Almighty Video Game Designer
Author: Qing Shan Qu Zui
Date: 2022-11-05T18:10:41+00:00
Keywords: web novel

Chapter 0: Please Call Me a Videogame Designer

As a videogame designer, Chen Mo thought that his life was already perfect.

All the games that Chen Mo had designed went into video game history.

"Journey" had received seven awards at the Global Game Developers Conference, including Best Visuals, Best Design, Best Sound Effects, and Most Innovative Game of the Year.

League of Legends was now seven years old and still held the throne of PC gaming. The League of Legends World Championship finals continued to break viewership numbers.

The Last of Us, Uncharted, and GTA5 were popular all around the world, selling tens of millions of copies, breaking many records in the process.

Outlast, Tales Of Glory, and Thriller Paradise had revolutionized the VR gaming industry. Many video game designers considered them classics as they studied them repeatedly .

Even mobile games, such as Honor of Kings and Onmyoji, were always at the top of mobile games ranking, barely threatened by their competitors.

Don’t even get him started on the money tabletop games made in just two months. That was really easy money.

And then there’s also RapeL… Nevermind, that genre hadn’t really been explored.

If Chen Mo had any regrets, it was probably the fact that he still hadn’t fixed his habit of daydreaming while on overtime.

That’s right, all of the above were just Chen Mo’s daydreams. He was actually the main producer in a mobile games company from China. It was inevitable that he would start daydreaming after two months of gruesome overtime.

Just like other video game producers, Chen Mo entered the industry filled with hopes and dreams. However, after a few years of overtime, the dreams he once had were drowned out by harsh reality.

However, Chen Mo still liked calling himself a video game designer despite being a video game producer. That might be all that remained of his hopes and dreams.

Chem Mo looked at the table next to him, which still had a cup of noodles from yesterday on it. It belonged to a software developer with messy hair and massive eye bags.

Can’t help it, the software developer had stayed back longer than Chen Mo did.

Perhaps software developers were aliens. Chen Mo felt like the extra five minutes of overtime might kill him, but the software developers seemed to be able to maintain this zombie-like condition for months. Even when more bugs appear after they say ‘it’ll be online after this bug’s fixed’, they still have enough energy to fly to the moon.

Alas, that is the life of hard workers.

"This is so boring! I can’t take this anymore, I’m gonna take a nap."

Not knowing if he was laying down or had passed out, he felt his vision going black. It didn’t matter as long as he was unconscious.

Perhaps it’s just a part of his imagination, but Chen Bo heard a sound in his dream.

"Game downloading…

"Main Objective: Become the best video game designer in the parallel world.

"Side Objective 1: Get over an income of two billion from a game in one month.

"Side Objective 2: Get over 10 million active players in one game in a month.

"Side Objective 3: Create games on PC, mobile and VR, and have ‘classics’ on each of the platforms.

"Side Objective 4: Become famous, reaching the level of a tier-one celebrity.

"Newbie bonus: None.

"Game difficulty: Max.

"Game tutorial: Closed.

"Switching to parallel world in…

"3…

"2…

"1…

"Game start!"

Chapter 1: The World with a Misclicked Tech Tree

The Imperial Capital…

Chen Mo woke up.

"I feel like I might die any moment now…

"No more, I must go to bed earlier tomorrow…"

While heading his temples to soothe an intense headache, Chen Mo sat up on his bed.

"I’m so sleep-deprived that I’m hallucinating. I was fine with daydreaming, but dreaming like that during my sleep? Stop messing with my sleep quality, please…"

Chen Mo hadn’t gotten over his terrible rest. But the next moment, he was stunned, and unable to recover his wits for a long time.

"What the! Where am I? Did I transmigrate?"

Chen Mo looked around his surroundings.

He was in an unfamiliar room, which looked like a twin room in a hotel. However, his twin room didn’t look like the luxurious type. Other than being barely considered clean, nothing else was noteworthy.

There was a large luggage bag next to the table in the room. There was a strange laptop on the table. It was as thick as a brick and had a massive screen. It looked heavy but intricate, like nothing he had seen before.

Chen Mo had never seen a laptop like this in his previous world, but after a reality check he noticed it looked expensive.

Chen Mo proceeded to enter the bathroom to wash his face. Looking into the mirror, he saw that his appearance was the same, but just slightly younger.. He looked like himself four to five years ago, just after he had graduated from university.

Slowly but surely, Chen Mo gained memories about this parallel world.

This world was ninety percent similar to the one Chen Mo was used to. The only difference was that the gaming industry he was ever so familiar with was vastly different.

All this stemmed from the difference in technology.

In this world, a string of technological booms had happened for some reason. Perhaps it was the doings of aliens, or even a transmigrator like Chen Mo, but the speed of the advancements in computing were beyond belief. The changes happened very rapidly, faster than a rocket..

Before personal computers were even common, top researchers had already invented supercomputers that could make trillions of calculations a second. Halfway through the development of computer technology, VR technology experienced a huge breakthrough. The dream of a virtual world was achieved using personal gaming pods.

In three to five years, this world had achieved what Chen Mo’s previous world had only achieved half of in over seventy years.

Of course, the technological boom was beneficial, but it had directly resulted in the stalling of the gaming industry in this world.

Before PC games were invented, they had entered the VR era. Of course, the gaming companies spent all their resources on VR game development.

As a result of that, the gaming industry didn’t have the experience of making PC games. Although VR games had great engines, theories in video game design felt like they were stuck in the Stone Age.

However, there was an upside to all this: this world viewed the gaming industry very highly!

Video games here weren’t viewed as plagues on society or an online drug, but viewed as the ninth art form, respected and even promoted by certain governments.

Furthermore, video game designers weren’t the IT workers of Chen Mo’s previous world. As it was considered a highly technical job, video game designers had gained respect similar to doctors, lawyers, or even a culturally impactful artist!

As for the original Chen Mo of this world, he was just an ordinary fresh graduate who was ready to devote himself to the gaming industry.

Oddly enough, this world’s method of ‘devoting oneself to the gaming industry’ also differed from his previous world

——

Chen Mo wiped his face down with a towel, then went to the windows and opened the blinds.

Bright sun, clear skies…

The Imperial Capital was usually quite hot during August. Seeing the sun made him feel like he was melting, despite being in an air-conditioned room.

Chen Mo had a feeling that the people walking by would turn into human-shaped pools of liquid, slowly evaporating in the sun like they were candy.

He stepped over to the table.

The massive laptop was the highest specced laptop in this world, starting at twenty thousand RMB.

Being a poor fresh graduate and not coming from a rich family, why did he choose to starve himself for the better half of a year to buy such an expensive laptop?

It was because Chen Mo wanted to use this laptop to design games!

That’s right. That was another difference in this world. Here, a programmer wasn’t required when a video game designer designed a game!

Then… who did the coding?

Answer: There wasn’t a need for coding! This world had the best video game engines. All a videogame designer had to do was to storyboard the game and assemble it using the engines according to the documentation. Viola, the idea can now become a reality!

From minigames, that were just a couple megabytes, to VR games that required tens of terabytes, everything could be done using a game engine. Of course, the time and effort required were definitely different!

Unlike his previous world, where video game designers were just workers in the production line, the video game designers here were extremely rich with great personal charisma, having status similar to successful artists.

Another difference was that in Chen Mo’s previous world, video game designers would be assigned different parts of the game: coding, storyboarding, levels, etc. However, in this world, one had to know everything. A game designer that only understood the system, but not the plot would be disdained by others within their circles.

It was to the point where some video game designers were also top-notch writers and artists, masters of all trades, just like how Michaelangelo was a sculptor, artist, architect, and poet!

Of course, for large scale VR games, the main designers would also hire assistants. However, the words of the main designers were absolute, controlling every detail of the game. The assistants were less like co-workers than interns.

As mentioned previously, Chen Mo was a young man who wanted to devote his life to the gaming industry.

However, the way to devote oneself wasn’t to apply for jobs at video game companies, but through other means.

All video game engines in this world were open to the public though rights and accessibility may differ, depending on the designer . Entering the video game industry required one to design a complete game. It also had to pass through a board of professionals for review.

The Chen Mo of this world was already qualified to be an entry-level video game designer. He just needed to design a simple mini-game to become a D-grade video game designer.

As for the reason Chen Mo was staying in a hotel, he had registered himself for a video game design contest in the Imperial Capital. He needed a quiet environment for two days to finalize his designs.

Unfortunately, perhaps because of stress or too many late nights, he suddenly died!

"Pulling two late nights and suddenly dying? Man, my body is weak despite being so young, " muttered Chen Mo.

Perhaps it was normal to have so much stress. Even in this world, the road of a video game designer wasn’t easy.

It had been almost a year since the Chen Mo of this world graduated, and yet he hadn’t gotten off on the right foot. None of the games he made got past the review. Despite being entry-level in every aspect, he was unable to break through to being a D-grade video game designer.

If this continued, Chen Mo would be out of money. He’d be left with three choices: starve, go back and depend on his parents, or change career paths.

Hence, Chen Mo had done his best, hoping he could get a good ranking in this video game designing competition. However, before he could finish his product, it seems that he had been ‘finished’ first!

After sulking for a couple more seconds, Chen Mo calmed down.

‘Isn’t it just designing video games? That’s right up my alley! If I don’t make waves in the current video game industry, I would really be a waste of resources.’

Chen Mo turned on the laptop. However, before he did anything, he decided to order some food.

Chen Mo’s stomach was growling. Not wanting to be the first transmigrator who died of starvation after the original’s sudden death, Chen Mo picked up his phone.

Indeed, the lifestyle apps were largely similar. Chen Mo noticed that other than the higher specs, mobile phones were largely similar to those of his previous world.

After ordering a rice bowl and milk tea on an app called "Hungry?", Chen Mo fully calmed down, and opened the game engine on his laptop.

Chapter 2: Can Money Change Fate?

After finishing his meal, Chen Mo looked through his laptop in a dissatisfied manner while sipping on his milk tea. His heart was racing, and his breath was heavy.

Chen Mo felt frustrated. He almost choked on a pearl from his milk tea as soon as he got angry.

Why was he angry? Because when Chen Mo turned on his laptop, he grew happier and happier after he confirmed the games in this world.

VR games dominated the scene.

PC gaming was pathetic, simply dismal, as the main purpose of PC’s was for work.

The mobile games market was filled with casual games. Not a single one of them was targeted at hardcore gamers. Moreover, most of them were made by C or D-grade designers as practice, resulting in few being profitable.

There weren’t any browser games, nor console games.

It was obvious that video game companies had rushed towards developing VR games. Nobody cared about the PC side of things, and there was a complete lack of people for consoles.

Thinking it was a great opportunity for him to show his abilities, Chen Mo was quite happy.

But when he saw his personal savings account, his happiness had turned into anger. At that moment, Chen Mo almost choked on the pearls in the milk tea.

Chen Mo realized that the game engine he was currently using was called "Illusion Game Engine", an invention from mainland China. There was also another engine from outside China called "Reality Game Engine". They were mostly similar, although Reality had a slight edge in VR games.

However, video game designers in China usually preferred Illusion Game Engine in order to access publicly available resources and upload their games. The information of the designers was also stored here, therefore Chen Mo had also chosen to use Illusion.

Opening the editor had revealed a number of statistics to him.

Chen Mo: Video Game Designer (Entry Level)

Creativity: 7

System: 8

Coding: 3

Level Design: 4

Story Design: 10

Concept Art: 7

3D Art: 1

Monthly Quota: 294MB/300MB

The numbers in his account must’ve been the overall score the system had given Chen Mo for his previous games.

Storyboarding was rated the highest, probably due to his major in literature.

As for the pathetic 3D arts, it’s because Chen Mo had never touched any games related to 3D.

-Oh, right. All the statistics are rated out of 100…-

What angered him weren’t the tragic statistics, but the "Monthly Quota" at the bottom.

This suggested that every designer could use the free resources online for their games, but the quota would differ according to their levels.

For a video game designer like Chen Mo who doesn’t even have his foot in the door, 300MB could be considered quite a bit. But the real problem lay in the fact that he had used 294MB, with only 6MB left!

This was only the middle of the month. It wasn’t realistic to wait until the next month, as the due date for the competition’s final submission was in two days!

-Even the gods are tormenting me!-

After a big gulp of milk tea, Chen Mo opened his save file in the video game engine. "There’s nothing I can do other than take a look at this save file and see if it’s possible to salvage it…"

—

After one minute and forty-three seconds, Chen Mo silently pressed the ‘X’ on the top right.

-Man, that was unsightly.-

It was a 2D martial arts game. It had basic combat and some simple moves, along with dozens of lines of dialogue.

As to the resources used… it was probably spent on the ten backgrounds and the seven or eight bosses…

In Chen Mo’s opinion, this game had no potential at all.

The mechanics, combat, graphics, scenes, all of them were beyond saving.

But… restarting?

What could he possibly make with 6MB of resources? Minesweeper?

Sure, he could. But even if something of decent quality was made with the 6MB, it would be impossible for it to win a prize in the competition!

-Pain in the ass!

-How could I get myself caught up in this sort of problem?- Chen Mo felt like he had swallowed a big chunk of ice. Not only did it feel terrible, but he also felt a cold spot in his heart.

He extended his hand and shut the lid of his laptop.

-It’s hopeless!-

At that moment, Chen Mo noticed the bracelet he had on his wrist wasn’t quite normal.

The bracelet was bought by the original Chen Mo. Its effects were similar to the fitness tracker of his previous world, heart rate tracking, sleep quality, etc. He hadn’t noticed it before, but could now see that the bracelet was in fact extraordinary.

Chen Mo tapped the bracelet, invoking a virtual display.

"What the… what is this?"

Chen Mo was shocked. Initially, he had thought that it was some sort of black technology[1]’ from this world. But after scouring through his memory from this world, he realized that bracelets weren’t supposed to have this feature.

Chen Mo examined the simple virtual display, only displaying 2 messages. A string of numbers and a virtual wheel.

The string of numbers: 597,340.

Almost sixty thousand credits…

The virtual wheel had three distinct areas. The green one had ‘Designer Skill Book’ written on it, the blue had ‘Rare Skill Book’ written on it, whereas the purple had ‘Special Equipment’ written on it.

The green area was the largest, and the purple the smallest.

The wheel also had a big "Spin to Win" button in the middle.

Underneath the text was a small row of text, 100,000/spin.

Seeing this string of numbers made Chen Mo enter deep into thought.

After giving it some thought, Chen Mo finally understood. As a transmigrator, this was probably his artifact from the previous world. It appeared that it was an artifact that he had gotten through lucky draws.

However… what did the 597,340 mean? Why was there a zero at the end?

Like performing an autopsy, Chen Mo dissected his memory for numbers, remembering all the way from when he was young to now, before he finally slapped his forehead and figured it out.

This number was the amount he had spent on video games in his previous life, multiplied by ten. Approximately sixty-thousand RMB.

This included money spent on RPGs, original AAA titles, and a bunch of equipment in some crappy Chinese game. Thinking back, he had indeed spent no less than sixty-four thousand four hundred eighty RMB!

"Damn, I should’ve spent more, had I known!"

Chen Mo felt some regret. Had he known earlier, he would’ve dumped his hundreds of thousands of life savings into games when in his previous world.

Although, it still hurt to look at the 100,000/spin.

That’s really expensive. This would be 10,000 RMB cash per spin!

However, since he couldn’t cash it out, Chen Mo decided to just spin and see what happened.

Chen Mo pressed the button as he muttered. "According to the usual plot logic, shouldn’t I be receiving some unique item plus some resources in order to create a new game?"

Swish, swish, swish… The wheel had started spinning.

Special equipment! Special equipment! Special equipment! Chen Mo was hoping loudly to himself.

Although Chen Mo didn’t ‘know’ which prize was the best, it was obvious that it was purple. Its area was the smallest, it must mean that it must be the rarest prize!

With a clacking, the wheel had finally stopped. The pointer landed on the green area: Designer’s Skill Book!

"It’s fine, it was unlikely to land on the purple first time around. It’s perfectly normal! Relax, relax…"

Chen Mo discovered that a book had appeared on the virtual display, with a notification saying: "Designer Skill Book: Coding +1"

Chen Mo tried tapping it with his finger. The book turned into sparkles, flowing into his fingertip!

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[1] As in illegal technology, banned by the government

Chapter 3: A Simple Game that Leaves a Deep Impression

A few numbers flickered inside Chen Mo’s mind, becoming part of his memory. He could feel that his coding skills did improve a tiny bit.

"That’s not so bad! Wouldn’t consuming a hundred of these books mean that my coding skills would be maxed out? A hundred of those just adds up to a hundred thousand RMB, what a great deal… of rubbish! That’s just plain robbery!

"Ten thousand to buy one point of Attribute! What am I, stupid?

"Relax, relax…

"It’s just small money. If I make a hot trendy game, it could be raking in millions a month. Enough for me to be spinning this wheel for a while.

Chen Mo consoled himself, continuously pressing the "spin" button at the same time.

Clack, green.

Clack, green!

Clack, green

Chen Mo was ready to throw a fit.

Four spins, four hundred thousand credits, 4 Designer Skill Books!

That was equivalent to four hundred thousand cash!

With only a hundred and ninety thousand credits left, he had enough for one last spin.

Of course, next to the wheel was a thoughtful "top up" web portal. Chen Mo opened it and closed it after looking at it for half a second.

Cash to credit ratio was 1:10. There weren’t any discounts, not even a first time double credit bonus!

"Just my luck, huh. Even QQ games[1] have better luck."

If Chen Mo wanted to spend all his points, he’d have to top-up another three thousand points, meaning three hundred RMB. Currently, he was struggling to fill his stomach for another few days. Chen Mo was struggling to justify the three hundred RMB.

"Last time, I’m giving up if nothing comes up. Worst case scenario, I’ll just opt out of this competition, and design another one next month. I’ll still get my D-grade certification…"

Gritting his teeth, Chen Mo hit ‘spin’ one last time.

Though he kept saying no, his body behaved otherwise. He could feel his heart jumping out of his chest and his hands trembling.

At this moment he understood what went through the hearts of men with gambling addictions. If it happened to be another green book, he was ready to jump off the balcony.

Clack, the wheel had stopped once again.

Purple area! Special Equipment!

Chen Mo was shocked. Finally, he’d been given a lifeline!

A chest had appeared on the screen. Chen Mo tried tapping it with his finger. The chest opened with a click, rays of golden light coming out of it.

Chen Mo glanced at the screen, which read Special Equipment: Super Focuser.

It even had a description!

"Super Focuser, one time use. Duration: 10 minutes. After using, gather the attention of 500 people to any local. The effect starts immediately after use and cannot be moved."

Chen Mo scratched his head, not quite understanding the current circumstances, reading the description again.

-I kind of understand, but this thing doesn’t seem to have anything to do with video games?-

Chen Mo thought for half a day, scratching his chin. The only use he had for this was during the competition, attracting the audience and the judge’s attention to his game.

But… then what?

The effect only lasts for ten minutes. Furthermore, it only attracted attention, it didn’t change their opinions on his game.

Forcing others to play his game, especially when it’s not good, might make the situation worse!

"Keep thinking, there has to be some way."

Chen Mo wasn’t giving up. Wouldn’t it be a great prank if he couldn’t use his purple equipment after trying so hard to get it?

Chen Mo now required a game like this:

Not too complicated.

Resources are within 6MB.

The audience will love it after playing it for ten minutes.

Even if they don’t love it, it should at least make a long-lasting impression.

There has to be something special to get people to talk about. It was the only way to win first place in the video game design competition!

"It seems like this impossible task wasn’t so impossible for me after all. Luckily, I’ve had a lot of experience in my previous life, and seen all types of games.

"Alright, let’s get to work!"

——

With a new target in mind, Chen Mo once again sat in front of his laptop and launched the video game engine.

Originally an impossible task, but now with the "Super Focuser", this task now had a sliver of hope. Furthermore, it was a rather big sliver.

Of course, before starting, Chen Mo consumed the rest of the green tech books first: three Coding books and one Level Design book.

It probably wasn’t doing much, but better have it than not!

The video game engine wasn’t hard to use at all. It took Chen Mo no time to get used to it.

After downloading the remaining 6MB of resources, Chen Mo started writing the design document. As the game wasn’t big, the document only required a few hundred words.

Resource usage was minimal, mostly utilizing the free shared resources on the engine, which were usable after a few small tweaks.

The foundation of the game was finished within the night. The next day, after he woke up, Chen Mo added some simple networking and leaderboards to the game, and considered it done.

After finishing, Chen Mo did some testing. The game felt similar to his work in his previous life.

After making an installation package, Chen Mo submitted the game to the competition officials. As to whether the game would gain any recognition, he’d only find out on the day of the competition.

——

On the day of the competition…

Chen Mo put on his only suit, readying himself to attend the video game design competition

The Imperial Capital was usually quite hot in August. Chen Mo felt stupid in formal wear. Fortunately the venue was air-conditioned, cooling him down after a short time.

Under the guidance of the officials, the judges, competitors, and audience were led to their seats in an orderly manner. The preparations for the competition were underway, all that was left was for the competition to start.

It wasn’t a small audience, with at least six hundred people.

This competition was no ordinary competition: not only was there a live broadcast and full recording of the event, but they had also managed to invite three fairly famous video game designers as the judges.

The prizes for the competition weren’t small, either. The first place would receive three hundred thousand RMB for video game research and development, a D-grade video game designer certificate, and a personal video game experience store.

Not much needed to be said about the three hundred thousand RMB. The most attractive part was the last prize, a personal video game experience store!

Video game experience stores were places where video game designers displayed their works: a gallery. Video game experience stores came in various sizes; SSS-grade video game designers had entire towers for their video game experience store. Sometimes it became a Mecca of gamers, somewhere they must visit once in their lives.

In terms of layout, video game experience stores were like internet cafes, but served a different function.

Experience stores weren’t for profit. First, they mainly served as a workplace for designers. Second, they were a platform for the game designers to interact with the gamers..

Gamers who come to experience stores have opportunities to speak with the designers, to give suggestions and test out their latest creations. Once the designer thinks the game is about done, the game will then be released.

Of course, testing can be done online in the form of alphas, but the designers in this world preferred using experience stores. As everyone in their store was a tangible, personable human, it filled the designers with ideas.

As such, experience stores had slowly become the symbols of a video game designer. A video game designer without their own experience store was a designer that was looked down on.

Chen Mo also knew the value of an experience store. If he wanted to open a store on his own, the money he would spend on rent wouldn’t be small, not to mention equipment, none of which he could afford as of now.

Therefore, Chen Mo had to grab hold of the opportunity when it came!

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[1] QQ games are known for freemium, pay to win, or gacha heavy games.

Chapter 4: The Competition Rules

After grabbing his seat, Chen Mo started to observe the situation around him.

The audience had already been seated, around seven hundred people. Some of them were making conversation and others were playing on their phones.

The telecommunication technology in this world was very advanced. A normal sim card would have mobile data upwards of hundreds of gigabytes. Furthermore, the amazing signal strength and coverage was more than enough to watch videos or live streams.

Chen Mo had felt that this was a reason that mobile games hadn’t taken off. Most would be playing VR games when they reached home. Mobile games were usually played when people were bored. Moreover, there were movies, TV series, variety shows, live streams, news, and social media, so it was unlikely one would be playing mobile games to pass the time.

Entertainment in the parallel world was also very developed, meaning that video game alternatives were also quite abundant. Combined with the fact that mobile data cost barely any money, so movies were at anyone’s fingertips, and many opted to not play mobile games.

Of course, the majority of the audience were gamers, in particular mobile gamers. Only mobile game lovers would attend an event like this!

After all, this competition was for amateurs. There were barely any D-grade video game designers among the participants. What kind of game could they possibly design? At most, there would be a few simpler casual mobile games.

Most of the audience probably entered with a free ticket, not bearing high hopes for the competition.

There were also the three judges who had just arrived at the venue.

The three judges had their names on plates in front of them on their table. Using his phone, Chen Mo did a quick check on their identities.

Shi Huazhe, forty-seven years old, B-grade video game designer. Used to work at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, but had since retired and is now a professional video game critic.

Lin Hai, thirty-nine years old. B-grade video game designer at Zen Entertainment. Now working in management and no longer working in video game R&D. Video game reviewer.

Qiu Hengyang, twenty-seven, B-grade videogame designer. Founder of Hengyou.com.

The judges were coincidentally about 10 years apart, in their twenties, thirties, and forties, covering the golden ages of a videogame designer.

Although it might seem like they are all B-grade video game designers, in reality, there was still a gap in their abilities.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment were the two best companies in video game R&D on the mainland. Combined they took up around eighty percent of the video game industry here. Most video game designers like to work there to improve their CVs.

However, just because they came out of those companies didn’t mean they were good. For example, Shi Huazhe might have worked at Emperor Dynasty and had a few decent games, but in reality, it wasn’t because of skill or knowledge, but purely due to years of effort.

As for Lin Hai, his design skills were much better than Shi Huazhe, but ever since he entered a managerial role, his abilities had been getting rusty.

Under these circumstances, it seemed that twenty-seven-year-old Hengyang was the best in terms of video game design. A B-grade video game designer at a young age and the founder of hengyang.com, his future seemed brighter than the previous two.

"Hopefully the three judges will go easy on me. At the very least, one of you will pass my game…" Chen Mo prayed quietly.

The other contestants were also quite nervous. There were a total of twenty contestants, but the highest prize was only given to the first place.

Although the certification of a D-grade designer was more important, clearly the ones who had entered were after the three hundred thousand cash and the experience store. Most of them had the mentality of first place or bust!

Soon after, the competition started.

——

Emcee hyping up the crowd.

Leader’s speech.

Judges’ introduction

Judges’ speech…

After the long foreplay, the main event finally came.

The MC saw the audience dozing off. Four hundred of the seven hundred were on their phones, another two hundred of them were whispering to one another, and some of them even fell asleep in their seats.

It couldn’t be helped, these were essential parts of an official event.

"Ahem." The emcee cleared his throat, hinting at the audience to wake up for the main event.

"Alright, up next is the highlight of this competition, the selection round! Allow me to reiterate the rules!

"Everyone in the audience should have received a tablet for testing. They come with the games of all the contestants preinstalled."

Chen Mo looked over; everyone in the audience had a tablet on the table in front of them. As the emcee finished his sentence, all the tablets turned on automatically.

"For the next hour, everyone in the audience can test out any game of their liking on the laptop. At the same time, we will put up a short introduction for each of the games on the main screen.

"When you quit the game, you can either choose ‘recommended’ or ‘not recommended’. Recommended means you are willing to share this game with your friends.

"Our judges will test out these twenty games within the time limit as well.

"After an hour, we will gather the playtime and the number of recommendations from everyone, which will decide the rankings.

"After this will be the discussion round for the judges. After getting to know the opinions of the judges, everyone in the audience will get another chance to either recommend or not recommend each of the games.

"Finally, the designer who designed the game that tops the charts with the combined score after considering the playtime and the number of recommendations will be crowned the champion!"

The emcee changed the topic, emphasizing, "Please take note! Even after first place has been chosen, the judges have the power to veto the decision. This will require unanimous votes from all three of them. In that case, second place will take the first spot, so on and so forth.

"Everyone understand? Alright, the one hour starts now!"

Without needing the announcement of the MC, the audience excitedly started playing.

Chen Mo had known the rules beforehand, which is why he was so worried about the judges.

In the first round, the audience played a huge role, as the playtime and their recommendations directly influenced the rankings.

However, the judges were even more important!

Firstly, there was the discussion round, and the audience would receive another vote after that. That meant the judges could influence the decisions of the audience. If the first two performers were neck and neck, and the judges praised one of them, obviously the results would be influenced.

Secondly, the judges had the ability to veto. If a unanimous decision was reached by the judges, failing the game, achieving first place would mean nothing.

This was probably due to the respect this world had towards video game designers. But in Chen Mo’s opinion, these rules were completely meaningless and incredibly stupid.

In the end, he was only a competitor. All he could do was suck it up.

At the same time, Chen Mo’s game introduction had appeared on the screen!

Chapter 5: Can’t Help but Tap on this Game!

Most of the gamers didn’t immediately start playing, but instead looked at the main screen. They waited for the introductions, only playing a game when they felt it was interesting enough.

The deep voice of the male emcee boomed throughout the venue.

"Contestant number Seven, entry: FlappyBird!

"In this game, the player controls the flight of a bird through tapping the screen, navigating obstacles. For every obstacle you clear, you gain one point.

"The game also has online capabilities and a leaderboard. Um, yes. Leaderboard?" the emcee stuttered during his delivery. He was in the middle of trying to make the game sound impressive, but alas he had failed.

Even a well-known professional emcee couldn’t find other parts of the game to be praiseworthy. All he could do was awkwardly repeat its online capabilities and its leaderboard.

Yep, it was an online game, to some extent.

Snickers came from the audience. Sure, there were a few more simple games among the earlier entries, but they were not this simple!

Judging from the screen, this barely passed as a game, by just a hair…

It was so simple it was an eyesore.

There were no other mechanics in sight.

There was only one boring playstyle.

Who’s gonna play this?

Looking back at the three judges, Shi HuaZhe looked pale. Lin Hai was shocked.

Qiu HengYang felt that there was more to it and was trying to confirm on the tablet if the game really was that simple.

It was obvious that all three judges were thinking the same thing: Game mechanics like this still exist?

How did the game designer clear the preliminaries with such a game?

The contestants also sniggerred, their stress and anxiety from before had been relieved.

Many were trying to scope out who designer number Seven was. Were they not afraid of becoming the laughing stock of the video game industry if this got out?

Chen Mo remained calm and collected. Nobody could tell that he was the designer number Seven they were looking for.

The contestants did not have their entry numbers on them. This was to prevent cheating or prejudice from both judges and the audience because of the contestant’s identity.

The emcee continued to introduce the other games. This incident had become an interlude, passed off as a joke by many.

Chen Mo felt that the time was right. He discretely turned on the virtual display from his bracelet and activated the super focuser.

Chen Mo had already tested it before. Only he could see the virtual display, therefore he was able to use it in crowds at any time.

After that, Chen Mo had the attention of the judges and the majority of the audience, exactly five hundred people, all focus on his game.

A countdown timer had appeared on his virtual screen, showing ten minutes. For the next ten minutes, all their attention would be on his game.

After it had was done, Chen Mo stayed on his seat quietly, waiting.

As they say, do one’s best and leave the rest to fate. This was the time to leave it to fate.

——

Among the audience, a student turned on their tablet, ready to try out a game.

Originally, he never even considered touching a game like FlappyBird, but for some reason, he involuntarily tapped on it’s icon.

"Huh?" He was a bit shocked, but he could feel a voice inside him, strongly cheering him on, chanting: Try it out, try it out…

"Wasn’t this that extremely simple game… doesn’t look like it’ll be any fun.

"… Whatever, I’ll just try it out."

The student tapped the screen in the end and started the game.

—

Another couple was playing a two-player online dogfight game, but the woman felt a sudden disinterest.

"It’s so boring, let’s try another one, " said the woman;

The man nodded, "Alright, I also found it boring, but what’s next?"

The couple looked through the twenty games and somehow landed on the fat and ugly bird icon of FlappyBird.

The woman said, "I think this game has online capabilities and a leaderboard. Why not try this out?"

The man hesitated, "Alright, but is this game fun?"

"We’ll know when we play. Wasn’t there an online leaderboard? Let’s see who gets the higher score, " replied the woman.

"Alright!" the man replied with a nod.

The couple both tapped on the bird icon of FlappyBird.

—

The effect of the Super Focuser was seen immediately, as five hundred people opened FlappyBird for some unexplained reason and started playing. This included the three judges!

Shi Huazhe was still furious. Upon seeing the introduction for FlappyBird, he’d almost stood up and requested they cancel designer number Seven’s entry.

After all, Shi Huazhe was the oldest of the three judges. People tend to become a stick in the mud when they get older. According to him, this wasn’t considered a game, a joke maybe, and most definitely brought shame to video game designers.

-How can someone like this get past the preliminaries? Did the organizers not review their abilities properly?

-Or perhaps… family connections?

-Even competitions like this have a shady side. What a shame!-

Shi HuaZhe was still angry, but he found that he couldn’t control himself. Out of the twenty icons on the screen, he felt that the stupid fat bird the most compelling, as if it took up the entire screen.

"… I do want to find out how crappy it can be."

Shi Huazhe tapped the stupid bird icon and started the game.

He still didn’t feel too good about playing it, as if it was degrading him. When he finally glanced at his fellow judges, they also had FlappyBird on their screens!

"…" It looked like he wasn’t the only one.

The other two judges, Lin Hai and Qiu Hengyang were also playing FlappyBird!

—

Qiu Hengyang wasn’t playing because of the influence of the Super Focuser. He had noticed a problem when the emcee was introducing the game.

Why would anyone spend the time and effort to add online and leaderboard functions to such a simple game?

It felt completely unnecessary. Why not design a few new levels, or a new character with the extra effort?

With this question in mind, Qiu Hengyang tapped the stupid fat bird icon.

The initial image was very simple, telling the players to tap on the screen to make the bird fly upwards. Other than that there weren’t any other hints.

On the top of the screen was a zero, probably referring to the score.

The graphics of the game were exactly the same as the one shown on the main screen, so simple it was offensive. The bird looked like a ball, along with two emotionless eyes and hotdog lips, and two small wings. No matter how you look at it, it just looked stupid.

Furthermore, there was another point of interest.

Qiu Hengyang tapped the screen while trying the game.

The stupid bird flew like a drowning salted fish, flying slightly upwards just a tiny bit. Then it immediately took a nosedive, dying once it hit the pipes.

Qiu HengYang, "…"

-What is this even?!-

Chapter 6: Infectious Game

His first attempt resulted in a score of 0. This was the first time Qiu Hengyang had encountered a situation like this.

After the bird died, a Game Over overlay appeared, along with Qiu Hengyang’s current and best scores… both of which were zero. Underneath that was the leaderboard, displaying — where his current rank was supposed to be. It was likely that his score was too low to be entered into the leaderboards.

Other than that, Qiu Hengyang had noticed the upper fourth of the screen was blank, and had the words Ad Space written on it.

Qiu Hengyang nodded: these words had changed his opinion of designer number Seven.

Qiu Hengyang was the founder of hengyou.com, and had been actively researching video games. Therefore, he valued the commercial model and value of games.

Many entry-level video game designers who have not been in the industry have the quirk of not considering the commercial model of their game during design.

In reality, a designer should think of the best commercial model for their game from the beginning.

As for casual games like this, they could consider between making it a paid app or serving advertisements. Different ways of profit could greatly affect the performance of their game on the market.

This designer had left a space for ads, showing that they knew the importance of commercial value, much better than designers who spend their time on insignificant problems…

Tapping the screen again restarted the game.

This time Qiu Hengyang prepared himself, tapping on the screen non-stop. However, the flight path of the stupid bird was too hard to control. Qiu Hengyang managed to clear two pipes before crashing head first into the third one.

"Freaking damn it!" Qiu Hengyang was not willing to give up, so he went for another attempt.

After five minutes, Qiu Hengyang had already restarted dozens of times.

As expected, it was easy to die in this game. Even if they put all their concentration in the game, it was possible for them to die within a few seconds.

Furthermore, after dying, another tap would restart the game. There wasn’t any need to consider if they wanted to, before they knew it they had played many rounds.

Qiu Hengyang’s best score was 12, a score that he had achieved by giving his all.

After trying a dozen more times, he finally managed to push the score up to 14, feeling like he was unable to think straight.

Qiu Hengyang noticed that after that attempt his ranking on the leaderboards had moved up to sixth at the end screen.

He tapped on the ranking and out came a leaderboard, sorted by highest to lowest score.

Of course, the names on the leaderboard were all in the format of ‘GuestXXXXX’. Chen Mo couldn’t have everyone create an account, as it would adversely affect the gaming experience.

However, the players were allowed to change their names freely on the leaderboard.

Qiu Hengyang scrolled down and was shocked to find out the leaderboard had five hundred and forty-three people on it!

-Five hundred players out of seven hundred in the audience? No way! How is that possible?-

Qiu Hengyang thought that the majority wouldn’t find a game like this interesting. The number of people interested in a simple tapping game like this had exceeded his expectations.

Qiu Hengyang couldn’t help feeling satisfied, ranking sixth out of five hundred or so people. This was a result to be proud of!

Qiu Hengyang tapped on his account name and changed it to his real name.

But before that, he scrolled down the leaderboards again, noticing that it was constantly shuffling. It looked like it was updated quite frequently, possibly every five to ten seconds.

After seeing the shuffling of the leaderboard, Qiu Hengyang couldn’t help but feel that the game was quite lively.

Scrolling upwards shocked him, it revealed the first place player with a score of forty-seven!

-Holy shit!-

Qiu Hengyang felt like dying. How did they do that? What kind of psychopath got a score of forty-seven? Did they cheat?

The top players hadn’t changed their names, likely because they hadn’t discovered the feature.

Qiu Hengyang wasn’t happy with his measly fourteen. He was in sixth place for now, but he could be knocked down at any time.

"I’ll play for another five minutes. Then I’ll try the other games."

After closing the leaderboard, Qiu Hengyang was ready to play hard.

——

Ten minutes passed quickly and the effects of the Super Focuser ended.

"What an unexpected game… How did I spend so much time on that? Damn it."

A middle-aged man with glasses closed FlappyBird. A popup had appeared: Would you recommend this game to others?

The man hesitated for a bit and pressed Recommend.

It was hard to explain objectively but it was probably an ‘I can’t be the only one going through this torture" mentality.

Up till now, FlappyBird had five hundred and eighty-nine people on its leaderboard and had no signs of slowing down.

This was because of the inherent crowd mentality of humans. Some of them saw their friends or family playing it, competing to get a high score. Furthermore, upon seeing that many others in the audience were playing the game, others felt compelled to try the game out, even without the effects of the Super Focuser acting on them.

After the effects of the Super Focuser expired, the majority of players quit the game. However, a small portion of those chose to not recommend the game;The remaining others recommended it.

As for the players still playing, they were still trying to grind out their high score.

Lin Hai noticed the Shi Huazhe didn’t look too well, asking out of concern, "What’s wrong, feeling unwell?"

"Oh, it’s nothing, " he replied, shaking his head.

Lin Hai noticed that Shi Huazhe’s eyes were glistening, and he was trying to hide it. Lin Hai couldn’t help but be curious.

In the end, he glanced at Shi Huazhe’s screen. On it was the results screen of FlappyBird: Score: 4, High Score: 4.

Lin Hai quickly looked away, barely holding in his laughter. It seemed that Shi Huazhe was angry because of that. Fair enough, he had been playing for ten minutes to achieve a high score of 4. That score wasn’t even in the top two hundred, anyone would be mad!

Sensibly, Lin Hai chose to not pry into it…

——

The game experience round continued. The whole round was an hour long, and only ten minutes or so had passed.

Of the seven hundred people in the audience, almost six hundred of them had played FlappyBird. However, only a small portion of those were still pushing on; others chose to play other games.

Chen Mo wasn’t worried. When the emcee was introducing the other games, he learned the abilities of his competitors, and most of them were barely competitive.

Other than a handful of works that were passable, the others weren’t even comparable to his FlappyBird.

Put it this way: the games had better graphics, resources, and content compared to FlappyBird. But in terms of gameplay and speed of spreading?

-I’m not targeting anyone specifically, but what I’m saying is that everyone here is garbage!-

Indeed, when trying other games, most of the audience quickly closed them, and reopened FlappyBird.

Not saying that the game was fun, the most important part was grinding the high score!

Why not say that the game was infectious. It did get stale after playing for a while. It was also quite boring, and most importantly, torturous! But after just closing it for five minutes, the desire to reopen the game came back.

Chen Mo knew this from the reactions of the audience. Now, he only worried about the judges.

If the judges all rejected the game and disqualified him, it would still be over!

However, as long as one of the judges acknowledged his game, first place would definitely be his!

Chapter 7: Is this Even a Game?

The hour for the video game experience round had ended. The emcee walked to the front of the stage.

"Alright, the video game experience round has ended! Did you guys manage to find a game you like?

"Let’s move onto the next stage, but first, let’s look at the results these twenty games have achieved so far. Please look at the screen."

The audience shifted their gaze towards playtime and the number of recommendations for the twenty games, displayed on the main screen.

The audience let out an audible gasp.

"What the… No way!"

"T-that game’s so nonsensical. This is crazy!"

"How could the gap be that big?"

"I thought there were standards! Emcee, are there cheaters?"

Everyone was drawn to the numbers FlappyBird managed to achieve: a total playtime of 349 hours, 544 recommends!

On the other hand, the second place Hunter Island only had 92 hours of playtime, with only 330 recommendations!

The emcee was also shocked, as it was his first time seeing the numbers. He also had the same thought as the audience: the numbers must be wrong!

The judges were also at a loss, finding the numbers unbelievable.

How was this possible? There were a total of seven hundred people in the audience, meaning that they all averaged half an hour on this game!

Five hundred and forty-four out of seven hundred people were willing to recommend the game to others. These numbers defied logic!

Chen Mo wasn’t too surprised, as the numbers were within his calculations.

In reality, FlappyBird wasn’t some kind of alluring game; it was the exact opposite—torturous. If this game was put onto the market, the majority of players would close it after five minutes.

However, the target audience was in a video game design competition, meaning that the competition for FlappyBird wasn’t mature, well-developed games, but instead disastrous entry-level games.

The other works weren’t able to hold the audience’s attention for long. Therefore, a majority of them chose to come back to FlappyBird to grind out their score. The more stubborn among them spent all their time grinding FlappyBird.

With that in mind, FlappyBird achieving so much playtime was quite normal.

The emcee held his earpiece and whispered for a few moments before raising his head and telling the audience, "I have just confirmed with the technicians, the numbers are indeed correct. These are the final scores of the twenty games."

There was still a lot of commotion going on among the audience.

Many in the audience refused to believe that FlappyBird could achieve that result, especially those who felt nothing for games like this and had only played the game for a few moments.

However, most of the audience accepted it as the truth.

"Is this game actually that great? It looks so simple it hurts, the game mechanics are incredibly shallow. How could it be in first place, and be that far ahead of second place?"

"What’s so strange about that. Just think about it, how much time did you spend on it?"

"…at least forty minutes."

"I spent nearly an hour! My head is still hurting from all that grinding."

"Right? When I close my eyes, all I see is that stupid bird bobbing up and down, I can’t help but play…"

"Look, there’s nearly six hundred people on the leaderboards. The top two hundred are all over twenty and many of them over forty-five. Think about how long you played to get to twenty."

"Right… It was at least twenty minutes. If you didn’t get the feel for it you might not even get there at the end of the hour."

"Exactly, the numbers work out."

"But still… That’s insane…" The deniers were now starting to question their beliefs.

The emcee lets out a cough to alert the audience, "Alright, since the technicians have confirmed the numbers, currently in first place is FlappyBird, by designer number Seven!

"Up next is the judges evaluation round. After the evaluation is over, everyone in the audience will participate in the recommendation round after that."

After a pause, the emcee continued, "As a reminder, so far, FlappyBird leads in both playtime and recommendations. According to the rules, each recommendation is worth thirty minutes of playtime, meaning if Hunter Island in second place gets at least 128 recommendations more than FlappyBird, it has a chance of taking first place!

"Alright, up next will be the judges’ review."

The emcee raised his hand, gesturing at the judges to start their reviews.

The judges looked at one another. Then Qiu Hengyang said to Shi Huazhe, "Perhaps the eldest among us should speak first."

All the judges were B-grade video game designers. They weren’t working in the same company, therefore there wasn’t any difference in position. As Shi Huazhe was the eldest, Lin Hai and Qiu Hengyang were being respectful by letting him speak first.

Shi Huazhe paled, moving the mic closer to him, and cleared his throat.

"Is this even a game?! I’ll be the first to disapprove of it! If this can be considered a game, then wouldn’t just anyone be able to make a game?!

"Is a street artist who sings a pop star?!

"Is a graffitist an artist?!

"Hitting enter "a couple more times when writing prose, is that a modern poet?!

"Garbage!

Shi Huazhe was visibly angry, and he even gave the table a good hit with his knuckles.

"First, this game has no story, the playstyle is mundane, the graphics are simple, and the controls are terrible! This thing doesn’t match the criteria of a game at all!

"Second, this game was a cop out. It takes advantage of players trying to beat each other’s score in order to artificially inflate the playtime!

"All the stats that you see, no matter the play time or recommendations, are all pointless! Why? It’s because it’s unorthodox!

"Therefore, as you can tell, I’m strongly against this being in first place!"

After finishing, Shi Huazhe pushed away the mic, breathing heavily.

"Yeah! Mr. Shi said it well!"

Someone yelled out, and the audience followed it up with roaring laughter.

It was from a competitor, most likely the designer of Hunter Island.

Chen Mo calmly twisted open the cap of his water bottle and took a sip. He completely expected such a reaction from Shi Huazhe.

Obviously, Shi Huazhe strongly disliked games like this, because he wasn’t good at them and didn’t enjoy grinding his score.

Moreover, Chen Mo’s Super Focuser had forced him to torture himself in the game for ten whole minutes; all this pent up anger was normal.

The emcee had obviously not expected Shi Huazhe to be so furious, and quickly changed the topic, "Alright, Mr. Shi Huazhe had expressed his opinion! Next up, Mr Lin Hai."

Lin Hai looked at Shi Huazhe, then back at FlappyBird. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, he hesitantly turned on his mic.

"This game… I think Mr Shi Huazhe raises good points, the game is indeed quite shallow and has some pretty basic mechanics. In terms of quality, it doesn’t quite fit to be the champion of this competition.

After a pause, Lin Hai said, "However, I think if it’s able to get a result like this relatively high score in both playtime and recommends, it means that the players think it’s worthy. Therefore, I maintain my stance: I’ll leave the final decision to the audience."

Chapter 8: Is This the Reason you Grind your High Score?

Lin Hai’s speech was much more thought out, not offending either side. In truth, he didn’t have a clear stance on the matter.

Whispers started coming from the audience.

Shi Huazhe’s speech still made an impact. A senior designer having such a strong opposing stance on a video game all the while providing valid arguments caused some of the audience to waver on their stance, wondering if a game like this was really worth recommending.

On the other hand, Lin Hai was just trying to be neutral. In reality, it made no difference, the words had left the audience as soon as he said them. In contrast, Shi Huazhe’s speech had made a deep impression.

Chen Mo still managed to heave a sigh of relief.

If Lin Hai turned out to be against FlappyBird, he would be stuck in an awkward situation. The attitudes of the two judges would affect a majority of the audience. While Lin Hai staying neutral wasn’t good, it wasn’t bad, either.

However, Chen Mo didn’t let his guard down.

The youngest judge, Qiu Hengyang, was up next. One of the two judges opposed strongly and another remained neutral, his thoughts on the game decided the fate of the game to a certain extent.

Qiu Hengyang turned on his mic, speaking after some thought, "About this game, I actually have a different view than Mr. Shi Huazhe."

Chen Mo was shocked. –Why is this guy helping me? Could it be that his tastes were more unique than the previous two, and he could see the good sides of this game?-

Shi Huazhe also showed surprise, staring at Qiu Hengyang, wanting to see what Qiu Hengyang was going to say.

Qiu Hengyang said, " This game… before I saw the numbers, I gave it an eight, but after I saw the statistics, I think it deserves a nine. Of course, this score is compared to the other nineteen games.

"That is to say, this game is truly deserving of its first place status."

The audience let out a gasp.

What the? Nine? Maybe out of a hundred?

However, based on Qiu Hengyang’s tone and expression, it was obviously nine out of ten!

Many in the audience liked FlappyBird. Sure they might like it, but they knew that the game was rough around the edges. A seven out of ten would’ve been quite good, but nine out of ten was a bit too much?

Qiu Hengyang ignored the surprised audience and continued, "Please don’t think it’s weird. This is the difference in perspectives of a video game designer from normal players.

"You guys see a minigame with simple graphics and a monotonous playstyle, but in my eyes this was a carefully crafted, carefully thought out game made genuinely.

"Why do I say that? Let me explain."

The audience was drawn in by Qiu Hengyang, many of them curious about the praises he was singing about the game. What was so good about it?

The competition was also being live-streamed and recorded. If Qiu Hengyang was talking rubbish, it would be detrimental to his image in video gaming circles!

Qiu Hengyang said, "Next up, I’ll ask you guys a few questions. Don’t worry about answering, just think about it.

"First question, you guys said that the game looks so simple it’s an eyesore. Let me ask, do you guys really think the bird is ugly? Or do you think that the bird looks kind of dumb, but the flying and dying animation is still quite amusing?

"Second question, did anyone attempt to calculate how fast the bird falls? Or how much it moves up when you tap?

"Third question, why does the game restart with one tap after gameover? Why does a simple minigame need a leaderboard and online functions?

"Fourth question, did you guys notice the ad space on the topside of the Game Over screen?

"Please think seriously about these questions."

After Qiu Hengyang finished, he intentionally turned off the microphone to allow some time for the audience to think.

The audience immediately started discussing.

These were all gamers, so they were naturally interested in the video game meta and trying to dig into the reasoning behind it. Furthermore, most of the audience was addicted to FlappyBird, so the questions Qiu Hengyang asked raised plenty of discussions.

Chen Mo felt quite shocked, because the questions Qiu Hengyang asked were right on the key points of the game, leaving him quite surprised. After all, the video game design ideology in this world was lagging behind and filled with prejudice.

Qiu Hengyang was quite incredible. He could put aside his biases and dig deeper into the factors that make a game successful while completely disregarding the idea of blind luck… something Chen Mo valued highly in a video game designer.

Just from this quality alone, Chen Mo was confident that even in his previous world, Qiu Hengyang would have still been an extraordinary video game designer!

Once Qiu Hengyang decided that the audience had plenty of time to think about it, he continued, "Everyone should have some ideas now. Congratulations on taking the first step into the world of a video game designer’s thoughts.

"First question, were the graphics of this game really that bad?

"When you look at this bird, what was the first thought that went through your mind? Stupid? Immature? Silly? Make no mistake, this may seem like a graphically simple game; the bird was drawn using simple colors and lines, but the big eyes, sausage lips, and small wings immediately invoke an image of a stupid bird. It’s no simple task!

"Moreover, the looks of the bird match quite well with the contents of the game. The silly look of the bird takes the edge off the disappointment and the failure from the game. It even makes you feel that it’s the bird that’s stupid, not you, right?"

As Qiu Hengyang finished, laughter came from the audience.

Qiu Hengyang continued, "Second question! Why did I ask about the falling and flying speed? Simple, these were key factors of the code, directly impacting the difficulty of this game.

"If the falling speed was too high and the speed of flying back up was also too high, the game would be overly difficult. Most people wouldn’t reach two digits. This means that the game would be too punishing, and most wouldn’t play this game for longer than they have to.

"In the opposite case, the game would become too easy, most would be able to reach double digits. The player would then feel that the game was incredibly stale and boring; also ending in the player quitting.

"Therefore, in my view, the game’s design was carefully thought out. It was able to get the right balance of being difficult and torturous while giving you hope, constantly giving you wishful thinking, driving you to try again and again!

"Third question! The game intentionally made the game design simple, restarting on a tap. This was to reduce the number of unnecessary steps and allow you to start the next round quicker. During the numerous attempts, the player grows numb to the Game Over screen, even making the player lose their sense of time.

"As for leaderboard and online capabilities, I think it was the finishing touch. Without the online function, its results might be a third of what it is now, possibly even less.

"Why? Because in these types of games, it’s the climbing of ranks that makes your result meaningful. Otherwise what’s the point of trying to get 100 or 1000 points if you can’t brag about it?

"I say brag; not by showing others your phone, but you are able show other players how good you are through the leaderboards! It is like saying, Look, see how incredible I am! How many of you were grinding out your high score? I did!"

A large portion of the audience raised their hands.

Qiu Hengyang nodded, "That’s what I’m saying! The online connectivity and leaderboard were vital finishing touches to this game!"

A member of the audience in the front row shouted "Mr Qiu, is that why you ground out a score of 39 and signed your name?" Huge laughter came from the audience.

Chapter 9: A High Opinion

Qiu Hengyang didn’t mind. After the laughter from the audience died down, he continued, "As for the last question, the ad space at the top of the gameover screen!

"Many entry-level video game designers share a common shortcoming: not paying enough attention to the profit model, completely disregarding it at the start of the design process.

"For example, Hunter Island, the game in second place. It is a relatively mature adventure game. However, the designer hasn’t thought of the profit model, which I think is a shame.

"It’s not that you’ll succeed after silently finishing a game design. Just like directing a movie, even if you get good reviews, if the seats to your movies are completely empty, that wouldn’t be success!

"If you haven’t considered the profit model, you can only put your game on the market and sell it for some standard price.

"Let’s say that a game like Hunter Island sells for ten RMB. So far there’s three hundred and thirty recommendations. Say that eighty percent of the three hundred and thirty are willing to pay, a pretty generous estimate, then the profit of Hunter Island would be two thousand six hundred and forty RMB.

"On the other hand, if FlappyBird also based its profits from purchases, I can guarantee you that it’ll fail badly!

"Obviously the designer has thought of this, making it free to pay and profiting through ads. This was an excellent move and suits the game’s special characteristics very well.

"The total time you guys spent playing was three hundred and forty-nine hours. Lets say that on average each run lasts for ten seconds, a generous estimate, and most probably don’t even last for three seconds.

"That works out to one hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred and ten deaths, meaning that within the hour of testing, this game has shown a hundred and twenty thousand ads!

"Moreover, the reasoning behind the ad placement is quite explicit. As the players who like games like FlappyBird are definitely mobile gamers, and more intensive users at that, it means the players that stay are the more patient players!

"Therefore, if I was the designer of another mobile game, I would consider buying this ad space. Let’s say one in every thirty people engages with the ads in FlappyBird and one in every ten of those would make a purchase. Therefore, if I bought the adspace, I would’ve gotten four hundred eighteen and eight-tenths purchases.

"If every purchase was ten RMB, the profit I get from buying the adspace is 4,188 RMB. I would be willing to invest at least three thousand RMB for the ad space… already surpassing Hunter Island!

"There’s another point of note! Hunter Island uses a single-purchase model. The number of players who like these types of games are already small in the first place, and they certainly wouldn’t buy it a second time, meaning that the profit over time decreases.

"As for FlappyBird, because it spreads like an infectious disease, its user base could experience explosive growth. Moreover, the adspace can be changed on a fixed-time basis. I’ll buy it this month, and next month will be bought by someone else, this way the future profit is guaranteed to a certain extent.

"Therefore, the gap in profitability of FlappyBird and Hunter Island is actually massive!

"The above points are why I think a game like FlappyBird could succeed. Most importantly, the author managed to combine all the points, basically making the best decision for every single aspect. That’s what’s most surprising to me!

"To be honest, if you gave me six megabytes of resources to make a game that has a higher profitability than FlappyBird, I don’t know what else to say than… I can’t do it!

"That’s all I have to say, emcee."

Qiu Hengyang turned off his mic and gestured for the emcee to move on to the next round.

The audience was so shocked that no words came out. Maybe that was too much praise?

Qiu Hengyang wouldn’t be able to do it to this level using 6 MB of resources? Didn’t that mean that the ability of the author in mention surpassed a B-grade video game designer? There had to be some sort of threshold for this kind of praise, right?

However, the words of Qiu Hengyang did have evidence backing up his claims and provided plenty of insight to his analysis. Many of the audience following the thought process of Qiu Hengyang also agreed that FlappyBird might seem simple, but it had a lot of minute details.

Obviously this designer number Seven had planned all parts of it from the start. Perfect balance between self harm, bragging rights, and ad revenue. This was a near complete game that was also very profitable!

As they said, professionals have a different perspective. After some analysis from Qiu Hengyang, a majority of the audience also thought that FlappyBird was quite impressive.

Chen Mo couldn’t help but look at Qiu Hengyang when he opened his bottle and took a sip of water.

In truth, Qiu Hengyang came up with the reasoning for the adspace profitability by himself.. Obviously he hadn’t researched too deeply into the statistics of games. Evidently it wasn’t a big concern for video game designers in this era.

According to statistics in the previous world, FlappyBird had more than fifty million downloads. The maker, Nguyen Dong, had fifty thousand USD, or three hundred thousand RMB, going into his bank account every day, just from the adspace.

According to the rate of banner ads at that time, every thousand ad views would result in 0.15 US dollars, or about one RMB, meaning that FlappyBird would show three hundred million ads a day.

Using the same rate of one RMB per one thousand views, the FlappyBird that Chen Mo displayed a hundred and twenty thousand times, amounted to about a hundred twenty RMB.

Even if it was a slightly more expensive pop-up ad, increasing it tenfold to twelve hundred RMB, Qiu Hengyang had obviously overestimated.

However, Qiu Hengyang was correct about one point: the biggest advantage this game had was the potential explosive growth! This was especially so with the online leaderboard function added to further increase its growth. That was its basis of guaranteeing income.

Obviously, Chen Mo didn’t want to argue against Qiu Hengyang, and he didn’t even have time to celebrate. He knew that his champion position in the competition was secured after so much praise coming from Qiu Hengyang.

Moreover, Qiu Hengyang was able to make all that analysis within an hour of play testing, including the rough estimate for income, which Chen Mo thought was very impressive. Compared to the other judges, it was obvious that Qiu Hengyang’s skill level blew Shi Huazhe and Lin Hai out of the water.

-This world still had some geniuses, not all of them are mindless slaves like Shi Huazhe.-

Shi Huazhe’s expression looked unsightly. Qiu Hengyang’s analysis basically asserted that he was wrong in front of everyone, embarrassing him. How good could he feel after that?

Among the two judges, one said that it’s garbage and worthless, the other praised it as a genius invention. Obviously, only one of them was right. In fact, most of the audience were on Qiu Hengyang’s side!

Chapter 10: Decisive Victory!

Shi Huazhe remained silent. Although Qiu Hengyang was his junior, they were both B-grade video game designers. Moreover, Qiu Hengyang remained active in the cutting edge of research. It wouldn’t look good if they were at each other’s throats.

Furthermore, Shi Huazhe felt that he had no chance of winning an argument against Qiu Hengyang. Therefore, he chose to swallow his pride and keep his mouth shut.

The emcee could also feel that the atmosphere surrounding the judges wasn’t quite right, and quickly diverted attention away from them. "Alright, thanks for the insightful reviews by the three judges. Personally, I don’t think there is a game that pleases everybody. It’s quite normal to have people who dislike your game. There isn’t an objective of good or bad. In the end, the decision still lies in the hands of the audience. Up next is the second recommendation round!"

Shi Huazhe had calmed down a bit after the mediation by the emcee.

The audience was once again given the chance to recommend a game in the next round. However, it was obvious that the focus was on FlappyBird and Hunter Island.

It was impossible for the other games to overtake FlappyBird. The key factor became how many recommendations Hunter Island was able to achieve in this last round!

The audience was also hesitant.

"Which one are you voting for?"

"I think Mr. Shi made sense, isn’t FlappyBird too simple? Does it deserve to be crowned champion?"

"So you’re voting for Hunter Island?"

"Umm, I can’t say for sure. Although it felt like more effort was poured into Hunter Island, it wasn’t as fun as FlappyBird."

"Then why are you still hesitating? Qiu Hengyang also made sense. I’m voting for FlappyBird no matter what."

"Then I’ll also vote for FlappyBird."

"Let’s get it over and done with, I can’t be the only one to have endured the torture."

Soon thereafter, the updated statistics were shown.

FlappyBird had one thousand and thirty-seven recommends!

Hunter island had five hundred and thirty-seven recommends!

Hunter Island needed to get a hundred and twenty eight votes more to take first place; it was obviously hopeless at this point.

Moreover, FlappyBird received nearly five hundred votes in the second round; you could say it was a crushing defeat!

The emcee said, "Alright, the final results are out! According to the rules, FlappyBird has proven itself to be the favorite by playtime and number of recommendations. However, we still need the approval of the three judges. If they reach a unanimous decision that the game isn’t worthy, unfortunately it will have to be disqualified.

"The three judges, what are your thoughts?"

The emcee looked in the direction of the three judges.

Shi Huazhe and Lin Hai were silent.

It required a unanimous decision for the game to not be recognized. Qiu Hengyang’s stance was obvious. Even if Shi Huazhe and Lin Hai asserted that they were against it, it would end up fruitless. Therefore both of them kept quiet.

Qiu Hengyang took control of the mic. "I approve of this game. I think it fully deserved to take first place in this competition."

The emcee nodded in agreement. "Alright! That means the champion of the video game design competition has been decided: FlappyBird of designer number Seven!

"May designer number Seven make their way up the stage to receive their prizes. They have received three hundred thousand RMB in research funds, qualifications to be a D-grade video game designer, and their very own video game experience store! Congratulations!"

Chen Mo got up from his seat and walked towards the stage.

The audience and the competitors wondered what kind of person had made such a sadistic game.

Perhaps half of the audience wanted to take a peek inside his mind. Are you antisocial? Why would you make a self-torturing game like this? Why?

Of course, it was just in their minds.

Surprisingly, Chen Mo had a disinterested expression, without a hint of celebration, as though he had known that this would happen from the start.

To him, going up stage to collect his prize was just a necessary part of the unnecessary ritual.

"Congratulations!" The emcee shook hands with Chen Mo, then handed over the trophy to him.

"After you get off stage the staff will contact you in order to transfer the money into your account. As for the experience store, discuss it further with the staff involved."

Chen Mo nodded in reply.

The emcee said loudly, "Well, let’s give another round of applause to designer number seven, Chen Mo!"

Thundering applause came from the audience, flashes came from the surrounding journalists. Chen Mo was being quite cooperative and made a suitable pose while holding the trophy.

At this moment, someone spoke up. "Um, emcee, can I have a word?"

The emcee was shocked to see Shi Huazhe when he turned around.

-What’s the meaning of this?-

The emcee thought for a moment. According to the event structure, the competition had ended, the reviews were given, what else was there to say?

However, since Shi Huazhe had presented himself, it wouldn’t make sense to cut him off. Therefore the emcee replied with a nod, "Of course, go ahead."

The applause from the audience slowly died down, wondering what Shi Huazhe had to say.

Shi Huazhe cleared his throat and said, "First, congratulations on winning."

Chen Mo replied with a nod, "Thank you."

Shi Huazhe continued, "As someone from the past, I’d like to share some of my experience from the past. Would you like to listen?"

Chen Mo nodded with a smile. "Of course."

Shi Huazhe said, "I think, young man, that your views are indeed unique. The thought process for designing the game was also very different, I’m thoroughly impressed. However, you can’t get by making games just by having great ideas. It may come back to bite you when your ideas are too great.

"When making games, it’s best that you stick to the norm without being too fancy. It’s impossible to keep finding opportunities like this. You might be able to do it once, but you can’t keep this up forever.

"Let’s use your game for example. I still stand by my words, you haven’t moved the audience or brought them happiness. You triggered their negative emotions in order to keep them playing. It’s something I strongly disapprove of.

"Hopefully you can leave the path you’ve strayed onto. Please do not continue on that path just because you’ve won this time. It’ll only do you bad, understood?"

After the words had left Shi Huazhe’s mouth, the atmosphere became odd.

Although in essence it was congratulatory, what was implied was plenty obvious: Chen Mo had achieved this result through a loophole, fooling around, and pure luck. Making another game like this would only lead to a dead end.

Obivously Shi Huazhe hadn’t swallowed the insult from Qiu Hengyang. He couldn’t say that to Qiu Hengyang himself, and obviously accepting that he was wrong was off the table. That’s why he chose to ‘advise’ Chen Mo.

Shi Hua Zhe knew that confronting Qiu Hengyang had its risks. If Qiu Hengyang got angry and the two of them started quarrelling, there would be no benefit to anyone. However, confronting Chen Mo was risk free. As a video game designer that had just entered the industry, all he could do was nod in agreement, "Thanks for the guidance!". Any opinions would be kept to themselves.

How could Qiu Hengyang have not understood the intent of Shi Huazhe? However, as Shi Huazhe wasn’t targeting Qiu Hengyang himself, he couldn’t retaliate. All he could do was to watch Chen Mo swallow the insult!

Chapter 11- Most Important Quality of a Video Game Designer

The emcee also noticed the intent behind the words. Being afraid of confrontation, the emcee quickly said, "Alright, thank you, Mr. Shi for your recommendations. I’m sure competitor Chen Mo will take the important lesson passed down by his predecessor. Up next…"

Before the emcee could finish, Chen Mo was speaking into the mic, "I disagree."

The emcee was shocked, while Shi Huazhe was stunned!

Qiu Hengyang and Lin Hai were also surprised.

What’s going on? Was a competitor going to confront one of the judges?

The emcee panicked slightly, but it was too late to stop Chen Mo from speaking. The emcee could only allow Chen Mo to have his way and continue.

"Mind your words, this is being live-streamed!" the emcee whispered to Chen Mo, reminding him of the circumstances.

Ignoring the emcee, Chen Mo continued while holding the mic, "Everyone, when you guys were playing FlappyBird, did you guys have fun when you beat your high score? Raise your hand if you had fun."

After a few moments, a majority of the audience put up their hands.

"When you climbed up the leaderboards, did you have fun? Raise your hand if you had fun."

Again, a majority of them raised their hands, albeit less than before, but still quite similar.

"When you beat your friend’s high score when playing together, did you have fun? Raise your hand if you had fun."

There were even more who had their hands up, this time a large majority of them agreed.

"After failing, did you guys choose to give up or try again? If you gave up, please put up your hand."

Hardly anyone raised their hands.

"After trying so many times, raise your hand if you think that was meaningless."

A few of the audience members put up their hands. However, after noticing nobody doing the same, they put them back down.

Chen Mo continued, "Obviously, the audience thinks that my game has brought them happiness.

"The purpose of the game is to control the player’s emotions. Sometimes the negative emotions may deceive you, but think about it. If a game only gave you negative emotions, would you continue playing it?"

Many of the audience members shook their heads.

Chen Mo continued, "As long as a game keeps you playing, it brings you happiness… unless you are just a plain masochist."

The audience laughed in agreement.

Chen Mo looked at Shi Huazhe. "Just because you don’t enjoy a game, doesn’t mean there’s nothing to enjoy. It’s quite the opposite! My players think it’s a good game, it doesn’t abuse negative emotions by trapping players."

The corners of Shi Huazhe’s mouth were twitching.

Chen Mo continued, "I think the most important trait to have as a video game designer is objectivity. Being able to look at games objectively, regardless of liking the game or not… that’s a trait that qualified video game designers should have.

"A food reviewer who doesn’t like spicy food. Every time he has Szechuanese food, he gives them the lowest rating. Would that make him a qualified food reviewer?

"Similarly, if you don’t like a game, you think it’s garbo. What’s the difference between you and the food reviewer?

"That’s all I have to say, thank you."

Chen Mo shoved the mic into the hands of the emcee, and turned around to get off the stage.

He didn’t want to put in the time and effort to get into a full blown debate with Shi Huazhe.

"You…" Shi Huazhe’s eyes were filled with rage, so angry he almost stood up and slammed the table.

Lin Hai, who was sitting next to him, quickly tried to calm the situation. "What would a kid like him know? Don’t bother with him."

Shu Huazhe was pent up with rage, but remained in control. It was not that he didn’t want to let his anger out, but he couldn’t think of anything to say in retaliation.

Getting the audience to raise their hands and a food reviewer metaphor, all without stuttering. There wasn’t much he could do other than make up some nonsense.

Qiu He couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t think he could silence Shi Huazhe as thoroughly without any hesitation

Chen Mo’s performance on stage just now wasn’t typical of an entry-level video game designer. Straightforward, good delivery, clear speech. It was better than some seniors who had been to many press conferences!

Moreover, Shi Huazhe had also noticed Chen Mo’s eyes. It might be too much to describe it as "looking at an idiot", but it was basically like an adult looking at a rowdy, troublesome child.

This was shocking to Qiu Hengyang. He came to realize that this guy might be more of a thinker than he had imagined.

Qiu Hengyang stood up and followed Chen Mo down the stage.

——

Chen Mo left the mess for the emcee to clean up. All that mattered was that he got first place, and got what he wanted.

As he got off the stage, Qiu Hengyang came up to him.

Qiu Hengyang stepped in front of him. "Mr Chen Mo!"

Chen Mo was a bit surprised. "Hi, is there something you need?"

Qiu Hengyang said, "I really admire your work. I was just wondering if you were interested in joining hengyang.com and becoming my assistant. The pay will be as generous as can be.

Chen Mo shook his head, "I appreciate the gesture, but I have my own plans."

Qiu Hengyang nodded, understanding the meaning behind it. Obviously he didn’t want to work for someone; he must be looking to start his own company, and make his own games!

"Alright, I wish you good luck and I hope that we will have opportunities to work together in the future, " said Qiu Hengyang.

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, I hope we meet again in the future."

The two of them shook hands. Qiu Hengyang didn’t want to speak too much, leaving after exchanging contacts.

To others it might seem like an irresistible temptation, but it was completely unattractive in Chen Mo’s eyes.

Even if the CEO of a big company, such as Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, invited him personally to be their main designer, it would be a no deal. There would always be constraints when working for someone, and Chen Mo didn’t like being constrained during the design process.

—

Soon thereafter, Chen Mo found the staffers he was looking for.

The man said, " We have your bank account information, and the three hundred thousand RMB will be transferred to your account within two or three business days. Please look for it.

"Also, here’s the keys to the experience store; write down this address. When the time comes, there will be professionals coming to help you decorate. If you have any problems, please call me. You can decorate however you want, but there is a budget. We can discuss that in detail near the end of the fulfilment period.

Chem Mo nodded, " Alright, thanks."

—

Everything after that went according to the formalities. After the hand-over was complete, Chen Mo left the site of the competition by taxi.

It was quite warm and Chen Mo still had a suit on. Just the thought of being crammed into public transport made him shudder. Moreover, he just won three hundred thousand RMB, may as well treat himself!

—

As there wasn’t much traffic on the roads, Chen Mo arrived at his hotel after half an hour.

Back in his room, Chen Mo changed out of his suit into shorts and a T-shirt, then packed his luggage.

Chen Mo lived on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital some distance away, requiring nearly an hour by train. Not much could be done, as the rent was quite high closer to the Imperial Capital. He couldn’t afford to rent houses in the third ring.

However, after winning the experience store, Chen Mo could cancel the lease on his previous rental home!

There wasn’t much to pack. Everything could fit in one luggage bag, including his laptop. Chen Mo checked out with his luggage in hand, taking a taxi to the experience store right away to check out the state of the store.

Chapter 12: Experience Store

The experience store was located northeast of the Imperial Capital around the fourth ring. It was within a middle-upper class area. It was slightly off the beaten track, but this also meant that it would be quiet.

Chen Mo stepped out of the taxi and walked in front of the experience store with his luggage trailing behind him.

The experience store was a two-story building. The store wasn’t big, there were no signs outside, and the door was locked. Chen Mo unlocked the door and carried his luggage inside.

—

From the inside, it seemed very spacious. Every floor had about two hundred square meters and a few pieces of furniture, such as a sofa.

"It’s quite spacious." Chen Mo was quite surprised. He thought that an experience store with a hundred square meters would be impressive; he wasn’t expecting it to be so big.

Two hundred square meters. If it was decorated like a normal (non-VR) internet cafe, it could probably fit thirty to forty computers. The extra space could be used for sofas, plants and a drink dispenser.

Basically, the first floor was decorated in the style of an internet cafe, to allow players to try out games, whereas the second floor was used as an office space and a resting area.

The first floor was still mostly empty to cater to the different plans a designer might have for this space. Video game designers that focused on VR games would obviously have VR gear set up on the first floor, therefore the organizers could only start renovations after confirming things with the designer.

Chen Mo was quite satisfied by the interior and the cleanliness of the building.

—

All of the second floor was the designer’s own personal space.

The designer’s office had standard VR gear, a high end computer, and many different brands of mobile phones. There was also a professional grade computer for designing games with the video game engine preinstalled.

Video game designers drew inspiration from playing large numbers of games. Therefore an office space equipped with all three main modes of video games — VR, PC and mobile — was included with the experience store.

The resting area contained a desk, a bookshelf, and a large bed for a minimalistic look. There were also some basic home appliances, so living here long-term wasn’t a problem. At least the living area was much better than his rental house!

Many video game designers in this world were workaholics, therefore a resting area next to the office space was a must.

The decor in the entire experience store was customizable. The staff members from the competition might help with small tasks. Large tasks required money out of his own pocket and required the approval of the staff from the competition.

Chen Mo only had the right to use the experience store,he didn’t own it. After all, it was a massive property in a place like the Imperial Capital, where land was expensive. Buying the property would easily surpass eight digits, with another million for the procedures required. It was highly unlikely that the organizers would give the rights to the property away, even if they felt extremely generous.

Of course, just the right to use it was saving Chen Mo a huge sum of money at the end of the month, so Chen Mo wasn’t ungrateful.

——

After checking out the building, Chen Mo gave the staffer from before a call to ask him about the decorations.

After half an hour, the staffer arrived.

"Two-thirds of the main hall will be for computers, the rest of it will contain massage chairs and equipment for mobile games. There will be a bar installed over here. As for the drinks, we’ll use a vending machine for now.

"A fridge over here, and a snack bar here.

"And put a bookshelf over here. I plan to buy some gaming-related books and magazines.

"Build a divider around the sofa and put a small meeting desk and a projector there.

"Could I get some plants on the second floor balcony?

"And over here…"

The staffer was jotting down notes as Chen Mo threw out his requests.

The first floor was basically an internet cafe, although the computers weren’t as tightly packed. According to Chen Mo’s requests, there would be eighteen computers and ten massage chairs on the first floor.

The massage chairs were there for mobile gamers. Every massage chair was equipped with a high specced phone and a tablet.

The second floor was decorated to Chen Mo’s liking. Chen Mo didn’t have many requests, as he could always add to in the future, changing it to his heart’s content.

After all the plans have been made, the staffer nodded: "Alright, I’ll arrange for some people to come over, It should be done by this afternoon, the evening at the latest."

Chen Mo replied, "Alright, I’ll leave it to you. I’ll need to go back to pack my stuff tonight anyways, so I’ll be back here tomorrow."

The staffer nodded. "Leave it to me. There aren’t any big changes and the orders are pretty simple, just moving stuff around. It’s guaranteed to be done by tomorrow morning.

"Also, I have sent the license agreement to you. Just look over the main points, we can discuss the details some other time."

Chen Mo nodded. "Alright, I’ll look through it in detail."

Chen Mo trusted the staffer, leaving them in the experience store while he took the train back to his house he had rented.

—

While on the train, Chen Mo read through the license agreement several times.

Basically, Chen Mo only had the right to use the experience store, with no right to own it. The store was fully owned by the organizers. Of course, Chen Mo could buy it, but it was basically based on market price with barely any discount.

It was impossible for Chen Mo to bring out such a huge sum of money right now.

Everything in the store, such as the computers and VR setups, did not belong to Chen Mo, he only had the right to use them. These things were spelled out in the contract. Anything that was lost or damaged had to be paid back.

Chen Mo didn’t need to pay rent or any other fees for using it, and didn’t have to worry about the utility bills, either; everything was covered by the organisers.

However, this didn’t mean Chen Mo could stay there indefinitely, there was a quota!

The games that Chen Mo released must hit a certain threshold, otherwise the rights to the experience store would be revoked.

Moreover, the profit target wasn’t a constant amount, but increased over time.

The experience store was basically an investment by the organizers. If the champion designer was able to keep a high standard on a game, the organizers would continue allowing them to use the experience store, just giving and taking. If the video game designer wasn’t able to maintain their standards, the experience store would be repossessed.

Chen Mo thought that wasn’t bad. At least they weren’t after cash. In addition, Chen Mo didn’t even entertain the thought of not being able to hit the target.

In this world, in terms of profitability of the game, if Chen Mo claimed himself to be number two, nobody was willing to claim first place!

——

After leaving the train station, Chen Mo headed back to his old house.

After working for the whole afternoon, it was dark. Chen Mo went to a nearby restaurant to grab some food, and went back home to pack afterwards.

As he didn’t own any big pieces of furniture and didn’t own much in general, everything he owned fit in four large cardboard boxes. After booking a van online, Chen Mo laid down to get some rest.

Chapter 13: Company Name Confirmed!

At dawn the next day, Chen Mo started moving his stuff into the experience store after getting out of the van and paying the driver.

From today on, Chen Mo would be living in the experience store.

The experience store was fully decorated to Chen Mo’s specifications. The first floor was basically a more spacious internet cafe equipped with a computer, massage chairs, sofa, snacks, drinks dispenser, and so on.

After moving his stuff upstairs and unpacking, Chen Mo went online to order more basic necessities.

—

After settling down, Chen Mo walked around to check out the place, which felt pretty good. From today on this experience store belonged to him. Although it was just the usage rights, it was much better than his previous house!

When noon came around, Chen Mo received a message from the staffer from the competition.

"Hi, Mr. Chen Mo! The decorations for the experience store were completed last night, could you confirm that everything’s in place? Be assured that daily maintenance and cleaning will be periodically done by professionals. Please contact me again after you confirm the name of your company, we will make the appropriate signage for the store. Moreover, the three hundred thousand RMB has been transferred, could you confirm that, too?

Chen Mo looked at the texts on his phone; the three hundred thousand was now in his bank account. The organizers were indeed quite professional, there wasn’t much to nitpick.

—

After replying to the message, Chen Mo tried out the equipment on the first floor.

Chen Mo randomly tried out a few of the computers, massage chairs, and tablets, none of which had problems. All of them were new and were quite highly specced, and could easily run the vast majority of games on the market.

This setup was more than enough for Chen Mo. Limited by his abilities, there was no way he could produce games that required high specced machines to run.

Chen Mo locked the door and retreated upstairs to his office.

The first floor was under surveillance, so Chen Mo could monitor the situation from the second floor. However, his experience store wasn’t officially open. There weren’t any games for gamers to play, even if they were to come over. Therefore before Chen Mo developed a game, the experience store would remain closed.

——

Chen Mo turned on the work computer inside his office and launched the game engine.

This work computer was more highly specced than the laptop he had. In theory he could produce a high end VR game, but as before, he couldn’t fully utilize the power of the machines.

Following the production of FlappyBird, his designer stats were changed.

[Chen Mo: Video game designer (D-grade)]

[Creativity: 16]

[System: 8]

[Coding:8]

[Level Design: 5]

[Story: 10]

[Original art: 9]

[3D art: 1]

[Monthly quota: 300MB/800MB]

Chen Mo had been automatically promoted to a D-grade video game designer. Several of his stats had also been increased.

The stats shown in the game engine weren’t Chen Mo’s actual abilities, but were representative of his skills based on the games he had produced.

Following the release of Flappybird, Chen Mi’s creativity had dramatically increased to 16. System, coding, and level design also increased slightly. Even original art was increased because of the bird in FlappyBird.

Chen Mo’s actual skill level couldn’t be shown by the video game engine. The scoring was based on the games that had already been produced, not straight from the brain of the designer.

If given the opportunity to estimate his own stats, creativity was probably a hundred based on his experience with classics in his previous world. Recreating any one of them would make waves in this world.

Systems would probably be seventy, storyboarding sixty, level design thirty, coding twenty. This was all experience Chen Mo had gathered in his previous life. However, the video game engine wasn’t able to produce the numbers he had in mind.

Fortunately, after becoming a D-grade video game designer his monthly resources quota had been increased from 300MB to 800MB. That was good news to him!

He could also consider starting his own company after becoming a D-grade video game designer. Of course, video game companies weren’t exactly the same compared to his previous world.

Video game companies were quite different than other companies. There wasn’t a need for deposits, or even an office space, and there certainly wasn’t a need for a string of complicated procedures.

The video game companies in this world could be seen as an extension of the identity of a videogame designer. The only thing required to start a video game company was the title of a D-grade video game designer.

Then what was the point of starting a company? In theory, any game that was produced by a designer was required to be released by a company. A company logo was required during loading, or else it wouldn’t be accepted into the market.

If a video game designer didn’t have their own company, they would need to release it under another company! The income generated by the game would go through the company’s account, therefore a cut would be taken.

If the designer had a dispute with other companies because of infringement, it would also go through the account of the company.

Therefore, video game companies could be described as tiny, easy to register using the identity of the video game designer as security, and the first step for a D-grade video game designer into the video game market.

Chen Mo found the registration for a company within Illusion Game Engine.

Registration was simple, After filling in information regarding his identity and the company, and deciding on a name and company logo, it was ready to be reviewed.

After giving it some thought, Chen Mo typed in the company name: Thunderbolt Entertainment!

It passed through the checks; there weren’t any other companies using the same name.

The reason for the name was simple, in his eyes the games he released needed to shock the video game industry, surprising designers and gamers.

Moreover, Chen Mo thought that the games should also move like lightning; video game companies that had low impact, worried too much about the future, and were unable to make decisive decisions were unable to survive in such a competitive industry.

After deciding on the company name, Chen Mo started to hand-draw his logo.

The work computer also had a drawing tablet, along with a lot of software used in a professional environment, all easily accessible to him.

Chen Mo’s original art was rated at nine. Although low, it shouldn’t be a problem when it came to designing a simple logo. Moreover, Chen Mo had seen many logos in his previous life, including video game companies and professional gaming teams, all of which could be taken as inspiration.

In the end, Chen Mo’s company logo had a unique art of a lightning bolt, with Thunderbolt Games written on it in word art.

After confirming the information provided, Chen Mo submitted the form for review, which should be done in two to five working days.

After deciding on the company name and logo, Chen Mo could now contact the staffer to make the signs for the experience store. However, Chen Mo wasn’t in a hurry to do that, as his eyes were set on considering what type of game to produce next.

Chapter 14: Aren’t you Gonna Eat Something

At that moment, Chen Mo’s phone rang. The caller was a buddy from uni, Zhao Zihao.

"Hello?"

Zhao Zihao replied in a casual tone, "Chen Mo, you’re pretty good! First place in a video game designing competition? How could you leave your brothers so out of the loop?"

Chen Mo laughed, "I just settled down, there’s been too much doing on recently. How did you know?"

Zhao Zihao said, "You’re asking me how I know? You’re going viral! The negative comments towards the judge during the competition are all over the internet!"

Chen Mo was speechless. "Huh?"

Zhao Zihao said, "You can check it out yourself. Also, are you free tonight? Us three haven’t really met up since we graduated. Coincidentally, you just got your identity as a videogame designer, and earned yourself an experience store. You better be buying us dinner!"

Chen Mo laughed, "Sure, I’ll buy us dinner. Could you get Lin Mao too?"

Zhao Zhao replied, "Sure, it’s decided then! How about this: I’ll pick up Lin Mao, then we’ll head right over to your experience store, then grab some food. Let’s do 4pm. We’ll see you there."

Chen Mo said, "Alright, I’ll see you then."

In his memory in this parallel world, Chen Mo had two close buddies from university. Although the three of them were studying different areas, somehow they all entered the video game industry.

Zhao Zihao had rich parents, his family was probably involved in traditional businesses. Chen Mo wasn’t too sure about the details, all that mattered was that Zhao Zihao didn’t lack money.

However, Zhao Zihao wasn’t a video game designer. He acquired a studio for a video game guild, providing services such as boosting, gold grinding, promoting video games, and so forth.

The company wasn’t big, but the pay wasn’t low, either. Every single hire were elite gamers, they had a no pay policy if they didn’t do a good job.

These workers could also be viewed as people who were hired to play games with Zhao Zihao, the other tasks can be viewed as extra work. Nobody cared if the company was losing money, as in the end it was something Zhao Zihao had started for fun.

Chen Mo had previously heard that Zhao Zihao was considering starting a clubbing business. However, as it was a considerable investment, he had yet to decide.

Zhao Zihao didn’t give off the usual vibes of someone born with a silver spoon, as he wasn’t arrogant, spending most of his time playing video games. He would often join Chen Mo and the others at the internet cafe, and was commonly referred to as having the body of a noble, the heart of a peasant by Lin Mao, another one of Chen Mo’s buddies.

As for the other buddy, Lin Mao, he was also a video game designer like Chen Mo. He got his D-grade video game designer as soon as he graduated and was now focusing full time on designing his own games.

Among the three of them, Chen Mo studied languages, Zhao Zihao studied finances, and Lin Mao was the only one who actually graduated studying video game design.

The three of them met in the video game society in their first year and had been friends ever since. This gang was the few in this world whom Chen Mo viewed as close friends.

——

When the afternoon came, Chen Mo went out to familiarize himself with the environment around the experience store. After finding a restaurant, he went inside to grab a meal.

Casually taking out his phone, he checked the news.

Indeed, many news outlets had written about what had happened at the video game design competition in their gaming section. Furthermore, there were many who participated in the discussion.

"Video game design competition concluded, the three hundred thousand prize money experience store belongs to?"

"A mysterious bird takes the crown at a video game designing competition!"

"Live audience: This is the most torturous game in history!"

"Seven hundred people three hundred and fifty hours playtime, this game is infectious!"

"Judge criticizes: Is this even a game?!"

"Flappybird designer: Judge incapable of objectivity."

"Founder of hengyang.com strongly promotes this game."

Chen Mo looked through the news articles, basically recounting the scene at the competition, putting emphasis on the confrontation between Shi Huazhe and Chen Mo. Obviously the journalists were trying to clickbait the article in an attempt to make it a hot topic.

There was also a video of when it happened. Shi Huazhe’s review and Chen Mo’s final remarks were being played again and again, becoming quite the hot topic.

Chen Mo didn’t mind; to him, any publicity was good publicity. More gamers will now recognize him, cutting down the cost per user of his future games, and saving on advertising, too!

In this day and age, the attention economy was hugely prevalent, which was also applicable to the video game industry.

As information increased, the attention of the user base became more valuable. If there were two similar games, one with no attention and one with plenty before the game was released, even if the latter wasn’t as good as the former, the profits of the latter would be much higher than the former.

If you had a fanbase of five thousand people and everyone of them listened to everything you say, you could reliably depend on your livelihood on the fans, be it through an online store, promoting games, or any other form of monetization.

At this point, Chen Mo noticed a video game media company released an interview with Shi Huazhe.

On the video Shi Huazhe was visibly upset, looking into the cameras and said, "What I said to contestant Chen Mo was advice based on my past. But he took it as an insult, it’s really quite saddening.

"I still maintain my stance, the video game industry is a profession that requires sincerity and richness. Contestant Chen Mo isn’t going to make it far. I think his next game isn’t going to make it pass a hundred thousand sales in the first month."

Chen Mo laughed. Shi Huazhe was as stubborn as a mule, unwilling to surrender after so many attacks.

Chen Mo quietly opened Weibo.

His Weibo was now verified, updating his information after becoming a D-grade video game designer and the champion of the video game design competition.

Chen Mo reposted the interview, adding, "Aren’t you gonna eat something?" after tagging the pages of several video game media.

-You wanna mess with me? Sure, I’ll be here till the end!-

After a short while, Chen Mo’s Weibo exploded!

The video game medias reposted after noticing that Chen Mo replied and sensed the opportunity of some breaking news.

Video Game Info Network, Tianji.com, Wechat gaming channel… even a higher-up of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment reposted!

After creating such a scene, a large number of gamers now had their attention on Chen Mo’s Weibo!

"Chen Mo? Is this the video game design champion?"

"Is this account real?"

"Must be, it’s verified."

"Wow, really? Did you have to create such a scene? Why didn’t you just give in?"

"This kid has personality, I like this guy!"

"What did you mean by your last reply? What do you want Shi Huazhe to eat?"

"Previous comment, did your village just receive internet access?"

The gamers were having a heated discussion right on Chen Mo’s Weibo.

Chen Mo’s "Aren’t you hungry?" was meant to be a joke. There are many who try to make predictions on the internet, and they always end it with, " If I’m wrong, I’ll eat my own sock" or "If I’m wrong, I’ll eat my mouse", eating all sorts of weird things. Therefore next time someone encounters a prediction, many would reply with, "Aren’t you gonna eat something?"

The meaning behind Chen Mo’s reply was clear: Shi Huazhe, you said I’m not going to sell more than a hundred thousand copies in the first month for my next game. What if I do? Aren’t you gonna eat something?

Soon, the replies and reposts under this post started to explode, a hundred, three hundred, five hundred!

Moreover, the friendly internet users were helping by tagging Shi Huazhe, probably just joining in the crowds, not considering the consequences.

Chen Mo was much calmer than Shi Huazhe, matters like this weren’t a concern for him. Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t feel bad about this publicity stunt. If it brought more attention to his next game, why not?

Soon thereafter, Shi Huazhe replied, "Get a life!"

Chen Mo was happy, seeing Shi Huazhe didn’t dare take the bet.

The discussions under the post were full of disappointment. There were still people trying to start something, encouraging Shi Huazhe to take the bet and eat a keyboard or mouse.

Shi Huazhe decided to not reply, as if pretending he died.

After laughing, Chen Mo put his phone away. This was no more than a small interlude, no need to take it to heart.

Chapter 15: Lacking a Focal Point

At 4pm, a red Ferrari stopped in front of the experience store.

Zhao Zihao stepped out from the car and took a good look at the experience store, "Wow! This experience store is quite big! Looks like Chen Mo got a good catch!"

Lin Mao rolled his eyes. "Doesn’t your family own several stores like this?"

Zhao Zihao replied, "Hey, those belong to my parents, it’s none of my business. This one was obtained by Chen Mo using his own hands, so it’s different. Let’s go in and take a look."

They dialed Chen Mo, waiting for him to let them in.

Zhao Zihao wore a plain white tee and jeans, along with some sneakers. If it weren’t for the fact that he stepped out of a Ferrari, you wouldn’t know he came from a rich family.

In reality everything he wore was expensive, but for some reason when it was on him it seemed no different from the stuff you got from the market.

Lin Mao was dressed more officially, in a short-sleeved shirt, and casual pants. Moreover, he was usually more calm, making him seem more reliable.

The door opened. "Come in!" Chen Mo welcomed his two guests inside.

—

Zhao Zihao walked around on the first floor, checking out the decor. "Not bad, Chen Mo. This store’s pretty good! I’ll be addressing you as Mister Chen Mo the internet cafe owner!"

Chen Mo replied, "Stop messing around, this is a serious experience store."

Lin Mao looked around in admiration, "Everything in here was provided by the organizers? Not bad. I don’t even have my own experience store yet!"

Chen Mo replied, "You should join a competition too!"

Lin Mao laughed, "Hey, it’s not like I’ve never tried. Getting first place is too difficult, predominantly because the tastes of the audience are a bit weird. The last time I joined one, I entered with a game of decent quality. In the end the audience didn’t want to pay up, only getting second place. Not much I could do!"

——

After catching up for a bit, they went to a nearby restaurant for food.

Since it was only the three of them, they couldn’t order too many dishes. Although Zhao Zihao was rich, he wasn’t too picky about what he ate. They ordered five dishes and two bottles of beer, chatting as they ate.

"Zhao Zihao, how’s your office going?" asked Chen Mo.

Zhao Zihao grabbed some food using his chopsticks. "Same old. It never was expected to make money as long as they played games with me. If there was someone I couldn’t beat in game, I’d just ask them to beat the crap out of them for me."

Lin Mao said, "Look at your success."

Zhao Zihao said bitterly, "What’s the point of me hiring them other than as my champions?"

Chen Mo said, "Then stop insisting on having it your way in games!"

Zhao Zihao shook his head, "Now that you mention it the past two days have been infuriating."

Chen Mo asked, "What happened? Bullied in game?"

Zhao Zihao said, "I’ve been playing this new VR game from overseas that was released recently called Earth Online. This game has been infuriating!"

Chen Mo asked, "What’s up?"

Zhao Zihao said, "Stop mentioning it. The designer of the game clearly has problems! Anyone who joins the game is born on the streets with five hundred RMB on them, meaning everyone needs to work in game to earn money, like in real life!

"Tell me, is the point of me playing the game to experience the life of a wage slave? There wasn’t even an option to top-up when I looked for it!

"The most infuriating part is when idiots come over to annoy you looking for trouble. If you try and beat them up, the cops will come after you. Every time I get into a fight I wanna get my brothers over, it turns out they were born in a different city and need to catch a train!"

Chen Mo replied, "Isn’t that a bit too real?"

Lin Mao was impressed, "This overseas designer is pretty good, being able to make a game like that."

Zhao Zihao was still not convinced. "Sure he’s good. But I still think the designer has problems, what’s the point of disgusting players like they are? Why not have the ability to beat people up?"

Chen Mo replied, "Sure, it’s a bit ridiculous. We’ve already experienced many different things in real life, what’s the point of doing it again in game?"

Zhao Zihao continued, "Moreover, the currency in this game is useless. Can’t even buy it using real money, I need to work for it! They were also super punishing on players who make deals outside of the game. Once they find out about it, you’re banned immediately. That makes me wanna quit!"

Chen Mo laughed, "Calm down, I’ll make a game that allows you to pay money to get stronger. You’ll be able to enjoy yourself however you want."

Zhao Zihao was quite happy, "Really, Chen Mo? Then I’ll be waiting for your pay to win game! When the time comes I’ll top-up a thousand RMB immediately!"

Chen Mo laughed, "A thousand? With a thousand RMB I can guarantee you will die in-game with slightly more dignity."

"Huh?" Zhao Zihao was stunned. "Isn’t a thousand RMB enough? The Earth Online closed beta costs at least five hundred RMB!"

Chen Mo just took a sip of tea. "Alright, you’ll know when the time comes."

Lin Mao said, "You’re getting ahead of yourself. Zhao Zihao, what services does your studio provide? How many players are there?"

Zhao Zihao gave it a thought. "Players? Our company provides the office space, we don’t have a say in the guild. It’s the chairmen in the guild that have control over the players. There’s a clear line in the sand between us and them."

Lin Mao asked, "Then how often do you interact with the chairmen? When my game comes out, could you help me out and pull some players over?"

Zhao Zihao replied, "It depends on how many you want. I know about ten chairmen. Including the players, it should add up to several thousand. I think it might be difficult for you if you want to solely depend on your income from these guys, but it should be fine to just show you some support."

Lin Mao sighed, "The indie games I make are difficult to promote in the first place, in addition to the small target audience. The channels of promotion aren’t looking too good, either, and the resources I get are also super limited."

Zhao Zihao asked, "Can’t you just release it right to the market?"

Lin Mao shook his head. "Releasing it right into the market gathers no attention, none of the users are going to notice it."

Zhao Zihao gave it some thought and replied, "Alright, I’ll ask about it when the time comes. I’ll try and think of something to hype up your game. Not doing anything just isn’t right, the least I can do is to make your numbers look good. Also, what’s your opinion on this, Chen Mo?"

Chen Mo said, "I haven’t even seen your game!"

Lin Mao handed over his phone to Chen Mo, "Take a look at this, it’s about eighty percent complete."

Chen Mo grabbed the phone and launched the indie game currently in production by Lin Mao.

—

He made up his mind after playing for five minutes.

It was a side scroller using a Middle Ages theme. It was about a knight saving a princess, including a boss fight against a dragon. All things considered, it was alright for a D-grade video game designer. However, there were still some pitfalls.

Although it was fine in all aspects, there wasn’t much that prompted a player to pull out their money. Even if the game was sold at ten RMB, the players would have to consider why they would make the purchase.

Story? Playstyle? Art? They were all alright, but there wasn’t anything eye-catching.

After thinking for a bit, Chen Mo said, "I think that you are logically misunderstanding this."

Lin Mao asked, "What misunderstanding?"

Chen Mo said, "I think there’s a problem with your positioning. You’re making an indie game. Sure the audience is smaller, but I don’t think you need to position yourself to focus on a small audience."

Zhao Zihao scratched his head. "What are you talking about? That’s too convoluted. Could you simplify it a bit?"

Chen Mo said, "I can tell that you have given it your all in all aspects of the game. However, you made it according to the tastes of a small audience, meaning you’re only targeting a small audience who likes themes like this. The number of players isn’t able to support the sales of your game."

Lin Mao didn’t quite understand. "Aren’t you supposed to target the player’s desires when making a game?"

Chen Mo explained, "What I mean is that you should widen your target audience. Basically, you need more players to play your game."

Lin Mao was doubtful. "I know that. It sounds simple, but how can you attract more players to your game?"

Chen Mo said, "It’s simple, just find a focal point."

Chapter 16-A Little bit of Creativity

Chen Mo continued, "I think many video game designers have this problem. They are unable to compete with B-grade and A-grade video game designers due to their limited ability, and yet they don’t try to figure something else out, insisting on going head to head against them. That’s just stupid."

After giving it some thought, Lin Mao replied, "I still don’t quite understand."

Chen Mo explained, "Since we are close, I’ll just give it to you straight. If you were a gamer, what type of games would you buy?"

Lin Mao was shocked. In his view this was a question with an obvious answer, so simple that he had never given it any thought.

After thinking it over, he replied, "Umm… quality? Sincerity?"

Chen Mo replied, "Sincerity is very intangible. If a video game designer uses feelings to promote their game it can only mean one of two things: they’re past their prime time, or they are desperate.

"As for quality, you’re a D-grade video game designer. Can your quality compare to a B-grade video game designer?"

Lin Mao’s mouth was open, though nothing was coming out of it.

Chen Mo continued, "I’m asking why gamers would want to buy it, but really I’m asking if the game has any gimmicks. Does it have anything special to make it stand out?

"I think you haven’t fully opened your mind. I’ll use your game as an example, and give you a few perspectives for you to consider.

"One is from the coding perspective. You could spend another two months of time improving your combat system. Say you add another eight to fifteen weapons and over twenty different mobs."

Lin Mao asked, "But isn’t that too complicated for a mobile game?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "It isn’t. Do all mobile games need to be casual games? I don’t think so. You should know that the simpler it is, the harder it gets. At this stage, I’d rather go overboard than stop now.

"Improving the combat system would be very complicated, but at least when it comes to advertising your game you could say ‘A choice from twenty different weapons’, ‘Mind boggling combat, can you pick the right weapon every time?’, etc."

Lin Mao looked like he was deep in thought.

Chen Mo continued, "A second scenario, in terms of difficulty. Make the game very difficult and add in unexpected traps."

Lin Mao asked, "Unexpected meaning?"

Chen Mo pointed at the game and said, "For example, it looks like a hill here, but once you step on it spikes will come out to kill the player. Or here, a seemingly unassuming NPC, but as you walk past them, they stab you in the back, killing you. Jumping behind him and talking to him from behind will also kill you. The only way to get through this would be to step on his head."

Lin Mao’s mouth was slightly ajar, with a dazed expression saying ‘Wow, mechanics like that?’

Chen Mo continued, "If you use the second method, you could say that the game is the most surprising game in history. You could even call it "Knight’s bizarre adventure" or something like that.

"There’s also a third way of thinking, from the perspective of the story! For example, you could let players pick a different story path at each point or react to situations differently. For example, before meeting an heavily injured opponent, you could choose to save or not to save. This would allow for many different paths to different endings."

"You could set up five to eight different endings, some succeeding, some failing, some totally unexpected.

"If you chose this path, you could advertise it as ‘Eight different endings, dozens of options’, or ‘Can you see through the lies and discover the truth’ or something along those lines."

Lin Mao scratched his chin. Chen Mo had dropped a knowledge bomb, which required some deep thought.

Chen Mo wasn’t in a hurry, either. After eating another mouthful, he waited for Lin Mao to fully absorb the three scenarios he had just pitched.

What did designers in this world lack the most?

Open minds!

Chen Mo wasn’t born with the openness, but had acquired it through his experiences in another world, during the birth of video games and their continued growth. From large titles, to browser games, to mobile games and indie games, he had witnessed all of it blossom.

Many video game designers were digging their brains, trying to get other gamers to notice their games and hand over the money in their pockets without resistance.

As for video games, creativity would always take the cake. Without a doubt, the top percent must have open minds. It was impossible for a videogame designer who lacked creativity to invent an immersive game.

Of course, creativity isn’t all that tangible. Many ignoramuses referred to themselves as full of creativity and the ability to save the industry. However, their creativity was just hypotheticals. Before being realized, nobody could judge if their ideas would be able to succeed.

The three hypotheticals that Chen Mo put out might seem like it came from genius full of inspiration, but in his previous life, these were rules that video game designers knew deep down. They had been tested by the industry countless times, with many success stories.

Chen Mo knew that Lin Mao was an honest person and was the one he was closest to among his buddies, so he chose to nudge him in the right direction.

However, Chen Mo wasn’t going to reveal any specifics. Up till now the end product was entirely dependent on how well Lin Mao understood that.

Lin Mao gave it a long and hard thought and said, "Right, I understand it, more or less. I think what you said made sense. Outside of my intended audience, it does lack something that will attract the attention of the other users.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep!"

Lin Mao said, "I understand now, Chen Mo. Your three suggestions have widened my views. I think I have more ideas now. Thanks!"

Chen Mo waved his hand. "Don’t mention it, it was nothing. All I did was point you in a direction. How you get there depends on you."

Lin Mao nodded, "Yep, I now know which direction I’m heading down. I thought the game was almost done, now it seems like completion is quite a ways away. I’ll rethink the game when I get back."

Lin Mao relaxed his bunched eyebrows. He always felt that his game was lacking, but he didn’t know what… and now he knew. What he lacked was a focal point, one that a gamer could see at first glance.

With a focal point, his game would now be able to differentiate itself from countless other games!

Zhao Zihao was shocked, and asked, "Chen Mo, you’re pretty good! I didn’t think you had so many ideas. Did you uncover your full potential recently?"

Chen Mo said seriously, "Not uncovered potential, but I was enlightened. The video game gods guided me in my dreams the night before the video game competition and sent me a video game designing handbook."

Zhao Zihao laughed, "Yeah, right!"

——

The three of them chatted as they ate, up until 10pm, ordering another four bottles of beer along the way. They were chatting happily, in the end all three of them getting tipsy.

Chen Mo wasn’t much of a drinker himself, as drinking often isn’t good for the brain, as it affects memory and thinking. Therefore a drinking habit wasn’t desirable in a video game designer.

Zhao Zihao called a staffer from his company to drive him. Lin Mao, on the other hand, was focused on how to restructure and change the game he was currently working on.

After finding a designated driver, Chen Mo was at ease, sending them off after a few words of caution.

After returning to the experience store and cleaning up after himself, he went to sleep after receiving messages from Zhao Zihao and Lin Mao confirming their safety.

Chen Mo still needed to think about his next game. It was best that he got some sleep tonight to ensure a good mental status tomorrow…

Chapter 17: Ten Consecutive Draws

Chen Mo woke up the next day at nine o’clock. After grabbing a shower, he went out to buy breakfast.

Chen Mo woke up late because he liked sleeping, only feeling a hundred percent when he got enough sleep, due to habits from his previous life.

In his previous life working in the video game industry, he would often need to work through the night and his start time at work was later than normal. His sleep schedule wasn’t adjusted to what would be considered normal.

—

After having breakfast, Chen Mo returned to his office to brainstorm his first game.

Chen Mo had numerous games in mind, but he still had to give some thought to which one he was basing it off.

In this world the cost of starting the development of a game was quite low. There was no need to rent an office or hire a programmer, saving any starting capital required to start game development, though it didn’t mean there weren’t any associated costs or limits with game development.

One of the bigger limiting factors was art resources.

Video game background music could be solved using money by hiring someone. As long as the quality wasn’t too bad, gamers usually wouldn’t nitpick too much.

However, the visuals of the game were different. If Chen Mo wanted to develop a larger game, the characters, models, and scenes all might need to be done from scratch, and the free resources from the game engine might not be suitable.

Moreover, those cost quite a bit!

Using a simple example: graphics for playing cards for a mobile game. The lower end would be eight to nine hundred RMB, at the other end of the spectrum it might cost seven to eight hundred. Higher standards were available for a higher price. Just the cost for the art would be a huge sum of money.

Moreover, there were the models, animations, special effects, and so on. These wouldn’t be any cheaper than the art, and were quite troublesome to make.

The game engine did have large amounts of free resources, but the majority of them were just free resources of average quality.

Flappybird was able to use publicly available art because it had a simple art style. After hand drawing the bird, everything else could be found and used without much, if any, modifications.

However, if Chen Mo wanted to fully recreate a large game from his previous life, the art would need to look the same as the original. That would be troublesome!

As for why the art needed to be the same, it was because games were quite delicate, like an intricate pocket watch. If any one of the parts were swapped out, it was not guaranteed to run smoothly.

Of course, that ignored the crude knockoffs, games never meant to take off.

The games that did take off always had their playstyle, art style, music, etc. in perfect harmony. They were the ones picked out among dozens of ideas by a designer.

Any changes Chen Mo wanted to make had to be thoroughly thought out. Otherwise, like changing a poem, changing a word might make it seem like the work of an ameteur.

Therefore, Chen Mo would try to the best of his abilities to preserve every single detail of the classics, including identical art styles.

The second biggest barrier was Chen Mo’s own abilities.

Although Chen Mo was the producer, he had his own specializations, so he wasn’t good at everything.

Coding and level design had their own more specialized engineers. Although Chen Mo knew some of it, he wasn’t super well-versed in it.

Some games might seem simple, but in reality the requirements were quite high. For example, Anipop! Although the rules were quite simple and seemed quite simple in design, it actually had very high requirements for their level design. Every level was more difficult than the last, while keeping up the tempo. This was not doable with his current abilities!

Some of the Chinese pay-to-win games might seem like they had low development requirements, but more than half of the skill requirements were on the coding side of things.

For example, how do you differentiate between different levels of VIP? What’s the difference in abilities between different VIP players? How much do you gain from topping up? How far can a player get in the game within a certain amount of days? How do you control the tempo of the game?

All these were coding problems. Although Chen Mo knew this, he couldn’t solve them with a hundred percent certainty.

In the end, Flappybird was still an extremely simple game with no requirements for coding and level design. The explosive growth of games like those could not be replicated. Looking farther ahead, Chen Mo had to eventually be able to cover all of that. He must raise all coding related stats to above eighty to be able to recreate a classic from his previous life.

How could these problems be solved?

Pay to win! Were there any other choices? Paying to win changed lives!

"If you encounter a difficult situation, it can only mean that you haven’t paid enough money." Chen Mo said, laughing at himself as he turned on the virtual display on his bracelet.

Chen Mo had received three hundred thousand RMB in development funds, and planned to take out two hundred thousand of that to draw some prizes. The remaining hundred thousand would be saved for emergencies.

The thing that troubled Chen Mo the most was that Flappybird had to be free to play for players to try out for three months after winning the video game designing competition. It would not be gaining any profit during the three months.

Chen Mo knew this at the start of the competition, but Chen Mo didn’t know how this world would react to Flappybird or how popular it could get. Moreover he really did want the experience store, and with the resource constraints, Flappybird was his only choice.

Therefore, although he knew there would be some losses involved, Chen Mo chose to enter using Flappybird.

However, it hurt whenever Chen Mo thought about how Flappybird brought its maker nearly three hundred thousand RMB every day, feeling as if he had missed out on hundreds of millions.

During the next three months, Chen Mo wouldn’t be expecting Flappybird to bring him any money. The best move would be to make his next game.

After navigating to the top-up screen. Chen Mo transferred two hundred thousand RMB into the bracelet. The bracelet credits now displayed two million ninety seven thousand three hundred and forty. After giving it some thought, Chen Mo topped up some more, to make it a round 2.1 million credits.

After dumping in two hundred thousand RMB, the three hundred RMB wasn’t much. It was better to make it a round number and calm his mild OCD.

Two million one hundred thousand credits, a hundred thousand credits per spin; enough for twenty-one spins!

At this point Chen Mo noticed the virtual display now had a new "Draw ten" button.

"… How nice! The reason the button wasn’t here before was because I didn’t have enough credits to draw ten times, huh?" Chen Mo complained to nobody.

The draw ten button also fine print: Guaranteed rare items.

This was comparable to a strong point of pay to win games in his previous life, in order to encourage players to top-up by any means.

Chen Mo knew in ninety-nine percent of the games, ten draws were a better deal than one. It was in his best interest to do ten draws.

Chen Mo walked around in his office, then washed his hands and face.

Preparations must be made before drawing ten!

—

After calming down, Chen Mo decided to draw one to test out his luck.

Clack clack clack…

The wheel started spinning, ending with a clack on the blue area: Rare Skill Book.

"Hmm? Not bad." Chen Mo was awake all of a sudden. This was the first time he had drawn a blue skill book; maybe the effects of washing his hands and face?

Chen Mo clicked on the blue skill book, and noticed the description on it: Special Skill Book: +10 to music and audio effects.

Chapter 18: The Next Game

Chen Mo was quite satisfied. He was worried about the audio side of things of the game, so the skill book was a godsend.

Chen Mo always hired people to do BGM and sound effects for his game, as he did not have any musical bones in him.

For some of the classic games, it will be impossible to recreate them perfectly just from dictation. Therefore it would be better if he took matters into his own hands.

Chen Mo tapped and activated it immediately. The blue skill book turned into rays of light and entered his fingertips.

Chen Mo took out the keyboard from his office that had been provided by the competition officials. Thinking he wouldn’t be able to use it, he had put it away, as it was just gathering dust.

After trying out a couple scales, he connected it to the computer and produced a simple ten second long BGM. Chen Mo felt that it sounded alright, and he was able to handle the audio part himself for simpler games.

"Not bad, off to a good start. Now all that’s left is to see the results for the two ten spins."

Chen Mo took a deep breath and tapped the ten spins button.

Clack, clack, clack…

The wheel spun up and slowed down constantly, finishing ten spins within thirty seconds. The ten draws showed on the screen in the order they were drawn.

Designer Skill Books: three Coding books, four Level Design books.

Special Skill Books: one +10 Original Art

Special Effects Book: one +10 Animation Skills

Special Equipment: Memory Playback Potion

This caught Chen Mo’s attention. Pretty good, ten draws did make a difference! It felt like the chances of drawing blue and purple rares were much higher than single draws!

Chen Mo hurriedly checked out the effects of the special equipment.

Memory Playback Potion: After consuming, freely remember any forgotten or murky memories, lasts for four hours.

That was pretty good! Chen Mo badly needed that item.

There were many games that Chen Mo had played before that he could barely remember now. Although there was a faint impression, it wasn’t enough to reproduce all the details.

With the Memory Playback Potion, Chen Mo would be able to dive into his past memories. As long as he has played it or done a deep dive into it, he’d be able to recall the experience.

Chen Mo consumed the skill books without giving them much thought.

Coding skills +3, Level Design +4. Chen Mo estimated that his true coding ability was about 27, and his true Level Design ability was about 35. Combined with the Memory Playback Potion, recreating some more complicated minigames wasn’t a problem.

There were two other Special Skill Books: one for Original Art, another for Animation.

It was obvious that the drawing mechanism was programmed to separate skills, such as art and music, that weren’t related to video game engineering, to be part of the Special Skill Books.

Original Art +10, Chen Mo’s Original Art skills had been raised to 19, and were now able to deal with games with simpler art styles.

From barely anything to now something, Animation skills were now decent with the +10 skill book. Chen Mo could now do some simple 2D animations, which was key.

-Draw again!-

With another ten draws in him, Chen Mo tapped on the screen once again.

Clack, clack, clack…

The wheel started spinning once again, and another ten items followed it.

Designer Skill Books: seven Storyboarding skill books, two Coding skill books.

Special Equipment: Lucky Capsule.

Chen Mo almost fainted; the difference was way too big!

-You have to be kidding!-

Not only wasn’t there a single blue skill book, the green skill books that were drawn were in the most unnecessary aspects, coding and storyboarding!

Chen Mo was hurting after that. Every ten draws cost a hundred thousand RMB!

However, Chen Mo felt better when he saw the special equipment.

Lucky Capsule: After consumption substantially increases luck, lasts for ten minutes.

-What does this do? Am I gonna pick up five million bucks when I go outside?-

-Effect lasts for ten minutes… obviously it was meant to be used alongside drawing ten! Next time I’ll find ten million credits and spin for ten ten times!-

"Whatever, I’ll save it for next time…"

Chen Mo was now in a sticky situation. With his credits depleted and a hundred thousand RMB in the bank, it would be too risky to dump the rest of it into credits. The safer bet would be to come back after earning some money by producing his first game.

Chen Mo consumed the Storyboarding and Coding books. Although these were Chen Mo’s strengths, they were still far from perfect, and in the end they were still useful.

——

Cehn Mo turned off the virtual display in an attempt to calm down.

Two hundred thousand RMB spent on top-ups, skill books were drawn, special equipment was drawn, all that’s left was for Chen Mo to make his first real game.

Chen Mo was still hesitant on which game to make.

From a pure money-making perspective, a Chinese pay-to-win mobile game from his previous life would be the best choice.

These games weren’t super high quality, purely attracting players using the coding side of things. You shouldn’t make such a game too much about monetization.

However, Chen Mo was worried about two things.

First was his coding abilities.

The reason Chinese pay-to-win games are able to keep their players paying was by stimulating them using well made code. Just because you improve your strength in game using money doesn’t mean the game would be profitable.

Therefore software engineers within the Chinese video game industry had very high statuses, only second to the producer as software engineers control the tempo of the game.

Making the code well would mean giving the game a proper foundation. The game can be saved even if the graphics looked bad or if the playstyle was repetitive. But if the coding weren’t done well, the game would be dead on arrival with no breathing room.

As Chen Mo didn’t even have thirty points in his coding abilities there were some risks to making a game like this, even with the help of the Memory Playback Potion.

The code for these games were always semi-hidden including combat calculations, attribute growth, effectiveness relationship, economy algorithms etc. Every one of these have their own proprietary configurations, and maintained by professionals, essentially a trade secret where the average joe has no access to it.

Because the code is such a big part of these games, as soon as the code is leaked, other companies will be able to use that as a framework and produce a knockoff.

Chen Mo would have to write all the code by hand if he made a game like this. However, he didn’t have confidence manipulating the code based on his current abilities.

There was another problem: player acceptance!

The main method of profit in this world still depended on sales per game.

Top-up services, especially pay-to-win, were not mainstream. Furthermore, there hadn’t been anyone fully committed to pay-to-win.

If he produced an average pay-to-win game and the gamers discovered it was pay-to-win, would they accept it?

Would they be strongly against it, negatively affecting him and the company’s image? Maybe there would be some players who would just boycott his next games?

It was hard to say. Just because there was a low chance of it happening didn’t mean it wouldn’t happen. As this was Chen Mo’s first game, he didn’t want to take the risk.

The tastes of gamers and the place for pay-to-win games in this world were unknown, and the grounds needed to be tested, step by step. One misstep might be devastating.

Therefore, Chen Mo chose to make a safer choice, and make a stand-alone game and an honest living out of it.

Stabilizing himself using this game, at least putting the name of Thunderbolt Gaming out there, and then slowly testing the limits of the players was what Chen Mo had in mind!

Chapter 19: New Game Finalized

Chen Mo was mainly considering downloaded games and mobile games, ignoring browser games.

Browser games did have their time in the spotlight and seemed like the next best thing. But browser games were special circumstances and were popular in specific groups. Moreover, the timeframe of their success was usually quite short ,and browser games were difficult to replicate.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, browser games only lasted for three to five years and were left behind soon after, with mobile games taking their place. On the other hand, mobile games also went from crude to highly refined within a few years, and their speed was continually increasing.

Browser games did have a high monetization value, and anything would be garbage without players.

-What are the gamers like in this world?-

There were many full-fledged VR games, and the quality of those virtual reality games were much higher than AAA titles in Chen Mo’s previous world. Serving up browser games to these people?

–Are we gonna pull a Click Now and receive a legendary sword?

-That’ll probably fail miserably…-

In Chen Mo’s view, mobile games evolved from browser games, putting pressure on browser games in all aspects.

In terms of ease of use, you still needed to take care when playing browser games at work. You could play mobile games anytime; just leave the phone face down on the table when the manager came by.

In terms of graphics, browser games were limited by the ways they were produced, requiring constant resource downloads. More often than not, the graphics wouldn’t be fully downloaded, affecting the gaming experience.

In terms of playstyle, the playstyle of classic browser games was improved upon by mobile games. Furthermore, mobile games developed new playstyles during their development.

Therefore, browser games had been completely replaced by mobile games. If Chen Mo developed a browser game, it was probably due to brain damage.

Chen Mo gave it some thought, his first actual game must be a classic casual game from his previous life: Plants vs Zombies!

It wasn’t the most profitable choice, but a stable and sustainable one!

What did Chen Mo need the most now?

Money? He needed it, but it wasn’t what he needed the most!

What he needed now was fame!

There were three main reasons Chen Mo picked Plants vs Zombies.

First, the resources required for this game weren’t high. The installer might be around 100 MB. The other resources could be kept within 300 MB. Video game installers were compressed, which were not representative of their actual resource usage.

Moreover, the code for this game was quite accessible, and the level designs were also quite clear. It could be handled easily with Chen Mo’s current coding and level design abilities.

The more difficult parts would be music and art. But Chen Mo was basically copying, so it wasn’t a big problem.

Therefore, this was a game that Chen Mo could easily handle!

Second, Chen Mo needed fame and acknowledgement. Making pay-to-win games did rake in a lot of money, but it was very difficult to make them popular, and there was a high chance of receiving negative comments.

Chen Mo wanted to make his first game accessible to everyone, showing more players the logo of Thunderbolt Gaming and its designer, Chen Mo!

Having everyone recognize him was a long-term goal, but it had to be planned from the first game.

Third, Plants vs Zombies might seem simple, but it was an all-around game. In particular was the strategy side of the game, making it a long-lasting game that allowed its player to play for a long time.

If a game required three months in development, Chen Mo wanted the game to be playable for a month. According to this metric, Plants vs Zombies steamrolled a bunch of casual games.

Moreover, the game could be released on PC game mobile at the same time; adding cross-platform wasn’t a problem!

In the end, Chen Mo made the decision: the first game released by Thunderbolt Entertainment would be Plants vs Zombies!

——

Chen Mo stood up and walked around the experience store, taking a ten-minute break before starting the development process.

Chen Mo wasn’t in a hurry to use the Memory Playback Potion, as the potion only lasted for four hours. He should use his current memory of the game, build the main framework of the game, then use the Potion for the details that he couldn’t remember.

He had to first write the design documents, followed by entering the basics of the game into the video game engine.

Chen Mo excelled at writing design documents in his previous life, essentially up to twice as fast as normal designers. A system design draw including concepts, original art, logic checks, until completed within five to seven days.

This included time for thinking over and changing things!

Of course, depending on the fundamentals of the game, the design document would differ. Even an average mobile game would normally require twenty to thirty design documents of varying sizes, which would include different areas.

The demands for time and resource allocation would be even greater than that, and a large majority of them would not make it into the final game.

The main time sink in writing a design document would be brainstorming, choosing between different design directions. However, Plants vs Zombies was quite well-rounded. Chen Mo didn’t want to make any modifications, making the writing process go by pretty quickly.

Interface, combat system, level design, plants, zombies, mechanics… in no time at all, the design document was filled with the basic ideas of each of the items.

Afterwards, Chen Mo started looking around in the game engine for free resources and downloaded them using his allocated quota.

As for the art, in order to best preserve the integrity of the original game, Chen Mo decided to hand-draw to his standards.

The free resources were only used as placeholders to make sure the development went smoothly. The placeholders would be replaced only when the game was almost finished.

Resources for the lawns, plants, and zombies were plentiful, but a small portion of them were barely passable, as they were presented in weird themes. As they were only used as placeholders, he’ll just have to deal with it.

——

Chen Mo spent three days writing the fundamentals into the design document and finding material for the graphics.

During that time, the company passed its review. Thunderbolt Entertainment was now proper. Chen Mo now had the title "Founder of Thunderbolt Entertainment" on his Weibo and the game engine.

Of course, the title didn’t mean anything, as the company hadn’t achieved anything yet.

According to Chen Mo’s plans, Thunderbolt Entertainment might have a few subsidiaries, such as Thunderbolt Gaming, Thunderbolt Literature, Thunderbolt Animations, Thunderbolt Movies, and so forth…

However, that was just some strategic planning if the opportunity came, otherwise Chen Mo wasn’t going to worry about it. Chen Mo planned to go deep into video gaming territory. Although literature and animations would be beneficial to video games, it wasn’t his main plan of attack.

——

After the company name and logo had been confirmed, Chen Mo rang up the competition staffers to ask them about the signage for the experience store.

Very efficiently, the sign arrived in two days, along with professionals who came along to install them.

The sign had Thunderbolt Gaming Experience Store in wordart, along with the Thunderbolt Entertainment logo. Chen Mo was quite happy with how it came out.

——

After finishing with the distractions, Chen Mo went back into his office space to clean up the framework of the design document and the placeholding artwork.

With another day behind him, the main framework of the design document was now finished, and sixty to seventy percent of the artwork had also been found.

Chapter 20: Memory Playback Potion

After a good night’s rest, Chen Mo grabbed some breakfast and performed the usual brushing and washing while waiting for his mental peak. When he was at his most awake, he used the Memory Playback Potion and started looking through his forgotten memories.

His memory of the game was murky, as Plants vs Zombies was released a while ago. Chen Mo was diligent when going through his memory, as any of it could contain important details about the game, which could affect the quality of his clone.

The effects of the Potion settled in quickly, and Chen Mo returned to his memories from many years ago.

The first memories were the shapes of the plants: dragon-like peashooter[1], a certain-singer-whose-last-name-is-Gao-looking squash, the potato mine with the joystick on its head, the sunflower with the mysterious smile, the walnut with its eyes open like light bulbs…

After that were the various types of zombies: normal zombie, conehead zombie, pole-vaulting zombie, buckethead zombie, football zombie, dancing zombie…

There were also the different zones, such as the front lawn, night, pool, and so on.

As his memories cleared up, Chen Mo grabbed his drawing tablet and started making some sketches of the plants and zombies, paying particular attention to details and features in order to best recreate them.

Afterwards, Chen Mo started to recall the flow of the game.

When the game was started, the words that Crazy Dave said, from planting the first plants, beating the first zombie, to unlocking levels, unlocking new plants, beating the boss…

Chen Mo was making notes as he remembered, taking notes of everything noteworthy in detail for every level, such as the levels where plants were unlocked, and the levels where special modes were unlocked.

After that was the numbers.

The time between shots of a peashooter, the damage increase that torchwood provided, the movement speed reduction of the wintermelon, the health amounts of the various zombies…

These numbers might seem insignificant, but they could affect the entire structure of the game. As Chen Mo’s coding abilities were limited, he could only resort to silly methods like this.

——

Four hours passed in a blink of an eye.

Chen Mo let out a sign of relief, as the past four hours he had been extremely focused. As he relaxed, he could feel his body catching up.

However, it wasn’t time to rest. He used whatever still remained in his memory to fill out numbers he might’ve missed, as he was afraid to miss out on any detail.

Memories of humans faded over time. The Memory Playback Potion could only guarantee free access to memories for four hours. Once it was over, the memories would slowly fade away.

——

After working two more hours, Chen Mo let out a deep breath, taking a sip of water while slouching in the chair.

The desktop had a design document filled with thousands of lines of the details for the game. There was also a sketches folder filled with everything: sketches of plants, zombies, scenes, even the layout of the UI.

The Memory Playback Potion was used by Chen Mo, right down to the last drop!

"Man, that was exhausting." Chen Mo wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was about to break after staying highly focused for six hours.

But why did he put himself in such a difficult place? Because there was only one Potion! If there were two bottles, he could’ve done it with ease, one today and one tomorrow. He wouldn’t have to worry so much if he had eight whole hours to write down every single detail of the game.

But Chen Mo knew that he had to make money and pay bills!

——

Chen Mo walked around, ate some snacks and a few pieces of chocolate, made a cup of coffee, and took a small break before going back to work.

Next up was to refine the design document, finalize some of the design details, and put it into the design document. The details might seem excessive, but had a great effect on the experience of the game, so Chen Mo didn’t overlook any of it.

——

Sorting through the documents took Chen Mo another week.

After a week, the design document of the game was basically finalized. The details were also refined. The rules, layout, and the design of the plants and zombies were all finished.

Chen Mo then entered the rules into the video game engine. It would then automatically generate a video game project, which Chen Mo could then modify.

Generating the project took one to three days time. The more rules there were, the more time it would take.

Chen Mo wanted to use this time to finalize all the calculations in the game.

Some basic attributes of the plants included damage, health, range, attack frequency, attack area, ready time (activation time after being placed down), cooldown (after placing down the plant), cost, damage to the environment, and more.

Chen Mo wanted to list every attribute for every single plant and zombie, while constantly verifying it.

The numbers he had written down before were hugely helpful. The numbers between different plants and zombies could be cross-verified, making it much easier.

The number-crunching was completed in two days. As Chen Mo had huge lists of numbers in the details for reference, it wouldn’t be too different from the original from his previous life.

Next up was to test and adjust!

——

During this time, the Illusion Game Engine had generated the project, which Chen Mo temporarily named PVZ. This was only a placeholder, a new and better name would have to be decided when the game was released.

Chen Mo checked out some of the rules and mechanics after opening up the project. There wasn’t much to do other than patching up some errors in the ruleset and some logical errors.

Afterwards, Chen Mo entered the various numbers into the Game Engine, along with the various artwork of the plants and zombies. With that, a simple working demo was produced.

As of now, there wasn’t a tutorial or any levels.

Chen Mo initialized a scene and planted some peashooters, with a normal zombie at the other end.

Pop, pop, pop…

Under the relentless attacks of the peashooter, the zombie fell.

The tempo was alright. Chen Mo proceeded to test out a couple other zombies and plants, which had no problem. Other than adjusting a few numbers that didn’t feel quite right, everything else was OK.

Afterwards Chen Mo worked on the zones and level design.

Making the level flow was a highly technical part of level design. It needed to stimulate the player, not overwhelm the player.

Chen Mo had taken down a bunch of details on the layout of each level. The approximate numbers of zombies per level and when the plants were unlocked were all recorded, which made it a lot easier.

In five days time Chen Mo fully developed the different zones and the flow of the levels, along with the tutorial. It seemed the adventure mode of Plants vs Zombies had been successfully recreated by Chen Mo.

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T/L Note: [1] raws used dragon mother, which could refer to daenerys, which would be a bit weird.

Chapter 21: Art and Music

After finishing adventure mode, Chen Mo dedicated himself to minigames, puzzle mode, survival mode, and other modes.

Everything else was fairly simple with the experience of adventure mode under his belt. Chen Mo didn’t try as hard as he did before, as it was just manual labor, playtesting as he went. Within a week’s time, he finished the other modes.

The Zen Garden, almanac, achievements, and shop were even simpler to implement, finishing in three days.

Chen Mo spent another three days playtesting. He completed adventure mode once, checked if there were any bugs in the other modes, and polished up some of the finer details.

So far Chen Mo had been working on it day and night. After spending a month, the core Plants vs Zombies had been successfully recreated.

In his previous life, Plants vs Zombies was made in three years by a team of one designer, one artist, one musician, and one programmer. This majority of their time was likely spent on revising the design document and optimizing the user experience in order to produce a highly refined game like this.

Chen Mo didn’t need to code, or make too many adjustments to the numbers. He didn’t have to look for inspiration or change designs. All he did was remake the original piece and it still had taken him an entire month. This demonstrated that video game development wasn’t as easy as the majority of people thought.

However, it wasn’t done yet!

Although the game was basically complete, the placeholder art from the game engine was still being used. The styles of the artwork clashed, and many of them weren’t the right size. It looked like garbage, calling it an eyesore would be an understatement.

Moreover, the game did not have any music or sound effects, completely removing the tension from the game. The combat wasn’t satisfying, either.

Chen Mo spent his time on improving the art and music to the levels of the original in his previous life.

Luckily Chen Mo had sketched down the plants and zombies and it was all saved on his computer, all that was left was to complete it. However, this was a more painful process, as Chen Mo had to hand draw and animate all of it.

About forty different types of plants and twenty different types of zombies, combined with the fact that every single one of them had their own subtle movements, added up to a substantial amount of work.

Luckily, the artwork of the plants and zombies were fairly simple, especially when many parts of the zombies could be reused, reducing the amount of work.

Although Chen Mo’s art skills weren’t high, he could manage. The art style was cartoonish, so the lines and colors of the characters were fairly simple.

Of course, Chen Mo could’ve hired someone, but then he’d be required to describe his specifications in detail. Moreover, the results might not be up to par with his expectations. After giving it some thought, Chen Mo decided to bite the bullet and take matters into his own hands.

On average Chen Mo completed one plant and one zombie per day. Combined with resources such as the interface and loading screen, finishing the artwork took almost a month and a half of Chen Mo’s time.

——

Next up was sound effects and music!

Chen Mo’s Sound Effects Stat was now ten after consuming the skill book. It was impossible for him to make something from scratch, but recreating the original was still in the realm of possibility.

The background music of Plants vs Zombies could be considered one of the classic BGMs. Chen Mo could clearly remember many of the melodies. Although he couldn’t replicate them a hundred percent, he got fairly close. However, he didn’t quite remember the BGMs that weren’t super popular.

The tutorial track, preparation screen, front lawn, night, boss theme, zen garden… these were a few of the classics that Chen Mo could remember. Based on their melodies from his previous life, Chen Mo composed a few simple yet similar sounding BGM tunes.

As for the other less important BGMs, all he could do was to find some free resources for casual games off the game engine to take their place. The ones Chen Mo found were quite thematically similar, so he hadn’t made any significant changes.

As for sound effects, Chen Mo had to resort to the free resources of the game engine. As the sound effects library of the game engine was vast, Chen Mo managed to find similar sound effects, though he had to suppress his OCD for the slight differences…

——

Music and sound effects took Chen Mo another two weeks time, and he was fairly happy with it.

After playtesting for a week and adjusting anything that didn’t feel right to him, he felt that the game was finally out of its development stage, after taking three months altogether.

Chen Mo packaged his game into a 127 MB installer. Although it was slightly bigger than the original, Chen Mo didn’t care, as this size was considered quite small in the parallel world.

Chen Mo had prepared two standalone installers for this game, one for PC and one for mobile. The accounts were also crossplatform, and it had a simple leaderboard.

The last problem was how the players were going to log in.

Chen Mo didn’t give it much thought, and chose to use accounts at his own company, ie. a Thunderbolt Game Pass.

Chen Mo did have other choices. He could also make users login via social media, or use Emperor Dynasty Entertainment accounts.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was one of the biggest video game platforms and developers, so most players had a Emperor Dynasty Entertainment account. Moreover, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment allowed other games to use their platform for logins. Many game designers couldn’t be bothered to design such a thing, and used their player management system.

This option would make it much simpler for the players, attracting more users to his game.

Many players didn’t want to bother going through a new registration and all the verifications associated with it, therefore requiring players to register might lose a portion of the potential player base.

However, Chen Mo stuck with his decision of using his Thunderbolt Game Pass, not bothered by the potential loss.

The reason was simple: be it social media accounts or using Emperor Dynasty’s user management system, Chen Mo would be under the control of someone else. It didn’t matter that the Emperor Dynasty wasn’t taking a single cent, in Chen Mo’s view it was still his loss.

The data of the players was a valuable resource. As Chen Mo planned to make many other games, he had to take on companies like these eventually. It was better not to start with them now, than to have to sever ties down the road!

After the game was finished, Chen Mo decided to wait on pushing the game into the market.

Chen Mo wasn’t sure if the tastes of gamers in this world were the same as his previous one. If there were any differences, he would have to make changes to the game.

He first installed Plants vs Zombies onto the computers and tablets in his experience store to test the responses of the players, in order to decide on his promotional strategy.

Chapter 22: Cost of the Experience Store

Chen Mo received a call at the break of dawn from Lin Mao.

"Chen Mo, I’m releasing my game tomorrow. I named it Adventures of the Storm Rider. I’ve sent you a copy of it, go ahead and try it out. Also, how’s your game going?"

Chen Mo replied, "Cool, I’ll check it out! My game has been going pretty well, it’s basically finished. I’ll be testing it out in my experience store for feedback for the next two days."

Lin Mao replied, "Huh? Finished? It’s only been three months! How did you complete it so quickly?"

Chen Mo replied, "Casual game. It wasn’t big, either. I’ll send you the installer in two days for you to test out."

Lin Mao replied, "Alright. Let’s give each other opinions and improve together!"

——

Chen Mo installed the game had Lin Mao sent over on his phone.

Adventures of the Storm Rider. The installer was 94MB and had a little man raising his sword as the icon.

This game had been developed by Lin Mao for nearly half a year, taking another three months after getting Chen Mo’s opinion. That included testing, micro-adjustments, and pre-release preparations.

Comparatively, Chen Mo’s Plants vs Zombies was much faster. In the time Lin Mao took to make the adjustments, Chen Mo was able to finish an entire game!

——

Entering the game…

Chen Mo noticed that there were subtle changes made to the background, character, and playstyle compared to the previous version. The changes weren’t obvious, so only someone like Chen Mo who paid attention to little details like this would realize.

It seemed that Lin Mao had put a lot of effort into the gaming experience.

On the other hand, Lin Mao had completely revamped the playstyle according to Chen Mo’s suggestions.

First was the complete overhaul of the combat system, adding a lot of extra content while keeping the essence of the previous combat system. A noteworthy change was the addition of the new ability, Storm.

The main character was a knight who had the powers of the storm, able to utilize strong winds to slow down enemies and reduce their vision, or using heavy rain to slow down enemy attacks and afflict light status conditions. They could also summon a hurricane to blow away smaller, lighter enemies.

A few smaller storm attacks were permanent, but larger stronger attacks required energy to cast.

On the same note, there were now many more monsters which had different features. Different monsters might resist different storm attacks, while others were more effective.

For example, strong winds wouldn’t do much to an armored monster in full plate armor, and hurricanes wouldn’t be able to blow it away, either. However, rain could create muddy surfaces, drastically slowing its movement speed, even inflicting statuses such as sickness and rust, slowly reducing its attack.

Chen Mo admired the fact that the changes made to the combat weren’t as he had described, but took inspiration from what he had said.

Moreover, the core of the combat system: storm could be directly inferred from the name title. Chen Mo thought this was quite smart.

The name Adventures of the Storm Rider let the audience immediately know what the game was about, but still left enough to the imagination for the audience to be curious about the contents, making the game very attractive.

Another, bigger change to the game was the complete overhaul of the story. First, there were now four different endings, depending on the choices the players made throughout the game.

Ending One: The knight defeats the dragon, saving the princess and becomes the hero, living a happily ever after life with the princess.

Ending Two: The knight fails to save the princess, perishing in anger alongside the dragon.

Ending Three: The knight defeats the dragon, but does not kill it, instead signing a contract with it. From then on, the dragon becomes the guardian of the Imperials.

Ending Four: The knight defeats the dragon, but in the face of the allure of treasures, becomes the new dragon.

The copy Chen Mo had included GM tools, allowing him to make changes to the attributes of the characters. In the end he spent three hours testing it, going over all four endings once.

If it was a normal playthrough, a run would take around six to eight hours, much more if the player wanted to go through all four endings.

Out of the three recommendations provided by Chen Mo, Lin Mao took two, not including the extreme difficulty. Chen Mo thought that it was the right choice, as the three weren’t completely compatible.

Chen Mo thought that the game needed some luck to become the next big thing, but being mildly popular wasn’t a problem.

——

Chen Mo sent a text to Lin Mao: I went over the game. Not bad! It’s bound to be popular.

Lin Mao replied quickly: I’ll take your blessings. I’m quite busy for the next two days with the release of the game. I’ll come over to your experience store and try out your game once this is settled.

Chen Mo replied: Alright, I’ll see you then.

After having lunch, Chen Mo took an hour-long nap. He woke up at 2 PM, ready to open the experience store.

But before he opened it, Chen Mo had some preparations to do.

First was checking if everything worked in the store, and if all the computers had the game installed.

Second was the price charged to use the experience store.

The price of the experience was completely up to the designer. Chen Mo could make it free and allow anyone to try out for free.

However, making it free had a flaw. What happened if the game was hugely popular?

If Chen Mo made a popular online game and many of the players were staying at the experience store for long periods of them, potentially hogging an entire PC, it would be problematic, as many of his fans wouldn’t be able to try it out.

Go free for now, then raise the price? That wouldn’t do, either.

The price of the experience store shouldn’t be changed willy-nilly. Reducing it was fine, but increasing it might anger some long-time fans.

It was only an experience store, so there wasn’t any pressure to make money. Chen Mo didn’t want to control the number of players in the future by increasing the price, either.

Therefore he needed to charge a fee from day one, and it couldn’t be a small amount, either.

Under circumstances where there are many players, he might even need to limit the play time per player.

In this world, the internet cafes in the Imperial Capital ranged from three to ten RMB an hour. Three RMB per hour was the minimum, and wasn’t common.

Of course, there were higher class internet cafes for the local tycoons, but Chen Mo had the majority of the players in mind when he was considering it.

In the end, Chen Mo decided to make it five RMB per hour, as the experience store was better than the average internet cafe, and much more spacious than normal.

The price was definitely on the expensive end for now, but Chen Mo wanted to maintain it at this price in the future. As he made more and more games, the price would seem more and more affordable.

The drinks in the experience store were according to the recommended retail prices, not charging any extra. Chen Mo didn’t care about small profits like that, either.

The price only applied while they were playing games. If the experience store was full, he would enforce a four-hour limit for each player, requiring them to requeue after four hours.

The experience store would be open from 10 AM to 8 PM, no overnights or hogging a PC if you’re not playing.

After preparations were complete, Chen Mo’s experience store was officially open for business at 2:30 PM!

Chapter 23: The Day Without Customers

Chen Mo sat at the bar on the first floor in order to be able to see any potential players passing by.

He also moved his laptop to the bar table. While waiting for customers, he would play Plants vs Zombies and see if there was anything that needed to be changed.

Chen Mo had spent over three months on this, from August all the way into December. It was now entering winter.

As it turned colder, the pedestrians outside had put on long pants and jackets. Today, however, it was quite nice, as there wasn’t much wind, so the weather was fine for going outside.

—

After playtesting for an hour and not finding anything, Chen Mo stood up and walked around the second floor.

It was quite frustrating, as nobody had come yet.

Chen Mo opened a can of Coke and went back to the bar table.

It was at this moment that he remembered the free period for Flappybird had finally ended. He could now push it onto the market.

Chen Mo wanted to release Flappybird and Plants vs Zombies at the same time, using the ad space on Flappybird to promote Plants vs Zombies.

In truth, Flappybird was most popular in the first few months it was released. As three months had already passed, many of the players that might be interested in it had already played it. As players wouldn’t be always playing it, the hype surrounding it had slowly died down. Flappybird wouldn’t be able to make much money anymore if it were released now.

It was hard to say how much money Chen Mo missed out on as the competition officials were in possession of all the stats during the free period, so Chen Mo didn’t know how many ads had been shown either.

"Whatever, it was for exposure."

Even though it felt like he missed out on billions, Chen Mo was alright with it. There were plenty more opportunities to make money coming, so he wasn’t in a hurry.

It was at this moment that a young woman stood in front of his store and looked around inside.

The woman was dressed quite casually in a light jacket and jeans. She looked like she was around twenty-six, slightly older than Chen Mo. She looked quite pretty and had a ponytail, giving away a clean, genderless[1] vibe.

Chen Mo greeted her, "Hello."

The woman stood at the door and looked at the signs outside, then at the decor within the store and asked, "Are you a videogame designer? Is this a video game experience store?

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes."

The woman patted herself on the chest as a sign of relief. "Oh, thank the heavens. I thought this was a new internet cafe, I was worried for so long."

Chen Mo was "?"

The woman walked into the store explaining, "Oh, I’m the owner of the Fates Internet Cafe around the corner, coming over to check out my competitors."

-Damn, she isn’t a player, but a competitor!-

Chen Mo was speechless. As a woman owner of an internet cafe, she wasn’t here to experience games. She was just here to see if it was an experience store or internet cafe, and if he would be taking away her business.

The woman laughed awkwardly, "Sorry. Since it’s an experience store and not an internet cafe, it’s fine now. From now onwards we are now neighbours, let’s visit one another once in a while."

Although internet cafes and experience stores performed similar functions, they weren’t direct competitors. In experience stores, players can only play games developed by the designer, in particular having early access to them.

Designers usually wouldn’t install other games on their devices, and didn’t allow players to play other games in their store, either.

Chen Mo nodded, "It’s alright, you can come here anytime. I probably won’t be having too many customers."

"Cool." This woman quickly made herself at home, sitting on the sofa and helped herself to a can of Coke as if it was her home."

Chen Mo said, "Uhh… the drinks aren’t free…"

The woman put the can back where it was, "Sorry, I’m a little too used to this back in my store. Heh heh."

After judging the size of the main space, the woman said, "Your experience store is quite spacious, and only so few machines? Seems like a waste."

Chen Mo said, "Yup, the experience store is meant for players to experience my games and not for profit, so I chose to make it a bit more spacious."

The woman said, "Not bad, I’m quite jealous of you high-end designers. Oh, right. I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Zhuo Yao."

Chen Mo said, "Nice to meet you, I’m Chen Mo. I have a game that hasn’t been released yet, you wanna try it out?"

Zhuo Yao waved her hand and said, "Nah, I still have stuff to do back at the internet cafe. I just came out because I had a few minutes. I’ll play the next time I’m over."

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure, anytime."

As Zhuo Yao stood up and was ready to leave, she thought of something and asked, "How much do you charge an hour?"

Chen Mo said, "Five RMB."

Zhuo Yao was a bit surprised, "Isn’t that a bit overpriced? I only charge four RMB in the main area of my internet cafe. This is a new experience store, so you have like what, two or three games?"

Chen Mo said, "Only one for now."

Zhuo Yao said as a reminder, "I think you should move down the price, maybe even make it free. It’s an experience store. You don’t have to worry about making money. This price is a bit… unfriendly."

Chen Mo smiled, "Alright, I’ll consider it."

Zhuo Yao nodded, "Alright, I’ll be going then. I’ll come over some other time. Keep going at it and make a game that’s gonna go viral, that way I’ll be able to benefit from your success."

Chen Mo smiled, "Alright!"

——

After sending Zhuo Yao away, Chen Mo’s experience store went back to being silent.

Chen Mo didn’t feel the rush. Experience stores like these needed to be built over time. Moreover, Chen Mo hadn’t done any promotions, it wasn’t a surprise that there wasn’t anyone.

In terms of location of the experience store, it wasn’t good or bad. Although it was a bit off the beaten track, there was a small town nearby and a bit further away was a university, so the amount of people going by was a decent amount.

——

After waiting for another half an hour, the second customer showed themselves.

This guy had greasy hair, tired eyes and seemed like he hadn’t had enough sleep. It was obvious that he was an internet addicted teenager.

As he walked in front of the store and saw Thunderbolt Gaming Experience Store, he muttered, "Thunderbolt Gaming, never heard of it."

He then walked into the store and looked around, asking Chen Mo, "Hey, is this an experience store? Not an internet cafe?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, not an internet cafe."

"Oh." This internet addicted teenager was noticeably disappointed, as he was obviously looking for an internet cafe. Although he could play games inside the experience store, it was only the games from that particular company, so his choices would be limited.

Moreover, he had never heard of this company.

After some hesitation, the teenager muttered, "Whatever, the internet cafe was quite full anyways. May as well try this one out to kill some time."

He walked into the store and fished out his ID and mobile phone, "How much do you charge for an hour?"

Chen Mo replied, "Five bucks!"

The teenager was stunned, "Huh? Five bucks? Ugh… whatever." The teenager decided to leave.

"…" Chen Mo was speechless. This guy didn’t even give it any thought! Five bucks an hour wasn’t much, right? Turning around and leaving immediately, though?

-Five bucks! What can you even do with five bucks nowadays? Maybe two popsicles?

-It’s not even enough to top-up in game, that’s like six bucks!…-

With no other choice, all Chen Mo could do was to continue waiting.

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T/L Note: [1] Genderless as in not tomboy or ladylike, usually used in a good connotation

Chapter 24: The First Player

The next day, 10 AM…

Chen Mo was awake and had already had breakfast. He was waiting inside the experience store.

Yesterday, for the entire afternoon through 8 PM when the doors closed, there wasn’t a single gamer. All the visitors were here for the internet cafe. After realizing it was an experience store that cost five bucks an hour, not a one of them stayed.

Of course, one of the reasons nobody wanted to join was because the store was empty.

Chen Mo wondered if his life was supposed to be so difficult.

-My game is about to shock the entire gaming industry. Even though I allow you guys to spend five bucks to play it before it’s released, you’re still not satisfied?-

Chen Mo wasn’t going to give in, so he opened the store on time on the second day.

He even prepared a cup, waiting for his first customer to serve them a cup of coffee. However, the thought of not having enough players come in for an entire week had slowly crept into his mind.

If he didn’t gather enough thoughts from players and couldn’t gather enough feedback, all he could do was to test it on the market and change as he went.

Relatively speaking, Chen Mo preferred talking to the players face to face.

As Chen Mo was deep in thought, a tall woman walked into the store.

Long black hair, about a hundred and seventy-two centimeters, and still wearing heels. Luckily Chen Mo was still in his seat, otherwise he’d feel some pressure from her towering over him.

The woman did look alright, but she had a strong aura surrounding her, keeping everything within five meters at bay. Even a fly that wandered into the exclusion zone would be killed.

Basically, if you gave her a katana, she would be entirely capable of cosplaying Saeko from High School of the Dead.

The woman checked out the store before setting her eyes on Chen Mo.

Chen Mo felt shivers go down his spine and greeted her with, "Hello!"

The woman asked, "Is this an experience store? Just opened?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, since yesterday."

The woman looked at the empty seats and said, "Completely empty, has nobody been in here?"

Chen Mo didn’t have anything to say.

-Doesn’t she understand to not kick people when they’re down? You can tell just by looking that the store is empty. You think by asking the store will be magically filled with people?-

-And I so want to say ‘No, there’s bunches, you just can’t see them‘.-

Noticing that Chen Mo didn’t answer, the brunette asked another question, "Is it because the price is too high? Too few games?"

Chen Mo answered, "Five bucks an hour."

The woman nodded, "Of course, you charge more than the internet cafe, no wonder it’s empty."

Chen Mo said nothing.

Changing the topic, the woman said, "However, the environment is quite nice here, unlike the internet cafes with terrible atmospheres. Alright, I wanted to chill out for a bit anyways, I’ll play for an hour."

After finishing her sentence, the woman swiped her ID on the bar table, then paid using her phone, and sat down at a computer.

Internet cafes in this world were basically self-service. All you had to do was swipe your ID, and payments were completed by scanning a QR code using your phone.

Chen Mo finally came back to his senses after the woman sat down at a machine.

-What? That’s how I get my first customer? Wasn’t that a bit sudden?-

Trying to contain his happiness, he prepared a cup of coffee using the cup from before and placed it on the desk she was using.

"What’s this?" the woman asked.

Chen Mo replied, "As you are the first customer, a complimentary coffee!"

The woman scowled and teased him, "Tut tut, opened since yesterday, but only received your first customer today. Sir, you sure are miserable. Sigh…"

Chen Mo, "… I’ll be taking this away."

The woman said in a happy tone, "Just leave it. Why are you so narrow-minded, despite the good looks?"

Chen Mo laughed sarcastically as he returned to the bar and looked at the notification of the woman’s identity.

Wen Lingwei, 21 years old.

-At this age, probably a uni student at the nearby university, probably second or third year.-

-She has such a nice gentle name, why is she so mean? Probably because people around her have gotten accustomed to her antics because of her good looks.-

As Chen Mo’s impression of her wasn’t too good after she was so mean, he decided to not pay her any attention and went back to work.

However, at least he had his first player, so he was still quite happy.

——

Wen Lingwei turned on the computer which only had one game on it. The icon was quite interesting, a filthy hand coming out of the ground holding a flower.

"Plants vs Zombies?"

Wen Lingwei felt the game had vibes of Guan Gong vs Qin Qiong[1] which didn’t feel quite right. However, this game made her curious; how did plants fight against zombies?

She double clicked the icon, starting the game.

The logo of Thunderbolt Games flashed across the screen.

Soon, a loading screen was up on her monitor. There was a path in the middle of the screen. To the left were many zombies breaking through the fence, and on the right were plants waiting for the evil forces.

The entire image was quite cartoony. Although the zombies were very ugly, they weren’t disgusting. In contrast, the plants were quite pleasant and had human-like features, a mysterious focal point.

"Hey, feels alright!" Wen Lingwei was surprised. She thought that a newly opened experience store with a nobody designer couldn’t make anything worthwhile, but she had been captured as soon as she entered the game.

The art and UI were filled with elements related to zombies, and the style of the UI had a strong resemblance to tombstones. However, the tombstones didn’t seem out of place, but matched the trees and houses in the background quite well.

A popup appeared, asking Wen Lingwei to register a Thunderbolt Gaming game pass.

Wen Lingwei scowled at the extra effort, but continued with the registration, skipping her mobile phone and ID number.

After registration, Wen Lingwei clicked on the uppermost Begin Adventure button, entering adventure mode.

A hand poked out of the ground in front of the tombstone all of a sudden, and coupled with a low creepy laugh, gave Wen Lingwei a shock.

"… that was evil, " she muttered before entering the game.

The whole screen was occupied by a large piece of land that resembled the backyard of a house. A strip of grass was rolled out right in the middle of it, taking up around a fifth of the space.

The tutorial was very simple. An arrow appeared on the screen, hinting for her to click on the tile on the top bar. The tile had a green plant on it, nicknamed Peashooter.

Wen Lingwei clicked on the Peashooter and planted it on the lawn according to the hints.

At this point, a small sun drifted down from the top of the screen. Following the hints, she clicked on it, receiving twenty-five suns.

As Wen Lingwei planted the second Peashooter, the zombies appeared. With a growl, the zombie limped slowly towards the Peashooters.

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T/L Note:[1] Guan Gong and Qin Qiong were generals born two hundred years apart, used to describe someone in command who blindly makes decisions.

Also, ‘bucks’ is the slang term for bills of paper money in the Orient. So, five bucks in China is 5 RMB/yuan, but would mean 5 ringgit in Malaysia.

Chapter 25: Unable to Stop Themselves from Killing Zombies

The zombies moved very slowly, and the cartoony zombies weren’t scary either, but Wen Lingwei felt quite tense. As the zombies slowly waddled towards the Peashooters, she couldn’t help but feel a little nervous for them.

The Peashooters started shooting out peas. The popping of the peas on the body of the zombie filled her ears.

Soon after, the hand of the zombie fell off, and soon after that, the head fell off. The headless zombie fell to the ground, dead.

Wen Lingwei now managed to relax a bit, thinking, "Is that all? That was easy. Just a casual game after all, not all that difficult.

"However, this combination is quite interesting. How did you connect plants with zombies? And it manages to be oddly satisfying."

Soon thereafter, Wen Lingwei cleared the first level and unlocked a new tile: Sunflower, and moved onto the next level.

As long as the players actually tried, the first few levels weren’t difficult at all. Following the guide, Wen Lingwei progressed through the game, constantly unlocking new plants.

Sunflower, Cherry Bomb, Wallnut; the plants unlocked themselves one after another.

The combat abilities matched their features quite well, easily making deep impressions.

The plants, zombies, and even the weird neighbor Crazy Dave worked wonderfully with one another, making the game seem very complete, with nothing out of place.

Wen Lingwei felt that although it was a casual game, a lot of effort has been put into it, and slowly immersed herself in the game because of how interesting it was.

She couldn’t stop herself as she progressed through adventure mode.

After some time had passed, a pop up showed up in the bottom right corner, hinting that she had five minutes left on the hour.

Wen Lingwei was shocked. So soon? She felt that she had only beaten a few levels. How did the time go by so quickly?

She didn’t give it too much thought as she was having fun, she couldn’t leave it go at this.

Wen Lingwei scanned the QR code and paid another ten bucks for another two hours of playtime.

Surely two hours was enough to beat a casual game?

——

Noon…

Wen Lingwei took a sip of coffee and was ready to continue battling.

At this point of the game, she started facing some difficulties. Many plants crucial to beating the level were restricted, putting her out of her comfort zone.

Moreover, more and more zombies had appeared, such as the Pole Vaulting Zombie, Dancing Zombie, Newspaper Zombie, Screen Door Zombie, and so on. All of them required different plants to beat.

When Wen Lingwei faced the Zombies for the first time she had to start over because she wasn’t familiar with the abilities of the Zombies.

However, these little obstacles didn’t stop her. Instead it made this little game a lot more interesting and stimulating. Games like this that required critical thinking made her quite excited.

Unbeknownst to her, it was now noon.

Wen Lingwei subconsciously looked at her phone and was shocked to find out that it was now twelve-something.

Taking a look around, Chen Mo was still at the bar, completely absorbed by his laptop screen deep in thought.

Wen Lingwei raised her hand and said, "Excuse me."

Chen Mo put his head up, "What’s up? Is there a problem with the game?"

Wen Lingwei said, "No, I was just wondering if you provided lunch?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "No, but there’s a restaurant and a fast food outlet across the street. You could probably order some food delivery."

Wen Lingwei blinked her large eyes, "What are you having for lunch? How about you go buy something and buy me something too?"

The corner of Chen Mo’s mouth twitched. What is the meaning of this? Ordering me around? Do I need to put up a sign saying to not order the owner around?

"This experience store doesn’t provide a meal delivery service. Moreover, you can’t eat inside the store. If you want to eat you have to go to the meeting room, " said Chen Mo.

Wen Lingwei asked, "Where do you usually eat?"

Chen Mo said, "I usually eat on the second floor."

Wen Lingwei said, "Then I’ll eat on the second floor, too."

Chen Mo was speechless. "The second floor is my personal space, no outsiders allowed."

Wen Lingwei pursed her lips and said, "Stingy!"

Chen Mo, "…"

Wen Lingwei said, "Alright then, could you get me something from the fast food outlet? I’ll eat in the meeting room. I’ll pay you after."

Chen Mo said, "Can’t you order it yourself?"

Wen Lingwei said, "Sheesh, can’t you see I’m busy? Hurry up, I’m starving!"

Finishing her sentence, Wen Lingwei returned her eyes onto the screen, continuing her battle.

-Nice, someone raised a internet addicted daughter…-

Chen Mo didn’t think Wen Lingwei would be addicted to it so quickly, even disregarding eating. As he was hungry anyways, he ordered two meals from the fast food restaurant.

Chen Mo got up from the bar and moved around to get his blood flowing again, and checked on which level Wen Lingwei had gotten to.

The screen was dark, it seemed like she had reached the night level on the second stage. The stronger Football Zombie now appeared as one of her potential opponents. It was obvious that Wen Lingwei had failed this level once and had made suitable preparations. As the Football Zombie appeared, she put down a bunch of plants in that lane, attempting to beat it with more firepower.

In the end, the Football Zombie was defeated, but the other lanes didn’t have enough firepower and were overrun by zombies, resulting in a game over.

"Ah! Damn it!" Wen Lingwei took a sip of coffee and restarted the level.

Chen Mo couldn’t help but laugh, as this was quite normal. As there were only so many suns to collect in each level, if you spent too many resources going face to face with the football zombie, the defences of the other lanes wouldn’t be good enough.

In reality the best way to beat the Football Zombie was the Doom Shroom, though Chen Mo didn’t plan to hint that to Wen Lingwei, as spoilers affected the gaming experience. It wasn’t because her mean words were still on Chen Mo’s mind.

Seeing Wen Lingwei completely immersed allowed Chen Mo to relax a bit. It seemed that classics in this world still remained classics, and good games would always age well, so he wasn’t too out of his element as a videogame designer.

Based on the current contents in the game, an experienced player would take about five hours to go through it once; going through it twice would total about eight hours.

If you included the other minigames and if you were extremely talented and borderline crazy, you could probably beat it in two days in one sitting.

Of course, you could play the endless mode for the rest of your life.

However, new players wouldn’t be able to cruise through all the levels easily, like the more experienced players, as there was an experimental and learning phase.

Moreover, casual games didn’t require big health sacrifices, like playing throughout the night. Playing two hours a day, including time for experimenting ,would result in about a month of playing.

Even if you beat all the levels, there was still endless mode to compete with your friends. It was basically an endless rabbit hole.

Therefore, Wen Lingwei thinking that she could beat the game in two hours could be described by Chen Mo in one word: naive!

Chapter 26: What Game is that Entertaining?

The food arrived half an hour later.

"The food’s here. I’ll be eating then, " Chen Mo called out.

Wen Lingwei waved him away with a shooing motion. "Go ahead, I’ll beat this level soon."

Chen Mo brought the food into the meeting room and checked out the newly published games on the market on his phone as he ate.

The official market was different from the other, smaller channels. The smaller channels allowed promotional spaces that were available for purchase. In contrast, the official market didn’t accept any payments that could affect the ordering of the games. The ordering of the games relied on proper statistics such as release date and sales, making it very difficult to inflate the numbers to artificially improve your position.

Chen Mo wanted to see if Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment had released any games recently. As these companies were massive and had huge user bases, whenever they released a game, they would be at the top of the leaderboards, because they captured the attention of many gamers.

Although Chen Mo was confident in the quality of Plants vs Zombies, he wasn’t going to go head to head with the two companies for now.

Luckily, the games on the newly published list were from smaller companies. Chen Mo downloaded a few of them and tried them out. He concluded that the best of them were similar to Adventures of the Storm Rider and were likely not competition for Plants vs Zombies.

—

As Chen Mo continued eating, Wen Lingwei slammed the door to the meeting room open and finished the burger in a few bites. It was like strong winds meeting clouds, gone in a flash.

Afterwards she hastily finished her fries before finally shaking her Coke at Chen Mo, "Surely I can drink at my seat?"

Chen Mo, "…That’s fine."

Wen Lingwei left the meeting room with the Coke in her hand, five minutes after she came in.

Chen Mo was only halfway through his burger.

"Are you really that into it? I’m starting to wonder if I hired you for publicity[1]…"

——

After Chen Mo finished his meal, he cleaned out the meeting room table, then took the trash out.

There was still only him and Wen Lingwei in the experience store. Chen Mo sat at the bar trying to figure out the release date of the game. Wen Lingwei was immersed in her own battle, the room had only the sound of clicking.

——

Three hours later…

Chen Mo stood up and walked around the store. What surprised him was that Wen Lingwei was still totally focused on the game. Moreover she was almost through the third stage, meaning she was more than halfway through the first playthrough.

-That’s pretty fast.-

It was evident that Wen Lingwei was pretty fast, given that she was a new player and managed to figure the game out. At this point, finishing the game was only a matter of time.

At this point, Wen Lingwei’s phone rang.

Wen Lingwei reluctantly picked up the phone after it rang a few more times.

"Hello?" Wen Lingwei picked up the phone with an unfocused tone, as her attention was still entirely on the screen, staring at the few Ducky Tube Zombies that required her attention.

The speaker on the phone was a guy, "Senior, where are you? We have been waiting here for five minutes."

Wen Lingwei was shocked, "Waiting for five minutes? What for?"

The man on the phone said, "The regular meeting for the Publicity Department, today at 4 PM. It was you who decided the time."

Wen Lingwei slapped her forehead after giving it some thought, "Oh, right! Was it this afternoon? Is it 4 PM already?"

"…"

Wen Lingwei asked, "Are you guys all in the meeting room?"

The guy on the phone said, "Yep, everyone’s here, just waiting for you to start the meeting."

Wen Lingwei looked at the screen sadly. Although she could save the game, she really didn’t want to leave at this moment.

Wen Lingwei replied after a pause, "How about you guys come to me for the meeting? There’s a sofa and a meeting room, and drinks too. After we finish with the meeting, we could grab some food too. How’s that sound?"

The guy on the phone replied, "Huh? Alright then, since you’re the head of department. Where are you?"

Wen Lingwei said, "I’m in the small town near school. You guys know Fates Internet Cafe? No, not there, but at the new experience store across the street. Right, just come directly here."

After describing the location of the experience store in detail, she hung up and continued with her game.

After ten or so minutes, a group of people arrived in front of the experience store.

There were four men and six women, totaling ten people. It seemed like they were all university students from the nearby university.

The leader of the group was a skinny, tanned man. After looking around at the doors of the experience store he said, "Yep, should be this one."

A few cutely dressed girls that weren’t even 160cm tall walked into the store and proclaimed in dainty voices, "Senior, we’re here!"

Wen Lingwei looked at them and said, "Oh, you’re here! Jia Peng, Chang Xiuya, you guys enter the meeting room first, I’ll be right there."

The skinny, tanned Jia Peng commented as he walked up behind her, "Senior, please don’t tell me that the reason you didn’t show up was because you were too busy playing video games…"

Wen Lingwei scowled and replied, "What? Do you have something to say?!"

Jia Peng hurriedly shook his head, "No, not at all!"

The others, including the cute girl Chang Xiuya, were trying hard to hold back their laughter, and obediently entered the meeting room.

Chen Mo didn’t care, as the experience store was open to the public. Even if the others weren’t here for the game, they were free to come in and sit.

Wen Lingwei paused the game and entered the meeting room, sitting down in the middle.

"Alright, let’s start, " Wen Lingwei said, looking at Jia Peng and Chang Xiuya.

Although the atmosphere was a bit odd, the participants slowly grew accustomed to it under the presence of Wen Lingwei.

Jia Peng opened his notebook and stated, "For today’s regular meeting, I have three things i wanted to talk about. First was the poster for next week…"

Jia Peng and Chang Xiuya were the deupties of the department, so many of the jobs were handled by them. As for Wen Lingwei, although she was the head, she only had to make the decisions. All she normally had to do during the regular meeting was to sit around and listen.

Jia Peng and Chang Xiuya said a few things which were quickly assigned to different people, leaving a few decisions that needed to be made for Wen Lingwei. The meeting finished after half an hour.

Wen Lingwei stood up and said, "Alright, is that all? If that’s all I’ll be going."

Wen Lingwei left the meeting room and went back to her seat to continue playing.

Jia Peng and the bunch came out of the meeting room and stood behind Wen Lingwei curiously.

"Senior, what is this game? Why are you so into it?" Jia Peng asked curiously.

Wen Lingwei was the head of the department, so in the eyes of her juniors, she had a halo on her head. The younger ones among them were especially infatuated, basically viewing her as their end goal.

However, their beloved senior was now completely into the game. How great could this game be?

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T/L Note: The raws used a word that described hiring a bunch of people to create hype around a certain topic. Say you opened a store; you’d invite a bunch of people there to make your store seem really popular, attracting the attention of passersby.

Chapter 27: Let’s play together

"Plants vs Zombies." Wen Lingwei replied without even turning around, completely focused on the screen.

"Plants vs… Zombies? Jia Peng thought that the name was direct. Plants on the left, zombies on the right, hence Plants vs Zombies.

Chang Xiuya looked at the plants on the screen and said, "Huh? This mushroom looks so cute, and so does the walnut. Seems pretty cool!"

"Be careful, there’s a zombie munching away at your walnut!" a woman reminded her.

Wen Lingwei wasn’t panicking at all, as she had already gathered plenty of experience. She easily had small problems like this under control. After saving up enough suns, she let go of a Cherry Bomb in the middle of the hordes of zombies. Following a "Boom!", the zombies in the area turned into ashes.

Cheng Xiuya let out a wow, "You’re good at this!"

Wen Lingwei wasn’t affected by the flattering, "Basic moves. Relax, contain yourself."

However, even if it didn’t show on her face, she was quite happy.

Although the game might seem simple, the middle to later stages of the game did have some difficulties, and more often than not would cause her to panic slightly.

However as Wen Lingwei gathered more and more experience under her belt, normal emergencies weren’t a problem at all.

Chang Xiuya said, "Senior, this game looks pretty fun. I wanna play too!"

Wen Lingwei said, "Sure you can, just turn on a computer, it’s preinstalled on it."

Chang Xiuya looked at the people behind her and said, "I wanna play, do you guys want to join?"

Jia Peng saidm "I want to try it out, the game seems quite interesting."

The others also joined in, "Let’s play together, seeing we’re here already."

The ten of them went to the counter, swiped their IDs and sat down at computers. Chen Mo had a total of eighteen computers on the first floor, and out of nowhere, eleven of them were now occupied. The first floor was now quite lively.

Jia Peng, Chang Xiuya, and the others entered the game and started registering for their accounts.

"Huh? It looks like you can add friends in this game. I thought this was a single player game?"

"Yeah, what’s the point of adding friends?"

"Maybe it’s because there’s a multiplayer aspect coming, but it only has a simple leaderboard for now. Come, let’s add each other as friends and see who beats the game faster."

"Wow, Senior Wen is already up to level three! Worthy of being the vice-deputy!"

Plants vs Zombies had always been a game suited for all ages and genders. Although it had a cartoony artstyle, it managed to appeal to all ages.

The reason everyone here was playing the game was because Plants vs Zombies was actually a fun game, and was something new and different. Another reason was that Wen Lingwei was playing it, leading the others to follow suit.

When a majority of people in a small group did something, individuals would also join in in order to not feel left out.

This was also the effect of herd mentality. Even if some within the group didn’t have a good first impression of Plants vs Zombies, they’d still try it out.

Soon, the others were also addicted to the game.

Jia Peng had the most gaming talent and progressed the quickest, not getting stuck on the earlier levels at all as he steamrolled through them. Chang Xiuya, on the other hand, was a bit more clumsy, but she was playing quite seriously. Whenever she got stuck on something she’d get Jia Peng’s advice, and was quite happy playing the game.

The others were in a similar position, completely enchanted by the new playstyle of Plants vs Zombies. One level after another, none of them wanted to stop.

At this point, Chen Mo made up his mind.

Although the sample size of ten wasn’t big, there were both men and women with different personalities. Every one of them were quite into the game. It was evident that there was a huge potential within the younger generation.

That was the best news Chen Mo could receive.

For games, the best group of consumers to fight for were young adults, as they were the main consumers of games. This group had the most spare time, were the most active, and were pretty easy going with their money. If a game was popular among young adults, without a doubt it would spread to people of different ages.

In contrast, if it doesn’t capture the attention of the young adults and was only popular in a specific age group, it was very unlikely that a game would succeed.

Moreover, this group was still quite focused after playing for an hour or two without raising any questions or opinions, meaning that Chen Mo’s level design and numbers were just right, basically replicating the original Plants vs Zombies.

The level design and numbers were points that had always worried Chen Mo, but he could finally relax after seeing this. The difficulty was on point, and the balancing on plants and zombies were well done, too.

——

5:30 PM…

After beating another level, Jia Peng looked at his watch, only to realize that it was already 5:30. He looked around to find out that nobody intended to leave, including Wen Lingwei, who was still fighting hard.

"Senior. It’s now five-thirty, what are we having for dinner?" asked Jia Peng.

The others raised her heads and looked at Wen Lingwei.

Wen Lingwei blinked dumbfoundedly and said, "How about… food delivery?"

Jia Peng didn’t know to laugh or to cry, saying, "Senior, you said to meet up for dinner?"

Wen Lingwei was staring at a screen with a struggling expression, as this level was slightly harder. She had tried the level three times now, and still hadn’t managed to beat it. She was also getting tired from playing the whole day, and wanted to take a break.

Moreover, after gathering the whole publicity department, surely they couldn’t just get some food delivered. No matter what, they should still go to a restaurant.

"Alright, those who haven’t finished have ten more minutes. Don’t start another level once you’re done. Let’s go out for dinner in a bit, " said Wen Lingwei.

"Ok!" everyone agreed.

The majority of the people here were still slightly worried. It would’ve been bad if Wen Lingwei decided on ordering food. Gathering the entire publicity department just to eat takeout at a video game experience store? If anyone outside of the group knew, they would be made fun of until they graduated.

One after the other, the students who beat their last level quit the game and started chatting about their experiences from the game.

"I think the Torchwood is quite good, the damage increase is quite noticeable. A Torchwood with a few Peashooters behind, that’s tons of damage!"

"However the Torchwood only boosts Peashooters, which aren’t a good choice at the later stages of the game. That strategy is too simple."

"I found the night level so difficult, especially the tombstones. They’re so annoying, not to mention that they take up space too."

"That’s how you make it interesting! If there wasn’t some difficulty, there wouldn’t be a challenge."

"Right? This game is quite scary; once you start, you can’t stop."

The students that were on the leaderboards became the focus of the group, sharing their experiences as they chatted while looking through the leaderboards.

Chen Mo reminded them nicely, "If you haven’t had enough of the game, there’s an installer for your phone on the computers, you can continue playing it on your phone."

Chapter 28: The Statistics for Adventures of the Storm Rider

"Huh?" Jia Peng was shocked. "This game is on two platforms?"

Another fellow asked, "You can play it on your phone too? What about the save file? Does it carry over?"

Chen Mo replied, "The saves do carry over, yes. You can play on your phone using the save file from your computer."

"What? How come you didn’t mention this earlier?" Jia Peng hurriedly took out his phone and connected it to the computer and installed Plants vs Zombies onto his phone.

As the resources package wasn’t big, the installation finished in a few moments. Jia Peng launched the app on his phone and logged in using his Thunderbolt Gaming game pass. Indeed, his progress on the computer was transferred over to his phone!

"It really is cross-platformed!" said Jia Peng.

Chang Xiuya took a look at his phone, "Huh, it really is. It feels like the textures look better than on a PC."

Jia Peng said, "No, it’s the same. It’s just that the phone screen is smaller, so it looks more detailed. However, the controls do manage to suit both mobile and PC, even the UI is the same. I thought that the buttons on the PC version were a bit big, it turns out it was to make them suitable for mobile, too."

The others took out their phones and installed Plants vs Zombies, one after another.

Chen Mo hadn’t released the game onto the market yet, so these people were performing the roles of lab rats. He planned to release it when it felt that his game was ready after gathering some information.

"Alright, since we are done playing, let’s leave, " Wen Lingwei said with a hint of sourness. She wasn’t prepared to leave the game behind, but she led the others out of the store.

"Sir, we’ll be leaving now, " Wen Lingwei said, waving at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo nodded in response, "If you have any problems with the game, do let me know. I will take your opinions into consideration.

—

Wen Lingwei and the others had now left the experience store.

"Are you guys coming tomorrow?"

"We have it on our phones now. Isn’t it the same?"

"But I feel that the atmosphere is better playing in the experience store on the computer."

The bunch left while discussing things.

——

Chen Mo ordered dinner then launched his backend management system to check out the statistics of the players.

During the designing phase, Chen Mo had included some data points that the game would log in order to harvest some player-related statistics.

For example, which levels were players stuck at for the longest, and had the most failures? How long did it take each player to go through each level? The usage rate of each plant? What kind of zombies would breach the defenses of the players? Which zombies dealt the most damage to plants?

The players wouldn’t bat an eye at statistics like this, but they were quite important to Chen Mo.

The emotions of the players would often be delayed, or they’d feel that something wasn’t quite right, but didn’t know where that feeling came from.

But from the point of view of the designer, being able to find the source of frustration for players and adjusting things accordingly was essential. With everything that the players felt as a table, it was easier to adjust the game to its highest potential.

When dealing with some out-of-place statistics, Chen Mo would make slight changes to the attributes of plants or zombies, or make changes to the level, slightly reducing its difficulty. Similarly, after a few easy levels, he’d introduce a more difficult level to introduce some setbacks.

After making the changes, Chen Mo could push the changes onto the new installer. Changes like this would be a common occurance until Chen Mo felt that things were perfect.

——

Three days later…

Lin Mao took a taxi to Chen Mo’s experience store. When he was about to open the door, he noticed that there were about ten players inside, completely drawn in by the game.

Among them was a small group of two or three who seemed to have come together, chatting as they played.

"Bring a bomb! It’s better if you bring one. It’s good for emergency situations like the final wave, clearing a bunch of zombies with a bomb."

"Don’t worry about it, if you misplaced something just get rid of it using the shovel. But avoid using it because it’s kind of wasteful, as the sun isn’t refunded."

Lin Mao was quite curious. When Chen Mo said his game was done and was ready to be installed in the experience store for people to try out, he didn’t think it was true. That was too fast!

Lin Mao thought that Chen Mo’s first game would take at least half a year, as the first game of a video game designer couldn’t be an overly simple minigame, and it would have to be a game with an extended playtime.

In the end, Chen Mo somehow managed to make it within three months?

—

Lin Mao went into the store and saw Chen Mo at the bar, walking over to greet him.

"Yo, you’re here!" Chen Mo greeted Lin Mao when he saw him.

Lin Mao sat down beside Chen Mo at the bar. "There’s quite a few players here. Seems like your game is quite successful?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, not bad. I’ve made a few adjustments according to the statistics I’ve gathered. I plan to release it during this weekend. How’s your game going?"

Lin Mao replied, "It’s already on the market, you should be able to see it now."

"Really? Then I’ll support you by downloading it." Chen Mo turned on his phone and looked up Adventures of the Storm Rider on the app store.

Lin Mao had set the price at twenty RMB, which was normal, not cheap nor expensive. It was a one time purchase, meaning after the purchase it would receive updates and DLCs for free.

Chen Mo downloaded the game and gave it a five star rating.

"How do the statistics look?" Chen Mo asked.

Lin Mao replied, "Not bad! The overall reviews are pretty good, but the downloads aren’t super high, as the price is on the higher end."

Chen Mo nodded. Indeed, there weren’t many who would spend twenty RMB for a small mobile game like this. However, the game’s quality was quite high, hence it was worth the price.

"After the ratings get into a good state, maybe do some promotions and sell it at half price, " said Chen Mo.

Lin Mao nodded, "Yeah, I was thinking about that. The sales will probably increase by quite a bit if I sell it at half price."

Chen Mo looked at the statistics of Adventures of the Storm Rider on its store page.

It was sixth in the newly released games list, but it wasn’t part of the top paid games or popular games list. It was slightly obscure among the promoted new games.

The ranking and recommendations of the games on the store were basically done automatically, updating every three hours. There were also some additional calculations to filter out suspicious games that might have had their numbers artificially inflated for manual inspection.

The mobile game app store had three main categories: paid games, free games, and best sellers.

Other than that, there were smaller categories such as new games (games that have been out for under a month), classic games (games that were released more than a year ago), and categories sorted by genre (action, adventure, strategy, etc.).

Furthermore, there were a few more important promoted spots which were chosen by the system based on the data it has collected. The promoted spaces were updated daily, and it was possible for games to stay in the promoted spaces for multiple days in row.

Adventures of the Storm Rider was sixth among the new games, and received a promotional space, which was quite a good start. After the players raised its rating, Lin Mao would start a sale for half price.

So far Adventures of the Storm Rider hadn’t been out for even twenty-four hours yet, and it had around four hundred downloads with thirty-odd five star reviews. With a start like that, it was possible for it to be moderately popular during its ‘new game’ period.

Chapter 29: Potential to go Viral!

The official appstore was different from other game distribution channels. Four hundred downloads in twenty-four hours may seem like nothing, but that number was actually pretty good.

Other promotional spaces for other game distribution channels, such as the Emperor Dynasty Entertainment platform or the proprietary stores of phone manufacturers, could be bought using money. As long as you were friendly with them, the platform wouldn’t care too much about artificially inflating your numbers, either.

Therefore, as long as you were willing to spend money, it wasn’t surprising to have thousands or even tens of thousands of downloads on the first day on other game distribution channels.

However, the official store prohibited inflating statistics, therefore new games could only be found in obscure corners, just like The Adventures of the Storm Rider. There wouldn’t be many who would download new games, even if they were on the top new games or among the promoted new games.

However, the official store automatically adjusted the promotional spaces. Games like The Adventures of the Storm Rider would probably be on the promoted list of new games or in its respective genre, which would greatly boost the downloads.

If The Adventures of the Storm Rider was able to maintain its downloads and ratings for the next promotional round, it would be pushed even higher on the promoted list. If that continued, it would be able to go from a few hundred downloads to possibly hundreds of thousands within a week.

Of course, games that fell into that positive feedback loop were few and far between; most games would fall off the promoted list halfway because of the statistics they had reached.

The official app store also took a smaller, twenty percent cut from the revenue that the game generated.

As for taxes, it was more troublesome than in his previous life, as it was quite a bit different, but not too difficult by any means. After income taxes, trading taxes and the like, it all added up to about thirty percent.

Of course, the main form of taxing was based on net profit, as video game designers had a lower starting cost compared to traditional businesses. So when the profit increased, the taxing increased too.

So if there were a hundred thousand downloads, assuming no sales, Lin Mao’s gross income would be two million RMB, and after the platform’s cut and taxes, he’d be left with a million, one hundred and twenty thousand.

Even though only half of it was left, it was still a huge profit.

Of course, sales were also affected by the price. For a game like Lin Mao’s, selling at twenty RMB, a hundred thousand downloads was a bit difficult to achieve.

However, even if the game was cheaper, down to ten RMB, there weren’t many games that managed to break a hundred thousand on the official app store.

Those games would always be on the top of various rankings, and have promotional spaces multiple times.

Many smaller designers only got thousands of downloads regularly, after working for half a year to a year just to earn about a hundred thousand RMB and having to worry about other expenses, barely keeping their stomachs full.

Chen Mo said, "The promotional spaces will be refreshed in one or two hours, right? Let’s see how far up this game moves, then."

Lin Mao nodded, "Yeah, I’m looking at games during the same period, and mine looks like it has a better chance than the others. I can’t be certain, as we don’t know how the promoted spaces are calculated."

It was easy to tell that Lin Mao was slightly nervous. Promotions had a huge impact on the future of the game. In Chen Mo’s opinion, his game didn’t lack work, sincerity, or creativity, all that was left was the acceptance of the players.

Chen Mo patted his shoulders, "Relax, the quality of the games out there on display, what’s there to be afraid of?"

Lin Mao said, "Yup, we can only hope. Is your game ready? Maybe I can give you some opinions from a different perspective."

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah. You can try it out by going to a computer or using your own phone."

Shocked, Lin Mao said, "Dual platform? Aren’t you ambitious! I’ll just use my phone then, I’m more used to playing on mobile."

After installing the game on his phone, Lin Mao tapped on the icon and launched Plants vs Zombies.

After playing for ten minutes, Lin Mao was completely absorbed by the game.

"This game… is quite complete!"

As Lin Mao was a video game designer, he had a different perspective than the other players. He was shocked that the graphics, music, UI, and playstyle worked together very well; he couldn’t find anything to nitpick!

The tutorial was clear and was easy to pick up. The difficulty of the levels made sense, and the combat system was rich…

If someone told Lin Mao that this was a high-quality game that was on the popular games list, he wouldn’t doubt it!

"This… you made this in three months?" Lin Mao looked at Chen Mo, his mind blown.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, I’ve actually been thinking about this idea for a long time. What’s wrong?"

Lin Mao replied while nodding repeatedly, "Pretty good, I think this game is capable of going viral! In terms of quality, the game beats many other top games. When do you plan to release it?"

Chen Mo said, "Tomorrow maybe. I have been collecting the feedback of the players for the past two days. Overall, it’s not bad. I’ve changed a few things that didn’t seem right. After it’s released and I gather even more statistics, I’ll make more changes."

Lin Mao said, "I think it’s good. This game that you made is much better than mine. I can’t believe it, it seems that you really have opened up. How did you get so good all of a sudden?"

Chen Mo laughed, "What is this? Back to the topic, the success of the game doesn’t just depend on the quality, but there’s an element of luck, too. Let’s hope that both of our games make big sales."

Lin Mao said, "Yeah, hope we get big sales. Then we can be buddies on the top new games leaderboards."

In the past three days, nearly a hundred people had played Plants vs Zombies. Some of them were random players that had walked past the experience store, but most of them were brought over by Wen Lingwei and Jia Peng’s group.

When these people left, they introduced the game to their roommates. Chen Mo’s experience store received another bunch of players that way.

So far Chen Mo’s experience store had managed to gather ten or so players, and was much livelier than normal.

—

Chen Mo and Lin Mao chatted for a little while longer.

"Huh? The recommended lists have updated!" Lin Mao exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Mo went over and said, "Let’s check it out; where’s the new promoted space?"

Lin Mao excitedly raced through the app store, "Recommended in its genre! New recommended games! It was recommended on both!"

"Not bad!" Chen Mo laughed. "You’re on a roll here!"

These two recommendations were pretty good one for a new game. Recommended in its genre meant bringing in more players who liked games like that, and being recommended on the new games list would attract players who liked trying out new games.

Two recommendations at the same time meant the system was rating Adventures of the Storm Rider highly, meaning that it should bring in a large amount of sales in a small amount of time.

If the game maintained its high rating, the game would undoubtedly receive better recommendations, possibly even being recommended on the front page.

Lin Mao patted his chest in relief. "Now I can relax, the second recommendation was so important!"

Chen Mo reminded, "Don’t celebrate too early, you should continue monitoring the reviews. You might even be defamed by your competitors."

Lin Mao nodded, "Yeah, I know. The gap between the second recommendation and the game properly going viral is still massive."

After chatting for another few hours and looking at the new games at the time and checking out their numbers, the two of them went out for supper after the store closed, after which Lin Mao left.

After all, he had to pay great attention to the statistics and the feedback of players, as it was a key moment. Chen Mo, on the other hand, had to worry about his release, so the two of them didn’t have much time to spare.

Chapter 30: Special Promotional Tactics

The experience store opened its doors early the next day.

Soon after the doors were opened, Jia Peng brought over some friends.

"Good morning, manager. Are you releasing your game today?" asked Jia Peng.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, why did you guys come over so early?"

Jia Peng answered, "Isn’t Plants vs Zombies being released? Since we don’t have classes today, we’re here to cheer you on."

Chen Mo said, "Sure! Welcome! Come in and take a seat. How many levels have you beaten in endless mode?"

Jia Peng quickly replied, "Eighty-four levels. Manager, is endless mode actually endless? Is there an upper limit?"

Chen Mo replied, "Only eighty-four? The real game starts beyond level one hundred, I’ll tell you straight up."

Jia Peng was speechless, "What the-? Are you crazy? I’m feeling like I’m losing my footing at level eighty-four. It’s a struggle just to get through another level.

The other guys also joined in nodding, "Yeah! It starts at level one hundred? Are you playing the same game as we are?"

Chen Mo smiled and said no more.

Four days had passed, and Jia Peng and his friends would be the first batch of players, completing all of adventure mode. The adventure mode wasn’t meant to be hard, Chen Mo set it to be same as the original version. As long as you were of average IQ, you should be able to beat it, given some time.

Wen Lingwei and Jia Peng thought that the game ended after beating adventure mode, as if it was a puzzle game, finally managing to beat it after playing it obsessively for three or four days. The game content was already quite rich for a puzzle game.

In the end, they found out that the game had an endless mode!

After trying it out, it had opened them up to a whole new world. As the difficulty of the levels increased slowly but surely, they realized that what they thought was a good grasp of the game was completely naivete.

So far, Wen Lingwei was at the top of the leaderboards with ninety-three levels. The others were around sixty to eighty, with a clear feeling of hopelessness.

These players thought that their strategy in adventure mode was strong, but as they entered endless mode, the same strategy would be blown to pieces. It was like playing a whole new game.

Therefore, they came to Chen Mo’s experience store often to play the game and to share their experiences. They also wanted to get some tips from Chen Mo for the best, most advanced strategy, and to continue grinding their rankings on the leaderboards.

Jia Peng and his buddies turned on the computers that they were so familiar with and continued playing through endless mode after launching the game and logging in.

"Manager, when is your game going to go live?" Jia Peng asked.

Chen Mo replied, "Probably around twelve."

Jia Peng nodded and replied, "Alright, when the time comes we’ll be the first to download and give you a five star rating."

The time the game was released didn’t matter for new games, but the nearest hour was usually chosen to make the statistics easier to track.

Statistics during the twenty-four hours after the game went live were the most important, most notably the downloads and ratings as both of them directly influenced the rankings and promotions on the official app store.

Whenever Emperor Dynasty Entertainment or Zen Entertainment would release, they would hype up the game in advance to draw in large numbers of players on release, taking the top spot of the new recommended games with no problems.

Chen Mo didn’t have that much money to promote his game, but he had other plans.

At 10 am, Chen Mo already released his game into the store, and the adspace in Flappybird contained an ad for Plants vs Zombies. Clicking on the ad would redirect the player to the app store download page for Plants vs Zombies.

How many players did Flappybird currently have? Chen Mo didn’t know the number, but it wasn’t small. Most of the players of Flappybird would be casual gamers, so using it to promote Plants vs Zombies was definitely a good idea.

Chen Mo didn’t expect Flappybird to rake in any money for the moment, as it was free to download, instead expecting it put his name out to as many people as possible, and convert them into Plants vs Zombies players.

Other than that, Chen Mo also had the video game media in mind.

Theoretically, he was just a D-grade video game designer, nobody would care if he released a game.

The video game media had power, but who would give their time to a nobody D-grade video game designer?

However, Chen Mo wasn’t a nobody, and already had his name out there.

He was the winner of the video game designing competition, who also happened to have a conflict with Shi Huazhe, both incidents known on video game media.

Chen Mo posted on Weibo:

Flappybird is now on the appstore for free (free forever!). My new game Plants vs Zombies will be out at 12pm, on both PC and mobile. Let’s see if we can break a hundred thousand downloads in the first month.

@Shihuazhe, @Videogame Info Network, @Tianji.com, @Wechat Gaming Channel, @Hengyou Video Games Channel…

Chen Mo tagged dozens of video game media companies and included the loading screen of Plants vs Zombies (the one with plants on the left and zombies on the right) as a promotional poster.

——

Within ten minutes, the video game media was all over it!

The managers of the official Weibo accounts were all drawn out by the smell of a new tagline.

"Chen Mo? Wasn’t that the champion of the video game designing competition? The creator of Flappybird?"

"He’s about to release his new game? It’s only been three or so months! Isn’t that too fast? And he wants us to witness it together? Does he really think his game is gonna break a hundred thousand sales in the first month?"

"Three months in development is way too short. That time includes testing and adjusting the game! Could it be just another mini-game like Flappybird?"

"A game like Flappybird cannot be done again. If he makes something similar, he’s just looking to fail."

"It’s called Plants vs Zombies; it seems that the content of the game is quite rich, but it is still a casual game."

"Shi Huazhe previously stated that Chen Mo’s first game would never surpass a hundred thousand downloads in the first month, and this guy wants us to witness it with him. He’s not afraid at all, this guy’s got guts!"

"Hurry up and repost! Track all the stats of Plants vs Zombies after it’s released!"

—

The video game media got the smell of a new tagline and started reposting one after another.

Of course they knew what Chen Mo was trying to do. He was trying to make himself a focus and promote his new game for free!

However, the video game media was willing to be used, as they also needed a hot topic like this to operate!

Moreover, even if the video game media didn’t take the bait, the slow expansion of information on Weibo would mean that the game would slowly pick up in popularity either way.

Following the reposts of the video game media, more and more gamers caught wind of this information.

Chen Mo’s first proper game, Plants vs Zombies, was about to be released!

Many of them were just watching, but the post did attract the attention of the spectators.

The cartoony art style of the plants and zombies quickly made a deep impression in the minds of the gamers. Many of them were already looking forward to finding out how plants were supposed to battle zombies!

Moreover, the video game media paid attention to the numbers Plants vs Zombies would be cranking out, paying even closer attention to the number of sales in the first month.

If it did reach a hundred thousand, for ten RMB each, it meant one million gross and about five hundred thousand RMB net. That would be an incredible number!

Chapter 31: Explosive Release!

Shi Huazhe wasn’t stupid and knew that Chen Mo had many weird and wonderful ideas up his sleeves. It was entirely possible that Chen Mo could make something that would attract the attention of many people, driving up the sales quickly. Therefore, in order to try and keep what remained of his dignity, Shi Huazhe didn’t dare lowball his estimate.

But, what if he really made it to a hundred thousand?

There wasn’t an inch of Shi Huazhe that wanted to believe that. In his view, the success of Flappybird was completely accidental, as all of Chen Mo’s skills were utterly terrible. Surely he was not able to get lucky like that again and again in the future?

——

12 PM…

Plants vs Zombies was released into the market on time. The players that had been waiting for it were all racing to download the game.

PC players were few and far between in this world, making it an unexplored territory. Therefore, Chen Mo chose to focus on the mobile players.

Despite having the game on the PC market as well, Chen Mo didn’t expect it to get close to the top there.

Chen Mo set the price at 10 RMB.

The app store had set the pricing on games, ranging from free, one RMB, ten RMB, twenty RMB, fifty RMB, or above fifty RMB.

As the official app store in this world mainly catered to users inside China, there wasn’t a problem with currency exchange, so there was no need for 6 RMB or other odd numbers like that.

Chen Mo could’ve made it free or just one RMB, which would make it much easier to increase the number of downloads, but he felt that he was losing out on too much by doing that.

Plants vs Zombies wasn’t suited for in-game ads, and Chen Mo didn’t want it to affect the experience of the players, either.

If he sold it at one RMB, two hundred thousand copies would only result in a hundred thousand RMB net, which wasn’t even enough for him to make ten draws!

Therefore, ten RMB was quite an approachable price. Of course, this didn’t mean Chen Mo was running a charity, he was just going for low price at high volume.

Plants vs Zombies was expected to be popular among all ages. Primary or high school students with not much money, or even the older generation, were part of Chen Mo’s target market. Making it cheap enough to fork out money without much hesitation was part of Chen Mo’s plan.

——

Jia Peng and his friends inside the experience store had already downloaded it, and gave it a five star rating.

"Manager, we’ve downloaded the game and gave it a five star review!" said Jia Peng.

Chen Mo said, "Thanks! I’ll give you all a free cup of milk tea for your trouble."

"Thanks, manager!" Jia Peng and his friends were very happy.

Jia Peng said, "Senior Wen and the others will come over during the afternoon, as they have class during the morning."

Another guy said, "That’s great, we can watch the game completely destroy the new games list together."

Jia Peng said, "Of course! It will surely dominate the leaderboards, it’s so fun! We’ll be the witnesses here!"

——

Many others also had their eye on the sales of Plants vs Zombies.

On the official app store, the statistics for games were updated hourly, the games leaderboards were updated every three hours, and recommended spaces were updated every twenty-four hours.

Many gamers were downloading the game.

Some of them were brought over from the ads on Flappybird, others came from Chen Mo’s Weibo, and some of them just liked the idea behind the game.

However, many players were still observing from the sidelines, waiting for the hour to pass and check the reviews before deciding if they should buy it.

——

At 1 PM, the statistics for Plants vs Zombies were finally updated!

Jia Peng rubbed his eyes. "Wow, did they misplace the decimal point and made it seem ten times more than it should be? That number’s unreal!"

Plants vs Zombies had received 887 downloads, with a score of 9.7/10 after an hour.

Despite not being too familiar with the video game industry, the students knew the significance of those numbers.

Adventures of the Storm Rider was considered doing quite well with four hundred downloads in twenty-four hours, but Plants vs Zombies managed eight hundred and eight-seven in an hour!

Just looking at the twenty-four hour downloads, this wasn’t just a popular game, but an extremely popular game, and made in only a few months at that!

Chen Mo was quite calm. Although these numbers were better than he had thought, it was still within the realms of his consideration.

Flappybird would be continually driving players to Plants vs Zombies, and the video game media had basically promoted Chen Mo’s game for free, with more than a thousand reposts on Chen Mo’s post. As a result, the people that had seen the game might be in the hundred thousands, all of which were potential players.

Plants vs Zombies wasn’t on any leaderboards or promotional places, only because they hadn’t been updated yet. With numbers like that, Plants vs Zombies would without a doubt kill the new games leaderboard.

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As the topic gained traction, the downloads of Plants vs Zombies kept increasing.

1,333 downloads at 2 PM.

1,914 downloads at 3 PM.

It seemed like the downloads were increasing by five hundred every hour, with no sign of slowing down.

At a speed like that, including the late night slow down and the increased traffic from eight to ten PM, Plants vs Zombies might break ten thousand in twenty-four hours!

Ten thousand copies on the first day?

That was crazy!

Moreover, the ratings were ranging between 9.1 to 9.4, and never dipping below 9. This meant that the players rated the game very highly, and would more than likely maintain this in the future.

Jia Peng was shocked, and exclaimed, "Look at the new games leaderboard!"

First place on the new mobile games leaderboard was now Plants vs Zombies!

"Yeesh, isn’t that too fast? Being on the leaderboard just after one cycle, that’s insanely good!" Jia Peng couldn’t believe it either.

The new games leaderboard wasn’t impossible to climb. Companies like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment or Zen Entertainment could easily reach the top of the leaderboard right after release by advertising and hyping up the game.

However, Chen Mo hadn’t spent a single cent on advertising Plants vs Zombies! Reaching the top of the new games leaderboards one hour after release, that was the stuff of fairy tales!

On the new games leaderboard, Adventures of the Storm Rider was in third place, while Plants vs Zombies was at the top in first place.

After receiving a recommended space, Adventures of the Storm Rider had been gaining momentum. But it stood no chance against Plants vs Zombies.

If Adventures of the Storm Rider had a standing start, Plants vs Zombies had a shooting start. How can you compare when the number of players are of different magnitudes?

The video games media was also shocked. They also thought that Plants vs Zombies had a high chance of going viral, and becoming the biggest dark horse of the month!

Although the statistics at the twenty-four hour mark were more significant for extrapolation, the three hour numbers for Plants vs Zombies were extremely good, even beating some works from large companies!

The explosiveness of Plants vs Zombies caused some minor panic within the video game media, but this was all within Chen Mo’s calculations.

Climbing to the top of the new games leaderboard? That wasn’t even a small goal for Chen Mo…

Chapter 32: Small Tricks for Endless Mode

During the afternoon, Wen Lingwei and Chang Xiuya brought a few of their own friends to the store.

The store that was normally half-full was now quite lively. Some of them went to the computers while others sat on the massage chairs to play on their phone, but they all were playing Plants vs Zombies.

Wen Lingwei and Chang Xiuya came to the front of the bar and asked, "I heard the game went online today. How did it go?"

Jia Peng said, "Too well. Just take a look; it reached the top of the new games leaderboards in the first leaderboards update, completely destroying the other games!"

Chang Xiuya said, "Wow! The manager’s so good!"

Wen Lingwei clicked her tongue, "Yo yo yo! That’s good luck if I’ve ever seen it. So, is the game going viral?"

Chen Mo replied, "For now, not necessarily. It depends on the next round of recommendations, and there’s also the statistics that happen after that…"

Wen Lingwei shot a glance at Chen Mo and said, "Can you speak like a normal person?"

Chen Mo replied, "Yup, it’s going viral."

Jia Peng and Chang Xiuya both let out a snicker and barely held back their laughter.

Wen Lingwei said, "Alright, since it’s going viral, there’s no need to keep looking at the app store. It doesn’t make you seem confident."

Chen Mo said, " I’ll just check out the player discussions, I have nothing else to do for now anyways."

Wen Lingwei pointed at her screen and demanded, "Teach me how to go beyond level one hundred on endless mode."

Chen Mo was speechless.

Jia Peng cried out, "Senior, you can’t do that, that’s cheating!"

Chang Xiuya was also protesting, "Yeah, you’re already in first place anyways!"

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes and said, "You guys don’t know jack. This game is about to get a bunch of players. It’s just a matter of time! In two days, some genius-level player is going to surpass me in endless mode. I’m just preparing for the inevitable, understand?"

Another guy who stood beside Jia Peng poked him and whispered, "Are you stupid? Any secrets that the manager gives to Senior Wen will be passed down to us eventually."

Jia Peng and Chang Xiuya were stunned and realized, "Oh, yeah!"

"Manager, secret to beating the levels, please!"

The students in the experience store banded together soon after, urging Chen Mo to leak some tips for getting through Endless Mode.

Wen Lingwe waved her hand to present the crowd, "Do you see this, manager? This is what the people want."

Chen Mo was speechless. "If this is what the people want, you must be the dictator…"

Wen Lingwei said, "Hurry up! I came all the way here to support you today, can’t you just give us a hint?"

Chen Mo said, "If I remember correctly, it takes less than ten minutes for you guys to get here from the University…"

Chang Xiuya said, "Yeah, manager. We are basically your most loyal fans, can’t you give us a tiny edge over the others?"

Everyone started joining in…

Taking turns to voice their support…

Pestering…

Chen Mo had nothing to say. He didn’t want to give out any strategies, as a big part of puzzle games like these was finding out your own solution. He could spoil it, but wouldn’t that ruin it? It would also inhibit the exploration processes of the others.

However, if he doesn’t let out anything today, these people likely wouldn’t give up.

"Alright, I’ll demonstrate the hint. It’ll depend on you guys as to how much you can get out of it, "

Chen Mo said as he turned on his laptop.

"Yay! It worked!" Chang Xiuya quickly moved closer to Chen Mo. The others dropped their games and surrounded the bar table, wanting to find out what Chen Mo was about to show.

Was there a strategy that was able to clear endless mode infinitely? Or as Chen Mo said, the real game started beyond level one hundred! What strategy would be used to get past the hundredth level?

Soon after, the bar table was completely surrounded.

Wen Lingwei let out a cough, and two of the guys gave her some space seemingly naturally.

"Alright, let’s start, " said Wen Lingwei.

Chen Mo rolled his eyes. Was it you or me who is the owner?

Ten or so people had their eyes wide, staring at Chen Mo’s screen.

Chen Mo launched Plants vs Zombies and then launched another program window, typing in some code, and changed a number to 2012.

The audience were curious about what had happened.

"Manager, what are you doing right now?"

"Uhh… cheating?"

"Manager, you’re the designer. Is that still cheating? That’s just changing the game."

"Bullshit! You can’t do that, manager!"…

A few of the guys protested.

Wen Lingwei snapped coldly, "Stop talking, the manager was just adjusting the level."

The audience looked closer. It appeared that Chen Mo had entered the two thousand and twelfth level in endless mode.

"What the? Two thousand and twelve? Are you crazy, manager? How difficult is that?"

"I was already struggling at eighty-something, and you’re gonna start from two thousand and twelve?"

"If you beat this level is the record going to be two thousand and twelve?"

"I think your ‘if’ is a bit hard to achieve!"

"Is this actually playable? Are you sure you didn’t make it too difficult?"

"Is the manager that guy? Sigh, it seems like he is that guy."

The corner of Chen Mo’s mouth started twitching. After entering endless mode, he placed a bunch of plants using the game engine.

If it was a normal playthrough, this step would be done in the previous levels. However, Chen Mo didn’t have the time, so he did it using the game engine.

Chen Mo was on the pool level, placing four Cob Cannons in the pool, four Twin Sunflowers, and six Gloom Shrooms.

From left to right, the first row had Winter-melon, Gloom Shroom, two Winter-melons, Cob Cannon, Spikeweed. The second row had an Umbrella Lead, Gloom Shroom, Winter-melon, Umbrella leaf, Cob Cannon, Spikeweed.

The top and bottom lanes of the pool were reflected, and any plants that could fit a Pumpkin had one.

The others whispered amongst themselves.

"This strategy by the manager seems quite comprehensive. It feels like something is about to go down."

"Indeed, the positioning of the Umbrella Leafs and Gloom Shroom seem quite intentional."

"However, aren’t there too many Cob Cannons?" There’s one, two, three, four… eight of them!"

"It is quite a lot. I don’t think the Cob Cannon is that great. I think it’s too squishy, and you can’t put it in a Pumpkin; it’s gone after a few nibbles from the zombies."

"But this layout that the manager has… there’s no way the zombies can get to it, right?"

"Shhh… Stop talking, let’s watch. It’s about to start!"

Chen Mo gave himself three thousand suns and started picking his plants.

Ice-shroom, Cherry Bomb, Mimic Cherry Bomb, Doom-shroom, Chilly Pepper, Squash, Pumpkin, Puff-shroom, Sun-shroom, and Coffee Bean.

The others were trying hard to memorize it, and a few of the girls even brought out their notebooks.

"I think I understand what the manager is trying to do. Start with plants that do higher damage and keep them into the later levels, only bringing one-time use explosive-type plants.

"That’s a plan alright."

"But… this feels extremely risky!"

Moreover, why would you mimic the Cherry Bomb, but not the Ice-shroom or Doom-shroom? As one reduces speed and the other does huge damage, those two should make better choices?"

"Don’t know, let’s see how the manager plays this."

Everyone in the store was holding their breath as they looked forward to seeing how Chen Mo would play it out.

Chapter 33: Level Beaten!

Chen Mo hit the Start button and planted an Ice-shroom in the second row.

Just a few seconds later, accompanied by the creepy sound effects, a huge wave of zombies appeared!

It was really a wave of zombies, there were so many of them it was impossible to count. It was difficult to tell what types of zombies were there, as the only thing identifiable was the red eyes of the Gargantuar, tightly stacked as it stomped forwards.

Dancing Zombies, Pole-vaulting Zombies, and Football Zombies could sometimes be identified between the Gargantuars. The Zombies with their vaulting poles in their hands looked like knights charging into battle, the people watching could barely contain their shock.

The red-eyed Gargantuars tossed their Imps one after another, and soon after eight Imps landed beside the Gloom-shrooms. That wasn’t the end of it; the imps kept getting hurled towards the plants in a constant stream, all of them chewing away at the Winter-melon.

The Gloom-shrooms started shooting crazily, and the flurry of Winter-melon shots at the zombies never slowed down, either.

Chen Mo was quite calm, directing Cobs and other explosive plants towards the hoards of zombies, turning the waves of zombies into ash. Every so often, Chen Mo placed some Puff-shrooms and Sun-shroom down to slow down the zombies slightly .

Under the constant waves of explosives, the hoards of zombies fell. Before Wen Lingwei and the others could make out what the zombies looked like, they were turned into ashes and coins on the ground.

Moreover, Chen Mo had good control over the tempo of firing the Cob Cannons as he predicted the positions of the zombies and always provided support to wherever it was needed.

Jia Peng’s eyes and mouth were wide open at this performance. Chang Xiuya had her hands over her mouth, and even Wen Lingwei was staring.

You can actually play like this?!

How could a puzzle game feel like it requires higher APM than your average strategy game?

Under the constant bombing by Chen Mo, it felt like the Zombies couldn’t do anything in retaliation. Anything that walked onto the screen would die without resistance.

"I now know how insane the Cob Cannon is."

"I knew that it was strong, but how is he able to protect so many of them?"

"I think… that this strategy is amazing! Reacting to all different types of zombies perfectly, interesting!"

The audience were starting to get tense from the action.

As the game continued, the assault from the zombies never stopped, but their speed was slowed down significantly. Under Chen Mo’s methodical bombings, they died quickly.

Even as a huge wave of zombies arrived, Chen Mo had managed to not lose any plants!

"It’s coming, a huge wave of zombies are approaching! I think the manager will be able to hold!"

"Oh my, there’s so many of them!"

After the warning from the game, a huge wave of zombies approached. Hordes of Imps flew towards the plants, and the Gargantuars moved forwards, withstanding the retaliating firepower.

It was all under Chen Mo’s control, maintaining the tempo from Cob Cannons and Bombs; it was hard to take in, there was so much going on.

Jia Peng couldn’t understand what was going on at all. He wanted to follow Chen Mo’s cursor, but there was too much going on on the screen, so it was impossible for him to remember all the operations Chen Mo was executing.

The others all had their attention on the screen, too. They knew that Chen Mo being able to beat so many levels wasn’t just because of the strategy, but execution and technique, too!

They basically had the statergy down, but there was still the technique that was lacking.

After a minute of exciting battle, the last red-eyed Gargantuar fell. Chen Mo’s plants were basically at full health, his Bombs were essentially off cooldown, and he hadn’t spent too many suns, either.

"Wow, he beat the level!"

"Two thousand and twelfth level, man! He actually beat it! Oh my heavens!"

Everyone there was shocked. How did he do it? Was beating level two thousand actually possible?

Moreover, it felt like Chen Mo had everything under control and didn’t over exert himself. It was probable that he still had more in him to continue on.

However, judging by Chen Mo’s face, he didn’t want to continue playing.

"Manager, do one more!"

"Yeah, manager, please explain the main points of the technique!"

"Manager, how did you decide on shooting the Cob Cannon, where do you shoot it?"

"When’s the best time to use the Doom-shrooms and Ice-shrooms?"

Everyone surrounding Chen Mo was talking one after another, all with questions about his technique.

Chen Mo smiled, and closed his laptop.

"Like I said, I’m only doing that once. How much you guys get from it depends on you." Chen Mo didn’t say anything else, but had a smile on his face, just like an otherworldly expert.

Jia Peng protested, "What? Manager, you can’t just leave it at that. You’re just cliffhanging!"

Chang Xiuya added, "Manager, just do it once more!"

Wen Lingwei said coldly, "Explain it properly, or I’ll leave a bad review for this game on the app store!"

The others joined in, "Yeah, bad reviews!"

They were all trying to outshine each other.

Every single one around Chen Mo wanted him to explain the technique behind it, but Chen Mo wasn’t going to give in, refusing to break.

Endless mode was probably enough to entertain these people for a few years. During this time, the most enjoyable process would be trying to find the best strategy. If Chen Mo gave away all his theories, it would undoubtedly shorten that searching process, which would end up cutting down on the fun they would have.

Therefore, he chose to do it once and only once, and not explain it any further.

A few of the students saw that Chen Mo was set on his decision and quietly left the bar table, heading back to their seats, ready to try out Chen Mo’s strategy themselves.

Soon after, the others gave up one after another, leaving to try it out for themselves while it was still in memory.

Before Wen Lingwei left, she rolled her eyes at Chen Mo and said, "Hmph, stingy!"

The corner of Chen Mo’s mouth was twitching, but he kept it under control. It was the game and the players. Yep!

Soon after, Wen Lingwei and the others were battling in Endless Mode trying out Chen Mo’s strategy.

The strategy wasn’t hard to memorize. As Wen Lingwei and Jia Peng were quite smart, they got it right after playing around with it a bit. They cross-verified and got most of the way there.

The first levels were needed to set up the strategy, putting down all the required plants before eventually swapping out for Bombs in the later levels.

However, that wasn’t a challenge for Wen Lingwei and the others, and they got there very quickly.

The original Plants vs Zombies had basically been figured out by a few super fans. Chen Mo chose the more common 3C eight Cob Cannon[1] build with four sunflowers. It was a more balanced strategy, and didn’t have a problem with level 4000, or beyond.

Normally the more Cob Cannons you had, the more firepower you had. However, Cob Cannons were very fragile, and if they were accidentally destroyed, they would leave an empty space behind for a long time. This could easily lead into a feedback loop, eventually costing the player the game!

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T/L Note: [1] 3C is the author of the strategy.

Chapter 34: Recommended on the Front Page!

On the extreme end, it was possible to have twenty-two or more Cob Cannons. Chen Mo didn’t want to show that one, as it was quite easy to fail. It wouldn’t look good if he failed during the demonstration.

Moreover, every single one of the Cob Cannons needed to be managed properly, it wasn’t as simple as firing it everywhere. It required a certain knowledge of how the zombies appeared and firing ahead of time.

Furthermore, it wasn’t the only strategy. In reality, there was so much to learn in terms of strategy that you could have twenty to thirty pages posts on Baidu Sticky Notes, many of which were difficult to think up. For example, only using up half the map, or arranging the plants in the shape of an arrow, a heart shape or even strategies without using Cob Cannons. There were also extremely difficult-to-master strategies that used twenty-two or more Cob Cannons…

Chen Mo understood the theory behind them, but if he had to perform them himself, there was no way he could pull them off without some practice, especially since firing the Cob Cannons and placing bombs was extremely technical. Some players in his previous life even went as far as making up mnemonics to memorize the strategy.

Other than that, there were many other small tricks, such as freezing the water in the pool level during specific times to stop zombies from spawning from the pool.

There were many other small tricks like this, though Chen Mo didn’t plan to reveal any of them, letting the players find out themselves.

The passion of Wen Lingwei and the others was reignited once again, trying to figure out Chen Mo’s strategy.

"Hey, interesting. I finished placing down the plants!"

"How is it, is it good?"

"It’s good! Feels much stronger than my previous strategy!"

"Be careful and protect the Cob Cannon."

Everyone had their heads deep in trying to figure out Endless Mode, and had tossed the game release to the back of their minds.

-I thought they said they were here to cheer me on?-

Chen Mo was speechless. He went back to the app store and focused on the statistics for Plants vs Zombies.

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From the afternoon through the evening was the golden time for video game downloads. Every hour when the statistics were updated, the rate of increase for the downloads increased, from five hundred downloads per hour, to eight hundred downloads per hour!

While Plants vs Zombies convincingly held the first place on the new games leaderboards, it also started making progress on the other leaderboards.

Puzzle games, strategy games, casual games… Plants vs Zombies started to show itself in the other leaderboards, and even reached the top five hundred paid games!

It hadn’t been twenty-four hours yet. It was crazy to be able to achieve results like this.

At the same time, the topic of Plants vs Zombies started gaining momentum, and Chen Mo’s Weibo post was gaining more and more reposts.

All the large video game media were downloading Plants vs Zombies in order to introduce the game in their articles.

Some video game designers that had caught wind of the game were shocked, downloading the game in order to find out why the game was such a popular topic.

Right now, everyone was waiting for the statistics at the twenty four mark for Plants vs Zombies!

Currently Plants vs Zombies had a score of 9.2, maintaining its high rating. The vast majority of player discussions were positive.

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"Very innovative puzzle game!"

"This game is very rich in content. There’s still more to come after playing for a few hours, very much worth my money."

"Thumbs up for the music and graphics!"

"I initially thought that the theme of plants and zombies didn’t match, but turned out to work quite well together."

"I downloaded the game during noon, and have been playing for a few hours. I just can’t stop playing!"

"I thought a game made in three months would be quite crude, but this is the complete opposite. This game is highly refined, and the creativity is out of this world!"

"I’m a professional hater, but I can’t find anything to complain about. Am I about to lose my job?"

"I’ll tell you what to do, comment above: These zombies aren’t scary at all! :P"

"Is there anyone else who came here from Weibo, and feels sorry for Mr. Shi Huazhe?"

"Hehe, who would feel sorry for that washed-up designer? Relying on his old fame every single day, criticizing everything that comes across him. Then what, do the games he makes even compare to Plants vs Zombies?"

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Chen Mo was filled with pleasure after looking through the player discussions.

There were also some bad reviews or some opinions. However, when Chen Mo took a look, they were only empty arguments. Perhaps they were hired or just hating for the fun of it.

Chen Mo didn’t mind, as this small minority didn’t affect the rating for Plants vs Zombies. Before they could leave a bad review, they had to whip out money and buy the game anyways.

-After they pay, they can say whatever they want. If I get mad, I lose.-

Chen Mo had a great mentality, it was impossible for him to get mad over a few haters.

Chen Mo was also filled with hope. He wanted to see how Plants vs Zombies which was so popular in his previous world, would fare in the parallel world!

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The next day, at 12 PM…

There was only Jia Peng and a few of his friends. Wen Lingwei and the others stayed in the store until 8 PM when it closed. They probably played a bunch more when they got back to the dorms on their phones and ended up not showing up today at noon.

Jia Peng yawned and said, "Manager, I tried out your strategy the whole night yesterday: it doesn’t work! Why do I keep running out of Cob Cannons?!"

Chen Mo only replied with a smile.

Jia Peng said, "…Manager if you keep doing that, I’ll hit someone. How come you can beat level 2000 easily, but I can only get up to 109?"

Chen Mo rolled his eyes and replied, "You beat twenty-odd levels in one night and you still aren’t satisfied?"

Jia Peng gave it some thought, and it seemed like that was true, then he should continue to investigate…

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Chen Mo went to the app store to check out the statistics for Plants vs Zombies.

So far, many companies had their articles done, the only thing missing were the statistics.

At 12 PM sharp, the statistics were updated!

Plants vs Zombies: 23,187 downloads, 9.1 rating!

It broke twenty thousand in twenty-four hours!

According to Chen Mo’s estimates, it would break ten thousand in twenty-four hours, but Chen Mo wasn’t too optimistic about it breaking twenty thousand. How when Chen Mo looked at it this morning, it had already surpassed twenty thousand, and at 12 PM, it was around twenty-three thousand.

This meant that Plants vs Zombies had received another wave of downloads during the night!

Furthermore, Plants vs Zombies had entered the top 10 for puzzle games, strategy games, casual games, and so on. It even managed to reach the top 100 paid games!

The promotional spaces were even crazier, as the official game store gave Plants vs Zombies a spot on the front page, under "Must Play Today!"

There were four main promotional spaces on the front page. The best was for classic games, which would be recommended on a rolling banner alongside five other games.

The next was the "Hot Today" recommendations. They would receive a larger icon, which featured ten games.

The one after that was the "Must Play Today", which also had the larger icons, but would be provided for ten to twenty games.

The worst of them was "Specials Today", with about thirty recommended games.

However, the worst front page recommendations were better than anything after the second page.

Being able to receive a "Must Play Today" recommendation meant that Plants vs Zombies was already doing quite well. It could be said that very few games are able to receive this recommendation only one day after its release. This meant that the score given by the system to Plants vs Zombies was very high!

Chapter 35: The Game’s Gone Viral!

Even the video game media companies were shocked by the numberd. This included a lot of people who didn’t get a good night’s sleep.

Why? Trying to finish the script, of course!

The first day’s sales went from a thousand, to five thousand, and ten thousand, then twenty thousand. The script couldn’t be the same when the numbers were that different!

The media thought that the first day of sales would be around eight to ten thousand, as they thought Plants vs Zombies was a casual puzzle game, which always had a smaller audience. It would gain a lot of players in the first few hours from Weibo, and after the hype died down the sales would also follow.

In the end, the numbers completely surpassed their expectations!

Not only did it not slow down, but it kept increasing, and broke twenty thousand in twenty-four hours!

Some had known that they were going to witness this go down in history.

At noon, when the twenty-four hour statistics for Plants vs Zombies were released, the media started uploading their articles.

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"The biggest underdog today: Plants vs Zombies!"

"Breaking twenty thousand downloads in the first day, destroying the new games leaderboard"

"Gamers say: I can’t stop!"

"Industry professionals predict: Likely to enter the puzzle games leaderboard!"

"Game reviews: Rich content, new playstyle, otherworldly creativity!"

"Can you believe this? Flappybird and Plants vs Zombies had the same designer!"

"Breaking a hundred thousand in the first month? Shi Huazhe has no comment."

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The consensus of the video game media was very positive. The numbers that Plants vs Zombies produced were too good overall, and there wasn’t much to nitpick in the terms of quality either. Even the haters found it difficult to find things to hate on.

Under bombardment from the video game media, Plants vs Zombies was getting more and more well known. In addition to the promoted space on the official app store, it was likely that Plants vs Zombies would receive another wave of explosive growth!

Noticing the hype around Chen Mo’s game, many "caring" players put down everything they had on hand to check out Shi Huazhe’s Weibo, but it turned out that he had deleted his reply to Chen Mo.

Before today he liked criticizing everything, but ever since Plants vs Zombies became popular, he hadn’t posted anything yet.

The ‘caring’ internet citizens weren’t satisfied. He was the one to say confidently that Chen Mo’s first game wouldn’t be able to break a hundred thousand sales in the first month. Did he still think that now?

Forget about a hundred thousand; after breaking twenty thousand on the first day, this game would be heading for five hundred thousand in the first month!

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"Mr Shi Huazhe, say something."

"It’s fine, Plants vs Zombies only had twenty thousand downloads in the first day, it’s possible that it won’t hit a hundred thousand in the first month. You still have a chance, sir."

"Sir, don’t give up your treatment!"

"I have to say, it was a smart move for him to not say anything when asked what he was going to eat. That was smart of him."

"So, you don’t plan to show yourself anytime soon?"

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The spectators around Plants vs Zombies were all commenting on Shi Huazhe’s Weibo trying to start something. A few of the sarcastic comments were pushed to the top with hundreds of likes.

Shi Huazhe didn’t post anything, because he knew what would happen if he did. The best thing he could do was to not do anything. However, this didn’t mean he hadn’t been looking at Weibo. With so many people making fun of him, sure he was angry, but there was nothing he could do since Plants vs Zombies had performed very well. Coming out and criticizing it wouldn’t do much.

With these sales and popularity, going against the flow would surely bring many haters. While Shi Huazhe was mad, he wouldn’t come out now to be murdered on the internet.

"How is this kid so lucky? How can everything he makes get so popular? Next time, there’s no way he’ll be able to maintain this next time!"

Shi Huazhe was set on not commenting. After others made fun of him and did not get any reactions, they decided to let this matter slide.

Things got popular quickly and died down quickly on social media. These users were just trying to band together, and when they saw that nothing could be started, they left it alone.

However, Plants vs Zombies was getting quite popular, and the sales kept increasing.

——

Zao Zihao and Lin Mao both congratulated Chen Mo over the phone.

"Not bad, I heard you murdered the new games leaderboard. I think you must’ve raked in quite a bit of money. Hurry up, I’m still waiting for my pay to win game, " said Zao Zihao.

Chen Mo laughed and said, "Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten."

Lin Mao called in to congratulate Shi Huazhe, "That’s pretty good, Chen Mo. I thought that your game would get quite popular, with a chance of going viral. I didn’t think it’d be this popular. That’s amazing!"

Chen Mo said, "Your game is also doing pretty well, seeing as you’re second on the new games leaderboard."

Lin Mao said, "Sigh, it doesn’t even come close to your Plants vs Zombies. I’ve been playing it for the past two days. It’s actually pretty well done in all aspects, in particular how much playtime there is! I think this game is going to start a puzzle game trend."

Chen Mo replied, "So be it, I’m not making a puzzle game for my next one."

Lin Mao was shocked, "Huh? What are you trying to do? This game is going to go viral, why not make a Plants vs Zombies 2 while it’s still hot?"

Chen Mo said, "Nah, I’m fine. I’m not planning on making my next game a puzzle game."

Lin Mao didn’t understand, "Why? It makes you money and fame! You’re good at it too, why not do it?"

Chen Mo said, "It’s hard to explain, but I just don’t see too much potential in these types of games. Alright, I have to go. Let’s meet up some time."

——

It wasn’t just Lin Mao who thought that puzzle games were about to be popular. So did the video game media!

It was hard to say how popular Plants vs Zombies was, but from what was going on now, it was possible for it to top the puzzle games leaderboard, possibly making ripples in the paid games leaderboard too!

Moreover, the game had been able to maintain a score of around 9.3, and a portion of that must have come from downvotes by competitors. However, their efforts were proven useless, as the reviews had never fallen below nine. It was evident that this game was extremely popular!

The number of players who requested a refund were also few and far between.

As long as you had a short playtime and had a good reason for the refund, the app store would provide one.

However there were extremely few players who requested refunds, meaning that they recognized the game and planned to play it long into the future!

In the eyes of the video game media and video game designers, Chen Mo’s first game was stable, well done, had gone far, was already quite popular, and was certainly quite influential.

Puzzle games were always quite popular, but there weren’t many that could take it to the extreme. Puzzle games naturally had a large player base, as they catered to both the young and old. Therefore if it got popular, it would surely go viral.

Moreover the entry requirements for puzzle games weren’t high, even a C or D-grade video game designer could make one. The only thing required was innovation!

Not one of the designers in this world felt that they lacked creativity. Therefore, some designers and video game media were trying to figure out which direction this would end up in.

Would Plants vs Zombies be a fire starter, reigniting the entire puzzle game market? Would a golden age for puzzle games arrive soon?

It could only be judged by numbers in the future.

However, nobody knew that the creator of the game, Chen Mo, didn’t plan to continue making puzzle games…

At least for now!

Chapter 36: Leading the Surge in Casual Games

Under the watching eyes of the entire gaming industry, the statistics of Plants vs Zombies continued to increase.

First twenty-four hours, 23,187! First three days, 77,409; first week, 122,375; first thirty days, 514,580!

Over that first month, the video game media and video game designers were shocked time and time again. Normally a game would grow in the first week and slowly decrease. Plants vs Zombies had a stable number of downloads even through the fourth week!

Five hundred thousand sales in the first month! What did that mean? Chen Mo had earned more than two million RMB from this game in just one month!

This number was insane for someone fresh to the industry, so much so that Plants vs Zombies had set off a craze in the video game industry!

The players were spreading like a virus, the sales numbers kept on increasing!

Many players formed their own communities to try and figure out strategies for Plants vs Zombies, in particular the endless mode, as the leaderboards shifted day to day.

The video game media had new articles every day, with different industry professionals analyzing the success of Plants vs Zombies.

Many game designers were discussioning the very same topic, even in major discussion forums and the Illusion Game Engine discussions.

How did Plants vs Zombies become so popular?

Can its success be replicated? Can it be used as a reference?

The level design, combat system, code, tutorial, art, music and some other details of Plants vs Zombies were studied again and again, becoming a benchmark for other puzzle games.

——

An A-grade Zen Entertainment designer released a long Weibo post, detailing what made Plants vs Zombies so successful. They also mentioned that the puzzle game industry was about to have its renaissance.

In his Weibo post, he said: To be honest, I quite admire Chen Mo, the creator of Plants vs Zombies. As a new video game designer, he has provided us video game designers who overlook casual games with an important lesson.

We always think that casual games are a small matter, and only C and D-grade video game designers use them to hone their skills. Because casual puzzle games like these were never able to have extended playtimes or strongly engage with the players, the players would grow tired of them, resulting in huge losses.

Many of these so-called puzzle games don’t have many puzzling elements to them. They are usually child’s play, and far off from the larger puzzle games.

However, Plants vs Zombies has overturned that traditional view. Who said puzzle games couldn’t be complicated? Who said puzzle games couldn’t have extended playtimes? Two of the biggest problems that were holding back puzzle games were solved by Plants vs Zombies!

Obviously, it wasn’t the type of game that was the problem; it was our thinking that was limited!

Not only that, Plants vs Zombies showed us that there is a huge market for casual puzzle games. These games aren’t niche, but can cover the entire market!

Moreover, Chen Mo has taught an important lesson to all C and D-grade video game designers: even if you have lower resource limits or worse skills, it doesn’t matter. Doesn’t everyone claim they are full of innovation? If you really are innovative, go ahead and make a casual game like Plants vs Zombies; it will allow you to reach the peak as a videogame designer!

As for Chen Mo, I think he has shown his prowess in puzzle games. As long as he can keep this going and make another two or three puzzle games at the same level as Plants vs Zombies, I can guarantee that he will become not just one of the best, but the best video game designer in China!

——

Industry professionals, video game media, player discussion… all of their evaluations were positive. There was nothing like what had happened with Flappybird last time, where a video game designer or game reviewer came out and pointed their finger at Plants vs Zombies and said it was bad.

Once in a while there would be a hate message, but they would be drowned out by the fans.

Chen Mo knew that he made the right choice, for both fame and fortune. After Plants vs Zombies topped the casual puzzle games chart, Chen Mo was now the word on the street.

——

In a month’s time, Chen Mo had ninety thousand followers on Weibo, demonstrating the popularity of the game.

However, Chen Mo knew that Plants vs Zombies still had greater potential.

In his previous life, Plants vs Zombies had reached three hundred thousand sales in the first nine days, breaking several records, and had actually taken the world by storm.

Chen Mo had already managed to recreate at least ninety percent of Plants vs Zombies up, but had only received five hundred thousand sales. Evidently there was still a gap between it and the original.

Chen Mo gave the matter some thought.

First was advertising. Chen Mo hadn’t done any advertising. The video game media reposts did give him some attention, but it was worlds away from the advertising the big companies were able to do. Plants vs Zombies basically started off on the wrong foot compared to them.

Second was the market problem. Plants vs Zombies was only released in China. If he was able to release it outside of China, the sales should be higher.

However, Chen Mo was satisfied with his performance so far. Although Plants vs Zombies did have the ability to enter the international market, Chen Mo didn’t want to invest too much time and effort into it.

In Chen Mo’s view, the overseas market was unexplored territory. Were the tastes of the overseas market the same in this parallel world? That required a lot of time and effort to experiment with.

Chen Mo didn’t want to consider the overseas market for now, so he didn’t put too much effort into it. Chen Mo was quite happy with the fact that Plants vs Zombies was able to achieve results like it had. He didn’t expect the game to break the sky.

If just considering the starting steps, Chen Mo had forged a perfect start as a videogame designer. What he could achieve next depended on what he wanted to do!

——

10 AM…

Chen Mo sat at the bar table letting out yawns left and right.

He had been out drinking with Lin Mao and Zhao Zihao till 11 PM, and was suffering the effects of that.

Since Chen Mo and Lin Mao had great success with their games, a celebration was required. Therefore Chen Mo decided to let himself enjoy some alcohol this time.

Adventure of the Storm Rider received seventy thousand downloads in the first month. Although it didn’t come close to Plants vs Zombies, it was top three on the new games leaderboards, raking in about eight hundred thousand RMB for Lin Mao.

Lin Mao was quite happy with that achievement, as most new video game designers couldn’t even hope to achieve results like that.

Of course, Lin Mao was head over heels with results that Plants vs Zombies had achieved. Within his admiration was happiness for Chen Mo.

During the past few days, Wen Lingwei and Jia Peng didn’t come to the experience store every day like they had before. After playing it for a month, their passion for Plants vs Zombies had slowly died down.

More and more strategies were being released to the public, and more and more were being discovered, but the passion for the game would die down over time.

Wen Lingwei and the others were urging Chen Mo to release a sequel, or even a new game.

Chen Mo knew in his heart that Plants vs Zombies had a really long lifetime. Some people might be able to play it for one or two years, but for the majority, they’d get sick of it after a month or two.

Of course, for a standalone game, it didn’t matter that the gamers were sick of it. What was important was that the game was sold and money was earned. All that was left to do was to release the next game.

Chen Mo was ready to move his focus to his next game, but before that, he wanted to give Plants vs Zombies an update!

Chapter 37: Visiting Neighbor

Chen Mo was looking through the player discussions and forum hot posts for Plants vs Zombies.

If a new version was released, it would depend on what the players wanted or liked. If he released a version that didn’t cater to the players’ desires, it would be meaningless.

Chen Mo then noticed a woman at the door. She had a ponytail, was wearing jeans, and was dressed pretty neatly overall.

"Zhuo Yao?" Chen Mo managed to recall her name. She was the owner of Fates Internet Cafe, who had come over just after Chen Mo had opened his experience store.

Zhuo Yao was shocked when she looked around the first floor of the experience store. "Wow, I haven’t been around for a month, and your experience store is much livelier than when I was here last! I remember it was completely empty last time!"

Chen Mo replied stiffly, "Of course! It’s not possible to have opened for a month and not have a single person in your internet cafe, right?"

Zhuo Yao answered, "You can’t really compare; is your experience store really the same as an internet cafe? Seems like you’re doing quite well for yourself, there’s so many players here."

Chen Mo poured her a glass of water while she sat down on the sofa.

"You said you’d be here some other day. Turns out that some other day was a month later!" Chen Mo jested.

"(Sigh) Stop mentioning it. There was so much to do at the internet cafe, so I couldn’t leave, " said Zhuo Yao. "Moreover, I’ve been addicted to this game as of late."

Chen Mo asked, "Addicted to a game?"

Zhuo Yao nodded, "Yeah, it’s that Plants vs Zombies that became really popular recently. Haven’t you played it? You’re a videogame designer, there’s no way you don’t pay attention to the new games leaderboard."

Chen Mo said, "Uhh… I’ve played it."

Zhuo Yao said happily, "I knew it. So what level are you up to for endless mode? I’m up to 97, I’ll pass 100 soon!"

Chen Mo didn’t reply.

Zhuo Yao noticed that Chen Mo was being a bit weird, she assumed that he was embarrassed about his score and consoled him, "It’s alright, I’ll teach you. My strategy is great, guaranteed to cruise through the first fifty levels."

Chen Mo pointed at a far away computer at a girl playing the game, "She’s already at level 174."

"Huh?!" Zhuo Yao was shocked. What was the meaning of that?

She stood up to get a better look of the girl. She seemed like a good kid, probably a student from the nearby university. How could she be better than herself, who’s been playing throughout the nights?

-Hold on!-

When Zhuo Yao walked into the store, she hadn’t paid any attention to what people were playing. But she noticed something when she looked at the screens.

Was everyone here playing Plants vs Zombies?

-This is an experience store, and experience stores usually only contain games that belong to the designer. Does that mean…-

Zhuo Yao looked at Chen Mo, "Could it be… you’re the designer of Plants vs Zombies?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, that’s right."

Zhuo Yao stood there for three seconds and finally realized the implications. "I’m gonna faint! That game was your creation? I was wondering why the logo on the game’s loading screen was so familiar? Turns out I saw it on the door of your store!"

Chen Mo was speechless. "I think there should be a limit of how forgetful someone can be. Your internet cafe is nearby, and you can’t even remember my logo?"

Zhuo Yao was a bit embarrassed, and said after coughing, "About that… You know that we who open internet cafes rarely leave them… Yeah."

COMMENT

Chen Mo nodded, playing along, "Yep, true."

Zhuo Yao couldn’t hold back her laughter, "What do you mean, true? Whatever, I won’t argue with you. Teach me the secrets to Plants vs Zombies now!"

Chen Mo was speechless, "Why are you all like this, asking me for secret techniques every time you see me. There are many posts on the forums, go find one there!"

Zhuo Yao rolled her eyes, "Stingy."

Chen Mo was once again speechless.

-How can everything be tied back to me being stingy? This has nothing to do with me stingy, but you being lazy!-

Zhuo Yao said, "Sigh, but honestly, I didn’t think a new video game designer like you could make a game like that. Unfortunately, mobile games don’t do too much for my internet cafe."

Chen Mo said, "Don’t worry, I’ll make more standalone games in the future. Also, I forgot to ask, is your internet cafe mainly for PC or VR games?"

Zhuo Yao replied, "PC. I thought about changing to VR, but the capital is too big, and I don’t have that much in terms of funds. Right now PC-centric internet cafes are in an awkward spot, I’ve been struggling for a while now about this matter."

Chen Mo said, "Yeah, I know. I think the main thing is that PC games are being pressured by VR games, putting them in a difficult situation."

"Exactly, " Zhuo Yao felt helpless. "VR internet cafes will be the thing of the future, PC internet cafes will probably slowly fall out of favor."

Chen Mo shook his head, "That might not be the case."

Zhuo Yao was shocked. "Why?"

Chen Mo said, "It’s simple! The reason PC internet cafes are struggling is because there haven’t been any popular games on PC released recently. What if there was a super popular game that was able to put pressure on VR games?"

Zhuo Yao murmured, "That’s… not likely…"

Chen Mo said, "There isn’t one now doesn’t mean that there won’t be one in the future. Before Plants vs Zombies was released, who would’ve thought that the puzzle game market was so big?"

Zhuo Yao replied after three seconds of thought, "So, are you just praising yourself?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep!"

Zhuo Yao was speechless.

Chen Mo said, "That’s the truth! I think you can continue your PC internet cafe. The future isn’t as grim as you think…"

Chapter 38: Hiring

In his previous life, MOBA dominated the PC and mobile market; other genres didn’t even come close. In Chen Mo’s mind, MOBA’s dominance would continue for at least five to ten years.

(Trans Note: MOBA = Multiplayer Online Battle Arena format, i.e. League of Legends, DotA, etc.)

As for what game would take the place of MOBA, and be the king for the next ten years? Nobody knew.

If someone did have the answer, he’d start making it now!

This was only true in the previous world, but what about in the parallel world, where gaming design concepts were undeveloped?

Although the parallel world had VR games, Chen Mo didn’t think that the VR games had better playability than MOBAs.

On the PC front, the genres that were being pressured the most were adventure and FPS games, followed by strategy and management games. Genres like casual and mobile games weren’t affected by VR games at all.

Chen Mo thought that MOBAs, as a genre that had never surfaced in the parallel world, had huge potential, not unlike his previous world.

That was why he hypothesized that PC games would never die off, and PC internet cafes would never go extinct.

Of course, he wouldn’t go and try and explain this concept to others, much less reveal any game concepts.

Zuo Yao studied the arrangement in the experience store and asked, "I just thought of something. Are you the only one in the experience store?"

Chen Mo was shocked, "What do you mean, just me? Aren’t there other players here?"

Zuo Yao explained, "I mean that in an internet cafe, there’s someone responsible for technical issues, and one for the cashier. Is it just you here? Are you able to manage it?"

Chen Mo said, "Oh, that’s what you meant. I’m able to manage. The checking in onto the machines is self service. The daily maintenance and cleaning are done by professionals. There really isn’t much that I need to do."

Zuo Yao said, "But you still need to keep an eye on the first floor right? Isn’t your office on the second floor?"

Chen Mo was shocked; he really had overlooked that problem.

Now that the experience store was open for business from ten to eight, Chen Mo had to stay on the first floor. However, his office was on the second floor.

That meant that Chen Mo had to be the receptionist!

Zuo Yao said, "I think that you should hire someone to work at the front. In the end, you’re now a famous video game designer, surely you don’t have to be so personal with the players?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, you do have a point…"

Zuo Yao stood up, "Alright, I need to head back. Come visit me next time. Since we are neighbors, let’s visit one another more often."

"No problem!" Chen Mo stood up and showed her the door.

——

After sending Zuo Yao away, Chen Mo started to brainstorm about the receptionist problem.

Plants vs Zombies was now making stable income. And Chen Mo wasn’t short on money like before either. It was entirely possible for him to pay for one other person.

However was concerned Chen Mo was other than the receptionist, was there anyone else that he needed to hire?

Many video game designers have an assistant. For example when A or S-grade designers are designing larger VR games, it’s unreasonable to complete it with one or two people, a whole team would be required.

Chen Mo was now also decently well-known. If he wanted to hire an assistant, it was likely that many designers that hadn’t entered the industry would be willing to work without pay.

However, Chen Mo was a bit hesitant.

This world wasn’t the same as his previous one. The previous world relied on strength; the more talents the company had, the better the company would grow. Popular games required coordinating research, distribution, and marketing. Creativity wasn’t the be-all and end-all for video games.

It wasn’t the same in this parallel world, where creativity was everything. Chen Mo didn’t doubt that, either. If a A-grade video game designer caught wind of the idea of a MOBA, they’d be able to create something with striking resemblance to a MOBA in a year’s time.

Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt entertainment wasn’t as big and mighty as something like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment or Zen Entertainment, so creativity was all he had, and something he could not afford to lose.

He now had a Pandora’s Box in his hand. Once the box was opened, it would drastically change the video game industry. When that happened, the other companies would surely do something in retaliation.

What if the change came early? That wouldn’t be good news for him!

Therefore, there was a certain risk to hiring an assistant. Chen Mo’s way of thinking would surely affect the assistant’s after working for him long-term. Once the assistant figured something out and started their own company, it would be the same as Chen Mo raising his own competitor.

Chen Mo was quite conflicted!

However, he decided on hiring an assistant in the end.

He would be making larger games in the future, and there was no way he could do that alone. This step would have to be taken sooner or later.

Of course, this assistant must be chosen to his requirements. He’d rather not hire one than hire the wrong one.

—

After getting something in mind, Chen Mo went to his computer and put in a long Weibo post.

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Hiring: Video game experience store receptionist, female, good-looking, good working attitude, with basic knowledge of the video game industry.

Hiring: Video game designer assistant, male or female, must have sufficient knowledge of the video game industry, professional, good working attitude.

Applicants must provide the following: 1. Resume, 2. Thoughts on Plants vs Zombies 3. Thoughts on any other mobile game on the market, 4. Thoughts on the future of the video game industry.

Please send the above details to my inbox, successful applicants are required to go through an interview.

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After proof-reading the post, he sent it out.

Chen Mo now had around a hundred thousand fans on Weibo. Most of them were fans of Plants vs Zombies, or industry professionals who liked the game. Most of them were shocked after seeing the post, and reposted it.

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This is a good opportunity, reposted.

I’d love to go, but I’m still in school, reposted.

Surely there’s something to gather from the designer of Plants vs Zombies! reposted.

I wanna join! I’ll be writing my thoughts on the games then.

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Soon after, Chen Mo received plenty of interest after his Weibo post was reposted countless times.

Of course, many of them wanted to be his assistant, and there were barely any receptionist applicants.

It was difficult to enter the industry, even in the parallel world. Many wanted to join the industry, but couldn’t make it themselves or didn’t have enough talent; this was their only choice.

COMMENT

As Chen Mo was now decently popular, the people who wanted to work under him were plentiful.

In the eyes of many, Chen Mo was an extremely talented video game designer whose first game had gone viral. They would surely learn a lot if they had a chance to work under him!

Chapter 39: Plants vs Zombies Version Plans

Chen Mo decided to wait until night time before checking the applications. He decided to focus on planning the next update for Plants vs Zombies.

In his previous life, Plants vs Zombies had a sequel. Although it made a decent amount of money, the player reviews left a lot to be desired compared to the first game.

That was why Chen Mo didn’t want to make Plants vs Zombies 2. If he wanted to make money and get hated on by fans, why not make some Pay to Win game? Just so the name of Plants vs Zombies wouldn’t be tarnished.

This upcoming update will probably be the first and last update for the game, therefore Chen Mo wanted to please the fans, allowing the players to invent their own playstyles, which would allow fans to play the game well into the future.

As Chen Mo was about to start developing a new game, he didn’t have the time or energy to maintain the game in the future.

After giving it some thought, Chen Mo narrowed it down to a couple features.

First, in terms of content, add developer tools. Anyone could use the developer tools to test out anything in the game.

They could make adjustments to the plants, zombies, the environment, and the maps. They could also upload resources to make new types of plants and zombies, and they could use the existing artwork to make new maps, levels, and playstyles.

These mods could be released, browsed, and installed by players. The players could rate and review the mods. There would be an algorithm to rank the mods according to downloads, rating and playtime, recommending mods to players periodically.

Second, add networking and social capabilities to allow players to communicate better within the game.

Plants vs Zombies had simple connectivity and leaderboard functions when it was released, but this was only enough to satisfy the bragging needs of the players, leaving behind the deeper social interactions.

Through the new social capabilities, players could add each other as friends or join communities. Friends or players belonging to the same community could watch other players, upload their own playthroughs, and recommend mods.

Third, make a multiplayer mode.

In theory, with the developer tools, multiplayer was only a matter of time. Chen Mo was just trying to accelerate it.

Chen Mo only had two simple game modes in his plan for now.

First was multiplayer co-op, each player controlling three to five lanes, supporting two to five players at a time. This meant that there would be twenty-five lanes, and the player would be able to scroll up and check the status of other players.

Every player would have their individual suns, and they could help other players plant and defend against zombies together.

Under multiplayer mode, when a player died they could be revived by other players using a special plant, and players could coordinate and plant some special plants together.

The second mode would be versus mode, it could be 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3. Every player could get suns or moons; suns for plants, moons for zombies.

Zombies had to be generated slightly faster than plants.

Players would have to defend their own lawns or use zombies to attack the other play’s lawn. Whenever a player lost, they wouldn’t be able to revive.

The reason for having two different resources, suns and moons, was to prevent certain players from dragging the game out by only making plants.

If one controlled plants and the other controlled zombies, it would be very difficult to balance, which is why Chen Mo didn’t do so.

Chen Mo wasn’t sure if multiplayer modes like these would be successful, but he was optimistic. Because the game followed the original playstyle, any changes he made would be beneficial, so it wouldn’t be detrimental to the main game.

Of course, it wouldn’t matter if it didn’t work out, as there would be mods made by the community.

Chen Mo estimated it would take two weeks. This was a generous estimate, as the main game only took one month.

——

By the time night fell, Chen Mo had basically finished the design document.

After closing the doors, Chen Mo went back to the second floor, checked his inbox, and went through the applications.

Most of the applications were for the assistant position, only four were for the front desk.

Chen Mo wasn’t too happy when he looked through the applications for the front desk. One of them had barely any knowledge of games, another had no experience with Plants vs Zombies, and the other two didn’t put much effort into the thoughts on the game.

Of course, the main issue was their looks, which Chen Mo didn’t find too attractive.

Chen Mo wasn’t part of the good looks club, nor did he have any ulterior motives when hiring for the front desk. But after all, it was a well-paid job, so Chen Mo had many choices and didn’t need to compromise.

He was only thinking about the players. A sweet receptionist would improve the mood of the players who came to the store, so it would be better if he chose someone good looking.

Or at least someone cute….

Chen Mo continued looking through the applications for the assistant role.

There were many resumes, and Chen Mo only needed one assistant at this point. Therefore whenever he found someone that didn’t match his requirements, he would delete them.

He wasn’t considering older people at this moment.

Older people tended to be more conservative, weren’t active enough, weren’t as creative, and didn’t have as much potential. Moreover, it would be awkward if his assistant was older than he was.

He wasn’t considering employment experience, either.

The ones that had worked at other companies would have had certain ideas imprinted into their design process and thinking. As Chen Mo’s ideas were completely different from other companies, trying to convert them to the same wavelength would take time and effort.

He didn’t consider those who played games all day and had nothing better to do, either.

Playing and designing games were completely different things. Playing games required reaction time, controls, and game knowledge, whereas designing games required logical thinking, attention to detail, a solid working ethic, and some inspiration.

It was difficult for someone who was just a gamer to get a job in game design.

—

After that, he started looking at the thoughts on games that had been submitted.

The thoughts reflected the knowledge one had of games. Chen Mo couldn’t hire someone who contradicted his philosophy on games.

For the thoughts on Plants vs Zombies, Chen Mo just wanted to know how much the applicant understood about the game. As long as they mentioned two to three points about creativity, playstyle, system, levels, or code, they would be considered passing.

As for the thoughts on other games, Chen Mo wanted to see what types of games they liked. They’d be considered to pass if they picked a game that was relatively successful and went over why the game was good.

The thoughts on the future of video games was a supplementary question. He wasn’t going to consider them if their judgement was too far off, as those people would be too dense to absorb anything.

Chapter 40: Interview

With all his requirements gathered, the person Chen Mo was looking for was like so:

Young and had potential.

Well rounded skills and was competent enough to assist.

Had basic knowledge on games.

Dependable and trustworthy.

Chen Mo looked through all the resumes according to his requirements.

In the end, the results were disappointing. There wasn’t a single one that matched his requirements.

Of course, Chen Mo already had this outcome in mind, as he was very rigorous in his screening process. It was only the first day, so he didn’t need to rush.

—

Three days later…

At 10 AM, the experience store was open for business as usual. Chen Mo was at the bar on his laptop writing the design document for the next update for Plants vs Zombies.

The process went smoothly, as the new implementations were simple and based on the existing framework; the requirements were also concrete.

The foundations were almost finished, all that was left was including the details in the design document and actually executing it.

Chen Mo had received many resumes over the past three days, and had even done five interviews. In the end none of them matched his requirements, and he wasn’t able to find an assistant or a receptionist.

The few who came had some shortcomings; some of them weren’t smart enough, others were too smart for their own good. None of them matched Chen Mo’s expectations.

As there was a difference between looking at the resume and interviewing, everything they did or said reflected on their nature.

Chen Mo wasn’t going to consider anyone that didn’t meet his expectations. He wasn’t going to compromise.

—

"Hello, I’m here for an interview?"

Chen Mo looked up and saw a woman at the door, around twenty-three years old. She had short hair and neat bangs, and was quite cute, with a genuine smile on her face, making her quite attractive.

"Oh, hi, come in." Chen Mo got up and grabbed the copy of her resume that he had printed off earlier.

Chen Mo led her into the meeting room and poured her a cup of water.

Su Jinyu, twenty-three years old, fourth-year student at a renowned art school in the Imperial Capital, received copious numbers of awards in school that could barely fit on her resume.

Chen Mo could tell that she wasn’t strong-willed and assertive like Wen Lingwei, but more kind and courteous. The awards she had received on the resume were tough work that nobody else wanted to do.

It also meant that she wasn’t the type to do everything in her self-interest, but the hardworking type who would do anything.

His impression of her was good so far!

"I’ve looked through your resume and have a basic understanding of your achievements. I just want to get to know you more, so just treat it like we are chatting, and just relax."

Su Jinyu nodded, "Mm!"

Chen Mo felt that perhaps he was the one who was worried. Su Jinyu didn’t show any sign of nervousness. She likely had been in many situations like this in school, or perhaps she was born that way.

"You said on your CV that you’re happy being the assistant or working at the front desk, why?"

Su Jinyu replied, "Ah, I think if I’m not fit to be the assistant, I was happy to work at the front desk. I would probably still learn something at the front desk."

This was an honest, hardworking response. Chen Mo could tell that Su Jinyu didn’t hold herself too highly, probably because she had previously failed at being a videogame designer.

"Since you’re pursuing an art degree, why not go into the art industry? Why do you want to become a video game designer? I’ve seen your artwork, they’re all very high quality. You shouldn’t have a problem becoming an artist, " Chen Mo inquired.

Su Jinyu answered, "Umm… I think that I can utilize my art skills by being a videogame designer too, but I also think that a videogame designer has even more creative freedom."

Chen Mo said, "You’ve tried making a game, but didn’t receive the video game designer certifications. Do you feel that you lack talent?"

Su Jinyu replied, "About that, maybe I do lack talent, but I won’t give up!"

Chen Mo nodded and asked the next question, "What do you think is the most important attribute a video game designer should have?"

Su Jinyu knotted her brow. Through her expression you could tell that she needed some time to think through the vague question.

"Umm, I think that a video game designer should stand by what they believe."

Chen Mo was shocked. "What they believe?"

Su Jinyu explained, "Ah, I don’t mean religious beliefs. I meant that video game designers should follow their heart and connect emotionally with the players, bringing them happiness and inspiring them."

Chen Mo gave it some thought and asked another question, "If you could make a game that didn’t have a good reputation, but made a lot of money, would do you make it?"

Su Jinyu was confused, "How would it make money if it’s reputation wasn’t good?"

Chen Mo said, "Hypothetically."

Su Jinyu said after thinking for a few moments, "Umm… I don’t know. All I could say is that if I don’t think the game is good, no matter how much money it makes, I wouldn’t make it."

Chen Mo continued to fire questions at her, "What if I made a game like that?"

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Huh? You’re the designer of Plants vs Zombies. If you could make something like that, why would you care about money at the cost of reputation?"

Chen Mo said, "To be honest, there’s a big chance that I’ll release a game that makes good money, but wouldn’t stand so well publically. If you can’t take that, it’ll mean we won’t be working together."

Su Jinyu scowled, showing her internal struggle with this decision.

After some thought, Su Jinyu replied, "I don’t think I’ll be able to change your view. To be honest, I really like Plants vs Zombies. I think whoever invents a game like that must be a genius designer. I’m sure I’ll learn a lot by being your assistant.

"I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed. I’ve tried being a videogame designer before, but failed. So I thought that I should start as an assistant and learn from there.

"How about this: I’ll work the front desk, but give me some assistant-level jobs from time to time. If there’s a game I don’t like, I won’t participate."

Su Jinyu had quite a sincere attitude, not giving up her views or trying to change Chen Mo’s.

If she was the assistant, Su Jinyu would have to follow Chen Mo’s every command. If there was a game she didn’t like, she’d have to do that, too. That was what was expected from a video game designer’s assistant.

Therefore, Su Jinyu wanted to work at the front desk and be a part-time assistant, which was quite a nice compromise.

Chen Mo gave the idea some thought.

Su Jinyu was the best candidate Chen Mo had so far. Her most prominent feature was her passion for video games. Furthermore, she was filled with infectious positive energy. It would be very nice to work alongside someone like her.

However, their ideology wasn’t entirely on the same wavelength, which worried Chen Mo.

It was evident that Su Jinyu was someone who wanted to make her money standing up, whereas Chen Mo didn’t agree.

The competition in the video game industry was fierce. In front of Chen Mo were titans like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment, and countless other smaller companies, all with their eyes on him. In order to win in an environment like this, it wasn’t enough to just rely on recreating good games from his previous life.

Chen Mo wanted to make large games, which would require a lot of money. Therefore, his only goal now was to make money, and giving up parts of his reputation for it wasn’t a problem.

This would create many conflicts between him and Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo gave it some thought and said, "How about this. Before you graduate you can work at the front desk and be my assistant part-time. If there’s anything you aren’t happy with, you can leave whenever you want. If you’re willing to stay after you graduate, we can make it official via a contract. How’s that?"

Chapter 41: The Cute New Arrival

Su Jinyu nodded in agreement, "Yep, that’s fine!"

Chen Mo said, "Alright, I’ll just need some more details about the employment. First, the work time! Every day, from 10 AM to 8 PM. Try to be present on weekends. If you need some time off, try and have them on Monday or Tuesday."

Su Jinyu agreed.

"As for the pay, working during weekends and holidays will be considered overtime working out to about eight thousand RMB a month, transferred within the first five days of the month. However, you only get eight days of leave a month."

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Huh? So much?"

Normally companies would try and keep the pay of interns as low as possible. In the Imperial Capital, even a student from a notable university would only receive around five thousand RMB a month.

The pay might be higher for an industry that required plenty of overtime, but it wouldn’t exceed seven thousand.

Only after passing the orientation and becoming a full-time employee could one hope to get above eight thousand RMB, possibly into the tens of thousands. Su Jinyu thought she would receive five thousand a month in salary, so Chen Mo’s offer was beyond her expectations.

Chen Mo said, "If you’re unhappy, reducing it isn’t a problem."

Su Jinyu left out a stifled laugh, "I’m perfectly happy with it."

Chen Mo never liked the idea of bargaining for pay. It was always a showdown between HR and the applicant. I want fifteen thousand, you want ten, settling at twelve. It reminded him of the old ladies at the market haggling, completely unnecessary and was disrespectful to the talent.

Chen Mo felt that spending two to three more thousand RMB a month wasn’t a big deal when compared to the ten thousand RMB per spin. Moreover, he felt that Su Jinyu deserved that amount of money.

Chen Mo continued, "Now, regarding overtime."

Su Jinyu quickly interjected, "Overtime isn’t a problem, I’m still at the stage of learning and gathering experience. If there’s a need to work through the night…"

Chen Mo said, "Oh? You’re mistaken. I was about to say that there’s no need for overtime. 10 AM to 8 PM every day, there will be no overtime."

"Huh?" Su Jinyu was shocked as the situation was completely outside her expectations.

In his previous world, working overtime was completely normalized in the video game industry, and there wasn’t extra pay either. In the parallel world, although it wasn’t required, working overtime was still quite common.

The majority of the video game designers in the parallel world were workaholics. They were always more well-rounded, as they had to do all parts of a game. Therefore the main designer was always the busiest, completely destroying their sleep schedule in the process, which is why most of them chose to stay in their offices.

Su Jinyu thought that Chen Mo was also like that and was prepared to work overtime often, but it turned out Chen Mo didn’t work overtime?

Chen Mo said, "Companies that need their employees to work overtime frequently can only be one of two typesL understaffed, or have poor working efficiency of employees. This company is neither of those."

Su Jinyu nodded, "Mm!" Although a bit confused, she felt compelled to agree.

Chen Mo said, "You probably already know most of the things you need to know about working at the front desk. There normally won’t be too many customers, so you can do whatever you want during downtime, be it playing games or watching videos online. I will provide you with some assistant-level work from time to time, so just make sure you finish them on time."

Su Jinyu said, "Alright, no problem!"

Chen Mo said, "Alright, you can go back for today and prepare yourself for your first day tomorrow."

Su Jinyu nodded, "Alright, nice meeting you!"

—

After shaking hands because it felt necessary, Su Jinyu left with a huge smile on her face.

Su Jinyu was very happy with the job. Being able to learn with an amazing video game designer, way above average pay, not too much work, and no overtime either!

The only negative was that there was seemingly some difference in their ideology. But it wasn’t a problem. Even if the designer of Plants vs Zombies wanted to ruin their reputation for money, how bad could it really get?

—

10 AM the next day…

Chen Mo opened the doors ten minutes early, but Su Jinyu was already standing there waiting.

"Good morning!" Su Jinyu greeted him.

Chen Mo said, "You don’t need to come so early in the future. It’s fine by me if you’re five to ten minutes late."

Su Jinyu said, "I can’t do that, I’ve always been punctual."

As the doors had just opened, there weren’t any customers inside.

The laptop and drawing tablet that Chen Mo had ordered had also arrived, both of which were quite high-end, completely able to satisfy any design requirements as of now.

"Go ahead and install any software you need on the laptop. I’ll send you a design document later during the afternoon, please look through and refine it."

Su Jinyu nodded, "Mm, alright."

—

After telling her some other things she needed to do, Chen Mo went back to the second floor. As Su Jinyu was already at the bar counter, there wasn’t a need for him to be there.

Su Jinyu downloaded some commonly used software onto her laptop. As the files weren’t big and the internet speed was good, downloading them didn’t take much time.

Su Jinyu was quite pumped on her first day of work.

She got up and walked around the first floor.

As the maintenance and cleaning were done by professionals, everything was very neat. The screens, keyboards, and mice were all clean, and the seats were arranged neatly.

Meeting room, bar table, snacks rack, sofa… Su Jinyu walked around the entire first floor, getting the impression that Chen Mo’s experience store wasn’t the same as the others she had seen before. It gave away a relaxing vibe.

Perhaps it was the orientation of things.

Su Jinyu sat down at the bar table.

A dark-skinned, skinny man walked into the store around five past ten.

"Hello, welcome!" Su Jinyu greeted him politely.

Jia Peng was shocked with his eyes and mouth wide open. He stepped backwards outside and took a look at the sign.

-Thunderbolt Gaming experience store, it’s right!-

Jia Peng looked at the interior of the store. Yep, nothing has changed, other than the manager was now a cute girl.

-D-did he become a woman?!-

"Uhh…are you…" Jia Peng questioned hesitantly.

Su Jinyu said, "I’m Su Jinyu, the new receptionist."

"Oh!" Jia Peng finally understood. "Hello! Where’s the owner?"

Su Jinyu replied, "He’s on the second floor, is there something you need from him?"

Jia Peng waved dismissively, "No, it’s fine. Uhh, I’m just here to play games for a while, it’s fine."

Jia Peng swiped his ID and sat down at a computer, taking a peek at Su Jinyu.

He was having some internal thoughts. Tsk, I haven’t been here for two days and there’s a new receptionist now. It’s a cute girl, too. That’s big news.

Jia Peng took out his phone and sent a message to his group.

>Something big has happened! The manager hired a cute girl to work the front desk!

Soon, there were countless replies.

>Huh? Really? She wasn’t there when I went yesterday!

>I think the manager was hiring the past few days and even had a few interviews.

>He found a new hire? Is it really a cute girl? How cute is she?

>I don’t buy it! Pics or it never happened!

>Yeah, send a picture!

>Is she as cute as senior Xiuya?

Jia Peng was speechless, replying: Come have a look yourselves!

Wen Lingwei: Don’t let the cute girl leave, I’ll be right there!

The group had exploded. Instead of developing games, why did the manager think of evil tactics like this? Did he intentionally hire a cute girl to draw us in because we haven’t been there recently?

That’s just too much!

This type of behavior? Pathetic!

But… it was a good choice!

Chapter 42: Very Good, but Rewrite It

After only ten minutes, a huge group of people came into the store, one after another. Wen Lingwei was the first to arrive, and her eyes set on Su Jinyu, who was sitting at the bar table.

"The new receptionist?" Wen Lingwei said as she leaned on the bar table.

Su Jinyu nodded, "Yup, I’m Su Jinyu, nice to meet you."

Wen Lingwei said, "Wen Lingwei. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you. If the boss bullies you, tell me and I’ll sort it out with him."

The others behind Wen Lingwei also took the opportunity to cop a look of Su Jinyu as they swiped their ID’s.

It really was a cute girl!

She wasn’t the type that would shock you at first sight, but one that you wouldn’t mind staring at. There was an active aura underneath all the cuteness, enticing a few of the guys.

"Uhh, senior…" a guy said to Wen Lingwei, wanting to join in the conversation.

Wen Lingwei gave him a cold stare, "Back off."

"Alright…" the guy hesitantly retreated.

Jia Peng was speechless. "Damn, had I known this would happen, I never would’ve told you guys!"

—

Wen Lingwei, Chang Xiuya and a few other girls surrounded Su Jinyu and started chatting.

A few of the guys only dared look from afar as they didn’t dare to join in.

"Damn, how could the senior do this to us!"

"Yeah, the cute girl belongs to all of us!"

"I object!"

Of course, they could only say that under their breath. They wouldn’t dare speak out against Wen Lingwei.

—

"Geez, why are you guys all here."

Chen Mo was speechless when he saw what was going on after he came down from the second floor.

In the midst of working on the design document for Plants vs Zombies, he had heard a lot of chatter coming from the first floor. When he got down, there were ten or so people. It had been over a week since there were many people at his store.

Wen Lingwei looked at Chen Mo and asked, "Manager, can I buy this cute girl from you?"

The corner of Chen Mo’s lips twitched. "Employees are not for sale."

"Stingy!"

Chen Mo was speechless. -Please, human trafficking is illegal!- "If you guys want to get to know each other, chat when she’s off work. Don’t bother her while she’s working, " he said.

Wen Lingwei shot back, "What’s her job?"

Chen Mo replied, "Uhh, greeting customers at the front desk?"

Wen Lingwei asked slowly, "Isn’t she greeting customers now? I’m the customer."

Chen Mo was once again speechless. –Good point, there’s nothing I can say!-

Su Jinyu laughed, "Maybe you guys should let me work. I can feel your love, but it is still working hours after all.

"How about we start an experience store group?" suggested Jia Peng.

Chang Xiuya was shocked, "Experience store group?"

Jia Peng nodded, "Yeah, we can add the regulars of the experience store into the group, including the manager and the cute girl."

Chen Mo said, "Friendly reminder, pay some respect to her. She’s in her fourth year, so she’s a senior to all of you."

Wen Lingwei said, "And you’re trying to say?"

Chen Mo said, "Alright then, pretend I didn’t say anything."

Evidently this group of people were way more interested in Su Jinyu than Chen Mo or his games!

—

Soon after, the experience store group was created. Jia Peng added everyone into the group and gave Chen Mo, Wen Lingwei, and Su Jinyu moderator roles.

Of course, this was also an easy way to get the contact number of the girl…

Although Chen Mo felt a bit left out, he was still relieved because Su Jinyu was so popular, meaning that his definition of beauty was quite normal.

After making sure nobody, especially Wen Lingwei, would kidnap his new receptionist, Chen Mo retreated upstairs.

The foundations of the design document for Plants vs Zombies were already there. After giving it some thought, Chen Mo decided to hand over interconnectivity and multiplayer features to Su Jinyu, and do the developer tools himself.

The interconnectivity and multiplayer features were definitive and the requirements were also clear cut, so Chen Mo wanted to use this opportunity to test out her design skills.

—

At noon, Chen Mo temporarily closed the experience store as he took Su Jinyu, Wen Lingwei, and the others to a nearby restaurant for lunch, not only to celebrate the huge sales made by Plants vs Zombies, but also as a welcoming meal for Su Jinyu.

As these people were the earliest players at the experience store, they had become quite good friends with Chen Mo as they watched the success of Plants vs Zombies together.

—

As the afternoon came, Chen Mo sent the design document to Su Jinyu.

"I sent you the whole design document folder; just refine these two design documents and send it to me when you’re done.

"This is the design document for the upcoming update for Plants vs Zombies. The main point of it is to allow players to better communicate with one another in game and allow them to meet other Plants vs Zombies fans in the community.

"I’ve already finished the basics of multiplayer, so read through it and refine it a bit.

"I don’t have any requests for the design document, so just do it your way, with emphasis on ‘your way’. Try to make changes and not stick to my design too much. I’ll need a first draft in three days, is that alright?"

Su Jinyu nodded confidently, "Alright, not a problem!"

Chen Mo thought about giving her a few more words of advice, but after considering that it might restrict her train of thought, he decided against it.

Different people often had different views on game design. Restricting someone’s thoughts might result in a botched result.

As for Chen Mo, he needed to finish the developer tools for Plants vs Zombies, allowing players to make their own mods.

As his workload had been cut in half all of a sudden, he wasn’t quite used to it.

—

Three days later, Su Jinyu sent her first draft of the design document to Chen Mo.

"Mm… not bad."

As Chen Mo looked through the design document Su Jinyu submitted, he didn’t seem all that happy, despite saying it was alright.

At the same time, Su Jinyu nervously twiddled her thumbs.

Although she had written design documents before, it was for very simple mini-games. It wasn’t surprising that she was nervous, as this was a design document for Plants vs Zombies.

Even since Plants vs Zombies had risen to the top of the casual puzzle game charts, it had gathered a large user base. Su Jinyu wouldn’t be able to live it down if the players weren’t happy about the changes she made.

It didn’t take long for Chen Mo to look through her design document.

"The logic is very clear and all the details have been covered. There aren’t any major mistakes, either. You have quite a good grasp on the basics, " said Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu blinked and said, "Tha-thank you."

"But, you’ll need to rewrite it." Chen Mo smiled.

"Huh?" Su Jinyu was dumbfounded. -The logic and the details were fine, why do I need to rewrite it?- "What even!"

Chapter 43: New Update

Chen Mo explained, "What I meant was that your thoughts are very conservative. There were basically no new points added in the two design documents, all you did was expand on what I had."

"Uhh…" Su Jinyu was confused. Chen Mo did emphasise on doing it her way when he handed the design document over to her, but she didn’t think too much of it.

In most cases, video game designer assistants usually performed repetitive tasks. Moreover, most video game designers did not like their assistants making any changes, no matter how small.

Therefore Su Jinyu chose to just expand on what Chen Mo had already done, without adding anything to it.

But that was the exact opposite of what he requested. Chen Mo wanted her to add her own thoughts to it.

Chen Mo said, "Don’t worry, I’ll give you another three days. Remember, I want to see your thoughts."

Su Jinyu nodded eagerly, "Okay!"

—

As Su Jinyu returned to the first floor, she continued to pick her brain for ideas.

After she left, Chen Mo took another look at the design document.

Her basic skill at writing design documents was solid, and the logic wasn’t bad, either; the biggest problem was the lack of inspiration. As of now, Su Jinyu was only capable of executing; she was still quite a ways away from being a proper video game designer.

Persistent, hardworking, well rounded, but lacked inspiration. That was Chen Mo’s current assessment of Su Jinyu.

Maybe she always lacked her own ideas, or perhaps it was part of her character.

Chen Mo could treat Su Jinyu as an assistant, only involving her in execution, but she wouldn’t be able to grow much in such an environment.

Chen Mo wanted to stimulate her, as she was hardworking, but unable to see the bigger picture. That way, he could train her to become a more well-rounded video game designer in the next few months, which would save Chen Mo some work in the long run.

—

Su Jinyu had been wringing her brain, trying to make adjustments to the design document.

Although the second draft looked better, it still wasn’t good enough.

The third draft had a few good ideas.

Chen Mo finally gave the nod after the fourth draft.

"Mm, although it’s not exactly up to par, you’ve passed, " Chen Mo smiled.

Su Jinyu was pleasantly surprised, "Really? That’s great!"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, well done, you can get some rest now. I’ll make some more adjustments tonight, and I’ll send it to you tomorrow when I’m done."

"Alright, thanks for working so hard, boss!" Su Jinyu left work filled with happiness. The four design documents took her almost two weeks to complete before reaching Chen Mo’s standard.

Chen Mo was looking for some focal points in the design document. Even if the design document got a pass from him, without focal points, the players wouldn’t be happy about it.

He could tell that the ideas she had in the fourth design document used up all her brain juices. Even if she was given more time, there probably wouldn’t be a better version.

Moreover, this had been dragged on for quite a while. Chen Mo planned to finish it in two weeks, and it was now beyond that. If it was dragged on any longer, it would affect the progress of the next game, so Chen Mo didn’t want to spend too much time waiting.

Chen Mo went to his computer and opened his design document.

In reality, when Su Jinyu was writing the design document again and again, Chen Mo was also writing his own copy. In order to not affect her thoughts, Chen Mo decided not to tell her.

When compared against one another, Su Jinyu’s design document was hard to look at. From the UI to the overall functionality, it was clear whose was better.

Chen Mo added the parts from his design document accordingly into Su Jinyu’s version, adding annotations explaining his intentions.

As for the other points that didn’t make a huge difference, Chen Mo left them as they were.

Chen Mo finally managed to finish after working for the majority of the night. After doing some final adjustments and checking it, Chen Mo was happy with the end product.

As the update for Plants vs Zombies was still based on the same framework, there wasn’t a need to generate a new project in the video game engine; it could be done just by making modifications to the existing project.

—

The experience store opened on time early the next day.

Chen Mo yawned and said to Su Jinyu, "I’ve sent you the design document that I edited. Just add the features accordingly, using the game engine."

"Alright, " Su Jinyu nodded.

Chen Mo went back upstairs to catch up on sleep, as he was still tired.

Su Jinyu turned on her laptop and saw how many changes Chen Mo made.

"… he changed so much!"

Su Jinyu was shocked. Not only was the design document twice the size, but looking through the details, seventy percent of it had been modified.

However, Chen Mo didn’t delete Su Jinyu’s suggestions from before, but inserted the modifications along with some notes.

"A-amazing…" Su Jinyu looked through all of the changes. The UI had all been changed, the features also had a lot of modifications…

As Su Jinyu added them into the game engine while looking through the design document, she couldn’t help but feel that her design document was a sham.

"The boss is amazing; how could he make so many changes in one night? That kind of work efficiency is scary!"

Su Jinyu’s respect for Chen Mo increased after this.

In reality, Chen Mo already had it done beforehand…

—

After a week, the update for Plants vs Zombies was finally done!

Chen Mo installed it onto the computers in the experience store before anything else, so that Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng, and the others could playtest it for a few days, and let him fix any errors that were present.

When Chen Mo felt that there weren’t any more problems, it was submitted onto the official market.

Soon, the players for Plants vs Zombies were downloading one after another when they realized there was now a new 40MB update.

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"Hmm? There’s a new update for Plants vs Zombies?!"

"Giving updates for a standalone game, how nice!"

"Insane. What’s being added in this new update? Is there going to be new plants or zombies?"

"Hey take a look at the description. They’ve added developer tools and a versus mode!"

"What the? Is that true? I’ll go take a look!"

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The players were downloading the update as soon as they could. The player discussion forums for Plants vs Zombies also earned it a lot of attention as they were discussing the completely unexpected update.

In the parallel world, standalone games like this usually wouldn’t receive updates, as the players wouldn’t pay twice, and the game designers didn’t want to do something for free, either.

Video game designers in this world hadn’t figured out DLC yet!

(Editor Note: DLC = Downloadable Content, first done on large scale for MMO’s by Asheron’s Call)

Moreover, Plants vs Zombies had been released for just under two months. Although it was still quite popular, the first bunch of players were already sick of the game, despite the continual influx of new players.

Weren’t they a little bit too enthusiastic for the new update?

Chapter 44: A Knockoff has Appeared

Inside the experience store…

Wen Lingwei and Chang Xiuya were battling against Jia Peng and another guy.

"Senior, could you set up a Wallnut here for me?" Chang Xiuya asked.

"How many zombies do you have saved up? Put them over here on my side, let’s try and get Xiuya’s Cob Cannon, " Jia Peng said to his friend.

Chang Xiuya panicked, "Hey, Jia Peng, you can’t do that!"

Wen Lingwei remained calm. "Don’t worry, I still have two loaded Cob Cannons."

Chang Xiuya screamed all of a sudden, "Ahh Jia Peng, why aren’t you following your plan? Didn’t you say you were going to get my Cob Cannon? Why did you take my Sunflower?"

With Wen Lingwei and the others playing PvP mode, and neither side willing to give up, the experience store was very lively.

Using the developer tools, Su Jinyu was designing new plants and zombies. Of course, she was mainly doing the graphics. Her drawing skills were much better than Chen Mo; she had already drawn three new plants.

The plants she designed had a Chinese theme, namely the Wheat Gatling Gun, Sweet Potato Mine, and Bamboo Wall.

More and more players started playing the game after discovering the social capabilities in the newest update.

Plants vs Zombies had gathered more than eight hundred thousand players in the two months since its release. So far more than half the users were active players, and many of them were starting their own communities in game, resulting in thousands of communities. Many of the communities were small friendship circles where the members were friends or classmates, in order to check on one another’s progress.

Some of the bigger fans of Plants vs Zombies had taken a great liking to the developer tools and were trying to make their own mods, in particular the people who were already interested in game design.

So far there were dozens of mods, although most of them were just changes to some of the numbers, such as unlimited sun or increased plant firing speed. Although there were many players, the average playtime for the mods were quite short.

Chen Mo wasn’t worried. As the number of mods increased, some higher quality mods were bound to appear as they got filtered by the fans and the algorithm.

The multiplayer had also become a hot topic among the players. Within the communities of Plants vs Zombies, many of the players were sharing their experiences and discussing their strategies. There was even a group of three who managed twenty wins in a row, drawing the interests of many in the community.

The consensus on the other forums about the new update was also quite positive, potentially starting another wave of interest in the game.

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"I looked through the developer tools today; this kit is amazing! I’m able to make adjustments to anything I want. Seems like the designer wants us to make anything we want! Now we’ll just have to wait for some god-tier modder to develop a beautiful original mod!"

"I thought I already explored everything the game has to offer, it seems that I was too naive… If the new mods keep coming, I might be able to play this for the rest of my life…"

"Respect to the designer. There’s nobody else who is making a standalone casual game like this!"

"However, releasing the developer tools means that anyone can look through the numbers of the game. The designer sure is daring!"

"Right? Unlike the other companies that try and keep everything a secret, deathly afraid of someone copying them."

"Yeah, I’m now a fan just based on this developer tool!"

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Chen Mo was quite relieved after looking through the player discussions.

He felt that an update receiving praise like this was good enough. As this update significantly lengthened the game’s playtime, it was quite likely that Plants vs Zombies would continue to be at the top of the casual puzzle game charts for the next few months.

Out of nowhere, a panic-stricken Su Jinyu said, "Boss, this isn’t good!"

"Hmm?" Chen Mo raised his head, "What’s wrong?"

Su Jinyu showed him her phone, "Look, this game… copied us!"

Chen Mo took the phone from her hands.

There was some random game from the market, and from the introduction screen you could see that the playstyle was very similar to Plants vs Zombies, five lanes on the left, enemies on the right.

However the artstyle of the game was completely different to Plants vs Zombies. The game was called Lunar Defense. The plot of the game was that the player would put down various high-tech weapons on the moon to defend against an alien insect race.

Although the weapons seemed completely different from the plants, their usage was very similar to the plants in Plants vs Zombies.

For example, the Peashooter was now a Machinegun Turret, Spikeweed was now Electromagnetic Trap, the Sunflower was now a Supply Station, the Cob Cannon was now a Nuclear Missile Launcher.

The looks of the Zombies were also overhauled, changed into various types of aliens. They were all ugly insectoids of various sizes with different methods of attacking, but most of the attacks were reminiscent of zombies.

"What’s wrong?" Jia Peng joined in the conversation.

Su Jinyu said, "Look at this! This Lunar Defense game is copying us!"

"What? How can they do that!?"

The others in the store went on their phones and found the game on the market.

Indeed, it didn’t take much for the others to recognize that the game was copying Plants vs Zombies. Although they changed the textures, music, and UI, the playstyle was completely identical to Plants vs Zombies.

"I’m gonna give it a bad review!" Jia Peng said angrily.

The others joined in, "Yeah, bad reviews! I’ll ask the others in the community to do the same!"

Chen Mo didn’t say anything, instead choosing to look at the statistics for the game.

It was released two days ago for free. The rating was extremely low at 2.3, most of the player reviews were one star.

Evidently the players of Plants vs Zombies felt offended by the plagiarism.

The game chose to profit via ads, every time the player beat a level a banner ad would pop up.

Also, there was an ingame currency that could be bought using real money. The player could use that to buy energy supplies (sun in Plants vs Zombies), or up to three revives when they died

The publisher was Sky’s Limit Entertainment, designed by some unknown C-grade video game designer.

Sky’s Limit Entertainment was barely second class, located at the faraway Magic City. They had also released a few fairly average mobile games before this, none of which did particularly well.

The reviews of the company were quite bad, but because they weren’t well known, not many knew about their evil deeds.

Chen Mo only realized what type of company this was after looking at their previous games.

Chapter 45: This Game Won’t Get Famous

Su Jinyu said, "Boss, shouldn’t we be suing this company?"

Jia Peng nodded, "Yeah, manager! Send a legal letter!"

Chen Mo shook his head, "There’s no need."

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Why? Maybe we should contact a lawyer before you make that decision."

Chen Mo said, "Infringement on things like game rules are very hard to prosecute. In order for it to be a valid lawsuit, it has to have a similar art style, and the design documents for the rules must be extremely similar. If we can’t be certain that they plagiarized either of those points, it is an impossible lawsuit.

"Therefore, even if we send them a letter, they would probably just treat it as garbage and toss it away."

Su Jinyu said unhappily, "But this game is way too similar to Plants vs Zombies, anyone with eyes will be able to tell!"

Chen Mo said calmly, "But that isn’t enough for them to be convicted."

Su Jinyu was still angry, but there was nothing she could say.

In truth, when Chen Mo was transmigrated into the parallel world, he had already done some research on the video game industry, in particular plagiarism regarding video games. He even looked up some cases on the matter.

It was similar to his previous world. There were two main categories protected by the copyright laws. One was artwork, music, and textual content, the other was the rules of the game, equivalent to the code for a game in the previous world.

These were the two points that would be easy to convict someone of plagiarism on. As soon as there was concrete evidence, the success rate of convictions was extremely high.

Coincidentally, it was very difficult to tell if someone plagiarized the playstyle of the game.

In his previous world, a famous tabletop game called Legends of the Three Kingdoms tried to sue Battle of the Three Kingdoms [1] on the basis that they were being plagiarized.

However, Battle of the Three Kingdoms argued that everything that the designer did, including the direction of the designs, design framework, and the details of the designs that were thought to be related, but were not protected under copyright laws.

From a pure game rules perspective, Battle of the Three Kingdoms argued that Legends of the Three Kingdoms was based on an Italian card game called Bang!, and tried to countersue.

In the end, the case ended and was settled out of court.

There were many more examples like this in his previous world, as referencing and plagiarism was pervasive in the video game industry. Other than a handful of cases with sufficient evidence, most of the plagiarism charges don’t amount to anything.

Of course, it wasn’t because the law didn’t cover them, but because the line between plagiarism and referencing was very blurry.

Even the popular Monument Valley from his previous life had been suspected of plagiarizing ("referencing") Echochrome. [1]

Of course, reference could also be called plagiarism, or in better words, a "descendant", or "honoring".

It was the same in the parallel world. Although most people wanted to support the original and had a better concept of plagiarism, it was equally easy to plagiarize, hard to defend, took a long time for the case to be settled, and it was very difficult to gather evidence. The huge time and money spent were always significantly higher than the gains from the settlement.

Therefore, there were also plenty of examples in the parallel world of plagiarism cases that didn’t amount to anything.

Chen Mo skimmed over the contents of Lunar Defense; the artstyle and music were completely redone, with no trace of Plants vs Zombies.

As for the rules, although it was very similar to Plants vs Zombies, it was clear that the designer redid the whole design document themselves, intentionally changing some points to mitigate the risk of a lawsuit.

It could only be said that Sky’s Limit Entertainment was probably a repeat offender and knew where the line was, hitting it right on the boundary. Chen Mo knew that if he started a lawsuit, although public opinion was on his side, he wouldn’t be able to get anything out of it.

However, this didn’t mean there wasn’t anything Chen Mo could. This was already in Chen Mo’s calculations!

—

Chen Mo downloaded Lunar Defense and went through two levels.

"Don’t worry, this game won’t get famous, " said Chen Mo.

"Huh? Why?" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo handed over the phone to Su Jinyu and said, "You’ll know after you try it out."

"Can’t get famous? Are you sure?" Wen Lingwei questioned.

Chang Xiuya also nodded, "Yeah, manager. The graphics of the games are quite good. Moreover, it’s free."

Chen Mo said firmly, "I’m sure, it won’t get anywhere."

Jia Peng said after a few moments, "Then should we still give it bad reviews?"

Chen Mo laughed and said, "Sure, you do you."

As Chen Mo finished, he turned around and retreated upstairs.

"Boss, don’t leave yet! You haven’t told us why the game isn’t going to be popular!" said Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo turned around and said, "I still need to plan out the next game. As for why the game isn’t going to be popular, you’re a videogame designer now! You should be able to tell."

Chen Mo left. Su Jinyu pouted, unsatisfied, and started playing Lunar Defense. She was quite curious how Chen Mo was so sure that Lunar Defense wasn’t going to be popular.

The others were also equally curious.

Jia Peng wasn’t convinced. "The manager looks super confident. How can he be so sure the game isn’t going to be popular?"

Weng Lingwei said, "Maybe it’s the rating. Take a look, everyone is trying to boycott the game. Even if the game was free, who’s going to play a game with terrible reviews like this?"

Another guy said, "I think it’s because of its profit method. The manager must’ve considered why he didn’t want to use ads as a profit method when he was developing the game.

Jia Peng said hesitantly, "Then… are we still going to give it bad reviews?"

Wen Lingwei said, "Of course! Come, let’s all give it bad reviews, we’ll uninstall it once we’re done!"

Su Jinyu felt that the others made sense, but still felt that Chen Mo had other reasons.

—

Su Jinyu decided to try out Lunar Defense.

First level, the game instructs the player to put down a Supply Station and install a Machinegun Turret to attack the incoming aliens.

Second level, there were new aliens, and a new type of defense equipment was unlocked.

Third level had the same unlocking playstyle.

Su Jinyu wanted to uninstall the game before she even got to the third level.

As it was very similar to Plants vs Zombies, Su Jinyu felt that she was playing a second run of Plants vs Zombies. Much of the content she was already familiar with, so Lunar Defense was dragging her through it with tutorials.

"Weird. The game is so similar to Plants vs Zombies, and the quality of the game seems alright. Why don’t I want to continue playing…?" Su Jinyu couldn’t help but ponder.

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TL Note [1]: Two video games popular in China.

Chapter 46: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Game

Chen Mo looked up the recently published games on the market and what the bigger video game companies were testing when he got back upstairs.

The majority of the larger companies would have their unreleased games in their experience stores. As long as they were finished, even if they hadn’t been released on the market, there would be rumors floating around.

Chen Mo managed to find a playtest video on Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s new game, called Guardian of the Holy Spring.

-Hmm? Emperor Dynasty Entertainment has joined in? I should probably pay attention to this as it was released by Entertainment Dynasty Entertainment.-

Chen Mo played the video, investigating the game more deeply.

—

As a new innovative game became popular, a wave of similarly-styled games would obviously follow suit.

Plants vs Zombies had been trendy for two months; if there were other video game designers who wanted to make a knockoff, two months would be more than enough.

Chen Mo was prepared for such an event, but didn’t think it would come so soon.

Plants vs Zombies could be viewed as a descendant of Tower Defense games, but it’s popularity had surpassed most such games, likely because it required more strategic planning.

It wasn’t a difficult task for the video game designers in this world to identify why Plants vs Zombies was so popular. Any C-grade video game designer would be able to replicate it as long as they didn’t care about the opinions of others.

Lunar Defense was a game like that, a game with terrible reviews. An unknown video game designer was able to replicate it in two months.

The thought process of Lunar Defense was clear; utilizing the fact that it was free, it would pick up any players that didn’t get into Plants vs Zombies and sell ads to make a profit.

They targeted the players that didn’t want to spend money on the game, or the ones who were already bored of Plants vs Zombies.

However, Chen Mo didn’t care, as he knew that their thought process was bound to fail!

There were three main reasons.

First, because the video game designers lacked skill, they were afraid to make any changes to the rules of Plants vs Zombies, just in case they removed any of the focal points. That mindset resulted in them essentially making a carbon copy.

It meant that most of the Plants vs Zombies players wouldn’t play through it. If it were the same as the original, why not play the original?

Moreover, the first few levels on Lunar Defense had tutorials. This would greatly affect the players who were already bored of Plants vs Zombies, as they didn’t have the patience to sit through the tutorial again.

Second, games like this weren’t suited to be free!

No matter if it was ads or top-up service, it didn’t look good in the eyes of the players. Compared to Plants vs Zombies, the only thing Lunar Defense would get would be bad reviews.

Third, the playstyle, mechanics and level design of Plants vs Zombies worked very well with the artwork. If the artwork were changed, it would make the game feel disjointed.

This resulted in many players not liking the Lunar Defense, but they were unable to pinpoint why they didn’t like it. Because they changed plants into defense systems and zombies into aliens, it affected the mindsets of the players, which greatly affected their mood when they played the game.

Therefore, Chen Mo didn’t bat an eye at Lunar Defense. The game was doomed from the start, and would only be flooded by the bad reviews from the players. It might not even be able to recover their costs!

It was a classic example of failing at cheating!

After Sky’s Limit Entertainment with Lunar Defense, several other smaller companies came out with Plants vs Zombies knockoffs. However, Chen Mo could tell at first glance that their quality was even worse than Lunar Defense and they would end up being laughingstocks, so there was no need to be alarmed.

The only thing that bothered Chen Mo was Guardian of the Holy Spring, developed by Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

The designer was Qiu Bin, a B-grade video game designer working under Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. They had a few successful games before this one.

From the video, Guardian of the Holy Spring had many similar features to Plants vs Zombies, but calling plagiarism might be too much, as many points only seemed similar on the surface.

Guardian of the Holy Spring didn’t have five straight lanes in Plants vs Zombies, but had hills and valleys, and what seemed like a fence.

The players needed to place different defense mechanisms around the Holy Spring, such as magic wards, crystal towers, dragon’s nests, and army camps, in order to defend against the demons.

Guardian of the Holy Spring had also made an effort to differentiate itself from Plants vs Zombies in areas such as the abilities of the troops, level difficulty, and playstyle. There were only a handful of features that overlapped with Plants vs Zombies.

If someone said that Guardian of the Holy Spring copied Plants vs Zombies, there would probably be a large number of fans defending it.

Being able to copy something only in essence, but not looks, was the highest form of copying.

Moreover, with so many things changed, it might be a stretch to call it copying, as the core of combat was also changed.

But it was obvious that the game took inspiration from Plants vs Zombies, and the source of entertainment from the game was similar to Plants vs Zombies.

Chen Mo predicted that this game’s achievements certainly wouldn’t be bad. With the promotions done by Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, it wouldn’t be surprising if it managed to beat Plants vs Zombies.

That was the power of having different channels.

However, the game was still in the early stages of testing. According to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, it was about three months away from release.

The reason it needed so much time to develop was because it needed to include a lot of extra content. They probably had considered that the players might think they were copying Plants vs Zombies, and took the precaution to add different playstyles and content to dampen that feeling.

This was an indication for Chen Mo that he needed to pick up his pace.

Although this ‘copying’ incident wasn’t a threat to Chen Mo, it proved one thing: the video game industry in the parallel world was the same as his previous world, keen and shameless! Maybe even better in some aspects!

Even though Plants vs Zombies had only been online for two months, many companies had managed to create their own bootlegs, much faster than companies in his previous world.

Just as Sky’s Limit Entertainment’s Lunar Defense managed to find a new niche by making it free, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was able to use its huge user base, ‘referencing’ Plants vs Zombies and claiming it as their own.

It was evident that the video game companies weren’t just sitting ducks, but hungry wolves that didn’t have access to great ideas.

As soon as they found these ideas, all the advantages Chen Mo had would be taken away!

He knew that this was the time to make the next game!

Chapter 47: Spin Ten, Again and Again

Chen Mo had already shortlisted a few games for his next release, but he hadn’t decided on which one.

There were plenty of games that could be considered classics from the previous world, but not all of them would do well in this world.

Chen Mo could continue down the path of high quality indie games as the speculators were predicting, but Chen Mo knew that it wasn’t the best path.

The reason was simple: how many Plants vs Zombies were there in the previous world?

The video game designers in this world thought that Plants vs Zombies would bring a new wave of casual games, but Chen Mo knew that the success of Plants vs Zombies could not be replicated, and games like that could not be produced in large quantities.

Moreover, Chen Mo had gained plenty in both fame and money, and will now be able to test the limits of the players in this world!

If Chen Mo only relied on the high quality games from his previous world, it would be highly unlikely that he could ever hope to reach the same level of titans like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment or Zen Entertainment.

Right now, Chen Mo only had one goal in mind: make money and top-up!

A new wave of players were brought into Plants vs Zombies after the new update was released, reaching nine hundred thousand downloads. It was only a matter of time before he reached one million.

The income from the app store came monthly, therefore Chen Mo had only received the money for five hundred thousand copies. After the market’s cut and tax, he had about 2.8 million RMB.

Normally people would be spending that money on cars and houses, and perhaps rubbing it in the faces of the people born with silver spoons who looked down on others.

However, Chen Mo didn’t have that in mind at all.

Buying properties? The experience store was quite cozy.

Buying cars? Oh, Chen Mo didn’t even have his license. Moreover, you’d need to register your license plate if you bought a car. And to register the license plate, you’d need an account…

Whatever, don’t think about things like this.

After giving it some thought Chen Mo decided to top-up 2.7 million RMB into his bracelet as it was close to the end of the month, meaning that the money from the app store would be transferred soon. This left a hundred thousand and change to spare.

If nothing went wrong for the next month, 2.5 million RMB would be transferred into his account. However he wouldn’t be able to spend that money on spins, but would save it for something else.

"Alright, make me stronger by topping up!"

Chen Mo did his before-spin ritual, washing his face and hands. He then used the Lucky Capsule he received from his last draw.

Lucky Capsule: Drastically increase luck. Lasts for ten minutes.

Chen Mo didn’t feel any different, but he might’ve imagined a "my luck just got better" kind of feeling.

Without further delay, Chen Mo started drawing, as the effect only lasts for ten minutes.

Chen Mo felt like a tycoon when looking at his twenty-seven-million points.

"How can I keep the wonderful feeling of topping up and drawing prizes to myself? I must let the others experience this in my next game."

With such a "noble" idea in mind, Chen Mo tapped on the Spin Ten button repeatedly.

Twenty-seven-million points was enough for twenty-seven Spin Tens. He didn’t show any hesitation, as he had to finish drawing in the next ten minutes. Suppressing his curiosity for the prizes he drew, he focused on spending all his points on spinning.

Clack, clack…

As the wheel spun, new equipment was being drawn. Chen Mo didn’t care, and continued tapping with his eyes closed.

However long the wheel spun didn’t matter, but Chen Mo finally opened his eyes when the wheel stopped spinning.

He took a look at the time. -Wow, this whole process took five minutes.-

Chen Mo felt that a teenage girl at a mall with no concept of money, filled with hurt and happiness.

"Let’s see what we drew…" Chen Mo nervously looked at the equipment menu on the virtual screen.

Designer Skill Books: 135

Special Skill Books: 81

Special Equipment: 54

After consuming a few coding books, Chen Mo’s coding skills were now alright and his sense for code was now sharper.

He noticed something when looking at the number of skill books. "Hmm? This number…"

Without using the Lucky Capsule, the Designer Skill Books, Special Skill Books, and Special Equipment were approximately in the ratio of 7: 2: 1. That was what he had gathered from the previous ten Spins.

Of course, this time luck was on his side. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be surprising if he got 9: 0: 1.

After he used the Lucky Capsule, they showed up in a ratio of 5: 3: 2. The rewards he got from draws during the effect of the Lucky Capsule were much better!

Of course, the Lucky Capsule didn’t infinitely increase his luck and present him with Special Equipment every single draw. It seemed 5: 3: 2 was the best ratio he could get.

Moreover, when the Lucky Capsule was in effect, you could even draw another Lucky Capsule. Clearly it was something that the system had in mind.

"Not bad, this Lucky Capsule was pretty worth it!"

Chen Mo was quite satisfied. If he drew anything less than what he did this time, it would’ve been quite wasteful of the Lucky Capsule!

—

Next was checking the description of the Equipment.

Designer Skill Books, 135 in total. Of those, forty-seven were coding books, thirty-nine were level design books, and twenty-two were system books.

Special Skill Books, 81 in total.

Original Art Books, 34; every book gave +1.

3D Art, 33; every book gave +1.

Music and Audio Effects, 10; every book gave +1.

Storyboard Skill Book, 4. The first book gave +10, every subsequent book gave +1.

Special Equipment, 54 in total. 47 were Memory Playback Potions, 1 Anger Interferer, 6 Super Accelerators.

"Hmm?" Chen Mo rubbed his eyes, thinking he misread.

There was something out of place among the Special Skill Books: the Storyboarding[2] Skill Book.

-What is this even?-

Chen Mo had a vague idea of what a storyboard was. It referred to drawings that would represent the structure of a movie or animation, before it was shot or drawn. It would detail each shot, specifying the cinematic techniques, duration, dialogue, etc.

Chen Mo was surprised, as he didn’t expect to draw something like that.

However he thought it through quite quickly. As it was categorized with the Special Skill Books, he wouldn’t be surprised if he drew a book on martial arts!

"Mm, it’s actually quite useful. I should be able to use it when making CG![1]" Chen Mo said, comforting himself.

Chen Mo had also noticed that every Special Skill Book, such as Original Art or Music, if they were abilities that had not been unlocked yet, the first book always gave +10, with any subsequent ones giving +1.

There was also the Special Equipment. Chen Mo drew two new ones this time: Anger Interferencer, and Super Accelerator!

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TL Note:

[1] Computer graphics

[2] I’ve used storyboarding before to refer to plot writing, but this time they decided to add a proper storyboarding skill (like the actual act of drawing storyboards), I’ll refer to the former as plot writing in the future.

Chapter 48: Why is There an Argument?

Anger Interferer: used against someone other than the user. After activation, the target will enter a state of anger, having a higher chance of making bad choices. Lasted for fifteen minutes.

Super Accelerator: affects the user. Upon activation, work efficiency is increased to triple normal, lasts for eight hours. After use, the user will need to sleep for ten hours to relieve fatigue. Should be used at most once every three days, otherwise there might be consequences!

"Super Accelerator? Not bad. I could probably use it when I’m behind on work. But what use does this Anger Interferer have? Can I make someone beat me up by making them angry, then extort them for money?…

"Whatever, I’ll save it for now…"

Chen Mo didn’t have any current need for these special items, but drawing a bunch of Memory Playback Potions was a lifesaver. He wouldn’t need to strain himself like he did last time in the future.

He didn’t want to bother with the Designer Skill Books, and consumed them one after another.

After consuming them, Chen Mo estimated that his coding and level design skills that were quite weak before were now around seventy, and his system skills were probably around ninety.

His plot writing skills were even higher, and probably almost maxed!

Of course, these numbers were Chen Mo’s assessment of himself, there weren’t any concrete numbers.

—

As he consumed his last Plot Writing book, there was a pop-up on the screen! The system detects that your Plot Writing skills are maxed out. Would you like to enter the next level?

Chen Mo was shocked. -What is this?-

He clicked on the confirm button. Another pop up appeared: Entered the second level, now ready.

There was another line of small print at the bottom: Maxing out the first level of Plot Writing means that you still need to satisfy the needs of plot writing in games. Please continue to work hard!

Chen Mo read over the sentence three times and finally got a vague idea of what it meant.

"I think the one responsible for the writing in the system must’ve been drunk…" he muttered.

This sentence actually meant that Chen Mo’s Story Writing skills were full for the first level, which was only enough for the plots of simpler games.

For example, Chen Mo might want to make a visual novel. If he already had the vocabulary and the script, he could better fill in the dialogue between characters, and set the scenes better. However, it would be impossible if he wanted to write out the story for a classic game!

The second level of Plot Writing focused on that point.

Chen Mo put his hand to his forehead. "It seems that I was quite naive. The road is much longer than I thought. To think that I believed I could max out all my Stats with ten million RMB…"

—

After regaining his composure, Chen Mo consumed the rest of the Special Skill Books.

Chen Mo’s Original Art, 3D Art, and Music and Sound Effects States had now been raised considerably.

As soon as he was done, another pop-up appeared on the virtual screen.

The system detects that you have entered the second level for one or more Stats. You can now view your actual abilities.

Chen Mo was shocked. "Hmm? Did I unlock new functionalities?"

Chen Mo’s various Stats now appeared on the virtual screen. Previously, these Stats weren’t visible, so Chen Mo had to guess what they were. Now he finally had access to the actual numbers!

Systems: 93

Coding: 72

Level Design: 71

Plot Writing: 100 (Entered Level 2)

Original Art: 53

3D Art: 35

Animation: 10

Music and Audio Effects: 20

Storyboarding: 13

These numbers were Chen Mo’s true abilities, including what Chen Mo learned in his previous life, and the growth from the books he had consumed from the bracelet.

The stats from the Game Engine on Chen Mo were as so:

Chen Mo: Videogame Designer (C-grade)

Creativity: 49

Systems: 30

Coding: 48

Level Designer: 53

Plot Writing: 15

Original Art: 36

3D Art: 1

Monthly Resources Quota: 0/1.6GB

These stats were analyzed by the video game engine, which meant the skills that Chen Mo had shown from his work so far.

After releasing Plants vs Zombies, Chen Mo’s ratings had increased. His Creativity, Coding, and Level Design had all been increased substantially!

Moreover, following the explosive growth of Plants vs Zombies, Chen Mo had been upgraded to a C-grade video game designer.

As for the monthly quota, it was something that didn’t matter anymore to him, as he now scorned the free resources included. However, they were still alright as placeholders.

Chen Mo felt quite relaxed after spending so much money on his top-ups.

Chen Mo now had many choices for his next game, even some Chinese Pay To Win games were now on the list.

However, when there were so many choices it became a burden. Chen Mo couldn’t make up his mind that late at night, so he decided to take a rest.

—

At 8:30 AM the second day, Chen Mo was woken up by the ringing of his phone.

As Chen Mo opened his heavy eyelids, he saw that the phone call was from Su Jinyu.

"Hello? What’s up? Do you need some leave?" asked Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu said in a worried voice, "No, not at all. You should go online right now. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment are making a game called Guardian of the Holy Spring, and it seems like they copied Plants vs Zombies!"

Chen Mo shuffled around in bed into a more comfortable position, "Yep, I know. Wasn’t there a playtest video released two days ago? I saw it yesterday."

Su Jinyu said, "Not just that, the Weibo of the designer of Guardian of the Holy Spring is being attacked by our players. Many fans of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment retaliated, bringing you into the mix! You probably should check your Weibo now."

"Huh?" Chen Mo finally sat up. -How could something like that happen?-

Chen Mo washed himself and went on his computer.

Indeed, his Weibo had been attacked by the fans of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. He had a few thousand comments under his newest Weibo, with two people in particular having a heated argument.

Chen Mo spent a good twenty minutes trying to understand the gist of the situation.

It had all started from the video Chen Mo saw yesterday.

A player secretly recorded that video when he was playing in the Emperor Dynasty experience store and uploaded it to the internet.

The video had been out for three days, and was discovered by a few diehard fans of Plants vs Zombies. As they had a strong sense of righteousness, they went straight to Qiu Bin, the designer of Guardian of the Holy Spring’s Weibo, and started going at him with some intense wording.

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"Hehe, how could Emperor Dynasty Entertainment miss out on following trends and copying games. Dogs will continue to eat shit."

"Sure enough, a Plants vs Zombies bootleg was released in no time. I’m impressed by the work efficiency of Your Highness."

"Plagiarizing dog. A B-grade video game designer nonetheless. He really is focused on making money in exchange for his dignity!"

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These comments received a lot of responses, and gained popularity soon after.

Qiu Bin didn’t say anything, but as a B-grade videogame designer and one who was working within Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, he had a huge amount of fans behind him, with plenty of brain-dead fans.

Upon seeing that Qiu Bin was being attacked, they retaliated without hesitation!

Chapter 49: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment? So What?

"Where did this drama queen come from? Don’t talk smack if you haven’t played it. It’s so obvious that it’s two different games. Who’s your copying Plants vs Zombies*?*

"You should see an optometrist, even your perspective on the world is not normal. How is this plagiarism?"

"Hah, it’s plagiarism when the playstyle has a tiny bit in common? Then wouldn’t Plants vs Zombies be copying Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Fantasy Tower Defense*? They are both tower defense games, after all."*

"What’s good about a rabid dog biting others? Did your owner make you a promise?"

"What level is Emperor Dynasty Entertainment on? What level are the developers of your Plants vs Zombies*? Emperor Dynasty Entertainment copying you? You’re just trying to leech of Emperor Dynasty’s popularity!"*

"Hehe, sure Plants vs Zombies is a good game, but you can’t be so illogical about this. Can nobody else make a game of a similar genre?"

==============

Soon, the arguments between the two of them got more and more intense. People were gathering others from their community to fight for their side, and it became a war between two sides.

The arguments got more and more intense as the two of them argued throughout the night. When dawn came along, Chen Mo was dragged into it.

Both sides were really into it. Many fans of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment who had lost their sense of logic were also insulting Chen Mo. His Weibo had plenty of comments now!

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"A few hundred people looking for trouble in a few hours. I refuse to believe there wasn’t someone behind them. So who’s that scheming dog?"

"Brother, just focus on designing games, stop trying to make everything you do viral."

"Stop trying to create all this drama about you. You’ve only made one game, so you better pay your seniors more respect, understood?"

"Brother, you should probably say something soon. You still have time to distance yourself from the others. If you keep your mouth shut, you don’t have anyone to blame for being in the crossfire."

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Chen Mo scowled. –What does this mean? Why can you call my players idiots?-

Before this, Chen Mo was quite open to this type of copying, as he had seen this many times in his previous life. Furthermore, Chen Mo wasn’t a special snowflake, and was already mentally prepared.

-Being targeted? That was nothing. But there are guys taking advantage of the situation and insulting my players! How can I continue holding back?

-Just because I’ve been nice, doesn’t mean I’m not going to do anything!-

Chen Mo sent out a Weibo: I didn’t want to pay attention to this, and you guys thought you could just walk all over me? The video game designers haven’t said anything, so what are you guys arguing about? @Qiu Bin, say something!

The discussions underneath the post exploded as soon as it was sent.

The players of Plants vs Zombies were all quite tired after fighting throughout the night, so most of them didn’t have a good night’s sleep. This Weibo was undoubtedly a stimulant for his fans.

If the players had been fighting hard for Plants vs Zombies, but the designer just wanted to settle things the peaceful way, how disappointing would that be? Luckily Chen Mo wasn’t a sissy. So what if it’s Emperor Dynasty Entertainment?

The fans of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment were also shocked; hot-headed people like him still existed?

They even forgot to retaliate immediately!

—

The Weibo was all over the place as soon as it was posted. Many video game industry professionals were starting to notice.

Within an hour, Chen Mo received DMs from other video game designers, one of whom was from Qiu Hengyang: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment is the biggest channel and the biggest developer. There’s no point trying to go head to head against them. Delete the Weibo and give it a rest, no need to be so stubborn.

It was very clear what Qiu Hengyang meant.

Why would he explicitly mention that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was the biggest channel? In the video game industry, channels like these held the most power! Even if your game was terrible, as long as the channels are willing to promote your game, you would probably still make money. Even if your game was good and the channels had you boycotted, you would only be able to have your game on the official app store, and might only get a tenth of the sales possible.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was the biggest gaming platform in China; what kind of video game designer would want to offend them?

Therefore, Qiu Hengyang’s reminder only meant well.

Chen Mo replied: Can I ask you something? You’re not brothers with that Qiu Bin guy, right?

Qiu Hengyang answered: Nonsense! We just happen to have the same last name!

Chen Mo replied: That’s great, now just watch how I’ll get at him.

Qiu Hengyang responded: … Maybe you have your own plans, but I still have to say, keep calm!

The other DMs were similar in spirit, advising Chen Mo to not be so stubborn and go head to head with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

Of course, there were plenty others in Chen Mo’s DMs attacking him, but Chen Mo had filtered all of it out of his vision.

—

Another half an hour passed, Qiu Bin’s Weibo was still the same.

Maybe he was still asleep? That was impossible; even if he wasn’t awake, someone must’ve called him.

It was clear that by not saying anything, Qiu Bin didn’t want to respond.

In reality, everyone in the industry could tell that Guardian of the Holy Spring took inspiration from Plants vs Zombies. But this kind of referencing wasn’t even close to plagiarizing. He would probably get some flak, which would be quite normal.

However, if Qiu Bin came out and said that he wasn’t copying, he would just become a laughingstock.

Therefore, the best move was to not say anything and keep quiet until all this was over so he could sell his game and make money.

It was fine as long as it didn’t affect the sales. So what if the players were attacking him? Qiu Bin and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment weren’t losing anything!

"Tsk, you’re quite good at playing dead."

If it was some newbie on the receiving end, they probably would’ve cracked. But evidently Qiu Bin had experience under his belt and was quite composed.

"Don’t be like that, if you don’t say anything, how can I lead you into my trap?"

Chen Mo was going to seize this opportunity, baiting Qiu Bin into having an argument, and leading Emperor Dynasty Entertainment into his trap as well, paving the way for the next games. However, Qiu Bin didn’t take the bait, and kept it all under control.

It would be easier to mess with someone with a simple mind, like Shi Huazhe, but Qiu Bin and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment wouldn’t be manipulated that easily. Furthermore, they were on completely different levels than Chen Mo. Even if they wanted to start something, it wouldn’t look good.

"I have to try and make him say something."

Chen Mo wasn’t saying it because he could; he was taking the opportunity to get what he wanted through a "friendly bet with good intentions".

If Qiu Bin didn’t want to say anything, there was nothing Chen Mo could do.

Chen Mo took out the Anger Interferer from his bracelet and used it on Qiu Bin.

"Come on, play along with me and say something."

Anger Interferer consumed.

Chen Mo still hadn’t receivef a reply from Qiu Bin after one minute.

"Did it fail? Impossible. Maybe I just lack firepower."

Chen Mo sent another Weibo: @Qiu Bin. Brother, you’re from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, you can’t just admit defeat.

Chapter 50: High Stakes

Everyone was shocked when Chen Mo sent that Weibo.

What was he trying to do? Was he seriously going for the chase? This Chen Mo fellow wasn’t leaving himself any room to retreat!

It’s rare to see someone like him who was always looking for a fight. Moreover, his opponent was Emperor Dynasty Entertainment!

The supporters of Qiu Bin started quitting the battle.

-We are here arguing with the players of Plants vs Zombies*, and Qiu Bin isn’t going to say anything?-*

-Look at Chen Mo, he’s tried to draw blood twice!-

This was like a war in the olden times with two sides. On one side, the general was talking smack, saying anything that he wanted. But the general of the other side didn’t even dare respond?

That would surely reduce morale!

The disappointed fans stopped arguing and went to Chen Mo’s DMs.

"Hey, could you say something, Mr Qiu Bin!"

"Mr Qiu Bin, he said he was copying you. Attacking him!"

"Mr. Qiu Bin, you can’t just stay silent at times like this. This really hurts us, your long time supporters."

"Could it be that Guardian of the Holy Spring did copy Plants vs Zombies?"

—

Qiu Bin finally cracked.

He planned to turn off Weibo, out of sight, out of mind, after all. But an unexplained anger came from inside him, and he couldn’t resist the urge to go back on Weibo.

As soon as he turned it on, all the messages that he missed came at him at once. Chen Mo’s Weibo in particular made him extremely angry.

-What are you trying to say? You think you’re a big deal now? You may be in the right, but you should know your place! You’re quite brave to be challenging someone from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment!

-Alright, I’m going all out today!-

Qiu Bin’s hands were trembling from anger, and he sent a Weibo in reply: I don’t have time to fight with some nobody videogame designer like you, as I’m quite busy. Though your efforts at finding trouble are quite admirable, if I didn’t know who you were I would’ve thought you were some hotshot in the industry. I heard your game did pretty well, five hundred thousand sales in the first month, right? And you’re quite cocky because of it, right? If I got five hundred thousand sales in the first month I would be too ashamed to talk to the others in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

His fans were happy when this extensive yet classy Weibo was sent.

He was right! Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was the biggest channel with copious amounts of users. Five hundred thousand sales in the first month wasn’t much for Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

"Nice one Mr Qiu Bin!"

"A heavy hit! Keep going at him!"

His supporters were leaving comments under his Weibo in support.

Chen Mo laughed, as what Qiu Bin said was quite classy.

Qiu Bin avoided the topic of copying and went straight to his identity to threaten Chen Mo. Although what he said about sales was a bit stretched, Chen Mo couldn’t say anything in retaliation.

However, Chen Mo didn’t mind, as his plan wasn’t to argue with him. He just wanted him to reply!

From Chen Mo’s perspective, Qiu Bin wasn’t his rival, but just a stepping stone in his plans!

However he still had to play out the rival part, so Qiu Bin would take the bait.

Chen Mo replied: I don’t think there’s a point to arguing. How about this? Since you’re quite confident, let’s make a bet!

The spectators were shocked. What, again?

Many of the people involved remembered the bet between Chen Mo and Shi Huazhe. He said confidently that Chen Mo’s first game would never reach a hundred thousand. The result of that was that he hadn’t been on Weibo for more than a month.

Qiu Bin was also shocked, but he couldn’t back off now, and replied: What are we betting on?

Chen Mo responded: Aren’t you confident in your game? How about this, I’ll make a game too, and we’ll release it at the same time. Are you on?

Qiu Bin was confused. What did he mean?

Number of sales in the first month? : Qiu Bin asked.

Chen Mo replied: No, profit from the first month.

Qiu Bin was surprised by Chen Mo’s answer and thought he misread it.

-First month’s profit? Isn’t that a death sentence?- In reality, it didn’t matter if it was sales or profit, Qiu Bin wasn’t afraid. He had Emperor Dynasty Entertainment behind him!**

As long as Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was willing to promote Guardian of the Holy Spring, sales and profit would always be a respectable number.

As for Chen Mo? It was fine if he wanted to bet using Plants vs Zombies, but competing using a new game?

Did he actually think that he was a video game-making genius, where everything he made went viral?

Qiu Bin snickered.-It seems like the success of Plants vs Zombies has warped Chen Mo’s perspective.-

It was very easy to fail in the industry. However, after borrowing inspiration from Plants vs Zombies, adding his own twist to it, plus strong amounts of advertising… Even if the game wasn’t going viral, the results would still be decent!

-What can Chen Mo’s new game do? Unless he also has his own new ideas, but how can he guarantee his success every time?-

Qiu Bin felt that there was no way he could lose.

Qiu Bin replied: First month’s profit? Sure, if you’re down to lose, I’m down to play. What are the stakes?

Chen Mo said: If you lose, you’ll promote my game on the Promoted This Month section on Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s front page for a month, for free.

Qiu Bin scowled.

Promoted This Month was the best space for promotion on the Emperor Dynasty Entertainment channel, they never gave the space to games from other channels. It was a spot reserved for a few A and S-grade video game designers within Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

Moreover, a whole month?

Qiu Bin answered: I don’t have that kind of power.

Chen Mo replied: I know you don’t have that power, but you’re still a B-grade video game designer. You must know someone who does inside Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, right? Try to make it happen, I believe in you.

If Qiu Bin begged Lin Chaoxu, the Chairman of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment himself, he might be able to get that spot. But he wouldn’t have any dignity left.

If he lost a bet against a C-grade video game designer and a promotional space belonging to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment? How could he bring himself to ask for that space from his higher-ups?

Qiu Bin was about to explode from all the pent-up anger. Chen Mo was too confident, did he not treat Qiu Bin as a threat at all?

Qiu Bin didn’t believe he could lose!

He didn’t believe in otherworldly forces, either. -How could Chen Mo attack me like that? How could he be so confident?-

Qiu Bin replied: Alright, if I lose, I’ll get you that promoted space! What if you lose? Can you give me a promoted space?

Chen Mo gave it some thought. If the bet wasn’t big enough, Qiu Bin wouldn’t accept it, but he didn’t have anything that would be comparable to the promoted space of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

Chen Mo quickly replied: If I lose, I’ll spend time outside the Emperor Dynasty Entertainment building crossdressed!

This shocked all the spectators.

Wow, these guys sure know how to make it entertaining!

In the end, you’re still a videogame designer, can’t you have some integrity?

Qiu Bin decided to accept: Alright! I’ll be waiting for you in four month’s time!

Chen Mo replied swiftly: No problem, get the promotional spot ready!

—

After Chen Mo sent that Weibo, he checked his watch: his fifteen minutes had just ran out.

-Me losing? Don’t be silly!-

Why did Chen Mo want to anger him and start a bet? To prove himself? No!

Chen Mo didn’t mind others copying him, much less tearing each other up because of it. He didn’t see anything meaningful in that.

What he was really after was the promotional space, and the publicity it would bring his game from the attention it got.

Chapter 51: New Game Decided

As Qiu Bin slowly calmed down, he was surprised at what he had posted on his Weibo.

"I was being too impulsive. What’s wrong with me today? Why couldn’t I just keep it in?"

Qiu Bin’s regret was settling in, but what was done had been done. Promises were made, Weibos were posted. There were tens of thousands of fans as witnesses, so it was too late to take it back.

The news would probably be written into articles and posted by various video game media companies. When the time came, the whole video game industry might have their eyes on this incident, and it might gain even more traction after that.

"Geez, that wasn’t smart!" Qiu Bin had never been the hot-headed type. If he was still full of zeal at thirty-something, why would he make a game like Guardian of the Holy Spring?

He knew better than anyone else that his game took inspiration from Plants vs Zombies in many ways. If he had been thinking clearly from the start to end, he wouldn’t have responded to Chen Mo.

The main problem was that if this incident did gain traction, even though Chen Mo did have a stake in this matter, he was benefiting from this no matter what!

It was a similar situation between Chen Mo and Shi Huazhe, bringing a lot of attention to Plants vs Zombies. The fight this time was much fiercer than the last, it was practically promoting Chen Mo’s next game!

Qiu Bin had always been timid and cautious, so this matter caused him some distress.

-Why was Chen Mo so confident? Was he that certain?-

Out of nowhere, Qiu Bin’s mobile phone rang. It was from Lin Chaoxu, the Chairman of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment!

Qiu Bin was shocked; how did this matter reach his boss so quickly?!

Qiu Bin carefully picked up his phone. "Hello. Mr. Lin. About the bet between me and Chen Mo, I…"

Qiu Bin wanted to explain himself, but Lin Chaoxu interrupted him in the middle of his sentence. "You did well on that, " said Lin Chaoxu.

Qiu Bin was shocked, "Sorry?"

Lin Chaoxu laughed, "This Chen Mo guy planned this quite extensively. I don’t think it was because he was trying to prove something, but he was trying to borrow some of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s fame to promote his own game. However, won’t an argument like this promote Guardian of the Holy Spring, too?

"Make your game as good as possible before April, add some more features if you can! Emperor Dynasty Entertainment will promote your game when the time comes!

"Your response to Chen Mo was very firm, not dropping any of the company’s face. I was actually quite worried that you wouldn’t respond, because you are usually quite meek. Remember, only we, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, bully others. Nobody ever bullies us! If anyone isn’t happy, we will destroy them!"

His speech had gotten Qiu Bin’s heart racing, and he replied, "Understood, Mr Lin!"

Lin Chaoxu replied, "Mm, give it your all. Don’t worry about the aftermath. You’re a part of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, and we never lose. Understood?"

Qiu Bin, his emotions filled to the brim, replied, "Yes, Mr Lin!"

Upon hanging up, Qiu Bin’s worries turned into happiness. Not only did Lin Chaoxu not hound him for making bets without permission, but actually praised him. What did this say about the situation?

Lin Chaoxu’s attitude was clear. First, so what if the game was copied, that didn’t matter! Using the sheer power that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment possessed, they could do anything they wanted. Everyone else had to bend over, even if they weren’t happy. As a videogame designer at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, you could never back down from situations like this!

Second, Chen Mo wanted to use this opportunity for publicity, but Guardian of the Holy Spring could also seize this opportunity to raise the game. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment could support him and lift the game to the skies, allowing them to benefit from it as well!

As for the bet, it can only be said that Chen Mo had lost his marbles. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was the biggest channel in China. If they wanted to promote Guardian of the Holy Spring, what could Chen Mo do to counter that?

Chen Mo had no chance of winning this bet!

After some thinking, Qiu Bin turned his worries into a reason to celebrate. He was happy that something came over him and made him take the bet.

Qiu Bin made up his mind, "Alright, I’m not going anywhere for the next four months, and I will spend all that time on Guardian of the Holy Spring. There’s no way that Chen Mo can beat me with all that support from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment behind me!"

—

On the other side of the bet, Chen Mo had received multiple phone calls.

Lin Mao, Zhao zihao, Su Jinyu all called asking why Chen Mo had lost his cool. The bet was so one-sided that he basically wrote his own death sentence!

Chen Mo however, was very calm.

The experience store opened as usual, and Su Jinyu was already waiting at the doors.

"Boss, you’ve been too rash! I didn’t know that you were someone so hot-headed!" Su Jinyu exclaimed in worry.

Chen Mo opened his arms. "Geez, didn’t we go through this on the phone? I wasn’t being rash, I was prepared for that!"

Su Jinyu said, "What have you prepared to go head to head with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment?"

Chen Mo replied without a total lack of concern, "You wouldn’t understand even if I told you."

"@#￥%&*%^*&(*%^!" was Su Jiny’s response.

Chen Mo tossed her a can of coffee, "Alright. It’s no big deal. We start developing the game today. If there isn’t anything important, don’t take leaves for the next four developmental months."

Su Jinyu was happily surprised, "Really? Do you have the draft for your next game done?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "No, I haven’t written down a single word."

Su Jinyu facepalmed. "Boss, can you act more reasonably?"

Chen Mo replied, "Alright, don’t panic. I’ll give you your tasks tomorrow."

"Alright, " Su Jinyu sat down at the bar table reluctantly, "Make it quick, boss! We only have four months!"

"I know, I know." Chen Mo said, waving his hand as he retreated back to the second floor.

"Who knows if he can actually manage, " Su Jinyu muttered under her breath, "It’s crazy someone as undependable as him was the designer of Plants vs Zombies…"

—

Back in his office, Chen Mo wasn’t rushing to start his design document, but instead chose to launch a drawing app.

As Chen Mo’s art skills were decent now, after half an hour of sketching and adjusting, a classic character from his previous life appeared on his computer screen.

It was a silly-looking minotaur.

It looked quite cute with it’s massive head and tiny limbs. It had two massive eyes, and thick eyebrows. It was quite serious in expression, yet dumb and cute. It had tiny ears and horns, and a massive nose ring on its trapezoidal face.

This was a cute drawing of a minotaur, yet it didn’t feel childish.

Chen Mo looked at the drawing, thinking it was missing something. After some thinking, he added three dots underneath its eyes.

"Yep, that’s about right, " Chen Mo nodded.

This silly cow was a classic character from his previous life called MT!

That’s right, Chen Mo’s next game was a card game that had been popular nationwide, called I Am MT.

In his previous world, I Am MT would’ve been outdated and most people would’ve already been sick of it. However, in the parallel world, the gamers didn’t yet know the genre called "Chinese card games".

Chen Mo was sure of the plan Qiu Bin and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had.

The play style and inspiration for Guardian of the Holy Spring was based on Plants vs Zombies, therefore Chen Mo had a certain expectation of the profitability of the game.

Even if Guardian of the Holy Spring was more content rich than Plants vs Zombies and had better promotion, the bet was still based on profit, and that type of game wouldn’t be suitable for top-ups.

If Emperor Dynasty Entertainment did decide to change the profit method, Chen Mo would only win by a larger margin.

It was only based on this pointer that Chen Mo could bet as confidently as he did.

In regards to profit-making, standalone games like that were some distance away from Chinese mobile games. This wasn’t a problem of the quality; it all had to do with how they profited.

That’s right, even if Plants vs Zombies was higher quality, with even better detail, it could never dream of surpassing I Am MT in terms of profit!

Quite often, the video game industry was just that unreasonable!

Chapter 52: The Soul of Card Games

In his previous life, Plants vs Zombies swept the globe, earning millions of US dollars in just nine days, breaking many records.

If it were sold at three USD per copy and it made 1.5 million in sales, it would rake in 4.5 million USD in sales, or about 27 million RMB.

On the other hand, what was the monthly profit for I Am MT?

In 2013, when the Chinese mobile games market was in its early years of development, I Am MT made fifty-five million RMB!

Plants vs Zombies relied on the global market. I Am MT only utilized the Chinese market!

Plants vs Zombies was a standalone game relying on sales, the number of sales would inevitably decrease over time. On the other hand, I Am MT was a free game. Even after operating for three to your years, it’s profitability never decreases, and even continued pushing updates.

The success of Plants vs Zombies could not be replicated, but I Am MT‘s profit model could be reproduced again and again!

When the two were compared, the profitability of Chinese card games was obvious.

I Am MT showed the Chinese card game genre to the world, and made a path for Chinese developers. As the benchmark for card games, I Am MT was copied many times, and similar games still showed up four years after its release.

I Am MT was well worthy of the title of "The Original People’s Card Game", and held the top spot at the app store for a long time before Soul Hunters made revolutionary changes to the genre

Chen Mo wanted to utilize the same profit model as other Chinese games, and I Am MT was the first step. Its features were very suitable for what Chen Mo was currently looking for.

The first feature was that it was easy to make! Most of the art for I Am MT was on character cards. Coding, level design, playstyle, and original art weren’t problems for Chen Mo now.

Its playstyle was quite simple, and the rules are also clear. As long as the art was of acceptable quality, the actual development time wasn’t too long, maybe two to three months at most.

The second feature was that it was appropriate. I Am MT didn’t rely on the other Chinese games, which relied on inciting negative emotions to force players to spend money. It was in fact the exact opposite. The game treated free players extremely well, giving out a lot of free runes, especially during the holiday season.

Moreover, the game didn’t have highly strategic PVP or group PVP aspects, therefore free players would feel less frustration.

Chen Mo had to consider the threshold for players in the parallel world. If he started with heavy firepower, the players might not be able to take the frustration. He might end up being on the receiving end of angry fans, damaging his name in the process, and when that happened, he might have to crossdress.

From that perspective, I Am MT was a decent game for testing the limits of the players!

The third feature was that it was easy to promote!

Chen Mo had given this point a lot of thought.

What was the core of card games? It wasn’t playstyle, but IP, intellectual property!

IP was a buzzword in the Chinese video game industry. Many video game developers would throw money at protecting their IP, many video game designers wouldn’t shut up about IP. It would come up more often than eating.

Why was IP so important, and why is it worth so much money?

In card games, IP decided the card’s worth. If you had Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and I had Hawks and Zoro[1], the two games would obviously have completely different player bases, and the price that the players were willing to pay for a legendary card would also be different.

Three Kingdoms were essentially the worst IP, because everyone was familiar with it. There were many companies who made games using that theme.

In his previous world, Naruto, One Piece, Fate[2], or Jin Yong’s[3] works were the most popular IPs. As long as you got those IPs, making money was easy by changing the art on some existing game.

A card game without an IP was a card game without a soul. Yes, it was that extreme! If you wanted to make a card game, you needed to have an IP!

Chen Mo had considered how to solve the IP problem when he decided on making a card game.

His first thought was to buy a larger IP in the parallel world, but he gave up soon after learning the prices.

The people in this world had better knowledge of intellectual rights and preferred to support the originals, therefore the prices for IP were also higher. In his previous world, a popular IP would be in the realm of seven digits, but it would only be higher in this world.

Of course, not all IPs were that expensive. For example, popular but non-mainstream novels, or anime IPs could be acquired for a few hundred thousand. However, seeing that their success would be limited, Chen Mo decided against it.

You always get what you pay for when buying IP. Paying for a less popular IP would be a waste of money.

Chen Mo was now stuck in the situation where he didn’t want the cheap IPs, but couldn’t afford the expensive ones. Even if he could afford them, he wasn’t about to spend that much money!

Therefore, Chen Mo decided to make his own IP, and I Am MT would be the most suitable IP.

Of course, Chen Mo had other choices, such as redrawing One Piece or Naruto, or rewriting The Legend of the Condor Heroes, or Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils?[4]

-That might be a bit too much…-

Novels and anime required a long time to gain popularity. Moreover, with Chen Mo’s current art skills, he couldn’t hope to reach the likes of One Piece or Naruto. If he managed to draw a chapter a week, who knew how long it would take to reach a reasonable level of popularity.

Although novels were slightly faster, they weren’t suitable for going straight from writing to game. They usually went through a movie, animated series, and then finally developed into a game. Novels that were made straight into a game were few and far between.

That was because the character of novels relied on the reader’s imagination, and the characters in the games were concrete. The process of going from imagination to being concrete required the characters being slowly set into the minds of the readers, ensuring that the IP would take off.

After going through many different choices, I Am MT was the easiest to recreate, and what Chen Mo thought was the best choice.

The animation industry in this world was doing quite well. As long as Chen Mo provided an animation company with character designs, story, and scenes, the quality of the product probably wouldn’t be too far from the original in the previous world.

After all, I Am MT was created by a couple fans of animated series turned games, meaning that it was low cost.

I Am MT was very popular. It’s first episode received more than thirty million views on iQiyi[5], and was sometimes even referred to as a cultural phenomenon, becoming part of the memories for WoW[6] players and animation fans alike.

Therefore, it was entirely possible to make this into a super popular IP, which would allow Chen Mo’s game to start off flying!

Of course, there were also risks involved…

The biggest problem was that part of I Am MT’s success relied to some extent on the story and large user base for World of Warcraft. There wasn’t a game called World of Warcraft in this world, so the audience might not understand some parts of it.

For example, what did MT mean? What was the Main Tank’s job? Why does MT have that job? What features do people with the same job have? Why was he the main character?

These things didn’t need to be explained to World of Warcraft players, but could the audience in the parallel world understand the references to World of Warcraft in I Am MT?

Taking a step back, if they didn’t understand it, would it affect how popular the animated series got?

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TL Notes:

[1] Character from One Piece, an anime

[2] Fate is a video game series by Type-Moon

[3] Jin Yong is a famous Chinese novelist

[4] Wuxia (Chinese martial arts novels) by Jin Yong

[5] iQiYi is a Chinese video streaming platform

[6] World of Warcraft

Chapter 53: Card Original Artwork

After some thought, Chen Mo decided to stay optimistic on the parallel world players’ understanding and acceptance of I Am MT.

From what he had seen in his previous life, I Am MT started off being popular among the World of Warcraft community, but soon spread to the younger generation, who didn’t play World of Warcraft.

I Am MT‘s humorous style, cute artwork, and rich uninterrupted story allowed them to detach themselves from World of Warcraft, becoming a completely independant story.

In his previous life, there were many players who didn’t play World of Warcraft who liked I Am MT; there were even instances where players got into World of Warcraft because of I Am MT.

Of course, Chen Mo wouldn’t release I Am MT unaltered. He planned to make some small changes to it to slowly introduce the players in this world to the world of I Am MT.

—

After finishing a sketch of MT, Chen Mo went on to sketch the other characters, such as Shaman, Hunter, and Rogue.

Chen Mo had a deeper impression of these characters, and was therefore able to draw them pretty decently from memory. However, the other, more unique side-characters were more challenging for him.

"This is kinda slow. Right, maybe it’s time to use the equipment."

Chen Mo used the Super Accelerator from his bracelet. This drastically increased his work efficiency, making it very suitable for times like this.

Chen Mo followed that up with a Memory Playback Potion in order to remember details on the characters.

As Chen Mo managed to draw more special equipment this time, he could afford to use it more deliberately. He had to finish the sketches as soon as possible in order, to not hinder future progress.

As his memories cleared up, Chen Mo went straight to his memory of the mobile game, disregarding the content of the animations.

—

In his previous life, I Am MT managed to gather over one thousand cards with unique art throughout the years and numerous updates, of which four hundred and twenty-five were playable characters, the others being monster cards.

Of course, there were many repeats. The five star and five star+ character cards only had different borders, with no changes made to the artwork.

The cards for main characters, such as MT, had up to eleven different types of artwork for four star, four star+, five star, five star+, five star+3, six star (three forms), and seven stars (three forms).

Chen Mo didn’t need that many different levels as of right now. He planned to have up to five star +3 (max) in the first version, releasing the others in future versions. That way, each character card only needed three different pieces of artwork: four star (blue rarity), five star (purple rarity), and five star +3 max (purple rarity).

Reducing the number of levels also meant that the number of monsters could also be decreased, meaning the number of cards Chen Mo needed to draw was below one thousand.

Chen Mo needed to draw classic artwork for these characters from Horde: MT, Shaman, Rogue, Hunter, Druid, Caster, Warlock, Priest, Beauty, Thief, Barrel Bull, and Blood Elf Mage [1].

From Alliance, he needed Lady, Tyran, Brick, Meddy, The President, Huntress, Elder Sister, Cannon Lady, the Holy Rider’s Pentad, the Fireball Gods Pentad, Sunken Fish, Fallen Goose, Waning Moon, and Shy Flower.

Other than that, there was Nosuke Shinsuke, and Winter, who showed up later.

The first version would have thirty-six playable characters. There would be around two hundred cards for monsters, but these weren’t a priority, and could be done later.

36×3,+200, summing to 308, was the number of cards after Chen Mo’s filtering.

—

Chen Mo’s drawing speed dramatically increased after using the Super Accelerator. With triple the work efficiency, one drawing took ten minutes, so the classic artwork for the thirty-six characters was condensed down to six hours.

It was unreasonable for Chen Mo to work for six hours straight without rest. With periodic breaks, Chen Mo finished the sketches by 6 PM.

These were only rough sketches. There was still a bunch of work that needed to be done, such as adding details, color, editing, and post-processing. However, Chen Mo didn’t plan to do those himself, as he would be worn too thin.

—

After stretching, Chen Mo sent the sketches to Su Jinyu and went downstairs.

"Hmm? Why are you guys all here?"

Chen Mo noticed that there were quite a few people downstairs. Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng, and Chang Xiuya were all present.

Su Jinyu stood up and said, "Boss, you finally decided to come down."

Wen Lingwei added, "I thought you made a bet on impulse, and didn’t want to come down because you were shy, as you realized you couldn’t win."

Chen Mo snorted, "Do I look like that kind of person?"

Chang Xiuya asked in a worried tone, "Manager… How’s your new game going? If you happen to lose…"

Wen Lingwei said, "If you wanna go on the run, I do know a guy…"

Chen Mo rolled his eyes and said, "Hold up! What are you guys thinking? Don’t worry, I already have plants for the new game. Goldfish [2], go ahead and extract the file I sent you."

Su Jinyu protested, "I’m Jinyu, not Goldfish! Both syllables have the meaning of gems!"

Wen Lingwei said, "Huh, that name is quite alright. I’ll call you Goldfish from now on, too!"

Su Jinyu was speechless.

Upon extracting the file, everyone was shocked to discover that there were thirty-odd character sketches. Although they weren’t colored, the outlines were good enough to leave a deep impression.

Su Jinyu asked, "Boss, are these the character drawings for the new game? Are we making a cute game?"

Chen Mo replied, "Yep, I should have the overall rules and mechanics of the game within a week, the first step was to finish the sketches for the characters."

Su Jinyu looked through each of the drawings with the others.

"This is a… cow? It was a nose ring, too. It’s pretty cute. Why is the first drawing a cow? A cow humanoid? A cow head with a human body?"

"MT? What kind of name is this?"

"The second drawing is also a cow. Umm… it’s a female cow too, called Shaman; it does look quite silly [3]."

"This weird green-skinned square headed weirdo, it probably isn’t a human type race right? It’s called Rogue… it does have a blank look. Can someone as dense-looking as this guy be a rogue[4]?"

"All the characters are quite weirdly shaped, although all of them are quite adorable. But is there really no problem with these weirdly-shaped characters?"

"Oh, finally a normal human, Lady. Hmm? She looks like the main character, why is she so far back?"

"Elder Sister? President? Umm… it seems like the ones at the back are all humanoids?"

"What do you mean humanoids, they are just humans!"

"What does Alliance and Horde mean? Why is the Horde at the bottom, and Alliance on top? Are those factions?"

With everyone looking at the sketches, the room was filled with discussion.

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TL Note:

[1] Most of the names of the characters are puns, either based on the English word, or puns related to the class.

[2] The Chinese pronunciation of goldfish is Jin1 Yu2; her name is actually pronounced Jin3 Yu2.

[3] Its name is a play on words, based on English pronunciation of shaman and the word "silly" in Chinese.

[4] Direct translation of the Chinese name would be Dense (slow in the brain) Rogue.

Half of the translations I used are from the incomplete (and likely unmaintained) Fandom page; there was an English release of the game, but there doesn’t seem to be much about it, so half the names are possibly official, the other half will be made up by me. – Cold Taco

Chapter 54: Making Money from the Manager in any way Possible!

The consensus on the characters so far was cute and noticeable features, but they weren’t sure how these characters related to one another…

Chen Mo felt that it’d be weirder if they were able to tell the relationship of the characters outside of the show.

Chen Mo asked, "Goldfish, how long will it take for you to finish off the drawings, including filling in details, and color? It doesn’t need to be too detailed; they will have to be the same size as my sketches."

Su Jinyu gave it some thought. "Umm, these character cards aren’t all that complicated. Four to five days should probably be enough."

Chen Mo shook his head, "Three days."

"Huh?" Su Jinyu was a bit conflicted. "I could also do it in three days, but the quality might be lower."

Chen Mo said, "Don’t worry, these cards will still end up on the phone. It’s fine if it’s slightly worse, as we can improve it later; we can keep it simple for now."

Su Jinyu awkwardly nodded, "Alright, I’ll try my best."

Wen Lingwei said, "If it’s just filling in details and colouring, I could do that, too."

Chen Mo was shocked. "Are you sure? These are the actual resources for the game; they should at least be good enough that the players don’t have anything to nitpick about."

Jia Peng reminded him, "Manger, senior over here is a top art student. She normally does art commissions too."

Chen Mo finally understood. Right, Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng, and the others are all in the school’s Publicity Department. They usually needed to make posters and exhibition boards; could they become the president and vice president of the department if they didn’t have drawing or image processing skills?"

"Sure, it’d save me a lot of time if you drew too, " said Chen Mo.

Wen Lingwei said with an evil smile, "Then how much are you going to pay me? I usually charge five thousand per drawing, and that’s the special price."

Chen Mo murmured, "… I couldn’t tell you were a pro."

Prices would vary greatly between different artists for drawings like art for cards. Some would charge a thousand, others would charge ten thousand. Of course, the price could still go higher than that.

Obviously you’d get what you pay for for things like this. There would of course be a difference in terms of composition, lighting and color for an average artist compared to a better artist.

Someone like Wen Lingwei, who charged five thousand per card, which happened to be the special price,was a price only a decent artist could charge.

Chen Mo said, "Wouldn’t you usually have to do the design, composition, and finding out the requirements? I already have the sketches and the drawings are way smaller than what you usually do. All you have to do is refine and color it. Can you settle for two thousand?"

Wen Lingwei replied, "Selfish!"

Chen Mo was speechless.

Wen Lingwei said, "Alright, I’ll do it out of pity. Two thousand per drawing, three days each. However, don’t complain that it’s going too slow if it’s just me and Goldfish working on this.

Chen Mo looked at Jia Peng and Chang Xiuya, "If you guys want to draw, I’m fine with that too…"

Jia Peng waved his hand dismissively, "We aren’t nearly as good as senior, I might be able to help you with the normal monsters, but don’t give us any of the main characters."

Chen Mo nodded, "That’s fine, there’s a few monster cards later, so I could probably send you guys some of those. I’ll pay you guys the same."

Jia Peng once again waved his hand dismissively,. "Don’t worry, money isn’t that important, you can pay as you see fit."

Chen Mo distributed the cards.

—

Su Jinyu and Wen Lingwei’s drawing abilities were both very good, and they could take on the drawing of the main characters all by themselves. Moreover, it was easier for Chen Mo to communicate with them, so Chen Mo gave them the most important main character cards to work on.

Chen Mo assigned a few drawings to the other students who were also able to draw the monster cards.

Based on the speed of three days per card, Wen Lingwei and Su Jinyu would take fifty-four days to finish thirty-six of the main character cards. Moreover it was only part of the cards, out of the three hundred cards that were required!

This was completely different from Plants vs Zombies, as many of the zombie assets could be reused, and most of the plants were quite easy to draw, too. For card games however, each card was basically its own entity. If it didn’t look good, the players wouldn’t want to fork out money, therefore it was a point Chen Mo didn’t want to compromise on.

Therefore, in order to shorten this time, Chen Mo had to outsource the drawings.

Chen Mo asked Wen Lingwei and Su Jinyu, "Do you guys know any art outsourcing companies? Something a bit more dependable."

Wen Lingwei did some thinking and replied, "I know one. I have a few friends that are artists there, its quality is quite decent."

Chen Mo nodded, " Sure, just send their contacts to me. Also, do you guys know any animation companies?"

Wen Lingwei and Su Jinyu both shook their heads. "I do know of a few, but don’t know anyone personally."

Chen Mo replied, "Alright, just finish the few main character cards I picked out from before for now."

Chen Mo started back upstairs.

Su Jinyu said, "Wait up, manager. What type of game is the next one going to be? Do we really need this much artwork for cards?"

Chen Mo answered, "Don’t worry, you’ll find out in a few days!"

—

When he got back to the second floor, Chen Mo started feeling tired; it was probably the side-effects of the Super Accelerator.

Based on the contacts Wen Lingwei provided, Chen Mo found the manager for the art outsourcing company and communicated his specifications.

Chen Mo gave them the sketches, which would save a bunch of money on the design and drafting stages, and would also save on time.

In the end, they agreed on a price of twenty-two hundred per main character card, six hundred per monster card.

As the requirements for the monster cards weren’t as strict, they were reduced by a significant amount.

Using these numbers, Chen Mo would have to spend about 36×3×2200, + 200×600 = 357,600, three hundred thousand-plus RMB.

Of course, there were some monsters that could be reused after being reskinned, but it was probably not possible to reduce it below three hundred thousand.

Although it wasn’t cheap, Chen Mo felt alright spending that money, as it couldn’t be reduced any further. He felt quite happy to be able to finish the entire deck with five hundred thousand RMB.

Chen Mo assigned the more important cards, like MT, Shaman, Rogue, Hunter, Lady, President, and Elder Sister to Wen Lingwei and Su Jinyu. Based on three days per card, it would take about a month to finish all of it.

Su Jinyu also needed to be involved with the game design process, so Chen Mo couldn’t allow her to just focus on drawing cards.

Other than that, Chen Mo also assigned some of the monster cards to Jia Peng and the others, and paid them at market rates.

The other cards were left in the hands of the outsourcing company. It didn’t matter who did them, as long as all the cards were done within two months!

Chapter 55: Animations are so Expensive

Solving the problem of card art was only the first step.

Chen Mo decided to deal with other visual resources, such as UI, background, and card special effects later. If possible he wanted to outsource it, otherwise he’d just have to do it himself.

There was still a more serious problem: finding a dependable animation company!

Replicating I Am MT shouldn’t be a problem for the animation companies in this world. However, Chen Mo wanted to make it higher quality, at least up to the level of the last few seasons of I Am MT, and it would be even better if it was able to surpass the quality of Warrior VS Dragon [1].

After all, this animated series was essentially promoting the game. If he gave up the effects of promoting in order to save money, he would be neglecting the essentials!

Chen Mo didn’t know anyone at any animation companies, either. After giving it some thought, he decided to give Zhao Zihao a call.

After all, Zhao Zihao owned a video game workshop, and would frequently socialize with others in the video game industry. It wouldn’t be hard for him to find a dependable animation company.

During the call, Chen Mo briefly went over his specifications, and Zhao Zihao got him a contact for an animation company in no time.

This Dazzling Aurora Studio was fairly well known in the industry, and had a few decent animations, therefore the company was probably a good choice.

Chen Mo went over his requirements briefly and arranged a meeting with a person in charge tomorrow in his experience store.

—

By the time the discussions were done, Chen Mo could barely keep his eyes open.

"This Super Accelerator is quite something…"

Chen Mo went to bed after woefully cleaning himself up.

—

Morning the next day…

Chen Mo had slept for a full ten hours, and still felt quite stiff.

No wonder they warned against using it multiple times in short succession; you might actually die from it!

-Wake up, washing and rinsing, open the doors.-

Wen Lingwei joined Su Jinyu, arriving at 10 AM sharp every day. She brought her own drawing tablet and laptop, colouring the characters down on the first floor of the experience store.

During the afternoon, the person in charge from Dazzling Aurora Studio arrived, and Chen Mo invited him to his office on the second floor.

The man was called Guo Feng. He looked about forty, and very kind, although he was starting to go bald.

Chen Mo didn’t go through the normal welcoming of guests, and went straight to the point, detailing his requirements.

"Here’s what’s going on. I want to make an animated series. There will be ten episodes in the first season, ten minutes for each episode. There will be a song for both the opening and the closing of each episode.

"I will provide the characters, scenes, story, dialogue, and shots. All you guys need to do is execute it according to my specifications.

"I was wondering how much this would cost."

Guo Feng gave it some thought and asked, "Do you plan to pay for everything out of your own pocket?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes."

Guo Feng said, "Personally, I’d give you this advice. Animations are a huge investment. If it doesn’t get popular, it’s entirely possible that you won’t even break even. You want to make your own characters, set your own scenes and settings… this makes it even higher risk.

"Of course, if you’re willing to pay, we’ll do it regardless. It’s just my advice to you."

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, thanks for your advice, but I already know what I’m getting myself into, so just give the price to me straight."

Guo Feng nodded, "Alright. Right now the normal price in the industry for a twenty-four minute long animated series episode would cost around five hundred thousand, or about twenty thousand per minute. Of course, this is the highest quality service, including design, shots, and story writing."

Chen Mo tried to calm down and said, "Umm… let me think about that."

What was referred to as "highest quality" was basically the same quality as animes in his previous life. As long as it was a big production, had good video quality, dubs, sound effects, and background music, it would all be the highest quality.

However this price was slightly more than Chen Mo wanted. Based on twenty thousand RMB per minute, a ten-minute episode would be two hundred thousand. A season had ten episodes, meaning a season would set him back two million!

It was hard to tell how much I Am MT‘s cost was in his previous life, but it definitely wasn’t that much, and was probably a lot lower than that.

In this previous life, Locojoy only spent three million to acquire the rights to I Am MT. Evidently that amount of money was a big sum to the production team at the time.

Guo Feng added, "Of course, the price varies according to the production quality. If you’re willing to settle for lower quality, the price can be reduced.

"Of course, it would still be according to your specifications."

Chen Mo asked, "Is there a difference between 2D and 3D?"

Guo Feng explained, "There is a difference, but not a big one. Our 2D animations are actually converted from 3D ones, meaning we are using 3D techniques to create the effects of 2D. If it’s purely hand-drawn 2D, the price might be up to ninety thousand per minute. There’s barely anyone doing it that way nowadays.

"Hand-drawn 2D animations require too many artists. The previous 2D animations could probably be classified as labor-intensive, and most of the money would be spent on the artists. Currently, as the technology for converting 3D into 2D is quite mature, it allows us to cut down on a lot of manpower, therefore actually reducing the cost in the process."

Chen Mo nodded. The parallel world wasn’t quite the same as his previous world. The wonders of technology…

Chen Mo thought for a few moments.

-Is two million for a season expensive?-

Judging on the profitability of I Am MT, it wasn’t. If I Am MT was just as successful as in his previous life, it would only take one month to make the money for ten seasons!

Moreover, I Am MT didn’t have as large a starting audience as the previous world. If the quality wasn’t good enough and the IP didn’t gain momentum, it would mean big losses for Chen Mo.

Losing money wasn’t a big problem, but he was currently in a wager!

Therefore Chen Mo didn’t dare save any money on the animations. It didn’t matter if it was expensive, as long as the quality was there.

Chen Mo said in a serious tone, "Alright, I’ve made up my mind. Just do it at the highest quality. However, providing the character design and story should cut down the cost right?"

Guo Feng nodded, "Of course! Without the investments relating to story, character design, scenes and so on, it will slightly reduce the cost, though not by a lot. Maybe like ten percent."

Chen Mo couldn’t help but put his palm on his forehead. The savings were really minimal. However, after some thought, he was still saving two hundred thousand cold hard cash!

Guo Feng added, "However, if you provide the scripts and character designers, you will need to work closely with our crew, in particular so the settings and shots are decided on time, and try to reduce the number of times you make changes in order to not hinder progress."

Chen Mo nodded. "Alright. How about this: a week from now, at the end of the month, I’ll provide the character design, story, and scenes, then we’ll make the contracts."

Chapter 56: Mobile Game Planning

After escorting Guo Feng out of the experience store, Chen Mo retreated into his office once again.

So far Chen Mo hadn’t made any progress on the design document. However, he was not worried, as the ruleset for a mobile card game was extremely simple. Only the combat system, coding, and level designs were a little bit more troublesome.

He prioritized finishing the scripts and storyboards for the animated series.

It was only through the popularity from the series that the mobile game was able to make money, therefore the series had to be live much earlier than the game itself, as it would take time for the series to gain momentum.

The game would spend four months in development, which Chen Mo had planned out.

First week: finish everything related to the animated series, such as character design, scene concept drawings, script, and storyboards, and organize the production of it.

It would likely take a week to finish an episode, each being ten minutes long.

As each episode was about half the duration of other animations, Chen Mo was worried that it wasn’t going to attract enough viewers, therefore he decided to release the first three episodes together, meaning they would be released a month into the plan.

After that, there would be an episode released a week, and the first season would be wrapped up in three months. It would be decided when the time came if the second season would be continued seamlessly.

As the animated series was produced, the game would also be under development. However that schedule was a bit more lenient, as adjustments would need to be made on the code.

If everything happened accordingly, the art for the cards and the other graphical resources should go pretty smoothly.

Chen Mo was aiming to finish the game in three months, leaving the rest of the time for testing and adjustments.

In short, the first step was still to work out everything for the animated series in a week.

Chen Mo would be taking up the role of an artist for the next couple days, jotting down notes on scripts and scenes while under the effects of the Memory Playback Potion.

Other than that, Chen Mo had also drawn concept art for the settings of the scene, as references for the production.

Chen Mo didn’t plan to use the Super Accelerator, as he still felt bad from the side effects the last time he used it.

—

A week later…

Guo Feng made another trip to the experience store. This time Chen Mo was able to show him the finished scripts, shots, and storyboard.

Guo Feng gave it a quick flip through, and was shocked to see that what Chen Mo had provided was very complete and up to par. He was able to get the gist of the story just from the storyboard!

Moreover, the character design was very new and fresh, and apparently the main character was a cow!

"Umm…" Guo Feng scratched his chin. He initially thought that this was just fooling around like a rich person, and Chen Mo was just doing it for the fun of it. But after looking through the storyboard and the script, although it wasn’t perfect, the story was a good idea and had great potential!

If this was a personal project of their studio, Guo Feng would assign their best resources to it!

Moreover, the script and storyboard provided by Chen Mo were extremely detailed! There were even remarks on the design intent for some of the dialogue, and areas that needed to be paid attention to during dubbing.

What Guo Feng didn’t know was that Chen Mo had already made a few minor changes to the original script and removed a few of the more obscure gags, which would help the audience in this world better understand its contents.

As Chen Mo had his first level of plot writing skills maxed out, making changes like that were quite simple.

"If you have any professional thoughts on the script of the storyboard, feel free to mention it to me. It’s not entirely concrete."

Guo Feng noded, "Alright, we’ll let you know if we have any better ideas. However, I’m quite surprised at how well done the script is. In my opinion this series definitely has the potential to gain some popularity.

Chen Mo snickered to himself. -Some popularity? You’re underestimating this animated series!-

However, this was normal. In his previous life, even though I Am MT was praised when it came out, who would’ve thought it would get that popular?

There were many who thought that whoever made the decision to buy the rights to I Am MT with three million RMB was nuts.

Looking back, a huge number of people underestimated the potential for the animation and the game.

Chen Mo was initially worried that Chen Mo’s scripts and storyboard would be unorthodox, but his doubts were cleared upon seeing the script.

—

The negotiation went pretty smoothly, and both parties decided to sign contracts at the start of next month, then officially start work.

Zhao Zihao also assigned one of the employees from his law department to come over and take a look at Chen Mo’s contact. After making sure it was alright, Chen Mo signed the contact and paid them.

Plants vs Zombies managed to rake in 2.6 million RMB in the second month. 1.8 million of that was spent on the production of the animated series, the rest would be spent paying for the artwork for the cards and other graphical resources.

—

With matters related to the animated series settled, all Chen Mo could do was to wait and see what the results would be.

Next, Chen Mo had to start planning the rules for the mobile game.

The early stages of I Am MT the video game, its playstyle and various systems were quite simple. However, after subsequent updates, its functionalities continued to grow, and even became bloated.

Chen Mo didn’t plan to migrate everything over from that system. As updating mobile games and adding new playstyles was a last resort, many times developers were forced into adding on in order to make the game feel fresh. It was a ploy to ensure that the playerbase didn’t trickle away as the players got bored.

Chen Mo had to cut out some extra parts of the game in the early stages. If he started off with too much, it might make it difficult for players to start!

—

After brainstorming the final state of the game, Chen Mo started working on the foundation for the design document.

This design document included the main interface, basic combat system, card growth system, dungeon plans, special combat, account types (level, title, strength, etc.), shop and VIP perks, friends, guilds, backpack, chatting, mail, daily content, and other related content.

With the aid of Memory Playback Potions, the foundations for the design document were done in no time at all. They didn’t need much consideration, as these systems were the standards for other subsequent Chinese mobile games with similar playstyles, and was a mature design that had withstood many tests.

Chen Mo had to focus on two different aspects: the card growth and combat system, and the level design and balance of the cards.

Chen Mo was going to leave some parts of the design document for functionalities to Su Jinyu, but he decided against it, as functions like these would be completely new to her. If he left it to her, he’d likely have to spend a bunch of time correcting and rewriting it, which was a huge waste of time.

Moreover, it would be very difficult to explain the design concept of the game to her. He’d rather use that time for Su Jinyu to produce more artwork for the characters.

He’d let her enter it into the game engine once he was done, though.

After he finished working on the foundations, he took a ten minute rest, and then went on to work on the most important combat system document.

Chapter 57: Secret Technique to Profiting from Card Games

Were Chinese card games fun?

The ansswer differed from person to person, as everyone had different tastes.

Many said that card games were crude, monotonous, and repetitive, all of which are true.

But… they were quite profitable!

Being profitable meant the players approved of it.

Why did players approve of it? Because they thought it was fun!

This was a very weird phenomena, as players complained while forking money out of their pockets.

Why were card games so profitable? Which part of the game made it fun?

This was an open-ended question. If Chen Mo were to write a thesis on the core of card games, it would probably be tens of thousands of words long.

In simpler words, the pleasure of playing card games came from three distinct areas.

First was the collecting and level-up cards. This was built on the players’ recognition of the character cards.

There was a certain company who made a One Piece-themed I Am MT bootleg. A certain rich person spent a few thousand RMB without question just to draw a Hawk-Eyes card!

There was another nameless Three Kingdoms card game that was still in beta, and another certain rich person added five thousand RMB into his account in anger just so he could draw Zuge Liang. It turned out the game didn’t even have Zuge Liang yet!

The company ended up working overtime to add Zuge Liang into the game!

Similarly in I Am MT, many players would be grinding dungeons daily, collecting purple card shards, or spending heaps of money "Drawing Ten", all just to get the cards they wanted!

The video game designer would balance the cards’ abilities to match the scenes in the series (or according to the popularity of the character), all just to train the players to recognize the character cards.

With the recognition of players, the cards would become more valuable, which in turn incentivized the players to spend money.

Once the value of a card had been established, it would be differentiated from the other cards. The desire of the players to collect and level up cards would also be satisfied, and they would feel that the money was well spent.

Therefore the key in making a card game profitable was to establish a value system that was recognized by the players. This made it possible to constantly sell the players new cards, just like they were collecting stamps.

After a player got the card they wanted, in order to make it stronger, they would continue to level it up, or improve its abilities. Everytime the card was leveled, it let the players feel like they were growing, which would make it feel like money well spent.

This was also part of the aforementioned "numerical stimulus".

This was the most important source of joy for card games. This was a very mature, and very repeated model, which is why the mobile card game market was so saturated.

The second core attraction was figuring out the lineups and crafting your own strategies.

The combat system of card games might seem monotonous, but it was actually quite rich. In I Am MT, each card had three attacks: a normal attack, a special attack, and passive attacks. The character creation system was based on the combat system of World of Warcraft, with different characters having different abilities.

There would be several types of AoE spells, such as blizzard types (attacked the whole screen), whirlwind types (three cells in the row in front) and piercing attacks (two cells in front).

There was also physical and magical damage, as well as single and multi-targeted spells.

Healing had the same idea, with single and multi-targeted healing.

Other than that, there was also damage reduction, resurrection, damage over time, and many other combat abilities. If you could think of it, there was some way to integrate that into the card game combat system.

This was all in addition to card positioning, order, effectiveness, and weaknesses, party leader abilities, and other complicated mechanics, which greatly increased the playability of the card game combat system.

Of course, this combat system was no match for a standalone game, but it was more than enough for mobile gamers!

This combat system could be displayed all over the world again, just by reskinning the combat system for animes like One Piece or Naruto, or Wuxia Novels.

These combat systems had a cyclic balancing system. For example, single target healing beat burst damage, burst damage beats group healing, group healing beats AoE damage, etc. It would take the players a large amount of time testing and sharing their experiences with others to be able to find the best group of five cards among dozens of cards.

The rare cards were under strict control, requiring the player to spend time or money. Testing out each and every card in combat was a huge investment!

This process would also be fun and fulfilling to the player. Therefore if the combat system and card growth system in a card game were a perfect match for one another, it would result in a combat system that never grew old, allowing the players to play it for years and years without getting bored.

The third feature was marketing strategy and numerical stimulus.

These all covered a broad area, such as operational activities (seven-day logins, check-ins, growth bonuses), daily bonuses (free diamonds, free combat bonuses, online rewards, etc.), early bonuses, etc…

Of course, these weren’t just for card games, but were standards for every Chinese mobile game. It was also popular among other genres, such as strategy games or FPS games.

However, the absolute first source of it had to be early browser games, popularized by mobile card games, which finally spread to all Chinese mobile games.

Of course, this "Ivan Pavlov"[1] style of numerical stimulus have been greatly criticized by many gamers. In the end, it was only criticism, and there wasn’t a single mobile gaming company who didn’t dare not do the same.

Why? Because it was simple, yet effective. Once it was removed, the statistics for the game and its profits would drop.

This was the effect of "numerical simulation"!

First, the game must be free, attracting as many players into the game as possible. Some of these players may not plan to spend money, but that didn’t matter.

After the start, there would be a very detailed tutorial, allowing the players to experience what the game had to offer as soon as possible. At the same time, the game would be extremely easy and allow the player to steamroll through it.

This was the same theory behind ebooks: providing the first sections for free, experience it first, pay later. If the user wasn’t happy, no payments would be received.

However, this could not be maintained for a long time, probably three days to a week, and the player had to experience some difficulties after that.

In games like these, paying players and free players were naturally on different levels. In order to make the players spend money, barriers had to be introduced.

The aforementioned barriers would be introducing them to difficulties and guiding them to spending money to make themselves stronger, and then moving forward on harder levels.

This would result in another problem: if a player didn’t want to spend money and they were met with a barrier, what would happen? They would probably give up on the game!

How do you keep these players? Simple, just give them help!

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TL Note: [1] Ivan Pavlov is a psychologist known for his work in classical conditioning

Chapter 58: An Abnormal Design Document!

What was interesting was that the less a player wanted to spend on a game, the more they cared about the free resources the game gave!

-You can’t make any progress? Don’t worry, I’ll give you some diamonds. Just log in today, and I’ll give you a hundred diamonds. After you beat N number of levels, I’ll give you another five hundred, and when you get to level thirty, I’ll give…-

These players would attempt to convert the resources into actual currency.

You wanna give up? That means you’re losing money every day!

At that point, a large portion of players would continue playing just because of the potential money lost.

Many people would think that the players would only do that if they were poor. If they were wealthy, they wouldn’t be enticed by small amounts of money like that.

That was completely wrong!

The willingness of a player to spend money only had to do with their personality, and a large amount of players cared about their earnings in games.

Chen Mo had seen wealthy people like that first hand in his previous life. They could’ve spent hundreds of thousands in the game, but they still cared about the few hundred daily bonus diamonds.

When these players were only playing the game because of the free resources the game provided, they had subconsciously accepted that it was pay to win, and the relationship between the in-game equipment, diamonds, and real currency.

After that, this batch of players who didn’t want to spend any money might turn into spending players when a promotional period came.

From the first top-up, to monthly membership, to lifetime membership, to the first large top-up, they would start to spend more and more money.

It wasn’t a problem if they didn’t convert immediately, and even if certain players insisted on never spending money, at least they could play alongside paying players, which would also be good for the game.

The company also welcomed those players who don’t spend a single cent. If you can’t support financially, morally works too!

Of course, the third type of joy was built on the previous two. The player must recognize the game and its contents before they were willing to become a slave to Ivan Pavlov’s methods and spend money on virtual cards and winning virtual battles.

—

Planning the foundation of the game took Chen Mo two days. Afterwards, he started working on the document for the rules. Including the refinements, the whole process took a week.

This was similar to the amount of time Plants vs Zombies took. Although Chinese mobile card games might seem simple, they had a lot of minute details, which took a lot of time.

Of course, he had also been working on the original artwork for the cards at the same time. There were a large number of cards, but Chen Mo didn’t need to finish them all at once. He would just work alongside the art company, so it wouldn’t take up too much of his time.

Other than that, Chen Mo had also spent some time checking on the progress for the art and animation production. Guo Feng would be sending the first episode of the series to Chen Mo by the coming weekend.

—

After finishing all the design documents, Chen Mo asked Su Jinyu to enter everything into the video game engine to produce the starting product for I Am MT.

Su Jinyu and Wen Lingwei had finished four drawings each. Chen Mo could tell that their artistic skills were quite good, as the details were comparable to the originals.

Of course, some details weren’t exactly the same with the ones from his previous life, but that didn’t matter, as minute details like that didn’t play a big part.

Su Jinyu downloaded the design document sent over by Chen Mo.

Chen Mo said, "All the design documents are there, all that’s left are the numbers and level design, as well as the attributes of cards and the overall construction. Enter the rules into the game engine for now; we can add the rest at a later time."

Su Jinyu was shocked, "All the design documents? You finished it in a week?!"

Of course she was surprised, it took her two weeks to finish the two features Chen Mo assigned her for the update for Plants vs Zombies, but he managed to write out the design document for a game in a week!

This work efficiency was superhuman!

Chen Mo continued blandly, "Take a look at the design document and ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand. I’ll be working on the numbers and level design."

—

After giving her another few pointers, Chen Mo retreated back to his office.

Su Jinyu was very curious as she opened Chen Mo’s design document. What type of game would he be using for such an important wager?

Chen Mo had previously ordered some cards to be drawn and had contacted an animation company. What was he planning? What did an animation company have to do with game production?

So far, Su Jinyu had no clue what Chen Mo was planning to do.

Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng, and the others gathered around to take a look.

Wen Lingwei leaned onto the bar table and said, "I’m actually quite curious as to what the manager has planned for his next game."

Jia Peng said, "Ahem, senior, do you really understand what the design document is saying?"

Wen Lingwei gave him a cold glance, "So what if I don’t understand? Goldfish, explain it to me."

Su Jinyu was speechless…

—

They went through one design document after another.

UI.

Basic combat.

Daily quests….

Su Jinyu’s uncertainty didn’t decrease at all during this process. In reality, it actually went up.

After closing the last design document, Su Jinyu was completely confused.

"That’s it? That’s all? Isn’t that a bit too simple? The contents of this game don’t even come close to Plants vs Zombies!" Su Jinyu exclaimed.

Wen Lingwei scowled, "What’s wrong? Can you explain what the game looks like?"

Jia Peng wiped his sweat off his forehead, "Although I don’t really understand what’s going on, but… I feel that the design document doesn’t have much in it. Isn’t the content on the lower side?"

Su Jinyu opened the design document for combat and looked through the combat rules again.

On the vertical mobile screen, the player and the enemy will take up six tiles each (might be slightly different on boss rounds), attacking in order…

Su Jinyu read over the combat rules again.

"Yeah, that’s it! Isn’t this too simple? This doesn’t compare to Plants vs Zombies!"

Su Jinyu couldn’t believe her eyes, and found it hard to believe that Chen Mo would give her such a lacking design document.

Plants vs Zombies was a real-time game, but the new game somehow devolved back into turn-based!

Furthermore, combat could be summarized as a bunch of cards fighting. Other than moving around the cards, the player didn’t need to perform any other actions!

Such a simple game…

Su Jinyu couldn’t imagine what the combat would look like, but felt like she needed to unsee it. A bunch of cards brawling? Could the idea be any dumber?

Moreover, what is this VIP system?

V12 required five million runes?

The exchange rate was one RMB for ten runes, that meant that V12 required fifty thousand RMB?!

Five zero zero zero zero RMB!

Su Jinyu didn’t understand what the meaning of that was; who would spend fifty thousand RMB in a game?

How many nice meals could you afford with that amount of money?!

How many articles of clothing?!

How many movies?!

How many gadgets?!

How could there be anyone who would be willing to spend fifty thousand RMB on a game like this?!

Moreover, look at the VIP privileges!

Increase the limit of daily purchases, improve leadership, increase the number of times you can play in various game modes! There was even a VIP gift package!

And what was this top-up bonus, why would there be cards in the top-up bonus? Topping-up twenty thousand runes for an exclusive Elder Sister card!

Two thousand RMB, that was just robbery!

Su Jinyu only had one thought in her mind looking through the design documents: WTF?

"Manager, although you’re betting on income, but… this ploy to make money is too obvious!

"No… I must ask him and find out what’s going on!"

Su Jinyu went upstairs.

Jia Peng looked at Wen Lingwei, and she looked back at him.

"What do we do, senior?" asked Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei replied, "Who knows? Let’s just pretend nothing happened and go back to our own lives. Don’t meddle with something if you don’t know it’s full extent, let Goldfish do the arguing with the manager."

Jia Peng was speechless.

How can you be so content with this?!

Chapter 59: The First Episode of the Animated Series

Su Jinyu was working hard at the front desk of the experience store.

Jia Peng and Chang Xiuya were whispering to one another, mouth to ear.

"I heard that Senior Jinyu went to see the manager upon seeing the design document. What happened next?" asked Chang Xiuya.

Jia Peng shook his head, "No clue, the two of them talked for about an hour, then senior Xiuya came downstairs and followed his instructions on starting a new project in the game engine."

Chang Xiuya whispered, "She didn’t say anything?"

Jia Peng shook his head again, "Nothing."

Xiuya questioned, "Does that mean she agrees with the ideas of the manager? She accepts the game?"

Jia Peng said hesitantly, "I don’t think so. I think her attitude is more like ‘put aside our differences and work together’."

Chang Xiuya was a bit worried, "Now what?"

Jia Peng said, "What can we do? We on the sideline probably shouldn’t poke our noses into this. The manager must have his own ideas, we’ll probably mess things up if we interfere."

Chang Xiuya nodded, "True, we should probably just continue drawing the monster cards."

The atmosphere was a bit thick in the experience store, mostly because nobody had high hopes for this new I Am MT game. Based on the available rules and playstyles, it seemed quite baffling.

-There have never been any game like this previously, is it going to work?-

—

"Hello, is this the Thunderbolt Gaming experience store?"

Su Jinyu was shocked. When she raised her head, she realized it was someone from the delivery service trying to make sure they got the right address.

Su Jinyu stood up, "Yes, do we have a delivery? You can hand it to me."

The delivery person walked in holding a box, "There’s a Mr. Chen Mo who ordered a projector. Please open the box and check it. If there’s no problems I’ll help install it."

A projector?

Su Jinyu was shocked. Why did Chen Mo order a projector?

Chen Mo was already downstairs, "Go ahead and open it up. You can install the projector on the ceiling here, and install the screen on that wall."

—

The delivery guy was quite dextrous, and finished the whole unboxing and installing process in half an hour.

"Please turn it on and test it out, " the delivery guy said as he wiped off his sweat.

The projector was connected to Su Jinyu’s computer. Chen Mo closed the blinds in the experience store and adjusted the image.

It was pretty good.

"Yep, that’s fine. If there’s any problems I’ll contact the sales department, " Chen Mo confirmed.

"Cool beans!" The delivery guy packed up his stuff and took the garbage with him as he left.

Jia Peng was shocked, and asked, "Manager, you bought a projector? What are you going to use it for?"

Chen Mo said to Su Jinyu, "Play the video I sent you."

"Video?" Su Jinyu looked at her computer screen. Indeed, Chen Mo had sent her a ten-minute video file, titled "I Am MT Season 1 Episode 1″.

Upon playing the video, it started showing on the projector screen.

Chen Mo told them, "You guys have been working hard, let’s watch a little movie to take the edge off."

Everyone was curious. Was this the animated series Chen Mo had been working so hard on?

Everything from the character development to the scripts of this animated series were done by Chen Mo, nobody else knew anything about it. They thought it would take a long time to produce, so how was the first episode finished so quickly?

The logos for Thunderbolt Entertainment and Dazzling Aurora Studio disappeared after a few moments on the projector screen.

The opening scene was a magnificent long shot, and a narrator began to give the background of the world.

"On the endless plains of Azeroth, there are many different races. Their survival, growth, and war gave birth to this glorious civilization.

"It has been many years since the Alliance and the Horde started fighting side by side, in order to defend against the invasion of the Burning Legion. Although that war managed to save Azeroth, the fragile agreement between the Horde and the Alliance has long since disappeared.

"Today, the thundering war drums sound again, with the humans leading the Alliance, and the Orcs leading the Horde, they face one another yet again…

"Our story starts from the guild of the Tauren…"

Many scenes passed by, There was magnificent Stormwind City, the highly guarded Orgrimmar, the serene Darnassus… Different races and different landscapes, the entirety of Azeroth was fully revealed in those few moments.

The last shot was a pan, focusing on a silly-looking Tauren.

Weng Lingwei and Su Jinyu were sitting together, both of them shocked.

The quality of the animation was quite high!

It was produced by Dazzling Aurora Studio, after all. The animations, sound effects, narration, and some of the smaller details were all done quite well, easily conveying the intent of the creator through the product.

The manager probably spent quite a bit of money…

Moreover, the narration and scenes from the start had fully drawn their attention.

Although it was just a few lines, every side of the animated world was revealed. It seemed to be a Western fantasy world. There were many classical races from Western fantasy worlds, such as orcs and dwarves, and there were also some classic scenes from it.

Moreover, the animation made the world seem very rich, and it could be easily felt through the narration.

The whole world was called Azeroth, with at least seven or eight different races. There was unity and war between different races. So far there were two different factions: one was the Alliance led by Humans, and the other was the Horde led by the Orcs. They were enemies at war.

"This world seems quite big. However, it’s still too early to tell what the story is like, " observed Wen Lingwei.

Everyone had their eyes glued to the screen after seeing the opening scene.

—

That was what Chen Mo was trying to achieve.

Why was Chen Mo so confident with I Am MT? It was because the world was based on World of Warcraft, and there was no question about the cultural impact of World of Warcraft!

Even without World of Warcraft, its world and story were still top notch!

It was just like before the Harry Potter craze. How many people in China understood and liked witch culture? Many of them knew nothing about it, but it didn’t affect the popularity of Harry Potter.

Things that were classic stayed classic no matter where they went. They remained a classic even if the method of conveying them was different.

On the surface, Chen Mo was trying to recreate I Am MT. In reality, he was trying to recreate the combination of I Am MT and World of Warcraft, using the story of I Am MT, and the setting of World of Warcraft to recreate I Am MT to its fullest.

Just like this opening scene had done, the setting of the story was organically conveyed to the audience through the narration and the scenes, teaching them about the setting of Azeroth and the different races.

Chen Mo was akin to a dual-wielding warrior with Titan’s Grip, wielding I Am MT on the left, and World of Warcraft on the right!

The audience in this world didn’t understand World of Warcraft? Not a problem! Using his fully maxed out Level One story-writing skills, Chen Mo could weave the setting of World of Warcraft into I Am MT, slowly feeding the information to the audience.

Of course, if he had the ability to do so, he would bring even more of the gaming culture from his previous world into this one. But making an animation like this was already at Chen Mo’s limit, so he couldn’t make a massive game like World of Warcraft, nor did he have the money to make a blockbuster movie.

Chapter 60: Not Fully Understood

The starting theme song started playing after the start sequence.

"I am MT, I’m built like a wall. I parry, I dodge, I’ll use my body to guard thee…"

Chen Mo felt his passion from his teenage years reigniting upon hearing the melody. He had provided the melody and lyrics for the starting theme. The singer’s voice also fit it quite nicely and was quite infectious.

Su Jinyu was a bit shocked; the song exceeded her expectations!

Nobody in this world had seen Saint Seiya, but this song was composed by Hiroaki Matsuzawa and Nobuo Yamada, embracing the anime style to the fullest; it would remain a classic no matter which dimension it was in.

The story had finally started.

MT came to the Wailing Taverns in order to finish a task. MT met the heavily wounded Shaman at the cave entrance. MT and Shaman. MT and Shaman was trying to save Rogue, who was being chased by Tyran, but Tyran was already guarding his corpse…

Dazzling Aurora Studio was a professional team, after all. Be it the pacing of the story, sound effects, or connection plots, they were all done better than the original. Moreover, Guo Feng made minor adjustments according to what they knew about the story to make it even easier to understand.

Chen Mo also intentionally included some settings from World of Warcraft in order to slowly introduce it to the audience.

Other than that, when Tyran appeared, Chen Mo indicated with text on the screen: Alliance – Tyran. Alliance was written in red word art, introducing the character to the audience.

Tiny changes like that explained most of the things that the original version never explicitly mentioned.

——

Ten minutes went by quickly, and the end theme started playing.

Everyone knew what the melody was. It was L’Internationale. But what made the others curious was that the lyrics had many famous people or places in this world.

Chen Mo turned off the projector and asked, "How does it feel?"

Their expressions were a bit complicated.

Chang Xiuya said after some thought, "There’s a part of the plot that I’m not fully understanding."

Jia Peng saidm "The production is quite good, basically top notch."

Weng Lingwei said, "Too short."

Su Jinyu also nodded, "Yeah, it’s only ten minutes. It feels like it ended before there was any advancement in plot. However, you can kinda feel that the world is massive."

Jia Peng added, "It is quite funny, but… it feels like I’ll be watching it my entire life. At ten minutes per episode, wouldn’t it be releasing until the world ends?"

Everyone started chattering and discussion, but the general consensus was that it was too short, and the background of the story and setting wasn’t explained enough.

Other than that, the characters, scenes, and story were quite good.

Chen Mo had already seen those points coming. Although Guo Feng and Chen Mo had made some minor changes to it and gradually added some explanation of the world, without basic knowledge of World of Warcraft, it was quite normal for the audience to not understand some parts.

Chen Mo asked, "Be objective on this: If there were more episodes released, would you watch them? Don’t think about the associations of the series and me, just treat it as somebody else’s work."

Everyone went silent and gave it some thought.

Jia Peng nodded, "I probably would. The theme is quite fresh, and to be honest, I’ve never seen the combination of cute animations, humor, and Western fantasy. I’d probably continue watching it just based on that."

Chang Xiuya nodded, "Yeah, I think so too. The characters are quite cute, and they all have their own features. I really want to find out what happens to Shaman."

"What about you guys?" Chen Mo looked at Wen Lingwei and Su Jinyu.

Su Jinyu was a bit hesitant, "Umm… I’d probably watch it. First, because the theme is quite unique, and there was a lot of suspense just from the first episode. It’s probably decent for killing time in the future. Also, the ending theme is awesome."

Wen Lingwei said, "I don’t know. I’d probably watch it if it was popular, but I might just forget about it if it wasn’t."

Chen Mo nodded, as it was basically what he had expected.

Was I Am MT completely helpless without World of Warcraft? Obviously not.

For the viewers of the parallel world, although they lost a bit of the familiarity and references, they gained freshness and mystery.

The animations in this world were almost completely devoid of Western fantasy, so the world of I Am MT would be completely new to some of these people. Everything on Azeroth would draw the attention of viewers, and having a minotaur as the main character was an interesting gimmick.

This feeling was reminiscent of when the players in the previous world first experienced the wonders of World of Warcraft.

Moreover, the high production quality of I Am MT, combined with the humor, fast-paced story, and various interesting characters were all features that would draw viewers into continuing to watch.

It didn’t matter even if it didn’t reach the popularity of the previous world. It was more than enough as long as the IP was able to allow the players to recognize the value of the cards in the game!

By Chen Mo’s calculations, if this series did become a hot topic, it would certainly break ten million views in its first month, which would bring in more than enough players into I Am MT.

How much was ten million plays? Just like One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes[1] in his previous life, breaking ten million views in just three days. The first episode had one hundred and sixty million views in total!

In the parallel world, the quality of Chen Mo’s I Am MT was impeccable, and the story and character designs had withstood the test of the people in his previous life.

Even taking away viewers watching on the basis of throwbacks, the worst case scenario was getting a third of the views. That was enough to support I Am MT the video game!

What if the views were even lower? Chen Mo might be hugely disappointed…

—–

After seeing the production quality of the first episode and getting feedback on it, Chen Mo was quite relieved.

"Alright, let’s go back to work!" Chen Mo said as he went back upstairs.

Su Jinyu was about to ask a question, but for one reason or another never did so.

She was actually quite puzzled. Why was Chen Mo putting so much effort into the animation, but completely shafting the video game? If Chen Mo put the effort and money into producing the video game instead, he’d probably produce something even better, so why was he doing so much?

——

Chen Mo continued working on the second floor. He was focused on planning the numbers and abilities of the various cards, as well as content relating to the level design.

Chen Mo wasn’t bothering to draw the UI and other graphical resources, which was why he outsourced it. As that artwork wasn’t important, he figured he’d throw money at it, and just do some final quality analysis.

Chen Mo now had to spend his time on making sure there weren’t any problems with the card system and numbers.

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TL Note: [1] One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes is a 2014 Chinese animated fantasy comedy film.

Chapter 61: The World of Azeroth

If the IP was the soul of card games, the numbers would be its lifeline. If the numbers system crumbled, the game would follow.

Conversely, if the numerical system was very well done and complete, the game would have very strong survivability.

A good example would be a card game from his previous life, OMG! Kingdoms. It was still making tens of millions in profit two years after its release, an incredible result in the card game world.

Despite it being a card game, its IP was terrible and could be compared to not having an IP at all. When it entered the market, the Three Kingdoms had already been driven into the ground. There would be several games with a Three Kingdoms theme every month. If it was solely on the basis of IP, OMG! Kingdoms would have no chance of differentiating itself from the other games.

There were many games with Three Kingdoms that were quite successful, such as OMG! Kingdoms, Junior Three Kingdom, Immortal Conquest, and Gong Cheng Lue Di. These games gave players a misconception that Three Kingdoms was an alright IP.

If they actually tried to make a Three Kingdoms game themselves, they would realize that this IP was a trap.

As there would be a few Three Kingdoms games every month, it was completely overdone. If the gameplay was average, they would have no chance of making a break in the market. IPs like anime or popular novels would blow Three Kingdoms out of the water.

For example, if he made a One Piece game now, there would be a large number of players playing it, but if he made a game with Three Kingdoms in its title, would anyone play it?

There were many companies using Three Kingdoms in their games who intentionally excluded the words ‘Three Kingdoms’ from their titles. For example, Rivaless Thrashing, Beating Wei Shuwu, Immortal Conquest, and Gong Cheng Lue Di had emphasis on warring and sieging in their titles in order to reduce the bad taste the players would have surrounding that theme.

A feature of a good IP was it being able to make money and differentiate itself. If you had an IP like One Piece or Naruto, even if the game was just a reskinned first generation card game, it would still be raking in money.

But what about Three Kingdoms? If you reskinned a game using Three Kingdoms, not only would you not be making money, you would look bad doing it too!

That was proof that the IP of Three Kingdoms didn’t add anything to the game.

Then why was OMG! Kingdoms so popular? It wasn’t because of its theme, but its game quality.

The system functions, playstyle, and numerical settings of OMG! Kingdoms were the top among card games. Its success was entirely on its game quality, and not the IP.

Even if it was called Let Go of Water Margin it would still be popular, albeit slightly less.

If it was able to get One Piece or Naruto as its IP? It would probably hit the moon, doubling or tripling its monthly income.

This was what many players neglected, the charm of the playstyle itself.

Why were Chinese card games done over and over again, despite there being so many more other games on the market? Why did the players continue coughing up money, despite it all being based on the same genre?

For example, Onmyoji was very popular, a game that managed to perfect its artwork. Ignoring how well it did in the art department, it was still a card game at its core.

Chen Mo was working in the direction of OMG! Kingdoms and Junior Three Kingdom, replicating anything he could. Even if the game didn’t reply on the IP of I Am MT, it would still be a fun card game!

——

Two weeks later…

It had been a whole month since the start of the development of I Am MT.

Other than making the video game project, Su Jinyu continued drawing. So far the art had progressed almost halfway, and the game was almost finished.

The only thing left was continuing to improve on the number system, finalizing the attributes of each card, and wait for the remaining artwork.

The development of the game progressed quite quickly, as the ruleset of the game was quite simple.

Everyone other than Chen Mo, including Su Jinyu, was feeling lukewarm towards the game. Su Jinyu was just doing it solely because it was part of her job.

However, everyone’s interest in the animation was growing.

————–

"I think this concept of achievements is quite good. Just imagine, after doing something, a pop-up appears with a ping; wouldn’t that make you feel you accomplished something?"

"Did you guys think that the rules of that world would be so fun? After the characters die, all they have to do is to move their soul to their bodies to be revived."

"Yeah, that setting is quite forgiving. The characters in other series could never die, but in this one they can die again and again. This allows for more creative freedom in some scenes."

"I think this rune thing is quite interesting, too. They just have to use a rune to get back to the Inn. This feels like something from a game, which probably makes it quite an interesting series to watch for gamers."

"I’ve actually done some research on that. Apparently it comes from the Middle Ages, where they would take a piece of stone from their fireplace at home if they were to leave on a journey. When they get homesick, they’d look at that stone to ease the sickness. In the end, the series somehow made it into something useful. That’s quite interesting!"

"I really don’t know how the manager manages to think up things like this. However, wouldn’t these creativity juices be better spent on making games?"

"I don’t really understand what the manager is thinking, but this world is way too expansive. I think you’d need to be an A or S-level videogame designer to be able to handle it. Could it be that it was too far out of reach for the manager, which is why he chose to make a mobile game instead?"

"But you can really tell that the effort the manager spent on the animation and the world was way more than the game itself."

"What is he trying to do? Even if he made an excellent animated series, what does it have to do with the game? Is everyone who liked the series going to play the game?"

"Who knows… However, I really want to see the world of Azeroth being made into a VR game. Just imagine being a Tauren running around on the endless plains."

———-

Chen Mo had been paying attention to their chatter.

At the start, everyone was waiting for the next episode to come out solely because it was a cool new theme. However, they were slowly becoming more and more curious about the world behind it.

There were many interesting settings going on on Azeroth, such as returning to the Inn using a rune, travel speed was increased while mounted on a wyvern or a griffin, reaching your body with your soul after dying would result in resurrection, leveling up after completing tasks, and getting achievements for doing special tasks…

Some of these settings were very reminiscent of games, but they were quite easy for everyone to understand, as everyone there was a gamer. They wouldn’t feel weird about it, but might even find it quite interesting.

On the other hand, Chen Mo had gained another task on hand; creating the Universe of Azeroth!

Chapter 62: Animated Series Premiere

Of course, it might be better if Chen Mo called it National Geogrpahic Azeroth (NGA) just like in his previous world, but Chen Mo didn’t plan to make a forum, but a site to access the lore of Azeroth.

Of course, the NGA was an important part of the website, and Chen Mo intended to add it later.

The concept of Universe of Azeroth took inspiration from Universe of Leaugue of Legends.

After League of Legends gained popularity, Riot Games spared no effort in building their own gaming culture, in particular the world of the game, also known has Universe of League of Legends.

As games are a unique type of art medium, its world can be huge and expansive, and they woulnd’t be able to fully convey it just from the scenes or settings of the game. In order to increase the cultural influence of League of Legends, Riot Games developed the Universe of League of Legends.

Due to the feature of being a MOBA, there would be many heroes, which may result in an incoherent world, makign it extremely difficult to produce Universe of League of Legends.

On the other hand, the world of World of Warcraft was already quite mature. Making Universe of Azeroth would make the world easier to recognise, and improve its impact.

What would a website called Universe of Azeroth be like?

In Chen Mo’s plans, it was mainly to introduce the lore for Azeroth and World of Warcraft in four main categories, History, Heroes, Rules, and Areas, which would cover the history of Azeroth, lore for certain characters, rules for the world, and the various areas.

Of course, covering every single point would be a long and tedious process which would be impossible to compelte in a few months. Chen Mo had made long term plans to migrate some of that information over when he had time.

He had his focus on history, rules and areas.

History would go over the invasion fot he orcs, the construction of Orgrimmar and key events in human history, as well as the relationship between the Alliance and Horde.

Rules would cover a settings in the world such as runes, Corpse Running, Races, Jobs, and skills.

Areas would cover the major cities of the various races, as well as the more important locations in Azeroth.

This was so allow players to better understand the content of I Am MT, and was also laying down the path for the future. When Chen Mo would eventually gather enough resources, he would recreate the world of WoW in a better format, therefore this site could be compared to building up hype.

—

The first three episodes of season one for I Am MT now on all major streaming platforms!

Chen Mo made some preparations before havin the animation go live. One of which was contacting the bigger streaming platforms and bought the advertisement spots for their front pages.

Dazzling Aurora Studio was extremely familiar with this process, and they also happened to know a few from the companies, so the more basic advertisement spots could be gotten as soon as money changed hands.

Of course the more important spots on the front page were reserved for the hotter videos with more views and would cost Chen Mo an arm and a leg, so he wasn’t considering that for now.

Dazzling Aurora Studio also did some advertising and hyping on their own website.

On the other hand, Chen Mo had also released the news of I Am MT’s release on his Weibo as well as Plants vs Zombies. It briefly went over the settings its world, and hinted that it would be related to his new game.

On Weibo, Chen Mo also posted a promotion clip for the animated series, which was the two minute lon gstarting scene of the first episode, giving and overview of the world of Azeroth.

In a short amount of time, Chen Mo’s Weibo was reposted several thousand times!

This included fans of Plants vs Zombies and FlappyBird, the Video Game Media who were invested in the bet, as well as fans of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

Soon thereafter, gamers who weren’t aware of the situation also caught wind of the news. After watching the clip, some of them became interested in the series.

"What’s going on? Animated series? Am I seeing that right?"

"…Aren’t they betting on the income of their next game? It’s been a month, and Chen Mo produces an animated series?"

"It’s even produced by Dazzling Aurora Studio. My goodness it seems like he planned it from the start. He probably forked out a large chunk of change for that right?"

"I’m more worried if Chen Mo still has time to make his game…"

"It’s quite interesting that he’s using an animated series to promote the game. It seems like the world is quite expansive, it’s probably worth a view."

"Yep, let’s see what it has to do with the game after we watch it"

At 8 PM, I Am MT was official live!

After all the hyping as well as the advertisement spots of the streaming websites, the video gained plenty of attention right after going live. There was also a trending topic on it on Weibo. The Plants vs Zombies discussion forum was also filled with discussion about the animation.

The hyping from before worked well, but it was only the first step. But what was important was the ratings of the viewers and if they were willing to continue watching.

Chen Mo was a bit worried and had his eyes glued to the number of view as well as the comments on the various streaming sites.

You could say that the success of this animated series would decide how popular his next game gets. If the series crashes and burns, it would most certainly impact his game. Although it wouldn’t completely comprimise the game, it would still give him a major headache.

Su Jinyu, Jia Peng, and the others were also biting their nails and were constantly refreshing the statistics on the streaming websites.

Soon, the audience discussion got going.

"It just ended there? That’s way too short!"

"That’s it? What happens next?"

"The main character’s a cow, how nonmainstream! I like it!"

"Although it looks a bit silly, the world does look quite interesting."

Chapter 63: Game Complete

"What the? There’s such an expansive world behind it. There’s also artwork for it."

"Too long; didn’t read."

"Huh, it seems like a full fledged Western fantasy world."

There was varying reactions from the audience. Some of them who weren’t quite as patient spent a few moments on the site before leaving, but the others who were more interested in it and would spend more time looking into the settings and story behind the world.

Just like his previous world, there weren’t many people who liked Western fantasy worlds. However, even if there weren’t many who were into it, at least they didn’t dislike it.

Universe of Azeroth was assembled by Chen Mo based on the lore of World of Warcraft. It also included some artworks, which were mainly concept art for important races, areas, and equipment. Although the art were quite simple, it was much better at conveyed meaning than pure text.

In the end, I Am MT recieved 1.3 millino views in twenty-four hours!

Chen Mo didn’t sleep too well that night as animations were a completely new territory, so he didn’t know what to expect.

However, Chen Mo was relieved after seeing the numbers.

The numbers for the first day weren’t high, but it wasn’t bad. Compared to other Chinese animations, this number was considered alright. Of course, it didn’t come close to the ones that got super popular.

At this point, there had been more than ten million copies of Plants vs Zombies sold, all of which would be looking out for Chen Mo’s next game.

In addition, with Dazzling Aurora Studio’s reputation, promotional spaces on various strreaming website, the bets from before, as well as the reports from various gaming media allowed I Am MT to be the center of attention from its release. It should recieve another wave of attention in the next week.

Compared to the number of views, Chen Mo was more concerned at the discussion of the audience.

All in all, there were very few bad reviews, and most of them were focused on it being too short or the lack of explanation of the background. The good reviews mianly focused on the fresh theme, the cool setting and the humour of it.

The next two episodes had slightly reduced views, but that was expected.

Moreover, as the number of views of I Am MT increases, the animations gained more and more traction on the various streaming sites. According to Guo Feng’s expectations, it could probably reach the key recommended sapces on the streaming sites within a week!

When that time comes, there will probably be even more viewers.

—

Qiu Bin was also paying attention to the matter.

He had watched through the first three episodes of I Am MT, and his eyebrows were in a knot.

Qiu was confused, what was the meaning of that? There hadn’t been any news of Chen Mo’s new game, and he released an animation?

Although I Am MT was getting a decent amount of attention, but Qiu Bin wasnt’ convinced. Even if the game was based on the animation, how many viewers would actually convert into players?

After all, there weren’t many gamers within animation lovers. Moreover, gamers wouldn’t start forking out money just because of it was an animation turned game, it still would depend on the quality of the game.

In this world, the more popular IPs are quite expensive, but they are usually used as TV or movie adaptations. The few IPs that were sold to video game companies are usually used for VR games.

How long had Chen Mo been in the industry? He was only a C-grade video game designer, and he was already planning to do animated series adaptations? That’s too naive!

No matter how Qiu Bin looked at it, Chen Mo’s strategy would no work. He was slightly concerned at first, but the confidnece in him was gaining.

—

As days went by, I Am MT continued to gain popularity, and the production of the video game progressed streadily too.

The number of views the series got continued to grow after release, as it got recommendations on the front page of many streaming sites, as well as becoming a trending topic on Weibo.

The first episode recieved 3.29 million views in the first week, and two months after its release, the first season had recieved more than fifty million views!

Chen Mo was still deciding if he should release a second season, but Guo Feng had already made the decision for him. Under the strong recommendation of Guo Feng, Chen Mo used another Super Accelerator to produce the script and storyboarding.

The animation got some attention, but didn’t get close to what the original recieved. However, Chen Mo was content with that he had.

Moreoever, Chen Mo was very surpised at how many people were interested in Universe of Azeroth. There were many players discussing about the background of the story on in the comments of the videos as well as on the Universe of Azeroth website itself. There had even been some fanart.

Therefore Chen Mo had been working overtime to add a discussion forum on the Universe of Azeroth. He decided to give it the same name as the one in the previous life, "National Geographic Azeroth forums" (NGA). The players would be able to use their Thunderbolt Game Pass to log in and would be able to submit their original content, including fan fiction and artwork.

There was only a month left until the agreed release date, and the content for the mobile game I Am MT was finished, and the graphical resources were already done. Chen Mo will be using this time to do some testing, installing it onto the computers and tablets in the experience store.

"Phew, finally done."

Chen Mo let out a long sigh.

Chen Mo felt that the game was already complete and had reached a good enough level to be released. Next would be making minor adjustments according to the experiences of the players.

The changes would need to be main in three main areas, game length, level difficulty, and pricing. Although Chen Mo had plently of experience of these from his previous life, he wasn’t too sure about the players in this world.

Chen Mo went downstairs where the projector was playing the second episode of the second season for I Am MT.

In the second season, each episode had been extended to twenty four minutes, and each of them was more content rich. Of course, the price was also doubled accordingly.

Chen Mo poured in nearly two months of income from Plants vs Zombies into the making of the second season.

Plants vs Zombies was a standalone game afterall, so the profit would d

Chapter 64: Free Runes

The assembling of the game using the game engine was done entirely by her, therefore she knew the contents of the game better than anyone. It was just that she could understand why the game would be fun and found it boring from her imagination.

However, upon considering the fact that it was a game made by her and being able to see MT, Shaman and the other characters, she decided to give it a try.

Jia Peng already had the game installed on his phone.

The icon for the game was an adorable image of MT and was one that was easily identifiable.

The game started after a simple opening scene.

The opening was from the animated series. As all the resources belonged to him, he could use it interchangeably.

The game required a log in using the Thunderbolt game pass.

Upon starting the game, the player was entered into a battle. On the player’s side was MT, Shaman, Hunter, Rogue, Beauty and Thief. On the enemy’s side was Lady, Brick, Tyran, The President, Hunter and Elder Sister.

The players normally only had access to five cards a battle, but in order to make the first battle more intense, Chen Mo elected to use six cards instead.

These cards were all at their highest levels with detailed borders. The art on the cards were very good looking, and they also had some simple animations and effects.

"Hmm, feels quite nice, " Jia Peng was surprised. Although he had seen the graphics for the game well before. But seeing it in game with its borders, animations and special effects made the card feel completely different.

This scene was a recreation of a scene from I Am MT’s second season, the battle on Hillsbrad Foothills, which happened to coincide with the episode release.

After some simple dialogue, the two sides started fighting. The various cards attacked one after another, each with different types of attacks. There were normal attacks, Chain Lightning, ranged attacks, assassinations… The animations of every single card and even the art for the damage numbers have been adjusted by Chen Mo time and time again to recreate the quality of the original game.

"The attacks feel so satisfying!"

Jia Peng was shocked as he thought card combat would be awful to watch, so he wasn’t expecting it to be so satisfying.

For example, for Thief’s normal attack animation, the card would move on top of its target, and the card would shake as if it was showing off its weapon, followed by a slash effect.

And when Thief uses its abilities, it would disappear from its original location, then appearing behind its target so stimulate a backstab.

No matter the floating numbers of expanding text during attacks, they were adjusted to perfection. Combined with the animations when the cards are attacked and screen shake, it created a very satisfying strong hit.

Many attacks such as Chain Lightning or Moon Glaives had very flashy animations. Although it was just a pile of cards battling one another, it didn’t give away a childish vibe.

"Making something out of a pile of cards fighting, quite amazing to be honest."

Jia Peng was also quite surprised that he felt that although the game wasn’t a huge production, a lot of attention was given to the details, all just from the first battle.

The game continued on.

After the short tutorial, Chen Mo received his very own starting cards, blue MT and Shaman. Other than that, he could pick one out of Rouge, Hunter, Druid, and priest as their third character.

"Yep, according to the story, Priest probably heals. I’ll pick her then."

Jia Peng picked Priest.

After going through some more tutorials, the player entered dungeon challenges. The story driven tutorials were clear and concise, conveying information using the least amount of words, so as to not make the player feel like they’re being nagged.

Combat, receiving equipment and experience, training cards, drawing cards, collecting online bonuses.

This was the best feature of Chinese mobile games, the whole flow of the game, especially the gameplay for the first day, have been planned extensively. Every single activity and every single would drag the player deeper and deeper into the game.

On one hand, the player wouldn’t need to expend too much effort into understanding and learning the game, allowing the player to have a good grasp on the mechanics of the game even if they weren’t paying full attention to it. This gaurrenteed that there wouldn’t be players who quit because they didn’t understand the game.

On the other hand, the player would demonstrate different mechanics of the game from the start, allowing the player to feel that the game was content rich.

Jia Peng was feeling exactly that. In reality the combat of card games would completely lose their charm after a few battles, and would trigger the player to quit the game.

However, whenever the player gets that feeling, the game would suggest a new playstyle to the player, or give them another reward to bait them into playing on.

"Hmm? Purple Lady?" Weng Lingwei said out of nowhere.

Jia Peng and the others were shocked, "Huh? How did you get a purple card? How come none of us have gotten one?"

Wen Lingwei said, "Ten draws, it’s in the store."

Jia Peng entered the store. There was a tutorial on ten draws, but it only guided the player through single draws. Moreover, Jia Peng didn’t have enough runes.

"This requires twenty-five hundred runes, how did you get so many of them?" asked Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei said, "Are you dumb? Isn’t the game just handing out runes? Level chests, online bonuses, missions, you’d know once you collect all the rewards."

Jia Peng took a look. Indeed, he had his focus on battling and didn’t pay any attention to what rewards he could receive.

Collect! Collect! Collect!

Many of the missions and achievement systems were already completed. Finishing levels would also yield chests. There were also log in bonuses, and online bonuses.

Jia PEng went through all the collecting and discovered that they contained many goodies. There were gold, experience cards, runes, normal cards… so many of them he could barely keep up.

After collecting most of these rewards, Jia Peng realised that he had around twenty-six hundred runes, enough for one ten draws.

"That’s so much money! That works out to about two hundred RMB! Didn’t someone say the game would be very expensive? Why is it handing out money? Could it be that because we are testers and these are tester perks?" Jia Peng asked shockingly.

The others asked, "Yeah, manager, why are we receiving so many rewards, is it just a tester’s perks?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "The normal players would also receive the same amount."

Everyone was shocked, "Does this happen everyday?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Everyday. But you’d get more on the first day."

Su Jinyu was puzzled, "Manager, isn’t this game supposed to make money from this game? The highest VIP tier costs fifty thousand RMB, but if you continue giving out resources like this, who would pay up?"

Chang Xiuya agreed, "Yeah, the money comes in faster than I spend it. It doesn’t take much time to save up enough for ten spins."

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t worry about the players spending money, just think about if you’re willing to continue playing the game."

Jia Peng said after some thinking, "I’ll decide if I’ll continue playing after I draw ten…"

Chapter 65: One Two Punch of Card Games

Chen Mo laughed, "Yep, that’s right. You must draw ten before you leave."

Jia Peng went to the store and tapped on the ten spins button, he was even slightly nervous.

As someone with extraordinary terrible luck, Jia Peng was very anxious when it comes to drawing mechanisms like these. He usually struggled to handle luck based situations like these.

"I’m going in!"

Prepared for the worst, Jia Peng hit the draw ten button.

Chen Mo snicked. No wonder you have terrible luck. You don’t even have a ritual before drawing, not even simple prep like washing your face or hands, it’s obvious that you aren’t being sincere enough.

Swish swish swish…

There were now ten cards on the screen, as the cards were flipped over, Jia Peng had his eyes focused on their borders.

"Heavens bless me with a purple…"

Blue, blue, blue, shards…

The disappointment in Jia Peng slowly crept up, as he felt like quitting the game in the next moment. But on the second last card, he managed to draw a purple Brick card!

"Ah! Purple! I drew a purple!"

Jia Peng was about to tear up from his happiness. As someone with terrible luck, it was the first time being on the same level as Wen Lingwei in terms of luck.

"Who did you get?" asked Chang Xiuya and Wen Lingwei as they gathered around.

Jia Peng said, "Brick, the human caster."

Weng Lingwei said, "Tsk, not bad! Turns out you’re able to draw purples too!"

"Heh heh. It’s about time that luck was on my side."

Full of happiness, Jia Peng looked into the description for Brick and checked out his abilities.

"Blizzard? Sounds incredible, I’m gonna level him up now."

Jia Peng also drew a bunch of useless monster cards, which he spent all to level Brick up, raising it to purple+.

"Mm, I need another Brick to get it to the next level. Guess I’ll leave it at that."

Fully of glee, Jia Peng stared at his newly gotten card. He then adjusted his strategy and went to battle filled with hope.

The others also managed to gather enough runes to draw ten.

"I got a purple MT. Uhh.. why does it feel kind of useless?"

"Purple rouge. Feels alright, I could try out an assassinating strategy."

"I should probably raise the attributes of my purple cards right? I’ll spend more of my resources on it then."

Everyone managed to draw a purple card, and swapped it into their strategy full of happiness.

Chen Mo had such a big smile on his face that he couldn’t say anything.

In reality, these have been decided beforehand. The first ten draws guaranteed a decent purple character card. It didn’t matter how lucky or unlucky you were.

However, subsequent ten draws would definitely be lucked based. Although there was a certain guarantee for purple cards, it was possible to draw Ambasador, Baron Rivendare, The Mayor, or other purple monster cards which didn’t have too much value in raising.

However, once you do a certain amount of draw tens, a rare card must appear, such as Cannon Lady, or Nosuke Shinsuke.

These were all traps.

If they players didn’t get good cards from the first ten draws, the player would be more likely to quit the game. Therefore adjustments must be made to the probabilities, as well as guaranteeing a purple character card.

Afterwards, the amount of runes players will get will decrease, and the probabilities will return to normal in order for the cards to retain their values. If the players wanted better cards they’d have to top-up.

For the rich, there must be certain guarantees in place to make sure that every penny they spent would be worth it to prevent them from feeling cheated.

This was a hidden specification among Chinese card games. Of course were more headstrong and wouldn’t do that, such as Onmyoji.

Onmyoji didn’t have any guarantees in place, therefore the ability to draw SSR would be entirely up to luck. This led to account selling in the early stages of the game, amongst many other problems.

Of course, as Onmyoji was already really high quality, it had the rights to do so. Chen Mo’s current 3D art skill was still lacking compared to Onmyoji, therefore he didn’t dare be as headstrong as Onmyoji when making I Am MT.

Jia Peng had hadded Brick into his team.

The monsters in the dungeon did not stand a chance against Brick’s Blizzard. He progressed through the dungeons swiftly with the help of the others in his team.

"This feels great!"

Jia Peng won one battle after another, and every time he beat one he would receive some rewards as well as chests, task rewards and achievements. When he got stuck, he would redeem the rewards and level up his cards. Afterwards he would continue going through the levels…

"Hmm, I think I can level up again, but I don’t have enough monster cards yet. Whatever, I’ll just go through one more battle."

Jia Peng navigated to the next level once again.

Chen Mo was looking at the expressions of everyone.

Su Jinyu was tense and unwilling to give in, but she was still playing on.

Jia Peng on the other hand seemed infected by the game, burying his head in his phone.

Wen Lingwei wasn’t trying to push through the levels, but was looking through the cards gallery, evidently she was still deciding on her team.

So far, the effects of the one two punch of Chinese card games were working well.

IP draws players into the game.

High level cards demonstrating the abilities of the cards.

Clean and simple tutorial.

Many different playstyles to rid the player from getting bored of the game.

Handing out runes to allow the player to draw good cards.

Good cards crushes dungeons allowing players to feel growth and satisfaction.

This combination of events would allow players to feel a great sense of satisfaction and allow the players to recognise the value of the in game currencies.

With the satisfaction and recognising the value of the currency, it would allow the player to continue playing on the second day, chasing for another good card.

The IP’s function in card games was most important in the first step, attracting the players. The better the IP, the more players it attracts, the more loyal they are, the more players the game will get.

As the numbers go up, profit naturally went up.

However, could the IP decide the fate of a card game? Not necessarily.

Under a circumstance with about the same attractiveness, the profit deciding second day retention, long term retention, and average spendage are all based on the quality of the game, where the IPs don’t add much to it.

Many would say that the IP was very important to the game, and would be the point of comparison to other games. What they mean was that it would be easier to differentiate yourself among the ocean of other mobile card games with an IP.

What if the card game was compared to other mobile games? In reality, without the IP, card games would still come out on top.

At the later stages of mobile card games, it eventually devolves into an AFK quest completing game, as the playstyle of the game would no longer be sufficient to keep the players’ interest, and could practically be ignored. However, with the numerical stimulus, luck based card drawing, and virtual currency makes it difficult for the player to detach themselves from the game in fear of losing it, which in turn keeps the player in the game.

Numerical stimulus: new levels every day, new rewards, upgrading main character cards, and leveling them up…

Luck based card drawing: gathered enough money to draw ten times, I’ll probably receive a good card this time…

Virtual currency: I’ve already spent hundreds in the game, the perfect strategy, you want me to quit now?

At this stage, the effects of IP were basically negligible.

These three points would keep the player attached to the game, as well as a top-up promotion which would continually entice you to pull out money.

It’s fine if you don’t take money out of your wallet. As long as you are playing, that day will arrive soon enough.

Chapter 66: Self-improvement for the unlucky star

The release date for Guardian of the Holy Spring and I am MT approached as the days went by.

Qiu Bin had been worried the past few days because of the hype surrounding the animated series for I am MT manage to gather.

The series continued to gain more fans, and the world of Azeroth also became increasingly rich. There were also more and more discussions surrounding the series, and fanart of characters and Azeroth also started to appear.

Although the growth of this animation did not compare to the one from the parallel world, it was still a considerable threat to Qiu Bin as Guardian of the Holy Spring did not have extra support such as this.

Although Emperor Dynasty Entertainment does have great distribution channels, it wasn’t so much so to allow for every game to become massively popular. Therefore, Qiu Bin was slightly worried that he would mess this up.

Especially after looking into the contents relating to the world of Azeroth, Qiu Bin’s doubt towards himself grew even further.

This world is way too massive!

Two different factions, multiple races and an incredible background story! Not to mention the big cities, important locations and the dozens of characters from the animations. This world had way more depth than Guardian of the Holy Spring!

What game was Chen Mo trying to make? Can he fully replicate all of this in the game?

Qiu Bin didn’t believe that it was possible to replicate all this in a mobile game. First of all Chen Mo was only a C-grade video game designer, he wouldn’t be capable of that. Secondly, with only four months of time, it would practically be impossible to include too many features!

It wouldn’t be enough time even if Chen Mo started working on it immediately after Plants vs Zombies went live.

Moreover, even if Chen Mo managed to squeeze that out of him, what about testing time? And the time for feedback and fine tuning? If an array of problems show up after the game goes live, he’d be digging his own grave!

Qiu Bin didn’t understand a single bit.

According to him, if Chen Mo wanted to win, he’d have to make a game with the quality surpassing that of Plants vs Zombies. And judging from what Chen Mo had some so far, with the animations and websites, how much time would he have left to work on the game?

All Qiu Bin could do was continually improve on Guardian of the Holy Spring. Only time could tell whoever will win the bet.

—

In the past few days, Wen Lingwei was very happy, but Jia Peng was the exact opposite.

During the testing phase of I am MT, Chen Mo gave everybody eight thousands runes, giving them more than enough to make ten consecutive draws.

Moreover, more credits are given out each day based on the rankings in the arena.

Note, it was credits, which is not the same as being the free stuff given out by the system. This meant that their VIP levels were growing as well.

This was to test the difference in combat abilities of a high tier VIP to the mid-low tier VIPs and if they matched expectations, as well as if the opinions of the different VIP levels matched what Chen Mo had in mind.

In the end, on an even playing field, the combination of cards and the luck aspect started to show.

As Wen Lingwei experimented with different strategies the most, and had great luck with ten consecutive draws, she frequently held the top spot in the arena.

On the other hand, Jia Peng’s terrible luck started to show, frequently drawing purple monster cards from his draws, and his cost of drawing a purple character card was much higher than others. He was ready to give up.

Currently in the arena, Jia Peng was completely dominated by Wen Lingwei.

If it wasn’t for Chen Mo handing out runes daily, he probably would have quit a long time ago from all the beatings he’s taking.

Jia Peng complained to Chen Mo time and time again, on how the game was terrible for unlucky people such as himself, and was on the verge of quitting.

Chen Mo really wanted to reply with, "Brother, heard of Onmyoji?"

However, as Jia Peng’s situation was so depressing that Chen Mo thought that the rates he input was wrong, and looked over the drop rates for cards many times over.

And the conclusion from investigating was that Jia Peng’s draw rate was indeed much lower than the expected value. The only thing that could be said is that his luck was definitely showing…

Chen Mo was also shocked, money can’t change fate!

It was only two days until the game goes live, and Chen Mo has made many numerical changes, including level difficulty, level up experience, balancing of cards, VIP benefits etc. It basically met his standard of being perfect.

The hyping form the animations were also as good as it gets. Although it didn’t compare to the level of the one in his previous life, based on Chen Mo’s estimations, it should draw in enough players to kick off the game with a decent player base.

This was more than enough for Chen Mo.

While waiting for the game to go live, the testing save files were wipes. Wen Lingwei and the others needed to start off at the same point as the other players.

Yet Jia Peng was still lamentfully grinding through dungeons.

Wen Lingwei said to Jia Peng while looking at her strategy with glee, "Stop doing that, the save file will be reset in 2 days. What’s the point of grinding dungeons now."

Jia Peng said without lifting his eyes away from the screen, "I will live out this life fate has dealt me!"

Weng Lingwei was speechless.

Now Wen Lingwei and the others were discussing on the best strategy to start off with, and which strategies were the best, only Jia Peng was still relentlessly grinding.

It can only be said that people who are unlucky are more dedicated than others.

All of a sudden, Jia Peng jumped out of his seat, shouting, "I got a purple drop! A purple drop!"

Chang Xiuya asked, "Really? Congratulations on finally getting a purple!"

Wen Lingwei said, "Oh, even someone as unlucky as you can have a change of fates?"

Chen Mo patting Jia Peng on the back, "That’s great! Even though you were the last one to draw a purple, it still deserves recognition."

Jia Peng was hysterical, "I’m taking a screenshot to mark this occasion!"

Everyone else in the room could only empathise with his emotions.

A few special levels have a chance of dropping purple monster cards, although his chance was quite small, set at 0.5% by Chen Mo.

This was meant to be a surprise for players who have great luck.

However, what they didn’t know was that this was a fake percentage set up by Chen Mo.

Although the base chance was 0.5%, Chen Mo added some clauses, according to when the player created their account, this percentage would increase by 3% every day.

After a purple card is dropped, this is reset back to 0.5%, and after a certain length of dry period, the percentage increases again, but the increase will never be higher than 5%.

This was to allow for more players to get the joy of getting purple drops, but at the same time not so common as to devalue the drops.

That also means that Jia Peng’s chance of getting purple drops were probably over 80%…

The others received their purple drops two weeks ago, whereas Jia Peng only received his now. Chen Mo could only describe this as "miraculous".

"If I decide to make Onmyoji in the future, should I let Jia Peng know…"

Chen Mo started to seriously consider this problem.

Chapter 67: Game is Now Live!

Wen Lingwei stared at her best cards, not wanting to depart with them.

"I just thought of something. Should we spend money on this game when we are officially testing the game?"

Jia Peng grinned, "Huh? Spend money on the game? I can’t even draw good cards using the resources that were given out for free. Spending my own money would be the same as pouring it down the drain."

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes, "The unlucky star showing off his skills again."

Chang Xiuya said, "Spend money? Uh, don’t think I’ll be able to keep up. Millions of RMB come and go just like that in this game. How much would we need to spend to reach this level when the game is officially released?"

Wen Lingwei shook her head, "I’m not talking about playing up to this level. Look, no matter if you spend one RMB, ten RMB or a hundred RMB, you’ll receive your respective VIP levels as well as other top-up bonuses, and you would immediately have an advantage over players who don’t spend any money."

Chang Xiuya nodded as if she understood, "Mm, so you’re saying that we spend less, maybe around a hundred? That still feels a bit… expensive."

Wen Lingwei said, "But if you think about it, more than half the players might never spend any money. If you spend a hundred RMB, you should be stronger than the majority of the players right? Think about the arena ranking bonuses, as well as receiving dungeon rewards earlier, among other things"

Chang Xiuya nodded, "Yeah, seems like… we would be slightly better than others."

Wen Lingwei said, "Right? No matter what we should spend a small amount of money. This game is free to play anyways, spending ten RMB on it doesn’t seem like a huge cost anyways."

Wen Lingwei started to investigate how much money she should spend in order to get the best value for money in terms of benefits.

Chen Mo said, "Just saying, you drawing a card for me is enough to buy an Elder Sister card."

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes again, "What are you trying to say? Are you still thinking about how much I charge for artwork? There’s nothing to discuss in that department!"

Chen Mo laughed.

The thing he was most worried about wasn’t the popularity of the animation, nor the amount of players, but if the players weren’t willing to fork out money.

After all, it was difficult to manipulate the willingness of the players to spend money. If the majority of players weren’t willing to fork out money to spend in game, and if there weren’t enough whales, spending money in game wouldn’t provide too much excitement either. This would cause the monthly income of the game to remain low.

However, after noticing Wen Lingwei’s reaction, Chen Mo gained confidence in the game’s ability to rake in money.

Once the majority of players get a taste of the thrill of spending money in game, they would struggle to stop themselves from spending a second time. And the players who weren’t willing to spend money would feel more inclined to spend money for the first time.

As long as there are enough of these two types of players, the profitability of the game was more or less guaranteed.

—

As the release date approached, the advertisements for Guardian of the Holy Spring were being advertised more and more by Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

The advertisements weren’t exactly everywhere, only present on a few key advertisement spaces on the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform. They also arranged for a few video game media to announce the game and wrote a few advertorials.

After all, it was only a mobile game. As Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had a rough estimate of how profitable the game could be, there was no way they would spend all their resources on advertising it, as it costs money to put the game out there.

Even the promoted spaces on the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform weren’t exactly free. If the space was given to another better game, they would be able to profit more from it, which in a way would be money lost.

Therefore, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment couldn’t put down everything and give Guardian of the Holy spring all of its resources, and would only give it some of the better ones.

However, in the eyes of the higher ups in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, a few adverts like these was enough to compete with a nobody videogame designer such as Chen Mo.

Qiu Bin also had an idea of what Chen Mo was planning, likely using the animation to hype up the game, giving it publicity by proxy.

However, Qiu Bin was comforted by the fart that the animated series haven’t gained so much traction to become a tier one phenomena. Moreover, if Chen Mo’s game was a one time pay game, the conversion rate from viewer to player wouldn’t be high.

Moreover, could Chen Mo’s game recreate the expansiveness depicted in the series? Qiu Bin had his doubts. If Chen Mo didn’t do the game justice, the ratings would drop, which would directly affect the sales.

No matter which train of thought he followed, Qiu Bin felt that Chen Mo had no outs.

"Whatever, it doesn’t matter. We’ll just have to wait until the games go live!"

Qiu Bin did a once over on the contents of Guardian of the Holy Spring, and uploaded it to the official app store.

——

I Am MT and Guardian of the Holy Spring were now live on the app store at the same time!

Many gamers had their eyes on these two games ever since the bet. After simmering for four months, the moment of truth finally arrived!

Other than being released on the official app store, Guardian of the Holy Spring was also released on the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform. Just using the platform as well as Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s huge distribution, the sales in the first day skyrocketed!

Guardian of the Holy Spring were priced the same as Plants vs Zombies, at ten RMB. Qiu Bin didn’t dare to set the price too high, mainly because Guardian of the Holy Spring didn’t have massive changes from Plants vs Zombies, and if the price was set at twenty, it might cause the number of sales to drop drastically, affecting the monthly income.

Soon, the sales of Guardian of the Holy Spring was released, quoted at one thousands two hundred and ninety!

Qiu Bin breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this number.

Qiu Bin’s assistance also had their eyes on this number alongside Qiu Bin. They couldn’t help but smile after seeing that number, "Not a bad result, congratulations!"

Qiu Bin had a smile on his face, but still didn’t dare to step out of line, "Don’t let yourself go so soon. Have you downloaded Chen Mo’s new game? Let me see."

The assistant replied, "Not yet. I’ll do that now."

Qiu Bin waved his hand in dismissal, "Don’t worry about it. I’ll do it myself."

Qiu Bin launched the appstore and searched for Chen Mo’s new game.

The assistant said, "Don’t worry too much, you’ll still be able to show your face in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment with a result like this. This number was almost double what Plants vs Zombies achieved when it first came out."

Qiu Bin nodded, "Of course, but this still isn’t a confirmed victory."

The assistant laughed, "Still isn’t a confirmed victory? You’re too humble. Even if Chen Mo was given a miracle, his monthly income wouldn’t even come close to this level!"

Just the first hour sales have already exceeded Qiu Bin’s expectations.

If this game was able to double Plants vs Zombies, then it should be possible to sell around a million copies, meaning more than ten million in income.

(Income meaning the gross income generated by that user, before the cuts are taken.)

A game would be considered amazingly popular with tens of millions in income, and climbing on to various leaderboards were only a matter of time, it might even stand a chance at the total sales leaderboards.

Chapter 68: Free to Play Game?

Qiu Bin didn’t expect to sell this many copies. Why? Because the target audience for this game had significant overlap with Plants vs Zombies, and the fans of Plants vs Zombies would be on Chen Mo’s side!

It might not have mattered so much if there wasn’t a bet, but now that there is one, the fans of Plants vs Zombies who wanted to play Guardian of the Holy Spring would wait until next month before purchasing the game.

Of course this meant that Qiu Bin would lose a portion of his players.

Luckily, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was very supportive. Under the various methods of advertising, Guardian of the Holy Spring managed to capture the attention of players who haven’t played Plants vs Zombies. This allowed Guardian of the Holy Spring to double the performance of Plants vs Zombies.

However, Qiu Bin couldn’t say that he had this in the bag, as he had yet to check out Chen Mo’s game.

It didn’t take long before Qiu Bin found Chem Mo’s new game, I Am MT.

"He really did use the animated series to advertise for his game. However, how does the game play? Did it really recreate the vast universe?"

Filled with his own suspicions, Qiu Bin clicked the download button.

"Hmm? That can’t be right!"

Qiu Bin was shocked.

He realised that the game was free!

If it was a game that required purchase, the button wouldn’t be download, but purchase instead.

Chen Mo wanted to bet on the first month’s profits, and he decided to make a free to play game?

Qiu Bin was shocked as to what Chen Mo was planning.

The assistant asked, "What’s wrong? Why are you so shocked?"

Qiu Bin replied with disbelief, "Chen Mo’s new game is free to play! Free!"

The assistant was also shocked, "It can’t be! That would make sense if the bet was on downloads, but the bet is on the income of the first month!"

Qiu Bin scowled, "Free to play games can only rely on buying credits and selling ads. But you can’t make good money off that!"

The assistant didn’t say anything in reply, there was nothing to say that could explain the situation!

Qiu Bin looked back to his phone while trying to figure out the situation, but was met with something else he didn’t expect.

The game finished downloading in the time of that short exchange?

Qiu Bin took a deeper look to find out that the game was only about a hundred a seventy megabytes, not much bigger than Plants vs Zombies!

All the artwork for Guardian of the Holy Spring were rendered in HD, and the entire installer was about four hundred megabytes, much bigger than I am MT.

Qiu Bin was stunned. How could Chen Mo reproduce that enormous world with one hundred and seventy megabytes? It couldn’t be a bait and switch!

Full of suspicions, Qiu Bin tapped on the icon and launched the game.

After I am MT went online, despite not having a promoted spot like on the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform, it still recieved a good amount of attention.

The first players of I am MT consisted of the players from Plants vs Zombies, viewers of I am MT, as well as the bystanders wanting to see the end of the bet.

These people were coming either based on Chen Mo’s reputation from the last game, coming from the story of I am MT, or just trying to stay on top of the drama.

In the end, they were met with the same thoughts Qiu Bin had.

A free to play game?!

Only one hundred and seventy megabytes?!

At first, a large portion of players were contemplating if they should purchase the game. But after noticing it was free, they downloaded the game before asking any further questions.

The game was free to play anyways, and one hundred and seventy megabytes wasn’t much. It’s for the better to download first and talk later. The game can be deleted if it wasn’t fun, and they wouldn’t lose anything in the process.

Chen Mo had made his own preparations, advertising the mobile game on his Weibo as well as at the end of the most recent I am MT episode.

"The mobile game by the same name is now live! Battle alongside MT and Shaman! Completely free, with no ads!"

Of course, these were just buzzwords to get the game out there. In the previous world, upon seeing the word "free", most players would mutter the words, "Another pay to win game!"

But it wasn’t the same in this world. Most players in this world were still quite innocent, and were shocked upon seeing the word "free" while promising no ads.

"Free? The game is free to download? With no ads? How is he going to make money?"

"Probably in app purchases!"

"How much money can you get from in-app purchases? Moreover, the players would decide if they would spend money in game, what if the players aren’t spending any money?"

"Yeah, and Chen Mo is betting over income in the first month, isn’t this suicidal?"

"We shall see, it’s a free game anyways."

After the bet on Weibo and the hyping up via the animations, all the gamers were shocked upon seeing the word "free".

Some were worried that Chen Mo would lose the bet.

Some didn’t understand why Chen Mo would be so "charitable" to take a bet that he would most definitely lose.

And others were just there for the drama.

And based on that, almost everyone who had some concern in the matter downloaded the game to find out how this "free" game would work.

Inside the experience store.

"In the first hour of going live, there’s nearly four thousand downloads, about three times more than Guardian of the Holy Spring. Yep, acceptable."

Chen Mo was quite happy after looking at the download statistics for I am MT.

In terms of downloads, of course a free game would have an advantage over games that required to be purchased. Afterall, players would have some hesitation when buying a game, even if it was only ten RMB. The players are given an option for a refund too, but that process took effort and would be quite troublesome to go through.

Free games were different, downloading and deleting the game was easy and didn’t require any hesitation.

Under the same amount of advertisement, a free to play game would easily surpass a game that required purchase by over ten times. However, Guardian of the Holy Spring had the support of the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform, being able to maintain a third of I am MT’s numbers was already quite good.

Su Jinyu, Wen Lingwei and the others had their eyes on the statistics as well.

Jia Peng said, "There are so many downloads! Oh my, it’s much higher than the ones promoted by the big platforms."

Wen Lingwei said, "Of course. It’s a free game. Downloading it doesn’t cost anything. Furthermore it’s only one hundred and seventy megabytes, it would take no more than two minute to download even under free wifi, of course the downloads are high."

Chang Xiuya said, "Mmm, so the key point still depends on how many people are willing to spend money in game."

Su Jinyu was also there, and asked Chen Mo about a few numbers on the screen, "Boss, what do these numbers mean?"

These were backend management features Chen Mo implemented. In app announcements, balance changes, as well as giving out runes would be done using this system.

On the data query page, there were a few numbers, all of which were english abbreviations, such as DNU, ARPI, ARPPU, LTV, and so on.

To anyone else other than Chen Mo, these letters bore no significance. They could only guess as to what these letters meant.

Chen Mo said, "It’s not easy to explain. All you need to know is that once the numbers reach the target, this game would start making money."

Everyone looked at each other.

Really? Is it that incredible?

Chapter 69: Potential Revenue

Soon, reviews for I Am MT on the official app store started to come in.

"What is this? I wanted to see huge clashes between the Alliance and Horde. What’s the meaning of a couple of cards like these!"

"This turned out to be a card game? Moreover, a type of card game that we’ve never seen."

"What should games like these be called? Card battling game?"

"Seriously differs from expectation! Refund!"

"To the previous poster, this game doesn’t cost anything, it’s free to play…"

"I was planning on giving a one star review, but after giving it some more time, I’ll be giving a three star review for now. I’ll update this in a few days."

"Is it just me who thinks that the game is pretty fun? I think the cards are very cute. Five stars."

"Is the previous poster a girl? Guessing you’ve never played a proper game."

"Hehe, I’m the previous poster. Would you believe me if I said I was bigger than you?"

"It’s so funny that people are giving this a bad review. Chen Mo is a C-grade video game designer. Moreover, it’s a card game. No matter what he did, it was impossible for the whole world to be recreated. Being able to represent the characters like this is a job well done in my opinion."

"Yeah, I think it’s not bad for a mobile game."

"Don’t you guys think this game is great? Free to play without any ads, as well as giving out all these free runes. In the end, Chen Mo is still betting on the income of the first month."

"I think I’m giving this a five star for now, on the premise of the free runes."

"Was it that easy to buy your votes?"

"What’s wrong? I support Chen Mo. I’d like to see ‘Guardian of the Holy Spring’ made to be a free to play game!"

—

So far, I Am MT had a score of 7.6. Very few of these were one star reviews, most of them were four stars, with a few three and five stars sprinkled within.

Chen Mo guessed that in two days time when the players finally caught onto how much the game actually costs, the reviews would plummet even more, possibly 7.4 or lower.

However the scoring wasn’t a big deal to Chen Mo. As this was a free to play game, players would continue playing as long as the score isn’t completely horrible.

On the other hand, Qiu Bin was also looking into I Am MT.

"That’s it? Isn’t this a bit too simple? The combat system is monotonous, and the difficulty of the levels have no progression as you roll through all of them. Not only is the game free, but the game gives away so much free resources, allowing anyone to continue playing the game without any difficulty."

"Who would spend money on this? The game relies entirely on in app purchases, and these purchases would be spent on buying more cards or making your team stronger? Would players be buying this?"

"Is he just trying to give away money, using this to draw in players? You’re betting on the income of the first month! If you lose by a landslide because of how low your income was, it would make the win meaningless!"

Qiu Bin played the game for nearly an hour.

The dungeons were still monotonous, the free resources kept coming in. He even managed to do a draw ten, and got a rare purple card out of it.

"This game was a huge letdown. I’d forgive being unable to recreate the world. But making the game free, and giving out so much free resources at the same time, the players would have no incentive to make in-app purchases."

"It seems like collecting cards may be a way to make money, but how many players are actually willing to spend that money? Moreover, based on how generous you are with giving away resources, I’d have saved up enough to get more cards in two days. Isn’t it a matter of time before the players collect all the cards?"

"There’s no point in continuing to look into this game, this game is hopeless."

"Qiu Bin deleted I Am MT off his phone. From his perspective, so what if the game has higher sales? The players aren’t required to spend money, so the number of sales aren’t representative of anything!"

—

It was now twenty-four hours since the games were released.

Guardian of the Holy Spring achieved thirty eight thousand, nine-hundred and thirty eight sales at the twenty-four hour mark, maintaining about double what Plants vs Zombies achieved.

Plants vs Zombies was definitely a late bloomer as it slowly climbed up the ladder of the official app store, significantly increasing down the line.

On the other hand, a large portion of the sales in the first day for Guardian of the Holy Spring depended on the promotions from the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform, so it might not keep this momentum.

However, Qiu Bin wasn’t worried. Even if the sales decrease down the line, the number of sales in the first month should be no less that eight hundred thousand, meaning that the income of the first month would be at least eight million, with hopes of breaking ten million.

Qiu Bin had no idea on how much money I Am MT would bring in, as I Am MT didn’t rely on the number of sales, and the revenue from in app purchases is only known by the developer themselves.

However, Qiu Bin wasn’t worried. In his eyes, Chem Mo’s game had no chance of breaking ten million RMB, and this bet may well be decided.

—

Inside the experience store.

Chen Mo had his eyes on the various numbers on his screen.

Jia Peng and the others were behind him, all staring at the numbers on his screen. No matter how long they looked at the numbers, they couldn’t make any sense of it.

"Manager, do you mind explaining what these numbers mean?"

"Yeah, the revenue for Guardian of the Holy Spring is already out. What about I Am MT?"

"Say something already!"

Everyone started to chatter.

Chen Mo looked at the numbers for a few more moneys and said, "Don’t worry, this beats Guardian of the Holy Spring by a landslide."

Wen Lingwei didn’t buy it, "Hmm? Really? You’re not saying that because you’re too afraid to admit defeat right? How can you tell just by looking at these numbers? Where’s the revenue? Honestly, if you wanna escape somewhere, I know a few people…"

Chen Mo was speechless, "Stop talking about the people you know…"

Chang Xiuya asked, "Well then, could you at least tell us how it’s winning by a landslide?"

Jia Peng nodded, "Yeah, you could go over the current situation briefly right?"

Su Jinyu squinted, trying hard to figure out the relationship between the numbers, but was still unable to get anything out of it.

Chen Mo said, "Let’s put it this way, the revenue for the first month will not be any less than twenty million"

Jia Peng almost choked on his own saliva, "W-what? How much? Twenty million?"

Su Jinyu was also shocked, "Isn’t twenty million too far out there? This is a mobile game!"

Wen Lingwei did some mental arithmetics, "If the game gets twenty million every month, that means you’ll get over one million every month?!"

Everyone was shocked.

Twenty million! This may well double the monthly revenue of Guardian of the Holy Spring? Chen Mo must be inflating this number!

Chen Mo stood up and said, "When the revenue of the first month is released and if I’m not right, I’ll reveal the meaning behind the numbers."

Su Jinyu asked, "Huh? What’s the point of telling us if you get it wrong?"

Chen Mo laughed, "If I get it right that gives me more of a reason to not tell you!"

—

These numbers referred to a few statistics regarding I Am MT. "DAU", "LTV", and the others might seem alien, but they were just english acronyms.

DAU: Daily Active Users.

Chapter 70: Spreading Playerbase

As the days go by, the agreed date of a month from release inches closer and closer.

The sales of Guardian of the Holy Spring have noticeably slowed down, especially in the last two weeks, where the daily growth rate fell by 15%.

Qiu Bin was metally prepared for this as Guardian of the Holy Spring heavily depended on the support by the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform. It also took a lot of inspiration from Plants vs Zombies, which many players didn’t find interesting anymore.

Even if the quality was improved, it would never come close to the success of Plants vs Zombies.

If both games never got any support from any distribution channels, would Guardian of the Holy Spring reach the number of sales that Plants vs Zombies achieved? Most likely not.

Guardian of the Holy Spring managed to nearly double the sales of Plants vs Zombies thanks to how well distributed the game was, and Qiu Bin was more than satisfied by that.

On the other hand, the downloads for I Am MT continues to sky-rocket, with hundreds of thousands of downloads every day.

This explosive growth made Qiu Bin worry.

"How can the game gain hundreds of thousands of downloads every day?" Qiu Bin was confused.

The assistant replied, "Well… It’s a free game after all, and it doesn’t reflect actual sales. Don’t worry about it."

Qiu Bin shook his head, "But more players mean more paying players. At this speed, he would have more than three million players in the first month!"

The assistant didn’t say anything in reply, as they didn’t know how to explain this situation either. It would be slightly absurd if Chen Mo somehow managed three million players in the first month, as Guardian of the Holy Spring only had about eight hundred thousand, which means that I Am MT had about four times the players.

But I Am MT is a free to play game after all, this amount of downloads are reasonable right?

After some thought, the assistant said, "Don’t worry too much about it sir, I think the downloads metric can totally be faked. His game is free after all, it wouldn’t cost much to fake the number of downloads right?"

"Moreover, even if he did have three million players, and with a generous ten percent of them who are willing to pay in game. And if each of them pays twenty RMB, it would only result in a monthly income of six million, which is still a ways off what we have."

Qiu Bin nodded in agreement, not excluding the fact that Chen Mo could have hired someone to hype up his work.

"Let’s not be rash and have a second look, " said Qiu Bin as he reinstalled I Am MT onto his phone.

—

In the Subway.

Two boys were on their way to catch a train to school.

A boy who was wearing glasses yawned and brought out his phone, and started playing I Am MT on his phone.

The other boy asked, "What game is this?"

"I Am MT, never tried it?"

"Nope, isn’t that an animated series? It also has a game?"

"Of course it does, it was recently released."

"Recently released? Is it fun?"

"Uhh, it’s alright, not bad for killing time."

"How much is it?"

"It’s free."

"Free? Then how does it profit?"

"Uhh, by in app purchases. It really depends if you want to spend money on it."

"And is that a standalone game?"

"Nope, it’s an online game. You can play together with friends. Why don’t you download it and give it a try? It doesn’t cost anything just to try it out."

"Sure, I’ll do that when I get back."

"You can just download it now, it’s less than 200M, so it’s not going to use up much of your data cap."

"Sure, I’ll download it and try it out."

—

In some random university dorm.

Four guys sharing the same dorm were on their beds playing I Am MT.

"Huh? Zhang Er did you change your team leader? Wasn’t it MT before? Why did you change it to Nosuke Shinsuke?"

"This card is incredible! I got it from buying credits. It was super strong when I tried it out."

"Really? How strong is it?"

"It can carry and heal. If you bring her along, everything else you bring along just has to be fodder."

"Really? That’s starting to sound good."

"You guys can try it out using the friendly aid function and see how well it works"

"Let’s me try it out. Oh my, it really is good! It’s better at carrying that MT? And its normal attacks lifesteal, that so strong!"

"Oh my, I’m forking out some money too!"

"… Calm down you guys!"

"Yeah, I saw another super strong card the other day, even stronger than this one."

"Who?"

"Elder Sister."

"Oh, that’s The President’s sister right? Is it strong?"

"Super strong… I could never hope to beat that level, but that guy with the Elder Sister carried me right through like was nothing."

"Really? How do you get Elder Sister then?"

"Not sure, let me check. Uhh, it seems like it’s a gift from buying credits."

"How much?"

"Uhh, seems to be two thousand?"

"Two thousand runes? That’s like two hundred RMB, that is quite pricey…"

"No, it’s two thousand RMB, twenty thousand runes…"

"…"

A short moment of silence followed.

"What the, what’s the problem with this guy! Two thousand RMB for one card, are they crazy?"

"All I can say is that we’ll never understand the world of the rich…"

"I don’t have anyone in my friend’s list that has an Elder Sister!"

"Of course, whales like these are few and far between…"

"Huh? My friend’s friendly aid has an Elder Sister! I’ll send him a friend request. I’ll get them if I can’t beat anything in the future."

"What? Their friend’s list is already full!"

"…Whales are so popular!"

"I wish for a friend who has an Elder Sister!"

—

A random company, lunch time.

Two employees were playing I Am MT.

"What the! This guy I’m facing is a monster! They have an Elder Sister! I’m gonna be destroyed!"

"What can you do about that? They’re rich…"

"This company doesn’t even guarantee a level playing field! They just have their eyes set on money!"

"… I thought you knew that from the moment you started the game?"

"No! I must give it a bad review! I’m so mad that I’m still being bullied after paying over two hundred RMB!"

"… Is it that weird that you’re being bullied by someone who’s paid two thousand RMB when you’ve paid two hundred?"

"I don’t care, I’m going to leave a bad review! What a garbage game for wasting my youth and my money!"

"If you’re quitting, let me have your account."

"Who says I’m quitting! I spent more than two hundred RMB on this! Quit trying that to try and take my account!"

"Your imagination is quite good I see!"

—

The growth of I Am MT’s player base showed no signs of slowing down.

It goes without mention that I Am MT’s friend system was one of the most classic designs, comparable to the use of alliances in Clash of Kings whereby guildmates help each other by speeding up building.

And using the most classic design sometimes achieves the best result.

I Am MT had no way of including co-op because of the design of the combat system. However, I Am MT’s friend system addresses this problem extraordinarily well.

After becoming friends, players will be able to help each other in combat. Although it wasn’t much, it was enough to attract players to add others based on how strong they are.

Chapter 71: Whale Specific Card

The friendly aid feature achieved three different goals.

First, weaker players will be able to clear some levels that they can’t clear themselves with the aid of stronger accounts. This presents itself as a stronger player carrying the weaker one, and in turn the weaker player will feel as though they weren’t playing alone, making the game feel more social, and increasing the player retention of weaker players.

Second, stronger players with stronger cards achieve an advertising effect, showing everyone on their friends list how strong the card is, incentivising other players to spend money in game as well.

Third, the non-playing players will naturally flock to the stronger whales, flooding them with friend requests. This makes the stronger players feel a great sense of satisfaction, further encouraging them to spend more money.

These three points are key to the profitability and retention of I Am MT. And a simple "friendly aid" system allowed for the best possible result using the least amount of resources possible, without the need of any co-op mode, achieving the three aforementioned points.

Hyping up using the animated series, free downloads, as well as inviting friends allowed I Am MT’s user base to spread far and wide into the circles of the younger population.

And the paying players will maintain at about ten percent.

—

Inside the experience store, Chen Mo was so bored that he yawned a few times.

The servers for I Am MT were rented, the customer service was outsourced as well, and the player feedback would be filtered back to the developer once in a while.

There virtually weren’t any problems with bug fixes or server maintenance in the parallel world. Although many players will have questions regarding buying credits or have criticism with the gaming experience, they were usually handled by a customer experience team. All Chen Mo had to do was gather the opinions of the players and make changes to the game accordingly where he sees fit.

Everyone else within the experience store was playing I Am MT, surrounding Wen Lingwei asking questions about strategies on team composition.

Wen Lingwei had spent around three hundred RMB, and the others have also spent some money in game, some just ten, some slightly more at thirty.

"You currently have Shaman and Cannon Lady. You should probably focus more of your resources to level up Cannon Lady, and work toward Shaman’s leader ability, then your Chain Lightnings will be really strong."

"Yep, you have many single target casters, and could probably do crazy burst damage to take out the enemies. You could add Thief or Rogue to your team, with the five fireball priests in a row, you could probably wipe out the enemy in an instant."

"Jia Peng… Oh, your cards are terrible, may as well make a new account."

Wen Lingwei gave each and everyone advice.

Su Jinyu came to Chen Mo’s side and asked, "Why aren’t you playing?"

Chen Mo said, "Oh, because I don’t have any money."

Su Jinyu was speechless, "This game doesn’t require money!"

Chen Mo said, "You wouldn’t understand, it’s free when it’s the most pricey."

Wen Lingwei walked over, "Please stop pretending you’re poor, Mr. Stingy owner. You said it yourself that I Am MT was capable of raking in more than twenty million a month, which means you’d be getting ten million in your pocket this month!"

Chen Mo waved his hand, "That’s when the end of the month comes, and that day is not today. Besides, I don’t have much money left to spend on credits, as I’ve spent most of the money on the animations."

Wen Lingwei said, "Oh, then when you get your paycheck, be sure to get yourself to V12, that way we have someone to rely on."

Chen Mo said, "I have to use that money to develop better games, why would I waste it on things like these?"

Everyone was speechless.

"Do you believe the words that just came out of your mouth yourself? Obviously you just want to develop more pay to win games like these!" complained Wen Lingwei.

Chang Xiuya asked, "Manager, do you mind telling us if there are any V12s in the game?"

Su Jinyu was shocked, "No way right? V12 takes fifty thousand RMB, is it possible for someone to spend fifty thousand on the game already?"

Wen Lingwei also thought it was not possible, "Probably not, no matter whose money it is, it doesn’t come easy. I think there would be V12 players in a month or two, because of how high the ceiling of this game is."

Chen Mo said, "Uhh, actually there’s already some."

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Really?! Who?"

Chen Mo said, "There’s actually twenty seven V12s, which one are you after?"

Everyone was stunned.

Jia Peng muttered, "I really don’t understand the world of the rich."

Su Jinyu said, "I don’t either."

Wen Lingwei said, "Quickly! Give me their account ID and I’ll add them! I’ve been stuck on this level for so long, all I need is a max level Elder Sister to pass this!"

Meanwhile, someone walked through the door.

It was when Chen Mo realised, isn’t that Zhao Zihao?

"Why have you made your way here?" Chen Mo was shocked.

Zhao Zihao was also shocked, "Oh my, why are there so many people? So many girls, too."

Chen Mo stood up and said, "Oh, let me introduce you to the assistant I was posting about before, Su Jinyu. And well, they are all players."

Chen Mo then pointed to Zhao Zihao, "One of my bros, Zhao Zihao. And uhh, an idiot."

Zhao Zihao greeted the others with a nod before sitting down.

"By the way, Chen Mo. Could you take a look at this, which card should I pick out of these ones?" Zhao Zihao passed his phone over.

Chen Mo took a look at his phone and said, "Hmm? You’re also playing I Am MT?"

Zhao Zihao said, "Yeah, I can’t not play your game right? I’ve been busy before, so I wasn’t playing when it was launched, so it’s a fairly fresh account."

The others took a look, wow, V12.

What the, it’s a whale!

Everyone was shocked when they looked further into what cards he had.

Elder Sister, Nosuke Shinsuke, Huntress, Cannon Lady, Winter… He pretty much had all of the rare cards, and even had duplicates for quite a few of them.

Wen Lingwei was speechless, "You’re outrageous! All these cards are wasted on you!"

Zhao Zihao scratched his head, "Sigh, I’ve drawn a bunch of them and I haven’t spent the time looking into them, it would’ve been better to come here for advice."

Jia Peng said, "Senior, give him some tips."

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes, "Why would I embarrass myself in front of the owner?"

Chen Mo looked at Zhao Zihao’s cards and asked, "What type of strategy are you going for?"

Zhao Zihao was shocked, "What type of strategy? Just give me the best one you have!"

Chen Mo said, "There isn’t really a best strategy, all of them have their strengths and weaknesses. Whatever, since you have so many good cards, may as well go for the "Unmatched Pro" strategy."

Chen Mo explained as he put the strategy together.

"The Unmatched Pro strategy is like a love story, consisting of Elder Sister, Cannon Lady, Shinsuke, and Winter. These four characters provide a high amount of firepower and burst damage. It’s a waste of an Elder Sister to not use this strategy.

"As your who you should bring as your fifth, because your leadership stat isn’t high enough, you’ll have to consider that later. You probably could consider Blood Elf Mage, Shaman or maybe Waning Moon. Depends if you’re more conservative or more liberal.[1]"

Jia Peng had his hand on his forehead, "There are all free gifts. The team of a real whale!"

Zhao Zihao nodded, "Sure, I’ll play with this strategy for now. I’ll level up these cards at the meanwhile too."

Wen Lingwei scowled, "Why do you say that this strategy is’ the best? How could the four most overpowered cards on the same team not be the best strategy?"

Chen Mo said, "There isn’t a best strategy, the cards have strengths and weaknesses."

Chan Xiuya asked, "Well, could you recommend a more approachable strategy?"

Wen Lingwei nodded, "Yeah, it’d be better if it could destroy the "Unmatched Pro" strategy."

Chen Mo was speechless, "Why would I let you peasants bully a whale? Will I be making money then?"

TL note:[1] In playstyle, not politically

Chapter 72: Fifth Best Selling?

Chang Xiuya urged, "Don’t worry, just slightly buff the cheaper more common cards."

Chen Mo said, "Sure, then you guys should try this out: MT, Shaman, Blood Elf Mage, Nosuke Shinsuke, and Druid. This is called the "Crow Team" strategy."

Chang Xiuya said, "Uhh, Nosuke Shinsuke costs quite a bit…"

Chen Mo said, "Uhh how about the Pocket Rocket strategy? Barrel Bull, Priest, Thief, Warlock, and the Five Fireball Priests. These should be easier to obtain."

Chang Xiuya paid extra attention to that, ready to collect the required cards.

In truth, Chen Mo had built up all the balancing numbers from ground up, and was completely different from the version in the previous world. This meant that the strategies would play differently in this world.

However, Chen Mo still referenced a few more classical strategies and made balance changes according to how easy they were to obtain.

Wen Lingwei said, "Is there really a strategy that could beat the "Unmatched Pro" strategy? I was using that exact strategy during the testing phase and it felt unbeatable!"

Chen Mo said, "I can’t tell you if there is one, otherwise the whales would stop paying after being beaten."

Wen Lingwei replied, "All I need is a hint! How about this, if you give me a hint, I’ll spend the money to buy the Elder Sister, how’s that!"

Su Jinyu said, "I feel that two thousand RMB isn’t enough to bribe the manager…"

Chen Mo said solemnly, "Of course, trying to bribe me with two thousand RMB. I won’t leak how you could use the Fallen Goose and the President to instantly wipe out your enemies!"

Everyone was speechless.

It’s too easy to bribe you Mr. Manager!

Wen Lingwei stood up, "Alright, I’m gonna test that out!"

Chen Mo could help but laugh. The hint he gave actually works, and strategies that did huge burst damage did have a chance of beating the "Unmatched Pro" strategy, but that would still depend on what level your cards were!

The strategy of using the Fallen Goose and the President, was just the "Elder’s Help" strategy, which is a combination of Fallen Goose, The President, Waning Moon, and Winter.

However, something that Chen Mo didn’t mention was that in order for this strategy to beat whales, there must be two max levels Fallen Goose.

The two Fallen Gooses would be placed in the same row, their thief ability was single target rupture, making the targets take more damage from warriors. When The President’s Whirlwind as well as Winter’s healing reduction, they could deal huge damage to the enemy’s Elder Sister, making it a four on five in the first round.

Moreover, this strategy also required a decent amount of money. Otherwise, with the lack of firepower, they would still be destroyed by the whales.

Chen Mo believed that Wen Lingwei would be able to reach this strategy eventually.

—

It was now just a few days from the end of the first month, and Qiu Bin had his eyes locked onto the ratings of I Am MT.

Currently, I Am MT’s rating was just 7.1, and the number of one star ratings were now much higher.

"Garbage game wasting my money!"

"I’ve never drawn a good card! NEVER!"

"You can’t beat anyone if you don’t spend money! I thought you said this was a free game!"

"From fan now hater!"

"How could you make a game like this? Don’t you feel shame?!"

Qiu Bin was puzzled as he looked through the one star reviews.

What does this mean? It feels like most of these people have spent a lot of money in game? And still weren’t satisfied?

Wasn’t this a free game? Moreover, the game was practically handing out money, and they still felt the urge to take out money from their pockets?

Qiu Bin was confused.

All of a sudden, the assistant barged through the door, "Oh no! Oh No! You must take a look at the best seller leaderboard!"

Qiu Bin was shocked, "What’s wrong with the leaderboard?"

He took out his phone and looked at the best seller leaderboard of the official app store, and was completely shocked.

The fifth place of the best selling leaderboard was held by I Am MT!

Qiu Bin rubbed his eyes in and double confirmed it in disbelief. I Am MT!

That’s ridiculous!

"It can’t be, something must be wrong! How could it reach the top ten in a month! That’s impossible!" Qiu Bin was so shocked he started blathering.

Qiu Bin didn’t pay attention to the best selling leaderboard for a long while, as he believed that Guardian of the Holy Spring and I Am MT stood no chance at that leaderboard.

Entering the best selling leaderboard of the official appstore was a difficult task. The games that manage to enter the top ten had to be extremely popular social phenomena. All of those were classic, evergreen games that would break millions in sales every month!

Although Guardian of the Holy Spring did make a decent amount of money, most of it didn’t come from the official app store, but from the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform, which is why it stood no chance on the official app store best selling leaderboard.

Qiu Bin didn’t think that I Am MT had any capability to get into the best selling leaderboard, and never paid any attention to it.

But now, not only did I Am MT enter the best selling leaderboard, it managed to reach fifth place!

Qiu Bin looked at the games in fourth and sixth place, and they were two classic games from Zen Entertainment, both at ten RMB, selling 1.5 to 2 million copies each month.

That means that I Am MT’s revenue for the first month was close to twenty million!

Qiu Bin still couldn’t believe it, but it was clearly the case. As it was impossible to cheat the system of the official app store, especially the number of sales. He didn’t believe that Chen Mo had enough power to get the official appstore to do such a thing.

Therefore, the only explanation was that the monthly income for I Am MT was more than twenty million!

"How? Why?"

Qiu bin looked at the 7.1 rating of I Am MT, completely speechless.

—

Qiu Bin wasn’t the only one shocked, everyone in the industry, video game media, as well as the people following the whole predicament was also shocked.

Ever since I Am MT showed up on the best selling leaderboard, its growth had grown even more, and eventually got to fifth place and maintained that position solidly at the end of the month, when the bet was due!

There was no need for Chen Mo to publish his earnings, most could guess how much I Am MT was making based on the other games on that leaderboard.

Twenty million!

What caused even more head scratches was the fact that the rating for I Am MT always hovered around 7.1 to 7.3, and was as low as seven at its worst.

On the other hand, other games that were in the top ten of the best selling leaderboard were above 8.5, and some of them were above 9.2!

A rating of 7 would usually point to a terrible game, but I Am MT somehow manages to sit comfortably at the top five of that leaderboard, and the number of downloads kept climbing!

Many video game designers and video game media felt that this was completely abnormal and have never seen a game with such terrible reviews making so much money.

Many thought that Guardian of the Holy Spring had no chance of losing after looking at what it managed to achieve, and these people didn’t believe that Chen Mo could make a game that would double the monthly income of Plants vs Zombies.

And when Chen Mo got to making the animations, even fewer of them thought it would end up well.

And when I Am MT reached the top five of the leaderboard, everyone’s socks were blown off.

What’s this?

What’s going on?

Did I miss something?

I thought this game would be a complete flop, how did it do the complete opposite? And manage to completely destroy Guardian of the Holy Spring?

This makes no sense

Chapter 73: Admitting Defeat

After I Am MT solidified its position on the app store’s fifth best seller, nobody could deny that this "free to play" game was very profitable.

It was even more profitable than most highly priced games that sell many copies!

Hard surprised, half baffled.

Many designers couldn’t comprehend how this low quality game that’s only one hundred something megabytes, average rating could do so well. Even when taking into account the hyping from the animated series, there was no way that would be enough to go toe to toe with a massive distribution platform of Emperor Dynasty gaming platform!

However, I Am MT managed to destroy Guardian of the Holy Spring by nearly two times.

Video game designers that swept I Am MT under the rug have now begun looking into how the game came to become successful.

The video game media are once again working overtime thanks to Chen Mo.

At the end of the month, and the date where the bet is due.

Guardian of the Holy Spring sold eight hundred and ninety thousand copies, 8.9 million in profit. On the other side of the ring, Chen Mo had also released his earnings of twenty three million!

It was beaten by almost three times!

Soon thereafter, the articles of various gaming media were slowly being released.

The bet comes to a conclusion: Chen Mo trumps Emperor Dynasty Entertainment!

I Am MT brings in more than 23 million in the first month, solidifies its position as fifth best selling!

Revealing I Am MT’s method of profit, the secret of free to play games

Whales dumping tons of money in this game

Two thousand RMB for one card? That’s right, it’s a free game

Losing with Emperor Dynasty gaming platform being your back! How did the Guardian of the Holy Spring lose?

Qiu Bin remains silent, can he fill the end of his bet?

Chen Mo’s Weibo under fire, remaining silent from gamers’ questions

An "unfair" game?

Pop science: How much money can I Am MT bring its creator?

Professionals discuss: A game that brings happiness through in app purchases isn’t a good game!

—

There were many different articles representing different views. The spread in views were basically identical as the reviews, a close to even split between positive and negative. Some were surprised at the downloads and revenue I Am MT brought in, and others posed questions regarding how the game brings in revenue.

This result wasn’t anything special in Chen Mo’s previous world. The original I Am MT raked in fifty five million each month, not to mention two hundred million Soul Hunters managed, as well as the three billion Honors of Kings managed.

However, this wasn’t the case in the parallel world. Mobile games primarily profited from sales, and if one wanted to make more than twenty million in monthly revenue, they would need to sell two million copies. Even if the game was twenty RMB a pop, they would still need to sell one million copies.

Easier said than done to sell that many copies!

Therefore, after I Am MT solidified its position as the fifth best selling, many video game media were shocked at this method of profiting, being able to get into the top five best selling games within a month, not to mention with a terrible score of around seven. This was good enough to go down into history!

Being able to earn all that money while being under fire by the fans was a unique phenomena in it of itself!

While the popularity of I Am MT continues to grow, Chen Mo was now a familiar name to more and more people.

Plants vs Zombies was also very popular, and was very high quality with very good reviews, but unfortunately it wasn’t "classic". It was still a game that managed a huge amount of sales with a unique and creative idea, but to the people of this world, it was a ways away from how shocking I Am MT was.

Free game.

Unfair, pay to win.

Raking in money while under fire from the fans.

These three characteristics of I Am MT were enough to differentiate itself, drawing the attention of many players and industry professionals to look deeper into its success.

—

Many have been expecting them to go at each other’s throats, but it was the complete opposite.

After I Am MT’s monthly income was released, Qiu Bin released a simple Weibo post: "I admit defeat".

Chen Mo also released a Weibo.

"Thanks for all the love you guys have given. Please calm down with sending me razors, I understand that your wishes are to shave more often to maintain my handsome looks, but I’m running out of space in my experience store.

The players were furious upon seeing someone so shameless! Is that for shaving your beard?

"I’ve never seen such a shameless video game designer!"

"Where’s the experience store! I’m bringing a knife there!"

"Please like everytime I get a purple card."

"Please update! When is season three coming out"

"Why not use this time you’re spending on Weibo to update the World of Azeroth!"

"Garbage game wasting my time and money. Refunds please!"

"Add me if you play MT, my ID is XXXXX …"

There were many different comments, but most of them were "wishes" from "extremely friendly fans".

What was surprising was that there were no arguments between Chen Mo and Qiu Bin. Chen Mo didn’t rub it in, nor did Qiu Bin try and wiggle his way out. The both of them just went on with their lives.

The fans that bought snacks and drinks, ready for some drama were extremely unsatisfied.

They thought that there would be drama, but just as I’m getting ready you tell me it’s over?

However, as both parties have backed off, there was nothing to be unsatisfied of. No matter how hard they tried, the fans were unable to start anything, leading them to leave it as it was.

What the people waiting for a show didn’t know was that something dark was creeping about in the video game industry.

—

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment headquarters.

Qiu Bin handed over his resignation better with both hands onto the desk of Lin Chaoxu.

Lin Chaoxu lifted his head and saw Qiu Bin, and pushed the letter away, back towards him.

Qiu Bin was shocked, "Mr. Lin…"

Lin Chaoxu said, "It’s just a promotional space, he can have it."

Qiu Bin was embarrassed, "Sorry, Mr Lin, I…"

Lin Chaoxu waved dismissively, suggesting that there was no need for him to continue.

"This matter wasn’t all bad. At least you’ve revealed a new threat to the company."

Lin Chaoxu stood up and walked to the window in his office, and said as he looked out at the view, "If it wasn’t for this, it would’ve taken us six months to a year to realise the huge potential that Chen Mo possesses. Knowledge of this a year in advance in exchange for a promotional space was worth it."

Qiu Bin could finally relax. He thought that Lin Chaoxu was about to go off at him, and even had his resignation letter ready. Turns out, Lin Choaxu wasn’t even mad.

Indeed, someone who was able to build Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had better foresight and forbearance than the average Joe.

Lin Chaoxu said, "Don’t worry about the promotional space, I’ll send someone over to Chen Mo and discuss the details."

Qiu Bin lowered his head, "Alright."

Liu Chaoxu walked in front of Qiu Bin, "However, there’s still something I need you to do."

Qiu Bin asked, "What’s that?"

Lin Chaoxu said sternly, "Copy I Am MT and make a reskinned version of it."

Qiu Bin was shocked, "Again?"

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "Yes. If you’re worried about the pressure from the fans, you can publish it under some C-grade video game designer. But the game must be done under your supervision. I hope it’s playstyle can fully mimic I Am MT."

Qiu Bin replied after a pause, nodding, "Yes, I understand."

Qiu Bin picked up the resignation letter from the desk before leaving Lin Chaoxu’s office.

Chapter 74: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment Internal Meetings

Lin Chaoxu got back to his seat and placed his phone with I Am MT running on the table

A V12 account.

The friend notifications tab lit up again, Lin Chaoxu opened the friends tab to see yet another friend request. He would receive a huge amount of friend requests every single day. Although Lin Chaoxu deletes low rank friends every day, he was still struggling to deal with the amount of friend requests he was getting.

Lin Chaoxu tapped lightly tapped the phone screen, seemingly deep in thought.

Suddenly, someone was at his door.

"Come in, " said Lin Chaoxu.

A man in his twenties walked through the door. He was dressed quite casually, with messy hair that looked quite unkempt.

The man sat on the sofa in the office and opened a bottle of soda, without a hint of care.

Lin Chaoxu laughed, "You came?"

The man seemingly unsatisfied, put his legs onto the coffee table in front of him, "Do you need to call all three of us here for a meeting, just because some C-grade videogame designer made a mobile game?"

Lin Chaoxu didn’t mind his move, laughing in reply, "He isn’t just some C-grade video game designer, the game isn’t just a mobile game either."

Lin Chaoxu walked over to the man and handed his phone to him, "This game was only on the official app store, bringing in more than twenty million a month. And judging from the downloads, it would bring in even more profit next month."

The man scowled, "Twenty million?"

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "That’s right, and the game is also free to play. All its profits come from in-app purchases."

The man finally gained some interest in the matter, taking the phone into his hands to give the game a try.

The man was visibly confused the whole time, evidently I Am MT’s combat system and artstyle was an eyesore.

After giving the combat system a quick look, he went onto the VIP system and awards, as well as the friends on Lin Chaoxu’s account.

The man thought in silence for a bit, "Sure, even though I feel that your thoughts as a designer are outdated, but I will recognise that your planning skills have always been excellent. If you think this game has potential, get someone to do it."

Lin Chaoxu laughed, "You three have been working on VR games for so long, and have overlooked mobile games this entire time."

The man handed the phone back to Lin Chaoxu, "Don’t expect me to do this kind of dirty work."

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "I’ve alright assigned this to Qiu Bin, we should see the results in two months."

The man nodded in response, "Alright."

Lin Chaoxu asked, "What are your thoughts on ‘World of Azeroth’, have you seen it?"

The man nodded, "Yeah. I think Chen Mo has more plans for that. There’s more content in it than your normal mobile game and animation."

Lin Chaoxu said, "Yep, it’s good that you noticed. What do you think about it?"

The man shook his head, "It’s useless, we can’t copy it. Don’t even think about it."

Lin Chaoxu laughed, "Don’t be so quick to make that decision. Discuss this with the others. Also, you three will have to host the coming meeting. I won’t make it."

The man lifted his eyebrow, "Why?"

Lin Chaoxu laughed, "It’s now the time for young people like you guys to shine. As for me, I’ll still make some calls when the time comes, but I’m struggling to keep up with how the young people think. Me going will just limit your ideas."

The man stood up, "Alright, I understand. Don’t worry about it too much. ‘Genius designers’ like these appear once every so often, it’s barely worth mentioning."

Lin Chaoxu laughed, "Of course."

The man left Lin Chaoxu’s office to the meeting room on the same floor.

The man is named Qin Xiao, one of the three S-grade video game designers who is most trusted by Lin Chaoxu within Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

The video game designers working under Emperor Dynasty Entertainment usually spend most of their time in their experience store, and usually aren’t at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment HQ, except under special circumstances such as work reports or important meetings despite belonging to the Emperor Dynasty Entertainment entity.

And this meeting was proposed by Lin Chaoxu, hoping that the three S-grade video game designers can band together with a few A-grade video game designers to delve deeper into I Am MT, as well as the fictional world of Azeroth.

Afterall, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment came out from this with a loss, there was no way they would give up this opportunity to learn something from it.

As Qin Xiao walked into the meeting room, most of the others had already arrived.

Of the three key seats in the meeting room, the left belonged to Qin Xiao, the middle one was occupied by a man in their thirties, the right seat was a beautiful woman aged about twenty-seven.

Yan Zhenyuan, Qiu Jiang.

The three of them were S-grade video game designers working under Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, and would meet only a few times in a year, only during special occasions like these.

The meeting room table was surrounded by ten or so A-grade designer, all sitting tight in their seats.

Qiu Xiao leaned his seat backwards and spun around, finally setting his feet on the meeting room table, "Alright, let’s start. Lin Chaoxu can’t make it."

Yan Zhenyuan was quite bothered by that, "He’s not coming again? That old man is always pushing these matters to us three."

Qiu Jiang put out the feminine cigarette[1] in an ashtray, "It wasn’t the first time he’s done that. You guys go ahead, I won’t be participating."

Yan Zhenyuan felt a headache as he looked at Qin Xiao to his left who was on his phone, and Qiu Jiang to the right who was redoing her makeup.

"Alright, let’s start."

Yan Zhenyuan ordered the report material on the table that was prepared by the assistant, filled with analysis of I Am MT the animation, the game, as well as some of the content for the World of Azeroth.

"This meeting is quite simple, we are just discussing three problems."

"First, can the success of the mobile game I Am MT be replicated.

"Second, why is Chen Mo doing ‘The World of Azeroth’, why would he spend so much effort developing the world of I Am MT?

"Third, can we discover something useful from this.

"First question, Mr. Lin had already sent someone to address that, and I also think that I Am MT’s model can be replicated, so not much else to discuss there.

"The main topic of today are the two questions after that, and are also the things we don’t have a clear idea of, regarding ‘World of Azeroth’

"Alright, please voice your thoughts.

As Yan Zhenyuan finished speaking, he looked at the other A-grade video game designers.

The A-grade video game designer looked at one another. They have made some preparations, but there was still some pressure speaking in front of these three S-grade video game designers.

Finally a videogame designer in their thirty cleared their throats and said, "I’ll start."

Yan Zhenyuan nodded, suggesting that they should go on.

This videogame designer was named Tang Dagang, and was an older videogame designer within Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, but his thoughts were falling behind, and haven’t had any spectacular works. He was also one of the ‘dirty work’ video game designers.

Tang Dagang said, "I think Chen Mo made ‘World of Azeroth’ with two aims in mind, one being a gimmick for I Am MT. The other is that he’s being greedy and wants to turn it into an IP, preparing for his future games.

Yan Zhenyuan nodded, "Sure, could you go into more detail?"

TL note: [1] Apparently that’s a thing, cigarette targeted at women, citing milder flavour with pink packaging. Search 女士烟 in Google images.

Chapter 75: Copy or Not to Copy?

Tang Dagang said "Alright, I’ll provide more detail. Obviously I Am MT is an original series, but by itself, it doesn’t generate enough hype to bring players into the game. Moreover, the lifetime of the series is limited, and cannot fully convey the setting of the world.

"Therefore, Chen Mo released ‘World of Azeroth’ as a supplement for the animation, in order to give the mobile game something to latch onto, as well as giving everyone an easier time of understanding some content within the animations.

"As for me saying that Chen Mo has more plans for it, the reasoning behind that is simple. It’s because I think that he already had plans for his next moves when he was taking the bet! If he took the bet out of impulse, why would he be so cool headed after welling? This obviously means that he already planned something out from the start, and all he wanted was the promotional spot. Qiu Bin obviously walked straight into his trap!

"Since Chen Mo’s desires are so strong, his plans are entirely obvious. The world of Azeroth is expansive and complete, even down to the last rune. This obviously means that Chen Mo wants to turn this world into a massive game.

"And there’s no way it would attract that many players on initial release, which is why he’s trying to hype it up early, and work towards representing the world step by step, until when he thinks the players’ interest in the world peaks while having sufficient capabilities, he’ll release the game in mention!"

Yan Zhenyuan nodded, "Yep, makes sense."

Qin Xiao who had their eyes on their phone the entire time said, "So? What do you have in mind?"

Tang Dagang was a bit hysterical, and completely missed the sarcasm in Qin Xiao’s eyes, "So I think that it’s good news for us! Chen Mo’s only a C-grade videogame designer now, and there’s no way for him to create a massive game like that. Therefore, we must send someone…"

Qin Xiao waved his hand, "Alright, we’re all allies here, you don’t need to hide it. You want to copy Azeroth right?"

Tang Dagang felt attacked by that sentence, replying after a few moments with a nod, "Yes."

Qin Xiao got his feet off the table, starting at Tang Dagang, "Let me ask you this: How can we copy? The entire world of Azeroth was made by Chen Mo. We are a large company, if we really do pull something like that, and based on the current intellectual property rights, we’d be paying huge sums in lawsuits!"

Tang Dagang tried to fight back, "Of course i know that, but we don’t have to make a carbon copy. We’ll just change some bits and it should be fine."

Qiu Xiao replied, "How can we change some bits? The playstyle of games can be copied like that, but how can we do that for an entire fantasy world and its story? In this day and age, fans get super aggressive if the stories are in any way slightly similar, and previously there was a well known author who nearly went bankrupt from a lawsuit. What’s the difference between you copying the world and then copying a book? Do you think lawyers and judges are stupid?"

Tang Dagang refused to back down, "We have so many writers in Emperor Dynasty, with so many designers who excel in screenwriting, making some modifications in the world can’t be impossible right?"

Qiu Xiao was speechless, "How much do we need to change? If we don’t change enough, it’ll be easy to tell, then what’s the point? Aren’t we digging our own graves? If we changed a lot, aren’t we just writing from scratch? If we’re putting that effort in, why should we copy others? Can’t we just write a western fantasy world from scratch?"

Tang Dagang was shocked, trying hard to find a rebuttal.

Qin Xiao continued, "Moreover, don’t we all know the potential of western fantasy within China? Hmm? There was this game released last year using the overseas IP called ‘Heavenly Ring’, and ended up a complete failure which still hasn’t cooled off yet. Have you guys forgotten that already?"

Tang Dagang said, "Alright, even if we exclude the idea of western fantasy, there are many mechanics that we can reference from the world of Azeroth, such as running back to the corpse, using runes to teleport, pop-up achievements, and so on."

Qiu Xiao rolled his eyes and hit the table as he couldn’t take it anymore, "Can you use your brain before making suggestions like these?

"First, your design suggestions are all exclusive to western fantasy worlds, if it’s not a western fantasy world, do these mechanics make sense?

"Second, even if we tacked these on, then what? Can we make a massive game just based on these mechanics?"

Tang Dagang was completely overwhelmed by these questions. Still unwilling to back down, he replied after a few moments of thinking, "But, if this thing has no future, why would Chen Mo spend so much effort…"

Qiu Xiao said, "That’s Chen Mo. Chen Mo has the entire design of Azeroth thought out, the intellectual property belongs to him. What do we have? Hmm? To us, the world of Azeroth seems really good, but we can’t use that.

"How about this, if you can give me a world idea that is comparable to Azeroth, I’ll make a VR for it right now. Do you have one?"

Tang Dagang argued, "We… We can base it on the World of Azeroth and make modifications!"

Qin Xiao predicted the question, "Can something that has been modified be the same as the original? Do you think that after modifications, it’ll be better than Heavenly Ring?"

Tang Dagang was speechless.

After noticing that Tang Dagang had nothing to add, Yan Zhenyuan decided to mediate the situation, "Alright, we all have our own views, and sometimes we get a bit too excited, let’s not take any of this personally."

Tang Dagang had nothing to say. He wouldn’t dare take it personally, Qin Xiao was an S-grade videogame designer afterall, someone who his own boss would give special exceptions to, how dare he have anything else in mind?

However, Tang Dagang was still unsatisfied, why can’t they copy? Why could they copy I Am MT, but not Azeroth? One’s a game, and the other is just a large scale show!

Yan Zhenyuan looked at Qiu Jiang who had been quiet this whole time, "What do you think?"

Qiu Jiang glanched back, "Are you pretending? You can only copy the playstyle, but not the story, Qiu Xiao had made that abundantly clear. Is there anyone who still doesn’t understand that?

"Chen Mo is indeed able to make a bunch of significant characters, but there’s no way the characters he has now will be able to support a large scale game. From what I can tell, he’s still saving the good stuff. Everything he has released so far is either too dangerous to copy or completely useless."

Yan Zhenyuan felt helpless. He thought that Qiu Jiang would say something to mediate the situation, but what she said was more blunt than Qin Xiao.

Yang Zhenyuan let out another sigh, "I think… It can’t be that simple right? Tang Dagang, you’re a A-grade video game designer. If you’re really interested in your idea, you should make a PC game. And if it has potential, request to make a VR game with Mr. Lin."

Tang Dagang happily nodded, "Alright, I’ll make sure to do a good job!"

Yan Zhenyuan said, "We can’t budget too much financially and in terms of resources, so just make it as per RPGs[1]."

Tang Dagang nodded, "Sure, no problem!"

Yan Zhenyuan looked at the others, "Does anyone else have any other ideas?"

The other video game designers voiced their opinions, but were unable to reach anything decisive.

At the end, they weren’t able to reach a unanimous decision, but many of the designers agreed with Qiu Xiao that the world of Azeroth was a good idea, but nothing can be used.

However, just in case, Yan Zhenyuan didn’t exclude any possibility, assigning Tang Dagang as head to make a game that mimics the world of Azeroth just to test the waters.

If it turns out well, a VR game might be considered.

Qin Xiao couldn’t help but mutter, "Waste of time."

TL note: [1] Role-playing games

Chapter 76: "Love" From the Fans

Of course Chen Mo didn’t know what happened within Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. Even if he knew, he wouldn’t pay too much attention to it, as he had bigger fish to try.

–In the experience store–

Chen Mo walked into the experience store wearing sunglasses and a mask, only relaxing after making sure there wasn’t anyone following.

Su Jinyu was disdained, "Manager, do you really have to do this?"

Chen Mo took off his sunglasses and mask, and grabbed a can of drink from the fridge, "Geez, what do you mean if I have to do this. I’m just worried about my safety."

Wen Lingwei said while playing I Am MT, "Alright, you think you’re someone famous now?"

Chen Mo replied, "What do you mean I’m famous. I’m basically a public enemy."

Chan Xiuya laughed, "Manager, stop being a drama queen. You’re a videogame designer, there can’t be that many people thinking about you every day."

Chen Mo said, "I don’t want to hear that. I Am MT has nearly three million players, my Weibo now has more than two hundred thousand followers. I’m at least a little bit famous by any metric right?"

Wen Lingwei facepalmed, "You still think you’re famous?"

Chen Mo said, "What do you mean, think. I am famous. Just look at my Weibo, there are hundreds of people tagging me expressing their love towards me."

Wen Lingwei had a "you’re kidding me" expression on her face, "Those are the ones asking for your address to send razor blades!"

Chen Mo said, "These players can’t help but send me gifts, if that isn’t love, what is it?"

Wen Lingwei was shocked, but three seconds later, she decided to ignore this shameless person and continued grinding in game."

Su Jinyu said, "By the way, manager, some did send you a razor blade. I placed it at your bedside table."

Chen Mo was shocked, "What! And you put it by my bed? Take it away, and give it to the garbage collectors."

Su Jinyu said, "No kidding, if we gather up all these razor blades we could probably get a few ice-creams worth of money."

Chen Mo said, "That’s why I’m taking extra precautions for my own safety. What if I get ganked by a bunch of my fans?"

Su Jinyu shocked, "Ganked? What’s that?"

Chen Mo was also shocked, and replied, "Oh that’s a word in my dialect. It has a similar meaning to ‘caught’."

Jia Peng said, "But I Am MT is quite popular right now, I saw five other people playing when I was on the train yesterday."

Chang Xiuya saidm "There are also many other students playing in school."

Wen Lingwei said, "Just take a look at the Weibo and see how many others are flaming the manager to get a sense of how popular the game is."

Jia Peng said, "That trending topic is quite funny, something along the lines of ‘Refund my hard-earned money Chen Mo’"

Chang Xiuya snicked, "Yeah, there aren’t many other video game designers who have a trending topic flaming them."

Chen Mo let out another sigh, "I haven’t been on Weibo for a few days now. Everytime I log in I get greeted with so many messages, all of them tagging me or are comments on my Weibo, I can’t go through it at all."

Jia Peng said, "And you’re not happy? There are so many video game designers who dream of having the popularity you have."

Su Jinyu shook her head, "I think the manager doesn’t wish to be popular like this. If it were me, I hope that I’d be trending because of love from the fans. To be honest I still think the game is weird, although the manager did prove that it’s quite profitable."

Chen Mo said, "You’re thinking too deep into it. I don’t care about all this attention, all that matters is making money. The best would be making money without any attention."

"…We overestimated your morality!"

Su Jinyu asked, "By the way, what’s the next game going to be? I’m going to quit if you make another I Am MT."

"Yeah, I think that the animation is worth pursuing, but you should probably avoid games like these, " added Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei said, "Someone as unlucky as you doesn’t fair well with games like these after all."

Jia Peng was speechless.

Chen Mo waved his hand, "The next game won’t be like this. I need some time to recover. I’ll die young if I keep making these types of games."

Wen Lingwei said, "Huh? I couldn’t tell that you’d be superstitious?"

Chen Mo sighed, "I’m not superstitious. If I make another game like this and angered a few unlucky people, and they send someone after me, aren’t I going to die young?"

Wen Lingwei was speechless, "Of course you’d think that way!"

Su Jinyu asked, "So what are you planning?"

Chen Mo said, "Oh, I’m taking a week off."

Everyone was shocked.

Chen Mo was surprised by the reaction, "What’s wrong. I just made a game that brings in twenty million RMB every month. Isn’t it normal and reasonable to take a week off?"

Weng Lingwei said, "You’re not working hard enough!"

Su Jinyu added, "No aspirations!"

Jia Peng also added, "Stop bein

Chapter 77: Who Said I’m Promoting MT?

Although he might have told a tall tale, Chen Mo didn’t plan to honour that.

His daily routine consisted of playing I Am MT, looking at player reviews, watching movies or catching up on drama.

There were comments from haters on his Weibo everyday, but he disregarded them.

Living the life of a salted fish with no aspirations.

What disappointed him the most was the fact that he spent money to get himself to V12 to do whatever he wanted in game.

Su Jinyu was speechless, "Manager, can’t you just give yourself the credits? Why did you spend actual money on that?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "You wouldn’t understand. If I gave myself the credits, I’d be cheating myself. But if I pay for it, I’m a player. It’s difficult to explain."

Su Jinyu facepalmed, "I don’t understand why you’re being so stubborn. Aren’t you taking out money from your left pocket and putting it in your right…"

Chen Mo replied, "You wouldn’t understand."

Su Jinyu was speechless.

Jia Peng was checking out the official appstore on his phone, "Manager, there’s now three games that are based on Plants vs Zombies this month. You really plan on doing nothing?"

Wen Lingwei was speechless, "What? His new game is already live, why are there people out there still copying Plants vs Zombies?"

Su Jinyu said, "It’s because Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Guardian of the Holy Spring generated another hype wave."

Chen Mo gave it a quick look, "Oh, are there any large companies?"

Jia Peng shook his head, "Nope, just some small ones."

Chen Mo replied, "Oh, then it doesn’t matter."

"Why do you care about Emperor Dynasty Entertainment but not these ones?" asked Jia Peng.

Chen Mo replied, "What promotional spaces can these companies offer me in return? Arguing with them is just a waste of my time."

Jia Peng was speechless, "Huh? The whole fiasco with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was just for a promotional space?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, why would I go through all that if it weren’t for the promotional space?"

Jia Peng had nothing to say.

Chen Mo reassured, "Don’t worry, just keep your eyes on it. Let me know if you discover a company such as Zen Entertainment copying Plants vs Zombies, and I’ll head straight to Weibo for extortion. Promotional spaces is something I can’t have enough of."

"…Manager, I’ve once again overestimated your morality, " replied Jia Peng.

Chen Mo replied with a smile, "Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it."

Su Jinyu said, "Give it up, manager. All the chairmen and CEOs have an eye on you on Weibo, would anyone still dare have a bet with you."

Chen Mo sighed, "All of these guys are more wary than the last, making my trapping efforts so troublesome."

Wen Lingwei laughed, "You just destroyed Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, along with a promotional space for a month. You’re still trying to use this trick on other companies? You must be dreaming! The CEOs of the other comapnies aren’t stupid."

Chen Mo let out another sigh, "How unfortunate to have no one willing to go against me. Being the best sure is lonely."

"Alright, you’re now known in the industry as someone who’s willing to hustle Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, it’s no surprise nobody is willing to chance getting into a scuffle with you, " replied Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo said, "That can’t be. Let me try."

Chen Mo logged into Weibo on his account, and randomly got to Liu Yuanfeng, the chairman of Zen Entertainment’s Weibo account, commenting: "You interested in a bet?"

It didn’t take long before Liu Yuanfeng replied with three hand waving emojis.

Chen Mo then reached out to the chairman of Fantasy Gaming Platform, Ding Xing, "You interested in a bet?"

It didn’t take long for Ding Xing to reply either, "We have no beef, please let us be!"

Chen Mo then got to the Weibo of chairman of hengyang.com, Qiu Hengyang, "How about we make a bet, old Qiu."

Qiu Hengyang replied, "What the! I’m your ally!"

Chen Mo went through a list of chairmen of different companies big and small, not one of them were willing to make a bet.

Chen Mo sighed, "Why are they so careful? I’m just trying to get a promotional spot or two. Sigh, human emotions are difficult."

Su Jinyu and Wen Lingwei were completely shocked. How should there be someone so shameless? Did you think it was easy profiting from promotional spaces?

"I was planning to get a few more promotional spaces. Whatever, I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. This one I got from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment is quite big anyways, able to bring in many players, " Chen Mo muttered.

Su Jinyu said, "Yeah, stop being so greedy. Do you know how many video game designers have turned themselves inside out to try and get promotional spaces and failing to do so? This is a promotional spot that only the A and S-grade videogame designers in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment have access to!"

Wen Lingwei said, "By the way, isn’t it kind of a waste to use it to advertise I Am MT… That space is usually reserved for huge VR games."

Jia Peng added, "But in doing that, the manager rakes in so much more money. I’m so jealous…"

As they were chattering along, Chen Mo’s phone went off.

Chen Mo took a glance and picked up the phone as he saw an unrecognised number, "Hello?"

A man replied, "Greetings. Is this the chairman of Thunderbolt Entertainment Mr. Chen Mo?"

Chen Mo cleared his throat, "Yep, it is I."

The person on the phone was speechless.

After two seconds of silence, the person on the call replied, "I am a representative of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s advertising department, Xu Xiaojun. I’m calling regarding the promotional spot."

"Yep, that’s great, " replied Chen Mo.

Xu Xiaojun said, "So Mr. Lin has already ordered that the ‘This month’s recommended’ spot in the front page of the Emperor Dynasty gaming platform will be available to you at any time. We’ll advertise I Am MT for a month, anytime you want."

Chen Mo nodded, "I appreciate your work efficiency, however… Who said I was going to promote I Am MT?"

Xu Xiaojun was shocked, "Huh?"

Chen Mo said, "At the time, I said ‘Promote my game for a month for free’. I didn’t say I was promoting I Am MT."

Xu Xiaojun stayed silent for a bit, then replying, "Could you clarify?"

"Promote my next game. I’ll let you know when I’m done with it, " replied Chen Mo.

Xu Xiaojun took another few moments to reply, "I’ll need to confirm this with Mr. Lin."

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, I’m not in a hurry."

Upon hearing their conversation, Su Jinyu and Jia Peng were shocked, but also could barely hold back their laughter.

They could only imagine how difficult of a situation the other person from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was put in after receiving the news.

The manager isn’t holding back at all!

Can’t you be more honest and less tricky?

Chen Mo received a reply five minutes later.

Xiu Xiaojun said, "Mr. Lin agreed. Then we’ll use that spot for other games for now. When you’ve developed your next game, let me know. Then we’ll put your game onto the promotional spot instead."

Chen Mo replied, "Alright! Thanks so much."

Xu Xiaojun replied, "…No problem. Goodbye."

The line was cut before Chen Mo could even mutter the words ‘Goodbye’, and was left with the beeping of the dial tone.

Jia Peng was laughing hysterically, "Manager, you sure are brave. Aren’t you afraid that they’d poach you with five million RMB? Hahahaha!"

Chen Mo said with a stern voice, "What do you mean. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment is a proper, big company. They wouldn’t do such a thing."

"Besides, it’s just five million, I can do that too!"

Chapter 78: Picking Out a Writer

Chen Mo added some more information on World of Azeroth.

"Moonglade: One of the most unique places in Kalimdor. The forest is untouched by corruption and maintains its initial purity and serenity, much different from other locations in Kalimdor. Moonglade is a safezone as damaging to forest or creating confrontation will be met by the wrath of the druids. Moonglade is often the location where the Alliance and Horde hold their meetings for treaties. The tauren often visit Moonglade to learn the way of the druids from the elves.

It didn’t take long after the update was posted for discussion among the fans to start.

"Oh man, I didn’t think I’d live to see this. Chen Mo posted an update!"

"The previous post forgot to add: So far!"

"You think you’d get away with posting dozens of words to keep us occupied? Why don’t you learn from the web novel writers who post tens of thousands of words everyday!"

"This just isn’t enough!"

"Hey, are you not updating this because you’ve made enough money?"

"When are you recreating Azeroth! Don’t think you can satisfy us using a card game like I Am MT!"

"I’m gonna send him another razor blade, anyone with me?"

"Previous poster +1!"

"+2!"

Chen Mo let out a faint smile and closed the website, after commenting anonymously.

As per usual, Chen Mo opened "National Geographic Azeroth" to check for new posts.

"Hmm? A new artist[1]? Quite popular too."

Chen Mo noticed that there were a few recent threads that reached eight pages. The threat was titled :"Long Story creator[1]: Orgrimmar’s orphan."

Chen Mo clicked on the thread and was met with a fanfic from the perspective of Orgrimmar’s orphan, going through his growth and adventures as a Horde warrior.

Of course, the latter was what Chen Mo guessed, as the story wasn’t even at twenty thousand words so the story wasn’t too developed.

However, Chen Mo could tell that the author had a thing or two in writing. When the Chinese write western fantasy there would normally be two extremes, too locatised, or using english bastardization for everything. This novel had none of the problems.

Moreover, the story was logical and the progression of the plot was well written. There were points that were left to be discovered down the line, and the foundation of the story seemed well established.

No wonder it was so popular. The quality of this was much better than similar works that seemed to be done by highschoolers.

"This guy’s pretty good, " exclaimed Chen Mo.

In reality, Chen Mo also had the same thought when starting World of Azeroth. There was too much content in Azeroth, and if he was working alone, making a VR version of World of Warcraft might take a few years. It would wear him down super thin just writing quests and dialogue.

Which is why Chen Mo wanted to make National Geographic Azeroth this early on, to gather the people who are interested in this lore, as the more talented artists and writers would be useful in the future.

Otherwise it would be difficult and time consuming to hire someone that would meet his requirements.

Just like in the previous world, the existence of I Am MT depended heavily on NGA.

But Chen Mo didn’t expect to pick one up so quickly.

Chen Mo looked up the details of the author using their Thunderbolt Gaming game pass information, and got ahold of their phone number as they have it tied to their account.

Chen Mo gave the author a call.

After a few moments, the person picked up, "Hello?"

Upon hearing it was a guy, Chen Mo was slightly disappointed.

"Hello, I’m Chen Mo, the designer of I Am MT."

The person on the other side of the phone was shocked, exclaiming, "Huh? Chen Mo? Really? Are you that Chen Mo? You’re not a scammer right?"

Chen Mo replied, "I’m probably not famous enough to have people pretending to be me right… I’m the real Chen Mo, what’s your name?"

"Oh, I’m Zheng Hongxi or you can call me by my pen name, Phantom Light."

Chen Mo replied, "… They’re both quite difficult to remember."

Zheng Hongxi was speechless.

Chen Mo asked, "Well, do you have a job right now?"

Zheng Hongxi said, "Nope, I just quit my job, and am currently looking for one. Since I don’t have much to do, and the World of Azeroth seemed quite interesting. So I wrote a bunch of stuff out of boredom."

Chen Mo said, "Hmm, are you interested in working in the Imperial Capital?"

Zheng Hongxi asked, "Huh? Can I work in Thunderbolt Entertainment?"

Chen Mo said, "Yep, I’m quite interested in your work. How about this, where are you living right now?"

"Uhh, Magic City."

"Alright, I’ll pay for your tickets for the train as well as your accommodation. Would you like to come over to the Imperial Capital, and we’ll talk more in person. And if you could, bring along your past works too, " said Chen Mo

Zhen Hongxi replied, "Sure! Well, I’ll be packing then, be there in two days!"

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure, I’ll send you an address, just head right this way when you get here."

After ending the call, Chen Mo sent the address of the experience store to Zheng Hongxi.

"If this guy works out, all that’s left is someone to deal with number balancing."

After releasing I Am MT, Chen Mo now had a stable source of income, and had the capital to make a larger scaled game.

However, Chen Mo’s current goal was still to grow his playerbase. When the player base is sufficiently big, his first large scale game could be released with less problems.

During this time, Chen Mo still needed to hire two employees, one in charge of story writing, the other for balancing.

Of course Chen Mo could do all of it, but it would be too time consuming. Moreover, there are many repetitive jobs in these areas, and it wasn’t too fulfilling to do those things again and again.

There was no way Chen Mo would attempt larger scale games before hiring reliable writers and balancers. It could take ages without them, not to mention it would be a hassle juggling between all the aspects as well as the potential for poor quality.

In Chen Mo’s eyes, Zheng Hongxi had a good foundation, and would have good potential with some training.

At this moment, Chen Mo’s phone rang.

Chen Mo was speechless. What was going on, there have been so many phone calls recently. He couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

Chen Mo proceeded to pick up the phone, "Hello?"

"Hello, Is this Mr. Chen Mo?" replied a voice of a woman

"Yes, who is this?" replied Chen Mo.

The woman replied, "I’m Han Lu, a journalist from Tianji.com’s gaming channel. I’d like to arrange an interview, would you be interested?"

Chen Mo was shocked, "Huh? Interview?"

Han Lu replied, "Yep, our editor in chief thinks that I Am MT was quite successful and is quite topical. Which is why we would like to have an interview. It wouldn’t take up too much time, an hour or two at most. I’d like to talk about the thought process during the designing phase of the game."

Chen Mo replied after a few moments of thinking. "Sure, no problem."

Han Lu said, "Alright, are you free tomorrow morning? I planned to meet you in your experience store."

"I’m free."

Han Lu replied, "Sure, then we’ll meet tomorrow morning then. Be there or be square!"

After hanging up, Chen Mo was in shock.

An interview? Have I become someone with that much clout?

TL note:[1] The word used here was doujin, which means self-published works (but in english is commonly used to refer to H-manga)

Chapter 79: Creating Happiness Mindfully

–The next day.–

Han Lu got to the experience store on time.

She seemed quite ladylike, and from the looks of it, she might only be in her mid-twenties.

"Nice to meet you Mr. Chen Mo." Han Lu reached out to shake hands with Chen Mo.

"Let’s go somewhere a bit more quiet." Chen Mo said as he brought her to his office in the second floor.

As the two of them walked up the second floor, Su Jinyu, Jia Peng and the others stared at them as they disappeared upstairs.

"Who’s that chick?" asked Jia Peng.

Su Jinyu replied, "I think its a journalist from a video game media who’s here to interview the manager."

Jia Peng was shocked, "Interview him? Oh my, has the manager managed to gain that much clout?"

Everyone was shocked, "Oh geez, is the manager going to be hugely popular?"

–Inside the office.–

Chen Mo poured Han Lu a glass of water as the two of them sat on the sofa.

"You’re probably quite busy recently, thanks for taking time out for this interview, " said Han Lu.

Chen Mo shook his head, "I’m not really that busy, I’ve been taking a break recently."

Han Lu cleared her throat and said, "Umm, yeah. Alright."

This person doesn’t know how to carry on conversations! Han Lu was already struggling in the first exchanges.

Chen Mo reassured her, "Don’t be nervous, we’re just chatting here."

Han Lu was speechless, are you who’s interviewing who here!

"Alright, where should we start…" said Han Lu after some thought.

"Maybe from I Am MT. We call know that the game produced very good results, raking in twenty three million in revenue in the first month. And from this, your name is now very well known in the industry. Well, when you were in the initial planning stages of the game, did you expect it to be so profitable?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, I knew."

Han Lu was visibly confused.

This was completely different from expectations.

Normally when videogame designers are met with this quetion, they would usually say something along the lines of: "I never expected that". Mainly because the videogame industry was full of unpredictability, and nobody can be sure that their game will be massively popular.

But Chen Mo straight up said that he knew I Am MT would be this profitable?

He must be telling tall tales!

After facing such difficulties in the first question, Han Lu felt a headache coming. She could already tell that Chen Mo’s brain functions differently from the average Joe.

"Well, could you talk about how you knew? Or perhaps, how were you so confident in the game?"

This second question was made up on the spot, and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief afterwards. She gave herself a ten out of ten as a professional journalist to be able to deal with problems like that on the spot.

Chen Mo said, "Actually, my motto for designing games is "Creating happiness mindfully". Being able to make a good game stems from three different aspects.

"First, my passion for videogames.

"Second, my sincerity towards players.

"Third, my commitment to my dream.

"If I had to add something else, it might be a little bit of luck.

"Which is why I thought that the game would become popular.

Han Lu widened her eyes in shock. She couldn’t believe that these words were coming out of his mouth.

Is this a joke? Passion? Sincerity? Commitment?

Are these words said by the creator of I Am MT?

This were all empty talk. If all you need was passion, sincerity and commitment to make a good game, wouldn’t this world be filled to the brim with good games?

Moreover, Han Lu had done her homework. She’s played I Am MT, and this game had nothing to do with passion, sincerity and commitment!

Passion by extorting money from fans, and sincerity by scamming them?!

Han Lu felt that there was a big obstacle in front of her upon seeing this seemingly serious Chen Mo blathering on about his morals.

This was directly from Chen Mo’s mouth. Does she write about this?

If she didn’t write about this, how would she finish the article?

If she did, who would believe her? It felt that if she did release this, the viewers might question the intelligence of the editor as well as the journalist!

Han Lu rubbed her temple to try and regain her composure, "Alright, let’s have a change of pace. What do you think about I Am MT’s rating of 7 on the official appstore?"

Chen Mo said, "About that, I think it’s quite normal. As the game is free to play, it not surpising that my competitors might be behind all the bad reviews. It doesn’t take much to download the game and give it a one star review.

"I feel so heartbroken when I think about it. I’ve worked so hard to make a nice, free game, yet I still have to deal with this sabotage from my competitors. This was a game that would have a score of nine or above, but its now hovering around seven. I mean, this makes me extremely heartbroken!

"I think the official appstore should put a stop to this, and give justice to I Am MT!"

Han Lu was once again struggle to get wrods out of her mouth.

Was that saborage by competitors? It was clearly bad reviews from players!

Does Chen Mo not know? He can’t not know! He’s blatantly telling lies!

Han Lu rested her hand on her forehead. She planned to have an in depth story with a hot topic, but because of the curveballs Chen Mo had been throwing, her plans were completely foiled!

"Well, there are rumours that there’s a card called ‘Elder Sister’ in I Am MT which costs two thousand RMB. Many players have expressed how much this affects the fairness of the game. What do you think about that?" said Han Lu after some thought.

Chen Mo replied, "Oh, about rare cards. I think its just like collecting stamps, do you know about collecting stamps? There are thousands and thousands of stamps right? I Am MT also has some parallels with collecting. In order to collect all the cards, some players are willing to spend money to do that. I think this is because they approve of the game.

"That means you don’t think at all that I Am MT is an unfair game then?" asked Han Lu.

Chen Mo shooked his head, "I don’t think the question was well asked. You see, there isn’t a truly fair game in this world right? Some games, you’re better at it in you spend more time, or if you have good skills you’re better, or sometimes if you’re lucky you’re better, or sometimes if you meet the right people you’re better… Games are a small little universe in itself, and its difficult for it to be truly fair from one human to another. Therefore, yes, I think that I Am MT is not a fair game."

"Uhh"

Han Lu was shocked, entraced by Chen Mo’s roundabout logic, completely forgetting her follow-up question.

After spending two minutes on the topic and not getting anywhere, Han Lu referred to her notebook to decide on the next topic.

"I’ve done a bit of homework before I got here. What shocked me was how much players were spending in game. Professionals have estimated that up to ten percent of the playerbase are paying players, and these players would pay on average two hundred RMB.

"Normal games would charge once to be able to play the game, and that would be in the ball park of ten to fifty RMB. However, I Am MT players are spending up to two hundred RMB. Why is that? How is the game able to attract players to spend so much?

Chapter 80: Telling Tall Tales

Chen Mo said, "About that, you know that I Am MT is completely free right? You can continue playing without spending a single cent, all the way until the game goes down, right?"

Han Lu nodded after some thought.

"It’s a free game, so why would the players spend so much money? In reality, I’m a transmigrator, I can control the minds of the players using this game, making them spend money in the game completely willingly."

Han Lu was visibly confused.

The atmosphere was very thick.

Chen Mo broke the silence with a laugh, "Sorry, that joke was a bit too dry."

Han Lu wiped the sweat of her forehead, "Don’t worry, you were a bit too serious when you delivered the joke, so I thought you were being serious."

"Obviously I cannot be a transmigrator, nor can I control the minds of the players right? Therefore there can only be one reason why the players spend so much money.

"That’s because they discovered their passion for the game. They felt the sincerity I was trying to communicate through the game, which is why they are so willing to pay for in-app purchases in order to support me. I hope I can make more, better games in the future.

"Therefore, I will never forget the love given to me from the fans and I will not be complacent with this for a single moment. I will make more better games in the future to repay all the love from the fans."

The corner of Han Lu’s mouth twitched upon hearing that, "Right, if I remember correctly, you stated that you were taking a break at the start of the interview?"

Chen Mo nodded, "That’s right, but I will always remember the love from the fans in my heart.

Han Lu was starting to go crazy. It’s crazy how this person can remain so claim telling all these tall tales!

It feels like that nothing productive can come from this!

But since she was already here, Han Lu didn’t have any other choice but to continue on.

"In order to hype up I Am MT, you invested some money into making the animated series by the same name, and even introduced a website ‘World of Azeroth’ to introduce the fans to the rich world.

"However, there wasn’t much of the aforementioned content in the game. Was this because of the limitations from the type of game it was? Or did you plan to use the world view just to draw in the interest of the players."

"That’s a secret, " said Chen Mo, "You guys will have to wait and see."

"That means that you have plans to continue exploring all that Azeroth has to offer?" asked Han Lu.

Chen Mo replied, "I didn’t guarantee that. I said it’s a secret that everybody can look forward to."

—

The interview had lasted almost two hours. At the end of it Han Lu felt that her thoughts were completely muddled. Luckily she recorded the entire conversation in addition to making quick notes.

Feeling that there was nothing else to be gained, Han Lu decided to leave.

"Thanks for giving up your time, " said Han Lu.

Chen Mo waved his hand, "Don’t worry about it. Thanks for helping my thoughts reach the fans, allowing them to feel my passion towards games as well as my sincerity to them."

Han Lu could only manage a "Good bye" after that.

Han Lu felt dizzy as she left Chen Mo’s experience store.

What was going on, feels like I was hustled…

Before she got here, the editor-in-chief repeatedly reminded Han Lu to reveal the secrets behind I Am MT, such as secret techniques to profiting from a free game, or Chen Mo’s creativity. These were points that would attract the attention of many.

Even if she couldn’t reveal these secrets, it would be best to understand Chen Mo’s true intent, such as he doesn’t really care about the players, only about money, or he’s manipulating the desires of the players to reach the top.

With information like these it could also use it to generate hype.

In the end, Han Lu realised that she didn’t complete any of the requests she was assigned.

Secret behind I Am MT? Not a tiny bit!

Chen Mo’s real thoughts? Nothing!

That guy was basically making stuff up. Passion towards games? Sincerity towards players? Commitment to dreams?

He’s not even phased telling those tall tales! Han Lu was even starting to suspect if Chen Mo was mentally ill!

"Whatever, I can only report according to what Chen Mo said…"

Han Lu got a headache from looking at her notes she made during the interview. This would probably be her most difficult article since the start of the career…

Upon seeing the silhouette of Han Lu leaving, Chen Mo laughed. Trying to get me to reveal something? You’re too naive.

Why would I tell you the secrets of I Am MT’s profitability? If Chen Mo really exposed his secrets and the interview was released, wouldn’t that provide a lesson for all video game designers on how to get players to spend money?

Of course, Chen Mo knew that even if he didn’t reveal it, the video game designers of this world would eventually discover his secrets. It wouldn’t be surprising if this saw a surge in card games like his previous world.

However, Chen Mo didn’t mind. Even if these people were able to figure out the strategy of card games, it would at least take a couple months. By that time, Chen Mo wouldn’t bat an eye at low quality cardgames like these.

—

Three days later, Chen Mo’s interview was finally released on the gaming channel in Tianji.com. The title was "Interviewing I Am MT’s designer, Chen Mo: Creating Happiness Mindfully."

There was a paragraph in the interview as such:

"When the interviewer asked why he had so much confidence in this game? Chen Mo replied :"my motto for designing games is "Creating happiness mindfully". Being able to make a good game stems my passion for video games, my sincerity towards players, and my commitment to my dream."

There were many other paragraphs of similar nature. Han Lu basically reported Chen Mo’s answers faithfully.

This interview did get a lot of attention, but not the way Han Lu expected.

Many players were leaving comments upon reading this interview.

"There’s nothing that man says that is remotely believable!"

"Creating happiness mindfully? More like creating happiness from money!"

"I thought he was a nice guy when he created Plants vs Zombies, but now I know his true nature! He’s a fraud!"

"This is too funny. Who conducted this interview? Are the editor and interviewer stupid?"

"I would’ve been fine with Chen Mo telling his tales, but the editor writing down everything and publishing it is too much for me!"

"I almost thought I was watching the news…"

"I’m tearing up from how much I was laughing. It’s not April fools today right?"

"Chen Mo creating happiness mindfully? This will be the best joke of the year."

"I really underestimated how ridiculous this guy is!"

Chapter 81: Interview

"That’s because they discovered their passion for the game. They felt the sincerity I was trying to communicate through the game, which is why they are so willing to pay for in-app purchases in order to support me. I hope I can make more, better games in the future. Therefore, I will never forget the love given to me from the fans and I will not be complacent with this for a single moment. I will make more better games in the future to repay all the love from the fans."

Wen Lingwei read out Chen Mo’s interview inside the experience store.

"I can’t believe I’m seeing this, " exclaimed Su Jinyu.

Jia Peng said, "Manager, aren’t the fans going to kill you for this?"

Wen Lingwei said, "Maybe you should come to the university for a few days until it cools off.

"What’s wrong? Isn’t it quite well written? Just take a look, every single word they released represents my true feelings towards the fans, " said Chen Mo.

"Manager, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning if you continue talking like that?" asked Su Jinyu.

"Manager, do you have a lightning rod for this building?" asked Jia Peng.

"Alright, that’s enough guys. I have an interview today, don’t scare the interviewee away, " said Chen Mo.

Jia Peng asked, "Interview? You’re hiring?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, I might still need to hire a story writer and a numbers person. Otherwise, it’s going to be difficult to make larger games. Goldfish and I won’t be able to do everything by overselves."

"Tsk, does that mean there’s going to be another cute girl soon?" questioned Wen Lingwei.

"Really?" Jia Peng’s interest was piqued.

"What are you guys thinking about? It’s a guy, " explained Chen Mo.

Wen Lingwei said, "A guy? What’s the point of hiring a guy? Get him out of here."

Chen Mo was speechless, "Do you guys plan to turn my experience store into a women only place?"

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes, "Don’t tell me that wasn’t what you were planning."

"…Whatever, I’m calling it quits. The interviewee should be here soon, " said Chen Mo.

Not long after, Zheng Hongxi arrived.

He looked quite young. He was tall and skinny, and looked like the quiet, polite type. Chen Mo shook his hand and brought him to the meeting room.

"Yep, I’ve changed my mind, his handsome guy isn’t half bad, " said Wen Lingwei to Su Jinyu.

"Can you get yourself together? It still depends if he matches the requirements of the manager right?" said Su Jinyu.

—Inside the meeting room.—

Chen Mo poured Zheng Hongxi a glass of water, "This isn’t some large company, so the interview will be more like a chat, don’t be nervous."

Zheng Hongxi nodded, "Yeah, I’m not nervous. But I’m kinda surprised, you’re much younger than I thought."

Chen Mo laughed, "It’s been a year or so since I graduated from university."

Zheng Hongxi replied, "Then you’ve graduated a year before I did. It hasn’t even been a year since I graduated."

Chen Mo had already looked over Zheng Hongxi’s resume.

Zheng Hongxi, twenty-four years old. Recently graduated from a certain university from Magic City in languages. Worked in a media company after he graduated and quit because he didn’t like the job. Wants to switch careers, but still haven’t fully made up their mind.

Chen Mo briefly looked over his previous work as well. Most of them were short stories. Other than western fantasy, he had dealt with Wuxia, Xianxia as well as eastern fantasy.

Although they weren’t particularly outstanding, the writing as well as the story logics were good enough. Most importantly no matter what themes they were, there wasn’t anything completely out of line which Chen Mo was particularly satisfied with.

Chen Mo asked, "Have you planned which career path you are going for?"

Zheng Hongxi said, "I haven’t fully thought it through. I personally don’t like the interpersonal relationships in traditional workplaces. I’ve thought about writing ReadNovelFulls full time, but it’s still too unstable to commit, it would give my family more pressure too."

"Have you thought about making games?" asked Chen Mo.

"I’ve thought about it, but from what I can tell, Chinese games don’t put too much effort into the story, whereas my interest is in the story."

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright. So I’ve prepared a test, so just answer these however you like."

As Chen Mo finished his sentence, he took out a set of questions he printed out beforehand.

Zheng Hongxi had a look. There were just five questions.

The first was designing the story and two jobs for an MMORPG Wuxia game, explaining the features of the jobs.

Second was to give the names and descriptions of five Three Kingdoms equipment, from common to rare equipment.

The third question was based on the World of Azeroth, asking for a brief description of the relationship between Draenor and Azeroth.

The fourth question was to pick a small event from the World of Azeroth and briefly outline a quest line for it.

The fifth was to write a complete quest line, including the dialogue between the NPC and the player. The synopsis of the quest is as followed: "Fordring wants you to find him Taelan’s hammer." Design the characters according to the settings of World of Azeroth. Changes can be made if the characters were remastered as well.

Chen Mo said, "Don’t worry, take your time. One hour should be more than enough."

Zheng Hongxi nodded, "Yep, that’s enough."

"Let me know when you’re done, " said Chen Mo as he left the meeting room.

As Chen Mo walked out, everyone was whispering, "How did it go, manager."

Chen Mo said, "Feels alright. I gave him a few questions to test his skills. If there isn’t anything major from that it should be OK."

Su Jinyu asked, "Hmm? What kind of questions."

"Do you guys want to do it too? I’m afraid that you guys won’t be able to take it, " replied Chen Mo.

Wen Lingwei said, "Goldfish is a monster in school, you’re underestimating her."

"Alright, you can try it too if you like. Just do whichever ones you’re interested in."

As Chen Mo finished, he brought up the questions on Su Jinyu’s computer.

Upon reading the questions, everyone silently walked away before attempting it.

Su Jinyu looked at Chen Mo with a surprised look on her face, "What is this, manager. Aren’t these too hard? You might be able to make up some stuff for the first two questions, but what are the ones after?"

"Of course you find it hard, you don’t usually pay attention to these things anyways. Alright, now everyone go home, clearly you guys aren’t suited for the role of a writer."

"Can we have a moment of silence for the story bro, " said Wen Lingwei.

Su Jinyu said, "We don’t have to be that negative, what if he managed to answer them?"

The questions Chen Mo decided on were actually on the easy side as he only planned to test some basic qualities of a writer.

Equipment names, equipment descriptions, world setting, jobs, quest line, quest dialogue were all in the job description of a writer.

As a writer, a big part of it is to package the game well, allowing the player to feel that the world they are playing in is a complete world. It should at the very least not leave a bad taste, affecting the quality of the gameplay.

More advanced writing skills would include tying in the setting of the world with the scenes to make the setting and the gameplay as one cohesive entity, possibly even driving players to feel certain emotions through special missions.

Chen Mo only asked the first point of Zheng Hongxi for now, the latter points can be learnt at a later point.

Chapter 82: Userbase

Zheng Hongxi finished the questions in about half an hour.

Chen Mo was pretty happy with the results.

First question, Zheng Hongxi decided to have two different camps – Gods and Demons, with different martial arts separating them further. The two classes requested were monks and priests. One would be a tanky class, the other would be a caster class.

Zheng Hongxi jotten down a few weapons such as Ringed Blade, Scimitar, and Green Dragon Crescent Blade. and sorted them according to their rarity.

The next three questions were relevant to the World of Azeroth. As Zheng Hongxi was quite familiar with Azeroth, there were relatively more being written.

Take the fifth question for example, where Chen Mo intentionally omitted much of the information. Tirion Fordring was a key character in the lore of World of Warcraft, and his son Taelan was a member of the Scarlet Crusade. This questline played a key role in the ‘Love and Family’ chapter in the Plaguelands.

It was because of Taelan’s death that Tirion Fordring decided to restart the order of the Silver Hand, eventually playing a huge role in leading the charge to beating the Scourge.

Chen Mo hadn’t given that much detail on "World of Azeroth ", only vaguely going over the relationship between Tirion Fordring and his son Taelan. Although Zheng Hongxi’s reimagination of the story was far off from the original, it was still acceptable.

Chen Mo was still quite satisfied after looking at the whole thing.

"Alright, not bad. Let’s talk about your salary. How much were you earning in your previous company?" asked Chen Mo.

"Six thousand."

"How about this, I’ll give you eight thousand a month, with a month of trialing. If there isn’t much development going on, you’ll work Monday to Friday ten to seven. Otherwise, you’ll work OT on Saturdays, is that alright?" said Chen Mo after some thought.

Zheng Hongxi was very happy, "Yeah that’s great! What will I be mainly working on?"

"Mainly the story stuff, such as the main story, quest lines, equipment descriptions. Maybe designing entire worlds in the future, and possibly having you responsible for some story driven games, " replied Chen Mo.

Zheng Hongxi agreed, "Sure."

Chen Mo said, "Alright, we’ll do the contracts in a bit. You can take this time to go back to the Magic City to pack your stuff. Are you alright to start working in a week?"

"Sure, I don’t really have many things back home anyways, shouldn’t take too long, " said Zheng Hongxi.

—

After sending off Zheng Hongxi, Chen Mo returned to the experience store.

Wen Lingwei said, "So, did you manage to acquire your second partner? I’m getting the feeling that the stubborn manager no longer wants to do this alone."

"Manager, the weekend is around the corner, you said you were taking a week’s break before working on the next game, " reminded Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo was speechless, "Why are you in such a hurry? You’re not taking a good rest if you’re thinking of work all the time."

Su Jinyu replied, "Manager, how could you be such a salted fish?"

"Alright, alright. Just hold on, I’ll send you a mindmap tomorrow, this time you’ll do everything by yourself, " said Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Huh? I’m doing everything? Can I do it?"

Chen Mo reassured Su Jinyu, "Don’t worry, you can do it. This game is very simple, if you can’t do it, I might need to hire a new assistant."

Su Jinyu was speechless.

"What about you manager? I think you said that you’ll be working on a new game yourself too right?" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo nodded, "That’s right, I’m also doing one myself. You’ll know about it when it’s time."

"Manager, please don’t make a game that relies on luck, I can’t handle that anymore!" pleaded Jia Peng.

"Oh, this game would probably be the most luck relient game ever made. Sorry about that, " apologised Chen Mo.

"… You guys go ahead, I’ll be leaving." Jia Peng said coldly."

"Tsk tsk. So the manager plans to make another money scamming game?" questioned Wen Lingwei.

Chen Mo shook his head, "I’m not scamming money this time. I told you I’m trying to work back some good karma to avoid an early death. It’ll be a very fair game this time."

A visibly excited Jia Peng shouted, "A very fair game?!"

Wen Lingwei refused to believe that.

"Moreover, you guys have probably played it, even if you haven’t you’ve probably at least heard of it, " said Chen Mo.

"What is it?" Jia Peng dying to know.

"Alright, you guys will know when the time comes, I’ll be working on the mind map for the design document, " Chen Mo said asserting himself.

As Chen Mo finished his sentence, he went back upstairs to his office.

—

Ignoring the sounds of some angry fans, I Am MT was doing quite well. The specifications for Chinese card games were well thought out, everything the player does will be checked against the server, making it difficult for players to cheat or tamper with in-game data.

Moreover, these types of games were usually quite long term as mechanics such as acquiring cards and the difficulty of levels were planned and balanced extensively. It was even possible to calculate the time it would take for players to reach the later stages of the game.

Chen Mo wouldn’t have to make any changes to I Am MT for at least two months. He will have to release a few new cards and introduce mechanics here and there. These things wouldn’t take much time and could be done by setting aside a few hours.

As for even further into the future… It’s just a card game after all, and Chen Mo didn’t plan to live off it the rest of his life. When he’s made enough money from it, he’ll move on to the next game.

Chen Mo only received 12.8 million out of the 23 million from I Am MT in the first month.

This was already quite already as Chen Mo didn’t have any other platform to publish his games on.

The official app store only took twenty percent, other platforms such as Emperor Dynasty gaming platform or Fantasy Gaming Platform took varying cuts, up to eighty or ninety percent, leaving only ten to twenty percent to the videogame designer.

Moreover, this was only the first month, as the players increased over the next two or three months, the monthly revenue could increase too. As I Am MT is an online game, its profitability is naturally better than paid games.

Because of how profitable I Am MT was, Chen Mo didn’t even need to worry about needing the animation to make a profit. It was also quite difficult to have to find sponsors for animations, not to mention thanking said sponsors, so the profitability doesn’t come close to the game.

Therefore Chen Mo had no expectation on the profitability of the animated series, nor did he worry about that, only using it for publicity.

Now that he had the money to do so, he could do a few more draws to increase his attributes to the next level.

Within Chen Mo’s plans, Plants vs Zombies was to get his feet off the ground, I Am MT was to bring in money, the next game would have to deal with the problem of bringing in players. When all these preparations are done, he can finally make a game that would represent him and his company.

However, some planning was required to solve the problem of bringing in players.

Did Chen Mo have players? Yes, but also no.

There were many players from Plants vs Zombies and I Am MT. Although these players had Thunderbolt Gaming game passes, they weren’t considered Chen Mo’s players.

Chapter 83: Differentiating Oneself

Take Emperor Dynasty Entertainment for example, Emperor Dynasty gaming platform had tens of millions of active users a month, and times would reach more than two million concurrent active users.

If these players wanted to play a game by Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, they’d have to log into Emperor Dynasty gaming platform, and naturally would see the other games promoted on the platform.

There were many players who only played games by Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, rarely hesitating when buying games or in-app purchases.

Chen Mo did have players like these, but the number was just too low. Most of the players wouldn’t care about Chen Mo’s next game, and it would be even more unlikely for them to buy or play a game because it was ‘Chen Mo’s work’.

Deep down, Chen Mo knew that he couldn’t just make games, and would eventually have to work on his own distribution channels. In fact Chen Mo would eventually have to make his own gaming platform to gather all his games.

Moreover, many games require a huge player base to be able to profit.

Chen Mo currently had two goals in mind, developing ‘Thunderbolt gaming platform’, notifying those who own the Thunderbolt game pass about said platform, and get players from other platforms to join this platform.

Just like blizzard.net, Tencent’s TGP, and Wechat games from his previous life. Gathering all their players in once place to be able to better promote their games and allow the different communities to mingle.

However, it wasn’t enough for Chen Mo to make the Thunderbolt gaming platform as the platform would only have Flappy Bird, Plants vs Zombies, and I Am MT. It was too plain no matter how you looked at it.

Of course Chen Mo could make deals with other companies to get them to put their games onto Thunderbolt gaming platform in order to bulk up the game library.

But Chen Mo didn’t favour those games, and the companies didn’t favour Chen Mo’s new platform either. No amount of discussion could amount to anything.

By releasing two games at once, he would be able to boost the games he would have in the library, as well as increase his playerbase.

Chen Mo opened the design document, writing down the title: "Thunderbolt Tabletop".

—

What games in China had the largest player base?

Cardgames? RPGs? Shooter games?

Nope.

Tabletop games were the most popular.

In his previous life, Tencent Tabletop had more than a shocking two hundred and forty million users, one in five of them were playing tabletop games.

Chen Mo wanted to make tabletop games so he could utilize the promotional spot from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment as well as the inherent quality of tabletop games to draw in more players to Thunderbolt game pass, setting the foundation to future works.

Chen Mo had planned this from the start, and would be the best use of the promotional spot from the previous bet.

However, Chen Mo hadn’t made his mind on how to tackle tabletop games.

There were too many tabletop games, such as Dou Dizhu, mahjong, chinese chess, and Go. These were all under tabletop games. But wanting to do all of them wasn’t realistic nor was it ideal, so he had to pick and choose.

This world did have tabletop games. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Fantasy Gaming Platform both had their own tabletop games featuring a good amount of players.

Chen Mo was thinking about how to differentiate himself, otherwise he would have no chance in making a dent in the tabletop playerbase of these two companies.

Chen Mo looked over the tabletop games on the market in the past few days as market research.

Popular games in his previous life such as Dou Dizhu or Mahjong were quite popular in this world as well, and were essentially identical in playstyle. Chen Mo could make improvements in the user interface or in the rules, but these would only be improvements and wouldn’t be enough to take players off the other platforms.

It must be obviously different from the other tabletop games.

Even though they are all tabletop games, they all have very different playstyles. Dou Dizhu and Mahjong are examples of games that are popular regardless of age, with huge playerbases. Games like Chinese chess or Go would also have a decent amount of players, but would have no chance at making money. Games similar to bridge would have even less players.

If Chen Mo wanted to make tabletop games while drawing in players to his platform, Dou Dizhu and Mahjong would both be essential.

However, from Chen Mo’s research, other companies that focused on tabletop games did Dou Dizhu and Mahjong as well. They even included regional rules, such as using Jokers in Dou Dizhu, or Blood Mahjong.

Chen Mo thought of three improvements so far, first would be assistance provided to newer players such as tutorials, daily quests, special quests, and daily credits. Many of the other games didn’t touch this point or did them horrible, so Chen Mo could spend some time to improve this.

Second would be tournaments. There were very few tournaments for tabletop games in this world, and were mostly public lobbies. Chen Mo felt that tournaments would be a nice gimmick.

Third was an equipment shop and VIP systems. There were only but a few games using a credit system. Improvements could include emojis, profile pictures, clothes, or even use credits to exchange for real life gifts.

However, these were far from enough.

The new player system might make it easier to acquire players and slightly increase player retention, store and VIP system might improve the revenue by a bit, and a tournament mode would be a differentiating point, separating itself from the other games on the market.

For tabletop games, these weren’t enough to switch a large number of players over.

Therefore in order to break the loyalty the players have towards their old platform, Chen Mo needed to find something big, something that the other tabletop games didn’t have.

Chen Mo started searching for games in the previous world that weren’t present in this one.

Dou Dizhu? Sheng ji? Golden Flower? Seven Joker Five Two Three?…

There weren’t many differentiating points, the more popular ones were overdone, and the less popular ones had a small player base, failing to achieve the original objective of growing a playerbase.

Chen Mo was depressed. Why did the two worlds have to be so similar in tabletop games?

No way, I’ll keep searching, there must be something!

Hong Kong style Mahjong? Szechuan Mahjong? International Mahjong?

No!

Chen Mo felt funny, he felt that there must be something that was present in his previous world but not in this one.

What was it?

Chapter 84: Poker This World was Missing

Chen Mo was looking around on the internet, and an idea came out of nowhere.

"Right, I don’t think they have Texas hold ’em!

"But how could there not be Texas hold ’em? This doesn’t make sense!"

Chen Mo had been thinking long about what game was missing. But turns out that this world doesn’t have Texas hold ’em? That’s nonsense!

Chem Mo continued sourcing the web, even overseas ones, and concluded that there really wasn’t Texas hold ’em in this world!

"Indeed, I knew that something was missing, turns out that was Texas hold ’em!

"Alright, Thunderbolt Tabletop’s last puzzle piece has been found."

Chen Mo even got a bit emotional upon finishing the tabletop games library.

—

Texas hold ’em weren’t considered popular in China. In terms of users, it wasn’t on the same level as Dou Dizhu, or mahjong. It wasn’t as well known either.

However, Texas hold ‘me was quite popular in certain communities, and they have even gotten quite in depth.

IT circles, pioneering communities, adventure capitalists, CEOs all favoured Texas hold ’em. Kai-Fu Lee, Liu Chuanzhi, Jack Ma and many others were all poker fnatics.

Texas hold ’em was also a global phenomena, especially in the US. If someone said they played poker, they most likely are referring to Texas hold ’em.

The poker tournaments by World Series of Poker would reach ten million USD at times. There was once a chef from Sweden who got first place and became a millionaire in a night.

There are many who can’t understand the mysterious power that Texas hold ’em?

If asked to use one sentence to summarise the difference between Texas hold ’em to other variations of poker, that would be: "Texas hold ’em is a type of poker where someone could make money reliably."

It may sound unreal, but that was the truth.

Other tabletop games such as Dou Dizhu, Mahjong, or Golden Flower had strong ties to gambling. Skill was important, but luck was even more important. A professional Dou Dizhu or Mahjong player would rely heavily on luck to put food on their plate, and that wouldn’t be too different from just gambling.

And one of the key points in gambling was that playing longer guaranteed losses, and nobody could reliably make money from it.

But Texas hold ’em was a game that one could reliably profit from. If you are always losing in Texas hold ’em, that could only mean one thing: You’re terrible at the game.

Outside of China, there are many professional Texas hold ’em players, such as Phil Ivey who have been champion twenty four times in many different tournaments, being in the money (ITM) for over a hundred of them. He had made more than twenty million throughout his career in poker winnings.

There were also many professional Texas hold ’em players in China, usually making around one hundred thousand RMB a month. This was due to a multitude of reasons, Texas hold ’em had limited popularity in China, that said, there were around sixty million players.

Why was poker a valid method of making stable income? Because the rules of Texas hold ’em were much more complicated than other poker variations. You can back out anytime, and could go crazy to try and double your chips.

Moreover, you can vary your strategy based on what your opponent did (betting, calling, etc.) in Texas hold ’em.

Poker was different to Golden Flower as Golden Flower was completely reliant on your hand. If you got a good hand, you were almost guaranteed to win. But in Texas hold ’em, winning or losing would be decided by the five community cards. In theory, even if you had the statistically worst hand, deuce seven off-suit, it would have a high chance of beating the best hand, pocket aces.

High amounts of meticulous calculations, controlling your facial expressions, guessing your opponent’s hands based on their behaviour, and keeping a good mindset were all crucial parts of Texas hold ’em. One could say that luck factor would be minimised among all these features of the game.

For example, if a pro and a noob played each other, perhaps the noob had the better hand every time, but the pro would utilise psychology to completely annihilate the noob wouldn’t be surprising.

Noobs would be able to win a few rounds just by virtue of good luck in games like Dou Dizhu or Mahjong, but in Texas hold ’em , the noobs would never be given that opportunity.

—

After the foundations were laid, Chen Mo started working on the design document.

The rules of tabletop games were really simple and clear cut, and would take much less time to develop than I Am MT. Chen Mo planned to complete most of the Thunderbolt gaming platform and Thunderbolt Tabletop, and then spend another week tweaking before releasing it.

–Morning the next day–

Chen Mo handed over the design document mindmap to Su Jinyu.

"The mindmap is done. You can fill in the gaps in the ruleset. Don’t worry about the story related things and let Zheng Hongxi handle that when he gets here. You two will work on the game together, and it’ll act as a test for his writing ability too, " said Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu opened the document Chen Mo sent over. She was shocked that the design document was very very small, only having around two hundred words.

"Lifeline? Interactive fiction?" Su Jinyu exclaimed.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, it’s really for you and Zheng Hongxi as practice, I’ve already made a few points worth paying attention to clear in the design document. It depends on you guys how well this game goes."

"But, manager, this game seems too simple!" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo smiled, "A smile game can also be really good, don’t underestimate it. Maybe consider adding new mechanics outside of the basics."

Su Jinyu nodded, "Alright, I understand."

After handing over the design document for Lifeline to Su Jinyu, Chen Mo put all his effort into Thunderbolt gaming platform and Thunderbolt Tabletop.

Lifeline was an interactive fiction, and Chen Mo planned to use it for Zheng Hongxi to practice on and get a better idea of his writing skills.

After Thunderbolt Tabletop and Lifeline are both completed, Chen Mo would start planning his first big game.

—

Chen Mo spent the next two days improving the design document.

The three games on Thunderbolt Tabletop, Happy Dou Dizhu, Happy Mahjong, and Thunderbolt Poker (aka. Texas hold ’em) had basically no overlapping playerbase, which was why he chose them. However, many of the artwork can be reused in these three games, such as avatars, UI, and poker cards.

Chen Mo outsourced these resources as there were many tabletop games in the parallel world, meaning that there were also many of these resources. It would only need small changes to make it usable. As it wasn’t a huge part of the game, Chen Mo didn’t care too much about how it looked, which was why Chen Mo’s only requirement was for it to be quick, and wanted to receive the resources in two weeks.

And Chen Mo paid special attention to two points during the designing process of these tabletop games, one was making improvements to the tutorials, and the other was to add a tournament mode which other tabletop games didn’t have.

Chapter 85: Story for Interactive Fiction

Many tabletop game designers think that they are very simple, therefore not requiring any new player introductions as most of the players would have played it before in real life.

But this view was incredibly wrong.

There are many local variations in rulesets for tabletop games. For example, mahjong from different areas may have different rules for ‘pongs’,’gongs’ or winning. If an international mahjong player wanted to try out blood mahjong, it would be very difficult for the player to find out the rules for himself without the help of new player introductions.

There was also another group of players who rarely have the chance of playing tabletop games, would even fail at playing Dou Dizhu, and despite that they still want to improve their skills. It wouldn’t cost them much to play these tabletop games once in a while, and would also hope they can get some newbie tips when they play.

Tecent Tabletop from the previous world had done this very well. As long as a new player knew some of the rules when they start playing, the new player guides would allow them to continue playing, receiving awards on the way as they finish quests.

Chen Mo had already managed to recreate a card game such as I Am MT, so numerical simulation such as these were comparatively peanuts.

The second was the tournament mode.

In truth, the tournament mode was designed for Texas hold ’em in mind, as it was very suited for tournaments. There would even be some who only play tournaments exclusively.

Tournaments would include a sign-up fee and assigning everyone the same amount of starting chips. The players would be spread to different tables, and they would get eliminated as they run out of chips. The winner and finalists would get a chunk of the prize money from the sign-up frees.

Tournament modes like these were similar to survival games as players were required to play in a stable manner. Without the stability, the game would be over for the player, the aim was to get into the money rounds after all. On the other hand, it required players to utilize the opportunities given to increase their chip count and knock off the chips their opponents have.

Players would often lose a lot of chips from irrational moves, making it difficult to control the flow of the game. However, in tournament settings, the players would lose the sign-up fee at most, and if they last till the final table, they have the opportunities to increase their money more than tenfold.

That was why many players preferred to play tournaments. Even though it was theoretically possible for players to lose more money (if they buy-in many times but never reaching the money rounds), the failure the players would feel was relatively small.

In his previous life, Dou Dizhu and Mahjong also had similar tournaments, but they couldn’t even compare to the popularity and universality of Texas hold ’em.

As Texas hold ’em didn’t exist in this world, tournaments for tabletop games were also lagging behind. Chen Mo had also just finished Tournament mode, and would make it one of the unique gimmicks Thunderbolt Tabletop would have over other platforms.

The Thunderbolt Gaming Platform now had five different games, Flappy Bird, Plants vs Zombies, I Am MT, Lifeline, and Thunderbolt Tabletop (Dou Dizhu, Mahjong, Thunderbolt Poker).

Most of these games were mobile games, and Plants vs Zombies and Thunderbolt Tabletop were both on PC as well as mobile.

Chen Mo planned to prioritise the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform on the PC, intending to release sales and promotions regularly, as well as allowing players to check the status of their friends as well as their achievements in game.

Of course, this didn’t need to be finished in one go and could be added periodically. The PC app for the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was currently around ten MB. However, when more features are added, it might increase beyond 100 MB, but as to not anger the fans, Chen Mo decided to keep it small at this stage.

The Thunderbolt Gaming Platform would be even smaller one the phone, and would function purely as an app-store. Chen Mo wanted it to be under 5MB, and even when more features were to be added in the feature, to never exceed 15MB.

—

Monday, Zheng Hongxi officially joined the company.

Chen Mo decided to have Zheng Hongxi work on the computers in the experience store temporarily as Chen Mo was considering moving to a bigger experience store when he would make more money in the future.

Of course it was still too early to consider this. Although Chen Mo had the funds, he wasn’t bothered to go through all the hassle.

Su Jinyu had managed to finish most of the foundations required for Lifeline. As it was an interactive fiction, the specifications were incredibly simple as chat boxes wouldn’t take too long to program.

Chen Mo said to Zheng Hongxi, "This is an interactive fiction, and the selling point of the game is the story. I’ll need you to design the settings according to these specifications. Do a bit of planning for it and make the story seem more rich."

Zheng Hongxi was shocked upon seeing the draft handed to him by Chen Mo.

"That’s it? The whole game is conveyed in essentially a conversation?" asked Zheng Hongxi.

Chen Mo nodded" Yep, so the only reason players would buy this game would be for the story."

"…That’s quite a lot of pressure. Is it really fine to take up that much responsibility on my first day?" asked Zheng Hongxi.

"This isn’t really an important task, I might need you to work on the World of Azeroth in the future, and maybe even write a novel for it."

"I’ll… give it my best, " muttered Zheng Hongxi.

Chen Mo patted him on his shoulder, "It’s fine, don’t worry about it! If you do a bad job you’ll have a second chance to do it again."

"That’s not comforting at all!" complained Su Jinyu.

After handing over Lifeline to Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi, Chen Mo went back to his office to work on the tabletop games.

—

After three days, Zheng Hongxi handed over the first drafts of Lifeline to Chen Mo.

A key part of the first draft was to lay down the foundations, including how many different paths as well as the different endings. There would be a different choice at every step, potentially leading to different endings.

The draft was represented using a flowchart, each node containing a short, broad idea for the scene.

Chen Mo gave a quick look over the draft, there were more than seventy different scenes with four different endings.

"Yep, not bad, " said Chen Mo. "But you’ll need to redo it."

Zheng Hongxi was speechless.

"First, there must be a build up to the story. The timeline as it is is quite messey. The in game time must be the same as real time, if the game wants the player to wait for eight hours, that means eight hours. This is to make the players feel more connected to the game.

"And evidently you haven’t paid attention to this point in your writing process. You didn’t consider what this would do to the pacing of the story."

"Second, the story feels about the same no matter the start, the middle or the end, when it should be constantly ramping up, especially when they are trying to escape, that part was especially stale. Maybe you could add some more shocking elements, perhaps…shapeshifting aliens.

"And there’s one more thing, the content isn’t rich enough. You need to double the amount of choices to more than one hundred and twenty. You should increase the number of endings too, and ninety percent of it should be failures, forcing the players to be more careful. The players must make the right choice every step of the way to reach the best ending."

Listening intently, Zheng Hongxi nodded, "Yep, I understand. I’ll make some changes."

Chapter 86: Poker

–Inside the experience store.–

Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi were working hard at Lifeline.

The others were doing their own things, Wen Lingwei was on a massage chair catching up on drama using a tablet.

The experience store was now the place where Wen Lingwei and the others would gather most frequently. They would visit if they had nothing to do, ushering Chen Mo to release new games.

Chen Mo said, "Let’s take a break and play a game."

"Hmm?" Su Jinyu was shocked, "Play a game? What kind of game?"

Zheng Hongxi lifted his head up at a loss as he was stuck in the middle of his thought.

Jia Peng replied, "Sure thing, don’t have much to do anyways. What type of game is it?"

Chen Mo took out a set of poker cards, "Poker."

"…You guys go ahead, I’ll take my leave, " said Jia Peng.

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t worry, you can watch or be the dealer."

"Manager, don’t tell us you plan to play Dou Dizhu, we have eight people here, " Wen Lingwei said lazily.

"Not Dou Dizhu, it’s a game that you guys have never played before, " explained Chen Mo.

Chang Xiuya was shocked, "A game none of us have played? That can’t be possible!"

"Come over here, it’s good that we have eight people. If Jia Peng deals, we’ll play with a table of seven, " said Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu asked, "Is there a requirement with the number of players?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "We can play with two to nine players."

"What about more than nine?" asked Su Jinyu.

"Oh, in theory we can play with more than nine players, but we wouldn’t fit at the table, " explained Chen Mo.

"…How convenient, " said Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo ushered everyone to join, "Come, I’ll teach you the rules in the meeting room."

"What can you do with a set of poker cards… Is there a prize for winning? I’m not joining if there isn’t, " said Wen Lingwei.

"Of course there is, I’ll buy anything within five thousand RMB for whatever the winner desires, " said Chen Mo.

"Five thousand?"

"Anything?"

"The manager sure is different now that he has money!"

Soon, everyone started making their way into the meeting room.

Zheng Hongxi was speechless.

Everyone was now sat around the table in the meeting room/

Chen Mo took out a set of chips that were custom made.

Su Jinyu exclaimed, "What is that, manager?"

"Chips, it’s basically money. But we can’t use money because that would be gambling, " explained Chen Mo as he distributed the chips.

The chips were tiles slightly bigger than a coin, each of them had a different number of them of different colours.

Everyone was given one five hundred, three one hundreds, six twenty fives, and ten fives.

"Now everyone has one thousand in chips. Whoever gets all the chips in the end wins. There will only be one winner, " explained Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu asked as she fiddled with the chips, "Manager, are you sure we won’t be arrested for gambling?"

"…No, as long as nobody puts money on the table, " said Chen Mo.

Wen Lingwei was also playing with the chips, "Do you need these to play? It’s not like Dou Dizhu?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, we need chips to play. Alright, now that everyone’s seated, Jia Peng will sit in the middle, yes, right in the middle. You’ll be the dealer."

Weng Lingwei raised her hand, "I object, I feel like if he deals, everyone’s cards will be terrible."

Jia Peng was speechless, "Senior, you know I have feelings too right?"

"Don’t worry, it’ll be fair if all our hands are bad, " said Chen Mo.

"I don’t feel any better!" exclaimed Jia Peng.

Chen Mo spread out the cards on the table face down, "We’ll make it simple as we are playing by ourselves. Everyone grab a card, and whoever gets the largest card will be the dealer."

Su Jinyu asked, "What does the dealer do?"

Chen Mo asked, "The dealer has a better position. Pick a card."

Wen Lingwei thought she drew the biggest card with a King, but Zheng Hongxi came out with an Ace.

Jia Peng said, "I’m just from looking at how lucky you guys are."

Chen Mo put a doll in front of Zheng Hongxi, This represents the dealer. The dealer will move clockwise to the next person after every hand."

"We’ll do a testing round first."

Chen Mo started explaining the rules of Texas hold ’em.

Texas hold ’em was one of those games that are easy to learn, hard to master. It wouldn’t take more than five minutes for someone to understand the rules.

Under the guidance of Chen Mo, everyone started getting a hang of it.

—

After half an hour and observing two rounds, Chen Mo returned upstairs to work on the design document after making sure everyone understood the rules.

In order to understand how the people of this world would understand Texas hold ’em, Chen Mo decided to teach them how to play. It was essentially a preview of how the promotion of the game would go.

The rules of Texas hold ’em were complete as it had been tested thoroughly and withstood the test of time in the previous world. It could even be described as flawless. However, Chen Mo had to consider if he should use its uniqueness to promote Thunderbolt Tabletop.

Texas hold ’em was popular overseas because professional poker players were able to make a living out of it. In the end, it was money that provided the most excitement.

But Chen Mo couldn’t do that as it would be considered gambling if money was involved, making it illegal. Moreover, there were societal impacts to gambling, and Chen Mo didn’t want to be responsible for making a game that would destroy families.

Therefore Chen Mo wanted to remove as much of the gamlbing aspect from Texas hold ’em as possible, and promote it as a competition. This would give the players a sense of the excitement from player Texas hold ’em.

Just like Dou Dizhu and Mahjong, once the gamlbing aspect is removed, they are all fantastic tabletop games.

Many big players of the tech or investing industry liked to play poker wasn’t for the money as every one of them had millions in net worth.

Texas hold ’em were a type of puzzle game to them, and were similar to starting businesses and investing, all requiring them to understand what their competitors would do and changing tactics based on that, as well as knowing when to back out to cut losses.

After confirming that Texas hold ’em also had the same attraction to the people of this world, Chen Mo already had an idea of how to promote this game. This idea would be the best way to acquire the most players, having them taste the fun of Texas hold ’em, and eventually keeping them as players.

—

As the days go by, the development of Lifeline and Thunderbolt Tabletop continues steadily.

Zheng Hongxi won the first Texas hold ’em competition using his amazing luck, beating Wen Lingwei and receiving five thousand RMB in prizes.

Chen Mo even ordered a trophy, with the words: "Champion of the First internal Thunderbolt Poker competition"/

From then on, everyone was interested in playing it, the few who don’t have anything would play poker in the meeting room, all trying to win the poker tournament next week to get the prize as well as the trophy.

What surprised everyone was that the more they get into, the more tricks they uncover, precisely the "easy to learn, difficult to master" type of game.

After two weeks, most of them were completely obsessed with poker.

Of course, this was under the driving force of winning prizes.

Their interest would undoubtedly be much lower without the few thousand RMB in prizes.

As for the story for Lifeline, it’s been refreshed multiple times, so much that Zheng Hongxi couldn’t keep track of how many drafts he had done. But the more changes he made, the more interested and complex the story became.

Chen Mo did a quick once over the dialogues and concluded that the game had about the same pace as the one from the previous world. Of course there were some differences in the content, but it wasn’t a problem.

The two games this time were very simple for Chen Mo, including the artworks, it was done in a month’s time. The next step would be constantly making changes and improvements, as well as improving the user experience.

In this seemingly quiet month within the mobile community, there was something dark brewing.

Just from rumours Chen Mo heard from different channels, there were at least three or four companies developing card games similar to I Am MT.

And these were the ones that Chen Mo caught wind of, there would be even more than he had never heard of so far. In terms of development it could take two to four months. They would most certainly go live in the first moments they are completed.

There could be waves of new mobile card games just as Chen Mo’s previous life, and the players would experience the horror of being overwhelmed by these games.

Perhaps the games would have different art styles and themes, but there was something that had to be the same, their source of revenue and the how the numbers were structured, all undoubtedly taking a page out of I Am MT’s book.

However, Chen Mo didn’t mind as it wasn’t at all a bad news for him.

I Am MT had been strongly holding onto the advantage of being first, and the other games would forever live in the shadows of I Am MT, it would be impossible for any of them to disturb I Am MT’s standings.

These games might even expand the card game user base.

Of course, the companies that work faster would earn a lot of money, but it was inevitable. Chen Mo was fine with them earning money as long as he earned more.

Moreover, the waves of card games serve as a good distraction of the gaming community, given Chen Mo more breathing room to set his foundation for future games.

The games that would threaten I Am MT would be games such as Soul Hunters who completely revamp the playstyle, and surpassing the first generation of Chinese card games. Chen Mo estimated that the other videogame designers would take at least a year to reach the level of Soul Hunters.

Due to the nature of card games allowing their designers to earn money easily, most designers lose interest in improving, even staying in their comfort zone, unwilling to make any big changes to the first generation of card games.

Only when the players lose interest and start to hate it will designers try to make improvements, changing the playstyle of the first generation of card games.

And Chen Mo could do so much more with a year.

Chapter 87: Rating for Thunderbolt Tabletop

The contents of Thunderbolt Tabletop were now complete. It contained three different games, Dou Dizhu, Mahjong, and Thunderbolt Poker (Texas hold ’em)

Thunderbolt Tabletop was on both Pc and mobile as well, and would contain all three games. However, players could choose to install or uninstall the games they didn’t play.

Moreover, Chen Mo had added all the existing games to the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, and after this update, the players who wanted to continue playing Plants vs Zombies or I Am MT were required to log into the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

Of course, Chen Mo gave out a bunch of free runes to the players as compensation.

Afterwards, Chen Mo contacted Xu Xiaojun, representative of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s advertising department regarding promoting Thunderbolt Tabletop.

—

Headquarters of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

Xu Xiaojun passed the phone used for testing to Lin Chaoxu, "Mr Lin, this is the game Chen Mo wanted to advertise on our platform."

Lin Chaoxu grabbed the phone and scowled, "Tabletop?"

Xu Xiaojun nodded, "Yep, if it’s alright without, we’ll start promoting it on the promotional spot on the front page at the start of next week."

Lin Chaoxu replied after a few moments of thinking, "No problem, go ahead. We Emperor Dynasty Entertainment can’t break our promise. You can leave the phone here for now, I want to look into the game further."

"Alright." Xu Xiaojun said before leaving the office.

Lin Chaoxu had a lot on his plate, and only managed to free up some time to test out Thunderbolt Tabletop after an hour.

Even though Chen Mo was just a C-grade videogame designer, Lin Chaoxu still felt that he was worth paying attention to after being seen as a potential threat.

–Ten minutes later.–

Lin Chaoxu was deep in thought after experience most Thunderbolt Tabletop had to offer.

Afterwards, Lin Chaoxu made a call, "Hello? Wu Zhao? Could you make your way to my office, I have something to discuss."

Wu Zhao arrived at Lin Chaoxu’s office after half an hour.

Wu Zhao was in his thirties, dressed casually, had long hair, and looked like a carefree freelancer.

Wu Zhao was the one responsible for Emperor Dynasty Tabletop who also happened to be an A-grade videogame designer. Emperor Dynasty Tabletop had games such as poker, Mahjong, and other regional tabletop games, all of which required his final approval.

Wu Zhao asked, "Is there something you need Mr Lin?"

Wu Zhao was a bit nervous as Emperor Dynasty Tabletop wasn’t a particularly important subject in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. It also wasn’t very profitable, so Lin Chaoxu would rarely even get him to meet in his office.

Lin Chaoxu handed the phone to Wu Zhao, "Try this game out, and tell me your opinions of it.

Wu Zhao grabbed the phone, asking, "Thunderbolt Tabletop?"

Although he didn’t understand the meaning behind this, Wu Zhao tapped the icon to launch the game.

First was using Thunderbolt game pass to log in, and then reaching the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform after logging in. The platform had six games so far, Flappy Bird, Plants vs Zombies, I Am MT, Happy Dou Dizhu, Happy Mahjong, and Thunderbolt Poker.

The first three games were greyed out and required downloading to play. The last three games were already downloaded.

Wu Zhao tapped on Happy Dou Dizhu and started playing.

Although entering the game required an extra step, the UI for Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was clean and easy to operate. Although it was a bit of a pain, it was still acceptable.

The game had no other players, but there were a few bots in the lowest level lobby so they could still play the game.

Following orders, Wu Zhao played two hands and concluded that the game was the same as his own Dou Dizhu and had no differentiating factor.

However, Thunderbolt Tabletop had significantly improved the guidance in game, some of which Wu Zhao felt was overly simple and a waste. The more experience players would be very familiar with the rules were also forced into the tutorial.

Moreover, this game provided the players with many Happy Beans, such as being able to go bankrupt three times a day, or special jobs, all of which provided the player with the in-game currency.

The VIP system as well as the store was more rich as well, including emojis or actions that required purchasing. The in game chat and interactions were also quite well done.

Afterwards, Wu Zhao went onto Happy Mahjong.

The playstyle was largely similar to other mahjong games, other more popular alternative playstyles such as Blood Mahjong was also added. It was similar to Happy Dou Dizhu, as Happy mahjong also had really good new player introductions and experience. It was obviously much more polished than other tabletop games.

Lastly, Wu Zhao opened Thunderbolt Poker.

He was shocked that it was a type that he had never seen before.

Wu Zhao could be considered as someone who was really into tabletop games as well as being a tabletop game video game designer. He had looked into countless tabletop games inside and outside of China, even if he hadn’t looked into it in depth, he would’ve seen it before.

However, he had never seen anything resembling Thunderbolt Poker.

The playstyle felt similar to Five-card stud and Golden Flower, but it was also clearly different.

The tutorials were also really well done, and the explanation was also clearly explained every single step of the way, the different hands were also quite easy to remember.

Wu Zhao had understood how the game works after playing for five minutes, but as there were no other players, just bots, Wu Zhao hadn’t discovered what would make it so fun.

Wu Zhao felt that it was just a decent tabletop game, and couldn’t compare to classic games such as Dou Dizhu or Mahjong.

Wu Zhao said after playing the three games, "Mr Lin, are these the tabletop games made by Thunderbolt Entertainment?"

Lin Chaoxu replied, "Don’t worry about who did it for now, let’s talk about what you think about this."

Wu Zhao nodded, "Sure, I’ll quickly go over my thoughts.

"You understand how the tabletop games industry is in China, there are many users, and it’s not that profitable. Big players like us or Fantasy Gaming Platform focused on making tabletop games because we had the large user base in mind in order to try and convert them to fans of our platform.

"Therefore, people would usually default to making tabletop games to expand their player base. It is not the best idea to try and turn a profit using tabletop games.

"The intent of growing the player base is clear from this game. Dou Dizhu and Mahjong made no changes to the rules, but the new player guide as well as daily benefits were clearly revamped and polished. This is probably an attempt at trying to gain players from other tabletop platforms who aren’t brand loyal.

"For us, there are a bunch of players who aren’t willing to spend money, they could have dozens or hundreds of beans, playing daily just to get the daily benefits and play a few games. These are probably the ones who will change platforms.

"But I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. First, tabletop games require a set amount of users to gain momentum. The more new players there are, the more there is to experience, the more fun the players will have. Emperor Dynasty Tabletop currently holds the biggest player base, so it would be difficult to make a big dent in us in the short run.

Second, although there are quite a few of the aforementioned players that are likely to switch platforms, it isn’t enough for us to worry about. Our loyal fans are the active users, the people who have tons of beans saved up, and are especially brand loyal and are unlikely to change platforms.

"That’s why I think that this game isn’t a problem for us for now."

Chapter 88: Thunderbolt Poker

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "Right, what do you think about Thunderbolt Poker?"

"That might be a completely original playstyle. I can’t tell the potential it has just from playing it for ten minutes, but so far I think we should be wary of it.

"It’s playstyle is similar to that of Golden or Five-card stud, but these two card games aren’t popular, and don’t even come close to Dou Dizhu in China.

"Golden Flower relies heavily on luck as everyone is completely blind to everything else other than their own cards, so it’s more like gambling where intelligence does not play a part at all.

"On the other hand, as Five-card stud has a hidden card and a revealed card, there is too much information, ruining any chance for mind games, making it difficult to become popular.

"The design for Thunderbolt Poker probably took inspiration from both of them. The players could use the community cards to determine how good the hands of their opponents are, but still incorporating some elements hidden from the players, making it more competitive.

"However, I think we still need to observe if these changes are successful. Moreover, it’s a completely new card game after all, meaning all the players will need to start fresh. Even if it were to become popular, it would take a long time.

"During this time, we could also look into inventing other card games."

Lin Chaoxu asked, "If we make this card game as well, there aren’t any legal consequences right?"

Wu Zhao nodded, "There aren’t any legal risks. Card games are considered ‘rules and methods for mental workouts’ and aren’t subject to copyright. That means that everybody can do it."

"That means according to your analysis, this came wouldn’t be a big problem for Emperor Dynasty during the short term, and would have no chance at converting players from our platform, " said Lin Chaoxu

Wu Zhao replied after some thought, "You could put it that way."

"Then what if the game was promoted on the front page of Emperor Dynasty gaming platform?" asked Lin Chaoxu.

Wu Zhao was confused, "Huh?"

"Remember when Qiu Bin and Chen Mo made a bet? This was the game he wanted to put onto the promotional spot for a month, " explained Lin Chaoxu.

Wu Zhao scowled, "Mr Lin, aren’t we just handing them the advantage we have?"

"That’s why I’m asking you how big the effect would be, " replied Lin Chaoxu.

Wu Zhao was put in a bad spot, and said after a few moments, "There will probably be some effect, but it shouldn’t be too problematic. That was made by Chen Mo? Why doesn’t he promote I Am MT? Why would he promote a tabletop game?"

Lin Chaoxu said, "All that matters is that it wouldn’t cause too many problems. You’ll have to answer the other questions yourself."

Wu Zhao nodded, "Yes, I understand. But Mr Lin, this guy has many ideas, we should probably keep an eye on him to prevent him from gaining anymore."

"Yeah, I understand. Follow the rest of this development. The promotional spot isn’t much, but my main concern is him taking too many of our players, " acknowledged Lin Chaoxu.

Wu Zhao nodded, "I understand, " leaving the office afterwards.

Lin Chaoxu was deep in his thoughts.

This guy wants players instead of money? This kid has quite the ambition.

Lin Chaoxu also thought that Chen Mo would’ve wanted to promote I Am MT as it had strong profitability. Combined with the support from Emperor Dynasty gambling platform, it shouldn’t be a problem to double his monthly income, maybe even pushing the fifty million mark.

By that time Chen Mo would be increasing his net profits by more than ten million a month.

But Chen Mo chose to give up that money, instead choosing to promote tabletop games?

This kind of courage wasn’t one an average person would have.

Lin Chaoxu could easily tell Chen Mo’s intent.

Tabletop games don’t bring in money, and its revenue could never compete with I Am MT, but the main selling point of tabletop games was that it made it cheap to acquire players. Combined with the newly released Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, it was obvious that this play was to drive users to his platform.

However, it didn’t matter even if Lin Chaoxu knew what he planned, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment would never use dirty moves just because of Chen Mo’s potential threat as there were many spectators waiting for drama.

—

Can tabletop games not make money?

It doesn’t exist in the parallel world, but in Chen Mo’s previous world, tabletop games were one of the hidden money makers.

The reason was because of the various shady methods the videogame designers of the previous world did that the videogame designers of this world haven’t thought of yet.

However, Chen Mo didn’t plan to profit from this.

Why were tabletop games not profitable? Because players lacked the drive to continue spending money. The noobs who keep losing wouldn’t win from spending money, and would quickly realise how meaningless the money they spent were. Other games might give them an advantage if they pay, but if you were bad at tabletop games and kept spending money, you may as well donate that money.

The players who were good weren’t willing to spend money either, as they could earn beans using their skills. Moreover, one the players reach a certain amount of beans, such as tens or hundreds of millions, the beans wouldn’t make a difference anymore, they would have no point in spending money, and the players would slowly lose interest.

Therefore, more often than not money goes into tabletop games and nothing comes out, usually resulting in losses. The desire to buy in-app purchases for most players are heavily suppressed.

This meant that it was common knowledge in the industry that tabletop games made no money.

The in game currency for tabletop games, such as Happy Beans were strictly banned against converting into real money. The law states that any tabletop game that allows exchange of currency both ways are considered gambling, making it illegal.

Once convicted, not only would the game need to be taken off the market, the maker might need to face jail time.

And in Chen Mo’s previous life, most makers of the game rode on the grey area to evade prosecution to make money.

For example, if the currency exchange was set overseas, and the currency exchanger allowed conversion both ways, the developer would take a cut as profit.

And in game, through the use of private rooms, players would be able to move the currency between accounts. The player would then be able to exchange that for real currency using the overseas currency exchanger.

Many tabletop games companies would profit this way, and some of these companies would make tens of millions this way through tens of thousands of their players.

Texas hold ’em was especially guilty of this. Ninety nine percent of Texas hold ’em games used this model and would rake in scary amounts of profit.

However, Chen Mo decided to keep this secret to himself forever, wishing that this model would never appear in the videogame industry of this world.

Chapter 89: Competition with Prizes

After a month or so of development, Thunderbolt Tabletop finally entered the official app store as well as Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform!

The ‘Recommended this month’ spot on the Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform now had a banner ad for Thunderbolt Tabletop. Other than the usual art and name of the game, it also had a slogan.

"Who’s the poker king? Win virtual game pods in tournaments every week!

There were tens of millions of active users on Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform, and up to two million concurrent users. The effects of being on the front page of Emperor Dynasty gaming platform for a month could not be understated.

Chen Mo also promoted the game on his Weibo and Thunderbolt Gaming Platform at the same time, essentially promoting the game everywhere he could.

Many fans who paid attention to this matter knew that Chen Mo was about to release a new game. But none of them thought that Chen Mo spent over a month making a tabletop game.

What a waste of the promotional spot!

The players were actively discussing the matter.

"Unbelievable, Chen Mo decided to not continue making games that scam money? That’s impossible! Did the old Chen Mo finally return?"

"What, why did you make tabletop games? There’s no future in tabletop games! You should’ve just made more pay-to-win games!"

"What a waste of the promotional spot. That spot was used to promote large VR games in the past, but Chen Mo decided to promote tabletop games! My goodness!"

"This only took a month, could it be any good?"

"Stop wasting your time on things like this! Get back to working on the sequel to Plants vs Zombies alright!"

"There are already so many tabletop games! Emperor Dynasty had already been in the business for too long, you’re far too late to the party!"

"A gaming pod every week? He really put down the money for this, but why do I feel that the money isn’t going to be well spent…"

"That’s three pods every week, they have one for all three games!"

"Fine, I’ll go take a look. I’m in need of a gaming pod anyways."

"…previous poster, you still don’t understand Thunderbolt gaming’s antics? If it’s too good to be true, it probably is!"

"But… It’s a competition!"

There were various different types of comments.

However, most of them were drawn in by the idea of "free gaming pod every week".

Chen Mo had also posted the rules for the tournament on his Weibo.

Thunderbolt Poker, Dou Dizhu, and Mahjong will have a competition each.

From Monday to Saturday, 10am to 10pm, there will be a competition every two hours, there will be a certain amount of tables decided by the number of players who decide to enter. Each table will have a limit of fifty to sixty people, and the priority will be given to players that haven’t played that day.

Of which, 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm are all free to play, free to entire and had registrations in advance. The 6pm and 8pm rounds were paid tournaments and registrations were still available thirty minutes after the start time, and the entry fees were decided via bids using Happy Beans.

The prizes were split among the top three of each tournament, 60% for first place, 30% for second place, and 10% for third.

Free games gave a large amount of Happy Beans and a small amount of credits. The paid tournaments on the other hand would have a large amount of credits as prizes.

And on Sunday, the first fifty players based on the credits for that week will enter the final table, and the first three places of that tournament will receive prizes.

First place: one R gaming pod, valued around eight thousand RMB.

Second place: A high end PC, valued around ten thousand RMB.

Third Place, a flagship smartphone, valued around seven thousand RMB.

There was a competition for all three games, meaning that Chen Mo will be giving out close to three hundred thousand RMB worth of prizes every week.

Moreover, this was different from prize draws as those can be rigged in favour of the company. But as Chen Mo was hosting a competition, there was no refute whoever was better at the game to be able to get first place, and there was no way to fraudulently control the outcome of that.

The VR gaming pods in this world were priced from fifty thousand to two hundred thousand. Chen Mo’s pick of one valued around eight thousand RMB was considered mid range, but it was more than enough as there were PCs as well as smartphones as prizes too.

Once the news was out, it spread like wildfire in tabletop games communities. Moreover, with the help of Weibo, more and more players knew about this, and many players who don’t usually play tabletop games were also drawn in by the prizes.

As it’s not a draw, but a competition, moreover a tabletop game competition.

Many gamers felt that they stood a chance in games like Dou Dizhu which are more luck reliant, and could potentially win the tournament if they had good luck. Moreover, the game was completely free, and the competition was fair, so many players wouldn’t mind trying their luck.

Even if they couldn’t win a gaming pod, a PC or a smartphone weren’t bad either!

—

On the day of release, Thunderbolt Tabletop reached over two hundred thousand downloads, showing no signs of slowing down!

Free game, small size, complete new player guide, advertisement on Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform, Prizes from the competition… These were all reasons that drove the number of downloads to the sky.

Of course, eighty to ninety percent of players were there to join in on the fun, all hoping they could be the lucky one to win the gaming pod.

"My goodness, there is so much guidance for new players! Luckily you can skip it. Do you need that much guidance for such a simple card game?"

"It treats new players quite nicely. I never quite understood the rules, but at least it’s clear to me now…"

"It really does have a tournament mode. You just keep playing until a winner emerges? Seems more fun than playing in public lobbies."

"Thunderbolt Poker? It’s a new game?"

"I feel like the competition for Dou Dizhu and Mahjong is too strong. Doesn’t the winner of this new poker game get a gaming pod too? I’ll try that out."

After looking deeper into it, the players realised they must enter the final table on Sunday to have a chance of winning the prizes, but in order to get into the final table, they must play at the other tables from Monday to Saturday in order to get enough credits.

For example, the evening rounds gave more credits, but they required spending Happy Beans to enter. This meant that players had to choose between entering the normal competitions, or spend their money to purchase Happy Beans.

Moreover, many players noticed that Thunderbolt Poker might be a good way to win prizes.

The more popular games such as Dou Dizhu or Mahjong that had more players would have stronger competition. However, Thunderbolt Poker also had a gaming pod for first place, and all the players had to start fresh, meaning that it was much less competitive.

This meant that there was a large number of players trying out Thunderbolt Poker to try and exploit this new type of card game to win prizes.

Many players tried to play on the first day, resulting in many public lobbies as well as the tournament mode being overloaded, further increasing the popularity of the game.

The popularity of Thunderbolt Tabletop never went down on various gaming leaderboards as well as trending topics. It was more than likely that the amount of users would continue to grow explosively!

Chapter 90: Caught off Guard

Wu Zhao who was keeping an eye on Thunderbolt Tabletop was panicked by the number of downloads in the first day.

He felt like he severely miscalculated the situation, especially with Chen Mo’s tactics.

Wu Zhao did tabletop games himself, and ever since Thunderbolt Tabletop went online, the daily users for tabletop games for Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had dropped by several hundred thousand, which was no longer a small number.

Obviously a big chunk of these players went to Thunderbolt Tabletop, some left in search of something fresh, others left for the prizes.

Moreover, Wu Zhao felt that he was in danger at the first moment. Moreover, he felt deep down that this was only the beginning.

Wu Zhao couldn’t do much else but ask Lin Chaoxu for advice.

—

Lin Chaoxu wasn’t in such a good mood in his office.

"You said it wouldn’t do too much damage to our user base, but look what happened now? Hmm? We lost a few hundred thousand in the first day, is that not a big loss?"

Wu Zhao wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Mr Lin, please let me explain.

"This Chen Mo guy planned it from the start, but the installer he sent us didn’t reveal any information like this, causing me to miscalculate the consequences.

"He had planned from the start to promote his game using the prizes. I thought that the tournament mode was just to add some flare to the game from yesterday’s demo. I didn’t expect he would expand on that, which is why the estimations were so far…"

Lin Chaoxu asked after a few moments in thought, "Is there any way to save this? Emperor Dynasty Tabletop in particular. We’ll give out gaming pods too, ten times the amount he’s doing! We’ll make more decisions after we manage to retain the players."

Wu Zhao replied, "Mr Lin, It’s not as simple as that. We could give out gaming pods too, but we don’t have a tournament mode!"

Lin Chaoxu scowled, "If there isn’t a tournament mode we’ll just give it out using draws. The players will have a chance to win if they play a certain amount of hours or play a certain amount of games. Wouldn’t that drag up our daily players?"

"Mr Lin, there’s still a problem. The players feel like they won’t be lucky enough to make the draw if we do that idea, so it wouldn’t get much popularity. We have millions of players, even if we give out ten or even thirty gaming pods, the chance of getting one would be one in a hundred thousand.

"Moreover, players wouldn’t actually play the game if we do it that way. Most players would AFK in game or grind it out to make it into the draw, so there would be no incentive to play daily.

"Although Chen Mo isn’t giving out much from his competition, just giving out three every week, but he is giving the players a sense of hope. The players think that as long as they are good enough, they will have a chance at winning."

Lin Chaoxu scowled yet again, "How about we make a tournament mode as well. How long would that take, a week?"

"I’ve already ordered people to work on that, but the rules of a tournament mode is a bit complicated. It would be about 30% of the game, including testing and improvements, I’m afraid it’s going to take two weeks, " replied Wu Zhao.

Lin Chaoxu was visibly upset, "Two weeks? That’s too long. I don’t care if you work throughout the night or take adreneline supplements. Finish it within a week. Before that’s done, I want you to give out prizes using lucky draws. Gaming pods, phones, PCs, gift cards… Give out anything that is needed to retain the players!"

Wu Zhao nodded without hesitation, "Yes, Mr Lin. I’ll arrange that immediately!"

—

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment reacted pretty quickly, doing lucky draws only one day after Thunderbolt Tabletop was released. Players need to play a certain amount of hours and games to have a chance of drawing anything from gift cards to gaming pods.

It was obvious this was in retaliation to Chen Mo’s attacks. They weren’t dumb enough to just taking, but this method of lucky draws wasn’t anything to be proud of.

As Emperor Dynasty Tabletop didn’t have anything resembling a tournament mode, that was the only thing that had in the bag for now.

After that, the players of Emperor Dynasty Tabletop started to stabilize, and even showed signs of rebounding. However, most of these players were just there to have a chance at the draws, not many players were actually there to play the game.

On the contrary, a large amount of players at Thunderbolt Tabletop were having the time of their life. In particular, it didn’t take long for Thunderbolt Poker to develop its own fans, and more and more players started looking into the strategies for the game.

Many players realised that better players were more likely to win in Thunderbolt Poker than Dou Dizhu or Mahjong. As long as you keep playing your hand well and folding when you get bad cards, you could guarantee a stable winning.

Of course, many players didn’t like this play style, feeling that this card game was too constrained as it required staying calm and not making any rash decisions, otherwise, the chips went out faster than they came in.

However, this didn’t affect the popularity of Thunderbolt Tabletop. Even if the players didn’t like Thunderbolt Poker, they could play the usual Dou Dizhu or Mahjong.

COMMENT

More and more player discussion of Thunderbolt Tabletop started appearing.

"The new player guides are really nice, it feels like they paid much more attention compared to other tabletop games."

"This game feels nice, free beans every day as well as bankruptcy protection three times a day. It works well for god-tier donors such as myself."

"Previous poster, you’re only losing a few thousand beans a day, how could you consider yourself a god. You’re probably just a charitable dog."

"I didn’t think there would be so many pros. I’ve always thought I was decent at the game but I don’t even have enough credits to reach the top hundred."

"Get out of my way, the VR gaming pod is mine!"

"Although I’m still not that good, the champion next week will be me!"

"I’ve already decided to switch over to Thunderbolt Tabletop, because this game gives out so many free beans…"

—

Sunday.

There were now more than 1.5 million players, it was growing faster than I Am MT!

Of course, the vast majority of players weren’t paying players, meaning that the revenue of Thunderbolt Tabletop would never come close to I Am MT. However, the growth of players was enough to shock industry professionals.

There was no question that Thunderbolt Tabletop was trending, there were even streams who switched over from Emperor Dynasty Dou Dizhu to Thunderbolt Dou Dizhu during their free time.

There were also some tabletop game streamers who changed their title to "Gaming pod winning stream", with tens of thousands of people watching.

This idea was trending without a doubt. The new tournament mode as well as the unique playstyle of Thunderbolt Poker started to spread from tabletop games players to a larger audience.

Chapter 91: Burning Money

As the release of Thunderbolt Tabletop had given Emperor Dynasty Entertainment a massive headache, the Chairman of Fantasy Gaming Platform, Ding Xing was also highly anxious.

Fantasy Gaming Platform was also a big distribution in China, but they weren’t as big into development as Emperor Dynasty Entertainment or Zen Entertainment.

Fantasy Gaming Platform placed huge emphasis on tabletop games, and was also a huge part in growing their player base. Understandably, Ding Xing was shocked when Thunderbolt Tabletop was released.

What is this?

Ding Xing felt that he was caught between the crossfire. Why was he caught between Chen Mo taking on the titans of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

And Chen Mo actually used the promotional spot on Emperor Dynasty Entertainment to promote his own tabletop games?

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment too, why did they actually promote it?

Aren’t they giving him the shovel to dig their own grave?

Chen Mo is giving away gaming pods through a tournament too? What a barbaric way to do things!

The most infuriating thing was that the players are actually falling for it?

What is the meaning of this!

Ever since Thunderbolt Tabletop went live, the daily active users for Fantasy Tabletop had dropped by tens of thousands, of course Ding Xin was worried.

Ding Xing also wondered how he was caught in the crossfire when it was clearly between Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Chen Mo.

Ding Xing was now in the same situation as Lin Chaoxu, he wanted to retaliate, but what could he do? His games didn’t have a tournament mode at all!

Lucky draws? It wouldn’t work well! Even if they had to throw money at it to fix the problem, it wouldn’t fix the root of the problem!

However, even if it was in vain, he had to do something. If nothing was done, the players would continue falling, and before long, all of the users of Fantasy Gaming Platform would be gone.

Ding Xing had to bite the bullet, "We are also giving out gaming pods! Everyone will be working overtime to make a tournament mode as well!"

—

Chem Mo’s actions had stirred waves within the tabletop games community. There were countless video game designers working overtime just to make a tournament mode. If Chen Mo’s hate meter could level up, it probably would’ve gone up by three levels in one week.

However, the fans that were waiting for drama finally got what they asked for. Around four tabletop games started giving out prizes, and many of them started to log into multiple accounts to try and have a chance at the lucky draws.

However, the efforts by the other games are largely meaningless, as the tabletop games that use lucky draw systems didn’t require the player to pay attention. It was only because Thunderbolt Tabletop had a tournament mode that players were inclined to grind out in Thunderbolt Tabletop for credits to increase their placing on the leaderboard.

—

Sunday.

Dou Dizhu, Mahjong as well as Thunderbolt Poker within Thunderbolt Tabletop had started their finals round. After an hour of exciting gameplay, the first three places of all three games finally emerged.

Chen Mo also had his eyes on the matter, livestreaming the entire competition on Weibo, and released the winners at the end of it as well. He also contacted the winners as soon as possible to send out the prizes as early as possible.

When the competition finished, more focus was drawn to the game, and now more players had their eyes on future tournaments.

"I was shaking the entire lifestream. These final contestants are insane! I didn’t know there were this many pros in these tabletop games…"

"Transparent competition with no chance of pulling shenanigans. A few of the competitors were my buddies too. I’ll have to give Chen Mo a thumbs up for that."

"Impressive. Chen Mo even managed to give tabletop games an interesting gimmick. All I can say is that he’s number one at whatever he does!"

"The designers for other games must be super nervous to experience the wrath of Thunderbolt Gaming once again…"

"Chen Mo really has many good ideas. I don’t usually play tabletop games and I was still drawn in by this. Even though I never came close to entering the finals, I still continue to play every day."

"There’s no way I could go back to other tabletop games after getting used to Thunderbolt Tabletop. Everything else is just too crude! Thunderbolt Tabletop has the best player experience for tabletop games in the market, bar none!"

"Please let Emperor Dynasty Tabletop know that I’m not coming back…"

"+1"

"Let Fantasy Tabletop know that I’m not going back either."

"Wait for me, previous poster. I’ll be right there after I get my hands on the lucky draw!"

—

After the first week, Thunderbolt Tabletop reached 2.2 million users, the number of users I Am MT reached in a month.

If this hype keeps going, Chen Mo estimated that Thunderbolt Tabletop could bring Thunderbolt Gaming Platform more than eight million users, and optimistically ten million.

How many players were ten million?

In season one of League of Legends, they had 1.4 million users, and when Season 2 came around, that number became 11.5 million.

That was basically slightly under the number of players Dota2 and Overwatch had.

Of course, there were many inactive players in tabletop games compared to MOBAs. Half of the players were probably inactive players, and there probably weren’t many loyal players. Most of the players would probably play a game or two before their long hiatus away from the game.

Moreover, the number of players Thunderbolt Tabletop achieved didn’t even come close to the two hundred million of Tencent Tabletop from his previous world.

However, Chen Mo was quite satisfied at this number. At least he now had a playerbase to advertise his future games to.

Chen Mo didn’t expect this to profit. He planned to return all the profits back into the community, and even use some of I Am MT’s profits as well, continuing to host competitions every week, and giving out gaming pods every week.

If he continued at this pace, he would be giving out one million RMB worth of stuff a month. Chen Mo could still afford that cost, even when including the customer service team as well as the cost of the servers.

Just like the wars on ride sharing apps or bicycle renting apps in his previous life, money burning out of your pocket wasn’t a sign to stop. As Chen Mo was set on contending the spot on the hill, he couldn’t stop until he converted all the players from other platforms.

Moreover, how much did it actually cost? One to two million a month for that many users? That was a good price to pay in the long run.

—

Emperor Dynasty Tabletop and Fantasy Tabletop also started releasing their own tournament modes in the second week, they were also giving out prizes through the tournaments as well.

This managed to salvage a portion of their playerbase, but it was still just in retaliation. As they had a huge number of players, combined with the fact that Thunderbolt Tabletop had a better user experience, releasing the tournament first, Thunderbolt Tabletop without a doubt had all the attention on them in this war of attrition.

The power transfer was already complete. The tabletop games industry which was originally held by Emperor Dynasty Tabletop and Fantasy Tabletop had been severely impacted by Thunderbolt Tabletop’s explosive entry to the industry, taking away a huge number of their player base and becoming the third most influential game.

And there wasn’t much else the other tabletop games could do other than shiver in their boots.

Chapter 92: Not Like the Other Interactive Fictions

—Inside the experience store—

Chen Mo tested Lifeline for one last time and said to Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi, "Alright, it’s good."

"Yeah! That’s awesome!" Su Jinyu couldn’t help but be ecstatic.

That was basically a game she and Zheng Hongxi worked together without Chen Mo’s help, so it was particularly special.

(If Chen Mo asking Zheng Hongxi to change the story multiple times didn’t count as helping.)

Zheng Hongxi finally breathed a sigh of relief and let out a smile. Despite being asked by Chen Mo to make many changes to the story as well as several big changes to the story, it was finally over.

This process improved Zheng Hongxi’s understanding of writing for games as well as his understanding of manipulating the emotions of the players.

Now Zheng Hongxi was looking forward to the reaction of the players, will they like his writing?

Chen Mo installed Lifeline onto Chang Xiuya’s phone, "You’ll be our first labrat."

—

Chang Xiuya was curious.

Everyone knew that Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi had been working hard to make an interactive fiction, but they didn’t know what type of game it would be or anything about the story.

There were many interactive fictions in this world and was one of the more classic genres. Many video game designers who liked story driven games would usually have interactive fiction as their first game.

It was partially because that the game was easy to make, all it needed was a good story. Other resources would include getting a good set of artwork and probably outsourcing someone to do the audio as well.

However, as there were so many interactive fictions on the market, it was significantly harder to break through as well.

The interactive fictions of this world were very much similar to the previous world, mostly city life or transmigration to medieval times. This was because most interactive fiction players are female, and they tend to like these themes more.

Chang Xiuya also played interactive fictions, but after playing a million different interactive fictions, most of their story would coalesce into one, making it quite boring after a while.

If the only difference between interactive fictions were their story, they may as well read novels instead.

Chang Xiuya was worried that Lifeline would be similar to other interactive fictions. However, since the manager overlooked this, his games are usually…

Yep, other than I Am MT being a little bit scummy, the other games were quite creative.

The icon of the game was fairly dark, with a small person in it who looked like an astronaut. The top right of the icon had a weird radio wave icon.

"Umm. Is it scifi? That’s fresh."

Chang Xiuya tapped on the icon, entering the game.

She was then met with a pop-up window, "Lifeline is an interactive fiction that spans over a few days. Your gaming experience might be affected without push-notifications. Please enable push-notifications to enhance your experience."

Chang Xiuya tapped on ‘Allow’.

A window that looked like a chatting app popped up. Soon, messages started appearing.

Incoming message

Establishing connection

Connecting

"Hello?"

"Does this work?"

"Can anyone hear me?"

Chang Xiuya was a bit shocked after the questioning, but now two different choices appeared in the bottom: ‘Who’s there’ and ‘Yes I can hear you’.

Chang Xiuya felt that these had about the same meaning and wouldn’t affect the story, then tapping on ‘Yes I can hear you."

"Oh, thank goodness! I was finally able to contact someone!"

"I’ve waited for hours!"

Another two choiced popped up: ‘Who are you?’ and ‘What happened’?

Chang Xiuya thought that it would be better to ask who they were, tapping ‘Who are you?’.

After two choices, Chang Xiuya already understood the difference between this and other interactive fictions.

Lifeline didn’t have any narration or background descriptions, it was set up entirely as a chatting software. But instead of chatting with real people, the player would be chatting with fictional characters from the game.

Conveying the world using a sci fi chatting app improved the immersion. This included sending the player notifications, giving the player an impression that they were talking to a real person.

Chang Xiuya started chatting to this astronaut named Tyler based on what she felt was right.

Through chatting, Chang Xiuya discovered that Tyler was an astronaut on a cargo pod, but crashed on an alien plant. However, he was now completely lost. He was a student who boarded to perform an experiment, and had no experience in dealing with emergency situations like these.

However, Tyler seemed quite optimistic, even making jokes in such dire situations.

Chang Xiuya even laughed at the jokes he made.

"So is the final task to help this astronaut escape? Doesn’t seem too difficult. It’s probably easier than the crazy scenarios from Chinese dramas set in ancient times right…" thought Chang Xiuya.

"There’s a white mountain nearby that’s a few miles out. But this mountain… looks a bit weird, it’s vertically symmetrical so it doesn’t seem quite natural."

"The crash site of Varia seems a bit closer than the mountain. What should I do?"

There were two choices: ‘Head towards crash site’ or ‘Head towards mountain’.

Chang Xiuya knew that this was a key choice for the plot. As Tyler hinted, the mountain was shaped weird, and it was further away, obviously he should go towards the crash site!

Chang Xiuya chose ‘Head towards crash site’.

"Makes sense, there could be survivors…"

"Alright, I’m heading South. This should take at least one hour. I’ll let you know when I get there."

Afterwards, the system displayed a ‘Tyler is now busy’ message.

Chang Xiuya was shocked, what is this?

There weren’t any other choices, and Tyler stopped talking as well. The game just stopped without any further notifications.

Chang Xiuya looked back at what Tyler said.

"It can’t be that he’s really going to message me an hour?!"

Chang Xiuya was shocked. It was the first time she encountered an interactive fiction like this, making the player wait for an hour for nothing?!

All Chang Xiuya could do now was wait. She didn’t close the app, however, fearing that she wouldn’t receive the message when Tyler replies.

Chapter 93: Lifeline’s Unique Features

–After some time–

Taylor sent a message, "Geez, this was much further than I expected. My legs are like jello, and I don’t even know if I’m halfway there yet."

"Great, now I’m thinking about jello."

Taylor is now busy.

Chang Xiuya was happy to receive a message under an hour thinking that they wouldn’t make players wait for that long, but was utterly disappointed upon reading the message.

Turns out he was just doing a quick reply and going back to being busy right after.

There was nothing she could do other than wait.

It had finally been an hour, and Taylor sent another message, asking Chang Xiuya if he should go to the cockpit or the crew area.

Chang Xiuya remembered that it was previously hinted that she should check for survivors, then choosing to enter the crew area.

Then, Chang Xiuya and Taylor started chatting again. The pace of the story was really well done, cutting off right before something important was about to happen. Everytime that happened, Chang Xiuya was dying for Taylor’s reply.

Moreover, the story progression was decent, not too fast nor too slow. There were crucial moments allowing Chang Xiuya to make decisions among the all the clowning around Taylor did.

Under Chang Xiuya’s guidance, Taylor explored the spaceship, searching for food and shelter.

Taylor asked, "I want to go to the tail of the spaceship to set up my tent. It should be warmer there. However there’s a radiation source there. Could you look up if I would die of a night’s exposure of 150 rads? My suit says that the radiation is about that much."

Chang Xiuya was shocked, "Huh? I need to check the amount of radiation?"

It seemed like a crucial moment in the story, Taylor could choose the warmer tail of the spaceship filled with radiation or the colder radiation free body of the spaceship.

Chang Xiuya didn’t know which to pick either, how much was one hudnred and fifty rads?

Feeling that it was a crucial decision, Chang Xiuya decided to search up, "one hudnred and fifty rads".

"Absorbing 150 Rads shouldn’t have any short term side effects."

Chang Xiuya replied, "Go next to the reactor."

Taylor replied, "To be honest, I’ve been feeling really guilty."

"What I want to say is, thanks for helping be today. This must be the worst day of my life."

"Which is why I chose to believe you that this amount of radiation is fine. I guess I’ll know tomorrow morning."

"With this happy thought at the back of my mind… Goodnight, no matter where you are. Here’s hoping that tomorrow will be better."

Taylor is now busy.

Chang Xiuya tapped on her screen, and there was nothing else she could do.

"Do I really have to wait till tomorrow? I feel like I won’t get a good night’s sleep…"

Chang Xiuya was quite worried, although one hundred and fifty rads shouldn’t be a big problem, but who knew for certain that it wasn’t a trap? It was too late to worry anyways, it seemed like she had to wait a few hours for Taylor’s reply.

Chang Xiuya stood up and asked Chen Mo, "Manager, can I… take the phone back home?"

"Hmm? Did you finish the first day already? You can actually reply anytime, you don’t need to reply as soon as possible at all." replied Chen Mo.

Chang Xiuya nodded, "Alright, I understand. But… I still want to take it home…"

Chen Mo laughed, "Sure, take it home then. Don’t keep Taylor waiting."

Chang Xiuya replied, "OK! Thanks, manager!"

—

Chen Mo was relieved after seeing Chang Xiuya’s reactions to the game, suggesting that the story of the game was fairly well done.

In his previous life, the reason Lifeline blew up was because a few famous authors such as Ma Boyong promoted it on Weibo.

After a Chinese version was released, it didn’t take long to enter the first place of paid games. It was a huge achievement for such a simple interactive fiction.

In reality, it wasn’t something super innovative. It was just a sci-fi looking chatting app with a fictional character who never shuts up.

It’s story wasn’t even as good as interactive fictions released a few years ago. If you only read the text, it would seem incredibly stale.

However, the amazing part of the game was that its pace wasn’t decided by the reading speed of the reading, but the actual flow of time.

The players were required to wait for every single thing Taylor does, a few minutes to a few hours. This matched perfectly with how people communicate online nowadays. Not only would this keep the players from feeling bored, but gave the players something to look forward to.

Moreover, as the story progresses, Taylor would be met with many obstacles, potentially having to choose between difficult decisions. This made it easy for players to reach bad endings. Every one of Taylor’s deaths would move the emotions of the players too.

Therefore, players would need to search up or discuss to carefully suggest ideas to Taylor, fearing that one bad decision would kill him.

In this process, the players would feel increasingly connected to Taylor, treating him as an actual human instead of an AI, someone stuck in outer space waiting to be rescued, a… friend.

And this connection would increase the satisfaction of getting a good ending. The tension the players feel would finally be released, and would feel as though they saved an actual human life.

This pacing, story and connection gave a simple interactive fiction gave it a lot of life, receiving many good reviews.

—

The next day, Chen Mo released Lifeline.

This game was just something Chen Mo assigned Zheng Hongxi to practice on, as well as to test how big the user base of Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was.

This time, Lifeline wasn’t released on the official app store, but only on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform for just one RMB.

At the same time, Chen Mo sent out a Weibo.

"Our new game Lifeline is now available on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform. It is an interactive fiction about an astronaut who ended up in the crash who could contact you occasionally. The whole process would be you chatting to him, no pictures, just words. The time in game and out of the game is the same. Remember to allow push-notifications."

There weren’t any other methods of promotion, just Weibo and through Thunderbolt Gaming Platform. All the players using Thunderbolt Gaming Platform would notice that a new game was released, and could start playing after paying one RMB.

"I’ve just released it, we’ll see how it does in twenty-four hours, " said Chen Mo to Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi.

Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi were quite nervous. The game was incredibly simple and had no other methods of promotion. How many players would notice and download the game?

Chapter 94: Gathering of scammy games!

It didn’t take long before games took notice of Lifeline on Thunderbolt Platform and discussion to start.

"Interactive fiction? My goodness, I thought Chen Mo fell into the abyss of pay to win games and was a lost cause. I didn’t expect him to release a standalone game."

"A scammy game, then a tabletop game, then an interactive fiction. This amount of tossing and turning is impressive!"

"My god, Thunderbolt Tabletop had only been out for a week. This guy is printing out these games!"

"One RMB is quite cheap, buy first talk later…"

"Clearance sale! It’s the genuine stuff! There’s no need to ask for the price, everything here is one RMB! It’s just one RMB, you wouldn’t even feel scammed at that amount. If you can’t even spare one RMB you wouldn’t be able to buy anything, you’re just poor!"

"My goodness, I almost thought you were a sales person hired by Chen Mo, previous OP."

"Has anyone tried it? Is it good?"

"I tried it and it seems quite interesting! I’m not going to spoil the story, but I’m really into the game right now."

"Anyone else look up 150 rads like I did?"

"The story is amazing, did Chen Mo write that? I only just found out that he was this good as writing, I’m impressed."

"Are you guys serious? Could you be that into an interactive fiction? Have you guys not seen a real game? Whatever, I’m done with you guys I’m off to chat with Taylor."

"Help, has anyone gotten the perfect ending?

—

It didn’t take long before the downloads for Lifeline to explode.

As the popularity of Thunderbolt continued to increase, there were millions of users everyday, and each and everyone of them would see Lifeline.

And the ratings of Lifeline were quite high, maintaining around 4.5 stars, which also drew players to get the game.

Moreover, at just one RMB, Lifeline was a steal.

Many players shared the game to their friends and on Weibo. 150 rads even became a trending topic on search engines.

Soon, the number of sales of Lifeline for the first twenty four hours was released, thirty-nine thousand eight hundred and seventy-four!

This was double the amount of sales Plants vs Zombies achieved, but it was slightly lower than Guardian of the Holy Spring.

Of course, this also had to do with the lower price as the game was a tenth of the price. In terms of revenue, Lifeline might only bring in thirty to forty thousand, a ways away from Plants vs Zombies.

Moreover, the difference in revenue will be even bigger down the line as it had a niche audience.

However, it didn’t matter as Chen Mo intended to use it as a test for how well Thunderbolt Gaming Platform did as a distribution platform. And from the looks of it, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had similar effects to that of a middle of the road advertising space on the official app store.

This wasn’t a bad result to be able to compete with strong foes in an environment like this. It could even be called a miracle for being able to gather this many players in a week.

—

Lin Chaoxu didn’t think that just one promotional space on the first page managed to cause so many waves.

He thought that Chen Mo would use that promotional space to promote I Am MT to bring another ten million or so revenue to his pocket every month, which wouldn’t have done too much damage to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

But upon seeing Thunderbolt Tabletop, Lin Chaoxu knew that Chen Mo wasn’t a shortsighted videogame designer, and his ambition was much higher than everyone thought!

A young man who hadn’t even been in the industry for a year managed to make four games from different genres, all of which did really well!

The release of Thunderbolt Gaming Platform further revealed Chen Mo’s true intentions.

But at this point, there wasn’t much more Lin Chaoxu could do as Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had gathered a very loyal fanbase.

Now Chen Mo had money and the user base, the only thing he was lacking was a product to be his poster child.

A game like I Am MT wasn’t suitable despite it bringing in a lot of revenue, it’s public image was terrible. On the other hand, Plants vs Zombies was just a casual standalone game. Many players and industry professionals felt that Chen Mo couldn’t stand side by side with other video game designers.

It would need to take a few more months for the dust to settle, and many players and designers were waiting for Chen Mo’s next move.

What was he trying to do?

Make more scammy games? Continue expanding his userbase? Or will he make another game from a different genre?

Nobody knew what Chen Mo was planning.

—

Within two months, the playerbase of Thunderbolt Gaming Platform grew steadily.

The user base of Thunderbolt Tabletop stabilised at around nine million, with around 2.7 million daily active players, becoming Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s biggest and main game.

Although Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was still unable to knock down Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform and Fantasy Gaming Platform, it was now at least a small player in the industry.

I Am MT was operating as usual, although the monthly revenue dropped slightly, Chen Mo still managed to get close to ten million net revenue every month from it.

And there were a few changes within the industry in this time.

There were now around eight new tabletop games on the official app store as well as other major distributors, all of which had different themes such as Wuxia, Fantasy, anime, homebrew IPs, popular novels, and animations. However, they all shared the same feature, they were essentially carbon copies of I Am MT.

From combat system to the VIP system, even the player guides, they were all referencing I Am MT. The changes they would make would only be aesthetically as nobody dared to change the core of the format.

As the designers didn’t comprehensively understand the mechanisms that made I Am MT so profitable, they were afraid that any changes they made to the game would cause it to perform terribly.

Even Emperor Dynasty Entertainment who released a game called Demon Slayers, based on a popular web novel by the same name, had a gameplay comparable to that of I Am MT.

It couldn’t be helped as I Am MT was entirely unique, from its gameplay to its method of revenue. No matter how other games try to hide it, players who’ve played I Am MT would be able to easily tell that it was based on I Am MT.

If they really wanted to make it different from I Am MT, that would mean making a game of a different genre and profit method, completely losing the meaning of copying.

These games were released within two to three weeks of one another, all of them wanted to release as early as possible, as being late to the party would mean missed opportunities.

It didn’t take long before the players cracked.

Was one scammy game not enough? Look at now many of you guys are gathering together now! Why did you have to choose Chen Mo of all people to mimic?

Chapter 95: Virtual Gaming Experience

"What’s going on? How many games have there been that shamelessly copied I Am MT!"

"You can tell what the game is about just from looking at the introduction. Card game, who would’ve thought. There’s no difference between this and I Am MT! It’s just a reskin!"

"No much else needs to be said, just leave a bad review and go."

The comment sections of these games were on fire, there were many communities who banded together to leave bad reviews, driving the ratings down. They might’ve started at eight, and would drop all the way to 6.5.

As Demon Slayers had a higher score than the others because it was more refined, and yet it was sitting at a measly rating of 7.1.

There were many players who commented on Chen Mo’s Weibo, "Look at what you did. You were a bad influence to all the other videogame designers, now all them making all these garbage games.

There were haters and bad reviews, but it didn’t take long for them to realise that although the ratings were terrible, there were very many downloads and just as many players.

The players were speechless, who was playing these games?

—

Demon Slayers discussion forum.

"I want a main character card so bad. I can’t hold back the urge to spend money anymore!"

"Here comes another guy saying that we copied them…"

"So what, just ignore them. We’ll play our game."

"I think that it’s better to trust our money with a large company like Emperor Dynasty. I Am MT wasn’t bad, but it’s a small company other all, I feel like money isn’t well spent."

"The quality of Demon Slayers isn’t bad either, it isn’t worse than I Am MT at the very least."

"Moreover, it didn’t the artstyle for Demon Slayers fit quite well."

"Remember to add others to help in combat!"

—

Soon, the revenue for the card games were released, and none of them were anything to scoff at. The results for Demon Slayer were the best, and industry professionals estimated that its monthly income could come close to the 23 million I Am MT managed.

It was inevitable that the fans would attack one another, but this time Emperor Dynasty Entertainment chose to keep their mouth shut no matter what their fans were saying after learning from last time.

After this batch of games, many video game designers realised that this format was suitable for many different themes, as long as they made an original one, they could also make money.

Sure they would get a lot of hate, but it made money!

After this wave of card games, another wave of card games followed as the videogame designers who were just spectating also started pushing forward their development of an I Am MT clone.

During this time, the entire mobile game ecosystem was turned upside down.

Or perhaps…hazy and polluted.

—

On the other hand, Chen Mo showed no signs of activity.

Thunderbolt Tabletop had been taken off the promotional spot on Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform after a month, but Chen Mo continued to give out prizes.

The promotional spot wasn’t important when he had this many players.

After Lifeline was released, Chen Mo had not announced any plans he made. The other videogame designers took this opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, but couldn’t help but wonder what Chen Mo was planning.

Now that Chen Mo had the money and the players, if he continued the streak of success from his previous games, those games would grow at a frightening speed.

Many designers were wishing: Hopefully that freak takes a break for a year or something, I can’t keep up!

—

Chen Mo touched the wall in front of him.

The feedback he felt on his fingertips felt incredibly realistic.

Walking, jumping, moving his hands… Chen Mo tried out a few actions, all of which felt quite lifelike, other than the significantly boosted speed and strength.

Chen Mo felt that he was an athlete, one who wasn’t out of breath after running for a bit.

"The VR games in this world are at this level? Impressive."

Chen Mo couldn’t help but be impressed.

Yes, Chen Mo was laying down in the gaming pod in his office, trying out Earth Online, a VR game from overseas.

At its peak, this game was one of the most popular games, with more than seven million users worldwide.

Of course, this number may seem small as Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had tens of millions of users. This was due to the high cost of making VR games, as well as the gap between normal PCs and VR gaming pods.

VR gaming pods would cost around fifty to two hundred thousand RMB.

There wasn’t an upper limit for top-spec gaming pods. Many manufacturers provide customization options for gaming pods, as long as you were willing to pay, you could add anything onto it.

The price you had to pay to experience VR games wasn’t expensive nor cheap.

Different VR games had different hardware requirements. Games such as Earth Online required the most well specced VR gaming pod to run.

Moreover, VR games cost quite a bit themselves.

The cost to develop VR games would be ten times the price of PC triple A titles. Those would usually cost forty million USD, and in order to make a VR game of the same caliber, it would easily take billions of dollars.

In China, only companies like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment could afford to pay the huge sum of money required for development.

When the development cost is high, the price goes up naturally. Earth Online sold for three hundred and ninety-nine USD, corresponding to two thousand to twenty-five hundred in China.

The people who were willing to spend hundreds of thousands to buy a VR gaming pod, then another few thousand to buy games for it were few and far between. Most normal players think that although VR games are great, spending the money on a car would be money better spent.

Because VR gaming pods were so expensive, that created a market for VR internet cafes. These would charge fifty to two hundred RMB per hour. The people who can’t afford VR gaming pods would have to go to a VR internet cafe to experience VR games.

Because of its high development cost as well as small player base, the expansion of VR games hadn’t been entirely successful. VR games were still a

Chapter 96: Flaws of VR Games

The specifications of the game were also written with great care. Players will receive tickets for driving offenses, fines for jaywalking, and in the event when the player gets hurt, they’ll have to pay hospital fees too.

Of course, one good thing about the game was that players couldn’t die, but could faint and recover in the hospital.

This game was designed with helping players feel the void they have in real life, as well as to utilize the biggest advantage VR games have.

Chen Mo left the room and walked around and indeed, everything looked really realistic, and the flaws suggesting that it was only virtual were barely noticeable.

For example, the bodies of the players aren’t as detailed as in real life, similar to high quality CGI from his previous life. Although it looked incredibly realistic, you could tell it was computer generated.

This included the walls, tables, cars, street lamps… Although they were also very detailed, it was possible to tell that they were computer generated.

However, it still shocked Chen Mo that it was this detailed.

Of course, despite being named Earth Online, it was just a name, the developers didn’t recreate the entire Earth.

Earth Online was just placed in a city, similar in size or slightly larger than GTA 5 in his previous world.

But the resources required to render one virtual city was incredibly eye watering.

After trying out some more features, Chen Mo exited Earth Online.

He didn’t exit the game pod however, instead going into another VR game.

This was Zen Entertainment’s poster child, and was one of the best performing VR games in China.

Chen Mo also tried it out a bit. The game was essentially a Wuxiao world in a VR environment. Other than the great feeling of being able to walk on air, its combat system as well as playstyle was fairly average compared to other MMORPG.

Chen Mo tried out another seven popular VR games before getting out of the VR pod.

Chen Mo felt tired after having played for around four hours, but at least he didn’t have a headache or felt dizzy afterwards.

This was one of the problems of VR games. The players must be completely immersed in the game, meaning that all their senses are cranked up to eleven to take in all the information. Therefore VR games are as tiring as working a day job.

Players might even have to focus even more during key battles or quests.

Therefore, VR pod manufacturers recommend that players play for a maximum of eight hours at a time, taking a break afterwards. The players will face a test to test their cognitive abilities every time they log in. If they were considered to be tired, they would not be able to enter the VR world.

This was designed with the health of the players in mind.

However, this also exposed another flaw of VR games, they are much more taxing on the body than PC games.

Many would be able to play PC games through the night, and many teens would play over ten hours in one setting. They would also completely recover after those sessions after a good night’s sleep.

However, you couldn’t do that in VR games as it will forcibly close connections. It would most certainly affect the health of the players if they were allowed to play twenty plus hours in one sitting.

This was also a problem that wasn’t addressed with current technology, severely impairing the expansion of VR games.

Many of the players would be working a day job, and after their job, they would go back home and do some chores, not to mention the need for a good night’s sleep. They might only be able to squeeze out two or three hours for VR games during a workday.

They might have more time on weekends, but not by much, as it gets more and more difficult to have a calm relaxing weekend.

This was another reason people would choose PC or mobile games as their source of entertainment during their free time, because VR games were more physically demanding.

The rich and carefree would have much better things to do, such as planes and yachts, or beachside parties. They wouldn’t be spending their time in a virtual world in a VR game.

There were various reasons VR games replacing PC games would still be a long time away.

In other words, with current technology, it’s impossible for VR games to replace PC games.

Basically, when VR games came out it was groundbreaking, but everyone slowly got used to it.

Just like when the first triple A titles were released, drawing much attention from gamers. But as triple A titles got more common, they didn’t even bat an eye.

—

According to Chen Mo’s research, VR games could compete with PC games in these Genres.

First, action games, shooter games(FPS), or fighting games.

These games had a strong emphasis on realism, and were basically extinct on the PC ecosystem.

After all, shooting a gun in a VR game compared to a PC was a completely different ball game.

Second, adventure games.

There wasn’t much to talk about, looking at views on PC compared to VR, or rock climbing or surfing on PC vs VR were completely different.

Third, RPGs. These were also quite significant, but with different reasons from the previous two. As RPGs didn’t rely on being realistic at all, but rather the social aspect as well as the composition of the world.

A key point of RPGs was the roleplaying aspect, which is why the world they live in were hugely important as well. VR games took a huge amount of resources. Using the same resources, a PC could render a world ten times bigger than the VR world. In terms of richness, VR games couldn’t keep up with PC games at all.

Moreover, many developers would release PC versions of their VRRPG games to test the waters, only continuing development if it was well received. This meant that many RPGs were available on both VR and PC.

Therefore there were quite a few RPGs that were doing quite well on PC.

Fourth, strategy games, and business simulation games. These types of games weren’t affected much by VR.

Because there was too much micromanagement required by the player, requiring them to play from birds eye view. Adapting them to VR only made it more satisfying to play, and didn’t add much to the gameplay unlike the aforementioned genres.

Moreover, because of how big the investment was to develop a VR game, it would be wiser to make the first few genres rather than strategy or business strategy games.

Therefore, despite being challenged by VR games, PC games still remain competitive, and would likely remain so for quite some time.

Chapter 97: PC Gaming Research

Chen Mo did some stretching before going downstairs.

There had been more customers in the experience store recently as many players in the Imperial Capital wanted to have a ‘nice meeting’ and take a few photos with Chen Mo.

After all, Chen Mo was now a ‘famous videogame designer".

The players who were talking about sending razor blades turned out to be quite friendly in real life. They were especially happy after Chen Mo agreed to give them early access to the beta test for his next game.

Su Jinyu couldn’t help but shake her head at these people, "Is this what they refer to in history textbooks when they talk about how weak and comprisable the petite bourgeoisie were…"

After talking to a few of the new customers, Chen Mo put on his jacket in preparation of going out.

"Hmm? Are you going out, manager?" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo seldom went outside and would spend most of his time in the experience store. If he wasn’t making new games, he would be thinking about making new games.

Everything that could be done online would be done online. This included shopping and food delivery.

Which was why Su Jinyu was shocked that Chen Mo would be going outside.

Chen Mo replied, "Yep, I’m going for a walk. I’ll be back before the store closes."

Chen Mo then left the experience store and walked towards Fates Internet Cafe on the other side of the road.

Chen Mo had already experienced VR games and had a certain idea about it, the next step would be to check out how the PC market was doing.

Chen Mo had only dabbled in the mobile games up until now, and therefore didn’t have too deep of an understanding for the PC or VR side of things.

However, Chen Mo wasn’t satisfied with being known as a famous mobile game designer, he wanted to expand into PC games as well.

And of course, he needed to do some research before entering the industry, and the best way to do research was to visit an internet cafe.

It was easy to tell how popular a game was just by looking at how many people were playing said game in an internet cafe. This number would most likely be more reliable that lists or leaderboards online where it would be easier to fake numbers.

At the front desk, Zhuo Yao was sitting there eating sunflower seeds while watching drama.

Zhuo Yao noticed immediately when Chen Mo walked in, hastily throwing away the shells into the bin, "Hey, a rare customer. Come in, come in."

Chen Mo laughed, "Aren’t you the owner of this internet cafe? Why do you have to work as the cashier too?"

"Sigh, it’s to cut costs. I do have a cashier, but I can’t have her keep watch day in day out. I’ve been contemplating on hiring another one, but that’d cost a bit. And since I didn’t have much to do, I decided to do this myself, " replied Zhuo Yao.

Chan Mo laughed, "What a way to pass time. Are there any free spots? I’ll take one."

"Yeah, just swipe your ID here. It has never been all that busy here, I’d always have empty spots other than the nights of holidays.

Chen Mo said, "Alright, I’ll go find some place to sit."

"Alright, if you have anything, ask for the administrator. That guy right there."

Zhuo Yao pointed at a man wearing glasses.

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, thanks."

Zhuo Yao waved her hand, "No need for thanks. I’m still waiting for you to develop a game that is able to rival VR games."

Chen Mo laughed, "Alright, I’ll be playing then."

After swiping his ID, Chen Mo paid twenty RMB and settled at a quieter seat in the store.

As the Imperial Capital had fully banned smoke in all public places, the internet cafe was quite clean and didn’t smell of cigarettes.

As he walked to his seat, Chen Mo took a quick sweep of what the other players were playing.

MMORPG and RTS games took the top, other genres such as strategy games, business simulation games, and action-adventure games had fewer players.

The last few genres either had a smaller audience, or were dominated by VR games, and had less good PC games of its genre as a result.

There were quite a few playing MMORPGs, and Chen Mo had already managed to identify three of the more popular games as he walked towards his seat.

Legend of the Sword, Moon Lord’s Prophecy, and Warring Three Kingdoms.

Legend of the Sword was a Wuxia game developed by Zen Entertainment. The VR version was widely considered to be one of the best VR games in China, and was Zen Entertainment’s proudest work.

It was quite common in this world to have a game both on VR and PC. As the cost of developing VR games were quite high, if it were to fail, it would be hard even for a company like Zen Entertainment to take the hit, so companies are incentivised to develop a PC version to test the waters.

It was because of the success of Legend of the Sword that Zen Entertainment decided to develop the VR version, making the Wuxia game into what their company was known for.

Moon Lord’s Prophecy used a Eastern fantasy theme, and was based on a popular web novel by the same name. This was developed by an Qiu Jiang, an S-grade video game designer from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. Its VR version was also in the makes, and could be released before the end of the year.

Moon Lord’s Prophecy had more players and better revenue, however, it wasn’t as well received as Legend of the Sword.

Warring Three Kingdoms were different from the other games. It was an MMORPG that featured battle between nations. It had a small player base, but had high revenue as well as having loyal players. However, as the company developing this game was short on cash, they didn’t have a VR version planned.

There were a few Western fantasy RPGs outside of China, such as Heavenly Ring. As if cursed, every overseas game with a Western fantasy game that tried to expand into China didn’t end up so well. Even a huge IP like Heavenly Ring plummeted straight into the ground.

This could be caused by what the players were used to, but it also could be cultural differences. In short, this saved the big companies in China a lot of effort.

Other than MMORPGs, there was a RTS game called Legion Conquest that was incredibly popular in China.

"How could an RTS game be so popular? And even comparable to MMORPGs? Incredible."

Chen Mo found Legion Conquest on the computer, and launched the game.

Chapter 98: RTS games

It didn’t take long for Legion Conquest to launch after Chen Mo clicked on it.

This was an RTS game that used modern themes. One could easily tell from the loading screen filled with planes and tanks among other fancy high tech weapons.

The UI was quite clear, with Campaign mode and Versus mode as the two main modes.

Chen Mo felt that this game bore some resemblance to Red Alert. However, this game had better graphics and had a much more different weapons system.

This game didn’t have the Apocalypse tank or Prism tank, but instead used tanks that were used in real life, with a few more futuristic tanks.

However, this game didn’t focus on the cold war, and didn’t split the players between the allies and the soviets.

Legion conquest was set in a fictional world after a third world war, where many countries had been subverted as the bigger armies armed themselves for an all out war.

And in the campaign mode, the players would be playing as a leader of one of the countries, with the objective of conquering the world.

There were many weaponry from real life, such as battle tanks and bombers that were available to every player, blurring the lines of the differences between countries. This was likely in consideration of the international audiences.

After registering an account, Chen Mo started Campaign mode.

In summary, the quality of the game was quite high, and the tutorials weren’t bad. However, the story was quite lackluster as the story, with barely any story progression after beating two levels. Basically the player would invade wherever the game told them to, with no attention to the story at all.

Of course, this was likely also a side effect of being set in a fictional world with the line between countries in the movie, meaning that the story was also restricted.

However, the story isn’t important in an RTS game anyways, not affecting its popularity at all.

The controls of Legion Conquest were also quite crude and were quite similar to that of Red Alert. Chen Mo didn’t find that interacting with the world, hotkeys, and clicking to assign orders as particularly intuitive.

Selecting units, moving them, and attacking with them were all done by mouse, and right clicking would cancel the assigned orders, which Chen Mo found very unintuitive.

Chen Mo looked into it deeper as he played.

At this time, an internet addicted teen sat next to Chen Mo, and looked at Chen Mo’s screen while waiting for his PC to load.

Chen Mo controlled a tank towards seven or so soldiers, and under the firing of the soldiers, Chen Mo’s tank exploded.

"What the!" Chen Mo was speechless, it was just as illogical as Red Alert, how would a few soldiers with machine guns defeat my tank? Is the armor on the tank fake?

The guy next to him asked, "Are you new?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, I’m new."

The teen said, "The tanks in this game are garbage. Either you rush soldiers or save up for air troops or super weapons. The mid game tanks are a waste of money."

Chen Mo was speechless, "Aren’t tanks the main force of modern warfare?"

The teen replied, "I’ve been thinking about that too, but that’s the way the game was designed."

The teen also launched Legion Conquest and started searching for an online match.

It didn’t even take a minute of searching to find an opponent. He was assigned into a 4 person map for a 1v1.

The teen stopped chatting to Chen Mo and focused on building and training his army.

Chen Mo decided to pause his game to watch the teen.

Mining, building, training, scouting… the teen seemed as though he was following a script, and was quite serious about it.

Early on, his opponent drew the teen into a corner, luckily had had sufficient defences and managed to hold off a few more waves. After saving up thirty or so pilots, he launched a counterattack to win the game.

"Yes!" the teen said excitedly.

Chen Mo scowled, "This game’s balancing is kinda terrible."

The teen glanced at him, "You think this is terrible? It’s currently the best RTS game."

Chen Mo said, "Three tanks losing to twenty or so soldiers makes no sense at all."

"Well, there’s nothing much you can do. It’s already the most well balanced RTS game, you’ll just have to accept that fact, " replied Chen Mo.

Chen Mo asked, "Why don’t you play RPGs?"

"They are too taxing. There isn’t much skill to those games, it’s just endless grinding, and whoever spends the most time would be better at the game. Unlike RTS games where whoever has more skill wins."

"Hmm, " Chen Mo nodded.

"If you want to play RPGs, it’s probably better to play in VR. Shooter games and adventure games are best played on VR as well, " added the teen.

"But if you want to play RTS games or business simulation games, most of them are on PC as it just isn’t worth it to convert it to VR. Moreover, these games don’t take up as much time, one game would only take twenty to thirty minutes, and you could take a break afterwards if you want."

"Is there a ranked mode for this game?" asked Chen Mo.

The teen was shocked, "Oh, there is a ranked mode, I just played that."

Chen Mo asked, "So the ranking is probably what makes the game so fun then huh?"

The need nodded in reply, "Yeah. You start with the campaign mode then move onto ranked. It’s only fun when you play with the pros. This is similar to how actual war works, and is the core of RTS games. There’s a lot of strategy involved, and has a high skill ceiling."

Chen Mo asked, "Are there LAN competitions?"

The teen replied, "Of course there are LANs. RTS games are quite popular for LANs. Most of the big ESports clubs have players too, all of them are gods at the game."

After chatting for a little while more, the teen went back to playing.

Chen Mo on the other hand looked deeper into how the numbers were set in the game before leaving the internet cafe.

What surprised Chen Mo was that his previous world had already left RTS games, and yet they were still quite popular in this world.

It made sense after he gave it some more thought.

VR games applied a lot of pressure to PC games, but PC gamers hadn’t all converted to VR. Compared to RPGs, RTS games were more fragmented and strategic, which was why it managed to stay as one of the mainstream genres.

As for MOBAs? Nothing resembling it!

Chen Mo was a bit hesitant to make RPGs as it would currently take him a lot of effort, but he had found something that would make the transition smoother.

Chapter 99: You Want to Learn? I’ll Teach You

Chen Mo was now back in the experience store.

"Manager, welcome back, " greeted Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, I just went to the internet cafe to do some research and gather some inspiration."

Su Jinyu was happily surprised, "Wow, you’re planning another game already? Manager, you’re birthing games like a sow to piglets."

"… Couldn’t you have picked a better metaphor?" replied Chen Mo.

Chen Mo grabbed a can of drink, "Goldfish, how has the mobile game market been lately, have you been keeping an eye on it?"

Su Jinyu replied, "Oh, Lifeline has been doing quite well."

Chen Mo was speechless, "I didn’t ask you that! Stop watching your own game, I’m asking about the other games on the market."

"Uhh, other games? There’s more and more games that are copying I Am MT… Moreover, more and more tabletop games are copying Thunderbolt Tabletop as well.." replied Su Jinyu.

The usually quiet Zheng Hongxi added as well, "Basically half of the mobile game industry are copying you."

"Oh, that’s great, " replied Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu was speechless, "Huh? How is it great when so many people are copying you?"

"What do you know, if they copy us, that means they’ve lost their ability to create new things. That also means that whatever they make will never be better than mine, " replied Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu said, "Wow, manager, I think you’re too… optimistic. Demon Slayers are edging ever so close to the revenue I Am MT is making."

"It’s only getting close, it hasn’t exceeded right? What’s the big deal? By the way, how much do you guys know about RTS games?" asked Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu replied, "Uhh… not much. I’m just an intern."

Zheng Hongxi said, "I’m just a writer."

Chen Mo was speechless, "Wow, you guys are setting the bar too low. You guys will be your own video game designer one day alright? I’ll give both of you three days to understand the RTS market and hand it a research report afterwards."

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Huh? But I’ve never been able to play those kinds of games…"

Chen Mo replied, "I’m not asking you to become a pro player, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t play. I’m just asking you to understand the market. Regardless, I want to see a research report in three days. You guys better submit different reports, I’d hate to see two similar ones."

Chen Mo retreated upstairs after assigning them work.

Su Jinyu facepalmed, my goodness, what’s a research report, I’ve never written one!

—

Back on the second floor, Chen Mo started brainstorming his next game.

Chen Mo could make a PC game next, but he felt that he needed a bit more help.

Zheng Hongxi was able to save Chen Mo a lot of trouble in terms of writing, and Su Jinyu could handle some features or concept arts, but he was still lacking in the numbers and level design department.

Chen Mo had been searching for this person for a long time, but never managed to find one.

"Numbers, level design. Right, I’ll check the forums."

Chen Mo checked out the forums for I Am MT in search of someone who was good at analyzing the numbers/ balancing for I Am MT.

The numbers were quite complicated for card games like these. If someone was able to analyse the numbers of I Am MT with some integrity to it, they basically had all the foundations for the role.

Chen Mo looked through a few hot threads.

Garbage game, refund me my money!

Analysis of the Draw Ten mechanism

Tips for grinding purples

Perfect strategy to control the battlefield!

How much should you spend? V12 player tells you how to get the bang for your buck.

—

After looking through the posts, Chen Mo couldn’t help but press CTRL+W.

These were horrible!

Pseudo science posts like ‘Analysis of the Draw Ten mechanism’ and ‘Tips for grinding purples’ made Chen Mo feel like he was farther away from the science and maths he was looking for.

Chen Mo didn’t give up, and continued his search in Thunderbolt Poker’s forum.

There was also a lot of statistics knowledge required for Texas hold ’em analysis. If someone could more or less calculate the probability of winning for every type of hand, they probably had some mathematical blood in them.

Chen Mo looked through a few stickied posts.

Offline Thunderbolt Poker Club: XXXXXX

Offline Thunderbolt Poker Club: XXXXXX

Offline Thunderbolt Poker Club: XXXXXX

—

Chen Mo silently pressed the report button before pressing CTRL+W once again.

What is the meaning of this!

Chen Mo was losing hope. Did none of the players use more scientific methods to perform some analysis on the game?

Yep, it seemed like these players were more suited to games that would make them stronger by paying money.

Chen Mo opened the forum for Plants vs Zombies, but this time he was pleasantly surprised by the most highly voted post, an introduction to a mod!

Introducing the mod I made, improved the stats for plants and zombies, with 8 new plants and 5 new zombies.

The title was incredibly long, but the thread was incredibly popular too. It was only posted two weeks ago and it managed to reach over one hundred pages in replies.

Chen Mo was also curious. He opened up Plants vs Zombies to discover that the most popular mod was the mod he just saw.

Chen Mo tried it out, and discovered that the main changes were adding the new plants and zombies, but they also made adjustments to the stats of the plants and zombies to adjust the difficulty of the game.

This mod wasn’t the most genious, but was the most complete and most balanced, which was why there were so many fans.

"Yep, this guy isn’t bad. Let’s see if I can get him on board."

Chen Mo got their phone number through the Thunderbolt Game Pass once again.

"Hello?" it was the voice of another man.

Huh? Why would you say another?

Chen Mo said, "Hello, I’m the creator of Plants vs Zombies, Chen Mo."

"Oh, hi, " replied the man.

"Uhh, aren’t you suspicious of my identity at all? Aren’t you afraid that I could be pretending to be him?"

The man on the phone laughed, "Who would steal your identity and have tons of angry fans after them."

Chen Mo was speechless.

"I’m just kidding. I’m Qian Kun, spelt with a Q."[1]

Chen Mo replied, "Oh that one, alright."

"Ahem… I’m actually quite a big fan, " said Qian Kun.

This made Chen Mo quite happy, ‘Huh? Really?"

Qian Kun replied, "Yeah, before you made I Am MT."

This left Chen Mo speechless once again.

"But I became a bigger fan after you made I Am MT. I think being able to use numerical simulations to make such a profitable game is incredibly amazing!" said Qian Kun.

Chen Mo was speechless, why does this kid say things in such a roundabout way?

"You wanna learn?" asked Chen Mo.

"Of course I do!" replied Qian Kun.

"Come over to Imperial Capital then, " said Chen Mo.

TL note: [1] His same has the same pronunciation as another word, and he was just clarifying which one it was.

Chapter 100: Scammed by Draw Ten

Qian Kun, fourth year mathematics student at a university in Imperial Capital, same year as Su Jinyu. Based on their results, this guy would be the best in terms of studies, receiving National Scholarships every year and had already been invited to do research.

However, this guy wasn’t interested in research, but planned to enter the workforce instead.

It didn’t take long for Qian Kun to reach an agreement with Chen Mo when he arrived at the experience store.

Qian Kun also joined Thunderbolt Entertainment as an intern, and was paid eight thousand a month as well. Chen Mo didn’t mind paying them more either, but he wanted them to give time more time to gather experience and to hire time after they graduate, then giving them a proper salary.

Of everything about Thunderbolt Entertainment, Qian Kun was most interested in I Am MT because he thinks that the game has some mysterious power to be able to get the players to fork out too much money just from having a properly balanced game.

"Nice, now there’s someone else to take the blame when I make another scammy game, " Chen Mo thought secretly.

—

Now that the research was almost done, and he gathered all the manpower he needed, Chen Mo could finally start preparing for his next game.

Chen Mo had something in mind for the game, but he wasn’t sure if he would execute it with his current abilities, therefore…

Yep, pay to win games.

Chen Mo was now quite wealthy from the ten or so million net from I Am MT, which happened to be Chen Mo’s main source of income. Games like Plants vs Zombies and Lifeline were still selling, but at the same time the money was being redirected into Thunderbolt Tabletop, breaking even at the best.

Chen Mo estimated that his various video game designing skills were around eighty, art was around forty, music twenty, and storyboarding 13.

Chen Mo planned to max out the first levels of his video game designer skills, then level up art, music, and storyboarding skills a little bit as well as these would directly affect the quality of the games.

Chen Mo wanted to compete with high quality RTS games such as Legion Conquest, but the quality of the game might even be higher than the ones in his previous life.

Washed hands, washed face, and a cleansing bath.

Chen Mo topped-up five million RMB in exchange for fifty million credits.

Chen Mo did 7 draw tens to draw a lucky capsule.

Afterwards, Chen Mo took the capsule right away and spent all his remaining credits for spinning.

He might even get addicted to this drawing thing.

After all the draws, Chen Mo checked his loot.

Since he now had more money, Chen Mo didn’t mind as much if he didn’t get the bang for his buck, and managed to remain fairly calm.

Yep, very calm.

Designer Skill Books: 250.

Special Skill Books: 150.

Special Equipment: 100.

Yep, a perfect 5:3:2 ratio.

Equipment details.

250 Designer Skill Books, 74 numerics skill books, 61 level design skill books, 49 System Skill Books, 66 Story Skill Books.

150 Special Skill Books.

27 Original Art Skill Books.

49 3D Art Skill Books.

30 Animation Skill Books.

21 Music and Audio Effects Skill Books.

23 Storyboarding Skill Books.

One hundred Special Equipment.

Fifty-eight Memory Playback Potions, nineteen Reaction Speed Serums, twenty-two Hand Speed Boost Potions, one lucky capsule (already consumed).

"Hmm?"

Chen Mo was shocked to see the list of equipment.

Obviously the number of Designer Skill Books have already reached the upper limits, and in particular I’ve already maxed out the first level for story writing. Why did it give me sixty-six of those? Those cost ten thousand RMB each!

Can I convert them into Special Skill Books? I’m in desperate need of leveling up by art and music skills!

Also, what are these Reaction Speed Serums and Hand Speed Boost Potions!

What use would that serve me as a videogame designer?

Whatever, I’ll consume them first.

After calming down, Chen Mo started consuming the story writing skill books.

A pop-up appeared on the screen: "Your other abilities are still at level one. You’ll be able to draw level two skill books after all your skills reach level two to continue leveling up your abilities. This level one skill book is now useless and will be converted to thirty thousand credits.

"Pfft"

Chen Mo almost died from shock, What is this scam!

The book cost him one hundred thousand credits, but he only got refunded thirty thousand credits. This amount of refund is just amazing!

Holding back the urge to destroy the bracelet, Chen Mo consumed the other designer skill books.

System, numerics, level design, and story writing have finally been levelled up. But now he was left with one hundred ninety or so books that were converted into 5.7 million credits.

But level two hadn’t been unlocked yet, it seemed like other skills such as art, music and storyboarding were also included…

After consuming the special skill books as well, Chen Mo checked out his attributes.

System, numerics, level design, and story writing were all at one hundred, waiting for level two and were at level two.

However, he was unable to continue to level his numerics stats as he needed to reach level two for everything else to be able to draw level two skill books.

Original Art: 80

3D art: 84

Animation: 40

Music and Audio Effects: 41

Storyboarding Skills : 36

Chen Mo felt satisfied with the stats and didn’t feel the need to draw more. The numerics stats was also good enough to make an RTS game.

Because of the perspective of RTS games, he didn’t need his art stats to be too high, unlike the requirements for first person action games. Therefore, his stats for Original Art and 3D Art was good enough for now.

But he was a bit lacking in the music and storyboarding department, but he could just spend more money in the CG department to compensate.

Chen Mo’s stats in the Illusion Game Engine was as such:

Chen Mo: Videogame designer (C-grade)

Creativity: 49

Systems: 57

Numerics: 65

Level Designer: 53

Story Writing: 45

Original art: 39

3D Art:1

Monthly Resources Quota: 133MB/5GB

Chen Mo had made three games ever since he became a C-grade videogame designer, including I Am MT, Thunderbolt Tabletop, and Lifeline, but he was still a C-grade designer, yet to reach B-grade…

Creativity, Level Designer and 3D art didn’t go up one bit.

Systems, Numerics, and Original Art were increased slightly from I Am MT and Thunderbolt Tabletop. Story Writing on the other hand, was increased because of Lifeline.

Although it wasn’t much, his Monthly Resources Quota was increased to 5GB.

It feels as though the people responsible for this were quite cocky. Obviously they don’t recognise I Am MT, thinking that it wasn’t much in terms of design despite how profitable it was.

However, they decided to get Chen Mo a higher resources quota to ‘have fun’ with since he was now a frequent visitor of the best sellers leaderboard on the official app store.

Chapter 101: RTS Masterpiece

Chen Mo felt that the 1.6GB he was given before was more than enough, especially for mobile games.

There were only two uses for this quota, one of which was downloading public artworks and music.

Of course, entry-level video game designers would tap into that resource, but would only use it as a placeholder. In order to increase the quality of the game, most designers would opt to make their own resources from scratch.

Another was using the engine to generate a framework from rules for the game, taking up system resources.

Games like I Am MT were really simple and would take at most 30MB to generate, so little you could basically neglect it.

Chen Mo didn’t worry about this at all while making his previous mobile games.

However, more complicated games such as RTS or MOBA games that had more complicated rulesets would take up much more system resources from the game engine.

Chen Mo would be a little bit apprehensive if he was to make an RTS game using the 1.6GB quota, but he could be more liberal now that he had 5GB to work with.

Moving onto the special equipment.

Chen Mo wouldn’t complain about the extra Memory Playback Potions and would be happy to receive more.

As for the Reaction Speed Serums and Hand Speed Boost Potions… They seemed kinda useless, but may as well use them both as their effect lasts forever.

At least it could be useful in games in the future.

Chen Mo didn’t feel any different after consuming all of it.

"Alright, that’s it for now."

Chen Mo decided to work on a new design document for his next game.

—

Now that Chen Mo had users and money, Chen Mo wanted to work on his brand.

Just like how he entered the mobile gaming industry with a fury using Plants vs Zombies, Chen Mo wanted to have the same effect with the PC gaming industry with a classic game.

Chen Mo was a tossing between RTS and MOBAs, unable to decide which one he wanted to make.

From a long term perspective, MOBAs would be the best choice. Recreating League of Legends would be more than enough for Chen Mo to do nothing for six to seven years.

Based on his previous world, RTS games would start declining once MOBAs were introduced.

However, Chen Mo still decided to make an RTS game after doing market research, settling on a Blizzard product: Warcraft

First, in terms of difficulty, MOBAs are much more difficult than RTS games as MOBAs need a lot of attention to the numerics side of things to properly balance things. Moreover, one small problem could lead to a huge chain reaction of balance changes, and one bad patch could kill the game.

Although RTS games required balancing as well, it was easier and wasn’t as complicated as MOBAs.

Second, from a promotional point of view, players of this world had never seen MOBAs, but were plenty familiar with RTS games. It would probably take long for a MOBA to get off its feet compared to RTS games.

Moreover, Chen Mo wanted to incorporate the World of Azeroth into a game as soon as possible. The sooner the world becomes a game, the more players would recognise the story, making the game spread even faster.

Therefore, Chen Mo decided to make Warcraft first as there wouldn’t be any point making an RTS game after making a MOBA.

—

Next up was planning the foundations of the game.

Warcraft technically was a series of games. ‘Orcs & Humans’, ‘Tides of Darkness’, ‘Beyond the Dark Portal’, ‘Reign of Chaos’, ‘The Frozen Throne’, were all technically Warcraft, but the differences between them were huge.

Setting aside the story, there was still a substantial difference between games in terms of gameplay.

For example in Warcraft 2, Blizzard had discovered their style, pioneering left click to select, and right click for attack and movement. Moreover, the "Fog of War" concept had also spread to many other RTS games.

In Warcraft 3, the concept of Heroes becomes key in the design of the game, striking a balance between teamwork and individuality, allowing the world of an RTS game to feel much richer.

And when Wrath of the Lich King came along, Warcraft 3 continued to get balance patches, and the story of the game reached its peak, which allowed Warcraft to become a classic game.

Chen Mo felt that he didn’t need to go through all the trouble that Blizzard went through, and decided to skip right to Warcraft 3.

In The Frozen Throne, the two most popular heroes, Illidan and Arthas dueled it out for the Frozen Throne, and pushed the story of the world of Azeroth to its limits. There were many players who started playing the game or spent more time looking into the lore because of these two heros.

Chen Mo decided to condense all the main parts of the story from Reign of Chaos, resulting in a combination of both Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne.

The other versions such as Tides of Darkness or Beyond the Dark Portal could be done as DLCs if the players were enthusiastic about getting more.

—

Chen Mo split the designing process of Warcraft into six different parts, namely rules and specifications, battle mechanics, races and units, story, level and map design, and multiplayer.

As there was so much to do, Chen Mo wasn’t in a rush to finish it. After writing down some concepts and key points, Chen Mo went downstairs.

Qian Kun started working yesterday, and sat next to Zheng Hongxi.

Zheng Hongxi and Su Jinyu were playing League Conquest while working hard to finish their research report on RTS games.

"Are the reports done?" asked Chen Mo.

Chen Hongxi saiid, "Almost done."

Su Jinyu said unconfidently, "I’m… done."

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, you guys can keep it. I won’t be looking at it."

Zheng Hongxi and Su Jinyu were visibly confused.

Su Jinyu was dumbfounded, "Manager, if you weren’t going to look at it, why make us put so much effort into it?"

Chen Mo replied, "If I didn’t ask you to write reports, would you play the game so seriously? Moreover, the reports are probably garbage, and I don’t even need to look at it to know that."

Zheng Hongxi and Su Jinyu were both speechless.

"Alright, I’ve got the plans for the next game, I’ll talk more in the meeting room." said Chen Mo.

Chen Mo handed out the design concept to the rest of them around the meeting table.

Zheng Hongxi was shocked, "Wow, you’re finally working on Azeroth?"

"RTS! Huh, seems like it’s going to be a big project! Are we able to do it…?" said Su Jinyu.

Qian Kun rubbed his chin, "Not a scammy game huh. Disappointing…"

Chen Mo was speechless, Is that the only thing this kid thinks about?

Chapter 102: Troop and Building Planning

It didn’t take long for the three of them to read the redesign concepts.

The design document gave an overview of the game, including what would make it fun and its basic composition. The three of them had a basic understanding of Warcraft after reading the design document.

However, Chen Mo was surprised that the three of them didn’t like the name of the game.

"Monsters? I think that’s a weird name, why not call it the war of Azeroth?[1]" Zheng Hongxi said, confused.

"I like the use of war, and I think it suits RTS games. However, doesn’t the game sound similar to Legion Conquest?" asked Qian Kun.

"But what are demons… There are orcs and undead, but there aren’t any demons…" Zheng Hongxi struggled to come to terms with that point.

Su Jinyu however was worried about the future of the game, "Manager, I’ve realised during my research that RTS is still dominated by Legion Conquest. There are a few other companies that have tried doing it and have failed. Are you sure we can make it to Legion Conquest’s level?"

Chen Mo was speechless, why were they worried about such weird things?

But to be fair, the Warcraft was known as Warcraft in english, which doesn’t have anything to do with demons. But this translation represented the game really well as well as sounding epic. That was why it became the official translation, turning demon into a proper noun."

"Relax, you guys don’t have to worry about my abilities to come up with names, nor do you guys have to worry about predicting how well the game does, " said Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu said, "Wow, manager the great and almighty. So when are we starting?"

"Hold up, we’ll need to split the work first."

"First, Hongxi. You’ll work on the story. I’ll give you a quick overview of the story, and it’ll revolve around the relationship of Arthas and Illadin. You’ll need to keep it in mind.

"You should know what to do with the descriptions of quests, dialogue, units, and buildings, I shouldn’t need to remind you of that.

"And from that will be the different buildings the various races will have as well as the settings for the units. So far we have four different races, humans, orcs, elves, and undead. The found different races will have completely different buildings. You’ll need to consider how well it’s going to fit to the story, which you’ll need to discuss with Qian Kun.

"It’s not enough for the story this time to be at the same level as Lifeline, so you better mentally prepare yourself. The story for the game will need to end up as a classic."

Zheng Hongxi wiped the sweat off his forehead, "I’ll try my best."

Chen Mo continued, "Qian Kun, you’ll be responsible for level design and the balancing. The balancing of the different units, difficulty of the levels, and the growth of the attributes of heroes. You’ll need to discuss with Hongxi.

"You’ll need to make a model for the balancing first, you should already know how to do these things. This is going to take some time, so don’t worry about getting it first try."

Before Chen Mo could finish, Su Jinyu added, "Yep, because the manager will tell you: Not bad, but redo it."

Zheng Hongxi confirmed, "Yep, that’s true."

Chen Mo and Qian Kun were both speechless.

Chen Mo continued, "Jin Yu will help me by making art work and concept art for characters and backgrounds. You’ll also need to work on some of the specifications of the game."

"I understand, "Su Jinyu confirmed with a nod.

"Look up World of Azeroth when you have the time, as there are many things that could be directly used there. Other than that, you could probably use content from other Western Fantasy representations as reference such as Heavenly Ring."

After having their assigned jobs, everyone started working.

Of course, it was unrealistic for Chen Mo to expect that Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun to completely recreate the Warcraft, which was why Chen Mo had to build a foundation for them to work off of.

Back at his office, Chen Mo used another Memory Playback Potion and started recalling his lost memories.

Back to many years ago where he would spend entire afternoons at internet cafes.

First were the units.

There weren’t too many units in the game as there were four races, and around twelve different types of units for each race.

Chen Mo started a column chart, with columns for attributes of units, including their cost (Gold, Wood and Food), attack speed, attack range, move speed, attack type, defence type, health, mana, weapon and armor type, special abilities, etc.

Afterwards, Chen Mo filled them in for all the units, starting from Night Elves: wisps, archer, glaive thrower, hippogryph…

The attributes of every single unit will need to be filled out according to the column chart he set out.

Moreover, Chen Mo could probably remake all the numbers for the units without the use of Memory Playback Potions based on his current abilities.

However, in order to get Qian Kun some training, Chen Mo decided to make the foundation to allow Qian Kun to get some practice.

Next up were the buildings.

The building system was quite complicated in Warcraft, unlike Red Alert where they only served one purpose and were all extremely squishy.

It only took a dozen machine gun wielding conscripts to destroy a military camp. This wasn’t logical no matter how you thought about it.

The buildings in Warcraft were more like a layer of armour for the base. Only a few specialised units were able to quickly destroy buildings, low tier units would merely tickle the buildings, nothing a few hammers from the peasants wouldn’t fix.

Moreover, players could block off areas using buildings to make their base more secure.

After including the buildings into the balancing system, sneak attacks that were common in Red Alert were nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, Warcraft did a good job on upgrading buildings and training units. A building would be able to be upgraded from level one to level three. Should the player work on building buildings to make higher tier troops or spam low tier units and rush early? The addition of an upgrade tree greatly expands the amount of strategies the players could use.

In addition, the players would also need to consider what units each building produced, what techs each unit had, as well as the positioning of buildings.

For example, Ancient of War from the night elves. Other than being able to train lower tier units such as archers and huntresses, it also had one thousand HP and strong attack. It could even consume trees to regenerate health.

And it’s also because of this that many players choose to use the Ancient of War to help kill neutral creeps, which was a common strategy among night elves.

These points made it clear that it was worth Chen Mo’s time to plan it properly as units and buildings were all integral to Warcraft.

TL note: [1] In Chinese, the game is directly translated to something along the lines of warring demons.

Chapter 104: Chapter 103: Arthas’s Sketch

The planning of units and buildings only took two days with the help of the Memory Playback Potion. But of course, Chen Mo had just the numbers, with no images for reference at all.

Chen Mo had previously posted a few concept arts of the World of Azeroth, including gryphons and hippogryphs, but most of the units still lacked artwork.

As Chen Mo had so many other things on his hands, he decided to hand over the buildings and units to Qian Kun.

Qian Kun built a system according to the attack/defence types of the different units and buildings to achieve a sort of balance between different races and units.

Su Jinyu on the other hand was creating artwork for a portion of the units based on her concept art, and the rest of it were outsourced to an art company.

As for the story, Chen Mo only left the story for The Frozen Throne to Zheng Hongxi, asking to make a draft for the story (including the plot and campaign), before revising it in the future.

After assigning the jobs, Chen Mo started to work on the most important part, the foundations of the specifications for maps.

The Warcraft world editor (aka WE) was very powerful, leading to the development of many minigames.

Moreover this game birthed classic minigames such Chenghai 3C, Dynasty Warriors[1], and DotA. DotA was especially important as it started the long MOBA saga.

Blizzard didn’t know how powerful the world editor was, but Chen Mo did. Because of how useful it was, Chen Mo wanted to make sure he did it right, and even make it better than the one in his previous life.

Not only did the mainframe of the world editor needed to be good, other hero mechanisms(respawning, reviving, invulnerability, etc.) also had to be added, becoming part of the editor.

Moreover, the resources for the map were also very expansive.

The map settings included map size, terrain, texture, as well as water and land.

There were also settings such as time(night and day) which would affect the vision range as well as if they were sleeping. It could even influence the strategy for different races.

Night Elves for example, where a few of the heroes and units would get invisibility upon standing still during the night, as well as increased health regeneration and improved vision range.

Because of the limitations of the game engine, controls for Warcraft weren’t as crisp as Starcraft 2 or other MOBA games, and Chen Mo felt that it was a point he could improve on.

—

The development of the game continued steadily.

Chen Mo would spend most of his time making the engine for the world, and would spend the remaining time making sketches of different units, buildings or areas for Su Jinyu to finish and colour.

These sketches didn’t need to be as detailed as the cards as the players would mostly focus on the character models as opposed to the artwork.

As when the artworks were finished, there were still character models to work on, and after that were animations, collision boxes and many more items. This was why Chen Mo decided to focus on finishing the concept document, as it was a bottleneck for everything else.

First floor of the experience store.

"Goldfish, can you tell me what genre the game will be? Is it an RPG?" asked Wen Lingwei.

Su Jinyu replied, "Geez, relax, you’ll know when it comes out."

"But the concept art is pretty good, the urge for me to help you colour them in are so strong I could barely contain myself, " replied Wen Lingwei.

Jia Peng also added, "It seems related to Azeroth, but it’s not a cute version this time. Perhaps it’s a more realistic I Am MT?"

Su Jinyu was speechless, "You guys are underestimating the manager, is he that type of guy? The type of guy to scam players for money on the basis of a reskin?"

Wen Lingwei facepalmed, "What do you think?"

"You don’t have to worry about that. This game is completely unrelated to I Am MT. It completely rests on the story from the World of Azeroth, " said Zheng Hongxi.

"Isn’t the World of Azeroth and I Am MT the same thing?" asked Jia Peng.

Zheng Hongxi shook his head, "Of course it isn’t the same. Haven’t you noticed that the story the manager posts of the World Of Azeroth is the world behind I Am MT, but the characters in I Am MT never appeared in World of Azeroth?"

Jia Peng gave it some thought, "Uhh, that’s… true."

Wen Lingwei was also confused, "Why is that?"

"You guys still don’t know? Names like Rogue and Priest clearly aren’t normal names of Western Fantasy characters, it’s just the bastardisation of their english pronunciation. I’m guessing that the manager is afraid that the people aren’t ready to accept Western Fantasy, which was why he decided to make the game and animated series more cute and suited to local tastes as promotion.

"That means that I Am MT is basically a parody and has nothing to do with the actual story in Azeroth."

Everyone finally understood, "So that’s why! The manager sure thinks far into the future."

Wen Lingwei scowled, "Therefore, now that the manager thinks its the right time, he decided to tell the story of the actual World of Azeroth?"

Zheng Hongxi nodded, "Exactly. I can’t tell you too much, but I can tell you that the story is insane. That’s right, insane."

…Is it as good as you make it out to be?

—

As they were talking Chen Mo came down stairs.

"I’ve sent a new batch of sketches to you, Goldfish, " said Chen Mo.

Everyone gathered around Su Jinyu as she opened the sketches.

It was a young man wearing dark green armor with ashen hair, with eyes filled with evil intent.

There was another sketch on the same image, a flaming skeleton horse running, as well as a two-sword with magic inscriptions on it.

The sketch also had the name of the character: Arthas Menethil, his mount Invincible, and his weapon Frostmourne.

"Is this the new Undead hero? He’s so handsome!" exclaimed Su Jinyu.

Wen Lingwei also joined in, "He’s so good looking! Is this the main character?"

Jia Peng said, "Umm… looks like the antagonist. That smile sends shivers through my spine."

"The sketch for Arthas is finally done? Let me see! Crazy! This is amazing!" exclaimed Zheng Hongxi.

Everyone had nothing but praises for the sketch.

Chen Mo’s sketch of Arthas fully conveyed his possible good or bad nature, especially with his mount Invincible and Fortmourne, everyone were able to imagine the heroic figure of Arthas leading the Scourge to take over Azeroth.

This picture was enough to make their blood boil!

After giving the sketch another look, they had more to say about it.

Although the sketch was far from complete, it was more than enough to convey the idea and characteristics of the character. From a design point of view, it was basically perfect and could even stand toe to toe with Heavenly Ring!

Wen Lingwei said, "Alright, I’ve decided that I’ll colour this sketch, free of charge!"

TL note [1]: Names of WOW minigames, and Dynasty Warriors here doesn’t refer to the actual Dynasty Warrior series

Chapter 104: Always Copied, Never Bested

Everyone was getting excited just from the sketches, especially when they thought about how the world of Azeroth would be made into an RPG game.

Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng and the others did not expect that Chen Mo would want to make an RTS as it was dominated by one overseas company, and none of the Chinese companies were able to properly integrate into the market.

Which was why the others thought that Chen Mo would make an RPG, because it would be the safest choice.

All of a sudden, Wen Lingwei mentioned, "By the way, manager, have you seen Zen Entertainment’s newest game?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "Nope, what is it?"

"I think it’s called ‘Seven Heroes’. It’s a Wuxia themed large scale RPG on the PC, " answered Wen Lingwei.

Zheng Hongxi said, "Oh that, I think it just entered closed beta today, and would enter public beta in two months."

That managed to grab Chen Mo’s attention, "Really? What type of game is it?"

Zheng Hongxi replied, "I watched the trailer, and it feels like a reskin of Legend of the Sword, swapping out the Xianxia theme into Wuxia theme.

"Huh? They’re doing that? Zen Entertainment sure is lazy, " said Jia Peng.

Zheng Hongxi said, "It’s not really lazy. Because of how successful Legend of the Sword was, any small changes could completely destroy the game. Copying their own game would be a safer choice."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement. This was actually quite common in his previous world. A large majority of the companies don’t have the courage to make big changes to a game that was already successful. It isn’t easy to create something new too, and I may even have the opposite effect.

Therefore, the safer choice would be to reskin their own game, changing out Xianxia to Wuxia. They would need to change things such as the content, how it’s sold, jobs, and the combat system, but the core of the game would remain the same, minimizing the risk of failure.

Qian Kun said, "It seems like they are just testing the waters. If it was successful as a PC game, they’ll make it into a VR game. Same old plan."

"The PC version will probably be successful, as in China, Legend of the Sword still has the best of the best gameplay, " said Zheng Hongxi.

As they were discussing, Su Jinyu exclaimed out of nowhere, "Huh? Take a look guys at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Weibo! They are releasing a new game!"

Everyone took out their phone to check their Weibo. Indeed Emperor Dynasty Entertainment posted a Weibo on their new game,

After the launch of I Am MT, Chen Mo developed Thunderbolt Tabletop as well as Lifeline. Including the development time, as well as testing, pre-release preparations and everything else was around four month’s of time.

It was now evident that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment hadn’t been slacking during that time.

The Weibo was as follows : Our newest game Ain World is now in closed beta! Expansive world, rich character customisation and different races, providing you with a unique RPG experience!

There were a few artworks included in the Weibo post, human knights, orc warriors, and elven archers. There were also a few artworks for the background setting, giving off strong Western Fantasy vibes.

Zheng Hongxi was also shocked, "What is this? Why would Emperor Dynasty make a Western Fantasy game?"

Wen Lingwei said disapprovingly, "It’s even called Ain World. It’s a knockoff of Azeroth right?"

"Manager, what do you think?" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo laughed, "What is there to think. Western Fantasy as a theme is currently in limbo in China. Emperor Dynasty and Zen have avoided it like the plague in the past, but decided to try it again out of nowhere. Moreover, it’s a completely original fictional world. Obviously…"

Zheng Hongxi finished off his sentence, "They’re copying Azeroth."

Chen Mo nodded, "Bingo."

"Wow, that’s really a new low for Emperor Dynasty, they copy everything the manager does. Does a huge company like them have no sense of dignity?" Jia Peng said angrily.

Wen Lingwei added, "They’ve even copied it before we made it."

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t worry, out of all the knockoffs they’ve made, was there a single one that performed better than the original?"

"Well, we can’t do nothing about it, right? Copying fictional worlds like this should warrant a lawsuit right?" said Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo said, "They’ve already made changes no? Look, obviously they’ve based it off Western Fantasy, and just ‘referenced’ some content from World of Azeroth, they wouldn’t dare reference too much."

Su Jinyu was still unsatisfied, "Well, manager, does that we’re not going to do anything?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "Of course not. Am I the type of guy to just take it? Hand the great Chen Mo his mobile phone, Goldfish."

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Huh?"

Chen Mo pointed at his phone on the table, "Over there."

SU Jinyu was speechless, "You’re such a drama queen, manager. Couldn’t you have done that yourself? And even went as far to refer to yourself in third person…"

Su Jinyu still walked the few steps to pass Chen Mo his phone.

Everyone was curious as to what Chen Mo was going to do. Was he going to start something that would benefit him again?

Chen Mo sent a Weibo with only a picture: Arthas’s concept sketch.

After some thought, he added a sentence :"Always copied, never bested."

His Weibo basically followed Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Weibo, with only a five minute gap between them.

The drama hungry fans were surprised upon seeing the Weibo!

They were about to start trash talking Emperor Dynasty Entertainment upon seeing their Weibo, but upon seeing Chen Mo’s Weibo, all their attention was shifted!

Although Chen Mo only posted a picture and one sentence, the message was clear as day.

There were dozens of entries on the World of Azeroth on Arthas. Therefore, everyone knew that he was a key character in the world of Azeroth, a fact that even the drama waiting players knew.

Even without context, the art for Arthas was amazing in and of itself.

The design, the expression, the setting, and when combined with the skeleton horse and Frostmourne, there were only two words that could be used to describe it: Extremely handsome!

Compared to this sketch, the detailed artwork for Ain World was like a woman with heavy makeup. No matter how much foundation they put on, they were completely overshadowed by the beauty of Chen Mo’s sketch!

The knockoff aspect became even more obvious.

Moreover, Chen Mo added a ‘Always copied, never bested.’ which he didn’t need to.

Yeah, that rings so true!

Plants vs Zombies, I Am MT, or Thunderbolt Tabletop, no matter what theme, what genre, and no matter how good or ill of an intent the game had, the other designers would copy Chen Mo. It was starting to get hard to watch!

Moreover, Emperor Dynasty decided to copy the World of Azeroth now? That’s a new level of ridiculous!

But looking back at Chen Mo’s games, none of them were bested! No matter how they copied it, Chen Mo’s next game would undoubtedly be better!

Chapter 105: It’s an RTS Game?

It didn’t take long before that sentence blew up

The drama hungry players left many comments underneath Chen Mo’s Weibo.

"Always copied, never bested! Crazy!"

"Hahaha, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment are still in their own happy place when the real Azeroth is releasing soon. Do you think they are worried?"

"You got them right on the mouth!"

"I feel bad for Emperor Dynasty. They were going to generate hype for the game, but all it took was one sentence from Chen Mo to draw all the attention away from them. Hahaha."

"Why do I feel that Chen Mo planned this from the start?"

"I can imagine what Emperor Dynasty was planning. Hasn’t Zen released a game called Seven Heroes lately? Then Emperor Dynasty decided to make Ain World to borrow some hype of Azeroth for itself. They even did it while Chen Mo didn’t have the ability to make large scale RPG games. But who would’ve thought that Chen Mo already saw this come! Just look at this sketch, it’s more than enough for Emperor Dynasty to start sweating!"

"But I’m worried. Is Chen Mo able to make a large scale RPG?"

"Previous poster, can Chen Mo make casual games? Can he make mobile card games? Can he make tabletop games? Every time you thought he couldn’t do it, didn’t he do exactly that?"

"But RPGs cost a lot of money!"

"Chen Mo lacking money? Is that a joke?"

"Yeah, Chen Mo isn’t lacking any money at all, every single game he makes is insanely popular, how could he be lacking money? How could you even say that after being drained of money by I Am MT."

"Wow, I thought there would be two to three years before I could play Azeroth, but turns out it’s already in production. I’m so excited!"

"I just wanna be a Tauren running around in the plains…"

—

The number of reposts and comments on Chen Mo’s Weibo was growing rapidly. Five hundred, one thousand, two thousand…

On the other hand, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Weibo was much more quiet. The most infuriating thing was that the best comment was ‘Always copied, never bested’!

It even became a trending topic, how could Emperor Dynasty not be mad?

Not only were the drama waiting fans surprised by the Weibo, it even surprised industry professionals!

Many video game designers were getting stressed from their past experiences with Weibo. It didn’t concern them too much while he was still in the mobile game market, but does this mean he’s entering the PC ecosystem? And he’s starting off with an RPG, was he trying to contend with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment?

Wow, he’s really not afraid of anything!

This was also extremely time sensitive, first was Seven Heroes from Zen Entertainment, then Ain World from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, then followed by Chen Mo’s World of Azeroth?

They were announced so close together it was hard to tell who would be winning and losing!

Zen Entertainment had experience from Legend of the Sword.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had a promotion using the Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform.

Chen Mo… didn’t have anything, but it was Chen Mo!

This guy was incredible right off the bat. He only bullied others, there was nobody bullying him yet!

Performance like this was incredible, and difficult to believe if you didn’t see it with your own eyes.

The drama loving fans were now extremely satisfied, and Chen Mo managed to siphon a lot of attention to the World of Azeroth.

—

Much discussion had started within the videogame industry.

The biggest question was what type of game was Chen Mo planning?

So far Chen Mo only released a sketch and a super pretentious comment.

Many players thought that Chen Mo must be making an MMORPG, as the content of World of Azeroth would fit an RPG so well it was practically designed for it.

But many industry professionals didn’t but it, mainly because of how demanding the content for an RPG was, could Chen Mo manage that?

Chen Mo had also done some bait and switch in the past. He released an animated series as well as a website before he released I Am MT, but ended up releasing a hundred something megabyte mobile game.

Similarly, Chen Mo only released a sketch this time, who could be sure that he wasn’t going to make another scammy card game?

However, there were also some industry professionals who thought Chen Mo would actually make an RPG as he now had the money and user base. Combined with an expansive fictional world and some hard work, it wasn’t out of the line to make an RPG that would go down in history.

It wouldn’t make too much sense to make another scammy mobile game. Just as the boy who cried wolf, the players would eventually get tired of this antics, ruining a fictional world as well done as World of Azeroth was.

There were many different opinions, with no consensus.

—

Chen Mo was tight-lipped about the matter. No matter how many times the fans asked, he wasn’t revealing anything.

At the same time, the development was going on as planned.

After Su Jinyu finished another batch of concept art, Chen Mo found another company to outsource the 3D model production.

Of course Chen Mo provided their scales, actions and other specifications as Chen Mo wanted to best represent the uniqueness of each unit.

The details on character models didn’t have as high requirements as RPG games, as most of the time players would be playing from a top-down view of the world. There weren’t any ‘gentlemen requirements’ such as being able to peek at the panties of the models.

There were hundreds of models including the units and monsters in Warcraft. If the models for terrain and buildings were included as well, it was going to be quite big, but still within the realms of acceptance.

Other than that, Chen Mo also had Zheng Hongxi rewrite the story for the Frozen Throne four more times.

The story would directly affect things such as the terrain, level design, enemy locations. Chen Mo had to meticulously adjust them one by one to make sure it fit with the story.

Music and audio effects weren’t big problems either. He could outsource the dubs and sound effects, and Chen Mo could compose a rough BGM to be finished by professionals.

===

The drama hungry players were eagerly waiting for Seven Heroes, Ain World, and Warcraft.

On the fifth next month, Seven Heroes would enter public beta.

The date for Ain World’s public beta was also confirmed, on the tenth next month.

Chapter 106: Game is Now Live!

Jia Peng and Qian Kun were being quite rowdy as they were playing games in the experience store.

"What the, why is your Blademaster here again? You’re so annoying, stop killing my peasants"

"Heh, you think I don’t know that you’re trying to hide the fact that you’re leveling up your buildings? I’ll kill your wisps!"

"What, don’t make me do this!"

"My goodness, it self-destructed!"

To be frank, guys usually have an advantage when it comes to RTS games. The two of them had beat the campaign fairly early on, and quickly moved onto PvP.

Jia Peng liked the game a lot as RTS games weren’t as heavy on RNG. Of course he would never play heroes like Blademaster or Demon Hunter, as a Blademaster who doesn’t crit posed no threat.

The girls weren’t entirely interested in combat like these, and only wanted to get through the campaign. But for their skill level, they were struggling through the campaign levels…

Other than Wen Lingwei, all the other girls were still on the Undead level.

"Manager, could you do some cheating for me? I really can’t beat this, " pleaded Chang Xiuya.

Chen Mo took a look, and indeed, RTS games weren’t too suitable for these girls.

"Alright, I’ll teach you a spell, " said Chen Mo.

"A spell?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Open the textbox and type in +1, no wait, I mean whosyourdaddy."

Chang Xiuya could barely hold back her laughter, "What do you mean! Are you asking the computer who’s your daddy?"

Chen Mo said in a serious tone, "I’m serious, try it."

Chang Xiuya typed in the cheat in the chat just as Chen Mo instructed, then hit enter.

"Hmm? It feels like nothing has changed, " said Chang Xiuya.

"Try and hit that monster over there."

Chang Xiuya commanded her Death Knight to attack the monster, and it died in one hit!

Chang Xiuya was shocked, then tried to hit the other monster, which all died to one hit. Moreover, her Death Knight was also invulnerable, not losing a single bit of HP no matter how many enemies there were.

Chang Xiuya exclaimed, "Wow, it really is a spell, that’s amazing! Anyways, how would you add something like this, manager."

Chen Mo laughed, "There are many more spells in the game, you wanna learn?"

Qian Kun typed in ‘whosyourdaddy’ in the chat in the match against Jia Peng.

Jia Peng replied in chat: "???"

"Ah! Manager, that spell doesn’t work, you lied to me again!" cried Qian Kun.

Jia Peng was speechless, "Geez, you planned to cheat? What happened to your dignity."

Chen Mo laughed, "Stop thinking about ways to cheat. Anyone would know that you couldn’t use cheats in versus mode. Did you really have to try?"

Chen Mo looked at the match between Qian Kun and Jia Peng and they were still at the early stages in terms of skill, with basically zero micromanagement. They wouldn’t be fighting when they were training, and there was no training when fighting.

Their strategies were also extremely monotonous, they would always train the highest tier minions and the match would be decided in one fight. They were also not inclined to kill neutral creeps as they would suffer heavy casualties when doing so.

They were still quite new to the game after all, and were quite far away from actually understanding the core gameplay.

However, Chen Mo decided to let them explore, holding back on teaching them advanced strategies. As the game grows and players increase, the strategies would develop themselves.

—

It was almost time for the release of Warcraft, and the game was more or less at the same level as the original version now.

But the game engine, graphics and multiplayer aspect were much better than the original.

Especially the multiplayer aspect, where Chen Mo included a scoring system for ranking, from zero to four thousand.

Fifteen hundred was designed to be around the average player, less than fifteen hundred would mean you were terrible, at four thousand meant that you were a pro player.

Moreover, Chen Mo added a replay system, and each replay file would only be a few hundred KBs, allowing players to easily watch matches between high skilled players in order to learn from them, which would in turn increase the skill level of the average player.

It was also because of these match replays that allowed a few classic matchups to be spread all over the world, and allowed a few classic strategies to be improved upon/

—

This time, everyone in the experience store, including Su Jinyu had nothing but praises for this game. Even the girls who weren’t used to playing RTS games were really satisfied with the game.

The only person who had questions about the game was Qian Kun. He questioned why it didn’t use the same modem as I Am MT, but was shut down quickly by Chen MO.

Everyone was confident that Warcraft would be an amazing game, not only challenging Legion Conquest for the top spot for RTS games, but also defining the idea of RTS games!

—

Warcraft was now officially live at 2pm, the first.

Chen Mo decided to only have it on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform and the official app store, ignoring all the other miscellaneous platforms.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t feel the need to please the other distribution platforms. This was the reason he spent so much time and effort into promoting Thunderbolt Gaming Platform and developing Thunderbolt Tabletop.

Of course he had to send out a Weibo.

"The true Azeroth story, defefining RTS games. Warcraft: The Frozen Throne is now officially live!"

The drama loving fans downloaded the game on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform at moments notice.

Chen Mo didn’t use the usual profit model for this game, but instead chose to make the first chapter of the campaign mode free to play, but requiring players to pay for the other chapters as well as the multiplayer mode.

Warcraft: The Frozen Throne was set at eight-eight RMB, which was quite expensive in China. Legion Conquest was selling for forty USD outside of China, and repriced it to ninety-nine RMB in China, due to the differences in countries, the developers couldn’t directly convert the cost.

As Chinese players had a lower level of consumption, and couldn’t go shoulder to shoulder with the other developed countries. Therefore, in order to sell more copies, developers choose to reduce the price.

Chinese mobile games usually cost ten to twenty RMB, and RPGs usually charge by playtime, reducing the upfront cost.

Games like Warcraft that are charging almost ninety RMB upfront were quite expensive

Chapter 107: Ten Years In Video Games, Nine Years in CG

Chinese RTS fans were also discussing this brand new RTS game.

In a community of Legion Conquest players.

"I heard there’s a new Chinese RTS game that is quite popular recently."

"I’ve also heard. I think it’s called Warcraft. It uses Western Fantasy."

"…Really? I thought Western Fantasy and RTS games are taboo in the Chinese video game industry. Didn’t Emperor Dynasty and Zen break themselves trying? Who would be daring enough to try the two together at once?"

"Thunderbolt Entertainment, the one owned by Chen Mo."

"Chen Mo? Never heard of him."

"You’ve heard of Plants vs Zombies and I Am MT right?"

"Huh? Isn’t that a mobile game company? They’re moving onto PC games? RTS games at that?"

"So brave…"

"But I’ve heard this guy has some magical powers or something, no matter what genre they tap into, the game becomes insanely popular. I’m downloading Warcraft as we speak, I’ll let you guys know how it goes."

"Go forth! The people of our village will be waiting for your good news!"

—

Everybody in that community were RTS fans, and a large majority of them played Legion Conquest.

One of the admins in the group, Kaiser asked, "What? New RTS game? Send me the link, I’ll try it out too."

Many replies came after the message.

"Wow, K-god wants to try it himself? Alright, I’ve got something to look forward to too.

"Even K-god is getting the itch, alright, I’ll try it out too."

"K-god, you can download Warcraft from Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, it’s just a search away."

This Kaiser guy was well known in the Chinese RTS community. There are a few superstars in LEgion Conquest, and Kaiser was one of them.

However, Kaiser wasn’t the best of the best, and was only top ten in the country. The reason he was famous was because he’d always criticise Legion Conquest on various forums, and was even known to give the developer suggestions, and of course, almost none of them have been used.

Kaiser was seen as the prime source of opinion in the RTS community in China. He had also made a tutorial series for Legion Conquest, and also had his own fan base.

This guy was usually quiet year round, and seemed like the cool, quiet type. But they couldn’t help but speak out after hearing about a new RTS game being released.

In reality, this K-god with a huge fan base was just a second-year senior student.

Xue Kai, game ID: Kaiser, 17 years old, legend in Legion Conquest.

Xua Kai came from a well-off family, a huge fan of RTS games, and gained a huge fan base through streaming and videos. However, he still had many strong opinions on LEgion Conquest.

He had also expressed his opinions to the developers, as it’s an overseas game, even if Xue Kai got someone to translate his recommendations, the developers of Legion Conquest wouldn’t even bat an eye.

Therefore, Xue Kai had been waiting for a better RTS game to appear. Upon hearing that a Chinese designer developed an RTS game, he tried it out filled with hope.

What if. What if the game was actually kinda fun?

After finding Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, he registered a Thunderbolt Game Pass and downloaded Warcraft.

It didn’t take long before the download finished.

The icon was a young man who was filled with evil intent. Although it was difficult to tell from such a small icon, it felt really nice.

Xue Kai double clicked the icon to enter the game.

The logo of Thunderbolt Gaming flashed across the screen/

An ominous gust of wind, the camera zoomed through the clouds, free as a bird.

Following the ominous winds, a melodious tune started playing.

A crow flew over the snow covered peak, through a desolate gorge, finally reaching a populous human city.

The palace of humans, the imperial capital of Lordaeron

There was chattering, and the king, Terenas, sat on the throne deep in thought.

At the same time, the crow flew out of nowhere right in front of the king.

The background music turned dark, and the ominous crow drew the attention of the king.

As everyone else in the room was chattering, the crow started to glow a suspicious green, and turned into a human as people were panicking.

Medivh.

His face was hooded, but his voice could be heard throughout the entire castle.

"Humans are in danger. The tides of darkness will arrive again, and the world is on the edge of war!

"The only hope for your people is to move west, to the forgotten lands, Kalimdor!"

The king was visibly upset, standing up from his throne, "I don’t know who you are or what you believe in, but now is not the time for prophecies! If our country goes to war, we will decide how to protect our citizens! Not you!"

At this moment, the background music turned into a sad melancholic tone.

Medivh’s now had a disappointed tone, "I’ve once lost my humanity, but I won’t let that happen again.

"If you can’t solve the problem, I’ll get someone else you will."

Medivh turned around and took his leave, leaving one message behind.

"I’ve warned you, and the fates are in your hand."

The screen turned black, signaling the end of the cinematic before entering the game.

Although it was short it contained a lot of information. Xue Kai didn’t pay much attention to the story of Azeroth previously, but he had gotten a lot of information from this cinematic.

Humans were currently under attack by the orcs, and there was an unknown disease spreading too. A mysterious person entered the palace of the humans, but his words weren’t taken seriously by the king.

This short cinematic managed to bring out everything that was important, although Xue Kai didn’t know who Medivh was, nor did he know what his human city was about, but it was more than enough that the story captured his attention.

Moreover, the cinematic was really well done.

In this world, China wasn’t lacking good animation or CG companies, nor were they lacking in good sound effects companies or voice actors, the only thing lacking was money.

Good CG could be achieved with enough money, it wasn’t the best of the best, but it wasn’t too far off either.

The only problem was that many of the developers weren’t willing to spend that money.

These cinematics would be two to three minutes long, and the money to make that cinematic was almost enough to make a mobile game.

Why would Chen Mo spend so much money on CG?

It wasn’t known how much Blizzard spent on CG, but it was commonly accepted that the three minutes for the CG for Wrath of the Lich King was around five million USD.

In the parallel world, due to the improvements in animations and CG, as well as the lower pay meant that it was much cheaper.

Chen Mo didn’t even pick the highest quality CG, but a slightly cheaper one, one that he was happy with.

Even so, Chen Mo still spent around thirty-seven million RMB.

And this was the result of it, a cinematic that summarises all the key scenes from the previous versions, minus many many parts to reach the thirty-seven million price tag.

For example, the opening scene for Warcraft was changed to when Medivh warned the king, cutting out everything before it.

Chen Mo spent a huge chunk of money from I Am MT just to make this cinematic. Some parts that couldn’t be fit into the budget had to be replaced with rengerings or pure narrations in order to save money.

Truthfully, if Chen Mo wasn’t financially supported by a game like I Am MT, he would’ve never been able to spend money on things like these, and would’ve needed to settle for something cheaper.

If Chen Mo went all out on the cinematics, the cost of the game would easily surpass hundreds of millions, there was no way he could’ve spent that money.

The game itself, including the artwork and the like didn’t even come close to the cost of the cinematics. Chen Mo finally understood the meaning behind, ‘Ten Years In Video Games, Nine Years in CG’

Only Chen Mo and Guo Feng from Dazzling Aurora Studios knew about this, whereas Su Jinyu and the others were completely in the dark. Su Jinyu and Qian Kun would probably die from shock if they found out.

It was a huge risk after all. If Warcraft didn’t garder many players, wouldn’t Chen Mo be out tens of millions?

If he spent that money on a scammy mobile game like I Am MT, he would make so much more money!

But Chen Mo knew the worth of spending that money on CG.

It might not work out for other games, but it was definitely worth it for Warcraft! Every single cinematic in this game would go down in history, it was worth it even if it would cost double the price!

The reason Chen Mo was willing to spend all this money was not because of the immediate return, but to build up the brand of Warcraft to enable future games.

Moreover, thirty-seven million was only about six million USD, considerably cheaper than the original!

—

Xue Kai was very impressed at this level of dedication. There were very few overseas companies who were willing to spend this amount of money, and even less so in China.

Moreover, this cinematic wasn’t just about the quality of animations, it was also content rich!

Xue Kai was completely shocked for a few seconds before starting campaign mode.

After the human price Arthas exchanged a few words with Lightbringer Uther, the combat started.

The game started off with a few simple tutorials, guiding Xue Kai to left click to select, and move units with right click.

"Huh? The controls are different compared to Legion Conquest."

Xue Kai was shocked as Legion Conquest was the gold standard for RTS games, there were very few RTS games who even dared to deviate from that combat system.

As a senior RTS player, Xue Kai didn’t start playing immediately, but chose to look deeper into the controls for Warcraft.

Left click to select, right click to move, and after the unit it selected, there were a few more commands, including move, stop, hold, attack, patrol and abilities.

Moreover, all these actions had shortcut keys.

"Hold? Patrol?"

Xue Kai clicked on patrol then somewhere on the map, then Arthas began to run between the two points.

"The control system is so rich in this game. This has much more depth than Legion Conquest, " exclaimed Xue Kai.

Moreover, he found the design of Hero Abilities quite refreshing. In LEgion Conquest, although there were a few special units, there wasn’t a ‘Hero’ class.

In Warcraft, heroes were a part of the game, there was an icon of the hero on the top left, and heroes would even have special abilities that were very useful in battle.

Moreover, there was an inventory in the bottom right. Although he didn’t have anything, it was obvious that this game supported the use of items.

"Interesting, there are so many new innovative things in this game."

Controlling Arthas, Xue Kai started completing the objectives.

During that process, Arthas kept talking, responding to Xue Kai’s commands.

"Of course."

"For glory!"

"May the Holy Light bless my people."

This was similar to Legion Conquest, it wasn’t perfect there, and was quite awkward at times.

On the other hand, the voice lines for Warcraft were managed by Chen Mo himself, using the original ones as reference. Xue Kai felt that these voice lines were very natural, keeping to the Western Fantasy theme without all the awkward translations.

It didn’t take long for Xue Kai to beat the first level.

As Xue Kai had a strong background in RTS games, the campaign levels didn’t pose much of a threat to Xue Kai as he swept through them.

After beating the first level, Xue Kai didn’t continue immediately, instead sending a message to the group chat.

Kaiser: "This game is amazing. Legion Conquest doesn’t even come close to this"

Chapter 108: RTS Community Gone Wild!

The entire chat group flipped out when Kaiser sent that message.

"Oh my, did K-god get hacked? I’ve never seen K-god praise an RTS game like this!"

"K-god are you serious? Is the game that greaT?"

"I trust K-god, I’ll try it out now!"

The chat group was filled with long-time RTS players. Upon hearing from Kaiser than this game was way better than Legion Conquest, they couldn’t wait to try the game.

Xue Kai was so happy with the game, he felt that it wasn’t enough to promote it in the QQ group. He went on Weibo and praised the game yet again.

He even decided to livestream the game as he decided it still didn’t receive enough praise.

A game like this can’t be enjoyed alone, the more players the better!

Moreover, it’s rare that a Chinese company releases such a nice game, of course he was going to support it!

Xue Kai launched the streaming software.

Xue Kai didn’t receive as many viewers as was still the afternoon, and Xue Kai usually streamed during the night. But there were many fans who followed Xue Kai who started watching the stream.

"Wow, K-god is streaming? It’s only afternoon, that’s weird."

"Wow, I’ve got nothing to do this afternoon anyways, feels good to watch K-god."

There were more and more people watching and chatting, and it didn’t take long before he reached two hundred thousand viewers.

Xue Kai had a million fans following his stream, so this number wasn’t much. RTS games weren’t as popular as MOBAs in the previous world too, combined with the fact that there were usually less people watching streams during the afternoon and less people watching streams in general, this number was reasonable.

However, Xue Kai was still quite a big streamer with a million followers.

Xue Kai started displaying Warcraft on his stream, then changing the title to "Trying out Warcraft".

Xue Kai said as he controlled Arthas to beat the level, "I’ve discovered this new game called Warcraft today. It’s made in China and from the few moments I’ve played before this, it felt quite nice. I’d recommend everyone to try it out."

The viewers also started discussing the game. There were many that had their eyes on the game and started promoting it to others.

The other fans who hadn’t paid too much attention to it couldn’t help but download the game under all the peer pressure.

—

Xue Kai was one of the first Warcraft streamers, but he certainly wasn’t the only one. The news spread quickly in the RTS community, and many viewers went to other streams begging the streamer to play Warcraft. It didn’t take long before it became a phenomena on the streaming platform.

The next day, many Legion Conquest streamers were now playing Warcraft.

A lot of players have been drawn in by the high quality cinematics, charismatic playstyle and incredible story, it didn’t take long before Warcraft became immensely popular in the PC community.

Xue Kai forked out money to buy Warcraft with no hesitation. He thought that he game was going to be popular for sure, and eighty-eight RMB for a game of this quality wasn’t bad at all.

As time went by, Xue Kai started to discover that the game had rich gameplay and heart grabbing story.

There were now eight hundred thousand viewers watching Xue Kia playing Warcraft, greatly surpassing many other RPG streamers as well as being his new top view count.

After beating another chapter, another cinematic started playing.

Xue Kai was shocked, another cinematic? The designer must be rich to be able to throw this much money based on how detailed they were. How many of these did he make?

A far away bell sounded.

In the sacred and magnificent melody, the camera flew over the city of Lordaeron and returned Arthas.

Arthas enters the city after a drawbridge was dropped. The citizens of Lordaeron cheer with petals filling the air as they welcome the return of their price.

As the petals fell, Arthas who had a black hood on looked up and grabbed a petal.

At this moment, the melody turned depressing.

The petal slowly wilted in Arthas’s hand.

Arthas threw the flower to the ground and looked towards the sky with his cold, lifeless eyes.

Arthas then entered the hall of the palace.

Arthas greets his father kneeling with his sword out. Nobody noticed that the weapon in the price’s hand wasn’t a holy battlehammer, but the dreadful Frostmourne.

The king stood up to welcome Arthas, but there was another voice in Arthas’s mind.

"You don’t need to sacrifice for your people."

"You don’t need to take up the responsibility of the king."

"I’ve arranged everything."

With the voice of Frostmourne in his mind, Arthas walked forward with his sword in hand.

The camera panned to the shadow of Arthas on the wall, with the king yelling, "My son, what are you doing?"

Arthas replied completely emotionless, "Continuing the legacy, father."

The king fell following his scream.

As the blood flowed down from the throne, Arthas exclaimed emotionlessly, "This country will be destroyed.

"But from it’s rubble, a new order will be born, and it will shake the world to its core!"

—

Before Xue Kai came back to his senses, the chat was going wild.

"Oh my goodness, this is a Chinese game? You’re telling me this is a Chinese game?"

"This cinematic is insane! Mom’s asking me why I’m on my knees!"

"The righteous son broke in the end? My goodness, does the story need to be this good! The father and son are gone!"

"I knew from the beginning that it wasn’t going to turn out well!"

"Get a move on, K-god. We wanna see the end!"

—

The players were already going wild from the story before they even got the Versus mode.

The setting of the story completely outmatched Legion Conquest. Not to mention the otherworldly quality of these cinematics blew the stale and boring settings of Legion Conquest into smithereens!

This even drew up the visits to the World of Azeroth website. There were more and more comments under Arthas and Illidan, with several more comments every refresh.

Within the experience store, everyone had their eyes on the statistics for the game.

Although I Am MT had been on the best-selling leaderboards, PC games are on a different level to mobile games. Everyone was highly confident in Warcraft, but nobody knew for sure how well the game would sell.

Su Jinyu asked, "How’s the sales like, manager?"

Chen Mo replied, "Didn’t you ask that an hour ago? How much would it grow in an hour."

"Quick, come take a look, " ushered Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo took a look and said, "It’s at twenty four thousand nine hundred and sixty right now, growing at about seven hundred an hour.

"Wow, that’s amazing! Over twenty thousand sales on the first day!" exclaimed Su Jinyu.

Qian Kun also said in a happy tone, "That means it’s more than a million RMB in a day! That’s amazing!"

Plants vs Zombies also had twenty thousand sales on the first day. But it was a mobile game after all, one priced at ten RMB at that, only resulting in two hundred thousand RMB.

Warcraft was a large game sold at eighty-eight RMB, and selling twenty thousand copies meant 1.7 million RMB, a completely different level from mobile games.

"You’re happy with that? I think the sales can go higher still, " said Chen Mo.

"Higher?" Su Jinyu was surprised, "Any higher and there’ll be no traces of Legion Conquest left. Isn’t that a bit unrealistic?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Unrealistic? It’d be unrealistic if that didn’t happen."

Everyone else felt that the number of sales Warcraft had was already quite amazing, but Chen Mo was far from satisfied.

In his previous life, Warcraft sold 1.6 million copies in China. At that time, priating was commonplace in China, and being able to sell 1.6 million copies were

Although Chen Mo set the price a bit high at eighty-eight RMb, pirating games was a much rarer occurrence in the parallel world and was more or less non-existent. Combined with the fact that there wasn’t much competition among RTS games, Chen Mo was confident that he could sell around two million copies in China!

Moreover, this was just the sales in China. A game like Warcraft could totally be sold overseas and could get immensely popular like Legion Conquest did.Warcraft also happened to be Legion Conquest, but better in every single aspect.

Chapter 109: Ain World Fails Miserably

The popularity of Warcraft continues to grow, Chen Mo’s works, story of Azeroth, revolutionary RTS game, excellent Chinese game were all trending topics that made it to large video game forums and streaming sites.

In particular if you were in the RTS community and didn’t know Warcraft, you’d probably be made fun of.

Once the topic got started, it started gaining more and more momentum. Warcraft managed to get forty-three thousand sales on the third day, double that of the first.

That means that on the third day, there were nearly one hundred thousand downloads in total, resulting in eight million RMB in profits.

Extrapolating this data, Warcraft could read eight hundred thousand sales in the first month resulting in about seventy million in profit.

This drove the gaming community crazy, and the drama hungry fans were getting really excited.

There was a lot to PC games as RPGs games were able to reach tens of millions in profit in a month. But Warcraft was a sell by copy RTS game, and Chinese companies wouldn’t even touch RTS games with a ten foot pole!

The community felt that Chen Mo was super cool by entering the PC gaming ecosystem with a bang using an RTS game, and even putting an overseas game like Legion Conquest under its feet.

Moreover, the reviews for Warcraft were incredibly high for players and industry professionals like. The ratings for Warcraft were consistently above 9.5, and many video game reviewing companies had nothing but praises for the game.

High Quality Chinese RTS game: Warcraft!

Entering PC classics with a storm!

You don’t believe that it’s a Chinese videogame from these cinematics!

From I Am MT to Warcraft, how much more can World of Azeroth provide?

Rating of 9.5, this came could become a milestone in RTS games!

RTS game legend: This game destroys Legion Conquest!

Professionals say: Incredible high quality game!

The entire video game media had nothing but praises for the game, and in a few days most of the videogame media had become Chen Mo’s diehard fans, prasing Warcraft again and again.

Many players would dedicate their own time to promote Warcraft to other players.

In no time at all, Warcraft became incredibly well known. Even players who didn’t play RTS games knew about the great game.

—

On the fifth, Seven Heroes entered public testing.

On the tenth, Ain’s world Entered private testing.

These games were supposed to become hot topics of the both, but never managed to garner much attention. Seven Heroes actually gathered less players during its public beta compared to private.

Ain World had it even worse, when it entered closed beta, Warcraft was on its rise. When the two games were compared, Ain World’s statistics were an eyesore.

After experiencing the story and cinematics from Warcraft, the players have developed a specific taste. The players who tried you Ain World for its western fantasy theme didn’t last too long before quitting.

"What are these character designs, and that hairstyle? It’s so obvious that it’s a cheap knockoff."

"This opening cinematic looks like it’s made for children. You guys should take a look at Warcraft’s opening."

"Emperor Dynasty Entertainment made a game of this quality? You guys are a huge company, yet failed to compete against a C-grade videogame designer who just entered the industry a year ago? You guys are making me laugh."

"Seriously, is the story written by a teenager?"

"I’ll make a joke, an RPG game is destroyed to nothing by an RTS game."

Even diehard fans of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment couldn’t make up a single excuse for how big of a flop Ain World was.

It might’ve been better without Warcraft. But with Warcraft in everyone’s mind, all the flaws in Ain World were glaringly obvious.

The cinematics and story were on a completely different level. The most infuriating thing was that Warcraft belonged to a genre where story wasn’t important. On the other hand Ain World was an RPG!

Tang Dagang was stuck in a hard spot. You can’t blame me, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment didn’t give me enough resources at all!

The internals of Emperor Dynasty never reached a consensus with regards to Ain World. Qiu Jiang and Qin Xiao were strongly against Ain World, but Yan Zhenyuan and Lin Chaoxu were quite cautiously supportive, unwilling to commit too much resources onto Tang Dagang.

Tang Dagang was angry at the fact he didn’t get the best Emperor Dynasty Entertainment could offer for things such as story writing and art.

But in reality? So what if he got the best?

Chen Mo didn’t even bat an eye.

Seven Heroes and Ain World weren’t popular at all. They were completely overshadowed by Warcraft on Weibo’s trending topics.

Emperor Dynasty Entered and Zen Entertainment didn’t expect that works that they have put time and effort into got beaten by an RTS game of all things.

The only thing worse than dying with a bang was to die quietly. Ain World had some haters at the start, but as time went on, nobody even bat an eye.

This MMORPG that wanted to copy World of Azeroth failed miserably.

—

At this time, RTS fans were pulling their hair trying to figure out the strategies for Warcraft. They were shocked by how much more complex the gameplay was than they originally thought.

At the beginning, everyone just tried to train a bunch of high tier units for one big battle later on. The players were highly focused on making strong units and completely neglected the heroes.

Later on, a stronger player discovered the use of heroes, focusing on getting skills and grinding mobs. Strategies involving harassing players when they were building up using Blademaster or Demon Hunter started becoming more common.

Afterwards, scouting, group farming, rushing, and distributing resource gathering started appearing. RTS players from Legion Conquests were playing Warcraft day in day out to try and figure out new strategies.

Chen Mo included a complete ranking system in Warcraft as well as a replay system. Players could watch strong players battle it out, learning strategies first hand as well as being able to revise old strategies, allowing new ones to be developed even faster than before.

In a week, Xue Kai and other RTS titans managed to reach twenty-four hundred points. They were even ready to give up sleep in order to climb even higher.

Warcraft even infiltrated communities that didn’t play RTS games. Players who never played Legion Conquest started playing Warcraft because of its rich story.

Chapter 110: Expand Overseas?

It was late at night.

Horrific screams can be heard from the second floor of the experience store.

"What the! Give me storyboarding skill books"

"My goodness why is it an animation book again"

"I want to go to the second level! Stop messing with me and give me that storyboarding skill book!"

If the experience didn’t have good sound-proofing, his neighbours probably would’ve called the police on him.

It had been a month since Warcraft went online, and the official sales stated that he sold seven hundred and forty thousand copies, meaning that Chen Mo got nearly forty-one million RMB into his pocket.

As there was a large portion of sales that came from Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, a lot of his profits went straight to him without giving cuts to the official app store, which was why it was higher than expected.

This was also one of the positives of having your own platform.

The number of sales did drop in the last couple days of the month as there were limited numbers of RTS players, but Chen Mo had managed to make a decent chunk of change despite that, coming close to breaking even in the first month.

This wasn’t surprising as Warcraft as a classic. Games like these are in limited supply, and Chen Mo wasn’t quite satisfied by a performance like these.

It was difficult to predict how many more copies he could sell, but Chen Mo felt that his previous estimation of twenty million was a bit too conservative.

After receiving the money, Chen Mo spent them on spinning as he tried to max out all his skills to enter the second level.

In the end, the more money it spent, the more it hurt to spend.

Mainly because Chen Mo’s designer skills were already full, therefore every subsequent book had to be converted into credits. Every single skill book he draws meant that he was losing seven thousand RMB. It was basically robbery.

Among the special skills, Original art, 3D art, animations and so on were not maxed out yet, and he still needed two hundred and fifty five books.

According to the 5:3:2 ratio he calculated before, including the fact that he could draw duplicate skill books and refunding those skill books for credits, Chen Mo needed to make at least another eighty of these draws.

All these draws translated directly to money! Although Chen Mo had the funds, he didn’t want to spend it like this.

After another few more draws, the rate of improvement slowed dramatically.

With the fact that he was still quite far away from level two, Chen Mo hesitantly decided to call it for now.

That’s it for now, I’ll think about this later.

The only good thing that came out of it was the special equipment.

Half of those were Memory Playback Potions, and everything else were Reaction Speed Serums and Hand Speed Boost Potions.

Holding back his pain, Chen Mo consumed all the special equipment.

What use do these things have?

Based on the name Reaction Speed Serums improve your reaction speed, and Hand Speed Boost Potions improve the speed of the hands. These were things that were important to professional video game players.

Other than playing games, these things were meaningless.

What is the meaning of this? Is this a sign from the heavens for me to repay society?

Chen Mo was stuck in a tough spot, wouldn’t it be a waste of all this Reaction Speed Serums and Hand Speed Boost Potion if he didn’t play games?

Chen MoWent to sleep with the painful thought in mind.

RTS players didn’t know about what kind of nightmare they would be facing in the future…

—

There were several video game media who wanted to interview Chen Mo during this time, but Chen Mo declined all of them.

Chen Mo also gathered a lot of fans on his Weibo, now having more than a million fans, he was considered a decently famous designer.

Despite their image of him, Chen Mo was actually quite humble about this, not posting anything on his Weibo for a month and declining every single interview. Many fans were suspicious that maybe he took the money and disappeared.

It wasn’t that Chen Mo was being humble, he just wasn’t used to seeing good things said about him.

Hmm, I think scammy games are more my style!

Chen Mo’s ratings on the Illusion Game Engine had grown explosively.

Chen Mo: Videogame Designer (B-grade)

Creativity: 78

System: 67

Numerics: 76

Level design: 77

Story Writing: 85

Original art: 77

3D art: 46

Monthly Resources Quota: 0KB/180GB

Every single attribute saw explosive growth, and Story Writing grew explosively to a score of eighty-five.

Chen Mo finally became a B-grade video game designer after releasing a classic like this. Of course, his abilities were better than some of the good for nothing A-grade video game designers. But as Chen Mo was still so young, the officials didn’t consider raising Chen Mo to an A-grade videogame designer right away.

However, Chen Mo didn’t care about arbitrary titles like that. He felt that the ratings within Illusion Game Engine were completely meaningless and he had his own scores for the games he released.

—

Chen Mo woke up at the same time as usual the next day.

There were already people waiting outside the experience store before it had opened. It was completely full ten minutes after it opened.

After Warcraft became popular, Chen Mo’s experience store also gained plenty of attention. Nearby players chose to visit his experience store to play Warcraft instead of nearby internet cafes.

Chen Mo planned on playing on one himself, but he decided against it as he wanted to visit the internet cafe anyways.

After dealing with a few fans, Chen Mo left the experience store.

At this moment Chen Mo received a call from an unknown number.

"Hello?" answered Chen Mo.

It was from someone he’d never heard from before, "Hello, are you Mr Chen Mo, designer of Warcraft?"

Chen Mo cleared his throat, "Yep, in the flesh."

After two seconds of silence, the caller said, "Hello, I’m calling from the overseas department of Meteorite Technology. I’m calling today to discuss opportunities with Warcraft."

Chen Mo was shocked, Meteorite Technology?

Meteorite Technology was quite a famous company in China. They focused on translating Chinese games into other languages to ship overseas.

Their services included translations, release, overseas approval processes, so there wasn’t much the designer had to do.

Chen Mo was actually thinking of an overseas distribution company, and this time they came at the right time.

It wasn’t surprising as Warcraft did so well in China. It already had potential of beating Legion Conquest, and the Western Fantasy theme would also do very well in the western market.

Therefore, companies like these have also seriously considered getting the rights to distribute Warcraft overseas.

Chen Mo gave it some thought before replying, "Alright, we can talk about it. How about we discuss it in person in the experience store tomorrow.

After deciding on the time, the caller left the call filled with joy. Getting to Chen Mo before other companies did was certainly an opportunity they never expected.

Chen Mo didn’t put too much attention on this matter as he felt that based on Warcraft’s quality, it wouldn’t do bad no matter which company did it. Knowing that, the only thing to consider was the pricing.

After grabbing a can of drink from the experience store, Chen Mo headed towards Fates Internet Cafe.

Chapter 111: 1v1?

Chen Mo got on a computer after swiping his ID.

Zhuo Yao wasn’t there today, and in her place was a woman who didn’t know Chen Mo.

Chen Mo walked around the internet cafe to discover that almost half of the players were playing Warcraft.

Ever since Warcraft got popular, many internet cafes started having them preinstalled on their computers. The players could log into their accounts using Thunderbolt Game Pass to play against other players.

As there were quite a few players in the internet cafe, Chen Mo settled at a random spot he found.

Chen Mo logged into his Thunderbolt Game Pass after launching Warcraft.

As he was quite busy before, he never truly got to play Warcraft other than a few testing rounds. This was the first time he was playing as a player.

Enter nickname: Silent.

Notice: nickname in use.

Chen Mo scowled and called Su Jinyu.

"Hey Goldfish, could you enter the management portal and check who’s using the ID silent in Warcraft? Yep, change his name. To what? It doesn’t matter. Yes, and give him two hundred RMB as compensation and let them know that that nickname is not allowed. Yeah, right now."

Chen Mo tried again in five minutes and managed to get his nickname.

Chen Mo first played a custom game, picking random race for himself, and his opponent was an Insane level Undead.

Chen Mo got bored after twenty seven minutes and steamrolled the computer.

Although Insane would be the nightmare of average players, as the designer of the game, Chen Mo knew the plans of the AI in and out. Moreover, his reaction time and hand speed were on par with professional players, combined with high game knowledge, he basically toyed with the Insane bot.

As he hadn’t played for a long time, he decided to play against an Insane bot to get used to the game again.

Chen Mo felt warmed up after the game, and started searching for a real player to play against.

His was considered unranked with a ranking of 0. He would get his ranking after ten matches, then would be matched against players of his caliber.

One, two, three matches.

He crushed all of them. Especially the third one where Chen Mo was paying the Orcs. He destroyed his opponent just using Blademaster and two other units, and his opponent quit the game before hitting the ten minute mark.

"…I feel like a bully."

It can’t be helped as it was where the newbies hung out. Chen Mo had the skills of a professional player, and had strategies that would best anyone in this world. He even felt ashamed of himself playing against noobs, doing whatever he wanted.

At this time, someone behind Chen Mo said, "Yo, you seem good, wanna play?"

Chen Mo turned around to discover a chubby guy standing behind him. He looked around nineteen and looked quite dopey with his round glasses, looking like a pandaren.

Another nearby guy said, "Fatty, are you challenging others again. Are you going to bully every single one that plays Warcraft here?"

Another guy said, "Yeah, can you believe that a 3000 elo player is bullying noobs?"

Fatty said, "Stop talking, did I ask you? I just watched his guy play two matches, this guy is proper good."

He introduced himself to Chen Mo, "Greetings, I’m Zou Zhuo

Chen Mo was shocked, "Cho?"[1]

Was this guy a Pandaren in his previous life?

Fatty waved his hand dismissively, "Not Cho, Zou."

"Ohh, Zou Zhuo." Chen Mo asked in return, "Do you know me?"

Zou Zhuo was confused, "Do I… know you?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "Don’t worry, I’ll play a round with you."

Zou Zhuo was shocked by Chen Mo antics, but he hurriedly sat across Chen Mo after managing to find someone worthy to play against.

"I’ll sit across you, no screen peeking, " assured Zou Zhuo.

Chen Mo was sad as a self proclaimed Warcraft god didn’t know who he was. Didn’t you know that the developer of this game was sitting directly across from you?

But now that he thought about it, Chen Mo didn’t have photos of him on his Weibo, and players wouldn’t usually look up what the designers looked like, so it was quite normal for him to not know who Chen Mo was.

"Alright, I’ll create the lobby, " said Zou Zhuo.

Although there was a ranking ladder, it was more common to create private lobbies in internet cafes. Afterall, it wasn’t as fun playing with matchmaking as they couldn’t see one another, it was more exciting to be able to see your opponent.

It didn’t take long before Chen Mo joined the lobby.

Zou Zhuo asked, "Brother, what race do you play? I play undead."

Chen Mo replied, "Me? I’ll go random."

"Huh?" Zou Zhuo was shocked, "Random? Don’t you have a main?"

"I usually play blind, don’t worry, let’s go ahead, " replied Chen Mo.

Zou Zhuo was a bit hesitant, "What if I’ll set myself at 80% health?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t worry, we’ll play one round first."

Zou Zhuo nodded, "Alright, let’s start then."

The match started.

A few Warcraft players huddled around and started watching.

"Wow, random huh. This guy isn’t giving fatty any respect!"

"Hurry up, it’s starting!"

Their mouses and keyboards were being smashed in as the screen kept flickering.

Buildings were being built quickly, and the peasants were collecting resources, with some sent to scout.

Zou Zhuo was a 3000 elo player afterall. As the game was fairly new and there weren’t many high skilled players, combined with the fact that it was difficult to gain elo, three thousand was fairly high. It wasn’t over the top to be called a god at an internet cafe.

It didn’t take long before one of the Acolytes discovered Chen Mo’s base.

"Orcs, huh." Zou Zhuo didn’t plan to go easy as it wasn’t easy to play undead against orcs.

After watching for two minutes, the audience discovered that the game was moving at a high pace, and from the micromanagement they could tell they weren’t noobs.

"Blademaster plus two huh, it seems like high ranked players always go for Blademaster first. Playing orcs isn’t easy."

"But fatty must have prepared his defences, he even has Dust of Appearance ready. He’s quite careful when killing neutrals too."

"What the, how did he do that? The orc player’s speed is inhuman!"

"It’s alright, fatty is still holding on."

There were a few small skirmishes at the start, Zou Zhuo was leveling his skills whereas Chen Mo had his Blademaster +2. Chen Mo’s Blademaster would follow Zou Zhuo everywhere, stealing kills and loot whenever he got the chance.

Zou Zhuo had already prepared for this, but he was still put in a difficult situation. He wasn’t like the noobs that would quit the game after being bullied by Chen Mo’s Blademaster, but he was still losing small exchanges here and there.

There were a few players standing behind Chen Mo whispering amongst one another, not wanting Chen Mo and Zou Zhuo to listen in.

"My goodness, I can’t follow his movements at all, what did he do?"

"Blademaster is constantly following fatty. He also has a Shadow Hunter farming on his own. He’s even training units at base. This man’s a pro!"

"Why do I feel that fatty is at a disadvantage?"

Chapter 112: Can’t tell what’s going on!

The match ended after seventeen minutes.

Zou Zhuo typed GG as he stared at his Deathknight die with disbelief.

(GG stands for good game, usually by the loser first, praising how well their opponent played. This was usually done out of respect, with no negative connotations.)

At the end-screen, Zou Zhuo scratched his head out of confusion. He didn’t quite understand how he was beaten, and just felt like he lost in every single aspect.

His opponent didn’t do anything special either, going with the usual Blademaster +2. However, this felt completely different to the other matches Zou Zhuo played previously. He was on his backfoot the entire match, and felt that the game was never in his favour.

Moreover, he would lose small things here and there and would never manage to gain them back.

Zou Zhuo thought that the game lasted twenty or so minutes, only to discover at the end of the game that it only lasted seventeen minutes.

The spectators were also in shock.

"What happened? Fatty lost?"

"… It only lasted seventeen minutes!"

"How did he win? I didn’t notice anything out of place from the orc player. It feels like he just kept harassing and steamrolled fatty’s units during the last battle."

"My goodness, I don’t understand anything in this battle among titans!"

"Another round?" asked Chen Mo.

Zou Zhuo scratched his head, "I wasn’t quite in the zone the last round, let’s go again!"

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright."

They started playing another round.

Zou Zhuo was much more careful this time around, giving his full focus. He also managed to find out that Chen Mo was playing Night Elves this time using a scout.

"Relax, relax. There’s no way he could play all the races right?"

Zou Zhuo steadily killed neutral creeps, but this time he was met with Chen Mo’s Demon Hunter. Although it couldn’t go invisible like the Blademaster, he had mana burn. Every Time he saw the Demon Hunter on the screen his mana would get burned then it would run away. He couldn’t catch up to him using his Deathknight at all, and there wasn’t much else he could do.

After a few more mana burns, the Deathknight had no mana and couldn’t heal itself even if he wanted to.

Zou Zhuo was now so irritated that he couldn’t train units without worrying about the Demon Hunter. It either would come out of nowhere to hit his Crypt Fiends, end up killing Acolytes in his base.

Zou Zhuo called GG after twenty minutes.

It was just as before, there weren’t any special strategies with nothing out of line, but Zou Zhuo still lost for some reason.

He just couldn’t beat him!

"Going for more?" asked Chen Mo.

Zou Zhuo shook his head violently, "No more! That level of skill isn’t normal. What’s your elo?"

Chen Mo replied, "Me? I haven’t even finished my placements."

Zou Zhuo laughed, "Stop kidding, how could you be playing at this level before completing your placements? Are you playing on a smurf?"

Chen Mo realised that it wasn’t too out of line to assume that.

Zou Zhuo said, "Add me as your friend, I’ll consult you for strategies in the future."

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure."

After adding each other as friends, Zou Zhuo said, "By the way, do you want to join my Warcraft group? There’s a few highly skilled players in there. I won’t be able to beat you, but you might meet someone who would give you a challenge there."

Chen Mo declined after some thought, "Forget about it, that’s too much work. Maybe next time."

Zou Zhuo didn’t push any further as every single high skilled player he knew wasn’t super friendly.

"Alright, I’ll go back to playing ranked games, " Chen Mo bid Zou Zhuo farewell and continued to play his placements.

Chen Mo didn’t plan to play too seriously anyways, but this Zou Zhuo guy wasn’t a challenge at all! The others thought that Chen Mo was playing seriously, but Chen Mo played quite normally, and merely outmatched his opponent technically and by knowledge.

Strategies like mine rush[1], tower rush, cyclone spam, raider rush, lich and crypt field spam, summons rush that were commonplace in Chen Mo’s previous world were nowhere to be seen!

Chen Mo felt bored bullying noobs, and considered that he should give the RTS players a little hint to spice things up.

Whatever, I’ll decide after the placements.

Chen Mo entered another placement match.

—

Zou Zhuo started his replay against Chen Mo within his group.

Zzz (Zou Zhuo): "I just met a god in this internet cafe and got my butt handed to me…"

There were a few other high skill players in that group, so Zou Zhuo was only just above average, hence why the message didn’t get too much attention and he has actually been made fun of.

"Wow, Z-god getting bullied at an internet cafe tournament, how sad."

"Yeah, I thought you were the self proclaimed Fates Internet Cafe killer. So did you end up meeting someone tough?"

"Hahaha, I wanna watch Z-god getting bullied."

Zou Zhuo was speechless. What’s wrong with these people? Laughing at my mishaps?

You guys should come try, it’s not that I’m bad, the opponent is insane!

Zou Zhuo looked around within the group and found the usually quiet Kaiser.

"@Kiaser K-god, could you take a look at these replays? I’ve looked at them for so long and still haven’t figured out how I lost. It feels like I just lost mechanically. But I thought my mechanics were decent? Is the skill gap that big?"

No replies.

Zou Zhuo was a bit butthurt but it couldn’t be helped as Kaiser was hard to reach and was quite quiet in the group. Moreover, it was normal that he wasn’t online when he wasn’t streaming.

It didn’t take long before someone watched the replay between Zou Zhuo and Chen Mo.

"What? I just watched Zzz’s match, were you playing at 80% hp? @Zzz"

Zou Zhuo was speechless, "No, it’s 100%."

"Why does your Crypt Fiend look like it’s made of paper, the Blademaster one hits all of them."

Zou Zhuo: "I don’t know either!"

"Why was it Undead vs Orc in the first and Undead vs Night Elves in the second? Are they two different people?"

Zou Zhuo replied, "It’s the same guy, he beat me twice playing random!"

"What the, you’re joking right? Were you playing seriously? These were so one-sided."

Zou Zhuo replied, "You think I wasn’t playing serious? I gave it everything I had!"

"Well, I don’t know then."

A few other players looked at Zou Zhuo’s replays, but none of them could tell how he lost either. As both parties were using normal tactics and were basically mirroring each other’s movements, Zou Zhuo always lost horribly.

It just wasn’t the same watching replays compared to watching in person, it was even harder to tell in replays how fast the players were moving from replays. There were many players that were worse than Zou Zhuo, so what could they tell from the replay?

All they could tell was that Zou Zhou has a huge army! Zou Zhuo is attacking! Zou Zhuo has the upper hand! Zou Zhuo GG’d!

There wasn’t much Zou Zhuo could do as most of the better players were always quiet, and the frequent users weren’t usually that good.

Alright, I’ll probably have to wait for K-god’s reply.

Chapter 113: No Conversation To Be Had

Zou Zhuo also decided to watch Chen Mo play two rounds, and despite having a better knowledge of the game, he couldn’t understand what was happening either!

As Chen Mo knew what he was going to do before he executed them, he could manage just fine despite all the quick changes in the screen.

Zou Zhuo on the other hand, having no idea what Chen Mo was going to do, was really confused as Chen Mo would sometimes mine in the middle of an intense battle.

Moreover, Chen Mo was cruising through the games. What was a bit crazy was that the enemies called GG and Chen Mo would move onto the next game without looking at the end screen.

Zou Zhuo would usually spend twenty-five minutes per round, and forty-five when it was close. However, Chen Mo would usually finish under twenty minutes!

It’d be amazing if you could learn anything from this!

Although Zou Zhuo understood the situation better after watching two games, he stopped because of how much he struggled to keep up.

He just felt that the speed of his hands was too fast to be human!

Zou Zhuo conceded.

—

Within the group.

Xue Kai wanted to stream his ranked games when he got home at night, only to discover that someone @ him in the group.

He was the friendly type, otherwise he wouldn’t have released so many educational videos and sent feedback to the developers.

Kaiser: "@Zzz what’s up?"

Zou Zhuo replied in two minutes, "K-god, I met a god in the internet cafe and was completely destroyed. Take a look at the replays I sent to the group and give me some guidance!"

Xue Kai was surprised. He knew that Zzz’s elo was around twenty eight hundred from the information from the group chat. How was he bullied when he wasn’t that bad?

His opponent must be insanely good then?

With some suspicion, Xue Kai opened the replays and started watching the matches.

It only took about half an hour as the games weren’t long.

Xue Kai was shocked to see that he was actually crushed in the game!

Moreover, this Silent guy played random in both games, how confident was he?

Xue Kai watched the first game once again.

He was an Orc main himself. Although he liked the story of the Undead more, he felt most comfortable with Orcs after playing through all the races.

The first match of Orcs vs Undead was good enough to be textbook examples!

No matter early game harassment, killing neutral creeps, or mid game skirmishes, the tempo that the Orc player was playing was impeccable. Every single mistake the Undead player made would be capitalised on and taken advantage of.

The Orc player started to gain advantage after gathering all these small advantages, and defeated the Undead in one final push.

Xue Kai knew that this Orc player wasn’t an ordinary Joe.

Although others couldn’t tell, Xue Kai knew that his hand speed, micro-management, and the ability to manage the tempo of the game was the best of the best, with no noticeable weaknesses.

Xue Kai could feel that perhaps this person was better than him?

Kaiser: "This Orc player is playing at a top level, it’s normal that you can’t beat him."

Zzz: "Huh? Top level??"

As Xue Kai replied, a bunch of lurkers showed themselves.

Some of them didn’t watch the replay, and some didn’t notice how good Zou Zhuo’s opponent was, so none of them truly knew how serious of a matter it was.

And following Xue Kai’s reply, they took this matter seriously.

Xue Kai was one of the early adopters of Warcraft from Legion Conquest, and currently had thirty-seven hundred points. He was easily top five in the game. Players that he’d approve of must be really good!

"Really, K-god? Is that guy that good?"

"Honestly, I couldn’t tell how good he was. But if K-god said so, could there be anything else?"

"K-god, did you notice that he randomed both rounds?"

"Oh my, could it be a smurf of some high ranked player? @Zzz, why didn’t you invite them to this group?"

Zou Zhuo replied, "I did, but they didn’t want to join."

The others weren’t taking it, "Man, fatty you sure are a piece of garbage. Why didn’t you get on your knees and begged for him to join? Grab onto his leg and don’t let go until he joins. Go now!"

Zou Zhuo was speechless, "Shut up! Anyways, he left ages ago."

Kaiser asked, "Left?"

Zou Zhuo replied, "Yeah, he left around 7PM."

Again, the group was disappointed at that response, "Wow, how could you give up an opportunity of inviting another pro into the group. You should commit seppuku as an apology!"

Zou Zhuo replied, "What! I sent the replay ages ago, but nobody said anything back then. But you blame it on me now?"

"Don’t care! You have to camp at the internet cafe from now on, until he shows himself!"

Xue Kai looked up Silent on Warcraft. The account was indeed created today, and looking at the match history, he won all ten of his placement matches in a row, placing at twenty-four hundred.

Although it wasn’t bad, it was still quite far away from Xue Kia’s thirty-seven hundred. At fifteen points a match at 90% win rate, he would still need to win over one hundred matches, and shouldn’t be reaching the top of the leaderboards anytime soon.

Xue Kai was saddened, "That’s too bad, I looked forward to playing against him."

—

The next day, Chen Mo discussed shipping Warcraft overseas with the representative form Meteorite Technology.

No matter overseas or in China, there were plenty of these companies. They didn’t make their own games, but would scout out popular games to work with, no matter if it was porting overseas games into China, or Chinese games overseas.

Obviously as Warcraft was doing so well, being so popular in China as well as being set in a Western Fantasy world, it would naturally do well if shipped overseas.

Chen Mo had thought of this already, and asserted the three points he was after during the meeting.

First, any changes made to the game would be managed by him, and they had no rights over making any changes to the game.

Second, Chen Mo would have the final call of translations and overseas operations.

Third, the cut was negotiable, but it must be higher than any other Chinese game on the market.

With the three points on the table, there was barely anything left to discuss.

In truth, it wasn’t an easy task to ship the game overseas. It wasn’t as simple as translating all the Chinese text into English.

The most important part was the promotional strategy. It wasn’t like the game was going to be profitable once it was present on the market. Other than the usual texts and images that needed to be translated, social media pages needed to be built, the news needed to be shared, as well as localization operation strategies.

The distributors would be more familiar with overseas markets during the promotional period, and more often than not there needed to be some changes to make it more localised. For example, Vietnamese users usually like winged characters, and Japanese players trusted loot box mechanisms more.

The distributors required rights to change these points and had to work together with the developer to make suitable changes.

However, Chen Mo asserted himself that Meteorite Technology would only be responsible for distribution and was unable to make any changes to the game, which was the lowest of privileges. Not only that, Chen Mo wanted the highest authorities even on things like translations, and wanted every single thing to be approved by him first.

There’s no conversation to be had!

Chapter 114: Ultimate Tentacle Monster!

The representative let out a few awkward coughs and said, "Uhh, Mr Chen Mo, perhaps you don’t quite understand how this works. Here’s how it works…"

Chen Mo waved his hand, "You don’t need to, I fully understand what you do. I also know that Meteorite Technology is the top three overseas porting companies, especially in the western market. And you guys also have deep knowledge in the western market.

The representative from Meteorite Technology was shocked, Chen Mo obviously wasn’t someone to talk without doing her research.

Chen Mo continued, "And it’s also because of that reason that I would believe that you would accept my offer.

The Meteorite Technology representative was stunned.

Chen Mo continued, "You should understand the potential of a game like Warcraft because you understand the western market as well as the behaviour of western players.

"Let’s put it this way, Warcraft could be even more popular in western countries than in China. The objective of the game was to replace Legion Conquest and become the most popular RTS game in the world.

"I believe that you also understand this, so I’m not going to delve any deeper. If you aren’t willing to accept these terms, I’ll just move onto the next company.

"Even if Chinese companies aren’t going to take this deal, there are overseas companies that would for consideration as well. The decision is yours if you want to reject the opportunity to make big bucks."

The representative was silent.

Chen Mo’s intentions were clear as day. He was obviously incredibly confident in Warcraft, and there was no point baiting him or trying to haggle.

Chen Mo’s attitude towards this was also incredibly stern, take it or leave it, there were many other companies in line.

After a few moments, the representative said, "Alright, I understand your intentions Mr Chen Mo. But I can’t make this decision now, I’ll have to consult and discuss with my colleagues."

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, I’ll give you two days. I want to emphasise that there will be no changing of terms, I hope you let the others know too.

—

After sending the representative away, Chen Mo continued playing ranked games.

There were various different types of new posts everyday on the Warcraft forums, including strategies, victories, number analysis, and feedback.

Chen Mo had Su Jinyu monitor the forums to gather the feedback from the players. She was also ordered to gather the popular strategies and produce a short report every few days.

Qian Kun on the other hand was responsible for balancing. Of course, as the foundations were already laid down, the only balancing changes required were small changes in the decimal places, the players might not even be able to feel the difference.

However, Chen Mo still allowed Qian Kun to periodically make changes to the stats of units, and would be ordered to release after they were confirmed as a patch.

Zheng Hongxi on the other hand was responsible for writing posts of the World of Azeroth. He was provided a few simple entries by Chen Mo to fill in and polish.

After giving out work to everyone, Chen Mo became the person who had the most free time, playing ranked games everyday.

The people playing ranked also suffered the torture handed out by Chen Mo.

If Chen Mo wanted it to end, nobody was able to last over twenty minutes. Barely anyone would last over thirty minutes even if Chen Mo was messing around trying some other strategies.

Eventually Chen Mo couldn’t be bothered and even considered setting his elo to four thousand. But he declined to do so upon considering the fact that high ranked players would always have an eye on the leaderboard, and if some unknown player with a suspicious game history came out of nowhere, wouldn’t he just expose himself?

Luckily, Chen Mo made it so more points would be awarded for consecutive wins. According to his calculations, it should only take another day to reach over thirty-five hundred and would finally be able to play with the pros.

—

Chen Mo felt that it was boring bullying noobs, but the noobs were incredibly unlucky.

There were many players minding their own business having fun in ranked, but would meet this freak who’d play random out of nowhere.

At the start they would think that it was free points, but it wouldn’t take more than five minutes to realise their mistake.

Destroyed by Blademaster +2.

Stepped on by three Undead Heroes.

Bullied by Humans building towers in their base.

One time there was a human player who had their peasants charmed by Dark Ranger which was used against them by building an ALtar of Kings, then summoning a Blood Mage and Archmage to box them in their base…

Who knows how many addicted teenagers were cured of their addiction during this time.

The worst thing was that a bunch of players complained on the forum, only to realise they weren’t the only ones to suffer the fate. There were players that experienced it from one thousand all the way to three thousand points!

And it was the same person, someone with the ID Silent playing random race!

The player was also known to be incredibly quiet and would never say anything other than a GG at the end of the game. They would never talk trash or respond to any questions, some even theorised that it might be some artificial intelligence developed by some large company.

It didn’t take long before posts regarding ‘Random God Silent’ started appearing, and guessing who Silent was became a common occurrence.

"I met that Silent guy today, I didn’t believe before that someone above three thousand couldn’t last more than twenty-five minutes, but I’ve experienced it first hand today!"

"I was destroyed by his Undead."

"Previous poster, I was destroyed by his Humans."

"How can he be able to play every single race? Are all of them at a level of three thousand points? What kind of monster is this guy?"

"Previous OP, it’s not that they are played at a skill level of three thousand points, but they destroy three thousand point players with every race. It’s a completely different ball game…"

"Do you think the ID is actually managed by four different people? Four different pros who play different races pranking us?"

"Wow, do you think the pros are that bored? Four people pretending to be one? I’m amazed you managed to come up with that."

The discussion went nowhere.

Moreover, many replays against Silent were sent to the forum, gaining the attention of many.

The conclusion was that it was inhuman!

Chen Mo’s Warcraft didn’t come with an APM functionality, but some fans and technological geeks made an APM plugin.

APM stands for Actions Per Minute (including mouse and keyboard. A higher APM meant that the player’s hand was moving faster, meaning that they would have an advantage in RTS games.

Normally someone with an effective APM around one hundred and forty was more than enough to play a game like Warcraft at a relatively high level. This meant that they would have to click their meaningfully (no repetitive, useless clicks)mouse one hundred and forty times a minute.

Professionals players would have an effective APM from one hundred and eight to two hundred and seven. A player like sky who had an APM of three hundred was pretty good.

In this world, even a god like Kaiser had an APM of two hundred, which was already considered peak performance.

But what was Silent’s APM?

Four hundred and sixty-six at the highest!

Usually in Warcraft, an APM of above five hundred must include a lot of useless actions, three hundred would usually be more than enough.

But Silent’s APM was four hundred and sixty-six, with very few useless actions!

This meant that he was reaching the limits of the human hand.

When the APM stats were released, there were even more who believed that Silent was an artificial intelligence, and even gave it a new nickname: Ultimate Tentacle Monster!

Chapter 115: Finally Met a Pro

The forum was filled with news that Silent wasn’t online today.

Many players were happy that they were spared, but a few observers were sad that Silent didn’t show up.

As Silent gained popularity, there were quite a few observer streams on the larger streaming platform, there was one observer who managed to gather hundreds of thousands of views at their peak.

It wasn’t surprising as although players like Kaiser were entertaining to watch, they were usually evenly matched with the opponents. Although the gameplay was high level, it wasn’t what the players were looking for.

On the other hand, Silent would win every single game while playing random. Although he wasn’t playing at a particularly high level, he had made his way to a three thousand level player, which was incredibly entertaining.

A majority of viewers preferred to watch him bully noobs too, as it felt like a drama.

Maybe that wasn’t quite right. Many viewers liked watching noobs getting bullied, but not noobs that were super low ranked. They knew that it wasn’t that entirely possible to bully players above thirty five hundred, so bullying players around the three-thousand level mark would be the most entertaining.

Three-thousand level players were considered quite good as they were decent mechanically as well as in terms of game knowledge, and it was most entertaining bullying players like those.

It was just another long boring day for viewers that were sitting in front of their computers waiting to watch Silent play some games.

—Night time—

After a day of discussion, the representative from Meteorite Technology decided to accept all of Chen Mo’s requests and recieved the distribution rights of Warcraft.

There weren’t many tricks they could try to do as Chen Mo asserted that he had choices.

In the end, the representative of Meteorite Technology could do nothing but give in.

It couldn’t be helped as the quality of Warcraft was so high had Chen Mo had the leverage in the negotiation.

The contract was signed.

Any changes made to Warcraft’s mechanics have to go through Chen Mo. Chen Mo has the right to put his hand into the translations; and revenue (excluding costs) will be split 3:7, with Chen Mo taking seventy percent.

It might be the worst, most humiliating day for Meteorite Technology, borderline bringing shame to the country.

The distributor usually takes the bigger cut in deals like these, and the game would be considered quite good if it got a fifty-fifty split. But only thirty percent from Warcraft?

The representative from Meteorite Technology was very conflicted, as this might be the highlight of his career, of the absolute lowest moment.

After signing the contract, the representative went back to prepare the matters about shipping it overseas.

On the other hand, Chen Mo went back to his computer to play more ranked matches.

He estimated that he should be playing against thirty-eight hundred point players if he were to win a few more games.

—

"Hmm? The Ultimate Tentacle Monster is online!"

"Is that Silent who queues with random race? Hurry up, he’s about to queue!"

The observing streamers quickly quit the games they were spectating to spectate Silent upon realising.

First match.

Second match.

Third match.

It was just as usual, a random race, and dismantling his opponents. Their opponents would feel disgusted at ten minutes, feel like quitting at twenty minutes, and would type GG in thirty minutes.

The observers were all supporting Silent because of how much the viewers liked it. The more they praised Silent, the more the viewers like it, the more views they get.

All these praises resented Silent as the one true god of Silent. And Silent’s APM and other rumours were repeated again and again like a broken record.

Of course, many pointed out that Silent was just a bully, just one that makes it look cool, and one that managed to set the bar higher. It didn’t prove that his abilities were good enough to beat another pro.

The arguments were going wild in the chat. Some said that Silent was just good at bullying noobs because of how fast their hand was, and didn’t have any good strategies. The others said that his hand speed was inhumane, and would beat the pros just the same.

It didn’t take long before the audience was split into S-God and S-Dog.

"Hurry up, they started another match!"

"Wow, this ID looks really Chinese. LateWind? Isn’t that Nightwind-god’s alternate account?"

"It actually is, but this account was around thirty-four hundred yesterday, how did they meet?"

"Oh my, Silent is now at three thousand four hundred and ninety-two points! All win! He’s on a rocket to the top of the leaderboards!"

"This will be good!"

The interest of the observers and their viewers were at their highest. Finally, it wasn’t some random, but an actual high skilled player!

Nightwind, a Chinese RTS god. His real account was at three thousand seven hundred and four points and was top ten in the leaderboards. Mained Orcs, and also happened to be a highly technical player.

At high ranked games, there were mainly Orc and Human players, followed by Night Elves, and Undead at the bottom.

As Nightwind’s main account was ranked so high, it was difficult for him to find other players. And even when he did, it would be the usual few, and at that point he may as well do private games.

Which was why he would occasionally play on his alternate account, but he somehow managed to reach thirty-four hundred on this account too, and met Silent on the way.

"Hmm, isn’t this that tentacle guy that was really popular recently?"

"Great, I’m not holding back. I’m gonna teach you a lesson."

"You’ll learn that the thirty five hundred bracket isn’t easy."

Nightwind knew about Silent and clearly didn’t believe they were as good as people said, which was why he wanted to teach him a lesson.

Of course, Nightwind wasn’t all talk, he had the skills to back it up.

It was a four person map, with both players taking the top left and bottom right respectively. Silent picked random as always, and got Humans.

The chat was going wild.

"Randomed Humans, not bad, he has a chance."

"Yeah, luckily he didn’t get Undead or Night Elves."

"Let’s see what Silent does, I think Humans aren’t the best."

A majority of players were still trying to figure out the game, many felt that Orcs were the strongest, followed by Humans, and the Undead were the weakest.

Many were worried that wouldn’t it suck if Silent got Undead or Night Elves and lost?

Both players started as usual, Orc goes for Blademaster, Humans going for Archmage.

It didn’t take long before Silent scout the location of the Orcs. He then built a Farm in front of his base, running away when the Blademaster went after the peasant.

Chapter 116: So Many Towers!

The Blademaster chased after the running Archmage, both of them had boots, so they couldn’t catch one another.

The chat was also starting to get excited.

"Wow, isn’t this Silent guy the tentacle monster? Why isn’t he microing?"

"Are you stupid? What can you do as an Archmage being chased by a Blademaster?"

"Humans can’t beat orcs, nothing to see here."

"What the, the Archmage is about to die!"

"Oh man, he lived with a sliver of health. Not bad, now he can buy potions and replenish his army and go again!"

"Blademaster wants to locate Archmage! They found the Human base!"

"The second hero for the Humans is here, the Mountain King!"

"The Blademaster is stunned, and is now surrounded! Blademaster has to retreat!"

The streamer was trying their best to commentate the game, and the viewers were getting incredibly excited.

It was clear that there was a battle to be had from the start, and the viewers were quite naturally quite excited. There were even viewers going to other channels to get them to watch the match, and because of that, the viewer count kept increasing!

"The Humans started mining! But why are they still training Footmen and Peasants, the Raiders from the Orcs are already here!

"Building towers? Do they plan to drag it onto late game?

"It’s over, the Orcs discovered the mine!

"The Humans are at a disadvantage!

"What? The Guard Tower is finished? The Blademaster has chased the Archmage for too long, and his Wind Walk is running out!

"It’s over, Blademaster is surrounded! Could you believe that the Blademaster got surrounded!"

"The Blademaster is dead!

"This Mountain King threatens Blademaster too much!

"The Orcs haven’t given up, the Shadow Hunter has a huge army behind him, trying to kill that pesky Mountain King!

"They can’t kill him, the Mountain King deeps running around the tower! This movement is incredible!

"Oh no, the orcs are retreating, and the Mountain King only spared one Raider, that’s not worth it!

"Oh my goodness, even a god like him can’t stop Silent?

"Don’t worry, this is not over yet, the Humans only have a bunch of low tier units. Didn’t they take over the mines using Guard Towers? The Orcs are mining too! The game is still too close to tell who might win!"

The game entered a stalemate.

Nightwind wasn’t dumb and wasn’t going to send more of his troops to try and take over the mine when it didn’t work the first time. He decided to focus on killing neutrals, gaining levels, as well as training high tier units. He wanted to defeat the Humans by using his superior research before the Humans could convert all their resources into manpower.

"Another tower? My goodness, this mine already has seven Guard Towers!

"There’s another mine on the top of the map! Three towers right away! What’s this ridiculous strategy!

"They’re still building, he’s not done yet!

"Look, the Humans skipped right over the mid tier units and went straight for Gryphons!

"Double Gryphon Aviaries training Gryphons! The humans are so rich!

"Orcs are training Troll Riders.

"I think something is about to hit Nightwind god!"

The Orcs were in a rush, but there wasn’t much they could do. The main force of Orcs were as usual, Blademaster, Shadow Hunter, Grunts, Raiders, Spirit Walkers and Troll Riders. Although this army was quite strong, the humans didn’t want to battle outside their base at all!

The humans on the other hand had Archmage and Mountain as well as some garbage Footmen, but they relied on Guard Towers. The Orcs had no chance of breaking their defence. Humans also had multiple mines and had plenty of gold, and could afford anything they liked such as Scroll of Town Portal, various healing potions, and Invulnerability Potions. And with the help of the Guard Towers, no matter where the Orcs decided to attack, the Heroes on the Human side could teleport anywhere, putting the Orcs in a difficult situation.

The Orcs were favourable at the start, but when the double Gryphon Aviaries came alone, the tides of battle turned immediately.

"The Orcs are starting to mine too!"

"But the Gryphons from the Humans are approaching. But the Burrow stands no chance, they are gone in two hits!

"They’re hitting the base!

"The Blademaster is back at base, but the Gryphons are all gone!

"My goodness, it looks hopeless!

"Why aren’t Nightwind-god building towers?

"What’s the point, are the Orc towers the same as human towers? Moreover, the Gryphons are showing themselves."

Nightwind started panicking. His opponent was like a prickly porcupine, his Orcs had sharp teeth, but there wasn’t anywhere they could attack!

Humans now had three different mines, and each of them had at least a dozen Guard Towers, and their main army was composed of Gryphons and Dragonhawks

If they went head to head, the Orcs might still have a chance, as long as he used the Troll Riders well, there was still a chance to win. But the humans weren’t planning to battle at all. Gryphons were attacking Orc’s mines all over the place, and the Burrows and Watch Towers stood no chance against magic damage, wasting resources everytime he tried to build it.

Rushing into the Human mines? That was a worse idea. There were many Guard Towers, including Dragonhawks and Gryphons, how could you rush into that?

If it were anyone else, they’d probably would’ve broken down and quit the game. But Nightwind was an elite player afterall, and was still in a good mental state.

The Orc army was sent out to force a mine!

There was no other choice as their current mine was at its limits, if they didn’t make a move, they would’ve lost the war of attrition.

But before they could establish the mine, the humans came.

The chat was going wild. Anybody could tell that this was the final battle. If the Orcs fail to secure the mine, their game would be over, but if the Orcs manage to hang on, they still have a chance.

But the humans didn’t start battling, but instead started building towers right in front of the mine.

Once the tower was dropped, many Peasants were behind it hammering away.

The observer who was commentating was stunned.

"My goodness! Silent is trying to build a tower right in the face of Nightwind! Are they crazy! The Orcs have an entire army, will the tower even be built?

"Huh? But Nightwind isn’t responding, he didn’t see it! My goodness, he only has a portion of his army guarding the mine, and has his attention on the Blademaster!

"The tower is outside of vision range, and he can’t see it! My goodness! There are now eight towers built, and upgrading!

"He’s discovered it! It looks like it’s too late! Destroy! Rush! My goodness, he can’t win!

"The Orcs are retreating, but the humans aren’t chasing at all! They’re building more towers! That’s too evil!"

The chat was also shocked, spamming: "never seen someone so shameless"!

The Humans were now completely in advantage, but Silent still chose to not chase. Instead he chose to build more and more towers towards the mine!

The Orc army was now stuck, the mine was behind them, and they had Guard Towers in front of them as well as their huge army. But the humans didn’t plan to fight, instead kept pushing the Guard Towers forward.

"Nightwind-god’s not waiting anymore, he’s forcing the fight! Blademaster used Bladestorm! Spin, spin, spin! Oh, he can’t win! And Blademaster is back to base.

"The mine was gone before it even started!

"The Peasants from Silent have now made it their base, turning the Orc mine into his!

"Wow, this mine is the scariest I’ve seen, there are twenty-four Guard Towers!"

The viewers could feel the hopelessness of the Orc player through the commentary.

But Nightwind hadn’t typed GG, his Blademaster was now level six, and didn’t want to lose this way.

"The Humans are on the move, is this the end?

"No, the Humans aren’t moving towards the base of the Orc! …huh? He’s gathering the Peasants to the middle of the map?

"Uhh… he’s building towers again!

"Oh my, there are so many towers already! Looks like there are twenty two Guard Towers!

"What is this about? There aren’t any resources in the middle of the map, what’s the point of building so many towers? To black passage?"

Chapter 117: The Players’ Strong Opinion!

Towers were built and upgraded. The Human army didn’t leave either, guarding the tower until it was finished.

The observer and the audience were really confused by this move.

Why wasn’t he finishing the match, what was he waiting for? With the advantage that he had, he just had to attack and win the game!

It didn’t take long before the Guard Towers were finished.

The Gryphons that were blocking the Guard Towers were now gone, and it was only then that the audience and observer realised what the Guard Towers spelt out.

The observer went silent.

The chat went wild.

"What? What am I watching!"

"My goodness, this is so humiliating!"

"He’s really that good!"

"Wow, I feel like Nightwind-god is about to break down."

The Guard Towers in the middle of the map spelt out two letters: NB![1]

It even came with the exclamation mark!

With more than three hundred thousand viewers, the chat was filled with laughter.

Nightwind also saw the message using his Blademaster, and was so angry that the Blademaster charged right into the towers and used Bladestorm!

Most of the Guard Towers were destroyed, but Blademaster also died in the process.

Nightwind typed out GG and quit the game.

That was infuriating!

Shameless!

—

Following the chat, Nightwind’s inbox also exploded

The chat was filled with discussion of the game, and many were PMing Nightwind.

"Nightwind-god, were you playing seriously?"

"Nightwind-god that wasn’t like how you usually play!"

"Say something!"

Nightwind was speechless as that match was too humiliating. Weren’t these people adding salt on the wound before he could even calm down after that loss?

He couldn’t deny it as many knew that it was his alt account. He couldn’t say he wasn’t playing seriously either, who’s fault would it be that he got destroyed because he wasn’t playing seriously?

I’ll just ignore it!

There was a second wave of this incident in the forums once the replay was released, talking trash about those who didn’t believe that Silent couldn’t beat high skilled players.

"Silent can’t beat pros? What is this? Nightwind-god got bullied the same way the others did!"

"Destroying Nightwind while playing random, are you guys convinced?"

"Those who said that it was an AI, have you seen an AI that would arrange towers to spell out NB with an exclamation mark?

It didn’t take long before the S-Dog gang retaliated.

"You’re proud of that ugly win? The number of towers are ridiculous!"

"Yeah, Nightwind was trapped, play head on if you dare!"

"That’s just playing against the spirit of the game!"

"But I feel that Humans are crazy, I didn’t know you could play it like that. I never realised Towers were too strong, I’ll go try it out now."

Somewhere still trying to argue while others were investigating the mass tower strategy and trying it out in ranked.

There were many high skilled players who found out that this strategy was actually really good!

Basically, on larger maps, train Archmage first to secure as many mines as possible, then invest that gold into building towers around every mine. Afterwards, skip over mid tier units and go right to Gryphons and Dragonhawks, defeating the opponent by winning the war of attrition.

This strategy didn’t just work against Orcs, but Night Elves and Undead as well with minimal changes.

The Human players were excited to see the rise of the Human race!

—

After beating Nightwind’s alt account, Chen Mo continued queueing. The opponents afterwards were all much worse than Nightwind, steamrolling them without any special strategies.

He played until he reached thirty-seven hundred points and couldn’t find any more matches.

Chen Mo decided to call it as he was tired.

Although Silent was now offline, the reign of terror never stopped in ranked.

There was a new wave of tower building strategies that night. Every Human one would come across would most certainly be using that strategy, and even non-Human mains were also practicing the same strategy.

The worst thing was that this strategy was used by low and high ranked players alike!

The lower ranked players weren’t mechanically gifted enough, and couldn’t beat Blademaster and Death Knight. What should they do? Build towers!

Higher ranked players were good mechanically, meaning that building towers had more of an advantage. Build towers!

Who knew how many Blademasters and Demon Hunters were shot down by Guard Towers that night.

The other three races were groaning with hatred.

—

Early the next day.

Su Jinyu was frantically telling Chen Mo, "Manager, it’s not good. There are many players saying in the forums that Humans’ tower building strategy is too strong, and needs to be nerfed."

Qian Kun agreed, "Yeah, manager. It seems a bit strong. Should I reduce some of the HP of Guard Towers? Or maybe build time? Or both?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "There’s no need to nerf."

"But manager, there are many players who play other races that are complaining, wouldn’t that affect our sales?" asked Qian Kun

Chen Mo was speechless, "You’re just worried about the sales?! Don’t worry, it’s fine. I guarantee you that they’ll shut up after three days."

Su Jinyu didn’t buy it, "Really? Are you sure, manager?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Absolutely I’m sure, just ignore them. Oh, actually, they’re feeding me afterall, I’ll give them some attention through Weibo."

Chen Mo opened Weibo to discover there were hundreds of tags last night wanting the Human Guard Towers to be nerfed.

Chen Mo sent out a Weibo: "The stats for Guard Towers are fine, there will be no nerfs. All the other races have solutions to that strategy, please complete the assignment individually."

It didn’t take long before the comments rolled in.

"Chen Mo! I guarantee you I won’t kill you if you show yourself! Are you balancing the game with your feet? How could you say it’s fine when it’s so overpowered!"

"If you can’t nerf its health, could you at least remove the mini-towers?"

"Yeah, it’s like a porcupine once it’s built up! It’s not fair!"

"Can you buff the Undead??"

"Take a look at Silent’s match yesterday. They destroyed Nightwind-god just using Towers! How is that fun to watch!"

"AAAAAAAA, I can’t take it anymore! I’m going to the experience store to pummel Chen Mo! Anyone with me?"

"Previous poster, I’m in!"

The players were angry, but Chen Mo wasn’t going to budge.

However, he was worried that the players would come and gank him. He decided it would be better to hide out in the internet cafe for now.

Geez, these players are too soft. You can’t even defend against a few Guard Towers?

Are you guys still playing once the demolition strategy gets discovered?

Chapter 118: Pandaren Brewmaster

There weren’t many people in the internet cafe, but as Chen Mo sat down, someone shouted, "Wow, it’s the god gamer. You’re finally here"

Chen Mo was shocked to see Zou Zhuo coming out of nowhere, fearing that Chen Mo might escape or something.

Chen Mo stood down and turned on the computer.

Zou Zhuo sat next to him and said, "God gamer, there are a few other God gamers who want you to join the group I’m in. Kaiser is also in there. Kaiser actually wants to play a few games with you."

Chen Mo replied, "Oh, but I really can’t be bothered."

Zou Zhuo was shocked to be declined even after bringing up K-god! All God-gamers indeed stoic!

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Chen Mo launched Warcraft to search from another ranked match.

Zou Zhuo was stuck in a hard place, he couldn’t get on the floor and begged like the group suggested he do.

Zou Zhuo took out his phone and set a message to the group, "I finally met SIlent again! But he’s not joining the group, what should I do? It’s very urgent!"

The messages came in pretty quickly.

"Real Silent??"

"Pics or it didn’t happen! Quick, show us a video!"

"What is there to do other than ask him to accept you as his student!"

"AAHHHHH, what’s the address? I wanna go there!"

The group had been discussing the past two days.

After Silent gained popularity, the group noticed that the player who played again Zou Zhuo was Silent!

That means Zou Zhuo has seen Silent himself, that’s incredible!

There were many in the group who said on the forums that Silent is a real person, and looked quite young too, and that someone had seen them with their own eyes. But of course nobody on the forum believed them thinking they were lies.

But the moment to prove themselves right finally arrived!

Under peer pressure, Zou Zhuo stood behind Chen Mo and took a short video. The video didn’t contain much, just Chen Mo’s incredible hand speed on the mouse and keyboard, as well as some shots of the screen.

"My goodness, this hand speed. It’s worthy of the title Ultimate Tentacle Monster!"

"You gotta be spraining your hand like that…"

"I feel like I have one less finger than he does…"

"That screen, my goodness is that played back at eight times speed? I can’t understand anything at all!"

"That hand speed is probably real!"

"But what should we do if the god doesn’t join the group? Do we need K-god to do it himself? @Kaiser"

Kaiser: "Forget about it, don’t force them to join if they don’t want to. @Zzz keep your eyes on him and learn from that."

Everyone expressed their disappointment in chat, "Oh, that’s too bad!"

This time Chen Mo was playing against Night Elves, although they were fighting for a long time against Chen Mo’s Blademaster, they eventually lost.

Chen Mo’s rating was now at 3794.

It didn’t feel like anything special, so Chen Mo searched for another match.

-Inside the group-

"He’s searching again! Go queue, K-god! Try and queue together with Silent!"

Kaiser: "I’m in class…"

Everyone was speechless.

It took some time to search for a match as his rating was so high, it took nearly five minutes for him to get a match.

It was still morning, but there were almost four-hundred thousand total viewers across all platforms watching Silent play ranked matches. Although this was all streamers across all platforms, it was still an incredible number!

Especially last night when Silent beat Nightwind using mass towers, and then spelling out ‘NB!’ using towers on the map increased his popularity by a lot.

The audience were incredibly happy upon seeing his opponent.

"Digwa! Gourd god! Hahaha, Silent queued into Gourd god this time!"

"Gourd-god, please beat him with that disgusting tower strategy to make him suffer from his own invention!"

"Yeah, I agree! Gourd-god must use Silent’s strategy against himself! Avenge us!"

This Gourd-god guy’s ID was Digwa, although nobody knew its true meaning, people would just pronounce it as spelt[1].

He wanted to change his name, but as the viewers used it more, he accepted the nickname. He even changed his nickname on many platforms to Gourd.

Digwa was the top three human players in China, at three thousand seven hundred and twenty-two points, basically the same rank as Kaiser.

After loading in, Gourd was also shocked to meet Silent.

My goodness, I actually met him!

Of course Digwa saw the match yesterday of Silent vs Nightwind, and got plenty of inspiration from it. He was a Human player anyways, and had a better understanding of these strategies than anyone else, and realised that it was an amazing strategy.

He also played a few matches with other high-skilled players to confirm how good the strategy actually was.

Silent had been winning straight matches gaining a lot of points in the process. Gourd felt that he would meet Silent eventually, but didn’t expect it to be so soon.

Digwa entered in chat, "S-god, pleased to meet you."

Silent replied, "GLHF".

Gourd was speechless, this guy really doesn’t like chatting, he’s even too lazy to reply in Chinese!

This time Silent randomed Night Elves.

The chat was incredibly exciting.

"Gourd-god, built towers! Destroy him! Make him feel the terror of Guard Towers!"

"Hahaha, what comes around goes around. It’s finally Silent’s turn to play Night Elves against Humans!"

Although they knew Digwa couldn’t see, the passion from the fans never stopped.

Digwa was probably thinking about how Silent would react if he used his strategy against him. If he beat it, that means that the strategy isn’t fool proof. If he doesn’t beat it… that means it’s a design flaw?

The Peasants were working hard to mine gold and build buildings.

The fans were plenty excited: "Hahaha, Gourd-god is doing so well! Beat him at his own game!"

The commentator was a bit nervous as they saw how strong the tower strategy was from the humans. Silent wouldn’t lose to his own strategy right?

"Alright, it seems like Gourd-god does plan to beat Silent using the towers strategy. Let’s take a look at Silent…Hmm? What’s wrong with that Altar?

From The perspective of the spectator, it was obvious that the Altar of Elders was built late, as Demon Hunter was trained much later than Archmage.

At this point, the scouting Peasants managed to find the glowing altar, and turned away immediately.

As the humans leave, the Night Elves cancel the training of the Demon Hunter. A wisp was already waiting at the Tavern in the middle of the map, and as the time came, it summoned a neutral Hero: Pandaren Brewmaster!

The viewers were shocked, there was indeed a plan in place!

"My goodness! Pandaren Brewmaster! Feel like Silent has things in store! He must’ve known that his opponent was going to use his strategy against him!

"Is the Pandaren Brewmaster good? I’ve used him before, and he felt quite squishy. Can this beat Guard Towers?

"The Brewmaster’s Breath of Fire is really strong! It can hurt buildings too! It seems like Silent came prepared!

"It looks like Gourd-god never noticed??

"Does he think that his opponent is going to be the Demon Hunter as usual?

Indeed, Digwa didn’t expect Silent to train a neutral Hero. Moreover, he saw that the Altar was glowing from his own scout!

Chapter 119: Ganging Up?

Digwa played as usual, leveling up quickly using its water elemental, taking over mines in the process.

Silents Night Elves on the other hand had a different strategy, building an Ancient of War that produces Archers close to a neutral camp, clearing the camp using the Ancient of War and Archers once the Brewmaster was done training.

the viewers weren’t surprised as he used this strategy every time he played Night Elves. Everyone had their focus on the Pandaren Brewmaster as it was the only thing that wasn’t as usual.

"Wow, Silent’s Wisps had discovered the human’s were rotating, they know that the humans are going to another mine, but the Pandaren is still grinding for levels. Is this for mining?

"Nope! Silent has no plans to go for mines. He’s spamming low-tier units, trying to do some early fighting!

"It’s coming, the level three Pandaren Brewmaster with archers and mercenaries behind him are rushing towards the Human mine! The army is here!

Gourd was shocked as he thought Silent was going Demon Hunter as usual, but by the time he realised, the Pandaren was almost level three!

The level three Panda with archers behind him charged straight towards the mine, which at this point only had three Guard Towers.

As there wasn’t a need for many towers in the early game, three Guard Towers were plenty.

Pandaren Brewmaster went first, breathing fire on all three Guard Towers and a few more Peasants!

"Whoosh!"

Combined with the focus fire from the Archers, the Guard Tower had half its health left!

Silent hadn’t researched nor mined, instead focused on training archers and buying cheap mercenaries from the Mercenary Camp. The Humans on the other hand focused on building instead, meaning that the two players had completely different armies.

Gourd started to panic, knowing that it couldn’t be a good thing to see the Pandaren, immediately spamming Arcane towers. However it was already too late, the Pandaren spent all its mana breathing fire, and would hit multiple towers and Peasants every time. All the towers were gone after a few more breaths!

Gourd tried to build towers and upgrade them, but with only an Archmage and Footmen, the difference in strength was clear. The Pandaren came back immediately after going back to base to regain mana after the first attack!

And after the second attack, Gourd was forced to give up that mine.

The worst thing was that the Night Elves only just the Panda, meaning that it gained significant levels after killing all the Peasants. And the resulting high level Breath of Fire was even more difficult to deal with.

It didn’t take long after losing the mines for Gourd to condeed.

There wasn’t anything else he could do after losing all the mines and giving away so much XP. The Pandaren was stomping all over him, and there was nothing stopping it.

The chat was shocked too, how could Gourd’s towers be destroyed so easily?

How could a strategy that had beaten so many players last night be dismantled so easily? Just from one Pandaren Brewmaster?

"What is this? I just realised how squishy the towers are? They lose half their health from one Breath of Fire!"

"The worst is when your Peasants are caught in it, you can’t fix your buildings at all!"

"Do you think Gourd-god would’ve been better off with a few more Arcane Towers?

"Most likely, but Gourd-god didn’t know he was going to face Pandaren!"

"So what if he knew. You saw how quickly the towers melted from the Breath of Fire."

"My goodness, Silent is a beast. He used his strategy to destroy Nightwind-god yesterday, and dismantled that same strategy today? Crazy."

"Get out of the way, I’m on team S-god now!"

—

It couldn’t be helped that he didn’t expect that strategy. Especially training the Panda first, and combined with Moon Wells to provide Mana and HP, it was incredibly strong in the early game. The Panda’s Breath of Fire was a nightmare for Footmen, Peasants, and Guard Towers alike.

It was at this point that Gourd also received a message from Nightwind.

"Did you get destroyed by him too?"

Gourd replied, "Yeah, there wasn’t much I could do either. Feels like I just got outsmarted."

"Kaiser and the others were spectating, and it seems like not only is Silent mechanically strong, he also has good strategies."

Gourd replied, "At least we gained something from it. We proved that the Tower strategy can be beaten."

"I’ve already asked a bunch of other pros that are above thirty-seven hundred. We’ll queue together tomorrow afternoon. I refuse to believe that we can’t beat him with all our powers combined, " replied Nightwind.

Gourd was shocked, "Huh? Why are we doing this together?"

"Whoever meets him plays against him, the others will watch and learn from it! It’ll be the same as sharing our experiences. I checked this ID yesterday, this guy doesn’t exist in the Legion Conquest circle. This means that his RTS knowledge isn’t even at our level, it’s just unbelievable that we lost to him!"

"But we can’t beat him!" replied Gourd.

"We can’t say that, his strategies are really good, like us two who lost to his strategies without actual fights. I got destroyed by Guard Towers, and you got destroyed by the Panda. How many more of these strategies does he have up his sleeve? We can get all the strategies out of him and once we have enough preparations, we should be able to beat him right?" asserted Nightwind.

"Yeah… makes sense."

"Moreover, he hasn’t dropped a gain yet. He’s now at three thousand seven hundred and eighty points after beating you, he’s about to reach the top! How can he reach the top from straight wins! He’s just stepping on us at that point, are you okay with that?" added Nightwind.

"What? Straight wins? That’s not alright!"

"So we can’t back out!"

"Yeah, can’t back out!"

As there were only a dozen or so people at the peak of RTS, they knew each other well. They soon reached an agreement to show Silent what’s up!

If he really did reach the top with straight wins, how could these players face society! That would be too shameful!

—

After having lunch, Chen Mo continued to play ranked games.

Chen Mo noticed that his queues were much faster, not knowing that the others were cooperating to beat him.

"Huh? A few seconds? Doesn’t it usually take five minutes to find an opponent?" Chen Mo didn’t think much of it, and picked random as usual.

There were quite a few players around thirty seven hundred points, of course the queue was going to be fast.

The chat was shocked. Are the gods about to brawl? How come the gods that aren’t usually active are now online, and all of them were spectating?

"Is the battle of gods? The ten strongest gods are battling against this new god?!"

"Wow, is this going to end up like Ragnarok?"

"Yeah, it’s crazy how many gods are trying to battle against Silent. If I were Silent, I’d be talking about this my whole life!"

"I decided to skip class this afternoon to watch this battle among the gods!"

"It’s starting! This time Silent got the Undead!

Chapter 120: Last Match for Dignity

Inside the Fates Internet Cafe, Chen Mo was controlling three Undead heroes, battling it out with the opposing Orcs.

"Hey, this Orc is pretty good. You wanna kill my Crypt Fiend?

"Burrow.

"You wanna kill my Lich? Frost Armor, then Death Coil.

"You wanna kill my Death Knight? I’ll just run away.

"You wanna surround me? That won’t work.

"Hmm? You wanna run? Take my triple combo!

"Geez, this Shadow Hunter is still struggling?

"Sorry, you’ll be followed by my Death Coils.

"Geez, you’re done already? Next!"

-Inside the chat group-

"Lost again! Let’s go again!"

"How is this guy so good at Undead too? The Crypt Fiends and Ice Armor are incredibly difficult to deal with! The glass-cannon Lich and the healing machine Death Knight!"

"No, we gotta queue again!"

This time it was a Human player.

"Silent got Night Elves again!"

"Be careful of his Pandaren Strategy!"

"There’s no need, there isn’t a Tavern on this map!"

"Build towers, quickly! Let’s see how he reacts this time!"

"We’re finally onto something now that the mines are fully operational. Mine more and crush him!"

"Huh? How is he so rich?"

"He has more mines than the Humans! How did he get so many mines!"

"Don’t worry, there’s a battle to be had later!"

"I can’t win! That’s awful!"

"My turn, my turn."

"Wow, Silent got Humans this time! Your turn to use the Pandaren strategy!"

"What, he trained a Mountain King first! Ah! My Pandaren got surrounded and killed!"

"He’s building towers again!"

"Man, why are there so many Siege Engines. They… are destroying my base!

"Man, there’s nothing I can do, the Siege Engines aren’t dying at all!"

"My bases are destroyed! I’m done!"

—

It didn’t matter that they went right after one another! Silent was still stomping on these pros while playing random!

The chat was ecstatic as each match was better than the last.

There were many players within the group making requests from Zou Zhuo.

"@Zzz, what does Silent look like? Send us a clip."

"Yeah, hurry, you’re reporting from the battlefield!"

Zou Zhuo sent a few videos one after another, but all behind CHen Mo. They could see Chen Mo’s incredible hand-speed as well as hear him explaining the situation to Zou Zhuo.

"Hmm, this is the second time playing against Nightwind, he seems much better this time.

"Huh, he played this strategy pretty well, he’s improved a lot."

"His defence is pretty good, what about this?"

"Damn you!"

"Look, he’s almost done."

"Wasn’t the Blademaster pretty cool? What happened? Huh, you want it to end? Nope! Look at me running circles around him."

"Hmm? Rage quit?"

"Alright, next!"

The group went wild after seeing the videos.

"Man, this Silent is so cocky, I really want to punch him!"

"What is this, I thought he’s the cool type? He’s obviously the annoying talkative type!"

"Yeah, his ID is Silent, he’s silent in game, but not at all in real life!"

"Wow, it feels like he’s not even trying, but toying with all these gods!"

"It really feels like Ragnaroc!"

"Has K-god played?"

"K-god can’t play as he has class this afternoon."

"I think it’s wise for K-god to not play. This Silent guy is crazy, bullying anyone he comes across!"

"All of them have been bullied once right?"

"Nope, there’s still one more."

"Oh yeah. There’s Goph!"

"Let’s go Goph! Humans, Night Elves and Undead have all fallen, you’re the only one left to defend the honour of the Orcs!"

"My goodness, it really is the battle for honour, Goph losing means that Silent beat the entire army, and Silent would become the best of the best!"

"We can’t allow that to happen!"

—

This time Chen Mo queued into an Orc player named Goph.

"Hmm?"

The ID was familiar to Chen Mo, it was the highest ranked player who mained Orcs.

"I’m almost at the top already? I feel like I’m stomping all over these people."

Chen Mo was now at four thousand and twelve points after his long win streak. Beating Goph would allow him to be at the top of the leaderboard.

The chat was going wild

"Goph! The best Orc player is about to play!"

"Wow, it really is the battle among gods like Ragarok! It would go down in history if Silent beat Goph! Getting to the top with straight wins after beating all the pros?"

"Don’t be so sure yet, Goph must’ve done his research. He would lose that easily!"

"Let’s see what he randoms, I think Goph has a chance is SIlent gets Night Elves or Undead!"

"Wow! Night Elves! You’re a prophet!"

"Alright, he has a chance!"

It was commonly accepted that Silent had a high chance of winning if he got Humans or Orcs. He could use tower spam if he got humans, and out probably out skill Goph in a mirror match.

Silent could use Frost Armour Crypt Fiends if he got Undead, and had beat a few other Orc players with the same strategy. All that’s left were Night Elves, as Silent hadn’t played that matchup yet.

Most players felt that Night Elves aren’t good against Orcs as Night Elf units were squishy, the Archers would easily die in three hits from the Blademaster.

Although Demon hunter and mana burn the Blademaster, but it was difficult to get all his mana, furthermore the orcs could use mana potions too.

Moreover, when the Orcs reach the second tier, they could train Raiders and Spirit Walkers. And when combined are very difficult for Elven heroes to play against as they could easily die from a group of them.

Many viewers were happy that Silent might have been overzealous in choosing to random, then being put into an unfavourable matchup.

Many Night Elf players were also watching this match. They found that the matchup against Orcs were difficult, but have never been able to find a way to play around it. Maybe Silent could give them some pointers?

The match was in a four person map, with both players spread quite far apart.

Silent didn’t do the usual farming with Ancient of War, instead walling off his base using buildings.

The Orc’s opening was the usual farming with Blademaster.

The observer was trying their best to provide commentary.

"Silent isn’t using Ancient of War this time, that’s unlike him. Is this some new strategy? Hmm? That building placement is interesting, it seems like it’s meant to block off passage. It’s all placed in a row with plenty of space behind it.

"The Demon Hunter is running straight towards the Orcs, that’s odd. It seems like he has no plans to farm levels at all! Moreover, he only trained an Archer, who is currently sitting in base!"

Chapter 121: Flying Units!

After the wisps had discovered where the Orcs were, the Demon hunter started burning mana and killing Grunts.

Goph scowled, he most certainly could use the Blademaster to kill the Demon Hunter, but so what? The Demon Hunter could just run back to base and heal up, interrupting his farming.

"You’re not farming, but choosing to interrupt my farm? Not gonna work."

Goph didn’t take the bait, continuing to kill neutral creeps to level-up.

He thought of running into their base to kill the wisps too, but gave up upon seeing the blockage as there was no way the Blademaster was making it through that.

The Night Elves didn’t train any other units other than Archers, instead investing their resources to level the Archers.

The audience was shocked at this move.

"Straight to level three? You’re fighting high-tier Orc units using that?

"That’s not possible right? Demon Hunter is still level one too, and most of the Orc army is at level two now. As long as Raiders are able to take down buildings quickly, the Night Elves stand no chance!

"The Night Elves trained a Beastmaster! And he’s still harassing the Orcs!"

"What’s Silent planning, I don’t understand this at all!"

The Beast Master learnt Summon Quillbeast and was picking off damaged Orc units. And everytime Goph allied a heal, it would be cancelled.

"Don’t worry,it’s normal. If he’s not doing anything and letting me farm, he’s not the real Silent.

Goph was naturally pantient as he was so highly skilled.

Finally, the Night Elves finished their level three training. Silent slapped down two Ancient of Wind as well as increased their population to fifty, and started producing Druid of the Talons.

"What is he playing at, making Druid of Talons?"

"That thing is useless, it does no damage in human form, it only hits air units in crow form. Isn’t it just going to feed itself to the Blademaster?"

"Maybe he plans to use Cyclone to control Blademaster?"

"The Druids only have enough mana to use it maybe two times, but the Orcs have Spirit Walkers to deal with that!"

"Maybe that’s why Silent has no Ancient of Wind to mass produce the druids? Win in numbers?"

"I think that’s too optimistic, you’re only controlling the Blademaster, it doesn’t do any damage. Once the Blademaster hits the ground, it’s going to chop the Druid of Talon into pieces!"

"I think Silent fell into his own trap! The win streak is about to end!"

—

Druids of the Talons were cheap in terms of resources and population, allowing the training of the Night Elves was done pretty quickly. After hiring some mercenaries and summoning the third hero, Goblin Tinker, to fill out some space, the army of fifty was completed and proceeding to grinding levels.

Goph was shocked when his scouting Blademaster walked into the massive army.

Three level one heroes followed by many different mercenaries, it wasn’t something that he could say he’d seen before.

Goblin Tinker? What does that thing provide? Are you sure it’s not here to give my Blademaster experience?

Without hesitation, Blademaster showed himself and started hacking away at the Goblin Tinker.

But after just a few attacks, the one of the Druid of the Claw raised their hands and threw Blademaster into the air.

And once it hit the ground, another Druid of the Claw raised their hands and threw him into the air.

What was the meaning of this!

He knew that this unit exists, but it was never commonly used because of its low health and damage. It was completely useless to have a few of it. It’s only use was to throw enemies into the air, but it didn’t deal damage, and would run out of mana after two casts.

But Goph had just realised how disgusting it would be when there were many of them. If they worked together, the Blademaster would permanently be in the air.

Goph was now sweating, as his Blademaster hit the ground, he quickly casted Wind Walk to try and escape.

Although the Night Elves had Faerie Fire to reveal the invisible Blademaster, they chose to continue grinding levels instead of keeping the Blademaster constantly in the air.

Goph knew better than to slack off, levelling in order to summon Tauren Chieftain. Tauren Chieftain’s Shock Wave was a pretty good AoE spell, which would certainly be good against the squish Druid of the Talon.

The Orcs were also training Spirit walkers, which could use Spirit Links to split damage across multiple units. It also had Disenchant which would be useful to remove the Cyclone effect off units.

But when Goph’s population reached fifty, the Elven army had arrived.

There were a lot more Elven units despite both armies being about fifty population, due to the cheap costs of Druid of the Talons. The Druids charged forwards, immediately tossing the Blademaster into the air!

Goph wanted to retaliate by netting the Demon Hunter, but Silent was mindful of it, staying just out of range. The Goblin Tinker then put down its Pocket Factory, blocking the path towards it! This made it difficult for the Orcs to charge in as most of them were affected by Faerie Fire, and the key units were all in the air too!

Goph used the Spirit Walker to dispel the Cyclone, but that dispelled the Spirit Link of itself too. And after landing, it would immediately be brought back into the sky by another Cyclone. The Orcs had a few Spirit Walkers, but the Elves had an entire army of Druid of the Talons!

The Night Elves also had Mana Flares from two Faerie Dragons, making the Spirit Walkers take damage every time they cast spells.

It didn’t take long for the Orc’s Raiders to die from the summons from the three heroes and Faerie Fire from the Druid of the Talons. Goph wanted to save them, but his Shadow Hunter was still in the air from the Cyclone!

Goph finally let out a Shock Wave when his Tauren Chieftain landed on the ground, but Silent responded with an AoE heal, replenishing all his units to full health!

It was hopeless!

The match was already decided, but Goph wasn’t about to give up. His Tauren Chieftain had enough mana to cast another Shock Wave to at least regain some dignity!

The Tauren Chieftain landed, and shot out another Shock Wave!

But this time, the Druids immediately turned into crows, becoming flying units, causing the Shock Wave to miss!

"Pfft!"

Goph may as well have spat out blood. How could he still toy with me when I’m about to call GG, that’s insufferable!

It took the druids a lot of mana to turn into crows. Dodging the Shock Wave by using Crow Form was a cool effect, but might be game losing in a close match.

But Silent could do anything he wanted as the victory was in his hands, and that whole maneuver was just to show off.

Goph’s rage was building, his units were thinning out, with just three half dead heroes left alive.

Goph reluctantly called GG.

The chat was filled with laughter.

"What, Night Elves can beat Orcs? I’ve been living under a rock!"

"Wow, the Blademaster was completely decked out, but it was useless. It never even hit once…"

"This Silent actually defeated Goph just by using Cyclones."

"I’m impressed ! From today onwards I’m team S-god!"

"He’s at the top of the leaderboards with straight wins! What a historic moment!"

At the same time this was going on in chat, a paragraph was trending on Weibo.

"The four races were comparing who had the most air units. The humans said they have Flying Machines, Gryphons and Dragonhawks! The Undead say that they have Obsidian Statues, Destroyer, and Frost Wyrm! The Night Elves say that they have Hippogryphs, Druid of the Talons, Faerie Dragon, and Chimeras! The Orcs say, "That’s nothing, when we fight the Night Elves, all our units are in the air!"

Chapter 122: English Translation

"Geez, there isn’t a single one that’s worthy to be my opponent."

Chen Mo decided it was time to leave after looking at his watch.

His account was now at the top, he even showed off every single race. All that’s left is to have these pros learn and understand. It’s better for the growth of the game if it was at a higher level anyways.

The news of ‘Mysterious random player Silent destroys the ranked ladder, reaching the top’ were plastered all over the video game media. The news spread especially quickly in the Warcraft community.

There were a few stickies that were discussing this matter.

"Did you watch the matches today? Silent destroyed the ladder by reaching the top using random only! Even Goph couldn’t handle him!"

"I saw it, and all I can say is that it’s too sad! All the pros have been bullied!"

"Silent has no match at the top of the ladder at four thousand odd points. They also got there in straight wins, and in just a few days! That’s horrifying!"

"His skill level for all the races are exemplary. Has anybody counted how many strategies he had come up with?"

"Raiders rush, mine rush, tower rush, Frost Armor Crypt Fiends, Gargoyles and Ghouls… and of course Cyclone spam!"

"That’s revolutionary! I thought the pros had already discovered what the game had to offer, but it wasn’t even close!"

"In particular that Cyclone spam, I didn’t know you could play games like that."

"Alright, I’m going to watch some replays as revision. These replays are the best education material, you’d probably gain two hundred points if you learn them properly!

—

The forms were filled with players complaining about how strong the Humans and Guard Towers were, asking for CHen Mo to nerf them, but it didn’t take long before all these complaints were gone.

The players didn’t even know which races were strong or weak even since Silent’s appearance!

It feels like whichever race Silent plays was strong!

Any post that complained about the race they played being weak would be replied with a replay from Silent saying, "Your race isn’t bad, you’re bad."

Silent had gained plenty of fans in the process. Although nobody knew who Silent was, it didn’t stop them from worshipping him.

This also helped Warcraft gain a lot of popularity, the number of daily sales even peaked a little.

—

However, Silent never returned after beating Goph.

Many observers thought that Silent just missed a day, but as days went by, Silent never came back!

There were theories that he had quit because that was all that he had to offer; others said that he was afraid of losing, and would never play again; there were also some who said that it was a publicity stunt put together by the pros.

But nobody got it right, nor did anyone know who Silent was. Although Zou Zhuo had seen Silent in person, they only added in game and had no other forms of communication.

His fans were worshipping the few clips of him in the internet cafe filmed by Zou Zhuo.

However, a few players who have seen CHen Mo felt that the silhouette was familiar, and yet couldn’t remember who it was!

The pros could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, it was difficult to deal with constant losses everyday.

But one thing was for certain, the appearance of Chen Mo dramatically increased the playstyles of Warcraft. The pros had finally realised now much more the game had to offer.

They thought that they’d explored the entire game, but Silent gave them a wakeup call.

They could almost imagine what Silent would say, "What is this? You guys are happy even though you’re so bad? Watch and learn, this is how you actually play the game."

Silents replays were now treated as scripture, watched again and again for anyone looking to improve their gameplay.

—

Meteorite Technology meeting room.

Chen Mo looked through the translations provided.

The translator asked, "Is the translation alright?"

The translator was just being nice, as the translations were done by professionals, he was confident regardless if it were English to Chinese or vice versa. Although the young man before him was the designer of Warcraft and had good knowledge of Western Fantasy themes, how much English could he possibly know?

He might not have even passed sixth grade!

Asking for the final say was probably just to show who was in power, and to pick out a few problems to make him seem professional.

The translators have seen things like these many times..

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, it’s great. But there’s a small portion that needs to be changed, especially in the cinematic."

The translator was visibly agitated, yet another one who pretends to know what they are saying.

Chen Mo explained, "When Arthas kills his father, it says ‘continuing legacy’, but it should be ‘succeeding you, father’ in English.

‘The next line should also be translated like this: This kingdom shall fall! From the ashes there will arrive a new order, and it’ll shake the very foundation of the world!"

Chen Mo translated the content as he went.

The translator was shocked, he thought CHen Mo was nitpicking, but it made sense as Chen Mo went along.

The translator could tell that the lines in Chinese held a pretty high standard. The translations were meaningful, short and sweet, and fit the theme well.

However, they didn’t think that the translation could be so true to the original!

Chen Mo’s syntax and vocabulary made sense and fit the theme really well. Although Chen Mo had a strong accent, these translations were really good!

He even remembered the emotions he felt as he embraced the beauty of some English works.

The translator nodded, "Alright, we’ll do as you said!"

The representative sitting next to them was also shocked that Chen Mo wasn’t all talk. There must be something to allow him to be so successful after all.

They even got slightly emotional listening to these lines!

The more true the translation, the more successful the English version of Warcraft will be. It may even become hugely popular in the Western market!

This was the first time he felt so confident in shipping a Chinese game overseas!

Chapter 123: Guest Commentary

Chen Mo spent the next little while dealing with shipping the game overseas.

Meteorite Technology planned to release the English version first to test the waters, but under Chen Mo’s request, they have agreed to release English, French, German, Russian, Korean and other languages at the same time.

Meteorite Technology planned to release the Korean version in the second wave, but decided to move it ahead under Chen Mo’s request.

It would’ve been easy just to do translations as they could be swapped into the game and would be released. It would’ve been the same amount of time for one version compared to many versions, all was required was more translators.

However, the main workload comes in from promotion, meaning that wanting to release in multiple countries at the same time meant that the initial investment was much higher. Moreover the rules for the different markets were different, and especially when taking into account the different preferences from region to region, releasing in so many regions wasn’t a simple task.

Chen Mo was serious about his decision. Promotion? What’s that? Does this game need promoting?

Alright, wouldn’t hurt, but there’s no point in wasting money in insane amounts of advertising.

"Don’t worry, you guys just have to steal the thunder from Legion conquest, promoting the game as ‘Better than Legion Conquest in every aspect’, or ‘Masterpiece RTS game’. This would mean that any player that searches for Legion Conquest would also receive results from Warcraft, " said Chen Mo.

Meteorite Technology was shocked, isn’t that commiting a bit too hard?

"What does that expression mean, am I wrong? Isn’t the game better than Legion Conquest in every aspect? Isn’t this an RTS Masterpiece?" asked Chen Mo.

The Meteorite Technology representative nodded as it seemingly made sense.

Chen Mo was hoping to hype up the game across all regions by releasing it at the same time. As pros emerge from all the countries, they could learn from one another to speed up the expansion of the game.

Of course Chen Mo didn’t request to overlook the translations for other languages as he didn’t have the ability to do so. He didn’t understand a word of German, there would be no point in him poking his nose there.

But these didn’t matter as the most important part was that the English version was as close to the original as possible. It wouldn’t be a great gaming experience if the translations were horrible just like in the previous life.

—

After working hard for a few days to put the English Release in the home stretch, Chen Mo let his hands off the effort. The rest were dependent on Meteorite Technology’s promotion and advertising overseas, which they were working hard at doing so.

—Inside the experience store.—

Su Jinyu was still checking forum posts daily to gather the thoughts of the players as well as some hot topics.

"It’s already been so long, and there’s still people talking about Silent. These guys are crazy, " said Su Jinyu.

"Huh? There’s still talk about it? Didn’t Goph and Digwa surpass Silent’s rank a few days ago? There’s now three players who are in the four thousand range, " expressed Qian Kun.

Zheng Hongxi nodded, "Yeah, but it seems like Silent has left a long lasting impression. He did get his rank by destroying a bunch of high-skilled players while having straight wins. It’s on a completely different level."

"That’s true. If Silent was still playing, they might not even reach four-thousand, " added Qian Kun.

"Have you seen the few clips of Silent’s silhouette? It just feels so familiar, his voice was familiar too, " asked Zheng Hongxi

Qian Kun said, "I’ve seen it, it’s over at that internet cafe. But it’s pretty blurry and from the back. The internet cafe was also quite noisy, so it was difficult to make out his voice, I just remember that he was full of himself."

Su Jinyu was speechless, "Huh? You guys couldn’t tell?"

The two of them were confused, "Yeah, why? Do you recognise him? You know Silent?"

Su Jinyu facepalmed, "How sad would the manager be if he knew!"

Qian Kun had his eyes wide open, "Huh? Do you mean…"

"Yeah! Doesn’t Silent mean ‘Chen Mo’[1]? You really couldn’t tell?"

Qian Kun and Zheng Hongxi were shocked, "MY goodness, that’s it! I knew the silhouette was really familiar! Since when did you know, Goldfish?"

"I knew it from the start! The manager had me get the ID for him!" said Su Jinyu.

Qian Kun shouted, "Why did you tell us earlier!"

"You guys never asked!"

Zheng Hongxi said, "We never considered that! Moreover, we have work to do everyday, who would have enough free time to discuss this!"

"My manager is so good!" exclaimed Qian Kun.

Chen Mo came down the stairs at this moment.

"Alright, keep it down low. It’s a secret for now."

Qian Kun said, "Wow, you hit it so well, manager!"

Su Jinyu asked, "Manager, when do you plan to let the players now?"

Chen Mo replied, "Why would I tell the players, they’ll be guessing for a while. By the way, I’ll be heading to Magic City over the weekend. Call me if anything happens."

"Huh? Why are you going to Magic City? Are you promoting a game?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Something like that. Fantasy Gaming Platform is hosting a Warcraft competition.

"Huh? Do you plan to come out from your retirement?" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo shook his head, "Nah. I’m a special guest to provide insight."

Su Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, that’s alright. It probably isn’t easy for the players to enter the competition to try their hand at the prize, so it’s good that you aren’t going to squash them."

"…regardless, it’s a good opportunity to promote the game. I’ll be leaving during the afternoon, remember to let me know if anything happens, " said Chen Mo.

—

The competitive video game scene wasn’t as developed as the previous world, but it wasn’t non-existent.

As there aren’t esports games that were popular all over the world the functions of esports clubs were blurry. Most of them functioned the same as gaming workshops.

Larger RPG games such as Legend of the Sword, Warring Three Kingdoms as well as Heavenly Ring from overseas have team PvP or GvG content, players from these clubs would most certainly enter.

There were a few competitive esports in the VR circle in shooter games. On the PC side of things, RTS games like Legion Conquest had smaller scaled tournaments as well, but there weren’t competitions that had attention from all over the world.

The reason was simple, tournaments only had two basic components, money and people. The competition could only succeed when there were enough viewers and funds.

Legion Conquest hadn’t even come close to the popularity of MOBAs in his previous life, which was why they haven’t been able to host large tournaments.

However, there are more and more companies and games who have discovered the potential of competitive gaming, which was why there were more and more regional tournaments happening in China.

Smaller tournaments for Warcraft were finally a thing following Warcraft’s popularity.

TL note: [1] One of the chinese translations of the word ‘silent’ is pronounced the same way Chen Mo’s name is.

Chapter 124: Comedian Ended up Videogame Designer

Chen Mo caught a cab to his destination after getting off the train.

This competition was called the Fantasy Cup. Obviously the name was named after the officials, Fantasy Gaming Platform. Not only were they a distribution platform, they were way ahead of other companies in terms of gaming tournaments as well.

Although Chairman of Fantasy Gaming Platform Ding Xing knew nothing about video game design, he had a good eye for the development of the gaming industry.

Chen Mo had a little bit of beef with Fantasy Gaming Platform as he took some of their user base when Thunderbolt Tabletop directed some of their players to Fantasy Gaming Platform.

But as they say, temporary enemies mean forever profits. There wasn’t any reason why Ding Xing would give up this opportunity given Warcraft was doing so well. If he could work with Chen Mo, there was no reason for him to burn the bridge.

Legion Conquest’s professional scene was moving along quite smoothly as most of the bigger esports clubs had plans to acquire pro players. However, the release of Warcraft put a wrench into the plans. Many clubs have decided to reassess the situation before acting as there very well could be only one survivor from this altercation.

Wouldn’t it be sad if the game was dead two months after the Legion Conquest team was acquired?

As Warcraft had its own ranking and replay system, the different skill levels were very clear cut. There were even a few pro players who had gained popularity on a replay website, so the requirements for hosting a tournament were already met.

This offline tournament was hosted in Magic City, meaning that the players and special guests had to go to Magic City to attend. However, as the tournament was of a smaller variety there was no live audience and the games would be streamed.

As Chen Mo arrived at his destination there was a representative who led him to his hotel as well as some documents going over the format of the tournament.

Eight of the higher ranked players were invited to this Warcraft tournament. Players like Goph, Nightwind, and Digwa who have played against Chen Mo on the ladder were there too.

All the matches were best of three, straight into playoffs. The tournament would start from the top eight, then quarterfinals, semi-finals, then finals. There wasn’t a lower bracket or repechage. As it was a smaller tournament, there wasn’t a need to go through all that trouble.

The tournament spanned over two days. The first day consisted of the top eight, and the quarter finals, third place, and finals were hosted on the second day. The champion would get five hundred thousand RMB cash prize, two hundred thousand for second, ten thousand for third.

The prize money was a good amount. Furthermore it was fully livestreamed, and the pros from all over the country would battle it out over BO3, so these players took it quite seriously.

Chen Mo’s commentating partner was a professional called Zhang Yang. He casted a few games before and was known for his quick thinking and his ability to control the flow.

Other than paying for his transport, food and accomodation, the officials also paid Chen Mo an extra fifty thousand RMB fee. Chen Mo was a special guest afterall, they couldn’t pay him the usual rate.

Chen Mo’s commentary was a gimmick more than anything, as having the designer or Warcraft to provide commentary must attract a lot of viewers!

Of course, the officials were worried that Chen Mo would get off topic as he didn’t have any experience in commentating, which was why Zhang Yang was assigned as his partner to control the flow of the conversation. Chen Mo was responsible for professional analysis in this duo.

Chen Mo felt that this was a good opportunity to promote his game. Moreover he had never commented before, it would be a good experience and an opportunity to show his face to the fans.

The competitors had arrived and the machines were being checked.

Zhang Yang walked over to greet Chen Mo, "Nice to meet you Mr Chen."

Chen Mo couldn’t help but think of a certain photographer with the same last name from his previous life, "D-don’t call me Mr. Chen, it reminds me of a certain someone."

"Huh?"

Chen Mo waved his head, "Don’t worry about it, call me by my whole name, don’t leave out the word ‘Mo’".

Zhang Yang laughed, "Sure. You’re a professional video game designer after all, pleased to be in your presence."

Chen Mo laughed too, "Geez, what professional video game designer. We’re both commentators today, we’re partners."

Zhang Yang nodded, "Yep, seems like you’re fitting in well. Let’s go test out the equipment."

Zhang Yang cooperated with the officials sto test the equipment. Chen Mo didn’t need to do anything as they were all handled by professionals. Chen After the preparations were complete, Chen Mo did a quick mic test to make sure everything worked.

Zhang Yang looked at the stream from his phone, it hadn’t even been officially live, and the stream was still black too.

But it turned out that there were two hundred thousand viewers on the stream already.

"Yo, there are quite a few viewers today. The tournament hadn’t even started and there were already close to two hundred thousand viewers. It would probably reach seven or eight hundred thousand viewers.

The users in chat were talking to one another.

"Why hasn’t it started! Hurry up!"

"I heard Chen Mo will make an appearance today?"

"Who’s Chen Mo?"

"He’s Warcraft’s Designer!"

"Really? Why is he here?"

"To commentate!"

"Wow, then there might be something to today’s competition. The videogame designer must have better insight and average right? Let’s see what he says later."

"Wonder if Chen Mo even plays his own game. Who knows what he’ll provide to the stream? Maybe he’s not even over two thousand points."

"Maybe, maybe video game designers can’t play games at all."

Zhang Yang laughed, "It seems like the viewers are looking forward to this. It’s about to start, look into the camera."

The stream had started.

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to Fantasy Cup Warcraft invitationals hosted by Fantasy Gaming Platform. I’m your caster Zhang Yang, " said Zhang Yang.

Chen Mo followed suit, "I’m Chen Mo."

The audience was shocked, that’s Chen Mo? He’s much younger than i imagined!

It was the first time most of the audience had seen Chen Mo. Most wouldn’t care who the designer of the game was when they played the game anyways.

Zhang Yang said, "This is Chen Mo’s first time casting. I can see that the chat is being very nice and giving Chen Mo tons of love."

Chen Mo said, "Really? Let me take a look. It looks like most are spamming: Chen Mo refund my hard earned money."

Zhang Yang laughed, it seemed like Chen Mo was quite good at gags, he must’ve done this before!

"Mr Chen Mo, you’re pretty good at cracking jokes!" Zhang Yang said laughing.

Chen Mo waved his hand, "No no no, I thought we’ve talked about this Mr. Chen Mo thing before this!"

"What could I call you by?"

Chen Mo replied, "Maybe, Designer Chen, I’m a videogame designer afterall."

The viewers were laughing, weren’t they supposed to commentate? This feels like a comic sketch!

Zhang Yang was speechless, "That’s still undermining your efforts. Alright I’ll just call you Mr Chen Mo."

Chen Mo replied, "That was just a joke that’s supposed to ease up the atmosphere. It’s also my first time commentating today. I’m honoured to be paired with Mr Zhang Yang."

The chat couldn’t help but complained, "How could this be your first time? You must’ve done this before, you seem so at home with this!"

Chapter 125: Spoiler Commentary

While the machines were still being tested, Chen Mo and Zhang Yang continued chatting.

"To be honest, this is my first time meeting Mr Chen Mo. I’ve heard so much about you."

"Geez, I’m flattered. I’ve also heard plenty about Mr Zhang Yang, in particular in Chinese commentary community. If you claimed first, nobody would claim second!" said Chen Mo.

Zhang Yang was shocked, "Huh?"

The chat was filled with laughter, he must’ve said it backwards!

Chen Mo continued, "I actually really look up to Mr Zhang Yang. If I had to rate you, I’d give you ten!"

Zhang Yang waved his hands, "Geez, that’s too much! I’m not worthy of that!"

Chen Mo continued, "As for the remaining nine hundred and ninety nine…"

Zhang Yang was caught off guard, "Huh? Out of a thousand?"

The viewers didn’t expect Chen Mo would be so funny! How did a commentary team turn into a comic pair!

Chen Mo looked at Zhang Yang and said, "I can tell that you learn maths from your PE teacher."

"Huh?"

"Ten plus nine hundred and ninety-nine is one thousand and nine no?" corrected Chen Mo.

Zhang Yang was speechless, "Geez, you set me up!"

The viewers were all laughing, this Chen Mo guy is such a troublemaker!

Zhang Yang was converted into a fan after being surprised at how entertaining Chen Mo was! How could he have been someone who had never done any commentary, he could become a comedian with this amount of talent!

Chen Mo continued, "To be honest, I wanted to join this competition as a competitor."

"Really? Why did you choose to join as a commentator then?" asked Zhang Yang.

"Well, when I asked the officials, they asked me to play ranked to see where I placed, " explained Chen Mo.

"Well, then show them what you’ve got!"

"But in the end, the officials were really emotional and told me that I was too good, much better than Goph! Even that S-god from before wouldn’t be able to beat you! You’re nine million times better than him!"

"Huh, how did they get that number with all that zeroes following."

"But the officials told me that there were two things preventing my development in game."

"Which two things?"

"My left hand and my right hand."

Zhang Yang was speechless, "That means you’re garbage at the game and not made to play these kinds of games! The hand-speed requirement of this game is really high!

The viewers hadn’t stopped laughing. It had only been ten minutes and Chen Mo had made five or so gags which had been non-stop. Who knows how he came up with these!

"Hahaha, Chen Mo’s a comedian!"

"I’ve never seen a videogame designer who had such good speaking skills!"

"Woah, who could tell this was the guy who made Warcraft!"

"On the basis of Chen Mo’s jokes today, I won’t be mailing him any razor blades anymore."

"This is a comedian who accidentally became a videogame designer!"

The preparations were eventually complete.

"Alright, our players are done preparing, hold on to your seats as the games are about to start!"

The chat didn’t want that to happen.

"Don’t start it yet! I want to watch Chen Mo’s comedy show!"

"Five more minutes of this please!"

"My goodness, it’s the first time I wished there were more testing!"

It didn’t take long before the competition started.

Undead vs Orcs, poth players had fairly high ranks as it was an invitational afterall. All the players that were picked by the tournament officials were high ranked players.

Zhang Yang introduced the players, the locations and the setup of the map.

Zhang Yang also played Warcraft which was why he had a good understanding of the basics, he wouldn’t be able to cast the tournament otherwise. His main objective was to control the flow or to guide the conversations, give overviews of the match, and all the analysis would be left for Chen Mo.

After the introductions, Zhang Yang asked, "Mr Chen Mo, what do you think of the strategies the players are going for?"

"The players are going by the book so far, the Death Knight harassed the Blademaster for a bit, slowing down his progression to level two. But the Blademaster can farm the 331 camp now, which would give him better experience.

As Chen Mo finished, the Blademaster ran towards the 331[1] camp.

"Death Knight secured this 533 camp. At the top of the ladder, the most common strategy is to secure as much as possible early. It doesn’t matter how good or bad the items are as the players can sell bad ones. The key part was denying it for your opponent."

"Blademaster has two circles, so he wasn’t too lucky. It would be perfect for the first ten minutes if he got Gloves of Haste or Blades of Attack. But if the Orcs get +6 Agility on Blademaster, the game would heavily favour the Orcs.[2]

"The fights right now are pretty intense. This Crypt Fiend with Frost Armor should probably back off now, yep, it’s running away now. Run around the trees then cast death coil to heal it up. Yep, this should mean that the Undead won the exchange.

Chen Mo continued to explain the situation as the match went on. Zhang Yang was shocked to discover that he couldn’t interject!

Chen Mo wasn’t speaking too fast or too slow, having a good control over the tempo of his words. His analysis was also incredibly in depth, in particular he knew the strategies of the players really well. Anytime Chen Mo said there was something the players would do, the players would do exactly as he said!

And sometimes he even found time to crack jokes.

The viewers were shocked as Chen Mo’s commentary far exceeded their expectations.

"Oh man, spoiler commentary? It feels like he sees the match two minutes into the future."

"Why does it feel like the players are listening to Chen Mo’s order? They’d do everything Chen Mo says!"

"The thought process is very clear and full of reason, he can even tell the players’ intent!"

"This is amazing! Who knew there were so many considerations behind one decision!"

The audience discovered that the commentary was more enjoyable than the competition!

The players played as best as they could, but in the end, the Orcs’ Blademaster was killed instantly followed by a GG. The match was taken by the Undead.

Chen Mo concluded, "I think it was entirely even from the early to mid game. It was down to the Orcs being unable to kill the Undead, and when they failed to take over mines in the mid-game, losing two towers in the process. Of course, the Orc player also had a few mechanical mistakes…

"And I think that the Orc player is lacking a bit afraid of fighting, as the Blademaster is one of the best early game heroes, but never killed too many Undead units when it was at its strongest.

When Chen Mo finished his conclusion, there were some unhappy viewers in chat.

"He said it wasn’t bad at the start, but what did he say afterwards? The Orcs made mechanical mistakes? This is an RTS game, and all the players are top ten in the ladder. It’s alright to say that they messed up strategically, but how can he say so sternly that they didn’t execute well?"

"Yeah, I wanna ask what rank Chen Mo is, how dare he say that they made mechanical mistakes!"

"This doesn’t feel right, there should be an upper limit for the executing in an RTS game. How could someone watch over dozens of units? I don’t think its a mechanical mistake."

"Of course Chen Mo could tell from the perspective of an observer, but what would happen if he was the one playing? I’d want to see him prove it!"

"He’s calling the Orcs bad? These are all top tier players, do you think it’s played by noobs?"

Evidently there were playing viewers that are fans of the ORc player. They would’ve felt nice after watching their player lose, but it was salt on wounds to see Chen Mo criticise the player they were supporting.

TL note: [1] I think this refers to the level of the units in the camp

[2] Various items in Warcraft that give the Heroes bonuses, Agility basically makes the Blademaster stronger

Chapter 126: Showmatch

It was alright during the first match, but during the second and third match, Chen Mo never stopped talking and always pointed out any mistakes the players made, angering some of the fans.

"My goodness, it’s gone! He really does dare to criticise anybody!"

"It’s fine if you point out the mistakes of the loser, but picking out mistakes from the winner too?"

"Wow, I finally realised what Captain Hindsight means!"

"I really want to tell him to play if he’s so good at the game!"

Of course there were many who were standing by Chen Mo.

"Braindead fans out!"

"Can’t you just listen to the commentary? Did Chen Mo say anything wrong? He’s the developer, wouldn’t his game knowledge be much better than you keyboard warriors?"

"Another ‘You play if you’re so good’. Do I need to be able to cool things down before I review a fridge?"

"If you don’t wanna listen to him, just mute the stream! Nobody is forcing you!"

"You’re doing great Chen Mo! Don’t listen to these haters!"

Soon, the two opposing sides of chat started going at each other’s throat.

The majority of the players stood by Chen Mo, but the people against it had strong will and never gave up.

During break time, a member of staff spoke to Chen Mo.

"Mr Chen Mo, I’ve got something to discuss. There are many in chat who are saying that you’re too good and commentating and started arguing. Could you tone it down a bit in the future matches?"

Chen Mo laughed, "I understand your concern. I’ve looked at chat and I know where I’m at. Moreover, wouldn’t this tournament be more popular if more were talking about it? This is a good thing for you guys too."

The staff was a bit hesitant, "So Mr Chen Mo, there’s a showmatch tomorrow when the tournament finishes. You’re supposed to play against the winner of the tournament."

Chen Mo was shocked, "Huh??"

The staff explained, "Of course we won’t get the champion to play against you at full strength. We thought about getting them to only use the mouse to play against you. It’s for entertainment purposes afterall. Do you understand what I mean?"

Chen Mo nodded.

The organisers planned a showmatch for entertainment, by having Chen Mo play a game. The viewers would probably want to watch the videogame designer play their own game.

Of course there could be a discrepancy between the skill level of the players, which was why the winner would only use a mouse, making it a bit more entertaining.

But after all the arguments in chat, the showmatch got more interesting.

Many of the viewers felt that Chen Mo was Captain Obvious, although his analysis was good, there was no way he could be good at the game. How awkward it would be if Chen Mo lost to the winner who’d play with one hand.

Nobody but himself would be to blame if he lost!

The staff said, "How about this, you go ahead with what you’re doing, and I’ll get the organisers to cancel the showmatch tomorrow. It wasn’t anything important anyways."

Chen Mo shook his head, "Don’t, how could we do that? Don’t worry, the match will be my concern, the show will go on."

The staff was shocked, What does this mean? Was he confident in his abilities?

Obviously they didn’t know how good Chen Mo was, but he couldn’t be bad seeing how confident he was. It should be a big deal when he would play against the champion.

The staff nodded, "Alright, we’ll do as you say."

The tournament continued. Chen Mo didn’t make any changes and continued speaking his mind, completely ignoring what was going on in the chat.

Zhang Yang even felt bad for Chen Mo, thinking that he didn’t know how bad the haters were!

The tournament went on quite smoothly, the players were playing seriously and Chen Mo’s commentary was very insightful. The viewers are more than happy to watch it.

The organisers were also quite satisfied as the money spent on Chen Mo was well spent!

Of course there was a vocal, unhappy minority. But the organisers didn’t see it as a big problem as Chen Mo acknowledged and approved of it himself.

The tournament continued on the second day.

The quarter finals, third place match and finals had the viewers going crazy. In the end, Goph outskilled Digwa to win the tournament.

"Alright, let us congratulate Goph for being the champion of this Fantasy Cup! He will receive five hundred thousand in prize money, congratulations!" announced Zhang Yang

The chat was also incredibly supportive.

"Goph-god!"

"King of Orcs! Long live the king!"

"Let’s go Orcs!"

"Geez, that’s too bad! If Digwa didn’t make a mistake in picking mines, he probably would’ve won!"

"This tournament was so enjoyable to watch! Warcraft is much more entertaining to watch than Legion Conquest!"

"Watch this makes me want to play ranked!"

"By the way, don’t leave now as the competition is not finished. Yes, up next will be a very entertaining showmatch!" said Zhang Yang

The audience were shocked. Showmatch? What show?

"This showmatch will be a matchup between our champion Goph against the designer of Warcraft and my partner, Mr Chen Mo!" announced Zhang Yang.

The chat went wild following this announcement!

"What? Chen Mo is playing the showmatch? Against Goph?!"

"What’s the point. Goph has four thousand something points, wouldn’t he just bully Chen Mo?"

"Maybe not, Chen Mo has really good game knowledge."

"What good is game knowledge going to do. The game depends on execution and hand-speed. Wouldn’t Goph stomp all over Chen Mo? What is the organisers planning?"

"Hahaha, we were just talking about Captain Obvious Chen Mo. He’s good at pointing out mistakes, lets see how he does in a match."

"Wow, I’m amazed that Chen Mo accepted it! Is he underestimated the strength of his opponent?"

As the chat was discussing, Chen Mo was already sat at a computer ready to play.

"Alright, as it’s a showmatch, Goph will have to play with one hand. That means Goph can only use his mouse, no keyboard." explained Zhang Yang.

The chat went wild yet again.

"Like I said, Goph would stomp Chen Mo if he played seriously. Playing one-handed is more like it!"

"Wow, that’s kind of insulting, only one hand?"

"But I still think Goph will win!"

"Hahaha, how bad would Chen Mo feel if Goph won one handed!"

"It’s hard to tell, I think he could last a little bit?"

Before the chat calmed down, Zhang Yang held onto his earpiece and was shocked.

Zhang Yang continued after thirty seconds, "Alright, I just got the message from the producer. Mr Chen Mo is asking Goph to play with both hands. To be honest, I’m surprised to hear that message. I won’t say much more, let’s look forward for the showmatch!"

The chat took a quick 180. There were a few people being condescending at the start, but the chat was filled with "LOL" and "???" when Zhang Yang was finished.

"Chen Mo is asking for Goph to play with both hands?"

"Hah, that’s incredible. Maybe he thinks it would be too embarrassing if he lost to him single-handed, which is why he requested two hands?"

"Hahaha, this’ll be good. Let’s go Goph! Bring down Captain Obvious!"

Chapter 127: A Long Weibo

As Chen Mo didn’t bring his own keyboard and mouse, he borrowed one off one of the players. After testing it and making sure it felt alright, Chen Mo signaled Zhang Yang that he was ready to go.

Goph was quite nervous as he wasn’t sure what Chen Mo was planning.

The difference in skill level between a pro player and an elite player was huge. Someone like Goph could easily defeat a player around three thousand points.

But he didn’t want to destroy Chen Mo as it was just a showmatch, and Chen Mo was the designer!

If Chen Mo was vengeful and nerfed the Orcs because of that, perhaps reducing the Blademaster’s damage? That’ll be his own fault.

If that happened, Goph would cop the blame of many Orc players.

A familiar ID entered the lobby as he was worrying.

Silent: Let’s go.

Goph was shocked, what is this?

The other staff members were also shocked. They saw Chen Mo log into his account with their own eyes, and turns out his ID was Silent?

His rank on the top of the screen was four thousand one hundred and ninety six!

Everyone was shocked, including the staff and Goph!

You were that Silent guy who destroyed the ranked ladder!

"Wait! Quick, we’ll need a camera focused on Chen Mo’s hands. Yes, screen, keyboard and mouse. We’ll need another source from Chen Mo’s first person perspective!" ordered the producer.

Chen Mo didn’t mind them filming as the staff were hustling around him.

Luckily the staff were quite efficient, the whole process only took around ten minutes.

As the game was broadcasted, the chat was shocked.

"What is this??? Silent!"

"What’s going on? Why is Silent here!"

"What? Is Silent Chen Mo’s account??"

"Huh? Huh? Huh? My entire life is a lie!"

"Yeah, doesn’t Silent mean ‘Chen Mo’? My goodness, I’ve never noticed!"

"Sucks that our English is so terrible!"

"Is Silent really Chen Mo?"

"MY goodness, this should be good. This’ll be the match of the century! The finals won’t even compare to this!"

"Hahaha, where were the people who said ‘if you’re so good, you play’. Chen Mo must’ve obliged to teach us all a lesson!"

"There were people complaining about Chen Mo being critical. So does he have the right to be critical?"

"This Chen Mo is amazing acting. What did he say before? The only things stopping him were his left and right hand? I really thought he couldn’t play!"

The chat was going wild before the game started. There were more viewers now than in the finals!

The familiar ID and random race player, Silent, appeared once again! And he was actually Chen Mo!

It didn’t take long before the news spread all over the internet. Many of them were asking where they could watch the match!

Goph wasn’t concerned about making it entertaining, nor was he worried about going easy. He might not even win if he tried his best!

This reminded Goph and his Druid of the Talon incident. His Blademaster was capable of killing everything, but never managed to land a hit!

And when the game loaded, it was Night Elves vs Orcs again!

Goph was about to cry. Again? It’s so difficult to play against cyclone spam as Orcs, it’s Silent’s cyclone spam at that!

The game started.

The viewers had their eyes glued onto the screen as they didn’t want to miss a single bit of action. There were many who were there to watch Chen Mo’s first person perspective.

"My goodness, the hands are like moving so fast! Expected no less from the Ultimate Tentacle Monster!"

"So this is what four hundred APM looks like!"

"I can’t handle this! I’m dizzy, and I have a headache!"

"I’m about to vomit, back to the observer I go.

The match was intense. Chen Mo went cyclone spam just like before, but Goph was clearly prepared and made suitable changes such as training Tauren Chieftain second, but it was no use.

After thirty grueling minutes, Goph called GG.

As the two of them stood up, Chen Mo gave him a pat on the shoulder, "Not bad, you’ve improved."

Goph turned blue, it didn’t feel like he improved at all! Destroyed just like before! All he did was last a few minutes longer this time!

He was quite happy when he won the tournament, but all that had been taken away!

The other players felt bad looking at Goph.

He tried his best to win the tournament, but it ended with a loss against Silent.

This is crazy!

Everyone was incredibly entertained, from the forums to the chat, everybody was going wild.

"Hahaha, Chen Mo is too funny! He even pat Goph on his shoulder saying he played well! Even though he got destroyed!"

"Chen Mo probably meant, You’re pretty good among these noobs, but you’re not on my level yet."

"Goph was blue at the end of that! He was so happy to win the tournament, but the showmatch! Turns out he was playing against Silent! Do you think he regrets winning?"

"This means that everybody is still beneath Silent…"

"My goodness, who knew that Chen Mo was the Ultimate Tentacle Monster! That guy is so good at pretending!"

The tournament ended with a roar of laughter.

This competition performed much better than the organisers expected. The last part in particular brought the whole thing together.

The viewers thought that Chen Mo had made this arrangement beforehand with the officials. But even the organisers were shocked, but at least they gained from it!

Goph being crowned as Champion, Silent showing himself, Chen Mo’s analysis… All these hot topics combined had dramatically increased the popularity of the tournament. It also brought the popularity of Warcraft to a whole new level!

—

On the train towards Imperial Capital.

Chen Mo went on Weibo out of boredom, to discover that many players tagged him.

Of course many players were shocked to discover that he was Silent and commented to express how impressed they were. There were also many other players who were asking Chen Mo to make some educational videos or do livestreams.

There were so many messages Chen Mo couldn’t go through all of them at all.

In order to give back to the fans, Chen Mo posted a Weibo in an emotional tone.

"I’m grateful for all your love, but I won’t be making any educational videos or doing live streams. I’m a videogame afterall, not a competitive player or a streamer. I’m pretty average at games.

"I’m fighting my own battles. I’ve never received a penny since I started Thunderbolt Entertainment. I’ve only been paying others. I never touch money, I have no interest in money.[1]

"Although Warcraft has some amount of success, there will be more to it, and this is but a small step. Maybe not a small step, a medium step perhaps.

"Just like me who is still fighting my own fights. I don’t have my own house, nor do I have a car as I take the train whenever I go out.

"Therefore, I really appreciate your support. I’ll surely make more games that are better in the future to repay your kindness. I’ve seen some comments, it seems that I Am MT players are quite bored of the game. Should I make a similar game on PC? What do you guys think?"

TL note[1]: It’s a famous quote from Jack Ma

Chapter 128: Advertising for Overseas Release

The fans went crazy when the Weibo went out, "I’ve never seen someone so shameless!"

"My goodness, can’t believe Chen Mo typed out all that garbage. Is this a new form of bragging?"

"You’re average at games? You’re literally the best in Warcraft!"

"You never touch money? No interest in money? Do you have no idea how money you make?"

"Warcraft is just a medium step! Amazing!"

"You don’t have a house, but you have a massive experience store! Moreover, couldn’t you buy any house you desire?"

"I thought this guy made a change of heart when he made Warcraft, but he still has his mind on I Am MT! I knew he wanted to make scammy games! Rot in hell!"

"Average at games, Chen Mo?"

"Previous poster, you did it wrong, it should be ‘Average at games, Silent."

"Average at games, Silent. No love for money, Silent. Medium step, Silent. No cars or house, Silent. Non-scummy games, Silent!"

—

Chen Mo let Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun two days of break.

The three of them were now actual employees. They even got a pay rise to ten thousand RMB a month.

Of course, Chen Mo was a generous boss who gave out bonuses outside of their normal pay. This money would come from games that the three of them developed themselves.

For example, Chen Mo would split 8% of the profits between Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi from all the profits.

This was already quite a bit as a game like Lifeline had around three hundred thousand in profit, meaning that the two of them would get around ten thousand in bonuses.

Of course, they must’ve made the game themselves. A game where Chen Mo managed most of it like Warcraft wouldn’t count.

Chen Mo would save the profit from big games like Warcraft to reinvest into developing other games, and maybe share it among the staff as year-end bonuses.

This was to make them more satisfied. Chen Mo didn’t lack money, nor did he want his assistants to check-in and out everyday. He hoped that they could develop great games by themselves too.

Chen Mo had been focusing on the release of Warcraft overseas recently, taking a break from game development. Making this the perfect opportunity for them to take a break and grab some rest.

Afterall, the workload from working on Warcraft was huge. From level design and balancing to story writing. They were basically working day in day out, and were quite tired as a result of that.

—

After a lot of meticulous planning, Warcraft was finally about to go live overseas.

Meteorite Technology gave it their best this game. The only thing they were worried about was the advertising and not being able to break even because of how small of a cut they took. Everybody had pushed back tasks in order to focus on Warcraft, from translators to advertising.

translators, voice actors, advertising material, ad spaces, review, approval were all places that had to be worked on overtime to ensure that the game was released at the same time across all countries.

It was at this time when the players of those regions discovered this game called Warcraft.

Warcraft introduction: Warcraft is a highly successful RTS game developed by Thunderbolt Entertainment. Players can choose from Humans, Orcs, Night Elves, and Undead to gather resources, train heroes and units to defeat your enemies.

Warcraft’s unique points:

Complex story to bring you the most well crafted fantasy world.

Perfectly balanced game with four races and dozens of units to allow an even battleground!

Revolutionary controls and game modes. All new Heroes and equipment system to allow you to experience what it’s like to be a Hero!

—

This introduction was translated into many different languages and was released in many different countries.

Of course, other than the promotional pitch, there were huge artworks, cinematics, and gameplay footage that were released, including a ‘Free trial’ text in a nice font.

As there were no intentions of hiding it, the news was spread within the Chinese video game development community during its preparation phase.

"Have you heard that Chen Mo plans to release Warcraft overseas?"

"Europe and US?"

"No, I think he’s releasing all over the world. He even made Korean, French and German versions."

"Tsk, that guy sure is ambitious. Is he not afraid to fail?"

"It’s hard to tell, just from how popular Warcraft got in China, it’s not surprising to release it overseas."

"But the tastes of overseas players and Chinese players are different. Moreover, there are plenty of good video game designers overseas, so they aren’t lacking any good games. I don’t see a world where Warcraft makes a huge scene."

"That’s true. I do think that Chen Mo is a bit crazy, but he does have a crazy capital and the hunger for success."

"True, Warcraft had been doing incredibly well. Even Legion Conquest couldn’t match it. I’m envious."

"So what if you’re envious? You couldn’t make a bootleg no matter how hard you try, you can only watch it from the sidelines."

"Yeah, we’ll just watch. It has nothing to do with us anyways."

"I’m quite conflicted right now. I don’t hope to see Warcraft taking over the world, but I do want to see a successful Chinese game to represent the rest of us."

"That’s that, it’s not up to us if the game becomes successful anyways. We’ll see."

—

The players of Warcraft were discussing it on Weibo and the forum too.

"I heard an overseas version of Warcraft is in the makes?"

"No wonder why Chen Mo hadn’t been playing ranked recently, was he dealing with that?"

"Although it has been quite popular in China, it’s not that popular to warrant expanding overseas right? Is he overambitious?"

"Warcraft would do well no matter in which country. If so, he will release it as soon as possible!"

"I’m supporting him, this is one of the less scummy games Chen Mo has made!"

"Maybe once the game is released overseas, we could bully the others from other regions!"

"Huh? Makes sense! Why haven’t I thought of that! Get out of my way, I’m heading towards the Korean server!"

"Korean server? With your twenty-four hundred points? There are a bunch of Legion Conquest pros there, and if they all changed to Warcraft, tsk tsk, it’s not gonna be good."

"Geez, if the game gets popular all around the world, could there be a world championship? Regionals would be great too!"

"It’s hard to tell, we’ll see. Who knows if the others will like it?"

Chapter 129: Overseas Release

In the United States.

"Hmm? A new game, Warcraft? By which company?"

"A developer and distributor that I’ve never heard of."

"Isn’t that a Chinese company?"

"That’s weird. Chinese RTS game? I thought the ones they made in the past were huge failures. Weren’t they wiped off the market by Legion Conquest?"

"The last few posters, you guys are too out of touch with the Chinese market. Warcraft is currently incredibly popular in China, it’s even exceeded Legion Conquest."

"Really? Maybe it’s because it fits the taste of the Chinese more."

"I’ve seen some posters and videos. To be honest, I’m really shocked. It seems really high quality unlike the other Chinese games I’ve seen. There’s nothing I could nitpick from the dialogue. You guys should try it out."

"The dialogue really is perfect. I’m curious as to who did the translation. Did they pay big bucks to get a translator from the US?"

"This is the first time I’ve seen the Chinese make a game similar to Heavenly Ring. Moreover, the quality seems amazing."

"THe game is also free to play. I think I’ll try it out when it comes out."

-Europe-

"I’ve heard there’s a game that’s similar to Heavenly Ring that is about to be released. I’ve seen its ads everywhere."

"Really? I’ve never heard of an European company making that game, is it from the US?"

"No, it’s Chinese."

"oh, then I’m probably not going to play it. It’s difficult to imagine what they would do to a story like this. I’m also doubtful if they could make a world to match the standards of Heavenly Ring."

"They seem alright from the promotional videos I’ve seen. At least I never realised it was made by the Chinese."

"I’ve seen it too, the dialogue is excellent. Although the French and German dubs are a bit weird, the English version was fine, perfect even."

"Really? That’s hard to believe."

"Alright, you’ve convinced me, I’ll take a look."

-Korea-

"You’re still playing Legion Conquest?"

"Yeah, are you done with the game? Off to RPGs?"

"Nope, I’ve been playing another RTS game."

"What? Another RTS game?"

"Warcraft."

"Never heard of it."

"Yeah, because it’s not out on the Korean market yet. I downloaded it from a Chinese app store."

"Chinese game? I’m not sure if ditching Legion Conquest for that is a good idea."

"This game is better than Legion Conquest in every single aspect. It wouldn’t be a stretch to call it the best RTS game in the world."

"Really?"

"I think there’s a Korean version soon. I’m looking forward to it."

"Alright, I’ll check it out then."

—

Advertisements of Warcraft have appeared in money countries. However, due to the limited budget, there was no way they could paste it on every wall, so the popularity of the game had to be slowly built up. The games that really pop off are usually shared by mouth anyways.

Finally after all the advertising, Warcraft is finally live!

Chen Mo couldn’t do much for the international version as the small amount of fame he had was only in China. Nobody would recognise him or the Thunderbolt Entertainment Logo outside of China.

The success of the game depended entirely on the quality of it!

Warcraft was priced at twenty-nine USD, slightly cheaper than Legion Conquest. However, after exchange rates, the English version was sold at twice the price of the Chinese one.

Chen Mo didn’t want to sell it cheaper to sell more copies as the consumers overseas were more willing to spend. Twenty nine USD wasn’t much for a game like Warcraft. It was even considered to be value for money, therefore the price wouldn’t affect the sales.

Moreover, the game also uses the same model of one free chapter before charging the players, which was why Chen Mo felt that the price was suitable.

If he could sell it higher, why not?

—

The players who had their eyes on the game previously downloaded the game upon release.

What shocked the Western players was that the game was exactly the same as advertised, extremely high quality. They were also completely drawn in by the cinematics!

The emotions these players felt were similar to the players in China. From curious, too surprised, to shock, and finally completely impressed.

Players who liked the theme and RTS game would more than likely buy the after the first chapter without any hesitation.

—

The screen was dark.

A deep voice filled with resonance started talking.

Betrayer?

In truth, it was I who was betrayed!

There was lightning followed by thunder. An unspeakable melody peaked the suspense. A winged and horned silhouette appeared on the screen signifying their identity.

Illidan.

In the dark sky, thick dark clouds rolled in the howling of the violent wind. The stormy waves on the sea kept tearing the coast and shaking the jagged rocks.

"I’m still being chased."

"I’m still hated."

"Now, my blind eyes can see what no ordinary man can!"

The camera turned around to the skies faraway, filled with thunder and darkness.

"Sometimes, we must put our fate in our hands!"

Thunder, waves, and there seems to be some terrible force recovering from the bottom of the sea.

The music became tense, the camera went hundred water revealing many surfacing Naga.

The lightning revealed their horrible looks.

A Naga with a trident walked towards the camera, and looked at the shouted looking at the camera as a lightning revealed its face.

"Awaken all, set off a frenzy of destruction, and annihilate those enemies who dare to oppose us!"

—

The cinematic ended, and yet the players have yet to come back to their senses.

This cinematic was amazing, even without the perfect art, voice acting, sound effects, shots, and story, the dialogue was more than enough to take the breath out of your lungs!

These didn’t sound translated at all. Not only did they have perfect grammar, the tempo was also perfect, giving it an amazing feel.

In just three minutes, the image of Illidan was fully revealed. This kind of first-person narrative allowed the players to be fully immersed in the story.

They couldn’t understand how a Chinese company could write such an authentic dialogue!

Chapter 130: Good Reviews!

Players all around the world were feeling the unique charisma Warcraft possessed.

The high quality animations keep the players glued to their screens at the start while learning the game as they proceed through the story.

The players will discover the core of the game was in versus mode after experience the entire story and familiarise themselves with the controls.

They will also continue all the game has to offer in terms of content, controls and even luck, and they will all become parts that players learn to enjoy and love.

Finally, there was the incredible addictive ranked matchmaking. There they will find that two thousand points would only be the beginning.

It could even be said that there is limitless exploration in this game.

—

It didn’t take long for the reviews of Warcraft to come now in the app stores in various countries. It was more or less a score of nine across the board, with similar praises everywhere.

US.

"This game is much more rich and balanced than I expected. To be honest, I didn’t want to agree with the claim of ‘better than Legion Conquest in every aspect’, but I think it deserves that title after playing."

"I don’t know how the designer managed to incorporate the concept of Heroes into an RTS game, but this is an amazing design!"

"I think that the game was designed around the concept of heroes. This game feels a lot like an RPG which contradicts RTS games. Because you control a bunch of units in RTS games right? But somehow they managed to combine them too, I’m honestly amazed!

"To be honest, I can’t stop playing at all. There are many things I’ve found surprising after playing all four races. All of them have different units and buildings, yet they are completely in balance. This aspect was done much better than Legion Conquest."

"I thought the claim of being the best RTS game was some marketing gimmick, but after playing, this game most definitely deserved it!"

"To be honest, I’m kind of sad that the Chinese made this. Do the developers of our country lack inspiration?"

"You can’t deny that the Chinese are really creative. It’s amazing how they managed to recreate a fantasy theme like this!"

—

Europe.

"How did the Chinese manage to recreate a fantasy world so well? I’m amazed, I didn’t think Easterners understood our culture."

"I’m really surprised about the characters in the game. MY favourite characters are Arthas and Illadin, but they both seem antagonistic."

"I would’ve thought this game was American or European made if nobody told me otherwise. This would probably go down in history as a classic RTS game that will never be replaced!"

"Although PC games stand no chance against VR games, this game managed to draw me in. Games can be good regardless of their platform, hurray for RTS games!"

"It’s not hard to create an original story, it’s making it logical that’s difficult."

In Britain, there were even professional video game reviewers who wrote articles analysing the story of the game.

"Arthas’s story is the most intriguing. I was honestly really shocked at the development of this arc. The righteous prince being drawn in by the evil forces and succumbing to the forces he once defeated, holding up his sword swinging it at people he swore to defend, turning his kingdom into ruins. It’s amazing how the designer came up with such a bold story!

"The story is pretty unique, you might think it’s illogical why a prince ready to succeed the throne would give up everything he had? To turn into the dark side? Even killing his father? This is a very difficult topic, and if not dealt with correctly could easily become the biggest flaw of the game.

"The story of this game is one of the best in the industry. From the beginning when the price was full of righteousness, but because of how full of himself he was he completely ignored the warnings of Uther.

"And after the Stratholme incident, Arthas got on the wrong path. He was blinded by revenge and hatred and did everything he could to get revenge.

"Up till he got to Northrend, sank ships and drew Frostmourne… At that point, he was completely blinded by hatred which was why he gave into the allure of power, controlled by evil.

"Eventually, darkness took over his heart, becoming the nightmare of all of Lordaeron.

"Needless to say, the story is incredibly complete. I think that this level of storytelling is on the par with a professional writer!"

—

Korea.

"I don’t think there’s much to be said. This game is better than Legion Conquest in terms of balancing and many other aspects"

"If you’re still playing Legion Conquest as an RTS player, you’re outdated. Warcraft is the future of RTS games!"

"I heard there are already players with over 4000 points. We have to step it up, we can’t lose to the Chinese.

—

Chen Mo was right, this game did even better in Western countries than in China.

Especially when fantasy themes are deeply rooted in their culture, meaning that there will be many more players who will love the theme of the game.

With the help of Memory Playback Potions, Chen Mo recreated Warcraft in English to a similar level to that of the original. The dubs in particular were essentially the same.

As Warcraft was released all over the world at the same time, the sales kept going up, breaking one hundred thousand in three days!

At this rate, it should reach seven hundred thousand in the first month worldwide. The biggest markets were Europe, US, and Korea.

The Europeans and Americans liked it because of the theme. There were fantasy games as well as RTS games available on the market, but it wasn’t common to combine RTS games and fantasy games. There were no RTS games that told the story like an RPG game, with Warcraft being the only game to do so.

It was popular in Korea because they had roots in RTS games, and there were many die-hard RTS players.

The sales weren’t anything to write home about compared to all PC games, but it was very impressive for an RTS game.

It mainly had to do with the small RTS player base.

Moreover, Chen Mo’s brand wasn’t even close to how well known Blizzard was in his previous life as games such as Diablo, Warcraft 2, and Starcraft were already out, Warcraft 3 gained plenty of attention the moment it was out.

Chen Mo was proud to be able to get results like this overseas.

The game sold seven hundred thousand copies in the first month, meaning Chen Mo received around sixty million net from international sales, much more than the revenue Chen Mo got from his previous games!

Chapter 131: Balance in Warcraft

It didn’t take long for the success of Warcraft overseas to be spread within China.

"Warcraft is doing pretty well overseas? Especially in Europe and America? That’s weird, haven’t they seen fantasy games before? Why are they buying it?"

"Yeah, although Warcraft is doing well, but satisfying players overseas? I never would’ve thought."

"The overseas players rated the game quite highly. There was even a game reviewer from Britain that gave Warcraft a high score for its story!"

"The players also love it! Chen Mo must be making the big bucks this time. Warcraft took over the Chinese RTS market, and now its heading for the international market?"

"I’m so jealous."

"Geez, I can’t understand it at all. Maybe prodigies do exist."

"Yeah, there’s no way it could be replicated."

"Sigh, lets just make another copy of I Am MT."

"Why are you all so depressed? I think it’s a good thing for the Chinese video game industry. Chinese games and especially RTS games never had a presence on the international market. Chen Mo’s Warcraft is also an opportunity for other Chinese games to expand out of China!"

"But what does that have to do with us!"

"Yeah. Moreover, Chen Mo made a Western fantasy game. It doesn’t have much to do with getting our culture out there at all."

"You guys are asking for too much. It’s true that Chinese culture doesn’t have much ground internationally, but isn’t it the same for games, movies and books? We’ll need to take it step by step, I think this is a good start."

"Sight, I guess we’ll need to see what Chen Mo does."

—

Chinese players.

"Have you heard that Warcraft was doing quite well overseas?"

"Yeah, the reviews were really good too. It was doing especially well in Europe and America!"

"It’s great that the game is able to make it out of the country to allow for players all around the world to experience the greatness of Chinese games, an RTS masterpiece at that!"

"Wow, I’m so looking forward to playing with international players!"

"It’s great that China got the game first, we have three four thousand point players already. We should be able to beat Korea this time right?"

"It’s hard to tell, there are so many RTS freaks in Korea!"

"Chen Mo’s amazing! I must sing praises for another month!"

"One month? You must do three months!"

—

The experience store had been popular the past few days.

Many Warcraft ‘pilgrims’ from the Imperial Capital came to the experience store to see Chen Mo in person.

Players never really paid much attention to video game designers, and would at most send razor blades when they aren’t happy about scummy business practices and balancing.

But Chen Mo was different, Chen Mo was Silent’s alter ego, the developer of various strategies, the one who reached the top of the ladder with straight wins. His commentary was enjoyable and charismatic. It didn’t take long before he gained a huge fan base especially within the Warcraft community. Anyone who talks badly of Chen Mo would get a bunch of angry fans after them.

Chen Mo’s popularity increased even more after Warcraft’s release. Players would visit him everyday, making his life quite difficult.

As Zou Zhuo lived nearby, he was now a regular at the experience store, practicing Warcraft everyday dreaming of reaching thirty five hundred points.

The experience store was quite small with enough room for eighteen computers and ten massage chairs. Two of them were reserved for Qian Kun and Zheng Hongxi too, there weren’t enough seats at all.

There were many players who went to the experience store just to play games, but as there weren’t enough seats, many went to Fates Internet Cafe to play Warcraft. This made Zhuo Yao really happy as she gained plenty of business this way.

Chen Mo was troubled, as the players were really friendly and the experience store was open for players and the designer to interact with one another, it wasn’t reasonable to ask them to leave.

This made Wen Lingwei and Jia Peng feel really out of place. They treated the experience store as their second meeting point, but from Warcraft’s popularity their meeting point was taken.

Chen Mo was now considering a bigger experience store.

But those were still an afterthought. Although he had the money, he was still in a developmental stage, and it wouldn’t be wise to expand willy nilly as the experience store was just a front for the work he does.

As Warcraft was hugely popular, there were many who were interested in Chen Mo just to see him, but it should return to normal in a few month’s time when it would cool down slightly.

Chen Mo was saving his money to develop more games, it wouldn’t be a wise choice to spend it on buying or renting properties.

So after some consideration, Chen Mo decided to stay, and would only entertain the idea once he makes a game that would surpass Warcraft.

There were player discussions everyday on the Warcraft forums. Most of the discussions were about strategy, and story and playstyle topics were becoming less common.

But these topics were more than enough to keep them occupied for a long time. Topics like which races were stronger, the best way to play different matchups, and the best way to play mirror matchups would usually be quite heated, usually ending in ‘1v1 me’.

Many players ranked around fifteen hundred liked talking trash. There were even some who were known to do that in the forums, making the forums a bit of a disaster.

Therefore, Chen Mo thoughtfully included the points of the players when they comment. From then onwards, there were less quarrels and the forums became a much more peaceful place.

Posts like these were becoming more common.

"I wanted to talk trash when I saw the title, but then I saw thirty five hundred points. Whatever, I’ll back off I guess."

"Uhh, thirty seven hundred god? I’ll do some worshipping, although I don’t understand what’s going on, it looks incredible!"

"Twelve hundred points? You’re making posts at that level! Reach two thousand before you talk!"

"Trash talkers were solved by Chen Mo just like that.

—

Warcraft was basically completely balanced in the previous life. Especially after version 1.24e, Blizzard would only release small changes once in a while.

In this version, other than the Undead being slightly weaker by virtue of finding it a bit difficult to get mines, the other races were more or less even with none of them having a noticeable advantage.

Moreover, even though Undead was known as the weakest race, it wasn’t so bad that nobody would play it.

Undead never made it once to the finals of WCG for the first ten years it was held, but in WCG 2012, Chinese Undead player Ted beat Korean Orc player the second time in the lower bracket, and beat Moon who was known as the fifth race 2:0 to reach the finals. Then they proceeded to beat Chinese Orc player fly 2:1 to be the first one to win with Undead.

These players were the best of the best, especially when lyn and fly were Orc players, and it was accepted that it was difficult to play Undead into Orcs.

This demonstrated that Warcraft is a very balanced game with incredibly rich content. Che Mo would make more balanced changes to this version to make it an incredibly balanced RTS game, allowing the players to play years and years without getting bored of the game.

Chapter 132: RPG map

Chen Mo hadn’t heard of news from anyone else during the time when Warcraft was gaining popularity.

It wasn’t that the other designers weren’t jealous and weren’t willing to copy, but they couldn’t copy!

Warcraft couldn’t be replicated, no matter story or playstyle. Most of the designers knew that there was no way this could be copied.

Therefore this had been a one man show by Chen Mo, all the other could do was just watch on.

Chen Mo hit the ground running by breaking to the PC market with a game like this. He became a pretty well known video game designer from this, especially being the king of the RTS hill.

Of course, when his demonic performance on the ranked ladder taken into consideration, he gained his popularity much faster than designers of a similar grade.

One good thing to come out of this was that the players were now closer to the developer.

Many players didn’t care about the developers, they would either butcher their Hero/race, or force a certain playstyle onto the player, and sometimes would only care about money and block off all communication from players.

There were a large number of players who felt that designers didn’t know who to balance the game at all, nerfing whichever seemed strong.

However, as Chen Mo also happened to be Silent, the gap between designers and players was significantly closer. The players felt that he was the same as them, people who loved playing games, someone who was good at games at that, which further increased the trust players had in him.

Chen Mo was ready to set Warcraft aside at this point.

Just like Plant vs Zombies, many felt that Warcraft would pave the way for RTS games, but Chen Mo knew that it wasn’t an opening, but the peak.

The learning curve for RTS games was incredibly steep. RTS players could play it forever and ever and not get bored of it, but for the average player who wasn’t good at RTS games, they would only play one to two years.

Many knew after playing for a few months that they were a one thousand point noob with no chance of climbing.

A majority of players didn’t think that micromanaging was fun.

Under these circumstances, their interest in RTS games would decrease rapidly, in turn making the RTS player base smaller and smaller, and the game would slowly die off.

It was actually one of the most enjoyable genres, but the only reason it didn’t do well was because of the difficulty of growing its player base.

It had been smooth sailing so far for Warcraft and tournaments were appearing left and right. However Chen Mo knew deep down that there is a limit.

Which was why Chen Mo was preparing to release a new version of Warcraft, and started laying the foundations for a new game.

There were two points he wanted to focus on. One being to spend money to ensure the cinematics were high quality to allow it to be a flawless classic; the other was to have a complete editor to allow players to explore what the game had to offer endlessly.

Chen Mo did some planning around the cinematics, if he were to do everything before making cuts, it would cost around forty million RMB.

Chen Mo didn’t need to spend this money as the sales for Warcraft have already been made, and the players’ interest in the story was fading, it didn’t matter too much if he added the cinematics or not.

But Chen Mo felt that there were some in the previous version that left a bit more to be desired. As he wanted to recreate this classic, he must recreate every part of it perfectly.

Just like a high quality artwork. How could you put it in a cabinet for display before it is patched up?

The other problem was the editor.

So far, players were still focused on progressing through the story and versus mode. They didn’t pay much attention to the world editor at all.

Of course, this was mainly due to players not realising the potential of the editor.

Just like in Plants vs Zombies, the best way to keep the players interested in the game was to allow them to create whatever they want and allow them to pick whatever they want.

Therefore, Chen Mo decided to give the players a little help.

First were the controls. The hotkeys for Warcraft were quite illogical. They would pick a random letter from the name of the ability as its hotkey. This created a problem as different Heroes, units, and buildings from different races would have different hotkeys.

This seemed like a small problem, nor did Blizzard have the desire to correct it, but it actually dramatically increased the difficulty for players to get into the game as many players struggled to remember the hotkeys.

This was easy to solve. Cen Mo included the ability to rebind keys into the game to allow players to customise all their hotkeys.

The second was improved to the editor.

The original editor was relatively complicated, and would take new players some effort to pick it up. As he was making it simpler to use, he included a small tutorial to make it easier for players to learn.

At the same time, he included some classic RPG maps as inspiration in order to attract the attention of the players.

As this update was relatively simple, Chen Mo finished the plan in no time, allowing Su Jinyu and Qian Kun to take over.

—

"Here are the plans for the new update. The editor tutorial will be done by the Goldfish. You’ll have to write it in more detail, take the learning abilities of our players into account."

"Qian Kun, I’ll need you to design a few RPG maps. Hongxi, do some planning for the design too. Take a look at the dialogues while you’re there."

Chen Mo introduced the new update document to the three of them.

Qian Kun looked at the document, shocked, "‘Protect Athena?’ ‘Escape Pyramid’? ‘Chenghai 3c’? ‘Tower Defence’? What are these? Are these maps for Warcraft?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, I’ve given a brief overview for each of them. You guys will have to work on the initial drafts and I’ll give you the go ahead when it’s good enough."

Qian Kun nodded, "Alright, I’ll take a look."

They didn’t question as they have now developed an unconditional trust for Chen Mo especially when it comes to Warcraft.

Qian Kun took a quick look at the update plans, isn’t this just a few maps? How is this a new update?

But as he looked more into it, it didn’t seem like just a few maps. These maps made changes to hero abilities and items.

Who knows!

Chapter 133: Warcraft’s Update

Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun started working hard after receiving the update document.

In truth, these RPG maps weren’t the most classic or the most balanced, so why would Chen Mo pick these maps?

It’s because these represented the Warcraft RPGs that eventually branched off. These were prototypes of the classic Warcraft RPG, allowing the players to enjoy the fun of Warcraft RPG maps while not restricting their thinking.

Warcraft RPG maps eventually gave birth to DotA. Chen Mo didn’t want to shoot his own foot by giving map designers the inspiration to make something like that.

Defence map: Protect Athena

Defence maps were really simple, and yet managed to have the essence of Warcraft RPG games: Hero combinations and Hero training. As time goes on, the enemies will get stronger and stronger, and the players’ objective would be to find the best combination across numerous Heroes and items.

Tower defence map: Tower Defence.

This game came from classic tower defence games from his previous life. The core of tower defence games are similar to defence maps, the difference being players would need to pick towers instead of Heroes.

Casual map: Escape Pyramid.

This map was representative of casual maps. The players could pick from ten different modes and beat the game by dodging various traps.

PvP map: Chenghai 3c.

Compared to DotA, Chenghai 3c was quite primitive. It’s biggest problem was balancing, and yet it was also the fact that it wasn’t balanced that made it so popular. Many players played Chenghai 3c imba(imbalanced) just because of how imbalanced it was.

At the same time, players could play as multiple heroes, which balanced out some of the imbalance, making it an extremely entertaining map.

Chen Mo decided to only release three maps, leaving the others for the players to come up with themselves.

—

The new version didn’t take long at all, and was finished in under two weeks.

There were many different maps in Warcraft’s campaign, and the three of them have worked on them too. Therefore it wasn’t difficult for them to make the maps as they were already quite familiar with the editor. Most of the time was spent balancing the abilities as well as the difficulty of the levels.

Chen Mo mentioned specifically that the heroes in the RPG raps have to be completely different from the ones in versus mode. They need to match the heroes while being new ideas.

This required a lot of thinking from the three of them, but their imaginations were stimulated in the process, making it quite fulfilling.

Especially Qian Kun who was basically responsible for all of Chenghai 3c. Chen Mo was especially happy as it was pretty close to the quality of the one in previous life.

Chen Mo did one last check of the three maps, "Alright, it’s good."

"Yes! We’re done!" exclaimed Su Jinyu.

Zheng Hongxi said, "But it felt pretty easy."

"Manager, this new patch feels lackluster. Although it seems fun, are the players going to be happy? I feel like these maps don’t even come close to the game content." asked Qian Kun.

"Don’t worry. Hongxi, could you work on the match notes then push the update?" ordered Chen Mo.

It didn’t take long for the patch notes to be done. Su Jinyu then posted the patch and the patch notes.

This patch was pretty small, there was only one extra cinematic, improvements on some foundations of the game, as well as the three RPG maps.

As the production of the cinematic takes a long time, it could only be pushed one by one. The patch would look sad without the cinematics, as it would be less than one megabyte.

Oh maybe very sad would be a better world.

Of course, Chen Mo could pad out the update with new encounters in the campaign, but players had their focus on Versus mode with little attention paid to more encounters, which was why Chen Mo decided against it.

Chen Mo didn’t want to charge for this patch, nor did he plan to charge for future maps.

As there was so little game content, it wouldn’t be good if he sold it as DLCs.

He could also charge per map, for example when a player makes a good map, the other players could pay one or two RMB for each, and the money would be split between Chen Mo and the maker.

But Chen Mo still decided against this.

It was simple, obviously they couldn’t start charging for the map from the start as it would never gain popularity. But it wouldn’t make sense to charge later either, why was it free at the start, and it starts costing money when it gets popular?

Therefore, although charging for maps would be good for the map makers, players would be less inclined to play them, which was completely against the point of Warcraft RPG maps.

Chen Mo wasn’t making RPG maps for healthy development of the gaming industry or anything, but to further boost the sales of the game.

RPG maps were a great reason for a group of friends to stay up late. Chen Mo’s intentions were to draw in non-RTS players, as their friends who play Warcraft would get them to get the game in order to play these RPG maps.

Moreover, RPG maps would further extend the lifespan of Warcraft, as it continues to grow and expand, paving the way for future PC games.

—

After some simple preparations, Warcraft finally got a new update!

Although this update was fairly low key, only made known to the players via a patch note.

Many players noticed a new patch when they logged into the game.

"Huh? New version? Chen Mo sure is efficient!"

"Yeah, Warcraft was already doing quite well with no balancing issues. Was there a need for a patch?"

"He’s so nice! Wow, is this the Chen Mo I once new? I’m so grateful I’m about to cry!"

"Yeah, how come he’s so nice all of a sudden."

"So what did he include in the patch?"

Many of the players started complaining upon seeing the patch notes.

"My goodness, what’s this? One cinematic, a few settings update, and a few new maps?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"How is this a new patch? Chen Mo? Do we have different understandings of patches?"

"At least it’s free…"

"How dare he charge for something like this. That would be unreasonable!"

"I just watched the new cinematic, it’s great!"

"So is the new cinematic the only good thing from this new update?"

"So is Thunderbolt Entertainment rebranding to Thunderbolt Movies?"

"Do you guys produce games or movies?!"

Chapter 134: New version live!

Confused and shocked, the players started looking at the patch notes.

New cinematic? Very cool, but it’s barely three minutes long, and after watching so many incredible cinematics, the players were starting to desensitise to it.

New settings? Able to freely rebind keys? Ummm. seems useful, but this feature is too simple! It’s probably really simple to implement too!

Therefore the key content in this update must be the three maps!

Therefore the players started trying to make sense of these maps.

—

Many players have noticed World Editor when Warcraft just launched.

But many lost interest after taking a few looks. Although it wasn’t complicated, it was difficult to learn without any guidance. Moreover, as most players focused on the story and combat of the game, very few tried to learn the World Editor.

This implementation was similar to that of Plants vs Zombies, map sharing, rating and downloading all came with the game, allowing players to make maps as they wish.

The players would eventually discover the World Editor when they get bored of playing against one another, so Chen Mo aws only fastracking that process.

It didn’t take long before players tried out the maps.

"Protect Athena? Why do we need to protect Athena?"

"Who knows, maybe defending isn’t that important? Wow, there are so many heroes to pick from!"

"I pick Demon Hunter!"

"I pick Blademaster!"

"Uhh, I seemed to have picked a healer."

"Huh? How come the abilities are different? My goodness, my Blademaster seems so strong. I have an Omnislash and a crit. I can even put points into attributes?"

"So can my Demon Hunter!"

"There’s a shop too, there’s so many incredible items to buy from the shop!"

"The enemies are there! Quick, stop that opening!"

"I’ll kill them, you block them off!"

"We defended! Wow, there are so many attribute books on the ground, and a lot of money too! Pick it up!"

"I’m buying equipment!"

"I leveled up! Give me a second to see what I’ve learnt!"

"Hurry, the enemy are here again!"

—

"Tower defence? What’s the difference between this and the other Tower Defence games on the market?"

"Wow, we can play together. We have separate lanes!"

"The towers can be leveled up! You can turn them into Heroes too!"

"Seems interesting!"

"Stop leaking! What! How did you leak three!"

"No, we have to break down where everyone is placing their towers. We need to manage the few key entrances."

"You guys are terrible, you should put it like this…"

—

"Escape Pyramid? This sounds like an action adventure game!"

"… How could you include an action adventure game in my RTS? My VR pod is crying…"

"Take a look, it says there are many game modes inside."

"Vote for mode? My goodness there are so many modes!"

"Let’s just pick one."

"Dodge attack? Running? What, why is there lava and ice on the ground, I’m dead!"

"I’m still alive!"

"It’s just you now! Keep going!"

"My goodness you made it! Hahaha!"

"That’s incredible! Man this is actually quite fun… Let’s play something else."

—

"Chenghai 3c? This is such an inconspicuous name, it really matches Chen Mo’s style."

"Yeah, Chen Mo always does these weird names, seems like a bad habit of his…"

"Man, this game is so fun! You only need to control one hero! Mama doesn’t have to worry about my terrible skills anymore!"

"Man, they’ve even changed the heroes! My Hero is so strong! Even I’m afraid of him!"

"Mine too!"

"Fight me middle!"

"You think I’m scared? Hey, come back!"

"I can’t beat you now, stand there and wait for my backup!"

—

The players soon realised that the maps were much more fun than expected.

There maps were different types of games. Although they had different styles, they had one thing in common. In these maps, the player only has to control one unit.

This makes the players who find RTS difficult happy as it was more than they could handle. This put high and low skilled players in the same playing field.

Moreover, multiplayer matches in Warcraft were never as fun as 1v1 as it took away from strategies and techniques.

But with these four maps, friends could play with one another with no problems. Moreover, the skill gap was also reduced, the ones that were good could carry the game, but the ones that were worse wouldn’t drag down the team as much. This made multiplayer games much more fun than Versus mode.

After their hands were free from micromanagement, the players would be able to experience different content from the game, such as hero picks, team compositions, training, and item combinations. After building up a strong Hero, they would be able to cut through the creeps like paper, and might even be able to do the same to other players, bringing a lot of enjoyment to players.

In the campaign and versus mode of RTS, killing a single creep took a lot of effort. Every unit death could easily compound up as it RTS required players to slowly build up an advantage. There was so way the players could be this carefree in RTS mode.

But in RPG maps, the carefree feeling was brought out entirely. It didn’t take long before a large portion of players to fall in love with these maps.

Warcraft playing an RPG map during their free time with their friends slowly became a trend.

—

There was also discussion on these four RPG maps on the forums.

"These four maps Chen Mo released are actually quite interesting. I’m completely addicted, playing it every day. Anyone else with me?"

"PRevious poster +1"

"It really is like that. I thought these were just a few more maps during PvP, but I discovered two completely different games when I looked deeper into it!"

"I’m actually playing action adventure games and tower defence games in an RTS game, and it’s really fun too… This doesn’t make sense!"

"The tower defence map trumps any other tower defence game on the market. Chen Mo actually made four new games for us!"

"I’m shocked. The game engine for Warcraft is amazing! These maps combined were only around one megabyte, meaning that Warcraft supports content like this perfectly!"

"Buy one free four! This new update was completely free! I’m off to sing praises of Chen Mo again!"

"I’m so happy I’m about to cry!"

"Did you guys notice there’s a tutorial in the World Editor?"

Chapter 135: Notice

"Geez, they are still using tutorials?"

"My goodness, it’s actually really detailed!"

"According to what they say, we can make these four maps too? Anyone could do it?"

"Man isn’t this the same as Plants vs Zombies? And it’s more rich than Plants vs Zombies too, you could mix and match hero abilities, make new items and levels!"

"That’s crazy! Isn’t this basically a game editor in Warcraft?"

"Yeah, you need permission to use the editor video game designers use, but this editor doesn’t require any rights. It’s also really simple, basing it on the limits of Warcraft. You could probably make many different games using this!"

"Alright, I’m going to try it out!"

"There are many new game modes in Plants vs Zombies, and the highly rated ones are really fun too. I’m looking forward to see what the players will be able to make!"

"I heard that there’s a top-tier modder in Plants vs Zombies who got hired because of how well they did."

"Really?"

"No idea, I just heard of it."

"Oh man, I want to work at Thunderbolt Entertainment too! There must be a lot of bonuses!"

—

The players were all riled up after playing a few RPG maps. It didn’t matter if they were talented, many of them started trying to learn the editor and trying out their own maps.

Of course the people who were able to map actual maps were probably less than one percent, let alone make a high quality mpa.

The makers of high quality maps must have some knowledge in designing, good inspiration, as well as taking suggestions and feedback from the players. They also need to modify and improve on them day after day, comparable to making a simple game.

However, Chen Mo’s objective was complete upon getting the players riled up.

As the RPG maps gained popularity, Warcraft’s sales obviously increased yet again.

Many players egged their friends on to buy the game. These players weren’t into the traditional RTS format, but Warcraft was now a way of socialising with friends with the inclusion of RPG maps, increasing the sales.

It didn’t take long before Warcraft followed the footsteps of Plants vs Zombies, with various different types of maps being created by players. Although these maps were simple and primitive, Chen Mo felt that it was a good start.

As soon as the players are interested in it, the growth should be really fast.

Never doubt what the players could do once given the opportunity.

—

At this point, Chen Mo’s development of Warcraft was set aside.

The game was still early in its development stage to the players.

The PvP mode was still in full swing.

High skilled players are appearing one after another on Ranked matches.

And the more and more people outside of China were feeling the love of Warcraft.

The RPG maps attracted a huge number of non-RTS players, many of them were making their own RPG maps.

But for Chen Mo, the development of the game was almost at the end. He did everything he could do to guide the players, all that’s left is for the players so enjoy what the game has to offer.

From this point onwards, RTS games will only follow a slow decline. This was fate, and Chen Mo wasn’t about to change that.

Ever since the development of Warcraft until now, going through releasing the game, stomping the ranked ladder, releasing the international version, and making RPG maps Chen Mo had always been working. Chen Mo was quite tired and wanted to take a break.

Using a high quality game like Warcraft breaking the RTS genre, Thunderbolt Entertainment successfully pivoted from mobile games to PC games.

Of course this didn’t mean mobile games development was coming to an end. It was up to Chen Mo to decide what game he was going to develop.

What will he do next? Chen Mo wasn’t decided either.

—

Early next morning, Chen Mo received a phone call from Lin Mao.

"Hello?" Chen Mo was still quite drowsy.

"Hello? Chen Mo, I made a game in Warcraft, could you promote the game for me?" asked Lin Mao.

Chen Mo laughed, "What? You’re playing Warcraft too?"

"Yeah. Sigh, I was never an RTS player, and basically set it aside after I finished the story. But after you released the update, I realised the World Editor is quite enjoyable. I never noticed it before that, so I decided to make a map for fun." said Lin Mao.

Chen Mo replied, "I’ve been quite busy lately, so I haven’t contacted you guys."

"Geez, there’s no need for that. You must be busy to make a game like that. By the game, this game is amazing. You even made it overseas to represent us Chinese video game designers, " said Lin Mao.

"Geez, it’s nothing. Also, I haven’t heard from Zhao Zihao for some time, what has he been doing lately?"

"Oh, I think he’s overseas for some personal matter. I never delved any deeper. He’s from a rich family after all, it’s not entirely surprising for him to go overseas and have fun. By the way, since it’s been so long, you wanna grab a meal together some day?" asked Lin Mao .

Chen Mo sat up on his bed, "Some day? How about tonight, I’ve been free recently anyways."

"Alright, it’s tonight then. I’ll take a look for what to eat, and you do the same too. Let’s discuss later. By the way, have you seen the notice on the editor?"

Chen Mo was shocked, "Notice? What notice, I haven’t been on the videogame editor for a few days now."

Lin Mao was speechless, "How could you overlook something so important. I wanted to talk about that too. Alright, you take a look and we can discuss later."

Chen Mo was left with confusion after hanging up, What notice?

After his morning ritual, Chen Mo went onto the videogame designer editor. There was a notice upon logging in.

Chen Mo was shocked as this was something he had never seen before.

Illusion Game Engine was made in China, and as a VR capable editor, there were many things that had to do with VR.

Evidently this video game editor wasn’t so simple. This must’ve had the government’s support and couldn’t have been done by some random company.

The reason for the huge sums of investment to develop a videogame editor capable of making VR worlds and allowing its users to use it for free was because countries all over the world put emphasis on VR technology.

The official app store and Illusion Game Engine had strong ties with the government. Otherwise it would be impossible to build such a massive, complete system, allowing video game designers to grow and flourish from the ground up with no obstacles in the way.

Chen Mo was confused, what was the objective of this notice?

Chapter 136: Chinese Themed Game

Traditional Cultural Theme Game Season Event Notice

In the spirit of this event, promoting Chinese culture and healthy development of our industry, the Game and Virtual Reality Committee have decided on a ‘Traditional Cultural Themed Games’ event. Designers are invited to use their expertise to design various Chinese themed games, potentially with educational value, to further expand the impact of our culture in the videogame industry.

1. Target audience.

All video game designers.

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How to participate

All Chinese themed games will be automatically entered.

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Design requirements
a. No platform limits, mobile, PC, and VR games are all eligible.

b. Rich game content with a healthy theme and emphasis on traditional Chinese culture with educational value.

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Prizes

At the end of this event, Game and Virtual Reality Committee members will judge all entries, with one first place, three second places, five third place, and a few notable mentions.

The award-winning designer will be awarded a certificate, and the winning game will be recommended by the official app store for a period of one month.

Signed by the Game and Virtual Reality Committee yesterday.

The corner of Chen Mo’s mouth was twitching.

Isn’t this a serious official document?

Even the punctuation looks official!

Moreover, what is this Game and Virtual Reality Committee? Chen Mo didn’t even know that existed!

He never knew the relationship between the videogame editor, official app store, and its corresponding departments even though he had used the editor before.

Chen Mo finally understood the situation after looking it up.

This Game and Virtual Reality Committee, also known as the Game Committee, was a legitimate committee. It had a lot of power and was affiliated with the Ministry of culture, it basically governed the entire video game industry.

Why did this exist in the first place?

Every country noticed the potential of Virtual Reality when it first appeared. For example, soldiers could train within a VR world, making training safer and cheaper.

Virtual Reality wasn’t just for video games, it also had great value in other industries.

But an editor is still required in order to design a complete world using the editor.

And that was now the Game Committee was bord.

The reason this world put so much emphasis on the videogame industry wasn’t because of artistic value, but because games will improve VR technology, and that would benefit all industries.

As a result, the value of video game designers increased dramatically.

The Game Committee represented other departments in the country. They gathered the best of the best in the country to make the Illusion Game Engine for the videogame designers and developed a rating system to allow video game designers to continually grow. Finally they would end up in VR territory, making VR games.

The official app store also belonged to the Game Committee. The twenty percent cut from the sales from the official app store were funds for the Game Committee.

Chen Mo finally understood.

Why did Lin Mao ask him to pay attention to this matter? Because this event was hosted by the Game Committee, a legitimate department.

If the game goes well and gets promoted by the officials, it wouldn’t be surprising it gets on the news. Then their popularity will sky-rocket!

"I really can’t take a break!"

Chen Mo planned to take two days break, but the work game to him very soon this time around.

The duration of the event was one season or three months. This meant that Chen Mo needed to make a game related to traditional chinese culture in these three months. Moreover, the game must be good enough to meet the requirements of the judges.

May as well go for first place if joining.

"Chinese themed game? Educational too?"

Chen Mo had a few ideas, but hadn’t decided on which one to settle on. He decided to talk with Lin Mao before making any calls.

—

Lin Mao and Chen Mo were eating away at skewers at a BBQ store.

The two of them haven’t met in a while as Chen Mo didn’t have much time as they worked on his game. This time, the two of them were chatting, de-stressing.

"Did you see the notice?" asked Lin Mao.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, I took a look, but I haven’t decided on what game to make."

"Don’t worry, take your time, " assured Lin Mao. You’re aren’t required to enter the event. It’s alright to sit out if you have your own plans. You’re better at Western Fantasy themes anyways, if it doesn’t feel right to make a Chinese themed game and won’t get a good result, there’s no point wasting that time and effort."

Chen Mo grabbed a piece of paddywhack, "I actually want to do this. I’ve always been making games that are related to Western Fantasy, I’ve never really made a Chinese themed game."

"It’s great that you want to do it, but even better if you place it somewhere. The promotional spaces aren’t too important, the key is that you reveal yourself in front of the Game Committee members."

Chen Mo was shocked, "Huh? That’s most important?"

"Of course. They govern the entire gaming industry. Who knows what happens when you get on their bad side, I wouldn’t want to find out. If you manage to grab their attention, it would probably do wonders to your career."

Chen Mon nodded, "That makes sense. Then I’ll need to prepare well and aim for first place."

Lin Mao waved his hand, "Forget about first place, second or third place is already good enough."

"Why?" questioned Chen Mo.

"Don’t get me wrong, I’m not questioning your abilities. The biggest obstacle is time. The event lasts for three months, that means you need to make the game within three months." explained Lin Mao.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, the others have three months too right?"

Lin Mao shook his head, "Of course not! Big companies like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment have insiders. They knew about this a few months ago. They’ve had a few months worth of development ahead of you, you don’t stand a chance."

Chen Mo was shocked, "Huh? They can do that?"

"Why can’t they. It’s not really a secret for the members of the Game Committee. As long as you know someone, it wouldn’t be difficult to catch wind of that. Video Game designers like us would only find out after the notice is released."

"Geez, how is that fair?" cried Chen Mo.

"There’s nothing you could do, as it’s more or less the hidden rule of the industry. Everybody knows if they can get to Emperor Dynasty or Zen’s level, we can do that too. But now? You’ll have to look past that."

Chapter 137: Wuxia Game vs Xianxia Game

"It’s fine, it’s just a one or two months right, that doesn’t guarantee first place." said Chen Mo after some thought.

Lin Mao nodded, "That’s true, the Game Committee members do have specific tastes. But you’d probably have a hard time getting first place if your game wasn’t super innovative."

Chen Mo did some more thinking.

"I’m thinking of making a Xianxia mobile game, what about you?"

Chen Mo said after a thought, "I’m thinking Wuxia."

Lin Mao was shocked, "Wuxia? Wuxia is pretty difficult!"

Chen Mo nodded, "I know, that’s why I picked it."

"That’s true, if you make it well, there’s a high chance of it getting first place. But it is extremely difficult to make the theme special. Zen Entertainment have been playing with it for a long time and never got any results."

"I know, that’s why I’m still thinking about it, " said Chen Mo.

Lin Mao nodded, "Alright! You can do it! I believe in you! You made an RTS game like Warcraft when it is commonly accepted to be difficult! If you plan it out and do this theme justice, you have a good chance of getting first place."

Chen Mo nodded, "Good luck, let’s get some good results!"

—

After his meal, Chen Mo returned to the experience store and started thinking hard about the game.

There weren’t many types of games that were Chinese themed. The popular ones were Wuxia and Xianxia.

In the parallel world, the first response of video game designers and players when they think about Chinese games would be Xianxia games. The currently popular VR game Legend of the Sword was a type of Xianxia game.

The reason Xianxia games were popular was because they could use the combat system of an RPG game, making its playstyle easy to pick up and familiar to players.

Just as Western Fantasy RPG games have warriors, casters, archers, melee or ranged, flying with Gryphons… These could all be reskinned with a Xianxia theme.

In Xianxia games, players could fly on their swords, attack others with spells, they could explore areas like caves or mountains, all very fitting with Western RPG games.

The combat of Wuxia games could easily be reskinned using the combat system from Western RPG games, and the players wouldn’t feel that it was out of place.

Therefore most popular Wuxia games were basically reskinned Western RPG games. And because they had games to base it off of, there weren’t any risks involved as it was something players were used to.

So why couldn’t they do the same with Wuxia?

The biggest problem was the combat system.

Xianxia are placed in worlds where magic is common, as opposed to Wuxia where magic is rare.

You could fly on your sword, kill demons, and summon thousands of swords in Wuxia worlds, making it rich and fitting of this spellcasting based combat system.

In Wuxia combat systems you take damage and other effects when I cast spells, which can be reflected in skills and debuffs.

Wuxia was completely different. Traditionally it would be throwing punches and countering them. The Wuxia skills are usually pretty basic. For example, it would be a stretch to treat Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms as eighteen different skills, but it might be too simple if it was just one move. It was also difficult to convey its meaning and uniqueness if it only dealt damage.

Moreover, Wuxia worlds lacked monsters, making it more difficult to tell a story as there wouldn’t be huge bosses, with humanoids in its place.

Converting Xianxia to Wuxia would require taking out a lot of content, moreover, it was also difficult to convey the cultural aspect of Wuxia through a game.

Which was why designers would father do Xianxia over Wuxia.

There were quite a few Wuxia games in his previous life, but the problem was that these Wuxia games were just a reskin and bore the same core as Xianxia and Western RPG games.

The large portion of the games that were based on successful novels by Jin Yong and Gu Long depended on the IP, the games themselves made no new innovations.

For example, making Six Meridian Swords[1] a ranged attack, and making Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and melee attacks, energy drain would be a mana drain, and quick steps would increase evasion…

These still had strong ties to the combat system of Western RPG games. Setting aside the sentimental value to the original works, these mechanics were a bit of the stretch, and players would probably not buy it.

Although there wasn’t Jin Yong and Gu Long in this world, there were similar Wuxia novels, with the concept of energy, move sets, and different types of Wugong. The Wugong in this world were pretty similar to the previous world too, stuff like Yijin Jing, Tai Chi, and Baguazhang were also popular in this world.

It was impossible for Chen Mo to secure one of these IPs or to remake one of Jin Yong’s novels were impossible as he only had three months to do it.

The Wuxia IPs in this world were quite expensive and doesn’t come close to how popular Jin Yong’s novels were. Even when setting aside the price, buying it wouldn’t have a huge effect anyways, otherwise Zen and Emperor Dynasty would’ve bought it.

Zen Entertainment insisted on making high quality games with a Chinese theme. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to explore Wuxia’s potentials, but the outcomes of those games were mediocre at best, which was why they went back to Xianxia themes.

Forcing a Wuxia themed game without making innovations to the core of the game was obviously a no go.

The judges weren’t dense either and would easily be able to tell terrible works like these. What’s the point of making a Wuxia game with barely any Wuxia content?

Chen Mo wanted to make a Wuxia game to show off Wuxia content, one that makes innovations on the play style, and not one that just has Wuxia in the title.

Chen Mo had made quite a few games since he entered the industry, including two incredibly successful games such as Plants vs Zombies, and Warcraft, scummy games like I Am MT, and a visual novel like Lifeline.

But they were mostly classic overseas games, there wasn’t one that was actually a full fledged Chinese themed game.

You couldn’t blame Chen Mo for favouring the west. This was what happened in his previous world, good games from China were few and far between, and most of them were scummy games.

But that wasn’t what Chen Mo wanted. He hopes that Chinese games could be shared all across the world, and Chinese players would appreciate the traditional cultural aspects Chinese games.

Therefore, Chen Mo wanted to use this opportunity to make a standalone Wuxia game to allow players to fully experience China.

Chapter 138: Wuxia Game Design Document

Chen Mo wrote down the title of his new design document.

Wulin Legend design concept document.

There were many classic Wuxia games in Chen Mo’s previous life. Although Wulin Legend wasn’t the best, it was the most creative, starkly different from the Wuxia games that were based on Western RPG games.

Although Wulin Legend wasn’t extremely popular, its predecessor Heroes of Jin Yong was.

In Heroes of Jin Yong, the main character was transmigrated into a world formed from fourteen of Jin Yong’s novels. The main character was constantly interacting with the characters from Jin Yong’s novels, collecting items, learning Wugong, and recruiting swordsmen before completing the fourteen main quests lines, gathering fourteen holy books and returning to his world.

This game was shocking at the time of release, as players could train Wugong from Jin Yong’s novels, recruit warrios such as Duan Yu and Yang Guo to fight alongside them, and even complete quests that were relevant to the original novel.

Moreover, Heroes of Jin Yong had a good/evil system, which would increase or decrease depending on the choices of the player.

When the player finally was about to leave the world after gathering all fourteen holy books, if they were nice, the ten evil masters would attack the player, if they were evil, the ten good masters would attack the player.

The player would need to beat the ten masters before beating the game, giving the player an immense amount of satisfaction.

Jin Yong’s novels weren’t in this world, and Heroes of Jin Yong wasn’t as rich in content as Wu Lin Legend. The art wasn’t good enough to satisfy the needs of players nowadays either.

After considerations, Wulin Legend would better fit what Chen Mo was looking for.

There wasn’t much content from Jin Yong’s novels in Wulin Legend. Although it descended from Heroes of Jin Yong, the different factions, characters, and styles of Wugong were basically all made from scratch, making it easy for the people of this world to understand.

In terms of artwork, although Wulin Legend was an old game, it was remade in 2015 (as Tale of Wuxia). The artwork, character models were all remastered. Moreover, as Chen Mo’s art skills were relatively high, it should satisfy the demands of the players.

Chen Mo felt that Wulin Legend would match the content in this game better as opposed to Tale of Wuxia.

Of course the most important part was that the playstyle and the story fit Chen Mo’s needs very well. The innovative playstyle of the game was unique among Wuxia games.

There was also a story regarding the remake of the game.

Wulin Legend was released in 2001, although it was well received, it didn’t become a classic like ‘Chinese Paladin’ or ‘Xuan-Yuan Sword’.

Other than the fact that it had a small audience, its difficulty, unbalanced combat system, and incomplete story contributed to its downfall.

Of course, these were due to limits in funding.

In the end, in an environment plagued with piracy, Heluo Studio disbanded. The new studio Oriental Calculations weren’t able to make anything noteworthy either, disappearing like fireworks in the night sky.

In 2006, someone posted a question on the Wulin Legend forums :"Is Oriental Calculations still a thing?"

The players replied, "Haven’t seen them in a long time. It’ll be too bad if they disbanded."

In 2009, the post was received with a reply by Heluo Studio’s founder and Wulin Legend’s producer Xu Changlong.

"Oriental Calculations ceased all operations three years ago, but everyone on that team is still in the videogame industry. All the key players are also in a certain videogame company. As long as we are still here, there is a chance of us making better products."

Xu Changlong was shocked.

As time went by, he along with many others in the videogame industry gave up on making standalone games, turning into online games instead, doing things they didn’t want to do and questioning their future.

Until discovering that post on the Wulin Legend forums, seeing there were so many people discussing the game.

He didn’t know there were so many people in 2009 talking and reminiscing about a game from 2001.

And it was because of this reason, with support of the fans, Xu Changlong wanted to remake Wulin Legend, releasing Tale of Wuxia in 2015, and selling a respectable four hundred thousand copies in January 2016.

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Just like when he made Warcraft, Chen Mo did a concept draft, giving an overview of the game, before distributing the workload among Su Jinyu and the others.

Chen Mo didn’t need to raise his skills this time as the game was pretty simple. After making a game like Warcraft, a game like Wulin Legend was a piece of cake.

He only needed to figure out some of the complicated settings and the stories, then recreating the content as close to the original as possible.

It didn’t take long for the concept draft to be complete.

This game can be split into two categories, exploration and training.

And the character arc could be split into three sections, entering the world (exploration), learning from the masters(training), and entering the field to save the martial arts world (exploration).

The reason Wulin Legend got good reviews was because of how it melded both.

Of course, Chen Mo needed the help of Memory Playback Potions to recreate all the details. It was still largely the same as before, Chen Mo would write down some of the more important features of the foundations. The story, numbers, and artwork would be done by his three assistants.

After the draft was done, Chen Mo held a meeting with Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun.

"I planned for morerest, but there are changes made to the plan. This is the concept document for the next game, take a look, " said Chen Mo as he handed out the document to the three of them,

Qian Kun was disappointed, "Not a scummy game…"

Zheng Hongxi was quite interested in it, "Hmm? From the looks of it the story is quite rich. And this a Wuxia theme too, Chinese style."

Su Jinyu was confused, "Manager, I thought you said Wuxia themes were difficult? There are so many innovations in this game, isn’t that a bit risky?"

"Don’t worry about that, familiarise yourselves with the content of the game. I’ll provide concept art for the characters and the locations. Goldfish, you’ll be taking on all the artwork this time.

"Hongxi, you’re mainly working on the story which is Wuxia themed. There is a lot of cultural knowledge in this, including artworks, books, chess, and music. You’ll need to do some research on that. Of course, make it suitable, don’t go too easy or too deep on it.

"Qian Kun, you’ll be working on the combat system and balancing as per before. Balancing this time isn’t as important as Warcraft. There’s a few abilities that need to be especially strong and difficult to achieve, I’ll tell you more about it later.

"Alright, that’s about it. Take a good look at the document and have an idea of what the game will look like at the end. Make suitable preparations."

After receiving their work, the three of them started working.

As for Chen Mo, he started recalling some key scenes and settings from the game using Memory Playback Potions.

Chapter 139: Gameplay and Side Quests

Chen Mo’s once fuzzy memory became clear after using the Memory Playback Potion.

Tale of Wuxia was basically an updated version of Wulin Legend with no changes made to the story line other than a few minor corrections.

Chen Mo listed out every key item in both storylines in order to combine the both to get the most complete story.

Now that Chen Mo’s story writing level was maxed out in the first level, he believes that he can objectively improve on the story after making a few changes.

The main gist of the story was very clear, starting from entering Luoyang, Xiaoyao valley, Hangzhou City, Chengdu City, then the invasions of the cults. This progression was interspersed with a few side quests and backtracking back to Xiaoyao valley.

This timeline was pretty easy to recreate following the main gist, but that was all he needed as Zheng Hongxi will fill in the rest.

There were many paths in Tale of Wuxia, namely Eastern Depot, Beggars’ Sect, Wulin League Leader (Good), Wulin League Overtake (Evil), all leading to different endings.

The main character could become the leader of the Wulin League, but could also go into the path of killing all friends and relatives and overtake the Wulin League. They could also be a carefree head of the league, or become a judge or ranger. These were all choices the player could make.

Other than these endings, there were endings where the main character finds love, and even one specifically when they woo a specific girl.

Yes, you can find love in this game, you can give gifts, accept gifts, complete special quests, to eventually woo the girl.

Of course, there was also a harem ending.

Zheng Hongxi had plenty on his plate with this many endings.

Chen Mo also had to deal with drafts for characters scenes, combat system, live skills, and item system too.

Wulin Legend had more than one hundred and eighty characters, and most of these characters had unique looks, Wugong, or personalities.

Chen Who would give them a name and a rough sketch, then finished by Su Jinyu. The character design and background story will be finished by Zheng Hongxi.

Life skills including hunting, fishing, mining, and foraging. Each life skill had their own minigame and their own equipment system.

For example, there would be a chance of getting snake galls when hunting snakes, and a chance of getting the bear paw or bear gall when hunting bears. Some of the equipment could be sold for money, and others could be used for buffs, for example, eating snake galls can increase the player’s energy by one.

These life skills will have an effect on the player’s combat abilities. For example, ores from mining could be crafted into weapons, improving the player’s combat abilities.

The combat system also required a similar amount of effort.

Tales of Wuxia had a chess-like combat system similar to that of Heroes of Might and Magic. The player can move and attack once each round and have different areas, damage, and effects.

For example, the first stance of Dugu Nine Swords ignores their target’s defence, and could deal huge damage when combined with Aotian Sword and the weapons master talent. They could even solo the battlefield when combined with effects like multislash.

There were many other things that affect combat abilities other than Wugong such as cleaving, multihit, multi slash, items, and special buffs/debuffs making the combat extremely rich.

There were even different types of Wugong such as energy, fists, kicking, claws, swords, knives, dual wielding, staffs, short staffs, Guqin, and concealed weapons. They would have different attack ranges, area of effect, strength, and different effects. It included all well known weapons and fit well with how Wugong were set.

Of course, Chen Mo made some amendments to some of the flaws Wulin Legend had.

First was the art, in particular the art level was constantly increasing in remakes from Tales of Wuxia to Tale of Wuxia:The Pre-Sequel, but overall it wasn’t the game’s strong point.

Chen Mo wanted to oversee the entire artwork and character model process to ensure the models, animations, and scenes were the best they could be. He even planned to improve the special effects during combat to at least match the levels of the parallel world.

Second was the difficulty curve. He could include a few hints during certain events. For example, when the player gets stuck in a puzzle section for too long, NPCs would give some hints or allow players to train more, allowing players to complete the game without specific strategies.

Furthermore, Chen Mo gave the game two types of combat systems. First was turn based combat just like the original, the other being a fake RTS combat like Soul Hunters allowing players to control a character during combat, repositioning them or casting spells.

Moreover, Chen Mo improved on the inspect ability, allowing players to check their rating, strength, or combinations of their Wugong, essentially viewing how good their strategy was. When the player’s inspect ability wasn’t high enough, they could take the skill scroll to their master for inspection, allowing players to easily differentiate between strong and weak Wugong.

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The entire combat system would be managed by Qian Kun. Chen Mo gave these abilities a quick overview as Qian Kun wouldn’t know things like Dugu Nine Swords and cleaving.

Moreover, Chen Mo would also give a quick overview of the locations of the enemies and the level designer of Qian Kun.

Other systems such as titles, recruiting warriors, relationship with NPCs, and wooing girls would be done by Su Jinyu.

Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi, and Qian Kun were getting better and better at their jobs after making Warcraft. They now had no problems understanding what Chen Mo was looking for from his design concepts, making the development go smoothly without any communication problem.

Warcraft could be described as a key obstacle, and once his assistants overcame it, they were able to work on games much more efficiently.

Su Jinyu was completing the character artwork in the experience store.

The main character was called Dongfang Weiming in Wulin Legend, but the players could freely change their name and looks in Tales of Wuxia.

Wen Lingwei was also helping with colouring.

"Goldfish, why are there so many avatars? The only thing different is their expression, they basically all look the same, " questioned Wen Lingwei.

Su Jinyu nodded, "Yeah, it’s to give the players choice."

Wen Lingwei was confused, "What does that do?"

Su Jinyu explained after a pause, "It’s probably to allow players to customise their characters and allow them to match their looks with their personality. The personality of the character isn’t set, so the players can play as the protagonist or antagonist."

"Oh, " Wen Lingwei nodded, "That sounds like there’s a lot of content, like a visual novel."

"Yeah, this game takes some inspiration from that. But the difference is still huge, and there is much more content in this game than visual novels." said Su Jinyu.

Wen Lingwei was worried, "This seems like a game I could play. But will there be no problems stuffing all these different playstyles into one game? It feels like it’s going to be a game that has no place."

"It’s hard to tell, who knows before the game is complete. But I think we should trust the manager, he must know what’s up, " assured Su Jinyu.

Chapter 140: Zen Entertainment’s Xianxia Game

"Ah, I’m so tired after finishing one story branch and the background story of two characters, " said Zheng Hongxi as he streched

"Really? Did you write the story for Warcraft?" asked Jia Peng.

Zheng Hongxi shook his head, "That’s different, although Warcraft has a much more incredible story, it’s only one branch, I just had to go along the flow of the story. This game is different, there are so many story branches that affect one another. This is so much more complicated than Lifeline and it’s making my brain hurt."

"You better hurry up, I have a bunch more Wugong and equipment descriptions waiting for you, " asid Qian Kun as he was working.

Zheng Hongxi had his hand on his forehead, "Oh my goodness!"

"Could you show me the script? I could look through it for you, " offered Wen Lingwei.

Zheng Hongxi shook his head vigorously, "I can’t do that, wouldn’t I be leaking? Moreover, I don’t need you to look over it, the manager has already seen it."

Wen Lingwei was speechless, "Selfish, why are you the same as the manager."

"This isn’t selfish, its professionalism alright?" asserted Zheng Hongxi.

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes with a ‘yeah yeah, you’re right’ expression.

"Oh right, remember to give a few special Wugong and equipment their own story. The manager specifically asked for story special Wugong and equipment like Six Meridian Swords that can only be obtained after completing the quest from Wuliang Cave"

Zheng Hongxi nodded, "I remember, I’m planning to give it an extra long questline."

"From the sounds of it, although it is a Wuxia theme, the manager gave it many Wugong. The names also sound awesome, like Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Six Meridian Swords, energy drain, Dugu Nine Swords. They feel so fitting!" expressed Jia Peng.

Wen Ling said, "Do you really need to question the story that the stingy manager comes up with? He has so many of these ideas."

Jia Peng said, "But I’m still kind of surprised. I thought the manager would never leave the world of Western Fantasy since Warcraft got so popular that he could probably live off sequels of it. Why did he want to make a Chinese style game all of a sudden?"

"You didn’t know? It’s because of the Game Committee. That means the department related to video games sent out a notice, asking for the designers to make a Chinese themed game. There’s even judging for it, " explained Su Jinyu.

Jia Peng was shocked, "Is that so. I thought the manager wouldn’t’ care about things like this."

Su Jinyu said, "He was actually already planning to make a Chinese themed game, but this came up at the right time."

"Can the manager get first place?" asked Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei replied, "Has the stingy manager ever lost?"

Su Jinyu quickly interjected, "Don’t be so full of yourself this time. It’s hard to tell because Zen Entertainment is also making a standalone Xianxia themed game. They’ve also started a month or so earlier than we did, so it should be further in development."

"Huh? Zen Entertainment is joining too?" asked Jia Peng.

Su Jinyu nodded, "Of course, Zen Entertainment and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment are both competing. There are way more competitors that you guys think. That’s why I said we can’t be sure."

Jia Peng seemed to understand, "That’s true. If there is judging, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment stands no chance, but Zen Entertainment excels at Xianxia games. Legend of the Sword was a very successful RPG game, so they must have good knowledge on that matter."

Zheng Hongxi said, "You can’t be sure about that either, the advantage Zen Entertainment has isn’t that big.

"I’ve looked up the games that won before, and most of them just fit the Game Committee’s liking. In short, they don’t like online games, although online games are more profitable, it isn’t easy to tell a story.

"The judges put extra emphasis on the story and innovative playstles. That means the best type of game are standalone games, and the high quality the better, the richer the story the better."

"Even so, Zen Entertainment still has an advantage. There are many quest lines in Legend of the Sword, meaning that Zen Entertainment has plenty of experience in that. It probably wouldn’t be that bad if they converted that into a standalone game, " argued Su Jinyu.

Zheng Hongxi said, "It won’t be bad, but our story will be much better."

Everyone was speechless as he praised himself.

Zheng Hongxi nodded in agreement, "Yep."

They were once again speechless at his honesty.

Qian Kun waved his hand, "Alright, that’s enough free time. Let’s get back to work as we have a lot to do in very little time."

—

At the same time, in the experience store under Zen Entertainment, there was an A-grade video game designer working hard.

Yao Yu, A-grade video game designer and one of the main designers of Legend of the Sword. They were responsible for the story and was a well known story writer and Xianxia novelist.

"A few of the character artworks from earlier this morning aren’t good enough, redo it."

"I’ve made a small change to the Nether Crypt, remember to carry that into the game. Changes need to be made to the corresponding dialogues and cinematics."

"Pay more attention to the combat system. It’s going to affect future development otherwise."

"The level is too hard, please make some changes. It can’t be too easy either, take the feelings of the players into consideration."

"Remember that this game isn’t for the players, but for the judges. Our goal is to allow the judges to feel immediately that this game is a very traditional Xianxia themed game, and allow them to feel our feelings and sincerity, understood?"

"Yes, it can feel close to Legend of the Sword, but it mustn’t be too similar. Otherwise the judges are going to think that we weren’t innovative enough."

Yao Yu was giving orders left and right to their four assistants as they worked hard for the Xianxia themed standalone game.

In truth, an A-grade videogame designer might’ve been overkill for this.

An S-grade videogame designer could work on a VR game by themselves, and an A-grade designer could work on a large online PC game or take a large role in a VR game.

Making a standalone game was completely underutilizing them.

However, Yao Yu understood the reason why the higher ups of Zen Entertainment assigned the job to him. It was because of his experience from developing Legend of the Sword and his excellent story writing skills.

In other words, this was a political move. Getting a good placement in this competition would mean improving Zen Entertainment’s position in the Chinese gaming industry as well as improving his name.

Therefore Yao Yu didn’t dare take this lightly, giving his all to develop a standalone Xianxia game to win first place!

Chapter 141: New Customer in the Experience Store

Many companies were busy developing a Chinese themed game with the aim for a good placement.

There were many mobile games, less PC games, and no VR games.

The main reason being three months was too short of a time frame to develop a VR game. Even companies like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment with inside knowledge only had a bit over a month of extra time.

It was too difficult to develop a large VR game in this time span, one might even say impossible.

Moreover, the main reason for the games was to please the judges, and there was no reason to spend a lot of money to develop a game just to do that. If neither the judges or players liked it, it would be doubly bad.

Therefore, the larger companies decided to make a PC game whereas smaller companies planned to make mobile games.

Many communities of gamers were discussing the matter after catching wind of the news.

"Have you heard that the bunch from the Game Committee is planning a Chinese Themed Games Event? They are encouraging designers to make Chinese themed games."

"Again? The pile of hot garbage from the Resistance War Games event last time is still steaming."

"Yeah, the games from last season were utter garbage, it could even be worse than some of the drama series."

"Sigh, it’s a political move after all. These games aren’t meant for us, but for the judges."

"But the judges have decent taste other than being a bit pretentious."

"Yeah, the first three places do seem to be like that. But you can tell what they were going for, staying close to the theme, high quality game, unique artstyle, innovative gameplay, and good story. As long as you adhered to these points you stood a chance at winning."

"It can’t be helped, they are treating these games as artworks."

"Luckily it’s not some weird theme like last time."

"Chinese theme…feels a bit out there too. What can you do with that? I think there’s going to be a bunch of Xianxia themed games this time."

"Geez, Xianxia games are so overdone."

"Maybe it’s already decided that Zen Entertainment would get first place."

"Predetermined or not, Zen Entertainment is basically guaranteed to get first place. They have deep knowledge in Xianxia games and good story writing after all."

"But I feel like their games are lacking something."

"By the way, do you think Chen Mo is going to join? If he enters with a game like Warcraft, it could get really interesting!"

"Chen Mo? I don’t think so. Chen Mo is better at Western Fantasy stuff. I Am MT, Lifeline, and Warcraft are all Western themes. Plants vs Zombies are western based too, he’s never touched Chinese style games!"

"That’s true, this isn’t his strong point. He’s probably going to fail if he forces himself to join."

"But there aren’t other Chinese video game designers that can wow me. Maybe Chen Mo manages to do the theme justice?"

"I doubt it, there are different specialisations in the artistic world afterall."

"To be fair, who thought CHen Mo could make RTS? And didn’t he do exactly that?"

"Fair point. If he was doing this, there’s probably a demo in his experience store right? I’m heading towards the Imperial Capital anyways."

"Wow, you’re really going for this."

"It can’t be helped. I’m really interested in this Chinese themed game event. It ends in two weeks, so Chen Mo is probably close to done, I’ll go check it out."

"Onwards, the people of your village will await your return!"

—

There was a girl talking to her phone in the close vicinity of the experience store.

"I’m here today with another outdoor session that you guys love. Guess where I’m at! That’s right, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s experience store!"

She then pointed the camera towards the signage of the experience store.

"I’ve wanted to come here for a long time, it would sad to not come visit the company that made Warcraft. Moreover, they are situated in the Imperial Capital. But I don’t really vibe with RTS games and I’ve been doing a lot of work related to streaming, which was why I haven’t been here.

"We’ll check out what the experience store has in store for us, we might even be able to meet Warcraft’s designer Chen Mo."

She walked into the experience store as she spoke.

Her name was Lin Xue, a famous standalone game streamer.

She was different to other girl streamers, she started from making videos and was highly educated.

How high?

Top performer in liberal arts, got her bachelors in Renmin University, and got her Masters from Beijing University.

Someone like her should have no problem finding a job that would pay twenty to thirty thousand a month. But because of how popular she got when she was studying, she chose to become a streamer and content creator instead.

She was doing quite well for herself too.

The one who said they wanted to visit Chen Mo’s experience store for a Chinese themed game was Lin Xue.

Lin Xue was shocked to see that many people in the experience store.

The experience wasn’t’ big and had less than twenty computers and ten massage chairs, but they were basically all full. There were even people chatting on the sofa within the store.

But she soon realised it was to be expected as Warcraft was amazingly popular in the RTS community. It wouldn’t be surprising if players who lived nearby would visit the experience store daily.

Luckily Lin Xue chose to visit on a less popular Tuesday afternoon and there were still some seats within the store.

Lin Xue got to the front desk.

Su Jinyu said as she was working on the game within the game editor, "Welcome, please swipe your ID here."

Lin Xue took a glance at Su Jinyu’s screen as she swiped her ID.

It was the first time she saw someone working at the front desk of an experience store being so busy, having to deal with customers and designing games.

However, the game on the screen attracted Lin Xue’s attention.

Su Jinyu was making some changes to the game according to Zheng Hongxi’s story changes so Lin Xue saw a game that looked cute. From the looks of the characters, clothing, and scenes it seemed like a Wuxia themed game.

"They are working on a Chinese themed game! But it doesn’t look like a Xianxia theme, but a Wuxia theme!"

Lin Xue asked, "Is that game available to play?"

"Oh, yes. It’s installed on the computers in the experience store. But the game isn’t complete, so the game might be a bit unbalanced, " replied Su Jinyu.

Lin Xue nodded, "Alright."

Lin Xue quickly sat down at the only remaining PC.

The chat was going wild on her phone.

"Hot girl! Hot front desk girl!"

"The girl working at the front desk is so quiet! Could you ask for her number?"

"Xue, could you show us the girl from the front desk again?"

Lin Xue was speechless, "You guys!"

Chapter 142: Tried and True Chinese

As the chat kept asking to see pretty girls, Lin Xue checked out the experience store as she turned on her computer.

A majority of them were playing Warcraft, a small number were playing Plants vs Zombies or other mobile games. The two computers furthest into the experience store seemed to be occupied by two other assistants, one was dealing with numbers, the other with the story.

"Haven’t seen Chen Mo, he’s probably on the second floor."

Lin Xue didn’t find Chen Mo after looking around the experience store.

Many people now know what Chen Mo looked like since he showed his face during his commentary.

Lin Xue didn’t feel that it was a good idea to go search for Chen Mo as she didn’t want to interrupt him if he was working.

There weren’t many games on the computers as they were all games from Thunderbolt Entertainment. Lin Xue noticed that there was a game without an icon called Wulin Legend.

"It actually is Wuxia themed! Chen Mo never disappoints in the wow-factor department, " Lin Xue was shocked.

As a streamer passionate for standalone games, Lin Xue had some know-how in the videogame industry. She knew that all Chinese themed games were almost unanimous with Xianxia games. There weren’t many games that had Wuxia themes.

But many players looked forward to Wuxia games as it gave away a completely different vibe to Xianxia games.

Moreover, there were many Xianxia MMORPG games. Players looking deeper into it will realise that they have the same core gameplay as western RPGs with modified looks and story, with no changes to the gameplay.

There were some good standalone Xianxia games, but there weren’t many of them and the players were getting sick of them.

Lin Xue felt that it was brave for Chen Mo to make a Wuxia themed game.

"Alright, I’ll download the streaming software now. The internet should be good here, I’ll swap over to streaming from the computer and we’ll be able to experience Chen Mo’s new Wuxia game together." said Lin Xue.

Lin Xue looked at the chat as she waited for the streaming software to download.

"Show us the cute girl at the desk!"

"Grab her number!"

"Xue, get Chen Mo to teach you how to play Warcraft!"

"I don’t wanna watch Wuxia games. The existing Wuxia games are complete garbage, it’s probably the same too!"

"Yeah, since we are at the experience store now, could you show us more of it? We aren’t in a hurry to play games."

"Alright, shut up, let her decide what she’s going to stream."

"I like Wuxia games! I wanna watch!"

"We must take a look at Chen Mo’s new game!"

There were many different comments in chat.

As the internet was pretty fast, the streaming software was done downloading. After doing some testing, Lin Xue started streaming from the computer.

She then double clicked the icon to enter the game.

It started off with a cinematic.

The background looked like traditional paper made of rice, with ink slowly dripping on the paper and spreading out. The Thunderbolt Entertainment LOGO in the form of a seal appears on it.

There were many different things flashing on the screen. With each stroke of the brush, a character would show up in ink. The characters had simple animations, zooming, panning or fading, appearing on the screen one after another.

There were handsome swordsmen, violent meon, serious monks, mysterious martial artists. Classic character designs flashed by one by one and Lin Xue could barely keep up.

As the cinematics continued, the camera started to pull away to reveal a word.

It was followed by a cut, a few martial artists were fighting over secret scrolls and above them were a few evil looking characters controlling the situation.

A young handsome swordsman flew across the screen, hacking down the thieves.

In the vast mountains, an old man stood with his back to the camera, a group of masters and disciples stood respectfully behind him.

Among the plum blossoms, there was a lady playing her Guqin, standing beside her was a martial artist playing their flute.

In the vast deserts, a large eagle flew by with a warrior sitting on it, overlooking the world.

Among the chaos, a few Hero looking characters showed up.

In the end, an evil looking person opened her eyes, and two words showed up in ink in the middle of the screen.

Wulin Legend.

Lin Xue was shocked after viewing the cinematics.

It’s not comparable to the cinematics from Warcraft as the budget was completely different.

This CG wil ink drawn characters wouldn’t even be on the same magnitude in terms of Warcraft.

However, Lin was shocked how good the cinematics felt, perfectly reflecting the atmosphere of a Wuxia game.

She could tell that the characters were classic Wuxia themed, and the scenes were also classic scenes that would appear in Wuxia themes. And combined with the ink artstyle, the players could feel how traditional and how integrated the whole thing was.

People overseas might not be able to tell, but someone with strong Wuxia knowledge could tell how traditional this was.

The game started after the cinematics ended.

The background was a drawing in ink of a mountain. Thunderbolt Gaming’s logo was at the bottom left, and the title Wulin Legend was on the top.

There were four different options in the bottom right, Enter Wulin, Re Enter the Field, Retreat into Mountains, and Forget the Past.

Lin Xue clicked on Enter Wulin and started the game.

She was surprised to not enter into the game right away, but to a character customisation screen.

They could set their name, change their looks as well as other basic attributes.

System hint: Press spacebar for random attributes.

Lin Xue was shocked to see something like this in a Chinese style game.

This was similar to some standalone western fantasy games, but those were usually spent on attributes like strength and intelligence.

After looking deeper into it, Lin Xue realised that Wulin Legen’s attributes were different to other western fantasy games.

The most important ones were three talents, namely Smarts, Sentimentality, and Bravery. There were also three attributes Qi, Energy, and Resourcefulness. There were also three images of Baguas for the other attributes.

The first Bagua had eyes, ears, flexibility, strength, Neigong, Qinggong, attack, and defence.

The second Bagua had mining, hunting, fishing, foraging, medicine crafting, smithing, cooking, and tea ceremonies.

The third Bagua had medicine theory, chess, toxicology, surgery, art, books, wine, and flower arrangement.

Lin Xue was shocked to see this many attributes.

She pressed on the spacebar, and all the attributes shifted.

She noticed that the lowest value for the attributes was zero, and highest was thirty. The total value of these attributes were probably set, and the player could only change how they distribute them.

Moreover, as the attributes change, the talents change too.

"This… is so rich!" Lin Xue was shocked.

Chapter 143: Rich Game Content

Lin Xue was shocked, why were there so many attributes?

Obviously the ones on the Bagua must be attributes for the main character. Not only this include Qinggong, Strength, and Neigong which were standard for Wuxia games, it also had attributes such as books, cooking and tea ceremonies which seemed to have nothing to do with martial arts.

There were two possibilities. It was either a gimmick the developer added to intimidate others, or something the developer integrated to be a key part of the game.

Lin Xue hovered over the talents and found out what they did.

Other than the talents providing attributes, talents such as Sentimentality gave double experience for artistic skills, +1 to combat strategy, and improve the limit of all artistic skills to one hundred and twenty.

There was also ‘Serpent’s Heart’, increasing attacks based on how low their morality was.

Lin Xue got increasingly confused the more she hit random. This design wasn’t friendly towards players who have a difficulty making choices.

After struggling for some time, she finally started the game after finding something she was happy with.

The early game content was similar to other Wuxia and Xianxia games. They would walk around the city, gather items and talk to NPCs. This was similar to puzzle adventure games, exchanging A for B, then B for C. The players would get equipment or items after they finish the quest line.

Lin Xue was giving commentary as she played the game.

"This game feels pretty Chinese. The scenery, NPC, tasks, artstyle, background music all feels authentic. Although it doesn’t feel as classic as Warcraft, it feels very clean and comfortable.

"There are a few complicated tasks that require some thinking in this game. But the one thing I don’t quite like is the huge amount of attributes. Who knows what these do, it’s kind of overwhelming."

Wulin Legend’s early game wasn’t newbie friendly, especially when the player roamed around Luoyang City. As the player didn’t know any Wugong, they would spend most of their time walking around collecting items which may make the player feel irritated.

But Chen Mo had tried to make some amendments by improving on the art, music, and player guide in his game.

It’s difficult to iron out all the flaws as Wulin Legend was really content rich. Even when including player guides, it was unlikely that players would get the hang of it in their first playthrough, which was a huge obstacle in the game’s success.

However, this was also the fun of Wulin Legend, a game that was rich and had high replay value.

Luckily, Lin Xue kept playing as she was quite interested in the game.

After dwelling in Luoyang city for an hour, Lin Xue met Gu Yuexuan in the tavern, and drank some alcohol poisoned by Xuan Mingzi.

Afterwards, the game transitioned into a cute version of the game which happened to be the development screen.

"Huh? What happened?"

This was the first time Lin Xue saw a development screen like this like this.

Turns out after the main character was poisoned, Gu Yuexuan brought them to Xiaoyao Valley to get his master Wu Xiazi to treat them.

Lin Xue was utterly shocked to see something like this.

Other games, and in particular the vast majority of Xianxia games, the main character would be constantly killing monsters, leveling up and gaining experience.

These screens would only be commonly seen in interactive fictions or Japanese tamagotchi style games.

After the main character recovered, they became the third disciple of Xiaoyao valley. Wu Xiazi also started passing on swordsmanship skills and Neiggong, improving some attributes of the main character.

Lin Xue was shocked, "Huh, this development mode is quite interesting.

The development screen had a cute artstyle, relaxing music, and funny texts. She realised that this development mode fitted the idea of training in the valley perfectly.

Moreover, there was a lot of content during training. other than learning new combat skills, her surgery, arts, smithing, and cooking attributes were also increased.

These attributes were actually useful. Some quests required relevant knowledge to complete, otherwise they would fail the request and the relationship with the quest giver can worsen.

Lin Xue found the game more and more enjoyable the more she played.

The game remained in development mode while training in the valley. During this time, she could assign activities to her character, have them go out and trigger events, practice Wugong, or train her other life skills as she pleased.

Moreover, there were certain events that would happen on certain days. For example, on Chinese new year the disciples would have to visit their master, and the master would quiz the player during the moon festival, and would even get prizes when they got it right.

The master would give the main character tasks during training, such as visiting someone, participating in ceremonies, or to fight against enemies.

The character was then returned to exploring the map after accepting these tasks. The player would visit places like Shaolin Temple, Wudang Mountain and Hangzhou City and would meet other warriors through certain interactions.

Moreover, the combat system really intrigued Lin Xue.

The combat system was chess-like which wasn’t anything new. But Lin Xue was shocked that Chen Mo managed to perfectly incorporate all the Wugong she previously learnt into the combat.

Neiggong were passive attacks, and leveling that up can increase the energy of the character, and some of the special effects of Neiggong can be combined with auto-attacks.

Auto attacks or the effects of Wugong were varied. Each Wugong had a few different skills, and would either be single or multi target attacks. They also had different effects, for example punches can trigger multihits, attacking twice in one attack.

This combat system was a bit complicated for Lin Xue’s taste, but she took her time in learning new attacks and only had one Neiggong attack and a few other Wugong attacks.

"This game is quite interesting. It’s hard to stop once you get into it!" exclaimed Lin Xue.

There was also discussion in the chat.

"Xue is addicted…"

"Yeah, she’s really focused, she was still chatting before, but she isn’t talking much anymore."

"But this game does seem really fun. There seems to be a lot of content. I didn’t expect a Wuxia game to be this open world either!"

"yeah, does seem complicated. I’m amazed they included arts into the game!"

"I wanna try, is there a download?"

"Nope, it’s not released yet. You can only play it in Chen Mo’s experience store."

"Xue is so stupid, I wanna play in her place!"

Chapter 144: Theme Song

Wulin Legend’s playtime depended on their players. Higher skilled players playing through the game just for the story might take thirty odd hours, but a less skilled player wanting to get either the good or evil endings would probably require over thirty hours.

If the players wanted to experience all the endings and the different branches in the quests, or even wanting to complete all the quests in Luoyang city before meeting their master, the number of hours would be a whole different story.

For someone completely new like Lin Xue who didn’t have any strategy in mind would probably take a few tries before they got an ending relating to being the head of the league.

Of course she didn’t know that was going to happen, she was just highly focused on the game, completely forgetting to gank Chen Mo.

-Zen Entertainment-

Yao Yu Was still preparing an advertising document for Tale of the Sword.

"Yes, include a few more exciting shots into this cinematic. And the combat system as well, put more emphasis on the cooler spells. The colors are too dark for this one, redo it or increase saturation or brightness. And this one…"

The advertising was just to make the players feel excited about the game through posters or videos. Yao Yu had done this many times and had a good idea of what to do.

At this moment, one of his assistants informed him, "There’s news on Chen Mo’s new game, it’s a Wuxia game!"

Yao Yu was shocked, "Wuxia? That means he’s joining the competition too?"

The assistant nodded, "Must be, why would he go through the effort of making a game with such a weak theme otherwise?"

"Is there a video?" asked Yao Yu.

Yao Yu was actually quite nervous upon hearing that Chen Mo was also participating.

Yao Yu wouldn’t bat an eye if it was any other B-grade videogame designer. You do you. It’s a Wuxia theme too, where many see it as a theme destined to fail, you’d be digging your own grave.

But Chen Mo was different, that guy seemed to have some mystical powers. He dabbles with games others wouldn’t even think of doing, and succeeds at that, Yao Yu didn’t dare underestimate him.

The assistant handed over the phone that had a few clips of Wulin Legend that were posted by fans.

Chen Mo didn’t try and hide it either as it didn’t matter if the other designers saw it. The cutoff was coming and the game was mostly complete. There was no time for the other designers to copy it even if they wanted too.

Yao Yu didn’t feel the need to want to copy it as Tale of the Sword was also at its last stages, it wouldn’t make sense to make big changes to it now. He just wanted to understand Chen Mo’s new game by watching the video.

Yao Yu scowled as he spent nearly ten minutes watching over all the clips.

"A huge map with a development mode? What is this? It’s so weird, " Yao Yu was a bit shocked.

Wulin Legend was very content rich, the players might not even understand the extent of it by playing it themselves, even less so by watching a few short clips. Yao Yu watched it one more time and decided that Wulin Legend’s competitiveness must come from its playstyle. Other than that, there wasn’t much else he could make out.

"What do you think we should do?" asked the assistant.

Yao Yu replied after some thought, "Apply for more money for advertising, I want the whole world to know! His game is probably heavily reliant on the game mechanics. The new players will find it difficult to get into because of how much content there is. We’ll play the advertising game this time, as long as the players are on our side, there’s no way his game will get popular."

The assistant nodded, "Understood!"

Although the results were decided by the judges, sales and the reviews of the players are also taken into the consideration. If there was a game that the judges felt alright but it had terrible sales, it would more likely than not affect their decision.

Yao Yu’s thought process was correct. Players would find it difficult to learn Wulin Legend because of all its innovations, and the game lacked advertising compared to Tale of the Sword. If they overwhelmed Wulin Legend in terms of advertising, they would be more than likely to take first place.

Yao Yu also had an idea of Chen Mo’s plans. He didn’t like to spend too much money on advertising, therefore Yao Yu was confident that as long as he can secure good reviews from the fans early on to drive up the sales, he’d win for sure.

Even if Wulin Legend gains popularity later? The judging would be over!

—

Chen Mo wasn’t in the experience store today.

He was chatting with Guo Feng in Dazzling Aurora Studio.

"How is it? Did you find the singer? I’m not paying if I’m not happy with it, " said Chen Mo.

Guo Feng laughed, "Don’t worry, you still don’t trust me after working together for so long? But the cinematics you’re making this time are so simple, when are you going to make more big works like Warcraft?"

Chen Mo rolled his eyes, "You wish! Are you depending on me to keep your huge studio alive? Furthermore, there are still some cinematics for Warcraft that aren’t done yet!"

"Don’t worry, they are working hard on it, " assured Guo Feng.

Chen Mo waved his hand, "That’s fine. Since we’ve been working together for so long, there’s no need to speak in a roundabout manner. I’m telling you that this song is very important to my new game, you have to understand that."

Guo Feng patted his own chest reassuring Chen Mo, "Of course. The recording studio, orchestra, singer are all the best of the best. Of course it might be a stretch to get a big star like you asked, but right now all the singers I’m looking at are the best in their field. Singing shouldn’t be a problem."

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright. The lyrics and melody are done. If the singer is terrible, all I can do is ask some huge star."

"Sure, it’s your song, you make the call! You aren’t lacking money anyways, hiring a huge star shouldn’t be a problem, " jested Guo Feng.

Chen Mo waved his hand, "What’s going on, I feel like you’ve been speaking sweeter and sweeter lately. Alright, that’s it for now, update me whenever there’s something new."

Guo Feng urged Chen Mo to stay, "They are recording right now. Just sit still for a bit and it should be sent over soon."

Guo Feng received a music file after fifteen or so minutes.

"Alright, it’s done. Have a listen and see if you’re happy with it. If you aren’t we’ll just get him to do it again, " said Guo Feng as he handed headphones over to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo gave it a few listens.

Chen Mo shook his head as he took off the headphones, "It’s no good."

Guo Feng was shocked, "No good? What’s no good?"

"Everything, get someone else."

Guo Feng was confused, was there a need to change the singer?

Guo Feng had listened to it a few times. Although his main focus was animations and didn’t have much knowledge in music, he had listened to many starting and ending themes of many animations in his many years in the industry, and could tell the difference between good and bad.

Guo Feng would’ve rated this song at the top. The lyrics and melody was provided by Chen Mo, there was also a professional composer involved, so none of this should be a problem.

That means Chen Mo wasn’t happy with the singing.

But the singers Guo Feng reached out too were the best of the best, so their skills weren’t a problem. Any better than that, they would have to resort to stars.

Was there a need for so much effort just for a theme song of a game?

"You think this guy isn’t good enough of a singer?" asked Guo Feng.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, far from my expectations."

Guo Feng wiped the seat off his forehead, "But.. If you keep going higher, we’ll be looking at A ranked singers. But from the looks of it, you need the best of that too?"

"Yes, can you do that?"

Guo Feng cleared his throat, "I could, but just the managers of those singers, and we’ll probably pay market rate. But you have to know that it’s going to be a huge sum of money, do you really need to invest that much into the theme of a videogame?

"Of course. Alright, just help me look for one. Ideally it would be someone that has done songs of similar themes like Wuxia or Xianxia. Someone who sounds authentically Chinese, someone that sounds really elegant. I don’t want someone who is popular in their niche, I want a singing juggernaut."

Guo Feng nodded, "Alright, you’re paying after all. I’ll see what I can do."

—

Recording studio, Huaxiang Recording Company, Hong Kong.

Zhou Yifeng had been dealing with some problems.

He had been doing quite well recently as the most popular male singer under Huaxiang Records.

But had been troubled by his new album.

He had done most of his songs for his album, but his main song for his album hadn’t surfaced.

Zhou Yifeng was one of the better singers. He looked pretty average but was a good singer, a singer-songwriter at that, helping propel his popularity in China.

But singer-songwriters would often encounter inspiration droughts. He hadn’t released anything amazing in the past two years. He could still stay afloat through his previous songs, but it wasn’t a long term plan.

Because of how saturated the market was, the spotlight comes and goes. They might be replaced after a year of not releasing albums, and he might be nearing retirement if he maintained two years without one.

The manager walked up to him, "Hey Yifeng, there’s someone from China who asked you to sing a song, a high price."

Zhou Yifeng scowled, "I thought I told you, I’m not doing anything before the album is released. You don’t need to tell me about performances like these in the future."

The manager shook their head, "It’s not a performance. A gaming company is making a theme song and already wrote the lyrics. They just want you to sing."

Zhou Yifeng was a bit angered, "I don’t have time for that either. I’m still preparing for the new album, reject it."

The manager said with some hesitation, "But I’ve heard the song, I recommend you to make that decision after you listen to it."

Chapter 145: I’m Buying This Song!

Zhou Yifeng was shocked, "Huh, is decent?"

The manager nodded, "Yep, the lyrics and melody have been sent by them. They got a normal singer to do it but their client wasn’t happy, which was why they reached out to us."

Zhou Yifeng was conflicted, he wanted to decline it, but he thought it was worth a listen after the manager praised it.

It was normal for dramas, movies and even games to get a star to sing their theme song. In Chen Mo’s previous life, Asura had Albert Leung to write the lyrics, and Eason Chan to perform it, dramatically increasing the clout of the game.

But all in all, most video game companies wouldn’t be able to afford stars, nor is there a need for it. Most of the time they were hired just to create a talking point.

Zhou Yifeng didn’t want to take the offer upon hearing it was from a videogame company.

Video Games companies were probably not going to write their own lyrics, and it wouldn’t be too good even if they got a professional to do it, the vast majority of it wouldn’t get past Zhou Yifeng.

If the lyrics weren’t good, it would more or less be an ad deal, using his popularity to get the game famous, not benefitting him at all.

But since the manager said the song was decent and the money was good, Zhou Yifeng decided to give three minutes of his day to listen to it before making judgements.

Zhou Yifeng grabbed the headphones.

The opening was pretty good, the melody was great too. Zhou Yifeng was pleasantly surprised.

Zhou Yifeng was even more surprised upon hearing the lyrics.

"My sword, where does it go, love and hate are hard to come by."

"My sword, pierces the sky, can’t tell the difference between right and wrong."

"I’m drunk, can’t open my eyes, gratitude and hatred come and go."

"I awake, it’s all a dream, thoughts of life and death are gone."

These lines seemed simple, yet they were filled with Wuxia’s spirit! No matter the violence or the romance, these lines perfectly conveyed those feelings.

Not only that, they even fully conveyed the feelings of warriors going on solo adventures and drunk martial artists!

The song entered its climax with a transition.

"Things come and go, it’s sad we can’t meet again."

"Love and hatred come and go by the wind."

"A laugh, a sigh, a life of happiness, a life of sorrow!"

"Who will live and die with me?"

"Who will live and die with me?"

Zhou Yifeng could feel his blood boiling and his hands shaking. He could barely contain himself as he wanted to scream from excitement!

Zhou Yifeng could clearly recite the climax of the song just from listening to it once. The song was too good!

Zhou Yifeng listened to the song again, this time at a higher volume!

There wasn’t much difficulty in terms of singing. There weren’t high notes or transposes, making it seem like anybody could do it, but at the same time, it felt like no ordinary person could perform it.

Zhou Yifeng was really excited from the song, but he could tell that the singer couldn’t do the song justice at all. Although the singer was trying their best to convey the feelings of the song, they just couldn’t do it.

Zhou Yifeng guessed that this must’ve been the reason to get another singer!

This song wasn’t rugged nor soft, not masculine or feminine. If one could only use one word to describe it, it would be elegant.

Therefore, in order to convey the feelings of solo adventures, personal drunkenness, and living and dying together required singing in a carefree, elegant tone, but the tone couldn’t be too casual.

Zhou Yifeng got more and more emotional as he listened, asking the manager, "Quick, let them know that I’ll do it. Ask them how much the rights to the song are, I’ll buy it!"

—

Guo Feng called Chen Mo.

"I have two good news, which one do you want to hear first?" asked Guo Feng.

Chen Mo didn’t reply.

Guo Feng continued, "The first good news is that Zhou Yifeng really likes the song and agreed to perform it. The second is that Zhou Yifeng really likes the song and wants to discuss buying the rights to the song."

Chen Mo replied, "Oh, I’m not selling the rights."

Guo Feng was speechless. He thought Chen Mo would be ecstatic, but he rejected it without any thought!

Chen Mo would need to spend so much money just to get Zhou Yifeng to perform it, but it would be a two way relationship since Zhou Yifeng liked the song and wanted to buy it. It could even fetch a good price and make Chen Mo money in return.

But Chen Mo didn’t even care?

Guo Feng said, "… Hold on, they are quite serious about this. They aren’t just buying the song, they’re adding it to their album and will give you a share of the profits."

"Is there a difference?" asked Chen MO.

"A portion of the profits will be much more than just buying the song, it’s a completely different magnitude."

Chen Mo replied, "So no matter if they were just buying the song or giving me a cut, it’s still about money right?"

Guo Feng nodded, "Yes, it’s about money."

Chen Mo flipped the question, "Do you think I’m someone who lacks money?"

Guo Feng was speechless, "… No."

"Then why would I want to sell it?"

"What are you going to do with it if you aren’t going to sell it, it’s not going to reproduce!"

"I like the song, and I like having it." replied Chen Mo.

Guo Feng felt helpless, replying after some thought, "There’s also one thing, Zhou Yifeng said it’s going to be the main song of the album. He’s pretty well known in China, so when this song becomes popular, it’s going to draw attention to your game too right?"

"That’s true. Alright, I’ll consider selling it to him, if I’m happy with his singing."

"Alright, I’ve sent you his manager’s phone number, you guys can do ahead and discuss. We’ll get someone else if you aren’t happy with it. But there really aren’t many other male singers that are as good or better than him in China, hope he’s good enough.

—

The two of them finally reached an agreement after some back and forth. Chen Mo sold the rights to the song to Zhou Yifeng and agreed to get a portion of the sales of the album as payment. Chen Mo didn’t try to fight for the rates as both parties benefited from this.

Zhou Yifeng got a good song, and Chen Mo got a good promotion.

In his previous life, A Life of Fighting is but a Dream was sung by Emil Chau, and just like Unforgettable Scripture[1], they were classic Wuxia themed songs.

Chen Mo also liked Unforgettable Scripture, but it would’ve been a bit weird to have it as Wulin Legend’s theme song as it was in Cantonese, which was why he settled with Life of Fighting is but a Dream in Mandarin.

Chen Mo had been thinking long and hard since the early stages of the game on how to get more attention into his game.

He couldn’t make cinematics or animations like he did before because of the different themes as Wuxia had a strong focus on the setting rather than certain images. This was the reason why Chen Mo decided to settle on a theme song.

Only time could tell if the players would find it acceptable.

TL note: Not the official name of the song that was sung in Cantonese, but its called 难念的经 if you’re interested in looking it up. Life of Fighting is but a Dream is the official English name of the song.

Chapter 146: Pre Sales Promotion

On Lin Xue’s screen.

Beggar

"After failing to defeat the Cult of the Sky Dragon and taking heavy damage, you awake from a months long slumber.

"As you awake, you feel like you’re living in a completely different timeline. The Dragon King defeated the masters of the plains, becoming the leader of the guild.

"You’ve lost all of your ability to fight, rendering you completely useless. Anyone who opposed the evil were either killed or imprisoned, it was everybody for themselves.

"You managed to escape the Dragon King, but your life fell into disarray. You were in poverty with nowhere to go, begging as you wandered, till the end of your life.

There was an image of a skinny beggar curled up at the corner of the wall, with eyes full of discontent.

"What! How? What is this game!"

Lin Xue was so angry she was about to explode.

She had played the games for three days, but whenever she lost a key battle, she was met with the end of the game.

The main character becomes a beggar.

Other games would usually tell the players to try harder, or ‘everyone has to deal with victory and defeat’, and would prompt the user to start again from the last save. But this game turned the game over screen into an ending, making the player feel more immersed.

Lin Xue was on the verge of breaking down. The main character was ordered to gather the Shalins, Warriors and beggars to band together before the cultists invaded. But Lin Xue died before she could even gather all of them. She didn’t have a chance to see the subsequent scenes of the martial arts meeting, election, and fighting against the cults!

Lin Xue felt really bad as her three days of hard work resulted in such a pathetic ending. It was incredibly embarrassing for someone like Lin Xue who self-proclaimed as an experienced standalone game player!

At this moment, someone behind Lin Xue said, "Tsk tsk, the beggar ending huh?"

Lin Xue turned around to find Chen Mo behind her.

Who knows how long he had been there for, he even had a smug grin on his face.

Lin Xue stood up, "Ah! Aren’t you Chen Mo! I’ve waited for you for a few days. Why haven’t you shown up?"

Chen Mo was shocked, ‘What do you mean? Although I’ve been heading about quite a bit the past few days, I’ve spent most of my time in the experience store. Maybe you’ve never noticed me because of how focused you were on the game?"

Lin Xue was shocked, ‘Uhh… maybe."

Lin Xue then suddenly asked, "Tell me the strategy! This game is so difficult I’m about to rip my hair out!"

"What strategy? It’s it more fun when you figure it out yourself? Keep going at it, I have high expectations of you." replied Chen Mo before leaving.

Leaving behind the angry Lin Xue.

The chat started moving again.

"My goodness, we finally caught Chen Mo!"

"He’s so punchable! As punchable as always! Xue, punch me for me!"

"Keep going at it? That’s it?"

"I think he intentionally made the game hard! Screw that guy!"

"Don’t be mad, Xue. Keep going at it, you can do it!"

"That’s just how he always is huh. He’s so irritating."

Lin Xue took one last angry look at Chen Mo’s silhouette before restarting the game.

—

The companies were working hard to finish their game as the end date edges ever so close.

It didn’t take long before leaks started appearing.

Wuxia and Xianxia themes never garnered much interest, but because it was a pretty big deal this time, players were treating this as drama.

The game most looked forward must’ve been Zen Entertainment’s Tale of the Sword. The players were really excited after seeing some leaked test footage and gameplay.

Tale of the Sword was a standalone Xianxia game. The setting of the game was related to Legend of the Sword, this way they could gain some advantage off their own IP.

There wasn’t much to say in terms of art, the scenes were beautiful, the models were really high quality, essentially the best of the best in terms of quality.

Tale of the Sword featured a rich turned based combat. It included many different treasures, items, and monsters.

The game could’ve been made into an RTS game, but Yao Yu decided to settle on turn based combat.

RTS games were mainstream among online games because of how fast paced it was. Turn based games required places to spend time thinking about every decision, drastically slowing down the pace of the game, and the majority of players wouldn’t be patient enough to wait.

But turned based combat has it advantage in standalone games. Players weren’t rushed and could spend as much time as they needed to consider all the possible moves. And at the same time, it was much easier for the designer to control enemy locations, difficulty of levels, combat system, and the pace of the game.

In Chen Mo’s previous world, RTS games could’ve been done in the early days of Sword Heroes Fate. The problem was that a large portion of the player base were girls or people who were terrible at games. The joy of gaming for this audience was exploration, collecting, and solving problems, the satisfaction of combat wasn’t important to them. Therefore later standalone games like The Legend of Sword and Fairy decided on turned based combat after considering the risk and return.

This was also to satisfy the judges.

Chen Mo could’ve made an RTS game too, but because of how unique of a game Wulin Legend was, changing it to an RTS game would require a major overhaul of the game. Moreover, the skills and damage effects would also need to be overhauled. There wasn’t a need to do that, especially when the judges might not even like it.

He could consider using a large scale real time combat when he would release a Wuxia RPG game in the future.

That’s why Chen Mo and Yao Yu both chose to use turned based combat.

The main attraction for Tale of the Sword was its story as the game was developed by one of the main developers and writers to Legend of the sword.

Although these games were made to please the judges, the thoughts of the players were also part of the consideration.

Therefore, Zen Entertainment went all out with advertising. The ads for Tale of the Sword were all over video game media, adspaces of various websites, Weibo, and even all major forums.

Questions like "How should I rate Zen Entertainment’s new game, Tale of the Sword" were also at the top of some Q&A sites, with a few answers that have been prepared beforehand receiving almost eight thousand upvotes.

There was also a lot of discussion among players.

"What’s wrong with Zen Entertainment? Why do I see ads for Tale of the Sword even when I’m on the train/"

"They really are spending a lot to get first place!"

"Yao Yu is overlooking the whole process, the story must be decent!"

"I’m even getting ads in my friend group, I’m impressed."

"Isn’t Chen Mo making one too? What’s his new game? How come I haven’t heard of it?"

"Yeah, didn’t someone say that Chen Mo was also making a Chinese themed standalone game? How come I haven’t seen any ads?"

"It’s not like you don’t know how little Chen Mo likes to spend on advertising."

"How is he going to compete with Zen Entertainment! Even if it was good, nobody is going to notice!"

"Geez, maybe Chen Mo is confident in his game. But I feel like he’s going to fail this time!"

The players were hypothesising that Zen Entertainment have the first place in the bag after spending so much money. Zen Entertainment had the most experience in Xianxia theme afterall, and knowing the tastes of the judges, it would be very difficult for anyone else to contend.

But before the dust had even settled on this matter, another Weibo started huge waves.

Chen Mo posted, "Have a listen to the theme song for my new game, Wulin Legend titled A Life of Fighting is but a Dream. Of course I wouldn’t tell you Zhou Yifeng sang it."

There was a link following the Weibo to listen to it.

The players were shocked, what is he playing at? Zhou Yifeng?

That’s a huge star, the best of the best in singing!

The gameplay for Chen Mo’s Wulin Legend had already been leaked. Many of Lin Xue’s viewers have seen the game since Lin Xue had been streaming it for so long.

But how much influence did Lin Xue have? Most of the players have only heard that it was a Wuxia game, having no idea what kind of game Wulin Legend was.

Many thought that Chen Mo would treat this like other video game companies, making a game that would please the Game Committee members and not putting too much effort into it, which was why they haven’t paid attention.

But when this Weibo was released, they realised how much money Chen Mo had invested into this!

The players who thought Chen Mo wouldn’t spend much money on advertising ate their words immediately, if this wasn’t spending big bucks, what was?

Asking Zhou Yifeng to perform was much more expensive than doing ads!

That’s a lot of effort!

Chapter 147: This Song is Pretty Good, Who Wrote It?

"It seems like Chen Mo is quite rich now, his effort into games seems more and more impressive!"

"I take it back, this guy isn’t one who cheaps out on promoting his game, he planned this out extensively!"

"I feel like he’s back to making good games ever since he made Warcraft. Look at this game, he even got Zhou Yifeng to perform the theme song. He has a good heart!"

"Maybe he didn’t buy it using money…"

"It’s fine even if he did spend the money, other companies wouldn’t spend it like this."

"I’ll give it a listen! Zhou Yifeng is singing, the song can’t be that bad right?"

Zhou Yifeng also posted a Weibo not long after Chen Mo’s.

"Main song for my new album A Life of Fighting is but a Dream is now available for listening! This song is made in partnership with Mr Chen Mo from Thunderbolt Entertainment. Also, keep an eye out for his new game Wulin Legend. It’s a Wuxia game that is very traditional, the game is great too!"

Everyone was shocked to see that Weibo!

Zhou Yifeng promoted the song himself too!

There were people who were saying that Chen Mo bought the song, but if that was true, why would Zhou Yifeng go through the effort of promoting Chen Mo? Moreover, the song was used as the featured song in his album, meaning that Zhou Yifeng was happy with the song too!

Many players who didn’t care about this started listening to the song on the basis of that Weibo.

And they realised after one listen that the song was really good!

Soon, the discussion of the song in the comments under Weibo and music streaming websites started appearing, and popularity of the song was steadily increasing!

"This song is great! It sounds really heroic and clean. It fits the Wuxia theme really well! It would most certainly be a classic if it were to be a theme of a Wuxia TV show!"

"I feel like I’m in a Wuxia world where every action has to do with gratitude and revenge!"

"My wine, my knife!"

"This is what Wuxia should feel like!"

"Wuxia songs are all elegant and majestic, making the listener feel like they are in the battle. This song wasn’t as hoarse as the other ones, but manages to convey the emotions of Wuxia through and through!"

"I just want to be in a Wuxia world fighting, I don’t wanna do homework…"

"There are four doctors in a phyciatric ward, one laughs everyday, one sighs everyday, one is jolly everyday, and the last is sad everyday. The patients call them: Doctor Laugh, Doctor Sigh, Doctor Jolly, and Doctor Depressed."

The song hit the top three songs of the day in no time with the help of the fans, and showed no signs of stopping!

Everyone was wondering, who could this song be written by?

Many thought that Zhou Yifeng wrote it himself as he was a singer-songwriting who had written many memorable songs in the past.

Others thought that didn’t make sense as Zhou Yifeng did songs that focused on love in the past, none of them had anything to do with Wuxia!

Moreover, the lyrics for A Life of Fighting is but a Dream required the expertise of someone with deep knowledge in Wuxia and strong literary skills. This didn’t fit Zhou Yifeng.

Zhou Yifeng released another Weibo following the other post.

"There are many wondering who wrote the song. The lyrics and melody are written and composed by Mr Chen Mo. I’m sorry I didn’t specify that earlier."

Huh? Chen Mo wrote this?

Chen Mo can compose too?

"Really? Chen Mo can compose? Why can’t I believe that!"

"Are you stupid? All the music for Warcraft was composed by Chen Mo, the story was also managed by Chen Mo. Do you think he didn’t have the music skills or the literary skills?"

"But this is Wuxia themed!"

"Yhea, and he made a Wuxia game. Would he make one if he had no knowledge in this?"

"I’m really impressed, Wuxia is also part of his resume?"

"I plan to play this game now. If this was actually written by Chen Mo, he must really understand the idea and emotions behind Wuxia, this game might be extraordinary!"

Following the popularity of this song, Zhou Yifeng’s new album and Wulin Legend gained plenty of popularity too!

Zen Entertainment’s advertising department was shocked. They spent so much money and effort to put out this many ads thinking that the victory was in their hands, but Chen Mo came out of nowhere with this??

It would’ve been fine if it was only Zhou Yifeng singing the song, but the song sounds so good and was so popular too!

My goodness!

—

Inside the experience store, Qian Kun was playing Wulin Legend and singing, "Things come and go, where can we meet again…"

"Please stop singing…" begged Zheng Hongxi.

"You even got the lyrics wrong!" complained Su Jinyu.

"Can someone save my ears…" pleaded Wen Lingwei.

Even Chen Mo was starting to get annoyed, "You sing the song of death. They take money when they sing, but you take lives!"

Even Lin Xue was complaining as she was playing, "Please stop, my followers are threatening to unfollow!"

Qian Kun was bothered, "Is it really that bad?"

Su Jinyu replied, "I don’t understand how you could sing a song with such a simple melody so badly."

"I’m going to play the original version to cleanse everyone’s ears…" said Chen Mo.

The experience store was filled with A Life of Fighting is but a Dream sung by Zhou Yifeng through the speakers.

"This song is really good. Everytime I listen to it, I feel like I’m about to grab my sword and head on the road." said Zheng Hongxi.

"Yeah, I think only someone like Zhou Yifeng can sing this song so well, " added Qian Kun. "The other singers that have no skills and all personality would never be able to make it sound so elegant."

"So many people didn’t believe it when the manager posted that Weibo, they thought he bought the song. But not only did he not spend money, he’s even earning from it…" said Wen Lingwei.

"The manager is capable of doing everything. I’m entirely impressed, " expressed Su Jinyu.

"Sit down, sit down. It’s nothing much." said Chen Mo. "Alright, we’ve gotten plenty of publicity and attention, and the game is more or less done. You guys can take a break and we’ll wait till we release the game."

—

A bunch of Chinese themed games went online at the end of the month.

There were many mobile games and some PC games, and most of them were standalone games. Evidently, most of them were trying to catch the heart of the Game Committee, and joined just for a chance at the prize.

Although it was a political exercise, there were many games that were actually good as the Game Committee has really specific tastes, a scammy game would ever have a chance.

Players knew that although there were many games, there were only two games that stood a chance at first place, Zen Entertainment’s Tale of the Sword and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s Wulin Legend.

Players and members of the Game Committee were all downloading these games. The committee members in particular paid much more attention to these games than the average player.

But in the grand scheme of things, Chinese games weren’t as good as overseas games. There were also Chinese themed games, but they were never fully explored and developed.

Who knows if there will be a high quality timeless classic among these Chinese themed games?

Chapter 148: The Game Has That Many Endings?

–Game and Virtual Reality Committee–

Video games in this world weren’t governed by the National Radio and Television Administration, but the Game Committee.

They might seem like they perform similar tasks, but they were actually very different. The National Radio and Television Administration focused on reviewing games, picking out violent, sexual, or otherwise riding on legal loopholes would be filtered and developers would be asked to make amendments.

But the Game Committee did much more than that.

The reviewing process in this world had a tiered system and overall much looser restrictions. Many violent games are allowed, and the changes required might only include changing the age restriction.

Moreover, the Game Committee’s main purpose wasn’t to screen games, but to control and regulate the gaming industry to allow the gaming and virtual reality technology to be developed better.

Normally the Game Committee would never differentiate games based on how profitable they were, and would never give a game an upper hand just because they were more profitable.

The Game Committee cared more about innovative games, and would help genres that were struggling. AT the same thing, they would also provide support and guidance for anything related to virtual reality.

The Game Committee was currently in a meeting going through the judging process of the event.

As there were a lot of games, the games went through a preselection before having the opportunity to be reviewed.

Moreover, the judges could never be able to play all the games from start to finish. The designers prepared tools to allow them to make changes to the attributes and story branches. The games with a more complicated story were even required to deliver a script.

"We can consider the other prizes later, but the first place is between Tale of the Sword and Wulin Legend, anyone else have opposing opinions?" asked the host of the meeting.

"No problem, " replied the other members.

"Alright, then let’s discuss which game is better deserving of first place."

—

As the Game Committee members were discussing, the players were also downloading the game and playing it.

Tale of the Sword and Wulin Legend were essentially neck to neck in terms of their promotion which was why they had most of the attention.

"Which one do you think is going to win?"

"I think Tale of the Sword? Zen Entertainment is really good at themes like these and have mastered both story and gameplay. If they do it seriously, it must be really good."

"But Tale of the Sword made no innovations."

"How do you innovate? There have been so many Chinese themed games, and the ones who try and innovate fail miserably. Tale of the Sword is basically the best format for these games, you’re just shooting yourself in the foot if you make changes to it!"

"But this format has been overdone. The core of the game is always the same, and the only thing that changed is the story. What’s the point of a game if they all play out to be the same? If I’m just here for the story, I may as well read a novel or watch TV!"

"I’ll try out Wulin Legend. Chen Mo seems quite genuine. And I haven’t seen a Wuxia game for a long time, I should support it!"

"Yeah, I’m supporting it just because of the theme song!"

—

In forums within groups, the players were discussing the design and story of both of these games.

"Tale of the Sword’s story is so good! I cried going through that!"

"Yeah, the ending made me feel so sad, but the story is so good!"

"Friends who were playing Wulin Legend, how is it going?"

"Oh, I’m still running around doing quests, I feel like I’m going to play it a second time…."

"Why, is that game that fun? Is it worth playing multiple times?"

"No, it’s because I don’t think I can beat it in one playthrough…"

"What skills did you guys pick? What am I supposed to do? I’m kind of confused…"

"I’ve done most of the quests now, I can only say that it’s really complicated!"

"I have a notebook beside me when I’m playing this game, jotting down notes as I went. I have more than a dozen pages in notes now…"

"Really? Is it that crazy? Even if a game has some puzzle elements, it can’t be ten pages worth of notes right?"

"Then you can write in on some toilet paper…"

"You guys will know once you play it. This game makes me feel dumb."

"I heard there’s already a strategy by a tester from the experience store. Yeah, a streamer named Lin Xue waas streaming the game, I heard they’ve gotten two of the endings already."

"What does that mean, is there a third ending?"

"Three? Hehe, Chen Mo himself said that there are nearly ten endings."

"Huh? Ten?!"

"Yeah, and the ones Lin Xue got were the good and evil endings. The main character defeats all the good masters and was chosen as the leader of the guild, defeating the cultists at the end. In the evil ending, the main character joins the cult and exterminates all the different types of martial arts before finally killing the cultist leader to become the dictator."

"Really? Evil ending? My goodness, it’s my first time hearing such unorthodox endings in a Wuxia game! But I like it!

"Am I playing the same game as you guys? Why was I defeated by chickens in the first village and obtained the title ‘Chicken Warrior’?"

"Geez, stop mentioning that. I saw Lin Xue get the evil ending on her stream and it’s crazy. I won’t spoil it any further, so if you wanna know you’ll have to watch it yourself. I’ll just say that there is a lot of freedom given the player, much more than everybody expects."

"My goodness, you’ve managed to reel me in. Alright I’m downloading it!"

—

Wulin Legend and Tale of the Sword were both priced at fifty RMB as Chinese themed standalone games rarely went above this price.

Moreover, the purpose of these games wasn’t to make a profit, but for the judges. There was no point in having a higher priced game just to anger the fans.

Tale of the Sword received many good reviews at the start as most players were there for the story, leaving a good review after experiencing the entire story.

But Wulin Legend had mixed reviews. The majority of them were five star reviews, but there were one and two star reviews among them. The main complaint was that the game was too difficult to learn and many players couldn’t figure the game out. They would die unexpectedly in the first playthrough and were really mad.

But the popularity of Tale of the Sword died down soon after as there were no innovative gameplay in the game. Although the story was great, there wasn’t much to talk about a few days after beating the game.

Moreover, many players noticed that the game difficulty, level design, and story were all done with the judges in mind, and the flaws were easy to discover. The game was quite fun initially leaving behind a good impression, but that was as good as it got, and had nothing following that initial hihg.

This game angered some fans too, you’re ignoring the players just to please the judges?

On the other hand, Wulin Legend got more and more popular. There were more and more posts about it on the forums. Strategy and tutorial videos were also getting increasingly popular!

Yao Yu, the designer of Tale of the Sword, was getting worried. What is wrong with Wulin Legend. How come it didn’t die down after all this time, but actually increased in popularity?

Chapter 149: First Prize

It didn’t take long before the players realised that Wulin Lengend’s popularity was actually increasing too!

Many players played Tale of the Sword just for the story, and after they finished that, there were few players who would play it for a second time.

But Wulin Legend was different as there were so many different storylines. Players would play three or four times and would ever play through all of it. And even taking out its story, its combat was also quite entertaining.

Swords, knives, fists, concealed weapons… the Wugong in Wulin Legend were split into many different pacts. And combined with the different professional skills and talents, there were many different combinations to be had!

The players that get stuck usually get stuck in the start of the game. And the players who move past that would usually play multiple times, at least to get the good and evil endings.

There were a lot of discussions of which Wugong was the best, the flow of the story, the professional skills, strategies… There was much more discussion of this game, maybe even ten times more than Tale of the Sword!

The first month sales of the Chinese themed games have been released.

Tale of the Sword got three hundred and twenty thousand sales, a pretty good number for Chinese game standalone games.

But Wulin Legend had more than four hundred thousand sales!

This number wasn’t amazing as it didn’t even come close to Plants vs Zombies or Warcraft; income wise it didn’t come close to I Am MT either.

But for a Chinese made standalone game, a Wuxia themed standalone game at that, this number was excellent! It had a niche market and was a game with a political motive behind it, this sales was as good as a Wuxia game had gotten!

The most important part was that players realised that Chinese themed games still had innovations to be made. Chinese games didn’t need to rely on the story to sell games, they could also make sandbox games or games that are really complicated. The only limiting factor are the designers.

—

Soon, the articles from the media were released.

Best contender for first place? Who’s in the running after Wulin Legend?

Hard to convey Wuxia themes? This game did it!

Players discuss: Unrestricted Wuxia world!

Game review: Hard to learn, rich content, unrivaled creativity!

Chen Mo who always did western fantasy games proved himself to be capable of Chinese themes too!

Of course there were also articles praising Tale of the Sword, but their arguments were much weaker, the heartfelt story was a point that was tossed around again and again, with not much being said about the gameplay.

In the end, the dust were settled by the Game Committee announcing the results of this event.

Wulin Legend got first place, with Tale of the Sword in second.

Although there wasn’t any elaboration, it was the final world. It was the same as saying Wulin Legend was the best Wuxia Game with no competition.

As the results were released, an article was released on the videogame editor congratulating Wulin Legend.

"For a long time, Chinese standalone games have been restricted to ‘kill monsters, gain levels, progress story’, and the players were getting bored of it. And yet designers were never inclined to reach out to better game mechanics as they continued to work on artwork and story. This made Chinese standalone games, especially Xianxia games into a genre with all looks and no personality.

"However, Wulin Legend completely overhauled this mode. It’s biggest positive was the amount of freedom it gave players. The players could pick and choose how they wanted to build their character using attributes and Wugong, and could even choose to play as good or evil. This overwhelming freedom had never been done by any other Chinese game.

"Although this game did have some flaws such as this high initial difficulty and bad tutorials, it didn’t affect its success. It still remains as the best standalone Wuxia game bar none.

"Maybe the other designers in the country stand to learn something from Wulin Legend, and look deeper into innovating new playstyles and move away from the thought that changing the story is the same as making a new game."

This paragraph basically said that the Game Committee recognised position Wulin Legend among Chinese games, and even criticised games like Tale of the Sword who only paid attention to story and graphics, completely ignoring gameplay.

In the end, Chen Mo managed to get first place in this even, improving reputation within the videogame industry!

-Inside the experience store-

Su Jinyu was happily surprised, "Manager, look! Wulin Legend is on the promotional spot on the first page of the official app store!"

Chen Mo took a look, and Wulin Legend was indeed on the best possible promotional spot for a week.

The effects of the promotional spot on the number of sales were secondary, the most important part was getting his name out.

Furthermore, someone from the Game Committee and delivered a certificate to Chen Mo yesterday, with ‘Traditional Cultural Themed Games Event First Place’ written on it, along with a trophy, all of which were professionally given out by the officials.

As it was quite a prestigious trophy, Chen Mo let Su Jinyu clear out a spot on the bookshelves within the experience store for it.

"There were so many people who doubted you at the start of this, saying that it was too risky. But in reality, no matter the sales or professional reviews, Wulin Legend is considered to be extremely successful!" exclaimed Su Jinyu.

"I was actually quite worried at the start. I feared the players wouldn’t accept something like this, but it looks like I worried for nothing, " added Zheng Hongxi.

Chen Mo smiled, but didn’t say anything.

He was really confident in Wulin Legend and saw this coming from the start.

As a game that had their main selling point as the story, the story of Tale of the Sword didn’t even come close to the level of Chinese Paladin 1, it could only be considered as good.

How could a game with all looks with no personality compete with a classic like Wulin Legend where players would play for more than six years?

In his previous life, Chinese games have encountered many obstacles, there were concerns with piracy, concerns with how much consumers were willing to spend, and concerns with developers and the market.

But no matter what the reason was, the result was that Chinese developers strayed farther and farther away from standalone games onto pay to win games. Even when they have the funds and skills, video game companies weren’t willing to make standalone games, which was quite sad.

Chen Mo chos Wulin Legend hoped to allow players of this world to experience a revolutionary Wuxia game, and give the Chinese standalone games a little inspiration.

Chapter 150: Harvest Time

Early in the morning in the experience store.

Wen Lingwei was on the massage chair, saying as she yawned, "Mr heartless manager, when are you going to update I Am MT? I feel that the players are leaving."

Chen Mo was shocked, "Huh? You’re still playing I Am MT?"

"Yeah, I’m shocked at how long senior has persevered, I ditched the game a long time ago…" said Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei glanced at him, "Unlucky people like you will never understand the fun of this game.

"Although Warcraft and Wulin Legend were both really fun, I still don’t think it’s as fun as I Am MT."

"Yeah manager, just look at how many card games there are on the market. All of them copied off I Am MT, and the worst part is that they are doing quite well!" added Qian Kun.

Jia Peng nodded, "Yeah, the players were angry at the start, but as more and more games appeared, high quality ones also appeared. Combined with the fact that there hasn’t been an update for I Am MT for so long, the players are all gone."

"It can’t be helped, the manager has been working on new games, he didn’t have the time to update I Am MT. The most he could do is add a few cards to make it seem richer. It’s not surprising that the players are sick of it, " added Qian Kun.

"I think it’s a bit sad, and I feel kind of angry that the style of game was developed by the manager first, and the others are having such an easy time making money by copying it!" said Wen Lingwei.

Chen Mo laughed, asking, "The currently most profitable one is Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Demon Slayers right? I think it has around forty million RMB in revenue per month."

"And that’s a lot, way more than I Am MT!" said Qian Kun.

Jia Peng also added, "That can’t be helped, although Demon Slayers were released layer, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment has much better distribution, much better art, and most importantly they update the game much more frequently. They’d push updates every two weeks or so, I Am MT won’t be able to keep up."

Chen Mo laughed, "Isn’t that just forty million RMB? That isn’t much."

Qian Kun was shocked, "Huh? Manger, just forty million? I’m really learning how the world works by working with the manager…"

Wen Lingwei got up, "What are you suggesting? Are you saying that you’re about to head back into mobile games and tell these guys how it’s done?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Heh, you think I actually left the mobile game industry? Ain’t happening. I’ll remind them of the terror of scammy mobile games."

"Wow, the manager is heading back into mobile games? Hurray!"

Su Jinyu couldn’t take it, "Oh no, we’re making scammy games again!"

—

It has been more than a month since I Am MT was released. Chen Mo never paid attention to the mobile mobile game industry in this as he focused all his attention onto the PC market.

Warcraft in particular took a lot out of Chen Mo, taking the better half of a year just in the development. He also spent time in promoting Warcraft and developing Wulin Legend, and the best he could do was to make a few new cards, add a few events here and there.

Of course, the players of I Am MT understood, but they still eventually got bored of it, switching to other card games.

I Am MT’s monthly income had fallen to around three million RMB. It had fewer active players, but the ones who played were all hardcore fans and incorporated daily quests into their daily routines.

Games similar to I Am MT were also appearing much more often on the mobile game leaderboards, occupying almost half of the leaderboards..

The first four places of the mobile game best sellers were card games.

The other videogame designers didn’t copy the game exactly either. Games like Demon Slayers made by a big company had made some improvements on the game.

There were more and more different types of artworks with cooler effects. There were even games that made cards into 2D models.

At the same time, designers were also constantly adding to the gameplay. Card games that are new on the market are much more rich in content than I Am MT.

Moreover, Demon Slayers have realised the importance of IP and updating frequently, and through these points, Demon Slayers were able to rise to the top, taking the first place of the mobile best sellers leaderboard.

It had been so long since I Am MT was released, and developers had examined every inch of it, and now understood fully why the game was so profitable.

Moreover, card games were easy to make. A big company like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment could make a new one every two to three months without much effort. And if they listen to the feedback of the players and make changes accordingly, it wouldn’t be hard to make a successful card game.

Many video game designers especially B and C-grade designers of some of the larger companies were having the of their life making huge sums of money through these card games.

"I heard your card game is about to launch? How is it, did you get the IP?"

"Yeah, we got it. It’s an anime IP, although it’s not particularly famous, it isn’t bad."

"It’s fine as long as you got an IP. Just you wait, the monthly revenue is sure to surpass five million. It might even have a chance at breaking ten million if you get Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform’s promotional spot.

"It’s in the talks, but Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform wants eighty percent of the revenue. I’m still thinking about it."

"What’s there to think about, you’re still earning even if it’s just twenty percent when the Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform is promoting your game!"

"It’s true, but it still hurts."

"Why are you hurting. You don’t even have to do anything to make money through a game like this, you should be happy! By the way, we should probably all thank Chen Mo. I Am MT was indeed revolutionary. Video game designers like us who struggle to make ends meet finally found a way out, and look at where we are now."

"We really do need to thank him for providing guidance through I Am MT. He then left to the PC market. Is this what they call doing good deeds without the credit?"

"To be honest, he really is a genius. All his PC games are really successful too, I can’t help but be impressed. But it’s great that he left the mobile game industry, leaving some for the rest of us."

"Yeah, we can do it! When I make back my money from this game, I plan to get the IP of a popular novel, making it into another card game to make more money!"

—

I Am MT’s release was good news for these video game designers.

Before this, B and C-grade designers had to think hard and understand what the players thought when they made a game. And even when it was released, it had a high chance of failing.

But now, with the help of card games, the designers can make good money as long as they have a good IP and put some effort into copying other successful card games.

Even if it was just five million RMB a month, giving the distributors seventy to eighty percent, they would still get seven to eight hundred thousand each money, more than enough to make them happy.

And the designers who couldn’t secure a good IP would try and make their own IP or use another one as reference, trying their hardest to get the game to be popular outside of the game itself.

There were also designers who would make changes to the gameplay by including different playstyles. Nobody dared to make changes to the core gameplay of I Am MT.

These video game designers had no drive to innovate as they could make money just by copying afterall. Wouldn’t it suck if they made a change and their game stopped being profitable?

What they didn’t know was that the reason Chen Mo stopped making pay to win games after I Am MT was because he was waiting for the right opportunity.

The card game industry needed time to mature just like in his previous world, I Am MT had a monthly income of fifty five million, Junior Three Kingdom had two hundred million, and Soul Hunters had three million.

This wasn’t just because of improvements in gameplay, but also had to do with the expanding playerbase.

As the number of card games increase, the number of players would also increase. Many players who never played card games would be drawn into the genre by an IP they liked and be converted into a card game player.

This was a long process. It is only when the time was right and there was a sufficiently big player base that these card games could do the unthinkable.

Which was why Chen Mo was alright with the other video game companies copying I Am MT and making huge profits, hoping that they could expand the players of the genre.

Now the time has come, and he could finally be behind his harvest.

Chapter 151: Situation of the Card Game Industry

Chinese card games are a unique concept, and are completely different from card games like Hearthstone or Magic: The Gathering

Games like Soul Hunters and Onmyoji may seem to have different combat systems and cards, but their core are similar.

The so-called Chinese card games are represented by I Am MT. They stimulate the players through combat, obtaining and training cards. The ways they materialise themselves are also constantly changing.

From I Am MT’s cards battling to Soul Hunters’s 2D character models combat, to Onmyoji’s full 3D turned based. The combat may seem different but are similar at heart, all of them are known as Chinese card games.

Chen Mo decided to read the reviews of the popular card games before deciding on which game to make next.

-I Am MT discussion forums-

"I heard there’s a new card game being released with a anime IP, anyone wanna play?"

"Nah I’m good. There are so many similar games, aren’t you tired of this format?"

"To be honest, they all feel just like I Am MT. I’ve played a few of the other games, but I always come back to I Am MT. I’ll do the daily quests everyday, then drawing ten before calling it a day.

"Yeah, I think I Am MT was more fun when it first came out when it felt fresh. Now that there are so many companies making card games, I’m so sick of it."

"It’s already a miracle that this game is still making money after being copied from for a year."

"Geez, unfortunately these designers only learn Chen Mo’s way of making money and none of the innovation."

"Yeah, although I Am MT feels like a scam, it was a revolutionary game. Chen Mo sure does have a lot of good ideas, I can’t help but be impressed."

"Unfortunately Chen Mo doesn’t make mobile games anymore. Even the updates for I Am MT feel pathetic."

"It can’t be helped. Chen Mo have now moved onto PC games. He’s made enough money from this and is now focused on making high quality games. Maybe he thinks it’s a better path for his future."

"Although it is a good thing, I do hope that Chen Mo makes a follow up to I Am MT."

"I heard that there are a few video game companies who thought about changing the looks of their card games, who knows how it went."

"The looks?"

"Yeah, they are moving away from cards and switching to 3D models. The combat probably looks much better than cards."

"Really, then I might take a look, hopefully they add something new."

—

Chen Mo had an idea of the industry after looking through a few forums for the discussion on the more popular card games.

He felt that the timing was just right and it was a turning point in the industry. The players were starting to get bored of the first generation of card games, and the designers haven’t decided on which direction to head.

At the start of this, the video game designers could make money just by changing the looks, removing the drive for any innovation.

But at this stage, many of the card game players have played a few card games and were starting to get sick of it. Changing the looks without a good IP was no longer a good plan.

Therefore the designers were forced to innovate.

The easiest innovation was the graphics.

Phones in this world are capable of supporting 3D mobile games, which was why mobile games progressed much faster than Chen Mo’s previous world.

In this previous world, I Am MT was released in January 2013, Soul Hunters was released in July 2014, and Onmyoji was released in June 2016.

Every big change took a year or two to happen. This was just a constraint of ideas, but also technology.

But because phones were able to support large scale 3D mobile games in the parallel world, this allowed more rooms for videogame designers to play with. Games that used 2D characters as their selling point already started appearing, which was almost half a year faster than the previous world.

Although the gameplay didn’t compare to Soul Hunters, the artworks certainly exceeded Soul Hunters and the various games that followed it.

If given another six months, a fantastic looking 3D mobile card game might appear on the market.

Of course Chen Mo wouldn’t let an opportunity go like that. AS the mobile card game industry was huge, and the call for developers to innovate was almost at its peak while the designers were still unsure of the direction the industry was about to head.

Players will now be reminded of the horrifying ‘creating happiness mindfully’ incident.

—

Chen Mo was doing a quick sketch on his tablet in his office. It didn’t take long before a ashen haired man with a fan was finished.

Onmyoji’s Abe no Seimei.

Chen Mo could choose between Soul Hunters or Onmyoji, but he felt that Onmyoji was a better choice.

Soul Hunters was also a very classic mobile card game. It wouldn’t be excessive to call it better than I Am MT in every aspect. But the problem was that it’s artstyle was relatively worse, and it didn’t have an IP advantage because of the lack of DotA in this world.

Chen Mo wanted to grab the entire mobile card game industry, letting nothing escape.

From his experience, Soul Hunter and I Am MT were similar and their artstyle weren’t the best of the best, the only improvement was the gameplay.

And the game mechanics of card games were easily referenced by other designers. And because of this, both games have been extensively referenced, and there were cases where the games that referenced it outperformed the original.

Onmyoji didn’t have that problem as the artwork, music, story, and characters were all the best of the best in the mobile game industry, no games should be able to threaten it two years after its release.

As for Fate/Grand Order, Chen Mo couldn’t recreate the entire Fates series as of yet, which was why he had to set it aside for now.

Chen Mo opened a new designer document and started working on the design concept for Onmyoji.

"You’ve copied off I Am MT for a whole year and helped me expand the playerbase for mobile card games. I’ll count that as even. But now, everyone will have to do their best, " said Chen Mo

Chapter 152: No Budget Limit

The foundations of Onmyoji were very clear cut. Even though its playstyle was vastly different from I Am MT after generations of card games, the core was still identical, it was still getting cards, training them, and arranging a team.

The more difficult parts of the development process would be the quality of the artwork as well as making models. Onmyoji’s models were exceedingly high quality, much higher than those in Warcraft and Wulin Legend.

There was a lot of work that needed to be done outside of the models such as background music, dubs, and character artworks. These were relatively to solve as long as he had money.

In Chen Mo’s plan, Onmyoji was split into six different categories, Shikigami and Onmyoji system, quests, combat, socials (hunts, mail, chatting, etc.), Souls and shop related things, and other systems(summoning, codex, etc.).

The most important ones were Shikigami, Onmyoji, Souls, and everything related to the combat system, followed by the story. Everything else should fall in place when these two are done.

Chinese card games were incredibly easy to play, and the difficulty comes from developing a play style based on the stats of the cards, which was how Chen Mo managed to finish the draft pretty quickly.

Chen Mo sent the concept draft and the sketch for Abe No Seimei to Su Jinyu before going downstairs.

—

Before Su Jinyu could take a proper look at the document, Wen Lingwei and Qian Kun gathered around her.

They were the two most interested in this type of game, which was why they were so excited to hear about the design document.

Everyone was shocked to see that sketch of Abe No Seimei.

"What? Abe no Seimei? Isn’t that a famous Onmyoji?" exclaimed Zheng Hongxi.

"Yeah, that clothing is also quite Japanese. Is this the theme you’re going for, manager?" asked Wen Lingwei.

Zheng Hongxi was a bit conflicted, "Is it going to work? The IPs they use are better than the last. Onmyoji doesn’t seem popular in China either, so do you plan on making your own IP, manager?"

Su Jinyu looked through the design document and said, "The manager wrote that it’ll be high quality, and will even hire voice actors in Japanese? From the looks of it, the game might be much more complicated than I Am MT."

"How knows how this will end up!"

Everyone was kind of worried.

Chen Mo came down stairs while the discussion was still going on.

"Let’s go into the meeting room, I’ll quickly go over the plans for the game, " said Chen Mo as he walked towards the meeting room.

Wen Lingwei followed, "I want to listen in too!"

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, suits you."

After getting seating Jia Peng couldn’t help but ask, "Manager, what type of game is it? Is it similar to I Am MT?"

Su Jinyu asked too, "Another pay to win game?"

"Oh, this will be a very honest game." replied Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, thank goodness."

Qian Kun was shocked and looked through the document again, "Umm, are you sure? The summoning system and Shikigami training system doesn’t seem honest at all."

Chen Mo replied, "I’m saying honest in terms of the story. The game is placed in a time where ghosts and humans live side by side. The Onmyoji’s are responsible for maintaining the balance between them. There are also a lot of heartfelt stories between humans and monsters as most monsters have lived a sad life. If the story isn’t honest I don’t know what is."

Zheng Hongxi replied as he looked through the document again, "Hmm. This story doesn seem quite honest."

Qian Kun scratched his head as he felt that something wasn’t quite right, yet couldn’t find what was wrong.

Chen Mo continued, "You guys can view this game as an improved I Am MT. The core of the game is similar to I Am MT, it uses similar getting cards, leveling them, and battling systems. But instead of cards, it’ll be 3D models."

Qian Kun seemed to be rejuvenated and full of life, "So, manager, it’s a scammy game then?"

Chen Mo was slightly irritated, "Yes, you could put it like that."

"I have a problem. Since it’s a card game, the IP is very important right? You couldn’t even show your face on the market if you didn’t have a big IP. This game might do well in Japan, but there aren’t many fans who like this theme in China right?" asked Zheng Hongxi.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes, it seems to be like that."

"Then how do you plan to get this IP off the grounds? Do you plan to make an animated series like I Am MT?" asked Wen Lingwei.

Chen Mo shook his head, "No animations. We won’t be doing anything, the game will carry the IP with it."

Everyone was shocked, Really?

Chen Mo laughed, "Really. That’s why we have to make the game as high quality as possible. This includes the artwork, models, scenes, music, voicelines, and dubs. It must be good enough to be better than any other mobile card game on the market."

Su Jinyu scowled, "Be better than any other card game? That sounds hard."

Chen Mo shook his head, "Not all all. It ends up being a problem of money. So Goldfish, when you go search for a company to outsource the companies, you can go straight to the highest quality ones. I’m alright with paying twenty thousand RMB for a piece of art. I don’t have any limits for artwork or music this time. And I want famous voice actors from Japan. I don’t mind spending more money if that means I’m getting someone I’m happy with."

Everyone was shocked, Twenty thousand per piece? Famous voice actors?

I Am MT’s artworks were only two thousand a piece, but this time it was ten times more, isn’t this too wasteful? Combined with the models and animations, Shikigami’s budget would go through the roof, costing more than the models for Warcraft!

Sure Chen Mo had money, it was shocking to everyone that he’d spend it like that.

Qian Kun was a bit hesitant, "Managear, if you really aren’t looking at the price tag, the development cost could cost tens of millions…"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, so what? Is tens of millions a lot? I spent thirty-odd million on the cinematics in Warcraft."

Jia Peng scratched his head, "You can’t compare it to Warcraft, it’s a mobile game after all…"

"Don’t worry, " assured Chen Mo, "It won’t lose to Warcraft in terms of profitability. Let’s put it this way, there is no limit for the development budget, especially things that related to the quality of the game like artwork and music. I want the best, don’t worry about the cost."

Wen Lingwei jested, "Geez, I didn’t know the stingy manager was this generous! I’m not used to this!"

Chapter 153: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Internal Experience Exchange Presentation

Chen Mo started distributing the work to the three of them after going through the design concept.

Everyone was more or less familiar with their jobs after working on Warcraft and Wulin Legend without needing Chen Mo to say much.

Chen Mo re emphasised the importance of the story for Onmyoji.

Onmyoji did have an IP, it was a novel by Baku Yumemakura under the same name. However, the novel wasn’t super influential in China either, and the biggest contribution of the novel to the success of the game was the story.

Of course there would be a lot of work involved remaking the novel, and Chen Mo didn’t need to do that as Zheng Hongxi could fill out the rest after receiving the main gist of the story.

Moreover, most of the monsters and characters in Onmyoji were based on folklore from the Heian period taking inspiration from Konjaku Monogatarishūt, so it wasn’t hard for Su Jinyu and the others to grasp the concept.

The three of them started working after receiving their jobs. Zheng Hongxi in particular had a lot to do as he needed to do research because it was his first time writing Japanese style stories.

Chen Mo’s job was the same as usual, quality control.

Back at his office, Chen Mo used a Memory Playback Potion and started working on the sketches for the different Onmyojis and Shikigamis from the game.

Abe no Seimei, Kagura, Hiromasa, Yao Bikuni.

Ootengu, Shuten, Gyourou Arakawa no Aruji, Ibaraki Douji…

Through Onmyojis continual updates, more and more Shikigamis were added to the game. In the end there were nearly one hundred Shikigamis, which was more or less the so-called Demon Parade.

There wasn’t a need to have that many Shikigamis in the first version, seventy of them was more than enough to support the content of the game.

Chen Mo decided to go by his Memory and provide sketches, positions, and abilities for all the Shikigamis.

The rich combat system was the core of the game. The settings of each Onmyoji and their abilities matched perfectly, and was a Chinese mobile card game that did this aspect particularly well.

For example, Yuki Onna’s Blizzard, Sanbi no Kitsune’s Woman Scorned or Shouzu’s Water Circuit. The Shikigamis and their abilities fit well with the stories. And when a Shikigami consumes another one of the same type, they can even level up their abilities. And with the inclusion of different souls having different effects, its combat was much more complex and rich than the other games.

This was Onmyojis biggest advantage, it was a game that felt fresh and complete.

Strictly speaking, the core of Onmyoji wasn’t a new concept as it was still a type of card game that was very similar in playstyle to Summoners War.

Summoners War wasn’t a huge mobile game either, but the game felt really complete.

Onmyoji didn’t make many changes with the balancing (other than making it more time consuming), but it was successful because it implemented a lot more content surrounding the theme of Onmyoji.

In terms of art, artwork, UI, and models were the best of the best and didn’t feel out of place, making the game feel more immersive.

In terms of music, the background music and dubs were incredibly good, making it easier for the players to be immersed into the story.

In terms of story, using the novel’s story as the foundations, each character/monster had their own background story. The animated scenes and texts had tens of thousands of words combined, with plans to keep expanding on it.

Therefore, Onmyoji’s real reason for success was its story and content. When other card games were still borrowing IPs, buying IPs, or forcing IPs, Onmyoji already reached a stage where it had a highly integrated theme and content, a state where the game was the IP. This was the reason it became such a huge phenomena.

If Chen Mo wanted to recreate Onmyoji in the parallel world, this was the point he had to focus on.

The game can be scummy, time consuming, or monotonous. These flaws can exist, but as long as the aforementioned point was done well, it can surpass all the other card games just by virtue of its content.

—

While Chen Mo was working hard on Onmyoji, the other videogame designers weren’t slacking off either.

In the headquarters of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

In the meeting room, a powerpoint about Experience with Demon Slayers was being projected onto a screen, honest my Qiu Bin.

The meeting room was filled with people, mainly B and C-grade videogame designers within Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. They were giving it all their focus as they were afraid of missing out on something.

Qiu Bin seemed to be in good spirits as he spoke.

He led the development of Demon Slayers and managed to reach over forty-five million RMB in monthly revenue. He was now really well known in the mobile game industry as the sat safety at the top of the best selling leaderboards and was gaining ground within Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

He almost quit after losing his bet with Chen Mo but luckily Lin Chaoxu was confident in him and allowed him to develop a game like I Am MT, resulting in the hugely successful Demon Slayers.

Qiu Bin was quite smart, what he lacked in creativity he had in being calm and collected. After losing to I Am MT, he dedicated everything to learn the reason I Am MT was so successful.

Qiu Bin’s understanding of I Am MT continued to grow during the development and operation of Demon Slayers. Qiu Bin was confident enough to say that he was probably the videogame designer to best understand this genre of game.

Of course, other than Chen Mo.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment decided to host this talk hoping that Qiu Bin could pass on the experience he gathered from developing Demon Slayers to other videogame designers, solidifying Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s ground in the mobile gaming industry.

Qiu Bin was presenting non-stop with the help of the powerpoint.

"I’ve done extensive analysis on the entertainment value of card games. It has to do with the recognition the players have for the value of the cards. Of course, these were all points that designers are able to reach after basic research. Well, how can you make your card game different from the rest?

"For the success of Demon Slayers and other card games of similar success, I reduced it down to three things, fragmentise, low cost, big IP.

"By fragmentise I mean plan and reduce the time a player could spend in the game. Reduce the daily playtime and split big chunks of playtime into smaller chunks and allow players to fully utilize the smaller chunks of time."

Chapter 154: Three Keywords of Mobile Card Games

There were many types of reactions coming from the attendees, confusion, deep thought, some didn’t understand, some were surprised.

Qiu Bin said, "Don’t worry, you guys can ask questions at any time."

Someone raised their hand, "Why would you say that cardgames should framentise player time? The first day of gameplay in I Am MT is incredibly long."

Qiu Bin nodded, "That’s true, but it’s only for the first few days. The first couple days is to get the players into a habit of playing the game to ensure that the players understand the value of the cards.

"But their playtime should be shortened after a week because of how monotonous the gameplay is. If the players spend too much time in game they would easily feel bored, shortening the lifespan of the game."

The person asking the question seemed to understand and was nodding.

Qiu Bin smiled and said, "The second keyword is to reduce cost. Many might think why not spend the money if you have it? It’s not that you shouldn’t spend money, but to push updates frequently.

"That are constant changes within card games. If you took three months to finish a game you might still be relevant to the trend when it’s released, but any longer and your game might be outdated.

"Was I Am MT a high quality game? No, but it doesn’t affect how profitable it was. While ensuring the game’s basic qualities, reduce cost whenever possible and update as frequently as possible. Bend but don’t break.

"The third point is a big IP. This one is fairly simple. IP directly decides the value of the cards. So I’m urging you guys to buy a good IP the first moment you set eyes on it. It doesn’t matter if it was expensive as the current market allows instant return given a good IP. There is no way to make a loss."

Qiu Bin kept presenting, keeping nothing to himself, sharing all his experiences with developing and operating Demon Slayers.

The designers who attended gave it all their attention, there were questions here and there and Qiu Bin answered them as well as he could.

The core gameplay of a first generation game like I Am MT was fairly simple. Even if it wasn’t understood in the first place, after copying the game and operating it for a while, the designer would naturally come to an understanding.

Demon Slayers had the help of Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform and a huge player base with large amounts of analytics. Qiu Bin spent a lot of time investigating so it wasn’t surprising that he reached a conclusion before the other videogame designers.

The presentation lasted for over an hour with some more questions and answers at the end.

In the end, one of the designers said, "Thanks for your presentation, I’ve learnt a lot. My question is: From the looks of the market, mobile card games are at a turning point, what do you think about this?"

Qiu Bin nodded, "Thanks, that’s a good question, you have a good grasp on the market.

"It’s true that the mobile card game market is at a turning point, or rather an adjustment point. The players have played games like I Am MT for a whole year now, and some of them are getting tired of it. We’ll need to make some innovations to keep these players.

"Many are guessing if there would be a massive change in card games? I can confidently say that there isn’t. Even if there is, it would be a way of presenting it.

"Why would I say that? Think back to the three points I mentioned. Fragmentation, low cost, big IP. It will never deviate from this. I don’t think there will be any videogame designers who dare make any changes to these three points as it’s the reason that makes it so profitable.

"As long as these three points remain, the palystyle as we know is here to stay. Naturally this means that there won’t be a huge change in the scene of mobile card games."

There was a follow up question, "Is there really nobody who would dare make changes to these three points?"

"Absolutely not, " said Qiu Bin, but added a few moments later, "Oh, other than Chen Mo."

Everyone was shocked, Is Chen Mo still relevant?

Qiu Bin added, "Because games like I Am MT was pioneered by Chen Mo. Who knows what he’s thinking, maybe he has a much deeper understanding of the market than I do."

After a few moments, Qiu Bin added, "Therefore, it’s a good thing that he moved onto the PC market."

The attendees laughed, it’s true that Chen Mo decided to dabble in the PC market instead. If Chen Mo decided to stay in mobile games and released game after game, who knows what’ll happen to them.

When the presentation ended, many designers came forward to Qiu Bin to make some small talk.

"That was great! I’ve learned so much from your presentation!"

"Me too, thanks for sharing."

"I’ve heard Demon Slayers is doing better and better, congratulations."

Qiu Bin tried to be humble, "You’re too kind. This is all thanks to Mr Lin’s trust in me. Of course, the platform also played a big role."

Another designer said, "By the way, I’ve heard that Demon Slayers 2 is at the end of the production line? If it can continue the success of the previous game to become two games that dominated the mobile game scene, you’ll probably become the Game Committee honorary member of the year."

Qin Bin waved his hands, "It’s hard to tell, who knows how the game is going to do just yet. I’ll take your words as good luck."

Qiu Bin’s assistant was standing right behind him as he left the meeting room.

Qiu Bin asked, "Are all the promotional materials done for Demon Slayers 2?"

"It’s done. Everything is in place!" replied the assistant, "Emperor Dynasty have put particular emphasis on the promotion of Demon Slayers 2, they haven’t been skimping on advertising at all."

Qiu Bin nodded, "That’s great. As long as we have a good enough promotion and the playerbase from the previous game, this sequel is sure to do well."

"For sure, " said the assistant before adding, "But haven’t you heard from the people from operations about the promotions?"

Qiu Bin looked at him and said, "I thought you’ve been dealing with that this whole time?"

"Yes, " replied the assistant, "the person in charge over there gave me some strategies that were kind of implicit, that’s why I’m wondering if they contacted you."

Qiu Bin was shocked, "What?"

"It’s nothing really, the person in charge suggested that maybe we could be a bit more daring with our slogan. Demon Slayers is the number one mobile card game in China and I Am MT has long since been irrelevant, its monthly income is just horrible now. Could we maybe advertise as ‘China’s number one mobile card game’ or ‘the people’s mobile card game’?"

Qiu Bin scowled, but didn’t reply.

The assistant added, "From what I can tell, Mr Lin seems to agree with that thought process. Moreover, Demon Slayers is the number one card game, it’s not too far of a stretch right?"

Qiu bin nodded, he did think that it was reasonable as Demon Slayers was number one with no competition.

"Alright, we’ll do that. Demon Slayers 2 must get more players than before!"

Chapter 155: Qiu Bin’s Uncertainty

Back at his experience store, Qin Bin continued to polish some aspects of Demon Slayers 2.

This game had been in production for quite some time and the core gameplay was more or less complete.

But upon considering the effects it would have on Demon Slayers after release, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment held off on releasing Demon Slayers 2 and chose to keep it in development instead.

It was a difficult situation as Demon Slayers was still capable of making more than forty million RMb a month, there wasn’t a need to kill off the previous game yet.

As the successor, Demon Slayers 2 had some improvements in terms of combat. From pure card combat to a horizontal combat. Players can use different abilities as usual, all they have to do differently was to modify the positions of their characters.

Of course the characters were also upgraded from cards to 2D models. But as a Xianxia themed mobile game, the characters would be throwing items at one another to attack and had no need to move.

There were still some differences between this and Soul Hunters from the previous world, but all in all it was slightly worse than Soul Hunters.

But Demon Slayers 2 looked amazing thus far. Although the characters still had a cuter artstyle, it wasn’t an immature one.

The shift in artstyle was to satisfy the demands of players for better quality, as well as appealing to as many players as possible. This artstyle would certainly make the game more popular among the younger audience.

I Am MT had the same cute artstyle. Qiu bin noticed that the cute artstyle can relieve how quickly the players get tired of the game which fitted well with fragmentation.

Qiu Bin was really confident in Demon Slayers 2 as many settings of this game had been repeatedly tested.

Qin Bin could confidently say that Demon Slayers 2 will be the best mobile card game on the market, bar none.

The art and music were all better.

The gameplay was the same as Demon Slayers with slight innovations.

Moreover, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment would never skimp on the promotion of Demon Slayers 2 following the success of Demon Slayers. With such a huge distributor behind it, the game could easily surpass its predecessor.

Qiu Bin was confident that the game can continue the success of Demon Slayers and continue to hold the best sellers top spot.

It could never make more than eighty million in revenue a month!

It would be incredible for a mobile game to reach eighty million in revenue a month, but Qiu Bin was really confident because he understood the power of mobile card games.

As Qiu Bin was dreaming about Demon Slayers 2’s release, his assistant ran out in a panic.

"It’s terrible! We just got news that Chen Mo is making a mobile game!"

Evidently the assistant ran over the moment they got the news from the shaking in their voice.

Qiu Bin felt like the sky had fallen on his head. What’s going on, Chen Mo is making a mobile game?!

Is he starting something?

But he calmed his nerves not long after, asking, "Are you sure? What type of mobile game is it, is it a card game?"

The assistant said, "We don’t know, but it looks really likely!"

The assistant handed over his phone to Qiu Bin.

Qiu Bin took a few of the original arts, they all looked like japanese style monsters that were really high quality and their unique features were really clear.

Qui Bin asked, "Where did you get this from?"

"A outsourcing company. This company is the best art company in the country. I know one of the artists there because of our long term relationship with them. He sent it over because he noticed that Chen Mo asked them to do some artwork." replied the assistant.

Qiu Bin nodded, "Alright, thanks. Did you ask him how many of these he ordered?"

"I’ve asked, he isn’t quite sure, but is confident that it’s over thirty, " replied the assistant.

"Above thirty?" Qiu Bin could feel a chill down his spine. This basically confirmed that Chen Mo was planning to make a mobile card game!

The features of these characters were very obvious. Their quality didn’t seem to be split into tiers, and combined with the fact that the characters can change their looks, it’s most likely a card game!"

The assistant asked, "Should we hurry Demon Slayers 2 along? We can’t go toe to toe with Chen Mo’s game!"

Qiu Bin waved his hand, "Hold on, let me think."

Qiu Bin’s first reaction was to hurry the game along to release the game as soon as possible to avoid releasing alongside Chen Mo’s game.

The outcome of releasing the games at the same time could be horrifying as Qiu Bin was reminded of I Am MT.

But he couldn’t just hurry it along as the quality of the game may be compromised. Wouldn’t he be shooting himself in the foot?

Qiu Bin said after some thought, "Alright, we’ll do the game modes that we were thinking about earlier. We’ll grab some testers from Demon Slayers and get their feedback and make changes accordingly."

The assistant nodded, "Understood."

"Basically, we need to increase the pace. We’ll get rid of any mechanics that aren’t needed as long as they don’t impact the game play. We’ll do this step by step, but we’ll need to move as fast as possible.

The assistant went off and started to work, but Qiu bin decided to find out more about where these images were from as he was still unsettled."

"Folklore from the Heian period ? No IP?"

Qiu Bin felt really unsettled.

Any video game designer would know that card games depend on their IP, how could Chen Mo not know that?

Chen Mo made an animation and worked on World of Azeroth when he developed I Am MT. Didn’t he spend that time and effort to make his own IP?

Obviously Chen Mo knew the importance of IP for card games, much earlier than other designers did.

Then, what’s the new game about?

Qiu Bin couldn’t believe that this game didn’t have an IP. He did a lot of research and even asked a few friends who were familiar with Japanese novels about this period. He concluded that there wasn’t any!

Chen Mo didn’t have the backing of any popular animes or novels. Many who were interested in Japanese culture weren’t aware about this theme either, not to mention Chinese players!

Qiu Bin was confused, what was going on?

Could it be that Chen Mo was so good that he could make a card game without an IP?

That’s not possible!

Chapter 156: Early Bird Gets the Worm?

It didn’t take long before many other card game companies found out about the news.

Chen Mo didn’t try to keep it a secret at all. It was difficult to keep it a secret anyways as there was no way from preventing the art company from leaking the news.

Once the news gets out, it wouldn’t take long for the entire mobile game community to hear about it. It wasn’t a good news to any mobile card game designer that Chen Mo was back making mobile games.

And during Chen Mo’s hiatus from mobile games, the other card game designers were having the time of their lives.

The best time of their life even.

At this point, the industry was happy to have everyone make money from mobile card games as opposed to going at each other’s neck.

This was opposed to genres like RPG as the playerbase was incredibly limited, and every company was trying to get as much of it as possible.

But it was different for card games. Since the huge mobile card game industry was still in its early stages and there wasn’t a monopoly, there was a silent agreement that they should all work together in peace.

Because card games were all so similar and no designer dared to make any big changes, which was why the companies relied on big IPs to get a slice of the player base.

You’ll make an anime one, I’ll make one based on a novel. They could all work on the same thing yet have separate playerbases.

It was fine even if they shared the same target audience as they just had to space out the release dates.

Who wouldn’t have the time of their life when they could make money by doing nothing?

This was almost an unspoken rule. It wasn’t that these companies didn’t want to monopolise the industry, it was because they couldn’t, and a game that could do that didn’t exist.

If they wanted to achieve that, they must ensure that the game was better than all the other games on the market and had an IP that covered a huge player base.

Demon Slayers might be the only one that slightly matches the last point. There wasn’t a game that truly covered both points.

But Chen Mo’s move made everything unclear.

Many video game designers were discussing this matter privately.

"Have you heard that Chen Mo is making a card game?"

"What? Is he making a sequel to I Am MT? It can’t be, the animation isn’t all that popular anymore. Are there that many die hard fans of the series?"

"No, I heard it’s a Japanese Shikigami theme. I don’t know much about it."

"What is it, does it have an IP?"

"No!"

"Then why is he doing it?"

"Who knows! Who knows what Chen Mo is planning?"

"I feel like something is about to go down."

"Who said it wasn’t, Chen Mo had been doing so well in the PC market, but decided to pivot back into the mobile game industry. Clearly, he’s messing with us!"

"What should we do?"

"Watch! What else can we do? Anyways, the ones at the top should be most affected, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Demon Slayers 2 will cop most of the blow."

"We’ll see what Emperor Dynasty Entertainment does."

—

Qiu Bin forwarded the news of Chen Mo making a card game to Lin Chaoxu.

It didn’t take long for Lin Chaoxu to come to a decision.

Promote Demon Slayers 2 now! Release it as fast as possible!

Lin Chaoxu wasn’t as cautious and indecisive as Qiu Bin as he knew what this meant.

This meant that once Chen Mo’s preparations were done, it could be another hugely popular game. This was horrible news to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment!

The early bird gets the worm, release Demon Slayers 2 early and get a bunch of players. Promote the game everywhere in order to get as many players as possible, and make as much money as they could before Chen Mo releases his game.

Even when Chen Mo’s game was really successful, its impact on Demon Slayers 2 will be greatly reduced.

Once Lin Chaoxu gave the green light, the progress of Demon Slayers immediately got fast tracked.

Promoting the game, getting testers, feedback, improving… Qiu Bin was working as hard as he could to get Demon Slayers 2 to a state where it could be released.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s promotions started appearing everywhere. It was on various streaming sites, gaming sites, forums, ad spots…

Various videogame media were also releasing their articles.

Demon Slayers’ sequel, Demon Slayers 2 released soon!

Popular web novel turned mobile game taking the world by storm!

National Phenomena, successor of Demon Slayers

Can Demon Slayers 2 reach a new record for mobile games monthly income?

First mobile card game sequel about to be released!

With enough money, the media was sure to hype it up. Because of how successful Demon Slayers was, it wasn’t too over the top to sing the song of praises for its sequel.

The players watching for the side had all sorts of reactions, but they all looked forward to it because of its success and its playerbase.

Everyone in the videogame industry knew that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment planned to make as much money as possible before Chen Mo releases his new game to reduce the effects of Chen Mo’s new game on them.

Everyone felt bad, only Chen Mo had the power to put Emperor Dynasty Entertainment in this state!

—

On Chen Mo’s side of things, Onmyoji was proceeding as usual.

Shikigami’s sketches, models, and scenes were being moved along nicely, the cinematomatics were being worked on, the combat system, numbers and playstyle were all being planned meticulously.

There wasn’t a whole lot of work for Onmyoji. In this previous life, Onmyoji’s starting team only consisted of nine people, including programmers.

Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun were quite comfortable with this as they were familiar with mobile card games, and they could direct any questions to Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu had to deal with the difficult parts of the game. As this was a game that focused on artwork, her hands were full from controlling the artstyle for the game to make sure they match.

Chen Mo was also busy as he oversaw all of this. Shikigami sketches, story of the game, the balancing of the game… he probably couldn’t manage without the Super Accelerator.

Chen Mo was already quite tired when he was working on Warcraft as it was more work. But since he had a lot of passion and motivation, Chen Mo didn’t feel tired working on a game that could go down in history.

But Chen Mo felt much more tired working on Onmyoji because he lacked passion as it was fairly similar to I Am MT.

"I’m going to hire a lot more people after this, I can’t keep doing this."

Chen Mo wanted to maintain a small group as the efficiency would go down when the number of people increased. But from the looks of it, he needed to hire more as he couldn’t do everything himself.

—

As he was working, Zheng Hongxi saw an ad about Demon Slayers 2.

Aside from the advertising Demon Slayers 2, they even stepped on I Am MT.

Qian Kun angrily complained to Chen Mo, "Do you see what the media are saying? Demon Slayers is the number one mobile card game in China? How can they say that?"

Zheng Hongxi agreed, "Yeah, isn’t that just a game that copied I Am MT? Seems that you can do anything with enough promotion!"

"Right? There’s nothing good to come from following manager’s footsteps!" added Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo was speechless, "What do the players think on I Am MT’s forum?"

"What can they think?" said Qian Kun, "Anyone staying in I Am MT are all diehard fans. They aren’t changing their minds. There are many more Demon Slayers fans anyways."

"Don’t worry, let them be, " said Chen Mo, "Onmyoji is going alone pretty well anyways, just work on the things you need to work on. We’ll release the game one and a half months after their release, they can bask in the sun while they still can."

Qian Kun was hesitant, "But manager, Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform has so many players, are you sure we won’t suffer by giving them a head start?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Why are you worried? You guys know how good the game is. Put it this way, no matter Demon Slayers 2 or any other card game, they will eventually be consumed by Onmyoji. We won’t suffer from anything.

Chapter 157: Remove Pseudo-random Probability

Demon Slayers 2 was finally released among all the advertisements!

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment provided everything they could do to advertise the game before it was released. It held the front page promotional spot on the Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform for the whole time and even got the writer of Demon Slayers to promote the game.

Needless to say, advertisements online and offline were basically everywhere. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment knew better than anyone that there was no reason to skimp on advertising as each player represents income for the game, and the money could be easily made back from these advertisements.

The industry professionals thought someone like Chen Mo who would try to get the best out of every situation would try and start something, but Chen Mo was completely silent, not even a Weibo was posted.

This disappointed many drama hungry fans.

As Demon Slayers 2 continued to get more and more popular, its statistics were released.

In the first month of its release, it had 2.92 million players, 12% paying users, Average revenue per user of 187.3, with a monthly income of sixty five million RMB.

This number shocked the entire mobile gaming industry.

Card game developers around the world now have a strong understanding of the statistics related to mobile card games and have a hunch for the statistics such as number of active players and average revenue per player.

Many didn’t expect much from Demon Slayers 2 as the IP Demon Slayers have been more or less exhausted, and there had been many cases where the sequel of the game did worse than its prequel.

Most mobile card game designers knew, even without looking at player reviews, that Demon Slayers 2 was incredibly successful.

If Emperor Dynasty Entertainment continues to advertise the game, the 65 million achieved for the first month might even be able to keep going up.

Qiu Bin’s wasn’t overestimating when he said it was possible to get eighty million in monthly revenue. As long as Demon Slayers 2 holds its place, without any competitors for two months, it was probable to reach that number.

This was both good and bad news for other video game designers.

The bad news was that Demon Slayers 2 will take off a chunk of their player base. Other mobile card games could only hope they aren’t affected, or worse yet, lose in revenue.

The good news was that Demon Slayers 2 proved that mobile card games still had room for improvement. Being able to get a monthly revenue of sixty five million means that other it was possible for other card games to reach that number too.

"Demon Slayers 2 got sixty five million in revenue in the first month, seems like it’s topping the charts again."

"How long do you think it’s going to stay there? Three months? Half a year?"

"I think at least three months. I played the game for a bit, and I’m quite impressed. The quality of the game is much better than the others on the market, the art quality is also quite amazing. Qiu Bin’s understanding of mobile card games is quite scary."

"Sigh, I guess we’re going to get less revenue for the next little while."

"It’s normal. People were wondering if I Am MT’s success was possible to replicate and held back on investing into it. The quality of mobile card games aren’t too high. But after seeing that it was possible for other mobile card games to make money, there will be companies who want to monopolise the market. I’m sure that there will be more high quality games like this in the future."

"Yeah, we’ve made so much money for a year doing nothing. The players are bored too. It’s time we made something new."

"If you’re thinking of making another mobile card game, play more Demon Slayers 2 and learn from its combat system and artstyle."

"Thankfully we’ve raked in a bunch of money. We should reinvest that into art and music now, we can’t let Demon Slayers take all the glory! We must take back what is ours!"

"We weren’t even the ones who suffered the worst. The worst are the mobile game designers that insist on making other genres of games. They must be so choked out by all these card games."

"It can’t be helped, the times have changed. They thought that mobile games are all casual games, but they finally realised how profitable it is."

"Alright, enough talking, I’ve gotta go back to grinding and try to grab a piece of this pie."

—

The launch of Demon Slayers 2 whipped up a storm in the mobile gaming industry.

Perhaps it was just another new game to the players, but videogame designers saw a different message.

After a year or so of testing, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment finally decided to take over the mobile card game market.

They can foresee that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment will continue to invest into this following the success of Demon Slayers 2. They’ll make more copies, with good artwork and their huge distribution to make many high quality mobile card games of different themes, consuming the entire mobile card game market in the process.

After seeing their intentions, the other mobile card game designers are forced to follow the changes and increase the quality of their games.

In no time at all, the peaceful mobile card game market was now in a race to reach the top.

—

Chen Mo had no pressure at all as he watched everyone fight it out.

Onmyoji was more or less finished, the only things remaining were some artworks and some minor adjustments to the balancing which could be done in a week or two."

Qian Kun sent Chen Mo a spreadsheet, "I’ve sent you the rates for Shikigami drawing. If there it’ll be final if there aren’t any problems."

Chen Mo gave it a look.

These numbers were synthesised by Qian Kun, they even included pseudo-random elements.

SSR Shikigamis like Ootengu, Shuten Douji, and Arakawa no Aruji had around 0.1% drop rate, SR Shikigamis like Yuki Onna, and Inugami had around 1% drop rate, event based SR Shikigamis like Umibouzu, and Kuro Mujou had around 0.1% drop rate. Other R Shikigamis like Sanbi no Kitsune had around 3.5% drop rate.

Basically, there was a one percent change of drawing an SSR, twenty-four percent for SR, and seventy-five percent for R.

The drawing method and probabilities were set by Chen Mo, Qian Kun just assigned each Shikigamis their probability according to how rare they should be to match Chen Mo’s expected total probability.

Moreover, Qian Kun added pseudo-random probabilities. The players are guaranteed an SR if they fail to draw one ten times in a row, and the same applies to one hundred times in a row for SSR.

Chen Mo nodded, "It’s more or like done, but remove the pseudo-random."

Qian Kun was shocked, "Huh? Remove the pseudo-random? Are you sure?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes."

Chapter 158: Song You Can’t Get Out of Your Head

Qian Kun couldn’t believe it.

Chen Mo didn’t mention pseudo-random before, it was all Qian Kun’s idea. He’s a top math student afterall, and had a clear idea of probabilities.

There could be major differences between the probabilities of each draw for the players without pseudo-random.

For example, a free player might be able to draw an SSR, but a whale who spent thousands or RMB never managed to draw one. The more players there are, the more likely this would happen, and would be completely out of their control.

This was like leaving the most important economy system of the game to be decided by the heavens.

Qian Kun didn’t understand this move. He included a system like this for purple cards in I Am MT, but why wasn’t he doing the same for Onmyoji?

"Remove the pseudo-random, but include a system for rewarding someone unlucky."

Qian Kun was shocked, "A system?"

"Yes, turn their unluckiness into a protection mechanism. For example, if they don’t draw an SSR for one hundred times in a row, refund a certain amount of jade. You can decide on the numbers. But basically, we won’t be doing the traditional failsafe, but we’ll use this system to refund some jade to the unlucky ones."

Qian Kun was confused, "Uh, how is this better than pseudo-random?"

"It’ll help the unlucky ones find their lucky counterparts, " replied Chen Mo.

Qian Kun was speechless.

Chen Mo patted his shoulder, "Alright, just make the change. Keep in mind that we won’t do pseudo-random for anything that should be pseudo-random. If they players are lucky, good for them. If the players are unlucky, we’ll reimburse them in some other way."

Qian Kun was still confused, but he made the changes according to Chen Mo’s specifications.

Chen Mo’s Onmyoji had two main improvements over Onmyoji from his previous life.

The reimbursement for unlucky players can be collected multiple times, and the amount refunded was much more. This becomes the failsafe mechanism, empathising the unlucky players and congratulating the lucky players at the same time.

He also included a sweeping function. When a player fully clears a dungeon, they could use the sweep function to save time.

These were the two biggest points the players of Onmyoji in his previous life were asking for. Chen Mo didn’t really think it was a good idea to add it, but he decided to anyway upon taking the relative ‘softness’ of the players in the parallel world.

However, Chen Mo didn’t decide on a traditional failsafe mechanism because the biggest fun factor of the game was its randomness.

(Not trying to make fun of the unlucky players.)

Su Jinyu was preparing the advertising material for Onmyoji.

"Manager, are we going to match Emperor Dynasty Entertainment in advertising? We should put out more ads right?" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo shook his head, "There’s no need, they have tons of money but not many brain cells. We have money too, but there isn’t a point playing the same game they are. The key point is to have effective advertising. Let’s not lower ourselves to putting ads on video streaming websites."

"Huh? How are we advertising then?" asked Su Jinyu.

"You can work out the advertising artwork with Hongxi for now. I’ll worry about our advertising strategy. If we plan on doing some pre-sales promotion, we’ll focus on artists, ACG+N groups, and cosplayers, we won’t be considering other groups for now, " answered Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu nodded and went back to work.

After planning, Chen Mo called Guo Feng.

"So is my song done?" asked Chen Mo.

"It’s done, " replied Guo Feng, "But I don’t know if you’re happy with it. It’s already the third version, we’ll have to grab another star if you’re still unhappy with this."

"No no no, we can’t have stars singing this song, I need someone from the ACG+N community. Send me the song as soon as possible, " said Chen Mo.

"Alright, let me know if there’s anything you want to change."

Chen Mo received Guo Feng’s video file.

Chen Mo put on his earphones and was happy that he finally found a singer he was happy with.

There wasn’t much difficulty in this song, but Chen Mo wanted the song to have a lazy yet gentle and loving tone to it, which was why it took him so long to settle on one.

The MV was made with models from Onmyoji. The scenes were great, the animations were smooth, and the editing was alright.

Chen Mo posted the song onto Weibo.

"Gokuraku Jodo, the theme song for my new game Onmyoji. Friendly reminder: This song is addicting, please use caution."

Warcraft had propelled Chen Mo’s popularity, helping Chen Mo reach over a million followers on Weibo. Combined with what he had done in the past, there were a lot of followers staring at Chen Mo’s Weibo hoping that he releases news on his new games.

The drama hungry fans jumped right to it upon seeing his Weibo.

"First!"

"My goodness, he’s alive! Bringing us another theme song!"

"Is Chen Mo entering the Entertainment Industry as a songwriter?"

"It’s not a star singing it this time, dislike!"

"This song is addicting? I don’t buy it!"

The players started watching the video.

The camera zoomed in and the melody started playing, three girls started dancing.

It was Hotarugusa, Kaugura, and Aoandon. The three of them were among the best looking and most prominent characters in Onmyoji. They were dancing to the beat completely in sync.

At the same time, a lazy yet lovely female vocal started singing.

"When moonlight climbs the sky"

"And the red lanterns are lit"

"At the sign of festival music"

"A butterfly extends an invitation"

"Just peer inside and take a look"

"Once you wander in, you can’t escape!"

"But if you wanna do something fun"

"Come on over to the Gokuraku Jodo"

"Sing! Sing! As your heart pleases"

"Sing! Sing! As your heart pleases"

"Let me hear your voice!"

"Dance! Dance! Forget about the time"

"Tonight, we’ll bloom in force together!"

The viewers were utterly shocked watching Hotarugusa, Kaugura, and Aoandon dance to the lovely music.

"My goodness, these girls are so cute! What have you been doing behind our backs Chen Mo!"

"Those moves! Those legs! That shuffling! I’m getting a nosebleed!"

"The voice is so cute I’m about to die!"

"The melody is great, the dancing is great, the vocals are great!"

"I think this was much better than those 2D music videos."

"Previous posters, are you dense? This is a 2D music video!"

"Can a cute girl with long legs recreate this?"

"Chen Mo was right, it really is addicting! I’ve listened to it for the third time and I’m going for more!"

"I need to hard reset my brain!"

"It’s like a drug, I can’t stop at all!"

"Give me another hittttttt!"

Chapter 159: A Massive Card Game

It didn’t take long for the Weibo to be shared everywhere, in particular in the ACG community,

This song actually had several Chinese versions. Chen Mo chose the version that was closest to the original and better suited the title Gokuraku Jodo.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, Onmyoji made this song popular. This song was associated with Onmyoji ever since MikuMikuDance models of Onmyoji were made.

It was because Gokuraku Jodo and Onmyoji were both popular in the ACG community, and had an even better effect on the ACG community when combined. This was why Chen Mo decided to use this song to promote the game as its theme song.

In just a few days time, Gokuraku Jodo took over the dance section of every major streaming platform.

The song spread at an incredibly speed. It received explosive growth on the first day, there were people learning the dance on the second day. It didn’t take long before song and dance covers started appearing!

The dance, covers, and ACG sections of major streaming sites were all filled with Gokuraku Jodo. Many of them have listened to it many times and could recite the dance moves backwards.

And Onmyoji was also becoming more and more familiar.

Gokuraku Jodo’s explosive growth did wonders to Onmyoji.

It started on Weibo, where many artists posted their creations of the characters from Onmyoji. Some were cute, some were alluring, and all of them were based on Onmyoji.

There were original works as well as commissioned works. Onmyoji became a popular topic among the most influential in the ACG community.

There were also sketches related to Onmyoji, focusing on interactions between Shikigami in the story, which also became trending on Weibo.

It didn’t end there, Chen Mo released another video following that, titled ‘Onmyoji Mobile Game Voice Actor Promotional Video: Complete Version’.

This video covered all the artwork and voicelines of Shikigami. Although it was very short as each Shikigami only had one line, the lineup of voice actors were still really shocking.

"My goodness, this voice actor lineup is amazing. They are all the top voice actors for anime!"

"Kugimiya? Kazuhiko Inoue? Taro Kubo? Aki Toyosaki[1]? What a way to spend money!"

"Ahhh! My ears are pregnant!"

"These drawings are so good I want to lick the screen!"

"Can someone make sure it’s a mobile card game? A mobile card game?"

"Maybe it’s only cards in the game with no models. Did you forget about I Am MT? It’ll be amazing if they even give an animated card, I think that it’s just a gimmick!"

"If Chen Mo was willing to spend so much money on the artwork, music, voice acting, it wouldn’t be a stretch for him to spend money on models too! If he made 2D models like Demon Slayers 2, it’s going to look so much better than Demon Slayers 2!"

"I don’t think Chen Mo will settle with being the same as Demon Slayers 2, he never liked being the same in the past. Anyways, is a card game that has no cards still a card game?"

"Whatever, let’s just wait for the game to be released. I can’t wait!"

—

Onmyoji was finally released!

This time, Chen Mo released on both Thunderbolt Gaming Platform and the official appstore in order to reach out to as many mobile card game players as possible.

Chen Mo didn’t spend a huge sum of money on advertising like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, nor did he have a huge IP. However, Onmyoji didn’t lose in the popularity department compared to Demon Slayers 2.

It was because Chen Mo chose the ACG community as the start of his promotions. There are artists, dances, sketch producers, and other creators, a community filled with creative people.

And you could even say the quality of Onmyoji was as good as it gets, especially in characters and voice acting which were completely unique in the Chinese video game market. It didn’t take long before it attracted the attention of many fans of the ACG community.

These fans would also willingly promote Onmyoji, artists would make their own creations, and creators would promote one another. Combined with Chen Mo’s own promotion, it was easy for the game to promote itself.

In addition to Gokuraku Jodo’s popularity, Chen Mo’s previous works, and a wave of excitement in the mobile card game market driven by Demon Slayers 2, it allowed Onmyoji to gather the attention of many before release.

Chen Mo spent much less money on advertising compared to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, but it achieved more or less the same effect.

Many players started downloading Onmyoji from either the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform or the official app store.

They realised the game was quite big?

"My goodness, the internet is so slow. How come it’s not done after two minutes?"

"I’m not doing either. Hold on, this game is over 1GB!"

"Huh? You’re joking right? It’s a card game!"

"My goodness, it actually is 1GB, no wonder it was so slow."

"I’m out of storage on my phone, I have to delete some things!"

"It’s just a mobile card game. I thought that 480MB for Demon Slayers 2 was a bit ridiculous, but Onmyoji is 1GB?"

"Maybe Chen Mo is back to his old self? Ten years making games, nine years in CG? Maybe there are lots of cinematics in this?"

"My goodness, what is he trying to do?"

"I think it’s a good thing, this means that Chen Mo isn’t trying to hustle us. This game must be really high quality. Just think about the voice acting and the artwork. This shouldn’t be the usual card based card game."

"Makes sense. I’m done downloading now! I’m playing the game!"

The game started with a simple cinematic.

"This story happens in a time where humans and monsters live together…"

It was a deep Japanese dub with a mysterious background music, covering the world that the game was placed in.

"This magnificent and splendid, whimsical world, which belongs to the demons and monsters, is all yours to explore…"

There were four different characters on the screen after the cinematics ended, all with their unique features.

It was Abe no Seimei, Kagura, Hiromasa, and Yao Bikuni.

The players were shocked to see artwork of shuck high quality, trumping every other mobile card game on the market! Nobody would doubt if someone took a screenshot of this claiming it was from a PC game.

TL note: It’s not her name in the raws, but it was close, I just assumed it was her because all the other names are actual voice actors for the game.

Chapter 160: Revolutionary Innovation

In the game, Abe no Seimei was in the middle of the screen, slowly waving his fan back and forth. The background looked like where an Onmyoji would live during a Heian Period, under the cold moonlight with beautiful cherry blossom trees swaying in the background with petals falling from the sky.

"Lord Seimei!"

The story started off with the calls from a mask wearing white fox Shikigami.

The graphics of the game looked really polished, and had a really clean UI unlike many other mobile card games. The characters tab, inbox, and chat function were on the top, otherwise there wasn’t anything else on the screen other than an exclamation mark on the top of the character and their dialogue.

A UI like this combined with beautiful scenery, high quality models, relaxing music, and unique dubs make for an immersive game.

This was completely different compared to other games.

Every new character was accompanied by a full body sketch and an overview, allowing players to immerse easier into the story.

Following Inugami’s scenes, the players started their first guided combat.

This was then the players realised that the gameplay was actually 3D, and they could even adjust their perspective.

"My goodness, I thought this was a card game? You can even change the perspective, it’s actually 3D!"

"The models are so high quality too, it’s comparable to a PC game!"

"The effects of the abilities and the attack animations are really high quality too!"

"I noticed that the monsters will look in the direction of the characters that are moving. It’s so cute how they move around."

"It’s still turn based, but you can control everything! There’s so much freedom given to players!"

"I won! Oh, I can draw cards now!"

"Hmm, this method of drawing is quite interesting, you have to draw out a symbol."

"Wow, I drew a cute girl, a purple SR Yuki Onna!"

"Don’t get too excited, I drew that too. Seems like it was guaranteed from the first draw…"

"Ahhh! Get this story over with, I want to put in some money and draw some cards!"

The players were soon absorbed into the game.

The first few hours of the game were also planned. Various mechanics are slowly unlocked as the players progress through the story, allowing the game to have a grip onto the players.

The Inugami and sparrow scene also gathered the attention of many players.

"This Shiba character is so interesting!"

"Wow, it seems honest and heartfelt."

"Interspecies relationships… Although this story was quite short, the ending was pretty good and very heartwarming."

"The story is great, and combined with the artwork and the voice acting, I actually think Chen Mo is an honest video game designer, he designed Warcraft afterall. Who knew money could make such a difference, in a mobile card game no less!"

"I’m trapped!"

—

Other mobile card game designers were also downloading Onmyoji to see what the person who invented this genre could add to it.

It didn’t take long for them to realise that there was no comparison, even the newly released Demon Slayers 2 wasn’t on the same level at all!

"The graphics and voice acting… Making a game like this probably costs tens of millions right?"

"Yeah, he must’ve spent a lot of money! I wonder how he’s alright with that!"

"He’s rich."

"Even so, you don’t just spend your money like that. Is Emperor Dynasty Entertainment not right? The problem is, the core of mobile card games are in its gameplay, the graphics shouldn’t make much of a difference. Wouldn’t it be better if he spent that money on advertising instead?"

"Chen Mo also did advertising, and it worked wonders too."

"I thought Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was incredibly greedy, but Chen Mo had bigger ambitions than Emperor Dynasty Entertainment! Emperor Dynasty Entertainment wanted to test the waters with Demon Slayers 2 then monopolize the entire industry with different IPs, but Chen Mo was one step ahead, wanting to take over the entire mobile card game industry with one game!"

"I think it’s hard to tell. Chen Mo made a bold move, this game plays completely differently from I Am MT. The combat is turned based now, and the card training system has been overhauled. Are the players able to accept that?"

"We’ll only know when the statistics for the monthly income is released."

—

Qiu Bin was probably the one who was most nervous. He downloaded the game as soon as it was available and had been playing it non-stop to try and figure out this game, and see what changes Chen Mo made to mobile card games.

He was shocked, this game was on a whole different level compared to I Am MT!

Qiu bin thought that Chen Mo only changed the theme of the game, with the mechanics of the game remaining true to I Am MT. But he now realised that it wasn’t just the theme, the playstyle was completely different too!

Take raising Shikigamis for example, Onmyoji completely ditched the training system of I Am MT. The level and star system was fairly easy to wrap your mind around, but this Awakening and Souls system?

There was also the concept of main characters, there were four Onmyojis, with a whole bunch of abilities.

There was also exploration elements, story, shop, and the method of drawing new cards. Although they had some resemblance to a card game, it felt entirely different, and the gameplay was completely overhauled too, you could barely tell it was a mobile card game!

Qiu Bin was most baffled at the fact that Onmyoji challenged all his previous knowledge of mobile card games. His three key points from before were completely ignored in this game.

Fragmentation, low cost, huge IP, Onmyoji didn’t match a single one of them!

Fragmentation? This game was incredibly tiring to play. The players would spend five to six hours on the first day, and the players didn’t feel relaxed in the later days too. As long as you were online, there were things to do, completely ignoring the concept of time fragmentation.

Low cost? This cost wasn’t low at all. He spent so much money on artwork and voice acting, this game would easily enter the range of tens of millions, much more than the average PC game!

Big IP? Onmyoji didn’t even have an IP. This theme might be known in some specific groups, but most games wouldn’t even care about stories and monsters from that period.

You might know Abe no Seimei or Shuten Douji at most, there was no way anyone would know any of the other monsters!

Qiu Bin spent so much time and effort to summarise mobile card games into three terms, just to have Chen Mo defy all of them just like that.

"Impossible, I don’t buy it. The players’ tastes can’t be changed that easily. Sure you innovated a whole new play style, but have you considered the cost of players learning and accepting a new game?

"It’s so tiring to play this game, and the things are so expensive. There’s no way this will become the new mobile card game!"

Chapter 161: New Player Hints

There were plenty of spaces left on the computers in Chen Mo’s experience store, but the massage chairs were all occupied. There were also many who were hanging out on the sofa or in the meeting room, and even some who sat at the computers playing Onmyoji.

"Hurry, I started a hunt, come join!" said Wen Lingwei.

"Senior, what’s that name? Thunderbolt ghost hunting team?" exclaimed Chang Xiuya.

"I refuse to join!" asserted Qian Kun.

"It’s fine isn’t it? Isn’t it better than ‘the bugger team’[1]?"

Qian Kun shook his head, "I’d rather join the bugger team!"

Chen Mo was speechless, "How could you visit the experience store everyday, playing games, instead of searching for a job even though you’ve graduated?"

Wen Lingwei glanced at Chen Mo, "Find a job? I’m not taking any of those garbage jobs. I charge five thousand RMB per drawing anyways, it makes no difference if I have an actual job or not."

"Makes sense…"

Obviously the experience store was the first place taken over by Onmyoji. Wen Lingwei and Chang Xiuya couldn’t wait to play the game before it was released. Zou Zhuo, who spent all his time playing Warcraft was dragged into it too.

And when the game officially launched, they got through the story relatively quickly borrowing their experience form before.

Chang Xiuya handed her phone to Wen Lingwei, "Senior, I can’t beat this story level…"

Wen Lingwei was speechless and grabbed her phone, making changes to her strategy.

"Equip your souls. You need to train your Shikigami too. How could you beat the story levels without training your Shikigamis.

"Your team is a bit weird too, why are you still bringing your N rarity cards… You should train your Yuki Onna for a bit."

Wen Lingwei adjusted her strategy as she explained to Chang Xiuya to help her beat the levels.

Chang Xiuya was your typical gamer who didn’t care too much about combat. Instead, she paid more attention to the artwork, music and story. Of course, this resulted in her unable to beat the story levels…

Zheng Hongxi exclaimed, "Huh? I got an SSR."

This sentence gathered everyone in the first floor of the experience store.

"Huh? SSR?"

"What, there’s SSR? in this game? Why have I never seen one before?"

"My goodness, it’s the first SSR in your hunt! Let’s see what it is!"

Everyone was gathered around him.

Zheng Hongxi passed his phone to show everyone else. On his screen was an ashen haired lady with long legs, SSR Shikigami Aoandon.

This created a lot of chatter.

"Isn’t that Aoandon? I want it too!"

"My goodness, he really got an SSR. How did you do it!"

"Give me some of your luck!"

"Yeah, how did you get it, teach me your symbol drawing strategy!" asked Jia Peng.

Zheng Hongxi scratched his head, "I don’t know, I just drew a circle."

"I’m drawing a circle too!" said Jia Peng.

Su Jinyu was speechless, "It doesn’t matter what you draw, it’s more about the process. Which card you get is decided by the RNG from the system."

"I don’t care! Just let me have something good!" said Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei said to Zheng, "Sell me your account, I’m offering three hundred RMB!"

"I can’t sell it, there’s too many things associated with this account, such as my ID and my phone number." said Zheng Hongxi.

Jia Peng said after some thought, "What if i buy an account with an SSR from the internet? They probably sell it there right?"

Chen Mo laughed, "You wish, that’s impossible."

Jia Peng was shocked, "Why?"

"You need a Thunderbolt Game Pass to download Onmyoji. And that pass must include ID, and phone number."

"Geez! You’re not giving me any chances, manager!"

Chen Mo patted his shoulder, "Please complete your assignment individually."

Wen Lingwei silently put three hundred RMB into the game.

"I’ve only gotten two SR cards so far. I’m bringing shame to the lucky folk, I’m topping up!"

Su Jinyu advised against it, "Calm down, you just need to take your time. There are a lot of free jade later on. Moreover, it’s not that SSR cards are the best, some R and SR cards are pretty good too."

Wen Lingwei shook her head, "I don’t care, I want an SSR!"

Chen Mo couldn’t help but smile upon seeing their reaction/

Technically there wasn’t a need to have rules as strict as this for a mobile card game, requiring ID and phone number to be tied to your game pass. This was something only high tier VR games would do.

Other card games wouldn’t bat an eye when it comes to abusing first draw accounts.

First draw accounts refers to new accounts that drew rare cards in the early stages of the game.

Most mobile card games would give the opportunity for the players to experience drawing cards. And these cards can be good or bad, and the accounts with good cards are referred to first draw accounts.

Some players will try and grind a first draw account, some will even make many accounts and try and sell them.

There wasn’t a point for other mobile card games to try and limit this. This was a combination of the low value of cards, low player base, and inflexible drawing probability, and wouldn’t do much harm to the game.

But Onmyoji was different. Because of the huge player base and the probability of drawing cards, the cost of SSR cards are incredibly high. This created a huge first draw account problem in the game, which was bad for both the players and the developers.

Therefore, Chen Mo decided to limit creation of accounts as much as possible, increasing the cost of creating first draw accounts to prevent abuse.

This also solved a huge problem Onmyoji had when it was first released.

It didn’t take long before everyone was immersed into Onmyoji.

Chen Mo wasn’t playing as he had his eyes in the reviews. Onmyoji’s reviews were really high so far, maintaining around 8.8. Most of them were five star reviews with a few one star reviews.

There were a lot of bots among the bot reviews. Although some were better hidden than others, some were really obvious, overstating the flaws of the games.

There was feedback and insults, but the players who liked the game were in the majority.

But many of the players expressed that they are finding it can’t to understand the game because of how different it was compared to other mobile card games.

There were many tagging Chen Mo on Weibo, asking for some tips.

Chen Mo decided to post a Weibo.

Onmyoji new player tips:

Demon Parade: A mysterious system that gives your friends three N card shards to your friends.

Shikigami Scrolls: Makes fun of your drawings every Monday.

Realm Cards: A mysterious card that seems to be able be leveled to six stars, but have never personally done it.

Realm Raid: A confidence training system that makes you think you’re good.

Duel: A system that takes away from your confidence that you gained from Realm Raids

Souls Shop: Synonymous with bankruptcy.

Talisman Pass: Although you can’t get Ootengu, you might be able to get a strand of hair from this mechanic.

Max Goryou: Because you don’t have money to level up using souls.

Story level 35: A level that nobody beats when they are level 35.

Challenge 18: Harder than the story.

Watcher: Something you thought you didn’t lack, but found out you needed it badly.

Speech Summoning: Pick your incantation carefully. The more quirky you are the better your chance of drawing SSR. But if you exceed the threshold, the whole world will hear what you said.

Incantation example: Balala energy, dolo dolo, transform!

Face: The most important thing in the game.

Rare Shikigami: SSR cards does not exist in this game

TL note [1]: It’s a reference to a guild from the animated series I Am MT

Chapter 162: Other Mobile Card Games are Panicking

The players were dumbfounded upon seeing the Weibo.

"What is this? New player hints?"

"The most important thing in the game is face? No SSR in this game? Geez, are they taunting us?"

"Hahaha, why is Chen Mo making fun of his own game?"

"This Chen Mo guys is up to no good. I almost believed that whatever I say affects the SSR drawing rate."

"Chen Mo plays the hater role well. I wanted to hate Onmyoji, but there’s no way I out hate Chen Mo!"

Countless players walked into the trap Chen Mo set up among all the laughter.

—

As Onmyoji continued to gain popularity, it didn’t take long before it infiltrated different mobile card game communities.

-In a random company-

"Have you played Onmyoji?"

"Nope, I heard it’s quite popular. Have you played it? How is it?"

"It’s addicting! I’ve uninstalled all the other mobile card games."

"Huh? Really?"

"Really! This game is incredibly fun. Time flies when you’re staring at the phone playing the game, and all of a sudden you’re off work or past bedtime. I don’t even feel like playing other card games."

"Really?"

"Really really. You’ll know when you try it. Other card games seem so crude after playing Onmyoji, I can’t stand them at all."

"Alright, I’ll give it a try."

-At a random school-

"My goodness! I drew an SSR! Ootengu!"

"Really? How did you get it, did you spend money?"

"Nope, I just decided to make a draw after having lunch, I didn’t expect to find Ootengu!"

"Let me see. Wow, this ability, the special ability, that character model. Amazing! I want one too!"

"You make a draw too."

"More draws? I’ve spent over two hundred RMB, I haven’t even seen an SSR. I’m spending another three hundred RMB later, there’s no way I don’t draw one!"

-Among a group of gamers-

"Ubume is the king of duels! Fight me if you disagree!"

"Shouzu, Kyuuketsu Hime, and Mirror Lady disagree!"

"What are you guys talking about? I only have one SR, Yuki Onna!"

"Get out of here!"

"I don’t know what you guys are arguing about. My five SSRs are just here silently watching you argue."

"Wow, let me rub some luck off you!"

"Please take me as your son!"

-Onmyoji Discussion Forum-

"Chen Mo was right! SSR doesn’t exist in this game! I’ve been had!"

"I just fell into the trap today, can anyone help me with a better strategy?"

"Send a picture of your Shikigamis"

"If you’re lucky you can do anything, otherwise, there’s nothing you can do."

"I’ve looked into it, there are quite a few really strong R cards. Some of them are stronger than SSR cards when they are awakened, easier to train too."

"Didn’t Chen Mo say that SSR only represents its rarity, not its strength? Strong R cards are quite normal."

"I’ve won many duels against SSR cards with my R. I think this game is quite fair, unlike other games where you just have to spend money and get rare cards to win!"

"So what if you beat SSR cards with R cards? You’re still unlucky."

"Shut up! Someone line him up for execution!"

-Demon Slayers 2 Discussion Forum-

"Anybody tried out Onmyoji? Feels much more fun than Demon Slayers."

"Another one from the other side, how much did Chen Mo pay you? Emperor Dynasty will pay you double!"

"Pfft, sent by Chen Mo. Can’t you use your brain? That game is actually quite fun."

"I agree, I’ve played it and found that the game is better than Demon Slayers 2 in every single aspect, especially story and graphics. I feel like I’m not even playing a mobile game anymore."

"Mods deleting my most? Have it your way!"

"Whatever, since most say Onmyoji is fun, I’ll go try it out. May we meet again."

"It’s been three days, previous poster. Is Onmyoji fun? Can you say something?"

—

Many video game designers of the large mobile card game companies felt the impact of Onmyoji, with their daily active players taking huge blows.

Demon Slayers 2 fared better than the other worse and outdated mobile card games.

As the number of daily active players fell, the server activities fell dramatically too. Many servers were deserted, and many players from different communities have shifted to Onmyoji.

Naturally, the revenue for these mobile cards dropped dramatically too.

These designers were panicking. But there wasn’t much they could do. Even Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Demon Slayer’s 2 could only stand and watch, what else could they do?"

"Our daily active users dropped tens of thousands again! Our days are over!"

"Yeah, our revenue is horrible to look at. At this rate, we might only be able to last another month before shutting it down."

"All the players shifted to Onmyoji."

"Is that game really that good? It wasn’t even that bad when Demon Slayers 2 came out right?"

"Yeah, it doesn’t make sense. In theory brand loyalty is much stronger for mobile card games. These players have spent so much money to draw rare cards, how could they just leave like that?"

"I heard Demon Slayers 2 took heavy blows too, but I don’t know exactly what happened."

"Onmyoji had only been online for a few days, that’s crazy!"

"I think Onmyoji should enter best sellers anytime soon, even though it was released on the official appstore and the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform."

"I also think that Onmyoji can’t be bad. At this rate, it’s only a matter of time before it surpasses Demon Slayers 2!"

"Is Emperor Dynasty Entertainment just going to watch?"

"What can they do? Send their people over to leave bad reviews? Everything is in their favour right now, it wouldn’t do anything. Moreover, bad reviews wouldn’t do much. Mobile card games always had bad reviews, it doesn’t matter for free games at all!"

"Geez, there’s nothing stopping these players from heading to Onmyoji!"

—

Many had their eyes on Onmyoji’s performance, but nobody knew how well the game did.

It had only been a few days since the game was released. They could all tell that the game was really popular from the downloads and the trending topics, but nobody knew the statistics such as player retention, daily active users, and monthly revenue.

They were all waiting for Onmyoji to enter the best sellers. Could it potentially drag Demon Slayers 2 into second place?

Chapter 163: Horrifying Monthly Revenue

The next month was a month that shocked all video game media, video game designers and gamers alike .

Nineteen days into Onmyoji’s life there were more than two million daily active users. That number reached 3.9 million in twenty eight days, and broke four million at the end of the month!

The even scarier thing was that the player base was still growing rapidly. Some industry professionals estimate that if this growth continued, Onmyoji could reach ten million players ninety days in!

Ten million daily active players would put it on par with tabletop games like Dou Dizhu, and would leave the other mobile card games in dust.

The profitability of mobile card games are on a completely different level compared to table top gains. This many players suggests that Onmyoji’s monthly income could reach an incredible level!

Onmyoji reached the best sellers leaderboards a week after it was released, and was rapidly gaining momentum. It reached the top five in the second week, and surpassed Demon Slayers 2 to reach the top in the third.

Afterwards, Onmyoji comfortably sat on the top spot for a long time. There was nothing Demon Slayers 2 could do, as they stood no chance, no matter how much more advertising they did.

At this point, it was impossible to know how much Onmyoji was making because there was no point of reference. Everybody knew that it surpassed Demon Slayers 2’s sixty five million, but by how much was still a question.

Many third parties were trying hard to figure out how much Onmyoji was making a month, but they could only perform an estimate. This was because there were a lot of players that downloaded the gaming from Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

But many thought that the income from Thunderbolt Gaming Platform must be less that the official app store, and could surpass one billion combined.

The thought of a mobile game breaking a billion RMB a month would have never crossed the mind of any videogame designer.

Who could’ve thought that soon after Demon Slayers 2 set a new record, another new record would be set, one that might be in the billions at that.

Only Chen Mo knew this number.

A month after Onmyoji was released, the highest daily active players was four million, second day retention of 47%, average revenue per user of 221.3, resulting in a monthly revenue of three hundred and seventy million!

The video game industry was shocked when Chen Mo released this figure publicly.

This number exceeded his estimations, but was still reasonable.

The ARPU was much higher than he thought, but it was dragged down by the relatively fewer players in this world.

This was because the players in this world were much more willing to spend, meaning that there were more medium to low paying players.

It was still reasonable because Onmyoji’s statistics from his previous life were even more ridiculous. It had more than four million peak daily active users, six billion in revenue in the first month, and fourteen billion in the second. There were more than two hundred and seventy thousand reviews on the app store in the first month, and 14.1 billion hits on the topic Onmyoji on Weibo in the first two months. You could even say it was a national phenomena.

In the parallel world, because Chen Mo couldn’t compete with the advertising in the previous world, and the mobile gaming industry wasn’t as big, resulting in a lower three hundred and seventy million, but still enough to give everyone a shock.

The previous top mobile card game Demon Slayers 2 only had sixty five million in monthly revenue, and Onmyoji destroyed it by an order of magnitude!

Even PC and VR game designers were discussing this.

"Chen Mo’s Onmyoji broke three hundred and seventy million in monthly revenue? That means he has over two hundred million at hand? Really? Two hundred million?"

"Are you serious? That’s money, not happy beans!"

"Yeah, you’d be incredibly rich to have a hundred million in assets, but this guy made that money in a month? You’re joking right?"

"So many VR game designers can’t make that much, how did a mobile game manage that?"

"It’s not that simple, what about the cost?"

"Cost? It might be ten odd million, I’d take him a few days to make it back!"

"I’m dumbfounded. No way, he must be lying right?"

"I think so too, he’s probably lying to create publicity for the game?"

"But Onmyoji is still growing, it’ll probably be higher next month!"

"I have nothing to say!"

"Man, now I want to make mobile games. What can we do with PC games, we can barely make money!"

Of course, the video game media was just as shocked.

"Two hundred million into his pocket? Chen Mo’s mobile game is going crazy!"

"The winner of the mobile card game saga?"

"Chen Mo: started and ended the era of mobile card games"

"The secret behind Onmyoji making three hundred and seventy million a month"

"Player activity: How much did you contribute to the three hundred million?"

Mobile card game professional: I don’t understand this game

—

Onmyoji hadn’t copped much anger thus far as most were still shocked by this game.

The high quality graphics and voice acting, rich combat, interesting story, and frightening profitability, these were all trending topics that only gave Onmyoji praises.

However, there were also many angry players.

The game was less time consuming after Chen Mo made changes to Onmyoji, so the hatred was all focused on one point: scammy.

Especially the resentment towards SSR cards, mostly coming from the unlucky ones.

There were more and more posts appearing on various forums questioning the drop chance of Onmyoji.

"Is the SSR drop rate of this game lower than one in ten thousand? How come I’ve never seen one? The people I know who spent a lot of money haven’t seen one either!"

"Yeah, I Am MT had a failsafe, how come it doesn’t even exist for SR cards in Onmyoji!"

"I think Chen Mo made this game so horribly. I thought he was quite a nice developer, but it seems like I was wrong!"

"I’ve spent nearly five thousand RMB and I haven’t even seen a glimpse of an SSR unit. Can you explain this to me Chen Mo?"

"I want to go up to the experience store and complain about this to him in person!"

"Me too, let’s upvote this post so Chen Mo will see! You can’t take our money like this!"

Chapter 164: No SSR in This Game

Chen Mo replied soon after.

"Tomorrow 8pm at room 10013 on Moyu streaming website I’ll show you guys how to properly draw SSR cards and what being lucky truly means!"

The Weibo was quickly reposted by fans.

"What? Chen Mo is streaming?"

"He’s drawing SSRs on stream? Are you trying to rub salt on our wounds?"

"I mean, you’re the designer, you change the rates as you please. It wouldn’t even be surprising if you drew SSR cards every time!"

"Do you want more haters?"

"I’ll be waiting for tomorrow night just to talk trash!"

"Can I rub some of your luck off you? Please!"

"Who cares about drawing SSRs, I want to watch you play Warcraft!"

"Yeah, can you please show us the way as Silent again?"

It didn’t take long for the Weibo to get more than fifty thousand reposts.

Moreover, Moyu also gave Chen Mo’s stream a special promotional spot, titled: Onmyoji’s designer Chen Mo will teach the techniques for drawing SSRs himself!"

The players were confused, was there really a special technique?

Could it be that failing the draw the symbols will affect the result of the drawing process?

Many players curiously waited at room 10013 for Chen Mo’s stream to start.

At 8pm, the livestream started.

The viewers were greeted with long slender legs.

Gokuraku Jodo started playing, and three beautiful female cosplayers cosplaying Onmyoji characters started dancing.

The haters were all confused.

"What? These girls are so pretty!"

"Where’s Chen Mo? Which one of these is Chen Mo?"

"Don’t think we’ll forgive you just by showing us a few pretty girls, unless you’re giving us their contact number!"

"I thought we were gaining something from this, we’ve been had!"

"It’s over already? Don’t leave yet!"

"Go away Chen Mo, I wanna watch the girls dance!"

After the dance was finished, the girls went off screen, and the screen switched a huge poster of Onmyoji characters.

There was a small table and five single sofas in front of the poster. Chen Mo and the three cosplayers sat on the sofas, along the female host.

Chen Mo didn’t dress up for this occasion, and wore what he usually would.

This was a streaming space by Moyu, there were also professional videographers hosted. Chen Mo looked quick relaxed and there was some back and forth with the host.

"Let’s welcome Mr Chen Mo to our studio. I’m joined with three cosplayers, we’ve all played Onmyoji, but none of us have any SSR. I’ve probably spent the most money here at around eight hundred RMB, and I haven’t seen a single SSR, " said the host.

Chen Mo replied, "That’s why I’m here to show you guys how to draw SSRs."

"Yes, and we at Moyu had made some preparations according to Mr Chen Mo’s specifications. Let’s take a look, " said the host.

One of the cosplayers had a brand new phone in their hands.

The host held the phone and shook it at the camera, "As you can see, this phone is brand new, so there’s no chance that we could’ve done anything to it. Now, Mr Chen Mo will open it."

Chen Mo grabbed the phone and downloaded Onmyoji. He also closed his eyes to create a random account, and got the ID and phone number of a staff member.

"You guys all saw, there is no way that through the entire process that we could’ve rigged anything." Chen Mo showed the phone to the camera. "I’ll now show you guys the proper way to draw SSR.

"First, you must be sincere when you draw SSRs, anything can happen when you put your mind to it as they say…"

Chen Mo continued to make up a story as he went through the story in game. The host, cosplayers and viewers at home had their eyes peeled, afraid that they would miss anything.

It didn’t take long before he beat the story and was able to start drawing cards, and drew Yuki Onna, the first draw set by the system.

Chen Mo paid thirty thousand RMB for credits in the game.

"Now take a look, I’ve put in thirty thousand RMB into this account. There is plenty of jade for us to draw many many times. Can you guys guess how many SSRs we’ll be able to draw?

"Wow, you guys are saying three? You underestimate me. I was born under a lucky star!

"Five? Seven?

"You guys have no idea how lucky I am. Now don’t blink because I will now show you how to draw SSRs."

Chen Mo got a basin of water from the side.

"First, you must cleanse your hand and your face."

Chen Mo cleansed himself as he said, and dried himself using a towel.

"Alright, now it’s time for the miracle!"

Chen Mo drew a star on the screen, and the animation played!

Everyone had their eyes glued to the screen.

It was a R rarity Shikigami, Sanbi no Kitsune!

"Pfft!" the host could barely hold back his laughter.

Chen Mo let out a few embarrassed coughs, "Ahem, it’s fine. Even the most lucky person can fail sometimes. I’ll show you guys another technique."

Chen Mo grabbed an incense burner from the side and lit three joss sticks.

"Oh great Buddah, please grant me an SSR!"

Chen Mo drew another star, and drew another R, Kodokushi!

Chen Mo was a bit embarrassed, "Haha, don’t worry, I still have a lot of methods of drawing cards I haven’t shown. Just treat the previous two as sacrificial ones."

Chen Mo moved the basin of water and the incense burner to the side, "These are all things of the outside. Drawing cards must come from the inside, like this."

Chen Mo said to the phone, "Balala fairy! Show yourself, my SSR!"

Another R card appeared, Hotarugusa!

The corner of Chen Mo’s mouth twitched, "Don’t worry. I still have a lot of strategies, I’ll pass it all on to you guys today."

Chen Mo showed many many different strategies.

Five second delay, draw on the hour, cumulative draw, emotionally touch Shikigami method, call daddy method, change name method, do better art method…

Chen Mo tried all the different methods. After a whole hour of drawing, other than a duplicate Yuki Onna and a Youko, he didn’t draw any other SR, not to mention SSRs!

The cosplayers and host couldn’t hold back their laughter, and the chat was going wild too.

"Hahaha, Chen Mo proved himself that SSRs doesn’t exist in this game!"

"He even did all those things so seriously, maybe it depends on your bloodline!"

"Would Chen Mo go back and increase the drop rate for these cards?"

"I didn’t think Chen Mo would be someone so unlucky hidden in plain sight, I feel better now!"

"I feel like Chen Mo was about to cry at the end, hahahaha!

Chapter 165: Another Interview

There were many different emoticon packs being shared around on Weibo and various different forums of Chen Mo’s various expressions during the stream, all with different texts.

"I think SSRs don’t exist in this game."

"Tears of the unlucky."

"Stop crying, you’re in the presence of the most unlucky."

"Lucky turned unlucky."

"I don’t know what to do if I don’t draw SSRs."

"Draw once before sleep, all of them were Rs!"

It didn’t take long before it became the hot topic of the day on the Onmyoji forums. Chen Mo card drawing livestream also became a trending topic on Weibo.

The players were full of anger and wanted to release it all onto Chen Mo, but who knew he couldn’t draw an SSR when he was so serious about it too!

And he seemed much more angry and the average player!

Many players felt like they got their answer. There weren’t any tricks and techniques to this game, it all depends on how lucky you were, even the designer couldn’t escape this!

A majority of the hatred was quenched following the laughter.

Many of them concluded that the rates are always the same, it’s their problem that they couldn’t draw SSRs!

And just like that, the fight between the developer and players were changed into the battle between the lucky and the unlucky, and Chen Mo never got much hate for this again.

As for the Chinese mobile game market, it was still dealing with the aftermath of Onmyoji’s release.

So developers finally understood the mechanics behind I Am MT, but out came Onmyoji. What’s worse was that the two games seemed to have no similarities.

I Am MT was copping a lot of hatred while making tons of money, with a relatively low score. On the other hand, Onmyoji was still getting hate and making money, but the ratings were really high!

The designers were trying to figure out how to copy Onmyoji, but it didn’t take long for them to realise they couldn’t.

Many designers couldn’t understand how Onmyoji got popular in the first place.

—

If the designers couldn’t understand, there was no way the media could figure it out.

Tianji.com’s journalist Han Lu was organising files related to Onmyoji, but was more and more confused as she looked deeper into it.

She interviewed him when I Am MT was released, but she got nothing out of it, and got played by Chen Mo instead.

Things like "Making happiness mindfully", "Passion, sincerity, commitment", and "All for the players" were all gags that were used by the players again and again.

And Han Lu’s article had been beaten like a dead horse again and again, there were many horrible comments driving Han Lu mad.

After Onmyoji became so popular, the Editor in Chief thought it would be a good idea to have Han Lu interview Chen Mo again.

Han Lu tried really hard to refuse, but the Editor in Chief was determined to have her do it.

"It’s fine, even if you get nothing out of him. Even if you release an article like last time, it would still bring many clicks to our website. Just try and make it as clickable as possible, alright?"

Han Lu decided on interviewing Chen Mo once again.

But this time she decided to expand her range of questions. Instead of focusing on Onmyoji, she could ask questions about Warcraft and Wulin Legend as well. Perhaps he would start making sense if it was thrown a curveball!

After preparing some statistics and material, Han Lu bore her warriors heart and drove towards Chen Mo’s experience store.

—

Han Lu noticed that there were many more players than before in the experience store. It was almost at max capacity, there were even some chatting while waiting for their turn.

There were also many who weren’t here to play games. There was one who was queueing up against a statue of Kagura.

This Kagura statue was around 1.5 metres, the same height as your average loli. It looked really close to the one in the game and was highly detailed too. It even had her right hand forwards, the same pose as one of the Onmyoji posters.

There were many smaller figurines behind Kagura. They were all SSR Shikigamis, including Ootengu, Shuten Douji, Ibaraki Douji, and Aoandon, all standing behind a shelf behind Kagura.

The experience store felt quite spacious before, but it felt incredibly cramped this time around because of the addition of the statue, the shelves, and the many people queueing up.

But the players didn’t seem to mind as their focus was on their phones trying to grind resources in game.

Han Lu was curious, what were they doing?

She could only see that the players were waiting patiently in line, and when it was their turn, they would put their hands together then touch Kagura’s right hand, mumbling, "Please give me a Shuten Douji!"

Han Lu was shocked, "That’s what they are doing?"

She grabbed one of the players, asking, "Does that do anything?"

"Who knows, but I’m here anyways, of course I’m going to pray. I heard it works, " replied the player.

Han Lu was shocked, how could the players be so into this!

There were new players visiting the experience store every day ever since Onmyoji gained popularity. Chen Mo thought it wouldn’t be good if the players travelled all this way just to sit around and do nothing, which was why he ordered the statue and figurines to have something to wish to.

It actually worked quite well. Many players drew an SSR after wishing. They even tried to get other players on the forum to try it out.

This resulted in many fans from the Imperial Capital coming over, queuing up for a long time just to have a wish.

Chen Mo also sold a bunch of figurines and made a bunch of money.

It couldn’t be helped, who knew the unlucky were so desperate to have a change of fate?

—

Su Jinyu brought Han Lu to the second floor.

Just like last time, Chen Mo was waiting for her in his office, and even poured her a glass of water.

Han Lu however was much more wary, she even decided to do some revision before she entered.

Chen Mo looked at her and said, "You feel a bit nervous, don’t worry, it’s just an interview."

Han Lu was speechless, how could she be treated as the guest again! Am I interviewing you or are you interviewing me!

After regaining her composure, she smiled and said, "We meet again Mr. Chen Mo. Our previous interview resonated quite well with the fans, I hope we’ll be able to show the players more this time around."

Chen Mo nodded, "No problem."

"First I’d like to congratulate you for the awesome figures that Onmyoji managed to get. You could say that it’s sitting comfortably in the top spot, leaving Demon Slayers 2 miles behind. According to you, Onmyoji’s monthly income is more than three hundred million. What is your rating for a game like Onmyoji?" asked Han Lu

Chapter 166: Silently Watching Him Tell Lies

Chen Mo replied after some thought, "Oh, this game is the same as I Am MT, a form of ‘creating happiness mindfully’ I guess. I think the success of Onmyoji comes from the players, and evidently, the players are feeling the happiness I created for them more than ever."

The corner of Han Lu’s mouth twitched, Chen Mo was still the same as before!

But Han Lu wasn’t worried as she came prepared.

"Many players complain that the game relies too heavily on RNG and the game doesn’t treat the unlucky ones among us well, what do you think?"

Chen Mo replied, "Oh I think compared to I Am MT, Onmyoji is even more balanced."

Han Lu was confused, what did this mean? How could you call a game that had so many paying players balanced?

Chen Mo could tell that she was confused, explaining, "You see, in I Am MT, you become stronger the more you pay. The whales have a definite advantage over free players. But in Onmyoji, the whales aren’t any stronger than the free players. It’s not like they can’t draw SSRs if they don’t pay. As long as they word hard, they can beat the whales too. Doesn’t this show that Onmyoji is more fair and balanced than I Am MT?"

Han Lu was shocked, she felt that something wasn’t quite right, yet couldn’t refute.

And maybe Chen Mo actually made sense?

Han Lu got that thought out of her mind and switched topics.

"There were rumours that you have your assistants eighteen months of pay in year end bonus after your success in Onmyoji. Is that true?"

Chen Mo replied, "No, that’s just a rumour."

Han Lu nodded, " I thought it sounded too good to be true, I might’ve believed it if it was five or six months."

Chen Mo replied a few moments later, "It’s quite easy to tell that it’s fake. It’s not the end of the year, it was a quarterly bonus."

Han Lu was utterly shocked, "Huh? Eighteen months of pay as quarterly bonus?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes, everybody knows that us at Thunderbolt Entertainment will always follow the idea of ‘creating happiness mindfully’. I hope that every one of my staff will put their heart into making each and every game. MOney isn’t what is important, it’s our ideal and our love of video games that brings us together.

"This bonus is to ensure that they have their basic necessities. There’s quite a lot of stress living in the imperial capital, and it’s difficult working with me…

Before Chen Mo could finish, Han Lu was shocked. Eighteen months pay as quarterly bonus? To ensure basic necessities?

"Are you guys hiring? Perhaps someone who has studied in a major university?" asked Han Lu.

"We aren’t really lacking help at the moment…"

"Just cleaning is fine too!" exclaimed Han Lu.

Chen Mo laughed, "We have some plans to hire more, but I haven’t decided on when."

Han Lu nodded, "Ahem, alright. Let’s move onto our next topic.

"Everybody knows that you’re the number one video game designer who knows how to make money. What do you think about the idea of making money? Do you have any secrets?"

"Well, I’m not making games just for money, it’s just something that happens along the way."

Han Lu was confused, "Something that just happens?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, the reason I make games is to give players happiness, add value to society, in the name of art. I’m actually losing money a lot of the time."

Han Lu was shocked, "You? Lose money?"

Are you kidding? Onmyoji had two hundred million RMB in revenue a month. You? Losing money?

That’s just plain lying! How are you going to explain yourself this time?

Chen Mo explained, "You don’t believe me? Take a look at Onmyoji. I give jade to the players quite often, every holiday, every update, and it’s a few hundred jade every time. That’s all money.

"Even the players are saying they are building up a small fortune. This clearly means that the players are benefiting from this.

"Think about it, if I give each player one or two hundred jade every day, at a few million daily active players, how much money am I giving out a day?

"You don’t need to be good at maths to know that it’s a humongous number!

"So the free players are so happy playing Onmyoji. They can draw SSRs without spending a single cent. Aren’t the players the ones benefiting in this instance?"

Han Lu was shocked, with a "I’ll just watch you run your mouth" look on her face.

Obviously it was hard to get Chen Mo to open up about Onmyoji, so she decided to pivot to another game instead.

"You’ve also switched to the PC market for a bit right? You’ve made two very successful games, Warcraft and Wulin Legend. They are known as the best in their genres.

"I’d like why did you choose to make it a pay to play game, instead of a free to play game like Onmyoji?"

Chen Mo gave it some thought, "If the players really want it, I could probably do that…"

Han Lu stopped Chen Mo as soon as she could, "Wait! I mean it’s quite nice like that!"

Han Lu’s heart almost jumped out of her chest. If Chen Mo really changed Warcraft to the same profit model as Onmyoji, she’d definitely be hunted down by the fans.

Chen Mo continued, "It’s not too hard from an implementation perspective, I mean, if the players really want that…"

Han Lu stopped him again, "The players aren’t asking for it, let’s end it at that!"

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright."

Han Lu wiped sweat off her forehead, "Well, what are your thoughts on the future of the mobile card game industry? We all know that I Am MT started the whole saga, with many video game designers following suit. Do you think other designers will copy, I mean take inspiration from Onmyoji?

"I think there are designers out there who are really interested in referencing Onmyoji. But I’ll be honest, the mobile card game industry is huge, but it doesn’t have enough space for other games after accounting for Onmyoji.

Han Lu was shocked, he really did say it! He said that the entire mobile card game industry was his, and hinted that everyone should back off!

It’s like he’s declaring war on the other mobile card game designers!

Chapter 167: Many Lies

The interview lasted two hours, and every trap Han Lu laid down had been dealt with by Chen Mo. Han Lu even felt that Chen Mo was the one trapping her.

Han Lu decided to leave when she exhausted all her questions.

"Thanks for having me today."

Han Lu was bothered by the fact that she was alright even though she didn’t get a single serious answer.

Chen Mo replied, "You’re welcome. I hope you’ll do justice to this interview, and show my love for the players to them."

Han Lu said goodbye before leaving the experience store.

She had written down plenty of notes, but after reading it through again, it didn’t seem like she had much useful information written down at all.

However, she found herself to be alright with that and this was within her expectations.

—

The article was released three days later.

It more or less followed the interview without adding much to it. Han Lu released the interview exactly as Chen Mo said.

It wasn’t that Han Lu didn’t want to add anything to it, she couldn’t!

Han Lu was surprised that the Editor in Chief was happy with the article. It was released on the gaming channel on Tianji.com titled: ‘Interviewing Onmyoji’s creator: Money is something that happens along the way."

There was a paragraph that was as followed:

"When the author asked if he had a secret as the country’s best videogame designer at making money, Chen Mo responded: Well, I’m not making games just for money, it’s just something that happens along the way and the reason he makes games is to give players happiness, add value to society, in the name of art. He also added that he actually losing money a lot of the time."

Many fans were angered by this article as it was shared to various forums and websites, and even quoted by other media.

"Another one! This editor is working with Chen Mo to steal my IQ points again!"

"My goodness! I’d have to be stupid to believe this!"

"Onmyoji is more balanced? Are you joking?"

"Last poster, Chen Mo is right. It’s fair when everything comes down to luck."

"My goodness, eighteen months of bonus? Chen Mo is so rich! Does anybody have Thunderbolt Entertainment’s recruitment line? I wanna be hired as a janitor!"

"Previous poster, you’re wrong, it’s a quarterly bonus."

"How can someone be so rich! I’m so mad!"

"Refund my hard earned money Chen Mo!"

"He’s here with that ‘create happiness mindfully’ crap again! I knew that this guy was evil deep down. He might seem nice in Warcraft and Tale of Wuxia, but you see his true form when he’s in mobile games!

"Yeah, I’m only playing his PC games in the future, I’m boycotting his mobile games!"

"Can you guys relax? Are you trying to get Chen Mo to move that profit model to the PC market?"

"Huh? He wouldn’t, right?"

"Stop talking about it, it’ll be terrible if he does!"

"My goodness, making money is just a side thing? Casually making two hundred million a month? I’m impressed at how someone can be so alright with being so full of themselves."

"Casually making money, Silent?"

"He’s saying that he’s the one losing money and we’re the ones gaining? I actually laughed."

"The video game industry’s king of lies have been born!"

—

Other video game designers are also shocked to see this interview.

"What is this? How can Chen Mo be so full of himself?"

"What is this word of caution that even though the mobile game market is big, it can’t fit anyone else?"

"My goodness, he’s so full of himself!"

"Does he really think that Onmyoji has the whole market in its palms? Does he think he can do anything he wants when he’s rich?"

"I’m going to make another mobile card game just because of this!"

"Hold on, relax! At this point, whoever tries to go against Onmyoji will suffer!"

"I’m so mad! Can someone stop this guy!"

"Who can? Even Demon Slayers 2 is staying Silent!"

—

Another storm in the mobile gaming industry had been whipped up by Onmyoji, and Chen Mo was having the time of his life.

He could finally relax and take in the money.

But he was troubled by the increasing amount of visitors in the experience store. There are more and more Onmyoji players coming from far and wide just to visit the Kagura statue, wishing for an SSR. The experience store had been really full as of late because of that.

And Su Jinyu could barely handle working the front desk while working as an assistant too.

Chen Mo wanted to keep a small team that focused on making medium to small games in order to build capital. It was because smaller teams are more efficient and would have a better effect at training his assistants.

But the popularity of Warcraft and Onmyoji gave Chen Mo a pressure to hire more staff and get a better working environment.

It was quite terrible to have Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun work in an environment surrounded by players.

Moreover, Chen Mo had a lot of cash in hand following the release of Onmyoji.

Warcraft had 5.7 million sales so far, bringing him six hundred and thirty million RMB in revenue. Onmyoji brought in two hundred and sixty million in revenue a month. These two games formed the majority of Chen Mo’s income.

Chen Mo could barely bring himself to look at the revenue other games brought in as games like Tale of Wuxia contributed peanuts to his income.

Warcraft cost the most in development cost among all his games. It cost more than eighty million including all the cinematics. Onmyoji was much cheaper at around twenty million. And when taking out the promotion and advertising costs for the games, Chen Mo had around seven hundred million at hand.

Of course, most of this money came from Warcraft. Warcraft was doing quite well because of all the new RPG maps, but the sales were sure to slowly slide down in the future.

It naturally had less players as an RTS game. Moreover, Thunderbolt Entertainment had limited impacts overseas, and couldn’t reach the levels of advertisement as Blizzard in his previous life which caused its relatively lower income.

Luckily, as Warcraft’s growth slowed down, Onmyoji’s growth just began. Chen Mo estimated that Onmyoji’s revenue next month would be even higher as he hoped for five or six hundred million RMB.

Chen Mo now had a lot of cash at hand. Chen Mo could now afford to make triple A PC titles that would cost around forty million USD.

The development cost of VR games was usually ten times more than PC games. It would cost him two hundred million USD to port a triple A PC game to VR, which would be very risky.

As Chen Mo now had more financial freedom and three capable assistants, he can consider his next move to expand his brand.

Chapter 169: Honorary Committee Member

Chen Mo hadn’t spent money on improving his stats since the release of Warcraft as Wulin Legend and Onmyoji weren’t particularly challenging.

If he was making a large MMORPG however, not only would he have to spend money to level up his attributes, he’d need to hire more help too.

Chen Mo’s current set up was as minimalistic as it could go, a main designer, an assistant, a writer, and one working the numbers. This was more than enough to work on a simple mobile game like Onmyoji, but a large RPG would be too demanding.

It was a bit of a struggle to work on a game like Warcraft. Luckily most of the content in Warcraft was done in the game’s world editor, they were able to get by despite being such a small team.

Therefore, Chen Mo decided that if he was to make a larger game, he would need to expand his team. This time, he would need to expand it to around twenty people.

And when taking into consideration the professionals for art, animations and cinematics, music and sound effects, HR, game operations… the number would be even larger.

Chen Mo was on his computer trying to figure out how many would be the optimal number.

Everybody knew how well Thunderbolt Entertainment treats their staff after hearing about how Chen Mo gave them eighteen months of bonus after Onmyoji’s release. There were already many asking how they could join the company. Chen Mo would surely get many applicants if he said it he was hiring it online.

At this moment, Chen Mo received a call from an unknown number.

"Hello?"

"Hi is this Mr Chen Mo? I’m the cultural leader at the Game Committee, Qiao Hua.

Chen Mo was shocked to hear from the Game Committee, a leader of one of the departments at that.

The Game Committee needed no introduction, but this Qiao Hua, a head of a department called him personally?"

Chen Mo replied, "Great to meet you Mr Qiao."

Qiao Hua sounded elegant and polite, and even quite friendly for a head of a department. "I’d like to congratulate you again for receiving first prize with Wulin Legend. I’d also like to congratulate you with your success with Onmyoji, and thank you for your contribution to the development of the videogame industry."

"Thank you so much."

Qiao Hua got straight to the point, "Anyways, Mr Chen Mo. Regarding your contribution to Chinese themed games, we at the Game Committee have discussed and we’d like to invite you to join us as an honorary member, and you’ve been promoted to an A-grade videogame designer."

"Uhhh…"

Qiao Hua laughed, "Perhaps you don’t know what being an honorary member means. The Game Committee will take in a few outstanding designers as an honorary member. They don’t have to do anything, it’s a title more than anything.

"We invited you because of all the high quality games you’ve made. You don’t have designation jobs, but we might give you some assignments, like giving talks to students about being a videogame designer."

Chen Mo quickly interjected, "About that, I’m usually quite busy, I’m worried I don’t have the time."

Qiao Hua replied , "Don’t worry, we’ll communicate that ahead of time. I’m just letting you know, and asking if you want to join."

Chen Mo replied after a moment, "Can I think about this?"

Qiao Hua laughed, "Of course, this is completely voluntary. You can ask the opinions of others before deciding if you want to join."

Chen Mo was dumbfounded after hanging up.

He thought that Wulin Legend’s saga was already behind him. The trophy had been given, and the promotional spots were honoured.

But the Game Committee invited him to become an honorary member? What was this about?

In theory, this is nothing but a good thing, but Chen Mo wasn’t sure if it would affect his work,

Chen Mo decided to call Lin Mao.

Lin Mao was shocked too, "Huh? Honorary Committee Member? I don’t know either! I’m just a normal C-grade videogame designer, I don’t know anything about that!"

Chen Mo felt helpless, thinking long and hard of who to call next.

Of course there were Honorary Game Committee members in large companies like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment, but Chen Mo wasn’t too friendly with them.

All of a sudden, someone popped into his mind, Qiu Hengyang!

He’s the founder of hengyang.com afterall, he’d probably know a thing or two about this.

Chen Mo called Qiu Hengyang.

Qiu Hengyang was shocked to receive a call from Chen Mo, "Chen Mo? You’ve been quite famous recently, what made you think of me?"

"I have something to ask you. What do you do as a Honorary Game Committee Member? Do I need to ojin?"

Qiu Hengyang was shocked, "Honorary Committee Member? Isn’t that released at the end of the year?"

Chen Mo replied, "I’m not sure either. I received a call from a Mr Qiao today and confirmed that I can join, but I haven’t’ confirmed."

Qiu Hengyang was stunned, "Of course you do! Why are you even hesitating!"

Chen Mo was speechless, "I don’t even know what you do as an Honorary Committee Member, how could I agree to that willy nilly."

"Do you know how many people are willing to give up an arm and a leg to become an Honorary Committee Member, and here you are contemplating if you should join?" said Qiu Hengyang.

"Really?"

"Yeah! I’m actually a Honorary Committee Member too, of course I’m sure. Let’s put it this way, being a Honorary Committee Member is the same as recognition from the department. It benefits every part of releasing a game in the future, like their board reviews or promotions. And when you read A or S-grade, you’d get a lot of extra resources when developing VR games too. Basically you don’t lose from agreeing to it." explained Qiu Hengyang.

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, no problem."

Qiu Heng Yan reminded him again, "Don’t reject that opportunity, it’ll be hard for you to get this opportunity again."

"Alright, don’t worry."

"That’s it I guess. We’ll both be Honorary Game Committee Members in the future, let’s look after one another." said Qiu Hengyang.

Chen Mo decided as it was such a good opportunity, he should accept to become an honorary member.

It’s quite likely that larger games he makes in the future had some violence in it, and he would more than likely have to deal with the Game Committee’s review process. If he could get on their good side now, why not.

"Anyways, I’m an A-grade videogame designer now?"

Chen Mo looked at the game editor to check his information.

Chapter 170: Pay to Win Level Two

Chen Mo was now an A-grade video game designer in the Illusion game editor[1].

Chen Mo: Video Game Designer (A-grade)

Creativity: 80

Systems: 73

Level Design: 77

Story Writing: 88

Original Art: 83

3D Art: 64

Monthly Resources Quota: 3GB/360GB

Creativity, system, story, and artwork increased slightly, 3D art increased dramatically, no change in level design.

The increase in the resource quota increased multiple times since Chen Mo reached A-grade, but he didn’t have much use for this at all.

Other video game designers would use a lot of the free resources as placeholders then make many changes after the game was mostly complete. But Chen Mo didn’t use this as he knew clearly what the game was supposed to look like, which was why he barely touched the free resources. Most of the resources he used in games were finished works by another company after providing sketches.

When Warcraft was selling like hotcakes in China, Chen Mo was already one of the best videogame designers in RTS games. But perhaps the Game Committee didn’t raise Chen Mo to a A-grade video game designer because they felt that Chen Mo was too young and was only good at RTS games.

But when Warcraft also sold well overseas and when he made classic games like Wulin Legend and Onmyoji, Chen Mo could be considered as one of the best in the mobile industry, and could manage both Western and Chinese themes on the PC side of things.

Which was why the Committee finally gave Chen Mo his identity as a A-grade video game designer and invited Chen Mo to be a honorary Game Committee member.

The Game Committee’s definition of a A-grade videogame designer was someone who was able to manage large scale PC games or manage a decent chunk of a large scale VR game. A S-grade videogame designer was someone who was able to manage a large scale VR game.

Of course, there was still a difference between them, one must make a high quality VR game to be able to become an S-grade videogame designer.

The process of becoming an S-grade videogame designer from A-grade was a long and hard process. Not only does making a large VR require strong abilities, they also need a lot of money to spend in development, and in China only a few big companies could afford that cost.

Chen Mo wasn’t in a hurry either as developing large scale VR games took a lot of requirements, moreover he had never done anything like it nor did he have enough manpower to do it.

Chen Mo had two plans in mind, spend money to unlock the next stage of his attributes, plan his next hires, and expand his team to one large enough to work on large MMORPGs or small VR games.

Of course, consider a new office if necessary.

Chen Mo launched the virtual screen on his bracelet.

System , numbers, level design, and story writing were all maxed out at level one.

Original Art: 80

3D Art: 84

Animation : 40

Music and Sound Effects: 41

Storyboard: 36

Chen Mo must raise these stats to a hundred before he could progress to the next stage.

Under the effects of Lucky Capsule, in the ratio of 5:3:2, he would need at least two hundred and nineteen skill boots to max out these skills, or make seventy three draw tens.

This included the chance of duplicate skill books for the maxed out skills, which would cost him around seven million RMB.

Chen Mo pulled the trigger as seven million didn’t mean much to him at this point, it was money that he had to spend eventually, and he’d rather spend it earlier to reap the benefits sooner.

Money spent like this was much more useful than cars or property.

Chen Mo used the same strategy as before, drawing as much as he could after he drew a Lucky Capsule. After almost fifteen minutes, he finally maxed out his attributes and drew a bunch of special equipment like Memory Playback Potions and Super Focusers.

A pop-up appeared on the screen: "You’ve maxed out all your abilities, would you like to proceed to level two?"

There were two options, Yes and Confirm.

Chen Mo almost died, "Do I even have a choice?"

Chen Mo clicked on one of the buttons.

There were cool effects on the screen, many coloured dots flied around on the screen before finally landing on the wheel.

The wheel disappeared, and in its place was something similar to a slot machine.

However, It was different to normal slot machines, the new system was split into three categories, the leftmost one had three different options: Design, Presentation, and equipment.

Design included the original designer skill books.

Presentation skills included art, music, and storyboarding.

Equipment referred to special equipment.

The middle column corresponded to the subcategories of the previous column.

Design: Numerics, story writing, professional knowledge.

Presentation: Art, Music, Cinematics.

Equipment: Consumables, Permanent Upgrades.

The rightmost column was the possible equipment.

Chen Mo was shocked to see that the prices also changed. It went from one hundred thousand credits per spin to one hundred diamonds per spin.

Chen Mo was happy to welcome a reduction in price.

But as he took a closer look, he noticed the exchange rate was one thousand RMB to 1 diamond.

"What?! Isn’t that ten times more expensive? It was ten thousand per spin, and now it’s a hundred thousand a spin! Do you think I’m stupid? Do you think I’ll find it cheaper if you change it to diamonds? No!"

Chen Mo was speechless. Turns out the system had inflation in mind, changing the credits into diamonds, and increasing the price tenfold.

Chen Mo was a bit conflicted, but decided to put in one hundred thousand and make a draw.

After pulling down the level, the columns started spinning, and stopped from left to right.

Design – Story Writing – Storywriting skill book (Level 2)

Story Writing skill book was neither good nor bad for Chen Mo. Chen Mo decided to consume his first level 2 skillbook.

Chen Mo noticed that system and level design disappeared after reaching level two. The attributes he had now were story writing, numerics, and professional knowledge.

In the first level, Chen Mo could recreate most stories from his previous life with the help of a Memory Playback Potion; in the second level, Chen Mo could probably make big changes to the story and polish up ones that weren’t done well in the original.

Chen Mo guessed that there would be a third level, and Chen Mo could probably create an entirely original story that was of high quality.

Chen Mo could handle the balancing of mobile games with level one in numerics, and could probably better deal with balancing of more complicated games like MOBAs in the second level.

Professional knowledge encompassed many things, such as literature and history.

It would even be helpful in FPS games for knowledge like ballistics, recoil, and knowledge of gun assembly and so on.

TL note: I know I’ve used game engine in the past, but I think game editor fits better

Chapter 171: Gaming Convention in the Parallel World?

Even though Chen Mo could afford it, he still hesitated before drawing, it still hurts being his money after all.

He hadn’t decided on his next game, nor was he in a hurry to level up his skills. It was more than enough for now and he can make up the difference later.

Chen Mo turned off the virtual screen from his bracelet and when on his computer to deal with hiring.

First was someone responsible for games operations who would deal with maintaining the operations of games, including periodically adding new events, and promotional events during holidays. They also need to gather player feedback and suggestions.

Of course their main focus would be on Onmyoji as Warcraft and Tales of Wuxia were standalone games that didn’t need any special events.

The second was an art and music juggernaut. They would oversee artwork, models, and cinematics, including dealing with the companies they were outsourced to. Chen Mo used to deal with them personally, and now he could finally delegate it to someone else.

Next would be to give Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi, and Qian Kun some helping hands. The story, numbers, and functions of larger games would be really rich. For example, many quest lines for RPG games would have tens of thousands of lines, which would most certainly be wearing Zheng Hongxi then if he did it alone.

He also wanted to hire an assistant who would be responsible for giving out payslips, bonuses, and day to day benefits.

Chen Mo finally decided to hire fifteen to twenty people this time around.

The location where they will work was also quite problematic.

Chen Mo decided to temporarily rent out the other shop lots next to the experience store at a higher price. Su Jinyu and the others will move there after renovating it to be their new office.

He’ll just have to hire someone else to work at the front desk.

He’ll consider moving into a larger experience store once he makes a more popular game.

After confirming, Chen Mo went downstairs and handed the sheet to Su Jinyu.

"Post a recruitment notice according to this. The requirements are slightly higher than normal, but the pay will be 30% higher than the industry average. Also, discuss with the few neighbouring shop lots and try and rent them by paying a higher price. We’ll renovate them and they’ll be the new office location."

Su Jinyu looked at the sheet, "This many? What about the interviews?"

"You three will interview then first, and I’ll give them a final review. You can be a bit easier on the requirements as long as they seem like people who work well."

Su Jinyu nodded, "Understood."

It didn’t take long before the recruitment notice was written. Su Jinyu got Zheng Hongxi to do a final polish before passing it to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo gave it one final check before posting it on Weibo, detailing the positions, requirements, and salary.

The fans were sharing the Weibo like crazy.

"Chen Mo’s hiring!"

"Thunderbolt Entertainment? The company that made Onmyoji and gave out eighteen month’s worth of bonus?"

"My goodness, they’re rich! You have to take a look!"

"The salary will be 30% higher than average, not including bonuses? My goodness, they are mean with their money!"

"Please hire me!"

"The requirements are so high it’s ridiculous!"

"Who cares, just send out your CV anyways."

Many expressed their desires as the post was shared countless times.

However, Chen Mo’s requirements were quite high. For example, the art manager required five years or experience in relation to art, and more than two years working in art, worked with games in the past, able to understand different themes/styles, familiar with the artstyle of most popular games, and have a deep understanding of artistic creativity.

Moreover, they must include their CV and include what they have worked on. They must also do a sketch during the interview.

Chen Mo’s requirements would attract all the best of the best. Of course, a seedling with high potential could be considered as well.

Su Jinyu and the others filtered through the huge amounts of applications before inviting them for an interview. They also reimburse their travel and accommodation.

It was impossible to hire this many people in such a short amount of time, but Chen Mo wasn’t in a hurry either as he expected it to be completed in one or two month’s time.

They’ve also consulted with the neighbouring shot lots, most of them didn’t want to rent out their shops, nor did Chen Mo try to force it. He decided on renting a cafe that was slightly smaller than the example store and furnished it to be an office. He even saved the coffee machine and the soda fountain.

With the location of the office decided and the hiring process in the works, Chen Mo didn’t have much to do other than consider his next moves.

—

While Chen Mo was looking through his DMs on Weibo, his phone rang.

It was from Qiao Hua from the Game Committee.

Chen Mo was shocked, he had already accepted Qiao Hua’s invitation to become an honorary committee member a few days ago, what could it be now?

Chen Mo picked up the phone, "Hello, Mr Qiao."

Qiao Hua laughed, "Chen Mo, the YouPlay video game convention is happening next month. You can have your own booth as an A-grade videogame designer, but I noticed you haven’t registered for one. I just wanted to see if you plan to join?"

Chen Mo was shocked to hear about a video game convention.

"I’m not quite sure, but I’ll join if there’s a booth available." replied Chen Mo.

"There definitely is a booth available. I can arrange that for you if you want. But there’s only a month’s time, is that enough time for preparations? I heard you were working on hiring recently too." asked Qian Hua.

"It’s enough time, no worries there, " replied Chen Mo.

"Alright, I’ll arrange a booth for you. I’ll send you the phone number of a staff member of the event. You can talk to them about this matter."

Chen Mo quickly looked up the YouPlay convention of this universe.

The convention was a global digital interactive entertainment exhibition co-organized by many departments, hosted by the Game Committee.

And this convention was located in Magic City in January.

The aim of this convention was similar to that of ChinaJoy in his previous life. The main purpose was to attract as many players, audience, and industry professionals inside and outside of China, providing an opportunity to interact. This included play testing, promotions, as well as some entertainment such as cosplay events.

Chen Mo hadn’t paid attention to it, and he would’ve missed this golden opportunity if it weren’t for Qiao Hua’s reminder.

It didn’t matter too much if he joined, but he’d surely benefit if he did. He would be able to promote his game and interact with other industry professionals.

Chen Mo had been to ChinaJoy in the past, but he’d always join as a member of the audience. Of course he wanted to go to an event like this to promote his game.

Chen Mo called the phone number of the staff member Qiao Hua provided in order to discuss matters regarding the convention.

Chapter 172: Make a New Game?

This year’s YouPlay convention was held in New World Expo in Magic City. It was split into three major areas of N, W and E, which was split into fourteen different exhibition halls. The larger companies congregated in N1 to N3.

This included Chinese video game companies and operations, as well as video game companies from overseas. There were themed areas related to video game entrepreneurship. Anyone who could join would try and join this convention.

The Game Committee gave Chen Mo a spot in hall N2, which was more or less the best area, in the same grounds as Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

As Thunderbolt Entertainment was a smaller company and had fewer games, the booth they got was also smaller. However, it was still positioned quite well, all thanks to Mr Qiao.

A member of staff sent a picture of the location of the booth and a floor plan to Chen Mo.

"It’s right over here, think about how you’ll decorate this."

Chen Mo looked at the floorplan and replied, "Alright, I have some things in mind. I’ll send you an overview later and you can handle the rest."

"Alright, but I can only help you with the more essential stuff. I can get you in contact with showgirls if that’s what you want. But things like sculptures and the costumes of the showgirls you’d have to settle that yourself if you want them to suit your games."

"Yep, of course, " replied Chen Mo.

He then pointed out a large booth in the same hall, "Is this Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s booth?"

"Yes, Emperor Dynasty Emperor is the largest company in this hall and is the one who has the most games, which is why their booth is so big. Zen Entertainment also took up the majority of another hall."

Chen Mo nodded. These companies took up a lot of area because of how many games they had. They even split their own booth into smaller sections, one for mobile games, one for PC games, and one for VR games.

Moreover, from the picture there were many working on setting up the booth and putting up posters.

Chen Mo replied, "Alright, I understand what I’m dealing with now. I’ll send you the idea I have in mind later."

"Alright. B the way, do you have a new game you’re going to showcase?"

Chen Mo was shocked, "New game?"

"Yeah, most of the developers have a new game for the fans to try out in order to attract their attention. Players probably wouldn’t care much if it was an old game.

"Although you could release a rare character or card or what have you. But a new game would be best."

"Oh. Alright, I’ll think about it."

The staff replied with a sweating emote. Think? You haven’t planned on a new game yet? The convention is just a month out, you probably don’t have the time to develop one. It’s probably difficult just to come up with a demo!

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t worry."

"Alright, I’ll leave you with your preparations. And if you have the time, you should come to Magic City and have a look yourself, there are some things that just aren’t clear over the phone."

"Alright, I’ll visit when I have the time."

—

After wrapping his head around the booth, Chen Mo did some planning around the decoration of the booth, and ordered some sculptures and cosplays.

Conventions had always been about the same thing. Although Chen Mo didn’t have many games, all of them were extremely high quality.

Warcraft and Onmyoji in particular suited conventions really well. Chen Mo split his booth into two areas for Warcraft and Onmyojim respectively. He also planned cosplays around these games.

But it also made sense to have new games for these conventions, otherwise the fans would just be there to look at the showgirls.

However, Chen Mo didn’t have a new game on hand, and with Su Jinyu and the others working on hiring with just a month’s time left, he couldn’t even afford to make a mobile game, not to mention a large noteworthy game.

But after some considerations, Chen Mo decided to make a more casual mobile game for the players to try out.

Chen Mo worked on the design document as he did the planning for the booth. As it was a simpler puzzle game where most of the developing process was on the level design, Chen Mo didn’t plan to bother Su Jinyu and the others and chose to work on it alone.

—

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Jinyu and the others had been working on the hiring process this whole time. It was more or less done, with just a few of the more important employees that are at its last stages.

Although the picks have been made, the timing was quite awkward as most wanted to wait until Chinese New Year before leaving their companies in order to get their year end bonuses.

Luckily Chen Mo didn’t plan on working too hard anyways, and asked them to start after Chinese New Year.

The new location of the office was also ready, as only slight modifications were needed to make the cafe office-ready.

-In the experience store.-

Su Jinyu said stretching, "We’re about to welcome many more people. I’m still not quite used to the fact, are we a big company soon?"

"Yeah, the manager is rich now. And it took quite a lot out of us working on the previous games. It’s nice that we’re getting more help, it’ll be easier to work on larger games in the future, " added Qian Kun.

Wen Lingwei asked, "Huh, I don’t think I’ve seen him in a long time, where is he?"

Su Jinyu shook her head, "I don’t know. I think he went to Magic City, not sure what he’s there for."

Chang Xiuya asked, "Speaking of Magic City, I think the YouPlay video game convention in the magic city is in a few days. Are you guys going? I have a few friends who got tickets."

"That depends if the manager is going to let us have days off!" said Su Jinyu.

"Of course he would, " said Wen Lingwei, "You guys aren’t working on anything now anyways, wouldn’t it be a good time to visit a convention?"

Qian Kun waved his hand, "Don’t even bother, I checked a few days ago, and the tickets were all gone. It’s too late now."

Chang Xiuya nodded, "Yeah, my friends grabbed the tickets as soon as it was released. This convention is really popular after all, there are many reselling tickets too. I think it’s too late to try and buy tickets."

Qian Kun said, "Oh well, guess we aren’t going. It’s the same thing every time anyways."

Su Jinyu received a phone call amidst their conversation.

"Hello? Huh? Get a train ticket to Magic City? Join the YouPlay convention?"

This caught everyone’s attention. They were just talking about going, but Chen Mo was straight up inviting them to join?

"But we can’t even buy the tickets if we wanted to. Huh, you have tickets? A lot of them? Why didn’t you say earlier! Alright, I’ll book train tickets for everyone!

Su Jinyu said enthusiastically after hanging up, "The manager said that he has many tickets for the YouPlay gaming convention and asked us to grab a train there. He’s covering all the costs!"

Chapter 173: Our Own Booth

Entrance 3 of the YouPlay convention, New World Expo Center, Magic City.

"My goodness there are so many people! Where’s the manager? didn’t we agree to meet at entrance 3?"

Su Jinyu looked around.

Magic City’s wasn’t all that cold this time around, and the weather had been fine the past few days, comparable to spring or fall in the Imperial Capital so most people had long sleeves and pants.

Other than Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi, Qian Kun, and a few other new employees, regulars such as Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng, Zou Zhuo, and Lin Xue were here too since Chen Mo had many spare tickets.

"Goldfish." Chen Mo finally appeared among the sea of people.

Everyone gathered around, "Huh? Where did you come from, manager? Have you entered the convention already?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Come, follow me."

Everyone queued up close to one another fearing they might lose someone.

Su Jinyu asked, "Manager, which booth are we visiting first?"

"Which one? Ours, of course, " said Chen Mo.

Huh?

Chen Mo led everyone to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth in hall N2 through hall N5.

But they were big with a large group of guys in the first hall. They were surrounding one of the booths as they blocked the way forwards.

"Showgirl!"

"Her legs are so pretty!"

"This is excellent! She fits the ancient Chinese costume so well, I have to grab a picture!"

"What is this, an RPG? I’ll have to try it out then!"

"It’s a small company, it doesn’t look like it’s good.’

"Who cares if it isn’t good, good looking showgirls means good game!"

Wen Lingwei lost a little bit of her humanity, and Zheng Hongxi facepalmed as they saw this.

Su Jinyu told off the bunch of guys, "Can you guys quit blocking the way just to stare at breasts! You guys are bringing shame to the manager of the booth."

Of course not!

Satisfied at her actions, Su Jinyu said, "Alright, let’s move on, manager. Manager?"

She turned around to find that she had lost Chen Mo.

Turns out Chen Mo was trying to break through the crowd to grab a picture too.

Su Jinyu was speechless, "Manager!"

Chen Mo turned around, "Quit it, their statue looks really good. Let’s make one too. How would it look if it had it in front of our store?"

Turns out Chen Mo was taking a large statue at the back. It was a huge, really traditional Chinese goddess that looked as though it was alive, fully conveying the emotions of the aftermath of a drunken party in an ancient Chinese setting.

Su Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, "That goodness. Your image would be completely ruined if you were there to take pictures of the showgirl.

Chen Mo shook his head vigorously, "Why would I, the showgirls we have are better looking than this. We can’t have our attention drawn away by these that are worse."

The group continued moving past many booths. They didn’t give the booths a detailed look, but it was evident that these video game companies didn’t skimp on spending to attract the attention of the players!

There were some overseas Western fantasy RPG games that had showgirls dress up as blonde-haired elves with pointy ears. Combined with long legs and western looks, they looked just like the characters in the game.

Chinese game developers weren’t skimping either. Even smaller companies that worked on casual puzzle games also tried to incorporate showgirls into their booths, trying every way they could to get eyes on their booth.

"Zen Entertainment’s booth is right ahead, " introduced Chen Mo.

Zen Entertainment didn’t have as many showgirls, but they still had plenty of players there to try out games.

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Why are there so many people?"

Jia Peng was also confused, "There aren’t any sexy showgirls there, why are they gathered around there?"

"Because Zen Entertainment has a game demo going on. Look, you can play a Legend of the Sword in VR on a premium account, with the best gear possible. And on the other side, they have a demo for their new game Winged World. The players are all there to try them out." explained Chen Mo.

"Zen Entertainment is quite impressive too, they are taking up the majority of the space in this hall, " expressed Zheng Hongxi.

Su Jinyu asked, "What about Emperor Dynasty Entertainment? Don’t think we’ve seen them yet."

"It’s in the back, let’s keep moving, " said Chen Mo.

It took a huge amount of effort to get the group to hall N2.

They saw Emperor Dynasty’s humongous booth as they entered as it took up the majority of this hall too. It was split into many sections, each section for each of their high quality games. Games like Moon Lord’s Prophecy and Demon Slayers had their own areas.

These areas were also decorated to their themes too, for example Moon Lord’s Prophecy had special lights to represent the moon. The atmosphere of that area was accentuated by a few showgirls in ancient Chinese clothing.

There were a few staff members from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment that were visibly displeased as they saw Chen Mo.

Wen Lingwei was distubed by this, "Geez, what’s their problem? How could they be rolling their eyes on the first sight of the manager?"

"Isn’t that normal? The manager had toyed with them a few times since he entered the industry. It’d be weird if they treated him nice!" said Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo didn’t care, "This way."

The group followed Chen Mo to discover a booth that shocked all of them.

"I-isn’t this a poster from Warcraft?"

"There’s also a statue of a Shikigami from Onmyoji!"

"Geez, there’s a showgirl cosplaying as Aoandon!"

"What is this? It says its Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth? This is our booth?"

They were shocked as Chen Mo never revealed anything to them. All they knew was that Chen Mo was working on something in the Magic City.

Turns out he was working on the booth!

There were many people at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth, comparable to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s and Zen Entertainment’s. There were quite a few members of staff trying to maintain the order at the booth too.

Chen Mo split the booth into two areas for Warcraft and Onmyoji. The Warcraft area was decorated in a Western fantasy theme with a huge poster. There was also a live-sized Arthas statue with many people playing Warcraft at the computers.

The Onmyoji area was obviously in a eastern style filled with cosplayers cosplaying as Abe no Seimei, Kagura, Hiromasa, and many others. There were also many pieces of equipment from the game, such as Abe no Seimei’s table, and scrolls from the game. They all appeared to be ordered just for this even.

This… is beautiful!

Chapter 174: Battle of Brains and Brawn

Everyone was really excited to see their own booth. Moreover, the decorations were really well done too, and were certainly not worse than Emperor Dynasty Entertainment or Zen Entertainment.

There were many phones and tablets on Onmyoji’s side. On them were testing accounts that had all SSRs unlocked which got many players excited.

"My goodness, so this is what a full SSR team feels like! I’m crying tears of joy!"

"There are so many SSRs to pick from? Which ones should I choose?"

"Can I use this account at home? I don’t wanna leave this behind!"

"Please let me absorb some luck from this!"

There were more and more players waiting to try it out, it was so long that it almost reached Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s booth!

The people at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment were quite mad, sure you’re better than us at making games, but you can’t even let us have our moment here?

Insufferable!

They’d lose all their dignity if they sat around and watched this happen!

As players were trying things out in Chen Mo’s booth, lights lit up in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s booth. An infectious melody started playing, followed by many alluring dancers!

This attracted the attention of many gamers who were just wandering. The dancers seemed to be professionals too as they successfully got the gamers excited.

"My goodness that was great! The three girls on the right are so attractive!"

"Yeah, those legs are to die for!"

"Hurry up! I’m recording!"

"Emperor Dynasty Entertainment are flexing their muscles!"

"I’m done with SSRs, I’m settling for girls now!"

Everyone at Chen Mo’s side expressed their anger. How could they turn this video game convention into a dancefest? You’re a large company, why are you resorting to such cheap tactics?

Shameful!

Chen Mo wasn’t happy either, "Huh? You’re pulling out the big guns huh? Cue music!"

Chen Mo got the staff in his booth to play music too!

Why was the song so familiar?

Turns out, it was Gokuraku Jodo!

The cosplayers on Chen Mo’s side started lining up for the dance as the music started!

Before the people got enough of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s dancers, their attention switched back to Chen Mo’s booth.

"My goodness, Thunderbolt Entertainment is going at it too?"

"They are using Gokuraku Jodo? Shameless!"

"Man this melody is so infectious, now my head is filled with Gokuraku Jodo! I can’t watch Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s dance anymore!"

"I think one of the dancers got infected too, they’re missing the beats! Hahaha…"

"But I still gotta go have a look. I haven’t seen so many cosplayers dancing Gokuraku Jodo."

"Yeah, let’s have a look!"

Many of the players went back towards Chen Mo’s booth upon hearing the familiar melody as the number of people at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment dwindled.

The staff at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment were fuming!

They might lose to making games, but they surely can’t lose at conventions!"

The dances soon finished, and many at Thunderbolt Entertainment wanted an encore.

But just as they ended, a member of staff from Emperor Dynasty Emperor said with a megaphone, "We are hosting a tournament for Moon Lord’s Prophecy, and everyone will be playing a maxed out account. The winner gets to take the account home! You can’t miss this!"

The players were having second thoughts, a free maxed out account? They’re going all in!

Many games would have maxed out accounts just for play testing, but some developers would also have a small prized competition.

But giving out one of these accounts like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was doing was unusual as one of these accounts could go for tens of thousands!

This attracted many players of Moon Lord’s Prophecy as they were unable to resist the temptation of a maxed out account.

Many other players went in that directed too thinking a small tournament was probably worth a watch.

Chen Mo was shocked, "They have more?"

Su Jinyu said, "We should do that too, manager!"

Chen Mo was speechless, "I didn’t prepare for this! Give me a second, let me think."

As he was thinking, Zou Zhuo who had been playing Warcraft this whole time said to Chen Mo, "Manager, Goph, Kaiser, and the others are here. They are asking me which hall we’re in."

Chen Mo was shocked, "Huh? They’re here for the convention too?"

Zou Zhuo nodded, "Yeah, they’re all here. We’ve been discussing this in the group. They are heading this way as they just found out that there’s a booth for Warcraft."

This was music to Chen Mo’s ears, "Great! Tell them to come save my bacon! We are at hall N2, right next of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

It didn’t take long before titans of the ranked ladder Goph, Digwa, Nightwind, and Kaiser arrived.

Chen Mo shoved a megaphone into Qian Kun’s hands, "Promote this for me!"

"Alright!" Qian Kun grabbed the megaphone and got to someplace high, yelling, "Attention all Warcraft players! The gods of the ranked ladder are here, come get your signatures!"

The players had quite a following from streaming. It attracted the attention of many as it was the first time they showed up together too.

"Huh? They really are all here!"

"My goodness, I was quite happy with Chen Mo’s signature, but the ladder gods are here too! This ticket was so worth it!"

"Let’s get our signature!"

"Are the gods playing? I wanna watch them play from a first person perspective!"

These guys felt they had completed their quest after getting a signature from Chen Mo before Su Jinyu and the others arrived. But the pro players arrived, in a bunch too!

A big group of Warcraft players headed straight towards the Warcraft booth. Nightwind was even surrounded by fans before he got to the booth!

Goph was speechless, how could Chen Mo do this when they arrived moments ago!

It couldn’t be helped as it was the passion of the fans. It took them nearly twenty minutes to get through all the signatures.

Goph walked to the front of the booth and said to Chen Mo, "How could you do that to your guests? We came all this way to support you, just for you to use us to get attention to your booth? We haven’t even had a sip of water or anything!"

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t be mad! How about we play a match?"

Goph rolled his eyes, "Of course not! I’m actually in quite a good mood today, and I wouldn’t want to ruin it!"

The appearance of these Warcraft pros took away from all the attention Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was getting. That’s just some ordinary competition among average players, there are actual professional players here!

The heads of the staff from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment were about to blow off, how could Chen Mo be so daring!

The RTS gods are to blame too, why couldn’t they show up at some other time that wasn’t when they were promoting!

Time to pull out the big guns!

A member of staff pulled out a megaphone, "Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s newest VR game, Journey of the Marksman is available for testing! There are limited gaming pods, first come first serve!"

The players were reconsidering their choices again!

"Journey of the Marksman? Is that the FPS game that had been hyped for a long time?"

"I heard it’s really good, in VR no less!"

"We have to try it out!"

"I’ll come back later, I’ll have to wait so long in the queue otherwise!"

Many players turned right around back to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s booth again!

Casual Puzzle Game

"These guys have no self respect!" complained Su Jinyu.

Wen Lingwei nodded, "Yeah! Manager, bring out your VR game too!"

"I don’t have one!"

Everyone let out a collective sigh, it seemed that they ran out of fire power. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment prepared an unreleased VR game for testing but Chen Mo hadn’t. He hadn’t even made a large PC RPG game.

Just as when everyone thought Chen Mo was out of ideas.

Chen Mo was on a laptop for a few moments, putting up a QR code on a nearby display.

Chen Mo grabbed the megaphone from Qian Kun’s hands, "Ladies and gentlemen, come take a look. I have a new mobile game! It’s alright if you don’t want to queue, we at Thunderbolt Entertainment will help you! Just scan the QR code to download now. It’s only 120MB, you don’t lose anything if it’s just 120MB. It’s a casual puzzle game, free download!"

Everyone collectively facepalmed, "My goodness, now manager is an infomercial salesperson now? Shameless! We don’t know him…"

But it actually worked, Chen Mo’s voice actually managed to gather the attention of a few players.

Sure Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s VR game was really attractive, but now many VR gaming pods did they have? Most of the people were queueing in line with not much to do.

And when they heard Chen Mo’s calls, they noticed a huge QR code on the screen.

"Chen Mo has a new game too? Casual puzzle game?"

"Could probably use it to pass time."

"What fun does casual puzzle games have?"

"It’s Chen Mo’s casual puzzle game, did you forget Plants vs Zombies?"

"Yeah that’s made by Chen Mo, how could you not play? I personally would play anything with "Made by Chen Mo’ on it."

"Sure, why not. I’ve got nothing to do anyways."

Many of the players either in line or just staring at cosplays pulled out their phones to download Chen Mo’s new game.

Su Jinyu and the others were shocked.

"Manager, you secretly make a new game?" Wen Lingwei exclaimed.

Chen Mo was speechless, "What do you mean secretly, do I need to consult you when I make a new game?"

Wen Lingwei laughed, "Of course not. Alright, I’ll download it and check it out."

Upon scanning the QR code, they were met with a file called Anipop

"What is this, a tile matching game?

"Match three?"

Discussion among the players started.

"What is it, is it a match three game? It’d get stale after five minutes!"

"Yeah, these games are so low IQ. It just depends how well you can see the moves."

"What do you mean ‘see the moves’, it’s a testament of luck. If you are lucky, you’d beat the level within the time limit, otherwise you have no chance of finding any matches."

"I thought Chen Mo would make a game like Plants vs Zombies, I feel scammed!"

"Whatever, let’s just download it and see."

Su Jinyu was also confused, "Manager, why did you make a match three game? Sure There are many players, but it’s kind of pointless. It’s only there to kill time, you’d get bored of it pretty soon."

"You try and see, it’s different from the other match three games, " said Chen Mo.

Everybody started the game filled with scepticism.

Chen Mo did some research before making the game. The match three games in this world were quite primitive, most of the challenge was finding matches within a time limit.

These types of games were tiring to play in the later stages of the game, tiring for the hands, tiring for the eyes, and even more tiring for the sounds.

Which was why these people were disappointed to see a match three game.

There wasn’t anything special with the main screen. It featured a few animals and a vine that led upwards, not much different than other casual games.

There was a simple cutscene to lay the grounds for the story, which only had a few pieces of artwork. A huge seed fell to the ground and grew into a giant vine in an instant, pushing the mayor’s house to the sky.

The scene ended with the animals deciding on saving the mayor

The levels started from the bottom of the vine. Green fruits appeared from the bottom up, and a finger hinted the player to tap on the first fruit.

There wasn’t anything special with the first few levels as the players were hinted that they needed to line up animals to clear them, and you progress after clearing a certain amount of lines.

The first level was pretty state, but in the second level, the game hinted that players could achieve better results if they lined up four or five different animals.

"Huh? Special clearing effects if I line up four? There are so many ways to clear four, nice!"

"Yeah, the bomb clears out such a large area, it feels so satisfying."

"And the area is even larger when you have two different animals together."

"I also noticed that there isn’t a time limit, only move limits!"

"Yeah, it’s not like other matching games where you frantically search for matches. You have time to think about your moves in this game."

"It feels so easy, can we cruise through this game?"

"It’s not bad for killing time."

"The sound effects are great. The ‘unbelievable’ and ‘excellent’ after each clear feels so good."

"Not bad, Chen Mo even manages to add a flare to matching games? But I’m confused, there are so many ways to clear tiles, and there’s only a limit on the number of moves. How are they managing the level difficulties? I haven’t encountered any challenges, I’ve been clearing these levels with three stars every time."

It didn’t take long for the players to realise it wasn’t your ordinary matching game, before being sucked into the game.

As the levels got harder and harder, they realised it wasn’t as simple as they thought, and they might even fail a level here and there.

However, the ramping up in difficulty was done really well. After the occasional fail, they’d most likely pass it the next try. As the difficulty increases, players unlock new mechanics. The designs of the levels were also changing just the right amount so every level feels fresh.

"Geez, this game is actually quite fun, it’s great to kill time."

"Yeah, the best part is the unlimited amount of thinking time. This is what I’d call a casual puzzle game. Unlike the other matching games that entirely depend on your eyes."

"The difficulties of the levels are quite reasonable too. The graphics are also quite nice, it’s definitely worth a play."

"Really? I’ll download it too."

Soon, the first batch of Anipop players had nothing but praise for this game, even players who didn’t want to play started downloading the game.

Chapter 176: Addicting Game

Anipop was an incredible game. In Chen Mo’s previous life, it’s playerbase encompassed children under the age of then and adults over fifty. It had over ten million daily active players in five months time, and with future development, it even broke fifty million. It was truly a game that was nationwide, for ages.

Why was the game so addicting?

Unlike traditional matching games, the difficulty of Anipop didn’t come from a time limit, but a move limit. This allowed players to plan out their next move instead of rushing.

This turned matching games into a true casual puzzle game instead of a game on reaction time, hand speed, and how fast the players notice the matches.

At the same time, Anipop added many more ways to clear tiles, such as line clears, explosions, random clears… and when combined together will have different effects. It was also sometimes possible for the player to achieve full clears, giving players immense satisfaction, making it much more interesting than other matching games.

Anipop also did a really good job balancing the game. There was a base amount per match, special clears and chain clears will award bonus points, and different scores will correspond to different amounts of stars, enhancing the balancing of the game.

Anipop’s level design was also incredibly high quality, there were more than twelve hundred different levels under five main categories, unlocking as the player progressed through the game.

This included portals, ice, golden pods, snow, gifts, yarns, vines, ropes, poison, silver, nests, clods, gems, balloons, UFOs, rockets, octopus, quicksand…

The appearance of many different mechanics allow the players to feel fresh every time they enter a few levels.

Moreover, the difficulties were very well managed too, it was unlike that players would be stuck on one level for multiple days. The players would progress every single day, but wouldn’t do that unchallenged.

They also spent a lot of time polish the art and music.

They tried many different art styles, even the tiny animal models went through thirty six different versions, with the final version matching the ideals of the majority of players, allowing it to appeal to as many players as possible.

Anipop also did a good job with the sound effects, especially the popping when ice is destroyed. Some players even said it was satisfying enough to hear the sound of breaking ice, even if they were stuck on the level for two weeks.

Moreover, when the players achieve a large clear, the different sounds effects are stacked together, accompanied by ‘excellent’, and ‘unbelievable’, which gives the players immense satisfaction.

Last but not least, the social system for the game. Anipop’s social system was also really well done, you could check the progress of your friends, check a friend’s score per level, they could even send and request power ups, ask for new level unlocks. This increases the interactivity between players, allowing it to spread within friend groups.

It didn’t take long for the players of Anipop to catch the buy.

"Oof, I’m out of powers."

"Alright alright, add me and I’ll send you some."

"The later levels are so interesting, how many of these mechanics did Chen Mo include?"

"I can’t stop!"

"The sound effects are so satisfying, especially the breaking of ice. I could listen to that for a whole day1"

"Aren’t you sitting there doing nothing? You should play too."

"I’m waiting to try out the maxed out account!"

"What’s the point, is Moon Lord’s Prophecy as fun as this?"

"Geez, it’s my turn already? I’m not done with this level. You know what? You can go ahead."

"I’m not done either!"

As there were so few gaming pods, most of them were sitting around doing nothing. And during that time, they’d slowly sink into the embrace of Anipop. When it was their turn, they didn’t want to leave the level they were on!"

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was dumbfounded, what did Chen Mo do to these players?

How come they were willing to play mobile games over VR games?

Wasn’t it just a match three game? How did he add anything interesting to it?

The people on Chen Mo’s side were also confused, what was going on?

They thought that Anipo was quite fun too. However, they didn’t expect it to be so popular. Everyone queueing up were all playing it, and were enjoying it a lot!

"Manager, you’re amazing! So what if it’s a VR game, we can counter their VR game with a mobile game!" praised Chang Xiuya.

Qian Kun could barely breathe from laughing so hard, "Look at their expression over at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. They’re dying! They thought they could use their VR game announcement as the final straw, but their attention was taken away by a mobile game! I can’t breathe!"

Chen Mo walked towards Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s booth.

He saw many Anipop players on the way there. Chen Mo walked straight onto Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s booth, asking, "Look at these guys with their faces buried in mobile games. So much so that your VR gaming pods are all empty. Would you like me to go into one and test the game out?"

The staff were speechless, how could someone be so bold?

It’s not like you don’t know your relationship with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, you’re just looking for a fight now!

But of course the staff couldn’t force Chen Mo out of their booth, they could only fake a smile, "Hahaha, great joke. But look, there are still so many people in the queue!"

At this moment, a cosplayer came forward, "It’s fine, they are the founder of Thunderbolt Entertainment after all. Just let them try it out and provide some feedback!"

The girl was dressed incredibly lewd, with a great body and great face and looked to be one of the dancers on stage.

They had a nametag on the chest, Saury.

The staff felt a bit helpless, "Alright, I’ll arrange that for you."

Chen Mo waved his hand, "There’s no need, I was just joking."

Chen Mo never planned to try out the VR game. He was just here to poke fun at the staff at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

Saury checked out Chen Mo and said, "To be honest Mr Chen Mo, you’re younger than I thought."

"Thanks, you were quite good at dancing. Do you want to join us?"

How could he do that? He’s poaching publicly!

Saury laughed, "I’m getting paid quite a lot, I’m not sure if you could afford me, Mr Chen Mo."

"Really?" replied Chen Mo, "Well, nice meeting you."

Saury let out a stifled laugh, "That’s all you got? You aren’t even going to ask how much I’m being paid? Seems like you didn’t really mean the invitation after all. Let’s exchange details, if I do plan to change companies, I’ll let you now."

Chen Mo replied after a few short moments, "Alright."

And just like that, the two of them exchanged their contacts right in front of the staff.

What’s going on? You guys are just going to pretend that I’m not here?"

"Alright, see you next time, " said Chen Mo before turning to his booth.

Chapter 177: Award Ceremony

The convention lasted for three days, with more or less the same content from the booths throughout the three days. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment were going at it quite aggressively on the first day, but gave up soon after as they got their attention that they deserved for their VR game taken away by Anipop as they lost all their dignity.

Everyone was quite happy being at the convention, but they were said to leave it behind as they returned to HQ.

-Inside the experience store.-

Qian Kun seemingly hadn’t had enough, "The convention was great, when’s the next one?"

Su Jinyu replied, "Next time? Probably another six months, there probably isn’t another one of these before Chinese New Year."

"I hadn’t had enough. Could we please do more of this in the future?" said Qian Kun.

Zheng Hongxi said, "Anyways, it was incredibly funny that the hottest game of this convention was Anipop. The other large developers probably stained their pants seeing that."

"Yeah." Su Jinyu laughed too, "So many developers brought out VR games they worked really hard on, just to have every single player in their line playing Anipop. That was unbelievable."

Many video game media released their articles following YouPlay’s end. They were also shocked to see that the hottest game of this convention wasn’t a VR game, but a very simple match three game.

It was also a popular topic among many games.

Anipop was then released on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform and the official app store. The game had immense buzz behind it on release, reaching four hundred and sixty thousand downloads on the first day, blasting every other casual game out of the water.

Although this was an insane number, it was still within Chen Mo’s calculations. Anipop had over 3.5 million downloads in fifteen days, with 1.5 million daily active users.

Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was now one of the more influential distribution platforms in China. Combined with Chen Mo’s charisma and the viral-like growth the game possesses, this result was well within reason.

Players and media were surprised, how could Chen Mo be so crazy that he could add a spin onto a match three game!

The hiring saga was almost over by the time they got back to the Magic City. Chen Mo had the final call for all of them, although a few of them didn’t meet his requirements, most of them were acceptable.

The abilities of the new hires were more general. They knew their roles, but their main purpose was to spread the work out. Chen Mo still had the final say, the three assistants are responsible for different content, which would then be executed by the others.

However, the new hires would only officially start after Chinese New Year, so they were currently quite free.

Chen Mo allowed Su Jinyu and the others to make their own games as practice, and it would be placed onto Thunderbolt Gaming Platform if Chen Mo approved of it. On the other hand, Chen Mo was thinking about which games to do after the Chinese New Year, and the annual Video Game Awards Ceremony.

Not long after returning home from Magic City, Chen Mo got a notice from the Game Committee inviting him to the award ceremony and properly inducting him into the committee then.

Chen Mo also did a quick search on the awards ceremony.

The annual game award ceremony was similar to game developer conferences in his previous world, but also had its differences.

The ceremony was hosted by the Game Committee annually, usually in the middle of January right before Chinese New Year.

This awards ceremony only included Chinese games and game designers, which was a recognition and encouragement the officials gave to outstanding developers and games.

Other than announcing Game Committee honorary members, awards in various categories were also given out.

Moreover, there were also exchanges and educational talks too.

Awards included Game of the Year, Most Creative, Best New Designer, Best PC/VR/Mobile Games, Best Story, etc. The Game of the year could be described as the most prestigious award among Chinese designers. Anyone who gets the award was more than likely to become an extremely influential video game designer.

Although it was hard to say overseas, the recognition of the officials had a lot of weight within China.

Chen Mo didn’t care too much about the award as he had been in the videogame industry for two years and had made plenty of high quality games along the way, he hadn’t touched any large MMORPGs or VR games.

And in the videogame industry of the parallel world, the prizes usually belonged to VR games, though special PC games might receive this award occasionally.

Mobile games basically had no chance at Game of the Year.

Therefore, Chen Mo felt that he still had plenty of room for growth. He might have a chance at Best New Designer or Best Mobile Game, but definitely not the others.

Of course, many are jealous of his results that he achieved in two years as someone new to the industry.

—

The weather was fine on the day of the award ceremony.

This award ceremony was viewed highly within the video game industry because it was hosted by the Game Committee, but it usually wasn’t broadcasted unlike the entertainment industry as most players wouldn’t care about these awards. The most that would happen might be a few articles written about the rewards after the ceremony was concluded.

Therefore, although important, there wasn’t much hype surrounding the ceremony.

At the cultural centre in the Imperial Capital, Chen Mo arrived on time, with a few members of staff waiting for his arrival.

Though the event was titled ‘annual videogame awards ceremony’, it wasn’t just about awards.

The event ran over two days. There are expos, networking, idea exchanges, and talks. The actual award ceremony doesn’t start until the evening the next day.

Of course the award ceremony was important, but the networking and exchanges also couldn’t be overlooked. The officials would also get some famous video game designers to give talks, allowing other video game designers to pick up some designing concept ideas.

And to the Game Committee, the award ceremony wasn’t just for awarding outstanding work, but also to help videogame designers to get in contact with one another in order to improve the progress of the growth within the industry.

Chapter 178: Presentations

The moment Chen Mo entered the venue, he heard someone call out to him.

It was Qiu Hengyang. Chen Mo walked towards him to introduce himself, "You’re here too?"

Qiu Hengyang nodded, "Yeah, I was going to let you know, but it seems that we’ve ran into one another. I’ve seen the news the past few days, too. You’ve really done it, you’ve managed to generate a huge news topic through a mobile game."

Chen Mo laughed, "What do you mean a huge news topic. I just thought it’d be a good idea to make a game for the players to fidget with since the conventions were usually quite boring. Anyways, it’s my first time here, so it’d be great if you could introduce me to others."

Qiu Hengyang nodded, "Of course, follow me."

The two walked as they chatted.

Chen Mo asked, "Heard your new game did pretty well, you’re A-grade now too?"

Qiu Hengyang nodded, "Yeah, but my move to B to A-grade took four to five years, unlike you who managed that in a year. Your year has been quite insane huh, how many games have you made? Warcraft, Wulin, Onmyoji, Anipop… I doubt there are many others in the industry who could manage four games like you did."

Chen Mo tried to explain himself, "I started working on Warcraft since October last year, and that took a bit more than half a year, so don’t count that in. And among those games, only Warcraft was the more notable one, the others were more like side projects."

Qiu Hengyang laughed, "Either way, you’ve been pretty quick on your feet, and the main point is that the games were quite well received."

The two of them walked as they chatted, towards the venue.

"The main events for today and tomorrow during the day are networking events and talks, most of the talks have been organised by the Game Committee, " explained Qiu Hengyang.

Chen Mo asked, "Are you doing a talk?"

Qiu Hengyang shook his head, "Me? I’m still lacking a lot of experience. Usually only S-grade videogame designers are invited to those talks, and usually have a few VR games behind them.

"Of course you could give a talk about more classic games. You could probably give a talk yourself based on your results in the mobile industry this year, but I think that because you aren’t an official committee member yet, they didn’t organise one because they don’t know you too well."

"I don’t really want to give one anyways, " said Chen Mo.

Qiu Hengyang laughed, "It’s not bad to give a talk. You can only have so much inspiration alone, it’s when you interact with others that you gain more inspiration.

"Which talk do you want to join?"

Chen Mo discovered that there were many different talks. There were over ten talks a day, each two hours on average. He had to decide which ones he wanted to attend as there were a few happening at the same time.

And if they didn’t want to listen to talks or presentations, they could join networking events. These networking events are started by designers themselves, and the designers could pick and join events that had other similar video game designers.

Chen Mo gave it some thought, "I think I’d like to listen to a presentation.

Chen Mo didn’t want to argue with other video game designers at networking events, which was why he chose to listen to talks.

There were three different talks going on, "The use of lightrays and scenery in levels", "Casual games design concepts and experience exchange", and "How to make a high quality VR FPS game."

Qiu Hengyang asked, "Do you want to go to the casual game one?"

Chen Mo was speechless, "What’s the point in that, I’ll tell you anything you want to know."

Qiu Hengyang laughed, "That’s true, it’s probably a bit insulting to listen to others talk about casual games with you right by my side. You made games like Plants vs Zombies and Anipop that sit at the top of the casual games leaderboards after all."

"How about VR FPS games?" suggested Chen Mo.

Qiu Hengyang nodded, "Sure. We can’t make VR games now, but we’ll have to do it eventually. It’s probably good for us to get into the know-how now."

There were quite a few attendees, and most of them were designers above B-grade, all well dressed and sat properly.

Most of the front row seats were already taken, so the two of them sat somewhere in the back.

The speaker was an S-grade videogame designer from Zen Entertainment, Ran He. His game, Heavy Assault, was one of the best VR FPS games in China, and was rated very highly within the Chinese video game industry.

"I’m happy to be able to share some things I’ve learnt during the development of Heavy Assault at this wonderful venue.

"I think we are still a bit behind in terms of design in VR FPS games compared to the West, which is why I decided on an experience exchange, and I hope everyone would be able to gain something from this.

"I should start off by saying, FPS games are hard to get into, and even more so for a VR FPS game. Because it’s in VR, we need to recreate a realistic environment for warfare, and if that setting wasn’t well done, the game would feel tacky and uninteresting. Compared to FPS games from overseas, Chinese FPS games have no competitive advantage.

"In this talk, I hope to go over how to make a high quality VR game starting from three main points, Environment, Weapons, and Playstyle."

"First, in terms of the Environment, we must choose somewhere that suits the gameplay and the story as it will affect how the game will play and directly impact on how the players will feel…

Ran He’s talk was straightforward and fluent, and easy to understand. However, Chen Mo could tell that he wasn’t giving out the most important parts of his design.

This way, the designers could learn a thing or two from the talk, but couldn’t take the core of his success and turn it around to threaten Ran He.

Ran He spoke eloquently for nearly two hours, ending with a few questions from the audience. Everybody clapped when the talk ended.

Qiu Hengyang clapped as he asked Chen Mo, "How was it, did you learn anything?"

"Yeah, something like that. It’s definitely better than the casual game talk, " said Chen Mo.

Qiu Hengyang laughed, "It’s about time for lunch, let’s go grab something to eat."

There was a buffet laid out for any of the video game designers who attended. Chen Mo and Qiu Hengyang grabbed some food before sitting down at a table beside a window.

As he sat down, someone called out to Chen Mo.

"Chen Mo?"

Chen Mo raised his head to find Saury.

They met in the video game convention in Magic City, how did they meet at the awards ceremony again?

Saury skipped the formalities and sat down next to the two of them.

"Isn’t this even just for videogame designers?" Chen Mo wondered.

Saury nodded, "Yeah."

"How did you enter, there isn’t a song and dance event during the award ceremony right?"

Saury let out a stifled laugh, "Pfft, no."

Qiu Hengyang looked at Chen Mo before looking back at Saury, "Chen Mo, did you make a mistake? She’s a videogame designer, one that’s better than the both of us."

Chapter 179: Talk Cancelled?

Chen Mo was shocked, "Her? Designer?"

Saury crossed her leg, "What’s wrong with me being a designer?"

"Aren’t you the lead dancer for Emperor Dynasty Entertainment?"

Saury nodded, "Yeah, leader dancer and game designer."

Chen Mo was confused, "That’s my first time I’ve heard of a crossover like that."

Saury laughed, "Is it that weird that a videogame designer happens to be a dancer too? Aren’t you a songwriter?"

Chen Mo squinted, "That is true…"

Qiu Hengyang laughed, "Stop messing with him, Qiu Jiang. How come an S-grade videogame designer from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment like you aren’t eating with the others from your company, but choosing to have your lunch with us instead?"

Chen Mo was shocked to hear her name, "Qiu Jiang?"

Saury nodded, "Yeah, that’s my real name. Saury is my stage name."

Chen Mo was dumbfounded, you should’ve said earlier! No wonder the staff at the convention followed all your orders!

Of course Chen Mo knew who Qiu Jiang was. She was an S-grade videogame designer at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. Moon Lord’s Prophecy was her creation, which was on the same level as Legend of the Sword.

Qiu Jiang was one of the top designers over at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, someone even Lin Chaoxu was willing to bow down to.

However, there weren’t many photos of Qiu Jiang and Chen Mo didn’t care to search for them either. Moreover, Qiu Jiang’s nametag during the convention was ‘Saury’, how could he have known it was her stage name?

Qiu Jiang looked at Qiu Hengyang with a fruit in her mouth, "This is the awards ceremony, it’s not like we have to stick together just because we are the same company. I like hanging out with you two anyways, is there a problem with that?"

Qiu Hengyang and Chen Mo were speechless.

Qiu Jiang continued, "Or do you think that I’m here to get some industry secret from you two? The both of you are just some B-grade designers, I should be the one who should be wary."

"We are both A-grade designers now, " asserted Qiu Hengyang.

"Oh, A-grade, " Qiu Jiang let out a sly smile, "Congratulations."

"That didn’t feel nice at all!" said Qiu Hengyang.

Qiu Jiang spread out her hands, "It’s mainly because the others at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment are like a piece of rock, they are so boring. I feel like I’m going to drag myself down to their level if I talk to them anymore than I need to."

Chen Mo replied after a few moments, "Alright, do as you wish. Otherwise, you’d think we were up to something."

The three of them chatted as they ate. Qiu Jiang was one of those quiet times that listened more than they spoke, adding their thoughts occasionally just to show their interest in the topic. However, Chen Mo could feel that she wasn’t like the other B-grade video game designers here, and was obviously much smarter.

However, Chen Mo wasn’t nervous because of this. She’s just an S-grade videogame designer, I’ll be a S-grade videogame designer in two years!

Soon, the three of them finished their meal, and continued with the activities after some coffee.

"I have a talk, do you guys want to join?" suggested Qiu Jiang.

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure."

Chen Mo didn’t really care as these talks didn’t really do much for him.

Qiu Jiang’s topic was ‘How to make good use of fantasy IP in large games’, going through some things she experienced during Moon Lord’s Prophecy’s development.

There were so many attendees that all the seats were taken, there were even some standing just to listen to the talk. Luckily, Qiu Jiang managed to get Chen Mo and Qiu Hengyang front row seats.

This was fantasy IPs were quite the hot topic in China as of late as it seemed like it had potential to surpass Xianxia. There was a lot more freedom with fantasy themes and Chinese fantasy IPs happened to be quite capable too. Games like Moon Lord’s Prophecy and Demon Slayers were both based on popular Chinese novels.

Qiu Jiang was calm and concise, completely owning the stage. She also managed her time really well, not a minute over or under the time limit.

The audience gave back to the talk with huge applause.

"Incredible, she’s the best of the best alright. The perspectives of S-grade videogame designers are completely different from ours."

"Yeah, although I didn’t understand a lot of it, I still feel like I gained plenty from this to digest later."

"Just look at her, she’s a top videogame designer in the country despite only twenty eight years old, and a girl no less. What else could you say other than she’s just better!"

Qiu Jiang appeared to have heard it, glancing at the direction of the comment before angrily sitting beside Chen Mo.

Qiu Hengyang let out a stifled laugh, quietly whispering to Chen Mo, "She really hates when others mention her age, be mindful of that."

"Oh, is that so?" Chen Mo turned around and said to Qiu Jiang, "Don’t be mad. You’re really beautiful, I couldn’t tell you were twenty-eight this year."

Qiu Jiang was dumbfounded at the comment, was that supposed to make her feel better? Among all this?

Even though the talk ended, most of the people in the audience remained seated, chatting.

Chen Mo was confused, "Why are they still here?"

Qiu Hengyang looked at the schedule, "Oh, there’s another talk after this, titled ‘Breakdown of profitability of mobile card games’. These people are probably here for the next one."

"Oh?"

Chen Mo confirmed that that was indeed the next talk, hosted by Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Qiu Bin, designer of Demon Slayers 2.

Chen Mo laughed, "I have to listen to this one, this’ll be fun."

Although it could be said that Chen Mo knew the profitability of mobile card games like the back of his hand, he wasn’t quite sure how the people of this world would analyse mobile card games.

This was an opportunity for him to ‘learn’ about the views of mobile card games in this world, and he might even gain a new perspective in this process.

There were many people in seats waiting for the talk to start, but two members of staff outside were in a panic.

"What? The talk is canceled? Why is it cancelled?"

"I thought the notice was out since two days ago. It was cancelled because Qiu Bin couldn’t make it to the awards ceremony."

"Nobody told me!"

"Whatever, it’s not a big problem. Just let the designers know and ask them to go to other talks."

"Alright, I’ll do that."

A member of staff walked onto stage and said using the mic, "I’m really sorry to inform you that Qiu Bin had already let the officials know that he couldn’t make it to the award ceremony because of personal reasons. Therefore, this talk is cancelled, please feel free to join the other talks."

Chen Mo Hosts the Talk

A lot of chatter following the announcement.

"Huh? Qiu Bin isn’t coming?"

"Why not?"

"I heard it’s a personal reason."

"Man, I really wanted to listen to his talk, why didn’t he come?"

"It’s pretty funny on the official’s end too to only notify us now."

"Whatever, there’s a VR game talk next door, let’s listen to that."

"Geez, I wanted to learn a thing or two about mobile card games seeing how profitable it was this year. That’s too bad."

Many were preparing to leave the hall.

At this moment, Qiu Jiang made her way to the stage and grabbed the microphone, "Qiu Bin isn’t here, but Chen Mo was. You guys should try and convince him to give the talk, wouldn’t that be better than Qiu Bin?"

Many of the designers chose to stay after hearing Qiu Jiang’s suggestion.

"Chen Mo? The Chen Mo that made Onmyoji? He’s here too?"

"My goodness, his game absolutely destroyed Qiu Bin’s Demon Slayers 2. His talk must be better than Qiu Bin’s!"

"Yeah, I Am MT was made by Chen Mo too. He’s the pioneer of mobile card games."

"Where’s Chen Mo? Which one’s Chen Mo?"

"I’m not going. Where’s Chen Mo? Get on the stage, Chen Mo!"

Qiu Jiang was really happy with herself as she walked down the stairs before dragging Chen Mo out of his seat, "Go head."

Chen Mo was speechless, I was supposed to be the one listening to a speech? How come I’m giving the speech now?

I just made fun of your age, did the revenge need to be so vicious?

But when Chen Mo stood up, the audience got real excited clapping.

"Is that really Chen Mo? Clap!"

"I wanna hear too, get him to give a talk!"

Chen Mo was speechless. He didn’t plan on getting on stage, but he couldn’t say no with this much enthusiasm from the audience.

Chen Mo didn’t mind talking about his work either, others might be afraid of his work being copied, but he wasn’t.

Chen Mo unwillingly got onto the stage and said, "Alright, since you guys want to hear, I’ll see what I can do."

Another round of applause came from the audience, followed by a lot of discussion.

"That’s Chen Mo? He’s so young."

"He looks like he’s in his mid twenties. He’d only be in the industry for two years if he started immediately after he graduated."

"This guy is an A-grade videogame designer at this age! We already lost!"

"And his game is making over two hundred million RMB a month!"

"Over two million? That’s last month’s number, it’s probably going to grow this month. With how well Onmyoji was doing, it’ll probably stay at the top of the leaderboards for three months at least!"

"My goodness, is this what a genius looks like?"

"Thank goodness I came today, I gotta take notes."

Everyone who planned to leave stayed in their seats waiting for Chen Mo’s speech.

This speech was planned for a long time because of how well mobile card games were doing. The Game Committee decided to have Qiu Bin do the talk.

Demon Slayers had been in the top spot of the best sellers for a long time after all. No matter players, popularity, or income, Qiu Bin was more than qualified to give the talk.

But who would’ve thought that Chen Mo who seemed to have settled in the PC market would double back into the mobile gaming industry, destroying the best sellers leaderboards with Onmyoji and causing mass hysteria among mobile card games.

However, as the talks have already been determined, and Qiu Bin submitted a draft for the talk too, it wouldn’t be a good look if the officials decided to ditch Qiu Bin who had been preparing for this speech for a long time in exchange for Chen Mo who was quite fresh to the industry.

However, Qiu Bin wasn’t having it. Why would he give a talk after Demon Slayers 2 was completely destroyed by Onmyoji?

He couldn’t think of a good excuse either.

The officials agreed that it was a valid point and decided to cancel the talk. But this only happened because of miscommunications.

Chen Mo looked at the time and it was about the time to start.

The computer was connected to a projector. On it was Qiu Bin’s powerpoint that was submitted ahead of time. Chen Mo felt that if he gave the talk off the top of his head, he could easily go off topic, so he decided to use his powerpoint.

Chen Mo opened Qiu Bin’s powerpoint, and the title of the powerpoint: "Analysis of profit models of mobile card games", host: Qiu Bin.

Chen Mo added a few words after "Host: Qiu Bin"

"Host: Qiu Bin (cancelled) Chen Mo"

Chen Mo cleared his throat, "I’m glad to be able to stand here and share my experiences with making card games.

"This will probably be a bit more casual, so I hope you guys don’t mind. It’s not like I don’t want to follow a script, but I don’t have a script to follow."

This got a few laughs.

Chen Mo continued, "I’ll just follow this powerpoint. The core of mobile card games are pretty simple, most designers should be able to figure it out if they put some effort into it. I trust that my understanding wouldnt’ differ too much from Mr. Qiu Bin’s."

Chen Mo went to the next slide.

There was an outline on the first page. Qiu Bin prepared four points on the subject.

One, Allow players to recognise the value of the cards.

Two, Using the inherent quality of mobile games, fragmentise time.

Three, Reduce the cost and up updates, conforming to the market.

Four, utilize IP.

The next page gave a quiet overview of the first point, explaining what ‘card value’ meant and how they could get the players to recognise it.

"First, how to form the value of the cards.

"The so-called ‘card-value’ is how much a player is willing to spend on a virtual card. Different players have different values, players might spend thousands of RMB for one SSR, while others weren’t willing to spend any money.

Qiu Bin’s powerpoint was so well done that Chen Mo could talk off of every single point. Although the content was understood by most mobile card games, Chen Mo went more in depth and clarified on some points that weren’t clear, allowing many designers to finally understand.

"So that’s how it works."

"This number’s model is so interesting. I felt that I was missing something, so that’s what that was."

"Yeah, we only understood parts of it before, but now I finally understand some of the more obscure things."

Qiu Jiang was paying quite a lot of attention. Although she focused on VR games and didn’t care about mobile games at all, she was surprised and thought the industry was quite interested after hearing from Chen Mo!

It didn’t take long before Chen Mo finished the first page onto "Using the inherent quality of mobile games, fragmentise time"

Chen Mo added a few more words to the end of the title.

"Using the inherent quality of mobile games, (not necessarily) fragmentise time

Chapter 181: Award Ceremony Underway

They were shocked to see Chen Mo going off script!

Those two words completely changed the meaning of the title!

"This was a pitfall that many designers fall into. I Am MT’s gameplay was really fragmentation, but what about Onmyoji? Without a doubt, it’s a very replayable game.

"Even though it’s a replayable game, and even though it doesn’t fit what mobile games are used to, it was really successful, why? To put it simply, if your game was the same quality as Onmyoji, you could make it a replayable game too, and you could even make more revenue…

"… And the third point, although it’s easy to pivot when the cost is low, but once it’s faced against high quality games, your game will be out-competed, which is why other mobile card games were dumpstered…

"The fourth point, although IP is important, you don’t have to throw everything down just to get it. The highest point of mobile card games are games that are their own IP. Buying IPs are just opportunities, it’s just a skin for your game, it still depends on the game as to how well you can execute it.

Chen Mo went through the points at his own pace as there were only a few points that were noteworthy among mobile card games. He could fill out an entire talk just by using knowledge from the top of his head.

The audience were both surprised and dumbfounded as they listened.

"He completely changed Qiu Bin’s powerpoints for the last three points. He even completely overhauled the conclusion page?"

"Yeah, and it’s the complete opposite too."

"Which one’s right?"

"I think it makes sense.’

"Yeah, I need to digest this a bit."

"But according to Onmyoji, Chen Mo is right."

"Onmyoji did overhaul the idea of mobile card games, but I didn’t really pick up on how he did it?"

"Did he mean that once the quality is good enough, you could do as you wish?"

"That’s not possible right?"

"So should I focus on replayability or fragmentise gameplay? Should I buy an IP? I’m so confused!"

-Two hours passed in a blink of an eye.-

Chen Mo reached the last page of the powerpoint, "Mobile card games have a limited lifespan. It might’ve grown a lot in this year, and many mobile card games made a lot of money, but in the long term, players will get bored of it, and the genre will eventually fall out of favour.

"It’s hard to say how long the downfall will last, but I’ll leave you guys with this: Think about how the game plays, make sure it’s high quality. Mobile card games are only here temporarily and will not be able to sustain us indefinitely.

"Lastly, I hope you guys have learnt something from this, and I hope that you guys can make excellent games in the future. This concludes my talk, thank you."

Chen Mo bowed and left the stage with roaring applause from the audience.

"That’s excellent! There’s no way Qiu Bin could give a talk of this quality!"

"Yeah, it’s Chen Mo after all. His knowledge in mobile card games is really deep! His views are completely different from ours."

"Yeah, but there’s still parts I don’t understand."

"Take your time and digest it. It’s a blessing that he was willing to tell us so much."

"I thought Chen Mo was crazy, but he seems quite humble today. It’s nice that he was willing to share so much too!"

Many video game designers came forward to greet Chen Mo and exchange their contacts. Chen Mo didn’t deny them as many of them genuinely wanted to become friends.

Chen Mo knew exactly what he was saying. There are only so many things with mobile card games, but knowing is one thing, executing is another.

Just like Onmyoji, so what if they knew that the game was profitable, how many developers were actually willing to match their game to that quality?

The various settings of the game tie in directly with the finished game. Even if Chen Mo revealed his settings and decisions, most designers wouldn’t be able to recreate a successful mobile card game.

There were even some designers that uploaded Chen Mo’s speech online.

Qiu Bin died a little bit inside, I wasn’t at the ceremony, why is my name showing up!

Why did Qiu Jiang egg him on? Why did you drag Chen Mo on stage?

And Chen Mo too, couldn’t you have declined? Why did you actually deliver the talk?

And even then, why did you use my powerpoint?

And you even changed it? Isn’t that just saying that all my thoughts were wrong?

Qiu Bin felt helpless as he got tied into it even though he wasn’t even there.

Damn you Chen Mo!

—

The event continued on the second day.

The talks were still the focus during the day. Chen Mo would listen to anything he came across as the contents were mostly similar, just on different topics.

The main event finally started during the night.

The talks during the day were just supporting events for the main award ceremony. Many designers worked hard for an entire year just for recognition from this event as it would help a lot for their future development.

A few people whom Chen Mo met greeted him as they entered the venue.

"Chen Mo? You’re here!"

"I hope you get the mobile game of the year, I’ll even congratulate you ahead of time."

"Your talk was great yesterday, when are you going to talk about RTS games??"

"Chen Mo, can you tell me if there’s any strategy for drawing SSRs in Onmyoji?"

Chen Mo answered every single question.

"Well, I’m just here to learn."

"It’s hard to talk about RTS games, maybe next time."

"There’s no secret, the players don’t buy it, but you don’t believe it as a videogame designer either? It’s all random."

Soon, the award ceremony started.

A member of staff came up to Chen Mo and whispered to him, "Mr Chen Mo, in case you get an award, be sure to think of what to say."

"I have an award?"

"No, I’m saying if you do get it. I don’t know who’s receiving the award either."

Chen Mo laughed, "Alright, you don’t need to tell me twice."

Chen Mo claimed that he was just here to learn, but he actually really wanted to get the reward. Chen Mo was in a different world, and also had a different goal. In the previous world, he’d be happy just to have clothes on his back and a roof over his head, but Chen Mo wanted to make more better games in this world.

Chen Mo had already made plenty of money and didn’t need to worry about clothes on his back or a roof over his head, but Chen Mo wanted to make more better games, and receiving an award from the officials would do wonders in helping him achieve that goal.

Chapter 181: Becoming an Honorary Member

Qiu Hengyang arrived soon after Chen Mo and sat next to him.

The seats were predetermined by the officials. Other than the front row which was reserved for leaders, the other seats were determined more or less by grade, with higher grade in the front. The relationship between designers are also taken into account when assigning seats.

As Chen Mo and Qiu Hengyang were both A-grade designers and knew each other well, they were sat in the same row.

Qiu Hengyang introduced the other attendees to Chen Mo.

"The ones in front are all leaders in the Game Committee, you’ll have to deal with them sooner or later. You should get to know them early as your game will have to go through them.

"That Mr Zhang is responsible for the official appstore.

"Mr Liu over there is responsible for the Illusion Game Editor.

Chen Mo struggled to remember each of them.

Qiu Hengyang went on to introduce the video game designers behind them.

"Those are the three S-grade videogame designers from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. You’ve met Qiu Jiang, and the other two are Yan Zhang and Qin Xiao. Three of them are working on their own VR games, and others on that side are Zen Entertainment…

"That’s Ran He, the designer behind Heavy Assault, you’ve seen him yesterday…

Chen Mo tried to remember their names as Qiu Hengyang introduced them. He didn’t really care, but Chen Mo knows that it’d be beneficial to know them. It’d be awkward if they cross paths in the future but he didn’t know their names.

As there weren’t many S-grade videogame designers, Qiu Hengyang introduced a few more prominent A-grade video game designers. By the time he was done, it was almost time to start.

Chen Mo came to a realisation, "There are so many incredible people here. I’ve been shut-in working on my games, but I just realised now many talented people there are after attending this award ceremony."

Qiu Hengyang nodded, "Yeah, the best videogame designers in China are all gathered here, of course there would be many talented people here."

As the host stepped onto the stage, the chatter died down, followed by roaring applause.

The leaders have also all arrived. The leaders were heads of different departments within the Game Committee.

Chen Mo also noticed Qiao Hua who contacted him before. He was a man in his forties, skinny, elegant, and seemed quite well maintained, a big contrast from the other middle aged men with huge pot-bellies.

Zhang Zhongxiang, Chairman of the Game Committee, delivered a speech.

The speech lasted for ten minutes and was quite similar to the speeches of other leaders. They focused on last year’s result, pointing out some places that needed work, and their plans for the future.

Soon, the speeches ended, and the award ceremony finally started.

Chen Mo could tell that this award ceremony wasn’t as serious as the likes of science award ceremonies as the atmosphere felt quite lax.

The ceremony started by announcing the honorary Game Committee members of this year.

"I’m proud to announce this year’s honorary Game Committee members: Designer of Protoss Wings, Li Feng, designer of Heavenly Three Kingdoms Zhang Xiaokong, designer of Wulin Legend and Onmyoji Chen Mo, designer of Death Walk Zhu Fanglin, designer of Sword of Dreams… Please make your way onto the stage!"

There were members of staff locating the respective designers to guide them onto the stage.

The Game Committee inducts ten honorary members every year. These members are usually quite young, and must have made a high quality game.

Obviously the designers who received the awards were quite shocked, some even struggled to walk, other than Chen Mo of course.

The other designers watched on with envy.

"Honorary member. That’s like making yourself known in front of all the Game Committee heads and being inducted to be part of the department."

"How long has Li Feng been waiting for this? He’s been in industry for almost eight years now, and has had plenty of decent games. He finally made with with Protoss Wings this year huh."

"Yeah, it’s because of how many considerations the officials take into account. It’s not just based on how profitable the game is, it must have a certain amount of impact and look professional. Death Walk probably got included because it contained traditional elements.

"But this Chen Mo guys is a freak! He just became a B-grade videogame designer this year, he’s now an A-grade, and an honorary member no less!"

"You’re comparing yourself to Chen Mo? He’s not human!"

"Yeah. He probably made a huge impression with the Game Committee with Warcraft and Wulin Legend. Onmyoji’s monthly revenue was probably the last nail in the coffin."

"It’s crazy that he could do western fantasy and Wuxia. I’m so jealous."

Chen Mo walked onto the stage with the fest of the designers to receive a certificate from one of the leaders.

As they weren’t expected to deliver a speech, they walked down the stage after receiving their award and grabbing a photo.

Qiu Hengyang asked, "How did it feel to be on stage?"

"Not much."

Qiu Hengyang laughed, "Don’t worry, it’s just the beginning. The main course is up next."

The awards of various categories followed the induction of honorary members.

The A and S-grade videogame designers were nervously looking at the stage. This award meant a lot to them as it was an acknowledgement of their year’s work from the officials.

Soon, the first award: Best Sound Effects.

The leader on stage cleared their throat, "I’m proud to announce, this year’s winner of best sound effects is—Dream Journey by Zhou Haibin!"

A loud round of applause followed!

Zhou Haibin stood up filled with shock and disbelief.

Qiu Hengyang was also clapping as he whispered to Chen Mo, "This is an indie game. Zhou Haibin has really high requirements on music, so this wasn’t really surprising. However, being able to make a game of this quality as an independent developer is quite amazing."

Chen Mo was clapping too, a designer that treats games like a work of art did deserve respect.

Zhou Haibin got up on stage to accept the award before delivering his speech.

"Thank you, thank you. I didn’t expect to receive this award because it was an indie game with a niche target audience. The gameplay wasn’t anything new either, and the highlight of the game was the music and sound effects. This award means a lot to be as it’s a recognition for Dreams Journey, and a recognition for me. Thanks to everyone at the Game Committee and my loyal fans. Thank you!"

Another wave of applause followed.

Although they were competitors in the same industry, an indie developer like Zhou Haibin was most definitely out of the ordinary, most were happy for him to receive the award.

Chapter 182: Unworthy Award

The next award was for best art. This time it wasn’t an indie game, it was received by Ascension, a VR game by Zen Entertainment.

The designer was also very emotional, thanking the leaders, their company, and the players as per usual.

The rewards were being handed out one by one, best visuals, best debut work, best level design, best models…

These awards focused on different points. For example, art focused on art, and visuals focused on graphics from an artistic point of view. One must have an excellent art style to be able to receive the ward.

Most of the awards at the beginning were taken by PC or VR games. There were some indie games too, but mobile games have yet to be represented.

Although a game like Onmyoji was one of the best in the mobile industry, it still couldn’t go toe to toe to VR or PC games.

Soon, they reached awards by genre, Best FPS game, Best Fighting Game, Best Sports Game…

Finally, they reached the Best Strategy Game.

The leader on the stage handing out the awards had changed a couple times, this time it was Qiao Hua’s turn handing out awards.

Many had an idea who could win this category as there was only one person who made an RTS in the country this year, and there was only one person who made a really popular RTS game!

Qiao Hua said sternly, "I’m happy to announce, the winner of this year’s Best Strategy Game Award is—the designer of Warcraft, Chen Mo!

A huge wave of applause followed!

Many knew who was going to win this award this year as Warcraft was really eye catching in the RTS industry. It managed to overcome an overseas game like Legion Conquest too. Moreover, it was doing really well no matter in or outside of China, so this award was well deserved.

Chen Mo went up the stage to receive the award.

Qiao Hua passed the award to Chen Mo, smiling, "Congratulations."

Chen Mo nodded in thanks, then grabbed the microphone to start his speech.

"Everybody knows that Warcraft is an excellent game. Therefore I fully acknowledge the acknowledgement the officials give this game. Thank you."

There was a moment of silence before another huge wave of applause.

"Hahaha, this Chen Mo guy loves messing around! He’s doing it when he received an award too!"

"My goodness, does his family know he’s doing this?"

"Warcraft’s results are to be proud of."

"But that’s crazy what he did! It’s an award ceremony after all, and the leaders are all watching!"

There were varying reactions from the leaders.

"This Chen Mo is quite cocky, " Mr Zhang from the official appstore department scowled.

"He’s still young, it’s a good thing. Moreover, the video game industry is an industry that needs personalities like this, " Chairman Zhang Zhongxiang waved his hand, "He can be even more bold if he makes better games."

Soon, the awards for various genres were done. Up next were the more important games, Best VR GAme, Best PC Game, and Best Mobile Game.

Best VR Game was awarded to Qiu Jiang’s Moon Lord’s Prophecy. The game was released at the end of the year, and seemed like it had a chance at overtaking Legend of the Sword to receive Game of the Year.

Best PC Game was awarded to "Songs of Demeter", Zen Entertainment’s MMORPG, now commonly viewed as Zen Entertainment’s hit product after Tale of the Sword.

Next was the Best Mobile Game Award.

Most didn’t care about this award in previous years as mobile games focused on casual games. Even if there might be one or two decent games, they’d hover around thirty to forty million RMB in monthly revenue.

This year wasn’t like the last as Onmyoji managed to get over three hundred million in monthly revenue, surpassing many PC games by a longshot.

"Best Mobile Game, probably Onmyoji."

"But Onmyoji has a japanese theme. Are the leaders going to like it? Most games that receive the award are Chinese themed."

"It’s difficult to say. Onmyoji’s results are right there in plain sight, and the monthly revenue is sky high."

"The leaders are just basing it on profitability, they take artistic value and uniqueness into account too, it’s hard to tell."

Everyone was waiting for the winner to be announced.

"I’m happy to announce, this year’s winner for Best Mobile Game Is—

"The designer of Onmyoji, Chen Mo!"

Chen Mo was a bit surprised, but he still got up and walked onto the stage.

There was a lot of chatter under the stage.

"It really was Onmyoji!"

"That means the leaders don’t mind its theme?"

"You think they really care that much about it? They can accept western themes, so why not japanese themes? Moreover, if the players like it doesn’t that mean it’s a good game?"

"That’s true."

Chen Mo accepted his trophy and grabbed the microphone.

"To be honest, I’m surprised to receive this award. Strictly speaking, I don’t think Onmyoji is a perfect game.

‘I think Mr Zhang Yuanchao’s Home and Mr Lin Yuan’s Evening Valley Rain were all incredible Chinese themed games. Their graphics were much better than Onmyoji. I think I’m unworthy of this award.

"I will continue working hard to be able to make games that are artistically rich and able to represent China so I can live up to this award. Thank you!"

Applause followed the end of his speech. MAny thought that CHen Mo would deliver a speech like his last one, but Chen Mo was really down to earth in accepting Onmyoji’s flaws. This made them feel like Chen Mo wasn’t someone with no respect, netting him a lot of applause.

—

Next, the most prestigious Game of The Year award belonged to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s VR game, Wolf Soul. This was a FPS game developed by Qin Xiao that was placed in the modern world. The story and design of the game were top notch, and the game was worthy of the title.

With that, the awards have all been handed out, and the annual Video Game Awards Ceremony finally came to an end.

However, most attention wasn’t on Qin Xiao who got Game of the Year, or Qiu Jiang who got Best VR Game, but Chen Mo.

As someone who entered the industry for two years, it was incredible for him to be able to receive two awards from the ceremony.

Many articles were released following the ceremony.

Annual Videogame Awards Ceremony Comes to an end, Chen Mo— only person to receive two awards!

Best Strategy Game: Warcraft

Best Mobile Game: Onmyoji

Chen Mo: Undeserving of Award

Chen Mo: Cocky or Humble?

Among all the hot articles, many were waiting. What would Chen Mo do in the coming year following the success of Warcraft and Onmyoji?

Chapter 184: An RPG Map

It was the sixth day of the Chinese calendar, and Chen Mo was back in the experience store in Beijing.

The Imperial Capital was welcoming huge waves of people as they were coming back from their hometown to resume work.

The hustle and bustle before the new year had come to an end. Many people on the streets seemed discombobulated as their bodies were still in holiday mode.

Chen Mo opened the experience store door and went inside.

Everything was as usual since a week ago when he left. Chen Mo moved the computer chairs to where they belonged before wiping down everything with a cloth, arranging the phones and tablets to where they should be.

There were usually professionals cleaning the experience store, but dust had gathered as the experience store was closed for the past few days.

Chen Mo was taking the cleaning quite seriously. This was his first experience store afterall, it had been with him since the start, and it wasn’t surprising that he developed an attachment.

"Manager? You’re back?"

Chen Mo turned around to find Zou Zhuo at the door with a shocked look on his face.

"Yep, just got back. Happy Chinese New Year. You want a drink?" Chen Mo tossed a can of coke to Zou Zhuo.

Zou Zhuo caught the can, "Thanks manager, you too. Happy Chinese New Year."

Zou Zhuo was a local, he was going on a walk after having his meal and just happened to walk in on Chen Mo opening the experience store.

Zou Zhuo was quite excited as he wanted to play a few matches of Warcraft against Chen Mo to learn from it, but it never happened as he was usually so busy. Luckily, the experience store was quite empty as it was just after Chinese New Year.

Zou Zhuo turned on a computer, "Manager, you want to play a few rounds and give me some pointers?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Sure, I’ve got nothing to do anyways."

They started playing a few private matches.

An hour later, Zou Zhuo called GG three times.

The fatty scratched his head in confusion, "Alright, I’m done. The gap is still too big, there’s no game to be had."

Zou Zhuo’s Undead was destroyed by Chen Mo’s Night Elves, Undead, and Orcs during that hour.

Chen MO said, "It’s alright, you’ve improved quite a bit."

"The gap is still too big, I’ll have to watch these replays when I get back, " said Zou Zhuo.

"I think your Frost Armor Crypt Fiend is quite alright, but you messed up some on the details. I’d recommend you play some other races so understand your opponents better. You might even catch your opponents trying new things, you’ll learn a lot that way."

Chen Mo gave Zou Zhuo more tips on combat and some details as Zou Zhuo nodded along as he felt that he had a lot to gain from this.

"What are we going to play next?"

Chen Mo looked at the games on the computers in the experience store.

They were already kind of tired with Warcraft which had the most depth. Other games like Plants vs Zombies, Wulin Legend, and Onmyoji no longer appealed to CHen MO.

"How about we play some RPG maps in Warcraft? There’s a map that has been quite popular recently. I’ve tried it out and it was quite fun, " suggested Zou Zhuo.

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure."

Zou Zhuo found the map and created a lobby.

Soon after Chen Mo entered the lobby, it was filled with other randoms.

It was an RPG map called Holy Land. The story was based on a novel by the same name. The players could choose to play as Holy Knight, Witch, Rouge, and Archer. They would explore the map before finally defeating the final boss to save the world.

"Manager, since you’re better mechanically, you should pick the witch. I’ll pick the holy knight and heal you, " said Zou Zhuo.

Chen Mo picked the witch and started exploring the map with the other two players.

All in all, the map was excellent. It was one of the most popular maps on the Warcraft as it had a lot of players, and many guides following its popularity.

The level design was alright, the combat was rich, and the balancing was well done. Most importantly, the game was placed in a western fantasy world which allowed it to fit in well with the resources of Warcraft. The complete product could almost pass as a complete game.

There were human villages, elven cities on isolated islands, and the spooky land of the dead. The multitudes of adventures allowed the players to feel incredibly immersed.

Chen Mo couldn’t help but praise it, "This game is great, the author must have good knowledge with western fantasy."

Zou Zhuo nodded, "Yeah, but most importantly he used the story from Holy Land so it’s not as shocking as the other western fantasy games in China. But unfortunately the author doesn’t have the rights to the work, so we can only treat it as a fan project and they can’t actually profit from it."

"Has Holy Land not been turned into a game outside of China? Is there no Chinese version?" asked Chen Mo.

"There is, but it’s a small VR game. I think the company had some funding issues when they bought the rights. They were insistent on making a VR game, but they couldn’t make a large world to explore. So the game is doing alright overseas, but not so well in China.

"Moreover, the game is different from this RPG map. I think most MMORPG games aren’t all that satisfying to play, just like Warcraft. Killing monsters of the same level takes a lot of effort, sure it’s balanced and realistic, but it’s not really satisfying.

"I think that’s one of the reasons why this map is so popular. It’s really satisfying to be able to kill so many monsters in one slash."

Chen Mo nodded.

Many designers in this world were quite stubborn with VR games, thinking that they may as well make large VR games if they were going to make VR games anyways. When designers of this world think of large games, they default to VR games.

But there was a lot of risk with making VR games. It would cost ten times more to develop the same world in a PC game in VR, and with the same money, it would mean a VR world a tenth of the size.

Therefore most video game developers choose to make a PC game before migrating it to VR after it’s proven to be successful.

Chen Mo and Zou Zhuo both played well, and combined with Zou Zhuo’s map knowledge, they finally beat it after an hour.

Chen Mo said to Zou Zhuo, "You go ahead, I’ll do some research for my next game."

This caught Zou Zhuo’s attention, "Huh? New game? Have you figured out what game you’re going to make?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, I’m almost there."

Chapter 185: A Hack and Slash Game

"Wow, you’re working too hard, manager, you just got back from your break! Anyways, could you tell me what kind of game you’re going to make?" asked Zou Zhuo.

Chen Mo smiled, "Hold your horses, I’ll need to do some research and see if feasible."

Zou Zhuo nodded, "Alright! Manager’s new game has got to be good!"

—

Chen Mo did some quick research for standalone RPG games on both PC and VR.

Basically, no matter in or out of China, MMORPG was the dominating genre. There were many points for MMORPGs, and the best point was that the interaction between players could extend the lifespan of the game, which in turns extends the profitable window of the game.

There were still traditional RPG games, but it was gathering far less attention than it did, and naturally there were fewer high quality games.

This was one of the greatest pitfalls that this world had fallen into as placing too much emphasis on MMORPGs bought a series of chain reactions.

Most MMORPGs were in first person view and had a focus on the artstyle.

This was because first person perspective was widely accepted to allow players to immerse more into the game. And combined with high quality arts allow players to spend more time in the world.

However, this introduced a problem, the information that the players get becomes incredibly limited as their field of view is smaller, making it harder to deal with large groups of enemies.

And in most MMORPGs, players fight in groups. There were already many players, and if many monsters are introduced, the screen will be incredibly cluttered as the players get overwhelmed with information.

This was much better on VR, but because most VR games are imported from a PC version, it would still be more or less influenced by their PC counterpart.

And combined with various other reasons, this led to a lack of hack and slash games in this world.

This was one of the reasons RPG maps in Warcraft were so popular. Players still liked the feeling of being powerful, killing many enemies in one hit, but they didn’t understand what they wanted. Therefore, their voices would never be heard by the developers.

Of course, they might not execute it even if they noticed. Although hack and slash might seem easy to execute, there were a lot of technicalities to it. If the design wasn’t done well, the players would quickly leave the game.

And coincidentally, Chen Mo has a pretty good hack and slash game on his hands that he could use as a transitional work to pivot into an RPG, filling out gaps in this world in the process.

At the front desk, Chen Mo turned on his laptop and started writing a concept design document for Diablo.

It was harder for Chen Mo to develop Diablo than Warcraft. The game must be comparable in quality to Diablo 3, therefore the resources required was much more than Warcraft.

Most of the maps in Warcraft can be done in the map editor, but the same couldn’t be said with Diablo as maps in Diablo are dynamically generated with very high quality. This was a major challenge for Chen Mo.

Diablo was a decent traditional game as Chen Mo had never made an RPG in the past and it would be risky to rush into MMORPGs.

Moreover, even in the previous world, Diablo’s theme and playstyle were all unique. There were many Diablo-like games, yet not a single one could surpass the original.

It was still one of the most classic hack and slash games.

Lastly, it was time to choose which generation to recreate.

Diablo 1 was too old and had a simple playstyle.

Diablo 2 was a timeless classic and pioneered Diablo-like games. Moreover, the atmosphere and playstyle fit Diablo the best.

However, Diablo 2 was still quite old. Although many concepts in that game were timeless, the combat system, user interface, and artstyle didn’t age too well.

Diablo 3 was also really successful, but Diablo fans felt that it never reached Diablo 2’s level. Although the graphics were quite nice, it was lacking in what players sought in a Diablo game.

Chen Mo had no problems making Diablo 2 or Diablo 3 with his current abilities. The quality of the game he would make could match Diablo 3, so the only considerations were the atmosphere and the playstyle of the game.

Chen Mo decided to use Diablo 3 as its foundation, using its world design, story, and artstyle, while making some improvements to the playstyle and artstyle to make it feel more like Diablo 2.

One of the reasons the older fans dislike Diablo 3 was because of its art style and gameplay.

Diablo 2 had dark and dank jail cells, weird monsters, blood trails, and limbs to create a scary atmosphere. The player’s vision would also be limited in forcing the players to play more vigilantly. Combined with music and audio effects, players were always kept on their toes.

But Diablo 3 gave up some of that artstyle, perhaps as a process of making it look better, losing the sad, mysterious, and scary atmosphere.

At the same time Diablo 3 was much easier, most players could easily beat the levels. This resulted in it being less satisfying to defeat bosses.

Chen Mo wanted to make a game that was as Diablo as possible, because being able to recreate that atmosphere would make all that hacking and slashing feel more meaningful, which in turn extends the lifespan of the game.

Of course, there were some obstacles in the way of making the game.

The biggest obstacle would be getting it through the review process.

In the previous world, Diablo would have struggled to get past the reviewing process, and Diablo 3 took a long time before being passed.

However, the parallel world was more tolerant with gore and violent themes as long as they had age restrictions. Moreover, Chen Mo was part of the committee which would surely help with the reviewing of the game.

It probably would be easier if they submitted the concept of the game to the committee ahead of time for the final review of the game.

Next was an overview of a design overmap, planning various aspects of the game.

Chapter 186: Diablo’s Settings

Diablo’s design could be split into three main categories.

Story and quest lines: Building the foundations for the story as well as laying out every single quest line, allowing players to experience the story of the game seamlessly.

Map and level design: Create the scenes according to the story. Each chapter was placed in a different setting with different models and textures.

Moreover, one of Diablo’s biggest pros were its dynamically generated maps. Every scene the player experiences are randomly generated. Elements such as dungeon entrances and altars are randomly generated every time, which makes exploration one of the important pleasures of the Diablo series.

Combat system and monsters: This focused on the abilities the players have in combat as well as the characteristics each monster had, making the combat system feel more rich.

After these three points are done, everything else could be polished slowly over time.

Other than that, Chen Mo also wanted to make some changes to Diablo 3 in terms of art style and play style.

Chen Mo put an emphasis on cult, dark, scary, ominous, and bloody art style as he wanted the players to feel depressed and anxious when they play the game.

He also wanted to give the players a similar fear from the gameplay.

First, cut down on player attributes and increase boss damage. This will decrease the rates at which players beat levels, as they feel more in danger against large groups of enemies and bosses.

The worst part of Diablo 3 was the growth of the player at the later stages of the game. It gets to a point when it didn’t matter if the player was dodging attacks from the boss as they didn’t do much damage anymore.

The real trouble comes from elite mobs, but they weren’t beaten by out maneuvering or out skilling them, but it was based on equipment (resistance), making the game less tense that it should.

Therefore, Chen Mo strongly considered nerfing the growth of the attributes to allow the players to feel tense from the game.

Second, build on Diablo 2’s field of view design. The player’s field of view could be smaller, making it possible for the players to be under attack by enemies out of sight. This was especially important in dark caves or dungeons.

Third, designs could be borrowed from Diablo 2.

Take the character screen for example. In Diablo 2, the screen was placed in a dark town, the characters are blanketed in darkness and will only reveal themselves after the player had made their picks.

Diablo 3 on the other hand had character selection under moonlight, dramatically impacting on the atmosphere of the game.

Chen Mo wanted to make changes to all these functions and scenes that didn’t fit Diablo 2.

Fourth, the flow of narrative and player emotions should match Diablo 2.

Diablo 2 was a master at managing and manipulating player emotions. In the first chapter for example, the player would go through safety, danger, nervous, anxiousness, restricted, release, and relax in a cycle.

The first chapter went something like this:

Town (safe), Den of Devil (Danger), Kill all enemies, field of view increased (safe)

Cold Plains (safe), Blood Ravens (Nervous), Sisters’ Burial Grounds (Extreme Danger)

Stony Field (Safe), Underground Passageway (Danger), Dark Wood (Nervous), Jail (Anxious).

Inner Cloister (Temporary Breathing Room), Catacombs (Extreme restraint), Kill Andariel (Release, relax).

The players’ emotions rise and fall as they progress through the game as they are allowed to relax and times but are incredibly tense at others as they become increasingly immersed in the game.

However, Diablo 3 didn’t address this point so well. Evidently they didn’t care too much about the emotions of the players during level design.

Chen Mo planned to make slight changes to the progress of the scenes in Diablo 3 to remedy this, allowing scenes to better control the players’ emotions.

Moreover, Chen Mo planned to balance the game in the style of Blizzard, nerfing builds that players have a tendency towards. This allows the game to feel ordered among all the chaos, instead of making changes directly to the foundations of the game to meet his expectations.

After settling on a general design concept of Diablo, Chen Mo visited the Game Committee to run this through Qiao Hua to ensure the game wouldn’t have too much trouble during the review process before work resumed.

—

It was the eight day of the Chinese calendar, and the new employees officially started work.

Their new office was more or less in a finished condition. Computers, drawing tablets and other office supplies had arrived, and things like coffee machines, fridges, microwaves, and snacks were also provided.

Su Jinyu arrived back at work a day before the others to work on the new arrivals.

Chen Mo returned to the experience store at 11am.

"Manager, the new employees are here, would you like to welcome them?" said Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright."

The new office was in a shop lot near the experience store. It was originally a cafe, but after a few light renovations it suited to be an office.

Everybody stood up upon seeing Chen Mo.

"Let’s meet in the meeting room, I’ll give a quick overview of what I expect, " said Chen Mo.

A meeting area was split out from the main office in order to form a meeting area for twenty people. After grabbing their seats, Chen Mo sat in the middle with his assistants by his side.

Chen Mo was quite happy with these new hires.

Most of them had plenty of working experience. As Chen Mo had the final say, the employees were more than capable.

Chen Mo looked around and said in a serious tone, "I’m pretty straightforward so I’ll skip the customs. I’ll skip the talk about pay as it has already been discussed when you guys were hired, but in summary, it’s higher than the industry average.

"I only have one wish, for you guys to complete the tasks I ask. I’m not sure what your previous companies were, but here, I go through every single detail of the game. I don’t hope to receive an ambiguous answer.

"No matter the circumstance, even if you don’t understand the intent behind my decisions, I hope that you will continue executing as ordered. You’ll understand the meaning behind them when the game is released.

"Similarly, as long as you guys do your jobs, I can guarantee that I’ll pay you what the companies cannot. You won’t have to worry about money as this isn’t one of those companies that skimps on that."

The new hires seemed to be looking forward to this.

The vast majority of the new hires were older than Chen Mo, but not a single one dared question him as his experiences in the past two years trumped many of them.

Moreover, when considering the profitability of his games and his name, none of them dared to underestimate their boss who happened to be quite young.

Chapter 187: Design Concept Draft

Chen Mo continued, "Of course, I’m not a dictator, I’m open to any suggestions or opinions, but be ready to be rejected.

"Alright, that’s about it. You guys don’t have to be anxious, my aim is to make everyone here money after all. You will realise that joining Thunderbolt Entertainment will be the best choice you made.

There were varying reactions, some excited, some calm.

It was normal to doubt a company one just joined, especially one with such a young boss.

This ‘hyping up the employees’ sessions were commonplace in every single company, and most new hires would most definitely go through this at least once.

‘Make everyone money’ are just words coming out of their mouths 99% of the time.

Chen Mo continued, "I focus on efficiency. Warcraft took around half a year of work to complete. There might be some communication issues now that our team is bigger, but I still hope that our efficiency can be higher.

"Next, is the game we’ll be working on. Here’s the concept document, please take a look."

Chen Mo turned on the projector in the meeting room to reveal the title: Diablo Design Concept Document.

The new hires signed non-disclosure agreements and non-compete clauses so there was no need to worry about leaks. They wouldn’t be so dumb as to give up such a good job in exchange for short term benefits.

Many were shocked to see the name just as Chen Mo predicted.

The name Diablo was a bit weird, but within realms of reasoning. Diablo wasn’t a god[1] they were familiar with, no matter ancient or modern times.

However nobody dared question him as Chen Mo was known to have weird names for his games.

Chen Mo started explaining the game.

Artstyle.

Core gameplay.

Background story of the setting.

Storylines.

Controlling the player’s emotions.

Classes and combat system.

Improving on gameplay and multiplayer features.

Equipment system and long-term goals.

Chen Mo didn’t go into too much detail as it was just a concept document. It was up to his assistants to fill those gaps.

However, Chen Mo went through the most important parts of the game, going over the good and bad of the game, target audience, and profit model. As a result, everyone understood what kind of game Chen Mo was going for.

Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun didn’t say much as it wasn’t their first rodeo.

Even if the concept of the game seemed really weird now, the final product would most certainly be a classic that was well polished.

However, the new employees were confused.

And Chen Mo could tell they were confused, "Please bring out any questions you have, I’ll try my best to answer them. In particular, the few who are playing bigger roles should ask any questions they have, I wouldn’t want you guys to start work confused as it would affect the efficiency."

There were seven playing the bigger roles, Su Jinyu who was responsible for the videogame project, Zheng Hongxi in story related matters, Qian Kun in numbers, balancing and level design, Zhou Hanyu in art/graphics, Fu Guangnan in sound effects/music, Zhao Yunting in promotion/operations, and Lin Xiao in pay, bonuses, and allowance.

Although Lin Xiao was an assistant, she was unlikely to participate in game development, but rather worked on keeping the company rolling.

Zhou Hanyu, Fu Guangnan, and Zhao Yunting looked at one another.

Zhou Hanyu and Fu Guangnan were industry professionals in their thirties with plenty of skills and experience behind them. These were hand-picked by Chen Mo from large companies.

Zhao Yunting had only been in the industry for around three years, but she had been a part of three successful projects.

Zhou Hanyu asked, "Mr Chen, I have a question."

"Please don’t call me Mr Chen, just call me by my name, or manager. Go ahead."

"Manager, my main confusion stems from the artstyle. The keywords you gave for the artstyle were cult, dark, scary, ominous, bloody. I understand where you’re coming from, but as far as I know, that isn’t common in or outside of the country. Even if there was a small audience outside of China, I don’t think I’ve seen anyone in China do something like this.

"Sure it is a unique style, it matches the theme of the game too. But I’m not entirely sure if the players of China would accept this."

Chen Mo nodded, "I understand what you mean. It’s true that many companies will consider the taste of the average gamer when making games. Even if they were working on a game with a depressing theme such as this, they’d usually increase brightness and saturation to make the players feel more comfortable."

Zhou Hanyu nodded, "Yeah."

"But this isn’t a game that was meant to please the majority of players. The idea lies in originality, I’m doing it because there is a gap in the market for games like these."

Zhou Hanyu still wasn’t sold, "But will the players accept it?"

Chen Mo explained. "What’s the most important part of the game? Consistency. Those games are giving up their identity by changing up the artstyle. This is a singleplayer adventure, hack and slash game. The tense and anxious themes will allow the players to better immerse into the game. As to if the players are accepting of it…

"That’s going to depend on the quality of the game."

Zhou Hanyu nodded, still confused but now understood Chen Mo’s idea clearly: Make a single player RPG hack and slash game with a fantasy theme and use its artstyle.

The art style was the last thing to be decided, but there was no other way given the type of game, playstyle, and theme.

However, will the players accept it? Zhou Hanyu didn’t fully buy it.

Chen Mo looked at Fu Guangnan, "Are there any problems in terms of music and audio effects?"

"No problems. My questions are similar to that of Hanyu, I’m just worried that the music will drive the players away. But if the manager already had that in mind, I’ll just follow the orders. The music and audio effects will surely be to your liking."

TL note[1]: The literal translation of the chinese name is a god that destroys darkness. Diablo is from a spanish work meaning devil.

Changes to Game Settings

Zhao Yunting said, "Manager, I have a question.

Zhao Yunting was responsible for operations and promotions. She was currently working on Onmyoji’s day to day operations, but obviously she would be responsible for promoting the new game when they come out.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yep, go ahead."

"I’m not worried about the game quality, my main concern is that the game is really heavy and gore and violence, like corpses in prisons, blood pools, and even a necromancer. Could the game get pass the committee review?" asked Zhao Yunting

"I’ve already spoken to the Game Committee. The game will be rated 18+, so the review shouldn’t be a concern. You guys don’t have to tiptoe around the things that might make it difficult to pass the review. There’s no need to cut down on the corpses, blood, limbs, give it your all and make sure it doesn’t affect the atmosphere of the game, " assured Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu exclaimed, "Incredibly, the honorary committee member can do whatever he wants."

Chen Mo laughed, "Less talking more working. Alright, now that you guys understand the game, we can start working on it. Hongxi, I’ll send you an overview of the story in a bit, so prepare yourself for that.

"The story will have its unique Diablo theme. The players must always feel a sense of hopelessness in this world. Take a look at the Dark Ages, Black Death, death by burning, soul cleansing, gibbeting, iron maiden… These could all be used in the game, especially things that are associated with hell." said Chen Mo.

Zheng Hongxi wiped sweat off his forehead, "Alright, I’ll try my best…"

—

After going through the design document, everybody started working on various aspects of Diablo, wasting no time.

As the others were doing research and understanding the design concept, Chen Mo wasted no time and used Memory Playback Potions to take notes on aspects of the design of Diablo.

The difficulty of developing this game came from using assets from two different games, the story and basic gameplay from Diablo 3, but the art style, atmosphere, settings, and highlights from Diablo 2. He must recall both games and think about how to combine them together.

First, the story will follow Diablo 3.

From an unknown hitting Tristram Cathedral, so beating Skeleton King Leroic in the first act, to defeating the Lord of Lies in the second act, infiltrating Bastion Keep and the Heart of Sin defeating Azmodan in act three, before reaching High Heavens to defeat Diablo.

The story of Diablo 3 was really high quality and wasn’t any worse than Diablo 2. But because of the artstyle and the representation of it in general, Diablo 3’s story felt lacking. This wasn’t because of the story itself, but due to narrative techniques and overall style.

The changes in the scenes of Diablo 3 was also really well done. Field of Misery, Desert, Snowy Plains, Hell, and Heaven, were all well done, and were even referenced many times by action RPG game developers in china;

Other than the main story, the players can also learn more about the world through notes, letters, or narratives from the NPCs.

Second, classes and combat systems will be based on Diablo 3 with some balancing changes.

The players can pick two primary abilities, four secondary abilities, and three passives. The abilities and controls were of a familiar design and was much better than Diablo 2.

Moreover, the players aren’t required to relearn abilities or visit special locations in order to change abilities, making it new player friendly, increasing the potential player base.

Although Diablo 3’s abilities system were criticised by fans to be one dimensional as there were only so many viable strategies, Diablo 3’s abilities system was actually really rich. It was due to the addition of ranks that players tried their best to discover the best strategy then subsequently being copied by other players that the system became monotonous.

Therefore, the reason it seemed monotonous was entirely due to the ranked system.

Many felt that Diablo 2’s ability system was better, but if a ranked ladder was introduced to this system, the players would do the same min-maxing, which would end up the same as Diablo 3.

As long as there was a tangible target for the players for the players to reach, these hack and slash games become incredibly monotonous as they give up exploring the game for optimal strategy and builds.

Chen Mo wanted to make some changes to the ability and equipment systems to make the game less monotonous.

Third, the equipment system will be based on Diablo 2.

Although Diablo 3 had a random attribute system like Diablo 2, it didn’t work as well because of the introduction of a equipment ceiling. For example, a certain class must get certain equipment to allow a build to work, rendering the other equipment useless.

Chen Mo planned to improve equipment drop rates, increase the randomness of attributes, and increase the number of equipment available to remedy this.

Of course, this could make the game difficult to balance. A strong class with strong abilities and strong equipment, who knows what the players are capable of under so many random elements.

It was a single player game after all, and as Chen Mo didn’t plan to include a market system, the randomness wouldn’t affect the game too much.

Fourth, the difficulty of the game. Chen Mo wanted to slightly increase the difficulty and the players must complete the game under the default difficulty.

This will be a challenge to new players as bosses will require fitness and skill to beat. Combined with the artstyle and field of view, the players would be struggling when they play the game as they could die at a single misstep.

The difficulty will be slightly decreased after multiple deaths, but basically the players couldn’t cruise through the story with no obstacles in their way.

Chapter 189: Making a Game That Way?

Fifth, in terms of online and extended functions, continue Diablo 3’s online functions, but hold off on Challenge Rift and Ranked.

Diablo 3’s Challenge Rift system was an excellent design, except for the fact it was a double edged sword.

When the players want to just kill a large number of enemies, they would obviously default to levels in the story with high spawn rates. Blizzard decided to release Challenge Rift to allow players to do so with ease without the need to go through the story again and again.

This was a good news to the players who liked the feeling of hacking and slashing as they saved them time. However, this damaged the lifespan of the game to a certain extent, making something that the game is incredibly repetitive.

Chen Mo planned to release Challenge Rift in an update after the main release. By that time, the players that remained are loyal fans who are sick of the story who would enjoy something like Challenge Rift.

Competitive seasons, ranked ladder, and increased difficulty would all be added in an update as something that extends the lifespan of the game.

—

With a general plan in mind, various aspects of the development process were running along smoothly.

With the foundations of the story in place, artwork can be worked on. Chen Mo gave out concept art for some of the key areas to allow Zhou Hanyu to have a better grasp on the theme Chen Mo was going for.

Chen Mo explained some of the key aspects of these scenes to Zhou Hanyu.

"Leroic’s place should be scary and old. The ground could be made to look gritty and worn. Consider adding spider webs in corners of the wall too. You should also use a cooler colour scheme to make it look dead.

"Remember, do not make it look too fancy and cut down on the lighting too as it would feel out of place and the players wouldn’t be as impressed.

"The Keep should be here. The players should have a wide field of view and the walls should give the players an impression that the keep has seen many battles, so you should add some destruction. You could even add some animations of the keep falling apart as the players walk by. The monsters will also attack the player from different angles so the players must feel that they could be swarmed at any moment.

Chen Mo went through each scene in detail to ensure that Zhou Hanyu could capture the scene as he wanted.

Zhou Hanyu nodded as Chen Mo explained, "Sure, no problem, understood."

He was shocked as even though he was responsible for art, he didn’t need to do too much thinking as Chen Mo did most of the considerations for him, even drawing concept arts himself!

And Chen Mo’s drawing skills might even be better than his!

In previous companies, Zhou Hanyu would take a look at a concept art and release a few different renders to allow the designers to pick the best one before slowly working out the rest of the graphics.

But he didn’t need to do that at all. Chen Mo gave the art style as he wanted, even drawing out concept art for the monsters and scenes. All he needed to do was polish it up and outsource it to a company with some quality management work here and there.

This was the same with Fu Guangnan, Chen Mo gave a few BGM melodies, evidently of a certain style. He even specified which instruments to use in these pieces, including which to use in which scenes, and what emotions it should convey, all in great detail.

This meant that they saved a lot of time as there wasn’t a lot of time spent in communicating or considering, all they had to do was execute.

The other employees were shocked too as they were never involved in the development of a game that was as easy as this.

No endless meetings.

No redoing.

No arguing.

Only ‘doing’.

We can make games this way? Zhou Hanyu and Fu Guangnan felt like they were involved in something new. It was their first time experiencing something like this for the eight years they’ve been in the industry!

—

Many players on the forums seemed a bit lost after Chinese New Year.

"I’m so bored, any game recommendations?"

"Nope, I’m also bored."

"It’s just after Chinese new year. Most companies probably just resumed operation. We’d probably need to wait until March even if it was a game that started its development last year."

"Geez, I’m bored of all these games. The games nowadays take so long to develop."

"By the way, have you guys seen Heavenly Ring 3’s new year movie?"

"You should ask who hasn’t seen it instead, it’s such a huge work!"

"Yeah, the box office is over one billion dollars, and it’s still expected to increase. People who liked movies like these probably already watched it right?"

"It’s kind of weird that the movie is really popular in China, but the game was a complete flop. Heavenly Ring the game entered the Chinese market two years ago before calling GG soon after."

"It probably has to do with the gameplay. Their tastes overseas aren’t the same with us in China."

"I really liked the theme, but it’s sad that there aren’t any good games."

"Previous poster, I recommend Warcraft."

"That’s an RTS game, I can’t play those games at all."

"There are maps that aren’t RTS in Warcraft, you should check out Holy Land."

"Holy Land? Isn’t that another Western novel?"

"Yeah, there’s an RPG map in Warcraft that’s basically a fan creation. You should try it out, I quite like it."

"Alright, I’ll do that."

Nobody expected that an overseas movie like Heavenly Ring 3 would bring another wave of popularity to the Warcraft RPG map Holy Land

There were noticeably more strategy guides in the forums with thousands of concurrent players every day.

This was normal as Western fantasy themed games were in an awkward spot in the parallel world.

There were many huge western works, but most didn’t match the tastes of Chinese players. It was difficult for them to enter the chinese market without the help of a game like World of Warcraft.

Although Chinese developers knew the tastes of Chinese players, they struggled to make a western fantasy game that was true to the original, and the players weren’t taking any of that.

Therefore, the developers defaulted to Xianxia and fantasy themes, showing no interest in western fantasy.

The result of that was that Chinese players struggled to find western fantasy games that suited their tastes, and it was one of the reasons Warcraft got so popular so quickly.

But as Warcraft was an RTS game, it couldn’t take up a large amount of players like RPG games.

Chapter 190: Impossible to Become Popular

Many were tagging Chen Mo on Weibo.

"This map called Holy Land is pretty good, maybe give an official endorsement?"

"I recommend Holy Land too."

"@Chen Mo, it’s a new year and time to make new games! Stop slacking off, my wallet can’t take it anymore!"

"@Chen Mo, please make a nice, non-scammy game like Warcraft. Please stop trying to milk my wallet with scammy games!"

Chen Mo was surprised to find that many diehard fans as he looked through his tags.

And there were many who were waiting for yet another high quality game.

Chen Mo decided to give everyone a small hint.

He sent out a short and simple Webio.

"The next game will be a single player RPG game, Western Fantasy."

He included a concept art of Tristram Cathedral under the cover of darkness lit up by candles. There was a traveller who looked into the sky where there was an unidentified object flying towards the cathedral, giving away an ominous vibe.

The Weibo caught the attention of many.

"My goodness! Look at this, Chen Mo’s new Webio!"

"It’s coming, Chen Mo is making another PC game! I have my money ready! What kind of game do you think it is?"

"Are you dense? Didn’t Chen Mo already tell you it’s a singleplayer western fantasy RPG game? You can’t be more detailed than that!"

"From the looks of it, isn’t the atmosphere a bit too dark? It’s really ominous. The cathedral gives away the vibes of a cemetery."

"Yeah, I think there are tombstones upon close look. I think there’s a shadow of a skull in one of the windows."

"Maybe it’s related to Warcraft’s Undead?"

"Doesn’t look like it. The artstyle seems much gloomier than Warcraft. It does give away dark ages vibes though."

"Chen Mo is finally making an RPG! I’m looking forward to this!"

"Unfortunately it’s a single player game. It probably wouldn’t feel as satisfying"

"Not necessarily, don’t you have to play single player games to get a good story? Moreover, designers usually make single player RPG games to get their names out there in order to reduce the risk for MMORPGs."

"That’s true. It’s by Chen Mo, it must be good. We’ll just have to wait!"

"Geez, I thought he was going to make an RPG version of Warcraft. That’s too sad."

"Who knows, maybe he has something else in mind. I want to play a Warcraft RPG too!"

It didn’t take long before the news spread around within the industry.

"Have you heard? Chen Mo’s new game is on the PC, a western fantasy themed single player RPG game."

"I’ve heard about it. Thank the heavens that he’s doing that."

"Why?"

"Hopefully this means he’s not making anymore mobile games, give us some breathing room!"

"But I’m in PC games, who’s going to give me breathing room?"

"Alright, take note that Chen Mo is making a singleplayer game. Emphasis on single player."

"Oh, singleplayer. That makes it slightly better."

"It’s great that it is single player, they have limited profitability after all. Seems like Chen Mo has the same thing in mind with Warcraft, he’s trying to work on his name and not for money."

"We’d still have to be careful. It’d still be pretty bad if our games happened to be released around the same time. Take a look and see what he’s up to."

"There’s a picture on Weibo! The game is called Diablo. This doesn’t look like a first person game."

Maybe designers were trying to figure out what Chen Mo was up to via his We.

The new Weibo post was also quite simple. It specified that the game is called Diablo. It also included an image of a forty-five degree third person view with a dual axe wielding barbarian battling countless skeletons and demons.

"It really doesn’t look like a first person game. Is he planning a third person game?"

"Possibly. Third person games are easier anyways. It’s normal that he’d go for something more stable and predictable for his first RPG game."

"That’s not bad as there are fewer and fewer third person games as it is going out of fashion. This game probably wouldn’t lose him money, but it’s unlikely that it’d get all that popular."

"Yeah, I’ve also thought out what Chen Mo was planning. There’s too much first in making a first person MMORPG, which was why he chose to pivot using a third person RPG, focusing on the story and theme."

"That’s what I think too. He’s making this game just for the players who like Western Fantasy themes. Luckily the playerbase of this game will have a huge overlap with Warcraft, which guarantees some of his sales."

"We panicked for nothing. But I do feel kind of sad as this suggests that he’s admitting defeat? I remember how confident he was when he made Warcraft to go directly against Legion Conquest. Now he probably thinks that he doesn’t have the abilities and is playing safe."

"Not sure if you guys noticed the color scheme of these artworks?"

"Color scheme?"

"Yeah, the colors are really dark."

"Oh, maybe he’s trying to create a scary and ominous atmosphere."

"It’s not as simple as that. Sure it might just be for atmosphere, but this combined with scary background music will give the players a lot of pressure. It’d be really tiring for them to play the game. Just take a look at the popular online games, none of them are dark at all as they fear the players might get tired quickly."

"Oh is that so. I’ve learnt something today!"

"So I think Chen Mo made a mistake. He went too far just to create a unique Western Fantasy game, but he never considered if the players would accept it. The artstyle in particular is too out there! Just take a look at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment, none of them dare to do this!"

"Incredible. I’ve learnt so much from your analysis!"

"I think Chen Mo’s game will be profitable, but it’s not going to be much, possibly just breaking even. There’s no way this game will be as popular as his previous ones. Perhaps it’ll be well received in a niche community, but there’s no way this game will get popular."

"Thank goodness for that!"

—

Many were talking about Chen Mo’s new game, industry professionals and players alike, but most of them didn’t expect too much from it.

The reasoning was simple, they thought that third person RPG games were one of the most ancient types of games, verging on extinction.

Moreover, the potential for these types of games have more or less been fully explored as the industry was dominated by first person games. How many players still liked ancient single player RPG games like these was a question that remained to be answered.

Chapter 191: Playtest

Single player games like Chen Mo’s Wulin Legend and Zen Entertainment’s Tale of the sword usually get around four hundred thousand sales in their first month, which wasn’t much.

Many felt that Chen Mo was playing safe by making a game like this. Even considering the fact that he was known for good stories, he might sell alright, but it definitely wouldn’t be incredibly popular.

Moreover, the game might have gone a little too far in its concept judging from the concept art. How many players would like spooky dark themes like this?

If it wasn’t managed well, it would most certainly drive away most of the players.

Some were looking forward to it.

Some were questioning it.

Some were making fun of it.

—

Chen Mo didn’t seem to mind at all as he wouldn’t usually pay attention to these doubts. Only after the game was completed will they know how good the game was.

It was more likely to not to make predictions at this stage.

Diablo’s development was going along swimmingly.

As there were more hands on the project, the speed it was moving along also increased.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, the development of Diablo 3 took a long time. There was a gap of twelve years from Diablo 2 to Diablo 3.

Of course there were many back and forths during this time, and the majority of the time wouldn’t have been spent on developing the game, but on remaking assets.

Another problem was that the team responsible for Diablo 2 left Blizzard, adding more time on the development for Diablo 3.

As the first versions weren’t taken well by the hire ups, multiple revisions were required, which was why Diablo 3 didn’t feel the same as Diablo 2.

Chen Mo could completely bypass all the difficulties that the team went through as the development of the game increased dramatically as he viewed these matters through mature eyes.

Zhou Hanyu would polish up sketches of monsters and characters by Chen Mo before sending it to a company to make the models and animations before making quality assessments.

A few other assistants dealt with the areas, design of the levels, as well as the flow of the combat.

Cinematics that were higher quality than Warcraft were also in the works.

There were also tasks like balancing, equipment design, as well as some details with the players. Under Chen Mo’s leadership, the entire development process was streamlined, dramatically increasing the speed of the development.

Diablo was more challenging to develop than Warcraft, but with the extra help, it’s development was faster than Warcraft. It only took four months before having a working game that was in its early stages.

The cinematics weren’t done and neither was the balancing. Challenge Rift, ranked ladder, and professional mode weren’t in the game either, but the game was playable.

—

Chen Mo sat down in an empty massage chair in the experience store.

He had been working hard the past few days reviewing graphical resources and level design. He decided to take a much needed rest after finally having some free time.

Zou Zhou was on a computer next to him playing Warcraft.

"You’ve been working hard, manager. How’s the new game going?" Zou Zhou said as he passed Chen Mo a can of drink, "I’ve been itching to play the new game upon hearing its an RPG. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to see the development of the game as Goldfish, Qian Kun, and the others have moved.

"It’s playable now. I’ll grab a hard-drive for you to playtest later."

Zou Zhuo was shocked to hear that, "Is it really playable? Hooray! Manager, your efficiency sure is scary!"

Chen Mo went back to the office next door before copying a incomplete Diablo to install onto Zou Zhou’s computer.

Chen Mo estimated that the game should be live in two weeks or so. It’d be a good idea for Zou Zhou to test the game out and experience the flow of the game in order to collect some feedback.

It didn’t take long to install. Zou Zhou could barely contain his excitement as he was proud to be the first player to playtest this game.

The other players gathered around too.

"My goodness, Diablo is playable already?"

"Manager, you’re like a sow giving birth to all these games! Start the game so we can take a look!"

"Incredible, let’s watch."

"Manager, I wanna play too!"

Chen Mo laughed, "Hold your horses. This is just a playtesting version. There are many things that aren’t up to scratch, so you guys will have to wait. I’ll install it onto the computers in the experience store next week for you guys to try out."

Zou Zhou clicked on the icon, "Whatever, I’m going in!"

Everybody else huddled around to watch Zou Zhou play the game.

Just as expected, there was a cinematic as he started the game.

It started off with some red wax before Thunderbolt gaming’s logo was stamped on.

The camera panned upwards, below the seal was a vellum with text written in an unknown language.

Following the tense melody was a raspy old voice.

"And at the end of days, the first sign shall appear in the heavens

"Justice shall fall upon the world of men, the armies of light and shadow will clash across the field of eternity…"

Drawing after drawing appeared on the vellum one after another accompanying the voiceover.

Crows appeared on a battlefield filled with spears. A lightning appeared in the sky before light leaked onto the ground like a waterfall. Many warriors descended from the heavens, charging towards the demons.

The angels and demons were at war before the earth split open, coming out of it a huge demon charging with its mouth open.

Leah awoke violently with horror still in her eyes.

The old Deckard Cain was looking through ancient scripts in the dark cathedral.

"If these translations are correct, the powers of hell could already be on the move. The world must be told of the coming darkness!"

"You do believe me, don’t you Leah? It has begun…"

At this moment, the cathedral started shaking, and a meteor appeared in the sky following a flash of lightning.

The meteor flew across the sky, landing right in the middle of the cathedral. The shock from the impact caused Leah to end up on all fours, but as she got up to search for Deckard Cain, there was only a crater left where he used to be.

"Uncle!"

The ending of the cinematic followed her scream. At this moment, both Chinese and English versions of the name appeared on the screen.

Diablo^1!

Chapter 192: Demon Hunter

There was chatter after the cinematic finished.

"Incredible! The cinematics from Thunderbolt Movies still maintain their high standards!"

"I could see every single strand of hard on the girl. I think the manager started burning his money again."

"What does that mean? I don’t understand what just happened. The old man already looked so sad, why was he hit by a meteor? Was it because he doesn’t his old lady cross the road?"

"The girl was so shocked. Where’s my grandad? Oh wait, where’s my uncle?"

"Start the game, I can’t wait!"

They entered a character select screen.

Five different heroes stood around a campfire under the blanket of darkness, so dark that you could only see their outline.

They looked like they had different looks and equipment. Some had cloth armor, leather, plate armor, wielding weapons like a great axe, crossbow, staff…

Zou Zhuo was quite excited to see this unique character select screen as it felt incredibly immersive, as though he was facing a group of malicious men.

Unlike other RPGs where every character looked like perfect dolls.

A tall strong barbarian stood in the centre of the screen wearing basic armor with a tribal tattoo.

Chen Mo didn’t pick the barbarian from Diablo 3, but Diablo 2. Gone was the old man with ashen hair and beard, in its place was a huge man like Kratos.

"Barbarian? Looks similar to a berserker."

Zou Zhuo clicked on the other characters.

Everytime he clicked on one of them, they would walk out from the shadows next to the fire, making themselves in full view of the player. The character that was selected before would retreat back into the shadows.

Cool, crossbow wielding Demon Hunter.

Magic wielding Wizard.

The Eastern looking Monk skilled in battle.

Mask wearing Witch Doctor with the power over life and death.

Zou Zhuo clicked on each character to look through them.

There were only five different classes to choose from in this version. Chen Mo planned to add Crusader, Witch Doctor, ranked mode and a competitive mode later.

The player could pick from any of the unique classes. They would also go through a character introduction for each character, showing off special abilities and their story.

Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but quickly go through the story of all the characters.

It didn’t take long for him to notice the difference in the design of classes in Diablo and other games.

At first glance, the characters are exactly the same as classic western fantasy characters (warrior, wizard, archer, crusader, etc.), just reskinned. But after looking deeper into their abilities and story, they were actually starkly different.

The biggest difference was the lack of differentiation between characters by separating them into defensive, offensive and support style characters. All characters were offensive characters, only differing in the way they did damage.

Moreover, these characters matched perfectly with Diablo’s theme.

Take Demon Hunters for example. They possess an innate ability to resist demonic corruption. They allow them to use the power of demons as a weapon, wielding crossbows to destroy their enemies.

They are relentless vigilanties sworn to do one thing: Destroy the creatures of the Burning Hell.

Compared to the run of the mill archers, Demon Hunters suited Diablo much better. They differentiated themselves by different abilities and talents too, not completely relying on bows.

"Demon Hunter? This guy looks cool. It’s him it is."

Zou Zhuo picked a male Demon Hunter, giving him the nickname ‘Zzz’.

A demon hunter that looked to be at the start of journey appeared on his screen, with little to no armor and a pathetic crossbow in his hand. He looked skinny and weak but had a cold murderous look in his eyes.

Zou Zhuo started the game incredibly happy with himself as loved vibes like these as he personally loved the Undead.

A vellum with drawing on it passed by the screen accompanied by a deep dark voice.

"My family was butchered by hellspawn. To witness such a thing is enough to leave your mind in ruins.

"I was left frightened and alone, until I was rescued.

"Rescued by survivors, who had joined together to rid the world of the creatures of Hell. They saw in me the strength to resist the demons. And they forged me into a weapon."

"Now, I am ready.

"A meteor has fallen in Tristram, and the dead have risen in its wake. I will send them back to their graves. Once, I was hunted. Now…I am the hunter."

A few lines were more than enough to convey the entire backstory of the Demon Hunter. It also helped the players focus on ‘meteor’ which was an important theme in the story.

Zou Zhuo was then placed in an empty field with a small village off the screen.

"So it is actually not first person."

Everyone knew that this was a third person game, but Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but be disappointed upon seeing the gameplay himself as it would be more immersive in first person.

Luckily, Zou Zhuo was a seasoned Warcraft player and was quite used to a perspective like this.

The graphics were incredibly high quality. They could tell that Chen Mo spent a lot of effort on the graphics as every detail, icon, and pattern were extremely high quality, completely different from what the players are used to with third person RPGs.

The UI was clean and the theme was obvious. Zou Zhuo knew the controls after just looking through which abilities were bound to which hotkeys.

After making his character spin in a circle or two, Zou Zhuo was sure that it was a 3D game with 3D scenes and models. Everything was in 3D of fairly high quality. Chen Mo deliberately chose to lock the perspective forcing the players to go through the game in third person.

The animations were really smooth, the arcs of the bolts were well done too.

However, the graphics gave away a really tense vibe. The scene felt riddled with death before meeting many undead creatures. Dim street lamps, broken carts, and corpses suggested a world in a dire situation,

The Demon Hunter continued walking forwards and was met by a zombie.

After the first bolt, the growling monster charged at the Demon Hunter. Zou Zhuo handily kited[1] and killed the monster with ease.

TL note[1]: Kiting means to hit and run at the same time.

Chapter 193: Obvious Upsides

Chen Mo made sure that the players couldn’t cruise through the game like Diablo 3 in his previous life.

Although it was a monster with zero difficulty, Zou Zhuo had a sliver of worry within him when a monster was rushing at him.

As he continued on, the Demon Hunter found himself at Tristam after beating the group of undead trying to raid the city. The Demon Hunter then entered the city and gave himself a line of quests.

The guidance was pretty good as there was a minimap on the top right hinting at the next location the player should visit. There was also a quest reminder on the right.

Zou Zhuo continued following the line of quests to go through the story.

Zou Zhuo soon noticed a few obvious upsides in this game.

The game felt smooth and the controls were comfortable. The graphics and sound effects were all really high quality too. It even surpassed many games in first person in many aspects even as a third person game.

It was evident that Chen Mo didn’t make a third person game to ‘hide flaws’, nor was it because he couldn’t’ satisfy the needs of a first person game. He made a conscious choice to keep the game in third person.

Zou Zhuo was taken away by the spooky art style of Diablo as Chen Mo tried his best to recreate the atmosphere of Diablo 2.

As the Demon Hunter walked into the crypts, the area felt like it was sticky from blood.

In some quieter maps where you can hear the crackling of fires, and the footsteps of the character become increasingly evident, any monster that pops up on the screen will be more than enough to give the players a shock as they find themselves on a seemingly endless path.

Combined with this art style as well as an ever changing randomly generated map, the adventure in adventure games was brought out to its fullest.

Moreover, Chen Mo continued the field of view and darkness mechanics from Diablo 2. When the players enter caves, their field of view will be much smaller as most of their screen becomes darkness, only able to see the outline of the terrain as the presence of monsters remains a mystery.

The players could clearly see all the monsters on the screen which took out a lot of the mysteriousness in the game, making it a game that ‘could be seen through’.

With the darkness and field of view restrictions added back into the game, combined with the graphics, sounds effects, and level design. This made Zou Zhuo feel anxious at times, tense at others. However, Zou Zhuo didn’t feel so stressed to want to quit the game, instead he was compelled to play more.

This played completely different from all the overdone formats on the market. This game didn’t look like an amusement park, with knights without a single spec of dust on their armor. The only things in this game were corpses, skeletons, abscess, and endless hopelessness.

The Demon Hunter walked into the Cathedral completely helpless, with silent mercenaries fighting alongside him.

(Chen Mo followed Diablo 2 on this point as well, removing all the lines of mercenaries to allow players to better absorb the horrifying atmosphere.)

Many aspects of the playstyle also surpised Zou Zhuo.

The equipment system was really rich. Zou Zhuo could get decent equipment during his adventure. They also had unique flavour texts so no two pieces of equipment were the same.

There were many different abilities to go with the rich combat system. Different abilities were unlocked as the player leveled up. Combined with talents and skill runes, the players could figure out an optimal build from what they have, and this was a process which Zou Zhuo thoroughly enjoyed.

The most important thing was how satisfying the game was! This was also the biggest difference between Diablo compared to other RPG games.

The world the player exists in other games, especially online games, are really small. Not to mention bosses that take the combined power of many to take down, or the powerful NPC leaders of huge factions. There wasn’t a big differential in power when considering between players either. Many normal players in MMORPGs know that they are just a normal player.

It wasn’t the same in Diablo. You were the only god in the game, the saviour. From an adventure from Tristam at the start of the game, to a hero who saved Caldeum after defeating the Lord of Lies, turning the tides at Bastion Keep, before reaching the High Heavens to defeating Diablo, the embodiment of the seven evils, letting known the name of Nephalem be known from Hell to the High Heavens.

The player could cut through demons like a warm knife through butter when faced with waves of demons, leaving behind corpses and dropped equipment.

Of course, you might die, you might lose some gold, you will also have to retrieve your equipment from your corpse (from Diablo 2),

This was a world filled with danger, a world filled with hopelessness, and the only person you can depend on was yourself.

And it was because of this that the players get to experience a sense of satisfaction better than ever. It was because of a hopeless world that you give the waves upon waves of monsters and demons any mercy. One slash and all the demons will disappear in your wake.

Zou Zhuo was completely absorbed into the game as his field of view was reduced to a small circle when exploring a dark cave.

All of a sudden, a huge wave of monsters appeared in front of him before charging directly at him!

There were some monsters in this group that had a golden hue, leaving behind light in every step.

The players watching around him were shocked, "My goodness! Be Careful! Dodge!"

Zou Zhuo was shocked to see his health fall dramatically before calming his nerves and rolling to a safe distance before laying down traps, setting loose a barrage of bolts!

Waves after wave of groans from the monsters followed the waves of bolts. The weaker monsters started dying, but the huge rare monsters had a lot more health and continued charging towards the demon hunter.

Zou Zhuo skillfully kited as he used all his abilities.

He was exceedingly calm in a situation like this, not making any errors as he was fairly highly ranked in Warcraft.

Chapter 194: Skeleton King Leoric

"My goodness, this kiting is crazy!"

"Wow, you killed half of them already! Keep at it!"

"You’re almost dead, quick, consume potions!"

"Alright, he’s recovered. Don’t go there, there’s many monsters there!"

The players watching on were gasping and yelling seemingly more invested than Zou Zhuo himself.

Zou Zhuo was frantically tapping on the keyboard and mouse, finally defeating the monsters after a bit of a struggle.

There were many yellow equipment following the death of the golden enemies, along with many gold and potions.

"My goodness!"

The on-lookers were getting increasingly animated.

Zou Zhuo also breathed a sigh of relief as he almost screamed from how much he exerted just to defeat the monsters. They would always appear in bunches, and often provide a good scare in dark narrow dungeons like these.

Zou Zhuo felt quite good about himself when he equipped three pieces of yellow equipment.

"Charge into the cathedral and capture Leroic!"

Zou Zhuo continued playing enthusiastically with such a huge ambition in mind.

He was finally about to face Skeleton King Leoric after nearly two hours of playing.

This took quite long because Chen Mo increased the difficulty to prevent players from cruising through the game. Zou Zhuo was also the type of player to search through the entire dungeon before progressing through the game, which further increased the time required.

Back at the town, Zou Zhuo repaired his equipment, organised his inventory, and bought some healing.

Zou Zhuo took a deep breath before using a waypoint to teleport to the third floor of the cathedral in search of the Royal Crypt.

The room was completely empty, void of any monsters, except for a two-handed sword in the middle of the room.

Leoric’s sword.

Zou Zhuo clicked on the sword and several illusions appeared around the Demon Hunter recreating moments before Leoric’s death.

The Demon Hunter continued forward. The crypt looked abandoned for hundreds of years, but Leoric’s insane voice still echoed in the walls.

All of a sudden, Leoric’s silhouette appeared in front of the Demon Hunter.

"You dare to bring the warmth of life into my tomb?!"

Following the Skeleton King’s howl, pillars were activated and countless skeletons awakened, charging at the Demon Hunter!

"My goodness!"

Zou Zhuo quickly commanded the Demon Hunter to roll around to dodge attacks while releasing a flurry of bolts to defeat the small skeletons.

"This game is actually quite exciting, " Zou Zhuo said as he breathed a sigh of relief.

Diablo had many more monsters and were much tightly packed than Warcraft. Although there was only one playable character, there was still a certain amount of skill involved in the combat due to the large amount of skills the character has.

After navigating various obstacles, he finally reached the Crypt of the Skeleton King.

Most of the crypt had been weathered and corroded as the Demon Hunter only left one path forward.

After clearing out a few swarms of skeletons, he finally reached the Skeleton Keep.

Leoric’s corpse was on the throne in a spacious hall. All that’s left of the body was the skeleton, in the same position as it was when he was assassinated.

Zou Zhuo clicked on the corpse, placing Leoric’s crown onto the skeleton.

The screen shook and countless sources of ominous green light gathered on the Skeleton King. Pieces of armour started attaching themselves to the skeleton, before the skeleton finally picks up the mace from the ground.

The Skeleton King woke up following maniacal laughter. He stood up, looking straight at the Demon He with flames in his eyes.

"My goodness, it’s a boss!" The players surrounding Zou Zhuo had their eyes wide open as they feared they missed something.

Zou Zhuo quickly tried to gain some distance between them as he feared he might be one-shot.

Leoric’s abilities weren’t too complicated as he was the first boss, with multiple swings of his mace and summoning skeletons being the two noteworthy abilities.

As Zou Zhuo was playing Demon Hunter, he definitely couldn’t trade face to face with the Skeleton King. He kept using his abilities to create a gap and attacked the skeleton king using his mercenaries.

However, the Skeleton Keep had a lot of health. Zou Zhuo would lose half his health if he was greedy in trying to get a few more hits in and could die at any moment he failed to dodge an ability. Zou Zhuo gave it a hundred and ten percent of his focus in his attempt to beat the boss.

"He’s about to attack again, be careful!"

"Clear out the skeletons, they’ll cause trouble if they start gaining in numbers."

"You can do it, he’s got a third of his health left!"

"This is so exciting!"

The viewers couldn’t help but be even more nervous than Zou Zhuo.

In the end, the Skeleton King shattered into pieces as he growled one last time. His armour fell all over the place leaving behind gold and equipment.

There was an audible ‘ting’ when an orange light appeared beside the Skeleton King’s corpse.

Zou Zhuo hovered his cursor over it, "Leoric’s Crown? Orange equipment?!"

The on-lookers were shocked too.

"My goodness, this is the first orange equipment right?"

"It looks so strong."

"Take a look at the attributes!"

"Put it on first!"

Zou Zhuo inspected the crown before putting it on.

It was much better than the yellow helmet from before as provided bonuses to vitality and dexterity. It also had a special attribute, "Increases the effect of any gem socketed into the helm by 100%"

"Increase the effect of gems by 100%? Doesn’t that mean I can attach my yellow gems that increase drop chance for even more loot?

"I’m going to be rich!"

Zou Zhuo merrily returned to Tristram with Leoric’s crown on his head and an inventory full of loot.

"This game feels great!"

"Yeah, although it’s in third person, it feels completely different to those ancient RPG games I had in mind."

"Killing monsters feel so satisfying too. Could it be that he was inspired by that RPG map in Warcraft?"

"This feels more fun than some of the larger RPGs. The atmosphere in particular feels great. It makes you look forward to combat."

"It feels like a lot of attention has been given to abilities, equipment, boss fights, and story. If this was in first person, it’d be one of the best games!"

"Yeah, I don’t understand why it’s in third person."

"We wanna play too, manager!"

The on-lookers surrounded Chen Mo begging to play Diablo.

Chen Mo passed them the harddrive, "Install it yourselves. There’s a co-op mode to try out too."

Chapter 195: Donut Principle

They basically snatched it out of Chen Mo’s hands in order to install the game onto their PCs.

"Wow! Co-op?"

"Incredible, I thought it was a pure single player game!"

"I heard there’s only up to four players. Guess it’ll be us four in a group, you guys make your own groups."

"I’m playing Barbarian! What about you?"

"I’ll play Wizard then."

"This is exciting, though I’m still sad that we can play with more players."

"I’m done installing. I’ll wait for you guys at New Tristram."

"I’m done too. Huh, it really resembles that RPG map from Warcraft, like a official remastered version!"

"Yeah, I was just about to comment on how familiar this felt."

"But how can you compare this to an RPG map?"

"Of course, this is the manager’s own work!"

"I thought there wasn’t anything fun about third person games, but it turns out to be quite fun!"

Diablo was now the new trend in the experience store. The players that were here for other games stopped what they planned and pivoted to playing Diablo instead.

Diablo’s online mode wasn’t like other games, nor was there a synergy between different classes.

It resembled a LAN game like Diablo 2, more suited for a small number of players. The game would change its difficulty based on the number of players to prevent the loss of a challenge with more players.

Relatively speaking, co-op modes reduce the difficulty of the game as noobs could depend on better players to beat bosses. Moreover, a combination of various classes also helped with clearing levels.

However, when taking the preference of multiplayer games, new player experience, and prevention of cheats into consideration, an online mode was inevitable.

It didn’t take long before the players were immersed into the dark world of Diablo.

Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, as the first phase of the Diablo ‘donut principle’ was in effect.

There was a lot of debate whether or not Diablo 3 was successful. But based on the sales and feedback, even if Diablo 3 didn’t reach the levels of Diablo 2, it was still a successful game.

The ‘donut principle’ referred to how the players would eat the donut from the outside in when playing diablo.

The outer parts were new players, deeper into the donut were mid-core players, and the hardcore players would be deeper still.

When they reach the centre of the donut, the players will realise that there’s only a hole to leave.

The new players are drawn into the game by its art style, high quality gameplay, and exciting combat and story.

Mid-score players are attracted by the different combinations of abilities, equipment attributes, differences between classes, ranked ladder, and professional mode for greater challenges.

And when they become hardcore players, they will keep grinding everyday just to find ebtter equipment, experiment again and again for the best build, and would aim for the top every season as they relentlessly aim to be the best.

But after the hardcore players were done experiencing that, managed to find the best equipment, done climbing the ladder, or were just tired of the game, they would find the exit and leave the game.

Of course, there were players leaving before they become hardcore players.

But an important point of this ‘donut principle’ was to not worry about players leaving.

Many online games try their best in order to retain players, integrating daily or seasonal events just to hope that their players continue playing.

Although this worked, it could also create the opposite effect, affecting the ratings of the game. The players would find the game incredibly boring, leaving the game never to return.

This was where the ‘donut principle’ came in. New players could leave the game after experiencing the story, and hardcore players could leave the game after getting sick of climbing the ranked ladder. The game wouldn’t use various tactics to try and retain players.

This meant that all the players would have played everything they wanted to play before they left. Dragging out a month’s content into three months wasn’t what Diablo was about.

The players would naturally return when the game received updates like new in game story shards, new classes, or new content.

Therefore the ‘donut principle’ suited Diablo’s profit model and its playstyle.

So far Diablo’s first steps seemed to have gone well. Chen Mo’s idea of the art style and atmosphere seemed to be right judging from how focused players were on the game. It wasn’t a game that had a niche audience, turning its unique art style into a selling point.

—

Diablo was ready to be sold in two weeks as the follow-up work progressed steadily.

In this time, many playtesting videos were leaked onto the internet as topics like ‘Chen Mo’s new game’ and ‘Diablo’ were gaining more and more buzz.

"There seemed to be some leaks on the cinematics and gameplay of Diablo, have you seen it?"

"Isn’t that some ancient RPG? What’s so special about it."

"It really isn’t, the graphics look amazing, and the cinematics seem to be higher quality than Warcraft."

"Really? Is he stupid? It’s a singleplayer game. Even if he sells five hundred thousand copies at ninety-nine RMB each, that’s just fifty million RMB gross, about thirty million net. That’s not even enough for the cinematics right?"

"Yeah, the cinematics surely cost more than fifty million? Is he trading money for fame?"

"It’s hard to tell, the game does seem quite fun. You guys should take a look at the gameplay, it seemed quite high quality."

"So what if it’s high quality. Just the words ‘third person’ is enough to give the game a death sentence. There’s no way the game gains popularity."

"But I think the game is so high quality that Chen Mo could’ve made it a first person game."

"Then… Then Chen Mo is just digging his own grave, there’s not much else to say. I don’t believe that it’s possible for a third person game to gain popularity anyways, I’ll eat my keyboard if it does."

Chapter 196: Seventeen Difficulties

"I don’t believe that either. If Diablo sells over five hundred thousand copies, no. Ten thousand copies, I’ll eat my monitor!"

"I’ll eat my USB drive!"

"I’ll eat my coffee mug!"

"Why don’t you guys just go for one hundred million sales? That way you guys don’t have to do anything. What’s the point of going for eight hundred thousand if you don’t want to eat anything anyways."

"I’ve written down the names of the posters, I’ll be going after you guys when Diablo makes it."

"Look at the brain dead Chen Mo fan."

"So what if I’m a brain dead Chen Mo fan. Think about it, haven’t all of Chen Mo’s games done extremely well?"

"He really has lost his marbles! You can keep singing the songs of praise, I’ll be taking my leave."

"Calm down, Chen Mo’s not some kind of god. He did RTS and casual games previously, all games that require insane innovation to get those results. Now he’s working on RPG games which are mainstream, a third person one at that too. There’s no way he could save it no matter how many innovations he has!"

"Have you guys even seen the videos before talking? It looks quite fun in the videos."

"It didn’t look fun, so what if I hate third person RPG games!"

"Alright, we’ll see when the sales come now. I’ll be going after every single one of you when he reaches eight hundred thousand sales!"

—

There was a lot of discussion among the industry professionals too.

"Chen Mo’s new game is about to go on sale, anybody keeping an eye on that?"

"Diablo? I thought we went through that already, niche audience for third person games and scary games. It’d probably get around three hundred thousand sales in the first month, what else is there to say."

"There were leaked recently, there are cinematics too. I heard it’s really high quality."

"High quality RPG games are all over the place. I might believe if you said he’d make more innovations with casual games, but RPG games have been done time and time again, there’s no way he could innovate anything new."

"I just like to remind you that everyone who underestimated Chen Mo has been proven wrong. Are there any other games that are releasing soon?"

"There are actually quite a few games releasing after Chinese new year, but most of them are online games, so there aren’t too many conflicts of interest with single player games. Then again, so what if there was a conflict of interest, it’s an RPG, could Chen Mo really whip up something new again?"

"Right? You could tell from his idea of Diablo. He’s even making it in third person, that idea is from a few years ago."

"I think he didn’t even do mark research, how else would he go so off script?"

"I don’t understand either. It’d make sense if he made a simple game to test the waters, but isn’t he stupid to spend so much money on cinmeatics and a high quality game?"

"Maybe he was inspired by that Warcraft RPG game because there were so many players. Maybe he thinks third person RPGs still have life in them."

"Well, he’s thinking too much. How many players does that RPG map even have. That Holy Land game that was quite popular recently probably has at most a few thousand concurrent players. You have to be silly to make a game for a few thousand players right? What’s the point of targeting that tiny group."

"Geez, we’ll just have to see how it goes, that’s really all we can do."

—

Diablo started selling among the cloud of doubt.

There were a few other MMORPGs released at the same time, but they didn’t affect Diablo’s sales much if at all. Single player games that sell copies are less affected by competitors, so the only deciding factor of Diablo’s sales was its potential playerbase.

Most of the players on the computers in the experience store were playing Diablo, some of them even had a few players watching."

"I got the bounty!"

"My goodness, look at the attributes on this!"

"Not bad, it’s better than what I have now, I’ll equip it."

"My four hours is up soon, and I’m not done yet!"

"Hurry up, it’s my turn."

In two weeks time, most of the the players in Diablo were now hardcore players who couldn’t stop themselves.

Although Diablo was quite content rich, it wasn’t a lot of game time.

There was a conquest in the game called ‘Speed Racer’, unlocked by completing all five acts within an hour on the highest difficulty.

Of course, this one of the extremes, but was possible to beat the game on in a few hours.

New players would have some trouble beating the game as Chen Mo increased the difficulty, but it would be at most ten or so hours as the game was designed to be beaten by everyone.

However, the players would discover that there was a choice of difficulties, Expert, Master, and Torment!"

Moreover, there was Torment one through thirteen!

That means that there are a total of seventeen difficulties in this game!

Many players who beat the normal difficulty would enthusiastically try out master difficulty, but would be absolutely destroyed by the mobs.

Many were shocked to see this. What was the point of Torment 1-13 when Master was already so difficult, wouldn’t the small mobs be capable of destroying worlds?

Moreover, the increase in attributes given through level ups weren’t much, so grinding levels weren’t all that beneficial either, so how could the players keep gaining strength?

As they played on, the players finally realised, it was through equipment!

They realised the game was more and more complicated as they delved further into the game. In some cases, characters were a few times stronger when they had the proper equipment!

Moreover, the chance of good equipment dropping increases with difficulty. Players got really excited when they got equipment that were orange or above, sometimes even taking screenshots. They lost the excitement the more they played, but they couldn’t stop themselves from playing more.

It wouldn’t feel right if they didn’t grind some rare gear.

Moreover, more and more players started developing and exchanging builds and strategies based on abilities and special equipment.

"How to deal more damage", "output order", "ranking various equipment", "techniques for grinding gear" started replacing discussions like "story", "how to play", and "game quality".

The staff who doubted Chen Mo finally understood the intentions behind the design.

The players were really confident in the game, waiting for its release to give the other players a big surprise.

Chapter 196: Incredible Sales

Many members of staff were playing Diablo too.

A few assistants were discussing as they played.

"That’s weird, I thought the game wouldn’t be fun when I looked at the draft. Why am I completely addicted to it now? It just has to be part of my daily routine!"

"You got that right, the ominous art style didn’t stop me from playing at all, it’s actually more enjoyable because of that."

"Yeah. And there aren’t that many different game modes in the game, nor are there daily activities. Yet I still grind the game every single day. I’ll play one level after another, multiplayer after singleplayer, I just can’t stop at all!"

Zhou Hanyu was shocked too.

When he first tried the game, it did feel quite stressful, but the stress mysteriously disappeared when playing through the story.

He found that the disappearance of stress was because of the constant change in emotions of the player as a result of the changes in scenes, colour, field of view and music.

Moreover, the art style made it more satisfying to kill monsters, especially when beating bosses in scary environments followed by a large amount of drops, all the pent up stress was instantly relieved.

The more he looked into it, the more Zhou Hanyu was surprised. He didn’t think a niche art style like this could be executed so well, controlling the emotions perfectly at that.

Zhou Hanyu was thoroughly impressed, all of Chen Mo’s work wasn’t just luck, but all skill!

Fu Guangnan said to Zhou Hanyu, "It should be released today. The success of the game will completely depend on how well the players will take it."

Zhou Hanyu nodded, "Yeah, but I’m quite confident in this."

Fu Guangnan asked, "How many copies do you think we’ll sell?"

Zhou Hanyu shook his head, "No clue. But judging from investment, this game and the cinematics cost about one hundred and forty million RMB. The manager is charging one hundred and twenty-eight per copy, he’d need to sell at least 1.8 million to bread even.

Fu Guangnan was a bit worried, "He’s charging quite a bit for it, and the sales target is extremely high too!"

Zou Hanyu nodded, "Yeah, all I can say is that the cost is too high! The manager sure is willing to spend his money. Who else in the country would spend one hundred million on a third person single player game? They wouldn’t spend this money even if they did have it!"

Fu Guangnan said, "All I could say that he sure is courageous, all we could do is hope that it sells well. It’ll greatly affect the morale of the team if our first game is dead of arrival."

Zhou Hanyu nodded, "Yeah, hopefully."

—

Diablo finally went live on the third of July!

There was a steady stream of information about the game since the start of the year. It started with some original artworks, settings, then cinematics, then playtesting footage…

There were also many who had their eyes on the game, in particular Warcraft players and Chen Mo’s fans. No matter how much the others underestimated the game, they still hoped that Chen Mo could surprise them.

These players didn’t even hesitate before buying the game on the day of its release.

Diablo used a pay per copy model at one hundred and twenty eight RMB per copy. This was quite a lot for a single player game, especially in China. Warcraft only sold for eighty-eight, whereas Wulin Legend sold for just fifty.

Of course, the players knew that Diablo was extremely high quality and a lot of money went into cinematics, so the players didn’t mind spending so much money.

But other than the diehard fans, the other players were watching from the side. Some of them were even mocking them as they waited for the news of Diablo’s terrible sales.

Soon, the review from the first batch of players were on the forums.

"Friends who tried out Diablo, how did it go? Is the game good?"

"There was a post on how Thunderbolt Movies’ quality had only gone up…"

"…What about the others?"

"The quality of the game is surprisingly good, completely different from those ancient third person games. I can’t really comment of the others, but I feel that there’s a lot of details that weren’t accounted for."

"That’s weird, I thought this art style would’ve kept me away from the game, but I didn’t feel that at all when I was playing. But this atmosphere… It’s hard to describe."

"It fits well. The art style and story fits well with the gameplay."

"How so?"

"It’s not something that can be explained in a few sentences, you should just try it out… To be honest, it’s a big game, and I felt that my one hundred and twenty eight RMB was well spent."

"How does it compare to Warcraft?"

"It’s a different game. If you want to compare, it does feel similar to that Warcraft RPG map: ‘Holy Land’. Other than the stronger adult themes of course."

"That maps quite good. If Diablo was really able to recreate that feeling, I’m a hundred percent buying the game."

"You are underestimating Chen Mo too much! Let’s put it this way, there’s no comparison. Comparing Holy Land and Diablo is like comparing kindergarteners to NBA players in basketball."

"Is the difference that big? Alright, I’ll try it out too!"

"I heard there’s a co-op mode, I’ll carry you!"

—

The reviews maintained well above nine as the number of sales increased.

The video game media also started publishing their articles.

"Chen Mo with another Western Fantasy Game!"

"Unique art style, hopeless world, review of Chen Mo’s first RPG game"

"Fierce fighting and unexpected surprises"

"Third Person RPG exceeds industry expectations"

"Chen Mo spending big money for cinematics again! Thunderbolt Movies proud production!"

"Expert analysis: Niche theme, high quality game but potentially small player base"

"Experts say that this game will struggle to break five hundred thousand sales, is Chen Mo losing money?"

There were praises and doubts as all eyes were on Diablo’s sales. As it was a singleplayer game, only the number of sales could reveal the answer to the question.

Soon, Diablo’s sales in the first week were released.

Two hundred and eighty thousand sales!

This was shocking news to all the industry professionals who doubted Diablo as this was pretty close to their estimate for the first month!

But more shocking news had yet to come.

Not only did Diablo’s growth not drop in the second week, it kept its momentum, selling a total of four hundred and thirty thousand sales in the second week!

Obviously many players who thought the game was hopeless finally decided to buy the game in the second week, as player opinion of the game further improved the sales.

In the end, Diablo sold 1.87 million copies in the first month!

This meant that Diablo made two hundred and forty million RMB, or one hundred and sixty-seven million RMB net for Chen Mo!

He made back his huge investment within a month.

This shocked the industry professionals yet again. They didn’t think that a third-person RPG that they have always despised and dubbed ‘ancient’ could become an extremely popular game!

Chapter 198: How Did it Succeed?

The number of sales of Diablo became a hot topic among industry professionals after its release.

"Have you seen Diablo’s sales? It defies logic! How is it possible that it sold 1.87 million copies in the first month?"

"My goodness, 167 million RMB in profit in the first month? How is it possible, I thought third person games are ancient!"

"I don’t buy it either, there wasn’t anything particularly creative about the game. Moreover, it’s a single player game, yet it wasn’t even as rich in content as online games!"

"And the players are rating it highly!"

"Was it because of the quality of the game?"

"Regardless of the quality of the game, if the game wasn’t good, the reviews wouldn’t be that great. But the problem is that there were many copies, and really good reviews!"

"We have to look into it deeper, there must be something we are missing."

Most designers were really troubled by this.

Even though CHen Mo made a record-breaking three hundred and seventy million RMB in a month using Onmyoji, the revenue on Diablo was on a completely different level.

The graphics of Onmyoji trumps over every other mobile game on the market, and there were significant changes in the gameplay too, utilizing the characteristics of a pay to win game to the fullest.

Everybody was shocked at Onmyoji’s results when compared to the many games that came before it, but they still could make sense of it by looking deeper into it.

But Diablo was different as nobody expected anything from it before it started selling. Even Chen Mo’s hardcore fans couldn’t think of any reason why the game would perform well other than a blind trust.

It was only when the sales were released that these designers released their huge mistakes, thinking that there must be something special that they didn’t notice.

—

At the same time the designers were investigating Diablo’s success, there was a lot of celebration on various forums.

Many of Chen Mo’s fans were trying to get doubters to fulfil their bets.

"You said you would eat your monitor, get to it now."

"There’s also the ones who said they would eat their USB drives, mice, and coffee mugs. Bon appetit."

"He sold 1.87 million copies in the first month, how many copies did you guys say he would sell before? Can’t be over eight hundred thousand?"

"Sorry, but us Chen Mo fans can do whatever we want."

"Hmm? This thread is dying. We can’t let it die. Bump."

"Bump."

"Bonk."

"Boop."

"You guys are horrible for kicking them when they are down, I’ll kick them too."

—

From various discussion forums to trending topics, everything was related to Diablo.

There were even two trending topics on Weibo related to Diablo, "Diablo" and "Diablo’s explosive sales".

This hack and slash game was now in the eyes in many, gaining respect from designers who underestimated it using its near perfect results.

—

Many RPG designers in large companies like Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and Zen Entertainment were holding meetings to investigate Diablo’s success.

Most attendees were A-grade PC RPG designers. They were all confused at how something as ancient as a third person RPG game could achieve so much success?

Hadn’t that genre been retired ages ago? Why would they play games like these when there are first person MMORPGs?

In Zen Entertainment headquarters, a meeting was held, hosted by Yao Yu.

Yao Yu had the most experience among them, with Tale of the Sword and Legend of the Sword under his belt. He had strong knowledge in MMORPGs and single player RPGs, and was one of the best in terms of story writing.

Yao Yu also started playing Diablo after the sales for its first week was released, and have already managed to figure out Diablo’s success.

Yao Yu started sharing his analysis with the other attending designers.

"After looking deeper into Diablo, I think there was one point that we all neglected, ‘satisfaction’.

"I don’t know if you realised, but the players often have to face hundreds of monsters in the game, and in some of the levels, they could fill up the entire screen. And as the players slash through these mobs, they get satisfaction that surpasses most MMORPGs through the damage numbers floating on the screen, as well as the visual and sound effects."

The other designers nodded in agreement.

"Yes, this is about the same as that RPG map in Warcraft. It’s practically brainless, but it’s really effective.

"It’s mainly because mainstream RPGs are all online games. As a result of balancing requirements, the numbers in the game aren’t all that flexible.

"Is that why Chen Mo made a singleplayer game?

"That means he thought of making a hack and slash game from the start?

"It’s not just that. I’ve tried it out in Legend of the Sword and I was able to recreate a similar feeling through adjusting some numbers, but it was still lacking compared to Diablo.

"I’ve narrowed it down to three main points.

"First, Legend of the Sword is based on lock-on abilities, and most of them are single target abilities. In order to recreate that same satisfaction, the abilities should not lock-on.

"Second, Legend of the Sword was comparatively comfortable with a bright art style, the monsters weren’t scary either, so the players would get bored easily after killing the same monster a couple times.

"Third, there is a limit to how many monsters can be on the screen in a first person game like Legend of the Sword. For example, the screen becomes really cluttered when there are over one hundred mobs on the screen, making it difficult to select targets and move.

"Perhaps it’s better in VR, but it also introduces more problems. The biggest problem is that hack and slash games like these must be single player. Based on Diablo’s cost of around one hundred and seventy million, it would cost around a billion to make a VR game. How many companies are confident to be able to recuperate such a huge cost in a singleplayer VR game?"

The other designers looked at one another before reaching a conclusion.

"That means we’d have to make changes to these three points to make a satisfying hack and slash experience?"

"Make abilities to not lock on, make the art style more gloomy, and change it to third person?"

"Isn’t that what Diablo’s doing?!"

"That means… Chen Mo thought of it from the start?!"

Chapter 199: Analysis of Diablo

The industry professionals reached a stunning conclusion from all their analysis.

If they wanted to make the most satisfying hack and slash experience, the way Diablo did it was absolutely the best way.

Third person, singleplayer, abilities that don’t lock on, and a dark gloomy artstyle. The experience would be significantly worse with any of these points missing.

That means that Chen Mo didn’t make a third person game because of his lack of abilities, but he thought of it from the start. He wanted to make a game that focused on hacking and slashing to fill the gap in the market.

The viewers finally understood how Diablo managed to achieve this number of sales after their analysis. It was a groundbreaking, unique game with extremely high quality graphics and story. It’d be weird if it didn’t sell well.

As they let out their collective sigh, there was only one question left to answer.

What was the lifespan of a hack and slash game like this? Would the players get sick of it pretty early on?

-On Diablo’s official forums.-

"Help, which one of these equipment is better? Which one should I equip?"

"Anybody understand Diablo’s story? Could someone gather all the information in the game regarding the settings and provide us with some analysis?"

"How much health should I have at higher difficulties?"

"I just started playing a week ago but I’m completely addicted. Anyone wanna add me and play together?"

"How should I utilize this orange piece of equipment?"

"Best areas for high quality drops, from personal experience."

—

Other than the respective posts about the story and gameplay, most of the other posts were about equipment and builds. Most of the players have reached the last stage of the ‘donut principle’ to become hardcore players.

These players were encouraging new players to join them too.

"I recently saw Diablo’s promotional cinematic. I really like games like these as I can’t handle 3D games. I’d like to ask if the game is just about killing mobs? Isn’t that boring?"

"Yes it’s only killing mobs, but it’s not boring at all. As for why it’s not boring… I don’t know either, but you’ll know after you try it."

"Yes, it’s just grinding, and it’s enough to last you a month."

"The later stages of the game are mainly about figuring out builds for characters as well as playing at higher difficulties. The game is extremely rich in this aspect. If you are aiming for the highest difficulty, this game will last you the rest of your life."

"Gather round, let’s welcome the new guy! Once you’re max level I’ll help you grind equipment and get a decent build!"

—

Various videogame media were releasing articles about how Diablo succeeded.

"The reasoning being the attraction of hack and slash games."

"Niche audience at first glance, but immensely popular."

"The secret behind Diablo’s huge sales."

"How did the severely underestimated Diablo launch its counterattack?"

"The art of Diablo’s numbers."

"Chen Mo’s first RPG game gains huge success."

There are even special articles published by the game media to analyze the entire plot structure and deep cultural connotations of Diablo.

"The charm of Diablo’s story comes from its perfect representation of a world, a cold world filled with burning fires of hell and hopelessness.

"In the Fields of Misery, the farmer clung to the remains of his dead wife, insisting that she was just ill and resting.

"In the city of Caldeum, servants who fell to death as they were sentenced by the emperor.

"In Bastion’s Keep, filled with soldiers you can’t all save from Archangels.

"There are also corrupted fallen angels you can’t save in the High Heavens.

"There are also the scenes that are always pitch black, with the only two lit scenes being the hopeless desert and the corrupted High Heavens. The world lived in the shadow of the Demon Lord, from the start to finish.

"We all know that Leoric became the Skeleton King after he lost his mind. During the process of defeating him, you will gather numerous sources of information, and understand his hopelessness and madness in the days before his death through his diary entries.

"There are also the diaries and letters collected on your path. Each of them reveal a tiny bit of the world.

"The diaries filled with hopelessness written by the criminals in the Cellar of the Damned before they turned into Ravenous Dead, Captain Haile who refused to back down after his army was wiped out, and the book that was dropped into cellars that drove prisoners to consume one another…

"This is a world filled with horror and hopelessness. You take up the role of being the saviour, killing thousand upon thousands of monsters, yet not making any changes to the world.

"This is a story about hopelessness, yet it manages to keep all of us immersed. This was probably the most attractive part of Diablo."

There were also articles analysing the hack and slash aspect of the game as a groundbreaking discovery to RPG games.

"A significant advantage of Diablo is the efficient use of fragmented time.

"This is an adventure game that supports up to four players. You can join and leave anything during the adventure. If you wanted to, you could play no more than ten minutes per session.

"Therefore, although it looks like a boring single player game, it’s actually a incredibly friendly game for casual players.

"Moreover, Diablo’s unique style allows it to differentiate itself from the other RPG games on the market.

"In MMORPGs, players maintain a close relationship as they are required to interact with one another frequently, participating in various events. This wasn’t a huge concern in Diablo.

"There wasn’t a worry of fatiguing from 3D games or a long time investment. You could play a bit of Diablo if you could spare ten or so minutes in your day. And no matter how you spend that ten minutes, you are bound to discover your next objective. It could be a certain equipment or a certain difficulty, but there’s always a target to aim for.

"This was a game that isn’t all that complicated, and all the credit for its strong life goes to simple hacking and slashing. The view we have on RPG games that we’ve had for so long.

"By going off script yet again, Chen Mo tells us that you can make RPG games in a different way. Third person RPG games aren’t out of style, but just misunderstood.

"No matter how well it sells, it is still one of the best RPG games just from its unique style, and could even pave the way for other similar games!"

Celebratory Dinner

At a high class restaurant in the vicinity of the experience store.

The members of staff that worried if the game could even break even could finally relax after seeing Diablo’s sales.

It was a proper big sale.

It was only the first month, the sales might be able to maintain this momentum for another two to three months. By that time, Diablo could easily achieve five or six million sales to become a high quality and popular game like Warcraft.

Although the scary art style did prevent a small amount of players from playing, since Diablo was a highly fragmented RPG game that was also high quality, it wasn’t too difficult for it to sell more copies than Warcraft.

Chen Mo didn’t cheap out of this celebration feast, getting his assistant Lin Xiao to book everyone a meal at a restaurant that charged around six hundred RMB per person.

Chen Mo didn’t care about customs like these as his relationship with Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi and the others was closer to friends than employee and employer. Moreover, Chen Mo wasn’t a big fan of going out.

But now that the team was larger, he should follow the customs of a serious company.

Of course he didn’t need to have rules upon rules like certain departments. This gathering was somewhere between a gathering for friends and a business meal, focusing on celebration. The staff were free to drink if they desired.

Chen Mo lifted his pint, "I’d like to thank everyone for their hard work in the past six months. Diablo selling 1.87 copies is a fantastic result, all thanks to your hard work and corporations. This is to everyone here, cheers!"

Everyone lifted their drinks in the air too.

"Cheers to you, manager."

"Congrats for the sales, manager."

"It’s all thanks to your creativity!"

"Yeah, we’re just along for the ride supporting the manager."

"Cheers!"

Everyone was having fun and was happy for the huge sales as they all got bonuses and something noteworthy to add to their resumes, and a cool story to tell.

Zou Hanyu lifted his cup and said to Chen Mo, "This is for you, manager. I thought this was a company like the other ones I’ve worked at. But I’ve only just realised that this company is different from the others. I’m surprised that I was able to learn something working here. I never thought a game with an art style like Diablo could be successful. I’m thoroughly impressed."

Chen Mo lifted his cup too, "You say that, but it’s only because of how hard everyone worked. I’ve only provided the overall concept for the art style and music, the rest of which were finished by you and Guangnan. There’s no way this came would be nearly as popular if anyone here was missing. There’s no need to restrain yourself, eat to heart’s content!"

Chen Mo was quite happy too as Diablo went through a lot of trouble to release in China. Although this game made a record breaking thirty million sales internationally, it didn’t do well in the Chinese market.

Chen Mo wasn’t even sure if this game would pass the reviews or if the players would be accepting of it. Judging from the sales, there was no need for his worries as this game was more than enough to support his first step into RPG games.

"Manager, it’s been about a month, and the first batch of players are starting to get bored of Diablo, should we make some changes?" asked Zheng Hongxi.

Zhao Yunting from operations replied, "I don’t think so, we are selling copies of the game after all. It’s pretty good if the players were able to play it for a whole month, do they expect to play it for the rest of their lives?"

"That means you don’t understand the manager well enough. Just look at Plants vs Zombies and Warcraft, they are both single player games, but which one of those aren’t suited to be played for a long time? The manager will release an update or two to extend the lifespan of the game, " said Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo laughed, "Goldfish is right, there’s an update and a DLC."

Qian Kun clapped, "Alright, let’s sell another two million copies of the DLC!"

"I’ll give you guys more details tomorrow on the updates. In short, there are two aims, developing a DLC which will have two new classes, seasons and competitive mode, and an expert mode. The other is a small game."

Su Jinyu asked, "We’ll work on two games at the same time?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes. As we have more helping hands now, DLC could be handled by the greater half of us. It’s not in a hurry, I expect it to be done in around three months. The others will work on a smaller game."

"Manager, I think we should stick with bigger games. Think about it, bigger games make more money and improve our name. Why should we spend our time on smaller games, " asked Qian Kun.

"It’s not that simple, " replied Chen Mo, "There are advantages to both big and small games. You could have the best of the best every day, but you’d get bored of it eventually. The smaller game is to help stimulate our minds."

Zhou Hanyu said, "Sure, we’ll do that if that’s what you’ve decided. We can’t go wrong following in your footsteps."

Fu Guangnan was speechless, "Calm down with the praises!"

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t be so surprised. I’ve already mentioned it before, I look at tangible things so these praises don’t affect me too much. The most important thing is that the games are done well, everything else are just minor details.

"When I promised everyone that we’ll be making money together, it wasn’t an empty promise, but it’s not just about making money. I hope to make some meaningful smaller games to give the players some inspiration. I hope everyone here thinks the same. Making money is just something that happens along the way, our primary aim is to make good games, understood?"

"Yes!"

-In the office the next day.-

Everyone was in the meeting room waiting for Chen Mo to go through the plans for the next stage.

Chen Mo mentioned in the dinner yesterday, there will be two different projects happening in parallel, one will be an update for Diablo, the other was a new game.

The words Diablo: Reaper of Souls appeared on the projector.

"This new update is called Reaper of Souls. There will be two new classes, some new story elements as well as new game modes like a competitive season and expert mode.

"It’ll go through both of them now."

Chapter 201: New Version and New Game

Chen Mo started going over the basics for the new version.

"The new version will be called Reaper of Souls. The biggest update are the two new classes, Crusader and Necromancer. There will also be some more elements added to the story, the main character will enter the Pandemonium to battle the final boss.

"There will be more side quests for Covetous Shen, Haedrig Eamon, and the three followers.

"Of course, the story is just to supplement the content of the update, the main updates aren’t story updates.

"There will also be new mechanics in the game, including Transmogrification, Paragon Levels, and Expert mode. The information in the concept draft should be enough for you guys to work from as it’s quite simple.

"The key point is the two game modes that will increase the lifespan of the game. I estimate that this should extend it by one or two years.

"About Challenge Rift and Seasons.

"Challenge Rift is a gamemode designed to help players get rare equipment.

"The players probably don’t care much about the story when they reach this stage, probably caring more about grinding rare items. It won’t matter where they grind the items as we’ll provide time a shortcut through Challenge Rift.

"The competitive seasons are equivalent to ranked ladder. However, the way of climbing the ladder is different from Warcraft. In this game, older players have a significant advantage over newer players, which is why players will have to start from scratch at the start of every season.

"Each season should last anywhere from three to six months, we can freely adjust that according to how the players are doing.

"That’s about it, any questions?"

Chen Mo checked their reactions after going through the overview.

They all looked at one another. Evidently, most cared more about the new story and classes than the Challenge Rift and Ranked Seasons.

"Uhh manager, obviously adding new story and classes are a must, but I’m doubtful if the Challenge Rift and ranked seasons could extend the lifespan of the game. I thought you would make an editor in games like Plants vs Zombies and Warcraft, " asked Su Jinyu.

Everyone else nodded along, they clearly had the same thought as Su Jinyu, but was too embarrassed to bring it up themselves.

Chen Mo laughed, "It’s not the same. The core of the enjoyment of Diablo somes from hacking and slashing. Moreover, the maps are all randomly generated, even if we allow players to add assets, they wouldn’t be able to make many meaningful additions.

"Why are the players getting bored? Because they don’t have a goal anymore.

"In other words, players were happily grinding away because they weren’t sick of the game yet. But for the players that got the few key equipment but have no other goals in mind, they quit the game because they aren’t sure what to do next.

"The competitive seasons are there to create competition, to allow players to try and compete against one another and to introduce a goal for the players. Challenge Rift on the other hand is more of an aid to reduce the more repetitive aspects of grinding, making the grinding process less offensive.

"Is there something like the map editors in Warcraft to extend the lifespan of Diablo indefinitely? Unfortunately not. It’s because this is a hack and slash game, and we have to take care of any remaining hardcore players.

"Are there any other questions?

They were still doubtful, but the majority of them understood where Chen Mo was coming from.

Nobody was going to challenge Chen Mo’s thought process as he was the boss, and it was fine as long as the boss knew what they were doing.

Chen Mo continued as they seemed to have understood the problem.

Design document for Don’t Starve.

There was an incredibly simple concept art at the start of the document featuring a small pale man with messy hair sitting next to a campfire in the woods among trees, bushes and angry spiders.

The moon on the top right had the words Don’t Starve ominously written on it.

Everybody was confused to see this name and concept art.

"Don’t Starve? Like don’t starve to death?"

"That concept art also looks really weird, it looks like an indie game."

"Yeah, it doesn’t look like it’s from a big company. From the looks of it, it’s going to have a niche audience."

"Is the manager done making money?"

"Let’s see what he has to say."

Everyone was waiting on Chen Mo’s explanation.

"First, it’s just as you guessed. This game is reminiscent of indie games. As I said before, this game will serve as a practice to get everyone in the mod. It shouldn’t be too hard.

"I’ll quickly go over the gameplay. It’s a survival game. The settings on this game are quite free, as science, magic, and weird monsters coexist in this world. Within reason of course.

"The only aim of the game is to survive, similar to survival mode of some other games. The difference is that we’ll provide an incredibly rich equipment system. The players can collect rocks and branches around the map, craft tools, and finally create their own base, from nothing to everything.

"You could view it as a sandbox game.

"Of course, as a survival game, the main character should face various dangers at all times, including darkness, weather, and monsters. The players will die if they don’t pay attention.

"We’ll need to recreate a situation where the player is abandoned alone in the wilderness. They could die from cold or starvation, and also survive long into the game.

"That’s the main gist of it, any questions?"

Chen Mo looked around.

Su Jinyu said, "I think it’ll be a good game, I’m quite interested in it."

Qian Kun scowled, "Manager, I don’t quite understand the selling point of the game. Although it sounds like a really cool game, I think it’ll be really niche and won’t sell many copies."

"There’s no point in trying to estimate the number of sales before the game is made. The driving force of the game is to survive. The players will try their hardest to not die, and even be able to live more and more comfortably, " answered Chen Mo.

"The desire to live, and exploring and gathering in order to do so is a very fun thing for the players to go through.

"It doesn’t matter how popular or niche it will be.. You guys can treat this as a fun exercise and enjoy the process."

Chapter 201: Diablo in VR?

Everyone started working on their tasks after learning about Diablo’s new update and the design concept for Don’t starve.

Chen Mo was quite busy as he had to focus on Diablo as he had to go through resources for new areas, new classes and the new story.

Most of the work for Diablo was managed by Zheng Hongxi and Qian Kun, whereas Su Jinyu led another group of employees to work on Don’t Starve.

Diablo 3 didn’t do well when it was just released and lost a lot of its players in a short amount of time. Especially with huge shoes left behind by Diablo 2 to fill, many players of Diablo 2 didn’t recognise Diablo 3 as a sequel.

This situation was only amended on the release of Reaper of Souls.

Before this update, Diablo 3 had a 41% rating on Metacritic, rising up to 72% after the update.

After the update, the reviews of Diablo 3 increased dramatically, it could even be said that they were completely different games before and after the update.

And the way they saved the game were points Chen Mo pointed out previously.

Including a ranked ladder, removing limits for Paragon Levels, removal of Auction House, adding new maps, new playstyles, better differentiation between various difficulties, adding a competitive season…

These changes allowed players to find fun in Diablo 3, dragging it from the edge of death.

Although Chen Mo made many changes to Diablo 3 allowing it to be artistically closer to Diablo 3, this game still possessed a risk of a shortened lifespan.

The key factor was the change in the players’ tastes. Diablo 2 had a classic design that paved the way for many other games, but the fact that there wasn’t much competition then and and the nostalgia factor should also be taken into consideration.

Even if a remastered version of Diablo 2 that was completely faithful to the original was released, it probably wouldn’t be successful as the market was now completely different.

After the team for Diablo 2 left Blizzard, they made Torchlight, and games like Grim Dawn were also seen on steam.

However, no matter if it was a game made by the original team Torchlight, or a very ‘Diablo’ Grim Dawn, they never came close to Diablo 3’s success.

The reasons were complicated, but the changing times certainly played a big role. You can’t do the same thing over and over again as times changed.

Reaper of Souls was the most successful third person RPG that stemmed for the harsh lesson Blizzard learnt. Therefore, Chen Mo wanted to take some elements from Reaper of Souls to extend Diablo’s lifespan.

As for Don’t Starve.

This was similar to Lifeline, Chen Mo hoped that Su Jinyu and the others will get some enjoyment in the process of making don’t starve and learn a few lessons from it.

Which was why Chen Mo didn’t provide too many ideas, instead challenging them by having them think about the settings that should be in the game.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, Don’t Starve was an indie game, but definitely wasn’t niche.

The multiplayer version of Don’t Starve sold nearly five million copies on steam. And when it was included on Tencent Gaming Platform, it broke one hundred thousand sales in the first two weeks, selling five million copies in the first month.

There was no question for Don’t Starve Charm as a high quality single player game. Chen Mo also wanted to use this opportunity to test the acceptance of the players of this world towards open world and sandbox games, as well as providing his employees something to do.

—

Chen Mo was also working on releasing Diablo overseas while he worked on the update for Diablo and Don’t Starve.

Having worked together for Warcraft, the representative from Meteorite Technology didn’t try to make any changes to the pricing, reaching an agreement to release Diablo overseas in no time.

With a success story like Warcraft in the past and an incredible result of Diablo in China, Meteorite Technology didn’t have much to worry about.

The strategy was the same as before, releasing it worldwide at the same time.

Everything went smoothly with Warcraft paving the way. Chen Mo was quite hands off this time too, only asking a few questions here and there to ensure that the english version best conveys the atmosphere of Diablo.

Chen Mo wasn’t going to care too much about Diablo’s performance overseas as even if it wasn’t explosively popular, it wouldn’t do half bad, focusing instead on completing Reaper of Souls.

—

Chen Mo received a call while he was working.

It was from Xu Xiaojun, a representative from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s advertising department.

Chen Mo was shocked, Why was he calling?

They have previously communicated for the bet related to I Am MT, where Lin Chaoxu got Xu Xiaojun to communicate with Chen Mo directly for the promotional spot.

But the two of them have never communicated since as everyone knew that Chen Mo had strong ambitions and would naturally be an enemy of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

Chen Mo answered the call, "Hello?"

"Hi Mr Chen Mo, " greeted Xu Xiaojun, "I’ve called today to discuss a potential collaboration."

"Collaboration?"

"Yes, Diablo’s sales were surprising to say the least, have you thought about turning it into a VR game?"

"Not currently, if there’s nothing else…"

Xu Xiaojun quickly interjected, "Hold on, please listen to our proposal. Diablo has a relatively dark and hopeless world which helps with player immersion. And when considering that the players play the role of a hero saving the world, it makes for very satisfying gameplay, which is why the game is suited for VR.

"Us at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment hope that we can collaborate to make a VR Diablo. of course, as you’re the developer of the game, we’ll respect your decision.

"You’re probably not well equipped enough to make VR games and are probably lacking in money. We hope to arrange an S-grade videogame designer to collaborate with you to make a VR version of Diablo, how does that sound?"

Chen Mo remained silent for a few moments before replying, "I don’t think it’s a good idea. I’ll make a VR version myself, thanks for your concern."

"Please don’t be so quick in dismissing this opportunity, hello?"

Chen Mo terminated the call before Xu Xiaojun could finish his sentence.

Chapter 203: What To Do

On the other side, Xu Xiaojun hesitantly hung up the phone.

In the meeting room, Lin Chaoxu asked, "He declined?"

Xu Xiaojun nodded, "Yeah, and he was pretty firm on that too."

Lin Chaoxu wasn’t surprised, "It’s expected. A hungry designer like him wouldn’t give up his games so easily."

In the meeting room, Lin Chaoxu, Xu Xiaojun, and a few other designers from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment were in a meeting. Yan Zhenyuan was also there too.

"I think Chen Mo has big plans for this world. HE probably plans to turn the world into something of the level of Warcraft, " said Yan Zhenyuan.

Lin Chaoxu leaned back on his chair, "Now that we’re here, we can throw the plan of cooperating with Chen Mo into the bin. Let’s think of a plan B."

Yan Zhenyuan smiled, "What plan B, we can only do it from the ground up."

Lin Chaoxu looked at him, "How confident are you?"

Yan Zhenyuan replied after a pause, "Seventy percent."

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "That’s enough. Based on his current abilities, he probably can’t turn Diablo into a VR game. Even the people at Zen Entertainment start at the same time we do, they won’t have much of an advantage either."

"As long as Chen Mo doesn’t do something weird, there shouldn’t be any big bumps. Although he’s just an A-grade designer, he’s been incredibly successful, he’d always manage to find some weird perspective on games, giving new life to genres that we thought were done for."

Lin Chaoxu laughed, "Are you afraid of him too, Mr Yan?"

Yan Zhenyuan shook his head, "I’m not. But I’m not some dunce liek Qin Xiao, you still have to give some respect to genius video game designers like him.

"Especially one that can start new genres, they’d always have their own ideas and understanding. It’s easy to get into a rough spot if you’re just copying without understanding."

Lin Chaoxu asked, "Then do you have plans for the new game?"

Yan Zhenyuan gave it some thought, "Actually, we learnt from Diablo that there’s a huge demand for satisfying games, especially RPGs. There are very few games that are as satisfying as Diablo, so there’s a huge gap in the market.

"If we want to develop a similar game, there are two paths we can take.

"First is a PC game, but what we can do will be incredibly restricted. We really can only make a third person game, so no matter what we do, it’ll be a game that ‘copied’ Diablo.

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "Yeah, that’s not going to work."

Yan Zhenyuan continued, "So I think it’s best to make a VR game. We can try to create a similar satisfying feeling in a VR setting.

"It probably would turn out quite well as VR games don’t have the same problem with field of view and at the same time, it’ll be even more scary. If we could create the essence of Diablo, it’ll sell really well too."

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "Then what about the profit model? Do you plan to sell a single player game by copy or make it multiplayer?"

Yan Zhenyuan replied after a few moments, "There are a lot of risks associated with a single player game by copy. Because of how the game it set up, the later stages of the game only consist of killing mobs repeatedly. It’s hard to say if it’ll work if it was on VR.

"An online game would be the safer choice, but because it’s a game that’s mainly about killing mobs, we can’t have groups larger than five. Otherwise, it’ll be a big group against another big group, completely ruining the atmosphere of the game.

"Therefore, I think that we should work with what Diablo has, have a single player mode or up to a group of five. Moreover, we can allow players to interact in towns and allow them to trade. Chasing good equipment will be the driving force for playing long term."

Lin Chaoxu nodded, "Yep, that’s what I think too. I’ll leave that to you. We’ll direct more funds for this project, so you don’t need to hold back on anything."

Yan Zhenyuan nodded, "Understood."

—

So far in Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, Qiu Jiang was working on Moon Lord’s Prophecy, Qin Xiao was working on Wolf Soul. These were the best products Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had to offer, so the two of them couldn’t take any time out of their schedule.

Yan Zhenyuan on the VR games Yan Zhenyuan had developed earlier were now more or less stable, and possibly even on the decline. Which was why Lin Chaoxu thought it’d be a good idea to have Yan Zhenyuan to work on a new VR project.

Coincidentally, Diablo provided some inspiration.

Of course, converting a third person PC game like Diablo into a VR game has its challenges. It was more or less making a new game from scratch.

That’s why Lin Chaoxuo wanted to see if Chen Mo was willing to collaborate with Yan Zhenyuan to greatly reduce the risk. Although it was extremely unlikely that Chen Mo would agree, it was worth a ask anyways.

In the end, Chen Mo declined as expected.

So there was nothing Lin Chaoxu could do but entrust all of this onto Yan Zhenyuan.

Lin Chaoxu absolutely trusts Yasn Zhenyuan with his abilities.

Among the most prestigious S-grade video game designers Lin Chaoxu had under him, Qin Xiao always preferred to work alone but always delivered, Qiu Jiang was the most flexible with many great ideas, Yan Zhenyuan on the other hand was well balanced. His worst games would still fetch some profit and big failures were never on his agenda.

Therefore, Lin Chaoxu felt that it would be best for Yan Zhenyuan to handle this.

-Inside the experience store.-

Chen Mo received a message while he was working.

Qiu Jiang: "I heard Yan is working on a VR game similar to Diablo, take care."

Chen Mo was confused, checking out the message twice to confirm that it was from Qiu Jiang.

What is this insider information?

Chen Mo replied, "Whose side are you on?"

Qiu Jiang replied, "Neither, I’m just reminding you to make some preparations. I wouldn’t want you to have nothing in retaliation as Yan beats you into the ground. That’ll be so lame."

"So you just want to see us tear at each other’s throats then. What’s wrong with you."

"I’m just hungry for some drama, what’s wrong with that?"

The corner of Chen Mo’s mouth twitches, "I knew about it when Xu Xiao called me earlier. You guys at Emperor Dynasty wanted to copy it when you saw that the game was doing well. I would’ve known that without you telling me."

"Alright, I’m just here to remind you. You can play the game however you want, just don’t get stomped into the ground by Yan. He’d probably take a year to develop the game, I’m rooting for you." replied Qiu Jiang.

Chen Mo was speechless as he put his phone away, What’s Qiu Jiang trying to start!

Though Qiu Jiang’s message wasn’t completely useless. Now he knew that the VR game would take at least a year, meaning that it’d be until August next month before it was even playable.

What could Chen Mo do?

Spend a year making a VR game himself to release it at the same time as Yan Zhenyuan?

That’s not realistic in such a short time frame as Chen Mo had no experience with VR games.

Moreover, Chen Mo already set down his plans and could change it as he does fit.

"Think, what’s my next step?"

Chapter 203: Brainstorm

Su Jinyu and a few other staff members were brainstorming in the meeting room, trying to figure out a way to make Don’t Starve fun.

"According to the manager’s hint, it’s a survival game right? So we should build the game around surviving.

"There should be two main factors in play: things that help with survival and things that harm the players.

"What kind of resources would there be and what kind of negative factors are there? Thinking back to the real worlds, weather, temperature, monsters, food… These could all be included in the game.

"That means the source of enjoyment for this game is to have the players control a character to survive in a completely foreign world. They’ll need to explore the map for resources and use them to help them ward off the negative factors.

"We have the outlines of this game at this point. The game seems quite fun judging by the core gameplay.

"Next will be the overall design of the game. The players will need a few statistics to judge how well they are surviving. A simple example would be health.

"The players’ health would decrease when they are attacked, get frozen or burned for example, and the game will end when their health reaches zero.

"What else? The game is called Don’t Starve, so obviously the manager wants us to integrate a food value into the game. The players must search for food and would be worse off if they don’t take care of it. It could even decrease move speed or something.

"From the looks of it, our target is in sight.

"But there are still flaws. There feels to be something missing outside of these two factors.

"Yeah, these two factors feel a bit lack-lustre. For example, rain, snow, hail, or drought, affects humans in real life, but how do we do that in game? Do the players take damage when it rains? Or do we reduce their food bar when it rains? That doesn’t really make sense.

"Moreover, if there only two factors, the players would feel like they are playing a videogame character instead of a person which ruins the immersion."

"Yeah, it feels like there’s a missing factor…"

Chen Mo walked in as they were thinking.

"The other attribute should be sanity, " said Chen Mo.

This caught Su Jinyu’s attention, "Sanity? To represent how the players are doing mentally?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Bad weather or other terrible events will decrease the players’ sanity. Similarly, they can increase it with certain items.

"When their sanity reaches zero, the character becomes insane. They’ll experience hallucinations and the world world would look different, and shadow creatures will start attacking the player.

"The players will recover a certain amount of sanity after killing the shadow creatures. On the other hand, the game ends if the players are killed by them."

Su Jinyu gave it some thought, "That’s a great idea. Hunger, health, and sanity combined would be a great way to describe the state of the character. You sure are good, manager."

Chen Mo laughed, "It’s nothing, you guys will figure it out eventually. This is more or less a must in a game like this."

Su Jinyu said, "Manager, you should brainstorm with us. I realised that there are many interesting aspects for a game like Diablo Starve. If we properly develop the game, it’ll be a great one!"

Chen Mo rolled his eyes, "Of course, why would I get you to develop a game that didn’t have potential. You guys will have to hand in your homework without my help. This is for you guys to gain new perspectives, you can’t expect me to hold your hands the entire way."

Su Jinyu pouted, "Fine…"

Chen Mo casually changed the topic, calmly saying, "Emperor Dynasty Entertainment is working on a VR Diablo."

Su Jinyu was shocked, exclaiming, "Huh? Since when? What are we going to do? Why aren’t you worried at all?"

Chen Mo leaned back into his chair, "Why should I be worried? They’re working on a VR game, there’s not much I can do there."

Su Jinyu quickly followed up, "What should we do? And what’s wrong with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment copying us!"

Chen Mo asked her to calm down, "Relax, it’s fine. It’s hard to tell if Diablo could be successfully made into a VR game. It might take a long time to amend some points that aren’t suitable to be copied. It’d take at least a year for it to finish."

"We should pick up our pace then, manager. We’ll make a simple VR game in half a year to test the waters, and use the other half of the year to make Diablo into a VR game!"

Chen Mo was speechless, "You’re going too far. We can’t do that in such a small time frame. There’s no need to worry, I’m just using it as a reminder to make sure Don’t Starve goes smoothly without any delays. I want to use it to test some player reactions.

"I have plans for what games to make in the future, at most I’ll have to make a few minor adjustments. It’s not worth it to mess up all our plans just to go head to head against Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.

"I’m planning to release Don’t Starve in two months, meaning the end of September. Of course, as it’s going to be the first version, we’ll need to push updates based on player feedback, and release mods for the players to pick from.

"Reaper of Souls should be done in three months with an extra three weeks in testing, meaning it’ll be released mid-November. We’ll set Diablo aside after that’s done."

"We should have plenty of player feedback by November. By then, it’ll be all hands on deck to make a VR game to try and compete against Emperor Dynasty Entertainment."

"Alright!" Su Jinyu said clapping, "I’ll try and move it along as fast as possible to produce a demo earlier for discussion."

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure, but you don’t have to be in such a hurry. Two months is plenty, make sure the quality is up to par."

—

There was no need for going over Don’t Starve’s success. No matter sales or the brand, it was considered a classic indie game.

Chen Mo chose this game as practice for the others not only to help them be more creative, but to also test the players’ acceptance of sandbox games.

Sandbox games usually have large maps with many different mechanics and a high degree of freedom with a lot of room for creativity. Creativity is a core element for games like these, allowing players to achieve a goal using resources provided in game.

There are games that give players a lot of freedom in this world, but in Chen Mo’s eyes, these weren’t particularly successful sandbox games.

Chapter 204: Don’t Starve and Sandbox Games

In this world, most sandbox games are done by overseas developers. Take Earth Online for example, allowing players to work, buy cards and houses, and experience different careers in game. This was one of the games that provided players with a high degree of freedom.

However, it wasn’t truly a sandbox game.

Sandbox games had two main features, rich content, and allowing players to create freely. Although Earth Online was a content rich game, the game still operated under the restrictions of the designer as they weren’t allowed to make much if at all.

It should be emphasised that the ability to create is a core factor in sandbox games, meaning the players could create whatever they want through resources provided by the game.

Games that didn’t fulfil this aspect couldn’t be considered a true sandbox game.

Of course, there were a few products experimenting with this aspect done by overseas developers, such as allowing players to choose whichever characters they want to play, or what whichever car or house they wanted. But these were all part of the original game and were added to give the players a choice and wasn’t a core aspect of the game.

Therefore, Chen Mo wanted to use Don’t Starve to test the reactions of players to a game like this. It if turned out to be successful, the way to his first VR game would be decided.

Of course, another key factor was that Don’t Starve was relatively easier to make compared to other sandbox games.

In Chen Mo’s previous world, the first version of Don’t Starve was completed by three developers in eight hours. Obviously this was a primitive demo version.

The complete version took over a year, but most of this time was spent on testing and figuring things out as well as finding the identity of the game.

For example, Don’t Starve’s team had gone through intense discussions, some thought that because it was a survival game, allowing the players to become stronger and stronger as they progressed through the game while others thought that because it was a survival game, the players should lose everything upon death.

After the intense discussion, they decided on the latter.

This game also had a simple yet unique art style. Players and monsters only had four directions with simple animations.

The only thing that Chen Mo found troublesome was the difficulty settings of the game. However, with the help of Memory Playback Potions and the collective brain of his staff, it wasn’t hard to make a game similar to the level of the original after ensuring that they were heading in the correct direction.

Chen Mo planned to make three modes: Survival, Adventure and Co-op. The first two shouldn’t need any introductions, whereas co-op would allow players to play and experience the game together.

To be frank, co-op also happened to be the most popular mode.

The core of the game was clear, allowing players to explore and gather resources, craft various items, and try their hardest to survive as long as possible.

The basics of the game included but are not limited to: Terrain generation, attributes and usage of different items, differences in attributes for different characters, monster respawn rates, as well seasons and environment.

The map was also incredibly rich in content as there were various different biomes including plains, swamp, meadows, mines, forest, caves… different biomes had different features as well as different mobs.

At the start of the game, the system will generate maps according to a seed. The maps could greatly differ from one run to the next to ensure that the player experiences something different every time.

Moreover, the game also had seasons as a core part of the game.

During spring, rain becomes more common and plants grow faster.

In summer, plants may spontaneously combust and the players would heat up quickly, causing them to overheat.

And during winter, plants grow slower and the players may freeze.

Seasons as well as various other factors combine to pose a great threat to the players as they are forced to prepare for the next season to prevent great losses.

After the foundations of the world are laid down, they’d continuously add to the world to make it a rich, large, and complex world.

Chen Mo planned to include nine playable characters in the first version, including Wilson, Willow, Wendy, Wolfgang, WX-78, Wes, Wickerbottom, Woody, and Maxwell.

Certain requirements had to be met before some of these characters could be unlocked. They also have different abilities. For example, Willow the firestarter is unlocked after surviving nine days, with the ability to start fires as she wished while being immune to fire damage.

The monsters in this game could be split into four main categories: humanoids, animals, weird beings, and artificial intelligence, each with their own quirks.

Many humanoids possess a certain intelligence and could be bribed compared to animal based monsters. Different monsters drop different items when killed, some could be turned into equipment, others can be turned into food.

Don’t Starve also had a rich equipment system, including things that are used day to day (light sources or used for gathering), consumables (foods or ingredients), and weaponry (weapons, armour, traps).

Moreover, some items can be further processed. Food that goes bad quickly can be placed on drying racks, campfires, or crockpots to be processed further to extend their lifespan.

Of course, as a sandbox game, a huge part of the enjoyment comes from player developed mods and allowing it to become part of the game.

These mods are usually present in game to allow players to pick and choose, and obviously would have different effects. Mods can provide statistics, reduce the difficulty of the game, while other mods add more content.

With the inclusion of mods, the player can change the difficulty of the game as they wish while increasing the amount of playable content. For example, new players could decrease the difficulty of the game with a mod to help them live longer.

—

The development of Diablo: Reaper of Souls and Don’t Starve were moving along swimmingly.

At the same time Diablo continued to gain popularity.

After selling a shocking 1.87 million copies in the first month, it maintained its momentum into the second month, selling 1.68 million copies, meaning Diablo raked in nearly four hundred and fifty million RMB in total.

Most of the new players still found the game fun. They are still on the path to challenging Diablo, going through on quest at a time in Nephalem as they can’t stop themselves from hacking and slashing mobs.

However, other voices start to show up.

Chapter 206: Player Opinions

There were many new posts in the Diablo official forums.

"Diablo is so fun, I can’t stop at all. There’s nothing more I want to do after I get off work than doing three hours of grinding!"

"Yeah, this game is basically made for us that get motion sickness from 3D games. The best part is that in the later stages of the game the game isn’t all that taxing on the body so you could play anything. It feels so good to watch my damage numbers go up."

"Previous poster, you probably haven’t played for too long right? I’m ready to quit the game."

"Quit? Why?"

"It’s so boring. I was one of the first to buy the game. I finished the story in two or three days, and the rest of my time spent on this game was just grinding equipment. It was quite fun to grind equipment at the start, but the satisfaction eventually fades away."

"I agree, the post game is really monotonous. You just grind on the same four maps again and again. It was quite fun at the start, but once you more or less have everything you need, there’s no point to grining more. Eventually you’d have to grind two or three days before getting something usable and you’d feel miserable if you didn’t make any progress."

"But I think I could play this game for a few months just grinding away."

"That’s just you. How many players truly enjoy the grinding?"

"I think you guys are on the wrong side of the discussion. This is a single player game. Have you guys played Tale of the Sword? You also only go through the story once before being done with the game. How can you expect a singleplayer game like this to last a lifetime?"

"But this is a Chen Mo game. All his previous games had a pretty long lifespan. Moreover, Diablo was really fun at the start, I expect it to last me at least a year."

"Geez, I don’t know anymore. Let’s see if Chen Mo will release a new update."

"I’m fine with DLCs too!"

Following that discussion, more and more posts of players giving recommendations started appearing.

"Is there some special game mode you can add to Diablo? Wasn’t there a lot of daily quests in I Am MT and Onmyoji? Those games aren’t that content rich but were still quite playable after a long time. Surely you could do that too in Diablo right?"

"Please stop talking, don’t make Chen Mo bring those terrible mechanics from pay to win games into a high quality game."

"But it really feels meaningless to play Diablo now!"

"It’s a singleplayer game, how much time do you want to spend on it."

"Stop talking, previous poster. We’re here trying to think of ideas. What do you guys think about a map editor like Warcraft?"

"I don’t think much about it. They are two completely different games, there’s no comparison to be had!"

"I think we should give Chen Mo more time. Diablo could be considered a revolutionary game that is different from other RPGs. Chen Mo must be thinking about how to extend the lifespan of the game, we’ll just have to wait. Moreover, even if he can’t solve that problem, a DLC is not a bad idea."

"Geez, we’ll just have to wait for DLCs."

—

In the experience store, Chang Xiuya was watching the ending cinematic after finally beating Diablo.

A new light was in the endless sky above the clouds.

"In the end, it was a mortal heart, had saved two worlds from ruin, and cast down the prime evil, forever.

Diablo’s corpse fell in front of the camera, falling from the high heavens turning into ash before disappearing forever beneath the clouds.

The high heavens which were previously corrupted slowly regained normality as the sun shined.

"A new day breaks for both angels and men."

The corruption disappeared as they were met with sunlight.

"For mankind’s greatest champion, the Nephalem, rose to confront the darkness that we in our pride would not face."

With orchestral music in the background, the camera panned to a long shot of the High Heavens, looking scared and solemn under the sun.

"My brethren, I will take my place among you once again, but this time as a mortal."

Tyreal walked onto a set of invisible stairs.

"Since justice has been met this day, I will now stand as wisdom. On behalf of those who risked all to save us."

"Forever more, we shall stand together, angels and men, in the light of this glorious new dawn!"

The was set on the recovered high heavens before the cinematic ended.

—

Chang Xiuya stretched, "Geez, I finally beat the game. I’m so tired. This game really isn’t meant for us who aren’t mechanically skilled. I was so tense when I finally got to idea."

Zou Zhuo said, "Don’t think there’s many others who tried so hard to beat the game just for the ending…"

Changn Xiuya yawned, "It can’t be helped, you have to finish the story when it comes to games the manager made. But I do have a question, why is the angel Tyreal a middle-aged black man?"

"Uhh, the manager had explained this previously. It’s because when Tyreal transmigrated through the ozone layer, he had his face first. It wouldn’t make sense to maintain a pale face after all that friction and heat…"

"… What an explanation."

"But I always had a question. From the looks of it, the story of Diablo seems to have finished as the Demon Lord was slain. There can’t be much to add in terms of enemies right?" asked Zou Zhuo.

Chang Xiuya shook her head, "Not necessarily. Who knows where that soul stone landed in that final scene. I feel likes its foreshadowing something."

"That’s true. But I care more about what happened before than after. Have you realised that Diablo’s story was the latter half? How come the Great Evils and Baal, the Lord of destruction were only mentioned in scripts without any actual arcs?" asked Zou Zhuo.

Chang Xiuya replied after some thought, "Probably because the story had been written early on, but the manager only chose to use the latter half? Didn’t Warcraft do the same?"

Zou Zhuo nodded, "Makes sense. But I think the manager should consider making use of the story that occured before this game and make a DLC or something. Based on the quality of Diablo, he could continue making money off this by releasing new classes and adding new scenes as the brand is so well known by now."

Chang Xiuya added, "Yeah, perhaps even a VR game!"

Zou Zhuo waved his hands, "No no no. Make an Azeroth VR game first, so many of us Warcraft players are still waiting on that."

"Geez, that too. The manager has so many great IPs on his hand, I hope he can start making VR games soon."

Zou Zhuo added, "Yeah, it should be in the near future. The manager had so many successful works recently, he probably has enough funds to make a small VR game. Who knows what he’s thinking."

Chapter 207: Don’t Starve Released

Chen Mo sketched as he walked out of the office towards the experience store.

As he was working on Reaper of Souls and Don’t Starve recently, most of his time was spent in the office discussing details of the game. However, he would periodically check on the experience store and sometimes get some peace and quiet in his office on the second floor.

Chen Mo was caught by Zou Zhuo and Chang Xiuya as he stepped his foot into the experience store.

"Hey, the manager’s here."

"Manager, there are many players discussing about the post game of Diablo on the forum. Have you seen it?" asked Chang Xiuya.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes I have."

Chang Xiuya continued asked, "What’s your plan then, manager? Although I don’t have a good grasp on the situation, I think the players want to spend more time in the game and provided a lot of suggestions to do so."

Chen Mo sat on the sofa and flipped through a random book he grabbed, "I’ve looked at most of the recommendations, and none of them are worth considering. Diablo’s DLC is in works with new content and gamemodes, I’ll announce it soon."

"New classes? This caught Zou Zhuo’s attention, "What new classes, is there a Death Knight?"

Chen Mo facepalmed, "You’re kidding! Death Knight is a class exclusive to Warcraft. There will be two new classes this time, Crusader and Necromancer. There will be new story scenes too."

Zou Zhuo asked, "Really? When will it be released?"

"It’s been going well so far, probably November, " answered Chen Mo.

"Huh?" Zou Zhuo was visibly disappointed, "That means it’s going to take two months or so, I can’t wait that long!"

"It’s a proper DLC, so there’s a lot of stuff to do. You think I can just conjure an update out of thin air or something."

Zou Zhuo nodded, "Geez, fair enough. But based on the forum discussions, most older players can’t wait anymore. Perhaps you should give a hint? Just so everyone has something to look forward to."

"Diablo still has a steady amount of sales, meaning that there is still an influx of new players. It shouldn’t be a problem short term, so I’ll save it as a surprise."

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Oh, I do have a new game for you guys to try out, " said Chen Mo.

Zou Zhuo exclaimed, "Huh? You’re making a new game again manager? I thought you said you were going to give Diablo a new DLC?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, a new game and a DLC."

Chang Xiuya asked, "Really? What type of game is it? I want to play something like Plants vs Zombies!"

"It’s hard to describe, but it’s a survival game. The first version should be out in half a month, then we’ll go straight into selling."

—

At the end of September, more than two months after Diablo’s release, a game called Don’t Starve quitely appeared on the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

There wasn’t much promotion this time, Chen Mo didn’t even post a Weibo.

Many players thought their eyes were playing tricks on them when they discovered the new game upon logging onto the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

There was a lot of confusion among the happy surprise.

"What? How come Chen Mo released a new game without saying a single word about it?"

"Don’t Starve? That sounds like a cool game. It’s on both PC and mobile too? Crossplay as well!"

"Uhh… This game is quite small at around two gigabytes. What type of game is this?"

"Let’s download it and see!"

"It costs twenty RMB!"

"That’s not so bad. But judging from the price, it’s probably a smaller game."

"It has to be, it has only been two months since Diablo was finished. This isn’t enough time to make a large game at all."

"Let’s look at the synopsis."

Don’t Starve introduction.

This is a sandbox game that combines adventure, survival, role playing, training, and crafting. The character is placed in the desolate world, and must use their very two hands to survive using materials available around them. Of course, if you could arm yourself to defeat the demon in adventure mode, (maybe) you could return to the real world.

Game characteristics:

Rich in game resources and an expansive unknown world.

Plan your every move to best use your resources in order to survive.

Use your creativity to explore the endless limits.

Face the unknown danger in this world with friends in co-op mode.

—

The vast majority of players were shocked to see this introduction.

"All that text just to say it’s a sandbox game similar to Earth Online!"

"It doesn’t sound quite right. Earth Online is such a huge game, whereas Don’t Starve is a measly 2GB, how could it call itself a sandbox game? How many elements could this game contain?"

"And Chen Mo made this in two months too! Two months for a sandbox game! Are you kidding me?"

"Uh, I looked at the graphics, and it was pretty simple. It’s in 2D so the graphics don’t take up much space. Perhaps it has a rich gameplay. I’ll buy it to try it out, it’s a Chen Mo game afterall."

"I think Chen Mo seems to be heading onto a certain path. This game looks like one of those games where the player is constantly under pressure as they try and survive in a desolate world. Think about how torturous that would be, what’s the point of this game?"

"They said that in the introduction, it’s a survival game, you survive as long as possible."

"Geez, I don’t understand the intent behind a game like this. Why didn’t he just spend his time on a Diablo DLC? It must be his young creative blood acting up."

"I think so too. Look at the graphics, it predominantly uses black, the proportions of the character, and this weird art style. I think this is Chen Mo’s play thing, why else would he not do any promotion of this game."

"Whatever, I’ll pretend I never saw this."

"I tried it out, and the game is actually quite interesting. The introduction said players could push the players’ creativity to their max. Remember Plants vs Zombies and Warcraft?"

"I don’t think Chen Mo did this. Maybe it’s something an assistant made for practice? And they put it onto the store to take my money?"

"… I believe in Chen Mo’s character."

"Alright, I’ll try it out just because it’s Chen Mo.

Although many players managed to ignore the game, a large portion of the players forked out money to buy the game. Other than trusting Chen Mo’s brand, a portion of these buyers bought it because it had a clear source of enjoyment with a unique art style.

As a self-proclaimed sandbox game with survival in mind, could the game be as fun as cited in the introduction?

This was a question on the minds of many.

Collecting Junk

In the experience store, Su Jinyu excitedly watched Jia Peng launch Don’t Starve.

"Just try it! I’m not lying, it’s really fun!" said Su Jinyu.

Jia Peng wiped sweat off his forehead, "Ahem, calm down. This has to be your work since you’re promoting it so hard. Am I right?"

"Yeah, but the manager did provide some guidance, " answered Su Jinyu.

Jia Peng couldn’t believe it, "If I remember correctly, your last game was Lifeline? And the story was written by Zheng Hongxi too."

"So? Does that mean you don’t believe me?"

"Ahem, it’s nothing. I’ll try it out."

Filled with doubt, Jia Peng launched the game.

Just like Plants vs Zombies, Don’t Starve was available on both PC and mobile and had crossplay support. As there were differences in the controls between PC and mobile, the lobbies were split into PC and mobile. However, players could still join any game they wanted.

The game started off with a cinematic.

In a weird, joyous, and dark BGM, a bird came to the window of a small house. The camera cuts through the window, revealing Wilson’s failed experiment, sitting in a chair very annoyed.

At this moment, his radio started talking.

"Say pal, looks like you’re having some trouble!

"I have secret knowledge I can share with you.

"If you are ready for it."

Wilson was happy, surprised and nodded without hesitation.

"Ok then!"

A scary shadow appeared on the screen, followed by countless knowledge flowing into his mind.

Wilson tried his experiment again.

Rats, nails, gears, welding, blood rituals…

In the end, he produced an ominous looking portal.

"Excellent! Now throw the switch!"

Wilson was a bit hesitant.

"Do it!"

Wilson pulled the lever. A dark shadow appeared from the ground, grabbing onto Wilson before pulling him into the ground.

And that was the end of the cinematic before entering the game.

The UI was really clean and simple, just as advertised, with a dark humourous theme.

There were four main options to pick from, Start Game, Mods, Settings, and Quit.

Jia Peng thought the game would be quite difficult because it was a survival game. He decided to explore Mods and Settings to check for an option to decrease difficulty.

There were a few mods that Su Jinyu developed in Mods, such as building tutorials, show food attributes, and keep the status bar on.

These were basically the official mods that didn’t throw off the balancing of the game while giving the players some guidance so they didn’t feel lost in the game.

Jia Peng selected a few mods out of the bunch then moved on to check on the settings. Jia Peng was confused upon seeing the huge amount of settings, deciding to just start the game under the watchful eye of Su Jinyu.

Generating world…

Rendering Wilson’s beard…

Dealing with game theory…

Inserting horrible monsters…

The game was quite dark just as advertised, unlike the horrifying style of Diablo, this was more humorous.

The terrain, trees and rivers all looked like simple sketches, which presented itself as a unique style.

Wilson layed on the ground with the weird long faced wizard Maxwell standing over him.

"Say pal, you don’t look so good."

"You better find something to eat before night comes!"

Maxwell then disappeared without a trace.

Wilson stood up before the game officially started with the camera zooming out.

Using his mouse, Jia Peng commanded Wilson to hop and skip all over the map.

The sound effects were quite rich in this game, making the world feel less scary with the sounds of footsteps, birds, gathering, and the occasional breeze.

Of course, this might be because it was day.

There were various resources on the maps too, saplings, trees, flowers, bushes and carrots.

Jia Peng walked around and relaxed a bit after realising there wasn’t anything that could harm him nearby.

There were four attributes on the top right, days (time), hunger, sanity, and health. Other than sanity, the others were quite self explanatory.

The higher the better, probably, thought Jia Peng.

Wilson continued to waddle around the map as Jia Peng didn’t know where to go as he picked up anything he could on the way such as saplings, bushings, rocks, or nuts.

Jia Peng still had plenty of space in his inventory after all.

After running for quite some time, he decided to open up the map as he was lost. He realised that he had been walking in a straight line this whole time, and the map was way bigger than he thought.

"This map is huge!"

Jia Peng felt overwhelmed as it felt like there was so much to explore.

Harvesting grass tufts, picking up sticks, picking up rocks, picking up pine cones…

After gathering for a few minutes, Jia Peng could tell that he was doing something wrong, and decided to check the tab on the left.

There were only six different options so far, Tools, Light, Survival, Science, Fight, and Dress. There were probably more to come judging from the empty space.

There were many things to pick from. He decided to craft an axe as he had the resources for it.

After a few swings of the axe, a tree fell, dropping wood on the ground.

After picking up the logs, Jia Peng looked deeper into what other things he could craft.

It seemed like everything had their uses, but he didn’t know where to find those resources. He’d never seen the likes of spider silker, rope, or gold.

"Maybe I should make a pickaxe and start mining. Spider silk… maybe there are spider mobs somewhere?"

Jia Peng continued running around in search of the materials.

"Hmm? There’s a boulder!"

Jia Peng crafted a pickaxe and started hacking away at the boulder. Soon, rocks, flint, and gold dropped to the ground.

"Hmm? It even dropped gold!"

Jia Peng moved onto the next boulder and started hacking away.

Jia Peng was happily hacking away at the boulders, despite his initial impression.

The fact that he could collect rare resources for survival along with the satisfying, rhythmic clanking of the pickaxe against the bounders made the gameplay really satisfying.

Filled with glee, Jia Peng commanded Wilson to pick up everything that dropped onto the ground. At this moment, he noticed a pig house and a pig walking on its two hind legs.

Chapter 209: Exploring Don’t Starve

"What? Why is it walking on its hind legs!"

Jia Peng equipped his axe as he thought about hacking away at the pig to see if it drops meat.

But in the same moment, night approached.

Wilson muttered to himself, "It’s getting late. It will be dark soon."

The pig also said, "HOME TIME!"

The pig then returned to its house and stayed inside.

All Jia Peng could do was watch this happen.

Jia Peng decided to forget about this pig who walked on its hind legs and continued wandering.

The night was approaching and his vision was reducing.

Jia Peng looked at the time indication on the top right nervously.

There were three zones in the dial for time. The largest yellow zone was for day, orange for dusk, and grey was signified night.

It was now dusk, light started to get scarce but there was still time before night.

Jia Peng continued picking away at boulders while contemplating what to do during the night.

"Normally I’d have to build a house or something right? But obviously I can’t build one now, but there has to be something I can do.

"I should eat a few berries to replenish my hunger first."

Soon, night approached and the entire screen turned dark.

Although Jia Peng didn’t know if there was a side-effect to being in the dark without a fire, he still instinctively crafted a torch.

With a torch in hand, Wilson can continue on his merry way in darkness.

The torch produced a very limited radius of light and its health bar was decreasing rapidly.

"Hmm? I can light trees on fire too?"

Jia Peng hovered over nearby trees to realise he could right click them to light them on fire.

Jia Peng tried it out, and sure enough the whole tree caught on fire. It even spread to another nearby tree.

The fire even caught Wilson the firebug on fire, taking away some of his health.

This gave Jia Peng a shock, but he soon calmed down after realizing it wasn’t a big deal.

After a few moments, the tree stopped burning leaving behind two blackened trees.

Jia Peng enjoyed that process and proceeded to burn down all the trees he came across.

After setting a few more trees on fire, Jia Peng realised that his torch ran out. He then switched to his axe and started chopping away at the burnt trees.

"Hmm? It dropped two pieces of charcoal! That’s a thing?"

Jia Peng quickly picked up the charcoal. Although he didn’t know what use it had, based on the game so far, all resources have its uses. It might now have a use now, but it would surely come in the future.

And just like that, the first night ended, followed by the auto-saving of the game.

Jia Peng breathed out a sigh of relief as he managed to survive the first night.

Although the nights were tense, limited the players’ vision, and had a spooky background music, there wasn’t much to fear about the night. As it was his first time, it was normal for him to feel nervous.

Although his first day was a bit pitiful as he fueled himself on berries, he gathered a lot of resources, managing to fill up two thirds of his inventory.

After going through the first night, he realised how precious daytime was. Jia Pengsat up straight ready for another day of exploration.

After a lot of exploration, Jia Peng heard pigs from far away.

Jia Peng controlled Wilson to head in the direction of the sound to find more pigs walking on their hind legs. But this time, it wasn’t just one, there were many.

The pigs were running around fighting against Merms.

"You’re done for!"

"Us pigs will have a feast!"

"Ahhh!"

There were around ten monsters in this area split into two teams. The pigs and the merms were swinging punches at one another. These monsters looked huge, much stronger than Wilson. Combined with the sounds of the punches, the situation felt really dangerous.

"What’s going on? Why are they fighting? Please don’t hit me, I’m just passing by."

Jia Peng’s first reaction was to run away. With so many strong monsters in the area, he’d probably die in a few seconds.

But the desire to watch how this would turn out overwhelmed his fear.

"I’m not encouraging, I’m just watching, " Jia Peng carefully parked himself at the edge of the confrontation to watch the battle.

The mobs didn’t even bat an eye to Wilson as they were fully involved in the battle.

A merm let out a final scream before dying, leaving behind the frog’s legs and a fish.

"Hmm?!"

This caught Jia Peng’s attention, he’d have to grab the meat after eating berries for a whole day!

Moreover, the mobs seemed to be occupied by the battle, they won’t notice me right?

Jia Peng slowly walked towards the frog legs.

"Nice, I got it!"

Jia Peng backed off after grabbing the legs. However, he soon realised that his worries weren’t needed as the mobs didn’t even seem to notice him.

Jia Peng checked out the stats of the frog legs, +12.5 hunger, -10 sanity.

"Why does it reduce sanity? Is it because it’s disgusting to eat it raw? I’ll save it for an emergency then.

Jia Peng had Wilson wander around this group of monsters, keeping his distance as he feared they would turn on him.

Soon, all the merms died and Jia Peng swooped in to pick up all the frog legs and fish.

"Wow, I can’t believe that worked!"

Jia Peng didn’t want to overstay his welcome either, leaving happily with frog legs in his inventory.

Jia Peng looked at his inventory satisfyingly.

"This game is actually quite fun."

Jia Peng grabbed a drink before continuing his battle in Don’t Starve.

—

What Jia Peng had experienced so far was but only a small part of what Don’t Starve had to offer. He hadn’t even encountered complicated stuff like building bases, science machines, surviving summer and winter, and the hounds that come to visit periodically.

The difficulty of the game would continue to increase. New players who think they have the situation under control in particular are prone to having a game over in one single mistake.

However, Jia Peng already experienced the joy of the game in gathering and surviving.

Chapter 210: Spirit of Don’t Starve

There were many points which attracted players to Don’t Starve, but it all comes back to the ‘Survival’ aspect.

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, needs are divided into five major categories: physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.

The five needs form a pyramid, with the most bottom playing being physiological, and self-actualization on the top.

The lower the need, the easier it is to realise, but also the most important and urgent.

That means if a person lacked food, safety, and esteem, they should feel the strongest for food. In that moment, safety and esteem wouldn’t be as important.

This was why under incredible food stress, humans would hunt large beasts (giving up safety) or beg for food (give up esteem).

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs can also be applied to different industries, including video games.

Many game designers build the complete hierarchy of Maslow’s needs in the game, using to drive players to chase fictional numbers in the game, and be so immersed they can’t stop themselves.

A simple example would be pay to win games that sell ‘strength’, which focused on safety and esteem in the hierarchy of needs.

The weaker players would face the danger of being killed every moment they are in game. As they face a lack of safety, this drives them to spend more time and money in game in order to regain safety,

The stronger players on the other hand have a certain amount of safety, so they pivot to chase the needs in esteem or self-actualization, such as taking from the others, forming a guild, gathering this underlings to battle others as they fork out more and more money just to chase the high.

Normally, very few games reach the ‘physiological needs’ level on the pyramid as it was difficult to develop, and didn’t fit into a majority of games.

The physiological needs of humans are quite simple, consisting of food, water, health, and reproduction. However, games wouldn’t usually have their players run around to gather food or water. They usually wouldn’t have hunger in the game as they could only fit in so much content in the game, with better ways to spend the time of the players.

Don’t Starve exploits this oversight, conveying all aspects of survival.

Moreover, Don’t Starve wasn’t just a simple game. As one delved deeper into the gameplay, they will realise that there was a lot of content in the game.

It was different from many main characters with huge motivations. Wilson’s existence was just for himself, he didn’t need to save the world or save others. His only aim was to survive, and everything he does in the world of Don’t Starve was literally just that.

Don’t Starve is a highly stylized game with a very mature mindset.

The world of Don’t’ Starve wasn’t well realised nor have a deep story, it could even be said that it escaped reality. The art style and music was filled with dark humour, yet feeled incredibly real in the face of death.

The feeling of absurdity and reality runs through the Don’t Starve, which is strengthened when combined with technology and magic in the game.

Living moving robots, pigs living in groups, tombstones in forests, remains of the ones who came before, horrible monsters… These scary settings may seem unrelated at first glance, but were closely related upon deeper inspection.

The world was a highly integrated unique magical world.

And Don’t Starve’s lifespan came from its rich content. It may seem like a simple 2D game, but it was more playable than some large works.

The mobs were really complicated, each mob provided unique food items and resources which the main character could utilize using campfires, drying racks, crockpots and traps.

Moreover, there were many things the character could interact with, harvesting by hand, chopping, mining, digging, lighting, planting… The players could interact with anything, including the map itself. Precious materials could also be used as fuel in a time of need.

There are also various materials the players could obtain. If the player wanted some pigskin, they could go head to head against the pigs, or they could look for abandoned pig houses, using the altar, or planting spider dens near pig houses and let the spider kill the pigs for the players.

And when the players get gathered as much as they need and start losing interest in the survival mode, when the players lose interest in trying to survive, the players will discover a whole new challenge in adventure mode.

Moreover, it was also a cool emotionless game mode, any oversight could lead to unrecoverable consequences in the face of survival.

And so, survival becomes more and more desired. When the players will get a huge sense of bliss as they find a patch of carrots and berries in front of a pig village.

Many players only realise how good it was to have a full stomach after playing Don’t Starve.

And it was because of this that Don’t Starve was able to attract so many players who were interested in surival games and retain their hardcore players. There were even players who weren’t even close to getting bored of the game a few years in.

It was because every playthrough of Don’t Starve was a different journey.

Moreover, like many sandbox games, mods were the core of the longevity of a game like Don’t Starve.

Setting aside official DLCs, the players could also find a lot fun in mods they create themselves.

Character mods for example, One Piece characters such as Zoro (has their own blade, can cut trees, no sense of direction, map is always dark), and Ace(has fireball, regains sanity next to fire) were created. Assistant mods included more, better description, building guides, functional mods included permanent tents, expanded backpacks…

There were also large scale mods such as Hero in the Dark, which had enough content to last players half a year. These large scale mods could almost be considered their own game.

Of course, Chen Mo decided to create just a few of these more common mods that don’t affect the gameplay much, leaving the other mods up to the players.

This was the nature of sandbox games, only when the players play their part will the game’s full potential be realised.

Chapter 211: Incredibly Popular

Soon, reviews of Don’t Starve started popping up.

"I noticed that the game is actually really rich. Although I was a bit lost at the start, but you can’t stop once you get into it."

"I was wondering how this could be a sandbox game with such a small game? Turns out Chen Mo actually managed to make a really rich sandbox game!"

"Am I the only one who died in the first night to darkness…"

"+1, first death was because of darkness, dying to unknown mobs. Second death was after ten days to hunger, third death was on day 11 killed by hounds during the night. For my fourth death, I caught a bird, found a pig village, fed spider flesh to one of them and started an alliance, started planning my future home, before becoming insane from too much spider flesh."

"To be honest, this game is terrible for new players. There are so many dangers you could die any time!"

"There’s one thing you have to remember when playing this game: No zuo no die…[1]"

"The game is surprisingly good and addictive. But I have one question, how come there’s nothing coming out of me when I’m eating so much? Why do I have to pick up after other animals? I want it to be self sustaining!"

"It looks like a small game, but there’s a lot of good gameplay! You’d spend tens of hours just trying to learn the game, and you’ll experience many exciting things during that process! I think the best part of this game is that there’s no rule that the world has to follow, on the contrary, this allows them to create many different mobs, increasing the difficulty in the process!"

"To be honest, I’ve never starved to death. I don’t know why the game is called Don’t Starve, I think a better name for this game would be, ‘100 ways for Wilson to die’.

"I love this art style. Although it has a cartoony 2D art style, it’s quite refreshing when every other game is in 3D.

"Although it’s a small game, it’s a sincere one!"

"I realised Chen Mo allowed mods like he did for previous games. I’m thinking about making a mod, how does a character mod sound? I’ll import Arthas and his special ability will be eating corpses! Haha!"

"This game has a co-op mode too. It’s an incredible feeling to play with friends all as different characters, helping one another survive!"

—

Although Don’t Starve didn’t have a lot of downloads initially, it’s reviews were as high as 9.5!

It was because most players who bought Don’t Starve were Chen Mo’s fans, who usually liked sandbox survival games like these, naturally, these players gave Don’t Starve good reviews.

In the moments right after its release, Don’t Starve was still a niche game without large scale promotion. As it had a niche art style and gameplay, it wasn’t surprising that it didn’t receive explosive growth.

However, with Thunderbolt Gaming Platform and Chen Mo’s name on the line, Don’t Starve received a decent amount of sales at twenty-four thousand copies.

Moreover, this number was still increasing, estimated to sell two million copies in the first month.

Don’t Starve was a long-lasting game after all, and because of its distinct style and great reputation, it had huge potential for growth.

This number wasn’t comparable to Lifeline as it was twenty times more expensive, it was normal to have less sales.

In his previous life, Don’t Starve sold five million copies after making its debut in China. Of course Tencent Gaming Platform’s great distribution played a part, as well as its good review on Steam.

Chen Mo’s Don’t Starve was considered a completely new type of game in the parallel world, so it was normal that its first steps started off slow. Once the players go up, the game would finally reach its full potential.

There were various different reactions as the players noticed the sales and ratings.

"Hooray! I hoped to see the Chen Mo who made Plants vs Zombies, incredibly creative, rich play style, a small game like this can be a classic game too! In my mind, this is the real Chen Mo!"

"Yeah, Chen Mo was wasting his potential making pay to win games!"

"I asked why Chen Mo wasn’t updating Diablo, but I have my answer. You don’t have to if you don’t want to, Chen Mo, I’ll forgive you for making a game like Don’t Starve!"

"But it’s still kind of sad, you can’t replace the old with the new this soon, Diablo is still waiting for you!"

"Yeah, you have to think about the feelings of us Nephalem!"

"Warcraft players are shaking. It’s sad that there’s only one Chen Mo, how good would it be if there were more of him to make games!"

—

The players who liked Don’t Starve gave it a lot of praise.

The players who didn’t like it hoped Chen Mo would make other games.

Diablo players were still waiting for a DLC.

This was why Chen Mo hoped Chen Mo could create copies of himself to provide for all different types of player.

Chen Mo’s player base was now huge after developing so many games.

There were casual gamers who liked Plants vs Zombies and Lifeline.

Western Fantasy fans who liked Warcraft and Diablo.

Fans of Chinese themed games who like Wulin Legend.

And players who liked pay to win games like I am MT and Onmyoji.

It was hard to provide for everyone because of how different their tastes were. There was no way Chen Mo could make a game that covered all the bases either.

All these players could do was wait for Chen Mo’s next move.

—

Industry professionals paid more attention to Don’t Starve than the average player.

After Chen Mo developed Diablo to teach the ones who dismissed third person RPGs a lesson, nobody dared to underestimate Chen Mo again.

Every game Chen Mo released was something that was weird and completely different.

Such as the card game I am MT that was ‘completely free’.

Or the third person single player game Diablo.

But he was met with success every time, proving everything the industry professionals knew wrong.

Nobody could deny the fact that Chen Mo hadn’t made any mistakes so far, and anyone who uses layman’s logic to explain his moves would inevitably fail.

TL note[1]: It’s a Chinese saying ‘No zuo no die, why you try?" basically meaning, you don’t have to do it, so why bother?

Chapter 212: Lacklustre Diablo Follow Up?

Chen Mo releasing Diablo and Don’t Starve one after another caused a decent reaction in the videogame community, although not one as big as the copying craze from mobile card games.

This was expected as the main characteristics of the game were really unique and hard to replicate.

Diablo did allow industry professionals to realise the market gap in satisfying hack and slash games, but how to fill that gap was a very difficult question.

If they followed Diablo and made a third person game with a dark art style, setting aside if they were capable of spending money to reach the quality of Diablo, even if they did, would the players buy a game that was such a blatant Diablo copy?

Therefore, the only way out was to make a similar VR game, which was exactly what Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was doing.

But for the other companies? There was too much risk involved with making VR games. Moreover, many changes had to be made to it, so companies who could take such a big risk were few and far between.

Don’t Starve was also a similar unreplicatable game in the eyes of many video game designers.

Because nobody understood how it managed to sell this many copies.

Story? Art style? Music and audio effects?

Items? Playstyle? Sandbox mode?

One thing’s for sure, this was a relatively successful sandbox game. This was because of its excellent quality and rich playstyle which replicates the physiological needs of humans, which triggers a desire to create in players.

But how could one create a sandbox game similar to Don’t Starve?

Nobody knows.

Sandbox games may seem nice to make, but they are actually incredibly difficult to develop. The successful sandbox games always seem easy to recreate during analysis, just that they didn’t think of it.

Therefore, although the reviews were good for Diablo and Don’t Starve, it didn’t create a copying craze like mobile card games did.

Moreover, as Diablo looked better and better, it also gained more and more haters.

"There are players complaining about how Diablo sucks in the later stages on the official forums again."

"Yeah, I saw that coming. I’ve tried the game out too, it felt great at the start, but it became incredibly monotonous at the later stages of the game. If it wasn’t for the desire to grind for equipment, I doubt many would continue playing."

"They’ll get sick of grinding great eventually. The better the gear, the rarer it is. You might not even see one piece of usable equipment the more you play, and that just feels terrible."

"That only means that Chen Mo isn’t invincible. Sure he could make games that are playing long into the future, this game isn’t one of them."

It can’t be helped. I think Chen Mo thought of this at the start. It’s like a one time thing that’s packaged really well with incredible cinematics. It feels good when you’re killing mobs too. That’s how they get you to buy the game as they neglect everything after they secure your money."

"That’s quite normal. It’s a single player game, you need to stop comparing it to the standards of online games."

"Chen Mo immediately pivoted to developing Don’t Starve right after releasing Diablo. Obviously he doesn’t expect Diablo to make him money in the long term."

"YEah, I think so too. Maybe Chen Mo is planning for the future by dipping his toes in all the different genres. If Diablo doesn’t work out, he can continue with Don’t Starve."

"I was shocked when Chen Mo released Diablo, but obviously it was just for show. Sure the sales were amazing, but the players are already sick of it. It’s not going to last into the future."

"Yeah, I think the show’s over."

"I heard that Emperor Dynasty Emperor is making a Diablo style VR game. Wonder how that’s going."

"I think Yan Zhenyuan is working on it. There’s no questions with the abilities of the video game designer, nor is there any with the distribution and funding of the game. I think the game will more than likely be popular."

"Yeah, maybe even more popular than Diablo as it’s more immersive in VR."

"It’s hard to say, there’s a lot of risk in porting a PC game into VR. It’s like making a whole new game."

"Yan Zhenyuan is an S-grade designer after all, there isn’t a single game he released that failed. Moreover, there’s plenty of theory to support this game’s success too. Think about it, killing enemies left and right in VR, it’ll really be covering the market gap when that is released."

"That’s true. Sigh, looks like Chen Mo failed a little bit here. He should have brought this game out later. He should probably be on his way to making VR games soon, if he brought it out in a year or so, he’d probably develop his own VR Diablo. He’s just giving Emperor Dynasty ideas by releasing it now!"

—

Yan Zhenyuan was also playing Diablo.

He had a clear idea of the controls of this game so far. The high quality story and cinematics and the thoughtful detailed creepy atmosphere was just the packaging. The real core of the game is hacking and slashing and the balancing of the game.

Of course, the packaging of the game was so good the players felt like they got more than they paid for.

In reality, the later stages of Diablo completely depended on numerical simulation.

At the same time the players continue grinding, they are getting better equipment, increasing their strength, and moving to the next difficulties. Meaning the balancing of the game becomes the main driving force for players to continue playing.

This may seem like a model that worked at first glance, but so far Diablo didn’t seem to be able to achieve this.

Yan Zhenyuan was also thinking about how to solve this problem as he was making a VR version of Diablo which was on PC. The profits of the game would be dramatically impacted if the players were sick of it after a month or two.

As VR games required much more financially than PC games, they could only wish they’d lose a bit less money if they sold the game by copies. The thought of making money like that was a fool’s dream.

"I need to think of something soon."

Yan Zhenyuan’s project was now in its first steps as all parts of development were moving along steadily, but he’d have to quickly think of something to ensure the longevity of the game.

It was almost November, and according to the roadplan, it should be in its test phase the coming June, and be released the coming August.

"Whatever, I’ll move with the online game idea for now, have as much socialization and trading in the game as possible. Then I’ll need to drag out the playtime and slow down how quickly new players level up.

Yan Zhenyuan decided that since the problem was really difficult to solve, he may as well take a page out of the book of online games and retain players through various online activities.

Chapter 212: Diablo’s International Version

In the experience store, there were many surrounding Jia Peng, watching as he played Don’t Starve.

It was over day seventy, and Jia Peng had more or less stabilized, maintaining decent levels for health, hunger, and sanity.

The others watching were trying to study his base.

There were two campfires in the middle of his base, one normal one and one endothermic one, both of which are used to regulate the temperature of the base.

There were many chests slightly further away from the campfires used for storage.

Next to the chests was a tent, crockpot, science machine, bird cage, lightning rod, and a fridge.

There were also various types of meat on the drying rack.

There were many traps all around the base used to defend the base against any incoming mobs too.

Saplings, grass, berries and other necessities were all arranged neatly in rows, making the players with OCD incredibly satisfied.

Wilson had a Miner hat on his head, lighting up his surroundings during night without a need for a torch. There were also various items in his backpack for various situations.

Chang Xiuya exclaimed, "Wow, Jia Peng your base is awesome!"

Jia Peng shook his head, "It’s alright. I’ve seen so many posts on the interest that are way better than this. They look like something in the dreams of someone with OCD, mine’s like a sow stall."

"That’s amazing too! By the way, what does Chester and the Walking Cane do?"

Jia Peng was shocked, "Chester? Walking Stick? What are those?"

"Uhh… it’s nothing."

Jia Peng didn’t seem to care, "I find this game to be more playable long term than Diablo. Sure I was dying a lot at the start, but you can survive for quite some time once you get the hang of it. And it’s so satisfying to hog all these materials."

"Yeah, and the co-op mode is incredibly fun too, " added Zou Zhuo, "Everybody has something to do, you could be exploring, hunting, gathering, and some even just watching. It’s so fun to play with a few friends."

"Yeah, that’s true. And the characters all have different abilities, so they can do different tasks. I feel like I could play this game for ages, " expressed Chang Xiuya.

"So cares about Diablo’s DLC anymore?" complained Lin Xue.

Jia Peng scratched his head, "Heh, it can’t be helped. Don’t Starve is so rich in content, I’m completely addicted to it. As for Diablo, sure it’s fun, but I’m kind of sick of it."

Chang Xiuya said, "Weird, I didn’t expect a girl like you to like Diablo, Xue."

"Although I quite like Don’t Starve too, Diablo feels better to play. Geez, maybe it’s just a difference in taste. There are still quite a few players who like Diablo, why does it feel like the manager is ignoring them, " said Lin Xue.

"He’s really not, " said Chen Mo, "Didn’t the manager say he’d release a DLc eventually? We’ll just have to wait."

Lin Xiuya stood up, "Geez, alright. I came here just to find out more about Diablo’s DLC, but it seems I haven’t been able to accomplish my mission today.

—

At this point, the international version of Diablo was nearing complete.

Meteorite Technology tried their hardest just as before. With experience from working on Warcraft in the past, the international version for Diablo went just as smooth, and it was nearing its release.

With Chen Mo’s English translations, other translations were also going quite well. Chen Mo felt that th English version in particular was as good as the original.

Meteorite Technology was really familiar with the likes of translations, dubs, promotions, reviews, and approvals. They guaranteed that there wouldn’t be any problems and the game could release internationally at the same time.

Everyone was really confident in Diablo’s international release, so they spent much more money in promotions than Walking.

Diablo game introduction: Diablo is a third person RPG developed by Thunderbolt Entertainment. Players could play in up to groups of four. They can also pick from different classes, joining the eternal fight between angels and demons as a Nephalem as they play a part in the amazing plot.

Diablo’s unique points:

Thrilling and terrifying apocalyptic plot, you will become the only savior of the entire world.

The dark art style allows you to always experience hopelessness as the whole world was on the verge of collapse.

Complete combat system with five main classes with hundreds of combinations so you can experience satisfying battles.

Numerous items so you can immerse completely in the grind!

—

The promotional materials were released in various countries all at the same time. Other than the most basic game introduction, there were various posters, cinematics, and gameplay footage released, showing the international players the best the game has to offer.

Diablo’s logo, or the word ‘Diablo’ in a fancy font started appearing in the eyes of many international players.

"Have you heard of the Chinese RPG that’s releasing soon? It’s called Diablo."

"What does the name mean?"

"I think it’s spanish for demon lord or demon."

"Let me look at the advertisements. Yeah the game does look quite interesting. The classes are pretty cool too, Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Monk… There’s an eastern class, but the designer seems to know a thing or two about fantasy."

"Thank goodness there aren’t any weird embarrassing classes."

"Oh, it’s made by the same company that made Warcraft!"

"Really? Thunderbolt Entertainment huh. I was wondering why I haven’t heard from them in too long. In theory they shouldn’t sink that soon if they are able to make a game like Warcraft."

"Warcraft was incredibly fun, and I really liked the RPG maps. But Thunderbolt Entertainment seemed quite lazy, they haven’t made any large updates for Walking since release."

"I heard it’s a small company, and they’ve tried to maintain as small of a team as possible. Moreover, they have to develop various different types of new games, so they probably can’t give these older games too many updates. Basically the designer is just trying to trap players."

"Oh, that’s a disaster."

"Moreover, many games that Thunderbolt English develop aren’t sold overseas. As far as I know, they made Onmyoji and a weird match three game, and never pushed any of that internationally."

"They’d probably only sell games like Warcraft that have a western fantasy theme overseas. I’m really intrigued just by looking at the story, I already have my wallet ready."

Chapter 214: Dissatisfaction

All in all, there weren’t any huge obstacles in the way of the international release of Diablo, and even went slightly better than Warcraft.

Thunderbolt Entertainment gained some fame overseas after selling Warcraft afterall, making an especially deep impression on players who liked themes like this, which was why Diablo managed to garner so much attention before it started selling.

Moreover, Western Fantasy themes, especially in Europe and America had always been popular, moreover, Diablo was an RPG, meaning that it’d have a bigger audience than an RTS game like Warcraft.

One thing that was different was that the international players didn’t have too many doubts of complaints when it came to a third person RPG as there were more indie games overseas, with more players liking single player games.

Most of these indie games are made by smaller companies, which would naturally meet with some financial difficulties, which was why they could only manage third person RPGs. This meant that the players overseas were more accepting of RPG games like these.

After the pre sales promotions, many players were eagerly waiting for Diablo’s release!

Diablo was priced at forty-nine USD, much pricier than Warcraft. This was because Diablo had a greater cost, was higher quality, and was an RPG game with greater acceptance.

—

Diablo officially started selling overseas.

Many players who had their eyes on this game bought and downloaded the game in the first moments it was main available, and many of these were hardcore Warcraft players. They believed that a developer who was capable of making Warcraft would produce an equally good RPG game.

Soon, these players were completely taken away by Diablo’s unique style and high quality story.

The overseas players, especially players from Europe and America were even more familiar with the theme of the game compared to chinese players, so it was more likely for the players to all agree and recognise the execution of the theme.

At the same time, the ideas of Angels, Demons, and Nephalem were incredibly close to the hearts of the European and American players. The story of saving a world also fit with western Heroism, and Tyreal’s morals also aligned better politically with the players.

The players worldwide had nothing but praises for this game.

-In the High Heavens.-

Tyreal, the ancient law of the High Heavens strictly forbids us from interfering with the mortal world!"

"Yet you have done so – brazenly!"

Imperius sat high up on his throne wearing shiny golden armor with flaming wings, signifying a god of some sorts.

Tyreal who was in silver armor didn’t back down, "All I am guilty of, Imperius, is bringing justice, while you hide, cowering, behind your throne!"

"Silence!"

Imperius turned into a stream of light and rushed towards Tyreal, grabbing his breastplate with one hand."

"You will now answer for your transgressions!"

The gold and the silver started battle one another, and finally, Tyreal grabbed Imperius’s spear and pointed it towards an archangel who was part of the Angiris Council and said righteously, "You cannot judge me! I am Justice itself!"

"We were meant for more than this – to protect the innocent!"

"But if our precious laws bind you all to inaction… then I will no longer stand as your brother!"

Tyreal grabbed his angel shoulder plates and let out a painful scream. His godly energy started flowing out of him, enveloping the hall.

Imperius stepped back and said angrily, "Sacrilege!"

Tyreal’s wings fell to the ground before disappearing. A red flame surrounded his body, before tendrils of light rose up from the floor and grasped him, pulling him through it, into the mortal world.

He was the "falling star", falling from the heavens as the great fireball towards Tristram Cathedral

—

Diablo’s story started a lot of discussion among the international players.

"To be honest, I was really surprised with Tyreal’s story. Diablo’s world seemed incredibly hopeless as the main character battled alone no matter where they went. I don’t think they’ve made any allies at all, but I think Tyreal could could help a tiny bit at the very least."

"I think the writers executed Tyreal’s character perfectly, flawlessly conveying his character through the story."

"As an angel of justice, he strictly abides by the law, rules and order, and maintains fairness and justice at all times, because this is the duty of the angel of justice."

"But at a critical moment, in order to save the world, Tyreal chose to stand on the side of humans, personally violating the law and order of the High Heavens, and abandoning his identity as an angel. I think that was really admirable!"

"Yeah, there are only a few games from overseas that managed to move me this much through the story, and Diablo managed that. It seemed that Thunderbolt Entertainment still maintained their high quality stories, this was excellent!"

—

It was similar to when Diablo first started selling in China, most players really liked the game at the start, especially the moments after they completed the story. The international version managed to maintain a score of around nine.

Moreover, the international players got attached to the theme quicker and easier, so Diablo’s performance internationally was better than Chen Mo’s expectation, estimating to have sold around six hundred thousand copies in the first week, and three million copies in the first month.

Chen Mo estimated that with overseas and Chinese sales combined, he would’ve sold around ten million copies. Although this doesn’t compare to thirty million copies of the original in his previous life, this number was still incredible.

However, more and more angry comments started appearing following Diablo’s huge success overseas.

Some of them were from international players.

"I feel scammed by the developers, the story was decent, and the game was high quality, but the post game is so boring! I can’t believe it, this game doesn’t come close to Warcraft’s quality!"

"For sure, even when taking the fact that it is a single player game into consideration, this game was quite monotonous. This reminds me of a certain korean game, it looked great, but was a complete mess!"

"Ugh, I think the last two posters were a bit harsh, I do agree with them. There are no complaints in terms of the quality of the game and its story, but it’s postgame doesn’t even compare with the sincere indie games. That’s why I’m giving it a seven.

"An incredibly boring game. I have no idea why the designer felt the need to add so many difficulties. Do they expect us to grind day after day to the highest difficulty?"

Chapter 215: Reaper of Souls Released

Evidently, the international players were also feeling the lack of content in the post game. As a hack and slash game, the post game of Diablo was indeed quite monotonous. This was a conclusion most players could arrive at.

And the other criticism was from Chinese players.

The news of Diablo’s international release quickly spread within the Chinese Diablo community..

"Have you heard that Diablo started selling overseas?"

"Didn’t Chen Mo release Don’t Starve not long ago? He hasn’t even taken a break huh."

"He’s quite brave huh. Obviously Diablo is an unfinished game, has he already given up us Chinese players? Is he going to release a DLC? Does he plan to run away with the money he makes overseas, never to be seen again?"

"Yeah, I’m angry too. If he has the energy to develop Don’t Starve and release Diablo internationally, why didn’t he channel that into making a DLC instead? It feels like we are just an afterthought!"

"I gotta go tag Chen Mo and give him a good thrashing!"

"Geez, whatever. It’s a singleplayer game anyways, what else can you complain about after watching the cinematics. It’s about time anyways. If you’re really that bored, it’s not a bad idea to try out Don’t Starve."

"I don’t like games like that, I wanna continue grinding in Diablo!"

"Haven’t the players given plenty of suggestions? The suggestions thread is now over fifty pages, I wanna know if he’s seen any of it, is he listening to us players!"

"I don’t think so, why else would there be no news at all? He’s probably gone!"

"I’m mad!"

"I’m going to give the experience store a visit and find out what’s on Chen Mo’s mind!"

—

The release of Diablo internationally triggered some dissatisfaction among players. Although the development of the DLC and the international version were happening in parallel, with neither coming into contact, the players didn’t know this, nor did they want to hear that.

They just wanted a DLC that would satisfy them, one that would allow them to play Diablo long into the future.

Many posts were bumped on the forums as players vented their dissatisfaction.

-In the office.-

Chen Mo scrolled through his DMs on Weibo and some other discussions while asking, "Qian Kun, will Reaper of Souls be finished this week? I’m worried that my life might be in danger otherwise."

Qian Kun facepalmed, "Really? Can’t the players wait another few more weeks?"

"It’s already quite tight. It’s been three months since release, and most players are complete sick of the game, mainly because its so difficult to grind the rarer equipment, and the hardcore grinders were done grinding. Needless to say, the normal players are bored of it too."

Qian Kun nodded, "I understand, it’s almost done, but I think the balancing of the two classes aren’t quite right. I’ll work overtime to try and finish this within this week."

Chen Mo patted him on the back, "Thanks for your hard work. Once this update is released, we can set Diablo aside for the time being."

qian Kun nodded, "Alright! Don’t worry manager, I’ll finish it in time."

Chen Mo returned to the experience store after checking in on the progress, feeling that the update should be completed within this week.

Zheng Hongxi said to Qian Kun, "I think Reaper of Souls is quite high on the manager’s priority list. But I do wonder, other than the two new classes and a few new quest lines, the main additions of the game is the Challenge Rift and the ranked ladder. Are these things really capable of extending the lifespan of the game?"

"In the manager’s thinking, probably. The ranked ladder introduces a competitive element. Just like ranked mode in many other games, it triggers the players to try and reach the top for bragging rights, which obviously would do a thing or two in extending the player’s playtime. But to be honest, I think these two modes are quite simplistic. It’s basically a new dungeon and a ranked system. These aren’t anything complicated. Moreover, there was already so much game content, wouldn’t the players get bored of the game again?" Qian Kun turned the question around.

Zheng Hongxi gave it some thought, "What about competitive seasons and Expert mode?

"I think Expert mode would be something fresh for the new players to try out, but it’ll only cater to a small audience. There is a lot of failure associated with that after all as they start over every time they die. Based on how difficult Diablo is, there probably aren’t many players who are willing to fail again and again like that right?

"I think the competitive season works well with the ranked ladder. It should give the players something to feed off of for a bit, but I can’t say now well it’s going to work."

Zheng Hongxi replied, "Yeah, the game is quite self-restricting after all. It’s a singleplayer at core, yet we are trying to drag out the life of the game to a few months and maybe even a few years. It’s such a difficult task."

"Who said it wasn’t? Whatever, lets chat after I’m done with work."

—

With a week’s worth of overtime, the development of Reaper of Souls finally came to an end.

At the same moment Reaper of Souls was released on the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, Chen Mo released a long Weibo as a reply to the players.

Diablo’s expansion pack, Reaper of Souls is now live!

The new content in this DLC includes:

New classes: Crusader and Necromancer.

New act: A fifth chapter in the Diablo III storyline will be added, taking place mainly in Westmarch.

New Game Modes:

Adventure Mode: A mode where the world itself is the player’s battlefield. Bounty quests are also available for the nephalem to undertake, with a reward for finishing all the bounties in each Act.

Nephalem Challenge Rift: Unlocked using Rift Keystone Fragments, it uses completely random terrain generation, spawns, and bosses. There are normal Challenge Rifts, and Greater Rifts. Completing Challenge Rifts grant extra loot.

Legendaries Gems have a chance of dropping in Greater Rifts, further increasing the strength of the characters.

Expert mode: High skilled players can play expert mode, characters will only have one chance at being the game. There are no revives once they die.

Ranked Ladder(Leaderboards) allow players to compare their progress to that of your gameplay region, friends, and clan members. The names of the top one thousand players in the Greater Rifts will also be on the Leaderboards.

Competitive Seasons: We encourage players to try and experiment to get as strong as possible. At the start of each season, players could create a brand new character alongside many other players. The ranked seasons will provide unique rewards, including legendary items, borders, banners, ,etc.(Seasonal ranked leaderboards will be separate from the normal ranked ladder).

Chapter 216: Regaining Popularity

The players went wild as they saw that Weibo.

"What? Expansion pack for Diablo?"

"It’s available already? When did Chen Mo start working on it?"

"Why didn’t he say anything about it before?"

"I thought Chen Mo was too busy working on Don’t Starve and Diablo’s international release and had no time to work on the expansion pack!"

"I’m so happy I’m crying! He didn’t forget us! Let’s see what’s in it!"

"Two new jobs and a new act!"

"From the promotional video, the cinematics are as good as the other ones, the story looks incredible too!"

"The new classes, Crusader and Necromancer look quite interesting. The female Crusader looks so pretty, I have to create one!"

"Let’s see if there’s any new game modes. Adventure mode? Experience your own story? Sure, that’ll make grinding easier in the future."

"Hold on, Challenge Rift? Leaderboards? Competitive season? There’s so many words… Alright, I’ll read through them. It’s like a list of things we need to do, first create a seasonal character, then grind like crazy in the Challenge Rift, then climb the leaderboards? Chen Mo’s so thoughtful!"

"It feels like the leaderboards for mobile card games… Anyways, I hated ranked ladders previously, but I don’t know how I’ll live without it!"

"Expert mode? One life? That sounds exciting, I like that!"

"The expansion pack costs 88 RMB? I’m not sure if I’m going to buy it… It’s not really worth it if I just continue to grind the same way after buying the DLC."

"You should buy it just for the two classes1"

"That’s true, you go ahead and let me know how it goes."

With the quality assurance of Diablo, Reaper of Souls sold many copies upon release. This was mainly due to how long the players have been waiting. Many thought Chen Mo didn’t plan to give it any updates, but nobody thought that he would release a whole expansion pack, one with a lot of content at that. This was news that shocked everyone.

Warcraft didn’t get this treatment!

Moreover, no matter if Diablo’s post game was boring or not, it was a high quality game, managing to attract many players in its early life.

Moreover, it seemed that this expansion pack had a lot of effort poured into it.

-Inside the experience store-

Many players playing Don’t Starve switched over to Diablo the moment Reaper of Souls was released. It was filled with Don’t Starve fans, but all of a sudden they were now in the minority.

"You’re playing Diablo’s expansion pack too?"

"Yeah, new story and new classes, I have to try it."

"You’re giving up Don’t STarve? I was waiting for us to all play together!"

"It’s fine, this would only last a week or two. I’ll try out the new classes before getting sick of the story, then I’ll come back to picking up garbage from the ground."

"Yeah, the life of a Nephalem is calling!"

Zou Zhuo created a seasonal character, a female Crusader, and started grinding right away.

There were many players like Zou Zhuo, a competitive season was something fresh in the minds of many seasoned players.

It was because players bought the game at different times, some earlier than others. The players who started earlier would have a significant advantage over the later players, so it would be close to impossible for players who bought the game to stand a chance on the leaderboards.

Moreover, many didn’t understand the game at the start, so they didn’t put much thought into skills and equipment, and have been through many wrong turns. The gaps between players would be huge if they used their own characters.

Now that there was a competitive season implemented, as everybody needed to create a fresh character, everyone was starting from the same point. The noobs wouldn’t be too far behind the higher skilled players, and the pros would still have some advantage. The ranked season got many riled up.

Zou Zhuo said to Jia Peng, "Let’s get grinding. We’ll play till night to get max levels!"

Jia Peng replied, "Uhh, the experience store closes at night."

"So what? We’ll go to the internet cafe if the experience store closes, let’s go!"

The expansion pack got many riled up on the Diablo forums too. Some were discussing the story, some the new classes, while others talked about the competitive season and leaderboards. There were even discussions about expert mode and legendary gems.

"Which classes would have the most advantage in the new season? Who would reach the top?"

"I’ll be on the grind tomorrow, can anybody explain how the Barbarian should be played?"

"The new season has begun! Anybody wanna grind together?"

"I’m new, could anyone teach me how to play necromancer in preparation of climbing the ladder tomorrow?"

"This new kid wants to play the game after seeing the expansion pack, anyone wanna take me along?"

"Big damage thread, the different builds of Barbarian."

"Drop list: drop rates of different difficulties."

"Analysis Diablo damage calculation and different ways of increasing damage."

"New player introduction to classes.

Some of the more popular threads were bumped to the top. The players who left Diablo came right back to it upon hearing about the expansion pack as they looked forward to trying out the competitive season.

Soon, many of the complaint threads and recommendation threads were all gone, and the rating of the expansion pack continued to increase.

"I think this game is playable again! The competitive mode is actually quite fun, my daily grind is now filled with motivation!"

"Yeah, you’d spend so much time grinding before just for good equipment. So what? Nobody sees it, nobody to share it with. Now that there’s a leaderboard to work towards, I feel so motivated to grind!"

"Although I’m completely sick of the story mode, I can still keep grinding in adventure mode. I could craft special equipment by completing special tasks, I can grind in Challenge Rifts, or even try and climb higher and higher in the Greater Rift!"

"Climbing the ranked ladder is so addicting!"

"The new job is great too! The skill set of Crusader and Necromancer are so well done!"

"And there’s a lot of new content too. You can transmute items using Kanai’s Cube, it’s so great to gain so much strength so quickly. All the special equipment that we set aside previously have a use now!"

"Anyone tried expert mode? It feels so great! The feeling of dying from one misstep is crazy!"

"The expansion pack is excellent, long live Chen Mo!"

"Hey, you guys were so mean to him before!"

"Ahem, it’s a misunderstanding, misunderstanding I tell you! From today onwards, I’m a braindead Chen Mo fan!"

"Chen Mo does remember us! I don’t know if he saw the recommendation threads, but not including those recommendations was a great idea. This expansion pack was much better than anything in those threads!"

"Indeed, ‘I’m smarter than the designer’ doesn’t apply to Chen Mo!"

Chen Mo’s Coaching Lesson

Lin Xue was happily playing the new ranked mode in the experience store.

The stream was titled ‘Crusader ranked climb’. There were many viewers with an incredibly active chat filled with discussion of the new competitive season.

Lin Xue was grinding Challenge Rifts as she interacted with chat.

"Why are there viewers asking me when I started playing again? As a player who loved Diablo, of course I started playing the expansion pack the first moment it was available?"

"Is the Crusader strong? From what I can tell, it’s alright, it’s not as good as Wizard or Warrior. Although I think I haven’t figured out how to play this class yet."

"Is the new update fun? Incredibly fun! If the previous Diablo was a small slice of cake, looks delicious and tastes delicious, but you’d get sick of it after a few bites. But Diablo with the expansion pack is like a drug, you can’t stop at all!"

"Where’s Chen Mo? I don’t know either, but he’s probably in his office, so we probably won’t see him. Uh, not now, I’m in the middle of a Rift, I’ll go grab him after if I see him."

Lin Xue was also a regular at the experience store because she could try Chen Mo’s newest games here. That’s why she’d visit the experience store every few days and were now quite close with Su Jinyu, Jia Peng, Zou Zhuo and the others.

Lin Xue even bought a webcam in order to stream in the experience store.

All of a sudden, her chat went wild.

"Is that Chen Mo?"

"There’s a wild Chen Mo, quick, go catch him!"

"I think that’s actually Chen Mo!"

"Go get her, Xue!"

Lin Xue turned around to see Chen Mo entering the experience store. Perhaps he was a bit tired and wanted to relax on the sofa in the experience store.

Lin Xue was also really happy to see him, "Manager!"

This startled Chen Mo, "What…what are you trying to do!"

Lin Xue smiled, "Heh heh, it’s nothing, my viewers want to see you."

She pointed the camera at Chen Mo, "Look, it’s a real Chen Mo! You guys have been nagging me for so long, now you guys finally have a chance to see him."

Chen Mo was speechless as he felt like a circus clown with hundreds of thousands of viewers looking at him.

Chen Mo looked at Lin Xue’s monitor, "Are you playing the new ranked season? If you’re going to do it, stay focused on it. There’s no way you could make it to the top if this is how you’re playing!"

Lin Xue looked at the chat, "Manager, the viewers say they want to watch you play games. They’re fine with either Warcraft or Diablo."

Chen Mo had his hand on his forehead, "You’re the streamer, why are you looking at me?"

"It’s something new! And luckily, I have an account here, you can just play on my account."

Chen Mo was helplessly pushed onto the seat by Lin Xue.

"But it doesn’t really work if I play on your account anyways, since the game isn’t too mechanically intensive. I’ll just take a look at your equipment, " said Chen Mo.

Lin Xue let out a sly grin, "Then help me shuffle around the equipment or something, there’s heaps of stuff that I’m not using!"

Lin Xue was playing a female Crusader. She didn’t have a lot of great equipment, but she managed to transmogrify her equipment to look quite good. She didn’t have much equipped yet she had many items in storage.

"Your equipment is… straight garbage! None of your equipment are good at all, how am I supposed to play this?" said Chen Mo.

Lin Xue smiled, "You’re Chen Mo, a videogame designer, the S-god that destroyed ranked in Warcraft. Can’t you handle a little challenge like this?"

Chen Mo was speechless.

Sure it was a bit of bootlicking, it still felt great nonetheless.

"Alright, seeing as you buttered me up so well, I’ll try and save your account."

Chen Mo looked at Lin Xue’s abilities and drops. This build was completely garbage and would take a lot of effort just to reach 40 floors in the Greater Rift.

But he couldn’t blame Lin Xue as the players on his world hadn’t spent much time testing out builds in Diablo, nor was there an incentive to do so when there wasn’t a ranked season, so it wasn’t a surprise that the players’ understanding of the game was relatively shallow.

Chen Mo already had an idea in mind and wanted to use this opportunity to get the players some inspiration, showing them the wonders of Diablo’s equipment system.

Although her equipment was quite terrible, Chen Mo felt that he could save it a tiny bit.

After looking through the various items, Chen Mo finally found something resembling good news. As Lin Xue was the type of player to hog equipment, she had a few ancient and primal ancient equipment. She put them all away no matter how good or bad they were. She also had key items such as Convention of Elements, Aquila Cuirass and Swiftmount, which could support a decent build.

Chen Mo started pressing his buttons.

First was swapping out all the abilities, equipping Shield Glare, Bombardment, Steed Charge , Iron Skin, Consecration, Akarat’s Champion. He then swapped out his passive abilities for Fervor, Indestructible, Iron Maiden, and Finery.

Afterwards, he swapped out the equipment too, equipping Aquila Cuirass, Swiftmount, Leoric’s Crown, Belt of the Trove, Hellfire Amulet, Hexing Pants of Mr Yan, Illusory boots…

Chen Mo equipped all these seemingly useless equipment.

Moreover, Lin Xue somehow managed to have the rings The Wailing Host and Litany of the Undaunted, which Chen Mo was very happy about.

Now he had the special effects of The Mortal Drama, Heart of Iron, and Convention of Elements.

Rolling for elemental damage, enchanting, adding gems…

After all that trouble, Lin Xue’s Crusader was finally presentable at the very least. Chen Mo looked at the attributes of the Crusader, reduced freeze time, elemental resistances, and thorns were more or less up to par.

"Alright, it’s done, " Chen Mo closed the character screen happily as he gave it his all to form a decent build out of a pile of garbage.

Lin Xue was watching Chen Mo’s every move as she watched him take out piece after piece of equipment and equipping them.

And at this moment, Lin Xue was really confused.

She only understood about 20% of what Chen Mo did.

First was the abilities, there weren’t any sustained damage sources, Steed Charge was basically just a utility skill, and Shield Glare was a controlling skill. Iron Skin and Akarat’s Champion were buffs, and Consecration is just a small AoE spell.

Out of the skills he picked, only Bombardment was a traditional damage dealing skill. However, it had a long cooldown, and it was completely luck dependent on how much damage it would do.

The equipment was even more shocking, Lin Xue only understood that The Wailing Host and Litany of the Undaunted set bonuses: While this is the only item Set Bonus the character has, their damage dealt is increased by 100% and damage taken is reduced by 4% for every Ancient Item they have equipped.

These two rings were the natural enemies of every other equipment as you couldn’t have any other set attributes with these two equipped. Chen Mo seemed to have decided on using various different equipment from different sets just to build around the rings.

But will this work?

Lin Xue is doubtful.

Chapter 218: Explosive Cavalry

The chat didn’t understand his moves either, it could even be said that it was completely out of their scope of knowledge.

"Is Chen Mo messing around? There’s no way that’s going to work? Where’s the damage?"

"Look at what he has equipped! Aquila Cuirass, Swiftmount, Leoric’s Crown, Belt of the Trove, Hexing Pants of Mr Yan… They look good on paper but are completely useless!"

"Maybe he’s not going for set bonuses, using the set bonus of the rings to increase his damage?

"Maybe because Xue’s equipment is too garbage and this was the best he could do. But I’m still wondering, sure the attributes are high, but I feel that it just doesn’t work… Will this actually help Xue to reach floor 45?"

"Have you guys noticed that Chen Mo went for thorns on all his equipment. Is that… even useful?"

"I’ve got a Crusader too, let me see… Oh! You can turn your damage into thorns damage through runes! That means Chen Mo plans to use thorns as his main damage source!"

"Is that so. I understand it better now. No wonder he brought Iron Maiden as one of his passive. But I still don’t really understand, the equipment looks good, but does it really work?"

The chat was filled with question marks.

Most were looking forward to the performance of the build as they knew that this wasn’t something Chen Mo pulled out of nowhere and must’ve had his own ideas in mind.

Chen Mo started a Greater Rift with the Crusader.

Lin Xue’s previous record was forty-one floors. It wasn’t even a clean victory as she slowly stumbled through sheer luck.

The higher levels of Nephalem Rift have yet to be unlocked, so it was impossible for Chen Mo to go straight to level sixty. This meant Chen Mo had to continue where Lin Xue left off.

After being teleported into the Greater Rift, hordes of monsters started charging in!

There were many more monsters in Greater Rift than the usual story mode, so this was much more graphically intense than usual.

Chen Mo wasn’t phased by this as he used Steed Charge right away. The warhorse the Crusader turned into a shadow under the Crusader and charged directly into the hordes of monsters.

This felt like a sudden, huge acceleration comparable to putting on the throttle on a motorbike.

The chat was shocked, what’s going on?

There was one yellow and three blue elites among the monsters with plenty more smaller ones. Isn’t it suicidal to charge in like that?

The Crusader charged right into where the monsters were most dense. The monsters all followed him and formed a huge bunch.

The Crusader let out an angry growl as they used Consecration, Akarat’s Champion, Iron Skin and Bombardment. Barrels started appearing from the skies dealing massive damage to the mobs.

At the same time, numbers started appearing on the screen. The weaker mobs started dying left and right, and the elite mobs were taking huge damage as well.

Lin Xue was shocked to see this terrifying speed!

She really struggled to beat this previously, and died numerous times. She didn’t dare aggro so many mobs at the same time too as she took every step carefully.

However, Chen Mo didn’t even seem to care, charging right into where the mobs are most dense. The bonus of the ring was incredible as the mobs died under all the damage as Chen Mo pressed the 1234 keys on the keyboard, casting whichever abilities were off cooldown.

Moreover, Chen Mo’s horse never slowed down and pretty much always maintained Steed Charge. The hordes of mobs couldn’t stop him at all as he moved wherever he pleased.

It didn’t take long for Chen Mo to clear the Greater Rift. It seemed pretty easy too as it wasn’t mechanically intensive. It was like a trip to the mall as the Crusader walked around the map, leaving behind corpses in their wake.

Lin Xue was completely shocked, "Manager… Are you and I playing on the same account?"

The chat was also filled with laughter, nobody thought that a pile of garbage could be turned into something so powerful in Chen Mo’s hands.

Chen Mo beat another level of the Greater Rift and moved onto the next one.

Just like before, charging around and killing everything. Lin Xue had her eyes on the screen the entire time, it didn’t seem like anything as changed! From one level to the next, the mobs were dying just the same!

Chen Mo continued at this pace and went to the level sixty-five before stopping.

Lin Xue was shocked to see that was her own account.

The levels didn’t seem any harder at all!

When Lin Xue was playing, she felt that the difficulty increased by quite a bit from one level to the next. One level might be easy to beat, but the next may be very difficult.

But it seemed like it wasn’t a problem for Chen Mo at all as he breezed through levels forty to sixty.

Chen Mo even equipped a few decent pieces of equipment that were dropped.

There was some difficulty around level sixty, and it stopped working starting from level sixty-five.

It was a set of gear that Chen Mo managed to gather from junk afterall. Many of these didn’t have the perfect stats and quite a few of them weren’t ancient either, meaning that the effects of the rings weren’t fully realised.

Chen Mo stood up, "Alright, I’ll leave it there for now, you’ll have to figure out the rest yourself."

Lin Xue prevented him from leaving, "Don’t leave yet, you have to explain how the build works!"

Chen Mo was speechless, "Hey, aren’t you the top of your class? Finish your homework yourself!"

Lin Xue pouted, "Hmph, fine!"

Lin Xue angrily sat back in her chair.

Although she looked angry on the outside, she was quite happy as not everybody gets the opportunity to be coached by Chen Mo.

Moreover, Chen Mo’s display today was incredible. She didn’t expect how a bunch of crappy equipment could increase her strength so by much!

It was crazy to beat twenty levels just like that!

Without spending too much time complaining about Chen Mo, Lin Xue quickly looked at her equipped tab and looked into Chen Mo’s strategy.

The chat also started their own analysis. There are even some who copied Chen Mo’s exact build in their own game to try and figure it out themselves.

"Oh! I understand now!" Lin Xue finally understood how it worked after looking through the attributes and abilities of the Crusader.

This build was known as explosive cavalry[1] in Chen Mo’s previous world. It’s most well known for utilizing items from different sets and stacking thorns damage, then using Bombardment and Steed Charge to deal as much damage as possible.

The advantage of the build was how effective it was, the explosive damage, and how quickly it covers the map. Moreover, the items from the different sets worked well for a strategy like this. That was why this build had its time in the sun, and the peak of the build could even reach over level ninety.

Of course, there were many builds in Diablo 3 in Chen Mo’s previous life. After a few updates, there were many builds that were better than this one.

But because Lin Xue didn’t have any equipment that worked particularly well with this build, Chen Mo used whatever he had on hand to form a passable build to showcase the different ways the game could be played.

TL note[1]: I think this is a Chinese build, similar builds exist in the western world but not exactly the same from what I can tell.

Chapter 219: A New Life

It didn’t take long before the clip of Chen Mo beating many levels in the Nephalem Rift using Lin Xue’s account was plastered all over the official forums, and many diehard players were analyzing how Chen Mo managed that.

"Anyone else watched Xue’s livestream? Chen Mo joined the stream, and the most horrifying thing was that he managed to beat twenty Nephalem Rifts levels after swapping out her equipment!"

"Really? I don’t buy it, how could their strength be that much different on the same account? Twenty levels? How much stronger do you need to get?"

"The clip is all over the internet, just have a look yourself. There are recordings of the whole thing. The worst part is that Chen Mo looked through all of Xue’s garbage equipment while mixing and matching different ones. He also had a really weird combination of abilities, yet he was incredibly strong!"

"Alright, I’ll take a look!"

It didn’t take long before it became the most popular thread on the official forums, causing an especially large commotion among Crusader players.

Crusader and Necromancer were clearly inferior to other classes in the Greater Rift as the other classes had more developed builds.

Although the expansion pack had been out for quite some time now, the players still haven’t wrapped their head around these classes. Crusader in particular haven’t had a proper build found out yet.

And naturally, Chen Mo’s new build attracted the attention of many.

The players knew that everytime Chen Mo released a new game, he’d introduce a weird playstyle to the players. For example, he pioneered cyclone spam and mass mines in Warcraft.

Chen Mo’s build must also be something worth looking into and was possibly very important to Diablo’s deep and rich playstyle!

Soon, the players finally figured out Chen Mo’s strategy with the help of many players and the recordings.

This strategy was named explosive cavalry and quickly gained popularity among Crusader players.

The idea of this build was to stack thorns and use the set bonus of The Wailing Host and Litany of the Undaunted to best utilize the strength of ancient equipment. The more ancient equipment, the more damage, surpassing the set bonuses of a full suit of equipment using items from different sets.

In terms of abilities, Consecration, Bombardment, Iron Skin, and Steed Charge could be converted into thorn damage through runes, meaning that all these abilities were damage dealing ones.

And Akarat’s Champion provided an incredible strong buff, providing substantial damage increase.

The last ability could either be Shield Glare or Laws of Justice to increase survivability.

The most shocking thing was the equipment that were all from different sets.

Not only did they improve the set bonus of the rings, they also improved the abilities, so these special equipment were incredibly useful for Crusaders.

Leoric’s Crown, increase the effects of gems. With the help of a passive ability gem, the cooldowns of abilities are decreased dramatically with a diamond equipped in the crown.

Necklace: Hellfire Amulet, Gives the Crusader another passive skill.

Chest Piece: Heart of Iron and Aquila Cuirass, one for stats, the other for effects. The Aquila Cuirass makes it so the player takes 50% damage when the character has over 90% resource. Iron Heart makes it so the player receives bonus thorns damage equal to 300% of dexterity.

This was because the abilities this build didn’t cost any resource, so it would always be full, meaning that the effect of Aquila Cuirass would always be on.

Belt: Belt of the Trove, Triggers Bombardment every six seconds. Bombardment was the main damaging ability of this build, so Belt of the Trove could be described as the most important piece of equipment as it increased their damage multiple times.

Pants: Hexing Pants of Mr Yan, resource generation and damage is increased by 25% while moving and decreased by 20–25% while standing still. As Crusaders of this build would be constantly running around, it perfectly utilized its special effects.

Shoes: Illusory Boots, allows players to move unhindered through enemies, improving the maneuverability of the Crusader.

Weapon: Swiftmount, doubles the duration of Steed Charge. In combination with the cooldown reduction, the Crusader would almost have 100% uptime on Steed Charge, meaning that the player could come and go as they wish without fear of being surrounded.

Infused weapon: The Mortal Drama, doubles Bombardment impacts.

Infused ring: Convention of Elements, increases damage to a single element. For a Crusader, the ring would cycle between Fire, Holy, Lightning, and Physical every four seconds. Thorns damage was considered physical damage, which means that it would further increase Crusader’s damage output.

Although these may not seem particularly effective on their own, they all have their place in this build. When the Crusader are under the effect of all their buffs, the damage numbers from Bombardment will keep increasing, which was how Chen Mo managed to beat over twenty levels of the Greater Rift.

—

All Crusader players were shocked after learning about this explosive cavalry build.

How is this possible?!

These seemingly useless equipment somehow managed to play a key role in this build. Moreover, with this combination of equipment, abilities, and gems dramatically increased the damage output of Crusaders!

While Crusader players were copying the build, the other classes got some inspiration too.

Everyone finally realised there were so many more ways to play the game, no wonder there were seventeen different difficulties!

The players were now sufficiently riled up as it was a key point in time in climbing. All players of different classes were holding their breath as they tried their best to figure out the best build.

Like a firestarter in a barrel of gunpowder, the passion of all the players were realised all of a sudden. The hardcore players were all trying to figure out the game as they look into the potential of the weirder equipment. Even the players who weren’t into exploring every nook and cranny of the game were participating in discussion on the forum for the best strategy and builds to beat as many Greater Rift levels as possible.

Diablo which had cooled down for a bit gained a new life with the help of the new update!

Chapter 220: Revenue

Many industry professionals had their eyes on Reaper of Souls as well.

Everybody knew about Diablo’s crippling decline. Players and designers alike were trying to figure out how to reverse the process and extend Diablo’s life, but nothing conclusive was reached.

Many suggestions pitched by players or designers were quickly shut down by others. These suggestions would always entail changing the core of Diablo or make it decline faster.

As a hack and slash game, it was natural that people would get bored of it quickly.

And in the eyes of many designers, there was nothing that could be done as in order to solve the problem, the core of the game must be changed, which would obviously affect how fun the game was.

The pros and cons of a game like this were two sides of the same coin, and improvements difficult to implement.

But nobody expected Chen Mo to double down on the hack and slash element of the game.

You think grinding is boring?

Alright, I’ll just add more ways to make you grind. Are you still bored?

Many players realised that it wasn’t boring, but was actually quite fun!

It was like reverse psychology. Although the game seemed to be even more grindy after the release of ranked seasons and the leaderboards, people gained more enjoyment out of it.

There were even articles analyzing how Reaper of Souls managed to save Diablo’s post game.

"As someone who got bored of Diablo, it’s hard to imagine that Reaper of Souls had made such a big change in the game.

"First it increased the content.

"The expansion pack continued to maintain its unique atmosphere with mountains of corpses, feeling townspeople, and demons all over the place. This was maintained all the way, and you could feel the world calling.

"The best part was the confrontation between the main character and Adria. It was so satisfying to be able to kill that horrible witch again and again!

"What’s most surprising was the Nephalem Rift mechanic. Different maps and random elements are joined together, making it so every level after being teleported into the realm feels like a crazy fever dream.

"And when you kill the last boss, the ground is positively littered with loot, and ancient equipment would drop almost every single time. Chen Mo created a simple yet effective system, launch the game, kill bosses, get rewards, quit the game. The players can skip over all the convoluted steps and enjoy the best of hacking and slashing.

"In truth, through the expansion pack, Chen Mo let us know that the core of the game is still grinding. Chen Mo used a few new game modes that suited Diablo really well to revive this game.

"The pros of this game: Dark atmosphere, adventures, long-lasting satisfaction, and amazing visual effects.

"If you like games where you kill hordes upon hordes of mobs, then without a shadow of a doubt, Diablo: Reaper of Souls is your best pick"

—

Diablo’s expansion pack, Reaper of Souls, gave a new life to the game, extending its lifespan, solidifying Diablo’s position in this genre.

And its unique art style and game play became a popular branch under the RPG tree as video game designers look into it again and again.

And the designer who was most inspired by Reaper of Souls was probably Yan Zhenyuan.

Reaper of Souls arrived after he decided on the post game of this new project, and even started working on the design documents of the game.

After investigating the features of Reaper of Souls, Yan Zhenyuan spent three days making huge changes to the design of the game.

Although this meant that a lot of work had to be redone, dramatically increasing the workload, Yan Zhenyuan was sure that it would be worth it in the end.

After seeing how Reaper of Souls solved Diablo’s lack of a postgame, Yan Zhenyuan also noticed the problem in his previous thought process.

Yan Zhenyuan planned to incorporate techniques used in online games to extend the playtime, but from the looks of it, this way of extending playtime would surely affect the quality of the game.

And Chen Mo’s way of solving that same problem was probably the most ideal thus far.

Of course there were differences in the design concept in VR and PC games, and as a S-grade videogame designer, Yan Zhenyuan wouldn’t blindly copy it. However, he got some inspiration for this and gained a whole new found respect for Chen Mo.

"This guy is really something else."

—

The development of Diablo wasn’t just to pave the way for future development of RPG games, but more importantly, it was a test in many aspects.

Testing the acceptance of players towards third person RPGs.

Testing the acceptance of dark, scary themes.

Testing the acceptance towards grinding.

And Don’t Starve’s release was to test the acceptance of players towards sandbox games.

Each of these points can be developed into games of different genres, and was a roadmap for Chen Mo’s game development in the future.

Following Reaper of Souls’ great success, Chen Mo had plenty of money on hand.

Diablo sold 9.8 million copies world wide. Although this doesn’t come close to thirty million by Blizzard in his previous life, it was certainly a result to be proud of.

Reaper of Souls had sold 2.9 million copies, and this was before its release internationally. Almost all the players who would Diablo bought the expansion pack.

(And the Chinese players in this world finally got a taste of getting a game before the rest of the world.)

Don’t Starve sold 4.35 million copies in China. This doesn’t compare to his previous life, but it was almost a miracle for such a tiny sandbox game to do so well in this world.

Chen Mo managed to gain a lot in terms of popularity and money selling these two games.

Chen Mo had around seven hundred million RMB on hand for development. Diablo cost quite a bit in its development, and including Reaper of Souls, it cost nearly two hundred million RMb. Don’t Starve’s cost was barely anything in comparison.

High quality games like these cost a lot of money after all.

Thankfully, Diablo did equally well in the international market. Chen Mo’s revenue is as follows:

Diablo Chinese profits: three hundred and forty million.

Diablo International profits: 1.23 billion.

Don’t Starve Chinese profits: sixty-one million.

Reaper of Souls Chinese profits: two hundred and thirty six million.

Of course, Onmyoji and Warcraft were still bringing Chen Mo profits.

After working for so long, Chen Mo finally broke a milestone of three billion RMB for development.

Chapter 221: Slacking Off

Chen Mo was enjoying some time in the sun on the balcony on the second floor of the experience store.

He was laying down comfortably on a recliner, with sunglasses on his face and a drink in his hand, just like on would in Hawaii.

Although it wasn’t all that warm outside, it was still quite nice to hang out directly under the sun. One could imagine they were on a beach under the sun if they closed their eyes.

But the cozy atmosphere was soon broken.

"Manager, stop slacking off during office times! I thought you were going to finish the design document for the new game within this week!" Su Jinyu said angrily with her hands on her hips.

With the release of Reaper of Souls, Diablo’s development was over. And due to the nature of Don’t Starve, there wasn’t a need to push frequent updates, which was by naturally starting slacking off, spending his time enjoying the sun, so lazy that he wasn’t even bothered to turn around.

The day to day operations of the company, and the maintenance and balancing of games were covered by the new hires. All Chen Mo had to do now was to distribute the work and had plenty of free time on hand.

"Geez, sure is nice being the boss, " expressed Chen Mo,

"…Manager, get up and start working on the design draft!"

"Geez, Goldfish, how could you still not understand after working with me for so long? Let me ask you, what’s the most important part of making a game?"

Su Jinyu was shocked, "Uhh, execution and inspiration?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Not bad, you’re learning. Then where does inspiration come from?"

Su Jinyu was confused, "Where does inspiration come from…? It just pops into your head out of nowhere."

Chen Mo shook his head, "No no no, inspiration comes from relaxation. How could inspiration come to you if you were working like a dog every day? I need rest, let my mind clear up, and only then will inspiration arrive."

"Uhh, do you mean that we’ll only start working once inspiration comes to you?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Of course. Remember, the most important part of making a game is making sure you have your bearings right. If you’re not in the right direction, you’ll just be wasting energy. So you trying to rush me just has the opposite effect."

"Oh, I’ll leave you to it then. Take your time to gather inspiration then, manager."

After getting Su Jinyu to leave, Chen Mo continued to enjoy his time in the sun.

He wasn’t waiting for inspiration or anything of the sorts, he was just being lazy.

After confirming the balance of the company, Chen Mo realised that he was much more wealthy than he previously thought.

"Should I consider buying a bigger experience store? Maybe a big house too while I’m at it.

"Yep, when I have a house, I’ll need a wife, then I’ll have kids. Will it be a male ball or a female ball[1]… I meant boy or girl?

"The baby formulas aren’t going to be a problem, but would they need their own apartment close to the uni? I’d be able to afford it, but the problem is having a local household registration[2].

"Whatever, if I don’t have a registration, I’ll just send them overseas. I wonder if they’ll be used to living overseas without the watchful eyes of any relatives."

Luckily nobody else heard of this as all this was just in Chen Mo’s head. Otherwise Chen Mo would be reminded that all of his previous thoughts required a girlfriend.

If the players found out, they’d most certainly said, "It doesn’t matter if you marry, or have kids, or be a bachelor the rest of your life. The only important thing is… that you get back to developing games!"

He was a warm human living in a cold world.

Chen Mo wasn’t someone who had no desires, but to him, nothing else compared to the satisfaction of making games.

In terms of developing games, Chen Mo was a workaholic, one who would rarely take breaks.

Moreover, developing games were different from other industries as they needed to listen to the feedback from players and make changes according to market demands. This meant that it was hard to stop halfway through something after starting. Only when a game was released and was operating stably could he take time out of his day to relax.

This meant that Chen Mo had been incredibly busy recently.

After having some time to think, his development road map wasn’t exactly exactly as he liked.

He said to Zhuo Yao that he promised Zhuo Yao that he would make an incredibly popular PC game that would drive a lot of attention back to the PC market in two years. It’s been almost three years, yet he doesn’t even have a date planned.

On the contrary, he’d progressed quite a bit in the direction of VR games. Chen Mo thought it’d take him at least five years to even touch VR games, never expecting him to be within reach of VR games this early.

Of course, it didn’t matter than it differed on small details, it was still all within his calculations.

The experience store was incredibly small for how popular and wealthy Chen Mo was. He had enough money and had a certain push to move to a bigger experience store for his ‘face’.

However, upon considering that he was pressed for time for the next game on his agenda combined with the trouble with moving, Chen Mo decided to delay moving until August or September next year.

Chen Mo already had his assistant Lin Xiao look into finding a new place for the experience store, taking every part of that equation into consideration and consolidated it into a complete report.

Moving to a bigger experience store was a big deal after all. Chen Mo wanted it to be sufficient for at least another five or ten years to avoid having to move again soon after they settled down.

Next was to continue spending money to increase his abilities.

Chen Mo sometimes forgets that he was a transmigrater with a system like this.

It was due to how costly this system was, so the frugal Chen Mo would constantly forget its existence.

Moreover, developing new games and moving to a new experience store also cost a lot of money. Chen Mo didn’t want to spend too much money into the system as he maintained his stance of ‘good enough’.

He turned on the virtual screen of the bracelete.

It was one hundred thousand RMB per draw. There were many different types of rewards from drawing, such as design (numerics, story, professional knowledge), presentation (art, music, cinematics), and equipment(consumables and permanent).

As Chen Mo just entered the second stage, strictly speaking he needed all of it.

Chen Mo gave it some thought and decided to spend ten million RMB to start.

Chen Mo decided to calm down on spending too much money on this upon considering his usual unlucky self. This was the most expensive pay to win system in the world bar none after all.

TL note[1]: It’s a quote from a fantasy comedy film called One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes

[2]It’s something that’s not required to buy a house in the area in China, but does make the process easier.

Chapter 222: Drawing Prizes

The ten million RMB was turned into ten thousand diamonds.

It cost one hundred diamonds to spin once, meaning he could spin one hundred times. The system was really thoughtful as there was a new level on the side of the machine with a note :"Draw ten: Spend 990 diamonds, 10*whatever you drew."

"… What a great deal, " Chen Mo said sarcastically.

That meant spending nine hundred and ninety gems would multiply whatever you drew by ten (not ten different equipment).

And save ten diamonds.

Chen Mo rolled his eyes at the thought that ten diamonds meant ten thousand RMB, but there was nothing else he could do but accept it.

He pulled the spin ten lever.

The reels started spinning with various types of equipment flashing on the screen. It didn’t take long before they settled down.

Design – Numerics – Numerics balancing skillbook (level 2)

One book turned into ten because of the spin ten. Ten identical level two numerics skill books appeared on the screen.

"Huh, not bad, " Chen Mo tapped on the skill books before they turned into stars and flew into his fingertip.

Various knowledge of balancing flew into Chen Mo’s mind. Various types of calculations, tableaus, and various balancing concepts and ideas were now part of Chen Mo’s arsenal.

Balancing numbers were incredibly important to Chen Mo as PC’s greatest weapon, MOBAs, were strongly dependent on balancing. Without proper balancing numerically, there was no way the final product was going to be balanced.

It was nearly impossible to have a proper competitive system in an imbalanced MOBA, not to mention the difficulty of retaining players.

Chen Mo continued to draw.

He pulled on the lever, the reels started and stopped again.

Design – professional knowledge, architecture skill book.

Another ten books.

Chen Mo let out ah ‘oh’. Even though he didn’t need it, it was useful nonetheless.

May as well consume it.

After consuming the ten architecture skill books, many relevant knowledge appeared in his mind, including composition, special buildings, and even some structural drawings.

He moved onto more.

Design- story- story writing skill book (level two)

Design – professional knowledge, architecture skill book

Design – professional knowledge, architecture skill book

Chen Mo was a bit bothered by the amount of architecture skill books he’d drawn as it felt that he couldn’t utilize all this. But since he drew them, he may as well consume them.

He continued spinning.

Presentation – Art – Photoshop Skill Book.

"Hmm? Photshop? What?"

With some doubt in mind, Chen Mo consumed the ten skill books.

Chen Mo understood what it meant after consuming. Photoshop meant improving details, adding details to rough models to increase the amount of detail.

Take older games for example, other than having rougher models, the graphics on the models were low quality to start with, and was the main obstacle to overcome in order to have a high quality game. After mastering this ability, Chen Mo’s art skill can be increased further, bringing rough graphics and models to a higher quality.

"Not bad, I wouldn’t mind a few more of those."

Chen Mo continued.

Equipment – Consumable – Efficiency Adjuster

"Oh? New equipment!"

This caught Chen Mo’s attention. Sure he had drawn many special equipment before, but there were only so many different types of equipment in level one, such as Memory Playback Potion, Super Accelerator… He was finally met with new equipment in level two.

Efficiency Adjuster: Increases thinking and acting speed after use, with a maximum of ten times. The higher the efficiency, the shorter the duration. Double time lasts for one hour, ten times lasts for twelve minutes.

"Hmm? Not bad!"

This was similar to Super Accelerator, but was obviously much better. First was the ability to adjust how many times efficiency he wanted, the other was no side effects, meaning he could use it back to back.

As it was a consumable, Chen Mo didn’t use it immediately.

He continued spinning

Equipment – Consumable – Jinx Curse

"Hmm? Jinx?"

Chen Mo was confused and looked at the item description.

Jinx curse: After consuming, whatever positive thing the user says in a public space will have the complete opposite effect. Triggers, warm-up time, and effects are completely random.

Chen Mo was speechless. He could tell that this was a very dangerous equipment, not only was it hard to control, there were many restrictions too.

It must be done publicly and must be something positive, either praises or encouragement. Moreover, whichever line it triggers on, how long it lasts, and what it does was completely random. It might be utterly useless, or incredibly game changing.

"I’ll save it for now, I’m afraid that I’ll misuse it." Chen Mo decided to keep it in his bracelet for a later time.

He was afraid of triggering it after wishing he’d have a healthy safe life, then dying by his own hands.

He continued drawing.

Presentation – Art – Photoshop Skill Book

Presentation – Art – Photoshop Skill Book

He was now almost out of diamonds after spinning two more times, with a hundred more diamonds left. He decided to save the leftover one hundred diamonds for next time.

Overall he received:

Ten Level two Numerical Balancing Skill Books.

Ten Level two Story Writing Skill Books.

Thirty Architecture Skill Books.

Thirty Photoshop Skill Books.

Ten Efficiency Adjuster.

Ten Jinx Curses.

Chen Mo was quite happy with what he got so far. Although Chen Mo wanted to continue spinning, he ultimately stopped himself.

"It sure is difficult to suppress the desires to gamble, " muttered Chen Mo.

Su Jinyu came upstairs again once Chen Mo was done.

"Manager, there’s a delivery addressed to you."

"Alright, thanks, " said Chen Mo as he stood up.

The two of them went downstairs together.

Su Jinyu asked, "Manager, what did you buy this time. It’s a huge box, and the delivery guy said it was a valuable item."

"About that… You’ll know it a bit. It is quite valuable."

Chapter 223: Building Blocks

In the first floor of the experience store, Chen Mo was accepting the large delivery.

It was so tall it was up to one’s waist, and was impossible to tell what was inside.

Su Jinyu asked curiously, "What’s inside, manager? The delivery guy said it was valuable, what can be so big yet so valuable? Doesn’t look like anything electronic related."

Chen Mo laughed, "You’ll understand in a bit, get Qian Kun, Zhou Hanyu, and Zheng Hongxi over. The other staff members can join if they want too."

"Okay, " Su Jinyu went back towards the office.

Chen Mo opened the large box using a box cutter to reveal smaller individually packed boxes. Chen Mo moved the smaller boxes into the meeting room and threw the large box away.

Soon, Su Jinyu brought the others to the experience store.

Qian Kun, Zhou Hanyu, Zhao Yunting, Zheng Hongxi, and Fu Guangnan were all here, as well as a few other members of staff. The frequent visitors of the experience store such as Jia Peng, Wen Lingwei, Chang Xiuya and Zou Zhuo gathered around as well.

Chen Mo got everyone to sit in the meeting room.

"Manager, are these… Leggo[1]?" Wen Lingwei recognised what was on the table.

Chen Mo nodded as he handed out the boxes, "Yeah."

Qian Kun, Zhou Hanyu, and Zheng Hongxi each got a medium sized box. The others were smaller boxes and a final huge box.

Chen Mo looked at the others and said, "You guys can take one if you’re interested."

Jia Peng, Zhao Yunting, Su Jinyu, and Chang Xiuya all grabbed one, leaving behind three small boxes and one large box.

Chen Mo asked Wen Lingwei, "You’re not joining?"

"I’ll pass, I’ve played this plenty of times when I was younger."

Su Jia looked at the box in her hands, "Manager, is this a snow castle… It’s huge!"

Everyone else was looking at what they got too.

Qian Kun got a Mothership.

Zhou Hanyu got a miniature sports stadium.

Zheng Hongxi got a cathedral.

These three boxes were of medium size.

Jia Peng got a black sports car.

Zhao Yunting got a green T-rex.

Su Jinyu got a snow castle.

Chang Xiuya got a train.

These four boxes were slightly smaller.

They were all confused as they looked at the boxes in their hands.

Zheng Hongxi asked, "This cathedral is built from tiny blocks? How can it look so real?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Alright, get working on it. Don’t mix the blocks if you leave them on the table."

Su Jinyu was confused, "Uhh, manager. Is it a good idea to do this during office hours?"

"Of course it is. This will be your next task. This has to do with the next game we are working on."

Everybody was confused.

"Alright, what are you staring at me for, get to work. Don’t think these are child’s play. It’s not easy to do a good job.

They looked at one another before opening their boxes and taking the blocks out.

Zheng Hongxi was shocked to look at the huge amounts of tiny pieces in front of him, "Can all these tiny pieces really be built into a cathedral? Why can’t I believe this?"

Zhou Hanyu laughed awkwardly, "I planned to buy one for my son, but I never did it. I didn’t expect me to play before he did."

Jia Peng scowled as he read the instructions, "It’s so complicated!"

"There are so many tiny parts!" exclaimed Chang Xiuya.

Qian Kun looked at the price tag on the box, "My goodness, this mothership is three thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine RMB! It’s too expensive!"

Wen Lingwei looked at everyone else dumbfounded, "Is this… your first time touching Leggo? What happened to your childhood?"

"You’re joking, who could afford a four thousand RMB toy in their childhood." said Qian Kun.

Chang Xiuya nodded, "Yeah, this small box costs almost six hundred RMB."

"Looks like senior exposed herself as coming from a rich family." expressed Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes, "How did you reach that conclusion?"

Everyone grabbed the tiny parts out and started reading the instructions.

Each set had many many parts. Chang Xiuya’s train had over seven hudnred pieces, and Zhao Yunting who got the simplest green dinosaur had almost two hundred pieces.

Qian Kun’s Mothership and Zhou Hanyu’s sports stadium was even more outrageous. A one person prototype at ninety three pieces.

Jia Peng had a black sports car. As it was relatively easy, he progressed quite quickly.

Jia Peng appreciated its exquisiteness as he assembled it.

The windshield was really solid, and you could even see the tiny driver through it.

The hood can be opened, the spoiler can be adjusted, the doors and be opened, and you could get the driver in and out of the car too.

All four wheels on the car spun freely as well. The quality and build of this sport car seemed on par with specialised toy sports cars.

Even the logo of the sports car and the headlights were really detailed, it looked like a perfect piece of art.

Chang Xiuya was also completely focused on assembling her train.

From the picture on the box, the train was red with a little man on the barricade on the side of the train, signaling. There were carriages behind the train too as well as a crane to load and unload the goods from the train.

There was even a digger and a smaller helicopter on the train.

Moreover the doors to the crain, digger, and helicopter could all be opened, and people can be placed into them too.

Chang Xiuya was struggling a little, only managing to set the tracks down and assemble the main part of the train.

Qian Kun was really struggling.

The mothership was huge and had smaller solo aircrafts inside and on the deck. He had only managed to assemble two of the smaller aircrafts and was a long way away from starting on the mothership.

With his eyes on the manual and his hands working, it didn’t take long for Zheng Hongxi to finish assembling the cathedral.

Su Jinyu was going quite well with her snow castle. However, she forgot a small piece during her assembly, so she had to take apart a lot of it to fit it back, leaving her a little broken on the inside.

The others watching didn’t really care for it at the start, but once the first item was finished, everyone’s interest was piqued and started helping.

Some were arranging the pieces.

Others were helping with the manual.

Some were combining parts together.

All working while discussing.

Chen Mo smiled, it seemed like everyone enjoyed something like this.

He opened the largest box and pulled out various tiny pieces of different colours.

It was different from the others as it didn’t have a manual or a picture of the finished product. There were only pieces of various colours of specific sizes.

TL note: [1] Intentional misspelling, addressed next chapter.

Chapter 224: A Dog Made From Bricks

Wen Lingwei looked at all the bits and pieces in front of Chen Mo, "Did you buy all this?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah."

"What do you plan to build?" ask Wen Lingwei.

"You’ll know once I’m done.

Chen Mo started building, piece by piece.

Wen Lingwei was really curious as she watched each and every movement of Chen Mo.

Normally, people would buy Leggo sets, such as Jia Peng’s car or Su Jinyu’s Snow Castle. These were all designed by designers then broken into smaller pieces. They’d buy the set and follow the instructions in the manual, it was only a matter of time to build the whole thing.

However, there were some unusual players too.

There are people titled Leggo Certified Professionals outside of China. These people don’t buy finished Leggo designs, but buy random blocks and create anything they could imagine.

Buildings, sculptures, oil paintings, etc.

They also judge their work like they would any other artistic piece, creating classic sculptures such as Venus and David, and even some celebrities.

This way it wasn’t just a problem of time, but talent as well.

Using pieces of rectangular blocks to make a one to one replica of a person was incredibly ridiculous, yet some manage to do it, attracting a lot of attention as well.

There was a little piece inside Wen Lingwei who suspected Chen Mo was a Leggo master as well.

Chen Mo grabbed pieces he needed from the big pile in front of him. He was looking for light yellow, dark brown, and black. From the looks of it, light yellow was a large majority of the pieces he grabbed.

Chen Mo moved quite quickly as well, one piece after another without much thinking time.

However, Wen Lingwei had yet to figure out what Chen Mo was building.

Chen Mo hadn’t really touched Leggo prior to this. He had assembled a few sets of Leggo, but had never touched it since arriving in the parallel world.

But because of how high his arts level were at, being incredibly original arts and modeling, combined with the huge amounts of Architecture Skill Books he just drew, with the Reaction Speed Serums and Hand Speed Boost Potions, he had the whole thing under control.

If he had a rough idea in mind, he could swiftly turn it into life using Leggos.

Soon, Chen Mo’s foundation was done, three legs, a butt, and a tail.

Wen Lingwei was so shocked her eyes were wide open as she could already tell it was the lower half of a dog, one that was sitting at that.

Chen Mo didn’t seem to be slowing down at all as he continued building.

Soon, its waist, its paw in the air, its brown collar, and the head followed one after another.

After adding its black nose and eyes, Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief and called it odne.

"My goodness manager, are you playing the same thing we are?"

Everyone was stopped dead in their tracks for more than half an hour as they watched Chen Mo build the dog.

The dog was cream in colour, with a brown collar. It was sitting with its right front paw in the air, head slightly tilted as if asking its owner to pet its head."

"Wow, you built a bachelor dog[1]!"

Chen Mo didn’t respond.

"Can I touch it?" asked Wen Lingwei.

"Sure. Don’t worry it won’t break unless you drop it."

Wen Lingwei carefully patted the head of the dog.

The plastic of the Leggo was really familiar, but even though she touched it with her own hands, she still struggled to believe that it was made of Leggo.

It was the same size as a medium dog, and looked really similar to. Or perhaps it was better described as a mosaic of a dog.

This felt like a character from an old game recreated in real life.

Although it was pixelated, it looked really realistic, perfectly capturing the essence of a real dog.

Wen Lingwei exclaimed, "Not bad, manager. You could probably become a Leggo Certified Professional, maybe even a Leggo Master."

Su Jinyu asked, "Is that good?"

Wen Lingwei nodded, "Of course, there’s probably under ten of those in the entire world."

Qian Kun was shocked, "My goodness, the manager is good at everything. How much do Leggo Certified Professionals earn?"

Wen Lingwei gave it some thought, "Hard to say, but something like this would probably sell for a few thousand USD."

Qian Kun was shocked, "That only took him half an hour right? That means he’d be paid over fifty thousand RMB an hour? My goodness!"

Chen Mo replied, "That’s not much anyways,. you’d work tirelessly everyday and still earn less than Onmyoji while doing nothing."

The silence was deafening.

If Chen Mo wasn’t the manager, he’d probably be taken outside for a beating.

Chen Mo stretched, "Geez, that was quite easy. You keep working on it, try and get it done as soon as possible. I’ll tell you about the new games once you are done, so you’ll be dragging down the progress of the new game if you worked slowly."

Everyone got back to their seats to work on their sets.

Qian Kun kept scratching his head, "Why did you give me the hardest one. I can’t take the burden of being the one delaying the new game!

"Help me"

—

Before thinking about the new game, Chen Mo was thinking about how to get the leaders to understand his creative intentions better.

He wanted to make a game that didn’t exist in this world, and one that didn’t seem all that interesting.

Chen Mo though Leggos would work best.

There were building bricks in this world too, which had a similar name to Lego in his previous life, named Leggo.

Although these were really popular overseas, there weren’t many people who could afford Leggo because of how expensive it was.

Qian Kun’s mother shit cost four thousand RMB with two thousand nine hundred and ninety six incredibly detailed pieces. The finished product was nothing less than an artwork.

The cheaper ones started from two hundred RMB, and most families couldn’t afford spending that much money for a toy for their children.

Once the kids got older, there were more toys to choose from, so they wouldn’t pick Lego either. Even if there were people interested in Lego, they wouldn’t buy the sets one after another, buying one or two tests for the taste of it at most.

Therefore, Lego naturally had a smaller audience in China, as seen with the tiny amount of people who have played with Lego in his office.

TL note: [1] It’s commonly used as an insult, making fun of someone for being single, usually a guy.

Chapter 225: Appear, My World[1]

There were many reasons for the lack of knockoffs too.

First was sales, a high quality detailed mould was really expensive. If there wasn’t a guarantee of selling millions of it, there’s no doubt that the business would go bankrupt. There was no way these knockoff companies could invest that much money into it, nor could they sell that many.

Second was a problem with quality. Leggo had over seven thousand different parts with twelve different pipelines, the mould would cost anywhere from forty to two hundred thousand Euros to produce.

The error in the parts can’t exceed one hundred of a centimeter, and there was a machine involved in testing if the parts fit well together, with less than twelve faulty parts per hundred thousand.

The maintenance team had to check around three hundred moulds a day. Taking the consideration of human hours and quality assurance, there was no way they could decrease the price.

A core part of Leggo’s competitiveness came from the lack of constraints. They could release one set today, another tomorrow, planes, boats, tanks, cars, buildings… There were always more things to release, so it was hard for competitors to make knockoffs.

That was why knockoff Leggo factories were put in such a bad position. If they decreased the price, there was no way they could guarantee the quality; If they assured the quality with little to no difference in price, why would they buy the knockoffs?

That’s why there were very few players in Leggo despite how fun it was, leading to a gap in the market in enjoyment such as these.

Therefore, following the lack of abundance of Leggo, sandbox building games hadn’t appeared in this world either.

Chen Mo wanted to fill this market gap and let everyone know that the fun in creating is endless.

—

After testing the waters with Don’t Starve, Chen Mo more or less what the players in this world were after. There were many players who liked sandbox games, and the players in this world weren’t any less creative.

Don’t Starve had sold over four million copies and had no signs of stopping. Player made mods were also appearing left and right.

From Plants vs Zombies, to Warcraft and now Don’t Starve, the players had shown time and time again how creative they were.

After some consideration, Chen Mo felt that the time was right to release a sandbox game that had even more potential to be popular.

This will serve as Chen Mo’s first step into VR, and seemed like something safe and had a good outlook.

More importantly, it was a good opportunity for Chen Mo. If the game did exceedingly well, it’d create some talking points surrounding his game and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s VR game. By then it’ll be free buzz for his game, which would do wonder in promoting it.

After thinking it out, Chen Mo started working on the design document for Minecraft.

There were only two simple reasons for picking this game. First, it was incredibly successful, it was almost synonymous with sandbox games; second, it was quite easy to make, and was the most feasible one for Chen Mo so far.

However, there were still some risks involved in making a VR game.

As the making of VR games was hugely different from making PC games. Setting aside the technical aspect of making games, there were also differences in design concept, infinitely increasing the risk of making a VR game.

No matter the design concept in his previous life or experience in his parallel world, they were all focused on mobile and PC games, barely touching VR games.

Even if some experience in making console games can be transferred to VR, the differences were stark.

Moreover, the closer a VR game got to real life, the most expensive it was, the more detail that needed to be attended. Various resources would also increase dramatically.

The best part about Minecraft was because it was a game with pixel art, meaning it was less demanding on various resources such as models and animations. With his experience from his previous life in hand, he was incredibly familiar with its design concept.

The first goal of the development was to create Minecraft entirely and port it directly to VR, allowing players to collect, and build in VR, with the core enjoyment of Minecraft still in place.

The second goal was to improve on Minecraft, bringing its graphics and details to another level, making it fit better to the tastes of players in this world.

The third goal of development was to make some changes to its gameplay. Because of various reasons, a lot of interesting playstyles weren’t feasible in the previous world. As the technology was more developed in this world, more ideas can be brought to life that couldn’t be in the previous world.

The core of Minecraft was pretty simple. First was building, which was entirely similar to building Legos. Other game modes like Survival were all additions to the game and could be added later.

—

The design document was done in no time as it was finished within an evening.

The next day, there were still quite a few in the meeting room in the experience store tackling the largest set.

Zheng Hongxi’s cathedral was the third last to be completed. Although it had a lot of parts, its composition was quite simple, there weren’t any huge problems if they followed the manual step by step.

The finished product looked great, the steeple and windows in particular looked identical to cathedrals in real life.

Zhou Hanyu’s sports center was the second last to be completed. Although the sports centre itself was quite complicated, the things surrounding it were quite easy to assemble.

Qian Kun’s mother ship was the last to be finished, as the mothership was huge with many smaller ships inside it, it was a huge hassle to complete.

After completing the mothership, Qian Kun leaned back in his chair to breathe a sigh of relief, "My goodness, that was so a toy like this takes too much effort!"

The meeting room was like an exhibition of Legos with various different themes. There was a T-rex, snow castle, racecar, train, cathedral, and a sci-fi mothership.

And Chen Mo’s bachelor dog of course.

"No kidding. Although there were ancient and modern themes, animals, and robots, everything matches quite well together. The designers at Leggo are quite talented in that aspect, " expressed Zhou Hanyu.

Zheng Hongxi couldn’t get his hands off the cathedral either, even taking a few pictures.

At this moment, Chen Mo walked into the meeting room, "Let’s see… Not bad, so everyone finished their tasks."

Qian Kun breathed another sigh of relief, "Thank goodness I didn’t drag everyone behind. Thanks for everyone’s help at the end."

"Manager, you said you’d show us the concept draft for the new once we were done with assembling these sets. Where’s the draft?" asked Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo laughed, "Relax, follow me. We’ll talk more back in the office."

TL note[1]: Minecraft’s Chinese name directly translates to ‘My World’, so there’s a double meaning there

Chapter 226: Disagreements in Idea

In the office, everyone was waiting eagerly for Chen Mo to present the design document.

Although they enjoyed themselves playing Leggo, the majority still didn’t understand why Chen Mo had them do that, and even less so the connection between that and the new game.

Moreover, Chen Mo previously hinted at a VR game previously. Many thought Chen Mo would develop a game around Azeroth or a VR RPG game following Diablo, but they were now doubting that after playing with the sets.

What is the relationship between Leggo and the new game?

The powerpoint titled ‘Minecraft design concept’ was displayed on the screen.

It was even simpler than Diablo as the presentation ended under ten minutes.

There were three main points, the rules of the game, the packaging, and additional modes.

The rules included the settings of the entire world, the restrictions players had with gathering and building, day-night cycles, killing monsters survival mode, crafting equipment, etc.

The packaging referred to making each block look as best as they can, allowing the players to connect things in game to real life.

Additional modes included the additional game modes that should be added in the later stages of the game, such as survival mode, creative mode, multiplayer, etc.

"That’s about it, any questions?" Chen Mo asked and looked around for their responses.

Everybody looked at each other with the same expression on the face, "That’s it? Are you joking?"

Zhou Hanyu cleared his throat, "I don’t think there’s a big problem with the design concept, it was presented quite clearly. But as a VR game, isn’t Minecraft a bit… simple?"

Zheng Hongxi nodded, "I think so too, there aren’t any story elements in this game. There isn’t much in terms of numerics either. It doesn’t even come close to Warcraft in terms of its complexity, much less Diablo.

Zhou Hanyu added, "Yeah, and aren’t the demands for graphics a little bit too low? The other VR games all go for a realistic look, going as far as rendering individual strands of hair. Based on what we have so far, I don’t even think we’ll have five fingers."

"I think there’s room for discussion whether or not the joy of the game could single handedly support all the sales. Sure building Lego was quite fun, but we’ll need some kind of instructions. If we were given a bunch of different bits and pieces, who’d be able to get on the level of manager? We’d be able to make a horrible monster at best, " said Qian Kun.

Su Jinyu also pitched in, "Yeah, I think so too. The main problem I have is, how many players out there are able to utilize their creativity and explore the entire unrestricted world? Moreover, VR players are a smaller market to start with."

Usually, the few original members also had some doubts for this design concept draft.

Even though Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi had incredible trust in Chen Mo, that was built on grounds where Chen Mo’s design concepts weren’t dramatically different from theirs.

Evidently, Minecraft didn’t match what they had hoped to be Thunderbolt Entertainment’s first VR game.

Chen Mo laughed as he didn’t mind the doubts the others had for his design concept.

Chen Mo spent all that effort to raise his three assistants to have their own thoughts and ideas after all. He wanted them to have their own perspectives instead of just having their head down and following whatever Chen Mo wanted to do.

All these questions meant that they had their own thoughts, which happened to be a good thing.

Chen Mo asked after a few moments, "What do you guys think about Don’t Starve?"

Everyone was shocked, before Su Jinyu answered, "Umm, the gameplay’s great, the sales were great, but it wasn’t a top level game."

Chen Mo nodded, "What was the secret of Don’t Starve’s success?"

"Umm… recreating the needs of survival, rich gameplay, and a sandbox game that allows players to explore and create freely, " answered Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo nodded, "That’s right. The reason Don’t Starve succeeded was because it was a sandbox game, and one that included the survival aspect. Did it have high quality graphics?"

"…no, " replied Su Jinyu.

Chen Mo raised another question, "Does Don’t Starve have a story? Is it complex numerically? Does it have a good new player system? Did you guys manage to guess the sales before its release?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Chen Mo continued, "It doesn’t have a story, not a complex numerical system. There is basically no new player system, and everyone thought it would be a niche game before its release, nobody thought it would sell over four million copies. What does this tell us?

"It tells us that there’s no need for a story in sandbox games, there’s no need for a complex numerical system, nor is there a need for a good new player introduction. What sandbox games need is freedom. With freedom, we can sacrifice anything.

"Like the pixel graphics, sacrificing everything for freedom."

Chen Mo paused to look at their reactions.

Everyone was thinking about the meaning behind Chen Mo’s speech.

Chen Mo continued, "What’s the smallest piece of Leggo? 7.8mm width and length, by 9.6mm tall. It’s less than 1cm³ in volume.

"Why was it that specific size? Because if it was any smaller, it’d be hard to build with, any larger and it won’t do well with details. Leggo’s dimensions took into consideration its utility and usability, the best result the designers arrived at.

"Similarly, if we want players to have creative freedom in Minecraft, we also need to care about both usability and utility."

"And we would arrive at pixel graphics every time. Do you remember the dog I built? That’s pixel graphics. Therefore, we have no choice other than to do the same with our game."

Now, most understood what Chen Mo was going for.

Chen Mo’s idea was as follows, first make sandbox games like Leggo, which was why only pixel graphics could work. Moreover, Chen Mo thinks that it was enough to guarantee creativity, other aspects such as graphics, numerics, story, and playstyle weren’t important at all.

The design document was birthed under ideas like that.

A few moments of silence followed as everyone contemplated Chen Mo’s words.

Su Jinyu nodded, "Sure, I understand. Since you’ve thought of this clearly, I support this idea."

Qian Kun added, "Ok, we’ll try that! I think if a game could recreate the joy of building Leggos, it’ll surely be fun!"

Zhou Hanyu also pitched in, "I still don’t fully believe in it, but I’ll think more into the graphics department. Even if it was pixel graphics, there’s bound to be a best looking pixel graphic in the world."

Chen Mo laughed, "Don’t worry, this game won’t disappoint."

Chapter 227: VR Game Development Principles

How popular was Minecraft in Chen Mo’s previous world?

In a nutshell, it is the most successful indie game in terms of popularity and business bar none; it’s the second most sold game in the world, exceeding 100 million copies, second only to Tetris.

Upon considering 2009, the year when Minecraft was released, there were already quite a few decent PC and console games, it was nothing short of a miracle to be able to achieve success like that.

Moreover, Minecraft could and was ported to PC, console, tablets and mobile.

There are some more numbers that could back up this incredible popularity.

In 2014, Mojang the studio responsible for Minecraft was purchased by Microsoft with 2.5 billion USD.

Minecraft had over 4.31 billion views on Youtube.

There were over ten million players joining the beta test, making it the most popular game in beat.

Ordnance Survey of Britain recreated the entire British Isle with twenty-two billion blocks.

What mysterious power did the game have to be able to attract so many players?

To put it simply, Minecraft dramatically decreased the difficulty of making a 3D object on computers.

Many have had ideas of creating their own space/world. They might realise it through sandcastles, Legos, or paper mache when they were younger, and use games to do that when they get older.

There are many ways to create a virtual world on the computer, but traditional 3D softwares possessed a steep learning curve, and many didn’t have the patience to do it from scratch.

And Minecraft was a way for the vast majority to easily create a 3D world.

They just had to put the block down.

There was no need for materials, textures, rendering, terrain, vegetation, or particle effects. All you had to do was place down the block you chose.

The blocks in Minecraft were all 1m*1m*1m, so players wouldn’t find themselves losing perspective in the virtual work, and the finished products would be more believable too.

Moreover, Minecraft wasn’t just a method for creating worlds, it had really rich gameplay as well.

For Chen Mo, porting this game to VR was something really challenging, and really meaningful.

—

After having gone through the design document, everyone started working. Chen Mo’s mention of tech-trees, artstyle, and the game modes were enough to keep them occupied for a long time.

There wasn’t anything to use as reference after all, how would you approach a game that was similar to Leggos? What would it look like? How do you deal with details?

This was something everyone had to think long and hard.

Chen Mo went back to his office on the second floor of the experience store and started looking into the restrictions he had making VR games.

The Illusion Game Editor supported VR games, but the ways of making a game were much different than PC and mobile games.

As an A-grade videogame designer and an honorary member of the Game Committee, he had plenty of rights in the Illusion Game Editor and could start working on VR games.

Chen Mo had already looked through the process of making VR games since he became an A-grade videogame designer, he just wanted to look through it again.

Chen Mo had experienced VR games himself, through Earth Online. Simply put, VR allows players to upload their consciousness into the VR gaming pod, and was able to receive feedback from it too.

The VR gaming pod replaced the needs for inputs/outputs such as keyboards, mice, and displayers, bridging the gap between consciousness of the player and the virtual world.

The gaming pod is also able to analyse the consciousness of the player.

For example, if the player wants to reach their hand out to grab something, the gaming pod would be able to recognise that input and turn it into an action within the game, allowing them to pick up that object in game.

It was a similar case with walking, climbing, jumping, shooting, all of which were done in the same way.

Theoretically, the VR technology of this world could analyse any intentions the player has, but it was up to the designers to translate them into actions in games.

In a cold weapons game, the player could think out pulling the trigger in game, but the game would reject as such an input shouldn’t happen.

Whichevers input to support were all up to the designers.

If you were a soldier with a gun in the game and wanted to place the gun beneath your feet, but the designer didn’t intend for such an interaction, nothing would happen.

It may sound weird, but it was something players get used to after playing a while. (Just like in AAA titles where you could only do whatever the story has you do.)

Therefore the more actions the designer planned for, the more freedom the player had, the more things they could do, the more real the game would feel.

With that meant a greater hardware demand and a more tiring gaming experience.

This was also why RTS games weren’t common in VR.

No advantage in terms of graphics.

Huge resource demand.

It took a lot out of the players, meaning they couldn’t play it for long.

For example in a VR RTS game, the player would need to select units and what actions they would perform constantly while thinking about their tactics. This was extremely taxing on the players.

Even though it was the same on PC, players had to do all of the same things, but everything was done using mouse and keyboard, and a lot of it could be muscle memory, decreasing the load on the player.

Therefore, some VR games would intentionally simplify some actions to prevent tiring the players out from repetitive actions, and in turn extending the amount of playtime.

For example, in some VR games, all attacks and punches, with no input into which direction, angle, or strength in order to simplify the number of actions which in turn reduces the demand on the players.

Moreover, VR games are able to stimulate all senses, including sight, hearing, smell, and touch.

The visual signals transmitted to the players are just like the 124° bifocal nature of humans, with around 25° of focus, just like real life.

Hearing and smell were also transmitted to players to stimulate real life sound and smells.

—

Next were the differences of design concepts in VR.

Chapter 228: Basic Rules of the World

Every game had design restrictions based on their platform.

For example, racing games on PC always only had two perspectives, from the inside of the car or outside the car.

It was because the field of view in first person PC games are usually 75° to 90°, whereas humans have a 124° field of view.

Meaning, because of restrictions of a display on PC, it was impossible to have complete representation from a human point of view outside of having two more monitors.

Most players wouldn’t get two more monitors just to play racing games, so the viewing angle within the car would feel really narrow.

At times like these, a view from the top of the car is needed as the field of view is widened, meaning that the players could see more, making it feel more natural.

(This applied to PUBG as well.)

This design of having two different perspectives was a result of limitations of PC.

Similarly, although VR games were way better at conveying games than PC, it also had a similar downfall. The designs of VR games were also restricted by VR technology.

Most popular VR games were in first person mode, and the flow of producing games all followed the same ‘release on PC before porting to VR’ model.

First step of porting a PC game was to improve the quality of the graphics and models to meet the requirements of a VR game. This improvement would normally cost about ten times the resource. This was also where most of the money goes.

The second step was to port PC controls in VR controls. This was mostly done in the game editor, converting signals received from players using special equipment and converting it one to one to the established controls.

For example, the design could use his intentions of jumping and link it to jumping in the game. When the players would think about jumping, the character in the game would follow.

The game would also have an increased field of view up to 124°. Other senses such as smell, hearing, and touch would also be ported to the VR.

Third step was to make minor changes according to the game to make it feel better for VR players.

—

After looking through the main points he had to consider making a VR game, Chen Mo started working on the rules of Minecraft.

In the first stage, Chen Mo planned to make it on PC and recreate the original before porting it to VR.

First was the basic rules of the world.

Chen Mo planned for single player modes as well as local and online multiplayer modes.

Of which, singleplayer and local multiplayer could be interchanged (just like Diablo 3), and the worlds could grow indefinitely as it would be procedurally generated by the game (A limit on players should be added.).

Online maps should support up to ten thousand players. The world would be locked at one hundred thousand square kilometers, which would be similar in area to a province.

The basic resources would be more or less the same as the original Minecraft, such as stone, water, lava, sand, gravel, gold, iron, coal, wood, leaves, diamond, ice…

More could be added depending on the situation.

Other crafting material such as sticks, planks, leather, seeds, equipment used to gather such as shovels and pickaxes, transportation such as rails, minecarts and boats, tools for fighting such as sword, helmet, and chestpiece… There were hundreds of these, and more could be added in the future.

Although Chen Mo hadn’t looked at the design document for Minecraft, he could guess what the generation rules looked like.

First was generating the base of the world and the shape of the land.

Generate various biomes and their -edges, adding hills and mountains- adding ocean edges to these biomes- minor adjustments- add rivers.

Step two was filling in the stone, water and air blocks based on the height limit.

Third was completing the biomes, adding grass and stone if it was plains, adding sand and stone if it was a desert… Filling in the entire map as well as adding bedrock.

Fourth was generating special structures such as caves, ravines, ore deposits, villages, temples, ocean monuments…

Special structures such as villages and desert temples were formed using predetermined resources. Chen Mo thought that he could add more special structures to make the world feel even more alive.

Fifth was generating light.

Sixth was adding special units (furnaces and chests have their own random algorithm).

Seventh was generating pools of water and magma. Obviously lava pools have a much lower spawn rate than water pools.

Eight was adding ore. The types of ore are mainly determined by the height, such as dirt, gravel, coal, iron, gold, restone, diamond…

Ninth was adding the little details such as sand, clay and gravel next to bodies of water, plants, trees and mushrooms on soil…

Last but not least was adding mobs such as cows, shepe, pigs, and chicken.

Of course, this was Chen Mo’s guess. It might be different from the original Minecraft, but it wouldn’t be too far off.

After this process, the world was complete and the players could start exploring as their own little character.

The actions players could perform in the original game included moving, jumping, attacking, mining and placing. There were also some animation mods that added climbing, hanging, sneaking, and facial expressions.

Chen Mo could do all of these animations and increase the animations the players had to make it feel more realistic (of course, the graphics needed to be improved accordingly).

A dozen or so animations weren’t a big deal for a big VR RPG game, nor will the players feel drained and overwhelmed by the number of controls, allowing the players to play for a long time while improving the depth of the game.

Moreover, Chen Mo was thinking about improving on the other aspects of the game.

For example, in the original the players could craft doors and sticks with planks using the world bench. Chen Mo planned to expand on this to allow the players to craft more items while making it more clear and concise.

Chapter 229: Yan Zhenyuan’s Thousand Hells

It had been nearly four months since Yan Zhenyuan started working on a VR version of Diablo.

Although Emperor Dynasty Entertainment tried to keep everything to themselves, it was inevitable that the news would get out.

Of course there were many rumours, nobody could tell which was true or false.

Yan Zhenyuan’s VR game was called Thousand Hells with an original IP. Rumours has it that a deal was made with a popular web novelist to release a novel by the same name at the same time.

This game had strong ties to Buddhism, and had a similar style to Asura from Chen Mo’s previous life.

Thousand Hells was based in a world of eternal darkness filled with demons. Various demons from the thousand hells broke their seal and invaded the human world. The player plays the role of the six realms as they enter the depths of hell to banish countless demons, reestablishing the seal, saving the human race.

Thousand Hells had six different classes, or the six different realms, heavens, demigod, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, and hellspawn.

Just like Diablo, all the classes were damage dealing classes with different methods of dealing damage.

Heavens was similar to holy magic, an embodiment of holiness.

Humans were similar to hunters or assassins, which was the hero who represented humans.

Animals should shape shift into beasts similar to druids, but their different forms were all mythical creatures.

Demigods were similar to berserkers to barbarians, violent and had great survivability.

Hungry ghosts were similar to necromancers with the ability to summon demons to fight by their side.

Hellspawn were similar to Warlocks with control over dark magic, based around damage over time and negative effects. It was different from heavens as it represented a part of hell that stood by humans.

The classes in Thousand Hells were well designed, as it manages to incorporate the six realms deep into its design while bringing out the uniqueness of the different classes.

Most importantly, the six classes all had inspiration from classes in Diablo. The demigod for example took some inspiration from Barbarians in Diablo.

With a successful PC game like Diablo as reference, the chance of Thousand Hells succeeding would be much higher as it minimised the risks.

Based on the current available information, Thousand Hells did an impeccable job in terms of its packaging.

In terms of the gameplay, as Thousand Hells was still in its early stages, there hadn’t been much leaked regarding gameplay other than the basics.

The players would play as the embodiment of the six realms as they fight their way into hell, killing waves upon waves on enemies to seal the demons away, returning peace to the humans.

This was similar to Diablo 1 where the players fight their way into hell.

Each level of hell featured a relatively large procedurally generated map, so was the entrance to the next level, which required exploration to find.

There were differences in art style from floor to floor, fire, ice, mirrors, knives, blood…

Of course there wouldn’t be a thousand different themes in a thousand different levels, the themes would have to be reused for a certain amount of levels.

Similar to Diablo, there were horrifying elements such as execution, climbing up mountains of blades, pots of boiling oil and other hopeless elements.

(Of course this game was rated 18+)

When considering that it would be even more visually stimulating, Yan Zhenyuan would surely make some beautification to the contents of the game to prevent the realism from keeping the players away.

There were human towns at the higher levels of hell to allow players to trade and interact with one another.

It was a relatively empty world with an ancient, technologyless theme. It was hard to tell which period it was from other than some religious elements.

Other things such as the social system and other unique play styles have yet to be leaked.

—

Chen Mo was thinking what the final product would look like.

Based on the information so far, Chen Mo could already tell what Thousand Hells would look like on PC, but he had no clue what it would look like on VR.

There was a huge change in field of view afterall, with many changes following that. Chen Mo thought that it might be similar to Dynasty Warriors.

Of course, all would be clear after the game was made.

The three assistants were trying their best to finish some of the smaller details in Minecraft.

Qian Kun handed over a document to Chen Mo specifying Minecraft’s crafting system.

In the design document, Chen Mo hinted at a crafting table and how to make various tools without specifying which tools, leaving that to Qian Kun to design.

Chen Mo looked at the crafting system design document.

"MAnager, the early stages of the game are quite clear cut as the players could craft tools and weapons. Tools included axes, and pickaxes, and weapons included sword and armor. But I’m not quite sure about the late game, what’s the technological ceiling of this game?" asked Qian Kun.

Chen Mo replied after a few moments, "Really high."

"How high is really high?"

"Rockets."

Qian Kun’s eyes widened, "R-rockets?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Remember that there were trains, cars, and rockets in Leggo? Consider adding those to Minecraft."

Qian Kun scratched his head, "WHat? Isn’t a rocket too complicated? Moreover where would it go?"

"Think outside of the box. There are two ways of crafting in Minecraft, one is arranging items in a specific order in the crafting table, the other is placing blocks in the world, and it crafts itself.

"For example, I’ll arrange blocks into the shape of a man to form an Iron Golem.

"We could also add more complicated tech trees. We could use several unique items to craft a control unit, and when combined with fuel, reinforcement, and switches, we could create trains or even rockets."

"I think I get it, " replied Qian Kun.

Chen Mo continued, "It doesn’t have to be based on real life. You could create a whole new tech tree in this world just like Don’t Starve."

Qian Kun seemed to have understood, "Alright, I’ll… Rewrite this then."

Chapter 230: First Version

Chen Mo planned some huge changes, but it’d probably only be realised in the second or third stages of the release.

A part of it was to implement a more complete tech tree to allow players to place down blocks to build more advanced items such as cars or trains, and potentially recreate modern cities.

Of course many have done this in his previous life, but a lot of it was stationary and non-interactive. Chen Mo wanted to add these technologies as a core part of the game.

However, these were problems to be dealt with in the future.

—

It didn’t take long for Minecraft’s PC Demo to be completed.

However, everyone outside of Chen Mo thought that it was horrible to look at.

Chen Mo didn’t mind as he tried out the demo of Minecraft on his laptop.

Everyone else were nervously watching behind Chen Mo as they feared Chen Mo wouldn’t be satisfied with that.

The starting menu was incredibly simple with only two buttons present, ‘Start game’, and ‘Quit’. Chen Mo hit ‘Start game’, and the world started generating.

Soon, the game started.

The game was in first person with no other UIs such as health, hunger, or inventory. There was a simplistic hand on the right of the screen to represent the player’s hand.

The player could fly freely in the demo. Chen Mo flew around in the world to check out the terrain and other generated resources.

Ocean, mountains, rivers, grasslands, trees, animals…

The land was in order without any major problems. The graphics weren’t great as they were placeholders Zhou Hanyu added in a short amount of time, more or less identical to the quality of graphics in his previous life.

It would look alright on mobile, but it’d be horrible on VR.

Chen Mo flattened the top of a mountain in game and started building using cobblestone.

Soon, a small cobblestone formed on top of the mountain.

Chen Mo ran around the house for a better look before he entered the building, seemingly quite satisfied.

"Yep, that’s great. This feels right, just keep going in this direction. Just focus on hitting the first goal and I’ll prepare the rest, " said Chen Mo.

Everyone got back to their seats and continued working.

Zhou Hanyu said, "Manager, I’d like to discuss some things in terms of the graphics."

Chen Mo nodded, "Okay, I’ve been wanting to chat with you anyways. Let’s talk in the meeting room."

The two of them headed to the meeting room. Zhou Hanyu then pulled out a few printed images.

"These are the ideas I have in mind, but I haven’t decided on which one."

Zhou Hanyu handed CHen Mo different pictures as he explained.

"There aren’t major differences with the art styles, just some differences in the small details. It’s hard to have more detail in pixel graphics anyways."

Chen Mo looked through the pictures and picked out the one he liked the most, "This one, and I have a few things to remind you.

"First, as special resources such as water and lava or the sky aren’t required to be in blocks, make sure they look as realistic as possible.

"The style for other blocks, in particular the mountains, should be soft. Try softening hard edges and make it look more dynamic and aesthetically pleasing.

"The other was the 3D feel. You could use lighting and shadows to make the blocks feel even more 3D, such as gaps between planks or bricks. This can make it feel more realistic.

"You should also add more details to patterns to make the game feel less grainy.

"You could also pick more contrasting colours for different blocks to help players differentiate between them.

"The game should give off a bright, fairytale-like world.

"You should refer to Leggos when it comes to details such as character models. Special tools such as swords and pickaxes don’t have to be in pixels, it’d be great if you could make it look like a high quality Leggo build.

"The characters should be on the cuter side and make them more detailed. I want to add facial expressions in the future, so the faces of the characters should be clear enough to identify that face and facial expressions.

"Also, I want to add a ‘Chisel mode’ in the future, to allow player to break down 1m*1m*1m blocks into 64 smaller blocks, so take that into consideration too."

Zhou Hanyu took down notes as Chen Mo explained.

Just as usual, Chen Mo explained everything in detail to avoid miscommunications.

"Alright, I understand, " Zhou Hanyu made notes on everything important.

"You can start preparing the graphical resources, we can add more details after the first version is complete, when we port it to VR. You have plenty of time, so make use of it, " said Chen Mo.

Zhou Hanyu nodded, "Sure."

—

The development of Minecraft had been going well so far, although it wasn’t particularly hard anyways as the original game in Chen Mo’s previous life was built by a single person.

After having the rules and settings of the world down, Chen Mo took the building of special buildings which would be added during world generation such as villages, mineshafts, and temples into his own hands.

Chen Mo planned to add more hand-made resources into the future to add into terrain generation.

The PC version of Minecraft was on par with the original version before Chinese New Year came.

Everyone was quite happy with the game at this stage, but many still didn’t feel well upon considering the fact that this was the VR game that would go against Thousand Hells.

The high quality graphics of Thousand Hells was miles away from Minecraft after all.

—

Chen Mo declined all activities before Chinese New Year to focus on Minecraft.

Chen Mo only showed up to the Awards Ceremony and didn’t participate too much, and neither Diablo nor Don’t Starve was awarded.

It was within reason as these games didn’t fit the tastes of the judges. Diablo was a western fantasy game with an incredibly dark theme, and its playstyle wasn’t particularly revolutionary either; whereas Don’t Starve wasn’t for an award as it was a smaller game.

Moreover, the judges of this world didn’t have high expectations for sandbox games. In the eyes of many of the judges, Don’t Start was just a niche game that happened to get higher than average sales, and couldn’t make it as one of the greats.

Chapter 231: Transfer Complete

The development of Minecraft continued after Chinese New Year.

The game was still a ways away from the final product after the first stage. It was already quite a feat to recreate Minecraft, but Chen Mo wanted more, hoping to recreate it in VR.

The next step was to port Minecraft to VR.

-Second floor of the experience store-

Chen Mo took off his special consciousness gathering helmet to stretch his neck.

The consciousness gathering was complete, now the thoughts of moving, jumping, attacking, placing, using, crafting were translated into actions in VR.

Chen Mo then entered everything into the Illusion Game Editor, linking the thoughts to movements in game.

Conversion of the rules from PC to VR was also ongoing in the game editor.

The conversion to a 3D PC game to VR was quite quick. Of course, if the game was innately big and had a lot of resources, this process would be much longer.

Luckily, the rules of Minecraftwas quite simple with not many resources in play, so the conversion happened quite quickly.

Chen Mo installed the VR version of Minecraft onto the gaming pod to try it out.

Soon, Chen Mo’s consciousness entered the VR world.

A new world was generated as specified, and Chen Mo could feel himself fully immersed in the world.

However, the situation could only be described as very terrible.

First was the horrible graphics.

In VR, the field of view of the players were increased, so some of the rougher details can’t escape the eyes of the players.

The jaggedness of the pixel graphics were incredibly obvious.

Looking down revealed an ugly, blocky person, with legs like meat in a can and no fingers.

Looking around revealed the trees, rivers, mountains, and animals, all of which wasn’t what Chen Mo had in mind.

These graphics were acceptable on PC, but with the wider field of view in VR, all the flaws were magnified, so bad that it almost feels like another game.

The movements were smooth, and the feedback from the environment was incredibly lacking.

In VR, players didn’t play the game using keyboard and mouse, but using their consciousness. Although CHen Mo already gathered the thoughts for all of the controls, he realised that it was far from enough after trying it out in game.

It was quite lacking, especially when compared to a mature VR game like Earth Online.

For example, Chen Mo felt as though he was on a unicycle when he was moving as it was really weird without any bobbing. It felt like he was floating through the air too, as opposed to having his feet on the ground.

There wasn’t any feedback grabbing tools, and actions such as jumping, mining, and placing felt like someone else was doing it.

All in all, the first VR version of Minecraft felt the same as VR goggles in his previous life, other than a change in perspective, there wasn’t much difference.

This version was so bad it felt insulting to have his VR pod run the game.

These problems seemed to have stemmed from Chen Mo’s inexperience with VR games. Luckily it seemed to be an easy problem to solve with enough time and effort into it.

Improve actions, add view bobbing.

Add various haptic feedback.

Add resources for the other senses such as smell and hearing (improving them to a high quality of course).

And improve all aspects of the graphics at the same time.

Although it was still the same pixel art style after being imported to VR, Zhou Hanyu improved on many aspects as per Chen Mo’s request.

Basic blocks such as dirt, stone, glass, good, and leaves had patterns to make it feel more textured and softened the edges.

These changes surpassed the graphical quality of many mods in his previous life.

Moreover, Chen Mo added a ‘Chisel Mode’. This allowed basic blocks to be broken into sixty four different pieces to allow players to perform detailed work, making creations resemble closer to real life.

This ‘Chizel Mode’ was also used during world generation to soften the edges of the blocks to make the world feel more tied together and realistic.

Other than blocks, characters, animals, adn weapons were all formed as though they were Leggo, keeping its cute art style while adding detail.

The characters for example, although it still maintained the 3:1 ratio of body to head, the head, arms and legs were no longer cubes, but round, just like Disney characters in Leggo. It made the characters fit in better in the world, while giving the models more detail.

At the same time, in order to make it better fit with multiplayer, CHen Mo added a few more models.

These models also took inspiration from the people from Leggo, with various different types of costumes such as suit and tie, cowboy, casual wear, firefighter, race car driver, pirate…

Moreover, the players could mix and match their tops, pants, hats, and shoes.

These clothes didn’t take much effort as they were cute versions of it after all, unlike the bigger games that specify every single strand of hair.

Chen Mo also added a basic set of facial expressions with a happy face, sad face, and angry face, allowing players to freely use in game.

The second stage took a relatively long time, over two months in total.

This version was finally a passable VR game.

Although it’s still pixel graphics, it wasn’t rough or repulsive.

The characters were still cute and simple, but had various different animals for walking, jumping, and taking damage. The field of view would slightly move as the body felt the vibrations, just like real life.

The feedback from the game was also quite complete, making the game feel much more realistic with walking, jumping, attacking, placing feedback implemented.

The players would feel their hands grabbing onto the wooden handle of their pickaxe when mining, and they could feel the vibrations through their hand into their body.

Minecraft had been successfully ported from PC onto VR. Next was the most important step or adding more to the game as well as additional game modes.

Chapter 232: Additional Game Modes

As the main source of entertainment of Minecraft came from creating, everything Chen Mo added to the game was built around creation.

First the game modes.

There were four game modes: Minecraft (Single player), Somebody else’s world (Local Multiplayer), Everybody’s world (Online mode), Chen Mo’s world (observer mode.)

Single Player mode was just like the original, with Survival, adventure, and creative gamemodes, the players could experience all the game had to offer through these modes.

Just like Diablo, the players could open their single player worlds to allow other players to join either through random matching or specific invitations.

In local multiplayer mode, the host had rights to kick and mute players, as well as the ability to revert those changes.

In online mode, Chen mo hosted many servers, each able to fit ten thousand players with ten thousand km³ of explorable land.

This world wasn’t a planet, but a galaxy.

All servers started off the same with identical maps, but players could make changes to the world as they wished. How the server ended up looking completely depended on the players.

With this many different servers change would result in the same amount of unique worlds.

The players could set up clans within servers, they could be peaceful or be hostile and attack or steal from other clans or even attack and destroy the buildings of the other clans.

Basically, servers may be able to world together towards a common goal or go at each other’s throats and be in a constant state of chaos.

Players could visit Chen Mo’s creations in Chen Mo’s world, or observer mode, and couldn’t make any changes.

Second, the construction trading system.

Chen Mo considered including a construction in the game to help the players who couldn’t build at all. Moreover it could help the game generate some side revenue.

Chen Mo will build many different buildings in Chen Mo’s world, some may be from real life such as ancient palaces, clock towers, cathedrals, twin towers, or even things from fantasy world such as Stormwind City, Bastion’s Keep, or something more sci-fi such as Space Stations or Space elevators.

The blueprints of these buildings could be bought with a price, and the players would own the methods of building them forever. With enough resources, they could replicate these structures no matter in single or multiplayer mode.

Of course, the players could use their creativity and build completely original creations.

The players could release the blueprints for the buildings they built and others could purchase the blueprints from them (if there’s anyone who’s willing).

Third, the tech tree.

The tech tree was incredibly simple in the original Minecraft. Although the players could make computers using redstone, they couldn’t make cars, planes, or spacecraft.

Chen Mo planned to include a full scale tech tree to allow players to build spacecraft to migrate into space.

(That’s why online mode was a whole galaxy)

OF course, these tech trees wouldn’t be the same as real life. For example, all special methods of transportations are composed of fuel, force generation units, control units, main ingredients, reinforcement materials and other components.

The force generation unit was akin to generators, control units are the control plans, main ingredients referred to the main material referred to what these methods of transport were mainly made of, and the reinforcement material made sure they wouldn’t disintegrate when travelling at high speeds.

The players could craft any of these modes of transport as long as they had the right resources and arranged them in the right way.

(The players could customise them, but only how they look.)

Of course, things such as control units, fuel, required special materials, and the players would slowly explore how to craft them. The players would go through the experience of climbing the tech tree, starting from nothing and turning the world into a world filled with technology.

Moreover, the tech three also had an alchemy system. The players could receive various effects by brewing potions using various ingredients, such as the ability to survive in space.

Of course, the tech tree and the rest of the world have to be unlocked progressive over time. The players have to reach certain requirements to progress to the next stage as they slowly but surely leave their mother planet to the rest of the galaxy.

With these additional mechanics as well as a more completely new player introduction, Chen Mo believed that this VR Minecraft will be more attractive than the original!

—

The final stages of development were now on the agenda, the game could finally be considered complete with all these additional play styles added into the game.

The first beta test of Thousand Hells was also out.

As Thousand Hells had a lot more content than Minecraft, they’d test and review the feedback earlier, as abilities of various jobs, difficulties, and other relevant gameplay had to be tweaked to reach its full potential.

-Inside the world of Thousand Hells.

This was an ancient city that was in perpetual darkness. There are temples, shrines, and various ancient buildings. The towns were riddled with hopelessness, filled with monks practicing tapas[1], disease-ridden beggars, and struggling peasants.

Chen Mo picked a male human. He looked just like a normal human with a longbow behind him and a dagger at his waist, suggesting that he was a dangerous character.

He looked around as if he was looking for someone.

"Manager?"

Chen Mo turned around to find Lin Xue’s female Heavens character behind him.

Lin Xue’s character looked like a god with various weapons floating around her. She looked incredibly elegant as her clothing was completely spotless.

"You’re here." said Chen Mo.

"Yeah, but I’m wondering how you become a beta tester. I thought only a few of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s beta testers have a chance of getting a key?" asked Lin Xue.

"I paid for it of course. Lin Chaoxu wasn’t going to give me a key even if I asked for one."

"… Fair point."

"Let’s see how this game plays, " said Chen Mo.

One after another, the two of them headed towards the massive gate to hell in the village.

TL note: [1] refers to meditation and self-discipline

Chapter 233: Thousand Hells Beta Test

Chen Mo and Lin Xue went through a simple tutorial before they officially entered the gates of hell.

There were a few low level demons that had to be defeated to save a few villagers to complete the quest.

After saving the blacksmith and shopkeeper, these functions were unlocked. Of course, there weren’t many functions available, most likely unlocked in the future.

As they entered the gates of hell, countless illusions surrounded the two of them as if they were transmigrating to a new world. This was just actually just a loading screen.

However, a large group of demons charged towards them the moment they finished loading.

There were tiny baby skeletons, skeletal birds flying in the sky, demon snakes with many teeth, giant scorpions with their stingers held high…

Chen Mo used his Volley ability to rain down arrows from the sky at the monsters.

And to be honest, VR and PC felt completely different.

In VR, Chen Mo’s field of view was identical in real life. Combined with the sounds, smells and haptic feedback, he felt more immersed into the game than PC games. He could still feel that it was a game, but many aspects of the game strongly resemble real life.

Of course, the smells weren’t completely disgusting, and were just there to add to the atmosphere.

Using his bow and arrows and various abilities, the monsters in front of him fell one after another.

His character would use abilities the moment Chen MO thought of it. Chen Mo could feel the bow in his left hand and the string on his right. He could even feel the vibrations from letting go of the arrow.

The groans from the monsters came from all directions, as the players become more and more immersed under such a tense atmosphere.

OF course, the players could turn, move, and jump with everything mirrored in the game, making it feel incredibly realistic.

Lin Xue’s Heavens character let out a range of different spells. Lightning rained down from the heavens turning monsters into ash; pouring rain turning the ground into mud, trapping and slowing down these monsters.

Soon, the monsters ahead of them were all gone as their corpses disappeared.

The two of them collected the equipment and monster shards that were dropped.

The monster shards were the currency in this game. They could be used in trading, changed into coins, or used as a crafting ingredient.

Chen Mo used Shadow Walk and rushed towards a small group of monsters.

Chen Mo aggroed the mobs before the two of them used their abilities. Both of them were long range characters, and both were quite good at the game and had great synergy without the need to communicate their thoughts.

After nearly an hour, the two of them cleared out all the monsters in the first floor and the miniboss guarding the first floor. This meant they fully cleared the level, allowing the sun to shine again.

At the same time, the entrance for the second floor appeared.

The two of them were level seven after an hour of battling. They unlocked two new abilities, making five combined with the three they started with.

Chen Mo found out that all classes have a limit of twenty abilities, but were only allowed to carry seven at any time. This was perhaps an attempt of reducing strain on the players.

Chen Mo guessed that this ability system was identical to Diablo. They could pick and choose seven abilities and unique builds with their equipment, with no strong or weak abilities.

The first floor was quite easy as it was just to help players get the hang of the game.

Lin Xue looked at Chen Mo and asked, "Manager, you still playing?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "Not for now. I just wanted to check out what the game was like. You go ahead, I’ll need to go back to working on the new game."

"Then I’ll stop too, let’s play together when we are free, " said Lin Xue.

Chen Mo laughed, "Perhaps you’ll never play it again as I’m almost done with the new game."

"Really?" asked Lin Xue, "What genre is the new game manager? I heard it’s a VR game?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah. You’ll know soon enough, I’ll make sure to get you to playtest."

Lin Xue exclaimed, "Alright! But manager, I have a question."

"Hmm?"

Lin Xue was a bit hesitant, "Uhh, manager, many said Thousand Hells copied Diablo, and said that you were making a VR game as a cover to hit back at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, is that true?"

"Hitting back? No."

Lin Xue nodded, "Oh, I thought so too. You’ve never made a VR game after all and lacked experience in many areas, there’s no need to go head to head with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment in that regard."

Chen Mo said, "The reason I made a VR game wasn’t to hit back at the Emperor Dynasty game, but to destroy them."

Lin Xue was shocked, "What?"

"Obviously the reason I made a game to release the same time as Thousand Hells was to teach them a lesson, what’s there to question there?"

Lin Xue was shocked, "Uhh, how are you feeling after playing Thousand Hells?"

"I was about seventy percent confident before, but now…"

"Fifty percent?" asked Lin Xue.

"A hundred percent, " answered Chen Mo.

"…Manager, you’re bluffing. I think Thousand Hells did well in many aspects. This theme is quite refreshing too, are you really that confident?"

Chen Mo laughed, "You’ll now when the new game gets released. I’ll be going, bye!"

Chen Mo’s character disappeared.

Lin Xue was still confused.

"Did he start telling tall tales daily now? But he doesn’t seem to be bluffing based on his tone…"

—

After checking out Thousand Hells, Chen Mo had a good idea of what the final game would look like.

It would be a very mature VR game, even if it wasn’t hugely popular, it’d be slightly popular at the very least.

There was nothing much to complain about the gameplay. It wasn’t any worse than a successful VR game like Tale of the Sword, and could compete on the same grounds as some overseas VR game.

Yan Zhenyuan’s idea of a hack and slash VR game was really well thought out, and was something that was executed particularly well.

Chapter 234: Development Complete

As VR games greatly expanded the players’ field of view, the players still could clearly see the distance between them and the monsters in first person view.

Various abilities are used through thought instead of using keyboard and mouse, dramatically reducing the chance of misplays.

At the same time of improving the immersion, Yan Zhenyuan also made changes to some aspects of the game that didn’t suit VR games quite well.

Tone down on the dark atmosphere, avoid making monsters that are too disgusting to avoid player discomfort.

The levels are designed to avoid the players being stabbed in their back so they don’t have to constantly look around and get tired quicker.

Suitably reduce the move speed of the monsters to reduce the difficulty of ‘kiting’.

Basically, the early stages of Thousand Hells allow the players to feel the satisfaction of hack and slash games so they don’t have to panic by adjusting the difficulty of the levels.

Moreover, the take took some inspiration from Diablo in terms of the ability system, equipment system, and post game.

More likely than not, the core enjoyment of the post game comes from grinding for equipment to kill more monsters.

Thousand Hells was quite small for a VR game as many of the resources from level to level can be repeatedly used. Moreover, as the levels are procedurally generated, designs for levels didn’t need to be stored either.,

At the same time, the game naturally had fewer story and additional game modes as it was a hack and slash game unlike other large scale MMORPG games, meaning that it was a smaller investment too.

(This felt a bit like Diablo 1.)

Therefore, Chen Mo guessed that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment would probably be quite happy with the game, and Yan Zhenyuan completed the task assigned to him by Lin Chaoxu.

Next was probably plastering advertisements all over the place to generate buzz for Thousand Hells, adding it to one of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s finest games.

But Chen Mo was confident that no matter how well Thousand Hells turned up, it would have a permanent problem it could never solve- number of players.

It might sound satisfying to hack and slash in VR, but VR games naturally had fewer players than PC. Moreover, these games with darker art styles had fewer players to start with.

Therefore, Thousand Hells would usually make money, but there was no way it would be hugely popular.

Of course Emperor Dynasty Emperor never expected it to make big money as VR games require a huge investment. It was a great sum of money just to have doubled their investment.

If Chen Mo made any other VR game, he really couldn’t be sure if he really could ‘win’. He hadn’t made a VR game afterall, and lacked experience in many different aspects in VR games, he’d have to fall into many pitfalls just to gain experience in them.

But Minecraft?

Chen Mo was confident that his VR version of Minecraft would shock the entire gaming industry.

—

Minecraft was out of development a week after Thousand Hells was released for testing.

This was the real, complete VR version of minecraft. Not only did it contain the classic elements of the PC game, there were many adjustments made just for VR, improving in many aspects.

THe graphics were dramatically improved while staying true to its core.

Perfectly fitted the VR platform.

The four game modes, the building trading system, a completely new tech tree… All of which were complete.

Cheers came from the office.

There were many doubters in the beginning, but there was nothing but praises once the finished game came out.

Everybody was shocked to see how well it fitted with VR, especially after experiencing the VR pod!

Although there were still doubts if the game could beat Thousand Hells, but everyone had the same idea, the game would surely be profitable.

It was hard to tell how much it would bring in as it had to deal with many different factors such as advertising, feedback… and luck.

"Thanks for working. We’ll spend our next days working on the rest of it. Yunting, find beta testers from players of Plants vs Zombies, Warcraft, and Don’t Starve. Make sure they are the really creative type, such as the ones who’ve made popular mods. They’ll be our first testers.

"There aren’t any VR gaming pods in the experience store so far, but we won’t have Minecraft on PC yet. If the players want to play Minecraft, they’ll have to download it on their VR pod at home.

Zhao Yunting nodded, "Alright, not a problem."

Chen Mo continued, "Keep your eyes peeled for the feedback from these testers and send them to me. We’ll make changes accordingly. And everyone else who has nothing to do will build buildings in game.

"Don’t lose focus on this last stage, stand your posts.

"And Lin Xiao, let all major video game media know that I’ll host a game announcement event."

Lin Xiao nodded, "Alright, should I prepare the powerpoint for the announcement event?"

"No need, I’ll do that myself. Arrange the location for me. I want a five star hotel nearby, try and make it as posh as possible. It’s our first VR game after all, so we have to make it as official as possible."

Lin Xiaoo nodded, "Alright, not a problem!"

—

Minecraft and Thousand Hells both entered the last stages of development.

Thousand Hells’ advertisements were going full steam head, it could even be described as overwhelming.

The advertisements of thousand hells could be seen on various streaming sites, video game sites, major forums, and spots in VR gaming pods…

Many videogame media also released their articles as soon as they could.

The groundbreaking VR game masterpiece Thousand Hells is coming soon!

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s newest release, a shocking world of angels and demons!

Gamepaly of Thousand Hells leaked!

Analysis of Thousand Hells’ unique ability system

An incredibly satisfying VR game

Thousand Hells’ classes revealed, taking inspiration from the six realms.

Many fans have caught wind of this fairly early on and knew that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was developing a VR game similar to Diablo.

Moreover, some players were in the beta test and have tried the game. Gameplay, classes and feedback were all leaked online.

Most players had nothing but praises for Thousand Hells after having played the game as it was an incredibly complete VR game. There were any noticeable flaws in the game, and it was filling in a huge market gap for VR hack and slash games too.

Many players had their eyes peeling for Thousand Hells’ official release.

Chapter 235: Announcement Conference

In the shadow of the hype surrounding Thousand Hells, there was another news brewing in the videogame industry.

Chen Mo was hosting a video game release conference and invited many videogame media too.

ALthough there hadn’t been much leaked about Chen Mo’s game, there were still traces of the game among videogame industry professionals.

IT could be a VR game, which was in development for over seven months.

And they didn’t know anything else.

Many videogame media could tell something fishy was going on.

If it was a VR, meaning Chen Mo’s first VR game, it would be a huge deal.

Chen Mo entered the PC game market using Warcraft while he was still a B-grade videogame designer. Warcraft’s huge success whipped up a storm in the RTS gaming industry, and even sold well overseas.

Everyone was curious to find out what Chen Mo’s first VR game would look like.

Moreover, the timing matched perfectly with YAn Zhenyuan’s Thousand Hells.

In theory, the two games could release in July or August.

Why could Chen Mo pick this time?

Evidently Chen Mo knew that Thousand Hells would affect his sales. However, as he didn’t plan to delay his release, he clearly wanted to go head to head with Thousand Hells.

There was a lot of discussion among videogame journalists.

"Have you heard about Chen Mo’s videogame conference?"

"Of course, I’ve heard of it ages ago. I think most video game media have heard of it, and the senior editor already had me prepare questions."

"What do you think Chen Mo is going for? Going head to head with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment? He’s quite bold to release the game at the same time!"

"Thousand Hells more or less copied Diablo, of course he’s not happy with that. Don’t you get Chen Mo’s personality? Has he ever let anything slip?"

"You’re saying, ‘copy my game, I’ll beat you up’ kinda deal?"

"Something like that."

"You’re joking! To be honest, sure there’s no doubting Chen Mo’s mobile or PC games, but he’s never made a VR game!"

"I think so too, moreover his previous opponents were all A-grade video game designers. He’s facing Mr. Yan this time around, probably one of the most stable S-grade videogame designers in China. Moreover Thousand Hells is incredibly high quality, what if Chen Mo loses this time?"

"Maybe Chen Mo think’s it might be more embarrassing to lose after postponing the release of the game, and that’s why he’s forcing the release."

"But he hasn’t even announced the release date. Nobody would know he had delayed the release of the game if he just shut up for another two months!"

"That’s true, that means Chen Mo is incredibly confident?"

"PErhaps. One more thing, Chen MO’s game should only be in development for six months? He was still working on Reaper of souls last November. What kind of VR game could he make in seven months?"

"Yeah, from various sources, Yan Zhenyuan had been in the works for a year. Chen Mo had half the time and still dares to go head to head with Thousand Hells?"

"Geez, I’ve got no clue. Whatever, we’ll see when it’s released. To be honest, I wouldn’t expect anything from anyone else, but Chen Mo… I think he could give Mr Yan a run for his money."

"Yeah, let’s see when the conference comes."

-On the day of the conference, in a hall in a five star hotel in the Imperial Capital.-

Most of the videogame journalists in Imperial Capital were in attendance. There were even some who flew in from Magic City or even further just to attend and ask Chen Mo some questions.

All the staff of the conference were hired professionals, so everything was in order.

There were banners, balloons and signage outside the hotel, and the journalists were directed by staff right from the entrance.

The meeting hall was nicely arranged. The decor and the mics were really well done with various themed backgrounds and even a professional camera crew.

The title of the powerpoint: ‘Thunderbolt Entertainment Game Announcement Conference’ was on the massive scene, main speaker being Chen Mo. The powerpoint was really plain and featured nothing from the game, so there was no way for them to guess anything about the game.

There was a lot of chatter before the event officially started.

"Five more minutes before it starts."

"This is Chen Mo’s first video game conference right? I think all his previous ones were done over Weibo."

"Yeah, Thunderbolt Entertainment is quite an influential company in terms of profits, looks like they’ll slowly before more and more official into the future."

"Not bad, the conference is quite well done, unlike a mess some of the other smaller companies usually make. Just a shame we don’t know what it’s about."

"How’s Chen Mo’s presentation skills?"

"I think he worked on some casting for Warcraft, so that’s certainly not a problem."

"He’s here, it’s about to start!"

Chen Mo walked in front of the screen with a mic, and a huge wave of applause came from the audience.

Chen Mo had a smile on his face, "Thank you. Thanks.

"Many thanks for everyone to take time out of their day to join me at this announcement.

"Although this conference is recorded, it isn’t being live streamed. Since I know you, and you know me, let’s just skip over formal stuff. You are here because of my game anyways right?

"I can guarantee that this conference is a serious one, there will be no bluffs. Of course, this is especially directed at Tianji.com’s Han Lu.

Chen Mo proceeded to look at Han Lu’s seat.

There was a wave of laughter from an audience. Han Lu’s articles from Chen Mo’s interview had more or less become a gag.

Chen Mo laughed and continued, "Alright, let the conference begin.

"Many of you might have heard that I’m going to announce a VR game. This took a lot of mystery out of today’s conference. Perhaps it might’ve taken away the hype around ‘Chen Mo’s first game’.

"Of course that couldn’t be helped as I never tried particularly hard to hide it either as there were so many ways it could leak. But since I’ve got through all this trouble to honest a conference, could you guys take pity on me and forget about all that you’ve heard?"

The journalists couldn’t help but laugh, This Chen Mo guy sure has a lot of gags up his sleeves, he’s a born actor!

Chapter 236: Still Announcement Conference

Chen Mo continued.

"Alright, let us begin.

I know everyone here is filled with doubt, what would Chen Mo’s first game look like? What platform? Probably PC or mobile. Geez, it’s so mysterious."

Chen Mo couldn’t even hold in his own laughter.

The journalists were also laughing along, "Quit the stand-up comedy, show us the game!"

"Alright alright, onto the new game. However, let’s watch a simple cinematic before we start talking about the new game."

Chen Mo stood to one side and a cinematic started playing.

This caughted the attention of the journalists.

EVerybody knew that Thunderbolt Entertainment was also known as Thunderbolt Movies, the video game company who was most willing to burn money on making cinematics. The ones in Warcraft and Diablo were classic examples of that.

Will the cinematics this time around be as incredible?

There was a cut.

The sun was rising in the background and a little man ran towards the camera.

The whole scene was incredibly brightly lit from the sun. It was also highly saturated, but everything was formed by blocks.

Cube shaped clouds, trees, grass, rocks…

The person looked like a toy but was still quite adorable.

A huge slide was built in countless cubes. The person slid down from the slide and flew into the sky. His wings on his back opened up, flying through forests and valleys before reaching a boat on the ocean.

Whales that were also formed using blocks tossed the ship into the area.

The character hit a block in the air that looked like TNT and exploded before falling onto a rooftop.

The character looked forward.

The building in the background slowly lit up, and the entire city followed.

Upon closer inspection, all the buildings were also built using blocks. There were many iconic buildings such as Beijing National Stadium, Beijing National Aquatics Center, and Yellow Crane tower.

The entire city looked incredible grand as everything was lit.

The camera panned into the sky, revealing the logo of the game built in blocks, Minecraft.

This was where the cinematics ended.

—

There was applause, but it wasn’t particularly enthusiastic.

Many of the journalists were confused, What was that?

They were looking forward to a cinematic similar to Warcraft or Diablo’s level, they didn’t expect a short one minute animation.

Could that be Chen Mo’s new game?

Chen Mo walked to the front of the stage, expecting the reaction he got.

"I know there may be some questions, don’t worry, I’ll explain in a bit.

"This game is a VR game called Minecraft. You may be wondering, why Minecraft?

"In short, it’s a sandbox game. Many of you may have played Leggos. This game is built around the fun that you get from Leggo sets.

"So, what can you do in the game?"

Chen Mo went through the Powerpoint as he explained.

"This is a world built in blocks. You could view it as a world built of Leggos. In this world, you can freely move blocks and make the world however you want it to look.

"You could dig out a huge maze in a mountain.

"Or build a grand flying city using glass.

"You could also recreate real life buildings such as the sports stadium, the Great Wall, or the opera house. Of course you would need some architectural knowledge, and a lot of patience.

"To put it simply, you could build basically anything you want in this world.

Chen Mo flipped through the slides, with images of the sports stadium, Great Wall, and opera house built using blocks.

"Moreover, there are rich additional game modes.

"For example, survival mode. You have nothing on you once you spawn in, and you must gather wood and stone to build your own house, avoiding dangerous monsters during the night and try your best to survive.

"Or local multiplayer, you could look for other people’s worlds, or invite other plays to your house and build together in the same world.

"Or online mode. In every server, ten thousand players can band together and create in a ten thousand kilometre squared area. Every server would be unique.

"Moreover, there is a tech tree in the game that is completely different from real life, as well as a unique trading system…"

Chen Mo’s explanation was clear and concise as he introduced every bit of Minecraft to the journalists.

There were various different reactions coming from the journalists.

Some were really into it.

Some couldn’t understand it.

Some were whispering and shaking their heads.

Some had a blank look on their face as they didn’t know what to make of this.

Evidently, even those who were interested in the game were slightly disappointed.

Everybody knew that western fantasy was Chen Mo’s strongest point. No matter Warcraft or Diablo, Chen Mo was the best in the country at handling western fantasy.

Moreover, Chen Mo put all that extra effort into maintaining World of Azeroth, updating it periodically to tell the story of Warcraft’s world. The players were all waiting and hoping that Chen Mo would turn the world of Azeroth into an MMORPG.

Many thought that Chen Mo made Diablo to pave the way for RPG games, and the next game would most likely be a first person RPG.

But?

The new game was an RPG, a first person RPG, a VR game. But this was completely different from what they were expecting!

Although the graphics were pretty good, although the content was rich, although the players could create incredible buildings in game, it looked like it was made for children!

Leggo? That’s for kids!

It would’ve been fine if it was a mobile game, it was still fine on PC because there were more younger players on these platforms, so there would most certainly be more players who would be interested in games like this.

But on VR?

VR pods cost tens of thousands. Other than kids born in rich families, only successful adults could afford something like that.

Which of these adults would be willing to lay down in their expensive gaming pods to stack blocks.

Chen Mo’s speech was really entertaining and filed with content, most journalists were taking this seriously and jotting down notes.

But there were also many who lost interest in it as they unwillingly shot a few clips and took down a few important points waiting for the event to end.

There was a journalist that was particularly disappointed who sent a message to his senior editor, "My goodness, Chen Mo developed a building game…"

Chapter 237: Question Time

Chen Mo reached the last slide on his power point.

"Alright, that’s all the content I have for this game announcement, go ahead and ask any questions you have. The next half an hour is reserved just for Q and A.

The journalists now have a good idea of what the game was like after sitting through his explanation and gameplay footage.

Many journalists raised their hands upon hearing about the Q&A.

Chen Mo picked a random journalist in the front row, "The man in the glasses, go ahead."

The man stood up and grabbed a mic from a member of staff, "First I’d like to thank you for that very entertaining presentation, I’m really interested in the game. But I have a question, if this game is a game that is built around building, is it really a good idea to release it on VR? There aren’t many teenagers who play on VR, have you thought about that?"

Chen Mo nodded, "I understand what you’re getting at. Let’s put it this way, Minecraft is a game for all ages, we hope that adults can gain the same fun as everyone else, so I don’t think there’s anything out of place with the game. Alright, now the lady with blonde hair.

"Nice to meet you Mr Chen Mo. Why would you pick a game like this as your first game into the VR game industry? Are you targeting the puzzle game genre?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "No, just as I said before, it’s a game for all ages. My target audience is the whole world. I hope every VR gaming pod has Minecraft installed."

Everyone was shocked at that statement as it sounded like something someone overly confident would say.

A middle aged journalist asked, "You have added a few additional gamemodes for Minecraft, but it’s still not as many compared to the larger MMORPGs, do you plan to release DLCs in the future to add more content?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "Minecraft is not like other MMORPGs. We hope that the players will make their own mods for the game just like Don’t Starve. I think Minecraft is already a complete product that doesn’t need anymore DLCs.

The questions kept coming, and the questions became broader and broader. Most of the questions were about Minecraft at the start, but in the end, questions about Diablo, Don’t Starve, and World of Warcraft were being asked. There were questions on Chen Mo’s next steps.

Chen Mo got through all of them, skipping over the ones he didn’t want to.

Last but not least was Han Lu.

"Nice to meet you. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s S-grade videogame designer Yan Zhenyuan is about to release his VR game Thousand Hells. There are plenty of discussions out there thinking that the game copied Diablo.

"Do you think it’s a copy? And why did you announce Minecraft now, are you trying to compete directly with Thousand Hells?"

Chen Mo laughed, "It doesn’t matter if it was a copy or not. Video Game designers get inspiration from many different sources, and sometimes it’s from other games. Sometimes, the thoughts of video game designers just happen to collide, so I don’t mind that at all."

Han Lu asked another follow up question, "That means releasing Minecraft the same time as Thousand Hells is just another coincidence?"

"Of course not."

"Huh?" Han Lu was confused.

Chen Mo laughed, "It’s just a learning experience as it’s my first VR game after all. But you guys have something to look forward to. Which of these two games would sell more or be more profitable?"

The journalists were shocked.

What is he playing at?

He was being nice and modest at the start, with all that about being alright with referencing games and just for experience, but what was that at the end.

You intentionally announced the game the same time as Thousand Hells, and want us to guess who gets more sales?

Is there even a point? This and Thousand Hells are on completely different levels. Just on the difficulty of development, Thousand Hells was already miles ahead!

No matter sales or profits, you lose!

Many journalists were frantically making notes. Chen Mo said he wanted to compete against Thousand Hells? This should be a good headline.

Many thought that Chen Mo was just trying to gain free publicity for his game.

Chen Mo asked, "Uhh, one last question. How would you rate Thousand Hells?"

"Uhh, I’ll need a few seconds to think in order to answer that."

He grabbed his bracelet on his left wrist using his right hand and thought for about ten seconds.

The journalists were shocked by this.

This was a dangerous topic, and Chen Mo could easily reject the question if he didn’t want to answer. It would have been fine to say a few courteous lines if he hadn’t played it.

But Chen Mo was seriously thinking about it?

Chen Mo seemed to have gotten his thought process straightened, "Geez, to be honest, I don’t why you guys asked this question.

"How is Thousand Hells? Do I even need to say anything? I think it’s a perfect game, it will most certainly be a best selling game.

"Is there anyone who thinks Mr Yan will fail? Impossible, what are you thinking about? Think about it, Emperor Dynasty Emperor is the videogame distribution channel in China. Mr Yan has a lot of experience behind him too, and the game filled in the market gap of VR hack and slash games. The stars have basically aligned for him right? It’s impossible for him to fail.

"The entire gaming industry this year is just waiting for Mr Yan to do his thing. I think this year is the year for Thousand Hells, because the games this year will find it really difficult to compete against Mr Yan’s game.

"As for the sales, let’s put it this way, it’s impossible for it to not be popular. He has the Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform behind him, there’s no way it isn’t popular right?

"I’ve played Thousand Hells too, the game is incredibly fun and incredibly high quality. There’s no questioning that the game will be popular.

"Alright, let’s end it there, that’s all the time we have for today.

Chen Mo walked off stage after finishing his statement.

The journalists were all dumbfounded, looking at one another.

What? Chen Mo praised Thousand Hells a bunch at his own video game conference!

And he was being so over the top with all that about the stars aligning and this year being the year of Thousand Hells.

They were all really confused.

Is Chen Mo trying to… jinx his rival?

Chapter 238: Lukewarm

Many videogame media released their articles for Minecraft following the conference.

Chen Mo’s newest game: Minecraft

Chen Mo’s first VR game exposed

Minecraft: Pixel art building game

Minecraft and Thousand Hells released at the same time

Chen Mo: nothing but praises for Thousand Hells during his conference

These articles went over the details that were shown during the conference, including the playstyle, as well as some gameplay footage.

Soon, the news was spread among the players. There were various different reactions, but most of them had some element of shock.

Chen Mo’s first VR game is a building game?

But most of them could tell what the point of the game was just by looking slightly deeper into the articles.

From the looks of it, it was a game based around creating. Just like Don’t Starve, it featured an open world and more complex online modes.

But even Don’t Starve players had some doubts about the game.

Don’t Starve was popular because it was a smaller game that could be played on both PC and mobile. Moreover, it was priced at a competitive twenty RMB.

However, Minecraft is a VR game. VR games are usually quite expensive, Earth Online for example was priced at three hundred and ninety nine USD, and VR games of similar calibre would cost around one to two thousand RMB in China.

Some Chinese MMORPGs were relatively cheaper, some even around five hundred RMB. But those games usually had microtransactions such as it was incredibly difficult to break even just by selling copies of the games.

Although most of the VR player base was in a higher income bracket, but wanting them to spend one thousand RMB for a building game?

Nobody would spend that kind of money even if they had plenty right?

There was a lot of discussion on the forums too.

"What’s Chen moi thinking? How could he make a building game as his most crucial game when entering the VR market? Honestly, I haven’t seen a VR puzzle game make big money."

"From what Chen Mo said, the game isn’t just a simple puzzle game, it’s still a sandbox game similar to Don’t Starve."

"But the main fun of the game is creating! Moreover, how many copies can he sell as VR games are priced so high. Is he able to break even?"

"I think breaking even isn’t a problem. The game has pixel graphics, and a lot of the game is built by players. Many of the resources can be reused too. How high could the development cost really be?"

"It probably wouldn’t cost much to develop the mobile or PC version, but porting it to VR would still cost a pretty penny. And you’ve seen the real gameplay videos, the graphics are really detailed. Chen Mo probably didn’t skimp on spending money, it wouldn’t look as good otherwise."

"I think it’s in the millions, but it can’t be over twenty million. That’s peanuts for CHen Mo."

"Twenty million for a VR game is incredibly low. Chen Mo could price it lower and sell more copies. If he sold each copy at two hundred RMB, he could totally make it all back. Would the people who own VR gaming pods care about a measly two hundred RMB?"

"I don’t think it’s as you said. Is Chen Mo worried about making money at all? I don’t think he cares about wasting twenty million. On the other hand, he’d care more about his first VR game being a total trainwreck!"

"And he’s releasing it at the same time as Thousand Hells too. It’d look so bad if he lost to Thousand Hells in all aspects!"

"When he loses, he could say that he made a puzzle game and didn’t stand a chance."

"We’ll see. I can’t afford a VR gaming pod anyways. If the game performs well, I’ll just have to try it out in an internet cafe."

—

Soon, Thousand Hells and Minecraft started showing their faces all over the internet. Although the games never mentioned their rivals, the players could tell that the games have treated each other as such.

Thousand Hells in particular showed many aspects of their characters, maps, special effects, story, and gameplay, all of which were incredibly detailed, and the game seemed really satisfying to play. All the players were incredibly excited for its release.

Players showed their eagerness for Thousand Hells on the forums. Beta keys were being sold at prices over two thousand RMB, even higher than its initial release.

But on Chen Mo’s side of things, everything was kind of lukewarm.

A lot of the basic resources were revealed early on on Minecraft’s official forums. They didn’t try to make a big deal about revealing all of it. The only thing noteworthy was the cinematic that was shown during the conference.

The reactions to the cinematic were also so-so as it was easy for the gameplay to differ greatly from actual gameplay. Many games have incredible cinematics that are completely different to the gameplay.

Moreover, the cinematic lacked any charm as it looked like a child’s drawing compared to the cinematics of Warcraft and Diablo.

The players were all incredibly confused.

Chen Mo had many ways to promote his own games. He made an animated series for I am MT, used Arthas’ sketch for Warcraft, the song A Life of Fighting is but a Dream for Wulin Legend, and Gokuraku Jodo for Onmyoji…

But how come there was nothing for Minecraft?

They just did a shoddy job in promoting the game, how many people would care on its release?

Among all the confusion, Chen Mo finally made a move.

Chen Mo unexpectedly posted a Weibo at noon that day: "Minecraft: Forbidden city. Note: All of this is actual gameplay."

The players were utterly shocked.

Forbidden city?

Does that mean Chen Mo built the Forbidden City using blocks in Minecraft?

They started watching the video.

Although there have been many games in the past that recreated real life scenes, those were all done by professionals, and most of the time, they were only for looks.

But Minecraft was a building game. If the Forbidden City really was built, doesn’t that mean players could run around in the Forbidden City?

Chapter 239: Forbidden City

Many players who didn’t care about Minecraft clicked on the video filled with doubt.

And they were completely stunned by it.

"This is real gameplay?"

"It looks so good, how could it be real gameplay? Where are the mosaics?"

"What’s the difference between this and high quality cinematics? Are you lying to me again Chen Mo?"

The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City was the first shot in the video.

The camera went under the gates, over the Jinshui Bridge, arriving at Taihe Gate.

The camera Zoomed in to reveal a stone lion was built using blocks. Although it was mosaic-like, it looked exactly like a stone lion.

The camera went over white jade stairs. Although the dragon sculpture on the middle of the stairs wasn’t perfectly recreated, the general shape of it was there.

Many cuts followed to show details of the buildings.

Glorious roof tiles.

The plaque in the centre.

Lanterns on the side.

Serene forest and pavilions.

As well as the interior of the palace.

Beds, desks, cushions, incense burner, bonsai…

The camera panned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, with the nine dragon screen, and the golden throne was in the middle of the screen.

Many different cuts from different angels followed alongside a Chinese background music to reveal many more details of the Forbidden City.

Finally, the camera banned backwards, the doors to the city closed, and the music fades out.

But the cinematic hadn’t ended.

There was a smaller scene at the end revealing a timelapse of the build.

From the foundations, to the red pillars, shiny glass tiles… showing the entire build process.

The players watching had their eyes and mouth wide open the entire time.

Chen Mo’s Weibo was also shared countless times, with more and more comments under it.

"Get this documentary out of my face…"

"Was this really built in Minecraft?"

"My mom asked me why I was watching a video on my knees."

"Chen Mo’s an architectural genius! Have my knees!"

"I heard there’s a palace in real life that recreated this pretty well."

"I’m interested in this game now! Can you really recreate the entire Forbidden City? That means it’s going to work for other buildings too?"

"It’s so detailed! Although you could tell it’s made of blocks, it looks so good I might just lick the screen!"

"Is this hard to make? I imagine if you gave me… a hundred thousand years I could do it to."

"It’s probably quite difficult, but it’s only fun if it is!"

—

It wasn’t some special large scaled promotion, but just from one Weibo and video, the hashtags #Minecraft and #ForbiddenCity was now trending!"

The video also gained more and more views.

And the way this gained popularity was not the same as Gokuraku Jodo.

Gokuraku Jodo gained popularity from the ACG community, then slowly spread to everyone else.

But this Forbidden City video gained its popularity though the recommendation algorithm and news outlets.

This was treated as the biggest news of the day in the gaming section of news outlets, as they were shared everywhere.

It was even read out on the news. Many who weren’t into videogames heard about Minecraft and how someone built the forbidden city in game.

This wasn’t like the usual advertisements. The video caught the eyes of many and was filled with Chinese culture. This tickled the fancy of many traditional media as it piqued the interest of many non-gamers.

And the name Minecraft became a familiar word among the people.

"Chen Mo made Forbidden City in Minecraft" was a topic that was gone over and over again. It even looked like it could overtake Thousand Hells.

It was a trending topic for a whole week.

Just as the buzz was dying out after two weeks, Chen Mo released another Weibo.

"Minecraft: Recreated Yuanmingyuan Park (Summer Palace). Note: Still actual gameplay."

Another one?

It has only been two weeks since the release or Forbidden City, and you release another one already? It’s Yuanmingyuan Park at that!

The video gained even more popularity with the help of Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was an actual building, but Yuanmingyuan Park had been destroyed agest ago with only a stretch of wall left.

Many educational shows have tried rendering Yuanmingyuan Park in perfect condition. However, fully recreating took a lot of money for not a lot of profit, which show would make such a terrible financial decision?

It’d be a few images at most, but images will never be as realistic as a video.

Everyone knew how incredible Yuanmingyuan Park was as it was known as the park of the parks. Everybody had to imagine what it looked like, and nobody had any idea what it originally looked like.

But Chen Mo recreated the whole thing in Minecraft!

This got the players even more riled up as they couldn’t wait to watch the video.

The video started with some text.

"There was, in a corner of the world, a wonder of the world; this wonder was called the Summer Palace.

"Imagine some inexpressible construction, something like a lunar building, and you will have the Summer Palace

"Build a dream with marble, jade, bronze and porcelain, frame it with cedar wood, cover it with precious stones, drape it with silk, make it here a sanctuary, there a harem, elsewhere a citadel, put gods there, and monsters, varnish it, enamel it, gild it, paint it

"Have architects who are poets build the thousand and one dreams of the thousand and one nights, add gardens, basins, gushing water and foam, swans, ibis, peacocks.

"Suppose in a word a sort of dazzling cavern of human fantasy with the face of a temple and palace, such was this building.

— Victor Hugo.

This was written by the French poet Victor Hugo to Captain Butler to denounce the destruction of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French forces. This description about the Old Summer Palace in this passage became a classic piece of classic description, remembered by countless people.

The text faded away to reveal the map of Yuanmingyuan Park.

The camera panned upwards to reveal Minecraft characters. It was only now that the players released the map they were looking at was in Minecraft.

The character walked to the ruins of the Old Summer Palace and found a special portal.

They jumped into the portal and were transported to another world.

Chapter 240: Old Summer Palace

The character was transported to another world after stepping through the portal.

There was a massive fountain in front of him in a garden filled with blooming flowers. There was a beautiful palace in the background as well. The whole scene looked heavenly combined with the blue skies and clouds.

Soon, the buildings in Yuanmingyuan Park appeared one after another.

Dagongmen, Palace of Heavenly Purity, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Ruyi Pavilion, Ru Gu Hanjin, Natural Drawing, Bitong Academy, Zuishi Linliu, Yuetan Yunju, Wuling Spring Scenery, Wenyuan Pavilion, Xifeng Beauty, Pinghu Autumn Moon, Pengdao Yaotai, Guanlan Hall, Unique Cave, Western Building, Lion Grove Garden, Yulinglong Pavilion…[1]

Classic buildings in the park appeared one after another.

Clear water of the lake, well maintained garden, Chinese style buildings, Western style buildings. Everything had their own unique features even the trees were different.

Moreover, there was a character exploring the park where there wasn’t one for the Forbidden City. The audience had a better sense of scale with a little man for scale.

The day slowly turned into night and the lights in various buildings lit up harmoniously as their beauty complemented one another.

And when dawn came along, everything looked heavenly under the yellow glow of the sun.

Finally, the background music faded out before the character woke up in a shock from their sleep.

He was still in the ruins of Yuanmingyuan Park.

A melancholic background music started playing as the character looked at the ruins in front of him in dismay, before an abrupt end to the video.

—

Yuanmingyuan Park piqued the interest of the players once again before the buzz from Forbidden City faded again.

"The second video is out, this time is The Summer Palace! Chen Mo showed us that not only can you make real life buildings in game, but ones that don’t exist too!"

"That was so quick! It’s only been two weeks since Forbidden City’s release, how did he release Yuanmingyuan Park so soon?"

"Building the entire park in two weeks? It’d be tough even if you worked day in day out! There must be an easier way to build these things, maybe there’s a generation algorithm or something."

"Makes sense. But the game does seem really fun!"

"And this video was much better than Forbidden City. The introduction of the character showed us that the buildings are on the same scale as real life, and the addition of a story helped with the imagination!"

"That’s incredible! It’d have to support him on the basis of these two builds!"

Not only did the videogame media hop on it the second it was released, even some traditional media did the same.

There was even a news channel that took a few minutes during their off-peak times to showcase the two videos and Minecraft.

The Game Committee in particular were really happy with these videos as it promoted Chinese culture. No matter recreating the Forbidden City or The Summer Palace, both were entirely positive things to have happened. The officials even decided to reserve a promotional space on the official app store and on the Illusion Game Editor.

Minecraft gained immense popularity after the release of these two videos and even looked like it could overtake Thousand Hells.

Moreover, more and more players wanted to know more about its sales date and price.

—

Chen Mo was still working hard in the office.

He used an Efficiency Adjuster and was building various buildings in Minecraft in what could be described as a demonic speed.

It didn’t look as good or was as immersive on PC, but at least it wasn’t as tiring. Chen Mo spared no time in creating various incredible looking buildings as he spent twelve to thirteen hours a day doing just that. There was no way he could sustain that in VR.

Chen Mo’s reaction speed and hand speed was incredible after all the potions. His efficiency was even more incredible with his rich newfound knowledge in architecture and the help of the Efficiency Adjuster.

Of course, Chen Mo was lazy whenever he could afford it.

There was a mod called WorldEdit in his previous life that dramatically reduced the building time. Chen Mo added these features during Minecraft’s development phase so he could build these complicated structures as the developer of the game.

Some of the more laborious parts of building were done using programs and fixed using some editing magic, allowing Chen Mo to work faster.

He had been working hard for a long time, with many buildings that were completed during the development process, he just didn’t release it.

He released these two amazing builds intentionally to attract some attention to Minecraft.

But he wasn’t done yet. Chen Mo planned to add a mode called ‘Chen Mo’s World’ after its release which would contain even more incredible buildings which he would have to update.

Therefore, Chen Mo had to keep working hard until release so he could build as many incredible builds as possible to showcase how rich the gameplay was.

The worst part was that only he could do this as there wasn’t much the other could do to help. It was insane to recreate the entire Forbidden City, and Chen Mo was probably the only one in the world capable of doing that thus far.

But this wasn’t a boring task as half his staff would be watching him build.

"Manager you’re incredible. I’m thoroughly impressed."

"I’m getting nauseous from how fast he’s moving. I don’t understand how the manager manages that."

"I feel like I’m playing a different game than the manager…"

Chen Mo worked even faster under the praises from everyone else as real life and fantasy buildings appeared one after another.

—

Many video game designers were also discussing the matter between Minecraft and Thousand Hells.

"Chen Mo’s incredible. How did he manage to develop a building game like Minecraft? The two clips of the Forbidden City and The Old Summer Palace was incredible!"

"Yeah, and the videos only contained actual gameplay. That means the players could do the same too, that’s incredible!"

"Yeah, I was so confused when I heard Chen Mo was making a building game. I thought that wasn’t his style? Especially when he was completely overwhelmed by Emperor Dynasty’s promotions at the start. I thought Chen Mo was going out of style already, but it seems like the tides are turning with these two videos!"

"And he probably got the people at the Game Committee so happy by spreading Chinese culture! That’s what they like! Chen Mo must be getting a promotional spot on the official app store."

"But it feels like only Chen Mo could do that. I haven’t understood how CHen Mo was able to build the entire Forbidden City? How many tools does he need to assist him?"

"Didn’t he say that it’s all built by hand, block by block?"

"You believe that? He’s probably just saying that. It’d take more than a year to build something like that by hand without any assistance. It’d take more effort than developing the game itself!"

"Maybe… Chen Mo is super human?"

"He has to be using some tools. We’ll know when the game is released!"

TL note: [1] These are all names of places in the garden. Some of these are poetic, others are literal. There aren’t proper translations for most of them either, so these weren’t translated so well.

Chapter 240: Trying Out

Finally, after all the hyping, Minecraft and Thousand Hells announced their release dates.

Both games were released on the first of August. Thousand Hells was priced at 1288 RMB, whereas Minecraft was priced at 128, a tenth of Thousand Hells.

Based on its pricing, Thousand Hells looked to be a middle of the road VR game, but in reality, its quality was below average.

Because it had a monotonous playstyle just like Diablo. There weren’t many microtransactions in the game either, meaning that most of the profits would come from selling actual copies of the game. The game was actually relatively cheap compared to other VR games when taking into account the fact that players wouldn’t have to spend a simple penny after buying the game.

Of course this didn’t mean that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had a change of heart. It was just that Thousand Hells didn’t take up a lot of resources and many of the maps were reused, significantly reducing development costs.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment also priced it lower in hopes of selling more copies.

Minecraft on the other hand…

Many were surprised at how low Minecraft was priced. It was almost a freebie charging one hundred and twenty eight RMB for a VR game.

(Normally, a VR game is ten times the price of PC games, that means Minecraft was priced equivalently as a PC game at twelve RMB.)

But in reality, Chen Mo was still highballing it.

Minecraft didn’t require much investment during its development at all. The costs in the PC version were basically negligible, and all the improvement and changes in the VR version cost around ten million RMB.

And ten million RMB wasn’t much at all for Chen Mo, the main cost of the development of Minecraft was the timesink.

Therefore Chen Mo priced it lower to sell more copies. Only when the number of players go up will Minecraft’s true potential be realised.

Chen Mo wanted Minecraft to be installed on every VR gaming pod in China.

—

First of August, Minecraft and Thousand Hells was officially released!

The players who had their eyes on the games downloaded as soon as they could as they couldn’t wait to experience the games in VR.

On Lin Xue’s stream on Moyu.

The screen was still dark and a lot of discussion was happening among the viewers.

"Is Xue changing over to VR? Is she streaming a VR game today?"

"Yeah, I heard Thousand Hells was released today, she’d probably be playing the official release. Xue was Diablo’s diehard fan after all."

"Uhh… Shouldn’t a diehard Diablo fan play Chen Mo’s new game?"

"As if, who would want to watch a building game."

"Hmm? I think the VR gaming pod is now connected."

The scene from the VR gaming pod was now on the stream.

VR games can be streamed in this world, requiring the signals from the gaming pod to be translated into a stream friendly signal.

For example, a first person RPG like Thousand Hells that have their players playing in first person mode with a 124° field of view, but after the conversion the signal will become a third person view (similar to a camera behind the player), and the field of view will be converted to the normal 90°.

A direct stream from a first person view would be too jittery and cause nausea in many of the viewers.

On the screen was more or less the VR version of the Desktop. There were many games displayed, with Thousand Hells in a more obvious position.

Before the chat could start celebrating, Lin Xue launched Minecraft.

The chat was shocking.

"Huh? Minecraft? Actually playing Minecraft?"

"What happened to Xue? When did she start playing these types of building games?"

"My goodness, I really don’t wanna watch this!"

"If you don’t wanna watch, feel free to leave. We’ll watch anything Xue play’s"

"We’ll try out Minecraft today, which was developed by Chen Mo. Let’s just start playing rather than going through all the explanations, " said Lin Xue.

Lin Xue’s somewhat vague remarks caused a lot of chatter in the chat.

"What is this Xue, what do you mean no explanations?"

"I feel like Xue trusts Chen Mo a lot…"

"Why do I smell something different!"

The screen swapped over to Minecraft among all the chatter.

Lin Xue was in the middle of a plains with a rising sun in the background.

There were a few clouds in the air that spelled out Minecraft.

Lin Xue also had a little hut on her left with the words Minecraft written on it.

Further left was a path that led into a dense forest and many buildings could be made out, with a sign saying ‘Somebody Else’s World’.

On her right was a huge observatory with a huge globe on top, with the text ‘Everybody’s World’.

There was a small teleporter to the right of the observatory that said ‘Chen Mo’s World’.

There was also a building that looked like a shed next to the hut that said ‘Resource Centre’.

Of course, all these buildings were built by blocks that give off strong pixelated feels.

This was probably the main menu.

Lin Xue walked around before looking downwards and realising she was a toy person in game.

The third person perspective of the audience could see that even clearer. Lin Xue looked like a toy from the Frozen Leggo set. Quite cute, 3:1 ratio of body :head, blonde with a white dress and stockings. She had a really cute walking animation too.

The game would collect data of the player from the gaming pod once the player starts the game to decide the gender of the character the player played as.

A cute dog with a sign in its mouth walked in front of Lin Xue.

"We’ve picked a random character based on your gender provided from the gaming pod, would you like to customise?"

Lin Xue clicked ‘yes’ with no histation.

She would’ve been fine if there was no way of customising, but why wouldn’t she customise if she could?

Lin Xue’s perspective changed from first to third person as if her soul jumped out of her body.

At the same time, two UIs popped up allowing Lin Xue to customize her looks.

"There seems to be quite a lot of options."

Lin Mo looked through the menus. She found that although this game looked simple, everything was quite well developed. Take this customisation menu for example, she could change her face, hat, top, pants, and shoes. She could even change her height within a certain range.

Lin Xue finally settled with something she was happy with after half an hour.

"Hmm… Which should we start with?"

"Let’s try the game out in single player first, it’d be terrible if we dragged others down in multiplayer, " said Lin Xue after a few moments.

Chapter 242: A Confusing First Day

Lin Xue walked towards the little hut labeled Singleplayer mode. The puppy with the sign game along once again, "It appears that its your first time playing, would you like to view the tutorial?"

Lin Xue hesitated for a few moments before hitting yes.

A huge screen appeared in front of her, on it was a video for newbies.

It was a simple video made by Chen Mo that went through mechanics of survival mode including gathering, building, killing mobs, crafting tools, and making beds.

The video was about eight minutes long and the player could toggle the playback speed and view it as many times as they wished.

Lin Xue felt like she had a good understanding of the basics of the game after watching it once, so she walked into the hut and chose Survival mode.

Soon, Lin Xue was transported into a whole new world.

She was on top of a hill that was completely built with blocks. There were many trees on the hill as well as on the plains around her, she could even see the ocean from the top of the hill (or perhaps river or lake).

Lin Xue was playing the game in first person mode, meaning she could see her hands and legs by looking down.

There were two UI bars on the edge of her vision, red representing her health, yellow representing her hunger.

The thought of the inventory bar brought up her inventory, with the options of picking any equipment in her inventory.

Lin Xue had a basic looking axe, a gift from Chen Mo to all newbies.

(It wouldn’t be great if they had to punch trees the first time they played it.)

Lin Xue selected the axe and held it in her hand.

"Umm… According to the tutorial, there’s quite a bit I need to do on the first day. I’ll need to gather resources, and probably build a house to avoid attack from the monsters during the night.

Lin Xue started chopping away at trees with her axe in hand.

After being destroyed, the logs dropped onto the ground as tiny little blocks. These were automatically picked up and stored in her inventory as she walked close to them.

Lin Xue tried placing a block with it in her hand, and a 1m*1m*1m block appeared where she wanted it.

"Huh, pretty cool. So this is how you’re supposed to build houses right?

"But the tutorial mentioned to best craft a crafting table first, that way I can craft other tools. Let’s do that first."

Lin Xue collected materials as she wandered. She had gathered quite a few pieces of wood, but hadn’t decided on where to build her house.

Lin Xue had thought long about where to build her house. She wanted to pick somewhere that was easy to travel to, with a hill behind her and water in front of her. But before she could find her perfect spot, the sun setted.

"Huh? The sun’s set already? My goodness, I haven’t built my house yet!"

Lin Xue now had plenty of resources on hand, but it turned dark before she noticed. Lin Xue ran to the top of a hill, thinking of building a house on top of it.

But before she got there, she felt a huge shock behind her, and at the same time, she lost about twenty percent of her health.

"Ah! What hit me!"

Lin Xue jumped when she got hit. She turned around to discover a skeleton with a bow in their hand shooter at her.

"My goodness, there’s mobs already? Help!"

Lin Xue was quite shook. Although the skeleton wasn’t spooky at all, it was dark around her and the skeleton was a proper enemy, it was still quite scary as the skeleton wanted to end her life.

Lin Xue tried her best to run away from her, but it seemed that the skeleton moved slightly faster than she did, moreover it had a ranged attack. Lin Xue’s health quickly fell below half.

"What to do, what to do!"

Lin Xue was panicking. Obviously she couldn’t beat it with just an axe in hand. It’s used for cutting trees, it must be terrible for killing mobs!

But an idea came to her all of a sudden.

"I can dig a hole!"

She quickly ignored the skeleton, hiding behind a tree and frantically dug downwards with her axe in hand.

Soon, there was a pit in the ground, and Lin Xue jumped into it.

But the skeleton was still trailing behind her.

Lin Xue brought out a piece of dirt from her inventory and blocked the hole on top of her.

"That was scary! Thank goodness I lived!"

Lin Xue breathed a sigh of relief. Even though it was a building game, it felt more like a horror game in that instance.

The growling of the skeleton was still above her, evidently it was still nearby.

"What should I do, I don’t think I can leave. Whatever, I’ll just keep digging down."

Lin Xue threw away her worries and frantically dug down ten or so metres before stopping.

"That’s about alright, " muttered Lin Xue.

It was completely dark in the cave, yet there was still a sliver of light allowing Lin Xue to take in her surroundings. She continued digging around using her axe and finally made a sizable cave.

Just as the tutorial recommended, Lin Xue built a crafting table, wooden pickaxe, then started gathering cobblestone to make a furnace then a torch. She was then finally able to illuminate her cave.

"Geez, much better. Is this what home feels like?"

Lin Xue ran around in her little hole happily before feeling the urge to clean up the sides of the cave and lit it up symmetrically.

Of course, the only problem was that the only exit was above her, and was blocked off by her too.

There were a lot of complaints from the chat.

"Wow, what’s Xue doing? I thought you build houses in this game, why is Xue frantically digging holes?"

"What is she doing? Why is it completely different from Chen Mo’s videos?"

"But the game feels quite fun, the ones with OCD among us must feel so satisfied!"

"Did Xue bury herself in the tomb she dug out herself?"

"You could probably film a grave robbing movie here, LOL!"

"How will Xue go out? She blocked off the entrance, and she can’t fly either!"

Lin Xue kept digging with her wooden pickaxe and explained, "Don’t worry, isn’t it easy to leave? I’ll just dig a staircase upwards."

"Yeah, I’ll just keep digging up."

"We’re not in a hurry anyways as it’s still nighttime. Maybe I should make a bed and think about it more when the night’s over."

Luckily Lin Xue managed to kill a few sheep on the way and got a few pieces of wool, allowing her to craft a bed.

"So, my fellow viewers, we’ll have to make due with this bed tonight, let’s dig a staircase upwards when day comes!"

Lin Xue layed down on the bed and completed her first day in Minecraft.

Chapter 243: Xue’s Tomb Making Journey

It was day when she woke up from her sleep.

Lin Xue continued digging a staircase upwards. Luckily she was still in plains and not a lake of some kind, otherwise her cave would be flooded.

She continued wandering, cutting down trees, killing sheep, digging out things here and there.

The viewers were quite enjoying the show as many made fun of what she was doing.

"Is Xue preparing to bury herself again?"

"Grave Robbing the fifth: Xue’s Tomb.[1]"

"Hahaha, Xue was chased by the skeleton for so long last night she was going to cry."

"Isn’t this a building game? Why does it feel like a horror game?"

"Didn’t she go through the tutorial? Why does she look completely clueless still? LOL"

But some viewers had some questions.

"Why does this game Xue’s playing right now feel completely different to Chen Mo’s advertisements?"

"Yeah, Chen Mo built the entire Forbidden City, but Xue only dug a hole this whole time she had been playing the game?"

"Build a house, Xue! We want to see some buildings!"

"Yeah, just start simple by building a castle!"

Lin Xue was getting a bit bothered by this, "Could you guys be more reasonable? I need to worry about my survival first!"

Lin Xue was also a bit confused. The game didn’t feel this difficult before. How come mobs show up in the dark. Not only do they attack, they make scary noises too! And it’s extremely scary when it’s pitch black during night in VR!

"Alright, we’ll leave survival mode at this for now. I see many want to watch me build houses right? I’ll do that in creative mode!"

Lin Xue walked into the singleplayer hut in the main menu once again. But this time she chose creative mode and set it so it was perpetually day.

Lin Xue spawned in another world. It was similar to her previous world, but this time she had access to every block in the game and could fly.

"Huh? I can fly!"

Lin Xue was really enjoying the flight. She had a set of silver wings behind her and could fly freely in the sky.

After exploring from a bird’s eye view, Lin Xue found a hill that looked to be to her liking.

"Alright, we’ll build our house here. There’s a hill behind us as water in front of us. This is where my mansion will be!"

Lin Xue was really determined to give it everything she had.

First was flattening the terrain. She flattened out a huge chunk of land close to the hell and started laying down the foundations, setting down the outlines to her house.

She built a rectangular area using stone.

Then she laid down a support beam from the mountain.

Lin Xue even made sure that the beam was properly centered to satisfy her OCD needs.

"Yep, this beam is placed perfectly. Alright! Can you guys stop spamming ‘Armstrong cannon’ or whatever? It’s just a beam!

"Alright, next we’ll lay down the foundations of the house. I’ll use wood and stone, doesn’t that look great?"

Although it sounded great on paper, Lin Xue was just placing down dirt and stone as the roof of her house.

"Stop saying it looks ugly. It’s just the foundation, how good can the foundation look?

"I want to make a nice chinese style roof, the type with eaves that slopes down from the middle. Look at the beam I placed before, that’ll be the highest point of the house.

"Next… We’ll build the two walls. They say ‘A house is at least four walls’, I don’t even have four walls yet.

Lin Xue had three metre high walls on both sides, and punched a few holes for the windows.

Next, Lin Xue started building the roof. The highest point of the house was the beam in the middle, sloping down towards the side. That was how she built her clumsy roof.

"Yep, the Chinese style roof is already quite obvious other than the fact that it’s a bit ugly. Geez, stop saying it’s ugly, I’ll beautify it later.

And with a bit more dirt, she called the roof complete.

But from afar, Lin Xue’s idea of ‘Beautiful Chinese style roof’ wasn’t there as it looked like a huge tombstone instead.

The chat was already going wild.

"It looks more and more like a tomb!"

"Are you afraid that grass is going to grow on your tomb once it rains? Hahaha"

"Xue, I thought you said you were building it out of wood and stone, why is it all dirt? It looks exactly like a tomb!"

"There’s a few holes too, are those made by raiders?"

"Just give up, Xue. Your house is hideous! You have no talent!"

"I heard you live in the Imperial Capital, Xue. Do you live in Princess Tomb[2]?

Lin Xue cleared her throat, "This is art, you guys just don’t understand! Not everybody can understand the meaning behind art. These must be slowly taken in and enjoyed, I’ll give you guys some time to do that.

"Huh, turns out I was using dirt to build my house. My goodness, I just picked a block and didn’t notice! Don’t worry, since the foundations are already there, I’ll just swap out the dirt for wood.

"Don’t worry, it’ll lose its tomb look after all the dirt is gone!"

The chat didn’t care at all.

"Is this where they are filming the new movie?"

"It looks like a tomb no matter what, there’s even a platform for the dead."

"Xue, I’ll be raiding once you’re done. Remember to leave some valuables behind."

Lin Xue continued to swap out all the dirt for wood.

The house looked much more like a house after swapping out the dirt for wood.

One problem was that it was huge as it stood at nearly ten metres. It was also similar in width with a completely empty interior.

Lin Xue said, "Don’t worry, I’ll put a torch inside the house.

Lin Xue placed a torch onto the wall, one in the front and one in the back, and one in each of the corners. The interior was now brightly lit.

"Nice!" Lin Xue nodded, full of herself as she looked at the huge row of torches.

This got the chat riled up again.

"It wasn’t that bad before, but now it looks like a funeral hall!"

"My goodness, isn’t opening up windows the first reaction to a dark room, why did she use torches?"

"Hahaha, I think Xue is still in the mindset of digging holes. She confused this with her tomb!"

"It’s actually a tomb!"

TL note: [1] They referenced a real chinese movie titled Kong Fu Youth, but obviously wouldn’t work as well.

[2] Like an area name, exists in real life too Gongzhufen (公主坟).

Chapter 244: Visiting

Lin Xue suddenly got an idea out, "Huh? Yeah, I should add windows!"

She ran out of the house and knocked a few holes in the wall and replaced them with glass.

She went to the front and added a door to the building.

But this didn’t make it look better, on the contrary, it made it look more like a tomb.

Lin Xue didn’t want to budge, swapping out more planks for glass, making the interior building brighter.

"Tadaa! How’s that, doesn’t it look a lot better? How about I call it Lin Xue’s glass castle?"

"Hey, it’s a glass castle, not a glass tomb. I’ll get mobs to ban you if you keep saying that!"

Lin Xue was quite angry as the chat seemed to be filled with professionals architectures, some say it looked ugly, some said she was dumb, but it really was quite difficult to build a good looking building!

Although it wasn’t technically difficult, as there was nothing to go off of and everything had to come from her imagination. She then had to put each block down piece and piece, it wasn’t as easy as she thought.

However, Lin Xue was not discouraged. Instead, she thought it was quite interesting. Building houses was at least a month’s worth of content.

While she was playing, a voice appeared behind her out of nowhere, "Are you… refurbishing the tomb?"

Lin Xue was shocked. She turned around to find another character with wings behind them, watching her work.

Why was the voice so familiar?

It looked a few seconds for Lin Xue to come back to her senses, "Chen Mo?"

Chen Mo replied, "Of course it’s me, is there anyone else that could just pop into your singleplayer world?"

"Oh yeah, I’m playing single player, how did you join? Did you use your developer permissions?"

"Relax, I’m just here to see how you’re doing and if you need any guidance. But it looks like you’re doing quite well, you’ve already managed to build a pretty good looking tomb, are you filming a movie?"

Lin Xue frantically said, "Ahhh! That’s my house!"

Chen Mo flew around the house, "Tsk tsk, alright, just keep at it. Are you really not planning to plant a few trees or it, or have a tombstone on the side?"

Lin Xue broke down, "Shut up! Right, I was about to give you a bad review! Your advertisements are all false to cheat us out of our money!"

Chen Mo asked, "Why?"

Lin Xue said confidently, "You’re asking me why? Where’s the Forbidden City? Old Summer Palace? Why is it just empty space? And there aren’t that many things to build with. Did you really build the Forbidden City? You must’ve done it using a program!"

Chen Mo used ‘hands wide open’ emote, "I really did build it. You’re in single player mode in a game called ‘My World’, since it’s your world, why would the buildings I built appear in your world?"

"… Makes sense, I’ve not nothing to say. Then where do I have to go to take a look at the Forbidden City?"

"Are you sure you wanna see? It might affect your passion for building."

"I’m sure!"

Chen Mo used a 😛 emote, "Alright, I sent you a friend request. You’ll have to quit Singleplayer and enter ‘Chen Mo’s World’.

Lin Xue accepted Chen Mo’s friend request and quit single player mode.

Back at the main menu, there was a smaller portal next to the observatory that had the words ‘Chen Mo’s World’ on top of it.

Lin Xue secretly said "narcissistic manager" as she walked into the portal.

Countless blocks flew across Lin Xue’s eyes to form a huge pixelated vortex. Soon, Lin Xue was transported to a new world.

The first thing she saw was a huge arch that was several dozen meters tall, with "Chen Mo’s World" written on top of it.

It was a beautiful and grand arch. She felt tiny as she looked up at it from below. The style of the arch was pretty unique, however, as it wasn’t Chinese style, nor was it a style from overseas. She couldn’t tell which era it was from either.

Past the arch was a dense forest with trees pver ten meters tall. She also noticed that something was different past this dense forest.

There was a huge valley with countless peaks. There were many buildings in the valleys and between the peaks. It looked incredible from afar.

There seemed to be buildings in the sky too. It looked like a huge flying city, but she could barely make it out with the clouds in the way.

Lin Xue could barely contain her excitement. Even though she only saw a fraction of this world, she felt that there were countless more amazing things to see in this world.

"Huh, where’s the manager?" Lin Xue said looking around.

Chen Mo’s character appeared next to her.

After joining parties, both characters will have colour names to make it easier for players to find one another.

There were many other players outside of Chen Mo as they couldn’t wait to explore the world.

Flying was enabled in ‘Chen Mo’s world’, similar to creative mode. However, players couldn’t make any changes to the world, as digging and placing blocks weren’t allowed.

Lin Xue was quite excited, "Let’s go, manager!"

"Hold on."

A crystal appeared in Chen Mo’s hands. He placed down one after another in the shape of a winged dragon. He then pulled out a control core and placed it in the chest of the dragon.

The crystal dragon then came to life, and even stretched its neck.

Chen Mo repeated the same procedure and created another crystal dragon.

"Alright, get on, " said Chen Mo.

Lin Xue was stunned looking at the dragon. EVidently it was a model from the base game as it looked just as polished as playable characters. It also looked incredible because of how transparent it was too.

Lin Xue hopped onto the dragon to discover that she actually could control the dragon to fly as she wished.

"Alright, let’s go, " said Chen Mo.

With Chen Mo in front and Lin Xue trailing behind, they travelled across the map on their crystal dragons.

There were already many players in ‘Chen Mo’s World’ as many players went straight to ‘Chen Mo’s World’ in search of the Forbidden City before they even touched single player mode.

But as these players were casually flying around, ‘woosh’ went two crystal dragons as they flew past them.

The players were all really confused.

"What was that, was that a dragon?’

"How do you get a dragon?"

"Do you have to play? You can buy that?"

"What, I didn’t even think you could meet whales in a building game!"

"My goodness, this game is unplayable!"

Chen Mo’s World

Chen Mo and Lin Xue’s dragons caught the attention of quite a few players.

Many went straight to Chen Mo’s World after buying the game so there were quite a few players here. The two crystal dragons flying by obviously caught a lot of attention.

Many tried to chase after it in hopes of learning where they got the dragon. However, the dragon was too fast and it didn’t take long for them to be dropped.

Lin Xue was on the dragon in the sky, feeling great as everything flew by in a flash, leaving the other players in the dust.

"Is this what it feels like to spend a bunch of money in a game?"

Chen Mo kept flying upwards as they flew past the huge dense forest. Soon, the two of them reached a location with great views, overlooking the buildings underneath them.

"My goodness!" Lin Xue was so shocked words failed to come out of her mouth.

The world was split into many huge valleys, something one could only notice from high up in the sky. There were many buildings in each of the valleys, closely resembling a town in real life.

There was a huge modern city in the middle as she could barely make out the skyscrapers and a few other noteworthy buildings such as Eiffel Tower, and Oriental Pearl TV Tower. These buildings were scattered across the huge city, blending into their surroundings so as to not stick out.

Many of the buildings in the modern city were from buildings in real life, an amalgamation of buildings of different themes of sorts.

Of course, this city was a ways away from a real life city. Although it was small, it had everything a city needed, commercial area, industrial area, residential area, villa area. The composition was also quite logical and completely stunning.

"This is the central city. Most real-life buildings exist here, " explained Chen MO.

He then pointed at the huge area to the left of the central city, "That is the ancient distinct, the Forbidden City and Old Summer Palace are there."

That was a group of Chinese style buildings. The Forbidden City was at the most northern part of the city facing south, occupying the most dominant position in the city.

Not far away from the Forbidden City was the Old Summer Palace, which also took up a huge area.

Other than these buildings that appeared in videos, she could make out other ancient Chinese buildings such as Yueyang Tower, Yellow Crane Tower, Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Songyue Pagoda, Qianling Mausoleum, Temple of Heaven, and Yongle Palace.

As these buildings had different styles, there were forests separating these buildings.

The tombs of emperors like Qianling Mausoleum were simply built on a relatively distant hillside and only reachable via a long stone path.

Chen Mo pointed at a random mountain (Of course, Lin Xue couldn’t tell which he was pointing at because it was so far away), "Do you see the mountain below Qianling Mausoleum? I plan to build the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum there, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet."

Lin Xue was utterly shocked, "Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum? That hadn’t even been excavated yet, right? How are you going to build it?"

"I’ll just have to imagine it, there have been many descriptions in the past anyways. Even if I really can’t handle it, I should at least have the Terracotta Army built."

"I’m on my knees."

Chen Mo continued to go through the buildings, "The northwest of the ancient building district contains western fantasy buildings.

Lin Xue was struggling to distinguish between the buildings, "What are these? There seemed to be buildings from the middle ages, as well as a couple other weird ones, and… Huh? Isn’t that Tristam Cathedral?"

"Yeah, the distinct is split into two smaller areas. On the left is Diablo related buildings, containing buildings such as Tristram Cathedral and Bastion’s Keep. The right side contains buildings from the world of Azeroth such as Stormwind City and Lordaeron Ruins.

"Stormwind City?" exclaimed Lin Xue, "My goodness, you even built buildings from the world of Azeroth? What about the Frozen Throne?"

"… I haven’t’ gotten around to that yet, " replied Chen Mo, "I’m slowly chipping through them as there’s so much to work on. Stormwind City and Lordaeron Ruins are the two buildings that are close to completion in the western fantasy district.

"That’s incredible, I wanna go see Stormwind City!"

"Hold on, let me go through the other districts first.

"The large open space on the east side of the western fantasy area is reserved for the new game, things will be added to it once that comes out, but I haven’t decided on what theme yet.

"The huge patch of ocean to the right of the central city is the lost city of Atlantis.

The south of Atlantis will be world buildings. It’s empty so far, but I plan to add the Sphinx, pyramids and Hanging Gardens of Babylon there.

There are three smaller distincts to the south of the central city that will serve as a display area. I will add interesting tools and weapons, split into ancient, modern, and future.

"Ancient weapons include cold weapons, carriages, as well as mythical creatures such as dragons and Gryphons.

"Modern area includes tanks and planes.

"Future will contain spaceships and space stations.

"But most of these are still empty as I haven’t had the time to do it.

Lin Xue was completely shocked. What was going on?

Is this the same game I’m playing?

Lin Xue exclaimed, "I-is this what your team built during the development phase? That means that in half a year, not only was the game in development, a massive project like this was in the works too?

"Uhh, more accurately, it’s built by me alone, why else would it be called ‘Chen Mo’s World?’" replied Chen Mo.

Lin Xue was so shocked words weren’t coming out of her mouth.

Chen Mo had the crystal dragon descend, "Come, let’s give Stormwind City a visit.

The dragons were fast, but even then it took them nearly ten minutes to reach their destination.

Chen Mo and Lin Xue landed their crystal dragons at the main entrance of Stormwind City.

Past the front gate, Lin Xue was on the main path of Stormwind City, with statues filling up the sides of the moat.

"That’s Turalyon, Khadgar, Alleria Windrunner… There aren’t any signs yet, I’ll add them later, " explained Chen Mo.

Lin Xue raised her head to look at the massive sculptures. Although they were pixel art, they were incredibly detailed. She could understand the postures and even a little bit of their expressions.

"How did you make the nose and mouth?" asked Lin Xue.

"Oh, there’s a chisel mode. You can split any block into sixty-four smaller blocks for finer detailed works."

Lin Xue got back on her crystal dragon to admire these statues further away.

"…Manager, you’re not human!"

Chapter 246: Prices of Buildings

Lin Xue and Chen Mo were on their Crystal Dragons exploring the different areas.

Stormwind City, Lordaeron Ruins, Tristram Cathedral…

Forbidden City, Old Summer Palace, Yellow Crane Tower…

Lin Xue was utterly shocked as they looked at the various builds.

Lin Xue was still most interested in Stormwind City and Lordaeron Ruins as these two areas had a lot of records in the world of Azeroth, yet there wasn’t anything resembling a floor plan, so the players could only imagine what it looked like.

But here, Lin Xue could have a bird’s eye view of Stormwind City from her crystal dragon, giving her a view of the structure of the entire city.

Business District, the old city, Wizard area, Stormwind Fortress… All of Stormwind City was split clearly into different areas with different styles in each area. From the sky, the entire city looked incredibly complete.

Lin Xue also walked around in the city and even found the Auctioneer in the Auction House in the trading district. There were many guards patrolling in the city as well. There was so much detail she couldn’t help but give Chen Mo a like.

Lordaeron Ruins were also incredibly well done. Lin Xue managed to find the throne where Arthas killed his father just like what happened in the cinematic among the ruins.

Moreover, there was a huge underground city beneath Lordaeron Ruins. According to Chen Mo, this was known as the Undercity, occupied by the source after Sylvanas took over the city by leading the Forsaken, and was now one of the main cities of the Scourge.

Lin Xue’s viewers were also utterly shocked,

My goodness, Chen Mo built all of Stormwind City in game? Lordaeron Ruins too!"

"Those sculptures are amazing!"

"I didn’t really care about the Forbidden City as it’s a building in real life as reference, but building Stormwind City is insane, it’s all from his imagination!"

"My goodness, this game sure is worth it. It’s like buy one get N free, just look at how detailed the buildings are!"

"That’s amazing. Will I be able to do the same if I play this game?"

"From Xue’s performance, I have my doubts…"

"Man I really want to play it now. Alright, I’m buying the game!"

—

After going through the Western and Ancient buildings, the two of them returned to the central city, which was also the largest, modern city.

The city looked exactly like a real city from afar. You could tell the pixelated nature of the game leaving its marks on some of the rounded buildings, but the rectangular buildings looked exactly like real life.

With the excellent lights and shadows, Lin Xue would sometimes confuse herself thinking it was real life.

What was even more impressive was placements of the buildings which made logical sense. Bridges, rails, gardens, commercial areas, and many landmark buildings were all well placed.

Moreover, Lin Xue even noticed signs when she was walking, noting the street names or area nme.

She also noticed that all the buildings she entered were fully furnished, with a distinct difference in decor from floor to floor.

Moreover, there were obviously more players in the central city. Lin Xue noticed that there were many players in the sky as well as on foot taking in the city from a more normal angle.

And in VR mode, players could freely chat to one another, and there was a lot of discussion among players.

"My goodness, it’s insane that someone built this!"

"I found a railway line too, there were even interchanges!"

"I went up the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Although it’s not at the same scale, it looks exactly the same on the outside!"

"Have you guys been to the other areas?"

"We haven’t gotten to that yet as this is huge, it’d take so long to fly there. Who know how long Chen Mo spent on this."

"Hmm? Aren’t those the two rich players riding the crystal dragon? Ask them where they got it!"

A few players gathered around them.

"Excuse me, could you tell us where you got your dragons, did you buy it using money?" someone asked.

Chen Mo replied right as Lin Xue was about to answer, "Yeah we bought it, you can buy them at the three smaller areas down south. Moreover, everything here can be bought as long as you guys have the money."

As Chen Mo hid his ID in game, none of them could tell who he was.

The players were shocked, "EVerything can be bought?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah everything."

He then pointed at the tower next to him, "If you scan the tower, you’ll get its blueprint if you fork out money. Then with enough resources in singleplayer or multiplayer, you’ll be able to recreate this according to the blueprint."

The players were shocked to learn that.

"Doesn’t that mean if we had the blueprint for Forbidden City, we’ll be able to build one in online mode?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes, that’s right."

"That’s incredible, let’s see… my goodness the blueprint for the tower is forty RMB!"

"What about the lamp. Oh, one RMB."

"What about the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The TV tower is really expensive, it costs one hundred and eighty RMB."

As though discovering a whole new world, the players scrambled to check the prices of various buildings.

There was one player who stayed back, "This lamp doesn’t look too complicated and yet it costs one RMB. What if I built it myself?"

"It wouldn’t cost anything if you built it yourself. You could sell your own blueprints for money too." replied Chen Mo.

The player got really excited, "I can do that? The buildings I built can be sold for cash? My goodness, I just discovered a great way to make money. I’ll be off to singleplayer then!"

After all the players were gone, Lin Xue asked, "Manager, I have a question. Aren’t you afraid that the players are going to resell the blueprints after buying your’s?"

"Resell? Impossible."

"Anything that was built from a blueprint cannot be resold as a blueprint. For example, if you bought Oriental Pearl TV Tower, changed some of the interior and added some decor, it’s impossible to resell that.

"You can’t sell your build if it contains a single piece of item that was recreated using blueprints. Unless you swapped out every single block, but that’d take a lot of effort. You’d be better off building a new building with that energy."

"Is that so. You’ve really thought of everything haven’t you, manager."

Chen Mo said, full of himself, "Of course, I’m a professional designer afterall, how could something like this get past me? It had to do with profit no less."

"You’re only thinking that far when it has to do with profits then!"

Chapter 247: Online Multiplayer

The two of them spent some more time in the central city.

"Geez these buildings sure do look nice. I want to buy one of them now. Makes me mad to think about the den I built, " said Lin Xue.

"So that really isn’t a tomb then?" asked Chen Mo.

Lin Xue used an ‘angry’ emote, "Get out of here!"

Chen Mo laughed, "Although I really do hope you spend money on the game, but I recommend you hold off on that."

"Why?"

Chen Mo brought Lin Xue to a rooftop of a tall building that overlooked the city.

"To be honest, I wouldn’t recommend anyone buy these blueprints. Although it is a feature, I hope that everyone tries to build their own things and experience the joy of creating. The point of the game is lost if you bought everything."

Lin Xue seemed to have understood that, "Huh, is that so."

Chen Mo added, "Moreover, you’d still have to gather all the resources once you buy it."

Lin Xue was shocked, "Huh? But don’t you have infinite resources in creative mode?"

"Sure you have infinite resources in creative mode, but even if you recreate one of these buildings, who would see it? How many others would join your world and look at it?" explained Chen Mo.

Lin Xue took a few seconds to process that, "That does seem to be the case."

Chen Mo continued, "So if you want to show off a massive building you bought, you best go to a multiplayer server. But it’d take a lot of resources and a lot of gathering to build the building, so it’d be quite difficult to do that alone.

Lin Xue thought for a second, "So it’s best to start a gang on a multiplayer server before buying one of those?"

"… Must you use the word ‘gang’?"

"I understand now!" said Lin Xue, "How about we explore multiplayer mode?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure, I’ve been wanting to check how the players are doing anyways."

The two of them quit Chen Mo’s world and entered ‘Everybody’s World’.

This time, the two of them spawned in a valley surrounded by massive trees with a river =in front of them.

There were quite a few players in this valley, at least thirty to forty players from the looks of it. They were all gathering wood and digging dirt. Some of them already crafted crafting tables and were using them.

Lin Xue looked around and noticed that she didn’t have anything other than the basic axe.

"Huh? How come I have nothing but the axe?" exclaimed Lin Xue.

"Of course, " Chen Mo said looking at her, "Everybody starts from nothing in multiplayer, so everybody should work together."

Evidently, this valley was where the players spawned. But unlike other online games, there wasn’t even an NPC guiding players in Minecraft, nor were there tasks. The players spawn in this valley surrounded by trees with nothing else in possession.

There were many spawns like this. Chen Mo had set the spawns, terrain, and starting buildings, meaning the players will have to move around when they spawn.

A player named ‘Cool Gust’ walked towards Chen Mo and Lin Xue. He had a pickaxe in hand and appeared to have been mining before this.

"Nice to meet you two. If you guys are new, please join our guild. Strength in numbers. It’d make surviving and growing easier too, " explained Cool Gust.

Lin Xue looked at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo nodded, "Sure, the two of us are newbies, please look after us guildmaster."

Lin Xue was speechless.

Cool Gust was quite happy, "Alright, I’ll send you a guild invite, just hit accept."

Chen Mo and Lin Xue both agreed and joined Cool Gust’s guild.

"I’ve also started recently, but I’ve gotten hang of it quite quickly, perhaps it’s because I like these types of building games, " Cool Gust said passionately.

"We are currently splitting up and having everyone work on something different. You should go gather some wood. You’ll be able to get it by using your axe on a tree. We’ll build a house once we have enough resources.

Lin Xue nodded, "Sure."

The two of them got their axes out and started hacking away.

Lin Xue noticed as she was chopping down trees that the players had distinct jobs to do in this guild. Some were gathering wood, others gathering cobblestone, there were even some responsible for crafting.

Daytime was much longer in multiplayer mode, but because players couldn’t skip night by sleeping, multiplayer was much more dangerous compared to single player.

But with such a huge group of players, mobs would easily die if everyone hit them once. Danger was just a concept in this case.

Soon, Chen Mo and Lin Xue brought back the huge pile of wood they gathered.

With plenty of cobblestone and wood, Cool Gust decided to start building after some consideration.

"Alright, throw all the things you’ve gathered on the ground, I’ll use them to build the house. Yeah, just throw them there. I plan to build quite a large house on this patch on empty land. Let’s do four houses for now, it’ll be our houses for the time being. I’ll start off and the three of you will try and copy what I do as close as you can.

AFter saying that, Cool Gust and three others started building the house, including Chen Mo.

"Alright, I’m about the start. I’ll try and go slower, so pay attention and build exactly as I do. Otherwise you guys will have to destroy and rebuild it."

Cool Gust then started building the house.

Lin Xue couldn’t help but think that players who play a building game like this must have OCD!

Cool Gust was a decent builder. He built a border using cobblestone, then laid down planks, then a wall, then the roof, then windows…

It actually looked quite decent.

Cool Gust wasn’t building too quickly as the others had to follow along. He stopped after every small section and waited for everyone else to catch up.

"It’s wrong here, please redo that."

"Isn’t this wall one block short? Look."

Cool Gust’s house looked quite nice despite only being half done.

Cool Gust was walking along and pointing out mistakes.

But he was utterly shocked at the last house.

"W-what is this!"

It was an incredibly beautiful wooden double-story house. Moreover, it wasn’t just hanging in the air as it even had supporting beams. The was also a proper set of stairs to the upper floor.

There were guardrails on every single window with a pointed roof, skylights and a chimney, and an incredibly beautiful french window in the middle.

Cool Gust felt that his build was an eyesore compared to this!

Chapter 248: Server Status

Cool Gust was completely Dumbfounded, "W-where did this come from? Who built this?"

The other players turned their heads to Chen Mo in unison.

Cool Gust used a shocked emote, "Boss, I’m on my knees for you! Your house is incredible, teach me how you did this!"

Chen Mo used a head scratching emote, "Oh, I can’t explain it either. I just thought of it and this was how it came out. Maybe it’s from all the Leggo I’ve done in the past."

Cool Gust was shocked, "Well, what do you usually do, boss?"

Chen Mo gave it some thought, "Umm, professional Leggo builder?"

Cool Gust used an impressed emote, "Boss is incredible! I’m thoroughly impressed! You’re fit for a professional builder!"

Lin Xue was struggling to hold back her laughter.

The chat couldn’t hold back either.

"My goodness, Chen Mo the actor is here again!"

"Kill this serial liar!"

"Since when were you a professional builder! Have some dignity!"

"He even said he just thought of it and built it? Rot in hell!"

"I’ve never seen someone so shameless!"

Of course the players in the server didn’t know about this as they were investigating how the house was built.

They gave up after a while as there was no way they could build a similar one given their skill levels.

But upon looking back at the other three houses, nobody wanted to live in them anymore.

"You can use the blueprint for this house. You’ll be able to build one once you gather enough ingredients, " said Chen Mo.

"Huh? Boss will give us the blueprint for this?" exclaimed Cool Gust.

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, we’ll just trade one by one."

Everybody there got riled up upon hearing about the free blueprint, queueing one after another to trade with Chen Mo.

After generating the blueprint for the house, Chen Mo gave everyone there a copy of it.

"Thanks boss! Boss you’re the best!"

With the blueprint in hand, everyone happily started gathering the ingredients to start building. The more Cool Gust looked at the other three houses, the more of an eyesore it was, so much so that Cool Gust decided to take them apart himself.

Everyone became increasingly passionate about the game as they enthusiastically cut down trees. A few hundred metres squared of area was cleared out, and even mined out a huge cave in the side of a mountain.

After gathering the appropriate ingredients, Cool Gust picked an empty piece of land and flattened it.

Afterwards, he took out the blueprint, picked out a suitable area and placed it down.

The blocks seemed to appear out of nowhere as they assembled themselves one after another. The blocks slowly fell out of Cool Gusts inventory, and not long after, an identical two-story building was built.

"Incredible!" Cool Gust hurriedly went into the building, exploring every nook and cranny of it.

When Cool Gust finally came out, he asked Chen Mo, "Boss, do I have your permission to modify this building?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Of course, go ahead. But you can’t generate another blueprint after you make changes, it has to be built from scratch."

"Alright, thanks so much boss! I’ll need to properly analyse this house!" said Cool Gust.

This little house got many of the players riled up as many of them were looking into how the house was built before trying to build one from scratch themselves.

Chen Mo then said to Lin Xue, "You go ahead, I have to go and check how the players of other servers are doing."

Lin Xue nodded, "Sure, no problem."

—

After exiting his VR pod, Chen Mo left the second floor of the experience store and entered the office.

Qian Kun came forward upon seeing Chen Mo’s arrival.

"Manager, the sales look quite good, we’ve sold more than ten thousand copies!" Qian Kun said enthusiastically.

Chen Mo replied with a "Oh", "Doesn’t that mean we should start a second server? Keep your eye on it, we might experience more growth down the line."

"No problem, rest assured, manager." Qian Kun went back to monitoring the statistics related to the game.

It hadn’t even been twenty-four hours since Minecraft was released so many statistics weren’t available yet. But theoretically, it shouldn’t be a problem selling fifteen thousand copies on the first day.

This might not seem like an incredible number as Don’t Starve sold twenty-four thousand copies in the first day, whereas Minecraft sold over one hundred million copies in his previous life.

But upon considering the platform it was on as there were naturally less VR players than mobile for PC, and Minecraft’s miraculous sales in his previous life from selling on PC, mobile, and various consoles.

Whereas Chen Mo currently only had it on VR and was only selling it in China, so it was natural that the sales were on the lower end.

Of course, this number was decent for a VR game. Most importantly, Minecraft was priced quite low, so many who own VR gaming pods wouldn’t even think twice before buying the game.

Chen Mo’s Forbidden City and Old Summer Palace also did a good job of promoting the game.

Chen Mo wasn’t worried either as Minecraft had a long lifespan and was a game that was slow to grow. Only when there was enough participation from players, will the true potential of the game be released.

Chen Mo got to a computer and logged into the backend management terminal to check how the servers were doing.

So far, ten thousand players have filled up the first server. The players were at different corners of the world as they gave it their all in exploration, gathering, and building.

Of course not all ten thousand players will remain. Chen Mo estimated that the world will operate smoothly with around three thousand players.

The world was massive, but the world was just a solar system of eight different planets. All planets combined had about one hundred thousand square kilometers, meaning each planet had around ten thousand square kilometres.

Chen Mo also gave an order to these eight planets. The players would spawn on Earth, which was the third planet.

Ten thousand square kilometres for ten thousand players, meaning each player had one square kilometre. This meant players had one million blocks in terms of area, not to mention the blocks underground. This was more than enough blocks to keep the players occupied.

Of course the players wouldn’t be playing alone, they would most certainly start guilds and work together. It was even more likely that a guild of a hundred people would work together to control a few hundred square kilometres and develop and build in that area.

The status of the players was about the same as what Chen Mo had in mind. There were many bright points on the map, signifying active players.

Players were still gathered around spawn thus far, with a huge gap from spawn to spawn, meaning that different guilds hadn’t met each other yet.

The construction in all guilds was going full steam ahead.

Chapter 249: Splitting Jobs

In Minecraft, buildings can take a lot of effort to build, but are very easy to destroy. Chen Mo had also made changes to amend that.

Guilds can pick one or multiple plots of land to claim it as their own, they will have absolute complete control over all the plots in the areas. The guildmaster can accept and kick guild members freely, and only players with permissions are allowed to place or destroy blocks in the areas claimed by the guild.

The ‘areas claimed by the guild’ was more or less a territory, allowing them to feel the greater sense of belonging, as if the plot of land was their home. Nobody would destroy their home for no reason.

As the guilds grew (dependent on number of players, time, and area built), the area claimed by the guild will also become bigger and bigger. Two guilds cannot have claim over the same area, and if that happens they’ll have to combine guilds to declare war.

Of course, players could destroy the buildings of other guilds, but they have to use special tools, and it would take a long time to destroy them.

At the same time, the guildmaster has the ability to save the state of the areas of the guild and can restore it with a cooldown.

This didn’t exist in the original Minecraft, so there was still a risk involved in making an online version. Buildings in Minecraft were too easy to destroy after all, as many blocks could easily be mined.

However, Chen Mo hypothesised that with these rules in place, griefing should be reduced to a minimal.

Moreover, the core mechanic of online mode was freedom, meaning that the state of the world completely depended on what the players wanted. If most players had the intentions to destroy the world they played in, it most certainly would be in disarray.

If most players in the world wanted to build the most incredible city, of course they could band together and banish the ones trying to create chaos.

All Chen Mo had to do was make some balance changes.

—

Players were going quite well so far.

Most guilds were progressing well in terms of building. There were quite a few that were good at that, and professional architects were getting quite a bit of attention.

After all, the houses built by the guild represented the guild, and the first impressions the guilds have on new players would strongly affect their ability to gather new players. It could be said that it’s the main source of competition.

There were many guilds who were similar to professional builders in his previous life, creating a professional team with dozens of players to build all sorts of incredible buildings before securing them using their guild to allow others enjoy the view.

In ‘Chen Mo’s World’, there were many whales who forked out a lot of money to buy blueprints. Unique and high quality buildings such as Stormwind City, Yellow Crane Tower, and Forbidden City were incredibly popular.

Of course, these buildings were also incredibly expensive. Buildings like Oriental Pearl TV Tower cost one hundred and eight RMB, but a building like Stormwind city was in the thousands.

Yet, people still bought them.

Even after buying them, they couldn’t build them as they didn’t have enough resources. These whales started poaching guilds with the incentive of them being rich as well having the blueprint to gather as many people as possible to complete the building.

To many of these whales, it was an incredibly interesting consumer experience as they could build the buildings in multiplayer mode and would even have their names on it, feeding their ego as hundreds or even thousands of players would see it.

At the same time, there were also players who focused on the tech tree.

It didn’t take long before players got the hang of beginner mechanics such as building a crafting table using four plants, or crafting a stone axe using cobblestone and sticks, or cooking meat in the furnace.

And the more passionate players, especially big guilds that controlled a lot of resources, quickly discovered even more tech.

After taming horses, they could craft a carriage using wood.

They could also use various complicated ingredients and potions to craft a control core (living things), then gather a special crystal through mining to summon the crystal dragon.

They could even make cars, but that’d require even more ingredients, requiring control units (mechanical), fuel, reinforcement, switch module, tyres, etc…

Many of these required rare ores that spawned in the ground where there was a high chance of meeting terrible monsters.

If the players wanted to progress through the tech tree, they’d have to go through wood, stone, and metals step by step. After gathering metal tools, they’ll equip everyone with metal weapons and armour in order to kill mobs and better gather resources.

This way, the equipment players had would be better and better, the players would also get better at killing mobs, which allowed them to gather more resources. This would help them create more high tech equipment, or even create a modern city.

It didn’t take long before players had specialised roles within guilds.

Managers took on the role of distributing jobs, managing their expansion,

Architects researched buildings and were responsible for building.

Scientists looked deeper into the tech tree and focused on gathering

Warriors fought mobs and battled other players.

Miners gathered various resources.

Once everyone got their roles, the efficiency of the group increased dramatically. Moreover, there wasn’t a difference in power in the game as players worked towards a common goal of building the better building.

These groups started posting their experiences on the forums, and soon the other groups also used the same strategy, resulting in most guilds following the same structure as they all headed towards a more proper, lawful direction.

There were many posts on the forum of players detailing their process of grinding or sharing some of the buildings they built.

Although there weren’t many Minecraft players as of yet, the players who were playing were really passionate about the game. Most players were passionate about creating and liked sharing their experiences. As a result, the Minecraft forums were incredibly lively, perhaps even more so than some of the bigger games.

The players were shocked at how rich the gameplay was as they investigated the most optimal way to play the game.

Of course there was still some fighting.

There were posts from ones who didn’t listen to instructions from their guild and got kicked from them. Sometimes other guilds would make posts yelling at one another after having some confrontation in game. There were quite a few of these posts and quite a lot of fighting.

Chen Mo didn’t mind too much as long as it wasn’t the game at fault. There was bound to be conflict with people, and it wasn’t surprising for people to fight over things like these.

It’s healthy to have some conflict once in a while anyways.

Chapter 250: First Day Sales

Soon, the statistics for Thousand Hells and Minecraft was released.

The two games looked to be on even ground from the initial promotions. Thousand Hells got a lot of help from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment and even got the best promotional spot on Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform’s front page.

Whereas Minecraft gained most of its popularity from Forbidden City and Old Summer Palace. At the same time, the Game Committee gave Minecraft a promotional spot too.

The twenty-four hour sales for the games: Thousand Hells sold 8739 copies, whereas Minecraft sold seventeen thousand four hundred copies.

Minecraft sold double the amount Thousand Hells didn, but it wasn’t even close in terms of revenue as Thousand Hells was priced at twelve hundred eight eight, ten times the amount of Minecraft.

Thousand Hells made eleven million on the first day, and it seemed more than likely that it would make over two hundred million RMB in the first month, potentially even more than three hundred million.

Minecraft on the other hand made 3.47 million RMB in its first day. Two million or so of that game from selling the actual game, and the rest came from players spending money in game (blueprints).

Many whales were spending repeatedly, up to several thousand RMB as they bought all of the high quality buildings.

From the looks of it, Minecraft would probably make one hundred million in its first month which was quite far away from Thousand Hell’s three hundred million.

Yan Zhenyuan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this number.

He had been really uneasy since Chen Mo’s videogame conference, and for some reason his eyelids were always twitching.

Maybe it had to do with Chen Mo’s praises?

Yan Zhenyuan didn’t dare look down at Chen Mo either as he knew that the videogame industry is incredibly unpredictable as miracles can often happen.

A smaller game might gain a lot of popularity and spread all across the globe.

Moreover, Chen Mo seemed to have created many of these miracles.

Therefore, the more successful a videogame designer was, the more careful they usually were.

But from the looks of it, Minecraft didn’t seem to be able to move Thousand Hell’s position.

Thousand Hells should be able to reach the top of the VR best sellers and stay there for a week or two, and Yan Zhenyuan was more than satisfied by a result like that.

Although the games were of different genres and didn’t compete with one another directly, they were both VR games that sold at the same time. It would still be fine if they had lower sales, but they would certainly be a bit embarrassed if Minecraft trumped them in terms of monthly revenue as well.

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment were already celebrating as they finally beat Chen Mo!

Although it might’ve been overkill, and the games were of different genres as well, but a win’s a win!

And thinking back on the beef between Chen Mo and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, it was normal for the designers at Emperor Dynasty Entertainment to be celebrating.

—

Chen Mo’s side on the other hand was quite calm.

Everyone was still quite emotionally stable upon seeing the statistics.

They did sell quite a few copies, but because of how low the game was priced at a tenth of what Thousand Hells cost, it was normal for them to lose in terms of monthly income.

They might not be able to sell the same amount of copies if they raised the price either. All that could be said is that smaller games don’t get the same treatment as larger games on VR.

In the office, assistant Lin Xiao was having a discussion with Su Jinyu.

"Ms Goldfish, I want to ask you something. Minecraft’s sales for the first day is out, should we organise a celebration dinner? I’m not sure if the manager is satisfied with numbers like these. Normally, we should organise a dinner, " asked Lin Xiao.

Su Jinyu replied after a few moments of thought, "You should ask him yourself. I don’t know what he’s thinking either."

Lin Xiao was a bit hesitant, "It’s because I don’t know what he has in mind that makes it so difficult to approach him with this question."

"Don’t worry, the manager has a good mentality. You don’t need to worry so much, just go ahead and ask him, " assured Su Jinyu.

"Alright, " Lin Xiao nodded and decided to ask Chen Mo directly.

Lin Xiao got to the second floor of the experience store to find Chen Mo was still looking into various statistics for Minecraft while building.

Lin Xiao knocked on the door gently, "Manager?"

Chen Mo turned around to look at her, "Come in, is something wrong?"

Lin Xiao walked forwards and asked hesitantly, "Manager, Minecraft’s statistics for the first day is out, should we organise a celebratory dinner?"

"Celebratory dinner?" Chen Mo gave it some thought, "Of course!"

Lin Xiao nodded, "Alright, I’ll get that organised right away."

Chen Mo quickly waved his hands, "No no no, wait. We don’t need to rush this. Wouldn’t it be better if we celebrate after the income of Minecraft surpasses Thousand Hells?"

"Huh?" Lin Xiao was confused, "Have the dinner after we surpass Thousand Hells?"

From the income of the first day, Minecraft was about a third of Thousand Hells, how would it surpass them?

Of course Lin Xiao didn’t dare ask any further. She had already reminded the boss about the dinner, it was completely up to them when to host the dinner or if at all.

"Alright, just let me know when, manager." said Lin Xiao before leaving.

Chen Mo continued building calmly.

For certain games, the first day’s sales were incredibly important as after a long promotional period, the players who buy the game on the first day are the target audience for the game. The feedback from these players were incredibly important to the videogame designers.

Normally, a game that had done sufficient promotions would have one of the highest if not the highest amount of sales in the first day. Especially when pre orders are taken to account, the number of sales the game would get could safely be extrapolated.

But that wasn’t the case for sandbox games.

When sandbox games are just released, the players would still be exploring the game so the fun of the game wouldn’t be fully realised. That comes with sufficient participation and ingenuity from the players. A second wave would follow, allowing for more growth.

Although Chen Mo had used various methods to show the fun in building in Minecraft, there was still a gap between him and the players.

Chen Mo was the developer of the game after all. Most players would think that there might’ve been some special effects upon looking at his creations.

Players will only realise the fun of the game when they build amazing buildings with their two hands.

As it was only the first day since release so Chen Mo wasn’t worried at all.

Chapter 251: Reversal

More and more reviews for Thousand Hells and Minecraft came up ss more and more players have had their chance at the game.

Most players that have never played Diablo rated Thousand Hells more highly than normal. Strictly speaking, Thousand Hells only borrow some ideas from Diablo. After porting the game from PC to VR and changing the western fantasy theme to an angel and demons theme, most players could never tell that Thousand Hells took heavy inspiration from Diablo.

But there were various different reviews for Minecraft.

"Is there anybody who understands the point of this game? All I do is dig up dirt and build houses. Is there nothing else to this game?"

"I think that this game is kinda boring. Sure it’s satisfying to build my own house, but the houses I build are more akin to matchboxes than houses!"

"Because the game you are playing is called ‘My World’, but the fun part is in ‘Somebody else’s world’!"

"The online mode is great, let’s dig up dirt and build houses together!"

"I don’t get the point of this game with all the guilds and building. Haven’t there been games like these before? What’s new?"

"Yeah, it’s just a building game. What can you really build?"

"Hehe, last poster, stop pretending when you haven’t even bought the game. You must spend some time on the game before you can understand it. People who don’t spend time in games like you will never understand that!"

—

However, these arguments were few and far between, and they rarely ever heat up. This was because players who didn’t care about Minecraft wouldn’t go out of their way to talk trash about the game, and the players who bought Minecraft?

They were all too busy building.

A week after the game was released, there were quite a few videos on various streaming platforms.

"Minecraft first experience: Is this a horror game?"

"The city in the sky that we built"

"Minecraft new player tutorial"

"Original build: recreating Siheyuan"

"Original build: recreating Classical Gardens of Suzhou"

—

There were three main types of videos.

First was the comedic first experience type videos, digging holes, chased by zombies, and building awful houses.

Second was the educational type where more experience players go over some tips and tricks for the game.

Last was building videos, where players record their amazing builds in creative mode or online multiplayer mode to share (pronounced brag).

Minecraft was a very topical game as the rich gameplay allowed for different streamers or video makers to use their imagination to differentiate themselves from others.

Other RPG games would more or less be going over the story or showcase high skilled gameplay, making it difficult for streamers to differentiate themselves from others.

Whereas a sandbox game allowed for talented players to show off their building skills, while others showed off some interesting gameplay, while others explored the world…

When different players played the game differently, there would naturally be more diverse gameplay.

Minecraft slowly crept up on various video streaming and live streaming sites before many noticed, and started a Minecraft wave.

Many players were really confused.

"How come there are this many Minecraft videos?"

"The gaming area is basically a Minecraft area!"

"Many streamers are off to play this game as well."

"Have you seen Xue’s livestream? Chen Mo showed himself there and showed off many incredible builds."

"There’s a streamer who became a guildmaster in Minecraft and they were incredibly progressional! He got some to mine, others to build, and already managed to build a little town!"

"I think the best part of the game comes from online multiplayer. It’s so satisfying to work together with many others to build a whole city."

"Single Player is pretty fun too as you can craft whatever you want. It suits socially anxious people like me."

"They’re all fun! The game is fun because everybody gets to have their fun!"

"Geez, after watching so many videos and livestreams, I want to get the game too! I want to test out my architectural prowess"

"You will realise it’s all somebody else’s world! It’s all lies!"

As Minecraft gained traction on various live streaming and video streaming sites, the sales followed suit.

Moreover, there were already some who’ve started selling blueprints to their buildings. There are even groups who specialised in building for money.

Soon, a string of statistics was released.

First week sales: Thousand Hells fifty four thousand copies, Minecraft two hundred and sixty four thousand copies.

First Month sales:Thousand Hells two hundred and thirty seven thousand copies, Minecraft 3.013 million copies.

And when including various in-app purchases, Thousand Hells made three hundred and ninety million RMB in its first month, whereas Minecraft made four hundred and thirty million RMB!

Minecraft only got three hundred and eighty five million from selling copies of the game, and everything else came from in-app purchases, aka whales spending money on blueprints.

When Minecraft broke three million players, there were thirty open servers, with thousands upon thousands of different guilds.

Most of these guilds have their whales, and even if they didn’t they’d band together to buy a blueprint. As it directly affects how the guild is portrayed, the players didn’t skimp on spending money on these.

There were even some whales who would blueprints just to collect them. Some diehard World of Azeroth fans bought Stormwind City and Lordaeron Ruins just to have them.

Even though Thousand Hells had tripled the revenue of Minecraft in the first day, Minecraft somehow turned that around in a month!

—

This number confused Yan Zhenyuan.

Seventeen thousand in a day, twenty-six thousand in a week, three million in a month?!

A difference of one hundred and seventy times between sales in the first day and the first month? Is he a monster?

Moreover, Yan Zhenyuan was puzzled about the slow rate of growth of Thousand Hells!

Thousand Hells had great reviews on various websites, video game media, and videogame platforms, maintaining a score of above 8.7. The player feedback was alright too. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment also promoted the game as best they could. And yet it felt like something was lacking?

No matter how hard they promoted it, it wasn’t hugely popular and didn’t show any signs of doing so either!

On the other hand, although Chen Mo did start spending some money to promote Minecraft from the second week, it was still quite far away from how much Thousand Hells was putting out. How come it just keeps growing?

The worst thing is the ridiculous number of sales it got! It’d be completely out of proportion if it continues at this pace!

There have always been fewer VR gamers in China compared to mobile and PC. If it continued like this, wouldn’t all VR gaming pods in China have Minecraft installed!

That’s ridiculous! How did a strategy of selling the game cheap to sell more copies work on a VR game?

Yan Zhenyuan was speechless and was especially confused about Thousand Hells’ lacklustre performance. Even if Thousand Hells didn’t take over the VR market, it should at least resemble Diablo’s success on the PC right?

The more Yan Zhenyuan thought about it, the less it made sense.

Maybe… It’s some kind of black magic?

It doesn’t make sense!

Chapter 252: Minecraft Big Data

It was all celebrations in the office.

The atmosphere was slightly depressing when the statistics for the first day was released. Although the sold quite a few copies and was considered a great success, it wasn’t explosively popular as they were completely outclassed by Thousand Hells which happened to be outside of their expectation.

But what happened later was also completely outside of their expectation and completely surprised them.

From the first week to the first month, Minecraft’s sales and revenue kept going up as it gained more and more popularity on various video streaming, live streaming, and video game forums. At the end of the first month, Thousand Hells was almost completely defeated by Minecraft.

This also wiped out the somewhat depressed atmosphere of the entire studio!

—

Qian Kun was putting a lot of effort into building houses in Minecraft on PC.

He had a blueprint on hand and carefully placed down each and every block according to the blueprint.

Su Jinyu was behind him, "You sure are patient."

Qian Kun said while having his full concentration on building, "It’s alright. After realising the fun in building, I’m completely addicted to the game. Time goes by in a blink of an eye when you’re having fun."

Zheng Hongxi said, "I think compared to patience, the bigger challenge is the pressure from the manager."

Su Jinyu couldn’t help but laugh, "Yeah, Qian Kun. You spent days building this building whereas the manager would probably spend ten minutes on this."

"Can you guys stop attacking me like this?" pleaded Qian Kun, "The manager… He’s not normal. There’s no competition between me and him in any game."

Su Jinyu nodded, "Fair point… Anyways, where’s the manager?"

—

Chen Mo was making a video on the second floor of the experience store.

This was a special video, not a building video like the Forbidden City or Old Summer Palace.

The building videos were stunning at the start, but as the players’ building prowess are continually being challenged, more and more professional groups appeared, and with that more and more incredible builds.

Players slowly getting used to these types of insane builds after seeing them again and again in "Somebody else’s world".

And the video Chen Mo was making one was something that would allow others to feel the charms of Minecraft even better than building videos.

Chen Mo did all the recording, editing, and post-production all by himself as it wasn’t anything difficult and it was something most video makers could do, and was of course even simpler for Chen Mo.

The video making process wasn’t difficult, the difficult part was collecting data capturing the correct point of views in game, something only Chen Mo could do.

After looking through it one last time, Chen Mo felt that it was good enough and uploaded it onto the internet via Weibo.

Chen Mo’s Webio was now the best place for players to get news about new games. Many of them would check Chen Mo’s Webio everyday when they have nothing to do to see if Chen Mo had posted anything.

The post attracted many reposts once it was released.

"Minecraft Big Data! Take a look at what these players built!"

The players were all confused, Big Data?

Big Data was a high level term commonly used in the IT industry, referring to the cleaning and summarising of a large amount of data to gain some insight.

Of course, this term is sometimes misused to describe some shocking statistics.

But normally, the video game industry rarely touched the term Big Data. Although there are various sources of data in video games, the designers usually kept it for their own eyes and would rarely release them.

What was this Big Data Chen Mo was referring to?

They played the video.

There was nothing special about the video as it featured some Minecraft gameplay. The important point was the information revealed in the video.

"Over three million Minecraft players a month after it’s release.

"There are thirty Minecraft world servers thus far, totalling three million square kilometres, equivalent to the area China occupies on land and on sea.

"Every server has one hundred thousand square kilometres in area, comparable to a province in real life.

"So far, players have built on 158038 square kilometres across thirty servers, meaning players have terraformed 5267.9 square kilometres per server, about half of the starting planet.

"Each player has modified (dug or placed) five hundred and twenty thousand blocks."

"The player who modified most blocks is Lin Zhan in server one, modifying 1.483 million blocks. If these blocks were placed in a single layer, it would cover one hundred and forty football fields.

"The guild that modified the most blocks goes to Huaxia Geographical Society, with a total of 783 million blocks modified. In a single layer, it would be similar in area to Magic City.

"These players who are so good at the game, do your families know about this?

"Nxet is some interesting stats about the servers.

"The first server is the oldest server and is said to contain the most real life architects. These architects have given it their all to show us the best advanced building techniques in the game.

"For example, a city in the sky built entirely with glass, or a underground dungeon below magma, or an ever growing pyramid in the desert… Apparently someone plans to dig through the planet and build a train through the centre of the planet. I sincerely advise against that."

—

"The biggest guild in server three is Huaxia Geographical Society, they have tasked themselves as the guild to terraform an entire planet to look like Huaxia[1].

"Of course, this is an incredibly ambitious task. So far they have built Hengduan Mountains, and Chengdu, Chengdu Plains, and Sichuan Basin[2], as well as other famous locations. And because of this, the tech levels of this server are quite far behind and still remain in the era of cold weapons.

—

"Server seven is where battlehungry players gather, as the servers are filled with chaos and explosions every day. Thirteen guilds are constantly fighting one another, putting every inch of the planet in war."

"Of course, server seven also happens to be the most advanced in terms of military technology. All investments in the tech tree went to warfare, and there had already been four large airports."

"Server eight is the server for love and peace. They focus on progressing through the tech tree with the aim of having manned spaceflight. They have been progressing steadily, searching for various rare materials to craft various parts that are required for rockets.

"Let’s hope they’ll eventually achieve manned space flights and achieve a history leap in online Minecraft!

—

"Server fourteen has the most whales. The entire server has spent over 1.94 million RMB on blueprints although most of them haven’t been crafted."

"Moreover, players Seraph and MilkBread are the two whales who have spent the most money on blueprints. The former bought out the entire central city, while the later bought out the entire western fantasy area including Stormwind City and Lordaeron Ruins.

—

"That was how each server was doing. There are more exciting things to be done in Minecraft’s online mode! PS: Don’t forget to go shopping in Chen Mo’s World.

TL note:[1] like an old name for China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaxia

[2] The author used a collective word for these places

Chapter 253: Redstone Technology

This video attracted the attention of many Minecraft players. Through the collected reposts, many players who didn’t play Minecraft were also discussing about the video.

"My goodness is this data official? Those guys are insane diggers!"

"The guys on server one dug out an area equivalent to the entire Magic City?"

"The other servers are in a similar place too. Minecraft players are crazy!"

"That guy from server one dug out one hundred and forty football fields? That’s crazy! You’d only be able to play a few hours in VR, he’s way too efficient!"

"The later statistics are quite interesting too. I’m on server seven and I thought other servers are constantly fighting just like we are… turns out we are the exception!"

"Last poster, you guys are living in terrible states, come join us in server eight! We are all working together and are pretty close to building a rocket! Haha!"

"Huaxia Geographical Society sure are a weird bunch. Do they really plan on recreating Huaxia in its entirety? They’re playing a different game than we are!"

"I’m from server fourteen and I watch the two whales outcompete one another in spending. I think if Chen Mo does a custom build thing, they’d buy them with no hesitation."

—

There was also plenty of discussion of this video on the forums, and the different playstyles of different servers gained the attention of many players.

The way the servers were set up was in hopes of players would modify the world according to their playstyle anyways.

After hearing about the status of various servers, many noticed they had been playing the game wrong and changed how they played the game while others continued their playstyle and played as they wished.

Some players with the same idea in mind planned to go to a new server to create a world that was even more perfect.

At the same time, more and more different playstyles appeared.

Chen Mo’s Minecraft hinted at Redstone related tech. With just a little effort, the players could easily understand the theory behind redstone.

Moreover, many buildings in Chem Mo’s World had redstone circuits in them for things like automatic doors. The players could learn more about the upper limits of redstone if they spend some time looking into them after buying the blueprints.

The players then started putting more emphasis on the magical redstone and started using them more and more in building their worlds.

The theory behind redstone was quite simple, building a complete redstone circuit using redstone related items such as redstone torches, levels, pressure plates, redstone dust, repeaters, pistons and rails in order to create interactive elements.

It was now the programmers and musicians time to shine.

Some made smart homes with automatic doors and lights.

Some used redstone to recreate music like Gokuraku Jodo or Croatian Rhapsody.

Some were trying to make machines that moved in Minecraft, and even TNT launchers.

Some used redstone to create a huge maze that would change itself every minute.

Some made 3D printers that would recreate anything below them, above them, known as a ‘Creator System’.

Some players even made a computer in Minecraft, and implemented apps like calculators and snake on them. Some of them could even change weather and environment in single player using the keyboard of the computers in the game.

Some even made phones that can turn on, slide unlock, and click on icons. Some of them even had working versions of Flappybird.

Of course because of the limits in the speed of redstone, these phones and computers were really slow and quite laggy, but it was an incredibly interesting concept in a game.

With these various professionals in Minecraft, the potential of Minecraft was finally realised.

Minecraft players often made fun that the game wasn’t called ‘My world’, but ‘Somebody Else’s World’.

Of course, many started working harder to learn the game after getting inspiration from others.

There were also more and more Minecraft videos that increased its popularity even more. "A cheap building game where everything is possible" became what Minecraft nickname and was known among most VR players.

Chen Mo’s strategy of pricing it cheap to sell more copies was finally paying dividends. Although there weren’t many VR players, after Minecraft gained a lot of popularity, almost all VR players had the game. Even if they weren’t immediately interested in playing, they’d choose to buy the game and play it when they were finally interested in playing it.

Moreover, different players could gain something different from Minecraft.

Some liked to build houses in singleplayer or explore the tech tree with a few other friends in survival mode.

Some liked playing with redstone, making various redstone related videos.

Some liked to lead others in multiplayer worlds to terraform the world.

It was just like a shrunk down society in online mode. Everyone had their place and could gain recognition and respect through their hard work.

Some treated the game as a travelling game and would spend time in Chen Mo’s world if they had nothing to do, checking for any new builds and if they should buy them.

Some became reporters, exploring the various servers, gathering their status and reporting back to the players on the forums.

Although it was just a building game, it had unexpectedly allowed many to realise the child inside them, allowing them to rediscover the fun of creating,

Moreover, Minecraft became one of the least hostile online games. As there were a lot of resources, there didn’t need to be any competition between players, allowing them to work together.

Only with cooperation and exploration of the techtree will the players be able to enter space to gather even more rare resources to explore the tech tree. Therefore every new player had their value, allowing a healthy relationship between veterans and newbies.

The newbies are eager to learn and the veterans are eager to teach, creating a healthy positive environment.

The rich content made Minecraft’s one hundred and twenty eight RMB price tag seem extremely great value. Combined with the liking the Game Committee took to the game and the continuous promotion on the official app store, Minecraft gained more and more sales and more and more popularity!

Chapter 254: Father and Daughter

The entire video game industry was dumbfounded at Minecraft’s miraculous number of sales.

It might be the cheapest VR game ever and didn’t have the best profit model, but its increase in sales was horrifying.

So far in China, there were over 1.3 billion mobile users, five hundred million PC users, and a measly one hundred million VR users.

There are one hundred and fifty six million private car owners in China. People that could afford to buy cars should be way higher when taking the purchase restriction policies into account.

In theory, anyone who would afford a car could afford a VR gaming pod as well. But as VR gaming pods are purely for entertainment, there were naturally fewer players who would go out of their way to buy a gaming pod, resulting in the number of around one hundred million gaming pods.

But this was still a huge market.

VR gaming pods are even more common in advanced countries in the west, and the market looked really optimistic too.

So far Minecraft sold three million copies and it shouldn’t be a problem to break a hundred million in a few more months. That would mean that one in ten VR gaming pods have Minecraft installed.

This also suggested that the game was about to be the ‘most installed VR game’.

After Minecraft’s miraculous growth, the gaming industry started looking deeper into its success. There was even expert analysis from the Game Committee, going through Minecraft’s unique points.

"Minecraft is an incredibly unique VR game. It’s ability to allow players to realise their imagination and creativity is its biggest differentiating factor.

"There are many games on the market that take inspiration from fun activities in real life and built their entire world around those features.

"In these types of games, the players will follow the easy to understand rules to work towards a goal and from that get a sense of satisfaction. This was the core of many of these games.

"But these games are relatively shallow as the players can only do so much within the restrictions of the game. They can’t freely make changes and have limited scalability.

"But adding anymore to these games would actually do the opposite and shave off the original point of the game. It may even cause a loss of direction.

"But nothing of sorts happened in Minecraft.

"The game is incredibly rich. Players could play survival, play with others as a team, they could build, or even create various interesting things using redstone.

"Everybody would have their own way of playing the game and they would be able to search for the way of playing the game that would best fulfil them.

"It’s hard to say what the core enjoyment of Minecraft is. I could only tell you that it gives you a fun space, all you had to do was to insert whatever you want to experience into that space and enjoy that experience.

As Minecraft continued to gain popularity, it became the most topical VR game, completely overshadowing Thousand Hells.

-In the experience store.

Chen Mo was laying down on the sofa testing how Minecraft ran on tablets.

It was alright, but obviously not comparable to VR.

During the development process, Chen Mo worked on the PC version, then ported that onto VR. Mobile Minecraft was just something that happened along the way.

But the problem was that compared to VR, the PC and mobile version of Minecraft wasn’t a complete game as VR Minecraft had been modified by CHen Mo, whereas Minecraft on PC and mobile were the same quality as the original Minecraft.

This meant that PC and mobile versions of Minecraft didn’t have online Multiplayer or ‘Chen Mo’s World’, and its graphics weren’t as polished either.

PC was relatively better, but the controls for the mobile version caused quite a bit of problems as the virtual joystick wasn’t the best solution. Clicking to place and holding to dig wasn’t the most intuitive thing either.

Moreover, the mobile version couldn’t support large buildings because of the hardware restrictions of mobile. If the players couldn’t build huge buildings, the most the players could do was to build a little wooden shack in singleplayer or hang around in survival mode, dramatically affecting the entertainment value of the game.

It was natural to release a PC and mobile version from how popular VR Minecraft was, nor was Chen Mo going to pass up this opportunity. However, Chen Mo still needed to do some polishing.

While he was in the middle of his train of thought, a pair walked into the experience store.

They looked like father and daughter. The dad looked quite young in his forties, and the daughter looked around twelve years old.

The daughter was holding her father’s hand, "Papa, is this where Minecraft was made?"

She had a really soft and cute voice, as if from an anime.

The father bent over slightly and patted her on the head, "Yep, you’ll be able to play Minecraft soon."

Chen Mo was surprised as he’d never seen a child in his experience store before.

Experience stores have the same rules as internet cafes, where children are banned from using the facilities.

Although minors could spend a short amount of time trying out mobile games under adult supervision, it was rare to see someone who would bring their children to an experience store to try out mobile games?

The pair walked to the front desk.

"Hi, can I try out Minecraft here?" asked the father.

Su Jinyu was no longer working at the front desk, and in her place was another girl who recently graduated.

She said embarrassingly, "Sorry, because Minecraft is just a VR game and we only have computers and mobile phones in the experience store thus far, there is no way to try out the game."

The father was shocked, "Huh? How come we can’t try out your game in your experience store?"

The front desk lady replied, "I’m really sorry, as Minecraft is our first VR game and we can’t fit any VR gaming pods in the experience store. I’m really sorry."

The dad seemed a bit disappointed, nodding, "Alright, thanks."

The daughter pouted, "Papa?"

The father held her hand to the door and squatted down, "I’m sorry Nini, they don’t have Minecraft at the experience store. Let’s figure something else out alright?"

The girl’s eyes were getting a bit red as if she was about to cry, but she still nodded, "Alright, let’s do then papa."

The father pinched Nini’s cheek lightly, heartbroken before standing up and leaving.

"Wait, " Chen Mo stood up, "Are you guys here to play Minecraft?"

The dad was shocked, "Yes, and you are?"

Chen Mo stuck his hand out, "I’m Chen Mo, I’m the designer of Minecraft."

The dad shook Chen Mo’s hand, exclaiming, "You’re Minecraft’s designer? Great to meet you."

Chen Mo looked at Nini, "You want to play Minecraft?"

Chapter 255: Nini’s Present

The father nodded, "Yeah, because Nini’s friends have been playing Minecraft, she wanted to try it out after hearing from them. I’ve looked it up online and found that it’s a building game, so it’s probably suitable for children, but we don’t have a VR gaming pod at home. So we thought we’d try our luck at your experience store and see if she can try the game out.

Chen Mo understood the situation now. From the way the father dressed, he was probably an average working class and didn’t look like the gaming type, and was reluctant to buy a VR gaming pod.

But Minecraft could only be played in VR gaming pods, so the father thought he’d bring his daughter to the experience store to try it out.

From the looks of it, they got here via public transport or by train, and seemed to live quite far away.

"There’s a VR gaming pod on the second floor, follow me, " offered Chen Mo.

The father was happily surprised, "Really? Thank you so much!"

Nini’s frown was also turned upside down.

Chen Mo could tell that Nini was quite mature for her age, but still enjoyed fun and games like other kids of her age.

Chen Mo brought the pair to his office on the second floor.

The father was a bit hesitant, "Is this your office? Is this alright?"

Chen Mo smiled, "It’s fine. Come, take a seat, I’ll pour you a glass of water."

Chen Mo had the father sit on the single sofa and poured him a glass of water.

Nini stood beside him obediently, but had her eyes glued to the gaming pod.

Chen Mo kneeled down as said to Nini, "Nini you can play Minecraft in the VR gaming pod, but remember, you’ll only be able to play for an hour alright?"

Nini nodded vigorously.

Chen Mo smiled, "Come, I’ll help you do some adjustments."

Nini walked to the VR pod with a spring in her step before laying down in it.

Chen Mo did some minor adjustments to allow for a better experience for a girl like her.

Such gaming pods allowed minors to use them, but because of how tiring VR games were, their playtime needed to be strictly monitored. It was recommended to keep their playtime within an hour, and definitely not over two hours.

Moreover, because many VR games had gore or violence, many VR internet cafes banned minors just like regular cafes, even under adult supervision.

Therefore, if minors wanted to play VR games, their only hope was their VR gaming pod at home.

As Nini didn’t have on at home, her dad decided to bring her to the experience store.

Chen Mo said to Nini through the little window in the VR gaming pod, "Nini, it’s starting soon. Do you see that icon? Select that to enter the game."

VR gaming pods had a sober mode and a fully immersed mode. The fully immersed mode provided a better experience but didn’t suit minors as well, so Chen Mo decided to have Nini play in the sober mode.

Chen Mo used a cable to stream the gameplay onto his laptop, then placed the laptop in front of the father.

"Thanks so much!" The father was really happy to watch Nini play.

After going through the tutorial, Nini excitedly entered creative mode. Evidently it was something she talked about with her friends.

Nini found a piece of flat land and started building a house.

They could tell from the computer that Nini was playing as a princess in a dress, placing down pieces of wood seriously.

First she arranged a square on the ground before placing down a second layer.

After a short pause, Nini found a place to insert a door.

Nini couldn’t reach the top anymore when she was up to the fourth layer, but evidently she wanted to build more.

This stopped Nini for a bit, but she soon managed to solve the problem by placing a piece of wood underneath her to build the fourth layer.

Then Nini moved to the inside of the house to build the roof.

The inside of the house was completely dark after building the roof. Nini punched a few holes on the side of the walls and replaced them with class.

The father had a huge smile on his face watching Nini’s each and every movement.

There were a few times that Nini encountered a problem, but the father held himself back to not help her, allowing her to figure out her own problems.

Soon, the hour was up.

Nini’s building resembled a house. It was completely made of wood, had doors, windows and a bed. Nini even added some decor on the root and added a supporting beam to make it look better.

Of course, the house looked hideous as an adult, but it was something a twelve year old would take a lot of effort to make.

Chen Mo knocked on the VR gaming pod, "Nini, time’s up!"

"Okay!"

Although she didn’t want to leave, Nini took one last look at her build before quitting the game.

Nini was still really excited as she exited the gaming pod as she ran to her father, "Papa I built a beautiful house in game!"

The father had a smile on his face as he patted her head, "Yeah, papa saw everything. Nini’s a great builder, you’ll be a great architect when you grow up!"

Nini was still a bit unsatisfied, "If I had a bit more time, I’ll make the house look even better!"

The father smiled, "Nini, it’s time for us to go."

Nini nodded and stood by her father’s side.

The father said to Chen Mo, "Thanks for today. The kid has been telling me all about Minecraft on the way here. She’d be sad for a long time if she didn’t get to play today."

Chen Mo smiled, "It’s nothing, it’s my honour to have people like you who like my game."

"Thanks for having us."

"Alright, I’ll walk you out."

Chen Mo walked the pair downstairs to the entrance of the experience store.

"Hold onto this for now, it has the mobile version of Minecraft installed on it, " Chen Mo handed a tablet to the father.

The father was shocked and quickly declined, "We can’t take that! Moreover, it’s already a lot to have taken up so much of your time, how could I accept gifts like these from you?"

"This is a present for Nini. Moreover, Minecraft will release on Mobile and PC soon, before that happens, Nini can hold onto this tablet. You guys can return this when the PC and mobile version is released.

Nini obviously really wanted it but she didn’t say anything and stared at her father.

The father couldn’t help but give in, "Thank you so much, I’ll return it in due time."

Chen Mo handed the tablet to Nini, "Remember to listen to your dad and don’t spend too much time on it, alright?"

Nini grabbed the tablet and held onto it like a baby, "Yep, understood!"

Chapter 256: Location of New Experience Store

Chen Mo walked back into the experience store after sending off the pair.

Chen Mo was quite touched by the whole interaction with Nini as it reminded him of something he had neglected.

What is a game?

To a designer, there are many aspects to a game.

The idea of a game also differs from person to person.

It could be a work of art that combines many different design and artistic concepts.

It could be a great source of entertainment and the best way to deal with work related stress.

It could be a job, eSports, and a way to challenge oneself.

It could be a drug, an unkillable monster, something that many cannot escape.

Everybody knew that videogames could be emotional, it could bring happiness, and it could bring negative emotions.

Of course, games can also empty your wallet and bring the developers a lot of money.

But Chen Mo also noticed that during the process of churning out games, he seemed to have forgotten the most basic primitive thing: that video games should bring happiness.

Ever since he entered the industry, Chen Mo had been smoothly sailing in the eye’s of the others, making a great deal of money with all the games he released. But in reality, nobody had seen any of his hardships.

Chen Mo had never stopped making games ever since he entered the industry, maintaining three to four games a year, and one of which will be an investment of over one hundred million RMb.

Other than that, in order to help him gain capital for more investments to allow this speed of developing video games surpass what the other designers were used to, Chen Mo had made quite a few pay to win games.

He had been working almost every single day.

Before development, he’d to market research to see what players were into, and work on the design document. During the development, he’d overlook how everyone was doing, and monitor all aspects of the game including playstyle, art, and music. Before the game is released, he’d promote the game using various methods. After the game is released, he’d make changes according to player feedback, then move onto the next game soon after.

It could be said that Chen Mo could take the place of anyone on the team, and nobody could take Chen Mo’s place.

Even taking out various aspects of it, even if it’s just in terms of work ethic, Chen Mo wouldn’t be inferior to anyone in the videogame industry.

Of course this was helped by Chen Mo’s personality as well as the environment he was in.

Although Chen Mo had many ideas from classic games, ideas aren’t worth much in the videogame industry.

Compared to distribution and capital, creativity is sometimes a weak force.

Therefore, Chen Mo had to take each move carefully as losing grip of an opportunity could mean never seeing it again.

But after watching Nini play Minecraft, Chen Mo realised something.

Thunderbolt Entertainment was now an incredibly influential video game company. He no longer was the videogame designer that nobody cared about.

He could slow down slightly and didn’t need to calculate every step he took and make sure that there were no missteps.

He should treat every player as a person and not just numbers.

He should consider things outside of making money.

-In the second floor of the experience store, Chen Mo’s own office.-

Lin Xiao handed over some documents to Chen Mo, "Manager, the design of the new experience store is basically complete. It’s just as you requested, and this is the detailed report."

Chen Mo grabbed the documents, "Alright, thanks for that."

Lin Xiao asked, "Then when are we moving to the new office manager? If the date has been decided, I’ll let everyone else know."

Chen Mo replied after a few moments, "Let’s do next week, you can let the others know now."

Lin Xiao nodded, "Alright."

After Lin Xiao’s departure, Chen Mo started looking through the documents.

The matters about the new experience store had been in the works in last November, or before the development of Minecraft started. Lin Xiao had looked at many places within the Imperial City.

Chen Mo finally settled on a four-story office building.

It was located in the northeastern corner of the Imperial City between the third and fourth ring road, right by a train station. As there were historical sites nearby and tall buildings weren’t allowed to be built, the building was only four floors tall.

The floor was still in construction and was due to be completed in March. As Chen Mo was quite happy with the location and structure of the building, he decided to buy the building.

It cost forty-six thousand RMB per square metre, and had sixty-four hundred square metres across the four floors for a total of two hundred and ninety million RMB. This was on the expensive side but it had its upsides. First was the easy access to public transport, and was located pretty close to Chen Mo’s current experience store. Moreover, the area and the number of floors suited Chen Mo’s needs, which was why he decided to buy the entire building.

When the construction was finished in March, Chen Mo got professional interior designers to renovate it and made slight changes to the structure of the building and added decor to the inside and outside of the building.

In addition to various spendings as well as various fees he had to pay to buy the experience store, Chen Mo spent over three million RMB. And now, all of the experience store’s renovations were done.

The structure of the entire experience store was handled by Chen Mo himself.

It’s a five minutes walk from the train station to the main entrance of the expensive store. The front desk and the resting area was located on the first floor, with many sofas to allow players to relax and chat. Coffee and vending machines were also provided.

The elevators were directly opposite of the main entrance, and there were two elevators that provided access to all floors.

Next to the elevators was a public area that led to the PC experience area decorated similar to an internet cafe. The two areas next to the hall combined were about twelve hundred metres squared and contained two hundred computers.

The holographic projection viewing area and the mobile expensive area was located on the second floor. There wasn’t a need for a main hall in the second, third and fourth, but all of them will have someone working at a front desk.

There was one large holographic projector and two smaller ones in the holographic projection area, and in game scenes or gameplay can be shown holographically here.

But holographic projection weren’t mainstream in this world as they were quite expensive and weren’t all that useful. Chen Mo bought it in consideration of future eSports competition.

Moreover, there was a massive LED screen in the viewing area, similar to ones that were present in concerts or eSports competitions that were in place for a better viewing experience.

A portion of the area was used as seating and another was used as the mobile gaming experience area. At each seat was a tablet and a mobile phone for the players.

The VR experience area was on the third floor, stocked with eighty VR gaming pods. The pricing for a VR experience was more expensive and had time limits, but it was cheaper than VR internet cafes.

Chapter 257: New Experience Store’s Holographic Projection

The fourth floor was the office area and Chen Mo’s break area.

The office area was much more spacious this time. There were meeting rooms of various sizes, a kitchenette, and a break room. All the main creative staff also had their own VR gaming pod, where the others had upgraded drawing tablets and computers.

Chen Mo’s resting area was an area specially set aside, decorated similar to the second floor of the previous experience store. It was set as an area for Chen Mo to think in peace.

Chen Mo also said goodbye to living in the experience store, renting a two bedroom apartment nearby for the time being. But upon considering that he might be working with a tighter development schedule in the future, Chen Mo didn’t rule out that he might need to spend the night in the experience store.

In theory, the fourth floor would not be open for players. It was partially to keep their works as a secret, and partially to allow the staff a quiet work environment.

Of course, Chen Mo encouraged his staff to visit the other floors and interact with the players and gather some feedback.

—

Everybody was happy when they heard the announcement of a new experience store.

The new location of the experience store wasn’t a secret of anything and many of them were waiting for the new experience store to complete. The current location was still big enough to support everyone, albeit a bit tight, so everyone looked forward to a new location.

The players were excited about the new experience store too as there were less than twenty computers in the first floor of this experience store, meaning players frequently had to queue up.

The next will will consist of working on the PC and mobile versions of Minecraft as well as the preparations for the move.

The old experience store belonged to the competition officials. But because how well Chen Mo’s games have been selling, greatly surpassing their expectations, they allowed him to use the experience store free of charge.

There were also some procedures that needed to be done now that he was moving, but he didn’t need to worry about that as Lin Xiao would take over.

—

Fifth of September, the new experience store was officially in use.

As a lot of the equipment was brand new, they didn’t need to move many things over to the new office, it didn’t take long for them to pack their stuff to the new location.

Everyone was really satisfied with the new experience store. Other than having a bigger area to work in as well as all round upgrades, the experience store had a lot of minute details that represented the culture of Thunderbolt Entertainment, which was to everyone’s liking.

There was a huge three metre tall Arthas statue at the front door of the experience store. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s logo was plastered all over the glass on the outside of the experience, making the experience store look incredibly modern and stood out from its surroundings.

The hall in the first floor had various decor related to games Thunderbolt Entertainment developed, such as Arthas’ sword Frostmourne, Hellscream’s Great Axe, and Tyreal’s sword.

There were various artworks in the hallways, and everyone of them had a different style. Some were based on Warcraft, some Diablo, some Onmyoji, as well as Wuxia themes.

These were all artworks from the development process, and there was a piece of history behind each of these artworks. Looking through all these artworks told the growth of Thunderbolt Entertainment from the moment it was conceived.

In PC, mobile, and VR experience areas there were special exhibition areas for figurines in glass cabinets for the players to enjoy.

Some players game to show their support too as the new experience wasn’t all that far from the old one, being two stations apart.

Many players went straight for the VR experience area the moment they got to the experience store to try out Minecraft. As the previous experience store wasn’t equipped with VR equipment, it was a long time coming for the players who couldn’t afford VR gaming pods.

However, the players and staff were more interested in the holographic projection area in the second floor.

Many had even seen holographic projection technology, and were extremely interested in it.

Zou Zhuo went straight for the holographic projection area, exploring the equipment.

"Manager, how do you use this holographic projection stuff? It looks incredible!" said Zou Zhuo.

There was one large holographic projectors and two smaller pnes. The large one was in the middle of the area, while the smaller ones were on the side.

These projectors were about half a metre in height and had a square base.

The large projector was about three metres in length, or about nine square metres, about the same area as a small cubicle.

The smaller one had two metre sides, resulting in four metres squared, about the same area as a double bed.

These projectors hadn’t been turned on yet, so they looked like three silver boxes. If it weren’t for the borders on its topside, some might mistake it as a stage and stand on top of it.

Chen Mo laughed, "Do you wanna play a match of Warcraft?"

Zou Zhuo was shocked, happily surprised, "Will this thing display Warcraft?"

"Of course, why else would buy it?"

There were two smaller soundproof rooms at opposite sides of the room, each room had five high-specced computers. Chen Mo and fatty entered different rooms and launched Warcraft.

The other players gathered around the projector to watch.

Chen Mo and Zou Zhuo started a two person map. When the game started, the holographic projector turned on too.

The whole map showed up on the large projector in the middle. They should see that Chen MO spawned in the top left corner of the map and Zou Zhuo spawned in the bottom right of the map.

The two of them started building, training, and farming.

The holographic projector showed a lot of details, including buildings, heroes, or other units. Moreover, it wasn’t limited by the edge of displays, so everyone could see whatever was happening around the map at all times.

Theo other two projectors showed what was happening at Zou Zhuo and Chen Mo’s base, both projected showing half the map.

With this combination of projectors, everyone could clearly see what was happening around the map, creating an incredibly satisfying viewing expectations.

Especially micromanagement that was previously hard to comprehend was made easy on these holographic displays.

Moreover, compared to PC graphics, these holographic displays had a better 3D feeling, making the graphics look even better.

"Geez, the fatty’s spider is done for. Another one succumbing to Chen Mo’s balde!"

"And Chen Mo is secretly mining on the other side of the map, fatty hadn’t realised that yet! My goodness!"

"Looks like fatty is at a disadvantage again. Did I say again?"

Soon, more and more players gathered around and the holographic projector was surrounded by people.

Chapter 258: Minecraft Pocket Edition

Zou Zhuo was done after the first match.

"Hold on a second manager. I just realised that I wanted to look at the holographic projections. I never got the chance to look at it since I was so occupied with the game!"

Chen Mo laughed, "That’s true, anybody else wants to play Warcraft? Just head into the other room and give Zou Zhuo a chance to look at the projections."

Two excited volunteers offered themselves and entered the soundproof rooms.

Another game started and Zou Zhuo was utterly shocked upon seeing the holographic projection.

"This is amazing!

"I can see each and every detail of the entire map! All the micromanagements can be seen so easily.

"And all the characters and terrain are 3D, so it looks much better than on PC.

"Wouldn’t this look amazing if it was 2v2?

"But there’s a problem, if it was an eight person map, it would look too good right? Heroes might do alright, but the minions would look tiny."

Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, this projector setup works best for smaller 1v1 maps. Moreover, this isn’t just for Warcraft, it has other uses as well."

Zou Zhuo was shocked, "Huh? What else?"

Chen Mo had a mysterious smile on his face, "For the new game of course."

—

The theory behind holographic projects were quite simple. In this world, although holographic projections were expensive, they did a really good job.

Holographic projections work well with many different types of games as long as the game was fully 3D (3D models and scenes), then the holographic projector will do a good job of showing the bird’s eye view of the game.

There were two different ways of displaying the game. First was a tracking mode, meaning tracking a player’s perspective or certain units. Games such as Diablo would be more suited to a tracking mode.

But a game like Warcraft didn’t suit tracking mode because of how much micromanagement there was. A lot of aspects of micromanagement would be missed if they chose to follow a hero, and if they followed the player’s perspective, it would result in a terrible viewing experience because of how quickly the player’s screen would change.

The other was a fixed mode, meaning fixed on a certain area or perspective. Warcraft would be better suited for fixed mode.

Of course, a problem arises if the map was too big, such as Warcraft’s eight people maps. With a fixed perspective, smaller units such as Peasants will be too small to view comfortably.

But a lot of Warcraft was about 1v1 on smaller maps, so this wasn’t a big problem. Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t buy this holographic projection setup just for Warcraft, he also considered a use case for the new game.

Moreover, there was a huge LED screen in the holographic projection area, similar to ones used in concerts. The viewing experience of a huge LED screen combined with the holographic projectors would most certainly be great.

—

The experience with the holographic projector was overwhelmingly positive. Chen Mo also hinted at a new game, but no matter how much Zou Zhuo pushed for an answer, Chen Mo kept his mouth sealed.

Back at the fourth floor, Chen Mo got the other main creative staff and finalised their development plans.

There were many things that had to be returned to order after the move to a new experience store, and many hadn’t yet stabilized from the move, so Chen Mo didn’t plan to start on another large work immediately.

Because of the one-two punch of Diablo and Minecraft, everyone was quite tired because of how close together the timing was and needed some rest. This was why Chen Mo wanted to work on a few smaller games to pick at their brains.

The final design plan is as follows.

Finish up the move to the new experience store before the end of September and release PC, mobile and international version of Minecraft. These were relatively easy jobs just to keep the staff stimulated.

They will release one smaller, high quality game at the end of October and November. It served as warmup and to fill up some space on the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

They will start working on the next big game from December onwards.

-In the office.-

Qian Kun handed a tablet to Chen Mo.

"Manager, the mobile version of Minecraft is more or less done, please take a look. The controls are still kind of weird."

Chen Mo grabbed the tablet and played for a few minutes.

"Yeah, that’s about right, we can consider releasing it now, " said Chen Mo, "The controls are more or less done at this stage. Because of the platform itself, it will never be the same as PC or VR versions.

Qian Kun nodded, "Alright, I’ll arrange that."

After a month or so of development, the mobile version of Minecraft was finally released.

This timeframe was just as Chen Mo expected.

In fact, the development of Minecraft’s PC and mobile versions were quite painless as the PC version was developed before the VR version, so compared to the PC version, the mobile version was relatively easy.

The reason it took so long was due to some minute details in the gameplay.

Chen Mo had made huge changes to the VR version and had much more content than the original Minecraft. Online mode, ‘Chen Mo’s World’, skill trees… supported Minecraft’s explosive growth.

And selling buildings became an important source of income from the game too.

Many players were giving it their all to figure out building techniques, creating various buildings or moving mechanisms just to earn some cash in game.

PC was alright compared to mobile. Because of various restrictions of mobile, it couldn’t communicate seamlessly with the VR version.

In multiplayer mode, there often would be many people connected to the same server. Setting aside the huge resource requirement as well as a good internet connection, graphics itself was a huge problem. With twenty to thirty people in a small area, the mobile version had no chance because of how small the screen of a phone is.

The buildings Chen Mo built also had extraordinarily high resource requirements, so it’s unlikely that mobile phones could support them.

There was also a problem of the controls. The controls of Minecraft on the mobile version were quite terrible, creating an awful fighting experience. However, despite this problem also affecting the original version, it didn’t affect its explosive popularity.

Therefore Chen Mo decided to have identical versions for PC and VR while excluding a portion of the functions on mobile, serving as Minecraft: Pocket Edition.

Chapter 259: Players’ Eager Anticipation

The pocket version of Minecraft was to allow players to experience the fun of the game on mobile, but compared to the PC and VR version, the mobile version loses out on a lot of content.

The mobile version didn’t support ‘Everybody’s World’ and ‘Chen Mo’s World’, but everything else was still there.

The VR, PC, and mobile versions shared the same code, meaning that the buildings players built on the mobile version could also be sold as blueprints and built on PC.

Chen Mo felt that the mobile version was in a good place, and the hardware wouldn’t support it even if he wanted to improve it anymore.

Thus, Minecraft’s PC, mobile, and international versions were all complete.

—

Minecraft was still continuing to gain popularity on various websites and forums.

And many designers were surprised at how well the game was still doing.

A month after its release, it already beat Thousand Hells’ in many aspects coming from a ten times price difference, making it an even more interesting topic.

Moreover, from the looks of the trending searches, topics on various forums, as well as various statistics, Minecraft kept its momentum as there were various types of content released daily as the player base continued to grow.

The most dumbfounded out of everyone was probably the designer of Thousand Hells, Yan Zhenyuan.

From an investment and game quality perspective, Thousand Hells was absolutely better than Minecraft, and from the feedback, player’s tastes as well as expert opinion, Thousand Hells was a flawless game.

But somehow, it just never gained popularity.

In theory, although Thousand Hells was priced higher than Minecraft, but because it was still within a reasonable price for VR games, there was no way it would lose out that badly.

But this game was lacklustre in many statistics and managed to earn a pretty penny, but it was completely overwhelmed by Minecraft, even giving the players an impression that Thousand Hells’ hype had already died down.

And even Yan Zhenyuan couldn’t understand this and concluded with this: Blackmagic.

And often when others talk about this topic, they’d think of what Chen Mo said during his video game announcement.

"Thousand Hells is a really fun game. It’ll surely sit at the top of the best sellers and be incredibly popular!"

Did Chen Mo really jinx it?

No way right?

Although this was completely ridiculous, Chen Mo’s jinx left an impression in the minds of many.

—

A most gained the attention of many players on Minecraft’s discussion forums.

It was titled: "Incredibly touching! Designer Mr Chen Mo’s gift to my daughter Nini."

This post was from Nini’s father himself. Not only did he go through everything that happened, he even included a little clip.

The video was filmed from the father’s phone. In the video, Nini was focused on building a house in game with a tablet in her hand. Evidently, Nini’s building skills were much better than before, and even used stone to build a good looking wall.

The post gained the attention of many players.

"Wow, Nini’s so cute!"

"Chen Mo even gave Nini a present— Mobile version of Minecraft? My goodness, Chen Mo’s so nice, I’d marry him!"

"Yeah, Chen Mo is so sensitive!"

"Nini seemed like a building prodigy. Her house looks amazing, probably all thanks to the inspiration from the game right?"

"Kids probably shouldn’t’ spend that much time on mobile devices, it’s not good for their eyes. Take care of Nini, OP(original poster)."

"You guys aren’t focusing on the right thing! Shouldn’t we be talking about the mobile version of Minecraft?"

"Yeah, I was about to ask. Clearly Minecraft has a mobile version, when will Chen Mo announce it? I want to build houses anywhere too!"

"Yeah, release the mobile version too! So us without VR pods can play too!"

"Yeah, I was still struggling if I wanted to buy a VR gaming pod for this. I don’t have to anymore, please release the VR version."

Eventually the topic revolved into everyone ushering Chen Mo to release the mobile version of Minecraft.

Although Minecraft was incredibly popular taking over many video and streaming websites, a huge portion of players have never tried the game.

The reason was simple, they didn’t have a VR gaming pod.

One in five PC players owned a VR gaming pod, meaning only twenty percent of players could play the game. All the other players could do was watch others play in an attempt to quench their thirst.

These were all waiting to play Minecraft to prove that they were building prodigies and gain the respect of many.

But the entry level was too high.

There were only two ways they could play the game. First was buying a VR gaming pod then spending one hundred and twenty eight to buy the game. The other was spending that one hundred and twenty eight RMB to buy the game then pay fifty RMB every hour to play in a VR internet cafe.

But Minecraft wasn’t the type of game to playthrough just for the experience. It didn’t have extraordinary production value, and players had to spend a sufficient amount of time to fully realise the fun of the game, so it would be painful to go through that experience in an internet cafe.

Therefore, these players that have been eyeing the game were still hesitant on buying the game because of their wallets.

Some industry professionals have concluded that although Minecraft had rich gameplay, it wasn’t resource intensive and would have no difficulties if it was ported onto PC. Porting it to mobile however may warrant some decrease in content, but the core of the game would still be there.

Therefore, everybody thought that Chen Mo must make a PC and mobile version. If he didn’t, other companies would most certainly take this opportunity to make knockoffs, and Chen Mo wouldn’t be dubm enough to make that mistake.

And with this video of Nini release, the players are confident that Chen Mo had the mobile version of the game planned, and it was almost finished.

Under the watchful eyes of many, Chen Mo released a Weibo announcing PC, mobile, and international versions of Minecraft, officially released on the twenty eighth of September

And Chen Mo added that VR, PC, and Mobile versions will have crossplay.

The players were incredibly happy to hear this. VR players were releasing guides and tutorials for the game, and those who have never played Minecraft looked forward to the release of PC and mobile versions.

Chapter 260: Thanks Uncle Chen Mo

On the 28th of September, Minecraft’s PC, mobile, and international versions were released at the same time.

Many players were waiting eagerly in front of their computers, purchasing and downloading the game as soon as they could.

Moreover, Chen Mo had already mentioned that the PC could do everything the VR version could, only that the graphics were slightly worse; There was crossplay between PC, VR, and mobile versions, just that the mobile version didn’t support online multiplayer and ‘Chen Mo’s World’.

The PC version of Minecraft was priced at twenty eight RMB, the mobile version at twelve RMb, and the international version sold for thirty-nine USD.

The international version only supported the VR version for now. The game didn’t grab as much attention as Warcraft and Diablo did so it was unlikely that it would be all that popular in a short amount of time. It would most likely take some time to snowball its popularity.

But compared to Chinese players, there were many international players who liked the exploration and creating aspect of the game. And from his previous life, the original Minecraft gained popularity really quickly, so Chen Mo wasn’t worried at all.

What Chen Mo cared about was the PC and mobile version in China.

Everybody had their eyes on the statistics for the PC and mobile version of Minecraft.

The number of sales on the first day was soon released.

Minecraft PC version: sixty-five thousand.

Minecraft mobile version: one hundred and thirty-seven thousand.

The entire gaming industry was dumbfounded again.

This completely exceeded their expectations. To put it simply, the PC sales exceeded Diablo, and the mobile version approached Onmyoji (Average daily downloads in the first week).

Of course it wasn’t the best comparison due to the cost to develop the games and its profit model, but just from these sales, Minecraft was incredibly successful.

Moreover, Diablo and Onmyoji had incredible graphics and had been promoted for a long time before its release.

Onmyoji in particular could be described as having the stars align for it. It was completely normal for a free game like Onmyoji to reach incredibly high downloads when mobile card games were incredibly popular.

But Minecraft?

VR, PC, and mobile versions were considered separate copies, and the all three had crossplay. Many thought that there was no reason for VR players to buy the PC or mobile versions, so the playerbases must be different.

But in reality, this was completely wrong.

Many players who already bought the VR version bought the PC and mobile version without a second thought, and this was the majority of players too.

And most players who hadn’t tried out the VR version would buy the PC or mobile version.

The reason being that Minecraft was a relatively unique game.

As the mobile version was the cheapest, many players who wanted to try the most classic experience bought this to try it out.

And the PC version was the most ideal version, as it was more convenient than the VR version, the players could build for a long time, and had better graphics than the mobile version. Therefore, many players who owned the VR version would buy the PC version as well.

And because of how much hype the VR version generated, the game was incredibly well known and many players were waiting for the PC and mobile versions, which played a big part in the huge number of sales.

With Minecraft’s release on PC and mobile, many players who have been itching to play the game were finally able to scratch that itch.

"This newbie finally got the PC version, could a high skill player suggest which server I should play on?"

"To be honest the PC version is quite great. Although it doesn’t look as good as the VR version, it doesn’t lack in any other aspect at all. The best part is the complete crossplay support. Hooray!"

"The mobile version isn’t bad either. Being able to play anywhere is incredible!"

After trying out the PC version, I’ve decided that I would finally buy a VR gaming pod. I think that the VR version should be even more immersive."

"I finally understand why you guys call this game ‘Somebody else’s world’ after building a house for some time on PC. I’m destroying this matchbox that I build, nobody get in my way!"

—

On the other side of things, Minecraft’s international version also received great reviews.

Many players were confused, why would the company that made Warcraft and Diablo make a puzzle game?

But after trying it out, the players were stunned at how playable it was. The international version sold quite a few copies, and even had better reviews than Diablo.

Some of the international players also started reposting some of the more classic building guides and tutorials. The building game also gained the attention of some smaller communities, and some technology nerds started delving deeper and deeper into the unique charisma of the game.

—

Today, there were two special guests in the experience store.

Chen Mo was in the office working on what’s coming up next, but he got a phone call from the front desk on the first floor, where a pair of father and daughter wanted to see him.

Chen Mo went down to the first floor to find Nini.

Nini was incredibly happy to see Chen Mo, running towards him to pass the tablet to Chen Mo.

The father said, "Nini, why remember to thank uncle Chen Mo."

Nini said cutely, "Thanks uncle Chen Mo!"

Chen Mo corrected her, "It’s big brother Chen Mo! Remember that alright?"

Nini nodded, "I’ll remember it, uncle Chen Mo!"

Chen Mo was speechless.

The father also laughed at Nini’s actions, and said to Chen Mo, "I’d like to thank you again for last time."

Chen Mo waved his hand, "It was nothing. It’s my honour to have a player like Nini. Also, the experience store now has VR gaming pods, you can get Nini to try that out."

Nini cheered, "Papa, I want to play in the gaming pod!"

The father seemingly helpless, patted her on the head, "Alright, papa got it. I’ll bring you to the gaming pod alright?"

Chen Mo smiled, "Just take the elevator to the third floor. Nini, you can only play for an hour alright?"

Nini was already skipping and jumping towards the elevators, "Okay uncle Chen Mo!"

Chen Mo was speechless.

Nini was still waving excitedly at Chen Mo as the doors to the elevator slowly closed.

Seeing how happy Nini was, Chen Mo knew that it was a great idea to bring Minecraft to this world. At least to Nini, this game brought her a lot of joy.

Isn’t the point of making games to bring people happiness?

Chapter 261: The Stanley Parable and ICEY

-In the second floor of the new experience, at the holographic projection area.-

Qian Kun was playing Diablo with many people watching him play.

On the projectors, Qian Kun’s Barbarian was spinning around, surrounded by countless whirlwinds hitting the various monsters around him.

The game looked incredibly 3D with the help of the holographic projector. It created an incredibly satisfying viewing experience when combined with the satisfying combat and flashy visual effects.

The viewers were incredibly impressed.

"This holographic projector is quite fun. It does a good job for Warcraft and Diablo."

"Wouldn’t it be incredible if this replaced your monitor?"

"Don’t think it would work, the display would be too big and it would make it hard to control. It’d be difficult just to move your mouse around."

"At least it’ll look great."

"It’s also incredibly expensive. I think the smaller ones cost hundreds of thousands, and this large one costs over one million RMB. Who’d buy this just to play games on it? It’s more than enough to buy a few gaming pods with that money."

"Yeah, even if you have the money, you’d need the space for it too… A normal living room probably wouldn’t even fit such a large holographic projector, not to mention the property prices in the Imperial Capital…"

"Whatever, I’ll just enjoy it here."

Many of the regulars quickly found the new experience store since the move as they weren’t far apart to begin with, so many of the regulars came over too.

Other than the regulars, there were more and more new faces as Thunderbolt Gaming was more and more popular.

In the midst of their chat, Su Jinyu came along too.

"Qian Kun, the manager is asking you to join the meeting!"

Qian didn’t react at all.

Su Jinyu felt helpless and said under her breath, the soundproofing of these rooms are really something.

She walked in front of the soundproof rooms and knocked on the glass, gesturing for Qian Kun to come out.

Qian Kun then opened the door.

"Let’s go, the manager is calling us for a meeting."

"Alright, " Qian Kun quit the game and followed Su Jinyu to the fourth floor.

Everyone who needed to be there was already waiting in the meeting room.

Everyone was quite relaxed and were having their own fun as Minecraft’s PC, mobile and international versions were quite successful, and Chen Mo hadn’t announced the next plans yet.

Their confidence was also much higher because of Minecraft’s huge success.

Minecraft served as Thunderbolt Entertainment’s first step into VR, which happened to be incredibly successful. The game utilized their strengths and allowed them to play around their weaknesses. They managed to create a sandbox game that took a place in the heart of millions of players becoming a hot topic despite falling short of graphics, models, and scenes.

They were also eager to hear Chen Mo’s next plan.

He probably plans to continue deeper into the VR territory, perhaps make a large scale VR game?

An FPS, first person adventure game, or perhaps an MMORPG?

Everyone was waiting eagerly.

Chen Mo stood up seeing that everyone was there.

"Now that we are all here, let’s start.

"First, everybody probably knows that the PC and mobile versions of Minecraft had incredible success, the international version is doing quite well too. Minecraft was something that everybody worked extremely hard, so I’d like to thank everyone for that."

A loud round of applause followed.

Although a lot of it was an incredible effort from Chen Mo, it was all a team effort in its development, with a lot of blood sweat and tears over this project.

Everyone felt proud about Minecraft’s huge success.

Chen Mo continued, "Next, I’ll go over a few important points.

"First is about hiring. Our current team has expanded since last year. After working through key projects like Diablo and Minecraft, everybody lived up to my standards, especially the few main staff. Well done everyone.

"Next, we might develop games that are even more complicated, and we might even have to work faster. If you feel like you’re lacking some manpour, contact Lin Xiao and go through the interviews yourselves. I’ll get the final call once you’ve decided on someone. I’ll let you guys decide how many and who to hire, of course, I’ll get the final say in all this.

"I hope to never hear about a lack of help in future works, I only ask the games to be completed on time.

Chen Mo looked around to take in their reactions. Everybody seemed quite calm, evidently agreeing with the statement.

Chen Mo continued, "Next is our next plan.

"I can tell you guys now that I don’t plan on developing huge games in short term, meaning the next two months or so. This is because I have other things to work on and consider at this time, and I’d like to focus on that.

"Of course, even if we aren’t working on big games, we’ll be working on smaller ones. As to what games, we’ll go through that later.

"And during this time, everyone will focus on the development process. Goldfish, could you oversee the development process?"

Su Jinyu nodded, "Alright manager, no problem!"

Chen Mo continued, "There’s also a few minor things I’d like to mention related to our future. We don’t have many games thus far on the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform. Although they are all quite high quality, we can’t compare in numbers to the likes of Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform or Fantasy Gaming Platform.

"So we’ll spend the next little while on expanding the number of games Thunderbolt Gaming Platform has. The next two games we make have this point in mind.

"Of course, if anyone has better ideas, feel free to show me a design document. If the idea is decent, you could use the company’s resources to develop it and release it onto Thunderbolt Gaming Platform. And the profit split…

Chen Mo took a few moments, "Won’t be revealed for now, but it’ll certainly be more than the other platforms. A lot a lot more.

This caught the attention of many.

Su Jinyu, Qian Kun, and Zheng Hongxi had been working under Chen Mo for a few years now. Even if they weren’t that great at the start, they were now incredibly experienced after being influenced by Chen Mo.

Especially in terms of design ideas and concepts, which was much more developed than many indie designers.

They have quite a few decent ideas, but because of how busy they were with work, they didn’t have the time to realise them.

But upon hearing from Chen Mo that they could use the company’s resources, they were incredibly happy and eager to shoot their shots.

Chen Mo continued, "Alright, that’s about it, next we’ll talk about the two new games we will be working on.

"The Stanley Parable and ICEY."

Chapter 262: Gaming Platform Status

Chen Mo started going through the key points for The Stanley Parable and ICEY.

Both these games weren’t too difficult for the skill level the team was at. Moreover, these two games had really good reviews and were incredibly suitable to be used as filler.

The Stanley Parable is a classic meta game. The entire game is in first person, so all all that needed to be done was a few different endings and lines the player would experience. As long as the script was up to par, all that was left was creating the scenes in game.

And ICEY was a meta action game. The more complicated parts of the action aspect of the game included different moves and the designs of monsters. They were there to create an excellent combat experience, allowing players to kill monsters smoothly.

Moreover, the main selling point of ICEY was the story, and just like The Stanley Parable, it contained a lot of meta elements.

Both games were easy to develop and didn’t have a need for complicated scenes. Although there were many different branching stories, it wasn’t too difficult to make these games as long as the story was good.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, these two games gained immense popularity because they were meta games.

Meta games could be understood as a game about games. These show up often in TV series or novels, but games that utilize this are few and far between.

To put it simply, normally players would play from games for a bird eye view and the characters in game would never know the existence of the player. But in meta games, the fourth wall was constantly being broken, and the characters in the game would know the existence of the player and converse with them.

The main gist of it was, when you are playing the game watching the characters each and every movement as if you were some kind of higher being, but all of a sudden the character will turn around and look at you coldly saying, "Stop telling me what to do."

And when the fourth wall is broken to a certain extent, it will be considered a meta game.

Excellent meta games will make the players feel surprised, or even that they have been played.

—

These games didn’t have much content, and the gameplay was fairly straight forward, everybody more or less understood the intentions behind the game after a simple explanation from Chen Mo.

There weren’t many questions this time around. Although they were surprised at a game like this, but all in all, everybody felt that a design like this was quite interesting.

Moreover, sales didn’t matter so much as these were smaller games. Especially when Chen Mo had made successful games on mobile, PC, and VR, he had enough funds to try making games he wanted.

The two games will be developed in parallel. Qian Kun was responsible for ICEY, Su Jinyu overlooked The Stanley Parable, and Zheng Hongxi Xi dealt with the story of both games.

Chen Mo on the other hand had bigger fish to fry.

—

In his own office, Chen Mo leaned into his chair, thinking.

On his screen were various statistics related to the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had twelve games so far.

Mobile games included Flappybird, Plants vs Zombies, I Am MT, Thunderbolt Tabletop, Lifeline, Onmyoji, and Anipop.

PC games included Warcraft, Wulin Legend, Diablo, and Don’t Starve.

VR games included Minecraft.

And some of them were across multiple platforms.

Each and every game had different difficulties of development and different amounts of investment, but overall they were all successful games.

And players started getting the idea that Chen Mo’s game must be a high quality, something that only large overseas developers get.

All these games were oversaw by Chen Mo to ensure that they exceeded the quality of the originals in his previous life.

In reality, the number of games didn’t matter so much to the gaming platform. For example, Blizzard.net in his previous life only had six games, but it didn’t change the fact that it was one of the most successful gaming platforms in China.

The main point was still the quality of the game.

But the reason for Chen Mo making his own platform wasn’t just to have his own gaming platform like Blizzard.

He wanted Thunderbolt Gaming Platform to be a comprehensive distribution platform like Stanley.

And from some experience he had from his previous life, Chen Mo put a lot of emphasis on the importance of a video game distribution platform.

To developers, sure the quality of the game is incredibly important. As long as the games were good, their name would be well known, they wouldn’t have to worry about having no players or no money.

But the functions of a distribution platform greatly exceeds the players’ expectations. Many developers get down on all fours in front of video game distributions as they are forced to change many aspects of their finished game. There have even been cases of developers who buried their own game because they couldn’t find a good distributor.

And the power of the distributor’s game from its user base aka the players.

If a distributor had one million players, it could comfortably make money.

If a distributor had ten million players, even a garbage game could make money with promotion from the platform.

If a distributor had one hundred million players, it wouldn’t be far from monopolizing the entire video game industry.

Moreover, some of the games that gained immense popularity didn’t just depend on its quality, the power of the distributors shouldn’t be overlooked. In the videogame industry, whoever had the most players and built the biggest distributor, held the most power.

Chen Mo had been smooth sailing thus far, but he didn’t want to be restricted by any distribution platforms in the future.

Therefore Chen Mo decided to not depend on a single platform from the start. Even if he could lose players from this, he insisted on building his own platform, and even made games to expand the amount of players he had on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

At this point, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was similar to Blizzard.net in his previous life, just a platform that collects games coupled with basic functions, yet it still did well for itself.

Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had 5.4 active users in the long term, and around 1.7 million daily active users, a night and day difference from when he started.

Most of these active players came from Thunderbolt Tabletop, Onmyoji, and Anipop. Warcraft players have been stable, and Minecraft players are seen to continuously increase.

This meant that Thunderbolt Gaming Plants was already one of the most influential gaming platforms in China.

Other than the official app store, the biggest gaming platforms in China included Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform, Fantasy Gaming Platform, and Thunderbolt Gaming Platform (in order of largest to smallest), with Zen Entertainment following closely behind.

However, there was a difference between these four companies. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment focused on developing and its platform, Fantasy Gaming Platform basically only focused on its platform, and Zen Entertainment focused on developing games and largely ignored building their platform.

Chapter 263: A Tossed Stone Raises a Thousand Ripples

And now, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was at a crucial turning point as it was about to make its first move.

And what Chen Mo will do next will shock the entire video game industry.

—

Eighth of October.

It was the first day after national day, where most have yet to recover from their holiday mindset.

It was the afternoon, and many office workers were finishing up what they left behind from last week, haphazardly planning out this week’s work before heading to their lunch break to deal with their first day back from a break.

During their lunch break, many will pull out their phones to play a game and kill some time.

And at this moment, they received shocking news.

This spread like wildfire in the videogame industry the moment it was out.

Chen Mo released an important message on the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s front page..

From today onwards, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will become a comprehensive gaming platform as well as a social platform. The difference was that it allowed any other indie game developer to sell their games on the platform and promote the games for them. They will provide them with free resources and get a cut.

Of course, these games must have gone through the Game Committee’s review, and only then will they be able to release them on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

This meant that Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will no longer be just Chen Mo’s game, and will be similar to Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform or Fantasy Gaming platform, hosting games of other developers and use the resources of the platform to promote their games.

And there was even more shocking news to follow.

About the sales.

First, the developer can sell their games on other platforms after hosting their gaming on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, but the game cannot charge money bypassing Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

Second, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will give developers pricing and marketing strategy suggestions, but the developer has the final say.

Third, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will only take a ten to thirty percent of the gross revenue of the games, and everything else goes back to the developer. This will be decided by the quality of the game. If the game is of good quality, there will be a one to nine slight (one for platform, nine for developer).

The first two were nothing special as most other platforms had the same.

Although there are some exclusive games overseas, in general, in China, most games were across multiple platforms, especially on PC and mobile.

Different gaming platforms had different marketing strategies. Emperor Gaming Platform and Fantasy Game Platform will push for their own strategy when faced with designers that didn’t have much power, and sometimes abuse the game to gain the maximum amount of profit.

This meant that Chen Mo would provide guidance, but absolutely wouldn’t interfere with their decision.

The most shocking one was the third point, especially the mention of a one to nine split.

The official app store had a two to eight split, twenty percent of the profits taken by the Game Committee for operations costs. This was already an incredibly low number.

The other distributors usually did a fifty fifty split. Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform for example, only the great games got a fifty fifty split. Works from newer designers that didn’t seem incredible might only get ten to twenty percent of the revenue if they posted it onto Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform, with the platform taking eighty percent of it.

To the developer however, because of how many players Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform had, the revenue still looked great with eighty percent of it taken away.

Therefore, distributors still held great power in the videogame industry. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s development was comparable to Zen Entertainment’s, yet they were able to keep Zen Entertainment under control, all due to Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform.

And Chen Mo’s profit splitting strategy was straight up breaking the unspoken rule of the gaming industry.

According to Chen Mo’s strategy, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform would only take thirty percent of the profit of games. if the game was a better performing one, this could be reduced to ten percent.

This was extremely attractive to some of the newer developers.

As Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was one of the three largest video game platforms in China with a huge player base, there was no questioning its promoting abilities.

And the ultra-low cut that the platform takes could increase the profits of the developers by multiple times, much better than Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform.

(Of course, the official app store also takes a tiny cut. But because of the large number of games and the restrictive promoting strategies, new games must start from nothing, so the promotion wouldn’t be as good.)

—

A tossed stone raises a thousand ripples[1].

This was a hot topic among players, designers and large distributors alike.

-In a designer circle-

"Have you heard that Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt Gaming Platform is about to be opened to the public, so you can upload your games onto his platform1"

"I’ve heard about it, and they take a tiny cut too, thirty percent at the highest!"

"This is absolutely good news! I plan to post my new game onto the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform to test the waters."

"Beware of scams."

"That wouldn’t happen. Thunderbolt Gaming Platform is the third largest platform in China. And Chen Mo said that there wasn’t any exclusive rights, no direct interference with promoting and pricing strategies, and takes a thirty percent cut at most. He already posted this onto the front page of the platform with countless witnesses, how could he take that back?"

"Yeah, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had been doing so well these few years. It’s an incredibly influential platform in China now."

"It really is a good opportunity. Sad indie developers like us could finally make a buck or two."

"But what is Chen Mo thinking? Setting aside the ability for him to make money from such a low cut, isn’t he plainly attacking Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform and Fantasy Gaming Platform?"

"Yeah, isn’t it in the unwritten rules that it should at least be a fifty percent cut? Chen Mo reduced that all the way to thirty percent, isn’t he trying to start something?"

"Chen Mo is going to end up on the bad side of many this time."

"Yeah, although he had never been too friendly with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment in the past, he’s a videogame designer and a developer after all. But now he used his identity as a distributor and did that, he’s stopping the others from making money!"

"I think Chen Mo has quite the ambition. Perhaps he plans to turn Thunderbolt Gaming Platform into the largest gaming distributor. This is just a battle of pricing!"

TL note: [1] It’s a Chinese idiom

Chapter 264: Retaliation From Distributors

"Price war?"

"Yeah, he’s trying to out compete them using a low price. Just like the App wars with free apps. First they spend money to get all designers, games and players over then raising the price, harvesting the fruits of their labour after they take up a huge chunk of the market."

"Tsk… Is Chen Mo really planning to do that?"

"I don’t know what he’s planning, but I think that is highly likely. Think about what kind of person Chen Mo is. He’s not a charity. Why would he take twenty to thirty percent when he can take fifty?"

"That’s true. He’d lose so much money based on how many users Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had."

"Well, there’s quite a lot to take in then."

"Isn’t this a perfect example that the seller knows better than the buyers? There’ no way Chen Mo made a mistake here being as smart as he is."

"Yeah, why would he go through the trouble of killing off all the distribution platforms in China if it weren’t for his personal gains?"

"Geez, whatever. I don’t care what he thinks. But in the short term, this will be a great plus to us video game designers. If the distributors are going to fight the price war, us designers will surely benefit from it."

"That’s true. It’s a war among gods, us peasants will just have to stand back and watch."

—

Emperor Dynasty Entertainment HQ.

Xu Xiaojun was reporting to Lin Chaoxu about some important statistics related to Thunderbolt Gaming Platform as well as a few high priority reports regarding Chen Mo’s announcement.

Lin Chaoxu didn’t do too good as he was visibly upset, yet managed to control his temper and was thinking in silence.

After some time, Lin Chaoxu finally said, "What do you think Chen Mo is trying to do?"

Xu Xiaojun replied in a few moments, "I think Chen Mo’s intentions are clear, the same as when he made Thunderbolt Tabletop, trying to gain players through a more competitive price and expand Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s influence to beat down on the other platforms."

Lin Chaoxu nodded and muttered, "This kid sure is stubborn."

Xu Xiaojun added, "Brave too."

Lin Chaoxuo seemed to have something in mind, "That’s one thing that separates him from other designers, he always looked out for the long term. He knows the difference between a short term gain and a long term day clear as day, and always managed to suppress temptations in front of his eyes.

"How much would he lose with the three to seven split based on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s current performance? It’s amazing for someone as young as he is to let so much money go."

Xu Xiaojun asked, "What do you mean, Mr Lin?"

Lin Chaoxu sat in silence for a few seconds before replying, "First, we’ll need to try and hold onto the indie developers on our platform, and cut down on our split or have exclusive contracts as a last resort. Basically, don’t let go of too many of the other designers.

"Then we’ll need to do some things on public opinion. You should know what to do by now, I’ll leave you to it.

"If these plans fail… There’s nothing else to do but let in and fight the price war. We don’t have to be too quick on that either as Ding Xing at Fantasy Gaming Platform is probably more worried than we are, they probably won’t sit and do nothing."

Xu Xiaojun nodded, "Alright Mr Lin, I’ll do as you ordered."

"The other distributors will probably make their moves soon."

—

When Chen Mo announced that Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will allow any video game designer to post their games, many other distribution platforms quickly started their retaliations.

First was to sign an exclusive agreement with many of these indie developers.

Many of the designers were considering if they should post their game onto Thunderbolt Gaming Platform. On the other hand, the distributors that they have been working with were working towards a better price and exclusivity agreements.

For example, promising a higher share of the profits (an unprecedented four to six split, with developers getting sixty percent), while promising promotional spots and advertising strategies.

These words were also extremely alluring.

"Thunderbolt Gaming Platform is a new platform, they are surely weaker in terms of promotion, so what if they offer higher cuts? If the game isn’t promoted sufficiently, you wouldn’t be making money either way. Take a look at the official app store. They only take twenty percent, but how much money does your game make on there?

"We’ve already worked together for so long and know each other in and out. We’ve been in the business for so long, so there’s a certain amount of guarantee there.

"Moreover, how many developers would want to post their games onto their platform the second the news came out? Thunderbolt Gaming Platform only has so many promotional spots, and with that many games at once, the competition would surely be fierce!

"Think about it, well you get an advantage based on the quality of your game? If you can’t, why bother?

"It’s true that we are impacted by this, that’s why we decided on an exclusive agreement. A four-six split, with you getting six. This is unprecedented! Moreover, we’ll arrange a bunch of services. Not only will you get various promotional splots, you’ll even get resources for advertising. We’ll guarantee that your game gets the attention it deserves.

"Of course, once you sign the exclusivity agreement, you won’t be able to post your game onto Thunderbolt Gaming Platform. But just as I said before, think about it, there’s no good coming out of their side!"

The intentions of the distributors were clear. They were trying their best to retain these indie developers and rope them in.

This was to prevent a large scale move of developers to the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform. Once the move starts, it’ll be near impossible to stop.

Moreover, attacks against Chen Mo and Thunderbolt Gaming Platform also started appearing.

There was a paragraph on a Q&A section that got over ten thousand likes and were being reprinted by various media.

"Exposing Thunderbolt Gaming Platform: Is Chen Mo really starting a charity?"

One of the paragraphs was as so.

"Do you really think that Thunderbolt Gaming Platform undercutting the entire industry is a good thing for the development of the videogame industry?

"This was similar to some app wars. Some software advertised themselves as free to outcompete the other serious companies.

"And when they got their hold on the market share, these software companies finally bare their fangs. Although they were still free, they added various plug-ins in their software to steal the data of their customers, among other nasty things.

"There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Whatever benefits the designers enjoy now will be paid back with interest.

"And when that day comes, the companies that didn’t want to comply would go bankrupt, and the surviving ones would all look the same. And there’s so saving it then!

"Please open your eyes, don’t get blinded by short term benefits!"

Chapter 265: I’ll Give You Twenty-Four Hours

There were many similar discussions. The internet was all riled up out of nowhere, and ‘Chen Mo’s Price War’ became a trending topic.

Various defamatory pieces started appearing, and all of them had the same talking points.

They compared Chen Mo’s lower priced platforms to the free apps in the app war, with one key argument: Chen Mo did this to break the rules of the game, attracting developers with short term benefits to gain an advantage over other distributors before forming a monopoly to gain even more benefits.

At the same time, many discussions defaming Chen Mo also started appearing.

"Chen Mo opened a can of worms when the invented pay to win games like I Am MT and Onmyoji, and you still think he’s the good guy? Are you kidding me by saying he doesn’t love money?"

"In terms of making money, he’s better than any other large companies. He’s only been in the industry for a few years and has billions in net worth. Who else can you compare him to?"

"Don’t buy into his lies. It’ll be difficult to restore the ecosystem once it’s destroyed! Boycott Thunderbolt Gaming Platform!"

"Yeah, Boycott Thunderbolt Gaming Platform!"

A lot of them were paid haters, but there were innocent bystanders that were mistaken among them too.

Some of them were pretending with ulterior motives, and there were some who weren’t pretending as they were used.

Soon, a huge verbal war across the internet started as Thunderbolt Entertainment’s players and Chen Mo’s fans retailated.

"Heh, you guys are brainwashed quite easily huh. How many other companies copied I Am MT? Just think about it! Moreover, Chen Mo had made quite a few nice, non pay to win games. Bunch of blind dogs!"

"This perfectly describes the saying: a knave thinks of others in terms of his own desires!"

"You guys must be pretending, this is completely different from the app wars alright? Aren’t the distributors you guys are supporting bullying and abusing new developers for money? Emperor Dynasty and Fantasy sometimes take eighty to ninety percent of the profit. You guys are now whining now that your source of income is disrupted?"

"Support Chen Mo!"

Of course Chen Mo’s fans couldn’t take the defamatory comments of the haters. Obviously it is a good thing that Chen Mo opened up his platform, using it to help out some designers who don’t make much money by promoting their games.

The intentions of the attackers were clear too; they were trying to create a bad public opinion to protect their interests.

Once Thunderbolt Gaming Platform gains momentum, the other distributors would surely be affected, and the days of making big banks would surely be over.

This became a trending topic for quite some time as both sides constantly attacked one another.

—

Inevitably, Chen Mo’s Weibo became the main battleground for the arguments.

There was to guarantee that the words of the haters on other forums and sites would be seen by Chen Mo, so there was no point.

This wasn’t the case on Weibo as Chen Mo was quite active there, making posts before every game release. Although he almost never replies to comments and private messages, many thought that he most certainly would see them.

In a short few days, there were many Weibo posts about this matter as everybody got all riled up. This also affected people who didn’t care, every time they went on Weibo, they would see two people going at each other’s throats.

And on the fifth day of Chen Mo’s silence, the attackers went even further. The tags, private messages and comments went from bad publicity to personal attacks, even going as far as spreading rumours with fake accounts.

"Heh, is Chen Mo really going to stay silent? How come he’s not saying anything? Isn’t he usually active? Nothing to say this time?"

"Guilty as charged then. He doesn’t know what to say in retaliation."

"You could just come out and pretend to be a good guy. Just say: ‘The platform is not for money, but for the benefit of all designers’. Look, I’ve even thought of the line for you."

"Heh, these garbage designers that make garbage games only have so many tricks up their sleeves. Disgusting!"

Chen Mo’s fans were trying their best to defend Chen Mo, but since their opponents were well organised, taking the offensive at all fronts. There wasn’t much they could do other than fighting back with anger.

As each and every of Chen Mo’s moves could be used as ammunition. Many of these attackers were under the cover as ‘players’ and would never reveal the mastermind behind them.

Many thought that there was most certainly a distributor behind all these attackers, but there was no way for them to find out where it game from.

The war entered a stalemate.

Many communities were discussing this matter.

"What does the actions of Chen Mo mean? Silence is golden?"

"That’s not right. In theory, if he does plan to fight the price war, he could totally dress himself as the good guy. If his points are good, he should be the guy on the moral high ground right?"

"That’s weird, could it be that Chen Mo is extremely calm and doesn’t get their logic clouded by emotions?"

"He’s extremely calm? I think that was the best joke in history. Just ask Shi Huazhe and Qiu Bin and see if they agree. Have you guys forgotten how hot headed he was when he entered the industry? Is it because he hasn’t had any heat on him for a long time?"

"Chen Mo isn’t someone to back down. He challenged Emperor Dynasty Entertainment when he was still a C-grade videogame designer. You think these guys are enough to scare Chen Mo? I think he’s just waiting for cooldowns to get fit of everyone in one fell swoop"

—

Indeed, Chen Mo no longer kept his silence on the evening of the fifth day.

Chen Mo sent out a Weibo at 8pm that night.

"There have been quite a few attackers in the last few days. I wasn’t going to care since I’ve been so busy, but seeing how hardworking and enthusiastic you guys have been, let’s have a chat. I’ll give you twenty-four hours to say whatever you want to say. How much money you attackers can earn will all depend on the next twenty-four hours. Please bring your performance!"

This gave the bystanders who were drowsy from dinner a jolt.

What does this mean?

"Let’s have a chat?"

Does that mean Chen Mo is about to participate in the war himself?

Of course, Chen Mo wasn’t someone who would bow down to others. The attacks are right at his door, how could he stay completely silent? That doesn’t make sense!

The attackers also got excited. The main event finally showed up after all their efforts in the past few days!

Chapter 266: Flame War

Soon, a flame war began on Weibo.

ZzzzOO: "@ Chen Mo, you’ve finally shown yourself? Must be great hiding in your shell the last few days huh? I’ve @ you for a few days now, took you long enough!"

After sending the Weibo, this attacker with the username ZzzzOO did as they did before, thinking of a reply while waiting for Chen Mo’s reply.

It didn’t take long for Chen Mo to send out his response.

"After all, my job is making games, and your job is to attack others on Weibo.

ZzzzOO choked on his spit, my goodness, Chen Mo replied so quickly! Not only did he retaliate, he even suggested that he was paid by someone to attack him!

Although they couldn’t think of anything quick, seeing that Chen Mo replied to one of the attacks triggered the other attackers to hop on.

"Haha, Chen Mo finally accepts the battle!"

"I knew that he couldn’t hold it in. Quick, get everyone in here, we’ll fight this to the end!"

"Remember everyone, we all have our jobs. Don’t just do personal attacks, we must combine that with dirt, and his private matters!"

"My turn!"

Soon, the haters came from all over the place to join in.

TaMo: "Hehe, you have no idea what’s about to hit you. Just you wait. Remember to have your phone by your side and have the emergency number on speedial."

Chen Mo quickly replied.

"I heard inbred kids like using empty words to threaten others, mainly to ease their stress for being alive."

This TaMo user was so mad that his head was about to explode, inbred? Isn’t Chen Mo a decent person? Why does he go for low blows like that?

The bystanders were enjoying the show, commenting under Chen Mo’s reply, "Haha, that threat was just like telling a kid to go straight home after school. You think Chen Mo is afraid of you? One punch from everyone in the experience store would be more than able to crush you!"

The haters were now mad.

Attacking others is what we do. No matter huge stars or influencers, we’ve attacked anyone who had the slightest bit of internet fame! You think a simple videogame designer would be able to beat us?

Get him! For our honour!

MellO: "Not doing your job properly as a videogame designer. No wonder you’re here counting your Weibo followers while other companies are counting bills."

Chen Mo: "And you can only count your IQ using your ten fingers."

InOutCode: "My goodness, isn’t it just someone who makes games? I thought it was some kind of huge star or entrepreneur, why is he so good at this?"

Chen Mo: "Have you trolls not done your homework? Whatever, I’ll do it for you. I’m Chen Mo. So far I’ve released the most profitable mobile game with nearly four hundred million RMB made in its first month. I’ve also made Warcraft, the most popular RTS on Earth. Thunderbolt Gaming Platform is the third largest video game platform in China, with fifty million long-term users. Of course, I’m also good at making casual games, Chinese style games, sandbox games, puzzle games… Could any of you trolls explain what these numbers mean?"

This got the stamp of approval from many of the onlookers.

"MY goodness, Chen Mo’s ego is through the roof, but I like this!"

"They asked if he was some kind of star or entrepreneur? How many entrepreneurs out there have higher net worth than Chen Mo? I don’t think there has been anyone of Chen Mo’s age who started from nothing to reach his level!"

"Hahaha, the trolls are so unprofessional. How could you not have heard of Chen Mo if you paid the slightest bit of attention to the video gaming industry?"

"They even managed to ask stupid questions like that. They are just embarrassing themselves, back off while you can!"

The attackers were really mad. Who hired that guy? He was terrible and unprofessional, even embarrassed us!

Get a professional here!

OrangeSauce: "Isn’t the whole point of fighting the price war for money? Why else would you do something charitable like that? You say one thing but you do other, I’ve seen many just like you!"

Chen Mo replied, "Only willing to act for profit is the old man’s instinct, but now it has become a norm of behavior for young people. Geez, do you guys not see anything other than money?"

OrangeSauce replied, "Are you saying that what you’re doing is purely for the benefit of the public? Let me ask you this, aren’t you losing money to promote your platform maliciously?"

"Some platforms take advantage of the new designers who don’t have any bargaining power and take seventy to eight percent of their revenues. You know deep down that the services they provide aren’t worth the money they are being paid. The garbage promotion that they provide, they’d still be overpaid if they took thirty percent. I’m not maliciously lowering the price, I’m just returning the price to where it should be."

OrangeSauce: "Are you saying that the cut the other platforms take are bloated?"

Chen Mo: "You can decide for yourself if that is bloated. I’m not going to bother with trolls like you, all the industry professionals certainly understand this fact."

SSAW: "I think there’s something wrong with your head. You’re a well regarded videogame designer and yet you’re here arguing with the fans. You’ll never gain my support!"

Chen Mo: "If I really do have fans like you, I’ll try everything to get rid of them. I’m really curious as to how you’re fertilizing yourself to grow into something so beautiful?"

SSAW: "You! You’re petty!"

Chen Mo: "I’m sorry but I am who I am. If I knew I would make someone so bad that they have to be admitted to the hospital, let the others know that they shouldn’t bother."

They stopped replying.

Chen Mo looked around and didn’t find anything else that was worth replying to, then sent out another Weibo.

"Quickly, I thought there were quite a few of you, why are you guys taking so long? Where’s the professionalism?"

The trolls were utterly bad upon seeing this post, he’s even provoking us!

We’ll keep going at it, he’ll learn that this is what happens!

—

After a full twenty-four hours.

The attackers gave it their all. Some were commenting brainlessly, some tried to spill dirt, some sounded smart but didn’t give out any meaningful arguments, some were pretending to be for Chen Mo but were against him…

But Chen Mo managed to chase off all of them. Something they spent half an hour thinking would get a retaliation from Chen Mo in less than two minutes, and end up completely speechless!

From 8pm the first day to 8pm the next.

Chen Mo looked around and found that they didn’t have anything new to say. Some of their comments weren’t even coherent and seemed like they were confused.

Some of them went back to old topics from yesterday, probably just waking up to take their shift and haven’t caught up with yesterday’s arguments.

Chen Mo disappointingly shook his head. He still had quite a bit in him, but the attackers seemed out of gas.

"Not a single worthy one."

Chen Mo seemed quite disappointed.

Chapter 267: The Tides Turn

Seeing as the trolls’ ability to retaliate was basically gone, Chen Mo planned to go to sleep.

Chen Mo released one last Weibo.

"You guys are too weak. We’ll leave it here for now. I hope you guys will hone your craft and work on your professionalism so you guys won’t lose so badly when you encounter someone like me next time.

"Alright, I’m in quite a good mood after this chat, so I’ll go over some questions seriously.

"When I announced that Thunderbolt Gaming Platform would be taking a lower cut, many thought that it was completely malicious and even brought out app wars from the past. All you’re saying is that I’m a dragon warrior, and would eventually grow scales and a tail to become the new evil dragon.

"I can tell you right here and now, I don’t have any plans to become the new evil dragon, nor am I interested in all the treasures you guys have gathered for so long. I just want to slay dragons, it is as simple as that.

"As to if I’ll be hated, forgotten or cast aside by the villagers after slaying the dragon, it doesn’t matter.

"I don’t care about these extremely rich distributions, but what is important to me is them without you.

"I’d like everyone here to be my witness: I promise that Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will never influence designers or their design or their marketing strategy, and we’ll never take more than thirty percent.

"The worry you guys have of Thunderbolt Gaming Platform beating other platforms with a lower price then becoming the new tyrant will never happen.

"Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will focus on promoting players more, better games. I’m here to make a platform, not to make money.

"To the distributors out there who are deathly afraid, you guys don’t need to be doubtful anymore. I’m not here to start a price war, nor do I want to monopolise the distribution channels. What I want to do is simple, I want you guys who are used to taking advantage of designers to have a taste of your own medicine.

"I’d like to announce that the days where distribution is king is now over!"

—

The twenty four hour flame war got the topic incredibly popular and even became the top trending search on Weibo, and Chen Mo’s final Weibo drew even more attention to the matter.

The distributors only had one thing in mind after seeing Chen Mo’s Weibo post.

Chen Mo’s crazy!

He’s not here to stir things up, he’s being serious!

Soon, the twenty-four hour flame war and the contents of the final Weibo was all over the internet. Everyone was discussing the matter, no matter the average gamer or industry professionals.

"Have you seen Weibo yesterday? Chen Mo finally showed himself and fought against the trolls for twenty-four hours, and he managed to push them back!"

"Really? You can push trolls back?"

"My goodness you missed it? Chen Mo is vicious. He’d get them completely speechless in one line, with many incredible quotes created in the process! You can still see them on Weibo, just go take a look."

"Really? I want to see how Chen Mo attacks others to be able to push back trolls. Chen Mo’s incredible!"

"Hahaha, Chen Mo even expressed his disappointment at the professionalism and performance of the trolls and hopes that they learn better techniques in the future, that’s incredible!"

"Chen Mo really is incredible. He stayed silent for a few days, I really thought he was just hoping that he could silently wait it out. But he somehow attacks them back!"

"Flame War?"

"Incredible! The final Weibo is crazy, shutting up all of the doubters with all their thoughts of a price war and decreasing the price before increasing it. Chen Mo straight up told us that it wasn’t going to happen!"

—

This Weibo post destroyed any of the arguments the trolls had.

Chen Mo’s classy announcement that Thunderbolt Gaming Platform will always stay true to their principles and will take thirty percent at most managed to shut all the trolls up and cut off a way of making money.

No matter what Thunderbolt Gaming Platform would look like in the future, Chen Mo could never think of increasing the cut the platform takes. If it goes above thirty percent, he’ll surely get attacked by many of the witnesses.

This was what caused the distributors such a huge headache. They finally understood that Chen Mo wasn’t doing this for money.

It seemed like Chen Mo set aside all these desires and decided to turn Thunderbolt Gaming Platform into an ethical distribution platform, giving up a potentially incredible way of making money. No attacks will work on someone like him.

Although there were still attacks against Chen Mo, the war was now on Chen Mo’s side.

—

Although it was incredibly chaotic on the internet, Chen Mo’s experience store looked like nothing of the sorts was happening.

Chen Mo left his break room after cleaning himself, stretching his arms.

He was quite tired after going in a flame war against all the trolls, going to bed to regain some strength.

It was now 11am and time for lunch.

As he was thinking about which restaurant to order takeout from, he received a call.

It was from Lin Mao.

Chen Mo had remained in contact with Lin Mao, but because of everything that had been going on with moving experience stores, the new games, as well as the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, they hadn’t met in two or three months.

Lin Mao said, Chen Mo, Zhao Zihao came back to China a few days ago, let’s try and grab a meal together. I also want to ask some questions about your gaming platform.

Chen Mo seemed to have the same idea, "Sure, you guys can come to me. I’ll send you the address of the restaurant, and we can head to the experience store afterwards."

As Chen Mo couldn’t be bothered to go too far, he decided to meet up at a nearby restaurant that cost around five hundred per person.

Zhao Zihao and Lin Mao arrived after half an hour.

"Chen Mo!"

Zhao Zihao was extremely happy to see Chen Mo as they hadn’t seen each other in two to three years.

Chen Mo happily walked towards him, "Not bad to head out of the country two three years at a time. Why didn’t you come back to visit once in a while? What have you been doing?"

Zhao Zihao waved his hand, "Geez, don’t mention it, it’s just running errands for the family. I’ve been back a few times during this time, but I’ve been so busy that I couldn’t make time to meet up with you guys."

"Alright, stop standing at the door, let’s eat while we chat, " ushered Lin Mao.

The three of them entered the restaurant, got a private room and ordered a few dishes.

Chen Mo asked Zhao Zihao, "How is it, are you still going overseas in the future?"

Zhao Zihao shook his head, "That should be done. But you’ve made quite a ruckus in the past few years. I’ve even heard of you while I was overseas. Incredible of you to sell Warcraft and Diablo overseas."

Chen Mo laughed, "You’ve been playing while you were overseas too?"

"Of course!" said Zhao Zihao, "Not just me, a few close friends were playing it too, we’d play some RPG maps together as well."

Chapter 268: PVP Map COG

Lin Mao asked, "Chen Mo, the stuff about your video game platform has been quite heated recently. I commend you for being so brave, you must’ve gotten on many people’s bad side."

Chen Mo laughed, "Getting on other’s bad side? ARe you talking about the distributors? I never liked them. Anyways, what do you mean ‘get on their bad side’? I don’t need to care what they think now, them being happy doesn’t affect me at all. In truth, they should be the ones trying to get on my good side."

Lin Mao laughed too, "Alright, alright, don’t get too full of yourself, but there’s nothing wrong with being proud. Here’s one for your cockyness!"

The three of them raised their glasses and had a drink.

Chen Mo filled up their glasses with more beer.

Lin Mao also grabbed a bottle of beer to fill up Chen Mo’s glass too, "To be honest, I’m curious as to why you’re making a video game platform too. Thunderbolt Gaming Platform is now the third largest gaming platform in China, there’s nothing stopping you from taking seventy to eight percent of the designers’ revenue and make bank. Why did you drop the rate to thirty percent?"

Chen Mo asked, "They don’t know, but you don’t know either?"

Lin Mao blinked his eyes, "You just don’t like them?"

Chen Mo laughed, "Yep, it’s just because I don’t like them."

Zhao Zihao had his thumb out, "Incredible."

Chen Mo explained, "In truth, the bigger distribution platforms overseas would take thirty percent on average, fifty percent at most. But the distributors in China? They abuse their power to take control over the designers who have no power over them, taking eighty to ninety percent of their revenue!

"Moreover, with their monopoly, they’ll recommend the players a bunch of garbage games just for money, it does nothing good for the players.

"This causes the players and designers to be in a tough spot, but there’s not much the designer could do other than bow down to them just to get a promotional spot so that more players would notice their game. They’d even get forced into changing the profit method of their games, messing up a decent game.

"Many designers who have integrity decide to release their games overseas, and overtime, there would be fewer and fewer creative games in China.

"That’s why I don’t like them, and many of the distributors who have power choose to follow their awful ways. But I choose to be different. Although I work on a distribution platform, I’m also a designer. If I don’t care about this, nobody else would, that’s why I have to make my stance.

"Many think that I’m starting a price war. That’s not the case. I have the money and the resources now, so I’m choosing to do the right thing, that is all."

Lin Mao nodded, "Alright. I’m completely impressed by what you said Chen Mo! Honestly I’m quite impressed by your bravery. You’re basically destroying their source of income."

Chen Mo laughed, "So what? Online stores destroyed the source of income of physical stores, so what? Things that shouldn’t survive will die off. It’s enough for me that I know I’m doing the right thing."

"Well said, " praised Lin Mao, "And right on cue, my new game is almost finished. I plan on giving you some support and releasing it onto your platform."

Chen Mo nodded, "Welcome! Don’t worry, I’ll promote your game the best I can. How far along is it?"

"It’s almost done, I should be good to release it in the next few days. Also, how many designers have contacted you?" asked Lin Mao.

Chen Mo replied after some thought, "So far there’s been a few dozen. Most are still choosing to observe as Thunderbolt Gaming Platform has never promoted games of other designers. Moreover, the various other distributions are putting them in an awkward spot, so it’s normal for them to be hesitant."

Lin Mao said, "Don’t worry, you can take it slow."

Lin Mao had made four games so far, releasing one a year. He’s also now a B-grade designer. Lin Mao had been doing well for himself, but looked unimpressive when compared to someone like Chen Mo.

The three of them continued chatting.

All of a sudden, Zhao Zihao thought of something and said to Chen Mo, "By the way, I found a decent RPG map in Warcraft that isn’t popular in China called COG, Clash of Gods. Have you tried it?"

Chen Mo was shocked, "That translates into… Fight among gods?"

Zhao Zihao nodded, "Yeah that’s it. It’s quite interesting and similar to the Chenghai3C map that you made. It also only has three lanes but arranged slightly differently. 5v5 as well."

Chen Mo furrowed his brows, "Huh, do you have a video?"

"Yeah, give me a second."

Zhao Zihao spent quite some time looking around on his phone, finding some gameplay of COG to show Chen MO.

This video was filmed using a phone so it looked quite terrible. The average joe would struggle to make sense of it, but Chen Mo clearly understood it.

It was a map made in the Warcraft World Editor. Similar to Chenghai3C, it had three lanes and already had something resembling a jungle and neutral creeps.

Ten players could each control a hero (according to the mod, they are called gods) to destroy the base of the enemy.

There wasn’t much that could be gathered from the video, but Chen Mo could tell what the map looked like from the minimap.

Chen Mo nodded, "Hmm, interesting."

"The map is quite popular overseas especially in Europe and America. It recently reached the top of PvP maps, " explained Zhao Zihao, "I quite like the map too, I think it’s more balanced than Chenghai3C and it’s easier to get into."

Chen Mo could check the statistics for Warcraft’s international version, but because he had been busy recently, he hadn’t bothered to constantly monitor it. If it wasn’t for Zhao Zihao mentioning it, he might’ve discovered that a week or two later.

Chen Mo asked, "Are there many western companies who plan to make it onto a standalone game?"

Zhao Zihao replied after some thought, "Uhh, I think the author is trying to find a company for it, but because his price is quite high, he hadn’t found a deal yet. Not sure what happened after that."

Chen Mo nodded, thankfully it was still within his expectations.

The author must understand the potential of a gamemode like this, but because COG is a fork off Warcraft, they need to make huge changes from the engine to the characters in order to profit off it. Obviously the author didn’t have the power to do that yet.

But the large western video game companies aren’t necessarily going to spend so much resources for a random map, so it’d be difficult for them to strike a deal in a short amount of time. COG was still quite a ways away from becoming a standalone game.

Chen Mo asked, "Would you be able to get in contact with the author?"

Zhao Zihao was shocked, "Uhh, probably, why?"

"I plan to have a chat with him."

Chapter 269: Gaming Platform Facelift

After their meal, Chen Mo brought Zhao Zihao and Lin Mao to visit his experience store.

Zhaoo Zihao was incredibly interested in the holographic projectors on the second floor. After watching others play a match or two of Warcraft, he decided to buy one at home.

Lin Mao on the other hand was more interested in Chen Mo’s office. Chen Mo showed him what he was working on and introduced the two games that were in development.

As the two of them know each other really well, Chen Mo didn’t need to hide things in front of his brothers.

Chen Mo also asked Zhao Yunting to give Lin Mao’s new game a better promotional spot.

Zhao Yunting was responsible for the operations of various games as well as overlooking Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

Chen Mo chatted with Lin Mao and Zhao Zihao for some more time. Before they left, Zhao Zihao managed to get the contact for the author for COG.

As the author for the map wasn’t a well known designer or anything, Zhao Zihao had to go through various different channels through a few friends from overseas to get the author’s email.

After sending off Lin Mao and Zhao Zihao, Chen Mo sent the author an email.

It was someone named Clive Raman. They were so low profile that Chen Mo couldn’t get anything other than either name.

But one thing’s for sure, he probably wasn’t working for any large videogame company nor has he made anything else noteworthy. COG was probably inspired from playing Chenghai3C.

Chen Mo wrote an email in english, introducing himself (Designer of Warcraft), expressed his interest in the map, and hopes that they could work something out.

He didn’t receive an immediate reply and that could’ve been from a time difference issue and they could still be asleep.

Clive Raman finally replied around 9pm.

Fortunately he didn’t think that the email was a fraud attempt.

"Nice to meet you Mr Silent."

"To be honest, I was surprised to receive an email from you. I’m not familiar with countries across the sea, and I never thought that the designer of Warcraft would notice the map I’ve designed. It’s an honour to meet you.

"Regarding a collaboration, I’m sorry but I’m afraid it cannot happen. I’ve already signed an agreement with another company (I can’t reveal anything at this point), and the higher ups plans to provide me with a lot of resources to develop COG. We are both happy with our sides of the agreement and I plan to sign the contract soon.

"Moreover, I don’t fancy the idea of working with someone overseas. This might be offensive, but I think people outside the country, especially the Chinese are sometimes quite nerdy (of course this is a neutral nerd with no derogatory meaning, and you’re obviously not included in that generalisation), I doubt if someone outside of the country could understand my design intentions well.

"Moreover, I have my own decisions and hope to have absolute power over the project. Not many can accept this. Therefore, I could only apologise regarding your proposal, and I won’t be changing my mind."

Chen Mo closed the email after reading through it.

THey were quite absolute about their decisions, so Chen Mo didn’t want to waste either of their time.

Chen Mo’s ‘collaboration’ was actually a hire attempt. He felt that their ideas were decent and wanted to add him to his team.

And the design process? He’d probably still overlook it himself.

But from the looks of the email, he can probably write that off.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t like their hinted underestimation of Chinese developers. Although it’s common to have prejudice against Chinese developers, Chen Mo still wasn’t taking it.

"Whatever, I’ll just pretend that never happened. My plans have been set regardless of the existence of this map.

Chen Mo closed his laptop and tried to forget about it.

—

After intense preparations, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform updated in all aspects..

This update introduced huge changes to the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

Chen Mo’s games were the official games and were still placed on the best spots and were constantly being updated.

In addition, they added a new feature: Game Library.

The game library was split into multiple sections, including a store, recommended page, account, wishlist, communities, and developer platforms.

Some of these were already there, while others were new additions.

Moreover, each of these modules had many features.

The store sorted games by categories, had different leaderboards, a ‘popular games among friends list’, and popular games. The players could search and download various games here.

The recommended page included editor picks, featured games, special offers, free this weekend, recommended by reviewers, best rated games, release soon, and many other recommended lists.

In account, players could check their personal details, messages from friends and achievements from games.

In wishlist, players could freely add games into their wishlist to purchase when they go on sale.

In the community tab, players could freely join different communities to discuss various games.

The developers area was provided for various developers, allowing them to manage the games they published onto the Thunderbolt Game Platform, such as new updates.

Chen Mo’s designs skills were incredibly good, and when combined with various successful works from his previous life as reference, Thunderbolt Gaming Platform felt incredibly complete, fulfilling the needs of the majority of players and developers.

At the same time, various games of other developers were also released on the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform store, totalling one hundred and three different games.

A majority of them are indie games that weren’t all that great, but there were some high quality ones among them.

Zhao Yunting picked a few decent games and gave them recommended spots.

They were incredibly lucky to be among the first games as they easily reached the front page of Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, the third largest platform in China.

Of course, this could be considered as a return on being an early supporter of Chen Mo.

Although most of them were indie games, there were many of them, more than enough to fill up the store to start off with.

Chen Mo knew that it wouldn’t take long before more designers would fall into the embrace of Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

Chapter 270: Wails of Distributors

Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s facelift gained plenty of attention from the players.

The matter gained plenty of attention since Chen Mo announced that he would use Thunderbolt Gaming Platform to promote the games of their designers.

But after a long argument among fans, a twenty four hour session against Chen Mo, and Chen Mo’s long Weibo post, the matter became an extremely hot topic.

Many players who didn’t play Chen Mo’s games downloaded Thunderbolt Gaming Platform just to check out what was happening.

Right now, hate towards Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had slowly died down as everybody got it out of their system. After Chen Mo announced his intentions in an incredibly classy way, there was not much else the trolls could do to attack him, and the tides were now in Chen Mo’s favour.

And Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s complete overhaul got the other distributors sweating.

If Thunderbolt Gaming Platform wasn’t successful, such as the games don’t sell well after posting them there with little to no attention, it would most certainly be good news for them.

But if Thunderbolt Gaming Platform did well? It would most certainly be bad news for them.

When that time comes, if the distributors wanted to continue operating, they would have to reduce their cut similar to Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, meaning their revenue would be reduced dramatically.

—

The players also had their eyes on the performance of Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.

"Thunderbolt Gaming Platform got an update today, you can download the games of other designers now!"

"Really? Let me check it out!"

"There are so few games. There’s only a hundred or so of them!"

"They just started after all, they are likely to add more in the future."

"The few recommended games are decent indie games. Seems like Chen Mo has a good eye."

"Coincidentally, there’s a game from a designer I quite fancy, I’ll buy it here as they take a smaller cut, meaning that the designer gets more money. It’s like a way I could support them."

"The new update is pretty good. I feel like it’s different from Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform and Fantasy Gaming Platform, but is still quite rich in features."

"Yeah, especially the promoted pages. There are so many different types of recommendations, even by category. They even recommend games based on what the players like. And there’s so many promotions too, providing free trials during weekends and special discounts!"

"Wishlist? Oh it’s like a shopping cart. I could wait till the games go on sale before buying. This feature is quite nice!"

"I really do feel an urge to shop all of a sudden."

"And the various features are really well done too. Other than statistics for games, there is a strategy tab, ratings and reviews… Seems much more feature rich than other platforms."

"Not bad! I’ve never really cared about Chinese indie games because the other platforms seem to always promote garbage games, so it’s really difficult for me to find a good indie game. Now I finally managed to find a few deceind games. I’ll buy them right now!"

"Yep, it appears that I have another game in my library!"

—

The players more or less managed to find a game that was to their liking on the Thunderbolt Gaming Platform, purchasing them.

Twenty-four hours after Thunderbolt Gaming Platform was updated, Zhao Yunting summarised the statistics of the first day into a report and submitted it to Chen Mo.

The best selling game on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform sold thirty-nine thousand copies. This was because the game was relatively cheap at one RMB. The most profitable game was a high quality puzzle game titled "Fly Into the Future". It sold twenty-two thousand copies, with two hundred and twenty-thousand RMB in revenue.

These two games were on better promotional spots, and were the reason they sold so well.

Moreover, because of how well reviewed the games were, they secured a 1:9 split, meaning that the profits the designers received were 24.5 thousand and 138 thousand RMB respectively.

The release of these statistics promptly caused an uproar among videogame designers!

The first day statistics proved that Thunderbolt Gaming Platform deserved its title as the third largest gaming platform in China, and its promotional powers were clear as day. The willingness of the players to purchase was very strong too.

At the same time, with Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s help, there were a lot of player ratings and discussions. The designers could gain a lot of feedback from the players and make changes to their game accordingly.

The designer of Fly Into the Future was very emotional and posted a thank you letter on the discussion forums.

If he maintains his momentum, he would certainly receive around three million net revenue at the end of the month, something he wouldn’t even dare to dream of previously.

He had tried releasing it onto other distribution platforms, but because they took seventy to eighty percent of his profits, he’d only receive pennies. And after tax as well as the cost of developing the game, there would be barely anything in his pocket for a tough year of work, barely able to stay afloat.

And Fly Into the Future was a good game, but the support from the platform also played a huge part in its success. Chen Mo giving ninety percent of the profits back to the designers were basically increasing their profits by four to five times!

And the financially unstable designers were all quite excited as they rushed to post their games onto Thunderbolt Gaming Platform to get the best promotional spot they could.

And the designers who signed exclusive agreements were deeply regretting it as they blame themselves for taking their bait instead of observing the situation for a little while longer.

The distributors were all quite dejected. Who knows how many happy CEOs were flipping tables in their beautiful office buildings.

—

In a week’s time, most large distribution platforms started adjusting the cuts they take from designers, from their 2:8 or 1:9 cut (with distributors taking the majority), to 4:6 or 3:7 (with designers taking the majority).

Larger platforms like Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform or Fantasy Gaming Platform could afford to be a bit more stubborn, whereas the smaller ones couldn’t help but make 2:8 (designers taking the bigger cut) the norm for designers. And with that, there were fewer and fewer games being released on their platform.

The smaller distributors were wailing in unison. Who knows how many were resenting Chen Mo’s existence.

There was now a future where the split between distributors and developers approached a 3:7 split. The days of distributors using players to abuse developers will soon be over.

Chapter 271: The Stanley Parable

There were more and more players visiting the experience store. The PC area in the first floor would reach ninety percent capacity during the weekends with ten or so PCs left unused.

The mobile and VR experience areas weren’t as packed, but were still around fifty percent capacity.

There were usually many players gathered around the holographic projection area as well. But just like with anything, the players would eventually get used to it.

-In the first floor of the experience store-

As it was a Thursday, there weren’t too many people in the experience store.

Chen Mo was on a sofa with a drink in one hand looking through the books that recently arrived.

There were two massive bookshelves on the sides of the halls filled with many gaming related books. Of course, a lot of them were novels, comics, or gaming albums. There were also some related to gaming design, but those were rarely touched.

"Manager, " a man in his late twenties in a suit swiped his ID at the front desk, greeting Chen Mo while he was doing that.

Chen Mo nodded in acknowledgement, "Isn’t it a Thursday? No work?"

They nodded, "Yeah, I took the day off."

That was Zhao Lei, a regular at the experience store. They moved up north to find work and were currently working in a metals company. It was a high paying job and high stress to go with it.

Unlike other players, he didn’t visit the experience store to play games. He’d usually sit around in the main hall and chat with the others.

Zhao Lei didn’t have a big social circle, and mostly dealt with work related stuff in his work circle. But in the experience store, he found comfort.

Therefore, Zhao Lei frequented the experience store during the weekends. Overtime he familiarised himself with Chen Mo, Su Jinyu, and other regulars of the experience store.

Zhao Lei sat on the sofa next to him, ordered a cup of ice coffee and grabbed a comic book from the shelves.

Chen Mo looked at Zhao Lei’s tired face and asked, "What’s wrong, had a lot of stress lately?"

Zhao Lei nodded, "Yep. I don’t even know why, but I’ve been encountering idiots during work. I’ve had to entertain my clients quite a bit. I’ve had four of those drinking sessions last week, I’ve had to work overtime this weekend as well. I’ve decided I had enough for today so I took a day off."

Chen Mo said sympathetically, "Yeah, take care of yourself. Do a health checkup when you can."

Zhao Lei laughed, and said half jokingly, "Checkup? I’m afraid of finding out some serious disease that I can’t afford to fix."

"Don’t be, health comes first."

Zhao Lei nodded, "Yeah, I understand.

"Oh by the way manager, you haven’t released a new game in some time, is it because of the gaming platform?"

"That’s part of it, but then again, Minecraft has been out for less than two months. New games aren’t produced that quickly, you should enjoy the fruits of your labour anyways."

"Oh, it’s only been two months? Geez, I’ve been losing track of time, it felt like it’s almost been half a year."

Chen Mo laughed, "You’ve been too stressed, you should take it easy from time to time. If you stay highly stressed all the time like this, you’re bound to burn out eventually."

"I don’t have any good way to destress. I don’t have many friends, nor do I have any hobbies. It feels like there’s not much I can do outside of working to provide for the family. I’d come over here to set around and relax a little."

Chen Mo replied after some thought, "Actually, I have a game in the works that might suit you. Do you want to try it?"

Zhao Lei was surprised, "New game? Didn’t you say you haven’t had the time?"

Chen Mo stood up, "Aren’t you familiar with my work efficiency? Still in development means the game hasn’t been released but is already playable. Follow me."

Zhao Lei quickly got on his feet and followed Chen Mo to the PC area of the experience store.

Zhao Lei sat down at a computer while Chen Mo got onto the management terminal and downloaded the game that was recently completed onto that computer.

"The Stanley Parable?"

Chen Mo nodded, "Yes."

Zhao Lei was a bit confused, "You said this game suited me? What kind of game is this, a puzzle game?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "You’ll understand once you play it.

Zhao Lei doubtfully clicked on the icon to start the game.

There wasn’t a cool loading screen nor was there an epic cinematic. The game started right away.

The title of the game, The Stanley Parable was on the top left of the screen , the bottom left had eht options Start Game, Options, credits, and quit. The UI was abnormally simplistic.

However, Zhao Lei quickly noticed that something was out of place.

There was an office desk that had a phone and a computer on the screen. There was a filing cabinet on the left with a decorative painting on the wall, like something most companies would have. A meaningless, boring picture.

The strange thing was that the computer screen in the game looked identical to what he was seeing in the game. It also had the title of the game, options as well as a tiny cursor.

It felt like a picture in a picture. Everything the player did would be replicated on the computer in the game.

Zhao Lei clicked on Start Game, and the same thing happened to the computer in the game.

Zhao Lei was a bit weirded out but he didn’t think much of it. It was probably something odd Chen Mo included, an easter egg of sorts.

The loading screen was completely black, except for a line of english words in grey at the bottom: "THE END IS NEVER THE END IS NEVER THE END…"

It looped infinitely, starting from the left and ended on the right of the screen. If it was broken down into a complete sentence, it probably wrote "THE END IS NEVER THE END" probably meaning the game never ends.

But they stitched the "THE END" from the start and end together to form a never ending loop.

This made Zhao Lei even more confused, What kind of game is this?

The game finally started as he was filled with thoughts and questions.

Before anything appeared on the screen, Zhao Lei could hear a conversation going on.

It was a deep male voice who spoke concisely, of moderate speed, and good rhythm. It was hard to interpret any sort of emotion from his speech as though he was narrating an exceedingly normal story.

"This is the story of a man named "Stanley"."

"Stanley worked for a company in a big building where he was Employee #427."

There was a light soft background music, and the graphics started showing up. The camera went through a hallway into room number 427. In the room was a man sitting away from the camera, at a desk that looked like the one from the starting screen, including the computer, the phone, and the filing cabinet.

Orders came to him through a monitor on his desk telling him what buttons to push, how long to push them, and in what order

The camera switched to a top down view of the monitor, showing a close up of the character’s movements.

Stanley started at the screen pressing on buttons on the keyboard with his right hand. His head bobbed like a buoy in the sea as he look up and down.

Chapter 272: Game with no Difficulty

"This is what Employee #427 did every day of every month of every year, and although others may have considered it soul rending, Stanley relished every moment that the orders came in, as though he had been made exactly for this job.

"And Stanley was happy.

"The camera panned away before fading black, and this time the title of the game appeared on the screen.

"And then one day, something very peculiar happened."

Something that would forever change Stanley; something he would never quite forget.

The game faded back in, showing Stanley who was still in front of the computer, but this time he wasn’t moving.

"He had been at his desk for nearly an hour when he had realized not one single order had arrived on the monitor for him to follow.

"No one had shown up to give him instructions, call a meeting, or even say ‘hi’. Never in all his years at the company had this happened, this complete isolation.

The camera showed the other seats in the office which all happened to be empty.

Something was very clearly wrong.

Shocked, frozen solid, Stanley found himself unable to move for the longest time.

But as he came to his wits and regained his senses, he got up from his desk and stepped out of his office."

As the narration finished, the camera panned away from the screen. Zhao Lei then realised he could control Stanley and start the game.

"What a weird start to the game."

Zhao Lei was really confused, but he understood why Chen Mo said the game suited him. He was just like Stanley, someone who couldn’t escape work. On the surface he was incredibly happy and satisfied, but underneath that was someone incredibly sad and depressed.

Stanley’s job of pressing buttons on the keyboards following the instructions of the monitor, there was virtually no difference compared to a machine. But Zhao Lei couldn’t help but associate that with his job. Sure it was more complicated, but was he that much different from Stanley pressing on the keyboard?

Zhao Lei shook his head to usher away the weird thoughts in his mind, and looked around the room using his mouse.

The office was incredibly empty and quite small. He couldn’t interact with the computer, the filing cabinet, or the documents on the table. Zhao Lei left the office after triple checking he couldn’t do anything.

The rooms labeled 428 and 429 couldn’t be opened either.

The narration continued.

All of his coworkers were gone. What could it mean?

Stanley decided to go to the meeting room; perhaps he had simply missed a memo.

There was a soft yet mysterious track in the background, and a weird narration to go with it. But the two combined fitted the game so well that Zhao Lei didn’t feel like anything was out of place, and even forgot that most games didn’t have weird narrations like these.

When Stanley came to a set of 2 open doors, he entered the door on his left.

The tone of the narrator was an incredibly natural one, as if it was something that was certain to happen. Zhao Lei didn’t put too much thought into it and walked through the door on the left.

The narrator would guide Zhao Lei through the next little bit of the game.

The meeting room was also completely empty, and so was the boss’s office.

Although there were a few forks in the road, Zhao Lei suppressed his curiosity and followed the instructions given by the narrator.

"Shocked, unraveled, Stanley wondered in disbelief who orchestrated this, what dark secret was being held from him!

"What he could not have known was that the keypad behind the boss’s desk guarded the terrible truth that his boss had been keeping from him.

"And so the boss had assigned it an extra secret PIN number. 2845.

"But of course, Stanley couldn’t possibly have known this."

Zhao Lei quickly found the keypad as it wasn’t well hidden at all, typing in the pin as described by the narrator to reveal a secret passageway in the boss’s office.

"Yet incredibly, by simply pushing random buttons on the keypad, Stanley happened to input the correct code by sheer luck. Amazing."

Zhao Lei needed a reason to complain about this narrator.

What? The keypad wasn’t hidden at all, nor was the pin complicated!

He thought it was a puzzle game, but it was too simple, it couldn’t even be considered a puzzle! He just had to key in the numbers like the narrator described to reveal the hidden passageway?

Holding back his complaints, Zhao Lei went into the passageway.

"He stepped into the newly opened passageway."

He reached somewhere that was completely to the office that he was just it. It looked like a strange facility that was under construction. He then reached deep into the building through a creaking and shaking elevator.

After navigating a few more turns, he reached a large door that had the words "Mind Control Facility" written on it.

There were countless monitors on the walls of this huge room. Stanley pressed on a button, waking up all the monitors.

Stanley and his co-workers were seen on these monitors. Everyone was being monitored with no freedom in sight.

Stanley reached the core control center and discovered there were various mood controlling buttons: "Happy", "Sad", and "Satisfied"

He then reached the facility power room and turned off the power.

In the darkness came rays of light. There were blue skies, clouds, grass, everything freedom looked like.

Accompanied by the soothing music was the praises of the narrator as Stanley walked out of the facility power room.

"Stanley felt the cool breeze upon his skin, the feeling of liberation, the immense possibility of the new path before him.

"This was exactly the way, right now, that things were meant to happen.

"And Stanley was happy."

This was where the game ended and Zhao Lei was returned to the starting screen.

Zhao Lei was confused that he beat the game like that.

Although the story was quite educational, going through the process of an office worker seeking freedom, wasn’t that too simplistic?

And could this really be considered a game?

Zhao Lei had a strange feeling inside of him throughout the game. There were various mysterious scenes, forks, and unfathomable narratives. He thought that it was a horror game and was expecting a jump scare.

But nothing came. He just kept following the guidance from the narrator, pressed a few buttons and managed to beat the game.

Zhao Lei was incredibly confused.

He looked at Chen Mo who was sitting next to him who had a smile on his face but didn’t seem to want to share why.

Zhao Lei started a new game thinking that there he must’ve missed something.

Chapter 273: Deep and Meaningful

Zhao Lei looked at the time and discovered that it only took him ten minutes to complete the game.

This included him running around in circles, as well as some meaningless clicking around.

Moreover, the controls were incredibly simple. There wasn’t any combat or monsters. The whole game was just walking around and clicking.

Considering the various choices the player had to make, the game was clearly a puzzle game.

Meaning that the game was probably about exploring different paths to reach different endings.

After figuring that out, Zhao Lei felt that he knew what he should do next.

He should try out different options.

—

The game started for the second time.

According to the hints, Stanley should exit his office to look for his colleagues in the meeting room. But Zhao Lei got an idea, what if he doesn’t go out? What if he closes the door??

They clicked on the door of his office, and the door closed with it.

"But Stanley simply couldn’t handle the pressure. What if he had to make a decision? What if a crucial outcome fell under his responsibility? He had never been trained for that! No, this couldn’t go any way except badly.

"The right thing to do now, Stanley thought to himself, is to wait. Nothing will hurt me. Nothing will break me. In here, I can be happy, forever. I will be happy."

Zhao Lei was incredibly confused.

Am I locked in here?

He walked around then clicked on the door to try to leave, but it was all in vain. HE also discovered something incredibly interesting. The clock on the wall that previously didn’t move started moving, as though reminding Stanley that time was passing.

"But the one thing he knew, for sure, beyond any doubt, was that if he waited long enough, the answers would come. Eventually, some day, they would arrive. Soon…

"Very soon now, this will end. He will be spoken to. He will be told what to do. Now it’s just a little bit closer. Now it’s even closer. Here it comes..

The narration ended abruptly and his screen went black. Zhao Lei couldn’t guess what had happened to Stanley.

The game ended, turns out that was another ending.

Zhao Lei realised that the endings he got were quite simple, but were quite meaningful.

It was just like the name of the game described, The Stanley Parable. Parables are succinct, didactic stories, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles.

Evidently, it would only take a few minutes to reach a seemingly perfect ‘freedom ending’ if they followed the narrator. But Zhao Lei felt that this ‘freedom ending’ may as well be called ‘deception ending’ as Stanley followed what the narrator said without exploring anything else in the world.

What did the two endings represent?

Perish in silence because of shutting oneself in because of a lack of courage?

Or, following instructions to complete a journey, to tell a lie to themselves?

Zhao Lei thought that the game was quite interesting and started exploring different paths that were presented to him.

The game started once again.

This time, Zhao Lei thought of the button in the facility power room.

There were two buttons in front of them when he powered off the mind control facility, one was labeled ‘off’, the other ‘on’. What would happen if he pressed ‘on’?

As Zhao Lei was familiar with the game already, he quickly followed the narration to reach the facility power room.

"And as the cold reality of his past began to sink in, Stanley decided that this machinery would never again exert it’s terrible power over another human life. For he would dismantle the controls once and for all.

Even though the narration was hinting strongly that he should turn off the machine, Zhao Lei hit the ‘on’ button.

"Oh Stanley, you didn’t just activate the controls, did you? After they kept you enslaved all these years you go and you try to take control of the machine for yourself, is that what you wanted? Control?"

The huge screen in front of him turned red with the words ‘LOADING MIND CONTROL SYSTEM’ on it. The background music also turned intense.

"Oh…Stanley. *sigh* I applaud your effort, I really do, but you need to understand; there’s only so much that machine can do. You were supposed to let it go, turn the controls off, and leave. If you want to throw my story off track, you’re going to have to do much better than that.

"I’m afraid you don’t have nearly the power you think you do; for example, and I believe you’ll find this pertinent:

"Stanley suddenly realized that he had just initiated the network’s emergency detonation system. In the event that this machine is activated without proper DNA identification, nuclear detonators are set to explode, eliminating the entire complex.

"How long until detonation, then? Hmm…let’s say, um…two minutes.

"Ah, now this is making things a little more fun, isn’t it, Stanley? It’s your time to shine! You are the star! It’s your story now; shape it to your heart’s desires.

"Ooh, this is much better than what I had in mind! What a shame we have so little time left to enjoy it."

Zhao Lei was confused, feeling as though he had been played by the narrator.

Zhao Lei had stanley explored the building. There were many buttons around the facility, pressing any that he came across. But alas, none of them did anything to stop the countdown.

He even went to a door that he could escape from, but the door was closed shut.

If it was a normal game, there would most certainly be a way to beat the game. But Zhao Lei suspected that although there were many buttons and switches in the room, nothing would stop the bomb from going off; everything was in vain.

The narration continued.

"What’s that? You’d like to know where your co-workers are? A moment of solace before you’re obliterated? Alright. I’m in a good mood, and you’re going to die anyway. I’ll tell you exactly what happened to them:

" I erased them. I turned off the machine; I set you free. Of course, that was merely in this instance of the story. Sometimes when I tell it, I simply let you sit there in your office forever, pushing buttons endlessly and then dying alone.

"Other times, I let the office sink into the ground, swallowing everyone inside; or I let it burn to a crisp.

Zhao Lei didn’t pay any attention to the narration as he continued to wander around the building in search for a button that would diffuse the situation.

But the next lines took Zhao Lei by surprise.

"Oh, dear me, what’s the matter, Stanley? Is it that you have no idea where you are going or what you’re supposed to be doing right now? Or did you just assume when you saw that timer that something in this room is capable of turning it off?

"I mean, look at you, running from button to button, screen to screen, clicking on every little thing in this room! These numbered buttons! No! These colored ones! Or maybe this big, red button! Or this door! Everything! Anything! Something here will save me!

"Why would you think that, Stanley? That this video game can be beaten, won, solved? Do you have any idea what your purpose in this place is?

"You’re only still playing instead of watching a cutscene because I want to watch you for every moment that you’re powerless, to see you made humble."

The timer ended.

The silence following the huge explosion was deafening.

Zhao Lei was shocked. Obviously it was another ending, but this ending was more shocking than the previous ones.

The narration was particularly interesting, as though they were mocking the player, like they were speaking to the player through the screen.

Obviously this was all designed by Chen Mo beforehand, but Zhao Lei still felt that there was some interaction between him and the narration.

Moreover, the narration hinted at some truth. The narrator had absolute control over the game. He could freely change the story and chose if Stanley lives or dies, it all depended on his mood.

Realising that, Zhao Lei gained immense interest in the game as he couldn’t wait to explore more endings for the game.

Chapter 274: The meaning of a meta game

Zhao Lei began to explore different routes and tried different outcomes. He even deliberately chose the opposite route.

……

If Stanley didn’t choose to go to the boss and kept going downstairs, then he would fall into an endless loop. Stanley would start to dream and eventually fall into madness.

……

At an office table by the window, Stanley could get out of the window and land outside, entering a pure white space.

However, this wasn’t a BUG, because the caption would remind you that this was part of the game, and it also added some self-deprecation.

[At first, Stanley thought that he destroyed the map, but it wasn’t until he heard the narration that he realized that this was part of the game. He then praised the game’s profound and humorous criticism of the video game architecture, as well as its attempt at a metaphor for the narrative structure.

……

If one entered the boss’s office and left before the door closed, the voice-over would be "locked" in the boss’s office. Players will no longer hear the voice-over.

When the players returned to Room 427, they would find that the door next to it was open, and a message appeared that guided the players to the rescue cabin.

On the way to the escape capsule, Stanley kept going up the stairs. He found that there was Room 427 on every floor, and every floor had the same structure. In the end, he would enter the escape capsule and escape from this place (perhaps).

……

If he chose the door on the right and took the elevator to the maintenance area, then the explanation would be completely dumbfounded, and he wouldn’t even be able to find the way Stanley was supposed to go.

Stanley walked on a path that was completely different from the narration, and the whole scenario was spoiled. The narration had no choice but to restart the game.

However, the game became even more chaotic after the restart. Every time the game was restarted, it would fall into new problems.

For example, the door had disappeared.

For example, Stanley had entered a completely different scene.

The narrator even had to draw a long yellow arrow on the ground, but this still couldn’t save the game’s story line that had been completely confused.

In the end, Stanley would come to a room with the words "chaotic ending" written on it, and the entire process of the chaotic ending would be shown on the screen.

Even the voice-over was shocked. He refused to restart the game according to the process on the screen, but an unknown existence forced the game to restart.

……

The more he played, the more Zhao Lei realized that there were too many things in the game that he was completely unaware of. No matter what choice he made, the narrator would always have a set of explanations, as if she had already guessed that he would do that.

Moreover, there were many interesting Easter eggs in the game, and teasing the voice-over had become a very interesting thing.

If you kept entering the wrong password in your boss’s office, the narrator would hint at you again and again that it was the correct password, and even angrily emphasize it in red font. In the end, you would have no choice but to open the door yourself.

There were even times when the voice-over would be shocked by what happened in the game, causing the entire game to fall into multiple layers of chaos.

Stanley’s [player] and [voice-over] were higher existences, and they formed a huge mystery, making Zhao Lei want to constantly search for clues in the game to find the truth behind all this.

He was already deeply attracted to this game.

……

Before he knew it, more than two hours had passed.

Zhao Lei looked at the time and realized that he had been in the game for a long time.

However, he had a vague feeling that there were still many endings in the game that he had not played out, and there were still many Easter eggs that he had not discovered.

This was the second time Chen Mo had come to check on his progress.

"How was it? was it fun?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

Zhao Lei rubbed his neck and said, "it’s not exactly fun, but … It’s very interesting." When will the game be released?"

"Probably next week, " Chen Zhao said.

"Alright, " Zhao Lei nodded."I’ll definitely buy a copy for my collection when the game is released."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "also, I feel like the game is hinting at something. If you look deeper into it, there seems to be a lot of hidden meanings …"

Chen Mo smiled but didn’t say anything.

"Can you explain to me what this game is about?" Zhao Lei asked. What’s the meaning behind it?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "it can only be understood, not explained."

Zhao Lei was speechless. He stood up and said, "It’s getting late. I have to go back and have a good sleep. I have to continue working tomorrow."

"Yes, " Chen Zhao nodded."Rest well."

The two of them walked to the door. Before Zhao Lei left, he looked at Chen Zhao."Thank you for the game. Although it’s useless to understand some principles, at least it makes me feel better."

Chen Mo laughed, "don’t think too much. It’s just a game. Life still has to go on, doesn’t it?"

……

The Stanley Parable was not a simple puzzle game.

It was a very classic META game, and it had a deep philosophical meaning. The fun of this game was not in solving riddles or exploring different endings, but in experiencing and interpreting the countless fables in the game.

This game was actually full of designs that went against conventional games. It was more like a joke about the meaning of the "game" itself, or the relationship between the designer and the player.

The game had no clear goal, no difficult challenges, and no rewards in the general sense. When the players ‘time stopped in the storage room, the narrator would even mock them."Oh my God, are you trying to show off to your friends that you got the storage room ending?"

Moreover, the game was full of sarcasm about the "fun of the game". For example, Stanley’s job every day was to press the buttons, and he felt that he was very happy. Wasn’t this a reference to the gamers?

The players followed the voice-over’s instructions, opening the secret door step by step, turning on the switch, and finally reaching a seemingly perfect ending. Wasn’t that what normal games would ask the players to do?

The content made the players realize that they seemed to be Stanley. They seemed to have freedom and happiness, but this feeling was very fake.

Behind each ending, there was a kind of philosophical thinking.

For example, the lie ending was the lie of losing free will, the nuclear explosion ending was the consolidation of the creator’s position, the return home ending was a kind of despair with no other choice, the chaos ending was the thought about the end, and the Starlight ending was the use of Stanley as a lab rat for experiments …

And that was the biggest meaning of this game.

It was a reflection of the game itself and life. The players would reflect on their experiences in real life and think about what they should choose.

Of course, the game itself did not have a clear background story. It was more like a work of stream of consciousness. There were a thousand hamlets in a thousand readers, and everyone would experience something different when playing the game.

However, to be able to give the players such an experience was the greatest meaning of the game.

Chapter 275: The cooperation between the Emperor dynasty and the divine illusion Guild

The development of Stanley’s fables and eich ICEY went smoothly, and Chen Mo released the two games on Thunderbolt gaming platform after they were completed.

This time, Chen Mo didn’t spend too much effort on advertising his own games, since Thunderbolt gaming platform had a special area for his own games. It was already the equivalent of a huge recommendation, and with so many of his previous games ‘reputation, he didn’t need to waste too much effort on advertising them.

To Chen Mo, these two games were very special, but not too shocking. He only took it out to fill up the game library and enrich the game types on the platform.

Just as Chen Mo expected, the players soon discovered the uniqueness of the two games and became addicted to them. These two classic META Games quickly became a trend among the players. Everyone was interested in the game’s content, especially the "teasing the innocent".

"Wow, Stanley’s fable is so fun. Chen Mo’s starting to play this kind of stupid game again. I think he’s slacking off a little, but I really want to say that he’s a genius!"

"I think eich is more fun. At first, I thought that it was just a normal horizontal action game, but halfway through, I realized that the core of the game was to tease the voice-overs!"

"Yeah, I thought my computer was infected with a virus during the plot kill!"

"And the voice-over can be teased! I repeatedly jumped into the pit, and he would even complain,’are you so weak that you can’t even jump into a few pits?’ It’s simply a demon!"

"The funniest part is that in the middle of the script, there was a scene where the author who was reading the script received calls from finance, designers, and artists. Everyone expressed their resignation. This is too much!"

"Fun, fun! Chen Mo is so cool, I feel like he’s gone beyond scamming money and is trying all sorts of fun games?"

"Hmm, that’s a good sign! I support Chen Mo!"

……

Both games were well received on Thunderbolt gaming platform, with Stanley’s fable at 9.1 and eich at 8.8.

The two games were sold for 30 yuan, and there was a discount in the first week. After the discount, they were sold for 21 Yuan, which greatly increased the enthusiasm of players in the first week.

The first week of sales for both games were pretty good. The Stanley Parable sold 78000 and eich sold 103000.

The Stanley Parable was better in terms of META and the depth of the story, so the overall rating was higher. However, it was a pure META game with a small audience, so the sales were not as good as eich.

After all, eich had elements of an action game, and the fighting was more satisfying, so the sales were better. However, due to the relatively lacking META elements and plot, the rating was slightly lower.

Regardless, these two games were both very successful. Whether it was sales or reviews, they completely surpassed other standalone games at the same price.

The players were all praising Chen Mo’s attempt, which allowed him to gain more and more fans, which was even helpful to the development of Thunderbolt gaming platform.

……

……

Emperor dynasty entertainment, CEO’s office.

The atmosphere in the huge office was a little heavy. Lin chaoxu stood by the window and sized up the potted plant that was as tall as a person. No one knew what he was thinking.

On the sofa in the office sat another influential figure in the domestic gaming circle, the president of fantasy gaming platform, ding Xing.

Speaking of ding Xing, he could be considered a legend in the domestic game circle. His biggest characteristic was that he knew nothing about game design.

Like Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s CEO Lin chaoxu, ZEN Entertainment’s CEO Liu Yuanfeng, they were the best video game designers in the country, but after they expanded and created Giants like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, they slowly left the frontlines of research and development and handed over the task of developing games to their own designers.

Of course, if they wanted to, they could intervene in the development of the game at any time.

But ding Xing was different. He wasn’t a game designer and had never used a game editor. He was an entrepreneur and a gamer.

Perhaps it was because ding Xing had always considered things from the perspective of an entrepreneur or a player, and he liked to interfere with game development, that fantasy gaming platform’s game development was a failure.

It was ironic that he had the second largest distribution channel in the country but couldn’t make a popular game.

However, ding Xing also had his own unique points. He was a businessman with a very keen sense of smell, and he did things swiftly and decisively, so he had a good grasp of the development prospects of the game market.

Emperor dynasty gaming platform and fantasy gaming platform were the two biggest distributors in the country and were originally at loggerheads with each other, but Chen Mo’s sudden appearance had changed their relationship.

Ding Xing’s expression was gloomy as he rapped the table, as aggressive as a sharp knife.

"These Terms are too much for me. President Lin, this doesn’t seem like the right attitude to discuss things, right?"

Lin chaoxu laughed. He wasn’t affected by ding Xing’s aura at all, and said calmly, "I’m willing to negotiate with you. This is already the biggest concession I can make."

Ding Xing’s face became even uglier, giving people the feeling that he could slam the table and leave at any time.

Lin chaoxu continued unhurriedly, "in fact, when Chen Mo created Thunderbolt gaming platform, your fantasy gaming platform was the one that suffered the most." As for Emperor dynasty, it’s fine even if we lower our cut to 30% as well, because we still have research and development to do. But what about you guys? if the channel profits plummet, I’m afraid the financial report won’t look good, right?"

"So, you just want to see me make a fool of myself and don’t want to talk?" ding Xing coldly said.

Lin chaoxu shook his head, "of course not. Don’t misunderstand. I just hope that you can understand your current situation. Since we’re going to talk about cooperation, let’s cut to the chase. No matter how aggressive you are, you have to understand that the Emperor dynasty is the one who has the initiative now. "

He paused for a moment before continuing, "as for cooperation, of course, the Emperor dynasty would like to cooperate, because cooperation is a win-win situation." In fact, I think we should work together too. Chen Zhao is an idealist or a lunatic. He doesn’t need money, but we’re both realistic businessmen. We can’t let a lunatic ruin our jobs, right?"

"You’re right, "ding Xing nodded. Alright, let’s put away all the empty talk and talk about cooperation. Chen Mo’s platform is a huge threat to all distributors in the country, we have to think of something. "

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Pushing the book "the literary life of women’s clothing, " if you guys want to see women’s clothing every day, then go and see real women’s clothing!

Chapter 276: New channel, new game

On November 3rd, just when everyone thought that Chen Mo’s battle had come to an end and that he had won, another piece of news caused another wave.

Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform announced that they would form a strategic partnership and share resources. Any game that was released on either platform would automatically be released on the other platform and would receive a recommendation spot.

Apart from that, there were more than ten other smaller channels that joined the Alliance between Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform.

In other words, Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform took the lead and combined all the resources from the smaller channels to build a huge platform.

All games that are released on any of the above platforms will be released on other platforms at the same time and may receive a very strong recommendation: It was recommended to all channels.

If a game was lucky enough to receive such a recommendation, it would be recommended on the front page of all the gaming platforms mentioned above. The effect of such a recommendation could be said to be terrifying.

Thunderbolt gaming platform was the third largest gaming platform in the country, and their number of users wasn’t even comparable to Emperor dynasty gaming platform or fantasy gaming platform. However, after these distributors worked together to create a platform, the resources of both sides were pulled apart.

Even though Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform didn’t mention anything about ‘Thunderbolt gaming platform’, it was clear that this was a counterattack. Against a strong disrupter, these old distributors had no choice but to work together to protect their own interests.

The situation became confusing again.

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

In Lin chaoxu’s office, the three S-grade video game designers were all present.

Qiu Jiang and Yan Zhenyuan were sitting on the long sofa, while Qin Xiao was sitting on a single sofa, his legs resting on the coffee table.

"You guys know about the all-channel transportation, right?" Lin chaoxu asked.

"Got it, " Yan Zhenyuan nodded.

Qiu Jiang was playing with her nails, bored."With such a huge commotion, how could they not know?"

Lin chaoxu nodded, "yes, this is the reason I called you guys over." I’ll be direct, from the looks of it, the all-channel joint transport is going well. Ding Xing bit the bullet this time and sacrificed a lot of benefits to facilitate this cooperation, but overall, it’s a good thing for both US and fantasy gaming platform. "

"The most important thing now is that we need a key game to show the players and independent designers the power of the new platform.

"A new game?" Qin Xiao asked, interested.

Lin chaoxu nodded."That’s right. Ding Xing is also talking to Liu Yuanfeng in private. He hopes that ZEN Entertainment can also release a competitive game." It’s the same for our Empire. "

"This time, we’ll release three to five new games. Then, we’ll compete internally. The best two games will receive the strongest recommendation from all channels. This means that other than Thunderbolt gaming platform, all other gaming platforms will see the two new games. "

Qin Xiao, Qiu Jiang, and Yan Zhenyuan all listened intently. It was obvious that this was a great opportunity for them.

"The game we’re going to make this time has to be super popular, " Lin chaoxu continued."In other words, it has to capture the largest number of players."

Qin Xiao pondered for a moment before asking, "where’s the platform?"

"There’s no limit to the platform, " Lin chaoxu said."But the type of game definitely can’t be a simple game like tabletop games. It’s meaningless even if that kind of game increases the number of players."

Qiu Jiang thought about it. "Mmorpgs, then. I’m good at it."

"That’s not for sure. There are quite a number of FPS players in the country as well." Qin Xiao replied.

Qiu Jiang glanced at him."However, most FPS games don’t have both VR and PC. Mmorpgs can have both."

Qin Xiao was speechless.

Lin chaoxu said, "all three platforms have their own advantages. The mobile platform has the most players and is the easiest to promote. The VR platform is easier to produce high-quality works. The PC platform is relatively more of a compromise."

Yan Zhenyuan nodded."That’s right. But from the looks of it, mmorpgs are still the best if we want to capture the most number of users. Especially since we can do both VR and PC games. The advantage is huge."

Qin Xiao shook his head, "I don’t think so." Legend of the Sword, the moon god’s prophecy, and heavenly justice of the Three Kingdoms were the three most successful RPG games in the country, but none of them managed to take down the other. Was he trying to create a new MMORPG that could take over all three of them and dominate the MMORPG market? I think the possibility of that is very low. "

Lin chaoxu asked Qiu Jiang, "what do you think?" Does MMORPG still have room for development?"

Qiu Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "it’s hard to say." Based on the current operation of the moon god’s prophecy, mmorpgs still had a lot of potential. However, if you want to make a game that can dominate the MMORPG market, you have to fulfill at least two conditions. "

"First, improve your technical level, art performance, and other aspects. Second, there are major changes in the way you play and the structure of the world. "

"Based on the current situation, it’s impossible to improve my technical skills and art performance in all aspects. The only opportunity is to improve my playstyle and world setting."

"That means there’s no chance, " Qin Xiao interjected."There won’t be any major changes to mmorpgs in the short term. As for the world views, I haven’t seen anything particularly impressive yet."

Qiu Jiang rolled her eyes at him.

Lin chaoxu replied, "it’s okay, there’s no need to rush." No one could say for sure what the next game to dominate the domestic game market would be. You guys can think about it and not limit your thinking to mmorpgs. For example, two days ago, I found a very good game prototype overseas. "

As Lin chaoxu spoke, he pulled out a video from his laptop.

"What’s this, isn’t this Warcraft?"

Qin Xiao, Qiu Jiang, and Yan Zhenyuan were all surprised.

Lin chaoxu shook his head."No, it’s an RPG map in Warcraft. It’s called COG, the Battle of the Gods."

The three of them watched the entire video in detail.

"According to insider information, " Lin chaoxu said, "the author of this picture has decided to work with GA to make COG an independent game that’s no longer part of Warcraft."

Qin Xiao furrowed his brows, "GA? Would they be interested in such a simple map? And it’s even a Warcraft drawing?"

It was no wonder that Qin Xiao would be so confused.

GA was a very famous game developer, its full name was GeniusArt. It could be ranked in the top three in the entire European and American region, and could be said to be a veritable industry giant.

From the video, COG was an RPG map that was completely attached to Warcraft, so it had a third person God’s perspective.

Moreover, the game’s content wasn’t rich, and they were fighting on the same map back and forth. The only commendable thing was that its hero and equipment system were more complicated.

Such a simple map could win the favor of an GA? This sounded like a fantasy.

Chapter 276-mock trial

Qiu Jiang said, "Although GA is a big company, they release a lot of lousy games every year, especially when they often buy some small studios. As long as they think the game has a little bit of potential, they’ll buy it. As for whether it can be made or not, they don’t care at all."

Lin chaoxu shook his head."Although you’re not wrong, the GA are probably serious this time. They do have a few higher-ups who are very optimistic about this game."

"Why?" Qin Xiao furrowed his brows.

Lin chaoxu said, "I’ve tried out the game too, and I have the same opinion as your Ga." It’s a very promising game type, and its biggest feature is its creativity. "

Lin chaoxu briefly explained to the three of them the core gameplay, key points of strategy, and main fun points of the game.

Qin Xiao pondered for a moment."Playing the same map back and forth. Each time, it’s like a whole new experience?"

Lin chaoxu nodded, "actually, you can see it as an RTS game where you only need to control one unit. It has greatly lowered the entry requirements." Different heroes are suitable for players with different preferences. The five of them can work together to achieve victory, and the pace is almost the same as an RTS game. These are all its advantages. "

Qiu Jiang nodded."The fast pace is indeed an advantage. The biggest problem with mmorpgs is that the character’s level and equipment have to be accumulated. It’s hard for new players to keep up with the progress of the old players, and the level difference causes a natural division in the player community."

She thought for a moment and then said, "However, if the game loses its growth potential, the players will probably lack a long-term goal, right?"

Qin Xiao shook his head, "that won’t happen. Just look at FPS and RTS games. You’ll know." The advantage of FPS games was that they were easy to get started with, had a fast pace, and could be re-played. There was no level growth, and it would not affect the fun of the players in the later stages. I think this game should have the same routine. "

Lin chaoxu nodded, " This map was very popular in Europe and America, with tens of thousands of players playing it every day. It completely dominated the other Warcraft maps. Although it hasn’t completely become popular in China, it should be soon. "

"From the players" feedback, they didn’t feel that they would get tired of this map after playing it for a long time. Instead, they were enjoying it. It’s also because of this player’s data that the author of this picture has the confidence to talk about cooperation with an GA. "

"Then, What do you mean, President Lin?" Yan Zhenyuan asked.

"I’m planning to talk to the GA, " Lin chaoxu said seriously."I’ll try to get the game’s Domestic Agency rights."

……

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In Chen Mo’s Experience Store.

Everyone was worried about Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform working together to create a huge distribution channel, but Chen Mo acted like nothing had happened, and was at ease every day.

Recently, more and more people were playing Warcraft in the PC experience area, but most of them weren’t playing the battle mode. Instead, they were playing a whole new map: COG。

"Good Morning, manager." Zou Zhuo was walking towards the PC experience area with a bag of chips in his hand when he ran into Chen Mo who was just coming down.

Chen Mo looked at the chips in his hand, "Even though I’m happy that you keep buying the snacks from the experience store, I still think that you should control yourself a little, or you might not be able to find a girlfriend."

Zou Zhuo grabbed two chips and popped them into his mouth, "But manager, you’re so skinny, but you still don’t have a girlfriend."

Chen Zhao was speechless.

There’s no way to continue this conversation!

"Oh right, manager, are you free today? Wan na play some games together?" zou Zhuo asked.

"No, " Chen Mo rejected sternly, "it’s still working hours. As the boss, I should set a good example. How can I play games secretly?"

Zou Zhuo nodded, "Oh, I see." Then why don’t you just announce that you’re taking a break today? You’re the boss, so we’ll rest whenever you want. "

Chen Zhao thought for a moment."You’re right. Wait a moment."

Not long after, Chen Zhao took the elevator back from the fourth floor.

"Alright, I’ve told everyone that we’re taking a break today. We can play games now."

"……"

Zou Zhuo’s mouth was full of chips, but he couldn’t say anything. He only gave Chen Mo a thumbs up.

Chen Mo and zou Zhuo sat down in the PC area and opened up Warcraft.

Chen Mo had already closed the friend and battle invite Windows, so even though the ID ‘tiny’ was quite famous, it wasn’t harassed much.

Zou Zhuo found the map, COG, and built a room.

"You haven’t been playing battle mode recently?" Chen Mo asked.

Zou Zhuo nodded, "yeah, it’s mainly because I feel like I’ve reached the ceiling of my personal ability. I’m stuck at 3800 points. I can’t go any further." Moreover, this COG is really fun to play. I’ll feel uncomfortable if I don’t play it for a day. "

Very quickly, the 10-person room was filled.

COG was slowly becoming popular in China, and there were Chinese teams that translated the game’s content into Chinese. Even though it wasn’t as popular as overseas, it was already the most popular confrontation map in China, surpassing the Chenghai 3c that Chen Mo had released as an official.

"Manager, you’ve never played this map before, have you?" zou Zhuo was excited.

Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, I’ve never played it before."

Zou Zhuo said, "that’s great, I can finally teach the manager how to play games!" Manager, let me tell you, this map is quite complicated. There are more than 30 heroes in it, and each hero has different skills and characteristics. They are matched with different equipment. Tsk, this game is really rich in content. "

"Manager, you might not be used to it at the beginning. I suggest you play the God of the jungle. This hero is relatively simple to operate and is suitable for novices."

Chen Mo took a look. The God of the forest was Malfurion from Warcraft and had four skills: summon Treant, bind (crowd control skill, single target target lock), heal (healing skill, single target recovery), and Emerald Dream (crowd control skill, hypnotize enemies within range).

Indeed, this champion looked like a support and was very suitable for novices.

"Yeah, " Chen Zhao said."This hero suits me, but I choose the dark Ranger."

Before zou Zhuo could stop him, Chen Mo had already chosen Sylvanas the dark Ranger and entered the game.

Zou Zhuo, "…Alright, manager. You’re good at it. You can play whatever you want."

They started sending troops as soon as they entered the game. Chen Mo quickly looked through the equipment system and hero skills as he walked towards his own tower.

The image of COG was created using Warcraft’s models. It looked like DOTA from Chen Mo’s previous life, but there was still a huge difference.

For example, in terms of hero settings and skills, although COG had made some changes to Warcraft’s skill system, it didn’t break away from Warcraft’s style, or rather, it didn’t form its own style.

Chapter 277: my mid

For [God of the jungle], it made use of Malfurion’s model and had a relatively clear position. It was a very strong support for control and healing.

This design was quite successful because it took advantage of some of Warcraft’s skill settings and fit the hero’s appearance.

However,[Dark Ranger] was a different story.

Her skills were silence, dark arrow, Archer talent, and charm.

Silence, dark arrow, and charm were the same as Warcraft, while life drain was replaced with an Archer’s talent. It was a passive skill that permanently increased the dark Ranger’s range and critical chance.

Obviously, the designer of COG, Clive Lehmann, realized that life drain was somewhat contrary to the dark Ranger’s hero setting, so he changed it to a more suitable skill for archers.

However, in Chen Mo’s opinion, it was too overpowered to use the dark Ranger on this map.

First of all, dark Rangers could rely on dark arrows to summon skeleton soldiers without limit. In the early stages, they could push the lane like crazy and suppress the opponent.

Furthermore, he did not know if it was intentional or negligently designed by the designer, but the other party did not pay for the skeleton soldiers that they killed, and only gave a very small amount of experience.

In other words, by relying on this skill alone, the dark Ranger could gain an absolute advantage in the lane and could attract aggro by using minions to carry towers to madly consume the other party’s HP.

Moreover, dark Rangers could rely on the Archer talent skill to permanently increase their range and critical chance, which was equivalent to bringing forward the strong period of a hero that was originally set to be carried in the later stages.

When the dark Ranger was Level 6, she could lead a group of skeleton soldiers and lured wild monsters to invade the enemy’s wild area. Even if she couldn’t kill the enemy, she could still snatch the wild area’s resources and greatly supplement her own development.

Therefore, in the hands of those who knew how to play, the dark Ranger would definitely become a strong hero in the early, middle, and late stages through rolling a snowball. This was obviously too strong, and it was contrary to the position of this hero.

If she already had a strong late-game carry ability, she shouldn’t have such a strong online suppression.

Of course, this was mostly because the designer of COG, Clive Lehman, was still in the fumbling stage and didn’t know so much.

The players didn’t realize that the design was unreasonable. They only had a vague feeling that the dark Ranger was very powerful.

Chen Zhao could tell how perverted this hero was, so he chose her without hesitation.

Chen Zhao’s Dark Ranger arrived at the tower in the middle.

COG’s map was similar to Chenghai 3C ‘s. There were three roads from left to right. The middle road was the closest, while the top and bottom roads were further apart.

However, there was already the concept of a jungle in COG. There were many wild monsters in the jungle, such as low-level murlocs and tortoises, and high-level Red Dragons and mountain giants.

In terms of the distribution of turrets, COG was also more scientific. There were three turrets on each road, which could ensure the safety of some late-game Champions in the lane. They would not be caught until they had doubts about their lives.

At this time, the other side’s players typed in the public chat: "A high imitation of S-God?"

A moment later, Chen Mo’s teammate also typed: "It doesn’t look like a high-quality imitation. It’s S-God. The letters are exactly the same."

"F * ck, Chen Mo?"

"Even Chen Mo is playing this map?"

"It’s really Chen Mo! It was not a high imitation! My heavens!"

His three teammates and five opponents were all excited. They confirmed again and again that the dark Ranger in the middle lane was indeed Chen Mo ‘s.

These people immediately began to chat on the public screen.

"I’ve already taken a screenshot. Playing with S-God, I can brag about it for a week!"

"It’s really Chen Mo. I wanted to ask when you’re going to release a new RPG map?"

"I’m asking for a friend spot, big brother!"

Chen Zhao was speechless. He really couldn’t keep a low profile.

There was nothing I could do about it. Even though I had intentionally tried to hide it, I was still such an eye-catching man. My melancholic eyes, my moustached beard, my amazing skills, and my mischievous appearance under the tower had all deeply betrayed me.

Dark Ranger (everyone):"fight well. You screwed up your title."

Everyone was speechless.

Everyone gave up on the idea of watching Chen Zhao and quickly returned to their seats.

"S-God, do you want me to follow you and heal you?" a teammate asked.

"No, I’m mid."

Although the players in this world didn’t know what "mid" meant, just by looking at the literal meaning, everyone could understand the meaning of the word.

Considering that Chen Mo was the designer of Warcraft, everyone suppressed their desire to teach him how to play the game. These people wanted to tell Chen Mo that dark Rangers usually took the bottom lane and worked with support champions.

Chen Mo’s opponent was Bloodmage, the Warcraft hero Kael ‘thas. Of course, his skills were completely different from the crazed Carl in DOTA.

The blood mage’s skills were flaming storm, banish, blood sacrifice, and fire Phoenix.

It was similar to the skills in Warcraft, except that the drain was replaced by blood sacrifice. The passive effect of this skill could permanently increase the maximum health of the blood mage. After activation, the blood mage could use their health instead of mana to cast the skill.

In addition, the fire Phoenix’s effect was to first deal damage to the area before summoning the fire Phoenix, which was a bit similar to Hellfire.

The Bloodmage’s position was a high-explosive mage. The three-hit combo of banish, flaming storm, and fire Phoenix could complete the instant kill of most fragile heroes. Although his skills consumed a lot of blue, he could use his health points to release skills in an emergency, which made up for the blue consumption problem to a certain extent.

The enemy’s blood mage was very aggressive. He used a flaming storm to burn Chen Mo’s minions and then pushed the lane like crazy, trying to keep Chen Mo under the tower.

Chen Zhao didn’t panic. He waited for the enemy minions to reach the tower and used dark arrow to finish them off. Soon, six skeletons stood up.

With Chen Mo’s current reaction speed and mechanics, it was impossible for him to miss a minion.

While the blood mage was still in awe of Chen Mo’s farming skills, the six little skeletons had already started pushing the lane for the dark Ranger.

Zou Zhuo was at the top lane, and he was concerned about Chen Mo as he played, "Manager, can you do it? The blood mage dealt AoE damage and seemed to be more effective against the dark Ranger. The dark Ranger had to learn silence before it was easier to fight. Why don’t you hold on and wait for me to help you?"

Before zou Zhuo could finish, the system prompted, "The dark Ranger has killed the blood mage!"

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

Chapter 278-five against one and killed

Chen Mo was very disappointed. There was no "FIRST BLOOD" sound effect. It was not cool at all.

At least, you could have a ‘solo kill’ sound effect, right?

Zou Zhuo was shocked, "manager, how … How did you do that?" he asked.

"How did you do it?" Chen Zhao said, "he kept walking forward like an idiot. Then I surrounded him with six skeleton soldiers."

Zou Zhuo, "you’re awesome!"

The blood mage on the other side was also dumbfounded. This could be done?

After the first wave of minions entered the tower, Chen Mo used his Level 1 Dark Ranger to kill six minions and summoned six skeletons.

The two of them were still Level 1. The Bloodmage wanted to use another flaming storm to drain Chen Mo’s health, but as soon as he moved forward, Chen Mo had the six little skeletons surround him and beat him up.

The level 1 blood mage didn’t have much health left before he arrived. After being surrounded, there was no response from anyone and he was shot to death by the dark Ranger.

Moreover, Chen Zhao also used Cross Kill and skeleton to cover. The blood mage struggled but couldn’t escape.

Bloodmage (everyone) said, "God S, you’re really good. I’m impressed!"

Chen Mo didn’t care. While the blood mage was resurrected, he used dark arrow to kill all the enemy minions, then turned off dark arrow to kill all the minions on his side, whittled down the tower’s health, and sent three little skeletons to Scout the way.

A champion that could control multiple units at the same time was perfect for someone like Chen Mo.

The Bloodmage came online again. This time, he had learned his lesson. Seeing that there was a gap between their levels, he quietly dealt the last blow under the tower.

Three minutes later.

[The dark Ranger has killed the Bloodmage!] The system notification appeared.

Everyone was speechless.

Even the blood mage’s teammates could not stand it anymore."Big brother, you’re not messing with us, right? Even if it was Chen Mo, you wouldn’t die Twice in five minutes, you’re still Level 1?"

"I … I really can’t play this!"

He resurrected and returned online for the third time.

The blood mage was in an unspeakable predicament. The first time he was killed, he was surrounded by skeletons by accident. The second time, he was completely helpless.

Chen Mo could use the dark Ranger and little skeleton to farm the minions, killing both the enemy and his own minions, causing the blood mage to stay at Level 1 the entire time.

Moreover, once Chen Mo’s little skeletons reached the tower, they would try to surround the blood mage and drain his health. With the little skeleton attracting the aggro of the defensive tower, the dark Ranger completely ignored the existence of the defensive tower and attacked the blood mage crazily. Soon, the blood mage was killed.

In the beginning, the blood mage could still use firestorm to burn two skeleton soldiers to death. When the dark Ranger reached Level 3 and learned silence, the blood mage could not do anything. When he was surrounded, he would use silence to kill them.

The Bloodmage’s teammates were helpless.

The death Knight thought,’damn, you were killed under the tower? Are you disabled? Was he born with one less hand than others? You go down, I’ll guard the tower in the middle!"

The Bloodmage was furious, but he couldn’t refute it. After all, he was too miserable. The dark Ranger was already Level 4, but he was only Level 1. If he were to argue with his teammates now, he would definitely not want to play anymore.

The Bloodmage had just finished off two waves of minions when he heard a system notification."The dark Ranger has killed the death Knight!"

Everyone was speechless.

"Damn it, " the death Knight said."The Bloodmage has raised the dark Rangers too well. I can’t play with them anymore!"

Ten minutes into the game, Chen Mo’s Dark Ranger had already killed four players and reached level 8.

At this point, the Pandaren Brewmaster had the highest level, Level 6, while the blood mage had the lowest level, Level 3.

The dark Ranger’s equipment was the [Dark Bone bow] and the [storm horn]. They were supposed to be obtained in the middle of the game, but he had already obtained them in the early stage.

Moreover, she was surrounded by more than a dozen little skeletons and two wild monsters. She was like an Army. With the little skeletons attracting the damage of the defensive towers, the dark Ranger could easily cross the tower and kill any hero.

Zou Zhuo was just about to think that he could win this time, but he suddenly realized that the enemy heroes on the map were all gone.

Zou Zhuo quickly reminded, "Be careful, manager. They might be after you!"

Before zou Zhuo could finish his sentence, five huge red dots appeared in the middle lane almost at the same time. They came out of the jungle and went straight for the dark Ranger.

Zou Zhuo panicked. It was too late for him to help now. If the dark Ranger died, it would provide him with a lot of experience and extra rewards. It would be a huge loss!

A minute later.

[The dark Ranger has killed the Bloodmage!] The system notification appeared.

[The dark Ranger has killed the death Knight!] A system notification appeared.

[The dark Ranger has killed Windrunner!] The system prompted.

[The dark Ranger has killed the Pandaren Brewmaster!]

[The dark Ranger has killed The Alchemist!]

The screen was flooded!

Everyone was speechless.

F * ck, are you trying to defy the heavens?

On the map, the dark Ranger’s skeleton soldiers were almost all dead, and the two charmed monsters were also dead. The dark Ranger had less than one-fifth of his HP left.

However, the other party had already been annihilated.

Chen Mo mumbled to himself in dissatisfaction, "There’s no PENTAKILL and no ACE. This is so boring. "

Zou Zhuo was stunned. What was this? five against one and they were all killed?

The five players on the other side were already on the verge of exploding. It was a long-planned ambush, but Chen Mo seemed to have anticipated it. The skeleton soldiers blocked the way, the two charmed monsters absorbed the damage, and the dark Ranger attacked while moving. With the difference in equipment and level, the five players were all shot down very quickly.

[Death Knight (everyone): God S, hurry up. We just want to take a picture with you …]

Chen Mo was helpless. Giving up just like that? He had to encourage his teammates to turn the tables. He had to stabilize his mentality!

At this time, shouldn’t he send a voice message, "hold on, we can win"?

Cough, cough. I’m sorry, I was acting.

[Dark Ranger (everyone): AFK and banned.]

Everyone was speechless.

The gaming experience was terrible!

After a symbolic resistance of ten minutes, the blood mages ‘base was destroyed.

Zou Zhuo sighed, "manager, I didn’t expect you to be this good at a game you didn’t make." Another round?"

Chen Mo shook his head."I’m not playing anymore. This game is too simple. It’s boring."

Zou Zhuo, "manager, can you think about our feelings before you say that?"

Chen Mo stood up, "keep working hard. This game might become really popular in the future. You can still make it in time to change classes. When you become a professional, you won’t have to worry about not having a girlfriend."

Zou Zhuo, "manager, you’re running your mouth again, I’d be a fool to believe you!" If he plays games as his profession, he’ll probably starve to death!"

Chen Zhao was happy. He patted his shoulder and left.

Chapter 280: Two choices

Even though many players enjoyed it, Chen Mo knew that the overall gameplay of COG was full of loopholes, and it was still far from being a qualified MOBA game.

In the eyes of ordinary players, this map was very interesting and different from any other game on the market.

All heroes had different positions and could cooperate closely.

They only needed to control one hero, which was more friendly to new players.

The pace was relatively fast, with a maximum of 40 minutes per game.

It took into account team cooperation and individual heroism.

Of course, it was hard for the players to sense the huge potential behind this game. They only had a vague feeling that this game was very fun.

However, this was not the case for Chen Zhao.

After seeing DOTA and LOL in his previous life, the two MOBA games that were extremely well-developed yet had completely different characteristics, the current COG was like a sieve in Chen Mo’s eyes, full of holes and loopholes.

There was no clear position in the hero design, and the balance was extremely poor.

The map layout was unreasonable, and the jungle was narrow and long, which made it easy to GANK in the lane.

The positive motivation for the players was seriously insufficient, and there were no special rewards or sound effects for killing or killing more.

The cost of learning was very high.

The equipment system was loose and did not form a system.

His mechanics were still similar to those of an RTS game, and he was extremely unfriendly to players with poor gaming skills.

The snowball effect was too obvious, and there was very little to turn over.

The players were having a great time now, only because game such as COG had just appeared. Everyone was a noob, and they were happy when they won, but they didn’t feel as frustrated when they lost.

In such an environment where rookies pecked at each other, the fun of COG was infinitely magnified, so it looked very beautiful.

However, what would happen if the players improved their skills, had a deeper understanding of the game, and developed more strategies?

Players needed a ruler to measure their own level, so the stairway to heaven was born. What would happen when everyone played the game for the sake of winning and a large group of players with a deep understanding of the game and good operation skills gathered on the stairway?

Then the flaw of COG would be infinitely magnified.

The dark Ranger’s winning rate is too high. She’s too strong. Let’s weaken the blood mage!

Perhaps people would say that the number of monsters in your jungle was too unreasonable, that your jungle was too small, that you were too tired from playing the game, and that you had too little inventory …

Every imperfect little setting would become a crack in the dam, and eventually cause the game to collapse.

This was also the reason why Chen Mo didn’t bring out MOBA games from the start.

The balancing of the numbers was too important, it could even be said to determine the life of a MOBA game. If Chen Mo released an imperfect MOBA game, it would be the same as giving the advanced concept to other video game designers. In the end, the other companies would come up with a better MOBA game, and Chen Mo would lose all his money.

This was something Chen Zhao could not tolerate.

However, at this stage, Chen Mo finally had the ability to bring MOBA games into the world.

Chen Mo had already set a development plan, but with so many things coming together, the development of the game was even more urgent.

After Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform teamed up, almost all the distributors in the country teamed up to attack Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform.

In other countries, there were also games with MOBA elements, and they had already formed a partnership with the GA. He believed that they would soon release a more complete version of MOBA games.

To Chen Mo, he had to create a game that could dominate the entire Chinese market, only then could he destroy the distribution channel that Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy had set up, and only then could he keep the money tree of MOBA in his hands.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, DOTA and LOL were the two most popular MOBA games, and had basically explored the game genre to the extreme. However, these two games ended up on completely different paths.

DOTA was balanced to the extreme, and almost every champion had their own place to be used. There were all sorts of tactics, and the competitive nature of the game was top-notch.

However, due to the difficulty of getting started, the style of the game, and historical reasons, DOTA had not been able to expand and harvest the MOBA market on a large scale even though it was the first to appear.

As for LOL, it was a different path.

By changing the art style, simplifying the operations, and fixing the routine, LOL had greatly reduced the difficulty of MOBA games, allowing it to be popularized to many people who didn’t play DOTA before. Under the stacking of various objective factors, it had completed the harvest of the MOBA market, becoming the most popular game in the world.

However, this also brought about other problems, such as fixed routines, poor balance, low operating limits (relatively speaking), and so on.

Every time LOL was updated, there would be some unpopular and popular heroes. Although some heroes could be developed, there were still a large number of heroes who could only sit on the bench and not participate in the high-end games and professional competitions.

In that case, could he make a perfect MOBA game with the advantages of the two?

It was basically impossible.

Obviously, these two games could see each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and they both tried to make some changes in their own direction. However, they had already embarked on two completely different paths.

In order to simplify the operations and expand the user base, it was necessary to lower the upper limit of the game’s operations and even destroy some balance. One could not have both the fish and the bear’s paw.

These two games were MOBA games that had been developed to the extreme. DOTA was like go. There were many variations, but it was difficult to get started and had a relatively small audience. LOL was like Chinese Chess, the rules were clear, the number of players was high, but the strategies were fixed.

To Chen Mo, DOTA was great, but he had to expand his player base as much as possible, and fight for the player base with the local distributors that had already joined forces. He had to stabilize his player base with an earth-shattering game.

At the same time, he wanted to use this game to monopolize the MOBA game market to the greatest extent, and destroy any games that tried to imitate or catch up to him.

Overall, LOL was more suitable for Chen Mo’s current needs.

Of course, another important reason was that Chen Mo didn’t know how to play DOTA in his previous life.

Even after using memory playback potions to recall some of the hero’s skills, Chen Mo still found it difficult to perfectly recreate DOTA.

As for League of Legends, Chen Mo definitely wouldn’t use it the same way, since he was already very good at numerics.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, League of Legends had been constantly changing and improving over the years, so Chen Mo didn’t stick to the obviously outdated design concepts.

While Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform were working together to prove their marketing capabilities, Chen Mo was also planning to teach them a lesson with the most popular game.

Chapter 280-cancel the fees for runes and heroes

He had decided to make League of Legends, but he still had to think about what to do.

Strictly speaking, League of Legends was a very successful game in terms of business, but in terms of balance and competitiveness, there were some flaws to increase the business level.

It had been popular for several years because of the constant updates, which constantly brought new feelings to the players and diluted the game’s imbalance to the greatest extent.

Regardless of whether this method was the best solution or not, at least it solved the problem.

It allowed the players to play new powerful heroes every time there was a new version update. This allowed them to have different kinds of fun.

In Chen Mo’s opinion, there were many reasons why League of Legends went down this path in his previous life, but there were two main reasons. One was the position of the game itself, and the other was the company’s characteristics.

In terms of positioning, League of Legends was a game with the ultimate goal of exploring, expanding, and unifying the market. It was for this purpose that they tried to reduce the difficulty of getting used to it (even at the expense of the game’s balance).

Therefore, the subsequent operating strategies and version updates had to continue with this goal. This had been decided from the very beginning, and they were of the same lineage.

As for the company’s characteristics, it meant that fist company wasn’t a big company with a lot of money at the beginning. It slowly developed with League of Legends. Opening up the market and developing games all required money, so it had to consider the game’s ability to generate revenue.

This was the same reason why Chen Mo had to make some pay-to-win games in the beginning.

As for the operator, there was no need to explain. Everyone on earth knew whether it liked to make money or not.

Of course, after the success of League of Legends, more and more people began to consider changing their style, such as removing the level limit and the rune system.

He even considered completely removing the fees charged by the players for League of Legends, and using the events and other games as the main point of profit (just like traditional sports).

There were several major versions of League of Legends in Chen Mo’s previous life, and every major change would change the entire game, so he had to think carefully about which version to make.

……

In his own studio, Chen Mo started to write the design concept for League of Legends.

This was probably the longest draft he had ever written. Even though he knew most of the game’s content by heart, there were still some key issues that he had to consider carefully.

The most important point was what the final form of the game should be like.

Chen Mo’s goal was the same as the fist companies in his previous life. He wanted a MOBA game that was easy to get started with, a phenomenal hit game that would dominate the PC market for a long time, and cut off any other MOBA games that might appear.

As such, Chen Mo’s League of Legends was going to be a relatively simple game.

If it was too complicated, MOBA games that were easier to operate would take over the market, and it would be impossible to achieve a comprehensive domination.

Second, to what extent should the game be competitive and balanced?

In his previous life, League of Legends had been criticized for its talent and rune system. In particular, the rune system made the game an unfair game to a certain extent, because it made players of different game hours have a difference in combat power when they entered the same game.

Of course, the rune system had its own purpose.

First, to provide the players with a sense of growth and long-term pursuit.

Two, create a variety of games based on different runes for different heroes.

3. Earn money.

But later on, the design of the fist was also removed during the revision.

Chen Mo’s decision was to keep the talent in the first version of League of Legends and remove the runes.

The player’s level limit was still level 30, but their talents would all be unlocked within level 10. In other words, as long as the player worked a little harder to reach level 10, he would not have any difference in attributes compared to other players.

There was also a change in the content of the revenue: All heroes were free, and all the revenue came from skins and other value-added services that did not affect combat power.

Cutting off the fees from runes and heroes would definitely affect the revenue of League of Legends, but Chen Mo knew that there were more benefits.

He wanted to make League of Legends into an absolutely fair competitive game. This way, it would be more professional.

The reason Chen Zhao dared to do this was because he was in a different situation from fist company. If fist company started with a headwind, then he started with a headwind.

Fist company had to consider the game’s profitability, but Chen Mo didn ‘t.

Chen Mo had plenty of money for research and development, and even if he didn’t have enough, he could just make pay-to-win games. There was no need to use League of Legends to take money from the players.

It didn’t matter if League of Legends didn’t make any money in the first six months or even a year. As long as they could increase the number of players and create a prototype of e-sports, it would be hard not to make money in the future.

In other aspects, Chen Mo was considering using the framework of League of Legends in S3, with some adjustments.

Season 1 and Season 2 of League of Legends were the early stages of development. Season 3 was the time when the game truly developed its own style and had a wide impact on the world.

Especially since Season 3, League of Legends began to produce a large number of LOL-style Champions, such as: Jayce, Zyra, brightmoon, Rengar, ruler of darkness, Kazik, Queen of spiders, Zed, thresh, Zach, and so on.

These heroes were all classic heroes that took into account the hero’s mechanism and operation. It was because of these heroes that League of Legends had such a strong vitality, allowing it to have a complete explosion in S3 and finally establish its dominant position.

If simple heroes like a Mumu, stone man, and garen were the cornerstones of League of Legends, then these "Sima" heroes that could be shown were the face of League of Legends.

It was these heroes who could show off that allowed the game to cater to the vast majority of players and have a long life.

Of course, the version that Chen Mo was going to make would be different from any version in his previous life.

Chen Mo was even thinking of adjusting the entire system of League of Legends so that most of the heroes could be used, and the game would be more diverse.

Chapter 281-detailed settings

The League of Legends design draft that Chen Mo was working on could be divided into four parts.

The first part was the core fun and basic rules of the game.

The second part was the map and game mechanism.

The third part was the hero setting.

The fourth part was the summoner-related settings and other things.

MOBA games were actually very simple to create. They just had to fight on a map, unlike RPG and adventure games that required many levels.

However, MOBA games were very complex in terms of game mechanics and balance. From its appearance to its popularity, the game mechanics were constantly improved, finally making MOBA games the most popular PC game type in the world.

Chen Mo’s design draft was as follows.

In terms of game mechanics, there were four game modes: human-machine, matchmaking, ranking, and chaotic battle.

Players must go through beginner’s lessons and upgrade to Level 3 through the AI training before they can enter the matching mode.

As for the ranking competition, players had to have at least four heroes with proficient proficiency to participate.

There was a friend and merchant system. In the friend system, one could watch other players fight, while the merchant system allowed one to buy various skins and other value-added services.

In terms of Summoner-related settings, players could check their game records, ranks, hero list, talents, Summoner skills, equipment, and other game content.

The ranking was designed in a classic way, from bronze to King.

In the hero list, every hero had the concept of "proficiency". Only when the proficiency reached a certain level could they be used for ranking.

In his current plan, proficiency was divided into six levels, namely apprentice, beginner, master, expert, master, and Grandmaster.

When players played in different modes, the proficiency of the current hero would be increased as a restriction.

Only the Champions with beginner proficiency could be used for matchmaking, and only those with master proficiency could be used for ranking matches. As for the experts, Masters, and grandmasters … They were only there to show off.

In terms of Summoner skills, they were still the more commonly used ones: sprint, heal, barrier, weaken, teleport, flash, purify, ignite, and smite. In a chaotic battle, there would be a marking (snowball) and a clarity spell.

The equipment was relatively more complicated. He would slowly research it during the development process. However, he would have some more classic equipment such as a hat, an Ice Staff, a hourglass, and so on. He could also consider adding back the underworld fire that he had lost.

In terms of the map, it still used the classic Summoner’s Rift, but it still followed the map mechanism of S6, including various explosive fruits, divination fruits, Elemental Dragons, and so on.

These new map mechanisms would make the entire map more diverse and add a lot of random fun, allowing players to speed up the game while fighting for map resources.

At the same time, Chen Mo considered slightly reducing the effects of wards in the game, including raising the price of wards, reducing the duration of wards, increasing the benefits of wards, and increasing items like the fog of trickery.

Due to the fixed strategies in League of Legends and the importance of vision, vision suppression made the game very boring in high-end games and professional competitions. It made the game lose its spirit to a certain extent, and it was almost impossible for the unorthodox to win again.

What Chen Mo wanted was more new strategies and more dramatic effects, not some team building a long dynasty with mechanical training.

And most importantly, Chen Mo wouldn’t make the heroes according to the original order in League of Legends, but would adjust the order according to his own needs.

Chen Mo planned to create around twenty-five heroes in the first patch, with a new one every two weeks. This was to keep the players fresh, and at the same time, it was a step-by-step process, so that they wouldn’t be completely dumbfounded by the number of heroes they’d come across.

……

After finishing the design document, Chen Mo called everyone for a meeting.

After a brief introduction of League of Legends, most of them understood Chen Mo’s design.

After all, with the two game prototypes of Chenghai 3c and COG, everyone could roughly imagine the final state of League of Legends after it was completed. They only had some doubts about the popularity and profitability of the game.

Qian Kun asked, "uh, manager, this game is completely free. It doesn’t sell any combat power. Even the heroes are given for free. Can the profits be supported by the skins alone?"

The others also had the same question.

Most of them knew about Chenghai 3c and COG, but they were still Warcraft maps and had no profit.

How to turn it into a complete game wasn’t just a problem for the gas, but also for the creators of Chen Mo’s team.

According to the traditional way of making games, the best way would be to buy out and add in the value of the game, so that the game would be delayed for a while. At least, they could earn back the production cost through sales, just like when they released Warcraft.

It was a risky move to pay for the skins. What if there were not enough players and they did not buy the skins?

Chen Mo explained, "regarding that, everyone needs to understand the goal of League of Legends." It’s different from Warcraft, as Warcraft is made for RTS players, which is a small group of players, so we can only make money from sales. "

"But League of Legends is different. This is a completely new game, and its goal is all the players. "

Everyone was shocked. All the players?

Wasn’t this a little too exaggerated?

Does that mean that by then, whether it’s RPG or FPS players, they’ll all like League of Legends?

Everyone was in disbelief.

Of course, out of respect for their boss and their love for the bonus, everyone put on an expression that said, "yes, yes, yes, you’re right."

Chen Zhao smiled and didn’t mind.

Indeed, when MOBA games first appeared, only a few people could see the potential behind them. Even some high-quality game designers in big companies didn’t have a proper understanding of their prospects.

Otherwise, the ice frog and Blizzard wouldn’t have parted ways.

Chen Mo didn’t want to say too much about the future development of League of Legends. After all, the time wasn’t right yet. Saying too much would be like bragging and making Chicken Soup for the Soul. There was no need to do so.

Only poor bosses would do that. Chen Zhao could totally buy the loyalty and passion of all his employees with money.

Chen Mo looked at everyone,’if there’s no more questions, let’s get to work. The research and development period for the first version is three months. We have to make the first version of League of Legends before the Spring Festival, including the completion of all 25 heroes. "

Chapter 282: hero

In the first version of League of Legends, Chen Mo planned to have 25 Champions and five positions, with each position having five Champions. The difficulty was from low to high.

At the beginning of League of Legends, there was no top lane, mid lane, jungler, Archer, or support. At that time, there was still the Archer who played mid, and the lineup and tactics of passersby games were very chaotic.

However, in the S2 period, some of the top teams in Europe developed the "EU style, " which was a double-player method for top, mid, jungler, and bottom lane. It was accepted by the fist and became the official designated lineup configuration of League of Legends.

Many people might criticize the rigidity of this configuration, but its advantage was also very obvious. It had found an official recommended lineup for League of Legends. With the guidance of this recommended lineup, players could get used to it more easily, understand the arrangement of the lineup, and choose a relatively perfect lineup.

It was of great significance to the promotion of League of Legends, and from the later development, it was also the most suitable lineup for the game.

Just like how RPG games had the "Iron Triangle of tactics, mages, and priests", although this routine was more rigid, it provided players with an easy-to-understand and easy-to-remember rule and framework.

For example, when a player asked how to play hero xxx, as long as he was told that it was a mid-lane hero, he would be able to guess what the hero did. However, if you told him that this champion could carry, support, split the team, and play in any way, he would probably be dumbfounded.

As such, Chen Mo introduced the different classes to the players in the first patch, using them as the main label for heroes. Traditional classes like assassins and tanks were only used as notes to help players understand the character’s characteristics.

The twenty-five Champions Chen Mo planned to develop in the first version of League of Legends were as follows.

[Top lane: garen, lava beast, Timo, Barbarian King, Weapon Master]

[Middle lane: Annie, Kassadin, Death Song, Twisted Fate, Phoenix]

Jungler: Nu Nu, a Mu Mu, Sword Saint, clown, Gragas

[Sharpshooters: lucky sister, Ezreal, Esch, ratty, Vayne]

Support: Soraka, Lulu, Tauren, sona, Blitzcrank

Many of these Champions had been redone, and even the hero’s mechanism had been greatly changed. For example, Gragas was originally a mid-laner champion, but it was later changed to a jungler.

Overall, Chen Mo didn’t plan on making older versions of heroes. The reason was simple, because older versions of heroes were at odds with the general framework of LOL. They were either uninteresting, or too strong, which wasn’t good for the balance and promotion of the game.

In general, most of the heroes that were remade in LOL were more successful than the old versions.

These 25 Champions were selected after some consideration by Chen Mo. The difficulty of getting started went from the lowest to the highest, and each champion had different positions.

Some Champions, like most of these five jungler Champions, were hard to see in the pro scene due to their mechanics, but they were easy to get used to. Newbies needed Nunu and Blademaster Champions to get used to jungler mechanics, so Chen Mo included them in the development plan for the first version.

Moreover, even if they were in the same position, Chen Mo would try to pick Champions with different positions, such as jungler. There were junglers like a Mumu who relied on team battles, and there were junglers like Blademaster who preferred to play solo.

Of course, there were many more fun and showy heroes, but those were left for future development.

Chen Mo planned to release a new version every two months after the first one, with five heroes in each version, giving the players two months to digest.

……

Even though the general framework of League of Legends had been finalized, everyone still had a lot of doubts about the concept draft.

The biggest question was, why did he have to use a new IP?

Up until now, whether it was the main creators of Chen Mo’s team or the loyal players of Thunderbolt gaming, they all had the habit of calling it ‘Warcraft’. No matter what type of game they made, they all wanted to be associated with ‘Warcraft’.

Of course, their questions about League of Legends were also very reasonable. Since there were already heroes from Warcraft, why not use them? Why did they have to create a new IP?

Although the slogan "Demacia" also sounded quite cool, it was not as cool as Azeroth.

Chen Zhao explained it this way.

The game wanted to capture the most extensive player base, so it was inevitable that the style would be cartoonish, cartoonish, and bright, which was in conflict with the realistic and dark art style of monster.

Furthermore, League of Legends would become a brand new IP, and it would be a very exciting world just like Diablo. Didn’t Diablo not follow the world view of Warcraft?

Chen Zhao’s serious nonsense successfully dispelled most people’s doubts.

After making Warcraft and Diablo, Chen Mo’s team had no problems making League of Legends in terms of technique and art.

When Chen Mo made Diablo, he also wanted to train his team, and after the success of the third person RPG, he naturally released League of Legends.

Currently, the most difficult part was balancing the numbers, but Chen Mo was able to do it with his second stage of coding and the memory he got from the memory playback potion.

After all, the numerical system in League of Legends was relatively clear. It was nothing more than attack, defense, magic damage, magic resistance, and the calculation formula was not too complicated.

Apart from Zhao Yunting and a small group of people responsible for the daily maintenance of Thunderbolt gaming platform, the entire team began to put all their energy into developing the new game, League of Legends.

……

The popularity of COG seemed to be rising every day.

The creator of this map, Clive Larman, also displayed his workaholic nature. Every week, he would make some small numerical balance changes to the map, and occasionally, he would make major changes to the terrain and game mechanics, making it a more complete map.

Although these changes could not be made in the country immediately, there were still many enthusiastic players who were constantly moving it and translating it into Chinese.

In China, many Warcraft players were addicted to this map, and it gradually became the most popular map in Warcraft, even more popular than the stairway tree.

On the forums, more and more players were talking about COG. At first, everyone was disgusted, thinking that an RPG map shouldn’t take up so many pages. But as COG became more and more popular, everyone got used to it.

There were already a lot of people leaving messages or private messages to Chen Mo, asking him to pay more attention to this picture, to give it some special recommendations, or to open up the ladder system.

Some even hoped that Chen Mo would work with the original author to create a new game that would be similar to Warcraft.

Chen Zhao ignored all of these suggestions.

Chapter 284: Full value of numerics ability Tier 2

In the studio, Chen Mo was madly drawing the lottery.

The last time he did it was before he did Minecraft, and he got some numerics balancing skill books, architecture skill books, Photoshop skill books, and even poison milk capsules.

It was also thanks to these skill books that Chen Mo was able to beautify Minecraft to the level required for a VR game, and build so many classic buildings in the game, creating so many topics and gimmicks for Minecraft.

There was also the poison milk capsule, which was a trick for old Yan, causing thousand Hells ‘popularity to cool down a little, allowing Minecraft to take the opportunity to make a name for itself.

Actually, Chen Zhao was just testing it out when he used the poison milk capsule, because no one knew if it would work.

Everyone felt that thousand Hells ‘popularity was not rising due to some mysterious reason, but Chen Mo wasn’t sure if it was due to the poison milk capsules.

This time, Chen Mo was aiming to get more skill books for balancing.

In Chen Mo’s opinion, League of Legends in his previous life wasn’t that well-balanced, so he hoped to use his own black technology to make the game very balanced, allowing most of the heroes to play.

This time, Chen Mo was rich. He put in 50 million, which was 50 thousand diamonds, enough for 500 draws.

As for where the money went, Chen Zhao had no idea.

Considering that the system could even produce things like memory playback potions and poison milk capsules, it shouldn’t be a problem to hide the flow of Chen Mo’s assets. At least, so far, no relevant Department had come to Chen Zhao for tea.

Pull, pull, pull …

Every time he pulled the lever, it would automatically cost him 990 diamond player’s item *10, but even so, Chen Mo still had to pull the lever 50 times.

After all, that was 50 million, which could fill 16 luggage bags in cash.

The final gains were as follows.

Design-type skill book for building balance (Grade 2): 100 books

Design-type plot creation skill book (level two): 30 books

Professional knowledge of design engine (classic strategy in League of Legends): 100 books

Professional knowledge for designing (psychology teaching material for gaming): 100 books

Display building art (3D model): 40 books

Display-type building art (action special effects): 50 books

Display-type engine music and sound effects skill book: 30 books

[Item-type engine speed regulator: 20]

Item-type bone memory playback potion (upgraded): 10

Item-type engine super focuser (upgraded): 20

"Hmm, not bad. The numerics skill book is full."

Chen Mo was quite satisfied with the draw this time. He had maxed out all the coding skill books, and his coding skills were maxed out in the second stage. He was finally able to balance the coding in League of Legends with ease.

The story writing skill book was not of much use at the moment, but it was not a bad thing to improve the story writing ability.

As for the 200 books of professional knowledge and skills, it was a bit of a pain in the ass.

What did the classic tactics in League of Legends do to deserve 10 million?

However, when he thought about it, in his previous life, the big clubs would spend more than 10 million over a few years to hire a good coaching team. Thinking about it this way, 10 million was quite worth it.

As for the 100 books on psychology, especially for gaming, Chen Mo could only curse in his heart. It could only be said that the system was really unscrupulous in order to make money!

Chen Mo also needed skills related to art and music. Although League of Legends itself did not require high model precision and action standards, the higher the model precision, the better it was. This was because the PC configuration in the parallel world was generally higher, so there was no need to consider deliberately lowering the configuration to promote the game.

Moreover, the hero’s various actions would affect some settings, such as the turning speed, movement speed, attack interval, Casting Swing, and so on. These were more detailed issues, closely related to the art performance and game balance. The more perfect it was, the better.

As for the music, fist in his previous life was willing to pay a huge price for the ‘lol’ music and even held a special concert. Chen Mo didn’t expect his ‘lol’ to be better than his previous life’s music, but it had to be at least on par.

In terms of special items, there were also the memory playback potion and the Super focuser. The functions were still similar to before, but the effects were many times better. After all, the current lottery price was also very touching.

After maxing out his coding abilities in the second stage, Chen Mo finally had the confidence to make League of Legends even more successful than it was in his previous life.

……

Just as Chen Mo was feeling smug, he received a message on his phone.

It was an invitation to join a group chat.

"Qiu Hengyang invites you to join the group chat: The failed designer’s home. "

Chen Zhao was unhappy when he saw this.

What the hell? why did the designer’s home fail?

If you want to die, you can die, but I’m not going to die. The game I made is very popular.

No.

He directly rejected her.

In less than two minutes, the group invitation came again. This time, Qiu Hengyang even sent him a private message: "Come quickly, there’s an important matter!"

"Change the group name, " Chen Mo replied."I’ll only enter if you call it Big Boss designer’s home."

"Wait, I’m looking for the group leader, " Qiu Hengyang said.

A moment later, another group invitation came.

"Qiu Hengyang invites you to join the big boss designer house."

This time, Chen Mo clicked [accept] with satisfaction.

The group chat was quite lively and they were chatting.

"Ah, I do feel like the distributors are going to fight it out, -Li Feng said–it’s a little scary. It’s a good thing for us independent game designers now, but who knows what will happen in the future?"

Zhu fanglin: "I heard that Emperor dynasty is preparing for a new game. They obviously want to make a name for themselves with-high-quality game to prove the value of the new channel."

"I’m panicking!"The wings of star elves supported Li Feng.

Dream journey’s Deputy, Zhou Haibin: "don’t worry. You can’t help even if you’re panicking."

Lin hailing-the nightmare tapir-‘eh? Why did the group name change? wasn’t it house of failed designers? why did it become the big boss ‘house of designers? Then should I leave the group?"

Wings of star elves ‘support, Li Feng: "eh, there’s a new member.’ Mister ‘. Why does this name sound familiar?" F * ck, could it be Chen Zhao? Did you really drag Chen Zhao into this?"

Chen Mo looked at the members of the group and saw that they all had the same name card, all of which were game designers ‘names. It was easy to tell that most of the famous independent game designers in the country were in this group.

There were more than four hundred people in the group, including successful independent video game designers like Li Feng, Zhu fanglin, and Zhou Haibin. There were also some designers that he had never heard of.

However, there should be a certain threshold to enter this group. It seemed that the lowest was a C-grade video game designer, and they had to be designers who had no connections with big companies.

Chapter 284-all the big bosses love to act like newbies

"Hello, big bosses, " Silent said.

The wings of star elves supported Li Feng."F-ck-I don’t deserve it. I’m just a little loser-you’re the real big Boss."

"Big Boss, don’t be so humble. Everyone in this group is a Big Boss."

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "Stop flattering each other. Hurry up and change the group’s name card."

"How?"which game should I write?"

Everyone was speechless.

The others only had one particularly famous game, like Li Feng’s wings of star elves and Zhou Haibin’s dream journey, but Chen Mo’s games were all quite famous.

The Onmyoji that had harvested the mobile game market?

The Warcraft that could sweep away RTS games?

Or was it Minecraft that just became popular on the VR platform?

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "Alright, I’ll help you change it."

[Silent has been renamed to Thunderbolt gaming’s Chen Mo.]

Chen Mo’s games were all quite famous, so he decided to use his company’s name as a prefix.

In fact, Qiu Hengyang was the same. His games weren’t too different, and none of them were particularly popular, so his name was prefixed with hengyou network.

"We were still discussing this in the morning, " Lin hailing said."And now we’re talking about Chen Mo. The administrators sure know how to network!"

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "Ahem, sister hai Ling, be more serious and mind your image."

Lin hailing: "/Doge"

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "First of all, let’s welcome our new boss. I’ll explain to everyone that our group only adds independent video game designers, and we wouldn’t invite designers from big companies like Emperor dynasty, Zen, and fantasy, but Chen Mo might be an exception. We moderators discussed for half a day this morning and decided to add Chen Mo, let me tell you this. "

[Wings of star elves support Li Feng: welcome to the group, boss Chen Mo!]

Lin hailing, the nightmare tapir,’welcome, boss Chen Mo! Big brother, please look familiar and recommend me!"

"Welcome, " said dream travel’s Deputy, Zhou Haibin.

Gun fighter "Qian":"welcome new boss!"

……

Thunderbolt gaming’s referee, Chen Mo: "look at you guys. You’re all big bosses. Why are you all acting like you’re nothing?"

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "No, no, no. Actually, most of the people in this group, including me, are failures. It’s hard for them to make independent games."

Chen Mo laughed. Many of them were A-grade designers, and there were even a few S-grade ones. Although there were a lot of newcomers, this group was made up of all the famous designers in the country, so it wasn’t a group of failed designers.

In this day and age, the big shots all liked to act like newbies.

Take Zhang xiaokong for example, he was an A-grade video game designer and was an Honorary Committee member in the same year as Chen Mo. He was quite an influential video game designer in China.

The others, like Li Feng, Zhou Haibin, and Zhu fanglin, were all familiar to him. Although they weren’t as amazing as Chen Mo, they were all well-known in the domestic gaming industry.

Chen Mo also had a rough idea of what this group was for. It was probably a place where the independent video game designers gathered together.

After all, designers and distributors only had a business relationship, and there were conflicts and schemes between them. Independent video game designers were competitors with big companies, so only independent video game designers could maintain such a harmonious relationship.

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "By the way, it’s really hard to get boss Chen Zhao in. I thought that since Thunderbolt games is so big, it shouldn’t be impossible to find Chen Mo’s contact, right? In the end, he couldn’t find anything, and could only find the contact of the person in charge of Thunderbolt gaming platform. In the end, it was old Qiu who said he had Chen Mo’s contact information, so he was able to get in. "

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "I’m confused too. Am I the only one in the group who has Chen Mo’s contact? I say, Chen Mo, you’re really popular!"

"Hahaha!" Lin hailing laughed."Looks like Chen Mo has no friends after all the money he’s made!"

"Ahem, " Thunderbolt gaming’s referee, Chen Mo, "I’m focused on research and development. I don’t pay much attention to what’s happening outside."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "I understand, I understand. After all, the big boss is busy making games to make money, unlike us, who are wasting our time and wasting our time on the project."

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "That’s enough, old Zhang. That’s enough. Let’s get to the point. "

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "Alright, alright, let’s get to the main topic. Old Qiu, you should be the one to say it. "

Chen Zhao knew that these people had invited him in for a reason.

This group was a private group for independent video game designers, and it wasn’t meant for work. It was just a place for people to chat and relax. There wasn’t anyone from Emperor dynasty entertainment, ZEN Entertainment, or fantasy gaming platform in the group, not even a single videogame designer from a big company.

And Chen Mo?

Chen Mo was still an A-grade videogame designer, and Minecraft was only a few steps away from S-grade, but it hadn’t been upgraded yet.

From this point of view, there was no problem for Chen Mo to join the group.

However, Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform was already the third largest platform in the country, and he was also the boss of a video game distribution company. The relationship between the distribution company and these independent video game designers was quite delicate.

Considering his identity, it was still quite sensitive, so it was a bit inappropriate to add him into the group.

It was like pulling a teacher into a good student group. That was really a pain in the ass.

However, Zhang xiaokong and the other moderators still added him after some discussion, which meant that there must be some special consideration.

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "Well, Chen Zhao. Although most of the people in the group are against distributors, I think you’re different from those who only care about profit. Your main identity is still a designer, so I don’t think there’s a problem with pulling you in. "

"Of course, I didn’t bring you in to say that I have a motive. The main reason is that I want you to come in as a videogame designer and chat with everyone. At the same time, I want to get close to you. After all, after Emperor dynasty and fantasy platform have joined forces, we all feel that the domestic game market might experience a big change and we’re not confident."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "Yes, actually, A-grade video game designers like us are still fine. No matter what the distributors do, we can still make a living. I’m mainly worried that the new designers in our group will have to eat dirt if the market becomes worse because of the channel chaos. "

Chapter 285: model

Although they were all being subtle, Chen Zhao knew what they were worried about.

Originally, the distribution channels in the country were the two major gaming platforms, Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy. The other smaller platforms could live freely in the cracks.

Distributors were in a dominant position and had a stronger bargaining power, while independent video game designers were at a disadvantage. It was a bit like they were being exploited, but it was still within control.

However, Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform had broken the rules of the distributors, and was basically declaring war on all the distributors in China.

This would lead to the accelerated integration of domestic game channels.

The collaboration between Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy was a clear signal. They felt threatened, so they took the time to consolidate their distribution channels and resources, trying to stabilize their strong position as distributors.

Even though this move was targeted at Thunderbolt gaming platform, the designers would be affected as well.

If Thunderbolt gaming platform crumbled or compromised, then there would be an Alliance of distributors in the country. It would be equivalent to the two major distributors of Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy combining, and their power would be unprecedented.

How much bargaining power would the designers have left then?

He was afraid that his life would be even more miserable than before.

Of course, there was the possibility of Thunderbolt gaming platform unifying the domestic distribution channels, but that possibility was minuscule and impossible at the moment.

These video game designers all felt threatened, but the distributors ‘war was like a fight between gods to them. They couldn’t get involved at all, which was why they tried to be friendly with Chen Mo.

After all, compared to those high and mighty distributors, Chen Mo was more trustworthy.

Thunderbolt gaming supported Chen Mo, "don’t think too much about it. The future for independent video game designers will only get better and better. The current state of ‘distribution channels being King’ in China is not a healthy state. It’ll change sooner or later."

"When I first started Thunderbolt gaming platform, I didn’t want to be controlled by others. After all, everyone knows how annoying it is for distributors to keep interfering with the development.

"So don’t worry, everyone. Just focus on making the indie game. Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy won’t be able to cause any trouble."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "Sure, boss. We’re relieved to hear that."

Zhu fanglin: "that’s amazing! 666!"

The wings of star elves supported Li Feng, awesome!

A wave of " 666″ appeared in the group. Although these people weren’t familiar with Chen Mo, they liked his attitude. At least for now, these designers were on the same side as Chen Mo, fighting against the distributors that monopolized the domestic market.

"By the way, did you know, Chen Mo? Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform are having an internal discussion. They’re going to release a dominating game to prove the strength of their new distribution channel."

Thunderbolt gaming’s referee Chen Mo replied, "not really."

Lin hailing, the nightmare tapir, said,’Li Feng, you’re indeed our intelligence officer. You even know this?’ Quickly tell me in detail. "

The wings of star elves supported Li Feng-"sigh, after all, I’m a failed designer who likes to collect gossip in the industry when I have nothing to do. – I heard from Emperor dynasty that they’re planning to create a game internally and compete with each other. In the end, they’ll release one or two games and put them up for all channels to promote, creating a true national level game. "

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "They’re trying to show off. They want to show us how powerful the full-channel promotion is."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "It’s not just that. Think about it, if this game is really made by them, they’ll definitely split more player resources. With one losing and the other growing, this large channel will become very terrifying. "

"I’m a little curious, what kind of game are they planning to make?"Zhu fanglin asked.

The wings of star elves supported Li Feng."I don’t know. They will definitely try to keep this kind of information confidential. Unless they deliberately release it, it will be difficult to find out the details."

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "Actually, there are only a few popular game genres. If we’re talking about the number of players, it’s still mmorpgs and FPS games."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "Right, we’ll definitely make an RPG game."

"I heard that Emperor dynasty is interested in acting as COG’s proxy. -Don’t know if it’s true."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "It’s probably just a small interlude. Currently, COG is still too niche, and no one can say for sure what will happen before the finished game is out. I think it’s nothing more than a setup of Emperor dynasty, just like buying the lottery. "

The group started to discuss what kind of game Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy wanted to make, and the conversation slowly drifted off to the topic of ‘is MMORPG a game that can be surpassed’.

Chen Zhao went silent.

……

In the studio, Qian Kun was testing the new game prototype.

Summoner’s Rift only revealed a small part of the blue team’s base, and the art resources were all reused from Warcraft and Diablo. Even though the art quality was high, the overall art style was extremely chaotic, so it looked strange.

Qian Kun right-clicked on the empty space, and a barbarian walked to the spot he clicked on.

This barbarian was actually created by the power of Demacia. However, because there was no model of Galen at the moment, he had replaced it with a barbarian model.

Through the editor, Qian Kun placed a new enemy hero in front of garen, a Teemo.

Of course, this Teemo wasn’t an official model. It was the King of the Hills from Warcraft.

This Teemo, who looked exactly like the King of the Hills, was set to have 100000 HP, and it stood still. Qian Kun clicked on QWER, and a set of damage was dealt to Teemo, observing the effect of the attack.

A ‘silence’ icon floated out. The special effect of the big treasure sword in the last big move had not yet been activated, but it had already had a shock effect.

There was no problem with the damage value and the skill mechanism.

Qian Kun looked at Chen Mo, "Manager, it’s okay. The prototype of the game should be more stable now. I’ll try a few more complicated heroes. "

Chen Mo nodded, "okay." The main thing was that the judgment rules for the various complicated States had to be done perfectly. There’s also the skill trajectories and effects, hero movements, and so on. We must improve on them. "

"Don’t worry, " said Qian Kun, "Warcraft and Diablo have similar combat mechanisms. It’s just more complicated this time. It won’t be a problem."

Chen Mo patted Qian Kun’s shoulder and continued to look at the art work.

He was very confident in Qian Kun. Although Qian Kun was always thinking about how to cheat players of their in-game purchases, he was very experienced in numbers, levels, and combat systems. He was also very careful and rarely made mistakes.

Chapter 287: The glory of the BGM Summoner

Zhou Hanyu was busy adding color to the hero design draft.

Before developing League of Legends, Zhou Hanyu had hired a few more people, including an experienced original artist, two UI artists, three 3d stylists, and two action artists. He had basically set up a small art team.

In fact, based on the situation with Warcraft and Diablo, the art could be outsourced, but it would be more expensive to communicate and slower to do.

However, Chen Mo considered the fact that he would have to produce a large number of character concept art and models in League of Legends, including new heroes and new skins. It wouldn’t be good to outsource too much, so he wanted to build a small art team first.

Moreover, Chen Mo now had a lot more money for research and development, so he didn’t feel any pressure supporting an art team.

At the moment, he had to do a small part of the art by himself and outsource most of it. When the team expanded further in the future, he would outsource a small part and do most of the art by himself.

"How is it? is there anything you don’t understand about these heroes?" Chen Zhao asked.

"No, " Zhou Hanyu replied, "the settings for these heroes are quite clear, and the progress is going smoothly. However, I have a question. Teemo, Annie, nuonuo, AMU, Lulu, all of these heroes have the word ‘cute’ in their special remarks? This …"

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, they are all very cute, especially Teemo."

Zhou Hanyu said, "yeah, I know that. It’s already been drawn very clearly in the sketch." There are only 25 Champions in the early game, and five of them are like mascots. Could it be that our game is … For children?"

Chen Zhao couldn’t help but laugh, then said seriously, "Our game is all-age oriented, but primary school students will be an important group of players.

Zhou Hanyu scratched his head, a little confused.

Primary school students were an important group of players?

Currently, other than casual puzzle games, none of the games in the country really treated primary school students as an important group of players.

The reason was very simple. They were generally noobs, had no money, and had no time.

Most of the mainstream games in China had players who were between the ages of 15 and 45. These people liked cool and realistic paintings. They might not be extremely against cartoonish versions, but they were still a little incompatible.

In the first version of the heroes list, there were cute heroes (Teemo), handsome heroes (Ezreal), Ugly Heroes (stone golems), traditional heroes (garen), and special heroes (robots). These made Zhou Hanyu a little worried. Just what kind of hodgepodge was this game?

Although the bright style, cheeky heroes, and simple operations would expand the player base of League of Legends Q wasn’t it a little too much?

In a game like Warcraft, it was hard to imagine characters like Timo and Annie.

Moreover, take the hero a Mumu as an example. He was clearly a mummy. Wasn’t it better to be a normal-sized mummy wrapped in bandages and summoning scarabs?

Why did he have to be a big-headed son?

Moreover, it was set to keep crying, and the way it attacked was very similar to kowtowing …

Zhou Hanyu still had a lot of questions, but they would only be answered after the game was released.

Chen Mo looked at the progress of the model.

Since the sketches had already been given, the hero models and the original arts were basically released at the same time. Two models had already been released, and they were garen and AI Xi. However, they were still adjusting the movements, so they had not been replaced in the game.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, garen’s model had been remade, and Chen Mo didn’t take the wrong path and directly remade the model.

The remade Galen’s graphics, movements, and details had all been greatly improved. However, overall, he still continued his previous style. He was heavy, steady, and gave people a very reliable feeling.

As for some players who thought that he was very wretched, squatting in the grass all day, waiting for people to pass by, shouting "Demacia", and then rushing out to spin his big sword … That was because of the players ‘playing style.

Garen’s model was now standing upright like a stick, with his hands tilted 45 degrees down, and the big sword was on one side.

If one looked closely, they would find that the model was very different from the real person.

His shoulders were especially broad, his arms were thick, and his legs were thick. His entire person looked like a short tree stump, infinitely close to a square.

His legs were about the same length as his upper body, and he felt like he could walk on all fours effortlessly if he bent down.

Obviously, normal people rarely had such a body proportion, especially heroic figures.

In this day and age, if one didn’t have two long legs, it would be embarrassing to say that one was the male lead.

However, there was a reason for this model.

Because League of Legends was a God’s perspective, players didn’t actually look at the model from the front, but from the top.

From this point of view, Galen’s body proportion would appear just right. He was tall, mighty, and well-proportioned, and his huge shoulder armor and big sword could highlight the hero’s characteristics very well.

If it was strictly done according to a human’s body in real life, it would look ugly from this perspective, and the details would be difficult to distinguish.

Chen Mo had emphasized this point, and with their experience in Warcraft and Diablo, Chen Mo’s team was quite skilled at making models.

There were no problems with the art, and progress was smooth.

Chen Mo went to Fu Guangnan’s side and asked about the progress of the music and sound effects.

"Most of the requirements for the sound effects have been outsourced, " Fu Guangnan said."They’re the most professional sound effects team in the country, so there shouldn’t be any problems."

"The background music is going well too. Manager, your song is really great. I think we just need to add more elements to the song, and it will definitely become a classic BGM."

"By the way, the first version of the background music is ready. Listen to it."

Fu Guangnan handed the headphones to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took it and a familiar melody started playing in his headphones, "sunny glory."

This song was the BGM of the LPL’s victory and was known as the godly Warsong. Its English name should be "glory of the summoner", but Chen Mo thought that it would be a bit too blunt, so he named it "glory of the summoner" in Chinese.

This song would be the background music for League of Legends’s login and appear in the first version.

Chen Mo listened to it. Even though the current version didn’t have many instruments and the details weren’t perfect, it was able to express the charm of the song.

Chen Mo nodded."Yes, that’s good. Add more of this boiling feeling. It’ll make people want to shout Demacia when they hear it on the street."

…"Okay."

Chapter 288: One billion US dollars for a hero, then

In the studio, Chen Mo was thinking about how to promote League of Legends.

Even though League of Legends was a game with strong popularity, early marketing strategies were still very important. This was because Thunderbolt gaming platform’s current distribution network was far from Penguin’s in his previous life.

Moreover, League of Legends had a much weaker player base in this world.

In Lin Jie’s previous life, DOTA had been the best of the best. When League of Legends hit the market, it happened to be at a critical period. DOTA was very popular among young people, especially among students, but its development was limited by many factors such as popularity, ranking mechanism, difficulty of getting started, cheating, and so on.

League of Legends had become less difficult to get started with, and with the powerful operation and promotion ability of Penguin, it gradually became popular.

Putting aside their grudges, it was an undeniable fact that League of Legends had taken advantage of DOTA. After all, DOTA was the pioneer of this market.

But what about this world?

Although COG had the prototype of a MOBA game, it was still an imperfect map. It was still far from DOTA.

The Warcraft player base was much smaller than in his previous life, and only a small number of players had actually come into contact with COG.

One could imagine that when Chen Mo released League of Legends, most players would be "what kind of game is this" and not "wow, there’s finally a reliable MOBA game".

Therefore, he had to think about how to promote League of Legends.

Just as he was thinking about it, the phone on the table rang.

Chen Zhao picked it up and saw that it was an unknown number from Shanghai.

Chen Mo picked up.

A man’s voice came from the other end of the phone. He was very polite."Hello, are you Mr. Chen Mo from Thunderbolt entertainment?"

It’s me, "Chen Zhao said.

The male voice on the other end of the line said, "Hello. Let me introduce myself first. I’m the person-in-charge of GA’s Shanghai branch. You can call me Peter."

Chen Mo frowned. Peter?

Although it was an English name, he spoke Chinese very well, so he shouldn’t be a foreigner. On second thought, Chen Mo felt that it was normal to use an English name since he was an executive in a foreign company.

GA had a branch in Shanghai, which matched the location of the phone number.

"Hello, " Chen Zhao said."What’s the matter?"

"It’s like this, "Peter said, " our GA headquarters are currently working on a new game called COG. I’m not sure if you’re aware of this. As this game was originally a map from your game, Warcraft, and used a lot of resources from the game, we’d like to ask if you could sell us the art rights? Of course, we can discuss the price. "

"I’m not selling, " Chen Zhao said without thinking.

"Ahem." Peter coughed twice and said, "Mr. Chen Mo, it’s just some art copyrights. Actually, with GA’s research and art level, it’s not difficult to make a game that completely surpasses Warcraft. The reason why we want to buy your art copyrights is mainly to continue the players ‘habit of COG’s original graphics and to ensure the game’s consistency …"

"I’m not selling it, " Chen Zhao said."If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up."

"Please wait a moment!" Peter was a little surprised by Chen Mo’s firm attitude. He didn’t even ask about the price."You should know that GA is a very strong and financially sound company. As for these copyrights …"

"Oh, how about one billion for a hero?"

"Huh?"

This time, Peter was flabbergasted. 1 billion?

Your hero is made of gold? Besides, even if it was made of gold, it couldn’t be worth so much money!

Peter probed, "You mean, Yuan?"

"No, dollar, " Chen Zhao said.

Peter："……"

One billion dollars for a hero, why not just Rob it? Does that mean that if COG were to produce 30 heroes, it would have to spend 30 billion?

That’s already the value of the entire GA company!

Peter was a little unhappy. Clearly, Chen Mo’s attitude was insincere."Mr. Chen Zhao, I don’t know the reason, but I feel like you might have some misunderstanding …"

"There’s no misunderstanding, " Chen Mo said."I’ve already told you that I won’t sell anything in Warcraft."

"By the way, please tell Clive Lehmann that although COG is a good map, it’s still far from perfect in my opinion. The nerdy Chinese will make a game that completely overpowers cog."

"Mr. Chen Mo …"

Before he could finish, Chen Zhao had already hung up.

Actually, buying and selling copyrights wasn’t a rare thing. It wasn’t a big deal at all. To most game companies, as long as they had enough money, anything could be discussed.

As for why Chen Zhao was so determined?

Firstly, Warcraft’s IP value was hard to measure with money, and since COG was a competitor, Chen Mo couldn’t possibly shoot himself in the foot for short-term benefits. Secondly, Chen Zhao was very unhappy with their contemptuous attitude.

Clearly, Clive Lehman and GA were looking down on themselves.

Clive Ramon didn’t believe that Chen Mo could make a game like COG, while the GA thought, isn’t it just the art rights for a few heroes? It was just a small company in a developing country. He could just buy the copyright with some money.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t have a good impression of the GA. They would eventually become his opponents, so he didn’t need to worry about their feelings.

However, Chen Mo knew that changing art resources wasn’t difficult for a GA, and it wouldn’t have much of an impact on COG.

After all, there weren’t many players in COG right now. When the time came, the names of the heroes, the models, and more new heroes would be changed, and the players would definitely slowly accept it.

However, at least they had to struggle a little more.

……

The following period of time seemed to be rather calm.

Even though Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform had the largest distribution platform Alliance in the country, there were still many independent video game designers who chose to release their games on Chen Mo’s platform.

In the end, it was because this new channel lacked a decisive product to prove its power.

Just like during the war of live streaming platforms, poaching streamers through price wars was only a means. The real way to highlight the foundation and hard power of a live streaming platform was to create gods.

It doesn’t matter if you poached my popular streamer. I’ll promote another big streamer in a month or two, even more popular than the one you poached.

It was the same for distributors. It didn’t matter how many players they had. They could only prove their strength if they could release a harvest-level PC or VR game.

As such, before a game like this appeared, all the players and designers were just sitting back and watching. Even though Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform was in a disadvantageous position, it was still too early to say that Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy would win.

The key was to see how Emperor dynasty and divine illusion would perform in the next game.

Chapter 289: A hero isn’t weak, but you’re a noob

At the end of November, the players of COG suddenly realized a problem.

It seemed that the map, COG, was not going to be updated.

The author of this map was very diligent. There would be some small changes to the balance of the values every other week. Occasionally, there would be major changes to the game’s mechanism and map layout, so that players could often play new content.

With the help of many Chinese players, the Chinese players in China were able to play the latest Chinese version of the COG map as soon as possible.

However, they did not know when it started, but the update of the map, COG, had completely stopped. There were no changes to the game’s mechanics or new heroes, and even the balancing of the game had stopped.

The players were puzzled. What was going on? This didn’t seem like Clive Lehmann’s style.

Could it be that he had encountered some kind of force majeure and had given up on this map?

Many people were discussing it.

Soon, under the pressing of the foreign players, Clive Lehman announced the latest news of COG on his social media site.

Actually, he didn’t hide it on purpose. It was probably because he had been busy for a while, so he didn’t update his social media homepage.

In the latest social media update, Clive Lehmann announced that he had reached a partnership with GA to make COG an independent game that wasn’t attached to Warcraft, and it was expected to meet players early next year.

This news not only caused a huge uproar among the foreign players, but it also naturally spread to China.

There was a post on Warcraft’s official forum that discussed COG that went up by more than 300 posts in one day, becoming the hottest post of the day.

"The creator of COG said that he wanted to make it an independent game? Are you trying to draw a line between you and Warcraft?"

"How do we draw the line? Too many of the heroes in COG came from Warcraft, is he planning on redoing them all?"

"He’s working with an GA! GA is such a big company, what’s so difficult about making a small map like this?"

"That’s right, this time, COG has finally found a Big Shot. At least, with the support of the GA, there won’t be any problems with research and development funds and technology. Coupled with Roman’s creativity, I feel like COG is really on the right track."

"COG is indeed fun. I think it’s even more fun than the PvP mode in Warcraft."

"Yeah, I think so too. COG can be said to be a completely new game. Even though a part of the gameplay is derived from Chenghai 3c, the balance and map have been greatly improved. It’s already a unique style."

"I have a lot of friends who bought Warcraft just to play this map. They won’t even look at the battle mode."

"Why isn’t there any movement from Chen Mo? COG is a Warcraft map, Chen Mo should have the copyright, right?"

"I don’t know. Chen Mo didn’t believe me at all. I wonder what he’s been busy with. If the GA wants to continue with their previous image as a COG character, they’ll definitely have to buy the copyright from Chen Mo. Since neither side is saying anything, it’s likely that they haven’t come to an agreement. "

"If I were Chen Mo, I wouldn’t sell it. I’m angry, without Warcraft, where would the cogs come from? In the end, he forgot his roots and turned around to run away with the rich GA. "

"Alright, save it. What’s the use of being angry? Other Omega have their own art team, at worst they can just redo the entire game, what’s the big deal. "

"Hey, someo[email protected] Mo on Weibo."

"What’s the use [email protected] Mo? Chen Mo can’t do anything about this!"

"Forget it. No matter what, let’s just wait for the release of COG’s game."

……

Chen Mo had received at least a few hundred private messages and comments in the past two days, all of them asking about COG.

Chen Mo didn’t reveal his plans for League of Legends, so he ignored all the messages and comments.

After all, it wasn’t the right time to reveal the game yet, and it wouldn’t do him any good.

In the studio.

The development of League of Legends had entered the second stage. The map, terrain, various map elements, and mechanisms were all completed. The heroes were also half completed, but some details of the experience still needed to be adjusted.

Although it was still a semi-finished product, he could already start the game with the GM tools. Playing League of Legends during break time had become a trend in the studio.

"F * ck, you old sneaky bastard, hiding in the grass and trying to trick me again, are you a dog? I’m not done with you!"

"Hurry up! That tower is about to fall. Someone go and touch it!"

"Hahahaha, three against one and he was killed. Don’t you know how to play?"

"You guys stall them, I’m going to steal the tower!"

Everyone was shouting excitedly after getting high from the fight. Fortunately, it was break time, otherwise these people might have been thrown out already.

Chen Mo felt like he had returned to the internet café from his previous life, and was surrounded by primary school students.

It was true that it looked stupid to shout when one was too engrossed in the game, but it also showed that the game was well done and the sense of immersion was very strong.

Of course, everyone was still in the xgbd stage, so their understanding of the minion line, defense tower, and hero lineup was basically zero.

Fortunately, Chen Mo had set five positions and all the Champions ‘attributes were slightly raised after the rune system was removed, so everyone’s current formation was quite organized, and there were even people in charge of jungling.

Chen Mo also encouraged everyone to play more games as a test, so that they could fix anything that didn’t make sense.

However, most of the players ‘dissatisfaction with the game was due to the balance of the heroes.

"Manager, what’s the use of Teemo? Every time I choose it as the top lane, I get despised! It’s just a lucky charm!"

"That’s right, manager. Why don’t we change it to the skin of the eyes?"

"Manager, isn’t the ice Phoenix too weak? This skill uses up too much mana and this Q-skill can’t hit anyone at all. No one’s playing. "

"Manager, isn’t sister good luck a little too strong? Long arms, strong laning, and this ultimate move is an extremely large AoE, super long range AOE, no matter how you look at it, it’s a bit too overpowered. "

"Manager, can you cut the robot’s hook in half …"

Chen Mo’s answer to these questions was simple, "It’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with the attributes of these heroes. You think they’re weak because you’re a noob."

At first, everyone was very unconvinced, but after Chen Mo showed a 22-" 0-" 9 Teemo, everyone was convinced.

In particular, Qian Hua, who had been killed by the explosion while stepping on mushrooms, had left a huge psychological shadow on the hero Teemo.

There was also Zhao Yunting who complained about Blitzcrank being too strong. Chen Mo chose Vayne and adjusted Blitzcrank’s HP to 100000 and its Q-skill to 100000. Both of them were fully equipped.

In the end, the robot did not manage to hook Vayne even once.

From then on, no one complained about the hero’s poor balance.

Chapter 290: A big wave of new games

During the New Year’s holiday, while the players were immersed in the joy of the holiday, a relatively explosive news spread among the players.

Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform announced that they would be holding a game recruitment event that allowed both local and foreign designers to participate. There were no restrictions on the platform and theme, but there were two things to take note of.

First, the game had to be released on either Emperor dynasty gaming platform or fantasy gaming platform and signed a generational agreement, which meant that it couldn’t be released on any other platforms.

Second, the organizers have the right to make the final decision. All the games that are being called for will be reviewed and given the resources to be promoted.

Of course, the rewards from this campaign were also very tempting. The excellent games selected after the review would receive a month’s reward of being recommended by all channels.

The full distribution channels referred to Emperor dynasty gaming platform, fantasy gaming platform, and all the smaller platforms combined, which took up about 70% of the distribution channels in the country.

No one could imagine the effect of such a wide-range recommendation, because such a situation had never happened in the domestic gaming industry.

What was certain was that even if the game was complete garbage, it would still make a lot of money after the recommendation.

What if the game was of good quality? That could create the next super explosive.

Of course, there was a limit to the number of ‘excellent games’. Everyone guessed that there would only be two or three of them at most, and that was impossible.

After all, "all-channel promotion" was like integrating all the scattered channels and resources together. It was achieved by squeezing out other games on the channels, so such precious recommendation spots couldn’t be randomly given.

Of course, Emperor dynasty entertainment would definitely make their own games, and even ZEN Entertainment would be a part of it. Most video game designers knew that the all-channel promotion was just a gimmick and would never really fall into their hands.

However, this gimmick was still loud enough, so it still set off quite a big wave.

At the same time, a few gaming companies, including Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, started to reveal information about the new game.

It was hard to say whether this information was leaked by accident or deliberately released, but considering that this information was not critical or confidential, and it could also create momentum for this event, most people felt that the latter was more likely.

Emperor dynasty entertainment had launched a key FPS game internally. It didn’t have an official name yet, but it was codenamed "Project: S ", Qin Xiao was fully in charge.

Qin Xiao had a very successful VR shooting game, Wolf Soul, so it was a walk in the park for him to make another FPS game.

However, in reality, Qin Xiao had only written the first draft of the design, and it was actually developed by two A-grade video game designers. This was because Qin Xiao was still in charge of the update for Wolf Soul. S "was not in high spirits, so after writing the first draft of the design, he gave it to someone else to do first. After confirming that the game could be successful, he planned to take over.

Of course, outsiders would not know about this.

Qiu Jiang and Yan Zhenyuan didn’t release any new games because Lin chaoxu didn’t think highly of their first draft. That was why Emperor dynasty wanted to use all their resources to release Project: S ".

There was also a game that was more popular, ZEN Entertainment’s three realms, which was a large MMORPG project.

Fantasy gaming platform had spent a fortune on the game, but since they didn’t have much research and development capabilities, they wanted to work with Zen Entertainment.

As for ZEN Entertainment, they obviously wanted this all-out promotion opportunity as well.

Both Project: S and three realms had a very prominent feature, which was why they stood out among the many first drafts, and that was that they took care of the largest number of players.

In fact, as the two most popular genres of games on the market, FPS games and mmorpgs both had very successful works.

There were wolf Soul and Inferno assault in FPS games, while there were Legend of the Sword, moon God’s prophecy, and heavenly justice of the Three Kingdoms in mmorpgs. These were all well-known premium games that had been tested and proven by the market.

Without a large-scale technological revolution, how could it be easy to surpass these already successful games?

Therefore, "Project: S "and" three realms "were both trying to take a different path. This was also a change that had been made to accommodate the full-channel promotion this time.

For example:

Sacrifice some quality to reduce the configuration requirements.

Develop a variety of leisure games to maximize the feelings of non-hardcore players.

It was an extremely complex social system with generous rewards.

It fully supports both VR and PC dual-ends, as well as data synchronisation.

All of these changes were to be able to capture the largest number of users and increase the possibility of it becoming a super popular game.

Especially "Project: S, as an FPS game, the PC side was already severely outmatched by the VR side. It was a little too much to make a dual-terminal mode, but it was still done.

After all, in "Project: S had to be different from Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault, and the best gimmick was the dual-end version.

Of course, the players wouldn’t know the details. They only knew that these big companies were making big moves and that there would be a few new games to play next year.

This was not the end.

Not long after, Emperor dynasty entertainment revealed that they had reached an agreement with GA to act as COG’s proxy.

This was far more of a topic effect than the fragmented information from before.

This was because Project: S and three realms were just concept drafts, and nothing was set in stone yet. However, COG was already very famous in the small circle of Chinese players.

Clearly, Emperor dynasty entertainment had more than one hand in the game. They were planning to place a portion of their bets on this new foreign game.

Although COG wasn’t very popular yet, the veteran players of COG could vaguely sense the bright future of this new game genre. They paid more attention to this news than the other two games.

After all, he was getting tired of playing with FPS and mmorpgs and needed to change to something new.

Of course, the players had different reactions to this news. Some were looking forward to it because with Emperor dynasty gaming platform’s channel as a guarantee, there would be a lot of players after COG was officially released. There were also people who were worried that Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s brain would go haywire and destroy the game.

However, in general, after a series of information bombarding the players, the players ‘anticipation for these new games rose. Even many players who had never heard of COG before were asking around about what kind of game it was.

For Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform, everything was going smoothly.

Chapter 290-new game experience

This year’s Chinese New Year was February 16th. It was already February, and the atmosphere before the new year was everywhere. Most of the office workers were looking forward to the Chinese New Year holiday, the company’s Annual Meeting, and the year-end bonus. As for work … What was that? could they be eaten?

There were only two weeks left until the Spring Festival holiday, and most people were not in the mood to work.

There weren’t many good games being released during this period of time, so the players were in a relatively quiet stage.

After all, at this time, all the gaming companies were busy organizing their annual meetings and writing their year-end work summary. Who would be launching new games during the new year?

Games like COG would only be released next year. Other games such as <Project: S "and" three realms "would take even longer to develop. They might not even be able to see it by April or may next year.

In the experience store.

It was a Saturday, but there weren’t many people in the experience store.

Minecraft’s popularity had settled down a little, and while the die-hard fans could play Minecraft for a lifetime, most players ‘popularity would naturally fade after playing for a long time, and they wouldn’t be able to build houses as frequently as they would for dinner.

There were all kinds of games in the experience store now. There were still people playing Warcraft, Diablo, and Minecraft, but they were no longer as popular as when they first came out.

There were also some players who felt that there was nothing fun to do, so they simply sat in the hall, ordered a cup of hot drink, and chatted and read books.

Jia Peng and Chang xiuya were also chatting.

"Eh, why isn’t senior Wen here yet? Didn’t we agree to meet at 2 pm?" Chang xiuya looked at her watch.

Jia Peng was also a little confused, "yeah, she’s supposed to be a very punctual person. But she’s actually three minutes late today. This doesn’t make sense."

Jia Peng and Chang xiuya had graduated a year after Wen Lingwei, and it had been a year since they graduated.

Jia Peng and Chang xiuya weren’t as arrogant as Wen Lingwei. They had both found proper jobs, one in an advertising company and the other in a technology company. They had been working for more than a year and had gotten used to their work quickly. They were now considered proper office workers.

However, after working, they couldn’t go to the experience store every day like they did in University. They had things to do on the weekends too, so they could only meet up once in a while.

Even though Wen Lingwei had been a freelance artist for a long time, she obviously had her own things to do, so she didn’t come to the experience store often.

As they were talking, Wen Lingwei pushed open the door and entered the experience store.

"Ah, there’s a traffic jam." Wen Lingwei sat down on the sofa and said helplessly.

"What do you want to drink?" Jia Peng asked.

Wen Lingwei thought for a while and said, hot milk tea.

Jia Peng stood up and went to the front desk to get Wen Lingwei some hot milk tea.

Chang xiuya chatted with Wen Lingwei for a while and told her about her work.

"Where’s the manager?"Wen Lingwei looked around the hall.

"I don’t know, " Chang xiuya replied."Maybe he’s upstairs. He’s quite busy right now, playing new games one after another. Why don’t I go and ask?"

Wen Lingwei shook her head."Forget it. We’re just here to sit around. Let’s not disturb him."

Chang xiuya smiled."Senior, I feel like you’ve changed a lot after graduation. You’re radiating a motherly aura."

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes, "motherly?" Forget it, maybe it’s because I’ve met too many idiots after I started working, so I miss my old college days. "

She leaned back on the sofa and said with some emotion, "I actually miss that small Experience Store and the manager. Before, when it wasn’t that famous, everyone would joke around and play games together, but now, everyone’s busy."

Chang xiuya also smiled."Yeah, I still remember when we were working on I am MT. We watched anime together in the shop. There was an episode every week. It was really fun."

Jia Peng came back and handed Wen Lingwei a cup of hot milk tea.

"Thank you, " said Wen Lingwei as she took the bag.

As they were chatting, Qian Yong came in from outside.

"Eh, Jia Peng? Why are you guys here?" Qian Kun was also very surprised.

"What, we can’t come?" Jia Peng asked half-jokingly.

"Yes, of course you can. You’re welcome." Qian Kun walked over and gave Jia Peng a punch.

"Why did you come in from outside?" Jia Peng asked.

"Didn’t he go out for lunch?" Qian Kun said, "wait a minute, I’ll call the manager."

Jia Peng quickly stopped him, "it’s nothing. Don’t disturb the manager. We’re just here to sit around."

Qian Kun shook his head."It’s fine, I’m not disturbing you. The manager is not working today. By the way, you guys came at the right time. There’s a new game to play today."

Everyone’s eyes lit up when they heard that there was a new game.

"Really? a new game? What type?" Wen Lingwei asked.

Qian Kun smiled."You’ll find out soon. Wait a moment. I’ll go up for a while."

Not long after Qian Kun went upstairs, Chen Zhao came down.

After some small talk, everyone was urging Chen Mo to bring out the new game.

"Sigh, you guys only care about the new game. You don’t care about me at all." Chen Mo was helpless.

Chen Mo said a few words to the girl at the front desk.

The receptionist nodded, and soon, her voice was broadcasted throughout the experience store.

"Dear players, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new PC game, League of Legends, can now be tried first. You can play the game in the PC experience area on the first floor. After restarting the computer, the game will automatically update. "

This message was broadcasted three times. The players in the experience store heard it clearly, and the players in the PC and mobile experience areas were all discussing it.

"Ah? A new game?"

"A new game is out so soon? It hasn’t been long since eich and The Stanley Parable were released. "

"Yeah, I thought there wouldn’t be any new games before the new year."

"Quick, let’s see what the new game is!"

Everyone was very excited when they heard that there was a new game. These people were Chen Mo’s loyal fans, and since there weren’t many new games before the new year, they were all extremely excited to try them out first.

The players in the PC area all restarted their computers to update League of Legends. Many players in the hall, mobile game experience area, and VR experience area also came to the PC experience area.

"Let’s go and take a look. "

Jia Peng, Wen Lingwei, and Chang xiuya also went to the PC experience area.

They found three computers in the corner and sat down.

Jia Peng couldn’t help but sigh."The manager’s Experience Store is getting more and more popular. The entire PC experience area is almost full. The previous experience Store only had 18 computers."

Wen Lingwei added, "the first time I went there, there was no one there."

"Oh?" Chen Zhao was amused."You did remember to listen clearly."

Wen Lingwei said proudly, "of course! I’m the first customer of the Thunderbolt gaming experience Store. Keep it up manager! When your company grows into a giant in the industry, I’ll be able to brag about this for a long time."

Jia Peng looked around."There’s no more seats. Where are you going to sit?"

"I’m not playing, " Chen Zhao said."You guys play." I’ll just take a walk around. "

"Well, that’s good."

Jia Peng turned on his computer, and League of Legends was automatically updated.

Chapter 291-newbie training

Soon, the game was updated, and a capital L icon appeared on the desktop.

This icon was a bit similar to the one in Diablo. They were both made with the first letters of the game’s name, and it gave people a plain feeling, but it was pretty cool.

Jia Peng double-clicked the icon and entered the game.

The login interface was relatively simple and seemed to be an incomplete version. The League of Legends LOGO was on the upper left corner, with Chinese and English LEAGUE OF LEGENDS in golden font. On the right was the login module, which could be logged in directly with the Thunderbolt Game Pass.

However, the main part of the login interface was still empty. There was a line of small words: There should be a very cool gif here."

Jia Peng, "manager, What’s this?"

Chen Mo explained, "the art resources aren’t all here yet. Just make do with it." However, the art resources in the game are basically all complete, so it won’t affect the game. "

"Alright, " he said.

Jia Peng entered his account and entered the game.

Wen Lingwei and Chang xiuya looked at the game for a long time, but they couldn’t tell what type of game it was. They entered the game with suspicion.

Entering the game interface, the overall layout was also very simple. On the top left were [start game],[home page],[career], and [collection]. On the top right were the player’s avatar, the currency bar, and the [mall].

The long strip on the right was a friend list, which could automatically import the friend information of the Thunderbolt Game Pass. If two players ‘Thunderbolt game passes were friends, then there was no need to add friends again here.

The main part of the screen was replaying a simple game demonstration video.

Summoning crystals, defensive towers, minion lines, Elemental Dragons, scenes of heroes fighting, a bird’s eye view of the entire battlefield …

To Wen Lingwei and Chang xiuya, this was a bit of a shock, but Jia Peng immediately understood the core of the game when he saw the map of the battlefield.

Manager, this game looks like 3C and COG?" Jia Peng said.

Chen Mo nodded.

"Then … Then forget it." Chang xiuya hesitated."I don’t think I’m used to playing Warcraft. I can’t get used to such a difficult game …"

"Don’t worry, " Chen Mo said, "there’s a very detailed tutorial for new players. It’s also much easier than Warcraft. You guys can play it too, no problem."

"Oh, really? I’m very suspicious of this, manager …"

Chang xiuya still wanted to quit the game, but because of the famous "since I’m already here" theory, she decided to give it a try.

The overall layout of League of Legends was based on the new version of the client. The old version was actually not bad, but not as cool. Someone like Chen Mo would definitely choose a more cool option.

He clicked on the [start game] button, and there were a few sub-options, namely [training],[human-machine battle],[player battle], and [custom match]. When the players reached the conditions to start the ranking competition,[training] would become [ranking competition].

Of course, Chen Mo didn’t plan on starting a ranking match in this version.

These people were all new accounts, so other than [training], the rest were locked. They had to complete the beginner’s lesson before they could play the other modes.

According to Chen Mo’s plan, League of Legends would only have one server, so there wouldn’t be the awkwardness of leveling up again after changing servers. All players who were logging into the game for the first time were forced to go through the beginner’s tutorial.

As for those who changed accounts to play the lower-level games to fry fish, they weren’t considered because this was something that the officials didn’t promote or even prohibited.

The loading speed of the game was very fast, because the current PC configuration was very high.

Chen Mo’s League of Legends had surpassed the standards of his previous life in all aspects, but it was still a low-end game compared to the current PC. It was a far cry from those first-person games that burned their graphics cards.

After entering the game, Jia Peng first noticed the game’s perspective.

A third person God’s perspective, just like in Warcraft and Diablo.

In the center of the picture was a tall and mighty hero. He was wearing heavy armor and holding a big sword that was very eye-catching.

At first glance, Jia Peng was not used to this.

Chen Mo’s Warcraft and Diablo had a dark and realistic style that looked very serious, but League of Legends had a slightly more cheeky style.

It could be seen from this hero that his pauldron, greatsword, and other elements did not fit the normal proportion, and there was a deliberate exaggeration.

Moreover, the brightness and saturation levels of the entire screen were very high. It was even brighter and more comfortable than the scenes in Diablo.

Although the scenery in the highest heavens was also very bright and glorious, it would give the players a sense of surrealism, and it could not relieve their mental stress. However, from a setting point of view, the high heavens was the residence of the angels, a sacred place, and would reject mortals. Therefore, this kind of scene was more in line with the setting of the high heavens.

On the other hand, the map in League of Legends didn’t give off any sense of danger. It was similar to the rainbow Stage in Diablo.

The players ‘minds were subconsciously relaxed, and they would not be so nervous.

A gentle female voice began to explain the tutorial.

[Welcome to the league of Legends training camp.]

[In League of Legends, you’re a powerful Summoner who controls the battles of different heroes and eventually wins.]

[The ultimate goal of victory is to break through the enemy’s heavy defenses and destroy the enemy’s crystal core.]

[Your hero is garen, the power of Demacia. Please right-click at the designated location on the map to control the hero’s movement.]

With the tutorial voice, the game screen kept changing, showing the players information about the crystal hub, defense tower, heroes, and so on.

Chen Mo had edited this tutorial before.

In the original tutorial, the beginner tutorial was held in the chaos abyss map, and the tutorial guided players to buy armor of thorns for eich, which was quite annoying.

As such, Chen Mo moved the tutorial to Summoner’s Rift and changed the novice tutorial hero to garen, to prevent the players from thinking that AI Xi was a novice hero.

Jia Peng clicked on the target location, and garen immediately walked over.

Next, there were some more conventional guides, such as moving to the fog of war, learning skills, playing the game, using skills, destroying defensive towers, returning to the city to buy equipment, and so on.

Further behind were advanced tutorials, such as killing monsters, changing perspectives, looking at minimaps, and so on.

There would often be some small prompts in the lower right corner of the map, such as finishing off the minions, getting close to the minion line to gain experience, and not rashly tanking towers.

This was a piece of cake for Jia Peng, as he had played Warcraft before, and this amount of work was not even one-tenth of what he had done in Warcraft.

In the end, as garen raised his sword and destroyed the enemy’s crystal hub, a huge VICTORY icon appeared in the center of the screen. At the same time, an exciting "Victor" was heard, which made Jia Peng feel very comfortable.

He turned around and saw Wen Lingwei and Chang xiuya still fighting. They hadn’t even destroyed the tower yet.

Moreover, the two of them had been playing the game in locked-view mode the entire time.

Chapter 293: The importance of the depth of the fish pond

The so-called "lock-on" meant that the hero would always be in the center of the screen, and the screen’s view would move as the hero moved.

Obviously, for games like Warcraft and League of Legends that required players to pay attention to the overall battle situation, it was like poking one’s own eyes.

There was related teaching content in the beginner’s tutorial. As long as you pressed the [Y] button, you could freely switch between a free view and a locked view.

The default view after the novice guide was free view.

In other words, both Wen Lingwei and Chang xiuya chose to play the game in a locked perspective.

"Don’t you guys feel uncomfortable after locking on to your field of view?" Jia Peng was a little confused.

"Eh? Why?" Chang xiuya asked, "isn’t this comfortable? You’ll never be unable to find your hero, just like Diablo, it’s so convenient. "

"Yeah, much more reasonable than Warcraft, " added Wen Lingwei.

Jia Peng was speechless.

He watched the two players ‘operations for a while, and it was simply too horrible to look at.

Chang xiuya played very conservatively. Garen was a tank-type hero, but he was played into a support by her. He wanted to run away when he only had half of his health left. He had even bought three defensive equipment, but he did not dare to enter the attack range of the turret.

As a result, the progress of these two people was very slow, and they did not even manage to destroy the high tower.

Jia Peng explained patiently to them.

"Garen can still move after using his E-skill to circle around. You have to always make sure that your e-skill can touch the enemy hero."

"The damage from the tower can be taken. You won’t be killed instantly as long as you retreat in time."

"Garen’s big move has a killing effect. Don’t just throw it as soon as you see it."

"You’re asking why I can’t buy two pairs of shoes? This was because the effects of the two pairs of shoes would not overlap. Oh, I know your hero has two feet, but the shoes are a pair, not one. Look at the icon. "

……

The most basic knowledge in League of Legends was as easy as eating and drinking for a player like Jia Peng. He didn’t even need to be taught, he could guess it himself.

However, Chang xiuya and Wen Lingwei knew nothing about it. They even made a lot of jokes.

In fact, many players would make the same mistake as Jia Peng, and that was overestimating the IQ of players with bad hands and female players.

Everyone knew that if a game wanted to be popular, it had to be "easy to master, but hard to master."

There were many games that were difficult to master. In any case, for players, things that they didn’t understand or couldn’t do even if they understood were difficult to master.

However, different players had different standards for what "easy to master" was.

For players like Jia Peng, Warcraft wasn’t easy to play, whereas COG and League of Legends were easy to play.

However, for a player like Chang xiuya, Warcraft and COG were completely out of the question. League of Legends was barely passable, and anipop was easier to play.

If one were to limit one’s vision to the RTS community, or to the male players and normal players, the Newbie Guide in League of Legends was too stupid, it was like taking off one’s pants and farting.

Clicking move, attack, CS, such simple concepts could be explained with A few lines of text.

However, what if this range was extended to the players with terrible skills, primary school students, and female players?

The players in the bronze and silver divisions were considered "scammers" and were newbies. Not to mention Zed, Yasuo, and Vayne, most of them could not even play Gragas and Twisted Fate well.

Taking Twisted Fate as an example, not to mention the high-end techniques, just the basic operations such as cutting cards, using an Ace, and constantly paying attention to the battlefield were difficult for most bronze and silver players.

How many bronze and silver-tier players were there?

In Chen Mo’s previous life, this number was a suffocating 37%.

That’s right, a small half of the players in this game were the so-called "scammers."

If the players in the golden section were included, the number would be around 59%.

Players who were ranked Diamond and above only made up 5% of the entire player group.

(14% of the players in the Platinum section were underaged accounts, and nearly 20% were underaged accounts.)

The statistics for different seasons were different, but the overall difference wouldn’t be too big.

This number didn’t mean that there was a problem with League of Legends, but it reflected an objective fact: The players in the country were basically distributed according to this ratio.

Players like Jia Peng might not even understand the meaning of this number, and they would be shocked: "WHAT？？？You’re actually telling me that half of the players are handicapped? And there are a lot of people who can’t play such a simple game?"

However, it was the truth. For many players, League of Legends was already a difficult game to get used to, let alone DOTA and Warcraft, which were even more difficult.

That was why League of Legends had such a detailed novice guide, which even made people feel that it was a bit long-winded.

This kind of overly detailed novice guidance wouldn’t stop the experts from leaving, but it would keep the clumsy players and female players.

……

Why was "easy to handle" so important?

This was because the core of all confrontational games, including League of Legends, was to’ sell the gameplay ‘rather than’ sell the content ‘.

Great standalone games like these were all about selling content and experiencing a whole new story and world. They could be put aside after one try.

However, the core of games like League of Legends and Overwatch was to’ sell the way to play ‘. They were games that could be replayed. Every match was against a new opponent and a new battle, and one could not get tired of it even after playing for a few years.

For this kind of game, the most critical factor to ensure its survival was the depth of the fish pond.

In other words, there weren’t enough rookies.

This was because all the fun in this kind of game came from winning. For most players, it was great to play a hero to perfection and outdo five others, but the real pleasure came from the moment the opponent’s Crystal Burst.

It didn’t matter if he carried or won while lying down. Anyway, winning was more fun.

If they lost, whether it was a loss in a pit, a loss lying down, or a loss after carrying with all their might, they would all be very unhappy.

If the opponents were all noobs, then you would play very comfortably. However, what if there were no noobs on the other side, only experts, and you were tortured in every match?

A small portion of players would work hard.

However, most players would choose to give up on the game.

After all, it was just a game to pass time. Work was already tiring enough, so why would playing games be tiring?

Moreover, for most players, although hard work could improve their skill level, what was more important was their gaming talent, reaction time, and hand speed.

A player who couldn’t play this kind of game was born to be a fraud. It was like some people were born poor, and if you had to blame them for not working hard enough, then they would be poor.

If the depth of the fish pond wasn’t enough, a newbie would encounter opponents who were obviously better than him not long after playing. If he was constantly abused, then he wouldn’t be able to find any fun in this game.

After all was said and done, how did the depth of the fish pond come about?

It was still because of the huge player base.

How did a huge player base come about?

By using ‘easy to master’, even a girl like Chang xiuya would be able to play.

Therefore, if League of Legends wanted to expand its player base, it had to simplify the operations.

Only League of Legends, which simplified the entire game, could attract such a huge user base.

If League of Legends in his previous life didn’t have this feature, even if Penguin Corporation promoted it, it would still be useless.

Penguin had taken on so many games as agents, and most of the games died from internal competition. How many games could really stand out and enjoy the resources of Penguin’s channel?

Chapter 294: First season’s reward

Of course, at this time, there would definitely be players who would put forward "e-sports and being noobs are the original sins", "noobs should work hard and one day surpass gods" and so on.

There was no problem with this statement, but it should only be used to spur himself on, not to ask others.

If you’ve been abused, you should work hard on your skills. There’s nothing wrong with being abused back. However, if your girlfriend was a noob and was abused, and you said, "being a noob in e-sports is an original sin, " you’d see if you two would break up.

A King player was still a player.

A bronze player was still a player.

For most players with bad skills, control and reaction speed were innate, and no matter how hard they trained, they couldn’t change it.

To designers, these two types of players were equally important because they were an essential part of the game’s ecosystem.

Simplifying the operations of the game would allow more players to join and stay, so the game would have more players than other games. This was the core competitiveness of the game.

As for the high-end players?

As long as the player base went up, there would always be high-end players. The two were not in direct opposition to each other. High-end players had all climbed out of the pool of players.

What would be the consequences of drying up the fish pond?

For example, if a large number of players in the bronze Division in League of Legends were lost, then a bronze player would have to queue for a longer time to play ranked games, or if he encountered many players in the silver Division, his chances of winning would become lower and lower. He would be abused continuously, and as time went by, he would have no choice but to escape.

This would further aggravate the loss of players. When there were fewer and fewer players in the bronze group, it would be the turn of the silver Group, the gold Group …

The drying up of the fish pond would cause a series of chain reactions, causing the competitive ecosystem of the entire game to collapse from the bottom to the top. Moreover, the speed of the loss of players would become faster and faster, which was a nightmare for competitive games.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, this was one of the reasons why Overwatch’s popularity had dropped.

Many players had stopped paying for their purchases and the lack of computer configurations. The player base was far lower than League of Legends, and the problems with the game’s mechanics and ranking system had caused the popularity of the ‘fried fish pond’. All these factors combined had caused a large number of players to quit, and the popularity of the game had dropped.

Of course, DOTA and League of Legends also had similar situations, but DOTA had many die-hard fans and a stable player base, while League of Legends’s fish pond was deep enough that it wouldn’t make a splash no matter how hard one tried.

However, what if the player base was not enough?

Then, even the best game would be ruined.

……

After much effort, Wen Lingwei and Chang xiuya finally completed their beginner’s training.

After completing the beginner’s training, a special interface popped up on the screen as a system prompt, and there was also a very beautiful treasure chest.

[Congratulations on completing the beginner’s training. You have received a small gift from the continent of valoran. Please click to open it.]

Jia Peng was surprised, "huh?" I’ll be rewarded for completing the beginner’s training?"

Jia Peng tapped on the chest, and with a flash of gold, a few rewards appeared on the screen.

[New skin: Death Knight garen]

[Currency: 4500 point certificates, 10000 gold coins]

[Guard (eye) skin: adorable Yeti guard]

And that wasn’t all. Just as Jia Peng accepted the rewards, a new interface appeared.

"As a player of the first season of League of Legends, we have prepared a small gift for you. Note: This reward will be out of print at the end of the first season and can not be obtained through conventional means. "

Jia Peng clicked the mouse and saw another skin!

[New skin: [dragon hunter] Vayne

Jia Peng couldn’t stay calm any longer. What the f * ck, so many good things?

Obviously, even though Jia Peng wasn’t too sure about the value of these items, he was literate. He could recognize the purple epic icon on the skins.

Moreover, the 4500 point certificates were the currency that could only be obtained by topping up in the game.

Jia Peng quickly entered [collectibles] to check his reward.

Different from League of Legends in his previous life, Chen Mo had added hero models in the game store and in the players ‘Collection interface. Players could not only see the original art of the hero’s skin, but also the real model.

This wasn’t difficult to do. After all, even a mobile game like King of Glory had managed to do this.

Of course, there were some unsightly models in his previous life, but the ones Chen Mo made were of extremely high quality, and there was no problem looking at them in close-up.

[Death Knight] Galen’s style was completely different from his Original Skin. He was wearing dark armor, his eyes were shining with a cold light, and the big sword in his hand had turned into Frostmourne.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, this skin was quite popular with Warcraft, but it didn’t have an IP and didn’t look too similar to Arthas. However, this problem didn’t exist for Chen Mo, as he had the entire IP in Warcraft and could use it as he pleased.

Garen’s skin looked like Arthas ‘, and Jia Peng was very excited.

In fact, Vayne, the [dragon hunter], had also been riding on the popularity of magical beasts. This name was first used as the name of the Hunter set in World of Warcraft. Of course, this world didn’t have World of Warcraft yet, but as a successful skin, Chen Mo still brought it out.

As for the skin of the eye, it was just a little snowman. It was just an extra, nothing special.

Jia Peng then looked at the recharge interface. 4500 point certificates were equivalent to 45 dollars, and he couldn’t estimate the value of 10000 gold coins yet.

He looked through the shop and found that these point certificates could be used to buy a medium-priced skin. The gold coins were only enough to buy some trashy guard (eye) skins and Summoner avatars.

"Yeah …" Jia Peng consoled himself, "these skins won’t affect my combat power anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I buy them or not."

……

Chen Mo had considered the entire reward system.

In Lin Jie’s previous life, players in League of Legends could earn gold coins every day, and the main purpose of the gold coins was to buy heroes and runes.

Although there were many problems, there were also benefits. Many players enjoyed the process of saving gold to buy heroes and runes. This was equivalent to gradually opening the game content, so that players would cherish their accounts (the wealth on them) more.

It was the same logic as some card games that kept players by giving them good cards.

Chen Mo removed the hero and rune fees out of fairness, but he also considered other ways to get the reward.

Point certificates and gold coins would still be retained. Players could still obtain gold coins through playing games, winning first victories every day, completing missions, and so on. However, the specific use of gold coins had changed.

Chapter 294: skin

Gold coins could be used to buy all kinds of avatars, avatars, guard (eye) skins, some hero skins, and some hero skins.

Of course, allowing players to use gold coins to buy a portion of the hero skins was equivalent to letting the players have a discount. It had to be strictly controlled, otherwise, it would cause the entire economic system to collapse.

Gold coins could only buy a small number of average-quality skins. The specific list of available skins would change every week, and the corresponding hero’s proficiency must reach the highest Grandmaster level to buy, and the price was extremely high.

As for the skin color, it was just a change of color, and it wasn’t hard to make, so Chen Mo made it in the first version.

After a player obtained a certain skin, they could spend a certain amount of point certificates and gold coins to buy a dazzling skin.

Other than that, players could also use gold coins to open chests.

Of course, there was no conflict between opening the box and buying it directly. All skins, avatars, and guard skins had a clear price, and one could buy them directly if they wanted to.

However, if the player chose to open the chest with gold coins, they might receive any item. It could be a worthless avatar or a rare skin.

Of course, Chen Mo had calculated the probability. Overall, opening a box was more cost-effective than buying it, but it was up to luck to see what he would get.

For most players, as long as they were not lucky, they would still need point certificates to buy those very precious and rare skins, as well as some out-of-print avatars, avatars, guard skins, and so on.

In addition, gold coins could also be used to change heroes in big chaotic fights, and the price kept rising.

……

Jia Peng’s reward was split into two parts: the newbie reward and the season reward.

The newbie reward was the reward that every player would receive after entering the game and completing the newbie’s tutorial. It included [Death Knight] garen, 4500 point vouchers, 10000 gold coins, and the Yeti guard skin.

The reward for the first season was Vayne’s [dragon hunter].

The rewards were quite generous. The epic skin was priced at 6900 points, which meant that Chen Mo had given out at least 200 RMB worth of rewards for the new players. Besides, the undead knight Galen and Warcraft seemed to be linked together, which was quite impressive.

Of course, in terms of the depth of the market in League of Legends, 200 yuan was nothing.

The other players in the experience store had also received these rewards, and they were all looking at garen’s death Knight skin happily, wanting to enter the game to play.

"I’ve taken a look, "Jia Peng said, " after the beginner’s tutorial, we’ll probably have to play a few more games before we can officially start the game. " Let’s form a team to play against the bot. "

"Alright." Chang xiuya said, "let’s not fight with players. I’m scared."

Jia Peng was speechless.

The three-man team was matched with a beginner-level human-machine battle. Soon, the match was found.

At the moment, League of Legends could only be played in the experience store, so there were few players. However, the experience store was huge now, and most of the people in the PC area were playing League of Legends, so it was not a problem to play against a few bots.

Entering the hero selection interface, Jia Peng began to look at the heroes.

There were a few tab in the selection interface, which were [all],[top lane],[middle lane],[jungler],[Archer], and [support]. Clicking on the tags could quickly filter out the heroes in that position.

There were only 25 heroes in the current version. After screening, there were only five heroes in each position, which was not a lot. However, none of them had played it before, so they were still struggling with choosing their champion for a long time.

Jia Peng wanted to look at the undead knight skin, but the other two immediately locked garen and Vayne down, leaving him speechless.

Without a choice, Jia Peng chose the Wuji Sword Saint, Master Yi. This hero reminded him of the Grand Swordmaster in Warcraft, and he looked quite powerful.

Wen Lingwei and Chang xiuya chose Annie and Lulu, for the simple reason that they were cute.

Originally, Chang xiuya wanted to choose Teemo, but considering that she already had a top champion, garen, she still chose the fairy witch, Lulu, in the support column.

In the New Player Guide, Chen Mo specifically taught the players the roles of the five positions and encouraged them to choose their players based on the five positions.

Of course, this was just an encouragement. The players could choose any hero they wanted, even five Archer Heroes.

However, this obvious distribution of positions also played a very good guiding role. At least these five passers-by, who didn’t understand the game at all, had chosen a very perfect lineup. This was simply a miracle.

There was still some time before he confirmed his champion, so Jia Peng began to look at the other information on the interface.

During this time, players could choose their hero skin, talent, and Summoner skills.

In terms of talent, Chen Mo used the talent tree from S3 for the time being, and didn’t have skills like thunder and grip of the undying. This was mainly to reduce the cost of learning in the early stages and wait for the later versions to release new talent systems.

The S3 talents were very simple. Most of them increased the number of points. The attack, defense, and general talents were also very clear. It was easy to figure out how to add points after a little research.

Jia Peng’s account had only unlocked the first row of talents.

There were six rows of talents, and the sixth row was the ultimate talent. Players would unlock a row of talents every two levels, and they would be fully unlocked at level 10.

As for the summoner skills, they could start with sprint, heal, and punishment. At Level 3, they could unlock barrier and weakness. At Level 5, they could unlock teleportation and purification. At Level 7, they could unlock ignite. At level 9, they could unlock flash.

In other words, after level 10, the combat power provided by the account would no longer have any difference.

Jia Peng took a look. There was nothing to adjust for his talent and Summoner skill, but considering that he was a jungler hero, he still added [punishment] as a Summoner skill.

He also took the opportunity to look through Master Yi’s skin.

Like the other heroes, Master Yi also had three skins. The best one was marked with the words "epic" and was called "carefree swordsman". From the appearance, the model of this skin was very different from the original model. It was an image of a Chinese swordsman wearing ancient clothes and holding a long sword.

Jia Peng’s eyes brightened, and an urge to buy, buy, buy, buy rose in his heart.

This was Chen Mo’s Original Skin, because he felt that Master Yi’s original skins weren’t that good. Only Project Origin and astral executioner were better, the other skins were basically trash.

Therefore, Chen Mo decided to create a new skin based on the image of Chinese swordsmen and named it ‘carefree swordsman’.

The new skin was much better looking than Master Yi’s Original Skin, and before Jia Peng could fight his inner desires, the game had already started.

I’ll play it for a while. If the hero is good, I’ll consider buying a skin … Jia Peng thought.

Chapter 296: There’s a skin for computers too

He loaded the game.

Jia Peng’s team had garen, Blademaster, Annie, Vayne, and Lulu.

On the computer were the lava beast, Twisted Fate, Sword Saint, lucky sister, and Soraka.

The computer’s hero was randomly selected from the current hero library, one for each of the five positions.

However, considering the fact that a jungler AI would be required for a jungler, Chen Mo didn’t do it and let the computer split the hero into two by default.

Jia Peng looked at the game interface and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"This, this is f * cking! Why does the computer have a skin?"

There were two skins on the computer across from him. They were the sword Saint Master Yi’s carefree swordsman and the lava beast Morfit’s Overlord beast.

Carefree swordsman aside, Jia Peng had been eyeing the skin of the lava beast (stone golems) for a long time before he entered the game, and Jia Peng’s heart was itching for it.

From the original art, it was a huge mecha beast. It looked very technological and very oppressive.

Jia Peng exclaimed, "holy shit, this skin is so cool!" It seems that we can’t call the lava beast an ugly B * stard hero anymore. Whether it’s ugly or not depends on whether the summoner has money. "

Chang xiuya’s attention was all on the cute animals, "There’s no Teemo on the other side either. I’m so disappointed …"

Every time there were five computers, two heroes would have skins. Of course, the heroes and skins that appeared were random. The reason for this was simple. They wanted to use the AI as a way to show the skins so that the players could see all kinds of new skins while playing on the computer. This would stimulate their desire to shop.

As for why all five computers didn’t have skins … Poor players also wanted to save face!

After entering the game, Jia Peng bought a jungler blade and health potion according to the recommended equipment.

Jia Peng had already bought some equipment during the newbie experience, so he was quite familiar with it now.

Jia Peng felt that the equipment system was simply too convenient.

Every hero had a default equipment recommendation, which was divided into five modules, namely, equipment for the first round, early equipment, mid equipment, six godly equipment 1, and six godly equipment 2.

Clicking on the equipment icon on the left, the entire synthesis process of the equipment would appear on the right. The equipment that could be bought would be in the normal state, and the equipment that could not be bought would be put in gray. It was clear at a glance.

In other words, it didn’t matter even if the players knew nothing about the equipment system. They just had to pick the recommended equipment one by one.

Moreover, there was also [all items] in the tab on the right, which was organized according to starting items, tools, defense, attack, magic, and movement.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, most of the recommended equipment wasn’t suitable, and the players had already come up with a better way to get it. Therefore, Chen Mo made some changes to it. His arrangement was based on the high-end games and competitions in his previous life.

As for the two sets of six gods equipment, they were determined according to the characteristics of different heroes, and players were free to choose.

Of course, players could also freely change the arrangement of each hero.

After buying the jungler, Jia Peng controlled Blademaster to quickly leave the house and arrive at the blue BUFF.

He had already understood from the tutorial that the so-called jungler hero was a champion whose gold came from the jungle and tried not to kill minions in the lane. As for the jungler, he could start with the blue BUFF or the red BUFF, depending on the player’s plan for the jungler route.

Jia Peng preferred the blue BUFF because he felt that Blademaster was a hero with a mana bar. This mana recovery BUFF was like the Mana Spring water in Warcraft, it should be very useful.

The other Champions also came online.

"All troops, attack!"

With a system notification, the soldiers from both sides began to appear from the crystal hub and marched toward the enemy base.

In Jia Peng’s eyes, these soldiers were quite ugly. They had the same style, unlike the rich variety in Warcraft.

However, the soldiers were designed to be like this on purpose so that they would not steal the attention of the players.

Jia Peng was very relaxed.

This was different from Warcraft. In battle mode, Jia Peng felt like he was on high alert, even the sound of a rooster crowing at dawn could make him nervous.

This wasn’t just a matter of the game’s rhythm, it was also a matter of the game’s style and atmosphere.

In Warcraft, there were a lot of sound effects, but they also made people busy.

The farmers were building houses diligently, and when they were done, they would give you a notification.

There would be a notification when the technology was successfully developed.

There would be a notification when new minions and heroes were created.

There would be a notification when the population was full.

All sorts of units would be alerted when they were attacked.

Even when you were controlling the hero to move, he would say something to you every time you clicked on the floor. If you clicked on it without stopping, he would say it without stopping.

The players were constantly receiving all sorts of information. With Warcraft’s dark, realistic style and slightly tense background music, the players couldn’t help but focus as they immersed themselves in the game.

Of course, the advantage of doing this was that it would make it easier for players to immerse themselves in the game and concentrate.

However, there was also a disadvantage. This kind of tension would make the players feel tired.

League of Legends had made a lot of adjustments to these issues.

The background music was melodious and soothing. Even when an intense team battle broke out, there would not be any intense or exciting background music. If one did not pay attention, they might even ignore the existence of the background music.

At the same time, there were no more complicated sound effects, and even the voice of the hero did not appear as frequently.

When the player was controlling the hero to move, the hero would only say a sentence after a few seconds. There were many different voice messages, unlike in Warcraft where the hero would respond immediately and speak endlessly.

In addition to the high brightness and saturation levels of the graphics, as well as the chibi style, the players were in a relatively relaxed state of mind when playing the game.

(Of course, if it was a key team battle or a more important promotion match, the players would naturally be nervous. There was no need to use images or sounds to stimulate them.)

The blue BUFF refreshed, and a huge dark blue carved Golem appeared in front of the sword Saint.

Jia Peng controlled the Bladesman to use Alpha Strike and began to farm the blue BUFF.

Jia Peng had briefly looked at Blademaster Yi’s skills before, and he concluded that even though Blademaster Yi was weaker than the Blademaster in Warcraft, there was one thing that was great.

There was no jumping dagger skill.

None of Master Yi’s four skills were skills that relied on luck, which greatly improved Jia Peng’s impression of him.

Chapter 296: positive feedback

Master Yi waved the long sword in his hand and kept attacking the blue BUFF.

His movements were very smooth, and the sense of attack was not bad. The movements matched with the attack sound effects gave off a feeling of knife cutting into flesh.

Soon, the blue statue fell to the ground, and a blue BUFF appeared under the sword saint’s feet.

Master Yi’s health was quite good, and Jia Peng nodded with satisfaction before continuing to farm the wolves.

Chen Mo canceled the rune system and made some adjustments to it, so it wouldn’t be as difficult for new players to jungle.

Jungling wasn’t supposed to be that difficult. In Chen Mo’s previous life, due to runes and innate attributes, even if a side account had jungler equipment, jungling was extremely difficult, slow and took a lot of health. That’s why it was rare to see a jungler even at level 10, most of them splitting up into 2 – 1 – 2 roles.

This was very disadvantageous to the popularization of jungler positions.

As such, Chen Mo made some changes to the system and encouraged players to practice with jungling heroes.

However, before Jia Peng could finish killing the three wolves, a loud "FISRT BLOOD" resounded throughout the arena.

Jia Peng was stunned. What was going on?

On a closer look, garen, who was on the top lane, had already dealt first blood, while the lava beast and the Grand Swordmaster on the enemy’s top lane were already pushing the tower.

Jia Peng was speechless.

He was too focused on jungling to notice how garen had died. However, Jia Peng was also puzzled. It had only been a few minutes since the start of the game, how could he be dead?

Since he was just a passerby, Jia Peng didn’t say much and continued to farm the bottom half of the jungle.

In the end, garen spoke up."Sword Saint, come and help me. I can’t fight two people at once."

"If you can’t beat me, then go to the tower. Wait for me, " Jia Peng said helplessly.

"Oh, " Galen replied.

Garen really did just log in under the tower.

Jia Peng felt a little tired, but at least garen didn’t send him off.

As he moved his view to the top lane, Jia Peng also glanced at the Blademaster.

He’s so handsome!

Not only had the model changed, but even the movements were different from the original moves of a Grand Swordmaster. The movements of this carefree swordsman, Master Yi, were very similar to those floating swordsmen in wuxia. They were very agile, and every time they swung their swords, there would be a flash of cold light. They were very handsome.

He looked at his Original Skin and immediately felt that it was too horrible to look at.

Jia Peng sighed helplessly and continued to farm the red BUFF.

However, before he could finish, he received another notification."Our hero has been killed!"

Jia Peng saw that Vayne at the bottom lane was dead.

Jia Peng’s face was full of confusion, this was really bad news!

"This man, he, he’s too impulsive, " Chang xiuya explained."He charged up and fought two people at once …"

Jia Peng shook his head helplessly. He wanted to type "no need", but after some thought, he deleted it and typed: "Good luck, everyone!"

Both sister lucky and Soraka were not at full health at the bottom lane, but they continued to push the lane relentlessly after Vayne was killed. Chang xiuya was shivering under the turret at the bottom lane, and could only try her best to kill a few minions with her skills.

Jia Peng saw a golden opportunity, and immediately outflanked Chang xiuya from the back after the red BUFF was over. He then said to Chang xiuya, "Hold on, I’m almost there!"

Jia Peng had already arrived, and the computer only noticed him then. Soraka and lucky sister turned around to attack. Jia Peng pressed his E-skill, boundless Kendo, and Bladesman immediately rushed towards lucky sister, who had lower HP.

"Jia Peng!" Chang xiuya panicked, "be careful! There are two of them!"

"I’m fine, just follow me!"Jia Peng said.

Chang xiuya hurriedly cast an E-skill on Jia Peng, creating a shield around him. Then, with a flurry of attacks, her Q-skill and W-skill were all thrown onto lucky sister.

"Acting cute technique!"

Following Lu Lu’s shout, lucky sister turned into a harmless little animal. Jia Peng, on the other hand, didn’t care about animals at all as he continued to hack at her.

"This will be a painful lesson!"

The Wuji Sword Saint waved his long sword, and under the red BUFF’s speed reduction effect and additional damage, he quickly cut down sister good luck to the ground. At this time, his health was still very good, and he continued to rush toward Soraka.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes …

Master Yi’s attack speed was very fast. Finally, after an Alpha Strike, Master Yi also killed Soraka and escaped from the range of the defensive towers with low health.

The players who were watching the battle heard what Master Yi said.

"Watch and learn."

"DOUBLE KILL!"

The sound effect of the notification rang throughout the entire arena. Furthermore, a special double-kill icon appeared in the center of everyone’s screens, as well as Master Yi’s head portrait.

"Wow, Jia Peng, you’re amazing!" Chang xiuya exclaimed.

Jia Peng was a little embarrassed, and he grinned, "Hehe, it’s nothing. It’s a computer after all."

Although he said it was nothing, Jia Peng was actually very happy. The system’s positive feedback for this kill was very good, which made him feel very happy.

In MOBA games, it was relatively difficult to obtain kills. As for the triple, quadruple, and quintuple kills, they were even more difficult to obtain.

In COG, there was no such rich positive feedback. Killing someone was nothing more than a dry system prompt, and there was no feeling.

However, in League of Legends, this positive feedback was amplified in all aspects.

When a hero attacked an enemy hero, there would be a special attack voice. For example, Master Yi’s line was: "This will be a painful lesson!"

After the kill was completed, the system would notify all players that "the enemy hero has been killed" and display the avatars of the killer and the killed. The bottom frame would be differentiated by red and blue.

If special conditions were met, such as double-kill, multi-kill, team wipe, super god, etc., There would be a special voice prompt and special icon to show it, which everyone could see clearly.

After the battle, if the hero killed someone and survived, he would say a special voice to show off. For example, the sword saint’s line was: "Watch and learn." (Chen Mo had taken this from some video highlights.)

If other players happened to see this hero, they would also hear the same sentence.

Although he was killing the computer, Jia Peng still felt very happy. He went back to the city to buy equipment.

In League of Legends, the B key was used as a recall key, allowing newbies to recall anywhere when they ran out of health without using any resources, which was very convenient for Jia Peng.

After buying his equipment, Jia Peng went out again, cleared a few more monsters, and set his sights on the top lane.

After being killed once, garen obediently stayed under the tower. Fortunately, it was just a simple computer, so both sides had been at peace.

Jia Peng followed the tutorial and pressed the ALT key to send an icon that said "heading to support". With a crisp "ding", Jia Peng was sure that garen had heard and seen it, unless he wasn’t in front of his computer screen.

Chapter 297-human-head dog

Sure enough, garen raised the great sword in his hand and rushed over, shouting, "Demacia!"

"F * ck!"

Jia Peng was dumbfounded. He had only just reached the blue BUFF, and was still a distance away from the top lane. Garen was in a bad state, with only half of his health left.

Obviously, after seeing the signal, Galen did not even look at where the Grand Swordmaster was and rushed over.

"Big brother, wait for me to go first!"

Jia Peng didn’t have time to type. After garen rushed up, he was smashed into the sky by the lava monster’s big move. Then, he was madly attacked by the opponent’s Blademaster. Even with his W-skill, he couldn’t withstand it.

By the time Jia Peng arrived, garen was already dead.

Fortunately, the two opposing heroes had no skills left, and their health was low. Jia Peng’s Blademaster activated Highlander and rushed over, raising his sword.

Alpha Strike!

The Grand Swordmaster’s figure turned into a stream of light, directly cutting the low HP stone golem. Although the Grand Swordmaster himself no longer had the red BUFF and the speed reduction effect, his movement speed was very fast. The two opposing heroes were also very far away from the defensive tower, so the stone golem fell very quickly.

After activating the Highlander skill, the Swordmaster’s skills would refresh when he killed. Therefore, the Swordmaster used Alpha Strike again and killed the enemy Swordmaster with a few slashes.

Blademaster Yi, who had activated his Highlander, was running around like a Mad Dog, leaving afterimages behind him. It looked extremely cool.

A deep system voice resounded throughout the arena.[Massacre!]

"Sword Saint, why don’t you come in the morning?"

Master Yi was speechless.

Jia Peng didn’t know how to explain it, so he decided to just leave it at that. Since he’d already taken the head, the result was good.

……

Completing four kills without dying was [massacre], completing eight kills without dying was [super god massacre].

Chen Mo had been struggling with the system audio for quite some time. The main reason was that there were some words like "first blood" that sounded less impressive in Chinese, so in Chen Mo’s previous life, even the China Style game, Mobile Legends, still had English pronunciations like "FIRST BLOOD" and "PENTA KILL".

However, Chen Mo also considered that in his previous life, MOBA games were imported, and the players were already used to English audio, so they kept the English audio effects.

However, Chen Mo’s League of Legends was for Chinese players who had never played any MOBA games before. If there were too many English pronunciations, the players would be confused.

After much thought, Chen Mo decided to use only "FISRT BLOOD, "DOUBLE KILL, "triple KILL, "QUADRA KILL" and "PENTA KILL", and use Chinese for the rest.

The sound effects of the combo kill were changed to "massacre, "unstoppable, "dominate the competition, "God-level massacre, " and "super-God massacre."

After the A-list voice actors shouted out these words in Chinese, it felt quite realistic and did not feel too out of place.

Of course, Chen Mo considered the fact that he would have to make an International Version in the future, and that some people might have other preferences, so he added an entire set of English voices, allowing the players to switch between them freely.

……

Wen Lingwei and Twisted Fate were fighting in the middle lane, neither of them could kill the other. They would go home when they were low on health, and after playing for more than 10 minutes, there was no kill count.

There weren’t many kills on the top and bottom lanes, and all of them were assists, all of which were taken by Jia Peng’s Blademaster.

Moreover, as the number of Grand Swordmaster kills increased, his equipment also became better and better. Soon, he completely crushed the computer with his equipment.

In the end, as long as Jia Peng saw a computer, he would immediately activate his Highlander and rush up, killing with a few slashes.

The sword Saint was not only fast at killing people, but he was also fast at destroying towers. The other four followed him and soon broke the crystal of the computer and won.

In the end, the Grand Swordmaster’s score was 13/0/4, and he had taken most of the kills.

"Wow, Jia Peng, you’re amazing!" Chang xiuya exclaimed.

Jia Peng scratched his head in embarrassment, "That, luck, luck."

"He’s a dog with a human head, "Wen Lingwei said.

Jia Peng coughed dryly, "ahem, I don’t like that. What do you mean a human-head dog? a head that was taken by skill, how could it be a human-head dog …"

At the end of the battle, Jia Peng was looking at his stats happily.

In Warcraft, there would be a calculation interface after a battle, and you could check the economic comparison between the two sides.

However, in League of Legends, the data was more abundant.

On the entire interface, there were three options: [scoreboard],[chart], and [overview].

In the scoreboard, you could check all the heroes ‘equipment, battle records, Summoner skills, and so on.

In the [chart], you could view various detailed data of the heroes, including damage output, healing amount, damage received, the number of minions or monsters killed, and so on. The damage could also be subdivided, including the (physical/magic/true) damage dealt to the heroes and the total damage dealt. In total damage, there was also damage to the defensive towers and strategic points (defensive towers, big and small dragons, etc.).

Moreover, all the data could be displayed in the form of a chart, and the length could be seen at a glance.

In the overview column, you could view the economic curve of both sides. You could see the distribution of heroes ‘kills on the map. After choosing a hero, you could also see the hero’s kill and death location on the map.

Through the final calculation interface, it was clear who carried and who was cheated.

After a battle, players only needed to look at two statistics to determine whether their carry points were good or not. One was the battle record, and the other was the amount of damage. Of course, the damage taken, the number of CS, and other data could also be used as an important standard to measure his performance.

Even those who had never experienced this game could roughly guess the entire process of the battle from the data and roughly see the key points of winning and losing.

In some games, the statistics were not detailed enough.

Some games, on the other hand, deliberately made the statistics less detailed for the sake of the players ‘feelings.

But this would have the opposite effect.

For the players who were cheated, they couldn’t see the data and didn’t know what they were doing wrong. They didn’t know how to improve and improve, and they would never grow and improve.

And the final result was likely to be that everyone felt that they played well, and then entered the stage of endless abuse, which would eventually make the whole game environment worse.

Of course, with these data, the person who cheated could also refuse to admit his mistake, but at least it would make the carry feel better. He could also post the battle results on his WeChat moments and add a sentence: "I can’t move this group of scammers!"

Chapter 299: Feedback from the experience store players

Jia Peng was very happy.

Although he felt that this game was not as difficult as Warcraft, he was satisfied as long as he killed.

It was very easy.

Killing people felt good.

He could even show off in front of his friends.

It was simply perfect!

Wen Lingwei glanced at him."Enough, stop being so happy about your results. Let’s have another round. It was a little weird just now, and you got the kill."

"Alright, " he said. Jia Peng invited the two of them again, and they lined up again.

Chang xiuya was still a little scared, thinking that she couldn’t play the game well, but seeing how good Jia Peng was, she felt that it didn’t matter if she didn’t play well, at least she could lie down with him.

The feeling of winning while lying down was pretty good.

As for Jia Peng, he was even happier. He couldn’t wait to experience the thrill of Master Yi’s crazy killing again.

He entered the game selection interface again.

This time, everyone chose a different champion.

Jia Peng’s fear of choosing was acting up again. He turned to Chen Zhao and asked, "Manager, which hero is the best?"

"They’re all powerful, "Chen Zhao said indifferently.

Jia Peng didn’t believe him, "manager, don’t lie to me. How can they all be good? There are definitely some who are powerful and some who aren ‘t. "

Chen Mo rolled his eyes, "I feel like you’re questioning my ability to balance the numbers." These heroes are really powerful, but they have different positions and responsibilities. "

"Alright, " he said. Jia Peng thought for a moment and changed his way of putting it, "then, are there any other heroes that are similar to the sword Saint?"

Chen Zhao thought for a moment.

Because it was the first version, there were not many assassin heroes that could be shown. The popular children’s Zed and torsos had not been developed yet.

"You can try the Barbarian King or the clown." Chen Zhao said.

Jia Peng took a look and saw that someone had already locked Teemo down, leaving him with only a jungler position.

"Then I’ll pick the clown as the jungler." As Jia Peng spoke, he chose the demon clown sakke.

In terms of the hero’s image, he was a very cool hero, very similar to some perverted murderers in American dramas. In terms of image, he was like a child’s nightmare.

"Manager, how do we play this champion?" Jia Peng asked after looking at the clown’s skills.

In terms of skills, the clown was the same as the sword Master, an assassin-type hero. His Q-skill was displacement and invisibility, his W-skill was to place a box on the ground, his E-skill was to slow down, and his R-SKILL was to clone himself.

However, Jia Peng couldn’t think of a better combo just by looking at the skill description.

Chen Zhao explained, "the box can be used in jungles. It can also be thrown into the grass to trick people." He used his Q-skill, invisible wall, and E-skill to slow his opponent down. Big moves can be used to escape or to heal damage. "

"…Sure, manager, your teaching is very clear."

This was another advantage of League of Legends’s simplified routines, which made it very easy to teach between players.

A champion like the demonic clown should be considered a difficult champion, but its basic playstyle and routine could still be explained clearly in a few simple words.

Especially after Jia Peng had played the Wuji Bladesman, he had a basic understanding of how assassin-type heroes were played, and it was even easier to understand the characteristics of the clown hero.

The second Battle between humans and machines met with a slight setback, mainly because Teemo at the top lane was a little too aggressive, giving away four heads in less than ten minutes.

Fortunately, Jia Peng carried the game with his life and grabbed the two computers on the top lane a few times, so he didn’t lose the game.

"Phew, that scared me to death. It would be too embarrassing if I lost. So the biggest threat in this game is your teammates. " Jia Peng said as he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

Chen Zhao couldn’t help but laugh. This was the truth.

After all, one should not be afraid of a god-like opponent, but of a pig-like teammate.

Chen Mo patted Jia Peng’s shoulder."You guys have fun. I’ll go check on the others."

In the entire PC experience area of the experience store, about 80% of the players were playing League of Legends.

However, there were also a small number of players who didn’t like this kind of confrontational game, or they didn’t understand the game, so they closed the game after experiencing it for a while.

Chen Mo wasn’t surprised, because these types of competitive games could only be fun when you’re really in it, and it’d be best if you had good friends to play with.

Most people were still stuck in the stage of the battle between humans and machines, and the true charm of League of Legends had not been fully revealed.

Everyone was playing in a daze. The bright, cheeky style and simple game controls made it difficult for people to realize how powerful a PC game it would become.

Some players would ask Chen Mo questions from time to time.

Manager, How do I play hero? can you help me?"

"Manager, what level do I have to be to hit people? I’m tired of playing on the computer!"

"Manager, I’m super godly! Don’t you think I’m gifted?"

"Manager, how do you play Teemo? can you teach him?"

……

Chen Mo walked around and gave some advice whenever players asked questions, as well as their feedback on the game.

So far, the players didn’t have much opinion about the game, but they didn’t boast about it either.

Many people thought it was just a normal PvP game. Those who hadn’t played Warcraft’s PvP maps thought the game was too simple and monotonous, while those who had played Warcraft’s PvP maps thought it was too simple.

After all, the core players of Warcraft were more or less used to forming teams, but this game didn’t even have that, which made them very uncomfortable.

Moreover, the mixed and matched style of the heroes made many old players feel that the game was not so solemn and the sense of immersion was less.

Like Warcraft and Diablo, the game environment was perfect. The art styles, sound effects, and environment were all very attractive to hardcore players.

However, League of Legends gave the players a sense of surrealism, as if they were children playing house.

There were cute heroes like Timo, Annie, and Lulu in the game, and the overall style was more Q-like.

The shape and special attack effects of the defense tower, the crystal hub, the minions … These elements in the map also seemed unreal, like toys.

The appearance of the soldiers was too simple, and there was almost no sound effect. They were like rows of ants, and they didn’t even scream when they died.

Furthermore, in the game, heroes would not feel too much frustration after they died. They would just fall to the ground and scream, and then the screen would turn black and white. However, they only needed to wait for more than ten seconds before they were resurrected, and they could jump back to the front line again.

These hardcore players felt that Chen Mo’s new game was not as good as Warcraft or Diablo.

Of course, they were too embarrassed to say it out loud, and only vaguely asked Chen Mo if he could make the entire battlefield more realistic, at least to let the players feel more immersed.

Chen Mo smiled but didn’t say anything.

Chapter 299: heated discussion

While they were collecting feedback from the players in the League of Legends Experience Store, the research and development team did not stay idle.

Zhao Yunting was busy buying servers and looking for customer service companies. The others were also dealing with the details of the game, preparing promotional materials, and preparing for the first release of League of Legends.

League of Legends was different from other games before it. It would have a huge number of players in the future, so it would have high requirements on the server.

Chen Mo had made many online games before, such as I am MT, Onmyoji, etc. The servers were all Cloud Virtual Machine, and the customer service teams were all from specialized customer service companies.

The server technology in this world was very mature, because many VR games had a terrifying amount of data transmission. If they could move VR games ‘servers, they could move League of Legends as well.

However, Chen Mo didn’t dare to be careless. He specifically told Zhao Yunting not to think about saving money on the server and customer service, and that they had to do their best.

They had to ensure that the normal delay in League of Legends was below 10 ms, and every question of the players had to be answered in a timely and professional manner.

The development of League of Legends could be said to be very fast, or rather, very rushed.

On one hand, there was a BUG like game editor in this world, which made developing games much faster. On the other hand, the initial version of League of Legends that Chen Mo planned wasn’t too complicated, with only twenty-five heroes.

Therefore, before the prototype of COG’s game was released, Chen Mo had already made the first version of League of Legends and put it in the experience store not long after the mmorpgs and FPS games of Emperor dynasty and Zen were created.

It had to be admitted that "speed is the key to success" was a saying in the gaming circle, especially during the critical period. One month earlier or one month later, the same game could have a different ending.

Even though League of Legends was a game of high quality, Chen Mo didn’t want to give his opponents any chance to make a comeback.

……

The information about League of Legends was quickly spread online by the players in the experience store.

Many of them had recorded videos of the game and introduced the game to other players.

As soon as the news spread, it quickly set off a huge uproar among the players. For most of the players, they were dumbfounded after hearing the news.

Chen Mo had done a good job of keeping it a secret, so there wasn’t a single bit of information about it being leaked. Most people didn’t expect Chen Mo to be making a game like this.

The players were all discussing the videos that were circulating on the internet.

"Chen Mo’s new game is out? This was too F * cking fast! Is it going to be a small production like eich again?"

"I can’t really tell, but according to the players in the experience store, Chen Mo seems to place a lot of importance on this game. It doesn’t look like it’s just for fun, it should be the core game for the next stage."

"Why does this feel a little like a COG?"

"Similar my a * s. The splitting, map layout, heroes, and even the style are completely different from COG. How are they similar?"

"Uh, I mean they’re all this kind of 5V5 competitive games."

"If you put it that way, then the earliest 5V5 competitive games should be Chen Mo’s own Chenghai 3C. Chen Mo explained that Chenghai is to commemorate a friend of his, and 3c means three corders, which means three paths. "

"Uh, fine, my bad. So you’re saying that Chen Mo specifically optimized the 3C gameplay and made an independent game?"

"…Why does it feel like this is what the author of COG is doing?"

"Weren’t there a lot of people on the forums urging Chen Mo to work with the COG author? and Chen Mo made a similar game??"

"I’ve done some calculations. League of Legends should have been in development before COG became popular. In other words … Chen Zhao had already planned this, so he didn’t care?"

"I’m supportive of Chen Mo making games as an official, since the author of COG is a foreigner, but…What the hell is this game? Where is my Arthas? Where’s my Dark Ranger?"

"Yeah, I thought this game was similar to Warcraft, but the style … Is this a cartoon game?"

"I don’t care! I want Arthas"

"Moreover, from the demo, the game is quite simple, especially in terms of control. There’s no formation, and the skills are fixed at QWERDF. All the controls only need a dozen keys."

"The style is a little too fresh. I don’t feel anything."

"I don’t think there’s any technique to speak of."

"Just one picture? Even though this was the beta version, wasn’t Chen Mo a little too much? You can change the Warcraft map too. "

"The one above, have you never played COG? In fact, there’s only one drawing in a COG, not to mention that the drawing in League of Legends is much more complicated than a COG. "

"The number of heroes is okay, 25, but there are a lot of heroes here that I can’t even comment on. For example, Teemo, is he a rabbit or a raccoon? I don’t think such a young hero is for kindergarteners to play with, right?"

"Upstairs, do you all have such a big opinion? I think this game is not bad after watching the video. At least it’s easy to get started, the rules are clear, and the pleasure of killing people is pretty good. It’s at least above standard. "

"You don’t understand, we’re asking for more because it’s Chen Mo. He’s already made games like Warcraft and Diablo, so this new game is obviously not as good! It’s obvious that it was made to speed up the progress!"

"Do you guys think that Chen Mo made a new game because he wasn’t convinced by COG?"

"I don’t know, if you’re not happy with COG, shouldn’t you use Warcraft’s heroes? Why do you have to create so many new heroes?"

"I feel like Chen Mo is messing around!"

……

Soon, the players on the forum were in a heated argument.

Since most of Chen Mo’s PC fans were from Warcraft and Diablo, they were used to the realistic and dark art style. They were also quite skilled in the controls, so they were definitely not used to the art style and controls of League of Legends.

In their eyes, this wasn’t a change in style, but a regression in skill.

Of course, there were also many players who supported League of Legends or were just waiting to see. To them, the change in style was probably a change and attempt by Chen Mo.

Whether or not League of Legends would succeed, they all supported Chen Mo’s attempt and changes.

There were also some players who liked to play COG who had a bad guess.

Chen Mo didn’t disclose any information about working with the maker of COG, and the new game League of Legends was obviously a direct competitor of COG, so …

Wouldn’t that mean that the COG maker wouldn’t be able to get the rights to the heroes in Warcraft?

Chapter 300: spying on the enemy

What if they couldn’t get the copyright?

All the models would have to be changed, and even the names and titles of some heroes would have to be modified. The names of the equipment in the game would also have to be redone.

Although for big players like GA, this kind of change was not too troublesome, it was too damaging to the original group of players of COG. Many people liked COG because they liked the hero characters in Azeroth. If all of them were changed, the whole spiritual essence would be different.

However, there were also speculations that Clive Lehmann and GA wanted to make the game a game that would be popular all over the world, and wouldn’t be restricted to the original player base. So to them, even if they couldn’t get the copyright, it would only be a small setback, it wouldn’t be a big blow.

Some people were confused.

Some people felt pity.

However, Chen Mo’s goal of releasing League of Legends first was achieved. Even though the game wasn’t widely promoted yet, it still attracted a lot of attention after it was released during the special break before the new year.

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

Lin chaoxu looked at the demo of League of Legends on his computer screen and frowned.

To him, this matter was very confusing.

Emperor dynasty entertainment had already heard from GA that Chen Mo had rejected their offer to buy the rights to Warcraft characters, and was very firm about it.

This was within Lin chaoxu’s expectations. He knew how much Chen Zhao valued the universe of Azeroth and that Chen Zhao wasn’t someone who would be greedy for short-term benefits.

However, Lin chaoxu was completely confused about League of Legends.

Lin chaoxu knew about it after the demo of League of Legends was released on the internet. However, after reading the relevant information and discussing it with the players, Lin chaoxu’s doubts grew.

The first question was, why did Chen Mo make a game like this?

According to the players in the experience store, Chen Mo placed a lot of importance on this game, and even made it the main part of the next development phase. However, in Lin chaoxu’s eyes, these types of PvP games were just for fun. With Chen Mo’s current abilities and funds, he could definitely make a bigger game.

Lin chaoxu’s desire to act as COG’s proxy was equivalent to a bet. This was a brand new game model and was relatively novel. It was good if it worked, but there was no big loss if it didn ‘t.

But Chen Mo seemed to be confident that this game would work?

The second question was why Chen Zhao didn’t become Azeroth.

If Chen Mo’s new game was directly competing with COG, then it was perfectly reasonable for him not to sell the rights to the characters in Warcraft. However, it was strange that he didn’t sell it or use it for himself.

Moreover, from the video, the art style and playstyle of League of Legends were different from any other games that Chen Mo had made before. From Lin chaoxu’s point of view, Chen Mo had completely given up on his previous advantages and was making a very risky attempt.

Lin chaoxu found it hard to put his mind at ease.

Chen Mo hadn’t done anything before, but releasing League of Legends all of a sudden meant that he was prepared to make a name for himself, and wanted to make use of the time difference to release the game as soon as possible.

Lin chaoxu was very clear on the principle of ‘speed is the key to success’.

There was a knock on the door.

Lin chaoxu organized his thoughts and said, "come in."

A somewhat reserved man walked in and bowed slightly."President Lin, you were looking for me?"

Lin chaoxu pointed to the seat beside him, "Have a seat."

The man looked like he was in his early thirties, wearing sneakers, jeans, and a brown top. He looked no different from the ordinary employees of Emperor dynasty entertainment.

In reality, Jin jieguang was one of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s mid-level managers, and he was in charge of matters related to COG’s operations.

Lin chaoxu’s evaluation of this person was "extremely diligent at work, but lacking in intelligence." In terms of work attitude, Jin jieguang was a model figure in Emperor dynasty entertainment. He was devoted to his work and had little private life.

Usually, when Lin chaoxu gave him an order, as long as he clearly explained all the things to take note of, he would be able to complete it better.

However, this person wasn’t suitable for work that required a high degree of autonomy, and his popularity within Emperor dynasty entertainment was average.

But this wasn’t important to Lin chaoxu. To him, people like Jin jieguang should be the classic example of a good employee. They were honest, obedient, and hardworking. Their low IQ had become their strengths.

Lin chaoxu showed the screen of his laptop to Jin jieguang, "Have you seen the demo of League of Legends?"

"Chief Lin, I’ve been paying attention to this matter. I’ve seen it before, " said Jin jieguang hurriedly.

Lin chaoxu nodded. Jin jieguang was indeed reliable.

"Any thoughts?" Lin chaoxu asked.

Jin jieguang thought for a moment."Mr. Lin, I think the information revealed in this video is still quite little. Moreover, watching a video and playing it yourself are still different. You can’t tell how good a game is just by watching a video."

Lin chaoxu was very satisfied with this statement. He had the same thoughts as well.

"Boss Lin, " Jin jieguang volunteered, "I think it doesn’t matter if League of Legends is a good game or not. If Chen Mo values this game, then we should."

"I want to try out League of Legends at Chen Mo’s Experience Store and create a detailed experience report for further analysis."

Lin chaoxu nodded his head in satisfaction, "good, very good." I feel like you’ve opened your mind? Not bad, maintain your current working state. "

Jin jieguang nodded vigorously."Okay, Mr. Lin. I’ll get ready. I’ll book the tickets now."

……

……

Coming out of the airport, Jin jieguang’s biggest feeling was that the capital was really cold.

However, his heart was filled with pride.

Even though there were people who criticized him inside Emperor dynasty entertainment and in the gaming industry, Jin jieguang still felt pretty good about himself. After all, in his opinion, it was all thanks to his own hard work that he was able to get to where he was today.

This time, Jin jieguang was also very ambitious. He wanted to push the game "COG" to the top in China and add another glorious stroke to his resume.

As the biggest competitor of COG, League of Legends was a huge threat. Jin jieguang was very concerned about it, which was why he came to Chen Mo’s Experience Store to spy on the enemy.

Chen Mo’s Experience Store wasn’t hard to find. Jin jieguang took a taxi from the airport to Chen Mo’s Experience Store and found a nearby hotel to stay in.

After all, it would be too eye-catching to drag a suitcase to the experience store to play games.

Jin jieguang had also changed his clothes to make himself look more like an office worker who had nothing to do with the game industry.

After everything was ready, Jin jieguang went to Chen Mo’s Experience Store.

Chapter 301-fishing for information

Outside the experience store, Jin jieguang couldn’t help but feel that the experience store was quite impressive.

Although the floor wasn’t high, it was full of people. The hall was full of players, some reading books and some chatting. It was very lively.

Jin jieguang stopped in front of the Arthas statue in front of the experience store for a while and took out his phone to take a picture with Arthas.

The photo was good, and the front soft light camera captured Jin jieguang’s ugly face, making him look like a young man. This made Jin jieguang very satisfied, and he couldn’t help clicking the share button and posting it on Weibo.

However, Jin jieguang didn’t add any text because he didn’t want to be too flamboyant.

Jin jieguang was enjoying the selfie while refreshing his Weibo to see if anyone had replied to him. But unfortunately, he had very few fans. After a long time, no one left a message or replied, which made him a little disappointed.

Jin jieguang waited for a while before walking into the experience store.

"Hello, welcome." The front desk girl greeted with a sweet smile.

Jin jieguang went to the front desk, took out his ID card from his wallet, and handed it over.

Jin jieguang knew how to get online in the experience store, so he didn’t have to post on the internet asking questions like "how to pretend to be a frequent visitor when it’s your first time in a game experience Store".

After the payment, the front desk girl handed back her ID card with both hands."I wish you a pleasant game."

Jin jieguang smiled and said, "thank you." He thought that this front desk girl was quite cute and polite.

The first floor was the PC experience area. Jin jieguang found an empty computer and sat down.

The experience store was quite popular that day, and there were only five or six empty seats left. Jin jieguang walked over and found that most of the people were playing League of Legends.

The style of the game was very recognizable. A row of computers with green screens was very spectacular.

Jin jieguang quickly found the game icon of League of Legends on the computer screen and clicked to start the game.

Beginner’s tutorial.

AI practice.

Various game settings.

Jin jieguang played the game very seriously. After getting a general understanding of the game through the tutorial, he didn’t rush to continue playing. Instead, he carefully analyzed all aspects of the game and secretly recorded them.

Jin jieguang took out a small notebook from his pocket and specially drew out the entire interface layout of League of Legends.

All the details were as detailed as possible. Jin jieguang recorded everything that was obviously different from COG, regardless of whether he understood it or not.

It was a Summoner’s skill.

Talent system.

Profit model.

Hero characteristics.

The game’s style.

Jin Jie wrote down everything he saw and soon filled up two or three pages.

What interested him the most was the core gameplay and combat system of the game.

Obviously, compared to COG, League of Legends had many improvements, but there were also many areas where it had regressed.

For example, the basic controls and some specific playing methods.

Jin jieguang, who was playing League of Legends for the first time, was as confused as many other COG players. The game seemed too simple.

However, Jin jieguang had been in charge of the game operation for many years, and he soon realized that the simplification of the operation mode and specific playing methods in League of Legends helped to greatly reduce the difficulty of the game.

For example, canceling the make-up, pressing the B key to return to the city, and a more specific equipment synthesis map could significantly improve the gaming experience of new players.

Jin jieguang took notes seriously.

Suddenly, Jin jieguang heard someone in the PC experience area greeting, "Manager, come and teach me how to play this hero!"

Jin jieguang looked up and saw Chen Mo teaching a player how to play League of Legends at the entrance of the PC experience area.

Jin jieguang had never seen Chen Zhao’s photo before, but he had heard of his name. Obviously, Chen Mo was the only one who was called ‘manager’ in the experience store.

He hurriedly put away the small notebook on the table and calmed down his rather excited mood.

Chen Mo probably didn’t know who he was. After all, Chen Mo only cared about people like Lin chaoxu and Qin Xiao. He probably wouldn’t care about a normal mid-tier manager like Emperor dynasty entertainment.

Chen Mo quickly finished guiding that player, then walked forward to guide another player.

Jin jieguang suddenly had a bold idea.

Should he pretend to be a player and try to get some information from Chen Mo?

This thought made Jin jieguang very nervous, but it also made him excited.

Although he could get some information by just playing the game, it was definitely superficial information. Since Chen Mo dared to put the game in the experience store, he wouldn’t be afraid of people watching.

However, what if he could get a little bit of Chen Mo’s design as a player?

Then this trip to the imperial capital would be worth it.

Jin jieguang immediately started a game and pretended to be a player. However, his attention wasn’t on the game, but on Chen Mo, who was walking towards him.

Soon, Chen Mo strolled to Jin jieguang’s side.

"Manager, can you teach me how to play this hero?" Jin jieguang raised his hand.

Chen Zhao immediately walked over.

Jin jieguang carefully observed Chen Mo’s expression. He didn’t seem to be surprised, so it was obvious that he thought Chen Mo was just a normal player.

Chen Mo looked at Jin jieguang’s computer screen.

"You hero, you just need to die a little more." Chen Zhao said.

"Ah?" Jin jieguang asked.

"Look, " Chen Mo explained patiently, "this hero is called Carls the Deathsinger. His passive skill is that he can continue to use skills for seven seconds after death. When he’s alive, he’s very short of blue, but after he dies, he can release skills without consuming blue. So, after he dies, his combat power will be particularly high. "

"Huh?" Jin jieguang scratched his head.

Chen Mo continued to explain, "his way of playing is quite simple. He’ll farm steadily, then when it’s time for a teamfight, he’ll flash into the crowd, use his W-skill to block the way, and then use his E-skill to deal a lot of damage to the surrounding enemies. When he’s dead, he’ll release an all-screen ultimate to clear the field." Do you understand?"

"No, I don’t quite understand, " Jin jieguang replied.

Chen Mo wasn’t in a hurry."It’s fine. Just remember, don’t be afraid of death when playing this champion. Just charge into the crowd and use your E-skill to its full potential."

Jin jieguang scratched his head. Obviously, this was different from his experience when he played COG. A hero that needed to die first to be powerful, what the hell was this?

Seeing that Chen Mo was about to leave, Jin jieguang quickly raised his hand again.

"Wait a minute, manager, I think this champion’s positioning is very strange. Why did it become like this?"

"What?" Chen Mo looked at him."Why do you ask?"

Jin jieguang’s brain was spinning."I’ve been playing Warcraft and COG a lot. I don’t think there’s such a hero in there. That’s why I’m curious."

"Oh, you’re an old player. In fact, many old players have similar problems. " Chen Mo sat down on the empty seat beside him and explained patiently, "actually, this hero was designed for noobs."

Chapter 302-heart to heart

Jin jieguang replied with an "Oh" and pretended to play the game seriously while saying, "I’d like to hear more about it, manager. I feel that this hero is very meaningful. You must have put in a lot of effort back then, right?"

Chen Mo laughed and waved his hand in embarrassment, "That’s definitely a loss of some brain cells, but that’s how we designers are. We try so hard to squeeze out ideas to make the players have more fun."

"Yes, yes, yes, you’re absolutely right, manager, " Jin jieguang said with admiration."You’re a role model for video game designers."

Chen Mo obviously enjoyed it. He reminded Jin jieguang, "Your champion can use Q-skill in the early game to farm CS. This skill can basically replace normal attacks."

"Alright, " Jin jieguang quickly nodded. Manager, you said that this hero was designed for noobs, but why do I feel that it’s hard to play?"

You don’t understand, "Chen Zhao explained. This hero could use skills even after death, so who would die easily? Newbies die easily. If you’re a veteran and you don’t die even after playing for half a day, then you’re basically born with one less skill, right?"

Jin jieguang nodded, "Yes, that’s right."

Chen Mo continued, "also, this hero’s ultimate is an all-screen attack. It’s used on all enemy heroes. No matter how weak you are, if you see the enemy hero’s HP is low, you can use your ultimate and kill it, right?"

Jin jieguang looked at the description of the Deathsinger’s big move and felt that it was indeed the case.

"That’s why it’s a newbie hero. There’s nothing wrong with that. " Chen Zhao said.

Jin jieguang nodded immediately. He felt that he had successfully gained Chen Zhao’s trust and made Chen Zhao want to show off. He could definitely get more information by beating around the bush.

On the surface, Jin jieguang was playing the game, but in fact, he was constantly thinking about how to change the topic to the design concept of League of Legends.

After thinking for a while, Jin jieguang still decided to use flattery as the main breakthrough. Manager, you’re so considerate. You’re afraid that the newbies won’t know how to play, so you specially designed such a simple hero for them."

Chen Mo revealed an enigmatic smile, "Actually, this hero has a deeper meaning."

Jin jieguang’s heart was filled with ecstasy, but he still pretended to be unconcerned but slightly interested on the surface."Ah? Is that so?"

Chen Mo hesitated, "well, it’s related to my upcoming strategy. It’s … Hard to say."

Jin jieguang’s heart sank, and he thought to himself, "don ‘t, we’ve already said this, don’t play with me."

Before Jin jieguang could think of a reply, Chen Mo continued.

As if he had gone through some intense psychological battle, Chen Zhao stammered, "Actually, it’s fine to tell you. After all, you’re an old player in the experience store. But you must remember, you can’t tell anyone else, or else you’ll be digging a hole for me. "

Jin jieguang quickly expressed his opinion."Don’t worry, manager. I’m your die-hard fan. I won’t say anything!"

Chen Zhao hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Alright, I believe you. You know that Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform have been targeting us, right?"

"Yeah, I’ve heard a little about it, " Jin jieguang nodded.

Chen Mo lowered his voice, "they want to make a popular game that can dominate the PC market. I think so too." So, the goal of League of Legends is to dominate the PC game market. As for how?"

"You’ve played COG before, so you should be able to feel that League of Legends has become easier, right? In fact, simple games were the general trend because most players were bad at it, right? Most of the hardcore players have already been divided, so the current situation is that the one with the weakest hand will rule the world. "

Jin jieguang nodded. He thought so too. Chen Mo’s words were like a saying of wisdom.

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s "Project: S "and three realms, which was developed by ZEN Entertainment, followed this idea. They reduced the configuration and simplified the operation, so as to capture more players.

So on this point, everyone’s line of thought was surprisingly consistent.

"Then, manager, is that why you made so many simplifications in League of Legends?" asked Jin jieguang.

Chen Mo paused for a second and continued, "Actually, League of Legends is only in its early stages. I still have the most crucial strategy for later, waiting to screw over dynasty and divine fantasy."

Jin jieguang listened carefully.

Chen Mo continued, "I’m going to simplify League of Legends!" This includes removing the last hit and equipment system, the team sharing levels, heads, hiding game data, etc. To completely eliminate negative feedback and make it a paradise for new players!"

There was a lot of information in this video, and Jin jieguang’s hand trembled. He accidentally ran to the tower and was killed by the computer on the other side.

Cancel the last hit and equipment system?

Share levels and kills?

Hidden data?

This sounded like a big change!

"This … Will work?" Jin jieguang was puzzled.

"Why can’t I?" Chen Mo was obviously getting excited, "look, League of Legends is only a beginner version now. Doesn’t it make the newbie experience much better?" There was also a clear synthesis diagram, simplified item operation, designed a special novice hero, and even equipment that could automatically transfer money. Isn’t the newbie experience of this version very good?"

"Yes … Indeed." Jin jieguang nodded.

Chen Mo explained, "but the current version is a lie to Emperor dynasty. I can’t perfect the game from the start. Otherwise, they’ll copy me." I’ll make an incomplete one first, and when they’re halfway done, I’ll bring out the complete one! When the time comes, tsk, tsk, tsk, you can’t even look at the beautiful painting. "

Jin jieguang subconsciously shivered, thinking that Chen Mo was really good at scheming!

Chen Zhao didn’t notice his expression. He continued excitedly, "Cancel the negative feedback so that everyone can have a good time. For example, if a newbie’s level, CS, and equipment are suppressed, it doesn’t matter. I cancel the level and CS, and the equipment system doesn’t want it. For example, if a newbie dies too many times and the data doesn’t look good, it’s fine. As long as we get a kill, it will be counted as a kill. Protect the newbies "privacy and let them enjoy the game to their heart’s content. By then, the number of players will definitely increase explosively. It’ll be hard not to be popular!"

Jin jieguang raised his thumb and said, "good, really good!" Manager, listening to your words is better than studying for ten years. No wonder the manager can make so many awesome games. "

Chen Mo waved his hand, "it’s nothing. It’s just a small experience. It’s not worth mentioning."

"Then do you think the S-grade videogame designers at Emperor dynasty entertainment would have thought of this?" jieguang asked.

Chen Zhao’s expression became serious."I don’t think they’ll think of this. If they really do, then it’ll be very bad for me. "

"Yes, they definitely wouldn’t have thought of it!" Jin jieguang quickly nodded.

Chapter 303-rejection

Jin jieguang was excited. Chen Mo’s words were like opening a door for him. His vague concept instantly became clear.

"Then, manager, is there any other way to further simplify the game and eliminate the negative feedback?" he continued to ask tentatively.

"There are some others, like …" Chen Mo suddenly realized something and changed his words, "ahem, I don’t think I need to go into detail, you can probably guess it anyway."

Jin jieguang saw the unnatural expression on Chen Zhao’s face. Chen Zhao clearly realized that he had said too much.

Jin jieguang didn’t dare to ask again and said, "Yeah, manager, you can do it! League of Legends will definitely sell well!"

Chen Mo wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn’t say anything and turned to leave.

Jin jieguang was very excited. He felt like he was a spy who had entered the enemy camp to obtain information that could change the situation of the war.

He had gained a lot from this trip!

Seeing Chen Mo walk away, Jin jieguang quickly took out his notebook and wrote down all the points Chen Mo had mentioned.

After that, Jin jieguang played a few more games of League of Legends and changed a few Champions. He felt that Chen Mo was right.

Eliminate negative feedback, simplify operations, enjoy the game to the fullest, and turn this game into a paradise for novices!

Jin jieguang went back to the hotel in excitement. Without even eating, he turned on his laptop and began to write the experience report of League of Legends, ready to record all the gains of this trip without missing a word.

After all, many designers in the industry acknowledged that Chen Mo’s vision was extremely advanced. Even if he couldn’t predict the general direction of the game, he could still use it as a reference!

Jin jieguang’s professional standards were very high. He wrote from 4 pm to 9 pm, and in five hours, he finished the first draft of the experience report.

Not only was it filled with detailed information about his experience playing League of Legends, it also summarized the highlights of the design. Most importantly, he summarized the few sentences that Chen Mo had said and expanded them appropriately, forming a complete report.

Chen Mo didn’t go into details before, he only gave some simple ideas. When Jin jieguang asked if there were any more ways to simplify the game and eliminate negative feedback? Chen Zhao said yes, but he didn’t go into detail.

Jin jieguang was certain that Chen Mo had more ways to simplify the game, so he was also racking his brain.

How should he eliminate the negative feedback?

Yes, cancel the death replay so that the players won’t feel that they’re dead.

Or hide the number of deaths? Hmm, this one’s not bad either!

Jin jieguang wrote all of this in the experience report.

He looked at the experience report, and the more he read, the more satisfied he was.

After going downstairs for some supper, Jin jieguang revised and improved the experience report until he was completely satisfied.

The next day, Jin jieguang rushed to the airport without stopping. He couldn’t wait to report to Lin chaoxu the results of his spying.

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

Lin chaoxu read through Jin jieguang’s experience report several times.

Jin jieguang sat on the side, still unable to hide his excitement.

Lin chaoxu touched his chin with his right hand and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, Lin chaoxu said, "when it comes to games, a slight change in one part will affect the whole. Simplifying the content and hiding the data can indeed reduce the difficulty for new players. This will allow more players to enjoy the game. However, it may also create new problems."

Jin jieguang’s heart turned cold. Could it be that Lin chaoxu didn’t like this report?

"Of course, your report was very well written. It’s worthy of praise." Lin chaoxu said, "I’ll hand this report to GA and the original author of COG. As for whether he’ll accept it or not, I’m not sure. After all, we’re just an agent company. In the agreement, we have no right to interfere with the design of the game itself."

"Okay, Mr. Lin!" Jin jieguang quickly nodded.

Clearly, Lin chaoxu was quite satisfied with this report, but first, Emperor dynasty entertainment had no right to change the design of COG. Second, whether the report’s "simplified game" and "hidden data" were correct or not had yet to be verified, so Lin chaoxu still had some reservations about some of the contents of the report.

Jin jieguang hesitated and said, "Boss Lin, actually, even if COG doesn’t adopt it, we can also make a similar one …"

Lin chaoxu glanced at him."I know. I don’t need you to remind me."

"Yes, yes." Jin jieguang quickly nodded.

"Alright, you’ve worked hard on this trip to the capital. You’ve gained a lot. COG is a very important project, so don’t let your guard down. Go back and think about how to operate and promote it. " Lin chaoxu said.

Jin jieguang left.

Lin chaoxu looked at the experience report a few more times.

In his opinion, some of the content was very reasonable, but some of it was too radical and risky.

In terms of the game experience of League of Legends, Jin jieguang was very detailed, which was worthy of praise.

However, Lin chaoxu felt that the latter part of the game, where Chen Mo planned to update League of Legends, was a bit risky.

However, because Jin jieguang’s experience report was well written, Lin chaoxu couldn’t find any faults. He even felt a little convinced.

Lin chaoxu didn’t dwell too much on this matter. Although the report seemed very reasonable, Lin chaoxu didn’t immediately make a decision. Instead, he got someone to translate it into English and send it to the person in charge of the GA.

Two days later, GA replied, and it was the designer of COG, Clive Lehman, who personally replied, with a paragraph written as such.

"I don’t know how your company’s game is like, but I know that a good game should be rich and colorful. Extreme complexity is the fundamental factor for a game to be fun to play. Most of the so-called ‘simplification’ is just a castration of the game. COG will only become more and more complicated in the future, so it’s absolutely impossible to simplify it. "

"In particular, your proposal to cancel the scoreboard, not display the number of deaths, cancel the positive and negative CS and equipment system, no experience deduction from deaths, etc. These changes are very absurd to me, so please forgive me for not accepting your suggestions."

Lin chaoxu sighed and closed the document.

Just as he had expected, GA’s R & D personnel and the original author of COG basically ignored this suggestion. It was obvious that Clive Lehmann thought that he was the designer of COG, while those foreigners on the other side of the ocean were simply making blind suggestions.

Lin chaoxu had encountered this kind of situation many times in the process of working with large foreign factories, so he was not too surprised.

Fortunately, the GA had also reported the current research and development situation, which was smoother than Lin chaoxu had imagined.

After learning that Chen Mo was developing COG’s competitive game, League of Legends, and that it was almost complete, Lin chaoxu was also pressuring the GA to speed up the development.

The answer given by the GA was that they would speed up the progress as much as possible and provide an initial version of COG during the spring Festival.

After all, they didn’t have a holiday for the Spring Festival over there.

Chapter 304-crazy promotion

In the experience store, Chen Mo was scrolling through Weibo with a smile on his face.

"Manager?" su Jinyu was curious, "what’s so good about you?"

Chen Mo closed Weibo, "fooling an idiot makes me really happy."

Su Jinyu: "???"

Chen Zhao didn’t explain further. He stood up and asked, "Have the students who are staying in the capital for the new year bought the tickets for their parents?"

Su Jinyu nodded."Yeah, I just asked. I’ve bought everything."

"That’s good. " Chen Mo said, "I’ll be busy before, during, and after the new year. I’ll give everyone a heads up and let them get through this stage."

Su Jinyu smiled."Don’t worry, manager. After everyone received their year-end bonus and overtime pay, they’re all very enthusiastic about work."

Chen Mo was relieved and walked to the first floor of the experience store.

In previous years, Chen Mo would give his employees a break and let them go home, but this year was a little different.

League of Legends was in a critical period of promotion. Chen Mo had a promotion strategy before, mid, and after the new year, and many things were moving forward, so Chen Mo made an unreasonable decision to work overtime this year.

However, there was also compensation. The overtime was voluntary, and it was enough to leave about ten people in the team.

The people who stayed could bring their parents and even relatives to the capital. The company would reimburse the round-trip fare and accommodation fees, and arrange for hotel accommodation.

Moreover, some of the employees ‘homes were in the capital, so they were fine.

The year-end bonus had just been given, and there was a high amount of overtime compensation for overtime work, so everyone was very enthusiastic about work. The candidates who would stay in the capital for the new year were soon decided.

Chen Mo was still a little worried, so he asked su Jinyu and Lin Xiao to care about everyone, buy some small gifts, and let them know if they had any needs.

To Chen Mo, the entire plan had been set, and there was no room for error.

As for tricking Jin jieguang, it was just something he did in passing. It didn’t matter if the Imperial court took the bait or not, it wouldn’t affect Chen Mo’s follow-up strategy.

……

In the experience store, the popularity of League of Legends had been rising rapidly in the past two days, and it had the tendency to sweep through the entire PC experience area.

He could even see a few female players playing League of Legends, which was unbelievable in games like Warcraft and Diablo.

Although there were only less than 200 players playing back and forth, and they had almost remembered many familiar IDs, everyone was still playing quite happily because they were still at the stage of noobs fighting each other, and they even made a lot of new friends.

This situation wouldn’t last for long. After the first version of League of Legends was completed, Chen Mo would put it on Thunderbolt gaming platform. When the recommendation spots were put up, it would definitely attract a large number of players into the game, and the matchmaking system would be able to work.

During this time, Chen Mo had been chatting with many players and had gathered quite a bit of feedback.

There were all sorts of opinions, like ‘change the style’,’change the theme’, and so on, which Chen Mo ignored.

On the whole, everyone was pretty satisfied with the game. The main dissatisfaction was that everyone felt that the game wasn’t deep enough.

Many people felt that a champion like garen was nothing more than a QWER combo. It would only take seven or eight rounds to understand it. What was the point?

In fact, this was mainly because Chen Mo hadn’t updated enough Champions, nor had he started the ranking competition. Some simple heroes were indeed easy to master, but it was also easy for players to become complacent. Therefore, it was better to enrich the game content quickly.

Apart from these questions, everyone thought that League of Legends was a good game. Although it looked ordinary at first glance, it was quite fun to play.

Of course, the evaluation wasn’t too high. It was only at the level of "more fun to play with."

Chen Mo had a rough idea of what was going to happen next.

……

On February 7th, nine days before Chinese New Year, League of Legends was officially released on Thunderbolt gaming platform.

This time, Chen Mo used almost all the resources on Thunderbolt gaming platform to promote League of Legends, including the best recommendation spots, pop-up windows, notifications, and all sorts of other methods. The repeated notifications left the players dumbfounded. What was going on? was the system out of control?

Thunderbolt gaming platform was currently the third largest platform in China, with 17 million active users a day. It was an influential platform.

Sending pop-up windows and notifications so frequently would definitely make many players feel disgusted, but Chen Mo didn’t mind. As long as he could increase the number of users, it didn’t matter if he was scolded by the players.

However, it was impossible for all 17 million active users to become League of Legends players, because many of them were mobile players from games such as Thunderbolt tabletop, Onmyoji, and anipop, so the promotion effect might not be that good.

But to Chen Mo, it didn’t matter. He just wanted the whole world to know about League of Legends.

Just as the players were lamenting about why Chen Mo was so crazy about promoting a PC game, they discovered another shocking fact: Chen Mo had other ways of promoting it.

Things like buying video ads, subway ads, and host promotions didn’t need to be mentioned. Chen Mo used every method he used to promote other games, and he didn’t care about the cost.

As if overnight, the promotional materials for League of Legends could be seen everywhere on all major websites. Even in the bus and subway stations of several big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, huge posters of League of Legends could be seen.

Other than that, there was also the crazy internet cafe promotion.

On the official forum, Chen Mo recruited more than 2000 promoters from different cities, be it prefecture-level or county-level cities, or even some remote County cities.

The job of these promoters was very simple. They just had to find any PC internet cafe in the city and convince the boss to install League of Legends on all the computers in the internet cafe. They would then hold special events in the internet cafe to encourage players to play League of Legends.

Every time they completed an internet cafe, these promoters would receive some monetary rewards. If they were diligent in running errands, they could easily earn 2000 to 3000 Yuan in a few days.

In some of the second-tier cities in China, the average daily salary was 200 yuan. For some people, earning two to three thousand Yuan in a few days was already a very attractive job.

Chapter 306: Internet cafe’s promotion strategy

Of course, it wasn’t just the promoters who had benefits. The internet cafe itself had its own benefits too.

In the parallel world, even though PC internet cafes were severely suppressed by mobile games and VR internet cafes to a certain extent, there were still quite a number of them, especially in second-tier cities. There were more PC internet cafes than VR internet cafes.

The bosses of these internet cafes were just like Zhuo Yao of the finger fate internet cafe. They were troubled by the decline of PC internet cafes and were in desperate need of a stronger PC game to reignite the passion of gamers for PC games.

Under the persuasion of the promoters and the attraction of the event itself, the owners of the internet cafes were very happy to accept League of Legends and cooperate with the promotion.

There were three main ways for internet cafes to promote their games. One was that the first win in League of Legends in the internet cafe would give a small internet fee discount and a small drink; The other was the online fee top-up activity that was linked to League of Legends. For example, if you top up 200, you would get an additional 30, and you could also get some gold treasure chests in-game. Another way was to attract new players to play League of Legends, and old players could also get a certain discount on their internet fees.

Chen Mo had also invested some money into the internet cafe’s promotion, but not much. Thunderbolt gaming platform and Chen Mo’s games were quite well known, and the Internet cafe bosses were happy to work with Chen Mo’s new games. Moreover, these events would also stimulate the internet cafe’s top-ups and spending.

Other than that, Chen Mo also ordered many posters and exhibition boards to be sent to internet cafes all over the country. These posters and display boards were all beautiful original arts of some heroes and some keywords for promotion, such as: Quick matchmaking, server sharing, fair competition, disconnected reconnection, offline freeze, team cooperation, and so on.

These keywords were the most attractive elements of League of Legends concluded in his previous life, and they accurately described the characteristics of the game: It was fast and convenient, fair and just, and required a certain level of skill and teamwork.

In addition, these exhibition boards and posters also had the key slogan: Hero, I will fight for you!

Of course, it was not realistic to spread the materials to all the internet cafes in the country. Even if he only spread a portion of the materials, it would take a lot of time. The reason Chen Mo had been busy promoting these things before the new year was because he was waiting for the Spring Festival holiday.

Apart from that, Chen Mo also introduced some marketing strategies in the game, such as inviting friends to play the game to get a certain amount of gold coins as a reward, the more friends you invite, the more gold coins you get, and the first round of a game with friends would get extra gold coins, etc.

With this kind of overwhelming publicity, League of Legends entered the players ‘sight, and it became popular in a few days.

……

Zhuo Yao was a little busy at finger fate internet cafe, but she was very happy. Her internet cafe had been bursting with customers for the past few days, and her internet fees had increased significantly. Her business was doing extremely well.

This was because, apart from the promotional content that other ordinary internet cafes could receive, the finger fate internet cafe also had an additional special title: League of Legends’s official partner internet cafe.

Zhuo Yao had specially made a large banner and placed it at the entrance of the internet cafe, introducing the special benefits of the official designated internet cafe partners. As expected, it attracted a large number of players.

The so-called officially-appointed cooperative internet cafe for League of Legends was an officially-certified internet cafe. Currently, there were dozens of them in the country, and they were still expanding.

The biggest benefit of collaborating with an internet cafe was that the players could experience some skins when they played League of Legends in the internet cafe.

Every time the players logged in, they would get the chance to experience five to six random hero skins. Of course, they would be cheap skins that could only be experienced in internet cafes.

However, this was already a very attractive gimmick to the players. It also gave Zhuo Yao’s fate internet cafe an additional advantage in the competition between PC internet cafes.

"Boss, are there any empty seats?" A voice asked.

Zhuo Yao was busy tidying up the things on the table. She looked up and said in surprise, "Chen Mo? What are you doing here?"

"I’m here to see how the players are doing, " Chen Mo smiled."I’m here to see if the promotion is going well."

Zhuo Yao smiled."It’s going quite smoothly. It’s so smooth that there aren’t any empty seats left. Why don’t I get you a chair? you can sit here and eat some melon seeds."

"There’s no need for that. " Chen Zhao quickly waved his hand."I’m just looking around. Go do your work."

Chen Mo walked around the internet cafe and saw that all the seats were full. Half of the players were playing League of Legends, which made Chen Mo feel like he had traveled back in time.

Currently, the players in the internet cafe were mainly young people.

League of Legends was a game that could be easily spread, so it gathered a large number of players in a short time after it was released.

In other mmorpgs, if the player wanted to pull someone into the trap, this would most likely happen.

"Come and play xxx game. It’s really fun. I’ll carry you."

"Do I have to level up from the beginning?"

"Yes."

"Then how long would I have to play to catch up with you guys? forget it."

In most mmorpgs, the players were stuck at a very high level. When old players and new players played together, most of them would help them level up and clear Dungeons. It would take a long time for the new players to catch up with the old players.

However, League of Legends was different. It was a very convenient game for players, and the conversation was basically like that.

"Come and play League of Legends. It’s so fun. I’ll take you."

"Do I have to level up from the beginning?"

"No need. Everyone is Level 1 and have the same attributes. We don’t have to spend any money, so it’s absolutely fair."

"Then … Let’s try it out."

Moreover, once the players experienced this feeling, they would still choose League of Legends as their first choice in the future. This directly squeezed out the living space of other types of PC games.

There were three college students playing League of Legends in the corner. The one sitting in the middle was obviously the commander, playing with two friends.

"Don’t fight, don’t fight. If you can’t win, go home and replenish your state first, then come back to the team."

"You should take the red BUFF and quickly team up."

"Team, don’t walk around, what lead!"

"Group!"

This commander’s routine was also very clear. In any case, he was in a brainless team and just did it.

However, after playing for a few days, he already knew that the essence of the game was in a team. It seemed that he was also a talented player.

As they were fighting, the guy on the left suddenly let out an "Aiyo" and said, "I … I suddenly have a stomach ache!"

The commander was anxious."Hold on a little longer. We’re at a critical moment!"

The guy on the left threw his headphones on the table and stood up."No, no, I really can’t take it anymore. I feel like I’m going to come out at any time! I’m going to the toilet, you guys wait for me!"

With that, he ran straight to the toilet.

The commander was speechless."F * ck, this kid is really a lazy donkey. How can he play four against five?" Scamming!"

He turned around and saw Chen Zhao, who was strolling nearby.

"Hey, brother, do you play League of Legends? My brother has a stomachache and is going to the toilet. Can you help him play for a while?"

Chapter 306-saving the dying and healing the wounded

"He’ll be back soon, " Chen Zhao said."He should be back soon."

The commander said with a little disappointment, "Hey, do you think I don’t know his character? We said one minute, but it won’t be over in five minutes. Brother, please help us. You don’t have to do anything, just stay with us in the team as usual. "

"Alright, " he said. Chen Mo saw that this "big brother" was too kind to refuse, so he sat down.

However, Chen Mo wasn’t going to play it seriously, since boosting itself wasn’t in line with the rules of competitive games. Chen Mo didn’t want his teammates to lose, so he decided to help. In fact, he wanted to play according to the guy’s level and hang around until he came back from the toilet.

Chen Zhao looked at the hero."Ox chieftain alista.

Obviously, this man was a rookie, so he was assigned to play as a meat support.

This gave Chen Zhao a headache.

What was the true standard of an ordinary player? He definitely didn’t know how to use Q-Flash, nor did he know how to wander around and grab people to start a team fight, but what about Q-W?

Well, he probably wouldn ‘t.

In that case, wouldn’t the hero be useless?

"Forget it. I’ll just hang out with this Archer and wait for the guy with the diarrhea to come back."

After Chen Mo started, he obediently followed behind his teammates, turning into a healer.

"Let’s stop fighting and wait for that guy to come back. " Chen Zhao suggested.

"Alright, " he said. The team leader obviously didn’t trust Chen Mo, who had just started, and didn’t keep asking for team leader, team leader.

The three of them played as usual, while the two at the back pointed at Chen Mo and whispered.

"Why does that figure look so familiar?"

"Yeah, I felt that way when I entered the internet cafe. Isn’t that God S? Chen Mo!"

"The more I look, the more it looks like it! Why is S-God back?"

It had been a long time since Chen Mo last came to this internet cafe to play Warcraft. After the experience store moved away, it was even further away from the internet cafe. As a result, many of the experience store’s regular customers stopped coming to the internet cafe, and the number of people who knew Chen Mo decreased.

Most of the people who were playing the game didn’t know who Chen Mo was, and they were all focused on the game with their headphones on, so no one noticed Chen Mo who had just sneaked in.

However, some old players still noticed.

The two stood up from their seats and carefully observed. They finally confirmed that it was Chen Mo! And he was playing League of Legends!

They quickly realized that this was a very precious opportunity and secretly took out their mobile phones to film.

Zou Zhuo’s video of Chen Mo playing Warcraft went viral on the internet, and everyone was curious about how S-God would do in League of Legends.

Chen Mo had his headphones on, so he didn’t know anything.

Soon, the other side began to attack. It was clear that everyone’s tactics were very simple at the beginning. It was just the blind Princess ‘eight strikes. It wasn’t just this big brother in the team who had the habit of being crazy in a team, but the other side also had it.

Don’t talk to me about minion lines, operations, involvement, vision, this old man’s routine is just one sentence, charge to the middle lane brainlessly!

Obviously, in this kind of low-end game, you could not avoid the battle just because you wanted to.

The team leader was also a little flustered."Oh no, the other side is in the team. Nu Nu has been stopped!"

Chen Mo’s team consisted of lava beast, Twisted Fate, Nu Nu, bull head and lucky sister. The leader of the team played cards, which suited his commanding style.

The five of them swarmed forward and stopped Nu Nu near the middle lane. Chen Zhao’s lava beast didn’t even think and used a big move to save him. Although it smashed two of the enemy’s front rows, it also put itself in danger.

The leader of the team wanted to help, but in the chaos, he took out a blue card and threw it perfunctorily. In the end, Annie, who was covered in white light, rushed over. It was obvious that she was going to hit the bear with her card.

"We’re finished, we’re finished!"

After this round of suffocating Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, the Big Brother in the group panicked.

Right now, the two front-row players were surrounded. He had just thrown his card out and was targeted by Annie. As for his bottom lane, lucky Archer hadn’t arrived yet. The Bulls were nearby, but what could a support do?

Just as Annie was about to catch up to Twisted Fate and cast a stunning skill, the Minotaur Chieftain suddenly rushed over and used his W-skill to push her into the enemy crowd. Then, he activated his ulti and walked into the crowd, and used his Q-skill to smash three people!

"Wow, awesome! You’re awesome!" The Big Brother in the group couldn’t help but shout. This smash had solved the urgent problem.

Of course, it was mainly because the other side was more headstrong. They swarmed up to kill Nu Nu and the stone man, which gave Chen Zhao three chances to kill them.

The stone golems charged through the crowd, and sister good luck, who had rushed over, took advantage of the time to cast her big move. The health of all the other party members instantly plummeted.

With the three tanks in front, Twisted Fate and sister good luck were in a good position to deal damage. The situation was reversed in an instant.

Some of the opponents wanted to fight, and some wanted to retreat. The battle was chaotic. In the fierce collision, although Chen Zhao’s back row was also threatened, overall, the victory was certain.

Chen Mo cursed in his heart. He had subconsciously made a King’s play when he saw the situation getting dangerous, which seemed to go against his original intentions …

If this team battle accidentally ended up with a 0 for 5, then the game might be over.

At this moment, the leader in the group shouted, "be careful of the sword Saint!" Be careful of the sword Saint!"

The Bladesman, who had been hiding in the opponent’s jungle, finally appeared. At this moment when all the players were low on blood, it was simply the best time for the Bladesman to harvest.

Although they had to be careful of the sword Saint, different people had different reactions. The stone man still wanted to chase the opponent’s hero with low health, so he threw a snowball at the sword Saint. However, the sword Saint had activated the Highlander and was immune to the speed reduction effect, so the snowball was meaningless.

Seeing the sword Saint rushing towards him, the leader of the group panicked and turned to run.

At this moment, the ox chieftain rushed forward!

The boss in the team was secretly happy and stopped in his tracks for a moment. However, the moment the Tauren W-skill was released, it was unknown if it was because he misjudged Blademaster’s speed or what, but Blademaster was pushed to the side of the boss in the team!

The brother in the group: "…!"

He was in a hurry to get a yellow card, but he soon died under the Blademaster’s Mad dog-like attack.

Obviously, the Grand Swordmaster knew how to play. After killing Twisted Fate, he immediately charged towards sister lucky and cut her down.

In the end, it was a four for four. Chen Zhao’s Minotaur escaped with little health left, and the Blademaster also chose to return to the city after searching for him.

"I’m sorry. I wanted to push this Sword Saint away, but he ran too fast." Chen Zhao said.

"It’s fine, it’s fine, " the leader said helplessly."You played pretty well, brother."

Although the ending was a little awkward, at least Tauren’s first wave of operation was quite eye-catching. Otherwise, this team fight would have been defeated long ago. Therefore, the Big Brother in the team didn’t say anything.

The guy who went to the toilet also came back. Chen Mo returned the computer to him and left, hiding his achievements and fame.

However, the two men behind him had captured the entire process.

After Chen Zhao left, the two brothers finally laughed.

"Hahahaha, s-God’s way of saving the dying and healing the injured is amazing. No, I have to post this online!"

Chapter 307: evaluation

On the official forum of League of Legends, a new post caused a heated discussion.

The title of the post was, "live footage of Chen Mo playing League of Legends, Minotaur chief saving the dying and defrauding his teammates!"

Seeing this post, everyone’s first reaction was disbelief. After all, Chen Mo was the best Warcraft player in the country. He beat up all the top players in China and was even nicknamed "muscle-craser." How could someone like him cheat his teammates in League of Legends?

In the end, after watching the video, he realized that he had really screwed his teammates over!

"Hahaha, that’s amazing. What’s going on with S-God? why did he secretly go to an internet cafe to play games? he was even photographed!"

"It’s indeed Chen Zhao from the back."

"I’m dying of laughter. I thought that this guy was good at playing the game, but the Blademaster was pushed to the side of his own card. It was so funny!"

"He’s really an ox that saves the dying and helps the wounded! I thought I was the only one who would make such a mistake!"

"No, this should be considered a great assist! The best sixth person!"

"I can’t believe that Chen Mo can’t play League of Legends well either. S-God is a fraud, hahahaha!"

"I feel like if I play with this bull, I can get a 5 for 0 in this teamfight!"

"It makes me want to play League of Legends too. I think I can beat S-God!"

"I want to go play too! I can finally get back what I lost in Warcraft in League of Legends!"

Not only did the video become a hot topic among the players of League of Legends, but players of other games also knew about it.

Chen Mo had another nickname: [Rescue the dying and heal the wounded], salent.

……

In the experience store.

Chen Mo was speechless as he watched the video.

F * ck, I’m just ensuring the fairness of the game. How is this saving the dying and healing the injured?

But at this time, it was hard to explain, so he thought it was better to forget it. This video was also a hot topic, and it was equivalent to promoting League of Legends.

So far, the promotion of League of Legends had been very successful.

With the gaming platform’s promotion, internet advertisements, internet cafes, and so on, League of Legends ‘popularity rose to a very high level, sweeping through Chen Mo’s targeted player base like a wave.

Who was the target group of players for League of Legends?

The main target was the teenagers between the ages of 12 to 30, both in and out of school.

These people were passionate about online games, but facing the pressure of school and work, most of them didn’t have much time. At the same time, they preferred games that tested their control.

One of the fatal problems of traditional mmorpgs was that they cost a lot of time to play, and some of them even cost a lot of money. Players between the ages of 12 to 30 were either still in school or working. They didn’t have that much time to play games.

These players ‘financial ability was generally relatively weak, and many of them were free players. Games like League of Legends, which didn’t cost money, guaranteed fairness, and allowed players to show off their skills, suited them very well.

Of course, there were also some rich and idle college dogs, but those people were in the minority. Even if they were University noobs, League of Legends was still attractive to them.

Therefore, Chen Mo’s strategy was targeted at internet cafes and university campuses. This was especially true for PC internet cafes, which were perfect for promoting League of Legends.

……

On the 10th of February, three days after League of Legends was released, Chen Mo released the statistics for the first day.

The number of players who logged in on the first day reached 390000, and the next day’s game retention reached an insane 73%.

Of course, 390000 didn’t seem like a scary number in terms of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s active users. However, most of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s players were mobile gamers (that was the case for the entire gaming market), and they liked games like Onmyoji and anipop. The core PC players didn’t have an advantage.

However, this number was already very terrifying.

Diablo had only sold 280000 copies in the first week, and League of Legends didn’t have a grand opening cinematics or a fascinating plot yet. It wasn’t easy to attract so many players with just the crazy promotion and free games.

Moreover, League of Legends was a completely new game genre. Many players were confused after reading the game description and did not have much motivation to download it on their PC. Therefore, it was a great success to get this number.

This number of players was enough to support the game’s matchmaking system, ensuring that players of similar standards were matched together to play the game, and trying to ensure that all players ‘winning rate was around 50%.

Although it was stupid to guarantee a 50% win rate at times, it also guaranteed the gaming experience of most players to the maximum.

Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform couldn’t sit still after Chen Mo announced the numbers.

As professional video game distributors, they knew what this number meant. It meant that League of Legends had the potential to become a super popular game. This number was already on par with some of the classic dominating games, or even slightly better.

The only good news for Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy was that the players didn’t think too highly of League of Legends.

The current rating for League of Legends was around 8.4. It didn’t seem low, but the ratings for Warcraft and Diablo had never dropped below 9 when they were released.

From the player reviews, the game didn’t seem to be a ‘godly’ piece of work.

Most of the players ‘comments were "not bad, "I can play it, "new way of playing it, " and there were not many brainless comments. Obviously, the gimmick of "a completely free and fair competition game" played a key role in attracting players and pulling up the ratings.

There were also some players who were disappointed in the game, including some of Chen Mo’s core players.

"I feel that the style is too cartoonish. There’s no sense of immersion."

"Chen Zhao has regressed, right? There’s no story mode, not even an opening cinematics?"

"Looking at the development time, I feel like Chen Mo is up to something again. The old players of Warcraft aren’t used to this game, maybe the less skilled players will like it."

"I thought Chen Mo would make an official COG, but isn’t it a little too different from a cog? He changed Chen Mo’s style and his coolness has dropped by a lot!"

These reviews gave Emperor dynasty entertainment a glimmer of hope to turn the tables.

If League of Legends could achieve such a terrifying result, what would happen to COG?

Chapter 309: The COG test

Under Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s frantic urging, the date of COG’s testing was brought forward again to February 13th, the year before.

The person in charge of GA expressed that this was already a very risky decision, because the current COG was not perfect yet. At least in the eyes of the designer, Clive Lehman, it was a very stupid decision to bring forward the closed beta.

What’s the point of taking the test a week earlier?

Clive Larman and GA really wanted to reject Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s proposal because they felt that a Chinese company’s competitive game would be released a week or two earlier than them, and that was nothing.

COG was going to be targeted at the global market. As for League of Legends, which was launched by that Chinese company? At most, he would only be able to cause a ruckus in that small piece of land in China.

However, Emperor dynasty entertainment was very determined, and the GA couldn’t completely ignore the huge Chinese market, so they brought the testing date forward in the end.

The reason it was set on the awkward 13th of February was that Chen Mo had already spread the news that there would be special Valentine’s Day events on the 14th of February and the week after that.

This included introducing limited skins for Valentine’s Day, limited couple profile pictures, and special matching missions.

Obviously, Emperor dynasty entertainment didn’t want to clash with League of Legends at such a critical time. After all, the Valentine’s Day event was prepared. For players, the Valentine’s Day event was only held once a year, and cog…It didn’t matter if they played it a few days later.

If the test were to be conducted on February 14th, the relevant data would most likely be squeezed out.

Lin chaoxu’s sharp intuition told him that Chen Zhao came prepared. If he still couldn’t think of a solution, the situation would become very bad.

It all depended on the feedback from the players after COG was launched.

……

On February 13th, COG (Battle of the Gods) began its closed beta. Emperor dynasty entertainment promoted it through various channels, even using some of fantasy gaming platform’s channel resources.

Although the success of COG was uncertain, the smooth promotion of League of Legends had boosted Lin chaoxu’s confidence in this brand new game model, so he had invested a lot of marketing resources for a game in the testing stage.

Even though many of the original players of COG were Chen Mo’s die-hard fans, they still preferred to try it out.

Moreover, with Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s promotion, there were many other players coming in, and a large portion of them had played League of Legends.

After all, among the games that were released before the new year, these two were the only ones that were more interesting and talked about, so it was impossible to avoid them even if they wanted to.

The beta version of COG and the map in Warcraft had the same core gameplay, system, and hero skills. There weren’t many changes.

In his opinion, some of the original designs of COG were quite perfect, especially among the core players. The art style and operation mode of COG were some key elements that they liked. If he changed it rashly, it would mean giving up on these core players, which was not worth it.

The main difference between the closed beta version and the original map was the packaging and the derivative games.

COG did not get the copyright to the hero, so they could only redo all the models. They had also made corresponding adjustments to the name to avoid legal risks.

After all, GA was a big company, and they were afraid of being extorted.

For example, Death Knights were renamed Dark Knights, dark Rangers were renamed shadow Rangers, and forest guardians were renamed elven prophets.

There were also classes like Paladins, which only had their models changed but not their names. Paladins were a classic class in Western fantasy, so there was no copyright to them.

These changes might seem like imitations to older players of COG, but it wasn’t important. Clive Lehmann believed that the game wouldn’t be restricted to only players who had played Warcraft before, and the main players wouldn’t feel that the models were out of place.

After all, it was a European and American company, GA’s art design was very good at Western fantasy themes, the scenes and hero models were very authentic, so the sense of imitation was not particularly strong.

There were some minor changes in the map elements and hero skills, but there were no major changes.

Other than that, there were also some derivative games and profit models.

Similar to League of Legends, COG also had a friend system, a matchmaking system, and a shopping center system. In terms of profit model, COG was also free of charge for all heroes and charged for skins, but there were two things that were different from League of Legends: Card collection and unboxing.

COG had created a set of card modes, which was equivalent to an additional skill enhancement system. Each hero could wear a card set (containing four cards) to enhance the hero’s four skills.

For example, the dark arrow of the dark Ranger would add additional damage, and the last hit would summon little skeletons. There were three different cards available for dark arrow. They were: increase damage, increase skeleton’s HP, and increase skeleton’s duration. Players could choose one of them to add to their deck.

Clive Ramon’s idea was that this card mode would increase the diversity of the game, allowing players to freely choose their favorite card sets. Of course, it was also to increase profits.

The GA company didn’t approve of a model that solely relied on skins to make money. After all, this model was too risky, and it was completely uncontrollable whether players would buy skins or not, which couldn’t guarantee the revenue of the game.

Unless COG became popular all over the world, but in the eyes of the GA, this idea was somewhat unrealistic.

The GA’s suggestion was to either set up a threshold to buy out, or to add a charging system linked to the attribute. After much consideration, Clive Ramon chose the latter because he felt that the cut-off fee would cost him more players.

As for the way to obtain the cards and skins, it was very ‘European’: The treasure chests were opened.

Different from the unboxing in League of Legends, everything in COG was obtained by unboxing, and couldn’t be bought directly.

Players could earn gold coins through the game, and they could earn game coins by topping up. These two types of currency would open different chests. The gold chest would open different cards and card pieces, while the in-game coin chest would open skins and cards.

Of course, the speed at which the players obtained gold coins was strictly controlled, and the amount of gold coins required to open the chests would increase every week. It was definitely impossible for players to obtain all the card sets in the early stages through the gold treasure chest. If they wanted to form a more complete card set, they would need to top up.

Moreover, it depended on the player’s face what would be opened after the top-up, and it was possible to open a hero card that one did not know how to play at all.

However, unboxing was still quite popular in the European and American market, and they had some experience with successful games in this area, so GA and Clive Lehmann didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with it.

Chapter 310: Holiday arrangements

On the 13th of February, COG began its testing.

This beta test didn’t have any deletion of files. Emperor dynasty entertainment had also launched some activities for beta players, such as free skins and cards.

After all, the marketing strategy of distributors these days was similar. If others gave it to you but you didn ‘t, the players would definitely scold you for being stingy.

After the beta started, the staff in charge of the operation of COG at Emperor dynasty entertainment all stared nervously at the data and player comments.

With Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s distribution channels, the number of active players and first-day retention of COG shouldn’t be too bad. Many people were hoping that it would get better numbers than League of Legends, giving Chen Mo a head-on blow.

However, Jin jieguang, the Head of Operations for the COG project, was a little worried.

He had played League of Legends before, and Chen Mo’s words still echoed in his mind. Compared to League of Legends, COG was a more complicated game. After the players had played the simplified version of the game, would they be able to get into the game smoothly?

Everything would only be known when the data came out.

After the beta started, players kept coming in.

There were more and more comments.

To Jin jieguang’s surprise, everyone’s comments seemed to be good.

Many of them were five-star ratings, which raised the overall rating of COG to 8.8, which had already exceeded the rating of League of Legends.

He randomly picked a few popular high star reviews and they were all full of praise.

"Very good! It’s almost a perfect replication of the original game of COG. I killed the players on the other side until they were Level 3 and could only tremble under the tower. It’s so cool!"

"I told you that this jungle is more fun. You can go wherever you want. And I feel that there are so many vegetables here. Many of them can’t even make up for it. You can just kill them. It’s so fun!"

"I think this is the true essence of COG. As for a certain Alliance … They can’t do it even if they have the ability. It’s boring."

"I miss the dark Ranger so much! Controlling a bunch of skeletons and monsters to sweep the jungle, whoever came would be killed! It’s a pity that the name and model have been changed. It’s a pity that we didn’t get the copyright. "

"Not bad, it’s quite fun. It’s very suitable for an RTS player like me. It’s simplified and emphasizes more on teamwork. It’s great!"

"What a great drawing style! This kind of game should be played with the original Western fantasy. I can’t play the cartoon style of a certain Alliance!"

There were also some bad reviews, but there weren’t many of them. In Jin jieguang’s opinion, many of the bad reviews were brainless abuse, such as the game experience was not good, too many people were killed, and so on, which had no reference value.

"Did Chen Zhao make a mistake? COG’s approach was the right one? Is it not that important to simplify the game content?" Jin jieguang couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

He was still a little uncertain, but from the current number of active players and player reviews, COG was doing very well under Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s promotion. Although it was hard to say for sure before the specific data came out, most people felt that it would be a game that could go head to head with League of Legends.

……

Chen Mo was unmoved by the release of COG.

He was in the studio making arrangements for the Valentine’s Day event of League of Legends and the update of the new version.

The list of people to stay in the imperial capital had been decided. There were ten people in total, including Chen Mo, enough to ensure the Valentine’s Day event and the update would go smoothly.

In fact, the new version of League of Legends was almost complete. There wasn’t much content, just five Champions, a introductory cinematic, and a ranked mode, but to Chen Mo, the game was only complete when it had these.

According to the original plan, a new skin would be released during the Valentine’s Day event on February 14th:[Heart Hunter] Vayne also had a special event: Within a week from February 14th to February 20th, forming a team to complete a certain number of games every day will earn gold coins, avatars, and 30 days of experience skins.

In other words, as long as the player logged in for seven days to form a party for combat, they would definitely receive a special Valentine’s Day profile picture box and a 30-day Vayne experience card. At the same time, the player could upgrade the experience card to a permanent skin by compensating the price difference of 60% of the original price.

On February 16th, the first day of the Lunar New Year, League of Legends would have a version update.

At the same time, on the 21st and 22nd, there would be battle revelry. From 19 to 23 O’ clock, all players who logged in would enjoy double gold coins and double experience. At the same time, every player who won a game would have a 3% chance of receiving a random permanent skin. The probability of this would be increased by 0.5% for every additional partner.

In other words, during this period, as long as players played the game and won, they would have a 5% chance of getting a random permanent skin.

Chen Mo had arranged this set of moves long before League of Legends was released, in order to make the most of the break during the spring Festival holiday and give League of Legends a big jump.

Other than Chen Mo, there were nine people left in the studio. Qian Kun, Zheng Hongxi, and Zhao Yunting were the core members. The other six were ordinary employees.

Four of the ordinary employees were locals of the capital, while the others had brought their parents to the capital and settled them in a hotel.

Chen Mo specifically reminded him of a few things to take note of before and after the spring Festival.

After the meeting, Zhao Yunting sneaked over to Chen Mo and said, "Well, manager, I’d like to take a day off tomorrow …"

"Eh? Tomorrow?" Chen Zhao didn’t react for a moment.

Zhao Yunting nodded."That’s right. Isn’t it a holiday tomorrow?"

"Oh, oh, right." Chen Zhao had almost forgotten."Sure, no problem. Have fun."

"Thank you, manager!" Zhao Yunting left happily.

"Manager, tomorrow …" Zheng Hongxi also ran over and said.

"No problem." Chen Mo nodded."I’ll give you a day off tomorrow."

"Thank you, manager!" Zheng Hongxi also left happily.

"It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, " Chen Zhao asked."Who else is celebrating?" If there’s a need for a holiday, then take it. "

"Thank you, manager!" Most of the people cheered.

In the end, out of the nine employees in the experience store, only Qian Kun and another guy didn’t have to celebrate.

"Good luck!" Chen Mo patted Qian Kun’s shoulder, "I’ll leave the update to you two."

"I understand, manager!" Qian Kun said with a solemn expression, "I will do my best as a single dog!"

Chen Mo nodded. Sure enough, Qian Kun was the most reliable person in critical moments!

Qian Kun suddenly thought of something and asked, "Manager, I don’t think you have any festivals to celebrate, right?"

…Get out!

Chapter 310-possessed by the God of bad luck

It was February 14th, the day of suffering for single people.

A whole week after League of Legends was released, it had maintained a strong growth momentum, and the daily active players had successfully broken the one million mark.

With multiple marketing strategies, League of Legends had expanded to more and more players who had never touched RTS games or cogs. Besides, internet cafe promotions and friend invitations had become important ways to attract new players.

On the third day after going online, Chen Mo released the events related to the Valentine’s Day event on the in-game event page, which the players couldn’t wait to see.

The main selling point of this Valentine’s Day event was still the [Heart Hunter] Vayne skin. If they missed this week’s event, they would have to wait until next year to buy this skin.

In addition, there were also corresponding active tasks. When forming a team to complete a game, they would receive gold coins, head portrait boxes, experience cards, and other rewards. These were all important means to stimulate the further expansion of the player group.

It could be imagined that if girls played League of Legends, their boyfriends would have a high chance of being led into the pit. If the boys played League of Legends, their girlfriends would also have a small chance of being tricked.

Many players logged into the game to participate in activities on Valentine’s Day. They could even occasionally meet couples in major internet cafes.

……

At Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters, Jin jieguang’s face was dark. It wasn’t because he was single, but because the first day statistics of COG were released after the open beta testing yesterday.

Although the game received a lot of good reviews after it was released, with a rating of about 8.8, which gave Jin jieguang some hope, the statistics on the first day poured a bucket of cold water on him.

There were 330000 players who logged in on the first day, but only 43% remained on the next day.

If it was a mobile game, the tomorrow’s retention rate would be pretty good. However, this was a PC game, and a free competitive game at that. The terrible tomorrow’s retention rate could only be described with one word: Fail.

With such a day-to-day retention rate, it was difficult to maintain the fairness of the matchmaking system, let alone become popular. Even with Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s strong marketing capabilities, it was difficult to promote the game.

The data was a little too unsightly, so much so that Jin jieguang didn’t know how to explain it to Lin chaoxu.

However, Jin jieguang also had a vague feeling that one of the important reasons why COG was more like an RTS game compared to League of Legends was that it was more like an RTS game. However, Jin jieguang couldn’t be sure without the corresponding data.

Lin chaoxu was relatively calm after learning about this number. He asked Jin jieguang to check the background data to see which game node had the most players lost. At the same time, he would make a detailed survey and send it to the players who had lost their jobs in COG to do a detailed survey.

……

While Emperor dynasty entertainment was busy collecting feedback on their cogs, the Valentine’s Day event in League of Legends continued to be popular.

On Valentine’s Day, there were 330000 people online at the same time in League of Legends. Considering that it was the first day of Valentine’s Day, many couples were busy with other things, and there was still room for this number to increase.

However, this number was enough to highlight the popularity of the game.

In the experience store.

Chen Zhao was hesitating.

There was a new item on the virtual screen of the bracelet: Chen Mo had gotten the good luck generator a few days ago. There were ten of them in total, and they were extremely powerful.

[Good luck generator: a magical device that can bring you good luck in most situations. After use, there is a 50% chance of obtaining good or bad luck. Lasts for one day. [If you obtain bad luck, you can turn it into good luck by completing the mission.]

From the description of the device, it felt like a device that would definitely make a profit.

Chen Mo had already tried it once before, and he got good luck immediately after using the good luck generator. Chen Mo "coincidentally" opened his phone to check Weibo and "coincidentally" saw Jin jieguang’s post in the discovery section, and "coincidentally" saw his verification information and the selfie he took at the experience store.

Otherwise, Chen Mo wouldn’t have gone to the first floor of the experience store to trick him.

Chen Mo wanted to try it again after the first time, but it had a cooldown time and couldn’t be used too often.

Today was February 14th, and the cool down time of the item was over.

"Ah, if only this was a peach blossom luck generator. After using it, a cold Heavenly Queen with the surname Zhang would come knocking on your door after drinking too much, or an unknown beauty with the surname Wu would suddenly send you a bunch of art photos and selfies. " Chen Zhao said emotionally.

Putting away those unrealistic fantasies, Chen Zhao used another good luck generator.

However, this time, the good luck icon that looked very comfortable did not appear. After the smoke effect, a bad luck icon that said "possessed by the God of bad luck" appeared.

[Possessed by jinx: your luck has dropped to a negative number. It’s a piece of cake for you to eat instant noodles without seasoning packets.]

"F * ck!"

Chen Mo was dumbfounded. It was really a 50% chance. He was lucky last time and now he was unlucky this time?

Moreover, if eating instant noodles without seasoning packets was considered a small matter, then what would be a medium matter?

Chen Mo panicked a little. It wouldn’t have been a big deal if it was some other time, he could’ve just stayed at home and choked on his saliva or fell on the ground in the experience store, but this was a crucial time for League of Legends!

What if there was a serious BUG in the game? Was there some strange fluctuation in the server? Or perhaps some players would kill their teammates and cause big news?

This was completely unacceptable to Chen Zhao!

"Didn’t you say that you could turn your luck around by completing missions? where are the missions?"

Chen Mo quickly looked at the screen on his bracelet and saw that a mission had appeared behind the [possession by jinx] icon.

[System mission (1/5): arrive at the hall on the first floor of the experience store. [Time limit: 20 minutes]

"Just this? Isn’t this too simple?" Chen Mo let out a long breath, "I knew it, the system still loves me. How could it trick me?"

Chen Mo walked out of his office and pushed the door open.

"Oh, " "Kada."

The door could not be pushed open.

Chen Mo: "???"

What the f * ck was this?

Chen Mo’s studio was in the same area as his living quarters, with a security door next to the experience store.

The anti-theft door was a high-tech product that could be unlocked with a password and fingerprint. Chen Mo didn’t think much about it when he installed it. He just thought it looked good and had no problems with it after using it for so long.

But today, he couldn’t open it.

The door was supposed to be unlocked with a fingerprint and password on the outside, but there was a special door button on the inside. However, the door button seemed to be broken at the right time, and there was no response after pressing it.

F * ck, it’s starting already?

Chapter 312: Finally out

Chen Mo pressed the button again, but it didn’t work!

Obviously, under the effect of [possession by jinx], the door had some unknown malfunction, and the door-opening button had completely failed.

Chen Zhao had no choice. He took out his phone and was about to call Qian Kun.

In the end, her hand slipped, and the phone fell to the ground.

"F * ck!"

Luckily, Chen Mo was quick to react and picked up the phone that had almost fallen to the ground.

"Phew, luckily I took a lot of reaction speed serums and hand speed potions. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable." Chen Zhao let out a long breath.

Normally, a phone falling from this height would only break the glass screen, and there wouldn’t be any serious problems.

However, Chen Zhao was currently possessed by the God of misfortune. If he really dropped it, the entire phone might be smashed to pieces. Chen Zhao didn’t dare to take the risk.

After calming himself down, Chen Mo grabbed his phone tightly and called Qian Kun.

"Beep … Hello, the number you have dialed is currently busy, please try again later. Sorry，the number……"

Chen Zhao hung up and called again.

He called three times in a row, but all of them were busy.

Chen Zhao was speechless.

He then called the others, but they were either busy or not picked up. Even the front desk’s phone couldn’t be reached.

He sent messages one by one, but no one replied.

"Holy sh * t, that works too?"

Chen Mo was helpless. He had five missions to complete and he was stuck on the first one.

Chen Mo sent a message in the Company Group, "Who’s in the experience store? Come and save me!"

[What’s the matter, manager?] su Jinyu replied quickly.

Chen Mo thought,’…Can you contact the other people in the experience store? The door to my studio is broken and I’m locked inside. "

Su Jinyu chuckled.

Chen Zhao was speechless.

[Aren’t Qian Kun and the others still in the experience store?]

"I can’t get in touch with him, " Chen Zhao said."I don’t know what he’s doing."

"It’s nothing, " su Jinyu replied."Manager, wait a moment. I’ll make a call and ask."

There was no letter again.

Su Jinyu knew about it, but she couldn’t do anything about it. She had already gone home, so she couldn’t possibly take the high-speed rail back.

Chen Zhao shouted at the top of his voice, "is anyone there?" Quickly come and save me!"

He shouted several times, but no one answered. Chen Mo’s studio was indeed soundproof. No one could hear anything from the outside after the door was closed.

If other people were working hard, they wouldn’t be able to hear it.

Chen Mo was in despair. The [possession by jinx] status had blocked the phones of all the people in the experience store who could come to his rescue, and he couldn’t get through to them.

Seeing that 5 minutes of the 20-minute time limit had passed, Chen Zhao couldn’t sit still anymore.

He made a few more calls, but still, no one picked up!

Chen Mo suddenly had an idea. Yes, order takeaway! Get the delivery guy to open the door for me!

Without further ado, Chen Mo opened what to eat and ordered a cup of milk tea from the nearest milk tea shop.

A minute later, the milk tea shop called.

"Hello, our business here is too busy. The line is already long enough to reach the main street. This order may have to be delivered 20 minutes later. Is that okay?"

"…Then forget it, " Chen Zhao said."Thank you."

What the hell?

The milk tea shop was so popular that the people in line formed a long line on the street? Are you F * cking kidding me? This was the first time he had heard that a milk tea shop had to wait 20 minutes to make milk tea!

It’ll be too late if I wait for you to deliver it in 20 minutes!

This was clearly the work of a jinx!

Without a doubt, the result would be the same if he ordered take-out from other stores!

Just as Chen Mo was on the verge of despair, su Jinyu’s call came.

"Hello? Manager, I called everyone just now, but it’s too strange. No one picked up, not even the front desk." In the end, I had no choice but to call the store next to the experience store and have the old man open the door for you. "

Chen Zhao was overjoyed,’great, goldfish, you’re the best! I’ll give you a raise next year! When will that old man arrive?"

"I don’t know, " su Jinyu replied."He said he’ll be there immediately. I don’t know where he is now."

Chen Mo had a bad feeling."Uh, I won’t ask you how you got the number. I just want to ask, what did you tell the boss?"

"Just tell me to open the door for you, " su Jinyu said.

Give me the phone number of the convenience store.

"Owwwwuuu." A moment later, su Jinyu replied, "I’ve sent a message, manager."

"Okay, goldfish, you’ve been a great help. I still have something to do, so I’ll hang up first. " Chen Zhao quickly hung up.

Looking at the time, there were only ten minutes left. Chen Mo quickly dialed the store’s number.

"Crooked?" An old man’s voice came from the phone.

Chen Mo thought to himself, "I knew it." Even though su Jinyu told the old man to open the door, the old man would definitely encounter new obstacles in his current state. For example … A group of customers suddenly came to the convenience store.

"Hello, Sir, " Chen Mo said, "I’m the owner of this gaming experience Store. I accidentally got locked inside, come help me …"

The old man said, "there are so many guests here. I can’t leave in peace. Let’s wait for another five minutes, okay?"

"Sir, " Chen Zhao said."Come over now. I’ll give you 500."

The old man was amused, "you’re a liar!" I knew it, how could a normal pervert be locked in the mud by himself, so I ended up playing a prank here!"

The call ended.

F * ck! Chen Mo thought.

Chen Mo typed on his phone at breathtakingly fast speed and found the comms account, then sent a friend request.

"Grandpa, hurry up!" Chen Zhao was speechless when he saw that there were only seven minutes left.

The friend request was accepted. As expected, small shops like this often needed to scan the code to pay, so the chat account would often pop up with a notification. The grandpa added the friend request when he saw it.

Chen Zhao immediately transferred 500 yuan and called the old man again.

"Crooked?" The grandpa picked up the phone again.

Chen Zhao said, "uncle, I’ve transferred you the 500 yuan. Open the door for me!" I’m not lying to you!"

The old man was dumbfounded."I’m talking about this young man. He really transferred the money …"

Chen Zhao was going crazy."Sir, there’s no time. Hurry up!" Come to the fourth floor of the experience store right now! I’m going to die!"

"Alright, wait a moment, " the old man finally said.

After hanging up, Chen Zhao was so anxious that he wanted to scratch the wall.

After about three minutes, the old man finally arrived. Chen Zhao shouted from the door, "My Lord, this way, this way! The password for this door is 14890, hurry up!"

The old man’s legs were quite agile. He came to the door and entered the password. Finally, the door opened.

"Thank you, sir!"

Chen Zhao didn’t have time to say anything else. He just jogged to the elevator.

Chapter 313: The harsh conditions

As soon as he reached the elevator, Chen Zhao suddenly realized a serious problem.

No, I can’t take the elevator!

If the elevator suddenly broke down and got stuck, it would take a long time for the rescue team to arrive. It would be too late.

Chen Zhao slammed on the brakes and ran for the fire escape.

Fortunately, nothing else happened when they went down the stairs to the first floor, except for two times when they slipped and almost fell down the stairs.

Chen Mo jogged all the way to the hall on the first floor of the experience store, attracting a lot of attention. Everyone was still wondering what was wrong with the manager today, why was he so agitated?

Could it be … That she choked on too much dog food?

Chen Mo looked at the time on his bracelet. Luckily, he completed the mission in the last 30 seconds.

[System mission (1/5): arrive at the hall on the first floor of the experience store. [Completed]

[System mission (2/5): complete a match in League of Legends. [Time limit: 1 hour]

Chen Zhao was stunned. Just like that? Just play a game? It didn’t seem to be difficult.

Unless there was a sudden blackout in the experience store? The computer crashed? The mouse malfunctioned? Was there an electrical leakage on the keyboard?

Probably not, since the computers and mice in Chen Mo’s Experience Store were of good quality. As for the power outage or internet disconnection … That would be too much, right?

"Manager, do you want anything to drink?" the receptionist asked.

Chen Zhao said unhappily, " I called you so many times just now, why didn’t you pick up?"

The front desk girl was stunned, "ah? There wasn’t a call just now?"

Chen Zhao was speechless.

It seemed like jinx was playing tricks on him. Anyway, Chen Zhao didn’t plan to pursue it. He had completed the first mission. It was time for the second.

However, who was he going to play with?

As Chen Mo was thinking, someone shouted at the door, "Manager!"

Chen Mo raised his head and saw Jia Peng, Chang xiuya, and a girl he had never seen before walking into the experience store.

"What?" Chen Zhao was stunned."You guys aren’t home yet?"

"No, " Jia Peng replied, "it’s just the holidays today. We’re all on tomorrow’s train, so we came to the experience store for a while."

"The people who came to the experience store today are all true fans." Chen Zhao said emotionally.

"Manager, " Chang xiuya introduced, "this girl is our junior. Her name is li jingsi. She’s in her third year." Jingsi, this is the manager I’ve always told you about, Chen Zhao. "

Li jingsi was slightly taller than Chang xiuya, about 1.67 meters. Her short hair was neat, but she had a unique cuteness to her. Li jingsi’s looks were very good, and she was probably the same type as Wen Lingwei, the type that would attract attention wherever she went. However, unlike Wen Lingwei, li jingsi gave off a very gentle vibe, not the least bit overbearing.

Moreover, li jingsi’s smile was very relaxed. She was definitely a healer.

Li jingsi smiled and nodded at Chen Zhao."I’ve long heard of your great name. "

Chen Mo also nodded."Welcome, welcome. Jia Peng, you two have brought me new customers. Thank you so much. I should give you a Lifetime Achievement Award."

"Mr. Manager, " Jia Peng said, "don’t give me all those fake stuff. Giving me an SSR set in Onmyoji is more practical than anything else."

Li jingsi kept observing Chen Zhao. It wasn’t the kind of gaze that was impolite or aggressive. It was more of a curious gaze.

Chen Zhao didn’t mind. After all, he should be more worried about The Jinx.

Jia Peng looked at the time and said, "let’s go in." By the way, manager, do you want to play a few rounds with us? I can’t take care of two girls by myself …"

Chen Mo was speechless, aren’t you going to sit in the lobby and chat? You guys came to the experience store on a day like this just to play games?"

Jia Peng coughed dryly, "manager, you’re going to hurt each other if you keep talking, isn’t it better to have a tacit understanding …"

"…You’re right. My brain short-circuited for a moment just now. Please don’t mind me." Chen Mo said, "okay, I’ll play with you guys today. Go find a seat. I’ll bring some milk tea over."

"Alright!" Chang xiuya was overjoyed. She had been a little worried at first, thinking that Jia Peng wouldn’t be able to carry the two girls on his own. But now that Chen Mo was going to fight, it seemed like Jia Peng would be able to win easily.

Jia Peng and the two girls found four seats in a row. After all, it was almost new Year, and the experience store’s traffic was decreasing, so it wasn’t hard to find empty seats.

Chen Zhao hadn’t arrived yet. He was probably still waiting for the milk tea.

"How was it?" Chang xiuya whispered to li jingsi, "how did it feel to see S-God?"

Li jingsi smiled."Other than the fact that he’s very young, there’s nothing special about him. Is he really that good at gaming?"

"That’s for sure, " Jia Peng said."He’s even beaten the gods on the ladder in Warcraft. Don’t you think he’s good?"

Li jingsi felt a little regretful."It’s a pity that I played Warcraft too late and didn’t make it in time to fight him. However, I’ve heard many stories about him from Goph and the others. I heard that he was the one who invented the famous ‘wind blowing’."

"Don’t worry, there’s still a chance. After you finish League of Legends, you can ask to play two rounds of Warcraft with him, he should agree. " Jia Peng said.

As they were chatting, Chen Zhao came.

After passing the milk tea to everyone, Chen Mo realized that the others had left him in the middle, next to Jia Peng and Li jingsi.

"Manager, " Jia Peng explained, "you can sit in the middle. It’ll be easier for you to command us."

"Alright, " he said. Chen Mo sat down, feeling a little uncertain.

If it was before, bringing these people to fight in matchmaking would be no different from beating up machines. One against five would not be a problem. However, he was possessed by the God of bad luck now. If every word he said was toxic, he would be in big trouble as a commander.

He opened the League of Legends client and entered the game.

Chen Mo’s ID was still the same as before, "sient." He had already played a few rounds in the beta and was now Level 5, ready for matchmaking.

Li jingsi had obviously played it before. Her account had just reached Level 3, which was just enough for her to play in matchmaking.

Jia Peng was the highest level among them, at level 10.

Jia Peng had invited three people to form a team, but they couldn’t gather five people to play, so they could only play a random passerby with four players.

Chen Mo glanced at the virtual screen on his bracelet and saw that the mission had been updated.

[System mission (2/5): complete a match in League of Legends. [Time limit: 1 hour]

[System mission (3/5): choose a champion that requires luck in the game.]

[System mission (4/5): complete 100 unlucky events in the game.]

[System mission (5/5): win the game with a score of 0:8.]

All the missions were refreshed, but the next ones had to be completed in this game.

Chen Mo’s mouth twitched. So many restrictions?

In order to complete the game within an hour, he had to choose a hero that required luck, complete 100 unlucky events, and win with a score of 0:8?

This … This is asking me to win while lying down!

Chapter 314: 100 bad luck incidents

Chen Mo was dumbfounded. If he could carry the team, then it wouldn’t be a problem, but to let him win without doing anything … That was too unrealistic, there were two girls in the team!

If Chen Mo, the biggest carry, played 0x8, then who would carry him?

Chen Mo cursed in his heart, but remained calm on the surface."You guys choose your champion first."

It wasn’t that Chen Mo wanted to be confident, but he still hadn’t figured out what a hero that required luck was, and how he could complete 100 unlucky events.

Obviously, everyone wanted to win. Jia Peng brought out his favorite Bladesman, Chang xiuya picked Lulu as support, the passerby picked Annie as mid, and Li jingsi picked Vayne as her target.

"Jingsi, " Chang xiuya whispered, "this champion is hard. Do you know how to play it?"

"I’ve never played it before. Let’s try it out, "li jingsi replied.

Chen Zhao was speechless.

He could only hope that the other side didn’t know how to play!

Chen Mo looked through the list. Which champion should he choose?

Bad luck events had to be completed 100 times in one game. How would that count? Flash and hit the wall? It definitely wouldn’t work. This was his own mistake and had nothing to do with bad luck.

Chen Zhao suddenly thought of a critical hit!

Assuming that a critical hit was not triggered when it was supposed to, this should be considered an unlucky event, right?

"I’m a genius!"

After thinking this through, Chen Mo locked onto a top champion without hesitation."The king of the barbarians, tedamir.

The Barbarian King’s passive skill, battle fury, allowed him to gain rage points through his attacks. Rage would increase his chances of a critical hit. In other words, he was a hero with a natural critical hit.

Moreover, the Barbarian King’s main damage output was normal attacks, so it should be easier to trigger the critical effect and complete the unlucky event.

Chen Zhao was currently in a state of "possession by the God of bad luck". Even a mouthful of cold water would get stuck in his teeth. Therefore, the Barbarian King’s anger would not cause him to crit frequently.

After choosing his champion, Chen Mo changed his skin, "The demonic blade, tedamir.

Jia Peng was dumbfounded, "manager, you …"

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, all skins"

Jia Peng was speechless.

……

He loaded the game.

In terms of Summoner skills, because many of them had not reached level 10, they had all sorts of Summoner skills. Chen Mo’s account was only Level 5, with sprint and teleport, while li jingsi’s account was only Level 3, with healing and barrier.

"Let’s try. " Chen Mo felt like the future of this game was uncertain.

Actually, it was not a big deal to lose a game or to lose face, but the key was that if he lost this game, he would not be able to complete his task of changing his luck, and the state of [possession by jinx] would follow him for the whole day!

Who knew what kind of trouble would happen today.

Chen Zhao could only focus.

He glanced at the opposing team and saw that they were stone man, Death Song, a Mumu, sister good luck, and sona.

"What?" Jia Peng was dumbfounded, "that’s … The ultimate team battle formation!"

It was true that the opposite team’s lineup was simply the favorite of novices. As long as there was a big move, it would be very powerful in a team fight. Rockman, a-Mumu, and sona each had a team control. Vayne’s living environment was extremely harsh.

The worst thing was that li jingsi’s account was only Level 3, and she had yet to unlock the summoner’s purification skill.

"Manager …" Jia Peng looked at Chen Mo, "how do we play this?"

"Let’s play normally, " Chen Mo said."You’ll carry this round."

Jia Peng was speechless.

Before they knew it, there were already a lot of people watching them from behind.

Obviously, these people had never seen Chen Mo play a game before, and wanted to see how the S-God who had massacred the ladder of Warcraft played League of Legends.

There were also people who were whispering to each other.

"I wonder how Chen Mo is doing in League of Legends? He chose the Barbarian King. This hero is very powerful in the late game, and he’s also known as the three blades of the Barbarian. "

"Didn’t you see that video? Chen Mo’s saving the dying bull, he’s obviously not a good player in League of Legends. "

"Not necessarily, let’s see."

Chen Zhao was speechless.

The problem was that he had to play with a score of 0 to 8. This time, he was going to live up to his title of "League of Legends noob, serente."

At the top lane Tower, Chen Mo’s Tryndamere did two push-ups and waited for the minions.

With his skills, even if he didn’t have a critical hit, it wouldn’t be hard to kill the stone man. After all, the difference in skill was too great. The stone man was still underaged, while Chen Mo’s hand speed, reaction speed, skill, and awareness were all superior.

But the problem was that not only could Chen Zhao not kill him, but he also had to find an opportunity to give away eight heads.

Chen Zhao’s Tryndamere started developing peacefully with the stone golems. Chen Zhao focused on killing and accumulating rage.

Sure enough, even when the Barbarian King’s anger was full, there was not a single critical hit.

Chen Mo glanced at the screen on his bracelet. The mission of completing 100 bad luck events was still 0/100.

"How can it not be counted?" Chen Mo was a little confused. The Barbarian King’s critical hit rate was 35%, but he didn’t get a critical hit after so many attacks. He must have triggered bad luck.

Could it be that … Killing soldiers did not count?

Chen Mo decided to give it a try. He used his e-skill and slashed the stone golem’s face three times, then retreated.

There was still no critical hit, but the mission on his bracelet had become 1/100.

"F * ck! It turned out that it had to be a hero! F * ck!"

In other words, when the Barbarian King was attacking the hero, the critical hit that should have been triggered was not triggered because of the possession of jinx state. At this time, he had completed a bad luck event.

Chen Mo almost vomited blood. The Barbarian King required him to trigger 100 unlucky events when he killed the hero. How … How much damage would he lose?

However, it would be easier if he knew how to deal with bad luck. Chen Mo did some rough calculations on how to deal a critical hit.

First of all, the S3 talent didn’t have talent points that could increase the chance of critical hit, it only increased attack speed and critical damage, so talent could be excluded.

In terms of equipment, the startik Lightning Blade could increase critical strike by 30%, the endless blade could increase critical strike by 20%, and with the 35% critical strike from full rage, the critical strike rate could reach 85%, which should be able to trigger the skill faster.

Chen Zhao made up his mind and started to develop in peace. He planned to leave the mountain after he used the lightning knife and endless.

Although he forced the stone man back home a few times, Chen Zhao couldn’t kill him, so the stone man’s development didn’t fall behind.

Jia Peng was a little flustered. It wasn’t a good sign to develop peacefully with the opponent’s lineup.

He looked at li jingsi."How is it? is the bottom lane under a lot of pressure?"

Li jingsi focused on the screen.

It was li jingsi’s first time playing Vayne, and Chang xiuya was a clumsy player. On the other hand, sister good luck and sona were stronger in the lane, and they had to be on guard against a Mumu. So, to Jia Peng and the others, it was good enough that nothing happened at the bottom lane.

Fortunately, everything was stable so far, and Vayne’s CS were even slightly ahead.

Jia Peng looked around and realized that it was unrealistic to catch sister Yun and sona, so he looked at Chen Mo, "Manager, can you catch them on the road?"

Chapter 315: The king of barbarians who doesn’t deal critical hits

"No, " Chen Zhao shook his head."You should do more counter-squatting."

"Oh." Jia Peng’s original plan was to capture more of the stone golems and fatten Chen Zhao’s Tryndamere, but he didn’t know that Chen Zhao wouldn’t be able to kill him.

Blademaster, who had originally planned to go to the top lane, turned back to the bottom lane.

In the early stages, it was not easy to catch a Mumu and Blademaster, so they were both focusing on farming. Jia Peng was timid and did not dare to rashly invade the jungle, so he played until the middle lane and the two champions were Level 6.

At the same time Death Song reached Level 6, a Mumu appeared at the bottom lane, obviously intending to take Vayne down.

"Be careful at the bottom lane, go back to the tower!" Jia Peng was a little flustered. His Bladesman and a Mumu didn’t have any big moves yet, so if they really fought, it would be a 50 – 50 chance. However, the opponent’s deathsong could cooperate with a full-screen big move, so they would definitely be at a disadvantage.

It was obvious that the other side was also a four or five-person Black team. The communication was good, and the timing was very accurate.

Chen Mo quickly looked at the bottom lane. It wasn’t a big problem. The bottom lane duo should be able to use their Summoner’s skills without killing anyone.

However, at this moment, a ray of light suddenly lit up on the stone man’s body. He had been teleported!

"F * ck! All underaged passersby can teleport?"

Chen Zhao was shocked too. Was she an underaged passerby? Could it be that the system is trying to mess with me while I’m possessed by jinx?

Chen Zhao rushed to the stone golem and slashed it a few times, but the Barbarian King didn’t interrupt the skill. He could only watch the stone golem leave.

Chen Mo decided not to teleport, because based on his judgment, the stone golems would at most help his teammate get one more kill, but they would lose a lot of minions. Moreover, although the Barbarian King also had big moves, his combat power was not as good as the stone man. It was hard to say if he would win if he went down.

After all, Chen Mo had a Barbarian King that couldn’t be dealt a critical hit.

"The stone golems have teleported back to the tower."

Chen Mo said as he led the minions to destroy the enemy’s top lane Tower.

Tryndamere was a champion that could take down towers faster than the others. By the time the bottom lane battle ended, he had already destroyed the top lane.

However, the bottom lane was also very brutal. It was a one-for-two trade. Chang xiuya’s Lulu and Jia Peng’s Blademaster died, while the opponent’s Rockman died under the tower.

It was the opponent’s period of strength. After a Mumu and sona reached Level 6, the team control formation was completely unreasonable. Chen Mo’s side could only retreat and the outer tower was in danger.

Very quickly, after being caught a few times in the jungle, the kill count ratio of both sides became 2-8.

"Vote, " Annie said.

Jia Peng scratched his head, "manager, how do we fight?"

Chen Mo’s Tryndamere was still farming money, but because his sense of smell was too good, and the opponent’s attention was on his teammates, Chen Mo didn’t die before the lightning knife was ready.

After a while, Chen Mo typed in the game, "Stall them, I’ll steal the tower."

Everyone was speechless.

The people watching from behind almost laughed out loud. Chen Mo, Chen Mo, you’ve finally had a day like this?

Obviously, League of Legends wasn’t a game where one person could save the world. Chen Mo’s insane reaction speed and hand speed were useless. Once the opposing team formation was chosen, no matter how good you were, could you take on five of them at once?

Seeing the disbelief on Jia Peng’s face, Chen Mo said in a serious tone, "I’m serious. Listen to me and you’ll win. "

"Alright, " Jia Peng coughed, "you can give us your instructions now, manager. What should we do?"

Chen Mo quickly sent a signal on the map, "The opponent should be in this position now. You can go a little closer to get a better view, but don’t give the opponent a chance to force open. Just hide under the tower and guard it well. "

After Chen Zhao’s Barbarian King used the lightning knife, he rushed to the top. Rockman had been following the team. Although he had a few assists, his finances were much worse than Tryndamere ‘S. He was quickly killed by Chen Mo.

Chen Mo didn’t care and took the top lane Tower.

"Manager, there’s no one on the map, " Jia Peng suddenly said, "did they go to catch you?"

Chen Mo glanced at the small map. It was dark, so it was highly likely that they were here to catch him, but he didn’t know how many people there were.

Chen Mo sent a signal from the enemy’s Blue BUFF, "Let’s go here and take the lower tower. "

As expected, when Chen Mo took down the top lane turret and wanted to continue pushing, a Mumu and Rockman arrived. Rockman didn’t say a word and used his ultimate, but it was dodged perfectly by King Manman’s E-skill.

The stone man was a little dumbfounded. He stood still for half a second as a punishment before throwing out a Q-skill. At the same time, a Mumu stretched out a bandage in an attempt to tie up the Barbarian King.

However, with a perfect S-shaped snakeskin movement, the bandage was also gone.

A Mumu, who did not manage to tie up the Barbarian King, was also dumbfounded. He cried on the spot, his tears forming a River.

Tryndamere went straight into the red buff’s jungle area, but since he had the speed reduction effect of the stone golems, he could not run very fast. Before he could run far, deathsong had also arrived!

The three of them were supposed to die when trying to catch Tryndamere, but Chen Mo’s positioning was so good that even with the speed reduction effect, the non-directional skills couldn’t hit him at all.

Moreover, this Barbarian King was also taking advantage of every opportunity to attack. Although there was not A single critical hit, and it was just like scratching an itch on the stone man and a Mumu’s bodies, just being attacked continuously was already very annoying.

Ah Mumu was getting anxious as well. He still had 3 seconds left on his ulti and was ready to use it. However, just as he was about to use it, the Barbarian King suddenly used his E-skill to cross the wall!

Although the Barbarian King was still frozen by a Mumu’s big move after crossing the wall, the death song and the stone man were unable to follow up with their big moves immediately.

The audience behind Chen Mo exclaimed, "F * ck! The store manager is so lucky, ah Mumu just happened to Zoom in when he crossed the wall?"

Chen Mo cursed in his heart. I’m lucky in my current state? Have you ever seen me, the Barbarian King with a critical hit rate of 65%, deal a critical hit with my Lightning Blade when I’m enraged?

If I didn’t remember the cooldown time of a Mumu’s big move, I would have been dead.

On the other side, Chen Mo’s four teammates charged into the enemy’s Blue BUFF and caught the duo at the bottom lane. They successfully exchanged a 0 for 2 and even took down the bottom turret.

Jia Peng was concerned about Chen Mo’s condition as he destroyed the tower, "Manager, how is it? can you walk?"

Chen Mo didn’t reply. The Barbarian King’s health was on the verge of collapse, and he had already used his ultimate, endless fury, and entered the state of a real man for five seconds.

He retreated as he fought, killing people to farm for bad luck while approaching the dragon’s cave.

"Three, two, one!"

In the last second after King of barbarian’s ulti ended, Chen Mo used his E-skill to go through the wall and enter the circle of Dragons. Then he dodged a Mumu’s bandage and deathsong’s Q-skill, ready to escape.

Jia Peng: "F * ck! The manager is awesome!"

Before he could finish, a beautiful red line appeared above everyone’s head.

The big move of the song of death, Requiem!

"I’m sorry, manager, I couldn’t help but give you a kiss, "Jia Peng said.

Chen Mo was already looking at the items in the shop. Even if he used his Q-skill to recover his health, he would still die, so Chen Mo gave up on struggling.

However, a low-HP Barbarian King was able to trick deathsong out of him. He had also completed his strategic goal of 1/8 deaths.

Chen Mo glanced at the bracelet. Thank God, he had already completed 19 bad luck incidents.

Chapter 315-successful luck

The death of the Barbarian King had relieved some of the pressure on his teammates, but they were still at an absolute disadvantage. They still couldn’t win a head-on team battle.

Chen Mo continued to mark on the map, "The other party might be here. I’ll continue leading the way at the bottom lane. This time, you guys set up an ambush here. You should be able to catch a lone Rockman or deathsong."

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

Jin jieguang handed a detailed report to Lin chaoxu, including some in-game data and surveys of the lost players.

Lin chaoxu carefully read the report twice, then said, "So, the key to the high loss rate is that we’ve imported too many players with low levels of skill?"

Jin jieguang carefully corrected Lin chaoxu, "Boss Lin, strictly speaking, most of the players in China are light-core players compared to COG. It’s not a problem with our guidance."

Lin chaoxu remained silent.

"Mr. Lin, there are a few statistics that you can focus on, " Jin jieguang continued.

"The first is the key loss point. Most of the players lost after the first game. In addition, the number of players lost between the second and first game is also very high. In other words, most players quit the game after their first battle with another player. Some even quit the game. "

Lin chaoxu furrowed his brows, "in other words, the first time they fought with a player, the gaming experience was terrible." Why doesn’t League of Legends have this problem?"

Jin jieguang explained, "because the tutorial for beginners in COG isn’t so detailed, and it doesn’t force players to fight against machines to Level 3, and the lineup isn’t as well-organized as League of Legends." In other words, many new players have already started to fight with the players before they even understand the real way to play the game. "

Lin chaoxu frowned, "but, isn’t there a matching system for COG?" You can match players of similar levels together …"

Jin jieguang nodded."Yes, but it’s meaningless. Players don’t have any game data in the first game. We can’t judge his true level." Some players have experience in RTS games, while some players have never played similar games at all. Although these two types of players are playing COG for the first time, their skills are far from the same. "

"Moreover, the complex game mechanics and snowball effect of COG will further increase the gap in the players ‘strength. Therefore, the first round of the game will be … Very bad for the new players."

"In League of Legends, players ‘level is understood to a certain extent through the detailed beginner’s tutorial and forced human-machine combat, so the data matched in the first game will be more accurate."

Lin chaoxu nodded, "yes, continue."

Jin jieguang continued, "next is the survey. We specifically investigated the core players who stayed in COG and the players who left. The results were very surprising. The reviews of these two groups of players are very different."

"Most of the core players who stayed in COG are experienced players of the original maps, or have more experience in RTS games, and their hand speed is relatively fast. They’re very satisfied with the game and have good reviews. That’s why COG has always had high ratings. "

"They’re having a good time abusing noobs. "

"As for the lost players, they felt that the game was difficult to get used to and they didn’t understand it. They couldn’t even understand some of the basic game settings, so they were tortured badly and had a terrible gaming experience.

"But, isn’t it the same for RTS games?" Lin chaoxu was puzzled.

Jin jieguang nodded, "that’s why RTS games have a small audience." Moreover, RTS games like Warcraft have a threshold, and players have to pay to buy it, so those who buy it are all hardcore RTS players, which naturally dismatches a portion of the players. "

"However, COG was a free game, and any player could join it. However, it was actually very difficult to get started with. In the eyes of these unskilled players, it was difficult to get started with both it and RTS games, so these people were all lost.

Lin chaoxu tapped the table lightly and said, "Therefore, the lost players became the silent majority. They didn’t leave bad reviews or curse on the forum. They just quietly deleted the game.

Jin jieguang nodded and said, "I’m afraid … That’s the case." This is also the key reason why the COG score does not match the survival rate. "

Lin chaoxu felt a slight headache.

"Boss Lin, " Jin jieguang said, "Chen Mo is doing the right thing. He’s noticed that this type of game isn’t good for new players, so he simplified it to get more market share."

"What’s more, League of Legends hasn’t reached its peak yet. He still has plans for further optimization and updates!"

Lin chaoxu leaned back and pondered, "So, what do you think we should do?"

"I don’t think it’s possible to make those foreigners change their cogs given their rigid characters, " said Jin jieguang. Let’s use this chance to make a similar game, and follow Chen Mo’s final plan! Our game will be the final winner. Chen Mo would never have thought that his League of Legends would help us expand the market and benefit others. "

Lin chaoxu stood up and took two steps, hesitating.

"Don’t worry, I’ll think about it. "

……

In the experience store, the battle was intense.

Chen Zhao’s Tryndamere had a score of 0 to 7. It would be crazy if he died again. However, he was still persevering in dismantling the enemy’s bottom-Lane crystal. Each slash seemed to be cutting into the hearts of the five people in front of him.

The Barbarian King, who was filled with anger and had Infinity, Lightning Blade, and bloodthirsty sword, did not even have a single critical strike. This made everyone wonder if there was a BUG in the game.

Even though the five of them were in a team battle, Chen Mo’s Tryndamere made them extremely frustrated. Even though they could earn something every time they started a team battle, Chen Mo was the one who took care of a lot of towers.

Even though the Barbarian King had been killed a few times, Chen Zhao’s side had the upper hand.

The onlookers were amazed, "the manager is playing League of Legends as a hide-and-seek game!"

Li jingsi’s Vayne was already at 7x0x2, a stark contrast to Chen Mo’s 0x7.

Especially when the other side was shocked by his amazing plays, Chen Mo couldn’t help but sigh, "Do the big shots like to act like newbies these days? Didn’t you say you’ve never played Vayne before?"

Jia Peng was also very excited. He didn’t think that such a headstrong situation in the early game could be completely reversed through the contribution points.

"Manager, they’re going to start another group!" Jia Peng said.

"It’s fine. I’ll just keep them busy for a while. I’m going to dismantle the crystal soon!" Chen Zhao was already heading towards the last crystal hub.

It was obvious that the other party didn’t want to return to the city. They had already been annoyed by the Barbarian King, and all they wanted to do was to rush forward and end this battle.

Soon, all kinds of messages started to flood the screen. Rockman and AMU forced Lulu, Annie killed song with a backhand, Blademaster entered the field to harvest, and Vayne was madly attacking …

However, they were still short of one player. Although li jingsi’s Vayne had tried her best to avoid all kinds of damage skills, she was still killed by the Requiem that was released after deathsong died.

In the end, only lucky sister was still alive, pushing Chen Mo’s crystal with all her might.

Chen Mo was also dismantling the crystal core, but he realized that even though he had completed the 100 unlucky events, he was still one death short!

There wasn’t enough time. Chen Mo cut the crystal to the last bit of health, then used whirlwind slash to charge into the enemy’s spring.

At the same time, everyone’s earpieces were filled with a shocking "VICTORY"!

"Wow, the manager is awesome" The onlookers were shouting excitedly.

Jia Peng, on the other hand, was so exhausted that he was slumped in his chair.

Chen Mo let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the virtual screen on his bracelet.

[All missions have been completed. Transfer successful!]

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

Lin chaoxu seemed to have thought of something and said to Jin jieguang, "I’ve decided. We can’t pin all our hopes on the foreigners. We’ll make a game ourselves and follow your plan!"

Chapter 317: The shame of bringing a sister to kill serente

Chen Mo’s video of Barbarian King was uploaded online again.

The title this time was, "the Barbarian King of Serent brought his sister 0x8 to become a super god. It’s a disgrace to the world of girls!"

Moreover, it wasn’t just the videos taken by passers-by. Many people also looked up Chen Mo’s battle records in League of Legends, and there was indeed a score of 0 to 8 for Barbarian King.

On the other hand, li jingsi’s Vayne ended up with a score of 9-1-2, the highest kill, MVP, highest damage output, and so on. It was an eye-catching sight, in stark contrast to Chen Mo’s Tryndamere.

This post became a hot post on the forum again.

"Hahahaha, Chen Mo really doesn’t know how to play League of Legends. Saving the dying and healing the wounded, and bringing a girl to humiliate Barbarian King, doesn’t that prove that he’s not suitable for this game?"

"Wow, he was carried by the girl instead of carrying her. What a shame!"

"Also, did everyone notice that the Barbarian King in the video didn’t even have a critical hit? He had already added endless to the electric blade, but he didn’t even get a critical hit. How dark is Chen Mo’s face?"

"This girl is really amazing, I think this Vayne is perfect! And the girl’s looks are really explosive, and she’s good at playing games. I feel like I’m in love!"

"Wow, I’m also secretly in love with this girl. Don’t say anything else, just draw your sword!"

Chen Zhao had gained another title,’bringing a girl along with you, shame on you, thelent’.

This incident became a small interlude on Valentine’s Day, and was talked about by the players of League of Legends.

More and more players started to believe that Chen Mo really couldn’t play League of Legends well …

……

On Valentine’s Day, the number of active players in League of Legends increased again to 1.57 million, and the duration of the players ‘games continued to increase.

This showed that League of Legends was becoming more and more attractive to the players. There were even more and more players who sat in five internet cafés and played games all night.

It was partly because of the Valentine’s Day event, but more of it was because of the special qualities of League of Legends.

Compared to mmorpgs, MOBA games had a completely different way of increasing the playtime of players.

There were three main ways for mmorpgs to increase players ‘loyalty. Exploration and collection of game methods, numerical stimulation, and social interaction.

The main method was still through numerical stimulation. In order to get the best equipment in the current version, players would play activities and Dungeons day after day, making mmorpgs one of the most time-consuming games.

However, this was also the biggest problem. The best equipment was often only dropped in large-scale team Dungeons. If players wanted to obtain it, they had to participate in activities at fixed times, which made it easy for them to get tired.

MOBA games, on the other hand, adopted a completely different approach. It not only achieved the purpose of increasing the game’s stickiness, but also avoided the sense of fatigue.

The biggest advantage of MOBA games was the playability of the heroes and the uncertainty of the game.

Many players could play a few thousand rounds of Lee Sin and Yasuo without getting tired of it. On the contrary, they would find it interesting. This was the playability of heroes.

The uncertainty of a game meant that you always felt that you could carry the next game and would encounter normal teammates and weak opponents. Although you might lose even worse in the next game, you would still enjoy it.

This was similar to tabletop games in that every round was a whole new experience, and the players would feel that the next round would be even better. This gave the game a sense of anticipation and addiction.

Moreover, MOBA games could make full use of the time fragments, and could be played in solo mode or in black mode, which was far better than mmorpgs.

If Emperor dynasty entertainment was the only one who paid attention to League of Legends in the beginning, after the Valentine’s Day event, the entire gaming industry started to pay attention to this new PC game.

Chen Mo ‘s’ designer’s home ‘chat group was also in heated discussion.

"Chen Mo’s League of Legends has been very eye-catching recently. It seems to have become popular overnight?"

"I heard that there are more than a million active players now. That’s fast!"

"There are so many players? Which one of you went to play? tell me, what do you think?"

"It’s very fun, and most importantly, it’s easy to get started. There’s basically no difficulty at all. That’s really amazing."

"That’s right. It’s not hard to make a game complex. What’s hard is to do subtraction. To make a complex game simple without losing the core fun, that’s where you can truly see the skills of a designer."

"Also, it seems like Chen Mo plans to make this game his next priority? In my hometown, I can see the posters of League of Legends in the internet cafe in a third-tier city, and there are quite a lot of people playing it. "

"Boss Chen Mo’s eyes and senses are indeed sharp. The Spring Festival is a perfect break, and the other companies have no plans to release new games. He’s taking advantage of this time to take over the market and play really well!"

"Is Big Boss Chen Mo here? Quickly come and accept our [email protected] "

"I don’t think he’s here. He’s probably busy."

"I’m going to play League of Legends and learn! I feel like there’s still potential to be discovered in this game!"

……

Within the small circle of designers, any designer who was sensitive to playtime had noticed the strong growth of League of Legends.

Although they were shocked by the potential of this new game type, and everyone was envious, it was a pity that most people were powerless.

That was because the big companies were on break, and it wasn’t realistic for independent video game designers to come up with a new game in a short time without any preparation.

Moreover, most people didn’t have the time and energy to research and develop new games during the spring Festival.

With the right timing, location, people, and a little bit of metaphysical factors, League of Legends was getting more and more popular.

……

It was February 16th, the first day of the new year.

"Xiao Ling, get up and eat!"

"Get up, don’t make me call you a second time!"

"Get up …"

Chen Zhao sat up helplessly."Mom, I’m already 26 years old this year. Can you stop calling me ‘Xiao Ling’?"

Hearing Chen Zhao’s words, his mother was amused."You know you’re 26 this year? When can I find a partner? I’m waiting to carry a grandson!"

Chen Zhao was speechless.

It couldn’t be helped. All parents of this age had unlocked a special talent. No matter what topic it was, they could always change it to "when are you going to find a partner?"

Perhaps, this was a certain historical necessity?

Chapter 318: The reversal of fate

Chen Zhao’s mother cleaned up the breakfast and mumbled, "Xiao Ling, you’re not young anymore. It’s not like you can’t afford to buy a house or get married. If you get married soon, I can take care of your children, don’t you think so?"

"Mom, " Chen Zhao said as he washed up."I can afford a nanny now. You don’t have to take care of the child."

Chen Zhao’s mother kept shaking her head."That won’t do. How can the nanny you hired from outside take care of your child?" It’s like a restaurant, with all kinds of spices and hormones. It’s delicious, but it’s not good for the body!"

Chen Zhao’s father was also speechless."Alright, our son’s work is going so well. He knows what he’s doing. You don’t have to keep nagging." Right, son? I don’t think it’s too much to ask for a marriage certificate next spring Festival, right?"

Chen Zhao was speechless.

Chen Mo’s father said, "alright, hurry up and have breakfast. I still have work to do after breakfast." Don’t delay any further. "

Chen Zhao’s mother said while wiping her hands, "Sigh, didn’t you say that you’re your own boss? why do you still have to get up early and go to work every day? It’s not easy for me to come all the way to the capital to cook you a meal. It’s all your favorite food, so eat more. "

Like the others, Chen Zhao also brought his parents to the imperial capital.

Chen Mo had spent Chinese New Year at home in the past few years, but this year, considering the promotion of League of Legends, Chen Mo brought his parents over to spend the Chinese New Year together, and let them have some fun in the capital.

Chen Zhao’s parents were both blue-collar workers. They were worried about Chen Zhao working alone in the imperial capital. Especially Chen Zhao’s mother, who was always worried that he wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep well in the capital. Every now and then, she would tell him not to eat waste oil in restaurants.

Of course, there were also all sorts of wedding urges. Chen Mo was already used to it, something that happened every year.

After breakfast, Chen Mo went to the experience store.

Chen Mo was planning to update League of Legends today, so he arrived earlier.

Putting the new version on the first day of the new year might seem like a scam, but in reality, there were many people playing games at home on the first day of the new year. Many people even formed teams to play games at internet cafes.

The custom in many places was to have the New Year’s Eve dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala on the night of the New Year’s Eve. In the early morning or the morning of the first day of the new year, they would pay New Year greetings, leaving the afternoon free.

For some young people, if they didn’t go out in the afternoon, they had nothing to do other than play games. Even when he went out to meet his classmates and friends, playing games in an internet cafe was also one of the important entertainment activities.

After all, for many second-and third-tier cities, few shops were open during the new year. Playing games in internet cafes was a very good entertainment activity.

Therefore, many internet cafes would open on the afternoon of the first day of the new year to meet the needs of these players.

Moreover, this would last until the end of the Chinese New Year holiday, so this was a great time for Chen Mo to promote it.

The Valentine’s Day event, the new version update, and the battle Carnival were held before, mid, and after the new year respectively. They covered the entire Spring Festival holiday and aimed to harvest the players indiscriminately.

……

In the studio, Qian Kun and the others quickly arrived.

Chen Mo looked at the time, "it’s almost time. Let’s stick to our original plan. We’ll start the update. The server will be open at 12 noon."

The update time was from 8 am to 12 noon, which was four hours.

The content of the new version had already been completed and tested many times. There should not be any problems. Chen Mo didn’t have much to do during the version update. After walking around the PC area on the first floor of the experience store, he sat in the living room and read.

It was the first day of the new year after all, so there wasn’t a single customer in the experience store. Chen Mo was happy to be free as well, with no one disturbing him.

……

At 12 o’ clock sharp, the new version update was completed.

Many players entered the game one after another to check out the updated content of the new version.

In a third-tier city, four friends went to visit in the morning. After lunch, they went to an internet cafe to play games.

"Let’s go to the internet cafe!"

"Let’s go! Are we still going to play moon God’s prophecy this year?"

"The moon god’s prophecy was abandoned some time ago. I don’t think it can keep up with your progress. You guys can take me."

"I’m also a little tired of playing, there’s nothing to do even if I go online. Are there any other games to play?"

"By the way, have you guys played League of Legends?"

"What is that? a new game? What type?"

"I’m playing! Let me tell you, it’s really fun, it’s easy to get started, everyone starts from Level 1, and it’s a test of skill. "

"Sounds good. Let’s try it together?"

"Let’s play together. I heard that there’ll be a new hero in the update today. We have to play it!"

"Let me carry you guys with my Bladesman! I’m a Bladesman!"

Although it was the first day of the new year, there were quite a lot of people in the internet cafe. Almost half of the camera seats were occupied, so there should be more people in the afternoon.

They were all surprised that many of them were playing League of Legends.

When did this game become popular? I didn’t seem to have heard of it before the new year.

The four of them sat in the internet café and started League of Legends.

The internet cafe’s League of Legends had already been automatically updated to a new version. As soon as the game started, they saw a new CG animation.

The four of them were stunned for a moment, but then, the beautiful CG animation attracted all their attention, and they couldn’t help but put on their headphones and immerse themselves in it.

First, it was the sword, shield, and wings that formed the dynamic LOGO of League of Legends, as well as Thunderbolt gaming’s logo.

The scene began with a close-up of a hand movement. Twisted Fate was playing with the card in his hand as if he were performing magic, and if you looked closely, you would realize that it looked like the same card, but the suit and number would change with every flip.

Twisted Fate looked at the distant town in the night. Suddenly, he waved his hand, and a Crow flew out of his card.

"Tuk."

With a dull thud, the scythe-wielding straw doll, its eyes gleaming, opened its mouth and let out a shrill howl at Twisted Fate.

The sky was filled with crows as they flew towards Twisted Fate!

The scene changed, and a blue-skinned bald mage with a Rune Scroll on his back was running in fear. His eyes were covered by a black nightmare.

The sky cracked and the earth cracked, and boulders collapsed. In the shadows, a dark creature suspended in the air revealed its sharp blade to the mage.

At the critical moment, the darkness in the wizard’s eyes dissipated. He suddenly closed the spellbook and trapped the nightmare in place. Then, he extracted a ball of rune energy that was emitting blue lightning from the spellbook and threw it at the nightmare!

The scene changed again.

Garen, who was holding a giant sword, was fighting a red-haired girl. The red-haired girl’s figure was very agile. She shuttled back and forth in the air and attacked garen with her dagger.

Garen gradually gained the upper hand. Just as he thought that victory was in his grasp, the Barbarian King suddenly extended his long sword, and the two of them began to fight fiercely again.

Garen’s greatsword pierced through the Barbarian King’s body, but the Barbarian King did not die. His eyes burned with endless anger, and the situation was reversed again.

A fireball blasted the Barbarian King away, and Annie, who was holding a Little Bear, hummed a little tune and joined the battlefield.

"Roar!"

A giant bear with flames all over its body descended from the sky. However, just as the giant bear was about to pounce on the Barbarian King, a huge monster suddenly swallowed it.

Baron Nashor opened his bloody mouth, and the whole cinematic atmosphere reached its climax. However, the video came to an abrupt end, and a huge LOGO appeared in the center of the screen.

League of Legends!

Chapter 319: New version, ranking competition

The four-minute video shocked everyone, and they took a long time to recover.

"What the f * ck? Such high-definition cinematics?"

"Awesome!"

"There are quite a few heroes in there. Twisted Fate, Annie, garen, and Barbarian King? But how many of them are you still not familiar with?"

"Is it a new hero?"

"That’s amazing. Let’s go and see the new update!"

"He’s so cool!"

"After all, Thunderbolt film studio has a basic operation. Take a seat."

Compared to Warcraft and Diablo, League of Legends ‘CG animation took a completely different path.

Blizzard cinematics like Warcraft focused on the story’s content. They often cut out key points of famous events and used highly concentrated content to show the essence of the story. Every line was worth studying.

On the other hand, League of Legends used the battle royale of multiple heroes as the main CG content, which ignored the rationality of the plot to a certain extent.

This was because the first consideration for MOBA games was the diversity and balance of heroes. The main purpose of developing new heroes was to enrich the game mechanics, not to fill in the plot.

At the same time, these heroes were all protagonists, and they had different personalities. If they were all put into the same plot structure, it would actually be very difficult to make the plot very outstanding.

Therefore, even though League of Legends continued to show the universe of League of Legends and enrich the world view, the players ‘recognition of the continent of valoran was always slightly less than that of Azeroth.

Of course, this was mainly due to the limitations of the game type.

Although the cinematics of League of Legends didn’t have any plot, they showed the characteristics of the heroes and the game very well, so as a means of promotion, this cinematics was enough to make the players cry out in excitement.

……

The main updates of League of Legends were as follows.

The first was the added game cinematics, which was released in S3 in Chen Mo’s previous life, titled "the twist of fate". The cinematics were chosen as the opening cinematics of League of Legends because the heroes in the cinematics were more compatible with the ones Chen Mo had planned for the first version. The ones in the cinematics were twisted cards, garen, Barbarian King, Annie, and the others, who were already released and had a certain level of influence among the players.

Next was the new hero.

This version update had a total of five new heroes, one for each position. They were: Ryze the wandering wizard, the doomsday Messenger (grass-man), Katarina, Sivir (lunhui’s mother), and wind lady.

Among them, Ryze the Vagabond could be considered a mid champion. He was used to play the top lane, but it was rare.

(Of course, the older Ryze was the top trending list in S4. Gogoing even completed 3:0 achievements of the Korea team.

This version was released mainly because Ryze and Catarina were both very old and classic characters. They also had more scenes in the CG, so they were released together.

However, Chen Mo added both top and mid to Ryze’s tag, allowing the players to choose freely.

Ryze and Catarina had both been remade. Before the remade, they were newbie heroes, but after the remade, their mechanics became more complicated. Chen Mo continued with his previous design and followed the new skills.

Although the old Ryze’s magic machine gun and the old Catarina’s face rolling on the keyboard were more fun, they were not easy to balance after all. A higher value would be too strong, and a lower value would make one sit on the bench all year round. There was not enough fun to play.

Chen Mo was thinking of adding one of these heroes into the wild mode if he had the chance in the future, and not update it in the official server for the time being.

In this way, all the heroes in the CG appeared, except for the eternal Nightmare, Morten.

Incubus was also a jungler and was somewhat similar to the paddy field man, so it was left for the next version to be developed, which was also to give the players some suspense.

In addition to the cinematics and new heroes, there was a very important update: The ranking competition mode was activated.

In fact, the players had been looking forward to this mode for a long time.

Chen Mo had already created a perfect ranking system in Warcraft, and the points were the most important measure of a player’s skill.

Many old players of Warcraft understood the importance of this ranking system in the game, so they knew that League of Legends would have a ranking system sooner or later.

However, it opened earlier than everyone had expected.

In fact, it was still a little early to start the ranking competition, because there were only 30 Champions in League of Legends. In the draft mode, both sides had forbidden slots, and the Champions could not be chosen repeatedly, so the depth of 30 Champions was not enough.

Chen Mo was thinking about how to get the players to find a clear path as soon as possible, so that the experts could get out of the newbies ‘newbies’ Fishpond. This would allow the game to get on the right track faster, so he still activated the ranking system.

However, considering that there were only 30 Champions at the moment, a 10-ban mode was a little too brutal. For the time being, they would still adopt a 6-ban mode, which meant that the blue team would ban first, and the blue and purple teams would each have three bans.

The new ranking competition system also caused a heated discussion among the players.

On the official forum of League of Legends, an enthusiastic player posted and analyzed the content of the version update. After briefly analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of a few new champions, he deliberately spent a lot of time explaining the new ranking mode.

"I think the most exciting part of this update is the ranking competition mode. If cinematics are about face and new heroes are about game content, then ranked mode is about giving League of Legends its soul. "

"Anyone who’s played Warcraft knows what I’m talking about. Climbing the ladder and passing players are two completely different gaming experiences. Under the stimulation of the ranking points, the game will continue to develop different strategies and will further stimulate the popularity of the game."

"Also, if you look closely at the ranking rules, you’ll realize that League of Legends has a better ranking system than Warcraft."

"Under the new recruitment mode, players can ban heroes. This is a test for each player’s hero pool and to a certain extent, it prevents repeated lineups."

"On the surface, the design of a large division from bronze to king only seems to be a change in the description, but in fact, it gives a very intuitive image of ‘division’. It is no longer a dry score."

"Moreover, with the addition of the ranking competition, small division, large division, and other concepts, the ranking system has become more rich. It is also more beneficial to eliminate the factor of luck and show a player’s true level."

"I can imagine that when someone asked you what rank you were and you answered with 3000 points, he wouldn’t have any idea. What level is this? However, if you answer gold, diamond, or King, the concept will become very clear. "

"Of course, the most important thing is that it satisfied my need to act tough. Don’t stop me, I’m going to play ranked and become the king!"

Chapter 320: This girl is cheating?

After the update, all the statistics of League of Legends skyrocketed, and it even became a hot search.

All of a sudden, everyone was talking about the new version of League of Legends. It was as if there were no other games during the new year.

At the same time, there were more discussions about League of Legends and COG.

"That’s weird, I feel like COG is more fun than League of Legends, why do I feel like it’s being crushed? It felt fine on the first day of the game, but why do I feel like there are fewer and fewer people after that?"

"I’ve played COG, and the beginner guide was a mess. The first match I entered, my matching head was smashed. I want to know if the matching system in this game is made with feet?"

"Hehe, it’s too F * cking unbalanced. The dark Ranger in the middle is simply a BUG. It can summon all kinds of skeletons, lure wild monsters, and its damage output is also very high. Oh, right, it should be called the shadow Ranger now, because your company doesn’t have the copyright. (Manual emoji)"

"I can’t say for sure. Although I feel that COG was done quite well and the game’s mechanics are quite rich, it’s just that it’s hard to get into it. It’s too difficult to win. It feels like the gods are fighting."

"Forget it, let’s go back to play League of Legends. The ranking matches are out, and I’m going to be the king of ranking from today on!"

It was only now that the feedback from the players after COG began to enter the field of vision of most players.

The players didn’t have the detailed statistics like Emperor dynasty entertainment, so they only realized now that the popularity of COG seemed to have been crushed by League of Legends?

Although there were still many players fighting in the game, anyone with eyes could see that the winner of the first round of COG and League of Legends had been decided.

The number of players and popularity of these two games would show a relationship of one decreasing and the other increasing, and slowly, League of Legends would completely crush COG. Even with the two big channels of Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform, it would be difficult to save them.

Unless Chen Mo made a huge mistake in promoting League of Legends.

However, Chen Mo never seemed to make a mistake.

No matter how anxious they were, there was nothing the other developers could do. Everyone was on holiday, and they could only watch Chen Mo’s performance during the spring Festival.

……

In the experience store, Chen Mo yawned in boredom.

After the version update, he paid attention to the players ‘feedback.

The effect was great. The players felt that the new cinematics were cool and the ranking mechanism was great. As for the new heroes, some said that they were too weak and some said that they didn’t understand the game. But overall, the players were very satisfied.

The main point was that the five new heroes in this update either required a certain level of skill, such as Ryze and Carter, or were designated as team-type heroes, such as mother Lunzi and wind lady. The players needed to familiarize and understand the process.

This was the same as in his previous life. When a lot of new heroes were first released, everyone thought that they were trash. After they developed them, they realized that these heroes were f * cking crazy!

In the hall on the first floor of the experience store, Chen Mo was reading a book.

A figure walked into the experience store.

"Manager?"

Chen Mo was taken aback. He turned around and saw li jingsi.

"What are you doing here?" Chen Mo was a little surprised. Even though li jingsi lived in Imperial, why would she be at the experience store on the afternoon of the first day of the new year?

Li jingsi sat down on the sofa opposite Chen Zhao with a thermal container in her hand.

"I heard that the manager had to work overtime today. It must have been hard on him, so I’m here to comfort you."

Li jingsi opened the thermal lunch box to find some baked cookies inside. There were many flavors of cookies, such as vanilla, chocolate, matcha, and so on. They were all of different colors and were still warm. They looked delicious.

"Come, manager, try it." Li jingsi handed the thermal container to Chen Zhao.

"Ah, thank you." Chen Zhao picked up a matcha-flavored cookie. It still had a faint tea aroma. It was soft and smooth and melted in his mouth. It was delicious.

"MMM, it’s delicious! Did you do this yourself? That’s amazing. " Chen Zhao couldn’t help but praise him.

"It’s just cookies, "li jingsi said with a smile." Anyone who knows how to use an oven can make them. " There should be other employees, right? let them have some?"

Chen Mo shook his head."No, no, no, they’re not hungry. Besides, cookie is so high in calories that they’ll get fat if they eat it. I’ll reluctantly do it for them."

Li jingsi burst into laughter and said, "Manager, I’m here today to ask for something. For cookie’s sake, can you play a few rounds of Warcraft with me?"

"Warcraft?" Chen Mo was stunned."You’re playing too?"

Li jingsi nodded."That’s right. And I’m really good."

"No wonder you picked up League of Legends so quickly. You have the basics of RTS games. Alright, since I’m free today, I’ll play a few rounds with you. "

Chen Mo took the thermal container and sat down with li jingsi on two computers in the PC area.

……

One.

Two.

Three rounds.

The two of them played three rounds. Chen Mo still used a random race, while li jingsi used a Night Elf.

To Chen Mo’s shock, li jingsi was evenly matched with him. Even though he won all three rounds, li jingsi was obviously very skilled. In the second round, she used an elf against Chen Mo’s beast, and even used a perfect wind style, almost overthrowing Chen Mo.

Even though Warcraft’s tactics had improved a lot over the years, it was still impossible for an ordinary master to play wind blowing to this level.

What surprised Chen Mo the most was the girl’s hand speed. It was extremely fast! Just from the sound of her typing, her average APM was estimated to be above 300.

Chen Mo’s hand speed and reaction speed were fast, thanks to the use of many system items. As for li jingsi, it was hard to say how a girl could have such fast hand speed, but it was probably a gift from God.

Li jingsi took off her earphones and said with heartfelt admiration, "As expected of S-God, I’m convinced. When I was playing with Goph and the rest, they said that I definitely wouldn’t be able to beat you. I didn’t believe them, but I really can ‘t. "

Li jingsi had a smile on her face the entire time she said this, and there was no sign of dejection on her face at all. It was clear that she was not the kind of person who placed a lot of importance on winning or losing. Even though she gave it her all during the fight, she was always able to maintain a calm attitude.

"It’s already quite powerful, "Chen Zhao said. With your current skill level, you should be able to reach the top of the ladder in Warcraft, right?"

Li jingsi nodded."It reached the top on the 7th of last month. The account name is ‘throne.’"

"Throne?" Chen Zhao thought for a moment.

Li jingsi smiled and replied, "yeah." Have you stopped paying attention to Warcraft for a long time? you don’t even know that the ladder ranking has changed. "

"I know this account, " Chen Mo said, "but I thought only middle schoolers would use this id. Who would’ve thought it was a pretty girl?"

"Actually, this ID is just because it’s in harmony with my name." Li jingsi said, "I didn’t think Warcraft would be challenging at first, but after fighting you today, I’m starting to think that the game is interesting."

Chen Mo ate another cookie and looked through the comments on his phone.

"Do you want to play League of Legends?" Chen Zhao suddenly asked.

Chen Mo’s live stream

"Alright." Li jingsi nodded."Actually, I still prefer League of Legends. After all, this game’s style is more comfortable, while Warcraft is too dark."

"Log into your account and wait for me. I’ll turn on the livestream."

Chen Mo logged into his account as he downloaded the livestream app.

Chen Mo had a livestream room on fish-catching gaming platform. He used it when he was promoting Onmyoji, but he never used it again.

Chen Mo didn’t play many games, after all, no matter what level of enemy he fought, he would only be able to beat up noobs, which was quite boring. However, he had a special purpose for livestreaming this time.

Ever since League of Legends was released, there had been discussions on the forum about the strength of each hero.

Currently, the players ‘overall standard was still relatively low, so there was a certain gap between the hero’s evaluation and the hero’s actual combat power.

The 25 Champions in the first version had a decent appearance rate, as Chen Mo had balanced the numbers well, so there weren’t any BUG-level Champions that could dominate the game.

The jungler, Archer, and support positions were still fine because the Champions ‘positions were clear, their mechanisms were different, and the overall strength was not much different.

For example, lucky sister was a champion that was easier to pick up as an Archer, Ezreal was very agile, eich was a team controller, ratty could deal AOE damage in a team fight, and Vayne was a fast meat cleaver that could show off.

Each of these five heroes had their own characteristics and could meet the needs of the vast majority of players.

The players ‘opinions were mainly focused on the middle lane, especially the two heroes, Twisted Fate and ice Phoenix. Most players felt that they were too weak.

Annie was a simple and brutal team control Mage, while Kassadin was a high-mobility snowball-type mage. In the later stages of the game, even a super ghost could be very useful, so these three mages were relatively more popular.

The players felt that Twisted Fate and ice Phoenix were too weak. They had low damage output and were easy to kill, especially Ice Phoenix, who did not have enough mana and could not touch anyone with her Q-skill.

After the new version update, the players ‘opinions were even more intense.

Ryze was a mid-Lane mage who was a little weak in everything.

Catarina was flying around in a graceful manner, but she didn’t seem to be injured.

It was difficult for the paddies ‘big moves to jump out with such a long channeling time.

Lun Tai’s mother did not feel that there was any carry ability, so she could only go all out with her teammates.

Wind lady was just blowing wind to heal, and her presence was almost zero.

What the hell are these five updates?

Especially after the start of the ranking competition, there were more and more arguments about the balance of heroes on the forum.

"I beg Chen Mo to delete Phoenix. What else can he do other than turn into an egg?"

"And what’s the use of Teemo? When I saw my teammate pick Teemo in ranked, I wanted to surrender immediately!"

"To be honest, Twisted Fate is also a piece of trash. It’s such a waste to be the first to appear in the CG. It’s a windfall!"

"I’ll be honest. Those who don’t choose a tank top or a tank jungler in ranked games, die!"

"I’m really starting to doubt if Chen Mo is able to balance the game. I’m convinced of the balance in Warcraft because Chen Mo is a Pro himself. But he’s obviously not good at League of Legends, he’s not even good at it yet, how can he balance the numbers?"

"Yeah, think about the bull that saved the dying and the Barbarian King that’s 0.8. Oh my God!"

"Sigh, Chen Mo should find a good balancing master to help with the game’s balance. If this goes on, all the good games will be ruined!"

……

Very quickly, the livestream software was ready.

Chen Mo tested the game and found no problems, so he posted on Weibo: "Fish-catching streaming platform, streaming room 10013, live streaming League of Legends."

After posting, Chen Mo placed it on the table and said to li jingsi, "Come, let’s do the ranking."

"I took a look just now. I don’t think my proficiency is enough …" Li jingsi was a little helpless.

"Oh, wait a moment." Chen Mo quickly logged into the management platform and set both his and Li jingsi’s accounts to all heroes master.

"Alright, line up." Chen Mo invited li jingsi to join his team.

"…Yes, very strong, " li jingsi replied.

……

On the fish-catching live streaming platform, many people had received a broadcast message.

"The streamer you’re following, Mister (room 10013), has started streaming. Go and take a look! [Click to jump to the livestream room]"

Everyone was a little dumbfounded. What was going on?

‘Is Mister on air?’

Because it was so long ago, many people had already forgotten when they started paying attention to Chen Mo.

After all, it had been two and a half years since Chen Mo’s bloodbath in Warcraft, and two years since Onmyoji’s SSR draw. Many people had almost forgotten that Chen Mo still had his own stream.

Soon, a large number of viewers poured into the live broadcast room.

There weren’t many people following Chen Mo’s stream, only around 200000, but Chen Mo’s Weibo had a lot of fans, so many people started watching his stream on their phones. In just ten minutes, Chen Mo’s stream had 240000 viewers, and it was still growing.

Soon, the screen was filled with bullet comments. Everyone was discussing excitedly.

"Waa! S-God had come out of seclusion! How long has it been since S-God last played a game?"

"S-God, let’s play Warcraft! It’s so lonely without you. A little kid named Throne has climbed to the top. How can you bear this?"

"Where’s Chen Zhao? Why aren’t there any surveillance cameras? Why aren’t you saying anything?"

"The stream and game ID match, this should be Chen Mo himself, right?"

"What, Chen Mo wants to play League of Legends? Don’t tell me that he wants to show us the "healing the wounded ox" and the " 0 8″ Barbarian King?"

"Although we all understand that you want to promote League of Legends, don’t you know what you’re doing? you’re a good example of what not to do!"

"Don’t quarrel, don’t quarrel! I want to see Chen Mo play League of Legends, then I’ll be able to feel superior in terms of intelligence, hehehe!"

There were all sorts of comments.

Chen Mo didn’t even turn on the bullet comments, nor did he turn on the camera or microphone, because he didn’t care what the players were saying. He only had one goal, and that was to tell the audience: "Watch and learn."

Only the less skilled and the less popular streamers would go back and do such things, Chen Mo didn’t care about it at all.

I rely on my skills to play games. Let me show you what high-end operations are!

Chapter 322: The goddess of fate is smiling

He entered the ranking competition interface.

The low BGM sounded, first with a soothing and nervous rhythm, followed by the concentrated beating of drums, and then the bugle that was common in warsongs. Several instruments were well integrated together.

Although the melody itself wasn’t that tight, it perfectly set off the atmosphere of the qualifying competition. It made people feel an inexplicable sense of tension, but it also made their blood boil and filled with anticipation.

This was the first ranked BGM in "League of Legends" in Chen Mo’s previous life. It was also a classic produced by the "fist of the big music manufacturers", so many players would subconsciously pick a champion when they hear this.

Li jingsi looked through the heroes that filled the screen and asked, "What should I choose?"

"As you wish." Chen Mo said, "just choose the one you want to play."

After the heroes were disabled, both sides began to choose their Champions.

Li jingsi was on a higher floor, so she locked onto Vayne first. Chen Zhao locked onto Twisted Fate after his opponent had chosen Annie.

"Lady Luck is smiling."

As soon as he locked on, his teammates sent him question marks.

The lava beast was confused. You’re still playing card Heroes even though they’re trash? With Kassadin and death Song, why don’t you play cards?"

Chen Zhao smiled and didn’t mind.

Very quickly, the game loaded.

Chen Mo went straight to the middle lane and started dancing under the tower.

The stone man walked up the road while typing, "Just don’t give me the cards. I’ve already met a few cards that died instantly when they hit the ground with a swarm of flyings."

Chen Zhao was speechless. He felt like the stone man didn’t trust him at all.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to comfort his teammates.

"I’m Chen Mo, " Twisted Fate master said."I’m sure I’ll win if I don’t give away anything."

The stone man stood under the tower for a while before typing, "I’m still a Goph!"

"Sigh, but I really didn’t notice your id. How did you make it so similar?"

Sword Saint Wuji: "you want to COSPLAY Chen Zhao’s" saving the dying and healing the injured "bull or" super barbarian ghost king "?"

Chen Zhao was speechless.

It felt like it had become a stain on his life?

Forget it, I won’t argue with these ignorant onlookers. I’m so magnanimous.

Annie was very aggressive. She stood outside the attack range of Chen Zhao’s Tower and kept mocking him.

Indeed, among the current champions in the middle lane, Annie should be the strongest champion in the lane to the newbies. It was unreasonable for her to waste her health so easily just because she was stunned.

Chen Mo ignored Annie and stood behind the minion wave, steadily farming. Every time Annie wanted to faint and exhaust her cards, Chen Mo would pull away from her just right.

The first time he went home, Chen Zhao’s 38 CS surpassed Annie’s by 10.

Only then did the bullet comments notice the details of the card operation.

"This CS is 666, it’s as beautiful as a painting. Did anyone see how many minions he missed?"

"It doesn’t seem to be missing? I didn’t pay attention!"

"That’s 10 more than Annie. "

"And Chen Zhao doesn’t seem to want to kill Annie? Why does it feel so conservative?"

"Trash! If it were me, I would’ve solo killed him long ago!"

Chen Zhao continued to develop.

In fact, it was not impossible for him to defeat Annie with his control, but that would lose the meaning of livestreaming. His control and reaction speed were not something that every player could have. Although he was good at killing, it was not educational.

Chen Mo wanted to show the players the essence of this champion. Even without incredible mechanics and reaction speed, he could carry a match with his familiarity and awareness.

Soon, Twisted Fate reached Level 6. After pushing the minion wave under Anita again, Twisted Fate went to the underbrush by the river.

With the activation of fate, a huge eyeball appeared above the heads of all the enemies, as if someone was staring at everyone’s position in the dark.

The audience in the livestream room heard Twisted Fate’s sneer.

"I’ve caught you, "

The top Lane’s Rockman was pushed under the turret by garen. He was originally very uncomfortable, but when he saw Twisted Fate as a support, he did not hesitate to use a big move. Twisted Fate followed up with a yellow card. Under the output of the two people, garen was quickly killed without any suspense.

After all, the minion line at the top lane was too long. With Rockman’s speed reduction and Twisted Fate’s continuous output, garen could not hold on.

After easily taking a kill, Twisted Fate went back to his tower and took over the minion wave that Annie had pushed back.

There were already many people in the live broadcast room who were spamming " 666″.

"He, he’s killed just like that?"

"That’s weird, why can’t I feel that this hero is so easy to kill when I play cardsharp? Every time I fly over, the other side will run away. Sometimes, I’ll even be counter-squatted by the other side!"

"Look at Chen Mo’s auto-attack, it’s as beautiful as A painting! He basically didn’t waste any damage and chased garen to his death!"

"Is Chen Mo really capable of playing Twisted Fate?"

His second ultimate, cardsharp, helped Vayne take lucky sister’s head.

The third big move, cardsharp, killed the opponent’s low health a Mumu in the jungle.

Moreover, as Twisted Fate was flying up and down the bottom lane, not only did Annie not manage to catch up to his CS, the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger. With the difference in CS and kills, Twisted Fate’s equipment was getting more and more luxurious. In less than 20 minutes, he had already created a three-piece set of Lich, abyss, and Zhongya sandbag. When he encountered a lone champion in the jungle, he could just use a set of skills and they would be left with half of their health. All the other Champions were in a state of panic.

Rockman, who had been on the offensive since the start of the game, stopped talking. He would occasionally say 666. After all, Twisted Fate had helped him build an advantage by grabbing the top lane, and it was much more comfortable against garen.

The sword Saint on his side typed: "take advantage of the advantage and team up. It won’t be easy to fight if the other side is tanky!"

The other side had the same idea. Twisted Fate’s frequent full-map ganks made them panic, and they all ran in groups, not giving Twisted Fate any chance to catch a single player.

"Come."

Chen Mo quickly typed and activated his ulti again. This time, he chose a shocking position: Behind the five Champions.

At this moment, the stone man and the sword Saint had a lot of curses in their hearts because they had seen several cards that could make a big break. All of them had undoubtedly given themselves up while they were in the team battle.

Not only did he fail to bring up the rear, but he also ended up being unable to do so.

This was because Twisted Fate was a mid-Lane sorcerer and was extremely fragile. In a 1v1, he would not have any advantage over most of the other Champions, and if he were to fly into a crowd, he would only be courting death.

He was playing this card well at the beginning. Why did his intelligence suddenly drop and he started to give it away?

You’re a big head!

However, it was useless to be conflicted because the card had already flown over. The others could only bite the bullet and continue.

Chapter 323: The number of people in the live broadcast room exploded

The other party had obviously noticed the position of the card. A Mumu directly walked to the place where the card had fallen and released his big move in an instant!

A wide Golden area appeared in an instant. Under the effect of the spell of mummy, all the enemies around it would be entangled.

Although The mummy’s Q-skill also had a stun effect, it was a non-directional skill and was less controllable. After seeing Twisted Fate’s amazing positioning, a Mumu did not dare to take the risk, so she directly used her ultimate!

At the same time, the others also threw their non-directional skills at the position where the card was about to land. They wanted to kill him the moment he landed.

But all of his skills missed, because it wasn’t Twisted Fate that was flying at him-it was a golden statue that looked exactly like Twisted Fate.

Ding! Ding!

A crisp sound was heard.

The hourglass, also known as the Golden body, could make the hero immune to all damage for 2.5 seconds and could not be selected, but the hero itself could not move, attack, cast spells or release any skills.

All the directional skills and team control skills were all smashed on the Golden body of the card, and there was no splash at all.

Once the Golden body was over, Twisted Fate immediately activated sprint to avoid a Mumu’s bandages, and at the same time, drew a yellow card to hold back garen, who was about to rush up.

At the same time, his teammates all swarmed up. After losing many of their key big moves due to the economic disadvantage, the other side was already defeated.

Twisted Fate strolled through the Aces as if he were taking A stroll in the park, drawing yellow cards one after another like death notices, announcing the death of his enemies.

The yellow card was fixed, and he threw out three universal cards, accurately taking down the last enemy who tried to escape.

"TRIPLE KILL!"

A huge triple kill icon appeared in the middle of the screen, and everyone could almost hear Twisted Fate’s mocking laughter."Today is my lucky day!"

With a triple kill, the five opponents were wiped out. Twisted Fate and his teammates razed the enemy’s base to the ground, ending the game.

After calmly rejecting the eight friend requests, Chen Mo continued to play with li jingsi.

……

The comments section exploded. This card show had shocked everyone, especially the last wave of golden bodies, which had made the audience feel like they were in heaven.

"F * ck! You can play Twisted Fate in this way?"

"Why do I feel like his Twisted Fate has such high damage? Yellow card, Q-skill, and passive, he’s going to kill brickskin instantly?"

"And I feel like Chen Mo’s movements are too agile. He’s like a Loach that you can’t catch, and he’s throwing cards at you!"

"What’s the principle behind the last wave? can any of you tell me?"

"Zhongya Shatou! [Landing golden body deception], I’ve learned something new! No, I’m going to try it out with a mech now!"

"It feels like … Chen Zhao planned this? He must have known that everyone said that the cards were not powerful, so he showed them to us? Why do I feel a sense of familiarity …"

"Yeah, when Warcraft first came out, everyone complained that the humans and elves were too weak. He did the same!"

"Does that mean Chen Mo is going to start teaching? Hurry up and post on the forum. Let everyone see that serente is acting cool again!"

After the game, the news that Chen Mo was livestreaming League of Legends quickly spread to all the forums and player groups.

Many players were still wondering, wasn’t Chen Mo a noob in League of Legends?

Why did he even show off such a difficult champion like Twisted Fate?

The confused players all started streaming into Chen Mo’s stream.

After all, it was the new year, and many people had nothing to do. Watching the livestream of League of Legends and learning some high-end skills was a good idea.

Soon, the number of people in Chen Mo’s stream increased. By the end of the second ranked match, the number of viewers had exceeded 500000. The screen was filled with bullet comments and gifts. While the audience was spamming " 666″, there were also many people trying to communicate with Chen Mo.

"S-God, I beg Annie to teach me!"

"S-God, my roommate has cancer. Before he dies, he wants to see you play Teemo as the top lane. Please fulfill his wish!"

"S-God, why aren’t you saying anything? Why don’t you say something?"

"Where are the cameras? Where are the cameras? Where’s the camera?"

Many of the new audience members were dumbfounded. What was going on? there were already 500000 people watching?

Judging from the number of comments and the frequency of the gifts, his popularity could only be high and not low. Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t even sign an official contract with fish-catching streaming platform, so the popularity data shouldn’t be fake.

However, wasn’t Chen Mo’s stream too half-hearted?

Other streamers paid special attention to their interactions with their viewers during their live broadcasts. Some less popular streamers would even read out every comment left by their viewers. The big streamers would also pick some bullet comments to answer. From time to time, they would also say some flirtatious jokes to liven up the atmosphere.

Not only did Chen Mo not turn on his camera, but he also didn’t even have a microphone?

The entire process was all about choosing people and playing games. If it were anyone else, the live broadcast would have been done for!

But by doing this, Chen Zhao’s popularity only exploded. This was really strange.

The third round of the ranking match began, and Chen Mo locked onto his champion: Ice Phoenix.

The bullet screen welcomed another wave of revelry.

"Wow, S is a beautiful ice bird!"

"As expected, S is teaching us. He’ll play whichever game is harder. He must have seen the forum and knew that we all said that cards and Icebird were weak. That’s why he deliberately played for us to see!"

"The ice bird I met only knows how to build a wall to cut off his own life. Let’s see how S-God plays. Does he also know how to destroy birds and eggs?"

"Who was the one who said that S-God didn’t know how to play lol? Drag him out and kill him, how dare he create false information!"

"Ice bird party UP UP!"

Soon, the audience was divided into different factions, all of which were divided by heroes.

There were some "Timo fans" who wanted Chen Mo to play the cute hero.

There was the Catarina party that wanted Chen Zhao to play a more showy champion.

Some wanted Chen Zhao to revive the "Minotaur Chieftain party".

Some of them wanted Chen Zhao to show off his new hero, the ‘wandering Wizards’.

Almost every champion had a group of fans, and they were all begging Chen Mo to play the champion they wanted to see. These people didn’t know if Chen Mo had seen the comments, so they kept saying all sorts of things, hoping that Chen Mo would see them.

……

Zhang Yu, the boss of fish-catching live streaming platform, received a message.

"Mr. Zhang, look at the front page of our stream, Chen Mo’s stream is exploding in popularity!"

Zhang Yu, who was resting at home, was confused. What the hell? Chen Mo?

Why is he livestreaming?

Fish-catching streaming platform had worked with Chen Mo before, back when he drew SSR on Onmyoji. The platform had opened a room for Chen Mo, but it was never used again after the event.

Chen Mo hadn’t streamed for almost two years, why would he suddenly do one at this time, and with such explosive popularity?

Chapter 323-instant death

Zhang Yu was also a little puzzled. He took out his mobile phone and went to the front page of fish-catching live broadcast platform.

He was stunned as soon as he entered. What the hell, there were 670000 people watching Chen Mo’s stream? He’s already in first place?

"What’s going on?" Zhang Yu sent a message."Chen Mo only worked with us before, he’s not our contracted streamer. There’s no need to give him fake data."

Very quickly, the other party replied: "chief Zhang, the data isn’t fake. There are indeed so many people watching!"

Zhang Yu was speechless.

In fact, there were a few popular streamers on fish-catching live streaming platform who had millions of viewers. However, the problem was that it was the first day of the new year!

On the first day of the new year, how many big streamers would broadcast?

Even if there were livestreaming, they would at most livestream outdoors, and not many would play games. After all, the big streamers were all famous people. It was fine if they were model workers, but they had to take a break during the new year.

However, there were many viewers on the first day of the new year. Many people had nothing to do at home, so they were all playing games and watching live broadcasts.

Coupled with Chen Mo’s strong influence in the fan group, he dominated the rankings. Without any fake recommendation spots or numbers, he became the most watched channel on the entire fish-catching live streaming platform.

Zhang Yu reacted quickly and immediately sent a message: "Give him a homepage recommendation and an APP notice. Write ‘League of Legends designer Chen moxiu’s godly operation’! Promote it!"

After all, Zhang Yu had been working on the live streaming platform for so many years. He had a much more thorough understanding of many problems than the ordinary staff of the live streaming platform.

Even though Chen Mo didn’t sign a contract with fish-catching streaming platform, he was a public figure that was on the same level as them, or even better.

After releasing one classic game after another, and after the live streams of Warcraft and Onmyoji, Chen Mo’s influence in the player community far exceeded any popular streamer. This was something everyone knew.

Even though Chen Mo was also streaming on fish-catching live streaming, his stance was completely different from the other streamers. Those live streamers had to carefully coax the audience and manage their relationships with the platform as a way to make a living.

But Chen Mo didn’t need to do that, he was completely free to do whatever he wanted, he didn’t care about what the audience or the streaming platform thought, it was just the audience begging him to stream.

Just like now, Chen Mo didn’t turn on the camera or microphone, he didn’t even say a word, he just played the game in silence. Even so, he was able to attract a large audience, which showed how much influence he had over the players.

Zhang Yu didn’t dare to lower the price and negotiate with him like the other streamers. Chen Mo was like a god of Fortune to fish-catching streaming platform. He couldn’t wait to serve him well, so how could he dare to offend him?

Posting a few advertising messages and putting up a front page recommendation was a way of showing goodwill to Chen Mo, as well as helping to increase the popularity of fish-catching gaming platform.

……

Chen Mo’s stream was still filled with bullet comments.

"It’s on the front page recommendation. 6666!"

"Wow, this popularity is too explosive. It’s the first live broadcast and the number of viewers is already in the millions?"

"I bet that if S-God livestreams until 10 p.m., No one will be able to do anything. S-God will be the sole owner of the fish-catching platform today!"

"I was just informed that someone is livestreaming League of Legends? Who’s Chen Zhao?"

"Upstairs, you don’t know who Chen Zhao is? How embarrassing, are there any moderators? Give him an eternal seal!"

Chen Zhao’s Icebird had already gotten a score of 5x0x2.

The frostramparts blocked his path, his Q-skill accurately hit, and his E-skill directly took the kill.

In the key team battle, he used a big move to slow down the three people and killed them one by one.

This ice bird with the blue BUFF was like a flying death god. In the middle and late stages, as long as he met someone, he would RE-kill them with two skills and then kill them with a second icicle.

Many bullet comments were asking.

"Did Chen Mo use instant kill hack?"

"Mom, this ice bird is different from the one I’m playing with."

"I don’t think I’m playing the same champion as Chen Mo. Why do I feel like this champion’s damage is so high in his hands?"

"I feel like Chen Mo’s playing Phoenix, while I’m playing chicken!"

"The other side’s gaming experience is terrible! He had to report this to the police. This Silent ant was cheating! Instant death!"

The match ended without any suspense.

Chen Mo glanced at li jingsi."How is it? do you need to rest?"

Li jingsi shook her head."There’s no need. It’s not difficult at all. I just feel a little bored."

Indeed, these two players had the foundations of Warcraft, and their hand speed and reaction speed were very fast. In this segment, they could crush them with just their mechanics, so it wasn’t interesting.

Chen Mo smiled and continued to rank.

……

Very quickly, the players also began to notice that li jingsi’s battle results seemed to be a little out of the ordinary.

"Crushing in every round?"

"The ranking competition has just started, and everyone is still in the lower ranks. It’s not a big deal to play to this level in the fish pond game, right?"

"But I feel like Chen Mo isn’t playing seriously! Moreover, the players that were matched later on were obviously better players. "

"Did you guys notice? This Vayne in Chen Mo’s team was so strong, she would always kill at least six heads. It’s just that S-God didn’t give us much of a view, but I feel like he’s always able to clear the bottom lane?"

"S-God is too much. The enemy and US are not on the same level at all. How can we play this?"

"This ID is Throne? I just noticed that this is the same ID as the account that just reached the top of Warcraft. It seems like … The same person?"

"That’s not right, I remember this account. Didn’t Chen Mo play duo mode with this account the other day? Even now, I can still find the record. This account was also playing Vayne and even played a 9 and 1. Who would remember?"

"Ah? Wasn’t there a video of Chen Zhao taking care of a girl? This is a girl? Are you kidding me?"

"Chen Zhao, you’re so shameless. You brought a girl on New Year’s Day. You have to give us an explanation!"

……

There were a lot of comments, but Chen Mo didn’t even look at them.

Each match in the ranking competition was very fast, and basically ended in 30 minutes at most.

Chen Mo and Li jingsi played all the way until 7 pm, and finally finished the ranking competition.

After winning all ten matches, both of their accounts were immediately upgraded to platinum 5.

Chen Mo typed on the screen, I’m offline, goodbye everyone.

The screen was instantly filled with question marks.

"What the f * ck? I was just having a good time watching it, and you want to go offline? Chen Zhao, come out! I promise I won’t kill you!"

"Ah, ah, ah, I just entered the live broadcast room. I’ll leave after two more rounds!"

"Yeah, there’s so many people watching tonight, can you bear to stand them up? Hurry up and play two more rounds!"

"Don’t go, God S!"

Chen Mo had already closed the live streaming app.

Li jingsi took off her earphones."I have to go back now. My mother is waiting for me to eat. She’s already been urging me twice. Let’s play together again next time."

Chapter 324-new high for active players

Chen Mo and Li jingsi played together for another five days, from the second to the sixth. Starting from Platinum v, they had more than ten consecutive wins every day, dominating the stairway tree.

When many players encountered these two IDs in a ranked match, their first reaction would be to take a photo with them. As for the competition, it was hard to win anyway, so they would just leave it to fate.

Chen Mo’s League of Legends was slightly different from the ranking system in his previous life, mainly in terms of ranking points. The player’s performance in the game would also have a comprehensive evaluation, and if the player’s stats were significantly higher than the average of the score, then they would be matched against equally strong opponents, and the ranking would increase after winning.

This was similar to the ladder in Warcraft. The higher you went, the easier it was to meet strong opponents. If you won all the matches, you would get extra points, and your ranking would rise faster than in his previous life.

Chen Mo and Li jingsi’s ranking skyrocketed after winning all their matches in the past few days. They finally reached the top of the ladder on the night of the sixth day of Chinese New Year, becoming the first two greatest Kings to appear in the National server.

Although there were many other players who were trying their best to rank, they couldn’t maintain a winning streak like Chen Mo. At most, they would reach the diamond rank. However, it shouldn’t be long before there were players who reached the master rank and entered the ranks of the greatest Kings.

While Chen Mo was streaming, League of Legends continued to gain popularity. Chen Mo’s stream reached a peak of 2.09 million viewers, which was more than many big streamers on fish-catching streaming platforms.

During the livestream, Chen Mo played almost all the carry Champions. He even played some of the more classic Champions like Ryze, Katarina, cardsharp, Gragas, etc., To show the players the advanced skills of these Champions, such as Ryze’s combo, Gragas’s geometric barrel, etc.

Chen Mo’s livestreaming had created a wave among the players, and videos of his livestreaming had been posted on various forums, quickly becoming the most discussed topic during the new year.

"Who saw Chen Mo’s jungler, Gragas? I’m so shocked. You can play hero like this? E-skill first, then flash, and you can even use your ultimate to blast the opponent’s hero back to your Q-skill and kill him instantly?"

"Ryze’s is also a classic. That combo really dazzled my eyes. All kinds of spiritual driving, and the Golden Cicada shell shedding technique. It’s so bright!"

"Carter’s kill was the best. Two Penta kills, right? I was shocked when I watched the stream. How did this hero deal so much damage to Chen Mo? I feel like it’s completely unreasonable!"

"There’s also Phoenix’s instant kill. After RE-firing, the opposing team’s C spot directly melted!"

"That Alistar support is the scariest. He’s been going through all sorts of unreasonable tower attacks, and he couldn’t even move after using a Big Shot. He went all the way to the bottom lane with Vayne, who said Chen Mo was saving the dying? Fake information, drag him out and beat him to death!"

In the process of switching to League of Legends, many uploaders on video websites had been making tutorial videos to teach the Champions some skills in League of Legends. However, after Chen Mo’s ranked match video was released, these uploaders all stopped making tutorial videos, because they realized that their tutorial videos were nothing compared to Chen Mo’s video.

A lot of UP Masters noticed that Chen Mo’s ranked match wasn’t explained, so they explained it to him, which further promoted the spread of the video.

As the players continued to research and spread the story, more and more players became familiar with some of the classic hero routines. Everyone stopped complaining about how weak some heroes were. It was obvious that all of them were strong in Chen Mo’s hands.

However, Chen Mo didn’t stream anymore after that, as he had already achieved his goal of teaching.

A lot of players were sending Chen Mo private messages or messages on Weibo, hoping that he would continue streaming, even if it was just an hour a day, but Chen Mo ignored them all.

The popularity of League of Legends had continued to rise, and the players had accepted the new game mode of ranking matches. Everything was on track, and it was time to move on to the next stage of work.

……

During the battle revelry on the 21st and 22nd, the number of active players in League of Legends reached a new high, breaking the two million mark.

This number was already unbelievable for a PC game.

There were quite a few games with two million daily active users, but most of them were popular mobile games, and some of them were fake.

The difference between League of Legends and other games was that it was a PC game with a high player retention rate of more than 70%. As the player base spread, the fish pond would become deeper and deeper. The gaming experience of new players would become better and better, and the number could still increase.

For many popular mobile games, it would be good if their popularity could last for a year. It was extremely rare to see one that lasted for two years, and active users came and went quickly.

However, League of Legends was completely different. Due to its high user stickiness, its players would continue to accumulate, and its popularity would continue to rise exponentially. Eventually, it would become a trend that would sweep across the entire PC market.

A lot of people thought that it was unbelievable that League of Legends could maintain such a strong growth momentum, but what they didn’t expect was that it was just the beginning.

……

On the first day after the spring Festival holiday, many gaming companies immediately held meetings.

During the spring Festival, some professionals in charge of game reviews and data analysis had been informed by their bosses to analyze League of Legends. Many of them had to work overtime in the last few days of the Spring Festival holiday to make sure that they could submit the relevant analysis materials to the meeting for everyone to discuss on the first day of work after the holiday.

The continued popularity of League of Legends had created a trend in the domestic game industry, and almost all the designers were analyzing the success of the game.

Some people were just impressed by how fast League of Legends spread, and were impressed by Chen Mo’s marketing.

However, some people realized the hidden message behind this: Could it be that the spring of PC games was coming?

Before this, the PC market was being suppressed by both mobile and casual games, while adventure and heavy games were being suppressed by VR. They could only rely on RTS games and mmorpgs to survive.

However, League of Legends had a completely different meaning. It was a type of game that was very suitable for PC, and whether it was the number of players, the depth of the game, or the profitability, it seemed to be very strong!

In other words, it had the potential to rule the entire PC market.

It was only now that many people realized that this new game type had such terrifying power.

Chapter 326: The strategy

All the features of League of Legends were analyzed repeatedly.

For example, the game’s operation mode, art style, core gameplay, profit model, promotion methods, and so on. Countless professionals were studying the internal and external factors that made the game so popular.

Some designers were also wondering if they could ride on the coattails of League of Legends and make a game that was similar or even better.

Especially companies like Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform, they were trying to steal users from Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform. The appearance of League of Legends at such a critical time was too deadly.

The distributors thought that this would be a long battle and decided to release the game in may or June, or even later than that. However, Chen Mo made the first move and released League of Legends before the new year. He took advantage of the loophole during the new year and used large-scale marketing to push the game to a high level of popularity.

The distributors were caught off guard. If they followed the original plan and launched a competitive game in may or June? That would be too late, and the daylilies would have turned cold.

In just a dozen days, League of Legends had become so popular. Who could predict what it would be like in three or four months?

By then, he might have already devoured the entire PC market.

The game companies had come up with the following countermeasures.

The first plan was to speed up the development of competitive games and release them earlier.

However, this plan was quickly rejected, because "Project: S "and three realms were both large-scale games that were interconnected between VR and PC. There was a lot of work to be done, and the development schedule was already very tight. It was impossible to release them earlier.

Moreover, after analyzing the game mode of League of Legends, many designers were skeptical about whether these two games could pose a threat to League of Legends.

Because these two games were old-school shooting and role-playing games, there were already relatively mature products on the market. On the other hand, League of Legends was a new game model, so it was obvious which one would be more popular.

He had only heard of new game genres replacing old game genres, but he had never heard of old game genres being able to fight back.

The second plan was to develop a game similar to League of Legends, which was either a copycat or a knockoff.

Obviously, this was the best strategy that these companies could come up with at the moment, unless they could discover a better game model. However, "discovering a better game mode" was something they had been trying for a long time, and it was not something that could be done overnight.

Therefore, even though following the trend and making mountain villages seemed very low, they were the best choice at the moment.

Moreover, copycat games might not necessarily fail, and there were many examples of pirated games surpassing the original.

There were also several ways to create counterfeits. They could release a game similar to League of Legends on PC, or similar games on other platforms.

He definitely couldn’t make a VR game, because the investment was too big and the risk was too high. Moreover, League of Legends was able to capture so many players because of its low configuration, ease of use, and God’s perspective. Making it a VR game was as unrealistic as making an RTS game like Warcraft a VR game.

Without the omniscient view, the players would not be able to control the state of the entire battlefield, and it would be extremely difficult for the players to cooperate with each other. Coupled with the shrinking of the player base, the fun of the game would be lost.

There were also people who suggested making similar mobile games. This seemed more reliable, but whether or not they wanted to do it was not confirmed.

The main thing was that changing a game’s platform meant that the players ‘operating habits would also change accordingly. As for how to avoid these "pitfalls, " he still had to think about it in the long run.

For example, how should he release non-directional skills while playing League of Legends on the phone? How should he farm? How should I check the minimap? How should he send a signal to his teammates? How was one supposed to determine which champion the player wanted to attack?

If they used their hands to farm, how could the small screen of the phone ensure that the players wouldn’t touch it by mistake? And even if they didn’t accidentally touch it, who could stand the fact that the players had to move and farm at least a few hundred times in a game?

These problems that Chen Mo already had a clear solution to were completely unknown to the other designers. Even if they tried to port it to the mobile platform, they would at least need a decent solution.

Therefore, this plan could be considered, but it would inevitably be delayed.

After a long discussion, the most reliable way was to make a game on the PC side first to curb the current popularity of League of Legends. Even if it couldn’t completely take over the market share, it could at least ride on the coattails of the game, and it would be easier to understand the inner qualities of such games.

After all, Chen Mo had all the algorithms and data for League of Legends, which were crucial for the promotion and improvement of the game. Without the data, it would be difficult to understand the players ‘tastes, and it would be impossible to make a truly dominant game.

Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform’s staff had a few emergency meetings to decide on a strategy for after the new year.

Firstly, Emperor dynasty entertainment would urge the GA to make changes to the game, which currently looked like it had the highest completion rate, to better adapt to the habits of domestic users and improve the low retention rate.

Of course, there was a high chance that the GA would ignore them, and Emperor dynasty entertainment couldn’t do anything about that. After all, they were only agents.

Secondly, Emperor dynasty entertainment would be developing a new game, ancient catastrophe, using Jin jieguang’s experience report as a model to completely simplify League of Legends ‘game mode, hoping to poach the players from League of Legends.

After all, League of Legends was much simpler than COG, and the effect was immediate. Lin chaoxu also hoped that the simplified "ancient catastrophe" could turn the tables.

Of course, Emperor dynasty entertainment didn’t have that many resources. In order to fully develop the new game,<S "‘s development plan was temporarily put on hold, which meant that it was the first game to be eliminated.

As this was an FPS game, it was already difficult to make both PC and VR games. At the moment, it did not seem to be competitive at all, so it could only be put aside for the time being.

Other than that, ZEN Entertainment’s three realms would continue to develop.

From Lin chaoxu’s point of view, the way to play COG was too complicated. After the players had gotten used to playing League of Legends, it would be difficult to get used to it again. Moreover, the GA side was very uncooperative, so he didn’t have much hope.

On the other hand, three realms was a traditional MMORPG. Even if they were innovative, they wouldn’t be able to change much. Against the impact of a new game like League of Legends, there wasn’t much hope either.

From the looks of it, this simplified version of ancient catastrophe had the highest chance of turning the tables.

Chapter 326-

Very quickly, Emperor dynasty entertainment received a reply from the GA. Regarding the information on League of Legends provided by Emperor dynasty entertainment as well as suggestions for subsequent modifications to COG, the GA attached great importance to it. Clive Ramon personally replied, but still didn’t reveal much of his intention to modify it.

"I understand your philosophy very well. If League of Legends really gets such a high retention rate, then it’s really bad news for cog."

"However, I still believe that the key to this game is its complexity and diversity. While it’s true that simplifying operations can make it easier for more people to get used to it, it’s very likely to damage the fun of the game itself and exhaust the vitality of the game in advance.

"For a game, the difficulty determines its audience, but the depth and complexity of the game skills determine its competitiveness and upper limit. I think the simplicity of League of Legends is a short-sighted act, and we need to be careful about whether it’s reasonable or not. "

"Of course, I will also seriously consider your suggestions and adjust the difficulty of some heroes. Once again, thank you for your strong support in the promotion of cog."

Lin chaoxu sighed after reading Clive Larman’s reply. It was clear that Clive Larman was moved and rejected. Even though Emperor dynasty entertainment provided detailed experience reports and game data for the GA, Clive Larman still stood by his point of view.

Of course, he understood the importance of simplifying games for promotion, but he was right. Games that were too simple would make the game lose its depth. Those relatively popular games in the e-sports field, such as FPS and RTS, had extremely deep game depth. He had never heard of casual mobile games turning into e-sports.

Lin chaoxu understood that Clive Larman was a rather arbitrary person. He had a strong sense of confidence in his own designs, which was a common problem for many genius designers. Maybe there would be some simplifications in COG, but it would definitely not be as simple as League of Legends.

Lin chaoxu was a little disappointed, but he quickly accepted the situation.

That’s good too, since Emperor dynasty entertainment had already decided to make ancient catastrophe and had a simplified version of League of Legends, it wasn’t a bad idea to keep COG complex and competitive.

They would release both games at the same time, and they would just use the one that succeeded.

……

After the new year, League of Legends continued to be popular.

A special name quickly spread among the players, and many players began to call League of Legends ‘"lol" in short.

The abbreviation came from a Weibo post by Chen Mo.

"The overseas version of League of Legends is currently in development, and the English name will be LEAGUE OF LEGENDS, which will be called LOL in short. What should we call it in Chinese?"

Under this Weibo post, many players had the mentality of watching a show and not minding the big picture, leaving comments one after another. They also used various nicknames.

Like "British Alliance", "Alliance" and so on, but the one that received the most praise was still a harmonious name in the English reincarnation: "Shua! Shua!"

Soon, this nickname spread quickly among the players, and "play two games of League of Legends" was naturally referred to as "play two games" or "play two games" by many.

Although this name seemed a little vulgar at the beginning, its appearance had a huge impact on the spread of League of Legends.

Although the name League of Legends was very formal, it wasn’t enough to show all the characteristics of the game.

"LOL" was an English abbreviation for "laugh out loud". It was a habitual use, so it had a great advantage in foreign countries.

However, the Chinese name of League of Legends had always been missing a very simple and easy to remember name. If it was shortened to "British Alliance" or "League of Legends" according to the custom, it sounded like a very formal international organization, not like a game.

The appearance of "lol" solved this problem very well. This abbreviation fit the relatively young player base of League of Legends very well, and a more down to earth name helped to quickly gather popularity. So in a very short time, it spread throughout the entire League of Legends player base, and even many people who didn’t play this game knew the name.

The second creations of some video authors, such as a certain video column "quick news from the kun altar", also allowed this name to spread even faster.

While League of Legends became popular, various live streamers and video UP Masters also played a role in adding fuel to the fire.

At present, there were three or four League of Legends streamers with millions of viewers in China, and there were also several popular video series.

Some of the talented players who had quickly reached diamond or were even trying to become Kings in the ranking competition started to stream, and they quickly gathered a lot of popularity.

Of course, this was mainly because of Chen Mo’s good start. During Chen Mo’s stream, the streamers, viewers, and streaming platforms all saw the potential of League of Legends. After Chen Mo stopped streaming, the viewers had nowhere to go, and soon, a few big streamers with millions of viewers were born.

All the major streaming platforms were also trying to find some potential players and raise the price of League of Legends streamers. Even some streamers of other games began to switch to League of Legends.

In terms of video, there were already three well-known video programs in the country, namely "quick news of the kun altar", "weekly God show", and "LOL: a collection of scammers".

These three video programs were all in different directions.

"Kun altar quick news" mainly shared and introduced the latest news, version changes, and information on new heroes in "League of Legends".

"Weekly God show" was a collection of exciting videos and high-end operations.

"LOL: scammers" was a collection of players ‘scamming and funny plays, which were mainly taken from low-end games.

As the saying goes, "the early bird gets the worm, " it was the same in any field. The emergence of a new game had changed the entire circle of streamers and video authors. These pioneers had a sharper sense of smell and were the first to launch content targeted at the new game. This made it easier for them to get the meat of the game first in the rapidly changing environment.

It was a win-win situation for the streamer, the video author, and the game itself.

……

As for Chen Mo, he started to focus on the new expansion and the overseas version.

At present, all the work in League of Legends was on the right track, and it was sweeping across the entire PC circle at an extremely fast speed in the country. The player base had shown a trend of automatic expansion.

In terms of promotion, as long as the original promotion plan was maintained and the current growth momentum was maintained, it would be fine.

At this stage, marketing methods were no longer important. The key was to maintain the game’s stickiness to the players and constantly release new content.

Chapter 328: The holographic projection competition

In Chen Mo’s previous life, fist’s strategy for League of Legends was very simple, it was to rely on its terrifying update speed.

In the first beta version of League of Legends (2009), there were only 22 Champions. In the next six months, fist maintained the speed of updating one to two new champions every two weeks. By the end of the first season, which was the end of November, he had updated 87 Champions in two years.

Furthermore, after entering Season 2 and Season 3,’fist’ basically maintained this high-speed update state, steadily updating a new champion every two to one months. There were also some classic Champions such as Lee Sin, Orianna, and Zed.

It was because of this high update speed that League of Legends was able to maintain its appeal to the players, and its popularity continued to increase.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, Overwatch’s popularity had dropped, partly because of its slow updates. It only updated a new hero and a new map every half a year, which was not enough to satisfy the needs of the players.

Of course, different types of games would have different difficulties in creating heroes, and the speed required to create heroes would also be different. However, the problem was that the players didn’t care about the difficulty of the game. They only cared about the speed of the update and whether there was new content to play.

The updates were too slow? "Bye, I’m going to play other games."

As such, Chen Mo was very concerned about the speed of the new heroes ‘updates. To him, speed was the most important.

It was a good thing that developing new heroes was relatively easy. After determining the hero’s image, skills, and numerical strength, developing new heroes was no more than an assembly line project, and Chen Mo didn’t have to keep an eye on it.

The game could only get on the right track faster if the number of heroes was quickly spread out. When the number of heroes reached about 100, this speed could be slowed down.

……

Other than that, they were also preparing for the International Version of League of Legends.

League of Legends had basically crushed COG in the country. Even if COG made adjustments in time, it was almost impossible to overtake League of Legends.

But in the International market, the players had yet to experience the fun of League of Legends. If COG beat them to it, it would be bad for Chen Mo’s future plans.

Although League of Legends would still capture the majority of the players even at night, being a step slower would result in a group of die-hard fans for COG, which was an unnecessary loss for Chen Mo.

Therefore, Chen Mo had been urging meteorite technology to finish the overseas version as soon as possible.

With the experience from Warcraft and Diablo, it wasn’t difficult to make the International Version of League of Legends.

Especially in League of Legends, there weren’t that many lines and plots, and there wasn’t a need to be careful with the words, so it was much easier to do.

It was expected that the multi-language version of League of Legends would be completed by the end of April at the earliest, and it would be released in various countries and regions.

However, unlike Warcraft and Diablo, the server requirements this time were much higher. According to Chen Mo’s request, if the server delay was limited to within 10ms, it would be impossible to create the same server across the world, and they would have to set up the server by region.

Even in terms of the network speed of the parallel world, making a global server within 10 ms was too fantasy.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t plan on making a global server, this was for Future Strategic Planning.

In terms of setting up the server, Chen Mo first considered three areas: The American, European, and Korean servers. These three regions had the most players, and their gaming skills and financial ability were good. They were the three regions that needed to be considered.

The division competition zone would have some influence, such as the lack of communication between the divisions, different tactical preferences, and the widening of the gap in strength.

Chen Mo’s previous life was a good example. The division system caused the teams in the different divisions to lack communication, which led to the gap between the different divisions. Every year in the S series World Tournament, the divisions would reveal their true colors, and it was difficult to stimulate the players to feel the glory of the division.

In the competition area, it was a fight between the gods and they felt good about themselves. Once they revealed their true colors in the world competition, they would be crushed by the other competition areas. This was really sad for the players.

However, there were many benefits to this. The biggest benefit was that they could hide the strength of the major divisions. On the one hand, it ensured the popularity of the local league, and on the other hand, it gave players some anticipation before the world competition started.

It was precisely because everyone was not clear about the strength of the competition before the start of the World competition that they had a sense of anticipation.

As for the Korean server’s rule over LOL in Chen Mo’s previous life, there were many complicated factors involved. There were problems with the characteristics of League of Legends itself, the esports industry, club management, and the overall environment.

Chen Mo also hoped to change the game’s characteristics so that each division could present their own characteristics, instead of unifying the world with one playstyle.

Of course, this was a story for the future. First, he had to make League of Legends popular around the world.

……

In the experience store.

The PC experience area had almost been completely occupied by League of Legends, and there were very few players who played other games.

Moreover, the entire PC experience area was very lively, just like the internet cafes in his previous life. There were players shouting everywhere.

"Beat this demoness to death!"

"Teemo is in the grass. He doesn’t dare to move. Kill him!"

[Hahaha, I’ve outdone the Vagabond!]

"Save me!"

Although it was a little noisy, it was fine as long as the players were happy. Moreover, when the entire PC area was noisier, there was a honey-like atmosphere, which made everyone particularly high.

The holographic projection area on the second floor of the experience store was even more popular than the PC experience area on the first floor.

The earliest audience had already surrounded the holographic projector, while the later ones had taken the seats next to it and the massage chairs in the mobile experience area. Those who were later could only stand at the entrance and watch.

It was all because Chen Mo had announced that there would be a League of Legends match in the holographic projection area.

Many players had seen the holographic projector, and it was very interesting. But playing League of Legends with the holographic projector? He really had not seen it before.

The maintenance of holographic projection equipment was more troublesome, so it had always been open at fixed intervals, and not everyone could play it. The players were all excited when they heard that they were going to play League of Legends with a holographic projector.

There were also many players who had heard the news and rushed over by train in advance.

The players were ready in the two small soundproof rooms.

These ten players were selected from the PC experience area, and even the worst one was at Diamond 5. Chen Mo split them into two teams according to their rank and position, playing the red and blue teams.

Today’s match was a BO3, with two wins out of three. The five winning players would each receive a Katarina figurine, while the five losing players would each receive a Teemo’s hat.

Completely immersed in the competition experience

Not only the holographic projection, but there was also a large LED screen in the viewing area. This large screen would also be live-streamed together with the holographic projection. With the excellent sound effects, the atmosphere in the viewing area would definitely be very explosive.

The banning phase for the blue and purple teams had ended and they were loading into the game.

The spectating and commentary were all done by Chen Mo himself, firstly because the others didn’t understand the game well enough and weren’t eloquent enough, so he was the only one who could do it. Secondly, it was the first match in the holographic projection area, so it was quite memorable.

One hero after another appeared on the summoner’s platform behind the crystal hub, and the game officially began.

"Alright, the match has officially begun. First, let’s take a look at the lineup of both teams. The blue team has lava beast, Gragas, Twisted Fate, Vayne and Lulu. The purple team has Weapon Master, clown, Kassadin, Ezreal, and Blitzcrank."

"The blue team’s current level one team strategy is to protect their jungle. This is also a popular way of playing in high-end games of the stairway tree."

"The purple team has chosen to invade the jungle under the leadership of the Blitzcrank, but the blue team is doing well. There are no kills on either side."

All the audience’s attention was focused on the holographic projection equipment and the LED screen.

The three holographic projectors were showing completely different content.

The largest holographic projection in the center showed the entire Summoner’s Rift, including the crystal hubs, towers, and the positions of all the heroes of the blue and purple teams.

Summoner’s Rift was square in shape, which fit perfectly with the holographic projection device. All players could clearly see the entire Summoner’s Rift through the holographic projection device.

Gragas was currently taking the blue BUFF on his side.

The clown used the crate to quickly get rid of the red BUFF and went to the top jungle to find an opportunity to catch the lava monster. He was hiding in the bushes, waiting for an opportunity.

In the middle lane, Twisted Fate and Kassadin were developing peacefully. Twisted Fate was trying his best to exhaust them while Kassadin was carefully farming.

At the bottom lane, the blue and purple team’s duo had already engaged in a fierce battle. After exchanging several Summoner skills, they retreated with low health and continued to farm.

Under the holographic projection, all the heroes, monsters, and buildings were displayed in 3d. The audience had a 45-degree God’s perspective, which was very comfortable. They could also adjust the viewing angle at will, which was a unique style.

Some of the beautiful special effects of the skills were also displayed very well, making the audience excited.

The other two size holographic projectors were showing the first-person perspective of the players on both sides.

The player’s hero was in the center of the screen, and the camera moved with the hero. The perspective would change every once in a while, from the mid-laner to the jungler to the bottom lane. The two devices showed the blue and purple teams respectively, so that players could better see the details of the battle.

The big LED screen also showed the battle situation from an observer’s perspective, which was exactly the same as League of Legends in his previous life.

With Chen Mo’s well-thought-out and well-timed commentary, the audience was extremely excited.

"Wow, isn’t this holographic projection too high? It’s so cool, I can see the whole battlefield!"

"It’s so exciting. It’s like watching a real battle."

"And the big screen is great. With the sound effects, it’s even more comfortable than a movie theater!"

"Yeah, I don’t think we’ve played games like this before."

"There are some, but their influence is too small. They’re all just for self-entertainment. And those games don’t support this kind of play. I can only say that League of Legends is perfect for this holographic projection device, even the map is square!"

"That’s amazing! I think watching the competition is much more interesting than playing the game by myself!"

"The manager’s commentary is good. Watching the game and listening to the commentary is such an enjoyment."

Soon, the players ‘enthusiasm was aroused.

When a fierce group battle broke out, everyone was extremely nervous. They held their breath as they observed the battle, afraid of missing every detail. In the team battle, the audience was shocked and cheered loudly when they saw the players ‘wonderful operation. They burst into laughter when they saw the players ‘ridiculous actions …

The entire second floor of the experience store was immersed in the atmosphere of the competition, just like the League of Legends competition in Chen Mo’s previous life. There were even people who were cheering so hard that their voices were hoarse.

Fortunately, the experience store had considered this point when it was being renovated. The sound insulation on the second floor was very good, so it wouldn’t disturb the people.

The three matches, plus the break between matches, lasted for a total of three hours. In the end, the blue team won. Five people got Catarina’s figurine, while the purple team lost and got Teemo’s hat.

The players came out of the soundproof room, all of them still wanting more.

The players on both sides didn’t know each other before, but after the match, they had a sense of appreciation for each other. They all exchanged contact information and arranged a time to play together.

There were also many spectators who surrounded them and asked them about their feelings of playing in the soundproof room.

"Wow, it’s so different from playing games. I’m so nervous! We were shouting so loudly in the soundproof room that our throats were hoarse. "

"The pressure is really great. Although I can’t hear the sounds outside clearly in the soundproof room, I can’t help but feel nervous when I see so many people outside. I feel like my operation is a little out of place."

"I’m so tired. I feel like I’m about to collapse."

"One’s mind will be highly focused. One really won’t feel anything other than the game and will be completely immersed. If you die in a ranked game, you can still drink some water, but this won’t do. Even if you die, you have to constantly observe the situation in the field and don’t dare to relax for a moment. "

"The previous wave felt like it was going to die, but we kept encouraging each other and said that it was fine. In the end, our jungler snatched the Dragon. At that time, we almost shouted like crazy, it was so exciting!"

The audience was not satisfied and did not want to leave at all. They were all asking for another round.

Chen Mo saw that everyone was so enthusiastic, so he thought about it and said, "How about this, in the future, every weekend, the holographic projection equipment will be automatically open, and I will arrange for someone to organize the competition. As for the selection … The selection will be done on Monday to Friday. Those who are interested can sign up. "

"I’ll take my leave today. I’ve been commentating for several hours and my voice is hoarse. If you want to play holographic projection, then continue. In the future, we’ll change it to a fixed time every weekend. Just come on time. "

Chen Mo called over the receptionist on the second floor and gave her a brief explanation. She was in charge of the registration, selection, and competition after the players formed their own teams.

As for the commentary, Chen Mo had no idea yet, so he was thinking of picking a few good players from the experience store and training them one by one. After all, this wasn’t an official competition. It was more like an Experience Store event for the players to have fun. It didn’t have to be too professional; it was just for the players to fully participate.

Chapter 330: Welcome to the delai Alliance

After arranging the matches in the holographic projection area, Chen Mo returned to his studio on the fourth floor.

For a competitive game like League of Legends, the hosting of large-scale competitions was a very important part of the promotion process, and it had to be planned in advance.

However, there were still too few Champions in League of Legends. If they were to host a Pro League, the balance and wattiness would definitely be reduced. Chen Mo had too many things on hand to do at the moment.

Therefore, he decided to do it in the experience store first to gain some experience. After he was done with the overseas version, the Champions in League of Legends would gradually increase, and he could then start to arrange the official competition.

Seeing Chen Mo, Qian Kun quickly went up to him, "Manager, I’ve finished reading the plan for the new update. However, you wrote that the April Fool’s event is to be confirmed. When will it be confirmed?"

"Hmm …" Chen Mo thought for a moment."I’ll do it by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. You guys finish the new hero first."

"Alright, " he said. Qian Kun nodded and went back to work.

The next version update was scheduled for April 1st, which was April Fool’s Day.

It had only been a month and a half since the new update was released during the spring Festival. It was a little rushed, but Chen Mo wanted to make use of every Festival as much as possible. If the new hero was released at the same time as the festival events, it would be more effective.

The five heroes in this update were: The will of the blade, Arelia, Lee Sin, Orianna, honor executioner, Draven, and the goddess of dawn, leona.

Obviously, this was a gathering of troublemaking heroes, and Chen Mo’s attitude was clear, "players, please show off and start your performance!"

Moreover, these five heroes were all very classic evergreen heroes, and their characteristics were very obvious.

Saber sister, who was still very fun even after being slashed countless times.

One of the most fun heroes in the entire league, the blind man known as the little monk.

10,000-year middle lane spare tire clockwork.

One knife for one child, Draven.

Brainless support Japanese.

If these five Champions were to go on stage together, it would probably be too beautiful to look at.

At the same time, there would be a special April Fool’s Day event: Welcome to the delai Alliance.

Apart from the April Fool’s Day event in League of Legends, Chen Mo also planned to make a ‘heartwarming’ game to purify everyone’s hearts.

……

The popularity of League of Legends continued throughout March, allowing Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform to gain an advantage in the competition.

The collaboration between Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform combined the domestic distribution channels to a certain extent, which was bad news for Thunderbolt gaming platform. Many players and designers were waiting to see who would win.

However, after League of Legends gradually showed its dominance on the PC side, the situation was gradually becoming clear.

Although the joint platform of Emperor dynasty and fantasy still controlled most of the domestic resources and players, Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform could compete with them with just League of Legends.

Moreover, if Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy couldn’t find a good way to fight against League of Legends, they would basically lose.

It was like hitting Hearthstone. Although you had a lot of health, if the other party had a 10-to-10 servant that you couldn’t kill, it would be very awkward.

Everyone in Emperor dynasty entertainment was very nervous. Ancient catastrophe had already entered the intense development phase, and this game was also seen as the biggest hope to defeat League of Legends.

In order to speed up the development process, many existing rules and designs from COG were used during the development of "the ancient catastrophe." However, they were completely simplified and the packaging changed. From a Western fantasy theme, they changed it to a slightly China Style ancient theme.

Emperor dynasty entertainment even had the intention of working with some God-level web novelists to release literary works that linked the ancient catastrophe to increase the topic of the game.

Everyone knew very well that the competition between channels would inevitably become a competition between products. Whichever channel’s product could reach a dominant position would occupy the absolute leading power.

If Emperor dynasty and divine fantasy couldn’t make a game that could stop League of Legends, their distribution channels would be slowly devoured by Thunderbolt gaming platform. It was only a matter of time.

……

April 1st, April Fool’s Day.

Just past midnight, Chen Mo posted a long Weibo.

"League of Legends will be updated today. The content of the update is as follows."

" 1. The primary school student logo is about to go online: Based on the data mining function of cloud computing, we have a 96.43% probability of determining whether a player is a primary school student. Once the judgment is successful, we will prepare a special ‘red scarf’ icon for the player. Players will be able to see the logo in the game. I hope that everyone can play with a more tolerant attitude. "

" 2. New heroes: there will be 35 new heroes in this update. They are the will of the blade, Arelia, Lee Sin, Orianna, the goddess of dawn, leona, and the 31 glorious executioners, Draven.

[ 3. New event: welcome to the delai Alliance, and delai Wen’s April Fool’s skin: ‘Drade, drade, Draven. (This also includes various icons and guard skins)"

"Thunderbolt gaming platform will be releasing a new mini-game for healing,’excavate for Ascension’. It’s completely free and suitable for the masses: Players with bad hands and bad tempers will feel a sense of healing after playing it. Please download it. "

There were also pictures. The first picture was on the battle settlement interface of League of Legends. There was a player with a red scarf icon behind his name, marked as an elementary school student by the system.

The second to sixth pictures were the original arts of the five new heroes.

The seventh picture was the skin of dreadlaiven.

The eighth picture was the game interface of excavating for Ascension.

Mixed in with a bunch of fake April Fool’s news, Chen Mo’s post looked … Hard to distinguish.

Everyone was clear that this Weibo post was posted on April Fool’s Day, so there must be some fake news, but they couldn’t figure out which one was fake at the moment.

The players all left messages.

"You purposely chose to post this on April Fool’s Day. Don’t you think that it’s not credible at all?!"

"And ‘cloud computing data mining function’? I don’t believe a single punctuation mark! If you have the ability, mark me as an elementary school student!"

"Did an elementary school student eat your rice?"

"Clap! I’ve already said that the primary school students in the ranking matches should have been taught a lesson. With this rule, the primary school students have nowhere to hide. It’s really satisfying!"

"Previous commenter … Shouldn’t you top up your IQ? this is obviously fake news!"

"It’s all fake news indeed. 35 new heroes at once? You can’t do it even if your liver explodes?"

" 31 glorious executioner Draven? What the hell is this, 31 repeat heroes?"

"This new event … Looks like it’s real."

" Excavating the earth for Ascension "? Why does it sound like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? Was he doing this on purpose? I really don’t see how this game can heal people. Also, why is this person sitting in the jar? does he have legs?"

Chapter 330-healing-type game

On the official website of League of Legends, the interface related to the April Fool’s Day event was updated immediately. The players then realized that the ‘welcome to delai Alliance’ event was actually real.

The event’s interface was a cute version of Draven’s big face. His mouth was wide open, and there was an event introduction video inside. The strangest thing was that this Draven’s eyeballs would follow the player’s mouse movement, which was very magical.

Many players were extremely curious and clicked on the event video.

A slightly teasing voice introduced the new hero, glorious executioner Draven, and the new event.

"In Summoner’s Canyon, there’s such a long-range physical damage hero. He’s handsome, charming, talented, and elegant. When fighting with other heroes, he always relies on his smooth and skillful A-strike to show his peerless performance."

"That’s right, he’s the new hero that’s released in this version, the glorious executioner, Draven!"

"Because of his narcissistic personality, exaggerated movements, and his natural talkative nature, the entire Alliance’s audience deeply remembers him. Uh, and his face is enough to make the entire Alliance his brothers and sisters."

"No matter which hero’s face I put it on, it doesn’t feel out of place at all!"

"From April 1st to April 3rd this year, it will be the ‘everyone loves Draven’ Festival. Draven will invite all players to his party!"

"During the festival, the soul-stirring Draven will appear on all the heroes, monsters, and even minions in Summoner’s Rift. I’m looking forward to it!"

"Finally, welcome to the delai Alliance!"

While the players laughed at the original video, they also realized that there was indeed a new hero in the version update.

Moreover, after entering the game and playing for a while, the players understood that the 35 new heroes were introduced because the 30 old heroes had been changed to Draven’s head.

Of course, the message about the primary school student and the red scarf logo was soon proven to be fake news and an April Fool’s joke.

However, the other two were true. League of Legends had indeed been updated with five new heroes and an April Fool’s Day special event.

This unique April Fool’s Day event immediately caused a heated discussion among the players, and they all entered the game to experience it.

"Oh my God, this new hero is so good. Is this the designated hero for April Fool’s Day? Why did all the other heroes, minions, and monsters become his big heads?"

"Ten big-headed sons in a chaotic battle, my dog eyes are really blind 23333."

"Fortunately, the ranking competition didn’t change. Otherwise, I would have vomited blood!"

"This demonic expression has really brainwashed me! I’m going to try and put this head on all the heroes ‘faces!"

"I feel like the new heroes are all very strong! The top and middle lane are very well-rounded, the jungler is full of displacement skills, showing off himself like a fool, and the bottom lane two just fight whenever they don’t agree, simply too!"

"F * ck, I didn’t even understand the last batch of new heroes, and now there’s another one? Chen Mo’s production is as high as a sow!"

"This April Fool’s Day skin is so fun, I really want to buy it! And this golden streamer by Draven looks pretty good too. Wow, everyone wants to buy it!"

The April Fool’s Day event in League of Legends caused a heated discussion on the forum. Although other games also had some April Fool’s Day events, the content was too simple. They were either fake news or fake top-up activities, which were boring.

However, the April Fool’s Day event in League of Legends was different. This event was not only interesting, but it also had a joint effect with the new heroes, and the players ‘enthusiasm was fully aroused.

While the players of League of Legends were enjoying their April Fool’s Day celebration, the players of Thunderbolt gaming platform noticed Chen Mo’s new game, excavate for Ascension.

This name made many people confused. They didn’t know what kind of game it was. Its harmony was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but the literal meaning of the game was completely different.

Due to Chen Mo’s promotion on Weibo and the fact that the game was free to download, many people downloaded it to try out the healing techniques of the ‘healing game’ that Chen Mo was talking about.

……

On the afternoon of April 1st, on the fish-catching live streaming platform, Lin Xue’s live streaming room.

After playing a mid-laner with a single demonic spirit, Lin Xue opened Thunderbolt gaming platform and downloaded "excavate for Ascension".

"We’ve been streaming League of Legends for so long, I’m sure everyone’s tired of it. Let’s take a break and try Chen Mo’s new game, excavating for Ascension."

"Many netizens are saying that this is a very healing game and strongly recommend it. I’ll take this opportunity to try it out and see how this game can cure it. "

The game’s installation package was not small, it was a few hundred MB. However, the internet speed in Xue Lin’s shop was relatively fast, so the download was completed in a short while.

The game icon was a hammer, which gave Lin Xue a bad feeling.

She felt that her gaming experience this time was very likely to be "playing with a hammer."

He entered the game interface.

The sound of the wind whistled through his headphones. On the left side of the login screen, there was a rock. It should be a mountain. A hammer struck a stone and hung on it.

The options were simple. There were only three options: new game, settings, and exit.

Lin Xue was a little surprised. Such a simple game? There wasn’t even a top-up channel?

After all, the game was completely free on Thunderbolt gaming platform, and there were no in-game purchases. In other words, the game was completely free and didn’t generate any profits?

The bad feeling in Xue Lin’s heart intensified.

He clicked on new game and entered the game.

It was a strange scene. There were rocks on the ground, a tree on the left, and a black iron can in the middle of the picture. There was a big hammer next to it.

The iron can kept shaking, and then, a person came out from it?

It was a bald brawny man with a small beard. His muscles were very strong, and one could tell at a glance that he was full of strength. But strangely, he didn’t seem to have legs, or rather, his legs were in the jar. Only his upper body was exposed.

He picked up the sledgehammer beside him, and the game began.

Xue Lin: "???"

Without any game guidance or any notifications, Lin Xue had no idea what to do.

Xue Lin tried to move the mouse. The bald man swung the hammer and smashed it on the ground. With the hammer in his hand as support, the man’s body in the can was lifted up and he moved a long distance to the right.

He moved the mouse again, hitting the ground and moving to the right again.

Xue Lin was dumbfounded.

What the hell was this?

Chapter 332: The lid of Newton’s coffin can’t be pressed down

Very quickly, Lin Xue understood how to play the game.

The gameplay was very simple. He just had to slide the mouse to control the angle of the hammer. The bald man would use the hammer to hit the ground to move himself to the right or up.

"Aiya, it’s so realistic? This character. "

"Hmph, it doesn’t look that difficult."

With a smile on her face, Xue Lin started her mountain climbing journey.

Soon, Xue Lin encountered her first challenge on her way forward, a tree.

The tree was too tall, and it was impossible to jump over it by swinging the hammer. He could only climb over it by using the hammer to hook onto the branches.

Lin Xue was not in the mood to complain about why the brawny man couldn’t go around the tree because she quickly realized that this game was much harder than she had imagined.

It was too F * cking difficult!

First of all, it was very difficult to control the movements of the man with the big hammer. On the surface, it looked like he only needed to slide the mouse to control the hammer to hit the ground, but in reality, the distance of the mouse slide, the angle of the hit, the position of the character, the point of force, and so on would all affect the final result of a certain hit.

In other words, this game looked like a game that could be cleared by moving the mouse eight times, but in fact, it was a technical job that required a lot of rhythm.

Secondly, the game’s physics were very strange. It was so strange that this muscular man could do many positions that were beyond common sense. He could use the sledgehammer to do many actions that were unimaginable in real life. For example, his arms and shoulders were the same height, and he could use the strength of his shoulders to push himself a few meters high with the sledgehammer.

This resulted in a result, which was that the game had its own set of action logic and force system. The players had to carefully figure out this set of action logic and operate the mouse according to the relevant rules to pass the game while holding down Newton’s coffin.

Sometimes, a mistake would cause the sledgehammer to hit the wrong position, and the strong man would be instantly sent home by the counterforce of the sledgehammer.

Xue Lin and the tree had a long and intense conversation.

The brawny man’s sledgehammer was hanging on the branch. Lin Xue kept moving the mouse. The brawny man and the sledgehammer kept hitting the tree trunk, and they kept making "yup yup yup" sounds. This was accompanied by the "Dong Dong" sound of the hammer hitting the tree trunk, making the audience watching the live comments burst into laughter.

"Wow, this tree! Let go of Xue and let me do it!"

"Xue, are you going to cut wood?"

"I’m dying of laughter, I’m completely stuck!"

After trying a few times, Xue Lin slowly touched the door.

For example, using the hammerhead to support himself could allow him to fly very high. When the hammerhead was in a circular state, it could quickly jump over multiple obstacles. Also, after the strong man found a fulcrum on the hammerhead, he could use a very strange way of exerting force that violated the laws of physics. He could use the hammerhead as a fulcrum to slowly support himself up and throw over.

Finally, after Xue Lin flicked her mouse for no reason, the brawny man suddenly flew up two to three meters high and jumped over the tree.

"Yeah!"

Lin Xue couldn’t help but feel a little excited. She had gained some confidence in the game after killing the first enemy of the brawny man.

"It’s not that difficult. I’ve seen many side-scrolling mini-games, and this kind of scene is nothing to me. My friends, please watch." Xue Lin said with confidence.

There were already viewers who had played the game before sending bullet comments.

"Xue has set a death FLAG. GG."

"Xue, you put so many flags on yourself. Are you going to sing Beijing Opera?"

"Soon, Xue will experience the heartwarming part of this game!"

Lin Xue continued forward.

There was a small hill in front of them with several protruding places as support points. After a series of attacks, Xue Lin crossed the hill easily and landed in a Valley.

The small hill was on the left, but it was a gentle slope when they came from the left, and a steep slope on the right. The right side of the valley was also a steep slope, and there was only a protruding terrain that could be used as a force point to climb up after a long distance.

"Alright, I’ve figured out the routine of this game. This place looks difficult, but it’s not difficult for me at all. I just need to push it first, hook this stone and swing it, then hook this oar and swing it, then hook this wood, and then … Ah!"

Xue Lin screamed as a house suddenly appeared in front of the man. The house was slanted into the mountain, with only the roof exposed. The entire house couldn’t be touched. If the hammerhead hit it, it would be instantly bounced back and fall back into the valley.

Xue Lin had accidentally hit the roof, causing all her previous efforts to go to waste.

Xue Lin did not give up. She climbed up again with her hammer.

This time, she was prepared. When she reached the roof, she cautiously hit the bottom with her hammer. When she was high enough, she hooked the hammer to the top of the house and flew up.

"Phew! See, no challenge can defeat me twice!"

Xue Lin came to the position of a cement pipe. She patted her chest and calmed down a little bit of nervousness.

If he wasn’t careful, all his previous efforts would go to waste. This game was too F * cking exciting!

The current position looked relatively safe. There was a small rock protruding on the left side. As long as he didn’t seek death, he shouldn’t fall down. The position of the cement pipe on the right was awkward. It was very high, and one had to jump and accurately swing the hammer to hook to the top of the cement pipe.

Xue Lin took a deep breath.

Top!

The brawny man was instantly sent flying. Xue Lin quickly swung the hammer, but the hammerhead hit the side of the cement pipe. The reaction force instantly sent the brawny bald man flying in the opposite direction.

"NO"

Xue Lin couldn’t help but scream, but fortunately, the bald man’s hammerhead caught the protruding part of the small stone and didn’t fall.

Xue Lin felt like she had just survived a disaster. She carefully moved the mouse and let the bald man return to the position below the cement pipe.

Xue Lin took another deep breath.

Top!

The moment the brawny man flew up, Xue Lin swung the hammer again. But this time, the hammer still hit the side of the cement pipe and Xue Lin flew in the opposite direction again!

This time, he wasn’t as lucky as last time. The hammer didn’t hook onto the protrusion on the left. The muscular man fell straight to the bottom of the valley with the hammer and the jar, making a dull "Dong" sound.

At this moment, a BGM was played at an untimely moment.

"Come home often, come home often …"

Xue Lin was dumbfounded.

"WHAT？!"

Accompanied by the cheerful BGM, a male voice-over spoke in a very calm and soothing tone, "There’s nothing more disappointing than a fresh start. Thank you for accompanying me on this trip. If you’re depressed, I understand. I just hope you can find a safe place to leave the game. I’ll always keep your progress."

Chapter 333: The streamers who went crazy

Xue Lin’s chest heaved up and down. She was trying hard to calm her emotions.

Who said that this was a healing game? This was a F * cking game that was designed to torture players, just like FlappyBird!

No wonder Chen Mo wanted to release it on April Fool’s Day, it was his revenge on this world!

Xue Lin looked at the comments. Although the audience didn’t increase much, the number of comments had obviously increased by a lot.

"I’m dying of laughter. Chen Mo did it on purpose, didn’t he?"

"Hahahaha, Xue, you look so cute when you’re angry, but I can’t help but want to laugh. What should I do?"

"Come on, Xue! You can do it!"

"Xue, don’t be discouraged!"

Many fickle netizens were encouraging him, but it was unknown if they were really encouraging him or if they were just watching the show.

Xue Lin decided to continue playing the game, not because of the show’s effect, but because the audience loved it. She wasn’t willing to admit defeat and wanted to conquer the game to prove herself.

……

In just an hour or two, the game excavate for Ascension had suddenly become popular on all major live streaming platforms.

Many netizens in the live broadcast room began to flood the live broadcast rooms of the big live streamers, asking them to play "excavating the earth for Ascension". More and more people flooded the live broadcast room. These big live streamers were all very curious about what kind of game this was.

During the game breaks, the hosts downloaded excavating for Ascension and began their journey of being abused.

These hosts had basically gone through the same mental journey as Xue Lin.

At first, he was confused. What was this game about? Then, he was puzzled. What the f * ck? this game was so perverted? After that, he was unconvinced. F * ck, I’m going to conquer this game for you to see! In the end, he broke down. Damn it, I’m going to kill the author of this game!

Different streamers had different characteristics.

For example, a certain technical streamer.

"A lot of people said that excavating for Ascension is a difficult game? I’ve only played for a few minutes, so I’ll show you what a quick pass is and what a classic lesson is. "

"Eh? It’s fine, we just encountered a small setback. It’s okay, it’s not a big deal. Let’s continue. "

"Sigh, I was a little stuck just now. It was my mistake. I won’t make the same mistake next time. It’s no big deal. Let’s continue."

"Ah!"

"Okay, I’m steady. Every failure is a stepping stone on the road to success. We have to believe that as a technical streamer, I’m very close to success."

…"F * ck! No, I need to calm down. "

"Okay, we’re back at the starting point, but you know, this isn’t the starting point. This is the middle of our journey. We’re basically winding forward, do you know what I mean?"

"I’m a technical streamer and I’m very talented in gaming. Do you guys understand what I mean? I want to prove to you that this game isn’t difficult at all in the hands of an expert. "

"Hook! Stop! He flew! Let’s go!"

"Ah!"

"Do difficulties defeat me so easily? Alright, don’t rush. Extend your hammer and hook it. Don’t rush, hook X5. Slow down and don’t rush. Retract it and continue to hook. "

"A…Ah! Hook your mother’s banana peel!"

……

A certain quality-type live streamer.

"NICE。This F * cking stupid game is not difficult at all for me. "

"NICE, did you see that? I told you that this stupid hammer monster can’t stop me at all."

"Ah!"

[Dazed for 10 seconds, raps on the table, table HP 100.]

"F * ck this sh * t! I must conquer this game today!"

"Mm~Oh! "Ah!" Awooo!"

(I calmed down and lit a cigarette.)

"Aiyaya! Hahaha. "

"Take it slow, no hurry, one hook, hook, Wu! Ah!"

(Slippers smashing on the table.)

"Hmph, hehehehe, I’m so F * cking angry that I’m laughing."

"Ah! Uh, ah!"

(Slippers smashing on the table X3.)

"Wow, so annoying, play! Flick! I’m sorry! Don ‘t!"

"I’m sorry!"

(A heart-wrenching cry.)

"Don’t worry, I beg you, don ‘t! Don ‘t! Don ‘t!"

"What … What the hell is this"

(With a dull expression, he was thinking about life.)

The bullet screen was filled with comments,[that day, he passed away very peacefully.]

……

A certain rational streamer.

"Today, we’ll start playing this game of digging the ground to rise. I heard that many streamers have been driven crazy by this game, but I won’t be driven crazy. Why? It’s because I have a strong sense of reason. "

"A lot of people swing their hammers blindly when they’re in a state of mind. It’s useless to swing your hammers blindly. The state of mind is very important in playing this game. Look, we’ve already arrived while we were talking."

"We can’t rush here. Slowly, BIU! He didn’t go up, BIU! He came up. Look, isn’t it very simple?"

"This is a very difficult place. Go! Go! We can’t rush here, we have to take it slow … Aiya, F * ck!"

"F * ck!"

"Calm down, calm down, calm down …"

"Okay, after the last failure, we have a lot of experience in this place. Next, we will use our experience from last time to clear this place."

"Everyone, please watch carefully. It’s time to witness a miracle. Go! Hook! Ah!"

"Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker! Motherf! Cker!"

"He’s finally here, hahahaha! Aish! Don ‘t! Don ‘t!"

"Calm down, calm down, calm down …"

"As long as I can! We! Lay flat! Mentality! We! He could! Very good! Climb up!"

"Ah, wait a minute. Let me take a rest first."

"Continue, three, two, one, go! Let’s go!"

"That’s why, up until now, there hasn’t been much difficulty in this game. The main thing is whether you can calm down. If you can calm down like me, it’ll be easy for you, very easy! Aish! Don ‘t! Don’ t!"

"No!"

……

A certain collapse-type live streamer.

"F * ck, I’ve never wanted to play this game."

"But I can’t help but F * cking want to open this game. I just want to see what’s in it."

"I just couldn’t control my hands and wanted to open this game. I think this might be called cheap!"

"I don’t know where I can go, but my curiosity has been driving me to climb up."

"Don’t give me that mental state now. I’m already F * cking pissed off. I only have one thought right now, and that is to clear this game and delete it"

"Don’t fall, don’t fall, don’t fall! It wasn’t easy for me to get to this point, I’m definitely going to delete this game!"

"Ah!"

"I’m not playing F * cking sh * t! A stupid game!"

……

A certain livestream host with mental disorder.

"The troubles of life!"

"Tell mommy!"

"It’s about work!"

"Talk to Dad!"

"Go home often! Let’s go home and take a look!"

"

"

Chapter 333-I can’t lie anymore

An ignorant streamer.

"I think a lot of people are playing the game ‘excavate for Ascension.’ I’ll try it out too. I wonder if it’s fun."

"It looks quite retarded."

"Is this person disabled? He doesn’t have legs. "

"Oh my God, is this how you play?"

"I’m going up this tree now, right? I don’t think I can go up, so I thought I should push myself up. "

"F**K! NO! Is there something wrong with this game?"

"Why can’t I even cross this tree?"

"I’m starting to understand those streamers who have been driven crazy."

"What move is this? counter storm?"

"This game is all about metaphysics, okay? There’s no technique to speak of, and it completely ignores all the laws of physics!"

"Who can help me press down on Newton’s coffin?"

"OH？NICE! I’m coming over to this tree!"

"Eh? Why are you all saying "welcome home"? Why was this the starting and ending point of the game? What’s the meaning of this?"

……

A certain blame-throwing live streamer.

"Go! Let’s go!"

"Sigh, my mouse isn’t good enough. There’s a problem with the mouse’s sensitivity!"

"Wait, wait a moment! Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!×N"

Although he kept shouting to leave, the bald muscular man was still walking in the same place.

"Ah!"

"Almost, almost. Don’t worry, I got a little hot from shouting and my hand is cramping. This mouse is not good."

"Alright, this round is over."

"You’re a disabled person, but your will isn ‘T. You’re messing with me, aren’t you? You want to play with me, disabled but determined, right? If it wasn’t for my mouse, I would’ve slapped you!"

"Go! Let’s go! Let’s go!×N"

"Alright, one, two, three, let’s go!"

"AI! Don’t drop it! Don’t drop it! Motherf * cker!"

(Silent.)

"The mousepad is a little narrow. I’ll move it later. I’ll move the keyboard away and move the mouse over here."

"Don’t worry, I can prove myself by moving my position. "

"Go! Let’s go! Let’s go!×N"

The bullet comments were laughing like crazy.

"Hahaha, the host is playing a voice-controlled game. You can’t go up even if you shout, okay?"

"This was how Weapon master’s counterattack storm was trained back then."

"The damage output is all by shouting?"

"Another one has gone crazy, hahahahahaha!"

……

A certain step-by-step streamer.

"Okay, we’ve come to a more critical point. According to our many years of experience in single-player games, what’s the most powerful way to win this kind of game? That’s right, it’s the S/L method!"

"There’s no single-player game that can’t be completed by using the S/L strategy. You Must Remember This."

"That’s right, I’m planning to use the S/L strategy now. Hey, don’t say I’m a coward, this is a kind of game wisdom, okay? Sigh, those who hit the hammer with their heads lowered are boorish. Do I look like a boorish man? It doesn’t look like it at all. "

"Sigh, I’m an intelligent streamer, so let’s save the file first."

"Wait a minute, I’ll look for the Save button."

"Don’t worry, wait a moment. "

"Eh? Where’s the Save button in this game?"

"How do you save in this game?"

"What about the Save file? Does any of you know?"

"Auto-save?"

"I can’t save?"

"Can’t save?"

……

A certain commanding streamer.

"Cripple, trust me. I’ll count to three, and we’ll jump together. Then, you grab the bucket above. Don’t worry, don’t worry, wait for me."

"You hold on to it. Let’s not jump too high. Trust me, give me your hand."

"Get ready. Three, two, one, jump!"

"Eh? Are you F * cking you …"

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I thought you fell. I shouldn’t have scolded you. I’m sorry, let’s continue. "

"Slowly, slowly, don’t step on that bottle, be careful! Don’t slip!"

"Okay, okay, stand firm first. I’m okay, stand firm first. Stand still!"

"Stand still and I’ll let go."

"Don’t worry, listen to my command. Let’s go up here first. Yes, yes, hook. The next one is a little difficult. Listen to me, hook it first …"

The bullet comments were already ridiculing him.

"Hahahaha, why are you still communicating with him? as expected of a commander, you can even command a game character?"

"You speak as if he’ll listen to you, 23333"

"Another one’s gone crazy, carry him away, carry him away."

"I feel like there aren’t enough beds in the mental hospital!"

……

And a certain live streamer who thinks about humans.

"What is life for?"

"Why am I in this place?"

"Why do I play this game?"

"What am I thinking?"

"Where did my life, my three hours go?"

"Do you guys think there’s some sort of philosophical principle behind this game?"

"Dear viewers and friends, I suddenly have a strong urge to think about life. I’ll end the livestream first!"

……

Soon, the number of downloads and comments for excavating for Ascension on Thunderbolt gaming platform skyrocketed.

As for the game’s rating, it was basically a C-type, all concentrated on one-star and five-star. However, the puzzling thing was that the five-star rating was obviously more than the one-star rating, pulling the game’s average to 6.1.

The 1-star ratings were nothing to scoff at, as they were all curses from angry players. However, the 5-star ratings were very interesting to read.

"This is Chen Mo’s work of conscience, a work of sincerity. The game supports multiple modes such as body sense and voice control. It’s realistic and complex, with dozens of hosts recommending it. It’s not to be missed!"

"This game is super fun, super simple, and I’m super happy! It’s very easy to clear the game, and we’ll come to a very special place after clearing it. Come on, come on, come and play!"

"This game isn’t suitable to be played with a utilitarian mentality. Nowadays, many people play games just to clear the game and have lost a lot of philosophical thinking. Perhaps this game can help us find the fun of playing games and even the ultimate meaning of life."

"This game is very suitable for players who want to challenge jumping on roofs and walls. The smoothness and excitement of jumping up and down after getting the hang of it is simply great!"

"It’s very interesting. It keeps returning to the starting point due to some small mistakes, reminding people not to forget their original intentions. It contains a profound philosophy of movement and stillness."

"This game doesn’t have any in-game content, so it’s easy to operate. Open mode, scene change does not need to be loaded; The requirements for the computer’s configuration were low, and the laptop could be played easily. The content of the story was deeply touching and full of positive energy. The best of the year award is in the bag. What are you guys waiting for? hurry up and download the game to experience it. "

"It’s fun. I’ve changed three sets of keyboards and mice. I’m going to light incense for them. Today is their seventh day."

Many players left comments on Chen Mo’s Weibo, asking him why he made such a stupid game to take revenge on society.

Soon, Chen Mo posted on Weibo, "In fact,’excavating for Ascension’ has a very rich game content. Have you ever thought that these mountains represent the dangers in our lives, while the people in the can represent you and me who are bound by reality? The characters in the game were prepared to face all kinds of destinies. They could advance many steps smoothly, but they could also lose everything in a freak combination of factors. This game has so many philosophical considerations, it should give the players some inspiration … Forget it, I can’t continue to make up stories. "

Chapter 335: I just want to see you guys get abused

Chen Mo’s Weibo caused a huge wave of anger among the players. We’ve been tortured by this game and you’re still in the mood to tease us?

Beat this bastard to death!

Many players were calling for a boycott of excavating for Ascension, Chen Mo’s games, and Thunderbolt gaming platform!

Many players were calling on other players to uninstall the game to show their determination!

Although many people said so, their bodies still opened the game over and over again honestly. More players chose to tell other players, live streamers, and UP masters about the game. It became a trend to watch those who were tortured by the game.

Every time a streamer or video uploader reached a critical point in the game, there would always be a lot of viewers who would send bullet comments at the right time. The large number of repeated bullet comments would make the visual effect particularly shocking.

"Welcome to the Save point!"

"The place where dreams begin"

"Welcome home."

"Go home often."

"I feel bad for the table!"

"Carry him away, next one!"

"Another one has gone crazy, carry him away!"

Many people realized that watching others play this game was much more interesting than playing it themselves!

It was only then that many players realized the true joy of excavating for Ascension, and that was to watch others get abused!

In fact, this was indeed the case for the game. Its popularity was not because it was fun to play, but because of its explosive effects in videos and livestreams. Therefore, under the drive of major live streamers and video uploaders, its popularity had exploded and it had become a phenomenal game.

A lot of streamers figured out that the game could be saved through loopholes, but it was unknown if Chen Mo ignored it or did it on purpose.

However, streamers who used loopholes to save would be boycotted by the audience because it was completely contrary to the spirit of the game itself. Therefore, players would choose to save when they couldn’t play anymore, but the streamers would stubbornly start from the beginning.

……

On the question and answer community, a question was pushed to the front page.

"What’s your opinion on Chen Mo’s April Fool’s Day game, excavate for Ascension?"

Many people answered.

"Isn’t the game Committee going to do anything? If people die in other games, people die outside of this game!"

"This game should be called ‘dig the ground to get up’,’get down’,’get down’,’get down’,’get down’,’get down’,’get down’,’get down’,’get down’,’get down’,’I’m going to die!"

"If it were me, I would probably choose to smash the VAT."

"Being popular is a scary thing. When the neighbors were discussing how bad sh * t tasted, you couldn’t help but take a bite out of curiosity, then frowned and ran over to join the discussion. It’s really bad. "

However, there were also different opinions.

A video game media’s editor had written a long review of the game, analyzing the spiritual implications and philosophical thoughts behind the game.

"I don’t think Chen Mo made this game just to torture the players. There’s a lot of dark humor in the game that disparages the mainstream games."

"They give the players false guarantees, follow certain rules, keep training themselves, and use one save point after another to advance step by step. In the end, you will win."

"But is this really your success? You’re just the game designer’s marionette, and the clearing of the game is arranged. This makes the game experience like fast food, which is quickly consumed and thrown into the trash can. "

"On the other hand, excavating for Ascension is the complete opposite of these games. As a designer who has contributed to many of our classics, Chen Mo has his own unique preferences and understanding.

"In this game, there’s no guarantee. If you fail, you’ll have to start all over again. The only thing you can trust is your own strength and experience, and this can only be obtained through repeated painful failures."

"In ‘excavating for Ascension’, the frustration of failure is resolved by the brawny man’s humor. For example, there’s a saying about failure: What we mean by failure is not falling, but stopping. "

"When you come to the last snow Mountain, even though the sign says ‘don’t play with snakes’, the narrator will still constantly tempt you to ride that snake. If you believe it …"

"I don’t think it’s just a bad joke. It shows Chen Zhao’s sincere thoughts: Enjoy these failures, they are sometimes more fun than success. "

"Many streamers find ways to enjoy their failures after many failures, such as cosplaying as a burly man while continuing to’ dig the ground for Ascension ‘, but it’s not easy to do."

"Sometimes, I feel that the experience in the game points to the life of each of us. The implication behind this idea is worrying. We may never reach the top. In the game, I am still stuck on the ‘mountain of modern garbage’, unable to move forward. Perhaps in reality, I am also living under a pile of modern garbage."

"In any case, I suggest that everyone try ‘excavating the earth for Ascension’. There are a thousand hamlets in a thousand readers. I believe you can find more meaning in life and philosophical thinking from it."

This super long comment received more than 8000 approval on the question and answer community, making it the most popular answer under this one. A lot of people were commenting. As expected of a video game media professional, their reviews were so in-depth!

But soon, the number of likes for this super long comment was overtaken, and the answer that overtook it was only two short paragraphs.

"You’re all thinking too much, " Chen Zhao said."I just want to see you guys being tortured to death."

"Besides, I don’t think those cosplay streamers found the joy of failure. They’re just purely crazy."

This answer was quickly reposted and ridiculed by the players. Many people even took screenshots and reposted them on Weibo and major forums.

Even "kill that bastard Chen Mo" became one of the hottest topics on Weibo.

This completely free game that was created to take revenge on society suddenly appeared on all major livestreaming platforms, video websites, and game forums on April Fool’s Day. For a moment, it seemed like everyone was talking about this very special game.

Many players were trying to promote the game with all their might, making the game the most talked-about game and the most downloaded game during April Fool’s Day without any advertising.

On April Fool’s Day, the download count for excavating the land for Ascension broke 2 million. It was a number that would make any video game industry personnel break down.

Since it was a PC game, the installation package wasn’t small, and Chen Mo didn’t do any advertising, he just relied on the natural traffic.

Moreover, there was no way to play this game. The modeling was rough and the quality was low. Even a normal B-grade video game designer could make it without any difficulty.

But just like that, the number of downloads in one day had exceeded 2 million?

Chapter 336: Lin chaoxu’s rage

The scarier thing was that the game’s influence was far more than that. Many people had completed the game on live streaming websites or video-streaming websites. Not downloading it didn’t mean that they didn’t know about the game. In other words, the influence of excavating the earth for Ascension was immeasurable.

Many gaming platforms and distributors were panicking because many players who weren’t even users of Thunderbolt gaming platform before had downloaded the game after it was released.

It was only then that the distributors realized that Chen Mo’s completely free version of excavating the earth for Ascension wasn’t a malicious April Fool’s joke, but a well-planned one.

It was completely free because he wanted to attract more players for Thunderbolt gaming platform.

Chen Zhao had clearly achieved his goal.

"Excavating the earth for Ascension" had already become a trend. Such publicity was much more cost-effective than spending money to promote it, and the effect was also countless times better.

It wasn’t just League of Legends that had the potential to be a hit, even a small game that was meant for torturing people had been played by Chen Mo!

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

Xu Xiaojun stood in front of Lin chaoxu’s desk, not even daring to take a deep breath.

Lin chaoxu was in a rage. His computer screen was showing "excavating the earth for Ascension".

"Such a simple game has brought Chen Mo so many users! We have so many designers at Emperor dynasty entertainment, that! Muah! Many! Set-up! Ji! Shi! Why can’t anyone do it? Hmm?"

"This trashy feeling! Trash style! Garbage modeling! It was a trashy action! All of them were trash! Trash! Why didn’t our designers do it? Hmm?"

"Why?"

"It’s fine if they can’t make League of Legends, but even a small April Fool’s game has been destroyed. What kind of trash have we raised?!"

"Do you think the designers we raised are a bunch of trash?!"

Lin chaoxu slammed the table."Trash" He shouted.

No one knew if he was talking about the designers in Emperor dynasty or the game excavating for Ascension.

Xu Xiaojun didn’t dare to say a word, it was obvious that Lin chaoxu was in a rare state of rage. A small part of the reason was probably because Chen Mo used excavating the earth for Ascension to steal users, but a large part of the reason was probably because Lin chaoxu had lost his mind after being tortured by the game.

As for this game, Xu Xiaojun had also played it. He understood it very well. The keyboard and monitor in front of Lin chaoxu were still intact, which proved that Lin chaoxu was a person who knew how to control his emotions.

Lin chaoxu roared for more than ten minutes before he finally recovered.

"Alright, you may leave now. Tell all the A-grade and below videographers of Emperor dynasty to reflect on their actions. Each of them must write down their thoughts on how they’ve cleared excavating the earth and seeking Ascension, as well as their analysis of the game. It can’t be less than ten thousand words."

"Yes." Xu Xiaojun wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

"Oh, there’s more." Lin chaoxu stopped him again."Send this game to ding Xing and let him play it."

……

Fish-catching live broadcast platform, Lin Xue’s live broadcast room.

She had already arrived at the snow Mountain.

The snow Mountain scenario was very close to victory, but the difficulty was also very high. There were a few hidden compartments on the snow Mountain, and their positions were completely invisible. Players had to use their hammers to accurately hook onto the hidden compartments to climb up.

Xue Lin had been livestreaming the game for a few hours, all the way until night.

The audience in the live broadcast room had changed a few times. Many people came back after dinner and found that Xue Lin was still playing.

"Wow, Xue is so determined. She’s still persevering!"

"Amazing, Xue has already fought to this point! Who knows how far we have to go to clear this game?"

"It seems to be coming soon! I heard that the snow Mountain is the last big scene!"

"Wow, Xue’s so awesome! All the best, Xue!"

At this moment, Xue Lin was full of fighting spirit. After the long journey of being tortured, her spirit had sublimated. She felt that she had left behind her low-class interests and had become a pure person, a noble person, a person who was beneficial to the people.

Under Xue Lin’s control, the bald man picked up the hammer and smashed it into the secret compartment in the snow Mountain.

However, at this moment, a strange scene occurred.

The hammerhead actually smashed into the snow Mountain and was completely stuck. Furthermore, the brawny man’s hands were also pulled very long and were completely embedded into the mountain.

"WHAT？？？"

Even though Xue Lin had experienced countless ups and downs, this BUG still made her completely speechless.

She tried to move the mouse, but the burly man did not move at all. He was stuck.

This game couldn’t be restarted at the Save point, and she couldn’t drop down and start again. In other words, her progress was completely stuck. If she wanted to continue playing, she could only start again.

"NO"

Xue Lin’s heart was broken. She couldn’t accept this fact and started to move the mouse like crazy.

The bald man rubbed against the snow Mountain crazily, making "

However, the hammer head seemed to still be stuck in the snow Mountain. The muscular man’s hands were pulled to the point that they were as long as rubber bands, and he was still twitching.

"Ah! Don ‘t!"

Xue Lin continued to move the mouse, but the bald man was still sliding down.

Just as Xue Lin was on the verge of breaking down, the bald man suddenly flew into the sky.

Then, the starry sky lit up, and the scene of clearing the stage appeared.

Lin Xue stared at the computer screen in disbelief. She said in a daze, "I … I cleared the game? I cleared the game? I cleared the game! They cleared the game! Hahahaha, I’ve cleared the game!"

Xue Lin jumped up from her chair. She pulled off the wire of her earphones, but she didn’t care. She jumped up and down in the house.

"I cleared the game!"

"I cleared the game!"

"We cleared it! Yay!"

The bullet screen also exploded, and the audience was spamming.

"Hahahaha, Xue is indeed the chosen one. How did you trigger a BUG like this?"

" 666666 ah Xue really cleared the level. She’s so awesome. As expected of a top student, she’s good at everything!"

"What a suffocating operation! I’m dying of laughter!"

"This is the first time I’ve been looking forward to a BUG in the game! Hahahahaha!"

"Xue’s reaction reminds me of Fan Jin Zhong ju 2333. She’s so cute!"

"Xue, you’re the best! Quick, let’s tell the others about this!"

Soon, the enthusiastic netizens brought the news to the major live broadcast rooms.

"Xue has cleared" excavating for Ascension "and specially sent a congratulatory message! Host, please continue to work hard!"

"Streamer, you’re so noob. Xue has already cleared the game, but you’re still stuck here. Hehe!"

Soon, many streamers found out about this news.

Xue Lin cleared "excavating for Ascension"?

F * ck, how could he endure this?

No, I have to clear the game too!

The competitive spirit of these hosts was all ignited. A game that even a girl could clear, but I’m still stuck here. Wouldn’t I be laughed at by my fans?

No matter what, he couldn’t be outdone by a girl. He had to clear the game today!

Chapter 336-overseas version released

Soon, various operating techniques, highlights of the live streamers, and fast-forwarded videos of excavating for Ascension were released.

There was a very scary player who uploaded a video of him clearing excavating the earth for Ascension in just four minutes, which caused everyone to worship him crazily.

Only then did many people realize that the game process was actually so short?

If there were no jams throughout the game, they could clear the game in four minutes. Moreover, the player in the video had obviously encountered some setbacks. Otherwise, this time could be further compressed, even to less than three minutes.

According to Chen Mo, the average time for players to clear the game was six hours, but for most players, it was infinite.

The hosts kept breaking down in the process of challenging the game. Many enthusiastic netizens recorded and edited the collapse scenes of these hosts challenging "excavating the earth for Ascension" into a highlights video and posted it on the video website. It quickly gained more than a million views.

Chen Mo’s April Fool’s Day event was very effective. The popularity of excavating the land for Ascension basically lasted from April Fool’s Day to mid-April, and it was popular for at least half a month. The April Fool’s Day event and the new update of League of Legends also made the players excited.

This caused Thunderbolt gaming platform’s user base to explode, while League of Legends became more and more popular.

……

On the 25th of April, the International Version of League of Legends was officially released.

The overseas version this time was mainly aimed at three regions, namely the American, European, and Korean servers. Because these three regions were more developed in terms of economy and the gaming industry, it was important for Chen Mo to take control of the market in these three regions.

Considering that the European server was open to multiple countries at the same time, the League of Legends app added multiple language options this time. Players could change the language options of the app to any one of the languages in the settings when they first logged into the game.

In terms of game content, the overseas version would be updated two to three days later than the domestic version, but the content would be the same. Of course, this time would still be affected by the various countries ‘evaluations and other factors, but it was generally not a big deal.

Chen Mo and meteorite technology had spent a lot of resources on advertising this time. Since the overseas version of COG was already released in the middle of February, Chen Mo was two months late.

Especially in the US server, COG already had a group of core players. After all, COG was the product of GA, a well-known big company. No matter what, the quality of the game was guaranteed, so there was no need to worry about not having any players.

After seeing the promotional materials for League of Legends, the first thought that foreign players had was that it was a game very similar to COG.

However, some enthusiastic players soon began to explain.

"In fact, no matter how you look at it, Thunderbolt entertainment is the true pioneer of this type of game.

"COG is a map for Warcraft, and Thunderbolt entertainment had already officially released the Chenghai 3c map in Warcraft. This map was also seen as the prototype and source of inspiration for COG.

"Also, League of Legends was released in the local server at the beginning of February, which means that its development time should be ahead of last year. They only launched the world server version after they completed the integration of the Chinese market. "

"Moreover, in China, League of Legends has crushed COG in all aspects. I was lucky enough to play it for a while. Although I can’t understand the Chinese message on the client at all, I can roughly understand the basic playing method. I think this will be a game that completely overpowers cog. I’ve been waiting for the American server to be launched for a long time."

"There are many specific differences, and it’s difficult to explain them clearly. To sum it up, League of Legends is easier to get used to than COG, but the game is much more fun and balanced than COG. "

On foreign forums, while this popular science post received a lot of approval, it also received many doubts.

Many players were puzzled by the last sentence of the post: League of Legends was easier to play, and it was more balanced?

A lot of players didn’t believe it, because balance often meant the depth of the game, and the depth of the game often contradicted the ease of getting used to.

However, this point was clearly written in the promotional materials of League of Legends.

League of Legends game introduction:

League of Legends was a 3d Large-scale online competitive battle game developed by Thunderbolt entertainment. The main team had made Warcraft, Minecraft, and other classic games. Other than the real-time combat features similar to Warcraft, League of Legends also had huge and complex heroes, better matching and ranking mechanisms, and rich game content.

League of Legends features:

In the fast-paced competitive battle experience, the average duration of each game was about 30 – 40 minutes.

The rich strategy choices, the complex combinations of dozens of heroes, the rich map mechanisms, and strategy choices made the game extremely rich.

In the team cooperation mode, you need to cooperate closely with your four teammates to win.

It was a rich and convenient equipment synthesis system.

A completely fair competitive environment, can quickly reconnect after being disconnected, malicious AFK and instant withdrawal will be severely punished.

There was no need to level up, as every round was a new start. The game would automatically match you with an opponent of similar strength.

You will play the role of a Summoner and control heroes to fight. There was only one rule here-the winner was everything!

For the International Version, the promotion of League of Legends was much smoother than when it was Warcraft. After all, with the reputation of Warcraft and Minecraft, Thunderbolt entertainment had a certain level of fame overseas.

However, in the early stages of the game’s promotion, League of Legends was still inevitably compared with cogs by players.

Chen Mo wasn’t worried at all, because the game itself had already decided that once League of Legends was released, cogs would be completely suppressed. In the field of MOBA games, the player base wouldn’t be able to take down two MOBA games.

MOBA games were going to show their dominance after defeating other games of the same genre. They were going to launch an attack on other traditional games.

……

Soon, the overseas players ‘comments were released, and they were all positive.

This was different from the situation in China. As the saying went, "it’s better to compare the goods than not recognize the goods". In China, League of Legends was the first to be released, and many core players still didn’t understand why it was so bright or why its gameplay was simplified.

However, for the overseas players, they had already experienced COG. When they played League of Legends again, they would feel the huge difference between the two games and naturally understand the uniqueness of League of Legends.

Chapter 338: The concept of MOBA games

In the US server.

"I’ve never played an RTS game before. The first game I played was COG, but to me, COG was too difficult, and I think many of the operations are very anti-human and unfriendly. The appearance of League of Legends really brightened my eyes. The way to play is clear, the teaching is detailed, and the operation is simple. It’s the first time I’ve experienced the fun of this competitive game!"

"At first, I thought that the bright style was a little strange, but I soon realized that the biggest use of this style was to let the players relax. Compared to COG, this game is not tiring at all, NICE!"

"Thunderbolt entertainment has continued their standard in Western fantasy themes, but to my surprise, they seem to have made a breakthrough. Warcraft is a pure Western fantasy theme, but they seem to have added a lot of other cultural elements in League of Legends. Maybe they’re very ambitious this time and want to make this game popular all over the world?"

"That’s right. Heroes have different styles and take into account different cultural backgrounds. For example, there’s the philosophical Weapon Master Jax, the traditional western fantasy hero garen, the Egypt mummy a-Mumu, and the eastern-style blind monk Li Qing."

"Great! Even though it doesn’t have a spectacular background story like Warcraft, these heroes have their own unique characteristics and rich mechanics. I think that’s enough!"

The European server.

"At first, I thought that although League of Legends was a new game, it would be as difficult as RTS games, but I was wrong. This game not only retained the fun of real-time competitive games, but it also simplified the controls. Even a clumsy player like me could play it smoothly!"

"I feel that many of the details reflect the game’s heart, especially the matching system, ranking system, hacking reports, short-term reconnections, and so on. I can feel how determined the official game is to rectify the competitive environment. This makes me very touched!"

"Also, League of Legends greatly reduces the cost of friends playing together. They can start at any time, and it supports single player mode and free team mode with two to five players. Each game only takes about 30 minutes, which is so convenient!"

"I think GA’s COG is trash compared to League of Legends. "I mean, COG’s quality is not bad, but it’s obvious that its design concept is outdated. It’s not easy to get used to, and it has a strong RTS style. However, League of Legends is on a whole new path. It’s the true king of games!"

In the Korean server.

"That’s great. I’ve finally found a fair game where I’ll be matched with equally strong enemies. It’s not like COG, where it’s boring to beat noobs, and even more boring to be beaten."

"I like its reporting system. This way, at least I can do something after I’m tricked by some idiots who like to hack. "

"This game seems simple? Why do you guys think it’s better than COG?"

"Simple? I suggest that you try out Katarina, Lee Sin, Ryze, and the other heroes. This game is far more in-depth than you think. At the very least, you should get your ranking points up to diamond rank before you decide if this game is easy!"

"I think RTS games will be completely stolen by this game. It’s very likely to become a pillar of the e-sports industry!"

……

As the popularity of League of Legends spread around the world, a new concept began to develop.

"League of Legends is a MOBA game."

This was a completely new concept. MOBA games were the abbreviation for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. When translated into Chinese, it was "multiplayer online tactical competition game."

In Chen Mo’s previous world, MOBA games were a genre that everyone was familiar with, but in the parallel world, it was still a completely foreign concept.

In fact, the term "MOBA game" didn’t make any sense. From the literal meaning, the concept of "multiplayer online tactical competition game" was too broad. If it was just a word choice, FPS games could also be categorized under this concept.

When this concept was first proposed, it was actually just a way for League of Legends to’ de-DOTA ‘. Before this, all MOBA games were called’ DOTA-like ‘games, which was an awkward term for the promotion of all MOBA games.

Moreover, compared to mmorpgs, FPS, and RTS games,’DOTA-like’ games weren’t a proper name.

That was why it was called a MOBA game.

Putting aside the purpose and origin of this name, this name had indeed played a very important role in the promotion of the game.

Although this name was neither appropriate nor rigorous, no one could think of a more suitable word to describe this type of game. It couldn’t be called a "three-lane hero tower pushing game", right?

It was too uncool.

As time went by, the concept of MOBA games was deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

Chen Mo didn’t just want to redefine the game as a new genre, he also wanted to create a topic and gimmick to give players a hint.

"MOBA is a new game. Come and play!"

Whether a concept could be popularized or not did not depend on whether it was appropriate to call it or whether the players were satisfied with it, but whether it was popular enough.

For example, 3c was actually more scientific than MOBA. At least it told you that there were three paths to the game. And demigod called itself ARTS. It was very professional, but it was useless because these games were not popular enough.

If League of Legends called itself a "multi-player online blame-shifting game", this concept would still be popular, and then it would be popularized to all similar games in the future.

……

After the release of the overseas version of League of Legends, it also swept the overseas market with a strong momentum. The number of players who logged in on the first day exceeded 500000, and the next day, the retention rate reached 68%.

Moreover, the various statistics were still growing.

This number was still gorgeous, which made the GA and the domestic companies a bit dumbfounded.

The designer of COG, Clive Ramon, had always thought that there must be something fishy about the high retention rate of League of Legends in China. This game was just like RTS games, and there was a certain threshold to control it. It was normal for Masters to beat newbies, so how could there be such a high retention rate?

However, after the International Version of League of Legends was released, the GA had no choice but to accept the fact that the preserved data of League of Legends was real, and so was its popularity.

Not only in China, but in the entire world, including the American, European, and Korean servers, League of Legends had completely crushed COG!

The Chinese video game designers were also surprised that League of Legends could achieve such great results overseas. After all, the domestic and international video game market was very different.

Only then did they realize that Chen Mo’s goal wasn’t just to win the distribution channel battle, but to make big news this time!

Chapter 339: E-sports club

At the MG Esports Club in the capital.

"President Chen, welcome, welcome."

A slightly chubby, bald man in good spirits extended his hand to Chen Mo.

It was Bai shunhua, the manager of MG e-sports club.

"Sorry for the disturbance." Chen Zhao and Bai shunhua shook hands.

"Hey, President Chen, you’re too polite." Bai shunhua quickly said, "you’re a friend of President Zhao. Even without that, you’re still an important guest of our club." After all, League of Legends is developing so well now. When our club sets up a League of Legends branch in the future, we still need to have a good relationship with you. "

"Come, please come in."

Bai shunhua said as she led Chen Zhao into the club.

Chen Mo only had a rough understanding of the ecosystem of the clubs in China, but he didn’t know much about the specific operations of the clubs.

This time, he had to ask Zhao Zihao to get the number of the manager of the MG e-sports club through some connections. Chen Mo wanted to check on the current status of the clubs in preparation for the future promotion of League of Legends.

Luckily, MG e-sports club was located in the capital, so it was not too much trouble to come over.

Before coming here, Chen Mo had done some research on the e-sports clubs in parallel world.

It could be summarized in one sentence-he lived a good life, but it was very irregular.

This was mainly a chain reaction caused by the lack of variety in games.

At present, there were more than ten relatively large esports clubs in the country. They were gathered in Beijing and Shanghai, with Shanghai taking up the majority.

However, there were also some e-sports clubs in other first-tier cities.

MG should be one of the top three esports clubs in the country, and it was also the biggest club in the capital.

MG’s full name was "MysteriousGaming" and the boss behind it was a rich second generation. Of course, most of the owners of the e-sports clubs in this world were rich second generation rich people. After all, the first generation rich people usually played traditional sports.

Speaking of the current development of these clubs, their financial situation was not bad. They were not purely money-burning things. They could be self-sustaining and even make some money, so their development was not bad.

But the biggest problem was that it was not formal enough.

At the end of the day, it was all because of the game. There were only a few types of games in this world that could be used as competitive events: Without the support of MOBA games, it would be difficult for FPS, mmorpgs, and RTS games to support such a huge e-sports industry.

This world’s FPS games were also quite popular, but they were mainly popular on VR, so the number of players was naturally limited. However, even so, FPS games were still the main competitive game project of the major clubs.

RTS games weren’t bad either. The big clubs had already set up branches for Warcraft and had some small competitions. However, the number of RTS players was also relatively small, and they couldn’t establish a long-term tournament. There were only a few tournament tournaments in the country, and the clubs usually only supported one to two RTS players.

As for mmorpgs, that was what Chen Mo wanted to say the most. Logically speaking, mmorpgs shouldn’t be considered a qualified e-sports project because it required a lot of money and time to create a top-tier account in such a game. Instead of calling it e-sports, it was more like playing with paywalls.

Mmorpgs were naturally unfair in terms of time, and it was difficult to guarantee the game’s balance and wattiness. As such, mmorpgs didn’t have any influential competitions in Chen Mo’s previous life.

However, there was a slight difference in the parallel world, and that was that these e-sports clubs all had some additional services: At the studio.

This was because these e-sports clubs were all Game Studios. As the oldest online game genre, MMORPG was once the dominant game. The first thing these rich second generation heirs thought of when they set their eyes on the gaming industry was to set up their own studio.

Gold farming, boosting, game marketing … Basically, anything related to the game, the studio could intervene and get a share.

Moreover, these large mmorpgs were helpless against the existence of gaming studios. Even though gaming studios would destroy the ecosystem of the game, they would still be able to promote and promote the game.

Moreover, it was unrealistic to completely destroy the studio.

As such, in the parallel world, large game companies would form a mutually beneficial relationship with these Game Studios. When designing MMORPG games, the game companies would leave some room for the studios to develop, and each studio would also have unspoken rules, which was to not exhaust the goose that laid the golden goose. They were not allowed to use any scripts or cheats that would harm the game company’s interests.

After all, if they were to really fight, the studio would not be able to win against the game company.

E-sports clubs that grew up in such an environment still had some of the characteristics of a studio, and weren’t on the right track like Chen Mo’s previous life.

Some MMORPG games, such as moon God’s prophecy and heavenly justice of the Three Kingdoms, had rich GVS and PVP content. Heavenly Sword of the Three Kingdoms was a game that focused on world wars, which gave the big clubs some space to play.

As such, the clubs in parallel world were mainly focused on FPS, MMORPG, and RTS games. FPS and RTS games were more competitive, while MMORPG games were more profitable.

The building of MG e-sports club was quite stylish. It was a four-story building with high-tech decorations, which gave people a feeling of modern and avant-garde.

On the outer wall of the building, there was the logo of MG e-sports club: It was a mysterious Nebula icon that had a very realistic feel to it.

Bai shunhua showed Chen Mo around the internal structure of the whole MG e-sports club and introduced it to him as they walked.

"This is the rest area for our players."

"This is the contestants" cafeteria. We hired three cooking aunties to ensure that the food and drink are well-prepared. "

"Going up from here is the contestants" resting area. Currently, two contestants are sharing a room, which is similar to a standard room in a hotel. However, it’s filled with the personal belongings of the contestants and there’s nothing much to see, so there’s no need to visit this one for now. "

"The entire area from here is the training room. You have to swipe a card to enter. Unrelated people are not allowed to enter, mainly because they are afraid of affecting the players" daily training. "

Bai shunhua swiped her pass at the entrance of the training area, and the high-tech glass door opened.

"President Chen, please."

Bai shunhua led Chen Mo into the training area.

The training area was divided into many different small cubicles, and each row had seven seats. The space between the seats was relatively loose, and the environment was not bad.

Many players were training, and some of them would glance at Bai shunhua and Chen Mo before turning back to their games.

Bai shunhua explained, "currently, we have six relatively large branches. Over here, we have fire assault and Wolf Soul. In total, we have 13 members. These two branches are in the innermost part of the team, and they use VR gaming pods for daily training."

Chapter 340: Looking into the future

Bai shunhua brought Chen Zhao in and introduced him to each branch.

"RPG games are the divisions of moon God’s prophecy, Legend of the Sword, and heavenly justice Three Kingdoms. The players in this area are not fixed because these games are not purely competitive games. They usually do things like grinding for equipment and doing things like events.

"There’s also RTS games. We currently have Warcraft and Legion conquest. Warcraft is still okay, but Legion conquest isn’t as popular in the country anymore, so we’re thinking about closing this branch. "

"This is the Warcraft training room. I’m sure you’ll be interested, Mr. Chen."

Chen Zhao looked at it.

MG e-sports club seemed to be treating everyone equally, as they had allocated a training room of the same size to the Warcraft branch. However, this training room could fit 14 people, while there were only three players in Warcraft.

The entire training room seemed a little empty.

"Because Warcraft is focused on single player combat, " Bai shunhua explained."We only need to find the star players with potential. It’s not like FPS games, where we have to form a five-man team."

Chen Mo nodded in understanding.

Bai shunhua brought Chen Mo around to other places before finally returning to the guest room.

"That’s about it. Is there anything else you want to know, President Chen?" Bai shunhua asked.

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, I understand most of it."

Bai shunhua took a cup of hot water from the water dispenser and handed it to Chen Mo, "President Chen, you said earlier that you wanted to talk about the development of e-sports. What do you want to talk about specifically?"

Chen Zhao thought for a moment, trying to figure out where to start.

"Manager Bai, does MG e-sports club have any plans to set up a division of League of Legends?"

Bai shunhua smiled."Of course, President Chen. League of Legends is a very fair competitive game. It’s only been released for less than three months, but its popularity in China has already surpassed Warcraft. How could we miss out on such a crucial area?"

"We’re planning to unearth some potential stairway tree players by next month at the latest. They’re at least at the level of the king, so they can come to the base for a trial. As for the official formation of the team, it may be delayed a little. We can probably form a team in June and participate in some small competitions. "

Chen Mo nodded. I have an idea about the e-sports mode of League of Legends. I hope that the major clubs can form a long-term league together, just like traditional sports. "

Bai shunhua was taken aback,’long-term League? What do you mean, President Chen?"

"Manager Bai, " Chen Zhao said."You can imagine this."

"The 10 clubs in the country form 10 first-tier teams to establish a long-term League mechanism. The league has the spring and summer seasons. Each season will have the regular season and the playoffs. The playoffs will determine the champion. "

"Three teams will be decided through the points of the spring and summer competitions. They will fight in the world Finals."

"In a large Stadium, under the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators, two of the world’s top teams competed for the highest honor of the year, the World Championship trophy and millions of dollars in prize money."

"All major live-streaming platforms and even traditional media will be broadcasting and following this e-sports event. When the time comes, tens of millions of viewers around the world will watch it."

"Manager Bai, can you imagine what kind of scene this will be?"

Bai shunhua was stunned. Chen Zhao’s words had him dumbfounded.

Bai shunhua even had the illusion that she was a newbie who had just entered the workplace, and as soon as she joined, she met a boss who was very good at making chicken soup and making empty promises, and she was completely wrapped up in the prospect of the future.

However, Bai shunhua was the manager of the e-sports club, and she was very familiar with the local and foreign e-sports environment, so she quickly regained her composure.

He coughed twice and said, "President Chen, this is indeed a very beautiful picture. I also think that the e-sports industry is a rising industry. It is indeed possible that it will reach the height of traditional sports at some time in the future. However, judging from the current development of the domestic e-sports industry, I’m afraid that it will take more than a decade for the image that President Chen is looking forward to to to be achieved."

"It’s not that the technology isn’t up to standard, but the main issue is the influence. At present, in the domestic gaming circle, Oh, or in the entire world’s gaming circle, there was no competitive game that was as popular as football and basketball. Mmorpgs have more players, but the competition is not as good. "

"The root of the problem is the number of players. If there aren’t enough players, there won’t be an audience. If that’s the case, organizing this competition will be a complete loss. If we lose a few hundred million, I’m afraid that even with chief Chen’s status, he won’t be able to persist. "

"Just like what President Chen said, the audience for the competition is in the tens of millions. That means that the number of players for this game has to reach at least ‘hundreds of millions’. From the looks of it … This is too fantasizing."

Chen Mo laughed. Indeed, with the current development of the e-sports industry in this world, it wasn’t hard to make them understand what he was talking about, but it was too hard to make them believe.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, no one was interested in the S1 World Championship of League of Legends, but there were already over 8 million viewers watching the S2 Championship on the Internet and TV, and the number skyrocketed to 32 million in S3.

Indeed, if someone told you in S1 that there would be 30 million people watching an e-sports competition at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in two years, you would probably think that he was bragging.

Chen Zhao didn’t plan on explaining too much, so he just said, "Manager Bai, sometimes, we need to look further. League of Legends will develop faster and faster, and this day may come much earlier than we thought."

"However, the first step is to set up a long-term mechanism in the country, which can’t be done without the support of the major clubs. After all, a league only has spectators. It’s impossible to have no players. I need the big clubs to set up a perfect talent selection, training, and trading system. I need the cooperation of manager Bai and the other managers. "

"No problem, President Chen." Bai shunhua nodded. In fact, MG Club has been working on this, but the game developers didn’t care about it and the clubs didn’t have a Unified Manager, so it was always in a chaotic state. If you’re willing to spend time on this, I’m sure the other clubs will be happy to cooperate with you. "

Chen Mo nodded, "that’s good." I’ll have to trouble manager Bai to tell the other club managers that the first ten teams for the league tournament have not been completely determined. It will depend on their performance to decide on which ten clubs to choose. "

"Oh right, please tell them that this quota might seem like a free gift, but if they miss it, they will regret it for a long time."

Chapter 340-ancient catastrophe warm-up

Back at the studio, Chen Mo received some internal materials from Bai shunhua.

This was a research report written by Bai shunhua last year after she went abroad for an investigation, for the reference of the internal staff of MG e-sports club. It had a more detailed analysis of the current development of the game industry in various countries.

Bai shunhua repeatedly told Chen Zhao to keep the item to himself and not spread it around.

Chen Mo’s identity was a bit special, he was not a competitive esports player, but as the designer of League of Legends, he had been a great help to MG Esports Club, so Bai shunhua was trying to show her goodwill.

However, Chen Mo didn’t think that the materials were that valuable. After all, foreign e-sports clubs didn’t run away. As long as the local clubs were willing to spend money to investigate, they would be able to write down the materials.

Chen Zhao looked through it.

The esports industry overseas was basically the same as in his previous life. The US, Europe, and South Korea were all developing well and had a good foundation. There were a few established clubs.

Of course, just like in his previous life, Korea in the parallel world was at the forefront of the e-sports system.

The concept of "leading" didn’t refer to results. After all, no matter how strong the e-sports industry was, it couldn’t dominate all types of games.

In terms of e-sports results, Legion conquest had completely become a game dominated by Korea. In some FPS games, Europe and America were slightly better than Korea.

There was a special case in Warcraft, where the Chinese server had the best players, followed by the Korean server, and then the European server. This was related to the fact that Warcraft was the first to be released in China, so there were many players, the ladder was perfect, and it started early.

In terms of results, parallel world’s Korea e-sports was not as dominant as it was in his previous life. There were many events that could not be helped up, but the level of professionalism was almost the same as in his previous life, which meant that it still had great potential.

When the e-sports clubs in China, Europe, and the United States were still fighting for themselves, Korea already had an e-Sports Association and a perfect competition operation system, as well as standardized management of players.

The combination of National cultural orientation, support from the upper class, social recognition, professional management, and standardized competitions had always maintained the exuberant vitality of Korea e-sports.

The president of the Korea e-Sports Association was a Member of Parliament, and his responsibility was to fight for the position of e-sports in the Parliament, such as television broadcasting channels, popularization of the country, and so on. The Vice-President of the Association was a representative of the upper echelons of the company. They did not participate in the management, but they still had a very significant influence.

The establishment of a professional club was an investment by the company, not the boss’s personal action. The manager of the club was an employee of the company, not just an e-sports club’s employee.

This model was to give all the players and employees a kind of protection. If the company gave up the e-sports club, these e-sports players would still be employees of the company. The company had to protect their work interests. Even if they were to be laid off, they had to follow the labor law.

Therefore, even if some of the second-tier teams in Korea couldn’t make any good results, they still existed and persevered.

In fact, Korea e-sports had completely gone beyond the scope of playing games. The only purpose of its existence was to win the championship, which was a very stressful job.

Professional Espers are all about profit. If they can’t win the championship, they might even give up a certain game project and invest all their resources into a project that is easier to rule.

In this document, Bai shunhua also emphasized the development model of e-sports in Korea, and summed up many parts that could be used for reference.

……

Chen Zhao finished reading the internal materials.

The materials only helped him understand the current development of e-sports in various countries around the world, but he didn’t have a use for it yet.

The promotion of League of Legends definitely wouldn’t happen overnight. In Chen Mo’s previous life, it took three years for League of Legends to become popular all over the world, and it was the result of countless people’s hard work. The situation in the parallel world was even more complicated, so it was impossible to make League of Legends popular all over the world in a year or two.

However, Chen Mo was different from fist games. Fist games only needed to keep updating League of Legends, but Chen Mo couldn’t do that, he had to keep making new games.

After that, the promotion of League of Legends would definitely rely on various competitions. The game itself didn’t have much update content, so it would be fine as long as a few new heroes were released every once in a while and the game content was optimized.

This was going to be a long process, so Chen Mo planned to split the current staff into two groups. A third of the original team would be in charge of the daily operations and maintenance of League of Legends, while the new team would be in charge of future promotions and competition arrangements.

As for the others, they were working on new games at the same time. After all, time was precious to Chen Mo, as there were many other games that were just as fun and exciting to make.

……

In June, Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s new game, ancient catastrophe, started to be promoted and more and more information started to leak out.

They went with the flow and used the concept of "MOBA games". Their slogan was "China MOBA, our own MOBA."

The game was based on ancient myths and legends, with Huaxia myths and legends as the main theme and myths and legends from other civilizations as supplementary. The plan was to introduce 30 hero characters in the first version.

Emperor dynasty entertainment had many experienced videographers, and with a very successful game as a reference, the development of ancient catastrophe was very fast. It only took three months to complete the main content.

In terms of technical skill, the ancient catastrophe made by Emperor dynasty entertainment was not inferior to League of Legends. The only differences were the background setting and the way the game was played.

In terms of gameplay, ancient catastrophe had completely simplified League of Legends. This was mainly to further reduce the difficulty of MOBA games so that more people with poor skills could experience the core fun of MOBA games.

"Ancient catastrophe" removed the equipment and economic system, freeing the players from the boring farming process. They could now focus on the online battles and consumption, making the early game more intense and exciting.

At the same time, "ancient catastrophe" had added many new map mechanisms. After killing wild monsters, one could collect special coins, which could be used to activate the map mechanism to weaken the enemy’s heroes and defense facilities. This made the competition points in the whole game more diverse, no longer limited to big and small dragons and red and blue buffs.

Moreover, this game also took care of the feelings of new players to the greatest extent. The death data of new players would be hidden. After the enemy hero died, every hero who participated in the kill would be considered to have completed a kill. This was because this was a team game and did not encourage killing.

Moreover, without the economic system, there was no point in snatching kills. Wasn’t it great to record a kill for all the players who participated in the battle and make all the players happy?

Of course, they would only know if it was fun after the game started testing. However, from the information released by Emperor dynasty entertainment, the game was in full swing.

Chapter 342: A paradise for newbies

The publicity for the ancient catastrophe was overwhelming, and even normal players could clearly feel the importance Emperor dynasty entertainment placed on the game.

Among the players, especially those in League of Legends, many were talking about this fully simplified MOBA game.

"The test for ancient catastrophe has begun. Is anyone going to try it?"

"Dynasty is copying League of Legends again. What’s so fun about that?"

"Yeah, he’s always been imitating her, but he’s never surpassed her."

"However, since we are standing on the shoulders of giants, ancient catastrophe can’t be too bad, right? With League of Legends as a reference and some improvements, together with the promotion of Emperor dynasty, ancient catastrophe will most likely be popular. "

"I think so too. I heard that ancient catastrophe has simplified the operations and is more friendly to new players. There’s no need to farm or buy equipment, and the map mechanism is very rich. Unlike League of Legends where it’s useless to kill monsters, killing monsters in ancient catastrophe will trigger the game mechanism."

"I’ll play it for a while. I’m a bad player in League of Legends, and I’ve been bronze all year round. I hope I can continue playing ancient catastrophe …"

"There’s no need to be so hostile. League of Legends is still the same. We’re just playing ancient catastrophe for fun. It’s not like we’re going to give up on League of Legends."

"That’s right. Is there anyone who wants to go to the ancient catastrophe with me? I’ll be your friend!"

……

The test of ancient catastrophe attracted many players, including some core players of League of Legends.

This was normal. Just like how many MMORPG players wouldn’t play only one RPG, and fantasy novel readers wouldn’t only read one fantasy novel, these players weren’t that clingy to begin with. Especially when a new game was just being tested, it was normal for many players to try it out for something new.

The key to survival in MOBA games was to keep the players.

The first batch of players ‘demo and experience came out very quickly. It was very good, especially for some newbies. Ancient catastrophe was much easier to play than League of Legends, and it was much more friendly.

The players ‘positive comments were mainly focused on three aspects.

The first was that he was easy to handle.

After removing the farming and equipment system, the difficulty of getting started in ancient catastrophe had indeed been greatly reduced. Players no longer had to be beaten by a financial disadvantage or a lack of equipment.

After a new player entered the game, they only needed to familiarize themselves with the hero’s skills, fight fiercely with the enemy hero, and seize the map’s mechanism at the right time to basically complete the mission.

In League of Legends, situations such as being suppressed by a hundred in the laning or solo kills in the laning were rare. The kills were basically in small-scale team battles.

Therefore, the new players who transferred over from League of Legends felt that the game was too easy to get used to, and they started playing it foolishly in five minutes.

The second was that he had a clear goal.

In League of Legends, it was still okay to play in the lanes, but after the lanes were over, most players would be confused about what they should do. Farming? Push the tower? Team fight? Wire?

Oh, so many choices!

Therefore, after the end of the laning period, some players would go into brainless groups. If they won, they would push, and if they couldn’t win, they would throw.

However, in ancient catastrophe, the players had a clear goal because the map’s mechanism would be refreshed frequently. The map of ancient catastrophe was also square, and the layout was similar to that of League of Legends, but the wild monsters were all replaced by special creatures with certain abilities.

For example, some of the monsters would be replaced by the four sacred beasts. After defeating the monsters, these monsters would advance to the enemy’s Tower and help you kill and push the tower. After defeating monsters, one would also receive coins. These coins could be donated to the altar in the wild to obtain buffs or debuffs on the enemy.

Moreover, the mechanisms on the map were randomly enhanced, which created a lot of randomness and uncertainties in the battle. The players also had a very clear goal. When they saw the mechanism refresh, they would rush to grab it. If they got it, they would earn. If they didn’t get it … They would just grab the next one.

The newbies would no longer be at a loss after the end of the laning phase.

The third was that the data looked good.

In "ancient catastrophe", there would never be a situation where the final score was 0-10-0 like in "League of Legends", because in "ancient catastrophe", all assists counted as kills, which could be seen as a team kill. It did not matter who was the last one.

As such, there was no such thing as malicious killing in ancient catastrophe, and players would make more rational choices in team battles.

Ancient catastrophe hid the death statistics of players. Moreover, the frequent team battles caused everyone to die a lot, so no one could remember how many times they had died.

Of course, the damage and healing data could be seen in the game, but the Champions in ancient catastrophe were not as specific as LOL. They were only divided into tank, assassin, sorcerer, Archer, and so on. Moreover, the damage data alone could not determine whether a player was good at playing or not, so it did not cause any damage to the new players.

In fact, everyone’s damage was about the same. Because they did not have any equipment, the snowball effect was greatly reduced. At most, they would not be able to win in a team fight. In any case, summer could still use her skills to deal a lot of damage, unlike in LOL, where an Archer would be killed by an assassin before he could even raise his gun.

Some new players ‘gaming experience had been improved to an unprecedented level. They only needed to familiarize themselves with the hero’s skills and they could play happily in "ancient catastrophe". They could pay attention to the map’s mechanism and team at any time. It didn’t matter if they died, they would get a kill after a quick rub. If they lost the game, they could start the next game. If they won the game, everyone’s stats would be good. It was great to take screenshots to show off.

Moreover, at the beginning of the testing period, most players were still in the learning stage, and their understanding of heroes and maps was not so mature. They were all typing and communicating, so the atmosphere of the game was more harmonious.

Due to various reasons, the first batch of players of ancient catastrophe found the game to be very fun, and it was very different from League of Legends.

A lot of people were surprised. Did Emperor dynasty entertainment really improve on the MOBA game?

Very quickly, the player score for ancient catastrophe was out. 9.2!

It had to be said that the quality of "ancient catastrophe" was very good because MOBA games didn’t rely on quality to make a living. It wasn’t that difficult to make.

Moreover, Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s artists were all very skilled, and the graphics were very beautiful, at least at first glance, it could make people’s eyes light up, it was very eye-catching.

After the comprehensive improvement of the game mechanism and the newbie experience, many old players of League of Legends could happily act cool as soon as they entered the game, and the newbies could also enjoy it.

Chapter 342: ancient fire

Although the game was somewhat similar to League of Legends, it had been improved. Strictly speaking, the core fun of ancient catastrophe and League of Legends were different.

Don’t tell me that I can’t make marksmanship just because you made one FPS?

It was true that Chen Mo’s League of Legends was the first MOBA game, but it wasn’t wrong for Emperor dynasty entertainment to make another MOBA game with an improved playstyle, ancient catastrophe.

Therefore, due to various factors, the statistics of the first beta of ancient catastrophe were very impressive. The player retention data reached 65%, and the ratings were maintained above 9 points.

From the players ‘feedback on the forums, everyone thought that the ancient catastrophe had performed much better than expected. This was because Emperor dynasty entertainment didn’t copy the game by the book this time, but made it their own.

Industry insiders predicted that the MOBA industry in the country would be dominated by two strong mobs. After the collapse of cogs, League of Legends would dominate the high-end player market, while ancient catastrophe would dominate the low-to mid-end player market.

The number of players and popularity in these two markets were clear at a glance.

……

In the designer Chat group, many people were discussing the upcoming ancient catastrophe.

The wings of star elves supported Li Feng, "extra! – The latest news is that the statistics for ‘ancient catastrophe’ on the first day were perfect, only slightly lower than ‘League of Legends’. Lin chaoxu is very happy, and it seems that Jin jieguang, who proposed this plan, has also been promoted and raised!"

Gun fighter Qian Kun: Which designer is this?"

"Not the designer, " replied Li Feng, "he’s the person in charge of operation COG in Emperor dynasty. Strictly speaking, he’s an operations staff."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "What’s this? how can the Operations Manager interfere with game development?"

Wings of star elves supported Li Feng."I didn’t intervene. It’s said that Jin jieguang had some ideas in the process of operating COG, then made an improvement report to Lin chaoxu. Lin chaoxu suggested it to the GA, but the GA didn’t change it. Then, Lin chaoxu got angry, so we, Emperor dynasty, can do it ourselves!" That’s how the "ancient catastrophe" came to be. "

Lin hailing, the nightmare tapir,’you bastard! As the person in charge of operations, you should go and start a top-up event, don’t fight with us designers for our jobs!"

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "The data is perfect? Isn’t that still lower than League of Legends?"

Wings of star elves ‘support Li Feng: "you can’t compare it like that. Just think about it, COG was so famous in the country, and it was even developed by GA and endorsed by Emperor dynasty. In the country, it was completely crushed by’ League of Legends ‘, while’ ancient catastrophe ‘was completely developed by Emperor dynasty. To be able to achieve such results, wouldn’t Lin chaoxu wake up from his dream laughing?"

Zhu fanglin: "that’s right. ‘Ancient catastrophe’ is a good starting point, and it’s easy to get started. If the dynasty really put in all their effort to promote it, it’ll definitely pose a threat to’ League of Legends ‘."

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "So, is it going to be a battle of channels again? I thought that Chen Mo had won with League of Legends, but Emperor dynasty’s reaction is so fast. "

The wings of star elves supported Li Feng,’is Big Boss Chen Mo here? I haven’t seen any messages in a long time. Did you block the group [email protected] Entertainment’s Chen Mo "

[Administrator] hengyou network’s Deputy Qiu Hengyang: "He’s probably busy with League of Legends. "

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s referee Chen Mo:

Everyone was confused.

"F * ck, it really blew Chen Mo out. What do you think of the game?" Li Feng said.

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s referee Chen Mo: This game completely simplified the gameplay of MOBA games, greatly reducing the difficulty for new players to get started, and allowing all players to experience the fun of the game. Just like how League of Legends had completely surpassed COG, ancient catastrophe would also completely surpass League of Legends. I think it’ll become popular within a month and become the most dominant MOBA game in the world. "

Everyone was confused.

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s referee, Chen Mo: "in a month’s time. Ancient times will be a hit!"

[Group leader] Zhang xiaokong, the referee of the Three Kingdoms of Godsfall: "Big Boss, your account … Was hacked?"

Chen Zhao was silent.

Everyone in the group was dumbfounded. What was the meaning of this? These few sentences sounded like praise, but why did it smell like poisonous milk?

……

A week after the beta testing of ancient catastrophe, three realms, which was developed by ZEN Entertainment, also began its beta testing.

The PC version of "three realms" was just a test. If the feedback from the players was good, then the VR version would be released.

However, the results on the day of testing were worrying. Its data was even worse than the old mmorpgs such as Moon Goddess ‘prophecy and Legend of the Sword when they were first released, let alone the popular mmorpgs such as League of Legends and ancient apocalypse.

ZEN Entertainment was in despair at the terrible numbers. They immediately stopped the closed beta and began to make major changes.

However, no one knew what would happen after these changes.

In fact, it wasn’t that mmorpgs were bad, but mmorpgs that wanted to play Shards of Time were naturally contrary to the nature of the game.

In the field of "making use of fragmented time for fun", mmorpgs could not be compared to MOBA games.

The failure of three realms sent shivers down the spine of many traditional MMORPG designers. To them, there wasn’t much of a problem with the game. In terms of quality, three realms wasn’t at a disadvantage compared to games like Moon Goddess ‘prophecy and Legend of the Sword, but the numbers had dropped significantly.

This meant that the MOBA craze caused by League of Legends was no longer limited to RTS and MOBA games, but had begun to erode the user base of other games.

Of course, this wasn’t enough to affect classic mmorpgs such as Moon Goddess ‘prophecy and Legend of the Sword, which had been in operation for many years, had a mature gameplay, and had a huge player base. However, if the newly developed games didn’t have some special attention, they would be greatly affected.

For Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform, the only game that could go head to head with League of Legends was ancient catastrophe.

……

As the popularity of the ancient catastrophe continued to rise, there were more and more disputes about the game.

As the two most popular MOBA games in the country, League of Legends and ancient catastrophe attracted too much attention. Not only did they represent the two games, but they also represented the battle between Thunderbolt gaming platform and traditional distributors, and a turning point in the gaming industry.

Whoever won this MOBA game would have the absolute initiative for the next period of time.

Chapter 343-depth of the game

In the experience store.

Zou Zhuo threw his headphones on the table and stood up excitedly, "Waa! I’m on the diamond! I’m on the diamond! Hahahahaha!"

Zou Zhuo’s excitement didn’t attract too much attention. Most of the players just glanced at him and continued with their game.

It was true that getting a diamond was not easy for ordinary players. It was worth a wave of excitement.

"Congratulations, chubby boy! Keep up the good work! You’ll soon become a King!" His friend congratulated him.

Zou Zhuo calmed himself down and sat down, "Sigh, then I can’t look forward to it anymore. It took me so much effort to get a diamond, it’s too difficult to get a king again. But I really feel that League of Legends is getting harder and harder as we play it. The depth is really scary. "

The friend beside him didn’t quite understand what he meant."Eh? How should I put it?"

Zou Zhuo looked at his score happily and said, "At the start, I thought that League of Legends was much simpler than Warcraft, but as we played, I realized that the High Level Games were no easier than Warcraft."

"How should I put it, the two games are different. The feature of Warcraft’s ceiling is clear: your hands and mind can’t keep up. You need faster hand speed, better reaction time, and better judgment. After a team battle, you’ll lose your entire family because of a technical problem, and then you’ll know that it’ll be hard for you to advance."

"However, it’s not so obvious that League of Legends has reached the ceiling. Many people feel that they are at least in the Platinum or diamond ranks, but they are stuck in silver or gold, so they will pass the blame on their teammates."

The friend next to him was puzzled, "isn’t that the case?" I really don’t think there’s much of a difference between gold and platinum in terms of operation. "

Zou Zhuo shook his head."Of course, some people can make it to Platinum, but there’s a limit to that. You’re a noob and only at gold. Even if you’re led by a God, you can’t make it to challenger."

"That’s where the depth of League of Legends is. It’s not just a test of operation and skill, but also your awareness. If you play well, you can carry better by playing the center position, but if you don’t play well, you can also play some lousy heroes to get points. "

"I’ve met a lot of people who have average mechanics, but they just keep playing Champions that don’t require much mechanics. They can get points by relying on their awareness."

"The higher the ranking, the more you can feel those great gods. Their thinking is particularly clear, what time to do, how to snowball with the wind, how to delay development with the wind. There is really too much knowledge in this."

"Take the manager for example. He’s the king with a high win rate. His mechanics are just one aspect, but mechanics can’t cure all diseases because you can’t guarantee that your teammates can play well, right? there’s still a chance of running into idiots occasionally."

"But when the manager is playing ranked games, his teammates don’t dare to mess with him, " a friend next to him added."Otherwise, he’ll be banned."

Zou Zhuo, "that’s what I meant, you understand the spirit." The manager’s understanding of the game is really amazing. His videos have been studied over and over again, the time and position of his appearance, how to command his teammates with the wind and how to command them with the wind. He has a clear understanding of the opponent’s psychology. "

The friend beside him had a "learned" expression.

"Speaking of which, where’s the manager? I want to share my good news with the manager!" Zou Zhuo logged out of his account, turned off his computer, and went to the lobby on the first floor of the experience store.

Chen Zhao was reading on the sofa.

Zou Zhuo sat next to Chen Mo, "manager, I just got a diamond!" Aren’t I great?"

Chen Zhao glanced at him, then you’re really great. But if I remember correctly, I set the highest rank to be King tier, right?"

Zou Zhuo, "wow, manager, you’re such a pain in the ass!"

Chen Mo patted his shoulder."You’re still far from being a professional, winning the championship, opening an online store, and marrying a fair, rich, and beautiful woman. You can’t be so arrogant just because you won a diamond."

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

Chen Zhao continued reading.

Zou Zhuo suddenly thought of something and asked, "Manager, the ancient catastrophe has been hyping up recently. Are you really not going to pay attention to it? It’s said that this game has good statistics. "

"Have you played yet?" Chen Mo asked without looking up.

Zou Zhuo shook his head."Of course not. I’m a loyal Thunderbolt gaming player. Why would I play a pirated game like this?"

"It’s fine, " Chen Zhao said."You’ll know after two weeks."

"Really?" zou Zhuo asked, confused.

……

In Emperor dynasty entertainment, Jin jieguang’s expression was serious as he walked quickly to Lin chaoxu’s office.

Two weeks after the release of "ancient catastrophe", it was the first time that the growth of various data had declined. Although the number of active players and the number of players online were still increasing, it could be felt that the growth was slowing down.

On the other hand, since the release of League of Legends, the figures had been rising faster and faster, and there had never been a decline, which raised Jin jieguang’s vigilance.

Although there hadn’t been any major landslides so far, this phenomenon was a bit abnormal in itself. Jin jieguang wasn’t sure if the danger was serious, so he quickly reported it to Lin chaoxu.

In the office, Lin chaoxu looked at the various data materials handed over by Jin jieguang. He pondered for a moment and said, "Did you find any problems with the game? Did you do a questionnaire?"

"I did a questionnaire survey, but the overall satisfaction level is okay, " said Jin jieguang. The players who are not satisfied can’t say why. They just feel that the game is boring or that they can’t act cool. "

"In other words, the high-end players aren’t very satisfied?" Lin chaoxu thought for a moment.

"You can say that, " Jin jieguang nodded. Since the current game mechanism of ‘ancient catastrophe’ is basically to improve the combat power of newbie players, naturally, there won’t be a situation where a God can fight five people by himself like in COG and League of Legends. "

"Can it be improved?" Lin chaoxu frowned.

Jin jieguang looked troubled."Of course, but it seems to be in conflict with the original design of ‘ancient catastrophe.’" If we increase the snowball effect, these Masters can use the snowball effect to kill newbies, and it seems like we’ll be going back to the path of League of Legends, which will be very disadvantageous to our expansion into the low-and mid-end player market. "

Lin chaoxu couldn’t make up his mind. Indeed, it seemed that the opinions of the high-end players would affect the subsequent data of ancient catastrophe to a certain extent. However, if the game was changed because of this, wouldn’t it be equivalent to overthrowing all the advantages of ancient catastrophe?

Chapter 344-just not fun

After much thought, Lin chaoxu decided not to change his mind.

In the gaming industry, the first lesson that every video game designer learned was not to change their design ideas because of the dissatisfaction of some players.

(Of course, this rule could also be applied to all creative activities.)

For most games, it was normal for players who didn’t like to play to complain, but there were many more players who were playing well, and they wouldn’t complain.

If they only noticed the complaining players, it would create a "survivor bias." Making changes to the game based on this would not only destroy the design ideas and game features that had been passed on, but it would also make the players who had no objections unhappy, which would cause even greater losses.

Lin chaoxu was naturally familiar with this. From the current situation, "ancient catastrophe" was far from the point where it needed to be cut off. It was still increasing, but the speed had slowed down.

Moreover, taking care of the feelings of the high-end players was contrary to the research and development idea of "ancient catastrophe." It was originally a game to harvest low-and mid-end players, and there was nothing that could be done if the high-end players did not like to play.

Moreover, the reason why "ancient catastrophe" was so well received was because it was different from "League of Legends". If it was modified according to "League of Legends, " where would the core competitiveness be?

Lin chaoxu considered for a long time before saying, "Let’s not change the game’s playstyle for the time being. We’ll have a few more operational activities and increase the data and popularity first. In addition, continue to pay attention to this matter and report to me at any time if there’s anything. "

Jin jieguang nodded. Lin chaoxu’s idea was the same as his, and this was indeed the safest way.

……

At the end of June, the statistics of the ancient catastrophe suddenly began to fall like a cliff.

This happened so suddenly that within a dozen days, the daily active users and the duration of the players ‘games began to plummet. Even the players in the game could clearly feel the loss.

On the official forum of the ancient catastrophe, many players were discussing it.

"Why do I feel like there are fewer players recently? In the past, the matchmaking sessions were very quick, but now, sometimes it’s a minute long, and you’ll even be matched with experts who are obviously stronger than the average level. "

"I also feel that there are fewer and fewer people online in my friend list. The few good engine oil players who were online before have not been online for a few days."

"Me too, my friend came online five days ago."

"The group chat for ancient catastrophe isn’t talking about the game anymore. Most of them are talking about mobile games and League of Legends."

"Is it because it’s still in testing and hasn’t been officially released yet? The game should be popular once it’s officially released. The quality of the game is so good, Emperor dynasty should quickly promote it, we can’t delay any longer!"

"Yeah, I think it’s because it’s not officially online yet?"

"This game is so fun, why doesn’t everyone like it? Everyone, go and pull some new players in, it’s such an easy game to play!"

"Don’t make such a big fuss, okay? It was normal for the number of players to fluctuate, which Emperor dynasty game had a low number of players? When it’s online and promoted, it’ll definitely be popular!"

……

What the players didn’t know was that the designers of ancient catastrophe and jieguang Jin were even more worried than the players. The players couldn’t see the background data, but they could see it clearly.

Such a sharp drop in activity could no longer be ignored. It was threatening the lifespan of the game ancient catastrophe.

If they couldn’t guarantee that these old players would stay in the game forever, then it would be useless to promote and attract new users.

The calculation and results of water entering one valve and water exiting the other were already known by everyone since elementary school.

Everyone was confused. What was going on?

Wasn’t everything fine when the closed beta started? The player retention rate was good, and the satisfaction level was good too, satisfying the needs of the low-end players. It also differentiated it from League of Legends.

Everyone was clearly very satisfied, right?

Why did it feel like it was going to die in a short month before the closed beta ended?

This kind of plummeting speed had never happened in any of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s games before, unless some serious operational accident had happened.

However, the ancient catastrophe was still in the testing stage, so they didn’t dare to launch too many operations, let alone any operational accidents.

What had happened?

Emperor dynasty entertainment distributed a large number of surveys to players who abandoned the game, and the most common response was: This game was good in every way, but it was not fun.

Jin jieguang was dumbfounded. What was the problem with "not fun"?

The scope of this question was too broad. There was no way to locate it!

The designers and operators of ancient catastrophe were also racking their brains to come up with an event and change the gameplay to get the game back on track, but it was no use.

The popularity of ‘ancient catastrophe’ still died down day by day.

……

"Everything’s good, but it’s not fun. "

This was the biggest insult to a designer.

This was because the hidden meaning of this sentence was that the graphics, quality, and feel of the game were all fine. It was just that the way it was played wasn’t good.

That was the problem with ancient catastrophe. The main reason why it was not fun was that there was a problem with the way it was played.

Of course, strictly speaking, Jin jieguang and Emperor dynasty had been tricked by Chen Mo. However, the trap wasn’t obvious and didn’t look like a trap at all, so Jin jieguang stepped in without hesitation.

When "the ancient catastrophe" was first tested, the feedback from the players was quite good. This game really took care of the feelings of new players by lowering the difficulty of the first try and setting the game goals. This allowed it to achieve a certain level of success in the early stages of its release.

However, the most important problem was that new players would not always be new players.

When the first batch of new players grew into experienced players, this game mode was a blatant dissuasion.

Hence, there had to be a delicate balance between the newbies, the Veterans, and the experts. COG placed too much emphasis on the experience of the Masters, while "ancient catastrophe" placed too much emphasis on the experience of the newbies. Both of them created an imbalance.

In comparison, it was better for COG to place too much emphasis on the experience of the Masters. It was nothing more than turning the game into a hardcore niche game, where there was no problem in surviving.

However, the ancient catastrophe placed too much emphasis on the newbie experience, resulting in the loss of hardcore players, which was very fatal. This was because the real support of a game was the hardcore players, and the newbies were all dependent on them.

The newbies would slowly become hardcore players, and the number of hardcore players would increase, so the newbies would slowly stop entering the game.

When a newbie became a hardcore player, he turned back to look at the game’s settings, which had once attracted him, but all of them had become disgusting.

Chapter 345-the ancient times have gone cold

Without the farming and equipment system, the players had an easier time in laning. They only needed to continuously drain the opponent’s HP. However, this also made laning meaningless.

This was because at the same level, you couldn’t establish an advantage in laning. Every time you exhausted the other side, it wasn’t enough to make a snowball, and you couldn’t get an advantage in CS.

Perhaps after the other party reached a certain level, they would suddenly kill you.

You were suppressing him for the first ten minutes, but after ten minutes, you suddenly couldn’t beat him. This kind of situation made people collapse.

The design of the map snatching mechanism also became a failure.

Although this design made it very easy for the newbies to play the game as they just had to follow the map mechanism, it also made the game lose the space for choice.

In League of Legends, against the wind, you could set up a team, lead the line, or defend to your death. This choice was a strategy in itself, a pleasure.

However, in the ancient catastrophe, the map’s refresh mechanism made the opposing side feel awkward. Don’t care? It was equivalent to handing over the map mechanism to someone else, and the disadvantage would only be greater. To manage? If he couldn’t win, it was equivalent to giving his head away.

Moreover, as long as the map mechanism was refreshed, five people had to go together. If four of you went and the other side sent five, the result was that you were beaten one for four. It was easy to imagine how the player who didn’t go would be scolded.

Of course, this was mainly talking about the player experience of the low-end games. Everyone knew how to play the high-end games, so this situation would be much less.

However, for a game, the experience of low-end players would determine the depth of the game, and the depth of the game would determine the popularity of the game.

The fact that he had hidden his data had been criticized by the players.

Because everyone felt very good about themselves. My stats are so good, so I definitely played well. But if I lose, who’s going to be responsible?

It’s obvious that my four teammates are trash.

In MOBA games, everyone had a different understanding of the game. In the same situation, some people felt that they should start a team, while some people felt that they should focus on developing.

Many times, there was no clear right or wrong in these thoughts. Those who wanted to develop felt that starting a team was a gift, and those who wanted to start a team felt that continuing to develop was a slow death.

In this case, everyone felt that their own thoughts were right, and others were stupid, so it was easy to have disputes and abuse.

"Why didn’t you come? If they come, we’ll win!"

"You’re just sending them away by starting a group!"

Such quarrels could be seen everywhere.

Of course, this situation was also common in League of Legends, but League of Legends could rely on operation and awareness to establish an economic advantage and complete a forced carry of one against five.

But the [ancient catastrophe] was different.

In order to give new players a clear goal, ancient catastrophe had completely abandoned the most interesting element of MOBA games: It was a choice that severely weakened the positive feedback of the game itself.

What ordinary players had to do was too simple. They only had to push lanes, steal monsters, and fight on the map. Anything else was meaningless.

You cleared a wave of minions, but you didn’t feel anything.

There’s no reward for you killing a hero.

If you win the team battle, it won’t be you who got four or five kills, but your team.

You couldn’t feel the advantages you gained through your own efforts, but the disadvantages brought about by the stupidity of your teammates were accepted by everyone.

Therefore, after the players had a little understanding of the game "ancient catastrophe", they all felt very good about themselves. After losing, they began to blame others and curse madly, and the game environment suddenly became extremely bad.

The ancient catastrophe perfectly explained the principle of the wooden bucket. You can’t save the world even if you play well alone. As long as there is a fool, you will lose.

Under this kind of game mechanism, everyone could still play happily when they were in the state of newbies. However, once they grew up to be old players, they couldn’t continue playing at all and might even escape from the pit on a large scale.

In such a situation, it was not surprising that the players had suddenly started to lose a large number.

……

After coming to this conclusion, Jin jieguang and the designers of ancient catastrophe were on the verge of collapse.

What was going on?

Weren’t these all the advantages of ancient catastrophe? Didn’t the players like it? How did they suddenly become flaws?

Change? How could he change this?

Overturn all of them and redo them? Wasn’t this nonsense?

Moreover, even if he were to redo it, how would he do it? All according to League of Legends? Wasn’t that a game that copied League of Legends?

Besides, with such a big change, in another two months, League of Legends would have finished harvesting the entire market. It would be too late!

Lin chaoxu was so angry that he was throwing a tantrum in his office, but he had no choice."Ancient catastrophe" was a project that he had decided on, and he didn’t think there was a problem with this model before it was produced. Now that there was a problem, it didn’t make sense to push all the blame to Jin jieguang.

However, Jin jieguang’s image and status in Lin chaoxu’s heart had plummeted.

Jin jieguang was also very confused.

Was Chen Zhao’s thinking wrong?

Or had he been tricked?

……

With the silent demise of "three realms" and "ancient catastrophe, " this battle for the distribution channels ended earlier than everyone had expected.

Even though Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform were still trying to attract more players, their dominance on the PC side had fallen drastically under the influence of League of Legends.

At the beginning of July, Chen Mo released the latest statistics for League of Legends. The number of active players worldwide had exceeded eight million, and it was aiming for the title of "PC game with the most players in the world".

The number of new players in the three overseas servers, the European, American, and Korean servers, also maintained a steady growth every day, adding a steady stream of new blood to the game.

In China, League of Legends had begun to poach the players from traditional mmorpgs and FPS games. There was more and more material about League of Legends on all major streaming platforms and video websites.

After the unification of MOBA games, League of Legends had established its absolute dominance in the MOBA field, and the next step was to launch a "world-class PC game".

Of course, this would be a very long process.

To Chen Mo, the most important development and promotion Period was over. Although the League of Legends competition hadn’t started yet, it would be on the right track soon.

As long as new heroes were continuously introduced and the e-sports atmosphere was continuously created, the popularity of League of Legends would be maintained for at least five years.

In just half a year, League of Legends shocked the gaming industry all over the world, and the concept of MOBA games became popular all over the world.

Many overseas video game media had carried out in-depth follow-up reports on League of Legends, and the analysis of this new game genre had become a compulsory subject for designers around the world.

Chapter 346-lucky draw

The fourth floor of the experience store, Chen Mo’s own office.

Chen Mo was looking at some documents, on which the big clubs in the country were forming professional teams in League of Legends.

There were a total of 12 clubs in the country that were willing to form professional teams for League of Legends, and Chen Mo was the first to obtain the information and composition of these clubs.

These twelve clubs had different financial resources and abilities. After Chen Mo did some research online, he decided on ten teams to be the first to enter the League of Legends.

There were a few teams that left a deep impression on Chen Mo, such as MG team, NT club team, IF team, evil Conqueror team, and North side team.

Among these teams, other than the NRG team, they were all old and strong teams in the country. Their Foundation was relatively good, their economic strength was strong, and their management was more formal.

NPC squad was an Esports Club that had only started in Warcraft. They were still young, but Chen Mo was satisfied with the name. ("Northend" means noscent.)

After deciding on the ten teams, Chen Mo sent the list to Zhao Yunting, asking her to contact the clubs and reach out to them.

This year was the first year that League of Legends had been released. It was still in its growth period, and there were a lot of things that needed to be sorted out.

It was a little too late to form a complete League this year. After all, it was already the middle of the year, and time was too tight.

Moreover, the clubs weren’t ready yet. The rules and regulations weren’t perfect, and the venue wasn’t fixed. It was even more uncertain how many people would watch the daily league.

As such, Chen Mo decided to skip the league tournament and use an invitation system instead. He would invite four teams each from the Chinese, Korean, European, and American servers to compete and decide the champion.

The S1 World Championship was set for October, and there were still more than three months to prepare. Considering the fact that the rules and regulations of the competition in Chen Mo’s previous life were already perfected and could be used immediately, there was still time to prepare.

Moreover, China had already hosted a few e-sports competitions before, like the Warcraft competition on fantasy gaming platform. The relevant staff had experience in competitions and weren’t completely without a Foundation.

Chen Mo asked Zhao Yunting to be in charge of communicating with the big clubs. In addition, he also asked Zhao Yunting to observe the more reliable e-sports hosting teams in the country. If necessary, he could directly buy the entire team.

It was expected that by the time League of Legends World Finals were held in October, the number of heroes in the game would reach 50. Although it was still a little too little, some evergreen heroes had already appeared, so the viewing and balance of the game should be guaranteed.

……

Chen Mo couldn’t help but turn on the virtual screen on his bracelet since he hadn’t done a draw in a long time.

In fact, so far, League of Legends had not brought him a huge amount of income. Since its release, he had only earned about 600 million. Moreover, a large portion of the money was used to promote his products in China and overseas.

Of course, this had a lot to do with Chen Mo’s marketing strategy. After cutting the fees for heroes, League of Legends lost a large profit point.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t do that many activities, like limited skins and so on. Plus, the players weren’t that passionate about buying skins yet, and the number of players wasn’t that high. So even though League of Legends was popular, the number of players paid wasn’t that shocking.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, League of Legends’s revenue only exploded after S3. It had been completely suppressed by Crossfire in China before, which could only be said to be the result of the different revenue models.

So far, the team had been split into different groups. Qian Kun would be responsible for the updates of League of Legends, and Zhao Yunting’s operations team would be responsible for the maintenance of League of Legends. Chen Mo planned to start a new project next.

Of course, before starting a new project, he still had to spend money on it.

He topped up another 50 million and exchanged it for 50000 diamonds.

Chen Mo was quite familiar with the process now. He did the draw again and again, and soon, he was done with the 500th draw.

The items that were drawn this time were quite scattered. Chen Mo scanned through them and found a few new skill books and items.

Design-type plot creation skill book (level two): 40 books

Professional knowledge of skeleton design (human anatomy): 100 books

Professional knowledge of building design (advanced modern building skill book): 40 books

Presentation style (demonic style advanced teaching material): 80 books

Display building art (3D model): 60 books

Display-type building art (action special effects): 50 books

[Presentation-type engine, music and sound effects: 30]

[Item Type fear shrouding equipment: 10]

[Item-type engine speed regulator: 20]

[Item-type] intelligence-reducing aura: 20]

[Item-type bone memory playback potion: 50]

"Human anatomy? Evil tome style advanced teaching material?" Chen Mo started to look at the new items.

Human anatomy was more detailed medical knowledge, such as the blood vessels, nerves, bone structure, and so on. There were also different effects on the human body when different injuries were suffered.

This part of the knowledge was mainly related to surgery. Unlike traditional medical textbooks, these skill books were not only dry knowledge, but they also had some content that could be applied to game development.

Modern architecture advanced skill books were for more complex building structures. Before doing Minecraft, Chen Mo had drawn a few architecture skill books, but they were more basic. There were ancient and modern buildings, and they were mostly basic structures on the outside. The internal structure wasn’t very detailed.

This time, the advanced skill book gave a detailed explanation of the internal structure of many modern buildings, including ventilation pipes, electricity, water and drainage systems, and so on.

This time, the advanced teaching materials for the demonic book style were mainly materials and detailed explanations of the demonic art style. In fact, Chen Mo had already used the evil art style in the game when he made Diablo, but since Diablo was a game from a God’s perspective, many of the models and stickers didn’t have to be so detailed.

This time, the advanced skill book gave Chen Mo a deeper understanding of the art style of the demonic Arts, and the materials were more varied.

Modeling, movement, music, and sound effects would allow Chen Mo to better handle first person games, and make the game feel more real and immersive.

Adding on the psychology skill book that he’d previously drawn, Chen Mo’s control of the player’s psychology had reached a level of extreme precision.

Chapter 347-difficult to pass the interrogation

There were also two new items that caught Chen Mo’s attention.

"Fear shrouding device: after using it, you will lose your sense of fear and be able to think with absolute rationality. Lasts for 30 minutes."

Chen Zhao was speechless. What the hell was this? ‘I’m not on the night shift to guard the gate, nor am I a Cemetery caretaker. Is this thing … To boost my courage?’

[Intelligence-reducing Halo: after using it, your target’s intelligence will short-circuit, making it easier for you to dupe him. During this period, as long as the other party agrees with your opinion, it will continue to be in effect. Lasts for 10 minutes.]

This seemed to be quite useful. The next time Jin jieguang came to the experience store, he could use this item and complete the forced deception in three minutes.

However, she felt that he probably wouldn’t come again …

After using up all the skill books, Chen Mo started thinking about the new game.

At the moment, League of Legends had already gained a firm foothold on the PC side and was expected to become the most popular PC game.

However, Chen Mo also knew that the situation in this world was different from his previous life. In his previous life, when League of Legends was released, the PC was the most popular game. At that time, there were no VR games, and mobile games were still in their primitive state.

In this special environment, League of Legends quickly dominated the market because it was very suitable for PC games. In two or three years, it became the most popular game in the world, creating a miracle in the history of gaming.

However, in the parallel world, VR, PC, and mobile platforms were all very developed. PC didn’t dominate the game like it did in his previous life. Instead, it was being squeezed to the point where it felt uncomfortable.

It was foreseeable that as League of Legends continued to develop, it would definitely dominate the PC market, but mobile and VR games would not be affected by League of Legends.

Therefore, it wasn’t realistic to rely on League of Legends to rise to the top.

The biggest benefit of League of Legends to Chen Mo was that he now had a Golden Brand and a long-lasting money tree on PC. Even though this money tree was still a small sapling, it would grow very quickly.

Moreover, the e-sports related industries that were derived from League of Legends were also one of Chen Mo’s plans.

After China’s distributors had surrounded and suppressed Thunderbolt gaming platform, they went bankrupt with the sudden appearance of League of Legends. Now, Thunderbolt gaming platform had a firm foothold, at least to the point where it could stand up to these traditional distributors.

Of course, it was impossible to completely crush these traditional distributors. Just like how popular League of Legends was in his previous life, it was impossible for Penguin to completely monopolize the game’s distribution channels despite having so many users. Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t have a weapon like Penguin in his parallel world.

These traditional distributors would definitely adopt measures like lowering their cut or introducing various benefits to attract independent video game designers to release their games.

However, Chen Mo’s goal had been achieved, which was to reverse the market’s status of ‘distribution channels being King’, allowing the entire game market to develop in a healthy direction.

Next, Chen Mo decided to focus his attention on VR.

Chen Mo had released a VR game called Minecraft before, but this game was basically taking advantage of a loophole. Its success model was completely different from the current VR games on the market. It could be said that it was a product that couldn’t be replicated.

This was a bit similar to League of Legends. They were both "non-mass-produced" works, and they might only appear once in a while, the result of a genius designer’s inspiration.

Chen Mo wanted to try out games that could be ‘mass-produced’. These games had a clear production process and were extremely immersive, which was a new development for Chen Mo.

However, before deciding on the next game, Chen Mo decided to visit the game Committee and see Qiao Hua.

Because the next game he was going to make was a little special and he wasn’t sure if it would pass the vetting process, so he had to let them know in advance.

Chen Zhao wasn’t sure if he could succeed this time. However, he had just drawn a new item, "intelligence-reducing Halo, " so he hoped that it would be useful.

Chen Mo went through the concept draft for the new game and headed to the game Committee with it.

He had already been here once when he was working on Diablo, so he was familiar with the place. He went straight to the game committee’s office and found Qiao Hua’s office.

Chen Zhao knocked on the door.

"Please come in." Qiao Hua said.

Chen Mo entered the office and nodded at Qiao Hua."Minister Qiao."

Qiao Hua smiled, "Chen Mo, you’re here. Have a seat." I still have something to do, so I don’t have much time. Let’s make it short, okay?"

Chen Mo nodded."Yes, it’s about the new game. I’ve brought the concept draft. Take a look."

As Chen Mo spoke, he handed the concept draft to Qiao Hua.

The game Committee didn’t have much of a bureaucratic air, which might be related to the characteristics of the department and the personality of Chairman Zhang Zhongxiang.

Chen Mo and Qiao Hua had known each other for a long time. It was Qiao Hua who had pulled Chen Mo into the game Committee, so they were very close and had a lot of free time in private.

Chen Mo first showed the design draft to Qiao Hua to let him know, and when Qiao Hua felt that there were no problems, he would send it for review. It would most likely be done.

Qiao Hua took the design document and flipped through it as he said, "For you to come all the way here, it seems that this game is the type that’s hard to get approval."

Chen Zhao smiled and didn’t reply.

Indeed, if the game was easy to review, Chen Mo wouldn’t have to make the trip himself, he would just have to submit the relevant materials according to the standard process. It was precisely because it was easy to be beaten back if the game was played normally that Chen Mo had to inform Qiao Hua first.

Qiao Hua flipped through the design document and furrowed his brows."Escape?"

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, I want to make a horror game."

Qiao Hua’s expression was grave as he finished reading the design document. After some thought, he flipped to the first page and read it again.

After reading it twice, Qiao Hua raised his head and looked at Chen Mo. "Your game is indeed not easy to pass."

"Diablo’s review was already a little too far-fetched, but we can still use ancient western adventure and role-playing themes to cover it up. After all, that game is on a PC and follows the traditional way of leveling up by killing monsters. It’s just that the graphics are a little more evil, but that’s still fine."

"But there are too many sensitive factors in outlast. For example, there’s a lot of blood, horror scenes, and corpses all over the ground. Most importantly, it’s a first person VR game, so the visual impact is too strong. The immersion is on a completely different level from Diablo, it’s … It’s really hard to say. "

Chapter 349: A horror game that criticizes reality

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, I know." However, there aren’t many people making horror games in China. For VR games, although horror games aren’t popular, they’re the most immersive of all games, and can fill the market gap. "

Qiao Hua adjusted his glasses and fell into deep thought.

"Director Qiao, " Chen Mo added, "this game has to be split into levels. Just like Diablo, it has to be played by adults."

"Also, the physical condition of the player must be checked through the VR gaming pod before they enter the game. People with heart disease and similar diseases can’t play. In the game, the player’s physiological indicators must be monitored throughout the game, and if the indicators are abnormal, the line will be disconnected immediately. "

"There are a few VR horror games overseas right now, and the related settings and security measures have been perfected. If we follow these standards, there shouldn’t be any major problems."

"Yes, I know, " Qiao Hua sighed. However, the game committee’s current attitude doesn’t encourage games that are too bloody and violent, because they have certain risks and might have a subtle psychological impact on people. "

"Of course, we all know that the impact is minimal. Just like watching horror movies, no one will become perverted or even kill or harm people because of horror movies. From my personal point of view, I think we can try something in this area, but you have to come up with a set of excuses to convince Chairman Zhang. "

"Oh?" Chen Zhao thought for a moment."I have an excuse."

"Tell me about it, " Qiao Hua said, interested.

Chen Mo briefly explained his idea.

After Qiao Hua heard this, he frowned and thought for a moment."It seems like it’s possible. This is indeed a good reason, but it’s hard to say whether it can convince Chairman Zhang, but you can try. "

"Wait here for a moment, I’ll go ask Chairman Zhang. I’ll call you in a while."

Qiao Hua quickly walked out of the office to find Chairman Zhang Zhongxiang.

The situation in parallel world was different from his previous life. The audit of games was much more relaxed. Moreover, the game Committee didn’t have an absolute standard for which games could pass and which couldn ‘t. As for whether a horror game like escape could pass the review and let players play it, it was up to Chairman Zhang Zhongxiang to decide.

Qiao Hua returned about half an hour later.

"Come with me, Chairman Zhang is waiting for you. You only have 20 minutes. Think about what you want to say. If you can’t pass this time, you probably won’t have another chance in the future. " Qiao Hua said.

"I understand, Minister Qiao." Chen Zhao followed.

Qiao Hua led Chen Mo to the chairman Zhang Zhongxiang’s office and knocked on the door, signaling Chen Mo to go in.

In the office, Zhang Zhongxiang was reading the design document.

Seeing Chen Zhao come in, he pointed at his desk."Sit."

Chen Mo sat down and carefully observed Zhang Zhongxiang’s expression.

Zhang Zhongxiang frowned. It seemed like he had a lot of doubts about the concept document.

Chen Mo’s right hand touched the virtual bracelet on his left wrist, and he activated the device.

Zhang Zhongxiang coughed and said, "Chen Mo, I’ve finished your concept draft. The game was a horror game with a lot of blood and violence. According to the game committee’s usual attitude, this game could not be approved. This is because under such a high level of immersion, this game will have a certain impact on the mental health of the player. "

"I don’t think so, Chairman Zhang, " said Chen Zhao. First of all, as an adult, your three views have already been formed, and a healthy person will be frightened when they experience horror movies, horror games, or even haunted houses. "

"Currently, both horror movies and haunted houses exist in our country. This means that as long as the horror experience is controlled, it will not be dangerous."

"The current horror games overseas have a very mature protective mechanism for the players. There are so many horror games overseas every year, but I’ve never heard of a player suddenly dying or being stimulated to harm society. So, the impact is actually not that serious. Or rather, this kind of influence can be completely avoided. "

Zhang Zhongxiang frowned."The main thing is that horror games don’t have any positive content. It’s hard to convince the traditional and conservative members of the game Committee."

"Then, Chairman, " Chen Zhao asked."Do you think ‘criticism’ itself is a positive content?"

"Criticize?" Zhang Zhongxiang was stunned.

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, it’s like a magazine criticizing ugly facts."

Zhang Zhongxiang thought for a moment and said, "it should be."

"Outlast has a mental core, " Chen Zhao continued."Its mental core is criticism. In this game, the main character is a reporter with a sense of justice. He goes to investigate a mental hospital and expose the crimes within. "

"And the mental hospital is actually a place where people are controlled to conduct horrible experiments. These foreign consortiums ignore the life and death of patients for their own interests, trample on the law as they please, and even have upper-class figures acting as their umbrella."

"The player will play the role of the righteous reporter and expose the evil acts under the control of the major consortiums. This in itself is a criticism of the ugly facts and also a kind of exposure of the seemingly beautiful false scenes of foreign countries."

Zhang Zhongxiang blinked her eyes. She suddenly felt that Chen Zhao made sense.

Indeed, if outlast’s story was set in China, it would definitely not pass the vetting process.

But what if it was placed overseas? It did seem like a form of criticism and revelation.

Zhang Zhongxiang thought for a while and said, "but this is a completely fictional story."

"Chairman, art comes from life, but it’s higher than life, " Chen Zhao explained. In the history of the world, there had been many cases of genocide. "The prison in Auschwitz is far scarier than what the game shows. The camp has always existed to remind people to always remember that I made a game to interrogate human nature. Isn’t that a positive and positive thing?"

Zhang Zhongxiang was speechless.

He flipped open the design document for outlast and read it from start to finish.

After a long silence, Zhang Zhongxiang finally nodded."That’s good. This game has passed the vetting process for now, but you must remember that the game’s background story must not change. It must happen overseas. Also, you have to make sure that the VR equipment is well designed to make sure that the game doesn’t have any adverse effects on the players. "

"If the players protest strongly, this game will be taken down. If it causes a serious impact on society, you can’t be exempted from the punishment, understand?"

"Yes, Chairman, " Chen Zhao nodded."I understand!"

Chapter 349-trying out "deserted house horror"

In the experience store, Chen Mo sat on the sofa in the lobby, flipping through a book called ‘world supernatural stories’.

Chen Mo was much more relieved after getting outlast approved. It was good as long as the game passed the review, and all he had to do was think about how to make it good.

Chen Mo didn’t have any experience in making horror games, so he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to recreate outlast.

After all, a horror game could only be considered a horror game if it was done well. If it was not done well, it would become a dissing game.

"Hey, manager." Zhao Lei came in from outside the experience store and greeted Chen Mo.

"Oh?" Chen Mo nodded."You didn’t work overtime today?"

Zhao Lei sat down on the sofa opposite Chen Mo. "I’m not working overtime. It’s not easy to have two weekends in the past two days. "

Zhao Lei was the salaryman who had tried out The Stanley Parable last time. He worked in a financial company and had to work overtime on the weekends. However, it seemed like the weekend was off. He came to the experience store on Saturday morning.

"What book are you reading?" Zhao Lei asked curiously.

Chen Mo lifted the book so that Zhao Lei could see the cover.

" World supernatural stories "? Manager, how come you’re in the mood to read this kind of book?" Zhao Lei was a little surprised.

Looking for inspiration, Chen Zhao said as he watched. By the way, do you usually play horror games?"

"A horror game?" Zhao Lei thought for a moment."I’ll play a little too. Horror games are more suitable for emotional adjustment and relieving stress. But I haven’t played many. I’ve only played two or three horror games in China. "

"Oh, I see. Do you have any recommendations?" Chen Zhao asked.

Zhao Lei thought for a moment and said, "recommendation?" There was really nothing to recommend. The horror games in China are a little too boring. They are basically dreams, illusions, and mental illnesses. Although horror games don’t require a special plot, games that rely on illusions alone are not that good. "

"If you want to play, I’ll recommend a game called deserted house. Although it’s not a good game, it’s a VR game and the quality is good. Oh, and most importantly, this game supports two-player mode. "

Chen Mo put down the book and was interested."Two-person mode?"

"Yes, two-person mode." Zhao Lei nodded. In fact, the so-called two-player mode was just a gimmick. It meant that two people could share the same save file. Because VR horror games are quite scary, the developer of deserted house came up with this idea. Two people can play it together, but the two can communicate at any time and share the Save file at any time. "

Chen Mo thought for a moment, a horror game designed to torture single people?

"You can say that, " Zhao Lei smiled. The main selling point of this game is that when two people play together, they don’t have to be particularly afraid. They can discuss while playing, and if you can’t pass a place, you can directly use someone else’s save file. It doesn’t have to be a couple, but it can be a brother or sister playing together. "

Chen Zhao’s interest was extinguished."What’s the meaning of this? if you skip the parts that can’t be played in horror games, you’ll still have the face to call yourself a horror game?"

Zhao Lei said helplessly, "there’s nothing we can do. After all, the horror games in our country are not as good as those in the U.S. And Japan. It’s difficult to make, the market is small, and it’s not profitable. If we go overboard, we might even be called in by the game Committee. It’s a tough job. Occasionally, there will be a domestic horror game, but it’s basically just a scam. We’ll run away after we make a quick buck."

Chen Mo put the book back on the shelf."Come, " he said."Show me this deserted house."

"Manager, you want to play?" Zhao Lei was stunned.

Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, let’s see how good the horror games in China are .."

"Are you going to make a horror game?" Zhao Lei asked in surprise.

"Shh." Chen Zhao made a "quiet" gesture.

"Alright, I’ll play with you, manager!" Zhao Lei said excitedly.

……

Chen Mo and Zhao Lei went to the VR experience area on the third floor and found themselves a VR gaming pod.

The VR gaming pods in the experience store didn’t allow the installation of other games, so there was only one VR game in the pod: Minecraft.

Chen Mo used his administrative rights to purchase abandoned house for himself and Zhao Lei’s gaming pods. It wasn’t that expensive. There was a two-person version that could directly activate two game pods. It only cost 398 Yuan, which was considered cheap in VR games.

After buying, Chen Mo looked at the player rating, 3.7.

He felt that this terrifying journey was very likely to become a journey of ridicule.

After accepting Zhao Lei’s friend request, the two of them could establish instant communication and chat in the game cabin.

This friend request was a function that came with the VR gaming pod. Each VR gaming pod had a unique number, which was equivalent to the equipment number of the gaming pod. The system’s built-in online communication function could be completed through this number.

"How is it, manager? can we start the game?" Zhao Lei asked.

Chen Mo said, "wait, which mode should I choose?" Is it the awakening style or the complete immersion style?"

"Uh, both are fine." Zhao Lei said, "you can choose after you enter the game. Different VR games have different rules for these two modes, so there will be an explanation later. "

"Alright, let’s start then."

As Zhao Lei chose to start the game, a chat box popped up: "Do you want to start ‘deserted house shock’ with your friend?"

Chen Mo chose ‘yes’.

First, it was the game company’s LOGO, followed by some fragmented fragments.

In VR, the world Chen Mo saw was pitch black, with only a few scenes and images in the air. These images quickly filled the entire world, up, down, left, right, everywhere.

The scenes were chaotic and complicated. There were murmurs from lips, strange red curtains, dark-colored bloodstains, and corpses that had fallen …

The scene flashed by.

Chen Mo could tell that the graphics were quite low-level, but it was still quite scary when it was fast.

Then, a system notification appeared.

"Please choose the game mode."

"Refreshing experience: in this mode, you can retain the real feeling in the game cabin and can disconnect from the game at any time, which is equivalent to experiencing the game content in a completely sober state."

"Fully immersive experience: in this mode, you will be completely immersed in the world of VR games, similar to a dream. In this mode, you will have a better gaming experience. Disconnecting will be like waking up from a dream. "

"It is recommended that you experience the game in a completely immersed way, but a completely immersed experience requires a more comprehensive physical examination. If your physical condition is not up to standard, it will be forced to be a wake-up experience."

Chapter 351: A sense of déjà vu in a domestic horror film

Obviously, a completely immersed experience would be more intense and exciting, but it could also cause the player to have stronger emotional fluctuations.

Chen Mo chuckled, "I’m a high-end player. I’ve seen too much. I’m definitely going to be completely immersed in it. It’s just a horror game."

He directly chose to fully immerse himself in the experience.

Chen Zhao felt his consciousness blur for a short while, as if he was in a semi-conscious state before he fell asleep completely.

At the same time, he heard a very low system notification in his ears."Checking the player’s physical condition. Heart function is normal. Breathing, heartbeat, and vital signs are stable. No past diseases or genetic diseases. Health status is normal. Preparing for full immersion access …"

The scene changed and Chen Mo entered the VR gaming space.

Chen Zhao was in a bird’s eye view, so the camera was probably looking down from the ceiling.

The man below should be the male lead. He was dressed in casual clothes, jeans, and a T-shirt. He was typing on the keyboard.

In front of him was a laptop with a chat window of a communication software. A person named "red rose" was sending him messages.

The point of view couldn’t be changed, and a voice-over was explaining the game’s plot to Chen Mo.

[You’re a best-selling horror novel author. Many horror novels have sold well in the country. [Sometimes, you look for inspiration on the internet, and this female netizen called ‘red rose’ seems to have endless ghost stories to tell.]

At this moment, the main character was chatting with this "red rose."

[Red rose: are you holding a press conference in City X next week?] I live in city X, do you want to come over?"

The protagonist didn’t think much and typed without hesitation: "Alright."

Chen Zhao couldn’t control his burning desire to curse.

"F * ck, what kind of stupid person would use such an old-fashioned name like ‘red rose’? even a scriptwriter for an 18th-tier web drama is better than this, right?"

Soon, Chen Mo felt his field of view sink, and it became the main character’s first-person view. He also gained control of the main character’s body.

[System notification: turn off your laptop and go to bed.]

Chen Mo closed the laptop and stood up.

He tried to open the door, but the moment he touched the doorknob, the protagonist muttered to himself, "It’s late, it’s time to rest, "

Chen Mo was frustrated. It was obvious that this was just a small stand-alone setting. With the cheater nature of the game designer, they must’ve cut down the rest of the house to save resources, leaving only this bedroom.

Chen Mo was not convinced. He tried to open the window, break the door, or use the items in the room, but it was useless. All similar actions were strictly restricted.

In the end, Chen Mo sighed helplessly and chose [sleep].

Obviously, in this world’s VR games, players couldn’t do whatever they wanted like transmigrating. After all, that would be completely uncontrollable, and the amount of research and development resources the game developers needed would increase exponentially.

For example, if players were allowed to shoot, kill, or smash cars, then they would have to create the corresponding actions, special effects, performance effects, and derived playstyles. The more actions and playstyles a VR game supported, the more resources they would have to invest.

"Deserted house shock" was just a horror game, and it was obvious that the designer had only created the scene of this one room. There might be nothing outside the room. If the player were to open the door and go out by himself, he might trigger some unknown bugs.

The screen turned black, and soon, it switched to a brand new scene.

Before Chen Mo could observe his surroundings, he heard Zhao Lei’s voice."Manager, how is it? have we reached the main scene?"

Chen Mo didn’t see any character that looked like Zhao Lei. It was clear that the call was like a voice in the game, and wouldn’t affect the game’s progress.

"You can choose ‘private chat mode’ to communicate with friends outside of the game, " the system prompted.

"Yeah, " Chen Zhao said."I’m already at the entrance of this ‘abandoned house’."

"Alright, you can go in now. You just need to pass the plot, " Zhao Lei said.

Chen Mo looked at it. The setting was not bad, a house in the evening surrounded by mountains and forests. But Chen Mo was willing to bet that as long as the main character walked out of a certain range, the system would immediately tell him to walk back, because the outside was just a setting, not a real one, blocked by an air wall.

Chen Zhao went to the door and rang the doorbell.

"Ding dong."

There was no response, but the door opened.

Chen Mo, "what the f * ck?" Only a mentally-disabled child would go into such a strange scene in reality, right?"

However, according to the script, Chen Mo had to walk in.

Holding back his urge to curse, Chen Zhao walked into the house.

The wall lamp in the living room was dimly lit, and the entire living room’s decorations seemed a little retro. In this slightly dark atmosphere, there was a little bit of a scary atmosphere.

There was the sound of running water coming from inside. The bathroom light was on, and there seemed to be a woman’s figure.

"The bathroom kill that’s a must-have for domestic horror movies?"

Chen Mo was speechless. He felt like he was watching a cheap Chinese horror movie. This game was completely brainless, it was a horror game that was created by force. Chen Mo felt like quitting after three minutes.

However, considering that he was using this as inspiration for a new game, Chen Mo kept his professional ethics in mind and continued to play despite his IQ being challenged.

The male lead came to the bathroom and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Hello, is anyone there?"

The frosted glass of the bathroom was filled with water vapor, but through the glass, he could still vaguely see the figure of a woman.

The male protagonist leaned over, and at that moment, a shrill scream rang out from the bathroom!

A hand covered in blood slammed on the bathroom glass in front of Chen Zhao, making a muffled sound!

"Bang!"

The sudden scene caused the male lead to fall backward and fall to the ground. At the same time, the background music suddenly became tense, and the bathroom light went out after a series of crackling sounds.

Chen Mo helplessly stood up from the ground. When he fell just now, his butt still felt like it was touching the floor. Although it was very light, the system’s forced fall, bloody handprint, lights out, horrifying music, and the feeling of impact were still quite scary.

However, to Chen Zhao, he was only slightly frightened. This level of terror was child’s play. Chen Zhao didn’t even bother to use the fear filter.

Chen Mo could guess what would happen next.

According to a normal person’s train of thought, they would immediately run out of the bathroom to open the door to the living room and then search other places. They would definitely not enter the bathroom.

Therefore, for the designer, locking the door of the living room and all the other exits, then setting up a few traps to scare the players, and finally placing the key clues in the bathroom was the best choice.

Chapter 352: Perhaps this is the sad part about being a designer

Chen Zhao roughly understood the designer’s intention after a simple analysis. After all, he didn’t eat so many psychology books for nothing.

Thus, Chen Zhao found the bathroom light in the darkness and turned it on.

In the midst of the crackling sounds, the bathroom light came on again, but the color tone had become a little strange.

The sound of water in the bathroom had long disappeared, and there was no one inside, as if no one had taken a shower. Needless to say, it must be the male lead’s illusion.

Chen Zhao quickly found a line of Bloody Words in the bathroom mirror: "You can only escape from here if you find me!"

After a while, Zhao Lei asked, "manager, have you finished the bathroom scene?" The clue is in the bathroom mirror. You’ll see it when you turn on the light. "

"Oh, I’ve found it, " Chen Zhao said."I’m on the second-floor balcony now. Should I go to the storage room next?"

Zhao Lei, "WHAT???" How can you be faster than me?"

Chen Mo was speechless,’this game is too stupid, it’s not difficult at all. Moreover, the few ghostly figures and the terrifying sound effects that appeared in the middle of the game didn’t have any high energy at all. They were simply too weak. "

Zhao Lei was speechless.

Chen Zhao continued, "after we’re done with the storage room, should we go to the underground parking lot? According to the game’s usual style, the clue should be in that red car, right? Do I need a bloody hand to come out of the trunk and catch it? After struggling to break free, you realized that the bloody hand had disappeared again?"

Zhao Lei didn’t speak for a long time before he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Manager, you … Have played it before?"

"I’ve never played it before, "Chen Mo said.

"Don’t lie to me, manager!"Zhao Lei was a little frustrated. If you haven’t played it before, why do I feel like you’re going through the process faster than me? You even know the trigger point of the plot?"

Chen Mo sighed, "maybe this is the sad part of video game designers." I know exactly what the players are thinking, and I also know where I can scare them. I’ve played this kind of low-level scene in my mind countless times, and it’s no longer fresh. "

"I don’t care anymore, manager, I’m going to play by myself."

Zhao Lei felt as if his intelligence had been insulted. He was as helpless as an underachiever in the face of a straight-A student’s invisible posturing.

……

The entire game process was not long and ended in less than an hour. Of course, it was mainly because Chen Zhao had passed too quickly.

For the average newbie, "deserted house horror" still had some scary elements, and there were certain riddles in it, such as the bloody Words on the mirror in the bathroom. If they didn’t trigger it, they couldn’t continue. Therefore, most of the players ‘first attempt was between three to five hours, and most of the time was spent looking for clues in shock.

However, Chen Mo was well aware of the players ‘mentality and the designer’s intentions. He was mentally prepared for the most difficult parts and knew the rules of some of the puzzles. He was able to guess it easily, just like the players who had already cleared the game once and knew the rules, so he finished it in an hour.

As for Zhao Lei, he was still fighting hard in the last scene.

At this moment, the male protagonist was running in a space full of dead souls. From time to time, dead souls would suddenly appear and grab his ankles.

This was the last scene of the game. The male protagonist had fallen into a deep illusion, and his schizophrenia had reached the extreme. He had to find his hidden will among the countless souls and destroy it to clear the game.

Zhao Lei was playing very nervously. Even though he had already cleared the scenario once, many elements in the last scenario were random. Moreover, under the influence of such a terrifying atmosphere, he could not help but feel his blood pressure rising and his heart rate accelerating.

Just then, Chen Zhao’s voice rang in his ear at an inappropriate time."Zhao Lei, I’ve cleared the game. I’ll be leaving first."

Zhao Lei was speechless.

What the hell! How come I’m still at the last level, but you’ve already passed! Is it my first time or your first time? The game has only been going on for less than an hour. Are you F * cking cheating?!

Although he was cursing in his heart, Zhao Lei still said, "Oh, okay. Manager, you can go first. I’m about to clear the game."

The system prompted,[your friend who played the game with you has cleared the game. You can now use his savefile to continue the game or continue with the current progress.]

Zhao Lei, who was surrounded by layers of dead souls, suddenly felt that everything he was doing was meaningless …

Why was that …

I’m clearly the player who cleared this game, right?

……

……

After coming out of the VR gaming pod, Chen Mo’s heart didn’t waver at all, and he even felt like laughing.

It wasn’t wrong for a player to give ‘deserted house shock’ a score of 3.7. Chen Mo felt that the score was too high. If Chen Mo were to rate it, it would probably be a negative score.

Perhaps it was because there weren’t any horror games in the country that the players were so tolerant of it.

After playing for ten minutes, Chen Mo was sure that house horror was a VR puzzle game disguised as a horror game. Other than the last scene where the player had to run around to avoid the dead and look for the dissociative identity disorder, the rest of the scenes only required the player to wander around the house to look for clues, and there was no tension at all.

There were no monsters that would kill your entire family, and there were no plot kills where your fingers hurt or your penis hurt. Although there were occasionally a few screams and a few scary scenes, they were all triggered, just like a haunted house. Even if you stood there without moving, nothing would happen.

Moreover, the resources in the game’s setting were really too economical.

Other than the main character’s room at the beginning, the entire game was played in a deserted house, so the resources of the game were very limited.

No wonder the game was so cheap. It didn’t cost much at all!

In terms of the plot, Chen Mo suspected that the script was written by a Chinese horror movie scriptwriter.

When he first entered the game, he still felt that there were many doubts, but in fact, the story of the game was particularly simple.

As an author who was passionate about writing horror novels, the male protagonist often needed to collect horror material and often fantasized that he was a character in the book, so over time, he developed schizophrenia.

In fact, this abandoned house was bought by his other personality. The female netizen called "red rose" was not a real person. It was all his imagination. Everything in this abandoned house was him fighting against his other personality.

In the end, he defeated the other personality and walked out of the abandoned house, and the game ended.

Chapter 353: Motion capture studio

There were so many flaws in this story that Chen Mo didn’t even know where to start. In any case, Chen Mo had already guessed the nature of the story halfway through and came to this conclusion.

According to the usual summary, the routine of this horror game was similar to that of domestic horror movies. It could be summarized in one sentence: "Mental patients have a wide range of thoughts, while mentally-disabled children have more joy."

Chen Mo couldn’t help but feel disappointed. How could a horror game of this level bring joy to the players? How could he let the players ‘spirits be baptized?

For players who didn’t like horror games, they wouldn’t play this game at all. But for players who liked horror games, "deserted house shock" was simply a test of their intelligence.

It was time to let the horror game players experience what a real horror game was like!

……

Chen Mo already had some experience with VR games. According to the usual process, he would make the PC version first, then improve the quality and resources of the game before porting it to VR.

However, making a horror game like outlast and a building game like Minecraft would require completely different resources. Chen Mo was now facing two serious problems.

One was to ensure the physical and mental health of the players through the game settings, so that they would not be scared to death in the game.

The second was how to better express the expressions and actions of the characters in the game, making the game more realistic.

Outlast’s immersion in the original game was so good that many players didn’t dare to play it on the PC side. They often screamed in fear and had to rest for a long time after each level. If it was transplanted to the VR platform, the sense of immersion would only be multiplied. While the players would feel more excited, it would also make them more afraid.

If safety measures weren’t taken, the players might get sick from fear even if they weren’t sick.

Fortunately, some horror games abroad already had corresponding settings, such as real-time monitoring of the player’s vital signs and health through VR gaming pods, and automatically disconnecting when the fear level exceeded a certain value. Or, at the beginning, the players could only use the refreshing experience, and after clearing the game once, they could unlock the fully immersive experience and higher difficulty, and so on.

There wasn’t too much technical difficulty in setting up these things, just that the settings were a little more cumbersome.

Chen Mo was already quite good at facial expressions and actions, after all, he had eaten so many action skill books. Normal actions, such as climbing, jumping, and attacking, could all be made into very realistic effects.

However, it was difficult to make a character’s expression perfect by hand. Even if he could, it would be a waste of effort, because the character’s expression, mouth shape, and words had to match perfectly when they spoke. It was too inefficient to make all the expressions by hand, and Chen Mo would die of exhaustion.

If it was a lazier domestic game company, they wouldn’t bother with the facial expressions and mouth shapes of the characters at all. They would only do a common "speaking" action.

However, in VR games, the character’s expression and mouth shape had to be done, otherwise, it would feel particularly fake when observed up close.

Generally, when major manufacturers produced first-person masterpieces, they would generally choose motion capture. This was also the most common method used by European and American manufacturers in Chen Mo’s previous life to produce Triple-A games.

The so-called motion capture was to invite live actors to perform the words and actions of the characters in the drama. Tracking devices would be set up on the key parts of these actors ‘bodies and faces, which would record their movements very accurately and transform them into motion data for the character model in the game.

This kind of technology first appeared in movies, like Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and so on in Chen Mo’s previous life. It was quickly applied to the gaming industry.

In the parallel world, this technology had also begun to be widely used in the gaming industry. Currently, some of the big Chinese manufacturers, such as Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, had already set up their own motion capture Studios.

Chen Mo was also planning on setting up his own motion capture studio, since outlast wouldn’t be the only game he’d use motion capture technology in. He’d be making more first person games with different themes in the future, and there were many uses for this studio.

Besides, there was another benefit to making outlast: it didn’t require many actors.

Because this was a horror game, in addition to the patients with tumors on their faces, there were also fully armed soldiers. They basically didn’t show their faces, didn’t speak, and had no expressions. They just screamed and rushed toward the male protagonist in a very strange posture.

The only ones with expressions were the priest, Scissorhands, and other individual characters. These people’s facial expressions were very ferocious. For actors, they didn’t need to perform so perfectly. Anyway, they just had to show how scary it was. If they really couldn’t do it, they could still adjust the actions later, so it wouldn’t affect the quality of the game.

If Chen Mo really wanted to make a game like GTA 5, he would be exhausted just by looking for actors.

Chen Mo briefly told Zhou Hanyu about the motion capture studio and asked him to do some research. He also asked him to meet up with Guo Feng from dazzling Aurora to see if there were any reliable foreign actors that could be recommended.

In fact, there was a group of foreign actors in the country. It would take some effort to find them, but they could still be found.

It was mainly because there were some domestic companies that occasionally made games with foreign themes. These actors had a certain demand in the domestic market and their schedules were quite full. They made quite a lot of money by doing guest roles for movies and TV series, dubbing for the overseas versions of domestic games, and so on.

Fortunately, there weren’t many dubbing parts of outlast. One to two foreign male actors who were fluent in English were enough to handle the role. Of course, some special voices also needed post-editing.

……

A motion capture studio required quite a lot of space, but it didn’t need to be in the same location as the experience store, so Chen Mo rented an extra floor in the office building where dazzling Aurora Studio was located to be used as a motion capture studio. It would make it more convenient for him to create cinematics.

Zhou Hanyu posted some more recruitment notices online and recruited a few people with relevant work experience. The studio was considered to be initially established.

The price of a complete set of motion capture equipment was quite high, around ten million, including a complete system and a professional motion capture camera. Chen Mo bought it without thinking, since he would have to buy it sooner or later.

After all of this was arranged, it was about time to announce the next game to the project team.

Chapter 354: Parkour, oh no, horror game

In the meeting room, everyone other than the League of Legends branch members were gathered, waiting for Chen Mo to announce the new game.

Of course, Qian Yong was present. Although he was fully responsible for the version update of League of Legends, he was also responsible for the numerical values and level architecture of the new project, so he had to be involved in the new game.

After such a long time of training, Chen Mo felt that Qian Kun was becoming more and more reliable. Other than his Chuunibyou spirit of cheating for paywalls, he was already a very qualified designer in all other aspects.

"Manager, hurry up and announce the new game!" Su Jinyu said impatiently.

"That’s right, manager, " Zhou Hanyu said."You only said you wanted to set up a motion capture studio. Are you going to make an RPG game or a first person adventure game?"

Zheng Hongxi was also looking forward to it. "Yes, I think it’s definitely an RPG game. After all, role-playing games are the games that can truly prove the strength of a company!"

Qian Kun clearly didn’t agree with this statement, "No, no, no, what do you mean by" role-playing games "are the only way to prove a company’s strength"? They’re obviously using games to prove it!"

Lin Xiao looked at Qian Kun with a black face. It was obvious that the person in charge of the "League of Legends" project was extremely obsessed with spending money, which made her, who liked to play "League of Legends", very worried.

Chen Mo laughed. It was obvious that no one had guessed what the next game would be, which made him very satisfied.

How could I, the boss, put my face aside after letting you guys guess so easily?

Chen Mo tapped on the keyboard of his laptop, and a document appeared on the screen.

Outlast’s design document.

"Escape?" Su Jinyu was a little confused."Is it similar to Don’t Starve?" A VR version of Don’t Starve?"

Zheng Hongxi stroked his chin."From the name, it looks like a survival game as well. But it shouldn’t be the same type as Don’t Starve." Strictly speaking, Don’t Starve’s content should be ‘survival’, but ‘escape’ feels …"

"It looks like a …" Qian Kun said.

Zhou Hanyu was also in disbelief, "H-horror games?"

Chen Zhao made a "you’re right" gesture."Smart. That’s right, this is a horror game."

Everyone was speechless.

Obviously, this genre was completely out of their expectations, because there was basically no big game company in the country that wanted to touch horror games, not even Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment.

Domestic companies that made horror games were usually small companies or independent game designers. They felt that with their own company’s level of design, they wouldn’t be able to compete with other types of games, so they made horror games.

The horror games produced by these companies were often fake, just like "deserted house horror", where they would run away after a wave.

The reason was more complicated, but in the end, it was still due to the audit and Foundation.

There was no need to talk about the audit. This kind of thing that touched the boundary was something that most game companies would not be willing to take the risk of doing.

As for the foundation, it was because the domestic video game companies had no experience and accumulation in making horror games. The video game designers didn’t have a good grasp of the players ‘psychology, so the horror games they made were easily seen through. They weren’t scary at all, and might even be turned into dissing games.

Everyone was quite surprised to hear that Chen Mo was planning to make a horror game. However, this also piqued everyone’s curiosity. After all, Chen Mo’s games always exceeded their expectations and were always successful, so everyone was looking forward to what kind of horror game Chen Mo was going to make this time.

Chen Mo looked at everyone, "for now, horror games are a niche genre in China." However, it’s a game that’s very interesting and can be considered a classic game. "

"It’s just like my previous game, excavating for Ascension. The game itself isn’t very friendly to most players, but it’s very enjoyable to watch and has a lot of topics to talk about.

"It’s the same for horror games. Perhaps most people don’t have the courage to play them, but as long as horror games are done well, they’ll soon dominate all kinds of live-streaming platforms and video websites. They’ll spread very quickly and become very well-known.

"Next, I’ll briefly talk about the design concept of this game. It’s divided into four parts, namely the operation mode, the story, the related resources, and the player’s psychological control. "

Chen Mo started explaining the core gameplay and main fun points of outlast.

In fact, although Triple-A masterpieces looked very high-end, their processes were relatively fixed. It was like a product produced in an assembly line. As long as the risk was controlled and the money was willing to invest, it was almost certain that the work would be above the standard.

For example, Triple-A masterpieces were like Heavy Industries. There were cumbersome steps and complicated processes, and there was a set of relatively fixed processes with high investment and high risk. Competitive online games such as League of Legends and PUBG were like the IT industry. They didn’t have a particularly high technical threshold, and the key was creativity, ideas, promotion, and so on.

The reason why many large foreign factories could maintain a stable output of Triple-A masterpieces at the speed of one per year was that this was a relatively streamlined production model.

For example, for the naughty Dog who made "doomsday of the United States" and "mysterious sea", the two games seemed to be very different in terms of plot and genre, but they played the same way. As long as he changed the script, the scenes, the characters, and so on, he could make them easily.

As such, Chen Mo focused on explaining the highlights of outlast.

For example, it was a parkour, no, horror game where the main character’s combat power was zero and he could only run away.

For example, the main character’s DV night vision and battery-collecting were very important settings.

These were clearly different from the horror games that were currently being played, but Chen Mo had singled them out and explained them in detail.

Chen Mo broke down the entire game into many different parts. In every large setting, the players would trigger different events after completing each side mission. The game’s flow was slow and fast at times, and the players ‘tension would only be fully activated when they were relaxed.

After finishing the concept speech, everyone was very excited.

Zheng Hongxi said, "wow, manager, this horror game is awesome!" It’s even more exciting than the games we’ve made before!"

Su Jinyu,[it’s a super blockbuster!] If it’s made into a VR game, wouldn’t the players be scared out of their wits?"

Zhou Hanyu, "I don’t know if this game will be popular, but our company will definitely be popular … The only company in the country that can make horror games?" Just thinking about this title makes me feel good. "

"How about we make one of our company’s rooms into a mental hospital as a memento?"

"Get lost!" Everyone shouted.

Fu Guangnan frowned."Manager, this game is not bad. But can it pass the vetting process???"

Chapter 355: News of the S1 World Championship

With Fu Guangnan’s words, everyone realized this problem. That’s right, could this Game Pass the vetting process?

The bloody scenes, the brutal plot, and the scary gaming experience … Even though the game producers thought that the game was great, according to the game committee’s usual attitude, it would be very difficult to review.

"I already talked to Chairman Zhang of the game Committee yesterday, " Chen Mo said calmly."His attitude is acceptable."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

After a while, su Jinyu gave him a thumbs up, "Manager, you’re really amazing. You can really do whatever you want as an honorary member!"

Chen Zhao coughed, "what do you mean?" The game board members in charge of the game’s review thoroughly discussed the game’s potential for development. Everyone believes that not only does this game fill in the gap in the domestic game market, but it also helps our country’s game to be in line with the International market. More importantly, it has a very deep spiritual core. "

Qian Kun’s mouth twitched, "an extremely … Thick … Spiritual core?"

"Manager, this is a horror game!" Zheng Hongxi couldn’t help but remind him.

Chen Mo nodded and said in a serious tone, "Of course I know this is a horror game! Can’t horror games have depth? No, no, no, this story looks like a horror game, but can’t you see the deep meaning behind it?"

"There’s ruthless disclosure of the current state of foreign consortiums, high praise for the righteous reporters ‘courage to break into the Devil’s Den, and ruthless criticism of the distortion of foreign human nature caused by the corruption of money!"

"Is it an extremely thick mental core?"

Everyone was speechless.

"That’s why the game Committee approved this game. " Of course, it was still an 18+ Game. We have to protect the physical and mental health of minors. However, for those adults who can distinguish between the two, this game will cleanse their spirits and allow their souls to complete a sublimation. "

Su Jinyu pouted."Yes, manager. You’re right. There’s nothing wrong with that."

Chen Mo continued, "the research and development period ends at the end of September. It might be a bit rushed, but we’ve already done everything we could to change PC to VR when we made Minecraft last time. We’ve accumulated a lot of experience, so it shouldn’t take as long as last time."

"The duration of outlast isn’t actually that long. If it’s an experienced player, they’ll probably only have two hours of game time to clear the game. Moreover, the game’s script was already out. As long as he followed the script strictly and set up the trigger and refresh mechanism of the monsters at each key node, the quality of the game should be guaranteed. So, everyone, please hold on tight. "

Chen Mo looked at Zhou Hanyu again,’the motion capture studio should hurry up and try to get the key actions of the characters done as soon as possible. The general movements can be left to me, and I can even manually adjust them when the time comes. The main thing is that some of the cutscenes have to be done more perfectly. "

Zhou Hanyu nodded."No problem. We’re almost done with the preparations. We’ve found the actors too. We can start work anytime."

Chen Mo nodded, "the art resources will be the same as before. Outsource it as soon as possible. We’ll just upgrade the game after it’s done. In short, we should focus on efficiency." A single player game like this doesn’t need to worry about balance, so it should be more efficient. "

"Alright, good luck everyone!"

……

After the meeting, everyone started to get busy.

Everyone was already used to working like this, and the team had already gotten used to it, so Chen Mo didn’t have to worry too much.

Chen Mo spent the rest of his time going through the entire story, including the player’s activities and the monster’s movement patterns.

These aspects could be easily replicated with the memory playback potions, including the structure of the mental hospital. After Chen Mo had eaten so many architecture skill books, it wasn’t difficult to replicate it.

Very quickly, outlast entered the intense development phase.

……

……

In July, Chen Mo announced that the first season of League of Legends would be held in China, which immediately caused an uproar.

This news had already spread among the upper echelons of some big clubs, but it had never been leaked out and had only existed as a small rumor.

However, this time, Chen Zhao announced this as an official, so it had a completely different meaning.

The players exploded in an instant. On the official forum of League of Legends, almost everyone was discussing this big news.

"League of Legends World Finals? It would be held in China in October! That’s great, League of Legends is going to have an international competition!"

"That’s great, but isn’t the timing a little too tight? there are only three months left. As for the exact location and which teams to invite, these haven’t been decided yet, right?"

"It’s definitely already decided! Chen Zhao had only just announced it, not started preparing for it! Moreover, the clubs in the country have already arranged for a small-scale training tournament. They’re obviously preparing for the world Finals. "

"I wonder how the League of Legends competition will be? Last time I went to watch a small Warcraft offline competition, the atmosphere was quite lively, but it wasn’t hot enough. It’s a pity. "

"It’s definitely going to be popular this time. It’s basically an official event, and League of Legends has such a huge player base. It should be very good!"

"Where can i buy tickets?"

"I don’t know. Let’s just follow up on the news!"

As soon as the news was released, it immediately caused a heated discussion among the players, and even completely dominated the official forum of League of Legends.

It wasn’t just because League of Legends was very popular now, but also because the meaning of this competition was completely different.

In the past, there had been some e-sports competitions, but they were all organized by third-party organizations and were often invited. Therefore, the "value" of these competitions had always been a very controversial topic.

Players didn’t have a very accurate judgment of the true skill level of a professional player or team.

However, the finals would be held by the developer of League of Legends, and other top teams in the world would be invited. It was equivalent to an official decision on the nature of the competition: From now on, this would be the world’s most prestigious League of Legends competition, second to none.

To be the champion this time meant that he had won the Supreme glory of the world. This sense of honor was enough to make all the professional players in League of Legends go crazy!

Chapter 356: Preparations for the world Finals

The preparations for the S1 World Finals of League of Legends were already in full swing.

Chen Mo inspected a few companies for the S1 World Championship and finally decided on the organizer: Yan Huang information Technology Co., Ltd.

This company used to be a relatively large studio in the country, but later they changed to doing e-sports Live broadcasts. At present, they had hired a large number of anchors, producers, and event-related staff. In terms of professionalism, it should be the best in the country.

There were a few other companies that wanted to be the host for the S1 World Championship of League of Legends, but Chen Mo was not satisfied with any of them, so he decided on blazing glory.

At present, Yan Huang had offices in Shanghai and Beijing. The relevant people in charge also attached great importance to it, so communication was very smooth.

As for the location of the S1 International League, Chen Mo picked out a few. In the end, he decided on the 10th floor of Shanghai’s Grand Plaza, a multi-purpose studio.

The main reason he chose this place was because Shanghai’s e-sports atmosphere was the best in the parallel world, and most of the e-sports clubs were here.

The venue was quite expensive, at 90000 a day. Chen Mo signed a long-term lease, planning to rent it for at least a year. Not only would this Stadium be used as the venue for the S1 World Championship, it would also be used as the venue for the S2 LPL Spring Season.

After deciding on the location, Chen Mo did some on-site research and met up with the person in charge of Yan Huang. He then provided Yan Huang with a complete renovation plan.

The entire venue was in China Red. Outside the Grand Plaza building, a huge poster of League of Legends was hung for publicity.

Inside the stadium, the first thing to be seen was the passageway to the stadium. On both sides of the passageway hung the flags of various teams, large portraits of the players, as well as the signature wall, voting wall, and so on.

There was also a special display wall inside the venue, which mainly contained figurines and accessories related to heroes for display. Currently, there were not many figurines on the official website of League of Legends. There were only about 20 of them, including garen, Catarina, Twisted Fate, and so on. These figurines were all displayed on the display wall.

In addition to the figurine, there were also some accessories, such as Teemo’s hat, garen’s big sword, and so on. There were also some self-made peripheral models made by fans. As long as they were high-level or original, they were also placed on the display wall and marked with the name of the creator.

There was also a wall, which Chen Mo planned to use to display the team uniforms of the professional teams. Of course, many pro teams currently didn’t have the regulations and didn’t have a team uniform yet, so they were still in the process of making one.

The layout of the stadium was similar to that of the LPL Spring Season. The audience was facing the stadium, and in the middle was a large screen used to show the main image of the game.

On the left and right sides of the huge screen were two rectangular screens, showing the players and champions of the two teams.

Below the large screen were the players ‘computers, and in front of each computer was a small screen used to display the players’ facial expressions.

Other than that, Chen Mo also set up a large holographic projector in the center of the venue. This holographic projection device was even bigger than the one in the experience store. It was 15 meters long and was right in front of the stage.

The front row audience could clearly see all the details of the game through the holographic projection equipment, which complemented the big screen in the center. The audience in the back row could only see a little blurrier, but they could still roughly make out the situation.

This holographic projection device was the largest model available at the moment, and it was quite expensive, more than 700000 Yuan. However, compared to the entire venue’s rent, it was just a drizzle.

In order to better showcase the effects of the holographic projector, Chen Mo even had the League of Legends project team add some extra features for the competition.

For example, after a hero was selected, the holographic projection would show the hero’s and the player’s holographic projections; After the lineup selection of both sides was completed, the hero lineup of both sides would be displayed in the form of holographic projection.

These functions had been tested many times on the holographic projection in the experience store to ensure the performance.

Apart from that, Chen Mo also provided Yan Huang with a detailed competition schedule, including the warm-up before the match, the B/P segment, the official match, the post-match interview, as well as some things to take note of and the rules of the match.

The rules were very detailed, so much so that the person in charge of blazing fire was a little dumbfounded.

Chen Zhao set the ticket date for September, a month in advance. Of course, the relevant information would definitely be released earlier.

Apart from that, Chen Mo had also used a separate server for the competition, which was equivalent to a local area network, to avoid the possibility of a "cable war" from his previous life.

In terms of teams, the teams invited to the European, American, and Korean servers had already been confirmed. They were all based on the strength, fame, and the combat power of the teams. Basically, all the more famous foreign clubs had been invited, and there were a total of 12 teams.

As for the domestic teams, it was more troublesome. Although one or two of the 10 teams in the country were strong, the other teams were still in a period of adjustment. Therefore, Chen Mo planned to have blazing fire organize another selection before the world Tournament to select the four teams that would make it to the world Tournament.

Of course, Chen Mo didn’t care about the selection this time. After all, fiery Emperor was a professional team that had organized small competitions like this many times. There wouldn’t be any problems.

……

On the other hand, outlast was also in development.

Although they had encountered some small setbacks, they were not technical problems that were difficult to solve. They just needed to Polish their performance. Therefore, the current development progress was still considered smooth.

Chen Mo set the release date for outlast on a Sunday, September 23rd. Of course, the various approval processes were all going well. Although there were some minor twists and turns, it was not a big deal.

Zhang Zhongxiang thought that although outlast was dangerous as a VR game, it could help promote the progress of VR performance, so it passed the review.

However, there was still some resistance within the game Committee. Zhang Zhongxiang and Qiao Hua also reminded Chen Mo to pay attention to the players ‘feedback after outlast was released. If the players were satisfied, then there would be no problem releasing a sequel. If there was a lot of boycotting, then this might be Chen Mo’s last horror game.

Chen Mo was well aware of the risks involved in outlast, but he was confident in the game.

He wanted to prove to everyone that even though horror games were a niche genre, they could still produce classics and give players a unique gaming experience.

Just like how many big cities and theme parks had haunted houses, horror games would also become a very important type of game, occupying a place in VR games.

Chapter 356-ticket sales

September.

On the fourth floor of the experience store, in Chen Mo’s office.

Sitting opposite him was a slightly chubby middle-aged man who looked less than 40 years old. This was the chairman of brilliant flame, Zhang Kaiwen.

The reason why Zhang Kaiwen came to Imperial was to see the effects of League of Legends on the holographic projection, as well as to meet Chen Mo to discuss the details of the Grand Finals.

Kevin Zhang and Chen Mo had their differences on the ticket price for the Grand Finals.

According to Yan Huang’s previous experience of hosting e-sports competitions, the ticket price was basically set between 100 and 300 yuan, 150 yuan was in the middle.

However, due to the high rental fee, the equipment, and the huge investment, if they charged the tickets at this price, they would probably lose money.

Of course, Kevin Zhang knew that Chen Mo was planning to make League of Legends into a series. It was a long-term goal, so he thought that they should make a loss for the world Tournament and set the price lower to increase its popularity and help promote it.

However, Chen Mo requested for the tickets to be between 180 to 580, especially for the front row seats, where you could clearly see the big screen and the holographic projection, even the facial expressions of the players. Chen Mo felt that 580 wasn’t too expensive.

Kevin Zhang was a little hesitant."President Chen, I think your price is still a little too high. There aren’t that many e-sports audience members in the country at the moment. With our previous experience, a front-row ticket of 300 yuan is already a little expensive." After all, for traditional sports, the front row tickets for basketball games only cost 500 to 800 Yuan. E-sports games are too niche. The ticket price …"

Chen Mo smiled, "Mr. Zhang, this is the League of Legends World Finals. It only happens once a year. This year is the first." To be honest, I think this price is too cheap. I wouldn’t be surprised if the ticket price for the Grand Finals is two or three thousand, let alone 580. "

"But President Chen, you have to consider the number of viewers …" Kevin Zhang was still a little hesitant.

"League of Legends is about to break seven million players worldwide, " Chen Mo said."It’s far more than all the previous competitive games, including Warcraft. They’re not on the same level. Moreover, League of Legends is different from first person games. Its third person perspective is very suitable for watching the game, and the visual effects of the game are far better than any other game. "

"Moreover, there will be a series of joint activities for the global Finals, such as free skins when buying tickets, limited avatars, limited figurines, and so on. In fact, the significance of these tickets is very great, so you don’t have to worry about no one buying them."

"The highest price is 580 Yuan. That’s already very cheap."

Kevin Zhang was still a little hesitant.

"Mr. Zhang, " Chen Mo said with a smile, "I know how popular League of Legends is right now. So don’t worry about it. Just set the price as I said."

Kevin Zhang thought about it carefully and realized that he really didn’t have any other reasons to refute, so he could only nod and accept Chen Zhao’s explanation.

"Alright then, set the ticket price between 180 to 580 Yuan. I’ll contact the relevant ticketing company. As for the publicity method for this competition, other than the usual publicity, does chief Chen have any other good ideas?" Kevin Zhang asked.

"It’s okay. Your blazing glory Company can use the usual way to promote it. I’ll do the rest." Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "also, remember to use an e-ticket. Just swipe your ID card and enter."

Zhang Kaiwen was stunned,’e-tickets? The cost of creating an e-ticket system is much higher. "

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, even if it’s expensive, I’ll need an e-ticket." To prevent scalpers. "

Kaiwen Zhang was a little hesitant, "President Chen, scalpers shouldn’t be so fixated on an e-sports competition, right?" Based on our previous experience in organizing competitions, some of the low-priced tickets that cost 100 yuan might not even be sold out. If there are really scalpers, they can increase our income …"

Chen Mo shook his head, "listen to me, use an electronic ticket."

Seeing Chen Zhao’s firm attitude, Kevin Zhang stopped insisting. After all, this wasn’t a big deal. He had already given in to many things before, so there was no need to persist on such a small matter.

However, Kevin Zhang was still a little worried. The ticket price was so high, and it was an e-ticket. How high were Chen Mo’s expectations for the S1 World Finals?

Would these tickets be sold out?

If no one bought the high-priced tickets, for the effect of the live show, they could only hire additional people to act as the audience.

If that was the case, the situation would not look good.

However, Kaiwen Zhang also knew that Chen Zhao had the final say in the competition. He didn’t have much power. Therefore, the plan was quickly finalized, and it was done according to Chen Mo’s specifications.

……

The news that the S1 World Championship of League of Legends was going to be held in Shanghai on September 8th spread throughout the entire League of Legends community within a day. It also spread to the European, American, and Korean servers.

Other than the usual advertising methods, Chen Mo also posted the news of the S1 International League on the home page of both the local and overseas servers, including the time, place, team list, schedule, and so on.

Apart from that, Chen Mo also set up a special section on the official website of League of Legends, where News of the World Championship would be continuously released. This page would also be constantly updated during the world Finals.

During the world Finals, there would be a special Live Broadcast page on the home page of the client, which would broadcast the entire game live.

Chen Mo also posted a long Weibo to introduce the S1 World Championship.

"The tickets to the S1 World Championship of League of Legends are now officially on sale. You can click on the ticket link on the official website to purchase tickets."

"This year’s world Championship will be held at Shanghai’s Grand Square. There will be 16 teams from all over the world competing for the highest glory of League of Legends: The first season’s championship trophy. "

"All the players who are watching the game will receive a new skin in the game: Champion’s blade, Raven. The player who buys the VIP ticket will also receive a limited edition card master figurine. "

"At the same time, the avatars of all teams will be open. Players can buy avatars in the game to support their favorite team (each Summoner is limited to two). If the team wins the championship, you will receive an extra treasure chest as a reward. "

"This year’s S1 World Finals will be the highest standard and the best live-stream esports competition so far. We will give every Summoner who comes to the venue the most exciting esports experience!"

The news of League of Legends’s S1 World Finals immediately caused a huge uproar among the players.

Even though they had already received the news, the players were still shocked by Chen Mo’s willingness to spend money after seeing the actual schedule.

Chen Mo made a horror game?

"What the hell? The venue of the S1 World Championship was at miles square? F * ck, how much did Chen Zhao spend to rent this place? It would cost tens of thousands a day, right? And this place can’t be rented for a short period of time, right?"

"Yeah, Yuan da square is in the downtown area! What a F * cking nouveau riche!"

"Also, looking at these pictures, it seems like the interior has been renovated. There’s a big screen, a special commentator’s seat, and a holographic projection device! F * ck, that’s too much. "

"This time, the officials have invited teams from all over the world. It seems like even the established clubs from Europe, America, and Korea will be attending. This should be the most valuable competition!"

"Let me see how much the ticket is. The highest ticket is 580 Yuan. Is this a robbery?"

"That’s right. Didn’t the most expensive front-row ticket only cost about 300 yuan in the past? it’s doubled just like that?"

"It’s too expensive!"

"Upstairs, don’t buy it if you think it’s expensive! Look at the venue, the equipment, and the free skins and figurines. Think about it, is it worth the 580 Yuan?"

"It just so happens that I’m in Shanghai. I’ve already gotten two 180 yuan tickets. I’m ready to go watch it with my girlfriend!"

"I don’t believe it. These tickets definitely can’t be sold out! I’m waiting for the official discount ticket!"

Some players felt that the ticket price was too expensive and wanted to wait and see. They wanted to buy low-priced tickets before the start of the game. In the end, the tickets were sold out in just a week!

Not a single card was left!

Since the venue wasn’t a large Stadium, there weren’t many seats. The ticket prices weren’t high either, so many players in Shanghai were fighting for the tickets. Some players from other places even bought tickets and were ready to take the high-speed rail to watch the competition.

In the beginning, many people thought that the scalpers were maliciously promoting the tickets. However, they soon found out that the tickets were sold e-tickets. One had to swipe their ID card to enter the venue. There was no way to promote the tickets!

At this time, the players who were waiting for the low-priced tickets panicked. They posted everywhere to buy second-hand tickets, but they could not buy them at all!

These tickets were mainly bought by local players, especially Shanghai’s local players. Because the e-sports system in this world was not mature, the popularity of the world Finals was not as high as it was in Chen Mo’s previous life. Many viewers were too lazy to go to another city to watch the game, as they found it troublesome.

However, Chen Mo knew that in another two or three years, this esports craze would quickly spread, and tickets to the S series Grand Finals would soon be hard to find.

……

On the 20th of September, when all the players of League of Legends were eagerly looking forward to the S1 World Championship, Chen Mo released another piece of shocking news.

The new game outlast had been released in the experience store, and players could try it out first. The game’s official release date was set for September 23rd, and all players would be able to experience this unique VR game.

Many players were still in a daze. What the hell, wasn’t Chen Mo busy with the world Finals? How did he find the time to make a new game, and a VR one at that!

At the start, everyone thought that the game would be a small game like Minecraft or a VR Don’t Starve, but after looking at the promotional materials, the players were all shocked.

This was a F * cking masterpiece!

Moreover, this was a horror game!

Without much publicity, the news quickly spread among the players.

The reason was simple-the gimmick of a horror game was too good!

Although there were some horror games in the country, they were all like deserted house, with no one playing them. None of them had a rating of more than 4, and they were all cursed.

The players had long been disappointed with the horror games in China. They all knew that these horror games were all fake to make money and weren’t worth playing at all.

However, if Chen Mo was the one who made the game, it would be a completely different story.

Chen Mo’s reputation among the player community was already very good. After all, he had released so many classic games, and his last VR game Minecraft had broken sales records. Many players believed without reason that even though horror games were difficult to master, as long as it was Chen Mo’s work, it was definitely worth playing!

This time, Chen Mo released some of outlast’s information, mainly the original art.

He didn’t release the video of the game because he wanted to give the players enough surprises.

These original arts were mainly background art. There were scenes of using the night vision function of the video camera to observe monsters in the dark, the main administrative building of the mental hospital in the night, a fountain filled with blood and corpses, and a mental patient shivering under a bed …

The atmosphere of these original arts was extremely strange, making everyone feel a chill down their spine.

It didn’t take long for Chen Mo’s new game, outlast, to become a hot topic among players and designers.

"Did you hear? Chen Mo released a new game, and it’s a horror game!"

"I was wondering when Chen Mo would release his first VR game, I didn’t expect it to be so soon!"

"Yeah, I thought Chen Mo would focus on League of Legends for the next few days after his performance on PC, but I didn’t expect him to make his first VR game!"

"Yeah, and looking at the original art, it doesn’t look like it’s a game like Minecraft anymore. It’s a real work."

"Of course. In a horror game, the more realistic the scenes are, the better. Otherwise, can it still be called a horror game?"

"I didn’t expect this, I thought Chen Mo would choose MMORPG as his first VR game. He’s always so unexpected!"

"There’s no company in the country that’s willing to make a horror game. What’s Chen Mo thinking? This type is too niche!"

"Yeah, it’s hard to make a good horror game. The designer has to have perfect control over the player’s psychology. Can Chen Mo do it?"

"I heard that Chen Mo’s Experience Store is ready to be played. Do you want to form a group to try it out?"

"F * ck, I wouldn’t dare. It’s a VR horror game. I feel like I’ll lose my life!"

"It’s fine. There have been so many VR horror games in the country before, but none of them are scary. Actually, changing the horror game to VR is just to make it more immersive, just like a haunted house. It’s not that scary. "

"Hehe, don’t try to trick me. I’m not going!"

"Just because it’s Chen Mo’s product, we have to go take a look."

"I’m not going because of Chen Mo’s production! Think about it, all of Chen Mo’s previous games were great successes, this one was probably no exception. A very successful horror game … F * ck, it’s scary just thinking about it!"

"It’s better to be terrifying! Horror games these days were so weak that they were not even as exciting as roller coasters. As a veteran horror game enthusiast like me, I have to experience it!"

"Brave warrior above, rest in peace. If you die in the game cabin, I’ll go back and collect your corpse!"

Chapter 359: Escape that not many people dare to play

That afternoon, a 1.9-meter tall man appeared in front of the experience store.

"This is the Thunderbolt gaming experience Store? Hmm, not bad, it’s pretty cool. We need to take a picture of this Arthas statue. " The brawny man went over and took a selfie in front of Arthas’s statue.

This brawny man was called Zhao Xuhui, and he was a fitness coach. He had a small hobby, which was playing horror games.

Zhao Xuhui lived in the imperial capital. When he heard that Chen Mo had released a new horror game, he immediately came over to try it out.

Zhao Xuhui walked into the hall on the first floor of the experience store and realized that there were quite a lot of people.

Zhao Xuhui went to the front desk."Hello. I would like to try out the new game."

The receptionist smiled."Okay, please swipe your id here. The VR experience area is on the third floor. You can find it by taking the elevator."

Zhao Xuhui swiped his id at the front desk. At this moment, a chubby young man walked towards him.

"You’re here to try outlast too?" Zou Zhuo asked.

"Yeah, you too?" Zhao Xuhui nodded.

Zou Zhuo nodded, "yes, but I’m a coward. I’m only here to support the manager’s new game." But I heard that the game was too scary, so I didn’t have the courage to …"

Zhao Xuhui didn’t think much of it. "It can’t be that serious. You haven’t even played yet and you’re already scared?"

Zou Zhuo pointed at the seven or eight players in the lobby, "They’re all here to try out outlast, but after five minutes, they were so scared that they left the game cabin and came to the hall to calm down. These are the bold ones, and a few of them were scared away. "

Zhao Xuhui was speechless.

That’s why people nowadays have such poor mental fortitude! It’s just a horror game. You know that everything inside is fake, and even if you die in the game, you won’t lose a piece of flesh in reality, but you don’t even dare to play?

He was too weak!

Zhao Xuhui patted zou Zhuo’s arm, "It’s okay, don’t be afraid. Come, let’s experience it together."

Zou Zhuo hesitated, "actually, I haven’t decided yet …"

Zhao Xuhui said nonchalantly, "I haven’t thought about anything. You’re already here." Let’s go, we can keep each other company. "

Zou Zhuo had been struggling in the lobby for a long time. Even though he was terrified, he was still curious about outlast.

Under Zhao Xuhui’s encouragement, zou Zhuo was moved and he finally gathered his courage, "Alright, let’s go together!"

Zhao Xuhui laughed."That’s more like it. My name is Zhao Xuhui. How should I address you?"

"Zou Zhuo. I’m a regular here. Come, I’ll take you to the third floor. " Zou Zhuo introduced himself as he led Zhao Xuhui to the elevator.

Zou Zhuo was very familiar with the experience store as it was like his own home. He soon arrived at the VR experience area.

To Zhao Xuhui’s surprise, there weren’t many people playing in the VR experience area. Most of the gaming pods were empty.

"Why aren’t many people playing?" Zhao Xuhui was a little puzzled.

"Oh, there were quite a lot of them in the morning, but they were all full." Zou Zhuo explained, "but most of them quit after ten minutes. The regulars of the experience store were all scared out of their wits. They’re all trying to calm down now. Some of them are chatting in the lobby on the first floor, and some of them have gone to eat. That’s why there aren’t many people now."

Zhao Xuhui was once again disdainful. What the hell? so many people had been defeated? He was too weak!

People in the modern world were so fragile that they didn’t even dare to play a horror game.

As he felt a sense of superiority, Zhao Xuhui couldn’t help but be curious. Just how scary was this game?

One thing was for sure, outlast was definitely different from those ridiculous domestic horror games. From the players ‘reactions, it was definitely a qualified horror game.

When he thought about this, Zhao Xuhui started to have some expectations.

Zhao Xuhui and zou Zhuo each chose a gaming pod and entered it.

"Brother, hang in there. Let’s try to be the first batch of players to clear the game in the experience store." Zhao Xuhui said to zou Zhuo.

Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, "I … I’ll try to hold on for 20 minutes …"

Zhao Xuhui laughed in his heart. Twenty minutes? Ha, his expectations of himself were simply too low! It would take at least an hour!

Very quickly, Zhao Xuhui’s vision went black and the screen switched to the game cabin.

The interface was very clean, and there were only two games on it, Minecraft and outlast.

Zhao Xuhui chose outlast and entered the game’s initial setting.

At this moment, Zhao Xuhui was facing an extremely blurry image. The entire image had a cold green-gray tone to it. The surroundings were all gray and blurry, and he couldn’t see clearly. He could vaguely see that this was a scene similar to an abandoned hospital, and there seemed to be the shadow of a wheelchair nearby.

There weren’t many mysterious scenes and the screen directly showed the game’s options. This overly simple scene actually made Zhao Xuhui’s hair stand on end.

Before the game started, a long series of system notifications popped up.

"Checking the player’s physical condition. Please wait …"

"Heart and lung function normal. Breathing, heartbeat, pulse, blood pressure, all vital signs are stable. No past diseases or genetic history. Health status normal. Fear level normal. You are allowed to play the game."

"It has been detected that this is your first time playing the game, so only the refreshing experience and simple difficulty will be available. When you clear the game with a clear experience, you will unlock the fully immersed experience and the higher difficulty of the game. "

"In the course of the game, you will receive a large amount of visual and auditory stimulation, as well as a small amount of tactile stimulation. If you fall from a high altitude, you will feel a slight pain on your back. The pain will be controlled at about 3%, just to make the game experience more realistic. It will not affect your health in any way. "

"During the game, you can exit at any time and the system will automatically save the game record for you. If your vital signs or terror points fluctuate violently and exceed the warning level for 5 seconds, the system will automatically kick you out. It will not affect your health. "

"Lastly, I would like to emphasize that this is a completely fictional VR game and will not pose any threat to your life. We wish you an extraordinary gaming experience!"

Zhao Xuhui was a little speechless. What the hell? Not allowing a completely immersive experience?

"What’s with only releasing the refreshing experience and the simple difficulty? Wasn’t the awakening experience just like scratching an itch through one’s boot? what the hell was the meaning of that! Moreover, it had the function of automatically kicking out of the game?

He even emphasized that this was just a game and would not pose any threat to his life? Do I need you to tell me? Do you think I’m a three-year-old child? How could I not know that this is just a game? What a joke!"

Zhao Xuhui started to complain about this notification. In his opinion, this was completely unnecessary!

Chapter 360: The first experience of outlast

After complaining about how unnecessary the game was at the start, Zhao Xuhui officially entered the game.

In the darkness, a sentence appeared in front of Zhao Xuhui’s eyes.

[You are miles apushe, an investigative journalist who has embarked on the world’s most dangerous journey to hell.]

"Survive as long as possible, record everything you see, and uncover the dark secrets at the heart of the mountain mental hospital.

[You are not a warrior. If you want to travel through the terrifying mental hospital and reveal the truth, your only choice is to escape, hide, or die.]

Obviously, this paragraph hinted at the entire flow and background of the game, and emphasized one point: You can only run or hide. You can’t put up any form of resistance.

There were two types of horror games. One had a combat system where one could use guns to defeat the enemy. The other did not have any combat system and could only run.

There were also some horror games in the second form, but most of them were small-scale horror games. Currently, the mainstream VR horror games in foreign countries all came with a combat system.

After knowing that he couldn’t hold a gun, Zhao Xuhui was a little nervous. However, he quickly muttered to himself, "It’s good that you don’t have a gun. Otherwise, I’ll play it as a first-person shooting game."

After entering the game, Zhao Xuhui found himself driving a car on a dark path in the night.

At this moment, Zhao Xuhui still couldn’t control the main character’s actions. He could only look around freely.

The slightly strange background music, the rustle of the car radio, and the dark environment made the whole game’s scary atmosphere come out.

The main gate of the mountain mental hospital was open, and the protagonist drove in.

The security booth at the entrance was empty. The protagonist parked the car and picked up a document and a handheld digital video camera from the front passenger seat.

This document was an email, exposing the dark truth about the mountain mental hospital to the protagonist. It was also because of this email that the protagonist drove here at night to investigate the truth hidden in the mental hospital.

After reading the email, the protagonist automatically put it away, took the handheld DV in his hand, and plugged in a battery.

After he pushed open the door and got out of the car, Zhao Xuhui officially gained control of the main character.

At the same time, a line of words appeared in the center of Zhao Xuhui’s field of vision.

[New target: investigate the mountain mental hospital.]

Zhao Xuhui wasn’t in a hurry to move forward. Instead, he familiarized himself with the controls of the game.

In the game, you could view notes and documents at any time, and you could also take out the DV camcorder at any time and observe through the perspective of the DV camcorder. In addition, you could also perform a series of actions, such as walking, opening the door, running, and so on.

Zhao Xuhui took a few steps forward to get a feel of the atmosphere of the game.

Obviously, the background of this horror game was set in a foreign country. Before entering the mental hospital, Zhao Xuhui saw a big sign on the side of the road. On it was written "MOUNT MASSIVE ASYLUM", which was the English name of the mountain mental hospital.

In addition, all the buildings were in the same western style, and they looked very old, as if they were products from the 60s and 70s of the last century.

Under the dim sky, the mental hospital, which did not have many lights on, was like a huge black shadow, full of oppression and mystery.

"It’s quite realistic, unlike those ugly horror games that don’t have any atmosphere at all. Not bad, it’s worthy of praise."

Zhao Xuhui pushed open a small door and arrived at the empty space in front of the main administrative building.

There were a few anti-explosive military vehicles at the entrance of the main administrative building, which made Zhao Xuhui feel a little strange. He walked to the main entrance of the administrative building, but the door was locked and couldn’t be opened.

Very quickly, Zhao Xuhui found a small hole in the door on the left. He squatted down and went through it. Then, he used a ladder to climb up the scaffolding used for construction and came to a window.

During this process, the game prompted Zhao Xuhui to do the necessary actions, such as zooming the camera, crouching, jumping, and so on.

Zhao Xuhui realized that there were quite a lot of ways to operate the game. When jumping and climbing, the field of view would also change accordingly. It was very realistic, as if he was performing these actions in the real world. It was very immersive.

Also, the main character would make some noise when he jumped and walked. When combined with the wind and the faint, terrifying background noise, it made Zhao Xuhui feel that it was more real.

Zhao Xuhui went to the window and flipped in. The light in front of him suddenly crackled and went out.

"What the f * ck? It’s such an old trick. "

Zhao Xuhui had seen this kind of killing before, so he didn’t feel that there was anything particularly scary about it. It was just that his surroundings were completely dark, which made him feel a little annoyed.

"Don’t you have a flashlight or something?" Zhao Xuhui was puzzled.

In some foreign VR games, playing in the dark was a common strategy. This was because the darkness would increase a player’s sense of nervousness and help them control their emotions. However, in most similar games, the main character would have a flashlight to light up the place, in case he couldn’t see anything in complete darkness.

At that moment, the system prompted Zhao Xuhui. He raised his handheld video camera and turned on the night vision.

"Eh? This setting is not bad, it’s new, I like it! It’s very befitting of a reporter’s identity!"

Zhao Xuhui raised the camera and turned on the night vision. At this moment, all he could see was a cold green-gray tone, which looked very strange. It was even more terrifying than the light from the flashlight.

"Yes, this feeling is great! Wow, using the night vision of the DV camcorder to observe, what a genius setting!"

Zhao Xuhui couldn’t stop praising him as he walked forward with the video camera in his hand.

Zhao Xuhui pulled open a door that was left ajar and walked forward. Suddenly, the television that was turned off turned on by itself. It even let out a sharp noise, which gave Zhao Xuhui a shock.

"F * ck, you scared me to death!"

Zhao Xuhui froze for a moment. After he realized that it was just a television, he calmed down a little.

"F * ck, it’s just a TV, trash. You’ve just praised the game, and now you’re playing such a vulgar trick on me. Bad review!"

As a veteran horror game player, Zhao Xuhui obviously wouldn’t be scared off in a place like this. He knew very well that at the start of the game, in order to take care of the newbies, this place wouldn’t really kill monsters. At most, they would just let out a few screams and a few ghostly figures would flash by to scare people.

He wormed through the gaps, climbed through the ventilation duct, and arrived at a door that was left ajar.

Zhao Xuhui pushed the door open without any warning.

Suddenly, an upside-down body was thrown at him. It instantly filled Zhao Xuhui’s vision. The melody suddenly became intense and the main character let out an ear-piercing scream.

"F * ck!"

Zhao Xuhui was so scared that he screamed. His entire body trembled and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Chapter 361: The strange mental hospital

Zhao Xuhui had already opened many doors before, so he wasn’t prepared this time. He was shocked by the corpse.

"Calm down, calm down, it’s just a small scene, a small scene! Motherf * cking chicken, you scared this Grandpa to death!"

Zhao Xuhui calmed himself down, turned on the night vision mode of his video camera, and continued walking.

The house was a mess. Blood, corpses, and debris were everywhere. Many unidentified bodies were hanging from the ceiling. Under the night vision of the video camera, it looked like a scene of purgatory.

Zhao Xuhui continued to walk forward. A dead man hanging by the window suddenly spoke, giving him a big scare. However, it was still not a big deal. In the end, they came to a corridor with relatively good light.

A burly figure flashed past and entered the door at the side.

Zhao Xuhui subconsciously took a step back. After making sure that this guy wouldn’t come out again, he continued to walk in.

"Hehe, you’re so flustered. I know, there won’t be any monsters at this stage, it’s just a visual effect, Hmph Hmph. "

Zhao Xuhui was at ease and darted into the narrow gap in front of him.

But at that moment, Zhao Xuhui suddenly heard a hoarse and low roar, ""LITTLE PIG!"

Dawn’s vision started to shake violently. At the same time, he clearly felt that his right arm was grabbed by something, and his entire body was uncontrollably pulled out from the narrow gap. The protagonist let out a scream of horror.

"F * ck! F * ck! F * ck! What’s going on?"

Zhao Xuhui was completely dumbfounded. Didn’t they say that no monsters would appear at this stage? What the f * ck was this?!

A brawny, blood-stained humanoid monster with a ferocious expression grabbed the main character’s neck and pushed him down from the second floor!

"F * ck, no, don ‘t! Ah, Yingluo!"

Zhao Xuhui also couldn’t help but cry out. The main reason was that he had been caught off guard when he had crawled through the narrow crack. In that instant, the roar in his ears and the feeling of his right arm felt too real. The visual impact of being caught by the monster at such a close distance was also very strong. Even the sarcoma on Fatty’s head, the blood stains, and the sharp teeth were clearly seen.

"Bang!"

The protagonist fell heavily to the ground, and Zhao Xuhui could clearly feel the impact on his back.

Just like the system notification said, the impact was very light. It was like many phones vibrating on his back at the same time. However, when he was falling from a high altitude, the vibration made Zhao Xuhui feel as if he was really falling from a high altitude. He fell to the ground and his entire body trembled.

Zhao Xuhui’s vision went black for a moment before it returned to normal. At this moment, he was lying on the floor, helplessly looking at the chandelier on the ceiling and the body on the ground.

In his daze, a priest-like man came to him with a flashlight and hummed a tune.

"Then, Who are you?"

"I understand now. Oh, merciful God, you’ve sent a Messenger to me. Save your life, child. You’ve been summoned. "

After saying a few random words, the priest disappeared. After a while, the protagonist slowly got up from the ground.

Zhao Xuhui’s hair was already standing on end. This series of strange experiences had given him a very preposterous feeling.

Why would there be such a mental hospital in modern society that looked like it only existed in medieval Europe? It felt as if it was completely out of touch with the real world!

Furthermore, what was up with these corpses? Why are all the mental patients here? Where did the fatty who looked like a mutant creature and the mysterious priest come from?

This didn’t make any F * cking sense!

Could it be that the people in this mental hospital suddenly had a genetic mutation? That was too F * cking ridiculous!

These completely unexplainable mysteries sent a chill down Zhao Xuhui’s spine. The series of shocks he had just received made him feel a little nervous. If this was reality, he would have smashed the door and escaped without a care.

However, it was a horror game that he had chosen, so he had to finish it even if he had to pee. Zhao Xuhui calmed himself down and started to look around.

He was probably in the lobby on the first floor of the main administrative building. The ground was covered with the bodies of the guards. The door opposite him should be the door he had tried to enter earlier, but it was locked.

At this moment, a new mission objective was refreshed: Escape from the mental hospital and enter the security room to unlock the main door.

"You’re about to escape? Hmm, the plot is very reasonable. In this situation, any normal person would think of escaping …"

Zhao Xuhui was already thinking of giving up, but when he saw the mission notification that he could escape after entering the security room and unlocking the main door, he still insisted on playing.

At this time, he was empty-handed, with nothing but a very power-draining broken DV camcorder.

Zhao Xuhui missed those horror games that came with weapon systems so much. How nice would it be if he could get a shotgun! Even if he didn’t have a gun, a large machete would do!

However, the game’s interface at the beginning told the players that there were no weapons in the game.

Zhao Xuhui suddenly felt a sense of despair.

While looking for the key card to the security room, he met a few mental patients who were still alive, but these patients turned a blind eye to him. Except for a pervert in a wheelchair who suddenly pounced on him and asked for a hug, there was no other energy.

His tense mind finally relaxed a little.

In the security room, the protagonist sat in front of the computer and began to unlock the main door.

"So, there shouldn’t be any more problems after unlocking the main door, right?"

"After that, I’ll be able to go out … The hell! Your sister!"

Before Zhao Xuhui could finish speaking, the priest in the lower right corner of the surveillance video suddenly pulled the switch. The entire scene instantly turned black. There was a power outage!

"F * ck, F * ck, F * ck, F * ck, F * ck!"

Zhao Xuhui cursed in his heart. At the same time, there was a loud banging sound coming from the security room’s door!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Damn, this time we’re really farming monsters! He really farmed monsters! What do we do, what do we do, what do we do!"

"Hidden in the cabinet? NICE, there’s a system notification. "

Zhao Xuhui hurriedly pulled open the cabinet next to him and hid inside.

"Bang!" The terrifying fatty broke into the house. He dragged the iron chain under his feet and began to patrol the house.

The main character was hiding in the cabinet, panting heavily. Zhao Xuhui could clearly hear the main character’s panting, and even he was shocked by it.

Through the gap in the cabinet, Zhao Xuhui could clearly see Fatty’s face. This brawny and bloodstained guy was a monster. His beast-like voice and heavy footsteps made Zhao Xuhui feel a chill down his spine.

The fat man walked past him and opened the cabinet next to him.

Zhao Xuhui was speechless.

Even though he knew that this game didn’t have a voice function and that making sounds outside of the game wouldn’t affect the game, Zhao Xuhui was still very careful not to make any noise.

Chapter 362: The players ‘mental breakdown

Zhao Xuhui could feel his heart pounding. He was scared out of his wits.

He couldn’t find the main character, so fatty dragged the chain out. Before he left, he turned around and gave Zhao Xuhui, who was hiding in the cabinet, a second shock.

Although he knew that this was all part of the plot, Zhao Xuhui still felt his heart beating wildly and his brain was lacking oxygen.

"It’s all fake, it’s all fake, it’s all fake … Fake … F ** K, it’s too real, I was scared to death"

After waiting for a long time, Zhao Xuhui finally came out of the cabinet.

"Damn, this is really scary! I feel that if I’m really caught by this fatty, I’ll definitely die, right?"

"So, my mission now is to go to the basement and restart the generator? F * ck, are you kidding me? I knew it wouldn’t end so easily!"

After reaching the basement, Zhao Xuhui quickly discovered something that made him break down.

"To restart the generator, I need to turn on the two air pumps and the main switch? The generator, the two air pumps, and the main switch are in four different places?"

"You’re not F * cking playing with me, right?"

"F**K"

"S**T"

"What should I do now? Help me! I want to get out!"

"I don’t want to go to the basement to find some damn generator"

This was the first time Zhao Xuhui had felt so much despair. The basement was completely dark, and his vision was severely limited. There was also a crazy person chasing after him.

But now, he had no way to get out as all the roads were locked. The only way was to avoid the psychopath in the dark, then complete a series of operations according to the order and restart the generator!

Zhao Xuhui was so regretful that his intestines had turned green. Why did he have to play this game?! Wasn’t this just looking for trouble?!

He had a strong urge to immediately open the game cabin and leave this dark place.

He took a look at the system time. It had only been less than 20 minutes since he had entered the game!

"Less than 20 minutes? Are you F * cking kidding me? I thought it’s been almost an hour!"

"According to the average game time of 4 – 6 hours, no, if the shortest game time is 2 – 3 hours, I’ve only passed one-sixth?! You haven’t even finished the first part?"

"F * ck, why am I playing this game? Why?"

"I can’t take it anymore!"

"Mom, I want to go home!"

Zhao Xuhui cried out in despair.

……

In the VR experience area, zou Zhuo came out of the gaming pod with a pale face.

"Damn, that’s too scary! It was too terrifying! I don’t want to play it a second time!"

Zou Zhuo wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He felt like he was in a daze. He could only say that the aftereffects of outlast were too obvious. He could still feel his heart beating wildly.

Zou Zhuo ordered a cup of hot milk tea after he returned to the hall. He was going to sit on the sofa to calm himself down.

Zou Zhuo looked at the sofa and saw a familiar figure. It was a big guy with muscles. Wasn’t that Zhao Xuhui?

What the hell?

Zou Zhuo was also a little confused. He thought that Zhao Xuhui would be able to play longer than him, but why did he come down earlier than him?

It had only been 20 minutes since he entered the game cabin, right?

Moreover, the two of them were pale. They were obviously frightened.

Zhao Xuhui saw zou Zhuo as well, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Zhao Xuhui had said that he would play for a long time, but he had lasted even shorter than zou Zhuo, and they had even met. This was really embarrassing.

Zhao Xuhui coughed dryly."Ahem, I’m suddenly a little thirsty. I wanted to come out and have some milk tea before continuing."

Zou Zhuo nodded, "yeah, I understand." That … Where are you?"

"Restart the generator, " Zhao Xuhui said.

Zou Zhuo, "me too …"

The situation became extremely awkward.

A bespectacled young man beside him said, "Are you talking about escape? I only played until I restarted the generator …"

Several players in the hall had played outlast and immediately started discussing it. In the end, most of them had been defeated at the power generator’s restart, while a small number had been thrown down the building by fatty.

He had no choice, it was too scary, he couldn’t hold on at all!

It was just a game, but why did it feel like he was playing with his life?

Soon, the players seemed to have found an organization and began to discuss.

"Damn it, I really fell for the manager’s trick! I thought that this game would at most be at the level of domestic horror games, but it’s not! This game is a hundred times scarier than all the haunted houses in the country!"

"Yeah, the main thing is that we can’t guess where the high energy is at all. We were shocked at the TV, we were shocked at the falling body, and fatty was even more shocked! My weak little heart can’t take it anymore!"

"Restarting the generator really made me break down. The basement was dark, and I had to find four places to hide from that pervert with the long wooden nails! F * ck, I died a few times there, I don’t want to play anymore!"

"This game’s atmosphere is too F * cking weird. The scariest thing is that it feels so real! It’s both real and strange!"

"When fatty grabbed me, I could feel my right arm being grabbed. Although I knew it was fake, I was still scared to death!"

"I was so scared that I almost jumped out of the game cabin!"

"Is there anyone else who wants to continue the challenge?"

"No need! Goodbye!"

"I still want to try. Although this game is scary, it’s really amazing to be able to make a horror game to this extent."

"I’ll give you a suggestion. You must go to the toilet before you continue playing, in case you pee in the game cabin …"

"I’ve already posted my experience on the forum, " the bespectacled guy said."I’m trying to get more people to come and play!"

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded."What the f * ck? what grudge?"

The bespectacled young man said, "I can’t enjoy such a fun game alone!" We must let everyone experience it!"

"Alright, " he said. Zou Zhuo felt that he was right."Where did you post it? I’ll go and top it."

Everyone took out their phones."That’s right! Let’s go and promote it too!"

Zhao Xuhui secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed like it wasn’t just him; everyone had been defeated!

In that case, I’ve already opened two small air pumps, so I’ve been playing for a longer time? As expected, as a professional horror game player, I’m still very good.

Zhao Xuhui said, "everyone, is there anyone else who would like to experience it again?" Let’s go together later! I have to say that this horror game is f * cking fun. This is a real horror game!"

When he saw that everyone else was also scared like dogs, Zhao Xuhui suddenly felt better. He completely forgot that he had been scared half to death before.

Chapter 363: A vicious cycle of curiosity and fear

In the Thunderbolt gaming platform’s general discussion area, a few posts caught the attention of the players.

"Outlast is so fun! It’s the most fun game I’ve ever played in my life. Everyone, come and play!"

"Outlast is too F * cking terrifying! It’s simply too scary, don’t come!"

"It’s said that all the players of outlast were defeated in ten minutes. Is there anyone who’s willing to try and see how long they can last?"

"You guys might not believe it, but this game is really scary …"

Although these posts were all different, at least they successfully proved one thing: Outlast was a successful horror game, and it didn’t end up as a dissing game!

This successfully piqued the curiosity of other players about outlast.

Everyone was very curious about what kind of horror game this was. How terrifying could he be? Which aspect was terrifying? Why did everyone retreat in ten minutes?

Isn’t this too fake?

Many of the players in the imperial capital were not convinced and expressed that they would let outlast play for them! It was just a horror game. How scary could it be?

Very quickly, everyone started leaving comments below the post.

"Even though I feel like you’re Chen Mo’s fake reviewers, I’ll still take the bait. I’ll try the game in the experience store tomorrow."

"Aren’t you exaggerating too much? It’s just a horror game, how scary can it be?"

"You bunch of cowardly rats, watch me show you a high-end operation!"

"Really? is it really that terrifying? I don’t believe it!"

The curiosity of many players and streamers who were passionate about horror games was fully aroused. Everyone was very curious. What kind of horror game could make most people retreat in less than 20 minutes?

……

The next day, a new batch of white mice arrived.

"I want to play the new game, outlast!" The young people were obviously together and were very active at the front desk.

The pale-faced people in the hall who were clutching their chests gave them sympathetic looks.

Ah, ignorance is bliss.

In the past, I was just as fearless as you. Now? He had to prepare some quick-acting cardiac pills every day.

After the young men swiped their ID cards, they took the elevator to the third floor in high spirits.

"Come on, let’s play together, let’s play together. We’ll hold hands on the way to escape. Whoever leaves first is a dog!"

"Hehe, I’m someone who can walk through a haunted house upside down without a change in expression. What can a mere horror game do to me?"

"Hmph! I’ll be the first person to clear outlast today!"

……

Fifteen minutes later, the young men returned to the hall on the first floor with pale faces and hands on their chests.

"Fuck! This game is too F * cking scary, I’m not playing anymore!"

"Didn’t they say that whoever backed out first was the dog?"

"Woof! No, I mean, we’ve obviously underestimated the horror of this game. I don’t want to play it anymore! Don’t ever do it a second time!"

"I’m already traumatized by the game cabin!"

"I’ve already taken a taxi! I want to go home!"

"Don’t go. Don’t you want to experience it again?"

"Experience my ass! If you want to experience it, experience it yourself. Don’t drag me along if you’re courting death. Goodbye!"

Soon, more and more players were drinking milk tea in the hall on the first floor, and there was not enough space on the sofa.

The strange thing was that the players who had been scared pale by outlast did not dissuade the other players from playing. Instead, they piqued their curiosity.

How scary was this game?

As wave after wave of players came down from the third floor of the VR experience area, there were even more players in the PC experience area who were eager to try out the new VR horror game.

Just like that, the players in the experience store were caught in an infinite loop of "curious, scared, more people are curious, more people are scared, "

The players who had tried outlast couldn’t wait to post in the Thunderbolt gaming platform’s general discussion area, and the content of the posts was very different.

Some said that the game was very scary, some said that it wasn’t scary at all, some said that it was very fun, and some said that it was scary …

Some people were telling the truth and sharing their real experiences, while others were lying to trick more people into playing.

Those who weren’t in the imperial capital and couldn’t come to the experience store to play outlast were all very curious about what kind of game it was.

……

……

On the 23rd of September, outlast was officially released!

Chen Mo didn’t use too many advertising methods this time, since outlast was a VR horror game. In China, games like this were extremely rare, and the hype itself was enough to create a lot of hype with the players ‘recommendation.

Many of the players who had been paying attention to the game had heard about the details of the game after the trial in the experience store. This game was very scary! In fact, most of them would be expelled in the first 20 minutes!

However, this made outlast more and more famous. Many fickle netizens even flooded the livestreaming rooms of major streamers, asking them to try out this new horror game.

……

Fish-catching live broadcast platform, Lin Xue’s live broadcast room.

Lin Xue, who had just finished a ranking match, was resting and communicating with her netizens.

"What? You want me to play Chen Mo’s new game, outlast?"

"Isn’t that a horror game? I don’t want to play! Don’t even think about it!"

…"If you don’t want to play, cancel the subscription and close it? Wow, are you guys that cruel? Do you really want to see a cute streamer like me play such a scary game?"

"There are actually so many people asking ‘want to see’? You … I misjudged you!"

Lin Xue wanted to ignore these people, but for some reason, these netizens became more and more enthusiastic. In the end, the entire screen was filled with comments like "please play outlast!"

Lin Xue was speechless. She had been following Chen Mo’s new game for a long time, but she immediately gave up when she heard it was a horror game.

F * ck, Chen Mo’s VR horror game can be played? It scared people to death!

As the saying went, "you can avoid the first day, but you can’t avoid the fifteenth day." Xue Lin didn’t want to mention this at all, but the audience asking to watch outlast was getting more and more, and she could no longer ignore it.

"Sigh, alright." Lin Xue sighed helplessly."Let’s make this clear first. If I get into a particularly scary part of the game, I’m going to quit immediately. I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to clear the game."

Xue Lin stood up and went to open her VR gaming pod.

The viewers immediately became alert and started spamming the bullet screen.

"Wow, Xue is really going to play outlast! Well done!"

"You guys are so cruel. Xue is such a quiet and lovely girl. How can she stand such a scary game? You guys are not real fans!"

"What game is this? who has played it before?"

"I played with it for a while. All I can say is, do you really think Xue is the only one who would be frightened? Hehe, too naive. Everyone watching the live broadcast will be scared to death!"

Chapter 364: Sweeping the entire streaming circle

Very quickly, Lin Xue’s VR gaming pod was ready.

The live broadcast screen went black for a moment, and the signal source was switched. When the screen lit up again, the live broadcast signal was being transmitted through the VR gaming pod.

Many netizens typed,[let’s change to a VR gaming pod to experience it with Xue!]

When the host used the VR gaming pod to stream, the audience had two ways to watch the stream.

One was the traditional live streaming website, which could be watched on PC, mobile, or home TV. However, the game screen would automatically change to the PC version, which meant that the VR view would automatically change to the PC view.

The other way was to use the VR gaming pod to watch. All VR gaming pods came with the function of watching live streams, and they were automatically equipped with a live streaming platform. If you watched the live broadcast through the VR gaming pod, the experience would be exactly the same as the host playing the game, but you couldn’t control the character yourself.

Many players preferred to use VR gaming pods to watch live broadcasts because it was more immersive, just like "possessing" a live streamer for better effects.

So, after hearing that Xue Lin was going to stream a new VR game, all the players went to change their gaming pods to watch the live stream.

However, there were also some players who had already experienced outlast who were laughing at the audience who had switched to VR gaming pods to watch the livestream.

"He’s actually using a VR gaming pod to watch a live broadcast? I’m afraid that your brains are damaged, and you’ll be scared to the point of peeing like Xue! 23333"

Soon, the live signal was adjusted and Xue Lin entered the game world of outlast.

"This game … Is it too late for me to quit now?"

Standing in front of the main administration building of the mountain mental hospital, Xue Lin spoke to the audience in a slightly trembling voice.

The dim street lights, the dark night, the overgrown ground …

The main administrative building looked like a haunted house under the night sky. Xue Lin could feel the wind and the faint chirping of insects in her ears. Coupled with the strange background music and the panting of the protagonist due to fear, the whole scene was extremely strange.

In such a quiet environment, every movement of the protagonist would make a loud noise, as if it was constantly knocking on Xue Lin’s eardrums.

At this moment, not only Xue Lin, but all the audience members felt a sense of panic from the bottom of their hearts.

"F * ck, this is a mental hospital? This scene looks so horrifying!"

"Nonsense! This is a horror game!"

"This … Isn’t this too different from the horror games in China? I’m starting to regret watching the livestream in the VR gaming pod. It’s already so scary without any enemies. How scary will it be when we encounter ghosts later!"

"Actually, there are no ghosts in this game. But … There are many things that are scarier than ghosts!"

For the audience who watched the live stream in VR gaming pods, their gaming experience was exactly the same as Lin Xue ‘s. Their vision, hearing, and touch were all basically synchronized.

However, it was hard to back down now. Neither Lin Xue nor the audience could back out now. Otherwise, they would be the laughingstock of "being scared off after just three minutes of entering the horror game".

Xue Lin stood in front of the main administration building of the mental hospital, not forgetting to take some time to glance at the bullet screen.

When live streaming in the VR gaming pod, the host could open a window in the upper right corner of the game vision to see the players ‘bullet screen messages. This window could be opened and closed at any time to prevent it from affecting the host’s game process.

What touched Xue Lin was that the comments were all encouraging her to continue walking.

"Alright, I’ll experience this horror game with everyone today! I was quite scared at first, but with everyone’s support, I instantly have the courage. Yes!"

After drilling a hole, climbing a ladder, and jumping in from the first window, the lights went out with a timely crackling sound.

"Ah! What the hell is this!"

Xue Lin was shocked by the darkness in front of her, and her exaggerated screams shocked the audience again.

"Damn, I was scared to death by ah Xue!"

"Xue, have you never played horror games before? He’s so cute that he’s actually scared by such a common "extinguish the light" move. "

"I feel like Xue’s screams are scarier than this game …"

Xue Lin was a little embarrassed, "I’m sorry. I wasn’t mentally prepared at all, so I got a shock. But this melody is really scary …"

Xue Lin turned on the night vision function of the handheld DV according to the system prompt, but she didn’t feel any better at all. The DV camcorder’s vision was still severely limited, and it could only see a small area in front of it. In addition, the infrared vision turned the whole picture into a cool greenish-gray color, which made the weirdness even worse.

Xue Lin could feel her heart pounding and her blood pressure rising.

"I … I’ll continue playing. If you see the live broadcast signal cut off, remember to collect my body. My home address is … Forget it, I won’t tell you."

Bullet screen viewers: "F * ck! Xue, in order to ensure your safety, tell us your address!"

Xue Lin cracked a joke to ease her mood. She raised the camera again and walked into the darkness.

……

It wasn’t just Lin Xue, all the streamers on the major broadcasting platforms were flooded with bullet comments from the water friends asking them to play escape.

"Host, please play outlast!"

"Host, hurry up and play outlast! You’ll be outdated if you don ‘t!"

"Xue’s just a girl, yet you dare to play with her. Streamer, don’t be a coward!"

Most of the streamers didn’t even know about outlast, as Chen Mo didn’t spend much effort on promoting it and just let the players spread it around.

The streamers were also surprised. Why did the audience want to watch outlast so much? What kind of game is this?

Soon, a large number of ignorant live streamers were lured into the pit of outlast by malicious netizens.

A storm of blood was about to sweep through the entire broadcasting circle …

……

At night, when he clicked on the front page of fish-catching live streaming platform and casually glanced at the cover of the live streaming rooms, he realized that almost half of the live streaming rooms were broadcasting outlast.

You could hear the host’s shrieks when you clicked into any of the live broadcast rooms.

"Ah Yingluo! I was scared to death, why is there a person here! The F * ck!"

"Fatty is chasing me, help, help, help! Ah, Yingluo!"

"Hiding in the cabinet? this time you should … F * ck, why did he pull me out of the cabinet?!"

"I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it! Hurry up and let me get out of this damn place!"

"There’s no battery, what should I do, there’s no battery"

"I feel like I’m having a severe headache right now, and my hands and feet are starting to go numb. I really doubt if I can walk out of the game cabin alive …"

"I’m so scared that the fatty will be waiting for me at the door. Open the door … Ah! He is really waiting for me here! I was wrong, big brother, please let me go!"

"Where should I go! Who among the netizens can point me in the right direction? where should I go? Help, mom, someone is chasing me!"

Ghostly wails and wolf howls could be heard.

Chapter 365: Scissorhands specialize in cutting fingers

Some of the more timid audience members were on the verge of a mental breakdown. What the hell was today? was it Halloween? Why did the streamers start playing the horror game as if they had discussed it beforehand?

It would have been fine if it was just a normal horror game, but the point was that this game called outlast was too F * cking scary!

This scene, this plot, this background sound, this game atmosphere, this night vision mode, and the screams of the hosts … It was really scary!

The audience watching the live broadcast in the VR gaming pods were filled with regret. They climbed out of the gaming pods in less than ten minutes and continued to watch on their phones and computers.

It couldn’t be helped, this game could really kill people to experience it in VR!

When the main character was running for his life, the monster that was chasing him suddenly knocked on the main character’s back. This touch would be transmitted to the players in the game cabin at the same time. This feeling was terrible!

Just like many people who played horror games or watched horror movies on PC, if someone suddenly stabbed you in the back when you were especially focused, you would be scared to the point of peeing in your pants!

The audience climbed out of the game cabin one after another while sighing. It was already so scary just by looking at it. How scary would it be if they were to play the game in the game cabin?

It was no different from being in the same realm!

Moreover, this kind of horror wasn’t just visual and auditory horror, but more of a psychological horror. In a dark environment, one’s vision was limited, and one could only check the surrounding environment through the night vision function of the DV camcorder. Moreover, there could be a madman running out at any time and place to cut you to death. This kind of fear of the unknown was really terrible!

What was worse was that the main character in this game could not resist at all. He could only run or hide!

Some streamers who have no sense of direction are really driven to the end by monsters. They are in as much despair as they can be.

Even some of the live streamers who had played horror games before were so scared that they peed their pants. They all expressed that this game was too F * cking perverted!

Soon, outlast’s popularity spread from the VR gaming area to the PC gaming area. All the streamers who had VR gaming pods were experiencing it, and even many big streamers of League of Legends were lured into playing by the fickle netizens!

Except for a small number of anchors who were determined and determined, the other curious anchors had all fallen for the game. They were scared out of their wits after entering the game.

This mentality of ‘letting the streamer be tortured’ drove more fickle netizens to other livestreaming rooms to continue spreading the plague of outlast …

All of a sudden, the entire livestream circle was filled with grief, and everyone was shrouded in the shadow of the mountain mental hospital …

……

In Xue Lin’s live broadcast room.

Even though she had been so scared that she wanted to quit the game a few times, Lin Xue still persevered.

Even the netizens were touched and sent encouraging bullet comments.

"Xue’s so powerful. She’s the only female streamer to reach this point. She’s so strong!"

"Xue looks so cute when she’s crying. She’s explaining the game in a serious tone even when she’s crying. She’s so professional. I strongly request that fish-catching gaming platform award her with a professional live streamer award of the year!"

"I was so scared just now that I went out for a meal. When I came back, Xue was still live-streaming? It’s too awesome!"

"Wow, the nouveau riche has given me a gift! NICE, Xue has successfully proven that she’s a capable streamer. She can dominate the fish-catching live streaming platform without relying on her looks!"

The effect of livestreaming horror games was indeed explosive, especially when girls livestreamed horror games. The gifts in Xue Lin’s channel were almost non-stop, and the number of viewers was increasing.

"Phew, I’m finally out of the sewers. I’m really going to die Here …"

Lin Xue panted non-stop, triggering a wave of comments: "Benefits for moaning in pain!"

This part of the sewer was too depressing. Lin Xue almost went crazy when she first entered the scene. She could only use the night vision of the DV to see the way in the dark sewer. The fat man kept walking around, trying to find the protagonist.

Fortunately, even though Xue Lin had a bad sense of direction, she had activated her innate skill [passive navigation]. She always found the exit in panic and fear, and successfully passed through the sewer.

"So, this place should be out of the range of the sewer. It’s called … The male ward?"

The setting in the male ward was slightly better. The overall brightness was not bad, and everything looked calm.

Lin Xue had already gotten used to this environment. So far, Lin Xue had already played for one and a half hours (with a 20-minute break in between). Her fragile nerves had slowly gotten used to it after being scared so many times.

At least, when she encountered those perverts, Xue Lin knew that the first thing she did was to run for her life instead of waiting for death.

But just as Lin Xue jumped down from the ventilation duct, the melody suddenly became tense!

"Meat! I want to eat meat! Eat the meat!"

There were at least two or three mental patients screaming madly, and they began to smash the door madly.

"Ah Yingluo! It’s here again! Another monster!啊啊啊啊,快找门,啊,这里有扇门!"

Xue Lin was still running like crazy, and the mental patients were chasing her. This was a long chase that lasted for at least three minutes. Under such urgent circumstances, three minutes felt like years. Xue Lin was screaming the entire time.

Fortunately, her innate skill [passive navigation] still came into play. She actually managed to complete it in one go and ran to the last room.

At this time, a voice came through the speaker next to the small elevator, "Who is it? You’re not one of them, right? Hurry up, if you want to live, get into the elevator!"

The small lift in front of her slowly descended. Xue Lin was like a drowning person who had found a life-saving straw. She ran desperately towards the small lift.

Finally, the protagonist climbed into the small elevator and closed the iron fence. The few mental patients with hideous faces knocked on the fence of the small elevator, but the protagonist successfully escaped.

"Waa! I was scared to death!" Xue Lin felt like she was a cripple, "there’s actually a normal person in this place, Oh my God!"

"As expected, there’s always a way out. After all, he’s the protagonist. He’s so lucky that someone would lend a helping hand in this kind of mental hospital. Wow, this makes me feel a little warm."

Just as Xue Lin’s voice fell, the small lift had already reached the upper floor.

"You’ve made the right choice, buddy."

A tall monster was standing at the entrance of the small elevator. He looked no different from those mutated monsters, except that he was wearing glasses and a broken mask. His upper body was naked, and his lower body was only wrapped in a piece of rag. He looked like a perverted psychiatrist.

It wasn’t a Doctor Who treated mental illnesses, but a Doctor Who already had mental illnesses!

Chapter 366: I really want to see Chen Zhao pee himself

"WHAT？!"

Xue Lin didn’t even have time to cry out before the perverted doctor swung his fist and knocked the protagonist unconscious.

"F * ck! I was tricked by him! Waa, help!"

Xue Lin was on the verge of a mental breakdown. What the hell? why did I have to go through so much trouble to escape from those mental patients, only to meet an even more terrifying mental patient!

Moreover, judging from this guy’s expression, movements, and lines, he was a mini-BOSS like fatty!

Although Lin Xue quickly understood that this was a plot kill, the completely unexpected reversal still made her keep repeating "F ** K" in her heart!

The perverted doctor threw the protagonist onto the wheelchair, tied his hands together, and pushed the wheelchair forward.

At this moment, Xue Lin felt that the protagonist was completely out of control. He could only be pushed slowly in the long and dark corridor by the crazy doctor. This feeling of having no control over his own body was extremely depressing, making Xue Lin’s fingertips numb.

Xue Lin looked around and said in a trembling voice, "This … Where are we … Going? I … I have an extremely bad feeling …"

When they came to a door, the perverted doctor said in a rather playful voice, "I like the air in the mountains at night. Do you want to go out for a walk? Go, I’ll wait for you here. Go, run freely! Oh, you don’t want to go? That’s fine. "

The perverted doctor continued to push the main character inside.

Xue Lin was furious. What the hell? why was this monster here to play with the protagonist? This must be Chen Zhao’s bad taste!

Kill that bastard Chen Zhao!

Not only did he create such a scary game, but he also used the monsters ‘mouths to make fun of the players! Shameless!

"HERE WE ARE."(We’re here.)

"Thank you very much for coming. We’ll start immediately. I need to wash my hands first …"

The perverted doctor pushed the main character into an extremely dark room and turned on the light. Xue Lin saw the sink in front of her was covered in blood and her bad feeling became even stronger.

The perverted doctor was rambling about the "difference in ideas" between him and the priest while fiddling with all kinds of blood-stained sharp weapons on the dirty tool table.

A boning knife, a vegetable knife, a pair of big scissors …

The perverted doctor muttered to himself as he fiddled with the knives and gestured on the protagonist’s right hand.

"What?" Xue Lin was also scared."What is this pervert trying to do?"

"Money has become a matter of faith. This is also the reason why I’m here. I want to give in! You guys! I believe in you!"

After a series of illogical mumblings, the crazy doctor suddenly picked up a pair of big scissors that was more than half a meter long and cut down on the main character’s right hand!

"Ah, Yingluo"

Lin Xue almost screamed at the same time as the main character!

In the nervous BGM, Lin Xue’s vision became blurry and filled with blood. The protagonist began to struggle violently, not daring to look at his right hand. However, this only made the scene even more terrifying!

Xue Lin could clearly feel the continuous pain from her right index finger. Although the pain was not severe, it was enough to make her heart beat faster and her blood pressure rise!

But it wasn’t over yet. The crazy doctor raised the big scissors again and cut off the ring finger of the protagonist’s left hand!

Xue Lin could clearly see the protagonist’s two hands. At this time, his hands were covered in blood. The ring finger on his left hand and the index finger on his right hand had been cut off. His vision was also blurred because of the pain.

Xue Lin could feel the continuous pain coming from her fingers. The pain was not strong, but it was enough to block out any other feeling.

In other words, Xue Lin really had a feeling that her two fingers had been cut off!

The game continued, but Xue Lin was no longer in the mood to play.

"Ah! I’m not playing anymore! I’m not playing anymore!"

Lin Xue didn’t even bother to look at what her fans were saying. She directly exited the game and climbed out of the game cabin.

She touched her two fingers with lingering fear. Well, fortunately, they were not really cut off …

What the hell is this game! Why would there be a plot like cutting fingers? It was really frightening!

Xue Lin felt that she was in a daze after playing for so long. It seemed that she would not be able to sleep well tonight!

Xue Lin could feel her heart beating faster and her blood pressure rising. She was like the main character in a game, and her breathing was involuntarily rapid.

After ending the broadcast in a hurry, Xue Lin turned on the TV and adjusted the volume of a skit to the maximum. Ten minutes later, she still felt a little scared.

There was only one thought in Xue Lin’s mind.

Chen Mo’s horror game really shouldn’t be played!

……

Soon, all kinds of trial videos and livestreams of outlast appeared on the internet, and more and more comments about the game began to appear.

"F * ck, what have I done? why am I playing this game? why!"

"It’s too F * cking terrifying. I was defeated within ten minutes. It’s so scary!"

"Damn it, how can I escape in this kind of place? I’d rather commit suicide, okay?"

"Everyone, please don’t play. It’s easy to get heart disease, chest tightness, panic, and many other diseases. If you have the above symptoms, please remember to leave to ensure your safety!"

"F * ck, isn’t the main character a modern person? why didn’t he bring his phone with him when he had a DV? Shouldn’t we call the police now?"

"Did you guys notice? outlast is the same as excavating for Ascension. It’s flooding all streaming platforms and video websites. Chen Mo is doing this on purpose, he’s taking revenge on society!"

"Yeah, why would he make a horror game instead of an RPG? Chen Mo is definitely up to no good!"

"I only have one thought now. I want to kill that bastard Chen Zhao! I was so scared that I peed my pants when I watched the video. How scary would it be if I played it myself?"

"I really want to know how Chen Mo would fare if he played this game himself. F * ck, I left a message on his Weibo last time for him to play excavate, but he managed to get away with it. I’m definitely going to let him play it this time!"

"That makes sense, the host is already sick of watching highlights of Chen Mo pissing himself, I want to watch a video of Chen Mo pissing himself!"

"That’s right, that makes sense. How can we let Chen Zhao go? I have to let him experience the feeling of being scared to the point of peeing his pants like the other streamers!"

"What if he doesn’t pay attention this time?"

"Go and leave a message on Weibo!"

"Do you think Chen Zhao would care with his shameless personality?"

"Then … Are there any rich people? The nouveau riche offered a reward for him to play!"

"Are you F * cking kidding me? Would Chen Mo be short of money? He threw you double the amount!"

"Wow, what should I do then? I feel like my life has lost its meaning if I can’t watch Chen Mo’s live broadcast of outlast!"

"Quick, who can think of a way to provoke Chen Mo into playing outlast!"

"That’s impossible. Chen Zhao’s a steady old dog. He won’t be provoked."

"Anyway, let’s leave a message on Chen Mo’s Weibo!"

Soon, the players all left comments on Chen Mo’s Weibo, strongly requesting him to stream outlast for everyone to see.

Chapter 366-crazy difficulty

Basically, three days after outlast was released, most of the streamers who were willing to play horror games had already played the game and were so scared that they peed their pants. Some enthusiastic players even edited the highlights of the streamers and posted them on the internet. The audience had no interest in teasing the streamers.

No one knew who started it, but everyone suddenly realized that they should let Chen Mo play outlast! How could he forget about such a terrifying game?

Even though Chen Mo was a top player in both Warcraft and League of Legends, horror games were different. They didn’t test one’s micro-control or reaction speed, but one’s inner calmness. Chen Mo really couldn’t get used to it.

After all, a few big streamers of League of Legends had peed their pants in outlast.

A lot of people were imagining Chen Mo panicking in outlast after acting cool in Warcraft and League of Legends, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt it was too beautiful to look at!

It didn’t take long for all the invitations to be pushed to the top, and many people sent private messages and left messages on Weibo, tagging Chen Mo all sorts of times, wanting to see him play outlast. He used all kinds of threats and promises.

However, most of the players knew that the chances of blowing Chen Mo out were slim, because he didn’t need to consider the audience’s preferences or the effects of the show. He didn’t even turn on his mic when he livestreamed League of Legends.

With his popularity, he could easily stream League of Legends with millions of viewers, but what about Chen Mo? He just didn’t broadcast it. Ever since he reached the top, he had never appeared on the live streaming platform again.

Why would a person like him take the risk of peeing his pants to broadcast outlast?

Slowly, they lost their hope because Chen Zhao didn’t respond at all.

In the end, to everyone’s surprise, Chen Mo actually posted on Weibo!

"Outlast will be livestreamed at 12:00 tonight. Everyone, come and watch. This game isn’t scary at all."

The onlookers were dumbfounded. What the hell? Chen Mo was really going to livestream outlast?

Could it be that our persistent messages and private messages touched him, and our sincerity finally broke through?

However, Chen Mo’s choice of time was really awkward. Broadcasting outlast on midnight, was he trying to scare people to death?

Very quickly, some players expressed that they were determined not to watch it! This was definitely Chen Zhao’s scheme! It would definitely be scary to watch an escape on 12 at night!

However, some players said that it was already good enough that Chen Mo was willing to broadcast outlast, why was he being so picky? Besides, horror games should only be played late at night for it to feel good!

The news spread like wildfire, and outlast’s popularity skyrocketed as it flooded all streaming platforms and video streaming sites. The combination of Chen Mo and outlast’s hot topics made the players ‘anticipation for the live stream reach a peak!

……

At 11:50 that night, a large number of viewers gathered in Chen Mo’s stream, chatting in the dark.

The timing was just right, most of the famous streamers were already resting, some of them would continue until 1 pm, but the audience was already sick of it, so they decided to join Chen Mo’s stream.

"Where’s Chen Mo? Why aren’t they here yet?"

"It shouldn’t be time yet, "

"Do you guys think Chen Zhao will stand us up?"

"That’s impossible. Chen Mo has always been on time for his livestreams. He’s never stood anyone up."

"Eh? There was a picture! It’s here, it’s here!"

An image of a VR gaming pod appeared in the livestream room. It was the login interface of outlast.

The audience was immediately excited. With Chen Mo’s live stream, many viewers received a notification and the number of viewers instantly increased!

"Wow, Chen Mo won’t turn off his microphone like he did in League of Legends, will he?"

"That’s possible. It’d be embarrassing if he screamed while playing. I think Chen Mo might just turn off the microphone."

"I really want to hear Chen Zhao’s screams!"

While the comments were still going on, Chen Mo finally spoke.

"Hello? Can you hear me?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Chen Zhao continued, "A lot of people have been sending me private messages recently, telling me that outlast is too difficult to play and too scary. That’s why I’m doing a live stream today to demonstrate the game to everyone. "

"Don’t be afraid, everyone. This game isn’t scary at all, even though I haven’t really played it after it was made. But! I can guarantee with my integrity as a video game designer that this horror game is only above average in my mind. In fact, it’s just a low-budget adventure game with a bit of puzzle-solving nature. It’s not as scary as everyone thinks it is. "

Chen Mo yawned."Just in time. I’m a little sleepy. Let’s clear the game and go to sleep."

The audience was speechless. He still didn’t forget to show off at this life and death moment?

"Not scary at all? I’m afraid you’ve lost your mind from bragging, right?"

"Only slightly above average? I’ve played a lot of horror games overseas, but I don’t think there’s anything scarier than this one, okay? Then, what do you think a horror game that’s extremely scary looks like?"

"Yawning? wow, it feels like a ruthless provocation to my mountain mental hospital!"

"Clear the game and then go to sleep? Very good, the FLAG has been raised. I’ll play with you until tomorrow morning!"

Chen Mo’s bragging drew the merciless ridicule of the audience, but he didn’t care, because he couldn’t be bothered to look at the comments.

Chen Mo chose a new game, but unlike other streamers, a difficulty menu popped up.

"Because the easy difficulty is boring, I used my developer privileges to make some changes. Let’s play the crazy difficulty."

Chen Mo chose the ‘crazy’ difficulty and entered the game.

The bullet screen instantly exploded!

"What the f * ck? Crazy difficulty! Chen Mo is crazy!"

"F * ck, you can play with this crazy difficulty? Many hosts don’t want to play it a second time after clearing the easy difficulty!"

"Chen Zhao really is a little death-seeking expert. Alright, seeing as you’re so brave, I won’t pursue the matter of you acting cool just now. I’ll wait for you to be taught a lesson by all kinds of monsters!"

Outlast had four difficulty levels: easy, hard, nightmare, and crazy. In the beginning, the players started with the easy difficulty by default, and they could only challenge higher difficulties after clearing it.

The higher the difficulty, the less battery the DV camcorder could carry, and the higher the damage of the monster. Many live streamers had already been tortured by the hard difficulty after clearing the easy difficulty, let alone the crazy difficulty.

However, what was even more explosive was yet to come.

After Chen Mo chose crazy difficulty, a chat box popped up.

[Are you crazy?!] The crazy mode will give you the ultimate heartbeat experience, the highest difficulty, and there is no saving point. If you die, all progress will disappear, and you have to start from the beginning. [Are you really ready to be abused?]

Chen Mo chose [yes] without hesitation.

He also explained, "this hint is just to scare people. It’s actually not that difficult." Oh, but at this level of difficulty, there really isn’t a saving point. This is true. "

There was another wave of comments. The audience watching the live broadcast was stunned. No save point? Then what the hell!

Wouldn’t that be the same as "excavating the earth for Ascension"? Get killed by the last BOSS and start over? All the games he had played before would be nullified?

F * ck, this game can be played like this? It was too F * cking exciting!

Chapter 368: The director of the mental hospital, Richard serente

Chen Mo started the game amidst the " 666″ comments.

He entered the mountain mental hospital, entered, jumped out of the window, and crawled into the ventilation duct …

Most of the audience had already played or watched the first half of outlast, but there was still a small portion of the audience who hadn’t watched it. However, regardless of whether the audience had seen it or not, they all had an illusion: It seemed that the game was not as scary as it used to be.

Chen Mo explained in a calm tone as he played.

"This television will ring for a while. Ignore it."

"There’s a battery in this room and a file in the room next door. I won’t be taking it. Batteries are useless. "

"A body will fall from the front door."

"Fatty will throw me into this crack, and then we’ll go through the plot."

Chen Mo didn’t waste any time. He just told them the main points of the place, including where there was high energy, where there were batteries, and where the documents were.

The audience felt that something wasn’t right. What was going on? why was he so calm?

"What the f * ck? What did Chen Zhao just say? The battery is useless? He could only get two batteries in Nightmare Mode! He actually said it’s useless!"

"F * ck, you spoiled the plot of high energy! Bad review!"

"He’s so calm … And his tone doesn’t change at all? You, did you get an adrenaline shot before you started streaming?"

"F * ck, I suddenly thought of something. Chen Mo is a video game designer himself, so he should know where to farm monsters and where to farm batteries!"

Many of the audience had a premonition that they might not be able to see Chen Mo pee his pants tonight.

Chen Zhao didn’t walk very fast, but he didn’t stop at all. He soon arrived at the basement.

This was also a place where many new players were dissuaded from. The lighting in the basement was very poor, and it was the first time a monster would appear to hunt players down.

In this place, players needed to turn on the two air pumps and the main switch. In other words, they had to run to four different places while being surrounded by monsters. Many people got lost here and then lost.

Many viewers were curious as to how Chen Mo was going to handle this segment.

"The next step is to restart the generator. Many people can’t get through, but it’s okay. Look at my route and follow it strictly when you’re playing. "

"Run for the entire journey and open two small air pumps. Many people would choose to open one, avoid the monster, and then open another. Actually, you can open both at the same time. There’s more than enough time. "

"After you’re done, stand behind this pillar for a while. When you see the monster break in, return to the previous room and hide in this corner. After he barged into the room six times, he would check the cabinet on the left. Then, he could leave and turn on the main switch. "

"Hiding in the cabinet? No, no, no. He would not hide in the cabinet. He would hide in this corner because he would not look in that direction. We’ll leave immediately after he enters the room. After activating the power supply, we’ll return to the first floor. After entering this gap, we’ll pass the first chapter. "

"Look, isn’t it very simple?"

The players were all stunned. What the hell? there was such a function?

Chen Mo finished the basement that had many streamers stuck in for half an hour in five minutes?

Many of the audience members expressed that their views on the world had been subverted!

"F * ck, you can play this game like this? Not picking up the battery, not going into the cabinet? He just found a corner and squatted there, and then he lost the monster?"

"What did Chen Zhao say?" Let’s open this door first, because we’ll be coming over later! F * ck, is this even an official spoiler?"

"Why do I have the feeling that Chen Zhao is very familiar with these mental patients? You know their movement patterns like the back of your hand!"

"Is this really nightmare difficulty? Why do I feel like it’s even easier than the EASY difficulty? The monster didn’t even touch me …"

……

Chen Mo explained at a steady pace as he advanced the plot.

The prison building, the sewers, the men’s ward, the courtyard …

The audience was surprised to find that Chen Mo seemed to know all these places like the back of his hand.

Chen Mo was completely familiar with the difficult pursuits that other streamers would find difficult. Not only did he run smoothly without any lag, he even had a GPS navigation system and clearly explained where he would trigger the monsters!

In just an hour, Chen Mo arrived at the female room. He was already halfway through the game. Many streamers would need two to three hours to reach this place when playing the easy difficulty, but Chen Mo only took an hour.

Moreover, Chen Mo was explaining as he played. If he wanted to go as fast as possible, he could probably shorten the time even more.

Chen Mo continued to explain calmly.

"Although this place is called the women’s ward, it’s a pity that there are no women here."

"There’s a more difficult part here, which is to get three fuses, and it’s not easy to figure out the pattern of killing monsters, so it should be difficult for many people here."

"But it’s still the same as before. As long as everyone runs according to what I’ve taught you, there won’t be any problems. These monsters won’t even be able to see you."

"After taking the first fuse, he went out and walked straight. He flipped over this bed and came to the opposite side. When he saw this strange person coming out, he immediately turned back and waited for him at this position. He’ll check the third fuse, so we can take the opportunity to get the second fuse in his room. "

"After you get the second fuse, hide under this bed and wait for him. Of course, you could have taken other routes, but this corridor was rather narrow, so you would run into one no matter where you went. If it’s easy difficulty, we can just take a hit from him and run over, but in nightmare difficulty, we’ll be killed in one hit, so we can only hide under this bed. The other places aren’t easy to use. "

"Actually, there’s no need to turn on the DV here because there’s a sound when this person goes over. I turned on the DV the whole time mainly for everyone to see. Actually, two batteries are more than enough for this game. You don’t even need to pick up some of the batteries. "

"After getting the three Safety Locks, we went back the way we came and got the key. Okay, this part is done. "

The viewers in the bullet screen were shocked. There was such a thing?

"F * ck, what the hell is this? Chen Mo can even recognize the way with his eyes closed!"

"Mental patient: F ** K, why is this newcomer more familiar with the place than me?"

"It feels like the entire mental hospital is run by Chen Zhao!"

"The director of the mental hospital, Louis serente?"

"Chen Zhao: that’s right. I made everything. Everything is under my control. Don’t worry!"

"Jushan mental hospital-property under Chen Zhao’s name."

"Hahahaha, so familiar that it feels like it’s your own home!"

"Is this still a horror game? There’s nothing scary about the whole process. The main character just keeps jumping up and down, drilling holes and climbing walls. This is obviously a parkour game!"

"After all, the protagonist is a reporter. He runs so fast!"

"F * ck, why is Chen Zhao so calm? I’ve seen other streamers get scared half to death when they play outlast, but after watching Chen Mo’s stream, I suddenly feel pity for the patients here. "

"Monster: please show me some respect. After all, this is a horror game and I’m the BOSS here!"

Under Chen Mo’s skillful control and calm explanation, the bullet comments completely changed. The atmosphere that was weird, suspenseful, and scary at the start of the stream had now turned into a relaxed, humorous, and funny atmosphere.

Many of the audience members were dumbfounded. What the hell? wasn’t this a horror game? Wasn’t this a horror game that scared many streamers and made most of them quit after ten minutes?

How did Chen Mo end up playing a parkour game in his backyard?

Chapter 369: The prize pool of the S1 Grand Final

The video of Chen Mo livestreaming outlast in the middle of the night was quickly posted online, and many viewers who didn’t dare to watch the livestream felt the same way: How come Chen Mo’s outlast didn’t seem scary at all?

This gave many players who had never played outlast the wrong impression that the game was really simple.

As a result, many players were at ease and tried the game. As for the ending … Of course, they were still scared to death …

However, Chen Mo’s live streaming of outlast did indeed increase the sales of the game. Many players who didn’t know about the horror game or didn’t dare to buy it were happy to add one more VR pod to their game.

Many people thought that Chen Mo’s stream would spoil the fun of outlast, but it didn ‘t.

Chen Mo’s stream was on the third day of the game’s release. Most of the players had already cleared outlast by this time, since the game was less than two hours long. No matter how bad a player was at directions, they would only need four to five hours to clear easy difficulty.

Even if Chen Mo didn’t stream, there would be other players who loved horror games making live commentary, game-clearing videos, and game-clearing strategies. Chen Mo’s stream wouldn’t affect their second creation at all.

Moreover, even though Chen Mo had already shown the players the correct way to clear the crazy difficulty, the other players would still pee their pants in fear.

If you don’t believe me, you can download outlast and try it out.

In just three days, outlast had sold more than 30000 copies. As a horror game with an extremely small audience, the sales were impressive.

Outlast was priced at 688 RMB, which was considered average among VR games. Outlast didn’t have a lot of investments, nor did it take a long time to develop. After all, in Chen Mo’s previous life, outlast was a low budget indie game with less than twenty people in the entire production team. It wasn’t too difficult for Chen Mo to port it to VR, it was just an additional investment.

On Thunderbolt gaming platform, outlast had an unexpectedly high rating of 9.4.

Most players felt that this was a horror game that was scary enough. If there was only one word to describe it, it would be scary!

As for how scary it was? Different people had different views, such as the night vision of the DV camcorder, the playstyle of the non-combat system, the background and plot of the story, the realistic VR game experience, and so on. All of these were important elements to enhance the sense of horror.

After the popularity of outlast, not only VR players, but also players on PC and mobile platforms learned about the game through livestreaming and videos.

The impact of outlast had far exceeded the sales of the game.

……

In the experience store, Chen Mo was looking at the schedule of the S1 finals and other related information that Yan Huang had sent.

When Chen Mo livestreamed outlast, he had actually used the fear filter, otherwise he wouldn’t have been so calm. Even though the game designers knew the layout of the levels and how to farm monsters like the back of their hands, it was still scary when they actually started playing.

Just like many players, even if they had cleared the easy difficulty and were mentally prepared for the respawn rate of the various monsters and high-level plots, they would still panic if they played the game a second time. This was an instinctive reaction.

Luckily, the system had a fear masking device, otherwise Chen Mo wouldn’t have dared to do the crazy difficulty and he wouldn’t have been able to act so cool.

As he was reading, his phone rang.

Chen Mo saw that it was from Qiao Hua and quickly picked it up, "Minister Qiao?"

"Chen Mo, " Qiao Hua’s voice came from the other end, "I heard that outlast’s sales are good. Congratulations."

"It’s all thanks to Minister Qiao and Chairman Zhang that outlast passed the vetting process, " Chen Mo quickly said."That’s why the players are able to play it."

Qiao Hua chuckled."By the way, I’m calling to tell you something. The reviews for outlast are pretty good, so you don’t have to worry. It’s not going to be taken down."

"Also, the game committee’s opinion on outlast is more or less the same. This is a successful attempt in the VR industry for domestic games. In the future, similar themes will be more relaxed, which is good news."

"Yes, " Chen Zhao said."It’s indeed good news."

"However, " Qiao Hua’s tone changed."This game has its risks. You have to keep an eye on that." I’ll summarize my experience. If you want to develop a similar game in the future, it’s best to give me a heads up first like this time. "

Chen Mo nodded, "don’t worry, I will."

After hanging up, Chen Zhao was relieved.

In fact, horror games weren’t that scary. Many people were overly worried about horror games, mainly because of their perceptions. At least, from the news, they had heard of many people dying from gaming, but very few people were scared to death from playing horror games.

As long as a normal adult didn’t have heart disease or high blood pressure and was healthy, it wouldn’t be a big deal to be exposed to some horror elements. At most, they would quit the game.

Everyone knew how brave they were, not to mention that Chen Mo had made a lot of preventive measures for the VR version of outlast, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

With outlast’s experience, Chen Mo would be more confident in making other games in the future. After all, the parallel world’s videogame industry was completely different from his previous world, and some rules needed to be slowly explored.

However, Chen Mo didn’t have the time to pay attention to outlast’s follow-up, as League of Legends’s S1 World Championship was about to start.

……

As the day of the competition drew closer, a lot of information regarding the finals was constantly being revealed, including the venue, the schedule, the information of the participating teams, and so on.

The most exciting thing for the players was the prize pool of this competition.

As the official of League of Legends, Chen Mo announced that the base prize of the prize pool for the S1 World Finals was 40 million RMB. The champion team would receive 20 million RMB, the second runner-up Team 10 million, and the top four, top eight, and top sixteen teams would all receive a prize.

In other words, even if a foreign team was eliminated in the first round of S1, they would still receive a reward of 200000.

If converted to dollars, the total prize pool this time was nearly 7 million dollars!

Of course, because S1 was an invitation-based game, the division of the prize pool might seem a little strange. Many people might wonder why a team that didn’t make it out of the group stage could get 200000 Yuan in prize money even if they didn’t win a single game.

This was mainly for the future. After League of Legends went global, every spot in the world Finals would have to cross many levels to get it. Compared to the efforts of these professional teams to get a spot in the S League, the 200000 Yuan prize money was nothing at all. It could be regarded as a consolation prize.

Not only that, Chen Mo also announced that the champion’s blade, nie ruiwen, would be released during the finals. Anyone who bought the skin would receive a commemorative profile picture of the S1 World Finals, and 50% of the profits from the skin would go to the prize pool of the world Finals.

Chapter 370: Promotional video for the Grand Finals

The price of champion’s blade, Jing ruiwen’s skin was 99 Yuan, which meant that for every player who bought the skin, the prize pool of the S1 World Finals of League of Legends would be increased by 50 yuan.

(Players who have bought tickets to the S1 Grand Final will automatically receive this skin.)

Moreover, the most eye-catching spot on the official website of League of Legends would also refresh the changes in the prize pool of the S1 finals in real time.

This news immediately caused a heated discussion among the League of Legends players. Everyone was shocked. Was Chen Mo crazy with such a huge prize money?

There had been many e-sports competitions in the past, both domestic and foreign, but he had never heard of such a high prize. The highest prize pool was basically a million dollars. As for domestic competitions, the prize money for the champion was only hundreds of thousands of dollars.

But Chen Mo had raised the total prize pool to seven million dollars?

Moreover, half of the profits from the purchase of champion’s blade, Peregrine ruiwen, would go to the total prize pool. With the current popularity of League of Legends, the income from this would definitely not be small. Although the players couldn’t estimate the exact number, it was definitely not a problem to add on a few hundred thousand dollars.

Not only was this a limited edition skin, but it also came with a limited edition profile picture and profile picture frame from the S1 World Championship. This was a proof of the identity of an old player, and it was very memorable.

Many players were impressed by Chen Mo’s generosity, there probably wasn’t anyone else in the country who would dare to do this!

Indeed, Thunderbolt entertainment wasn’t the most profitable company in the country at the moment. There were still established companies like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment.

However, the difference between Thunderbolt entertainment and these companies was that Chen Mo had the final say here. Chen Mo could spend the money however he wanted, and no one would jump out to object.

If big companies like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment wanted to spend that much money on the competition, it wasn’t as simple as Lin chaoxu or Liu Yuanfeng. These companies had financial pressure and had to be responsible to all the shareholders. A loss-making business would face great resistance.

So, Chen Mo was the only one in the country who dared to do this.

The huge prize pool instantly attracted the attention of a large number of players, and became the biggest gimmick before the S1 World Finals of League of Legends!

……

A week before the start of the S1 World Championship, the promotional video of the championship was also posted on the home page of the servers, as well as the major video-sharing websites.

Due to the lack of time, the video wasn’t too flashy. It was just a mix of game cinematics and competition videos, interspersed with Chen Mo’s speech.

The purpose of the trailer was simple, it was to let the players, especially the overseas players, feel Chen Mo’s determination to promote League of Legends and create a perfect e-sports system.

"League of Legends S1 World Finals is the grandest League of Legends event to date, and it’s expected to be the grandest e-sports competition."

"Professional players from all over the world will gather in Shanghai to compete for the highest prize money in history."

"Here, I’m going to introduce the first season of League of Legends to you."

"We’ve provided more than 7 million dollars in prize money for the world Finals, and the prize pool is still expanding. When players buy the champion’s blade, ziraiwen, skin, half of the proceeds will go to the prize pool."

"The sixteen top teams will compete, but only the top teams will be able to pick up the championship trophy and win the huge prize money."

"Here, we make a promise to the world’s League of Legends Summoners that League of Legends will become the representative of the strongest e-sports game in the next few years. We can’t wait to know how many Summoners will be watching the S1 World Finals with us."

"We want the players and the world to see Thunderbolt Entertainment’s determination in promoting e-sports, which is why we’ve invested so much resources into the finals."

"This year’s League of Legends finals will be different from any e-sports competition you’re familiar with. You’ll be able to see the two strongest teams in the world fight against each other."

"5th of October. We’ll witness it together in Shanghai!"

The video was translated into many languages with subtitles and posted on the local, European, American, Korean, and video websites of various regions.

The main purpose of this video was to let the players, both domestic and foreign, feel the atmosphere of the S1 World Championship.

League of Legends had only been released overseas for more than half a year. Although it had developed well and spread quickly, and the major clubs had set up branches of League of Legends, it was not that popular yet.

As such, Chen Mo decided to save a lot of time for this year’s s1 World Championship. The teams were invited, and the live broadcast was done through the League of Legends app.

Some foreign video websites and live-streaming platforms would also broadcast it, but they could not send a message to every player of League of Legends, so it was not as convenient as watching the game directly on the app.

The video had also successfully raised the anticipation of foreign players for the finals, and the S1 World Championship had become a hot topic among players from the European, American, and Korean servers.

"Oh my God, League of Legends offers a bonus of more than seven million dollars? Isn’t this way more important than any esports competition?"

"Has this China Company gone crazy?"

"Obviously, the guy named Silent in the video is the producer and boss of League of Legends. He’s very optimistic about the future of this game. However, I do have to admire his generosity!"

"From the video, that’s true. He actually said that he wanted to make League of Legends the strongest esports representative? What a great goal!"

"I didn’t pay attention to this competition at first. I thought it would be a very ordinary competition, but this video successfully caught my attention!"

"Indeed, it seems that team tiny is preparing to make it an unprecedented e-sports competition. This guy’s ideas are really advanced! It’s a pity that I can’t watch the match live. "

"I didn’t hear about the ticket sales before?"

"Yes, it’s a pity that the tickets weren’t sold overseas. After all, League of Legends is a game that has only been released for half a year. It can’t cover all aspects yet. "

"I’m paying more attention to the S1 World Championship this time. I hope the official game of League of Legends can bring us a different e-sports experience!"

Chapter 370: training room

Shanghai, on the 10th floor of the Grand Square, in the stadium of League of Legends S1 World Finals.

There were still three days before the official start of the tournament, and the preparations for the S1 World Finals were basically complete.

The participating teams and contestants from various countries had already arrived in Shanghai. The officials had arranged hotels and training rooms for them.

Chen Mo had personally decided on the entire process of the S1 World Championship. Although it wasn’t as Grand as the League of Legends World Championship in his previous life, it was still something that would shock all the players in the parallel world.

After all, the current influence of League of Legends was far from the level in his previous life. The current standard was unprecedented in many people’s eyes. The popularity of e-sports competitions was rising step by step, and it couldn’t be achieved overnight.

At the very least, it should be a good start.

On the 10th floor of Yuan da Plaza, the staff members were adjusting the equipment and rehearsing.

The person in charge of blazing glory, Sun Xiao, accompanied Chen Mo the entire time, going through the flow of the competition for the last time.

Sun Xiao was the person in charge of the S1 World Championship this time. Basically, he was responsible for everything, big or small, in the competition.

He had thought that everything was ready, but to his surprise, Chen Zhao still pointed out all kinds of problems.

"Have you explained the competition etiquette to the contestants? The winning team will have to take the initiative to shake hands and wave to the audience at the end of the game. Then, they can go back to pack up their keyboards and mouse and leave. "

"In addition to the mouse and keyboard that the contestants bring, the officials must prepare two additional sets of the same model. If any of the contestants have any problems with their equipment, replace them immediately."

"If the game is paused due to a malfunction, the director must inform the host of the reason for the pause immediately and let the audience know."

"Also, if there are any emergency situations, there must be a corresponding plan. I don’t want the audience to wait and have two commentators do a crosstalk, understand?"

……

Chen Mo explained everything to Sun Xiao.

Sun Xiao had been in charge of many esports competitions and was very familiar with them, but he still found himself lacking in many areas when it came to Chen Mo.

This caused Sun Xiao to have the same doubts as the chairman of blazing glory, Zhang Kaiwen."Who was the professional esports player?

After confirming that everything was in order, Chen Mo and sun Xiao returned to the hotel where the contestants were staying.

This time, the hotel was arranged as well. It was a four-star hotel nearby. It was not particularly luxurious, but it was very close to the venue and very convenient. Other than that, Chen Mo had also arranged a special training room for the players.

Chen Mo and sun Xiao walked towards the training room for the Chinese players.

"How’s the shooting of the promotional video?" Chen Zhao asked.

"We’re almost done. There’s one last team left today, the one from Europe." Sun Xiao said, "the time is a little tight, but I’m sure I can cut it out the day before the game. The effect will definitely be okay."

Chen Zhao looked at him."Which team from Europe?"

Sun Xiao was taken aback."It’s called NTW, a Ninjas work team. It’s not a particularly big-name team, so it’s arranged for the last day."

"Just say the names of the teams, " Chen Zhao said indifferently."I can remember them."

"Alright, chief Chen." Sun Xiao nodded.

Chen Mo planned a simple promotional video for the 16 teams. After all, this was the first World League of Legends finals, and it was normal for the local players to not know about the foreign clubs.

Shooting this promotional video would help viewers from all over the world get to know these teams well, and it could also be considered a brief introduction.

It was just that time was a little tight. These teams had immediately arranged for the shooting of the publicity film as soon as they arrived in Shanghai, but they had still been filming until now.

"Did the contestants feel any resistance when they were shooting the trailer?" Chen Mo asked.

Sun Xiao shook his head."No, everyone felt that it was quite fresh because there was no such segment in the previous e-sports competitions. The special publicity film made them feel that this competition is very formal and has a sense of ceremony."

"However, everyone is worried about the effect of the promotional video. They’re afraid that it’ll be awkward when it’s cut."

Chen Zhao laughed."Don’t worry. It won’t be awkward. My storyboard will definitely be super cool."

Sun Xiao smiled and nodded."That’s true. President Chen can be considered a storyboard master in the country."

The two of them chatted and went to the training room for domestic players.

The training room was located in the hotel. The teams from different divisions were assigned to different floors, and there were specialized staff members in charge of receiving them.

Every team had a special training room. In addition to the computer for daily training, there was also a relatively large TV for studying tactics and watching other teams ‘games.

Sun Xiao introduced, "basically all the domestic teams are here, this is IF team’s training room."

The four teams in the country had fought their way to the finals, so they definitely represented the highest level of professional players in the country.

The four teams were IF, MG, NRG, and Ntclub.

Chen Mo already knew about this result. It was basically the same as what he had predicted. These four teams were all on the list of the League of Legends professional league, and they were all relatively old teams in the country.

NRG was relatively young, but the boss paid special attention to League of Legends and spent a lot of money to poach two star players, so in terms of strength, they were not inferior to the other three old teams.

IF’s performance was the best in the selection. This team was called immortal fairy, which was the richest club in the country. The five members of the team were all top players and geniuses in the country. Basically, the most talented players in League of Legends in the country had all been poached into this team.

Just as Chen Zhao reached the door, he heard laughter from the training room.

"Hahaha, Luo Yongchang, you’ve been solo killed by me again."

"Hu Jing, don’t be so smug. I just miscalculated the duration of the summoner’s skill. Let’s play another round if you dare."

"If you want to come again, then come again. Do you think I’m afraid of you?"

"That’s enough, you two stop soloing. I’ve just gotten some information on a few foreign teams. Come and study them together."

"What’s there to see? I’ve watched a few games of European and American teams, and it’s simply blinding. What can I find out by studying their information? Are you studying how to hold your pee?"

"The Korea team seems to be very strong."

"It’s not like we haven’t played in training tournaments before. They’re just a bunch of noobs, not even as good as Europe and America. These foreign servers opened more than two months later than us, and there are fewer people. Their ideas are much worse, what’s there to see?"

Chen Zhao heard this conversation from outside the door and frowned.

Sun Xiao was also a little embarrassed.

Chen Zhao pushed the door open and entered.

Chapter 371-a Death Song with flames?

There were six people in team IF’s training room. In addition to the five members who were training, there was also a leader.

At the moment, the clubs in the country were still not very formal. There was no specialized tactical coach. The lineup selection was decided by the players freely. The tactics used were also completely up to the players.

In addition to being responsible for the daily living, itinerary, and supervision of the team, the team leader also shared some of the responsibilities of the coach, such as collecting information on other teams for the team members or arranging training games.

However, the opinions of most of the club leaders weren’t taken seriously. After all, these leaders ‘ranks were very low. In front of these professional players who were at the level of Kings, their suggestions would seem like they were showing off their skills in front of an expert.

Everyone was stunned when they saw Chen Zhao enter.

The team leader recognized Sun Xiao, who was following Chen Mo, and asked, "Director sun, this is …"

Before sun Xiao could reply, one of the IF members beat him to it and shouted, "Chen Mo? You’re Chen Zhao!"

After the shout, the others also recognized him. It was Chen Mo, the designer of League of Legends!

In fact, most of them had seen Chen Zhao’s picture, but there were some differences between the picture and the real person. IF club was far away in Shanghai, and they had never been to the Imperial City before. They had never seen Chen Zhao before, so IF’s leader didn’t recognize him at first.

Recognizing Chen Zhao, the IF leader was a little embarrassed. He quickly went up."So it’s President Chen. Why is President Chen in the mood to come today?"

"I’m here today to see the finals, " Chen Mo said indifferently."I just happened to be passing by."

He looked at the members of IF team.

He had already read the information of these team members, so he knew them all. The two people who had been shouting in the training room earlier were Hu Jing, mid, and Luo Yongchang, bottom lane.

Hu Jing was only 17 years old this year and was known as the most promising mid player in the country. His reaction speed, control, and understanding of the game were all good. He was also the well-deserved core of team IF.

"You think the European, American, and Korean players are all noobs?" Chen Mo asked.

Hu Jing looked Chen Zhao up and down, his eyes full of interest. "What’s wrong?"he nodded.

"It’s good to be confident, but in this game, prideful professional players who underestimate their opponents will never be the final winner." Chen Zhao said.

Hu Jing looked at Chen Zhao.

Obviously, this sentence had a heavy educational meaning. These professional players of IF team were a little uncomfortable, like being caught whispering in a self-study class.

Of course, they weren’t stupid enough to go against Chen Mo. After all, they were professional players in League of Legends. Strictly speaking, being a professional player was all given to them by Chen Mo. If they really pissed Chen Mo off, they could find a reason to be permanently banned from playing.

If even the club boss didn’t dare to mess with him, they, the group of internet-addicted teenagers, certainly didn’t dare to mess with him.

However, Hu Jing’s eyes clearly showed that he was very unconvinced.

"You don’t like it?" Chen Zhao looked at him."Not convinced?"

Hu Jing smiled."Mr. Chen, I heard that you played League of Legends well. I watched your live stream during the new year and learned a lot." It’s a rare opportunity today, can you give me a few pointers?"

As soon as Hu Jing said this, the hearts of team IF’s leader and the other members skipped a beat.

This little troublemaker was courting death!

It was fine if it was the other team members, but Hu Jing was different. Hu Jing’s family was very rich and he could be considered a rich second generation. He had never suffered since he was a child and had an unruly character. To him, playing professionally was no different from playing. Even if he couldn’t play professionally, it was no big deal.

At most, he could just go home and inherit the family fortune.

This was a very obvious difference from the other players who relied on playing professionally for a living.

IF team’s leader was also a little flustered."President Chen, Hu Jing was just joking. Please don’t take it to heart."

As the leader spoke, he gave Hu Jing a meaningful look.

Chen Mo looked at Hu Jing and nodded, "sure." You seem to like playing SOLO a lot, so let’s have a SOLO or two. "

"Chief Chen, this …"

IF team’s leader was helpless. What was going on?

But since Chen Mo said he wanted to play, he could only let Hu Jing accompany him.

Luo Yongchang offered his seat to Chen Mo, allowing him to use his computer and account.

IF’s leader kept winking at Hu Jing, telling him to lose to Chen Mo so that he wouldn’t offend this guy. In the end, Hu Jing acted as if he didn’t see anything and just focused on randomly picking out talents.

The leader was so angry.

Hu Jing pulled Chen Mo into a custom match and chose Summoner’s Rift as the map.

Since Chen Mo had never organized an official SOLO tournament in this world, most Chinese players chose Summoner’s Rift as the map for their SOLO matches. Most of them chose mid or top.

The rules weren’t set either. They were usually discussed before a SOLO battle, but the more common rule was that no jungles or lanes could be cleared. They could go home at will, three kills and two turrets.

In other words, whoever got three heads or two towers first would win.

"What are the rules?" asked Hu Jing. Three blood and two towers?"

Chen Mo shook his head."According to the professional tournament’s mid laning, whoever dies first or falls off the tower first loses."

Hu Jing thought for a moment and said, "does that mean that all Summoner skills have flash?"

"Whatever Summoner skills you’ve brought in the competition, " Chen Mo said."Bring the same Summoner skills this time."

"Alright." Hu Jing nodded.

If it was a proper SOLO match, the best Summoner skill would definitely be exhaust, barrier, exhaust, or ignite. However, in a match, flash was usually used.

Chen Mo’s meaning was clear, they would go according to the game’s laning.

"What about the champion?" Hu Jing asked again.

"Whatever, " Chen Zhao said."Choose your strongest."

Very quickly, both sides had chosen their heroes and entered the game.

Hu Jing chose Orianna, while Chen Mo chose Death Song. The summoner’s skills were flash and ignite.

Hu Jing was stunned when he saw Death Song.

Orianna and death Song were currently two of the most popular mid Champions, and they were often encountered in ranked matches. In comparison, Death song’s ulti was an all-screen ulti that could support teammates, but its ability in laning was slightly weaker than Orianna ‘s. In the early game, they still had to keep farming, and only in the middle and late game could they come out and save the world.

Of course, it was rare for Orianna and deathsong to have a one-on-one kill in a high-end game. This was because those who played deathsong were usually very sneaky and would not allow Orianna to use her ultimate to easily pull them in and kill them.

All in all, in high-end games, Death Song was at a slight disadvantage against Orianna.

Moreover, Death song’s Summoner skills were usually debuff or teleport. Death Song with ignite was very rare.

Hu Jing was a little puzzled. Did Chen Mo choose Death Song because he wanted to make a name for himself? Could it be that this SOLO match was going to take a long time?

However, what did this ‘ignite’ mean?

Chapter 373: Level two solo kill

Orianna and death Song rushed to the middle lane, testing each other’s positioning, but neither of them made a move.

Regardless of whether Orianna learned her Q-skill or E-skill at Level 1, Death Song would definitely be stronger at Level 1. Hu Jing was not stupid enough to fight Death Song head-on at Level 1. He was just walking around to trick Chen Mo into using a few Q-skills to deplete his mana.

However, Chen Mo didn’t even care about him. It seemed like he was determined to farm minions.

Hu Jing licked his lips and could not help but feel excited.

There weren’t many professional players in the country that he thought highly of, because IF this team had already made it through the pull-ups, it could be said that the other teams ‘mid-laners had all been defeated by him.

However, he was very curious about Chen Mo.

Chen Mo’s previous livestreams were too impressive. Even heroes like Icebird and Gragas, which were considered weak, became extremely strong in his hands. Many professional players studied Chen Mo’s livestreams to learn their techniques.

However, Chen Mo had stopped playing the stairway to heaven a long time ago. Although Hu Jing was also the strongest Esper, he had no chance to fight with Chen Mo, so he didn’t know how strong Chen Mo was.

Now that Hu Jing finally had a chance to fight Chen Mo, how could he not be excited?

IF team’s leader, the other team members, and sun Xiao were all watching from behind, secretly breaking out in cold sweat.

The members were all afraid that IF Hu Jing offended Chen Mo, he could just leave and go back to being a rich kid, but the rest of the team would have to clean up the mess for him.

Sun Xiao was also a little helpless. This Hu Jing was obviously an ignorant internet-addicted teenager, did Chen Mo have to be angry with him?

SOLO? if he lost, wouldn’t he be making himself uncomfortable?

Even though Chen Mo was strong, Hu Jing was still a professional player from team IF. It wouldn’t be wrong to call him the strongest mid in the country, it would be impossible for him to beat Chen Mo.

The onlookers were quite helpless, but since things had come to this, they could only watch from the side in silence.

Very quickly, the minions came.

To Hu Jing’s surprise, Chen Mo’s death Song went forward and crossed the minion line to suppress him the moment the minions came into contact!

"What? so radical?"

Hu Jing was a little dumbfounded. Just now, he had tried so hard to lure her, but she was not even willing to use a Q. She was clearly planning to clear the sky. Why was she so aggressive in coming over to Q him now?

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Death song’s Q-skill,[desolation], left three marks on the ground. The skill’s area of effect was very small. It was just a small dot on the ground, and the skill would only take effect after a 0.5 second delay, so it was very difficult to hit.

However, even though Hu Jing’s clockwork twisted left and right, it was still hit twice in a row.

"This …" Hu Jing was a little dumbfounded. What was going on?

Orianna subconsciously retreated, and death Song stopped chasing. He retreated a little and used his normal attacks to finish off three minions.

Obviously, Hu Jing had never seen such a radical Death Song before, so he was a little dumbfounded.

Level 1 was indeed Death song’s strong period, but he had never seen anyone who dared to oppress others like this, because Death song’s Q-skill was just too difficult to hit!

If his Q-skill was continuously interrupted, Orianna would be able to counterattack.

However, Chen Mo’s death Song could accurately predict Orianna’s movements. Every Q-skill was placed precisely in the position that Orianna was about to move to, making it look as if Orianna was moving forward on her own.

These two Q-S had injured Orianna.

Moreover, in order to save mana, Chen Mo didn’t use his Q-skill to farm at all. Instead, he used his normal attacks to farm and used all his Q-skills to drain Orianna’s health.

Anyone who had played Death Song before knew that Death Song had weak attack power and very unfriendly trajectory. Using normal attacks to farm was simply self-torture.

However, Chen Zhao’s last hits were terrifyingly steady. He didn’t miss a single hit.

Hu Jing felt a great deal of pressure.

Obviously, Chen Mo’s death Song wasn’t the kind that only killed soldiers, he wanted to kill!

As long as Hu Jing’s clockwork took a step forward, Chen Mo’s deathsong would follow up immediately, not allowing clockwork to farm.

Hu Jing tried again, but was still hit twice by Chen Mo’s Q-skill. Orianna’s health was down to half, while Death Song still had two-thirds of his health left.

If there was only one unit within the range of Death song’s Q-skill, the damage dealt would double. These Q-skills were all cast across the minions ‘line, so they were very damaging to Orianna.

Hu Jing drank the blood medicine he had brought with him. He felt a strong sense of dissatisfaction.

Why can Death Song suppress me like this?

If this was a professional tournament, this would already be considered a laning disadvantage, and at this level, the jungler wouldn’t be able to help.

Hu Jing was feeling very uncomfortable being suppressed. He really wanted to level up to Level 2 as soon as possible. That way, whether it was learning the W-skill to increase his consumption or the E-skill to increase his shield, it would make him more comfortable in the lane.

However, just as Orianna was about to move forward and farm, a flash of light suddenly appeared on Death song’s body. He had leveled up by 2!

Evidently, due to the difference in experience between Orianna and death Song, there was a level difference between them.

Hu Jing was shocked and immediately controlled Orianna to retreat. However, Death Song had already caught up to him and activated his ignite. The edge of his E-skill also grazed Orianna.

"He wants to kill me?!"

Hu Jing’s Orianna did not dare to head down the turret in a straight line, because he knew that Death Song would definitely fire her Q-skill on the path of his retreat.

Hu Jing controlled Orianna to twist left and right desperately, but Death song’s Q-skill kept appearing in the path he was going to appear in.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

With every Q-skill, Orianna’s health dropped by a large amount. Although Orianna had flashed to the turret, Death Song had also used flash. After taking the damage from the turret, he threw out another Q-skill and turned back.

"FIRST BLOOD!"

Hu Jing’s screen turned black and white.

Orianna had been solo-killed by deathsong, and it was a level 2 solo kill!

Death Song left the turret’s range with ease, and he still had nearly half of his health left.

Hu Jing was stunned. He looked at his screen and could not believe what had happened.

He was killed by deathsong?

How was that possible? Death Song was clearly the publicly acknowledged late-game hero in League of Legends!

IF team’s leader and members were all dumbfounded. What was going on?

A professional mid player, the strongest mid player in the country, was solo-killed by Chen Mo at Level 2?

Should Hu Jing be said to have relaxed? It didn’t seem like it. Hu Jing was playing seriously. Although he was caught off guard, he was obviously playing seriously.

However, a level 2 solo kill, how could that be explained?

There was no way to explain it!

"What?" Chen Mo glanced at Hu Jing."Are you convinced?"

Hu Jing bit his lip lightly and did not say anything.

Chen Mo was very calm."It’s okay if you don’t like it. Let’s play another round. This time, you’ll use Dead song and I’ll use Orianna."

Chapter 374: Attention received

Hu Jing didn’t say anything. He just quietly started another custom match.

It was still Orianna who killed song, but the Champions of both sides had switched.

IF’s other team members were all staring at the screen with full concentration, not even daring to breathe loudly.

This was practically teaching Hu Jing how to play games!

If Hu Jing lost again this time, then there was nothing to be dissatisfied about. If he could solo your Orianna with deathsong, and then use Orianna to solo your deathsong again, then it would prove that this was not a difference in Champions, but a difference in strength!

Ten minutes later.

"FIRST BLOOD!"

After reaching Level 6, Orianna hid the ball and pulled back deathsong with her ulti. Similarly, she took the turret before taking deathsong’s head and escaping with little health left.

Hu Jing was speechless.

Because he felt that he couldn’t win, he really couldn’t win! If the first round was a little strange, the second round was a clear difference in strength.

Hu Jing himself had played a lot of anikra before, but he had never felt that it was so difficult to hit anikra’s Q-skill. Orianna’s positioning was extremely strange and she was always able to avoid his Q-skill. The few Q-skills that were used to block the road were also blocked by Orianna’s shield with her E-skill.

Death Song had been at a disadvantage in laning the entire time, so it was inevitable that he would be killed in the end. Even if Hu Jing had been holding on, he would have been the first to fall from the tower.

Chen Mo stood up, "talent can allow you to get the upper hand, but if you think talent can crush everything, then let me tell you something: The Korea players train 16 hours a day. "

Hu Jing was silent.

"Let’s go, "Chen Mo said to Sun Xiao.

After Chen Zhao left, the atmosphere in the training room was still very heavy. Hu Jing stared blankly at the computer screen, as if he was recalling the two times he had played against Chen Mo.

"Leader, let’s take a look at the information of the foreign teams." Hu Jing said.

……

Before the league of Legends S1 World Finals, the domestic video game media had also treated this as a major event in October.

This was because this competition was different from any previous e-sports competition. In every sense, it was one of a kind.

League of Legends was currently the most popular esports game in the country, and it was also moving towards this goal worldwide. In other words, this game had an extremely deep audience base, and its popularity would definitely be high.

The prize pool for the finals this time had created a historical record. No competition organizer had been able to take out so much prize money, which was a big gimmick in itself.

From the information revealed before the game, this would be an e-sports competition that was completely innovative in all aspects. Every detail was carefully crafted and almost the top professional e-sports players in the country were gathered. There was no doubt about their professionalism.

Moreover, the title of S1 had already revealed Chen Mo’s ambition.

S was the short for ‘seaon’, and ‘S1’ was the first Season. If there was a first season, there would be a second and third season. Chen Mo obviously wanted this number to continue, and he would host the world Finals every year.

In the field of e-sports, there was indeed no game company that could do this. In the past, game developers and e-sports competition organizers were often different companies, and it was very rare for the developers to organize the e-sports competition all by themselves.

Clearly, Chen Zhao wanted to do something that no one had ever done before.

The venue on the tenth floor of the miles square was already filled with a few waves of local reporters. There were even one or two foreign reporters who traveled thousands of miles to take videos and introduce the details of the competition to the foreign players, such as the current situation of the venue and the preparations of the teams.

The players were all very excited about the competition. After all, it was a game made by a domestic company, held in China, invited so many international teams, and even provided such a Grand venue and a prize pool that could create history. No matter how you looked at it, it was a feast and a party.

However, there were many people in the gaming industry who were criticizing this competition.

"Chen Zhao’s really taking too big a step this time. Isn’t he afraid of pulling his balls? The prize money for the e-sports competition was raised to seven million dollars? You burned too much money?"

"Yeah, a million dollars is enough to make these professional clubs fight for it. Seven million? I have too much money to spend!"

"Esports is purely burning money. Can we recover the cost?"

"Take back my ass, just the prize money alone is more than 40 million, and the rental of the venue is more than 30 million a year. How much can we get back just by selling the tickets? Even with the video broadcast, it’s still far from enough!"

"I heard that he’s going to hold a league tournament at this venue."

"League tournament? How many people would watch the league tournament? The tickets were selling fast because it was the annual Grand Finals, and it was the first one. The league tournament is played all year round, so there will definitely be few people watching and the ticket price will have to be lowered. I really don’t think we can recover the cost!"

"I can’t figure it out either. If we’re talking about spending money to promote a game, League of Legends is already dominating the entire PC market. Other than a few old-school FPS and mmorpgs that are struggling to support it, the other PC games have long been squeezed to the point of being unable to hold on. Would promoting such a popular game make it skyrocket?"

"Yeah, it’s time for them to get paid. With the popularity of League of Legends, even if Chen Mo didn’t organize a competition, there would be other people begging for it. He didn’t have to worry at all."

"Maybe he’s really ambitious, but I think he’s too optimistic. With the current domestic environment, it’s hard to maintain e-sports in the long run."

"It’s better if it can’t go on. It’d be best if it can drag Chen Zhao down."

"Sigh, we’ll know when we see the popularity after this competition."

……

It was obvious that most of the developers in China would find it difficult to understand Chen Mo’s advanced thinking, and they couldn’t predict how popular e-sports would become in the future.

In October, everyone’s attention was focused on the S1 World Finals of League of Legends. Whether it would be a feast or a farce, they would only know when the game started.

……

It was October 5th, the day of League of Legends’s S1 World Finals.

Many players had already arrived at the distant square and were ready to enter.

Jia Peng, Chang xiuya, li jingsi, Lin Xue, su Jinyu, zou Zhuo, Zheng Hongxi, and the others came to the entrance of the arena. Qian Kun was already waiting for them.

These tickets were all given by Chen Mo and they were all good seats in the front row.

However, other than Qian Kun who had arrived early, the others had just arrived at the Grand Finals venue, so they felt very fresh.

At the entrance of the stadium was a three-meter-tall statue of Catarina. Many of the audience members were taking photos beside the statue.

Chapter 375: The opening ceremony

"Wow, there are flags of major professional teams on both sides. It feels so official. I know this. IF, What is this?" Su Jinyu pointed at the Blue Flag next to the IF flag.

"It’s an up-and-coming club in the country, "Qian Kun answered.

Wen Lingwei looked at the figurines and accessories on the wall, "This card master figurine is quite handsome."

"Don’t worry, you all have it. Anyone who bought a VIP ticket can get a card master figurine with the ticket. " Qian Kun said.

"Where’s the manager?"li jingsi looked around.

"The manager is inside, " Qian Kun said."Come, follow me."

Under Qian Kun’s lead, everyone entered the arena.

The structure of the arena had already been exposed. Above the stage was a large screen and two rectangular screens. There was also a small screen in front of the contestants ‘computers. There was also a huge holographic projection equipment in the middle of the venue.

However, it was still the entrance stage, so the lights in the entire venue were very strong. There was nothing particularly cool about it.

These people’s seats were in the same row, and they sat down in order after finding their seats. There was an empty seat next to the aisle, reserved for Chen Mo.

The audience was already entering the venue. Although there were no special people to lead the other audience members into the venue, the signboards in the venue were very clear, so it was not troublesome to find them.

Su Jinyu looked at the audience, "Wow, there are so many people. I didn’t pay attention to it before, but now that I’ve found out that this competition is so popular, I’m a little excited."

Zou Zhuo said, "I’ve watched a few e-sports games before, and I’ve also watched Warcraft. As long as there’s something exciting, the audience will cheer and cheer. The atmosphere is really explosive." However, that Stadium is much smaller than this one. It’s hard to imagine what it feels like to have the audience here cheering together. "

Qian Kun turned around and looked, "huh?" The manager is here. "

Everyone turned around. Chen Zhao walked over and sat in the empty seat reserved for him.

"How are the preparations?" li jingsi asked.

"No problem, " Chen Zhao laughed."Just wait for the 666."

On the big screen was the icon of the League of Legends World Finals. The main body was in the shape of a battle flag and a trophy. In front of the trophy was the silhouette of a Summoner’s head. The LOGO of League of Legends and the words "S1 World Finals" were marked on the chart in English and Chinese.

The background of the icon was a constantly vibrating red and blue element, making the whole picture full of movement.

The match was about to begin, and most of the audience had already entered the stadium. The entire Stadium was almost full, and everyone was looking at their watches, waiting for the match to begin.

Suddenly, all the lights in the stadium went out, leaving only the striking symbol of the finals on the big screen.

"It’s starting?"

"It’s starting, it’s starting, oh oh oh"

Many of the audience members couldn’t help but cheer.

A very moving BGM resounded throughout the entire competition venue. A countdown to the start of the competition appeared on the lower right corner of the big screen, and a video began to play on the big screen.

Following the background music, the scenes began to quickly switch. The iconic buildings of Beijing, Shanghai, and other parts of the country flashed past one by one. Each building appeared for an extremely short time, but it was enough to make the audience in the stadium scream non-stop.

When there were 10 seconds left on the countdown, the video ended. With the heavy drumming, a huge gold and light blue treasure chest appeared on the holographic projection in the arena.

It was a complete holographic projection effect, but to the audience, it looked like it was real.

At the same time, all the audience members couldn’t help but shout out as the countdown on the big screen began.

"Ten!"

"Nine!"

……

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

As the countdown on the big screen reached zero, the entire Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

At that moment, the background music in the arena changed again.

First was a piano piece with a strong sense of rhythm, followed by a blood-boiling electric sound that swept through the audience!

The lights on the stage lit up, and the audience was surprised to find that in the center of the stage, a DJ was playing to the rhythm of the BGM. The big screen also showed the scene of the DJ.

Many of the audience members were already shouting, "Brother Yuan!"

Yuan Meng was one of the top DJ in the country and had a large number of fans in the country. She was very well-known among the young people.

This time, the theme song for the first season was personally performed by Yuan Meng, which raised the atmosphere of the studio once again!

"Wow, this background music is so cool! What’s your name?"

"I don’t know, eh? The screen at the side showed the theme song for this year’s Grand Finals. [Silver trace]?"

"This is awesome! If brother Yuan plays this electronic tune, it’ll be so good that it’ll explode"

Silver scar, the English name of the game, was Silver traps. Many people might not remember the name, but most of the League of Legends players could hum along when they heard the melody.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, this song was the theme song for the S2 World Championship, and it was used as the BGM during break time in the fifth game of B05 Deathmatch.

It could be said that anyone who had watched League of Legends had heard this song.

In the S2 grand Final, the eight-hour battle between WE and CLG.eu, this song was played during the entire wait. For many old players of League of Legends, it was an unforgettable melody, just like many other classic songs.

The reason Chen Mo chose this song as the theme song for the S1 World Championship wasn’t just because of the feelings, but also because it was pure music. It could make the world’s audience forget about the language difference and experience the charm of League of Legends together.

In the blood-boiling BGM, a huge key appeared on the holographic projection and was inserted into the gorgeous treasure chest.

Under the treasure chest, countless stone floors appeared from the void, forming a platform similar to the Summoner’s Rift map in League of Legends. The left side of the platform was blue, the right side was red, and in the middle of the platform was the symbol of the world Finals.

The blue and red elements began to collide violently, and the entire platform fell apart. The treasure chest also fell rapidly, finally landing in the Summoner’s Rift.

On both sides of the treasure chest, the shadows of various heroes began to appear.ai Xi, Annie, stone man, robot, Prince, Ryze …

These heroes used different methods to open the treasure chest. There was ice, fire, earth, lightning …

Finally, the treasure chest opened, and a huge holographic projection trophy appeared above the treasure chest. The trophy flew up to the stage, and everyone noticed that the real Summoner’s trophy had appeared on the stage.

Chapter 375-battle team’s appearance

Although the trophy didn’t look very big from a distance, the audience could clearly see the details of the trophy on the big screen.

It was very exquisite!

In fact, the entire trophy was plated with pure silver and weighed 32 kilograms. The entire trophy was carved into four parts. On both sides of the trophy were two embossed of China Dragons. The dragon’s tail was coiled around the body of the cup, and the bottom of the cup had a dragon scale pattern. It was a natural thing.

The dragon’s eye was the finishing touch of a custom-made top-grade diamond. Under different radiances, it would show different resplendent effects.

If one were to summarize it in one sentence: Everything he saw was hand-carved; The beauty presented was like a king chasing after a deer!

Through the big screen, the audience could clearly see the details of the championship trophy. Although they didn’t know the specific specifications and craftsmanship, it was clear that the sincerity of the organizer was vividly reflected in the details of the trophy!

At the same time, the BGM changed again, and the big screen began to play videos of the teams participating in the competition.

One scene after another, one professional player after another.

His hands were wrapped in bandages.

His back view walked towards the arena.

He looked down from the viewing elevator.

In an ancient alley full of China Style.

Outside the stadium.

In the wilderness.

On the rooftop.

The 16 teams flashed past one by one. At first, only the captain of each team had the camera, and finally, it was the group photo of the entire team.

These scenes were basically taken from all over Shanghai. Some of the iconic locations and buildings were all captured. Some were even shot in the studio, such as a scene in the wilderness, which was completely synthesized in post-production.

Accompanied by the background music, the entire video exploded with excitement. After seeing their favorite professional player, the audience burst into endless applause and screams.

The lights in the front row were turned on, and many of the audience members noticed that the flags of the sixteen teams were hidden in the shadows of the stage. These flags were all of the same standard, about three meters tall.

At the same time, a team logo appeared on the big screen. It was team NTW’s team logo. The five players of team NTW appeared on the long screens on both sides of the big screen. In the passionate BGM, team NTW’s Captain, a European with long blond hair, walked out from the backstage and waved to the audience before standing next to the team flag.

The sixteen participating teams entered the arena one by one.

The order of appearance was Europe, the United States, Korea, and China. Each division would send out a team in turn, which meant that they were automatically divided into four groups. Each group had one team from each division.

The captains of each team made various poses to greet the audience according to their preferences. There was even a very flashy Captain of the United States team who simply danced a short dance in front of the stage, which received a burst of applause and cheers.

The audience was also very respectful. No matter which country’s team it was, they all gave a very warm applause.

Especially when the China team appeared, the audience in the entire Stadium shouted the team’s name together, and the atmosphere reached a small peak.

The appearance time was quite long, lasting more than ten minutes, to ensure that every team had enough time to make an appearance.

After all the teams had appeared, the host went on stage.

"Welcome to the world Finals of League of Legends S1. I’m your host, Zhang Yang. Summoners, please show me your enthusiasm, can you?"

The host’s image appeared on the big screen. Zhang Yang was dressed in a purple suit, looking particularly energetic. There were also many Zhang Yang fans in the venue, and all of them cheered and clapped enthusiastically.

Zhang Yang was also the most experienced commentator and host in the country. His ability to control the situation was very strong. When he heard that he would be able to host the world Finals of League of Legends S1, he was very excited and had prepared for it for a long time.

"The 16 top teams from all over the world have arrived and are about to aim for the World Championship trophy, the highest honor in League of Legends. At this moment, they need your blessings and shouts. Let’s cheer them on together, okay?"

The crowd erupted into even more enthusiastic applause and cheers.

"Alright, thank you to the representatives of the sixteen teams. Please enter the training room to rest. We would also like to thank the esports DJ, teacher Yuan Meng, for bringing us such a wonderful opening show. Let’s give him a round of applause!"

On the big screen, the camera zoomed in from far to near, sweeping across the captains and flags of each team, and finally focusing on the championship trophy in the center.

"Hero, I will fight for you!"

"League of Legends Season 1 Global Finals, begin now"

As Zhang Yang announced the start of the Grand Final, the audience burst into even louder applause and cheers. At the same time, the style of the BGM changed again, and the host’s screen was seamlessly transferred to the commentator’s seat.

……

The opening of the S1 finals was broadcasted live across the globe.

There were a lot of channels for the livestream this time, including the official website of League of Legends, major livestreaming platforms, video websites, and clients. This was especially true for the client, where players could freely observe the entire game. Some professional players or live streamers could also open their own livestreaming sources to explain and stream the game.

There were two streams this time, a Chinese stream and an English stream. The English livestream source had only replaced some of the Chinese on the screen with English, but the commentary was definitely still in Chinese.

Because time was tight, their influence abroad was not that great. It was definitely too late to invite specialized commentators from Europe, America, and Korea to explain the game in China, so they could only let them broadcast it in their own country.

On the live streaming site, the number of people watching the S1 World Finals of League of Legends grew. The number of viewers on the fish-catching live streaming platform alone had exceeded two million, which was more than some of the big live streamers.

Not only that, but the popularity of the major live broadcast rooms was still rising. The full screen of bullet comments had to be distributed, otherwise it would not be clear at all.

The opening of League of Legends’s S1 World Finals had shocked the audience!

Before this, many people had watched e-sports competitions through live broadcasts, but the opening was usually very simple. At most, there would be a song and dance performance or cosplay performance, and often there would be a very long and dragging speech by the leaders. It was simply boring to the point of exploding.

However, the audience was surprised to find that this year’s S1 finals was completely different from any previous e-sports competition!

The bullet screen was already filled with all kinds of 666.

"F * ck, this opening ceremony is so cool. It feels like the cards are comparable to some traditional sports. They even made their own characteristics. Awesome!"

"The effect of this holographic projection is great, and it’s very creative. It has integrated the characteristics of the map and the heroes!"

"This trophy is really cool! It’s not only high and Grand, but it also has China elements and there’s a Chinese dragon embossed on it. It’s so cool!"

"The theme song is great too. It’s so exciting. What’s the song called? can you find it online?"

"The sixteen teams look so good. These players must have put on makeup. They look so energetic, unlike the previous e-sports competitions, where they looked like Internet-addicted teenagers who spent all their time in internet cafes."

"This promotional video is also very sensational. It’s super cool!"

"And the entire pace is very tight. There’s no awkward speeches from the leaders and we’ve entered the competition directly!"

"I regret not going to watch the game live! The atmosphere at the venue is so good that I can feel the cheers from the venue even through the screen. "

"I regret it too. If we had the Grand Finals next year, I would definitely have bought a ticket to the live venue!"

Chapter 376-opening battle

The match continued.

After the introduction of the teams and the DJ’s performance, the screen switched to the commentator’s seat, and the commentator introduced the first game to the audience.

The grouping and schedule for the S1 finals had already been decided. The opening match would be the domestic team NRG against the European team flog.

As the teams were still in the period of changing and getting used to each other, there was no obvious difference in strength in the division. Therefore, there was no distinction between the first and second seeds. They were all drawn randomly to ensure that the four teams in each group came from different divisions.

On the field, the players on both sides were already in position and adjusting their machines.

On the big screen, the two commentators began to introduce the two teams in this competition.

Strictly speaking, there should be three commentators in League of Legends, one for the field, one for the team battle, and one for the game analysis, each taking up a different role.

A crowd-control commentator was usually in charge of the topic to prevent the commentator from going off track. The team battle commentary required a clear line of thought, a sharp tongue, and to be able to clearly explain the key details of the team battle; The game analysis and commentary were usually done by retired professional players. They had to have a more accurate interpretation of the strategic intentions of both sides.

However, this was the first season of the Grand Finals, and Chen Mo didn’t have the resources to find so many professionals. As such, he only had two commentators this time, and the lineup was quite random. It was basically a professional esports commentator and a professional player from another team, or a high-scoring random streamer.

Of course, these people were also carefully selected. They had a deeper understanding of the game and were more eloquent, so they were qualified to be the commentators.

"Welcome to the S1 World Championship of League of Legends! We’re currently at Shanghai’s Grand Plaza. We’ve just seen that all sixteen teams participating in this world Tournament have already appeared!"

"Hello everyone, I’m the commentator, memories."

"Hello everyone, I’m ke Zhen, the mid player of Team E."

The two commentators introduced themselves. Memories could be considered one of the earliest e-sports streamers in the country. She was good at controlling the situation, while ke Zhen was an active mid-laner in the e team.

Since the e team did not make it to the World Championship, ke Zhen was invited to be a guest commentator. He was very skilled and had a large number of fans in China.

Moreover, due to ke Zhen’s last name and his tendency to be gay, his fans loved to call him "ke ji."

Many of the audience members were already cheering, "ah, Corgi!" Oh my God, I thought it would be a pity that he couldn’t come to the finals, but he’s actually a guest commentator, simply great!"

Memories: "okay, we saw that the audience was very enthusiastic just now. When all the teams came on stage, they gave a very warm applause and cheers. So, before the game officially begins, I would like to remind everyone that this time, apart from the League of Legends app and the official website, you can also watch it through the major live broadcasting platforms. Thank you for the strong support of the major platforms."

"Alright, we’ve just watched the 16 teams enter the arena. Everyone should have the teams that they support in their hearts. Then, for today’s opening battle, it will be our NRG against the European team DG. We can see that the players on both sides are already debugging their equipment. The exciting match is about to begin!"

The debugging time was very short. After the two commentators chatted for a while, the big screen showed the B.P. Interface.

"Alright, let’s move on to the B/P phase. Team f has banned widow, stone man, and Prince, while team NRG has banned Tauren, Carter, and Scorpion."

"Let’s let’s let’s see which champion they’ve chosen. Oh, it’s locked in, Ezreal!"

"The NRG team is also very fast. They’ve locked in on Shen and sona. It seems like they’re prepared."

"Yeah, there’s really nothing much to think about for these Champions. They’re all popular Champions at the moment, " ke Zhen replied.

As the corresponding hero was locked on the big screen, the holographic projection also flashed the hero’s holographic image, causing the audience to cheer.

Not only were Ezreal, Shen, and sona popular in the competition, but they were also popular in-game heroes, so many viewers felt a sense of familiarity with them.

Soon, the lineup of both sides was locked in, and it was time for the final adjustment.

"So, for the final lineup, " reminisced Gu Fei, "for team f, there’s Lady Blade, Gragas, brightmoon, Ezreal, and Blitzcrank. For team NRG, there’s Shen, Lee Sin, Icebird, Vayne, and sona."

"Then, ke Zhen, please analyze the lineup of both teams for the audience. Which lineup do you think is more reasonable?"

Ke Zhen said, "actually, both teams ‘lineups are more reasonable. There are many ways to win in League of Legends. You can play a snowball fight in the early and mid-game, and you can also play a team battle in the mid-game." In short, I think that squad F is more towards the early game. They need to gain an advantage in the lane. On the other hand, squad F is more stable. Their early, mid, and late game are good. I still think squad F is better. "

It had been six months since the April Fool’s Day version of League of Legends was released on April 1st. There had been three updates and 15 new heroes in total, which meant that there were 50 heroes in the game.

The heroes in the three versions of the update were: Top units: Shen, Prince, mundo, jungler, nightmare, widow, Scorpion, mid units: brightmoon, vampire, lacus, marksman, corki, Tristana, bigmouth, support, gem, Zyra, Morgana.

Of course, there were many Champions that could play two roles. For example, corki was more suitable for mid-laner, while Zyra and Morgana could play support or mid-laner.

Overall, League of Legends had fifty Champions, which was similar to S2 in Chen Mo’s previous life.

The popularity of League of Legends was constantly rising, and releasing all the heroes at once would leave the players at a loss. Chen Mo planned to release some special heroes like Zed, Yasuo, and so on in the same order as in his previous life, so that the players could slowly get used to them.

These 50 Champions were still a little too few, but some of the popular Champions had already been released, so for these professional teams, the number of Champions to choose from was not too little. It would not affect the tactics and viewing rate of the game.

Moreover, many professional teams were still trying to figure out their tactics. Overall, these teams only had two tactics. They could either choose strong champions like Lady Blade and Jax for the advantage in the lane, or they could choose Team Champions like deathsong, Icebird, and Rockman for team battles.

Chen Mo felt that these tactics were quite primitive, but it made him feel like he was back in S2, and it was quite an interesting feeling.

Chapter 377-good start

The match officially began.

As the game screen appeared on the big screen, the entire Summoner’s Canyon appeared on the holographic projection device. The audience could see the heroes on the holographic projection starting from the two bases and rushing to the lane. The entire Canyon was in full view.

Although squad F had gotten ahold of Blitzcrank, they did not choose to invade the first team. Instead, it was Shen, blind, and Icebird from the NRG team who had entered the jungle area of squad F’s Blue BUFF and snatched it.

After getting the blue BUFF, blind leveled up by two and went straight to the top Lane’s Bush. The blade girl of team f was stunned and did not notice anything. She was killed by blind and Shen’s set of skills.

"FIRST BLOOD!"

The system’s sound effects resounded through the entire Stadium, and the stadium immediately erupted into thunderous applause and cheers!

The camera panned to the jungler of the NRG team, NRG. Black. He was a dark-skinned and skinny young man. He did not look happy even after getting first blood. He still had a serious expression on his face and was constantly talking to his teammates.

Memories said, "wow!" Dollar’s level 2 catch is really unexpected. It helped the NRG establish a big advantage in the early game. In this case, both jungler and top lane are ahead of the other side, especially the top. I think this blade girl is hard to play. "

Ke Zhen: "well … To be honest, I think that lady Blade was too careless. It was obvious that their mid player had given them the information. They should have known that the NRG team was trying to steal their blue. In this situation, Blackie’s blind man had only chosen to catch them in passing. Who would have thought that he would actually catch them …"

Memories laughed awkwardly."This … This might be an oversight."

Ke Zhen: "also, blind’s Q-skill managed to land a hit on Lady Blade with her low health. She even used her flash. It was obviously a flash of death because her health was almost at the killing line. Blind’s Q-skill would have killed her for sure. It was a flash of death."

…"

The audience was already laughing uncontrollably. This ke Zhen really did not give any face to their international friends at all!

"I’m dying of laughter. Why doesn’t Corgi pay any attention to the International impact? The whole world is watching this match. You’re so direct in pointing out the bronze-level skills of the European team, be careful not to ruin our International Friendship!"

"Corgi probably won’t accept this. They’re just a bunch of noobs. They’d be better off fighting with their E!"

"Forget it. That F * cking top-laner, e, is just a burden to Corgi."

"But no matter how much of a cheat that top-laner, e, is, he wouldn’t do something like being caught to death at Level 2 and still use flash of death!"

"Shouldn’t this team be called the European scoundrel team? 23333"

The impact of this first blood was still very big. In the top lane, blade girl had died once, and when she came back online, she could only last four hits. Shen du had already hit 15, and the difference in level was also very big. If the blind jungler got a kill, the invader would become even stronger.

At the bottom lane, Vayne and sona were hiding behind the minions and whittling down their minions, giving Blitzcrank no chance to pull them back.

In the middle lane, Phoenix was up against brightmoon. However, Phoenix had taken the blue BUFF from her side and her laning ability had been greatly enhanced. She could rely on her outstanding individual ability to not fall into a disadvantageous position.

The NRG team had a three-tier advantage and had the initiative in the early stages.

Memories: "we saw that the strategy of the NRG also played a key role. This level one blue counter directly established an advantage for the upper, middle, and third lanes. It especially made the middle lane very comfortable."

"That’s right, "ke Zhen replied, " because we know that the Nakano of the NRG team is their star player and one of the strongest Nakano players in the country. " Silver is the same as IF’s Hu Jing, he’s also considered one of the top three mid players in the country. "

"The other one of the three mid-laners?"

"Yes, that’s me, " ke Zhen replied.

The live audience burst into laughter. These two people were singing the same tune and praising themselves!

However, that was indeed the case. Currently, the top three mid-laners in the country were Hu Jing, Silver, and ke Zhen. Ke Zhen could be said to be the leader of the four dumbasses in the team. If his teammates were more like humans, the team that would be in the finals would not be the DT club but the team of the team of the European Union.

He recalled,’indeed, the mid-laner duo, Black and Silver, have been together since the beginning of their professional career. At the time, the boss of the NRG also poached them together. And the audience gave their mid-laner and jungler combination a pet name: Dumb * SS combination. "

At 7 minutes, another battle broke out at the top lane, and the minion wave was naturally pushed towards the NRG side. The Level 4 low-health blade girl thought that Shen had returned to the city and took the risk to clear the minion wave, but she was immediately killed by Shen’s taunt and ignite.

At present, the summoner skill that players in the upper and middle positions liked to use the most was still flash ignite. This was because no professional team had placed importance on the use of teleportation yet. Players preferred to play one-on-one advantage and always felt that it would be very difficult to play with teleportation in the line.

The moment Shen reached Level 6, another battle broke out at the bottom lane. Shen used his ultimate skill to teleport Vayne over, taking Ezreal’s head.

The snowball was already rolling, and there was no way for DG to reverse their current decline. Blade girl’s development could not be replenished, and Shen could support the other lanes every time he had a big move. The snowball was getting bigger and bigger, and the game was finally fixed at 35 minutes, with a kill count of 10 to 25.

<Br><br> f * G had also organized several counterattacks, but they had not been able to turn the tide of the game.

As the crystal of DG exploded, the image of the NRG players appeared on the big screen. The expressions of the five players were still relatively calm, only the two players in the middle lane high-fived.

Memories: "okay, let’s congratulate NRG for winning this game very cleanly. It’s a good start for our domestic team!"

The five members of the NRG team stood up from their seats and shook hands with the players of the FFG team one by one according to the competition etiquette that the organizer had repeatedly reminded them about. After that, the five of them came to the stage and bowed to the audience.

The venue immediately erupted into thunderous applause and cheers!

"Oh oh oh oh! The NRG is awesome!"

"Dollar, carry!"

"This is great! This is the perfect competition! I’m so excited!"

"The dumb * SS duo will take the championship"

"NRG! NRG! NRG! NRG!……"

For those who had never watched e-sports games, this sense of glory was hard to understand. But as long as they felt the atmosphere of the stadium, they would deeply understand how exciting it was to watch their own team beat the foreign team on their home ground!

The scene on the big screen changed and entered the post-match analysis.

"Alright, let’s move on to the post-match analysis." The MVP of the previous match had already been given. It was the jungler, Black. And we can see the economic curve of both sides. From the beginning, the NRG has been leading in all aspects until the end of the game. "

Ke Zhen nodded."That’s right. Because the mid-laner of the NRG team is the best at bringing up the tempo in the country. He had the advantage of being a third-tier champion in the early game. On top of that, he had support-type Champions like Shen. Basically, this match had already gone far with the first blood in the top lane."

"But I have a question." Memories said, "NRG is so strong. How did it lose to IF?"

Ke Zhen laughed."Well, it’s mainly because IF’s five players are more well-rounded. Hu Jing in the middle lane isn’t at a disadvantage against Silver. IF’s bottom lane player is stronger too. Although NRG can gain a certain advantage in the early stages, they can’t beat IF in the team battles in the later stages. That’s why League of Legends is a five-player game, and it’s impossible to carry it with only one or two players. "

Chapter 378-spreading the news

Memories: "okay, next up is the post-match interview. This time, our guest for the interview is the MVP, Black, who has just gotten off to a good start for the NRG. Let’s turn the footage to the interview booth."

The audience was surprised. There was a post-match interview?

They had never seen this segment before in other e-sports competitions, but the thought of seeing their idol player made the audience cheer immediately.

The scene changed, and a tall and beautiful girl was already preparing to interview the MVP of the game, little black.

"Alright, welcome to the post-match interview. I’m the host, Nana. We’ve also invited the jungler of team NRG, Black, for this post-match interview. Come and say hello to everyone."

The emcee, Nana, passed the microphone to Black.

Black looked a little shy as he spoke into the microphone, "Hello everyone, I’m the jungler of the NRG, Black, Jiang Hao."

The audience burst into cheers again, and the shouts of "Black God" and "dollar" were endless.

"First question, " Nana said."For a level one team to attack after invading the blue BUFF, was it a strategy that was planned from the start, or was it an impromptu one?"

Black Thought about it for a moment."Well, actually, the invasion to steal the blue was a well-planned strategy. However, I didn’t expect that the opponent’s blade girl would be so close to the front line. I caught him in the middle of the lane and killed him."

"So you ‘grabbed it’ by the way ‘, huh …" Nana was a little speechless."Okay, the second question. Comment on your opponent and your own performance."

Black paused for a moment before he said, "er … The opponent is also playing quite well. He is also very strong." After that, I think our team’s cooperation is better. "

"Alright, then the third question. There are a lot of fans who support you here today. Do you have anything to say to them?" Nana asked.

Black looked at the camera and said, "yes, thank you very much for your support." And this time, my parents are also present, and I really want to perform well in front of them. "

Nana nodded her head."That’s right. This time, our organizers have also invited the family members of all the professional players to the venue. Have you found the location of Black’s parents?"

The scene on the big screen changed to the audience seats. Jiang Hao’s parents were sitting in the audience. Jiang Hao’s mother’s eyes were filled with tears as she kept giving the big screen a thumbs up.

Nana: "okay. Thank you very much for accepting our interview, contestant Black. Now, everyone can take a short break and look forward to the next game!"

……

This time, Chen Mo specifically asked the organizers to invite all the parents of the Chinese players to the competition. For those parents who came from other places, they would even provide plane tickets and food.

This wasn’t just to encourage these players to work harder in the competition, it was also to establish an impression for the audience around the country and the parents of all the professional players: Esports wasn’t about internet addiction.

Even though this world’s philosophy was more open compared to his previous life, the development of the e-sports industry was lagging behind. Many traditional families did not accept the concept of "e-sports."

Among the current professional players, many of them had fierce quarrels with their families before they started playing professionally. There were even some players who kicked open doors and ran away from home to play.

If Chen Mo wanted to build a complete e-sports ecosystem, the first step was to change people’s misunderstanding of e-sports, and the best way to do so was through the world Championships.

A huge investment, a huge prize pool, a Grand venue, a cool opening ceremony, and teams from all over the world.

All of this made these traditional parents realize that e-sports was a new thing and had a very good future.

The process of parents going from disapproving to approving would also affect more people, including the audience watching the live broadcast. This was equivalent to a role model, allowing more and more people to realize that e-sports was also a form of sports.

……

The competition was basically set according to the S International League in Chen Mo’s previous life. The sixteen teams would compete for a month to decide the champion.

The first round of the group competition would be held from October 5th to 8th, the second round would be held from the 12th to the 15th, the top eight would be held from the 19th to the 22nd, the semi-finals would be held on the 28th and 29th, and the final round would be held on November 5th.

The matches were basically arranged on weekends in the afternoon so that it was convenient for the audience to watch the matches and also for the audience from other countries and regions to watch the live broadcast.

The popularity of the event was already very high after the first victory of the NRG. Meanwhile, the popularity of the major live-streaming websites was also rising.

The number of people watching the S1 World Finals of League of Legends on fish-catching live streaming platform had reached more than 2.3 million. All kinds of bullet comments were flooding the screen, all of which were "congratulations, NRG, you’re awesome."

After winning the first match in the NRG, the official forums, various forums, Tieba, and Weibo of League of Legends were all discussing the finals. The clean victory had excited the players, and more players began to watch the live broadcast of the game.

The reaction of the players could be described as "running around to tell each other."

"Have you watched the League of Legends finals? The NRG has already won one round!"

"I didn ‘t. Who’s the opponent?"

"I don’t remember their name. It’s a European team!"

"A European team? The teams from the other countries are here as well?"

"They’re all here. There are teams from Europe, America, and Korea. There are also four Chinese teams!"

"Where? where? I want to see the foreign team getting beaten up!"

Obviously, this kind of foreign battle was always the battle that could stimulate the sense of honor the most. A team that played well in foreign battles could easily gain fans and resonate with the players.

The first game of the NRG had attracted more and more domestic players to the game. Some players who didn’t watch the game or pay attention to the domestic teams began to understand these teams and star players.

……

In the audience, Chen Mo was scrolling through his phone.

The tournament organizers were counting the number of people watching the Grand Finals from various channels in real-time. So far, the number had reached 6.5 million!

Most of the audience were from China, and there were also some from overseas, but the number was only a small part. After all, the competition was not that important to the overseas players, and there was a time difference between watching and watching.

The main channels for players to watch the game were the major livestreaming platforms, and many people also watched it on the client or the official website.

This number had already made the organizer, Yan Huang technology, very excited. This was a solid 6.5 million people, enough to crush any big live streamer on any live streaming platform, and even more so than any previous e-sports competition!

Just the opening match of the group stage had already attracted so much attention, how much more attention would it be in the finals?

Chapter 379: competition schedule

The first day of the group stage competition ended with the domestic team winning both games.

On the first day, the domestic teams, NRG and IF, were the first and last match respectively. They would be playing against the European and North American teams, without playing against the Korea teams.

After a day of competition, a few teams and star players left a deep impression on the audience.

It was the mid-laner combination, Black and Silver, from the NRG.

IF’s mid-laner Hu Jing lust and ADC-laner Luo Yongchang Roy.

Frost, the mid-laner of the Korea team’s OST.

Muffy, the support player of the Korea team MAD.

The mid-laner of the European team vs G, Pure.

He was the ADC of the North American team, weasel East gaming.

At the current stage, professional teams in League of Legends were still very dependent on the individual strength of the star players. Although they would also grab strong champions, their understanding of Champions, routines, and tactics had not reached that level.

When the audience watched the game, they were all focused on the highlights and their signature Champions. In any case, as long as there was a kill, they would cheer, and they couldn’t see much tactical intent or details.

The schedule for the first round of the group stage basically gave all the teams in each Division A chance to make an appearance. All the matches were BO1, and each team only had to play one game a day.

After the first round, each team in the group would play a game with the other three teams. Generally speaking, with two wins, the situation of advancing was more optimistic.

In the second round of the group competition, the four-day schedule was to finish a group every day and directly decide whether the team in the group would stay or leave. This stage was very tense and cruel.

At the end of the first day of the competition, although the two domestic teams, NRG and IF, had both won, the domestic teams were nervous instead. After seeing the performance of the other teams, they realized that these teams were not weak at all!

The older European and American teams performed better than expected. They were not as weak as everyone thought. The Korea team had improved significantly and even seemed to be much stronger than the European and American teams!

In fact, the domestic teams often had training tournaments with the Korea teams. This was also a kind of e-sports tradition, which had been carried on from the previous RTS games and FPS games. After all, cross-Division Training could challenge opponents with completely different styles, which was good for both sides.

However, due to the late release of the Korean server, the Korea teams basically played very badly against the Chinese teams. Their individual skills were far worse, so IF’s Hu Jing had the idea of looking down on the Korean teams.

However, after today’s game, the leaders of the various domestic teams analyzed the performance of several strong teams and were surprised to find that the Korea team was improving very fast!

The two games that were played today were also against Europe and the United States. One was a solo show by OST’s middle-laner, Frost, and Orianna dominated the game. In the other match, MAD’s support player, Muffy Tauren, walked around the entire game and established a huge advantage for the team in the middle of the game.

This was a world of difference from the performance of the Korea team in the previous training games.

The leaders of the various teams began to pay attention to the situation. They studied several strong opponents, especially MG and Ntclub, who were in the same group as the two Korea teams, E Motus and MAD. They collected information overnight and analyzed the playing style of the two Korean teams.

Judging from the results of the first day, the performance of China and South Korea was not bad. On the other hand, the European and American teams, except for veteran teams such as VSG and WBG, performed very badly.

Of course, this was also related to the grouping. There were strong and weak teams in each division. Today, it just so happened that the strong teams from China and Korea had met the weak teams from Europe and America, so there was no suspense in their victory.

If the following matches were to be a battle between the strong, the outcome would be hard to say.

The strength of each division wasn’t much different from Chen Mo’s estimation.

Overall, the domestic team was the strongest. This was without a doubt. Since the Chinese server’s League of Legends had been online for a few months, the player base was large. In the process of the Masters ‘confrontation, the top players in the country improved very quickly.

If a player from another server came to the local server, he would obviously find that the pace of the king segment in the local server was faster than that of the other servers, and the players ‘skills were better.

And at this stage, the domestic e-sports environment was relatively clean. There was no influx of hot money, and the minds of e-sports players were still relatively simple. This was a group of players with e-sports dreams. Although there was no particularly strict management system, they were generally very hardworking, so it was normal for them to be in the lead temporarily.

Whether it was individual strength or team cooperation, the domestic teams were obviously better than the other divisions.

The European division and the Korea division were similar in level, but their styles were different. South Korea was more inclined to mid-stage rhythm and team cooperation, while Europe was more inclined to development and team battles.

The e-sports Foundation of these two divisions was relatively deep. Many professional players in League of Legends had transformed from other events. Their reaction and operation were very good, and with good team management and a lot of training, they made rapid progress.

As for North America, only a few old strong teams could compete with China, Korea, and Europe.

This situation was just as Chen Zhao had predicted.

In fact, in Chen Mo’s previous life, S2 was the era of rising power. South Korea had AZF and NajinSword, Europe had M5 and CLG.eu, China had WE and IG, and the champion TPA. The gap between the top teams wasn’t that big, it was more of a difference in philosophy, tactics, and performance.

It was the same in parallel world. League of Legends was still in its early stages, and the strong teams in each region were still in the exploration stage. There were no regional leagues, so there were no divisions that dominated the game.

The Chinese server had opened a few months earlier, so the number of players in the Chinese server was far more than that of the foreign servers. This was already a great start, and the world Tournament was going to be held in their home stadium. If they couldn’t beat the foreign teams, then these professional players didn’t need to play anymore. They should just go home and sell their pancakes.

……

IF team’s training room.

Hu Jing was watching the recording of the OST team’s match.

OST’s mid-laner, Frost, was one of the top mid-laners in Korea. This match was against the North American team. He had used Orianna to solo his opponent once. In the mid-game for the Dragon, he had pulled in four players by hiding the ball, directly establishing the victory.

After the first day’s matches, the domestic teams more or less stopped looking down on the foreign teams and began to seriously study the styles and play of these teams.

"This OT should be the most threatening opponent in our group, " the leader asked."What do you think of his individual skills?"

Hu Jing watched the video seriously."She’s very strong. She’s good at all the details. She’s very familiar with Orianna and has a good understanding of the game."

"Then, do you have confidence in this Frost?" the team leader asked.

"Don’t worry, " Hu Jing said calmly."He’s very strong, but he’s far from Chen Mo ‘s."

"Really?" the leader was stunned.

Hu Jing laughed."Frost’s Orianna is also very fierce in the lane. Her control is very delicate, but I should be able to handle it. Whether it’s Icebird or deathsong, I’m confident that I won’t be at a disadvantage in the lane." What’s more, our AD is stronger than the OT’s ad. As long as I stay calm and wait for the mid-late team battle, the chances of winning are high. "

Chapter 380 the battle of the focal point

The leader was curious, "I’m a little confused. How strong is Chen Mo?" Are you saying that you and Frost are no match for him?"

Hu Jing was silent for a while before he replied, "it’s hard to say." In terms of mechanics and reaction time, Chen Mo is only slightly better than me, but Frost should be on the same level as me. However, what’s really scary about Chen Mo is his understanding of the game and his psychological control. "

"Game understanding and … Psychological control?" the leader was a little confused.

"Yes, " Hu Jing said, "I wouldn’t have felt this if I wasn’t personally playing against Chen Mo. He’s very familiar with the characteristics of his champion, and he knows exactly when his champion is strong and when his champion is weak. The scariest thing is that he seems to be able to see through his opponent’s mind. When I play Orianna, it feels like every step I take is right in front of his death song’s Q. It’s the most despairing feeling I have. "

"And when he uses Orianna, he seems to be able to guess the position of every Q-skill of my deathsong. He always walks to places that I can’t imagine. He’s like a machine, always able to avoid all my non-directional skills with extreme precision."

The leader was speechless.

Hu Jing watched the video of the game and continued, "But it’s true that these Korea teams are improving too fast. I don’t remember hearing about Frost in OST during the previous training tournaments. Now, he’s definitely one of the main players."

The leader nodded."That’s right. Frost was a high-scoring player in the Korean server that was scouted by OST a month and a half ago. They’re growing very quickly."

Hu Jing’s expression also became serious."I understand. I’ll watch the video of the match again."

……

As the schedule of the first round of the group stage continued to advance, the situation of each group became clearer and clearer.

It was October 8th, the last day of the first round of the group competition.

The situation in Group A had basically been settled. The three matches of the NRG team were all won, and they had basically locked in the qualifying spot. The other three foreign teams were fighting for the remaining spot.

The situation in Group B was relatively chaotic. IF from China and OST from Korea both had two points. Today, there would be a crucial showdown between the two teams, and the winner would most likely be the top of the group.

Group C was led by the Korea team MAD, while the domestic team, NTclub, did not perform well. It was likely that the European team would advance to the next round.

Group D’s old North American team, WBG, had basically secured a place in the next round. The remaining spots would be decided between the local teams, MG, and the Korea team, E Motus.

……

The first match on the last day of the group stage was the highlight-the match between IF and OST.

It happened to be a Sunday, so the crowd was very lively. There were already waves of cheers even before the battle started.

"Okay, welcome to the last day of the group stage of the first round of the League of Legends World Finals. I’m the commentator, memories."

"Hello, everyone. I’m commentator ke Zhen."

Memories and ke Zhen were still the commentators for this crucial battle. In fact, they had already rotated the commentators for the previous matches, but this match was more critical, so it was still the two of them who commentated.

Recalling the information on the commentary platform, "So, after three days of competition, the situation in each group has gradually become clearer. Ke Zhen, what do you think of the current situation of the domestic teams?"

Ke Zhen thought for a moment and said, "among the domestic teams, the current situation of NRG and IF is better." However, the performance of NTclub in Group C was worrying because the Korea team MAD and the European team vs G in Group C were playing very well. If ntclub could not adjust their condition well in the next round, it was likely that they would not be able to advance from the group. As for Group D, as the North American team, WBC has basically secured a place in the group. I don’t think it’s a big problem for MG to compete for the second place with E mouts from Korea, because from the previous performance, MG is slightly better. "

Memories nodded."Okay. After today’s match, the situation of each group’s advancement will be more clear. Today’s key match will be IF and OST. These are the two teams that we generally think are currently at the top of the ladder. What do you think of the result of this match, ke Zhen?"

Ke Zhen said, "it’s hard to say. At the moment, we’re more optimistic about IF, NRG, OST, and MAD. We’re clear that IF is slightly stronger than NRG in our country. However, for these two Korea teams, OST mainly relies on the individual strength of their mid-laner players, while MAD relies on good teamwork. It’s hard to say how strong they are." But I personally think IF will win. "

The two commentators analyzed the current situation of the group stage and briefly introduced the characteristics of IF and OST teams, as well as their star players. The game began.

It was obvious that both sides were targeting each other’s mid. Popular mid Champions like death Song, Icebird, and Orianna had all been banned, and the final mid-Lane battle was actually between vampire and Lux.

IF’s formation was Lady Blade, Scorpion, vampire, Ezreal, and Tauren, while so’s formation was brightmoon, mundo, lacus, big mouth, and Lulu.

Memories: "okay, then the match between the two sides will now begin. IF is on the blue side, OT is on the red side. Please cheer for the team you like, okay?"

The big screen switched to the game, and the holographic projection showed the full view of the Summoner’s Rift.

The audience in the arena was screaming and cheering loudly. After the first round of the group stage competition, NRG and IF had successfully gained a large number of fans. After all, these two teams had won all the matches so far, and they had placed the hopes of the domestic audience on them.

"Good luck, everyone, " Hu Jing said in the team voice chat."Since you’ve set up this trap, you must win this round!"

Obviously, killing the wild Scorpion was a special routine, specifically used to deal with an OT.

Although there were 50 Champions in League of Legends so far, there were only a few popular Champions. There were still many Champions that were either simpler, suitable for novices, or not fully developed yet.

In the jungler position, Gragas, Lee Sin, Incubus, and widower had all appeared, but Scorpion had not been used in the world Championship.

He recalled,’IF actually came up with a combination of a vampire and a Scorpion. It’s because we know that IF’s mid player is a very strong individual player but vampire is relatively shameless. He won’t be at a disadvantage but it’s difficult for him to gain an advantage in the league. "

Ke Zhen nodded his head."That’s right. IF’s lineup is clearly aimed at bot’s middle lane. After banning the popular mid-Lane champion, vampire’s powerful laning ability can tie Frost down in the middle lane. On the other hand, Scorpion will be brainlessly pulling players once he reaches Level 6."

"In other words, " reminiscing, "IF the tactical idea in this game is to use vampires to tie Frost to death in the middle and then slaughter his teammates."

"That’s right. I think that’s the tactical intention of IF, "ke Zhen nodded.

Chapter 382: The end of the first round of small group competition

In the cheers of the audience, the battle between IF and OST officially began!

It was obvious that IF had come up with a strategy that had never been used before in order to deal with OST. After the start of the game, OST chose the Mondo Red Lane, while brightmoon would return to the top lane after she took the blue Lane, establishing the upper hand in the top lane.

However, IF seemed to have seen through the opponent’s tactical intentions. Scorpion and the bottom lane duo directly crouched in the bushes at the bottom lane. After the blue buff refreshed, they decisively bypassed the ward and invaded, successfully snatching the blue buff from the OT.

At the same time, IF’s top-laner, Lady Blade, had also taken down her own blue buff with the help of the vampire. Scorpion then returned to his own jungle to take down the red buff, successfully achieving a start with three buffs.

Reminiscing: "wow, you can see that IF’s opening strategy clearly shows that he’s studied the bot strategy. In that case, blade girl with the blue buff at the top lane should have the advantage against brightmoon. The jungler will also develop faster with an extra buff. Vampire in the middle lane has also gained a certain advantage when he’s going against Lux in the laning. The pace of the IF in the early game is very good."

Ke Zhen was also very excited."That’s right. Obviously, IF’s plan worked. Because of vampire’s characteristics as a hero, he can push the lane mindlessly. This is equivalent to locking Lux in the middle lane so that Frost can’t support the other lanes. Once lacus leaves, the vampires will cause a lot of trouble for the OT whether it’s to support or to push the turret. "

Memories: "but, the SOT Lane is a combination of big mouth and Lulu. If this combination can develop in the later stages, it will be very scary. I don’t know IF IF they will target the SOT Lane."

"Big mouth needs a long time to develop. Currently, IF’s Ezreal and Tauren at the bottom lane basically don’t have to worry about getting caught. We just have to wait for Scorpion to reach Level 6, then IF can start to mess around like crazy."

The match continued. Scorpion, who was at Level 3, was immediately caught, and Tauren flashed to the top, directly forcing out two flashes from the opposing duo at the bottom lane.

In the middle lane, although Frost’s Lux was also frantically trying to kill off Hu Jing’s vampire, vampire was a hero with great endurance. As long as he hid behind the minion wave and took a few breaths, he would be able to recover his health.

Scorpion’s level 4 attack came down again, successfully taking advantage of the bot duo’s vision gap. Tauren’s WQ raised its mouth twice, and Scorpion and Ezreal followed up with damage output, successfully killing them.

"FIRST BLOOD!"

The sound effect of first blood resounded through the entire Stadium, and the audience immediately erupted into deafening cheers!

IF blade girl at the top lane had successfully suppressed brightmoon, but she had also been caught by Mondo once because she had pressed too deep into the lane, and she had used her flash.

Scorpion, who was at Level 5, went around the blue buff area and grabbed at the back. Vampire was big. The two of them planned to kill Lux from Frost with a set of damage, but frmot’s control was very good, and in the end, they escaped with low health.

At this stage, everyone was still in the "fight if you don’t agree" stage. They were all walking around and causing trouble. There was no longer any long and smelly operations at all. Therefore, the effect of the competition program was simply explosive. The cheers at the venue were also getting louder and louder.

After snatching away the blue buff from the bot, Scorpion once again gave his blue buff to Lady Blade to ensure that he had the upper hand in the top lane. After all, vampire could not take the blue buff, and Hu Jing’s task in this game was very simple, which was to tie up frot.

After Scorpion rose to Level 6, he temporarily did not find a good opportunity to pull people in. After all, the bot side was well aware of the threat that Scorpion posed when he reached Level 6. Moreover, they were at a disadvantage, so they could only hide for the time being.

IF he could take down a small dragon, but unfortunately, the Dragon’s attributes were not very good, and it was only a Wind Dragon.

The IF’s Blue buff refreshed again. This time, the SOT decided to invade and steal the IF’s Blue buff. Mondo and brightmoon successfully forced Scorpion to flash. However, Hu Jing’s vampiric support was very timely. He immediately flashed over the wall and used his ulti. Saber sister also came over to surround him. The three players from the OT immediately retreated when they realized that they could not win. However, it was already too late. The combat power of vampiric and saber sister was extremely terrifying!

Lux wanted to use her Q-skill to freeze the vampire, but she was dodged by Hu Jing’s blood pool!

In the end, the crescent moon was killed, and Lux could only escape from the Dragon’s pit with a flash. Mundo was also surrounded by the Minotaurs, and his head was given to the Scorpion.

OST paid the price for their reckless invasion. After that, IF’s economic advantage had expanded to about 4000. Although they did not kill too many people, their third-line advantage and jungle resources were enough to pull apart the economic gap.

After that, IF fought steadily. Because of the economic disadvantage of the OT, the brightmoon 8.0 and Mondo’s equipment were not good, and no matter who Scorpion pulled, he would be able to kill them instantly, so the situation quickly reversed to IF’s side.

Although Lux from Frost did not die even once, she could not save the world with saberswoman and Scorpion’s equipment.

The game was finally set at the 37th minute, with the score of 11-6. This time, there weren’t too many kills because the OT team had been avoiding the match. However, the level and excitement of this match were far higher than the previous matches where the score difference was huge.

He recalled,’in the last wave of team battle, IF could be said to have destroyed all obstacles and successfully destroyed the OT crystal hub, winning this game! Let’s congratulate! At the end of the first round of the group stage, he became the top of the group with a record of 3-0!"

"Congratulations, IF!" Ke Zhen said.

IF’s five members came to the center of the stage. All five of them were very excited and enjoyed the applause and cheers of the audience!

……

At the end of the last round of the group competition, both NRG and IF won all three matches and ranked first in their group.

Especially IF, their brilliant performance in the battle against OST had won them countless fans. In various major forums, the domestic league of Legends players were all dancing with joy.

Although the group stage was only halfway through, the popularity of League of Legends’s S1 finals was rising, which could be seen from the popularity of major forums and live streaming platforms.

On the live broadcast website, many hosts had opened live broadcast rooms to replay some of the exciting scenes and classic games in the world Finals. The games of NRG and IF were repeatedly replayed, and players loved to watch it, with tens of thousands of viewers every day.

Some of the big streamers of League of Legends were also analyzing the game during their spare time. Some were reviewing the match, some were commentating, and some were analyzing the participating teams, their playstyles, characteristics, and so on.

It could be said that almost all the livestream streamers of League of Legends were riding on the popularity of the world Finals.

This time, the world Finals were not limited to the gaming industry. Many traditional media outlets also reported on the News of the World Finals. Although it did not cause too wide an impact in society, at least it was a good start.

The World Championship was a big event with a high prize, and it was a competition that would bring glory to the country. The spirit and ideology it conveyed were positive, so the game Committee was very supportive of it.

The S1 World Finals of League of Legends was becoming more and more influential, and it was even beyond everyone’s expectations.

Chapter 383: The distributors ‘surprise

After the group competition ended, Chen Mo posted on Weibo.

"About the first season of League of Legends World Finals: More than 7 million viewers were watching the group stage on the internet or TV, most of which were domestic viewers, but more than 2.7 million viewers were watching from countries such as Europe, America, and Korea. This also means that the League of Legends World Finals has become the most watched e-sports competition in history. "

The moment this Weibo post was posted, it immediately caused a widespread discussion!

Before this, most players and game industry professionals could only vaguely feel that League of Legends was very popular, but they didn’t have a clear idea how popular it was.

However, the number of 7 million viewers had truly shocked everyone!

This number had far surpassed all previous e-sports competitions, which meant that the world Finals of League of Legends had become an important event, even comparable to some traditional sports!

On the forum.

"The number of viewers for the S1 final match exceeds 7 million? Is that true? Isn’t this just a League of Legends game?"

"I don’t think it’s fake. There are more than 2 million people watching on fish-catching’s live streaming platform alone, and this doesn’t include other platforms, official channels, and overseas viewers. Even if he faked the number of people, Chen Mo wouldn’t fake the numbers. "

"Don’t you think that during this period of time, many chat groups and forums are talking about the finals? This is obviously true data!"

"I don’t think 7 million is a lot. The previous global science and technology Conference in Shanghai had 6.3 million people watching it. I guess many people haven’t heard of that conference before? But there are very few people in China who haven’t heard of League of Legends, right?"

"No, no, no. It’s only well-known among us internet-addicted teenagers. League of Legends isn’t that well-known."

"But it’s still not low!"

"It can only be said that this is an international competition. At first, many people didn’t pay attention to it. But after the two China teams beat the foreign teams, the attention of this game is getting higher and higher!"

"That’s awesome. Let’s wait for the finals. If the domestic team can successfully win the championship, I think this world Championship will probably make history!"

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

Emperor dynasty gaming platform, fantasy gaming platform, and a few other influential platforms in the country were holding emergency meetings.

Xu Xiaojun presided over the meeting, and his face was very ugly.

Everyone present was the person in charge of a major platform, and all of them had access to a large number of distribution channels. All of them were reputable people in the gaming industry, and independent video game designers didn’t dare to offend them.

As the saying goes, "the King of Hell is better, but the little devil is harder to deal with." The ones who were really in charge of the channel resources of the major gaming platforms weren’t CEOs like Lin chaoxu or ding Xing, but the people in charge of the platforms. If these people joined forces, they could even decide the life and death of a large number of games.

If the majority of distributors in the country didn’t promote your game and worked together to shut you down, it would be difficult for most average video game designers to make their games stand out in front of the players.

But now, the atmosphere in the conference room was very gloomy, and these people’s faces were also very bad.

Xu Xiaojun cleared his throat, and his face was a little serious."The number of viewers for League of Legends’s global Grand Finals has reached 7 million, and it’s currently filling all major forums, video websites, and live broadcasting platforms. It can be said that the influence of this game is comparable to many traditional sports. What we can predict is that after the finals, League of Legends will have another explosive growth in the domestic market. "

He looked at the people present."President Lin organized this meeting to let us discuss countermeasures. Everyone, please express your opinions."

The person in charge of fantasy gaming platform, Yao Bo, sighed."Chairman ding is also very angry, but … With the current popularity of League of Legends, I’m afraid there’s no way to deal with it."

Xu Xiaojun also knew that Yao Bo was right. With the current momentum of League of Legends, what countermeasures could they come up with? The success of the League of Legends finals was based on the game itself. When the game became popular, the popularity of the e-sports competition would also increase.

But after all, this meeting was to discuss countermeasures. They couldn’t just look at each other without saying anything, right?

Xu Xiaojun said in a deep voice, "although the current situation can’t be reversed by one or a few people, we should at least analyze the success of this finals. Even if we can’t analyze the countermeasures, we can still barely report back."

Yao Bo nodded."That’s right. That’s why Chairman Lin and Chairman ding asked us to hold this meeting." At least analyze the success of the League of Legends finals first. "

……

It wasn’t just the distributors, most video game designers in the industry were also analyzing the success of League of Legends’s S1 World Finals.

League of Legends’s local promotion had already given these distributors a tight slap in the face. The local distributors had initially joined forces to suppress Thunderbolt gaming platform, but the sudden appearance of League of Legends had completely crushed the other PC games in the same period, further establishing Thunderbolt gaming platform’s strong position in the PC market.

Chen Mo was very successful in both mobile and PC games, and he had made a name for himself in VR games with Minecraft and outlast.

Ever since the competition started, these traditional Chinese distributors had been on the losing end. It was humiliating that they couldn’t beat Chen Mo even with so many companies combined.

And this League of Legends finals was like sprinkling salt on the wound.

Originally, these distributors were generally disapproving of the finals. It was very simple, because these distributors had organized many e-sports competitions and knew the ways.

Fantasy gaming platform had hosted many competitions in the past, and Yao Bo was considered a famous esports player in the country.

The reason for the negative comments was that in the eyes of these distributors, e-sports competitions were a business that made a loss and was a means for game manufacturers to promote games.

E-sports competitions required money to rent the venue, purchase various equipment, an attractive prize money, and invite famous players from all over the world … These were all money, but what about the tickets to the competition? It was impossible to set the price too high. It would be good enough if they could recover the cost, and they wouldn’t make much money at all.

It was also very difficult to get sponsorships. At most, he could get sponsorships from a few companies such as the motherboard, keyboard, and mouse.

Many e-sports competitions simply lost money, and even late bonuses sometimes happened.

Chen Mo’s lineup this time was too big. Whether it was the venue or the prize money, he had broken records in all aspects. If it was as popular as the previous e-sports competitions, he wouldn’t have been able to recover his costs.

However, when the data came out, everyone was slapped in the face.

Who would’ve thought that this competition would be so popular?

Chapter 384: The foundation of the competition

It wasn’t just Xu Xiaojun and Yao Bo who were in charge of the gaming platform that was confused. Many video game designers were also confused. Why had there never been any esports game that could reach such a scale before League of Legends?

There had never been such a large-scale e-sports competition before, so many industry insiders thought that it was impossible for e-sports to reach the scale of traditional sports.

The most fundamental reason was the audience. The reason why traditional sports were so popular was because there were many spectators. For example, there were so many football fans all over the world. Even if they did not play football, many people loved to watch football games.

It was precisely because of such a broad base of people that football matches could become more and more popular. Whether it was the World Cup, European Championship, or the Olympic Games, even if it was a Football League in a certain country or region, it could make a large number of fans ‘blood boil.

However, e-sports was different. The biggest problem that e-sports competitions couldn’t be popularized was that they didn’t have a sufficient audience base.

Even though the situation in the parallel world was different from Chen Mo’s previous world, there was one thing that was similar. Before League of Legends, there was no other game that was as popular as League of Legends.

Most games only had a lifespan of one to two years, but what about the history of football? It had been at least a few hundred years.

The special nature of the game industry meant that most games would be replaced by new games very quickly. A game that could be as popular as football for hundreds of years? It was nothing more than a fool’s dream.

In the parallel world, mobile, PC, and VR were all developed, but they all had their own flaws. Although there were many people playing mobile games, the competition was poor, and there was no guarantee that the audience would be able to watch the competition. Although there were some FPS games in VR that could guarantee competitive play, the number of players was small and the viewing rate was not good, so it could not achieve dominance.

For e-sports competitions, although the more competitive it was, the higher the viewing pleasure, the premise of all this was that the players must have played the game before.

If the players had never played the game before, they would not even understand what was happening in the game, so how could they watch it with interest?

Therefore, League of Legends was a game made for competitions, and its features were very suitable for e-sports competitions.

League of Legends had a large audience base, and every player was a potential audience for the game.

The omniscient view was very suitable for watching the battle. Most players could understand what was happening on the battlefield, and it was also suitable for commentary.

It had a high degree of competition and viewing. Although League of Legends was a relatively simple MOBA game, there were still many more profound routines and eye-catching operations in the professional league, which were enough to distinguish the level of different teams.

The numbers obtained in the S1 World Finals of League of Legends were the envy of all distributors and designers, because there was a huge potential behind this popularity.

However, they had no choice. Even if they wanted to make other games look like esports, it would be hard for them to reach the popularity of League of Legends.

This was because, at the moment, there was no domestic or foreign game that could achieve the qualities of League of Legends.

In the end, Xu Xiaojun and Yao Bo came up with an analysis report, analyzing the reason for the popularity of the League of Legends Grand Finals, but how to deal with it? He was helpless.

The reason why League of Legends could create such an e-sports atmosphere was entirely due to the game itself, and with the dominance of League of Legends on the PC side, there was no other PC game that could compare to it.

What Emperor dynasty entertainment and fantasy gaming platform had to admit was that this was a dead end, and League of Legends ‘World Finals was just the game’s last resort.

……

After the first round of the group competition ended, the teams welcomed a three-day rest period.

During this period of time, all the teams were free to do whatever they wanted. Some foreign teams chose to play in Shanghai and experience the local customs, while some teams still seized the time to train hard and prepare for the second round of the group stage.

"Sharpening the gun before the battle" could be said to be extremely important in e-sports competitions.

This was because before the competition between the major divisions, no one could determine which tactics were the strongest, especially when there were differences in level and style between the divisions. For example, Europe and the United States liked to develop steadily in the early stages and wait for team battles in the later stages. This style of play was not a problem in the European and American Division. However, when playing against the Chinese and Korean teams, the other party would not give you any time to develop steadily. They would simply snowball and kill you in the early stages.

Therefore, after the end of the first round of the group stage, many teams with consecutive wins were overtaken because of their slack, or some teams with consecutive losses came up with new tactics to counterattack after increasing the training volume. These were all very common things.

In the hotel, apart from the training rooms for the teams, Chen Mo also arranged a lounge for himself.

Su Jinyu and the others went out to have fun. After all, they had been working in the capital all this time. It was rare for them to come to Shanghai, so they had to visit some famous attractions, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Bund, and so on.

After all, they weren’t like these teams who didn’t have any training tasks and were just here to play.

Chen Mo and Li jingsi had been playing games in the break room the entire time.

It had been a while since Chen Mo last played league of Legends. Even though he had lost a segment, his hidden points were still there. As such, he duo-ed with li jingsi and once again dominated the champion segment.

It was almost impossible to win every game since League of Legends was a five-player game. Chen Mo couldn’t guarantee that his teammates would always play at their normal level, either because it was normal for them to lose their game due to their mentality or luck.

However, Chen Mo and Li jingsi still maintained a high win rate.

After finishing an 8-to-0-to-3 brightmoon, Chen Mo received a call from Sun Xiao.

"Hello?" Chen Mo picked up the phone."What’s up?"

Sun Xiao said, "chief Chen, it’s like this." A few club managers in Shanghai came to me and asked for your contact information. They probably want to get a spot in next year’s League of Legends professional league. "

"Tell them that the spots are gone, but the spots for the First Division are still there. Submit the relevant qualifications and arrange for them to play in the First Division. " Chen Zhao said.

Sun Xiao hesitated for a moment."Er, but chief Chen, there are quite a few clubs in Shanghai. The bosses have already come personally. Why don’t you meet them and talk to them face to face?"

"Alright." Chen Zhao thought about it. "That’s good."

"Then, shall I arrange the dinner?"

"No, there’s no need for a dinner." Chen Zhao said, "ask them to come over. I’m in the lounge right now." There are a few long sofas here, so there should be enough space. "

"Alright, " he said. Sun Xiao said, "then I’ll have them go over directly."

Chapter 384-stubborn Chen Zhao

After working with Chen Mo for the past few days, Sun Xiao knew Chen Mo’s personality very well. Chen Mo was clearly someone who didn’t care about small things. He never attended any social events or dinner parties. He was also very direct when he talked about things and never bargained with others.

If it was anyone else who dared to do this, they would definitely be labeled as "low EQ, not smooth enough."

But Chen Mo was different, he had the confidence to do so. He didn’t even need to consider other people’s feelings now, with League of Legends in his hands, these big clubs wouldn’t even have the time to suck up to him.

Chen Mo now had absolute authority over League of Legends ‘professional league. He was the only official, and he could choose whoever he didn’t want to bring along.

"A few people from the club will be coming over soon, " Chen Mo said to li jingsi."I have something to discuss with them. You can continue playing. Don’t worry about it."

"Do you want me to leave?" li jingsi asked.

Chen Zhao shook his head."No need. It’s nothing important. You probably won’t be interested. Just play."

"Alright, " he said. Li jingsi nodded."Then I’ll play a solo match first."

Not long after, Sun Xiao came over with a few club bosses.

Sun Xiao led the bosses in and introduced them one by one.

"This is the designer of League of Legends, President Chen from Thunderbolt entertainment."

The club bosses all greeted Chen Mo, and Chen Mo returned their greetings.

Everyone quickly took their seats.

Sun Xiao was the first to speak."Everyone, actually, I’ve already discussed this with chief Chen over the phone. However, out of respect for everyone, I’ll let chief Chen explain it to everyone personally."

The club owners all looked at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo looked at everyone and said, "I’m sorry about the pro League. The ten teams have already been confirmed." I’ve done some research on the clubs in the country before, and they’re a team that’s based on the club’s foundation and the strength of the players. They basically represent the highest level of professional teams in League of Legends. "

"But there’s no need to worry. Next year, in addition to the professional league, there will be a First Division. Everyone will be able to get a place in the First Division. We have a promotion match every year. As long as you perform well in the First Division, you can enter the professional league. "

The club owners looked at each other.

A slightly chubby boss was the first to speak."Chief Chen, it’s like this. Let’s not beat around the bush, the attention of the e-sports audience is limited. The vast majority of their eyes will be focused on the professional league and there won’t be many spectators in the First Division. "

"Our clubs have a good foundation, but we were busy with other projects and didn’t pay much attention to League of Legends. As long as we can get a spot in the pro League, we’ll definitely do it well. At that time, we’ll just sign a few high-scoring players, poach one or two star players, and it’ll be easy to form a strong team. It’s a bit of a waste to play in the First Division, President Chen. "

Another boss with an accent said, "Yes, President Chen. I noticed that there are only ten teams in the professional league. I think it won’t be a problem to expand to a dozen teams."

Chen Mo shook his head."No, the schedule has been set. It’s from Thursday to Sunday. The main purpose is to ensure that the audience has enough time to watch the game."

"You don’t have to be so rigid, chief Chen, " said the boss with the accent. "The team can be divided into two groups. The group will have more bribing, and the group outside will have less bribing." Or don’t hit the 3rd boss, just hit the 2nd boss, right?"

Chen Mo still shook his head, "no, the grouping will cause the strength of the teams to be uneven. The grouping also relates to the qualifying round and the playoffs. It’s not fair for some teams." Changing to BO2 won’t work either, it will reduce the cruelty of the league. In BO2, some teams will relax after winning a game. Only BO3 can ensure that these teams play at their highest level. "

The fat boss paused for a moment and said, "Uh … Yes, yes, yes, President Chen does have a point. "However, I feel that our clubs are more formal than some clubs in the league in all aspects. For example, the NRG club was just formed recently. It was just that it was prepared earlier. In terms of financial resources, we are much stronger than it. As long as we have some time …"

Chen Mo frowned, "I’m the one who decided on these ten clubs. No matter what background or financial resources they have, their League of Legends Division is the strongest in the country. The current record of the NRG in the world competition is 3-0 -0. Can the bosses ‘teams do it? I’m afraid some clubs haven’t even organized their branches yet?"

Hearing Chen Mo’s words, the club owners were a little embarrassed.

It was true that several of the bosses here only thought of setting up a League of Legends branch after seeing the popularity of the League of Legends World Finals. Some clubs didn’t even have enough players.

To put it bluntly, they just saw that League of Legends was doing well in esports and wanted to quickly hitch a ride to get a piece of the cake.

Chen Mo continued, "regarding the pro League, I already have a very mature plan." I understand that you all want to support League of Legends, but there’s always a priority. As the organizer, I have to keep my word. "

"You can set up a League of Legends Division without worry. I guarantee that everyone’s team will have a game to play. The First Division has the opportunity to be promoted to the professional league every year. If you really have the strength, you can jump three levels and directly jump to the world competition. "

The club bosses looked at each other. Chen Mo had already made it clear, his attitude was firm, and he had a good reason. There was no point in pestering him.

The club bosses stood up and left, and sun Xiao sent them off.

After sun Xiao left, the club bosses started to discuss on the way out of the hotel.

"I’ve always heard that this Chen Zhao is a stubborn person. He actually rejected me so firmly?"

"I thought that if it could be bought with money, it wouldn’t matter even if it cost a few hundred thousand. But he didn’t have that intention at all?"

"Don’t tell me he’s really going to be selected based on the team’s strength?"

"He’s really crazy. A game can only be popular for a year or two, and he’s expecting it to be like football? Who would watch the First Division?"

"What promotion and demotion? it’s quite decent. Do you want a spot in the First Division?"

"The spots in the First Division are not valuable. If we can’t get a spot in the pro League, our club would rather not play the League of Legends Division. I’d like to see what Chen Mo and the other clubs can do!"

"That’s right, he really thinks he’s a Big Shot!"

Chapter 386: The professional players training in the National server

Of course, those clubs that didn’t get a place in the LPL, although they said they didn’t want it, most of them still accepted the First Division.

After all, there might not be such a shop after this.

However, there were also a small number of clubs who didn’t even plan to set up a League of Legends branch.

After all, compared to the professional league LPL, the attention given to the First Division would definitely be very low, or almost zero. These clubs felt that the investment and output were not proportional, so they planned to wait and see for a while.

With the arrival of the major clubs, the value of professional players suddenly rose. Many high-scoring passers-by and live streamers were also invited by the clubs, and playing professionally became one of their choices.

……

In the waiting room, Chen Zhao was still playing with li jingsi.

"Do you think those club bosses will still set up a League of Legends branch?" asked li jingsi. They don’t seem to be very interested in the spots in the First Division. "

"It doesn’t matter if they’re interested or not, " Chen Mo said indifferently. At the moment, the top players and related e-sports resources in the country could only support 10 LPL teams and 12 first division teams at most, which means that I only need 22 clubs, it’s useless to have more. These clubs that gave up their spots in the First Division will soon regret it. "

Li jingsi didn’t ask any further. She looked at the lineup."We might have to go down the bottom lane."

"Are you an Archer or a support?"

Li jingsi thought for a moment."I’m a little tired of playing the Archer. I’ll play the support for this round. You carry me and lie down."

…Sure."

Chen Mo thought about it and chose a champion.

"Welcome to the delai Alliance!"

……

During the world Tournament, all foreign professional players would train in the National server.

Chen Mo had specially prepared for these players to use their respective national accounts, which were all Champions and all Champions, allowing them to practice in the high-end games of the National server. Of course, these accounts would be recycled after the World Tournament.

These accounts all came with name change cards, and foreign professional players could change their names freely. This was to prevent high-ranked players from becoming actors because they hated a professional player, and to maintain the fairness of the competition.

However, under the efforts of the resourceful netizens, the IDs of these professional players were still exposed one after another, and there was even a very detailed corresponding form.

It had to be said that the names of these foreign friends were also very creative. In order to make themselves look less like "foreigners, " they simply racked their brains.

There were also some players who were more confident, such as Frost from OST, who directly used their game ID. These players were not afraid of being played.

There were also some professional players who had English names, such as a word, because there were also some players in the Chinese server who used English names.

However, most of the professional players used Chinese names, probably to do as the Romans do and better disguise themselves as Chinese players who quietly carried the game.

However, these names were all very awkward. At first glance, one could tell that they were machine-flipped, and they did not have the effect of hiding their identities at all.

For example, a certain European mid wanted to name himself "professional player", but after flipping the "Professional Player" over, it became "professional player." Hence, he used this ID that seemed strange to others to play the stairway to heaven.

Many people were wondering why professional players were playing League of Legends.

Other than that, there were also a few IDs that were very annoying, such as "I want a sister, "this person is not breathing, "dazzling tornado charge, "what a beauty, "mental fortitude, "a nobody wants to mess with you, "strong spirit, "the Aegean is open, " and so on.

Some of the names could not even be translated into English, as some European teams had to use French, German, or Russian to do the translation …

However, after getting the IDs of most of the professional players, the netizens immediately set off a vigorous campaign to stop them.

These people were all professional players, so if I killed him, wouldn’t that mean I could also play professionally?

During the rest period, the high-end players of the country started to rank frantically, trying to stop these professional players.

All the major forums and player groups were also lively. Many players were tracking the results of these professional players, and some streamers found a way to make money from it. They live-streamed the process of these professional players climbing the ladder, and there were quite a lot of viewers watching.

In the live broadcast room of these professional players who spectated, the audience was discussing the high-end games they had seen these days.

"Frost is so sick, even an actor in the team won? In the end, this actor probably found his conscience and started playing again. The worst part was that he even won!"

"This actor’s points will probably be deducted and his account will be banned for three days … The official website made a special announcement that during the world Tournament, the environment of the stairway to heaven will be purified. Any actor who is verified will be severely punished."

"This Muffy is obviously a support player. Why is he playing in the mid and Archer positions all the time?"

"This Pure mid from vs G has been screwed over. He’s good at team development mid, but his teammates are crazy and sent him flying, not giving him a chance to develop at all 2333."

"I’m dying of laughter. I feel like Pure’s mentality has exploded. He’s in urgent need of a duo-team with his team’s jungler!"

"Wait a minute, F * ck, what did I just see? This is an interesting match, Draven from the blue team is Chen Mo!"

"W-what? Chen Mo? He used Draven?"

"That’s right. The blue team’s bottom lane has two players, one is a talent and the other is a Throne. Isn’t that Chen Zhao? The ID of this big mouth on the opposite side was tenacious spirit. Wasn’t he the strongest AD in North America? It’s Turke from the WBG battleteam. "

"F * ck, this is good. Where’s the live broadcast room? I’m going to watch!"

……

Chen Mo didn’t know that this match was being watched by a lot of famous streamers. He just thought that the ID of the big mouth was a bit strange.

"Mental fortitude"? This name was too unrefined.

Li jingsi was a girl who kept her word. If she said she would lie down, she would lie down. She directly chose a healer to support her, carrying out the spirit of lying down to win to the end.

On the other side, it was big mouth and wind lady. This was a combination that could be seen in a game. Wind lady could protect big mouth to a certain extent, and big mouth could completely take over the game after he developed.

"How are we going to fight?" Li jingsi asked.

Kill big mouth.

"Alright, " li jingsi nodded.

Both sides went online. Obviously, the opponent’s big mouth did not realize the seriousness of the situation. After all, he was the number one ADC in North America. Although Truke used a developing champion like big mouth to go against Draven, who was a strong early game champion, he did not admit defeat at the start. Instead, he tried to snatch the second level.

However, Chen Mo’s Draven obviously didn’t want to give him the chance. He used a spinning hatchet to hit the shield and then retreated, waiting for the shield to disappear before going forward to wear her down.

Chapter 386-study well

At Level 1, driven, who was playing with spinning axes, clearly dealt much more damage than big mouth. Furthermore, with a healer healing him, any blood exchange was worth it.

After taking two hits from Draven’s axe, Truke also realized that this Draven was a reckless man who did not care about his own life.

Seeing that he had no hope of getting the second kill, Truke could only surrender and hide behind the minion wave.

Very quickly, Truke realized that this Draven seemed to be very good at playing. And it seemed to have exceeded the average level of shooters in this division?

After all, Truke was a professional player, and he had done his research on most ADCs. The key to playing Draven well was to balance the relationship between receiving the axe and using the A.

For professional players, it wasn’t difficult to catch the axe. The difficult part was catching the axe and using an A at the same time. Sometimes, they had to decisively give up on catching the axe and chase after the dying players. If his thoughts weren’t clear, it was very likely that he would miss his axe or miss an attack. No matter which situation it was, it would be very harmful to Draven.

But this Draven’s movements were very smooth. He continued to land minions and deplete his health. Coupled with the rapidly spinning axe in his hand, the scene was simply too beautiful to be imagined.

Truke had never seen such a fierce Draven before, and they were not used to it. After all, this champion was very difficult to play and was not a popular champion. They rarely encountered it during training or in official competitions, so they were not used to it.

Truke decisively chose to retreat to the tower. Draven was about to level up to Level 2, so going out to farm now was no different from suicide.

However, he was not too worried. At least he was safe under the tower. As long as big mouth could hang on and develop, he could still take over the game through the mid-late team battle.

……

The game had progressed to 5 minutes and 23 seconds.

"FIRST BLOOD!"

The sound of first blood resounded throughout the battlefield. The low-HP Draven was trying to escape the range of the turret, but a mouthful of milk from the healer directly restored his HP back up, and he escaped with low HP.

Turke thought that this was unbelievable. ‘What’s going on? how did I get killed under the tower?’

The players who were watching the live broadcast all saw this scene.

He saw it, but he couldn’t understand it.

The process was very simple. Draven quickly pushed the lane, and there was a clear level difference between him and big mouth. Big mouth was reluctant to give up such a large number of minions, so he tried very hard to add a last hit to the tower, and Draven took advantage of this opportunity to keep consuming his energy.

After Draven reached Level 3, the first time he crossed the tower, he tricked the wind lady shield and exhaust. The second time, he tricked big mouth’s healer.

Bigmouth was already on the brink of death, but his flash was still there. Seeing the number of minions under the turret, Turke made a wrong decision. After eating these soldiers, he would return to the city.

On the third tower attack, Draven killed bigmouth with a flash and escaped from the tower’s attack range with low health. The final result was that Draven and the healer were both on critical HP, but the hero, wind lady, was unable to pursue them.

Two minutes later, the jungler on bigmouth’s side realized that they were at a disadvantage at the bottom lane. On the other hand, the opponent’s Raven was crazily suppressing the lane. He decisively grabbed the lane, but this had instead caused Turke to fall into a trap.

Under Draven’s spinning flying axes, the other three heroes couldn’t kill him no matter how hard they tried. After killing the healer, they lost three heads.

"triple kill!"

The low HP Draven returned to the city through the grass, but everyone knew that he had dominated the game.

Especially since Chen Mo was using a top streamer’s skin. The audience didn’t think much of it at first, but they suddenly realized that the skin’s voice chat was really mocking.

"Draven is undergoing a Draven-style relaxation."

"Let’s watch today’s exciting match between the great Draven and the losers!"

"After resting, Draven will become even more Draven!"

"Be careful, Draven has gotten the endless blade, hahahahaha!"

"Watch and learn!"

……

After gaining a huge advantage in the early stages, Chen Mo’s Draven was able to take control of the match, while Turke’s mouth had no room to play. It wasn’t a problem of skill or technique, because there was no place for him to farm.

Right now, dlaiven’s financial advantage was too great. Unless there were four people to capture him, it was impossible to kill him. Chen Zhao had good awareness. If there were really four people, he would’ve realized it long ago.

The match ended without a doubt. Chen Mo’s Draven got 17-2-3, trapping the five opponents in the fountain.

"It’s not good to abuse the spring. "

Even though Chen Mo said so, Draven still couldn’t help but walk to the edge of the spring and cut down big mouth, who was standing a little further away.

Li jingsi was at a loss for words.

Chen Mo sighed, "sigh, I can’t control my hand .."

……

On the live broadcast platform, in the live broadcast room for spectating professional players, the bullet screen was already exploding.

"F * ck, Chen Zhao’s Draven is crazy! The other side is a professional player!"

"Even a professional player can’t stop Chen Mo … F * ck."

"This big mouth has really become an explosive output. It’s all passive explosions …"

"This Draven is invincible. Whoever comes will be killed. Why is his damage so high?"

"He caught the axe accurately, dealt high additional damage, killed a lot of people, and gained a lot of passive money. His economy is completely crushed!"

"It’s so good to watch, it’s simply a torture! I’m impressed by Chen Mo when it comes to beating noobs!"

This Draven slaughter had completely overturned the players ‘understanding of this hero.

After the April Fool’s Day update, Draven had stolen the limelight with the big-headed doll event. However, Chen Mo had never played any ranked matches since then, and most players didn’t realize the strength of this champion. No matter if it was a high-end game or a competition, there were very few people who would ask about it.

But after this, the players realized that this hero was actually so powerful.

All of the livestream viewers had clearly seen how Draven killed with each swing of his axe. Whether it was receiving an axe, using an a, or using A big swing to kill, his performance could be said to be perfect. Moreover, he was extremely calm, and killing was as simple as eating and drinking!

Even though he had fought against three enemies many times, he didn’t panic at all. He was like a killing machine that only had eyes for heads, ruthlessly tearing apart the enemy’s mental defenses.

This incident also became a small interlude during the rest of the finals, and was talked about by the players.

……

After the ranking match, Chen Mo looked at his phone and saw a message from su Jinyu.

Manager, look at the game editor, the game Committee has a new game draft."

Chen Zhao was stunned. What the hell?

Last time the game Committee was looking for a China themed game, and Chen Mo even made Wulin legend. But since then, the game Committee had not released any new games.

Why are they collecting games again this time?

Chen Mo said to li jingsi, then opened his laptop and entered the game engine to check out the campaign.

Chapter 388: Three Kingdoms mobile game collection

As expected, after opening the editor, Chen Mo saw the announcement in a prominent position.

"Promotion of the Three Kingdoms culture-themed game season activity announcement"

In order to promote the traditional culture of the Three Kingdoms and promote the healthy development of the game industry, the games and virtual reality Committee has designated October 8th to January 8th as the "games of the Three Kingdoms" event season. All designers are invited to use their wisdom to design high-quality games of the Three Kingdoms and promote the culture of the Three Kingdoms.

1. Collecting targets

All game designers.

2. Method of participation

The Three Kingdoms games released in this season would be tacitly evaluated.

3. Design requirements

1. There was no limit to the platform, mobile games, PC games, and VR games were all available.

2. The game was rich in content, with a healthy and positive theme, which could reflect the cultural implications of the Three Kingdoms.

3. It was innovative and clearly different from the traditional Three Kingdoms game on the market.

4. It could adapt to the needs of the market and the characteristics of games in the internet era.

4. Reward content

At the end of the quarter, a Review Committee formed by the games and virtual reality Committee would review the game. While ensuring the spirit of the Three Kingdoms, the player’s response and market feedback would be important evaluation standards.

There will be one first prize, three second prizes, five third prizes, and a certain number of Excellence Awards.

Award a certificate to the winning designer, and the winning game will be recommended by the official app Store for a month.

It was signed off by the game Committee yesterday.

The format of this announcement was basically the same as the announcement from the last campaign for China themed games, but it included the Three Kingdoms games.

However, Chen Mo was more concerned about the design requirements.

In addition to not being limited by the platform and the theme meeting the culture of the Three Kingdoms, there were two more special requirements. They had to be innovative, adapt to the market demand, and adapt to the characteristics of the game in the internet era.

Chen Mo read it over and over again, and indeed, while these few lines seemed to be quite simple, they clearly reflected the direction of the game committee’s campaign.

What did it mean to adapt to the market demand? Obviously, this meant that the game had to be a game that the players loved to play and was profitable.

What did he mean by adapting to the gaming characteristics of the internet era? This meant that it would be best if the game was an online game that could support many people online, and the more people supporting it, the better.

Chen Mo summarized the requirements, and a few words flashed through his mind: Three Kingdoms, online games, strategy games, and pay-to-win.

There were many implications in the spirit of the Three Kingdoms, but the most prominent one should be strategy.

The Three Kingdoms was an era where counselors, generals, and Lords were all shining, and the various battles also reflected the wisdom of the ancient era.

For example, the three visits to the thatched cottage, the trick of injuring oneself, burning red Cliff, the trick of empty city, and so on. These were all points that were deeply rooted in the culture of the Three Kingdoms. Of course, some of these events might have been fabricated by later generations and not the real events of the Three Kingdoms period. However, it was undeniable that these stories had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", an ancient classic.

If he had to make an RPG or a hack-and-slash game, he could do it. However, to best reflect the characteristics of the Three Kingdoms culture, the best choice was still a strategy game.

Chen Mo started to think about what kind of game he should make.

There were indeed many Three Kingdoms games in his previous life, but not many of them met the requirements. In his previous life, some of the Super classic games of the Three Kingdoms, such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, were good in all aspects, but the problem was that they were not online games and could not meet the demand of hundreds or thousands of people playing online games at the same time.

Moreover, according to the game committee’s requirements, the game had to be ‘popular’ and ‘suitable for the internet era’. A standalone game meant that it could only be sold per set, and the profitability would be far worse. It also didn’t fit the characteristics of online games.

Also, Chen Mo was in Shanghai, so he didn’t plan on returning to the capital. He planned to take care of the game himself, apart from the art resources. It would be more difficult to make a large PC game.

"Kill of the Three Kingdoms" wasn’t bad either, but Chen Mo felt that it should be categorized as a board game. Even though the playstyle and packaging fit perfectly with the Three Kingdoms, it was still limited to the "table" category and couldn’t bring out the characteristics of a large-scale war between countries.

After some thought, Chen Mo came up with a suitable game.

Before he started production, he decided to give su Jinyu a call.

Very quickly, the call went through.

"Hello? Manager, have you seen the game recruitment event?" Su Jinyu asked.

"Yeah, I did, " Chen Zhao said.

Su Jinyu,[are we not going to participate?] Or should we ignore the S1 finals for now and head back to the capital?"

Time was tight as the finals would only be over on the 5th of November. If they returned to the imperial capital to make the game by then, it would be a month late, which was why Su Jinyu asked.

"I’ll do it myself this time, " Chen Zhao said."You guys can just continue watching."

"Huh?"

"Yes, I’ll spend a month to make a mobile game. It’s not difficult. You guys don’t have to do anything, I’ll send the relevant art requirements to the art team in the capital and have them come up with the material for me. I’ll handle everything else myself. " Chen Zhao said.

"Uh, manager, Qian Kun, Zheng Hongxi, and I are free these days. We can help." Su Jinyu said.

Chen Mo laughed, "no need. The game I’m making isn’t that difficult. It’s just a piece of cake for me to do it myself. I’ll just look for you guys if I need your help."

"Alright then, manager. Good luck." Su Jinyu was dumbfounded.

……

It wasn’t just Chen Mo, the other video game designers also saw the theme game gathering.

"The game Committee has a new game recruitment event? It’s the Three Kingdoms theme this time. "

"The Three Kingdoms game … Is not easy to do."

"Ah? Why? isn’t the Three Kingdoms game the best subject matter?"

"This is something you don’t understand. Indeed, any game that was wrapped in the Three Kingdoms would be considered a Three Kingdoms game, but if you wanted to make it good and unique? It was too difficult! Because this subject matter has been done too badly, there are many mediocre works and few outstanding works!"

"Also, the game Committee has an additional request this time. They want it to meet market demand? And it would be best if it was an online game?"

"It’s not easy. Think about the China themed game last time, Wulin legend was the winner. No one in China could make a wuxia game like that with its rich story and high level of freedom. There will definitely be more people participating in this ‘Three Kingdoms’ event. I feel like it’ll be difficult to break out of the encirclement with so many people!"

"I just want to ask, Chen Zhao probably won’t be joining this time, right?"

"Well … I don’t think so. League of Legends is very popular now, and the world Finals are at a critical moment. He should be in Shanghai watching the world Finals. Besides, with his current qualifications, he probably doesn’t care about the prize in this event. "

"Yeah, he’s already an Honorary Committee member and has a good relationship with the game Committee. He probably doesn’t need to suck up to them anymore."

"That’s great, I’m more confident now that Chen Mo isn’t participating. The Three Kingdoms theme is also my type, I’ll do it well this time!"

Chapter 388-pay-to-win strategy mobile game "leading the land"

Many designers were eager to make a different Three Kingdoms game and win the first prize.

However, the designers who knew the game well knew that it would not be easy to make this game.

The game committee’s campaign would usually be for games that were on the losing end of the market, like the China themed games from before.

There were quite a few Three Kingdoms games in the country. Or rather, a lot. However, the quality was very worrying.

As an IP, Three Kingdoms was completely free, which meant that any designer could make games of Three Kingdoms without any barriers.

Although there were a large number of fans of the Three Kingdoms in China, the IP of the Three Kingdoms was the same as the game to the West. It had been seriously overdrawn. The large number of crudely made games of the Three Kingdoms had made most players feel nauseated when they saw the two words "Three Kingdoms" in the game name.

Moreover, the current Three Kingdoms game in the country did not have any special way to reflect the culture of the Three Kingdoms.

Speaking of Three Kingdoms, there was one game that had to be mentioned. It was an MMORPG that had always been very popular, Heavenly Sword of Three Kingdoms. This game, along with Moon Goddess ‘prophecy and Legend of the Sword, was one of the top three mmorpgs in the country. It was well-known and had its own unique characteristics.

Heavenly Sword of the Three Kingdoms focused on country war Mode. The players were scattered in the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu, and carried out frequent country Wars and city sieges. At the same time, they could experience some quest plots related to the Three Kingdoms.

Currently, all the Three Kingdoms games that made online games basically followed the path of Heavenly Sword of the Three Kingdoms, which was a war-type RPG game.

Moreover, the game committee’s requirements this time were ‘market demand’ and ‘online games’, which meant that it was very likely that the single player game would not win.

In comparison, single-player games were easier to make. Whether it was the plot, strategy, or gameplay, it was much easier to make a single-player game because there was no interaction between players. The designer would have a lot more freedom and would not have to worry about uncontrollable situations.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, the classic games of the Three Kingdoms, such as ‘Records of the Three Kingdoms’,’legend of Cao Cao’,’Legends of the Three Kingdoms’, and so on, were all single player games. Obviously, these games had more variety in plot performance and strategy, but the problem was that they couldn’t be changed into online games.

For example, if each player played the role of a Lord, there would be at most a dozen players playing the game together. If they started with different Lords, there would be no guarantee of balance.

Hence, creating a Three Kingdoms themed online game was a headache for all video game designers.

Moreover, because Three Kingdoms was an IP with no threshold, it meant that its potential was almost exhausted. Many designers had racked their brains to make a different Three Kingdoms game, but most of them had failed.

If so many designers didn’t come up with anything, it meant that this theme was really hard to come up with.

Under such circumstances, to create a unique Three Kingdoms game? It was extremely difficult.

However, to many video game designers, Chen Mo was busy with the S1 World Championship and might not be participating. This should be the best news.

……

Chen Mo was typing on his laptop in the lounge.

On the computer screen was the design concept for "leading the land".

Compared to the famous games of the Three Kingdoms in Chen Mo’s previous life, such as Records of the Three Kingdoms, unparalleled Three Kingdoms, and legend of the Three Kingdoms, leading the land wasn’t as well known. However, Chen Mo wanted to make this game because it had something that other games didn’t have.

It was a fully free sandbox strategy mobile game that could support tens of thousands of players in a war against a country. As a strategy type of SLG game, it had a 40% tomorrow retention rate and an ARPU of up to 150. Moreover, it had a terrifying long-term retention rate, which was considered outstanding in SLG games.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, after the rise of mobile games, there were many mobile games with the Three Kingdoms theme. Setting aside the single-player games, in terms of online games, the land of the guide was one of the best games.

Chen Mo didn’t plan on making a big game in the imperial capital. Making a pay-to-win game with an SLG theme should be enough to win a prize in the event.

Moreover, it had been a long time since Chen Mo made a pay-to-win game, so he had to let the players feel his love for them again.

From a technical point of view, it wasn’t difficult for Chen Mo to make the land of the guide, and it didn’t require much resources.

In terms of art resources, there were nothing more than UI, military arts, Ground arts, etc. Chen Mo just had to send his requirements to the imperial capital and wait for the art team to send back the resources.

The land guide map was a very realistic map of the Three Kingdoms period. It was put together piece by piece, but the land was reused, so the resources were very limited. There were land (wood, stone, iron ore, food, and other resources), rivers, mountains, cities, docks, checkpoints, fortresses, military camps, and so on.

Even though the art of the original was pretty good for a mobile game, Chen Mo wasn’t satisfied with just that. He planned to make changes to the game in two areas.

One was the city construction.

There weren’t many changes to cities in leading the land, and all the building upgrades were done in the form of charts. Chen Mo planned to directly upgrade the buildings onto the player’s cities, so that every time the player leveled up a building, it would be visible on the city.

On the other hand, there was the battle scene.

The combat system of "leading the land" was quite unique. Due to the limitations of the skill level, the combat scenes were very monotonous. Moreover, it was meaningless to watch it or not. It was better to just read the battle report. Although this was nothing to the Veterans, to the newbies, this kind of battle scene had the effect of dissuading them.

Chen Mo planned to improve the entire battle scene to better show the critical points such as the loss of soldiers and the casting of skills. This would allow the players to see the effects of the various tactics more directly. On one hand, it would improve the graphics, and on the other hand, it would allow the newbies to know more clearly what happened during the battle.

Other than that, Chen Mo also planned to make some comprehensive improvements on the general map. For example, when the Army marched, they would stick to the ground more closely and not look like they were floating in the air. The various special effects and performances during the siege would also be comprehensively optimized.

As a SLG game, the playstyle for the mid and late stages of the game were already very mature, so Chen Mo’s main goal was to make the game retain more players in the early and mid stages.

Chapter 390: The current situation of the mobile game market

In the lounge, Chen Mo was writing some details about the setting of the land of the guide.

Although this was a mobile game, some of the rules of the state war were rather complicated. This was because there could be dozens or hundreds of players moving at the same time in the same battle. The rules had to be very clear in order to avoid any problems.

Moreover, the combat system of "leading the land" was also very complicated. There were more than 400 combat techniques (skills). The entire combat technique system alone was not something a newbie could understand even after playing for a few months. Therefore, there was a certain amount of work to do.

Just as he was thinking, Zheng Hongxi knocked on the door and came in.

"Manager, I heard that the game Committee is collecting games from the Three Kingdoms? I know everything about the Three Kingdoms. Manager, tell me what kind of game you want to make. I’ll take care of the plot, and I promise it’ll be good. " Zheng Hongxi was still a little excited.

Chen Zhao looked at him, are you very familiar with the Three Kingdoms? What books have you read?"

Zheng Hongxi said, " Records of the Three Kingdoms "and" Romance of the Three Kingdoms "!" I’ve seen them all!"

"Oh." Chen Yu asked, "then, have you read Pei Songzhi’s commentary on the Three Kingdoms, as well as records of Shu, Book of Jin, Book of Wei, Wei Lue, historical Records of the Three Kingdoms, Zi Zhi Tong Jian, a compilation of explanations on the Records of the Three Kingdoms, han-Jin spring and autumn?"

Zheng Hongxi was dumbfounded,’…This, I haven’t seen it before. Manager, you’ve seen them all?"

"I haven’t seen it either, " Chen Mo shook his head.

Zheng Hongxi was speechless.

What the hell, why are you saying that you haven’t seen it!

"It’s fine, " Chen Mo smiled."The game doesn’t need a plot, so you don’t have to write it."

"Ah?" Zheng Hongxi was stunned."How can we promote the culture of the Three Kingdoms without the plot? Even if it’s an RPG, there should at least be a main mission, right?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "I don’t want the plot." This time, it’s a mobile game with a special way of playing. Don’t worry. "

"Alright, " he said. Zheng Hongxi looked very disappointed."Well, keep it up, manager. If you need any help, you can come to me anytime."

"Alright, " he said. Chen Zhao nodded.

Zheng Hongxi thought for a moment and said, "Manager, you’re not thinking of making a pay-to-win mobile game with the Three Kingdoms theme, are you?"

"It’s also a pay-to-win mobile game, "Chen Mo said.

Zheng Hongxi reminded him, "well, manager, I shouldn’t have said that." There are quite a lot of pay-to-win mobile games on the market now. If it’s the same card game as Onmyoji, I’m afraid it won’t be competitive …"

Chen Mo nodded, "don’t worry, I know what to do."

"Okay, then you better buck up, manager." Zheng Hongxi said, "I’ll be in charge of shouting 666."

……

In the current state of the mobile game market, it could be said that pay-to-win games dominated the market.

Onmyoji had been running for two years now, and Chen Mo had done some updates. Even though it was still in the top ten of the mobile game market, it had already started to show signs of decline.

After all, the lifespan of card games was limited, not to mention a game like Onmyoji that was extremely damaging to the liver. The only reason it was still in the top 10 of the best-sellers list was because there were not many strong competitors in parallel world.

The current domestic mobile game market was in a relatively chaotic state.

Onmyoji did reap a huge harvest from the mobile game market when it first appeared, but card games weren’t a long-term game after all. The way to play it was relatively monotonous, and most people would get sick of it after a few months.

However, a game that could replace Onmyoji had yet to appear.

However, Onmyoji’s appearance did give mobile game designers some inspiration. The mobile game market had great potential and players could accept heavy games.

The mobile game market was currently in a state of chaos. RPG games, card games, and casual puzzle games were all quite good, with a few top-selling RPG games.

However, there weren’t any phenomenal games that caused a sensation like Onmyoji.

Many designers were lazy and modified their PC games, transplanting them to mobile games to make money, or creating card games. As a result, there were more shoddy games in these mobile games, and there was a lack of distinctive quality games.

The crude quality of the game wasn’t the main point. The main point was the way the game was played. There were only slight innovations and no revolutionary changes.

As for mobile card games, they had almost exhausted all of their playstyles. After Onmyoji, there were still a few decent card games, but the players were already sick of them.

It was getting harder and harder to make money from mobile card games.

Everyone was looking forward to the birth of a better way to play.

……

12th of October, the second round of the S1 finals would begin.

The competition continued. This time, the competition schedule was even more brutal. From the 12th to the 15th, they had to finish a group match every day, which would directly determine the fate of these teams.

The popularity of the second round of the group competition was basically the same as the first round. This number could only be surpassed in the semi-finals or even the finals.

In the end, the four teams that qualified for the next round were settled.

The situation in Group A, B, and C was relatively clear.

In Group A, NRG and DG would advance, in Group B, IF and OST would advance, and in Group C, VSG and MAD would advance.

Among them, because the teams in the group were weaker, NRG advanced with a perfect win record, with a final score of 60. In Group B, IF lost to OST in the second round, and they won against OST in the tiebreaker match to advance to the next round. In Group C, VSG from Europe and MAD from Korea advanced.

What was more surprising was the situation in Group D. Originally, MG was stronger than the Korea team, E Motus, but in the second round of the group stage, E Motus’s strength had suddenly improved significantly and he had used two tricks in a row. In the second round of the group stage, he had achieved a score of 3-0 and had directly advanced to the second place of the group stage, pushing out MG.

In this way, the top eight were two domestic teams, three Korea teams, two European teams, and One North American team.

The drawing of lots for the quarter-finals was still based on the principle of avoiding the teams in the same group. That was to say, the teams that had fought in the group stage would not be placed together in the quarter-finals.

The final grouping results were: NRG-MAD, VG-FG, IF-Emotus, WBG-SOT.

The grouping result was no different for NRG or IF, because both teams had won first place in their groups. The teams in the finals were all fighting for the championship, and the two China teams were in the upper and lower half of the zone, so they would not meet early. This was already a very good grouping.

However, there was one thing that puzzled the local teams. How did Korea’s E Motus team suddenly become so strong? If the victory of MG was due to luck, then the result of 3-0 in the second round of the group stage could not be simply explained by luck.

After analyzing E Motus’s recording, the Chinese teams realized that the discipline and team battle skills of this team seemed to have improved significantly. Their control of their vision was also significantly better than in the first round.

Later, after some clues, the domestic teams finally found out that the Korea team had been secretly training after the first round of the group stage. All the teams had been training together.

This kind of training was not just a practice match. The two strong teams, OT and MAD, simply shared all their hidden tactics and experiences with the other two Korea teams selflessly. E Motus, in particular, had benefited greatly!

Chapter 391: An insult incident

The domestic teams were all dumbfounded. How could this happen?

In fact, there were training tournaments between domestic teams, but not as often. This was because the domestic teams would also have appropriate training tournaments with foreign teams, so the time was relatively tight.

Moreover, the domestic teams didn’t think too much about it and didn’t share their own routines and tactics.

After all, these strategies might be used in the semi-finals and finals in the future. If he gave them to his brother team, they would use them in the group stage. Wouldn’t that mean that he would have one less strategy to use?

Therefore, while they were surprised, the domestic teams were also shocked by the "unity" between the Korea teams.

Chen Zhao was not surprised by this.

The clubs and players in this world didn’t know how the Korea teams worked, but Chen Mo did. If the Korea team was to be described in one sentence, it would be that they would do anything to win. The championship was more important than anything else.

It wasn’t just the clubs and professional players, the entire e-sports environment in the Korean server was the same. If they lost the game, the trolls in China would at most send some spicy chicken sauce to their players, but the Korea trolls would really send blade pieces and dead rats.

Furthermore, the Korea trolls would still flame even if they were the Champions. When Faker lost the Intercontinental competition, his fans would use the most vicious words to curse his entire family. Bang was flamed like a dog by his fans because he said, "I’m earning more than 100 of you". In the end, he could only say, "I’ll use the rest of my life to atone for my sins."

It could be seen how much importance the Korea e-sports circle placed on the championship.

Many people thought that there was fierce competition between the Korea teams and that they would not share their strategies with each other. This was a completely wrong idea.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, the reason why the Korea teams didn’t share their strategies with each other was because the LK had already dominated the game. They basically won the championship without sharing their strategies.

Even so, the South Korean team only practiced with the Korea team in the world competition. They would never practice with foreign teams to prevent any possibility of tactical leakage.

Moreover, even if they played practice matches with foreign teams, they would never come up with any tactics. They would only try to get the other side’s tactics for research. Once they found out that the other team didn’t play any tricks, they would no longer ask this team to play training matches.

In parallel world, the Korea teams were at a disadvantage. Even the European and American teams, "VSG" and "WBG", posed a threat to the Korean teams, not to mention the Chinese teams that had started earlier. Under such circumstances, it was perfectly normal for the Korean teams to share their strategies and fight for better results.

……

From October 19th to October 29th, the top eight and semi-finals would begin.

The results of the quarter-finals were basically as everyone had predicted. They advanced to the semi-finals with NRG, VSG, IF, and OST, respectively. Among them, team VSG, team IF, and team OST were all recognized as strong teams. There was basically no suspense in the game.

The match between NPC and MAD went on for five rounds. MAD’s support player Muffy used Tauren, Blitzcrank, and Zyra to create a lot of trouble for NPC. In the final round, NPC simply banned the support twice and then went for Tauren first, completely limiting Muffy’s hero pool. After that, they won the game with a stronger mid-laner and jungler combination.

The popularity of the semi-finals had reached a new high because two Korea teams had been eliminated in the top eight. Both NRG and IF had accumulated a large number of fans during this period of time. Therefore, the number of people watching the two semi-finals had even reached 7.8 million!

For others, this number might not be a big deal because the number of people in the group stage had already reached 7 million. This time, the domestic teams had performed so well and occupied two positions in the top four. It was normal to have a few hundred thousand more viewers.

But to Chen Mo, this number was already very satisfying, because it was close to the number of viewers he had in the S2 of League of Legends in his previous life, 8.3 million.

The reason was that League of Legends was so popular in China, and the number of Chinese players made up the majority of the audience. Chen Mo didn’t take too many detours while making League of Legends, and the S1 World Championship this time had gathered some of the classic ideas from his previous life, which was why it successfully attracted the attention of many players.

For the two semi-final matches, the stadium for the finals was completely filled with spectators, and the atmosphere in the stadium was extremely lively.

The match between NRG and VSG started first. After losing the first game, the NRG team adjusted their condition very well. With the strong mid-laner and jungler team up, they finally won the game and successfully advanced to the finals.

It could be said that after winning the BO5 match against MAD, the cohesion and tactical literacy of the entire NRG team had taken a huge leap. Especially since they had learned some fast-paced tactics from MAD, which made it very difficult for VSG to adapt.

Although VG’s mid Pure had strong personal ability, under the fast-paced play of the NRG, the European players ‘slow-growth strategy was very slow. In the end, they could only watch the NRG advance to the finals.

The battle between IF and OST attracted a large number of attention. Everyone hoped to see IF successfully enter the final and complete the magnificent feat of the two China teams joining forces.

However, the process of the competition was full of twists and turns.

These two teams could also be considered old enemies. In the group stage, the result of IF and OST was 2:1. IF had won first place in the group because of the tiebreaker match.

After that, OST won the quarter-finals by 3:0 had defeated a veteran team from North America, WBG. It could be said that the current OST’s strength had improved a certain amount compared to the group stage.

In the case of IF winning the first game, OST turned over two games in a row. In the fourth game, IF tied the score again and the two teams ended with a score of 2: With a score of 2, he entered the deciding game of the fifth round.

In the deciding match, the two sides had a 54-minute tug-of-war, but in the end, OST won, and IF lost.

Although the live audience felt sorry for IF, they still gave a warm round of applause for OST’s wonderful performance.

It wouldn’t have been a big deal if the whole incident had ended there. The key was the microphone segment of the team battle after the game, which caused the public opinion on the internet to explode in an instant!

Starting from the semi-finals, the event organizers began to release some microphone recordings of the team battle. These recordings were mainly the recordings of the winning team battle, so that the audience could better feel the atmosphere of the team battle and the joy of victory.

The microphones for the two semi-final team battles had been released at the same time, mixed together. In the beginning, the microphones for the NRG and VSG had no problems, but there was a problem with the ones for the OT team.

In the final crucial team battle, OST completed a three for five exchange and wiped out IF, taking advantage of the situation to win the game. However, in this team battle, the Korea team’s voice had been silenced as many as six times.

Although the translated Chinese was very normal, the audience was not stupid. It was obvious that these few sentences were not good, so they had censored it without any translation.

The audience could not take it anymore. Many of them were guessing what the silence meant. There were also more and more audience members who demanded that the organizers make this matter clear. If OST really insulted IF’s members in the team voice chat, should they punish them accordingly?

Chapter 391-agitated crowd

In the resting room, Chen Mo listened to the recording of the crucial team battle twice, then looked at the translated text.

Sun Xiao stood at the side and did not say anything.

Chen Mo looked at Sun Xiao."Is this translation correct?" he asked.

Sun Xiao nodded."Of course. Our translators are all professionals. How can they translate a few swear words wrong?"

"Alright." Chen Zhao thought for a moment."Announce it."

Sun Xiao was a little hesitant, "chief Chen, after this announcement, will it stimulate the hatred of the players towards the Korea team?" This …"

Chen Mo shook his head, "since you’ve already released the muted version, isn’t that equivalent to "there’s no evidence"?" The more we let the audience guess, the more they might come up with some nasty words. It’s better to just give them the original recording. "

"Then, what about these Korea players?" Sun Xiao asked.

Chen Zhao looked at him."Don’t worry about your team. These Korea team members will be punished accordingly. They have to make a public apology." As for the other penalties, there was no need for a penalty or suspension. After all, during a team battle, it was inevitable to get carried away with emotion. I want to see the domestic team beat them on the field. "

Sun Xiao nodded."Yes, chief Chen. I’ll get it done now."

Originally, the microphone segment wasn’t explained to the players, so they didn’t know that their voices would be recorded throughout the game.

Because there was no such segment in the group stage and the top eight, the Korea players obviously got carried away. They swore a lot after winning the last key team battle.

Of course, the quality of these people was not very good to begin with.

It was the first time that Yan Huang had encountered such a problem. When he was editing the video, he had already translated the original version. The person in charge of the microphone hesitated for a moment and finally decided to put the muted version in.

After all, this team battle would determine the outcome of the entire BO5. If there were voice messages in the previous team battles, it would be strange if there were no voice messages in this team battle.

Out of this consideration, the person in charge of the show edited the video and uploaded it. He didn’t expect that this incident would cause such a stir.

Chen Mo only found out about this after the video was released, but the public opinion on the internet was already out of control, so he had no choice but to release the original recording and warn the Korea team members, ordering them to make a public apology.

……

Yan Huang’s official Weibo account released the original microphone for the team battle. Although it did not translate the swearing in Korean, there were so many Korean gods among the players, so the translation of the microphone was done very quickly.

"I’m giving Ezreal my ulti, he’s coming! Ah, wait!"

"We won, we won, we won, we won!"

"Airplane! An Airplane!"

"Behind me, behind me, they’re hitting me! Nightmare is hitting me!"

"Prince, Prince, Prince!"

"We won! He won this round! We won, we won!"

"Wuwuwuwu!"

"Push, push, push, push! After killing the Prince, push!"

"Kill him! Kill him! You little one!"

"I’ll F * ck you to death, you son of a B * tch!"

"F * ck you to death, you little B * stard!"

"Hey, come here, you son of a B * tch …"

"Haha, kill him, son of a B * tch!"

"Kill him!"

"Okay, we won, we won!"

After this translation was released, all the major forums exploded!

"F * ck, what do these Koreans mean by this?"

"Hehe, I’ve really seen this quality. I originally had a good impression of OST. A lifetime of darkness!"

"Isn’t this considered an insult? Chen Mo? The organizers won’t punish them? Even a ban is a light punishment!"

"These people don’t want to return to their country alive?"

"Damn it, I’m angry just thinking about it. It’s my own fault for not being able to live up to expectations. It’s the matter of the last round!"

"Hehe, the audience even applauded when they won in OST, but now they’re doing this? The live audience should just throw the light sticks over and smash these idiots to death!"

Clearly, the actions of the OST players were considered a form of abuse. No matter how one looked at it, it was completely against the spirit of competition. It also reflected the low quality of these players.

Apart from the bot player Frost from OST, who remained silent from the start to the end, the other four players were more or less swearing. The jungler in the team said the most.

As soon as the video was released, Chen Mo also posted on Weibo, ordering the Korea players to issue a public apology.

Soon, under pressure, the four Korea players who insulted the IF team members in the microphone issued a public apology.

However, it was clear that the bot jungler was still very unconvinced. He privately expressed that he had no idea that the microphone would be recorded, and that he could only admit that he was unlucky.

The netizens were in a frenzy. Even the overseas official bot account was being criticized by the angry netizens.

However, as the organizer, Chen Mo couldn’t do anything else. Although the incident was bad, it didn’t involve any racial discrimination. It was just a few vulgarities, not to the extent of a ban.

It could only be said that after this incident, the conflict between the local teams and the Korea teams had reached a peak. All the audience members were looking forward to the final, looking forward to the NRG to ruthlessly slap the faces of the group of players from OT.

……

In the training room of the NRG.

NRG’s jungler, Jiang Hao, leaned back in his esports chair and let out a long breath.

"Not bad, this routine works. Let’s rest for ten minutes and summarize our experience. Then, we’ll continue to test the next routine." Jiang Hao said, "I’ll also inform the IF team members to take a short break."

Not long after, Hu Jing pushed the door open and entered.

Jiang Hao raised his head."The plan just now worked. Thank you for your hard work."

After the semi-finals, IF would stay in the hotel and practice with the NRG.

Of course, the two teams were still in different training rooms. This was mainly to consider the problem of sound insulation.

Hu Jing sat down next to Jiang Hao.

"It’s nothing. This time, the S1 championship trophy must be kept in the country. We should be the team that understands the most about the OT team. Moreover, our style is relatively similar to that of the OT team. Only we can simulate an OT’s playstyle. "

"Besides, those people from OST can’t just let it go like that, " Hu Jing added after a pause.

"Yes, MAD will definitely train with an bot, " Jiang Hao nodded.

"By the way, your team’s ADC is weaker in the laning, " Hu Jing added."Let Luo Yongchang play with him in the laning tomorrow. At least make sure that the bottom lane won’t be too disadvantageous."

Hu Jing patted Jiang Hao’s shoulder and said, "good luck. The hopes of the domestic teams are all on you." You’re currently the best jungler in the country and I believe that a jungler is a position that can create miracles!"

"I understand." Jiang Hao’s expression was very serious."If we can’t win the championship this time, we might regret it for the rest of our lives."

Chapter 393: Did Chen Mo go overboard?

The final match would start on November 5th, which was less than a week away.

As the S1 Grand Finals became more and more popular, the Three Kingdoms ‘game recruitment event was also in progress.

In this period of time, games with the Three Kingdoms theme had started to appear on the official app Store, and they were all mobile games.

There were also some designers who were designing PC games, but most of them clearly knew that it wasn’t easy for PC games to win awards.

This was because client-side games had their own standards, and mobile games had their own standards. Unless the client-side game could reach the standard of heavenly justice Three Kingdoms, it would be very difficult for it to appear on the PC best selling leaderboard.

These mobile games were basically the same, with only RPG or card games. There were some innovations, but the main ones were in the playstyle and story.

On November 2nd, many video game designers suddenly discovered a new mobile game on Thunderbolt gaming platform: "Leading the land"

Chen Mo didn’t post anything on Weibo or do any advertising, he just posted it on Thunderbolt gaming platform and the official app Store.

He was calm, but the designers weren ‘t.

"F * ck, what the hell is this, why did Chen Mo suddenly make a mobile game? "Leading the land"? From the original art of the generals in the screenshot, it looks like … The Three Kingdoms theme?"

"F * ck, isn’t this just for the game committee’s Three Kingdoms game gathering? Didn’t you say Chen Mo wouldn’t be participating?"

"F * ck, you’re so popular in League of Legends, and the world Championship is going well, why did you suddenly come back to make mobile games? Are you crazy?"

"I’m so angry! Chen Zhao, can you give us a way out? Was it easy to participate in a game recruitment? Do you really have to win this first prize! I’m so angry!"

"That’s right, you should focus on your PC games, VR games, and prepare for the World Championship! Can you stop snatching food from us weaklings!"

"I’m so angry! I’m only halfway through my game! Then, am I going to go online or not?"

"I strongly protest! To ensure that there’s some suspense, Chen Mo’s right to participate is canceled!"

Even though the video game designers were frustrated, there was nothing they could do about it. After all, the video game contest was open to all video game designers, and even if Chen Mo wanted to participate, he couldn’t stop them!

After calming down, the video game designers all downloaded the game to see how it was made.

All the designers knew that there were many games in the Three Kingdoms, but they were not easy to make. Chen Mo already had the reputation of "Chen Mo’s products are definitely top quality" in the domestic gaming industry, so what kind of innovation would he have in the Three Kingdoms?

But after playing for a while, the designers were a little confused.

He didn’t understand how to play this game.

"This game … What’s the situation? I’ve never seen this type of game before."

"It should be considered a strategy game, SLG, but … I’ve never seen such a way of playing it before."

"I didn’t even play for ten minutes before I was defeated. I don’t understand this game!"

"Yeah, the map of this game is made up of squares. The players have their own city and their own generals, but they don’t understand the other ways of playing."

"I’m also very puzzled. This game has no instance dungeon, no plot, no player level. What the hell is this? Without the mainstream method of pushing the map, how could the pace of the game slow down? Are you blind?"

"It seems to be fighting on the ground. There are enemies on every land, and their levels are different. I only got to Level 3 before I left because the monsters in each area seemed to be randomly selected. I didn’t understand. "

"It seems like we can fight players here, but it’s not interesting."

"Moreover, is this game really considered a Three Kingdoms game? There wasn’t even Wei, Shu, or Wu! The birthplace is directly in each state, and the players in the state can fight each other. What the hell is this?"

"There are too many innovations! Chen Mo has created a completely different genre of games, it has nothing in common with the mobile games on the market!"

"I feel like Chen Mo’s taking too big a step. He’s definitely going to break his balls, right?"

"The players can’t accept it, right?"

"It’s indeed dangerous. "

"I think with Chen Mo’s reputation and Thunderbolt gaming platform’s user base, there will be many players who would play."

"It’s no use. If the game’s quality isn’t good enough, the platform won’t be able to push it."

"We’ll see. Let’s wait for the game data to come out. "

Many video game designers who had tried out "land of the guide" did not have high hopes for the game, as the changes were too drastic!

It could be said that "leading the land" was completely different from any other mainstream mobile game on the market. There were no similarities at all.

Not only that, its packaging was different from traditional games with the Three Kingdoms theme.

There were no Wei, Shu, and Wu divisions, but the entire map was divided into different states. Although the setting of "state" did exist in the Three Kingdoms, it was not particularly clear. This was because the changes in the territory during the Three Kingdoms period were particularly violent, and a state could belong to two or three lords.

Moreover, the way of playing this game was really not friendly for novices. Without similar games as a Foundation, the players would be completely dumbfounded after entering "leading the land". They would have to learn everything from the beginning.

To make matters worse, the land of the guide was a SLG game that cost a lot to learn. It was difficult to understand the game, which was not very friendly for players.

The reason mobile card games like I am MT and Onmyoji were so popular was because they were easy to get started with. Be it combat or the various playstyles, it was easy to understand and learn at a glance, and with some plot, it was easy to get into the game.

However, the land of the guide was different. Both the combat system and the daily gameplay were more complicated, and there was no plot. What was worse was that the core fun was hidden deep.

Therefore, for ordinary players, they would be very confused when they first came into contact with the land of the guide. They had no idea what was so fun about the game.

However, even so, the designers didn’t dare to jump to conclusions. After all, they had been slapped in the face by Chen Mo too many times.

Almost all of Chen Mo’s games were successful. Minecraft, which he thought was just a building game, was able to take mobile, PC, and VR by storm, and Diablo, which he thought was going to die, was able to be revived with a DLC, let alone the mobile game that Chen Mo had first entered.

Many people thought that with Chen Mo’s help, there would be no suspense in the Three Kingdoms game gathering. However, after playing the game "leading the land", many people had a glimmer of hope.

Maybe Chen Mo was too creative this time?

Chapter 393-trial of "leading land"

Very quickly, more and more games from the Three Kingdoms participated in the game recruitment activities.

Most of the works were just following the trend to make up the numbers, but there were also some works of relatively good quality.

The most eye-catching one was a game by ZEN Entertainment, "the heroes of the Three Kingdoms". It was a Three Kingdoms game that slightly innovative card games.

The core of the game was still the same as mobile card games, with maps, battles, and the entire historical background of the Three Kingdoms period strung together.

However, this game’s campaign packaging was relatively new. It wasn’t the kind of map that was pushed one by one, but an entire map. After the players challenged a key city, they could unlock a part of the big map and slowly unlock the entire Three Kingdoms.

This was a relatively big innovation.

There were also some slight innovations in other ways of playing, such as the general system and equipment system. There were also some traditional ways of playing, such as the soul system, general stars, mount system, and so on.

Apart from that, the game’s art was also an important selling point.

The background story of this game was not completely based on the traditional culture of the Three Kingdoms. Instead, it had been magically modified to add the colors of gods and demons to the background of the Three Kingdoms. For example, traditional villains like Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were designed to be the demon God’s descent, and the original art design of the card was very cool.

Although this design wasn’t a revolutionary innovation, it at least added a better art skin to the game, making it very different from the other games of the Three Kingdoms.

Moreover, ZEN Entertainment’s artists were really skilled. The original arts were very detailed, and the design was great. Not only did they reflect the characteristics of the generals, but they also gave them the color of gods and demons, which was very popular with young people.

If these original arts were outsourced, each of them would cost more than ten thousand Yuan, which was quite expensive.

Moreover, in order to better reflect the characteristics of the country war system, the game had a special country war system. Players could fight freely on the big map and fight for the ownership of each city.

However, the game design of this big map was relatively simple. The ownership of the city changed very quickly, and there were no tactics to speak of. However, this playstyle at least created a World War on a large map and could stimulate the players ‘sense of honor.

ZEN Entertainment had also done a lot of publicity for the Three Kingdoms ‘heroes.

Many designers felt that "the heroes of the Three Kingdoms" was the most promising work to win first place in this game gathering.

Even though the core of the game was still the same as a mobile card game, there were a lot of changes to it, such as the art style, the derivative play styles, and the world War.

Moreover, it wasn’t a bad playstyle since mobile card games had been proven to be a successful playstyle by the market. It wouldn’t be a big hit, but it wouldn’t make losses either, so it was a very safe choice.

As for Chen Mo’s land of the leading sand? In comparison, it was too risky. After all, this was a completely new way of playing and was not even related to any previous games or methods of playing. Who could guarantee that the players would buy it?

……

After "leading the land" was released, the players quickly discovered this work.

"Eh? Chen Mo made a Three Kingdoms game? "Leading the land"?"

"This name is weird. However, there was a reason for it. All the land under the sky was the king’s land, and all the people on the shore of the land were the king’s subjects. I feel like this is a game related to the earth?"

"Uh, a land-snatching game?"

"Who knows, but I didn’t expect Chen Mo to be making games of the Three Kingdoms. I always thought he wasn’t good at the Three Kingdoms theme."

"How could Chen Mo not be good at the Three Kingdoms theme? it’s just an entry theme for many designers."

"But it’s not easy to make the Three Kingdoms. There are a bunch of Three Kingdoms games every year, but only a few are really fun."

"We have to try it out. After all, it’s Chen Mo’s product!"

……

Zheng Hongxi was also playing "leading the land."

Chen Mo completed the game on his own, without su Jinyu or Zheng Hongxi’s help.

Zheng Hongxi was also a little curious after learning that the game had no plot. How could he make the Three Kingdoms game well without any plot?

One had to know that the most valuable part of the Three Kingdoms IP was actually its plot. A lot of historical events were classic events, such as straw boat borrowing arrows, burning camp, empty city Strategy, seven capture seven escapees, and so on. Many classic Three Kingdoms games were classic precisely because these historical events were interpreted from different angles, thus improving the original plot of the Three Kingdoms.

However, if he were to cast aside the plot and make a Three Kingdoms game? It was equivalent to giving up a very important aspect of the Three Kingdoms.

Of course, Chen Mo wasn’t stupid enough to not think of this. Since he dared to give up on the Three Kingdoms storyline, he had obviously found a way to play it without any harm.

With this curiosity, Zheng Hongxi downloaded "leading the land" on his phone and entered the game.

The first part was a very short opening.

The palace under the dark clouds was brightly lit, and below it was a neat Army. After clicking on the screen, the sun shone through the dark clouds. The screen zoomed in, and the game’s login interface appeared.

At the front of the palace, the soldiers were neatly lined up on both sides, and the generals and civil officials were walking up the stairs as if they were about to make an audience. In the palace, a large cauldron that symbolized power was in the center of the picture, looking very majestic.

This opening and login interface was actually very simple and not difficult to do, but it revealed the historical background of the Three Kingdoms era very well, and the atmosphere was also very suitable for the characteristics of the world War.

After logging into Thunderbolt gaming pass, the game officially started.

The first was a very simple CG, followed by dynamic pictures, and sentences of four-word ancient text appeared on the screen.

[At the end of the Han dynasty, the country collapsed; heroes rose together, and the Army became strong;[Endless attack, endless war.]

[All lands under the heavens belong to the king, and all the subjects on the shore of the land belong to the king.]

These dynamic pictures were different scenes. There were troops attacking a city, the Emperor performing a ritual, hundreds of officials worshipping, and fighting in the wilderness …

Zheng Hongxi could tell that Chen Mo didn’t have the time to do such a cool opening, so he only did a simple one. However, these few sentences were enough for a mobile game to be cool.

"As expected, the manager is the best at using the least resources to perform the best." Zheng Hongxi said with emotion.

After entering the game, the screen first changed to focus on a huge city. Luoyang.

[Ancient Luoyang, the important capital of the country, travelling to the resting point, across the world.]

The screen changed again, showing the players a big map of the entire Three Kingdoms period. However, this big map was not divided into Wei, Shu, and Wu kingdoms like the traditional Three Kingdoms game. Instead, it was divided into Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, and 13 other states.

[Six directions rest, travel ten thousand miles, set eight directions, take all in the state.]

[The star of the general descends upon the world, setting up his career. The Tiger waits upon the world, and the balance will not stop.]

[With hard work, the sun rises and the sun sets. Peaceful martial arts cultivate literature, rising from a corner.]

This sentence was half-written and half-white, and it was a bit awkward to say. Players who were not good at ancient languages might not understand it.

However, these people probably wouldn’t read it seriously. This paragraph might not be understood by all players. In any case, it was cool enough, so everyone just had to understand the spirit.

Zheng Hongxi was in charge of the plot, so he would definitely understand.

In addition to the previous cinematics, these words actually meant: At the end of the Han dynasty, the world was in chaos, and heroes rose up and fought against each other. Luoyang was the world, and whoever obtained Luoyang would obtain the world. The world was huge, and if they wanted to pacify the chaotic world, they had to unify all the states. A General Star had already descended into the world, but he had just started his career and was surrounded by powerful enemies. He had to be careful and slowly develop from a small place to a strong one.

It was obvious that the general stars referred to the players.

Chapter 395: The first experience

Before entering the game, the system prompted that he had to first choose the state where he was going to be born in, which was similar to other world war games.

Zheng Hongxi took a look. He had wanted to choose Qingzhou or Yangzhou, but he found that it was already full, so he chose Liangzhou.

After all, the Western Liang Army had a lot of role in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

After entering the game, Zheng Hongxi was surprised to find that the Luoyang City he had seen before was the game’s real scene.

The scene in front of Zheng Hongxi was a wilderness. There were stone mountains, forests, and farmlands in this wilderness. The shot was very high, and the entire Stone Mountain only occupied a very small grid in the picture.

Zheng Hongxi roughly estimated that the screen of the mobile phone could display about 10*10, about 100 small grids, and a mountain or a piece of farmland could only occupy one small grid.

The nine small boxes in the middle of the screen were marked with special borders. There were red and green boxes. Clearly, these should be the main operational areas.

In the middle of the nine squares was a small city that was smoking, and the surrounding red squares were filled with some rebel soldiers and tents.

Obviously, according to the opening plot, this small city should be a player’s city, and it was currently being attacked by thieves and was in great danger.

What followed was a series of beginner’s instructions.

Under the system notification, Zheng Hongxi started to form a team to fight the thieves.

The combat system of leading land’s shore was completely different from the mobile games on the market. Each player can lead multiple troops, and each troop can only bring up to three generals.

Each Army was divided into a main camp, a middle Army, and a Vanguard. If the generals in the main camp were all killed, the battle would be lost. However, Zheng Hongxi’s troops had not yet opened the vanguard position. It had to be opened after upgrading the command Hall.

After choosing a location, the troops set off.

The process of the expedition was very clear. There was an arrow connected to the target land, and the specific marching time was also marked on the top of the Army model.

Very quickly, the battle between the troops entered the battle scene. In the beginning of the battle, both sides had fewer troops. Zheng Hongxi’s cavalry swarmed up and wiped out the opposing troops.

The next step was to recruit generals, continue to attack the enemy, attack the enemy who carried grain, recruit soldiers, and other basic operations.

However, Zheng Hongxi also noticed that the system was gradually guiding the players ‘attention from the specific battle scene to the battle report. Later, when they were conquering lands, the battle scene no longer popped up. Instead, a battle report was sent directly to the lower left corner. If players were interested, they could click on it to read it.

Directly skipping the long and meaningless battle process was a good setting for Zheng Hongxi, it saved him a lot of trouble.

After successfully beating back the Raiders, Zheng Hongxi’s city was built. It took up nine squares and was starting to take shape.

[System notification: occupy the capital of 13 provinces and you will be able to rule the world. Development will be slow in the early stages. You can expand your influence according to the quest Tips.]

"The beginner’s guidance … Is over?" Zheng Hongxi was a little surprised.

The tutorial for most mobile games was very long because the game itself was more complicated. Basically, every time you unlocked a new playstyle, you would have to be guided once.

However, based on the nature of "leading the land", the first few simple steps were all beginner’s guides?

This made Zheng Hongxi a little confused. With only a few steps of guidance, would the players understand?

Next, Zheng Hongxi began to do his missions.

The missions were divided into two parts. One was the mission, and the other was the strategic goal.

The strategic goal was a long-term goal, such as how much land they could occupy, how much resources they could produce, and so on. It could basically be regarded as the core task for a long time.

On the other hand, the quests were more varied. There were building buildings, upgrading buildings, occupying a certain level of land, and so on. Although the quests seemed to have no quest line, they actually did. For example, players had to upgrade the city Lord’s mansion before they could unlock the other buildings.

There were still many things that could be done in the early stages. They had to continuously conquer land and upgrade the buildings in the city.

In the beginning, the construction was upgraded relatively quickly. It took a short ten seconds or a long time, but it was soon done.

Zheng Hongxi continued to upgrade his buildings according to the missions and went on expeditions. He indeed had something to do.

The gamers would be rewarded with a lot of resources after completing a mission. It was a comfortable experience for the gamers as they were short of resources in the early stages of the game. The resources from the mission meant that they could continue to upgrade the buildings to the next level.

In the process of playing, Zheng Hongxi also discovered some deeper rules.

The other players ‘spawn points were nearby, so they would fight for land. But at the start, everyone was in a battle-free State and could not attack each other.

In other words, whoever owned a piece of land would be the fastest.

The land was also in a battle-immune state after it was occupied, and it could only be attacked after an hour.

They could only go to the land that was adjacent to their own land and could not skip to fight.

Moreover, Zheng Hongxi found that he currently had a novice buff. In addition to the main city’s war-exemption protection, he also had accelerated recovery of generals when they were seriously injured, halved the stamina consumption of generals, shortened cooldown time for Alliance participation, and full return of recruitment resources when the generals were removed from the team.

According to the game’s General Settings, a general would be seriously injured if he lost, and he could not fight during the seriously injured stage. Every time a general went out to battle, he would consume 20 points of stamina. A general only had 100 points of stamina in total, and when his stamina was used up, he could not go out to battle. After a general was removed from the team, under normal rules, only 80% of the resources would be returned.

Obviously, the newbie buff was a change in the settings to lower the difficulty of the game for newbies.

There were also a few players around Zheng Hongxi. They were all in the wild (no allies), so they all looked like they were marked in red, which made Zheng Hongxi a little flustered.

However, he soon received an Alliance invitation.

<System notification: after joining the Alliance, the production of resources will increase. You can use the lands of the Alliance members to go on expeditions and occupy cities as an Alliance.>

Obviously, in such a World War game, most of the core players had to rely on the carrier of alliances. It was impossible to play without an Alliance.

There were two allies that invited Zheng Hongxi. One was called Dragon fights the world, and the other was called big farmer. Obviously, the first Alliance won Zheng Hongxi’s favor, because the name was a little better.

The Alliance was only Level 1, so it could only add 10 players. It would only be able to add more players after leveling up. There were a few Alliance members next to Zheng Hongxi’s city, all of whom were marked with blue blocks, looking much more at ease.

At this moment, the Alliance master began to send a message in the Alliance channel, asking everyone to join the chat group.

Chapter 395: Alliance

"Uh … So formal?" Zheng Hongxi was lazy and didn’t want to join, but considering that he had to play the game seriously, he could communicate more with the players after entering the chat group, so he still joined.

After joining, Zheng Hongxi found that there were quite a lot of people in the group, more than 80 people.

"So many people?" Zheng Hongxi was a little surprised. There were only 10 people in the Alliance, so how could there be more than 80 people in the chat group?

The Alliance master was a man called "peace conquering general." He explained, "Yes, because the Alliance can only add 10 people in the early stages, we have many sub-leagues. In the future, when the main league’s level is higher and there are more positions, everyone will join the main league. "

Zheng Hongxi took a look. It was true. Some of the players in this group were in the Dragon battles the world Guild, some were in the Dragon battles in the wild Guild. In short, their names all started with the word dragon battles.

After chatting with the people in the chat group, Zheng Hongxi quickly understood that these people had been playing this kind of World War game together for a long time. This time, they were collectively playing "leading the land".

There were also some country war games in China, such as "Heavenly Sword of the Three Kingdoms." These games basically used guilds as units for country Wars, so these players naturally formed small groups.

Obviously, the Dragon War Guild had already existed in other world war games before this. Moreover, these players were very sticky and had good relationships. They all spontaneously obeyed the orders of this League leader and changed games as soon as he said so.

Zheng Hongxi typed: "I just started. I’m not good at it."

General jianpingtu: "it’s fine. We’re all new to this game. There are still many things we don’t understand." However, I feel that this game is quite novel. I can look forward to the World War in the later stages. "

"By the way, everyone, remember to hit the ground more in the early stages. That way, the Alliance will level up faster."

Obviously, for these war game enthusiasts, their evaluation of "leading the land" was completely different from those passer-by players.

For players like Zheng Hongxi who had not come into contact with world war games before, the lack of guidance in the early stages of the game and the lack of enjoyment were enough to dissuade him.

However, for the players of Dragon Wars, these shortcomings would not make them give up the game. This was because the land of the leading earth had already shown the content related to the World War at the beginning of the game. These players were looking forward to playing the World War part.

How could he hit others? How to attack the city? How could they occupy the 13 state capitals, attack Luoyang, and unify the world?

Obviously, the game had provided such a mechanism. This was something that was worth looking forward to for these war country game enthusiasts. With such a strong sense of honor as a stimulus, they would ignore the dullness and boredom of the early stages and focus on some numerical goals, such as land area, building construction, and so on.

Moreover, as the game progressed, there would always be various small functions reminding the players: Many people were playing this game.

For example, after other players drew five-star generals, they would send an announcement to inform all players. In particular, some rich people drew several five-star cards at once and refreshed the screen continuously. The effect was still very shocking.

In the world Channel, Alliance channel, and state channel, many players were chatting as they played, discussing the world’s trends, making the game very lively.

In addition, there would be a special game called "general trend of the world" in the early stages. In this game, the game process of the entire server was divided into many stages, such as the chaos of the yellow Turban, the decline of the Han Dynasty, the chaos of the world, the fierce preparation of troops and horses, the division of warlords, and so on.

The final trend of the world was the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the invasion of the Central Plains, the sweeping of the world, and the unification of the three.

These major powers all had very clear goals. For example, the [Three Kingdoms] required the capital of three states to be occupied, and the [three parts to one] required all 13 states to be occupied by the same Alliance.

After these stages of the world trend were achieved, there would be some special rewards for all players in the server. For example, everyone could receive Jade talismans (top-up currency), open exclusive card packs for a limited time, and the appearance of a bandit gang stronghold on the map, etc.

These playstyles reminded the players that this was a World War game. Ordinary players might not feel much about it, but to the players who were keen on world wars, it was very novel.

……

It had to be said that with the foundation of other world war games, the people in the Dragon War group quickly picked up the game.

Moreover, the division of labor for these people was very clear. Some of them were responsible for researching how to play the game, including the rules of the organization, the combat system, and so on, writing strategies for the members to see; Some were in charge of setting the rules of the Alliance, such as not being allowed to fight for land, not fighting with other alliances, and letting the Alliance’s dedicated diplomats decide and deal with it; Some tycoons were only responsible for providing high-end combat power, charging money and drawing cards in the early stages, and working hard; There were also people in charge of recruiting, sending invitations, emails, and recruitment messages on the world Channel.

Soon, Zheng Hongxi felt like he was playing the game.

"Leading the land" was similar to other war games. It was boring to play it on a single player, but once you joined a more active League and met a group of players who liked the game, the players ‘loyalty would be greatly increased.

Moreover, after playing for a while, Zheng Hongxi could clearly feel the fun in the early stages of the game: Land snatching.

The fun of "leading the land to shore" was roughly divided into several stages. In the early stage, it was about snatching land, in the middle stage, it was about fighting cities and unifying the forces in the state, and in the later stage, it was about breaking through and fighting the state war.

It could be said that the game only became truly fun in the middle stage.

However, it did not mean that the early stages were boring.

The fun in the early stages of "leading the land" was mainly to fight for territory and increase one’s resource production and power points. This was a relatively simple numerical stimulation. Through some in-game goals, one could build a cycle of "building, land farming, obtaining resources, recruiting, and then continue to build and land farming."

There was no concept of combat power in "leading the land". Players were ranked according to "power points." The so-called power points referred to how much land you occupied. The more land you had and the higher your level, the higher your power points.

Therefore, when the players had a clear goal of ‘power points’, they would focus on how to seize more land in the early stages.

This was because the high-level lands in the game were limited. The higher the level, the fewer the lands on the map. If you were slow, these lands would be taken by others first.

Therefore, driven by the pressure of resources, many players would choose to constantly adjust their combat techniques, improve the strength of their troops, upgrade their buildings, and challenge higher-grade lands to complete the expansion of their forces as soon as possible.

Chapter 396-siege

As the Dragon War alliance continued to grow and expand, they began to try to attack some small cities, and the situation in Liangzhou gradually became clear.

The entire server’s game progress was based on the general trend of the world. The first goal was to occupy 160000 pieces of land in the entire server. The second goal was to have more than 45 people in an Alliance of 30. The third goal was to eliminate 9 million soldiers in the entire server. The fourth goal was to occupy 15000 pieces of Level 4 land. After that, it would enter the stage of [division by warlords], which required the entire server to occupy more than 20 Level 3 cities.

Basically, in the first few days of the newbie period, all the players were desperately occupying land to increase their resource production and general level. However, some allies who had a better understanding of the game would start organizing some activities to attack the lowest level three cities.

There were certain benefits to occupying a small city. It could increase the production of resources for all members of the Alliance. At the same time, the players who occupied the small city could receive additional taxes.

An Alliance’s rule over a region was mainly achieved through these key cities. The more cities they occupied and the higher their rank, the more stable the Alliance’s rule over the region was, and the more benefits they would obtain.

According to the Alliance master’s request, Zheng Hongxi came online at 8 O’ clock that night.

After a few days of hard work, the Dragon War had developed very well. It was the largest Alliance in Liangzhou and could be ranked in the top ten in the entire server. Apart from that, the second largest Alliance in Liang Province was called Qiyue Wuyi, slightly weaker than the War of the Dragon.

The city they were going to attack this time was Yun Street, a level 3 city.

In "leading the land", the lowest level of a city was Level 3, and the highest was level 10 (Luoyang).

In fact, a level 3 city was very easy to conquer, and there were not many buffs. The main purpose of conquering this city was to practice because there would be such city-conquering activities every day in the future. The later cities would be higher in level and harder to conquer, so it was necessary to let the Alliance members get used to this rhythm in advance.

At the forts around Yun Street, Zheng Hongxi’s troops were already in position.

If they wanted to attack the city, they had to build fortresses around the city in advance so that the troops could directly attack from the fortresses. If they were to send troops from their own main city, it would take several hours to March, and there was no time at all.

Before the official siege, the Alliance master had already sent an email in the game group to remind them of some things to take note of.

The people involved in the siege had to obtain a piece of Level 1 land around the city in advance and build a fortress. On the day of the siege, they had to move their main forces and the siege forces to the Fort to prepare for the siege at night.

Every player had to prepare at least three troops. The main force would be the strongest force and would be responsible for clearing the city’s defenders. A siege force was the force with the highest siege points. They didn’t need to be full, just enough. They were mainly responsible for taking down the city’s defense points. A road-paving troop was usually full of cavalry. They could run faster and were used to pave the road, Scout the path, and so on.

The sieging forces were usually infantrymen. This was because infantrymen had the highest sieging points, but they were also the slowest. They often needed to leave their homes seven or eight hours in advance to rush to the fortress.

Zheng Hongxi looked at the fortresses surrounding Yun Street City. There were at least 60 to 70 people from the Alliance this time. The entire Yun Street City was densely surrounded by fortresses. There were five to six layers of fortresses on the inside and outside, tightly surrounding the city.

Because the Alliance master didn’t know how powerful the city’s guards were, he called all the people he could in the Alliance.

At 8 O’ clock, the siege officially began.

The Alliance’s strongest force was called [cloud depths], and their stronghold was in the first row outside of Yun Street City. They had already taken over a portion of Yun Street Urban area and were preparing for the siege.

Yun Street City was a small city, also taking up 9 squares. In the center was the inner city, and the rest were Urban area. Because they couldn’t directly attack non-connected lands, they had to first take down a Urban area before attacking Yun Street city’s inner city.

Of course, some big cities occupied an even larger area. For example, Wuwei, the capital of Liangzhou, was a level 8 city with 25 squares. They had to destroy two of Urban area before they could attack the inner city.

Very quickly, the Alliance master’s email arrived.

"We’ll start clearing the garrison now. Yunshen’s troops will arrive in Urban area at 8:05, and the rest of the main forces will arrive a minute later. Remember to calculate the time and don’t increase unnecessary losses. "

Zheng Hongxi looked at the time. It was now 8:30. His main force was cavalry. If he were to send out troops now, the marching time would be 2 minutes and 12 seconds. In other words, he would be able to send out his troops in a few dozen seconds.

In "leading the land", distance and time were two very important elements. Before the Army was deployed, the system would give a very accurate marching speed and arrival time.

The reason why they had to go up first was that the defenders Urban area were stronger than most of the players ‘troops. The level 3 City area had a level 6 defender, which meant that the combat power of the defenders was equal to that of the level 6 City area, and there were four defenders in total.

Apart from some tycoons who could wear it themselves, most players could only take on half a team at most. That was why this kind of siege required many players to attack together.

The main force of the Alliance battle, cloud recesses, took the lead and directly crashed into the city’s defenders. They knocked down an entire group of defenders, but their own main force was also crippled.

The battle report interface had the battle report of the Alliance, and everyone could see the details of the battle.

The Alliance master sent another email,’everyone, you can send out the main force to attack the city. I’ll emphasize this, the attacking forces must not move, wait for the mail. "

In an instant, arrows appeared on the fortresses surrounding Yun Street City. All of the arrows were pointed towards Yun Street City as the troops marched towards the city center. The visual effect was extremely shocking.

Zheng Hongxi’s troops had also been dispatched. After two minutes, these troops began to engage in an intense battle with the defending troops.

"F * ck, the defenders are so perverted!"

Zheng Hongxi looked at the battle report and felt his heart ache. His main force was immediately crippled when they collided with the defending Army. He lost more than half of his soldiers, but only managed to destroy a quarter of the defending Army.

The soldiers in the main force were all saved up by Zheng Hongxi. In this game, recruitment required a lot of resources, and resources were never enough.

However, Zheng Hongxi also knew that attacking the city was beneficial to the entire Alliance. It was fine even if the main force was crippled. When they recruited soldiers at night, they would be full the next day.

Under the siege of everyone’s main forces, in only 3 minutes, 4 garrisons of Yun Street City were killed. However, the defenders would recover within an hour, so they had to seize the time to attack the city.

The Alliance master sent another group message."That’s enough. All siege troops are to move out. Pay attention to the center of Yunjie city. Don’t miss!"

In an instant, dozens of arrows appeared, and all of the attacking forces began to advance towards the center of Yun Street!

Chapter 398: The situation in Liangzhou

Under everyone’s joint attack, Yun Street City was successfully captured!

At the moment of attack, a broadcast message appeared in the middle of the screen. All players in the server could see it clearly.

[Congratulations to the Dragon warring the world for occupying chiyun Street (Level 3)!]

The Alliance channel was immediately filled with cheers and laughter.

"Wow, it’s down 6666"

"Amazing, he’s so fast. He finished in less than ten minutes!"

"The troops have retreated. The conscripts are sleeping!"

Even in the world Channel, many players from other states were typing to congratulate him.

The alliance leader group sent an email,[everyone has worked hard. If you have the ability, you can destroy the other Urban area on Yun Street and increase taxes.] Tomorrow, we’ll continue to clear the Jade Gate, the day after tomorrow, we’ll rest for a day, and the day after tomorrow, we’ll go to the Level 4 city, an Yi. Everyone, prepare in advance. "

The fortresses around Yun Street City started to retreat, and all the players sent their main forces back to their own cities to replenish their lost forces. At the same time, many people’s road-paving troops had already headed towards Yumen City and Anyi city. They were prepared to build fortresses and seize a good position in preparation for the siege battle.

In the Alliance chat group, many players were also discussing it.

"I don’t think this city is as hard to fight as I thought. There are so many people, so the fight is going on very quickly."

"The main thing is that we’ve done our homework and studied all the tricks in this game. If we didn’t prepare well and went to fight, it definitely wouldn’t have gone so smoothly."

"That’s right. We have to build the fortress in advance, and we also have to have enough troops to attack the city."

"Good! Good luck, everyone! Let’s conquer a few more cities tomorrow and unite Liangzhou as soon as possible!"

After taking down Yun Street City, everyone was very excited.

Group activities like this were the best way to strengthen cohesion. Moreover, the siege battle in "leading the land" was different from other world war games. Everyone had to participate in it. The main force would be sent out to destroy the defending Army. Ordinary players also needed to form a siege force to increase the durability of the city’s defense. If there were not enough people, it would be impossible to win.

In the early stages, the siege was actually to train the troops and improve the organization and discipline of the entire Alliance, in preparation for the future regional wars.

After a while, the Alliance master spoke in the chat group.

"Everyone, take down my phone number. If there’s anything, you can call me directly, no matter what time it is."

Zheng Hongxi, "so dedicated?"

The Alliance master typed,[I’m not dedicated.] In this game, if the alliance leader was defeated, the entire Alliance would fall. Therefore, my city must not be attacked. So, everyone, keep an eye out. If there’s any sign of trouble, contact me immediately. "

Zheng Hongxi was a little surprised. There was such a rule?

In the end, he checked and found that there really was one.

In this game, players could attack other players at will. As long as all the players ‘troops were destroyed and the durability of the player’s city was reduced to 0, the player would enter the [fallen] state.

After entering the fallen state, the player would become the attacker’s vassal and could no longer fight back. All the plots of the player could be used as a springboard.

In addition, there was a special rule. If the Alliance master fell, all the members of the Alliance would fall as well.

It could be said that once they fell, they would be beyond redemption. At that time, they would only be at the mercy of others. That was why the league Master of Dragon War was so careful and even deliberately told everyone his mobile number so that everyone could contact him at any time.

……

The current situation in Liangzhou was basically a competition between the two alliances, long Zhan and Qiyue Wuyi, while the other small alliances had already submitted.

This was also determined by the way the game was played. In the general trend of the world and its daily activities, if the Alliance occupied more cities, each player would receive a large number of Jade talismans as a reward.

The bigger the Alliance, the greater the rewards. This setting encouraged the Alliance to merge continuously, and players were willing to join larger alliances to seek better rewards.

There were also some unspecialized players who didn’t care about the rewards, but these people would soon find that the game was getting harder and harder to play. Sooner or later, they would join the league.

Strictly speaking, the two alliances, long Zhan and Qiyue Wuyi, were currently in a competitive and hostile relationship. This was because the cities in Liang Province were limited. If you take them, I can ‘t.

However, these two leagues were still in a state of peace because everyone was still in the development stage. Once the war started, it would be a long time, and everyone’s development would be affected. It was very likely that both sides would suffer.

In the chat group, the diplomat of Dragon War specifically instructed everyone not to fight Qiyue Wuyi’s people to avoid any misunderstandings. If a dispute were to occur, the management would be the first to mediate.

……

During this period of time, Zheng Hongxi’s territory was getting bigger and bigger. He could already conquer Level 4 land more smoothly, and the resource resources had a relatively large leap.

In "leading the land, " Level 4 and Level 6 were the two relatively large checkpoints. Players could only Challenge Level 4 lands after they had changed all their lands to Level 3 lands, and they would be badly injured.

However, this also reflected the design idea of the game, which was that land resources were becoming scarcer and scarcer, and high-level land was becoming more and more difficult to find. In the future, if they wanted more land, they would have to fight for it. After they finished fighting for the land in the province, they would have to fight for the land in the other provinces.

At present, the goal of the Dragon War Guild was relatively clear, which was to develop first and start from a level 3 small city to complete the world’s momentum.

……

After playing for a few days, Zheng Hongxi realized that most of the people in the Alliance were night owls.

In fact, these players were not born to be night owls. It was mainly because they had played the game "leading the land" a lot, so they naturally became night owls.

Many of the activities in the game were counted in "hours", such as upgrading a high-level building, mass recruitment of soldiers, or going to distant lands. They often took several hours to complete.

What if it happened to be completed in the middle of the night?

For example, when the troops were all gone, they needed to recruit more soldiers before they could continue to fight. The recruitment time was two in the morning. Of course, it was fine if you didn’t care, but if you only woke up at 8, and the general stamina was full, then the 6 hours of general stamina would be wasted.

In order to save resources, most players would choose to go online at 2 O’ clock, go on two expeditions to exhaust some of their stamina, then sleep and wait for their stamina to recover naturally the next day.

It was the same for building a building. If the building was completed in the early hours of the morning and you did not build a new building, then there would be an empty building queue within these few hours, which was equivalent to a waste.

Therefore, most players naturally became night owls as they played. Some hardcore players even set an alarm and got up on time to play. After playing for more than ten minutes, they would finish everything before going back to sleep.

Zheng Hongxi was the same. At 2 am, his alarm clock rang.

Opening his drowsy eyes, Zheng Hongxi fumbled for his phone and opened "leading the land". He was ready to go online to upgrade the buildings and sweep through a few Level 4 lands to consume the general’s physical strength.

He noticed a red line on the map.

"What?"

At first, Zheng Hongxi didn’t pay much attention, but he inadvertently realized that the red line seemed to be heading in the direction of the Alliance master?

He found the Alliance master’s city and was surprised to find that several fortresses were under construction not far from the Alliance master. Two of them were already completed and troops were being sent to pave the road!

Chapter 398-night attack

"T-these fortresses?"

Zheng Hongxi was instantly invigorated. These fortresses were all Qiyue Wuyi’s fortresses, and they were all neatly built five squares away from the city of the Dragon War Guild’s Alliance master. What they were up to was obvious.

They were going to fall to the alliance leader of Dragon War!

It was obvious that these people had come prepared.

There was a vision rule in "leading the land". The area within five squares outside the main city and two squares outside the fortress was within the player’s field of vision. Once the enemy players used these lands as their military destination, an eye-catching red line would appear. Moreover, an enemy Army’s UI symbol would appear on the player’s UI. After clicking on it, the player could jump to the enemy Army’s location.

It was obvious that Qiyue Wuyi’s men had a plan. They purposely avoided the Dragon War alliance leader’s field of vision and chose to build the fortress at the Fifth District of the main city. This way, they wouldn’t be discovered.

It would take a few hours to build the fortress. If they were discovered, the people of Dragon War would be prepared.

When the fortress was built and the troops were all in place, Qiyue Wuyi’s men could directly focus fire on the alliance leader of Dragon War. By then, it would be around 4 or 5 in the morning, and Dragon war’s men wouldn’t be able to react at all.

However, since the players were still newbies, there were two players who made a mistake and chose the land around the fortress as their destination, which exposed the movement of the troops.

With that, Qiyue Wuyi’s plan to attack at night was discovered by Zheng Hongxi.

Zheng Hongxi suddenly sat up.

The chat group was quiet. Most people were asleep at two in the morning. Zheng Hongxi didn’t dare to delay. He found the president’s phone number and called.

"Hello?" It was an unfamiliar voice. He had clearly just woken up.

"Alliance leader, quickly come online. Qiyue Wuyi’s people are building a fortress near your city. They might want to attack you!" Zheng Hongxi said.

"What? Alright, I’ll be online immediately!"

After saying that, the Alliance master hung up in a hurry. He had obviously logged into the game.

Two minutes later, the Alliance chat group exploded.

"Quick, everyone online, come out!" Someone from Qiyue Wuyi wants to rape me, type 1. "

Soon, six or seven people had hit the number 1. Obviously, these people were all night owls, and they were still awake.

"What’s wrong, Alliance master?"

"What? Qiyue Wuyi’s people want to take you? When was that?"

"F * ck! I just realized that the fortress is almost at the entrance of the Alliance master’s house! What should we do, Alliance master?"

"Don’t panic, there’s an emergency plan, "general jianpingtu said. Those of you who are online, go to my main city and buy a piece of land to build a fortress. Don’t get too close to my main city, just four or five squares away. "

"Is it too late to repair the fortress now?" Zheng Hongxi typed.

The Jianping tu general: "there’s still time. You probably won’t be able to get rid of me tonight. But from tomorrow onwards, our two alliances will definitely officially start a war." If we make preparations early, we won’t be in a passive position later on. "

"Also, those who are closer to my home, quickly send the main force to guard my city. Pay attention to the most central position. Don’t guard the wrong place."

"There are too few of us, should we call yunshen and the others over?" someone asked.

"I’ll make the call, you guys go ahead with your work. "

Soon, almost half of the members of Dragon War were woken up by the phone.

After all, these members of Dragon War had come from other online games. They were all familiar with each other and had each other’s contact methods. Therefore, the league Master directly called them and woke them up, asking them to send their main forces over to defend.

At the same time, the alliance leader of Dragon Wars, general Jian Pingtu, started to defend.

[Defense] was a special function in "leading the land". It required three hours of preparation. After the preparation was completed, one could enter the defense state. This state was equivalent to avoiding battle and no enemy could attack. The defense state had to end after five hours.

If it were an old player, as a league leader, he would definitely have to activate defense every day before going offline. However, these people were all newbies, after all, and they did not expect the other party to choose this time to attack, so they were careless.

They would start defending from 2:30, and the most dangerous time was the preparation stage between 2:30 and 5:30. If they were destroyed by the enemy during this period of time, the entire Alliance would fall, and it would be over for them. If they managed to hold their ground during this period, they would be exempted from battle until 10:30 the next morning, which was equivalent to a chance to catch their breath.

Fortunately, Dragon War had an emergency plan, and their organization and discipline were good. So, these people quickly began to take action.

Gao Zhan, regardless of distance, pulled all the main forces to help defend the Alliance master’s city to ensure that the Alliance master would not fall before the defense preparations were complete. All the other members who were online began to build fortresses near the Alliance master, ready to provide support at the first moment.

They were racing against time.

In fact, there weren’t many people in Qiyue Wuyi, only a dozen or so. After all, most players still had to work the next day, and there were only a few who didn’t sleep at night to play.

These people quickly realized that their intentions had been exposed, so they also seized the time to mobilize their troops. A few players who were closer directly sent their troops, wanting to finish the battle before the Dragon War Alliance’s high-level battle arrived.

All of a sudden, the scene became extremely chaotic.

The military strength of the Jianping tu General’s troops was decent, but he was not a tycoon, so he could at most take on two or three enemy main forces. The key was still the other troops stationed there.

The enemy forces were already paving the way to the main city of the Jianping tu general. They were clearing the land piece by piece, ready to attack Urban area.

However, these people were not ready yet. The few troops that had arrived were basically all cavalry troops. Although their combat power was good, they could not break the durability of the city in one attack, so the progress was greatly slowed.

Soon, a few troops that were closer to the Alliance master arrived and stationed themselves in the center of the city. Several high-level combat troops of the Dragon War alliance were already on the way and would arrive in less than an hour.

Once the defense was successful, the enemy would have to destroy the defense team first if they wanted to capture the Alliance master.

There were more and more people in the group chat, all asking about the current situation of the battle.

"I’m here. I just got online. How’s it going?"

"Have all the expert Battlemasters come? Is the Alliance master alright?"

"I’ll immediately send troops over. They’ll be there in half an hour!"

In the game, blue arrows could be seen everywhere in Liangzhou, pointing to the Alliance master’s position.

At 3:40 am, Qiyue Wuyi’s players officially launched their attack!

After an hour of tug-of-war, the outer Urban area had already fallen, and once the Main City fell, the entire Dragon War would become Qiyue Wuyi’s subordinate.

On the other hand, it would take nearly two hours for the [defense mode] to be activated.

Everyone was nervously paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. At this stage, it was purely a head-on clash to see which side’s combat power was higher!

Chapter 399: defense

The first red arrow connected to the Jianping tu General’s inner Urban area. Soon, the second and third Red Arrows …

Qiyue Wuyi’s forts had already been repaired, and the troops in these forts attacked the alliance leader of Dragon War at almost the same time.

At this moment, there were 10 Dragon War troops stationed there. These were the main forces sent by the members who were closer to the Alliance master, so they arrived faster.

The first unit crashed into the enemy, and the red number 10 on the garrison turned into 9.

Zheng Hongxi heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the opponents were not some high-level battle.

Looking through the battle records, Zheng Hongxi found that the other party’s unit was not very strong. They were basically on the same level as his own unit. He could only say that this student only worked hard and did not pay in game.

But just as Zheng Hongxi heaved a sigh of relief, the second enemy force crashed into them, and the number of Garrison troops instantly changed from 9 to 4!

This enemy force had directly destroyed five of the garrison troops!

Zheng Hongxi panicked. He hurriedly opened the battle report and found that the other party was a small group of Wei cavalrymen, which was a formation made up of three Wei cavalrymen. That was why they could directly penetrate the five troops on this side.

"This is their league’s battle?"

"F * ck, they’ve already formed a team so early? The pure Wei Qi combination is really awesome!"

"But he still has remnants of his troops. He can still pass through again when he returns to the fortress!"

"What do we do, what do we do?"

"Is there anyone nearby who’s online? All the troops, gather! Bring the attacking forces over as well, as many as you can!"

"Those who are within 30 minutes, come over. There’s no need for those further away. We won’t make it in time!"

"Where’s yunshen’s main force? How long more before we arrive?"

"There’s still ten more minutes. Hold on!"

There was also a bit of panic in the chat group as everyone was discussing the battle situation in real-time.

The line-up in "leading the land" was different from the other games of the Three Kingdoms. The other games encouraged the mixing and matching of different types of troops, but "leading the land" encouraged the same camp and the same type of troops.

In other words, if three generals of the same Army were of the same camp and type of Army, they would receive an additional bonus. The little Wei cavalry referred to the four-star Guo Jia, Cao Zhang, and Cao Ren. These generals were all called four-star divine generals, and they were extremely powerful in the early stages of the war.

However, the small Wei cavalry was only useful in the early stages. In the middle stage, even the great Wei cavalry (Xiahou Yuan, Xun Yu, Cao Cao) were just food for Wu Gong.

However, the current little Wei riders were enough to cause huge trouble for the Dragon battle.

Soon, the second and third troops …

Qiyue Wuyi’s troops kept clashing with the defending troops, and after the first round of battle, the defending troops of long Zhan were all defeated and sent back home!

At this moment, all of Qiyue Wuyi’s troops in the fortress had moved out, and the dense Red Arrows were pointing at the central Urban area where the alliance leader of Dragon War no longer had any troops stationed!

"We’re finished!"

"What do we do, we don’t have time!"

"Why does yunshen still have three minutes? I’m worried."

Everyone in the chat group was panicking. If Qiyue Wuyi’s troops had more city assaulters, they could destroy the Alliance master’s city defense points in one round. After all, a player’s city’s defense wasn’t as high as an NPC city ‘s, and under the concentrated fire, it would be destroyed very quickly.

However, it would take another three minutes for the Dragon War’s highest battle cloud, unknown depths, to arrive. It all depended on whether or not the Alliance master’s city would be broken through this round.

The fate of the entire Liangzhou would depend on these three minutes. Whether the city was conquered or not, Liangzhou would walk on two completely different paths.

"The first collision was against a cavalry unit. Fortunately, the city’s defense only dropped by less than 20 points."

"There’s an Archer in the second unit, but he lost 70 this time. "

"The third unit is the cavalry unit again. They lost 33 points."

Everyone was nervously paying attention to the city defense value of the Alliance master’s Urban area. In the beginning, the players ‘city defense value was only 900 points. If it was an infantry force that was specifically used to attack cities, they would lose one or two hundred points with each collision.

Luckily, Qiyue Wuyi’s preparations were very rushed, and the troops that could be gathered were mostly cavalry. Although they ran fast, their attack points were very low, so their durability dropped very slowly.

During this time, two more troops arrived, delaying Qiyue Wuyi’s siege.

"Hold on!"

"F * ck, there are still 300 points of city defense left. The other side still has a lot of stamina!"

"Yunshen’s almost here!"

"That’s great, yunshen is on guard!"

Finally, when the Alliance master’s main city only had 210 defense points left, the main force of the cloud recesses finally arrived and successfully stationed themselves in the main city of the Jianping general.

Groups of enemy troops were still heading toward the Main City, but these troops all ran into the garrison troops in cloud recesses. Five or six troops ran into them in a row, but the garrison troops did not move!

Qiyue Wuyi’s people were stunned. They had thought that victory was in sight, but the 10 troops that had crashed into them all returned without any success!

Qiyue Wuyi’s Alliance channel was already in chaos.

"What’s the situation? Do you still have any troops left? hurry up and crash into them! The leader of Dragon War only has 200 hp left. Two more rounds and we’ll be done for!"

"F * ck, the enemy’s troops have arrived. He’s defeated ten troops by himself! Just look at the battle report. "

"What’s this? Why is this cloud depths so powerful?"

"Look at his two generals, Lu Meng and Zhou Yu!"

"F * ck, you’re joking, right? How could there be such a perverted tycoon in the Dragon battle? Even Lu Meng has come out?"

"Damn, he still has a lot of troops. He can’t rush down."

"But our troops are still on their way."

"It’s useless. The difference in combat power is too great. Most of our forces are cavalrymen. They’re just food for us!"

"We can’t care that much. There’s no turning back. Tonight is our best chance. If we can’t win and fall into a tug-of-war, the situation will be very bad for us! All the mobile troops at the front line, gather up and crash! We’ll kill this tycoon even if we have to take his head!"

Qiyue Wuyi’s people were like crazy as they sent their troops up, wanting to take out the main forces of cloud depths unknown place.

However, it was completely useless. Another three or four teams charged forward, but they were all killed in seconds.

In the game, Lu Meng and Zhou Yu were both five-star divine generals. The "Viceroy" lineup that was invincible in the mid-game and could be useful in the late-game was the combination of Lu Meng, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu, the three archers of Wu.

Lu Meng’s skill was crossing the river in white, which could prevent the enemy from attacking normally for the first two rounds of the battle. After this effect ended, he could immediately launch a strategic (magic) attack on the enemy.

On the other hand, Zhou Yu’s skill was to launch a strategic attack on the enemy and cause them to enter a state of fear, making them unable to attack normally for two rounds.

It could be said that when these two generals worked together, the other side’s generals who relied on physical attacks could only watch helplessly, unable to cause any damage at all. The two generals ‘damage output was also very high, and all kinds of magic attacks hit the other side, making them lose their bearings.

Chapter 400-back and forth battle

Of course, this lineup and sun Quan’s awakenings would be considered the complete "Governor". However, it wasn’t the late stage yet and the COST of the lineup was limited. He could only bring these two generals.

(In "leading the land, " every general had a COST value, and there was a COST limit for the lineup. Therefore, only two divine generals could be brought in the early stage. Only when the total COST was higher in the later stage could the perfect lineup be created.)

Most of Qiyue Wuyi’s troops were cavalry units that dealt physical damage. When they encountered Lu Meng and Zhou Yu, they were like the nemesis of the heavens, and they had no way to fight back.

As for the siege teams, they were even worse off. The siege teams basically had no fighting power and were just there to die.

Until Qiyue Wuyi’s troops at the front line were all wiped out, there was still half of the Army left in the cloud recesses!

The Dragon War chat group was in a jubilant mood.

"Awesome, he managed to defend it!"

"F * ck, yunshen’s two generals are too strong. They’ll kill as many as they come!"

"I’m looking at the battle report. Yun Shen annihilated more than ten teams by himself!"

"The other side has no more soldiers. Quick, are there any other people nearby? Pull out the siege troops and destroy their fortress!"

"There’s no rush. We’ll slowly take care of them after the Alliance master’s defense is broken through!"

At 5:34 A. M., The siege General’s defense was successfully activated!

Everyone in Dragon War heaved a sigh of relief. The Alliance master’s defense was activated, which meant that they could take a break for this defensive battle. In the next five hours, the Alliance master’s city would be invincible.

Next, it was time for an all-out counterattack.

The troops in the cloud recesses retreated, preparing to return to the battlefield after recruiting soldiers. The other player fortresses were also under construction, and they would probably be finished by seven or eight in the morning.

In the chat group, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

General Jian Pingtu: "alright, it’s been hard on everyone. We’ve finally managed to hold the fort." Everyone, go out and eat something, then go back to sleep. There will definitely be a tough battle today, so everyone should pay attention to rest. "

The others were excited.

"Alliance leader, Qiyue Wuyi’s people are fighting without declaring war, right? A sneak attack? Let’s go and capture their alliance master!"

"That’s right! We should drive these bastards out of Liangzhou!"

"Right! Chase him out of Liangzhou!"

"Don’t worry, everyone. Let’s rest first. " "I’ve already sent a group mail. Your fortress has already been set up. Transfer your troops over and start tearing down the enemy’s fortress. Tear down all the red lands. It’s only safe this way. "

[Dragon War] sent an email to the alliance leader group, informing all Alliance members of the results of last night’s battle.

"This morning, Qiyue Wuyi’s people started a battle without a declaration and wanted to ambush the alliance leader! Fortunately, someone discovered it in time and managed to defend it. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. Anyone who reads this mail, build a fortress near the coordinates (291,218). All future activities will be canceled. Liangzhou’s Civil War has begun!"

At 8 O’ clock in the morning, the other players of the Dragon War started to come online one after another. When they saw so many new messages in the chat group, they were all a little dumbfounded.

But when they looked at the content of the chat, everyone exploded.

"What? Qiyue Wuyi’s people are planning a sneak attack?"

"They started fighting?"

"F * ck, a civil war has started in Liangzhou?"

"Those bastards! I’ll go to the World Channel and scold them!"

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation because this matter had happened too suddenly. It was simply a breach of morality and was despised by everyone.

From five to eight in the morning, the people from the two alliances went to rest, ate breakfast, and went to work.

After eighto’ clock, the world Channel suddenly became lively.

"Everyone, look at the coordinates (291,218)."

"What the f * ck? This was a night attack? Is there a civil war in Liangzhou?"

"…Something so big happened in one night?"

"Exciting! The first state to have a civil war. Qiyue Wuyi’s people have courage, I admire you!"

"We’ve built so many fortresses, but they still haven’t been taken down? The people of Qiyue Wuyi are so useless?"

"It’s said that there’s a high-level battle at Dragon War. He blocked seventeen teams by himself."

"Then what’s the point of fighting, Qiyue Wuyi’s people should surrender! If we can’t even win this, it’s impossible for us to win later!"

It wasn’t just the spectators from the other states who were watching the show. The two allies, Qiyue Wuyi and Dragon War, were also cursing in the world Channel.

The members of Dragon War were the most furious. They had agreed to develop peacefully, but they started a war without any announcement and directly attacked their alliance leader in the middle of the night. This kind of behavior was too shameless!

This was simply treachery and immoral!

However, Qiyue Wuyi’s men also argued that Liangzhou would be unified sooner or later. If they didn’t take over Dragon War, they would be taken over by Dragon War. Moreover, Qiyue Wuyi was at a disadvantage, so a sneak attack was the only way.

Besides, a night attack was the usual strategy of the Three Kingdoms. According to what you said, shouldn’t lu Meng also apologize to Liu Bei?

The two alliances were at war.

Even though they were fighting, no one was idle. Those who had been fighting and developing all started to build fortresses near the front lines. On the side of the Dragon War, those who woke up early had already mobilized their troops over to fight with Qiyue Wuyi’s people.

The reason why "leading the land" was tiring to play was that once such internal or state wars started, it could be as short as a few weeks or as long as a few months. Furthermore, the war would go on day and night without any rest.

However, this was the most exciting part of the game. Other games couldn’t do this kind of night attack at all because the mechanism didn’t support it.

Zheng Hongxi got up and had some breakfast. Instead, he felt more energetic. After sleeping for two to three hours, he got up again and sent his fully-recruited troops to the front line.

There were more and more people at the front line. Red and blue arrows were everywhere, and the battle was intense.

To Qiyue Wuyi, if a sneak attack didn’t work, they could only attack. However, since Dragon Warrior had already discovered them, they wouldn’t be able to gain any advantage.

This kind of large-scale battle was often fought around a certain core point, such as strategic locations, cities, and so on. There were more variations, but overall, it was a flat push.

The fortresses of both sides were at least a screen’s distance away, more than a dozen squares apart. Everyone had to send troops from the fortresses, so the fight for the group of fortresses became the most important.

The line of defense began to go back and forth. Both sides were repeatedly fighting for the land in the middle of the two major fortress groups. After the land was taken, the troops would defend it, and then they would attack the land in front.

The enemy would also send troops to penetrate the garrison and take back the land.

The commanders on both sides were constantly sending group emails.

"(291,222), this red plot is gone."

"(294,217) there’s a powerful force here, Gao Zhan Shang."

"This is an empty fortress. The attacking forces will directly attack and tear it down. Be careful of the enemy’s Garrison. If they discover any Garrison, retreat immediately."

"(295,193) scouting unit, go and see what kind of formation the defending troops have."

Chapter 402: Strategy for the league war

In such a large-scale battle, Zheng Hongxi quickly understood how the league war in "leading the land" should be fought.

Because it had a completely different mechanism from other games, every player could play a role in "leading the land". Even a player with zero in-game purchases would be a valuable asset to an Alliance as long as they played it every day.

In such a large-scale Alliance War, the players would at least organize three troops, one main force, one siege force, and one Pathfinder/paving team.

It was different from attacking NPC cities. When attacking players, the siege troops did not need to bring troops because the siege troops could not defeat the enemy’s main force. They could only avoid the main force and destroy the land and fortresses. However, these low-level lands and player fortresses could be destroyed without the need for troops.

During the Alliance War, a player’s main missions included the following.

First, kill the enemy’s living power. This was the mission of the main force. Find the position of the enemy’s main force and then attack. They would cripple the enemy’s main force and open up a path for their own attacking forces.

Of course, whether you killed or injured the enemy depended on how strong your main force was. To determine the strength of the enemy, they had to first send a Suicide Squad to test the waters. After confirming that they could defeat the enemy, sending the main force was a more secure method.

Second, to defend the strategic location, which was also the mission of the main force. When the troops took down some key locations (such as neutral fortresses in the wild, gaps in the enemy’s Fortress Group, etc.), They could send their main forces to guard the land and use it as a springboard to continue attacking the surrounding lands.

Obviously, the other party would also launch an attack on this plot of land. At this time, there must be a main force stationed to ensure that this plot of land was occupied and could not be snatched back.

Moreover, if they wanted to move forward, they would have to build a group of fortresses at a certain distance. The fortresses were very fragile during construction and could be destroyed by any siege force, so they also needed the protection of the main force.

Third, to flip the ground and destroy the enemy’s buildings. This was mainly the task of the siege forces. In the Alliance War, as long as the number of troops that had siege points above 100, they could be considered a siege force.

(Because each grid occupied by players has at least 100 city defense points. Only when the siege points of the Army is more than 100 can the enemy occupy the grid in one go. Otherwise, they will have to fight twice.)

Since both sides relied on the fortresses to fight, once a player’s fortress at the front line was destroyed, it meant that his troops would have nowhere to go. They would either be stationed at the front line and unable to move, waiting to be slaughtered, or they would have to retreat.

Fourth, explore the way. This was mainly the mission of the Suicide Squad. Every player had to form a Suicide Squad, which was a cavalryman that could run fast. They would not bring any troops with them, just to explore the way and see how strong the enemy forces were. After confirming, they could send the main force to attack.

Of course, the commander had to make a series of strategic decisions during the battle.

For example, where would be the most suitable location for the fortresses? If they were too close to the front line, they would be easily defeated, and if they were too far away, it would be inconvenient to mobilize them. When should they defend? When should they attack? How many main forces does the enemy have, and which forces should we use to defeat them?

If they made a wrong decision and the enemy found a loophole, they would lose a fortress chain, which could lead to a defeat in a crucial battle, which would be very demoralizing.

Moreover, Zheng Hongxi quickly felt that in "leading the land, " although rich players were important, civilian players were also very important because the two played completely different roles and were indispensable.

Obviously, as a pay-to-win game, it was impossible and impossible for every player to be equal. However, it used another way to allow civilian players to make some contributions to the battlefield.

The only difference between spending money and not spending money in "leading the land" was whether your general was strong enough. For example, it was normal for a rich man to be able to defeat a team of more than a dozen civilian players with a governor’s lineup. However, this did not mean that the rich could do whatever they wanted.

Resources could not be bought, and the recruitment of soldiers could not be accelerated. The time of deployment was fixed, and props could not be used to accelerate it.

In a battle at a key location, the rich could indeed play a very crucial role. For example, you want to defend a key checkpoint and have more than a dozen troops stationed there. In the end, the tycoon will come alone and destroy all of your troops, and the battle will be over.

Or you had to take down a checkpoint, but the rich were stationed at the checkpoint. Similarly, the dozens of civilian troops could not rush down, which would be a pain in the ass.

However, no matter how strong the tycoon was, his general only had 100 stamina points and could only move five times. Moreover, it took time for the troops to move. Everyone could clearly see the movement and arrival time of the troops, so the civilian players could completely avoid them and let the rich players hit nothing.

It doesn’t matter if the nouveau riche is stationed somewhere. We can take a detour and not confront them directly.

In addition to the absolute advantage of the tycoons in killing enemies and defending, things like overturning the land, attacking the city, exploring the way, and paving the way were equally important. Moreover, anyone could do it. If the civilians were willing to spend time and were smart, they could completely fool the tycoons.

Furthermore, as the game progressed, many commoner players with good looks could also gather a good lineup. As the game progressed, the gap between commoners and tycoons would continue to narrow.

In addition to the restraint of the different types of soldiers, the wealthy formed a very strong Wei cavalry lineup, but the commoners just happened to have a set of Wu bows. Then, the two sides might at most fight to a draw, but it was impossible for the wealthy to win.

As the game went on, one would realize that having a clear mind, a variety of tactics, and a group of civilian players who knew how to play and had more time was far more important than having a local tycoon.

……

The Alliance War between Dragon War and Qiyue Wuyi was slowly turning into a white-hot war.

There were even more people in the Dragon War, and with the help of a tycoon like the cloud depths, they quickly destroyed all the enemy fortresses around the alliance leader and gradually pushed the battlefield towards the position of the alliance leader, Qiyue Wuyi.

A civil war within the same province was different from a regional war between provinces. During a civil war, the focus was basically on the cities of the two Alliance Masters. This was because it was only meaningful if the Alliance master fell. Whoever lost the Alliance master first would lose.

Moreover, the players of these two alliances were spread all over Liangzhou, and everyone could use their allies ‘land as a springboard to fly anywhere. Therefore, the people of Dragon War quickly opened up a second battlefield near the alliance leader of Qiyue Wuyi, turning from defense to attack.

After this lesson, the league Master of Dragon War learned his lesson. He kept the group of fortresses that other people built around his main city and started to defend it before going to bed every night. He also started to build his own sub-cities. In case of an emergency, he could move the city and leave.

Chapter 403: Qing Yangzhou splits up Xu Prefecture

"Leading the land" was different from other SLG games, where players could not move cities at will.

This was because the Alliance master’s city was too important. If the other party had spent so much effort to attack the Alliance master’s city, only for the Alliance master to spend money to move the city away, there would be no strategy at all.

In "leading the land by the shore", if one wanted to move a city, they had to build a sub-city in advance, and the main city could only move to the place where the sub-city was.

This was a protective measure for the Alliance master, and it was also a countermeasure for the enemy. In any case, if they found out that you were building a sub-city, they could just stop you in advance.

It could be said that Qiyue Wuyi could no longer be the alliance leader of the warring Dragon Alliance. The night attack was their best chance. If that night attack had been successful, they would have been able to unify the entire Liang Province. Unfortunately, they did not succeed, and the Dragon War would not give them a second chance.

Although the Dragon battle team had won one victory after another, the battle was still in a stalemate.

Because the entire Liangzhou was too big, with more than 100000 squares, Qiyue Wuyi could totally use space for time and play guerilla warfare with Dragon War.

If you tear down one of my fortresses, I’ll build another one elsewhere.

Qiyue Wuyi’s people even formed various small teams and engaged in guerrilla warfare to attack the cities of some key personnel. Because the main forces were outside, the main city almost fell.

Although many of them were exhausted, they obviously couldn’t slack off. After all, Qiyue Wuyi’s people were fighting with all their might. Even if Dragon War wanted a truce, Qiyue Wuyi’s people would not agree.

The two sides were in a stalemate, fighting from morning to night every day.

When would this Civil War end? A week or a month?

No one knew. It would only end when one of the Alliance Masters fell, or when all the Alliance members were tired, and the Alliance master was deserted.

……

The Civil War in Liang Province lasted for five days. During this time, civil wars broke out in other provinces.

During the internal war in Ji Prefecture, the number one alliance of Ji Prefecture, withering years, attacked first and gained the upper hand. The number two Alliance of Ji Prefecture fell in a single night. A small number of them submitted to the first Alliance, while the rest either surrendered or wandered to the Bing Prefecture. The Ji Prefecture was completely unified.

The three alliances of Bingzhou were united peacefully because there was only one major Alliance, the [godly might mansion]. The other two small alliances were not willing to have a civil war, so they merged into the [godly might mansion] and each got an official seat. At the same time, the Bing Province had also accepted some refugees from the internal war in the Ji Province.

Yangzhou’s two major alliances were war spirit and Jin Xiu, and they were currently living in peace. It was said that the two alliances had already reached an agreement. One side would break through Xu Prefecture and the other would break through Jing Prefecture. They would each fight their own battles and not invade each other.

In addition, Jing Prefecture, Yi Prefecture, You Prefecture, Qing Prefecture, and Xu Prefecture all had one major Alliance, so there was no Civil War. They were all developing quietly.

Only Liangzhou was still in a fierce fight.

……

Zheng Hongxi had been fighting day and night for the past few days, and his head was dizzy.

The Alliance War was too tiring. They fought every day, day and night. When the main forces were exhausted, they would be pulled back to the main city to recruit soldiers, and when they were full, they would be pulled back to the front line to continue fighting.

Up till now, Dragon War had been winning one victory after another. Qiyue Wuyi’s Alliance City and sub-cities were surrounded by the Army, and Dragon war’s fortresses were everywhere.

After all, they had been fighting for so many days, and Qiyue Wuyi had been purely on the defensive. It wasn’t easy for him to last this long.

It could be said that it was already a miracle that the People’s hearts had not dispersed even now.

Zheng Hongxi had been valued by the Alliance master because of his heroic performance in the past few days, and he was pulled into a small group of only twenty people. This chat group was like a core group. Some highly confidential information was first discussed in this group before sending emails to inform the others.

The Jianping tu general: "attack at 10 O’ clock tonight!" If you can’t come due to the situation, send an email to ask for leave. I’ll send an email to the group at 6 O’ clock tonight for everyone to get ready. After being in a stalemate for so long, victory or defeat will be decided in one move. If we lose the alliance leader of Qiyue Wuyi, we can unify Liang Province!"

Everyone was very excited. After fighting for so long, they were finally going to get their revenge.

"Awesome! Tonight, we’ll take down that Alliance master so that he won’t dare to attack us again!"

"Fight, fight, fight! Even if we don’t sleep today, we’ll chase all the people of Qiyue Wuyi out of Liangzhou!"

"F * ck, a civil war has been going on for nearly a week. I’m f * cking drunk. I’ve been fighting every day during this period and I haven’t developed at all. It’s so hurtful."

"Me too. I can only hope that the Civil War is over so that I can take the time to rest and farm a few pieces of land."

"I hope the Civil War ends tonight and I can sleep in peace."

Zheng Hongxi was also very excited. After fighting for so long, he could finally have a good sleep. When Liangzhou was unified, he could have a good rest and obtain a few more pieces of land to replenish his resources.

As they were discussing, someone sent a screenshot: "Look at the two checkpoints at the border of Xu Prefecture, Mengyin and Huai an!"

Everyone was a little puzzled. What did Xu Prefecture’s checkpoint have to do with them?

Zheng Hongxi looked at the map and was surprised to find that the two checkpoints in Xu Prefecture were surrounded by fortresses!

"What the f * ck? What’s going on?"

"What do you mean? why did Qingzhou and Yangzhou both build fortresses?"

"Why do Xu Prefecture only have so many fortresses? You’re not resisting?"

The people in the chat group were dumbfounded. Was a fight about to start?

Mengyin was the border checkpoint between Qingzhou and Xuyu, while Huaian was the border checkpoint between Yangzhou and Xuyu. Outside of these two checkpoints, Qingzhou and Yangzhou had already built a large number of fortresses, and it looked like they were ready to attack the city at any time!

Not only did the players of Liangzhou notice this, but the players of other states also noticed it.

In fact, the players in Liangzhou had only noticed the fortress groups because of the quarrel in the world Channel.

The world Channel was already filled with scolding, but the players from Qing and yang States did not say anything at all. It was only the players from Xu Prefecture who were scolding.

"Xu Zhou’s Alliance leader Tian Shi is really good at scheming. Are you a dog from Qing Zhou or Yangzhou? How much was the entire state worth? Is it enough to buy coffins for your entire family?"

"It’s obviously a dog from Qingzhou. Tian Shi said in the group that he wants all of Xuzhou to merge with Qingzhou. Hehehehehe!"

"An Alliance master who is ranked in the top 10 in the entire server actually sold the entire Alliance to Qing Yang without even resisting. Disgusting!"

"Trash that betrays the state for glory, I wish you to be killed by a car when you go out!"

After scrolling through the chat history in the world Channel for a long time, Zheng Hongxi finally understood what was going on.

Qingzhou and Yangzhou had built their fortresses at the two passes of Mengyin and Huaian at almost the same time. It was obvious that they wanted to break through the passes and invade Xuyu. However, the leader of Xu Prefecture did not intend to resist at all. Instead, he asked all the members to merge into Qingzhou.

It was obvious that Tian Shi had been a spy planted in Xu Prefecture by Qingzhou from the very beginning. They had worked so hard to establish an alliance to unify Xu Prefecture so that Qingzhou could easily swallow the entire Xu Prefecture!

It was also easy to understand why Yangzhou sent out their troops. They did it to split up Xuzhou.

If Yangzhou did not send troops, Qingzhou would swallow up the entire Xu Prefecture, and their strength would increase greatly. It was obvious that Yangzhou could not accept such a thing happening. Hence, they had broken through the first stage. Not only did they want to snatch resources, but they also wanted to take in the Xu Prefecture players who were not willing to go to Qingzhou.

No one had expected that the server’s first state war would be launched in such a way!

Chapter 404: The end of the Civil War in Liangzhou

In the "leading land to shore", there were mountain ranges that separated the states, and different states could not be crossed directly. There would be a checkpoint at every set distance in the mountain range. If one wanted to go to other states, they would have to break through the checkpoint first.

The level of the checkpoints was relatively high and couldn’t be cleared in the early stages. It required dozens of people from the Alliance and hundreds of troops to clear it. After that, they would be able to enter the neighboring state.

However, breaking through the pass also meant a declaration of war and an invasion, which would inevitably cause the other party’s resistance. The two sides often had to fight for a long time near the pass.

However, if the Alliance master did not resist at all like Xu Prefecture, the progress of Qingzhou and Yangzhou would be very fast. They might even divide the entire Xu Prefecture within a few days.

……

That night, the final battle of Liangzhou’s Civil War started at almost the same time as the battle between Qing and yang!

Qiyue Wuyi’s Alliance leader saw that his main city and sub-cities were surrounded by the Dragon War fortress, and he could tell that the situation was not good. He chose to give up his position as Alliance leader in advance.

However, the abdication required 12 hours of preparation time. During this time, the players of Dragon War would attack Qiyue Wuyi’s main city and sub-city at the same time!

In the first round of attack, Qiyue Wuyi’s Alliance leader activated [defense] and successfully delayed for 5 hours.

The players of Dragon War directly recruited soldiers in the fortress. After the five hours were over, at 4:15 am, they would launch another attack!

This time, Qiyue Wuyi’s Alliance leader couldn’t escape even if he had wings. The main city and sub-cities fell at the same time. At the same time, all the members of Qiyue Wuyi’s Alliance fell!

The Civil War in Liangzhou lasted for nearly a week, and the Dragon War finally won and unified Liangzhou.

The world Channel and Liangzhou channel were filled with heated discussions, but no one from Qiyue Wuyi’s Alliance said anything. After all, the war of words had lasted from the beginning to the end of the Civil War, and everyone was tired of it.

Qiyue Wuyi had already guessed this outcome. After all, they were much weaker than Dragon War. A small number of players in the Alliance had already submitted to the Dragon War during the Civil War. After the fall of the alliance leader, some of them chose to surrender and start over, some chose to wander, and some chose to submit.

(Wandering can go to other states, but giving up all the land in the state and starting from scratch will be very harmful to the player, so most people will not choose to wander.)

At this point, the Civil War in Liangzhou finally ended. The Dragon War chat group was in a jubilant mood!

Everyone was exhausted. After nearly a week of fighting, many of the core players in the group had not had a good night’s sleep for a long time. With the end of the Civil War, everyone could finally rest.

……

On the other side, the battles of Qingzhou and Yangzhou were almost carried out at the same time!

These two states had obviously sent out all their elites, and the neutral defenders at the checkpoints did not cause them much trouble at all. Just like the previous siege by the Dragon War, they successfully took down the city.

After taking down two border checkpoints, Qingzhou moved from north to south, and Yangzhou from south to north, paving the way to the nearest city in Xu Prefecture.

According to the regulations in "leading the land by the shore", the Alliance of Qingzhou could not accept Xu Prefecture members. They had to first occupy a city in Xu Prefecture before they could accept Xu Prefecture members.

Therefore, in order to accept the players from Xu Prefecture, Qingzhou and Yangzhou chose the small city closest to their side as their first strategic target.

On Xu Prefecture’s side, because the alliance leader, heavenly erosion, was actually a spy from Qingzhou, this kind of betraying behavior was despised by most players, so the entire Alliance had split.

Within the Alliance, Tian Shi assured the members, "If they joined Qingzhou, they would be able to enter the resource state after Qingzhou broke into the resource state or even unified it. Furthermore, Qingzhou was powerful and had the ability to unify the resource state. They would be more valued if they joined earlier.

Obviously, these words were half true and half false. However, most of the people here were still novices and did not know much about the game’s mechanics. Thus, more than half of the people believed heavenly eclipse’s words and were prepared to not resist and accept his arrangements to join Qingzhou.

The others despised heavenly erosion’s act of selling out the state. They had already left the Guild and entered the wilderness, waiting for Yangzhou to enter the pass and join them.

Qingzhou and Yangzhou had obviously taken Xu Prefecture as their top priority at the moment. They had specifically set up paving teams to spread the land throughout Xu Prefecture day and night. The faster the road was laid, the more territory they would be able to occupy.

Qingzhou and Yangzhou were both very powerful, but it was obvious that they would not start a war at this time, because it was meaningless. Next to Qingzhou was Ji Prefecture, and next to Yangzhou was Jing Prefecture. If Qing and yang were to go to war before the situation was clear, it was very likely to give the other prefectures an opportunity.

Therefore, the first state war in the entire server was very likely to end with Qing and yang splitting up Xuzhou, governing the land and not invading each other.

The first Prefecture battle could only be considered a one-sided battle, but it reminded the other prefectures that some of the more powerful prefectures could already break through and invade the other prefectures. Xuzhou was the first, but it was clear that it would not be the last.

……

After the Civil War ended, the players of Liangzhou entered a temporary state of rest and recuperation. Qiyue Wuyi had already left, so Dragon Wars needed to take over the players who left the Alliance and take back all the cities that Qiyue Wuyi had destroyed. They also had to deal with all sorts of disputes over land.

Moreover, everyone was already very tired and couldn’t wait to have a good rest.

In the Dragon War chat group.

The peace conquering general: "for the next period of time, everyone should quickly replenish their development. Our Alliance members ‘power points on the ranking list have clearly fallen behind the other states. After all, the internal war in Liang State has been going on for the longest time, and it’s a bit of a blow to our bones."

"The one who is in charge of pulling in people should be Qiyue Wuyi’s scattered players. We should poach the people from the small leagues. We are now the biggest Alliance in Liang Province. We have to quickly complete the unification and pull in all the players in Liang Province. Only then will we not be passive."

Someone asked,’Alliance master, Qing and yang have divided Xu Prefecture. Is the prefecture war about to start on a large scale? Will we be in danger?"

"The neighboring provinces are Bing Province and Yi Province. Bingzhou was not a threat. They had fewer players there, and it was a land of war. It was connected to Liangzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou. It was impossible for them to take the initiative to invade Liangzhou. I’ve contacted the Alliance master in Yizhou, and he told me that Liangzhou isn’t their target. So for the time being, we should be safe. "

"If Yizhou doesn’t attack Liangzhou, does that mean they’re going to attack Jingzhou?" someone asked.

"Or is it that they’re not going to break through and just want to farm?"

General Jianping tu: "it’s impossible to just focus on farming. There are several tycoons in Yizhou. It’s impossible that they don’t fight a state war." I think it’s possible that Yizhou and Yangzhou will split Jingzhou, just like how they split Xuzhou. "

"In that case, our Liangzhou should be safe for now. "However, don’t let your guard down. Everyone has seen Qing and Yang Pass through Xu Prefecture. It will only take a few hours. In the next few days, if you have nothing to do, take a look at the few checkpoints at the border between Liangzhou and Yizhou. If you find that Yizhou is building a fortress on a large scale, you must inform me at once."

Chapter 404-the battle of Youbing

A day after Qing and yang entered Xu Prefecture, the second Prefecture war began.

The northernmost Youzhou had invaded Bingzhou and successfully broken through. They had pushed all the way South with irresistible force.

It was different from Qing and yang splitting Xu Prefecture. This time, when you Prefecture invaded Bing Prefecture, the Alliance master of Bing Prefecture did not sell out the prefecture and actively resisted.

The difference in strength was obvious.

Youzhou province was in the northernmost part of the entire map. All the other provinces neighbored with resource provinces, except for Youzhou province, which couldn’t enter resource provinces directly. Zhang tie had to kill Bing Province or Ji Province first.

The so-called resource provinces referred to Yongzhou province, Yanzhou province, Yuzhou province and Sili Province. As the four provinces were rich in resources and all of them were high-level lands, they were called resource provinces.

There were a total of 13 states on the shore of Shuai tu. Nine states were for players to choose from, including Qing state, Xu state, yang state, and Jing state. Players could not choose four states, including Yong state and yan state, as their birthplace.

The nine states that players could choose were in the outermost circle. Further in was Yongzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and further in was sili. In other words, the players had to pass through many stages to enter the resource state before they could enjoy the rich resources inside.

Youzhou province couldn’t directly enter resource province; additionally, it was neighboring Ji Province and Bingzhou province, the two weaker provinces. Therefore, this geographical location was the safest and most remote.

Many players jokingly called Youzhou the "farming state" for this reason.

However, the server’s Youzhou was obviously not satisfied with farming. They wanted to Annex the other provinces first, then enter the resource provinces, and finally unify the world.

In this stage-breaking battle, all the players in the server watched the entire process. Zheng Hongxi also saw how well-trained the Alliance fought in the state war.

Youzhou’s Alliance [Wei Wu Chunqiu], the leader was called Cao Mengde. His power was ranked sixth in the entire server, and he was most likely a local tycoon.

Youzhou’s battle with Bingzhou also took place at midnight. At 3 am, the Bingzhou players found that Youzhou had built a fortress in front of the checkpoint and quickly informed their alliance members to defend it.

However, there was a time difference, and there were very few players in Bingzhou. There were no lands in front of the checkpoint occupied by the Alliance, and they had to pave the way temporarily. It was late at night again, and many players were already asleep. Although a few players had paved the way overnight, the other players had no time to build a fortress.

Finally, at Seveno’ clock in the morning, Youzhou had taken down the checkpoint between Youzhou and Bingzhou,’flask pass’, almost without any interference. Although most of the Bingzhou players had woken up, they were too far away to do anything.

Although the checkpoint had been broken, Bingzhou did not give up on resisting.

The defense of the neutral pass was very strong. After breaking through, Youzhou would need a period of rest and recruitment. The gamers of Youzhou immediately started recruiting soldiers in the fortress. They would come online at noon and attack Bingzhou.

The gamers of Bingzhou had arrived at the checkpoint. Many fortresses had been built. Although the number was less than in Youzhou, it was still a spectacular sight.

However, it would be impossible to take back the checkpoint at this time. There were high-level NPCs guarding the checkpoint, and the high-level Warriors in Youzhou could still be stationed there. With the strength of the Union province, there was no hope of attacking by force.

Therefore, the state of Bing could only mobilize all of its main forces and station them at the key land in front of the pass.

At 12:30 pm, Youzhou launched an attack.

A solitary red arrow pointed to the core area where the Bingzhou Army was stationed. There were 37 main forces there.

Bing province’s Alliance, the [godly might Manor], was also nervously discussing countermeasures.

"There’s only one person. He should be a Pathfinder. Don’t worry."

Many people didn’t pay much attention when they saw that Youzhou only sent one person over. It was common to send a Suicide Squad to Scout the way before a fight started. Everyone knew this. After the Suicide Squad scouted the formation of the garrison troops, it should be time to launch a general attack.

However, the moment this force crashed into the garrison, everyone was dumbfounded.

The red number 37 on the garrison instantly turned into 25, and they entered a state of continuous combat!

The [divine might Manor] chat group instantly exploded!

"What is it?"

"F * ck! This isn’t a Suicide Squad, this is the main force!"

"A complete military governor! One-versus-twelve?"

"And he still has one-third of his forces left!"

"F * ck, look at the battle report. There’s no chance at all!"

The Bingzhou players opened the battle report and found that there were 12 new battle records in the Alliance battle report. They were all created by the alliance leader of Wei wuchun Qiu, Cao Mengde.

Cao Mengde had indeed only sent a single unit over. This was a complete military governor’s team! Lu Meng, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu all had very high levels of combat techniques. Even though they were also the main forces of the Bingzhou players, they were completely helpless in front of this group of tycoons!

Just Cao Mengde alone had annihilated 12 of the garrison troops!

Cao Mengde’s troops retreated. Following that, countless Red Arrows appeared on the Youzhou fortress opposite the checkpoint, pointing at the Bingzhou Garrison troops!

The Bingzhou players were already panicking. The difference in combat power between the two sides was clearly huge. How could they fight when the nouveau riche of the other side defeated all 12 of them?

The players of the divine might Manor were still rushing to the battlefield, and the new players had also stationed their troops on the land in front of the checkpoint, trying to stop the attack of Youzhou.

However, in the intense battle between the main forces, Bingzhou was quickly defeated.

Bingzhou didn’t have any tycoons or high-level fighters, but Youzhou had at least two or three high-level fighters who could defeat ten players at the same time. In a battle at such a key location, Bingzhou’s players couldn’t resist at all.

The land in front of the pass had been claimed by Cao Mengde, the Alliance master of Youzhou, and he had started to build the fortress there.

Soon, the second piece, the third piece …

The land of Bingzhou province in front of the pass was occupied one piece after another. The main force of Youzhou province was stationed on these pieces of land to build fortresses.

The players of Bingzhou tried to take back the land, but they couldn’t get rid of the troops in Youzhou.

Soon, a large red patch of land appeared in front of Bingzhou’s border. These were all lands of Youzhou. They had already passed the border and extended into the Bingzhou fortress cluster.

Bingzhou’s fortress was also continuously being destroyed. Once the fortress was destroyed, the player’s troops would automatically return to their main city. If they wanted to transfer more troops over, they would have to attack the ground and repair the fortress, which would take at least a few hours.

Under such a situation, Bing Province began to retreat in defeat. You Province continued to pave the way to Shang AI, the first city in Bing Province!

He sent an email to the alliance leader group, asking everyone to build fortresses around Shang AI and Xin Xing, as well as the second line of defense.

However, at this stage, the morale of the entire Union State Alliance was extremely low. Everyone was feeling lost. There was no way to fight this battle!

Chapter 405-all involved in the war

The continuous state wars caused all the players in the server to panic. It was as if they were really in a chaotic world, with endless wars and endless attacks.

It was as if, overnight, the days of stable development and farming were gone, leaving only the continuous war.

Youzhou was unstoppable in Bingzhou, and the players of Bingzhou were unable to resist.

The Union Prefecture’s Alliance master sought help from the Liang Prefecture and the Ji Prefecture, but the two prefectures were helpless.

This was because the Yi Prefecture was behind the Liang Prefecture, and the Qing Prefecture was behind the Ji Prefecture.

Yizhou, Qingzhou, and Yangzhou could be said to be the three strongest provinces in the server. It was difficult for Liang Province and Ji Province to protect themselves, so how could they spare people to help Bing Province?

While the Alliance master of Bing Prefecture was in despair, it was Qingzhou who expressed their willingness to help Bing Prefecture fight against Youzhou.

Although this was a good thing for Bingzhou, the problem was that Qingzhou and Bingzhou were not connected at all. There was still the Jizhou in between!

Qingzhou proposed to break through the pass through Jizhou to help Bingzhou fight against Youzhou. However, this meant that Qingzhou’s military forces would have to cross the entire Jizhou and build countless fortresses in Jizhou.

Obviously, no matter how stupid the Alliance master of the Ji Prefecture was, he would not agree to such a request. He would not believe that the Qing Prefecture really wanted to help the Bing Prefecture.

After being rejected, Qingzhou directly built a fortress at the border of Qingzhou and heizhou,[Guangzong]. It was called a land-borrowing, but it was actually an invasion.

The entire Ji Prefecture expressed that they would fight to the death against the invasion of Qing Prefecture. Both sides faced off in guang zong, and a war was about to break out.

On the same night, the players of the battle of the dragons found out that Yizhou was building a fortress at Yinping pass, which was the border between Liangzhou and Yizhou. This immediately alerted the entire battle of the dragons. It was obvious that Yizhou was going to do the same thing as Youzhou. They were going to break through the pass in the middle of the night and fight without any announcement.

The Dragon War chat group was in a mess, but everyone quickly calmed down. They immediately went to the two passes of Yinping and Yangping to build fortresses and prepare to resist the invasion of Yizhou.

In the chat group, many players of Dragon War were discussing it, and everyone felt a little desperate.

The Civil War had just ended, and there was no chance for them to catch their breath. Now, the regional war was coming?

"Alliance master, how’s Yizhou’s strength? can we defeat them?"

"Damn, there are quite a few tycoons in Yizhou. How do we fight them?"

"Didn’t Yizhou say that their target wasn’t Liangzhou? Why did he change his mind? Or are they lying to us?"

"Damn it, defend Yinping pass! Send them back to Yizhou!"

"Don’t panic, everyone. Yizhou has been repairing the stronghold overnight. This battle is inevitable. " Fortunately, we have already paved the road in advance. Everyone, seize the time to build the fortress. Send the main force and the siege force over and prepare to seize the pass!"

Liangzhou’s strategy was to build fortresses at Yinping and Yangping at the same time. Yinping was mainly for defense, and they would try to seize the pass. If Yinping failed, they would attack Yangping Pass to make sure that at least one of the two passes was in their hands.

After a long period of civil war, the situation in Liang Province was very chaotic. Although Qiyue Wuyi had taken over half of the people, there was still a small portion that had not been taken over. Some of the players from the smaller leagues were still scattered and not under command.

Moreover, after a long period of civil war, the players in Liangzhou were generally limited in their development. Their resources and general levels were obviously lower than those in Yizhou.

Obviously, Yizhou chose this time to invade Liangzhou, taking advantage of the fact that Liangzhou had just finished its internal strife, and that Liangzhou was not developing well, to break it up and take it in.

For Liangzhou, the only good news was that this group of players had the most fights in the entire server. They were very experienced, which was probably a blessing in the misfortune.

……

At Seveno’ clock in the morning, Yizhou began to attack Yinping pass.

The players of Liangzhou who were online were waiting for the command to try to clear the stage.

Like a city, a checkpoint had guards and city defense points. After eliminating all the defenders, the city’s defense would be reduced to 0, and the occupation would be successful. However, the rule in "leading the land" was that the checkpoint would belong to the ally that defeated the city’s defense value when it dropped to 0.

This was the same logic as snatching the Baron in League of Legends. It didn’t matter how much health they took, the key was the last hit.

This was a setting that players both loved and hated, but in general, this setting had its own reasons. It was because of this setting that in this kind of pass battle, the stronger side could obtain a great advantage, and the weaker side would not be completely helpless, at least there would be a glimmer of hope.

When Yizhou attacked Yinping pass and went to war with Liangzhou, Jingzhou also broke through Red Cliff and went to war with Yangzhou.

Yizhou and Jingzhou acted in unison. It was clear that this was a strategy that had been discussed long ago. It was very likely that Yizhou and Jingzhou had been on the same front from the very beginning.

At noon, the dust had settled for the two state wars.

Yizhou had successfully taken down Yinping pass.

After all, there was a difference in strength between the two sides. Yizhou had more people and stronger combat strength. In the last round, all the attacking forces arrived at the same time within a second, instantly destroying more than 1800 points of the city defense value of Yinping pass, which destroyed the hope of Liangzhou.

The situation at the Jing Yang battlefield surprised everyone. Jingzhou did not take down Red Cliff, but Yangzhou!

Yangzhou had two major alliances. The Jin Xiu group had always been in the battle of Xu Prefecture. They divided up Xu Prefecture while keeping an eye on Qingzhou’s movements. The war spirit was in charge of resisting Jingzhou.

This Battle of Red Cliff was played perfectly by [fighting soul].

In front of Red Cliff pass, battle soul only arranged 30 people. Although the fortress was heavily built, most of them were empty.

However, these 30 people were all leading a siege force, and all of them were veterans. The commander of [battle soul] had told them countless times, so everyone knew what they had to do.

Just as Jingzhou was about to take down the red Cliff pass, these 30 attacking forces moved out and arrived at the same time. They directly took over the red Cliff pass.

This was easy to say, but very difficult to do. This was because the speed and distance of all the troops were different. If they wanted to arrive at the same time, everyone had to be highly focused, and they had to be very strong in carrying out their tasks.

However,[war spirit] actually managed to take down Red Cliff!

This wasn’t the end. The war spirit pretended to attack Red Cliff, but in reality, they were attacking the Xiakou border. While Jingzhou was attacking Red Cliff, the war spirit also gathered their main forces to attack the Xiakou border.

In the end, the two passes, Red Cliff and Xiakou, were both taken by Yangzhou!

Jingzhou was furious and wanted to take back red Cliff after resting, but war spirit sent a few of their experts to Red Cliff.

If Jingzhou wanted to break through, they had to do it the same way. They had to first attack the defending Army and then clear the city’s defense.

However, now that Red Cliff belonged to Yangzhou, they were no longer neutral. Once they entered the siege stage, the Yangzhou’s Gao Zhan would be stationed at the pass, and the Jingzhou siege troops would not be able to return. They would be eaten clean.

A few high-level battles didn’t take much effort to defend Red Cliff. On the other hand, the main force of war spirit had already entered Jingzhou from Xiakou.

Within a day, the entire server’s situation changed drastically, and all the states were involved in the war!

Chapter 407: The final

Zheng Hongxi had been playing for the past few days until he was dizzy. After entering the state war, he was even more tired than during the Civil War!

The Civil War of Liangzhou was just a war between two alliances, while the regional war was a war between two provinces. There were more people in the regional war, and the tactics were more complicated and fierce!

After Yinping pass was lost, Dragon War decided to give up on Yinping pass and attack Yangping Pass with all their might. They wanted to exchange passes with Yizhou.

Although they had taken down Yangping Pass, Yizhou did not seem to care at all. They were heading north from Yinping pass with all their might, clearly wanting to end the battle as soon as possible.

This move caught Liangzhou off guard. Yizhou’s goal was to take down Liangzhou’s two cities, linqiang and Xiping, as soon as possible. It would shake the morale of the players of Liangzhou, and then take them in.

Although Liang Province had taken down Yangping Pass, they had no choice but to defend it immediately. There were only 20 squares between Yinping pass and linqiang.

Liangzhou began to build a large number of fortresses around linqiang, forming three lines of defense. The different groups of fortresses could support each other and were ready for a long war.

Although they were well-prepared, they felt that their strength was not in their hearts, and it was hard to fight!

Yizhou had always been one of the strongest provinces, with six or seven local tyrants and a large number of participants. Liangzhou had been fighting a civil war for a long time, and everyone’s development was not good. Although there were a few high-level players like Yun Shen, they could not stop Yizhou’s attack at all.

Lin Qiang’s Liangzhou fortress was slowly devoured, and Yi Prefecture also began to advance, preparing to attack Lin Qiang city.

……

At the critical moment, Zheng Hongxi’s game suddenly popped up. Su Jinyu called.

Zheng Hongxi was dumbfounded. Why did su Jinyu call him?

Zheng Hongxi picked up the phone and said, "Hello?" What’s wrong?"

"Where are you?" su Jinyu asked.

"In the hotel."

Su Jinyu,[…Today’s the S1 finals!]

"Ah?"

Su Jinyu: "hurry up! It’s about to start!"

Zheng Hongxi hung up the phone and took a look. It was true, today was the final day of Season 1 of League of Legends!

After "leading the land" was released, Zheng Hongxi had been playing the game day and night for a few days. He had not paid attention to the date at all, and today was the final?

He didn’t feel that time had passed so quickly at all!

After washing up and changing his clothes in a hurry, Zheng Hongxi took a taxi to the competition venue.

Fortunately, the hotel was very close to the competition venue, so they arrived very quickly. Fortunately, su Jinyu reminded them early, so they didn’t miss the competition.

Zheng Hongxi jogged all the way to find a seat and sat down. He had not gone out to exercise for a few days and was panting heavily.

Chen Zhao looked at him."You’re just in time. We’re about to start."

Zheng Hongxi panted."Manager, it’s all your new game’s fault. This game … Is toxic"

The competition had not officially started yet. Zheng Hongxi panted as he took out his phone and opened "leading the land" to continue playing.

They had no choice, the battle in linqiang city was still ongoing!

……

The final showdown of League of Legends’s S1 World Finals was about to take place!

The Grand Finals this time could be said to be highly anticipated. The match between NRG and OST represented the highest level of professional competition in this world’s "League of Legends". What kind of exciting match would these two teams present? Everyone was looking forward to it.

The up-and-coming team in the country, NRG, had performed very well throughout the entire finals. First, they were the first team to advance from the group stage. Then, they defeated the strong Korea team MAD in the quarter-finals, and defeated the strong European team vs G in the semi-finals. They had played against the top teams all the way, so it was not easy for them to enter the finals.

The NRG team had also gained a lot of fans during the world Finals, and they became the team with the most fans in League of Legends in the country.

Silver and Black, the mid-laner duo, also gained a lot of fame and became the two most popular professional players in League of Legends.

Meanwhile, after OST defeated IF, they also showed their powerful strength to the world. However, the team battle recording that was released after the game had lowered the image of the team in the hearts of the domestic audience to the lowest.

Although it was inevitable to be emotional when playing games, as a professional player, the nature of unscrupulously insulting the other player in the professional arena was completely different from private in-game abuse.

Even though these players had apologized under pressure from the officials, it was clear that no one believed that they were sincerely apologizing. This was because the bot jungler had said in private that this situation only happened because they didn’t know that the microphone would be recorded. They could only admit that they were unlucky.

The entire domestic audience was looking forward to the NRG defeating the OST. Not only was it to keep the S1 championship trophy in China, but it was also to vent their anger and teach these arrogant guys a deep lesson!

After all, to every professional player, the runner-up position was not an honor, but a disgrace, because it meant that you were The Biggest Loser!

……

Before the match began, the big screen displayed a video clip.

In the darkness, the images of the heroes and the players gradually appeared. These images flashed through the camera, and finally converged into the huge logo of League of Legends.

Then, a blood-boiling BGM started playing!

Every single scene of the S1 World Championship was shown on the screen to the audience.

The stadium was full.

The audience cheered enthusiastically.

The pro players nervously tapped on their keyboards and mice.

The crystal exploded, and the match ended.

The winning contestant cheered towards the audience, shaking hands and high-fiving the audience.

In the lounge, the players gathered in a circle and cheered each other on.

The players were fiercely discussing tactics.

There were also exciting scenes of the team battle and the expressions of the professional players.

Some people were excited, some were excited, some were silent, and some were disappointed …

Scenes flashed by quickly. The exciting scenes of the group stage, the quarter-finals, and the semi-finals were all cut in. Accompanied by passionate commentary, the wonderful performances of the sixteen teams were replayed one by one.

The mid-laner and jungler combination of the NRG was perfect.

IF’s ADC, Luo Yongchang, Roy, had a four-kill limit.

It was a wonderful solo show by the bot mid-laner, Frost.

MAD’s support, Muffy, roamed the entire field.

Highlights of Pure Icebird’s wonderful killing of the vs G mid.

……

As the exciting scenes flashed by, the audience was reminded of the blood-boiling moments of the previous matches. The atmosphere in the stadium quickly heated up, and the audience couldn’t help but cheer along with the video!

"NRG! NRG! NRG! NRG!……"

Finally, the camera stopped on the huge championship trophy.

Under the camera, the championship trophy glowed with silver light, symbolizing the highest honor of the world Finals.

And today, there would be a team that would raise him up and finally crown him as King!

Chapter 408: The start of the final

"Welcome to the first season of League of Legends World Finals, I’m the commentator memories."

"I’m the commentator, ke Zhen. "

Memories shouted to the audience, "Today is the final round. Everyone, tell me loudly. Are you happy?"

The audience also gave him face and replied loudly, "Happy!"

After the previous warm-up video, the popularity of the venue was already very high. The audience was looking forward to the final game of the Grand Finals. The two commentators ‘enthusiasm was also transmitted to the audience, making them all excited.

"Now, let’s welcome the two teams that are in the finals. They’ve both defeated strong opponents one after another to stand on the highest stage of League of Legends. Today, one of them will be the champion of the first season of League of Legends!"

"First of all, let us shout, N! R! G!"

Deafening applause and cheers immediately erupted in the stadium. Soon, all the voices were gathered together, shouting the name of the NRG team.

Under the loud shouts of the audience, the five members of the entire NRG team appeared on the stage and waved to the audience.

"Next up, another strong contender for the championship, OST!"

There was also some applause and cheers in the stadium, but it was far from being comparable to the NRG.

The audience who didn’t like this team didn’t boo or laugh. They only used silence to express their emotions.

Obviously, there were some in the audience who still maintained their good manners, but for a large portion of the audience, the verbal abuse incident before the match had already caused their image of the team to plummet. Clearly, they did not want to give any cheers to the team that had insulted IF.

In fact, many of the audience members had liked the OST team, especially their mid-laner Frost. Now that things had come to this, they could only say that they were embarrassing themselves.

The commentator obviously noticed the slightly awkward situation and quickly said, "Alright, contestants from both teams, please enter the stage. The audience, please give your applause and cheers to the two teams. The exciting match is about to begin"

This year’s S1 World Championship was very simple, so there were no extra segments arranged on the day of the final. There was no theme song singing, music performance, cosplay performance, and so on. They went straight to the main topic.

However, for many of the audience members who were keen on the game, this was just right. After all, many people bought tickets to watch the finals to witness the birth of the championship, not to watch some strange song and dance performance.

The players were adjusting their equipment, while the two commentators were analyzing some key points of the match between the NRG and the OST, as well as predicting the score.

"I think the key to this match between the NRG and the OST is in the middle lane."

"Although the bottom lane of the NRG team is slightly weaker, they must have done some targeted training during this period of time. The bottom lane is definitely at a disadvantage, but it shouldn’t be broken through."

"So, if NRG wants to win, the key is to see if the mid-laner duo, Silver and Black, can completely suppress Frost and tie him up in the middle."

"Especially Black, a jungler is a position that can create miracles. In fact, many of our previous misconceptions have been overturned in the finals. Nakano’s role is far greater than we expected, so this time, NRG can be said to be the most promising team in the country to win the championship. "

After all, ke Zhen was still a professional player, and he was also the captain and commander of the team. He had a clear understanding of the key points of the match. After his comments, the audience’s expectations for this match had reached a peak!

Memories pressed on her headset."Okay, the equipment of both teams has been adjusted. Next, let’s watch a video. Let’s see what the key player of the NRG, the jungler, Black, thinks of this match."

The big screen switched to the scene of the NRG jungler, Jiang Hao.

In front of the camera, Jiang Hao was still a little shy. He was obviously not used to this feeling.

"I think this is the best opportunity for our team. We also have the hopes of many of our brother teams on us. If we lose, we won’t be able to find an excuse. We can only let this day become an eternal regret. So, we’ll do our best to win this match. "

The crowd cheered again.

Indeed, what Jiang Hao said was right. In this Grand Finals, the Chinese team had the advantage of time, place, and people. The Chinese server opened early, had the most players, and had the home advantage. IF even sparred with them unreservedly before the game, they had done everything they could. If they still couldn’t win the championship under such circumstances, they could only regret it for the rest of their lives!

Very quickly, the big screen cut to the match!

The battle between the two teams went on very quickly. It was clear that both teams had gone through a lot of training matches during this period and were very familiar with the current key heroes.

In the first round, both the NRG and the bot team had their eyes on the mid-Lane champion, and all six ban slots were given to the champion in the mid-Lane. As the blue team, NRG was the first to snatch, choosing Gragas over Death Song.

On the other hand, OST successfully obtained the death song and chose a Mumu, the team-fighting hero, to cooperate with.

The mid-laner of the NRG team chose the ice Phoenix, hoping to make up for some of their weaknesses in the team battle.

After the match started, tankard from the NRG team started to invade the champion’s territory. The bot jungler, ah Mumu, was carefully farming the champion. However, this champion was still too weak before Level 6. Not only was he killed once, but his development also fell behind.

Every time a Mumu was killed, there would be a burst of cheers from the crowd, because this jungler was the one who had been insulted the most and the one who was the most unrepentant.

In the early stages, the NRG team had gained a certain advantage. However, in the crucial group battle against the Dragon, the spectacular OT had extended the frontline of the NRG team. Ah Mumu’s entrance had instantly tilted the balance of the group battle. After death song’s death, he had actually managed to obtain a triple kill with his ultimate skill!

After this team battle, Death Song was already difficult to stop. The gap between the two teams ‘lineups in the team battle was obvious. In the end, the first round of the battle was won by the SOT.

After the loss of this match, the faces of the members of the NRG team were somewhat grave. However, they did not look too dejected. Instead, they were full of fighting spirit.

The live audience was also cheering loudly, shouting and cheering for them.

In the audience.

Li jingsi looked at the big screen."This is bad. Please don’t let this affect the mentality of the NRG team members."

Chen Mo said as he watched the livestream, "It doesn’t matter. The mid-laner of the NRG team is famous for being a big-hearted player. He managed to survive the previous match with MAD’s BO5. Also, I think the chances of winning for the NRG are higher. "

Chapter 408-one chasing three?

"Why?" li jingsi asked.

Chen Mo explained, "pro teams now generally value team battles. It’s obvious from the fact that OST even used Amumu as a suicide song." "To put it bluntly, the OT strategy is still the same old way, but the NRG is already trying a new strategy."

"Gragas is a champion that is very suitable for invading the jungle. The black of the NRG is also very good, but their mistake is that they didn’t follow this idea and chose the average Icebird in the middle lane."

"For this round, Kassadin and Orianna, the two champions who are the best at snowballing as junglers, have been banned. However, you can still choose Annie, Carter, or even vampire for the NRG. I can only say that they lost this match because they were too conservative. "

"I think that in the next round, the NRG will probably realize this mistake, and they will definitely come up with more tricks."

Even though he was there, Chen Mo still used his phone to watch the live broadcast of the finals.

What touched Chen Mo was that after the loss of the first game, no one typed GG or brainlessly cursed, all of them were "good luck, NPC".

With so many cheers floating by, it made people feel that the domestic audience really supported this team from the bottom of their hearts.

In the second match, both teams had swapped their blue and red. However, in terms of lineup selection, both teams were still targeting their mid-laner Champions. In fact, the bot team had even banned Gragas, who had performed outstandingly in Black’s previous match.

In the midst of the "ban deathsong" calls, the NPC ignored them and continued to play it.

However, this time, the SOT did not choose to do so. Instead, they directly locked onto the top-laner Jax.

On the other hand, the NRG team had gotten Shenhe and deathsong, while the jungler and support had replaced mundo and sona, bringing out an almost impeccable lineup.

Clearly, both sides had switched playstyles. So had also tried to gain an advantage in the semi-finals, using the relatively new 4 – 1 split push strategy. On the other hand, NRG had seen through their intentions at the first moment and had chosen Shen as their target.

Because of the lineup, both sides did not find a good opportunity in the early stages and could only develop steadily. Although the early stages of the game were a disadvantage for the NRG’s third-string players, they still managed to stabilize their situation.

After nearly 18 minutes, a battle broke out at the top and bottom lanes of both sides!

After Silver’s deathsong used his ulti to help the bottom lane kill Zyra, he rushed to the top lane and stopped the three-man team of mid-laner and upper-laner who were trying to get Shen through the tower.

After Shen gave the big move, Death song’s combat power was off the charts. In addition, mundo, who had opened the big move, had been clingy all this time. They actually successfully exchanged a 0 for 3, and the situation on the field was reversed in an instant!

Although the bot team was also trying to use their points to tie down the enemy, it was difficult for Jax to do anything in front of the well-developed Shen. In the end, by relying on their stronger team strength, the NRG team successfully regained one point!

Silver’s death Song played a crucial role as well. His participation rate with Black’s mundo was 83%, which could be said to be a true mid-laner reviving the entire game.

In the third match, the NRG team returned to the blue team.

This time, OST did not dare to play the death song. After the first two matches, everyone could tell that Silver and Frost were extremely familiar with the death song. Whoever got it would be able to dominate the competition.

However, in a situation where there were only three ban slots, the bot had no choice but to release Orianna in order to ban deathsong. Without any hesitation, the NRG immediately locked her down.

This time, OST had chosen a more team-oriented lineup, while NRG had brought out Orianna, Lee Sin, and Jax, the ultimate violent top-laner and jungler. It was clear that they wanted to crush bot during their development period.

The bot was obviously still farming and waiting for the team battle, but the NRG did not give them any chance at all. In the early game, blind, along with Jax and Orianna, madly invaded the jungle, forcing the bot’s jungler, Scorpion, to run around. In the small-scale team battle that followed, Jax’s jump, stun, and Orianna’s ulti caused even more damage to the seemingly fragile lineup of the bot.

In front of these three, the bot champion was like a piece of paper. In the middle of the match, a snowball had already begun to roll. The NRG team had won the match without any suspense.

After securing the match point, the NRG was only one step away from the S1 World Championship trophy!

In these three games, the two commentators had shouted until they were almost exhausted, but they were also very excited. To be able to witness the domestic team win the championship at this time, whether it was for the audience or the commentators, it was a great honor!

……

The fourth round began. For the OT team, they were already standing on the edge of the cliff. Everyone’s expression was very serious.

They entered the back-up segment again.

After the first few rounds, everyone had realized the importance of the game. The most crucial fourth round would depend on the lineup of both sides!

There were too many Champions that were difficult to deal with on both sides. Three ban slots were not enough, especially for an bot. They had to make a decision.

In the end, bot didn’t choose to ban Mo Ling, nor did they choose to snatch her first. Instead, they chose a lineup that could be said to be an unconventional one: Jess, nightmare, lacus, Ezreal, Lulu.

Seeing this lineup, the vast majority of the audience and the two commentators were a little dumbfounded because this lineup had never appeared on the stage of the world Finals.

However, Chen Mo could clearly feel the intentions of the OT. The POKE stream.

This style had been all the rage in his previous life, but no party had ever brought it out in parallel world. The so-called POKE was to use long-range skills to consume the enemy’s health and establish a huge health advantage before the start of the team battle. From there, they could snatch the map resources and snowball.

Clearly, in this life-and-death battle, the bot could only use their trump card. As long as this lineup could develop, it would definitely cause great trouble for the NRG.

No one knew if the NRG team had seen through their opponent’s intentions. The lineup they had chosen this time was similar to the previous game, with Orianna as the core. The only difference was that after the top-laner Jax was banned, they had chosen Shen, who was easier to support.

In the wild cheers of the audience, the curtain of this crucial battle had been raised!

Not only was the five players of the OT very unconventional in their lineup, but they also very aggressively chose a level one team invasion. After Jayce accelerated everyone in the acceleration gate, he carefully detoured into the red buff area of the NRG to ambush.

Because of this bot formation, Lux, Lulu, and Incubus all had crowd control skills, while Jess and Ezreal could make up for the damage. Once an NRG jungler entered the jungle, it was highly likely that he would be killed by the five of them.

However, the NRG had already placed a Ward in the jungle area of their red buff, and the movements of the five players from the bot were clearly seen.

The five players of the OT were lying in ambush in the bushes between the red buff and the middle lane, while the NRG was also standing under a turret in the middle lane to block their vision. Both sides were very close to each other, but the NRG knew the location of the bot, while the bot did not know where the NRG was.

"The wards of the NRG are very important! Clearly, the NRG knew that the OT had not left and was still waiting! They’re waiting for the OT players to return to the city, then they’ll go and catch the people who are left alone!"

"Can we succeed? There was no one in the OT, but someone had already returned to the city! The NRG is currently booking a place, let’s see if we can book a person who is alone!"

The two commentators were also excited. In the entire world Finals, a level one fight was very rare, and a level one fight that completely understood the opponent’s intentions and completely relied on numbers to fight against the opponent was even more unprecedented!

Chapter 410: Witnessing history, creating history

The SOT-Lane duo from SOT had already returned to base. The top-laner and jungler were also preparing to get the red buff. The mid-laner, Lux, was preparing to go back to the lane. However, just as he was going back down, the five players from the NRG team suddenly appeared from their blind SOT!

Frost’s reaction was very fast. As soon as he saw the players, he flashed and pulled away. Then, he turned around and used his Q-skill to trap the two players, and escaped to the top lane.

Although Lux had run away, the bot jungler, shapeshifter, was still in the jungle. The five players of the NRG immediately split up and surrounded him. Shapeshifter ran in the direction of the NRG base in a panic and was caught up very quickly. Orianna took first blood.

After taking first blood, the top jungler of the NRG team immediately entered the jungle area of the bot’s Blue buff and snatched away the blue buff.

This opening was a dream-like opening for the NRG team. The main point was that the mid-laner had taken off. For the OT team, nightmare had basically collapsed and Lux had used her flash. They had to be more careful in the lane because Black loved to grab the mid-laner.

The loss of the first-level team fight had caused the bot lineup to be at a huge disadvantage in the early stages. This was because the key to the POKE flow was to obtain the gold lead in the early stages. Otherwise, long-range consumption skills would be like tickles to the opponent. How could they fight this team fight?

Both sides developed steadily in the early stages, and the economic advantage of the NRG was maintained.

In the middle lane, Frost was still steady but fierce, and the long-handed Lux only needed to seize the opportunity to exhaust Orianna.

After another Q-skill reached Orianna, Lux decisively used her ultimate skill. At the same time, the light of the bot’s Incubus was switched off, and she wanted to kill Orianna and take the middle turret!

However, at this time, both teams were rushing over. Shen of the NRG team immediately cast a big move on Orianna. This time, it became a 10-man melee. Although the players of the SOT team were playing well, the NRG team had the lead in gold and their lineup was more suitable for team battles. After continuous dragging, the NRG team successfully got a 0 for 3 and continued to expand their advantage.

After a continuous snowball effect, the gold advantage of the NRG team had reached four thousand. In the crucial team battle at the Baron pit, although the OT had first taken out the support of the NRG team, the NRG team had decisively chosen a 4v5. Orianna’s perfect ulti pulled the three of them together, and in the end, it was a 1 for 3 trade, and they had successfully taken the Baron pit.

In the end, the NRG relied on their huge economic advantage to break through the three lanes of the OT and finally arrived in front of the OT’s crystal hub!

As the battle progressed, the live commentators were also excited. The audience even gave a round of enthusiastic applause and cheers!

"Jayce is down!"

"The Two Towers in the crystal hub are about to be demolished!"

"Right now, only Lux from Frsot is still trying to hold on, but it’s useless. She can’t clear out the Super minions!"

"The five players of the NRG are dismantling the crystal, they’ve won! He won! The champion of the NRG world!"

"Congratulations to the NRG, and also to every member of the audience. We have witnessed history"

"N! R! G! The world! Jie! Crown! Army!"

In the thunderous applause and cheers of the entire Stadium, the five members of the NRG team had already jumped up from their seats in excitement and hugged each other wildly.

The audience in the arena even shouted spontaneously, ""NRG! NRG! NRG! NRG!……"

The entire stadium’s lighting became incomparably gorgeous, and the stadium also rang out with an exciting victory Warsong. On the big screen, the five heads of the champion team, NRG, were displayed.

The camera panned to the seats of the NPG players. The five players hugged each other excitedly and waved to the audience, enjoying the applause and cheers of the audience.

The SOT members were still seated in their chairs, each of them wearing an extremely dejected expression. They were indeed only one step away from the summoner’s trophy, but the NRG had become an insurmountable moat.

The five members of the NRG team came to the side of the OST position, and the members on both sides shook hands in turn. Although the smell of gunpowder between the two teams was very strong before the game, the members of the two teams were very polite and showed a very good demeanor.

To the NRG, after defeating the OT in a direct confrontation and becoming the world champion, all grudges could be written off. Only the winner had the right to be lenient.

In the midst of the passionate battle song and the cheers of the audience, the five members of the NRG rushed onto the stage.

Jiang Hao tried to lift the shiny silver Summoner’s trophy, but it didn’t move at all.

Fortunately, his four team members immediately surrounded him and the five of them raised the summoner’s trophy together!

"Summoners of League of Legends, let’s cheer together for the world champion of League of Legends ‘first season’s world Finals, Northen gaming"

Whether it was in the stadium or on the major live broadcast websites, the popularity of the cup-holding event had reached its peak!

"The NRG is awesome! The championship!"

"Hahaha, the champion will be staying in China!"

"Cool! He’s one against three, and he’s beating out OST. This championship title is well-deserved!"

"The five of them are all good!"

"The atmosphere at the venue is exploding! It’s a pity he wasn’t there!"

"Huh, isn’t that Chen Zhao? Chen Mo is on stage!"

"Ah, Chen Mo! Wow, these five young men have cards! Chen Mo personally congratulated and interviewed me?"

"I knew it. I was wondering why Chen Zhao hasn’t shown himself yet. So they were waiting for the finale to appear!"

The heat in the stadium had reached its peak, and Chen Mo’s appearance on stage was no different from adding another fire to the already boiling crowd!

This time, Chen Mo wore a more formal outfit. He was already waiting backstage when the NRG team had the upper hand in the fourth round. After the NRG team won, Chen Mo went on stage and instantly became the focus of the audience.

"Thank you so much for the victory that the NRG has brought us. I believe that all the summoners here should be as happy and glorious as I am. Everyone, let’s give the loudest cheer again, okay?"

The audience once again let out deafening cheers. It didn’t matter how many times they cheered in this situation. The World Championship was a Supreme honor for all the domestic audience and players!

Chen Zhao went to the front of the stage and high-fived his five teammates.

The five young men looked at Chen Mo, the designer of League of Legends, with curiosity.

To Chen Mo, it was a great honor to see a Chinese team win the S1 Championship. At least he could make up for the regrets from his previous life.

Moreover, this championship was fought for by the five of them. Chen Mo didn’t reveal any tactics or strategies to them, nor did he give them any special treatment. They deserved it.

As the designer of League of Legends and the host of the World Championship, Chen Mo came to the stage and gave a summary of the championship.

All the cameras were focused on Chen Zhao.

"I am very grateful to all the professional teams and all the summoners for their full support in the world Finals. It can be said that you are the witnesses of history and also the creators of history. This history will become incomplete without any of you here. "

"For the finals, we’ve invited the world’s top 16 teams. In the long journey of more than a month, all the teams have shown us their top skills and also showed us the most wonderful side of League of Legends."

"Today, these two strongest teams have dedicated a dream-like showdown to us!"

"Today, the NRG battleteam will be crowned as the king"

Chen Mo paused and waited for the cheers to die down before he continued, "Just now, I just received the real-time data. The number of people watching the final has reached 8.37 million. This number has already created history."

"At the same time as winning the NRG trophy, the prize pool for this competition has also been finalized. During the world Finals, we sold a total of 540000 riven skins. Half of the profits, which is 27 million, will be used as the champion prize money!"

"In other words, the champion team will receive a prize of 47 million Yuan"

"Let’s cheer together for this unprecedented e-sports event. The glory belongs to every Summoner in League of Legends"

Chapter 411: After the Grand Finals

In the stadium for the S1 World Finals, the applause and cheers lasted for a long time.

Even though the audience did not directly participate in the S1 World Championship, as players of League of Legends, it was a great honor for the tournament to gain so much attention and influence.

"League of Legends S1 international Grand Final has come to an end, " Chen Mo announced loudly."Everyone, let’s meet again in S2"

The crowd erupted into raucous applause and cheers again, and many of the audience members were even shouting.

"Goodbye, S2! Next year’s champion has to stay!"

"Go, NRG"

"Chen Mo is awesome!"

"Little Blackie, smile at the camera!"

Chen Mo left the stage amidst the audience’s cheers, leaving this glorious moment to his five teammates.

At this point, the S1 World Championship of League of Legends came to a perfect end!

……

After the game, all the players were still immersed in the excitement of winning the S1 finals. It was foreseeable that this had become a wild celebration for all players of League of Legends, and the popularity of the finals would take at least one or two months to subside.

The brief interlude in the S1 finals had sparked a heated discussion among the players.

For example, in a post-match interview with the NRG jungler, Jiang Hao, the reporter asked him what his first feeling was after winning the championship. Jiang Hao actually said, "The trophy is too heavy!"

Many netizens checked and found out that the trophy this time was actually 30 kilograms. It was no wonder that Jiang Hao felt that it was heavy. It was difficult for five people to lift it!

There were also enthusiastic netizens who discovered a small detail when the NRG was holding the cup. Jiang Hao was the first to rush to the side of the trophy to hold it, but after lifting it a little, the trophy did not move at all!

Fortunately, the other team members quickly came over and raised the trophy together, so this scene was not noticed by many people.

However, this small detail was still discovered by enthusiastic netizens and caused a heated discussion on the internet.

"Hahaha, Jiang Hao is so cute. His first reaction when he wins the championship is that the trophy is too heavy?"

"Yeah, the trophy is really impressive this time. 30kg? It’s no wonder little black can’t lift it. With his small body, wouldn’t he hurt his waist if he really lifted it?"

"Didn’t you see how careful the five of them were when they held the cups? If it hits the ground, the trophy might not even look good, and the stage might even have a hole in it!"

"Amazing, I can only say that this year’s S1 Grand Final is indeed impressive. I’m only impressed by Chen Mo when it comes to acting cool!"

"Chen Mo: I’m not targeting anyone. I’m just saying that when it comes to acting cool, none of you are as good as me!"

"The domestic team won the championship, I’m satisfied! Let’s go for a spin!"

……

On various forums, there were more and more posts about the championship of the NRG. A large number of League of Legends players were discussing the newly crowned King team, discussing their latest tactics and signature heroes in the finals.

On the various live streaming platforms, the S1 Grand Finals ‘special live stream was still being kept, replaying the process of the NRG winning the championship. There were still hundreds of thousands of viewers watching every day.

On various video websites, all kinds of videos and information about the championship of the NRG were exposed, and they were very popular. Even the daily training, SOLO, and meal scenes of the NRG in the base were all talked about by the players.

The popularity of this competition was far higher and more lasting than anyone could imagine.

Many players all expressed that they hadn’t seen enough, they wanted to see more!

As a competitive game, League of Legends had a lot of spectators. For some players, watching the game was even more fun than playing the game themselves.

For example, some of the more difficult Champions, such as Icebird and riven, players couldn’t play them at all. However, in a competition, professional players could use them to kill everyone and play with extremely exquisite control.

Many players would feel a sense of immersion when they saw the team or player they supported. They would also feel a strong sense of satisfaction after winning the game.

As such, many players were saying that it would be great if the Grand Finals were held every month!

Of course, some players quickly retorted, "there’s a finals every month? It was unrealistic in all aspects. Moreover, if there was one every month, then he would not be so excited.

However, once a year was indeed too long. Players were still looking forward to more small competitions in China and continue to see their favorite teams and players.

Their wish was soon realized.

After the finals, Chen Mo made two big announcements.

"To celebrate the champion of the NRG, the skins of all the heroes who have been used in the final will be on sale for a week. They will be sold at a 50% discount from their original price. At the same time, all Summoners will receive double gold coins and double experience in this week. In addition, the officials will be creating a champion skin for the NRG. "

"In addition, all the major divisions will start to form League of Legends professional leagues. "Currently, there are four major divisions: the domestic division LPL, the North American Division lol NA, the European division lol EU, and the Korea division lol. We will be working together with local e-sports organizations to build a long-lasting competition system. Starting from S2, the competition in the major divisions will be the only channel for the global Finals."

At the same time, the official website of League of Legends also began to release some details about the league, including the information of the participating teams, the schedule, the rules of promotion and relegation, the spots for the world competition, and so on.

Moreover, a lot of the audience had realized that the LPL would officially start at the beginning of next year, and it would be held at the Grand Finals venue, Shanghai’s big square.

"I just said that I haven’t seen enough and now you’re here for the league?"

"Awesome, there’ll be a competition in a few months, and it’s a league. Will it be a seamless match for next year’s s2 World Championship?"

"Amazing! Chen Mo planned all of this, a set of combination punches?"

"Wow, as long as it’s a champion that has been used in the NPC, all the skins are half price? F * ck, why did Chen Zhao suddenly have a conscience?"

"The one above, you’re really naive …"

"But I’m more concerned about the champion skins of the NRG. I wonder what kind of skins Chen Mo will make for the five Guys."

"Yeah, the champion’s skin is so good! When the time comes, we’ll have five people in the game and everyone will use their own skin. This posturing is simply destructive!"

"My wallet can’t wait! As long as the NPC exclusive skin is done well, we’ll buy it no matter what!"

"Yeah, it’s a domestic team after all. We have to support them!"

After the World Championship, the popularity of League of Legends had been rising. Even the number of active players and the number of players paying for the game had increased significantly.

The S1 finals itself was the most effective publicity. Whether it was the venue, the trophy, the participating teams, the number of spectators, or the prize pool for the record-breaking, all of it showed the players that League of Legends was a game that was constantly developing and improving. It was very likely that it would become the most popular competitive game in the world.

This also attracted more players to join League of Legends.

Chapter 412: The champion skin

At the NRG Esports Club.

Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu were chatting with the five members of the NRG team.

The NRG club was located in Shanghai. Although it was a little remote, it was still acceptable. This time, the boss of the NRG club personally welcomed Chen Mo and treated him with great importance.

As an up-and-coming Esports Club, the foundation of the NRG was much weaker than the other established clubs. The reason for its name and the creation of the Warcraft and League of Legends divisions was because the boss himself preferred Chen Mo’s games.

What the owner of the NRG didn’t expect was that he made the right bet in investing in League of Legends, and he really got a big bargain.

After winning the NRG Championship, the five young men instantly turned from five unknown internet-addicted teenagers to the focus of all League of Legends players. Not only did they have a large number of fans in China, but they also had a lot of supporters overseas.

And these five people were all regarded as the five strongest positions in the world. Their "status" in the game instantly rose. In a ranking competition, four teammates and five opponents would fight to take a photo with them.

At the same time, these young men had also won a huge sum of money. The S1 championship prize money had reached 47 million. According to common sense, this money had to be deducted first before being split with the club.

However, the boss of the NRG did not only refuse to take a single cent from the club, but also paid for the tax deduction. This 47 million bonus was directly distributed to the five members, and each of them received a huge bonus of 9.4 million.

Of course, for the NRG club, the attention received by this world Championship was immeasurable. It was conceivable that all kinds of sponsorships would come in succession soon, and it would also have a huge fan base.

What’s more, the boss of the NRG did not care about the money. What he wanted was results and attention. If the club he had set up won the championship, it would be a very important topic to talk about when he ate with his friends in the future.

From an unknown internet-addicted teenager who played games in an internet café to a multi-millionaire and a world champion, the five players could be said to have gained both fame and fortune.

To Chen Zhao, this was nothing. The reason why the prize pool for the S1 finals was set so high was to show it to all players and professional players. It was similar to "buying a horse’s bones with a thousand gold" in nature, to attract more players to walk the path of "professional players."

However, for these five young men, it was hard to say whether such a high level of attention, such a large amount of wealth, and so much honor was good or bad.

He hoped that they would hold on to their hearts and not let the temporary glory get to their heads.

Of course, Chen Mo couldn’t care less about that. He was here for the champion skin.

Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu met the five of them in the meeting room after rejecting the invitation to dinner and Tour Shanghai from the NRG boss.

The five of them were still immersed in the joy of winning the championship, and were even more overjoyed when they heard that Chen Mo was going to make champion skins for them.

Everyone took their seats in the meeting room.

Chen Mo looked at the five of them,’I’m sure everyone knows why I’m here, it’s about the champion skin. There are three main points to consider when making a champion’s skin. The first is the style of the team, the second is the player’s personal preference, and the third is overall coordination. "

"Is everyone satisfied with the NRG team uniform?"

The five of them looked at each other and nodded."Yes, I’m satisfied, "

Jiang Hao added, "I just feel that there are too few patterns."

Chen Mo smiled."It’s fine. We can fix the pattern. The main thing is that the champion’s skin has to be the same color as the NRG uniform."

The NRG team uniform was a pure black one with ice patterns on it. Overall, it was deep and cold. Of course, this was related to the personal preferences of the NRG boss.

From the name of the team, it could be seen that the boss had a certain preference for Arthas. Therefore, the team uniform was pure black with some ice patterns. It was basically based on the feeling of the ice throne and death Knight.

Chen Zhao continued, "okay, then let’s set the color tone to black. Then, let’s talk about our preferences. First, which hero do you want? It’s best if it’s something you’re best at. "

It was obvious that the five of them were well prepared. They basically said the heroes they wanted without much hesitation.

"I want the blind monk skin, " Jiang Hao said.

Silver, who was playing mid, said, "Hmm … Orianna, "

Top, ADC, and support were Shen, Vayne, and sona.

These Champions were all currently popular Champions, and were also the best champions of the five members of the NRG team. Their characteristics were very distinct.

"Alright, " he said. Chen Mo asked as he wrote it down, "are there any special requirements? For example, what kind of recall action do you want, special effects, and so on?"

The five of them were a little reserved at the beginning, but they quickly became lively and spoke freely.

"I hope that when Lee Sin returns to the city, he can do a handstand."

"Orianna, can you make that ball silver? Black skin with a silver ball, he would look very handsome. Oh, but don’t make it too obvious, or else it’ll be hard to hide the ball in the future. "

"Can Shen’s two weapons be made into gold? Yes, and then make it a little bigger. Or, why don’t you just use two championship trophies to beat someone up?"

"Sona, can you show more of your chest?"

……

Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu wrote down all the requests of the five members. They wouldn’t fulfill all of them, but they would be used as a reference.

After all, these five people were the owners of the skin. He had to take their opinions into account as much as possible while ensuring the artistic and beautiful degree of the skin.

After this, Chen Zhao was ready to return to the imperial capital. On the way back, Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu started designing champion skins for the five players of the NRG.

Chen Mo’s original art skills were already quite high. Two hours later, the first draft for the champion skin was ready.

This time, the five heroes were mainly black in color. At the same time, many ice patterns were added, making their styles more rich.

In the middle of the art was Orianna, who was holding a silver ball of light. On the bottom left was the eye-catching blind monk, who was wearing sunglasses and moving elegantly. On the bottom right was Shen, who was wearing a black suit and holding two gold trophies. On the top left was Vayne, who was holding a silver crossbow. On the top right was sona, who was wearing headphones and playing the dark music.

At the same time, Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu also discussed the movements and special effects of the skins.

As per Jiang Hao’s request, Lee Sin’s return trip would be a handstand with one finger.

When Orianna used her W-skill and ultimate, the silver ball would be surrounded by an NPC’s logo.

Sona’s ultimate skill would be a huge ice pattern, which would look very cool.

Zhou Hanyu had recorded all of these requests. He would take them all into consideration when he went back to create the skin model, actions, and special effects.

Chen Mo is going to lose in in-game purchases?

Not long after Chen Zhao returned to the imperial capital, all sorts of phone calls came.

Most of the calls were from club owners or managers, who all wanted to get a spot in the LPL. After knowing that there were no more spots left, they asked if there were any more.

Chen Mo could only tell them that they could apply to form a team, and there would be professionals to evaluate the club’s status and the team’s strength. As long as they met the requirements, they would be able to get a spot in the LKL. It was a first come, first served basis.

Many clubs suggested that there should be a ‘convenient channel’, but Chen Mo rejected them all.

There was no other way. Many clubs still went through the process obediently.

Chen Mo wasn’t that stuck on the LPL quota. As long as the club met the requirements and the team was strong enough, they would pass.

Very quickly, the quota for LPL was also filled up!

Many of the club bosses who had been observing were dumbfounded. What was going on? There’s no place in the First Division?

It was only then that they felt a little panicked, because the popularity of League of Legends was far beyond their imagination, but it was too late for them to enter the scene.

There were clubs who wanted to buy it, but the other clubs were not selling it at all! Even if there were two or three clubs that had gotten the LKL slots, the price they offered was very high, one million!

The bosses who didn’t get a spot were speechless. One million? why didn’t they just go and Rob?

When they thought about how the free spots they had previously taken were now being sold for 1 million, these bosses were all gnashing their teeth in hatred and cursing these clubs for being unscrupulous merchants.

Most of the clubs didn’t have the courage to do so. One million was not a small sum. It was enough to maintain the entire club for a long time. Now, they were just buying a spot? Wasn’t this the same as raising the price from the ground!

Many club bosses decided not to buy it in a fit of anger and no longer set up a League of Legends branch.

However, they would soon find out that this would be one of the things they would regret the most in the next few years, because the current price was really not expensive.

……

After League of Legends ‘first season finals, the domestic esports scene welcomed a wave of enthusiasm.

All the major clubs had increased their investment to unearth high-scoring players to compete for the LPL and LPL spots.

All sorts of sponsorships came one after another, mouse, keyboard, headphones, motherboard, esports chair …

The players ‘salaries had also increased, and professional players had become bright and beautiful in the eyes of many people.

Putting aside the impact of the influx of hot money on the overall environment, at least Chen Zhao had achieved his goal.

With the huge gimmick of the S1 finals of League of Legends, the influence of League of Legends was no longer limited to the game itself, but spread to a larger group of people through multiple influences.

As the dominating game in his previous life, League of Legends developed well in this world. It even started off more smoothly than in his previous life. After all, fist Inc. Was just a small company when it first started, but Chen Mo had already gained a lot of popularity when he launched League of Legends, so it was a completely different story.

According to the statistics of the S1 finals, League of Legends’s statistics in the parallel world were basically the same as S2 in his previous life. Although its influence in overseas regions was still relatively weak, League of Legends had undoubtedly occupied a dominant position on the PC side in China.

At this point, the start of League of Legends had finally come to an end for Chen Mo. The general trend had been set, and all he had to do was to follow the prescribed order and League of Legends would reach the peak just like in his previous life.

……

……

The recruitment for the Three Kingdoms game continued.

ZEN Entertainment’s heroes of the Three Kingdoms had already entered the top three of the best-selling mobile game leaderboard. With the overwhelming publicity, the Three Kingdoms game that had created a new way of playing card games still attracted a large number of players.

Moreover, the style of the game was a huge gimmick. Many mobile game players said that they didn’t want it, but their bodies were very honest. They had a lot of fun drawing cards in "the heroes of the Three Kingdoms."

As for "leading the land", it was hovering around the tenth place on the official best selling leaderboard.

Of course, many players played the game on Thunderbolt gaming platform, and the best selling leaderboard didn’t represent the game’s profits.

However, the heroes of the Three Kingdoms was also released on Emperor dynasty gaming platform and fantasy gaming platform at the same time, so it also had other sources of income.

In other words, from the official rankings, "the heroes of the Three Kingdoms" had undoubtedly suppressed "the land of the guide" in terms of income.

To most mobile game designers, this was surprising news. Chen Mo, the pioneer of pay-to-win mobile games, had lost?

"What’s going on? the heroes of the Three Kingdoms has already crushed the land of the guide for three consecutive days. Is Chen Mo’s new game really going to fail?"

"Indeed, I’ve played both games. ‘The heroes of the Three Kingdoms’ is more stable, and all kinds of things are stimulating me to top up. However, there doesn’t seem to be any top-up activities in ‘leading the land’, and there’s no desire to top-up at all!"

"Chen Mo has completely overturned his profit model for mobile games?"

"He didn’t completely overthrow it. I just don’t know why his style is completely different from before."

"Everyone, I have a different view from you. I think "leading the land" will definitely overtake us. "

"Why?"

"I think from now on,’leading the land’ will start to make a name for itself in the rankings. Its income will have an explosive increase. Just wait and see, the state wars in the various servers have basically entered the stage of white hot. If they really start fighting, it’s hard to imagine how many people will turn into paid players. "

……

Zheng Hongxi came to Chen Zhao with two dark circles under his eyes.

Manager, I don’t think I can continue playing this game …"

"What?" Chen Mo was stunned."What’s wrong?"

Zheng Hongxi handed the phone to Chen Mo. "Manager, look at Liangzhou’s current situation. Do you think we can turn the tables?"

Chen Mo took the phone and looked at the state war status.

Obviously, Zheng Hongxi had successfully transformed into a pay-to-win player during this period of time. A conservative estimate was that he had already added 70000 to 80000.

Of course, with his current income, the money was still acceptable. However, what made Zheng Hongxi depressed was that although his troops were very strong now and could completely suppress the local tyrants in Yizhou, the situation was still a little difficult to deal with.

After Yi Prefecture was breached, Liang Prefecture and Yi Prefecture fought back and forth near Lin Qiang, but Lin Qiang still fell in the end.

Fortunately, due to the Dragon War’s active resistance, those small leagues did not surrender at the mere sight of the wind. Instead, they joined the Dragon War to fight against Yizhou.

It was good news for Liangzhou that the People’s hearts were still United.

After Yizhou took down linqiang, they set their sights on Xiping again. This was a truly critical moment for Liangzhou.

As Xiping was a Prefecture city, after occupying it, Yizhou could gather troops and form legions. At the same time, they could control the entire Prefecture, reducing the time for Alliance members to build fortresses in the prefecture and preventing other Alliance members from moving their main cities in.

In other words, once Xiping was lost, nearly one-seventh of the territory of Liang Province would have to be handed over.

Chapter 413-"the shore of the land"

"Yizhou is fighting Xiping now?" Chen Zhao asked.

Zheng Hongxi nodded."That’s right. Everyone was already depressed when linqiang was lost. If Xiping is lost as well, the Alliance might be disunited. There’ll be no way to clean up the mess."

"Have you contacted Yangzhou?" Chen Mo asked.

Zheng Hongxi was stunned,’Yangzhou? Why did you contact Yangzhou?"

"It’s obvious that Jingzhou and Yizhou are allies;; Chen Xiao said;; they’ve been tied together for a long time; it’s impossible for them to surrender to Yizhou; after fighting for so long, they’re already angry; Qingzhou is too far away, and Qingzhou and Youzhou are at Bingzhou, so they can’t help you. The only option left is to form an alliance with Yangzhou. "

"But Yangzhou is too far away from us!" Zheng Hongxi said. They’re still fighting Jing Prefecture, so how could they help us fight Yi Prefecture?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "I don’t think so." "Right now, Yangzhou is fighting Jingzhou, and Yizhou is fighting Liangzhou. The key is to see who can’t hold on first. If Liangzhou can’t hold on, Yizhou will take Liangzhou and go back to Jingzhou. If Jingzhou could not hold on any longer, Yizhou would have to give up Liangzhou. This is a world of difference. "

"The most important thing for your Liangzhou now is that the People’s hearts can not be scattered. Obviously, you can’t defeat Yizhou with your own strength. And the best way to boost morale was to find a strong Alliance. By forming an alliance with Yangzhou, we can boost the morale of Liangzhou, and we can also put pressure on Yangzhou, forcing them to attack Jingzhou with more effort. This will make Yizhou lose interest in the other regions. "

Zheng Hongxi hesitated, "but, manager, can this solve the urgent problem?" Xiping is about to fall. "

Chen Zhao laughed, "what’s the urgent need?" Yizhou had been struggling ever since they broke through, so what if they lost Xiping? It would be a long time before they could reach Wuwei and Jin city. As long as the People’s hearts are still there, we can just give them Xiping. "

"The key now is not to lose a few cities in Liangzhou. It doesn’t matter how many cities you lose, but to unite. As long as you refuse to surrender, Yizhou will be powerless to do anything. "

Zheng Hongxi suddenly realized,’that makes sense! Manager, I’ll go find the Alliance master of Yangzhou now!"

……

Zheng Hongxi could be considered a bystander. After Chen Mo’s advice, he immediately got in touch with Yangzhou and put pressure on them to speed up their attack on Jingzhou. Liangzhou was on the verge of collapse and could fall apart at any time.

Of course, these words were half true and half false, but Yangzhou did indeed take them very seriously. After the Jin Xiu group finished taking Xu Prefecture, all the players in Yangzhou were mobilized to launch a fierce attack on Jing Prefecture.

Yizhou and Jingzhou had always been allies. According to Yizhou’s plan, Yizhou would first disperse Liangzhou and take it in before helping Jingzhou to fight Yangzhou. In the end, they couldn’t take down Liangzhou no matter what, and Jingzhou was the first to fall!

In the end, Yizhou took Xiping, but the two allies of Yangzhou had already turned Jingzhou into a sieve. They even crossed two provinces and tried to lay their land at the checkpoint of Yizhou.

The people in Jingzhou had already dispersed. Many players were dissatisfied with the Alliance master of Jingzhou working with Yizhou to fight Yangzhou to the death, so they all turned to Yangzhou.

To Yizhou, the situation was already out of control, and they could only withdraw their troops.

……

In the Dragon War chat group.

"Yizhou’s soldiers have withdrawn! Many of the fortresses have been demolished, and there are only a dozen troops left near Xiping!"

"They really, really withdrew their troops!"

"Hahaha, I heard that Jingzhou can’t hold on any longer. Yizhou has to go back and take in the Jingzhou players. Otherwise, the entire Jingzhou will be swallowed up by Yangzhou!"

"We’ve finally defended it!"

"Quick, everyone, let’s keep up the good work. We’ll take back Xiping and attack Yizhou!"

"That’s great! I want to top up money and celebrate with a card!"

Everyone was overjoyed. After a long period of battle, Liangzhou finally saw the light of hope. From the Civil War in the beginning to the breakthrough of Yizhou, the players of Liangzhou had gritted their teeth and held on. Now, they finally had the chance to attack Yizhou!

A large number of troops began to push towards Xiping, preparing to take back Xiping and attack Yizhou!

……

Many videogame designers suddenly realized that it seemed like leading the land was rising in the mobile best selling leaderboard.

From the tenth place, to the ninth, to the eighth …

It seemed to be increasing every day, and there was basically no pause!

On the contrary, "the heroes of the Three Kingdoms" was clearly showing a decline, and the follow-up was lacking.

Many people were puzzled. What was going on?

It was understandable that the heroes of the Three Kingdoms didn’t follow up well. After all, it was a mobile card game, and the way to play it wasn’t new. The players ‘desire for cards in the early stages drove them to top up and draw cards, but in the middle and late stages, players would abandon the game because of the single way of playing. This was normal, and all mobile card games followed this path.

However, why did "leading the land" show its power in the later stages?

There were also some designers like Zheng Hongxi who insisted on playing "leading the land". After experiencing the state war, these designers quickly understood the core fun and the secret of making profits of "leading the land".

……

Although "leading the land" was also a Game of the Three Kingdoms, it did not use the game to reproduce the plot of the Three Kingdoms. Instead, it tried to create a real world and let the players decide the direction of the whole world.

For example, in Zheng Hongxi’s server, Yizhou’s decision to attack Liangzhou was actually a completely wrong decision. Not only did they fail to take over Liangzhou, but they also caused Jingzhou to collapse. Yizhou was unable to take care of one thing and lost the other, greatly damaging its vitality.

What if Yi Province chose to join hands with Liang Province and advance to the resource province first? Perhaps the whole server would take a different turn.

It was because of this variety of choices that players had countless possibilities when playing the game. The final ecosystem of the entire server was determined by all players.

As for which Alliance would be able to take down Luoyang and unify the world? No one knew. However, no matter which Alliance it was, it required clear leadership, strong execution of the team, and a sufficient number of tycoons to do it.

Moreover, "leading the land" had a very good figure in terms of per capita purchase. Although there were basically no top-up activities, the rich were very enthusiastic about top-ups.

The reason for this was that "leading the land" was a World War game. During the World War, players would have a strong sense of honor for their own Alliance and state. Whether it was to fight for more resources or to defend their own territory, these players would be motivated to top up their game to gain higher combat power.

Moreover, "land of the guide" was not like other games that had no restrictions on rich players. It built a wonderful balance.

It was true that the rich players could beat the civilian players by topping up their money, but the civilian players could also build an army that was not inferior to the rich players through the accumulation of time. They could even use a variety of tactics and game mechanisms to defeat the rich players.

Such a design ensured that the game’s ecosystem would not deteriorate, and both civilians and tycoons could play a key role. With the long-term playability of strategy games, it was not surprising that it could stimulate players to continue paying.

Chapter 415: Why am I not an S-Class yet?

Two weeks after it was released, "leading the land" successfully reached the third place on the mobile game best selling leaderboard, while "history of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms" kept falling and finally stopped at 12th place.

Although the ranking of "leading land" did not continue to rise after that, it was not easy for a SLG game to climb to this position.

Obviously, "leading the land" was far from being a perfect game. As a SLG game, its biggest problem was that it was too difficult to get the hang of it, and it was too slow to get popular. Most players would only experience its fun after playing for two or three weeks and entering the state war stage. It would take a few months to fully understand it, which was obviously out of place in the fast-food gaming environment.

It was possible that at the novice stage, 80 to 90% of the players would be dissuaded and would not be able to experience its true fun.

However, the land of the guide was also a game with outstanding advantages. For many old players, it was a game that they wouldn’t get tired of even after playing for a few years.

Unlike traditional pay-to-win mobile games, "leading the land" was more gentle and long-term.

……

Some video game media also reported on the unique Game of the Three Kingdoms.

"A Game of the Three Kingdoms that can freely change the world?"

"Chen Mo once again teaches all mobile game designers a lesson!"

"Player reviews: this is the real chaotic era of the Three Kingdoms!"

"Game review: difficult but rich in content and novel playstyle!"

"Chen Mo’s new work shows you a different Three Kingdoms"

"Leading the land: no story, players create the story!"

To most players, the land of the guide didn’t cause much of a stir. Compared to Chen Mo’s other works, this mobile game wasn’t that earth-shaking.

However, all the players were sure of one thing, and that was that no matter what game Chen Mo made, it would always surprise them.

……

In the final selection, "the land of the guide" undoubtedly won the first prize.

Of course, it wasn’t that this game was too good, but that the competition games of the same period were too weak. The only decent game, heroes of the Three Kingdoms, was still using the mobile card game that Chen Mo had long gotten tired of. On the other hand, the land of the guide was a complete innovation, so it was clear which one was better.

Chen Mo also posted on Weibo.

"Aiya, I got the first prize again. There’s almost no more space on the bookshelf. What a worry."

The attached picture was the certificate and trophy for the "Three Kingdoms event" first prize.

This Weibo post infuriated many video game designers.

"F * ck, this Chen Zhao is asking for a beating!"

"Isn’t this rubbing salt into our wounds?"

"Beat this pretentious d * ck to death! If you can ‘t, give it to me!"

"Go play your PC and VR games. Don’t mess around with the mobile game!"

"I’m so angry. Can’t you leave a prize for us?"

"I strongly protest! They request that Chen Mo be disqualified from the next competition!"

Of course, grumbling aside, many mobile game designers still received a lot of inspiration from the game.

One of the biggest inspiration was that Chen Mo tested the limits of the players for all the designers.

And the result of the test was that the players seemed to have no bottom line?

Many people thought Onmyoji was already a heavy game, and a mobile game that required four to five hours of playtime was already impressive to most designers, but Chen Mo made an even heavier version of it!

Not to mention four or five hours, it wouldn’t be too much to play "land of the guide" for ten hours a day! Furthermore, they had to do it at a fixed time. They would fight during the day and at night. Once the state war started, they would not even have the time to rest.

Fortunately, it was a mobile game. If it was a PC or VR game, how many players would wake up in the middle of the night to fight?

However, from the players ‘feedback, it seemed like many of them felt that it was alright?

What the hell was this!

Many video game designers had realized that while heavy mobile games would tire players out, it was very sticky.

After most players got into the habit, the first thing they did when they took out their phones was to open "leading the land". They played and played it every day, so it was not easy to give up the game because they were too bored.

"In that case, can we also make some games that are more intense? For example, transplanting a war RPG like Heavenly Sword of the Three Kingdoms to a mobile game platform?"

This was a question that many mobile game designers were thinking about.

……

……

Even though he had successfully put many video game designers in a bad mood, Chen Mo wasn’t in a good mood either.

This was because Chen Mo’s scores in all aspects had increased greatly in the illusion game engine, except for his designer rating, which was an A +!

Chen Mo was speechless. Why?

[Chen Mo: videogame designer (A+ grade)]

Creativity: 89

System: 83

[Level limit: 82]

[Plot: 89]

[Original art: 87]

[3D art: 81]

<Monthly resources quota: 2TB>

In terms of the various values, compared to before, the creativity, system, and level design had all improved slightly. The 3D art had also improved significantly, but the story had not changed.

Chen Mo thought that he would be able to get the title of S-grade video game designer if he made a phenomenal VR game, but it didn’t seem to be the case.

Chen Mo had already made two VR games, Minecraft and outlast. These two games should be considered phenomenal in their respective fields, right?

Besides, League of Legends was already so popular that it almost dominated the entire PC game. Wasn’t this even considered?

Why didn’t you give me an S-grade videogame designer? why did you give me an A +?

Even though Chen Mo was full of questions, he had no one to ask. The few S-grade video game designers in the country were either working for big companies like Emperor dynasty or Zen, or they were all alone. They had no connection with Chen Mo.

After much thought, Chen Mo decided to call Qiao Hua from the game Committee.

Qiao Hua chuckled at Chen Mo’s question.

"Well, Chen Zhao. As for your rating, it’s not that I’m targeting you, but the game Committee has a set of clear standards for S-grade video game designers. "

"Even though Minecraft and outlast are both good VR games, they’re still different from the game committee’s definition of ‘top quality VR games’.

"The members of the game Committee are split into two groups. One group thinks that you’ve made successful games on mobile, PC, and VR platforms, and that you’ve been constantly creating new ones, so you should’ve been an S-grade videogame designer a long time ago. The other faction is more conservative, thinking that while Minecraft and outlast are very creative, they’re obviously opportunistic and can’t be considered top quality VR games. "

"Then what is considered a top quality VR game?" Chen Mo was speechless.

"There’s no doubt that Minecraft and outlast are great games, "Qiao Hua explained. However, it’s hard to win over the majority of the judges in terms of art. "

"Artistic?" Chen Mo was stunned.

"Yes, artistic, " Qiao Hua replied. This is because games are viewed as the ninth form of art. Art includes many aspects, such as character design, world setting, story, art style, music style, and so on. "

"Or to put it bluntly, only a VR game with a chance of winning the best of the year can be rated S. It doesn’t have much to do with how much money your game makes or how popular it is. It mainly depends on the evaluation of the judges. "

Chen Zhao got it, "okay, I understand." Wasn’t it just a game to please the judges? I’ll make another one!"

Chapter 416: Making a game of the year in three months

"Another one?" Qiao Hua laughed. Chen Mo, this game isn’t like cabbages, you can’t just pull them out like that. Actually, you don’t need to be anxious at all. With your talent, it is only a matter of time before you reach [S] class. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I understand, " Chen Zhao said."Thank you, Minister Qiao."

After Qiao Hua’s explanation, Chen Mo had a general idea.

The judges in this world were similar to the ones in Chen Mo’s previous world. They would consider many factors when evaluating a game, and not just the number of players, profit, or popularity.

For example, in Chen Mo’s previous life, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground didn’t win game of the year despite its popularity, but lost to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wilderness.

When evaluating a game, many review boards would consider the ‘artistic’ aspect. This consideration was multi-faceted.

For example, the structure of the entire world setting.

For example, whether the plot and the related characters were designed with a unique style.

For example, the level design in the game, and whether the puzzle-solving content was complicated and interesting enough.

For example, whether the game was innovative and popular with players.

Such things would all be included in the scope of consideration of the judges.

Even though games like League of Legends, outlast, and Minecraft could be said to be the best of their genre, the biggest problem was that in the eyes of the judges, they were only outstanding in certain types of games. They could win best PC game, best horror game, best puzzle game, or best innovative game, but it was usually very difficult to get a major award like game of the year.

Because these games were not comprehensive enough, they were at a disadvantage in terms of the world’s background, story, level design, and so on.

In the eyes of the more traditional and conservative judges, no matter how many people played the game and how popular it was, if it wasn’t artistic enough, they wouldn’t give it to the game of the year.

Chen Zhao was thinking.

There were many restrictions on which game to choose.

There were two major restrictions. One was time, and the other was experience.

It was already November, and this year’s annual Gaming Awards ceremony was at the beginning of February, so there were still three months left.

Chen Mo had to make a VR game before the award ceremony and win game of the year in order to get the S-grade videogame designer title.

Otherwise, if they missed this year’s annual Gaming Awards ceremony, they would have to wait until next year for the next best game of the year. Wait for another twelve months? Chen Zhao could not wait.

Then, what about making a VR game in three months?

It sounded a bit ridiculous, but it wasn’t completely impossible. After all, Chen Mo had completed outlast in three months.

VR games were different from VR games. Outlast’s entire game process only took slightly more than an hour. As long as the script was set and the art resources were in place, it was done very quickly.

However, it also depended on what game he was playing.

Outlast was a small production, after all. If they wanted to make an open world? There was definitely not enough time.

It would take a long time to construct the entire world and the massive art resources. It would take at least a year and a half to migrate the Super-large series of games from his previous life to VR.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t have any experience in making a large open world. So far, Chen Mo’s games looked like they were unconventional, which could be summarized as: Under the condition that the quality was guaranteed, it was both fast and economical.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t plan on spending so much effort to move those mega-sized games. After all, his only goal this time was to win the award and become an S-grade video game designer, so the less he spent, the better.

This meant that Chen Mo needed a game like this.

Suitable for VR.

It would be better to save as much resources as possible, and it would be best to complete it within three months.

It had to meet the judges ‘taste, be artistic, and have the hope of being’ game of the year ‘.

Moreover, during the selection process, the game’s "characteristics" were more important than the actual "quality." It was a special game genre that had never appeared before, and it had a higher chance of winning the judges ‘favor.

In the eyes of the designers of this world, these conditions should be completely impossible to achieve.

Three months to complete a game of the year? No matter how he thought about it, it was nonsense.

However, Chen Mo happened to have a game like that.

Overwatch, a product of Blizzard.

Chen Mo was a little surprised when he thought of the game, but after some consideration, it seemed to be the best choice at the moment.

Of course, in Chen Mo’s previous life, there was a lot of controversy surrounding the game, the biggest of which was its lifespan.

If it was compared to the long-lived LOL, DOTA, and CSGO, Overwatch was not as good as the three competitive games in terms of player retention. It was also far behind in terms of reputation, popularity, and competitiveness.

Of course, there were more complicated factors in this, so he didn’t talk about it for now.

However, if they were to compete to see who had won more awards?

In Chen Mo’s previous life, in 2016, Overwatch won game of the year in all three games: TGA, women, GDC, and IGN. It swept away most of the most prestigious awards in the video game industry, and made Blizzard the biggest winner of 2016.

Moreover, the fact that the Overwatch defeated mysterious Sea 4 had caused a heated argument between console players and Blizzard fans. Normally, games of the year would not be given to competitive games, so many players thought that mysterious Sea 4 had already been decided as the best of the year.

There were even players who said that so many successful competitive games had never won this award, so how could Overwatch win it? Could it be that Blizzard stuffed him with money?

If it had only won one or two awards, it would have been a little controversial. But if it had won almost all of the annual game Awards, it could only mean one thing: Overwatch had indeed gained the favor of a large group of judges, which was why they had given game of the year to a competitive game.

In fact, this was not difficult to understand.

Even though Overwatch wasn’t a competitive game, its advantages were in character design, playstyle innovation, story background, and cultural implications. The judges placed great importance on these aspects.

Furthermore, to Chen Mo, Overwatch had an obvious advantage, and that was that it was easy to make.

The first version of Overwatch only required a few battle maps and a dozen heroes, unlike other Triple-A games, which required a few hours of planning or a large open world.

To make a game that could compete for ‘game of the year’ in three months?

Overwatch was Chen Mo’s best choice at the moment.

Chapter 417: Advantages and problems co-exist in "Overwatch"

After deciding on the next game, Chen Mo started writing the design concept for Overwatch.

As a competitive game, Overwatch itself did not have much game content. Whether it was the number of heroes, skill mechanisms, map elements, or other aspects, it was far inferior to those real big productions.

In Chen Mo’s plan, the first expansion of the Overwatch was as follows.

In terms of heroes, the first 22 heroes would be released, and new heroes would be added in after the shadow.

In terms of maps, 12 maps will be available, and the maps beyond echeinwald will not be available for the time being.

This was mainly to ensure that the players had the most basic gaming experience. If the content of the game was cut down further, it would be too little, which would greatly affect the gameplay.

In addition, some more important systems had to be done, such as training mode, hero skins, box opening, outstanding performance, social interaction, career overview, choice settings, and so on.

The other changes were to the game, and the biggest change was mainly in the game mode.

Chen Zhao had considered this a lot.

Strictly speaking, Overwatch wasn’t a particularly successful competitive game. From the perspective of game balance, player data, match enjoyment, popularity, and many other aspects, Overwatch was much worse than DOTA, LOL, and CSGO.

Apart from the competition, just the gaming experience of the players alone, Overwatch had many flaws.

One of the core problems was that this was a game that tried to eliminate negative feedback, but the players received more negative feedback than most other games.

When players first came into contact with the game, they were very excited and felt that everything was perfect. However, after playing for a long time, they would feel a deep sense of powerlessness.

For many players, there was a very puzzling question. What should I do to win when my teammates are not strong enough?

What should I do to become stronger?

In terms of playstyle, Overwatch had inherited the playstyle of Legion Fortress 2, but it faced problems that Legion Fortress 2 had never faced.

If it was just a niche game, both Legion Fortress 2 and Overwatch would be doing well. However, what if they wanted to replace MOBA games and promote this brand new game mode to the whole world and become one of the mainstream games?

It was too difficult.

There were many reasons for this, but the core reason was that Overwatch wasn’t a mature game model, and Blizzard wasn’t able to make it perfect.

As an FPS game with skills, Overwatch had the playstyle of both MOBA and FPS games. However, it also created many new problems.

Due to the different positions and skills of the heroes, the restraint between different heroes was too obvious. For example, the yuan family was naturally restrained by Winston. This kind of restraint was basically impossible to make up for with skills, which was completely contrary to the habits of FPS players.

In an FPS game, as long as one’s marksmanship was good enough, one could solve most problems. However, this was not the case in Overwatch.

At the same time, since Overwatch’s main gameplay was FPS, any slight change in the numbers would cause extremely serious consequences. Therefore, the balance of the heroes was more difficult than MOBA games, which directly led to problems such as slow updates of new heroes and rigid lineup in high-end games.

At the same time, Blizzard’s preferred "warrior, mage, and priest" Iron Triangle mode also reduced the fun of the game itself.

Overwatch was a game that was extremely dependent on teams. Therefore, some heroes that could provide a lot of benefits to the team, such as Reinhardt, Anna, and Lucio, were very popular. As for the heroes that could not provide any benefits to the team, such as Black Lily, Hanzo, and so on, they would not be accepted by the team even if the player’s skill level was high.

In simple terms, it was the same 6V6, and all the heroes were given 1 point each. Some of the heroes added up to 6 points, while others added up to 100 points.

At the same time, the competitive mode accelerated the players ‘exploration and development of this game mode. In order to win, most players would force their own side to choose the best lineup, causing hero discrimination to appear even before the game began.

You choose to rebuild the Empire? I don’t care if you’re good at it or not, I’ll spray you first.

("Rebuild the Empire" refers to the Easter egg that was triggered when Hanzo and black Lily chose it at the same time. These two heroes were similar to snipers and had almost zero bonus to the team, so many players thought that they would not win as long as they were chosen.)

That was why 303 and 402 were so popular, making the game lose the fun of MOBA games and FPS games. In addition, the game update was slow, the single-purchase system caused a low number of players, and the competitive mode was unreasonable. All of this made the game lose its popularity quickly.

What Chen Mo wanted to do was to take over the advantages of Overwatch while avoiding these flaws, allowing the game to last longer in VR.

The core idea of the change was to completely abandon the competitive route and make Overwatch a game that leaned more towards entertainment.

The specific approach was to not open the stairway system and not hold any related competitions.

This might seem absurd, but it was the result of Chen Zhao’s careful consideration. While making Warcraft and League of Legends, Chen Mo was well aware of how the ladder and ranking system would help with competitive games. It could be said that high-end competitions were an important addition to League of Legends, and only an idiot wouldn’t make it.

However, for Overwatch, the stairway tree system and related events would not have much of an impact. Instead, it would have a certain negative impact on the game environment.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, the competition for Overwatch was also very popular, but there were two problems that couldn’t be solved.

The first was the viewing pleasure. Like all FPS games, this was a small problem that could not be solved.

The second problem was the lineup. As the pro players continued to explore, they would discover that under the current game mechanics, 222 or 303 was the best lineup. Some heroes were just not good, and some heroes were basically useless.

This trend would quickly spread from the competition to the high-end games, and then to the fish pond, affecting all the players ‘evaluation of the heroes. In the end, it would inevitably lead to a situation where "rebuilding the Empire combination would lead to abuse".

Limited by the nature of the game, these two problems were unsolvable. Since they couldn’t be solved, they might as well not do it. If they forced it, it would only overdraft the game’s lifespan and have the opposite effect.

Chapter 418: The improvement plan

Chen Mo’s idea was to make Overwatch into an entertainment game, to maintain the core fun of the game.

First of all, he had to remove the threshold and make the game completely free of charge. He could only make a profit from the skins, avatars, and other value-added services.

This was to attract as many players as possible and expand the depth of the whole fish pond, so that most players ‘win rate and matching experience were close to that of League of Legends.

Many players might think that it was stupid to force a 50% win rate, but in fact, a competitive game that could not guarantee a 50% win rate was a disaster.

Not being able to guarantee a 50% win rate meant that some players who played well could keep winning, while those who played badly would keep losing. This would aggravate the loss of players in the fish pond, which was extremely detrimental to the lifespan of the game.

Secondly, it was to reduce the feeling of winning and losing and strengthen the player’s sense of growth.

For a competitive game, most players ‘main joy came from winning. On the basis of maintaining this, he also had to try his best to make the losing player not so depressed.

In his previous life, one of the problems of Overwatch was that players lost for no reason. You might think that it was because one of your teammates did not play well, or that they did not cooperate well, or that the lineup was not good. In short, the system would not tell you where you lost, and you would not be able to figure it out.

This directly caused many players to feel a deep sense of powerlessness after losing, and the negative feedback after losing could be called explosive.

Chen Mo’s method was to record all the stats of the player’s heroes throughout the game, not just damage, healing, and kill.

For example, Winston would integrate data such as damage, number of kills, number of deaths, damage taken, critical kills (killing the opponent’s output or healer with better data), critical damage (the amount of damage contributed to the critical kill), the effect of the big move (whether the timing was correct), and so on. He would give a comprehensive assessment for each game.

All the players could clearly see these numbers and could also clearly distinguish which players were carrying and which players were cheating.

At the same time, the kill count would no longer be shared, and the situation of getting a kill count gold medal from killing would no longer exist.

Of course, since all the data was made public and even more detailed, the "gold" setting was removed.

Moreover, this setting itself was meaningless, because most players didn’t agree that winning a gold medal didn’t necessarily mean that you played well.

For players, if they chose the same champion, they would be able to see the change in the champion’s proficiency at the end of each game. This was equivalent to a disguised form of motivation.

For example, if you used Hanzo and performed well throughout the game, even if you lost the game, you would forget the unhappiness of your failure when you saw that you had gotten an S-rank score and performed better than before.

Moreover, the rewards that players received were directly linked to their individual performance, and had nothing to do with winning or losing. As long as you played well, you could get more rewards if you lost than if you won. This would dilute the frustration of losing the game.

For those who were not good at the game, they could also clearly know what was wrong with them through various data.

For example, if a player chose death, the system would send him a notification after the game ended: In this round, his performance was B, and the number of times he used his E-skill to move was far lower than the average. The number of times he used SHIFT to avoid damage was far lower than the average, and the total damage of grapeshot was far higher than the total damage of the short range.

Combining these data, the system could determine that this player didn’t know how to attack from the back. After this player understood this principle, he would subconsciously strengthen his performance in these aspects the next time he played Grim Reaper.

Only by winning with joy and losing with a clear understanding would most players be able to enjoy themselves in the game.

The last point was to open a variety of game modes.

One of the biggest problems of Overwatch was that the 6V6 all-hero selection mode caused some team-enhancing heroes to be far more effective than ordinary Assault Heroes, causing the lineup to be rigid.

Chen Mo was thinking of activating five different modes for the players to choose. The one with the most players would determine the correct choice.

The first was the classic mode, all Heroes 6V6, and could not be chosen repeatedly.

The second was the FPS mode, where players could only choose the assault-type hero. In other words, this mode would return to the original fun of FPS games, and everything would be decided by shooting.

The third was the ban mode, where each side could vote to ban three Champions. If the players generally felt that the hammer and the DJ were not fun and did not want the opponent to get them, they could ban them directly and they would not appear in the game.

The fourth mode was a 12 VS 12 mode with more people, and it was not semi-finals. The meaning of this mode was that the players had more room to stir up trouble, and many heroes had more opportunities to play.

The problem with a 6V6 was that the space was very limited, so for the sake of the team, two tanks and two healers were basically necessary, so there were only two assault positions.

In the competition for the assault position, it was obvious that the heroes with higher damage ability (such as Soldier 76) would appear all year round, while the heroes with lower damage ability would not have any chance to appear at all. Even if you played well, your teammates would not trust you.

In a 12 VS 12 situation, the entire team would be able to give more space to the less popular Champions. For example, while ensuring that they had the basic number of tanks and healers, they could choose 76, Black Lily, Hanzo, Yuanshi, and Grim Reaper at the same time. They could take into account the high ground sniping, cutting to the back, regular damage output, and other damage output methods, allowing more Champions to have the space to fight.

The fifth was the promotion mode. When a hero’s kill count reached a certain number or received a certain number of assists without dying, they would be promoted and choose a certain ability to enhance. In other words, they could snowball with the advantage of the early stage.

Of course, the other party could also achieve a stronger promotion effect by ending the combo kill.

Moreover, all effects will be reset to zero after the end of the current round to ensure the fairness of the initial round.

This was mainly to satisfy the players who wanted to be a hero and experience the thrill of one against five in this game.

On top of that, Chen Mo’s Overwatch would have a more stringent reward and punishment system.

Every player’s performance in daily matches would affect the player’s overall score. In matchmaking, players of similar levels would be assigned to the same match first.

If a player’s score was always very low, he would be matched with a weaker opponent.

If a player was reported by many players for being passive in the game, cursing, etc., There would be a certain punishment. Moreover, this group of players would enter the same game first. In serious cases, they would be locked in a small black room and would only be released after playing a certain number of human-machine games.

Of course, Chen Mo wasn’t 100% sure if these changes would work. However, there was one thing that Chen Mo was clear about. Overwatch was a great game, and it shouldn’t just be as popular as it was in his previous life, it should be better.

Chen Mo didn’t want the popularity of his own game to die down after a period of popularity. He wanted the game to live longer and allow more players to enjoy the game.

Chapter 419: An FPS with a skill

Very quickly, the design concept for Overwatch was completed.

The game’s Foundation wasn’t that complicated, and Chen Mo’s modifications were mainly focused on the game’s mechanics, so it wasn’t that difficult to make.

Chen Mo’s changes were to ensure that the game’s core enjoyment was preserved, without damaging the game’s original characteristics.

One of the biggest problems of Overwatch was that some simple or boring heroes were too strong. Players would not win if they did not choose them, but it would not be fun if they chose them. Therefore, many players would play heroes that they did not like to play in order to win.

He didn’t feel anything when he won, but he would explode if he lost.

For example, Champions like dachui and Lucio did have a lot of high-end techniques in high-end games, but the players who were playing in the game would not be able to experience them.

In terms of hero skills, the skills of these heroes were very simple and straightforward. There was no special space for them to show off. They gave a lot of benefits to their teammates, but the fun of playing them was very limited.

However, changing the hero’s skills would destroy the hero’s original characteristics. Many players hated the sledgehammer’s shield. However, if the shield was changed, would it still be considered a sledgehammer?

Therefore, while retaining the hero’s skills and characteristics, the most reasonable and effective way to change the game was to enrich the game’s mechanism so that more heroes could appear.

After finishing the design document, Chen Mo called everyone to the meeting room for a meeting.

Many people in the studio were still immersed in the atmosphere of the S1 World Finals. When they heard that they were going to start making a new game, many of them were dumbfounded.

"In such a hurry?" Su Jinyu was stunned.

Everyone had just returned from Shanghai not long ago. Even if they wanted to make a new game, they should at least think about what to do first, right?

Chen Mo smiled, and the title of the document appeared on the screen: Overwatch’s design concept.

"Everyone, the mission this time is rather urgent." Chen Mo looked at everyone, "we’re going to make a game of the year within three months."

"Ah?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Three months? Making a game of the year?

Even though everyone was used to Chen Mo’s bragging, this was still unbelievable to many.

Making a game of the year in three months? It felt like an insult to the other video game designers!

Other people might not even be able to compete for the game of the year even after two to three years of hard work, but we have one in three months? Wasn’t this too ridiculous?

Besides, it wasn’t up to them to decide if they wanted to win the game of the year. They had to get the judges to like it.

Most of the people present knew that even though Thunderbolt entertainment had developed League of Legends this year, held the world Finals, and also developed their second VR game escape, it was still too difficult to get the title of game of the year with those.

Because it didn’t suit the judges ‘taste.

Chen Mo clearly knew this, which was why he wanted to make a new game. From what he said, the main purpose of this game was to win prizes.

Would it work?

Everyone listened to Chen Mo’s explanation of the new game with questions in their minds.

"Overwatch is an FPS game, but it’s completely different from all the mainstream FPS games on the market. This is because in this game, the hero’s skills will have a completely different impact on the battle.

Hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up.

"An FPS with skills" was indeed an idea that many people had thought of, but no one had ever been able to turn it into reality.

A concept sketch appeared on the projector. It was the image of a warrior wearing high-tech Armor, unsheathing the long sword on his back, and a giant Dragon’s Shadow coiling around him, looking murderous.

"Take the yuan clan as an example. His normal attack was to throw shurikens and attack the enemy from a distance. It has two special skills that can quickly move and deal damage to the enemy. It can also reflect long-range attacks. At the same time, he can climb walls at will and can jump twice. "

"His big move is to pull out the long sword on his back and cause a lot of damage to the enemy in a short time."

"Another example is Xiaomei. She has two normal attack methods. One is to slowly spit out ice mist to freeze the enemy, and the other is to shoot icicles to cause point damage. Special skills could create an ice wall or enter a state of quick freeze, making one immune to damage. The big move is Blizzard, freezing a large number of enemies in the range. "

Chen Mo briefly explained the two classic heroes in Overwatch to help everyone understand what an ‘FPS game with skills’ was.

Due to time constraints, Chen Mo wasn’t able to draw out all the sketches for all the heroes. He only picked two heroes with distinctive features.

Through the two sketches and Chen Mo’s description, most people could quickly imagine how the two hero games would look like.

"If that’s the case, " Qian Kun scratched his head, "then all the heroes would be very powerful. Wouldn’t it be like a fight between gods?"

"Yes, " Chen Zhao smiled."You can think of it that way."

Su Jinyu said, "are you stupid?" Don’t all the heroes in League of Legends have skills?"

Qian Kun waved his hand, "of course I know. I mean, this is an FPS game after all, right? Will there be a situation where the five of us run forward with guns in our hands, only for Xiaomei to suddenly appear out of nowhere and cast a Blizzard to freeze us all, and then we’ll all be F * cked?"

Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, that’s possible." However, this is also the fun part of the game. As a pretty player, you should try your best to create such opportunities. "

"Uh, then the balance of this game will be very difficult." After all, Qian Kun was in the field of numerical values, so he was very sensitive to these issues.

Chen Mo nodded, "it’s indeed hard to balance, but it’s an inevitable problem." I can only say that if you want to do a good job in an FPS with skills, you have to solve the problem of balance as much as possible. "

"Understood, " Qian Kun nodded.

Obviously, it would be more difficult to balance out the skills in an FPS game. In MOBA games, the damage output of a champion’s normal attacks could be estimated. An ADC, regardless of whether he had any critical equipment or not, could roughly estimate the damage output of the champion in a certain period of time.

However, in an FPS game, the output efficiency of a normal attack was dependent on the player’s marksmanship and the level of the opponent. There was a world of difference in the output efficiency between an expert who managed to hit the head with a headshot and a noob who missed every single shot. At this time, with the addition of hero skills, it would make the actual strength of a hero more difficult to estimate and control.

Chen Mo looked at everyone and said, "I’ll be in charge of balancing the numbers with Qian Kun. After all, we’ve had some experience in League of Legends. It shouldn’t be too much of a problem." Do you have any other questions?"

Chapter 420: The first free VR game?

Su Jinyu thought for a moment and said, "manager, this is a good idea." However, did he really have a chance to compete for game of the year? As far as I know, this year’s Game Awards are usually given to open world games with more content. "

"Don’t worry about that, " Chen Mo said, "there aren’t any competitive VR games this year. There might be one or two that are good, but I’m confident in Overwatch." Besides, didn’t Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s Wolf Soul also win game of the year before? It’s also an FPS. "

Seeing that no one had any more questions, Chen Mo continued explaining the other parts of the concept draft, including the game modes, hero settings, world backgrounds, map designs, additional playstyles, profit models, and so on.

The more they listened, the more excited they became. This concept draft was Chen Mo’s style, and it was extremely complete. Everyone was especially interested in the heroes and their backstory.

However, there was still quite a bit of controversy regarding the profit model.

"Completely free of charge? Like League of Legends, they only rely on value-added services to charge?"

"Isn’t it a little risky? It’s a VR game, after all, so the investment is much higher than a PC game!"

"Yeah, and manager, there aren’t many VR players in the first place. If we only sell value-added services, will we be able to cover our costs?"

"There’s no VR game on the market that has no barriers to entry, right?"

Obviously, everyone knew the meaning of "no threshold" for competitive games, but the problem was that VR and PC platforms were different.

So far, the cheapest VR game in the country cost tens of Yuan, and no one had ever heard of a free game.

Chen Mo seemed to have expected everyone’s reaction and smiled, "I understand everyone’s meaning. Let’s put it this way, even in the worst case scenario, the game would completely lose money, and it would be fine. This is because our goal is game of the year. "

"Do I have to make money? Our company isn’t short of money right now, so it doesn’t matter even if this game loses money and earns sales. Moreover, as long as there are enough players, it’s impossible not to make money. "

"What do you guys think?" Chen Mo looked at everyone."What’s the most suitable price for Overwatch?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Qian Kun said, "based on the price of Wolf Soul, it could be as low as 488 Yuan, and as high as 1288 or 1688 Yuan." Minecraft sold for 128 RMB, that’s already a very low price. To many VR players, it’s like giving it away for free. "

"If Overwatch is sold at 128 RMB, it’ll only be 100 million RMB for a million copies. Do we lack 100 million RMB?" Chen Mo said.

Everyone was speechless.

It was true, Onmyoji’s monthly revenue was already in the hundreds of millions, and Chen Mo didn’t see any point in relying on Overwatch’s sales.

Chen Mo continued, "even if the price is ten times higher, 1288, one million copies would be one billion." However, you have to consider how many players the Overwatch will lose at the 1288 threshold. "

"In other words, it’s meaningless to set a low price. It doesn’t matter if it’s worth a few dollars, so it’s better to give it for free. If we set it too high, we’ll lose a lot of players. For us, the number of players is more important than the money we earn from sales. For a competitive game, I don’t need to go into the importance of the depth of the fish pond, do I?"

"What if the Overwatch is completely free? Most of the VR gaming pods in the country or even overseas would probably be installed with Overwatch. Even those who don’t play FPS games would be attracted to play it. As long as half, no, one-tenth of these people stay and become core players, it’ll be a profit for us. "

Everyone looked at each other and did not speak.

Indeed, Chen Mo’s words were a little shocking. If it was any other videogame designer, they wouldn’t have the confidence to make a high-quality VR game for free and only make a profit by selling skins. What a great insight!

But Chen Mo was different. He had a lot of money now, and he had the final say. He could spend it however he wanted, and he could do whatever he wanted with it. No shareholder or investor would come out and tell him what to do.

Everyone could only sigh with emotion. Being rich was really willful!

However, Chen Mo’s words made sense, since there weren’t many VR players to begin with. If they were to add in a buyout, the depth of the game wouldn’t be guaranteed, and the game wouldn’t be very friendly to new players.

It was obvious that Chen Mo had great ambitions for Overwatch’s performance in VR. He wanted to make it the game with the most players, and also make it the first top quality VR game with zero requirements.

In the end, everyone accepted Chen Mo’s shocking decision to make a completely free VR game, and use it to compete for the Game of the Year award.

After all, he was the boss, and he had the final say.

……

In November, when Chen Mo was preparing for Overwatch, something happened in the gaming industry.

War of Souls, a first-person MOBA game developed by a small company, had quietly gone online and then disappeared.

This game was a PC game with a simple design idea. It was to take advantage of the MOBA trend brought by League of Legends and change the third person God’s perspective to the first person perspective to explore another possibility.

But the result was unsurprisingly a failure, and many players had never even heard of this game.

In fact, when League of Legends first appeared, many designers had considered this problem: Can you change MOBA games to first person?

Many videogame designers gave up on such changes after careful consideration. This was also the main reason why big companies like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment didn’t make a ‘first person MOBA’.

The small company that produced War of Souls obviously wanted to try their luck, but they failed without a doubt.

This was because a very important factor in MOBA games was that players had to have a clear view of the entire battle. They had to be very clear about where their teammates were, what they were doing, and the position of the enemy heroes in order to make the right judgment.

Changing the third-person God’s perspective to the first-person perspective directly limited the players ‘vision and caused them to misjudge the battle situation.

Moreover, when using a wide-range skill, it was difficult to judge the actual range of the skill filter in the first-person perspective. Some full-map skills were very difficult to do, and the players ‘judgment of the sense of distance often deviated.

All of these problems severely damaged the core fun of MOBA games. In addition, the level of the game was very average, so it didn’t cause much of a splash.

This game also reinforced the mainstream belief that MOBA games couldn’t be made in first person, much less in VR.

Chapter 421: Original hero, Dragon Lady ao Wei

Very quickly, the sketches and detailed settings of each hero were out, and the various map scenes were also in the process of being produced.

So far, Chen Mo’s team had already made two VR games, with League of Legends as the foundation for the mechanics of the skills. It could be said that Overwatch wasn’t too difficult to make, the only difficulty was that no one had made an FPS game before, but it wasn’t an unsolvable problem.

Chen Mo planned to create 23 heroes in the first version of the Overwatch, 22 of which were original heroes in the game, including Anna.

Apart from that, Chen Mo also planned to create an original China Style hero, the Dragon Lady Phoenix Aowei.

In "Overwatch", the two brothers, Genji and Hanzo, were similar to Japanese-style heroes. They used the images of ninjas and Ronin respectively, but the element of "Dragon" was given to these two Japanese characters.

Of course, most Chinese dragons had four or five toes, while the Shimada Dragon was a standard three-toed Dragon, which was in line with the basic characteristics of Japanese dragons, which showed that the two were still different.

However, no matter what, it didn’t make sense for Chen Mo to give Japanese characters and not Chinese characters after creating Dragon culture.

Therefore, Chen Mo decided to add a new hero to his 22 heroes, dragoness support ao Wei, as a supplement.

The background story of Dragon Lady Aowei was set as the last descendant of the Huaxia dragon clan. Her body had decayed, but her soul was still trapped in the altar at the bottom of the sea. A research team from Huaxia went deep into the East China Sea, and the Explorer Aowei dived into the sea and regained the power of the Dragon God from her previous life.

Aowei was a dual-form hero who could freely switch between the two characteristics of Assault Support, which were [Thunder form] and [rain form].

In the Thunder form, ao Wei’s normal attack was to quickly throw a bolt of Thunder at the target and stack the [Thunder rune] mark on the enemy. When the mark was stacked to a certain number, the enemy would be temporarily paralyzed and their movement speed would be reduced. If the enemy used a cold weapon as a melee weapon, it would temporarily block his normal attacks.

The special attack in the Thunder form was to create a thundercloud in a small area. The thundercloud would cause continuous damage to the surrounding enemies and continuously stack the effect of the [Thunder rune]. If used again during the duration, a thunderstorm will be triggered and all imprints will explode.

Aowei’s two special skills were [soaring cloud] and [weaving mist].

[Soaring cloud] made ao Wei’s movement speed faster, and she could fly freely. She could even go up and down to climb some tall buildings. The duration was short, and there was a cooldown time.

[Mist weaving] created a cloud of mist to wrap around the user, temporarily reducing damage, and also changing forms.

In the rain form, ao Wei’s normal attack was to quickly throw a stream of water at the target to recover a small amount of health points for her hero and stack the [rain talisman] mark. Only effective healing can stack the mark. When the mark stacks to a certain number, allies will receive an explosive healing and a temporary increase in movement speed.

The special attack was to create a rain cloud in a small area, which would have a continuous healing effect on the Allies in the area, and the effect of the [rain talisman] imprint would be continuously stacked. If used again during the duration, Healing Rain will be triggered and all imprints will be detonated.

Ao Wei’s ultimate skill was [true dragon form]. At this time, ao Wei had transformed into a Divine Dragon Spirit body, and her HP had greatly increased. She could temporarily fly in the air and cross any terrain (she could not drill into the ground).

In the lightning form, Aowei’s entire body would be wrapped in lightning, causing continuous damage to the enemies around her. In the rain form, Aowei could continuously heal the surrounding friendly units.

In addition, during the duration of the big move, ao Wei could choose to consume all the Dragon God’s power immediately and create a thunderstorm or a Healing Rain in a large area (depending on the current form).

Since the image of the Dragon Lady was widely used in Chinese games, the design was not difficult.

Ao Wei’s appearance was similar to the Dragon Lady in Battle God. She had a long black ponytail, a pair of dragon horns, and a red lightning mark on her forehead.

His face was covered with a Black Veil, and his clothes were mainly black. He looked clean and neat, with Golden Dragon scales embellishing his face.

Moreover, Aowei’s image would also inherit the consistent characteristics of the female characters in "the Overwatch", which was that her chest and butt were very attractive.

In addition, ao Wei’s appearance would also change slightly in the two forms. The lightning form was mainly black in color, and the body would be surrounded by Thunder special effects. In the rain form, it would be white in color, and there would be a water flow effect around it.

At the same time, ao Wei added some Easter eggs with Xiaomei and the yuan brothers in her voice chat.

If ao Wei became teammates with the yuan brothers, she would say, "Be kind to the Dragon God’s power in your hands. They will be used to protect this world."

If ao Wei killed the yuan brothers, she would say, "The power of the Dragon God that’s lost in a foreign land can’t defeat the Orthodox lineage in the end."

In addition, ao Wei and Xiaomei were both heroes of China and members of the expedition, so they were very close. Other than the dialogue Easter egg, there was also a hidden Easter egg. When Xiaomei had the effect of ao Wei’s rain talisman, the quick freeze would last longer.

Ao Wei joined the game to give the players in China an explanation. Blizzard’s Overwatch gave the Dragon to Japanese characters. If Chen Mo copied it, he would probably be scolded by some Chinese players.

……

As the end of the year approached, there were no new games, and players were generally idle.

The League of Legends World Finals from October to November did boost its popularity, but after the finals, League of Legends entered a period of stability.

Starting from November, there were two key events in the gaming industry that were worth looking forward to. One was the gaming convention in January, and the other was the annual Gaming Awards ceremony before the Spring Festival.

Most players didn’t really care about the annual Video Game Awards ceremony. They didn’t care which game won the award, but the YouPlay Convention in January was a hot topic among many.

"Are you going for YouPlay this year?"

"Of course, there should be such a big event before the Spring Festival. Why not?"

"I don’t think there’s any game that I’m looking forward to this year."

"Indeed, Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment’s games this year aren’t that interesting, but let’s go take a look. Maybe there’ll be some games that’ll be released next year to try out?"

"Chen Mo will be going to the exhibition, right? This year, League of Legends has swept the entire PC market, and Thunderbolt entertainment is about to become a giant in the country. "

"But there’s nothing to show in the exhibition, right? League of Legends? You’re tired of playing at home, so why don’t you go to the exhibition?"

"Uh, let’s go take a look. Maybe Chen Mo made a new game."

"That’s not possible. He’s been busy with the finals for so long. It’s only two months until January. What can he do?"

"A DEMO is fine too. Or we can play new games from Emperor dynasty and Zen. Both are good."

"That’s true. Let’s go and take a look together. "

Chapter 422: The exhibition

The development of the Overwatch was going smoothly. The difference from before was that Overwatch was no longer developed on PC before VR. Instead, it was developed almost simultaneously.

The main reason was that the entire project team had already made two VR games and were quite familiar with the process. On one hand, they were in a hurry, and on the other hand, it was easier to find any problems in the experience and make adjustments in time.

In the experience store.

Qian Kun said to Chen Mo excitedly, "Manager, the Pharaoh Eagle is ready. You can experience it in the VR gaming pod!"

"Hmm, is that so? Let me take a look. "

Chen Mo immediately put down his work and followed Qian Kun to the gaming cabin where the Overwatch DEMO was already installed.

The Pharaoh Eagle was the first hero to be developed in the plan, followed by the yuan clan.

On one hand, the two champions needed to fly in the air, and Chen Mo wasn’t sure if he would feel dizzy if he changed it to VR, so he needed to confirm it in advance. On the other hand, it was because these two heroes were more popular. If they were released in advance for everyone to play, they could better understand the game mechanism of Overwatch.

Chen Mo entered the gaming pod with the Overwatch DEMO and opened the first version of the game.

The current game was relatively simple. There was only one map, Li Jiang tower, and one hero, the Pharaoh Eagle. After entering the game, he was directly brought to the Li Jiang tower map.

Chen Zhao looked around. He had already turned into the Pharaoh Eagle. Lowering his head, he could see the blue armor he was wearing and the rocket launcher in his hand.

Of course, Chen Mo was currently experiencing the game in progress. In the official online version, players could use a third person perspective to look at the champion’s appearance.

At the edge of Chen Mo’s field of view were a few eye-catching interfaces at the bottom left, the top left displayed the champion’s avatar, health and other basic information, the UI showed the usage and cooldown of two special skills, the bottom right showed the weapon status and bullet count, and the top right showed the charging status of the ultimate.

The entire edge of the field of vision was made into a high-tech translucent state, giving people the feeling that they were watching the battlefield through special Tactical Goggles. The key information and the UI were very well integrated together, not blocking the players ‘vision.

This feeling was like wearing glasses. Although the frame of the eyes would cause a certain block of vision, it was only at the edge of the vision. If one did not pay attention, it would be ignored. Only when one looked at it on purpose could one notice the information on it.

Moreover, this kind of UI design gave people a stronger sense of immersion and was more in line with the technological sense of the Overwatch.

Players could open the help interface at any time to check the hero’s skill introduction.

In the open space in front of him, there was a robot target with infinite HP.

Chen Zhao used the rocket launcher in his hand to fire a rocket at the robot target.

Chen Zhao felt a slight vibration on his arm. The rocket launcher was basically at the same position as Chen Zhao wanted to fire.

Even if an FPS game was imported to a VR platform, it was not as if one could play wherever one wanted to. Otherwise, FPS games would become a game that depended on one’s eyes.

In FPS games on VR platforms, players could freely control the direction of their weapons, but there were certain restrictions. For example, they could not shoot behind them (they had to turn around first). When they shot at the center of their field of vision, their accuracy would be improved accordingly. The closer the shooting position was to the edge, the worse the accuracy would be.

The player’s vision control and the direction of the shot were two different mental signals. It also tested the coordination of the player’s eyes, hands, and brain. Some players who played FPS games for a long time would have a higher accuracy than novices.

Chen Zhao tried to use the two skills of the Pharaoh Eagle.

The direction of the shock wave and the shooting were the same, and the rules were the same. When he used the push-in backpack, Chen Zhao could feel a slight vibration on his back while he flew into the air.

The feeling of flying was similar to that of a PC, but the field of view was wider, and he could observe his surroundings more freely, no longer having to move the mouse laboriously.

The feeling of falling from the sky felt too real, and Chen Mo’s legs subconsciously went weak. However, he quickly got used to it after flying a few times, and it felt great flying in the sky, much more immersive than the PC.

After bombarding the robot target, Chen Mo exited the game cabin in satisfaction.

"How is it, manager?" Qian Kun asked expectantly. Obviously, he had already experienced the Pharaoh Eagle in VR mode.

Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, that’s the feeling. No problem." Continue to do it and hurry up and chase out the next Champions. "

"Sure, no problem." Qian Kun happily went back to work.

Chen Mo was relieved after making sure that the VR experience was fine.

The development of Overwatch was progressing in an orderly manner. After the game was completed on time, Chen Mo rushed to Shanghai to arrange the game convention.

The YouPlay Convention after Onmyoji was organized by Chen Mo’s company and he didn’t even participate. Since there weren’t any games that needed to be promoted, there wasn’t much point in holding an exhibition.

However, Chen Mo planned to use this Convention as an opportunity to release the first edition of the Overwatch and use it as an opportunity to promote it.

……

……

Shanghai, new world Expo Center.

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth was being set up, and many of the staff were busy.

This time, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth in Hall N3 was much larger than last time, taking up more than a third of the entire Hall.

The exhibition hall this time wasn’t in the same area as Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment. Only small companies were in Hall N3, so Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth was in a very good position.

Chen Mo had recently made Minecraft, League of Legends, and outlast, but they weren’t suitable for display, and the cosplayers didn’t have much to show off.

Chen Mo decided to set up two main experience areas, the PC and VR experience areas, as well as the computers and VR gaming pods.

The players could experience the new versions and heroes of League of Legends in the PC experience area, and they would give figurines of heroes for competitions. In the VR experience area, players could experience outlast and the Overwatch.

Other than that, there were also some cosplayers, mainly cosplaying the female characters in League of Legends and Overwatch. Of course, it didn’t matter whether there were cosplayers or not. The most important thing was the demo of Overwatch.

Chen Mo didn’t need to rely on cosplay or gimmicks to attract players anymore. The quality and reputation of the game alone were enough to attract players.

Chapter 422-sea of people

On the day of the exhibition.

This year’s YouPlay Convention was packed with people as usual. Many gamers from Shanghai came, and some even came from other places just to see the booth babes and try out the new games.

Many players were discussing at the entrance of the exhibition.

"Eh? Emperor dynasty entertainment, ZEN Entertainment, and Thunderbolt entertainment didn’t get assigned to the same exhibition hall this year?"

"The officials did it on purpose?"

"I think so. Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt entertainment is basically a giant now. It should have no problem supporting an entire exhibition hall."

"Hahaha, I just remembered Chen Mo’s first convention. It was a funny one with Emperor dynasty, and he even stole all the attention from Emperor dynasty’s VR games with his anipop. I’m dying of laughter."

"This time, Thunderbolt entertainment is in the same exhibition hall as a lot of small companies. It looks like Thunderbolt Entertainment’s status in the industry has indeed risen. Even the organizers of the convention are taking this seriously."

"Which one should we go to first?"

"The booth babes from Emperor dynasty entertainment are definitely the best. As for ZEN Entertainment, the in-game activities were good, and the merchandise was good; However, Chen Zhao’s side was definitely the most unexpected. I’m so conflicted. "

"But Chen Mo didn’t even show up last year. I wonder if he’ll come this year."

"Let’s go and take a look. "

Many players ‘first choice was still Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment’s booths, since Thunderbolt entertainment didn’t have many games and Chen Mo didn’t even attend last year’s Convention, so there wasn’t anything particularly attractive about it.

Of course, some of Chen Mo’s die-hard fans went to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth.

When they arrived at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s exhibition hall, the players were all dumbfounded. Why were there so many people?

The entire exhibition hall was filled with people, and it was getting crowded. Most of them were squeezing towards Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth, and the other small gaming companies were almost ignored. Only the players who couldn’t squeeze through looked at the other small companies ‘booths.

"What’s the situation? Why are there so many people?"

"Oh my God, it’s so crowded!"

"Make way, excuse me, excuse me!"

"Don’t let me pass, can’t you see that there’s a crowd here? You’re the only one who’s anxious?"

"Hey, F * ck, who stepped on my foot?"

"I’m sorry, I just tiptoed and looked at the stage. "

"I think Chen Mo is here."

"F * ck, Chen Mo is that popular?"

"But Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth doesn’t seem to have much. There aren’t many booth babes, just a bunch of computers and VR gaming pods."

"Eh? But these booth babes …"

The players who couldn’t squeeze through were a little puzzled. Why was it so popular?

From afar, there was nothing particularly sensational on the stage. The big screen was still dark, and there were no original arts or cinematics on it. The PC and VR experience areas were not open yet. There were a few booth babes, but they were all working as staff to maintain order. Moreover, the number of booth babes was much fewer than that of other video game companies.

Many players were asking, what was everyone squeezing for?

The players ‘questions were soon answered.

Chen Mo went on stage and took the microphone, "Hello, everyone."

The players in the front row all waved at Chen Mo, clearly having a lot of charisma in their hearts.

"Oh, I finally see the living Chen Zhao!"

"When are you going to give me your autograph?"

"Tell me, is there a new game?"

"Can we play the new hero in League of Legends?"

Some greeted him, some asked for his signature, and some asked about this and that. Everyone was talking at the same time, and it was very lively.

Chen Zhao gestured for everyone to be quiet. There were two important events today. The first event was to announce the new heroes and versions of League of Legends. The second event was to announce a new VR game. Apart from that, we’ll open League of Legends and the new game trial in the PC and VR experience areas. "

"Oh, there’s one more thing. This time, all five members of the NRG battleteam are here. There will be an exhibition match in a while. Everyone can look forward to it."

"Everyone, don’t be in a hurry. If you want to experience it, you’ll have a chance. Please be polite to each other, line up consciously, and listen to the arrangements of the staff. Those who don’t have a seat at the moment don’t need to worry, because the big screen will broadcast the related activities live, so those who can’t get in line can just watch the big screen. "

"Alright, please wait for a moment. Let’s watch a promotional video."

Chen Mo left the stage after saying that.

The players who had already calmed down exploded again. Chen Mo’s words had released quite a few big news, there was no way they wouldn’t explode!

League of Legends had new versions and new heroes to try out.

The NRG battleteam would be there to play an exhibition match.

And a brand new VR game!

How could this be?

Many players couldn’t wait any longer and were pushing forward. Fortunately, the staff was trying their best to maintain order, and most of the players were more cultured, so the situation didn’t go out of control.

The players at the outermost edge looked at the dense crowd in front of them and sighed helplessly. They couldn’t squeeze in at all!

They could only look at the big screen.

As the cinematics began to play on the big screen, the crowd quieted down and everyone looked up at the big screen.

In the quiet forest, three soldiers were moving forward.

They seemed to have heard something and looked around, trying to find the enemy’s position. Above them, a black shadow was observing their position through the gaps between the leaves.

A cold light flashed, and a close-up of a Ninja with a mask appeared on the screen. His eyes glowed red, and then the black shadow jumped down from the tree!

"Swish!"

A cold glint flew past, and a huge shuriken nailed a soldier to a tree.

A moment later, the other two soldiers finally reacted and saw the true face of the newcomer.

A Ninja wearing an Iron Mask flashed the dual blades on his arms.

The two soldiers roared and charged at the Ninja, but the Ninja immediately broke the longsword in the soldier’s hand. He then transformed into a shadow and finished off the two enemies.

The original promotional video "calamity: Inferno shadow formation" was a simple ink style animation, but Chen Mo copied the split scenes from the previous video and made it into a high definition version.

The video excited the players. They could tell that this was a hero who could control shadows. His appearance was different from the traditional Japanese ninja. He had made many changes and innovations.

The video didn’t end there. It seamlessly connected to the real scene of the game. The name of the new hero was displayed on the lower right corner of the screen: The master of shadow stream, Chi Jie.

Chapter 424: The new hero tribulation and ginghes

Zed, who was on the brink of death, was pinned down by Ryze. Just as Ryze was about to use his last Q-skill to take Zed’s head, Zed suddenly disappeared!

A huge black "kill" mark appeared on Ryze’s body. Zed instantly appeared behind him, leaving a shadow where he stood. Ignite, ghost slash, blades, and then a normal attack. Zed completed all the operations in one second and then returned to the tower.

Ryze tried to escape from the attack range of the defensive towers with an eye-catching blood mark on his body. However, after a clear explosion of the mark, he fell to the ground.

The scene changed. Jayce, who was at full health, was chasing after Zed, who had little health left. After the electric shock passed through the accelerator, Zed’s health was reduced to less than one-fifth.

Jayce switched to his melee form and wanted to smash Zed to death with his hammer. However, the moment he used his Q-skill, Zed released a shadow in front of him and instantly switched positions with the shadow.

At the same time, Zed and shadow simultaneously used their EQ skills on Jayce, slowing him down and taking away nearly half of his health.

Jayce was in hot pursuit. He once again used his Q-skill in cannon form, trying to take Zed away. Zed dodged with flash, ignited his e-skill, and then used a normal attack. His series of actions were as smooth as flowing water, and he instantly killed Zed!

There were still all sorts of exciting scenes, such as extreme dodging skills, counterattacks with low health, thousand-mile displacement, and so on. Zed’s various wonderful moves were vividly displayed.

The players in the audience were all stunned, staring at the big screen and exclaiming from time to time.

"F * ck, what’s going on? You killed him with such little blood?"

"I don’t understand. Why is this hero flying around?"

"It feels so awesome. He can kill people without them noticing?"

"Isn’t this too showy? If you play well, you can Dodge all the skills!"

"The ID is very eye-catching, silent…As expected, Chen Mo is quietly acting cool again …"

The first part of the cinematics was only one minute long, while the last five minutes were actual combat scenes. Of course, Chen Mo had recorded all of these himself, in order to let the players know how awesome this hero was.

Very quickly, the video ended.

The players instantly exploded again, "F * ck, this new hero is so powerful!" Hurry up and open the PC experience area, I want to play!"

"Don’t worry, " Chen Mo said slowly."It’s obviously not Thunderbolt film’s style to only release one CG. There’s more."

Everyone was speechless.

Chen Zhao was right. There were more.

After a brief black screen, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s LOGO appeared on the big screen again.

Her slender fingers, which were wearing leather gloves, were twisting the spring on the back of a monkey doll.

The scene changed, and a huge shark missile cut through the sky and fell towards the city in the distance. At the same time, a slightly hoarse but evil female voice began to sing.

Blah blah blablah.

Wanna join me， come and play.

(Want to join? play with me?)

But I might shoot you， in your face.

(But I might shoot you in the face.)

Bombs and bullets will， do the trick.

(Bullets and bombs dance, playing the prelude to mischief;）

What we need here， is a little bit of panic!

(Our game will be even more perfect, with just a little bit of panic!)

In the midst of the evil singing and laughter, the camera zoomed in. A slender female hero was standing on a huge shark missile and looking excitedly in the direction of the city in the distance.

The new hero had blue hair that was tied into two long ponytails behind his back. He had light blue Bullet tattoos on his body, and all kinds of bullets were hanging on them.

In the long underground tunnel, ginghes finally looked back for the first time. She smiled evilly at the camera, then bit her lip.

"Waa!"

The audience below the stage instantly let out a burst of screams.

Shooting wildly, playing with the merry-go-round, dancing with the destroyed puppets, blowing up airships …

Explosions were happening all over the city, as if countless fireworks were exploding. Ginghes looked around and revealed a satisfied smile.

Finally, in the ruins of the city, an extremely large monkey doll rose, instantly waking ginghes from her dream.

She looked at the monkey figurine on the table, stretched out her right hand, and made a ‘fire’ gesture.

"Bang!"

With a gunshot, the entire video came to an abrupt end, and the League of Legends LOGO appeared on the screen. However, the LOGO was quickly painted in pink: JINX。

The moment the video ended, the players below the stage were all excited.

"Ah ah ah ah ah, is this new champion an ADC? It’s as beautiful as a painting!"

"This is my wife! Everyone, draw your swords!"

"Oh my God, the new hero is a loli! As a lolicon, I’m very satisfied!"

"A flat chest is justice!"

"My loli is as beautiful as a painting!"

"Don’t stop me! I want to play loli!"

As expected, the moment these two cinematics were released, the atmosphere in the audience instantly exploded!

A few of the audience members in the front row were clearly lolicon, and they couldn’t control themselves.

Zed was one of the most popular Champions in League of Legends, and was also a classic hero that was worshipped by the players. The first video of Zed was an eye-opener for all the players.

Ginghes was one of the most popular female characters in "League of Legends, " and the CG and song "Get Jinxed" were even more classic.

The new version of "League of Legends" had been in preparation for a long time, and the two videos were completed in advance. The song "Get Jinxed" had even gone through a lot of trouble to invite foreign singers to sing it, so as to ensure that it was as original as possible.

There was no Chinese version of the song’s lyrics, and it was difficult to translate it into a Chinese version, because it would lose the charm of the original words after translation. This time, Chen Mo decided to write the lyrics in English. On one hand, it was to ensure the quality of the song and fit ginghes better, and on the other hand, it was to better expand into the European and American markets.

After playing the two videos, Chen Mo went on stage again.

He looked at the eager players below the stage."Don’t worry, we’ll open the PC experience area for you to experience the new version and new heroes. But first, let’s welcome the five Champions of the NRG to the stage. We will pick five lucky fans from the venue and have an exhibition match with them!"

The five members of the NRG battleteam had been in the audience the whole time, and a booth baboon led them up onto the stage.

"Waa! Black God!"

"Silver! All five of us are here!"

"Can I brag about me killing Silver by myself for a year?"

"Wow, how can they play an exhibition match like this? could it be that they’re being slaughtered in a fancy way? The opponent is a world champion!"

Although many players knew that playing an exhibition match with the five people of the NRG would most likely result in a fancy slaughter, this was, after all, an opportunity to get close to their idols, so they all raised their hands.

"Everyone, look at the big screen, there’s a QR code on it." After everyone scanned the QR code with their phones, the system would automatically draw five players, and the players who were drawn could go on stage. It’s absolutely fair and just. There’s no underhanded means. "

Before Chen Mo could finish, the audience had already taken out their phones and started scanning the QR code on the big screen.

Chen Mo looked at the audience’s reaction and nodded in satisfaction.

Chapter 424-exhibition match

After the warm-up of the new cinematics of League of Legends, the atmosphere at the scene was very enthusiastic. The entire exhibition area was crowded, and many people were rushing over from other exhibition areas.

Soon, five lucky players were chosen.

Chen Mo said, "may I invite the five players on stage? we’ll be broadcasting the exhibition match live." Don’t leave, everyone. The real highlight is after the exhibition match!"

The five players had not even started playing yet, but they each took out a small notebook to ask the five pro players of the NRG for autographs and photos.

The players who didn’t get chosen were not so lucky. They could only stand below the stage and take out their phones to take pictures.

"Chen Mo said that the real highlight is after the exhibition match? What’s the big event?"

"Are you a fish? do you only have five seconds of memory? We’ve just been told that we’ll be able to experience a brand new VR game. "

"Uh, then why didn’t they announce the new game first before playing the exhibition match?"

"Are you stupid? you’re playing fight the landlord and throwing a King Bomb first? They would definitely release the big news after laying the foundations! The other game companies are the same. "

"But these two new champions in League of Legends are too awesome. They even invited the entire NRG team for the exhibition match. After that, they’ll use the new game as the finale. Can they still suppress them?"

"…How would I know? you can ask Chen Zhao."

There were only a few players who were worried about Chen Mo. Most of the players were watching whatever was available and were eagerly looking forward to the exhibition match.

Soon, the player and the five players took their seats. The conditions at the venue were relatively limited, so there was no need to set up a soundproof room. Everyone was only equipped with sound-proof headphones.

In the preparation stage, Chen Mo introduced the rules of the exhibition match to the audience.

"It just so happens that the players on both sides are adjusting the machines. I’ll use this time to introduce the rules of this advertising segment, oh no, the exhibition match."

"This time, the five players of the NRG must use their champion skins and can only play the game with one hand. In other words, you can only use the mouse and not the keyboard. "

"As everyone can see, the five NPG players don’t have any keyboards on their computers. They’ve all been put away."

"Also, as the game progresses, there will be new rules. As for what the rules are, I won’t disclose them yet. I can only say, please look forward to it."

There were two cameras broadcasting live at the venue, and they had even specially filmed the desktop of the five players of the NRG team. There were only mice but no keyboards.

These five people looked very unaccustomed to it. Their left hands were on the table, but it was empty and not appropriate to put them anywhere.

The audience roared with laughter.

"Hey, you let it slip! This wasn’t an exhibition match, it was an advertising segment! You just wanted to show us the champion skin and trick us into buying it!"

"Yes, I’ve long seen through Chen Zhao’s evil intentions!"

"But the rules of this competition are interesting. Professional players don’t have keyboards!"

"Single-handed? I can only say that my heart aches for little black. How can a blind man like him play? 23333"

"Silver’s clockwork is taking a lot of effort to play with!"

"Maybe sona, who’s a support player, is a little simpler? But it’d be funny if the big move missed. "

"Hahaha, the five contestants are dumbfounded. Chen Mo is actually doing this to us!"

"Wow, these five lucky players are so lucky! They’ve got a chance to solo Silver!"

Initially, many players thought that this exhibition match would not be worth watching. The five people of the NRG team were at the top of the game, so what was the point of fighting?

However, after hearing the rules, everyone perked up. Playing League of Legends with one hand? He really had not seen it before!

Soon, the game was shown on the big screen. Both sides were very serious about banning their Champions.

Of course, the five players of the NRG had to use these five Champions with champion skins. Everyone had been informed of this in advance. As such, the NRG banned garen, Timo, and barbarian as a token.

The lineup for the NRG team consisted of Shen, Lee Sin, Orianna, Vayne, and sona. Each of them had chosen their champion skins.

On the other hand, the players ‘side was more troublesome. The middle lane and the Archer positions were directly locked with the new champions, calamity and ginghes. They obviously felt that these two new heroes must be very powerful and couldn’t wait to play them.

The other three positions were Renekton, a Mu Mu, and thresh.

Obviously, only the jungler really wanted to win, so he chose a team-control hero that was very considerate of the team, while the other players were all free.

He loaded the game.

Looking at the pictures of the champion’s skins and five English IDs, it was a cool feeling. Many players had the urge to buy, buy, buy.

"Shen’s two trophies are so domineering. "

"Yeah, Orianna is handsome too."

"Sona’s chest is so big. Tsk, tsk, I must buy this skin!"

As the match began, Chen Mo started explaining on the big screen.

"Both sides are starting normally. The players are pretty good. They’re playing very well."

"Eh? Blackie’s Lee Sin used up his blue and immediately came to catch the top lane?"

At first, the players thought that the five players of the NRG could only play with one hand, and that the two sides would be evenly matched. However, the players soon realized that they were overthinking it.

Shen of the top Lane’s NRG was more conservative at the start. Renekton habitually pushed the lane and quickly reached Level 2. The minion wave was also under Shen’s Tower.

Blackie’s Lee Sin immediately reached Level 2, and when he appeared from the bushes, he smacked the floor to slow him down and used a Q-skill. Shenya immediately taunted and used crowd control.

Renekton used flash in his panic, but Blackie’s Lee Sin followed up with A second Q-skill and took the kill with a normal attack.

The players below the stage were in an uproar.

"What the f * ck? What was going on? Isn’t it a one-handed operation?"

"Hahaha, little Blackie’s blind is no different from using both hands?"

"It’s over, these professional players are all monsters. I thought that the two sides would be able to fight each other, but I was overthinking it!"

"It’s over. The new champion in the middle lane has been completely suppressed by Silver’s Orianna. He’s already returned to base and lost a huge wave of minions. "

"It’s cold, it’s cold. Let’s just enjoy the champion’s skin …"

"Why do these two new heroes feel so weak …"

As the audience watched, they were puzzled. What the hell was this? were professional players really using one hand?

However, the camera was still focused on him. It was indeed a one-handed operation. There wasn’t even a keyboard on the table, so he couldn’t operate it with both hands!

After four minutes, Silver used his Q and W to single-handedly kill Zed, who was returning to the city from the tower.

And the worst thing was that after playing for 4 minutes, Zed in the middle lane had only made 3 moves.

Fortunately, the players of the NRG were playing more relaxed. Sona was standing too close to the front at the bottom lane and was caught by a Mumu, who sent her back.

These players were obviously not the kind of rookies who didn’t know how to play at all. During this period, Blackie’s Blindman caught the jungler, ah Mumu, and was actually twisted away with two Q-S, which caused the audience to cheer.

However, it was clear that the gap between the two sides was still too big. With the pro players playing with one hand and not playing seriously at all, the number of kills on both sides quickly pulled apart.

20 minutes into the match, the number of players on both sides had reached 21 to 7. The five players of the NRG team had already gathered in the middle lane and were ready to push the opponent’s high tower.

The players, on the other hand, could not fight back and could only watch from afar in front of the crystal.

There was nothing they could do about it. The gap between the two was just too big. Silver’s clockwork in the middle lane had managed to suppress Zed by 130 CS. Clockwork had managed to score 180 CS, but Zed had only managed to score 50 CS. One QW and he would have to go home.

Chapter 426: A dramatic result

However, before the tower had fallen, the five players of the NRG had already rushed to the opponent’s high ground. First, Orianna pulled ginghes back and Zed. Then, Blindman chased Amumu to death. Only Renekton and thresh, the support, were left trembling in the spring.

The five players of the NRG team circled the players ‘high ground and observed the opponent’s fountain before returning to the middle lane, ready to continue demolishing the high towers in the middle lane.

However, the instant the players ‘high tower was destroyed, Chen Mo said, "Alright, the competition is suspended! Please pack up your keyboards and go to the opposite side to exchange champions with the NPC players!"

As soon as Chen Mo finished, the game on the big screen really did pause!

The ten people who were fighting were all dumbfounded.

"Quick, switch positions! Stand up, stand up. " Chen Zhao urged.

The audience burst into laughter.

"Ah? Exchanging heroes?"

"Hahaha, so you were waiting here?"

"The pro teams are already ahead by 11000 gold. The middle Lane’s inhibitor tower has been broken. Should we go back now?"

"Little black is so confused. What’s going on?"

"What a shocking reversal!"

"I’m dying of laughter. Is this how you play?"

The players from both teams went to their respective positions under Chen Mo’s urging. The five players were all hugging their keyboards with silly smiles on their faces.

Chen Mo teased, "you’ve never seen such luxurious equipment?" Hurry up and get your seats, we’re going to continue the game. "

A few professional players sat down in front of the players ‘computers. These heroes were really too miserable!

It was another two minutes of debugging time. The five players and the NRG team members adjusted the settings in the game and the game continued.

The game was still paused at the moment when the red team’s high tower was broken. The five heroes on the blue team were originally used by the NRG. They did not have enough health but were still relatively healthy, while the heroes on the red team were about to be resurrected.

However, as soon as the time-out ended, Blackie’s a Mumu immediately wrapped a bandage around Orianna’s body, and then used a big move on three people!

Zed directly entered the field and used his ultimate to lock onto Orianna, who had relatively more health. The blue team wanted to retreat, but thresh immediately hooked Orianna and entered the field to use his ultimate skill to keep her alive, while ginghes was madly attacking from the side.

"Triple Kill!"

The players who were originally happy were dumbfounded. What was going on?

It was reasonable to say that before the start of the team battle, the five heroes of the blue team still looked very healthy even though their health was not full. Most importantly, they were leading by 10000 gold!

How did he get a one-for-four trade when he was leading by 10000 gold?

The audience was already laughing uncontrollably. If they didn’t compete, they wouldn’t know. Wasn’t the difference too big?

Zed, who had previously been suppressed by Orianna, had entered the battlefield perfectly and dodged all control skills. He dealt all the damage and got three kills before leaving, leaving the audience in awe.

"F * ck, Silver’s Zed isn’t the same champion as the one he played before!"

"Sure enough, this champion can only achieve the effect of the collection of videos in the hands of an expert!"

"Orianna, Vayne, and sona seemed to have melted before they could even react?"

"Isn’t this a new hero? This was also Silver’s first time, right? How did you get so good at it?"

"I can only say that their gaming talents are completely different …"

"Wow, it’s over. We can’t win even if we lead by ten thousand gold!"

Chen Mo was speechless. How did they fight this?

However, it was still okay because after this wave of team battle, the economy of both sides had pulled back to about 2000. The blue side still had a huge advantage.

The players clearly realized that even though they had a gold advantage of 10000, they couldn’t play around recklessly. The five of them obediently gathered together and prepared to push the middle lane, wanting to take the high ground crystal first.

This time, the players had learned their lesson and stood in a scattered formation to prevent a Mumu from suddenly growing to three people. Moreover, the well-developed Shen and blind were directly in front, protecting the back row.

The team battle between the two sides broke out again. However, this time, the pro players of the NRG were not as easily defeated. After all, the gold advantage of the blue team was too big. Orianna’s big move could easily take down Renekton’s health.

The top lane, jungler, and support of the NRG fell to the ground one after another, but just as everyone was on the brink of death, Zed entered the field again and used another set of perfect combos to cripple everyone. Ginghes simply fired one shot at a time, getting a quadruple kill.

In just 24 minutes, the number of kills on both sides had already reached 27 to 15. They were fighting like crazy every minute, making the audience burst into laughter.

In the end, the blue team never won any more team battles after that!

After 35 minutes, the red team’s kill count had surprisingly reversed. What had almost been a ghost kill count had miraculously turned into something in Silver’s hands. They had successfully made four major items. Now, as long as they didn’t meet Shen, they could kill him in one go.

Moreover, both Zed and ginghes had physical attacks, so they pushed the towers very quickly. The blue team’s middle and bottom high ground were also pushed down, while the red team’s economy exceeded 4000.

It was another wave of team battle, and the NRG team had won again. Zed and ginghes were frantically tearing down the blue team’s high tower, and it looked like they were about to take it down.

"Okay, " Chen Mo said."The game is suspended. We’ll switch back!"

The audience almost peed their pants from laughing.

"Chen Mo really put in a lot of effort to let the audience win!"

"Hahaha, the gold advantage that the pro players worked so hard to gain is going to be taken advantage of by these guys again."

"This robbery was super ghostly when it was given out, but when it’s taken back, it’s almost super godly. What a big profit!"

This time, the audience brought back their best champions, but once they started fighting, they found that they still couldn’t win!

In the middle lane, there was a team battle. The five players of the NRG team swarmed up again and killed four players!

The spectating players were speechless.

"Wow, aren’t these professional players a little too strong?"

"There’s no choice. He’s the world champion!"

"But they’re all playing with one hand!"

"GG!"

Just when everyone thought that the players were going to lose, they found out that Zed had already reached the crystal core on the blue side and was cutting the crystal with his sword!

It was already too late for the NRG players to go back. This Zed had directly blocked their vision with their W-skill to cross the wall. By the time they appeared in the blue team’s vision, they were already pushing down the low-HP tower with their super minions.

Chen Mo was also excited, wow, this tribulation is so spiritual! Sure enough, you found your position and went to steal the tower! Three more blades! Two blades! Wow, Zed even used his W-skill to avoid blind’s Q-skill, a slash! We’ve won! Congratulations to our players for winning!"

The players at the scene couldn’t help but laugh. Even a well-written script wouldn’t be this dramatic, right?

The players of the NRG stood up and shook hands with each other.

Chen Mo let out a long sigh of relief, "it wasn’t easy. These five audience members finally won against the NRG players. Congratulations!" Each of you will receive a figurine, please collect it from the staff. "

"Many players should have experienced the new hero just now. I wonder how everyone feels? We’re going to talk about the most important part of the exhibition. Is everyone ready?"

Chapter 426-highlights cut

The audience was still immersed in the atmosphere of the new hero and the previous exhibition match, and more and more players were gathering.

Even though the other exhibition halls also had great displays, Chen Mo’s display of the two new champions of League of Legends and the exhibition match with the players of the NRG immediately made the place popular!

Many of the players below the stage were trying to squeeze in.

"Those in front, hurry up! I haven’t played the new hero yet!"

"This hero looks so cool!"

"Is there any more exhibition match? Let’s have another round?"

"Yeah, aren’t the five people from the NRG still here? Come and give me an autograph!"

The players were all very enthusiastic, or perhaps too enthusiastic. It was as if everyone’s attention was on the five members of the NRG team, and no one was looking forward to the new game.

Chen Zhao was speechless.

After thinking for a moment, forget it, I’ll just throw the king Bomb directly.

As Chen Mo left the stage, the screen dimmed again, and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s LOGO appeared.

The noisy players gradually quieted down.

"Shh! It seems like there’s a new cinematics!"

"The tickets to today’s exhibition are worth a lot of money."

"Is it a new game?"

"Don’t talk, watch carefully!"

……

On the battlefield.

A few soldiers were hiding behind cover, and there were loud explosions around them. Their eyes were lowered, full of frustration and despair.

Suddenly, a whistling sound was heard. The soldier raised his head, his eyes slightly widened, and a smile appeared on his face.

In the clouds high above, under the cover of the afterglow of the morning sun, the Pharaoh Eagle wearing blue mechanical armor quickly rose into the sky and flew toward the battlefield.

"We are the hope!"

In the corner of King’s Lane, a robot’s arm had been torn off and it was lying on the ground.

Lionheart stood in front of him and spread the large shield on his arm to block the Molotov cocktail.

"We are the glory!"

In a World of Ice and snow, a single mech charged straight at the huge mech monster in front of it. The camera cut to the front and gave a close-up of the girl in the mech.

"What we are, is courage!"

In the vault, countless criminals were firing at will. Soldier 76 descended from the sky and used the butt of his gun to send an enemy flying.

"We are justice!"

In the ruins, a child’s face was covered in wounds, but a golden light appeared in front of her. The angel slowly descended from the sky. With a pair of golden wings, it extended a helping hand to her.

"We … Are showing mercy."

Lie Kong shuttled back and forth quickly, dodging the homing missiles that were following closely behind him. He hung upside down on the screen and fired back.

"We are determined!"

Under the cherry blossom tree, Yuan-Shi sheathed her saber.

"We are harmonious!"

Looking at the rocket that took off, Winston’s face revealed a smile.

"We are the vanguard of the Overwatch!"

The camera zoomed out, and the heroes of the Overwatch Council appeared on the screen.

Winston, lie Kong, Soldier 76, Yuan, Black Lily, Pharaoh Eagle, Hanzo, DVA, Angel, Lionheart …

In the majestic melody, the LOGO of Overwatch appeared on the screen, and the video came to an end.

This was the promotional video for Overwatch from Chen Mo’s previous life. It was usually played in the cinema before the movie started.

The reason why he chose this video was mainly because time was too tight. There was no time to make a six to seven-minute video.

The video was only one minute long, but it vividly portrayed the characteristics of several key heroes in the Overwatch. At the same time, it also hinted at the world’s background, which could make players who had never played it feel the corresponding expectations.

After the video finished playing, the players were excited again.

"This new cinematics … F * ck, it’s of a very high standard!"

"I’m looking forward to the game even more after watching it. What kind of game is it?"

"Aren’t the heroes in this game too complicated? There’s a flying hero, a tank hero, a healer, and even one that can teleport?"

"Could it be another MOBA game?"

"Look at the last scene. There are so many heroes. It should be a MOBA game, right?"

"A MOBA game with a future theme? Isn’t it better to do it in League of Legends?"

"Didn’t you guys hear what Chen Zhao said? It’s a VR game. "

"F * ck, a VR MOBA?"

"Is it okay? I heard that MOBA games can’t be made in 3d? It seems like those who did it are all dead. "

While the players were discussing, Chen Mo said, "Why are you guys still in such a hurry? I’ve already told you that it’s not Thunderbolt film studio’s style to only release a CG movie. Also …"

Everyone was speechless.

After a brief black screen, the second video was played on the big screen.

However, this video wasn’t CG, since Chen Mo didn’t have the time to do it.

The second video was made using real scenes from the game, so it didn’t take much effort.

The camera flashed across the voskaya industrial zone, giving a close-up of the huge mech under construction in the distance.

At the entrance, Charia dusted her hands and picked up the particle cannon on the ground.

The scene changed to Chalia’s first-person perspective. First, she put a particle barrier on the friendly Hunter Kong, and then killed the death god that came out from the side and the fortress in front of her in a high energy state.

However, in the process of taking over the target point, the Mad Rat on the roof detonated the bomb tire and blew her away.

The screen showed a close-up of Mad Rat and then switched to his first-person perspective.

First, he used a concussion mine to blow himself up into the air, then he used a grenade launcher to kill Black Lily, who was high up in the air. After that, he threw a trap on the ground and killed lie Kong, who was following him.

The scene switched to Dorado. Mad Rat was bombarding the place. Soldier 76 rushed out of the door with his tactical eyepiece on and cleared the enemies in front of him.

However, just as Soldier 76 was advancing, Lu BA hooked him and shot him dead.

The road bully came to Highway 66 and was shot away by McRae, who had opened the door to noon.

After that, Lucio, Winston, DVA, Xiaomei, Hanzo, and Yuanshi also appeared one by one.

Hanzo and Yuan-Shi were confronting each other on the platform. Just as the battle was about to break out, ao Wei, who had transformed into a true dragon, descended from the sky and created a huge thunderstorm in the area where everyone was.

After that, it was a great mix of highlights.

Yuan-clan’s dimension slash.

McRae arrived at noon.

The Pharaoh’s Eagle had brought justice to the world.

Lucio jumped up and stopped there.

Ao Wei leaped into the air and released a thunderstorm.

A close-up of an Angel releasing an immortal hero.

The Grim Reaper used death bloom in the crowd.

Winston activated his primordial rage and roared.

Chalia’s gravity spray worked together with Hanzo’s support.

D.VA launched a nuclear bomb from a distance after using his thrusters.

The exciting scenes were played at an extremely fast speed, so the players were dazzled and let out waves of exclamations.

At the end of the video, there was a close-up of all the heroes, as well as a huge Overwatch LOGO.

Chapter 427-trial

After the video ended, Chen Mo went on stage and the players below started discussing.

"F * ck! This is an FPS game!"

"That’s true, and the second video seems to be made using the game’s real scene? Some of the first person views even have an UI!"

"From the looks of it, it’s an FPS with skills?"

"This is amazing! I’ve never played this before!"

"And it looks really cool. Look at that hero flying in the sky, he’s even shouting ‘justice from the heavens’ when he’s using his ultimate. He’s so cool!"

"I was just about to ask why these two Japanese heroes had Dragons, and the Chinese dragon appeared. Chen Mo is indeed very thoughtful …"

"Wow, this Huaxia-style dragon girl is so pretty. I want to lick her!"

"And the graphics are really good. Looks like Chen Mo didn’t earn all that money for nothing, did he spend it all on the graphics?"

"And these heroes exist in every country. They speak different languages. Japanese, Russian, German … I think they’re all here. "

"Chen Zhao is really going further and further on the path of becoming an international model …"

"Don’t be so fake. I just want to ask when we can try the game. I can’t wait!"

"Yeah, how does a hero that flies in the sky look like in VR?"

"I’ve played this feeling of flying in the sky in other VR games, it’s great! However, Chen Mo’s new game’s hero’s flying skills are much cooler, so it’s definitely not bad!"

"Hurry up and open the trial!"

Chen Mo was very satisfied with the players ‘reactions, he walked onto the stage, "Everyone, don’t worry. Let me briefly introduce this new game."

"As you can see, the game’s name is OverWatch, which is translated as Overwatch or OW for short. This is the first FPS game I’ve made, and it’s a completely different genre from the previous ones. "

"Overwatch uses some elements from MOBA games, but the main gameplay is still FPS. However, compared to traditional FPS games, the players in Overwatch will play many different roles and have different ways of playing. "

As Chen Mo spoke, the big screen changed to a full Hero Group photo of Overwatch.

Chen Zhao pointed at Reinhardt, who was on the right."Lionheart is a heavy soldier hero. He didn’t have a gun or a bow. He only had a long-range skill with a long cooldown. Therefore, he could be considered a complete melee hero, overturning the traditional FPS playstyle. There are many more of such heroes in the Overwatch. "

"The original design of Overwatch was to allow players to have a more diverse and rich gaming experience in the process of shooting. For example, Soldier 76 can be considered a regular FPS player, but his ultimate skill is to activate the tactical eyepiece. After activating it, the system will automatically aim at the enemy for you. "

"In other words, players with bad marksmanship can still find joy in this game."

"As we all know, FPS games are not friendly to new players. We hope that more players will be able to experience the fun of FPS games through Overwatch."

"This is a VR game that will be released on the VR platform soon. I know that everyone must be very concerned about the price, but I can tell you in advance that this will be a completely free game. "

"Yes, you didn’t hear wrong, it’s completely free! Just like League of Legends, all the income comes from value-added services that don’t affect combat power, including skins, profile pictures, special expressions, and so on. "

"Okay, we’ll open the VR area for a trial. In addition, we will invite the star player of the NRG team, Jiang Hao, to try out the game live and broadcast it on the big screen. Players who haven’t played yet don’t have to worry, please line up and experience it in an orderly manner!"

While Chen Mo was speaking, the players were already cheering, and after hearing that it was a free game, they were even more shocked.

"FPS! Chen Mo had finally extended his claws to the FPS! The designers of FPS games are going to cry!"

"An FPS with skills? Can you do it?"

"It looks very cool, how can it not work? Chen Mo’s games don’t work?"

"Wait, did I hear wrong? what did Chen Zhao say? He said that the game is completely free?"

"A completely free VR game? I’ve never heard of it!"

"Is Chen Mo crazy? I don’t think this game is expensive even if it’s sold for six or seven hundred Yuan. He’s giving it away for free?"

"What’s the fuss about? I’d be surprised if it was someone else, but … This is Chen Zhao. He’s already tired of these free games and mobile games, and you just met him today?"

"Yeah, think about Onmyoji, the ‘free game’ that dominated the bestselling leaderboard for a few months, then think about League of Legends, the ‘free game’ that’s all over the PC market. You guys think Chen Mo is doing this for charity? how childish!"

"You think Chen Mo will lose? He’s smiling so much that he’s waking up from his dreams!"

"But it’s a good thing for the players, it’s a completely free VR game! I’ve never heard of Chen Mo being awesome!"

The players in the front row couldn’t help but squeeze forward, wanting to be the first to experience the VR gaming pod. At this time, it was no longer about quality. Who cared about quality in order to play the game?

If they didn’t squeeze at this time, they wouldn’t be able to play at all!

After the VR experience area’s game cabin was opened, the players in the front row quickly filled up all the game cabins, leaving only one special game cabin for Jiang Hao to use for his livestream.

The other four members of the NRG team looked at Jiang Hao with resentment as he got into the game cabin. They could not play and had to sign autographs for their fans.

It couldn’t be helped. Who asked Jiang Hao to be the most popular in the players ‘hearts?

There was a limited number of VR gaming pods, so those who couldn’t get one could only line up and watch the big screen.

……

After Jiang Hao entered the game cabin, the big screen quickly showed his in-game real-time image.

Of course, the experience of the gaming pod was the same as the human eye, but the perspective on the big screen was similar to that of the computer. There were still some differences between the two. However, the audience below the stage could also feel the excitement of the game.

After a brief loading screen, Jiang Hao found himself in a teahouse that was full of Chinese style.

In front of him were the bamboo tables and chairs of the teahouse. There was a whole set of tea set on the table, and the tea in the teacups could be clearly seen.

Jiang Hao took a walk in the teahouse.

He could clearly see the night view of the entire city from the window in front.

This was a modern city filled with a sense of technology. There were tall buildings and bright lights. Many small flying devices shuttled between the buildings. The night view of the entire city was beautiful.

Jiang Hao quickly realized that the teahouse he was in and the gazebo outside were all built on the roof of a building. This was obviously a Chinese setting.

Chapter 429: Training (part three)

"A China Style teahouse on the top of a tall building? This is a good idea. " Jiang Hao could not help but be amazed.

The initial login scenario was actually Li River Tower, but Chen Mo didn’t have the time to make a special one, so he took it.

Needless to say, the effect was pretty good. Neither Jiang Hao nor the players present could see anything wrong.

A huge virtual screen appeared in front of Jiang Hao. On it was the LOGO of Overwatch and some options.

On the left were four larger and more eye-catching options,[start],[training],[hero], and [supply].

In the lower right corner, there were five smaller options, including [outstanding performance],[social interaction], and [career overview].

The [start] option was still grayed out because the game had not officially started and could not be matched with players. Therefore, it was equivalent to being offline at the moment, and he could only experience the basic playing method in the [training] option.

Jiang Hao clicked on the [training] option, and three sub-options appeared on the virtual screen. They were [teaching mode],[training range], and [computer training].

Jiang Hao chose [teaching mode] first.

After a short loading, Jiang Hao found himself in a training base.

The camera swept across the sky and stopped in front of the automatic door. The automatic door opened, and the camera gave a close-up of Soldier 76.

Then, the camera panned to Soldier 76. Jiang Hao’s vision was automatically switched to Soldier 76’s first-person perspective.

Jiang Hao looked down.

Soldier 76 was wearing a blue and white coat and red leather gloves. Jiang Hao couldn’t control his character’s movements yet and could only wait patiently.

Soldier 76 moved his hand joints.

At this moment, Jiang Hao heard an artificial intelligence’s voice from the training base, "Hello, Soldier 76. I’m Athena, the AI, and I’ll be guiding you in the Overwatch training program. "

Jiang Hao’s vision automatically turned to the left, where there was a computer full of a sense of technology. It was obviously the artificial intelligence Athena’s main body.

"Then, where is she?"

On the second floor on the upper right side of the training ground, lie Kong quickly flashed down and came in front of Jiang Hao.

"Hello, I’m lie Kong. I’ll help you complete the training."

"Now, " Athena said, "please use the center of your field of vision to observe where lie Kong is."

Lie Kong flickered quickly and arrived at the left side of his field of vision.

Jiang Hao realized that he could now control 76 soldiers. He first looked around and quickly noticed lie Kong on his left.

The guidance was complete the moment he focused his gaze on lie Kong.

"Very good, " Athena said."Now watch as Hunter Kong heads to the center of the platform."

Hunter Kong flickered quickly and arrived at the center of the platform. Jiang Hao subconsciously looked at where she had disappeared to.

Athena,’well done! Next, let’s review the basic mobile content. You can move in any direction. Now, follow lie Kong around the hangar. "

Jiang Hao Ran forward with lie Kong.

Vision and movement were the same as other VR games, so there wasn’t much to practice. Jiang Hao mastered it very quickly.

The reason why the beginner’s training was so complicated was that some people might be playing VR games for the first time, so they had to guide them carefully.

Under lie Kong’s guidance, Jiang Hao arrived at the next training location.

"Very good, " Athena said."Now, please jump onto the platform, pass through the explosion-proof door, enter the shooting range, and head to the highlighted position."

Jiang Hao jumped onto the platform and the explosion-proof door opened. In front of him was a shooting range. There was a highlighted spot on the floor with an arrow on it, indicating for Jiang Hao to go over.

At the designated position, a heavy pulse rifle automatically appeared in Soldier 76’s hand and the clip was changed.

"Now, I’ll guide you through your basic shooting training."

"Your avatar will be displayed on the top left of the screen, next to your blood. If it drops to 0, you will die. Now, let me arrange some targets for you to attack. "

A training robot appeared in the shooting range and came to Jiang Hao.

"Now, " Athena said, "please watch the training robot and fire at it."

"Of course, you can also fire at it without looking at it, but if you do that, your shooting accuracy will be greatly reduced. When the target you want to shoot is in line with your field of vision and shooting direction, your shooting accuracy will greatly increase. "

"After practice, your shooting accuracy can even reach a hundred percent. Of course, I believe that this is not difficult for a well-trained soldier like you. "

Jiang Hao stared at the training robot in front of him and fired at it.

Blue flames shot out of the muzzle, and the training robot’s HP dropped rapidly under a series of bullets before finally exploding.

After all, Jiang Hao was a professional player and had played some VR games before, so this step wasn’t difficult for him. However, Jiang Hao still realized the difference between Overwatch and other FPS games.

The most obvious difference was that the recoil of the gun itself was very small, and the muzzle basically wouldn’t drift.

Other FPS games were basically as realistic as possible. During the shooting process, the player’s shoulder would feel a very clear recoil shock, and the muzzle would involuntarily float up. In other words, even if one’s vision and shooting direction were completely fine, the shot would still be high.

Therefore, even in a VR FPS game, one had to be careful with one’s gun.

However, in Overwatch, the recoil was very light, and there was no need to press the gun, or just a very small amount. This also greatly improved Jiang Hao’s accuracy. Almost the entire magazine of bullets hit the training robot.

Athena said,’well done. However, Please note that in actual combat, your enemies will be more difficult to hit. Now, let me prepare some more challenging targets for you. "

Soon, more training robots began to appear in the shooting range, and they were all moving.

The system was also giving some basic information, such as there would be a red outline around the enemy’s body, a health bar would be displayed above their heads when shooting at the enemy, most weapons had capacity limits, and they needed to change the magazine, and so on.

In addition, the system also notified Jiang Hao that he could use close-range attacks to destroy enemies in close range.

Next was the skill guide, which included spiral missile, biological force field, sprint, and Tactical Goggles.

When he turned on the tactical Goggles, Jiang Hao’s entire field of vision would change slightly, as if he was really looking through high-tech goggles.

When the tactical eyepiece was turned on, the weapon would automatically attack the enemy in Jiang Hao’s field of vision. All he had to do was slightly adjust the shooting direction. This made Jiang Hao very interested.

Chapter 429-will you faint?

After the training course ended, Jiang Hao chose to enter the training range to familiarize himself with the different heroes.

Jiang Hao was particularly interested in a few of the more powerful heroes in the video, such as Hunter Kong, Yuan Shi, Pharaoh Eagle, and so on. These heroes were quite different from the characters in other FPS games, so Jiang Hao wanted to experience them first.

Of course, most players had the same question after watching the video. Would they get dizzy playing these heroes with quick movement skills?

For example, Hunter Kong could obviously move three times in a very short time, and the distance of the movement was very long. Including flash back, Hunter Kong’s position could change four times in a second.

For example, death god was spinning continuously when he released his ultimate skill. If it was completely realistic, the players would definitely vomit.

However, Jiang Hao understood after playing these heroes. Chen Mo had obviously made a lot of changes to the experience to ensure that the players wouldn’t feel dizzy while playing.

The first was the problem of rapid displacement.

In fact, the problem of rapid displacement existed for most Champions, such as Black Lily, Winston, and so on. For such a fast movement, some players would definitely get dizzy. It was unavoidable, just like 3D dizziness. It could only be said that this was natural, and this group of players had no choice but to give up on these heroes.

However, for most players, as long as they practiced more, they could get used to this kind of rapid movement.

In VR mode, the immersion of this kind of rapid movement was stronger than on PC, similar to a roller coaster or bungee jumping. However, this kind of displacement was completely controlled by the player himself. After knowing where he was going to appear in advance, the series of movements such as displacement, direction adjustment, and shooting were all out of the player’s habitual reaction. They could adapt to it with more practice.

Of course, in VR, heroes like Hunter Kong and Yuan Shi would have a higher threshold than in PC, but they were not completely unplayable. For some players, these heroes were more exciting to play.

The second problem was the change in perspective brought about by the skill.

This was actually an easy problem to solve because the PC version of Overwatch had a similar problem. For example, when McRae rolled, the player’s perspective would not roll along with McRae’s vision, but would still look in the direction they wanted to. When death released death bloom, the player’s vision would be pulled up to the sky to help the player better judge the range of the big move.

In other words, the players ‘vision could still be freely controlled under the effects of these skills. It would not be the same as the hero’s real vision. It was equivalent to temporarily having a God’s perspective, and they could return after the skills were used.

Moreover, VR mode was better than PC, and that was that the player’s field of view was separated from the actual shooting direction, which greatly reduced the sense of dizziness.

For example, on the PC side, if a player wanted to shoot a target with Soldier 76, they had to aim the crosshair in the center of the screen at the target. At this moment, the field of view and shooting direction in the game were completely the same.

What if the player wanted to observe target B while shooting target A? It was impossible to achieve in most PC FPS games. Even if he did, the effect would not be good.

However, in VR, when players played Soldier 76, it was like shooting in real life. You could look at target A while shooting at target B, as long as target B was still within your field of vision. You didn’t need to focus on it.

This was similar to shooting in the real world.

Of course, doing so would cause the accuracy of the shots to drop significantly, but "lowering the accuracy" was still much better than "not being able to do it at all."

In other words, in VR, when players used Yuan-Shi sword draw, their vision would not waver as violently as on PC. Their vision would remain stable, but it was up to them to decide where to attack.

……

Soon, Jiang Hao found that he had fallen in love with the game. In VR mode, the sense of immersion in the game was very strong. When playing certain heroes, the feeling of satisfaction was multiplied.

For example, when Jiang Hao played with the Pharaoh Eagle, it was as if he was really flying in the sky. This included his vision, the speed of his natural descent, the slight sound of the wind, and so on. Everything was very similar to flying in real life.

There was also Yuan-Shi’s sword draw. Since the field of view in VR was the same as in real life, unlike in PC, the field of view was limited. Moreover, it could slash at any spot in the field of view, so it was more realistic.

In addition, the yuan-Shi could also climb walls and do double jumps. At first, Jiang Hao was not familiar with it and often fell from the sky. However, after he got used to it, he quickly became immersed in it.

Not only Jiang Hao, but the players below the stage were also excited.

"F * ck, this hero can fly and launch rockets in the sky? This was a F * cking suppressive fire! A bomber?"

"It feels so good!"

"And this Ninja, he can climb walls at will? It’s so cool to come and go from all kinds of high places. "

"Yeah, even though other VR games have similar wall-climbing content, they seem to have more restrictions and it’s slower too. It’s not as satisfying as this one."

"And this DVA, it feels like we’re really fighting in a mech. The various UI’s are very detailed, and it looks so technologically advanced!"

"The dragoness is also very handsome, especially after she becomes a Dragon. She can fly as she wishes. This is so high!"

"It’s already so cool from a PC Perspective, what would it be like from a VR perspective? Didn’t you feel great?"

"This Hunter Kong’s view … Why do I feel a little dizzy? I feel like the surrounding scenery is changing so quickly."

"Because little Blackie has been using his flash all this time. He can use three flashes at any time. If this were in LOL, tsk tsk tsk …"

"Will little black really not faint …"

"Seeing how smoothly he’s playing, he obviously doesn’t know how to. However, it also depends on the player. Some people have 3D stun, so they might not be able to play heroes like lie Kong and Yuan. "

"Wow, I can’t wait. The queue is so slow!"

"Because those who enter the game cabin are not willing to come out!"

"Please, those who are trying out the game, hurry up. You just need to try it out for about ten minutes. Have some public morality!"

The players in the queue below the stage were not appeased by the sight of little black playing. Instead, they became even more anxious. Obviously, after seeing the rich mechanics of the game, they wanted to play it even more.

There were also many people who came to line up for Overwatch after experiencing the new version of League of Legends. They all wanted to try out the brand new VR game.

The livestream on the big screen attracted even more players. The popularity at the booth was getting higher and higher. Many people had clearly just arrived and were all standing on tiptoes to watch the big screen.

Some players even stood on the booths of other companies and looked at the big screens, making the staff of these companies curse in their hearts.

Chen Mo smiled in satisfaction, he was very satisfied with the players ‘reactions. It was obvious that the VR version of Overwatch was the same as the PC version in his previous life, gaining a lot of attention as soon as it was released.

Chapter 430-heated discussion

"Everyone, don’t push. Please line up in an orderly manner and come one by one! As there are more people trying it out, each player has a 10-minute time limit for the VR gaming pod. Please be polite …"

A few staff members were already trying their best to maintain order. There was no other way, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth was completely full. Those who entered the VR gaming pod didn’t want to come out, and the people outside couldn’t wait to enter, and more and more people gathered.

As a last resort, these VR gaming pods could only be used for a limited time experience. Even so, many people still felt that they had not played enough. After coming out of the gaming pods, they took a stroll outside and wanted to take advantage of the situation to get back in and play again.

There were still many players who couldn’t get in, but they all gathered around the stage and shouted at Chen Mo.

"When will Overwatch be released? ah, no, when will it be released?"

"Is it really completely free? Does that mean all VR gaming pods can be installed?"

"Chen Mo, I’m your fan, can’t you let me try it out first!"

"What about the poor who can’t afford a VR gaming pod?"

Chen Mo couldn’t play dead since the players were so enthusiastic. He answered them one by one.

"Soon, it’s already in the final optimization stage, and it can probably go online in early February. Test? No, no, no, my game doesn’t have a test, so it’s definitely a finished product. "

"That’s right, it’s completely free. You can play as much as you want after you go online."

"If you want to try it out, line up quickly. I can’t give you special treatment in front of so many people."

"It’s actually fine. Everyone will be able to play the game once it’s released. There’s no need to rush it for a few days."

"You can’t afford a VR gaming pod … Bro, let me give you a piece of sincere advice. If you can’t afford a VR gaming pod, you should save up first. Real life is more important, so let’s not keep thinking about playing games. Of course, if you really want it, you can go to Thunderbolt tabletop’s competition. There will be a free gaming pod …"

Chen Mo lived in seclusion and didn’t livestream. Other than occasionally posting on Weibo, he didn’t interact with the players, so it wasn’t easy for many people to see Chen Mo.

Now that there was a chance to chat with Chen Mo, the audience crowded over and asked questions one after another, turning the fair into a huge press conference.

……

Chen Mo was exhausted from the whole day of exhibition.

The gamers were too enthusiastic. They didn’t want to leave even though the dojo was about to close.

The exhibition went on for three days, and in these three days, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s booth became more and more popular. It became the most popular booth in the exhibition, even beating Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment!

Moreover, the number of people in these three days had increased by the day. In the end, there were so many players at the entrance of the exhibition hall that they didn’t even dare to take a look.

As the convention continued to be popular, news of Chen Mo’s new game, Overwatch, quickly spread online and ignited the entire gaming industry.

……

In a designer’s chat group.

"Which one of you is at YouPlay? Has anyone tried Chen Mo’s new game?"

"You mean ‘the Overwatch’? It seems like a lot of people are talking about this game. How is it?"

"I didn’t get to play, there are too many people! But from the demo, it’s pretty good, just like Chen Mo’s usual!"

"Yes, it seems to be an FPS game with MOBA elements!"

"I heard it’s a free game."

"Again? Did he want to replicate the success of League of Legends in VR? What great ambition!"

"But isn’t it a fact that a first-person MOBA can’t be done?!"

"This isn’t a MOBA, it’s an FPS! We definitely can’t make a VR MOBA, but an FPS with skills … Aiya, I can’t say for sure. I can only say that although there were similar ideas in the past, no one has actually made it. "

"What’s with Chen Zhao’s speed? They’ve just finished the League of Legends World Finals, and now they’re making a new game?"

"I can only say that we don’t understand the world of the master. If I were the designer of League of Legends, I would only need to make one game for the rest of my life. Why would I need to make other games?"

"…So you’re a loser and Chen Zhao is a boss."

"Wait, I suddenly have a bad idea. Why did Chen Mo choose this time to release a new game? Could it be for this year’s grand prize, game of the year?"

"Game of the year? No way, this game doesn’t look like the kind of game that will win the championship. "

"But think about it, Chen Mo is going to win all the PC awards with League of Legends this year, why would he release a new game a few months earlier to compete with his own?"

"Maybe it’s the same as League of Legends, using the Spring Festival holiday for marketing? I heard that Chen Mo spent the new year in the Imperial City to promote League of Legends. "

"It’s different now. Last year was a distribution war, and he was trying to get users for Thunderbolt gaming platform. This year? The distribution war is over, League of Legends is popular, and Thunderbolt gaming platform has gained momentum. He doesn’t have to be in such a rush. I think he’s definitely trying to fight for the annual gaming award before the Spring Festival. "

…"Terrifying! Is this day finally here?"

……

On the forum.

"Chen Mo said that the new game, Overwatch, is completely free! It’s very likely that there’ll be a dominating competitive game like League of Legends!"

"Completely free of charge? NICE, this is Chen Mo’s style!"

"…Alright, Can Chen Zhao lose out? Why does it seem like he has a conscience?"

"How is that heartless? If it was any other game company, they would definitely buy out the game and add in the price. A VR game would be considered cheap at around six to seven hundred RMB, but Chen Mo just waived everyone’s entry fee, what is this, he’s really generous!"

"That’s right, if that’s the case, would other VR game companies be stupid? Why not make it all free? Obviously, only Chen Zhao has the confidence to do so!"

"This game is so cool! I can’t help but want to play it."

"Chen Mo is quite ambitious!"

"I don’t think we should be blindly optimistic. The success of League of Legends on the PC side is phenomenal, and there are many factors behind it. The main reason was that there weren’t any strong competitors on PC, and MOBA games were completely new. With the right time, place, and people, League of Legends could be so successful. But there are already FPS games on VR, it’ll be too hard for Overwatch to completely dominate them!"

"It’s not up to us whether it’s difficult or not. Just be patient, I think even if Overwatch can’t reach the dominance of League of Legends on the PC side, it won’t be bad!"

Chapter 432: First-day downloads

As the exhibition went on, the popularity of Overwatch continued to ferment.

Many video game media were at the exhibition, and they all noticed the new game, Overwatch, which attracted the most attention.

After being baptized by the phenomenal game League of Legends, the media were no longer surprised by Chen Mo’s actions. The fact that Chen Mo placed so much importance on Overwatch made the video game media feel like it was big news.

Although the exhibition only released the training mode and the battle between humans and machines, and no one knew what it felt like to fight with players in the Overwatch, the game was attractive enough from the information that was released.

On the other hand, the video game media’s attention was mainly focused on Overwatch’s world view, hero settings, and game innovations.

"New game update: a direct hit to Chen Mo’s new VR shooting game, Overwatch!"

Chen Mo: Overwatch will be a free VR game!

"An analysis of the hero of the Overwatch Council: the prototype was drawn from different countries and regions around the world."

"An FPS with skills? Can the Overwatch Vanguard continue the success of League of Legends?"

"The exhibition’s most popular hero of the Overwatch Vanguard: Analysis of all the skills of the flying Pharaoh Eagle

……

After this period of time, whether it was the players ‘heated discussions, the media’s articles, or some related videos, more and more players began to know about the new VR game, Overwatch.

Of course, the "free VR game" gimmick had also played a big role in advertising, and it could be said that the contribution was indispensable.

The video game industry that had been quiet before the Spring Festival was suddenly in an uproar, and everyone was surprised that Chen Mo would release such a crucial VR game at this time.

Under the players ‘fervent anticipation, the Overwatch was officially released!

The timing was just right-YouPlay had just ended and the popularity had yet to die down. It was also a week before the games committee’s annual games Awards ceremony.

Many players had been waiting impatiently for a long time. As soon as the Overwatch was officially released, they all downloaded it.

After all, it was a free game, so he would decide whether it was fun or not after logging out!

On the day that Overwatch was released, there was a wave of downloads among domestic VR gamers. Whether they were Thunderbolt Entertainment’s players, FPS players, or not, as long as they knew that Overwatch was a free game, they all went to download it and happily added one more game to their VR gaming pods.

It would be a loss if he did not play a free game!

Very soon, the number of downloads for the first day of release for Overwatch was released. It had successfully broken 400000!

This number also shocked the industry insiders. Many people were sighing. Free games were so willful!

One must know that with the current situation in China, there were more than 1.3 billion mobile users, about 500 million PC users, and only about 100 million VR users.

In other words, the players of VR games were one-fifth of the players of PC games.

Before this, Chen Mo had also maintained the highest monthly sales of a VR game with Minecraft at 4.22 million. That was Minecraft’s sales in the second month of its release, and because the game was slow to catch up, it only reached its peak in the second month, and then the sales dropped and stabilized.

Before the release of the PC version of League of Legends, there were only 390000 players on the first day even after so much promotion and publicity.

The number of players on the first day of the game’s release had exceeded that of Minecraft and League of Legends, which was something that many people did not expect.

Of course, this comparison wasn’t fair because Minecraft had a pay threshold, and it was a slow game, so it wouldn’t get popular all of a sudden. Comparing the number of downloads of a free game with a game that had been bought off was a little like playing hooligans.

When League of Legends was first released, not many people thought highly of it. The number of players only increased explosively in the middle and late stages.

From the graphics, when League of Legends was first released, it didn’t have any special advantages compared to other games on the market. MOBA was not recognized by most players at the beginning, so it was normal that there were few players on the first day.

Judging from the current statistics, the number of players in League of Legends was growing crazily every day, and it had broken ten million in a year. If the current League of Legends was compared, the 400000 downloads in a single day of Overwatch was not a figure to be proud of.

Even though the number of downloads on the first day of the game was supported by the free game, the numbers couldn’t keep increasing. Chen Mo didn’t spend too much time promoting the game.

However, Chen Mo was confident that after the release of Overwatch, it would continue to grow at this rate.

……

The numbers on the first day made many video game designers jealous. It was obvious that Chen Mo’s VR game had become popular, at least it had enough players and was a hot topic.

However, it was still too early to say that the game was a success.

After all, it was a free game, and the number of downloads didn’t mean anything. Many people just followed the trend and downloaded it for the "free" gimmick. They might give up after playing a few rounds, and it was impossible for them to become core players, let alone top up money in the game.

Whether or not Overwatch could recoup its costs depended on two key factors. One was the long-term retention rate of players and the number of players paying.

If either of these two numbers didn’t work, Overwatch would probably be done for. After all, as a VR game, the investment was much greater than a PC game. If it couldn’t recover the cost, it would be a loss.

……

After downloading the Overwatch, the players couldn’t wait to get into the game.

In a certain FPS game group chat.

"‘Overwatch’ is open for download today. Anyone want to form a party to play?"

"The free VR game we talked about before? It’s available for download today?"

"Very good, I’ve been waiting for a long time, let’s go!"

"Free of charge? Which Big Shot would be so generous as to play a VR game for free?"

"Who else could it be? Chen Mo."

"As expected, as long as a domestic video game designer causes trouble, he’ll be the first one to react."

"He’s finally starting to make FPS games! I’ve been thinking that Chen Mo is a genius in video game design. He’s making mobile and PC games one by one, when is he going to make FPS games? In the end, it really did happen, faster than I thought!"

"Let’s hurry up and talk in the game! How many Thunderbolt game passes do you all have? Quickly add me as a friend!"

Chapter 433: Welcome to King’s Avenue

In this group of players, most of them were fans of FPS games, and many of them were good at FPS games.

After the Overwatch was released for download, these FPS players were the first to receive the news. Their members were also the first to enter the Overwatch to experience the game.

Purrsy: "we’re driving together for Overwatch. Is there anyone else?" We’re missing two!"

As soon as this person spoke, several players responded instantly.

"Wow, Almighty P is here! Almighty P, bring me along!"

"Hey, old P didn’t dive today. The new game is really attractive!"

"Can’t we win with Almighty P? I’ll do it, I’ll do it!"

"It’s full. Old P, let’s go!"

Purrsy replied,’alright, it’s full! Dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty … The small train is starting, hold on tight, everyone!"

……

Puresy’s original name was Li Bai, and he was considered a slightly famous streamer in the domestic FPS gaming circle. His technique was good, his marksmanship was good, and he had a good mentality. Most importantly, the entertainment effect of live streaming was explosive. He was basically playing Wolf Soul, fire assault, and so on.

Fans affectionately called him "God P" or "old p."

Very quickly, puresy formed a six-man team and entered the classic mode of the battle.

Very quickly, the game loaded.

"Welcome to King’s Avenue. Please choose your hero."

In the character selection interface, everyone was conflicted in the team voice chat.

"F * ck, there are so many Champions, which one should I choose?"

"It’s a little too many. It seems to be … 23?"

"If you have the time to count the number of heroes, why don’t you look at the skill description and start choosing!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, there’s not enough time. Hurry and choose a pretty lady and get ready to fight!"

Soon, everyone had chosen their heroes and entered the game.

Old P’s lineup was DVA, Pharaoh Eagle, Yuanshi, Hanzo, Black Lily, and Soldier 76. Obviously, everyone had chosen characters with better looks at the beginning. This kind of character that looked awesome was obviously particularly popular.

As for old P himself, he chose Soldier 76 because he still had not figured out how to play this game. He had already come into contact with Soldier 76 in the teaching level and it was more similar to the characters in traditional FPS games. Old P felt that he should be able to carry this champion.

Old P was on the defensive side. At the beginning, although everyone didn’t know the way, the directions were clear and there was basically only one route, so everyone found the target point relatively smoothly.

At this time, the attacking players were still locked up in the house. They had to wait for dozens of seconds for the defending players to reach their defensive positions before the game would start.

The players on old P’s side chatted as they hurried on.

"You guys don’t say. This setting is really not bad. It has a European flavor and a bit of technology."

"Look at our heroes, they’re so powerful! There’s an Archer, a dart-throwing expert, a sniper, and a mecha-pilot, how could they lose?"

"F * ck, why are you always healing your own people? Don’t heal me yet, I need to familiarize myself with my skills first. Sigh, what’s the meaning of this Yuan clan’s guy twitching around his body with a knife? I’ll take a look at the skill description later. "

"F * ck, can you do it? don’t pick a champion that you don’t know how to play and screw it up."

"It’s okay. If you don’t know how to play, you can change your champion at any time. Besides, what’s there to be afraid of with Almighty P here?"

"AI! Look, my Archer hero can climb walls! Hey, I’m coming up! Sigh, I’m down again! Hey, I’m back! Ah, I went down again!"

"And my arrows are infinite, I can shoot them as I wish! He didn’t need to change the magazine! Wow, this hero is so powerful, I feel like I have to carry!"

"Alright, alright, how childish can you be? hurry up and get ready to defend. The game is about to start!"

The game began amidst the laughter.

After all, old P’s side was a veteran of FPS games and had experienced it in training mode before. Therefore, they were faster at getting started. They all stood in favorable positions and waited to ambush the other players.

The attacking lineup was also randomly chosen. There were Hunter Kong, Black Lily, Yuan, McRae, death god, and Tobian. Six people came out from the main entrance and were directly exposed to the muzzles of old P and the others.

"Oh my, someone’s here, someone’s here!"

"What are you waiting for? hurry up and fight!"

Old P’s side instantly went all out. Some shot arrows, and some opened fire. The six people on the opposite side were all stunned. What was going on? why did they encounter such fierce firepower as soon as they stepped out?

Old P’s marksmanship was very good. Soldier 76 killed an enemy in almost one shot with the pulse rifle, and the "ding ding ding ding" sounds were all headshots, like a melodious melody.

"Triple kill!"

A huge kill icon appeared in the center of everyone’s vision. Old P’s Soldier 76 had completed three kills by himself. If not for the two heads being taken by the Pharaoh Eagle’s rockets, it would have been a Penta kill.

"F * ck, Almighty PS!"

"Almighty P is amazing! He’s fighting a team alone!"

"I just threw a few darts and the game ended? ‘F * ck!’ We’re simply too strong!"

"Hahaha, I told you. With this level of firepower suppression, the other side will probably be defeated as soon as they step out of the door!"

The other side didn’t understand what was going on either. After being resurrected, they rushed out for the second time. However, it was the same this time. Old P’s six players had already occupied an advantageous terrain and bombarded them indiscriminately, and they were all killed very quickly.

After three consecutive charges, the attacking side was completely annihilated, while the defending side only died seven times in total. Old P’s Soldier 76 didn’t die even once, and he even killed nine.

Very quickly, old P realized that this game was much easier to get used to compared to other FPS games.

In the beginning, he was subconsciously pressing down on the gun, but later he realized that there was no need to do so because Soldier 76’s gun basically did not have any recoil. It was fine to press it a little, or even not press it at all. Basically, he could shoot wherever he pointed.

Furthermore, the soldier’s level 76 skill was very versatile. It could run quickly and heal. It also had an explosive damage skill. When it activated its ultimate skill, it could aim at itself. It was perfect!

When they ran out of health, they could find cover and heal back to full health with a healer.

By occupying the advantageous terrain, old P was completely confident that he could take on five of the opponents!

"Cool! Wow, there’s no need to count the number of bullets, and there’s no need to think so much. It’s just a shot, and all the enemies are dead!"

"Was my ultimate skill cool? A giant dragon is flying over!"

"My rocket comments are pretty good too!"

"Alright, it’s still God P who carries. Your big moves are equivalent to fireworks, they’re good to look at but useless. Look at Almighty P, one bullet for one enemy!"

Just as everyone was praising each other, the attacking players rushed out again. This time, the one at the front was a tall and strong man who was holding an extra-large transparent shield.

Chapter 433-justice from the heavens … Ah!

"Wow, why don’t these people learn from their mistakes? they’re out again. Let’s kill them!"

"Go!"

The players on old P’s side were still the same as before, madly pouring fire on the opposite side. In the end, when the bullets hit the shield of the opposite side’s sledgehammer, they only caused blue ripples, but did not cause any damage to the enemy behind the shield.

At this time, the fortress behind the hammer switched to Sentry Mode and directly became a fixed turret. The Gatling machine gun quickly rotated and madly poured bullets at the players on old P’s side!

"Tututututu …"

The dense barrage of bullets instantly killed Yuan-Shi and black Lily. Old P had only revealed his head for a moment, but he was instantly beaten to a critical state and quickly retreated.

"F * ck, I’m dead!"

"I’m dead too. What’s going on?"

"We’re only left with three people?"

"It’s okay, I have a big move. I should be able to clear the field. Watch me!"

"Descending from the heavens … Ah!"

Everyone was speechless.

The moment the Pharaoh Eagle flew into the sky, the muzzle of the fortress was aimed directly at it. It was shot down before it could even finish its big move.

The six attackers swarmed up, and under the protection of the sledgehammer, old P was almost unable to fight back before he was surrounded and beaten up. The defenders were completely annihilated.

"What’s the situation?"

"Did you guys watch death replay? That hero is a freak!"

"Yeah, do the Gatling bullets not cost money? I was instantly killed!"

Old P was also watching his own death replay. It had to be said that this was a very good setting. In FPS games where players often died inexplicably, the death replay could allow players to know more about how they died. It could also allow them to obtain more information from the opponent’s perspective.

"This hero … Is too bugged, right?!"

After studying the two heroes, big hammer and fortress, old P felt that his three views had been subverted.

In other words, after the sledgehammer raised its shield, the fortress could attack crazily from behind? A soldier of 76 can’t do anything at all?

"What should we do, Almighty P? The hero on the other side is too abnormal!"

"What do you mean what to do? we’re choosing too!"

"Eh? That’s right, we’re choosing too!"

Old P thought it through very quickly. Since this hero was powerful, why couldn’t they just play it too? Yuan-Shi and the Pharaoh Eagle exchanged their weapons for a sledgehammer and a fortress, ready to intercept the invaders at the only path they had to take.

Old P was still studying the hero’s skills, trying to see which hero could counter this fortress.

It couldn’t be that it was invincible, right?

After less than two minutes, the defenders who rushed out died and returned.

"F * ck, this won’t do. The opponent’s firepower is too strong!"

"That’s right. My fortress didn’t even have time to find a place to sit down before it was killed by the other party. I didn’t even have time to react!"

"Isn’t there a hammer and a shield?"

"No, we can’t hold on at all. The enemy fortress’s shield is too fast!"

"Didn’t they say that the fortress can’t be moved after it’s sat down?"

"Yes, but this fortress … He directly boarded the carriage!"

Everyone was speechless.

It was no wonder that the players on old P’s side were helpless, because the attacking players had an idea and developed a very powerful strategy in the fish pond game, which was to ride in the fortress.

Fortress sat on the transport target, hammer stood in front of him and raised his shield, while the others scattered around the transport target to inform fortress. There was no such thing as the fortress turning its muzzle to fire at the enemy the moment they appeared.

"This hero is too abnormal! How do we play this game!"

"This, even if the five of us are at the same level as Almighty P, it’s useless. This has nothing to do with marksmanship!"

"Yeah, so what if you have good marksmanship? it’s the same even if you hit the shield!"

Old P switched to Yuan-Shi."Don’t be anxious. Everyone, gather. Let’s try another wave."

At this time, the attacking party’s transport target had already been escorted to the last target point. During this period of time, they had basically bulldozed through the entire way and did not encounter any obstacles.

The defenders ‘sledgehammers and fortresses were set up on the high platform near the last turn of King’s Avenue. The others had also changed to heroes with more powerful firepower, such as Mad Rat and Grim Reaper, all ready to protect their only core: The fortress.

"It’s coming, it’s coming! The car was here! Hurry up and fight!"

The moment the target turned, the fortresses on both sides saw each other. The Gatling guns began to fire wildly at the shield of the hammer.

The other members were also firing at the enemy, all of them aiming at the enemy’s fortress.

"F * ck, this won’t do. The opponent’s firepower seems to be stronger! Our shield is broken!"

"Their shields are also broken! Quick, kill the fortress!"

"Argh! If you can’t kill me, I’ll die!"

"I’m also dead! And there are eggs all over the floor!"

"What should we do? the fortress isn’t dead!"

"Eh? When did Almighty P go around the back? Wow, Almighty P, come back! You’re no match for him!"

"…With this little dart, we’ll probably have to wait until next year if we want to destroy the fortress!"

"Wow, Almighty P is going to solo fortress? I’m mourning for God P …"

Seeing that the situation was critical, old P’s yuan-Shi somehow managed to sneak up behind the enemy, jumped down from the building, and threw a small dart at the fortress.

The players in the fortress reacted very quickly as well. In VR, players could accurately determine the location of their opponents through their sense of touch. The fortress’s muzzle quickly adjusted to an angle and started firing wildly at Yuanshi, who had jumped down.

But at this moment, Yuan-Shi suddenly blocked the knife in front of her and started waving it around quickly.

"Ding ding ding ding ding …"

A series of crisp metal clanging sounds rang out. Yuan-Shi did not lose a single drop of health, but the fortress was reduced to a pile of broken parts.

After the fortress was destroyed, Yuan-Shi immediately went back and forth in the field and took in the remaining people.

"F * ck! What happened to Almighty P?"

"How did the fortress die? I didn’t see it clearly."

"How did Almighty P do it? fortress ‘HP is so high that it can’t be killed by darts!"

Old P was speechless, "didn’t you guys read the skill description?" Yuan-Shi’s flash can block flying objects and bounce them back to your target. In other words, all bullets can hit the fortress. "

"So that’s how it is! Almighty popsicle!"

"Hahaha, amazing. Such a difficult fortress was destroyed by Almighty P alone!"

Everyone started praising him again. If old P had not successfully taken down the fortress, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Wow, they are here again! Hurry up and get ready!"

"Almighty P, the fortress is in your hands this time!"

"Good luck, everyone!"

Soon, the players found the unique fun in Overwatch. Although marksmanship couldn’t solve all problems in the game, it also meant that players could win in many ways.

Soon, the players were addicted to the game. Every hero was a new experience for them. The unique skills and powerful skills of the heroes were refreshing to them.

This game was different from the other FPS games on the market!

Chapter 435: Strongly requesting to weaken the fortress

The match ended in the midst of laughter.

After the victory, a close-up of the winning team appeared on the interface. Several heroes each posed in the corresponding posture, and everyone was satisfied with the screen.

To everyone’s surprise, the rating interface didn’t pop up immediately. Instead, the ‘best of the night’ scene appeared first.

"Best of the year: Pursley."

Old P’s yuan-Shi stood in front of the camera and received a default, classic close-up of Yuan-Shi. The three darts in her hand flashed and then disappeared. She then looked back at the camera.

After the close-up, the screen began to replay the yuan clan’s first-person perspective.

As it was in VR mode, everyone could feel how cool old P’s yuan-Shi was when he was harvesting the remnants of the battle. They could also clearly see the entire process of that crucial battle.

Old P’s yuan-Shi first climbed the wall to a high place to avoid the enemy’s line of sight, then descended from the sky to attack the fortress on which the target was being carried. At the moment the fortress attacked him, he activated flash and reflected all the bullets from the fortress. Then, he used shadow and close-range dagger attacks to continuously harvest the remaining blood and complete the clearing.

Immediately after, the related scores appeared on the screen. Old P’s Yuanshi received an extremely high S-rank score. Not only his teammates, but even his opponent liked him.

In addition, there were three players who performed better, such as the other party’s absolute core fortress and the Pharaoh Eagle, who had good damage output.

There was also a ‘details’ button. If you clicked on it, you could see all the players ‘scores in the game, as well as detailed data on the heroes used by the players.

Taking old P’s yuan clan as an example, several pieces of data were highlighted: Number of kills, number of kills with big moves, survival rate of big moves, flash rebound damage. These statistics showed that old P’s yuan-Shi had played a very good role in reaping the spoils of war, and the survival rate was very high.

The damage reflected by [flash] showed that old P’s Yuanshi had placed a great restriction on the enemy’s fortress, and it had a targeted effect.

Chen Mo had also made some small improvements in the best player and related evaluations.

In addition to output/healing, kill/assist, and skill effects, two new weight factors were added. One was the complexity and aesthetic of the related operations, and the other was the impact on the battle situation.

For example, if a player used Hunter Kong to attract a lot of attention in the battle, then successfully stuck the bomb on the core enemy and killed many people, then this difficult operation would also have some bonus points.

In addition, if it was a key team battle, such as this team battle successfully saved the critical state of the target point, or this wave of team battle effectively blocked the other side’s push into the city, the players who performed well in the team battle would also get extra points.

Hence, according to the overall assessment, the best player of the match was not given to the brainless Tutu fortress, but to old P’s yuan-Shi.

"F * ck, P-God is 6666!"

"I give full marks for this operation!"

"God P is really bold. I thought that wave was over, but God P’s yuan-Shi went in alone and took the head of the enemy general from the middle of an Army of ten thousand. I’m impressed!"

"Almighty P, take me flying!"

"The yuan Shi I’m playing with is not a hero at all!"

"The immersion in VR is so explosive! It feels so good just by watching from the sidelines!"

"Quickly start another round! Eh? Why is it already open?"

Before anyone could react, the game had already automatically started the next round.

[Welcome to Route 76. Please choose your hero.]

"F * ck, the next round automatically starts?"

"What a scheme! I feel like I’ve fallen into an infinite loop and can’t get out!"

"Hahaha, that’s good. Everyone, hurry up. Again, again!"

……

Very soon, the official forum of Overwatch became very popular. All sorts of players were posting and sharing their experience in the game.

"The most complete analysis of all hero skills for newbies!"

"Sharing the suitable locations of turrets in Tobian maps."

[About balance: isn’t the fortress too strong?]

"Suggested change of name: fortress Vanguard"

"Analysis of attack patterns on all maps"

[Hanzo’s archery skills]

Anyone want to play? "Add me as a friend!"

……

Currently, these popular posts were mainly about strategy guides. Because no one knew how to play the game, these strategy guides were the most popular.

In addition, there were also some daily discussion posts and daily bragging posts.

However, the funniest ones were still some new player experience posts.

"Is there a problem with this route? I’m going to the well of Ilios, but why did the arrow go into the well?"

"This DJ’s Healing Wave is really powerful. My Healing Volume was amazing the whole time!"

"Previous poster, do you have some misunderstanding about this hero? Lucio’s HP is added in an area, not with his weapon …"

"Tobian was laughed at the first time. I heard that you can level up by hitting the Fort with a hammer, but why didn’t it react after a long time? In the end, the fortress in my team asked, "Tobian, why do you keep holding the small hammer?"

"I really want to ask, they all say push cart diagrams, push cart diagrams, can push carts increase movement speed? I’ve been pushing it for so long, but it’s still so slow. "

"I feel like I’m still a newbie. I heard that other people’s magical chickens are all ‘from heaven’… Ah!" And my chicken is ‘Tian … Ah!’"

"When I played the monk, I hung balls to all my teammates as soon as I left the house. I feel like I’m going to win this round! It was only later that I found out that the ball could only hang one person …"

The players were having a great time playing the game. As an FPS game, Overwatch’s game mechanics were richer than most other FPS games, so the learning cost was higher. However, since no one knew how to play it at the start, it became the most fun period for everyone during this period.

They would be very happy if they won, and they could quickly move on to the next round if they lost. Occasionally, they would save the previous best of the game and watch it again and again, and they could also show off in front of their friends.

Moreover, the game’s win rate was basically maintained at around 50%. Unspecialized characters wouldn’t crash into a team, and there wouldn’t be situations where they would lose to each other, so everyone was having a great time.

However, there were also players who questioned whether the hero Fortress was too strong.

In a post titled "I suggest the game change its name to fortress Vanguard, " many players were complaining.

"The fortress is too abnormal! You’ll be invincible after you sit down!"

"Yeah, if you have a good friend like dachui to protect you, and then a healer to heal you, it’s simply abnormal!"

"And isn’t this a defensive hero? But you can play as an offensive hero, just in the car. "

"I strongly request for the fortress to be weakened! Set the muzzle of the Gatling gun to overheat!"

"That’s right. Or, the healing amount will be halved after you sit down!"

"I agree. I strongly request for the fortress to be weakened. It will seriously affect the game experience"

Chapter 436: The award ceremony

On the forums, the calls to weaken the fortress grew, but Chen Zhao was unmoved and pretended not to see it.

Chen Mo didn’t have to prove it himself this time, as many players answered for him on how to attack the fortress.

All kinds of exciting scenes were posted online, and many fast-handed FPS gods were already performing how to kill the fortress in fancy ways.

Yuan-Shi flicked the fortress to death.

Lie Kong hacked the fortress to death.

Or he might as well use Hanzo’s or DVA’s ultimate skills to kill them.

In fact, fortress was stronger in the novice stage, mainly because the players were not mentally prepared for this hero. Moreover, under the protection of the hammer and shield, most players could not think of a good way to cut in.

Especially in VR mode, players could feel a dense vibration all over their body when they were hit by the fortress, as if they had been turned into a sieve by the bullets. Most players would panic to death in this situation, not to mention counterattacking, they would not even be able to escape in a panic.

However, once they fought more, the players soon found a way to deal with the fortress.

At the same time, more and more combinations of Champions and playstyles were being developed.

Yuan-Shi, lie Kong, and the monk’s dog-releasing style.

The combination of the Pharaoh Eagle and the angel.

The nuclear bomb dropped by DVA.

Chalia’s gravity spray worked together with Hanzo’s support.

Also, no matter how strong he is, I choose Tobian.

There was also the electrotherapy combination of Dragon Lady and Winston, as well as the Empire-rebuilding combination of Hanzo and black Lily.

Eh? There seemed to be some strange things mixed in.

In short, players found that after many different combinations of heroes, they became more willing to explore and dig deeper into the game. The complex ways of playing various heroes were constantly dug out, and some special heroes began to capture a large number of fans.

Heroes like Yuanshi, Hanzo, Aowei, lie Kong, Black Lily, and Pharaoh Eagle, who were very good at showing off, became frequent visitors of the game and often appeared in highlights.

……

A week after the release of Overwatch, all the statistics continued to rise!

The game spread at an extremely fast speed, from major video websites to many VR game forums, player groups, and video game media. It became popular almost overnight!

Even many players who did not play FPS games could feel the popularity of this game. Under the persuasion of their friends, they downloaded and tried it out on their VR gaming pods.

After all, as a free game, players had no entry requirements. They could experience it as long as they had VR gaming pods.

To the players ‘surprise, even those who didn’t play the game started to enjoy a new wave of popularity.

Several classic female characters, such as DVA, Aowei, Hunter Kong, Angel, and Xiaomei, became the first choice of many cosplayers. These cosplay images quickly gained great popularity.

This was especially true for the DVA. This beautiful girl who loved to play games was easy to cosplay, so there were many real-life cosplay. There were also many large-scale seductive photos, and some book artists even used the female characters in the photos as material for their books.

All of these had played a huge role in promoting Overwatch objectively.

Of course, this was all thanks to the outstanding character design of "Overwatch". The heroes had different personalities and various styles. Every hero had a unique background story and character, which made the heroes of "Overwatch" more alive and stimulated the other works.

Before the annual awards ceremony, Overwatch had completely stirred up the rather dull gaming industry, attracting everyone’s attention!

……

……

On the day of the awards ceremony, the weather was good.

Even though the gamers didn’t care about the award ceremony, it had already attracted much attention in the domestic gaming circle.

All the attention was on the heavyweight award of ‘game of the year’.

Over the years, this award had always been given to the S-grade videographers from Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment. Other independent videographers had also won this award, but it was relatively rare.

However, this year was a little special, because of Chen Mo and the appearance of the Overwatch, the winner of game of the year was immediately decided.

In comparison, there weren’t many great works in the domestic gaming industry this year, and there were even fewer that could compete for the honor of ‘game of the year’.

Before the appearance of Overwatch, it was widely believed that game of the year would be one of the two games.

The first game was the magnificent Tang, developed by an independent game designer. In the game, the player would play the role of an assassin, sneak into Chang ‘an during the period of the magnificent Tang, and assassinate the Empress, Wu Zetian. Of course, there were all kinds of derived plots accompanying this.

The main selling point of the game was that it had restored some of the style and features of the great Tang Dynasty, including the local customs, clothing, and architectural features. At the same time, as an assassin, the feeling of flying on roofs and vaulting on walls during the Tang Dynasty was also very good. There were many night-time assassination plots that were also done very well.

However, the disadvantages of this game were its limited capacity and short process. As a VR game, the main process was only about 40 minutes. Although the designer said that this was a game with "open game characteristics", most people could tell that it was a word game with some side branches. If the game’s artistic style was taken away, it didn’t have much content.

The second one was an MMORPG by ZEN Entertainment, three realms. The project for this game had actually been completed long before League of Legends, but it was affected by the appearance of League of Legends.

In the initial design plan, the idea of "three realms" was to sacrifice part of the quality, reduce the configuration requirements, fully support the dual-end of VR and PC, develop a variety of casual games, and build a rich social system.

Initially, the game was designed to attract the most number of players for new channels, so the design was to take care of the largest number of players.

However, after League of Legends came out of nowhere, ZEN Entertainment quickly realized that there was a problem with the game’s approach, so they urgently halted their development plans and made some changes to it, finally releasing it this year.

After the modification, three realms focused its attention on the VR field and no longer hoped to compete with League of Legends on the PC side. League of Legends had become so popular on the PC side that even the old mmorpgs were being suppressed, let alone a new game like three realms that had no foundation.

The advantage of "three realms" was that the art style was better. It built a three-layer world of humans, Immortals, and demons. The scenes were also developed to the extreme of the traditional Xianxia style.

As for its flaws, it could be said to be a common problem with mmorpgs in China. It was the lack of depth, and the various playstyles revealed the utilitarian heart of the designers. In terms of gameplay, there weren’t any major changes to traditional mmorpgs.

Chapter 437: The suspense of game of the year

Emperor dynasty entertainment had a few decent games this year, but they didn’t qualify for game of the year as a whole.

At first, the industry insiders were generally optimistic about the great Tang. After all, three realms was an MMORPG. For the sake of profit and statistics such as player retention, some of the game’s playability would have to be sacrificed, so it was natural for the judges to lose points.

On the other hand, the great Tang was a single player game with a strong Chinese feel to it. Other than the lack of game content, it had no obvious shortcomings.

However, after Overwatch was released, the ‘game of the year’ award immediately became a mystery.

Many video game designers had realized that ‘Overwatch’ was definitely qualified to compete for this award!

Although it was a competitive game, and the main fun came from the confrontation between players, its characteristics were also very obvious. There were two points that were very likely to impress the judges.

The first was the construction of the world and the rich character settings of each hero. The future background, the coexistence of humans and machines, the heroes of various countries with various superpowers … The entire background was very artistic and would definitely be very pleasing to the eye.

The second was the innovation of the game. Although there had been ‘FPS games with skills’ before, they did not come up with a complete system. Designers were afraid that such a mode would affect the core fun and balance of FPS games, so they were very careful when making it, unlike Overwatch which was so bold and decisive.

From the feedback from the current players, it was very important that the Overwatch had balanced the fun of traditional FPS games and MOBA games.

Ideas weren’t valuable, only when they were turned into works were they valuable.

In the process of turning ideas into a work, there were a lot of details, and any problem with any of these details could cause the final product to be completely different from what was previously expected.

Therefore, for Overwatch to be able to develop the concept of ‘FPS with skills’, it was already an amazing feat.

Other than that, the main problem with judging Overwatch was that the content was not rich enough. Simply put, there was no plot in the game, there were not many scenes, and there was no open world game content.

However, these three points were not fatal, because there were other content in ‘Overwatch’ that could make up for it.

There was no plot, but there was a background story. Furthermore, there were many Easter eggs in the map. The background story of all the heroes was integrated into one. In terms of story-telling, Overwatch was not told to the players in a traditional way, but it was not a weak story.

There weren’t many scenes, but each one had its own characteristics. King’s Avenue, flower village, Li River Tower, Hollywood, and other scenes. The architectural style of every map in "Overwatch" was completely different, and they were all innovative. Not only did they show the cultural characteristics of each country, but they also combined a sense of technology. Such a scene design itself was also a bonus.

There was no open world game content, and the game content was not rich enough. This could not be solved. However, as a free VR game, Overwatch was able to innovate on the mainstream FPS playstyle, and the response from the players was very good. Would this be some kind of bonus? No one could tell.

Although many designers still felt that the Grand Tang was the most suitable game to win the award, they had to admit that Overwatch was a very competitive game.

All of this would only be revealed at the final award ceremony!

……

Many designers were chatting in the big boss Designer Chat group.

"I’m already at the venue. Is everyone here?"

"I’m so envious of the big boss who can attend the annual awards ceremony …"

"I’m also envious …"

"Old Qiu, have you arrived? And where’s the dog leader?"

"Let’s gather in the main hall!"

"Huh? I see boss Chen Mo!"

This chat group was filled with independent game designers, and a few of them were regulars at the annual game Awards ceremony, such as Li Feng, who made wings of star elves, Zhou Haibin, who made dream journey, and Zhu fanglin, who made evil earth.

These people usually chatted in the group and it was difficult for them to gather together. At such a critical occasion, they naturally had to get together and build up their relationship.

After all, these independent videogame designers were relatively isolated from the rest of the world and didn’t have much to do with the designers from Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment. They basically didn’t compete with each other, so their relationship was very good.

Of course, there were many designers in the group who were not qualified to attend the award ceremony. They could only be envious.

As soon as Chen Mo entered the hall, he heard someone calling him.

"Chen Mo! Here!"

He turned around and saw that it was Li Feng, the designer of wings of star elves, who had been very active in the group.

There were already four or five people gathered around Li Feng. They all greeted Chen Zhao when they saw him.

Chen Mo knew everyone present since they had been chatting in the group before. They were all famous independent designers, and Chen Mo had seen their photos and information.

Soon, Qiu Hengyang and Zhang xiaokong, the group leader, arrived.

These were all old acquaintances in the group, but they hadn’t seen each other for a long time in real life, so they were still quite excited.

"Alright, let’s not block the way here and go inside, " said Zhang xiaokong. By the way, are we going to the lecture or the exchange?"

"It’s all up to you, "said Li Feng. By the way, does Chen Mo have a lecture this year?"

"Don’t keep calling me ‘Big Boss’, " Chen Mo said helplessly."I’m so embarrassed."

Li Feng laughed."Well, I’m just used to it."

"There’s no talk, " said Chen Mo. "Maybe it’s because the games I’ve made this year are all a little controversial, and the game Committee is worried that something might go wrong."

Qiu Hengyang expressed his understanding."That’s true. Look at excavating for Ascension and outlast. These two sadistic games, especially outlast, probably have a lot of internal disputes in the game Committee. Did Minister Qiao Hua criticize you?"

Chen Mo laughed, "why are you criticizing me?" If Minister Qiao and Chairman Zhang didn’t agree, would my horror game have passed the vetting process?"

"That’s true, "Qiu Hengyang laughed.

"Eh? This can’t be right? Why didn’t you mention Chen Mo’s two major works this year?"

"You mean League of Legends and the Overwatch?" Qiu Hengyang asked. "Overwatch" had just been released a few days ago, so there was no time to make arrangements. As for League of Legends, it’s a success, but it’s still on the PC, so it’s not very popular. As for esports, the game committee’s attitude is quite ambiguous, but it’s still controversial, so they won’t be very supportive. "

Li Feng nodded."Yes, e-sports has always been a gray industry. Clubs and Studios are ambiguous. The game Committee doesn’t encourage or encourage it, but they don’t explicitly ban it either. He should still be in a wait-and-see state. "

"It’s a good thing you don’t have to tell me, " Chen Mo laughed."I’m too lazy to tell you."

Zhang xiaokong looked at the lecture in the morning."I don’t think there’s any talk I really want to listen to. By the way, do you guys want to attend an exchange or something?"

Chapter 438: Exchange meeting on the development prospects of competitive games

"An exchange?" Li Feng laughed."Stupid group leader, you want to go and fight with the people from Emperor dynasty and Zen?"

Zhang xiaokong said, "what’s there to argue about? how can an Academic Exchange be called arguing?" This is for designers to share their ideas. "

Qiu Hengyang nodded."Alright, let’s go take a look at the exchange. The talks this morning were really boring."

The group of them walked towards the venue of the exchange.

The so-called exchange meeting wasn’t much different from a lecture. The scale of the meeting varied, but the topic of the meeting was a discussion about a certain game type or development direction.

The biggest difference between an exchange and a lecture was that a lecture was generally popular science. Only one person would talk, and it had a certain level of authority. On the other hand, the exchange meeting was an exchange. Most people could speak freely, and it didn’t matter if they were wrong. This was because the questions at the exchange meeting were often inconclusive, and no one knew the correct answer.

Of course, this kind of Academic Exchange was inevitable, but it was normal. After all, it was inevitable to refute each other in other Academic Exchange activities.

Chen Mo didn’t want to go to these events before, because he didn’t want to argue with other designers. If he did, he might accidentally reveal his ideas and cause more trouble.

However, this morning’s lectures were really boring. Since everyone wanted to go to the exchange meeting, he would go and take a look.

Like the lecture, the exchange was divided into many different venues, big and small. The small-scale exchange meetings only had one or two long conference tables, which could accommodate a dozen or so people. The larger exchange meetings were held in large venues that could accommodate up to a hundred people.

Of course, it was impossible for everyone to speak at a large-scale exchange. When the organizer organized such a large-scale exchange, he would estimate the number of people in advance and arrange for a few well-known designers to speak in advance. At the same time, he would reserve many audience seats.

Under normal circumstances, the audience was not allowed to speak freely and had to apply. After all, time was limited. If all the small fry came up to discuss, then there would definitely be nothing to exchange in this exchange.

When Zhang xiaokong and the others arrived at the venue, they found that there were many topics for the exchange meeting, but the number of people was very different. There were some unpopular topics that no one was interested in, with only a dozen or so people; Some of the hot topics were about explosive popularity, and the large venues were full.

"Eh? This one’s not bad, let’s go take a look?" Chen Mo pointed at the sign for the venue.

Everyone took a look and saw the signboard: ‘Exchange meeting on the future of competitive gaming’.

Everyone was speechless.

"Sure, let’s go take a look, " Zhang xiaokong said."We’re all quite interested in e-sports, but Chen Mo, are you sure this exchange will be of any use to you?"

Chen Mo was amused."Why wouldn’t it work? we’re just learning from each other. Who knows, maybe the others have better ideas?"

"Sure, I’ll participate in this one then." Zhang xiaokong nodded.

The few of them entered the venue and found seats in the opposite corners.

Obviously, the conference had just started, and the first designer was still explaining some basic knowledge and development status of competitive games.

Even though these things seemed like child’s play to designers who understood competitive games, there were hundreds of designers in the stadium who specialized in different fields. Many mobile and VR designers didn’t know much about competitive games, so this kind of popular science was still necessary.

Every speaker had a PowerPoint presentation. The videogame designer who was giving the speech was an A-grade videogame designer from Emperor dynasty entertainment and the host of the speech.

"Competitive games have existed for a long time, like the RTS games Legion conquest and Warcraft a few years ago, and then there were COG and League of Legends. After a long period of development, competitive games have also undergone a lot of changes. "

"Before this, competitive games have always been a niche game, because in the past, competitive games were mostly referred to as RTS games. Although some FPS games are competitive, the number of viewers and popularity of competitive games can not be compared to the number of players in the game itself.

"That’s why competitive games have always received less attention. But this year, with the League of Legends World Finals, competitive games seem to have been pushed to the forefront, and the popularity has risen. "

"Then, what are the future prospects of competitive games? Was the success of League of Legends a replicable and relatable success? Regarding this point, there will be a few designers who will do a professional analysis. I hope that everyone can gain some insights from this exchange event. Thank you!"

"Next, let’s welcome the first main speaker."

The host stepped down after a brief introduction of the concept and development of competitive games. In fact, this was mainly to make the event more official and to prevent the meeting from going astray.

As for e-sports games, although League of Legends had achieved great success in this world, it had not gained much attention in the gaming circle.

Because of Chen Mo’s push, League of Legends showed a revolutionary development in this world. It was so fast that many people didn’t even have time to react.

It was launched before the new year and was not looked upon favorably.

At the beginning of the year, they started to work hard and beat all similar games in the country. They then gradually expanded into other games.

It continued to be popular in the middle of the year and spread overseas.

The global Grand Finals that would be held from October to November instantly attracted countless gazes.

The series of actions were all completed within the year. Even though League of Legends had swept the entire PC market and was very popular, many designers who were limited to their own field could only feel that League of Legends was very popular, but they had no idea how popular it was.

As such, things that Chen Mo was already sick of were still new to many video game designers.

In addition, this world placed more emphasis on VR than PC, so the popularity of PC games was not known to them yet, so it was not surprising that such a situation occurred.

Many designers who didn’t understand or care about League of Legends were still indifferent. It was a PC game with a God’s perspective, the graphics weren’t particularly exquisite, there wasn’t much story, and the way to play looked very simple. How could it be better than a VR game?

Of course, many players realized that League of Legends had pointed out a new path for competitive games, and that was why there was such a meeting.

This group of designers could be said to be the group of people who were most concerned about competitive games at the moment. They would more or less influence the direction of the domestic development of competitive games.

Chapter 439: Debate and discussion

The first designer went on stage.

He was also an A-grade videogame designer from Emperor dynasty entertainment, and was also a PC game expert. He had obviously done a lot of research on League of Legends.

"Regarding competitive games, my opinion is: Competitive games would continue to develop in the next three to five years and become one of the mainstream genres of PC games. As for the VR game, I haven’t done much research on it, so I’ll leave it to other designers. "

"Next, I’ll talk about why competitive games became mainstream on the PC side.

The crowd below the stage listened with great interest.

It was obvious that the designer had prepared a lot of information before the conference, talking about the history and analysis of esports games. From the development of RTS games to the emergence of gaming clubs, to the success of League of Legends, it was all about the same.

"The reason why I’m so sure that competitive games will continue to develop in the next three to five years is because competitive games on the PC side have a huge advantage over other game genres. They have fragmented time, repeatable experiences, clear goals, and are easy to spread, among other attributes. And these attributes are very much in line with the habits of current mainstream PC players. "

"In the next few years, the habits of mainstream PC players should not change. Therefore, I predict that competitive games still have a lot of potential on the PC side."

Very quickly, the first designer finished his speech.

The second videogame designer went on stage and started to talk about the current development of competitive games in the VR field. This was the videogame designer from Emperor dynasty entertainment.

"The development of competitive games in the VR field, to be honest, is completely behind the PC market. Of course, there are many complicated reasons for this. "

"Currently, the competitive games in VR games are mainly referring to FPS games. However, there are no large-scale competitions yet. This is mainly due to two factors, the number of players and the viewing pleasure.

"There aren’t many VR players to begin with, and there aren’t as many FPS players as there are RPG players. In a situation where there aren’t enough players, there’s a lack of audience for major events. In terms of viewership, FPS games change too fast. Even with commentary, it’s difficult for players to keep up with every exciting scene on the battlefield. "

"However, I’m still optimistic about the e-sports ecosystem on the VR side. Obviously, VR is an all-round improvement and innovation platform compared to PC. There’s no doubt that VR games are the future of games. So, I’m more inclined to think that VR games can be competitive, but we haven’t found a suitable path yet. "

After the second designer finished his speech, the third designer went on stage.

This videogame designer was the videogame designer for ZEN Entertainment and he immediately offered a different perspective.

"I have a different view on the future of VR competitive games. In my opinion, competitive games are only popular temporarily. They’ll definitely decline in the long run. "

"The reason is simple. Games are different from traditional sports. Games change too quickly. I’ve never heard of a game that has been in power for more than three years. If the game dies, then the e-sports system that we’ve worked so hard to build will be a castle in the air and will only collapse …"

These designers all had their own opinions and opinions.

Some people felt that competitive games had great potential and would have very good development prospects in the future, while others felt that competitive games were just a flash in the pan and would soon decline with the decline of games.

Of course, there were also people who retorted this, saying that if a competitive game declined, there would be another one to replace it. Although the game would decline, the audience would change, which meant that the competitive game itself would only develop better and better.

Following that, someone retorted, saying that "the audience will change" was not a valid point. Most audiences only looked at the games they played, and "the audience will change" was based on "the players will change." But it couldn’t be that every phenomenal game in the future would be a competitive game, right?

……

This was how the exchange meet worked. As the topic of discussion was something that the industry had yet to reach a conclusion on, it was filled with arguments and refutations, refutations and refutations. However, this was also the purpose of the exchange meet. Through such debates, the designers in the audience could have their own thoughts and form their own understanding of the problem.

At the same time, through constant communication and disputes, some of the flaws in their views would be pointed out, which would help everyone find the final truth.

Zhang xiaokong looked at Chen Mo, who was sitting next to him, and found that he was still listening with great interest.

The organizer didn’t invite Chen Mo to the exchange. Chen Mo was the designer of League of Legends, so it was natural that he would be involved in this topic.

But the main problem was that the videogame designer was from Emperor dynasty entertainment, and Chen Mo wasn’t on good terms with them. The designer must have considered this as well, so he was too embarrassed to ask.

Most of the videographers invited were from Emperor dynasty entertainment, and a small portion were from ZEN Entertainment, which was obvious.

Moreover, these video game designers also thought that Chen Mo’s ideas were completely ahead of the time before League of Legends. However, after League of Legends appeared, most designers were able to discover the elements of its success just by studying the game carefully, and they weren’t any less knowledgeable than Chen Mo.

Of course, Chen Mo still had some hidden secrets, but even if he was asked to talk, would he talk about them? It was obviously impossible. Even if Chen Mo came, he would probably talk about things that everyone could see.

That was why Chen Mo wasn’t on the list of main speakers.

……

The discussion stage lasted for two hours, with a 20-minute break.

After the last designer finished his speech, the organizer went on stage again.

"Alright, after the presentation by the designers, everyone should have their own opinions. Next, everyone can speak freely. As usual, those who want to speak can go on stage, but please control the time. Each person has ten minutes, so please keep your speech short. "

After the host finished speaking, he stood to the side.

Following that, designers came on stage to express their opinions. Of course, the designers who were able to attend this award ceremony were at least well-known in the country. They were very restrained in this kind of occasion. Basically, there would not be situations where they occupied the podium or talked nonsense. They were all courteous to each other, so the order of the venue was not bad.

The organizer glanced down the stage while listening to the new designer’s speech.

"What?"

When he glanced at the back row, he saw Chen Mo sitting with Zhang xiaokong and the others.

"Chen Zhao?"

The host rubbed his eyes and confirmed that he was not mistaken.

Chen Mo’s speech

Chen Zhao was here too?

This was something he had never expected.

Other video game designers might be able to learn something from this exchange, but Chen Mo was too good at competitive games, what was the point of coming here?

However, since he was already here, he couldn’t just let him go.

The host didn’t invite Chen Mo at first, mainly because of Chen Mo’s relationship with Emperor dynasty entertainment. But now that Chen Mo was already here, he had to go up and talk.

The host avoided everyone’s line of sight and went to Chen Mo’s side, "Hello, is this Mr. Chen Zhao? You should have a lot of say in this issue, can you please go up and talk about it?"

Many other designers also noticed Chen Mo in the back row.

"Eh? Isn’t that Chen Zhao?"

"The designer of League of Legends and the Overwatch?"

"Damn, why is he so low-key? did he sit in the back seat the entire time? I didn’t notice. "

"Why didn’t he go up and talk? He seems to be the one who has the most say in this issue, right?"

"Chen Mo, go up and talk!"

"Yeah, boss Chen Mo, tell us!"

More and more people began to notice it, and the cheers were getting louder and louder.

Chen Mo was only here to listen to the lecture, but seeing the crowd’s enthusiasm, he could only stand up helplessly and walk up to the podium.

The designers were all discussing.

"Sure, sure. We should listen to Chen Mo’s speech, especially since boss Lin said that our company hasn’t made a good competitive game yet. If we can make it, we’ll definitely have the resources to promote it, and then we’ll be able to reach the sky like League of Legends."

"Yeah, President Lin has been eyeing League of Legends for a long time, but no one has been able to make it. I hope that Chen Mo can make some of it this time, then we can make competitive games too!"

"Sigh, the ancient catastrophe …"

"Alright, that’s enough. Just listen."

Chen Mo glanced at the designers in the audience. He didn’t know most of them, but he could roughly guess their identity.

Most of them were from Emperor dynasty entertainment, ZEN Entertainment, and other video game designers. After all, the exchange was organized by the designers of Emperor dynasty entertainment, so it wasn’t surprising that most of the people attending were designers from Emperor dynasty entertainment.

Of course, there were other independent video game designers, but they were all seated in the last row, and most of them knew Chen Mo.

Chen Zhao touched the bracelet on his left hand with his right hand and thought for two minutes.

The topic of the conference had basically shifted from League of Legends to the Overwatch.

There was no need to elaborate on the success of League of Legends on the PC, but to make a competitive game that surpassed League of Legends on the PC?

Most of the designers were clear-headed, they knew that this was difficult, basically impossible.

After the defeat of COG and ancient catastrophe, the two competitors in the same field, League of Legends had occupied the absolute dominant position in the MOBA field.

Did he want to use other MOBA games to shake the status of League of Legends? It was basically impossible, because in the current League of Legends, whether it was character design, game play, or related events, it was far ahead of everyone else.

Competitive games were different from single-player games as they were unique. In other words, once players played League of Legends, they would not touch other MOBA games unless the game was ruined. There would only be one winner in the market segment.

MOBA players wouldn’t be like single-player gamers, buying every new game they came up with.

Therefore, everyone turned their attention to the VR field and the Overwatch.

Even though Overwatch didn’t have any ranking or related competitions, most of the designers guessed that the game would follow the path of League of Legends.

The reason was simple. Overwatch was completely free of charge with no threshold, its battles were absolutely fair and had no growth potential, and it had a rich variety of tactics. All its characteristics were extremely similar to League of Legends.

Many video game designers had naturally thought that Chen Mo made Overwatch to recreate the success of League of Legends in the VR industry.

Of course, whether that was the case or not would depend on what Chen Zhao said.

Chen Mo cleared his throat and said, "A few designers have said this before. I think competitive games will become the mainstream game in the future, and obviously, the success of League of Legends has proven this. "

"Why? In fact, many people didn’t get to the point. The fundamental reason was that competitive games were a game between people, so it had a strong replayable attribute and met the multiple needs of the players: It’s to become stronger, to show off, to cooperate, to socialize, to research, and so on. Moreover, its depth of the game is better than most games. "

"I’ve always felt that as a videogame designer, you can not understand games, but you can’t not understand human nature. You don’t have to know anything about game design concepts, but you have to know what the players want. "

"Obviously, in this aspect, competitive games are definitely better than any other game genre on the market. Moreover, it has extremely high derivative value, which is esports.

"League of Legends ‘first season’s global Grand Finals have more than 8 million spectators. Although League of Legends isn’t making any profits at the moment, this number alone already shows its huge value."

"After the new year, Thunderbolt entertainment will also set up a special department to be in charge of esports-related matters."

"That’s why I feel that today’s exchange is very good. Obviously, everyone has a good sense of smell and has recognized the good prospects of competitive games."

Chen Mo’s speech came to an end, and the audience gave him a round of applause.

"As expected, the big boss is different the moment he opens his mouth. He’s even more convincing than the previous people!"

"Yes, and as the designer of League of Legends, he does have the confidence to say that!"

"That’s a really good line,’you don’t understand games, but you can’t not understand human nature’. Look at the videographers who were analyzing competitive games from all angles, and Chen Mo’s one sentence was enough to kill them all: That’s human nature, players just love to play!"

"Listen up, I feel like Chen Mo is going to release a lot of useful stuff this time! Let’s listen more, maybe we can write a good design draft and get President Lin’s appreciation!"

"That’s right. As long as we can get boss Lin’s recognition, we’ll have no problem in terms of resources or channels. Maybe we’ll be able to reach the sky in a single bound like League of Legends!"

Chapter 441: The ultimate form of VR competitive games?

Chen Mo waited for the applause to die down before continuing, "I can assure you that League of Legends is just the beginning. It’s just a small trial on PC. The future belongs to VR!"

"Obviously, VR is the future direction of the game industry, so Overwatch is a test. Why couldn’t the past VR games push the e-sports industry? Because of the number of players. "

"There are less than 100 million users in total on the VR platform, and many VR games have a threshold fee of one to two thousand Yuan, which means there are even fewer players. If there aren’t enough players, there won’t be enough viewers, so even if we forcefully organize a competition, the popularity will definitely be low, and we’ll lose money if we do it. "

"That’s why Overwatch has to make it free of charge. That’s the only way to provide enough space for the e-sports ecosystem!"

All of the video game designers were listening intently. It was obvious that Chen Mo’s words were very useful to them, the kind that couldn’t be repeated anymore. As long as they could understand a small part of it, they might be able to benefit from it.

Chen Mo continued, "I know everyone is curious about one thing. Is there a VR competitive game that can achieve what League of Legends did on the PC?"

He glanced around the audience and said, "the answer is yes." Many people might ask, "is it" Overwatch "?" I can only say that the Overwatch is heading in this direction, but it has not reached its end. "

The designers in the audience were all shocked.

What did he mean? was Chen Mo going to expose something big?

Many people thought that Chen Mo wouldn’t be able to explain the core design ideas, but it seemed like Chen Mo was going deeper and deeper.

Of course, no one would remind him. Everyone listened carefully as if they had taken advantage of the situation.

"Although League of Legends has achieved great success on the PC side, it’s a difficult task to replicate this success on the VR platform."

"I’ll share a little trick with everyone here. It’s how to determine what kind of game you want to make."

"It’s simple, by elimination. After eliminating all the wrong choices, the remaining choices, no matter how unreasonable they look, are the correct choices. They are the only truth. "

Chen Mo’s thoughts were clear as he explained word by word.

"First, can MOBA games be directly imported to VR?"

"Obviously not. Because MOBA games required a good view and a clear understanding of the movements of teammates and opponents, they could only use a God’s perspective, which couldn’t make full use of the ‘stronger immersion’ advantage of VR. That’s why MOBA games can’t be directly imported to VR. "

"Second, if competitive games can be replayed, then why are MOBA games replayable?"

"That’s because MOBA games have a rich system. League of Legends is expected to have more than 100 Heroes, and each hero has completely different skills. Such rich game content will support players to keep studying the game. "

"So, if there’s a competitive game on VR that can dominate the market, it must be a game with rich content and can be replayed.

"Combining the above two points, we can come up with a seemingly absurd conclusion: MOBA games could not be imported to VR. However, if you want to make a good competitive game, you must have many heroes, many skills, and a rich game mechanism. "

"That’s why Overwatch was born."

After hearing Chen Mo’s explanation, the designers in the audience all looked enlightened.

"So that’s how it is. That’s how you got the idea for Overwatch?"

"The big boss is indeed the big boss. We all think of ideas when we make games, but the big boss analyzed the industry’s development direction through all kinds of general trends. After that, the ideas naturally came out!"

"Amazing, amazing, I learned it again!"

"So Chen Mo is saying that Overwatch is the ultimate form of VR competitive games?"

"I think it makes sense! They had to have more Champions and more skills, but they couldn’t copy MOBA mode, which meant they had to either do an RPG or an FPS! However, in terms of competition, FPS players will definitely win against RPG. Therefore, the answer is clear!"

"Shush, stop talking. Let Chen Zhao finish."

Chen Zhao paused again. When everyone had more or less figured it out, he continued, "From the looks of it, Overwatch represents the general direction of VR competitive games. But to be honest, Overwatch still has a long way to go. "

"Actually, the main issue is still the quantity. There were already fifty Champions in League of Legends during the world Finals, which barely met the game content required for the game. However, the Overwatch only has 23 heroes so far. We’re still lacking in numbers. "

"So, the next goal for Overwatch is to produce more new heroes. My goal is to get more than 70 new heroes in the Overwatch within two years. This will ensure the diversity of the competition. "

"Of course, it’s only a matter of time. I believe that in the future, competitive games will definitely be able to achieve even better development and become a dominant game type.

"That’s just my personal opinion. Thank you, everyone."

Chen Zhao got off the stage and thunderous applause immediately sounded.

"Amazing! As expected of a Big Shot, your analysis is so good!"

"In other words, the Overwatch isn’t complete yet? Do we still have a chance?"

"Right, there’s definitely a chance! "Right now,’Overwatch’ has just been released and is still in its release period. If we also work in this area, we might be able to catch up!"

"I think boss Lin will definitely be very optimistic about this game mode. We might not be able to grasp the PC version, but we definitely have to grasp the VR version of Overwatch!"

"I’ll write the design concept and send it to CEO Lin!"

"I’ve gained a lot from today’s exchange!"

Chen Mo’s words made many designers ‘blood boil, especially the designers from the two big companies, Emperor dynasty and Zen.

Many of the independent video game designers were also tempted, but it was obvious that they couldn’t make it even if they knew. According to Chen Mo’s plan, competitive games like this had to be free of charge, how could an independent video game designer afford to make a free VR game?

If they screwed up and couldn’t recover the cost, wouldn’t they lose all their money?

However, Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment were different. Just like Emperor dynasty entertainment, as long as the designer’s design draft could get Lin chaoxu’s approval, the R & D funds, promotion fees, and so on would all be paid for by Emperor dynasty entertainment. The designer didn’t have to pay for it.

What if he succeeded? Thinking about how popular League of Legends was now, it could be said that it reached the sky in one step!

As a result, the video game designers of these two companies were very excited and began to think about VR competitive games, hoping to gain the recognition of the company’s higher-ups.

These people had their doubts and wanted to see how Overwatch would perform, but after hearing Chen Mo’s words, their doubts were dispelled.

It was obvious that Overwatch’s mode represented the future direction of VR competitive games!

It wasn’t too late to start now, but if they dragged on any longer, the market share would be completely devoured by Overwatch!

Chapter 441-a dead end

Chen Mo got off the stage and returned to his seat.

Zhang xiaokong frowned and said in a low voice, "Chen Zhao, did you say too much? You’ve revealed all the key points to the success of the Overwatch, aren’t you afraid of being copied?"

Chen Mo smiled, "it’s okay. I’m confident in Overwatch." Besides, this is an exchange, so there are both correct and wrong points of view. Everyone is improving through the exchange. "

Zhang xiaokong still felt that it was a bit inappropriate, but since what Chen Mo wanted to talk about was his own private matter, Zhang xiaokong didn’t ask anymore.

Chen Mo was a little helpless. I purposely adjusted the effective range of the Halo to avoid the indie video game designers in the back row. Why do you guys seem to have been fooled by me?

Could it be that I’ve reached a level where I can fool people without the use of props?

……

Chen Zhao’s words were half true.

The correct choice could indeed be eliminated by the process of elimination, but it was also possible that after the process of elimination, one would find that this path did not work at all.

The path that Chen Mo described, which was the path that the Overwatch took, was a path that didn’t actually work.

The so-called "no way" didn’t mean that it would fail, but that it would never reach the level of MOBA games being popular all over the world.

Even though Blizzard had made some mistakes in the production and promotion of Overwatch, what about others? Similarly, it was impossible to complete the idea of an ‘FPS with skills’.

The success of "the Overwatch" was inseparable from the excellent character setting, story background, and cultural connotation, which happened to be Blizzard’s strength.

What if other companies wanted to copy Overwatch? In terms of cultural content, it could not even reach the standard of Overwatch. As such, Chen Mo wasn’t worried about being copied at all, because no one could do a good job of this type of game.

Chen Mo knew that there were a lot of problems with Overwatch, but they couldn’t be solved with the current design concept.

In order for Overwatch to become a perfect competitive game, the core problem that needed to be solved was balance and the richness of tactics. These two problems were actually the same.

The specific performance was slow updates, little content, easy to get tired of, rigid lineup, poor experience in the fish pond, and so on. All of these actually originated from the same problem.

Based on the current game mechanics of Overwatch, there were the best or near-best champion lineups.

The so-called balance didn’t mean that both sides could have the same lineup. Otherwise, why would MOBA games still ban players? Wouldn’t it be fine if everyone just randomly chose the strongest hero?

In the Overwatch’s "push-and-occupy" mode, some team-type heroes became indispensable. In a 6V6, the lineup changes were directly locked in, and the heroes squeezed each other’s playing space.

The reason why 76 and the Empire-rebuilding combination were treated so differently was that their output stability and output ability were not on the same level.

In that case, was it possible to quickly produce multiple heroes through the number of shops and achieve a good balance?

It was almost impossible. It was possible to create heroes quickly, but the more heroes there were, the more difficult it would be to balance the game, which was much more difficult than MOBA games.

This was mainly because of the game’s playstyle. In MOBA games, there were rich maps and growth, so special heroes such as early-game heroes, late-game heroes, and split-zone heroes were allowed. A late-game hero was weak in the early game and invincible in the late game, so players had ways to deal with him, so it was not a problem.

However, there was no economic system in Overwatch, and there was no map mechanism that could enhance combat power. Heroes had no growth, so it was impossible to distinguish early and late-game heroes.

In this case, some special heroes would not appear, and even if they did, the players would not play them. Therefore, due to the limitations of the game mode, this balance was difficult to achieve.

As long as A’s damage output was 1% higher than B ‘s, players would choose A over B.

In the limited 6V6 lineup, players would carefully choose six Champions who could combine together to exert the strongest team combat ability, such as sledgehammer, hairy girl, DVA, 76, Anna, and DJ. Such a lineup would be able to crush Assault Heroes.

The yuan clan and lie Kong want to cut Anna? A backhand hypnotizing needle, a bottle, and a Russian shield to clear your mind.

With such a lineup, what flexibility was there to be had? What Yuanshi, liekong, Black Lily, Hanzo, what’s the use of climbing walls? What was the use of x-ray vision?

Therefore, no matter how many new heroes were created or how many new hero mechanisms were made, professional players/players would always be able to find six best choices with the strongest combat power. The problem of a rigid lineup was almost unsolvable.

It was because Overwatch didn’t have any growth or economic system.

Of course, making a growth system and an economic system was not necessarily the right choice. This was an FPS game, and there were fights all the time. There were no options for players to steal towers and develop safely. Once snowballs were allowed, would the disadvantageous side be rolled to death without any ability to fight back, causing the game to lose its suspense early?

No one knew before it was made, but it was obvious that solving a problem would lead to a new one. In Chen Mo’s previous life, Blizzard didn’t make Overwatch perfect, and no other company could make a game like that perfect.

This was a "beautiful-looking" dead end.

As such, Chen Mo chose a different path, turning Overwatch into a more entertaining game, trying to avoid overusing the game’s content in competitive games.

Making Overwatch a world-famous competitive game was an impossible task, but Chen Mo obviously wouldn’t tell anyone about it.

He couldn’t wait for the video game designers from the big companies to swarm over and copy Overwatch, only to end up badly injured.

……

This year’s seminar and Exchange were a little boring, because Chen Mo had stolen all the limelight.

A lot of people were discussing the success of League of Legends and Overwatch, wondering if it would represent the direction of future development.

Obviously, both games were phenomenal games, and League of Legends was gaining momentum overseas, not just in China. Although Overwatch had not been officially promoted overseas, based on the characteristics of the game itself, it would definitely be very popular overseas.

What about the other games? Only the great Tang and the three Realms could put up a fight, but they were still far behind in terms of the topic and popularity of the players.

Many designers were guessing that Chen Mo was going to become a God at the awards ceremony.

Chapter 443: The award ceremony

On the night of the awards ceremony.

All the designers knew that all the talks and social exchanges were just for show. The real highlight was the awards ceremony.

The lectures were all for show, and the awards ceremony at night represented the achievements and honors of the designers this year.

The video game designers entered the studio one after another. When Chen Mo and his group entered, there were already many people.

This year’s awards ceremony seemed to be more Grand than the previous years. Although the venue had not changed, the decorations were more gorgeous. There were also special cameras to record the entire award ceremony.

Moreover, several video websites had also started to broadcast it at the same time.

This was the first live broadcast of the awards ceremony. The previous awards ceremony was not a problem with the technical requirements. The reason it was not broadcasted was because the game Committee did not want to do so. The award ceremony was mainly between the game Committee and the designers, and had little to do with the players.

But this year, the game committee leaders probably wanted to expand the influence of the awards ceremony so that more players could participate, so they arranged for a live broadcast for the first time so that players could watch it.

Although they had arranged for a live broadcast, it was not that big of a deal. They only opened a live broadcast room on a few live broadcast platforms and video websites, so the popularity was not too high.

But even so, there were still hundreds of thousands of viewers watching.

Many viewers were discussing it on the bullet screen.

"Why isn’t it starting yet?"

"Hurry up, hurry up. It’s time to announce the winner!"

"Game of the year: magnificent Tang, it’s definitely won!"

"Will there be League of Legends?"

"Can you see Chen Zhao? Where’s Chen Zhao?"

"Those sitting in the front row are all S-grade video game designers? Who are they? I can’t see them clearly because they’re too far away …"

The awards ceremony hadn’t officially started yet, so the video was still the entrance of the designers. Most of these viewers were players who were more interested in the gaming industry and preferred VR and single-player games, while a small portion of them were just trying to be fresh.

Chen Mo, Zhang xiaokong, and the others entered the venue together, and the staff members dutifully guided them.

To Chen Mo’s surprise, he didn’t sit with Zhang xiaokong and Qiu Hengyang this year. He sat in the front.

Looking around, he didn’t see anyone he knew, which made him feel very awkward.

"I knew it, " Zhang xiaokong said."You’re no longer in the eyes of the game committee leaders. You’re no longer sitting with us." Hurry up and go, have fun with the designers from Emperor dynasty and Zen. "

Chen Zhao was speechless.

The seats were all arranged in advance. Except for the leaders in the front row, the seats were basically arranged according to the designer’s rank. The first two rows were basically all S-grade video game designers, followed by A-grade, B-grade, and so on.

Of course, there were differences between designers of the same level. Some A-grade designers already had several representative works, so they were definitely seated closer to the front.

As for Chen Mo, he was assigned to a more sensitive position, in the first two rows, but to the side.

Strictly speaking, Chen Mo was still an A+ grade, not an S-grade. However, S-grade videogame designers didn’t fill up two rows of seats, and there were still two or three empty seats, so Chen Mo was put in.

Obviously, in the eyes of the game committee leaders, Chen Mo was only one step away from S-rank.

Chen Mo knew most of the other S-grade video game designers, but he had never spoken to them before. This was because most of these videogame designers were under Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, and Chen Mo didn’t really get along with either of them.

There were also independent designers, but those were even more loner. They focused on making games and rarely showed their faces in public, so they didn’t have many opportunities to interact with them.

Most of the S-grade video game designers kept a polite distance when they saw Chen Mo.

The reason for this was complicated. On one hand, scholars looked down on each other, but as S-grade video game designers, they were all a little arrogant. The tension between companies was one thing. After all, Thunderbolt entertainment was at odds with Emperor dynasty and Zen, especially Lin chaoxu and Liu Yuanfeng, who were secretly angered by Chen Mo. It wasn’t good for these designers to be too close to Chen Mo as employees.

As for why these S-grade video game designers would join Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, that was another story.

This was because making a game was a relatively high-return but also high-risk thing. These large-scale VR games could easily invest tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. It was good to make a profit, but what if they lost? Most S-grade video game designers couldn’t bear the risk.

The biggest advantage of joining big companies like Emperor dynasty and Zen was that they could avoid risks. The company would be in charge of the R & D funds and promotion, so it was fine to lose money. If he earned it, he would have to give a lot of money to the company, but he could also earn a lot.

From a comprehensive perspective, joining a big company could effectively avoid risks, and these designers could create without any worries.

Most video game designers were only good at designing games, they didn’t know anything about company operations, marketing, and so on. This was why these big companies were attractive to S-grade video game designers.

As for Chen Mo, he was a special case. There were very few designers like him who started from scratch, developing games and distributing them, and even being their own boss, so he was an exception.

As soon as Chen Mo sat down, the designer turned around.

"Chen Zhao? It’s an honor to meet you. "

Chen Mo recognized the person. It was ZEN Entertainment’s S-grade videogame designer, ran he, who was also the creator of fire assault.

Ran he could be considered one of the more established S-grade video game designers in the country. Furthermore, he specialized in FPS games and had a certain level of fame in the game industry.

"You’re too kind, " Chen Zhao quickly said."You’re my senior."

Ran he laughed."What senior? it’s just that you entered the industry a few years earlier. This year, with the release of Overwatch, the momentum is really strong. If there are no accidents this year, the game of the year should be your Overwatch, and you’ll enter the S rank."

The two of them chatted for a while.

As the designer of an FPS game, ran he had obviously studied Overwatch a lot. He was also very clear that this game was an innovation for FPS games, which was why he was so optimistic about it.

As for himself, he had just finished updating a major version of burning assault this year. The new game was still in preparation, so he had no works to participate in the selection for the time being.

These S-grade video game designers had long passed the stage where they relied on quantity to win. It was already considered good if they could produce one work in two to three years.

It was even more so for designers like ran he and Qin Xiao, who designed high-quality games. They would not start new projects frequently and would prioritize running the old projects first. They would only start new projects when the old projects were almost at the end of their lives.

Unlike Chen Mo, who made a few games a year as if he didn’t need money.

Chapter 444: Won an award again

On Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s side, Qiu Jiang also turned around and greeted Chen Mo.

The S-grade video game designers in the front row were all in their forties. Video game designers like them had a high status in the industry, and many of them didn’t need to be active in the research and development front line anymore.

As for the designers who were really active, they weren’t too old. They were basically between 27 to 40 years old.

The reason why many of these designers were so young and even became S-grade designers before Chen Mo wasn’t because they were cheating, but because they walked a completely different path from Chen Mo.

Chen Mo had started from scratch, from mobile games to PC, then to VR. In the beginning, there was no money, no people, no resources, no channels, and it was very slow to make the game by itself. It was all accumulated bit by bit.

These young S-grade video game designers would usually be the assistants of other S-grade video game designers, and would have been in touch with VR games for a long time. After two to three years, he would be in charge of a portion of the content in large VR games. After another two to three years, he would be in charge of VR games under big companies like Emperor dynasty and Zen, and he would get the S-grade videogame designer license.

It could be said that some of the higher-ups in the same company started from the bottom and kept rising, but their starting point was lower. On the other hand, some of them had entered through special channels such as Management Trainees, so it took them only a few years to become high-level executives.

In comparison, Chen Mo’s path was more difficult, but it was also more comprehensive and wouldn’t be restricted by capital and channels.

In other people’s eyes, Chen Mo’s development speed was already unbelievable, since other S-grade video game designers only made VR games, while Chen Mo was proficient in cell phone, PC, and VR games.

……

Soon, the award ceremony officially began.

The host went on stage.

The leader gave a speech.

Announcing this year’s honorary game committee members.

They would issue the certificate and take a photo.

The entire process was basically fixed. The ten new designers went on stage excitedly to receive their certificates, their faces full of excitement.

Some of the designers had only been in the industry for one or two years before they were able to become Honorary Committee members, while most of them had been in the industry for more than five years. There were also many people who had been in the industry for seven to eight years, or even longer, but still couldn’t get it. They could only be envious in the audience.

Chen Mo had been an Honorary Committee member for a long time, and it felt like time had flown by as he watched these people go on stage to receive their awards.

After that, the various awards were announced.

In the beginning, there were all kinds of small awards, such as best music, best art, best visual art, best debut work, best level design, best character creation, Best Narrative, best performance …

Chen Mo wasn’t looking forward to any of these awards, mainly because his main works this year, such as League of Legends, outlast, and Overwatch, were all competitive games. In terms of artistic quality, they didn’t have any special advantages.

However, Chen Mo’s goal wasn’t these small awards. He only had one goal, and that was game of the year.

These awards were mostly won by A-grade video game designers. The games made by these designers were all unique, so it was easier for them to stand out in these categories.

However, to Chen Zhao’s surprise, he still won the award.

After the Best Performance Award, the next award was for the best atmosphere, which was given to Chen Mo’s horror game outlast.

This surprised Chen Mo. He didn’t think that a game as controversial as outlast would win since there wasn’t a ‘best horror game’ award in the game category, and in terms of art, outlast didn’t have any special advantage over other VR games.

The best atmosphere award had always been given to first-person adventure games that had a strong sense of immersion. This year, perhaps because outlast had created such a good atmosphere, it was given to a horror game for the first time.

To Chen Zhao, this was an unexpected surprise. As he went on stage to receive his prize, he also thanked the game Committee for their understanding and tolerance of outlast, as well as the support of the players.

……

Next up was the most anticipated game. This award was selected from the games that had yet to be released. In the end, it went to ZEN Entertainment’s VR game, road to heaven 2.

The game’s prequel had already achieved considerable success and had even won the best art Award. The art style of the game could be said to be unique. The prequel’s influence and ZEN Entertainment’s constant promotion had attracted a lot of attention even before the game was released.

Next was the best information film, which was given to ran he’s raging inferno assault.

Fire assault had always been one of the most famous FPS games in the country. The response to the new documentary was also very good, and it was well-deserved to win this award.

Next up was a special award, best operational game.

The leader on stage cleared his throat."I hereby announce that the winner of the best operational game of the year goes to Qin Zhuan: League of Legends, designer Chen Mo!"

The crowd instantly burst into warm applause!

Chen Mo stood up very calmly and walked up to the stage.

Indeed, there wasn’t much suspense about this award. In this aspect, League of Legends had indeed overshadowed all the other games in the country.

Other games were still stuck at the stage of advertising, promotion, and promotion, while League of Legends’s operations had already focused on esports.

The first season of League of Legends’s global Grand Finals had caused a certain sensation both at home and abroad. The popularity and number of spectators had broken records. During the period of the S1 finals, this topic had made it to the top of Weibo’s search list. It had swept through all the major video game media and forums, and even many people who didn’t play games had heard of this matter.

After the global Finals, the champion skin of League of Legends was sold like crazy again, which greatly promoted the game itself.

Whether it was the publicity method or the publicity effect, League of Legends deserved to win this award.

Chen Mo went on stage again, at a loss for words.

This was because he had already thanked them when outlast won the award. It didn’t take long for him to go on stage again, so it didn’t seem appropriate to thank them again.

Chen Mo thought about it and said, "thank you again, leaders and dear players." I hope that the success of League of Legends will promote the emergence of more competitive games, so that the e-sports in the country can achieve greater development and progress. Thank you, everyone. "

Chapter 445: Why are you here again?

Chen Mo’s second appearance on stage attracted a lot of discussion and envy from the designers.

"Chen Mo feels like he’s going to go against the heavens this year. I feel like these two awards won’t last long. There will definitely be more! The best game of the year on PC has already been reserved by League of Legends. Even if Overwatch can’t win game of the year, it should at least win some other award, right?"

"Scary, this is crazy. Chen Mo has made a lot of big news in the past, but it seems like there’s more this year?"

"It’s mainly because Chen Mo’s games this year are all very popular. Think about it, League of Legends swept the PC market and held the global Finals; The horror game outlast was the best horror game in the country at the moment. There’s also the Overwatch …"

"It’s already good enough for other designers to make one game in two years, but Chen Mo made three in a year. He’s cheating!"

"Have you all forgotten about excavating the earth for Ascension … This game was also on all the live streaming platforms at that time."

"It’s simply a BUG. "

"Actually, if you study them carefully, these four games aren’t difficult in terms of technical skills. The content isn’t rich either. The key is that it’s hard to design, and the ideas are hard to come by.

"I can only say that any S-grade videogame designer is a monster!"

"Let’s wait and see, there should be more behind. "

……

Next up was a series of categories: best shooting, best fighting, best adventure, best sports, best competition, best strategy, best cosplay, best action, best puzzle …

Chen Mo returned with a huge haul. Overwatch won best shooting, while League of Legends won best competitive game.

There was still no suspense.

This year, there were no outstanding FPS games in the country. Even if there were, it would be difficult to compete with Overwatch for the best shooting game.

This was because there were two points that other FPS games could not compare to. One was the innovation in the playstyle, where a hero’s skill was added to the shooting. The second was the character and setting, which basically surpassed 90% of the current domestic FPS games.

As for the best competitive game, League of Legends had fully demonstrated the competitiveness and popularity of the game in the world Finals. The major clubs setting up League of Legends branches reflected the huge contribution that the game had made to the domestic e-sports industry.

Chen Mo was at a loss for words after going on stage twice in a row.

He had already received the award twice. Receiving it two more times and thanking the leader two more times?

It seemed a little stupid.

This time, Chen Mo had no choice but to look into the future, talking about the future of competitive gaming and his own wishes.

At the same time, it also strengthened the effect of his previous duping, making more people agree with the e-sports mode of Overwatch that Chen Mo had made up.

On the live broadcast platform, all kinds of bullet comments were already flooding the screen.

"Him again? Why do I feel like he’s already been up here a few times?"

"Don’t tell me they’re bribing the judges! Why are there so many awards?"

"Upstairs, are you F * cking kidding me? You don’t even know Chen Zhao?"

"Yeah, it’s fine if you don’t know the others, but you don’t know Chen Mo? It’s so embarrassing!"

"I think that the judging is very objective and fair. League of Legends and Overwatch didn’t deserve to win these two awards. If they chose other awards, it would be shady, right?"

"Hahaha, Chen Mo’s expression is a little awkward. I want to see where he’s sitting, where did he put all the trophies? You can’t let it go, can you?"

……

After a series of different categories of games, the awards ceremony slowly entered the climax. Next up were four very important games.

Best Independent Game, Best Mobile Game, best PC game, best VR game.

These four awards were basically used as a Foundation to select the best work of the year on the three platforms. At least, it meant that the work was the best among the three platforms.

As for the Best Independent Game Award, it was a form of encouragement to the designers.

Everyone was looking forward to these four awards.

"I hereby announce that the winner of this year’s best Independent Game Award goes to the designer, Lin Mu, of the magnificent Tang!"

……

"The winner of the Best Mobile Game of the Year is the designer of the lost time, Zhang xiaokong!"

……

"The winner of the year’s PC game Award is the designer of League of Legends, Chen Mo!"

……

"Best VR Game of the Year goes to the designer of Overwatch, Chen Mo!"

These four prizes were given out one by one. The first three games didn’t have much of a suspense, and there wasn’t much controversy, but when the last best VR game was announced, the crowd still burst into a discussion.

The great Tang had the potential to be nominated for game of the year, so it was normal for it to win the Best Independent Game Award. It would be a problem if it didn ‘t.

As for Best Mobile Game, even though Chen Mo’s "leading the land" was pretty good, it was too commercial. Zhang xiaokong’s lost time was a single player game. The story and playstyle were excellent, so it deserved the award.

As for the best PC game, with League of Legends’s performance this year, it would be a problem if they didn’t win.

As for the best VR game Award being given to Overwatch, many people still had doubts.

Generally speaking, the best VR game and Game of the Year awards were the same, because they were both selected from VR games. According to the unspoken rules and conventions, if there were two great VR games, the one that was slightly worse would win best VR Game of the Year, and the better one would win game of the year.

Now that Overwatch won best VR game, did that mean that game of the year was going to be given to magnificent Tang?

"How did the best VR game go to Overwatch? What about the magnificent Tang?"

"According to common sense, it should be one for each person. Doesn’t that mean that the game of the year will go to the great Tang?"

"That’s impossible. I think that ‘Overwatch’ is going to sweep up both awards!"

"That’s too much! If it was in previous years, the magnificent Tang would definitely be able to compete for the Game of the Year award!"

"It’s not appropriate for a competitive game to get the best of the year, right? The game Committee wouldn’t give you that. "

"Forget it, stop guessing. Let’s just watch Chen Mo receive his award!"

"How many times has Chen Mo gone on stage? It seems to be the sixth time?"

"Hahahahaha, I feel like Chen Mo’s at a loss for words. He doesn’t know what to say at all, he’s already said what he should!"

Chen Mo walked onto the stage and took the trophy from the leader.

The leader was also a little annoyed, with an expression that said, "why is it you again?"

Chen Mo looked at the audience, speechless.

He had already gone up on stage five times, and he had even imagined the future. He had thanked everyone he needed to thank, including the game Committee and the players.

Chen Mo held the trophy in his hand and said four words into the microphone.

"Thank you, country!"

Chapter 446: Game of the year, well-deserved!

After Chen Mo said the words "thank you to the country", the designers in the audience held back their laughter.

"I’m dying of laughter. I can see that Chen Mo is really out of words!"

"I’ve been holding it in for so long, yet I’m still thanking the country. Hahahahaha!"

"You don’t have enough awareness. Shouldn’t the country be the first to thank you? If this were in the sports industry, he would have been ordered to write an examination!"

"That’s right. Maybe we’ll even have to take back the award!"

The designers in the audience and the live stream users were all making fun of Chen Mo, mainly because he had won too many awards this year.

Many of the designers sitting next to Chen Mo peeked at his seat. Chen Mo was holding a trophy on stage, and there were five more in his seat. There was almost no space left.

Fortunately, although the trophies were exquisitely made, they were not big. They were about the size of a mineral water bottle, just slightly bigger.

If it was the same size as the League of Legends Championship trophy, Chen Mo would have to find a moving company to move it back.

Chen Mo returned to his seat and placed the six trophies on the ground before sitting down.

After the first four major awards, the last and biggest award, the best game of the year, was almost out.

Everyone was looking at the stage, waiting to see who would win the award.

The host went on stage.

"This year has been a great year for the domestic games industry. We’ve already seen the best games of the year in the previous awards. It can be said to be a wonderful year with hundreds of flowers blooming.

"So, who will win this year’s game of the year? Please look at the big screen, next up are the games that have been nominated for this year’s Video Game Awards. "

The big screen began to play the highlights of each candidate game.

Under the background of the co-existence of the immortal world, Devil World, and human world, countless people from the Xiuzhen world were riding on their flying swords, flying across the sky in unison. In the dark and chaotic demonic realm, Immortals with fluttering clothes were waving their flying swords to kill demons and devils.

……

In Chang ‘an under the cover of night, an assassin in black was stepping on the tiles of the eaves and shuttling quickly. He had a Tang sword on his back and a hidden weapon in his hand. He hung upside down from the beam of the house and observed his prey.

……

The Pharaoh Eagle flew out of the clouds and headed toward the battlefield in the distance. The angels extended a helping hand to the children in the ruins; Sledgehammer raised his shield and blocked the Molotov cocktail …

Every time an exciting clip was played, the name of the game would be indicated on the big screen, and the background music of the game would also be played in the stadium.

Even though there were two other games that were nominated, everyone knew that they were just there to play a supporting role and were not competitive at all. The real game of the year would be born from these three games.

The magnificent Tang.

‘Three realms’.

"Overwatch."

On all the major livestreaming platforms, countless bullet comments were flooding the screen.

Many players had been paying attention to the awards ceremony in the past years, but they had never had the chance to witness it live. This was the first live broadcast, and many people were guessing who the annual award would go to.

"The magnificent Tang! It has to be the great Tang!"

"‘Three realms’ isn’t bad either, so why isn’t it ‘three realms’?"

"Online gaming scum, get lost! This is an award ceremony! It’s obvious that ‘the magnificent Tang’ has completely surpassed your ‘three realms’ in terms of story, art, and game. "

"The two of you, stop fighting. In my opinion, this award should go to’ the Overwatch ‘!"

"Impossible! If ‘the magnificent Tang’ doesn’t win an award, it won’t be tolerated by the heavens!"

The applause gradually died down, and the chairman of the game Committee, Zhang Zhongxiang, came on stage with the annual game trophy in his left hand and the list of winners in his right.

"I hereby announce that the winner of the best game of the year is Yingying–

He paused, then looked at the designers in the audience."Overwatch, Chen Mo!"

The venue instantly erupted into warm applause and cheers!

Chen Mo stood up and walked up to the stage as the classic background music played.

"As expected! It’s "the Overwatch"!"

"It’s a pity that it’s not the Grand Tang?"

"The game quality of the magnificent Tang could have been comparable to this year’s game in any other year! He didn’t win any of the two biggest awards this year, best VR game and game of the year?"

"Sigh, it can’t be helped. Strictly speaking,’the magnificent Tang’ isn’t perfect and has its flaws. It’s expected that this award will be given to’ the Overwatch ‘."

"I can only say that it’s a pity. It’s such a pity that ‘the magnificent Tang’ and ‘the Overwatch’ are clashing."

"Chen Mo really got a Grand Slam this year. He’s got so many awards that his hands are tired!"

The designers at the scene were clapping and discussing.

Most of the video game designers present could accept that Overwatch had won the Game of the Year award. It was within their expectations.

Even though there was a certain level of suspense between the two games, in the eyes of these professional video game designers, it was clear that Overwatch was still slightly better in every aspect.

Chen Mo went on stage, took the trophy from Zhang Zhongxiang, and then walked to the microphone.

"Thank you, everyone. Once again, I would like to thank every player who likes the Overwatch."

"To use a phrase from Overwatch: This world needs more heroes, and this world is worth fighting for!"

"This is also a concept that I hope to convey to everyone through ‘the Overwatch’. Perhaps this world is not perfect, but we should all work hard to make it a better place. Each of us can become the heroes of this world."

"As for game of the year, everyone might have different opinions. I’ve always felt that the best game exists in everyone’s hearts, and as long as the designer puts in the effort to create a game, it’s a good game."

"Overwatch is my first game of the year, but it won’t be the last. In the future, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s entire R & D team will make even more fun games for everyone! Thank you!"

The venue once again burst into enthusiastic applause and cheers that lasted for a long time!

Chen Mo’s acceptance speech was so good that it was impeccable. ‘The Overwatch’ had indeed conveyed such a concept: All the countries and regions in the world coexisted in peace. Although the world was not perfect, and the heroes faced countless misunderstandings, everyone who wanted to make the world a better place was a worthy hero.

Chen Mo also gave his own answer to the controversy regarding game of the year, "The best game existed in everyone’s heart, and as long as the designer put in the effort to create a game, it was a good game!

Chapter 447: A perfect ending

There were still many Great Tang players who were complaining about the game on the various streaming platforms, but after Chen Mo’s speech, they all stopped talking.

"Well said. Since when did Chen Mo suddenly become so enlightened? This set of rhetoric is simply watertight!"

"I’ve gained another wave of favorability in front of the game committee leader!"

"Sigh, although I really like the great Tang, I have to admit that Overwatch is indeed better in all aspects."

"Overwatch truly deserves the title of game of the year!"

"Awesome, Chen Mo is invincible! Chen Mo won seven awards at the awards ceremony this year!"

"Amazing, he’s simply swept away everything! Chen Mo is going to be an S-grade videogame designer next year, right?"

"Chen Mo said that Overwatch wouldn’t be the last game to get the best Game of the Year award, and that there would be more and better games in the future. Wow, I’m really looking forward to it!"

"Supporting Chen Mo! Chen Mo is awesome!"

On all the major streaming platforms and game forums, players were spontaneously promoting the news of Overwatch winning the award and sharing their joy.

Clearly, after sweeping through the annual Video Game Awards, Overwatch’s popularity in China would rise again, and it was very likely to sweep through the entire VR gaming platform!

A completely free VR game that won the game committee’s recognition as game of the year? This could be said to be of great help to the promotion of ‘the Overwatch’.

……

At the awards ceremony.

After the final annual Gaming Awards ceremony, this year’s awards ceremony came to a perfect end.

In the midst of the warm applause and cheers, everyone stood up and left.

Chen Mo stood up from his seat with the seven trophies in his arms.

He could be considered the biggest winner of this year’s awards ceremony. Outlast won the best gaming atmosphere, League of Legends won the best operating game, best competitive game, and best PC game, Overwatch won the best shooting game, best VR game, and game of the year. He won seven awards all by himself.

Many designers wouldn’t even get that many awards in three or four years, but Chen Mo had won all of them in one year.

Many video game designers came over to congratulate Chen Mo.

"Congratulations, we have a great harvest this year!"

"President Chen, I don’t think you can hold this trophy anymore. Why don’t you give us some?"

"Congratulations, I’m not convinced by any of the video game designers in the country except you. Now Thunderbolt entertainment is a domestic gaming giant that can compete with Emperor dynasty and Zen. I feel like you’re about to write a legend!"

The video game designers were sincerely congratulating Chen Mo. Even though he had won so many awards, he did deserve all of them.

Chen Mo returned their greetings. He had only tricked the designers from Emperor dynasty and Zen, and only those who wanted to copy Overwatch took the bait. Chen Mo would give these video game designers a lot of respect and respect.

"Hello, Chen Mo. I’m Lin Mu, the designer of the magnificent Tang. Congratulations."

To Chen Zhao’s surprise, Lin Mu was here too.

After the Grand Tang was released, Lin Mu was one of the top independent video game designers in the country. Chen Mo had never met him before, and this was his first time meeting him.

Lin Mu looked like he was in his thirties and had a refined temperament. It was obvious that he didn’t take the annual Gaming Awards to heart, even though many players of the magnificent Tang game were against him.

"I was lucky, " said Chen Zhao hurriedly. In fact, the magnificent Tang is also a good game, and it was luck that Overwatch won this award. "

Lin Mu laughed."Don’t be so modest. I’ve played Overwatch. Game of the year is well-deserved and I’ve learned a lot from it."

"By the way, is there any other release for the magnificent Tang apart from the official app Store?" Chen Mo asked.

"No, what’s wrong?" Lin Mu was stunned.

"If you agree, you can put it on Thunderbolt gaming platform, " Chen Mo said."I’ll help you promote it. I don’t want a share."

Lin Mu was stunned,’no share? This is not appropriate!"

"It’s nothing, " Chen Mo smiled, "the quality of the game is great. As a domestic game, it’s time to promote it." Let’s exchange contact information and talk about it later. "

"Alright, " he said. Lin Mu nodded and the two of them exchanged contact information.

To Lin Mu, although the magnificent Tang was famous and had sales, its revenue could not be compared to the large-scale MMORPG games like Emperor dynasty and Zen.

Although the great Tang had also received a lot of recommendations on the official app Store, the official app Store would not operate and promote it for him. Therefore, the great Tang had always been in a state of popularity but not popularity. The profit was still acceptable, but there was still a lot of room for development.

Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform was already one of the most influential gaming platforms in the country. After Overwatch won the best game of the year, it would definitely rise to fame, and its dominance in the VR world would increase.

Under such circumstances, Chen Mo was willing to use Thunderbolt gaming platform’s resources to promote the great Tang for free, which was a great thing for Lin Mu.

To Chen Mo, this was a form of support and encouragement for good Chinese games.

……

It was already 10 pm when he returned to the experience store.

However, there were still many people in the experience store. Not only were the employees there, but the players were also waiting for Chen Mo to return.

As soon as Chen Mo entered, he was immediately surrounded by colorful ribbons and flowers.

"Welcome back, manager!"

"Manager, you’ve won so many awards tonight that your hands are tired. You should treat us to a meal."

"Manager, where’s the trophy? Hurry up and show it to everyone!"

"Congratulations, manager. To celebrate, shouldn’t the experience store be free for three days?"

"What do you mean by free in the experience store? it’s not as good as half price for all skins in League of Legends!"

There were all sorts of comments.

Whether it was the employees or the players, they were all extremely excited. It wasn’t just Chen Mo’s glory to win so many prizes at the awards ceremony, everyone felt honored.

Many of the players present were Chen Mo’s loyal fans. They had accompanied Chen Mo since he first started in the small Experience Store, watched him become an Honorary Committee member, made a game like League of Legends that took the entire PC market by storm, and won the game of the year with Overwatch …

They had all watched Chen Mo grow up, and their sense of participation allowed them to feel Chen Mo’s joy.

Qian Kun and su Jinyu had already picked up a trophy each and were playing with it.

"The workmanship on this trophy is so detailed. There’s even some words carved on it. It feels so good in my hands."

"It’s a pity that it doesn’t have the championship trophy of League of Legends. It’s too small."

"Let’s see where to place it. There’s a spot on the bookshelf on the first floor, but you have to keep an eye on it. Don’t lose it."

"Hey, don’t just focus on playing. Let me see the trophy too!"

Chen Mo smiled, "alright, put down the trophy. The experience store is closed today. Everyone here, including the players, should have supper together. It’s my treat!"

Chapter 448: Becoming an S-Class!

The next day, in the experience store.

Chen Mo opened the illusion game editor in his office and looked at his designer’s information.

For other people, they would be happy for at least a week, since this was the game committee’s annual award, which meant that they had defeated all the designers in the country. Not only for Chen Mo, but for the entire team, it was a stage victory.

When Chen Mo said he was going to make a game of the year in three months, many people didn’t believe it, thinking that Chen Mo was being too optimistic.

However, after Overwatch won an award, everyone was convinced that Chen Mo wasn’t bluffing. He really did win game of the year when he said so!

The experience store was packed to the brim today, especially the VR experience area.

After Overwatch won the most important Game of the Year award in the country, it became very famous in the gaming industry. Many people who had heard of Overwatch but had never played it before downloaded it to try it out or tried it out in Experience Stores.

After all, game of the year was a very high honor for a game, and the reputation of Overwatch instantly soared.

However, for Chen Mo, this matter could be turned over once he got the award.

Even though Overwatch was a new game to the players in this world, Chen Mo knew that he still had a long way to go.

In the illusion game engine, Chen Mo’s profile had already become that of an S-grade videogame designer.

[Chen Mo: videogame designer (S-grade)]

[Creativity: 92 points]

"System: 90 points"

[Stage: 91 points]

[Plot: 92 points]

[Original art: 93 points]

[3D art: 93 points]

<Monthly resources quota: unlimited>

[You can experience any game on the market.]

[Access to the National database for any information]

[Obtain an independent area in the official app Store to display your personal work]

After Overwatch was released, Chen Mo’s ratings had all risen to more than 90 points, especially in the original art and 3D art, he even got 93 points.

This was because the art level of each character in ‘Overwatch’ was very high, especially the modeling and actions. They were basically first-class. This was Chen Mo’s first top quality VR game, so it was within his expectations that it would get such a high score.

However, these ratings were all for show. What Chen Mo really cared about was the privileges of an S-grade video game designer.

The reason why Chen Mo was in such a rush to release Overwatch and become an S-grade videogame designer was to get these privileges a year earlier.

Chen Mo had heard a little about the privileges of S-grade video game designers from various sources, but he hadn’t been particularly specific. Now that he was an S-grade video game designer, Chen Mo could finally look at the details in the illusion game engine.

First of all, there was no limit to the resource quota, so he could use the illusion game editor’s art resources as he pleased.

Secondly, he could experience any game on the market at will, including domestic games and foreign games. He didn’t have to spend a single cent.

Moreover, S-grade video game designers would be given an independent area on the official app Store to display the video game designer’s works. This independent area was permanent, which meant that once you became an S-grade videogame designer, you would be able to get a permanent recommendation on the official app Store.

These three privileges were something other video game designers could only dream of.

Without a limit on resources, he could try as much as he wanted, and he wouldn’t have to waste so much effort to choose replacement resources. He wouldn’t have to consider the problem of capacity when making games.

He could experience any game on the market and save a lot of money. Some popular games would cost one to two thousand Yuan to enter, and if one wanted to experience more of the game, they might have to spend more money. If one tried three to four games a month, they might have to spend ten thousand Yuan. Most video game designers were not that rich.

As for the independent area on the official app Store, it was equivalent to the best recommendation spot, and the effect of the recommendation would definitely be better than the group.

Of course, to Chen Zhao, these three privileges were not important. In fact, they seemed to be of little value.

Unlimited resources? Chen Mo’s resources had never been used up, because he never had to spend on trial and error, and he made all the art resources himself.

To experience the game at will? Chen Mo didn’t care about spending ten or twenty thousand a month. It didn’t matter if he bought everything.

A recommendation spot on the App Store was even more useless. Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt gaming platform was already one of the most influential video game distribution platforms in the country, and every one of Chen Mo’s new games received a lot of attention, so why would he need the official app Store to promote his games?

Chen Zhao valued this privilege the most."Can access any information in the National database.

The so-called national database was a very large data network. The data in it was very complex and could be said to be all-encompassing.

Whether it was Science and Technology, literature and art, cutting-edge knowledge of various disciplines, historical documents, and so on, everything was available.

In the parallel world, almost all of the country’s knowledge could be found in this database. If necessary, one could also find some professionals in the industry through this channel and have them answer some questions in person.

Why did Chen Mo value the database so much? Chen Mo knew that he would need it in the future.

If Chen Mo wanted to make a game with an ancient setting that was extremely realistic, he would have to look into a lot of things, such as the architectural style of that era. How were the People’s clothes? How was his behavior? What about the social atmosphere?

He had to consider all aspects.

Even though Chen Mo had a lot of game ideas that he could use, he didn’t have the knowledge to do so. After getting access to the National database, some professional problems would be solved.

……

Other than these special privileges, S-grade video game designers had many other benefits.

Even though S-grade and A-grade video game designers sounded similar, they were actually very different.

S-grade video game designers had a certain status in the industry, and even had a say in the game Committee. There were many benefits to this.

For example, he could use more resources to design games.

For example, they would be more relaxed during the game’s review.

They would also be more respected, like some S-grade video game designers, experts, scholars, and famous directors, who were regarded as outstanding representatives of the cultural field.

After working so hard for so long and finally becoming an S-grade videogame designer, it would be much easier for Chen Mo to make large scale VR games.

Chapter 449: Are you going to hold a ranking match?

After the annual Video Game Awards ceremony, Overwatch’s popularity was increasing.

As the first free VR game in the country, and with the honor of game of the year, Overwatch was unstoppable in the VR world.

After the awards ceremony ended, many of Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment’s video game designers started to write design concept drafts, hoping to make a game that could surpass Overwatch.

"Overwatch is really popular. Wolf Soul is the only game that has been recognized by the game Committee in the past three years, right? Looking at the current trend of Overwatch, is it going to surpass Wolf soul’s dominance in FPS games?"

"Now, the domestic FPS games are basically Wolf Soul, raging inferno assault, and watchman."

"But the biggest advantage of Overwatch is that it’s free! Both of them cost more than 1000 Yuan to play, but this one is free. The threshold is too different!"

"It’s not that bad. For those players who can afford the game cabin, Wolf Soul only costs a few hundred Yuan when it’s on sale. They’ve bought whatever they want."

"The main thing about Overwatch is that it’s very popular in VR internet cafes."

"Indeed, it’s a big advantage to be able to play directly in a VR internet cafe!"

"It’s mainly because Overwatch is still in its early stages. According to Chen Mo, the game has to have sixty heroes in the future, and there’ll definitely be ranked matches and tournaments later on. It’s even possible to have an International Finals like League of Legends, so the future is even better!"

"It’s a good thing Chen Mo hasn’t started a ranked or professional match yet. We still have a chance."

"I’ve already submitted my design drafts. I don’t know if I’ll be able to stand out in Emperor dynasty, but I hope I can get this project."

Many of Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment’s video game designers were working on their design concept drafts, all of them wanting to use Overwatch as a prototype to create a game that could even surpass Overwatch.

This was a normal thought. In Chen Mo’s previous life, when MOBA games were popular all over the world, there were many other MOBA games other than DOTA and LOL. After the game became popular, many other client-side and mobile games launched the mass escape mode.

Moreover, many of them had achieved a certain level of success.

It was clear that in the game industry, copying was not a problem. The key was to copy well.

Many video game designers thought that League of Legends could catch up and defeat COG because the game updated faster, promoted better, and optimized in all aspects.

And now, Overwatch was still not perfect in all aspects, especially since the competitive mode had not been released yet. As long as they took it seriously, they could still catch up from behind.

Especially Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, both Lin chaoxu and Liu Yuanfeng were optimistic about Overwatch’s gaming model. These two companies had experience in successful FPS projects, so they were more comfortable with the game.

After Overwatch won the honor of game of the year, the direction of the domestic games industry was slowly changing.

……

On the Overwatch forum, while the players were rejoicing over the award, the call for the ranking competition to start was getting louder and louder.

"The Overwatch is so popular now, let’s start the ranking competition! What was Chen Mo thinking? The first version of League of Legends had ranked matches, right?"

"I think Warcraft started off with a ladder mode as soon as the game was released."

"Maybe Chen Mo is thinking of letting everyone get familiar with the mechanics of the game before starting the ranking competition, so that the newbies won’t mess with us?"

"Hmm, that makes sense! However, we can release the ranking competition mechanism first. If you’re afraid that the newbies will cheat you, you can add proficiency restrictions. "

"Go [email protected] Mo on Weibo, tell him to start the Overwatch ranking as soon as possible. I’m going to climb straight up to the title of greatest King!"

"That’s right. I’m so good at showing off but I don’t have any ranking points to show off. Hurry up and open it!"

On Weibo and forums, many people [email protected] Chen Mo, asking him to update the Overwatch and start the ranking competition.

After playing Warcraft and League of Legends, the players were well aware of Chen Mo’s tactics.

Especially in League of Legends, for many players, the most important thing was the ranking competition, and the ranking was the symbol to measure a player’s level, which prompted players to work hard to climb up.

Everyone knew that the ranking competition for Overwatch was going to start sooner or later. There was only one reason why it had not started yet: Chen Mo was too lazy!

Therefore, many players were urging him.

Not long after, Chen Mo replied on Weibo.

"About the qualifying match: due to the busy schedule before the Spring Festival, many updates and changes may be delayed. At the moment, there was a hidden scoring system in the Overwatch. Players with high skill would be matched with players with the same skill. At the moment, the winning rate of all players was around 50%, so even if there was no ranking system, they could still improve their skill level through continuous practice. As for the hidden score, we will consider showing it in the game later on. Everyone, please be patient. "

Chen Mo didn’t directly answer the players ‘questions, but there were a lot of hints.

Chen Mo didn’t specify when the ranking competition would start, he didn’t even say if it would start or not. He only said two things, one was that he was currently full of work and a lot of content would be delayed; Second, Overwatch had a hidden sub-mechanism.

The players were all wondering about the meaning of this Weibo post.

"Chen Zhao said he’s busy? In other words, there will be a ranking match, but we don’t have the time to do it now!"

"There’s a hidden sub-mechanism? Doesn’t that mean that when the ranking system comes out, everyone’s ranking will be directly matched and ranked according to the hidden points?"

"Eh? That was a possibility! That’s quite thoughtful of Chen Mo. In that case, it doesn’t matter if it opens a few days later. Let’s play well and get higher hidden points. Then, we’ll be able to level it directly to diamond or even higher. Wouldn’t that be great?"

"That makes sense. Let’s wait and see!"

This Weibo post dispelled most of the players ‘doubts, and everyone continued to play happily.

……

Chen Mo’s post was just a Bluff, to calm down the players who were insistent on having a ranked match. But in reality, Chen Mo didn’t make any promises. He didn’t even mention if he would hold a ranking match.

If there weren’t any other considerations, Chen Mo could have told the players that the ranking competition wouldn’t be held anymore, as it would damage the lifespan of the game.

However, Chen Mo couldn’t reveal it yet, because Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment were both trying to copy Overwatch. If Chen Mo revealed that Overwatch couldn’t make a ranking competition, it would definitely raise their suspicions and cause them to doubt the entire game.

Once they decided to slow down and observe for the time being, as time passed, the various disadvantages of ‘Overwatch’ would slowly become apparent, and they would come back to their senses.

In that case, wouldn’t Chen Zhao’s lies be in vain?

Chapter 450: Someone is cheating?

On fish-catching live streaming platform, in Pursley’s live streaming channel.

As one of the most popular streamers of Overwatch, old P’s live stream had more than a million viewers. He was already quite well-known in the domestic FPS scene. Now, with the popularity of Overwatch, his popularity had risen to another level.

"Overwatch" was different from other FPS games. There were the usual assault hero76, the usual sniper Black Lily, and a special assassin-type hero, Genji. Therefore, the viewing rate was much better.

After using Yuan-Shi to circle around and draw his sword, the bullet screen was filled with all sorts of 6666 comments, which made old P very satisfied.

The only flaw was that there was no ranking mode in Overwatch, so there was no way to play the King in the live broadcast room. However, this was not a big problem. After all, it did not matter if the live broadcast was not in the high rankings. As long as the game was good, the audience would like it.

It was another brand new game. This time, it was the voskaya industrial area, and old P was the attacker.

"Today, I’ll show everyone the ultimate skill of the flying rat. Everyone, watch carefully!"

Old P directly chose Mad Rat.

Since Chen Mo didn’t release the ranked matches and gave the post-match statistics, the competitive scene wasn’t affected much. The players could play whatever they wanted, and no one would complain about the ‘rebuild Empire’ combination.

As long as you played well and could carry it, it was fine.

"What kind of freaks and perverts are there here? But … I like it!"

"I clearly know that there’s something outside that can blow me up, but I’m still wandering around here!"

In the battle preparation stage, Mad Rat was already impatient. As soon as the door opened, old P’s Mad Rat directly threw a mine under his feet and blew himself up to the roof of the building outside of point A to observe the other party’s lineup.

"Eh? There’s a fortress on the other side? And what’s the meaning of da Chui’s positioning?"

Old P was a little surprised, because there was a fortress on the roof behind target A, and there was also a hammer and an Angel protecting it.

After the players had figured out a way to counter the fortress, this champion could no longer be used in every match like before. After all, old P was an expert and had high hidden points, so the matched opponent was also stronger. Logically speaking, he shouldn’t have chosen a fortress on this map.

This was because point A in the voskaya industrial zone was not an easy position for the defenders to find their fortresses. There were many ways for the opponent to enter. There were at least four or five positions in the entire point A where the fortresses could be sneaked in. Therefore, the environment in which the fortresses dealt damage was not good, and it was very likely that they would be instantly killed.

Under such circumstances, it was a little strange to choose to play the milk hammer Castle combination, which was very backward.

The attackers swarmed forward. With Yuan-Shi, Black Lily, and the road-hog on the ground, they were quickly taken down by the attackers.

However, just as everyone rushed toward the target and wanted to destroy the enemy’s fortress, an accident happened.

The fortress turned its muzzle almost instantly and aimed at old P, who appeared in his field of vision. Before old P could throw out a few bombs, they were already swept down by the fortress’s bullets, and their balls shattered on the ground.

"Triple kill!"

"Quadruple kill!"

"Penta kill!"

Old P was shocked. What was going on?

He quickly turned on the death replay. In the livestream room, more than a million viewers also saw fortress ‘first-person perspective when he killed old P.

Old P’s Mad Rat poked his head out from behind the house at point A. He wanted to throw a few bombs at the second floor where the fortress was located to wear down big Hammer’s shield. The fortress ‘original target was squad 76 below.

As a result, the moment old P’s Mad Rat showed his head, the muzzle of the fortress instantly locked on to him. The Gatling gun barrel immediately began to spin quickly, and with a series of "ding ding ding ding" sounds, most of the bullets actually hit old P’s Mad rat’s head, directly killing him!

Not only that, after fortress killed rabid rat, his vision instantly returned to the 76 heads beside him.

Although the death scene ended here, everyone knew what happened after that. Fortress, under the protection of the hammer, directly killed all the people below and got a Penta kill.

Other than lie Kong, who tried to cut the fortress at close range and was struck to death by the sledgehammer, the others were all captured by the fortress alone.

After seeing old P’s death replay, the bullet comments in the live broadcast room instantly exploded.

"？？？"

"What’s the situation?"

"He was killed in seconds? There’s something wrong with this fortress, right?"

"Instant vision lock? Crazy headshots? One against five?"

"Did this fortress cheat???"

Old P also felt strange. The six attackers had died at the same time, so they were resurrected at the same time.

Old P silently changed to Yuan.

This time, the six attackers were all holding their breath. After entering point A, they didn’t even care about the target. They all went to the second floor from the room on the right and went straight to the fortress.

Old P’s yuan-Shi took a roundabout route from the left and waited for the other party members to start exchanging fire with the fortress before climbing up the wall to the second floor and throwing shurikens at the fortress from behind.

In the end, fortress’s reaction was still extremely fast, and his marksmanship was also very accurate. The moment the five attackers swarmed up, fortress accurately locked onto the weakest Hunter Kong and killed him.

In the midst of his panic, Hunter Kong had used three flashes and backtrack, but it was still useless. He was still targeted by the fortress and killed.

The others were not any better. As the attacker did not choose to use the sledgehammer, the remaining few people became live targets and fell to the ground one after another under the fortress’s high headshot rate.

Old bastard’s Yuanshi attacked fortress from behind, trying to take away half of its HP. The moment the fortress’s muzzle pointed at him, he immediately activated [flash], trying to kill the fortress.

However, the fortress strangely stopped firing. Within a fraction of a second, it pointed its muzzle at the others and completely ignored the yuan clan members.

After old P activated [flash], he actually didn’t hit a single bullet!

The attack this time ended in failure again. After old P’s [flash] ended, the muzzle of the fortress locked onto him for another second. Under the crazy rotation of the Gatling gun, old P’s HP was almost depleted in a second. Even if he used [shadow] to escape, it would be of no use.

The second attack failed again, and the attacking players confirmed that there was something wrong with the fortress!

From the death replay, the fortress seemed even more heaven-defying this time. Not only did it have all kinds of 180-degree instantaneous locks, but the headshot rate was also very high."Ding ding ding" sounds of headshots could be heard without end.

It was clear that this level of accuracy was not something that ordinary humans could achieve.

In the game channel, the attacking players were already typing.

"The fortress is cheating?"

"F * ck, you F * cking dog! Use your cheat to kill your entire family!"

"You can’t even be bothered to act? Aren’t you afraid of being banned?"

It was obvious that most of the players found it hard to keep their cool when faced with a cheater. They were all cursing, even sledgehammer and Angel, who were protecting the fortress.

In the end, the opposite fortress replied with two words, "Hehe."

Chapter 450-agitated crowd

As soon as these two words came out, not only was old P and his teammates furious, but even the audience in the live broadcast room was also furious.

"F * ck, this fortress is so arrogant?"

"I despise this kind of cheater the most. God P, kill him!"

"Right, kill him!"

The bullet screen was filled with excitement as everyone greeted the family members in the fortress.

Old P’s teammates went out again, but this time, they were not as reckless as before. Some chose dachui, some chose 76, some chose DVA, and some chose Charia. In short, everyone chose heroes that could restrain fortress.

Old P chose Xiaomei and turned on the team voice chat at the same time, starting to command.

"Come on, don’t rush out. Avoid the fortress’s vision and clear out his other three teammates! We’ll slowly take care of him later!"

The six attackers shared the same enemy. After taking care of the three defenders outside, they swarmed up and rushed towards the fortress.

The attacking players had already thought of a strategy in advance. First, they used Xiaomei’s frostrampart as cover to quickly rush to the second floor. Then, they raised their hammers and shields to block the first wave of damage from the fortress.

The moment the sledgehammer retracted its shield, Chalia immediately covered the sledgehammer with a particle barrier. The attacking side’s hammer knocked away the defending side’s hammer!

After the enemy’s fortress lost the protection of the sledgehammer, the attacking party swarmed forward. DVA immediately activated a barrier to absorb damage, while the others seized the opportunity to attack with all their might. Finally, they successfully destroyed the fortress!

However, even so, the fortress still killed two people. No. 76 and Lucio, who were relatively weak in the team, died. If it wasn’t for old P’s Xiaomei’s refrigerator opening in time, they might have been taken away by the fortress before they died.

"F * ck, I’ve killed this B * stard!"

"Damn, you’re still so arrogant? Did they think that this was some other FPS game? Didn’t I give you all kinds of shields?"

"NICE! Big piece of human heart!"

The audience on the bullet screen all clapped their hands in joy. It was great to win the game, but it was obviously even better to hit the cheater’s face like this!

The attacking players also typed in the game channel: "Did you die comfortably? A cheating grandson!"

In the end, the opposing fortress actually typed in the game channel, "You guys forced me to do this."

After the attacker successfully occupied point A, old P was surprised to find that the opponent’s fortress had been replaced with a new hero, Sky Hunter!

The angels that had been in the death protection fortress were now replaced by 76 soldiers.

And these two people were actually cheating!

After using cheats, Hunter Kong became even more overpowered. It was clear that this player wasn’t a noob to begin with, and had a certain level of skill and awareness. His Hunter Kong would always appear in unexpected places and fire a burst of bullets at the attacking brittleskin.

What was worse was that Hunter Kong’s headshot rate had become very high after he used his cheat. Almost every single one of his shots were headshots. Coupled with his close-range attacks, he could take down a brittleskin with every flash.

Furthermore, the enemy’s players who were originally using the angel fortress changed to 76, and just like Hunter Kong, their headshot rate was very high! The 76 was like a moving fortress. Not only was every shot locked, but it was also very flexible and difficult to catch.

Originally, when there was only one person using cheats, the attacking side was already having a hard time dealing with it. Now that there were two people using cheats at the same time, and they were even using Champions like 76 and Sky Hunter, the situation was instantly out of balance.

Not to mention taking down point B, the attacking side could only be killed by the defending side at home!

Although the attacking side also tried to use the tank hero to restrain the opponent’s 76 and Hunter Kong, they obviously lacked output. In front of the high mobility of Hunter Kong and 76, the tank hero seemed too cumbersome, completely turning into a power bank.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the attacking players all began to curse and curse, and they even greeted the family members of the three players who cheated.

Because old P was live streaming, he didn’t type to scold people due to the public’s influence. However, it was obvious that he was very angry. He had been saying all kinds of obscenities during the live stream, but now he didn’t say a word.

In the final stage of the game, the attacker’s defeat was certain. Other than old P, who was still rushing out to find an opportunity, the others had given up.

Although he was very angry, he had no choice. He really couldn’t win!

In the game channel, the attackers were typing furiously, saying that they would report the three people who cheated.

Hehe, just report me."Lie Kong typed.

At the end of the game, the best shot was given to Hunter Kong. In this shot, Hunter Kong’s muzzle was basically locked the entire time, and the opponent’s HP dropped like a roller coaster.

Not only that, when he saw da Chui raising his shield or Chalia activating the particle barrier, he would also automatically shift his gun to other people to avoid enemies with shields.

It was obvious that the other party was cheating, and it was done so brazenly.

Old P didn’t say a word. Obviously, he was about to explode from anger!

On the bullet screen, the audience was consoling him.

"It’s okay, Almighty P is playing very well. The other side is an orphan who cheated, don’t take it to heart."

"That’s right, he’ll definitely be banned!"

"Sigh, but Overwatch is a free game. I feel like the other party is fearless."

"Hurry up and find Chen Mo, there’s a hack in Overwatch!"

……

In just one day, the official forums of the three most popular FPS games in the country, Overwatch, Wolf Soul, and raging inferno assault, were filled with all sorts of discussion posts about external hacks.

"F ** K, there’s a plug-in in for Overwatch! The fortress is invincible, instant aim lock!"

"That’s right, I saw it when I watched old P’s live broadcast just now. Sky Hunter’s cheating skills are simply invincible!"

"I can’t play this game anymore!"

"There’s a cheat in Overwatch too? There’s also a cheat in Wolf Soul. "

"Right, the same goes for the raging inferno assault!"

"What’s the situation?"

"Players of the Overwatch, you should be content. If you encounter a cheat, you can still fight with your heavy armor Hero. If you encounter a cheat in Wolf soul and fire assault, you’ll be slaughtered one-sided without any power to fight back!"

"Damn it, how can these people be so arrogant?"

"That’s strange. Weren’t the external hacks almost eliminated before? why did they appear again? Could it be that some new technology has been popularized abroad?"

"I’m speechless. I’m just playing a game and I’m already so angry. The game Committee should investigate this!"

"That’s right, hurry up and ban all the cheaters!"

All of a sudden, the players were full of complaints. All kinds of cheats had suddenly ravaged three domestic FPS games in one day, instantly becoming the hottest topic of the day.

……

In the experience store, Chen Mo was having an emergency meeting with Qian Kun, su Jinyu, and a few other key personnel.

Su Jinyu said, "customer service’s phone is almost exploding with calls. Many players are reporting that someone is cheating in the game. Customer service is currently sorting it out. They’ll send over the list very soon."

"The reporting system in the game has also received a lot of reports, more than in the past two weeks, " said Qian Kun. Manager, how do you think we should deal with these reports?"

Chapter 451-overflow of external cheats?

Chen Zhao tapped the table lightly.

"First, we’ll quickly screen through the game’s mechanism. All accounts with abnormal recent head shot rate, shooting accuracy, and various data increases will be frozen first."

"The game has replays of all sorts of deaths and highlights. Give the customer service staff the relevant authority to manually review the accounts that have been reported. Freeze all the accounts that are not operated by normal people."

Su Jinyu nodded."Alright, I’ll go arrange it now."

"Is frozen an eternal seal?" Zheng Hongxi asked.

Chen Zhao shook his head."No, it’s temporarily frozen. As for whether it’s permanently sealed, it’ll depend on the situation." Also, close the registration function for Overwatch temporarily. No new accounts can be added for at least three days. "

Qian Kun hesitated, "I don’t think so, manager?" Our Thunderbolt Game Pass is now bound to our id. "

Chen Zhao’s attitude was still firm. There are a lot of people who sell ID data on the internet, and those who want to buy it can buy a lot of it. It’s not safe. "

"Alright, " he said. Qian Kun nodded, "but manager, these aren’t long-term plans. I feel like they’re just treating the symptoms but not the root cause."

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, I know." I’ve already asked the game Committee, they’re still investigating and will give us a reply soon. During this period, we’ll first use the manual review method to control the impact of this matter as much as possible. "

Very quickly, everyone went off to do their own things.

Chen Mo was also surprised by the cheat’s explosion.

As FPS games were considered a popular genre in the parallel world, Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault had been in operation for a few years, but no one had ever heard of such a large-scale hack.

Parallel world was different from Chen Mo’s previous world. Due to the advanced technology and the game committee’s regulation of the market, most of the cheats in previous FPS games had been banned. Even if there were a few players who used cheats, they were quickly banned and didn’t cause much of a stir.

In the parallel world, even though FPS games had shifted from PC to VR, the game’s principles were still the same. During shooting, some data had to be stored and calculated in the game’s client to ensure the game’s effect, which gave some external cheats the opportunity to tamper with the data.

As such, be it in the previous world or the parallel world, FPS games were the most popular games for cheating. Although the specific cheating methods and techniques were completely different, the principles were similar.

There were two ways for players to cheat on the VR platform.

The first was to crack the client’s data through a special program, which meant to read and tamper with the game’s hidden content through special means to achieve the effect of x-ray vision and self-sight. This was equivalent to the plug-in in in in in his previous life.

The second method was to use some auxiliary equipment. Since the players in VR games controlled their vision and shooting direction with their minds, there were some special auxiliary equipment that could help the players complete some Special Operations.

For example, if a player’s hands were clumsy and his reaction time was slow, he would only have a 30% hit rate when he shot. After using the auxiliary equipment, the auxiliary equipment could replace the player’s original thought signal with a more accurate thought signal, which allowed him to react faster and have a higher hit rate.

This kind of auxiliary device was similar to the mouse Hong in his previous life. It would not tamper with the data of the game client, but would modify the player’s operation, so that he could play some high-level operations more easily and mindlessly, which was equivalent to forcibly improving the player’s level.

In parallel world, hacking had been basically banned, mainly due to technical reasons.

On the one hand, cracking the game had become more difficult. On the other hand, the game had established a more comprehensive inspection mechanism. Once the client data was abnormal, an alarm would be automatically triggered. After verification, the problematic account would be frozen for investigation.

Every game company had always been strict on hacking, and with VR games that could easily be bought out for one to two thousand RMB, any cheating that was found out would be permanently banned, and even the account’s ID number would be blacklisted by the game Committee.

Of course, those who really used hacks didn’t use their own ID cards, but even so, the cost of hacks was relatively high.

Therefore, although there were cases of external hacks in previous FPS games, it was far from the extent of widespread.

However, after the outbreak of external hacks, the players were surprised to find that the previous mechanisms did not seem to have any effect.

The inspection mechanism of Overwatch, Wolf Soul, and raging inferno assault did not detect any abnormality in the client’s data. Although the data of these players who cheated was obviously abnormal, the system did not have any warning, so it could not judge whether they were cheating or not.

In other words, this was a brand new cheat.

……

The game Committee was also looking into the matter, and they notified Chen Mo as soon as the technical staff came back with the results.

Clearly, this external modification technology had temporarily surpassed the illusion game editor’s technology, and it didn’t change the client’s data.

Chen Mo knew very well that the parallel world was still in a state of technological explosion. Various domestic and foreign technologies were undergoing rapid updates. Sometimes, it felt like the development of technology had stagnated, but a new technology might suddenly appear at any time.

Obviously, this hack was one of the derivatives of the new technology.

The improvement in technology had made the anti-cheat methods more advanced, but the methods of making cheats had also become more advanced. After a certain technological revolution, this new external modification quickly spread from abroad to China.

According to the game committee’s speculations, it was likely that some foreign technological breakthrough had been used by the external developers to develop auxiliary equipment for FPS games on the market.

This auxiliary device could modify the player’s mind signal to a certain extent. Due to its high level of technology and the fact that it did not tamper with the client’s data, the inspection mechanism in the game did not trigger an alarm.

If he wanted to solve this problem once and for all, he had to wait for the technical staff to crack it and update the inspection mechanism in the game.

When would the in-game inspection mechanism be completed? The game Committee didn’t have an exact time, after all, this hack was new to the technical staff and needed time to research.

Before that, the game developers could only rely on themselves to control the spread of these cheats.

Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment also went through an emergency manual check and froze any players who were suspected of cheating.

With the system’s inspection mechanism failing, the only way to tell if a player was cheating or not was to use a stupid method like a "manual review."

Of course, once it was verified, the ID number bound to these players ‘accounts would naturally be blacklisted, and the ID would no longer be able to register for any FPS game.

However, this did not have much of an effect, because more than 90% of the players who really cheated did not use their own ID card.

On the internet, there were many gray channels and channels that could buy ID information. There were 1.3 billion people in the country, and the number of players who played FPS games was at most in the tens of millions. Those players who cheated could buy all kinds of ID information on the internet and register multiple accounts.

Some people didn’t even know that their ID information had been stolen.

Therefore, it was not feasible to convict someone with an ID card at the moment. The only way was to block the ID number and increase the cost of cheating.

Chapter 453: There’s never been anything that the game company dared to do

On the official websites of Overwatch, Wolf Soul, and raging inferno assault, they immediately released announcements to appease the players, explaining the problem of the overflow of external cheats and how to solve it. They were also trying their best to ban the accounts.

But the effects of this disturbance were still spreading.

Among them, Overwatch had the most severe external hacks.

In the end, it was still because of the problem of profit model. The price of the other two games was more than 1000 Yuan. Once the cheater’s account was banned, he would have to spend another 1000 Yuan to experience the game, which was equivalent to increasing the cost of the cheater.

Moreover, with a small player base, the number of players who cheated would also be reduced.

Overwatch was a free game, so many people played it and cheated. Moreover, after the account was blocked, one only needed to buy an ID card information to register again, which greatly reduced the cost of cheating.

Many players were complaining on the Overwatch forum.

"Is this going to work? why hasn’t the cheater that was reported this morning been banned yet?"

"F * ck, I’m speechless. Chen Mo’s a little slow this time."

"Previous poster, didn’t the announcement say that? This time, the game Committee is still studying it, and even dynasty and Zen are at a loss. What can Chen Mo do?"

"Yeah, we can only wait for the technical staff to solve it."

"But I’m really pissed. One cheater ruined my good mood! I don’t know if reporting him will work!"

"Sigh, I thought it was pretty good when Overwatch was free, but now it seems like I’d rather pay a few hundred Yuan more for the entrance fee. At least that way, there’ll be fewer cheaters!"

"Sigh, it’s not much less. Don’t you see that Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault have a lot of cheats?"

"We can only wait a little longer. At most, we’ll stop playing for the next two days. We’ll talk about it after this period of time passes."

Even though many players were unhappy, they knew that the problem was due to the technology. Chen Mo couldn’t do anything about it other than increase the amount of checks.

However, just as many people thought that Chen Mo would place all his hopes on the game Committee like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, Chen Mo posted a long Weibo.

And the content of this Weibo post made the players even more dumbfounded.

"Regarding the recent cheating incident: currently, it is still uncertain when the game committee’s technical staff will be able to update the in-game inspection mechanism. Before that, the game’s own inspection mechanism can not be used to complete the automatic inspection and ban cheating accounts.

"But that doesn’t mean we’re going to do nothing. At present, we have already screened the game’s data and abnormal accounts with a large increase in hidden points. The relevant staff are conducting a manual review of these suspected cheating accounts. Once they are confirmed, they will be frozen. "

"In addition, at noon tomorrow, we will be carrying out a version update for the game. The update content is as follows: "

"Overwatch will be updating its testing program. This program will conduct a comprehensive inspection of the player’s VR gaming pod and all external devices installed in the gaming pod. In other words, all VR gaming pods must be given the highest authority to Thunderbolt gaming platform to run Overwatch. "

"While the game is running, the detection program will detect the status of the player’s VR gaming pod and all external equipment. Other than some normal external devices that have been added to the white list, the game will be interrupted if any other unknown external devices are detected. "

"In addition, we encourage players to report those who are suspected of cheating. Once the player is found to be cheating, we will give a small gift to the first 30 players to report. "

"Of course, each player can only report 20 times a day. Please treasure the number of reports you have and don’t abuse or maliciously report them."

"In addition, if a player is proven to be a cheater, the account of the player playing with him will be temporarily frozen. If the situation is confirmed to be ‘cheating with the boss’, even if the player didn’t cheat, they will be permanently banned. "

"A fair and just competitive environment needs to be maintained by everyone. Please believe that Thunderbolt entertainment won’t let a single cheater off the hook!"

As soon as this long Weibo post was posted, it immediately caused a huge uproar among the players!

"What is it? Testing procedures?"

"This … This feels like an anti-virus software?"

"But isn’t it a little too much to grant the VR gaming pod the highest authority?"

"That’s a little too much!"

"Chen Zhao’s arrogant? Which game company would dare to ask for this kind of authority! And I can’t play without it?"

There were no other measures, but the "detection program" installed in this version update made many players unhappy.

Because after the installation of this detection program, players must fully open the highest access of the VR gaming pod to play the game.

It was like you bought an oven to bake sweet potatoes, but the oven required you to enter any of your rooms at will. Obviously, any owner with a normal brain would feel that this was very inappropriate.

A VR gaming pod was like a PC. There was some personal information inside. Who knew if this information would be leaked after all the access was fully opened?

Obviously, what Chen Mo wanted to do wasn’t too complicated. He just wanted to create a detection program to check if there were any unknown programs or external devices in the VR gaming pods. If there were, they wouldn’t be able to log into the game. It was that simple.

The other game companies weren’t stupid. Why wouldn’t they do it?

It was very simple, because he would be scolded for doing so!

After all, the game company was not an anti-virus company. If you asked the players for the highest authority, you would be overstepping your authority. Moreover, could the players be trusted? What if you secretly did something to a player’s VR gaming pod and stole information?

Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, penguin games was the biggest game company in China, but what if he said that he wanted players to give penguin games the highest level of access on the PC, to check everything on the PC, and even change the data? He would definitely drown from the spittle.

In parallel world, even the big names like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment didn’t dare to do this.

However, it was obvious that Chen Zhao dared!

Many players reposted and commented on it. Although most of the players were praising it, there were also many players who questioned the testing process.

"Request for the highest authority? I’ve never heard of a game software that’s this awesome!"

"So, you’re saying that if I don’t give you the permission, I can’t play the Overwatch anymore?"

"Does the game Committee know that you’re so cool?"

"Who will be responsible if my personal information is leaked?"

Chen Zhao’s response was very straightforward.

"That’s right. If you don’t have this right, you can’t play the Overwatch. If you’re unhappy, you can choose not to play."

"If you don’t want to continue playing and spend money in the game, you can look for customer service. I’ll freeze your account and give you a full refund."

"We’ve already talked to the game Committee about this, and I can guarantee to all players that Thunderbolt entertainment will not look into any data in the player’s game cabin. Other than checking for suspicious external devices, there will be no other actions. Thunderbolt entertainment is willing to take full responsibility for this!"

Chapter 454: The storm continues

The cheating scandal was still brewing.

As for Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, although Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault had released announcements on their official websites, and they were in the process of manual testing and banning their accounts, this kind of cheating was still spreading.

The key difference between this hack and the previous one was that the system could not detect it automatically. It had to rely on manual inspection, which was much less efficient.

Moreover, most of the time, manual verification could not guarantee 100% fairness. Some of them were indeed FPS experts, or some of the players had an idea and performed wonderful operations. Without the corresponding game data to support them, it was sometimes difficult to determine whether they had cheated or not.

Some of the players who had obviously used cheats were quickly banned after being frequently reported. However, it was clear that some of the banned players had been mistakenly banned, while others had been missed out on.

Some of the smarter players only used the less noticeable features of the plug-in, such as adjusting the shooting angle and locking the muzzle on the body instead of locking the muzzle. In addition to the superb acting skills of these players, even the opponents in the game might not be able to see through it, let alone the staff who tested it manually. They only wondered why this person was so strong.

These people had used external modifications to confuse the difference between him and the experts, causing some of the experts to mistakenly seal him, while he had successfully avoided detection.

All of a sudden, the gaming environment of Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault became very bad. Many masters were criticized for cheating after making wonderful plays, and even reported by other players.

The players no longer trusted each other. Even if they lost, they no longer looked for problems from themselves, nor did they admire each other’s marksmanship. Instead, the first thing they did was to type and curse at each other for cheating.

The people in charge of Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment were all extremely busy, and all the customer service staff were working overtime to deal with the hacked accounts.

As for the game Committee, Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment were also pressing for an answer, but they didn’t get a definite answer. They only knew that the technical staff was working overtime to come up with a solution.

But how long would it take? No one knew.

Some people also proposed to lock the number of the VR game pods and prohibit cheating game pods from logging into all FPS games and even online games.

But this was just a beautiful wish.

This was the same problem Chen Mo was facing. If he wanted to use the VR pod’s code, he would need the player’s permission and the highest level of authorization, and it wasn’t within the game company’s authority to ban the use of VR gaming pods.

Even if the game Committee wanted to do that, they had to consider the impact and whether the players would accept it. It was conceivable that the resistance would be very great.

Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, with the high popularity of computers, what if the relevant departments required every computer to be registered under their real names? Requiring every shooting game to be able to track the IP address of the PC? One could only imagine how much resistance they would encounter.

The players needed privacy, and they naturally didn’t trust the game company or the relevant departments. Even the players who didn’t cheat didn’t want their VR gaming pods to become a time bomb.

Of course, VR gaming pods didn’t have absolute privacy, so if the game Committee wanted to investigate someone through the gaming pods, they could do so. However, this kind of thing had to be limited to a small area and couldn’t be done openly, or the players would definitely rebel.

Another reason was that there had never been such a large-scale cheating incident before, so’ locking in the VR gaming pod number ‘was not even within the game committee’s consideration, and the game Committee was caught off guard.

In terms of technology, this world’s VR gaming pods had not developed to the level of science fiction. There was no such thing as automatically locking the resident number as soon as one entered the gaming pod, automatically detecting DNA, automatically checking past criminal records, and so on.

From Chen Mo’s point of view, the gaming pods in this world could collect the player’s thoughts to control the character in the game, and give the player their vision, hearing, touch, and other main senses, that was all.

In addition, it could also detect the physical condition of the player, including age, blood pressure, heartbeat, or individual diseases.

The rest was gone.

Since VR gaming pods were first developed for gaming, who would have thought of recording the resident number of the players to prevent cheating?

Obviously, resistance and profit weren’t proportional at all. No VR gaming pod development company with a screw loose would do something that was both laborious and annoying.

As such, Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment couldn’t do anything about it, and could only hope that the game Committee would quickly update the relevant technology, so that the game’s automatic detection system could detect this new cheat as soon as possible.

There were also people who suggested to the game Committee that the VR gaming pod was completely bound to the player’s identity information, and that the player would be directly held responsible if they cheated.

But the game Committee did not reply. This was clearly too brutal, even more brutal than Chen Mo’s request for the Thunderbolt gaming pass to obtain the highest level of access to the VR gaming pod. The authorities wouldn’t just do as they pleased.

In just a few days, the players of Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault were full of complaints.

On the other hand, Overwatch’s style completely changed after Chen Mo’s statement.

……

At the start, a bunch of players were cursing at Chen Mo on the forums and websites, saying that he was invading privacy and had malicious intentions. Many even threatened to quit the game or refund it.

Chen Mo’s reaction was very straightforward. I’ll return it to you!

A portion of the players were really concerned about their VR gaming pod rights, and Chen Mo had harmed their interests slightly, so Chen Mo decided to refund them.

There were also some players who were just using this as an excuse to pressure Chen Mo, hoping that he would change his mind. Chen Mo’s attitude towards these players was very clear, it was impossible.

If you accept it, then accept it. If you don ‘t, then forget it. If you have the ability, then don’t play.

For these players who refunded the game, their accounts would be permanently banned, along with their ID cards. Since you’ve already refunded the game and don’t want to play Overwatch anymore, there’s nothing wrong with being forever sealed, right?

Chen Mo didn’t know how many of these players wanted to leave the game or ask for a refund in order to continue cheating, but he was sure that there were quite a few of them.

From Chen Mo’s experience, once a large number of cheaters appeared, it meant that the situation was very serious. It was possible that it had happened before, but no one noticed it at the beginning.

If he didn’t take decisive measures, it would be completely useless to find all the cheaters at the speed of the current artificial ban.

What if the game Committee couldn’t solve the problem from a technical level within a month? Wouldn’t that mean that all three FPS games would be ruined by external hacks?

Chapter 454-heavenly justice!

Chen Mo didn’t care what the other companies did, but he was willing to deal with Overwatch.

Of course, there were many players who supported Chen Mo’s decision. Most of these people were Chen Mo’s fans and trusted him. They were all frustrated by the cheating and were desperate to solve the problem once and for all.

At least Chen Mo came up with a solution, which was much better than the other companies not doing anything and allowing the cheating to continue.

The players were fighting intensely.

However, Chen Mo didn’t move at all. A day later, the Overwatch was urgently updated with a new version and added in the testing process.

On the day of the update, Chen Mo obtained some shocking data through the program.

On the first day of the new version update, 3.28 million players had logged in, and 6.4% of them had been intercepted by the detection program.

Was there any false interception? There were certainly some, because some players would install auxiliary equipment for their VR gaming pods for single-player games or RPG games, similar to plug-ins, not necessarily external.

As long as these auxiliary devices came from an unknown source, they would all be intercepted by the detection program and banned from logging in.

However, one thing was for sure. Among the players who were intercepted, a large portion of them were definitely players who had cheated.

At the same time, the first batch of titled battle pet Warriors was out. There were more than 4000 people in total.

These were the ones who had been reported more often, and they basically used cheats blatantly without any acting skills.

While the players were still arguing over Chen Mo’s last Weibo post, Chen Mo’s Next post came.

"Notice of punishment regarding Overwatch’s cheating: "

"After the Overwatch update, a total of 210000 gaming pods have been banned from logging in. Being banned from logging in by the detection program doesn’t mean that you’re using external hacks. Some auxiliary equipment of unknown origin will also trigger the detection program’s alarm. "

"For players who are mistakenly intercepted, as long as they no longer use auxiliary equipment of unknown origin, they can continue to play. As we can’t determine if these players are using external hacks, we will only intercept them and there will be no punishment. "

"In addition, after manual verification, we have locked in the first batch of confirmed cheater names. All accounts that have been verified to have violated the rules will be permanently banned, including the ID number used by the account. We also reserve the right to further impose punishment. "

"Thunderbolt entertainment guarantees that we will continue to provide the players of Overwatch with a fair and just gaming environment. We will also crack down on any behavior that violates the fairness of the game."

"Justice will not be absent, and should not be late!"

"Finally, I would like to thank all the players for your support and love for Thunderbolt entertainment and Overwatch. Thank you!"

The Weibo post had a picture of the Pharaoh eagle flying in the sky and releasing its ultimate skill with the words "justice from the heavens", which made the players extremely excited.

At the bottom of the long Weibo post, there was also an Appendix with a list of banned accounts. The list clearly indicated the names and game IDs of more than 4000 accounts.

As soon as this Weibo post was posted, a large number of players applauded and cheered!

"He’s out! Justice from the heavens!"

"Amazing, Chen Zhao’s reaction is so fast! The first batch of titled battle pet Warriors is out already!"

"Actually, the title isn’t that important. The key is the testing process! Where were the goddesses who had criticized Chen Zhao before? Look at this number, there are 210000 gaming pods that have been banned from logging in!"

"Yeah, even if there were mistakenly intercepted, most of them should be cheats, right? Tsk, tsk, hundreds of thousands of cheaters, I was wondering why this game was completely unplayable, so many cheaters are real!"

"I thought Chen Mo was making a mountain out of a molehill, but it looks like he’s doing it for real! I feel like there are fewer cheats after the version update. I’ve been playing for the entire morning and haven’t seen one!"

"Yeah, they were probably all intercepted, right?"

"Well done! Chen Mo will never let players down, aren’t Emperor dynasty and Zen going to learn from him?"

"Hehe, they won’t be able to learn it. Only Chen Mo has the courage to ask for the highest authority of VR gaming pods."

"It’s not Chen Mo’s courage, it’s his reputation. The players trust him and that’s why he’s doing this!"

"Great, we can play this game again!"

After the beta testing of Overwatch was released, the players were all cheering and clapping. Some of the players who were skeptical at first turned to support Chen Mo’s decision after seeing the data.

Because from the data, this detection program was indeed very useful!

Among the players who logged into the Overwatch that day, 6.4% of them were suspected of using external hacks. Even if only one-tenth of them used external hacks, it was still about 0.5%.

What if this 0.5% of players were scattered in different games? That would increase his influence by ten times.

What if he considered the fact that he would meet different players every time? His influence had to be further expanded! The longer it took, the more normal players would be affected.

This number also showed that there were a lot of cheaters in Overwatch, and Chen Mo’s actions were necessary!

Many players could clearly feel that there were fewer cheats in the game, and the cheaters who used cheats to kill people were basically nowhere to be seen.

Obviously, most of the players hoped that FPS games could have a fair and just competitive environment, and they hated cheats.

However, there were also people who posted complaints on the official forum of Overwatch, saying that their accounts had been blocked by mistake.

These people swore that they didn’t have any cheats and strongly requested Chen Mo to unseal them.

Chen Mo specifically told the customer service staff to retrieve their first-person videos from the database and reply to them as an official.

In the official reply post, the "highlights" of these players were placed at the top of the second floor for other players to watch.

In these "highlights", it could be said that there was a group of demons dancing around. There were all kinds of brazen locks, 180-degree instant turning locks, instant frailties in the midst of an Army, and so on, which made the audience gasp in amazement.

"What the f * ck? And he was still so confident that he wasn’t dead? If you’re not dead, are you an alien?"

"Tsk, tsk. This is simply an insult to the intelligence of the audience."

"I don’t know what you’re thinking, but you’re still here to get the official release? Won’t Chen Zhao give you a clear explanation?"

"Is this ‘seeking a hammer and getting a hammer’? If you want solid evidence, Chen Zhao will give you solid evidence!"

"Cheater! Let’s hang our whole family on the tree!"

"Chen Zhao’s really good at this. He hung a tree in public and flogged the corpse like crazy! Everyone, hurry up and push the post to the top so that more people can see what happens to cheater!"

Soon, these posts were all pushed up by the players. The Overwatch Forum’s main page was filled with ‘thread’ posts. They were all posts of players who requested to be unsealed being proven wrong by the video!

Chapter 456: The world’s number one Sky Hunter?

After the emergency update of Overwatch added a detection program, the game environment of the entire Overwatch was cleared.

Moreover, the fact that he quickly banned a large number of accounts showed the players Chen Mo’s determination to crack down on cheating, and they all clapped in joy.

As for whether this detection program could completely root out the external modification?

The answer was obviously No.

It was just like how no matter how advanced human medical technology was, it was impossible to kill all bacteria and viruses and cure all diseases. Every technological advancement and innovation would also encourage a corresponding innovation in external hack technology, and new external hacks would always emerge one after another.

As long as there were related interests, the cheat would always exist.

Chen Zhao was very clear about this. However, the biggest significance of this test program was that it could block out more than 90% of the auxiliary equipment.

Those that could bypass the inspection process might only account for less than one-tenth of all the external hacks, and they were very expensive. It was normal for them to cost thousands or tens of thousands a month.

Chen Mo couldn’t do anything about these hacks, because it was a battle between the world’s advanced technology. The designer couldn’t do anything.

However, as long as the external modification could be controlled within a certain range, it would be fine. After all, there were only a few people who could afford to use this kind of high-end external modification. Moreover, they did not dare to use it openly, or it would definitely be detected by people.

The number of people who used cheats had been greatly reduced, and they were all used very carefully. This way, the damage that the cheats could cause to the game itself would be limited to a very small range and would not cause too serious of an impact.

Of course, Chen Mo also hoped to get rid of all the cheaters, but he still had to rely on the game Committee.

……

On the first day of the update of Overwatch, the number of daily active players dropped by 29%.

However, after the testing program was officially released, the daily active players of Overwatch began to rise again due to the high number of positive reviews from players.

Obviously, many players ‘first reaction to this Assessment Program was distrust, so they did not log into the game. However, after seeing the importance of the detection program, the players all accepted it and returned to the arms of the Overwatch.

On the fifth day after the update, the number of daily active players had exceeded the previous figure and was still growing rapidly!

Many of them were players from Wolf soul and fire assault.

The two games were still in the stage where cheats were rampant, and even though Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment were working overtime to ban their accounts, they couldn’t use a detection program to block most of the cheats like Chen Mo.

The players of these two games were annoyed by the external hacks. After much thought, they decided to play Overwatch!

It just so happened that Overwatch had just won the title of game of the year, so its quality was definitely not a problem. It was free, and there was no threshold to try. Moreover, he heard that Chen Mo was extremely ruthless with the use of cheats, and it was almost impossible to find any in Overwatch.

With these three points added together, a large number of players from Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault were attracted to the game. Although the Overwatch had lost a group of players due to the detection program, it had gained even more new players!

Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment’s higher-ups were fuming, but they couldn’t do anything about it. They weren’t as bold as Chen Mo, who dared to ask for the highest authority of VR gaming pods from the players.

Chen Mo dared to do this because he had enough charisma and his players trusted him, but Lin chaoxu and Liu Yuanfeng didn’t have the ability!

They had no choice but to wait for the game Committee to solve this issue from a technical level.

……

In the experience store.

Qian Kun was showing Chen Mo a video.

The player in the video was using Hunter Kong to play the game. His reaction was very fast, and he shuttled through the battlefield quickly. His gun was very stable, and almost every burst of bullets could kill a brittleskin.

Qian Kun explained, "this is the streamer that has been reported by a lot of people recently. His name is Hami. He’s pretty popular on fish-catching gaming platform right now. He’s the third most popular streamer on Overwatch, and his popularity is still rising. He’s also known as the world’s number one Sky Hunter."

Chen Zhao was speechless.

It was obvious that the live streaming platforms in the parallel world also liked to use such gimmicks to attract viewers. At the moment, Overwatch was only open on the local server and not on the foreign server. Indeed, there was no difference between the number one Sky-hunting game in the country and the number one Sky-hunting game in the world, because no one played Overwatch overseas.

If you want to, you can even be called "the number one Sky Hunter in the universe"!

These few videos were all exciting plays by Hami. Compared to the other streamers of "Overwatch", Hami’s main feature was his excellent marksmanship. Other streamers liked to play assassin-type heroes like Yuanshi, but Hami liked to play shooting-type heroes that could show off.

Heroes like Hunter Kong and 76 were all Hami’s favorite.

Obviously, the players who had been abused by cheats in Overwatch knew that heroes who relied on marksmanship like this were the favorite of cheats. They had never heard of people using cheats to play sledgehammer and Gorilla.

Evidently, this Hami had been reported many times, but the customer service staff couldn’t confirm if he was cheating or not. Considering that he was a streamer and had some influence, they handed him over to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo watched the video three times, then looked at some of the scenes frame by frame.

"I can’t tell." Chen Mo shook his head.

"Uh …" Qian Kun pointed at the screen, "he turned 180 degrees and instantly locked the camera. Isn’t that a hack?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "for some FPS experts, a 180-degree turn isn’t that difficult after practice." As for instant aim, you can say that his reaction was fast or that he was lucky. This level of performance is far from enough to be a solid hammer. "

"Hmm…You’re right, "Qian Kun nodded.

"One thing for sure, " Chen Mo said, "is that even if he did cheat, it would be a very high-level hack for streamers. It would be able to avoid the detection of Overwatch." Moreover, he must have used it very carefully. It was very likely that he only used this plug-in to assist in aiming and micro-self-aiming. Moreover, his reaction speed is indeed very fast. He’s an expert himself, so he’s very clear about the operation mechanism of the cheat. His acting skills are also not bad. "

"Moreover, we can’t find out whether he’s using a cheat or not based on these videos. So, let’s just leave it at that for now. When the game committee updates the anti-cheat program, we should be able to detect it. "

"Alright, that’s the only way, " Qian Kun nodded.

Chapter 457: The mysterious Master of Warcraft

This incident became a small interlude. Although there weren’t any follow-up events, Chen Zhao still felt a little alert.

Hami wasn’t the biggest streamer on fish-catching TV, and it didn’t seem like there were any major problems with him, so Chen Mo didn’t bother with him.

However, Chen Mo had the data of all the names that were suspected of cheating. As long as the game Committee improved their technology, they should be able to find out if they were really cheating.

……

A week later, the incident of the external modification finally subsided.

The game Committee had urgently updated a patch for the domestic FPS games. This patch could block most of the external modifications to the game. Even though it didn’t solve the problem of external hacks once and for all, this patch was like rain after a long drought for most of the players who were looking forward to it.

Obviously, the high-end cheats in the game had not been completely banned, but the low-end cheats had basically been eliminated.

With the addition of manual review and censorship, the cheating situation of Wolf soul and fire assault was finally under control.

Of course, there were more cheats in these two games than in Overwatch. After all, Overwatch used more brutal methods.

But no matter what, Wolf soul and fire assault both suffered some losses from the cheating incident. On the other hand, while Overwatch attracted a huge number of players, it also made the image of ‘Chen Mo cracking down on cheating’ deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

In addition, the game Committee also arrested several criminal gangs that sold cheats on the internet, which also made the audience cheer.

……

In the experience store.

Chen Mo and Li jingsi finished another game in Warcraft, and Li jingsi won this time.

"Not bad." Chen Mo complimented.

Li jingsi glanced at him."When will you stop playing random races?" she asked."Can you play a game with me seriously?"

Chen Mo smiled."I’m serious. You were lucky this round. The treasure you got was too good."

Li jingsi looked at him noncommittally and said, "By the way, a lot of people suspected that fish-catching platform’s Hami was cheating. What happened after that?"

"I didn’t find out." Chen Mo said, "at least the game committee’s patch and the Overwatch’s testing program didn’t detect it. And I can’t tell much from the video. "

Li jingsi thought for a moment."So, even if he really did cheat, it would be a very high-level cheat?" she asked.

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, it’s not appropriate to call it a hack. It should be called black technology." However, this kind of thing can only be said without a doubt. Before there is solid evidence, you can’t speak carelessly. "

"I understand." Li jingsi thought for a moment and asked, "you’re not planning on updating Warcraft?"

"Right, I don’t plan on updating it." Chen Mo nodded, "to be honest, Warcraft is already perfect for me. Be it the plot, cinematics, or game balance, they’re all just right. There’s only so much game content, so there’s nothing more to add. "

He paused."Moreover, RTS games aren’t mainstream anymore. There are fewer and fewer players, and I have new games to work on. I don’t have the energy to do that."

"What a pity, " li jingsi said as she stretched her shoulders."I still like Warcraft best."

"It’s nothing much, " Chen Mo consoled."At least the hardcore Warcraft players are still playing. It’s still the best RTS game in the world." RTS games aren’t like MOBA. As long as you have 20 to 30 top players, you can keep playing the game. "

Li jingsi nodded."That’s true. Although there’s a huge loss of normal players, it doesn’t really affect the players at the very front of the stairway tree."

At this point, li jingsi seemed to have suddenly thought of something."Oh right, speaking of experts, do you know that there’s a new expert in the US server?"

Chen Mo was stunned,’an American costume? I didn’t pay attention to it. "

"The ID is Origin, " li jingsi said."It seems like he has already beaten all the players on the stairway to heaven on the US server. Every round ends very quickly. It’s similar to how you wreaked havoc in the National server. "

"Oh?"

Chen Mo was surprised, as there weren’t many new players in Warcraft, since it was an RTS game that had been released for four years.

Of course, it wasn’t just Warcraft. The world’s RTS games weren’t doing well anymore, but Warcraft was the best living RTS game in the world, at least it had a large number of core players.

A young genius had suddenly appeared in a new game like this? It was clearly not very scientific.

Moreover, according to li jingsi, Origin appeared out of nowhere. The moment it appeared, it maintained a record of all victories and climbed up the ladder to the top in a short time.

This was similar to the sensation Chen Mo had caused when he reached the top of the National server.

Even though there weren’t many masters in the US server, far less than the Korean and Chinese servers, there were still a few. Origin was able to kill the entire stairway tree like Chen Zhao, which was obviously not normal.

Chen Mo was able to kill stairway tree because of his godly hand speed and reaction time, as well as advanced tactics that were several levels ahead of the world.

But what did Origin have?

Chen Mo tapped the table lightly and mumbled the ID.

"Origin … Origin? This ID was interesting, and he felt that the other party was very likely to be a Chuunibyou teenager. Do you have a video of him?"

Li jingsi nodded."Yes, it’s all over the Warcraft circle now. I’ll get you some video files."

Very quickly, li jingsi found a few Origin’s video files in the Warcraft group chat.

Chen Mo copied the recording to his computer and started to watch the battle.

Chen Mo had been busy with Overwatch’s plug-in and didn’t have time to pay attention to Warcraft. After all, he had made so many games, and it was impossible for him to know the situation of every game.

One plate.

Two games.

Three games.

Chen Zhao had been watching seriously without saying a word. Li jingsi, on the other hand, was watching from the side with him, not saying a word either.

After reading it all, Chen Zhao frowned.

"How do you feel?" Li jingsi asked.

Chen Zhao thought for a moment and said, " The feeling this person gives me, isn’t his operation a little too good?"

Li jingsi nodded."That’s right. Everyone thinks that this person’s skills are almost the same as yours. His multi-thread skills are especially impeccable." Even though some of the details weren’t perfect, it’s clear that his operation was heaven-defying. "

"Such a person couldn’t have been unknown before, right?" Chen Zhao frowned.

Li jingsi nodded."Everyone’s guessing that it’s a smurf account of some expert, but it’s hard to say who it is." Moreover, this person only plays the night Elf race. "

Chen Mo thought,’could it be the Korea light? This elf’s fighting style is similar to stallight ‘s. "

"My first reaction was that it looked like Starlight, " li jingsi said. But he’s the number one elf in Korea. Why is he not playing in the Korean server but in the US server?"

Chapter 458: Heaven-defying data

"I’m not sure. "Chen Mo shook his head. But from the video, Origin is indeed a super-class player. "

"Don’t you want to fight him?"li jingsi asked curiously.

"Fight him?" Chen Zhao shook his head."It’s nothing. I’m a video game designer, and I only play games to promote them. I’m completely uninterested in this kind of pure competitiveness. "

Li jingsi raised an eyebrow."So, this is the reason why you’re not playing seriously with me?"

Chen Zhao was speechless.

……

This player with the ID Origin had attracted the attention of Warcraft players all over the world, but he was only well-known within the small circle of Warcraft.

After all, RTS games had long since become a niche game. For most mainstream players, Warcraft had a genius player? What does it have to do with me?

Therefore, this matter didn’t have much of an impact.

Moreover, even among the Warcraft players in the Chinese server, this news didn’t cause too much of a stir. After all, Origin was wreaking havoc in the weakest American server.

Any top players from the Chinese and Korean servers would be able to do the same in the US server.

Moreover, there was a hidden boss in the Chinese server, serente. After Chen Mo’s rampage at the stairway tree, the players in the Chinese server had a much higher standard. To most of the players, Origin was nothing more than a fish pond in North America, far from Chen Mo’s ability to defeat the entire Chinese server.

However, what no one expected was that this was only the beginning.

After Origin reached the top of the American server, it moved to the European and Korean servers.

And this time, Origin was fighting on both sides at the same time.

Just like in the US server, this guy played a "ranked from zero" again, causing the players from the European and Korean servers to complain endlessly.

However, since Origin’s ID had already been registered in both the European and Korean servers, the ID was changed to original 203 and original 204. Some people guessed that these two IDs should refer to the dates, which were the dates Origin created its accounts in the European and Korean servers.

Origin’s record was also a complete victory, and all of them were from the elves.

Moreover, people discovered a very important piece of information. Origin seemed to have a slight delay when playing on the European and Korean servers.

Although the delay was not too serious, it was obvious that Origin was not playing as smoothly as it did in the US server.

In the US server, Origin’s various methods of pulling back blood, saving, and returning to base were all very extreme. It could even be said that they would not retreat until the last attack.

However, in the European and Korean servers, Origin was often slower in pulling down its health due to delays, causing its own soldiers to be killed.

Of course, this little delay was not enough to affect Origin’s battle record. However, it seemed to reflect a problem: Was Origin an American?

Otherwise, why would he not be stuck on the American server, but have a delay on the European and Korean servers?

This made many people’s previous guesses question.

Before this, many people had suspected Origin to be a Smurf of the Korean player, star light, because the two had some similarities in their playstyles. Moreover, there were only a few top elves in the world who could be counted on one’s fingers.

But now, Origin seemed to be a player from the American server. Starlight couldn’t possibly go overseas just to play with his alternate account, right?

Three days later, the speculation that "Origin is light" was broken.

This was because the two of them had fought on the Korean server’s Stairway to Heaven!

Because Chen Mo’s Warcraft had a special bonus system, if they kept winning, they would gain a lot of points. So Origin gained a lot of points with every win.

Origin was like a young internet addict who had been playing games until he died. He played for three days and two nights and scored 4000 points in both the European and Korean servers!

Moreover, during this period, he would play the European and Korean servers one after another, not delaying any of them.

Both sides had consecutive wins, and both sides had 4000 points!

After Origin’s ranking got higher, he actually met Starlight!

This battle attracted a lot of attention because light was currently recognized as the strongest Elf race in the Korean server, and Origin had always been regarded as a Smurf of light.

The battle between these two people was full of topic and drama!

The final result surprised everyone.

Starlight lost!

Although in this internal war of the night Elves, Starlight also played very seriously, it seemed that they were always a little weaker than Origin. In the end, the population gap between the two sides grew bigger and bigger, and they lost.

Nevertheless, Starlight was a recognized expert after all. Their defeat this time could only be said to be a narrow miss. In the eyes of many, Starlight might have a chance of winning if they could obtain a better treasure in a crucial match.

Of course, the most important thing about this fight was to tell everyone that Origin was not Saint light. In fact, origin was stronger than Saint light!

This news shocked the world’s Warcraft players. Did an RTS genius really appear in the US server? And he’s going to challenge the whole world?

……

In the experience store.

Chen Mo’s computer displayed a huge amount of data, but he was frowning.

Li jingsi sat at the side, not saying a word.

Chen Zhao thought for a long time and leaned back in his chair in confusion."This doesn’t make sense."

"What do you mean, manager?" zou Zhuo asked.

"Can you find out?" Goph asked."What is Origin’s background?"

Not only li jingsi and zou Zhuo, but even Goph, Nightwind, and other old Warcraft players from China had come all the way to Chen Mo’s Experience Store.

On the day Origin beat Starlight, li jingsi had sent the video to Chen Mo and explained her doubts.

Most of the people present had the same question as li jingsi: Who was this?

If it was any other game, he could only guess; But the designer of Warcraft was someone they knew, so why couldn’t they just ask Chen Mo to check?

Therefore, these people hoped that Chen Mo would be able to find some clues from the data.

Chen Mo was also curious. If Origin was not Starlight, then it must be a new genius.

However, Chen Zhao had a strange feeling. He felt uncomfortable watching Origin’s video.

Although Origin’s strategy was very organized and clear, Chen Mo always felt that Origin’s strategy was somewhat evil. He often couldn’t understand Origin’s intentions.

Chen Mo tapped a few times on the keyboard and brought up a chart and a string of data.

"This is Origin’s APM map." Chen Zhao explained.

Zou Zhuo nodded, "yeah, we know that. It’s been all over the internet." Origin’s hand speed is crazy. It reached 600 at its peak. It can compete with you. "

This APM chart was like an ECG, with peaks and valleys. During the team battle, the APM value would suddenly rise, and after the team battle, it would fall back. But overall, Origin’s average APM was around 400, which was basically the same as the average APM of most experts.

Chen Mo tapped on the keyboard a few more times, is this data available online?

"This, this is …"

The people behind Chen Mo were all speechless from the new data.

Zou Zhuo said incredulously, "the percentage of effective plays is … 98.3%?!"

Chapter 459: Artificial intelligence?

"How is this possible? This effective control ratio … Is inhuman!" Goph exclaimed in shock.

Obviously, from the APM data, Origin’s hand speed was very fast, but it was still within the range of a human’s hand speed. Chen Mo and Goph could reach this APM.

But 98% effective control? This data was very abnormal!

The so-called effective operation referred to some operations that had practical significance. For example, right-clicking to move, form up, kick out of formation, attack, release skills, and so on.

Nullifying operations meant meaningless movements, repeated formation, and striking F1 multiple times, which wouldn’t affect the battle too much.

A normal expert could maintain a relatively high APM. In a large-scale battle, the peak APM could even reach 600 or 700. This was mixed with a large number of ineffective operations. These ineffective operations weren’t to increase the APM value, but mainly to warm up their hands. Through these seemingly meaningless operations, they could maintain their hand speed to a relatively high level.

In fact, most players with around 300 APM could become a professional player in Warcraft, which meant that RTS games needed a higher level of APM. Reaching 400 was basically the level of a God.

Out of these 400 APM, only 60% to 70% were effective operations. For many players, the higher the APM, the more ineffective the operations.

Even Chen Mo would have some ineffective actions when playing Warcraft, which could only be attributed to the limits of the human body. No matter how fast one’s hands were, they would have to repeat some actions to maintain their feel.

But Origin could maintain an average APM of around 400, and at the same time, the effective operation ratio could reach 98%?

In other words, he was actually better at the details than Chen Mo!

This was very unscientific!

Chen Mo looked at everyone."So, Origin might be an AI."

"How is that possible?" Zou Zhuo’s first reaction was disbelief, "the old players in Warcraft can easily destroy the crazy computers, and that’s only if the computers get extra gold." How can this AI be so powerful?"

Goph also nodded."That’s right. Origin really can’t be seen as a computer. Its operations and tactics are no different from humans." Could it be some sort of cheat?"

"A hack?" zou Zhuo asked.

Goph nodded."Yes, external software. In other words, an assistive program. For example, Origin was originally an expert in the US server, but his skills were not that good. Now that he has a new hack that can automatically pull minions, he is one with the machine, so his strength has improved rapidly. "

Chen Zhao shook his head, "I have to emphasize one thing. The calculated effective operation rate is 98%, and it is calculated according to an evaluation standard I designed. For example, sending two movement or attack commands to the same unit within 0.5 seconds is considered a repetitive operation and invalid operation. "

"However, this evaluation standard is targeted at normal people and normal players. It’s impossible for a normal person to issue two commands to the same unit in 0.5 seconds, but what if it’s an AI?"

"You mean …" Goph frowned.

Chen Mo nodded."Yes. It is very likely that Origin did not think that his move was useless. It was just that they changed their strategy in 0.5 seconds."

"In other words, Origin thinks that its effective operation is 100%."

"……"

At this point, gaph and the rest of the people present understood.

Obviously, Origin could not have been created by other players using cheats or scripts. As long as a player was still playing, it would definitely be invalid. No expert could avoid this.

In other words, Origin was very likely to be a complete computer program. It was an AI, an artificial intelligence.

Zou Zhuo was still in disbelief.

It wasn’t just him, the other people present were also in disbelief.

This was because many people felt that AI still had a long way to go before it could conquer RTS games.

He didn’t expect it to come so suddenly!

……

The second day after Origin reached the top of the Korean and European servers, the popularity of Origin on the internet had started to spread from the Warcraft player base to many other players.

This incident had already become the biggest news of the month, and it was quickly spreading to other groups of players.

This was because Origin had dominated the Korean and European servers. These two servers were known to be full of strong players, and there were many very strong professional players. Origin was still able to maintain all their victories and reach the top. This was simply too terrifying.

In other words, Origin’s current strength had already surpassed the professional players from the Korean and European servers!

On the forums, not only Warcraft players, but many other PC and even some VR players were talking about this mysterious Master Origin. They were talking about the series of unbelievable things he did in Warcraft.

"Have you heard? There’s a Super Master in Warcraft!"

"Ah? RTS games were already dead, and he was still a master? Now it’s League of Legends’s world!"

"F * ck, this lousy player is so proud? In terms of competition, Warcraft will completely crush your League of Legends!"

…"Why did you start a chain of contempt? It’s the first time I’ve seen two games from the same company go at each other. It’s all Chen Mo’s work, why are you guys fighting over it?"

"Okay, we’re off topic. This time, we’re talking about Origin. Those who don’t care, leave. Don’t cause trouble."

"I’ve watched Origin’s video. It feels like we’re back to the time when Chen Mo wreaked havoc on the stairway tree when Warcraft was just released! It’s the same fancy slaughter, and the control is really detailed. It feels invincible in a head-on fight!"

"As a player with 3000 points in the stairway tree, I think Origin is better at controlling the details than Chen Mo, especially in the few games he played on the US server. In some games, he didn’t even lose a single minion. He’s insane!"

"Alright, that’s just a noob bullying game. There’s nothing to say. Chen Mo is definitely better in terms of viewing experience. Chen Mo used a random race to win the server, but Origin only knows how to play the elf race. "

"Why do I feel like this is a cheater? I had suspected that this was an AI before, but Chen Zhao proved that he had made it himself. However, Chen Mo’s control was already at the limit of a human. Origin is even more op than Chen Mo. How is that possible?"

"I think so too. And Origin was from the US server. How many RTS Masters could there be in the US server? It’s most likely some kind of black technology. "

"Yes, I think Origin should show itself. He’s reached the top of the US server, then the Korean server, and the European server. If it were me, I would’ve come out and bragged a long time ago. How could he still be so quiet and silent?

Chapter 460: Declaration of war on all mankind

"For the new players who have never played Warcraft, I would like to ask, if you all say Origin is so powerful, what level of control does he have in League of Legends?"

"There’s no way to compare. There are only a few mechanics in League of Legends. After six skills, you’ll only have an Ace. How can it compare to an RTS game?"

"If I have to force an analogy, it’s probably equivalent to playing the geometric barrel 100 times without making a single mistake?"

"What the f * ck? No one can do that, right?"

"In fact, the difficulty might be higher than this. You can think of it as controlling ten barrels at the same time to play with a geometric barrel without any mistakes. And you’ll have to play against a first-class player. "

"Could he be a cheater?"

"I’ve never heard of cheats in RTS games. Aren’t cheats only used in FPS games?"

"It’s newly researched! Otherwise, why would he only appear now?"

"All of you have such dark hearts. Can’t you believe that a genius young man came from America?"

"Heavens my ass! Do you think there would be two monsters like Chen Zhao in the same era? I don’t believe it!"

……

The players were all making guesses and had different opinions. Even some of the players who didn’t play Warcraft were attracted by this event as it was a hot topic.

A rare super genius?

The Chuunibyou who swept the world?

Everyone was trying to guess Origin’s true identity.

However, just as the world’s Warcraft players were guessing who Origin was, a piece of news instantly blew up the topic.

There was no doubt about the authenticity of this news. Not only were there videos of the press conference on foreign websites, but there were also news channels and science and education channels in China that reported this news.

"The Super artificial intelligence, Origin, developed by a North American company has recently emerged. After conquering all the board games in the world five years ago, they have shifted their new target to video games and announced yesterday that they have achieved ‘extraordinary’ results."

"It is reported that the artificial intelligence named Origin has successfully reached the top of the ladder with a winning record on the American, Korean, and European servers. All human players who have played against origin have been defeated, including many of the top professional players in the world."

"It’s worth mentioning that Origin has chosen Warcraft, a classic real-time strategy game by our designer Chen Mo. According to the developers, they chose Warcraft as their main target because it represents the highest level of design in the world for RTS games. It also has a perfect balance, which will help Origin to have a fair fight with human players. "

"At the same time, Origin has officially declared war on all of humanity. At present, Origin’s research and development company has officially issued a challenge to Starlight, the number one player in the Korean server. The two sides will have an offline match this week."

"After AI conquered all the board games, can it continue to move forward and conquer the video game industry? Let’s wait and see! We’ll be broadcasting the entire process for you. Welcome to this classic war between humans and machines!"

As soon as this news came out, the topic of Origin exploded!

This news was originally only active among Warcraft players, but after this news appeared, it instantly became a hot topic on the internet.

If Origin was a player, it would not have become so popular. But it was an artificial intelligence. It was a completely different story!

On all the major gaming forums and Weibo, everyone’s attention was focused on this. They were all discussing the war between humans and machines.

"What the f * ck? What was going on? He’s already in the gaming industry? And it’s an RTS game?"

"What’s this? Origin was really an artificial intelligence! I didn’t believe it when the giant hand was analyzing it. I didn’t expect it to really be artificial intelligence. "

"Yeah, who would believe that? I heard that the AI was still beaten by the human’s B-list players last year and could be easily beaten to a pulp even with 70% of its health remaining. Yet, it’s already reached the top this year with a win-all?"

"Have you forgotten the script when the artificial intelligence conquered all kinds of chess? A month ago, it was still playing against a second-rate player, but a month later, it’s already in the top three of the world. And another month later … No one in the world can understand its game anymore!"

"Isn’t he too arrogant? It’s just that reaching the top of the ladder, professional players and those with high points on the ladder are two different concepts. "

"Upstairs, I’m sorry to tell you this news. Starlight had fought Origin on the stairway before and Starlight lost …"

"What? Then what’s the point of fighting! Even if we can win now, we’ll probably be able to beat the world in a month at most!"

"It’s hard to say. I don’t know how this offline tournament will be played. Moreover, in the previous match between star light and Origin, star light’s luck wasn’t very good and they were evenly matched in the early game. If Starlight is lucky this time, they still have a chance of winning. "

"We’re fighting this week? What’s the competition format?"

"Best of three. I think that if Starlight is lucky, they should be able to win a game, but to win it … It’s a little difficult. "

"I’m paying attention. I didn’t understand the war between humans and machines in the chess genre, but I’ll have to pay attention to this war between humans and machines in an RTS game!"

"Yeah, even though I don’t play Warcraft anymore, I can still understand the competition!"

……

The news quickly made it to the top of Weibo, Tieba, forums, and search rankings. Even Warcraft was on the last page of its life.

Many Warcraft players who had never played before bought Warcraft to experience it in order to understand the war between humans and machines.

Clearly, the war between humans and machines was more popular than Chen Mo had expected.

The technology in this parallel world was more advanced than Chen Mo’s previous world, and the research on artificial intelligence was also at the forefront.

As early as five years ago, before Chen Mo transmigrated, the company that developed Origin had already conquered all the go games in the world.

Go was the last game to be conquered in the world. The war between humans and machines had already attracted the attention of countless people back then. Many of those who did not understand go at all were also paying attention to this unprecedented war.

However, the final result was the defeat of mankind.

After humans lost their ruling power in the go world, some "AI threats" appeared on the internet. Many people were worried. It was publicly acknowledged as the most complicated and difficult game of Go, as well as the game that best represented humanity’s intelligence. If even go had been taken down by AI, how far away would the day come when the intelligence of machines truly triumphed over humanity?

At this time, gaming had become the next target of artificial intelligence.

Chapter 461: 1.5 million saber reward!

When artificial intelligence first stepped into the gaming industry, it actually didn’t go smoothly.

Before this company developed Origin, they had also developed another artificial intelligence to enter the RTS field, but it was completely crushed by human players.

Of course, he chose RTS as his main focus mainly because of the game genre.

In the current market, only RTS games could allow humans to fight against artificial intelligence.

In FPS games, no matter how hard humans tried, it was impossible for them to win against cheats. As for casual puzzle games, humans also had no chance of winning.

Those seemingly difficult puzzles were only difficult for humans, but they were completely easy for artificial intelligence.

After all, there were so many puzzle games in the world, but which one of them could surpass the difficulty of go?

As for the popular MOBA games, it was a 5V5 game after all. To let five human players fight five AI with the same thought process? It didn’t feel very appropriate.

Therefore, RTS games were the most suitable game for the AI research company.

The reason why RTS games were more difficult to conquer than go was because of the fog of war.

In an RTS game, due to the limited vision, artificial intelligence couldn’t grasp all the movements of the opponent, which gave the two sides the space to play a strategic game.

At the same time, due to the extremely complex conflicting attributes between the different types of troops, these changes were often faster and more complicated than in go. If the other party’s small intentions were not discovered or understood in time, they might be directly destroyed by a wave of attacks with their family.

For artificial intelligence, the biggest limitation was always one thing: Calculation speed.

At the beginning of the game between the artificial intelligence and Go, humans could win against the artificial intelligence in fast chess, but they would lose if they played slow chess. This was because the way artificial intelligence thought was completely different from humans. The more complicated the situation was, the longer it would take to calculate the optimal solution.

In real-time strategy games, there wasn’t enough time to think like go. For an AI, it might have to change to a completely different algorithm and rules.

Of course, apart from these aspects, in terms of operation, the artificial intelligence clearly crushed the human players in all aspects.

For some human players, the APM in RTS games was never enough because they needed to operate dozens of units at the same time. Even if they had the brain, their hands couldn’t keep up.

However, for an artificial intelligence, no matter how many units it controlled, it was no problem. In terms of reaction time and accuracy, it was better than human players.

Therefore, considering that this was relatively unfair to human players, the company that developed Origin also imposed certain restrictions on the operation of artificial intelligence. It forcibly limited its average APM to around 400 and its peak to within 600, which was the same as the top players of human players.

Of course, for artificial intelligence, even if its APM was limited, it still had an advantage over humans because it didn’t need to do those repetitive operations to warm up. Every step of its operation was effective.

In other words, Origin’s average APM seemed to be around 400, but it was actually equivalent to 500 or even 600 for humans.

After Origin successfully climbed to the top of the ladder in the United States, Europe, and South Korea, Origin’s R & D Company announced that, considering Origin had too much of an advantage when facing human players in terms of APM, they would continue to lower Origin’s APM value to an average of 350.

Of course, this could be said to be for fairness. It could also be said that Origin’s R & D Company was afraid that the professional players would be scared away and no one would fight. Or they were afraid that the war between humans and machines would become one-sided and there would be no audience to watch, so they made such adjustments.

But to the Warcraft pro players, it was a blatant challenge.

At the same time, Origin’s R & D Company also announced that there was a reward of 1.5 million dollars for the war between humans and machines. As long as one could defeat Origin in BO3, they would be able to get it!

Such a high bounty was a huge temptation for the world’s Warcraft professional players. After all, unlike League of Legends, Warcraft wasn’t as popular, and the players weren’t rich.

Not to mention, not only could they gain money from this battle, they could also gain fame! To represent humanity and defeat the AI was a once-in-a-lifetime honor for most people. Who wouldn’t want to go?

Even if the company that developed Origin did not offer a reward, these professional players would definitely go.

Starlight, the "number one elf" in the Korean server, was determined to do so. He became the first professional player to face Origin.

……

On the internet, some people were also wondering why Origin didn’t challenge Chen Mo directly, but rather star light, the number one elf in the Korean server, when Chen Mo was the one who created Warcraft and was recognized as the number one player in the game.

In fact, this was not difficult to understand.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, AlphaGo didn’t challenge Ke Jie right off the bat. Instead, he started off as an ordinary first-tier player and challenged his way up.

On one hand, it was to constantly create a topic effect. If he challenged the world champion as soon as he started, it would not be good for creating a topic and it would not be good for attracting attention.

On the other hand, it was also for gradual progress. After all, Origin’s R & D Company was not clear about Origin’s current level. If they challenged Origin bit by bit, Origin would have a better chance of winning.

Furthermore, for Origin, Starlight was the best choice. They had just fought on the Korean server’s Stairway to Heaven, and the difference in strength between the two was not that big. At the same time, both of them were from the elf race, so although the viewing of the Civil War was slightly less enjoyable, it would definitely ensure absolute fairness.

If it was any other race, even if Origin won, people would say that it was a race advantage. Starting the first match with a civil war would show the fairness of the war between humans and machines.

The opening battle of the war between humans and machines had already attracted the attention of the entire world before it even started.

The reason it was called an opening battle was because everyone knew that Origin would not stop regardless of whether they won or lost. It would definitely become stronger and continue to challenge stronger human contestants.

Everyone had their own opinions on the outcome of the match.

"One week is enough for Origin to improve by leaps and bounds. Starlight could not beat them before, and they definitely can’t beat them now. I’ve seen this kind of scenario countless times in the chess war between humans and machines. What’s there to doubt?"

"But Origin’s APM has been lowered again. In an RTS game, a slight change will affect the whole game. If Origin’s champion is killed because of a lack of control, wouldn’t the entire game be over?"

"But there is no delay in the offline matches. The reason Origin had a hard time winning last time was mainly because there was a delay in playing the Korean server in North America!"

"Last time, Team Starlight was not prepared. As long as we study Origin’s video, we will definitely be able to find a way to deal with it!"

The players had different opinions.

Although most of the players were on the side of the humans, everyone knew that Origin had a higher chance of winning.

After all, this kind of scenario had been played out many times in the chess war.

Chapter 462: The first battle!

On the day of the war between humans and machines, everyone’s attention was on it.

This war between humans and machines could be said to be very prestigious. Not only did the major domestic live broadcast platforms and video websites broadcast it live, but even some science and education channels of some television stations also broadcasted the entire process.

On Weibo, Tieba, and various major forums, the war between humans and machines had become a revelry for all gaming enthusiasts. It had suddenly become the hottest topic in recent times.

Of course, the popularity of the war between humans and machines was not low either. The United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and the whole world were paying attention to it.

This was mainly due to the popularity of the previous "war between humans and machines". At the beginning, when the AI conquered chess, this topic was already very popular overseas. By the time the AI conquered all chess games, this topic had already attracted the attention of the entire world.

And this time, after five years of silence, artificial intelligence had taken another big step into the gaming industry and even conquered the complex RTS game?

This made many onlookers excited.

Humans were like that. When artificial intelligence was completely destroyed in the hands of humans, everyone felt that this thing was not a threat at all and could not be hyped up. However, in the blink of an eye, when artificial intelligence could beat all human professional players, people would quickly lose interest in it.

Only when the level of artificial intelligence and human beings were the closest would the "war between humans and machines" win unprecedented attention.

After all, a battle was only a battle when both sides were evenly matched.

On all the major live broadcasting platforms, the "war between humans and machines" live broadcast room was already flooded with a large number of viewers.

"Quickly start! I can’t wait!"

"It’s so quiet, why isn’t there any sound? I’m deaf?"

"Didn’t you turn on the system voice? What rubbish broadcast. "

"Oh, this seems to be a room without a commentator. It’s still in the preparation stage and the scene is very quiet. Those who want to listen to the commentary can go to K-God’s live broadcast room. He’s also broadcasting the entire game live. "

"Why isn’t Chen Mo livestreaming! Wow, it would be great if I could hear his commentary!"

"Previous post, wake up. Chen Mo has long stopped using this kind of popularity …"

A lot of comments were flooding the screen.

On the screen of the live broadcast, the scene of the war between humans and machines had already appeared.

This time, there was no special e-sports competition venue for the war between humans and machines. There were no spectators either. The layout of the venue was very simple. There were only two computers facing each other to ensure that the spotlight could not see Origin’s screen.

Origin’s computer was also very simple, but there was a very simple logo on the back of the monitor and ORIGIN’s capital English letters.

The exterior of the logo was a seven-layered space with an open eye in the center. This was the logo of Origin’s R & D Company, the seventh Horizon.

In addition, there were three judges and a staff member from seventh vision company.

The other staff, such as the ones in charge of broadcasting and commentary, were all in other rooms, so the venue was very quiet.

In fact, this was not in line with the atmosphere of e-sports, because e-sports was like traditional sports, the more lively the better. Some big competition players could perform better in an environment with tens of thousands of audience cheers.

Even if there was a problem with reporting the location, it would be fine as long as the players wore sound-proof headphones.

Of course, seventh vision had their own considerations for arranging the venue.

On one hand, it was a continuation of the tradition of playing against go professionals. Because these Go players needed a very quiet environment to focus on their thoughts, the venue was always set up in this way, and this arrangement had continued until now.

On the other hand, it was to give the war between humans and machines a more serious atmosphere.

It was obvious that the majority of the audience would definitely be on the side of the humans. If there were a lot of people in the audience and humans were defeated by Origin, would the players cheer or not?

If they were to cheer, who were they cheering for? For the computer? The computer couldn’t hear him, and he felt like he was being "betrayed."

If they didn’t cheer, wouldn’t the audience have no sense of existence?

Moreover, since the competition had already reached the level of "human VS artificial intelligence", it would be too commercialized to invite so many spectators.

Therefore, in consideration of this relationship, the venue’s layout was still the same as the previous chess competition, and it was very quiet.

Of course, the players at Starlight still needed to wear noise-canceling headphones. This was a habit of professional players.

Starlight sat down in front of his computer. He glanced at the computer opposite him, which was empty. His expression was a little grim. He did not look relaxed at all.

Clearly, this feeling of emptiness was even more oppressive than a real human opponent. This was exactly the same as the pressure a Go player would face when facing artificial intelligence.

Origin was a silver cylinder the size of an air purifier. After connecting to the computer, it would automatically log into Warcraft and enter the official competition room.

Obviously, Origin was an off-line version in this live game. This kind of confrontation was more fair.

Starlight had already started to adjust their equipment and warm up.

The event was divided into many live-streaming rooms on major live-streaming platforms in China.

One was the official livestream room, which would broadcast the entire situation of the venue and the competition. However, there was only the system’s voice and no commentary.

After all, this live broadcast was for the whole world to watch, so it was not appropriate to use any language to explain it. It was better to let the other countries invite their own commentators when they broadcast it.

In addition, there were live broadcast rooms with commentators.

There were also many commentators for the game. A Science Channel in China had also specially invited a professional player like Nightwind to commentate. This was a relatively popular live broadcast room. Kaiser, who had always been popular, had also opened a livestream room to commentate. This was also a popular livestream room.

Of course, seventh vision and the other popular websites had already notified Chen Mo, since he was the one who made Warcraft.

Chen Mo was also very straightforward. After all, Warcraft wasn’t very popular now, and this event was basically advertising the game. It was a good thing, and Chen Mo couldn’t be happier.

Many players were thinking that it would be perfect if Chen Mo could commentate the war between humans and machines!

However, everyone knew that Chen Mo didn’t seem to care much about the war since the beginning. He didn’t even make a public statement, not even a Weibo post.

Commentating on a Korean player’s match live on the internet? That can’t be. It was still unknown if Chen Mo would be willing to fight on his own!

Chapter 463: Not good situation

Meanwhile, in the experience store.

Compared to other live stream viewers, the players in the experience store had a much better view. The second floor of the experience store had a special holographic projection area!

There was a big screen and a holographic projection device. The experience of watching the game was much better than watching it live on a live broadcast website!

He didn’t use the official livestream sources in the experience store, because…Chen Mo could get his own.

Before the competition started, Chen Mo specifically informed the organizers. Even though the competition was set up on a local area network (in order to minimize the delay), the data generated during the competition would still be transmitted to Chen Mo in real time.

The data was very little since the entire Warcraft video file was only a few hundred Kuai.

After Chen Mo received the data, he could replay the match on the Warcraft client and use the holographic projector.

In the experience store, the game was already loading on the big screen. There was a small screen at the bottom left corner of the screen, specifically used to capture Starlight’s facial expressions.

As for Origin … Even if he wanted to film his facial expressions, he could not!

At the same time as the game began, the holographic projection device began to display the game.

The players in the experience store had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and they all cheered when they saw the screen.

"It’s starting, it’s starting!"

"Wow, I’m so excited. I feel like I’m more excited than all the previous Warcraft games!"

"Of course. This is a battle between humans and artificial intelligence. It’s a completely different battle!"

"Shush, don’t speak, watch carefully!"

Everyone was focused on the big screen and holographic projection equipment, watching the opening battle of the war between humans and machines.

Even though the screen didn’t show any difference between this competition and the previous Warcraft, the meaning was completely different in the players ‘hearts.

After all, the opponent was an AI!

This time, the war between humans and machines was all played on BO3, which was a best of three game. This was also to avoid as much luck as possible from affecting the outcome of the game.

In these three games, the game map would also be changed. They were all popular maps in the current game and would appear randomly.

This was also a slight advantage for human players because the tactics used in different maps were often very different. For example, a tier-one map could be used near a small or big map, but it couldn’t be used at a far distance on a big map.

If Origin wanted to perform well in all kinds of maps, the program they wrote had to be more complicated. The more maps there were, the more likely Origin’s tactics and calculations would go wrong.

This was also why Origin could not play with a random race. With the current level of technology, it was not easy to create such a Top Elf AI. Origin did not have the energy to create other races.

However, seventh vision was obviously very confident in Origin and believed that it had the ability to deal with any map.

Chen Mo, li jingsi, Goph, and the other true Masters of Warcraft were all sitting in the audience, watching the big screen intently.

The commentator this time was Digwa.

It was obvious that this super luxurious lineup was the true strength of Warcraft in China. Chen Mo’s Experience Store was way better than the other live streaming platforms.

However, Chen Mo didn’t do it on purpose, since the event was entirely spontaneous. Chen Mo didn’t want to make it too Grand, and just wanted to give his loyal fans a little benefit.

"Both sides ‘opening was similar. The ancient war trees were both auctioned to the front, and they were both the First Evil demon hunters. However, we’ll have to see what kind of treasures both sides drop next. "

"Aiya, stallight’s luck isn’t that good. After the first grinding spot, a level 5 monster appeared and it was an artist’s mask? AI, that’s really a scam, this thing is useless against evil demon hunters. "

"On the other hand, Origin … Damn, storm lion’s horn? Yours is even worse, it’s not even as good as an artiste’s mask! The two of you dropped such a treasure, you really can’t talk anymore, are you both African?"

The crowd burst into laughter.

These professional players were quite eloquent, especially when they had a good understanding of the game. Not only could they clearly explain the situation in the game, but they could also joke around to make everyone laugh.

All in all, the audience was on the side of the humans and they all hoped that Starlight would win.

Warcraft was different from go. Luck played a part in it. The audience almost laughed when they saw Origin get such a trashy treasure.

It seemed that even artificial intelligence could be divided into Europe and Africa!

The competition continued.

Both sides had entered a relatively stable growth period, but the small friction had never stopped. Origin once again showed its heaven-defying level of operation, making the audience in the stadium exclaim in surprise.

All sorts of extreme MFS and extreme low health. It could be said that there was nothing Origin could not do.

Of course, this was after strict restrictions. If there were no control restrictions, Origin could make all the minions use A. But that would be too overpowered and too much of a bully. There was no fairness at all.

Therefore, Origin’s APM had been strictly restricted. It could only perform the operation with the highest priority at the moment and could not go to A without limit. But even so, the viewing pleasure of this kind of operation had already surpassed the vast majority of human players.

On the other hand, Starlight did not seem to be able to handle some of the small details of their operations well. It was unknown if it was because they were nervous or for some other reason. For example, after using old deer to wrap around the other party’s Huntress, he could’ve taken her down with a normal attack, but he was confident that he would turn around and cause the Huntress to run away.

However, this was to be expected. After all, stallight was a human, and it was impossible for him to operate it perfectly. Fortunately, unlike go, Warcraft wasn’t a game of pure intelligence. There were also maps, treasures, and other elements.

The tactics of both sides were surprisingly similar. They were both starting with the evil demon Hunter, old deer, and then the buck. The general direction was very similar, only some of the details were different.

After all, after a long period of tactical development in Warcraft, the best strategy for the internal elf battle was basically set. Origin could not create its own tactics without the game’s mechanics, so it could only improve on the existing tactics.

It was just like how an artificial intelligence had to read a lot of go books before slowly developing its own tactics when fighting against human Go players.

As the competition progressed, the atmosphere in the stadium began to slowly turn heavy.

"This operation … Is amazing."

"It’s so difficult. At the start, I felt like I had a slight advantage, but the more I fight, the more I feel like I can’t win."

"I can only say that Origin is terrifying in the offline competition. There are so many ways to preserve their health. I finally understand why Origin likes to use the elves. Obviously, the elves are better at using their micro-control advantage."

"It’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be difficult!"

It was different from go. Go’s situation was even more complicated. Even those who were good at go would find it difficult to determine which side had the advantage when they saw the top-tier war between humans and machines.

Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, many professional players thought that AFA was at a disadvantage, but in his own judgment, he always had a winning rate of more than 50%.

Warcraft was different. What was happening on the battlefield could be clearly seen from the population, the number of soldiers on both sides, and the number of soldiers that died in the battle.

Even some of the players who hadn’t played Warcraft before could watch the show. They didn’t completely understand the game.

Therefore, the audience quickly judged the situation of the game: Starlight’s situation was not looking good!

Chapter 464: The real artificial intelligence

The first match ended.

Initially, light had the advantage because of their luck in the early stages, but in the middle of the game, Origin seized the opportunity and the situation slowly went out of control. In the end, after a direct team battle, light ended up with a GG.

In the second round, both teams were at an even more disadvantageous position for stallight, further away on the big map!

Being further away meant that both sides had more time to develop. It would be difficult to use rush tower’s tactics to catch Origin off guard.

This time, everyone could clearly see that although both sides were leveling at the same speed, Origin was clearly better at some details. They had a health advantage in the early game.

Moreover, Origin did not drag out their development with team light. Instead, they were always actively harassing and attacking. They played very aggressively, which made team light’s mentality explode.

In the end, in the second game, Origin started to snowball even faster. The population gap between the two sides quickly widened and light once again typed GG.

In the opening battle of the battle between humans and machines, Origin had given the humans a 2:0!

In the experience store, the people watching the battle sighed.

"We’ve lost! It’s even less suspenseful than I imagined!"

"Sigh, what a pity. Actually, there was a chance in the first round, but Starlight did not grab it."

"What chance do you have? Even if Starlight had a slight advantage in the first round, the difference in population was not wide at all. As long as you let Origin survive, it will be a slow death because it is better than you in every team battle!"

"Indeed, if you want to fight, you have to kill it in one wave. It’s different from human players. When playing against a human player, you could expect them to make a mistake in the next wave, but Origin? There’s almost no mistakes!"

"How do we fight this? Why do I feel that this offline version of Origin is even more insane than the one that played the stairway to heaven in the Korean server?"

All the major live-streaming websites were also filled with despair.

The bullet screen was already filled with a bunch of "GG". This was not to praise Origin, but to mourn the human players!

……

After the meeting, the organizers held a press conference. Starlight was not in a good mental state and was listless.

Starlight first bowed to the audience."I’m sorry, I’ve let everyone down!"

Next, he expressed the despair he felt when he played against Origin offline.

"Actually, when I fought Origin on the stairway, I felt that Origin’s operation was very powerful. However, in terms of tactics and decisions, I did not feel that it was any different from humans. So, I once mistook origin for a human."

"But after today’s fight, I finally realized how terrifying Origin is. The scariest thing about it isn’t that it completely overpowers the human’s micro-control. Although it’s also very scary, its APM has already been restricted, so it’s only slightly better than the human players. "

"What’s really scary about it is that it’s an artificial intelligence that will never make mistakes. As long as there’s enough information, its judgment of the situation is absolutely correct, or rather, has a high probability of being correct. The probability of being incorrect is so low that it’s almost impossible to appear."

"And it won’t have any emotional fluctuations. In other words, you know very well that you’re facing an opponent who will never make a mistake. "

"When you see a silver cylinder in front of an empty seat, the sense of powerlessness will be particularly strong. To be honest, in the second round, I knew that I could not beat Origin. It seemed like origin was winning every time we had a small conflict. This kind of slow death made me feel depressed. "

These words made many of the audience and professional players shiver. As the first professional player to play against Origin offline, stallight could feel much more than the audience.

As Starlight had said, this was the scariest thing about artificial intelligence. It would not make mistakes or act on impulse. It could always accurately judge the situation on the battlefield.

When it avoided battle, it didn’t mean that it couldn’t beat you, but that it had better choices.

When it dueled with you, then … You might already be able to type GG.

This feeling of having his fate completely in his grasp was one of the reasons why stallight’s mental state had exploded. Otherwise, he would not have lost so quickly in the second round.

Of course, even if they could hold on for a little longer, they would not be able to change the outcome of their defeat.

……

The news of Starlight’s defeat spread all over the world in an instant, and this piece of news also attracted even more attention!

It could be said that this news made those people who felt that artificial intelligence was not up to standard realize the reality.

In the past, if artificial intelligence wanted to defeat humans in RTS games, they could only rely on God-defying operations. For example, all the troops were A-Class, completely crushing humans in terms of operation.

However, it was clear that this was not a victory at all, because this kind of unbelievable operation was simply bullying. RTS should be called a real-time strategy game, not a real-time operation Game, and the AI had never won against humans in strategy.

Also, many of the "A.I." That created hype in the past, including the crazy computers that came with Warcraft, actually operated in a completely different way from A.I. This was because the AI obtained information directly from the game’s code, just like a full-map hack, so it could accurately judge the current situation.

In other words, this was actually cheating, and real artificial intelligence could not do this.

A real artificial intelligence must be like humans, reading game data with "vision", judging the current situation based on limited information, and then making decisions (including short-term and long-term decisions). Otherwise, there would be no point in defeating the humans.

It was because of this that many people felt that as long as the APM of artificial intelligence was limited and it was restricted from reading in-game data, it could not be compared with humans at all because there were many things that it could not do.

For example, under the cover of the fog of war, how could one understand all the intentions of the other party and accurately judge the current situation? How could they determine if the other party was harassing them or trying to fight a decisive battle, or luring them away? ‘No matter how good the artificial intelligence is, I’ll just play rush tower and kill you. What’s the use of your good operation?’

However, after Origin beat Starlight, people were surprised to find that Origin had solved all these problems!

Starlight was a top-tier player in Warcraft, so how could he not know rush tower? Would he not know how to take advantage of a loophole? Why wouldn’t he win if he could?

It was obvious that there was only one reason for Starlight’s defeat, and that was because they could not win!

A lot of people thought that AI couldn’t play RTS games, just like how many people thought that AI couldn’t play Go. They all treated it as a crazy computer in the game and never thought of it as real AI.

A true AI would know how to explore the way in an RTS game, how to determine the enemy’s intentions through local information, and how to defend against tower rush and all sorts of strange tactics.

Just like how an artificial intelligence conquered go, it could eat all the game records in the world and then practice against itself. What tactics would it not be able to try out? If it realized that the best way to win the competition was for rush tower, it would definitely turn the tables on the human players.

In other words, Origin wasn’t a complete map hack, but A real AI. It was a machine that knew how to play Warcraft.

After all, after five years of research and development, this world’s technological level had already reached that level.

After understanding this, many of the Warcraft professional players felt a sense of despair that they had never felt before. They could read Starlight’s despair from his post-match videos and empathized with him.

This was also the despair that all of the go players had felt earlier. No matter how hard they tried, they just couldn’t win!

Moreover, everyone knew that Origin’s appearance wouldn’t help Warcraft develop better. It would only make Warcraft and other similar games die faster.

This was because when people talked about the professional players in Warcraft, they would know that they were the top of the game. However, after Origin appeared, these professional players were no longer the top few. This was because there was only one top existence in this field, and that was the artificial intelligence Origin.

Who would want to play a game dominated by artificial intelligence?

Chapter 465: The National server’s battle!

In Chen Mo’s Experience Store.

A few top players of Warcraft in China gathered in a conference room to study the video of the war between humans and machines.

There were Goph, li jingsi, sweet potato, Nightwind, and Kaiser.

Everyone’s expression was not relaxed. In fact, among these few people, only the first three were of super-class standard. Although the others were also experts, they all had their own problems. Basically, they had not reached the standard of stallight.

The war between humans and machines in Warcraft had a huge impact, but it wasn’t as big of a storm in the core circle of the pro players.

After all, there were all sorts of go clubs in the go industry, and there were a lot of senior and talented people. But what did Warcraft have? Whether it was in terms of Foundation or number of people, they were far behind.

However, it was a game like this that became the first line of defense for humans and AI in the gaming world. It was hard to say if this was a good or bad thing for the professional players in Warcraft.

But no matter what, whether or not they could beat the AI in Warcraft was all up to these people.

After watching the recordings of the two games, sweet potato looked at everyone and said, "What does everyone think? do you have any ideas?"

Nightwind shook his head and said, "it’s difficult. At least I can’t see much with my level." Stallight is already the number one elf in the Korean server and his understanding of the elf race is definitely deeper than mine. However, he still chose the safest way to play. He clearly knows that it’s useless to play with other methods. "

Kaiser nodded, "That’s right. Obviously, Origin’s developers are not stupid. They would not have left any obvious loopholes."

Nightwind looked at the crowd and said, "then, it’s time for the National server, right?" The three of you are the only ones in the country who can make a move. "

"I … I’m a beast!" Goph said helplessly.

Indeed, the most famous professional player in the country was Goph. He had won the most Championships and had been at the top of the stairway tree for the longest time. Although li jingsi had overtaken her recently, she had caught up to her very quickly.

As for li jingsi, she had only reached the top of the stairway and had never participated in any major competitions. When faced with such an incident, everyone would definitely think of Goph first.

However … Goph’s original race was an orc. This was awkward! Although the balance in Warcraft was good and there wasn’t much difference between the four races, it wasn’t easy for the orcs to fight against the elves!

The difference between normal players was not obvious, but when it came to Origin’s level, who knew how big the difference would be?

"If it doesn’t work, I’ll give it a try, " Goph said helplessly. Although it’s not easy to fight against the elves, it’s not like there’s no chance of winning …"

Nightwind expressed his understanding, then looked at sweet potato and Li jingsi."What do you guys think? Are you confident?"

One of them was a human, and the other was an elf. They could fight elves, at least not in terms of race.

Sweet potato scratched his head."Sigh, I’m pretty much evenly matched with Starlight this year. Now that I’m going up against an elf who’s even more abnormal than him … To be honest, I’m not confident."

Li jingsi shook her head."I’m not interested. I don’t think I can win."

Everyone was speechless.

Chen Zhao wasn’t here. He didn’t plan on participating, and these people didn’t invite him.

It was mainly because of Chen Mo’s special identity. He wasn’t a professional player in Warcraft, and the match against Origin would obviously require these professional players.

Professional players were all proud and arrogant. If they didn’t want to win the championship, what kind of professional players were they? Therefore, these people also had their own pride and wanted to win with their own strength.

In this situation, it wasn’t appropriate for Chen Zhao to get involved too enthusiastically.

However, just because he didn’t get involved didn’t mean that he didn’t do anything.

Li jingsi took out a USB drive from her pocket."Oh, by the way, Chen Mo said that everyone can watch the video. These are all the videos of Origin’s Stairway to Heaven competitions in the US, European, and Korean servers. It might be helpful. "

Nightwind looked happy, but then he asked, "Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

"You didn’t ask, " li jingsi said seriously.

Nightwind was speechless.

Everyone quickly took the USB drive and plugged it into their laptops to study it.

In fact, there had been some videos of Origin on the internet, but they were not systematic and were very difficult to collect. Chen Mo had all the information on the American and European servers, so giving it to these professional players was a small help.

Chen Zhao didn’t want to say too much either. After all, he would seem like a busybody if he did. As the creator of Warcraft, Chen Mo could be considered one of the organizers of the war between humans and machines. The pro players weren’t completely defeated yet, so he didn’t need to say too much.

What if these people defeated Origin with their own strength? Wasn’t that a wonderful thing?

"Come on, let’s do some research! Chen Zhao’s information is really useful. At least from these videos, we can roughly analyze Origin’s movement patterns!"

"Yes, but there are a lot of these videos. Let’s split them up. Let’s split up the videos of each race fighting Origin and look at each race. Then, we will put them together."

"Okay, let’s first analyze Origin’s behavior and then think about how to crack it!"

After getting these videos, the pro players finally found something to do. They started to work hard and stayed up late to study Origin’s strategy.

……

The popularity of the war between humans and machines did not die down because of Starlight’s defeat. Instead, it increased even more.

Although the defeat this time dampened everyone’s hopes of defeating the artificial intelligence, it was obviously not enough to extinguish all their hopes.

"Starlight has lost, what should we do? I feel like Origin is about to conquer Warcraft!"

"It’s still early, the experts from the National server haven’t said anything yet!"

"Sigh, it’s been a while since I last watched a Warcraft game, right? Although the country was still the strongest, it was no longer as dominant as before! Just this year, sweet potato and Starlight’s match records are basically evenly matched. They are only slightly stronger. Under such circumstances, do you still think that the top players from the Chinese server can beat Origin?"

"Yeah, the chances of winning are really too small!"

"But Origin will not stop here, right? At the very least, we have to get past Goph. "

"Goph is an orc. It’s not going to be an easy fight …"

"Sigh, let’s wait and see. I think Origin will definitely issue another challenge. Let’s see if Goph is willing to take it."

"I think there’s a chance if Chen Zhao makes a move."

"Chen Mo? It was hard to say, how long had it been since he played Warcraft? Besides, he didn’t have to take the risk. With the AI’s power, did he think Chen Mo had a chance of winning? It’ll be pretty ugly if we lose. "

Just as everyone was discussing when Origin would declare war on the professional players from the National server, everyone received a very surprising piece of news.

Digwa would represent their country against Origin!

Chapter 466: The strategy of the experts in the National server

When this news came out, everyone was a little surprised.

This was because this time, sweet potato had taken the initiative to fight, unlike stallight, who had only accepted the challenge after it had been sent to him.

Although many people were worried about sweet potato, most of them were still very excited and cheered for him on Weibo.

"God sweet potato is so domineering! Come on, kill Origin!"

"God sweet potato is amazing. He took the initiative to fight. He should have this kind of sword spirit!"

"Sure enough, our players are the last line of defense against the artificial intelligence!"

"As players of magical beasts, we are not afraid of a battle!"

"Upstairs, you’ve read too many Xianxia novels …"

Regardless of whether he won or not, sweet potato’s action of taking the initiative to fight the artificial intelligence was very morale-boosting and also attracted a large wave of fans.

As for why the group of great gods had been researching for a long time, and in the end, sweet potato was the first to stand up?

This was because everyone had studied it for a long time and felt that humans had the highest chance of winning against Origin, and sweet potato was the highest level human player in the country and even the world.

Even though sweet potato and Starlight had their fair share of wins and losses this year, it was normal for both teams to be at the top. Moreover, Fighting Starlight and Origin were two completely different things. Even if the chances of winning were not high, there was still hope.

Moreover, out of the three players in the country, he was the most suitable.

Goph wanted to go as well, but he knew that it was more difficult for the orcs to fight against the elves. As for li jingsi, her skill level was about the same as stallight ‘s. Moreover, in a situation where they were of the same race, it was not easy for an elf to use her ultimate skill against an elf.

In Warcraft, the elves didn’t have any natural enemies, but they loved and hated humans.

Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, Th000, the Egg Boss who defeated moon and won the WCG Championship, had the habit of using humans when fighting elves and elves when fighting humans.

When fighting a civil war, they would be restrained, but it would be more comfortable to fight with another race.

Moreover, after the research of a few top players, everyone had basically reached a consensus. If they wanted to defeat Origin, there was no chance of fighting them head-on. They could only think of other ways.

Playing tricks and tricking Origin was one way to go, but the chances of success were low. This was because the current mainstream tactics were the best choices that professional players had summed up. If you played a trick, you would be at a disadvantage in the early, middle, and late stages. It was possible that you wouldn’t even be able to drag on until the trick took effect before you were GG.

For example, if you wanted to recruit a Dark Ranger to abduct farmers and create a race of soldiers to confuse Origin’s judgment, the first premise was that you had to have a level 6 Dark Ranger or an undead player.

With Origin’s character, could it help your Dark Ranger grow to Level 6?

It would be even more ridiculous to use the undead. Not to mention that the undead were generally recognized as difficult to mine and relatively weak, the key was that there were not many high-level undead players in the country!

The most annoying thing was that Origin was an elf. The premise of playing Dark Ranger to abduct farmers was that the map was big enough to drag out the late game. But even if you knew how to mine, Origin was an elf.

To lie to Origin, this "lie" itself was very difficult to hold because Origin’s judgment of the situation was changing every second. It would never feel that it had been lied to.

Origin also knew how to Scout and spy on the enemy. To hide from Origin from the start was like hiding from other pro players. How could it be that easy?

The problem now was that Origin was not the kind of crazy computer that had a natural IQ defect. It was an artificial intelligence that was smarter than human players. The tricks that people could think of might have been rehearsed by origin countless times.

So, after thinking about it, the most promising tactic to win against Origin was to use team t-r! And it would be best if it was a t-r!

The so-called "t-r" was a one-time Attack. When the two sides were close to each other, they would pull a large group of peasants and junior soldiers to the other side’s house to build towers and shoot the other side to death with arrow towers.

In front of the countless arrow towers with automatic attacks, what was the use of controlling them?

Of course, Origin was an AI and not stupid. It definitely had a way to prevent it from being destroyed, but having a way and not being able to do so were two different things. Which professional player didn’t know that their opponent could possibly know the skill of t-r? But the number of pro players who had died from this move was still vast.

This was also the reason why everyone had considered it over and over again and decided to recommend sweet potato. This was because it was the easiest for humans to play the t-r game and they had the highest chance of success.

The other elves, orcs, and undead wouldn’t be able to do this.

Obviously, sweet potato wasn’t completely unprepared this time. He came prepared. After everyone had studied the videos together for a long time, they had developed several sets of tactics.

The professional players in the National server knew very well that even if they did not accept the challenge, Origin would come to them sooner or later. The longer it dragged on, the stronger Origin would become. They could not be a coward forever, right?

It was better to fight early than late, and it was better to take the initiative to challenge than to fight passively.

At least … He could die with some dignity.

……

With sweet potato’s response, the topic of the war between humans and machines rose again!

This was especially true in China. Everyone was paying more attention to this battle because this time, a Chinese player was going to fight Origin to defend the dignity of humanity in the video game industry!

"The expert from the National server has finally made his move! God sweet potato, you can do it!"

"Tonight, we’re all going to have melon powder!"

"Sure. If the elves can’t do it, there’s still the human race. There’s no problem with representing the human race in the battle!"

"That’s right, taking the initiative to challenge him, how domineering! Besides, even if God sweet potato can’t make it, we still have Goph. Don’t worry!"

Many people were still quite optimistic. After all, Goph had not made a move. However, the top few magical beast experts knew that Goph might not have a better chance than sweet potato …

……

After the sweet potato agreed to the war, Origin’s research and development team immediately came to China.

Origin had nothing to rest about anyway. The offline version did not even need to kill viruses.

As for why he was in such a hurry, it was the sweet potato’s own request.

Because … Origin might evolve again if they did not fight quickly.

Origin was an offline version, which meant that it did not use the power of a supercomputer. All the calculations were done on this small cylinder.

Moreover, it wouldn’t automatically update. Although there was a certain degree of self-learning ability, it was very limited.

As for Origin in its complete form, it could use a supercomputer as its main body to do calculations, but it would obviously use too many resources. On one hand, it was a waste, and on the other hand, it was a bully.

Therefore, sweet potato decided to challenge the current version of Origin.

This was also a lesson learned from the previous war between humans and machines in go. Previously, the top players of humanity had a chance of winning against the artificial intelligence. However, they were afraid that they would not be prepared enough and thus delayed the competition for more than a month. In the end, after more than a month, the go artificial intelligence’s go skills had increased by several levels …

Sweet potato didn’t want this to happen. He could have won, but he couldn’t win because of the delay and the evolution of the artificial intelligence. That would be a pain in the ass.

In fact, everyone knew very well that even if they won this time, when the artificial intelligence made a comeback in the future, they would most likely still lose.

This was because the speed at which artificial intelligence evolved was much faster than that of humans. It was like two straight lines with different slopes. The starting point of artificial intelligence might be very low, but it would catch up or even surpass humans one day.

However, who cared about what happened after that? At least for now, it was enough to defeat the artificial intelligence.

Chapter 467: The determination of sweet potato

On the day of the match between sweet potato and Origin.

The location of the competition this time was a special venue. The overall style was the same as before, very simple.

Outside the venue, there were all sorts of spectators and reporters, all looking forward to the results of this competition.

Although it was said that it was fighting on behalf of mankind, the sweet potato first represented the people of the country, then the whole of mankind.

There were many Warcraft players and many sweet potato fans present. These people were cheering for sweet potato when he entered the arena. After all, from his expression, they could tell that he was under a lot of pressure this time.

These people were not allowed to enter the venue, but there was a television outside the venue, so everyone could watch the live broadcast from there.

Chen Mo, li jingsi, and Goph were all there too, causing quite a stir among the audience. They signed autographs for many of them before sitting down.

The match was about to begin, and the atmosphere in the stadium quickly turned heavy.

Goph appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually not confident."I don’t know if the carefully prepared tactics will work."

Li jingsi looked at the big screen and said, "There is a possibility of success in the tactics. It just depends on whether sweet potato can fully play out the tactical preparations."

The script was well-written, but whether Origin would cooperate with the performance … It was hard to say.

……

The match between sweet potato and Origin had officially begun!

As soon as the first round started, everyone’s heart skipped a beat.

Big map, go further away!

Obviously, this was not good news. Being far away meant that no matter how much they pressured origin in the early stages, they would not be able to kill Origin. The team’s tactic was not feasible at all. The game would undoubtedly drag into the middle and late stages.

At that time, Origin would definitely gain an advantage in the chaotic battle.

On the small screen, sweet potato’s expression was also very serious. He was staring at his computer screen with all his attention, not even daring to blink too much.

In the situation where it was difficult to gain an early advantage, the sweet potato simply did the opposite and began to mine quickly. Every time they opened a mine, sweet potato would set up numerous arrow towers, obviously to play dirty.

This tactic had an immediate effect. Origin tried to break through the arrow tower formation a few times but failed. Then, they gave up.

This also allowed the sweet potato to enter the middle stage with an even advantage.

"There’s a chance! God sweet potato is well prepared for this. Even Origin couldn’t get past the arrow tower formation!"

"Of course. The arrow tower is fully automatic. It doesn’t matter if you’re an AI or not. No matter how good your operation is, you’ll still be able to shoot the arrows."

"This is the first time I’m glad that the human race has something like an arrow tower …"

The audience’s hope was ignited, but a few of the experts had a gloomy look on their faces.

"Not really, " li jingsi sighed.

"Sigh, " Goph said."But the map is far away. This is the only way we can take a gamble. What else can we do? You’ll die faster if you use other methods. "

Chen Mo knew that this choice could help him drag the game on, but the problem was that he still wouldn’t be able to win a 100-man team battle!

"You are competing with Origin in a team battle. Is it not Shi Lezhi? Even if its APM was limited, it was still better than humans.

As for the economic suppression that many people were looking forward to from the quick mining, it did not appear at all.

Because … Origin had decided that it could not break through the arrow tower and had stopped. It had gone to mine!

"This Origin … F * ck, isn’t this a chaotic mining flow? Why is it also playing the chaotic ore flow?"

"This position was chosen. F * ck, it’s so F * cking tricky. God sweet potato doesn’t even know."

"Maybe the sweet potato thinks that the number of mines is an advantage. In fact, it’s not. The number of mines on both sides is the same!"

When they saw Origin also open up a mine, and it was a chaotic mine flow, the audience was not happy.

In the middle of the game, the audience finally saw that the mines and finances of both sides were similar, but every time there was a small friction, it seemed that sweet potato was the one losing!

This time, they would lose a few soldiers. Next time, they would lose a few arrow towers. Although the feeling was not obvious, little drops make an ocean. The gap would slowly widen.

In the final battle, both sides had full players, but the difference in skill was obvious. Sweet potato’s population fell faster than Origin ‘s. In the end, after the Archmage died, sweet potato helplessly typed GG and quit the game.

Origin also replied with a GG with almost no delay.

This artificial intelligence was quite polite …

However, this did not make the onlookers feel any better.

"Sigh, it’s a pity that we can’t win the team battle in the end."

"But I feel like the gap is smaller than the two matches Starlight had. If they continue, they might be able to win."

"Sigh, the gap this time is small because everyone was mining in the early game. Sweet potato used dirty play, but dirty play can’t get rid of Origin. It’s just stalling for time."

"Yes, to put it bluntly, it’s a slow death. It’s so desperate … From the middle stage, I feel like I can’t win every team battle. If I were God sweet potato, I would have voted long ago …"

"Maybe this is the dignity of a professional player. Let’s hope that luck will be on mankind’s side in the next round …"

……

While everyone was sighing, the second round began after the break.

The location this time made everyone’s eyes light up.

Big map, closer!

This was the best spot for the human’s t-r tactics! This was because the closer the two sides were to each other in a big map, the more advantageous it was for a human’s team!

"Sweet potato’s Pathfinders went counterclockwise and found Origin’s base immediately. It’s close!"

"Not bad, the anticipated Dr. As expected, God sweet potato didn’t hesitate at all. F * ck the militia!"

"He’s playing with his life!"

Obviously, the current situation was already a blessing from the God of luck for sweet potato. If he was further away from the big map again, he might not have the confidence to play until the late game.

After discovering that it was close, sweet potato directly knocked on the militia and prepared a t-r!

Origin’s reaction was also very fast. According to its original plan, the Demon Hunter was supposed to go and level up. The start of the game was supposed to be a normal start. However, when origin saw the farmer who was leading the way for sweet potato, it immediately canceled its own leveling plan!

Its own little Pathfinder elf didn’t see the location of the sweet potato, but it was obvious that the sweet potato farmers could come to its base at this time, which must be close!

"F * ck! Origin’s reaction was way too fast and decisive. "

"And I don’t see any hesitation? Obviously, it has a set of countermeasures for dealing with the tark Republic, right?"

"Damn it, this is what it means to meet on a narrow road and see red with the bayonet! The key is to see if God sweet potato can put up a fight and set up the arrow tower!"

Chapter 468: There’s a problem with the balance of your game!

The audience’s hearts were in their throats!

The Archmage of sweet potato led the militia and rushed towards the home of the elves. They started to knock on the arrow tower at the entrance of the elf’s home. Since sweet potato had been building low-level units all this time, the human forces had the upper hand. The scene of several arrow towers hitting at the same time was also very shocking.

"There’s hope! At the moment, sweet potato has the advantage in numbers. Even if all these soldiers are dead, it’s fine as long as we can protect the arrow tower!"

"Origin is now completely stuck at home. Let’s see how it will deal with this!"

"Origin’s demon hunters are coming back as soon as possible. The ancient war trees planted outside are also coming back. The little sprites have also started to create ancient guardians!"

"Origin’s response is very good. They did not follow their previous plan. Instead, they chose to build more moon Wells, replenish their forces, and even go to the mercenary store to buy mercenaries!"

"The Demon Hunter has leveled up to Level 2 by killing the peasants, directly leveling up the circle of fire! This is bad, sweet potato’s defensive tower hasn’t been upgraded yet!"

"F * ck, this evil demon Hunter’s positioning. This fire ring is so disgusting!"

"Sweet potato, come on!"

It was clear that Origin did not panic like the other human players when they faced off against team TR. Instead, it was as if they had seen a very common tactic and they followed it step by step.

Most elf players would level up their Demon Hunter to Dodge when they faced a player like this. This way, they would be able to reduce the damage taken. But Origin was different. It chose sacrifice (commonly known as Ring of Fire) because its positioning was too crazy. It could chase after the player and burn them all the way. It was guaranteed that it would burn the farmers who got the most damage!

The more they fought, the worse the situation became for sweet potato.

Although the Terran’s Dr could easily beat the elf at a close distance, it was obviously not a sure-win tactic. Otherwise, there would be no need to fight when the Terran player and the elf player met at a close distance. Wouldn’t it be enough to just declare the Terran player the winner?

The Terran team’s Tier R tier game was a desperate gamble at the expense of their own Economy and Development. However, once the gamble failed, it would become more and more difficult to play.

After the first few waves of attacks failed to destroy Origin, sweet potato’s situation became more and more critical. A few arrow towers were forced to retreat and some were forcefully taken down.

In the early stages of the game, the team didn’t give the sweet potato any advantage!

Halfway through, Chen Zhao shook his head in regret.

Li jingsi and Goph also sighed softly.

Obviously, the sweet potato had no chance of winning.

This tactic was correct, but there was still a problem-mentality and operation!

In terms of mechanics, Origin was indeed good, but after limiting their APM, they were not able to completely crush the humans. The key was the problem of mentality.

Origin was an artificial intelligence and had no emotions, but sweet potato was different. After the first wave of tanks was blocked, he started to panic. Every time there was a change in his control, Origin would find his weakness.

As time went on, sweet potato’s actions became more and more chaotic, while Origin pressed on step by step and fought more and more fiercely.

In the end, as sweet potato’s last turret at Origin’s Gate was destroyed, he helplessly typed GG.

On the screen, sweet potato’s expression was exactly the same as stallight ‘s. However, sweet potato looked even more upset. After all, he was not the only one who had failed. This strategy had been developed by li jingsi, Goph, and a few other domestic experts through the night.

In this situation, aside from feeling a deep sense of powerlessness, sweet potato also felt a little guilty.

What if he could stabilize his state of mind?

What if his hand speed could be a little faster?

But these assumptions were not valid.

……

At the post-match press conference, sweet potato didn’t say much like Starlight. He only bowed to everyone and said, "I’m sorry, I tried my best!"

Many people’s eyes turned red. They could see that sweet potato really wanted to win and was really going all out, but he really couldn’t win.

Sometimes, competitive games were like this. Although there were a lot of dissatisfaction, a loss was a loss. No matter how one explained it, it was just an excuse.

Sweet potato’s defeat made everyone who was paying attention to the war between humans and machines very worried.

Many people consoled each other. ‘Don’t worry, we still have Goph. The strongest beast, the king of the face-off, has yet to make a move!’

However, what they did not know was that gaph felt that this battle would give the sweet potato field a greater chance of winning!

This was because Goph’s advantage was in direct combat. It was an advantage against other human players, but against Origin … It was not!

Not to mention that he was playing the beast race.

Although the players had not lost hope and were still hoping for Goph to fight Origin, in the circle of Warcraft professional players, there was already an atmosphere of despair.

If sweet potato led a group of professional players to come up with a strategy and got a 2:0, then who else could win against Origin, even if it was just a small match?

……

In the experience store.

Nightwind and the others were comforting sweet potato.

"Don’t be too sad. You’ve already tried your best. After all, the other party is an artificial intelligence."

"Yeah, the despair that we’ve experienced is something that those professional Go players have already experienced. It’s nothing. Even if we lose, it doesn’t mean anything. The sky hasn’t fallen either."

Although he said that, everyone’s heart did not feel good.

After all, everyone still hoped that mankind could win.

Sweet potato raised his head."Actually, I don’t think there’s a problem with the strategy. The key is that my hand speed is not fast enough. I don’t have enough hard power." However, perhaps a stronger human can win?"

Nightwind’s face hurt."Bro, you’re the best human in the world. Who else can it be?"

Gourd looked at him, "have you forgotten about the previous game?" When someone is fighting with you, he wrote "F * ck" on the map with an arrow tower?"

Nightwind was speechless.

He recalled bad memories again!

However, Nightwind did realize that there was still Chen Mo!

However, when they heard Chen Zhao’s name, the others didn’t have much of a reaction.

"Chen Mo still has the ability, " Goph said, "but … When we asked him in private today, he said he didn’t want to play."

"Why?" The sweet potato was puzzled.

"It’s the same reason why he stopped climbing the ladder, " li jingsi explained."He only did it to promote Warcraft, not to be competitive. He thinks that the fight against AI should be for the pro players. "

"I think there’s another important reason, " gaph added."That’s because he doesn’t have the confidence to win. Of course, that’s just my imagination …"

Everyone was speechless.

Sweet potato said helplessly, "then what should we do?" Why don’t we go and talk to him?"

"I’m afraid we’ll have to think of a better reason in advance, "Goph said.

Everyone fell silent again. That’s right, what excuse could they find?

For the sake of all mankind? It seemed a little too ridiculous.

In fact, the biggest benefit of defeating Origin was fame and fortune, but Chen Zhao did not seem to be interested.

"I have an idea, " li jingsi said after some thought.

"Oh?" Everyone’s spirits were lifted."What is it?"

Li jingsi sent Chen Mo a message.

"They want you to fight origin."

Chen Mo quickly replied, No.

Li jingsi replied again."They said that Origin is so invincible mainly because you have a problem with your balance. The elves are too strong. That’s why they can’t beat them."

Very quickly, Chen Mo replied again,’WHAT? Is there a problem with the balance of my game? It can not be! Just you wait!"

Chapter 469: A stronger human contestant!

Li jingsi showed everyone Chen Mo’s words on her phone screen, "It’s done. "

Everyone was speechless.

F * ck, he agreed just like that!

As a video game designer, Chen Mo would never allow anyone to question the balance of his game!

However, why did it feel like Chen Zhao fighting Origin was child’s play?

Everyone looked at each other and felt that this was a little unreal.

After all, when sweet potato went to battle, he more or less had the thought of ‘for all of humanity’, but Chen Mo went to battle mainly to prove that he was balanced.

"Uh, " Goph smacked his lips, "on the bright side, at least Chen Mo agreed to fight."

"Can … Can we win? "Nightwind’s face was full of pain.

Li jingsi looked at him."I think … The people from Origin are probably worried about this."

……

On the second day after sweet potato’s defeat, many of the audience members had yet to recover from the defeat.

Although everyone knew that there was still Goph, could Goph win just by making a move? Based on sweet potato’s performance yesterday, he had obviously prepared in advance, but it was useless to prepare tactics. There was a gap in the operation!

Although it was a small difference, it would eventually add up.

Although Goph was more meticulous in his operations, he was an orc. What kind of exaggerated moves could an orc use against an elf?

Many of the professional gamers knew that the war between humans and machines was likely over. Meanwhile, many of those who were still anticipating Goph’s appearance were just unwilling to accept this fact.

At this critical moment, sweet potato posted on Weibo.

"I’m sorry, everyone. I was in a bad mood after losing yesterday’s game and didn’t respond to everyone immediately. Professional players experience many failures in their lives, so to me, this is also a kind of training. Also, don’t be discouraged, because soon, there will be a human player stronger than me against Origin. This war between humans and machines is not over yet!"

After reading this Weibo post, the onlookers were glad that the sweet potato’s mentality was not affected, but they also had some doubts.

"A human contestant stronger than him? Was Goph going to fight? I’m looking forward to it!"

"As expected, our country’s players are getting stronger and stronger. They all took the initiative to declare war. How domineering!"

"The two above, I suggest you go to the Ophthalmology Department. Sweet potato said ‘a human player who is stronger than him’, not ‘a human player’…"

"What the hell? how can there be a human player stronger than him?"

"There really is one!"

"F * ck, don’t tell me …"

"No way?"

Chen Mo hadn’t appeared in a top tier Warcraft competition for a few years, so many players had already subconsciously ignored him.

Just like other competitive games, most people’s first reaction would be to care about the current strongest group of people. Four years ago, you were the number one in the country. Four years later … You’d probably have retired and sold flatbread, right?

However, as soon as someone reminded them, they immediately realized that the sweet potato was obviously talking about Chen Mo!

If even sweet potato could personally admit that this person was stronger than him, then he was definitely not a professional player. Because among professional players, sweet potato himself was the top human!

"Chen Mo is going to fight???"

"F * ck, how many years has it been since he last played Warcraft? Although it’s a game he made, I really want to ask if he still remembers the shortcut keys. "

"If even the sweet potato thinks it’s fine, then it’s definitely fine!"

"F * ck, Chen Mo’s crazy mechanics are probably on par with Origin ‘s."

"Haha, I’ve thought about it a long time ago. I guess we’ll still have to ask Chen Zhao to come out in the end."

"The hidden boss has been alerted!"

"F * ck, this is really the most promising one! Chen Mo, you can do it, this is the last line of defense for Warcraft!"

……

……

On the day of the competition, the venue was packed with people.

Admission to the war between humans and machines was based on tickets. Not only was the viewing area packed, but even the streets outside the venue were filled with people. Traffic control was even triggered.

"F * ck, what’s going on? why are there so many people?"

"It’s the final round!"

"Chen Mo has his own topic attribute!"

"If I didn’t see Chen Mo go in with my own eyes, I would have thought it was fake news from sweet potato … With Chen Mo’s high-profile personality, he didn’t even post a single Weibo? This doesn’t make sense!"

"Chen Mo, you can do it! Bring out the style you used to massacre the entire National server’s Stairway to Heaven!"

It wasn’t just the live audience that was more than before, even the audience on the live broadcast platforms and television programs had more people than before!

Even though many of the people who didn’t play Warcraft didn’t understand the meaning behind Chen Mo’s participation, the major streaming platforms and science channels had invited some professional players to guest commentate. Chen Mo’s history of massacring the country’s servers was quickly made known to these audiences.

There were a few reporters who wanted to interview Chen Mo before he entered the arena, but they were all stopped by the staff.

Chen Mo smiled at the reporters, "It’s not too late to do the interview after we’re done. I just want to prove that there’s nothing wrong with the balance of Warcraft."

The reporter: "???"

Why are we all thinking about the Supreme honor of ‘fighting for humanity’? What are you thinking about? Balance? Did anyone care about this kind of thing?

Chen Mo went to the competitor’s seat and sat down.

The relevant staff explained to him about the game-related matters, such as a time-out if there was a problem, a break between two games, and so on. Although Chen Mo knew a lot, he still patiently waited for the staff to finish. After all, he still had to go through the process.

While Chen Mo was testing the keyboard and mouse, Origin’s staff was doing the same thing.

Chen Mo clearly knew that li jingsi was trying to goad him into action, but he had no choice. She had hit his weak spot, and he had to take it.

Although everyone knew that Origin was strong in all aspects, even if it was a different race, some people would still wonder if Origin was stronger because it used the elves. Otherwise, why would it only use the elves instead of other races?

Chen Mo had to prove that there was no problem with his game’s balance, this was about the dignity of the video game designer!

……

Soon, both sides were ready.

Origin had already finished testing. Chen Mo started a custom game to warm up before giving the other team an OK sign.

The match had officially begun!

As the screen loaded, everyone’s hearts were in their throats, even more nervous than Chen Mo.

The entire world was watching the war between humans and machines. Even people who had nothing to do with Chen Mo before were silently cheering for him.

After all, it was an AI. Now, all humans were on Chen Zhao’s side!

Chapter 470: A headstrong start

This time, Kaiser and Nightwind were invited to be the guest commentators, while Goph, sweet potato, and Li jingsi were watching the final battle live.

This was the last battle because everyone knew that if Chen Mo lost again, no one would be able to beat Origin in Warcraft.

"Can you do it?"

"I don’t know, "

"It’ll be good. "

The three of them didn’t talk much, so Chen Mo couldn’t hear them no matter how much they discussed. Moreover, Chen Mo might not even use the tactics they came up with.

Chen Mo was the designer of Warcraft, so he must have a unique understanding of the game. As the founder of many classic genres, perhaps Chen Mo still had some hidden skills that he hadn’t used yet?

Everyone was looking forward to it!

The game loaded on the big screen. Random race VS elf!

The live audience immediately burst into an uproar!

"F * ck, it appeared! Chen Mo’s random race!"

"He’s so F * cking generous. He’s even playing random race?"

"This … When fighting against the humans, it can confuse them. But when fighting Origin … Is it useful?"

"I don’t know! Chen Mo probably wants to try?"

After seeing Chen Mo choose a random race, everyone was shocked, because it was too risky!

From Origin’s battle records, it had fought in the United States, Europe, and South Korea. It had fought against all races. Which race would Origin not fight? It was definitely not possible.

However, since Origin could fight any race, what was the point of Chen Zhao’s random race? At most, it would only affect Origin’s opening and starting champion, making them choose a more secure start. But once little elf found the path, wouldn’t it be the same as a normal game?

On the other hand, what if Chen Zhao brought along a race that was not useful?

Everyone broke out in cold sweat.

After entering the game, the big screen showed the locations of the two teams and Chen Mo’s race.

"Done, " Goph said, holding his forehead.

Sweet potato was also in pain.

The scene was also silent.

Big map, further away, undead!

This was a nightmare difficulty opening!

Far away on such a large map, the elves could mine as they pleased. Chen Zhao would not be able to kill Origin immediately, and the undead were known to be the most difficult race to mine.

Strictly speaking, if they wanted to fight Origin on a big map like this, the most promising choice would be the humans, followed by the elves, then the beasts, and the undead.

The undead had an advantage in a head-on team battle, but the problem was that it was difficult to mine! Putting aside the mining factor, it was indeed a good idea for the undead to fight the elves.

Chen Mo’s face was really dark, no one could get such a random start!

Chen Mo didn’t seem to mind. It was still the usual opening, with the death Knight, Lich, and frost-armored Spider harassing them while leveling.

After Origin confirmed Chen Mo’s location, their reaction was also very straightforward.

Obviously, Origin also thought that the chaotic mine was the best choice for the elves to go to a place far away from such a large map.

Chen Zhao obviously knew that Origin was messing around, so he used the undead to mine while looking for Origin’s mines on the map.

Goph looked at the tournament screen with a grave expression. "It’s not easy to fight. "

Sweet potato was helpless."Didn’t I see it from the start? if I were Chen Mo, I would have typed GG a long time ago. This is an early game to dissuade players from playing. It’s still okay if we meet human players, but how are we going to play against Origin?"

"I have to say, " Goph said, "Chen Mo’s mechanics are insane."

The match continued, and everyone discovered two facts.

First, Chen Zhao’s undead were at a natural disadvantage in this map! It was not that Chen Zhao’s decision was wrong. He could find Origin’s mine almost every time, but there was a difference in the system between the two races, so Chen Zhao’s side was a little tired.

Second, Chen Mo’s mechanics were indeed insane! This feeling was obvious when compared to yesterday’s sweet potato. Chen Mo didn’t panic at all in the middle of the game, and any dying spiders that everyone saw would be pulled away or healed.

On the big screen, team Saint and Origin were locked in a stalemate.

"This is … This is bullsh * T. Chen Mo can even fight Origin with this? Is he still human?"

"Origin might have limited APM, but isn’t this too overpowered?"

"It’s a pity that Chen Mo didn’t have such good mechanics. You should’ve just chosen a human or an elf!"

In the later stages of the game, Chen Mo’s side was showing obvious signs of decline. But every time everyone thought Chen Mo was going to be killed by Origin, he would miraculously survive!

Every time, they felt like they couldn’t win this team battle. How did they defeat Origin again?

Moreover, it was as if Chen Mo had activated a map hack. Every time Origin tried to mine randomly, Chen Mo could accurately find its mining location. On the other hand, Origin was always slower than Chen Mo.

"What … What’s going on?"

"Why do I feel like Chen Zhao can open a mine with the undead, and it’s even smoother than Origin?"

"Isn’t Chen Mo’s consciousness a little too overpowered? How on earth did he find such a tricky and messy mine?"

Chen Zhao sneered in his heart. Playing with me? You’re still too young.

Although Chen Mo could not guess what Origin was thinking, he had eaten so many psychology textbooks and was a designer. He could guess what Origin’s developer was thinking!

Origin’s thought process was actually a process of thinking. Although there was a certain degree of randomness in it and it also depended on the final decision, as long as there was enough data, some things could still be analyzed.

Chen Mo only needed to get all of Origin’s matches on this map, and then through special data analysis, he could come up with a very specific conclusion. What was the probability of Origin choosing to open a certain mine at a certain point?

It must be known that on the stairway tree, everyone was playing on the most popular map. Origin had played so many matches on the stairway tree, so they had played a lot of random games on this map.

Chen Mo could use his second stage of mathematical analysis to analyze the regular locations of Origin’s mines. Combined with some on-the-spot judgments, as long as Chen Mo went to the mine that was the most disadvantageous to him, he would most likely be able to find Origin’s ancient Tree of Life.

As for Chen Mo himself, he went straight to the mines that human players rarely went to.

This resulted in some situations where the lights were not on because Origin knew that these mines were not a priority, so they did not find it at first. Origin’s little spirit only found it when Chen Mo’s mine was almost ready.

The audience was dumbfounded.

"F * ck, Chen Zhao is using the undead against Origin and he’s not at a disadvantage?"

"Chen Mo’s operation isn’t bad either. The undead are strong to begin with. If it’s a 100-person group battle … It’s hard to say!"

"I’m starting to wonder if Chen Mo is cheating on the entire map!"

Everyone was confused. Who would’ve thought Chen Mo would do this?

If this situation continued, it felt like even if all the mines on the map were mined, there would be no results.

Chapter 471: The epic bladder

Many of them were breaking out in cold sweat, but a glimmer of hope was ignited in their hearts.

Although this was a big map, and it was almost impossible to mine all the mines, but … What if?

If all the resources on the map were used up and the game ended, Chen Mo might have a chance!

If both sides were on the same level, the undead would have the advantage over the elves. With Chen Mo’s godlike mechanics, it seemed like … There was a chance?

15 minutes.

30 minutes.

One hour!

In the game, the undead from team Saint and the elves from Origin fought from the left to the right, from the bottom to the top. When small teams met, they fought. When large teams met, they fought!

Moreover, both parties were not operating on a single line, but on multiple lines! At most, the two sides would fight in five or six places at the same time, and they would not affect each other!

You tear down my mine, I tear down yours. If you trick me here, I’ll immediately return the favor!

In the beginning, Chen Mo was at a disadvantage and was almost killed by Origin a few times. But after Chen Mo managed to survive, he seemed to have turned the situation around?

As the undead heroes gradually formed, the combat power of the high-level Death Knights and liches was off the charts. Chen Mo was forced to play guerrilla warfare at the beginning, but he seemed to be able to fight Origin head-on!

The audience’s necks were hurting from watching, and the commentators ‘throats were hoarse, but they didn’t know when this long battle would end!

"F * ck, what the hell is this? it’s been an hour!"

"Chen Mo’s not human, he can still maintain this hand speed? I really want to know if his hand is cramping. "

"I feel like both sides are going to mine all the gold mines on the map …"

"It’ll be a good thing for Chen Mo if he really mined it! A high-level undead hero won’t be at a disadvantage. "

"It’s hard to say … The death Knight and the Lich are both Level 6, but the elf demon hunters and Watchmen are also Level 6!"

"This is going to turn into a fight between gods! This is the first time I’ve ever seen such an epic bladder …"

"Chen Mo, you can do it! You’re on your last breath!"

The battle was coming to an end. The battle between Saint and Origin had also reached its climax.

The gold mine on the map had finally been mined after repeated struggles! It might sound like a fantasy, but how could so many sub-mines on the big map be mined?

However, the fact was that after nearly an hour of super bladder mining, all the mines that could be seized on the map were basically mined!

What was even more tragic was that the elves ‘trees were all pulled up to participate in the battle, and all the buildings that the undead could sell were sold!

Both sides were fighting to the last man …

During this period, the two sides had been engaged in a tug-of-war for a long time. Some mines could be said to have changed owners three times. In the end, when there was not much gold left, the two sides stopped.

After the economic sources of both sides were cut off, everyone was paying attention to the situation of the troops on both sides.

Chen Zhao’s undead had three high-level heroes, especially the Lich. He had many treasures and was extremely powerful.

Although there were still some buildings left, he couldn’t sell them all. Otherwise, the other side would swarm over and tear them down.

Origin also had high-level demon hunters and Watchmen, as well as the three heroes, dark Rangers, who were slightly lower in level.

Origin’s first hero was the Demon Hunter because it had no way of knowing what Chen Mo’s random race was. Otherwise, The Guardian or Dark Ranger would have been a better choice.

This had become a small advantage for the random race …

In terms of hero combat power, Chen Zhao’s side was stronger, but in terms of military strength and population, Origin had the advantage.

Both sides were also very clear that there was no point in dragging on. The mine on the map had already exploded, so what was the point of dragging on? This was a team fight!

Both sides brought along their families, bringing along everything that could move.

Origin’s little elf could use self-destruction to consume the opponent’s Blue. So, at the beginning of the final team battle, they rushed to the undead heroes and self-destructed.

The ghouls and monks in Chen Zhao’s house couldn’t do that. They wouldn’t be of any help against the high-leveled elven soldiers and would even give the enemy heroes experience. So, Chen Zhao dragged the ghouls away and went to tear down Origin’s base.

Although Origin’s big tree had been pulled out to fight and was not a threat to the ghouls, the ghouls might not be able to tear down all the city armor in their lifetime!

Chen Zhao didn’t want to think about this anymore. He wanted to give these soldiers something to do!

The spectating crowd was also shocked. They had never seen such a tragic battle before!

"F * ck, Chen Mo actually made it this far. How did he do it?"

"They’ve really mined all the mines on the map. Now, let’s see who can win this group fight!"

"These six heroes are like gods fighting!"

"Chen Mo seems to have the advantage, this Lich’s damage is too terrifying!"

"But Origin is not weak either. The Demon Hunters and Watchmen have the advantage in population!"

"The Demon Hunter’s transformation has ended! This Death Knight is really good at healing. He even managed to save the Lich?"

"It’s the war of heroes! Chen Zhao’s minions are almost all dead, but this Death Knight is still moving around like crazy!"

"Why do I feel like Chen Mo’s mechanics … Are even better?"

"Of course, all the minions are dead, only the undead knight and the Lich are left. With Chen Mo’s hand speed, you’ll be able to play with two champions."

"Origin is the same!"

As the battle progressed, the number of units that both sides needed to control decreased. However, both sides ‘mechanics were vividly displayed! Even Chen Mo’s Lich was crazily using his A, becoming an ADC!

Soon, the heroes of both sides fell one by one!

They definitely couldn’t retreat now. If they did, they would be chased and beaten by the other party, and then they would really be defeated like a mountain. The final team battle was unusually brutal. First, the three heroes of both sides, little black, died one after another. Then, the Demon Hunter and death Knight fell almost at the same time. The undead Lich relied on the normal attacks of the magic ball to attack madly while its mana was completely empty. The moment it killed The Guardian, it was taken away by the God of revenge!

However, the God of revenge was only a unit summoned by the watchman. When the time was up, it would automatically disappear!

All the audience members looked at each other.

What the hell? How did this count?

Both sides ‘heroes and minions were all dead, and they had no money left. It was impossible to revive the heroes or build new minions.

Could this be … A draw?

Just as everyone was in a daze, the camera suddenly cut to an ancient war tree in Origin’s mine.

The ancient war tree … Stood up! Then, he slowly walked towards Chen Zhao’s base!

Everyone was speechless.

Chapter 472: Who’s the AI?

All the big trees in the elf race could stand up, but in the previous battles, Origin had basically pulled them up to be the main tank. There were not many left at home.

Only the ancient war tree in this mine stood up and crawled toward Chen Zhao’s base. It was unknown whether Origin had forgotten about it or did it on purpose. It had not participated in the battle before.

The tree was climbing very slowly, and the map was huge. God knows how long it would take for it to tear down all of Chen Mo’s buildings!

But … Even if they were to be torn down, they would still be torn down! In that case, Chen Zhao would still lose!

Just as everyone was feeling speechless, the caster switched to the two cameras in the corner.

Who said that Chen Zhao had no more soldiers? Chen Zhao still had three ghouls and a destroyer!

These three ghouls had been used to pick wood. In the end, Chen Mo dragged them to Origin’s house to tear down the house.

As for this destroyer … No one really paid any attention to him! He didn’t know if Chen Zhao did it on purpose or not, but it just floated above the forest at the corner of the map. No one noticed it!

The destroyer moved, slowly climbing toward the ancient war tree in the center of the map!

The audience immediately cheered. The destroyer was an Air unit and the tree couldn’t touch it!

The ancient war tree was a live target. It could only take a beating. Did that mean that Chen Zhao would still win?

As long as they could knock down this tree, wouldn’t it only be a matter of time before the other elven buildings were demolished?

But the moment it saw the destroyer, the ancient war tree suddenly turned around and walked towards a forest. Then, it pulled down a tree and stuffed it into its mouth.

Everyone was speechless.

F * ck, there’s such an operation?

The destroyer followed the tree and attacked all the way, but the tree just ate trees to recover its health. With the destroyer’s low damage output, it would take a long time to kill the tree!

Everyone was speechless.

"This computer … It’s cheating!"

"Yeah, Origin is cheating! If he was a human, he would have admitted defeat long ago, right? What’s the point of continuing this fight?"

"It’s obvious that Chen Mo won. What’s the judge doing? Hurry up and announce Chen Mo’s victory!"

The three judges were also in pain. How could this be counted? He had never seen such a situation before!

Chen Zhao stretched his shoulders, stood up, and said a few words to the judge.

The judge looked at each other and then nodded.

Soon, the game was over, and everyone received the notification of the match’s results.

The result of the first round was a draw!

The moment they received this notice, the onlookers couldn’t accept it.

Why did it end in a draw? Chen Zhao was clearly going to win. Even if they fought for another ten hours and the ancient tree of war ate all the trees on the map, the destroyer would have to kill it!

However, the organizer quickly explained that this draw was Chen Mo’s idea …

Sweet potato’s face darkened, what is this Chen Zhao thinking? Did water get into his brain? Or had his brain stopped working after playing for more than an hour? This is clearly a game that you won, how can you take the initiative to ask for a draw?"

Goph was also puzzled."That’s right. If it were me, I’d still win even if I had to fight for another ten hours. I might not have this chance next time!"

The audience was also discussing amongst themselves, not understanding what Chen Mo was trying to do.

"I think, " li jingsi said quietly."Maybe Chen Mo wants to beat Origin two more rounds?"

Sweet potato was speechless.

Goph："……"

You’re really big-hearted! In a BO3 match, you still want to play Origin with a 3:0？

Why don’t you just go to heaven?

……

The draw in the first game made the audience indignant, but after the second game began, everyone suppressed the pain in their hearts and continued to watch the next game.

At least in the first round, Chen Mo had used the undead to prove that he had the ability to beat Origin. What about the rest?

In the second game, everyone’s eyes lit up when they saw the loading screen.

Humans VS Night Elves!

"Chen Zhao is finally a human!"

"Eh, I wanted to see the random race!"

"Forget it, a random race is enough. Chen Mo knew that. The undead on the big map is too difficult to play. If we get another undead or orc, we might not be able to finish the last game!"

"That’s right. Choosing the human race means that Chen Mo’s head isn’t made of iron. If he can win, why should he be reckless?"

"Do you think Chen Mo has any deeper meaning in choosing the human race? To represent humanity and defeat Origin?"

"Eh, that makes sense! Maybe Chen Zhao really thought so! It’s a good idea to use the human race to represent the human race!"

Goph and sweet potato let out a sigh of relief when they saw Chen Mo choose the humans.

There’s hope!

Previously, Chen Zhao had been able to fight the chaotic ore flow of the night Elves with the undead. Wouldn’t it be easier if he chose the humans this time?

When he loaded the game, it was a big map, far away!

Everyone felt their teeth hurt.

Did Chen Zhao wash his face and hands before he left? Why was he so unlucky? Two in a row were further away from the big map?

However, the humans had an advantage over the undead. Chen Mo’s face was expressionless as he focused on the screen.

"I feel like Chen Mo’s choice is similar to the sweet potato?"

"Yeah, it’s all about mining."

"But they are much fiercer than the sweet potatoes. Chen Mosu didn’t build that many towers after he opened the mine. Instead, he kept chasing Origin?"

When sweet potato and Origin fought on the big map, sweet potato’s strategy was to mine more mines. Each mine had many arrow towers to ensure that they would not lose any mines.

However, this was equivalent to investing too much of their economy into the arrow towers. They would not be able to leave the sub-mine and restrict Origin from mining.

On the surface, Chen Mo looked like he was mining quickly, but he only had two towers in each mine. Some of the mines further away only had one magic Tower. His main force was leveling up on the map while trying to locate Origin!

"Why do I feel like Chen Mo’s hand speed is increasing again? Is he planning to face Origin head-on for the entire game?"

"He … Isn’t he tired? We just finished the bladder surgery in the previous round!"

"Seriously, Chen Mo didn’t seem to have suffered much!"

"Indeed, there’s no disadvantage in the early stages. The economy has declined, and the population has always been ahead!"

"The mixed unit is about to take shape! Wizards, Musketeers, Magi-breakers, and mortar teams! The Archmage’s mana point cleansing and Blizzard, the blood mage’s fire level is gradually rising!"

"The bear of the elf tribe has already started swimming! This witch’s speed reduction is really powerful!"

"Is this … The complete Chen Zhao? If we only look at the two IDs, I really can’t tell which one is Origin!"

"Yeah, why do I feel like Chen Mo is the AI? This operation, this awareness, you’re the one who’s cheating, right?"

Chapter 473: Full respect

The more the audience watched, the more excited they were. Was Chen Mo going to teach Origin a lesson?

Oh, it can’t be a human either …

"Damn, Chen Mo’s human operation is as beautiful as a painting!"

"Wait, what does Chen Mo mean? A crazy fight?"

"Origin is a messy mine, but Chen Mo’s mortar team is destroying it like crazy! This is the first time I’ve seen Origin being suppressed!"

"F * ck, there’s a close-up of Chen Mo’s hand movement, is he … Having a cramp?!"

On the small screen, Chen Mo’s left and right hands were playing the video at multiple times. His left hand was typing on the keyboard, his right hand was moving the mouse, and the screen was moving like crazy. The images flashed by, and no one could see what was happening.

His expression was extremely serious, and he didn’t even blink for a long time.

Goph exclaimed, "Chen Mo’s eyes seem to blink every eight or nine seconds?" He’s so focused!"

"I’m too focused, " said sweet potato."I might miss some information every time I blink."

"I wonder if his eyes will get dry, " li jingsi said, a little worried.

Goph and sweet potato: "???"

Girl, what’s wrong with your brain? are we talking to you about your eyes?

……

Five minutes passed.

Ten minutes passed.

The second game seemed to be passing particularly slowly, even slower than the first game! This was because this time, tiny was really going all out, and its hand speed was crazy without any reservation.

Origin, right? didn’t you use your super fast hand speed to beat people? Today, I’ll let you have a taste of being abused by someone with a high APM.

What did you just say? Your APM is restricted?

Oh, hehe, what does it have to do with me?

The audience was shocked to find out that Chen Mo was really eating up Origin’s troops in a head-on battle!

This phenomenon shocked everyone. What on earth was going on?

How could Chen Mo surpass Origin in terms of operation?

But very quickly, Goph and the other pro players understood. It wasn’t because Chen Mo’s mechanics were better than Origin ‘s, but because Chen Mo’s mechanics had reached a certain level.

In Warcraft, APM had many thresholds, such as: Anyone with an APM below 100 couldn’t become a pro, and anyone with an APM below 200 couldn’t play professionally. Around 300 was the average level of a professional player.

However, once the average APM reached 400 or even 500, and the effective operation of these APM was guaranteed, then one could basically control most of the units in the game with ease.

If he went any higher, there was no point in continuing to increase his APM. He couldn’t really let every minion play an Ace, right?

It was obvious that Chen Zhao had reached this threshold, and Origin was also stuck at a similar level.

Moreover, it was not a war of 100 people on both sides. Because the war was too fierce, the population of both sides was basically maintained at around 40 people. No matter how many soldiers they produced, they died too quickly, and the population could not rise at all.

In this situation, Chen Mo’s APM was not at a disadvantage at all. He could even completely suppress Origin!

Even if both sides performed perfectly, there would still be wins and losses. On the other hand, Chen Mo used his almost perfect awareness to completely suppress Origin’s movements. Because he had the initiative, he fought even more aggressively, and Origin seemed to be exhausted.

Team battle!

Team battle!

Team battle!

The battle between humans and elves did not stop for a second. People were shocked to find that Origin, who was almost like a god, had suddenly changed.

They’re actually avoiding the battle?

At the competition venue, the staff member responsible for Origin’s daily maintenance was also dumbfounded. He had only seen this happen when two origins were fighting each other!

When Origin judged that they were at a big disadvantage in a team battle, they would avoid the battle and trade space for time. They would not fight a battle that they were not confident in.

This concept was actually very correct, because when the number of troops was at a disadvantage, even if you had the skill, it was difficult to perform. The other side could kill one of your minions in one round of fire, so what skill was there to play?

However, this was exactly what Chen Zhao wanted. You want to avoid the battle? Hehe, where can you hide?

You’re playing with a chaotic mine flow. I can even find your sub-mines smoothly, not to mention your large main force.

Seeing that Origin was avoiding the battle, Chen Zhao became even more motivated. The mixed troops led the mortar team and became a demolition team on the map. They demolished Origin’s big trees one by one!

Seeing Chen Mo’s aggressive, no, aggressive attitude, the audience went wild and erupted in cheers.

"Chen Mo is awesome! F * ck, kill this computer!"

"Hahaha, isn’t it just a slightly more powerful man-made robot? As expected, I can’t beat Chen Mo!"

"Good luck! To protect the dignity of humanity!"

"Protect my a * s! We’re not protecting the dignity of humanity right now. We’re trampling on the dignity of artificial intelligence!"

Even though Chen Mo couldn’t hear them from outside, they still couldn’t help but burst into applause and cheers.

It was like Chen Mo was playing a game of expansion on the minimap. There were originally so many neutral mines, and the elves and humans were split in half, but as the game went on, the humans ‘forces grew!

The elves were completely squeezed into a small corner in the lower right corner of the map, and the human army was outside!

After the population increased, Origin still showed terrifying team battle strength. Chen Mo attacked them countless times, but both sides suffered heavy losses.

Chen Mo chuckled."It’s fine, I’ll just wait. I have a few mines here, and you only have two. I’ll tear them down sooner or later."

With victory in his grasp, Chen Mo’s hand speed wasn’t as fast as before. After all, it was quite tiring to play like this and his hands could get cramps easily. After gaining the absolute advantage in terms of economy, Chen Mo built a lot of tanks and demolished them!

Origin had the ability to operate, but in front of so many tanks and Chen Mo’s main force, they could not do anything. After the final wave of battle, Origin’s Sanben base was destroyed.

Origin typed GG and then logged out of the game.

The moment Origin quit the game, the crowd burst into a loud cheer!

Not only the live audience, but all the major live broadcast platforms and video websites were also flooded with bullet comments, full of 6666!

"Wow, Origin is so smart. It can even play GG!"

"It’s been playing GG before, but it only played after the human players admitted defeat. This time, it took the initiative to play!"

"Chen Mo is awesome! This time, there was nothing to say. It was a direct victory! Origin was suppressed the entire time, and this B * stard didn’t have any temper at all!"

"Yeah, I didn’t expect Chen Mo to do this. I thought he would use some big move, but his big move was to destroy Origin?"

"I suddenly realized a very scary problem. Chen Mo’s current performance is no less than Origin ‘s. In terms of awareness and tactics, he seems to be better than origin. 0？"

…"F * ck, is it that explosive? BO3 against 3:0, Chen Mo is afraid that the war between humans and machines won’t leave a deep impression on us, so he’s trying to make history?"

"I wonder how Origin is feeling right now. It’s a pity that it has no expression!"

"I don’t know what Origin is feeling, but its research and development team is pretty frustrated. Who would have thought that a cheater like Chen Mo would appear out of nowhere? Hahahaha!"

……

After a short break, Chen Mo and Origin reached the last round.

Even though everyone was sure that Chen Mo had won, the first round was a draw, so they had to fight again.

However, they were no longer as worried about Chen Zhao. Instead, they were very excited.

Who wouldn’t want to see an AI being beaten up?

The third match began and the game loaded.

This time, Chen Zhao was still a human, and he randomly got a two-person map, e.

This was the most popular two-person image in Warcraft, and there was no other. On this map, the distance between the two sides wasn’t as close as the big map, but it wasn’t far.

Seeing this picture, sweet potato suddenly became energetic.

"EI! Chen Mo’s luck is finally reliable for once!" Sweet potato said with emotion.

However, he immediately realized that luck was not really a problem for Chen Mo. He did not need luck to beat Origin anyway!

The first reaction of all the experts present when they saw this map was:

However, no one knew if Chen Mo would choose "

When Chen Zhao saw the map, he was also stunned.

Such a coincidence?

They were both the last matches.

It was always the humans fighting the elves.

The map was all e.

Very well, since that’s the case, I’ll give you the most respect! I’ll let you see what a hopeless Dr is!

Chapter 474: The ten-minute match ends!

E was a picture of two people. Chen Zhao’s human was on the left, and Origin’s elf was on the right.

The Chinese name of this map was Echo Island, and it was one of the most classic maps in Warcraft. It was also the most popular two-person map.

This map was popular mainly because it was balanced and simple. In other maps, players had to explore the opponent’s location before starting, and being born at a different location would have a huge impact on the player’s decision making.

However, the map of EI was small and the resources were rich. No matter where they were born, it basically wouldn’t affect the tactics of the players, reducing the luck factor to the minimum.

Moreover, this map was very well-designed in terms of architecture, map balance, hero leveling routes, and so on. So, whether it was a novice or an experienced player, this map was very popular.

On this map, the humans could choose [three farmer], which meant that before the altar was built and the hero appeared, they could directly pull the militia to the other side’s house to build the tower. This way, the arrow tower would even appear before the hero.

However, Chen Mo did not choose to do that, because the risk of this type of TRR was not proportional to the benefits. It was a desperate attack that sacrificed the early stage of the economy. It was good at bullying newbies, but against an opponent like Origin, if one was not careful, they would lose.

Chen Mo was going to use a more reliable but more lethal tactic.

Both sides ‘opening seemed very normal. Origin’s elves chose to build the ancient tree of war next to the mercenary camp to level up, while Chen Zhao used the militia to Scout the way and build a house in Origin’s house.

Origin chose the watchman as the starting player. When playing against humans, the watchman was a popular champion, especially on this kind of small map. This was because the two skills, poison needle and fan blade, were very useful whether it was to kill peasants or to instantly kill heroes.

Obviously, Origin was the same as the average human player at the start. After all, there were only so many resources at the start, and Origin could not play anything fancy.

Chen Zhao’s altar started to light up, but to everyone’s surprise, he actually summoned a Paladin?

Gaph and the sweet potato face looked at each other.

"Holy Knight?"

"This is fake, right? He wants to play neutral hero?"

"Fire demon, Dr.?"

Obviously, the first heroes of the human race were either archmages or the King of the Hills. Even if the Paladin was a hero, it would usually be the third.

But Chen Mo couldn’t just create a new hero and change it, could he? That would be a waste of his time, so the only explanation was that Chen Mo wanted to play a neutral hero.

Origin’s little elf had already arrived at Chen Zhao’s base. After "seeing" that Chen Zhao’s altar was lit up, it turned around and left.

"Chen Mo is probably going to take a TRR, right?" Goph looked at the screen.

Sweet potato nodded."It’s definitely a Dr. It’s most likely a fire demon Dr." Or Naga?"

Sweet potato was even more nervous than Chen Zhao. He knew that Chen Zhao was definitely going to play TRR with Origin, but how exactly were they going to fight? Which champion? Would Origin be on their guard? This was hard to say.

At that time, sweet potato had also tried to play with TR but Origin had blocked it. After that, it was basically GG. Would Chen Zhao be different?

After the watchman came out of the altar, he went straight to the mercenary camp. The ancient war trees stood up as well, cooperating with the Watchmen and archers in their leveling.

But at this moment, the camera suddenly cut to the human base. Five militia lined up in a row, crossing the map and running toward the home of the elves!

At the same time, the farmer waiting in the tavern in the middle of the map also summoned the real starting hero of the humans: Goblin tinker!

Origin, on the other hand, was stuck in the middle of leveling up. Give up now? A few of the monsters were already low on health, so giving up would mean that they had fought for nothing!

Origin did not go home immediately. Instead, he chose to finish the training in the mercenary camp first. Although the human militia was almost at its door, the artificial intelligence would not panic because of this. It still seriously carried out its own program, leveling up first and then returning to defend.

After all, it had faced many t-r’s before. It knew that human t-r’s might look impressive, but they weren’t that scary.

Of course, Origin reacted very quickly. The first thing they did was to add a second ancient tree of war. At the same time, most of the players went home after they finished leveling up.

When Chen Zhao’s militiamen arrived at Origin’s house, the duration of the militia’s operation had not ended yet. They started to cut down the unfinished ancient war trees.

In the end, the militia’s time was up, so the farmers turned around and started building towers.

At the same time, the Goblin tinker’s pocket factory was also put down and began to produce a steady stream of explosive men.

Chen Zhao only had five farmers, three infantrymen, and a Level-1 hero in front of him. The hero and infantrymen were all trying their best to cut down the ancient war tree that was still being built.

"Destroy this ancient war tree!"

"It’ll be a big advantage if we can defeat it!"

A lot of people were shouting. It was obvious that if Origin built this ancient tree of war, it would be able to produce soldiers from both camps. It might even be able to turn the situation around.

However, Chen Zhao stopped when the tree of war only had a bit of health left!

Just as everyone was dumbfounded, Origin’s ancient war tree was finally completed. Chen Zhao then moved all his troops over and focused fire on it. They destroyed it!

"F * ck! Chen Zhao is so cunning. He doesn’t want Origin to return the ancient war tree, so he purposely waited until it’s built before demolishing it?"

If I were Origin, I would have called the police!"

In Warcraft, buildings in construction could be removed. With Origin’s control and reaction time, they could cancel the building before Chen Mo’s last attack.

So Chen Mo decided to wait for her to finish before he demolished it.

Origin’s Watchmen were also desperately trying to kill Chen Zhao’s farmers, but Chen Zhao kept controlling the infantry and heroes to keep his farmers alive.

It didn’t matter even if the peasants died, because Chen Zhao’s three arrow towers were almost done!

The moment the three arrow towers were built, they began to shoot arrows at the night Elves ‘buildings. Soon, the two Moon Wells around them were destroyed!

Origin was completely dumbfounded. Chen Mo didn’t need to do anything because the arrow towers were fully automatic. As long as Origin’s heroes entered the range of the arrow towers, they would be shot with arrows. But if the heroes ran away, they would shoot at the buildings!

What was even more despairing was that Chen Zhao was still shooting at the towers. Soon, Origin’s main base became Chen Zhao’s sub-base!

Origin was completely dumbfounded. They had the ability, but they could not use it!

After tearing down Origin’s main base, Chen Zhao’s Goblin tinker led infantry and mixed mercenaries to look for Origin’s remaining buildings on the map."If I don’t fight you, I’ll tear down your house!"

Chen Zhao’s Army was at an absolute advantage because the important buildings in Origin’s home, such as the barracks, the altar, the moon well, and so on, had all been demolished. The mine was also gone. Even if Origin wanted to build an army, they had no money, no buildings, and no people!

In the end, Origin typed GG and quit the game.

The third round had only been going on for ten minutes!

Ten minutes later, the match was over!

Chapter 475: The press conference

"Oh my God, Chen Mo’s TRR is a big move! Although Origin has dealt with many TRS before, it can’t handle Chen Zhao’s TRS!"

"Chen Mo has come up with a new strategy on this map that has been studied so much. Even Origin, who has watched all the videos from all over the world, was fooled by Chen Mo"

In the live broadcast, Nightwind, who was in charge of commentating, was already shouting excitedly!

The audience in the stadium burst into a warm round of applause and cheers that lasted for a long time!

"He won, he really won!"

"Chen Mo really is a BUG, he’s just going to say" TRR, "he’s not even talking to you! So what if it’s artificial intelligence? in front of the arrow tower, what’s the use of your good operation?"

"We won! I didn’t expect Origin to be defeated by Chen Mo, even though they have defeated all the professional players in the world!"

"Is it time for the press conference?"

"Hurry, hurry, I want to see the press conference, I want to see what Chen Mo has to say"

The audience was in an uproar. They had thought that all the world’s Warcraft professional players would be wiped out by Origin. Who would have thought that Chen Mo would stand up and turn the tide?

He was moved? He wasn’t really touched, because Chen Mo didn’t make a comeback after a hard fight. He didn’t take any humiliation. Chen Mo just went up and beat Origin.

So the audience wasn’t touched. They felt like Chen Mo had lost some of his humanity after the battle and gained some sacred glory?

Or rather, he felt like a cheater!

However, while others relied on high tech for their cheats, Chen Mo was a walking human cheat!

On all the major livestreaming platforms, the bullet screen was already filled with comments. Everyone was looking forward to the post-match press conference!

……

The audience in the stadium couldn’t wait.

At the press conference earlier, everyone’s mood had been very heavy, and those pro players who went up on stage seemed to be reflecting on their mistakes, as if they had all been burdened with a huge mistake.

But it was different for Chen Mo, he had won!

This press conference was like a celebration party, everyone was waiting to see Chen Mo brag!

It wasn’t appropriate to say that he was bragging, because Chen Mo had indeed beaten Origin. How could that be considered bragging? This was strength! Humanity’s top strength!

At the press conference, Chen Mo sat calmly on the stage with Origin’s developers.

The press conference officially began. The reporters below the stage couldn’t wait any longer and started to ask questions.

"Mr. Chen Mo, you just defeated Origin, the so-called strongest artificial intelligence. How do you feel now?"

Chen Mo moved the microphone closer to him, "It’s not bad. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a serious fight in Warcraft."

The audience was dumbfounded. He hadn’t played seriously for a long time? Did he mean that he looked down on the current professional players and that he could only play seriously against players like Origin?

Fine, fine, fine, you just won against the AI, so whatever you say is right …

The reporter who asked the question was also dumbfounded. Clearly, Chen Zhao’s act caught her off guard.

She thought for a moment and asked, "we saw that you chose the humans at the end and chose a new set of t-r tactics. You successfully won the game in ten minutes." May I ask why you chose the human race? Do you want to defeat Origin on behalf of mankind?"

Chen Mo looked at the audience and said, "uh, actually not." I just wanted to prove that there’s nothing wrong with the balance of Warcraft. Whether it’s the orcs, humans, or undead, they can all defeat the elves. "

The audience was dumbfounded.

What the hell? He just wanted to prove that there was no problem with the balance, so he wanted to use the orcs, humans, and undead to defeat the elves?

F * ck, does anyone care about the balance of this game? No one cared!

Also, according to what you said, any race could beat Origin, right?

Another reporter stood up."But you used the undead in the first round. You used humans in the next two rounds. You didn’t use the orcs at all!"

"Oh." Chen Mo thought for a moment."Actually, I forgot to change after the second round."

The reporter was speechless.

The audience burst into laughter. They were still guessing why Chen Mo used the Terran race twice in a row, but the real reason was that Chen Mo forgot to switch races!

It was supposed to be a serious scene, but why did it feel like the atmosphere had been taken away by Chen Zhao?

At this time, a reporter asked the R & D staff of Origin.

"What do you think of Origin’s defeat? Is this a blow to the research of artificial intelligence?"

Origin’s R & D staff said a long string of English words, and someone next to him translated it into Chinese, "The future will definitely be the era of artificial intelligence, and this is just a small setback. I don’t think there’s a need to hold too much hatred towards artificial intelligence, because artificial intelligence will definitely play a revolutionary role in various fields in the future, including the gaming field. "

"Thank you, Mr. Chen Mo, " he said, looking at Chen Mo. "Thank you very much for bringing us such an amazing game."

"Thank you for creating such a strong opponent, " Chen Zhao said, smiling."I will wait for Origin 2.0 to make a comeback."

……

The press conference ended.

The moment the competition ended, all sorts of news articles were already everywhere!

"Artificial intelligence stopped in the gaming industry?!"

"Chen Mo wins against Origin, the last game ends in 10 minutes!"

"The classic point of the professional players ‘interpretation of these three matches: It will be recorded in history!"

Post-match press conference: Chen Mo: I just want to prove that there’s no problem with the balance of the game!"

‘A genius designer and a top-tier player? Chen Mo has become a key line of defense for human intelligence!"

No one would have thought that Origin, who had come with such ferocity, would end up like this. The last game was even in 10 minutes!

On the way back to the experience store, Chen Mo looked out the window in silence.

The last match wasn’t actually Chen Mo’s style. It was the ultimate move that Th000, SKY and Infi, the three top humans in the country, came up with overnight to deal with moon before the 2013 WCG in his previous life.

This move had a miraculous effect. In the last Warcraft WCG match, Th000 managed to get moon to GG within 12 minutes, successfully keeping the champion in China.

By that time, Warcraft had already reached ten years old, and all the tactics were already highly developed and perfected. The three top human races in the country had researched this together. This tactic was like a nuclear weapon. Even if Origin had watched all the battle videos in the world, it would not have expected Chen Mo to have such a powerful move.

Using this classic tactic to end the final war between humans and machines was very memorable for Chen Mo.

However, that wasn’t what Chen Mo cared about. Winning against AI didn’t mean much, because Chen Mo knew that AI would surpass humans sooner or later. This was the trend, and humans didn’t have to fight to the death with AI.

Humans only needed to focus on the areas that artificial intelligence could not do.

What Chen Mo was concerned about was whether there was a connection between the recent A.I. And the widespread hacking.

Can artificial intelligence be applied to the gaming industry?

Before this, Chen Mo had suspected that Origin played the game by connecting to the computer through a data cable. Wasn’t that a plug-in?

The principle of external modification was to correct some of the operating signals of humans and do things that humans could not do. Origin could be seen as a more comprehensive and powerful external program.

If a portion of Origin’s functions were taken out and made into auxiliary functions, such as automatic team battle, automatic recall, automatic minion pull, and so on, and then given to normal players, wouldn’t that be the most high-end plug-in?

Moreover, Origin’s disguising skills were very good. After limiting its APM, its performance could fool most human players. Chen Mo had to use the background data to find its flaws.

Chen Mo also noticed that Origin did not trigger any anti-virus software or security alarm when he connected to the computer and played Warcraft.

If this was a hack, it shouldn’t have been discovered.

Chen Zhao had a guess. Could Origin have some connection with those hacks?

Of course, it was definitely impossible that seventh vision company developed a plug-in. They were a legitimate high-tech company that researched artificial intelligence. Their total assets were ranked in the top three in the world. Why would they need to make money through plug-ins?

However, was there such a possibility?

In order to allow the artificial intelligence Origin to sneak into the ladder of various games more smoothly, the seventh vision World had made some kind of detection-avoiding program for origin to collect game data as a real player?

Origin’s project wasn’t just limited to Warcraft. In seventh Vision’s plan, all types of games in the world, including popular VR games, as long as there was room for AI development, would be Origin’s research direction.

According to Origin’s plan, after conquering Warcraft, they would have to turn their attention to other projects. This was just the beginning.

Since there was such a program to avoid detection, would someone secretly use this technology as an external hack?

Or rather, even if this technology wasn’t leaked by the seventh vision, if the seventh vision was able to develop this technology, other companies should be able to do the same, right?

In short, the latest hack must have benefited from technological innovation in a certain field.

The domestic technology was currently lagging behind, but it would catch up soon. Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, after Google developed the AI, alpha dog, Jue Yi, Xing Tian, and other AI also appeared in the country.

In that case, would the large-scale entry of artificial intelligence into the gaming industry mean the arrival of a new era?

To put it simply, there were too many functions that artificial intelligence could play in the game.

For example, according to the rules designed by the designer, the rules of the entire game world would be automatically changed, and a system similar to "God’s will" would be built, making the adventures of the players more varied and complicated.

At that time, the scenes depicted in Xianxia novels could be seen in the game.

Another example was that some key NPCs were controlled by artificial intelligence. This way, regardless of whether the players were playing a single-player game or an online game, they would feel like they were talking to real people instead of NPCs with scripted lines.

Think about it, an NPC with a well-planned personality and movement patterns would also make various corresponding actions based on their affinity with you? If he was paired with his super good looks, many otakus would probably be addicted to games.

A character drawing was already enough to make many people crazily spend money on it, let alone an artificial intelligence lady who could talk and respond to you in a VR game world.

The artificial intelligence could even disguise itself as the players and guide or cooperate with the game script, allowing the real players to get a more realistic game experience.

In the past, designers had to design very complex and detailed rules for the game. If there was a mistake in one rule, it could lead to a bug or even a crash in the entire system. No matter how complex the design was, the system was dead in the end. It was just a puppet with a well-wound clockwork, and would only operate in a relatively obvious pattern.

However, with the help of artificial intelligence, many of the elements in the game could be brought to life, making the entire game world more real.

This could be a revolutionary improvement for VR games, especially those open world games.

Of course, from the current point of view, this idea was still a little too early. Origin was not at that level yet, and its cost was too high. It could not be popularized yet.

However, with the current level of technology in this world, who could say for sure that the development of artificial intelligence would stagnate?

At this rate of development, it would not be surprising for artificial intelligence to appear in the game and play the role of many real players at the same time.

……

The next day, in Chen Mo’s office.

Chen Mo touched his bracelet and opened the virtual screen.

It had been a long time since Chen Mo had a draw, and his hands were itching for it.

It was mainly because his previous abilities were more than enough. The things he had done recently, including hosting the League of Legends World Finals, developing leading the land, Overwatch, and so on, were all enough for him.

Chen Mo had wanted to try and see if he could get a device to counter the hacks when the hacks were rampant, but he didn’t get a new one even after drawing a few million, so he gave up.

It could be said that Chen Zhao’s current abilities were quite comprehensive. He wasn’t in a rush to improve his abilities.

After a year of hard work, Chen Mo’s income wasn’t as explosive as before, even though he had earned quite a bit.

It was mainly because of Chen Mo’s marketing strategy.

League of Legends was still being promoted with a lot of money, especially during the World Championship. Chen Mo had used some of the revenue from League of Legends to fund it.

Overwatch was a VR game that had a huge investment, and even though Chen Mo’s amazing free VR game had brought in a large number of players, it would still take some time before it could start making money.

As for outlast and sharpshooter, they were both niche games. Although they were profitable in the eyes of other designers, they were still far from being a real money tree game in Chen Mo’s eyes.

Of course, it was mainly because he was earning less compared to his previous life. In the parallel world, Thunderbolt entertainment was already one of the top three Chinese video game companies on par with Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment in the eyes of many players.

Moreover, their reputation was much better than those two companies.

Chen Mo looked at the virtual screen on his bracelet and thought to himself, "Isn’t it time to move on to the next stage and make more classic large-scale games?"

Chapter 477: Where’s the huge system I put here?

It’s been a long time since he’d spent money on in-game purchases, so Chen Mo was a little excited when he turned on the virtual screen.

In terms of story and coding, his current ability was enough to adapt most of the games in his previous life. However, he was still lacking in some other aspects, such as professional knowledge, art, music, and so on.

The attributes were already at the maximum for the second stage. Although the plot was still a little off, it would be done soon.

What Chen Mo wanted more was some technical books and special equipment.

When Chen Mo saw the magnificent Tang at the annual videogame awards, he had the idea of making the Assassin’s Creed series.

Imagine how cool it would be for an assassin to leap over roofs and vault over walls in a VR game, find his target, kill him with one strike, and blend into the crowd to avoid being pursued.

He killed one person in ten steps and left no trace for a thousand miles.

Of course, Chen Mo also had the idea of porting Assassin’s Creed to China to make a new game, but that would definitely be after the classic Assassin’s Creed was remade.

Although there were many famous assassins in China, their characteristics were not prominent enough. There would be a lot of improvements and original content to make them in the game. Not to mention whether they were good or not, the players might not accept them.

In China, cultural adaptation had always been a sensitive area. Even though the audience and players usually didn’t seem to care much about history and culture, once there were any mistakes in the TV series or game, they would quickly pick them out.

Hence, the game designers were in a difficult position. Faithfully reproduce history, right? If the effect was not cool enough, it was likely that no one would play it. But what if he changed it? Some people would jump out and say that this was disrespectful to history and would lead the next generation astray.

Just like in King of Glory, if you made Li Bai into a cool assassin, people would say that you didn’t respect history. What else could he do? To turn Li Bai into a poet. You can kill people just by writing?

Besides, Li Bai was a swordsman in history. Otherwise, how could he write a poem like "killing a man in ten steps, leaving no trace for a thousand miles"?

Also, when "King of Glory" made Jing Ke into a female character, it was criticized again. Even though it was said that it was based on historical fiction, the name was still changed in the end.

But look at mate, even King Arthur’s gender has changed to a woman and he’s still dating a good-for-nothing, but I don’t see any English people protesting? On the contrary, he was quite popular.

It was a bit of a pity, but that was the current situation in China. If one wanted to adapt and innovate the traditional culture and history of the game, they often had to bear a huge risk. If they were not careful, they would be cursed at.

Chen Mo had to be careful about this. In order to gain more experience and not cause too much controversy, it was better to start with the classics and foreign works in Assassin’s Creed.

Even if he didn’t make Assassin’s Creed: Origins, he could still make the Ezio trio, which was one of the classics in the Assassin’s Creed series.

However, one of the biggest difficulties for Chen Mo was the cultural heritage of the Assassin’s Creed series. For example, in Assassin’s Creed 2, it almost recreated the scenery of Florence at that time. Whether it was the architecture, the character service, or the story plot, it was all highly restored to the history.

This was not something that could be done just by traveling. One had to have a deep understanding of the entire European history and culture to be able to do it.

Of course, Chen Mo had other ways to do it without the bracelet. For example, he could hire some experts in Europe as special consultants and send people to Europe to do field research and use the potion to recreate the scenes in the game.

However, doing so would be troublesome and time-consuming, and there was no guarantee of the game’s effects.

"System, give me some effort. Give me some professional skill books about European history and culture. Also, open up the third stage for me. Muah."

Even though the current draw still hurt Chen Mo’s heart, it was better than before. After all, he already had a few classic games in his hands. After releasing League of Legends and Overwatch on PC and VR respectively, these two games would provide him with a steady stream of income in the future. It would not be a big deal to get a few million from the lucky draw.

Chen Mo decided that no matter how much money he drew, he had to open the third stage!

As for whether there was a third stage or not? Chen Zhao was not sure himself. However, the points were already full, and the plot was about to start. There should be some special reaction after the draw was full, right?

I’ve topped up 50 million, draw!

Chen Zhao kept pulling the lever, and the three shafts started spinning.

In the end, he had only played it a dozen times before the virtual screen got stuck and a prompt box popped up.

Chen Zhao was confused. What was going on? Could it be that the third stage was about to begin?

It can’t be, right? It can’t be that easy, right? I haven’t even spent my 50 million yet, and you’re already opening it for me?

I’ve already prepared myself to throw in a few hundred million, but you’re firing me so easily?

Are you trying to make things difficult for me, Fat Tiger?

He carefully looked at the prompt on the virtual screen.

[Your attributes and story writing abilities have reached the second stage’s maximum value. Do you wish to activate the third stage?]

There were still two options below,[yes] and [confirm].

Chen Mo was overjoyed. Not bad, there’s really a third stage?

However, Chen Mo felt a little frustrated when he saw the chat window, because he knew that the entire system would change once he entered the next stage.

Just like when the second stage was launched, the items that could be drawn in the first stage were no longer available. Although there were still some items in the second stage, they were all enhanced versions and more expensive.

Obviously, if they entered the third stage now, they would not be able to get the items from the second stage. The ones that he had saved up were still there, but if he wanted to draw again, he could only draw the ones from the third stage.

Chen Mo wanted to close the chat so he could get some items in the second stage, but there was no close button!

Moreover, other than the dialog box, the entire screen was locked, and there was no response.

Chen Mo was speechless. Isn’t this forcing me to start the third stage? You didn’t even give me a chance to choose! I can’t even take things too hard. If I don ‘t, my bracelet will be stuck here?

He had no choice but to open it!

Chen Mo consoled himself, it’s a good thing I didn’t run into too many obstacles in the third phase, the system didn’t trick me, this is a good thing …

A very cool dynamic effect appeared on the screen. The entire lucky draw system, which was similar to a Tiger machine, shattered into countless stars. Then, the image disappeared …

It had disappeared …

Chen Mo was confused. Where’s my system? Where’s the big system I left here?

You said you were going to enter the third stage, but why did you make my system disappear?

Chapter 478: System, you tricked me!

Chen Mo didn’t believe that there would be a bug in his system. The problem is, I don’t have a restart button on my bracelet.

After a few seconds, a progress bar appeared on the virtual screen. Loading.

Chen Mo let out a long breath. Damn, I was scared to death. It turns out that the load capacity was too high, so I had to load it.

It seemed that the system had only paused for a moment and did not collapse. It was a false alarm.

The progress bar was moving very slowly, but Chen Mo was very patient and just stared at it. After entering the second phase, Chen Mo had indeed gained a lot. Even though he had more in-game purchases, his rewards had also increased!

If he entered the third stage, wouldn’t he fly into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?

After waiting for ten minutes, the progress bar finally finished.

A new UI appeared on the virtual screen.

There were two transparent spheres at the bottom left and bottom right of the screen, both of which were red in color. However, due to the different special effects attached to them, they gave people a completely different feeling.

The ball on the bottom left gave off a more cheerful and active feeling, while the ball on the bottom right was burning with a raging flame, giving off a more intense feeling.

"Why does it look like Diablo?"

Chen Mo scratched his head. The UI layout was similar to Diablo’s classic UI, with two balls on the left and right, but in different colors.

However, Chen Zhao could see that the two balls were empty. There was nothing inside.

In the center of the main body of the virtual screen was a huge Nebula vortex with many spinning arms.

"The interface is quite cool. It’s much cooler than the previous lottery draws and the Tiger mecha. But I want to ask, what about the lottery button? Where’s the top-up button?"

Chen Zhao’s teeth hurt. I’m the only one who can see this. What’s the point of making it so cool? It also increased the cost of understanding. Bad review!

So, what were the two transparent spheres doing?

What was the whirlpool up there for?

Moreover, why was there no classification this time? in the past, it was divided into three categories: "design", "display", and "prop". Why was it gone now?

What confused Chen Mo even more was where the top-up button was.

A pay-to-win system that didn’t even show the top-up button, wasn’t that inappropriate?

However, a related prompt was quickly given on the screen.

"Entering the third stage, the top-up function will be closed. The remaining diamonds from before will be fully converted and returned."

"At the bottom-left corner of the screen is [happiness], and at the bottom-right corner is [resentment]. When both happiness and resentment are full, you can draw a lottery."

"Ways to obtain happiness and resentment points: After the third phase, the newly developed game could collect these two emotions. You need to take note that only happiness points or resentment points will be included in the statistics. "

Chen Mo repeated the sentence three times and froze.

"What the f * ck? You’re not playing me, are you? You must be playing with me, right?"

Chen Mo didn’t feel good, you’re not following the rules!

Why did the price only increase tenfold in the first phase to the second phase, but now that we’ve entered the third phase, you’ve changed the currency system!

Please don ‘t, big brother. You can continue to collect money, I have money! I have a lot of money!

Chen Mo had already prepared himself for the possibility of drawing a few hundred million from him, so that he could get more professional knowledge from him. That way, he would be able to make games like Assassin’s Creed and World of Warcraft more easily.

In the end, he couldn’t spend the money and the system didn’t accept it!

Chen Mo didn’t like the pay-to-win system at first. Why did other people draw reputation points, while he had to draw real gold and silver?

Therefore, every time Chen Mo went to the draw, he would feel a pain in his heart.

However, the current situation made Chen Zhao even more depressed. He couldn’t even spend his money!

He even had to collect happiness and resentment points? Are you trying to kill me?

Chen Zhao had a lot of money, but he didn’t have any happiness or resentment points.

It turned out that not being able to spend money was also a kind of pain …

Chen Zhao felt helpless. He finally realized how wonderful it was to spend money to become stronger.

Chen Zhao also noticed that the so-called happiness and resentment points had restrictions.

It had to be a newly developed game.

And it had to be [pure happiness points] and [pure resentment points].

Chen Mo cursed in his heart. System, are you targeting me?

Where’s the "excavating the earth for Ascension" that I made before? What about outlast? Wasn’t this a good game that could generate resentment?

What about Minecraft? It’s a good game that can generate happiness points, right?

Why didn’t the games he developed before count? Tell me why!

If you had told me earlier, I would have developed these games later!

Chen Mo felt terrible. The system told him that it had to be pure happiness or resentment points, which meant that competitive games wouldn’t work.

For example, in League of Legends, you met good teammates, played well, and won the game. Or if you encountered a scammer, you were targeted, and you lost the game. It was indeed a resentment. However, this kind of happiness and resentment clearly did not meet the system’s requirements. This was because this kind of happiness or resentment came from mixing together, and it was targeted at teammates, not the designer. Even if there was a part of the resentment targeted at the designer, it would not be much.

Pure happiness or resentment should be similar to Minecraft or excavating for Ascension. The emotions the game gave the players were consistent, and not something that would change.

Also, there was something else. The happiness and resentment points didn’t indicate the required values at all. How much would it take to be full?

Or would it only count when the game was created and the happiness or resentment points were generated?

Chen Mo was speechless, the system was trying to trick him!

Where are my professional knowledge and skills books?

Give it back to me!

I’m going back to the second stage! I don’t want to play the third stage! I want to spend money! Don’t stop me!

For the first time, Chen Zhao felt the pain of not being able to spend money …

……

The system silently tricked Chen Mo and ruined all his plans.

According to Chen Mo’s plan, as long as he could get enough skill books and special items, he would try to make some classic games, such as Assassin’s Creed.

However, not only did he not get the skill book, but he also could not get any other rewards.

This was F * cking painful!

Chen Mo was going to make at least two games, one to provide happiness points and the other to provide resentment points.

The original development plan was put on hold, and Chen Mo didn’t really know what game he was going to make.

Why don’t I make a simpler game first and study the principle behind how resentment and happiness points are generated?

Chapter 479: Another healing game?

Chinese New Year, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Last year’s Chinese New Year, the hottest topic was League of Legends, and this year’s Chinese New Year, the hottest topic … Was still League of Legends.

In many second-and third-tier cities, going to internet cafes to play games during the new year was still a very popular way to relieve stress.

However, there weren’t many new games to play during the new year, which made many people feel a little bored.

However, it made sense. How could there be a game like League of Legends every year?

Many players were wondering why Chen Mo didn’t make a new game this New Year.

It didn’t seem like his style!

"Why didn’t Chen Mo make a new game this year? Isn’t it his specialty to seize the market during the new year?"

"He made a huge profit last year, alright? I heard that he won a few awards at the annual Video Game Awards ceremony. It’s a big harvest. I don’t think he needs to work overtime to play games during the spring Festival, right?"

"Sigh, what a pity. Is Chen Mo, who has a high production rate like a sow, going to have a difficult labor? Don’t forget your original intentions!"

Just when many people thought that Chen Mo wouldn’t release any new games before the end of the Spring Festival holiday, Chen Mo quietly posted on Weibo.

"The new game ‘humans: a complete failure’ has been released. Everyone is welcome to play! It was a heartwarming mini-game that was free of charge and suitable for the masses: He was a bad-tempered player and a brother on the surface. After playing it, you will feel as if your soul has been healed, and it can improve the friendship between friends. Please download it!"

The players who said that Chen Mo wouldn’t release a new game after winning so many prizes were slapped in the face.

F * ck! You won so many awards last year, but you’re still tirelessly releasing new games? What would the other video game designers think if they only released one game a year? Eh?

Are you trying to anger your peers to death? They didn’t even stop during the new year!

"There’s really a new game! Chen Mo’s a really high yield!"

"This frequency is unparalleled! I want to know if the game was made before the war with the AI or after that?"

"It’s a small game. "

"Wait, this game’s introduction, why do I feel like I’ve seen it before?"

The players were puzzled. Why did the game’s introduction have a sense of deja vu?

A small game to heal people’s hearts? Completely free of charge?

[Suitable for people: bad-tempered players with bad hands?]

After playing it, I feel like my soul has been healed?

F * ck, isn’t this the introduction of "excavating the earth for Ascension"?!

Many players panicked at that moment. Wasn’t this a joke?

The game "excavate for Ascension" released on April Fool’s Day had tortured many people to the point of death. Chen Mo had said it was a healing game, healing my ass!

What kind of healing game is this? it’s basically a depression game!

All the streamers on the major streaming platforms were tortured to death!

A lot of the players were instantly alerted, there must be a scheme behind this!

It’s the new year and you’re still causing trouble for everyone. How bad are you!

The players couldn’t take it anymore and left messages.

"Don’t mess around! We won’t believe you!"

"You still dare to call yourself a healing game? It’s clearly a suicide game!"

"I’m sorry. From the name of this game and your game introduction, I can already smell the scent of conspiracy. So, even if this game is free, I will definitely not play it!"

"That’s right, I will never let your scheme succeed!"

"I strongly recommend that the game Committee arrest Chen Mo and do a psychological test to see if he has an antisocial personality!"

"I agree! I have to force him to play the game he made!"

"Forget it. He’s so awesome that he can even defeat artificial intelligence. He’ll definitely clear the game quickly if he plays a game he makes … I’ll just shoot him directly."

"Agree, we’ll execute him directly!"

Chen Mo was helpless. What the hell was this? Why did no one believe me when I was telling the truth?

Where was the trust between people?

Every word I said this time is true!

Chen Mo had no choice but to post another Weibo.

"Dear players, you’ve misunderstood me. My game is really a healing-type game. If you don’t believe me, you can take a look at the game screenshots and trial videos."

There were a few photos of ‘humans: A screenshot and a Short Video of "defeat."

The players opened it.

A small, pure-white person that seemed to be made of plasticine was struggling to move a cube. Then, he climbed onto the cube, raised his hands high, and jumped on the spot. He grabbed the edge of the wall and climbed up.

From the video, this little person seemed to be half-paralyzed, high paraplegia, or paraplegia. Not only were his limbs extremely uncoordinated, but even the entire world’s physics engine gave off a strange atmosphere.

The players were speechless.

"You said this is a healing game? This place is full of the same smell as "excavating the earth for Ascension"!"

"As if I’d believe you! Look at this strange physics engine, this little person is like plasticine, he can’t even walk properly! You’re still hoping to use this villain to climb walls?"

"I feel like I’m seeing the 3D version of" excavating the earth for Ascension "?"

"I’m not playing! I won’t play even if I’m beaten to death!"

"I support the shooting!"

Chen Mo was speechless. What the hell was this? This was really a healing game! Why didn’t they believe it?

Chen Mo thought about it, it seemed like the players wouldn’t believe him if he said something serious, so he had to take a roundabout way.

"If you guys don’t want to play, you can let the streamers play!"

The players were all stunned. It seemed so!

If we’re not playing, we can watch the streamers play!

Thinking back to excavating for Ascension and outlast, weren’t the streamers and players enjoying the game?

Oh, that didn’t seem to be accurate.

It should be the streamers playing miserably and the players watching happily!

At this moment, the players instantly recalled their love for the major streamers.

"I can’t wait to see the streamers play this game!"

"Yeah, I want to see it too!"

"Hurry up, my comrades! Let’s take over all the livestreaming channels and let Chen Mo’s new game fly!"

"Ohehehehe, it’s time to let the hosts feel our love again!"

Soon, a group of "humans: a total failure" fans began to occupy the live broadcast rooms of various major live broadcasting platforms.

Some big streamers didn’t broadcast during the spring Festival, but it didn’t matter. Don’t do it because it’s small, don’t do it because it’s small, don’t do it because it’s small, so what if it’s a small anchorwoman? A small streamer should also receive the love of the players!

Uh, something didn’t seem right.

But that wasn’t the point. The point was that the players who were just there to watch the show quickly took over all the livestreaming rooms and started spamming the screens, asking the hosts to play Chen Mo’s new game humans: "A complete defeat."

"Requesting the host to play ‘humans: defeat’!"

"Yeah, this is Chen Mo’s new game. It’s really fun!"

"Yes, a healing game! It’s done!"

A lot of streamers gasped when they saw the words ‘healing type’.

No way, again?

The last time in excavate for Ascension, we were tortured so badly that we would never forget it. Now, there’s a ‘healing’ game? It’s the new year, can’t we just live stream properly?

Also, do you have any misunderstandings about ‘healing games’?

If he was really going to be cured, why didn’t you guys play with him?

Chapter 480: Please call me by my full name

Obviously, the first reaction of most streamers was to refuse when they heard the words "healing game."

After all, the painful lesson from "excavating the earth for Ascension" was still vivid in his mind. As the saying goes, "forget the pain once the scar is healed". This scar had not yet healed!

This was a stab to the heart and a sprinkle of salt on it!

However, after all, there were too many people who wanted to watch the flood of comments. These anchors had to think carefully. By sacrificing themselves, they could gain more attention and please the audience. Perhaps … They could also become popular and appear on a show like "how are the anchors fat four"?

If one thought about it this way, this was definitely a challenge!

Some of the smaller streamers ‘thoughts were gradually becoming active. Although "excavating the earth for Ascension" had driven several streamers crazy, it had also successfully made a few streamers popular!

With this thought in mind, many streamers downloaded the game and decided to try it out.

……

Lin Xue’s live broadcast room was also filled with "The ‘defeat’ party had taken over.

Xue Lin’s mouth twitched as she faced the bullet comments asking her to play the new game.

"I say, don’t overdo it! You were the ones who made me play excavate for Ascension last time!"

"I don’t believe that this is a healing game! This name is full of malice!"

"What? Chen Zhao did it? Chen Mo’s work is even worse!"

Xue Lin was speechless. Was it easy to start a live broadcast during the new year? Why was he still giving him trouble?

Even though she was a loyal fan of Chen Mo’s games, any of Chen Mo’s games that were labeled as ‘healers’ were never meant for normal people!

"Alright, that’s enough. Am I that kind of person? If I say I won’t play, then I won’t play. I, Lin Xue, will keep my word!"

"Eh? Someone was swiping planes? Hehehe, you want to buy me over with money? That’s impossible, I’ve always been a high-end streamer who views money as dirt. I stream for the art, for the great streaming career, not for gifts. "

"Eh? Someone sent ten rockets? And you specifically asked me to play? Alright, I’ve decided to devote myself to art today and study this ‘humans: A complete defeat. "

"I’m not playing for the Rockets. I said it’s for art!"

"Eh? That’s not right. Why does the name of the person who donated rockets sound so familiar? Isn’t that Chen Zhao?!"

"Chen Zhao, come out!"

Xue Lin was speechless. She looked at the rich guy who donated the rocket. Wasn’t he a smart guy? And it wasn’t a high-quality imitation, you could even enter Chen Mo’s stream with a click!

Of course, Chen Mo wasn’t streaming at all. He was just secretly observing from the fish-catching live streaming platform, trying to see if the other streamers were playing his new game.

But when he saw Xue Lin hesitating, he decided to give her a little help.

Xue Lin was helpless. What are you doing?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this game was Chen Mo’s scheme!

Chen Mo typed in the stream, it’s the new year, shouldn’t you come home more often?

The live stream exploded with comments, and the audience’s attention was no longer on Lin Xue, but on Chen Mo.

"MDZZ! You still have the face to mention ‘come home often’!"

"Hahaha, I’ll believe you!"

"I’ve been exposed. How can this be a healing game?"

"Why don’t you play a healing game? If you’re so capable, then turn on your live broadcast!"

"That’s right, if you have the ability, then turn on the live broadcast! You salted fish!"

"He’s actually observing in secret and trying to show off!"

Chen Zhao was helpless."It’s really a healing type. I’m not lying!"

Seeing the audience’s disbelief, Chen Mo sighed in pain. Why couldn’t there be trust between people?

However, he saw that Xue Lin still downloaded and opened <human: ‘Chen Mo smiled in relief.

He really wanted to say that this was really a healing game! I just want to collect some happiness points this time. I’ll collect resentment points in the future!

However, it was clear that neither the audience nor the host believed him …

Especially ‘Chen Mo’s healing minigame’, it had been blacklisted by everyone!

……

Lin Xue opened the game and felt like Chen Mo was lying to her.

This was because this game had been strange from the beginning to the end!

As soon as he entered the game, he was greeted by a deathly white interface. The background music was a very low piano piece, and it felt like Chen Mo had set up traps everywhere.

As soon as he entered the game, he saw a white rubber Man fall on the screen with a "piaji". He didn’t know if he was Dead or Alive …

After clicking any button, the floor under the little person suddenly opened, and the little person fell from the sky in a free fall, one moment in an S shape, the next moment in a B shape …

In fact, it wasn’t that exaggerated, but from the way the villain fell, the game’s physics must not be simple.

Lin Xue was extremely suspicious that this might be a physical catalyst that was even weirder than "excavating the earth for Ascension". It was the kind that required ten people to press down on Newton’s coffin …

Moreover, the scene of the White plasticine man falling down reminded Xue Lin of the horror of "excavating the earth for Ascension". Whenever she thought of "falling", she felt a slight headache …

As soon as he entered the game, he entered the custom character interface by default.

He could customize the character’s appearance, hat, clothes, and color, and he could also freely draw on it.

Xue Lin chose a set of Ninja clothes for herself and even scribbled the word "snow" on the back.

"Oh, hehe! The Ninja suit! With this set of clothes, I hope I can climb the wall faster …"

Xue Lin wasn’t sure if it would be a mountain climbing game like last time.

There were two options to enter the game, single player mode or online mode.

In the online mode, you could team up with friends or randomly join other people’s rooms.

"Oh? There’s even internet mode?"

Lin Xue’s eyes brightened. She felt that the online mode would be … Less of a scam?

Even if it was very bad, it should be much better for the few of them to play together and see others being tortured like him, right?

Thinking of this, Xue Lin did not hesitate to choose the online mode and randomly found a room to add.

The loading screen of this game was also very strange. The figurine that was originally in a free-falling state in the sky fell onto a platform with a "piaji" after loading, and the level had begun …

There were three other people who fell onto the platform at the same time as Xue Lin. It was obvious that these three people were her teammates …

Xue Lin was a Ninja in black with the word "Xue" on her back.

Other than that, there was a little snowman, a little penguin, and a police officer in blue.

What was this …

Among them, the policeman in blue was the funniest. He even deliberately painted his Hat Red, and on the back of it was a big word: "Show!"

Xue Lin was a little shocked and typed: "Hello, " he said.

"Hello, Xue, " the police officer in blue replied.

Xue Lin was shocked. How did he know my name? However, he understood after thinking about it. Oh right, didn’t he write the word ‘snow’ on his back?

Xue Lin also typed: "nice to meet you too. Xiu."

"My surname is li, please call me by my full name, " the police officer in blue replied.

…Li Xiu?

"No, please call me li zhenxiu, or EZX for short, " the police officer in blue replied.

"Okay, Li Xiu, " Xue Lin replied.

Li zhenxiu? You’re really showing off?

This was a joke!

Chapter 481: The brain circuit of this game is a little strange!

Lin Xue felt that this lzx was a funny player.

This was obviously not his real name. Who would come up with such a name?

"Li Xiu, " Xue Lin asked, "how should we go now?"

As soon as Xue Lin finished speaking, she saw NZX walk to the little snowman, grab it with both hands, and throw it down …

He was thrown down …

Lin Xue was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?

But the next second, the little snowman fell from the sky and landed in front of Xue Lin.

"It’s fine, " lzx explained."Just give him a little love and care."

Xue Lin was speechless. She had a feeling that this adventure would not go so smoothly.

Perhaps the correct way to open it was to choose the single player mode …

A few lines of words appeared on the screen, giving Xue Lin some tips.

The basic operation was very simple. The WASD moved back and forth, left and right, the spacebar jumped, and the mouse adjusted the perspective. The left and right mouse buttons could control the little person to stretch out its left and right hands, and if it touched an object, it would grab it.

In addition, there were some relatively more advanced operations, such as climbing up by grabbing the edge of the platform with both hands, or grabbing an object with both hands and dragging it.

In the process of familiarizing herself with the controls, Lin Xue very quickly verified her previous guess. The physics of this game was indeed worth a dozen people pressing on Newton’s coffin …

This little person was like a paraplegic. He walked as if he was floating, and it was highly possible that he would fall to the ground at any time. The little person’s body was also shaking strangely as it jumped, walked, and grabbed things. It was no different from being molded out of plasticine …

Imagine a patient with osteodystrophy with paraplegia. This was basically the situation …

The first stage was very simple. He just had to control the little person to press the button on the wall to open the door. It was obvious that this was just a teaching stage.

However, Lin Xue’s team still encountered some problems. This was because this NZX liked to grab people and throw them down. Although the people who were thrown down would still fall from the sky, it was obvious that no one wanted to free-fall for nothing.

As a result, such conversations often occurred.

"Don’t grab my head!"

"F * ck, why did you throw me down, you police officer!"

"F * ck, just you wait!"

The cooperative game had turned into a large-scale wrestling scene because of this policeman in a red cap and uniform, student NZX …

Lin Xue was speechless. The lizx, little snowmen, and Penguin Queen were fighting each other while she found the exit …

Soon, Lin Xue realized that this game really didn’t cheat people! And it was quite fun!

There were many save points in the game. As long as you reached the Save point, the game would be saved automatically. If you lost your footing and fell, you would return to the Save point.

Moreover, when forming a party, as long as one person activated the Save point, the others would be revived at the Save point. If one person cleared the stage, the others would also consider it a clear.

Lin Xue realized that it was easier to clear the game in a team!

For example, if one were to play the game by themselves, they would have to take the box and press the mechanism to open the door. However, if there were many people in a team, one person could step on the mechanism, and the others could go and trigger the Save point.

This was a puzzle-solving game, but it also had a bit of action element. One had to jump and grab the wall very well, and there was also a little bit of control requirement.

However, unlike excavating for Ascension, if you fell, you would be directly sent back to the nearest save point, which meant that you wouldn’t do anything useless. Therefore, although the game had a certain level of difficulty, it basically didn’t give people any sense of frustration.

The most important thing was that this kind of weird physics story created a very strong comedic effect …

Looking at these gummies doing all kinds of difficult actions in all kinds of strange positions, such as holding the chandeliers and swinging across the river, stacking boxes and jumping to high places, it was a very strange and cute feeling …

Even though this NZX was holding her back along the way, Lin Xue’s progress was still considered smooth. She soon arrived at the castle Gate.

After smashing the door lock with a rock, they came to a larger room. There was a door in the front, but it was very high and he couldn’t climb up. There was a wooden fence on the left, blocking the way tightly.

Xue Lin was the first to enter and fell into deep thought.

The wooden fence on the left side was definitely off-limits, and there didn’t seem to be any mechanism that could be opened. The key to passing the test was how to climb up the high platform to open the door, right?

Before Xue Lin could say anything, the little snowman had already rushed towards the wooden fence with a stone in its arms.

Xue Lin was speechless.

The wooden fence did not move even a little under the not-so-violent impact …

As for the Penguin, it was holding a long wooden pole and trying to build a single-plank bridge to the high platform.

Xue Lin studied it for a long time. She felt that she should grab the windowsill and move over from the window next to her. Just as she was about to call out to NZX to give it a try, she saw that it had already passed through the wooden fence …

It had passed …

Xue Lin was dumbfounded. F * ck, how did he do it?

Li Xiu, how did you get there?"she typed.

The snowman: "the wooden fence can’t be hit by stones. But you can bend it with your hands. After bending it, you can go through it sideways …"

Everyone was speechless.

Xue Lin was speechless. What kind of setting was this! It felt like this guy’s brain circuits were completely different from ordinary people ‘s!

Everyone followed him through the wooden fence and came to a flat ground. There was a trebuchet on the flat ground, and there were many large rocks beside it.

In front of the trebuchets was a cliff, and they had to cross it to reach the next storage point.

Xue Lin stood in front of the trebuchet and started her reasoning again.

"Mm, according to our previous experience, we must put the big rock on the trebuchet and smash the opposite wall. Then we can go to the other side from the bridge and jump over the hole!"

"Come, everyone, give me a hand and help me move the stones up!"

Under Xue Lin’s lead, everyone mounted the capstan on the trebuchet and placed a rock on it.

"Fire!"

With Xue Lin’s command, the stones from the trebuchets were instantly thrown out and landed behind the city walls …

Lin Xue was not discouraged."It must be because that rock was too light. Come, let’s change to a heavier rock!"

She then moved an even bigger rock, mounted it, and launched it again.

In the end, the rock still flew behind the city wall and did not hit the city wall!

Lin Xue was a little speechless,’why does it feel like the distance I throw has nothing to do with the size of the stone? Could it be that he should push the cart? That’s right! It should be pushed back, so that the stones can hit the city wall!"

Just as Xue Lin was about to command the little snowmen and Mr. Penguin to pull the trebuchets, lzx was typing on the side.

"Can’t we just use the trebuchets to throw them over?"

Xue Lin was speechless.

The little snowman was speechless.

Penguin boss was speechless.

It seemed … To be so!

Chapter 482: Resentment from a teammate

Everyone felt a little awkward.

Just now, Xue Lin was happily directing everyone to load the stones into the trebuchets. Now, she was silent. It was obvious that her thoughts were not scattered enough!

Indeed, when seeing trebuchets, stones, and city walls, the first reaction of a normal person would be to use trebuchets to throw stones. Who would think of throwing people?

However, after being reminded by student NZX, everyone also realized that in this game world, it was indeed much more convenient to throw people than stones …

Xue Lin commanded the little snowmen and Mr. Penguin to stand on the trebuchets and throw the trebuchets one by one. However, when it came to student NZX, he typed: "You can go up first."

Xue Lin was very touched. This was the spirit of sacrifice!

This student NZX had always remembered the teachings of the people, leaving the opportunity to live to others, burning himself, and illuminating the path forward for all mankind …

Xue Lin stood on the trebuchet and typed emotionally, "Thank you, Li Xiu! I’ll open the door for you when I get there!"

There was an iron gate next to the city wall, but it was locked and couldn’t be opened from the outside. After Xue Lin used the trebuchet to fly into the city wall, she could open the iron hook on the door and let student NZX in.

But just as Lin Xue flew into the castle and was about to open the door for student NZX …

He saw student NZX unsteadily holding the iron hook on the outside, passing through the iron fence, and pulling the iron hook on the inside away …

Then, he silently pushed the door open and entered.

Xue Lin was speechless.

What the hell is this?

This door could be opened directly with a hook, so why did we waste so much effort to play with trebuchets?

Every time a trebuchet was launched, it had to be turned on first. Using the physical engine in this game to turn the steering wheel was simply a pain in the ass!

Moreover, from the way this student cdx was so familiar with the place, he should have known that he could enter from the main entrance!

Then why were you pushing the trebuchets with us just now? He even reminded us that we can just throw him over? Why don’t you just open the door?

You’re only opening the door after we’ve all passed, are you doing this on purpose?

Seeing student NZX swaying as he walked in, Lin Xue wanted to grab his Red Hat and throw him into the river!

……

"Resentment: +32!"

Chen Mo almost laughed out loud when he saw the message on the virtual bracelet.

Obviously, NZX was his alternate account. The ID "Slent" was so well-known that he would be discovered no matter where he went. So, in order to keep a low profile, he opened another alternate account and sneaked into Xue Lin’s game room.

At this moment, many light spots appeared out of thin air on the virtual bracelet and then converged into the two transparent spheres on the left and right. These light spots were also of two colors, representing happiness points and resentment points.

Of course, happiness points accounted for the majority of the points, because humans: "Crushing defeat" was a game that focused on happiness, so most people would laugh like the villains in the game, so Chen Mo basically gained happiness points.

There were large and small numbers of happiness points, some in the tens, some in the tens, and occasionally a little over 100. He wondered if the player who provided more than 100 points was laughing his head off …

However, even so, there was still a long way to go before the ball of happiness points was fully filled. It had been more than two hours since the game went online, and it had only filled less than one-tenth of the ball.

The ball didn’t show exactly how many happiness points it needed to fill up, but it was clear that the amount was huge and wouldn’t be able to fill up in a short time.

As for the ball that was accumulating resentment, it was even slower. Until now, there was only a bottom line, very little.

However, Chen Mo also discovered that it wasn’t that happy games didn’t provide grudges, they did provide a few, but only a very small amount.

Moreover, any player’s grudges against Chen Mo would be counted into this ball, just like when Chen Mo threw the snowman into the river, he gave him 4 grudges.

Chen Zhao was very happy at first, thinking that he had found a way to make money. However, after spending so much, he lost all his grudges and became happy instead …

What the hell! Little snowman, have you awakened your masochist physique?

However, it made sense. The players in humans: defeat never felt defeated. Even if other players caused trouble, the players would not resent the designer. They would only fight happily …

Chen Mo also noticed a more serious situation, which was that the amount of happiness points he gained was decreasing.

In the beginning, many players could provide around 30 to 100 happiness points, but as time went on, it would slowly decrease until it became more than 10 points, and then it would decrease even more.

In other words, when the players first came into contact with the game, they felt particularly happy, so they produced more happiness points. However, once they got used to it, they would not be as happy anymore.

Luckily, there were still new players coming in. Chen Mo estimated that at this rate, he would be able to fill up his happiness points in a day.

However, what was a pain in the ass was that he had to accumulate a full orb of happiness and resentment points before he could proceed with the third stage of the lottery. Chen Mo’s resentment points were very, very little …

What to do?

Chen Mo thought of two methods. The first was to sneak into the rooms and get some grudges from the players like before. The second was to create a mini-game that could generate distress points.

Actually, it was quite worth it to go and get some grudges, because Chen Mo found that there were more rewards when he did so, with each player getting at least 10 grudges, and at most 70 to 80. On the other hand, the game itself generated much less resentment points, often adding three to five points.

It made sense. You could make your teammates resent you for causing trouble in the game, but as the developer, the players wouldn’t often resent you, unless you always prepared all kinds of schemes for them …

Chen Mo suddenly felt that this new game was quite interesting, at least it allowed him to take a big step forward in his revenge against society …

……

"You guys go first, I’ll step on the mechanism!" Lizx typed.

The other teammates didn’t suspect anything and were still sighing about the existence of true love in the world. In the end, just as the first player was about to walk over, student NZX silently walked down from the mechanism.

The automatic door closed and caught the teammate in front …

Everyone was confused.

However, just as they turned around to look, student NZX had stepped on the switch again, and the door opened again.

"Oh, so you accidentally walked down."

His teammates didn’t suspect anything and were about to walk through the automatic door again, but student NZX came down from the mechanism again …

The automatic door closed again and trapped his teammate!

Everyone was speechless.

"Resentment: +30!+" 10!+ 8!"

Chapter 482-acting tough and running!

For the construction stage, student lzx took the lead. He jumped over the gap between the two platforms, accurately grabbed the iron ball hanging in the air, and swung it to the opposite side.

In this level, there was a huge gap between the two platforms. It was impossible to jump over it directly. One had to grab the iron ball in the air and swing it to the opposite side.

The steel ball was actually suspended in the air by a crane. After the player jumped to the opposite side, they could control the crane to swing the steel ball and smash it into the wall next to them. Then, everyone could continue to pass the level.

His teammates sighed with emotion. This red-hat police officer with the word "show" on his back seemed to really know how to play. He passed the checkpoint quickly all the way and was always the first.

It seemed that he could pass the test lying down this time!

However, just as his teammate was about to jump over and grab the iron ball, the iron ball was thrown to the right. The teammate who had jumped in the air fell straight down …

Everyone was confused.

But soon, student NZX operated the crane and moved the metal ball back to its original position.

"Oh, looks like a newbie. I don’t know what the Crane’s control lever is for. It’s excusable, excusable …"

His teammates didn’t suspect anything and jumped again.

As a result, the iron ball was thrown to the right again, and the two teammates who wanted to jump over to catch the iron ball fell straight down again …

His teammates were simply speechless. F * ck me, F * ck me, F * ck me!

The red-cap officer was obviously doing it on purpose!

The most infuriating thing was that he had even deliberately placed the iron ball back in its original position.

And it was a straight hook, waiting for the fish to jump up by itself?

[Resentment: +24!] 16!+ 8!】

……

On the surface of the sea, everyone was squeezed into a small red Boat, and one of his teammates was paddling with all his might.

Under the game’s ridiculous physics, rowing was simply self-torture. He had to hold the left and right keys at the same time to grab the two oars and then constantly move the mouse …

The boat was like a turtle crawling, slowly moving toward the next storage point.

However, his teammates on the boat were very happy.

"Come on, we’re almost at the shore!"

"Eh? Why did the red cap officer jump down?"

"It’s okay, don’t worry about it. He’ll come over after we trigger the Save point. "

"Eh? I think he went ashore to drive that speedboat?"

"That speedboat can be driven? Isn’t it stranded on the beach?"

"F * ck, he really drove that speedboat down. That’s not right, why is he coming towards us!"

"F * ck! Don’t hit me"

"Argh! I fell into the water!"

"F * ck, we capsized! Don’t you run!"

"Beat him up!"

"It’s over, our ship has sunk, and everyone is trapped on the beach"

[Resentment: +55!] 38!+ 42!】

……

Chen Mo couldn’t help but laugh as he looked at the resentments on the virtual screen.

This feeling was quite satisfying …

After humans: a complete mess was released, a large number of players flooded in. In the beginning, everyone had mistakenly thought that this was a scam game like "excavate for Ascension". But after watching the streamers play it, they realized that it wasn ‘t!

This game was very fun!

Chen Mo wasn’t wrong, this game was a healing type of game in a sense, because there was no sense of failure. If you fell, you would automatically return to the Save point, and in the process of solving the puzzles, you could also play with your teammates. It was fun to play!

In particular, the game’s program effect was very good, and the effect of teaming up with acquaintances was especially great. Many hosts were laughing so hard that they were out of breath.

The only flaw was that there was a police officer with a Red Hat and the word "show" on the back who seemed to always run into the rooms to cause trouble and set up his teammates!

Not only were the hosts of the various platforms not spared, but he also did not let many innocent passers-by off!

However, his control was particularly good, and his understanding of the game’s mechanics was particularly thorough. He pretended to be cool and ran away, and no one could do anything to him …

Many live streamers and players were posting on Weibo, strongly condemning the red-cap police officer.

"Everyone, pay attention! There was a pervert who had been running around the game rooms recently, trying to trick his teammates every time, and running away after acting tough. It was simply unforgivable! This person is wearing a police uniform and a Red Hat. One of the more obvious characteristics is the word ‘Xiu’ written on the back. Please be careful!"

Very quickly, many private rooms were locked, locked, or only friends were allowed to enter …

Some of the house owners even locked their rooms when they saw the players in the red cap and uniform …

Chen Mo was helpless too. How did he become famous so quickly?

Sigh, it seems that I’m really too outstanding, like a bright light in the dark. Even if I change accounts, I’ll still be recognized!

My Red Hat, my police uniform, and the casual and unruly word "Xiu" on the back have all deeply betrayed me …

Cough, cough, I’ve digressed.

Actually, Chen Mo could ignore All Access to these rooms, but wouldn’t that expose his identity?

So, after some thought, Chen Zhao decided to just let it be.

‘Even if you want to fleece someone, you have to pay attention to sustainable development …

After a busy afternoon and night, the happiness points on the virtual screen were almost full, but the resentment points had only accumulated less than a quarter.

Chen Mo highly suspected that the amount of resentment needed to fill up a whole tube was lower than the amount of happiness. After all, it was easier for the players to be happy in the game, but it was harder for them to resent the designer.

Moreover, it was difficult to maintain this kind of resentment. If the game itself made the players particularly unhappy, the players might very quickly abandon the game. The sheep had already run away, so where could they get the sheep’s wool …

Therefore, the system must have considered the difficulty of collecting resentment points, so the value was lowered accordingly. However, Chen Mo wasn’t sure if it was true or not, because the two balls didn’t show the exact numbers.

It wasn’t possible to earn more grudges by tricking people in the game. Of course, the main reason was that Chen Mo was getting tired of the game, and the efficiency was too low.

"Alright, I’ll just make another game."

Chen Mo still chose to use the designer’s way to solve problems. Does he want to collect more resentment? Wouldn’t it be over if they just made another game?

However, it was still the Chinese New Year holiday, so Chen Mo only brought a laptop home. There wasn’t enough time to make a big game, and he didn’t have enough time or manpower, so he could only make a small game.

Can’t a mini-game collect grudges?

Hehe, of course you can! Moreover, the collection would not be any worse than the big games!

A mysterious smile appeared on Chen Mo’s face. If that’s the case, then let’s make a game that tests the players ‘brain circuits!

Chapter 483-puzzle game

During the spring Festival, "humans: a total defeat" had successfully spread to all major live streaming platforms and video websites. Many live streamers ‘changes in camera angles had also been recorded and made into highlights that were posted online.

The main reason was that this game was free and could be downloaded by searching. It was very suitable for team games and was especially fun.

During the spring Festival holiday, many friends formed groups and went to internet cafes to play. When they were tired, they downloaded human: It was quite interesting to play ‘defeat and ruin’.

Of course, Chen Mo didn’t get any income from the game, since it was free and didn’t have any in-game purchases.

However, Chen Zhao didn’t care about the small amount of money. What he needed now were happiness points and resentment points.

The players all exclaimed that Chen Mo had really turned over a new leaf! He had actually created such a fun and healing game!

Many people started to suspect that they had really wronged Chen Zhao.

That didn’t make sense!

However, before humanity: a crushing defeat’s popularity faded, Chen Mo’s new game was released.

"Two mini-games in a row! The new game ‘the normal big adventure’ is available for download. It’s a puzzle mobile game, and it’s also completely free of charge, hoho!"

The players were all shocked. What the hell was Chen Mo doing!

It’s the new year, don’t you want to rest?

And what’s with this "Oh hehe"? Why did it feel like there was a deeper meaning to this!

He had already thought that Chen Zhao’s personality was as unreliable as the sun rising from the West. Today’s "hehe" seemed to have exposed his true intentions in some ways …

"Chen Zhao took his medicine? It’s only been a few days and there’s a new game? Don’t tell me he’s pulling the other employees to work overtime with him?"

"No, I heard it’s been a holiday for a long time. These two games were probably created by Chen Mo during the new year."

"Amazing, he’s a boss after all. We’re all playing cards, games, and visiting our relatives when we have nothing to do at home, but Chen Mo is playing games at home! I’m impressed!"

"Puzzle game? Was it something similar to Plants vs Zombies and anipop? That would be fun. Chen Mo’s puzzle games are all pretty good!"

"That’s right, his puzzle games are still well-known. I have to try it out!"

"Chen Mo really wants all the games to be free …"A complete failure" doesn’t even have in-game purchases. Where on earth does he earn money from …"

"I don’t know, but it’s a good thing! I feel like Chen Mo has taken another big step towards being a good game!"

"You can forget it! I fell into the trap before because I heard that League of Legends was a free game, but now? My family suspects that I’m poisoned …"

……

When they heard that it was a free puzzle game, many players ‘first reaction was that it was definitely a game similar to Plants vs Zombies and anipop!

These two games could be considered classics among the puzzle games in the country, and could basically be seen on the puzzle games leaderboards all year round.

Anipop, in particular, had broken a record in terms of player count, and there were still many players playing it. It could be said to be a long-lasting premium game. Even though it had some in-game purchases, it was still a well-known game for players who had played it.

With these two preques, Chen Mo’s puzzle game gained a lot of attention the moment it was released.

……

On fish-catching live streaming platform, in Pursley’s live streaming channel.

Old P had just finished streaming Overwatch and was chatting with the audience.

"Eh? Chen Mo’s new game? Isn’t it the Rubber Man?"

"Another one? ‘F * ck, so fast? Didn’t the Rubber Man just appear?"

"Puzzle game? IQ test? Hehe, you guys are so funny. What’s my title? It’s a humanoid reasoning device, Sherlock Holmes from China. You actually want me to play a puzzle game, are you out of your mind?"

"Puzzle games have no difficulty in my eyes. Let me tell you."

"Someone wants me to prove it? You really won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin. Alright, I’ll go and prove it. "

Old P was now one of the most popular streamers in Overwatch. Not only did his technical skills improve, but his obscenities also improved.

It was true that it wasn’t enough for the current hosts to just have skills. The key was that they had to be strong and funny, and the program’s effect was off the charts, so that the audience would like to watch it.

Old P found the normal dare in the Thunderbolt gaming platform’s mobile game section and started downloading it.

The game was very small, and it finished downloading in a short while.

Old P sighed and said, "you’ve really underestimated me." Do you know why I’m only playing the Overwatch recently? It’s because puzzle games are too easy for me. Only an exciting game like Overwatch can give me a little challenge. "

"There’s actually a new audience member who doesn’t believe me? Hehe, I’m afraid you think that my title of ‘guide P’ is undeserved? Today, I’ll let you know what it means to have a game guide!"

After they entered the normal big adventure, they were greeted with a very shocking game screen.

On the bare cliff, two small, chivalrous people were confronting each other.

"Hiss …" Old P gasped."This … Did Chen Mo’s Art Workers go on strike?"

This drawing style could only be described as terrible. Even primary school students ‘simple drawings were of a higher standard than this.

There were no colors. The cliff and the characters were outlined with pure lines. There were no special effects. There were only two or three very simple animations. Even an amateur designer could not draw such a thing …

Old P was shocked. Something’s wrong? This didn’t seem like Chen Mo’s style.

If Chen Mo could even make a game like Overwatch, then the art must be top tier, how could he make such an ugly game!

Old P confirmed it again. There’s no mistake, this is Chen Mo’s game!

For some reason, old P felt a sense of crisis. Things were abnormal, there must be a conspiracy …

There was a conversation at the beginning of the game.

[Shit King!] [If it wasn’t for that stupid designer, you wouldn’t be alive today!]

[I told you, don’t call me sh * t King. Call me the omnipotent sh * t King!]

Old P couldn’t help but ridicule, "what the hell is the omnipotent Xiang King!" Wasn’t that the meaning of sh * t King?! I don’t think it’s nice at all!"

The two sides were on bad terms and were about to start fighting. At this time, a dialog box appeared on old P’s screen, marked with [attack] and [defense].

Old P thought for a moment. Obviously, he should strike first and gain the upper hand. Attack!

The Blade Master on the left flew over and stabbed the omnipotent Xiang King. A small notification floated up: HP-1。

The all-powerful Xiang King stretched out his hand, and a pile of shit quickly flew towards the swordsman on the left. HP-65536!

The sound of sad music rang out …

[World line support eggface has been destroyed, creating new adventure …]

Old P didn’t feel good, WHAT?

What the hell was this strange style, inexplicable character design, stupid dialogue, and brain-dead combat system?

Chapter 485: There’s something wrong with your brain!

[You are now player number 248, Kitty egg]

Old P was dumbfounded."What’s going on? why is it happening again?"

It was still the same style and the same conversation, but the name of the main character changed from eggface to eggface.

"He didn’t even change the character’s appearance!" Old P ridiculed.

Two options,[attack] and [defense], appeared on the screen again. This time, old P had learned his lesson. As the saying goes, one learns from one’s mistakes. Since attacking could not cause any damage, he could only defend!

[System notification: defense has been greatly increased!]

There was also a shield effect. Although it was still very simple, old P really had the illusion that his defense had improved!

[The omnipotent Xiang King has used his ultimate skill "Lord’s love", dealing 2147483647 damage to you!]

"F * ck! What the hell! My defense has been greatly improved, so why is the damage even higher? This doesn’t make any F * cking sense, okay?"

Old P was speechless. This game had no logic at all!

[In view of your limited strength, we are adjusting our risk …]

[You are now player number 249,’tie dan’ er ‘]

Familiar scenes, familiar plot, familiar routine. Old P felt like he had fallen into an endless loop. It was not over!

But this time, the prompt box had changed.

[Do you wish to surrender to the ‘omnipotent Xiang King’?]

There were two other options below,[no] and [no].

"What the f * ck? Isn’t it the same?"

Old P casually chose [no], but the Xiang King used that lump of shit again and died!

He chose [no], but he still failed!

However, this time, a small [prompt] button appeared on the upper right corner of the screen. After clicking it, a small hand appeared on the left side of the swordsman’s body and pointed at him.

Old P was dumbfounded."This means … You want me to pick him?"

He tried to click on the vigilante on the left, and the vigilante actually took out a pistol. A button appeared at the bottom of the screen: [Fire]

"Holy shit! There’s such an amazing operation? What the hell is wrong with this designer’s brain?"

Old P was shocked. So this was the right way to open the game?

Fire!

[You shamelessly ambushed the defenseless ‘omnipotent Xiang King’, dealing 1000 points of damage!]

He had actually succeeded …

On the screen, the game’s logo flashed past. It turned out that what had just happened was only the prologue. Now, the game had really begun …

Old P didn’t feel good. He felt that he had a lot of philosophical questions in his heart that needed to be answered.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Why am I playing this game …?

[You are now player number 250. Due to the number of destroyed worlds, Adventure System V1.0 has been adjusted to the lowest difficulty. You have received this month’s brain-dead grant of $1,000.000]

Old P let out a long breath. Even though the words "player 250" and "this month’s brainless allowance" hurt his not-so-fragile heart, and fully showed Chen Mo’s evil intentions, he could still hold on …

Obviously, this was not a proper puzzle game at all!

Strictly speaking, this game should be a ‘training program for abnormal brain circuits’, specifically used to twist the players ‘brain circuits in an abnormal direction!

As for the game’s name, "the normal big adventure", it was obviously an irony … This adventure game was not normal at all!

However, this piqued old P’s curiosity. He wanted to see how abnormal the game’s brain circuits were.

[To make this difficulty seem normal, please choose a protagonist name according to your preference.]

[Xiong Batian: $8,000,000]

[Bu Jingtao: $5,000,000]

[Big dog han: $3,500,000]

[Dog leftovers: $1,000,000]

The new riddle made old P fall into deep thought again. From the nature of this game, the first few were not valid at all. Because the brainless subsidy for this month was only 1 million at the beginning, obviously, they could only afford the last name!

Old P chose [dog leftovers] without hesitation.

However, a system notification popped up,[insufficient balance!]

Old P was shocked. What the hell! I’m rich!

However, when he took a closer look, the money was not $1,000,000, but $1,000.000!

The first was a comma, and the second was a dot!

Old P was speechless. He tried to click on the last button, and the balance became $1,000,000.

"F * ck! So that’s how it is, you want to F * cking trick me again!"

Old P was feeling a headache while feeling proud. He was feeling a headache because the game’s brain circuit was indeed impossible to guard against. He was proud because he was getting more and more used to the game’s brain circuit …

To be able to find a solution so quickly, I should also be gifted, right?

Old P entered the game interface with confidence.

This was the real content of the game. The whole screen looked like a very retro horizontal version of a game. The screen was still so simple that it made one’s hair stand on end. There were arrows to the left and right on the bottom left, and a jumping button on the bottom right.

Old P was instantly invigorated, "huh?" Next, it should be time to enter the operational stage! For a high-end player like me, a game that can be operated will make me even more powerful! Tremble in fear, mortal!"

However, old P soon realized that he was wrong, and very wrong!

He realized that all his skills were useless, because this game didn’t follow the rules at all!

And the design of this game was completely contrary to those classic horizontal versions of action games!

For example, a square that could clearly be stepped on would immediately shatter.

The bar was clearly marked with a smiling face, but if he walked over it, it would fall down and smash the protagonist to death.

He was clearly a high-level NPC who protected the peace of the novice village, but he had received a bento after only saying two words!

Whenever he encountered an enemy with a question mark above his head, the system would ask him seriously if he wanted to attack, defend, or escape. Other than escaping, he would die without any suspense …

It was a seemingly harmless River, but a trap would only be triggered when the main character jumped over it.

A piece of land that was originally fine suddenly sank when the protagonist jumped back!

A cloud that looked very safe would suddenly appear with a bunch of sharp thorns and stab the protagonist to death …

There was clearly a pit in front of them, but if they wanted to jump over it, a hidden square would suddenly appear above their heads and push them into the pit.

Old P didn’t feel good at all. This game didn’t follow the routine at all!

And every time he died, it was not his statement that was deducted, but his IQ … From his initial IQ of 250 to his foster value of more than 200, old P felt that he had begun to doubt his life …

After a dangerous journey, old P was welcomed by many people as a hero. When old P walked over, these people would all kneel on the ground to show respect.

In the end, old P saw an NPC soldier in front of him that looked exactly the same as before, with an exclamation mark above his head.

"Eh? There’s a mission?" Old P walked up curiously.

The NPC took out a sword and stabbed the main character to death!

The most annoying thing was that the NPC even sneered, "Idiot!"

"F * ck! I knew it!"

Old P was speechless. This time, he directly jumped over the Assassin’s head.

But just when he thought he was safe, the assassin turned around and rushed at him with his sword raised, stabbing him to death again!

Old P looked at the phone screen, dumbfounded.

"F * ck! As expected, this game was unusual! You’re an assassin, aren’t you? You’ll still take the initiative to attack? Your mother!"

Old P was helpless. What the hell was this?

Chen Mo was definitely making this game to take revenge on society, right?

[Resentment: +199]

Chapter 486: What kind of F * cking puzzle game is this!

The next stage was still a very strange horizontal movement style.

In front of him was a Lonely Water pipe, and in front of the water pipe was a square with a question mark.

For a moment, old P forgot about the game’s nature and went up to touch the square.

As a result, a row of motionless squares appeared above his head, and they were filled with words: You won’t die if you don’t seek death!

"F * ck! I knew it was a trap! This is Chen Mo’s scheme!"

Old P was speechless. He tried to block it a few times and finally confirmed that he couldn’t block it. If he did, he wouldn’t be able to pass!

He had no choice but to commit suicide. His IQ was 50!

The next time, old P learned his lesson and wanted to jump onto this square.

But the moment he jumped up, a man-eating flower came out of the cube and bit the protagonist’s leg.

F * ck! IQ +50!

"F * ck! It’s a conspiracy!"

Old P was speechless. After resurrecting again, he chose to feign a move first. After tricking the man-eating flower out, he stepped on the square. This time, he jumped toward the water pipe in front of him, but it actually leaked through the pipe!

The protagonist fell from the water pipe on the upper left and returned to the distance.

Old P was speechless.

But it wasn’t over yet. Just as old P wanted to jump to the square again, he found that he couldn ‘t! That was because the hidden cubes had all been activated!

And the line of words on it had changed: Even if he didn’t seek death, he would still die!

"F * ck me!"

[Resentment: +66]

Old P was simply speechless, it was impossible to guard against!

After stepping through almost all the pits that could be stepped on, old P finally came to the castle.

"Damn it, I can finally pass. I’m starting to doubt my own intelligence …"

However, just as old P was walking towards the castle Gate without any warning, the king pushed the door open and came out. This push directly pushed old P down the cliff!

F * ck! IQ +50!

"Eh, that’s strange. I think someone knocked on the door just now?" The old king muttered to himself.

Old P almost vomited blood. What the hell was this! There was actually trouble at the last part of this level? Where was the trust between people?

Old P wasn’t discouraged. He started from the beginning and finally arrived at the right side of the castle Gate after much effort.

"Hmph, you can’t push me down again this time, can you?"

Old P confidently walked towards the castle’s main door, but the door opened again. It was still the old king. He pushed the door open and pushed old P down the cliff again!

F * ck! IQ +50!

"What the f * ck!"

Old P was dumbfounded, why didn’t he play by the rules!

Why do I always get pushed off the cliff no matter if I stand on the left or the right!

Old P didn’t understand at all. What should he do?

After the old king’s fancy display of pushing the door open, old P finally had no choice but to click on the [prompt] button on the upper right corner.

[That stupid developer is telling you that there are two ways to get a hint.]

[Intimidate: slap.] There was a simple self-portrait of Chen Mo on the left. He just had to swipe the screen to slap himself, and after a certain number of slaps, he would unlock the notification.

[Temptation: top up 1 yuan …]

The corner of old P’s mouth twitched slightly, and he decisively chose to threaten!

Top up money? It can not be! 1 yuan was still money, not to mention, wasn’t charging money an insult to his IQ? It can’t be charged!

I must not encourage such evil practices!

He could also use this chance to give Chen Zhao a good beating!

After madly slapping Chen Mo 125 times, a notification appeared.

He pointed at the castle door with his little finger.

？？？

Old P was dumbfounded. What did he mean? Could it be …

He tried to click on the castle, and the door opened …

The door opened …

Old P was confused in the wind!

It was a horizontal clearance game! He actually needed to do it manually!

[King: gousheng, you’ve finally come.] Recently, there are always children pranking at my door. It’s really annoying!]

[Gousheng: … (You better not let me find out that you did it on purpose!)]

Old P almost vomited blood, Chen Mo’s game even had its own self-dissing ability! But why do I still feel like hitting you? Why?

You’re very good at taking revenge on society!

After meeting the old king, the old king gave dog feed a book.

There was a lot of key information in the book, and the last question was, "So here’s the question, who is the most handsome person in this game?"

Clearly, this was also a hurdle.

There were four options below. There were in-game character names and real life names.

Old P selected all four options with a dumbfounded expression, and the result was … All wrong!

"What the f * ck? As expected of this game, these are definitely not the options!"

Old P opened the notification and saw that there was a new button under the [intimidate] column with an arrow pointing at Chen Mo’s avatar: [It’s him!]

Old P tried to click it, and it actually passed!

Obviously, the "most handsome person" was Chen Zhao himself!

Even the viewers in the bullet screen couldn’t stand it anymore, and all kinds of bullet comments flooded the screen.

"F * ck, I’ve never seen such a shameless person!"

"Hahahahaha, it’s actually Chen Mo himself. I knew the answer wouldn’t be simple based on the game’s nature!"

"If you play this game too much, it will affect your intelligence!"

"My brain has been led astray!"

"Hahaha, the most handsome person is the designer himself? Isn’t Chen Zhao afraid of being struck by lightning?"

……

In the game, old P found out that there were actually many wicked achievement systems in the game!

For example, the player could unlock the achievement [child prodigy: He actually passed the test with an IQ of 250? [It seems that my design is not difficult enough!]

When the player’s intelligence was reduced to a negative number, the achievement [negative IQ: How was that possible? It must be the world’s fault!]

In the ‘most handsome man’ question, the player will answer ‘the game’s designer’ to unlock the achievement [realist: In order to clear the game, I can only accept this setting …]

This made many of the players in the bullet comments lose their jobs, because Chen Mo had done the job himself!

When the officials complained, no one else could complain!

Old P was tormented by the game to the point of death. It was as if Chen Mo had dug a hole for him in every place that looked fine, waiting for the players to jump in …

It was useless to deliberately guard against it, it was simply impossible to guard against it!

For example, there was a level where the main character had to pick up a wing from the ground to play FlappyBird. However, if he picked it up, he could only fly to the right, and no matter how long he flew to the right, he couldn’t pass the level …

The correct way to open it was to jump to the right side of the wing and pick up the wing. This way, he could fly to the left. After avoiding two flying salted fish and two thorny clouds, he could accurately land on the target point to pass the test.

Who the F * ck would have thought of this!

Old P was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Some levels weren’t something a normal person could come up with, and every time the main character died, his IQ would be deducted. In the last few levels, old P’s IQ had been deducted to more than-800, as if Chen Mo was mocking his own IQ …

This feeling was very bad …

Moreover, the game’s prompts were also very deceptive. Either you slapped 255 times or you topped up 1 yuan. And these two methods would make people feel that their intelligence was being insulted …

"What a F * cking puzzle game! This is simply outrageous!"

Chapter 487: A new skill book

Chen Mo almost laughed out loud as he looked at the endless amount of grudges on the virtual screen.

It seemed that the normal big adventure was a very successful game, and the players could feel its unique charm!

You stepped on a trap and got scammed, resentment points increased.

The death notification indicated a decrease in IQ and an increase in resentment.

Finally, he found a way to clear the level with an abnormal brain circuit, which was to add resentment points.

Even top-ups and slaps would add resentment points!

There were too many grudges being generated, and Chen Mo couldn’t tell who was generating them, but he was sure that any player who played the normal big adventure wouldn’t be able to escape …

The so-called ‘plucking feathers from geese when they pass by’ was basically this level …

Chen Mo was overjoyed as he looked at the endless resentments in the system.

This was even more interesting than topping up!

Moreover, it seemed to be more beneficial to society?

After a period of accumulation, the transparent ball that represented happiness points had been filled to the brim. The second portion of happiness points had also been accumulated to about 30%.

After the happiness points were full, a very eye-catching number " 1″ appeared next to the ball, representing the accumulation of an entire set of happiness points.

As for grudges, he had already accumulated more than 90% of them. He was very close to accumulating a full set.

A steady stream of grudges was still being accumulated. Although the numbers weren’t particularly high, they were long-lasting. When many players slapped "Chen Mo" in order to get a hint, their grudges would continuously increase by 1 +1+1, making Chen Mo smile from ear to ear.

I like to see you guys angry but unable to kill me!

Finally, his resentment points were full!

He had accumulated a full set of happiness points and resentment points, so he could draw the lottery.

"It doesn’t seem that difficult. I’m a genius!"

Chen Mo thought about it happily, then gently tapped on the lottery draw in the middle of the virtual screen.

"The prize for the third stage! I wonder what kind of prize it will be? I’m really looking forward to it!"

Chen Mo stared at the screen intently.

Although they could not win the prizes for the first and second stage, the prizes for the third stage would definitely be better than the previous two stages!

The vortex that was already spinning slowly spun even faster. Soon, a new icon appeared in the center of the vortex: It was a Golden Book.

"A skill book? Hmm, it’s alright. Let’s see what it’s about. "

Chen Mo was well aware of the system’s nature. Skill tomes were considered basic tools, but they were also essential, because only when all the skills were upgraded would it be easier to make large-scale games.

However, Chen Mo still wanted some specialized skills or special items, since those items were less likely to appear …

Chen Mo took a closer look at the new skill book.

[Hardware design skill book (beginner): 1 book]

Chen Mo was shocked, hardware design? Why did the system give me such a thing?

Isn’t this a little too F * cking overboard?

The so-called "hardware" was actually quite easy to understand. It was relative to "software". It was the general term for all physical devices and components.

Simply put, the computer’s main unit, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, which could be seen and touched, were all considered hardware. As for the programs, games, and other virtual things, they were all software.

There was a wide range of hardware. Mobile phones, PC, VR gaming pods, and so on were all in the "hardware" category.

However, Chen Mo was a videogame designer, not a computer engineer. What was the point of having a hardware design skill book? Could he have changed his career to selling cell phones?

The thousand Yuan machine occupied the low-end market?

Born for a fever?

Charging for five minutes and talking for two hours?

Soft light from the front and back, illuminating your ugliness?

Feelings premium? Buying a cell phone and getting free tickets for the crosstalk?

Smashing a walnut with a phone?

Or did it have a nuclear explosion function?

Although Chen Mo could do crosstalk and was good at bluffing, but…Wouldn’t that be a little off-topic?

If that was the case, he wouldn’t be called a video game designer. He would be called a cell phone designer …

He was a little disappointed, but he still ate it. After all, it was not a burden to have more skills …

After using the skill book, some of the knowledge entered Chen Mo’s mind and gradually became clear, as if he had already known it for a long time.

After getting a general understanding of this knowledge, Chen Zhao’s eyes lit up.

This skill book was a beginner skill book, but it covered a wide range. It basically contained some basic knowledge of hardware equipment such as mobile phones, PC, gaming pods, etc. Basically everything was included.

Chen Mo could feel that if he ate more of these skill books, he would have the ability to direct some of the technical staff to design a phone or computer.

It was "directing" and not "designing" himself, which meant that Chen Mo could roughly distinguish the good and bad of the design and the principles behind it, but it was still a distance away from being able to do it himself.

Moreover, not all of these skill books were from his previous world. Some of them were also from the parallel world, including the gaming pod technology. Even though he had only grasped the basics, Chen Mo could feel that if he continued to eat the skill books, he might be able to improve the VR gaming pod’s hardware one day.

Even though there was only one skill book, it was still a new skill, and Chen Mo might be able to use it in the future, so he was quite happy.

However, the resentment and happiness points that he had saved up were only enough for one draw. This made Chen Mo, who had drawn hundreds of cards in a row before, very uncomfortable.

"I still prefer the original system where I can become stronger by charging money …"

Chen Zhao muttered to himself, but he soon let it go.

After getting used to the ‘happiness’ and ‘resentment’ settings, Chen Mo actually felt that it was quite interesting …

"It seems like I’ll have to make some adjustments to my research and development plan starting after the new year. From now on, making money won’t be my main goal. My main goal is to create more games that can ‘heal people’s hearts’.

The word ‘heal’ actually had both meanings.

Chen Mo analyzed the speed at which the two emotions could be obtained. The speed at which he obtained happiness points was faster, but the amount he needed was also larger. On the other hand, resentment points were relatively slower to obtain, and they would slowly be converted into happiness points in the later stages, but the amount required was smaller.

Torturous games like "the normal big adventure" only provided more resentment points at the beginning S but they would slowly turn into happiness points in the middle S in the later stages S the only ones left were basically sadistic people who were used to this way of thinking, and the happiness points produced were already more than the resentment points …

However, the system’s values were clearly specially designed. The amount of happiness points required was much greater. In general, happiness points were still more lacking.

This basically decided Chen Mo’s future and short-term plans.

Chapter 488: Are you interested in giving a lecture?

Chen Zhao was thinking about his plans for after the new year when his phone rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was Qiao Hua.

"Oh? It’s the new year, what does the game Committee want from me?"

Chen Mo was a little confused, the Spring Festival holiday wasn’t over yet, so the game Committee shouldn’t have started work yet, right? Calling at this hour, could it be … To wish me a Happy New Year?

…That doesn’t make sense, the game Committee is full of leaders, why would they wish me a Happy New Year …

Chen Mo picked up the phone,’Hello? Happy New Year, Minister Qiao. "

"Happy New Year, " Qiao Hua said with a smile. I heard that you didn’t stay idle when you went home for the new year, and even made two new games?"

Chen Zhao smiled, "I have nothing to do at home. I’m just bored." What, does the game Committee care about this?"

Qiao Hua laughed, "why would the game Committee care about this!" Alright, let’s stop with the nonsense and get down to business. I wanted to tell you about this after the spring Festival holiday, but time is tight, so I asked for your opinion in advance. It’s like this, do you want to be a lecturer?"

"A lecturer?" Chen Mo was taken aback.

What the hell is this?

"I’d like to invite you to teach an elective course at First World University, "Qiao Hua said with a smile. The previous elective teacher was seriously ill, so he couldn’t teach anymore. Someone needed to help out the classes in the second half of the year. After thinking about it, I feel that you’ve just won game of the year, so it’s most suitable for you to teach this elective course. Are you interested in it?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment,’what class is it? If it’s a specific type of game, maybe I don’t have enough experience now, and I might be misleading the students?"

"This course is called ‘gaming prospects’, " Qiao Hua replied. Well, it was basically a history and expected course. In the first half of the year, the teacher had already explained the history of the development of games to everyone. The last part was mainly about the prediction of the future. In other words, what would the future game be like? how would the entire game industry develop?"

"You don’t have to worry about not doing a good job or not being good enough, " Qiao Hua continued. "On one hand, this course is to educate the students on the basics of video game creation, so that they can have a basic understanding of the game industry. On the other hand, they were looking forward to the future. It’s an elective course, not a compulsory one, so you can actually talk about it with a little more freedom. "

Chen Mo nodded, "okay, I understand. I’ll think about it."

"Think about it, " Qiao Hua said kindly."There’s no rush. You just have to give me an answer within the next few days."

"Then why did you choose the first university and not the other schools?" Chen Zhao asked.

Qiao Hua laughed."It’s because this happened too suddenly. On one hand, the teacher fell sick and needed you to save him. On the other hand, it was to make up for the lack of gaming expertise in our University."

"Although the academic level of world No. 1 University is not bad, they have always been lacking in the area of game design. I’m asking you to give a lecture because I hope that you can give some new inspiration to the teachers there. After all, you’re a professional video game designer, while these teachers have been away from the line of video game design for a long time. Many of their ideas can’t keep up with the current era."

Chen Mo nodded."Alright, I’ll think about it. Is this an official mission from the game Committee?"

"Of course not, " Qiao Hua laughed, "this was completely voluntary. If you want to go, of course it’s good, but if you don’t want to, we won’t force you. We can still find someone else. "

After hanging up, Chen Zhao did some research.

The world’s first university was actually another name for a famous school in Qi Lu.

Qi Lu wasn’t far from the imperial capital. It only took two hours by high-speed rail.

Chen Mo didn’t have much time to spare. This elective only had one class every two weeks, and each class was two hours long. This meant that Chen Zhao only needed to make a trip once every two weeks.

After all, this was only an elective class.

For the students, they had to completely master the contents of the professional course because it was basic classic knowledge. As for the elective course, it was more to cultivate interest and to have some basic understanding of the game industry.

Chen Zhao was quite interested in this, as he had never been a university lecturer.

Moreover, Chen Mo felt that being a lecturer was a glorious thing. As the saying went, a teacher was responsible for teaching and clearing up doubts.

If he could make more students like game design through his lectures, he would be able to cultivate more talents for the domestic game industry. This was something he was happy to see.

After all, he didn’t lack money anymore. He didn’t need to consider how much money he could make as an important goal.

Now, his goal was to be diversified. On one hand, he wanted to let the game industry develop better so that the channels would no longer restrict research and development. On the other hand, it was to create more and more fun games for players. It could also allow more talents to enter this industry.

And from the current course, this was only an elective, so he didn’t have to worry about being restricted or following the textbook. In fact, he just had to talk about some of his own experiences, and he had a high degree of freedom.

His lectures didn’t affect his current work, because he only needed to go to world No. 1 University once every two weeks.

After some consideration, Chen Mo agreed.

Qiao Hua then gave Chen Mo a few more reminders not to stick to a fixed way of thinking. He didn’t even need to do a PowerPoint or a live lecture, as long as he finished the class.

As for the final test and results of the students, they could also decide on their own. For this, the world No. 1 University School would not have any requirements or interference.

Then what should he talk about? Chen Zhao was also considering it.

Since it was his first time giving a lecture on a University campus, he had to teach something that no one else had taught before.

Chen Mo already had a plan for this, but he still needed to think about what he wanted to talk about.

……

After the spring Festival holiday, Chen Zhao returned to the imperial capital.

The work after the new year was almost done, and there were no new games for the time being.

Chen Mo’s two main works, League of Legends and Overwatch, were still in development. There would be new updates and content in the new year.

Especially in League of Legends, all the major clubs had already formed teams, and the preparations for the LPL Spring Season were also in full swing. The related League tournament would soon be on the right track.

As for the Overwatch Council, they also had plans to develop the next version.

After Overwatch won the Game of the Year award, other game companies were also considering developing similar products. After the new year, they had also established projects and started their development.

Chen Zhao didn’t say anything."You guys do your thing and I’ll do mine."

Chapter 489: Welcome to listen

Some of the other game modes of the Overwatch were also released, and the vitality of the game was greatly extended.

Chen Mo was considering updating Overwatch every two months, adding some holiday skins, new maps, new playstyles, new heroes, etc., To try and keep the game popular.

" 70 new heroes a year" was just a lie. It was impossible to do that much. However, the new heroes had to be made appropriately, or it would be impossible to maintain the popularity of the game among the players.

There was a lot of work to be done, and Chen Mo didn’t have much time to think about the first game of the year, so he didn’t think about making a new game in the first month after Chinese New Year. Instead, he asked everyone to take care of Overwatch and League of Legends.

Chen Mo also told everyone that he was going to be a coach at Shanghai University, and everyone was very surprised.

Qian Kun asked, "manager, are you really going to be a lecturer?" Then can I attend the class?"

Chen Mo was amused,’what are you doing? Work hard, you’re not a college student anymore. "

Qian Kun chuckled."As the saying goes, you learn as you live. I’m really interested in your lecture."

Chen Mo patted his shoulder."You’re able to take charge of a game on your own now. Maybe in another two or three years, you’ll be able to teach others about competitive games."

Su Jinyu asked, "manager, how long are you going to be gone?" It won’t affect our future game development plan, will it?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "it doesn’t matter." There was only one class every two weeks, and each class was two hours long. This means that I’ll only be absent for one day every two weeks, and it won’t affect the development of the game. "

"As for what game we’re going to develop next, I haven’t thought about it yet. I’ll come up with a new design concept in a month."

Su Jinyu nodded."Alright, manager. I’ve cheered you on!"

……

After settling everything related to the experience store and preparing the content for his elective class, Chen Mo took the high-speed rail to Qi Lu.

World No. 1 University was considered a key University in China. Its learning style was more down-to-earth and simple, which was in line with the cultural characteristics of Qi Lu.

It was said that Qilu’s students were more miserable because Qilu’s cut-off point could be said to be the highest in the country. Therefore, the cut-off point of world No. 1 University was also higher, and there were many top students on campus.

As for its shortcomings, it should be said that the world first university and the Qi Lu region had similar characteristics. They were relatively more traditional and conservative.

Although they had a certain advantage in some traditional subjects, their development in some new fields fell behind other first-class universities in all aspects.

Of course, the reasons for this were more complicated. There were management problems, culture problems, and many other problems. All in all, this was an objective fact. Compared to other universities, the gaming major of world No. 1 University was still in a backward position.

In the parallel world, the status of the gaming industry had risen, and it was highly valued by many of the higher-ups, which was evident from the appearance of the game Committee.

Under such circumstances, it wasn’t surprising that many universities would offer a major in game design.

Those who graduated from top universities with a major in game design would often be fought over by big companies like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, and they would receive a high annual salary after graduation.

It could be said that in the parallel world, even though the gaming industry was not as popular as financial management, it was still a pretty good profession.

As for Chen Mo, he didn’t have any background in the arts. He studied literature, which was why it was so difficult for him to enter the industry.

If one were to graduate from a top university with a major in game design, they would usually be able to follow a more advanced game designer as an apprentice as soon as they graduated, or enter a large company to be in charge of a smaller project independently. It would be much faster to start.

……

When Chen Mo arrived at First World University, there was a teacher from a school that specialized in game design who was in charge of welcoming him.

"Hello, is this Mr. Chen Zhao? I’m the counselor of the School of Game Design, my name is Liu Hai. "

He was a tall and thin young man, probably a student who had stayed in the school after graduation. She didn’t look too different from Chen Zhao’s age. She might be a year or two older.

Chen Zhao shook his hand."Hello, Liu Hai. I’m hair curtain."

Liu Hai was drunk at that moment. F * ck, this is a joke!

This friendly joke didn’t affect Liu Hai’s attitude towards Chen Mo, he was still very respectful, because the game committee leader had told the School of Game Design that it was a big Shot who was here to save the fire.

In the beginning, everyone was very puzzled. What kind of Big Shot was he? When they heard that Chen Mo was coming, all the leaders, lecturers, and professors were shocked.

Who in the domestic video game design industry didn’t know of Chen Mo?

Chen Mo had just won game of the year, and had been a hot topic in the past few years, so he was quite well-known in the domestic video game industry.

The teachers from the school also liked to study Chen Mo’s games when they had nothing to do. After hearing that Chen Mo was coming, many teachers wanted to use this opportunity to exchange ideas with him and learn the latest design concepts.

After all, Chen Mo was one of the top designers in the country and had many representative works, especially in the competitive gaming industry. He was also well-known overseas. The fact that such a person could come was something very important for the First World University.

With Liu Hai leading the way, Chen Mo arrived at the School of Game Design and met the Dean.

The Dean of the School of Game Design was a middle-aged man in his forties called Fang Yubin. He was slightly chubby, but his face was kind and didn’t put on any airs.

"Welcome, Mr. Chen Mo, " Fang Yubin said with a smile. It must have been hard on you to come all the way from the capital to Qi Lu. It’s our Academy’s honor that you’re here to give a lecture. "

"Not at all, " Chen Mo quickly replied."I’m a self-taught amateur. I still need to consult you academics on some professional questions."

After a round of mutual praise, everyone had a pleasant conversation.

After Fang Yubin gave Chen Mo a brief introduction of the class, he asked Liu Hai to show Chen Mo around the classroom and the school.

Liu Hai brought Chen Mo to the lecture hall of the mixed-use building.

"This is the place where you will be teaching. "From now on, you’ll have classes here at 10 am on every other Thursday."

Liu Hai had already contacted the teacher in charge of the equipment and turned on the projector and other equipment in advance.

"If you think it’s necessary to use a PowerPoint, you can use the projector. The content of the lesson is up to you, as long as you can teach the corresponding lesson time. You can also arrange for the students to watch videos, debate freely, and so on during the class. You have absolute freedom in this area. "

"However, the school leaders and some lecturers and professors might come to listen in on your elective class. You don’t have to be too surprised about this. After all, you’re an S-grade videogame designer and you’ve been on the frontlines of research and development. These teachers have long heard of your name and would like to learn some new game design knowledge from you. "

"Sure, no problem, " Chen Mo smiled."I welcome everyone to my class."

Chapter 490: The most popular elective lecturer!

The news of Chen Zhao’s arrival had already spread among the students.

This was big news. Even though the school had intentionally kept it a secret, there were too many people who knew about it. Some of the student cadres had only heard a few words from the teachers, and very quickly, the news had spread throughout the entire school.

"I heard that Chen Mo will be teaching the electives in the new semester? Is that true?"

"Chen Mo is actually going to be one of the best in the afterlife? Oh my God, since when did our school have so much face! Isn’t he one of the few S-grade video game designers in the country?"

"Yeah, he’s the designer of League of Legends and the Overwatch!"

"I wonder how much it cost to invite him to the Academy this time. But someone like Chen Mo doesn’t lack money, right? even if you have money, you might not be able to hire him. "

"I heard that the game Committee arranged this personally. Did they think that our school’s video game design department is too weak, so they asked Chen Mo to come and give us some advice?"

"You don’t say, that’s a possibility!"

"Then wouldn’t we be basking in too much light?"

"Oh my, I’m so excited. I heard that Chen Mo is very young and handsome. I wonder what he looks like in real life."

"And he’s very rich!" Someone added.

"Yeah, the key is that he’s rich …"

"He’s simply a life idol. If only I could be like him after I graduate!"

The students were all talking about it. Many of them were surprised to find out that this was the first time they were looking forward to class …

……

At 10 am on Thursday morning, the lecture hall of the comprehensive building was full of people.

There were even many people loitering in the corridor and outside the door. The seats had long been taken up, and these people could only stand in the back row and listen.

Many of the students who had chosen this course were dumbfounded. What was going on? How could there be so many people choosing this course?

"Last semester, there were only a few dozen people in this elective class. The large lecture theater wasn’t even full! Why were there still so many people standing and listening this time? Where did these students come from?"

"Oh my God, I have to come earlier next time. I almost couldn’t even get a seat this time. I could only get the last row."

"There are so many unfamiliar faces. I feel like they’re from other colleges. There are also many people who aren’t from the gaming major who came to listen."

"Maybe everyone wants to see what the designers of League of Legends and Overwatch look like …"

"Look, there are many teachers listening in from behind. These teachers are quite smart. They came over half an hour earlier to reserve seats …"

It was the most fatal for the government to occupy a seat …

Many of the teachers were also speechless. The attendance rate for this elective class was much higher than that of the professional classes!

Not only were the students of their own Academy here, but many students from other Academies were also here.

Liu Hai was also present. Seeing this situation, he also felt a little annoyed.

In fact, this kind of elective course didn’t restrict students from other specializations from listening in, because the general elective classes were not full at all.

However, this class was different. There were too many people and there were no seats left. Many students from the School of Game Design who had chosen this elective course had no place to sit.

Liu Hai came to the podium and said to the students below the stage, "Everyone, please pay attention. This is an elective course for the game design major. Students who have not signed up for this course, please try not to take up any seats. There will be a video of his class and it will be posted on our school’s internal website. You can watch it after the class. "

The quality of the students was still relatively high. Some of the students who didn’t choose this course stood up to give up their seats and then left by themselves, or stood in the back row.

But even so, the entire class was still unusually lively.

Liu Hai was also very helpless. He couldn’t chase her away.

Clearly, Chen Zhao’s appeal among the young people was extraordinary.

It was mainly because Chen Zhao was young and had a lot of personal charm.

Although there were other S-grade video game designers in the country, they were all focused on research and development and rarely showed their faces in front of the players. It didn’t mean that they were worse than Chen Mo, but with less exposure, their popularity would naturally drop.

Just like some experts and scholars, they had real talent, but they didn’t have many opportunities to display it in front of the public, so their popularity was naturally low.

But Chen Mo was different. Not only was he a very young S-grade videogame designer, he was also very well known in the country.

Events like the League of Legends World Finals and his victory over the AI had all increased Chen Mo’s popularity.

To these students, Chen Mo was only a few years older than them, so they were basically the same age. They had more common topics to talk about.

As soon as the bell rang, everyone turned to look at the door.

Chen Zhao walked in and stopped."Oh, why are there so many people?"

The entire lecture hall was filled to the brim, and many people were standing at the back of the classroom. Even the people outside the door were looking in.

Am I that popular? Chen Zhao was also puzzled.

……

There weren’t many red tape in the University. There was no need to stand up or greet the teacher. The professor would start the lecture when he arrived and leave the class after the lecture. Whether there were questions or answers to questions in the class depended entirely on the professor’s mood.

Some professors simply talked from the beginning to the end, not communicating with the students at all. They didn’t even ask if the students were sleeping or skipping class.

Of course, there were also lecturers who were keen on calling out names or calling students to answer questions. It could only be said that this was a matter of personal habit.

The Dean of the School of Game Design and a few other professors were sitting in the back of the classroom. They had already told Chen Zhao that they would only listen and wouldn’t ask about the class.

A few lecturers were discussing it in private.

"Chen Mo hasn’t given a lecture before, can he do well? Some video game designers know everything when they’re making a game, but it’s different from giving a lecture. "

"It shouldn’t be a big problem. This is an elective class, so it’ll be fine as long as he can talk a little about something important to arouse the students ‘interest. He was originally here to put out the fire anyway."

"I heard that he’s very eloquent. It shouldn’t be a problem for him to give lectures. I’m just afraid that he won’t have any teaching materials. Will he go off track?"

Of course, these were all private discussions. Now that they were in class and in front of the Dean, they did not dare to say too much.

Most of the lecturers didn’t doubt Chen Mo’s professionalism. After all, he was a self-made S-grade video game designer with successful works on mobile, PC, and VR.

As long as Chen Mo had something useful, he would be able to teach the class well.

Chen Zhao walked up to the podium. He didn’t have a notebook or a textbook. He had nothing. However, he was very relaxed and did not have any nervousness or stage fright.

Chapter 491: The first lesson

"Quite a few people came, I’m very pleased."

Chen Zhao looked at the audience with satisfaction and said, "First, let me introduce myself. I’m Chen Mo, the designer of League of Legends and the Overwatch. Most of the students here should know me, so I won’t say much. If I say too much, it will seem like I’m showing off. "

The audience burst into laughter. Chen Mo’s self-praise was unique. He was still the same as he was during the livestream, always saying flirtatious jokes.

When the laughter died down, Chen Zhao continued, "First of all, I would like to thank the game Committee and the leaders of the world’s top video game design major for letting me give this class. I’m also very honored. "

"Today is the first class. Let’s first briefly talk about the class itself. This class is called future prospects of games. It is to summarize the past development experience of the game industry and look at the future development prospects of the game industry. "

"As for some of my past experiences, I won’t repeat them since you’ve already learned them last semester. It’s the era of mobile games, PC games, and VR games, but in the future … It might be the world of virtual games, or it might not be. This is the focus of our future classes. "

"Of course, according to current understanding, the future will definitely be dominated by virtual games because virtual games can crush mobile and PC in all aspects of experience. Many people believe that with the continuous development and advancement of technology and the popularization of VR gaming pods, VR games will definitely replace mobile and PC as the most important and high-end entertainment in the future. It will also become the mainstream gaming genre.

"I would like to hear everyone’s thoughts on this point. Is there any student who wants to take the initiative to speak?"

The response from the students below the stage was very enthusiastic, and they all raised their hands.

Chen Zhao pointed at a girl with glasses in the front row."You can explain."

The girl with glasses stood up and greeted, "Mr. Chen Mo, Hello!" I think this is an obvious fact. VR games are better than mobile and PC games in all aspects. Although VR games aren’t very popular in China, it’s mainly due to the cost of VR games. "

"At the moment, a VR gaming pod costs at least tens of thousands, at most hundreds of thousands. It’s too expensive for the current income level of the ordinary people in the country. But what if in the future, we could let people enter the virtual world through a VR helmet or just a pair of VR glasses? Or if the price of VR gaming pods dropped drastically to the same price as PC games, then VR games would definitely crush the living space of PC games. That’s why I think the future will be dominated by VR games. "

Chen Mo nodded and pointed to a chubby boy in the middle row.

The boy stood up."I think VR gaming pods will definitely become mainstream in the future. But PC and mobile should still have room for survival." Unless there were virtual glasses or virtual helmets that could integrate the functions of mobile phones and PC. Before that, it’s impossible for VR games to completely dominate the entire market. "

"But based on the current situation, with our current level of technology, it’s still too early for that day to come. So, the coexistence of mobile phones, PC, and VR will continue for a long time.

Chen Mo called out a few more students.

Everyone had their own opinions, but the general idea was similar. Everyone felt that it was only a matter of time before virtual reality games became mainstream.

Before virtual reality games completely dominated the market, other gaming platforms, including mobile and PC, would not suffer a fatal blow, but they would not live well either.

Chen Mo nodded. This point of view basically represented the current mainstream view.

"That’s what I’m going to talk about today, " Chen Zhao said."I have a different opinion on this."

"Will the game really be completely limited by the platform? I don’t think that’s the case. A truly good game will be a good game no matter which platform it is put on. It might even be able to save an entire platform because of a game. "

The students blinked their eyes. This was an unconventional way of saying it.

"Mr. Chen Mo, are you talking about League of Legends?" a student asked.

Many people’s first reaction was to think that it was League of Legends, because PC games were completely dominated by VR games before that. However, the popularity of League of Legends was beyond anyone’s expectations, and it was even more popular than many VR games on the market.

Moreover, League of Legends couldn’t be changed into a VR game, which made many people realize that VR wasn’t omnipotent.

Chen Mo nodded, "League of Legends is just one of the many examples." Actually, there are still a lot of openings in the Chinese game market, and VR games can’t cover all of them. "

"Miss Chen Mo, " a student asked, "what do you mean by ’empty’?"

Chen Mo replied, "the game is a form of expression, while the device is a medium." The VR gaming pod was just one of the carriers. It had its advantages, but it also had its disadvantages. It could not meet all the needs of everyone. To give a simple example, handheld devices still had room for survival even now. It’s just that no one’s doing it. "

Everyone was stunned.

A handphone?

Parallel world had its own handheld devices as well. The so-called handheld device was actually a handheld game machine. Its main feature was that it could be held in one’s hand to play.

However, the handheld devices in this world had not been fully developed at all. They disappeared very quickly because technology developed very quickly. With the improvement of technology, smartphones continued to become more and more popular. Handheld devices had been completely replaced by mobile games.

Indeed, there was a high degree of overlap between the functions of a handheld phone and a mobile phone. In the eyes of the designers of this world, most of the functions of a handheld phone could be achieved on a mobile phone. In that case, why would they spend money on a handheld phone?

As such, everyone was surprised by Chen Mo’s words, as handheld consoles were a long-lost game medium, a fact that was widely acknowledged in the gaming industry.

The few lecturers and professors in the back row were frowning. What was going on? How could Chen Mo make such a common mistake?

One of the braver students raised his hand and said, "Mr. Chen Mo, are you sure that handheld devices still exist in this era? The functions of a handheld phone and a mobile phone were highly repetitive. What a handheld phone could do, a mobile phone could do as well. But why would he buy a handheld phone? It doesn’t make sense. "

Chen Mo smiled, "because the handheld device I’m talking about isn’t what you’re thinking. You’ve all imagined a handphone to be a mobile phone that can’t make phone calls and can’t install other software, right?"

The students looked at each other. What was the difference?

The handphone couldn’t be installed with other software or make phone calls, right? What’s the difference between a phone and other things?

"Think about it, " Chen Mo said, "if there’s a handphone, we can play an open world game on it. There were real joysticks and real buttons on it, and it felt better than the virtual joysticks of mobile phones. It was very convenient and could be played anytime, anywhere. How many people do you think will buy it?"

Chen Mo wants to be a mobile phone?

The student who asked the question said thoughtfully, "I think I get it now, Mr. Chen Mo. You mean the handheld device’s performance will be better than the phone, and you can even play some very large open world games. But is that even possible?"

Chen Mo smiled."There’s no problem with the current technology. The reason no one’s doing it is because everyone’s mistaken."

Chen Mo continued, but the lecturers and professors in the back row were also suspicious.

Even though Chen Mo had his reasons, it was completely against common sense in the video game industry. The lecturers didn’t dare to interrupt Chen Mo or question him, since Chen Mo’s question had always been a question of differing opinions.

Chen Mo said that there was still room for cell phones to survive in this world. To prove this, they had to create a cell phone that was popular all over the world, or at least in China.

However, there was none at the moment.

Of course, Chen Mo could say that it was because the handheld device manufacturers in this world were too trashy, and couldn’t make the handheld device he wanted.

Chen Mo didn’t dwell on this point and continued to explain according to his plan. However, this question was deeply rooted in many people’s hearts.

……

Chen Mo’s first class went smoothly. He was good at talking, and his knowledge of games was much higher than the average scholar, so many students felt that he had benefited a lot.

However, as the related video was posted on the official website of World University, there were also voices of doubt.

Most of the questions were focused on one point. Chen Mo said that there was still room for mobile phones to survive in this era. Was that nonsense?

"Isn’t a handheld device an old antique that has been eliminated long ago? Now that smartphones were so advanced, what game couldn’t they make? Why would there be people who specifically buy handheld phones?"

"Yeah, I think Chen Mo’s taking things for granted too. Maybe it’s because he’s interested in handheld games, so he thinks that others like them too?"

"This is a University class. Aren’t you misleading the students? Even though some unverified theories can be put forward, it’s obviously irresponsible to say something that’s obviously a fallacy. "

"I also think that Chen Mo didn’t know what to do during his first lecture. He’s just talking nonsense when he’s high."

Many people were using this as an excuse to force Chen Zhao to apologize and admit that he had made a mistake.

Chen Mo was quite popular in the game industry, but his relationship with distributors was like fire and water. One could only imagine how many people would jump out to help him in this situation.

These people had their own motives. If Chen Mo came out to apologize and said he was wrong, it would clearly reflect his lack of professionalism. It would also be a blow to his reputation.

In the designers ‘chat group, this matter had caused a lot of discussion.

"What’s the situation? Is Big Boss Chen Zhao here?"

"What’s wrong?"

"I think boss Chen Mo mentioned a common mistake in his lecture at world’s No. 1 University. In the end, a bunch of haters got hold of it and used it as a pretext to make a big fuss. Now, there’s a lot of noise on the internet. "

"How could this be? How could Chen Mo make a common-sense mistake?"

"What kind of common sense mistake is it?"

"I think boss Chen Mo said that there’s still room for mobile phones to survive in this era."

…"It doesn’t seem appropriate, but it’s not a big deal. Why are so many people holding onto it? Maybe it’s just a slip of the tongue. "

"Someone is definitely trying to stir up trouble!"

As everyone was chatting, Chen Mo replied, "Why do you all think that’s wrong?"

Everyone was a little dumbfounded.

Although everyone was surprised to see Chen Mo, Chen Mo seemed to think he was right.

Zhang xiaokong typed,[the current mainstream understanding in the industry is that mobile phones are already outdated!]

"What?" Chen Mo asked, "does mainstream knowledge have to be right?"

Everyone was dumbfounded. Why was Chen Mo so confident? I’m not the one at fault, but the world?

Zhang xiaokong said, "Chen Mo, you can’t say that." It’s mainly because you can’t prove what you said. Aren’t you just getting yourself into trouble?"

Chen Mo typed, I can prove it!

"Ah?" Zhang xiaokong was stunned."You can prove it?" How are you going to prove it? Can you make a best-selling mobile phone?"

"Yeah, " Chen Mo said."I’m planning to make a popular phone."

Everyone was speechless.

The group instantly fell silent, and everyone didn’t know what to say.

It was no wonder, Chen Mo’s statement was a bit too shocking!

You’re a video game designer, why are you making your own handheld device? Can you make something that so many hardware designers can ‘t?

Moreover, not many people made things like mobile phones!

However, since everyone in the group was Chen Mo’s friend, they didn’t ask any further after knowing that Chen Mo was confident.

As for whether or not it would work, he would only know after Chen Mo’s handheld device was made …

……

Even after Chen Mo returned to the imperial capital, there were still many people discussing this topic online. It was obvious that it wouldn’t stop for a while.

A portion of them were fake reviewers who were adding fuel to the fire, while a portion of them really didn’t think that Chen Mo would win.

Chen Zhao laughed. Since you guys are helping me gain popularity, I’ll take advantage of it.

Chen Mo posted on Weibo,’it seems like a lot of people think I can’t make a good handheld device? Don’t worry, you’ll agree with me after I’ve done it. "

Wasn’t it just to make a mobile phone? I can.

The technology in this parallel world was much more advanced than in Chen Mo’s previous life, so it wasn’t difficult to make a handheld device. However, because of the concept, many people felt that if there was a mobile phone, there would be no need for a handheld device, so no one really studied this thing.

Chen Mo didn’t actually need to design a handheld device himself, he only needed to explain the concept and find a Reliable Manufacturer to do the work.

Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, many cell phone manufacturers were also OEM. Just like Xiao Mi, she could make mobile phones, computers, electric lights, and power strips. Making so many things was actually just to be responsible for the design, then find a manufacturer to produce and sell it online.

At the same time, Chen Mo didn’t need to make his own handheld device, he just needed to leave the design to the professionals.

But even so, it was already very shocking!

A lot of people were shocked, Chen Mo’s short temper … Was really something!

"F * ck, in order to prove his point, he really has to make a mobile phone? Chen Mo is f * cking awesome …"

"I respect you for being a man. When the grass on your grave grows up, I’ll go back and burn some incense for you …"

"Chen Zhao … He’s not going to admit his mistake? Is it expanding?"

"I think Chen Mo’s so confident that he’ll definitely be able to make a handheld device!"

"The key isn’t to make it, but to have someone buy it!"

"Awesome. It doesn’t matter if Chen Mo succeeds or not. This ‘I’ll do it’ is something we should learn from!"

Some people were surprised, some were disappointed, but in general, after Chen Mo said he wanted to make a mobile phone, no one chased after him anymore, because there was no point in a war of words.

As for who was right and who was wrong, they would only know after the handheld device came out!

……

By the time Chen Mo returned to the experience store, the news had already spread.

Qian Kun was shocked, "manager, it’s only been two days since we last met. Why did you make such big news again?" You really want to be a handheld device?"

"What is it?" Chen Mo nodded.

"What about us?" Qian Kun asked. "Should we go and be mobile phones too?"

Chen Zhao smiled, no need. When this is released, it will be paired with a new set of games. You guys are mainly busy with the new game. You don’t have to worry about the handheld device, I’ll go and contact them. "

Chapter 493: Working with mobile phone developers

Could a cell phone replace a handphone?

In the eyes of the players in parallel world, the answer was obvious: Of course he could.

This was because the functions of mobile phones and handheld phones were highly repetitive. They were both portable devices that could play games. Moreover, the configuration of mobile phones these days was very high, and they could play large-scale games that were tens of gigabytes.

Not to mention that mobile phones had an advantage that palm phones couldn’t compare to.

On one hand, everyone had a smartphone, which meant that everyone was a potential user of mobile games. On the other hand, mobile phones had internet access and had more users. For video game companies, it would be easier to make online games with more users.

In that case, why would most people spend two to three thousand Yuan on a separate handheld phone to play games?

That didn’t make sense!

Therefore, the people of this world did not realize the possibilities of a handheld device.

However, Chen Zhao did not think so.

Mobile phones could never replace handheld phones. This was not a problem that could be solved by technological development. This was an inevitable result of the different positioning of the two products.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, whether it was a console or a handheld device, the buttons were fixed. There had to be two solid joysticks on the left and right, and more than ten solid buttons.

Obviously, these solid joysticks and buttons couldn’t be placed on the phone, because their positioning was completely different from the phone itself.

Making calls, sending messages, and using various applications were the main functions of a mobile phone. Playing games was just one of its secondary functions.

Therefore, no cell phone manufacturer would add a physical joystick and buttons on the phone, which were useless except for playing games.

Ultimately, the cell phone was not a professional game console, so games were just a subsidiary function.

It was impossible for cell phones to fully serve games, so it was impossible for them to experience some core games to the extreme.

In addition, whether it was a console or a handheld device, its true vitality lay in the core games on it, and some games could not be transplanted to a mobile phone no matter what.

In other words, the difference between mobile phones and handheld phones was not determined by the level of technological development, but by the different positions of these two products. Their main functions were different, so they could never be the same.

Of course, there was also the possibility that with the development of technology in the future, people could enter the virtual game world with a virtual helmet or a pair of virtual glasses.

If it really improved to this extent, then not only handheld phones, but also gaming devices such as mobile phones and PC would be eliminated.

And even if a new device replaced the handheld device, it didn’t mean that the handheld device had disappeared. It could only be said that the new device had become the new handheld device.

Therefore, from the current situation, handheld phones and mobile phones, as two devices with different main functions, could co-exist. If the players wanted to experience some professional hardcore games, they still had to use the handheld console.

The handheld device that Chen Mo wanted to design was obviously to fill in the void of parallel world.

Of course, since there were no handheld devices made in China in parallel world, Chen Mo had to start from scratch.

However, starting from scratch didn’t mean that he had to start from scratch.

In the era of globalization, the production of a mobile phone often required cooperation in many aspects. Its parts might come from different manufacturers around the world, and the real R & D only needed to provide the design plan.

Even some of the R & D Business Alliance’s design plans could be bought, and they could also make cell phones, as long as they could sell the cell phones.

Handheld phones and mobile phones had some technical similarities, so Chen Mo considered contacting some of the more reliable mobile phone developers in China.

……

Two days later, Lin Xiao handed a report to Chen Mo.

"Manager, these are the survey materials of some cell phone manufacturers. I’ve contacted some industry insiders and talked to the higher-ups of these companies. The general situation is written in the report material. Please take a look."

Chen Mo nodded, "Okay, thanks for your hard work."

He took a closer look at the review materials of these mobile phone manufacturers.

Basically, it was similar to his previous life. There were many brands in the cell phone industry in this world.

The domestic cell phone industry was developing well, even better than Chen Mo’s previous life. In fact, in some aspects of technology, it had completely surpassed his previous life.

After all, there was a lot of black technology in this world, so it was normal for it to surpass the previous world.

After careful selection, Chen Mo chose a cell phone developer called le Hui.

This mobile phone R & D Company called le Hui was also a new R & D Company that had only emerged in recent years. Compared to other veteran R & D companies, their main selling point was: It was cost-effective and linked with the popular mobile games on the market.

They had carefully designed all sorts of cell phone models, all of which were made to target the popular mobile games on the market. For example, a thousand Yuan console could bring in a certain popular game on the market. High-end consoles that cost 2000,3000, and even 5000 Yuan all had their own popular mobile games.

In other words, if you wanted to play a popular game, choosing a phone that was relatively cheap in Lehui would be the best choice. It was cheap and easy to use.

This marketing strategy helped le Hui quickly occupy the market for young people. At the same time, le Hui cell phones also had a good reputation among gaming enthusiasts.

In fact, one could tell from the name "le Hui" that "le" meant to bring joy to everyone, and "Hui" meant that it was more affordable. At the same time, it highlighted the characteristics of the phone in terms of playing games and price-performance ratio.

Chen Mo chose this company because they had a better sense of the game industry and would be able to communicate more easily. On the other hand, he felt that they were able to strictly control the cost, which would be helpful in the development of the mobile phone.

Soon, Chen Mo contacted the person in charge of Lehui and made an appointment to meet the CEO at Lehui’s headquarters in three days.

……

The founder and CEO of Lehui was called Zhou Jiangping.

In the domestic it industry, Zhou Jiangping was also a very famous figure. He had a technical background, unlike those founders who liked to Bluff people into investing.

Many people thought that Zhou Jiangping was one of the more down-to-earth and serious entrepreneurs in China.

Of course, to le Hui and Zhou Jiangping, they were also very surprised that Chen Mo could contact them.

Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt entertainment was already considered one of the Giants in the Chinese gaming industry, as it was an influential game developer and distributor.

Moreover, the Lehui cell phone was meant for young people and was closely related to the mobile game market. As the Best Mobile Game designer in the country, Chen Mo was definitely worthy of le Hui’s attention.

Chapter 493-switch

Three days later, in Lehui company’s headquarters in Haidian, Imperial.

To Chen Zhao, it was a short journey, so he arrived at the agreed time.

Someone led Chen Mo to the president’s office.

Zhou Jiangping was busy. When he saw Chen Mo, he immediately put down his work and stood up."Hello, President Chen."

Chen Mo shook his hand."Hello, director Zhou. I’ve heard a lot about you."

The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Jiangping’s Secretary poured Chen Zhao some tea before leaving.

Chen Mo sipped his tea and said, "director Zhou, we’re both pragmatic people. We’re both busy, so let’s keep it short." The main reason I’m here is to cooperate with you to develop a handheld game console. "

"A handheld game console?" Zhou Jiangping was stunned.

Chen Mo nodded.

Zhou Jiangping was a little surprised.

Obviously, as a mobile phone R & D Company, he was very familiar with the current state of the mobile phone industry. He was also very clear about the technological level of mobile phones.

Handheld game consoles were a competitor for cell phones, but they were already out of use. Why did Chen Mo want to make handheld games?

Obviously, Zhou Jiangping wasn’t in the gaming industry, and he was usually busy, so he didn’t know about the controversy caused by Chen Mo’s point in class.

Zhou Jiangping instinctively wanted to tell Chen Mo about the current state of the handheld devices, but on second thought, it was all common sense. As an S-grade video game designer, how could Chen Mo not know about these things?

Clearly, Chen Mo had his own reasons for wanting to make a handheld device.

"Mr. Chen, why don’t you tell us your requirements for this handheld device?" Zhou Jiangping asked after some thought.

Chen Mo came prepared and took out a USB from his pocket."This contains some of the design concepts of this handheld phone. You can take a look."

Zhou Jiangping inserted the USB into his computer and opened the design document inside.

"Switch?" he was stunned."This handheld device is called … Switch?"

Chen Mo nodded.

Switch had many meanings in English, but the main meaning was switch and conversion.

This name was actually very appropriate, and it was very beneficial in pushing this product to the International market. The biggest feature of the switch was that it was both portable and home. It could freely switch between a mobile phone and a home phone.

Zhou Jiangping looked at the design document Chen Mo gave him seriously.

Chen Mo hadn’t written down all the features of switch clearly. Some of the concepts were even written vaguely on purpose. This was because he hadn’t reached a specific agreement with Zhou Jiangping yet, and he didn’t trust le Hui that much.

However, in order to give Zhou Jiangping a more basic understanding, some key features were written out, such as the Switch’s approximate size, configuration requirements, price, key settings, and so on.

Moreover, Chen Mo even drew out the finished product of the switch, showing the positions of the buttons and the related parts.

Zhou Jiangping frowned.

Chen Mo’s design document didn’t completely convince Zhou Jiangping.

It was clearly written in the design document that the highlight of the machine was that it could play games on both the mobile phone and the TV.

However, what was the use of being able to freely switch between mobile phone and TV mode at the same time? There was a mobile phone for all the portable devices, and there was a PC and a VR gaming pod at home. All of these seemed to be in conflict with the positioning of this mobile phone.

However, some of the specific button designs were more novel to Zhou Jiangping, including the design of the left and right joysticks, and more than ten physical buttons. The distribution was very reasonable and in line with ergonomic design.

It was obvious that Chen Mo had put a lot of thought into this design.

One thing Zhou Jiangping was sure of was that this mobile phone would improve the game’s operational ability much more than a mobile phone. It might even be on a completely different dimension.

"With the current level of our country’s technology, there shouldn’t be any problems making this phone, right?" Chen Mo asked.

Zhou Jiangping nodded, "yes, from a technical point of view, there shouldn’t be any difficulty." First, I’ll introduce you to the basic process of domestic cell phone OEM. "

"First, we’ll talk about the basic design concept of cell phones. This is usually given by us, and some professionals will design it. Of course, if it’s a peripheral product, we’ll also find a professional designer to design it. "

"The so-called proposal company is actually a cell phone proposal company. They are very familiar with the various accessories and designs of cell phones and can quickly find solutions to some problems."

"After we’ve designed and developed this cell phone, we’ll hand the relevant plans to the OEM for mass production. This is also one of the current mainstream models. For example, some manufacturers in Europe and the United States often entrust the production to China, Southeast Asia, South America, and other regions with lower labor costs for production. "

"In this aspect, the cell phone industry has already formed a rather complete set of rules and processes. It can be said that a large number of people in the country are doing concept and marketing for cell phones.

"As long as you can get people to buy it, as long as you can find a marketing channel, then even people who don’t know the technology at all can make cell phones."

"The mobile phone you’re making now should be following this process. In my opinion, the biggest difficulty lies in two aspects. "

"The first question is how much this model of the mobile phone can be sold for, and how much money you are willing to invest in it. If it’s to get investments, it might be very difficult because this idea might not be accepted by the investors. "

"The second is some of the components of this phone, which are currently not available on the market. It wasn’t like a mobile phone, which could be pieced together easily. These parts that aren’t available on the market all need to be made separately, and it’ll be difficult to control the quality in this area. "

"Of course. In the end, it’s all about money. As long as the money is in place, everything can be discussed."

Chen Mo laughed, " There’s no upper limit to the amount of money, you can think too much. I don’t plan to get any investments. I’ll pay for it myself. "

Zhou Jiangping looked at Chen Mo’s relaxed expression and was secretly surprised.

She had heard that Chen Zhao never hesitated when it came to spending money. It seemed to be true.

For some other listed companies, even the president couldn’t spend it however he wanted. They often had financial pressure and had to look at the Board of Directors ‘faces.

However, Chen Zhao was different. All his money was his. He could spend it however he wanted. No one would have any objections.

"Mr. Chen, can you tell us the price of this phone?" Zhou Jiangping asked.

"Within 2500, " Chen Mo said."I’d like to set the price at 1999,2333, or 2499. As for the specific price, it still depends on how much the cost can be controlled, but I definitely hope the price is as low as possible. "

"The price isn’t high, mainly because handheld phones aren’t like cell phones. You don’t need to consider calls and other functions. It’s entirely for the game, so the hardware utilization will be very high. Director Zhou should be able to understand this very well, right?"

Chapter 495: An epoch-making mobile phone

Zhou Jiangping nodded."Of course I understand. In fact, I’m very clear about the technical difficulty of the switch." What I’m worried about is whether the future of this product is too narrow. "

"Don’t worry, " Chen Zhao smiled."You don’t have to worry about that."

The two of them had a more in-depth chat and simply settled some issues.

Chen Mo was the investor and party a, so all the R & D, marketing, and other expenses would be paid for by him. As for whether the product was up to standard, Chen Mo would be the final judge.

As for le Hui, they contacted the relevant manufacturers and provided suggestions during the production process to help Chen Mo make the phone more smoothly.

In terms of profits, Chen Mo would pay 10% of the profits from the phone, which meant that he would be sharing the profits with le Hui. There was still the possibility of a long-term partnership.

Although Chen Mo could find a solution company or an OEM himself, or even confirm the specific parts himself, it would be too troublesome.

Chen Mo still had to make a game that would be released at the same time as Switch, so he didn’t have that much time and wasn’t professional enough. Leaving this work to le Hui would save Chen Mo a lot of effort.

In terms of income, Zhou Jiangping’s original idea was for Chen Mo to directly provide the corresponding funds. Thunderbolt entertainment would be responsible for all the investment in the R & D process, while Lehui would just be running errands.

Zhou Jiangping wasn’t too interested in the 10% sales of this model of mobile phone, because he wasn’t particularly optimistic about the future of this mobile phone.

The hardware and software were different. If it was a game, with Chen Mo’s reputation as a guarantee, it wouldn’t be too bad and wouldn’t make a loss. However, in terms of hardware, any small flaw could cause the entire product to crash.

Zhou Jiangping felt that it would be good enough if Chen Mo didn’t lose money on the first product since he crossed over to make the Switch. He wouldn’t be able to make much profit, so how much could 10% of the revenue be?

If this 10% wasn’t much, he might as well just let it go. At least he would owe Chen Zhao a favor, which would make it easier for them to work together in the future.

After all, as a company that specialized in developing game phones, le Hui might have the opportunity to work with Chen Mo in the future.

"Director Zhou, " Chen Mo laughed."You’d better accept this 10%. Otherwise, you’ll regret it in the future."

After finalizing the proposal with Zhou Jiangping, the legal team would draft the contract. Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping didn’t need to worry about this, as the professionals would do it.

……

After that, Chen Mo returned to the experience store and started writing the first draft of the Switch.

There were many reasons why Chen Mo chose to make the Switch.

All in all, it was because of the game market structure in the parallel world.

In the parallel world, mobile games, PC, and VR were all highly developed, and they all had a few mature products. Under such circumstances, traditional handheld devices were indeed severely suppressed.

As such, Chen Mo’s handheld device had to be different from the game in terms of operational ability and content. It had to be better than the phone in all aspects, and the better.

In other words, the players had to be able to feel that the controls of this handheld device were very special and irreplaceable. Moreover, the games on it were very good.

From Chen Mo’s point of view, Switch had a few advantages.

First, the Switch was a combination of a handheld and home console. That is to say, all the games on the Switch could be played on the home TV.

Switch’s advertising slogan was: "No matter when, no matter where, no matter who, you can enjoy the fun of the game."

Second, the Switch wasn’t just a handphone. It had a lot of additional black technology, and it was these black technology that made the Switch a very unique handphone.

To the previous handheld devices, this was a form of progress and transcendence.

For example, HD had a very mature Switch vibration technology.

This technology sent both horizontal and vertical waves through the device, which were transmitted to the player’s brain through the skin, creating the illusion of a real touch.

If a player closed their eyes, they might really think that they were being rubbed by something. Even the texture and coarseness of the surface of a real object could be expressed to a certain extent.

Of course, this feeling was still a far cry from that of the black technology VR gaming pods in the parallel world, but it was more than enough to crush Mobile games.

Moreover, the Switch’s controller had an enhanced sensory game function, and players could achieve some specific operations in the game by waving the controller.

Thanks to this, when players played the Switch, they no longer had to hold the controller to play like other console games. Instead, they could completely remove the two controllers of the Switch and hold them in their left and right hands, playing the game in any comfortable position.

He could even wave the controller the entire time, just like a normal motion-sensing game.

For the players, this operation mode was equivalent to a kind of innovation and liberation. Moreover, it was similar to the control of the body, which greatly reduced the difficulty of the game.

Third, Switch supported two players to play the game at the same time. This was reflected in games such as Mali Kart and Super Mario Odyssey.

Many players might have to ask, isn’t it just two people playing the game? All mobile games could do that.

However, Switch’s two-player mode was completely different from mobile games ‘multiplayer mode. There was no comparison in terms of experience.

For some players who were in urgent need (especially couples and close friends, BFFs, etc.), This was simply too important.

Because for any other device, if you wanted to play the game together, you had to buy another device, but the Switch didn’t need to. It only needed two people to play the game.

Moreover, some special games had a two-player mode, which was completely different from the traditional multiplayer mode.

Fourth, the Switch button design was also very classic.

On the two handles on the left and right hands, there was a physical joystick and four physical buttons, as well as the L, R, ZZ, and QR buttons on the handle. These were the standard buttons for some console handles. They were classic designs that had been tested countless times on the market.

The Switch used these designs and made minor adjustments to the size and touch of the buttons. Although the buttons were size, it felt better than other console handles.

In addition, the Switch also had an innovation in the button design of the handle: On the side of the handle, there was a side button for two-person mode, as well as a HOME button, plus and minus buttons.

In other words, the total number of buttons on a Switch added together exceeded 20.

Of course, these buttons couldn’t be used at the same time. Different buttons were used in single and two mode, but this also proved that Switch had put a lot of effort into the design of the buttons. While using some of the classic designs, it had also made corresponding improvements.

In addition, the mobile phone had a very clear advantage, which was that it almost did not have any external hacks.

Mobile games, PC games, and VR gaming pods were all affected by external hacks to a certain extent, especially mobile games and PC games.

In the end, it was because these devices were comprehensive platform devices. For example, a PC could also be used for office work and would have a lot of software that was completely unrelated to games installed. These software could be mixed with external cheats and modify the game itself.

However, handheld phones and mainframe units were highly enclosed and could only be used to stuff in game cards or game discs. This ensured the sealing and safety of the environment.

Even if there were some technical experts who could install external hacks on the host or palm through some technical means, only a few people could do it. Moreover, once it was discovered by the server, the device could be immediately locked to prevent external hacks from affecting the players of other normal games.

This was the reason why the mainframe and handheld devices in Chen Mo’s previous life were unaffected by hacks.

It was because of these advantages that Chen Mo was confident in the Switch. In this world where mobile, PC, and VR games were more developed, the Switch was still very promising because of its unique characteristics.

Not only could it be used as a handheld device, but it could also be used as a television game console. To some extent, it was equivalent to filling up the gap in the market.

This was because there were no mainframe units in parallel world, and there were no games that were suitable to be played on television.

Of course, this was only the first draft. The actual production plan could only be finalized after the actual production process.

But overall, it shouldn’t be a big deal. The Switch Chen Mo was making was just a little better or worse than the one in his previous life, it wasn’t impossible.

Chen Mo also felt that with the technology in the parallel world, he might be able to install some New Black technology for the Switch in the future.

Chapter 496: Super Mali Odyssey!

Soon, the first design draft of Switch was almost done.

Chen Mo had accumulated some happiness points and resentment points over the past few days, and had already drawn five hardware skill books. He now had a clear understanding of some hardware knowledge.

In the first version of the Switch, Chen Mo didn’t only draw out the appearance of the Switch, the key settings, the functional divisions, and other aspects, he also indicated the characteristics of each component in detail, as well as the related technology of the entire handheld device.

This was only a first draft. Chen Mo had only listed out the basic functions of the Switch in detail, along with his own requirements. The plan might continue to improve during the production process.

After finishing the first draft for the Switch, Chen Mo started on the design for the new game.

This game would be carried on the Switch as the first game of the new mobile.

Super Mali Odyssey.

In fact, there were many classic games on Switch, and Chen Mo chose super Mali Odyssey as the first Switch game in the parallel world for his own reasons.

This was because super Mali Odyssey was by far the most suitable game for the Switch.

Some game review media described super Mali Odyssey like this: "There are always some things in this world that will remind you how beautiful life is, such as Li Bai’s poems, Du Kang’s wine, and" super Mali Odyssey. "

In the eyes of many veteran players, this kind of evaluation was not at all an exaggeration. This was because super Mali Odyssey spanned across different genders, ages, races, countries, occupations, and cultures. No matter what kind of players they were, they could enjoy the purest joy and joy in this game.

If there were aliens, they might not be able to understand "King Lear", "The Shawshank Redemption", or the Four Great Classical Novels, but they would definitely fall in love with "super Mali Odyssey."

This was closely related to the concept behind Nintendo’s own game design. In the global gaming industry, Nintendo had always been against violence and pornography, and had made it their responsibility to develop excellent games for all ages. The Super Mali series was a wonderful interpretation of this concept.

Chen Mo chose super Mali Odyssey as the first game on the switch platform because it was of high quality, comparable to the classic games of the world. On the other hand, it could perfectly showcase the characteristics of the Switch.

If this was any other game, someone might say, "This is the success of the game, not the success of Switch. If you put this game on other platforms, it will be popular."

Super Mali Odyssey, on the other hand, would not have such a problem.

Chen Mo made super Mali Odyssey not only to release a new game, but also to use this game to show the unique features of the Switch to all players. On one hand, it was to increase the Switch’s sales, and on the other hand, it was to pave the way for future games.

First, "super Mali Odyssey" was targeted at the most extensive player group. Whether it was the elderly, children, hardcore players, or ordinary players, they could all enjoy the corresponding fun in the game. It was the purest form of game fun, which could be distinguished from most games on the market.

No in-game purchases, no probability, no numerical excitement, max level at birth, and how the players played in the future depended on themselves.

Moreover, this game was very long-lasting. It had a variety of levels and ways to play it, so many people could play it many times without getting tired of it. Chen Mo wanted to collect happiness points, as this was also a money tree type of game.

Second, the game mode of "super Mali Odyssey" was perfectly compatible with the Switch platform. Players could play the game by shaking the handle, which was similar to a body-sense game. They could also play a two-person game, with one person controlling Mario and the other controlling capi, and the two people would cooperate with each other. This experience was completely different from the online mode of other games.

In super Mali Odyssey, there were more than 20 movements, and most of them had their own hand gestures, which could be played like a body-sensing game.

Of course, Chen Mo knew that super Mali Odyssey’s popularity was partly due to its emotional attachment. In parallel world, there wasn’t an ip as large as super Mali, so Chen Mo’s game wouldn’t have such a high ip bonus.

However, that didn’t matter. Mali was able to become a super-large classic ip because of his character design, game playstyle, art style, and other aspects that represented the highest level of the time, so he was loved by players.

Super Mali’s plot was relatively weak, and its biggest highlight was the character design, scene design, world view design, and level design. In other words, its main advantage was in the way it was played.

Therefore, Chen Mo took out super Mali Odyssey without any difficulty for the players.

The concept draft this time took a long time, because super Mali Odyssey was a classic game. Chen Mo had to think about how he could let su Jinyu and Qian Kun understand the core fun of the game.

……

The next day, Chen Mo went to Zhou Jiangping with the first draft of the Switch design.

Zhou Jiangping was very surprised when he saw the design draft.

It was actually so detailed?

From Zhou Jiangping’s point of view, this design document was more professional than many of the professionals in their company. Chen Mo had even made clear notes on the seemingly insignificant details.

For example, Chen Mo had written down some basic controls and special functions on the two controllers.

Pushing the joystick to the bottom and just pushing it a little should be two different operations, and pressing the joystick should also be a different operation.

Chen Mo explained in detail how the two controllers could be operated in single and dual mode after they were installed and removed.

Chen Mo had also marked the other details clearly. For example, Chen Mo had drawn a 10-centimeter-long cooling vent above the Switch screen.

At the same time, Chen Mo also had requirements for the touch of the touch screen, the touch of the buttons, and the body’s fall resistance.

What shocked Zhou Jiangping the most was that Chen Mo had a requirement for the game card?

"Phenthiamine? What is this?" Zhou Jiangping asked in shock.

"It’s a bitter agent, " Chen Zhao explained."It’s the most bitter substance in the world."

Zhou Jiangping was shocked, "that’s possible?" Why would you paint something like that on the card?"

Chen Zhao explained, "it’s because it’s small. It might be eaten by children or pets. That’s why I added a bitter agent to prevent it from being eaten by mistake." But you don’t have to worry, it’s definitely not poisonous. "

"Can it really prevent anyone from taking it?" Zhou Jiangping asked, puzzled.

Chen Mo revealed a meaningful smile, "It’s okay. I’ll let you taste it after I’m done. You’ll experience how bitter the most bitter thing in the world is."

Zhou Jiangping was speechless.

Chapter 497: Design concept for super Mali Odyssey

Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping discussed the design.

The rest was still fine, but the main issue was the core components.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, many parts of the Switch were made for integration and power consumption, and couldn’t be bought on the market. Chen Mo had to redo these parts.

Moreover, in his previous life, many technologies required patents, such as the motion sensing technology. If he really had to buy everything, it would indeed be a huge expense.

Regarding this, Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping had also discussed some general countermeasures. Since the technology in this world was more advanced and not exactly the same as in Chen Mo’s previous world, many of the designs had their own alternative.

Including the HD vibration and motion sensor components, which had a greater impact on the game’s design, Zhou Jiangping tried his best to ensure that there were corresponding alternatives, and that it would not affect the feel of the Switch.

In fact, by relying on some of the black technology in the parallel world, he might even be able to surpass them to some extent.

Moreover, the body of the Switch could also be made thinner and the frame smaller. These were also improvements. With the technological level of the parallel world, these improvements were not difficult to make.

Of course, the design still needed to be improved, which would take a long time. Chen Mo wasn’t sure how far it could go before the actual prototype was made.

……

After returning to the experience store, Chen Mo started working on the design concept for super Mali Odyssey.

To Chen Mo, this game was far more difficult than all the other games he’d made before, the most difficult part being the graphics, the actions, and the level design.

"Super Mali Odyssey" was a box court game. The way to clear each major obstacle in the game was very simple. As long as one collected enough moons, activated the Odyssey, and headed to the next map, they would be done.

Therefore, passing the levels was not the most important task for the players. The most important thing was to find clues and obtain the moon.

In "super Mali Odyssey, " the moons were hidden in a natural way, and the density was very high. A small map could be embedded with nearly 100 moons. This made the players find the joy of hiding in Odyssey far more than in other sandbox games. Even the seed of Zelda’s yahaha was slightly inferior.

At the same time, these levels must also give the players some difficulty challenges, allowing the players to use a variety of ways to clear the levels, not just a linear path, so that the players could fully display their own wisdom.

Super Mali Odyssey was the game with the best level design in the world.

Many of the scenes in "super Mali Odyssey" were based on reality. For example, new New York City corresponded to New York, and the desert country was based on Mexico.

The game’s setting wasn’t decided from the start. In Chen Mo’s previous life, the developers of super Mali Odyssey first designed a core gameplay for the level, then thought about how to incorporate the setting into it.

For example, if the designer wanted to design a scene that would make Mali move slowly, they would naturally think of the desert. They didn’t want to use the pyramids in Egypt, which were already rotten to the core, so the Mexico desert became a natural choice.

Mali himself had very strong abilities, such as throwing hats, jumping, etc., So many players ‘ways of clearing the game were not exactly the same as the game’s design at the beginning. Many interesting ways of playing were explored by the players themselves.

At the same time, super Mali Odyssey made the collection gameplay the ultimate.

There were gold coins, purple coins, and the moon in the Odyssey. Each element had a different function, and the difficulty of obtaining them varied.

Take gold coins as an example. In the olden days, gold coins had practical significance, such as buying items and buying clues. Therefore, the act of eating gold coins itself motivated players to take action.

Compared to the moon and the special currency, players could eat all the gold coins placed in the challenge without any pressure. It was like a dessert after the challenge, allowing players to get the sweetness of a stage victory.

However, this benefit wasn’t something that could be forced onto the players. The players had to take it.

There were also some challenges where there was no price to pay even if one failed. Gold coins were the dessert of the challenge. It could motivate players and not make them feel that the challenge was too easy.

Moreover, in the process of some ‘unorthodox’ playing methods and operations, players could only use basic running and jumping to complete the quest, or they could use special techniques to achieve results that basic operations could not achieve. These actions would reduce the time needed to clear the challenge, and it was also a good motivation for the players.

Super Mali Odyssey’s resurrection point design was also very elaborate. In the game, once the challenge failed, the player would have to return to the starting point, and the resurrection point was the starting point of the journey. The longer the resurrection point was designed, the stronger the frustration the player would feel when they failed.

Through the design of these resurrection points, they could control the emotions of the players and adjust the difficulty of the game.

In the process of players obtaining the moon, there were many rewards, both bright and dark.

On the surface, players could get the moon when they reached the end point, but in fact, there were many levels that had another moon hidden.

In most of the stages in super Mali Odyssey, there was more than one moon hidden, and the second moon was placed in a very careful location. After the players found it, they did not cry out that it was a scam, but were excited and happy as if they had found a treasure.

For super Mali Odyssey, only by collecting everything could one pass the game. The main plot of this game was designed to let everyone enjoy the game. In other words, its main plot was only equivalent to a teaching script, and the real start of the game would only be after the main plot was completed.

The main plot of the Odyssey was actually just a simple, normal difficulty challenge. The real challenge that allowed the players to experience all the mechanisms of the game was the all-collection.

It could be said that only completing the main plot would allow one to experience less than 20% of the game’s content. The rest of the content, in terms of quality and difficulty, would not be worse than this 20% of the game’s content. It might even be better.

In some games, collecting all the elements was actually forcibly increasing the game time, so that the players could run more maps.

The maps of these games were densely packed with collection points. Running over to touch them and looking at the pictures would be the end. If the number was appropriate, it would be interesting, but once the number exceeded a certain number, it would make people feel like they were doing a mission, boring and meaningless.

For the Odyssey, collecting was the main course of the game, and it was done very well. The difficulty gradient of the different moons was very different. Some could be seen at a glance, some had to be searched for, and some had to go through very difficult and continuous challenges before they could be obtained.

The easy collection could guarantee that even beginner players could easily clear the game without losing the challenge, while the difficult collection was the real core of the game.

It was still quite difficult for Chen Mo to replicate all of this perfectly.

Chapter 498: A game tailored for the Switch

Super Mali Odyssey had a total of 17 scenes, including Hat Country, Waterfall Country, sand country, Lake Country, Forest Country, and so on. Each scene had a certain number of moons, and more moons would be unlocked after clearing the game.

In super Mali Odyssey, the total number of moons reached more than 860, and there were even more gold coins and special currencies. These elements were hidden in various hidden locations on the map. If he wanted to reproduce them, he would need a large number of memory playback potions.

Luckily, Chen Mo had enough stock, otherwise he’d have to plan the levels from scratch.

"Super Mali Odyssey" was a box court game. Each small scene was relatively independent, so it was not particularly complicated. After planning the locations of all the props and cloth monsters, the difficulty of development was greatly reduced.

Even with the help of the memory playback potion, Chen Mo could feel the complexity of the elements while writing the concept draft. One could only imagine how much effort it would take to create it in real life.

In addition, the game also had a large number of Easter eggs hidden. For example, in the metropolis, this level was full of King Kong’s Easter eggs. For example, the car in the city had a license plate of 1981 foster. This was probably to commemorate the first appearance of Mali and King Kong in 1981.

In addition, there were also many background music in "super Mali Odyssey" that were Easter eggs. For example, the music of the mini car in the city Country was the same as the music of the card game in Super Mario No. 3 high school. At the start of the small car race, one would even hear the background music of the Super Mali Kart.

It was obvious that the players in parallel world could not understand these Easter eggs, which was a pity.

However, Chen Mo couldn’t possibly bring the entire Mali series over, because some of the Mario series were already outdated in terms of the current design concept in parallel world, and there was no point in bringing them over.

It wasn’t a bad idea to see these Easter eggs as part of super Mali Odyssey’s game content, as a way to add to the game’s diversity. After all, many people in Chen Mo’s previous life had never played the prequel to Super Mario, but that didn’t affect their love for it.

It was believed that many players would be very surprised when they encountered the attack of the two-dimensional foil, even if they had never played the first generation of Mali’s works.

Other than that, Chen Mo also wrote down the art and music style in detail.

This included the background music. Chen Mo decided to write down all the important background music and melody, but he needed to go into detail.

……

Very quickly, the design concept draft was completed. Everyone was called for a meeting.

Everyone had heard some rumors about the new game, but they were more interested in what Chen Mo said it would be a handheld game. But what would a handheld game look like?

Chen Mo quickly answered everyone’s questions.

The design concept draft this time consisted of two parts. One was the design concept for Switch, and the other was the design concept for super Mali Odyssey.

Obviously, these two concepts had to be explained at the same time so that everyone could better understand why this game was the most suitable for a mobile phone.

Chen Mo first introduced the functions of the buttons on the two game controllers. For example, the left joystick controlled the character’s movement, and the right joystick controlled the view. He could squat, run, throw his hat, and jump.

At the same time, after the player makes some special hand gestures, Mali can make some special movements. For example, when climbing, if he waved the handle, it would make Mali climb faster.

In addition, there were more complicated movements such as level three jump, long jump, roll, body attack, knock to the ground, backflip, side flip, and so on. Each movement had corresponding buttons and hand gestures.

Everyone’s eyes lit up.

"Manager, " Qian Kun said in surprise, "I feel like the actions in this game are very complicated. It’s even more complicated than some VR games!"

Chen Mo nodded, "that’s right. It’s impossible for a VR game to have such a complicated action system. There’s too much consciousness information to record. If it’s really made, the player would be really tired."

Zheng Hongxi nodded."That’s right. I also think that this game is very suitable for the mobile platform. This is because the game’s capacity is relatively large. It’s difficult for a mobile phone to carry it. However, it’s not portable enough if it’s placed on a PC. "

"And the joystick is better than the mouse, " Chen Mo added with a smile."You’ll know when it’s done."

"I think so too, " su Jinyu said."If we make it into a VR game, this third person game perspective might not be suitable. It won’t be able to bring out the strong sense of immersion that VR has."

It was obvious that everyone had a deep understanding of the game now. After Chen Mo took out the design concept, everyone understood Chen Mo’s intentions without any difficulty.

Obviously, this was a game tailored for the Switch. This included the game’s capacity, game features, game controls, and so on. It was a perfect fit for this handheld device.

What was even more shocking was that Chen Mo’s game had a high completion rate. Even though Chen Mo’s previous design drafts were complete and rich, this one seemed to be so complete that it made one’s hair stand on end.

The location of the gold coins, special currency, and moon for each level, as well as the distribution of monsters, and even the placement of various objects were written clearly. Through these complex checkpoint maps, most people could even imagine the challenges and routes that the protagonist had to face when he came to this level.

The game’s art style and background music were also written clearly, and there was even a special theme song.

It could be said that each stage had its own unique characteristics, and each stage was completely different.

In addition, there was a special way to play with the hat, which was also very novel to everyone.

In the game, the hat was Mali’s partner. In addition to being used as a means of attack, it could also be used with Mario to perform some very complicated movements. The hat could also be attached to other small animals, which greatly increased the playability of the game.

In other words, the player could control as many special units as the number of small animals in the game. Moreover, the skills of these small animals would also complement the levels, making the game more diverse.

"The levels are more difficult and complicated, " Chen Mo said."But I believe everyone can do it."

"Also, I hope that everyone can maintain their childlike innocence when making this game. This game’s specialty is to completely remove the heavy makeup on the market and restore the game’s most essential fun.

"‘Super Mali Odyssey’ should be able to make teenagers and middle-aged people in their forties and fifties enjoy it. Everyone must take note of this. When designing, you must always remind yourself to maintain your childlike innocence."

Qian Kun said, "manager, this handheld game looks very interesting for now. Will we be able to port all the larger games onto this handheld game?" For example, a large scale VR game?"

Chen Zhao shook his head. The positioning of this handheld device is completely different from that of VR games. It’s not suitable for transplanting VR games with a strong sense of immersion. "

Chapter 499: A game craze similar to "Overwatch"

Chen Mo was afraid that everyone would not understand, so he explained.

"Regarding this, you must remember one thing: Different platforms have completely different effects on the game. "

"Compared to PC and VR gaming pods, mobile games like mobile phones are more portable. This is also the advantage of handheld games.

"On the other hand, traditional games are good at immersive experiences. They use top-tier graphics, music, and scripts to create top-tier stories to achieve top-tier experience. There’s a division between mobile games and traditional games.

"For example, some large scale VR games give off a Grand feeling. What was Grand? All sizes were relative. When we were sighing at the magnificence of the scene, we were actually using the size of the character in the shot as a reference. "

"The scene is huge, and the enemy is huge. This is because our main character is of a normal size. The magnificence can only be felt when there is a contrast."

"If these games are transplanted to mobile or mobile phone platforms, it will be difficult to establish such a comparison. No matter how big the monster is, it will only fill the entire screen. Even if you can barely recognize the very small protagonists on the screen, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to create a Grand feeling. Because the screen is only this big. "

"If it loses this Grand feeling and multi-channel music and sound effects, the game’s atmosphere and appeal will definitely be greatly reduced.

"What we’re doing now is a handheld game, so we’ll try not to make those grand games. We can consider migrating games like League of Legends and Overwatch which have a large player base, but we have to consider the special features of the platform. "

"The most suitable game for this mobile phone is a game like super Mali Odyssey. They didn’t pursue the Grand scene, but the feeling of small and delicate. A relatively small character was freely searching in a small area. It gives people the feeling of a Suzhou garden, small but complete. "

"In the future, when we develop games on this platform, we’ll also give priority to this type of game because it’s the most compatible with this platform."

After Chen Mo explained the details of the design, everyone started working on it.

Chen Mo wasn’t too worried about the game.

This was because the current team was already capable of handling such a game. With such rich settings, they should be able to come up with it in the short term. It was just that some details needed to be adjusted over and over again to achieve the best state.

Chen Mo was more worried about what the Switch would look like. Could the performance meet his requirements?

However, there was no point in worrying. He would only know after testing the prototype.

……

While Chen Mo was working on super Mali Odyssey, something happened in the gaming industry.

After the new year, large gaming companies led by Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment started to put Overwatch-like VR games on their development schedules.

During this period of time, Overwatch was in the limelight. Although it was not as dominant as League of Legends on the PC side, it had already shown its edge on the VR platform.

Especially after it won the honor of game of the year, Overwatch’s popularity rose sharply. With the game’s high quality and innovative playstyle, it captured a large number of players.

On the streaming platform, League of Legends and Overwatch had become two key gaming sections, and many VR game streamers had even started to ride on Overwatch’s popularity.

Chen Mo never announced the revenue from the game. However, there should be a lot of guesses, because there were people everywhere who were posting all kinds of jokes about 328.

According to the personal experience of some streamers and players, there were indeed many players who had fallen into the trap for free and had started to buy skins.

Some girls even had the tendency to play Overwatch as a costume changing game.

Everyone knew that Chen Mo wasn’t making Overwatch for short-term profit, even if it lost money in the early stages, as long as the game continued to run and there were more players, its income would definitely increase.

These video game companies were all racing against time, trying to develop a VR game that could surpass Overwatch.

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s game project was called gunfire. This game was related to Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s previous games.

The game’s basic content and playstyle were based on Wolf Soul, and the hero’s features and skills were based on the already-dead project, ancient catastrophe.

These two were ready-made projects, so it was not difficult to make use of them. Lin chaoxu had always felt that "the ancient catastrophe" was a pity.

Lin chaoxu felt that "ancient catastrophe" was an excellent piece of work, be it in terms of art, music, or playstyle.

However, it was inexplicably cold …

Maybe it was just a deviation in some small tricks? Triggered some kind of chain reaction?

Now, with the popularity of Overwatch, Lin chaoxu felt that the scraps of the ancient catastrophe could be saved.

The entire background of gunfire history was the coexistence of myth and technology. High-tech soldiers who could use firearms obtained the power of the ancient gods through special DNA, and they could use some special skills while shooting.

For example, Ymir, the Father of the frost Giants. This hero’s original image was a tall and strong human from Northern Europe. Under normal circumstances, he would use a freeze gun to shoot. After awakening his power, he could turn into a Frost Giant and attack the enemy with a wide range of frost attacks.

Of course, the design was based on the hero design of the Overwatch in some ways, but it also added many unique elements. In fact, it was very different from the way the Overwatch played.

This time, although Jin jieguang wasn’t fully in charge of all the work in gunfire, he still participated in some of the design.

Although the failure of "ancient catastrophe" had greatly reduced Jin jieguang’s image in Lin chaoxu’s heart, he was a typical representative of hard work after all. Lin chaoxu couldn’t completely throw him into the cold Palace because of this matter.

Jin jieguang was also holding his breath this time. He still didn’t know why the ancient catastrophe failed last time, but after a long time of comparison and reflection, he basically had an idea.

In the end, it was because he didn’t copy League of Legends well!

He had clearly been tricked by Chen Zhao …

Jin jieguang secretly made up his mind that this year’s gunfight must strictly follow the Overwatch. As long as the arena mode was added and a few new heroes were produced, even if it couldn’t reach the popularity of Overwatch, it shouldn’t be bad, right?

Chapter 500: A history teacher personally creating history

Chen Mo’s second class was still packed with people.

Taking into account the situation of the full House last time, the leaders of world No. 1 University had specially transferred a lecture hall this time.

The lecture theater this time was the largest in the entire complex. It could fit a few hundred people, but even so, the seats were all filled.

Liu Hai was speechless. How big was the classroom? did he have to arrange an auditorium for the performance?

Half an hour before class started, there were already students who came to reserve seats. Before the class started, these people were using their mobile phones and chatting.

"I wonder what Chen Mo will talk about in this class?"

"We only discussed it in the last class and talked about the superclass. This time, we should be talking about it in detail."

"The last lesson seemed to have caused quite a bit of controversy on the internet."

"Hey, isn’t it all over the internet? Chen Mo said that mobile phones were still very useful in this era. This was obviously his personal opinion, but it didn’t match the mainstream opinion. It’s quite a pain in the ass to be influenced by many people with ulterior motives. "

"And Chen Mo is very stubborn. He even posted on Weibo that he’s making a new phone."

"He’s a Big Shot, after all. But I don’t think he’ll talk about this topic again before he makes this phone. After all, only the phone is convincing."

"I think so too. Chen Mo probably won’t mention this again in today’s class."

"I also think that there’s no need to be too tangled up in this."

Fang Yubin, the president of the School of Game Design, and a few other professors were also sitting in the back row.

Chen Mo did a good job in the last class, showing his professionalism. Of course, other than the fact that there were some disputes about the mobile phone.

They were all looking forward to Chen Mo’s class.

Chen Zhao arrived five minutes before class.

He looked completely unaffected by the negative comments on the internet. His expression was very calm.

Before class started, a student in the front row asked, "Mr. Chen Mo, what will we talk about in this class?"

"We’ll talk about the future of mobile phones in this class, "Chen Mo said with a smile.

The students in the front row were dumbfounded. What the hell?

Was Chen Mo going against those people online? The original course plan should not be like this, right?

Could it be that the curriculum had been changed at the last minute to slap those people online in the face?

The bell for class rang.

Everyone was waiting for Chen Mo to start his second class.

Chen Mo scanned the students below the stage."Today, we’ll be talking about the second lesson. It’s about the future development prospects of handheld phones."

The students and professors in the audience were all stunned. What the hell? again?

"Talk about the future development prospects of mobile phones? What kind of future is there? it’s already been abandoned for so long!"

"Let’s not talk about the future. This class won’t go off track, right? the future can’t just be about mobile phones, right?"

"Chen Mo didn’t say that there’s only mobile phones in the future, he only said that he wanted to talk about the future of mobile phones, PC, and VR."

The students and professors were all dumbfounded. Logically speaking, Chen Mo’s best choice would be to not mention this again.

Since he was here to give a lecture, he only needed to share some basic knowledge. As for the future of the game industry, he only needed to share some views that were in line with the mainstream understanding, and that would be enough to complete the task.

But Chen Mo seemed to be getting into a dead end, why was he talking about the phone?

Chen Mo seemed to have read everyone’s mind. He smiled and said, "Don’t worry, everyone. I’m talking about my vision for the future of the game. "The future of games will definitely not be limited to mobile phones. I think mobile phones, PC, VR, and mobile phones will exist for a long time in the future. Until the technology explodes again, this situation will continue. "

"Handheld phones will only gain certain advantages in certain areas. They will serve specific groups of people. I think that all of you here are especially honored because you will witness the rise and expansion of handheld phones in the future."

"Next, I will explain this problem from three aspects. The first is the target group of the mobile phones; The second was the advantage of a handheld device over PC, mobile, and VR. The third is the characteristics of mobile games in the future. "

The students and professors were all listening attentively, and everyone was dumbfounded. At this time, no one was playing with their phones or getting distracted, because what Chen Mo was talking about was too shocking, and everyone was afraid that they wouldn’t get enough!

In the beginning, everyone thought Chen Mo was being ridiculous. How could handheld devices be the only mainstream device apart from PC, mobile, and VR?

Wasn’t this nonsense?

However, as Chen Mo continued to explain, everyone realized that he made sense.

Obviously, Chen Zhao didn’t come up with this idea on the spot. He had thought about it carefully.

The class seemed long, but it wasn’t actually that long, because Chen Mo had used many other examples to explain the game.

Some of these games were classic games from the parallel world, while others were made up for the students to better understand. After all, most of the people here were students, and Chen Mo had to consider their acceptance.

It would be easier for everyone to understand if he explained more and more.

Chen Mo didn’t plan on explaining all the core content, so he went for the surface. Even though it was impossible for domestic video game companies to copy handheld games and handheld game designs, Chen Mo didn’t want to take any risks.

It was better to be careful about such confidential content.

Soon, Chen Mo’s second class was over.

The crowd below the stage was clapping, but some professors and students looked worried.

"I feel like teacher Chen Mo’s words are going to cause more controversy."

"That’s right. The last time, it was only mentioned a little and so many people questioned it. This time, it’s said in detail. Those people with ulterior motives will definitely seize more evidence to attack …"

"Actually, there’s nothing to be used against me. The main thing is that these things have not been verified. For example, when I said that there’s still room for development for the current television game console, I can also come up with a lot of theories, but whether or not they will work, I’m not sure. "

"Yes, although what he said makes sense, after all, there hasn’t been a very popular mobile phone in so many years. Didn’t other people think of this idea?"

"It’s also possible that someone else has the idea but doesn’t have a specific design plan. Ms. Chen Mo only talked about the possibilities of this idea in this class, but she didn’t come up with a specific design plan, so it’s hard to explain. "

"I don’t know if it’s to keep it a secret or if it wasn’t designed at all."

This time, Chen Zhao boasted even more.

Previously, he had only said that there was still room for mobile games to survive. This was a very general statement. It was just like some smaller mobile phones. As long as the business was still alive, it was considered to have room for survival.

When Chen Mo made a phone and sold hundreds of thousands of them, he would be able to recover the cost, and he could say that this thing still had a chance to survive.

But in this class, Chen Mo directly said that handheld phones would compete with mobile, PC, and VR, and that they would co-exist for a long time to come. That was a bit of a stretch!

Many people’s first reaction was that Chen Mo was talking nonsense!

Sure enough, after the video of this class was released, there was a wave of doubts on the internet.

"Chen Mo’s second lesson, why are you still holding onto the phone? Just how deep is his plot!"

"Yeah, it feels like he’s completely twisting words and reasoning. He’s retorting for the sake of retorting!"

Someone [email protected] Mo on Weibo: "I had a good impression of you, but after watching the videos of these two classes, I feel like you’re a history teacher who only teaches the wrong history! The course you’re teaching might affect the other students "understanding of the game industry. Doesn’t your conscience hurt from bringing in so much private goods?"

Chen Mo chuckled and replied, "I can only say that your vision has limited your imagination." Speaking of a history teacher … Do you know what the best history teacher is like? The best history teacher is to personally create history. "

Chapter 501: New VR connection mode

Chen Mo’s comments about handheld phones caused quite a stir, but Chen Mo was very calm despite the internet being in an uproar.

He didn’t need to refute anything. He just needed to wait for the handheld device to be made and let the players play the game. That would be enough to explain everything.

By then, the players would know why Chen Mo was so sure that the handheld game would have a place in the future.

However, the development of the mobile phone could not be completed in a day.

Just like cell phone research and development, the speed of research and development often depended on many factors. Different manufacturers had different speeds.

Some manufacturers developed one in a year, some in half a year, and some faster manufacturers produced one in a month or two. Of course, the quality was often not guaranteed.

It was not that the manufacturers that updated their cell phones once a year were slow. It was just that the technology was not up to standard. The new cell phones that they produced did not have any obvious advantages, so there was no need to be so fast.

Parallel world’s related technology was more advanced, and the time needed to build it was also shortened. However, considering that many of the components of the handheld device needed to be specially made, the time needed to build it would be extended accordingly.

According to Zhou Jiangping’s estimation, the first prototype would take at least two and a half months to complete. As for whether it could meet Chen Mo’s requirements, it was hard to say. If it couldn ‘t, it might have to be adjusted.

Chen Zhao could accept the timing. Super Mali Odyssey also took time to produce. Although it wasn’t a vr game, it had a lot of content, and some details had to be tested repeatedly. It would be fine as long as the two were completed at the same time.

……

In the experience store, Chen Mo was chatting with zou Zhuo in the VR experience area.

"Why do I feel like the players in the two game pods have already played for more than five hours? is it really okay for them to still not come out?" Chen Zhao was confused.

"Manager, have you not been paying attention to the news?" asked zou Zhuo.

Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, I’ve been busy with the new game and didn’t pay much attention to the news." What’s wrong?"

"I heard that there’s been a new update on VR gaming pods recently, " zou Zhuo said."On one hand, it’s to reduce the mental fatigue of players when playing VR games, and on the other hand, there’s a new VR connection mode called soothing connection mode."

"Slow connection mode?"

Chen Zhao was stunned. What kind of black technology was this?

Zou Zhuo explained, "it’s said that this kind of relaxing connection mode is for immersive experience, and it’s a new way to connect VR gaming chambers." With this connection, the players ‘consciousness would not be as focused, and they might even be a little relaxed. For example, if the immersive connection mode is a nightmare, then the soothing connection mode is a light sleep. "

"Of course, the player’s consciousness is still clear, but they are in a very relaxed state. In this mode, the player will be in a special scene and soothing background music."

"In such an environment, the players will be able to rest. After an hour in the soothing mode, the players ‘spirits will be greatly relieved, and they will be able to experience the immersed mode again.

"However, even with this slow connection mode, the players can not spend more than seven hours in the game cabin every day. In other words, after four hours in the immersion mode, one hour in the soothing mode, and two hours in the immersion mode. Any higher and it won’t work. "

"This kind of soothing mode can also be used as a way to reduce stress. For example, when the players are tired from work, they can experience this soothing mode in the VR gaming pod to relieve their mental fatigue."

"I see." Chen Mo nodded.

Recently, he had been busy making handheld devices and the new game, Odyssey, so he had not paid attention to these things. He did not expect such black technology to appear.

Obviously, the biggest significance of this soothing mode was that it extended the time players spent in the VR gaming pods and relieved the mental fatigue of players to a certain extent.

What Chen Mo was more interested in was if he could create some simple games for the players.

Recently, the speed at which he obtained happiness and resentment points had greatly decreased …

Chen Mo took out his phone and looked through the chat history of the top designers.

The messages in the group were always 99+, everyone was too good at spamming … Chen Mo was too busy to join in the chat, so he didn’t pay attention to what everyone was talking about.

After opening the chat history and flipping through a few pages, Chen Mo found the discussion on this soothing mode.

There were also some introductions on the internet regarding this kind of soothing mode, but they were definitely not as reliable as the conclusions made by these professional video game designers.

Chen Mo looked through it. Obviously, the other independent video game designers in the chat group were very interested in this soothing mode, thinking that this was a very important opportunity.

In soothing mode, the VR gaming pod would play some soothing and melodious background music. In addition, there was a default blue sky, white clouds, and grassland scene.

The setting and background music were to allow players to relax their minds.

However, players could still play the game in the soothing mode.

Of course, a game in soothing mode would be completely different from a normal game. In such a mode, it could only be a very simple and casual game. The system would automatically detect the players ‘brain waves when playing these games, and only games that could soothe the mind could pass the review and be included in the game store under this mode.

That was when the opportunity came.

Because soothing mode was a brand new VR connected mode, there weren’t any good games in this mode. Players could only play in the system’s default scene. Although it could relieve their spirits, it was inevitably boring.

These independent video game designers were considering if they could create a casual game that was more suitable for this mode, they would be able to take over the market.

After all, there were no other games in this connected mode. Players would play any game that was made.

Many video game designers had already started to come up with games that were suitable for a more comfortable mode.

"Soothing mode? This is interesting. "

Chen Zhao’s interest was piqued.

The happiness points and resentment points he had gained during this period of time had decreased a lot because of the [human: Ruined and normal adventures had been released for quite some time now, and the players who were interested in them had already played them. They had basically experienced the core fun of the game, so they didn’t have much of an impact on the game.

But for Chen Mo, the happiness and resentment points directly determined how many times he could draw, so the more the better.

There was still some time before super Mali Odyssey was completed, and Chen Mo didn’t plan on waiting around during this time.

Since the VR gaming pods had a new and relaxing connection mode, Chen Mo had also thought of a game that was very suitable for it.

Chapter 502: VR farm!

While su Jinyu and Qian Kun were busy with super Mali Odyssey, Chen Mo took some time off to complete the new game.

The game was quite easy to make, except for the design of the scenes. However, Chen Mo had already made a few VR games, and as an S-grade video game designer with a lot of art materials, it wasn’t difficult to make.

After two days of hard work, the game was completed.

After Chen Mo uploaded the game, the system checked it and found that it could meet the requirements of a slow connected game.

When players played this game, most of them were in a relatively relaxed and indifferent state of mind, which played a very good role in relaxing the mind.

However, under certain circumstances, the players would also have some slight emotional fluctuations. This was not a big deal, because emotional fluctuations would not make players more tired. As long as the player was in a relaxed state most of the time when playing the game, it would be fine.

Chen Mo immediately put the game on Thunderbolt gaming platform after it was done, and posted a Weibo post.

"The new game, Leisure Farm, has been released. It’s a VR game that’s specially designed for a comfortable gaming mode. Everyone is welcome to try it out!"

As soon as this Weibo post was sent out, dozens of comments instantly appeared.

"The sofa."

"A bench."

"Eh? Shouldn’t Chen Mo be busy making handheld phones? And he still has to give a lecture, how would he have the time to make a new game?"

"A game that’s specially designed for the slow mode? This isn’t too bad, there aren’t many games that are reliable in this connected mode. Since Chen Mo made a game, I’ll definitely try it out!"

Many people were wondering what kind of game Leisure Farm was.

From the name, could it be a farming game in soothing mode?

It felt like he could relax, but what was there to play?

……

In Chen Mo’s Experience Store, the players were also the first to discover the new game.

In the comfortable connection mode, the interface would automatically display the games that were installed in the game cabin. Since this was the only game in the experience store with a soothing mode, the players could see it at a glance.

Zou Zhuo had just finished a round of the Overwatch when the system notified him that it was almost four hours. He needed to leave the game cabin or enter the soothing mode to rest.

Zou Zhuo chose to enter the slow mode.

He had already experienced it before. After entering the soothing mode, his consciousness would enter a special scene.

In this scene, there was a blue sky, white clouds, and a grassland. A breeze blew, and birds occasionally flew in the sky. It was as if they were really in the middle of a grassland.

Moreover, players could walk around and even ‘run freely’.

In slow mode, players could freely chat with their friends. For many people, there was nothing to do even if they quit the VR gaming pod, so they might as well continue to relax in the soothing mode.

Zou Zhuo noticed that there were two different buttons on the menu after he entered comfortable mode. The first button would bring him to the default setting, while the second would bring him to Chen Mo’s new game, Leisure Farm.

"Eh? The manager’s new game is coming out so quickly. We didn’t even know there was this mode two days ago, and the new game is already out two days later?"

Zou Zhuo was also shocked by Chen Mo’s efficiency. It was too fast, Chen Mo had already made the game while the other designers were still trying to figure out the features of the slow mode!

Curious, zou Zhuo chose to enter Leisure Farm.

"Uh, this scenario seems to be a bit similar to the default setting by the officials."

Zou Zhuo looked at where he was, he was also on a green grassland. The grassland looked like it belonged to the government, it didn’t change much.

However, there were many more elements on the grassland.

The first was to use a tall wooden fence to surround a large area, which was obviously the range of the player’s farm. There were more than 20 plots of land on the farm, each of which was two meters wide. In other words, the entire farm was not large, only about 100 square meters.

There was a small thatched house and an open space next to the farmland. It seemed that he could do some construction on his own, but he was not sure what he was going to build.

Out of the 20 plots of land, only the first row of four plots of land had been opened up. The rest were still in a state of unclaimed land.

There was also a small pond next to the field. The pond was also in a state of no water at the moment. It seemed that the element would only be unlocked later.

There was a rocking chair next to the farmland and a parasol. There was a radio and a newspaper on the small table under the umbrella. It was a very casual style.

"Not bad, this environment is not bad."

Zou Zhuo was surprised because the art was of high quality, and the style matched the original green. In VR mode, zou Zhuo felt like he was in a real farm.

Oh, it didn’t seem appropriate to put it that way. It wasn’t a real farm, but an environment that was more elegant and soothing than a real farm. It should be said to be an ideal farm.

The farms in the real world were so messy. There were large areas of farmland, all kinds of modern harvesting machines, and even some animals such as cattle and sheep. Insects and strange small animals were inevitable in the fields. In summer, it would be exposed to the sun, and in winter, it would be very cold. The real time to enjoy the beauty of the countryside was actually only a short period of time in spring and autumn.

For real farmers, farming was hard work. Only those rich people who had money and leisure time could really experience the so-called "beauty of the countryside."

However, Chen Mo’s farm in VR was much more comfortable than the farm in real life.

The gentle breeze, the soothing background music, the endless green field, and the seemingly simple but exquisitely built thatched house all made people feel very comfortable.

Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but exclaim, "manager, you’re a Pro. You only need to change a few buildings and you’re able to make the whole place so lively."

Many designers were also considering how to create a better environment in the soothing mode.

Some designers made an Island so that players could hear the sound of tides; Some designers had specially created a sunrise on the top of the mountain so that players could see the sunrise and sunset.

However, Chen Zhao had only added a few plots of farmland and a thatched house to make a simple farm. However, the farm gave off a more relaxed and natural feeling than the island and the mountain top.

Zou Zhuo sat on the chair and turned on the radio.

Melodious background music started playing on the radio. It was obvious that Chen Zhao had carefully selected the music, which was very helpful for relaxing.

Zou Zhuo laid down happily, thinking that the scene the manager had created was much better than the original.

Zou Zhuo noticed the newspaper beside the radio.

"There’s even a newspaper?"

Zou Zhuo was surprised as well. In the real world, young people rarely read newspapers, and the newspaper was placed next to the radio so naturally that zou Zhuo didn’t notice it.

Zou Zhuo picked up the newspaper and started reading.

It was obvious that Chen Mo had implanted relevant awareness in the game, allowing the players to read the newspaper freely, which was part of the game’s content.

Chapter 503: Growing vegetables in VR mode

Zou Zhuo opened the newspaper and was surprised to find that it was a game manual.

"After planting crops on the ground, we can harvest them?"

"After harvesting, can I sell the crops for money?"

"We can also buy all kinds of props, including fertilizer seeds for decoration and so on?"

The gameplay of the farm wasn’t complicated, and one newspaper was enough to write it down. Chen Mo purposely included the relevant gameplay in the newspaper so that it would fit the environment better and the players wouldn’t feel like it was too much of a show.

Of course, players could still do the same thing in the game without reading the newspaper, but that would require some exploration.

Following the directions in the newspaper, zou Zhuo first went to the thatched house to get some seeds, then went to the back of the house to get some farm equipment.

The farm tools were very simple, just a hoe, shovel, kettle, and spray can. According to the game’s instructions, the hoe was used to weed, the shovel was used to uproot withered crops, the kettle was used to water, and the spray bottle was used to spray medicine.

As for planting and picking fruits, he could do it with his hands and didn’t need any farm equipment.

Zou Zhuo came to the field with the seeds and farm equipment.

At this time, four pieces of land in the farmland had already been cultivated, while the rest were not. Zou Zhuo spread the seeds on the four plots of land. The holes on the ground indicated that the seeds had been planted.

It was completed just like that.

Zou Zhuo was a little surprised. The procedure was so simple. All he had to do was to go to the side of the field and plant the seeds. He didn’t need to dig or water the seeds.

However, on second thought, he felt that it made sense. After all, this was the soothing mode, which was meant to let the players relax. It was definitely necessary to simplify the related operations as much as possible.

All they had to do was scatter the seeds and collect the vegetables. The mental pressure on the players was basically negligible.

After spreading the seeds, zou Zhuo walked around the house.

There was a small warehouse next to the thatched house, which was obviously used to store crops. However, the game guide in the newspaper said that there would be shops and other buildings, but they had not been unlocked yet.

Zou Zhuo went back to his rocking chair, picked a soothing song, and closed his eyes.

In this kind of atmosphere, it really felt like they had returned to the countryside. The sun was warm and the brightness was just right under the shade of the parasol. He didn’t find it glaring at all.

With the gentle breeze and the soothing melody, zou Zhuo felt like he was in a real farm. He could touch the grass and smell the green grass.

Of course, a part of it was just an illusion. Chen Mo had created the image of a farm, so when the players were relaxed, they would naturally imagine other elements that weren’t there.

Zou Zhuo opened his eyes after a while and realized that the crops on the ground had already sprouted.

"Eh? That’s fast. "

Zou Zhuo was surprised that the crops were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, he quickly thought it through. After all, this was a game. If it was really like the real world where crops only ripened in half a year, then there was no point in playing.

Zou Zhuo estimated that the seeds would mature and be harvested in a few hours. However, he wasn’t sure exactly how many hours it had been. He couldn’t tell just by looking at the growth state of the bud.

At this moment, weeds grew on one of the lands, while the other had dried up and cracked, which was obviously different from the other lands.

"Yes, it’s time to work!"

Zou Zhuo stood up and picked up the watering can and the hoe. First, they watered the dry land and then removed the weeds on the other land.

It was a simple operation, but zou Zhuo felt like he was weeding a field, and he was filled with a sense of achievement.

Zou Zhuo felt a strange sense of satisfaction as he looked at the growing crops. He wished that the crops would mature soon, he couldn’t wait for the harvest.

At this moment, a line of small words appeared in an unremarkable place in his field of vision: [Congratulations, you have completed your first weeding. The system will gift you four bags of fertilizer.]

"Eh? And fertilizer?"

Zou Zhuo came to the thatched house and found four extra bags of fertilizer under the shed behind the thatched house.

The plastic bag of fertilizer was very small, about the size of a bag of salt. Zou Zhuo held the fertilizer in his hand and looked at the name on it.

Two bags of black fertilizer and two bags of gray fertilizer.

Zou Zhuo suddenly had a bad feeling when he saw the name of the fertilizer.

However, he didn’t think too much about it. He took the four bags of fertilizer to the side of the farmland.

The newspaper wrote about how to use the fertilizer. All they had to do was to sprinkle the fertilizer on the land.

The two bags of fertilizer had different effects on different crops. For some low-grade crops, the time could be shortened. As for some high-grade crops, the time could be shortened by a lot.

When the time came, they would have to use high-grade fertilizer.

Zou Zhuo was currently growing basic crops like carrots and white radishes. The gray fertilizer could reduce the growth time of these crops by three hours, while the black fertilizer could reduce the growth time by six hours.

Zou Zhuo spread the four bags of fertilizer on the four pieces of land. The crops that had been sprayed with gray fertilizer had entered a state of near maturity, but they could not be picked yet. As for the crops that were sprinkled with the black fertilizer, they directly entered a state of maturity, and huge white radishes and carrots were almost emerging from the ground.

"Hmm … So the time it takes to ripen is between three to six hours?"

Zou Zhuo made a rough deduction. Carrots and white radishes were both primary crops, so they ripened at the same time. The only difference was that the seeds of carrots were expensive and sold at a higher price, while the White radishes were cheaper.

"So … The maturity time of these two types of radishes should be longer than three hours and less than six hours."

Zou Zhuo came to the two plots of carrot land, squatted down and pulled the carrot out.

Every plot of land had many carrots planted neatly. Zou Zhuo was very fast and finished in a short while.

The carrot was originally covered with some soil, and it looked very realistic. However, after zou Zhuo threw them into the warehouse, the mud on the carrots disappeared and were piled up neatly.

Zou Zhuo dug out the remains of the crops on the two plots of land and planted new ones.

At this moment, there was another line of system prompt that was not very obvious. It has been detected that you have harvested your crops. Do you wish to sell them at the store?

"So you mean you can sell it for money? Sell it decisively. " Zou Zhuo said without hesitation.

A brand new building was instantly built on the empty space next to it. It looked like a simple convenience store, but the architectural style matched the scene very well.

There were no NPCs inside, everything was automated. Zou Zhuo placed the Bunch of Carrots in the shop and exchanged them for system currency.

There was a simple ATM machine next to the store, it showed the amount of money zou Zhuo had, and he could also check the transaction records.

He could also check the prices of different items in the store, but of course, most of them were not affordable for zou Zhuo.

However, zou Zhuo was surprised to find that the ATM had an interface that allowed the exchange of game currency for real items.

Zou Zhuo was shocked. Most games only did top-ups, which meant exchanging real money for in-game currency. He had never heard of in-game currency for real items.

Among them were some prizes of lower value, such as top-up cards. There were also some more valuable prizes, such as computers and VR gaming pods. Of course, these high-valued items were sky-high in value when converted to game coins. Zou Zhuo didn’t even dare to think about it.

However, it was already very shocking to be able to exchange in-game currency for physical items.

Zou Zhuo realized that the game was not as simple as it seemed.

Chapter 504: What a fraudulent fertilizer name!

After selling the carrot, zou Zhuo received some in-game currency. It wasn’t much, but he still had some left after buying the necessary seeds.

Zou Zhuo started to think about what he should buy.

All the decorations were generally more expensive, such as the design of a new house, a new shop, a new fence, etc. Zou Zhuo also realized that he could buy a dog and a private kennel, but he wasn’t sure what they were for, and he couldn’t afford one yet.

Zou Zhuo finally decided to buy a bag of fertilizer. This was because fertilizer could reduce the growth time of crops, which was equivalent to buying time with money. It was obviously a good choice in this game.

Zou Zhuo opened the chemical fertilizer section and was shocked.

There are so many types?

The lowest grade was the gray fertilizer and black fertilizer that zou Zhuo used before. Zou Zhuo’s current money was only enough to buy a bag of the most ordinary gray fertilizer.

There was a wide variety of other fertilizers in the store, but when zou Zhuo saw the names of the fertilizers, he was dumbfounded.

The black fertilizer and the black fertilizer.

Volatile gray fertilizer and volatile black fertilizer.

The gray fertilizer and the black fertilizer were easy to develop.

Volatile black fertilizer, volatile black fertilizer.

Easy to develop black fertilizer, easy to develop black fertilizer.

Are you F * cking playing tongue twisters?

Zou Zhuo was speechless, but then he thought about it and realized that it was probably just a little prank that Chen Mo had placed in the store. He didn’t think too much about it.

Zou Zhuo chose to buy a bag of gray fertilizer.

However, his money was not immediately deducted. Instead, a system prompt popped up.

[Please use the voice function of the VR gaming pod to read the name of the product you want to purchase and complete the purchase.]

？？？

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded.

"Gray fertilizer, " he tried to say.

[System notification: purchase successful!]

Zou Zhuo was speechless. So this was what he was waiting for?

"I was wondering why the manager made the names of these fertilizers so long, like a tongue twister. It’s just to cheat us!"

"If I want to buy high-grade fertilizer in the future, I’ll have to shout to the system: Give me a bag of black fertilizer that can be easily used. "

F * ck, just thinking about it makes me feel good …

He felt that the system was targeting Hu Jian people.

"Resentment +10!"

However, there was a small prompt next to the fertilizer store. If the player read it wrong ten times in a row, the purchase would be automatically completed.

Zou Zhuo heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed like Chen Mo still had some conscience.

……

Zou Zhuo walked around the farm and found a path that led into the distance.

"Hmm, What’s this?"

Zou Zhuo walked to the side of the road and saw a sign. As he got closer, a system list appeared in front of him. On it were all of zou Zhuo’s Thunderbolt Game Pass friends.

He tried to click on one of the friends.

[Your friend has not unlocked Leisure Farm yet. Do you want to remind him to open it and plant vegetables with you?]

"Oh, it’s not open?"

Zou Zhuo then noticed the special symbol behind the friend’s name, indicating that he had yet to open Leisure Farm.

Zou Zhuo tapped on the reminder button. How could he let me enjoy such a fun game all to myself?

He clicked on another friend.

[The friend is at home. You can visit but can not steal vegetables. Do you want to go to the friend’s farm?]

"Hmm, what’s the meaning of this?"

Zou Zhuo pondered over the meaning of the hint. In other words, this friend was currently on his farm. He could visit him, but he couldn’t steal vegetables.

What if he wasn’t at home? could she go and steal vegetables?

Zou Zhuo continued scrolling through his friend list.

More than half of the players hadn’t launched Leisure Farm yet. After all, it was a new game and it wasn’t popular yet.

Zou Zhuo invited them one by one.

Some of them were in the farm, and like zou Zhuo, they were tired from playing the game and were trying to relax.

Zou Zhuo, who was in his own farm, decided not to look at them since they would only be chatting anyway.

Zou Zhuo was dying to know how the thief stole the vegetables.

One had to know that stolen vegetables could be exchanged for money!

He also found a few friends who were not at home, but the radishes in these friends ‘fields were not ripe yet, so he could not steal them.

Zou Zhuo roughly estimated the time his friends "radishes would ripen and decided to come back when they were ready. He was just thinking about it …

He scrolled up and found Chen Mo’s account at first place.

"Manager, you’re playing on the farm too?!"

Zou Zhuo thought about it, "oh yeah, the manager definitely plays it, he made it!" Maybe there’s something good in the manager’s farm?"

Zou Zhuo entered Chen Mo’s farm without hesitation.

Since the resources were all the same, the scene changed very quickly. Zou Zhuo didn’t even notice the change.

Zou Zhuo was still at the side of the path, and the farm was in sight.

To his shock, Chen Zhao’s farm was completely different from his!

Chen Zhao’s farm looked like a traditional garden. It had a stone wall, a tall tree, and a beautiful rock garden in the middle of the pond. The house was no longer a shabby thatched house. It was a stone house with a Chinese style. It was very neat.

There was a beautiful doghouse next to the house, and a Husky was napping in the doghouse.

Chen Mo’s farm was filled with crops that zou Zhuo had never seen before.

Jade cabbage, Jade grape, God of Fortune, starry flower, fragrant Sparrow …

"F * ck, what kind of plants are these? Fantasy crops?"

Obviously, these were all high-level crops in the farm, and just the seeds alone would cost thousands of gold coins.

Also, Chen Mo’s fields were different from zou Zhuo ‘s. They were all shining with a golden light. Was this the legendary Golden Land?

These crops had all ripened, and there were many fruits hanging on them that made people drool. Zou Zhuo couldn’t stay calm anymore, these fruits were money!

Manager, you have so many high-level fruits in your field. It’s not too much to give me a few to help the poor, right?"

Zou Zhuo mumbled to himself as he sneaked to the side of the field to steal some vegetables.

Zou Zhuo was overjoyed when he saw the high-grade fruits being picked one by one. If he sold all these fruits, he would be able to buy so many bags of black fertilizer.

However, just as zou Zhuo was enjoying himself, he heard a dog bark.

Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

Zou Zhuo was shocked. He turned around and realized that the Husky that had been napping in the doghouse had rushed out and was behind him. It bit zou Zhuo’s heel!

Chapter 505: The farm is being targeted by the workshop!

Oh my God, why is this dog biting people?

Zou Zhuo felt a slight pain from the bite, and the fruit in his arms fell to the ground. The dog was still chasing zou Zhuo, so he ran back to his farm in a panic.

"Phew, they finally stopped chasing …"

Zou Zhuo received a system notification when he returned to his farm.

[You have been bitten by a dog. You need to pay 500 gold coins for medical expenses. It has been automatically deducted from your system currency.]

"F * ck, this is such a scam!"

Zou Zhuo was speechless. Obviously, the fruit in his hand would drop randomly when he was bitten by a dog. When he ran back, there were only five or six fruits left in his arms, but he still had to pay 500 gold coins for medical expenses? It was really a breakdown!

Obviously, the medical expenses were also calculated according to the number of times he was bitten by the dog. The more times he was bitten by the dog, the higher the medical expenses.

Zou Zhuo sold the fruits to the store, and to his surprise, they were sold for 3000 gold coins!

"Oh my God, high-grade crops are amazing." Zou Zhuo said.

"If we steal all the fruits in the manager’s field, how much money would it cost?"

It was worth it even if he was bitten by a dog!

However, zou Zhuo knew that Chen Mo wouldn’t make such a mistake in his design. Most likely, the more he was bitten by a dog, the higher the medical expenses would be. It was impossible to increase in a linear manner.

Zou Zhuo was smart enough to give up on the idea of stealing vegetables …

And the worst part was that he was bitten by a dog, and his money was directly deducted from the system! This was a little too shameless!

Zou Zhuo went to his friends ‘farms and stole a few radishes. They weren’t worth much, but zou Zhuo was happy.

People were all like this, whether rich or poor, they would have a greedy mentality. Taking advantage of others didn’t matter much, as long as it was taking advantage of others, it would make one’s heart happy.

Of course, if he could get a big advantage, he would definitely be overjoyed.

An hour passed quickly, but zou Zhuo still wanted more. However, he had stolen most of the vegetables and planted most of the crops. There was nothing to do now, so zou Zhuo had to exit the slow mode.

……

Soon, the other players also discovered some special ways to play Leisure Farm. They added each other as friends and stole vegetables from each other.

"Sigh, this Leisure Farm is really well done. Basking in the sun inside feels even more comfortable than the system’s default environment!"

"Yes, it’s a idyllic scene. It’s much more comfortable than the simple blue sky, white clouds, and grassland!"

"And you can also plant crops. Although the operation is particularly simple, it makes people feel like they’ve returned to the countryside. I can’t help but recite poetry."

"When beans are planted at the foot of the southern mountain, the grass will flourish and the beans will grow sparkly …"

"Oh, you’re going to recite this poem? I thought it was … A dog …"

"Ahem, you can indeed raise dogs in the farmland."

"Eh? Did you guys notice that the first person on our friend list is always Chen Mo’s account?"

"Yes, I noticed it too. I even went to take a look on purpose. The fields are full of high-grade crops. I wanted to steal two more, but I was bitten by Chen Mo’s dog!"

"F * ck, me too! I was bitten by his dog too!"

"Ah? So this was what dogs were for? He could guard the house. Then I’m going to keep one too. Although I’m only growing carrots now, it’s still a heartache to lose it. "

"But dogs are expensive. You can only afford them with money!"

You could use in-game currency in Leisure Farm, but not everything could be bought. What could be bought with money was basically some decorative parts, such as the exterior of the house, fence, dog house, and so on.

In addition, some special functions also required a small amount of money to activate, such as buying dogs, dog food, upgrading land, and so on.

Upgrading normal land to Red Land, black land, and even gold land would cost some money. Of course, it could also be activated by saving up gold coins, but the gold coins spent would be much more expensive than the actual currency.

Because gold coins could actually be exchanged for physical objects, it was equivalent to a channel of conversion between in-game coins and real money.

Of course, there were also some things that could only be obtained by topping up, such as dog food.

Since Overwatch was a free game, many players had Overwatch and Thunderbolt gaming platform in their gaming pods.

Therefore, Leisure Farm’s promotion went smoothly, and even some players who didn’t play Overwatch or use Thunderbolt Game Pass downloaded Leisure Farm.

"Hurry up! Anyone playing Leisure Farm can add each other as friends and steal vegetables from each other!"

"Why didn’t you play Leisure Farm? Hurry up, I’m still waiting to steal your vegetables!"

Very quickly, Leisure Farm expanded in the circle of VR gamers at an unscientific speed …

After all, the soothing mode of the VR gaming pod was only one fun game, so the speed of expansion was completely beyond most people’s imagination …

……

At the same time, many Studios had their eyes on the new game.

"What? This game can actually be exchanged for real items? Is this a new feature made by a new designer? aren’t you afraid of losing money?"

"Hehehehe, it’s our turn to show off our skills!"

"Hurry up and download the game to all the VR gaming pods in the studio. Everyone, go and steal the game!"

However, the strange thing was that those big studios didn’t seem to have any ideas about Leisure Farm.

These small studios did not mind.

To these Studios, they were just worried that there wouldn’t be any games to play in soothing mode, and Leisure Farm was just right in front of their mouths.

In immersed mode, players could only play for a maximum of four hours before they had to rest or enter soothing mode.

However, players could play for a long time in the relaxing mode. They could even play for more than eight hours in a row because this mode did not cause too much fatigue.

Each gaming pod in these Studios had three to four boosters, and these people could take turns playing and stealing vegetables 24 hours a day.

You might not believe it, but on the third day after Leisure Farm’s release, many Studios set up a vegetable stealing team …

After all, the gold coins could be directly exchanged for physical objects. When the physical objects were sold, wouldn’t that be equivalent to exchanging them for money?

Of course, these Studios didn’t just steal vegetables, they also grew their own vegetables. Because Chen Mo set a limit, there was a limit to the number of times a player could steal vegetables and the number of times a player could be stolen in their field. Otherwise, it would be extremely beneficial for players who had plenty of time to steal vegetables.

Compared to the income from stealing vegetables, he would gain more from growing his own vegetables.

"The specialized auxiliary equipment is ready. With this, you can steal vegetables with one key!"

"Really? Quickly insert it into the VR gaming pod and try it out. With this, we can save a lot of effort!"

Very quickly, someone in the studio developed a vegetable stealing plug-in specifically for Leisure Farm. After all, the game was too simple, and it was not difficult to make such a plug-in.

However, after inserting it into the VR gaming pod, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Unknown external equipment has been detected in your VR gaming pod. Logging in denied."

"F * ck, what’s this situation?"

"I don’t know how it detected an external device."

"F * ck, isn’t this the same detection mechanism as ‘Overwatch’?"

"Oh no, this plug-in can’t be used …"

"F * ck, Chen Mo actually included all the anti-cheat moves from Overwatch into Leisure Farm?"

"F * ck, it seems that it’s impossible to use plug-ins. I can only steal vegetables manually!"

"Shush, you can’t tell anyone about this, you hear me? Otherwise, our studio’s face will be completely lost!"

Chapter 506: With your level of arithmetic, you’re basically bidding farewell to the studio

As soon as the alarm went off, the studio’s boosters went online on time and entered the game cabin to collect the dishes.

These people worked in shifts. Crops now took about five to eight hours to ripen, which meant that it was entirely possible for them to ripen in the middle of the night.

In order to prevent their vegetables from being stolen, the studio’s boosters had to set an alarm and come online on time to collect the vegetables.

It was originally "Leisure Farm", but they had turned it into a cultivation farm …

These people often had several accounts in their hands, and they would plant and collect them at the same time.

After logging into his second account, the booster suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"What’s going on? Why did it seem like a batch of radishes on this account had been stolen? There’s actually someone who can cultivate more than me?"

He didn’t think too much about this boosting. Maybe someone just happened to be cultivating until this late.

When he logged into his second account, why did it seem like radish had been stolen again?

At first, he thought that this was a coincidence, but when he asked the others, it seemed that all their radishes had been stolen!

And looking at the related records, the person who stole their radishes was the same person, NZX!

"F * ck, what’s up with this guy? How did he do it?"

"Could it be that they were followed by the footprints in the farmland?"

Chen Mo made some new innovations for stealing vegetables.

Originally, in most farm games, only friends could steal vegetables from each other, but Leisure Farm was different.

In a friend’s farm, one could head to a friend’s friend’s farm. In theory, if one was not afraid of trouble, one could follow this clue to any player’s farm.

Also, if you stole someone’s fruit, you would leave Footprints on the Farm. This player can track the location of your farm through the footprints.

Obviously, these workshops ‘farm accounts had stolen from many others and left footprints in many places. NZX should have followed them directly through the footprints.

These workshops ‘farm accounts were basically all good friends. After tracking them down, he could wipe out the entire workshop’s farm accounts.

These Studios were furious. It had always been us who stole from others, but this NZX actually stole from us?

Really, what could be tolerated!

"Come, let’s steal it back!"

These people followed the footprints that NZX had left to steal the vegetables and arrived at his farm. However, they were dumbfounded the moment they entered.

The farm was full of the lowest grade white radishes, and there were even three dogs, all of whom were eyeing these people covetously!

"F * ck, why are they all the cheapest white radishes? and they even have three dogs?!"

"These radishes … Aren’t worth much …"

"Even if it’s not worth much, I still have to steal it. I can’t lose my pride."

"Big brother, calm down. Where are the three dogs? think about it."

"I’ve decided, I must steal!"

One of the boosters walked up and was about to steal a carrot. As soon as he pulled one out, he was bitten by three Mad Dogs.

"Emma, Emma! Hurry up and run!"

Under the siege of the three dogs, the radishes in the booster’s arms quickly fell to the ground, and he didn’t get a single one. Not only that, but the booster was also injured all over, and he had to spend more than 3000 Yuan on medical expenses.

The substitute players ‘faces were solemn. F * ck, they’ve met a tough one!

It felt like this lzx was a professional at stealing vegetables to get rich? He only grew the cheapest white radish and kept three dogs. Obviously, he was afraid of revenge!

While these boosters were still struggling, another booster shouted, "Sigh, my newly ripened dish was stolen by this NZX again!"

"What’s going on? Didn’t you say that you can’t steal if the farm owner is online?"

"Yeah, but how can I be online all the time? I have a few accounts. When I went to check on one of them, the other accounts were stolen!"

"F * ck you! This kid is cheating, right? How could he be more diligent than all of us?"

"Could it be that we have encountered the legendary professional vegetable thief?"

Chen Mo sneezed in the game cabin while stealing vegetables.

"Hehe, you want to compete with your brother’s reaction? I killed the artificial intelligence Origin. You guys are still too young …"

The studio’s boosters were speechless.

"What do we do? It was impossible to guard against! I feel that this kid will be a formidable enemy!"

"Why don’t we … Buy a dog too?"

"Damn, dog food is expensive. Dog food is calculated by the day!"

"We still have to buy it! If you don’t buy it, you won’t be able to stop this kid. If you want him to steal every single radish, that’s money. These gold coins can be exchanged for real items!"

"That seems to be the case. Then let’s buy it!"

These boosters thought for a moment and decided to buy a dog!

As the saying goes, there is no return without effort. In order to save up more gold coins to exchange for more expensive prizes such as mobile phones, computers, and VR gaming pods, the workshops decided to give each farm account a dog.

This would greatly reduce the losses of each farm!

"Hehe, this time I’d like to see if that NZX dares to come again!"

"That’s right, if you come again, I’ll bite you to death!"

"Every farm has stolen a dog. Let’s see how you can steal it!"

A few boosters specifically waited for their farm crops to ripen before entering the farm two minutes later, hoping to find the stealing NZX.

Maybe she could even see him being bitten by a dog!

In the end, there really was a booster who managed to get to NZX.

This guy was wearing a police uniform and a Red Hat, with a big "Xiu" word on the back.

To the booster’s surprise, NZX did not steal the vegetables at all. Instead, it squatted beside the vegetable field and looked at the dogs in the farm with satisfaction.

This expression made it seem as if the dog was actually his own …

What was going on?

"This kid is quite tactful. He doesn’t dare to steal vegetables anymore, afraid of being bitten by a dog."

The booster walked up and said happily, "So, you don’t dare to steal vegetables anymore?"

"Your dog looks pretty good, " said NZX cheerfully."How much did you buy it for?"

"I didn’t spend much, " the booster said calmly."It’s only 50000 gold coins. I’ve saved it up in a few days."

"Then what about your dog food?"

"Dog food is more expensive." The booster was silent for a moment.

"How much is it?" EZX asked.

" 30 yuan for three days … That’s none of your business!" The booster said.

"Then have you calculated how much the vegetables you’ve stolen and grown for the past three days can be sold for when added together?"

The booster was dumbfounded. He really hadn’t calculated this in detail.

Not to mention him, even the entire studio had not counted carefully.

lzx laughed, "you don’t know?" Then let me tell you, at your current level, even if you don’t lose a single vegetable and steal all of them every day, your daily income will at most be five Yuan. After playing for two months, you can probably cover the cost of the dog food. If you want to use the gold coins in the game to exchange for a VR gaming pod, it might take at least a year. "

Chapter 506-spying on the enemy again!

The booster was shocked. Such a pervert!

There was nothing they could do about it, because the studio had not carefully calculated how much money they could earn before!

This was because a lot of the data was hidden, such as the maturity time of each crop, the specific price when it was sold, and so on.

The number of fruits that each seed produced was not fixed. It fluctuated randomly within a certain range. Moreover, he could steal other people’s vegetables every day. In fact, the real profit every day was relatively difficult to calculate.

Obviously, this studio didn’t calculate it seriously. They just thought that they could make money by doing this, so they did it.

After all, this was a free game without much investment.

Now, after being reminded by NZX, this booster suddenly realized that it didn’t seem to be profitable.

Moreover, he seemed to have lost money in order to buy this dog …

lzx patted him on the shoulder happily."Alright, with your level of mathematics, you guys are basically saying goodbye to the studio …"

……

A lot of Studios were cursing at Chen Mo, saying that there was no such thing in the world, Chen Mo had clearly planned it all out!

It was no wonder that those big studios didn’t have any ideas about this game, because they all had some professional numerical calculation staff. After some calculation, they knew that the profit of this game was very low!

Only some small studios that were less experienced would do it after thinking that the game’s currency could be exchanged for physical items and would definitely make money.

In the end, he was being taught a lesson every minute …

Obviously, exchanging in-game currency for physical objects was a bigger gimmick to attract more players to enter.

It was like some tabletop games where game coins were used to exchange for physical objects. If you wanted to have so many game coins, you first had to top up enough money or win enough money.

To designers, the wool comes from the sheep’s body. It might seem like they were giving the players a lot of benefits, but they were actually bought with the money they earned from the players.

Not only did these Studios not make any money from Leisure Farm, they even bought a bunch of dogs and paid Chen Mo …

Of course, it was possible to use game coins to exchange for real items in the game, but many people ignored the time cost of the game. If you wanted to use game coins to exchange for even the lowest-level top-up card, you would have to play for a long time. During this time, the players would become part of the game experience, just like the free players in games with paywalls.

So no matter how he looked at it, Chen Zhao was still earning …

For the rich players, they didn’t care about the actual items, they only cared about the pleasure of stealing other people’s vegetables and not having their own stolen. They would rather spend money on dogs, which was a source of income for Chen Mo.

For players who were reluctant to spend money, a few top-up cards were enough to make them jealous. These people would rather go online on time to steal food and be calculative. Even though they earned a bit of money, they invested a lot of time and provided active users for Leisure Farm, so Chen Mo still earned.

The game also provided Chen Mo with an endless supply of happiness and resentment points …

Stealing other people’s vegetables would produce happiness points; If the vegetables were stolen or bitten by a dog, resentment points would be generated. Although the happiness and resentment points were relatively small, it was still meat no matter how small it was.

Especially after teasing the studio accounts, Chen Mo felt a huge wave of grudges, which made him laugh out loud.

Not only that, the game store also provided Chen Mo with a lot of grudges.

A lot of people posted on the internet, "F * ck, Leisure Farm’s store system is too F * cking deceptive!"

A gray black fertilizer!

It will turn black and turn into a gray fertilizer!

A lot of people were tortured by the name of the fertilizer, and every time they bought fertilizer, Chen Mo would gain a huge amount of grudges.

"Hehehe, I can earn so many grudges just by making such a simple game. I’m really a genius!"

Chen Zhao thought happily.

……

……

While Chen Mo was busy making games to earn hatred points, his competitors weren’t idle either.

Outside the experience store, a tall and beautiful woman was looking inside.

"Okay, calm down. I’m just an ordinary player now. I came here from another city to experience the game."

The beauty mumbled to herself as she calmed herself down. She patted her chest and walked into the experience store.

Her name was Feng yingwan, and like Jin jieguang, she was here to spy on the enemy.

To be precise, she was sent by Jin jieguang.

Recently, Jin jieguang always felt his left eyelid twitching, and he couldn’t sleep well.

Although the project of gunfire was still steadily developing and had mostly completed the game, Jin jieguang still felt that something was wrong.

The last time Jin jieguang came to spy on the enemy, he was duped by Chen Mo and even "ancient catastrophe" was ruined. This time, Jin jieguang still felt that something was wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.

The biggest question was, why would Chen Mo talk so much about his future plans?

Logically speaking, Chen Mo’s personality was just like his name. He didn’t like to talk much, especially when it came to gaming. Chen Mo always held back.

Was there any conspiracy or trap waiting for him to jump into?

But Jin jieguang couldn’t figure it out. What conspiracy could there be?

All of them were copied from Overwatch, just with an additional competitive mode. No matter how one looked at it, there was no problem.

Maybe Chen Mo was so excited after winning so many awards that he decided to share his future plans?

He felt that something was wrong.

Jin jieguang was not at ease, so he decided to send Feng yingwan over to spy on the enemy’s situation.

This time, Jin jieguang was more cautious. He highly suspected that Chen Zhao already knew him, so he couldn’t come personally.

Feng yingwan was a new employee who had just joined two months ago. As a young and beautiful girl, she should have a natural advantage in spying on the enemy, right?

Feng yingwan was also very nervous.

Before he left, Jin jieguang had repeatedly told him that Chen Zhao was an extremely dangerous person and that he had to be extremely careful!

However, from the photo, Chen Zhao looked quite young and had a kind, no, delicate face.

Feng yingwan had the illusion that Chen Mo was just an ordinary senior. How could this kind of person be extremely dangerous?

However, Feng yingwan also reminded herself again and again that one should not judge a book by its cover. She was now dealing with an S-grade videogame designer, a dangerous character that gave the entire Emperor dynasty entertainment a headache. If he let his guard down, he was afraid that this mission would only end in a crushing defeat!

Feng yingwan entered the living room and saw Chen Mo sitting on the sofa reading a book.

Did he find his target so easily? He wasn’t quite used to it.

Feng yingwan suddenly felt like backing out. She thought that it would take some time to see Chen Mo after entering the experience store, but Chen Mo was sitting on the sofa in the living room. This made her feel very uncomfortable, as if all her plans had been ruined.

Feng yingwan calmed down and sat on the sofa opposite Chen Mo to greet him.

Chapter 508: A serious setback in spying!

"Hello, manager."

Chen Zhao looked up and nodded politely."Hello, " he said.

Feng yingwan thought to herself, "en, not bad, the plan is going very smoothly."

According to the information, acquaintances would call Chen Zhao manager. If he called him President Chen, he would definitely be exposed.

If she called him manager, it meant that she was a regular customer. This way, Chen Zhao would have a better first impression of her.

Of course, Chen Mo couldn’t remember all the regular customers in the store, so Feng yingwan had the chance to get away with it.

"Manager, why don’t you have work today?" Feng yingwan asked tentatively.

While reading, Chen Zhao said nonchalantly, "Oh, today’s calendar shows that it’s not suitable for work."

Feng yingwan was speechless.

What the hell? The lunar calendar indicated that it was not suitable for work, so he did not work. What kind of shady lunar calendar was this?

That’s just an excuse you made for not wanting to work! As expected, being a boss meant doing whatever he wanted!

"Aren’t you here to experience the game?"Chen Mo asked casually.

Feng yingwan was shocked. What was going on? Had he been exposed?

However, she quickly calmed down. Chen Zhao was probably testing her.

Calm down, I have a plan.

"I had an argument with my boyfriend today. I’m in a bad mood, so I came to the experience store for a while." Feng yingwan said as she ran her fingers through her hair.

This was also the excuse he had thought of before. In fact, there were many regular customers who came to the experience store when they had nothing to do, either to play games or to chat with others to change their mood.

Moreover, Feng yingwan’s statement also had a little hint. Now that she had quarreled with her boyfriend, maybe some people would have a chance.

Coupled with her beautiful face and hot body, Feng yingwan was very confident. Very few men could remain calm under such a hint.

"Oh, " Chen Zhao replied."Why did you fight?"

"Because he sent me a message today, saying, "I’m not sure if he’s a good person. "I’ll take you out for a ride on my motorcycle after dinner, okay?"

"What’s wrong?" Chen Mo was confused."Is there a problem with that?"

"He didn’t even add the word ‘baby’ when he said that, so he’s not romantic at all!" Feng Ying said.

"Oh!" Chen Zhao suddenly realized."I see."

Feng yingwan smiled at Chen Mo, "manager, you won’t do that, right?" Then … Manager, if you were to say this to me, what would you say?"

"Oh?" Chen Zhao thought for a moment."After dinner, I’ll take you for a ride on my precious motorcycle, okay?"

Feng yingwan was speechless.

"Resentment +333!"

There was indeed a treasure added, so there didn’t seem to be anything wrong with it. But why did it feel like something was wrong?

Feng yingwan forcefully suppressed her urge to ridicule him. After thinking for a long time, she decided to change the topic.

"Manager, I’m actually very interested in game design. I wonder if you can teach me a few things? Who knows, I might become a video game designer in the future. "

Chen Zhao looked at her."Of course you can. You just need to pay some school fees."

Feng yingwan was overjoyed. She did not expect Chen Mo to actually agree to it!

If she could become Chen Zhao’s apprentice, it would be worth the money! He might be able to get more information, and since Chen Mo said he only needed to pay tuition, Emperor dynasty entertainment should pay … Right?

Feng yingwan nodded her head in a hurry."Sure. How much is the tuition fee?"

Chen Zhao thought for a moment."Pay me every month. 1% of my monthly income."

Feng yingwan thought for a moment. One percent? That wasn’t expensive. After all, the other party was an S-grade videogame designer. It was already very generous of him to charge only 1% of his monthly income as tuition!

"How much exactly?" Feng yingwan asked tentatively. Ten thousand?"

"No, 7 million." Chen Mo shook his head.

Feng yingwan was speechless.

On second thought, Chen Mo had quite a few cash cows on hand, like League of Legends and Overwatch. They were both gaining momentum, and together with his previous works, each one of them would make a lot of money …

But a monthly school fee of 7 million? F * ck, you’re not kidding me, are you?

When the time came to apply for funding from Jin jieguang, he would say, "CEO Jin, I want to go undercover with Chen Zhao. I need you to pay for my tuition."

Jin jieguang was definitely going to say, "no problem, how much do you want for the tuition?"

A monthly school fee of 7 million.

Wouldn’t they be kicked out of Emperor dynasty entertainment?

It seemed that he could not become an apprentice anymore.

Feng yingwan wasn’t discouraged. She had a flash of inspiration and thought of a new idea.

"By the way, manager, I heard that you’re really good at games. I really like playing games too. Why don’t we play a few rounds together?"

Feng yingwan had long heard that Chen Mo not only liked making games, but also playing games. He even beat the AI in Warcraft.

It could be said that no matter what game he played, Chen Mo was an expert.

Feng yingwan even practiced Warcraft for a period of time, but the game was too difficult. She played for a while but was still a noob, so she had no choice but to give up.

However, Feng yingwan was playing League of Legends quite well, and she was also in the diamond League now.

She couldn’t compare to Chen Mo, but a girl with a diamond rank should be pretty rare, right? Coupled with her looks and figure, Feng yingwan was confident that Chen Mo would see her in a different light.

Chen Mo said nonchalantly while reading, "What game are you playing?"

Feng yingwan said proudly, "my League of Legends is in the diamond section. How about it, manager? do you want to play a couple of rounds with us?"

"Sure, " Chen Mo nodded, "but I’ll have to test your skills first."

"Sure, " Feng yingwan nodded.

Other things aside, she did have the standard of a diamond Ranker, so she was not afraid of being tested.

Chen Mo pointed at a girl in the PC experience area, "If you can beat her in a solo match, I’ll play duo mode with you."

"Okay, no problem!" Feng yingwan nodded.

If it was a male player, Feng yingwan would feel a little guilty. After all, the experience store was full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. If a King were to pop out, who could reason with him?

However, for girls, the diamond rank was already very high. Feng yingwan was confident that she would not lose to any girl in a solo.

"Anyway, I just need to beat this girl once, right?" Feng yingwan asked.

Chen Mo nodded.

Only then did Feng yingwan relax.

It didn’t matter even if he accidentally lost, as long as he won one round!

After walking over, Feng yingwan realized that this girl’s looks seemed to be better than hers, and she also seemed to have a unique temperament that made her feel very uncomfortable.

"I feel like this girl has a special relationship with the manager. It seems like I have to defeat this girl to gain the manager’s trust!"

Feng yingwan made up her mind. She wanted to show off her diamond skills to Chen Mo.

……

An hour and a half later.

Feng yingwan came back with a pale face.

Chen Zhao looked at him."How is it? did you win?"

The corners of Feng yingwan’s mouth twitched, "No… What’s her level?" It feels so strong?"

"Oh, you mean li jingsi?" Chen Mo asked. She’s just an ordinary King tier, and she’s even a bit weaker than me. "

Feng yingwan was speechless.

"Enmity points +999!"

Chapter 509: The prototype is out

Feng yingwan felt that things weren’t good. Chen Mo didn’t seem to be following the rules at all.

If this continued, not to mention not being able to obtain any information, even his identity might be exposed.

Just then, the elevator door opened and a young man walked out.

"Manager, " Qian Kun said to Chen Mo, "we’ve been talking about creating a new hero for Overwatch. We don’t have enough people right now. What do you think …"

"Oh." Chen Mo thought for a moment, "then we can put the Overwatch on hold and make a new game first."

Qian Kun was a little hesitant, "also, there are players on the internet urging us to release the ranking competition mode. What do you think …"

Chen Mo said, "let’s focus on the new game first. It’s an important part of the game’s layout and has the highest priority."As for Overwatch, there were no strong games to compete with for the time being, so he did not have to worry too much. The other companies ‘games won’t be released until at least two months later, so it won’t be too late for us to start the qualifying mode then. "

Qian Kun nodded."Alright, manager. We’ll get back to the new game."

The two of them didn’t speak in detail, but Feng yingwan could still hear some clues from it.

Chen Mo was busy with the new game and had put the development of Overwatch on hold.

Indeed, this explained why Chen Mo still hadn’t released the ranked mode for Overwatch.

It was because he felt that it would take at least two months for the other companies to develop a game similar to Overwatch, so he was not in a hurry.

Moreover, it seemed like Chen Mo placed a lot of importance on this phone and the games that came with it, which was why he put all his energy into it and didn’t place much importance on Overwatch.

"That’s right, this is very useful information. Chen Mo doesn’t know the actual speed of our development, he’s only estimating it based on normal speed."

Feng yingwan was extremely excited in her heart, but on the surface, she still pretended to be completely uninterested, as if she was really a player who had nothing to do with it.

After chatting with Chen Mo for a while, Feng yingwan realized that she couldn’t get any useful information out of him.

It wasn’t that Feng yingwan didn’t want to ask Chen Mo about the Overwatch, but Chen Mo was very cautious and would always change the topic whenever it came to the topic.

Also, Feng yingwan didn’t dare to ask too deliberately. If Chen Zhao found something and suspected her, it would be bad.

After chatting for a while, Feng yingwan pretended to be an ordinary game enthusiast and went to the PC experience area to play League of Legends for a few rounds before leaving the experience store.

Although the harvest of this spying trip was not big, they had collected some useful information.

Feng yingwan truthfully reported this information to Jin jieguang.

There were two main pieces of information. One was that Chen Mo placed a lot of importance on the new handheld game and game, even transferring the people in charge of developing the later versions of League of Legends and Overwatch to take part in the development of the new game. This caused the update speed of the other two games to slow down.

The second was that Chen Mo estimated that other video game companies would take at least two months to complete their Overwatch. Therefore, during this period of time, he was not in a hurry to update the content of the Overwatch or go online for ranking matches.

Jin jieguang carefully judged the authenticity of the two messages. The final conclusion was that it was highly credible.

Everyone knew how much Chen Mo valued mobile phones. This time, it could be said that he was challenging everyone’s common sense and had obviously received a lot of criticism.

A person like Chen Mo who loved face slapping wouldn’t be able to stand being slapped in the face by others, so it was normal for him to put in a lot of effort into making this phone and the game that came with it.

On the contrary, it would be a problem if Chen Mo wasn’t interested in the phone.

As for Overwatch, it was still considered a pioneer in the related field and was still in the stage of expansion. Other game companies were also trying to make games similar to Overwatch, but their progress was not as fast.

Chen Mo’s estimate of the time was completely accurate, but Emperor dynasty entertainment was different.

Emperor dynasty entertainment already had a solid foundation. They had the leftover materials from the fps game Wolf Soul and the MOBA game ancient catastrophe. Many of these were ready-made. In addition, Lin chaoxu placed a lot of importance on this project and allocated a lot of manpower and resources to it, so the development was very fast.

In other words, Chen Mo had originally estimated that these new games would only be released in two months, but in reality, gunfire could release a ranked version in five weeks.

Jin jieguang felt that it was a great opportunity for Chen Mo to release the ranking tournament before Overwatch, but Chen Mo didn’t seem to realize it.

After receiving this information, Jin jieguang felt more at ease. Gunfire history had entered the final stage of development and fine tuning. Whether or not the humiliation of ancient catastrophe could be washed away depended on this one move!

……

Zhou Jiangping’s office.

Chen Zhao sat on the sofa. A staff member placed a white box in front of him.

"Mr. Chen, " Zhou Jiangping said, "open it and try. See if there’s any difference from what you’ve expected."

The first Switch prototype had been produced, and it had gone through many adjustments. Many of the technologies were completely different from the ones Chen Mo used in his previous life.

However, from the outside, it didn’t look too different from the Swtich from Chen Mo’s previous life. After all, it was made according to Chen Mo’s drawings.

It looked lighter than the Switch in his previous life, with a smaller frame, and a stronger back and screen. It was estimated that the drop resistance performance was also very good.

The size was the same as the Switch in his previous life, but because the black edges of the screen were smaller, the screen was actually slightly larger than the Switch screen in his previous life.

Zhou Jiangping handed the card to Chen Mo with a complicated expression."It is indeed very bitter …"

"Huh?" Chen Mo was amused."You really licked it?"

Zhou Jiangping didn’t say anything. His pained expression had already proven everything …

"That’s a boss indeed, " Chen Mo said emotionally."He can do what others can ‘T. I’m impressed."

Zhou Jiangping felt that Chen Mo’s words seemed to have an unspoken meaning, so he asked, "President Chen, did you lick it too?"

"No, I’m not stupid." Chen Mo laughed.

Zhou Jiangping was speechless.

These cartridges were also custom-made, and there was a special machine that could write game content into them. This card contained a demo of "super Mali Odyssey." There was only one scene to test the operation of the game.

Chen Mo removed the left and right controllers from the Switch and started the game to try it out.

It was mainly to test out various operations, including jumping, flinging the hat, adjusting the angle of view, and so on. Apart from that, Chen Mo checked the vibration and body sensitivity of the game controller, and concluded that it could meet the requirements of the game.

After all, this machine was checked by Zhou Jiangping and Lehui’s related technical personnel, so there would definitely be no problems with the quality.

Zhou Jiangping couldn’t possibly use a completely underrated handheld device to fool Chen Mo.

Chen Mo played for a bit more and tried out some basic controls, then nodded in satisfaction.

However, he also gave a few suggestions for improvement and hoped that Zhou Jiangping could further optimize the machine in the future.

"By the way, " Chen Mo asked, "director Zhou, about the follow-up proposal I told you about last time, are there any technical problems?"

Chapter 510: A plan to integrate mobile phone and handphone

Zhou Jiangping said, "well, the problem is that there may be some minor flaws. It needs to be continuously optimized. It can be done."

"You can’t guarantee performance?" Chen Zhao asked."What do you mean?"

"There might be a lot of problems, " Zhou Jiangping explained."Including controller connection, game optimization, and so on. There’s also a bigger problem in the acceptance of the players."

Chen Mo nodded, "it’s okay, I’m mentally prepared for this." Anyway, can you write a feasibility report and analyze this plan in detail?"

"Of course, I’ll arrange for someone to do it immediately, " Zhou Jiangping replied.

Chen Mo’s follow-up plan was to combine the phone and the handphone.

In the future, Chen Mo suggested connecting the two handles of the Switch to the players ‘phones through Bluetooth or other means, so that the players could play the games on the Switch on the phone.

However, Chen Mo’s first choice wasn’t to use this plan, but to redo Switch. This was because the plan wasn’t mature yet, and he needed to use Switch to pave the way.

Just like what Zhou Jiangping had said, with the current level of technology in the parallel world, it was possible to do it, but it would create problems that would affect the gaming experience of the players.

The first problem was the size of the screen. The Switch’s screen was the limit for a portable handheld device, but even so, it could barely display the game with the smallest screen.

Games like "Odyssey" and "the legend of celda" would feel very comfortable on TV, and it would be okay on the Switch. It wouldn’t be depressing, but if it were on the phone, the screen would suddenly be a few times smaller, and it would definitely feel particularly sullen. It would even be difficult to read some words.

After all, mobile phones had to be designed with portability in mind. Although there were many mobile phones with super large screens, most people preferred mobile phones that could be held in one hand.

With the screen so much smaller, it would definitely affect the experience.

The second problem was the phone’s capacity, compatibility, heat dissipation, and so on. Although the cell phone capacity in this world was very large, mobile phones at the same price range were definitely not as good as the Switch in terms of playing games because the Switch was a special game console.

The third problem was the compatibility of the phone and the game controller. It wasn’t that they couldn’t fit, but he had to develop the game controller first. One could only experience the true fun of the game by playing it with two controllers. It was impossible to play the game with a touch screen and a virtual joystick.

In the parallel world, the main trouble in the development of the Switch was the two joysticks, and the screen was nothing more than a large mobile phone.

The Switch prototype was now ready. Chen Mo could consider connecting the controller to his phone.

Other than that, Chen Zhao had other plans.

Of course, Chen Mo didn’t think that a brand new handheld game and a brand new game would make most players pay for it. After all, this world didn’t have the same spending habits as his previous world. For many people, the Switch was a new thing, and they would just wait and see.

Therefore, in order to help the players make up their minds, Chen Mo introduced a variety of marketing strategies in a friendly manner.

First, he had to make sure that the game controller could be connected to the phone. The game controller was sold separately for about 500 yuan.

Second, Switch would run on Thunderbolt gaming platform by default, encouraging all independent game designers on Thunderbolt gaming platform to make their games support Switch.

Wasn’t it just to expand the game library? That’s easy, I have a bunch of indie games on hand, I’ll add all the points I can.

Since Chen Mo wasn’t making it himself, he could just let the other designers make some changes. Some games were simpler and couldn’t fully utilize the features of the Switch, but that didn’t matter. He could just sell it at a cheaper price and get more discounts.

Moreover, based on the performance of the magically modified Switch in the parallel world, it could fully support most of the standalone games on the market that were suitable for mobile and PC.

At the same time, the handheld console would automatically connect to Thunderbolt gaming platform, and the games on it could be purchased and downloaded.

The price of the handheld console was about 2000 Yuan. This price was actually not high, because just the two controllers cost 500 yuan. For the players, buying a handheld game console was much more fun than a tablet.

Of course, there would definitely be players who would prefer to play on their phones to save money. That was why Chen Mo also sold the game controller and the connector for the phone to connect to the TV.

However, Chen Mo believed that after playing for a while, many of these players would still want to buy a Switch.

The reason was simple. The screen was large, the battery life was long, the heat dissipation was good, the performance was good, and there was no need to worry about phone or message harassment …

……

After the first prototype of the Switch came out, Zhou Jiangping and le Hui’s technical staff began to study the solution of connecting the controller to the phone.

Chen Mo specifically told him that it didn’t matter if the plan wasn’t perfect, at least come up with a plan first.

This was a bait for many players who didn’t want to buy a handheld device. It could make them focus their attention. As for whether it was good or not? He could slowly optimize it later.

In any case, the most important thing was to first throw out this concept.

With the technological level of this world, it was only a matter of time and investment.

Apart from that, Chen Mo was also working on Thunderbolt gaming platform’s PC, mobile, and handheld gaming servers, and he was trying to connect the handheld console to any of them.

……

The fifth class of Chen Mo’s first University of Life.

After the second class, Chen Mo didn’t talk about handheld devices anymore. Instead, he started to look at the future development of mobile, PC, and VR.

Apart from that, Chen Mo also gave a general overview of the future development of VR games.

"With the help of super artificial intelligence, the entire game world may become a highly unified game system. By then, even the designers can only guess a fraction of the rules of the game."

"This will make the game world closer to the real world. A slight change will affect the whole, and everyone can create history in the game."

It was the fifth class today. After Chen Mo finished, there was still half an hour left in the class.

The students and teachers were all surprised. Chen Mo had actually miscalculated the time?

Some new lecturers would often miscalculate the time. Sometimes, if they spoke too fast, the class would not be over, but the prepared content would have been finished. At that time, they could only chat awkwardly with the students.

Chen Mo had been talking so well before, why was he talking so fast today?

However, many of the students were excited. Did this mean that they could communicate directly with Chen Mo? Could he ask Chen Zhao some questions?

But just as they were racking their brains to think of what questions to ask Chen Mo, Chen Mo seemed to have prepared for it as he took out a box from his bag.

"I’d like to demonstrate this new handheld device to everyone." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Chapter 511: This game will threaten the boat of friendship

"You’ve already made the brand new Palm phone?"

The professors and students below the podium were all shocked. It had only been two months, and he had already finished it?

Even the sample has been taken out?

Wasn’t this efficiency a little too fast?!

Everyone thought that Chen Mo would only bring out the prototype after the semester was over, and that he’d have a special press conference.

After all, one couldn’t make a handphone on the spot. It was like designing a mobile phone. The various configurations, layout, and other plans had to be constantly revised.

And Chen Mo did it so quickly, and was going to use the classroom as a press conference?

Everyone was in high spirits. It was a great honor to be able to witness this brand new mobile phone earlier than anyone else!

Everyone stared at the box in front of Chen Zhao with wide eyes.

Chen Mo calmly took out the Switch prototype from the box and showed it to everyone.

"Everyone, please take a look at the approximate size"

The students below were all craning their necks to look at the podium.

"So big! It’s much bigger than I imagined. "

"In order to ensure portability, this is the biggest we can make, right? If it’s any bigger, it can really be used as a brick. "

"This big screen should be fun to play with, but it’s not as good as a tablet."

"Would it be inconvenient to operate? When I play mobile games on the tablet, I feel size it’s too big, and my fingers aren’t long enough. "

The crowd was in a heated discussion, but Chen Mo didn’t immediately answer their questions. Instead, he introduced the features of the phone.

"This handheld device is called Switch. It can be touched, but it’s not used in most cases because we use these two things when we play games."

Chen Mo took two controllers from the phone and showed them to everyone.

The two handles were very small, only slightly longer than an adult’s middle finger and about two fingers wide.

"These two controllers have motion perception and vibration technology. As for the use of these technologies … Everyone will know in a while. "

Chen Zhao took out a black base from the box and connected it to the projector on the podium.

"Next, it’s time to witness a miracle, " Chen Mo said with a smile.

He placed the switch on the base, and after just two seconds, the image of the handheld console appeared on the projection.

There was a burst of surprised exclamations. This technique wasn’t too difficult, and it wasn’t anything to be surprised about. The main thing was that Chen Mo’s movements were very flashy.

Chen Mo held the two controllers in his hands and explained how to use them.

"This is the correct way to hold it. Hold the two handles in your hands. Your index finger can hook the two keys above, and your thumb is responsible for pushing the handle and pressing the keys below. Of course, there are some special ways to use this controller. We’ll see how to use it in the game. "

The big screen showed the game of Odyssey.

"Wow, it’s so cute!" Some girls couldn’t help but shout.

The scene on the screen was Hat Country. The residents of Hat Country all wore all kinds of hats, and the architectural style of this place was related to hats. Even the houses were in the shape of hats.

It looked like a fairy tale world, and all the girls present had stars in their eyes.

"Mali can do a lot of things in the game, " Chen Mo said."But the main things are moving and using the hat."

"Mali can jump, roll, run, and through various Special Operations, he can go to many special places to collect various elements. I believe everyone can see that this game is suitable for all ages. "

As Chen Mo explained, he also demonstrated some special movement techniques. For example, with his left hand pressing down on yl and his right hand constantly swinging the game controller Mali would roll on the ground quickly.

Chen Mo did a few fancy moves, such as jumping on a hat, a side flip, a squat jump, and a hat throw. The two handles would move up, down, and horizontally to trigger different actions.

The students looked at Chen Zhao’s actions in surprise.

"This feels so interesting. Is this a motion-sensing game?"

"I don’t think it’s a sensory game, but I feel like it’s much more interesting than the average sensory game!"

"This method is quite novel, and the background design of the game seems quite interesting. Is it a fairy tale?"

"It feels like the earliest game genre, but it’s much richer!"

"I’m more interested in these two controllers. Although the game is well made, the main thing is that the control mode is very fun!"

There were some motion-sensing games in the parallel world, but they were not the mainstream.

Although VR games were very advanced, the game was played in VR gaming pods through brainwaves, and the player’s body was not moving at all.

On the other hand, motion-sensing games could at least allow you to play a little. It was both interesting and less tiring, so it was still favored by some players.

However, the biggest problem with motion-sensing games was that there were only a few ways to play them. For example, boxing or tennis, which were very boring.

It might be fun for two people to fight, but it would be boring if they played too much.

"Super Mali Odyssey" had rich game content and added some sensory modes, which made many people feel a little novel.

"I’m sure everyone can feel the main advantage of this handheld device, "Chen Mo continued.

"The first is portable. Its screen was relatively large, but it could also be put into a relatively large pocket and carried around. This can be said to be a compromise for the size of the phone and tablet. In terms of gaming experience, this size is the most suitable. "

"The second is the controller’s special sensory mode, which is much more convenient than mobile phone operations. Moreover, you can play the game in any position, whether you’re sitting, lying down, or standing up. "

"Also, we can play two-person mode. Does anyone want to try it out?"

The students in the audience raised their hands. They were all curious as well. They had never seen this new model before, and it seemed to be quite interesting when Chen Mo was playing it.

Chen Mo randomly selected a boy and a girl in the front row and changed the game mode to a two-person game.

There would be a big change in the operation mode in the two-person mode, and one person would control Mali and the other person would control the cap capi. After explaining the game to the two, Chen Mo stood to the side and watched them play.

The boy controlled Mali and wandered around the map. On the other hand, the girl controlled happy to look around for any targets that could be controlled, including wooden stakes, gold coins, boxes, and so on.

"Hurry, hurry over there. There seems to be something good there!"

"Hey, wait, I want to see what’s glowing here first."

"Yeah, I feel like the game controller is vibrating. The hint says that if you squat down, you can step on it and get good stuff."

"I’m going to squat down for a moment … Eh? A heart. "

"Come, let’s go over there and take a look."

"Uh, I want to go there …"

"Let’s go over there first!"

As the two of them played, the smell of gunpowder came out. The boy controlling Mali wanted to explore the nearby area first, but the girl controlling the hat wanted to hurry to the distance to see what the glowing thing was.

If they weren’t in class and under everyone’s watchful eyes, the two of them might have already had a little conflict …

Chen Mo looked on with a smile. The boat of friendship was really overturned!

Chapter 512: The new handphone is amazing!

Half an hour of trial time had passed, but the two students were still not done.

Super Mali Odyssey was such a game. Before getting started, one would think that the game was childish and was meant for children to play. However, after getting started, one would feel that the game was very toxic and one would not be able to stop once they started playing!

During the game, everyone’s childlike innocence was stimulated to the maximum. They always felt that there seemed to be something hidden in every corner of the map. Every corner was extremely novel, like a fairy tale world full of mysteries, waiting for you to uncover them.

The bell for the end of class rang, but no one had any intention of leaving. Even the audience below the stage was watching with great enthusiasm.

"I feel that the design of these moons is very interesting. They can actually appear anywhere? It’s like any strange corner on the map could hide the moon!"

"Yeah, and the two-player mode seems to be different from other multiplayer modes. One person controls the main character, and the other controls the hat?"

"And the hat can also possess other small animals! I was shocked when I possessed the frog. You can do this? Moreover, the frog’s ability is completely different from the main character ‘s. It can jump higher, which means that for certain levels, you have to possess a specific animal to pass. "

"Yeah, and the overall quality is pretty good. Looks like Chen Mo really put a lot of thought into this game."

"And the motion-sensing mode of this game looks very fun. It’s a pity that we can’t use it when we’re in pairs!"

"Of course, it’s because playing alone and playing with two people are completely different. When two people play, it’s obviously mainly to fight …"

"So, will you consider buying it when it’s on sale? It looks fun. "

"But it shouldn’t be cheap, right? this game console costs at least 3000 Yuan? Its performance should be better than the mid-to-high-end cell phones on the market, and with the price of the game itself … I can’t afford it. "

"Chen Mo hasn’t announced the price yet. How much is it?"

Chen Mo looked at the time. It had been ten minutes since class ended, but no one had any intention of leaving.

He went to the podium and clapped his hands."Alright, that’s all for today’s class. If anyone is interested in this phone and game, you can buy it to play when it’s on sale."

"Mr. Chen Mo, " someone asked."You haven’t told me how much this is going to be sold for?"

"The price is 1999, " Chen Mo said."That’s the total price of the console and the controller. If you buy the controller, it’ll be 499."

Chen Mo saw everyone’s confusion, so he added, "These two joysticks can be connected to the mobile phone in the future. This way, everyone can play mobile games on the mobile phone."

"Other than that, most games on Thunderbolt gaming platform will support controller connection mode. In the future, Thunderbolt gaming platform’s mobile, PC, and handheld consoles will all be connected. Of course, these plans are still in preparation, but they should be ready when it’s officially released. "

The audience was shocked. It was obvious that Chen Mo’s continuous release of handphones, games, and follow-up plans in the past half an hour had shocked everyone.

Before this, many people thought that Chen Mo’s phone would take a long time to make, and that it would be impossible for it to reach a perfect standard right from the start. But after seeing the prototype today, everyone realized that they were wrong.

Chen Mo already knew the ultimate form of the phone!

Fang Yubin, the president of the School of Game Design, and a few other professors sat in the back row, their faces full of shock and surprise.

These people were considered professionals, and had a deeper understanding of the gaming industry than most students. After seeing the Switch and super Mali Odyssey, as well as Chen Mo’s future marketing strategy, they all realized that the game had great potential!

Clearly, Chen Mo didn’t just release a single handheld game, but a new game mode.

With the support of Thunderbolt gaming platform, Switch would have a large number of independent games. The more games there were on Thunderbolt gaming platform, the more the handheld device would benefit. That way, the problem of fewer games would be solved.

At the same time, the positioning of the handheld device was very clear. It was prepared for the players who had high requirements for the game’s portability.

For those who were unwilling to spend money on a phone, Chen Mo suggested a compromise, which was to buy a controller and play on the phone.

As for those who didn’t care about the 1000 Yuan, in order to get a better gaming experience, they would definitely buy a whole set of handheld consoles.

Moreover, even if everyone went to buy a controller instead of a handheld device, Chen Mo wouldn’t lose out, because he could still make money just by selling controllers and games.

Fang Yubin looked at the professor beside him and said, "I didn’t expect it to really be made. What do you think of the future of this mobile phone?"

"If it’s just a handphone, I don’t think it’ll have a bright future, " the professor sighed."But Chen Mo isn’t just introducing a handphone. It’s like introducing a completely new game mode, and it’s filling in some of the gaps."

"I think Chen Mo’s idea is feasible, but we’ll only know how many people will buy it after the release of the phone."

……

After the latest lecture video was uploaded to the internet, it immediately caused a huge uproar.

Many people thought that Chen Mo’s handheld device was still in the planning stage, or even that the plan wasn’t perfect yet. But he had already made a prototype?

Someone had specially taken the last half an hour of the lecture video and posted it online. Soon, the players saw the real scene of "super Mali Odyssey" on the Switch!

Everyone’s reaction was as stunned as the students in the class!

They thought that Chen Mo would come up with a game similar to the current mainstream mobile games, at most a large MMORPG, or a cross-era mobile card game.

But what no one expected was that Chen Mo would release a game that was completely different from any other mobile game on the market!

The game was extremely casual and supported motion-sensing and two-person game modes. The target group of players was very wide, and children over the age of ten and middle-aged and elderly people in their fifties and sixties could enjoy it.

This kind of game was almost extinct in the current game market!

Chen Mo even explained in class that the controller could be connected to mobile phones in the future, and that Thunderbolt gaming platform would be installed on the handheld device, and most of the games on Thunderbolt gaming platform would support controller mode.

In other words, this phone was mainly squeezing PC and mobile game users.

Chapter 512-release, snatch!

As the topic continued to grow, Chen Mo’s Weibo post caused another wave.

This was the promotional video of the new handheld device.

A pretty girl was playing Switch on the TV at home, and the game could be clearly seen from the TV.

She was sprawled out on the sofa, her left and right hands making various poses from time to time, and Mali in the picture was constantly performing the corresponding actions.

The scene changed to the airport. After taking a seat, the girl opened the stand behind the handheld device and started playing games on the plane.

In the car, at the party …

She switched through several scenes in a row, and the girl was not only playing super Mali, but also many very simple mini-games with body sensitivity.

Chen Mo also took some time to create a collection of mini-games, mainly from the 1 2 Switch, which included cowboy duels, milking, unarmed combat, table tennis, and so on.

These mini-games were all the best choices at the party because these games didn’t require one to stare at the screen. One only needed to look into the opponent’s eyes to perform the motion control.

In the promotional video, the girl and her best friend didn’t look at the screen at all. Instead, they held the controller and looked at each other, making all kinds of poses, which was also novel to many people.

After seeing Chen Mo’s videos in class and the handheld game’s promotional videos, the videogame media’s opinion changed.

"Maybe we all misunderstood Chen Mo’s intentions. The biggest advantage of Switch is that it combines many things that we’ve neglected into one device!"

"For example, we used to have motion-sensing games, but traditional motion-sensing games were too monotonous. Most players wouldn’t buy specialized equipment just to play one or two such monotonous motion-sensing games.

"Another example is that there are many casual action games on the market, but none of them are as good as super Mali Odyssey. Although some games have a two-player mode, a mode where one person controls the main character and the other person controls the hat has never appeared before!"

"The advantage of the Switch is that it combines all these elements that we ignore into one machine. Obviously, some of the current players like motion-sense games and casual games. With the emergence of the Switch, these people can achieve these goals with the lowest cost!"

"Chen Mo has thoughtfully prepared two options for them. If they’re still in a wait-and-see state and don’t have a lot of money, they can just buy two game controllers. These two game controllers have both sensory and vibration technology, and they can still enjoy the game after connecting it to a phone or computer."

"If you’re interested in the game, you can buy a full set of handheld devices. It’s not that expensive. Apart from the price of the controller, the handheld device only costs 1500 Yuan. It’s a few levels ahead of cell phones at the same price range!"

……

At the same time, many of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s independent video game designers received the news as well. Chen Mo encouraged them to make their games with controllers.

It was actually quite easy to change, since the controller had a set of basic rules. Chen Mo only needed to hand the rules over to the designers and let them do as they pleased.

Casual games, light action games, and puzzle-solving games could all be upgraded to the mobile version without any pressure.

Moreover, Chen Mo gave a ten percent discount to the designers for the mobile version, which was the same as encouraging them to make games specifically for the mobile version.

Many indie video game designers saw this opportunity and made their games mobile, while some even considered making an indie game like the Odyssey that incorporated motion-sensing modes.

Of course, most people were still in a wait-and-see state because no one knew if this new model would be accepted by the players. How many game controllers and handheld devices could be sold for was completely uncertain.

Everything would depend on sales!

……

On May 1st, after nearly three months of preparation, the Switch was officially released with "super Mali Odyssey"!

This time, it was mainly online purchases. Like most mobile phones, the purchase link of the Switch was put up on the official website and several larger shopping websites at the same time.

Of course, in addition to "super Mali Odyssey, " the Switch also came with many other mini-games by default, such as cowboy duels. These mini-games didn’t have a large capacity, but for special occasions such as parties and 2-man games, they best reflected the characteristics of the handheld.

Before the release, the reviews of the Switch showed a polarized characteristic.

Some people’s interest was ignited after watching the demo video of the Switch. They were surprised by the new sensory game and two-person game mode. They firmly believed that the Switch had some features that other devices did not have, such as a more complete sensory system, which could be played anytime, anywhere, and could be seamlessly connected to TV and other devices. This would be a very key advantage.

However, there were also a lot of people who were complaining, especially those who had argued with Chen Mo before. They still firmly believed that the phone wouldn’t succeed, and at most wouldn’t make a profit.

They had many reasons. On the one hand, with the popularity of smartphones, the positioning of handheld phones and mobile phones was somewhat repetitive. On the other hand, even if there were a PC and a VR gaming pod at home, there might not be people who would buy handheld phones to play on TV.

Moreover, many people thought that even if Chen Mo used his Thunderbolt gaming platform to provide a huge library of games for the handheld device, most of the games were forcefully modified. Players could play on the phone as much as on the computer, so why would he play on the handheld device?

These two groups of people were having a great time arguing, and all the results could only be decided when the sales volume was out.

……

In the world one university dormitory.

A few male students from the game design major were all crowded in front of the computer.

"It’s going to be released at 10 am. There’s still five minutes left. Get ready quickly."

"There’s no need to be in such a hurry, right? This isn’t snatching a train ticket. "

"It’s hard to say. Chen Mo didn’t announce the exact number of units in stock. If he didn’t prepare enough, like only tens of thousands, wouldn’t they all be sold out in an instant? There are so many players supporting Chen Mo in the country!"

"That can’t be, right? After all, there are only a few people like us who are willing to buy as soon as we appear. I think most people are just waiting to see what happens. "

"Anyway, just be careful. We just need to grab one from each dormitory. It’ll be embarrassing if we can’t get a single one!"

"That’s impossible. With my hand speed at snatching train tickets, isn’t snatching a mobile phone a piece of cake?"

Chapter 514: Sold out in five minutes!

The four of them had already decided to buy Chen Mo’s new phone. The Switch wasn’t expensive. It only cost 2000 Yuan, so the four of them only needed to split 500 yuan each.

Moreover, the console was also equipped with some games, especially super Mali Odyssey. Everyone had already seen the demo in the class and felt that it was very fun.

For these college students, the VR gaming pod was out of their reach. They couldn’t afford it, and even if they could afford a dormitory, they couldn’t put it in.

As for the computers, the students ‘computers were generally of lower specifications. It was still difficult to run some large-scale PC games. After all, the students had no money, so many students bought relatively low-end laptops.

As for mobile phones, the main reason was that the screen was small and the operation was inconvenient. It couldn’t be compared to cool devices like the Switch. On the one hand, buying the switch was a novelty, and on the other hand, it was a good price-performance ratio.

It was only 500 yuan for the four of them, but if they wanted to buy a cell phone with similar specifications, they would have to spend at least 4000 to 5000 Yuan!

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, Time’s Up!"

"No problem, I’m ready. Refresh and grab the order!"

"Hey, F * ck, the school network is connected! This F * cking internet!"

"Hurry up and do it again. Refresh it quickly. Don’t drop the ball at this critical moment!"

Just as they were about to start fighting, the school’s network suddenly disconnected. Several people hurriedly checked the network connection, and it took five minutes to restore it.

He quickly opened the shopping link on the official website and clicked to buy immediately.

"Why isn’t there any response from the interface?"

"What’s with this hint? Sold out?"

"Let’s try other shopping websites!"

"It’s the same, there’s no stock in Qi Lu!"

"Damn, really? what’s going on? Is there a bug in the system?"

The few of them were dumbfounded. What was going on?

Sold out? How could it be sold out? it had only been on sale for five minutes!

The few of them did not give up and went through a few more websites, but the results were all the same. They were all sold out!

"Why is this phone so similar to the Lehui phone? Was this hunger marketing? How did it sell out so soon after it was released?"

"Did you prepare too little? Don’t tell me you’ve only prepared a few thousand?"

Many people recalled the fear of snatching Lehui cell phones. Because there were not enough Lehui cell phones, there were often fewer of them when they were released, and they needed to be snatching. In the end, many people said that this was hunger marketing on purpose to keep everyone in suspense.

In the end, Zhou Jiangping had no choice but to come out and clarify that this was not hunger marketing! Why wouldn’t he sell it if he could? The production capacity really couldn’t keep up!

But why did Chen Mo do this?

One of the boys in the dormitory checked and said, "Oh my God, so this handheld device is a collaboration with Lehui! No wonder Zhou Jiangping has led Chen Mo astray, he’s also into hunger marketing!"

"I say, the main culprit is here!"

"No, I’m going to find Chen Mo on Weibo and scold Zhou Jiangping. Why didn’t he teach him something!"

"That’s right, I want to go too! He also wanted to see if Chen Mo had posted anything on Weibo and find out the reason. Could it be a problem with the internet?"

……

It wasn’t just these few people. All the major forums and Tieba on the internet had already exploded. Many people were posting, expressing that they couldn’t buy it at all!

"F * ck, I just accidentally refreshed the page and bought it again!"

"I accidentally overslept. When I woke up, even the game controller was sold out!"

"I bought a handheld device but didn’t manage to buy it. Then, I wanted to buy a controller but it was gone too!"

"How are the other websites? Can’t you buy it from other websites too?"

"Don’t ask, it’s the same. I just came back from there and I can’t buy it either. Hurry up and ask Chen Mo what’s going on."

Soon, Chen Mo posted on Weibo.

"I have good news and bad news to share with everyone. The good news was that the Switch had 150000 in stock and the standalone controller had 100000 in stock. They were all sold out in five minutes. It was a great success. The bad news is that those who still want to buy it will have to wait until next month …"

As soon as this Weibo post was posted, hundreds of comments instantly appeared below it.

"F * ck, what’s going on? I prepared 150000 Yuan worth of handheld devices and 100000 Yuan worth of game controllers, but they’re all sold out. Is this really that ridiculous?"

"I thought I was in the minority. In the end, so many people are buying!"

"Yeah, shouldn’t you guys wait and see? wait and see before you buy!"

"I’m so angry. You guys actually dare to snatch it from me!"

"Did anyone buy it? I highly suspect that Chen Zhao is lying. He didn’t even prepare that much stock!"

……

Zhou Jiangping’s office.

Chen Mo handed his phone over and showed him the message on Weibo: "Chief Zhou, you’ve really made me suffer."

Zhou Jiangping was also annoyed, "Mr. Chen, I didn’t expect it to sell so well!" And there are so many people scolding me on Weibo!"

"Why?" Chen Zhao was confused."Why?"

Zhou Jiangping smiled bitterly."Everyone said that I was the one who taught you how to do hunger marketing. That’s why they’re all scolding me."

Chen Mo laughed, "that’s right, it’s your fault."

Zhou Jiangping was helpless."Yes, it’s my fault. I’m already urging the manufacturers to speed up the production."

Chen Mo’s original plan was to prepare at least 300000 handheld devices and 200000 standalone controllers for the first batch, but Zhou Jiangping said it was too risky and would not agree to it no matter what.

According to le Hui’s experience, for popular cell phones that attracted a lot of attention, a few hundred thousand units in stock was enough. The main thing was that if these things couldn’t be sold, it was equivalent to a pure loss. There was no need to put so many into production for the first batch, and the production capacity wouldn’t be able to keep up.

The first batch of 150000 handheld consoles and 100000 individual controllers was the maximum that Zhou Jiangping could accept.

Chen Mo actually felt that this number was too little. In his previous life, the Nintendo Switch had three million in stock but was sold out. Even though it was for the International market, Chen Mo felt that it wouldn’t be too much to give a discount and divide it by ten.

Even though Chen Mo wasn’t as influential as Nintendo in parallel world, he still had a lot of die-hard fans in China.

However, Chen Mo also considered the fact that the players in parallel world didn’t have the same habits, and there weren’t any hardcore handheld or mainframe players, so he agreed to Zhou Jiangping’s suggestion. He prepared 150000 for the first batch and planned to sell it after.

In the end, they were all sold out in just five minutes! It was actually selling even faster than some of the popular Lehui cell phones!

After receiving this news, many people who didn’t think much of Switch before fell silent.

Was this phone not a success? This was too F * cking successful!

Even some of the popular models of the Lehui mobile phone were not as popular. As a brand new mobile phone, it was a miracle that the Switch could sell so well!

And many people realized that "super Mali Odyssey" was selling more game cartridges than the mobile phones!

There was only a total of 250000 Yuan in stock for the handheld console and controller. In the end, the physical cassette for the game Odyssey had sold for 370000 Yuan, and that did not include the digital version!

Everyone was dumbfounded. What was going on?

Chapter 515: How bitter is a cassette tape?

The trolls found another reason,’this is definitely fake data! The sales volume is not that high. This is all a conspiracy. It was all bought by insiders to boost the sales volume and for hunger marketing!"

In the end, a hot topic appeared on Weibo: The most bitter cassette in the world.

"The handheld console and game controller are all sold out. I can only buy a cassette. Sigh."

"You won’t be able to play it even if you only buy a carry card!"

"It’s fine. We’ll be able to play it when the next batch of handheld devices comes out."

"I heard from Chen Mo that the cassette was made with the most bitter substance in the world. It’s completely non-toxic and harmless to prevent children and pets from eating it. Quickly lick it and see if it’s true?"

"Really? The world’s most bitter material? I don’t believe it!"

"It’s as bitter as Chinese medicine?"

"Liar, this card is obviously sweet!"

"Yeah, it tastes great when you lick it. It’s a little sweet, but it’s not greasy at all!"

"F * ck, upstairs, how can you lie to us? this card is obviously sweet and spicy!"

"Nonsense, the salty party is the Justice!"

"I really licked it. It’s hard to describe what I’m feeling right now … I’m starting to doubt my life. I need to calm down by myself …"

Chen Mo didn’t go out of his way to promote this, but the news still spread to different groups of players.

Many people already knew that the card was coated with the most bitter substance in the world to prevent people from swallowing it by mistake.

However, this only made everyone more determined to seek death …

Those who hadn’t licked it wanted to lick it, and those who licked it wanted to trick others into licking it. In the end, this thing had become a hot topic …

Therefore, many players who didn’t buy a handheld or handheld game console simply bought a cassette first. On the one hand, it was to prepare in advance. On the other hand, he wanted to try and see how bitter the most bitter material in the world was …

Thus, a very strange phenomenon had occurred. Physical cassette tapes were sold for more than handheld consoles and game controllers combined, and most people bought physical cassette tapes directly instead of the digital version …

On major streaming platforms and video websites, a batch of unboxing reviews of Switch naturally appeared.

Selling out within five minutes of launch had created a strong topic for the Switch. The players who had been paying attention to the mobile phone were regretful that they did not manage to buy it, and those who did not pay attention were also attracted by the news.

Everyone had the same question. What was this handheld device like?

Therefore, a lot of people decided to do live unboxing.

……

Fish-catching live broadcast platform, Lord windraiser’s live broadcast room.

Mr. Tornado was a slightly perverted fatty. He wasn’t a particularly famous streamer, but he had a good understanding of technological products and some games. He often did unboxing reviews for cell phones.

And today, the name of his live stream room had changed to: "Switch opens (ka) review!"

When this headline was released, it immediately attracted a large audience.

"What’s the situation? Switch Unboxing Review? The streamer actually managed to snatch it. This character is simply unscientific!"

"I think it’s because hand speed isn’t scientific!"

"Open what box? we want to see you lick the cassette. Hurry up, let’s see what it tastes like!"

Mr. Tornado looked at the comments on everyone’s screens with a smile. The audience was much more than before, probably because of the new handheld device.

"Hello everyone, I’m Mr. Tornado. I’ll be reviewing Chen Mo’s new phone today. But before that, there’s a small side mission, which is to lick the cassette. "

"Some of you might be here for the first time, so I’ll introduce this card to you. I heard that Chen Zhao added a bitter agent to the card to prevent it from being consumed by mistake. It’s very, very bitter. "

"Today, I told everyone in my fan group that my Switch has arrived. As a result, everyone said that no one cared about your Switch, we just wanted to see you lick the card!"

"To be honest, I’m also very curious. How bitter can it be? Alright, I’ll lick it. "

As Lord windstroke spoke, he put the card to his mouth and licked it gently.

"It’s not special … Blargh!"

Before Lord whipping wind could finish his sentence, he had already covered his mouth and started howling.

After a hasty apology, Lord whipping wind rushed out of the door and into the bathroom.

The bullet comments were all laughing like crazy.

"Hahaha, you won’t die if you don’t seek death!"

" 23333, is the aftereffect that strong?"

"I’ve already taken screenshots just now. A new set of emojis will immediately appear!"

"Lord windwhipping’s acting skills are too superb. I’ll lick it. It’s not that bitter at all. If you don’t believe me, you can try it for yourself!"

After five minutes, Lord windraiser returned. He had obviously brushed his teeth.

Lord windstroke’s expression was one of disbelief."How do you describe the bitterness of this cassette? I wonder if you’ve ever eaten the Huang Lian su without the sugar coating? If you’ve eaten it before, I can tell you that it tastes very similar. It’s basically the feeling of chewing a Huang Liansu into pieces and swallowing it without water. It seems to be even more bitter …"

Ignoring the "one more" comments on the bullet screen, brother tunfeng wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued to open the treasure chest.

"Alright, let’s officially open the box."

"Open the first layer of the box. The overall layout is not bad. There are two small controllers on the left and a handheld screen on the right …"

Mr. Tornado began to unbox the game and demonstrate it step by step, including every part, the feel, and the actual operation of the game. He introduced them all.

A lot of the audience members were watching seriously, and the comments kept coming.

"The real one looks so beautiful. It’s just like the one in the trailer!"

"This size is just right. The screen is much bigger than a cell phone!"

"And these two controllers are so interesting. They make clicking sounds when they are plugged in and out."

"And it’s really a seamless conversion. After inserting it into the base, the information will appear on the TV within five seconds?"

"This game looks interesting too. You can even use special hand gestures to play it?"

As Lord tornado continued to introduce the game, many people became more and more interested in the new phone and game.

Obviously, this phone was completely different from the average phone on the market, especially when the two controllers gave people a wonderful feeling.

Very soon, Lord windstroke’s unboxing experience came to an end.

He played with the phone and said, "All in all, this mobile phone gave me a very amazing feeling. You can say that it’s a brand new game console model. Strictly speaking, it can be considered a handheld device that can display images on TV, and it’s not expensive. "

"I think, just like what the trailer said, this is indeed a game console that takes into account everyone’s feelings. It doesn’t actually have an absolute target audience, or rather, everyone is actually its potential target audience."

"Moreover, this system unit has been sold out, which is enough to show how popular it is. If anyone wants to buy it, my suggestion is to make an appointment for the next batch immediately. This model will definitely not disappoint you!"

Chapter 516: Evaluation (1)

Overnight, this magical palm seemed to have suddenly swept through the games and technology media in the country. All kinds of information began to crazily bombard it.

In the beginning, there were only one or two video websites that had news of the switch, and they were generally disapproving of it. However, later on, a large number of digital and game enthusiasts were unboxing the Switch, and even other channels were affected.

In fact, in the long run, the fate of a device was decided by the comments of its core fans.

For Chen Mo, he had a very wide group of players in China, as well as a lot of die-hard fans. Just like Blizzard in his previous life, no matter what game was released, the first reaction of die-hard fans would be to buy it.

Even if Blizzard really made a mobile phone out of the blue, as long as the quality looked good, there would still be a lot of people who would buy it mindlessly. This was the word of mouth.

However, these sentimental fans alone couldn’t support the sales of a classic product. Those marginal fans and passersby still had to wait for the comments of the core fans before they could really decide whether to buy this product.

After watching the large-scale livestreams and videos of the reviews, most people had a more comprehensive understanding of the mobile phone.

In fact, Chen Mo’s first stage was targeted at two groups of people. The first was his core fans, as long as the quality of the phone was good, they would definitely buy it. The second was players who were particularly interested in similar playstyles. For example, some people especially liked motion-sense games, and some especially liked this casual duo game. For them, Switch and super Mali Odyssey were the best games in this aspect, so they would definitely buy it.

Chen Mo didn’t plan on making this the world’s hottest game right from the start, as it wasn’t realistic at all.

Chen Mo’s goal was to use this phone to fill the gap in the gaming market, and at the same time, gain as much happiness points as possible.

In other words, this was a computer that hardcore players and the general public could buy. As long as it had any appeal, then the 2000 Yuan was definitely worth it.

Would they be able to reach the sales volume in his previous life? That was definitely impossible, because the market environment was different, and the accumulation was also different. It was already very good that it could be sold to the current situation.

If more premium games and derivative games were released in the future, the Switch’s sales would obviously continue, but it would definitely not reach the level of Nintendo in his previous life.

But even so, the current sales were enough to shock the players and video game media in China.

The second batch of handheld phones had more than a hundred thousand reservations. After Chen Mo announced that the handheld phone would be connected to Thunderbolt gaming platform, everyone had a lot of faith in the future Library of the handheld phone.

This was also one of the advantages of Chen Mo choosing his own distribution channel. Everyone knew that Chen Mo had a lot of good games, so he wouldn’t have to worry about getting bored of them after buying the phone.

It was only now, after the sales figures were out, that many video game media started to seriously analyze the reason for the success of the mobile phone.

Tianji.net’s gaming channel even released a long review of the game.

"The Switch is a very unique product. It represents a new gaming experience, a bit like the perfect integration of mobile and PC. Moreover, the game controls of the two joysticks can even surpass the two platforms mentioned above in terms of the feel of the game. It can allow you to play PC-level games anywhere. "

"This novel feeling made the author realize that this technology has always been there, but no one has discovered it."

……

In fact, Switch was equivalent to drilling a loophole between mobile and PC. It wasn’t small in size, but it was still within the acceptable range of a portable device. It didn’t need to be as light as a mobile phone; it just needed to be able to be carried out.

After dismantling the device, many video game media found that its performance was about seven times that of the average high-end mobile phone. Of course, this was a relatively sensational figure, but in fact, the Switch could run large games at a stable frame-rate in both palm mode and console mode, which had already surpassed many mobile phones on the market.

(This data is made up. In reality, you can search for the exact number on Baidu.)

In the end, it was because the Switch was a special game console.

In other words, as a compromise between mobile and PC, the Switch took into account both performance and ease of mobility. It also greatly lowered its price. Despite the pressure of both PC and mobile, it found a way out, which was what everyone had ignored before.

After the release of super Mali Odyssey, many video game media also began to review the game.

"When it comes to the open world, it seems that the concept of the open world and sandbox has long been overused. However, there are very few games that can really make the open world good. The formulaic world can no longer meet the needs of the current players. It has lost the sense of novelty that the open world had at the beginning.

"However, after reading super Mali Odyssey, the author’s interest in the open world seems to have been reignited. Yes, I have to boast about this game today."

"According to the designer Chen Mo, this game isn’t a closed game, but rather a box world, where you’ll be able to adventure in different worlds. The game’s plot is very simple. It’s about defeating the Demon King and saving Princess bitch. "

"Of course, the real content of the game isn’t in the story, but in collecting and solving riddles. Here, I really want to say something bad about Chen Mo. This is the most fun collecting and solving game I’ve ever played, and there’s no other!"

"There are all kinds of strange and amazing adventures hidden in the corners, including running notes, unlocking mechanisms, jumping, racing, snatching gold coins, rope jumping, remote-controlled racing cars, puzzles, and other complex and novel games. They test the players ‘skills and imagination from all angles, and many of the content is even more interesting than the main storyline.

"In some games, the protagonist will switch from 3d to 2d seamlessly through the water pipe. It’s very shocking. I wonder how the designer came up with this idea."

"In this game, you have to have a huge amount of hidden content. Of course, don’t be scared by the word ‘hidden’. In fact, the process of finding hidden content is very smooth. With the game creator’s exquisite guidance and the support of certain rules, some seemingly unreasonable details are no longer so ordinary."

"We can feel a sense of accomplishment in the process of discovering the strangeness, thinking, and then solving the mystery. We can be proud of our excellent intelligence. Of course, this is all thanks to the game creator, thanks to Chen Mo’s level design. "

Chapter 517: "Gunfire battle" is online

And on hengyou, professional game reviewers were not stingy with their praises.

"And one of the highlights of this game is the motion-sensing mode. Some of the movements are solely controlled by the motion perception mode, and the actual precision of the motion perception is very satisfactory. The motion perception mode is enough to deal with some of the most difficult levels. "

"In duo mode, the other player can control Mali’s hat alone. No matter what mode or where you are, you can easily take out two controllers and start a big adventure for two people."

"The hat can be said to be the beginning of this game. Compared to the traditional jumping and attack modes in some games, the hat is omnipotent. It can attack the enemy and make you jump higher. It can also possess different NPCs or enemies and unleash their characteristics and skills. This makes the whole game extremely rich, including Tyrannosaurus Rex, tank, missiles, wires, and so on."

"Of course, it’s not a perfect game. There are some minor flaws. But I feel that this game and the new console have achieved Chen Mo’s goal perfectly. For players who like this type of game, it’s an eternal classic. Be it graphics, sound effects, operating systems, or how fun it is, it’s perfect in every aspect, and it’s above nine points for every aspect!"

All the major video game media gave super Mali Odyssey above nine points, and some even gave it a full score of ten!

Of course, game reviews in China were often filled with all sorts of unspoken rules. There were even some trashy games that managed to get high ratings by spending money on them. There weren’t many games media that had real authority.

However, Chen Mo didn’t spend a single cent on the game, nor did he care what the media would say about it.

Because super Mali Odyssey was such a game, any professional game reviewer would find it difficult to find any major flaws in the game.

The double positive reviews of the mobile phone and the game further shook the marginal fans and the audience. Many people were considering whether to buy a switch.

There were also people who asked Chen Mo the same question on Weibo.

Chen Zhao’s answer was …

"Asking means you want it, hesitating means you want to buy it!"

……

Experience Store.

The mobile game experience area was already full because there were 30 switches for players to experience freely. Those who couldn’t buy a handheld game all came to try it out.

"Hey, how do I get this moon? Who can teach me?"

"This level seems to be very difficult. Why do I feel like I can’t skip it? Do you need some special method?"

"We have to be fast enough to collect notes. You don’t know how to get lost? Your left hand will press on the yl and your right hand will swing the controller continuously. "

The players were all trying it out, and the mobile game experience area was even more popular than the holographic projection area. Through constant communication, the players discovered that there were too many hidden elements in the game. No matter how long they played, they would discover new elements.

There were more than 800 moons in the game, hidden in every corner of the world. After collecting 250 and 500 moons, a relatively difficult level would be opened. A level with 500 moons was hard enough to make people doubt their lives.

Therefore, this was a game that could be played for a long time, and everyone enjoyed it.

Chen Mo sat on the side, looking at the large amount of happiness points he had gained.

Ever since the release of Switch and super Mali Odyssey, Chen Mo suddenly gained a large amount of happiness points, and the speed of his gain didn’t slow down at all.

Of course, there were also a few grudges mixed in because some of the levels in the game were slightly more difficult. Even the help mode might not be able to clear all the levels smoothly.

When the players were slightly abused, they would still generate resentment points.

So far, Chen Mo had collected 64 happiness points and 18 resentment points.

In the future, as "super Mali Odyssey" continued to sell well, this number would continue to rise, and the gap between the happiness and resentment points would continue to widen.

Of course, Chen Mo had a series of follow-up plans for the phone, but he would only release them when the time was right.

The players were still in a very new stage for this handheld console and game, and because there was no stock, many people had not really gotten their hands on this handheld console, so there was no need to finish the rest of the combo punches so quickly.

"Manager!" Qian Kun walked over, "Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s new game, gunfire, is about to be released."

"Oh? He’s finally going online? It’s so slow. " "If I don’t come online now, I can’t continue acting …" Chen Mo said emotionally.

After the new year, all the major clubs ‘League of Legends branches were trying to find all kinds of potential players, and the LPL Spring Season was also held very smoothly. There were a lot of people watching live and online, more than everyone had expected.

Before this, many people had thought that the reason why there were so many spectators in the world Tournament was because there were teams from other countries, and that it only played once a year.

How could there be so many people watching the league tournament?

But in fact, although the popularity of the league had dropped compared to the world competition, it was still not low.

This was because the major clubs had their own fixed fan groups, especially for teams NRG and IF, who had a large number of fans. In addition, the player base of League of Legends was constantly expanding, so the popularity of the league was also rising.

In the three major divisions of Europe, North America, and Korea, the relevant leagues were also in preparation. The local veteran clubs and some official institutions were also very supportive of the popularity of the related competitions.

This was because they could see that League of Legends was still in a very strong development stage, and there was a trend of unifying the PC market. The future was still very promising.

Under the support of various factors, everyone could foresee that the second season of the world Finals would create a greater momentum than last year.

Under these conditions, esports suddenly became a hot topic, and it wasn’t surprising that Emperor dynasty entertainment wanted to quickly release gunfire to take a share of League of Legends ‘esports.

Obviously, for Emperor dynasty entertainment, this was the best time to release gunfire.

With the help of League of Legends, the e-sports industry in China was booming. Many clubs were increasing their investment and setting up other gaming branches because they saw the bright future of the e-sports industry.

Chen Mo had been busy promoting his new phone and game, and although it was quite successful, it was a little too old school for Emperor dynasty entertainment, and even a little weird.

Lin chaoxu was also very confused about this. He didn’t know why Chen Mo suddenly wanted to make a mobile phone.

After thinking about it, he could only conclude that Chen Mo’s feelings were causing trouble, or he was trying to prove his point by slapping others in the face.

Chapter 518: Must a ranking competition be a good mode?

After the new year, Chen Mo’s update speed for Overwatch had slowed down significantly. Even though new heroes and new maps were still being released, some players were already unhappy that it didn’t start playing ranked matches.

Although there were other modes for players to choose from, and the number of active players and various statistics of the Overwatch was steadily rising, the lack of a ranking competition was still a big regret.

In this case, the sudden appearance of gunfire would definitely poach a group of core players who were passionate about the competitive mode from Overwatch. For Emperor dynasty entertainment, this was the best time to start.

In the overwhelming publicity, gunfire instantly attracted a large number of players ‘attention, and its momentum even overshadowed Switch and super Mali Odyssey.

It wasn’t that handheld games and the Odyssey series weren’t good. On one hand, it was because of the market environment, and VR games were more likely to attract the attention of players. On the other hand, Emperor dynasty entertainment was very willing to spend money to promote the game. After spending a lot of money, it was very easy to create the illusion that the game was very popular.

And on the official promotional page of gunfire, a line of advertising caused quite a stir.

"An FPS game that can release skills. The ranking mode is fully open, waiting for you to reach the top of the gods!"

Obviously, this sentence was blatantly hinting that I’m a game similar to Overwatch, but I have a ranking mode!

Obviously, this kind of promotion would inevitably get a lot of scolding from the Overwatch players, but if they were afraid of being scolded, then Emperor dynasty entertainment wouldn’t be Emperor dynasty entertainment.

This kind of scolding wouldn’t affect the attitude of the players and bystanders of Emperor dynasty entertainment towards the game. It would only make the loyal players of Overwatch feel disgusted.

The two games were already in a life-and-death competition, so what was the big deal with a few scoldings?

This advertisement had indeed played a very good role in publicity. Some of the great gods who had been waiting for the ranking competition mode for a long time had their thoughts activated. They wanted to go to gunfire to beat some noobs and rush to the sky Ladder. At that time, they could also show off and do something.

On the official forum of Overwatch, a large number of questioning posts appeared.

"Why isn’t Chen Mo in ranked mode? Did you really forget about the Overwatch because you’ve been busy with the handheld game and the new game?"

"I don’t get it. Overwatch just updated a new hero and a new map. They obviously have the manpower, but why is the ranking competition so low in priority?"

"Yeah, a lot of people went to play gunfire because of the ranking tournament. Chen Mo shouldn’t be so slow to notice!"

"Look at League of Legends next door. They’re having all kinds of competitions. When will Overwatch do the same?"

Some of the Overwatch players were disappointed. To them, Chen Mo’s mistake was a low-level mistake. The problem could have been solved if the ranking competition was released earlier, why did it drag on until now?

Chen Zhao remained silent and did not respond to these suggestions.

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

Jin jieguang came to Lin chaoxu’s office with a set of data in his hand.

"President Lin, this is the data for the release of gunfire. Please take a look."

Lin chaoxu took it and read it carefully a few times before nodding his head in satisfaction."Hmm, not bad. You’ve maintained it well too. It’s much better than ancient catastrophe."

"And, chief Lin, there are a few statistics that you should pay special attention to. Compared to Overwatch, gunfire Wars has a clear advantage in the amount of time the core players are online and the satisfaction level of the core players. Obviously, this is all thanks to the ranking competition mode. "

Lin chaoxu nodded."That’s right. It’s just as we predicted."

This time, with the release of gunfire, Jin jieguang and many other people in the gunfire project were all on tenterhooks, afraid that a tragedy like ancient catastrophe would happen.

"Ancient catastrophe" had a good start at the beginning, but in the early stages, there was a sudden massive decline in data, and it couldn’t be saved no matter how hard they tried. Lin chaoxu and Jin jieguang were very afraid that "history of gunfire" would repeat its mistakes.

However, up until now, gunfire had been developing very well. Although it was still far from the standard of Overwatch, Lin chaoxu firmly believed that at least this game wouldn’t die as quickly as ancient catastrophe!

……

In the classroom of world No. 1 University.

This time, there were even more students attending Chen Mo’s class, even more than the first class. Many of them were already standing in the corridor, just to catch a glimpse of him.

After the unprecedented success of Switch and Odyssey, many people’s views had been completely reversed.

Those who doubted Chen Mo were convinced. Chen Mo said he was going to make a handphone, and not only did he make it, but it was also selling so well. It simply subverted their common sense.

Indeed, listening to Chen Mo’s lecture gave one the feeling of witnessing history. Chen Mo had only made a simple prediction about mobile phones, and it was actually going to become a reality!

Today’s lesson went smoothly as usual.

During the break, a few students gathered around and asked questions.

"Mr. Chen Mo, can you buy a new Switch? I want to buy it. "

"Does Switch have any new game development plans? It’s not like Thunderbolt gaming platform’s games, which you personally developed!"

"Mr. Chen Mo, which team do you think is the strongest in League of Legends? Is it the NRG?"

Chen Mo also had time to chat with everyone and answer their questions,

At this moment, a student asked, "Mr. Chen Mo, Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s gunfire copied Overwatch and even started a ranked match. It seems like the response is quite good. Why didn’t Overwatch start a ranked match?"

Chen Zhao didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he asked, "Is a ranked match a good game mode?"

The students in the front row were stunned.

Wasn’t that nonsense? The ranking competition mode would definitely be a good mode!

From Warcraft to League of Legends, you’ve proven it yourself!

There were too many advantages to the ranking competition. It could create long-term goals for the players, it could differentiate the level of the players, and at the same time, it could provide the ground for future professional competitions.

Without the ranked mode, League of Legends would have a hard time developing into a professional competitive game.

With so many advantages, why would Chen Zhao ask this question?

Chen Mo laughed, "there’s nothing that’s absolutely good in this world, and there’s nothing that’s absolutely good in games." The games that have released the ranking mode are all developing well. This gives everyone the illusion that the ranking mode is a way of playing without any side effects. "

"But it’s not like that."

Cold out

A lot of people wanted to hear Chen Mo talk about the other side effects of the ranking competition.

But at this moment, the bell for class rang.

Chen Mo laughed and said, "alright, let’s continue with the class."

Everyone was speechless.

Big brother, don’t just say half of your words. I really want someone to beat you to death!

……

There were also many big streamers on the live streaming platform who switched to gunfight. The titles of the live streaming rooms were all changed to "live streaming for 4000 points", "the number one player in the country, Ymir" and so on.

Obviously, the effects of the ranking competition were immediate. In "Overwatch", the popularity of some popular streamers was actually very difficult to measure. For example, you’re especially good at Yuan-Shi, and I’m especially good at sky-hunting. We’ve met a few times in the game, and there were wins and losses on both sides. At this time, even if the fans of both sides were to fight, it was difficult to determine who was stronger and who was weaker, because there was no ranking point as a very clear measure.

Of course, Overwatch had some other criteria, such as the hidden points in the matching mechanism or the overall performance of a player. However, these were not like the ranking points, which were very clear criteria.

However, in gunfire, your score was your score. I had 4000 points, and you had 3500 points, so you had no right to talk nonsense in front of me.

Therefore, the desire of streamers and players to climb the ladder was very strong. There were even a large number of skilled streamers who chose to climb the ladder without rest a few days ago and rush to the top of the rankings.

After the ranking competition, the players also started posting on the forum. They either showed off their battle results or complained about their teammates who cheated them. In the first few days, they were happy and harmonious, and the situation was great.

However, the situation seemed to have changed.

Many live streamers on the live streaming platform found that their viewership numbers did not continue to rise. Instead, it was falling.

"Streamer, why are you playing Ymir again? Can’t you play any other hero?"

"You’d be an idiot if you played other Champions. These two champions are the son of the version, and this is a ranking game. You don’t want to win by playing other Champions, right?"

"But there are only two or three Champions. We’re already sick of it. We want to see the Champions that you can show off. We want to see you play The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal!"

The host said helplessly, "dear viewers, The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal can’t go on stage in this version. It’s not that I don’t want to play, but I’ll be scolded by my teammates if I play this hero. It’s basically giving away points. His output is too weak."

At the same time, there were more and more posts filled with hostility on the forum.

"I’m really puzzled. Didn’t the best lineup already be decided? Even if you don’t know, you’ll know after watching a few of the streamer’s ranking matches. Why would people blindly choose those not-so-powerful Champions?"

"That’s right. They clearly had the best lineup, but they had to choose those troublesome heroes. Last time, I saw The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, open a cloud somersault to cut the back row and was instantly killed. Everyone was sent to their deaths. It was useless to report him!"

"If you’re really a noob, then don’t choose the output position, just choose a healer!"

"Do you know what it feels like for a nüwa like me to become the number one in damage output?"

"Why do I feel like this game is getting more and more difficult? I used to be able to play at 2000 points, but now it seems like there are a bunch of monsters? It’s either my teammates are too stupid, or my opponents are too awesome. It feels like it’s all fate!"

"It’s not just fate that counts. What’s more infuriating is that some orphans just don’t want to change their Champions. No matter how much you scold them, they even report you for verbal abuse. I’m so angry!"

"Sigh, the environment of Overwatch is still the best. Everyone can happily play any hero and no one will scold you. You can play whatever you want and you can even show off when you’re free!"

"Yeah, I feel it too. It’s really tiring to play gunfire, and it’s boring. The first two days of the ranking competition were still full of excitement, but now I don’t want to play a single round. "

"Eight out of ten games, you need to replenish the tank or the milk. It’s not easy to play an output, so as long as you go against the wind, your teammates will spray you …"

"And I really think that this game isn’t as good as Overwatch. The only reason it’s popular for a while is because of the ranking competition. Moreover, the various hero settings feel so low-class that it’s not as high-end as Overwatch at all!"

"Forget it, let’s go back to playing Overwatch. Goodbye, everyone!"

……

As the saying went, "the duck in the spring River can predict the future". The environment and development trend of a game were first reflected in the fish pond.

Not long after the ranking matches in gunfight were released, the fish pond games began to get uglier and uglier. It wasn’t just the problem of the rigid lineup, but many other problems that caused a large loss of players.

The rigid lineup caused tanks and healers to be too popular, and assassin-type heroes were difficult to appear on the field. Players were more inclined to heroes with stable output, and in this case, the audience was greatly reduced.

For better entertainment, the streamers could only open side accounts to blow up fish in the lower sections, which also gave other players a very wrong leading role. Blowing up fish ponds had become a trend.

This further exacerbated the loss of players in the fish pond, and it continued to spread from bottom to top.

The number of players in the entire gunfight was not much compared to the Overwatch to begin with. Under such circumstances, the massive loss of players even threatened the normal matchmaking system.

Many players realized that they couldn’t win even if they played fast mode. After everyone knew about the best lineup in the ranking competition, many players asked their teammates to change their Champions in fast mode. This trend began to spread in the game, and everyone was having a hard time playing it.

All of this caused gunfire to cool down rapidly, and even Emperor dynasty entertainment couldn’t understand what was going on.

……

Going back to Chen Mo’s question, was a ranked match a good design?

From Warcraft to League of Legends, ranked matches were undoubtedly a good design. There were many benefits to it, and most people knew that.

However, this situation could not be applied to every game.

To put it simply, if the game wasn’t deep enough, the ranking competition was a way to let the players know their true level in a short period of time.

Chapter 520: Lottery draw

This was because your opponents were all real players, and the distribution of real players was that the gold, silver, and bronze divisions had the most players.

If the ranking competition mode was not activated, these players might feel good about themselves and still find some fun in the game.

However, once the ranking competition mode was activated, these low-ranking players quickly realized that they were just ordinary people in the game, and their only motivation was to climb up the points.

If they couldn’t climb up, they would soon lose interest in the game because they had lost their goal.

Of course, this wasn’t the case for Warcraft and League of Legends. Many gold and silver players were still playing because these games had rich content and depth, allowing players to learn and grow.

Take League of Legends as an example. Players could practice new versions of powerful heroes, watch god-like livestreams to learn better awareness, and there was a possibility of improvement in their own operations through constant practice. Such rich content diluted the impact of losing in ranked matches.

The players always felt that there were still many things they didn’t understand and that there was still a lot of room for improvement, so even if they weren’t at a high level now, they felt that they could actually climb higher, and they would continue to work hard to pursue that very illusory goal.

However, for some games with relatively weak content, the ranking competition would accelerate the exhaustion of the game content. Once the players found out that they still couldn’t score even after understanding most of the game’s mechanisms and practicing a large number of heroes, they would soon lose interest in the game.

This was the trap Chen Mo had set for Emperor dynasty entertainment. When gunfire decided to start the ranking competition, its defeat was already set in stone.

……

Gunfire came and left in a hurry, and this triggered the thoughts of many designers.

Why was it that Overwatch could do the same model, but gunfire couldn ‘t?

It wasn’t like it couldn’t be done. Judging from the initial popularity, gunfire had been developing well, but why did it suddenly die out?

Was it because he didn’t do a good job as a hero?

Was it because of the ranking competition mode?

At first, the other gaming companies were gloating, thinking that this was a good opportunity for their projects. They released three or four games similar to Overwatch with a ranking mode, but all of them failed.

The latter few games died out even faster, not only because of the ranking competition mode, but also because the players were already tired of Overwatch. With Overwatch as the leading game, these games looked like knockoffs.

For these companies, this was an unacceptable failure, because this was a VR game.

Even though the game itself wasn’t as rich in content as other VR games, it was still a VR game.

The investment in these games easily exceeded 100 million Yuan, and such heavy losses even triggered a turmoil among the higher-ups of several game companies.

The companies that didn’t make similar games were secretly glad and also analyzing the reasons behind this.

At the end of the analysis, everyone came to a conclusion: This path was not feasible.

Chen Mo didn’t activate the ranked mode to cover up the conflicts within the game, but it wasn’t a perfect game to begin with.

It wasn’t that Overwatch couldn’t make a ranking game, but that Chen Mo was doing it on purpose.

As much as they were frustrated, these video game companies also set such areas as forbidden zones, and even the popular FPS games on VR platforms were affected to a certain extent.

……

In the experience store, Chen Mo was looking at his happiness and resentment income happily.

No matter how many times he tricked someone, it would still be very interesting.

Up until now, Chen Mo had gained far more happiness points than resentment points. It had to be said that after super Mali Odyssey was released, the happiness points he gained increased rapidly.

This was still limited by the sales volume. When the second batch of palm phones was sold, the speed might be even faster.

In comparison, the growth rate of the grudges was very slow, almost negligible. So far, the total number of grudges had only just broken through 20.

However, 20 was quite a lot, so Chen Mo decided to finish it first.

He drew five times and got five more hardware design skill books.

Chen Mo was speechless. These five books were really not that useful anymore. He had already successfully made a handheld device, and even if he got more hardware design skill books, he wouldn’t be able to develop new handheld devices or devices.

However, it was not a burden to have more skills, so he would eat first.

After finishing the five hardware design skill books, Chen Mo continued to draw.

The vortex spun rapidly again, and a new skill book appeared on the virtual screen.

Chen Mo was instantly energized. After taking a closer look, it was [specialized knowledge] cold weapon knowledge skill book!

"Eh? This one’s not bad, I don’t think I’ve seen him before!"

Chen Zhao quickly used it.

A lot of knowledge flowed into his mind, including a large amount of knowledge about cold weapons, China, foreign, common, rare, and the shape, appearance, weight, special use of each cold weapon.

"This thing is not bad, it’s very useful."

Chen Mo was overjoyed. To him, this was much more useful than the hardware design skill book, since hardware design was only useful when creating hardware. However, this cold weapon knowledge could be used in most cold weapon combat games.

"Continue drawing, see if there are any more?"

Chen Mo tried the lottery again. To his disappointment, it wasn’t a cold weapon skill book, but after taking a closer look, Chen Mo was pleasantly surprised.

This time, it was a special item!

[Special item store key]: After use, the mall can be opened for shopping. The mall includes the third stage enhanced version of all the items that have been drawn. They also need to be purchased with happiness points and resentment points. There is no limit to the total amount of purchases at one time. The mall will close after the purchase.

Clearly, this was also a good thing.

There were many special items in the first and second stages, but Chen Mo didn’t get any after that. It was obviously a good thing that he was allowed to open the merchant shop to exchange for items.

However, it seemed that this key was more precious. It would definitely be more cost-effective to use it after he had saved a lot of happiness points and resentment points. He opened the mall and bought it freely. After buying it, the mall would close. He didn’t know when he could open it again.

So, after some thought, Chen Zhao decided not to open it for now and save it for later.

At the very least, he would use it after he had collected more enmity points.

Chapter 521: A new engine of physics

"I’ll continue drawing the lottery with the remaining resentment points. "

From the remaining 14 draws, Chen Mo got a total of eight cold weapon knowledge skill books, three evil art style advancement skill books, and three ancient architecture advancement skill books.

Even though he didn’t get any special items, these skill books were still quite good for Chen Mo. They were all third stage skill books, and could be used in large scale VR games.

In fact, Chen Mo had already drawn some skill books on human anatomy, architecture, model movements, and demonic styles when he was doing outlast. These were just supplementary.

After finishing the skill book, Chen Mo felt satisfied.

At this moment, his cell phone rang.

Chen Mo picked it up and saw that it was Qiu Hengyang.

"Old Qiu has nothing to do, why did you call me?"

Normally, Qiu Hengyang would call Chen Mo for something important, otherwise he would tag Chen Mo in the group.

As soon as the call went through, Qiu Hengyang immediately said, "Chen Mo, take a look at the messages in the group. They’re quite important and you’ll probably be interested."

"Sure, " Chen Zhao said, confused.

After hanging up, Chen Mo looked at the group chat. There were thousands of messages. He didn’t know how long they had been talking, but the number was still rising.

Chen Mo couldn’t be bothered to look through the chat anymore, so he asked in the group, "What happened?"

The people in the group replied one after another.

"Boss Chen Mo is here!"

"Old Qiu’s call went through?"

"Chen Zhao, did you see the latest news?"

"Yes, quickly go and take a look. Something big has happened!"

Chen Zhao was dumbfounded. What could have happened?

Someone quickly posted a link, and Chen Mo clicked on it, opening a news page.

"Recently, the technology company that developed the artificial intelligence Origin, seventh vision, announced that it has made a major breakthrough in the development of artificial intelligence."

"Thanks to the latest calculation methods, Origin has successfully achieved very complex physical control and judgment operations in the game. It is said that with this kind of physics, the laws of physics in the real world will be perfectly replicated, and all the laws of physics will be fully controlled by the artificial intelligence Origin. The game developers only need to make slight adjustments according to their own needs. "

"As for how to use this technology, there’s no accurate plan yet. However, it’s clear that AI will have an impact on the game industry in another way. The complex rules of the world that the designers have worked so hard to build will likely be controlled by AI. "

"Of course, our country’s researchers are not lagging behind. According to the game Committee, the domestic artificial intelligence system has also been developed to a similar stage. I believe that it will soon be able to complete most of what Origin can achieve."

"Will this usher in a new gaming era? Let’s wait and see!"

There was so much content in the message that Chen Mo had to read it again.

In the chat group, everyone had already gone through a few rounds of discussions, all of them looking forward to the impact and innovation this new technology could bring to the gaming industry.

This was the difference between this world’s video game industry and his previous life. Technology was advancing at a rapid pace, and every few years, a revolutionary new technology would appear, attracting the attention of all video game designers.

Under such circumstances, it would be a difficult task to accumulate game design concepts. For example, artificial intelligence could take over the physical laws of the entire game world under certain rules. How terrifying was that?

In the past, if designers wanted to build a realistic physical world, they had to write countless rules and go through many ways to complete it.

For example, if the designers wanted to create a monster, its actions included movement, attack, receiving attacks, releasing skills, death, and so on.

If the monster didn’t do any death action, then when it died, it would either stand still or disappear on the spot, which would give the player a very unreal feeling.

Of course, there were some physical engines that could throw corpses and fly them, but they were still far from the real effect.

The safest way was still to do the death action, but even if he did it, it only diluted this unreal feeling under certain circumstances, but it didn’t eliminate it.

Many game designers ‘solution was to create more death actions. For example, when the player attacked from behind, the monster would fall forward and die, and when the player attacked from the front, it would fall backward and die.

The more death-like actions he did, the more realistic the feeling he gave off.

However, what if this world had a perfect set of physics engines? All the steps above could be directly omitted.

As long as he created a model, bound it to the corresponding bone armor, and set a certain mass, many things could be left to the physics of this world to calculate on its own.

When the monster died, the artificial intelligence would automatically calculate according to the physical laws of this world and calculate in which position the monster should fall to the ground. Or what kind of reaction would the different body parts have when they were hit?

In other words, every hit or kill by the player would produce a different effect, and the degree of realism was likely to be several levels higher than that of previous games.

Obviously, with the development of equipment and artificial intelligence technology, the game world would become more and more similar to the real world. How long would this take? Chen Zhao couldn’t say for sure, but he was sure that it would be much faster than his previous life.

Obviously, artificial intelligence would not stop there. This new discovery was only a small interlude in the development of artificial intelligence, but it had already caused a huge shock to the game industry.

The combat system of the entire game industry would probably be affected, and the rules of the combat design system might have to be overturned and redone.

As Chen Mo was thinking, his phone rang again. It was Qiao Hua.

"I’m really busy, " Chen Zhao couldn’t help but complain.

Chen Mo picked up the phone. Qiao Hua wasn’t as anxious as Qiu Hengyang, he was calm and greeted Chen Mo first before getting to the point.

"Chen Zhao, I’ll give you a political task."

Chen Zhao was shocked. A political mission?

That sounds very stressful!

"You’ve seen the news online, right? It’s about the latest research progress in artificial intelligence. "

I did, "Chen Zhao said.

"Well, that’s good." Qiao Hua explained, "actually, the selection committee has been researching artificial intelligence. Our AI is called Pangu. It is only slightly behind Origin, but not by much."

"At present, our research and development has entered a similar stage. Soon, the Pangu system will be able to fully take over the physics of the game."

"That’s a good thing, " Chen Zhao said, confused."But what does it have to do with political missions?"

Qiao Hua said, "in the field of artificial intelligence, there is a competition between our country and foreign countries. Origin has always been ahead of us. This is something that many researchers find hard to accept." Just like the war between humans and machines, the Pangu system could also do this, but Origin stole the limelight, so there was no point in doing this. "

"Next, it will be a battle between two completely different physical engines. Origin should be installed in the Reality Engine soon, and the Pangu system should also be installed in the creation engine soon. As for which of the two physics engines is better …"

"It’s obvious that we’ll have to rely on the specific game to show it. "

"Oh?" Chen Mo thought, "you’re saying … You’re going to make a game to show off this new physics engine?"

"That’s right, " Qiao Hua said."The game Committee hopes that the Chinese video game designers can make a game that fully displays the superiority of the Pangu system. It would be best if they could make full use of this new physics engine and surpass origin."

Chapter 522: The Pangu system

A game that fully demonstrated the superiority of the Pangu system?

"I do have some ideas, " Chen Mo said after some thought."But let me see how far the system can go first."

"Of course, " Qiao Hua replied. How about this, come to the game Committee tomorrow when you have time, and I’ll get the technical staff to show you how to use the Pangu system in the illusion game engine. "

After hanging up, Chen Mo started to think about what kind of game he should make.

Obviously, the best way to demonstrate a completely new physics engine was to create a very unique game world and an innovative combat system.

Just like in many wuxia novels, some heroes had a great deal of internal strength, but without the corresponding moves to show off, they couldn’t act well.

One had to have profound internal energy and the moves were very beautiful to attract the applause of the audience.

It was obvious that both the game Committee and the seventh vision desperately needed a game to showcase the revolutionary results brought about by physics to the game industry.

Although the research on both sides was carried out at almost the same time, whoever developed a better game first would have a better lead.

It was no wonder the game Committee placed so much importance on this.

It wasn’t just Chen Mo, there were also a few other S-grade or A-grade video game designers who got the news.

Obviously, the game Committee couldn’t just place their hopes on Chen Mo alone, it was a joint mission for all the video game designers in the country.

The video game designers were also having a heated discussion about what game to make.

"I think we should make an enhanced version of earth OL. In order to show the advantage of physics, it’s best to create a world that is completely similar to the real world!"

"Think about it, if the laws of physics in the game and in reality are exactly the same, how big of an impact would it have on the players?"

"I don’t think so. In reality, there’s nothing special about the rules of physics. Think about it, walking, driving, and fighting are nothing special. Even some traditional rules of physics can be replicated perfectly."

"What really needs to be shown is some very unreasonable games, such as leaping on roofs and vaulting over walls, and cold weapon combat. These action-type games are the easiest to show the high level of physics."

"I think there are other ways to show off physics. For example, building airplanes, rockets, and so on. Think about it, if we make a game that makes rockets, and the rocket follows the rules of physics in the game and successfully breaks through the atmosphere, sending the carrier satellite into Earth’s orbit, doesn’t that mean that the physical engine is very powerful?"

"No, no, no. I think whether physics is really awesome or not still depends on the feeling of impact. For example, in a traditional shooting game, the character would only tremble violently and spray blood after being shot. However, in the real world, the character’s entire arm might break if it was shot. Even if you wear a bulletproof vest, you might be pushed out by the bullet. Isn’t this the real power of physics?"

"Upstairs, if you do this, will the game Committee let you pass the trial? You made a shooting game and then shot someone’s arm off. Isn’t this scene too gory?"

"That’s a small problem. After all, this game has a political mission. In order to use physics, I believe the game Committee will be more lenient in their review. "

"Hehe, drawing!"

……

Different designers had different opinions on what kind of game could better showcase the power of the Pangu system.

However, since he wanted to demonstrate the power of the laws of physics, he had to put more effort into the sense of impact.

When it came to technology, such as a gun battle, the players would not be able to realize the use of physical engines because the whole scene was too intense.

Chen Zhao’s idea was that only in a cold weapon battle could the physical engine be used to its best effect.

In the original combat system, due to the limitation of physical control, the attacker and the target were just repeating the attack and HP loss.

The attacker slashed the enemy once and caused 10 points of damage. On the surface, it looked like the attacker would be spitting blood when he slashed the enemy, but no matter where he slashed, he would still deal 10 points of damage.

Of course, this was also improved in later games. The different positions of the attacker’s attack would trigger different effects. For example, in many games, slashing at the shield would hardly cause any damage to the enemy, but attacking the enemy from the back would cause additional damage.

There were also some shooting games where shooting at the head, body, hands, and legs would have different damage calculations.

Now, with the development of artificial intelligence technology and the advancement of physical engines, this combat system could be further advanced.

Of course, it was not enough to rely on skills alone.

In order to build a perfect combat system, a lot of other settings were needed.

Chen Mo already had a good idea, but whether or not it could be realized could only be decided after seeing the actual effects of the Pangu system.

The next day, Chen Mo went to the game Committee.

Of course, the actual Pangu System R & D department was not here, but the game Committee could access the Pangu system through the internet.

"It’s still a beta version, "Qiao Hua explained, " and there are still some flaws. He should be able to complete it after some time. However, some of the more heaven-defying functions are already available. You can try them out first. "

Chen Mo could connect to the Pangu system on a high-end computer and run the illusion editor on it.

It was equivalent to adding a brand new interface to the illusion game engine. Through this interface, the Pangu system could create the physical rules of the entire game.

This included the gravity of the entire world, the power of a character, the weight and density of various materials, as well as the special laws of physics.

The first few points could be regarded as some basic rules. Once determined, the world would operate according to these physical rules.

In addition, there were some special rules that were above all physical rules. If one wanted to make the game more rich, they would have to construct many different special rules.

Obviously, the more special rules there were, the more content the game would have.

For example, the designer could write a rule: If a player attacked the bottom of any humanoid creature’s feet, they could send it flying ten meters high.

In the game, when players attacked the soles of any humanoid creature’s feet, the humanoid creature would fly ten meters high and would no longer be restricted by the basic physical rules.

Of course, no brainless designer would come up with such a design in reality. This was just an example. It showed that with physics as the driving force, as long as the designer had enough patience, they could create a unique and rich game world.

Come out, Dark Souls!

Chen Zhao randomly dragged out two knights from the material library and perfected some basic settings, such as each Knight’s strength, armor thickness, weight, and so on.

In terms of strength, the Knight’s hands, legs, and other limbs were all endowed with different strength attributes, and the armor on the whole body was also designed to have different thickness and defensive power.

In the Pangu system, there were some ready-made templates, including human templates.

As long as a Knight was equipped with a human template, he would have a set of default attributes, including the strength of his bones, the law of movement, the impact after damage, and so on.

It was obvious that the Pangu system had studied this from the very beginning, and now it could be used directly.

After that, Chen Zhao designed a few more basic moves, such as defense, attack, roll, and so on.

These movements were quite simple, and Chen Mo couldn’t be bothered to design more. He just wanted to see if there were any special movements that could be used to take a hit or die under the laws of physics.

Very quickly, the game content was designed. In the editor, the two knights began to fight in an open space.

The Knight with the sword attacked the Knight with the shield, but the sword bounced back involuntarily when it hit the shield.

If it was in the previous physics engine, the "flick" action had been set. As long as a Knight with a sword cut on an extremely hard material like a shield or wall, the knife would bounce.

However, the motion and range of the rebound were the same when it was used to cut different shields.

However, under the physical laws controlled by the Pangu system, the "throwing knife" was completely autonomous. The specific movement range of the throwing knife and whether there were any side effects were all calculated by the Pangu system.

At the same time, the Knight with the shield was not completely unaffected. He would also suffer a certain impact based on the results of the physical calculations. If the swordsman’s strength completely overwhelmed the shield Knight, the shield Knight might even be knocked to the ground by this blow.

After the death of one party, the Knight’s death action would also be automatically generated by the Pangu system.

The sword-wielding knight’s sword struck the shield-wielding Knight’s neck at the gap in his armor. Blood instantly dyed the blade red, and the shield-wielding Knight lost the last of his HP and knelt on the ground, dying after letting out a wail.

The entire movement was automatically generated by the system, and it was highly realistic.

Chen Mo tried a different setting.

For example, one side’s Knight would be particularly strong, or one of the Knights ‘armor would be particularly heavy.

As the weight of a knight’s armor increased, the Knight’s walking speed would become slower and slower. In the end, he could barely stand on the spot.

Chen Zhao was very surprised. The Pangu system’s effects were more complete than he had expected. With the Pangu system, many complicated designs that required designers to make in the past could be eliminated.

"How is it?" Qiao Hua asked.

Chen Mo reluctantly exited the illusion game engine, "It’s very good, "

"I know it’s pretty good, " Qiao Hua chuckled."I’m asking if you have any progress with the new game?"

Chen Zhao smiled, "don’t worry. Let me think." Will the Pangu system’s authority be open to all designers?"

"Of course not, " Qiao Hua shook his head. At the moment, the Pangu system’s authorization has only been opened to a dozen designers, all of whom are S-grade and well-known A-grade designers in the country. "

"It probably won’t be popularized in the future, because the Pangu system consumes too many resources when it’s computing. Also, it has other things to do, so it’s impossible for everyone to use it."

Chen Mo nodded, I understand.

"Three days from now, " Qiao Hua continued, "Pangu’s authority will be given to you all. By then, you can log into the illusion editor on any high-end computer." However, I have to remind you that if the computer’s configuration is not high enough, you should quickly get a new computer. Otherwise, you might not be able to run this system. "

"Although the Pangu system won’t operate on your computer, the derived computation and resources alone are enough to cause a lot of trouble for your computer."

"Alright, " Chen Zhao smiled."I understand."

After returning to the experience store, Chen Mo started thinking about making a new game.

Chen Mo had already decided on the game he was going to make.

It was the VR version of Dark Souls.

He could directly create content in Dark Souls 3 other than the downloadable content.

The reason for making this game was actually very simple. It was because the combat system and level design of Dark Souls had always been the industry’s best.

A major feature of the black soul combat system was that time and level accumulation couldn’t help much in clearing the game. On the contrary, if they wanted to clear the game, the players had to continuously improve their skills while being tortured.

In Dark Souls, players had to constantly learn some combat skills, such as shield reflective, shield break, combat skills, roll, hit recovery, execution, and so on.

Moreover, these combat techniques were often derived from the cold weapon combat tactics in reality. Although some of the techniques seemed to be relatively out of touch with reality, in general, their combat system should be the most realistic.

No matter how strong a Knight was, after being backstabbed, they would lose a lot of HP and be kicked to the ground. No matter how strong a Dragon was, after being hit in the head continuously, they would be stunned (hit recovery) and be executed by the players.

When facing enemies of different body sizes, players had to use different tactics. Unlike some games, no matter how big the enemy was, the battle would be boring.

Of course, Dark Souls in Chen Mo’s previous life couldn’t be as realistic as it was due to the lack of technology and popularity. However, with the support of the new Pangu system, it was possible to create a new VR model of Dark Souls.

The already perfect combat system would become even more abundant with the support of this physical engine.

As for why he chose Dark Souls 3 over Dark Souls 1, there were two main reasons.

First, black soul 3 was more balanced and comprehensive in terms of the game’s difficulty and specific design. (In layman’s terms, it’s easy and suitable to fall into a trap.)

Many people started from black soul level 3, because black soul level 1 was too difficult.

The second was to consider the storyline. Black soul 1 told the beginning of the fire transfer, while black soul 3 told the end. It could be said that black soul 3 could better express the spiritual essence of the entire dark soul series.

For Chen Mo, it was a bit repetitive to move both black soul 1 and 3 to VR. The VR platform only needed one soul series game.

As for Dark Souls 1, it could be used as a PrePass and released on Switch.

Of course, there were other reasons for making Dark Souls, such as the problem of investment, the problem of resentment points, and so on.

As a Triple-A masterpiece, black soul’s investment was smaller than other series. Because black soul’s map design was very delicate, often putting a lot of content in the same scene, and through various elevators and one-way doors, it was very good to limit the pace of the game. Although this was to save money, players liked this level design very much.

If he wanted to make a large open world like GTA 5 or the origins of Assassin’s Creed, Chen Mo would find it very difficult even now.

On top of that, Chen Mo was indeed lacking a game that could help him farm resentment …

Chapter 524: Hehehe!

Chen Mo started working on the design concept for Dark Souls.

In fact, Dark Souls was a game with very distinctive features. Whether it was the story’s background, combat system, level design, scene design, side quests, or other aspects, they were all different from the games on the market.

It was a game with its own style, and Chen Mo’s design document was mainly to explain two things to everyone.

The first point was that the core selling point of the game was the rich and varied combat system and the game’s difficulty, which was a little too much for ordinary players.

In fact, these were all for the game’s combat system. The players cracked the designer’s conspiracies in complex levels and defeated powerful bosses to better make use of these combat rules and find fun in them.

Some newbies were killed by the Knights, but later on, they could kill the Knights with reflective shield or broken shield. This was one of the fun things that the combat system gave to players.

After grasping the rules of soul-type battles, using these battle rules in itself was a very happy thing.

The second point was the view of the world.

The world of the Soul series was completely different from the world of other games. There were many Western fantasy elements in it, but in fact, many Western fantasy elements were different from the traditional western fantasy.

This world had a unique charm to it, and Chen Mo had to explain the concept to his team before he could better understand it in the game.

For example, what was fire transmission? What was the Lord of Cinder? What kind of role were players playing, and why did they have to pass fire?

The basic content of the world was clear, and the hidden content had been dug out by the players through various clues.

However, there were still many different pitfalls in the game, and Miyazaki Hidetaka did not give a specific answer. Instead, he left it for the different players to guess on their own.

(According to Miyazaki Hidetaka, when he was working on Dark Souls, he did the content first before the plot, so it’s very likely that he didn’t have a clear and complete game script himself …)

It was just like how many mystery movies had an open ending at the end. Everyone had different views on the ending, and the designer would not tell you which one was absolutely correct.

Of course, Chen Mo had his own opinion on this, but he still decided to continue the mystery of the Dark Souls series. This kind of open ending had a special charm, and it wouldn’t be good if the official game company forced the plot to be explained clearly.

On the other hand, the perfect blank space could stimulate the players to explore the details of the whole world.

The entire design concept draft took two days to complete.

On one hand, Chen Mo had to think about how to describe it so that people who haven’t come into contact with black souls would understand the rules of this world. On the other hand, he had to think back to the various processes in the game.

However, what surprised Chen Mo was that he didn’t use as many memory playback potions this time. He was able to remember most of the scenes and boss battles clearly.

Thinking about it, this should be the aftereffects of the suffering, right?

Any player who had died in the same place dozens of times would have remembered the terrain of the area …

Dark Souls was a game that required rote memorization. You had to remember the distribution of monsters, terrain, and monster skills in a certain area to clear the game smoothly. If you didn’t learn, the difficulty of the game would increase exponentially.

……

After finishing the design concept, Chen Mo called everyone for a meeting.

The news about brand new Yin Qing had been spreading on the internet for the past few days. Although most of the designers in the country were not qualified to use the Pangu system, it didn’t stop them from talking about it.

In fact, there were even many designers who offered their suggestions, saying that if they were the ones to create the game, they would do what the game would do. In a short period of time, many all-mouthy King emerged.

The other people in the company were also discussing this matter.

"The manager is an S-grade videogame designer, and he’s on such good terms with the game Committee. I’m sure he’ll be invited to try out the Pangu system, right?"

"In other words, our next game can be made with the latest Pangu system?"

"That’s possible, but I don’t know what the manager is thinking."

"We’re probably talking about the new game today, right?"

When Chen Zhao walked into the meeting room, everyone fell silent.

Chen Mo looked at everyone."I’m sure you’ve all heard that the Pangu system has built a new physical engine. The game Committee is currently looking for a game in China. They hope that you can make a game that can fully express the Pangu system." Let’s cut to the chase and go straight to the design concept. "

The title of the design draft appeared on the projection: Dark soul design draft.

Chen Mo introduced, "first, I’ll give you a simple summary. This is a Western fantasy game. Its combat system is completely different from any other game on the market. The art style and story background are similar to Diablo that we did before. "

"Oh?" Qian Kun was surprised. Manager, are you finally going to release a VR version of Diablo?" No, wait, this game doesn’t look like Diablo. It’s called … Dark Souls?"

The others were also a little confused.

If it was any other game, it would be fine, but Chen Mo had the big ip of Diablo!

Diablo had achieved good results on the PC market before, and most of the senior employees had just joined, so the memory was still fresh.

When Diablo was first released, not only the outside world, but even many people in the project didn’t think it was good. However, after it was released, Diablo led the trend at that time.

It even created Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s thousand Hells. Although this game wasn’t as successful as Diablo on the PC, it was still a good VR game.

Quite a few companies had tried to create the same effect as Diablo on VR, but none of them had succeeded. After that, Chen Mo seemed to have completely forgotten about it. He didn’t release the sequel to the Diablo series, Qin Zhuan, even though the story was classic and could be used repeatedly.

Why did Chen Mo leave the ip of Diablo and make a new game?

Chen Mo looked at everyone."This game is called Dark Souls. It’s also Diablo style, but it has nothing to do with the story of Diablo."

Everyone was still a little confused.

Chen Mo explained, "I know what you guys are thinking. Let’s put it this way. The reason why we didn’t use Diablo’s ip is because the two games are completely different in terms of gameplay and spirit."

"Diablo is a hack and slash game, and the main purpose is to let the players have fun. The players can kill groups of monsters with a wave of their hands and get a lot of equipment.

"But Dark Souls …"

"Hehehe!"

Chapter 525: The game’s features and world-building

This "hehehe" made everyone present shudder.

What did "hehehe" mean?

Why did it feel like there was something going on?

And why did Chen Mo look like he wanted to say something but didn ‘t?

"Why do I feel like there’s a conspiracy behind this …" Qian Hua couldn’t help but shiver.

"Ahem, back to the main topic." Chen Zhao coughed.

Su Jinyu asked, "manager, you haven’t finished the first half of your sentence." What kind of game is Dark Souls?"

"Yeah …" Chen Mo explained, "it’s a role-playing game that combines parkour, face changing, Musou, love development, walking simulation, and many other elements."

Everyone was speechless.

What the hell!

We’ve tolerated parkour, face-pinching, and unparalleled, but what are love cultivation and walking simulation?

Su Jinyu pointed at the projection screen."But manager, your concept draft clearly says ‘high difficulty’."

Chen Mo coughed dryly."Ahem, don’t mind the details. You’ll understand the hidden elements after you play the game."

"Alright, let’s get down to business. The combat system of this game was completely different from all the previous games, and it was also a game tailored for the Pangu system. It’s also because of this combat system that we can’t use Diablo’s story as the background, because the two games have completely different characteristics. "

"From this, there is also the world view, story plot, level design, monster design, and so on. As for this, everyone, please listen to me slowly. "

Hearing Chen Mo’s story, everyone was curious and confused.

The so-called novelty was that everyone found the combat system very interesting after hearing about it.

Slashing at different body parts would have different results?

Moreover, the difference in damage would be particularly great. Every weapon had a special combat technique. The same cold weapons included straight swords, curved swords, large swords, shields of different models, and a large number of armors.

Moreover, players had many attributes. Every time they leveled up, they could freely allocate attribute points. Different weapons had different attribute requirements. The player’s class also did not have many restrictions on the player’s playing style. As long as the attribute points were appropriate, mages could hold large swords, and Warriors could also cast spells. For players, they had a lot of freedom.

Moreover, most of the attributes were useful. Even for the general strength-type attributes, players had to consider the allocation of health, energy, strength, stamina, and other elements.

This type of combat system had never been seen before, as no one had ever made such a large-scale rpg game before. This was a challenge for everyone.

They were confused because Chen Mo emphasized the difficulty of the game: This was going to be more difficult than any of the previous games. Some players might even be dissuaded at the first boss and might not even last half an hour.

Everyone was confused. Chen Mo had emphasized that it was easy to get started but hard to master, so why did the script suddenly change?

Didn’t you say it was easy to handle?

Chen Mo saw everyone’s confusion and explained, "Regarding this point, you guys don’t have to worry too much about it now. Our main focus is to create the game’s mechanism. As for the difficulty, we can adjust it later."

No one asked too many questions, partly because they trusted Chen Mo, and partly because it was true that the difficulty could be adjusted later in the game development process, so there was no need to worry about it in the beginning.

Especially Qian Kun, as a system designer, he knew very well that the difficulty of the game was something that was easy to control. If players felt that a boss was too difficult, they could just hack it here and there, and it would instantly be easy.

No matter how strong the boss was, it couldn’t withstand two strikes from the designer …

Other than that, the design of the entire game world also surprised everyone.

"I’ll tell Zheng Hongxi the details of the world. For others, you just need to know the background of the game."

"In this world, fire is the origin of everything, and a King’s soul was born from fire. The people who obtained the king’s soul ended the rule of the giant Dragons and started the era of fire. However, the fire would gradually die out, and after the fire died out, the whole world would fall into darkness again. "

"That’s why some powerful kings use themselves as firewood to extend the burning time of the flame. They are also known as the Lords of Cinder in the game. And the main character is a remnant ash who carries the mission of passing on the fire. "

"As for the details, there will be a detailed script design later. Everyone just needs to roughly understand the background of this world. When the game is produced, you can experience it in the game yourself."

Soon, he finished the design concept. Most of them understood the game’s characteristics.

In fact, many people didn’t really understand the meaning of Dark Souls. They thought that this game was a continuation of Diablo’s style, and that the Diablo world-building was just for the players to enjoy.

Chen Mo smiled and didn’t say anything.

The next step was the most important part of the design, which was to make Dark Souls into a VR version. The most important part was the combat system design.

In fact, when they were working on Overwatch, they had already come up with some clear plans for some of the designs, which could be used in Dark Souls.

In Overwatch, there were problems with changing the perspective of a player with skills, such as McRae’s roll or death’s big move.

The solution was actually very simple. Under these skills, the player’s vision could still be freely controlled, and it would not be the same as the hero’s actual vision. It was equivalent to temporarily having a God’s perspective, and the player could recover the vision after the skills were used.

Another problem was the field of vision.

Most 3a masterpieces on the PC side used a third-person perspective, which meant that the camera was behind the character, so that the player could see the character’s back and movements.

There were many reasons for using this perspective, but the biggest reason was that it made players feel more comfortable.

This was because the first person’s vision on PC was 90 degrees, while in reality, the human’s vision was 124 degrees. This was also why most first person games would cause the user’s vision to be severely limited.

Therefore, some shooting games and racing games would change the first-person perspective to the third-person perspective to reduce the discomfort caused by the limited field of view on the PC.

On the other hand, most of the AAA games involved cold weapons. The enemy could attack the players from any direction, and the effect of vision became even more obvious.

Chapter 526: The combat system

Moreover, the players also wanted to see the character’s appearance, clothes, and movements.

He had given up on the insignificant sense of immersion to gain so many advantages, which was why most 3a masterpieces on PC all used this perspective.

If the third person perspective was used on the VR platform, the biggest problem would be that the advantage of the VR platform could not be fully utilized.

The biggest advantage of VR was the sense of substitution, and it couldn’t be abandoned.

At the same time, because the players ‘actual field of vision on the VR platform was also 124 degrees, and the players could feel the touch from different parts of their body when they were attacked, the problem of limited vision did not exist at all. There was no need to worry about not being able to find the enemy.

The last problem was that the players couldn’t see their own character’s appearance and actions, which was actually quite easy to solve. Chen Mo was planning to add two more features.

The first was a video playback system. Players could record their own battles with the boss and replay it from a God’s perspective. This way, players could freely view their own appearance during battle.

The other mode was God’s perspective. Players could freely switch to the God’s perspective and observe the character’s appearance. It was convenient for those who liked to look good to dress up and do street dances.

This basically solved the first person perspective problem on the VR platform.

In addition, dark soul in VR mode had another advantage. It allowed one to have more precise control over distance and a stronger sense of immersion.

Of course, he would also suffer more …

However, suffering was the core fun of this game.

Apart from that, he also had to enrich the details of the battle.

With the support of the Pangu system, it was possible to build a more complex combat system.

The changes brought by the Pangu system to the black soul combat system were mainly three aspects.

The first was that the judgment of the various striking positions was more accurate. Players could use the tip of the sword, the blade, swing, flick, stab, and other different movements to strike different parts of the monster’s body, resulting in different effects.

Monsters would deliberately make some gaps in their armor. For example, a normal knight’s armor had a very hard plate armor on the outside, but only a relatively soft chain armor inner lining could be worn at the joints.

If the players could pierce through the gaps in the armor, they could deal more damage to the monsters.

At the same time, when cutting at different parts of the armor, the impact on the enemy would be calculated according to the power of the cut, which would also cause a certain amount of damage to the enemy.

Of course, the game still retained settings such as backstab and execution, but the trigger was different from the previous game. The players could try backstab as long as they were diagonally behind the monster, but the success or failure depended on the Pangu system’s calculations.

The second was that the strength judgment of the entire game had become more accurate.

Different weapons had different impact forces. When dealing with heavily armored enemies, a heavy blunt weapon like a hammer was much more useful than a sword.

In the original dark Souls, as long as the player could lift the extra-large shield, the enemy would only lose some energy when they hit the extra-large shield. However, after the magic modification, if the enemy used a hammer-type weapon to attack the extra-large shield, and the player’s strength attribute was not high enough, they would still receive light damage.

At the same time, players could fight with monsters. When the player’s sword and the monster’s sword collided, the difference in strength between the two sides would be calculated. Based on this, the result of the collision would be decided and fed back to both sides.

If two evenly-matched enemies were to fight, the swords of both sides would bounce back slightly after the collision, and it would consume a certain amount of energy.

If one side’s energy was exhausted, it would produce the same effect as reflective shield, and there would be a more obvious hit recovery.

Under such a setting, the players actually had more opportunities to be reckless, and it was also closer to a real battle.

Of course, there was a problem with this change. The difference in attributes might make the battle less suspenseful. If one side’s strength and energy both overpowered the other, then the battle would become a one-sided slaughter.

In this regard, it could be solved with some other small changes, such as setting the strength and energy threshold, modifying the matching algorithm during pk between players, or supplementing the attributes of the weaker side, and so on.

Of course, this was something to be discussed later. He would only need to consider it in detail when creating the online mode.

Third, it could increase the richness of the battle.

In the original dark Souls, if the player triggered backstab on a monster, the monster would have a relatively long invincible frame when it fell to the ground. Before the monster got up, the player would not be able to deal any damage to the monster.

Of course, there were many other considerations for this design, the main one being the balance of the game. Chen Mo decided to use another approach.

In a real duel between Knights, if one party backstabbed the other, the winner would have long been determined. The one who was backstabbed could only die.

So Chen Mo’s plan was that once one of them was stabbed in the back and kicked to the ground, the other player could follow up with a follow-up attack, such as jumping high and then smashing the ground.

(In the original work, there were some special weapon combat techniques that could pursue fallen enemies, but the number was relatively small.)

The one who was stabbed in the back had to roll away in time to avoid the attack, or else he would have to suffer a high amount of pursuit damage.

Chen Mo also added a new setting, the maximum amount of energy.

In a critical situation, when the player’s energy bar had been depleted, if he still needed to roll, he could use his own energy.

However, the maximum amount of energy that could be overdrawn was very limited. After overdrawing, the recovery speed of the original energy bar would slow.

After the maximum energy bar was full, the normal energy bar would recover at a normal speed.

This setting was actually similar to the potential explosion at a critical moment. Many exhausted people often exploded with a very powerful force at the critical moment in order to survive.

After adding this setting, even if one’s energy was completely depleted, they wouldn’t be completely at the mercy of others. At least, they still had a chance to save their lives.

(In Dark Souls, the energy point can be understood as the physical point. Rolling, attacking, defending and other operations will consume energy, but it can not be called physical strength, because in Dark Souls, the physical point affects the character’s weight carrying ability. These are two completely different attributes.)

After this modification, the combat system of Dark Souls would become more complicated and varied, and it would be closer to a real battle.

Some special combat methods were also allowed, such as the battle between the Red Viper and the demon mountain in the Song of Ice and Fire. The Red Viper, as a leather armor unit, relied on its flexible positioning and poisoned long spear to constantly attack the gaps in the demon mountain’s armor, and won by accumulating "almost" poison. This combat system could also be achieved.

Chapter 527: Don’t worry, players will understand when they die

Soon, Chen Zhao had access to the Pangu system.

Chen Mo was in charge of the combat system this time. As for the other parts of the game, it wasn’t complicated since everyone was more experienced.

While using the Pangu system, Chen Zhao discovered something even more terrifying.

The Pangu system was an artificial intelligence that was similar to Origin. Basically, whatever Origin could do, Pangu could do as well.

One of them was playing games …

If it was used in the game, it would improve the monster’s AI …

After using this system, the intelligence of specific monsters could be increased to a particularly high level. They could even perfectly use any combat skills supported by the combat system. They could even analyze the best solution for their own combat methods.

"I feel like if I really apply this system to the monsters in Dark Souls, the players won’t be able to spread fire anymore …"

Chen Mo was just playing with it out of curiosity, he didn’t actually use it as a monster AI.

Obviously, if this was really made into a monster AI, it would be too awesome to face so many artificial intelligence at the same time. Most Lords of Cinder would say, "This fire can’t be spread, whoever you want! Go and pass the water!"

Of course, there were various ways to limit the AI of the monsters, such as lowering the operation and reaction speed of the artificial intelligence, separating the aggro between different monsters, and so on. However, even so, it was still too difficult for the players.

Even the stupid AI from before was enough to torture the ordinary players, let alone the enhanced AI.

Think about it, you’re facing a monster with a shield, and you’re very confident in using your longsword to break the shield. In the end, the monster dodged your attack with a cool forward roll, and even backstabbed you …

It can’t be passed on! This fire won’t spread!

However, there were other uses for this system.

After the prototype of the entire combat system was created, Chen Zhao could use the Pangu system’s AI to control two knights to fight and analyze the attributes of various weapons, shields, and armor.

When a particular weapon, shield, or playstyle was discovered to be particularly powerful, it could be weakened in a targeted way, so that most of the playstyles and weapons were relatively balanced.

Moreover, it was too extravagant to use the Pangu system as the monster AI at the moment, because the current Pangu system still relied on the computing power of the main body’s supercomputer, which was not so convenient to use.

Chen Mo considered using it as a Special Trial mode for players who had already completed N rounds and were no longer interested in fighting NPCs.

This way, there wouldn’t be a situation where "everyone knows that the Lord of Cinder doesn’t know how to perform five consecutive slashes …"

However, this was a story for the future.

……

The development of Dark Souls was going quite smoothly. After Chen Mo personally took care of the combat system, the other parts weren’t too difficult.

In terms of the scenes, the entire Dark Souls could be seen as a huge seamless map (except for a few scenes that needed to be transported). After Chen Mo gave a detailed level layout and plan, there was a lot of content, but it didn’t slow down the development.

As for the art and music, with the experience from Diablo, it went smoothly.

Another advantage of Dark Souls was that it had less plot and less text, which made it easy to produce multi-language versions. The plot could be written quickly.

Chen Mo’s art team was growing as well, reaching a total of 39 people. However, there was still a lot of work that needed to be outsourced.

This art team did not take care of all the art-related work. They mainly did concept design and prototype creation. Some of the rough work was outsourced.

In other words, Chen Mo’s art team was going for the elite route, and six of the main art experts could take charge of their own areas.

The person who had the most breakdown in the entire project was Qian Kun.

Qian Kun was in charge of the game’s numbers and level design, but Chen Mo’s level design plan left him in a daze.

It was clearly a huge seamless map, but the players ‘game flow was forcibly cut into many scattered small pieces. Even if it was the same place, the players had to explore many different routes.

It was like the scene in the small church of purity. The players always felt that as they fought, they were back again! Then, they switched to another road and continued to fight. ‘Hey, I’m back!’

With some unlocked ladders, mechanical elevators, one-way doors, locked doors, and other elements, they successfully made a scene more complicated, so that the players had to explore repeatedly to fully collect all the elements in the map.

In other words, he only knew how to push the door but not pull it open …

However, this design was very popular. Not only did the players not curse, but they also felt that this level design was really awesome!

In fact, part of the reason for this level’s design at the very beginning was that Miyazaki Hidekazu did not have enough research and development funds, so he had no choice but to use this resource-efficient production method …

This made the level design of Dark Souls the industry benchmark.

This level design was a pain for Qian Kun, because Chen Mo’s draft wasn’t that clear. The same scene was filled with all sorts of markings and route descriptions, giving Qian Kun a headache.

With the addition of the cloth monsters, Qian Kun couldn’t help but shiver when he imagined the scene of the players playing.

What was even more insane was that Chen Mo kept hinting for Qian Kun to increase the monster’s attributes.

"This Knight monster, increase its strength and mental energy a bit more, and its desire to attack a bit more. Oh, adjust the HP too, add another third. As for your intelligence, it should be just right now. You don’t need to adjust it anymore. " Chen Zhao said.

Qian Kun was dumbfounded."Manager, this Knight’s attributes are already higher than the players ‘. This is just a small monster …"

Chen Mo said matter-of-factly, "of course I know it’s a small monster. Aiya, it only regenerates a bit of health. Players just need to hit it with a backstab. It’s not hard at all, right?"

Qian Kun was speechless.

"It’s okay, " Chen Mo said."Look, based on how stupid this Knight is, he’ll definitely swing his sword twice. The players will just raise their shields to block it, then flick it, and execute it with a raise of their hands." Or the player can hold the shield and roll to the back of the monster to backstab it. After repeating this three times, the monster is basically dead. It doesn’t matter whether its attributes are high or not. "

Qian Kun scratched his head."Then, manager, what if the players don’t understand the execution and backstab you mentioned?" he asked.

Chen Zhao thought for a moment."It’s okay. They’ll understand after they die more."

Qian Kun was speechless.

Chapter 528: A very suitable chapter name

Chen Mo’s series of adjustments gave Qian Kun a huge headache.

Didn’t they say that the difficulty would be lowered? wasn’t this clearly a higher difficulty?

This design made Qian Kun shiver in fear. If he had to describe it in one sentence, it would be that Chen Mo’s evil intentions were hidden everywhere …

The cloth monsters in Dark Souls had the following characteristics.

The first was that where you could see temptation, there would definitely be a conspiracy.

For example, if you saw a glowing item or a delicious chrysanthemum in front of you, then there would definitely be a different number of monsters hiding behind it, to the left, to the right, or to the top, waiting to ambush you.

The second was when you felt that you couldn’t beat an enemy, then you really couldn’t beat them.

For example, if you suddenly saw a majestic Knight, or a fat man who caused the earth to shake when he walked, or a powerful fire-breathing dragon.

Your first reaction was, "F * ck, how can I defeat such a powerful enemy?" But in order to clear the game, you could only try it without hesitation. In his heart, he still harbored the mentality of getting lucky. Maybe it just looked more impressive?

Then, after trying it out, I realized that, well, I really can’t beat him!

In the early stages of the black soul Stage, there were many places where such enemies that you obviously couldn’t beat were placed. Of course, if you were highly skilled, liked to play spirit Douluo, and insisted on a headbutt fight, then it wasn’t completely impossible to win, but it would be very strenuous.

This kind of monster was more suitable to be pushed to the next part of the map and become stronger.

Many players would be dumbfounded when they first came into contact with this level design.

Why? According to the process, I shouldn’t have encountered such a perverted monster!

But that was the truth. In Dark Souls, it wasn’t as if you would always encounter an evenly matched enemy if you followed the procedure obediently.

The third was that most of the more difficult levels had hidden simple ways to clear the stage, such as terrain killing.

However, new players were usually hard to find.

To put it simply, the level design of Dark Souls was very malicious. There were many seemingly unreasonable arrangements and crazy traps in this game. If you still considered this game according to the logic of ordinary games, you would definitely be tricked to the point that even your mother wouldn’t recognize you.

However, if you carefully studied the design of Dark Souls ‘levels, adapted to this way of thinking, and constantly tried various methods, you would find that every seemingly difficult level had a relatively simple way to pass it. Many players who were not good at it could also pass it.

Of course, this was the charm of Dark Souls ‘level design. However, this charm was hidden so deeply that most people couldn’t see it at first glance.

For Qian Kun, although he had done a lot of level designs, the level design ideas of Dark Souls had completely overturned his previous thinking.

His first reaction was that this game looked so difficult!

In this regard, there was nothing he could do to help. The players could only pray for themselves …

……

Other than developing Dark Souls, Chen Mo also had other things to do.

The class at world No. 1 University was still going on. After seeing the performance of the Switch, those who doubted Chen Mo before all shut up.

Although this model was far from being able to compete with mobile phones, everyone could see that this model still had room for development.

In addition, more than 20 indie games have been migrated to the Switch platform.

Players could download these indie games directly on the Switch. For indie games with higher capacity requirements, they could also buy clips from the official website.

Currently, most of the indie games that had been moved to the mobile and PC platforms were mobile and PC. The original designers were very active because moving to the mobile platform wasn’t too much of a hassle for them, and there wasn’t much work to do.

With some random tweaking, they could create another platform to sell the game. Moreover, the competition on mobile platforms was not intense at all. As long as the game quality was slightly better, it would sell well.

Moreover, with the performance of the Switch, mobile games were perfectly supported, and some PC games that couldn’t run on mobile phones could run without pressure after optimization.

Some players even called for Chen Mo to port League of Legends to Switch as soon as possible, so that everyone could just lie down and do nothing.

Chen Mo enthusiastically replied, "screw off!"

Don’t think that I can’t see that you’re trying to find an excuse to screw over your teammates, and you’re also trying to push the blame on me!

There were MOBA games on mobile devices, but League of Legends wasn’t suitable. It was mainly because of the operating mode. Many settings and skills in League of Legends were not suitable for mobile/handheld devices.

This involved the game’s basic rules, hero skills, and so on. If all the changes were made, it might be completely different from the League of Legends on the PC. The handheld and PC games would not be able to connect to each other because of the different mechanisms.

In that case, it would be no different from two different games …

However, some independent PC games, such as first person adventure games, could be migrated to the mobile platform, allowing many players to realize their dreams of playing games while lying down.

The handheld device itself had a lot of buttons, and it supported motion perception. The operation mode was also very mature. Therefore, many designers had seen the potential of this brand new mobile phone, and their enthusiasm for developing a mobile phone exclusive to them had been rising.

……

In the hall on the first floor of the experience store.

There was a large LED TV on the wall, which Chen Mo had no choice but to add after the players strongly requested it.

According to Chen Mo’s original plan, there would be a bookshelf next to the sofa in the living room with many books for the players to read. However, he still overestimated the desire of modern people to learn.

In reality, other than Chen Mo who occasionally flipped through the bookshelves, most of the players weren’t interested in the books.

They wanted more modern multimedia equipment like the television.

To put it simply, they needed images and sound …

This was a pain in the ass for Chen Zhao, because the sound of the TV would disturb him when he was reading in the living room. However, on second thought, even without the sound of the TV, the hall would not be quiet with so many people coming and going, so it was not suitable for reading.

As such, Chen Mo switched to a TV. Other than broadcasting the games, he would also occasionally broadcast some competitions or the promo of a new game on Thunderbolt gaming platform.

Chapter title not too suitable

Chen Zhao was chatting with li jingsi.

"You should be graduating this year, right?" Chen Zhao asked.

"Yes, very soon, " li jingsi nodded.

"What are your plans after graduation?" Chen Mo asked again, "graduate or work? Or can you play professionally? With your level and looks, you’ll probably reach the peak of your life soon. "

Li jingsi smiled."I’m not interested in any of them. It’s best to play games all day." But if you don’t want to play professionally, then playing the game will become work, and you’ll soon find it boring. "

"Your dream in life is to play games, " Chen Mo joked."You’re the only one with such a dream."

"This dream isn’t easy to achieve, alright?" li jingsi said. Games are getting more and more expensive, it’s all your fault. Designers nowadays only care about using their pay to create happiness, they need money to play games in peace. "

"Then why don’t you be my girlfriend?" Chen Mo was amused."You’ll be able to realize your dream in an instant."

"Sure, " li jingsi replied with a smile.

Chen Mo: "???"

Wait, it was different from what he had imagined?

Luckily, there weren’t many people in the hall, or Chen Mo would have been laughed at.

Not only did he fail to hit on a girl, but he was also hit on? How embarrassing, you should quickly leave the group! Hurry up and go back to work on the game seriously, you trash!

Just then, a piece of news on the TV interrupted the conversation between the two.

"Recently, famous gaming company Omega once again revealed more information about the new game."

"It’s said that the new game is called ‘Knight’s glory’. The game is set in medieval Europe. The players will play the role of an expedition Knight to deal with powerful enemies."

"And this time, ga has revealed more details. The most eye-catching one is that the game’s physics will be fully controlled by the origin of artificial intelligence, the famous origin."

"Speaking of origin, I believe everyone here is familiar with it. It represents the highest level of artificial intelligence. According to the relevant staff. The physical engine built by origin has reached an amazing level in all aspects, and Knight’s glory can be regarded as a game that serves origin. "

"In the game, the Knight’s battle style in the Middle Ages will be completely replicated. Origin attraction could even perfectly replicate some details of a Knight’s battle. From the prototype video that was revealed, this video is more like a movie or CG, but GA’s developers proudly tell us that this is the game’s real-time calculations, a complete in-game setting, every battle will be at this level. "

"Some of the other details have not been fully disclosed yet. However, the GA-related designers were obviously full of confidence. He said that this will be the best game to showcase physics. Perhaps in the near future, humans will really be able to realize their dream of creating a new world in games. "

At the end of the news, there was a long picture attached.

In the image, two heavy-armored knights were fighting with two-handed swords. The swords collided violently, making a loud sound.

As the Knights on both sides were wearing heavy armor, and the scene and characters were very precise, one couldn’t even tell that this was a game at first glance. It was extremely similar to reality.

Obviously, in addition to the precision of the scenes and characters, physics was also a great help to the game.

With Origin’s help, the swords of both sides touched each other. Then origin calculated the reaction force. It was very similar to a real Knight’s duel.

"It seems like their first thought is to fight with cold weapons." Chen Zhao thought.

If it were any other designer, their first reaction would definitely be a pain in the ass. After all, GA was an international manufacturer, and no one wanted to clash with them.

However, Chen Zhao was not moved at all. He even wanted to laugh.

A car crash wasn’t scary, but whoever was weaker would be embarrassed.

At this moment, Qian Kun walked over.

"Well, manager, the first mini-scene of the game is ready. We can try it out now. I just played for a bit and I really want to ask, are we really not going to lower the difficulty anymore?"

Chen Mo looked at Qian Kun, "what’s wrong?" Is the difficulty very high?"

Qian Kun coughed dryly."I’ve been at it for ten minutes. I still can’t defeat that judge of ashes, Gundar."

Chen Mo chuckled."I feel like you’re not playing seriously at all. You’re such a disgrace to us designers. You should leave the group."

Qian Kun was speechless.

"Do you want to try out the new game?" Chen Mo asked li jingsi as he stood up.

"Sure, " li jingsi nodded.

The three of them went to the VR gaming experience area. A demo for Dark Souls had already been installed in one of the gaming pods.

The demo was actually very simple. It only had a small area of Firelink sacrificial grounds. The only challenging enemies were the ashen judgementor Gundar and the two special creatures, brother blade and the Bugatti Veyron.

The Firekeeper was the only npc in the Firelink sacrificial grounds. The other NPCs were not allowed in.

The main purpose of creating this scene was to test the combat system and some basic rules of the game. In the end, after testing the game’s difficulty, Qian Kun peed his pants.

After he entered, he was tortured by Gu da for ten minutes.

Before this, Qian Kun had already felt that this game was too difficult. After all, he was in charge of calculations. It was obvious that some elite monsters had better attributes than players, let alone bosses. It was simply an overwhelming victory.

At first, he thought that it was reasonable to do so. After all, the other party was a boss, so it was fine for it to have higher HP and higher attack. However, when the battle started, Qian Kun was dumbfounded.

He had been killed instantly!

"It’s obviously because you’re too noob. Watch me. " Chen Mo was about to enter the gaming pod.

Qian Kun quickly stopped him, "manager, stop it. Everyone knows that you’re a gaming God. You know the boss’s skills like the back of your hand. I’m sure you can defeat the boss without any pressure, but you can’t represent the average player’s skill level."

Chen Zhao was speechless.

It felt like Chen Mo was charging up his [act tough] skill, but was interrupted by Qian Kun …

"Then you know the boss’s skills like the back of your hand, " Chen Mo retorted."Why can’t you beat the boss?"

Qian Kun was speechless, "F * ck, I’m just a game designer, not a professional player!"

"Alright, " Chen Zhao said."It seems that even if I beat gundyr, you won’t be convinced."

"I’ll give it a try then, "li jingsi said.

As he spoke, he entered the game cabin.

Qian Kun knew that li jingsi was a master as well, but she was only a master in Warcraft and League of Legends.

Li jingsi didn’t even know the boss ‘skills in Dark Souls, nor did she understand the game’s mechanics. Even if she was better than him, she couldn’t be that much better, could she?

"Manager, " Qian Kun said, "look, if jingsi is stuck at gundyr for a long time, it should prove that the difficulty of this boss is a little high, right?"

"Hehe." Chen Mo smiled but didn’t say anything.

Chapter 530: You still said that this game is difficult?

Very quickly, li jingsi found herself in the game world.

This was a desolate grave. Everywhere was gray, desolate and dilapidated. It seemed to be filled with ashes and human remains.

There were many skeleton monsters in front of them, and they blended in well with the environment. There was no UI display.

He couldn’t tell if they were corpses on the side of the road or monsters that could hurt people.

There was a bunch of words carved on the ground. Li jingsi bent over to take a look and found that it was written with some basic operations for the game.

He looked down at himself. He was wearing a Silver knight’s armor, holding a shield in his left hand and a long sword in his right hand.

Because it was only a demo for testing, no other classes were released, and they were all Knights by default.

Chen Mo and Qian Kun were looking at li jingsi’s first-person perspective through an external monitor.

One moment, li jingsi raised her shield, the next moment, she rolled. The next moment, she brandished her longsword and used her combat skills. She wandered around in the same spot for five minutes without taking a single step forward.

Qian Kun was confused, " what is she doing? " Familiar with the skill? "

Chen Mo rolled his eyes, " what else? " Could it be that he’s doing a street dance? "

Qian Kun was speechless.

Different players would have different ways of playing the game. Most players were in a very relaxed state of mind when playing the game. They didn’t like to look at the prompts, and they didn’t like to look at the plot. In any case, they just kept moving forward and only counted when they cleared the game.

Therefore, in order to accommodate the needs of these players, many game developers constantly simplified and brainless games, such as forcing new players to guide them, skipping various plots, and so on, so that players could play without using their brains.

However, there were also other players who would experience symptoms similar to OCD when they played the game.

He had to read every single word of the game.

All the allowed methods of playing the game must be fully practiced.

Only when they felt that it was enough to deal with most situations did they continue to advance.

Clearing the game wasn’t enough. He had to collect all the special items, finish all the side quests, and find all the hidden items.

It was clear that li jingsi belonged to the latter in a certain sense.

She first spent five minutes familiarizing herself with all the controls.

Although Chen Mo had modified the combat system of Dark Souls, the core was still the same.

After li jingsi had familiarized herself with all the skills, her character once again stood there in a daze, not moving at all.

"What is this?" Qian Kun was confused.

Chen Mo thought about it, maybe he’s looking at the description of the attributes.

Qian Kun was speechless, "it’s useless to look at it now, it can’t be upgraded …"

Soon, li jingsi must have finished looking through the attribute panel before she walked up to face the first monster.

The first monster was very simple. In fact, all they had to do was to charge up and mindlessly attack it. However, li jingsi did not do that. Instead, she raised her shield and waited patiently.

Qian Kun was dumbfounded, "could this be …"

"Yeah … She’s practicing reflective shield …" Chen Mo nodded.

In front of li jingsi was a small skeleton monster. Well, strictly speaking, this thing could not be called a skeleton monster. It should be called a living corpse.

However, it didn’t matter what it was called. In any case, this thing was just a Trash Monster in the novice area. It could be killed with two strikes. As long as the player was in his right mind, he shouldn’t die to this thing.

At that moment, the zombie was waving its weapon and trying to attack li jingsi, while li jingsi was practicing reflective shield.

The knight’s shield was a medium-sized shield, so it was not easy for it to reflect successfully. However, li jingsi’s reaction time was far beyond the average player’s …

After two failed attempts, the Knight Shield in li jingsi’s hand successfully deflected the zombie monsterlings ‘weapons. She immediately followed the instructions and took a step forward, stabbing the longsword in her hand into the zombie monsterlings’ abdominal cavity.

It was an instant kill.

For the next few monsters, li jingsi began to study other battle tactics. For example, rolling backstab, raising his shield to block, using combat skills, and so on. Basically, he had tried all the skills mentioned in the combat system introduction on the monsters before he reached gundyr.

Qian Kun suddenly had a bad feeling. He felt that it was a mistake to let li jingsi experience the game. This fellow was just like the store manager, they were both not normal players!

As li jingsi pulled out the spiralling sword from Gundar’s body, the ashen nephilic judge, who was known by many newbies as a boss to dissuade others, stood up.

He was almost twice as tall as the players, and he held a long-handled weapon of an astonishing length in his hand. It looked a little like a broadsword, but also a little like a halberd.

Qian Kun had suffered enough losses from gundyr. When he designed this boss, he didn’t think that gundyr was that strong. However, when they started fighting, he realized that gundyr could kill anyone in an instant!

Gundyr’s attacks were powerful and heavy, and even if players raised their shields, they would still lose a lot of energy. If you just stood there and waited for Gundam to finish his attack, the only result would be that your shield would be broken and you would be beaten up.

Li jingsi raised her shield immediately when she saw Gu da attacking himself. However, just as Gu DA’s broadsword was about to slash at her, li jingsi raised her shield and deflected it. At the same time, she took a step forward and stabbed her sword through her chest!

Qian Kun was speechless.

Although li jingsi managed to deflect the attack with the help of the new physics engine, she still felt a strong vibration in her left hand. However, the Parry was a diversion, so it didn’t affect him much.

This boss’s difficulty level was just so mysterious. If the player couldn’t learn Parry or roll, then this boss was simply undefeatable. However, if the player could master Parry, then this boss would be no threat at all in the first stage.

Li jingsi’s parry had only lost half of her HP, but the rest had been successful. Gu DA’s HP had also dropped below half, and he had entered the second stage.

In the second stage, Gundar would erupt with human pus. His entire body would be filled with black abyssal material. This material was like a huge snake’s head, and its attack range would be larger and more dangerous.

Li jingsi was not in a hurry to fight. Instead, she took a potion to recover her health, then rolled around in the wide field, dodging, and studying Gundam’s movement patterns.

Li jingsi quickly discovered the pattern.

After Gundar jumped high and hit the ground, he would often be in a daze for a long time. She could take advantage of this period to run forward and attack him from behind. After two strikes, she would roll back and repeat.

In the end, the boss that had been torturing Qian Hua for ten minutes was actually worn down to death by li jingsi on her first try …

After beating Gundam, li jingsi came out of the game cabin." "That’s it?"

Qian Kun looked helpless."There’s nothing else. This is just a demo. The game’s content isn’t complete."

Chen Mo chuckled, "what did I say?" You’re telling me that this game is difficult when a girl defeated a boss on her first try and left a bottle of potions behind?"

Li jingsi nodded."Yeah, it’s too easy. It’s not challenging at all."

Qian Yong was speechless, he could only nod, " "Yes, yes, you’re all right …"

At this moment, Qian Hua was in despair. Damn it, these two experimental samples were not representative at all!

What kind of normal player would do nothing but read the game manual and then practice hard? This didn’t make any sense!

"Sigh, players, I can only help you up to this point. I can’t help you anymore. Good luck …" Qian Kun thought sadly.

Chapter 531: Thunderbolt film studio’s latest production

In the end, the difficulty of Dark Souls was decided. Although Qian Kun was extremely worried about the difficulty, Chen Mo patted him on the shoulder with a smile, " "Don’t worry, the players are much stronger than you think."

Qian Kun could only silently pray for the players and hope that they were on their own.

At the same time, as Knight’s glory revealed more and more details, it also caused a bigger and bigger impact in the domestic gaming circle.

Although the competition between the two AI models had not been brought to the surface, everyone was clear about it in their hearts.

The GA had already made the first move, and had successfully attracted the attention of the world’s media. If the local gaming companies didn’t do anything, the limelight would be completely stolen, which was clearly the opposite of what the game Committee wanted.

Many designers were discussing it.

"What’s the situation? Why did it feel like Knight’s glory was so complete, and how did the GA’s preparation come so fast and so well? So much information has already been revealed!"

"That’s right. From the information that’s been disclosed, the completion rate might have reached sixty to seventy percent, or even higher. It’s too fast!"

"Hey, I just thought of an idea for the game!"

"Upstairs, so what if you have an idea? You speak as if you have the authority to access the Pangu system … That thing has only been issued to a dozen people in the country. "

"Cough, cough, it’s hard not to tear it down! Can’t you just let me finish this B * stard?"

"I wonder how the Chinese video game designers are doing, but I don’t think they’ll be so fast."

"There’s still a time difference. Origin developed faster than the Pangu system, and the GA should have gotten the rights a long time ago, so they have an advantage in time. It’s normal for the game to be more complete. You must know that before Origin’s physics engine was officially disclosed, GA’s research and development should have already been in progress!"

"This competition is unfair to us!"

"Don’t make a fuss. When has this kind of thing ever been fair? He could only see which projects in the country were progressing faster. Speaking of which, did Chen Mo do anything? he’s probably the fastest video game designer, right?"

" Indeed, in terms of speed, Chen Mo seems to be faster than most video game designers in the country and abroad. I think if there’s anyone who would fight back against Knight’s glory, it would be Chen Mo! "

There were other designers who had obtained the rights to the Pangu system, but they were in a rush. After they obtained the Pangu system, they had to study the system’s features, plan a new game from scratch, and then start working on it. In such a short time, they couldn’t even produce some of the more exciting game materials, let alone a finished game.

As for the foreign designers, although Origin’s physics engine had not been disclosed for long, it was obvious that some big companies had already been testing it before it was disclosed. No one knew how long they had been developing it.

However, Chen Mo wasn’t worried at all, because Dark Souls was progressing very quickly. He wasn’t afraid of anyone in terms of speed.

After all, in the world of martial arts, speed was the only thing that could not be broken, and this was even more so in the game industry.

……

At the same time that Knight’s glory released a large amount of information, Chen Mo’s Weibo also released the opening cinematics of Dark Souls!

Other than the video, there was no other text in the post. It was mainly to give players enough space to imagine.

After seeing this Weibo post, the players in China were all shocked!

"F * ck, Chen Mo really doesn’t know how to just watch. He released the opening cinematics, is this a tit-for-tat?"

"Sure, I like this little temper!"

"This also means that Chen Mo’s development is fast, he can’t just release a cinematics to trick people, right?"

"I don’t think so, don’t Chen Mo’s new games always come out faster than everyone expected? Hurry up and see what the cinematics say. Let’s see what kind of game it is!"

The designers and players all opened the cinematics to watch, hoping to find more information about Chen Mo’s new game.

……

The video started with a thick fog.

It was gray everywhere, and countless ancient trees stood tall. There were many huge and immortal ancient dragons around the trees.

A low and aged female voice was telling the story in a low voice, giving people the feeling that an old witch was telling a prophecy about the end of the world.

"In ancient times, the world had yet to split and was shrouded in fog."

The camera zoomed in from a crack in a tree toward the center of the planet. At the same time, sparks lit up, and the entire scene became bright.

"However, one day, the first ball of fire was created. Later generations called it the first fire."

Beside the burning flames, countless black shadows stood up.

"People found the king’s soul around the first Flame and defeated the ancient dragon that ruled the world with the power of fire."

The scene changed. The lightning Spear in Sun King Gwyn’s hand pierced through the sky and pierced through the ancient dragon Army.

"The era of fire has begun …"

After passing through layers of fog, a vast scene appeared in the distance. A huge and magnificent city appeared in the camera!

This was an extremely prosperous human city-state, and one could see how grand and magnificent it was just by looking at it from afar.

Then, the screen turned black and sparks fell from above.

"But the fire will eventually be extinguished, and when that time comes, the world will only be left with darkness."

"The light can not shine on the world, and the night continues endlessly."

A hand reached out to the flame and ignited itself.

"The heroes with great power used themselves as firewood to pass on the continuation of the flame. Lord of Cinder. "

After that, there was a long black screen, indicating that countless years had passed.

Then, the ruins of a city appeared on the screen.

In the background of a gray fog, collapsed buildings were everywhere, looking lifeless.

"That city is called Lothric. It’s the hometown of the Lords of fire, and also the place where the Wanderers gather."

Many strange creatures with crutches and turtle shells on their backs were struggling to move forward in the gray wasteland.

" Therefore, the Pilgrims all headed north and understood the meaning of the fable. "

"The fire is dying out, but Wang Ying is nowhere to be seen."

One of the Squire’s strength was finally exhausted. He raised his head with great effort to look in the direction of Lothric city, and then fell down.

The camera zoomed out, and the Pilgrim was motionless and lifeless. He had died on his way to Lothric.

" When the flame of inheritance is extinguished, the bell will ring and wake up the ancient Lords of Cinder in their coffins. "

The scene changed to Firelink sacrificial grounds. The bell of the clock tower rang, and the camera gradually zoomed down to a Cemetery.

The coffins were opened one after another, and the sleeping Ancient Lords of Cinder were all awakened.

"Saint nether puppeteer, Edric."

"Monitors of the abyss, support Farron’s undead Legion."

"And the City of Sin’s King of solitude, the giant Yumu."

The scene changed again, showing the interior of the fire-resistant sacrificial grounds. The fire-resistant woman picked up the eyepatch, which was made of dark matter, and put it on her head.

"However, the Kings will definitely abandon their Thrones, and the ashes of the fireless will come in a flurry."

"That’s nameless. He can’t become a soldier, and he’s cursed to be undead."

"But it’s precisely because of this that ashes yearns for the embers so much."

The screen stopped abruptly, and the name of the game appeared on the screen.

Dark Souls!

Chapter 532: Surprise or shock?

The video was not only posted on Weibo, but also on major video websites abroad.

Moreover, the whole cinematic was in English, and it was captioned in different languages according to the region.

Although there wasn’t much description, just a video was enough to make players from all over the world excited!

As Chen Mo released more and more high quality games, Thunderbolt entertainment had gained a lot of attention in China.

Overseas, as Warcraft, Diablo, Minecraft, League of Legends, and other classic games spread like wildfire, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s influence was also growing.

This was especially true for Thunderbolt Entertainment’s die-hard fans, who couldn’t help but have a question in their minds after watching the video.

What kind of game was this?

Such a distinctive and rich CG quickly caused a heated discussion among players around the world.

The players in China.

"This is Chen Mo’s new game? It’s also a Western fantasy theme!"

"Chen Mo is good at Western fantasy themes! However, it seems like this world’s background and overall atmosphere is Diablo. "

"Chen Mo can definitely handle Diablo wind, but I want to ask, why didn’t he use the ip of Diablo, but instead made a new game, Dark Souls? This world view doesn’t match at all!"

"This should be made using the Pangu system. It’s also a Western fantasy theme. Is this going to challenge Knight’s glory?"

"But … Other than the video cinematics, I didn’t see anything else. I don’t know the specific game content or the battle."

"I think it’s probably a hack and slash game like Diablo. With plenty of mowing battles, it’ll be easier to display the Pangu system’s physical power. "

There were also many people discussing it overseas.

"The GA just revealed some information about Knight’s glory, and Thunderbolt entertainment released the new game’s promo? This is really interesting. "

"Could it be that this Chinese company is going to use a Western fantasy theme to compete with the GA? Isn’t that a little too stupid?"

"The guy in front, you’re really ignorant. Thunderbolt entertainment already has classic western fantasy games like Warcraft and Diablo. It’s obvious that their main designer, Mister, has a deeper understanding of Western fantasy than some European and American designers. I wouldn’t be surprised if this company released another classic western fantasy game."

"That’s right, I’m actually looking forward to it. In fact, it’s better to count on Thunderbolt entertainment than to expect an Omega to come up with a better Western fantasy theme. After all, everyone knows how much of an Omega’s sh * t is, and Thunderbolt entertainment has already had so many successful precedents!"

"But I can’t tell anything from this video! I’m not worried about the world, a company that can make Warcraft and Diablo would have no problems with the world structure. However, whether or not it can beat Knight’s glory still depends on the way it is played!"

" I think this promotional video is very ordinary. It’s obviously mystifying. There’s a lot of meaning in it, but it seems to have been completely cut off. Just from this video, I can’t tell the background of the entire world."

"We’ll only know when the game is released!"

Obviously, the quality of the game’s CG was first-class, completely worthy of Thunderbolt film studio’s reputation. It was just that many people did not quite understand the specific world-building content of the CG.

Of course, this was all within Chen Zhao’s expectations.

The world background of Dark Souls was different from any Western fantasy theme in the past. It could be said to be completely unique. It was very unrealistic to integrate the whole world and explain it clearly in a video that only lasted a few minutes.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t want to explain it clearly, because most of the world’s content was distributed among the collection of weapons, tools, and maps, which required the players to slowly figure it out and figure it out on their own.

This video was based on Dark Souls 3 with a small portion of Dark Souls 1.

At the beginning of the game, the creation of the Age of Fire was mentioned mainly to give players a basic idea of how this world was created. Why did the people want to pass the fire? What kind of existence was the Lord of Cinder?

After explaining these concepts clearly, they continued with the opening plot of Dark Souls 3.

Of course, Chen Mo didn’t go into too much detail, including Sun King Gwyn, witch, Tomb King NEET, White Dragon Sith, etc. He didn’t mention anything in detail, mainly to hide some plot in preparation for Dark Souls 1.

The main focus was still on the plot of Dark Souls 3, and the main scenes were given to the ancient Lords of Cinder.

……

Soon, players all over the world began to guess what Chen Mo’s next game would be!

Of course, the Chinese players were the main battlefields, because they (thought) understood Chen Mo the best.

Obviously, this was a work created with the support of the Pangu system, so the game must have highly highlighted the Pangu system’s physical support, and it was most likely a VR game.

At the same time, from the background of the world, it was completely Diablo. In a sense, this world was even more despairing than the world of Diablo!

This was because there were at least a bunch of angels in the world of Diablo who were against the demons. Although these angels weren’t good people, they seemed to be on the players’ side.

At the same time, although the cities were surrounded by a bunch of monsters, there were at least some living villagers in the cities.

However, from the video of Dark Souls, especially the latter half of the video, there were no normal creatures …

The Punisher-carrying inspector who was dressed like a reptile, the mud-like Aldrich, the giant yum who was holding a vegetable knife …

Only the abyss watchman Farron’s undead squad looked normal, but their hats were hanging low, and they were obviously not to be trifled with.

And the voice-over in the video also clearly said, " the Lord of Cinder will definitely give up the throne. " What did that mean?

The fireless ashes would come in a flurry. It was unclear if this was a good or bad thing. To say that they were " nameless, undead who could not be paid, and cursed, " it felt like they were definitely bad people. Could it be that they wanted to fight with them?

Judging from the video, the entire world of Dark Souls seemed to be a hopeless world. Everyone was living well when there was a fire, but now the fire was going out. What should they do?

Of course, these were all the players’ speculations, and there were right and wrong.

However, such a world setting had instead aroused the crazy pursuit of some dark players!

In fact, after Chen Mo released Diablo, there were a few other companies that followed suit and released Diablo games, but they weren’t as successful as Diablo, and the genre wasn’t as popular.

The playstyle was one aspect, but the world view was another.

This was because Diablo didn’t change the way Diablo was played, and there weren’t any obvious advantages after it was made into a VR game, because Diablo’s farming style was more suitable for PC.

Moreover, these games didn’t have the same world structure as Diablo, so the sense of despair and the depth of the plot were far from it. That was why there hadn’t been any good Diablo games on the market for a long time.

Many players of Diablo were looking forward to Chen Mo releasing more of the series, or moving Diablo to VR.

However, Chen Mo had always been free and easy, and no one knew what he would do in his next game.

That was why the players of Diablo couldn’t get Diablo 2 even though they had been looking forward to it.

After seeing the dark Souls promotional video, although some of the dark players were a little disappointed (after all, the game did not use a dark ip, and the hope of killing Big Pineapple again was lost), most of the dark players were still quite excited.

There hadn’t been any good Diablo games on the market for a long time, and dark Souls was made by Chen Mo himself, so it definitely wouldn’t be bad.

Moreover, from the opening video, the world structure of the entire world was definitely excellent. The only thing that was uncertain now was how the game would be played.

Many of Diablo’s fans had already decided that they would accept it even if Chen Mo decided to improve Diablo’s gameplay.

There was no choice, some die-hard fans were just that good at making do.

What they didn’t know was that Chen Zhao was going to give them a huge surprise.

…Or perhaps, he was frightened.

Chapter 533: Is this a mowing game?

This time, Dark Souls used Chinese and English dubbing, and then integrated multiple language versions in the game.

It was strange that in his previous life, Dark Souls was a work of the Japanese factory, but there was no Japanese voiceover at all.

Of course, the reason for this was actually quite simple. Miyazaki Hidetaka personally liked medieval games from Europe and America very much. On the contrary, he hated traditional Japanese otaku games that took care of the elderly. Therefore, when he was developing demon’s soul, all the details of the game were closer to American rpg.

In other words, when the Soul series was first created, it was a game meant to serve Western players, and they didn’t really want to deal with the players.

Indeed, when "demon’s soul" was first released, the sales in nihong region were dismal. Miyazaki Hidetaka went through a lot of trouble to get "demon’s soul" listed in Europe and the United States. In the end, it received good reviews and the sales were gratifying.

After that, Miyazaki Hideo released Dark Souls 1 and destroyed the world with its extremely high quality, creating countless topics in Europe and America. Western players bragged about it.

And that old thief Miyazaki must have been thinking the same thing: This was the normal response of Dark Souls. F * ck you players, go eat sh * t. What kind of Japanese dubbing do you want?

Of course, later "bloodline" had Japanese dubbing because it was a cooperation with Sony. When it came to his son "black souls 3, " he was too lazy to do Japanese dubbing …

Of course, Chen Mo didn’t have such thoughts and wasn’t unhappy with the Chinese players, so he naturally did the Chinese dubbing.

To Chen Mo, it didn’t make much of a difference whether there was Chinese voiceover or not, because Dark Souls was targeted at hardcore players who liked Western fantasy themes and were keen on suffering. These players didn’t really care if there was Chinese voiceover in the game.

However, since there wasn’t much work to do and he only needed to hire a few more voice actors, Chen Mo decided to do the Chinese voice acting as well.

Needless to say, the lines in the movie were quite interesting when read in Chinese, and there was no translation.

As for the English audio, it was for other considerations.

Chen Mo’s goal was very clear this time. The main battlefield would be the Western market, where Dark Souls and Knight’s glory would go head to head.

Therefore, the reaction of the Western players was very important.

Although both games were Western fantasy themes, it was precisely because of this that the difference could be seen.

……

Frank, the project manager of GA’s Knight’s glory and one of the top designers under ga, had also noticed the news of Dark Souls.

After seeing the promotional video of Dark Souls, Frank instinctively became a little vigilant.

In the competition between cog and League of Legends, ga had the advantage of being local, but they were beaten.

The most infuriating part was that League of Legends was a Western fantasy setting …

Thunderbolt entertainment was quite famous overseas, and had almost become one of the most famous Chinese companies.

Although Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment had a lot of good works, their games were still popular in China and had limited influence overseas.

Chen Mo’s Thunderbolt entertainment, on the other hand, had gained quite a bit of fame in the country due to a few top quality games.

Frank naturally didn’t dare to underestimate it. After all, there wasn’t much information on Dark Souls yet, so he couldn’t take it too seriously.

……

After that, Knight’s glory and dark Souls suddenly entered a state of silent competition.

You expose an original art today, I’ll expose some information tomorrow. Whatever you release, I’ll release. In any case, we’ll definitely cover the other party’s topic!

In the beginning, Chen Mo mainly focused on creating original art for the scenes, concept art for weapons, and original art for monsters. Later on, he finally created live-action videos for games!

This video was a clip of the battle between the player and the Knight of Lothric.

In order to create a better show effect, the players wore the Desperado set, small round shields, and straight swords. The overall battle process was not too long, and it was nothing more than a display of the weapon’s combat skills and tactics.

In the end, player no injuries defeated the Knight of Lothric.

The entire video was from a God’s perspective, not the players’ first-person perspective. This was to allow the audience to observe the details of the battle more carefully.

During the battle, everyone could clearly see that when the longswords of the players and the monsters collided, there would be physical effects. When the players’ longswords struck the armor of the Knights of Lothric, the results would be different depending on the location of the strike!

In the end, the player deflected the Knight of Lothric’s attack with his shield and then stabbed his sword through the gap in the Knight’s chest armor, instantly executing him. The players who saw this video were all shocked.

In this video, Chen Mo only showed a portion of the techniques, including rolling, reflective shield, execution, and so on. He didn’t show any other weapons or equipment, nor did he show the boss. He only used the most common elite monster as the background.

This was mainly to prevent too much information from being leaked.

However, just this video alone was enough to shock the players.

"F * ck, is this the real scene of Dark Souls? I feel like it’s on par with Knight’s glory!"

"Yeah, and whether it’s the scene or the characters, the model accuracy is very high. I really feel like I’m watching a cinematic, but it’s obviously not!"

"This physics engine is really awesome. Is this the Pangu system? He did not feel like he would lose to origin at all! In terms of hardware, it can be said to be on par with Knight’s glory, right?"

"But I feel like the combat system in Dark Souls is richer. Roll, Shield Block, and direct stab. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that in Knight’s glory!"

"Yes, how should I put it? it seems that the battles in Dark Souls are more exciting, more dramatic, and more like a game. As for Knight’s glory, it seems a little too close to reality?"

"Chen Mo really did make a hack-and-slash game! It’s just that in VR mode, it’s more fun to cut grass!"

"That’s right, that character kept rolling. The Knight didn’t even have a chance to touch him before he died. He was stabbed to death!"

"Wow, I can’t wait anymore. It’s so exciting just thinking about hacking in VR!"

Obviously, the players ‘victory over the Knight of Lothric in the video was too easy, which gave many players the illusion that Dark Souls was just a hack and slash game like Diablo.

Of course, they would soon find out that this was actually a beautiful misunderstanding.

For some experts, Dark Souls was indeed a hack-and-slash game. However, for most newbies, they could only be cut by the grass …

However, Chen Mo had no intention of explaining. In fact, the video was meant to mislead the players.

Hehe, it wasn’t to collect resentment points.

Chapter 534: Press conference

As Chen Mo revealed more and more information, the discussion about Dark Souls became more and more heated, and the attention it received was no less than in his previous life.

This was mainly because it was the first game to showcase the Pangu system to the Chinese players and video game designers, and it was created by Chen Mo himself, so he had a lot of expectations.

Even if Chen Mo didn’t make Dark Souls but another game, it would still get a lot of attention.

However, Chen Mo didn’t reveal too much about the specific playstyle. Most of the videos were about battles with elite monsters. They were very smooth and didn’t seem to be difficult, so many players mistook it for a mowing game.

He couldn’t say that he mistook it, because according to normal logic, it should be a hack-and-slash game …

When Diablo first came out, many video game media and professional video game designers had analyzed that grinding in a world of despair was actually a good way to play, and Chen Mo had no reason to give up.

However, Chen Mo didn’t want to release more information, which made the players very uncomfortable.

Just as the players ‘anticipation for Dark Souls reached its peak, Chen Mo finally announced that he was going to hold a conference to introduce the new game to the players, as well as announce the release date.

After hearing this news, the enthusiasm that had reached its peak and was about to decline was once again ignited.

"Is it finally here? Chen Mo’s going to be very formal with the new game conference this time!"

"More details will be revealed at the press conference, right? Hurry up and take a look. "

"Chen Zhao really knows how to keep people in suspense! Can’t you release the game earlier?"

"Maybe it’s not even done yet. But even if they’re holding a press conference now, it’s already very fast!"

Those who were familiar with Chen Mo would know that he wasn’t really into releasing new games, and that it was up to fate whether or not he did.

Strictly speaking, the last press conference could be traced back to the time of Minecraft, and it didn’t cause much of a stir. Minecraft caught up from behind, and it was only after it was released that people slowly realized the difference of the game.

But times had changed, and everyone was looking forward to Chen Mo’s new game.

……

On the day of the press conference.

In a meeting room of a five-star hotel in Imperial.

This new game conference was a big event for most of the game media, and even many foreign game media reporters flew all the way here to attend.

At the same time, major video streaming sites and live streaming platforms had also prepared new live streaming rooms for the new game launch. On major game forums, there were also live text posts about the new game launch.

Even some foreign live broadcast platforms broadcasted the conference out of enthusiasm, and there was even simultaneous interpretation to translate it into other countries ‘languages.

It could be said that this new game conference had attracted the attention of a large number of game lovers.

Very soon, the press conference officially began.

Chen Mo walked to the big screen with the microphone and the audience immediately gave him a round of applause.

Chen Mo smiled and looked at the reporters, "I’m still very grateful to everyone for taking the time to attend this press conference. I’m sure everyone knows the theme of this conference. I’m mainly introducing my new game, Dark Souls. "

"I’ve already posted some information about Dark Souls online, but I’m sure everyone is still wondering what kind of game it is."

"There are three main topics for today. First, we will continue to disclose some information. Second, it will be a question and answer session. I will answer some of your questions. We’ll be announcing the release date of the game and some other matters later. "

"Alright, let’s first look at a video."

Chen Mo stood to the side as a new video of the game appeared on the screen.

This time, the video was no longer a CG, but a real scene in the game.

The camera lens floated in the air, constantly passing through the different scenes of the world of Dark Souls, such as the city wall of Lothric, the undead Settlement, the road of living sacrifices, Felan fortress, the dark church, the underground tomb, lengxiao Valley, and so on.

The various scenes in the game were displayed in front of the players. This time, the editing was very natural. Every scene was a fleeting glimpse, and then it was quickly changed.

The entire video was only five minutes long, but it showed everyone many Grand and magnificent scenes. Some of the locations that the players called "absolute views" were shot for a longer time, and the reporters below the stage would exclaim from time to time.

All the major bullet screen video websites were also filled with ‘awesome’ and ‘ 666’ s.

"Damn, this scene is so Grand? Did you count how many special scenes there are? I think there are at least ten!"

"The number of scenes in this VR game is almost the same as Diablo, maybe even bigger? It’s really awesome!"

"And why do I have the feeling that the whole world is connected to each other at a very high level? do you guys have this feeling? It seems that the previous large bird’s eye view has also covered the scene behind. "

"Awesome! He felt that the game’s content was very explosive. Who knows how Chen Zhao chased them out in such a short time? he’s insane!"

"Knight’s glory will probably be disappointed. Dark Souls has more than a dozen scenes!"

"What about the boss battle? Hurry up and let us see the boss!"

The video ended very quickly.

Chen Mo walked to the front of the stage and said to everyone, "As everyone has seen just now, most of the unique scenes in this video have been recorded. These are the styles of the game’s scenes. It’s just that all the scenes recorded are small corners of the scenes. "

"It’s not easy to estimate the average time players spend in the game, but it should be longer."

The reporters in the audience were a little confused. Wasn’t the average duration particularly easy to estimate?

This didn’t sound like something Chen Zhao would say.

He could roughly estimate the total game time of a game. Based on the game’s capacity and difficulty, it shouldn’t be too difficult to estimate the time that ordinary players needed to clear the game.

Did Chen Mo mean that the game had a lot of levels and many paths?

Well, that should be the case.

The reporters didn’t think too much about it.

"Next, there’s a video. It’s mainly to show everyone the boss battle of this game."

Chen Zhao retreated to the side again.

Chapter 535: This game feels very simple!

The boss battle this time was against giant Yumu. In the video, brother onion and the player each held a storm controller and attacked giant Yumu madly.

The video this time was different from the previous God’s perspective video. It was played in first-person perspective, and only now did everyone feel the shock of watching it from a first-person perspective.

Although everyone’s view was a 90-degree angle, which was relatively limited, they could feel the strong sense of immersion in the game just from the oppressive feeling of giant Yumu on the screen.

The giant Yumu, whose body was burning with embers, waved his large machete and constantly hit the ground. Under the effect of Pangu attraction, every swing would cause the screen to shake and leave deep cracks on the ground.

During this period, the player was accidentally cut by giant Yumu and was sent flying on the spot. Everyone could clearly feel giant Yumu’s powerful strength, which was clearly the credit of Pangu’s sword.

However, under the combined attacks of the two storm controllers, the giant Yumu quickly fell to the ground, its huge body turning into the king of cinder.

After watching the video, everyone had the same question. It was that simple?

In the video, the players didn’t perform any particularly exquisite or complicated techniques because brother onion had already attracted most of giant yum’s attention. The players spent most of their time using the storm controllers to beat up giant yum.

Yumu would occasionally change targets, but the player only rolled twice to avoid the large machete. There was no difficulty at all, which further solidified the mowing nature of the game.

However, just the overall atmosphere of the game, the epic and oppressive feeling, had already shocked many people.

Setting aside the difficulty of the game, at least the setting, music, sound effects, and other aspects of the boss battle atmosphere were all top-notch. Moreover, the experience in the VR gaming pod mode should be more exciting.

"Yeah, " Chen Mo explained, "strictly speaking, this is a plot kill. I can’t reveal too much about this, so I hope everyone can experience it in the game." Simply put, this Onionhead npc was a good friend of the boss, giant Yumu. After giant Yumu lost his mind, he had to abide by the original agreement and defeat giant Yumu with his own hands. The two weapons in the hands of the NPCs and players are called storm controllers. They are also weapons that giant Yumu personally created to target himself, so this battle will look relatively simple. "

Oh, I see!

A lot of people came to a sudden realization. No wonder this battle looked so simple. It was a plot kill.

It seemed that as long as he used this weapon to fight the giant, he would win without a doubt.

Some players even wondered if the game was too simple.

However, the background story that Chen Mo revealed attracted the interest of some players. This was because Yumu the giant was the Lord of Cinder that had appeared in the cutscenes. In other words, players had to defeat all the Lords of Cinder?

"Alright, " Chen Mo said, "everyone can ask your own questions. If there’s anything you’d like to ask about the game, feel free to ask. I’ll answer them accordingly."

It was obvious that Chen Mo would only release these two videos at the press conference. Most of the game content would be better off for the players to experience it themselves.

One of the two new videos was about the game’s setting, and the other was about the boss battle. In addition to the game’s information that was previously revealed, the game’s features were basically introduced.

The only thing Chen Mo didn’t mention was the game’s difficulty.

The moment they heard that they were going to ask questions, the reporters below the stage perked up and asked questions one after another.

A reporter stood up impatiently and took the microphone."Mr. Chen Mo, most people on the internet are guessing that this is a hack-and-slash game similar to Diablo, but you’ve never admitted to it. Is this a hack-and-slash game?"

Chen Mo laughed and explained, "I don’t really like the term ‘hack-and-slash’. In fact, Diablo isn’t exactly a hack-and-slash game. It depends on the difficulty of the game." If the player starts off with the torture difficulty, they won’t be able to cut the grass either. "

"Back to Dark Souls, I think this game also has this characteristic to some extent. If it was a very experienced veteran, they would definitely be able to cut the grass. However, in this game, I still hope that it can give the players some challenges and not just mindlessly play it. "

The reporter was confused. Chen Mo seemed to have acknowledged that the game allowed players to cut grass, but he added a restriction, which was that only experienced players could do it.

However, they didn’t think too much about it since Diablo was the same. Even hack-and-slash games would be difficult.

Someone else asked, "Mr. Chen Mo, what’s the difficulty of the boss in this game?" The boss battles in Diablo were criticized by many, and the bosses in the later stages were not as good as the elite monsters. Was this improved in Dark Souls?"

"Although Diablo and dark Souls are both Diablo games, " Mr. Chen replied, "they’re completely different in my design ideas, so don’t always use Diablo’s fixed ideas to consider Dark Souls."

"You can say that. I think that the difficulty of the small monsters and the boss in Dark Souls are very balanced. The boss is definitely harder than the small monsters, but the small monsters are not without challenge. Let’s put it this way, black soul’s level design should be the design benchmark in the current game industry. "

The reporters in the audience were slightly shocked.

Chen Mo’s expression was serious. It was hard to tell if he was bragging, but from what he said, he was probably very satisfied with the difficulty.

Better level design than Diablo?

Well, whether it was true or not, it made everyone feel more at ease.

"Mr. Chen Mo, " another reporter asked, "can you give me some examples of your so-called ‘excellent level design’?"

"It’s best to let the players experience it themselves, " Chen Mo said."If I say too much, it’ll sound like I’m boasting." However, I can reveal a little bit. In the game, there are many specific strong enemies that can be dealt with using terrain kill. "

The reporters were all stunned. Many strong enemies could be dealt with using the terrain advantage. Didn’t that mean that the difficulty of the game had been further reduced?

It seemed like Chen Mo had come up with this as an official game to encourage players to win in many ways.

Well, this was quite good. After all, no one would think that lowering the difficulty was bad. It was originally a refreshing game.

"Hello Mr. Chen Mo, " another reporter asked."I’m a reporter from Tianji.net gaming channel, and also an elite player." I’ve played your Diablo before, and I like it very much. The only regret is that I think that as a hack-and-slash game, Diablo’s difficulty level is a little too low. "

"It’s hard to show off in Diablo like in League of Legends and Overwatch, so it’s boring after a while. I wonder if I’ll have a chance to show off in this new game?"

Chen Mo looked at him, "yup, you’ll have a lot of opportunities to show off in the new game. Or rather, you can show off at any time." I think the new game will become a frequent guest on major video and live streaming platforms. Those experts will get a great sense of achievement from this game. "

Chapter 535-trial!

The reporter sat down happily.

There were also many comments on the bullet screen.

"Wow, this game can be shown off! Watch me show off to the whole audience!"

"Hehe, the yuan clan is already thirsty for 300 rounds!"

"Why do I feel like this game has no flaws at all? Did I go too far with my bragging, or did I miss something? The scene was rich, cool, and showy. It was perfect! Did Chen Mo use a powerful move this time?"

A few more reporters asked, but most of their questions were focused on the in-game details. Chen Mo didn’t go too deep into it.

This was basically a tacit understanding. The reporters wanted to dig out as much material as possible and create a bigger sensation before the game was released to bring more traffic to their websites. On the other hand, the designer had to hide the content as much as possible to create a sense of mystery and attract the interest of the players.

Therefore, after a battle of wits and courage, the players ‘anticipation was pushed to the peak.

They came up with a game like this based on the information that Chen Mo had leaked.

It was a slightly more difficult hack-and-slash game.

Rich scenes and boss battle settings.

It was a level design that claimed to be the industry’s benchmark.

It was a brand new work that continued the spirit of darkness.

The content that was revealed at the press conference made the players ‘enthusiasm reach an unprecedented high!

Chen Zhao looked around. It was almost time.

"Next, I’ll announce the release date of this game.

"Dark Souls will be officially released on September 1st, with both domestic and international versions. The game has both Chinese and English audio, and the subtitles support multiple languages, including Korean, Japanese, French, German, Russian, and many other languages. "

"For the players in China, all they have to do is log in to Thunderbolt gaming platform on the same day, purchase and download the game. The price of this game is 1988 RMB, and the game supports online gaming mode. "

"There’s one more thing. The previous general rule is that a new game can be refunded unconditionally if it’s been bought for two weeks and the game time doesn’t exceed two hours. On the other hand, Dark Souls had no more than three hours of game time in two weeks, and players could refund it unconditionally. This is also a small benefit for the players since Thunderbolt entertainment has never sold a VR game at such a high price. "

As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, another wave of 666 appeared on the screen.

On one hand, the price was not expensive. In VR games, 1988 was only considered an average price. According to the current quality and content of Dark Souls, and as the first work of the Pangu system, it was clearly worth the money.

Moreover, Chen Mo extended the refund period by an hour. Although it didn’t seem like much and was just a small favor, it was better than nothing to the players.

Some people noticed the faint smile on Chen Mo’s face when he announced the extension of the refund period.

However, they didn’t quite understand the meaning of this smile.

……

Not long after, Knight’s glory also announced the release date of the game. It was September 10th, nine days after dark Souls.

However, this was also a helpless move, because the development of Knight’s glory was so fast that it could not be improved further.

Frank was puzzled. Was this China Company on steroids or what? It started later than Knight’s glory, but why was it released earlier?

This research and development speed was unparalleled!

However, Frank also knew that it didn’t matter if they went online a few days later. As long as they went online within a month, it would be considered a clash. The key was still the quality of the two games and the reviews of the players.

……

Three days before the game was released, Chen Mo’s Experience Store had a huge wave of new players.

According to Experience Stores ‘usual routine, new games would be released in the experience store before they were officially released for the players to try out. Most of Chen Mo’s other games were released a week earlier, but for some reason, Dark Souls was only released three days earlier.

Many people thought that it was probably because the game’s development was too rushed, so it couldn’t be released earlier. They didn’t think too much about it.

As soon as the store opened, the experience store became very lively. There were even a few streamers from the imperial capital.

But what surprised Chen Mo was that Qiu Hengyang was there too.

Chen Mo smiled and led him into the hall, "Old Qiu, you’re a rare guest. Why did you come today?"

"I haven’t had much inspiration recently, " Qiu Hengyang said."I’ve been wandering around. I heard that your new game is going to be released in the experience store today, so I came to try it out."

Chen Mo laughed, "okay, no problem." Find a VR gaming pod first, you can secretly cook first and wait for 10: We can start playing Dark Souls at 10. "

"Okay, " Qiu Hengyang nodded.

Mr. Qiu entered a game cabin at random. Dark Souls had been installed in the game cabin in advance. 10. These games will be activated at the same time, and you can experience them directly.

Qiu Hengyang had come this time because he was encouraged by the others in the group. Everyone was curious about how dark Souls was doing, and they were all itching to try.

Since Qiu Hengyang was in the imperial capital and was close to Chen Mo’s Experience Store, he was chosen as a representative to try out Dark Souls and see what the Pangu system was like to see if he could get some inspiration for it. Who knows, it might come in handy in the future.

There were a lot of people in the VR experience area, and even though Chen Mo had quite a few gaming pods in his Experience Store, they were quickly taken up. If Qiu Hengyang hadn’t arrived early, he would’ve had to queue up.

Among the players, Qiu Hengyang even saw a few famous live streamers who were probably here to try out the new game.

Chen Mo’s games were obviously very influential in China, even some famous streamers were his fans.

Soon, the time was up, and dark Souls was officially activated.

Qiu Hengyang entered the game immediately.

The first was the opening cinematics.

He had seen this cinematics before, but it was a different experience in VR.

In VR, the players felt as if they were in the real world. Although the perspective was fixed, Qiu Hengyang was still shocked by the feeling of being in the real world.

He could only sigh. After all, Thunderbolt film studios had been playing with CG for years and had more and more tricks up their sleeves.

After the cinematics ended, it was time for the character selection screen, which was commonly known as face-molding.

"Oh? You can actually pinch my face. "

Qiu Hengyang was a little surprised, because Diablo didn’t have any features at all, since the game itself was a hack and slash game, and didn’t really care about looks.

However, being able to pinch her face was still an improvement.

Qiu Hengyang looked at the options in the interface and quickly understood. This wasn’t just a face-molding interface, it was also a profession selection interface.

In addition to being able to customize a human’s appearance and body shape, one could also choose the profession they used to have. The different classes they chose would result in different equipment and weapons, as well as different starting attribute points.

They could also choose burial items, which were special items that they would carry with them when they were born.

Qiu Hengyang didn’t have any special requirements for appearance, so he chose a Knight as the starting game.

His original intention was that Knights had more armor and could better display the effects of the Pangu system. In the end, he accidentally chose the most suitable profession for novices …

Chapter 537: Return!

After confirming his class, he officially entered the game.

The camera went from high to low, giving a close-up of an unknown grave. Suddenly, the lid of the coffin was opened, and the Knight character that had just been formed stood up.

Then, the camera focused on the Knight. As if he was possessed, Qiu Hengyang began to play the game in first person.

Qiu Hengyang first observed his current location. It was a deserted Cemetery, with ruins everywhere, broken walls, and ashes all over the ground. All he could see was a gray tone, nothing else.

"It’s really a Diablo game. The setting is pretty good." Qiu Hengyang sighed.

He tried to perform some actions, such as moving, attacking, and so on.

Although it was similar to other VR games, Qiu Hengyang could feel a slight difference.

Under the effect of the Pangu attraction, all objects in the game had real mass.

A player’s sword swing was not a simple action, but the result of many mass and power calculations. In the game, the action of swinging a sword was more realistic than any other VR game. This wasn’t a matter of the character’s art level, but the technique was on a different level.

Qiu Hengyang even had the illusion that the sword in his hand was real, as if it was real.

He tried to slash at the wall, but the sword bounced back a little after creating some sparks on the wall. At the same time, Qiu Hengyang could feel a clear vibration in his right hand.

This feeling was very realistic.

Qiu Hengyang couldn’t help but sigh. It seemed that the Pangu system was indeed invincible. He couldn’t wait to see what it would look like when the sword was used on a monster or boss.

As he continued to walk forward, there were many clear signs on the ground. If he looked carefully, he could tell that they were lines of words that he couldn’t understand.

However, when he approached it, Chinese words would automatically appear on it.

These were all introductions to the game’s content, including the things that players could do, such as the ability to switch between the state of their weapon, and the ability to hold a sword in one hand or two hands.

Other than that, there were also movement, jumping, running, and other operations that players could slowly familiarize themselves with.

These operations weren’t done by pressing buttons, but by the player’s mind. In other words, although the players could figure it out by themselves, the process would likely be more tortuous.

Qiu Hengyang found the New Player Tips very interesting, as if they were scribbling on the wall.

He continued to move forward and soon encountered the game’s first monster. It was a hideous zombie with ragged clothes that pounced at him.

Qiu Hengyang rushed up and cut down the monster in two.

"Hmm, this damage is pretty good. It’s almost the same as Diablo. It’s easy to kill the small monsters at the beginning of the game."

There were still some things on the ground. Qiu Hengyang picked them up and didn’t look at them carefully, only focusing on moving forward.

However, at a fork in the road, he saw a message written on the ground: "Let’s return. "

Qiu Hengyang was a little puzzled,’does that mean there’s a strong enemy ahead? Is this a trick to create a game atmosphere, or is this the truth?"

Having just killed two monsters, Qiu Hengyang’s confidence was temporarily boosted, but now he was in a dilemma.

"Let’s go and take a look. It shouldn’t be too difficult. "

Qiu Hengyang was quite confident in his skills. After all, when he was playing Diablo, he didn’t encounter too many difficult enemies.

As he walked, Qiu Hengyang noticed that there were no monsters along the way. After crossing a stream, he saw crystals growing all over the ground, and in the middle of the crystals, there seemed to be a huge creature.

"W-what is this thing?"

Qiu Hengyang tried to take two more steps forward, but the creature suddenly stood up and roared at him!

Qiu Hengyang finally got a good look at the monster. It was a giant lizard-like creature, covered in bright white crystal spikes.

When the crystal dragon saw Qiu Hengyang, it rushed over, raised its head and spat out a mouthful of cold air!

Qiu Hengyang wasn’t paying attention and got hit in the face by the cold air, his health dropping by a large amount.

"Damn, this monster is so strong!"

Qiu Hengyang was shocked. He subconsciously rolled to the side, but the crystal dragon just so happened to jump high into the air, its four giant claws pouncing at him, smacking him to the ground!

In the first-person perspective of the VR game, Qiu Hengyang could clearly see some of the details of the crystal dragon, including the bright white crystal spikes.

Uh, there were also some indescribable parts …

He didn’t see it clearly, so he didn’t know if Chen Zhao had done anything …

With the support of the Pangu attraction, the crystal dragon smacked Qiu Hengyang to the ground. Although Qiu Hengyang’s armor had a certain damage reduction effect, the damage caused by such a heavy blow was still very high in terms of physical damage. Qiu Hengyang’s health dropped to the bottom in an instant.

"F * ck, I’m finished!"

Qiu Hengyang panicked and immediately rolled back.

In this regard, the game was very convenient. Under normal circumstances, people shouldn’t be able to roll back immediately when they fell to the ground, but the game could, probably in order to reduce the difficulty of the game.

However, the crystal dragon clearly had no intention of letting Qiu Hengyang go. It chased after him and cut off his path of survival with a slap!

Three bright red words, "you’re dead", appeared in Qiu Hengyang’s field of vision.

As the screen turned gray, Qiu Hengyang was back at the spawn point.

"… Alright, this monster is obviously not to be fought now. This is probably Chen Zhao’s malicious joke. "

Qiu Hengyang was helpless, he could only give up on this cool-looking elite monster and continue moving forward.

It seemed that Chen Zhao wasn’t lying. They should indeed return …

This time, Qiu Hengyang was slightly more relaxed. As a result, on the way to the first bonfire, he was cut a few times by the monsters.

He didn’t notice it at first, but when he looked at the health bar at the edge of his field of vision, half of his health was gone without him knowing!

When he looked down, there were obvious signs of damage at the place where he had been stabbed. Some of the weaker parts even had blood oozing out!

Obviously, this was thanks to his own class. If it were other classes with cloth or leather armor, the damage of these few slashes might be even higher!

Qiu Hengyang, who had been neglecting the damage from the monsters, felt something was wrong. The monsters had all been killed in one hit, so he didn’t feel threatened at all.

Qiu Hengyang suddenly had a bad feeling about this.

Why did it feel like … There was a problem?

Chapter 538: It seems like this is the first boss

After lighting the bonfire, Qiu Hengyang continued walking.

There were more and more living corpses ahead, but they were still scattered. Some of the living corpses could be killed with a single slash from the downward slash.

However, these seemingly insignificant monsters had caused Qiu Hengyang a lot of trouble.

If he was not careful and got cut by these zombies, Qiu Hengyang could see a large chunk of his health bar drop, his heart aching.

Coupled with the vibration from his body, sometimes, Qiu Hengyang would shiver when he was stabbed. This feeling was simply sour …

Qiu Hengyang was puzzled. What was going on?

What happened to the grass-cutting game? If this grass can cut off so much blood from me, what’s the point of cutting it?

However, Qiu Hengyang managed to keep his cool. After all, it wasn’t his first time playing VR games.

After suffering two losses, Qiu Hengyang had learned to carefully block the attacks of these monsters. The first few monsters were really easy, so after drinking two bottles of health, he was able to kill them all and came to a relatively wide courtyard.

In the courtyard, a tall giant knelt on the ground with a sword in his chest.

Qiu Hengyang walked up to the giant and found the sword on the giant’s chest glowing slightly. It seemed like it was an operational item.

"Eh? What was this? npc？Could it be that they’re here to give me weapons?"

"Many games give newbies low-level divine weapons at the beginning, could it be …"

Qiu Hengyang tried to operate the sword. He held the hilt with both hands and slowly pulled the sword out.

It had even caused him to bleed …

"Well, the Pangu attraction is so good. The effect of the blood spurting is so realistic. I wonder how this thing passed the trial …"

In the end, before Qiu Hengyang could take a closer look at the sword, he saw the giant in front of him stand up, and the related UI appeared at the bottom of his field of vision.

This was a long health bar, which was obviously used to indicate the boss’s health. The health bar even showed the boss’s name.

Judge of ashes, Gundar.

"I’m going to faint, so this is a boss! I thought they were here to give me equipment …"

Qiu Hengyang was shocked. He was about to attack, but Gu DA’s long blade was already coming at him, hitting him in the chest!

Qiu Hengyang felt like he was a rag bag as he was sent flying, falling to the ground with a loud thud. His health had dropped by a large chunk!

"F * ck, what’s going on?"

Qiu Hengyang was dumbfounded.

In VR mode, it felt as if the knife had really cut into his chest. It was very real. And the moment he fell, his field of view would involuntarily rise up to simulate the field of view of falling to the ground.

Seeing Gundar, the judge of ashes, walking towards him, Qiu Hengyang quickly tried to roll and dodged Gundar’s next attack.

"Yes, the field of vision is fixed during the rolling process, so there will be no dizziness. Moreover, the rolling process is very smooth. I can roughly judge that there will be a short period of invincibility during the rolling, and I won’t be hurt …"

These were all the game mechanics that Qiu Hengyang came up with in a short time as a video game designer. But he didn’t have time to care about them now, because Gu da was already charging at him again with his big knife!

Qiu Hengyang quickly raised his shield.

"Bang!"

Gundam’s broadsword hit the shield, making a loud sound. As his energy bar dropped rapidly, Qiu Hengyang’s left hand also shook violently.

Gundam’s attack range was very far, and he was playing with his large blade like a tiger. It was scary to look at it from a distance.

Qiu Hengyang was shocked, what was this fight about!

Thanks to the ancient system, all objects were given real mass. It was clear that Gundam’s strength and weapon weight completely overwhelmed the players. As long as this large sword touched a player, it would be sent flying without any exceptions.

"F * ck! This person is too fierce. He doesn’t even give me a chance to attack. How can I fight this?"

Qiu Hengyang held his shield up for a while, but Gu DA’s continuous attacks quickly drained his energy. With two Swift slashes, Gu da took Qiu Hengyang down.

As he resurrected by the bonfire, Qiu Hengyang cursed in his heart …

"What’s there to fight! It feels like it’s even harder to fight than the crystal Lizard!"

"Is this also a part of the current process that shouldn’t be followed? But this time, the words ‘return’ aren’t written on the ground. "

"Well, it’s obvious that this isn’t a place for a player of my current level. I’ll go explore the other parts of the map." Qiu Hengyang muttered to himself.

Qiu Hengyang was too shocked by Gundar, the judge of ashes, so he didn’t want to face this boss for a while. He turned to other routes to see if there were any hidden paths.

After exploring the entire novice map for a long time and getting attacked by the small monsters, Qiu Hengyang finally came to a conclusion: It seemed like there was no way out!

That’s right, after leaving the birthplace, apart from the crystal Lizard that he couldn’t defeat, he could only go to the judge of ashes, Gundar …

Combined with all the signs, Qiu Hengyang came to a conclusion that made him despair.

It was as if this was the first boss of the game …

"Is this a F * cking grass cutting game?"

Qiu Hengyang was shocked. This had nothing to do with a hack-and-slash game, right?

Why did it feel like the boss was the one cutting the grass? three slashes to kill a little kid!

Moreover, Qiu Hengyang had chosen to be a Knight, so he was born with armor. Even if it was grass, it should be the tougher kind of grass. If Knights were like this, then what would the other professions be like …

Qiu Hengyang cursed in his heart, but he still kept reminding himself to calm down.

"Calm down, calm down. Chen Zhao probably wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake. Could it be a huge failure in the design of the numbers? Or was it unknown error in the program? Is it a special problem caused by the Pangu system?"

"But Chen Mo should’ve tested it out himself. If there’s a problem with the game’s difficulty, he should’ve noticed it."

Qiu Hengyang thought about it and felt that Chen Mo wouldn’t make such a stupid mistake.

Qiu Hengyang sat down by the campfire and decided to challenge the boss again.

"Well, I might have entered the door in the wrong way just now. It should be fine if I do it again."

Qiu Hengyang thought as he went to the courtyard where Gundam was and entered the White mist gate.

As soon as he entered, he saw Gundam charging at him again with his machete. This time, Qiu Hengyang decided to be more aggressive. Last time, he had been killed by the boss without doing anything. Obviously, he wanted to attack more this time. Maybe the boss didn’t have much health left?

Chapter 539: Please review it again!

Qiu Hengyang raised his shield and walked forward. After taking two hits from the boss, he found an opportunity to strike at the boss’s left leg with his sword!

"Now!"

Qiu Hengyang knew that the sword in his hand was extremely sharp, killing monsters with two slashes each!

As his long sword hit Gundam, Gundam’s large blade hit him again.

With a bang, Qiu Hengyang felt as if Gundam’s blade had dented his armor. He was once again sent flying like a broken bag, falling to the ground, nearly one-third of his health bar evaporating in an instant.

Qiu Hengyang was dumbfounded when he saw Gundar’s health bar.

It was only a small drop, so it could basically be ignored!

The armor on Gundar’s body was not damaged at all …

"F * ck, what’s the point of fighting!"

Qiu Hengyang was in despair. This boss fight felt like he was tearing apart a tank with his bare hands. The other side’s strength, armor, health, and other aspects were completely overwhelming. If he rushed up, wouldn’t he be giving himself away?

"Yes, there must be a bug in this game!"

Qiu Hengyang decided to leave the game cabin. Clearly, a battle like this was meaningless. He should at least wait for Chen Mo to fix the bug before he could continue playing, right?

……

The moment Qiu Hengyang exited the game cabin, he found that a large number of other players had also exited from the other gaming cabins.

Since the first batch of players had entered the game cabin at the same time, everyone’s progress was similar, and they were all stuck at gundyr …

A small portion of the players did not come out, probably because they were still fighting, but a large number of them had all retreated.

"Where’s the manager? What was going on? There’s a bug in this game, how did the boss kill me in three strikes?"

"Yeah, I slashed the boss twice and it was like scratching an itch. Is there a problem with the difficulty setting of this game? Or did he say something wrong?"

"Is it related to the Pangu system?"

Many of the players who came out of the game cabin were confused. How could this be?

It was supposed to be a hack-and-slash game, but after entering it, he was directly abused to the point where he couldn’t even find his bearings!

There were even a few players who said that they were forced to retreat by the small monsters at the entrance. These small monsters looked very trash, but when they were hit by a set of attacks, it was simply painful. They were not careful and lured two or three monsters before they were killed directly!

Only after chatting with each other did they realize that they were all in the same boat!

These people died in all sorts of strange ways. In short, there were all living creatures on the map that could cause the death of players …

If there was a player protection Association, they would be expressing their strong condemnation of this game!

They formed a group to look for Chen Mo, while the other players in line happily entered their gaming pods.

They didn’t think much about why these people would come out of the game cabin when they were having a good time.

Perhaps they hadn’t learned the story of "Wang Rong doesn’t take the Li from the side of the road …"

Soon, they found Chen Zhao in the hall on the first floor.

"Manager, go and take a look! There’s a bug in your game!"

"That’s right, the numerical difficulty seems to have completely collapsed. We can’t even pass the first boss for the newbies!"

"And why are the small monsters so excited? they can all kill me instantly!"

Facing everyone’s doubts, Chen Mo was very calm, "There’s no problem with the game’s difficulty and the numbers."

Everyone was shocked. No problem?!

"F * ck, manager, this monster can kill people in seconds, and there’s no problem? Isn’t this a hack-and-slash game?"

Chen Mo squinted his eyes, "did I admit that this is a hack-and-slash game?."

The menacing crowd was stunned by the question and froze on the spot.

But thinking about it, it didn’t seem like Chen Mo had ever admitted that this was a hack-and-run game!

Chen Mo had been asked many times by reporters and players before, and he only said, "It’s true that experts can cut grass in this game, but there’s still a certain level of difficulty for novices."

He had never said that the game was simple …

However, since everyone’s first impression of the game was already the strongest, they had long treated the game as a hack-and-slash game, so they didn’t think too much about it.

Now that he thought about it, there was definitely a conspiracy!

Chen Mo laughed, "it’s okay if you think this is a hack-and-slash game. The monsters can also hack the players. There’s nothing wrong with that."

Everyone present was shocked. This was the first time they had heard of a mowing game where monsters cut players!

You can actually say it without a change in expression? He had never seen such a shameless person!

Chen Mo’s self-righteous attitude effectively interrupted everyone’s aggressive questioning, but some players quickly recovered from their shock and retaliated.

Manager, I don’t mind you increasing the difficulty of the game, but isn’t it a little too high? no one can beat the first boss."

"That’s right, the difference in attributes is too big! This broken thing only needs three slashes to kill a person, there’s no room for manipulation at all?"

Chen Mo chuckled,’why isn’t there any room for manipulation? How many times do you think your initial energy bar is enough for you to get lost?"

Everyone looked at each other. They had clearly never cared about this question.

Old Qiu was more sensitive to numbers. He said, "Probably six or seven times."

"How many times does Gundar attack?" Chen Zhao asked again.

Everyone was once again confused, but it was still old Qiu who said, "There will be a gap, but at most three times."

"That’s right, " Chen Zhao said."Look, every time you roll to avoid his attacks, you can also touch his butt. What did this mean? It means that, theoretically speaking, the boss will never be able to touch you. "

"You guys don’t look for problems with your own operations, but blame me for making the game difficult?"

Everyone was shocked. What you said made so much sense!

"What?" Qiu Hengyang was also confused."You mean that if we play normally, the players shouldn’t be touched by Gundam even once?"

Chen Zhao shook his head, "how is that possible? I still gave the players enough room to make mistakes. Look, gundyr needed at least four hits to kill you, and you still have three health potions, so you can take at least three or four more hits. All of that added up to a hundred million, my friends. "

All the players present were shocked. What kind of rounding?

With Gundar’s strong desire to attack and such a long HP bar, how could he be touched only four or five times before he killed it?

This was an impossible task!

Chen Mo smiled and said, "sigh, the players these days are all impatient. Think about it, where’s your passion when you first started playing?" Think about Diablo, how difficult it was for you to defeat the Skeleton King in your first game. If you really can’t do it, think about Flappy Bird, think about digging the ground to improve …"

"F * ck, manager, is this what you’re really thinking? This game is just like excavating for Ascension, it’s a scam game, right?" One of the top players saw through Chen Mo’s lies and pointed out the root of the problem.

"Ahem." Chen Mo coughed dryly, "anyway, Dark Souls is a game that you have to put your heart into. Don’t be impetuous. It’s like a cup of fragrant tea, you have to taste it over and over again to get a taste of it."

"Alright, let’s continue to enjoy the taste."

All the players present were shocked. What fragrant tea!

What F * cking taste!

There was only shock in this, okay?

Chapter 539-reflective shield

However, seeing Chen Mo’s silent smile, everyone understood that this wasn’t a hack-and-slash game at all. This was clearly a high difficulty game!

Everyone was confused, why did Chen Mo give up on the happy hack-and-slash game and make a game like this to disgust everyone?

Even though Chen Mo had a dark past like excavating the land for Ascension, it was released on April Fool’s Day to disgust people. Dark Souls was made using Pangu’s system. If he invested so much money and the players were driven away, wouldn’t the game suffer a huge loss?

Even Qiu Hengyang didn’t understand what Chen Mo was doing.

There were many ways to display Pangu’s physical engine, so why did he have to use the players ‘fragile bodies to display it …

Everyone didn’t know what to do. Were they still going to play this game?

After all, it was made by the Pangu system, with such rich content and distinctive features. It would be a pity not to play it. But even if he wanted to play, he couldn ‘T. He was completely being abused!

The Boss killed a kid in three strikes. What the hell was this?

Suddenly, zou Zhuo ran out of the elevator and into the living room, shouting, "I passed! I’ve passed!"

He had the style of Fan Jin …

The others were confused, "what did you cross?" Fourth or sixth rank?"

Zou Zhuo was speechless, "what level four or six? I passed!"

Everyone expressed their shock and disbelief."Ah? Really? how did you survive?"

"How did you defeat such an overpowered boss? did you get a bug?"

"Do you have any simple moves? What profession did you choose?"

The moment they heard that someone had passed Gundam, the others surrounded him out of curiosity. After all, when they challenged Gu da, they were all beaten to a pulp. They were like sandbags that Gu da punched …

Such a difficult boss seemed to be completely undefeatable. How the hell were they supposed to clear it?

Zou Zhuo said excitedly, "at first, I also thought that this boss was too difficult. There was no way we could defeat it. But then I thought about it again. The manager wouldn’t design a boss that we can’t defeat. How could he make such a stupid mistake?"

"So I went back and carefully read through the various operation instructions and found that we can use shield rebound to fight this boss. As long as we use the shield to deflect his attacks, we won’t lose any blood at all. There will also be a large stun in his movements, and we can attack him like crazy. "

"Besides, the manager left a lot of openings for the boss to attack. As long as we can grasp its attack rhythm, we can slowly wear it down!"

After hearing zou Zhuo’s explanation, the crowd finally understood.

"So that’s how it is. It seems like we’re fighting in the wrong way?"

"There’s such a fancy operation as Parry? I’ll try it when I get back!"

"What’s next after this boss?"

Zou Zhuo scratched his head."Uh, I didn’t get a good look at the rest. I was so happy after killing the boss that I couldn’t wait to come down."

"Hey, let’s go. Let’s go and try again. It seems like the way we fought just now was wrong. Let’s try again."

Everyone returned to the VR experience area.

Originally, after they left the VR gaming cabins, these gaming cabins were already occupied by other players. However, a new group of players soon couldn’t stand the abuse and left, so these people found the gaming cabins and went back in …

The new batch of players once again raised "logical doubts" about the difficulty of the game, but more and more players had passed the trial of the judge of ashes, Gundar …

With the help of the players who cleared the game, the other players also understood that there was nothing wrong with the difficulty setting of the game. In other words, it was deliberately set to be so difficult …

Different people had different ways of fighting. Some used reflective shield, some used roll, and some passed through the mysterious gate.

The players who cleared the game after being tortured all felt a sense of pride. After all, the fact that he was able to defeat such a difficult boss showed that he was indeed a one-in-a-million martial arts genius!

The players who didn’t clear the game also rushed to Gundam again and again, trying to prove that they were not worse than the others.

Of course, there was also a group of people who were very helplessly persuaded to leave …

However, all in all, the players who came to the experience store were Chen Mo’s loyal fans. After accepting this setting, they felt that the game was quite special, completely different from the other games.

At least in this game, everyone could experience the long-lost heartbeat …

With mixed feelings, Qiu Hengyang once again embarked on his journey to challenge Gundam.

After listening to zou Zhuo’s advice, Qiu Hengyang decided to try using shield counter to fight guda!

"It seems like the key to defeating the boss is written in the hints on the ground. I just didn’t pay attention to it."

Mr. Qiu also felt a little guilty. As a video game designer, he didn’t pay attention to such an obvious message in the game. This could be said to be a low-level mistake!

He passed through the White fog gate again.

Qiu Hengyang raised his shield and rushed towards the tall Gu da. The moment he saw Gu da waving his long blade, Qiu Hengyang had an idea."Now, shield counterattack!"

Qiu Hengyang waved his shield, only to see Gundam’s blade miss his shield …

Then, he was sent flying like a sandbag …

"F * ck, what’s going on? Didn’t you get it?"

Indeed, the moment the long sword hit Qiu Hengyang, he noticed that he had been a little slow in raising his shield. In the end, Gundam’s long sword came right above the shield.

Qiu Hengyang quickly rolled to his feet and raised his shield to face Gundar again, trying a second reflective shield.

This time, Gu DA’s movement was very obvious. Qiu Hengyang was highly focused, and with a thud, the blade bounced back successfully!

"I’ve succeeded!"

Qiu Hengyang stepped forward, his sword piercing through Gundar’s chest armor!

"Awesome! Cool!"

Qiu Hengyang was so happy that he wanted to shout. After being beaten up by Gu da a few times, this attack was simply too much for him.

And it was at this moment that Qiu Hengyang realized the power of physics. His shield and Gundam’s long sword had collided. The timing of the reflective shield was different, and the result was different. Even if the reflective shield was successful, the time taken to hit the boss would be slightly different.

Qiu Hengyang could also feel the difference when the sword pierced through Gundar’s body.

During execution, the longsword would by default choose the weakest point of the target in the direction that the player wanted to attack. Basically, it would choose the gap in the armor, so this stab was clean and neat, and the damage was off the charts.

Qiu Hengyang wanted to laugh out loud, "As expected. This boss wasn’t as strong as he had imagined. Chen Mo had already prepared a way to win, if he could deflect all of the boss ‘attacks. Doesn’t that mean that this boss is a noob?"

Qiu Hengyang felt that his combat power was at an all-time high after mastering the new technique.

Chapter 541: The new game is really fun!

In fact, Gundam was indeed one of the easiest bosses to Parry. That was why many people called him teacher Gundam, because many people learned Parry from him.

With Qiu Hengyang’s continuous attacks, gundyr’s HP quickly dropped to half.

However, just as Qiu Hengyang thought that he was going to take down the boss, Gundar’s body suddenly exploded with a large mass of unknown black substance, like a giant black snake coiling around his body!

"F * ck! What’s going on? there’s a second stage to this boss?"

Before Qiu Hengyang could react, the huge black snake bit him, emptying his health bar.

Qiu Hengyang was speechless.

I’ll hit your sister!

……

Many people were still suffering at Gundar’s place, while others had already arrived at Firelink sacrificial grounds.

Zou Zhuo was one of the fastest-he was already exploring Lothric’s wall.

Zou Zhuo’s confidence had swelled after defeating Gundam. He thought that the rest would be a piece of cake for him since he had already defeated such a difficult boss.

However, when he arrived at Lothric’s high wall, he realized that he was indeed being chopped up. It was just that the monsters were chopping him up …

Zou Zhuo realized that other than the little ones that kneeled on the ground and prayed, all the other monsters that could move had the ability to kill him.

Moreover, many of the monsters were hanging on the city walls outside. When he walked past them, they would suddenly appear behind him and ambush him.

Zou Zhuo was having a hard time. It felt like a horror game where a monster would pop up out of nowhere and scare you half to death!

In the middle of the game, zou Zhuo also met the Knight of Lothric, who was mentioned in the information that was released earlier.

"Oh? I remember that this monster was a weakling. In the video, I think he won without any injuries, and he could be killed by a direct rebound!"

Zou Zhuo was very confident in his anti-recoil skills. Even Gundar had fallen to him, let alone a mere Knight.

Zou Zhuo raised his shield and charged forward with confidence.

Zou Zhuo flicked back with confidence.

Zou Zhuo flicked back with confidence.

Zou Zhuo, dead.

"F * ck, what’s going on?"

Zou Zhuo was in a bad mood. He had confidently raised his Knight Shield to deflect the Knight’s attack, but his first Parry failed. He was chased by Lothric and slashed three times, and his HP dropped drastically.

Zou Zhuo wasn’t convinced. He raised his shield and charged forward again, but his counterattack failed again. He was killed by two more slashes from the Knight of Lothric …

"I’m shocked! Even these F * cking little monsters can insta-kill me! How are you more powerful than Gundam? If you’re so awesome, why don’t you go and pass on the fire?"

Zou Zhuo was speechless. He thought that he had made a mistake and revived to challenge again.

The result was the same-he was pressed to the ground and rubbed by the Knight …

Zou Zhuo also noticed that when he raised his shield, the Knight would hit him with his shield.

After being hit, zou Zhuo’s energy was emptied. After being hit straight, the Knight followed up with a series of combos, hitting zou Zhuo until he couldn’t fight back.

"Meow, I can’t afford to offend you, I can’t afford to offend you. I’d better run …"

Zou Zhuo decided to avoid this monster.

On second thought, Chen Mo had already hinted at the crystal dragon in the beginner’s area that there were many monsters that players shouldn’t be fighting and could avoid. Therefore, zou Zhuo decided to avoid the Knight and continue forward.

After going around the map and dodging the fire Dragon, zou Zhuo came to a room.

A delicious-looking treasure chest was quietly waiting for players to open it.

"There’s a chest!"

This was the first chest that zou Zhuo had encountered in the game.

Needless to say, there must be something good in the box. Wasn’t this common knowledge in the game?

Zou Zhuo walked over happily and opened the box with both hands.

Suddenly, the chest jumped up, opened its mouth, and bit down on zou Zhuo’s head!

"What the f * ck? what’s going on?"

Zou Zhuo was so shocked that he almost sat up from the VR gaming pod!

In the first-person perspective, zou Zhuo could clearly see the chest open its mouth. A long tongue and two rows of extremely sharp teeth bit down on his head!

Then, the camera zoomed out to a third person perspective, and zou Zhuo could clearly see his current situation.

It was a scary monster with long arms and legs. The chest was its head, and it was tearing at zou Zhuo’s character, blood splattering everywhere!

"F * ck, what should we do now?"

Zou Zhuo was shocked. His character kept struggling, but he couldn’t escape from the treasure chest monster’s claws. In the end, his HP dropped to zero and he died on the ground …

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"What the hell is this? why are all the treasure chests in this game so indecent?"

Zou Zhuo was in despair. The first treasure chest he found was a scam. How could he still play this game?

Zou Zhuo wasn’t convinced and was ready to take revenge after he revived.

After much effort, zou Zhuo finally arrived at the treasure chest monster’s room.

Zou Zhuo didn’t want to waste his breath on the dog and started attacking it.

The treasure chest monster suddenly stood up and pounced forward, biting zou Zhuo’s head again!

"F * ck, what’s going on?"

Zou Zhuo was shocked. The treasure chest monster’s combat power was far beyond his imagination, and he failed the second challenge …

Zou Zhuo wasn’t convinced and tried for the third time, but he still failed!

"Why do I feel like this monster is even more powerful than a Knight?"

Zou Zhuo was speechless. He felt like Chen Mo was playing a huge joke on him, and it was a series of conspiracies!

When he first saw it, he thought it was a treasure chest, but he died when he opened it.

After he died, he would definitely think, "well, it’s just a small trap. Watch me chop him to death!"

In the end, he realized that he couldn’t beat them after a few attacks …

At this moment, if the treasure chest monster had an inner OS, it would be like this: "This Intelligence 5 trash actually wants revenge? Hehe, even if we were to fight face to face, you’re not my match!"

The most frustrating thing for zou Zhuo was that most of the monsters in the area would respawn after he sat in the bonfire to recover his health!

Especially the Knight of Lothric, who was a pain in the ass for zou Zhuo. He was also in the respawning range!

"I can’t even get past the first high wall, and you still expect me to defeat those powerful Lords of Cinder? Let’s spread the chicken feather!"

Zou Zhuo started to doubt his life. What’s the point of beating Gundam? This was even scarier than a boss at the roserick ramparts!

……

After two hours of fighting, many people had arrived at the city wall of Lothric by noon.

However, they had the same problem as zou Zhuo. They were confident after defeating gundyr, but they realized that they were still too young after fighting the small monsters …

Chen Mo was right, the difficulty of the bosses and monsters in this game was very good. Simply put, the boss only had a slightly longer HP bar, but in reality, any monster could kill you in an instant …

Qiu Hengyang had also been tortured to death at the wall of Lothric. After dying countless times, he finally decided to exit the game cabin and go for a meal.

At that moment, Qiu Hengyang noticed that many people were asking in the group chat on his phone, "How is old Qiu? Is Chen Mo’s new game fun? Did you enjoy cutting grass?"

Qiu Hengyang had mixed feelings in his heart, thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, the new game is really fun. It’s really a hack-and-slash game. I suggest that everyone buy it and try it out when it’s released …"

Chapter 542: You can continue to Bluff!

For three days in a row, the players in the experience store were tortured to death in Dark Souls!

The players quickly concluded the rules of the game.

The boss was extremely overpowered and could instantly kill anyone.

The monsters were also very overpowered and could instantly kill people.

Players without armor were as fragile as paper. Players with armor were as fragile as vellum.

In short, in this game, it was not strange for you to die at the hands of any monster …

Moreover, in this game, the malicious intent of the designer could be felt everywhere.

It was one thing for monsters that players couldn’t defeat to appear in the normal process, and it was also another thing for players to tolerate the fact that there would always be small monsters hiding by the walls in all kinds of strange corners, waiting to ambush them. But the most annoying thing was that even the first treasure chest they encountered in the game was actually a monster!

It could be said that 90% of Dark Souls ‘players were affected by it. Who would have thought that it was a monster?

However, Chen Mo had thoughtfully prepared a blood stain and advice system in the original game. While the players were playing, the blood stains and advice of other players would randomly appear in the game.

The so-called blood stain was when another player died in a certain place, you could see a pool of blood on the ground. After touching it, you could see what happened to the player before he died.

Therefore, players who entered the game later would see a pool of blood in front of the treasure chest monster. As long as they touched it, they would know that there was something wrong with the treasure chest.

And the admonishment function also surprised everyone.

The so-called admonishment was to write a line of words on the map to remind everyone about what would happen in this place.

This was also the help system unique to "Dark Souls." In fact, Miyazaki Hidetaka had come up with this idea in the beginning to save on production costs, but it was unexpectedly popular.

From the start of the newbie area, Chen Mo had been giving the players some tips on what to do, as well as some special events. Later on, the players also began to write admonishments on the ground to remind other players.

Of course, some of these admonishments were true and some were false, and players who saw them could choose to like or object.

The players were still kind at the moment, so the advice warmed the players in the desperate world.’Well, at least there are other idiots who are suffering here like me …’

Moreover, the magically modified admonishments allowed players to write any words on the ground, no longer limited to the words in the template. (Of course, there’s a word-blocking setting. If a player is reported for insulting messages, the account will be punished.)

After all, after dark Souls was transplanted to the VR platform, it became easier to enter information and there were no more restrictions.

Soon, these vanguards began to leave a lot of advice on the map, such as "please use your shield to fight back" at the entrance of Gundar, "don’t kill NPCs" at the entrance of Firelink sacrificial grounds, and so on.

There were also some monsters that they couldn’t defeat, such as Crystal Lizards, brother machete, Knight of Lothric, and so on. Many people also left advice in the places where they appeared, so that everyone could go around them and fight them in the future.

Some players were surprised to find out that the NPCs in Dark Souls could attack!

However, the consequences of the attack would be very tragic. Some NPCs would refuse to sell you goods, while others would chase after you, not letting you go even after you died. This will also directly cause you to cut off all quests related to him.

Some players were so desperate that they deleted their files …

If this was in other games, the players would definitely be criticized for this. However, in Dark Souls, everyone quickly accepted this setting …

After all, the players who were willing to stay were masochists, who would care about such details …

However, it wasn’t a big deal to change accounts and start all over again in this game. This was because many players who chose the mage or priest class were beaten to death by the boss in the beginning. They had no choice but to delete their accounts and choose the Knight class again.

As for the even more tragic situation of not having any owners, it made the players even more suspicious of their lives …

……

In the past three days, the dark Souls players in the experience store had experienced life’s ups and downs. Although a large number of them were discouraged by the high difficulty of Dark Souls, those who stayed chose to continue without exception.

At the same time, many players ‘demo information was posted on the internet, and some anti-fans were cursing Dark Souls on the internet.

"F * ck, what kind of trashy game is Chen Mo making? This game isn’t a mowed-down game at all. Once you enter, you’ll be instantly killed by the small monsters!"

"This game is torture. Chen Mo is taking revenge on society again!"

"Everyone, please don’t buy it after it’s released. Whoever buys it will be stupid!"

However, there were also many players who retorted.

"Who said that? this is clearly a hack-and-slash game. How can you be so dishonest?"

"This game is really fun. Don’t listen to those fake reviewers. Everyone, buy it and play!"

"Yes, this is a game that can heal the soul. It can effectively relieve the mental fatigue after work and is good for physical and mental health!"

"I can be the witness. This game is really great. There’s a video as proof!"

The players who supported and opposed Dark Souls uploaded their videos, but this made the other players even more confused. From the interface, they were obviously both Dark Souls, but why were the effects so different?

The players who claimed that they would be killed by the monsters in Dark Souls uploaded a video of their battle with Gundam. As expected, Gundam’s long sword was brandished in the video and killed the players in three strikes. It was a terrible scene.

However, there were also players who uploaded videos of them killing people on the High Wall of Lothric with greatswords. In the video, the player wielded his greatsword, and the skeleton monsterlings were no match for him at all. Even the Knight of Lothric was smacked to the ground by the continuous attacks of the greatsword, successfully proving that the game could indeed cut grass.

The gamers who didn’t come to experience the game were confused. Who was telling the truth?

In fact, the player with the big sword was one of Dark Souls ‘loyal players. He had been in the experience store for the past three days and had been pushing the game very fast. In order to record this video, he even ran back to the city wall of Lothric and beat up the monsters there. It really created the effect of a mowing game.

There were also a lot of people who were just watching the show and trying to confuse the public. With the mentality that they couldn’t be the only one being tortured, they crazily liked this big sword bro’s video.

"That’s right, this is the normal state of Dark Souls. I’ve also killed a lot of people in it, hehehe."

"See that? Is this big sword domineering? does it kill monsters with two slashes? Even the Knights couldn’t fight back. Don’t you feel guilty for saying that Dark Souls is difficult?"

"That’s right, that’s right. It’s obvious that you’re not skilled enough, but you’re blaming the game instead. It’s your fault for opening the game!"

The other players who didn’t know the truth were all dumbfounded. Who was right? why were the reviews so polarized before the game was released?

A lot of players could smell a hint of conspiracy, but this made some people’s curiosity and desire for knowledge even more inflated. From the video, this big sword bro was really having a great time killing monsters. Under the effect of the Pangu’s Guide, killing monsters was really like cutting grass!

Although there were many people on the internet who had been abused to the point of quitting the game, most players still felt that they should buy it and give it a try. After all, it was so famous. How would one know how difficult it was without playing it personally?

Moreover, this game could be refunded, right? What was there to be afraid of?

Chapter 543: Officially launched

On September 1st, Dark Souls was officially released!

This time, the local version would be released at the same time as the other language versions. The game had two built-in voices, Chinese and English.

Whether it was in China or abroad, the number of downloads of Dark Souls had begun to rise.

This was because, strictly speaking, Dark Souls was the first game to use artificial intelligence to create a physical engine. Although Knight’s glory was released early, the development was slower, so it would be released more than a week later.

This made Dark Souls the first game in the world to be created with artificial intelligence physics.

Thunderbolt entertainment had a huge reputation overseas as well. Many foreign players saw it as a Western fantasy company and hoped that it could continue the success of games like Warcraft, Diablo, and League of Legends.

It could be said that players from all over the world entered Dark Souls with high expectations.

However, they soon encountered the same problem as the players in the experience store-they started to doubt the game’s difficulty!

It could be said that these people had died extremely brutal and inhumane deaths in the game. Many of them were even stuck on their way to the Firelink sacrificial grounds on the first day and were tortured to the point where they could not take care of themselves.

And in vr mode, this kind of battle was even more thrilling. Luckily, Chen Mo set Dark Souls as a horror game, which would test the player’s blood pressure, heart rate, and other indicators. Otherwise, it would’ve been big news.

The foreign players were fine because most Western fantasy players were hardcore. After accepting the difficulty, they were very happy to continue playing and found it interesting.

Moreover, they weren’t tricked by Chen Mo, nor did they play the game with the hope of ‘cutting grass’.

But when had the Chinese players ever suffered like this? On the first day of the game’s release, the official Dark Souls forum exploded with activity!

"What’s the situation? This game is too difficult. I’ve already died four or five times for the first boss and I don’t think I can beat it at all. "

"Let’s not talk about bosses. Why do I feel like it’s hard for me to even fight small monsters? where’s the difficulty adjustment interface in this game?"

"Where’s the hack-and-slash game? you bunch of liars"

"After all this, it turns out that I’m the grass, the monsters are cutting me! I’m really F * cking convinced!"

The forum was filled with complaints, and Chen Mo was overjoyed as he looked at the large amounts of grudges he gained.

The other people on the project were deeply worried about this situation.

Qian Kun had felt that the game was too difficult from the start, and now that he saw the players ‘feedback, he felt that he was right.

The others, including su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi, were also very annoyed because most of them had tried out the game after dark Souls was made.

The conclusion was surprisingly the same. It was too abnormal! I can’t continue playing!

If even the creator felt pain when fighting, then what about the players …

There was an unspoken rule in the game design industry. If the game designer felt that the difficulty of the game was just right, they would at least prepare two levels of difficulty for the player to choose from.

However, it was not true for Chen Zhao …

A few people approached Chen Zhao in private."Manager, do you really not need to lower the difficulty? At least give the players the option to choose the difficulty, right?"

Chen Mo shook his head, "no, the difficulty is just right." If he lowered the difficulty, he would lose the essence of the game. The players spent so much hard-earned money to buy the game, and then reduced the game content by lowering the difficulty. Am I still human?"

Everyone was shocked. Manager, you found your conscience in such a bad place, right?

Clearly, Chen Mo was in his own way. No matter how many players protested against the game’s difficulty, he was unmoved and ignored them.

Inevitably, the discussion about the game on the forum became more and more intense. The players who had been dissuaded by Gundar and the monsters posted to defame the game, but many players also retorted.

This could be clearly seen from the game ratings of Dark Souls. Although there were many bad reviews, the game’s rating had always been above 8.5, which was a very high rating.

There were also many players who spontaneously wrote reviews of the game to educate the new players who had just fallen into the pit.

"As the earliest player of Dark Souls, I’d like to give some advice to the new players."

"A lot of people say that this game is difficult. I thought so at first, but after beating gundyr, my opinion changed."

"Is this game difficult? It was indeed difficult. The boss only needs to hit you three or four times before you’re killed. However, this game is very technical. After playing for four days, I can take Gundam away without any injuries if I open a new account. "

"Also, the game only truly begins after we pass gundyr’s trial. On the high walls of Lothric, one would encounter even more threatening enemies, and even very malicious level designs. When I first came to the Lothric wall, I also felt very desperate. This feeling was like a real adventure, because you never know what is waiting for you in front of you. You never know where you will die because of a moment of negligence. "

"However, after clearing the High Wall of Lothric, my view of the game changed again. Because I recalled every battle before, I could even clearly remember how many monsters would spawn in every corner. I could also remember the boss’s skills at each stage. I’ll remember what kind of treasure is hidden in every place. "

"And this is an experience I’ve never experienced in other games. In those games, I don’t even remember what’s in the map or what the terrain is after clearing it. I just walk around and get out. "

"But in Dark Souls, just a small scene like the Lothric wall took me a lot of time and energy. I can remember the location of every monster and the dangers hidden in every place. This is an experience I’ve never had in other games. "

"As the game progressed, I realized that there were many different types of NPCs. Besides the main mission of defeating the Lord of Cinder and passing on the fire, there were also many side missions.

"Even the various props in the game contain a lot of stories. I won’t spoil them. I hope you can experience them on your own.

"I’m making this post to tell everyone that, in my opinion, Dark Souls is a very dedicated game. Its level design, combat system, and boss battle design are all industry leaders. There are no other games in the world that are similar to it.

"This is a game for men. I hope you can enjoy it patiently. At least, in my four days of playing the game, the seemingly invincible enemies in the early stages of the game are not difficult at all. After defeating them, you will get a great sense of achievement. I hope you can all understand this!"

Chapter 544: The tide of suffering!

More and more similar posts appeared, leading players to re-evaluate Dark Souls.

In fact, it could be seen from the game’s ratings that although Dark Souls was very difficult, the players would discover many hidden meanings of the game after accepting the setting.

Many people were prepared to curse on the forum mindlessly, but after seeing the posts of these forerunners, they calmed down and decided to challenge Gundam again.

This time, they saw the light of victory. After their relentless efforts, they finally defeated Gu da.

Many players began to change their mindset because they would understand how fun the game was after they defeated Gundar.

It was because it could give the players the feeling of the ultimate heartbeat!

This kind of ultimate heartbeat was not like some shooting games or horror games. In shooting games and horror games, you had to be highly focused, but often you would fail without any warning. It was possible that a stray bullet or a pre-arranged monster would kill you.

However, it was different in Dark Souls, especially in boss battles. Although the consequences of mistakes were very serious, the boss ‘movements had a certain pattern. As long as one carefully observed and grasped the rhythm, the boss was not as difficult to fight as one might imagine.

In other words, Dark Souls ‘difficulty was designed just right. Players were forced to understand the boss’ combat mechanism, and it was impossible to clear the game by brainlessness or luck.

However, once the players mastered the boss’s combat mechanism and strictly followed this mechanism to fight, it was only a matter of time before they cleared the boss.

Moreover, the players could feel their own improvement every time. From being killed in the first stage to the second stage; From the first kill to the pursuit of quick kills later on, the players could feel that their skills were constantly improving and maturing.

It could be said that the players only truly experienced the core fun of Dark Souls after coming to the High Wall of Lothric.

……

Of course, there were also a large number of players who chose to refund.

If someone were to ask what was the most difficult part of Dark Souls? The answer should be the high wall of Gundar and Lothric.

Of course, in terms of game design, these two scenes were obviously not the most difficult, but they had the most dissuasion from players. Because most of the players who couldn’t adapt to the black soul combat system had retired at this stage. The players who stayed put in a lot of effort, and it was only a matter of time and persistence for them to clear the game.

Of course, some people couldn’t play a hardcore game like dark Souls because the game required the players to have a strong psychological quality and a certain level of control. Naturally, some people who didn’t want to suffer would be stuck.

Chen Mo extended the refund allowance from two hours to three hours for this purpose, to give the players more time to decide if they were suitable for the game.

If it really wasn’t suitable, a refund would be the right choice.

Many people had posted screenshots of their refunds on the forum, but everyone was very tolerant of these people. On one hand, he expressed his understanding of the players ‘terrible skills. On the other hand, he felt sorry for them for missing out on such a special game.

After that, some players found out about Chen Mo’s mysterious smile at the release conference.

Back then, Chen Mo said that the refund allowance period was extended from two hours to three hours. Many people thought that this was a small benefit, but now it seemed that many people understood the meaning of this smile.

"I was wondering why Chen Zhao smiled. He knew that we would be tortured to death, so he extended the time by an hour!"

"So, the three hours are for us to challenge the boss without any worries and be defeated?"

"Kill that bastard Chen Zhao! He actually made me suffer!"

However, the three-hour refund policy did have some effect.

The refund allowance period was two hours. For some players, two hours wasn’t enough to fully grasp the essence of Dark Souls. Some players would even be stuck at Gundar for more than an hour. At the walls of Lothric, they would be tortured to death. When the two hours were almost up, they could only hurriedly refund the game and couldn’t truly feel the charm of Dark Souls.

Chen Mo extended the refund deadline to three hours later. The players who were completely handicapped by Gundam were left in pain and decided to refund the game as well. However, the players who barely passed Gundam and came to the walls of Lothric had an extra hour in the game. In this hour, they could feel the deeper meaning of the game, and that was why some players stayed.

It was only later that the players realized that extending the time limit by an hour was a complete conspiracy to trick them into falling into the trap!

After crossing the High Wall of Lothric, the players would soon arrive at the undead Settlement and Felan fortress. They would find that the game was getting more and more difficult and perverted, and the design of the monsters was getting more and more malicious!

Chen Mo’s meaningful smile was also made into an emoji by the players, and was named: It was salent’s smile.

Someone even wrote on the emoji package: Young man, do you want to pass the fire?

On the official forum, this expression package instantly became popular and became a universal way of replying. No matter what kind of thread it was, people would reply: A young man passing on fire?

Everyone’s reaction was the same: No, get lost!

As a highly difficult game that no one had ever seen before, Dark Souls had unexpectedly attracted a lot of crazy fans. Some players even promoted it to their friends on their own accord.

"I’ve recently discovered a new game called Dark Souls. It’s really fun to cut grass. Come and play!"

"That’s right. Dark Souls is really fun. It’s definitely a hack-and-slash game!"

"And this game can also be used to develop love relationships. The fire-proof female sister is so beautiful!"

"This is an extremely casual game. Everyone can come and take a look at the scenery. The scenery in lenglie Valley is amazing!"

"This game’s combat system is so awesome! The Pangu system is simply awesome"

Of course, these were all coupled with funny emojis. Most people already knew that Dark Souls was actually a highly difficult game, which was very unfriendly to newbies.

However, the popularity of Dark Souls had already soared. All kinds of topics had increased the attention of Dark Souls. On some live streaming platforms, Dark Souls had also begun to occupy the major live streaming channels!

The trend of suffering quickly spread to the live-stream community …

Chapter 545: Xue’s turtle style of fighting

Not long after dark Souls was officially released, the players who wanted to watch the show took over the live broadcast rooms of major live broadcasting platforms.

"Wow, the host isn’t playing Dark Souls. You’re out of the game!"

"That’s right. Dark Souls is such a good game, but he doesn’t want to play it. I despise him!"

"Casual games and refreshing battles. This game is worth having!"

This wave had swept through almost all major live streaming websites, whether it was technical streamers, entertainment streamers, or even some cute girl streamers who only knew how to sing and dance …

Many streamers were shocked. Chen Mo again?

Eh, why did I say again?

The hosts were immediately reminded of the fear they felt from excavating for Ascension, outlast, and a normal big adventure. Chen Mo was obviously at the peak of his ability to take revenge on society …

Dark Souls, for example, had already attracted a lot of attention before it was released. After it was officially released, it seemed to have received even more attention …

However, before and after the release, the players ‘understanding of the game had a 180-degree reversal …

The hosts were speechless. Why did it feel like Chen Mo was taking revenge on society more and more frequently? were they imagining things?

Although Dark Souls tortured the players to death, there were still many streamers who threw themselves into its arms.

On one hand, it was because the quality of the game was indeed very high. Whether it was the scenes, actions, or combat system, they could all be considered excellent. The only problem was that it was too difficult.

On the other hand, it was because the game’s program effect was very explosive. Many people had posted some Short Video about Dark Souls on the internet, such as injury less defeating Gundar and so on. Within two or three days after the release, many players had realized that this was a game that could be shown off. Although it was difficult, it could have different effects in the hands of experts.

Therefore, the streamers were all eager to try. If they could successfully clear dark Souls, it would be a very positive promotion for their livestreams.

Some websites naturally gathered in Xue Lin’s live broadcast room.

Lin Xue was almost becoming a professional tester for Thunderbolt gaming. The main reason was that Lin Xue had been trying out Chen Mo’s games before he became famous, so every time Chen Mo had a new game, the audience would ask Lin Xue to try it out.

Although Xue Lin’s skills were not very good, she was cute and very smart. When she did live broadcasts, the effects were very explosive. So many players came to Xue Lin’s live broadcast room immediately and asked her to play "Dark Souls."

Lin Xue sighed, "Aiya, this game has just been released and you’re already asking me to play it. It seems like you really love me deeply!" However, I know how cunning you guys are. Don’t you just want to see me being tortured in this game?"

"Let me tell you guys, it’s impossible to be abused. It’s impossible to be abused in this life. Next, I’ll let you see how top students play this game!"

Lin Xue entered the game cabin full of confidence.

The audience was very puzzled."What’s the situation? it doesn’t feel like he tricked Xue?"

"That’s right. Why does Xue look so confident?"

"I don’t believe it. Xue can handle such a difficult game?"

"Don’t mess around. Xue is someone who has even cleared ‘excavating the earth for Ascension’. Don’t underestimate her!"

Not long after, the scene in the livestream room changed. Xue Lin entered the game cabin.

At this time, everyone found that there was already a save file in the beginning interface of "Dark Souls." However, Lin Xue had opened a new save file for the sake of live streaming.

"Actually, I’ve tried this game since the experience store was released. Today, I’m going to give you guys a strategy guide. I’m going to tell you guys how to play this game!" Lin Xue said as she pinched his face.

The screen was filled with a bunch of 666s.

"Oh my God, Xue can even be a guide. Is this still the clumsy Xue we know?"

"Why do I feel like Xue’s raising a flag for herself?"

"It’s possible that Xue has been secretly practicing these few days!"

While the players were still confused, Lin Xue started the game.

Unsurprisingly, she chose the Knight’s opening and then explained to the audience, "I’ve realized that this game isn’t that difficult. The key is that you have to figure out your own style."

"There are a lot of expert tutorial videos on the internet. For example, they teach you how to roll, how to hit a hit recovery through heavy attacks, and some people use a two-handed sword to attack."

"But they don’t exist in my game. There’s only one word that stands out in my game: Although it’s weak, it can help you pass the game easily. Watch carefully. "

Lin Xue raised her Knight Shield and carefully walked towards the first monster. Although this monster couldn’t pose a threat to her at all, she still raised her shield very seriously. After the first monster hit her shield and was knocked away, she followed up with two more strikes to kill it.

It was the same for the monsters behind. Lin Xue held her shield the entire time and moved forward at a turtle’s speed.

The bullet comments were speechless."What’s going on? is Xue using a turtle style?"

"Wow, it really is! Xue had basically not lost any health up until now. I really feel like this strategy is a lot safer!"

"The streamer’s fighting style is too cowardly. He killed the monsters after just two slashes!"

"Hehe, the one who said that ah Xue was weak probably hasn’t played Dark Souls before, right? These monsters looked like they could be killed in two strikes and were very trash, but they hurt you to death, okay? This is the right way to preserve blood!"

Just like that, Lin Xue arrived in front of Gundar without any injuries. It was obvious that she had already explored all the monsters on the map. She knew how many monsters there were and what items there were like the back of her hand. She even took the flame pot in front of Gundar.

"Alright, the first boss is the ashen judgementor gundyr. There are two main points to fight this boss. One, you have to raise your shield throughout the entire battle. The other is to not be greedy for your sword!"

"Alright, I’ll demonstrate the strategy to everyone!"

Xue Lin raised her shield and charged at Gundam. Gundam’s large sword was very powerful, but Xue Lin kept her shield up and faced him. She used her shield to block Gundam’s attack.

Then, Xue Lin slashed twice and rolled away.

Lin Xue’s way of fighting was like splitting the sky. She raised her shield and circled the boss the entire time. Only when she saw a very obvious flaw would she rush up and touch it. Then, she would immediately roll away.

The audience was shocked. This game could be played this way? It’s like creating a sky!

Chapter 546: The suffering streamers

"Alright, " Xue Lin laughed, "the boss will soon enter the second stage. We need to use the flame pot well." He kept a distance from him and then threw the flamethrower like crazy. Many streamers would teach you how to parry this boss, but there was no need to. If the Parry fails, you’ll be done in three strikes. So, if you’re a noob, you can play like me. "

The millions of viewers watched as Xue Lin raised her shield and killed Gundar one slash at a time. After entering the second stage, Xue Lin threw down all the flame pots in her hand and Gundar fell down. Xue Lin still had One Health potion left and her health was still very good.

"Look, isn’t this game very simple? I’ve said it before, you have to use your brain to play games!"

The audience was shocked."F * ck! There’s such a way to play this game?"

"That’s true. I feel like this game isn’t difficult for Xue at all. There aren’t any particularly complicated operations, nor are there any reflective shields. She’s just slowly grinding the boss to death!"

"Awesome, awesome. I feel like he’s a genius with high IQ. As expected of a graduate from a famous university. He’s really good!"

"Is this how a top student plays the game? I’ve learned it!"

Xue Lin’s live broadcast of "Dark Souls" quickly attracted a large number of viewers. Originally, these viewers wanted to see Xue Lin get beaten up, but they found out that Xue Lin was playing very smoothly!

Gundar passed it in one try, and the Lothric wall behind them didn’t suffer much either. Lin Xue went around the few enemies that she couldn’t beat, and she was very stable when dealing with the small monsters. She lured them over one by one the entire time.

Soon, Lin Xue came to the second boss, Ice Dog, and defeated it again!

The players were instantly shocked. It seemed like this game really wasn’t difficult!

Xue Lin was overjoyed. She was also tortured badly in the experience store, but this gave her a new way out, which was to create a sky …

Lin Xue displayed her academic genius nature throughout the entire journey. She memorized all the monsters and some of the key points to collect them. Then, she started playing from the beginning again during the live broadcast. Finally, she revealed her academic genius nature and stunned the audience in the live broadcast room.

The audience was surprised to find that Lin Xue seemed to be really good at playing this game!

Although it was particularly cowardly and not much to watch, it was valuable in its stability. Any player who had played Dark Souls knew how important stability was to players. As long as they died in this game, they would be resurrected at the bonfire. However, this also meant that all the mobs would respawn, and they would have to kill the mobs they had fought before again.

In other words, if one died, they would have to start from the beginning. Without any skills, it was impossible to pass through by relying on luck or rashness.

The strategy that Xue Lin had chosen, although it looked particularly cowardly and not pleasing to the eye, was especially safe. Every step was taken carefully, and she tried to save as much health as possible.

Lin Xue explained, "I call this style Lin Xue’s turtle style!" For this strategy, I suggest that you guys add more health, stamina, and energy. As for strength, you just need to be able to hold a big shield. "

"As for the weapon, is there even a need to say? It would definitely be a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right. Everyone who used a big shield said it was good! Many people clearly don’t have that skill, but they still choose to start without anyone. Some people even deliberately take off all their equipment to show off. Do you know how fragile you will be after taking off your equipment?"

"Look at me. After I added more stamina, I put on a set of good armor, and then I raised my middle shield to fight. I didn’t think about Parry. I just drew the monsters one step at a time. This game isn’t that difficult, right?"

"Well … A lot of people asked me why I’m so familiar with it … Ahem, if you die in the same place several times, you’ll remember the distribution of these monsters."

However, as the process progressed, Xue Lin soon came to some more disgusting places, such as the Felan fortress, the underground tomb, and so on. Although she was extremely careful, she was still tortured to death by all kinds of monsters.

Lin Xue wasn’t discouraged at all. Instead, she carefully memorized the characteristics and distribution of these monsters. Then, she slowly prepared the corresponding materials and items as she slowly destroyed them.

……

Lin Xue had a flash of inspiration and discovered her academic genius characteristics. However, other streamers were not so lucky.

Whether these streamers had just started playing or had been playing for a while, they were all tortured by the endless tricks …

The High Wall of Lothric.

"Hey, F * ck! This treasure chest could actually eat people! Oh my, I’m dead!"

"Damn, this situation doesn’t look right. This Knight is so fierce! I’m done for, I’m going to be killed by him. How is this guy even more powerful than Gundam?"

"Hey, there seem to be a few harmless monsters here. Damn, why did these monsters suddenly explode? what is this black snake? Are you Gundam? F * ck, I’m dead. This guy’s damage is even higher than Gundam ‘s!"

"F * ck, what’s with this Dragon? He keeps breathing fire, I can’t beat him at all! I’m done for, I’m going to be burned to death!"

"F * ck, I have to defeat two knights to get the quest item? What’s the point of fighting!"

"What the hell is this little fatty with little wings? help"

The undying settlement.

"What’s the situation with this big brother with the VAT? ‘Damn it, I’m going to be killed by him. You … You’re going to smash everything here like a Sima jar!"

"Wow, this fat aunty looks very dangerous. She actually hugged me! I’m finished, I’m finished. I’ve been burned to death. "

"I’ll go to hell. Big brother Sima Tan threw the VAT away and took out a big saw to cut me! Oh my God!"

"What’s the situation with the big rat in the sewer? I’m finished! I’m going to be bitten to death!"

"F * ck, why did I get shot when I walked here? Where did this big arrow come from? we can’t pass through this place!"

"This is a ghost village! What undying settlement, they’re too hospitable!"

Felan fortress.

"Oh my God, what the hell is this mud-like thing on the ground? Was this a cesspit? Damn, I can’t move at all inside! F * ck, I can only roll forward. F * ck, this is so cool!"

"There’s no one else who can roll around in a cesspit! I want to vomit …"

"F * ck, what’s this monster? He’s washing my hair! I’m dead …"

"No, I have to go around this Thai-style hair washer. Oh my God, this big monster is holding a big tree and doesn’t look easy to deal with. I … Should I hide?"

Chapter 547: I believe you

"Eh, why are there a few frogs? They can also spew poisonous gas, but they look like trash … F * ck, how did I die? I’ve been cursed to death? It turns out that this fish will die immediately after it grows, it’s so abnormal!"

"Oh my God, I’ve finally extinguished three fires. My little heart can’t take this kind of blow anymore … So I’m going to face the first Lord of Cinder next? I’m so excited. "

"F * ck, what’s with this Lord of Cinder’s skill? What the f * ck, are you doing a street dance? F * ck, I’m dead with just three slashes!"

"What’s the point of fighting this boss? why is it dancing like crazy? it can’t even touch him!"

"Hahaha, I finally killed him! I just realized that this red-eyed monster can help me attract aggro. Nice! This boss was simply a piece of cake, it wasn’t difficult at all … F * ck, why was there an interlude? F * ck, this is the second stage and he’s full health. What the f * ck are we fighting for!"

The players who had gone through the baptism of Lothric’s high walls had a kind of mysterious confidence in themselves, thinking that it would not be difficult for them to crush the game. However, they soon realized that they were wrong after the scene that followed …

The difficulty level would get higher and higher as time went on, and there would be more and more insanely powerful monsters appearing. There was no way to beat them!

It was only then that everyone realized that Lothric’s Knight was really a weak little monster, not even in the top ten of the most powerful monsters … There were even more powerful monsters behind him!

For example, Sima can, who was smashing the ground with a huge VAT, the big crab on the road of the Living Dead, big tree in Farland’s cesspit, the Thai-style hair washer, and the skeleton Grand Swordmaster in the skeleton graveyard …

All the players unanimously agreed that the most disgusting monster should be the Rat King of cinder in the sewers!

The reason why it was called Lord of Cinder was because it was much harder to defeat than many bosses. In the sewers, these two giant rats were simply killing themselves!

If two of them attacked together, no one could defeat them. Even if they attacked one by one, it was easy to overturn the car!

The scariest thing was that these two rats would swallow people into their mouths, madly bite them, and instantly die!

These two rats left a terrifying impression on countless people. Many players expressed that they would rather fight the boss than these two rats! There was still hope if they encountered a boss, but if they encountered two rats, they could directly wait for their resurrection!

There were also many traps in the map, such as the skeleton graveyard. One would be shot by arrows for no reason after stepping on something, or be hit by a big ball of skeletons, which would be so painful that one would wish they were dead …

Some of the faster streamers finally reached the underground prison and the City of Sin after a long time. It was only then that they were on the verge of a mental breakdown …

There were monsters that would push people down from the entrance, corpses that would scream when picking up items, wardens that could lower the maximum HP of players and use branding iron to brand people …

In VR, these scary scenes constantly challenged the players ‘nerves. Many live streamers were so scared that they screamed on the spot, turning it into a horror game …

The streamers were tortured to death, but the players watched with great interest.

If the streamer successfully passed the game, the players would send a wave of 666 to express their admiration for the streamer’s skills. Moreover, the exciting feeling of being in the game also made many players very satisfied.

If the host didn’t pass the test and suffered repeatedly in a certain place, the audience would love to watch. Anyway, they weren’t the ones suffering, so it wasn’t a big deal to watch the fun.

In addition, the difficulty of black souls was actually within a relatively reasonable range. Many people felt that it was difficult because they had not figured out the mechanism of the game and were not familiar with the attack patterns of the mobs and bosses.

After casting embers, many bosses could summon NPCs to fight side by side with them. In fact, this had reduced the difficulty of the battle. As long as they suffered a few times, the first part of the battle would be more smooth.

After the streamers made the game popular, many players also had the idea of trying it out themselves.

Dark Souls had attracted another group of new players, but most of them cried as soon as they entered the game …

For this game, playing it by yourself and watching others play were two completely different concepts. The boss looked very simple, but it was completely different when he played it himself!

……

On the other hand, Chen Zhao was gaining more and more resentment points.

For Dark Souls, the gain of enmity points was too long-lasting. Many players contributed a large number of enmity points at the beginning. Almost every scene had a different challenge, and the players ‘enmity points could be said to be endless. It would only stop after one round of the game.

Moreover, passing the first round did not mean the end of the game. Many players would choose to start the second round and continue to suffer …

This was the advantage of Dark Souls. It wasn’t a game that was made to torture people, and it didn’t give people a complete sense of frustration like excavating the ground for Ascension.

Dark Souls could give players a lot of pleasure, which came from the joy of becoming stronger, the surprise of seeing through the tricks, and the joy of constantly exploring.

After they worked hard to become stronger, they could easily defeat their enemies. This kind of joy was the most fundamental element that supported the players to continue playing.

As Chen Mo was enjoying himself, he suddenly received a call from Qiao Hua.

Qiao Hua sounded helpless, "Chen Mo, what’s going on?" How did your first game made using the Pangu system become such a big news?"

Chen Zhao pretended not to know anything. What’s the big news?"

Qiao Hua was speechless."It’s one thing if you’ve been making games that are usually bad, but this is the first game made using the Pangu system. Everyone has high hopes for it. They want to beat foreign games!" Don’t cause any trouble. "

Chen Mo chuckled."Don’t worry. I’ll be fine. I know what to do with this game."

"Alright, " Qiao Hua said helplessly, "as long as you know what you’re doing … I’m just going to ask, are we really not going to change the difficulty of the game anymore?"

Hehehe …"

"Alright, alright, I won’t change it then …" Qiao Hua was speechless.

"Don’t worry, Minister Qiao, the players haven’t felt the love I gave them in Dark Souls yet!" When they get a taste of it, they’ll definitely praise the game to the heavens. "

…"I believe you, " Qiao Hua said.

Chapter 548: Multiple endings?

Logically speaking, the game Committee wouldn’t care what game the designer made as long as it didn’t break any laws or affect the review process. Whether the game made a profit or a loss, or whether the designer would be scolded, that was entirely up to the designer.

However, Chen Mo’s Dark Souls was different, as it was the first game made by Pangu system. Many members of the game Committee were looking forward to this game being able to compete with Knight’s glory and show the effects of Pangu system, but Chen Mo made a game that tortured players. Wasn’t that a little too much?

However, Qiao Hua had no choice. The game was already made, he couldn’t possibly ask Chen Mo to lower the difficulty, could he?

Also, according to Chen Zhao’s personality, he wouldn’t be affected by others. He was very stubborn …

Therefore, Qiao Hua could only hope that Chen Zhao would make good use of this opportunity.

……

After a few days of hard work, the first batch of players who had started Dark Souls and were more talented had basically pushed into the later stages of the story.

It was the same for Xue Lin. She had almost completed all the missions and collected all the firewood of the Lords of Cinder. She had arrived at the final scene.

Here, Xue Lin had to face the incarnation of the Lord of Cinder. This was the final boss of the game. As long as one defeated the incarnations of the Lords of Cinder, they would be able to pass on the fire and end the game.

At this moment, Xue Lin’s character was simply unsightly. She was wearing a set of Javier’s heavy armor, holding a Javier shield in her left hand and an ordinary straight sword in her right hand. She looked like a turtle.

The bullet comments ridiculed.

"Oh my God, Xue’s act really stands out! A piece of sky is created. "

"You don’t say. According to Xue’s way of playing, the difficulty of the game seems to have been reduced by a lot. Holding a big shield throughout the game seems to be a lot easier!"

"Wow, we’re finally going to challenge the final boss. I think Xue should be able to pass it with her level, right?"

After a few days of practice, Xue Lin’s skills had improved rapidly.

Xue Lin’s fighting style was extremely cowardly. She was wearing the Javier equipment set and holding a big shield, tanking the boss’s damage.

At the same time, he invested a lot of attributes in his stamina to ensure that he could roll smoothly. Of course, this meant that her damage was very low, but Lin Xue didn’t care. She just used her sword to attack the boss. Even though it was slow, it was fine as long as she could pass …

Xue Lin was really great to be able to play Dark Souls like this …

The Lord of Cinder’s transformation skill was very cool. From a first person’s perspective, the Lord of Cinder’s five consecutive slashes brought up layers of flames and continuously displayed all kinds of gorgeous moves. Xue Lin used her Harville shield to block the entire process. She only dared to go up and steal a few slashes when she saw an obvious gap.

After dying a few times, Xue Lin finally managed to wear down the incarnation of the Lord of Cinder …

"Waa! I’m awesome, I cleared the game! Why aren’t you guys giving me 666!"

Lin Xue shouted excitedly. Luckily, she was in the gaming pod. If she was in front of the computer, she would have jumped up …

The live broadcast room was also filled with all kinds of 666. Lin Xue wasn’t the first player to clear dark Souls, but she was one of the first few.

This was especially true in the broadcasting circle. While the other hosts were still being tortured, Lin Xue had already successfully defeated the last boss of the game by using this rote memorization and sneaky fighting style.

"Wow, Xue’s so talented. Chen Mo probably didn’t expect such a player to exist, did he?"

"This is salent’s miscalculation! Xue actually solved this game with the mindset of a top student. Haha, this is really interesting!"

"I think you’re all underestimating Chen Mo. Chen Mo must’ve expected that someone would use this method to clear the game from the start. I even think that he encouraged everyone to use this method to clear the game, but most people just followed the usual train of thought, so they didn’t succeed!"

"Eh, that makes sense. Xue’s style of play is indeed very safe, and it’s considered a strange way. She’s indeed a top student. Her IQ is really amazing!"

On the screen, Xue Lin’s character was standing next to the initial flame.

She reached out to the top of the furnace and ignited the flame.

Then, the flames spread to her entire body. Lin Xue’s character, the Knight in heavy armor, sat down beside the flames. The camera slowly moved to the distance and looked at the Dark Sun …

The game was over, and the week was over.

Lin Xue heaved a sigh of relief, "sigh, let’s end today’s Dark Souls. I’ve finally cleared the game!" I know there’s still a second round, but I’ve been too tired these past few days, so I’m going to take a break before playing the second round. Alright, I’m going to change my computer. See you guys later. "

After changing the computer, Xue Lin still wanted more.

The past few days in "Dark Souls" had given her a lot of complicated feelings. At first, she thought that this was a game that tortured people for fun, just like the other streamers. In order to make the audience enjoy it more, Lin Xue had specially studied the game and created a turtle style of play. She successfully cleared the game with a set of heavy armor, a big shield, and a straight sword.

But in the process of playing the game, Lin Xue suddenly realized more about the game.

As Lin Xue played, she felt that this game wasn’t a game that was meant to torture people. The high difficulty of the game highlighted the intricacies of the combat system and level design.

Lin Xue only had a shallow impression of all these. A more intuitive feeling was that in the middle and late stages of Dark Souls, there would be an irresistible feeling, and people would not want to play other similar games at all.

In Dark Souls, the sense of achievement from defeating an enemy without getting hurt was much greater than in other games. Besides, players had to be careful at all times, so the game experience was more rich.

It was like having a complicated feeling after eating an exquisite dish, and eating anything else in a short period of time would be tasteless.

Xue Lin felt a little tired after playing the game, so she didn’t continue to play other games. Instead, she bragged to the netizens on the bullet screen while opening the official forum on her computer to check out some information about Dark Souls.

At the moment, the official forum of Dark Souls was still mainly filled with strategy guides and experience sharing posts. The players who were exploring Dark Souls were all sharing their new discoveries in the game on the forum, and they were all huddled together …

At this moment, a hot post caught Xue Lin’s attention.

The title of the post was "about the various endings of Dark Souls."

Chapter 549: Frank feels that he has a huge advantage

Xue Lin opened the post.

"To be honest, Chen Mo didn’t reveal if the game has a single ending or multiple endings. Most people who have cleared the game have gotten the ‘fire pass’ ending, but I’ve walked into a different story line. I wonder if that’ll have any effect."

"Beside the bridge of the undead Settlement, there will be a jailer from Rondor who is still alive. After talking to him, he will become your follower. After that, I will be able to draw out true power and level up for free!"

"I’m not too sure how to draw it in, but I found out that something called the Halo of darkness had mysteriously appeared on my body. And as I continued to draw it in, my zombified state became more and more serious. In the end, I couldn’t even look at it …"

"Also, the npc related to this Pilgrim said something completely different from the mainstream opinion. I suspect that this is a different ending, or a more important side quest."

"Because I’m a noob, I haven’t finished the game yet, so I don’t know if it will affect the ending of the game. But from the looks of it, the game has a lot of side quests, and spreading fire shouldn’t be the only purpose."

There was also very detailed information in the post, including some screenshots and videos. There was no doubt that it was a part of the game.

"Eh? There’s such a thing!"

Xue Lin was also shocked.

Indeed, there were too many collectable elements in Dark Souls, and many people would easily ignore some NPCs.

When Lin Xue entered the undead Settlement, she went straight through the main entrance and didn’t notice that there was a special NPC on the other side of the bridge.

Moreover, from other people’s posts, it could be seen that there were many different branch NPCs in the game, but each NPC’s mission was hidden very deeply, and it could be broken if one was not careful.

Moreover, every NPC seemed to have their own ending.

Lin Xue was so focused on clearing the game that she didn’t pay much attention to the story of the NPCs. Now that she saw the side quests, Lin Xue realized that even though she had cleared the game, there was still a lot of content that she hadn’t really understood.

"Hmm … Then let’s try to prepare for the second round! I feel like I can explore the side quests of these NPCs. I feel like I’ve missed out on so many things!"

Xue Lin thought to herself.

……

In other countries, Dark Souls had also caused a great response.

In fact, compared to China, there were more players in Europe and the United States who liked this theme, and there were more hardcore players. Therefore, Dark Souls was even more popular overseas than in China!

Dark Souls suddenly became a popular game on major foreign live-streaming websites. Many foreign live-streamers were also talking and laughing with the bullet-screen audience while they continued their torturous journey in Dark Souls.

Some media outlets were also reviewing Dark Souls. Although no specific review articles had been released yet, from the feedback of the hosts and players, Dark Souls had unexpectedly received a lot of good reviews.

In a sense, there were indeed more masochists abroad than in China …

This situation made GA feel like breaking down, because Knight’s glory was the first to release the information, and it was the first game to be developed using artificial intelligence physics, but in the end, Dark Souls preempted it, this was F * cking embarrassing!

The person in charge of Knight’s glory, Frank, was also paying attention to Dark Souls. After trying out the game, his biggest feeling was that this game was not for humans to play!

Frank had only wanted to check out the game’s physics system, but he was immediately taught a lesson by Gundam the moment he entered the game. He was beaten up so badly that he almost refunded the game …

Frank was also shocked. Did this game have to be so difficult?

However, after Frank briefly looked at the physical system, he felt more at ease.

In terms of performance, the Pangu system was not better than the origin system. The physical systems created by the two artificial intelligence systems were very similar in function, and there was no particularly large difference in performance.

Frank was still a little disapproving of the design concept of Dark Souls. On one hand, he felt that the game was too difficult, and on the other hand, he felt that the game was a little fake.

Because the theme of Dark Souls was a medieval fantasy background, there were many factors that were completely out of touch with reality.

For example, under normal circumstances, it was impossible for humans to carry super heavy equipment like the animated smoke greatsword or the Black Knight greatsword. What kind of muscular man would be able to swing a sword that was heavier than himself and swing it so vigorously? It was not scientific at all.

Moreover, there were a lot of impractical equipment in the game, such as Javier’s armor and shield. In real life, if a normal person were to wear such a set, even a muscular man would not be able to walk …

Not to mention, he had to roll on the ground and Dodge the attacks …

Obviously, the design idea of this game was still inclined towards cool combat. Many things were deliberately exaggerated in an artistic way with reality.

In addition, the game’s difficulty was insanely high, so Frank thought that this game would be a relatively niche game.

On the other hand, Knight’s glory took a completely different path.

On one hand, it was very realistic. The plot, equipment, and combat styles in Knight’s glory were all created by Frank and the project team after rigorous research. They were basically done to faithfully reproduce history.

At the same time, although Knight’s glory’s combat system was quite rich, it was still based on the combat of Knights in real life. As a whole, the premise was still to find the flaws of both sides. Although the boss also had a certain difficulty, as long as the player’s attributes increased, they would be able to clear it.

For Frank, the main purpose of this game was to show the superiority of physical engines. It was enough as long as the players could feel the pleasure and experience the feeling of fighting as a medieval knight.

Frank believed that sometimes, it was because the game was so close to reality that the players would feel more real in the game.

Therefore, Frank thought that Knight’s glory would be more popular than Dark Souls, and would be more popular in Europe and America.

Many players who had no choice but to refund the game after being tortured by Dark Souls were also looking forward to the release of Knight’s glory. According to Frank’s information, Knight’s glory was much simpler than Dark Souls, and they could get a more refreshing combat experience in this game. Therefore, many people were looking forward to it.

As for the other video game designers, they paid attention to Knight’s glory for another reason.

The Pangu system and the origin system, these two physical engines created by artificial intelligence, were a test for designers.

Chen Mo had already given his answer, but could he get better scores than the foreign designers? This was what everyone was looking forward to.

And all of this would only be revealed after Knight’s glory was officially released!

Chapter 550: Knight’s glory is online

Knight’s glory was officially released on September 10th.

Both domestic and foreign players had high hopes for Knight’s glory. In many people’s eyes, Dark Souls was good, but it was too difficult. Many people couldn’t enjoy the changes brought about by artificial intelligence.

In other words, he wasn’t enjoying the game at all.

Many people hoped that Knight’s glory would not be the same as Dark Souls. At least it should be more enjoyable. It’s not easy to have such a powerful physics engine. Let’s have a good time killing monsters!

After Knight’s glory was released, many players bought it as soon as they could.

After playing the game, the players quickly discovered some of Knight’s glory’s special features.

To put it simply, the feel of this game was similar to Dark Souls, but the world setting, the way to play, and the actual sense of impact were different.

Knight’s glory was a story that happened in the Middle Ages, trying to reproduce the life and fighting style of a real Knight. In terms of background, all the costumes and related historical background in Knight’s glory had been strictly studied, but the only problem was that it looked a little old-fashioned.

Although the knight’s armor from the Middle Ages was also very handsome, the aesthetic standard of that era could not be compared to the current aesthetic.

In the real history, some Knight armors were designed to be relatively ugly in order to take into account their performance. Design that was too realistic also made Frank lack some creativity when designing armor and weapons.

Of course, this was basically a state where players had their own preferences. Some players liked cooler equipment styles, while others preferred more realistic weapon styles.

However, the biggest difference between Knight’s glory and dark Souls was the combat system of the two games.

The goal of Knight’s glory was to completely reproduce the Knight’s fighting style in medieval Europe. Its combat system was divided into two aspects. One was the daily battle with ordinary soldiers, who were mostly wearing leather armor or chain mail. The players who played the role of Knights would swing their two-handed swords and cut these soldiers. The light ones would leave a bloody wound on the body, and the heavy ones would break the arms and legs or even the head.

While the scene became more bloody and brutal, it also highlighted the slashing effect of the big sword.

The other way was to fight against an Elite Boss. In Knight’s glory, due to the limitation of the background, all the bosses were actually Knights like the protagonist. They were all normal humans, but they had different weapons.

The boss battle was just as exciting. It was like watching a movie.

Just like the Knight duels in many medieval European movies, both sides would wave their big swords and test each other. Their big swords would collide fiercely, and both sides would try their best to deflect the enemy’s big sword to the side.

When one side revealed a flaw, the other side’s greatsword would slash at his armor, causing damage.

After a long battle, the outcome would be decided. Both sides were wearing heavy armor, and in reality, as long as the sword didn’t hit the other party’s vital part, it would be difficult to kill the other party in one blow.

At the same time, since Knight’s glory was more realistic, the player’s strength was limited, and they could only lift two-handed swords that had existed in real life.

The weight of a greatsword was strictly limited. Even if it were to land on an opponent, the damage would be very limited when the opponent was wearing heavy armor.

This combat system gave the players a good feeling at the beginning because it was simple and brutal enough.

The difficulty of the game was very low when dealing with minions because most of them were wearing light armor, while the main character was wearing heavy armor and waving his big sword like cutting vegetables.

In a battle with a boss, the players would mainly fight with their swords. As long as one’s attributes met the requirements and reached a certain strength value, they could win the battle and deal damage to the boss.

Many players loved Knight’s glory after they got their hands on it. Unlike Dark Souls, they were rarely abused in the game.

At the same time, some players also started to post their opinions on the dark Souls official forum, hoping that Chen Mo could make some improvements to the game.

"I’ve always wanted to say that Dark Souls is too difficult to make. Although this is a game made to torture people, there should at least be a difficulty option, right? Not everyone is a masochist!"

"I also think that Knight’s glory is doing very well. In fact, this game isn’t as good as Dark Souls in terms of physics, but its battles are much easier, so many people with bad hands can play it. Isn’t that good?"

"I think Chen Mo is too conceited, he thinks that the difficult game he made is good? A down-to-earth game is the best game!"

"I think there’s another key point. Both sides want to show off their physical appeal, but Knight’s glory is obviously better. As you can see, the greatsword has different effects when it cuts down on cloth armor, leather armor, or chain armor enemies. It can even behead them. And when two knights fight, through special techniques such as the collision of the blades and cutting the gaps in the plate armor, the power of physical attraction can also be displayed. "

"Dark Souls has all of the skills you mentioned. Different enemies have different effects. You can behead them, chop off their hands and feet, or fight with them."

"Oh, really? I didn’t notice that because I was rolling on the ground and unequipped the game not long after … I only remember that Gundam was very perverted and it was very difficult to play …"

"Gundam is a boss, and you want to break his limbs? Your strength and gundyr’s armor have the same attributes. How could you have killed the boss from the waist up …"

A group of players who preferred Knight’s glory had appeared on the internet, which made many people more dissatisfied with the difficulty of Dark Souls.

However, many of them were just using it as an excuse. They had suffered quite a bit in Dark Souls, so they wanted Chen Mo to lower the difficulty and make Dark Souls a hack-and-slash game.

In fact, in terms of physics, the two games were almost the same. Knight’s glory could do it in Dark Souls, including beheading, knife fighting, backstabbing, and so on under special circumstances.

It was only because Knight’s glory was easier and closer to a real battle that it was more obvious.

Chen Mo’s quick kill video

Many players expressed that Dark Souls was also a game to show the special effects of the Pangu system. But we didn’t see much of it in the game! He had been tortured by the monsters all this time and had no time to feel it!

Many players thought about it and wondered if it was because they were playing the game in the wrong way.

Some players started to tag Chen Mo on Weibo, hoping that he would try out Dark Souls and show everyone the high end of the game.

At the same time, it was also to shut the mouth of the haters and let them see how awesome the physics engine in Dark Souls was …

After what happened in outlast, many people knew that Chen Mo wouldn’t be tricked by his own game. If he played as a dark soul, he might really be able to cut grass …

However, many people were interested in it. They wanted to see what it would be like to play black soul like a game of mowing grass.

Although there were some skilled players who had already completed one round of the game and could play some interesting plays, they were still far from turning Dark Souls into a mowing game.

So after much thought, the players were hoping that Chen Mo was a good idea?

Not long after, Chen Mo posted on Weibo. The content was simple, a text and a short video.

"Many people want me to show you what’s special about this game, so I’ll give you a short demonstration. However, Dark Souls is a game with a lot of content, and I don’t want to cause trouble for you guys too early. I hope that you can explore the game on your own, so that the game will be more interesting. "

"My next video is a quick kill video at the highest difficulty in Dark Souls. Interested experts can try to kill other bosses quickly. "In addition, this video is also to show the exquisiteness of the Pangu attraction. Everyone can study it carefully."

After this Weibo post was posted, it immediately caused a frenzy of reposts by players!

During this period of time, Dark Souls had gained a lot of popularity.

The game itself was a very hot topic and had long swept through the entire broadcasting circle, and the word "suffering" had become one of the hottest words.

A lot of people were hoping that Chen Mo would try it out himself, or show some of the more advanced ways of the game to the players. As such, a lot of people reposted the video without even looking at it.

"A video of Chen Mo playing Dark Souls! I can finally see how the real big shots play this game!"

"It’s a pity it’s not a live broadcast! And this video seems to be very short?"

"It says here that the boss can be killed quickly. How do we do that?"

A lot of people were quite confused. Now that everyone was in the exploration stage, they basically adopted a safe way of fighting the boss because the players in this game died too easily.

As long as they were not careful and were hit by the boss, their HP would basically be depleted, and they might even be killed directly. Most of the players were still focused on providing support and had not thought of challenging a quick kill.

The players clicked on the video with great curiosity.

At the start of the video, many people had already recognized the boss in the video. It was the nameless King!

This was one of the bosses in Dark Souls that leaned towards the middle and late stages. He was not a Lord of Cinder, but his strength was stronger than many Lords of Cinder. Some people even thought that he was the most difficult boss to fight in Dark Souls.

In the story, the nameless King was actually quite a powerful character. After combining the first and third generations of the story, most players in Chen Mo’s previous life deduced that he was the eldest son of the once glorious sun King, Gwyn. He was banished for various reasons and became a Dragon’s companion.

In the first stage, the nameless King would ride a huge Wyvern that was the size of a bird. Players had to defeat the Wyvern that he was riding before they could face the nameless King.

Due to the difficulty of this boss being too high, many people simply skipped it in the first week and went straight to the other Lords of Cinder to clear the stage. After clearing the stage, they would return to fight the nameless King.

In Chen Mo’s previous life, although there were a lot of players who used dirty tactics to defeat the boss, such as using a large shield and a crossbow, it was still very difficult to face the boss head-on.

The players were all excited to see the boss, as the nameless King was one of the most handsome bosses, and was also very strong. Many of them hoped that Chen Mo would release a completely different strategy guide for defeating the nameless King, so that the players who were stuck on the boss for a week could use it as a reference.

But when they saw the character’s details, many people were shocked!

"F * ck! How come Chen Mo only has a sliver of health left after the boss started?"

The video was played in third person, so everyone could clearly see Chen Mo’s character.

This was the system’s own recording. The reason it was in third person was probably because Chen Mo considered the fact that the player wouldn’t be able to accurately determine his actions in first person, so he changed it to third person.

Through the ui, many players could clearly see Chen Mo’s character. His HP bar was down to a small amount, which meant that no matter what his attributes were, he would be dead if the boss touched him!

On the screen, Chen Zhao’s character held a two-handed sword, a dragon body stone, and internal potential spells. There were also a few buffs below the profile picture, but many players couldn’t tell what these buffs were at first glance.

At the start of the video, the Wyvern that the nameless King was riding charged at Chen Mo, but Chen Mo didn’t even try to Dodge. Instead, he charged up his sword and slashed at the Wyvern’s head!

Under the powerful force, the huge Wyvern actually fell beside Chen Zhao! Its head happened to land on Chen Zhao’s left. Chen Zhao swung his two-handed sword again and smashed it down on the Wyvern’s head!

Everyone could clearly see that the sword had deeply cut into the Wyvern’s skull, causing a large spray of blood!

Obviously, the Wyvern’s skull was very hard under the Pangu system’s physical control. Even such a powerful sword couldn’t directly behead the Wyvern. But even so, the sword still caused irreparable fatal damage to the Wyvern’s head!

What was even more shocking was that the Wyvern’s health bar was instantly emptied!

The first slash directly reduced the Wyvern’s HP by half, and the second Slash’s beheading effect directly emptied the Wyvern’s remaining HP, killing it with two slashes!

Chapter 552: Teacher, I can’t learn it!

Many players were shocked. Anyone who had fought the nameless King would know that the Wyvern had a lot of health. Even if it was just the head, it would take at least a few rounds of attacks to get the boss into the second stage. But Chen Mo had only used a two-handed greatsword and got out of the second stage in just a few seconds!

However, what was even more shocking was yet to come.

After entering the second stage, the nameless King would personally fight the players. As the nameless King was the eldest son of Sun King Gwyn, he also had the power of Thunder.

His spear could draw down lightning from the sky and strike players with it.

Many players would deliberately change into their own set of clothes with the highest lightning resistance and raise their Dragonslayer shields when fighting the nameless King. This was to prevent the boss’s lightning damage from directly killing them.

However, with Chen Mo’s current health, the nameless King would be able to kill him with a single touch, let alone normal lightning damage! In the face of such a high HP, it was meaningless to wear anything. It was even better to be naked. That way, the weight would be lighter, and the body would be more flexible …

A lot of people were worried, but they all knew that this wasn’t a livestream. Since Chen Mo had already released the video, there was no risk of the accident happening.

However, they were all very suspicious. How could Chen Zhao kill a stage two Nameless King so quickly with only a sliver of health?

The video continued. The nameless King charged at Chen Zhao with the lightning Spear in his hand!

Many players had been hit by this skill before. Generally speaking, when a boss attacked, it was in a super armor state. Players ‘attacks could not hit it in a short time. Therefore, many players chose to roll to avoid it and wait for the boss to finish his set of skills before they found an opportunity to attack.

However, Chen Mo had no intention of dodging. The weapon in his hand had changed to the exiles ‘greatsword, and he charged at the boss, swinging his greatsword at the boss!

The players were all shocked. Wasn’t this courting death?

Players who had played Dark Souls knew that it was only meaningful to fight a boss when the boss only had one or two hits left, because the health and attack power of the boss and players were not on the same level.

The boss was still at full health, while Chen Mo only had a fraction of it left. The result of this exchange would definitely be Chen Mo being instakilled!

However, what happened in the video was beyond everyone’s expectations. It could even be described as unbelievable.

Chen Zhao quickly ran forward. He rolled forward the moment the lightning Spear reached him and dodged it.

It was still normal here, but the nameless king’s spear attack was a series of attacks. It would stab many times. Chen Zhao didn’t roll at all. Instead, he swung his exiles and fought with the nameless King!

One blade!

Two blades!

Three blades!

Chen Mo’s attack frequency was surprisingly consistent with the boss ‘. Every time, Chen Mo would hit the boss first, and then the boss would stab him with its spear.

Under these circumstances, the boss wouldn’t be able to hit hit hit anything, but Chen Mo’s attacks were still quite powerful. Each of his attacks took away a quarter of the boss’s health.

On the fourth slash, before the nameless king’s spear could reach him, Chen Zhao’s exiles sword had already cut him, emptying his health bar!

The nameless King that had tortured countless Dark Souls players to death had fallen just like that!

The players were all shocked. They couldn’t see clearly what had happened in those few seconds. They could only turn around and watch it a second time, a third time, and even a fourth time!

Including the Dragon, Chen Zhao had only slashed the nameless King six times. Fei Long had slashed twice, while the nameless King had slashed four times.

The most shocking thing wasn’t Chen Zhao’s damage, but why he didn’t die?

Chen Mo had rolled away to avoid the first shot, but he was standing right in front of the nameless King for the next three shots!

Everyone knew that in Dark Souls, the front of a monster was the most dangerous position, as many of the monster’s skills could interrupt the player’s damage output. However, Chen Mo was fighting the boss from the front and didn’t take any damage at all!

The video immediately caused a stir among the dark Souls players, and even many players who didn’t play Dark Souls on the internet came to watch it with interest.

Although these people didn’t play Dark Souls, they knew the difficulty of the game. They were used to seeing the host being tortured in the game. Now that they saw such a quick kill video, they were all discussing it enthusiastically, whether they knew it or not.

"Oh my God, the entire boss was killed with six strikes, and the video was only 20 seconds? How did he do that?"

"F * ck, I thought Chen Mo said he’d kill the boss in one minute, but it only took 20 seconds? And there’s also time for the boss to change stages and run away!"

"Chen Mo’s cheating! He’s killing people in seconds!"

"Upstairs, are you dreaming? How could Chen Mo’s own video be a public hack? If he wants us to study it, it must mean that this is something that can be done normally!"

"Don’t tell me he got this by using his superior equipment? I’ve never heard of this kind of damage before. Even if all my equipment is maxed out, it shouldn’t be this overpowered, right?"

"Previous post, it’s very hard to beat the game with equipment. It’d be fine in the first round, but Chen Mo said it’s the maximum difficulty. Chen Mo also mentioned that there was a limit to the amount of resources you could get every week, and you wouldn’t be able to get more resources than you were supposed to. In other words, he must have used his resources to the extreme to achieve this effect. "

"Let’s not talk about the equipment. Tell me, how did he manage to make those three slashes? Why didn’t the boss deal any damage?"

This short 20-second video caused a heated discussion among the players. At first, many people had said that they would learn how to fight Nameless King through this video. But after watching it, they said that they would not learn anything!

Teacher, I can’t learn it at all!

Many Dark Souls loyal players started to analyze the video, trying to figure out what special equipment Chen Mo was using.

It was obvious that Chen Mo was wearing the red tears ring. The ring’s effect was to increase the damage dealt when the player’s HP was low.

As such, Chen Mo purposely lowered his HP to a very low level before fighting the boss, in order to make good use of the ring’s effect and increase his damage.

Other than that, Chen Zhao must have used some other methods to increase his damage, including some special weapon techniques, dragon body stones, internal potential, and some targeted enchantments.

Chapter 553: So Chen Mo didn’t lie

With so many complicated damage-increasing effects stacked together, Chen Mo’s attack had reached a very high level. With the exiles ‘high damage and the beheading effect, many experts felt that it wasn’t impossible to achieve such an effect.

However, it was still the same sentence. He looked handsome, but he could not learn it!

This was because such a quick kill required very exquisite control. A single mistake could lead to an instant kill!

What was even more confusing was how Chen Mo managed to slash the boss four times without being touched.

Finally, a player came to a conclusion after watching the video many times and personally testing it with the exiles ‘greatsword countless times.

"Chen Zhao didn’t lock his health. The reason he wasn’t hit by the nameless king’s spear was because he lowered his body when he swung. The spear passed over his body and didn’t hit him."

After hearing this conclusion, all the onlookers were stunned.

Not only that, but the player who had discovered this secret said that there were more hidden secrets.

After he saw the video, he did the same thing. He used the exiles ‘greatsword to challenge the nameless boss for a week. He wanted to replicate this. However, he kept failing and was hit by the boss every time!

Later on, he downloaded the video and looked at it frame by frame. In the end, he finally found two key points of this strategy.

In Dark Souls, players would lower their bodies when they wielded heavy weapons. A tall boss like the nameless boss would usually attack the player’s upper body or head. Therefore, players could lower their bodies when the boss attacked and avoid the boss’s attack.

However, the reason why this student couldn’t replicate it perfectly was because when the exiles charged up their weapons to attack, they could lower their bodies, but the charging time of the exiles ‘weapons couldn’t be perfectly synchronized with the boss’s attack frequency.

In other words, if the spear was fully charged, the boss’s spear would still hit the players.

The reason why Chen Mo was able to do this was because he used an incomplete charging method, which allowed him to perfectly synchronize with the boss’s attack frequency!

Roll, complete second charge, incomplete first charge, complete second charge, complete first charge.

After these four slashes, the player’s movements were perfectly synchronized with the boss’s attack movements, successfully dodging the boss’s four attacks, and then ending the boss with his four high-damage slashes.

Moreover, since the players didn’t have enough energy, Chen Mo must have used some special methods, such as wearing equipment that increased energy.

But no matter what, the enthusiastic player proved that Chen Mo’s actions could indeed be replicated, and it was a method that the game allowed!

Before this, many people had doubted that Dark Souls didn’t demonstrate the power of the Pangu system well, but after watching this video, these voices disappeared.

It wasn’t that Dark Souls didn’t show it, but that these players were too weak. They hadn’t even reached this level yet!

In vr games, even if artificial intelligence was used to create a physical engine that was very close to reality, the players still couldn’t do as they pleased in the game.

At the end of the day, it was all due to technical reasons. The current technology only allowed players to carry out some more basic movements consciously and issue some simpler direction commands. It could not fully satisfy some of the players ‘needs, such as lowering their heads and bending down while attacking the boss. Such operations were basically impossible.

It was the same for Knight’s glory. Although the game simulated a real Knight Battle, the players could only perform some of the actions allowed in the game, such as swinging the sword to the left or right, quick sideways movements, and so on.

What Chen Mo was showing was another application of the physical system.

On the one hand, it was possible to use special weapon combat techniques to allow the character to perform specific actions. When the character performed these actions, the character could even avoid the boss’s normal attacks!

The other was the physical effect of hitting a large target.

In the video, Chen Mo used a huge two-handed sword to stop the chariot. Under the effect of the Pangu engine, the players could clearly see that the Dragon collided with Chen Mo’s sword, and the attack even forced Chen Mo to retreat a distance.

However, at the same time, the great force added to the sword also caused great damage to the Wyvern. The lower half of the Wyvern’s body was still flying forward, but because its head hit Chen Zhao’s sword, it could only curl up in pain. It then fell and rolled to the side, temporarily unconscious.

Chen Zhao followed up with another slash, ruthlessly cutting into the Wyvern’s head. The audience could even see the feeling of the sword cutting into the Wyvern’s skull!

It could be said that the Pangu system’s physical attribute was fully demonstrated in this boss battle. And this kind of expressiveness was something that Knight’s glory, which was close to reality, could not compare to!

Although Knight’s glory was very realistic, it was a battle between Knights. The difference in strength between humans was not that big, so there would not be a situation where one’s strength was completely overpowered.

However, the battle Chen Mo was showing was a battle between a human and a Dragon, a battle between a human and a God, so the whole scene was even more impactful!

Moreover, this video also had another purpose, which was to show everyone the infinite possibilities in Dark Souls.

Many people thought that Dark Souls was a game where monsters tortured players. The players could only carefully avoid every attack of the boss and then slowly grind the boss to death.

However, after watching Chen Mo’s quick kill video, many people understood that the maximum combat power of dark Souls ‘players was very high. If he could kill the nameless King with just six strikes, then wouldn’t the other bosses be even faster?

After realizing this, many players suddenly burst into an unprecedented enthusiasm, especially the elite players of Dark Souls. This video was like a shot in the arm for them.

Obviously, the players had not explored Dark Souls yet. The game still had countless meanings for the players to explore, and there were still endless possibilities in the combat system.

Chen Mo wasn’t lying that this game could be played like a hack-and-slash game …

Chapter 554: High score for Dark Souls

After Knight’s glory was released, more and more players compared it with Dark Souls.

In the beginning, Knight’s glory had done well in all aspects, whether it was sales or feedback from players.

Many people were sighing with emotion. If Dark Souls could lower the difficulty, it should be able to compete with Knight’s glory. But now, because of the difficulty, many people were discouraged from playing Dark Souls.

On the internet, although Dark Souls was also very popular, people always felt that it was not as popular as Knight’s glory.

A lot of people were lamenting why Chen Mo had to make it so difficult. He clearly had the strength to fight head-on, but he was playing himself to death.

However, in the week after Knight’s glory was released, this trend gradually reversed.

First, Knight’s glory’s rating began to drop slowly. From the initial 8 points, it slowly dropped to 7.5.

As more and more game reviews were released, many players started to make rational judgments about Knight’s glory. As the players played the game longer and longer, they began to discover some problems with the game.

The biggest problem was that the content of the game itself was very boring. Whether it was the combat system or the entire world background, although it was done with great effort, it always felt that there was a little bit less mystery.

It gave the players the feeling that they were watching a documentary instead of going on a thrilling adventure.

However, the biggest problem wasn’t that. It was the fun of the game itself.

For many players, they had experienced both Knight’s glory and dark Souls. When he first started playing Knight’s glory, he felt that it was very cool to cut vegetables in the game, and there was no resistance to the plot. However, as he played for a long time, he soon encountered a very critical problem, which was that there were no strong challenges in the game.

Due to the game’s combat mechanism, when players wore heavy armor and held big swords, they had very limited battle strategies to choose from when they encountered a boss that was also a Knight. They could only increase their attributes and fight with the boss, avoid the boss’s attacks by moving around, and then attack the boss’s flaws.

In Knight’s glory, in order to increase the difficulty of the bosses in the middle and late stages, Frank used a numerical increase in difficulty design. Many bosses held large shields and had very low attack desire. Coupled with their high HP, the players ‘battle time with the bosses was helplessly extended to nearly 20 minutes.

If some Western fantasy players continued to play, the time might even be extended …

Of course, this was also a helpless move, because Knight’s glory’s combat mechanism itself was like this. In order to give the players some challenge and extend the game time, they could only make the difficulty for the players by using this kind of healing method.

At the same time, because the character controlled by the player couldn’t roll, the fighting style was very simple. Many players who were used to playing Dark Souls would find it fun to cut grass in Knight’s glory, but they would soon find it boring.

As a result, Knight’s glory’s rating began to drop slowly, which meant that the players ‘expectations for it were gradually becoming more rational. On the other hand, Dark Souls’ rating had been maintained at a high score of nearly nine points!

Even if some players gave low ratings because of the abuse, it still didn’t affect the position of the game in the hearts of most players.

For players, the best way to evaluate a game was time.

Some games might seem fun at the start, but as time passed, the lack of follow-up play and shallow game content would affect the players ‘evaluation of the game.

As for other games, although there were all sorts of dissuasions at the beginning, the players would always discover the novelty of the game as they continued to explore, and the outcome of the two games was self-evident.

Although Chen Mo’s video was only 20 seconds long, it caused a huge stir among the players, causing them to explore the game’s diverse gameplay.

The players quickly realized that the game’s implications were much deeper than what they understood!

First, in terms of combat system, players found that the upper limit of the combat system was very high. Most of the weapons in the game had their own uses. They could choose specific weapons for specific bosses, which would yield twice the result with half the effort.

Moreover, its powerful combat system was also displayed in the aspect of human combat. To a true expert, killing monsters wasn’t a big deal. As long as they put in enough time and effort, the majority of players could do so. On the other hand, a true expert could only display the strength of their skills in the arena.

There was an online system in Dark Souls, and players could join many different forces for PvP (or pppppppppppppvp). Simply put, players could use items to invade other players, or they could act as police to help the invaded players.

Of course, Dark Souls was a single player game because its main fun was to explore the world and challenge levels and monsters.

If players formed parties to challenge bosses and small monsters, then the core fun of the game would be seriously destroyed.

Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, the newbies had to complete the game on their own before the experienced players would give their souls and equipment to the newbies. This was to allow the newbies to enjoy the game in the face of adversity, and not let the experience shrink because of the help of others.

As such, Chen Mo didn’t make too many changes to the internet connection, only making some simple changes like in his previous life. He didn’t have the intention of turning Dark Souls into a large multiplayer game.

The real fun of PVP in this game was the solo battles. Many arena fanatics realized that under the combat system of Dark Souls, fighting other players was much more interesting than fighting monsters!

At the same time, Chen Mo also made some changes to the matching mechanism. When players engaged in pvp battles, the total attribute points, weapon enhancement level, and other basic attributes of both sides would be automatically balanced to the same level by the system to ensure the fairness of the game.

In Chen Zhao’s previous life, there was something called the high wall Lord of Cinder in Dark Souls. It also meant that some veteran players would use special means to increase their combat power, and then go to the High Wall of Lothric to invade the newbie players who had just started the game, killing them for fun.

As the attributes of these old players were comparable to bosses, they were jokingly called "Lords of Cinder of high walls".

Even though this was allowed in the game in his previous life, Chen Mo felt that it was completely different from what the game designers had in mind.

Chen Mo wanted to give all the players who loved black souls an equal competitive environment, so he made this change. Everyone would rely on their skills.

Chapter 555: "Soul Study"

The hardcore players of Dark Souls were very scary. Soon, more and more quick kill videos appeared.

Most of the video’s first step was to recreate the effect of Chen Mo’s quick kill of the nameless King. Even though very few had succeeded, this Short Video had become a textbook example for the players.

Another intuitive feeling for the players was the world and plot of the game.

These players soon explored every corner of Dark Souls and tried to dig out the story behind every npc. To everyone’s surprise, the game had many endings, and every npc had a corresponding background and ending!

What the players talked about the most was the battle between the true and false endings.

Among the four endings, other than the fire fight ending, the other three were very popular.

The first one was the normal fire-passing ending, where the player completed his own destiny and continued the initial flame. This was also the ending that most players had come up with after one game.

Some players jokingly called the second ending the "two-night and two-flight ending." The player and the Firekeeper discovered the secret hidden behind the fire, so the player and the Firekeeper chose to put out the fire, and the world fell into darkness.

The last ending was the King of Darkness ending, which was also the ending discovered by the player who had posted the hot thread on the forum. After saving the Wanderer of Rondor, he would draw out the dark energy hidden in the player’s body. In the end, the player would gather eight rings of darkness and devour the flames to become the King of Darkness in the New World.

The players were in a heated debate on the forum about which was the real ending.

The players who supported the fire-spreading ending said that it was the world’s long-cherished wish from the very beginning. Moreover, after the fire was extinguished, the world would fall into eternal night, and there would be wandering ghosts everywhere. There was no light in such a world, so how could it be the true ending? Obviously, he should pass the flames down.

The players who supported the King of Darkness ending said that from all the signs, it was very likely that passing on fire was a lie. The tragic experience of the Lords of Cinder had already proved this. Moreover, the game was called Dark Souls, which hinted that darkness was the only home.

As for the players who chose the "two-night ending", they said that they didn’t care if they passed fire or not, they only wanted the fire-resistant girl!

In order to prove which ending was the best, the players began to search for clues left behind by Chen Mo, including Side Story analysis, location verification, item descriptions, and so on.

Some players even jokingly called it "Soul Study, " a study of Dark Souls.

The world of Dark Souls was hidden in a large number of item descriptions, and this world was very fragmented. Players needed to have a very strong imagination to make a relatively reliable story.

Moreover, Dark Souls 1 didn’t exist in the parallel world, so some of the players ‘questions were destined to remain unanswered.

If the plot of Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 3 were combined, most players would think that the dark ending and the end of fire-passing were the real ending of the game.

However, since there was no story about Dark Souls 1, the players in this world had doubts about this.

At the same time, with the players ‘constant digging, both the background story of the supporting characters and the entire world view of the game had become more developed. The players then realized that after one round of the whole plot of Dark Souls, the content that was revealed was only the tip of the iceberg!

This was because without a strategy, most players were destined to miss a large number of side missions.

In Dark Souls, there were many scary settings that made the players shiver.

For example, what was the identity of the main character? In the beginning of the movie, the protagonist was said to be an unkindled ashes, an undead who could not become a servant. Then what kind of existence was the protagonist before he was resurrected?

Also, after defeating the monster King, players would find a fireless sacrificial ground in Lothric city. The layout of the flameless sacrificial grounds was the same as Firelink sacrificial grounds, but it was a world of complete darkness, a world where the fire was extinguished.

From all the signs, Dark Souls was a world with distorted time and space. Even if players wanted to find other players, they had to invade or summon talismans.

Then, what was the relationship between the fireless sacrificial grounds and hero Gundar and the players ‘Firelink sacrificial grounds?

Some people found out that after defeating Gundar the hero in the fireless sacrificial grounds, they would receive a broken spiral sword. When the players first teleported from the Firelink sacrificial grounds to Lothric city, the other half of the spiral sword was behind them.

At the same time, the game’s name was dark Souls. What did Dark Souls represent?

Some said that it represented humanity, while others said that it represented the power of the abyss. However, why would a game with fire-passing as its main background be named Dark Souls?

The Firekeeper, the saintess, the tsundere Knight Hugo, the thief, Siris, Anri, Knight onion, brother gray heart, and many other supporting characters in Dark Souls actually had their own stories and endings, but most of them had tragic endings.

No matter how hard the players tried, they couldn’t arrange a better ending for them, because there was no such thing as a good ending in the game.

Just like the saintess, she had the mission of becoming the fire Relayer. If she came into contact with the dark Scriptures, she would lose her mind and eventually be eroded by the darkness, dying at the hands of players.

However, if she did not learn the dark Scriptures and eventually became a fire-resistant woman, she would become a machine that only knew how to help players level up, waiting for death in the tower full of fire-resistant women’s corpses.

And the Knight Igor, who was guarding her, would also commit suicide in the dungeon where the saintess was first imprisoned.

The more plots the players discovered in the game, the more they realized that this was a game that made people despair, not only in terms of the difficulty of the game, but also the background story of the game!

This world was even darker than Diablo, and the players couldn’t change anything.

The unique combat system, level design, and story background made Dark Souls a unique game.

In the beginning, the players labeled it as "difficult" and "masochistic." However, as the players ‘understanding of the game deepened, more and more players began to praise Dark Souls!

Chapter 556: Thunderbolt entertainment: dark god Factory!

Not long after dark Souls and Knight’s glory were released, major domestic and international video game media released their reviews of the games.

To everyone’s surprise, even in Europe and the United States, Dark Souls was a one-sided success!

The Western video game media praised Dark Souls even more than the domestic media, which made many players wonder how much money Chen Mo had given them.

Some European and American video game media even gave Dark Souls near full marks, especially in terms of combat system, level design, world design, and so on. Some media even called Dark Souls the "unique cold weapon combat design masterpiece", and even called Thunderbolt entertainment the "dark god Factory"!

As more and more game reviews were released, players were surprised to find that even in Europe and the United States, Knight’s glory was completely crushed by Dark Souls. Whether it was professional reviews, player ratings, or sales, Dark Souls had completely surpassed Knight’s glory, and it was still showing a rising trend!

As more and more professional reviews were released, many players began to understand where Dark Souls ‘unique charm came from.

It had to be said that ordinary players paid more attention to the experience and feelings they gained in the game, while professional media would analyze the design of a game more accurately. Such reviews often paid more attention to the artistic quality and design techniques of the game.

After the video game media analyzed Dark Souls, they summarized the advantages of the game into three aspects.

The first was the rich combat system. There were many kinds of cold weapons in Dark Souls, many of which didn’t exist in real life. Moreover, these cold weapons had their own uses.

Players could use daggers, swords, and other weapons for speed and agility. They could also use greatswords and warhammers for damage. However, different weapons had different characteristics. No matter what weapon was used, there would be corresponding weaknesses, and these weaknesses had to be compensated for by good operation of the player.

This was a stark contrast to Knight’s glory. Although Knight’s glory was born out of real-life combat, its combat methods were very simple. Most of the time, it tested the player’s reaction speed and character attributes.

However, in Dark Souls, there were many combat techniques. Players could even predict the opponent’s attack in advance and interrupt it. At the same time, they could use special mechanisms such as shield reflect, roll, backstab, and execution. The entire combat system was very rich.

The second point was the design of the levels. In this world, the mainstream level design was still based on numerical values, which meant that the monsters became stronger and stronger mainly because their attributes were getting higher and higher.

Many game companies were even considering using various algorithms to make many monsters spawn randomly. At the same time, they would give these monsters the corresponding attributes based on the players ‘level progress, creating a sense of randomness for the players.

However, in this mode, the players ‘experience of clearing the stage would become very boring. As long as the players’ attributes could crush the monsters ‘attributes, it would be a piece of cake for them.

If the player’s attributes were not up to standard, then the battle would be very painful. Even if the player’s skills were good, it would be difficult to pass.

However, Dark Souls chose another way, which was to carefully plan each monster in the level. Although the monsters would randomly spawn in a small area, the overall configuration would not change.

In addition to the different characteristics of the monsters and their well-designed conspiracies, when the players challenged a certain level, it was equivalent to solving a puzzle.

Should he pull them out and fight them one by one? Or was it a terrain kill through a specific method? Or should he put on a specific piece of equipment and rush over?

Different players had different methods, but not all methods were suitable. Players had to repeatedly try to find the best solution to this level.

At the same time, the design of all monsters being resurrected after using the bonfire, although it greatly increased the difficulty of the game, it also ensured the completeness of the level design to the greatest extent.

If the monsters didn’t resurrect, the players only had to slowly grind them one by one, and one day they would clear the game. However, this was obviously not the original intention of Dark Souls.

Dark Souls hoped that players could solve the puzzle perfectly and move from one bonfire to another with limited HP and potions.

Although this kind of level design was very difficult and even despairing for many people, it ensured that the level experience in Dark Souls was always maintained at a high level without any discount.

Moreover, the reason why Dark Souls was so popular was not because it was difficult, but because it was difficult for a reason.

The meaning of this game was not in the suffering itself, but the sense of accomplishment that came with the suffering.

In other games, the player’s character grew, but in Dark Souls, the player himself grew.

In the beginning, players had to drink elemental bottles to deal with a skeleton, but later on, they could parkour all the way to the boss room and kill the boss quickly.

From newbies to veterans, the players ‘characters might not have become much stronger, but the players themselves had become stronger.

The charm of Dark Souls ‘level design was that it did not deliberately make things difficult for the players. Instead, it guided the players through failure after failure, allowing them to try different methods and finally find the most suitable way to clear the level.

At the same time, Dark Souls brought the charm of exploration to the extreme.

Although it wasn’t an open world game, Dark Souls allowed players to explore a variety of routes.

Different areas had different difficulties. Dark Souls did not force players to follow a certain path. If some big shots killed the old lady and defeated the dancer after defeating the second boss, they would enter a high-level area like roserick city.

At the same time, there were a large number of hidden items at the corners of the map, which hid the unknown history of Dark Souls.

Through the brief description of the item, the player could imagine the story behind the item and the world background of Dark Souls.

The third point was the unique characteristics of the game. Although many people already had a certain understanding of Diablo since the early days of Diablo, it was clear that the release of Dark Souls had pushed the concept of Diablo to another level!

Chapter 557: A flaw in the plot?

Many people lamented that after Diablo, although many companies followed suit and released Diablo games, none of them could reach the level of Diablo.

It wasn’t just about the game’s difficulty, plot design, character design, and so on. The most important point was that these games didn’t create a dark atmosphere.

In some games, the players were disgusted by the large number of corpses and the dark environment. However, when the players played, they did not feel any despair at all, because the characters in the game were just NPCs, not alive enough.

After dark Souls was released, the players who liked Diablo games exclaimed that it was a godly piece of work! This was because Dark Souls had created such a desperate world.

In the world of Dark Souls, fire itself was an illusory thing. Bones seemed fragile and warm, like a flame that was constantly swaying and could be extinguished at any time.

"Dark Souls" created a world of despair, depression, and suffering. It seemed that no one had a good ending here. The undead had become wandering ghosts with the loss of humanity, completely forgetting their past.

The players followed the protagonist’s point of view and saw too many tragedies in the constant struggle. These tragedies were so overwhelming that they couldn’t breathe.

However, there was a lot of warmth in Dark Souls. Although most of the supporting characters ended up dead, the players had also witnessed their stories.

The deserter of the Farland undead Legion, brother grey heart, finally gave up his shield and returned to the Farland fortress. He picked up the big sword in his hand and reignited his courage to fight.

Together with the protagonist, Andrew defeated the Devourer Aldrich and gave his sword to the protagonist. After that, she foresaw her fate of turning into a living corpse. She equipped herself with a Broken Sword and quietly waited for the main character to arrive at the ashes Lake.

Brother onion finally defeated the giant yum and fulfilled his promise. After drinking to his heart’s content with the protagonist and raising his glass to praise the sun, he chose to understand his remaining life and left the storm controller and full body armor to the protagonist.

In this world of despair, in the tragic fate of everyone dying and turning into zombies, the brilliance of humanity burst forth, making people feel that there was still warmth in this world.

Many video game media outlets were also wondering why Chen Mo was so insistent on not lowering the game’s difficulty.

The final conclusion was that only such a difficulty level could make this game an eternal classic that players would remember.

Imagine if the players mowed their way through Lothric’s high wall, there wouldn’t be much difference between an expert and a newbie. How would they be able to showcase the intricacies of the level design?

The players would not remember the exquisite designs of the levels, nor would they have a fresh memory of the boss battle. When they entered a new map, they would not feel like they were taking risks at all.

Only a journey where one could die at any time could be considered an adventure. Cutting grass along the way could only be considered a tour.

It was because of the high difficulty of Dark Souls that the players had a deep impression of the game. At the same time, it was highly compatible with the spiritual core of Dark Souls.

With all these factors combined, these professional game review media found that Dark Souls was perfect in all aspects after careful review. Although it was extremely difficult to get started with, it was like an exquisite piece of art, surpassing most of the games of the same type in the same period!

The combat system of Dark Souls was even more amazing. It would have an immeasurable and profound impact on the combat system of similar games in the future!

The well-known foreign video game media TGN commented on Dark Souls:

"This is a Diablo masterpiece from Thunderbolt entertainment. It’s enough to make the entire world’s video game media go crazy over it. You could even say that it’s its own style to a certain extent, because its style is so unique, completely different from any other game you’ve seen before!"

"Maybe there will be a lot of ‘SOUL LIKE’ games in the future, and ‘soul combat’ is very likely to become a proper term!"

"Dark Souls describes a world burning in the fire of purgatory. It’s a fierce and ruthless beast that will knock you down again and again. However, this world hides countless curious secrets that every player can’t help but return here, eager to find the thrill of overcoming difficulties and completing challenges!"

"The epic, heart-wrenching challenge, and rich background story made Dark Souls the most thrilling adventure!"

"The scenery of the kingdom of Lothric and its surroundings is visually impactful. It’s an unprecedented exquisite design. Every scene in the game is unique, and the background that the players are seeing is not a picture, but a place that the players will be going to in the future!"

"The Phantom wall in the game is such a love-and-hate design that some players with OCD have to go up and slash at suspicious bricks and dents to see if there are hidden doors."

"There are a lot of NPC storylines in the game, but there is no clear mission guidance at all. Players need to solve the mystery through their own adventures and long journeys. Some characters might die, and it’s irreversible, but these NPCs will also leave behind interesting legacies. This is a very interesting setting in itself. "

"The combat system of Dark Souls is perfect. Abandoning a shield and dual-wielding a weapon is no longer a willful and cool choice, but a real reward. In many special boss battles, players holding two weapons might even be a better way to fight than holding a shield. "

"Players can equip any weapon on their left or right hand. They can even cosplay as specific bosses with armor and weapons. They can even use the boss’s signature attack moves. For example, players can do the same thing with the ‘Farron’s breakdance team’ that many players jokingly call."

"Judging from the plot, the author highly suspects that Dark Souls is nearing its end, and the game designer, Silent, has not revealed any plans to develop a sequel.

"Although this game is worthy of the Super high rating of 9.5, I have to say that the incomplete plot is always a flaw. Some of the events of the ancient times are vague, and it is difficult to reproduce the original appearance of that period of history even through the game items."

"I don’t know if the designer did it on purpose or not, but all Dark Souls fans are looking forward to the designer releasing an official setting collection or doujin novel about the history of the ancient times so that everyone can better understand the game’s past and present lives.

Chapter 558: The interview across the ocean

On this day, Chen Mo’s Experience Store had two special customers.

A blonde foreign girl was in front of the camera and said in English, "Hello, everyone. I’m Denise, a reporter from tgnn. I believe that many of our viewers are wondering where I am. That’s right, we’ve crossed the ocean to the distant Eastern country, and we’ve come here for a pilgrimage. "

"Of course, this term might be a little weird, but as long as you see the front door of this Experience Store, you should know what I mean by ‘pilgrimage’, right?"

"That’s right, this is the company that developed Dark Souls, Thunderbolt entertainment. I’m sure many of you have the same question as me-the experience store is only this big?"

"At first, I had the same question. Compared to other well-known companies like GA, this Experience Store was way too small. It was hard to imagine how many R & D personnel this Chinese company had."

"But this only piqued my curiosity. I want to see who the designer of Dark Souls is. Alright, then please follow me to visit the designer of Dark Souls, sileng. "

Said Denise as she walked toward the experience store.

She was followed by a staff member with a camera on his shoulder. He even took a few shots of the exterior of the experience store, such as the eye-catching statue of Arthas.

As she walked into the experience store, she did not forget to introduce the place to the camera.

"As you can see, this Experience Store isn’t that big, but the decorations are great. We can also see many familiar elements, like Warcraft, Diablo, Minecraft, and so on. "

"Other than that, the popular League of Legends on the PC is also a product of Thunderbolt entertainment. Yes, perhaps many players didn’t notice? Dark Souls and League of Legends were made by the same game company. "

"Also, there are a few games that most of the audience have never seen before. I’ve checked, and Thunderbolt entertainment hasn’t released any overseas versions of these games."

"I have to say, after doing some research, I realized that Thunderbolt Entertainment’s local reputation in China far exceeds the International market. In China, many people even think that Thunderbolt entertainment is the best game company in terms of research and development, "

"On the other hand, slime is also very popular among the players. It can be said to be one of the most popular designers in China."

"Of course, I know that many viewers, like me, only completely understood and liked this Chinese company after dark Souls. There must be many players who wanted to see what kind of person the designer of Dark Souls was. Then, please follow me into Thunderbolt entertainment. "

Denise said as she walked in.

Obviously, the two foreigners ‘faces had attracted the attention of many players in the experience store. The man carrying the camera behind them was too conspicuous and couldn’t be kept a low profile.

However, the players in the experience store only nodded politely at Denise and didn’t try to strike up a conversation with her.

"Hello, " su Jinyu greeted."Is this Denise?"

Denise nodded and said in Chinese, "Yes. May I know how to address you?"

"I’m su Jinyu, "su Jinyu said. The manager is on the fourth floor. Do you guys want to meet the manager and start the interview or walk around the experience store first?"

"I’d like to take some shots in the experience store. Thank you for your hard work. " Said Denise.

"Sure, " su Jinyu nodded."No problem."

Su Jinyu was a little surprised, because Denise’s Chinese was very good. Although she still had a slight accent, it was clear that she had no problem communicating with her.

What su Jinyu didn’t know was that tgnn had originally wanted to invite Chen Mo to America, but Chen Mo rejected them without even thinking.

The reason was simple. Chen Zhao didn’t want to go so far for an interview, and he wasn’t interested in the foreign culture …

Therefore, tgnn had a reporter come all the way to China for this talk show. In order to reduce communication barriers between the two sides, they even arranged for a reporter who was fluent in Chinese. After all, they didn’t know how good Chen Mo’s English was.

On the other hand, Denise was very happy because she was a loyal Dark Souls player. To have the opportunity to come to Thunderbolt entertainment and meet the designer of Dark Souls in person was like a vacation for her.

Under su Jinyu’s lead, Denise and the cameraman started to look around the experience store. She was clearly very interested in the entire Experience Store, even taking pictures of some of the smaller figurines, statues, and murals.

"Speaking of Warcraft, it’s a very successful RTS game with a very successful world setting, but why didn’t it have a sequel?"

"Ahem …" Su Jinyu coughed dryly."Actually, I wanted to ask the same question as you … You’d better ask the manager yourself when you see him."

After walking around the experience store and randomly interviewing a few players, Denise and su Jinyu arrived on the fourth floor.

Chen Mo was still working on something in front of his computer when he saw su Jinyu walking over with Denise.

"Hello, " he said. Chen Mo reached out his hand.

Denise sized Chen Zhao up curiously and was a little surprised."Is this the designer of Dark Souls? He’s much younger than I imagined!"

From the outside, Chen Zhao looked very energetic. He looked like he was only 25 or 26 years old. Of course, his actual age was even older than that.

"Hello, I’m Denise, a reporter from tgnn."

The two had already talked over the phone, and Chen Mo had agreed to the interview. After a few polite words, they went straight to the point. They went to a reception room on the fourth floor and sat on the sofa.

The interview officially began, and Denise was still a little excited.

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen and dark Souls players, I’m facing the designer of Dark Souls, Mr. Chen Mo, Mister deaf."

"Come to think of it, you’ve been keeping a really low profile, Mr. Chen Mo. You’ve made so many successful games, but you’re still not well-known overseas. I can’t even get an interview with you. Dennis said with emotion.

Chen Zhao smiled."Because I’m someone who’s afraid of trouble. I don’t like to go out often either." To me, staying in the experience store and focusing on making games is the happiest thing. "

Can you turn off the damage display?

"Alright, let’s get to the point, " said Denise. I’ve come here with many players ‘questions. We all know that Dark Souls has achieved extraordinary success in Europe and the United States, even completely crushing the GA’s Knight’s glory. "

"Although you’ve made some other successful games like Warcraft, Minecraft, League of Legends, and so on, there’s never been a game that has such a wide influence like dark Souls. After all, this is the first game to be created with AI, and it represents the top level of vr game design. "

"Then, regarding this game, our first concern is its difficulty. When you designed the game, did you decide from the start that the game would be this difficult? Or is this a joint decision by the entire research and development team?"

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded."I’ll decide on the difficulty."

Dennis said,’in other words, the difficulty of Dark Souls’ fame … Was entirely due to your efforts? So why is it so difficult?"

Chen Mo smiled, "I don’t think" hard "can be used to describe the game’s difficulty." I don’t like to say ‘this is too difficult’, but I usually say ‘this doesn’t make sense’."

"What’s the Difference?" Denise asked, confused."What’s the Difference?"

"Obviously, " Chen Mo said, "Dark Souls isn’t so difficult that it’s impossible for everyone. This wasn’t my intention when I was designing it."

"From a secular point of view, Dark Souls is indeed more difficult than most games on the market, but I’m more concerned about whether the level design logic behind Dark Souls is reasonable."

"The key is to find a balance point. The players will find it very difficult when they can’t find the trick, but after they find the trick, most people can clear the game relatively smoothly. This is the difficulty design I want. "

"Wow, " said Denise in shock, "he’s indeed a world-class game designer. Even his way of looking at games is different from ours."

"To put it simply, " Chen Mo said in a low voice, "you can’t be too ruthless, or you’ll beat all the players away."

"Huh?"

"It’s okay, " Chen Zhao smiled."Let’s continue."

"Alright, " Denise said, "next question. Isn’t there a huge difference in the damage output of the weapons in this game?" For example, I personally like whips, but in Dark Souls, whips don’t seem to be of any use. As for other weapons, such as exiles ‘broadswords, aren’t they a little too strong?"

"Yes, " Chen Zhao said. The exiles "daggers are indeed stronger."

"Why did you design it this way on purpose?" asked Denise.

"Of course, " Chen Zhao said."It’s because I like to use it."

"Huh?"

"It’s about whips, " Chen Zhao continued."It’s because it’s a pretty marginal type of weapon in the design. In fact, in Dark Souls, most of the weapons that were suitable for showing off had some other attributes that were slightly weakened. This is so that the players can try out other weapon types. "

"So, " said Denise thoughtfully, "that’s why whip-type weapons and many other cool-looking weapons are all flashy without substance?"

Chen Mo chuckled, "that’s right, after all, being strong is only temporary, but being handsome is a lifetime!" If it’s strong and handsome, then the players won’t use other weapons, and I’ll be wasting my time?"

Denise was speechless, but she thought,’you’re right … But there should be a limit to how weak I am, right? For example, the leather whip that I like, isn’t the damage too low?"

Chen Mo coughed dryly,’well … Don’t bring your hobbies into the game. Besides, if you think the damage output is low, you can turn off the damage display. "

Denise was shocked, "turn off the damage display?" Aren’t you just lying to yourself?"

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, but at least it’s a good solution, right?."

"But …" Denise almost broke down."Whether it’s an invasion or a police officer, low weapon damage means that you can’t beat anyone!"

Chen Mo smiled, "well, you can play the game offline. You can be a lonely Queen of whips. That way, you won’t have to face such problems."

"What?" Denise was shocked."So, the solution to the low damage of the whip is to play offline?"

Chen Mo nodded, "yes. Even though this solution doesn’t sound reliable, you have to admit that it’s one of the ways to solve the problem."

"Alright, then let’s move on to the next topic …" Said Denise as she held her forehead in despair.

"On the internet, the plot of Dark Souls has triggered a heated discussion among players. Some players even speculate about the plot by dismantling the name. Many people said that this method was stupid. After all, the designer of Dark Souls was a Chinese. Then, may I ask if you put any corresponding meaning in the name?"

Chen Zhao said, "ah, actually there is." I’ve dabbled in a wide range of things, including many places and people’s names in the game. In fact, I first used English and then translated them into Chinese according to the English. Otherwise, the game wouldn’t have such a Western flavor. "

"Oh?" Denise’s eyes lit up."So, it’s very reasonable to speculate the corresponding plot through the names of the places and people?"

Chen Mo nodded, "yes, you can say so."

"It’s really surprising, " said Denise."It seems that your cultural heritage is really deep! I was still wondering how a Chinese company could make such an authentic Western fantasy theme, but now that I know you have such a deep cultural heritage, it’s not difficult to understand!"

"Haha!" Chen Mo laughed, "it’s just a small interest."

"We also noticed, " said Denise. The plot of Dark Souls was relatively fragmented, and many of the plots were not explained clearly. What do you think about this? Is it done on purpose to give players more room for imagination?"

Chen Zhao laughed, "in fact, this was a deliberate design. I have a complete background story in my mind, but I won’t say it out loud because it’s one of the core joys of Dark Souls to let the players explore and discover more mysteries in the world. "

"Of course, there’s still a large part of the plot that we haven’t released yet. There’ll be another work in Dark Souls."

Denise immediately perked up and asked, "another work?" In other words … Dark Souls will have a sequel?"

Chapter 560: A more Perfect Dark Souls!

Chen Mo nodded, "although I haven’t decided yet … It’s possible that it’ll appear in the old legends."

Denise was very excited. This was clearly the most valuable piece of news she had discovered this time.

"Then, is there anything you can reveal about the prequel to Dark Souls?"

"Well …" Chen Mo said, "I’ve decided on the background, but I can’t reveal too much now. I can only reveal that it was set much earlier than Dark Souls itself."

Denise asked, "far earlier than the time setting … How long exactly?" Will he tell us about the beginning of the world of Dark Souls?"

"Yeah, " Chen Mo said, "the players will come into contact with many of the early characters in Dark Souls, including the Sun King Gwyn, who built the Age of Fire."

"Actually, the research and development plan for this project has already been decided a long time ago, and it won’t take too long. This is because the overall engine is based on the current engine. We only need to add some scenes."

The more Denise listened, the more excited she became. Will it be sold separately this time, or will it appear in the form of a DLC?"

"It’s going to be sold separately, " Chen Mo said."But there’ll be two different versions this time, including the VR and mobile version."

"Mobile version?" Denise was stunned.

"Yes, " Chen Mo nodded. As for this mobile phone, it was still only being sold in China. If you’re interested, I can give you one, or you can bring it back to tgnn. I expect this model to be sold overseas soon. "

Chen Mo stood up and took a brand new Switch from the side and handed it to Denise.

"Is this a brand new handheld device? Oh, I have a little impression of it, but I don’t think this model is sold in Europe and the United States. " Denise curiously observed the Switch’s packaging.

Chen Mo smiled, "yes, I’ve been busy with Dark Souls ‘development. It’s a bit rushed. There aren’t many games on it, so I’m thinking of delaying the release for a few months." This time, the prequel of Dark Souls and the main body of Dark Souls will be released on the mobile platform. "

Denise was a little surprised, "isn’t this a little unnecessary?" Those who really like dark Souls are hardcore players, so they definitely prefer to play in the game cabin. "

Chen Zhao smiled. The current pricing strategy was that if players bought the VR version of Dark Souls, they would get the mobile version for free. Players who can’t afford a VR pod can also buy the switch, and it’s very cheap at only 98 Yuan, which is about 16 dollars, not even 1/20 of the VR version. "

Denise nodded. After hearing the price, she began to understand the advantages of the mobile version of Dark Souls.

However, she hadn’t opened the treasure chest yet, so it was hard for her to understand what it felt like to play Dark Souls on such a small mobile phone.

"Then, " asked Denise."How much content will the dark Souls on the handheld device shrink?"

"It’ll faithfully recreate Dark Souls ‘content, " Chen Mo said."It won’t shrink too much." Of course, due to the different operation and display methods of the two devices, the mobile version of Dark Souls will definitely have some changes in the experience. "

"But I think the mobile version and the VR version are two different gaming experiences. It’s hard to say which is better."

"Then, " said Denise excitedly, "in the prequel to Dark Souls, can you strengthen my favorite whip-type weapon?"

Chen Mo smiled, "Like I said before, you can turn off the damage display."

Denise was speechless.

Clearly, Chen Zhao couldn’t increase the damage of the whip.

Dennis thought for a moment and asked, "there’s another crucial question. How difficult is the prequel to Dark Souls?" Will you lower the difficulty just because the players strongly request it?"

Chen Mo chuckled."I’ve said it before. When I’m making Dark Souls, I never consider the difficulty. I want to give the players an unexpected feeling. I want to surprise them and bring them happiness."

"As for the prequel to Dark Souls … Let’s put it this way. It will be an even more unexpected game. Or rather, it is the true essence of Dark Souls. I think it will surpass the current Dark Souls in terms of gameplay. "

After saying that, Chen Zhao gave a meaningful smile.

Denise was very excited."Alright! I’m sure many players can’t wait to see it. I hope the prequel of Dark Souls can be completed as soon as possible!"

Denise chatted with Chen Mo for a while more. The reporter from across the ocean was obviously curious about everything in the experience store, and only left after asking a few more questions.

"In short, the content of Dark Souls ‘prequel shouldn’t be confidential, right? It shouldn’t be a problem to release it to the players now, right?" Asked Denise.

Chen Mo smiled."No problem. You can make the players look forward to it. I hope you can try the Switch and help promote it."

Denise nodded."Okay. I’ll take my leave now. I hope there will be more interviews in the future."

Denise walked away happily, her mind filled with her longing for the prequel to Dark Souls.

The other players probably had the same expectations as Denise, but Chen Mo couldn’t help but smile when he thought about the difficulty of the game.

……

Chen Zhao had a lot of things to do recently.

The number of employees in Thunderbolt entertainment was increasing. Not only were there more people in the art department, but there were also more people in charge of the operation and maintenance of various projects. The four-floor workspace was almost full.

There was a lot of work to do at Thunderbolt entertainment.

On one hand, it was the League of Legends competition. The domestic league was in full swing, and the popularity was getting higher and higher. The time of the second Global Finals was gradually approaching, and many players of League of Legends were looking forward to it.

On top of that, Overwatch had already released its International Version a long time ago, and it received a very good response in the Western market.

However, the game’s popularity in China was not as dominant as League of Legends, mainly because of the game’s characteristics.

As the game’s depth wasn’t that great, it was difficult for its popularity to continue rising. Many players would stop playing it after the novelty wore off.

However, Overwatch was still a popular game and needed to be operated in the long run.

Of course, there were professionals in charge of maintaining the content, so Chen Mo didn’t have to worry about it, since the game was already more or less set.

Chen Mo’s current focus was on two things. One was to remake Dark Souls 1 so that the Dark Souls series could be fully presented in this world; On the other hand, it was to promote the Switch.

So far, the Switch had not been sold in the European and American markets, and there were no particularly popular games on the platform except for Odyssey.

Chen Mo wanted to use the popularity of Dark Souls to lay the foundation for Switch to open up the Western market.

The mobile phone and the VR gaming pod targeted completely different groups of people. The biggest advantage of the mobile phone was that it was cheap.

For a game like dark Souls, the VR version costs 1988 Yuan, but the mobile version only costs 98 Yuan.

The difference in experience between the two devices was mainly in the sense of immersion. The mobile version of Dark Souls was equally fun in terms of playing method and content.

Apart from that, the market share of mobile platforms was still expanding. Just like in his previous life, more and more manufacturers were modifying their PC games and putting them on the mobile platform. The results were good, and the profitability of mobile games was getting stronger and stronger.

Chen Mo hadn’t released a new game on mobile games for almost a year. Could he use this opportunity to pick up another wave of leeks?

Chapter 561: Prequel to Dark Souls!

Soon, TGN’s interview was out, and it was a video interview. The host and Chen Mo conversed in Chinese, and after the interview was covered with English subtitles, it was uploaded to all the video websites.

While the video caused a strong reaction in Europe and the United States, it was also forwarded by many enthusiastic players to the domestic website.

What caught the players ‘attention the most was that Chen Mo had announced the development plans for Dark Souls!

"What? The prequel to Dark Souls? Wow, it sounds really cool!"

"Yeah, the main thing is that the plot of Dark Souls can be completed. Plus, Chen Mo said in the interview that he has a complete plot in his head. After the prequel is released, many of the unsolved problems should be solved, right?"

"Those scholars and soul scholars no longer have to argue on the forum every day …"

"But why do I have a bad feeling about this? Chen Mo’s smile in the interview reminded me of the press conference for Dark Souls … Serente’s smile is just asking if you’re scared!"

"Aiya, after the baptism of Dark Souls, what else do you have to worry about? How difficult could it be? Let’s put it this way, the prequel to Dark Souls is definitely difficult, but we’ve been abused so many times, how can we be abused again?"

"Hehe, that’s true …"

After hearing that Dark Souls had plans to develop a sequel, many players were extremely enthusiastic and left messages on Chen Mo’s Weibo, asking about the plan.

Chen Mo didn’t plan on hiding it from the players, because the development of the prequel would be very fast. The battle mechanics and character scenes could be reused, so it wouldn’t take long.

Moreover, releasing more News Now could keep the popularity of Dark Souls going. After all, there would be a lot of games made with artificial intelligence coming out soon. Although the quality of these games would definitely not be comparable to Dark Souls, they were new games after all, and would still have a certain impact on Dark Souls.

Chen Mo posted on Weibo.

"To answer a few questions. First of all, there was indeed a development plan for the prequel of Dark Souls, and everyone would see it soon. This time, we’ll make up for some of the plot’s content, and at the same time, we’ll give you an even more exciting journey in Dark Souls. "

"Secondly, there will be an update for Dark Souls. In addition to the daily balance adjustments, there will be a new way of playing, the death mode.

"In death mode, the players will fight the Lord of Cinder at his peak, not the noobs who have been burned to ashes. Death mode allows 1-to-10 players to form teams freely. At the same time, the boss ‘HP, attack desire, and AI will also be automatically adjusted according to the number of players. "

"In death mode, the boss will no longer attack according to the original AI. Instead, it will be controlled by the artificial intelligence to release skills according to a certain random pattern and choose the aggro target."

"Finally, after dark Souls ‘prequel is completed, it will be launched on the VR platform and switch at the same time as Dark Souls. The pricing of the two games will be exactly the same, 1988 Yuan for VR and 98 Yuan for switch. Those who can’t afford a VR gaming chamber can also try the game on their phones or on TV. "

The moment this Weibo post was posted, it once again caused a frenzy of reposts by players!

The sequels were still a mystery, and no one could say for sure if they were fun or not before they were made. However, the death mode and new playstyle that Chen Mo mentioned were quite new to many players.

After a period of trial and error, many players of the bone ash tier had already completed many rounds of the game, and the limits of the game were constantly being explored.

As the bosses in Dark Souls had relatively simple AI and fixed movement patterns, many expert players could even defeat some difficult bosses with normal weapons at level one.

Some players even posted a video of a level one character using a beginner’s longsword that had not been strengthened to defeat the nameless King. Although the entire video was nearly half an hour long, which was very long, this player had indeed defeated the nameless King with a Smurf. Moreover, he had not been touched at all throughout the entire video.

To many of the current experts, bosses were no longer a threat to them. For the sake of more exciting challenges, many of them would try to find ways to farm bosses as quickly as possible. They would try to kill bosses before they could even make it out of the second stage.

This new mode gave the players, who had lost their sense of challenge in the game, a new way to challenge themselves.

A boss controlled by artificial intelligence, just thinking about it made him feel good!

There were several games made with new physics at home and abroad, but when the news of Dark Souls was released, the players said, "Aiya, Dark Souls is still the most fun!

These game developers felt that they were f * cking dogs. Dark Souls had been released for such a long time, couldn’t they stop for a while?

Unfortunately, Chen Mo didn’t have any intention of stopping. From what he said on Weibo, the prequel to Dark Souls wasn’t an empty promise, and it was going to be completed soon …

The other video game companies were speechless, but they couldn’t do anything about it, since Chen Mo was making games so quickly …

He was simply doing whatever he wanted …

……

In the experience store, Chen Mo was sitting in the lobby on the first floor when he heard a commotion from the PC experience area.

"F * ck, does this Sword Saint even know how to play? how can he drive a big one up there? is he a primary school student?"

"Sigh, don’t mention it! Recently, the primary school students are having their summer break, and there are more and more scammers in the ranking competition!"

"Damn it, why are primary school students playing League of Legends instead of studying?"

"Typing and scolding him, I’m so angry. How can he still play games when he’s so weak? Go home and drink your milk!"

Chen Zhao couldn’t help but smile. It seemed that elementary school students were still not welcomed in this world.

League of Legends had been online for more than a year now, and it was developing well. Although it was not as popular as in his previous life, it was already dominating the PC market.

Of course, League of Legends also encountered the same problem as in his previous life, the problem of primary school students.

It had to be said that in this world, mobile and PC games were more attractive to primary school students. In particular, games like League of Legends, which were easy to get started and easy to show off, had become a disaster area for primary school students.

Of course, he was not discriminating against primary school students. The so-called primary school students were just a joke.

Many 14 to 15-year-old geniuses who played professionally were, strictly speaking, elementary school students, but they played better than most adults.

In fact, the primary school students in the eyes of many people were actually college students or girls. However, in proportion, it was possible that the proportion of children who were scammers was higher, so primary school students were synonymous with scammers.

Chapter 562: Mobile MOBA

On the forums and Tieba almost every day, there were posts complaining about which pig teammate had tricked them again. Why hadn’t the elementary school started yet …

Indeed, at the end of every week or holiday, many people could feel that the probability of encountering pig teammates had increased significantly.

There were also a lot of people who said, "Chen Mo, hurry up and turn on the identity verification mode. Don’t let the kids log into the game. It’s so annoying!"

Chen Mo always laughed it off. What a joke, primary school students are also an important group of players. It’s not easy for primary school students to save up their lucky money, what kind of person am I if I don’t earn it?

He had to treat the players equally!

However, even though there were some primary school players in League of Legends, the number was still too small. The true core players of League of Legends were still young people between the ages of 16 and 26.

Even though there were more female and elementary school players in League of Legends than other games, Chen Mo was still not satisfied.

In the parallel world, mobile games and vr games were both very advanced, which caused a severe divergence in the PC market. League of Legends could only unify the PC market, and while it would slightly affect the other two platforms, there was a limit to it.

If he wanted to expand his player base, he couldn’t just place his hopes on one platform.

As Chen Mo was thinking, zou Zhuo walked over and sat down beside him.

"What’s wrong with you? why are you frowning? You got dumped?" Chen Zhao asked curiously.

"Sigh, don’t mention it." Zou Zhuo’s face hurt."I lost the diamond rank competition again."

Chen Zhao patted his shoulder sympathetically."Sigh, this is normal."

Zou Zhuo wasn’t convinced, "manager, why do I always run into such terrible teammates?" As long as my teammates know how to play, I can win, but I can’t stand my teammates giving me free money!"

Chen Mo chuckled, "zou Zhuo, you can win if your teammates carry you, but you can’t win if your teammates don’t know how to play. Doesn’t that mean you’re in this group?" If you can really carry each game yourself, how can you not play?"

Zou Zhuo was shocked."I think you’re right … But I still want to say something. F * ck a F * cking kid!"

Chen Mo laughed, "think about it. The primary school students might be on your side or opposite you. Isn’t it fun to be teammates with primary school students?"

"But … I don’t think primary school students have ever been on the opposite side of the queue … Ah, I was just thinking, can you find a way to control these primary school students?" zou Zhuo complained.

Chen Mo looked at him."Hmm…We can make a game for primary school students. Let them play it. Then they won’t have to go to League of Legends to trick you."

"That’s realistic, isn’t it?"zou Zhuo said. Primary school students nowadays are not like before. They all like to play games like League of Legends and especially like to play heroes that can be shown, such as children’s play … If you make a game, they might not like to play it. "

"You don’t have to worry about that, " Chen Mo laughed."They’ll definitely like my game."

……

League of Legends had been online for more than a year.

As League of Legends became more and more popular, MOBA games also became more and more popular. However, on the PC side, League of Legends had already gained momentum, and there were basically no MOBA games that could shake its position.

This was because these types of games had a strong sense of exclusiveness. Players who were used to playing MOBA games would feel very uncomfortable when they tried other games.

Therefore, in the field of PC, it was hard to find a MOBA game that could compete with League of Legends.

Moreover, the VR industry wasn’t suitable for transplanting this type of game, so many video game companies focused their attention on mobile games.

Transplanting League of Legends to mobile games seemed like a good choice. Moreover, mobile game designers were constantly changing their design concepts and were no longer as limited as before.

Following the baptism of games such as Onmyoji and land of the guide, most video game designers realized that mobile game players had no bottom line. No matter how hardcore the game was, they would still play it …

Therefore, many designers were preparing to port their successful PC RPG games to mobile games, and also thinking about porting MOBA games like League of Legends to mobile games.

There were indeed two or three game companies that were already in the process of making the game. However, the end products of the game weren’t very good and the experience wasn’t as good as a computer, so it didn’t become popular.

The time was almost right for Chen Mo. If he let the developers continue to explore, there would definitely be designers who could recreate a more complete MOBA on the mobile game platform.

Clearly, Chen Zhao would not give them the chance.

……

Many mobile game designers from Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment were researching how to port MOBA games to their phones, and some were discussing it in private.

"Did you hear? League of Legends’s number of online players has reached a new high. It’s dominating the PC market now, and I can’t even make money without doing anything!"

"Yeah, but then again, who would’ve thought that League of Legends would have such a great future? Everyone thought that the PC market was already dead. "

"Emperor dynasty entertainment should have a project as well. Should they consider making a mobile MOBA?"

"Yes, you have a project there too?"

"Definitely! And two of the projects are almost complete, but some details are still open to discussion. "

"Yes, we’re also stuck at this segment. The main problem was farming, the game rhythm, and the release of skills. If we can solve these problems, it shouldn’t be hard to recreate the core fun of MOBA games on mobile games. "

"But these are the problems that are not easy to solve! We’ve tried a few plans, but they don’t feel good. "

……

Many video game designers were thinking about how to port MOBA games to mobile games, but they had yet to come up with a perfect plan.

These people’s design plans were basically based on the template of League of Legends. Because League of Legends had achieved great success on the PC side, its game design concept and numerical model had long been proven to be very successful, so most designers chose to use it.

However, many video game designers were still confused as to how to make changes to suit the mobile game platform.

On one hand, it was a matter of control. For example, how should the player move, attack, and how should they choose the target they wanted to attack? How do you determine if a player wants to fight the hero, the tower, or the jungle?

Furthermore, certain skills were more troublesome to cast. For example, Lee Sin could use his roundhouse kick smoothly on the computer, but it was a little too masochistic on the mobile game.

Chapter 563: New mobile game

The most direct solution was to let the players touch the screen, but even though this plan seemed perfect, the hand feel of the operation was terrible. The main problem was that it was tiring and inaccurate.

If it was on a tablet, it would be more friendly for the player to tap on the screen with his hand. However, after all, most people played games on their mobile phones. Who would have nothing better to do than to run around with a tablet?

Moreover, it was very tiring to point because players had to frequently farm and attack in the game, and they also had to move.

On the PC side, players could easily complete these actions with the mouse, but on the mobile platform, just relying on the mouse would make it seem like they were in a mess.

On the other hand, it was the rhythm of the game. In League of Legends, normal matches were around 30 minutes long, but some could be delayed to 50 minutes or even longer.

It was obvious that this was an unacceptable amount of time for mobile game players.

Many designers thought that this time should be further shortened, even to about 20 minutes, but no one had a good plan for how to shorten it.

Some designers hoped to speed up the pace of the game, including reducing the defense towers and monster HP, increasing the players ‘attack power and leveling speed, and so on.

However, this would bring new problems because the system of League of Legends was very comprehensive. Any change could cause the pace of the game to collapse.

For example, considering that the high HP of the defensive tower would slow down the pace of the game, would reducing the HP of the defensive tower cause some fast-push heroes to become too powerful?

This kind of weakening might result in the game not slowing down, but some heroes becoming too strong …

Therefore, it was a very systematic task to adjust the game’s rhythm. It involved all aspects of the game, including the game’s mechanism, hero’s skills, and so on. It was not easy to get the results you wanted by simply adjusting some attributes.

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters, Lin chaoxu’s office.

Qiu bin was all smiles.

Lin chaoxu was in a good mood as well, "Hmm, not bad. The moon god’s prophecy has been doing well on the mobile platform. It’s already on the top of the best-selling list. You should be able to raise your videogame designer level."

Qiu bin smiled."Yes, it’s all thanks to you, boss Lin. Actually, there were some design changes when we transplanted moon God’s prophecy onto the mobile platform. But overall, the game has a good foundation!"

As one of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s signature products, moon God’s prophecy was originally a dual-terminal game between PC and VR. However, in the past two years, the game had been impacted by League of Legends on the PC and other games on the VR, and its figures had been declining year by year.

Many people could clearly feel that RPG games were no longer as glorious as they used to be.

Emperor dynasty entertainment didn’t want to fall behind in the popularity of changing PC games to mobile games. This time, Lin chaoxu even let Qiu bin do it personally, changing moon God’s prophecy to a mobile game.

Even though Qiu bin wasn’t an S-grade videogame designer, he was the best at designing mobile games in Emperor dynasty entertainment. Lin chaoxu had high hopes for him to pass this project to him.

On the other hand, turning moon God’s prophecy into a mobile game wasn’t that complicated, since there were already art resources on the PC side. Qiu bin just had to change the resources, shrink the capacity, and make some design changes to the mobile game.

Moon God’s prophecy performed extremely well after it was released, successfully reaching the top of the mobile best selling leaderboard. Many PC and VR players who had given up on the game even returned to the mobile game platform through various old players ‘summons.

This was a pleasant surprise for Lin chaoxu. He had only wanted to give it a try, but he didn’t expect it to be so successful.

Lin chaoxu praised Qiu bin highly, and Qiu bin himself was very proud of himself. When he walked out of Lin chaoxu’s office, he was still beaming with joy.

"I feel like ever since Chen Mo left the mobile game platform, my life has been getting better and better!" Qiu bin thought.

Thinking about Jin jieguang’s tragic experience on PC, Qiu bin felt a sense of relief. Chen Mo was indeed a jinx, no one would have an easy time!

But then again, Chen Mo had been doing very well in VR, and had even made his game into the International market, receiving good reviews.

Qiu bin couldn’t help but think that Chen Mo had gotten to where he was now, even though he had just started out as a nobody.

"But fortunately, that guy went to the VR platform. If I continue to stay on the mobile game platform, my days will be tough. " Qiu bin sighed.

After Chen Mo used I am MT and Onmyoji to turn the entire card market upside down, there weren’t any other revolutionary mobile card games.

Although there were games similar to "leading the land, " they were not as groundbreaking as the previous two, and their influence was far from that of the previous games. Many video game designers thought that Chen Mo didn’t want to play with them anymore in the mobile game industry.

This was a good thing for most video game designers, since no one wanted their game to be related to Chen Mo’s …

She could get into a car accident, but not Chen Zhao …

……

In the experience store, Chen Mo called everyone for a meeting.

In fact, the news about the sequel of Dark Souls had already been released, and everyone was looking forward to it.

Although not many of the people present could really clear the game, it didn’t affect everyone’s love for it. Wasn’t clearing the game through a video also considered clearing the game?

However, while they were looking forward to it, they were also a little confused. Dark Souls was already quite complete, and according to Chen Mo’s personality, he wouldn’t release a sequel so quickly after a successful game.

There were also some players who joked that ‘Chen Mo isn’t one of the best’, because Chen Mo hadn’t really released many sequels since he started developing games …

Even for an evergreen game like Warcraft, Chen Mo didn’t seem to have any plans to release a sequel …

Could they really come up with something new for the dark Souls sequel this time? If it was just like a DLC, it would be difficult to satisfy the players.

Chen Mo looked at everyone present, "I’ll talk about the next stage of the development plan. First, it’s about the prequel to Dark Souls. I’m sure everyone knows that it’s mainly based on the current resources and design of Dark Souls, but some changes have been made to the details. "

"One more thing … While we’re working on the prequel to Dark Souls, we’re also going to develop a mobile game."

Chapter 564: Garden gardener-salent

"Mobile games?"

Everyone was surprised, as Chen Mo hadn’t released a mobile game in a long time.

Chen Mo only made I am mt and Onmyoji because he didn’t have the ability and money, so he made these games to spend money.

But as Chen Mo’s videogame designer level got higher, he had more and more money to spend on research and development. As a result, he stopped making mobile games and shifted his focus to VR.

The last Thunderbolt entertainment released was leading the land, and Chen Mo completed it all by himself.

However, they didn’t think too much about it. After all, it wasn’t a lot of work to develop the prequel of Dark Souls. With the foundation of Dark Souls, developing the prequel was nothing more than adding some new scenes and new plots. The overall framework could be used.

Under such circumstances, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to transfer some people to develop a mobile game.

Chen Mo tapped on the keyboard, and the design concept for Mobile Legends appeared on the projector.

This time, we’re making a MOBA mobile game."

Chen Mo looked at Qian Kun, "you’ll be in charge of the mobile game this time. After all, you’re in charge of League of Legends, so you’re more experienced. This mobile game is based on League of Legends, with some minor changes. It shouldn’t be too difficult for you."

"Ah?" Qian Kun was stunned."Then why don’t we just make the mobile version of League of Legends?"

"Yup." Su Jinyu was also a little confused, "even if we don’t use the characters from League of Legends, we can use other characters. We can use the famous characters from Warcraft and Diablo as well."

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes."I say, you two have been with me for so long. Why haven’t you grown up?"

"Ah?" The two of them looked at each other in confusion.

Chen Mo knocked on the projector screen, "alright, it’s time for the small class. Let me ask you guys, what is the first element in writing a game design concept draft?"

"Hmm …" Qian Kun scratched the back of his head and said, "I’m analyzing the design."

Chen Mo nodded, "that’s right. Before writing a design draft, the first thing to do is to analyze the game’s target audience. Then, we’ll analyze the game’s design intent."

"Let’s see who the gaming community I’m writing about is. "

"Uh, primary school students …" Qian Kun was dumbfounded.

No one had noticed it before, but on closer look, Chen Mo had clearly written on the target audience page: Primary school students, female players, and related audience groups …

Obviously, this game was completely different from League of Legends. The players of League of Legends were young players between the ages of 16 and 26, mainly high school and college students.

However, King of Glory’s target audience was … Primary school students, female players, and those with bad hands.

Everyone was a little dumbfounded. This was the first time they had seen a game that targeted primary school students.

Chen Mo said, "indeed, these game IPS do have some weight in the hearts of young people." But if the target audience is primary school students, how many of them have played Warcraft before and how many of them like Diablo?"

"Uh, that seems to be the case …" Qian Kun thought.

Chen Mo continued, "King of Glory and League of Legends aren’t in the same position. Otherwise, wouldn’t I be poaching my own players?" Obviously, I want those young people to continue playing League of Legends. The mission of Mobile Legends is to continue to expand MOBA games to those relatively marginalized groups of players. "

"Primary school students, female players, and clumsy players are mainly those who feel that League of Legends is too tiring, that it takes too long, and that it’s inconvenient. These are the main target audience of Mobile Legends.

"And most of these people weren’t loyal players of Thunderbolt gaming before. Thunderbolt gaming does have a lot of good IPS, but they don’t have much of an advantage in this group of people. "

"Think about it from the perspective of an elementary school student. How many of them know about the Lich King, and how many of them have actually played our VR game?"

"Maybe the only game that has a little influence on primary school students is League of Legends. But like I said before, I don’t want this game to clash with the positioning of League of Legends. What if League of Legends is released as a mobile game and it hits the PC market?"

"These players need a clearer and more recognizable cultural image. It’s easier for them to remember and recognize the characters in the traditional culture. After all, many people have already learned Li Bai’s poems when they were in primary school. "

Qian Kun scratched his head."Hmm…I think so. Manager, I understand what you’re trying to say. But can the primary school students really support this game?" Their time and spending power should be relatively weak …"

Su Jinyu raised her hand."One more question, manager. The game Committee has a rule for underaged players. They have to limit their playing time every day. This will have an impact, right?"

Chen Mo chuckled."Of course, even if the game Committee doesn’t have any rules, I will still limit the time that the primary school students can play. After all, they are the flowers of our country, we have to take good care of them!"

Everyone present was shocked. Oh my God, did the store manager really say that?

Protect the flowers of the motherland?

Why did he feel like Chen Zhao’s smile was a little off when he said that?

Or was he going to have another title in the future, the gardener, serente?

"Also, why don’t I use another ip?" Chen Mo continued."It’s so that the students can understand our country’s traditional culture."

"Actually, I have a lot of good IPS, but most of them are Western fantasy themes. First of all, primary school students are not interested in it. Second, it can’t play the role of promoting traditional culture. "

Su Jinyu’s face was full of pain."Manager, don’t lie to me. I don’t read much. You’ve obviously changed a lot of hero’s background stories." Look at what you’ve written in the concept draft. It’s a magically modified continent to begin with. These heroes only have similar names and characteristics, but in reality, they’re not historical figures at all!"

Chen Mo chuckled, "of course. It’s so boring to strictly reproduce historical figures. No one would play it." In order to combine the real historical figures with the game’s characteristics, he had to make some magical changes. However, there’s no need for everyone to worry, because I’ve already made preparations for this. "

Chen Mo tapped on the keyboard, "that’s right, this is the system. I call it love blue cat, learn blue cat … No, no, it ‘s’ love knowledge learn knowledge, I’m proud of my posture system ‘."

Qian Kun was shocked, "Oh my God, is the name of the system that long?"

Chapter 565: The more difficult Dark Souls

Chen Mo explained, "the heroes in this game need to be unlocked." Players could purchase the items with gold coins, diamonds, and point certificates. Of course, some heroes can only be obtained through extremely fraudulent top-up activities. However, we’ll talk about this later. "

"The point is that when the player wants to buy a hero, in addition to saving up the money needed to buy a gold hero, they also have to read the true life history of the hero through the microphone and answer the correct questions given by the system before they can successfully buy it.

Su Jinyu was confused,’manager, can you give me a more specific example? Why do I feel like you’re a scammer, system?"

"Alright, " Chen Zhao said."I’ll give you a simple example." For example, if a primary school student wanted to buy Li Bai, after he finished reading Li Bai’s true life introduction, the system would pop up a few questions, one of which was like this: In history, what was Li Bai’s real occupation?"

"There are four options below, respectively: drunkard, assassin, poet. Jungler."

Qian Kun was shocked, "wow, can someone really get these questions wrong?"

"Don’t overestimate the education level of primary school students, "Chen Mo laughed.

"Moreover, these questions were drawn from a large question bank. The questions are completely random and the choices are all mixed up. There is also a time limit of ten seconds to answer. If you get it wrong, you’ll have to re-read the introduction to the person’s life. "

"If a primary school student chooses drunkard, assassin, or jungler in this option … Then it’s a pity that he can only go back and review Li Bai’s real history."

Su Jinyu was shocked."Manager, " she said."Aren’t you afraid of those kids?"

"It’s every gamer’s duty to spread history to all primary school students!"Chen Mo said with a straight face. I’m obliged to promote traditional cultural knowledge!"

Everyone was shocked. Chen Mo was so serious when he said this that they almost believed him …

Su Jinyu’s mouth twitched."Manager, " she said, "so, King of Glory is actually an quiz game to popularize historical facts?"

Chen Mo nodded and said with certainty, "Yes, that’s right, "

He thought for a moment and said, "eh?" If that’s the case, do you think the game Committee will give a special recommendation spot to Mobile Legends? After all, this game is meant to promote traditional culture. "

Su Jinyu facepalmed."Manager! You’re thinking too much!"

Chen Mo chuckled, "okay, next up is the content of Dark Souls" prequel. "

"The prequel to Dark Souls mainly remakes a bunch of scenes and makes some small changes to the game. For example, in the beginning, the bonfire will not be able to teleport. "

"Ah?"

Everyone was shocked and almost thought that they had heard wrong!

The bonfire couldn’t be teleported. Could this game still be played?

Qian Kun tried his best to imagine the scene after the bonfire failed to teleport him.

For example, in Dark Souls, players would have to go through a lot of trouble to find Farron’s cesspit. By then, they would have accumulated a lot of souls and would have to go back to the firefight lady to level up. Then, they would have to run all the way from Farron’s cesspit to the High Wall of Lothric, and then back to the Firelink sacrificial grounds …

This was too F * cking deceptive!

"Manager, " Qian Kun coughed dryly, "I think we should think twice about this. If we do this, our Experience Store might be razed to the ground by the angry players …"

Chen Mo smiled, "it’s okay. Players can level up by the bonfire." Moreover, as the player progresses in the game, they will get a special item. With this item, they can use the bonfire to teleport. "

Qian Kun’s face was filled with pain,’in other words … Teleportation is a function that can be used at will, but it’s now on a prop?’ Manager, aren’t you going a little too far? I can’t stand it anymore! Also, are you going to use this prop to charge for it?"

Chen Zhao’s eyes lit up. Don’t tell me this is a good idea!"

Qian Kun facepalmed and said, "don ‘t!" Manager, I’m just saying. You can’t charge us for this, or our lives won’t be guaranteed!"

Chen Mo laughed, "of course not. I’m just joking. But I’ll definitely need the prop." Not only can’t the bonfire teleport, but there will also be some small changes in the prequel to Dark Souls, which will highlight … Well, the game’s playfulness. "

Qian Kun said, "this isn’t a game. This is torture!" Manager, I really think that the current difficulty of Dark Souls is already insane. Is it really appropriate to increase the difficulty?"

"Of course it’s appropriate!" Chen Zhao said. A torturing game has been turned into a mowing game by the players. Obviously, the players are far from reaching their limits!"

"And this is all art, understand? Art! What did Dark Souls rely on to become popular? It depended on its artistic quality. The core fun of Dark Souls was the unexpected level design, the intense boss battle, and the ubiquitous danger of death! If we only make something similar to Dark Souls, how can we meet the increasing material and cultural needs of the players?"

Everyone was speechless.

He was speechless, but his heart ached for the players …

It was hard to imagine what Dark Souls would look like …

"Also, " Chen Mo added, "Dark Souls will have a new game mode called random mode. In this mode, all items will be dropped randomly, except for some key items that may affect the subsequent plot. "

"In other words, if players want to play this mode well, they have to explore everywhere and even collect everything as the goal of the game. Otherwise, they are likely to miss out on some very good items."

Qian Kun’s eyes lit up, "this game type sounds very fun!" It can replicate the core of the adventure to the maximum!"

As everyone knew, the drops in Dark Souls were fixed. After a round of running and becoming familiar with the game’s items, players would know where the good items were and where the items could be taken or not. Therefore, the players ‘goals would be very clear.

Many pro players didn’t even fight monsters, they only picked up the key items and ran smoothly. This was obviously against Chen Mo’s design, and it also lost the fun of exploring when they were new.

If there was a random mode, the players would have to go through all the items. They might pick up trash from where a good item was dropped, or they might pick up a good item from an ordinary place. The dramatic effect of the game itself was very obvious.

However, Qian Kun also realized that there might be a very uncontrollable situation in this game mode. The players would find that they would only pick up a pile of trash at the beginning, and the good things would be randomly sent to somewhere.

If some unlucky player were to play this mode, they would probably be given a song called ‘cool’…

However, since Chen Mo was going to make this type of random mode himself, he would definitely have considered this. There wouldn’t be a situation where the prison key was inside the prison …

Chapter 566: Li jingsi’s interview

After they finished discussing the design concept, everyone quickly went into the development of the two new games.

According to Chen Mo’s estimates, Dark Souls and mobile Legends would be developed very quickly, especially Mobile Legends. Most of the resources were made from League of Legends, and some resources could be reused. The original art and models of the characters were a lot more, but as long as he had the design drafts, he could outsource them to a company.

After all, even though the model precision of mobile games was decent, it was nothing compared to the VR games that Chen Mo was making.

To Chen Mo, mobile games were a great money-making tool when he was poor, but now it was just for fun.

However, with the in-game ability of Mobile Legends … Chen Mo still had to pay attention to it.

Of course, in Chen Mo’s previous life, Mobile Legends was a game with half the reputation and half the praise.

On one hand, its results had indeed left all game companies dumbfounded. The number of online users, popularity, and income were all terrifying. On the other hand, since the birth of King of Glory, it had been accompanied by a large amount of negative news.

This included over-referencing counterfeit products, low-class packaging, misleading primary school students with cultural background, and so on.

Of course, Chen Mo could choose another ip to repackage a MOBA game, but it wasn’t a good choice.

There were two reasons for this. First, the ip address depended on the player base. Warcraft and Diablo were undoubtedly big IPS for many hardcore players, but for primary school students and female players, they really didn’t know who the Lich King was.

It was the same for Onmyoji’s ip. The reason why Onmyoji was so popular was mainly because of the popularity of the 2D players, and then it spread to the ordinary players. And the 2D players were only a very small part of the group of primary school students and girls.

Even though NetEase had used the same ip as Onmyoji to make final battle of ping ‘an capital, it was obvious that the game was still far from King of Glory in every aspect.

On the contrary, the historical figures of China were more well-known in this group. Even a girl who never played games would know Jing Ke, Han Xin, Zhen Ji, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, and the others.

Another point was that to Chen Mo, Mobile Legends was a relatively trashy game. He would definitely be criticized for making such a game, just like I am mt and Onmyoji.

Since it’s a game with paywalls, don’t even think about building a reputation … Wouldn’t that be a double take?

Imagine using World of Warcraft to view a MOBA game and create a pay-to-win system, then give diamonds to the Lich King?

It would probably anger many loyal players of magical beasts to death …

Chen Mo’s goal was simple, games with paywalls were all about spending money, the players just had to top up their game and scold them all they wanted …

As for some high-quality games, they had to be done with a conscience in all aspects, and they could even make losses and sell well.

It was obvious that King of Glory was a game with paywalls, and there was no need to use it on other IPS. Moreover, using traditional characters could also allow primary school students to learn about traditional cultural knowledge and create an answer sheet to buy heroes. Wasn’t that great?

Besides, if he did other IPS, how could he have a beautiful China-style skin like Feng qiuhuang? Wasn’t this preventing players from spending money?

Since the game was made for primary school students, he had to serve them wholeheartedly. He had to think for them and be anxious for them. That was a responsible designer!

As for the playstyle, although many of the playstyles in glory of kings were criticized as plagiarized, it had to be admitted that many of the designs in glory of kings were the most mature ones at the moment.

This included the operating mode, auto-farming, double joysticks for skill release, paywall system, and so on. These basically represented the highest level of mobile MOBA.

Moreover, in terms of paywalls, King of Glory was indeed at the peak. It had been a long time since Chen Mo had let players experience "using money to create happiness." It was time for them to experience the fear of being dominated by games with paywalls!

……

In the experience store, li jingsi was flipping through a book in boredom.

After two pages, a tall girl walked in.

This girl looked to be about 27 or 28 years old, with long hair split in the middle. From the way she walked, she looked very strong and had the style of a mature older sister. She was dressed very formally, and from her aura, she looked like a strong woman.

Li jingsi raised her head and glanced at her."Sis, you’re here."

The girl who had come was called li Jingwan, li jingsi’s cousin.

Li Jingwan sat down opposite li jingsi and said in a very determined tone, "I’ve arranged an interview for you. There’s a high-level videogame designer from Emperor dynasty entertainment who’s on a business trip in the capital these few days, so you should go and interview for the videogame designer position. Don’t you like to play games? It’s not bad to be a designer. "

Li jingsi was dumbfounded."You’re really my sister …" She said."Why did you make such a mess of arrangements for me?" So that’s why you’re looking for me today? you didn’t even tell me before?"

Li Jingwan raised her eyebrows and asked, "would you still go if I told you?" We grew up together, do you think I don’t know you? If I want to force you to submit, I can only act first and report later!"

Li jingsi was speechless,’I do like to play games, but making games and playing games are two completely different things! Who wants to be a designer?"

"Then why don’t you look for a job yourself?" li jingshu asked. You’ve already graduated, and your classmates have already settled on jobs before graduation. You, on the other hand, are still playing games all day after graduation, and you don’t even have any serious business. On the surface, uncle and aunty are too embarrassed to talk about you, but in fact, they are very worried and have been complaining to me. "

Li jingsi facepalmed."Alright … Sis, you must’ve put in a lot of effort to contact Emperor dynasty entertainment, right?" she asked.

"It took a lot of effort and several connections to get in touch with him, " said li Jingwan. You’re so good at gaming, maybe some gaming company will take a fancy to you. "

Li jingsi was speechless."Alright, alright. I’ll go take a look when the time comes. Just send the message to my phone." But … I don’t have a resume. "

"It’s fine, as long as you’re willing to go, "said li Jingwan." You don’t need a resume. " When we get there, we’ll have a casual chat and report your rank in the game, isn’t that good enough?"

Li jingsi narrowed her eyes."So, you’ve already considered this for me?"

"Of course, " li Jingwan replied with a smile. I wanted to find you another job, but after thinking about it, you don’t seem to be interested. You just like to play games, so I thought of a way to get you an interview at a gaming company. "

"I’m really grateful that you didn’t interview me for a gaming anchorwoman job, "li jingsi said.

Li Jingwan was amused,’a game streamer? That didn’t require an interview. Besides, being a video game designer is a decent job. If I become a video game streamer, uncle and aunty won’t agree, right?"

"Anyway, jingsi, just let me be at ease and quickly find a job, okay?"

Li jingsi waved her hand impatiently."Alright, alright, sis, I understand. I’ll go and take a look when the time comes. "

Chapter 567: Not interested in game design

Li jingsi was sitting in the lobby of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s imperial capital Branch, looking dumbfounded.

Li jingsi did not want to come at first when she was inexplicably arranged for an interview. However, after thinking about it, it had taken li Jingwan a lot of effort to arrange it, so she had to reluctantly come …

Anyway, it was just a formality. After all, it was not easy for a video game designer to enter the industry. It required a lot of professional knowledge. Li jingsi usually did not have any proper research on video game design other than playing games. Coming to the interview was just a gift. There was no way she would pass, okay?

……

Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s imperial capital Branch was very formal. It was located in a high-end office building in the northeast of the imperial capital, and visitors had to register after entering.

After the pretty lady at the front desk clarified li jingsi’s purpose for coming, she called the person in charge and asked li jingsi to wait in the lobby for a moment.

This was li jingsi’s first time attending an interview for a gaming company. She was not wearing a formal suit and did not even have a resume …

However, the game company’s interview didn’t require formal wear, because the internet industry was more casual, and there weren’t so many requirements on appearance.

But even so, li jingsi’s aura still seemed out of place with the rest of the company.

To put it simply, everyone was either working seriously or pretending to be serious about their work. Only li jingsi herself seemed to be on vacation …

If he came to the interview with the mentality of not being hired, he suddenly felt that the interview was not scary at all …

The receptionist received a call, then stood up and said to li jingsi, "Alright, this time, our chief Qiu will personally interview you. Please follow me to conference Room No. 3. "

The lady at the front desk led Li jingsi forward, passing through work stations after work stations.

The lady at the front desk said to li jingsi, "It’s director Qiu who’s personally interviewing you. It seems like you’re quite valued. I wish you a successful interview."

Li jingsi smiled, but didn’t say anything. She thought to herself,’I don’t want to succeed in the interview at all …’

The two of them arrived at conference Room No. 3, and the lady at the front desk knocked on the door.

"Please come in." A deep voice said.

The lady at the front desk opened the door, and Li jingsi walked in.

There were four people sitting in the meeting room, three men and one woman. They were probably all employees of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s branch in Imperial City, and Li jingsi clearly did not know any of them.

Her eyes quickly swept over the four people and gave them nicknames from left to right: Glasses man, fatty, suit man, and round-faced girl.

Well … It was very similar to the characteristics of a game company’s employee. There was nothing wrong with it.

Fatty pointed to the seat across the conference table."Li jingsi, right? Please have a seat. "

After li jingsi sat down, the fatty introduced himself."Hello, I’m the chief designer of the ‘ancient catastrophe’ mobile game project in the imperial capital Branch of Emperor dynasty entertainment. My name is Zhang Bei. This is a well-known mobile game designer from Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters and the main designer of moon God’s prophecy, Qiu bin, CEO Qiu. "

Li jingsi nodded very politely.

Zhang Bei was a little puzzled. If it was anyone else who came for the interview, they would at least say "nice to meet you" after hearing these two titles, right?

Especially Qiu bin, he was the best Mobile Game designer in Emperor dynasty entertainment, with a few successful works. Moon God’s prophecy had just reached the top of the best selling leaderboard, there was no reason for anyone who wanted to enter the game industry not to know him …

However, li jingsi’s polite nod made it clear that she meant: I don’t know you guys, but I feel that you guys are really cool, so I’ll just nod and send a 666 out of courtesy.

Zhang Bei was also very confused. Qiu bin was the one who asked for the interview, but why did it look like Qiu bin and the interviewee did not know each other at all?

What kind of script was this?

The atmosphere was a little awkward, so Zhang Bei had to continue with the interview.

He had already heard that this interviewee was special and did not even have a resume. However, he knew the basic information. He graduated from the capital’s key university and was excellent in his studies. The only problem was that he had few interests and hobbies. He basically had no resume worth mentioning in the University.

However, it was said that he was very good at playing games, but he didn’t know if that was true.

Zhang Bei coughed twice."How about this? briefly tell me what games you’ve played, and what games you’ve been playing recently."

Li jingsi thought for a moment."I’ve played quite a lot of games. For example, Warcraft, League of Legends, Overwatch. I’ve been playing Dark Souls recently."

Everyone present was a little confused. Why did these games all seem to be Thunderbolt Entertainment’s games? This girl hadn’t even played a single one of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s games before, why was she here for an interview?

Qiu bin nodded."Yeah, they’re all famous games. How are they?"

Li jingsi thought for a moment."I’ve reached the top of the ladder in Warcraft. I’ve also reached the king’s section in League of Legends. I’ve just finished four rounds in Dark Souls."

There was complete silence.

Everyone present gasped …

In the game designer’s interview, it was a common and unimportant routine to ask the interviewee what game he played and what segment he was in.

Some video game designers were good at playing games, while others were terrible at it. There were even some who didn’t like playing games at all and could still be video game designers.

It was because designing a game and playing a game were two completely different things. Just like a chef and a customer, liking to eat didn’t necessarily mean that they knew how to cook.

Of course, as a video game designer, if you played well, you could get extra points in the interview.

But wasn’t li jingsi’s level a little too good?

Reaching the top of the ladder in Warcraft was already unbelievable. After all, it was a real-time strategy game that had high requirements for hand speed, which was not good for female players.

To be able to reach the highest level in both Warcraft and League of Legends, it could be described as cheating. Many professional players from traditional RTS games switched to League of Legends, but many of them were stuck at the diamond rank …

Moreover, li jingsi had successfully completed four rounds of Dark Souls, a game that was publicly acknowledged to be insane. That was even more unbelievable …

Even the professional video game designers were dissuaded after trying out Dark Souls, let alone the girls. At most, they could only get through one round of the game to see the plot.

Zhang Bei really wanted to ask, girl, does your family know that you’re so cool?

Zhang Bei coughed twice."With your level, you can totally become a streamer. Did you have similar thoughts before?"

Li jingsi shook her head."No, I don’t think there’s any point in being a streamer."

Zhang Bei and Qiu bin looked at each other, both thinking that this girl was pretty independent.

Normally, if a normal person could play League of Legends to the level of the king, they would definitely try to do a live stream. After all, the live stream industry was so popular now. Those big live streamers could easily earn hundreds of thousands or millions a year. Many people were trying their best to get into the live stream industry.

If he was really talented and had outstanding gaming skills, this was equivalent to a gift from the heavens. How could he be completely uninterested in the streamer?

Moreover, with li jingsi’s looks and skills, she would definitely be a pillar of the livestream, right? Even if he didn’t like to talk or joke, as long as he sat in front of the computer, turned on the camera, and played a King ranked game, his popularity would still rise!

Zhang Bei said, "hmm…You mean you’re not interested in live streaming?" Then why are you interested in game design?"

"Oh, I’m actually not interested in game design, " li jingsi said.

Zhang Bei was speechless.

Chapter 568: The interviewer’s big setback

If you’re not interested, then why are you talking about it? What are you doing here today?

Qiu bin didn’t think much of it. He had heard about li jingsi’s personality before, but what interested him more was li jingsi’s champion level in League of Legends.

Although game experience wasn’t that important to a video game designer, it still depended on the game experience.

Now, League of Legends was still in a very popular stage. Many companies were researching mobile games similar to League of Legends. If there was a master of League of Legends in the project, it would be helpful for the development of the entire project.

After all, the king player’s understanding of the game was not something that ordinary people could compare to.

At first, Qiu bin had thought that the interview was just a formality, but after hearing that li jingsi was a King, he suddenly became interested.

This was because he had a special mission for coming to the imperial capital.

Many companies were trying to make mobile MOBA games, but none of them had made a dominating game yet. Lin chaoxu felt that the timing was good. He could try to transplant "ancient catastrophe" to the mobile platform. He might be able to hit the jackpot.

If they could do well on the mobile game platform, it would be a very promising project.

Therefore, the task fell on Zhang Bei of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s imperial capital Branch.

Qiu bin’s visit this time was to spread the advanced design concept of mobile games, and also to consult Zhang Bei on how to modify the ancient catastrophe after transplanting it to the mobile version.

Strictly speaking, the staff for the entire ancient catastrophe project was sufficient, but they lacked someone who had a deep understanding of MOBA games.

The highest level of the designers in the entire project team was Platinum. It was unrealistic to expect these people to come up with a balanced MOBA mobile game …

Li jingsi appeared at this critical moment.

"Okay, " Qiu bin said, "then why don’t you tell me the flaws of League of Legends?"

"Flaws?" Li jingsi thought for a moment."This game doesn’t have any flaws."

Qiu bin was speechless, how could they continue the conversation?

There’s no such thing as a perfect game in this world. Is there a problem with me asking you to talk about your flaws?

Qiu bin coughed and said, "how can there be no flaws?" Think about it, isn’t his weakness to have a single playstyle? There are only two or three maps in League of Legends, and players can only play Summoner’s Rift and occasionally fight. There aren’t any rich modes at all!"

Li jingsi said, "that’s because the core fun of League of Legends lies in the cooperation between different heroes. Even if there’s an extra map, the players won’t be interested at all. It’s a waste of effort."

Qiu bin was a little speechless, then he said, "then, a rigid formation is a weakness, right?" In League of Legends, everyone has to choose based on top, jungler, mid, and bottom lane. There’s no room for flexibility at all. "

Li jingsi replied, "that’s because we have to consider the difficulty of the players getting used to it. This kind of position allocation allows the players to easily choose a suitable lineup. It will allow them to get used to it faster. It also prevents them from randomly choosing people and causing the newbies ‘gaming experience to deteriorate."

Qiu bin was speechless.

Why did it feel like the roles of the interviewee and the interviewee were reversed?

Actually, Qiu bin didn’t have much research on games like League of Legends. He had only made mobile games before, and the questions he asked about League of Legends during the interview were just casual questions. In the end, li jingsi had turned the tables on him and taught him a lesson …

This was really embarrassing …

Although the situation was a little awkward, Zhang Bei was now looking at li jingsi in a different light.

In the beginning, Zhang Bei had felt that li jingsi was rather unreliable, but after answering these two questions, li jingsi’s image in his heart suddenly rose.

Indeed, what Qiu bin raised were the two problems that were often criticized in League of Legends, and they were also two settings that many players didn’t understand. However, for li jingsi to be able to analyze the design intent of the designer so clearly with just a few words, this kind of insight was not something that ordinary players could have.

Zhang Bei couldn’t help but sigh. She was indeed a King. She could see the problem clearly. It seemed that this girl was indeed quite capable.

What they didn’t know was that li jingsi often played duos with Chen Mo in League of Legends, and she had heard a lot of her questions from Chen Mo.

He didn’t dare to say anything else, but if he answered League of Legends ‘questions, he would really be walking right into the muzzle of a gun …

"So, what do you think of mobile MOBA games?" Zhang Bei asked.

"Hmm …" Li jingsi thought for a moment and said, "it should have very good development prospects, right?"

Zhang Bei was surprised, "huh?" Can you tell me more about the future?"

"I’m not sure, "li jingsi replied, "it’s just a feeling."

Zhang Bei was speechless.

This girl was really direct, she didn’t even bother to come up with a reason!

Li jingsi had said that mobile MOBA games had potential because she knew that Chen Mo was working on it …

It was obvious that Chen Mo’s games were all promising …

Zhang Bei coughed twice. This was the first time he had encountered such a challenging interview.

Li jingsi seemed to have something on her mind, but she just didn’t like to talk about it. The interviewers had to rack their brains before they could answer her …

He answered every question he was asked. There was no one else in the world who would have such an annoying interview …

If it had been anyone else, Zhang Bei might have already sent them away impatiently. However, li jingsi was a top designer, after all. Zhang Bei felt that she had a lot of ideas and had the potential to become a designer, so he needed to confirm it further.

"What if I asked you to change ancient catastrophe into a mobile game?" Zhang Bei asked."What would you do?"

"I’ve never played ancient catastrophe, "li jingsi replied.

Zhang Bei was speechless.

He thought for a moment and said,’then let’s change to a more specific question. What do you think needs to be changed between mobile MOBA games and PC League of Legends? Let me give you a hint, skill type. "

"Skill type?" li jingsi was dumbfounded.

"Yes, " Zhang Bei nodded."For example, some skills in League of Legends are limited by the operation mode and can’t be transplanted to the phone. Annie’s ultimate skill required a precise range, which was very difficult to achieve on the phone. At this time, we will need to redesign the skill. What kind of skill do you think is better?"

"In order to match the characteristics of the hero, the new ulti must be able to replace the original ulti, and it must also be in line with the operating habits of mobile games."

"In this situation, shouldn’t the first thing to do be to improve the mobile game’s operating system?" li jingsi asked.

Zhang Bei was stunned. How do we change it?"

"I’m just saying, "li jingsi replied.

Zhang Bei was speechless.

Why was the interview so difficult?

Chapter 569: Messy in the wind

Zhang Bei and Qiu bin asked a few more questions, and Li jingsi continued to answer as she pleased, causing a lot of frustration in the room.

Moreover, when it came to the professional questions at the end, li jingsi’s lack of basic knowledge in game design was shocking to everyone …

It was obvious that she had no prior experience in the game design industry!

After asking a few more questions, Zhang Bei felt that he had asked enough, so he said, "Alright, we’ve already understood some of your basic situation. Let’s discuss it again. If you pass the interview, we’ll give you an answer the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Li jingsi nodded, stood up, and politely thanked him before turning to leave.

The interview was much longer than she had imagined.

At first, li jingsi had thought that the interview would just be a formality. The other party would happily ask a few basic questions, and she would happily say that she didn’t know anything. After that, the interview would end happily, and she would go home happily to report to her cousin.

In the end, he didn’t know what questions he answered correctly by accident, but the other party suddenly became interested and asked a lot of questions in a row …

In the end, even li jingsi herself felt a little awkward, because she really did not understand!

……

After li jingsi left the meeting room, Qiu bin and Zhang Bei didn’t leave immediately. Instead, they first discussed the results of the interview.

Qiu bin was conflicted, "I think this girl’s knowledge of the game industry is too shallow. She doesn’t even understand the most basic concepts!" He’s obviously not interested in the game industry, what do you think?"

Zhang Bei nodded."That’s right. I think his understanding of MOBA mobile games is a little off. His first reaction is to change the operating mode of the mobile game?" But that’s the nature of mobile games. No matter how much you change it, it can’t be better than a PC game!"

"You’re the person in charge of the ‘ancient catastrophe’ project, " Qiu bin said."I’ll let you make the decision."

Zhang Bei thought,’sigh, it’s a pity, but let’s forget it. Even though she was good at League of Legends, her understanding of mobile games was too shallow. Moreover, if you don’t know some basic knowledge, it’ll be very troublesome to communicate at work in the future. "

A girl next to her interrupted, "let me say something. She said that League of Legends is at the level of Kings. I’m really suspicious. She’s so good-looking and so good at playing games. How could she do a livestream for no reason?" For example, there hasn’t been a Queen on fish-catching live streaming platform yet, right?"

"You mean she’s lying?" Zhang Bei asked.

The round-faced girl waved her hand."I can’t be sure about that. But I think it’s possible."

Qiu bin knocked on the table and said, "Okay, okay, we’re getting off topic." Alright, since you think it’s not suitable, then I don’t want it. It took me quite a few turns to get this interview anyway, so I’ll just make some arrangements. "

The few of them chatted in the meeting room for a while more before Qiu bin was ready to leave.

This time, he had come to Imperial to discuss a few key issues with Zhang Bei, including some magical changes to the mobile game "ancient catastrophe", and the addition of some popular top-up activities and special playing methods.

Now that most of the content had been decided, Qiu bin was ready to leave the imperial capital and return to Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s headquarters.

As Qiu bin walked out, Zhang Bei naturally had to send him off. After all, Qiu bin was from the headquarters, and was the best Mobile Game designer in the field of mobile games, so he had to get closer to him.

The two of them arrived at the entrance of the hall on the first floor and realized that li jingsi had not left.

When he looked again, it had started to rain.

"You didn’t bring an umbrella?" Qiu bin asked out of courtesy.

Li jingsi smiled."That’s right. But it’s fine. I’ll get my friend to pick me up." He’s still on the train, he should be here soon. "

Qiu bin nodded. Taking the subway reminded him of his school days, but that was a long time ago.

Zhang Bei said to Qiu bin, "boss Qiu, I’ll arrange for someone to send you to the airport. He’s driving over now. Please wait for a moment."

"Okay, " Qiu bin nodded.

The three of them stood in the lobby. The car had not arrived yet, so the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Qiu bin said to li jingsi, "if you want to enter the industry, you can learn more about game design. I think you have a good foundation. If you know more about it, you won’t make those common mistakes again."

"As I said today, it’s obviously hard to improve the control mode of mobile MOBA games. Touch control is basically not suitable, so it’s hard to release skills as you like in client-side games. You can only work on the skills in the game. As long as you have some basic knowledge of the game industry, you won’t make such a mistake. "

Li jingsi looked out of the window absent-mindedly, not sure if she was listening.

"Who said that mobile MOBA games can’t have a different operating mode?" someone said.

Li jingsi turned around and looked, "eh? You’re here. How did you get here from that side?"

Qiu bin was dumbfounded when he saw the person.

What was going on?

Why was Chen Zhao here?

Chen Mo closed the umbrella and said to Qiu bin, "Hey, old Qiu, long time no see."

Qiu bin’s mouth twitched. What a coincidence, meeting this jinx …

Wait a minute!

Looking at the umbrella in Chen Mo’s hand, Qiu bin suddenly had a bad feeling, "Don’t tell me you’re here to … Pick her up?"

"Yeah, what’s up?" Chen Mo nodded.

"You … Took the subway here?" Qiu bin’s face hurt.

Chen Mo chuckled, "it’s peak hour, I’m afraid of traffic."

Qiu bin was speechless. How could a rich boss like him take the subway to pick someone up?

"Alright, let’s go, " Chen Zhao said to li jingsi. MOBA mobile games have to be changed, don’t listen to their nonsense. "

Li jingsi nodded and followed Chen Mo out of the main hall.

Qiu bin was speechless.

Zhang Bei was speechless.

Qiu bin was speechless, what the hell? Did you run so far away just to slap my face?

I just said that it’s hard to improve the operating mode of MOBA mobile games, and you’re going against me …

And what was with this li jingsi? It seemed like she had a special relationship with Chen Zhao. Then you should just go work at Thunderbolt entertainment, why did you come to Emperor dynasty entertainment for an interview? Wasn’t this just causing trouble?

F * ck!

Qiu bin felt terrible. He had come to the imperial capital as an Imperial envoy, but his mood had been ruined by an interview …

Zhang Bei was also speechless. Of course, he knew Chen Zhao, but Chen Zhao didn’t know him. After all, the two of them were not on the same level …

What he was more concerned about was Chen Zhao’s last sentence."The operating mode of a mobile MOBA game definitely needs to be changed!"

This made Zhang Bei feel conflicted, because he had already discussed the game’s operating mode with Qiu bin. It was basically going to be done according to the traditional way, but Chen Mo actually wanted to change the traditional way?

Are you F * cking going to change it or not?

If he changed it, Jin jieguang’s mistake was still vivid in his mind …

If he didn’t change it, he wouldn’t feel at ease. After all, this was Chen Mo, the best videogame designer in both mobile games and MOBA …

He was so conflicted!

Just like that, Zhang Bei and Qiu bin’s minds were in a mess …

Chen Zhao is tricking you!

The current mobile game market was basically in a state of blooming with all kinds of flowers. No game genre had dominated the market.

In the parallel world, the development of mobile games had a few key stages. The first stage was when I am mt started a wave of mobile card games.

The video game designers realized that such mobile card games were highly profitable, easy to make, and made good use of ip, which was why there was a wave of mobile card games.

The second stage was the heavy game craze brought about by the land of the guide. Even though Onmyoji could be considered an era-defining game, it was still the creator of mobile card games, not the pioneer. It was a perfect harvest for the market, but it didn’t bring about a change in the mobile game market.

Although leading the land was a relatively unpopular strategy game, its heavy attributes made many designers realize that mobile games could be made more complex.

A few mobile game designers were inspired to try to port their PC games to the mobile game. These games were getting more and more intense, and some of them even required four to five hours to play every day.

At this stage, the mobile game market in the parallel world was very similar to that in Chen Mo’s previous world. Even though the design concept of mobile games in parallel world was very backward, the technology had long since reached that stage, so the speed of development was much faster than in his previous life.

However, there was one thing that was different from reality. MOBA games appeared relatively late. It had only been slightly more than a year since they first appeared.

In the past year or so, League of Legends went from being looked down on at the beginning to growing and expanding. It was actually a very fast process, so many designers didn’t realize the potential of this game model at first.

After League of Legends became popular, these people also tried to make mobile MOBA games, but because of time constraints, they hadn’t found a good way to transplant it.

……

Zhang Bei was having a headache.

The computer screen in front of him had several drafts for the mobile game, ancient catastrophe, but none of them had been finalized.

Chen Zhao’s previous words made Zhang Bei feel like he had F * cked a dog. It was mainly because Chen Zhao’s tone was too certain, as if this was something that was beyond doubt …

Traditional MOBA games definitely wouldn’t work. They needed to change!

But how should he change it? Obviously, Chen Zhao would not reveal it …

Zhang Bei didn’t want to make any changes, but he was the person in charge of the "ancient catastrophe" mobile game project. He always felt uneasy about such a key design, so he had already privately written several design drafts to make changes.

But no matter how he changed it, he was not satisfied.

The phone screen was only so big, and Zhang Bei really couldn’t figure out how to change the operating mode.

An easier way to think of was to change the entire operation method to touch, which meant that he could tap on the screen to farm and attack the hero.

But the problem was that this design had been done in mobile games before, and the results weren’t good.

This design was very comfortable on a tablet, but it felt terrible on a mobile phone. Most of the mobile gamers in the country still played mobile games on their phones. Very few of them used tablets.

Therefore, this kind of design plan would not work at all.

Zhang Bei felt like his head was about to explode. He really wanted to grab Chen Mo and ask him how he was going to change it!

There was no way to change this!

Zhang Bei sent a message to the internal chat group of the designers of Emperor dynasty entertainment: "Everyone, take a look at my design plans. Are they reliable?"

There were many designers from Emperor dynasty entertainment in the group, both mobile and PC. They knew each other well and trusted each other.

Usually, when they encountered some design problems, they would discuss it with the others in this group to stimulate their brains and so on.

Someone looked at Zhang Bei’s design and asked, "Didn’t you say that the operational design for the mobile game ‘ancient catastrophe’ has been finalized? Why do you still want to change it?"

Zhang Bei typed,[sigh, don’t mention it.] When I ran into Chen Mo today, I didn’t know if Chen Mo mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally, but he said that the controls for mobile MOBA games had to be changed, and he was very certain about it …"

"He told you to change, " someone asked."Why are you so obedient?"

Zhang Bei was speechless."I can’t help it. After all, Chen Mo is a God in the field of mobile and MOBA games. I can’t help but be worried when he suddenly says something like that …"

While everyone was chatting, Jin jieguang suddenly appeared.

"F * ck, don’t listen to Chen Zhao’s lies! He’s definitely setting up a trap to trick you! I was tricked by him in this way! He likes to play this trick, pretending to accidentally let something slip and letting you hear it. There must be a trick in it, so don’t fall for it, just stick to your own plan!"

The other designers also agreed.

"That’s right. There are already a few mobile MOBA games out there, and the controls are basically done in a more traditional way. After all, the left hand has to use the virtual joystick to control the character’s movement, and the right hand has to press four skills. There’s no more space for other buttons on the screen. The space on the screen was only so big, could Chen Mo even do anything? I think he’s just fooling you!"

Everyone expressed that they couldn’t believe big Chen’s words. He was most likely lying!

If they believed Chen Zhao, they would probably be wrong …

Under everyone’s persuasion, Zhang Bei’s heart also calmed down a little. In the end, he decided to follow the previous design!

……

On Chen Mo’s end, Dark Souls and mobile Legends were both developed at the same time, so they didn’t affect each other.

As a mobile game, even though the settings of Mobile Legends were quite complicated, Chen Mo already had the experience of making League of Legends, so making another mobile game was a piece of cake.

Chen Mo didn’t even ask much about the production process, leaving it to Qian Hua.

Of course, Qian Kun would also ask questions that he wasn’t sure about.

When he first took over Mobile Legends, Qian Kun was a little reluctant. However, after looking at the details of the game, Qian Kun suddenly fell in love with the game!

The reason was simple. It was a game with paywalls!

Qian Kun had always been passionate about games with paywalls, but Chen Mo didn’t make as many games as before, so Qian Kun didn’t really have the chance to use it.

After seeing some of the settings of Mobile Legends, Qian Kun was extremely excited. He felt that this game was in tune with his ideas!

For example, drawing runes with diamonds, buying heroes with point certificates, and a special treasure snatching system. This was totally a lottery!

There were also all sorts of treasure chests in the game, it was like cheating people to spend their money, all of this made Qian Kun extremely excited!

Chapter 571: "Ancient catastrophe" is back!

It could be said that in terms of P2w games, King of Glory was the best. Some of the more popular designs had been concentrated in King of Glory, so there was no doubt about its profitability.

Moreover, many of the designs in the design document surprised Qian Kun. He had been wondering how a mobile MOBA game should be made since League of Legends was a PC game and many of the controls were not suitable for mobile games.

It was obvious that Chen Mo already had a plan in mind, including the two-roulette system, the special controls, and some changes to the game’s settings. All of these pointed to the fact that the game was perfect for mobile games.

However, there were also some designs that surprised Qian Kun.

"Manager, " Qian Kun asked Chen Mo, "I saw in your design concept draft that you’re going to use Pangu’s derivative functions to create some very simple AI for the game?" Pretending to be a player?"

Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, why?"

Qian Kun couldn’t help but facepalm."Manager, isn’t it a bit of a waste to use the Pangu system as a simple AI? isn’t that overkill?" he thought. Besides, these things are useless, right? As long as our fish pond is deep enough and we have enough players, we don’t need these robots to support the scene!"

Chen Zhao shook his head, "why would I? Anyway, he had already been given the authority to the Pangu system, so it would be a waste not to use it. Moreover, these were all relatively simple AI that would not take up too much of the Pangu system’s performance. It’s a waste not to use the Pangu system, isn’t it?"

"Ah?"

"Also, " Chen Zhao continued, "a deep fish pond also needs robots. This was different from League of Legends, because the player base was different. In Mobile Legends, there were many primary school students and female players who had never come into contact with such games before. Their true abilities might be even weaker than a simple computer. So, how could he let them experience the fun of this game and enjoy the thrill of killing people? Obviously, I’m using AI. "

"If King of Glory wants to capture as many players as possible, the fish pond can never be too deep. We have to make sure that the players at the bottom of the fish pond can enjoy the game."

Qian Kun said thoughtfully, "I understand, manager." But I still feel that if the Pangu system could speak, it would definitely be cursing …"

"Hehe." Chen Zhao laughed."Then let him bite me."

……

AI was also a design that Chen Mo came up with on a whim.

In fact, there was also a part of AI in Mobile Legends, but it was more hidden and looked more stupid.

These AI would only appear in the lower tiers to ensure the lowest gaming experience for players.

However, Chen Mo had an even more convenient AI, the Pangu system.

Other than being able to fully simulate the physical world, the Pangu system also had other functions. For example, Chen Mo planned to use the Pangu system to create a more powerful monster AI in Dark Souls to let the players experience death.

As for Mobile Legends, Chen Mo planned to let the AI act as the players in the game, allowing the real players to have a better gaming experience.

Of course, as long as the AI appeared, it would appear together with five people and would not be on the same side as the real players, which would cause the players to be cheated.

The AI would strictly control their behavior and determine the level of the AI according to the level of the enemy players. On the whole, it was definitely slightly lower than the players.

In this way, the players would have a higher chance of winning. At the same time, the players would at most doubt that these were AI, because these AI had a certain internal behavioral logic and were not stupid simple man-made machines.

These AI’s were mainly concentrated in the lower grades, ranging from bronze to gold. There were many traps in this segment, and some players didn’t know how to play at all. Their operations were even worse than a simple computer, so they didn’t have to worry about being discovered.

Of course, it didn’t matter even if they were discovered because the players didn’t have any evidence and could only guess.

Moreover, this system was nothing more than giving benefits to the players and did not harm the interests of other players.

Of course, the only thing that was a bit of a waste was that he was using the Pangu system as a punching bag for newbie players …

However, Chen Mo didn’t really care about this. Wasn’t artificial intelligence meant to be used? Don’t tell me he’s saving it for the new year?

……

The development of the mobile version of primordial catastrophe and mobile glory of kings were both very fast. After all, many of the design concepts were relatively mature, and both sides were racing against time to make progress.

In comparison, the development of ancient catastrophe was much faster than King of Glory because this project was established earlier than King of Glory, and the designers at Emperor dynasty entertainment were also working overtime.

As the mobile version of ancient catastrophe sped up, Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s publicity campaign was also launched.

Although the ancient catastrophe was not a very successful PC project, it still had a group of core players, and the quality was good in all aspects, so it could barely be considered an ip.

Articles about the mobile version of ancient catastrophe appeared on various video game media.

"An epoch-making MOBA mobile game, the mobile version of ancient catastrophe, is about to be released!"

Continuing the classic PC gameplay, redefining mobile MOBA!

"Summer heat of passion, come to the mobile version of the ancient catastrophe and play with me!"

"I haven’t touched League of Legends for days after playing this game!"

All sorts of manuscripts.

Some of them were serious, some of them were not, and many of them were just trying to ride on the coattails of League of Legends.

After all, League of Legends was undeniably popular on the PC side, and most of the mobile games were trying to get closer to League of Legends, trying to bring in League of Legends players.

As long as he could attract some players of League of Legends to play in their spare time, he should be able to make a lot of money from this game.

Of course, such a way of advertising would definitely arouse the disgust of many core players of League of Legends.

On the forum, many loyal players of League of Legends were complaining.

"F * ck, didn’t ancient catastrophe, which was instantly destroyed by League of Legends, die long ago? How can you still have the nerve to make a mobile version?"

"It’s a continuation of the PC version of the ancient catastrophe. Why don’t I know what the classic game is?"

"Redefine MOBA mobile games? This is too much!"

"Wow, Emperor dynasty’s style is still the same, they’re really shameless when it comes to publicity! But I really want to complain that mobile MOBA games aren’t that great these days. They can’t even compare to League of Legends. "

Chapter 572: You can’t stop drinking pesticide!

Obviously, many players had tried other mobile MOBA games, and the main thing they felt was that there was a huge difference between mobile MOBA games and client-side games.

Before the trend of mobile MOBA games had developed, it was impossible to gather so many players. The promotion methods of these games were basically for the players of League of Legends, because these people were the easiest to attract.

However, this created a paradox. The players of League of Legends had a very different experience on the PC and on the mobile. This was because mobile MOBA games were easy to operate and the content was repetitive. It looked like an emasculated version of League of Legends.

Except for some players who were not good at League of Legends and could not enjoy the pleasure of torturing others, most people found it boring. The abridged version of League of Legends would never surpass League of Legends.

Many video game designers had realized that if they wanted to make a dominating MOBA mobile game, they would have to make a difference from League of Legends. If it was just a watered-down version of League of Legends, it wouldn’t be very competitive.

Under the overwhelming publicity, the mobile version of ancient catastrophe was officially released!

The mobile version of the game had made a lot of changes compared to the previous PC version. After all, the reasons for the failure of the ancient catastrophe had been more or less summarized. Zhang Bei had also made some changes to the mobile version, such as adding in the farming, economy, equipment system, and refining the in-game data.

In addition, Zhang Bei also made some innovations. For example, he made a few more maps in the mobile version, and each map had a different map mechanism.

At the same time, the hero design also continued the popular design from before. Some skills that were not suitable for mobile games were all changed to directional skills.

After the mobile version of ancient catastrophe was released, many players still downloaded the game even though it was despised and boycotted by many League of Legends players.

This was the advantage of mobile games. Even though mobile games weren’t as impressive as PC games, they were convenient. Just the fact that they could play while lying down was enough to make many players switch to pitcher games.

Just like those mobile games in his previous life, they basically emasculated PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and transplanted it to mobile phones. There was basically no innovation, but it was still very popular.

In the end, it was still a matter of threshold. It could be said that most players did not have high expectations for the details of the game. It was enough as long as they could experience the core fun of this type of game.

……

Apart from the core players of League of Legends, many other players had good reviews for the game.

"Not bad. I think this game is very interesting. Killing people is quite easy!"

"I’ve never played League of Legends before, but I feel that ancient catastrophe is very interesting. I wonder why you guys are talking about League of Legends?"

"Sister, please carry me! Is there any Big Shot who can help me score?"

"I think the characters in this game are all very beautiful, especially the female characters ‘skin!"

"Although it’s a simplified version of League of Legends, it can be played on the phone. It’s good enough that you can play it while lying down!"

"And I feel that this game is quite simple. I’m super amazing the first time I played it. I feel that there are more noob players in this game than League of Legends!"

After the initial release, the mobile version of ancient catastrophe had been doing well.

Emperor dynasty entertainment continued to promote the game with all their might, trying to expand the game’s influence.

At the moment, there wasn’t a dominating MOBA game in the country yet, so Emperor dynasty entertainment hoped that the game would be ancient catastrophe.

Soon, the mobile version of ancient catastrophe began to climb up the best selling leaderboard, and it was even gradually approaching the position of moon God’s prophecy!

Of course, part of the reason was that when the mobile version of ancient catastrophe was first released, there were a lot of operations, such as monthly cards, lifetime cards, hero gift bags, skin gift bags, and so on.

Under the stimulation of such a large-scale event, players ‘enthusiasm for topping up their game cards reached a peak not long after the game was launched. That was why "ancient catastrophe" had climbed so quickly on the best-selling list.

However, this was enough to show that the ancient catastrophe had a good start.

……

In the industry, many designers were using the success of ancient catastrophe to discuss the feasibility of mobile MOBA games.

"Who’s been following Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s mobile version of ancient catastrophe? The data seemed to be very good. Moreover, the Emperor dynasty is also sparing no effort in promoting it. "

"I tried it out, and it felt good. The quality of the game is not bad. But I really want to say that MOBA games can’t be compared to mobile games at all. This game can only be considered a castrated version of League of Legends. "

"But this is a mobile game. You can play it anytime, anywhere, even while lying in bed. It’s relatively simple and there are many noobs. It’s not on the same platform as League of Legends, so there’s basically no competition. "

"Yeah, this time, the ancient catastrophe isn’t as cold as the PC game. Looks like Emperor dynasty entertainment has learned their lesson and has finally learned something. "

"Yeah, Emperor dynasty entertainment has made quite a few MOBA games and accumulated a lot of experience. It’d be weird if they couldn’t make another successful game!"

"By the way, Chen Mo doesn’t seem to have any reaction. I’ve been keeping a low profile recently. "

"His Dark Souls has been well-received and is now working on a sequel. Even League of Legends seems to have been handed over to his assistant to maintain. He’s completely shifted his focus to vr games, obviously not planning to play with us mobile game designers anymore, he’s already out of this stage. "

Many video game designers felt that it was a pity that the mobile game industry was boring and lonely without Chen Mo.

Even though Chen Mo’s previous games had turned the mobile gaming industry upside down, he had still brought a lot of innovation.

Now that Chen Mo had gone to the more advanced VR industry, the designers were starting to miss him.

While the designers were still reminiscing, Chen Mo posted on Weibo.

"The new game King of Glory is about to be released. This is a game that you can’t stop playing! You can learn about history and ancient people by playing mobile MOBA games. You deserve to play mobile Legends!"

The video game designers were speechless. What was going on? I just said you’re not playing mobile games anymore, why are you back?

A lot of people suddenly recalled the script Chen Mo had when he released Onmyoji. It was also when everyone thought that Chen Mo had stopped playing mobile games, that he suddenly came back and used Onmyoji to push the monthly revenue of the most popular games in the mobile game market to hundreds of millions …

And this time, Chen Mo actually made a mobile MOBA!

However, a lot of people were puzzled, because Chen Mo’s Weibo felt different from before. Why did it feel a little indecent?

To play games, one had to understand historical knowledge and ancient characters?

Why did it feel like he had gone off track? What kind of game was this?

Chapter 573: Prosperous Chang ‘an

Chen Mo made a mobile game? Moreover, it was a MOBA mobile game?

Both the video game designers and players were surprised, because they knew that Chen Mo was making a prequel to Dark Souls, which had been promoted before.

According to Chen Mo’s personality, he rarely developed two games at the same time. After all, Thunderbolt entertainment was different from other companies. They mainly focused on quality games and rarely generated revenue through the number of shops.

Chen Mo rarely saw two games being developed at the same time.

The news made Zhang Bei and the other designers ‘hearts skip a beat.

The worst situation had appeared!

Many video game designers in the industry had come to a common understanding, and that was to never clash with Chen Mo!

No matter what type of game it was, no matter how early or late it was made, as long as they crashed into Chen Mo, they would die an ugly death …

There were many people who looked down on Chen Mo before, and would even mock him when he entered the new videogame industry, but not many had such thoughts anymore, because the grass on the graves of the previous designers was already a few meters long …

There were two main opinions on the new mobile game.

Some people felt that Chen Mo’s main focus was on Dark Souls, and he still had to promote the Switch. With so many things to do, how could he waste his energy on a high quality mobile game?

Therefore, the game must have been developed by someone else in Thunderbolt entertainment, and Chen Mo was just promoting it.

However, there were also people who said that even if Chen Mo didn’t make the game himself, he must have designed it.

Based on the previous situation, Chen Mo wouldn’t release a normal mobile game for no reason. Any game that could be on Thunderbolt gaming platform’s front page was definitely no ordinary game.

……

When Zhang Bei heard the news, his first reaction was to look for Mobile Legends on his phone and download it immediately.

Although the mobile version of the ancient catastrophe had been released, and the data was not bad, Zhang Bei knew that glory of kings would definitely be the strongest competitor for his game. He would not feel at ease if he did not study it immediately.

This time, the game’s capacity was not small, but the players were not surprised because the new games were getting more and more intensive, and the game installation package was getting bigger and bigger.

As a mobile MOBA game, King of Glory was definitely rich in content, and the installation package would not be small.

Zhang Bei installed the game and clicked on the icon to enter.

In fact, Zhang Bei was still a little nervous.

The main reason was because they weren’t prepared for it, as Chen Mo didn’t even let out any news about him making a MOBA mobile game, and now he just threw the game out like that, aren’t you scared?

Furthermore, Zhang Bei had met Chen Mo last time, and Chen Mo seemed to be very confident about how to make a MOBA mobile game, causing Zhang Bei to come up with a few design changes …

Therefore, Zhang Bei was very curious. If Chen Mo said that he would definitely change the design of traditional mobile MOBA games, then what was he planning to do?

……

After entering the game, the first scene was the opening animation.

Chang ‘an was bustling at night. The bell rang, and the gate slowly opened. Zhong Kui walked out.

Standing on the roof, Li Bai looked in the direction of Zhong Yuan. He raised his wine pot and took a sip of wine.

In the dark corners of Chang ‘an, there seemed to be countless people who were ready to make a move, as if they were coveting something.

Li Bai ran quickly on the roof. His body swayed as if he was drunk, but his body was very elegant and graceful. He came to the top of Zhong Kui’s head and jumped down!

Di Renjie, Lee Yuan Fang, Miyamoto Musashi, Marco Polo …

A series of heroes appeared one after another, and the fighting scene was extremely gorgeous. Coupled with the beautiful scene design and smooth character movements, the whole CG was instantly elevated to a higher level!

This cinematics was from Chen Mo’s previous life’s glory of the Kings. This was also a CG that tianmei had spent a lot of money to make after they had made a lot of money. Although the plot was a little empty and it was difficult to compare with the quality and content of the CG manufacturers, the quality was already very good in terms of the graphics. It could be said to be the top standard.

After all, money was omnipotent. As long as one was willing to spend money, even the most beautiful CG could be produced …

This time, Chen Mo was obviously going to use Thunderbolt film’s style to recreate the exquisite cinematics, even better than in his previous life.

However, Chen Mo also felt that the cinematic was a bit too long, so he cut it down and focused on a few exciting fighting scenes.

If it was like Chen Mo’s previous plan, he would release a cinematic to hype up the game before it was released.

But now that Chen Mo didn’t need to spend so much effort on advertising, he could skip all these steps.

To put it simply, it was just a little inflated …

Because Chen Mo had a huge influence in China and had access to Thunderbolt gaming platform, even if there wasn’t any promotion, there would be a huge number of players playing the game with the level of King of Glory.

Therefore, they didn’t need to spend so much effort on advertising.

After the cinematics were released, it immediately caused a widespread discussion among the players!

"Sigh, Chen Mo’s game is indeed a big production. Thunderbolt movies is indeed worthy of their reputation!"

"Indeed, this cinematic is much better than the Onmyoji ‘s. Did you guys realize that Chen Mo has always been a thrifty person when making mobile games? he rarely spends a lot of money, but it seems like he’s going all out this time!"

"Indeed, Chen Mo saved a lot of money on mobile games before. Onmyoji’s opening cinematics were simple, and leading land was even less. Looks like he’s serious about making a mobile game this time?"

"The quality of the cinematics is pretty good, but the plot is confusing. What the hell are these characters?"

"Hmm … From the name, it seems to be the prosperous Chang ‘an, which means this is Chang’ an city? But I don’t seem to recognize any of them …"

"This drunkard is quite handsome. I don’t know where he’s from, but he seems to be the main character!"

"From the video, he’s being treated like a son. I wonder how it’s like in the game?"

Many players were discussing the game. There were two main reactions. One was that the cinematics and fighting scenes were good. The other question was, who were these people?

Chapter 574: The game’s pace is fast

However, there was at least one thing that everyone was clear about. From the CG, this game was basically a Chinese style game, and the heroes in the game were mainly Chinese heroes.

This was a surprise to many players, as Western fantasy heroes were still the mainstream MOBA in China.

Speaking of which, this had something to do with League of Legends. In the parallel world, most players of MOBA games came from League of Legends, and the heroes in League of Legends were very popular, so these mobile games subconsciously imitated this style.

Moreover, for most video game designers, it was risky to make MOBA games with a China Style, because they didn’t know if the players would accept it.

Chen Mo’s change wasn’t exactly bold, but it did catch the attention of many players.

I’ve watched too many Western fantasy movies, it’s not bad to try the China Style once in a while!

Since he was a China hero, who were the people who appeared in the cinematics?

The players all entered the game with questions in their minds.

……

Zhang Bei was also playing the game. After watching the cinematics, he was both amazed and envious.

Even though the mobile version of ancient catastrophe cost a lot of money, it was obviously impossible to make such a CG. After all, it was too big of an investment, and the headquarters of Emperor dynasty entertainment would not agree to it.

Even though Zhang Bei was the chief designer of the entire project, he was still restricted by the higher-ups, and couldn’t be like Chen Mo, who could make the game and spend money however he wanted without any concerns.

Zhang Bei could only sigh. There was no point in being envious, as Chen Mo’s mechanics were not something that normal people could learn …

After entering the game, he directly entered the beginner’s tutorial.

In reality, if a player had a character in another server that had already gone through the beginner’s tutorial, then when creating a character in the new server, the process would automatically be skipped.

However, King of Glory had just been released, so everyone had to go through the tutorial before they could play the game.

The first was a few simple instructions, telling the players that the story took place on a fictional continent, and that the players would summon heroes to fight.

Obviously, this was the same as the tutorial in League of Legends, and the other MOBA mobile games did the same.

What Zhang Bei was concerned about was the operating mode of this game.

The initial guidance was very simple. It was nothing more than moving, attacking, casting skills, killing heroes, buying equipment, recovering HP, and so on. To Zhang Bei, these were all very common designs, nothing worth mentioning.

The hero that Zhang Bei was using was Arthur. Arthur’s hero skills were basically the same as garen in League of Legends, but he might be a little stronger than garen, because he had two more useful movement skills.

Zhang Bei was a little disappointed, because he didn’t see any better control changes in Arthur. It was better to just click a little.

Chen Mo said he wanted to change the skill casting mode, but in the end, he still made a very ordinary system? Zhang Bei was a little suspicious.

However, Zhang Bei still found some valuable things, which was the layout of the entire game interface.

The bottom left was the virtual joystick, and the bottom right was the attack and skill buttons.

The minimap had been moved to the upper left corner. After unfolding the minimap, a signal could be sent from it.

The scoring panel, shop, share button, and other elements were well-placed in the empty space of the interface, and the layout was relatively reasonable.

Moreover, there were three smaller buttons on the far right, which were respectively attack, retreat, and assemble, which could send messages to teammates very quickly.

Zhang Bei was also very surprised. Obviously, this was a very good design. Although the entire interface of the mobile game should be reduced by as many buttons as possible, these three buttons were still too important.

After all, in MOBA games, you needed to work with your teammates at all times, and mobile games often required you to quickly let your teammates understand your intentions. Although these three buttons were small, they were very useful.

After the explanation of the most basic operating system, they went on to the battle between humans and machines and actual combat training.

However, Zhang Bei was highly suspicious that the enemy he encountered during the actual combat training should also be the computer, because he was so happy killing …

He randomly picked a marksman champion, and the opponents all rushed forward in a daze. In the end, Zhang Bei’s score was 10-0-3, basically crushing the entire game.

And during the battle, Zhang Bei also discovered some of the game’s characteristics.

First of all, the pace of the game was very fast.

If the battle went smoothly, it could end in more than ten minutes, and they could surrender in six minutes.

The players had been fighting intensely since they came online, farming and consuming each other. Since the number of skills had been reduced to three, the players could use their ultimate skills at Level 4 and cause all kinds of trouble.

At the same time, because the size of the map was further reduced, the hero’s movement speed became faster, and there were more displacement skills, resulting in the pace of the game to be further accelerated.

Secondly, equipment could be purchased anywhere on the map without the need to return to the fountain.

This might seem like a risky change, but after trying it out, Zhang Bei felt that it was a very good setting!

To be able to buy equipment at any time and place, and turn one’s economic advantage into an equipment advantage, was simply too important in this fast-paced game.

This also meant that it would be easier to snowball because they would no longer have to worry about whether they should go home or not. There would no longer be the phenomenon of having a huge amount of savings but not being able to replenish their equipment in time and being killed by the enemy. Some of the stronger physical heroes could even not go home the entire time.

And Zhang Bei could feel that the map mechanism had also changed, including the respawn time of the wild monsters, the speed of the minions, and the role of various epic monsters. All of them were slightly different from League of Legends.

Even the health of the towers had been reduced. In League of Legends, the time it took for a tower to be destroyed was actually very late. However, in King of Glory, if the tower was undefended, it would be destroyed when a hero was at Level 2 or 3.

All of these settings pointed to one result, which was that the pace of the game had been greatly accelerated.

In League of Legends, it was common for a bladder fight to last for more than half an hour, or even forty to fifty minutes. However, it would never happen in Mobile Legends.

In Mobile Legends, the standard game time was 15 minutes, and you could roll in six minutes. There were very few games that lasted for 30 minutes.

In other words, in terms of game time, this game was very suitable for mobile games.

In terms of feelings, a game like League of Legends gave people the feeling that they were writing an essay on a topic. It could easily take forty to fifty minutes, and the whole operation was very tiring. However, League of Legends gave people the feeling of smoking a cigarette, and it ended without paying much attention.

Chen Mo is an honest person!

The movements of the characters in Mobile Legends were very smooth, and the controls were very comfortable, which surprised Zhang Bei.

The controls for a MOBA mobile game could be done so smoothly?

This was very clear in the actual combat training. Zhang Bei chose the Archer hero, and he even found that he had learned to walk a!

In "League of Legends", taking a was actually a relatively complicated and very tiring operation. If the player wanted to take a, he must first right-click the position he wanted to move to, then point at the enemy target to attack, then move, then attack, and so on.

Of course, some players liked to use the a key to attack, but in general, the movement and attack were mainly done with the mouse, and the position had to be very precise. One wrong move could lead to instant death. For example, if the attack did not hit the enemy hero but hit the ground, it would be a disaster.

However, in Mobile Legends, Zhang Bei realized that his positioning was so smooth. He only needed to use the virtual joystick in his left hand to control the character’s movement, and then hit the attack button continuously.

Because the movement and attack operations were spread out to the left and right hands, the players didn’t have to worry about making mistakes. Also, the click operation was changed to the joystick operation, so there was basically no problem with the direction of the movement.

Therefore, in Mobile Legends, anyone could get an a. This was determined by the game’s operating mechanism.

Zhang Bei was a little confused. Why didn’t he have such a smooth feeling when he was making the mobile version of ancient catastrophe?

After some careful study, he realized that Chen Mo had made some changes to the character’s movements in Mobile Legends. There were slight changes to the front and back swing of the attack, as well as the related attributes, so some Archer Heroes ‘positioning was more smooth, and even some melee heroes could completely move throughout the whole process.

After the victory, a special rating interface popped up in Mobile Legends. It displayed Zhang Bei’s battle statistics in the form of a pentagram. At the same time, it also praised him in the form of words, making Zhang Bei feel very proud.

Although Zhang Bei, as a designer, knew that the content was all fake, he still felt very happy.

What surprised Zhang Bei even more was that there was an expansion exercise after that!

In the advanced training, the player would control Houyi to release his skills. What surprised Zhang Bei was that Houyi’s second skill was similar to Annie’s ultimate skill in "League of Legends", which dealt damage within a small area!

This was a problem that troubled many MOBA designers.

After seeing the design of Mobile Legends, Zhang Bei suddenly slapped his head. It was so simple, why didn’t I think of it?

The operation was very simple. All he had to do was press the second skill button, drag his finger, and drag the skill range to where he wanted it to be.

However, none of the previous MOBA mobile game designers had thought of such a simple move.

In fact, this thing was called the double-wheel system. The so-called double-wheel system was: The joystick on the left hand was a wheel, and the skill on the right hand was also a wheel.

It was not difficult to control the range of the skill release by dragging it, but the important thing was that many designers had a hard time turning the corner at the beginning of shooting.

This seemingly natural design was something that only appeared after MOBA had reached a certain stage in Chen Mo’s previous life. Once it appeared, it was quickly used by most mobile MOBA games.

Moreover, it wasn’t just this type of skill. There were also some super long range full map skills.

Houyi’s ultimate was the same as AI Xi ‘s. It was a long-range flying skill with a stun effect. Zhang Bei was surprised to find out that this skill could be perfectly replicated in this way!

Zhang Bei tried out Houyi’s skills many times and found that this mode was very friendly, especially for mobile games. It was even more convenient than on PC!

Since the players no longer had to click the mouse frequently, King of Glory required a very small amount of activity. The players didn’t feel tired at all after playing for 15 minutes.

From the tutorial, it seemed like Chen Mo’s game was targeted at players who had never played MOBA games before. The tutorial was very detailed, even more so than the one in League of Legends.

There was a lot of teaching in the tutorial, including basic design of the game such as level, money, skills, defense towers, and so on. It also included some more advanced content, such as choosing a target hero, adjusting the direction of the wheel, regional casting, moving through walls, and so on.

What surprised Zhang Bei even more was that there was an advanced way to play this operating system?

Chen Mo inserted two small buttons between the top and bottom of the attack button, minion and turret.

After pressing these two buttons, the hero would automatically attack the nearby low-HP minions or turrets. This prevented the awkward situation of the hero who wanted to farm but was attacking, and the hero who wanted to kill but was attacking the turret.

In other words, this design divided attacking the hero, farming, and pushing the tower into three different attack operations. As long as the players got used to it, they could very well ensure that they could attack the target.

Another special design was that there were five additional positions on top of the skill as the avatar of the enemy hero.

When the enemy hero entered the player’s attack range, their avatar would be displayed in the corresponding position. By clicking on the avatar, one could launch a normal attack on the enemy hero, and by dragging the skill to the avatar, one could choose to release it.

The design of the entire operating system made Zhang Bei’s jaw drop, because all the content that he had been struggling with before had been solved perfectly by Chen Mo!

He didn’t know how to farm or attack the tower.

I wonder which champion should I use the skill on?

Did he not know how to adjust the range of his skill?

It didn’t matter. Under this system, all these doubts would be solved.

Zhang Bei even had an illusion. Why did he feel that the operation of Mobile Legends was much easier than League of Legends?

And it wasn’t the kind of simplicity after castration, but the rationality of the design.

Not only that, even the entire interface design made Zhang Bei feel very comfortable.

The entire interface of League of Legends was still based on the design concept of PC games, and the various elements on the game interface were relatively scattered. This style was fine on a PC, but not on a mobile phone.

On the other hand, King of Glory was designed with the idea of a mobile game, and the various divisions on the interface were very clear.

Other than a few very clear buttons on the interface, there was a large UI. For example, the battle mode, ranking mode, and so on. Basically, the most important functions were all placed in front of the players in a very eye-catching way.

Looking at the design, Zhang Bei had the urge to remake the mobile version of ancient catastrophe that he was in charge of …

You’ll die if you compare people, but you’ll throw away the goods if you compare them!

And Zhang Bei realized that Chen Mo wasn’t lying to him, the controls for traditional mobile MOBA games really needed to be changed!

Compared to King of Glory, the clumsy and monotonous operating system of ancient catastrophe was nothing. Even the feel of the game was a million miles away!

Also, due to the limitations of the operating system, many skills were highly repetitive and boring. It was impossible to replicate the characteristics of MOBA games.

Zhang Bei was confused. F * ck, who told me not to believe Chen Zhao?

Chen Zhao was clearly telling the truth…He was an honest man!

Chapter 576 Zou Zhuo’s dissatisfaction

"Zhang Bei was a videogame designer who specialized in mobile MOBA games, so he was able to see the uniqueness of Mobile Legends and understand Chen Mo’s intentions. "

"Zhang Bei knew very well that this game would definitely bring a terrifying impact to the current mobile MOBA game market, and the results would be unpredictable. "

"However, ordinary players did not have Zhang Bei’s vision, so they could not tell the difference between mobile MOBA games and mobile mobile mobile mobile Legends. "

Their evaluation of King of Glory was mostly based on their intuition and gaming experience.

"The main heroes in King of Glory are all Chinese characters? Why do I feel that something is wrong? it’s so strange!"

"It’s alright. It’s just that there were too many Western fantasy themes in the market before, and they were all copying League of Legends. That’s why it felt a little strange when China heroes appeared."

"I think it’s not that bad. The world view in glory of kings has been redone, and it’s just empty history. The style of the characters is also very consistent. The styles of these heroes are the same, and there is no severe sense of fragmentation. "

"Isn’t this game too simple? I just entered and got a super god. Why do I feel like my teammates and opponents are all noobs?"

"I also feel that the difficulty of this game is very low, but it’s really cool to kill. The time is very short, one round in ten minutes … When I don’t have time to play League of Legends, I can play two rounds, and torture the noobs."

"Upstairs, look at you. You only know how to bully noobs!"

"Hehe, so what if I bully noobs? Bullying noobs was fun! Do you dare to say that you don’t like to bully noobs?"

"I think this game is pretty good. Although the graphics and quality aren’t the best, the overall feeling is very natural. It also seems like the hero’s mechanisms are very rich."

"Yeah, I found a few interesting heroes in it, such as Li Bai and Han Xin. Have you seen these heroes? It seems to be different from League of Legends!"

"Oh my God, I was just casually chatting in the group and found out that one of my female friends is also playing! She couldn’t play League of Legends at all. She was a complete fraud, but now she was playing King of Glory? And he’s very engrossed in the game!"

"This game’s controls are quite perfect. When I was playing other MOBA games, I always felt like I couldn’t hit the person I wanted to hit, and I wanted to tap on the screen. But after changing the controls in Mobile Legends, it seems to feel really good!"

"Sigh, but I’m still a little disappointed. It doesn’t feel like this game has surpassed Chen Mo’s previous games. To Chen Mo, wasn’t it the same as transplanting League of Legends to a mobile game? Although there were some changes to the settings and the heroes have some new skills, many of them are the same as League of Legends, such as the map mechanism, equipment, and so on. "

"Indeed, I’m a little disappointed too. I thought it would be some epoch-making new game, but there’s no major innovation in the game."

"Upstairs, aren’t you guys expecting too much? I think that’s good enough. Chen Mo isn’t a God, how can he be so innovative with every piece? I think it’s already amazing to be able to port a MOBA game to the mobile platform and make it so perfect. "

"I just think that Chen Zhao doesn’t have to worry about making money anymore, right? He should make a more artistic game and keep surpassing himself! However, King of Glory looks like a by-product. It’s not even as good as land of the leading sand. At least, land of the leading Sand’s playstyle has never appeared before, and it’s very special!"

"Okay, okay, don’t worry about these things. Let Chen Mo do whatever he wants. Plus, this is just a transition product. Chen Mo took some time off to make a mobile game, mainly Dark Souls prequel. "

……

"The reactions of the players were different, but overall, the players did not show much enthusiasm for King of Glory. "

"The main reason was because Chen Mo had released many classic works, and his image in the players ‘hearts had been greatly improved. "

Many players were looking forward to Chen Mo coming up with an even more revolutionary game. They even wished that Chen Mo would release a new game every few months.

"In the eyes of a professional mobile game designer like Zhang Bei, Mobile Legends had a huge impact on mobile MOBA games. It could even be said to be revolutionary. This included the operating system, game mechanics, hero design, and so on. It could be said that this was the final form of mobile MOBA. "

"However, only a designer like Zhang Bei could understand it. The other players couldn’t feel the essence of the game design. After all, they had played League of Legends before, and the changes made in Mobile Legends could only be considered as minor tweaks. "

"In the eyes of some players, Mobile Legends was a very poor replica, and their impression of it could never surpass that of League of Legends. "

"Of course, this was only human nature. In reality, King of Glory wasn’t worth bragging about. Just from the creativity and artistic aspect of the game, King of Glory couldn’t be considered a good game. "

"However, it was precisely such a work that had completely unexpected performances in certain aspects. "

"Meanwhile, Chen Mo was quietly waiting for everyone to realize how terrifying Mobile Legends was … "

……

In the experience store.

The television in the hall on the first floor was playing the promotional video of Mobile Legends on loop.

"It wasn’t any special treatment. After the TV was installed in the hall of the experience store, every time a new game was released, the TV would play its promotional video. "

Zou Zhuo sat on the sofa on the first floor and pouted.

"Manager, although it’s a little inappropriate to say this, I really don’t think that Mobile Legends is very interesting. Wasn’t this just a simplified version of League of Legends? I feel that making this thing has lowered your image. "

"Chen Zhao was still reading. He smiled."When have I ever cared about my own image?"

"Don’t lie to me, "zou Zhuo said, " look at all the games you’ve made before, which one of them isn’t a revolutionary product?" And they’re all played in different ways!"

"Even pay-to-win mobile games like I am mt and Onmyoji are completely new, right? However, the way to play King of Glory wasn’t anything special. Weren’t they all overused in League of Legends? I won’t believe you if you tell me you’re not scamming me. "

"Chen Mo chuckled, not angry at all. "

Chapter 577: Zou Zhuo’s flag

"It wasn’t that zou Zhuo didn’t know how to talk, but as a regular customer of the experience store, the relationship between zou Zhuo and Chen Mo wasn’t just that of a designer and a player, they were more like friends. "

"It was like a friend visiting your house and you cooking a dish. The friend would say that your cooking skills were really bad. If the relationship between the two of you was average, then it would be looking for trouble. However, this could also be a reflection of your good relationship. "

"Between some brothers, the closer their relationship was, the more they liked to insult each other. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo often called zou Zhuo a fatty in return. "

"Chen Mo laughed, "you’ve played Mobile Legends?" How do you feel?"

"Zou Zhuo nodded, "I did. It felt too simple. There was no challenge at all!" If I go in and kill eight to ten of them, it’s like fighting against a bot. I have to say, King of Glory is way too fast compared to League of Legends. Sometimes, it feels like a game. "

"Chen Zhao laughed."It’s fun killing people. Are you not happy?"

"Zou Zhuo shook his head."I just don’t think this game is challenging. I don’t even have a goal."

"Chen Mo looked at him and said, "you didn’t make it to the Challenger League in League of Legends, did you?" You can try it out in Kings of Glory. "

"Zou Zhuo shook his head, "forget it. I can brag about being a challenger in League of Legends, but what’s the point of being a challenger in Mobile Legends?"

"Just like how if anipop gets out of the ranking competition, wouldn’t people think I’m stupid if I go out and brag to the others after I beat the king?"

"Zou Zhuo continued, "and I’ve realized that Mobile Legends has a lot of pitfalls!" The runes, the heroes, and the skins cost money. There were many ways to top up money. This game was way more F * cking fraudulent than League of Legends! Manager, I have to criticize you. You’re already so rich, why do you still care about the players ‘money? you can even make it completely free!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "free of charge?" Do you know how much money I will lose?"

"Zou Zhuo shook his head, "how much can we lose? I’m stuffed. A few million a month?" Oh my, that’s a lot … Forget it, just pretend I didn’t say anything. "

"Chen Mo chuckled, "a few million?" I can really give away a few million. "I can only say that you’re thinking too simply."

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, "stop bragging, manager. It’s just a mobile game. Do you really think you’re that good?" I think this game isn’t even as good as Onmyoji, it should be able to earn a few million. "

"Chen Zhao smiled, "it’s okay. I’ll accept your promise today." Don’t look down on this and that now, what will you say when your phone is re-installed with Mobile Legends?"

"Put it back into mobile Legends?" Zou Zhuo didn’t believe him, "how can it be put back? If there’s League of Legends, why would I play such a castrated MOBA game?"

"What?" Chen Mo was amused."Tell me, what if I put it back?"

"Impossible, " zou Zhuo shook his head vigorously. "

"Chen Mo thought about it, "how about this? if you can’t put back Mobile Legends in a month, I’ll give you ten League of Legends skins." But if you put it back in …"

"After dark Souls is released, you have to clear the game. How is it?"

"Zou Zhuo’s eyes lit up, "ten limited skins for League of Legends?" Manager, you said it, you can’t go back on your words!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "do I look like the kind of person to go back on my word?" Besides, it’s just ten skins. I don’t have to spend a single cent. What can’t you give me?"

"Zou Zhuo was overjoyed. In his opinion, it would be too easy to stop installing Mobile Legends for a month! And ten limited skins … The price was hard to estimate! "

"In League of Legends, many restricted skins were only sold on special festivals. Once it expired, it could no longer be purchased through normal channels. It could only be obtained through some very fraudulent lottery activities, and the cost of obtaining it would increase exponentially. "

"In other words, even if all of the skins were sold at the lowest price, zou Zhuo would still be able to get at least $2000 if he chose the ones with the highest price. If they were limited edition skins that were already out of print, the price of these ten limited edition skins would be hard to estimate. "

"Zou Zhuo was a loyal player of League of Legends, so he wouldn’t sell the skins. However, to the old players, the skins were like collectibles, which were very precious. "

"As for the risk, it was basically non-existent. "

"Even if there was an "in case, " the most they could do was clear the prequel to Dark Souls. "

"Zou Zhuo had finally cleared Dark Souls after the painful experience. Although he had suffered a lot during this period of time, he was still someone who had cleared Dark Souls, so he was mentally prepared for this. "

"So, it looked like a bet that he wouldn’t lose, and Chen Mo was basically giving away ten limited edition skins! "

"Zou Zhuo laughed, "I’ll bet on it!" Manager, don’t go back on your word!"

……

Zou Zhuo’s thoughts represented the thoughts of most League of Legends players.

Most of the players who had played League of Legends had the same thought when they played Mobile Legends. It was just that they were too similar.

"Strictly speaking, the gaming experience of these two games was very similar. Other than a few subtle differences in the feeling. "

"On the other hand, League of Legends was obviously more complicated and had more content. Therefore, many players of League of Legends were very repulsed when they first came into contact with King of Glory, because they could not find any challenge or sense of achievement in this game. "

"Of course, some players who could only reach silver or gold in League of Legends easily reached diamond or even higher in Mobile Legends. Most of them would like the game. "

"But what if they were already good in League of Legends? On the contrary, they might be repulsed by Mobile Legends, and might even be too lazy to improve their ranking. They didn’t care about what level they could reach in Mobile Legends. "

"When it was first released, King of Glory was only a niche game. In the eyes of many players, it was just like the crudely-made MOBA mobile games on the market, an emasculated copy of League of Legends. "

"Even though Mobile Legends was labeled as Chen Mo’s creation, many people played the game based on the quality of the game itself, and not on the identity of the designer. "

"Of course, since Chen Mo was the designer of League of Legends, Mobile Legends didn’t cause too much of a controversy, but many players said, "Aiya, if Chen Mo wants to make money, then let him. We’ll just ignore this game and wait patiently for Chen Mo’s new work! "

"From this point of view, the parallel world’s mobile Legends did not receive as much criticism as his previous life … "

"However, there was another group of players who had a completely different experience and feeling. "

Chapter 578: Zou Zhuo miscalculated

"In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. "

"Zou Zhuo came back to the experience store and sat down on the sofa happily. He said to Chen Mo, Manager, one-tenth of the agreed time has passed. Are you panicking?"

"Chen Zhao was still reading. He smiled and said, "What am I panicking for? it’s only been three days."

"Zou Zhuo chuckled, "but I really didn’t have any desire to download mobile Legends again in the past three days." I don’t think there will be any changes in a month. Why don’t you give me the ten limited edition skins now?"

"What’s the hurry?" Chen Mo glanced at him with disdain. "

"Hehe, manager, I know. You may look calm on the surface, but you’re actually panicking inside, right?" zou Zhuo said. "

"You’re overestimating Mobile Legends. There’s no innovative way to play it, and it’s so similar to League of Legends. I wouldn’t give up League of Legends for three months, let alone one month. "

Chen Mo smiled but didn’t say anything.

"At this moment, a tall girl came in. "

"This girl had short hair and was dressed up neatly. She didn’t have any heavy makeup on her face and was very elegant, but she vaguely revealed a kind of androgynous beauty. "

Zou Zhuo’s eyes widened when the girl walked in.

He had been watching the girl’s every move. The girl swiped her id at the front desk and walked into the elevator.

"Wow, manager, " zou Zhuo said to Chen Mo. I can feel that your career is on the rise. I’ve never seen such a pretty girl in the experience store before!"

"Chen Mo rolled his eyes, "are you blind? When has my Experience Store ever been short of pretty girls? haven’t I always had a bunch of them?"

"Zou Zhuo chuckled, "hmm, that’s true, but I don’t think there’s such a special girl!" You don’t say, this girl really fits all my fantasies about girls!"

"Chen Mo looked at zou Zhuo, "I didn’t know you liked this type?" To be honest, this girl…I really can’t tell if she’s disguised as a man, especially with her chest …"

Chen Mo stopped talking.

"Zou Zhuo snorted, "manager, what do you know!" A flat chest is justice! This short-haired, flat-chested, and tall girl is perfect!"

"Alright, " Chen Mo shrugged, "I don’t really understand your taste, fat otaku."

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, "manager, I’m a fat otaku, but can you please not add the word" dead "?" Forget it, I’m not going to talk to you anymore. I’ll go ask the girl at the front desk and see what game she’s playing. I have to find a way to hit on her. "

Zou Zhuo went to the front desk and asked the girl.

"He was a regular at the experience store, so he was already very familiar with the girl at the front desk. After asking a few questions, he found out the short-haired girl’s name and Computer History. "

"Chen Mo looked at zou Zhuo, who was overjoyed, and asked, "How is it? did you get it?"

"Zou Zhuo said happily, "I got it!" The girl called Zhao Shu Yi and went to the mobile game experience area. As expected, girls like mobile games. I’ll go and see if I can get close to her. "

"Chen Mo looked at him with a smile."Go. I wish you success."

Zou Zhuo went upstairs happily and headed to the mobile game experience area.

"By right, zou Zhuo had been in the experience store for quite some time and had seen all kinds of girls, but he had never seen a girl like Zhao Shu Yi who could make him fall in love at first sight. "

"Of course, it could also be that zou Zhuo had a special taste for girls with gender-neutral beauty. "

"Of course, no matter what, being able to find the type that one liked was also a kind of luck. For some people, the type that they really liked only existed on television and the Internet. They didn’t even have the chance to F * cking follow it … "

"Zou Zhuo was a little nervous, he even went to the bathroom to look at himself in the mirror. "

"It’s alright. I went out to wash my hair today. "

"Zou Zhuo tidied up his clothes. He was a little chubby in the mirror, but at least he looked cute. "

"When Chen Mo first met zou Zhuo, he felt that zou Zhuo was wearing a round frame mirror and looked very cute, like a Pandarian. "

"Zou Zhuo’s appearance didn’t change much, at least he still gave off a kind vibe and wasn’t a pervert. "

"After confirming his image, zou Zhuo gathered his courage and went to the mobile game experience area. "

The short-haired flat-chested girl called Zhao Shuyi was sitting on a massage chair in the mobile game experience area. She was playing mobile games on the high-end mobile phone in the experience store.

"Zou Zhuo was glad that the girl came alone, it would be easier to hit on her. If she had brought a friend, it would be very awkward to hit on her. "

"If she brought her boyfriend along … Well, zou Zhuo’s relationship might end before it even started. "

"Zou Zhuo suddenly felt nervous. He didn’t have much experience in hitting on girls. Even though the experience store was his home field, he was still nervous. "

"Zou Zhuo thought for a while and decided to use a more natural approach, which was to sit down on the massage chair next to the girl and pretend that he was here to play mobile games as well, so that he could chat with her. "

"Zou Zhuo sat down on the massage chair and grabbed his phone. He didn’t dare to look in the girl’s direction, for fear that it would appear too deliberate and make her feel disgusted. "

"Zou Zhuo opened Onmyoji and played it casually. After a few minutes, he glanced to the side and saw that the girl was still looking at her phone screen. She didn’t seem to have any reaction to his appearance. "

"Well, it’s alright. The girl shouldn’t be disgusted with me. At least she didn’t leave immediately when she saw me." Zou Zhuo comforted himself. "

"After another two minutes of Onmyoji, zou Zhuo couldn’t take it anymore. He gathered his courage and said to the girl, "Yo, sister, you like to play the manager’s mobile game too? How about we play it together?"

"To be honest, even zou Zhuo himself felt that his way of hitting on people was too weak. It was only after he said it that he realized how low-class it was … "

"However, the words had already been spoken, and it was too late to change them. "

"Fortunately, the girl didn’t mind. Apparently, she also had a more easy-going personality. "

"Zhao Shuyi looked at zou Zhuo and said, "Sure, let’s play together."

Zou Zhuo was overjoyed.

"Sure, What game are you playing? I’m good at playing games, so I have no problem carrying you!" Zou Zhuo patted his chest and said. "

Zou Zhuo said with confidence.

"As an old player of Chen Mo’s games, zou Zhuo had played all of Chen Mo’s games, such as League of Legends, Warcraft, and Overwatch. Even though he wasn’t considered a top player, he was still considered an expert. "

Zou Zhuo was very confident in his gaming skills since he managed to clear the difficult Dark Souls in one round.

Bringing a girl with him was definitely not a problem!

"The girl tilted her phone towards zou Zhuo, "Do you play King of Glory?"

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

The expression on his face was very interesting.

"The girl’s phone was indeed showing the scene of Mobile Legends, and there was even a big "defeated" icon. It was unknown if the girl had been tricked by herself or by her teammates … "

Zou Zhuo was speechless. Are you an actor arranged by the manager?

It’s been less than three days since I made the bet with the store manager. Why is there a girl here all of a sudden? and she wants to trick me into playing Mobile Legends?

"F * ck! This script was written in advance, right? Was he waiting for me here? "

"Zou Zhuo had a stomach full of complaints, but he didn’t say them out loud … "

"It took him a lot of effort to finally squeeze out a sentence, "Play! I’m really good at King of Glory!"

Chapter 579: Such a skilled top-up

"Two hours later, Zhao Shu Yi walked out of the elevator and left the experience store. "

"However, zou Zhuo didn’t follow them down immediately. He only came down after five minutes. "

"Perhaps zou Zhuo didn’t want to make it seem too obvious, it would be too sneaky if he followed the girl down the stairs. "

"How is it?" Chen Mo asked, looking at zou Zhuo. "

"Zou Zhuo sat down on the sofa across from Chen Mo, a little embarrassed. He thought for a while before saying, "Manager, I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

"Good news, " Chen Zhao said."Let’s hear the good news first."

"Zou Zhuo, "the good news is, I managed to get the girl’s contact information, and we’ve had a lot of fun together."

"What’s the bad news?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Zou Zhuo sighed, "the bad news is, I might lose the bet …"

"Well, that’s good news for me, " Chen Mo laughed. "

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Chen Mo looked at zou Zhuo and said, "you said a month is too long?" It’s only been three days, and you’ve already finished installing King of Glory. "

"Zou Zhuo coughed, "manager, this is a special case!" I didn’t want to pretend to be in Mobile Legends. The game itself has nothing that attracts me. It’s only because the girls are playing it, so I …"

"Chen Zhao glanced at him in disdain."I put a knife to your neck and asked you to put the game back in?"

"Zou Zhuo coughed, "well … No."

"I don’t care if you like to play mobile Legends or not, " Chen Mo added."You just have to top up your money." Moreover, female players are part of the gaming experience. Mobile Legends can provide you with such a precious gaming experience. It’s fine if you’re not grateful, but you’re even complaining about this and that?"

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. Chen Mo’s words made sense!

"That seemed to be the case. If zou Zhuo had insisted on not playing Mobile Legends, he wouldn’t have been able to hit on this girl … "

"Strictly speaking, King of Glory did provide him with a special gaming experience, which was to pick up girls … "

"Chen Mo chuckled."Anyway, you’ve lost. Just wait for the release of Dark Souls."

"Zou Zhuo sighed helplessly, "Ah, alright, manager, you’re so astute. I admit defeat. When the black soul comes out, I’ll suffer for another week to get through. "

Chen Mo gave zou Zhuo a mysterious smile.

Zou Zhuo shivered involuntarily. Why did he feel like something was wrong?

He seemed to have encountered a very sinister plot …

"However, zou Zhuo didn’t think too much about it, as his mind was occupied with other things. "

"By the way, manager, please help me pick a few heroes in Mobile Legends who can show off and kill at the same time. I need to practice." Zou Zhuo took out his phone and told Chen Mo. "

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at him with interest, "didn’t you say you weren’t interested in this game? You can’t even brag about being a King?"

"Zou Zhuo scratched his head in embarrassment, "This … It’s mainly because sister Shuyi likes to play, so I can’t play by myself if I want to bring her along, okay? Also, it’s best to choose a hero that I can show off, so that I can show off my handsomeness! If I really fight a King, perhaps sister Shuyi will look at me in a different light …"

"Chen Mo said nonchalantly while reading, "Alright, you can play Li Bai, Han Xin, and Luna. If you can master one or two of them, it won’t be a problem to pick up a girl in the game. "

"Zou Zhuo was overjoyed."Okay, manager. I’ll change to a new account now. I’ll practice a few rounds secretly."

"Huh?" Chen Mo was confused, "why Do you need a new account?"

"Zou Zhuo chuckled, "I have to play ranked games with the girls. If I get there myself, I won’t be able to carry the girls."

"Chen Zhao was speechless."That’s enough. You’ll have to waste your brain on this."

"Hehehe." Zou Zhuo laughed as he switched to another account. "

"Not long after entering the game, zou Zhuo slapped his forehead helplessly."Manager, you have to pay for all the heroes you mentioned!"

"Chen Mo looked at him like he was an idiot, "Nonsense, I’m running a gaming company, not a charity. If you don’t top up money, do you still want to become stronger?"

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"The first MOBA game that players in the parallel world came into contact with was League of Legends, so they were already used to the free-to-play mode of League of Legends. Now that they were playing King of Glory, they found it hard to get used to the fact that they had to pay for the heroes. "

Zou Zhuo cursed in his heart.

He first went to the training camp to play these Champions and felt that they were indeed very cool.

"Zou Zhuo didn’t study the heroes and skills in Mobile Legends seriously before. After all, he was only a Smurf, and there were many heroes that he couldn’t get. Only Arthur, Houyi, Angela, and a few other heroes were familiar with the game. "

"However, after playing Li Bai, Han Xin, and Luna in the training camp, zou Zhuo suddenly had a question. "

Wasn’t King of Glory a little too overpowered?

"The overpowered aspect here mainly referred to the hero’s mechanism, which was that the displacement was as many as a dog! "

"These assassins, in particular, basically had a movement skill each. Han Xin even had three movement skills, and could run from the small dragon’s cave to the big dragon’s cave in the blink of an eye. This was something that was simply unimaginable in League of Legends. "

It wasn’t just the displacement skill. Other mechanisms seemed to be more brutal than League of Legends. A very obvious example was the short cooldown of skills.

"For example, Luna was actually the bright moon in League of Legends, but much stronger. With a certain attack speed and CD reduction, Luna could even use a certain technique to continuously use her ultimate skills, which was the so-called "infinite combo under the moon."

"Not only could it fly around the map, but it could also deal tons of damage in an instant. "

"As for Li Bai and Han Xin, these two heroes also had their own unique characteristics. These assassins in Mobile Legends had one thing that stood out, and that was jumping! "

"For example, Han Xin was known as "han tiaotiao" because his first and second skills were all movement skills, and there were two parts to each skill, which could be used all over the map. "

Zou Zhuo spent half a day training in the training camp and decided to buy Li Bai.

"In fact, the reason was very simple. In addition to thinking that this hero was very powerful, it was also because this hero was more handsome. "

"Moreover, the hero who appeared in the opening of the video should have been treated like his own son. There was no mistake. "

The thought of having a handsome hero to show off in front of the girl of his dreams made zou Zhuo feel like his money was well spent!

"However, after seeing Chen Mo’s smile, zou Zhuo suddenly felt a headache. "

Why did it seem like he had unknowingly completed the top-up just now?

Why am I so skilled?

"There are so many steps to top up, you need to click at least a few times, and you need to swipe your fingerprint on the phone, but why do I feel like it’s done in an instant … "

Was this what Chen Mo meant by the charm of Mobile Legends ‘paywalls …

Chapter 580: The skin salesman Richard serente

"You bought it?" Chen Mo smiled at zou Zhuo. "

"Zou Zhuo nodded, "yeah, I bought a Li Bai." Manager, tell me first, this hero should be very powerful, right?"

"Chen Mo chuckled."Of course he’s good. Not only is he good, but he’s also very showy. He’s perfect for showing off in front of girls."

"Zou Zhuo chuckled, "that’s good, it was worth it!"

"Oh?" Chen Zhao looked at him meaningfully."But are you sure you don’t want to buy another skin?"

"Zou Zhuo shook his head, "No." I don’t really like to use skins in League of Legends. The real strong players will use the default skins to create the strongest effect of the hero, and those skin fans are usually bad at fighting. "

"We must resist the evil practice of having skin dogs!" He said with a sense of justice. "

"Oh." Chen Mo nodded."You do have a point, but I have to remind you that you can increase your attack by 10 points with a new skin."

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "what?" It even adds attack power!"

Chen Mo smiled but didn’t say anything.

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"As a veteran of League of Legends, zou Zhuo knew what 10 attack points meant, so he was a little frustrated … "

"In fact, 10 attack points were not a lot. In the later stages, many equipment would add tens of attack points. 10 attack points would not be of much use in the middle and late stages. "

"But if he wanted to die, he had to die in the early stages. 10 points of attack power would still have an impact in the early stages, because everyone’s attributes were very low in the early stages, and there was no good equipment. These 10 points of attack power could very likely determine whether the opponent would escape with low HP or be killed by you. "

"Don’t underestimate these 10 attack points, " Chen Mo said."You have to know that 10 attack points are very important in the early stages!" It might even cause a snowball effect. You just happened to kill a person and get an extra piece of equipment, just coincidence…..If you continue to think like this, 10 points of attack power can determine the outcome of a battle. "

Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched. You’re right!

"Zou Zhuo knew what Chen Yu was up to, but the problem was that it was like Jiang Taigong fishing, whoever was willing to take the bait. "

"Although 10 attack points couldn’t determine the outcome of a match, it was obviously very uncomfortable to lose 10 attack points at the beginning. "

"Shameless! You’re too shameless!"

Zou Zhuo thought to himself as he opened Li Bai’s hero interface and started looking at the skins.

"Fan Haixin … The thousand-year-old fox … Oh my, they’re all ugly. Eh? Feng qiuhuang?"

Zou Zhuo’s eyes lit up.

"Li Bai’s default skin was actually very handsome. In Mobile Legends, he was one of the most handsome. Moreover, white shirt and wine gourd were also very unique. "

This was also one of the reasons why zou Zhuo decided to buy Li Bai. Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to act cool in front of girls with a handsome hero?

"However, when he saw Feng qiuhuang’s skin, he suddenly felt that it was nothing special … "

"White clothes, white hair, Phoenix accessories, special effects, unique voice. Even the movements seemed to have been repeated! "

This skin could only be described with one word-cool!

"Three feet long sword, cut off all the entanglement of love."

"Feng Xi, Feng Xi, return to your hometown, travel the four Seas to seek your support."

Even the exclusive voice chat had the attribute of torturing dogs!

"Chen Mo also added fuel to the fire, "You like this skin? You really have a good eye. The special effects of this skin have all been redone. After entering the game, Li Bai’s various skills and special effects are all different from the original. Moreover, it’s only the first week’s discount, so you can buy it at 20% off. After this week, the first week’s discount will be gone, and you’ll have to buy it at the original price. "

"Also, this is this year’s limited skin! After this year, you won’t be able to buy it anymore. Oh right, this skin is a couple skin with Wang Zhaojun’s Phoenix in flight. "

"Chen Mo stood on the side like a dedicated salesman, giving zou Zhuo a headache. "

"Manager, you’re already so rich. Do you really need to trick me into buying a skin?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "this has nothing to do with money, it’s just a personal hobby." Besides, you’re completely willing to buy the skins, so I’m just asking if you want to buy them. "

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Although he knew that Chen Zhao was just fooling him, he really wanted to buy it! "

"On one hand, it was because of the added attributes. On the other hand, it was because the skin was very handsome. But the most important thing was that it was a couple skin! "

"The other skin was Wang Zhaojun’s Phoenix in flight, which was also in the same style. "

Zou Zhuo was even thinking of buying a Phoenix in flight for Shuyi. Let her play Wang Zhaojun in the middle while he played Li Bai?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, just thinking about it made him excited! "

"Zou Zhuo gritted his teeth. Forget it, he had already bought a hero, buying a new skin was just something that he could do in passing! "

"Then, he looked at the price of the skin-1788 point certificates, which was 178 yuan! "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "manager, isn’t this skin too expensive?!"

"Chen Mo squinted."It’s not expensive. It’s cheaper than many skins in League of Legends. Plus, there’s a 20% discount for the first week. You’ve made a big profit."

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, "but the skins in League of Legends are valuable!"

"Chen Mo smiled, "I can’t guarantee the value of the skins in Mobile Legends. However, it can definitely help you get girls." This is what you need, right?"

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Zou Zhuo was speechless. No matter what he said, Chen Mo would always change the topic to picking up girls … "

"Zou Zhuo had to admit that Chen Mo was right, this was exactly what he needed! "

"Chen Mo saw zou Zhuo’s hesitation and smiled, "What do you think is the most irresistible thing in the world? He just needed it! Think about it, why were the house prices so high? Why were so many people trying to buy a house? It’s because you can’t get married without a house. This is what we need. "

"Think again, why did you buy this skin? Because if you want to pick up girls, this is also a necessity! In fact, your skin is more important than the house. Without the house, you can’t get married, but without this skin, you can’t even get a girl!"

"Zou Zhuo’s face turned green, "but manager, buying a skin doesn’t mean you’ll be able to get a girl!"

"Chen Mo narrowed his eyes,’I can tell you’ve never studied logic before. This was called a necessary condition, not a sufficient condition. It was like buying a house. Did it mean that you could get married after buying a house? It was not certain. But you can’t get married if you don’t buy a house, right?"

"It’s the same with skins. If you buy a skin, you might not be able to pick up girls. But if you don’t buy a skin, won’t the chances of you picking up girls be greatly reduced?"

"Zou Zhuo scratched his head, he couldn’t refute that! "

"Chen Mo was a designer, after all, so his little logic was perfectly organized … "

Chapter 581: Buying a skin is just in need!

"Chen Zhao continued,’think about how expensive a house is, right? A house in a second-tier city can easily cost more than two million Yuan, and it’ll take you forty to fifty years to pay off a loan. But how much is this skin? it’s less than two hundred Yuan, my friend!"

"What can you do with 200 yuan in today’s inflated society? It was just the money for a meal! Isn’t that right?"

"You can’t afford to take a girl out for a meal, a movie, or a room with 200 yuan, right? And yours is a one-time use, but this skin is permanent! Once you buy it, it will be in the game forever. It is your personal property. The clothes you buy will be thrown away and expired after wearing it for a long time, but the skin will not. It will always be so beautiful. "

"Even if you can’t flirt with this girl, this skin will still play its role when you flirt with the next girl. Even if you don’t want to flirt with girls or men, this skin …"

"Zou Zhuo quickly stopped Chen Mo, "stop, stop, stop!" Manager, don’t say anymore. I’ll buy it, I’ll buy it, okay?"

"After some internal struggle, zou Zhuo finally decided to buy the skin. "

"Actually, it wasn’t that difficult, because online shopping was a very simple thing. You just had to click on a button, scan your fingerprint, and the payment would be completed. It was extremely fast. "

"Because online payment was just a virtual number, unlike shopping in the store where you would take out cash, many people did not have a clear concept of how much they spent. "

"Therefore, zou Zhuo quickly forgot about the pain and went into the game to show off his new skin. "

"Wow, this skin is so handsome! The special effects have all been changed!"

"The movement of A normal attack is so handsome, and the big move is also so handsome! He’s so handsome, manager!"

"But … Why do I feel like this hero is easy to kill?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "the hero is an assassin, and a special one at that." You have to play like this. First, find wild monsters or minions to farm big, then use big moves. If you don’t have big moves, then you’ll be an observer at the edge …"

"Chen Mo gave zou Zhuo some pointers as he watched him play, and zou Zhuo quickly got into the game. After all, he had the basics of League of Legends, and he was quite smart. "

"The more zou zhuoyue played, the more he felt that he had bought the right hero. This hero was too showy! "

"It was even more showy than many Champions in League of Legends because the cooldowns of the skills in Mobile Legends were too short. The players would move around crazily, and sometimes, they would not even know where they were … "

He had shown off his opponent and himself …

"As zou Zhuo was playing, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, "Manager, why are you so kind today? You even taught me how to play?"

"Chen Mo chuckled."I guess this is part of the after-sales service. But I have to remind you of something."

"What is it?" zou Zhuo asked. "

"Chen Mo said, "you’re using an alternate account now. Li Bai and Feng qiuhuang’s skins were bought on your alternate account." Or you can use this account to carry girls, or you can buy a new one on your main account. "

"Zou Zhuo, "what the f * ck?" Manager, why didn’t you say so earlier!"

"I just thought of it, " Chen Mo chuckled. "

"Zou Zhuo was unconvinced, "I don’t believe it!" You must have thought of it long ago, but you didn’t say it! You’re just trying to trick me into spending double the money, aren’t you?"

Chen Mo smiled but didn’t say anything.

"Zou Zhuo broke down, "F * ck!" I’ve only played for two hours and I’ve already charged over 200 RMB for a mobile game? I must be crazy!"

……

"In just three days after its release, King of Glory’s best selling leaderboard was already soaring, and its ranking was rising every day. "

"Strictly speaking, the momentum of Chen Mo’s King of Glory was much slower than Onmyoji’s because Onmyoji had already gained a lot of popularity with its many derivative works and a large number of card players. It became a phenomenal topic in a short period of time. "

"However, Mobile Legends didn’t have such good treatment. On one hand, Chen Mo didn’t put much effort into promoting it at the beginning, and on the other hand, many MOBA players didn’t really enter Mobile Legends. "

"Onmyoji was different from King of Glory in this aspect. Onmyoji could be said to be the master of mobile card games, and was on a completely different level compared to other mobile card games in parallel world. "

"On the other hand, glory of kings had to be compared with League of Legends since it was born, and many League of Legends players could not be converted into glory of kings players at once. "

"This was a common and contradictory trait of all mobile MOBA games. If the game wanted to become popular, it had to ride on the popularity of League of Legends. However, that would mean that the mobile game would have to live under the shadow of League of Legends forever. It could only drink the soup and could not start from scratch. "

"Of course, for other video game designers, it would be fine as long as they could get some leftovers. But for Chen Mo, it was clear that he had his own ambitions for every game he made. "

Many mobile game designers had already seen the potential of King of Glory. Just the fact that it was the best MOBA mobile game was enough to prove many things.

"However, no one knew what the limits of King of Glory were. "

"From the looks of it, the MOBA that had the best performance was the mobile version of ancient catastrophe, which was currently in second place on the best selling leaderboard. Although it had occasionally surpassed the mobile version of the moon god’s prophecy, it was quickly overtaken again. "

"After all, mobile games on PC had a high paywall and players were very clingy. "

Could Chen Mo’s King of Glory replicate Onmyoji’s glory and reach the top of the mobile game bestsellers?

Many people were suspicious.

……

"At the same time, King of Glory was slowly spreading among many groups of players. "

At a company.

"You’re here to play a few rounds of Mobile Legends during your lunch break?"

"King of Glory? What’s that?"

"It’s the mobile version of League of Legends, which can be played on the phone. It’s very similar and the operation is even easier. I can easily release the Super god inside!"

"Aiya, isn’t this the fake version of League of Legends? Weren’t there already a few MOBA models? There’s nothing fun to do. "

"This one is different. Chen Mo made this."

"Chen Zhao did it? Why did Chen Mo get involved in this game? Alright, I’ll download it and play a few rounds. "

……

At a certain school.

"Have you played King of Glory?"

"King of Glory? I’ve never played it before. What kind of game is it?"

"It’s similar to League of Legends, but you can play it on your phone! And the heroes in the game are especially cool, my Arthur the sixth! I’ll bring you!"

"Shh! The form teacher is here, quickly put away your phone. "

"It’s fine. We can play secretly during the evening self-study. "

At the gathering.

"Hey, girl, why are you playing mobile games too? Isn’t this King of Glory?"

"That’s right. I was looking for a game on the internet that day and found this game out of the blue. I tried it out and found that it was actually quite fun, so I’ve been playing it ever since."

"Girl, what segment are you in now? Only silver? Come, I’ll take you, I’m Gold!"

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"Okay, okay, hurry up and help me score. I feel like my teammates are all terrible!"

……

In a certain chat group.

"Does anyone want to play mobile Legends? Let’s add each other as friends. "

"Buttface, you’ve changed. You’re playing this kind of trashy mobile game."

"That’s right. You gave up League of Legends and said that you don’t have time to play it, but why did you turn around and play King of Glory?"

"Hmph, I despise you!"

"King of Glory is just a castrated version of League of Legends. Many of the game’s mechanics have been changed. It feels like they’re just messing around and it’s not interesting at all …"

"But … There are so many pretty girls in Mobile Legends. You can also have a master and disciple relationship, pick up girls, and search for girls nearby. I’ve already gotten to know quite a few girls who play mobile Legends, and we’ve had a good chat …"

"Wait, you can search for the girls nearby?!"

"Yeah, and as long as you’re of a higher rank, these girls will like to add you. I even successfully got the contact information of several girls!"

"I’ll go! Big brother Buttface, please take me with you. I want to play mobile Legends!"

Chapter 582: Whoever gets a girl gets the world

"Although most of the players of League of Legends were indifferent to the appearance of Mobile Legends, this game had gradually expanded among other groups of players. "

"To put it simply, these player groups were the derivative groups of League of Legends. "

"In other words, these players knew about League of Legends and were interested in it, but they felt that League of Legends was difficult to play or was more tiring. They were marginalizing League of Legends. I understand, but only occasionally. "

These people were far from being loyal to League of Legends. All they needed was a game to kill time.

"Even for many people, League of Legends was considered a heavy game, and it was very tiring. They really needed a fast-paced mobile game that could be played while lying down, yet still retain the essence of MOBA games. "

"Therefore, after the appearance of Mobile Legends, these players quickly threw themselves into the arms of Mobile Legends. "

"This was also Chen Mo’s goal. He didn’t make King of Glory to steal players from League of Legends, since both games were his own, and he would be stealing his money if he kept stealing. "

"Chen Mo’s goal was to expand MOBA games to these marginal groups of players, targeting those who didn’t play League of Legends or those who were tired of it, and kill them all in one fell swoop with Mobile Legends. "

"Don’t think that you can keep your wallet just because you gave up League of Legends, that’s impossible! When you see Mobile Legends, you still have to obediently take out your money. "

"Moreover, King of Glory had to capture the hearts of those students and female players, especially female players, who were an important group of players in King of Glory. "

There was a very interesting phenomenon in the gaming industry.

"Although some games were not popular with male players, they were unexpectedly popular with female players … "

"There was also a very interesting phenomenon in this game. Male players would slowly come over to play for girls. As long as the game’s social system was done well, it would be fine as long as the girls were hit on. "

"It didn’t matter if he couldn’t capture the male players. He would capture the female players first, and then the male players would come to him. "

"Therefore, there was also a saying that "whoever gets girls gets the world." As long as he gathered a group of girls in the game, he would not have to worry about not having anyone to play. "

"In some games, there were even more female players than male players. Male players were rare creatures in the game and were protected by the girls. "

And this gimmick was indeed very crucial to the promotion of this game …

"It was the same for King of Glory. Perhaps it was the easiest MOBA game to get started with, so it was more attractive to girls than League of Legends. "

"The art style of Mobile Legends was closer to women’s aesthetics. What kind of hero would female players like? They didn’t like Western heroes, nor did they like tall and strong men. They liked China-style little brothers and sisters, and they liked cute things. "

"In Mobile Legends, the art design of many heroes was similar to this. For example, Li Bai, Han Xin, Zhen Ji, Angela, Daji, and so on. All of them were handsome and beautiful. "

"Strictly speaking, although a world view like magical beast was regarded as a classic by countless players, it wasn’t very attractive to girls. "

"It was an undeniable fact that there were very few female players in World of Warcraft. On the other hand, the China Style swordnet III had a lot more female players than that … "

"It was the same for King of Glory. Under Chen Mo’s intentional promotion, a large number of female players started to enter the game. They might not be able to play League of Legends, they might be noobs, but it didn’t matter. As long as they could play the game in the early stages, they would slowly become addicted to it. "

"This way, many male players like zou Zhuo would be led into the trap … "

"In order to perform well in front of the girls, they had to work hard to study the game’s mechanism, save money, and buy better skins and stronger runes. "

An undercurrent began to grow …

……

"At the same time, many players were very surprised when they saw the hero characters in the game. "

"Oh my God, the person holding the wine pot in the cinematic is Li Bai? I thought it would be something like the liquor sword immortal. "

"Moreover, there are also Zhong Yuan, Miyamoto Musashi, Marco Polo, Di Renjie, li Yuanfang … There are also people from the Three Kingdoms period, such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. They are all historical figures."

"I always feel that it’s a bit too much of a knockoff … All kinds of historical figures have traveled through time and space to come to the same story background …"

"But I think it’s fine. Instead, I feel very close to it. On one hand, these people are already known to everyone, like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the like. On the other hand, the game has made some magical changes to these heroes, so they’re very fun. "

"It’s true. I thought it would be a disaster to use the China Style as a hero, but it seems like Chen Zhao did a good job."

"And there are a few heroes in this game that are really fun. Li Bai, Han Xin, Guan Yu, Diao Chan … These heroes are quite unique. They’re not completely imitating League of Legends."

"I think Guan Yu is the most interesting hero. To be honest, the mechanism of his skill is a bit like the players in League of Legends, but it’s different. Also, the way he releases his skill is very suitable for mobile games. "

"That’s right, and this game is actually different from League of Legends. It has its own unique mechanism. Although it’s easy to get used to playing King of Glory after playing League of Legends, if you want to become the king, you still need to have some understanding of the game."

"The players were all discussing the new MOBA game, and the topic of discussion about Mobile Legends was far greater than that of ancient catastrophe. "

"Soon, King of Glory started to climb up the best selling leaderboard. Although it did not climb as fast as the Onmyoji, it kept rising. It soon entered the top ten without any signs of falling. "

What the others didn’t know was that the number of downloads for Mobile Legends was increasing at an even more terrifying speed!

"This was enough to show that the game was expanding to other groups of players at an increasingly fast speed. It was just that these players had not really played it yet, so it had not formed a spending boom. "

"Chen Mo believed that when the game really made it to the top of the best selling leaderboard, its potential would shock everyone. "

Chapter 583: Answering questions to buy heroes!

At a junior high school.

"During the lunch break, one of the boys secretly took out his phone and opened Mobile Legends. "

"Smartphones were already very common in the parallel world, and Chen Mo had made many improvements to Mobile Legends so that it could run smoothly on the trashy thousand Yuan machines. "

"Therefore, some primary and secondary school students could also play mobile Legends. "

"After all, after the popularization of smartphones, many parents would buy ordinary phones for their children. This was also human nature. If their children encountered any problems on the way to and from school and didn’t call, it would be too inconvenient. "

"Moreover, even if their parents didn’t allow them to buy one, many students could secretly save up their money to buy one. After all, many low-end cell phones were not expensive. Some children who had a lot of living expenses could afford it in two or three months. "

"The boy entered the game happily. His deskmate, another boy, leaned over and said, "How is it, Buttface? have you saved enough money?"

"Buttface smiled."I played two rounds secretly last night. I have enough money now. I can buy Li Bai."

"His deskmate was surprised, "ah, you finally have enough money!" Not bad, Li Bai is very cool. Last time, I saw a great God who was very powerful. He killed five people by himself. "

"Buttface nodded his head, "yeah, I also thought Li Bai was very handsome. That’s why I wanted to buy him." I’ve been secretly reading a lot of guides these few days, and I can’t wait. "

"As Buttface was speaking, he found Li Bai in the game store and clicked to purchase the item. "

"However, to his surprise, the hero did not complete the purchase immediately. Instead, a new prompt interface popped up. "

"[Please read the following into the microphone "Li Bai was a famous Romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty. His name was too white, and he was known as the scholar Green Lotus. He was also known as the immortal poet by later generations, and he and Du Fu were called Li Du …"

Buttface was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?

"On the interface was an introduction to Li Bai’s life. There were not many words, only a few hundred words, but the information was very concise. It introduced all of Li Bai’s life in history, some representative works, and derived knowledge. "

"But we’re clearly playing a game. Who would want to read Li Bai’s life story?"

"Buttface tried to close the interface, but the purchase process was directly canceled! "

"F * ck, what do you mean? You can’t buy a hero if you don’t finish reading this?"

Buttface was shocked. It was too embarrassing to read this kind of thing in the classroom.

Those who didn’t know would think that they were studying or memorizing history questions!

"His deskmate was also dumbfounded."F * ck! What the hell is this?"

"There was a limit to heroes being exempted in the game, and these heroes did not need to be bought, so no one noticed this. "

"However, when they had enough gold coins and were ready to buy a hero, these underaged players suddenly realized that there was a "reading the text" segment. "

"Buttface put away his cell phone with a pained expression, "I’m going to the toilet …"

"Obviously, dog two also felt that it was too shameful to read in the classroom. It was better to go to the toilet and find a place with no one around to read … "

"Even if someone else heard it, they would not know who it was … "

Buttface came to the school toilet.

"Fortunately, it was lunch break, so there was no one in the toilet. The students either went home or returned to their dormitories. Some students did not go back in the afternoon and were either sleeping or studying in the classroom. No one would disturb him … "

"Buttface said in a low voice, "Li Bai is a famous Romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty …"

"This paragraph was not long, and he finished reading it very quickly. Buttface heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that he could buy a hero. However, another interface popped up on the phone. "

[Please answer the following questions. [Which of the following poems are the works of Li Bai?]

"[A Tongguan official, B Yueyang louji, C SHU daonan, D Chunxiao.] "

Buttface was startled. What the hell was this?

"As a junior high school student, he had learned many of Li Bai’s poems, such as "thoughts in a quiet night, "early release to White Emperor City, " and so on. But he really couldn’t answer this question … "

"In the previous passage, there were at least seven or eight of Li Bai’s representative works. At that time, he read them once but didn’t read them carefully, so he didn’t remember what they were. "

"However, when he looked at the four options below, "spring dawn" seemed to be the only poem that he had some impression of. As for whether it was written by Li Bai, he really couldn’t remember … "

"Buttface was really drunk. He wanted to go back and read the paragraph that he had read just now, but he found that he couldn’t go back at all. He had to answer the question directly … "

"Then there’s no other way, just make a wild guess!"

"Buttface clicked B. He felt that as a Romantic poet, Li Bai’s works must be very cool and ethereal. The other two names didn’t seem to be the same … "

"However, after he clicked on it, the system actually prompted him that he answered wrong! "

"Moreover, if he answered wrong, he would not tell the correct answer. The interface would return to the place where he read the character’s life history, and the boy would have to read it again … "

"F * ck, isn’t this a scam?!"

Buttface was shocked. Again?

"However, he had no choice but to repeat it … "

"This time, Buttface was more careful. He took a look at Li Bai’s representative works at the bottom. As expected, Shu Dao Nan was among them. "

"So you should choose C for this question. Alright, there’s no problem this time."

Buttface answered the questions again happily.

[Who is the ‘li’ in ‘little Li Du’?]

"[A is Li He, B is Li Shangyin, C is Li Bai, D is Li Qingzhao.] "

"Buttface was instantly shocked, "F * ck, what the hell is this?" Why did you change the topic?"

"That didn’t seem to be the question just now. This … Does the mobile game even have a question library?"

"Buttface’s first reaction was to check it on the internet, but there was a huge countdown on the interface, which only had ten seconds. It was obvious that by the time he found the answer online, it would be too late. "

"Buttface wanted to choose Li Bai, but he soon realized that the problem was not that easy. "

"Upon a closer look, it was actually "little Li Du"? "

"Li Bai’s life story had mentioned it a little. Li Bai and Du Fu were called Li Du together, but there were two other people called little Li Du together. "

"Du was Du Mu, but who was this li? Buttface couldn’t remember … "

"In fact, many people had already learned this knowledge when they were in junior high school. But after all, dog two was bad at studying and didn’t pay attention to Chinese class … "

"He had a vague feeling that it was either Li He or Li Shangyin, but he was not sure. "

"I’m guessing. Li He it is!"

"Buttface had chosen A, but he was wrong again … "

"Buttface was about to break down, "I just want to buy a hero. Is it necessary?" he thought. Besides, I want to buy Li Bai. Big brother, why are you asking me so many people who have no relationship with Li Bai?"

Chapter 584: Treating everyone equally!

Buttface had no choice but to go back to the previous interface and read out the life story of Li Bai …

The third question was very simple.

[What’s Li Bai’s profession?]

"[A drunkard, B assassin, C poet. D jungler.] "

"Buttface was surprised, "holy crap! It’s that simple?" Wasn’t this just a free point question? Why were the previous two questions so difficult? Although being a drunkard is also very suitable, this question should obviously choose a poet!"

"Buttface chose C, and a prompt popped up on the interface. "

"[Congratulations, you’re right. You’ve successfully bought the hero! [Do you want to share this with your friends?] "

"Looking at Li Bai on the interface, Buttface had mixed feelings. "

He actually had a Chinese class while playing a game?

"After buying the hero, Buttface suddenly had an ominous premonition. Could it be that all the heroes that he wanted to buy would have this kind of question-and-answer segment? "

……

"Not long after King of Glory was released, many underaged players discovered the game’s maliciousness towards underaged players. "

"Since the Thunderbolt Game Pass was bound to the ID card, it could easily check the player’s real age. "

"Underaged players were divided into several age groups Those under the age of 12 can only play for one hour a day, those between the ages of 12 and 16 can play for two hours a day, and those between the ages of 16 and 18 can play for three hours a day, but there must be a half hour break after the two hours. "

"As for adult players above the age of 18, there was no restriction. "

"This anti-addiction system wasn’t much, as many mobile games had already made it. This was mainly to protect minors. "

"However, the craziest thing was that underaged players had to answer the questions when they wanted to buy heroes in Mobile Legends! "

"After reading the person’s life story, the person had to answer a random question from the question library correctly within ten seconds to successfully purchase it. If the answer was wrong, the person would have to read it again. "

"There was no time to check the answers online, because the entire time to answer the questions was less than ten seconds. "

"A lot of people were tortured by this question-answering system because Chen Mo had deliberately raised the difficulty of the questions. For example, Li Bai’s question even asked "who is the Li in little Li Du"… "

"In reality, Li Shangyin and Li Bai didn’t have much of a relationship, but Chen Mo didn’t find the questions difficult or out of the syllabus. After all, it was always good for students to have more knowledge! "

"No need to thank me, my name is Lei Feng! "

"Many people shared their question banks online, but they soon realized that it was meaningless. "

This was because the answers to the questions were all in the characters ‘lives that the players had read. Going out to check the question library was like taking off one’s pants and farting!

"Many underaged players didn’t even bother to look at the question bank. As a result, when they really bought a hero, they could only guess. Many players even recited the person’s life four or five times and almost memorized it before they finally answered a relatively simple question correctly … "

"Some of the stronger Chinese heroes became the most affected, such as Li Bai, Han Xin, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, and so on. Many underaged players not only studied literature, but also history … "

It couldn’t be helped. The players ‘need to buy heroes was so urgent that they could even force themselves to learn …

"A large number of underaged players protested on the forum, saying that this was discrimination! "

Why did they put such a restriction on underaged players? We also spent money to buy heroes!

……

"When Chen Mo created the system, he considered the fact that it was troublesome and unnecessary for adult players, so he only gave it to the underaged. "

"After all, he had to protect the flowers of his country, and those that had already borne fruit were not within his consideration … "

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"Therefore, players like Zhou Zhuo didn’t need to answer the questions when they bought heroes. "

Many players were gloating.

"Hahaha, even primary school students have their own problems! You lost to Chen Zhao, right?"

"Hahahahaha, who told you to trick us in ranked games! But now, he had to answer the questions before buying the hero. Chen Mo’s design was simply amazing! He even let the primary school students learn some cultural knowledge to benefit the younger generation!"

"I was scared to death. Fortunately, I’m an adult this year. I took a look at the questions and I don’t know any of them! If I were to answer this question, I might not even have the chance to be Li Bai and Han Xin …"

Many primary school students protested sternly. What kind of designer was this?

"I’ve already spent so much effort to save up gold coins or top up money, but you won’t even let me buy a hero! Does it mean that you don’t want money? "

Many underaged players protested and even expressed their intention to report this to the game Committee.

"The adult players couldn’t help but laugh."Little friends, can you check Chen Mo’s identity before reporting him? He’s an Honorary Committee member, if you report him to the game Committee, they’ll give him a Certificate of Honor. "

"In the end, the combat power of these underaged players was quite strong. After all, young people were all hot-blooded and easy to get over. To put it bluntly, they were more like Chuunibyou. "

"Many underaged players posted on the official forum of Mobile Legends, demanding that Chen Mo treat them the same! "

There were also players who threatened to refund or quit the game if this mechanism was not removed!

Chen Zhao quickly replied.

"In view of the great success of the question answering system in King of Glory, which has caused a warm response among the player group and produced an excellent social influence, I’m not going to let you go. Hence, the King of glory project team decided that the question answering system would be made available to all players. We’ve always treated all players equally, and we won’t show any favoritism to underaged players. Please rest assured!"

Chen Mo’s response left all the adult players dumbfounded …

"F * ck, what the hell? Why do we seem to have been unjustly implicated?"

"F * ck! Those primary school students are causing a ruckus here and there, how did they end up causing trouble for us? We’re already adults, why do we still have to answer questions?"

"F * ck, Chen Zhao’s getting more and more daring. It’s fine if he’s bullying primary school students, but he’s doing this to us?! That’s too much!"

"Many adult players were also dumbfounded. After all, some of them were not very educated and had little knowledge about historical figures. They might not be able to answer these questions correctly … "

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"Furthermore, even if he got it right once, he still had to recite a long list of people’s lives! "

A lot of people finally realized what Chen Mo was doing!

"Many players were unhappy. After all, they could have bought the heroes directly. Now, they had to answer questions to buy them. Wasn’t this setting up a spending barrier for them? "

The players expressed their dissatisfaction and even reported it to the game Committee. The reason was that the hero purchasing mechanism in Mobile Legends had created obstacles for players to spend. Players could not immediately buy what they wanted after spending money. They requested the game Committee to uphold justice and protect the legal rights of the consumers!

Chapter 585: The game committee’s commendation

"Very quickly, the game Committee warmly replied to these players and even released a special article that was reposted by the major video game media. "

"Recently, some players have reported that you need to answer a question to buy a hero in Mobile Legends. If you answer the hero’s life correctly, you can’t buy a hero. The game Committee has unanimously agreed that glory of kings has made a great contribution to the popularization of traditional cultural knowledge, and would like to commend Chen Mo and the glory of kings project team!"

"At the same time, the game Committee encourages other game companies to learn from Thunderbolt entertainment. When they release games that are similar to the Chinese style, they should be able to use the design of King of Glory as a reference. It is the responsibility of every designer to spread traditional cultural knowledge to the players."

"When the players saw the game committee’s post, they were initially overjoyed, feeling that they had finally gotten justice for themselves, but when they saw the content, they were dumbfounded … "

"What the hell is this? Not only did they not cancel the system, they even gave Chen Mo a reward?"

"Not only did he commend them, but he also asked other game companies to popularize this design?!"

"Game Committee, you’re not cheating us, are you?!"

"Looks like Chen Mo really can do whatever he wants as an honorary member of the game Committee, he’s like a mountain!"

"The players were in despair. The game committee’s announcement was basically the game committee’s way of defining the game system Good, very good, very good, worthy of encouragement! "

"After this document was sent out, many game companies were shocked. How could this be possible? "

The game Committee praised Chen Mo and even asked other companies to do the same?

"Many game companies quickly picked up on the trend and expressed their goodwill to the game Committee. As long as there was a Chinese style game or a Chinese historical figure in it, they would follow the method of King of Glory and answer questions! "

There were even many Chinese-style games that didn’t have historical figures.

"Then what should he do? Then he would answer other questions, such as people’s clothing, customs, historical background, and so on. "

"As a result, the players were instantly overwhelmed with grief … "

"Imagine playing a Huaxia-style wuxia mobile game, but a question suddenly popped up while you were playing, and you could only continue playing if you got it right. Wasn’t this F * cking cheating? "

"Of course, there were many games that weren’t made, because the game committee’s notice wasn’t a rule, it was just a form of promotion. "

"But even so, the players were still affected. Some players even said that playing the game now felt like a history lesson … "

"Many players expressed indignantly, "I’m not playing anymore, it’s a trashy Mobile Legends!" He had to answer questions to play games. He had never seen such a ridiculous mobile game! Chen Mo was overconfident. Refund! "

"On the forums, this kind of post was very popular. Many players who couldn’t buy a hero were very angry and expressed that they wanted to quit the game. "

"However, the status of the game on the forum had exposed their real situation … "

Many players who posted that they had quit the game logged back into mobile Legends after a day or two. What was even more terrifying was that the image below the forum id would show the games they had played recently.

"Three days ago, he had posted that he would never play mobile Legends again. However, the bottom of his profile picture showed that the last time he logged into mobile Legends was ten minutes ago. This was F * cking awkward … "

"It was not that these people did not want to quit, but they could not! "

"Many people only realized after they started playing that Mobile Legends was truly worthy of being called Mobile Legends ‘pesticide of the king, because it was really poisonous! "

"Many players who had initially complained that they would quit the game if they did not buy a hero came back in the end. After all, they had already saved enough money. It was just a matter of answering a question. Thinking about it carefully, it did not seem that overboard … "

"If he stopped playing, wouldn’t his gold coins and point certificates be in vain? "

"After these players bought the heroes, they immediately forgot about the pain they suffered from answering the questions. "

"On one hand, he was very happy after buying a new hero and couldn’t wait to experience it in the game; On the other hand, players would have a stronger sense of identity with these characters after understanding their True Lives in history. "

"For example, Han Xin’s Last Stand, Zhou Yu’s burning red Cliff, Guan Yu’s thousand-mile journey, and so on. Many players might not have known much about these heroes before, but after reading their life stories a few times, they had a rough idea of how amazing these people were in history. "

"When they returned to the game, they would have the illusion that if their character was so awesome, they would also be awesome, right? "

"The system had caused a stir at the start, but as the game Committee made their final decision, the players started to accept it … "

He had no choice but to accept it. There were no other games on the market that were similar to Mobile Legends!

"Unknowingly, King of Glory’s popularity had increased steadily, and it was even soaring on the mobile best selling leaderboard. It soon surpassed the mobile version of ancient catastrophe and was approaching the moon god’s prophecy! "

"King of Glory’s strong performance on the best selling leaderboard also caused many players to complain. F * ck, this was all my hard-earned money! "

Many players didn’t feel that the game was a scam when they first came into contact with Mobile Legends.

"Although he had to buy all the heroes, he could slowly save up gold coins. The skin only added ten attribute points. For many players, not buying a skin was not a big problem. "

"The only bad thing was that the runes needed to be drawn with diamonds. However, many players did a rough calculation and realized that even if they didn’t spend a single cent, it wasn’t particularly difficult to earn a set of Level 4 runes through events. "

"Besides, if you didn’t have runes, your teammates and opponents would basically be accounts without runes, so you wouldn’t be tortured. "

"Therefore, many players did not realize the in-game pay-to-win nature of this game at the beginning. They even felt that Mobile Legends was much better than other in-game games. "

"In many mobile card games, it would cost hundreds or thousands of dollars to get rare cards, and in some RPG games, a good piece of equipment could be sold for a sky-high price. "

"In comparison, the skins for King of Glory were basically all within 200 yuan, and the cheaper ones were less than 30 yuan. The heroes were also priced differently, and some could even be bought for a few hundred gold coins. "

"Of course, there were also relatively large in-game in-game purchases, such as the lucky draw system, where he could draw Wu Zetian and Han Xin. "

"However, these two champions weren’t completely heaven-defying, they were just average. It was more of a show-off after getting it, and whether it was strong or not still depended on the individual. "

"However, after they went deeper into the game, many players were very confused. Where did my money go? "

"Why did my King of Glory account become 5,6, and even 8 times more expensive as I played? "

Chapter 586: You’re really a gardener!

"After thinking about it carefully, he realized that there were many ways to scam money in this game! "

"Seeing a strong hero, he wanted to buy it. "

She wanted to buy beautiful skin.

He saw a powerful inscription and wanted to buy it.

"Moreover, there were all sorts of top-up activities in the game, constantly reminding you to top up some money. With that, I’ll give you good things! "

"Moreover, in order to show off in front of girls, many players did not hesitate to buy heroes, skins, and even give girls skins. In a short time, a few hundred Yuan had been spent … "

"Moreover, in order for King of Glory to reach the top of the best selling leaderboard as soon as possible, Chen Mo used a very simple and direct method, which was a discount for the first week. "

"In the first week of the game’s release, all heroes and skins were at a 20% discount. After the first week, they would return to their original prices. "

"Under such temptation, many players could no longer remain calm. "

The players were very clear-headed when they saw the skins they wanted to buy.

"This sobriety meant that they were clearly aware that if they didn’t buy it now, they would buy it in the future. In that case, it was better to buy it now and it would be cheaper. "

"Therefore, after they had really played Mobile Legends, many players started to top up their game money to buy their favorite heroes and skins. "

"And some girls were even more aggressive in topping up. Some girls even played the game as a dress-up game, just to buy a bunch of nice skins for their favorite female heroes … "

As for the outcome of the game? It was not important. Beautiful skin was the most important!

"A week after King of Glory’s release, the game immediately overtook moon God’s prophecy and took first place on the mobile game best selling leaderboard. It had been firmly at first place since then, never to be shaken again. "

"In order to maintain its popularity, the moon god’s prophecy had also launched many activities, including activities to increase activity and top-up. "

"But no matter how hard they tried, moon God’s prophecy could only rank second on the bestselling list. They couldn’t even touch King’s glory! "

Qiu bin was shocked. How much money did King of Glory make?

"The other video game designers were shocked as well, because the situation was developing in a completely uncontrollable direction … Many of them had already realized that mobile MOBA games might become popular, but no one dared to guess how popular it would be. "

"This was because there were some mobile MOBA games that were not bad, such as ancient catastrophe, but they were worlds apart from the PC version of League of Legends. "

Many people thought that mobile MOBA games were just for the sake of playing on the edge and drinking the leftovers from League of Legends.

"However, the appearance of mobile glory had shocked many mobile game designers. Could mobile glory replicate the glory of League of Legends on the PC? "

But the problem was that King of Glory was just a mobile game that Chen Mo had made while developing Dark Souls!

……

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, King of Glory was extremely popular. Whether one admitted it or not, whether one was willing to accept it or not, it existed objectively. "

"In terms of data, the daily active value of King of Glory exceeded 50 million, and the peak value exceeded 80 million, with an average monthly revenue of more than 2 billion. In may of 2017, he topped the all-round games revenue Championship without counting Google Play. "

"If it was in daily life, then this impression would be more intuitive. Even at the dinner table of many class reunions, most people would take out their mobile phones and make a few calls. "

"Of course, to be fair, Mobile Legends was a good game, but it was not a great game. There was nothing to argue about this, probably even the designer himself thought so. "

Was King of Glory so popular because of how well it was done?

"Strictly speaking, glory of kings did have a lot of advantages in terms of game development. However, these were only the reasons why glory of kings was better than all the other competitors, not the reason why it could become a phenomenal product. "

"The reason why mobile Legends was so popular was that MOBA games were one of the most popular video games ever since human video games were created. In terms of gameplay, competition, team cooperation, concentration, and sense of achievement, they had achieved a delicate and harmonious balance. "

"Would there be a new type of game that would surpass MOBA games in the future? Maybe, but from the current situation, MOBA games were still one of the most popular genres in the world, even if VR games were taken into account. "

"Rather than calling it the success of Mobile Legends, it was more accurate to call it the success of MOBA games. "

"Of course, the game industry was all about results. Designers didn’t consider many emotional factors when making games, and all the designs had very clear design intentions. "

"Many people might have their opinions or suggestions on Mobile Legends. They might be good, but if the game’s revenue dropped by three percent after the changes, would you still think that they were good? "

"The reason why mobile Legends was popular was that it satisfied the players who liked Mobile Legends, not the players who liked League of Legends. "

"Many players would think that King of Glory was a low-level game when they looked at it from the perspective of other games, but this consideration was wrong from the beginning. "

"This was because they were not the same group of players as the target players of King of Glory, and there was not much possibility of them being converted. "

"The reason why King of Glory was able to achieve a comeback on the mobile side, other than being more simplified and easier to get started with, was that it had a very important feature, which was its strong social attribute. "

"If you don’t play, but your girlfriend does, then will you play? "

"If you don’t play, but your classmates do, then will you play? "

"In Mobile Legends, many systems had subtly strengthened this strong social attribute. "

"For example, the leaderboard, the title of "the third in the imperial capital, Li Bai, " the master-disciple system, the players nearby, and so on. "

"Many of your classmates and friends who were playing Mobile Legends would even flood your moments, becoming part of your social circle. "

"When the number of players reached a critical point, it would be like a snowball that could not stop rolling until it reached its maximum. "

"After reaching this peak, it might slowly begin to slide down. This peak was already a number that no game designer could look up to. "

……

"And in the parallel world, Chen Mo’s introduction of Mobile Legends and the question-answering system had actually helped in some unexpected ways … "

Many primary school teachers were surprised to find that primary school students were starting to like reciting Li Bai’s poems.

"Things like "killing a person in ten steps, not leaving a trace for a thousand miles, "I hope I’ll be drunk for a long time, "I’ll get drunk today if I have wine …"

"After asking around, he found out that primary school students liked to recite Li Bai’s poems because they loved the house and its Crow. They felt that Li Bai in "glory of kings" was very handsome, so he became the idol of primary school students … "

"A junior high school student said that everyone in his class liked Li Bai. Many people were competing to see who could recite more of Li Bai’s poems, no longer limited to the few sentences in the game. "

"Another middle school teacher was surprised to find out that his student could recognize the Chinese character "." After asking, he found out that in Mobile Legends, there was … "

"Many jealous mobile game designers were still thinking of reporting King of Glory for changing history and teaching children the wrong things, but now, they couldn’t find an excuse … "

"Before buying a hero, he had to read the person’s life and answer the questions. This was simply spreading historical knowledge! "

"‘He’s really a gardener, serente?’ "

Chapter 587: Prequel to Dark Souls, the death-facing version!

"In the experience store, zou Zhuo was playing Mobile Legends with full concentration. "

"Suddenly, his expression changed, "F * ck, is this Arthur a fool?" We’ve been signaling him to retreat, why did he still go up?"

Chen Zhao smiled.

Zou Zhuo looked at his phone screen in frustration. One of his stars had shattered and his rank had dropped from diamond to Platinum.

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, "there are so many primary school students in this game!" We were supposed to win this round, but Arthur kept on giving us free money. We were fighting four against five in the late game, and we lost to reckless!"

"Chen Zhao smiled, "this is normal. Speaking of which, why are you playing solo? are you not bringing any girls?"

"Of course, " zou Zhuo replied, "but she only comes online at night." When I’m free, I’ll secretly play a few rounds. But then again, why do I feel like the elementary school students in Mobile Legends are even scarier than those in League of Legends? I’m really going to cry from this!"

"Chen Mo laughed, "it’s all your illusion." The elementary school students in Mobile Legends and those in League of Legends are obviously the same group of people. Don’t you feel that the ranking environment in League of Legends has improved a lot recently?"

"Zou Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "it seems like it."

"Even though zou Zhuo had been playing Mobile Legends with the girls every day, he had not completely given up on League of Legends. He would still play two to three hours a day. "

"Indeed, zou Zhuo felt that the number of primary school students in the ranked matches of League of Legends had decreased significantly. "

"Did they all come to play mobile Legends?" zou Zhuo asked. "

"But then he thought, "but, I’m also playing Mobile Legends!" In other words, I still can’t get rid of primary school students?"

"Zou Zhuo was in a bad mood. He complained to Chen Mo that there were too many primary school students in League of Legends, and Chen Mo promised to make a game for them, so that there would be fewer primary school students in League of Legends. "

"In the end, after mobile Legends was made! It was indeed loved by primary school students. Many of the scammers from League of Legends were transferred to Mobile Legends, but zou Zhuo never thought that he would fall into the same trap as Mobile Legends! "

"I’ve been switching, but I still can’t get rid of those primary school students! And why do I feel like there are more primary school students in this game?"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, "forget it, I’ve given up. I’m just playing this game to keep the girls company." If I’m scammed by an elementary school student, then so be it. They’re the ones who scammed me with their own abilities, what can I do?"

"Chen Mo smiled and patted his shoulder, "That’s the right attitude. Anyway, the only purpose of playing this game was to show off to the girls. As long as the girls thought you were good, it was fine. Winning or losing was not particularly important. By the way, don’t forget that you still have to finish the prequel to Dark Souls. "

"Zou Zhuo smiled awkwardly but politely, "Manager, you still remember this? I thought you had forgotten. "

"How could I forget such a fun thing?" Chen Mo smiled. "

"Zou Zhuo coughed."Alright, manager. When will the prequel of Dark Souls be completed?"

"It’s pretty much done, " Chen Mo said."We’ll be able to try it out in the experience store in two days, and then go live in a week."

"Zou Zhuo exclaimed, "wow, manager, you’re so fast! You developed it at the same time as Mobile Legends, and you’re still so fast. Can you guarantee the quality?"

"Chen Mo’s lips curled up."I can’t say for sure about the other qualities. But I’m sure it’s better in terms of torturing people."

"Ah?" Zou Zhuo was shocked, "why do I feel a chill down my spine …"

"Oh yeah, " Chen Mo suddenly thought of something."Come to think of it, it’s time to release the trailer to warm up."

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"The prequel of Dark Souls and glory of kings were developed at the same time. Glory of kings was developed faster, so it was released earlier. The prequel of Dark Souls was also progressing quite quickly, and it was almost done. "

"During this time, although King of Glory had taken over the mobile game’s best selling leaderboard, the popularity of Dark Souls had not subsided. Instead, it had spread to a wider audience. "

"Because Dark Souls itself was a very long-lasting game, most of the players who had already played it would try it out for the second or third time, and then play it when they had nothing to do. "

It was true that suffering could be addictive.

"In the past few months, the ways to play Dark Souls had been discovered, and a large number of high-end players had emerged. Videos of bosses being killed without getting injured or killing them quickly had become a common sight. "

"On the internet, many live streamers ‘game-clearing strategies and suffering highlights had a high number of views. Videos related to Dark Souls often appeared on the leaderboards in the game zone. "

There were still many live streamers who streamed Dark Souls every day on the major live streaming platforms. Even the big live streamers who played mobile and PC games were basically crushed by Dark Souls …

Many players were looking forward to the release of Dark Souls prequel.

"After all, Dark Souls’s treatment was too special. Many players had mocked Chen Mo for not being good at it, because Chen Mo didn’t release a sequel even for a big ip like Warcraft. "

"It seemed like all of Chen Mo’s games had their own system, and there had never been a situation where he had to rely on an ip address. As for Dark Souls? Chen Mo was actually going to play a prequel! "

"In fact, this was equivalent to a sequel. "

What kind of work would be able to break Chen Mo’s curse of number two?

"On the dark Souls official forum, many players were refreshing new posts out of boredom. "

"At this moment, a new pinned post appeared on the forum. "

"[The opening cinematics of Dark Souls ‘prequel have been revealed, come and take a look!] "

The players were invigorated and started to watch the video.

"He’s out! The cinematics of the prequel!"

"Hurry up and see what’s inside. I’ve waited too long!"

"The CG is out, so the game should be released soon, right?"

"Many players were watching the cinematics attentively, especially those ‘soul scholars’ who were interested in the plot. They wanted to play it in slow motion by 0.5 times so that they could see every frame clearly. "

It was a scene of thick fog.

A deep voice began to narrate the events of the ancient times.

"In ancient times, the world had yet to split and was shrouded in fog. There are gray rocks, tall trees, and undying ancient dragons everywhere. "

"But one day, the first fire was lit, and all the differences were born."

"Cold and hot."

"Life and death."

"Light and darkness."

"The camera went through the hole in a towering ancient tree and went deep underground. The flames were burning in the distance, illuminating the dark cave. "

Many black shadows stood up from the ground and looked in the direction of the flames.

"A few species born from the darkness were attracted by the fire and found the king’s soul around the fire."

"The first victim, NEET."

"The witch of y ‘zaris and the Daughter of Chaos."

"The king of sunlight, Gwyn, and his Knights."

"Also, the dwarves that no one has seen before."

The camera quickly switched to show their appearance.

"NEET looked like a monster made of bones, while the witch of y ‘zaris was a mage with a hood. "

"Gwyn, the Helios King, had a crown on his head, and behind him was an Army of Knights. "

Only this so-called dwarf didn’t have a face. He only had a silhouette.

"He slowly stood up from the ground, holding something in his hands. "

"They obtained the king’s power and challenged the ancient dragon."

"GE Wen’s Lightning Spear pierced through the ancient Dragon’s Rock-like scales."

"The witch’s flames have formed a storm."

"NEET released the death miasma."

"And the scale-less white Dragon, Heath, betrayed the ancient dragon, causing the ancient dragon to be defeated."

"The scene changed again. Gwyn, the witch, and NEET all appeared on the screen and released their divine power to attack the dragons. "

"At the end of the scene, White Dragon Heath was on a mountain of dragon bones, roaring towards the sky. "

"The era of fire has begun."

"The camera zoomed in, and there was a huge city on the screen. Even from a distance, one could imagine how grand and prosperous this city must be. "

"However, the fire will eventually be extinguished, and only darkness will be left."

"Now, the fire is about to be extinguished, the light can not shine on the world, and the night continues endlessly. The cursed Halo of darkness began to appear in the crowd …"

"In the nameless graveyard, the Firekeeper held the scattered sparks in her hands and lowered her head, as if she was praying for the dead Knight. "

"The Halo of darkness appeared in the middle of the screen, like a pitch-black hole. At the edge, there were flames burning fiercely … "

"The final scene was fixed on the Ring of Darkness, and then the familiar game name appeared on the screen. "

Dark Souls!

"The only difference was that there was a small word "prequel" next to Dark Souls, as well as a line of notes The death version! "

Chapter 588: Trying out the game

"After watching the video, the dark Souls players exploded! "

"Although the length of the video was not long, only less than four minutes, the information contained in it was very sufficient. "

"In the previous cinematic of Dark Souls, there was a slight mention of the story of first fire. In that cinematic, it simply mentioned that people found the king Soul and defeated the ancient dragon who ruled the world with the power of fire. However, the details of the battle were not clearly described. "

"And in this new cinematic, many mysteries were revealed. "

"The one who had defeated the ancient dragon was not just Sun King Gwyn, but three people, including Tomb King NEET and the witch of y ‘zaris. "

"There was also a dwarf whose face could not be seen. He had not appeared in this battle from the beginning to the end, but it was clear that he also had a King Soul, and was definitely a very important figure. "

"In other words, this cinematic was the first official description of the battle between the God and the ancient dragon, and it also introduced that there were actually four King souls. "

"In addition, many people had also inferred more things from this cinematic. "

"Since the first Flame brought order to the world, what kind of world was it before the first Flame? "

"Many players suspected that souls had existed since the birth of the world, but they were disorderly. The order and differences brought about by fire differentiated souls according to their different nature. "

"A large number of souls gathered and appeared in a certain form, forming a powerful King Soul. "

And the creatures that obtained the king Soul near the initial flame were later known as gods. They had also changed their forms because they had obtained the king’s soul. They had become existences that possessed divine power and were similar to gods.

"As for the dwarf, many players were puzzled because there was no such thing as dwarves in the world of Dark Souls. "

"Some "spirit scholars" deduced that dwarves might refer to ordinary humans. This was because in Dark Souls, both gods and giants were very tall, and humans were the shortest. "

"As this was a legend from ancient times, the dwarves were most likely referring to the ancestors of mankind. "

"Of course, these were just the players ‘guesses. Chen Mo didn’t plan on explaining the whole story as an official. "

"The mysteries of the entire world were scattered throughout the game, and players had to slowly explore and deduce on their own. "

"However, from these main gods, the players could still see the shadow of some later settings. For example, the power of magic came from the White Dragon, Heath; The power of faith came from the gods, who were the owners of King souls led by GE Wen. The power of the spell came from the witch of y ‘zaris. "

It was obvious that this was a highly completed series. Chen Mo didn’t want to do a prequel because he saw Dark Souls’s good results.

The prequel’s plot was already in his mind.

"Although there was a lot of information in the video, it only revealed some details of the ancient war. Many players speculated that the prequel to Dark Souls should have happened much longer than the timeline of Dark Souls, but how long ago was it exactly, and what happened in it? These were unknown. "

"Furthermore, the entire video did not mention the Lord of Cinder. Could it be that they were not going to fight the Lord of Cinder in this battle? "

"If he didn’t hit the Lord of Cinder, what should he hit? A chaos monster? Or ancient gods? "

"This video piqued the interest of countless players. Obviously, the prequel to Dark Souls was more epic than the main story, and it was closer to the truth of the ancient war. "

Many of the unsolved plots in Dark Souls could be found in the prequel!

"This time, the local and foreign players had reached an agreement, but the way they expressed it was different. "

"The Chinese players said, "stop it, I’ll F * cking buy it!"

The foreign players Shut up and take my money!

……

"In the experience store, Chen Mo looked at zou Zhuo with a half-smile. "

"Manager, can I play it after it’s officially online?" zou Zhuo said, his face pained. "

"Chen Mo smiled, "everyone else is fighting to play the new game, why are you rejecting them?" Isn’t it a great honor to play the prequel of Dark Souls before the others?"

"Zou Zhuo wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, "Manager, don’t lie to me. I knew that the first batch of players would die miserably! The players at the back can still look at the guides, but the players at the front are just courting death!"

"Isn’t that the fun part of Dark Souls?"Chen Mo laughed. "

"Zou Zhuo, "alright, I’ll be the first lab rat!" I might even be the one who wrote the first guide for Dark Souls. "

Zou Zhuo entered the game cabin with a lot of difficulty and became the first player of the prequel to Dark Souls.

"This was the only gaming pod in the experience store that had the prequel of Dark Souls installed. The other gaming pods wouldn’t be installed until the next day, and according to Chen Mo, this was a special treatment for zou Zhuo … "

"Zou Zhuo was a little scared, but he felt honored to be the first player in the world to play the prequel of Dark Souls. He could brag about it in the future. "

"After entering the game cabin, zou Zhuo quickly found the icon of the prequel of Dark Souls and started the game. "

"The opening cinematics were the same as Chen Mo’s cinematics, and they quickly reached the title. "

"Zou Zhuo was a little nervous. After all, this was the prequel to Dark Souls! "

"Zou Zhuo had suffered a lot in Dark Souls, and it was said that the prequel was even more difficult. How difficult was it? "

"Calm down, calm down. We’ve already cleared Dark Souls, let alone the prequels. With the foundation of Dark Souls, it’ll be easy to play the prequel without any pain!" Zhou Zhuo consoled himself, "besides, I’ve already played outlast. What’s there to be afraid of?"

"After entering the game, Zhou Zhuo found himself in a pure black environment. At this time, he had a free perspective and could observe the character in front of him from all directions. "

The person in front of him should be his character image.

"Creating a character was no different from Dark Souls. It was basically the same. You could choose the gender, origin, supplementary props, and even the face. "

"Moreover, zou Zhuo was using his own Thunderbolt Game Pass to log in, so he could directly import the face-molding data of Dark Souls into the prequel, which saved him a lot of trouble. "

Zou Zhuo entered the image of the pretty lady he had created and started the game without any owner.

"In this way, he successfully created a little sister in ragged clothes. "

"Hmph, I’m an old player after all. Only cowards would choose to start with a Knight. A high-end player like me would definitely choose to start with something that has nothing!" Zou Zhuo thought. "

Chapter 589: Unreasonable advice to quit

"After the character was created, the game officially started. "

The first part was a relatively simple introductory cinematic.

"Zou Zhuo was in a dark dungeon, and the rat quickly passed through the camera. There were torches on both sides of the wall, but they could only light up a small area, which added a bit of strangeness to the scene. "

"At the foot of the wall under the torch, there was a skeleton-like living corpse sitting on the ground. It was unknown whether it was alive or dead. "

Zou Zhuo was reminded of outlast.

"Is this a mental hospital?" Zou Zhuo thought to himself. "

"The Halo of darkness represents the curse of immortality, " the low voice said."So in the kingdom, all the undead are captured, sent to the North, and locked up in prison until the end of the world."

"And this is your fate."

"The camera turned to a prison cell. Zou Zhuo’s character was in the corner of the cell, hidden in the dark. "

"Wait a minute, what the hell is this? How come my little sister is a zombie?"

"Zou Zhuo was shocked. He had created a pretty lady, but when he entered the game, she turned into a skinny corpse … "

"There were also zombified creatures in Dark Souls, but they would only zombize into ugly skeletons after they had made a deal with Rondor’s Pilgrim and obtained the dark cave. "

"In the end, the prequel was actually a living corpse? "

"Zou Zhuo’s wish to see the naked body of a lady in tattered clothes had been dashed … However, he thought about it and realized that this was probably a requirement of the plot. There must be a way to get out of zombified later. "

"Suddenly, the protagonist raised his head. "

"With a "plop", a skeleton-like corpse fell in front of the protagonist, and a white light floated out of the corpse. "

"Obviously, there were props on the body. "

The protagonist looked up and saw a Knight on the skylight of the cell. The Knight turned and left.

"The protagonist stood up, and the camera moved to the first-person perspective. Zou Zhuo seemed to have possessed the protagonist as he slowly stood up. "

Zou Zhuo walked to the body and picked up the key.

"Zou Zhuo familiarized himself with the basic controls, including rolling, attacking, etc. It was basically the same as Dark Souls, so he picked it up quickly. "

"However, the scene of her birth seemed to be even darker than the scene in the previous game … "

"At the very least, Dark Souls was born in the ashes Cemetery, which was relatively bright. The prequel, on the other hand, was born in a prison cell. It was quite a tragedy. "

And the most infuriating thing was that zou Zhuo only had a Broken Sword!

"The broken sword was also in Dark Souls, but no one used it. Just by looking at its attributes, one could tell that it was a scam. "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked again, "what happened?" Shouldn’t I be given a chicken leg and a wooden shield? Why don’t you have any chicken legs?"

"According to the game experience from the previous game, there should be a default weapon at the beginning. The default weapon without an owner was a stick, also known as chicken leg. "

"However, zou Zhuo only had a Broken Sword in his hand. Where was the chicken leg? "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t want to give up. He looked at the nearby cells, but there was nothing. He could only bite the bullet and walk out of the cell. "

"It was a small monster as soon as he stepped out, and zou Zhuo rushed up and slashed it a few times with his Broken Sword before killing it. "

Zou Zhuo felt the earth shaking to his right.

"He turned his head and saw a tall demon behind the Iron fence on the right. He looked like the Lord of the Abyss in Warcraft, commonly known as big ass. "

"F * ck, this guy can’t be the first boss, right …"

"Zou Zhuo was panicking. He could still remember the time when he was taught a lesson by Gundam, but this boss seemed to be even more insane than Gundam! "

He continued to walk forward.

"Zou Zhuo felt like he was playing outlast because it was too dark, and his vision was severely limited! "

"In the first-person perspective, the scattered monsters were all curled up in the dark corners. They had no health bars and were easy to miss if one did not look carefully. "

"Fortunately, there was no danger along the way. "

Zou Zhuo climbed up the ladder and arrived at the first bonfire.

"Alright, it looks like a boss is about to appear …"

"Zou Zhuo had been through dark Souls before, so he knew that there would be a guard boss like Gundam after the first bonfire. "

"If there were only small monsters along the way, it didn’t fit Chen Mo’s character! "

"But when he looked at the broken sword in his hand, he felt a pain in the ass. "

"He was going to use this to fight the first boss? If it took so much effort to even kill small monsters, then fighting a boss was no different from a slow suicide! "

Zou Zhuo pushed open the rusty metal door and walked into the room.

"Eh? There’s no boss?"

Zou Zhuo was a little surprised as there was nothing in the room. There was no sign of a boss at all.

"However, just as zou Zhuo was about to search the room … "

"Suddenly, he saw a huge object flash past in his vision! "

"F * ck, What is this?"

"Before zou Zhuo could react, a giant demon jumped down from the sky and landed in front of him! "

"F * ck, where did this thing come from?"

"Zou Zhuo was shocked."That’s the way it is! This guy is the first boss!"

"The big ass zou Zhuo saw earlier was not the same as this one, but it didn’t matter, because he couldn’t beat either of them … "

"Alright, I feel like you’re only at the level of a guda. I can do it!"

Zou Zhuo encouraged himself.

"To be honest, this demon was even scarier than gundyr, mainly because of his body shape. His size was basically the same as the stray demon on the bridge of Felan fortress, but his skin was healthier, probably because he took better care of it. "

Zou Zhuo charged forward and swung his Broken Sword at big-ass ‘body!

"However, the demon’s health bar only dropped by a tiny bit … "

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, "are you kidding me?" Isn’t that too low?"

"Zou Zhuo had also used [nothingness] against Gundam before, and the chicken leg had at least reduced Gundam’s HP significantly, and it was very effective. "

"However, when the broken sword hit the demon, it didn’t seem like it lost any HP at all! "

How many months and years would it take for him to kill them?

Zou Zhuo was still in pain when the demon raised his hammer and slammed it down!

"Not good!"

"Zou Zhuo’s attack on the demon had stunned him, so he was distracted and didn’t manage to Dodge the hammer. "

"With a loud bang, the entire scene started shaking. The hammer fell from the sky and slammed zou Zhuo to the ground. At the same time, zou Zhuo’s health bar was emptied! "

Three bright red words appeared on the interface you’re dead!

Zou Zhuo’s screen turned black and he was back at the campfire.

Zou Zhuo stood by the bonfire for a minute before he realized that this was way more difficult than Dark Souls.

"It was fine if his weapon was broken, but he did not even have an elemental bottle on hand. There was no way for him to recover his health! "

"Don’t tell me that I have to kill this boss without drinking its HP and use the broken sword to grind it to death? The difficulty is indeed much higher!"

"Zou Zhuo tried to calm himself down."It’s normal to be killed by the first boss. Calm down."

He raised the broken sword in his hand again and rushed toward the devil.

"Ten seconds later, zou Zhuo was back at the campfire. "

"That’s not right. There’s a problem with the difficulty! It’s impossible to win! At this rate of blood loss, he might not even die in ten minutes, and he has to make no mistakes throughout the game?"

"Zou Zhuo was shocked. Although there were some God-level players in Dark Souls who used their initial weapons to fight Nameless King, they were all God-level players. How could ordinary people do that? "

Wasn’t this big ass a little too strong?

Chapter 590: The Living Corpse of the sword Saint!

"After dying four times, zou Zhuo finally realized that there was something wrong with the difficulty! "

There was no problem with the monster’s damage. Zou Zhuo had already foreseen this result when he chose to start the game without any owner. It was normal to be killed in an instant since you didn’t wear armor.

"The main problem was that the players ‘own damage was too low! At this rate, would it really take more than ten minutes to defeat the boss? "

It was obvious that this was just a gatekeeper boss. There was no need to make it so difficult for a new player.

"Zou Zhuo also knew that Chen Mo’s games all had their own logic, and weren’t meant to be cruel. "

"Although Dark Souls was difficult, it was not difficult in terms of numbers. It was more about the player’s practice of backstabbing and control. It was impossible for a boss to take more than ten minutes to fight. "

"Zou Zhuo entered the room again. This time, he realized that there was a message on the floor that he had overlooked. Quickly run! "

Zou Zhuo was shocked. What the hell? Was this an official hint?

Could it be that this big ass wasn’t the monster that he should be hitting now?

Zou Zhuo searched around the house and found a torch-lit entrance on the left.

The door was quite obvious because the entire room was very dark and only this place had light.

"But zou Zhuo didn’t expect this! According to the usual logic, they would have come here to fight the boss, but in the end, they had to find a way to escape, just like in outlast? "

"Zou Zhuo wanted to die, he should have thought of this earlier! "

"In fact, there was a similar design in Dark Souls. For example, the squat giant in the church first encountered a giant on a platform. It would be in so much pain that it would wish it were dead. It had to be avoided first, and then slowly fixed its feet before it could be killed. "

"However, in the prequel of Dark Souls, this was a sensitive spot where the first boss would appear. Who would have thought that the players would have to run away first? "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t know what was going on, so he ended up suffering a few times … "

"Once he was in the tunnel, the door closed and zou Zhuo was safe for the time being. "

"As expected, the plot is like this …"

"Zou Zhuo cursed in his heart, "The store manager’s deceptive skills have reached another level!"

Zou Zhuo picked up a wooden shield and a stick as he walked further in.

"Damn it, so he was waiting for me here? You can only pick up your starter weapon after you escape the first big ass …"

"This was obviously Chen Mo’s undisguised evil intentions, but zou Zhuo was already used to it. After all, he had been through dark Souls before … "

"As he played, zou Zhuo realized the differences between the prequel and the first one. "

"First, there were some details. There were many white mist doors in the prequel. At first, zou Zhuo thought that he would be facing the boss after passing through the White mist doors. He was so nervous because he didn’t even have an elemental bottle. "

"However, zou Zhuo realized that he was in a completely different scenario. "

"It was obvious that the White mist gate was no longer a symbol of a boss battle. It was just something Chen Mo used to block the players ‘line of sight, and he would consider putting it in if the scene ahead was a little too much. "

"In addition, the entire setting was very dark, even darker than many of the very dark scenes in the previous game. Zou Zhuo’s vision was limited to three to five meters in the cell. It felt like he was playing a horror game. With the zombies that came out of nowhere, the gaming experience was terrible! "

"Other than that, the tricky part was exactly the same as the previous game. For example, the big iron ball that suddenly rolled down the steps reminded him of the big rolling ball made of bones in the underground tomb of carthus. He was hit by it when he was not paying attention. "

Zou Zhuo wandered around in the dark for a long time before he realized that he was lost. The metal ball had broken one of the walls …

Zou Zhuo walked through the hole in the wall and saw a man sitting inside.

"He was wearing a knight’s armor, and he was the one who gave zou Zhuo the key. "

Zou Zhuo approached carefully and realized that the person wasn’t a monster. It looked like an NPC.

"Oh, you’re not a living corpse. Thank God. I’m Astar’s Oscar. I was beaten down from the roof by that demon, but it’s not a big deal. I just need to rest for a while. "

"I want to ask you for a favor. We are both undead, so please accept my request and listen to me."

"As expected, this should be the main storyline, right?" Zou Zhuo chose "yes."

"This is my mission, " Oscar continued."But I’m willing to share it with you, because you’re also an undead like me."

"There is a saying in my family The undead represents the mission. With this kind of undying body, you have to go to the land of the ancient kings from the undead yard, ring the bell of awakening, and learn about the mission of the undead. "

"Let’s work hard for this goal together. We’re all undead who shoulder a mission."

"Also, take this. This is an undead treasure, the elemental bottle. And … This key. "

"Well, I’m going to rest here for a while. You can continue your journey. Maybe we can escape from the undead yard together."

"After saying these words, Oscar sat in place, motionless. "

"Zou Zhuo wanted to kill him and see if he would drop the armor and shield. After all, zou Zhuo’s clothes were in tatters, and with his equipment, he wouldn’t even be able to greet the zombies … "

"After all, the zombie soldiers had armor and shields! "

"Zou Zhuo thought for a while. From Oscar’s lines, this NPC should have some follow-up plot, so zou Zhuo decided to hold back. "

"After getting the weapon and the elemental bottle, zou Zhuo started his new account. "

"To be honest, zou Zhuo was starting to regret not starting the game. He was a zombie, so he couldn’t see any cute girls in ragged clothes. Also, it was really painful to be attacked by monsters without clothes on! "

"Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but think, "if I had chosen to start as a Knight, wouldn’t I have suffered a lot less? is it too late to delete my account and start over?"

"Zou Zhuo went up the stairs and turned a corner. Suddenly, two longsword-wielding zombies appeared in front of him. "

"You gave me a fright. Two living corpses dare to be rash? I’m already in my complete form now. Next, I should be able to deal with that big ass and those small monsters …"

"Before zou Zhuo could finish his sentence, the two zombies had already rushed over from the corner and started dancing at zou Zhuo! "

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

"The two longsword-wielding zombies slashed at zou Zhuo six times in a row, rendering him immobile and instantly dead! "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "what the f * ck, what’s going on?"

"In the first-person perspective, zou Zhuo was seriously traumatized. The speed of the two zombies ‘swords was insane. They rushed out from the corner of the wall and immediately used six consecutive slashes! "

Zou Zhuo didn’t even have time to react …

Chapter 591: Exploring the ronde junior ruins!

"F * ck your Grandpa! If this living corpse is so good and you’re so awesome, why don’t you pass on the fire? You’re even more F * cking awesome than a Sword Saint!"

"Previously, in the Catacombs of Carthus, there were also some little skeletons that had very fast attack movements, so the players jokingly called them skeleton sword Saints. However, compared to these two living corpses, it was simply a world of difference! "

"Zou Zhuo was highly suspicious. Even if the Lord of Cinder was here, he would be either dead or crippled, let alone a little girl in ragged clothes … "

"After reviving, zou Zhuo carefully lured the monsters and finally cleared all the monsters on the second floor. "

"There was another door of white mist in front of him. After entering, zou Zhuo realized that he was on the roof of the previous room, and below him was the big ass that had made him suffer so many times. There was also a notification in front of the White mist gate,[you can attack from the ground.] "

"I see! The design of this level is awesome. After going around a few times, it actually came back?"

"Obviously, this was going to be a boss fight. Zou Zhuo had already gotten his full set of equipment, so he wasn’t as nervous. He changed his staff to a dual-wielding state. "

"Hmm, so if we go down, it’ll be a plot kill? As expected, this is a learning stage, and you have to use a falling attack. Where should I jump from …"

"Zou Zhuo’s mind wandered as he thought about it. Suddenly, the big ass turned around, jumped up, and smashed the hammer down on zou Zhuo’s head! "

"F * ck!"

The hammer directly smashed the platform zou Zhuo was standing on. Zou Zhuo fell to the ground and was hit twice by the big ass. He died …

"F * ck … So it’s because I’ve waited too long and didn’t jump that it found me? Your mother!"

Zou Zhuo felt his balls hurting. It was unbelievable that he would die in such a way …

"Soon, zou Zhuo ran back and jumped down! "

"After all, the Wyvern he had fought before was a cliff-jumping plot kill. To zou Zhuo, jumping slash wasn’t that complicated. "

Zou Zhuo landed on the ground and hit the demon’s head with his club. The demon’s HP was reduced by half!

"F * ck, so this is the normal way of playing!"

Zou Zhuo was overjoyed by the skill.

"Zou Zhuo fought quickly against big ass. After all, he had suffered a lot before, so he was familiar with the boss’s skills. He carefully dodged the skills and kept reminding himself not to be greedy. Finally, he successfully killed the demon of the immortal yard. "

"nice! You still want me to suffer? This is rubbish!"

"Zou Zhuo let out a long breath, took the key from big butt, and pushed open the door. "

"In front of him was a pile of ruins, and a message appeared on the ground "Well done, please go straight."

Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched. Was this serente’s encouragement?

"It felt like when he wrote this message, he had already anticipated what kind of setbacks the players would suffer here … "

"When he reached the highest point of the cliff, he triggered the cutscene again. "

"[According to ancient legends, a small number of selected undead can leave the undead Academy and go on a distant pilgrimage.] "

"The plot was still going on when suddenly, a huge black Crow flew up from the bottom of the cliff. It reached out its two claws and grabbed zou Zhuo! "

"What the hell!"

"It was a terrifying scene in first person, especially when the Raven was flying at an incredible speed. Zou Zhuo was caught by it before he could react, leaving only a few black feathers. "

"The Black Crows whizzed past, flying towards the mountains in the distance. "

[That’s the land of the ancient kings … Rodeland.]

"Zou Zhuo was so scared that he almost peed his pants. This was how the game worked, why did he have to scare the players when he couldn’t just tell a good story … "

"However, it was similar to the skill that Lothric had used at the little ring flag, so zou Zhuo was only shocked for a moment before he regained his composure. "

"The crow flew in the sky with zou Zhuo in its arms. In the distance, there was a huge city, but the crow didn’t put him on the city. Instead, it swooped down and threw him next to a ruin on the edge of a cliff. "

"Phew, I was scared to death."

"Zou Zhuo’s heart started to race. The trip in the air made him feel weightless, but it was still exciting. "

"Zou Zhuo was overjoyed when he saw the words "Firelink sacrificial grounds" on the screen. "

"I’m finally back to the place where my dream started!" Zou Zhuo said. "

"However, compared to the Firelink sacrificial grounds from before, the one from before was much simpler. There was a bonfire in the middle, and the surroundings were filled with collapsed walls. It was an open-air scene, and it made people very worried about what would happen if it rained. "

"There was no Lord of Cinder’s throne in the surroundings, and all that could be seen was sadness. "

Zou Zhuo sat down by the campfire and walked towards the only npc.

"You came at the right time. I haven’t seen a newcomer in a long time. I think you’re probably here for those things, right? The mission of the undead?"

"It’s the same for everyone. In fact, everything is over when you’re cursed. It’s a wise choice to stay in the undead Academy. You’re going to suffer."

"But it doesn’t matter. I’m free anyway, so I’ll teach you."

"There are two bells of awakening mentioned in the undead’s mission. One of them is placed above this place, the bell tower of the church of the undead. The other one is deep below this place, in the ancient ruins beneath the sick village. "

"It is said that as long as these two bells are sounded, something will happen. However, no one knows whether it is true or not. At least as far as I am concerned, I have never heard of anyone ringing these two bells."

"But it doesn’t matter. Let’s go. Didn’t you come to this cursed land of the undead for this? Hehehehehe …"

"Zou Zhuo only exchanged a few words with him, but they were all sarcastic. Obviously, this guy was my "brother gray heart" and "brother dissuading". "

"After all, zou Zhuo had already experienced it in the pregame. When you entered the Firelink sacrificial grounds, there would be a loser who would tell you how difficult it was to pass on fire. It was a suicidal journey and they would want you to quit the game and refund it. "

"However, in this game, brother dissuasion didn’t seem to have as many cards as in the previous game. In the previous game, brother dissuasion was a member of Farland’s undead team and could still make a strong appearance in the end. In contrast, this one was a true loser … "

"Zou Zhuo continued to look around after expressing his disdain towards the npc. However, he was shocked to find out where the fire girl was. "

"More than half of the players in the game were here for the pretty firegirls, but zou Zhuo found out that the firegirls were not on this floor. "

Could it be that the fire prevention woman had been canceled for this work?

"Zou Zhuo had a bad feeling about this. After all, he had noticed that it was possible to level up by the bonfire. Did the Firekeeper lose her ability to level up by using the bonfire? "

Zou Zhuo first walked around the Firelink sacrificial grounds.

"Obviously, there were still many props around. Many hidden bottles and cans had special props in them, and many were in the distance, which could only be reached through skilled parkour and jumping. "

"However, salent’s scheme was still hidden in the graveyard. Zou Zhuo saw a lot of good things in the graveyard and rushed over to pick them up. However, he was beaten up by the skeletons in the graveyard and couldn’t fight back at all … "

"F * ck, I feel like this is a monster that can only be defeated in the later stages!" Zou Zhuo was speechless. He thought that the skeletons were weak, but he was the weak one … "

"There were many boxes around the fire-passing sacrificial grounds. Zou zhuokai had carefully observed them one by one, thinking that there would definitely be treasure box monsters inside. However, unexpectedly, there were none. "

"The chests were all real, and zou Zhuo was extremely grateful … "

"After being tortured by the treasure chest monster in the previous game, zou Zhuo had a habit of rejecting all treasure chests. "

"Oh my God! The manager has a conscience!" Zou Zhuo said. "

"Zou Zhuo also found the Firekeeper down there, but she was locked up and didn’t talk to him, which pissed him off. "

"Soon, zou Zhuo was faced with a new problem-he was lost! "

"The entire Firelink sacrificial grounds was huge, completely different from the previous game. The Firelink sacrificial grounds of the prequel to Dark Souls was a very wide area, and there were many hidden paths. "

Zou Zhuo wandered around the place and finally found an elevator. He went down and into a dark place.

"The words "ronde junior ruins" appeared on the screen. "

Zou Zhuo was a little scared. Why was this place so dark?

"Although we’re underground, is it more suitable than the immortal court? Alright, I feel that the nature of this place should be similar to the High Wall of Lothric. "

"I’m coming! I’ll show you what an outstanding old man looks like!"

Chapter 592: Crazy suffering

Zou Zhuo arrived at the ronde Jr. Ruins with great ambition.

"There were a few living corpses on the side of the road, all crouching in the corner with their hands on their heads, giving off the same feeling as the High Wall of Lothric. "

Zou Zhuo even went up and killed two zombies to practice his skills. He was very proud of his strength.

"It’s the newbie area after all. I feel like the difficulty should be about the same as the Lothric high wall? It’s just that it’s a little too dark here, I’m really not used to it. "

"Zou Zhuo mumbled to himself. He didn’t have a torch, so the visibility was very low. Once he was more than five or six meters away, he couldn’t see clearly. It was all dark. "

"Zou Zhuo continued forward and crossed a wooden bridge into the ruins. There was a lot of water around the ruins, and he didn’t know where it came from. Zou Zhuo had no idea what this place was in the plot, so he could only keep walking. "

"After crossing the wooden bridge, a transparent spirit monster appeared in front of them. The monster looked like a ghost. It held two Sickles in its hands and pounced at zou Zhuo! "

"Zou Zhuo raised his small stick to meet the attack, but it missed … "

"Hmm? What’s the situation?"

"Zou Zhuo didn’t even have time to react before the spirit appeared in front of him, its two scythes slowly slashing toward zou Zhuo! "

"Then, zou Zhuo died … "

"What’s this? What’s the situation?"

"Zou Zhuo was shocked. The monster’s attack looked like it was just scratching an itch, but it was really painful when it hit his body. His health was instantly emptied! "

The scariest thing was that these monsters could go through walls and fly … And the scariest thing was that zou Zhuo couldn’t even touch them with his weapon!

"Zou Zhuo felt that something was wrong, but he still didn’t want to give up. He thought that there was something wrong with the way he opened it. "

"After reviving at the Firelink sacrificial grounds, zou Zhuo made another trip to the ronde Jr. Ruins, only to find out that he couldn’t defeat these monsters! "

"The ghosts in other games were all just for show, and could also be cut with weapons. However, the spirits here were real spirits and couldn’t be touched at all! "

Zou Zhuo had no choice but to return to the Firelink sacrificial grounds.

"At this time, he remembered that he had told him something when he tried to persuade his brother to leave. He had to ring two bells, and one of them was in the church of the undead? "

This place doesn’t look like a church at all. Did I come to the wrong place?

Zou Zhuo was suspicious.

"It was obvious that the Firelink sacrificial grounds was surrounded by danger, and it was accessible from all directions. If they were not careful, they would run into places they should not go … "

"If this was any other game, zou Zhuo’s first reaction would be to look for a strategy guide. However, he was the first player in this game, where would he find one … "

Zou Zhuo wandered around the Firelink sacrificial grounds for another ten minutes and killed a few skeleton monsters. He finally found a new path and arrived at the undead town outside the city.

"This is indeed the right path. What was I doing before …?"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless. The monsters here were a bunch of living corpses, so it was much easier to fight them than the spirits. This was the right way! "

"But since that’s the case, can’t you give me some road signs or hints? Or maybe he could put a warning sign at the entrance of the ronde junior ruins! "

This was clearly Chen Mo’s intention. He purposely set up a few high-level maps next to the spawn point to trick you …

……

Zou Zhuo’s Dark Souls prequel was finally on the right track after he arrived at the undead town.

"Even so, zou Zhuo had a feeling that this game was indeed more difficult than the previous game! "

"On one hand, the monsters ‘ATK seemed to have increased, and they had more skills. For example, The Living Corpse Grand Swordmaster in undying town outside the city could execute six consecutive slashes at the slightest disagreement. If one was not careful, they would be hacked to death … "

"The most annoying thing was that some of the sword Saints were even holding shields. They immediately raised their shields after a set of attacks, even better than zou Zhuo … "

Zou Zhuo had also encountered a Dark Knight.

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, there was a Dark Knight in the first newbie scenario? "

"Zou Zhuo recalled that The Dark Knight in the previous game only appeared in the Felan fortress map, which was almost mid-game! "

"Hmm … This guy’s status is probably the same as Knight Lothric ‘s? I’ll try. "

"Zou Zhuo approached carefully and checked his own weight. Since The Dark Knight’s back was facing him, he should be able to get close without being noticed. "

"However, just as zou Zhuo was about to backstab The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight suddenly turned around! "

"Zou Zhuo shivered in fear. He hit The Dark Knight with his staff and a small number appeared above his head, " 7! As for the Black Knight’s health bar, it basically did not change … "

The Dark Knight waved his sword and slashed three times.

"Zou Zhuo, dead. "

"…There’s no other way. Let’s take a detour." Zou Zhuo backed off. "

……

"After passing through the White mist gate, zou Zhuo reached the top of the city wall. "

"It was a very long wall, and it didn’t seem too dangerous, so zou Zhuo walked forward with ease. "

"However, there were two skeleton soldiers shooting at him from the tower behind him. Zou Zhuo wanted to kill them, but he felt that it would be too troublesome, so he continued forward. "

"At that moment, a giant bull-headed demon fell from the sky and smashed into zou Zhuo’s face! "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "F * ck, where did this guy come from?" Why do the monsters in the prequel like to fall from the sky?"

"Zou Zhuo wanted to try to fight the demon, but he was suddenly hit by two arrows from behind. The two monsters on the tower were still shooting at him … "

"F * ck, this shooting range is too much!"

Zou Zhuo’s balls were about to explode. He was being attacked from the front and back. There was no way he could defeat the boss while the two monsters were shooting arrows at him. He could only run back.

"Zou Zhuo slithered toward the tower and the door, but he realized that he could not enter the White mist door. "

"He could only climb up the ladder in a panic. There were two zombie soldiers on it, and they immediately drew their swords to cut him. "

Zou Zhuo killed two monsters in a hurry and let out a long breath.

"Phew, you scared me … Luckily, I reacted quickly. I can finally drink the medicine now, right?"

"Zou Zhuo looked at the bull-headed demon from the side of the tower, who was standing there in a daze. "

"Hehe, once I drink the potion and recover my HP, I’ll finish you off with a falling slash …"

Zou Zhuo took out his elemental bottle and was about to drink when the bull-headed demon jumped up from the tower!

"Yes, such a huge demon jumped up from the ground, sat in front of zou Zhuo, and stepped on him, sending him flying! "

"Zou Zhuo got up from the ground, dumbfounded. "

"Wait a minute, this guy can actually jump up? You’re a cheater, right?"

The bull-headed demon didn’t waste any more time and slammed zou Zhuo to the ground with his hammer!

There were three bright red words on the screen-you’re dead!

"F * ck, you’re messing with me, right, big brother!"

Zou Zhuo left the game in despair.

Chapter 593: I never exaggerate

"Zou Zhuo went back to the living room and ordered a cup of milk tea from the front desk, trying to ease the trauma in his heart. "

"How was it? did you have fun? Aren’t you happy?" Chen Mo asked with a smile. "

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, "happy my ass!" Manager, this game seems to be more op than the previous game, right? Aren’t you afraid of dying in the game?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "I told you that I’ll make it harder than before. I never lie or exaggerate. If I say that it’s harder than before, I’ll make you feel it!"

"Zou Zhuo facepalmed."Manager, are you being honest in the wrong place?!"

"Where are you?" Chen Zhao asked."Where are you?"

"Zou Zhuo thought for a moment, "uh, on a bridge, I met a bull-headed demon and was told to leave."

"Oh, that’s still early." Chen Mo said, "you haven’t left the novice village yet, but you’ve found the way to the undead town outside the city."

"Zou Zhuo narrowed his eyes."So, manager, you purposely connected all the high-level scenarios around Firelink sacrificial grounds just to trick me?" At first, I ran to an area called the ronde Junior’s ruins, and was tortured to death by the spirits there …"

"Yeah, " Chen Mo laughed, "that’s right. It’s a map that’s only available in the later stages of the game."

"Zou Zhuo was shocked,’a map that only goes in the middle and late stages? I was wondering why I was instantly killed … Manager, you’re too unkind. Can’t you mark a place that you only go to in the middle and late stages? Or you can lock the door and get the key before you can go. "

"Aiya, how can I do that?" Chen Mo shrugged."That’s what the game is about. The ronde ruins is connected to the Firelink sacrificial grounds, so I can’t just change the plot."

"Zou Zhuo was confused, "manager, don’t you know who wrote the plot?" That’s all up to you, you can change it however you want!"

"Of course not." Chen Mo shook his head. It’s just like how many authors rely on their characters to push the plot forward when they’re writing. It’s not up to the author to write whatever he wants. "

"It’s the same with making games. When designing the game’s background, the designer has to treat the game world as a real world and let the various characters in the game push the development of the plot. This way, the game’s plot will appear more real … So, I don’t have the final say in the game’s plot, you still have to ask the characters in the game. Helios Gwyn has decided that the ronde Jr. Remains are right below Firelink’s sacrificial grounds. There’s nothing I can do. "

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, "you’re right, manager, I almost believed you …"

"Chen Mo chuckled and continued, "Besides, we have to give the players a lot of choices. Maybe some players just like to start from the ronde junior ruins? Maybe they feel that the undying town outside the city is too weak and there’s no challenge at all, so they want to challenge the high-level maps directly. We should also provide these players with the corresponding convenience. "

"Zou Zhuo was frustrated, "manager, I’m afraid that these players don’t even make up 1% of the game?!"

"Chen Mo said righteously, "are you looking down on this 1%?" So what, 1% of the players weren’t players? We also have to consider their thoughts, right?"

"Zou Zhuo thought for a long time and finally said, "What you said makes so much sense, I actually can’t refute it …"

"Chen Mo chuckled and said in a low voice, "Of course, I’ve been trained. My mouth is not smooth, how can I trick those programmers to obediently help you with the functions?"

"Zou Zhuo was stunned, "what did you say, manager?"

"Chen Zhao smiled. Take a break, you still have to clear the prequel of Dark Souls. "

Zou Zhuo’s face was bitter. He felt like he had just jumped into a fire pit …

Why did he raise a flag when he had nothing to do? He was really pushing himself into the fire pit!

……

"The news that the prequel of Dark Souls had been developed had spread, and many Dark Souls fans had come to the experience store to try out the game. "

"However, Chen Mo only gave zou Zhuo the green light to try it out, while the others would only be able to try it out tomorrow. "

"That was why many players were itching to play; they had thought that the prequel to Dark Souls was still far away; so they did not look forward to it. But now that he heard that it was done, he still had to wait for a day before he could play. It was simply torture waiting. "

"These people surrounded zou Zhuo because they knew that zou Zhuo had already tried the game, so they wanted to get some useful information from him. "

"As for why zou Zhuo could play first? Well, everyone was highly suspicious that he might have made an unspeakable deal with the store manager! "

Zou Zhuo seemed to have become a celebrity all of a sudden. Many old players of Dark Souls came over and asked him questions.

"How is it? Is the prequel of Dark Souls fun?"

"I heard that there are a lot of big shots in the plot, such as Tomb King NEET and the witch of y ‘zaris. Have you seen these bosses?"

"By the way, what is the so-called dark soul? Did the prequel mention it?"

"What are the bosses in the prequel? Are there any Lords of Cinder left?"

"Zou Zhuo felt a little embarrassed. Even though he had played for a long time today, most of the time was spent on corpse running. He really didn’t know how to answer these questions. "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t know what to say, especially when he asked if the prequel to Dark Souls was fun. "

"Yes, to be honest, I haven’t played for long. I just passed the first gatekeeper boss and haven’t even seen the shadow of the second boss yet."

"The difficulty … It’s still the same, but in the manager’s own words, the level design seems to have improved again …"

"As for the plot … It seems that the plot this time is much grander than the previous game. The plot says that after ringing two bells, one will know the truth of the undead’s fate. It might be about some major settings, but this game is too long. I haven’t even seen the shadow of the bell …"

"You’re asking me if the prequel was fun? Yes, it’s very fun, I can’t stop!"

"These people were Dark Souls ‘loyal fans and had been itching to play for a long time. After hearing zou Zhuo’s words, they couldn’t wait to get into the game cabin and play. "

"I knew that the manager’s level was so high, the prequel must be fun! I’ll definitely come to the experience store early tomorrow!"

"Me too. There will definitely be a lot of people tomorrow. I might not even be able to get a seat in the game cabin."

"Dark Souls ‘fans gathered together and discussed it. Moreover, they were all very interested in the prequel of Dark Souls, which would be released in the experience store tomorrow. "

"Zou Zhuo was the only one who made a cross in front of his chest, "Amitabha, I wish you success in your tribulation …"

"However, zou Zhuo didn’t expect that his malicious words would bring him an unexpected disaster … "

Chapter 594: Don’t the people who play this game come to suffer?

"A Dark Souls fan suddenly reacted."By the way, little fatty, didn’t you say that the prequel to Dark Souls was especially fun? Then why don’t you hurry up and continue playing? When the time comes, we’ll still be waiting for you to come up with a strategy!"

"Another player chimed in."That’s right, hurry back to the game cabin and continue playing. You’re the only one who can play now, so why are you slacking outside instead of cherishing it?!"

"Zou Zhuo "???"

He was almost surrounded by a group of Dark Souls fans and pushed back to the game cabin.

"Zou Zhuo wanted to beat himself up. Why did he have to say "Dark Souls prequel is fun"? wasn’t he just digging his own grave … "

"Now, with a group of people blocking the door of the game cabin, he would not be able to come out until he had spent all his time in the game cabin … "

……

"As for the prequel to Dark Souls, the main part was based on Dark Souls 1 in Chen Mo’s previous life, mainly in terms of the story and level design. "

"In the combat system, Chen Mo retained some of the special weapons and spells from the first generation. He also made some adjustments to the two-handed greatsword and Crescent Blade. "

"At the same time, he also considered that it was closer to the weapon system in Dark Souls III so that the players could get used to it easily. "

"In addition, since they were going to make the scene and model into a VR version, the art resources were basically remade. While maintaining the art style of Dark Souls, the model precision, movement, and physical collision had all taken a qualitative leap. "

"In the VR prequel of Dark Souls, the capital would be a huge city. When players walked in the capital, they would feel as if they had been in a different world. "

"In addition, the most praiseworthy thing about Dark Souls 1 was the excellent level design. Not only were the checkpoints filled with mystery-solving factors, but there were also traps and conspiracies everywhere. "

"The most important thing was that the entire map had been made into a huge, perfect whole, divided into N layers. Firelink sacrificial grounds happened to be in the center of the whole map, and it was accessible in all directions. "

"Chen Mo didn’t make any changes to the cannonfire, since Dark Souls 1’s playstyle was already mature and anything he did would cause problems. "

The bonfires in Dark Souls 1 could not be teleported. Only after entering the Imperial City and obtaining the Royal weapon could one freely teleport between the bonfires.

"If it were in Dark Souls 3, this would be a pain in the ass as the players would have to take a lot of unnecessary routes. However, Dark Souls 1 didn’t have such a serious problem, all because of the excellent level design. "

The entire map was filled with many shortcuts. The Firelink sacrificial grounds was located in the center of the map. It was well-connected and convenient to travel to many places.

"In addition, the bonfire could be leveled up, repaired weapons, and other settings. In Dark Souls 3, players could do anything that needed to be done in the Firelink sacrificial grounds next to the bonfire. "

"In addition, players could only be teleported after obtaining the king equipment. This was a very crucial and satisfying point for the players in the middle of the game. "

"As such, even though not being able to teleport was a pain in the ass, there was still some logic to this design. If it could be changed to teleport, it would affect the entire gameplay, which was why Chen Mo chose to continue with this design. "

"For experts, it didn’t make much of a difference whether they could teleport or not, because they would calculate the best route. As for the newbies … Alright, let’s move on to the next topic. "

"In addition, in his previous life, Dark Souls was limited by funding problems, so many plots had not been produced, such as the Oscar plot. In the original design, Oscar and the protagonist would escape from the immortal courtyard and grow up together, and eventually come to the initial furnace together. "

"However, due to a lack of funds, this line was cut off completely. After Oscar gave the players the key, he was knocked down by the demon. Before he died, he handed the elemental bottle and the key to the players and became a guiding NPC. "

"When the players returned to the undead yard, Oscar had already turned into a zombie and accepted the lunchbox. "

"As for Chen Mo, money wasn’t a problem at all, and the story line wasn’t too difficult to make either, so he made up for it according to his own ideas. "

"Of course, the biggest difference between Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 3 was the atmosphere. "

"All the players who had played Dark Souls 1 had the same feeling, which was that Dark Souls 1 was more depressing than Dark Souls 3. "

"The pressure came from many aspects. The atmosphere was more lonely, the environment was darker, and the monsters were more and more powerful. Strictly speaking, Dark Souls 1 was indeed very difficult, and in terms of design, it wasn’t a very pleasing design. "

"Many of the designs of Dark Souls 3 had tried to reduce the difficulty, but there were still so many players who chose to give up. It was enough to show that it was a hardcore game. It was obvious that Miyazaki Hidetaka also hoped that Dark Souls could become a more mainstream game, allowing more newcomers to enter. "

"Strictly speaking, Chen Mo’s doing Dark Souls 1’s content was like reversing the car. Obviously, making games easier to master was the general trend of this era. Hardcore games that required a lot of practice and back-up were inevitably reduced to a minority. "

"But Chen Zhao didn’t care. To him, the prequel to Dark Souls wasn’t for sales, but to complete Dark Souls and make it a classic game in the world of VR games. In other words, he wanted to maximize the characteristics of Dark Souls. "

"Dark Souls 1 was like a perfect work of art. Even though it was overpowered, its level design, difficulty, and story were all classics. Chen Mo was determined to make the essence of the game, even if it meant sacrificing some sales. "

As for whether the players would suffer …

"What a joke, didn’t the players play this game to suffer? "

……

Three days later.

The topic of Dark Souls ‘prequel had already been hyped up on the internet. Many players were extremely excited on the eve of the release of the prequel.

"In the past three days, many old players had tried the prequel to Dark Souls in Chen Mo’s Experience Store, and many of them were big shots who could clear most of the bosses in Dark Souls without getting hurt. "

"However, in these three days, Chen Mo’s Experience Store was filled with wailing people … "

"Most of the players who had tried out the prequel to Dark Souls had already played Dark Souls. They thought that with their level, they would be able to clear dark Souls with ease, so it would be easy for them to try out the prequels. "

"However, they soon realized that they were wrong, and they were terribly wrong. The players who felt good about themselves were all tortured to death in the game … "

"In addition to the malevolent levels, the more complicated maps, and the more powerful monsters, there were other reasons for the settings, such as human nature and the fact that bonfires could not be teleported, which almost made many Dark Souls players collapse. "

Chapter 595: Fancy abuse

The scenes of the players being tortured were combined into a fanciful suffering movie …

Flying dragon Valley.

"A player mistakenly entered and ran around in a panic. He was chased by a group of Dragons and beaten up, his head almost smashed. "

"Suddenly, he saw a dead Dragon lying in front of him, and there were two glowing items between the dragon’s claws. "

"The players happily ran over to pick up the item, but at that moment, the Dragon’s corpse suddenly moved! "

The huge Dragon swung its head and the player’s health bar was emptied!

"F * ck, what the hell? Wasn’t this a F * cking dead Dragon? Even monsters can play dead?"

At the surveillance tower.

"A player was walking down in high spirits when suddenly, a man in heavy armor appeared below. "

"F * ck, isn’t that Javier?!"

"The players were all shocked. Having played Dark Souls, he obviously recognized that this was Javier, who was carrying the iconic big Dragon’s Tooth on his shoulder. "

"Javier ran directly toward the players, raised his large Dragontooth with both hands, and smashed it into the ground! "

The player died.

"At the moment of death, the players would see their own death from God’s perspective. They would see Javier’s big Dragontooth smashing the light armor player from top to bottom, breaking all the bones in his body and distorting it in an unscientific way … "

"Under the Pangu attraction, the effect of the attack was very real. The players felt a headache, and they could almost hear the sound of their bones breaking … "

"F * ck, why would Javier be in the surveillance tower? Aren’t you supposed to be a monster that only appears in the later stages?" The players were dumbfounded. "

On the ceiling of the palace.

A player was walking carefully.

"After taking out the capital’s twin archers with much difficulty, he was extremely afraid of high ground. "

"In Dark Souls, it was one thing to be dominated by the archers in the capital. However, in the prequel, he still could not escape the fate of being shot down … "

"The ceiling of the hall was very narrow, with only a thin pillar, which could be called a single-log bridge. The distance between the ceiling and the ground was very high, so falling down would mean certain death. "

"However, just as he was carefully moving forward, a female artist suddenly rushed over and slashed at him! Then, the two of them fell down and died together … "

"The players were on the verge of a mental breakdown. In the first-person perspective, the feeling of being beaten down was like falling from a high altitude. They even felt their three legs go soft … "

"In fact, there were similar levels in Dark Souls, but it was obvious that the ceiling in the prequel was even more despairing because it was too narrow … "

In the big tree hole.

"A player was walking carefully with his shield raised. Suddenly, a burly Mushroom Man appeared in front of him. "

"Eh, this mushroom monster is so cute. It doesn’t look fierce at all …"

"In the end, before he could finish his sentence, mushroom had already raised his right fist and smashed it directly into his body! "

"With the Pangu attraction activated, the player’s entire body was sent flying like a kite, crashing heavily into the wall beside him! "

"Then, he fell to the ground, and his health bar was instantly emptied … "

"One punch, instant kill! "

"The players were all shocked,’teacher Saitama? Is that you, teacher Saitama? I’m wearing heavy armor!"

"At this time, they should give a close-up and add the words ‘justice execution’! "

"It was clearly a mushroom, and it looked harmless and cute, but it was killed with one punch? "

"You can kill a giant dragon with one punch, right? "

"Other than that, there were also a few crazy scenes that even made some players who had long adapted to Dark Souls doubt their lives … "

"Sick village, for example, was a village buried deep underground. Its vertical span was very large, and the visibility was very low. Players had to get sunworm, a special lighting equipment, before they could go there. "

"Furthermore, this place was filled with all sorts of unreasonable terrain-killing and disgusting monsters, such as villagers who could blow poison arrows, fat men who could sh * t out while holding large clubs, and Mad Dogs who could instantly kill people if they attacked together … "

"Furthermore, the monsters in the sick village, no matter if they were cats or dogs, were all highly toxic. As long as they were poisoned, their HP would drop like a roller coaster. Without the spider Shield and enough antidote, coming here was basically waiting for death. "

"The scariest thing was that after the players beat the sick village, they only managed to ring the second bell. It could be said that the game had just begun … "

"There was also the killing machine in Cheyenne city, the wooden bridge of the giant axe clock, the killing elevator … Countless players were on the verge of collapsing here. "

"The giant basketball court in the skeleton graveyard, the rolling wheels … The players experienced the thrill of being hit by the giant skeletons and being hit by the wheels repeatedly … "

"The invisible sky path in the cave of crystals was a very long wooden bridge. One had to use a bow or a rainbow stone to explore the way. If one accidentally fell down, they would die without a burial place … "

"The most difficult part of a boss battle in the hotbed of chaos was not to avoid the boss’s skills, but to avoid all kinds of inexplicable terrain attacks … The ground was full of cracks, and if you were not careful, you would die. "

Even a newbie area like the undying town outside the city was filled with malicious intent.

"For example, there was the zombie Sword Saint 48 who held a secret meeting in the hall, a large group of zombie sword Saints who could kill people with just three of them, and an Archbishop who gave them buffs. "

"It was originally an ordinary path, but when they walked past it, three living corpse villagers suddenly kicked the door open and rushed out. The most infuriating thing was that two dogs rushed out of the path in front of them and surrounded them from all directions … "

"There was also the most insane flying dragon Bridge. Every time a player crossed the bridge, they would be instakilled by the dragon’s fire. The only correct solution was to run as soon as he got on the bridge, and when the fire burned his butt, he would immediately turn right and jump into a hole in the bridge to escape. "

"And the most insane thing was that in the prequel to Dark Souls, bonfires couldn’t be teleported before the Royal artifact was obtained! "

Items like the bone piece could only return players to the bonfire they had previously sat on. They could not return directly to the Firelink sacrificial grounds.

"Many players were on the verge of a mental breakdown from this setting. After all, it was a pain in the ass to run back to the Firelink sacrificial grounds from Kelag’s residence and sick village. Furthermore, if they accidentally died once in the process, they would have to run back from the beginning … "

"Of course, it wasn’t a big problem for some experts, but it was simply a torture for ordinary people. Therefore, in the same three days, the players ‘progress was very far apart. Many experts had begun to kill famous bosses like Tomb King NEET and the bed of chaos, while most players were still being tortured to death in order to ring two bells … "

Even many players who were used to being masochists began to have doubts about this matter …

Chapter 596: The theme song?

"After the three-day trip to hell, even many of the old men who had been through hundreds of battles in Dark Souls had been tortured to the point where their consciousness was blurry. "

"However, a portion of the players were triggered by the masochism. Not only did they not back off, but they also felt an inexplicable excitement! "

"After all, wasn’t this the feeling of suffering that everyone was looking forward to the prequel to Dark Souls? "

"Many players had studied Dark Souls thoroughly, and even many multi-game veterans could parkour through the entire game. To them, Dark Souls had lost the sense of collapse and fun they had when they first saw it. "

"After playing the game as if it was a hack-and-slash game, he actually missed the newbie who hid behind a shield and shivered. "

"But now, the pre-introduction of Dark Souls had brought back this heart-racing feeling! "

"Therefore, many masochist players showed extraordinary enthusiasm for the prequel of Dark Souls! "

"As for the players who had been forced to retreat, they were all emotionally stable. "

"After all, the players who played the prequel of Dark Souls had a solid foundation, and it was not the first time they had been abused. Their threshold for suffering was constantly rising … "

……

"Many of the white mice that had tried the game in the experience store also posted online, sharing their experiences with the players that couldn ‘t. "

"There were also some streamers, like Lin Xue, who came to experience the game. However, these streamers didn’t stream in the experience store, nor did they record anything. "

"This was a common rule among the dark Souls players, which was to preserve the game’s first-sight pleasure to the maximum. "

"No one knew when these rules came into being, but they had now become the rules that most of the dark Souls veteran players had to follow. "

There were two main points to these rules.

The newbies had to rely on their own efforts to clear the game before they could ask the old players for help.

"In other words, in a week, new players could only challenge bosses by recruiting NPCs (this was allowed by the game’s mechanics), and they couldn’t ask for items such as souls, embers, and good weapons from old players. "

"As long as he posted a screenshot of his achievements after one round of the game, he could happily engage in PY transactions with the big shots. "

"In addition, all anchors and video authors were not allowed to disclose too much information about the prequel of Dark Souls before the release of the new game, just like how spoilers were not allowed on the first day of many dramas. "

"Of course, after the game was officially released, these streamers would have no problem livestreaming or making strategy videos. "

"In fact, these two rules had the same purpose, which was to avoid spoilers, to prevent new players from skipping classes, and to preserve the core fun of the game as much as possible. "

"Although many people said that playing Dark Souls was suffering, suffering itself was the essence of the game. It was just like attending classes. Classes were indeed boring, but one could indeed learn something. Skipping classes might seem like a shortcut, but in fact, he would lose many things sooner or later. "

"Therefore, even though many people had already tried the prequel to Dark Souls, some details of the game had not been leaked. "

"On the official forum, only a few words were revealed, and they were deliberately vague, making the onlookers a little impatient. "

"These people who have tried out the prequel of Dark Souls are quite patient! Why hasn’t anyone posted a video yet?"

"Yeah, let’s not talk about the video. Everyone’s so secretive. Did Chen Mo use a spell on them?"

"And what the hell are so many completely opposite statements? some say it’s hard, some say it’s especially easy??"

"It’s easy? I don’t believe it …"

"That’s hard to say, maybe Chen Mo lowered the difficulty to expand his player base?"

"Hehe, do you believe me?"

"……"

"The more and more information there was on the internet, the more curious people were about the prequel of Dark Souls … "

There were many posts that deliberately pretended to be innocent in order to deliberately lead everyone’s attention in the opposite direction. It was unknown what kind of mentality these people had.

"However, the effect was indeed quite good. Many old players did not believe that the prequel of Dark Souls would be simple, but after the tireless brainwashing of many trial players, some of them actually believed it … "

"Many of the players who had never been to the experience store were running their mouths off, and it was hard to tell the difference between real and fake news … "

"However, it wasn’t a big deal. The game was going to be released soon anyway, and the curious players could go into the game and experience it for themselves. "

"However, to the surprise of many players, Chen Mo updated his Weibo a day before the game was released! "

"A lot of people felt that it was quite strange. It was going to be released tomorrow, so what was the point of posting it on Weibo now? "

Warm-up? It’s a little too late.

"It was awkward to post at this time, and the purpose was unknown … "

Many players opened Chen Mo’s Weibo out of curiosity.

"The latest theme song for the prequel of Dark Souls has been released! [Poke here] let’s listen first!"

The players were shocked when they saw this Weibo post.

What the hell? The theme song for the prequel of Dark Souls?

Why did this game need a theme song?

"Chen Mo had released theme songs for some games before, such as Wulin legend’s sword is like a dream, Onmyoji’s Gokuraku Jodo, etc., But they were released in advance to increase the popularity of the game, and the game itself was very suitable for such a theme song to promote. "

"But for a theme like dark Souls, what kind of theme song did it need? This kind of game usually had a more sacred or sad background music, and the lyrics would destroy the mood of the game. "

"Moreover, if the theme song was released, it would have been released a long time ago. Why wait until the day before the prequel of Dark Souls was released? "

Many players clicked on the link on Chen Mo’s Weibo with suspicion.

"It was just audio, and the singer was obviously not a big star, but a not-so-famous second-rate singer named Zhao Zhang. Although her singing was good, she had never had any particularly good songs to sing, so she was a singer with a very small audience. "

"Then, he looked at the lyrics and melody, yes, it was all Chen Mo, nothing wrong … "

"Many players were still confused. Chen Mo’s song composition was within expectations, but they were mainly confused as to why he had a small group of singers sing it. "

"Chen Mo had worked with big name singers like Zhou Yifeng before, and with Thunderbolt Entertainment’s current wealth and fame in the gaming industry, what kind of big name singer couldn’t they find? "

"Furthermore, this song was actually sung by a Chinese citizen? In other words, it shouldn’t be an English song? "

Dark Souls was a Western fantasy theme! Using a Chinese song sung by a niche singer as the theme song was simply a mismatch!

"Eh, something seemed to be wrong, but that wasn’t important. The key was, would this song be good? Would it fit the theme of the prequel to Dark Souls? "

Chapter 597: Three hundred and sixty-five miles

"The prelude sounded, and many players were already frowning. "

"He felt that the melody and accompaniment of this song were a little traditional, and there was no Western fantasy style at all. The soundtrack did not match at all! "

"When the singer started singing, everyone was left kneeling. "

What the hell is this?

"A lot of people even suspected that they had played it incorrectly, and even closed the interface and clicked on the link again. There was nothing wrong with it, this was the theme song for the prequel of Dark Souls that Chen Mo was talking about! "

"The stars with hazy eyes can’t stop my journey. "

"Years of wandering, eating wind and sleeping in the open"

"I’d rather endure loneliness for my ideals. "

"Drink up that loneliness"

"Shake off the dust of the foreign land, and embark on the long journey."

"Pursue my dream with passion."

"Three hundred and sixty-five days passed year after year."

"A journey every day."

……

Many players were dumbfounded. Did Chen Mo post the wrong link?

"Whether it was the melody or the lyrics, this was completely different from Dark Souls! "

"The lyrics were clearly describing a traveler who was wandering in a foreign land, chasing after his dreams with passion, reminiscing about his hometown, and at the same time, constantly moving forward … "

"However, stop! What the hell did this have to do with Dark Souls? "

"Could it be that he was insinuating that these undead had left their hometown for thousands of miles to complete their mission and become Lords of Cinder, and that they had been fighting with their dreams? "

… It seemed like he had overthought it!

"The singer was still singing, and it was clear that he had reached the chorus. The singer’s voice suddenly became more passionate and emotional. "

"Three hundred and sixty-five miles from home to a foreign land."

"Three hundred and sixty-five li, from youth to white hair"

"How many three hundred and sixty-five miles? past spring, summer, autumn, and winter?"

"Three hundred and sixty-five li, how can we let it be wasted?"

……

"The chorus at the end was an endless loop of these lyrics. It was nice, but the players were all dumbfounded. "

"Even after listening to the entire song, many players still couldn’t believe that this was the theme song for the prequel of Dark Souls … "

Many players were puzzled. This didn’t make any sense!

Why did Chen Mo get a Chinese song for the theme song of Dark Souls?

"The Chinese songs were fine, but there was no mention of Dark Souls, not even a hint of Western fantasy! "

He felt that this song would be more suitable for the New Year’s party …

"After repeatedly confirming that Chen Mo’s account wasn’t hacked and that the song ‘ 365 miles’ was the theme song for Dark Souls ‘prequel, the players started to use their imagination to figure out Chen Mo’s intentions. "

There must be a reason why Chen Mo chose this song as the theme song for the prequel to Dark Souls.

"After all, Chen Mo knew music and had a deep understanding of Western fantasy, so he wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake. "

The only explanation was that Chen Zhao did it on purpose …

Many of the players had their imagination running wild as they tried to guess the meaning behind the song.

"I think this song is Chen Mo’s way of encouraging us! As undead, we have the mission of passing on the fire. The journey of passing on the fire is to leave our homes and travel 365 miles. Chen Zhao is praising our spirit!"

"Hehe, Chen Mo is so positive? You’re not a fake fan, are you?"

"I think Chen Mo was just being stubborn for a bit, and this song is probably how he really feels. You see, he wasn’t originally from the capital, and he could be considered to have drifted North before. It’s not easy for him to leave his hometown to pursue his dream!"

"You think it’s not easy for Chen Zhao? He’s going to become the richest man in the world …"

"I think this song really describes the mentality of us young people! Look at all The Drifters in Beijing, and not all of them came to Beijing. Some of them came to other big cities too. Young people nowadays are all bravely pursuing their dreams …"

"Maybe it’s nostalgia? Or was it a sign of goodwill to the game Committee? Don’t you guys think that this song is very traditional and suits the taste of the leaders?"

"The number of comments under Chen Mo’s Weibo quickly exceeded a thousand, and the players were all trying to guess the song’s purpose, trying to solve Chen Mo’s riddle. "

"There were also a few comments that seemed very philosophical, and they were pushed to the top and liked by hundreds of people. "

"As if they were doing reading comprehension, the players tried their best to unearth every word of the song, every meaning, and many people began to analyze the emotions contained in the song from the music style and melody. "

Some people even thought that Chen Mo was planning to quit after finishing the prequel to Dark Souls.

"However, the players who had tried out the prequel of Dark Souls in the experience store immediately understood the meaning of the song. "

They could only smile bitterly. Chen Zhao really had a bad taste! He even specially wrote a song?

"Even though these people wanted to tell the players the truth, most of them held back. After all, it would be meaningless to spoil such a fun thing. The players had to experience it for themselves to better understand the emotions contained in the song … "

"Moreover, even if some players wanted to hint at it, no one would listen, because the top few hot comments had long been occupied by those philosophical comments that overinterpreted the meaning of the lyrics. Those players who wanted to expose the truth could not cause a splash … "

……

"With endless longing for the prequel of Dark Souls and doubts about the song, three hundred and sixty-five miles, the players had finally waited for the release of Dark Souls! "

"Just like dark Souls, the prequel was also released worldwide, with multiple languages and built-in voices in both Chinese and English. "

"Obviously, with the huge influence of Dark Souls, the prequel’s popularity was obvious, because all the dark Souls fans around the world were eagerly looking forward to the release of the prequel! "

The mystery that was still hanging.

Superb level design.

It was a combat system created using the Pangu engine.

The gaming experience made one’s heart beat faster.

"All of these factors made Dark Souls a unique game, and the prequel of Dark Souls gained more and more attention! "

"Moreover, Dark Souls and the prequel to Dark Souls had also launched the Switch version. Players who bought the Switch but couldn’t afford the gaming pod could also buy the Switch version of Dark Souls for only 98 Yuan. "

"Although the handheld version was far less immersive than the VR version, it was cheap and could be played anytime, anywhere. So, it was obvious that most players who bought the Switch would choose to try it out. "

Chapter 598: Officially on sale!

"Players all over the world were looking forward to the prequel of Dark Souls, hoping to recreate the full picture of the game. "

Many people couldn’t wait to experience everything about the ancient war and uncover the secrets behind Dark Souls.

"He even fantasized about being able to fight legendary figures like sun King Gwyn and the witch of y ‘zaris, and reach the peak of his undead life. "

"However, they were soon tortured to death … "

"On the official forum of Dark Souls, countless posts appeared on the day of release, and the theme was very unified "This difficulty level is insane"

"Many players came to play after they were mentally prepared. They thought that they could be indifferent to the "suffering". However, after entering the game, they found that they were still too fragile … "

"Just like many players had experienced in the experience store, these players had also experienced Chen Mo’s malice in the prequel to Dark Souls, and it was even more so than in Dark Souls! "

"Many players thought that they had gotten used to Chen Mo’s tactics, but after playing the prequel, they realized that the old tactics were nothing. "

This was the true version 2.0 of the game!

He was persuaded to retreat by big butt.

Lost in the Firelink sacrificial grounds.

He was taught a lesson by The Living Corpse Sword Saint.

……

"Many players had cleared Dark Souls before and had come to challenge the prequel with great ambition. However, less than an hour after entering the game, they were doused with a bucket of cold water … "

The most infuriating part was that the players finally understood the theme song for the prequel to Dark Souls that Chen Mo had decided on.

"Those who over-interpreted the song were all wrong. In fact, "three hundred and sixty-five miles" had nothing to do with the background story of "Dark Souls" itself. The only thing they had in common was the lyrics. "

"Why did you choose this song as the theme song? When playing the prequel of Dark Souls, most of the players ‘time was spent on the run! "

"The terrain of the entire Dark Souls prequel extended in all directions, and the scene was very large. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a complete small world. According to the prequel, players were not allowed to teleport through the bonfire before they obtained the king equipment. There were also no mounts available. Therefore, the only way for players to travel between two places that were far away was to run! "

"Moreover, in Dark Souls, as long as the players sat on the bonfire, the monsters would be completely resurrected. For the players, it was a waste of time to farm all the way, but it was too risky to go parkour … "

"Often, if they accidentally died, they would have to start all over again … "

Many players played and suddenly understood the meaning of the theme song.

"Three hundred and sixty-five miles from home to a foreign land."

"Three hundred and sixty-five li, from youth to white hair"

"How many three hundred and sixty-five miles? past spring, summer, autumn, and winter?"

"Three hundred and sixty-five li, how can we let it be wasted?"

Many players complained that the song was really appropriate!

"He had indeed run for 365 miles, from a teenager to a white-haired teenager. There was nothing wrong with that! "

Many players even took the initiative to play this song while they were running because they felt that it was very appropriate and could express their feelings at that moment …

"And a song like " 365 miles" had actually made it to the top of the search list by many players. It had shot all the way to third place on the top Chinese music chart, making the singer Zhao Zhang feel overwhelmed by the unexpected favor … "

"He did not understand. Although the song was good, the style was a little too traditional. How could it be so popular? "

"If he knew the truth, he would probably want to hit himself to death with a piece of tofu … "

"As expected, the design of the bonfire not being able to teleport was ridiculed by countless players. "

"So why can’t the bonfire teleport? Is Chen Zhao just trying to disgust us?"

"Chen Zhao probably expected this to happen, right? He even specially came out with a theme song to mock us. Who can tolerate this?"

"Let’s just change the name of this game to "running soul"!"

"Obviously, most players couldn’t accept such a design, especially after playing Dark Souls. Many players had accepted the setting of "bonfire = teleportation point". It was easy to imagine the psychological gap when they were suddenly not allowed to teleport. "

"Chen Mo didn’t explain, but some of the older players did. "

"Everyone, calm down. I’ll share my opinion on the bonfire."

"When I first found out that I couldn’t teleport through the bonfire, I was just as devastated as everyone else. However, after thinking about it, I could guess Chen Zhao’s intentions. "

"Let’s compare the level designs of Dark Souls and the prequel. In contrast, the levels in Dark Souls are more linear. Although players can only choose two to three paths at the same time, such as choosing the dancer as the third boss, the overall difficulty increases continuously, so there’s a better and best process. "

"However, the prequel to Dark Souls is different. The routes are more accessible, such as Firelink sacrificial grounds, which is connected to the undead town outside the city, the ronde Jr. Ruins, Wyvern Valley, and many other places. "

"I think that on one hand, this shows the extraordinary level design of the game. It combined so many levels into a huge whole, and it was seamless. On the other hand, it encourages players to explore freely through various routes, rather than playing the game on a single linear route. "

"Some of the big shots have already come up with a way to play parkour. They’ll start off with a thief or a master key, then go to Firelink sacrificial grounds to run around high-level maps and loot a lot of good stuff before exploring. It’s also very effective."

"Moreover, if you put your heart into it, you’ll feel that the level design of this game is really awesome! It could be said that the level design of Dark Souls was excellent, but the level design of the prequel was even better! I feel that if the bonfire could teleport at will, the beauty of this level design would be severely diluted. "

"By the way, there’s one more thing. When everyone reaches the capital and sees the big-breasted Princess, they’ll get the Royal weapon. That feeling, tsk tsk, was simply so good that it exploded! So, you don’t have to be in such a hurry to criticize him. Chen Mo has his reasons for doing this, so I hope everyone can feel it. "

"The post did have some effect, as many players started to calm down and expressed that they would like to experience Chen Mo’s level design. "

"However, more players expressed, "A big-breasted Princess? Where was he? "

Chapter 599: Switch version

"Unsurprisingly, the prequel of Dark Souls had set off a wave of masochists among the players. After all, the game was a hot topic and the live stream effect was explosive. "

"From all aspects, the prequel of Dark Souls had continued the success of Dark Souls. Even with such a ridiculous difficulty, the sales of the prequels were higher than the prequels in the first few days! "

"To the players ‘surprise, the Switch version of Dark Souls was selling very well, and even the sales of the console had increased. "

In the dormitory of world No. 1 University.

A few boys from the game design major were watching a boy play Dark Souls on the Switch.

"Basically, players who bought the Switch would choose to buy Dark Souls. After all, Dark Souls was the best-selling and highest-quality rpg game since the Switch was released. The price was also very affordable, so there was no reason not to buy it. "

"Many people had even heard that this game was very torturous, but they still chose to buy it and play it. After all, if they were forced to refund it, they would just refund it. "

"It wasn’t just because Dark Souls was highly rated, but also because it was the first game made using Pangu. Even though it was migrated from vr to Switch, it was still better than other games. "

"A few boys were discussing while watching from behind, their faces full of eagerness. "

"You don’t say, but I think this image is quite good. Although it’s far from VR, the clarity of the image is very high! And the physics engine is good too, this quality is much higher than many PC games!"

"Of course, it’s a VR game! Even if some of the content is simplified, the core is still there. "

"And I feel that the operation mode is great too. The entire combat system of Dark Souls can be replicated!"

"Yes, I’ve played it in the VR gaming pod at home before. The content of the game isn’t much different from that of a handheld game. The biggest difference might be the sense of immersion, the operating mode, and other relatively minor details."

"Wow, I feel like it’s still very difficult to transplant the game onto a handheld device. The difficulty hasn’t decreased at all! How did I die again?"

"Can you do it? Noobie, if you can’t do it, hurry up and get someone else!"

"Sigh, don’t mention it. The two joysticks aren’t very convenient to use. It’s not as comfortable as the VR gaming pod."

"Hehe, that’s because you don’t know how to use it, let me do it! I’ve already gotten used to this mode when I played super Mali Odyssey. In fact, it’s easier to play this game on a handheld device than in VR, and it’s less tiring. "

"You don’t say. I feel that the effects of this image are quite good. I’m even thinking about whether I should buy a TV!"

"Isn’t the handheld device working fine? Besides … If we buy the TV, where can we put it in our dormitory …"

"The television screen is so big! The resolution of the TV and the handheld phone were different. Besides, the TV was not expensive. It could be bought for just over 1000 Yuan. I’ll put it in my dormitory and use it to play Dark Souls … Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s a beautiful painting!"

"That makes sense … But I’ve already called the police for this semester’s living expenses!" He said. I’m just short of spending all of it on the game … I’ll take it easy for now and wait for another two months …"

The students in the dormitory had all listened to Chen Mo’s class and were the first to buy the Switch.

"At that time, the four of them pooled their funds to buy the handheld console. Now, Dark Souls and the prequel were sold on the Switch together. Although they couldn’t play the VR version, they could still have some fun on the Switch. "

"However, some players who had just come into contact with the Switch operation mode were still not used to this unique operation method. "

"In the end, there was no such thing as a console in this world, so the players were not familiar with the operation mode of the controller. "

"They were most familiar with the operation modes of mobile phones, PC, and VR, which were either touch screens, mouse and keyboard, or mind. "

It was just like how many PC players would feel uncomfortable and awkward when they first touched the game controller. It would take some time before they could experience the comfort of the game controller.

"On one hand, it was the position of the buttons. Many people found it inconvenient to press the L and R keys at the top, especially with R1 as the main attack key. Many PC players were not used to it. "

"On the other hand, controlling the character’s movement and perspective through the joystick was a bit uncomfortable, especially when using the right joystick to control the perspective. Many players would be flustered as soon as they started playing. "

"However, the players who had been familiar with the game through super Mali Odyssey did not reject this mode at all. Instead, they felt that it was very convenient. "

Some people even felt that it was more comfortable to play like this than playing in VR gaming pods.

"On the one hand, he had a weak sense of immersion, so the scary atmosphere in the game was not that scary. He had more space to think and operate calmly, and there was no risk of a heart attack at any time. "

"On the other hand, Switch’s operation mode was a very mature operation mode, so it could perfectly replicate the entire combat system of Dark Souls. "

"Of course, there were still differences between the two versions. For example, in the VR version, players could choose to backstab the specific parts of the monster. The damage and results would be different according to the different parts being attacked. "

"Some backstabs in fixed positions would cause an execution effect, while some backstabs were only equivalent to a normal attack with high damage. These all depended on the Pangu system’s physical operation results. "

"The Switch was closer to the original dark Souls in Chen Mo’s previous life. Backstab only had two outcomes, triggered or not. As long as it was triggered, it would be given a value based on the weapon, which was a simplified version. "

"However, even after simplification, Dark Souls on the Switch platform was still a very fun game. "

"After playing the Switch version of Dark Souls, many people were surprised to find that this small handheld console could achieve so many complicated functions. It could even perfectly replicate a perfect combat system like dark Souls! "

"The buttons on the controller seemed to be few, but they had their own rules and were arranged in a very reasonable way. "

"Little did they know that this design was the best design in the console industry in Chen Mo’s previous life. It included the left and right joysticks and a few function buttons, perfectly fitting the operating requirements of most games. "

It was a very convenient and highly concentrated operation mode.

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, this game controller design was already perfect for some experienced console players. Many manufacturers couldn’t even come up with something new even if they wanted to, because there was no room for improvement. "

"However, to the people of this world, the design of this controller was still very new because they had never seen it before. "

"On the other hand, the release of the Switch version for Dark Souls was a win-win situation. For Dark Souls, it further expanded the player base to those without VR gaming pods. As for Switch, it also used the fame of Dark Souls to increase its sales. "

"Of course, no matter what, Chen Zhao would win. "

Chapter 600: The plot of Dark Souls is completed

"After the release, the prequel to Dark Souls swept through most of the domestic live streaming platforms and video streaming sites. After all, with the support of the prequel, the higher level design, and the more difficult the game was, it was hard not to become popular. "

"Of course, the popularity was more in popularity than sales. After all, the game was too difficult to make, and it would definitely affect sales on VR. "

"After all, there were only a few masochist players in this world. Compared to being abused in the game, everyone would prefer to see the streamer being abused … "

"However, the hardcore players had a good time because the prequel to Dark Souls met their requirements perfectly. "

"Although everyone was in despair due to the constant suffering, the prequel to Dark Souls brought them back the long-lost pleasure. It allowed them to find the joy of being a newbie who carefully raised a shield and constantly explored the unknown world. "

"Even after playing Dark Souls, many people would find other simple action games boring. "

"After playing Dark Souls, the players had grown up. Whether it was their consciousness, reaction, or game intelligence, they had all been trained to a certain extent. Therefore, the simple action games had become unchallenging. "

"To many soul scientists, the greatest significance of the prequel to Dark Souls was that it completed the world view of Dark Souls to a certain extent and provided official answers to many of the previously unsolved questions. "

"Of course, although the framework of this world view had been completed, it was actually not perfect. It could even be said to be riddled with holes. "

"This was because when the game was designed, there was a lot of blank content for the players to fill in on their own. It could be said that everyone had a Dark Souls in their mind, and different people would have different interpretations. "

"However, after building a solid framework, it not only expressed the spirit of the game but also left a lot of space for the players to explore and imagine. "

"As the pioneers progressed in the game, many of the clouds of doubt that had previously shrouded everyone dispersed. "

"The biggest question was, what exactly was the so-called ‘dark soul’? What kind of story was this? was the player’s mission to spread fire or to become the King of Darkness? "

"In the prequel to Dark Souls, players would encounter the abyss serpent and learn the truth about this world. "

"Previously, it was mentioned in the opening animation that there were four characters who had obtained King souls. In addition to the three famous gods, Sun King Gwyn, the witch of y ‘zaris, and Tomb King NEET, there was also an unknown dwarf. "

"It was obvious that this dwarf was the ancestor of the humans, and the king Soul he obtained was the Dark Soul. The dark Souls were distributed to many humans, which meant that every undead had more or less Dark Souls. "

"Many of the subsequent settings seemed to make sense. In fact, fire represented the will of God, and the era of fire was the era of God. "

The fire era symbolized the era when gods like sun King Gwyn ruled. That was why Gwyn passed on the fire at all costs and was even willing to sacrifice himself so that the fire era could continue forever.

"Passing fire was actually a scam. The players played the role of undead and went through great pains to ring two bells to prove that they had the qualifications to pass fire. After that, he had to help GE Wen retrieve the power of the king’s soul from the gods and continue the first Flame. "

"The protagonist in Dark Souls was even worse off. As the ashes of a fire, he was obviously an undead who could not become a Xin, but he had to be awakened from his coffin to challenge the powerful lords of Xin and continue the era of fire for the gods. "

"During this process, the players would battle many legendary characters, such as White Dragon Heath, the bed of chaos, Sun King Gwyn, and so on. "

"Although the players had a great sense of accomplishment in the process of challenging these heroes, they also began to doubt the whole world. "

"These legendary gods had already become like walking corpses, so what was the point of the Age of Fire that they had to maintain at all costs? "

"In the final ending of Dark Souls ‘prequel, players could choose between passing fire or extinguishing the fire. If they chose to pass fire, the entire starter stove would turn into a sea of fire. "

"On the other hand, in Dark Souls’s fire-passing ending, only a small flame burned on the player’s body. The two types of flames were not on the same level at all. "

"Therefore, this proved that the power of fire was inevitably declining, and would be extinguished sooner or later. The players ‘efforts to spread the fire were only to delay time, which was actually meaningless. "

"As for what the world would look like after the fire was extinguished, no one knew. "

"The reason why people were afraid of the fire going out was because legend had it that after the fire went out, they would fall into eternal night. "

"Many people mistakenly thought that this represented the end of the world, but in fact, these words were spread by the Sun King GE Wen and his children. These people were nothing more than trying to continue the era of gods and their rule over mankind. "

"Therefore, the predetermined ending of the prequel to Dark Souls should be the fire-spreading ending, which was to continue this reincarnation. Otherwise, there would be no more story of Dark Souls. On the other hand, the predetermined ending of Dark Souls should be the end of the fire, which represented the arrival of a new era. "

"At this point, the main mystery was finally solved, and the players finally understood the meaning of the title of Dark Souls. "

"Through the prequel, Chen Mo finally explained the entire story of Dark Souls. "

"At the same time, the fates of many characters in the prequel to Dark Souls had also moved many players. "

"He was fighting against the abyssal Wanderer artrus, who was in the abyss alone. "

Brother onion and sun Knight Solari.

The Golden shimmers who killed the firewoman.

The dissuasion brother who had embarked on a new journey but had become a living corpse.

"There were also white Spider, blacksmith, big hat Logan, gwendelin, and other colorful supporting characters. There were NPCs and bosses, but everyone had a wonderful story and a sad ending. "

Some people even re-played Dark Souls because of nostalgia and found many traces of connection with the prequel of Dark Souls.

"Although there was a long time gap between the two works, and the prequel was produced later than the main one, people were surprised to find many Easter eggs about the prequel of Dark Souls. "

"After playing Dark Souls again, it felt like a lifetime had passed. "

"The white spider and Klana were finally reunited, and there were no longer any demons in the demonic ruins. The flames of chaos had already been extinguished. "

They passed through the fairy tale lengxiao Valley and the room with the portrait of Princess sunshine. There were several Knights guarding the room.

"He saw a familiar rotating mechanism in the capital, and as he went up, he saw the words ‘Arnold ronde’. "

"It was still the same majestic city, the same tall and straight Knights, but the dead giant blacksmith, the empty Princess ‘boudoir, and Aldrich, who had eaten the cross-dressing Big Boss gwendelin, were all reminding the players. "

The world of Dark Souls had changed.

"This feeling of vicissitudes made many players sad, but it also made them believe that the firefight ending was the real end of Dark Souls. "

Chapter 601: Death mode

"In addition to the handheld game mode and story, the players were most concerned about the two new playstyles. One was the death mode, and the other was the random item mode. "

"When the prequel of Dark Souls was first released, most people were still in the first round of the plot, so they didn’t have much time to experience the two new modes. "

"After many players had completed the first round of the prequel, they began to pursue higher-difficulty challenges. "

"At this moment, in a certain Dark Souls group chat, many people were making an appointment to fight the death mode of Dark Souls. "

"The organizer was a veteran of Dark Souls in the group, old Qin. The condition to participate was to pass eight rounds of Dark Souls and one round of the prequel. "

"This requirement was actually very strict, because the eight rounds of Dark Souls was basically the maximum difficulty. Those who could pass this difficulty were all big shots among big shots. "

"As for the first week of Dark Souls ‘prequel, it was also a relatively difficult achievement. After all, it had not been long since it was released. To be able to understand the entire map and clear all kinds of disgusting levels in such a short time was enough to prove that these people were veteran players. "

"The reason why the requirements were so high was mainly because a few senior players in the group, including old Qin, had experienced the death mode in advance. "

"After trying it out, they came to the conclusion that the current mode was a death mode, and if they were not experienced players, they would only drag them down. "

"Chen Mo had explained in his Weibo post that dying bosses ‘HP, attack power, and AI would all be increased, but he didn’t say how exactly. "

"After going online, old Qin went to the game Dark Souls to experiment and found that he couldn’t beat it at all! "

"On one hand, the boss had a lot of HP. Although it would be adjusted according to the number of players, the HP of a single player was two to three times higher than the HP of the Lord of Cinder. As for teams of five or ten, their HP would probably be even higher. "

"On the other hand, the boss’s attack power, health points, toughness, and other characteristics had all been enhanced. Even the swaying motion of the attack had been changed. "

"In the past, he could tank the boss’s skills with his shield, but now, if he tried to tank the boss’s skills, he would be killed by the boss’s two slashes after a hit recovery. It was also difficult to completely roll to avoid it because bosses could use more fancy combos. For example, the undead team boss could directly use a set of street dance after the sprint, which was truly a Mad Dog mode. "

"As a result, it became more difficult for players to grasp the timing of the boss’s hit recovery. On the other hand, it was even more difficult to achieve the boss’s execution effect. "

"In addition, the boss’s AI had been fully enhanced. The previous bosses would take the initiative to attack, so the players could raise their shields and observe the boss’s movements first, then carefully deal with the boss. "

"But now, the boss would even wait and see, slowly approach, and seize the player’s weakness before making a decisive move. This gave old Qin the feeling that he was fighting in the arena. It was as if the other party was a living person who could judge the characteristics of his weapon and adopt a targeted battle strategy. "

"After some experiments, old Qin had basically determined the difficulty rules of the death mode. Although the boss’s HP and attributes were relatively low when it was alone, it was the most difficult. "

"Obviously, the more people there were, the more chaotic the scene would be. The boss’s attack targets would be more varied, and the players might make some operational mistakes due to communication and cooperation problems. "

"If they didn’t have a certain level of tacit understanding, it would be easy for the boss to wipe out the team with one skill. "

"However, in team mode, each player had their own role, and they could even coordinate long-ranged and short-range attacks, so it would be easier to fight. Of course, the premise was that these ten people had to be very good at playing. As long as one of them dragged them down, it might ruin the good situation. "

"However, if it was a single player challenge in death mode, the scene would be very wide, and there would be no problems with coordination. Therefore, Chen Mo must have purposely increased the difficulty of this mode. "

"In other words, in a situation where everyone was good at playing and had good cooperation, the more people the better. If he could gather ten big bosses who were very good at playing, the probability of clearing death mode would be relatively higher. "

"Of course, the death mode was a death mode that lived up to its name. No matter how many people there were, it would be difficult to pass. "

"At the moment, most of the players who were exploring the death mode were still killing the bosses in Dark Souls. No one had tried the prequel of Dark Souls. Since most of the players in Dark Souls had already graduated with their equipment, they had a higher chance of passing the challenge. "

"There was no time limit for challenging the boss, but once you died, you would not be able to revive. You could only lie on the spot and wait for others to finish the battle. "

"Moreover, with every death, the boss would enter a temporary berserk state for a short period of time, which would greatly increase its desire to attack and greatly reduce the hit recovery state when being attacked. "

"Once they died, there would be a chain reaction. If two people died in a short time, the boss’s berserk state would stack, which was basically equivalent to a team wipe. "

"This was a very strict condition. All players who participated in the death mode had to be experts. As long as there was one who was a burden, then it was better not to bring them. "

"Old Qin also spent a lot of effort in the group to find eight more suitable candidates, and they could only form a nine-person group. "

It couldn’t be helped. His requirements were indeed a little too high. It wasn’t easy to find all these people.

"This nine-man team was also full of talents. There was the sun Knight, Wang laji, a loyal follower of the great sword sect, Gu Shaan, who was good at research and was known as a walking guide, and the rest of the players were all elite players who had completed eight rounds. "

"I’m shocked, guys, we can actually gather a nine-man team. This time, we’re going to fight Farron’s undead team in death mode. It feels so mysterious. Now, everyone, please follow my arrangements and assign your tasks. "

Old Qin first arranged the boss strategy and everyone’s division of labor in the group.

"This time, they were going to challenge Fran’s undead team. The reason why they chose this boss was because old Qin had tested it before and it seemed to be one of the easiest bosses to fight … "

"All of gundyr’s attributes were greatly enhanced in death mode, and it would be extremely difficult for him to Parry. Moreover, in the second stage, he would transform into a human’s pus state, and his attack movements would be particularly strange. Moreover, the damage was very high, and if he was not careful, he would be instantly killed. "

"The ice Dog was no longer the noob who could pass the test without being injured by crawling between his legs. When the ice Dog was frequently attacked in the crotch, it would randomly move around the entire map in a large area. It would also choose to jump around in crowded places, accompanied by the frost splash damage caused by the sledgehammer. "

"After much thought, old Qin still chose Farron’s undead team as the first boss. Because in death mode, Farron’s undead team wasn’t as overpowered, and there weren’t many changes in their moves. They were also a relatively easy boss to beat. "

"Of course, this was all just a guess. After all, up until now, there had not been a single death mode boss that had been killed. "

Chapter 602: The suffering big shots

"After the death mode was released, every boss would have a special record, ranked according to the number of people and the time taken to kill it. "

"Death mode didn’t have any special rewards. It was just a random drop of some rare items in the game. For these big shots who had cleared the game eight times, they had basically obtained most of the items in the game. Fighting this thing was entirely for the sake of showing off and getting a ranking. "

"However, ranking was much more important than the items. The first kill of each boss and the record-keeping list would be recorded in a special area of the fire-passing sacrificial grounds. "

"It meant that all Dark Souls players could look up to these names. For many old players, it was a Supreme honor. "

Old Qin and the others went to the entrance of Farron’s undead team boss battle.

"As the organizer, old Qin drew a special summoning talisman on the ground. This summoning talisman could only be seen after the death mode was turned on. The team members could send a team application through this summoning talisman. After touching it, you must go through the team leader’s review before you can join the team. "

"Soon, the other eight members touched the summoning talismans left behind by old Qin and entered the origin world. "

These players also had their own duties and wore different equipment according to their habits.

Old Qin’s own equipment was a medium shield and a Dark Sword.

Sun Knight King laji was the same as before. He ran naked with the face of an ancient God and carried a two-handed sword on his back.

Gu San was wearing a full set of Javier armor.

"The others were all wearing different equipment. Some were running naked, some were wearing heavy armor and holding large shields, and some were wearing light armor and holding daggers. "

"If it was a quick kill, the best way was to wear red tears ‘ring, play until your health was low, and then use your two-handed big sword to kill the boss. However, this was death mode, and they were in the pioneering stage. These big shots didn’t dare to court death by running around naked. "

"Everyone only had one life. If they wore heavy armor, they might be able to take one more stab, but if they ran naked, they would probably be instantly killed. "

"What’s more, there was no time limit, which meant that there was no pressure to deal damage. The key was to grind. "

"Old Qin said, "alright, everyone, hurry up and enchant. Use the Buffs and make yourself gay. Do a movement after you’re done."

"Soon, the nine of them began to enchant their weapons and then take potions. The whole process was quite long. After all, they were on a first clear, and they had to gather all the Buffs that could be used. "

"When everything was ready, these people all made a gesture of praising the sun. "

"After making sure that everyone was ready, old Qin entered the White fog gate, and the other players also entered automatically at the same time. "

"It was still that familiar cutscene, where the members of the break-up dance team were killing each other. But this time, the big bosses who had already completed n rounds felt a little nervous. They even recalled the scene when they were taught a lesson by the street dance team when they were still novices. "

"In Dark Souls, the boss battles were designed to cover a large area. In death mode, the area seemed to be even larger. Therefore, after the nine people entered the area, although it looked lively, it was not as crowded as it seemed when they were separated. "

"Coming, coming. Everyone, don’t slack off, don’t be greedy, and don’t lose face. This boss will probably kill you in two hits, and we’re facing a 9 man team. " Old Qin reminded. "

"Gu San, who was wearing a set of Javier armor, took the lead to meet the boss. Although the bosses here did not have the concept of aggro value and attacked whoever they wanted, they would still prioritize the targets closest to them. Only in rare cases would it use a jump or a special skill to attack a distant target. "

"It wasn’t that these players didn’t think of rolling without their shields, but after some analysis, they felt that this plan was too risky. Because in death mode, it was likely that they wouldn’t be able to escape the boss’s attack range even if they used up all their energy. "

It was better for each of them to do their own thing and be more stable.

"Gu San raised his Javier shield and rushed forward, while the others scattered around, waiting for the opportunity to move. "

"Unlike the normal mode, the boss did not immediately roll over and rush towards the players. Instead, it slowly moved forward. "

"Wang laji was speechless as he carried his two-handed sword."I’m shocked, this is a Buddha-type boss? You’re quite calm and not reckless at all. "

"The boss’s unhurried attitude made the players feel very annoyed. Everyone knew that in the game Dark Souls, it was better to play it safe. "

"Gu San raised his Javier shield and took the lead to meet the boss. However, the boss did not charge straight at him. Instead, it began to circle around Gu San. "

"F * ck, is this boss that smart? I’m shocked. "

The others were a little dumbfounded. It was as if someone was controlling the boss.

"In the end, it was the players who couldn’t hold it in. Gu Shaan raised his big shield and went forward to force the boss to move. At the same time, old Qin went around to the back of the boss and wanted to directly stab it with a backstab. "

"As a result, the moment old Qin’s Dark Sword was swung, the boss suddenly jumped into the air and smashed his big sword towards the two players standing on the other side! "

"The two players were holding a sword and a greatsword. When they saw the boss coming towards them, their first reaction was to roll to the side and avoid the sword. "

"After the boss hit the ground, there was a short straight hit. The surrounding people quickly went around the boss’s back and tried to use backstab. However, before the backstab could be used, the boss rolled forward and smashed the ground with his big sword! "

"Although the players dodged the boss’s attack again, they could feel that the boss’s attack frequency and attack speed seemed to have increased significantly. The skills that could be easily dodged in the past were now difficult to Dodge. "

"At this moment, more undead members stood up. "

"In team mode, these team members had much less HP than the boss, but it was enough to give the players a headache. According to the normal mode, the red-eyed members would have to pull the boss’s aggro first, then the players would attack the boss and enter the second stage. "

"In the blink of an eye, there were two more normal undead members in the field. These party members were the same as bosses, they would only attack players and not kill each other. Only the party members with red eyes would attack indiscriminately. "

"Old Qin was dumbfounded."I’m shocked. Where’s the red-eyed member?"

"Logically speaking, the normal order should be that a red-eyed member would appear after a normal member, but what did it mean by not showing a red-eyed member? "

"The BOSS and the two normal members wouldn’t attack each other, so the scene was extremely chaotic. These big shots who were casually killing the boss in the regular mode were actually being chased around by a few members of the undead team … "

Chapter 603: The boss has become a spirit!

"The main thing was that the boss’s attack patterns and combinations were completely different from the normal mode. A lot of players wanted to sneak up on the boss when the boss had hit recovery skills, but because the boss ‘movements were very irregular, many players were at a disadvantage. As long as they were touched by the boss, they would instantly lose a large amount of health. "

"Therefore, these people did not dare to act rashly and could only patiently observe the boss’s movements. "

"However, everyone soon found a pattern. The person who attacked the boss the most would have an easier time gaining the boss’s aggro and become the main target. Therefore, Gu Shaan, old Qin, and the other two had relatively heavy armor, and the person holding the shield naturally became the main tank. "

"Finally, after a moment of chaos, a red-eyed undead member appeared. "

"Quick, avoid this traitor and let him fight the boss."

"Before old Qin could finish his sentence, the red-eyed undead member had already charged at him with a set of street dance moves! "

"Evil beast, how can this traitor cut me! Bridge bean sack!"

"I’m a dog!"

Old Qin quickly rolled three times on the ground and finally dodged the red-eyed undead.

"Seeing the red-eyed Monster Rush into the crowd and fight with the white-eyes members, the players could only stand aside and cheer. "

"It wasn’t that these people didn’t want to interfere, but the situation of four people doing a breakdance was too chaotic. Whoever’s sword touched a player would either die or be crippled. Only Tanisha, who was holding a large shield, dared to take a look. However, this damage wasn’t as much as the red-eyed monster ‘s. "

"Old Qin sighed, "sigh, I touched it." Don’t you swear?"

"These people had no choice but to sit back and watch. After all, they were still in the early stages of the dungeon. They didn’t even know the boss’s movement patterns. If they rushed into the crowd of monsters like this, they wouldn’t be able to survive even if they had several lives. "

"These people felt as if they had returned to the time when they first faced the street dance troupe, experiencing the feeling of a newbie shivering behind a shield … "

"Hurry up and throw the spells that everyone brought. However, don’t throw them all away. Leave a few key skills for the second stage. " Old Qin reminded. "

"For a moment, all kinds of fireballs were thrown at the boss. After all, these were all bosses who had cleared the game many times. They had all the spells they could use and were all throwing fireballs from a distance. "

"However, the accuracy of the spells was indeed worrying, especially in the situation where the undead were fighting. Some spells even hit the red eyes, while some spells missed. "

"However, big sword players like Wang laji still shouted "RUA" while waiting for an opportunity to steal damage from the edge. The attributes of these bosses should have been adjusted. The damage of long-range spells was not particularly obvious, and the output efficiency was lower than that of melee weapons. "

"Moreover, considering the limited number of spells that players could bring, Chen Mo obviously didn’t want to see the boss die by throwing fireballs at everyone. "

"Aiya, F * ck, another red-eyed monster!"

"No one knew who shouted, but everyone realized that it was another red-eyed player who had spawned behind them! "

"Originally, the more members red eyes had, the better. This was because these monsters would become the boss’s first target, and they could help everyone share the damage. However, the situation was already very chaotic. These monsters had relatively high HP, so they wouldn’t die for a while. In other words, there were four undead members doing breakdance on the field at the same time. Many players were already having a hard time dodging … "

The greatsword flew up and down as the undead members charged forward. It was simply a large-scale dance battle scene …

"One of the players who was holding a sword was obviously unlucky. After dodging the combo attack of one of the red-eyed members, the boss happened to pass by and the last strike of the breakdance hit the air, directly emptying the player’s health. "

"Instant kill? Don’t be so cruel!"

"This player was smart. In fact, there was nothing wrong with his operation, but because the situation was too chaotic, his character was not very good … "

"The Boss’s body suddenly emitted a red light, and its body size also slightly increased. With a big sword in hand, it rushed towards the group! "

He went berserk after killing someone!

"Everyone clearly saw the player’s death, and the scene was a little chaotic. "

"Old Qin quickly replied in the voice chat, "it’s fine, he’s gay." Everyone else, stay calm and spread out. We’ll fight after the boss has gone berserk!"

"Fortunately, with the red-eyed monster’s help and the others being extremely cautious, there were no more casualties. "

"Very quickly, the boss’s berserk time was over, and everyone let out a sigh of relief. "

"Obviously, the respawn of the undead team was no longer fixed in number and location like before. It was very random. "

"It was even possible that he would kill a few normal players and not the red-eyed players. If that was the case, he could only pray for good luck … "

"Everyone was trying their best to deal as much damage as possible to the boss. Whether they were using long weapons to rub damage or casting curses from a distance, the boss’s health was steadily decreasing. "

"However, the main damage output was still from the red-eyed monster … "

"Under the attack of the two red-eyed monsters, the boss’s health was dropping quite quickly. After 10 minutes of fighting, it was finally almost empty. "

"Get ready, we’re about to enter the second stage." Old Qin reminded. "

"Just like in normal mode, the first stage caused some small setbacks for these people, but it did not cause a total wipe. After all, the game’s mechanism was like this, and the players could slack off. "

However … It was hard to say for the second stage.

"As the wolf blood gathered on one of the undead members, the boss successfully entered the second stage. "

"Alright, everyone, get ready … F * ck!"

"The others were still puzzled. What was "ready to F * ck"? We’re not horses. "

"Before old Qin could finish his sentence, the boss had already rushed towards him. The big sword cut across the ground, and a Rising Flame appeared! "

"Old Qin quickly rolled to the side. Obviously, this wall of fire had a larger range and was faster than in normal mode. If it wasn’t for old Qin’s quick reaction, he might have really been hit. "

"The rest of the players were also rolling to the side. However, just as they stood up, the boss immediately followed up with a set of breakdance! "

Buzzzzzz! Buzzzzzz! Buzzzzzz!

"The Boss’s big sword instantly slashed across with flames! The three players did not manage to Dodge in time, and they were instantly dealt two damage points by the greatsword. "

"Old Qin and the others reacted quickly and rolled continuously. They were not cut by the big sword, but their blood still dropped by 1/4 … "

"What is this? I’m shocked. I didn’t hit him, but why did he lose blood? F * ck, it’s fire!"

"Old Qin reacted. It turned out that the fire from the boss’s sword had burned these people. If it was in the previous game, these flames would be nothing more than a cool special effect. It would be fine to touch it, and it would not cause any damage. "

"However, in Dark Souls, with the help of the Pangu attraction, these flames were real flames. Obviously, the system thought that these players had been burned by the flames, so it had damaged their HP. "

Chapter 604: The soul of Africa

Old Qin was shocked. He had only been hit by the fire and he had lost 1/4 of his blood! And this was under the premise that he was wearing fire resistance equipment!

"Everyone hurriedly distanced themselves from the boss and prepared to drink their elemental bottles. However, just as they took out their elemental bottles, the boss suddenly jumped high into the air and smashed his big sword on the ground! "

"With a bang, another player was smacked to the ground, and his health bar was instantly emptied! "

"At that moment, a player happened to be at the side of the boss. Seeing the boss’s attack, he felt that he could not miss the opportunity and wanted to stab the boss in the back. However, the boss rolled nimbly. Not only did he Dodge the attack, but he also dodged a few curses. "

"Wang laji’s double-handed sword also missed, so he could only roll away immediately. "

"F * ck! This boss is a demon!"

"Previously, with the help of the two red-eyed brothers, everyone did not think that the boss was that difficult to deal with. However, once they entered the second stage, the Pangu system’s AI instantly showed its brilliance … "

"The Boss would roll to avoid the skill after the attack, consciously prevent players from backstabbing, and would also use all kinds of fancy sprinting and street dancing to charge into the crowd, hitting everyone so hard that they would rather die … "

"Although they were all big shots here, they found that their previous experience seemed to be completely meaningless. "

"Originally, the boss would do a smashing action after a gorgeous set of street dance moves. This was the best time to use backstab. Basically, any veteran player could complete the backstab. "

"However, just as Wang laji and old Qin were waiting for the boss to use his last move, the boss actually retracted his sword … "

"Not only did the boss not give the players any chance to backstab him, but he also charged into the distance. His greatsword swept across the ground and created a sea of fire, instantly burning two players to death and three players to death! "

"I’m shocked. It’s okay if the boss can change its moves?"

"Just now, many people were waiting to backstab the boss. Who would have thought that the boss would suddenly withdraw his sword and then charge forward? Furthermore, the boss had chosen the best route and had actually burned five people! "

"Old Qin, be careful!"

"Before old Qin could react, the boss’s big sword had already slashed over. He raised his shield in a hurry, but the boss’s [street dance] hit the shield hard. Not only did it drain all his energy, but it also added two more strikes to kill him directly! "

"After killing old Qin, the boss went into berserk mode again! "

"This time, he was not as lucky as the last time. Without Red-Eyes pulling aggro, the boss was like a tiger in a flock of sheep. Every time he killed a player, the berserk buff on him would stack up by one layer. In the end, he could kill a child with one slash. There was no room for him to control … "

"A minute later, they were all wiped out. "

"The atmosphere was a little low. When had these big shots ever suffered like this? Oh, they had eaten it before, but that was when Dark Souls had just been released. At that time, they were still newbies, not big shots. "

"However, after clearing N rounds, they had not suffered like this for a long time. "

"Old Qin comforted him, "Aiya, it’s okay. Everyone hasn’t suffered in a long time." Cheer up, let’s try to complete the land reclamation today!"

……

Four hours later.

"Gu sanguang was the last surviving player, but he was still killed by the boss in one hit. Looking at the boss’s HP, he still had more than half of it left … "

"Everyone had the illusion that they could pass it if they did it again, but this illusion had already appeared more than a dozen times … "

"These big shots had found the feeling they had when they first started playing Dark Souls. It was very difficult, very exciting, very painful, as if he would die if he was not careful. However, there was always a glimmer of hope. Every time he suffered, he felt that he was closer to that glimmer of light. "

"However, this was only an illusion … "

"Old Qin coughed twice."Let’s call it a day. Playing VR games for too long is bad for the brain. We’ll continue tomorrow …"

"It was almost time for the game to end, and everyone was a little tired. If they lost focus, they would be killed by the boss, so there was no point in continuing. "

It was better to conserve his energy and save it for tomorrow.

Wang laji climbed out of the game cabin and washed his face.

"Although it was a little late, he wasn’t tired. After a short rest, he picked up some vegetables in the soothing mode of the VR gaming pod and could play again. "

"Yeah, What are you playing?"

"Wang laji opened Dark Souls out of habit and found that Gu Shaan was also there. Obviously, this guy was also a night owl. "

"Wang laji sent a message,[shall we continue exploring the death mode?] "

"Gu San quickly replied, "no, I’m too tired." Let’s play the random mode and get ready to go offline. "

"Random mode? Alright, I’ll try too. "

The two of them each opened a new save file and played the random mode.

"After all, they had been playing in death mode for an entire night and had been abused for an entire night. Even oldass could not hold back anymore. Playing the normal difficulty in the random mode was equivalent to relaxing … "

"After using his "most unlike" technique to create the face of an ancient God, Wang laji entered the game. "

"They were still playing Dark Souls. Although they had cleared the prequel, it was obviously more difficult. They had to put it aside for the night to relax. "

"After easily killing the small monsters in the ash graveyard, Wang laji picked up the item in front of him. Elemental gray bottle. "

"Eh? This thing isn’t random. " Wang laji asked curiously. "

"Yes, some key props were not random, otherwise the game would be stuck, " said Gu San. If you can’t pick up the elemental gray bottle, how are you going to play with those mages …"

The two of them chatted as they fought the monsters. It was a way to relax.

"Soon, Wang laji came to the first prop. He deliberately walked around a few times and prayed for a good prop to drop. "

"Please let me leave Africa and enter Europe! Give me a big sword! Or the exiles "big knife will do too!"

Wang laji picked up his props.

Shit!

"Wang laji "…F * ck you. What’s the meaning of giving me a piece of sh * t?!"

Wang laji was speechless. The first item was a piece of sh * t. How could this game be played?

"It seemed that the random mode really depended on luck. This mode was too unfriendly to Africans, right? "

"Scattered light, what did you pick up?" Wang laji asked. "

"Oh, it’s the ring of the greedy golden snake, " Gu San replied. "

"Wang laji was confused."…???"

Was this the F * cking difference between Europeans and Africans?

"Wang laji was not convinced. After the first bonfire, there was another item that could be picked up. "

Wang laji jumped onto the coffin and turned around a few times.

"I have a premonition that it’ll be a good prop this time! Super large sword!"

Wang laji picked it up and took a look.

A soul that was about to dissipate!

"Alright, it’s better than a piece of sh * t." Wang laji replied. What did you pick up this time?"

"Oh, it’s the soul of Pope Shali van, " Gu San said. "

"…You play first, I’m going offline, " Wang laji said. "

Chapter 605: NZX?

"The death mode and random mode gave many players a whole new gaming experience, and many old players who had lost some of their challenges in Dark Souls gained new fun in the game. "

"In the death mode, the boss’s abilities, including AI, were all enhanced. In a sense, the boss in this mode was even smarter than the average player. It even knew how to attack in advance, roll to avoid the player’s spells, and so on. "

"In the entire process, the players not only had to be extremely familiar with the boss’s skills, but they also had to have some advanced PVP combat knowledge. They also had to have zero mistakes and a little bit of luck to pass. "

"Of course, the inevitable result was that only a handful of top-tier players would be able to clear death mode and leave their names on the Firelink sacrificial grounds. "

"However, this was also Chen Mo’s intention when he designed the death mode, to give the big bosses who had already completed N rounds some fun. As for the ordinary players of Dark Souls, the death mode was not prepared for them. "

The random mode was the entertainment mode for most players.

"In the random mode, other than some key props (such as keys or plot props), the other props would all be random. "

"In other words, the Europeans could pick up the soul of the Lord of Cinder or a high-quality weapon at the beginning of the game, while the Africans could go to a place that would drop good things and pick up a piece of sh * t … "

"However, there was an advantage to this game. It forced all players to collect all the items, because every item that was left out could be a good item. "

"If he were to play the random mode in the prequel of Dark Souls, it would be even more awesome. In the prequel, weapons could only be enhanced by +5 or +10 with a large piece of Ember and a super large piece of Ember. If these two Ember could not be found … "

"In addition, in the random mode, every time a player picked up an item, they would have the pleasure of winning a prize because no one knew what the item was. "

"The random mode also gave many players the motivation to re-play, because every re-play was equivalent to a whole new journey. It was impossible to guess what kind of items would drop, and it was very fun for many players to choose different ways to play according to the different opening items. "

"After these two modes were released, not only did Dark Souls ‘prequel’s sales increase, even dark Souls’s sales continued to increase. There were still many new players who came to Chen Mo’s trap. "

"In addition, the Switch version of Dark Souls and the prequel were also selling well, and even the sales of the Switch for the month increased. "

Many players who couldn’t afford a VR gaming pod also went for the second best and bought the Switch version of Dark Souls to experience it. Many young people even bought a TV to play more comfortably …

"Although the Switch+ TV combination was quite expensive, it only cost 4000 Yuan. Even for many college students, this was not an unacceptable price. At least, they could pool their money together to buy it. "

"Come to think of it, the Switch’s price was only equivalent to the price of a VR game … "

"At this point, Chen Mo’s development of Dark Souls had come to an end. He would then develop the downloadable content that would be either cheap or free to supplement the game’s content. "

"The story of Dark Souls had been completed, and they could consider developing the next game. "

"For the players, the game content of Dark Souls and the prequel, as well as the special modes and downloadable content, were enough for them to play for a long time. However, everyone was focused on one thing. When would the big shots in the country complete the first kill of a boss in Dark Souls ‘hardcore mode? "

……

"Since Dark Souls was released at the same time around the world, the subsequent updates were basically released at the same time. The foreign servers were released at most a week later than the domestic server. Therefore, many foreign players of Dark Souls were also trying hard to pass the death mode. "

"In Europe and the United States, Dark Souls and the prequel were very popular. Of course, because there were fewer players, the sales were not as good as in China, but the popularity was not any worse. "

There were also many big shots overseas who were discussing about clearing the death mode of Dark Souls.

"After experiencing countless failures, players at home and abroad had analyzed and figured out some tricks to the death mode. "

"That was, the more people there were, the lower the difficulty. "

The easiest to clear should be the ten-man mode.

"Actually, it was quite reasonable. The more people there were, the more chaotic it would be and the easier it would be to make mistakes. Therefore, the difficulty of the boss should be slightly reduced to balance the difficulty. "

"For players at home and abroad, the first kill of Dark Souls in death mode was a Supreme honor, and the first global kill meant that they could show off on a global scale. How could the big shots miss such an opportunity? "

"Therefore, many elite players were holding their breath and wanted to be the first to complete the first kill in death mode. "

……

"At the entrance of Farland’s undead team, old Qin summoned all the members over and used the buff together. Then, they all made a gesture of praising the sun. "

"However, it was different from before. This time, it was a group of ten. "

"Old Qin, is this guy reliable?" Wang laji asked. "

"In addition to the nine people from the last time, there was also a player called "NZX", who was temporarily pulled over by old Qin. "

"In fact, before this, these people had already successfully brought the boss’s HP down to 13%, but they were just a little bit away and couldn’t pass. "

Old Qin and a few others discussed it and felt that the main problem was the difficulty.

"The ten-man mode had the lowest difficulty, and if another player formed a ten-man team, the chances of getting the first clear would increase a lot. Of course, the premise was that this person didn’t cheat. "

"Therefore, old Qin also posted some recruitment posts in the group and on the forum, trying to find another person to form a ten-person team. The requirements were very strict. They had to complete eight rounds of Dark Souls and one round of Dark Souls ‘prequel, and they had to have a PK with old Qin. "

"In the end, this "lzx" was dragged into the mix. "

"However, Wang laji and the others were a little worried because the high-end player circle of Dark Souls was relatively closed. Several big shots often shared their insights in the group and knew each other well. "

"However, he had never heard of this NZX. "

"Don’t worry, he’s a Big Boss, very mysterious …"Old Qin said. "

"Old Qin was too embarrassed to say that no one was watching when he pked with NZX. The real situation was that NZX deliberately let him slash it twice, and only counterattacked after it was severely injured, and then killed him in one hit … "

"Obviously, a player with such superb PK skills couldn’t be a noob. At least, he knew the entire combat style of Dark Souls like the back of his hand, and his reaction and awareness were very good. "

"Even if these players were not familiar with dying mode, they would only need to observe for a while and die a few more times before they would understand. They would not be a burden. "

Chapter 606: touched!

"Before entering the White mist gate, old Qin reminded him again and again. "

"The 10-man mode boss only has a bit more HP than the 9-man mode boss, but the rest should be the same. Even if you make mistakes, try your best to persist. It’s definitely impossible to clear it in one go, so let’s practice more. "

"That, NZX, you can touch the boss first. If you have any spells, just throw them at the boss. Prioritize self-protection. When you feel that you are familiar with the boss’s movements, then attack. Try to make sure you don’t die."

"Old Qin’s idea was to let NZX familiarize with it as much as possible and prioritize his life. This was because the boss in dying mode would enter a berserk state once it killed someone, which was likely to cause a chain reaction that would lead to a team wipe. "

"If two or three players died in a row, the first clear would basically be over. "

lzx made a gesture of pointing forward.

"That’s enough, " old Qin said."Everyone, let’s go. We’ll play like before."

"open the gay!"

"After passing through the White mist gate, everyone entered the boss battle field. "

"They had been wiped at least dozens of times by Farron’s undead party, so they were familiar with the boss’s routine. In the first stage, they mainly focused on staying alive and letting the red-eyed members attract aggro to ensure that everyone could enter the second stage in their best condition. "

"Now, old Qin and the others were rushing for the first kill, not the quick kill, so they were not so pressed for time. The key was to be stable. "

"The first kill list would always be displayed in Firelink sacrificial grounds, but the quick kill list only recorded the top three teams. Even if they were one or two minutes faster, they would still be overtaken by the others. "

"He would first get the first clear, then slowly figure out how to get a quick kill. "

"Everyone surrounded the boss and carefully preserved its HP. They only dared to sneak over and touch it, not daring to do more than that. "

He had no choice. He had been scared by the boss in seconds. It was already not easy to get a hit and then retreat safely. Why would he need a bicycle …

"Only then did old Qin notice that Wang laji was no longer holding a big sword. Instead, he had changed to a shield. "

"Old Qin glanced at him."Laji, " he said."Why did you betray the sect again?"

"Wang laji expressed his dissatisfaction."Betrayal … What betrayal? can the matter of the sun Knight be called betrayal?" I’m making a sacrifice for the sake of clearing the instance!"

The first phase went relatively smoothly. The red-eyed party member appeared in the second phase. The others threw magic from a distance and took damage. They successfully entered the second phase.

"However, no one was relieved because they all knew that the second stage boss was just the beginning … "

"Dodge the boss’s charge! Keep a distance and be careful of the street dance!"

"Don’t stand on the side for the last set of breakdance. Spread out and be careful of the boss’s sprint!"

"Try to attack as early as possible and locate the boss’s rolling position!"

"Old Qin commanded in the voice chat. Everyone had their own duties and surrounded the boss, waiting for the opportunity to move. "

"After a long period of exploration, everyone had a certain grasp of the boss’s movement patterns. Although the intelligence of the boss in death mode was high, it was impossible for it to fully unleash the potential of its AI. Otherwise, the players would not be able to defeat it. "

"Chen Mo had taken this into consideration when he designed the game, so he only gave a portion of the AI’s authority to make the bosses suffer, but also to give them the chance to defeat the boss. "

Old Qin glanced at it. NZX was really slacking off. It only occasionally threw spells from a distance and always maintained a safe distance from the boss …

"Even though NZX had not lost any HP up until now, the damage he dealt to the boss was negligible. Just a few curses were equivalent to scratching an itch for the boss in the 10-man mode … "

"However, old Qin couldn’t say too much. After all, his instructions to NZX were to protect their lives first and not die. Therefore, now that cdx was having a great time touching it, old Qin was helpless. "

"Hey, you’re running out of your carbamide bottle, aren’t you? You retreat for a moment. The rest of you, change your equipment. " Old Qin commanded. "

"In the second stage, the team would take turns wearing the Javier equipment set and the skull ring to attract the boss ‘aggro, while the others would take the opportunity to attack. When the main tank’s elemental bottles were almost finished, they would retreat and the others would change their equipment. "

"This way, he could maximize the use of the potion bottles, and it would be more efficient to fight. If they all swarmed up, the boss might kill several of them with a set of skills, and the situation would be beyond cleaning up. "

Gu San quickly took off his Javier armor and quickly changed into his equipment. The other player changed into his full set of Javier armor and faced the boss.

"The others were not idle either. Although the main tank was pulling the aggro, the boss’s attack pattern in this mode was very strange. It was not unusual for it to suddenly attack anyone. Therefore, the others had to be highly focused, or they would be killed instantly if they were not careful. "

"Fortunately, these players were all big shots who had cleared the dungeon N times and had been wiped out so many times, so they hadn’t lost any members. Some players were burned by the boss’s fire, but they had drunk elemental bottles to make up for it. "

The Boss’s HP began to drop slowly.

50%!

30%!

15%!

"Seeing that the boss’s HP was close to 10%, everyone was very excited. This was the closest they had ever come to victory! "

"However, at this stage, the main tank had already changed four times, and everyone had almost finished their elemental bottles. Moreover, the boss ‘attack frequency was getting faster and faster, and all kinds of dangers were lurking around. "

"All of a sudden, the boss jumped up after performing a series of street dance moves. He directly smashed old Qin, who was holding a shield, to the ground with his sword! "

"This sword cut off more than half of old Qin’s health, but it didn’t kill him. The Boss didn’t continue to pursue them. Instead, it rolled and chased after the others. "

"Old Qin heaved a sigh of relief. Just as he stood up and was about to drink the bottle of essence, the boss suddenly returned! It was another set of street dance. Old Qin only had time to raise his shield, and as a result, all his energy was depleted by this set of moves, and he was directly killed. "

"F * ck! Spread out, the boss is about to go berserk!"

"Although old Qin was dead, he could still watch from the side. He hurriedly commanded everyone to spread out through the voice chat. The Boss only had 10% HP left, and there were 9 players left. As long as they avoided the berserk stage, they had a high chance of passing the stage. "

"However, the boss obviously did not want to give the players this opportunity. The Farron greatsword danced wildly with layers of flames. The boss shuttled through the entire field as if it was whizzing. In the large area of flames, the players had no time to Dodge, and their HP dropped rapidly. "

"A lot of players wanted to drink the bottles of essence to recover their health, but the boss’s attack frequency was very fast. They might be hit if they drank blood, and many of them had already finished their bottles of essence! "

"In an instant, two more people fell! "

"The situation became even more out of control. The boss, who had three stacks of berserk state, could kill anyone that stood in its way. Many players could not avoid the boss’s attacks even if they ran for their lives. "

"Seeing his team members fall one by one, old Qin sighed in his heart. "It’s over, I’m gay!"

"Old Qin couldn’t help but feel a little regretful. If this NZX could deal more damage, the boss’s health might be reduced to less than 5% by now. Then, they could directly pile on the heads and fight it out with a little hope. "

"However, the boss’s HP had only dropped by 10%. There was no point in fighting it head-on! "

Chapter 607: An idol beating up a fan!

"Seeing everyone fall one by one, old Qin said helplessly, "It’s okay, it’s possible that NZX is still not familiar with the boss’s skills. Let’s try again. We’ll definitely pass the next time. Everyone …"

"Only NZX was left on the scene, and it was standing still, obviously planning to give up and start all over again. "

Old Qin also felt that it was a bit of a pity. It was already quite impressive that this NZX survived to the end on its first try in death mode and didn’t drag them down. The only pity was that their damage output was a little low. If only they could deal more damage.

"Woof"

"The Boss’s [breakdance greatsword] instantly slashed across, and NZX was directly sent flying into the sky, with only a sliver of health left. "

"But at this moment, old Qin, Wang laji, and a few others realized that NZX’s equipment had changed? "

"Initially, lzx was wearing a set of very ordinary fire resistance equipment, but the moment he was lifted into the air, his entire set of equipment seemed to have changed in an instant. "

"This is …"

"Old Qin was shocked. After being picked up into the sky, EZX had actually changed into arterus’s entire equipment set! "

"Artoris was a boss in the prequel to Dark Souls, but players could buy his equipment in Dark Souls. (The fireless sacrificial grounds behind Gundar the hero) "

"Before the prequel of Dark Souls was released, many players were wondering who alterus was. However, after the prequel completed the plot, alterus became an idol-level character in the eyes of many players, and was also respectfully called A University. "

"On the one hand, artius was a tragic hero who fought against the abyss alone; On the other hand, he was … Handsome! "

"The Farron undead Legion was jokingly called artrus ‘fan club because their duty was to protect old wolf heve and fight against the abyss. From their clothing to their weapons, they were all inherited from artrus. "

"Not only did NZX change into artrus’s clothes in an instant, but after landing, it even applied lightning cream and solemnly performed the undead team’s etiquette … "

Old Qin and the others were dumbfounded. What was he doing?

"Obviously, the boss did not fall for this trick at all. Now that cdx was the only living person left, the boss brandished his greatsword and charged straight at NZX! "

NZX rolled to the side and dodged the attack.

"After Farron’s undead boss used charge, the tip of his sword drew a semi-circular arc on the ground. This move was originally meant to attack close-range enemies and was an AoE attack. However, NZX actually took a step forward and the tip of his sword almost brushed past his body. "

"At this moment, the wolf rider greatsword in EZX’s hand ruthlessly slashed into the boss’s back. "

Backstab!

"With a backstab, his HP dropped by 2%! "

"Wang laji was dumbfounded, "I’m shocked!" This damage!"

The others were also surprised.

"Why is the damage so high?"

"Backstab! The backstab in death mode was very difficult to trigger. It only had less than 0.5 seconds to activate because the boss knew that you would roll to avoid it from behind. Moreover, the position where you stand and the position where you cut are very particular. We rarely trigger backstab!"

"He’s definitely wearing the red tears ring! I feel like this should be a set of quick-kill equipment!"

"To play safe, the others fought with full health, so no one dared to wear the red tears ring. However, it was obvious that NZX had brought it along. Moreover, the reason why it was beaten to a critical state by the boss previously was to trigger the effect of the ring of red tears! "

"He wants to … Solo a boss??" everyone was dumbfounded. "

"After the backstab, the boss was kicked to the ground. However, it was still a boss, so it quickly got up and rolled to the side. "

"However, NZX took two steps forward and began to charge up before the boss could get up. After the boss rolled away, he slashed his sword at the boss’s body! "

"The Boss rolled three times and used three slashes from the EZX, but none of them missed! "

Old Qin was shocked. How could this be?

"Indeed, rolling wasn’t invincible. It only lasted for a very short period of time, and he would still be hit at other times. However, the boss was constantly moving when it rolled. Could it have reacted the moment the boss rolled? Wasn’t this NZX’s reaction speed a little too heaven-defying? "

"With such little health left, the boss was still able to hold its own against the boss, and it had not even been touched once … "

"The fire on the boss ‘sword also dealt damage. With the HP of NZX, it was possible for it to die if it was touched by the fire. "

The other nine players could only watch helplessly. They realized that this NZX was using a quick kill strategy to fight to its death!

"Although these people all knew how to play fast kill, that was only in normal mode. In hardcore mode, the boss’s skills, AI, and other aspects were completely different. These players had been trying to figure out the boss’s strategy for so many days, but they still could not figure out the boss’s strategy. In the end, this NZX was actually able to take out 10% of the boss’s HP by himself? "

"With another dash, NZX flashed behind the boss again and activated backstab! "

"This time, the backstab directly emptied the boss’s HP and it fell to the ground. "

Everyone was speechless.

A line of words appeared on the screen.

[Death mode the Lord of Cinder has fallen!]

"[Congratulations on obtaining the First World kill of Farron’s undead team in death mode! [Your name will be engraved on the Firelink sacrificial grounds, and countless undead will look up to you forever!] "

"Old Qin could not believe his eyes."Passed? It’s passed?"

"The others were in disbelief as well. That was a boss in death mode, and it had several layers of berserk buffs stacked up! He was actually killed by EZX with low HP? "

"What the f * ck, soloing a boss and grinding for equipment? "

"Dragon slaying saber … Cough, cough, I’ve come to the wrong set. "

It could only be said that this NZX’s control was too good. Every slash was as beautiful as a painting. The boss’s attacks had brushed past him many times. It was as if he was dancing on the tip of the blade!

"Moreover, NZX had specially changed into a set of arterus’s clothes, giving the impression that arterus was personally fighting the undead … "

"This … Is an idol beating up a fan??"

"Old Qin held it in for a long time and said!"This is … Grass powder"

"Wang laji sighed, "damn! This is a real boss! He’s using a fast farming method to kill a boss in death mode!" Quick, old Qin, invite him into our group!"

"In the end, while everyone was still discussing, they saw NZX make an undead team salute and then go offline … "

"Old Qin "… Running away after acting tough? how exciting!"

"Old Qin, we’re actually pretty strong. Even if we don’t make it this time, we’ll definitely make it through tonight, " said a member. Why don’t we go and challenge the nine-person mode again?"

"In fact, this NZX had been slacking in the beginning, so the game time had been dragged out a lot. If old Qin didn’t rely on him, and found another big Boss who also played, at most, he would die a few more times, but he would probably be able to pass today. "

"However, NZX’s actions were just a kind joke. Even if it could solo the boss, it still had to give the others enough space to perform, right? "

"After all, this was the first kill for a boss in the near-death mode. These players were all qualified to be on the first kill list, so he did not mind giving them a little help. "

Chapter 608: The layout of the Switch

Chen Mo exited the game cabin.

"He just had to secretly leave his name on the first clear list as an Easter egg, and it didn’t matter if the players couldn’t see it. As for the first kills of other bosses in the future, he had no intention of getting involved. "

He went to the hall on the first floor of the experience store and sat down on the sofa.

"Zou Zhuo and Shuyi were sitting on the opposite sofa, playing Mobile Legends. "

"Quick, little fatty, come and save me!" Shuyi was playing very seriously. "

"I’m coming, I’m coming!"Zou Zhuo said. "

He was quite engrossed.

"What?" Chen Mo opened a can of Coke."Are you two addicted?"

"Zou Zhuo shook his head violently. He felt that "addicted to Mobile Legends" didn’t fit his image. "She’s addicted to it, but I’m not. "

"Nonsense, you clearly played for a longer time!" Shuyi was unconvinced. "

"Chen Zhao was amused."Alright, stop fighting. Let me ask you a question." So, if zou Zhuo gets sick one day and mobile Legends starts, who do you choose?"

"Shuyi thought for a moment."I’ll choose Li Bai. I’m Li Bai."

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Chen Mo chuckled, "that’s right!" Of course, we have to choose the one that can carry!"

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Shuyi suddenly thought of something and raised her head."By the way, manager, I feel that the virtual joystick for King of Glory is a little rough. Can you make some improvements to it?"

"Before Chen Mo could say anything, zou Zhuo said, "That’s because of the screen. After all, it was just a virtual joystick. The hand movements in your impression were slightly different from the hand movements in actual contact with the phone. In addition, there was sweat and the screen was covered with film, which led to such an illusion. This shouldn’t be a design problem, it’s limited by the hardware. "

"Shuyi nodded in disappointment."Oh, I see. Every time I play it for a long time, I feel that it’s a little strange. What a pity. "

"It can be optimized, " Chen Mo said. "

"Zou Zhuo "…Manager, it’s not easy for me to come across a problem that I understand. I just wanted to show off a little. Do you have to do this so quickly?"

"Shuyi’s face revealed a happy expression."Oh, really? But didn’t little fatty say that it was a problem with the hardware?"

"Chen Mo nodded, "it’s indeed a problem with the hardware. I can just fix it." However, you may have to pay an extra four to five hundred Yuan. "

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"This fee … Is a little too high, right?" Shuyi thought for a moment. "

"Chen Mo smiled, "it’s not just for Mobile Legends, it can be used for other things." Forget it, you’ll know when the time comes. "

Chen Mo stood up and returned to the studio.

"Chen Mo didn’t have any plans for a new game yet, but there were two main things he had to do. "

"On one hand, he wanted to create the DLC for Dark Souls and its prequel for future updates. However, these downloadable content were basically half-buy, half-free, and there was nothing particularly worth paying attention to. "

"It was just to complete the dark Souls game series, and he could keep it later. "

"On the other hand, it was to port King of Glory to Switch. "

"In fact, the problem that Shuyi had mentioned did exist, and that was that he didn’t feel the best when playing Mobile Legends on his phone. "

"Of course, most players didn’t care about this, because that was the characteristic of mobile players. It was convenient to play the game, and it didn’t matter if there were any problems with the experience. "

Hardcore gamers would update their hardware and spend more money than the game to ensure their gaming experience.

"To give a simple example, some players could play PUBG with the lowest configuration on their own computers. Some players had to change everything from the host, monitor, to the mouse and keyboard to ensure the best effect. There were also some players who couldn’t play on the computer, so they played mobile games to win chicken dinner. It didn’t matter if the picture quality was bad or there were many bugs, as long as they could play. "

"In other words, different players had different requirements for the gaming experience. "

"As for players who played Mobile Legends, most of them didn’t care much about the hardware. As long as the phone ran smoothly and didn’t lag, it was enough. It was also because of this that King of Glory had deliberately made the game’s graphics lower so that it could run smoothly on the thousand Yuan machine. "

"The operational problems in Mobile Legends were there. In the end, a virtual joystick was still a virtual joystick. No matter how much it was improved, it couldn’t be compared to a real joystick. "

"It wasn’t just King of Glory, even Minecraft and PUBG, which had virtual joysticks, would be difficult to play on the phone. "

"Although most players didn’t mind, there were still a small number of players who did. If there was a professional controller that they could use, they would be very happy to buy one. Unfortunately, there was none. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, when Mobile Legends was extremely popular, there were a few hardware companies that saw this opportunity and wanted to release peripherals that were specifically designed for mobile Legends. "

"But basically, none of them were very successful. Although some brands had also made some money, they were not very useful and were still niche. "

"There were also many types of peripherals. There were independent controllers that were connected to the phone, as well as physical joysticks that were attached to the screen. However, in general, they were all crudely made, and there were more or less delays and lag after connecting to the phone. "

Chen Mo’s solution to this problem was simple Switch.

"The best way to improve the hand sensitivity of the virtual joysticks and virtual buttons was to replace them with real joysticks and real buttons. The manufacturers in Chen Mo’s previous life didn’t make it because their technology was terrible, and there were problems with the connection between the game controller and the phone. "

"However, after porting to Switch, these problems would be solved. "

"In his previous life, the overseas version of Mobile Legends was really moved to the Switch, and the operation was much smoother than on the mobile phone. "

"The left handle controlled the hero’s movement, and the right handle controlled the camera to move. "

"Up, down, left, and right were the scoreboard, shop, recall, and recovery. "

"The three skills were L, R, and ZZ. The summoner’s skill was ZZ. "

"Pressing X to learn skills and Y to purchase equipment. On certain interfaces, the four buttons ABXY had other functions, such as A for selection and B for closing. "

"After pressing down on the skill, he used the right joystick to choose the direction of the skill release. "

"Moreover, after migrating to the Switch platform, the picture resolution would be higher, the screen would be larger, and the position of the virtual joystick and virtual buttons could be saved. The UI layout on the interface could be further optimized. "

"Of course, transplanting King of Glory to Switch was just the beginning. It was just a test. When the conditions were right, Chen Mo would consider porting most of the popular mobile games to Switch. "

"The Switch couldn’t replace the position of mobile phones, but it could slowly nibble away at the player base. As more and more games were available on the Switch, more players who paid more attention to the gaming experience would buy the Switch. "

"Thinking about the performance of the PUBG Mobile game on mobile and Switch, the operating modes of the two platforms were simply worlds apart. "

"When playing PUBG on a mobile phone, all kinds of buttons were squeezed together, and one could touch it by mistake. Moreover, adjusting the field of view, moving the character, aiming, and other operations were very troublesome. "

"However, when playing Legend of Zelda with the Switch, there were archery elements. There were also a large number of shooting games on the console. Although it was not as convenient as the keyboard and mouse, as long as one was familiar with it, coupled with some automatic aiming, the experience was definitely better than that of the mobile phone. "

"To Chen Mo, this was a pre-planned plan. He wasn’t satisfied with the Switch being just a niche model, he wanted to compete with popular mobile phones and mobile games on a larger scale. "

"Other than that, it was time to start developing the next game. "

Chapter 609: Lottery draw

"In the experience store, Chen Mo was checking his happiness and resentment income. "

"With the two ultimate weapons of Dark Souls and the prequel, the number of resentments had indeed skyrocketed. So far, he had accumulated more than 270 resentments. "

"Before dark Souls, Chen Mo had only accumulated around 20 enmity points, which showed how quickly Dark Souls had accumulated enmity points … "

"However, he did not have enough happiness points. "

Chen Mo’s main source of happiness points was from super Mali Odyssey. He had accumulated 118 happiness points so far.

"Moreover, the current rate of gaining resentment points was much higher than that of gaining happiness points. "

"Lottery draw 118 times … Or use the key to the mall." Chen Mo muttered. "

"Last time, Chen Mo had gotten a special item by chance, the key to the Emporium. Using this key, you can open the mall to shop. The mall includes the third stage enhanced version of all the items that you have already drawn, which also requires you to pay happiness points and resentment points to purchase. "

"Moreover, there was no limit to the total amount of purchases, and the mall would be closed after the purchase. "

"It didn’t work last time because Chen Zhao didn’t have many happiness points and resentment points. Opening it was a waste of keys. But now that Chen Mo had saved up more than a hundred lottery chances, he felt like he could go to the merchant shop and have some fun. "

"Recently, he had made a few large-scale games in a row, and he had used up a lot of items like memory playback potions. After all, the lottery was very troublesome now, and he could only rely on the stock he had saved up. "

Chen Mo was thinking about buying some special equipment.

"On the virtual screen, Chen Mo chose to use [special item store key]. "

"A Golden Key was inserted into the whirlpool in the center of the virtual screen. The whirlpool started spinning, and a dazzling shopping mall appeared in front of Chen Mo. "

"This interface was similar to the merchant interface of many games. It looked like a shelf filled with all kinds of goods. There were names and limited quantities above the goods, and you could also check the description of the goods. "

Chen Mo missed the special items.

"There were very early items such as the Super focuser and the fury jammer. There were also very practical daily items such as the memory playback potion, luck capsule, Super Accelerator, and speed regulator. There were also special items such as reaction speed serums and hand speed enhancing potions. There were also ridiculous items such as the poison milk charm, good luck generator, fear block, and intelligence-reducing Halo. "

"There were all kinds of props, but they were all props that Chen Mo had used before. There were no new ones. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t sure if there would be any new items in the third stage, but even if there were, he would probably have to get them first before he could buy them from the system store. "

"Chen Mo scanned the items and saw that they all had different prices. Obviously, the rarity of these items was different, so the purchase limit and price were naturally different. "

"There was no limit to the total amount of items he could buy this time. In other words, as long as he had enough happiness points and resentment points, he could buy all the items in the entire mall. However, there was a limited number of each item. "

"Chen Zhao first eliminated the Super focuser, Fury jammer, Super Accelerator, and speed regulator. This was because these were relatively early props, and they would only be used when there was a lack of publicity, no one paid attention to the game, or when the development efficiency was low. "

"Moreover, these props were quite expensive, and it was a heartache to buy them. "

"After that, the reaction speed serums and hand speed potions could be placed as the last priority, because Chen Mo’s hand speed and reaction speed were already higher than the top professional players. Any higher and it would be beyond human limits, so it would be meaningless. "

"As for the good luck generator … It was too hard to control. Chen Zhao had been tricked last time. He didn’t want to take the risk. After all, everything had been going smoothly for Chen Zhao. He was too bored to make things difficult for his own people. "

He had to prepare a few intelligence-reducing halos to fool the game committee leaders so that his future games could pass the vetting process …

It didn’t seem like he could use the fear shrouding tool at the moment.

He had to prepare more memory playback potions.

"He would definitely buy the lucky capsule if he could. This item only had benefits and no disadvantages. In the future, he would have to rely on it for the lottery. "

"After making up his mind, Chen Zhao started buying. "

"The first item was the lucky capsule. There were two of them in the store, each costing 20 happiness points and 20 resentment points. Chen Zhao bought both. "

"It was indeed expensive, but it was still an advanced version of the third stage, so Chen Mo was more than happy to try it out. "

"Next was the advanced version of the memory playback potion, priced at 1 happiness point and 1 resentment point each. Chen Mo bought all 30 of them in stock. "

"There were 5 intelligence-reducing halos, each costing 10 happiness points and 10 resentment points. Chen Mo thought about it and bought three first. After all, only some special games would have the pressure of being approved, and he didn’t have to use them all the time. "

"In the blink of an eye, he had spent 100 happiness points and 100 resentment points. "

"Chen Mo decided to keep the remaining 18 happiness points for the lucky draw, since these items were usually quite expensive and he didn’t really need them. "

"Closing the store, Chen Mo used up the remaining 18 lottery chances. This time, he didn’t use the lucky capsule. After all, he didn’t have many lottery chances, and it would be a waste to use a lucky capsule. "

"The screen flashed, and a new skill book appeared on the interface. "

[Professional knowledge modern weapon knowledge skill book (beginner)]!

"Eh? I don’t think I’ve seen this before. "

"Chen Mo was quite happy at first, but when he saw the word "basic" in the brackets, he felt his balls hurt. "

"‘System, you’re already in the third stage, and you’re still giving me a basic skill book? "

"Previously, when he was working on Dark Souls, he had obtained the cold weapon knowledge skill book in one go … "

"However, after using the skill book, Chen Mo understood why the number of skill books for modern weapons and cold weapons were different. It was because the amount of knowledge they had was on a different level. "

"There was actually very little knowledge about cold weapons. There were only a few types of weapons. However, the range of modern weapons was too wide. Everything from guns to tanks, even intercontinental missiles and fighter jets could be included in this range. "

"Therefore, this book was only at the beginner level. It only had a simple introduction to modern weapons and did not go deep into the internal parts of various weapons. "

"After 18 draws, Chen Mo got a total of 5 modern weaponry skill books (beginner), 4 human structure skill books (advanced), 3 modern architecture skill books, and 6 parkour skill books. "

"Even though he didn’t get anything that he liked, they were all useful, so Chen Mo wasn’t unhappy and used all of them. "

"He still didn’t get a skill book about European history, so he felt that Assassin’s Creed was still far away … "

"Chen Mo thought about it. He’ll definitely get it the next time he uses the lucky capsule, right? "

"In that case, he should first think about how to make good use of these new skill books. "

Chapter 610: Another difficult-to-interrogate game

Chen Mo already had a better choice for the new game.

"Chen Mo planned to finish the game before the new year, and instead planned to release it before the Spring Festival. "

"Looking back on the past year, Chen Mo had created quite a few classic works. "

"After becoming an S-grade videogame designer last year and winning the annual game Award through Overwatch, Chen Mo’s vision had already expanded overseas. "

"In addition, the in-game pay-to-win system no longer used in-game money. Instead, it used happiness points and resentment points. "

"Apart from human crushing defeat and normal big adventures, which were released during the spring Festival to test out the new paywall system, Chen Mo’s next projects were all big productions. "

"Switch was an epoch-making mobile phone. Although its influence was still limited to China and was relatively niche, it still had very broad development prospects. "

"Super Mali Odyssey" was a classic that played a protective role for the release of the Switch and was also sought after by countless players. Of course, since this game wasn’t a VR game, it wasn’t as influential as the game in his previous life. However, it was undeniable that it had won over many game designers and game reviewers with its collection, puzzle-solving, and perfect level design. It had even received an extremely high score that was close to full. "

"Next up was the highlight of the year, Dark Souls. The VR version of Dark Souls, which was made with Pangu physics, could be said to have swept through the VR gaming industry at home and abroad, and also made players at home and abroad suffer. "

"However, Dark Souls had also won countless praises for its unique combat system and level design, which pointed out the direction for the subsequent action games and cold weapon combat system. "

"He had also created King of Glory, and the time to reap the benefits of the mobile game market was approaching. "

Releasing so many classic games within a year was already a high yield.

"Chen Mo wasn’t planning on making a mega-classic for this year’s finale. On one hand, he didn’t have enough time, and on the other hand, he had already made the Dark Souls series this year, so there was no need to rush into another classic. "

The next game Chen Mo wanted to make was more or less like that.

The game size was moderate.

Let the players feel good.

He tried to use the items and skill books he had obtained before.

"Dark Souls had already made the players suffer so much, so it was time to give them some benefits. "

"It was not that salent felt pity for him, but … He did not have enough happiness points. "

"Of course, the game was going to be hard to review, so Chen Mo still had to go to the game Committee with the intelligence-reducing Halo. "

"To be honest, the intelligence-reducing Halo was very useful. At the very least, he had successfully created outlast the last time, and there were no problems with it. "

"After all, parallel world was different from his previous life. The game Committee was much more relaxed when it came to game reviews, and with the grading system, it was much easier to pass the reviews. Even if there were projects that were harder to review, it would be fine to use a mind-reducing Halo. "

Chen Mo finished the design draft in advance and went to the game Committee to find Qiao Hua and Chairman Zhang Zhongxiang.

……

"Just as he entered the building, Chen Zhao Ran into someone he knew. "

"Tianji.com’s gaming channel reporter, Han Lu. "

"That’s right, it was the Han Lu who was tricked by Chen Mo many times into "using money to create happiness". "

"Seeing Chen Mo walk in, Han Lu was also very surprised, "Eh? Chief Chen!"

"Oh?" Chen Mo smiled, "why are you here?"

"Yes, I had an interview. I just finished it." Han Lu looked at the document in Chen Mo’s hand, "you …"

"Oh, it’s just a review for a new game, " Chen Mo said. "

"Han Lu’s eyes lit up. Her reporter’s instinct played a crucial role at this time, "New game! You’ve decided on your next game?"

"Chen Mo nodded."It’s almost done. It’s fine as long as we pass the review."

"Han Lu was very excited, "then, do you mind taking five minutes out for a simple interview?" Can you reveal a little about this new game?"

Chen Zhao looked at his phone. It was still early.

"Sure, but you didn’t bring any equipment." Chen Zhao said. "

"It’s nothing, " Han Lu said."It’s just a simple interview. I have a recording pen with me, so I’ll just ask a few simple questions."

"Alright." Chen Zhao nodded."Okay."

The two of them found an empty seat in the game Committee building.

"Although it was an interview, it was actually just Han Lu asking a few questions and Chen Mo answering them. He would record it down and then organize it into a text. "

"Han Lu was very excited, she didn’t expect to run into Chen Mo while doing an interview with the game Committee, this was like first-hand information on a new game! "

"Han Lu said, "President Chen, I know your time is precious, so I’ll try my best." First of all, can you reveal what type of game the new game is?"

"Oh, it’s a hack-and-slash game, " Chen Mo said. "

"Han Lu was stunned for a moment, and three big question marks appeared above her head, "A grass-cutting game?"

"Chen Mo nodded with certainty, "yes, a grass cutting game."

Han Lu blinked. She really couldn’t tell if Chen Zhao was telling the truth from his expression …

Chen Mo’s last hack-and-slash game was dark Souls …

"Obviously, Chen Mo’s understanding of the "grass-cutting game" was a little different from the players ‘. In his "grass-cutting game", the players were the grass! "

"Han Lu asked, "so, since the Dark Souls series is over, is it a spiritual sequel of the game?" Will it continue the combat system of Dark Souls?"

"Chen Mo shook his head."No, no, no. It’s a real hack game this time. It’s a modern war game."

"Really?" Han Lu scratched her head."A real hack-and-slash game?"

"It’s true. " Chen Zhao’s expression was serious. "

"Han Lu’s expression said, "as long as you’re happy", obviously she didn’t believe it … "

"After all, she had been tricked by Chen Zhao a few times. She knew that Chen Zhao’s words couldn’t be trusted, not even a single punctuation mark! "

"Then, " Han Lu asked again, "can you roughly reveal some of the features of this new game?"

"Chen Mo thought for a moment,’hmm…I can’t go into the details because the game hasn’t passed the vetting process yet. However, there are a few things that I’m certain of. "

"First of all, this is a hack-and-slash game that is dedicated to providing the players with an extremely enjoyable gaming experience. "

"Secondly, this is a very profound game. It reveals the truth of the crimes of foreign consortiums. These big consortiums ignored the life and death of civilians for their own interests, willfully trampling on the law, and even had upper-class figures acting as their umbrella. At the same time, the game is full of questions about human nature, and every player’s spirit will be sublimated …"

Han Lu blinked her eyes and was stunned.

Was it really that incredible?

A modern war theme that mercilessly revealed reality and interrogated human nature … A hack-and-slash game?

Chapter 611: Outstanding effect of the intelligence-reducing Halo

"After the interview, Han Lu bade Chen Mo farewell with a confused face. "

"It was obvious that the game hadn’t been developed yet, and Chen Mo didn’t want to reveal too much of his thoughts, so he didn’t say much. "

This made it difficult for Han Lu to understand. She couldn’t even imagine what kind of game it was …

"However, Han Lu wasn’t someone to be trifled with. She had encountered this situation many times and the solution was simple I’ll write whatever Chen Mo says! "

"He just had to write out Chen Mo’s exact words. Even if the players were tricked, it would be Chen Mo who tricked them … "

The most important thing now was to release news of Chen Mo’s new game and grab the headlines for Tianji.net.

……

"As for Chen Mo, he didn’t care about this and continued to look for Qiao Hua. "

"In any case, whether it was to dupe reporters or players, he was already used to it. Or rather, it had become an instinct. He would let the players guess what was real and what was fake, and it would bring more popularity to the game. "

"Chen Mo was now an S-grade videogame designer, and quite a few people in the game Committee knew him, so many people greeted him when he walked over. "

"When she arrived at Qiao Hua’s office, Qiao Hua was still busy. "

"It was almost the end of the year, and the designers were relatively free. Other than a few designers who needed to catch up, the others were basically in a half-slacking state. "

"But for a Department like the game Committee, their year-end tasks were more important, and they had to prepare all kinds of year-end summary and reports in advance. It was clear that Qiao Hua was also tormented. "

"Chen Zhao, you’re here. Have a seat." Qiao Hua pointed at the sofa across the desk."What kind of game is it this time?"

"Oh?" Chen Mo laughed."Minister Qiao, you’re really good at calculating."

"Qiao Hua laughed, "do you think I don’t know you?" You’re here for the game Committee?"

"I’m here!" Chen Mo handed the document over, "take a look at the new game design."

"Qiao Hua took the document and read through it. Then, he frowned."Kill the original form?"

"From this name, he read a bad sign … "

"He quickly looked through the design draft from beginning to end, then said with some difficulty, "Chen Zhao, you’re getting more and more overboard …"

"Chen Zhao pretended not to know what he was talking about."Ah?"

"Qiao Hua’s face hurt."Outlast was already too much last time. It was only approved by the chairman himself. You’ve come up with something even more outrageous this time?"

"More bloody and violent scenes? More corpses and deformed monsters? Moreover, the protagonist is no longer a weak ordinary person, but a person who can slaughter as he wishes in the city?"

"And this is a VR game! If the Pangu engine is used, isn’t the degree of realism a little too high?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "I wouldn’t have come if the game was easy to review." Besides, this game isn’t much different from outlast. There’s no need to monitor the player’s physiological indicators, because the players won’t be scared at all. "

"Qiao Hua waved his hand helplessly."Fine. Just go directly to Chairman Zhang. It’s fine as long as he agrees …"

It was the same script again.

"Qiao Hua knew that he didn’t have the final say on whether the game would pass the vetting process. The key was still Zhang Zhongxiang’s decision, so he didn’t bother and let Chen Mo do it. "

"After all, with outlast’s experience, there was a good chance that slaughter prototype would pass the trial … "

"Half an hour later, Qiao Hua brought Chen Mo to Zhang Zhongxiang’s office. "

"Zhang Zhongxiang had already finished looking at Chen Mo’s design draft. Seeing that Chen Mo had arrived, she asked him to sit down on the sofa. "

"Chen Mo, your new game … Seems to be even more out of the ordinary than outlast. Most importantly, outlast’s goal is to expose the evil acts of major corporations and to expose the seemingly beautiful and fake scenes of foreign countries, but what about killing the original form?"

"Chen Zhao touched his bracelet and said, "There’s also’ sadistic killing of original form ‘. Take a closer look?"

"Oh? Is that so?" Zhang Zhongxiang watched it again. "

"Chairman, let me explain, " Chen Zhao explained. First of all, the targets of this game are still the major corporations. These major corporations are conducting terrifying virus experiments and completely ignore the safety of ordinary people. They even tried to solve the problem by throwing nuclear bombs. This is simply a wanton trampling of freedom and human rights!"

"Secondly, unlike outlast, the main character of Slayers’s original form has the ability to crush everything. On one side was the evil virus, and on the other side was GENTEC, which disregarded human life. The main character is no longer a human, but at the end of the game, he risked his life to transport the nuclear bomb away to save the entire city. This shows the spirit of sacrifice of the main character even more. "

Zhang Zhongxiang blinked her eyes and thought about it.

"Chen Mo continued, "there’s also a lot of details about human nature in the game." For example, the conversation between a black watchman and his officer "Sir, why should we work with these useless Marines?"We need them to face the public, " the officer replied."They’ll be the scapegoat if New York is scorched." This is a cruel revelation of human nature. "

"As for the gory and violent scenes in the game … They’re only on the same level as outlast. Since outlast passed the vetting process, this game should be about the same. "

Zhang Zhongxiang frowned and touched her chin with her right hand.

It felt like … It made sense.

"Zhang Zhongxiang was a little shaken, because Chen Zhao was smart enough to put the background of the story abroad. It was not a big deal to defame a foreign Financial Group and Army … "

"As for the gory and violent scenes, it was true that the level of gory in this game was about 50 – 50 compared to outlast. There was a rating system to begin with, so it wasn’t a big problem for adults to play these games. "

"Moreover, this game was better than outlast in that it had no safety risks, and the players wouldn’t be scared. At most, the images were too real and triggered some players ‘violent emotions, but … They were already adults, so it was no big deal to be exposed to some bloody and violent elements. "

"After all, there were so many bloody and violent movies and books in the world every year, but he had never heard of anyone becoming a crazy murderer because of a game. "

"Chen Mo had also written in his design concept that he would weaken the sense of reality, allowing the players to differentiate the game from reality. "

"Zhang Zhongxiang nodded and said, "alright, this game has passed the review." However, you still have to pay attention to whether the game will affect the mental health of the players, especially not to create antisocial and inhuman personalities, understand?"

"Chen Zhao nodded."Don’t worry, Chairman. I definitely won ‘t."

Chapter 612: Another "mowing game"?

Chen Mo was in a good mood after the original form passed the trial.

Chen Mo chose this game as the last VR game before the Spring Festival mainly because of a few other considerations.

"On the one hand, it was the capacity problem. The game content of Slayers was just right, not too much, not too little, and it was relatively easy to make. "

"On the other hand, he could use this game to make the players feel good and collect more happiness points. "

"He could also use the intelligence-reducing Halo, modern weapons knowledge skill books, and parkour knowledge skill books. "

Killing prototype was a hot topic in Chen Mo’s previous life.

"Of course, this game had many flaws. It could not be compared to some of the classics in the history of games. The sudden death of the prototype 2 even dragged down the development company and made it GG. There was no more prototype series after that, and the original prototype 3 was also stillborn. "

"However, this was also a game with distinctive features and outstanding advantages, and the protagonist Alex had become a memorable representative figure in the eyes of many players. "

"If there was only one word to describe killing prototype, it would be "awesome"! "

"Although the game had many flaws, it was extremely ‘cool’. It was like an ordinary popcorn movie. Although it couldn’t stand the scrutiny of many players and didn’t have much motivation to clear the game for many rounds, it was enough to let every player enjoy the thrill of standing at the top of the food chain when they first saw it. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the game was released in 2009, and it did attract the envy of many players. "

"Before playing "slaughter prototype, " the so-called "freedom" in the minds of many players was nothing more than moving freely in the city like the GTA series, snatching cars and shooting without restraint. "

"However, after the release of the game, the concept of ‘freedom’ in the minds of many players was completely subverted. "

"In the steel jungle, in the world of the infected that was filled with monsters, the protagonist was omnipotent. He could run on the ground, climb any building, glide in the air, and fall from a high altitude without being injured. "

"The protagonist had all kinds of bug-like superpowers. All kinds of modern weapons were vulnerable in front of the protagonist. Even a tank could not withstand the protagonist’s heavy hammer. In addition to his handsome appearance and fashion design, he was so cool that he had no friends. "

"What if the game’s graphics were refined, models were remade, and physics were completely renewed, and transplanted to the VR platform? "

What if every player could experience the protagonist’s incredible powers in VR?

"Chen Mo was very pleased to have Slayers as the last game of the year. After making the players suffer for so long, it was time to give them some benefits. "

This was … Salent’s pity!

……

"During this time, Switch also began to be sold overseas, and the response was good. "

"After Denise brought the Switch back to tgnn, this brand new handheld console caused quite a stir in tgnn. "

"At first, Denise thought that this was just a little toy that Chen Mo had given her and wasn’t worth paying attention to. However, after trying super Mali Odyssey on it, she was immediately amazed by the phone! "

"Moreover, with the release of the Switch version of "Dark Souls, " Denise had also gone through a lot of trouble to get her hands on the "Dark Souls" cassette. She had suffered once in the Switch version. "

What shocked her was that this handheld device was very easy to use!

It could recreate most of the fun in Dark Souls.

It had a unique sense of touch and vibration technology.

"It was cheap, cost-effective, and adaptable. "

"Not only was it portable, but it was also connected to the TV in the living room. The experience was very good! "

"Tgnn released an article to introduce the new phone and even released a review video, which caused a strong response abroad. "

"Since then, Switch’s multi-language version was officially released overseas. With tgnn’s reviews and the popularity of Dark Souls, Switch’s overseas sales kept rising! "

"In contrast, foreign players had better spending habits and more hardcore players, so Switch’s development momentum in foreign countries was even better than in China. "

"Moreover, many foreign players also liked Switch’s two-person mode and sensory games, including "cowboy duel" and so on. Many people brought the Switch to parties, and the mutual promotion between friends provided more buyers for the Switch. "

……

"In China, the popularity of Dark Souls had not completely subsided, and there was still a lot of content to look forward to for the players. "

"For example, downloadable content. "

"For example, the world’s first kill for the various bosses in hardcore mode. "

"For example, the random mode that could be played for a lifetime. "

"However, an article in the Tianji.net game channel attracted the attention of the players at this time. "

"Exclusive reveal of Chen Mo’s new game!"

"It had to be said that the title was quite eye-catching, with just the words "Chen Mo’s new game" being enough for many players to click into it. "

"The draft was empty since Han Lu didn’t get much information from Chen Mo, but she still faithfully wrote down Chen Mo’s words. "

"Chen Mo said that the new game will be a hack-and-slash game that will provide the players with the most enjoyable gaming experience."

"In addition, this game has a deep meaning and is full of questions about human nature. Every player will be sublimated spiritually …"

"These were basically Chen Mo’s original words, and Han Lu had faithfully recorded them. "

"But in the players ‘eyes, it had a different meaning … "

"Bridge bean sack, a grass cutting game? We’re dedicated to providing the players with the most enjoyable gaming experience?"

"Extremely pleasurable? It’s F * cking extreme!"

"What kind of hack-and-slash game is this? Chen Mo’s understanding of hack-and-slash games is like dark Souls!"

"Hehe, it’s the same last time. It’s said to be a hack-and-slash game, but it turns out that the players are the ones who are the weeds!"

"The game has deep meaning? Full of questions about human nature? The players ‘spirit would be elevated? Isn’t … Isn’t this just Dark Souls?"

"Dark Souls is indeed a test of human nature. After playing it, one’s spirit will rise. There’s nothing wrong with it!"

"Indeed, after playing Dark Souls, I feel that my temper has improved and I’m more patient. Fortunately, my VR gaming pod is bigger and stronger, so it won’t be broken …"

"Looks like Chen Mo’s addicted to torturing players, but that’s good too, it means the new game will still follow the style of Dark Souls!"

Most of the players naturally interpreted it in the opposite way after seeing this.

"It was no wonder. The last time Chen Mo had duped the players, it had left a serious trauma in their hearts. Even now, when they saw keywords like "mowing game" and "level design", the players would shiver … "

Chapter 613: optimization

"After returning to the experience store, Chen Mo started to refine the design concept for the prototype and decided on a few details to explain to the rest of the project team. "

"The VR version of "slaughter Prototype 1″" would be based on the story of "slaughter Prototype 1″" and would be completely remade. There was no plan to release "slaughter Prototype 2″". "

"This was because, in terms of sales and reputation, "killing the prototype 2″" was not a successful work. It could not even be considered a qualified sequel. "

"In terms of sales, kill the prototype 2 had sold less than half of the sales of kill the prototype 1. Its reputation was even worse, whether it was the reviews from players or major video game media. "

There were many reasons.

"As for the protagonists, not only did the original protagonist change, but the popular protagonist Alex was also arranged to be killed as a villain, which caused a large number of dissatisfaction among the old players. "

"It could be said that this was a low-level mistake that even third-rate web novel writers would not make, but the production team of "killing Prototype 2″" had made it … "

"There was no need to argue whether the plot was reasonable or not. A simple fact was that Heller’s personal charm was much worse than Alex ‘s, and the character creation failed. "

"As a result, when most players mentioned the "slaughter prototype" series, their first reaction was Alex, not Heller. "

"In terms of style, Alex was handsome. The shirt, sweater, leather jacket, and jeans were also handsome, especially the design of the hood, which was similar to Assassin’s Creed. "

"As for Heller … Well, this topic was too much to talk about, especially in country of hope. Some people might talk about skin color again, but the fact was that Heller was neither handsome nor charming enough. In many plots, he was impulsive, reckless, and full of vulgarities, which was obviously a sharp contrast to Alex, who was "ruthless and didn’t talk much."

"In fact, it didn’t matter if he was ugly. The key was that he had to be charming. Just like Lao Chui in GTA5, didn’t many players like him? "

"Online novel readers all knew that if the main character was not well shaped, a novel would basically be GG [ 1] for more than half of the time, let alone a game that required a stronger sense of immersion. "

"Of course, this was the fault of the production team. From the perspective of the character image of Heller, if it was handled well, it would be a rather likable character, but the production team did not handle it well. "

"In terms of gameplay, "slaughter Prototype 2″" had a few new playstyles, but the players did not buy them. This series was meant to highlight "slaughter." The players wanted to experience the thrill of destroying everything. Who would want to play infiltration with you? "

"It was obviously a fast food game, so it was enough to make the fast food good and let the players feel good. It was Shi Lezhi who wanted the players to use their brains. "

"In terms of the core battles that showed how satisfying it was, there were not many innovations in kill the original form 2. "

"Many players thought that the game was just a large-scale DLC, and some of the skills had even been removed, which greatly reduced the satisfaction that players got from the game. "

"Some people speculated that "slaughter the prototype 3″" was likely to resurrect Alex, but … The production team had gone too far, so there was no afterward. The sudden death of the game could only be blamed on their own fault. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo’s plan was simple. He didn’t plan on making it a classic, as it wasn’t realistic, since the game itself was a fast food game. "

It was enough to make this game into a satisfying fast food game.

"It was almost the end of the year, and the players had suffered for so long, it was time for them to taste some sweetness … "

……

It wasn’t difficult for Chen Mo to make the prototype.

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the game was released in 2009, and after removing the memory animation, it was only 3G, which was very economical. "

"The entire map of the game was a super miniature version of New York, and the capacity was far worse than that of GTA 5. Moreover, the buildings in the game were only made for the outer shell, and there was no space inside. "

"Of course, the game didn’t need to make the contents of the building as the main story took place in an open area. The players wanted to run on the roof and walls of the building. They wanted to fight with planes, tanks, and all kinds of monsters in open areas. It didn’t matter whether they entered the building or not. "

"It was easy for Chen Mo to learn the main character’s moves and skills. After creating Dark Souls, Chen Mo was very familiar with the combat system in the game. He could even recreate parkour in the building with the help of the skill book. "

"Other than that, the game also had modern weapons such as guns, tanks, and helicopters. These could also be made with modern weapon skill books. Moreover, these modern weapons in the game did not have such complicated differences in performance. They could be completed with the most basic skill books. "

Chen Mo also planned to improve on some of the parts that were criticized by others.

"The first was the monster AI. In general, the monster AI in "sadistic killing of prototype" was relatively simple. The specific performance was as follows. "

"The protagonist rushed into the military base, grabbed the commander, and absorbed him. "

"Soldier (wireless), "he’s here!" Our commander has been killed, fire! "

The protagonist would go out to clear the aggro and then return as the commander.

"The soldier said, "good day, Sir!"

"And as an Esper, the protagonist swaggered around in the sky without alerting the Army. This was too mysterious, making people wonder if the soldiers of the Black Watch were all retarded … "

"Of course, part of the reason for this setting was due to game considerations. If the main character was recognized by the Army every time he did parkour on the building and then chased after him, it would greatly affect the gaming experience of some players. "

"But no matter what, this setting did indeed affect the game’s realism and sense of immersion to a certain extent. "

"Chen Mo was thinking that the easy difficulty would still have the same settings so that all players could have fun, but the hard difficulty would increase the AI of the enemies, so the players would have to be more careful. "

"In addition, the overall game content of Slayers was relatively monotonous. After all, it was a game from 2009, and there was not much content. Whether it was the virus, human soldiers, or modern weapons, there were not many types. "

"In terms of setting, there were basically only three styles in the entire game There were normal Urban area, infected urban areas, and transitional urban areas. There should be a serious reuse of buildings, so after playing for a long time, one would get tired of aesthetics. "

"Chen Mo wanted to add more game content, adding more buildings, pedestrians, cars, and other elements to make the city feel more real. At the same time, he added some special weapons, equipment, and enemies. He no longer had to fight the same target back and forth. "

"Chen Mo was also considering adding a weather system in the game. The weather of the entire city would change automatically, allowing players to experience fighting in any weather. "

Chapter 614: Top of the food chain!

"After deciding on the design concept for Slayers prototype, Chen Mo called the key members of his studio for a meeting to explain the design concept of the game. "

"The design concept for "slaughter prototype" did not raise any doubts. How could this pass the F * cking interrogation? "

"He felt that the game’s bloody elements had gone up another level. Thinking of the protagonist using his sharp claws to cut the soldiers into pieces … Tsk, tsk, tsk, how awesome! "

"However, since Chen Mo had already made a deal with the game Committee, there was nothing more to say … "

"The development time of the original form was not long, only slightly more than two months. However, with the current strength of the entire production team, this time was more than enough. "

"After all, slaughter prototype was a fast-food game. Many scenes could be reused, and the process was not too long. "

"As long as this feeling could be transferred to the VR platform, it would be a great success. "

"Chen Mo didn’t expect the game to create a sales miracle or get high ratings from the video game media, he just wanted to let his favorite players have a good time. "

Just treat it as making up for the players who had been tortured by Dark Souls hundreds of times …

……

"On the internet, the topic of ‘Chen Mo’s new game’ was a hot topic among players. "

"Ever since he entered the industry, Chen Mo’s games had always been widely spread before development, yet they were still able to fool the players … "

"Although the entire Dark Souls series had ended, the impact it had on the game was far-reaching. "

"One of the more significant effects was that the style of Dark Souls had influenced almost all the other RPG games on the market, forcing them to learn the combat system and level design of Dark Souls. "

"It wasn’t that these games wanted to copy, but that the players were all shouting, "We want soul-type combat!"

"The biggest feature of soul-type battles was that, in order to create a realistic battle atmosphere, both the protagonist and the enemy were designed to be relatively fragile. If they attacked each other, it was either you die or I die. Therefore, it was necessary to think of a reasonable battle strategy. The timing of the attack must also be carefully chosen. Don’t go up and randomly slash at the enemy when you see them. "

"The Soul series also had an energy bar setting. After exhausting one’s energy, one would be unable to do anything for a short period of time, and in this state, it was easy to be attacked by the enemy. Therefore, if they couldn’t kill the enemy after one round of attacks, they would immediately use the last bit of energy to escape and put some distance between them. They would wait for their energy to recover before fighting. "

"This kind of battle mode required a relatively long time to adapt. He couldn’t be impatient, and he had to fight steadily to obtain victory. "

"Someone had once defined the Soul series as a "strategy action game, " which was a more accurate way of saying it in some ways. "

"After playing the combat rules of Dark Souls, many players were unable to adapt to the combat rules of other ArbG games. "

"No energy setting, unlimited swings? Trash! "

"The attack movements of different weapons were not clearly distinguished, and the design of the hit rate was unreasonable? Trash! "

Can’t roll to dodge? Can’t show off? Trash!

The weapon system was not rich enough? No special combat skills? Poor sense of impact? Trash!

"Many of the RPG games were targeted. Helplessly, they could only adopt the design of Dark Souls to some extent. "

"Because Dark Souls had such a far-reaching impact, many people would believe that Chen Mo’s new game was a soul-based game when they mentioned it. "

"Even though the Soul series had ended, the players still thought that Chen Mo’s next work would continue with Soul series battles. "

"As such, the first reaction of the players when they heard Chen Mo say that it was a hack-and-slash game was to surround him and smile. "

"The general meaning was, "you don’t have to say anymore, we understand!"

"There were even a lot of people who posted on the forum "I’ll tell you a joke. Chen Mo said that the next game will be a hack-and-slash game."

"In the minds of many players, Chen Mo’s "grass-cutting game" had already become synonymous with "soul-based games"… "

"However, just when everyone was certain that Chen Mo’s next game would continue with soul-based battles, Chen Mo released a Weibo post, releasing the opening cinematics of the new game ahead of time. "

The message on Weibo was very simple. There was only one sentence.

Welcome to the top of the food chain!

"Many players were dumbfounded when they saw this, some even wondered if Chen Mo was making a wilderness survival game. "

"There were some survival TV shows in foreign countries. In the shows, adventurers had to eat everything they could in order to survive in the wilderness, so some people jokingly called him the man standing at the top of the food chain. "

Was Chen Mo’s new game inspired by this?

"With heavy doubts, the players opened the opening cinematics of the new game. "

"The first thing that appeared on the screen was a yellow taxi in the ruins. There was a "N.Y.C TAXI" logo on the car, indicating that it was a New York Taxi. "

"In the close-up shot, it was a messy ruin, with vague signs of messy construction waste and towering steel bars. "

"The camera panned over, and a string of rusty red unknown substances climbed up the roof of the car and suddenly tightened. "

"A few fully armed soldiers with loaded guns passed by, and one of them said into the walkie-talkie, "Danger eliminated."

"The camera continued to Zoom out, and the soldiers let down their guard and continued to search. "

"It was only then that he could see the distant view of the picture. Broken buildings, fallen road signs, monotonous flashing traffic lights, and debris of cars forming a long line. It was just like the end of the world. "

The camera zoomed up to the top of a building on the side of the street. A figure wearing a black leather jacket and a gray hood appeared in the camera.

"I’m Alex melaler. " (Alex Moses) "

"I’m the reason for all of this. "

"People call me an assassin, a monster, and a terrorist."

"That’s right, that’s me. "(I am all these things.) "

"When the camera was pulled up, Alex directly jumped off the roof of the building and fell straight to the ground! "

"BOOM!"

"Alex fell to the ground like a cannonball, raising a large amount of dust, and the surrounding two car wreckages were also shaken and rolled around. "

"However, Alex stood up as if nothing had happened and ran away. "

The crows were pecking at the corpses on the side of the road.

"Alex ran quickly, easily crossed the car wreckage in the way, and then gently jumped. "

He jumped over the nearly ten-meter high wall!

"In order to better show the height of Alex’s leap, the camera deliberately switched to the side. The jump was very beautiful, but both the height and distance had gone beyond the scope of human beings! "

"After landing on the ground, Alex nimbly rolled and then continued to run forward. "

"However, a shallow pit was formed on the hard ground, and countless cracks appeared on the ground. "

"Alex continued to run, and the voice-over continued to narrate indifferently. "

"Three weeks ago, someone released a deadly virus."

"I woke up in the mortuary."

"Now, I’m hunting, killing, destroying, and changing them."

"Alex rushed straight towards a building, stepping on the side wall of the building and running up vertically with ease! "

"Between countless skyscrapers, Alex flew up and down as if it were walking on flat ground. "

"I want to find out the truth."

"I’ll make them … Pay the price!"

"Alex’s figure quickly disappeared into the distance, leaving behind only the distant view of the city, which looked like a wasteland. "

Chapter 615: Two cinematics

The video ended there.

"There was still a long part to the end of the video, but…Chen Mo didn’t have much time, so he hadn’t finished yet. "

"However, the two parts of the story were relatively separated, so it was not a big deal to split them up. It would not affect the players ‘understanding of the game content. "

The opening cinematics caused a huge commotion and quickly became a hot topic among the players!

"What the f * ck? Did they change the theme to Modern Warfare this time? Serente’s change is a bit big!"

"Yeah, I don’t remember him doing modern war themes. Is this a test?"

"The courage to surpass oneself, good, I like it! However, the background of the story seemed to take place abroad? Uh, it looks like it’s about doomsday and zombies? And the Army …"

"Hehe, if it happened in China, it would definitely not pass the trial. Even if it’s an Honorary Committee member, it would be shot …"

"But I still don’t really understand. How do you cut grass with a modern war theme??"

"This main character obviously has superpowers! Look at how he jumped down from such a high building, and he’s still fine. He even rolled on the ground and made a hole!"

"That’s right, and the scene of him running vertically from the side of the building really shocked me. Even Newton’s coffin can’t hold him down!"

"Haha, Chen Zhao has already nailed Newton’s coffin to death. Thank you."

"He looks like a superhero? Mutant? But why do I feel like he’s neither good nor evil? he doesn’t seem like a proper superhero. "

"Now that’s handsome! This set of clothes matched really well. Where could they sell it … Would they sell the merchandise? I’ll reserve a set of this!"

"The feeling of leaping onto roofs and vaulting over walls is awesome! It’s a little like parkour … Wait, this is a VR game, right? If we can really replicate the wall-climbing effect in the video, this is so cool …"

"I feel so awesome! Chen Mo, hurry up and work overtime, we’re playing next month!"

"This video instantly ignited the anticipation of a group of players towards Chen Mo’s video. On one hand, the theme was quite likable, and on the other hand … It was so cool! "

"This video did not reveal any of Alex’s combat ability, but only highlighted his strength from the side. Other than that, there were also thrilling parkour scenes. "

Just imagining traversing through steel buildings in VR and even climbing up all kinds of skyscrapers made the players feel excited.

"After all, they had played Dark Souls for so long that the undead’s knees had long become a joke. "

"Not only were they unable to climb up the knee-high steps, but they would also lose HP or even fall to their deaths if they jumped down from slightly higher places. All kinds of inexplicable terrains had become an important source of suffering for players … "

But look at this main character!

Wall climbing? Climb as you wish!

Fall to death? It didn’t exist!

"Many players started to believe that Chen Mo really made a hack-and-slash game, at least from the mechanics of the game, there were many elements that made the players feel good. "

"However, there were also many players who poured cold water on the situation at the right time. "That’s right. This time, we’re going to play the role of a modern city immortal who can bend his knees and won’t fall to his death!"

"Hehe, just by releasing a video, you guys believe that this is a hack-and-slash game? Do you still remember the demo of Dark Souls? Salent is very smart. He tricked you guys into coming in first, and then he will decide how to increase the difficulty of the monsters later on …"

"The players who were happy before felt their hearts sink again. Yes, no matter how good it looked in the video, it would be embarrassing if they actually fought the enemy tank, San Pao, and a little kid! "

"The players were divided into two factions and argued endlessly, but soon, the second video was out! "

"And this time, the content of the video left all the players dumbfounded! "

……

"The city was shrouded in darkness. The military had set up a blockade line, and the soldiers seemed to be searching for something. "

"Ghost39 to ground level, have you found the target? Over. "

"No, I didn ‘t, "

"The soldiers searched around, but it was quiet. "

"At that moment, a woman stumbled out of the ruins not far away."Help! Help me!"

"Behind her, many mutated zombies smelled the scent of living people and rushed towards the soldiers! "

"The appearance of these zombies was different from ordinary zombies. Although their clothes were ragged, their muscles were strong and their skin was grayish white. They moved quickly and their strength should be much stronger than ordinary humans. "

"Zombies! Fire!"

The heavily armed soldiers quickly built a defense line and accurately shot at the zombies that were rushing over.

"The bullets rained down and the zombies all let out fierce howls, but they soon fell in front of the soldiers ‘blockade line. "

"The last zombie got up from the pile of corpses and wanted to continue moving forward, but it was also shot in the head. "

"After confirming that all the zombies had been eliminated, the commander put down his gun."Target eliminated, advance! You, come with me. "

The commander and a soldier stayed behind and came to the beautiful woman who had escaped earlier.

"She’s also been infected. " The commander said. "

"The soldier next to her raised his pistol and pulled the trigger at the woman, who was frightened and confused. "

The woman fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"But at this moment, the soldier suddenly noticed that there was an additional person beside him. It was a man wearing a hooded jacket. "

Alex!

"It’s him!"

"The two soldiers raised their guns at Alex as if they were facing a great enemy. Their voices were full of fear, and they kept retreating. "

"Alex’s face was expressionless. He opened his hands, and a burst of rusty red smoke spread from his arms, while his hands instantly turned into steel claws that were flashing with cold light! "

"Alex moved like a ghost, and before the soldier could shoot, its sharp claws had already deeply pierced into the soldier’s lower abdomen. "

"The surrounding soldiers began to aim at Alex and fire rapidly, but in the rain of bullets, Alex killed in all directions as if it was taking a stroll in the garden, and its sharp claws easily tore the surrounding soldiers into pieces! "

"A soldier was thrown high into the air, and his sharp claws slashed from top to bottom, directly cutting him in two! "

"Although the camera only flashed by, many players still felt shocked and couldn’t help but shout, "F * ck!"

"The soldier next to Alex fired a rocket at Alex with a single bazooka on his shoulder, but Alex’s right arm instantly turned into a wide, sharp blade, easily blocking the rocket like a shield. "

"Rushing through the smoke, Alex jumped high, and the sharp blade on its right arm slashed from top to bottom, as if it had directly cut the soldier in half! "

"BOOM!"

"Another rocket was fired, and this time it hit Alex directly, sending it flying into the ruins, stirring up a cloud of dust. "

"The soldiers searched privately and found a living soldier lying on the ground, his fingers still twitching slightly. "

The soldiers quickly ran over to help him up.

"Where’s the commander?" The soldier on the ground asked. "

"I’m in Times Square, " the soldier replied."I’m here to call for reinforcements … Ugh"

"The soldier’s words came to an abrupt end as the steel-like claws pierced through his body from the bottom to the top, turning the second half of his sentence into a whimper with unknown meaning. "

"There’s no need to. " The soldier on the ground said gloomily. "

"The soldier on the ground raised his right hand, and after confirming the soldier’s death, he casually threw it to the side. "

The rusty red substance flashed across the soldier’s body and restored Alex’s appearance.

"He lowered his head and left, his hood covering his face, leaving only a mess. "

Chapter 616: How handsome!

The content of the second video was much richer and cooler than the first video.

"If the first video was an opening show with cool and parkour, the second video was a killing show. The splattering blood and broken limbs were all well marked with the " 18+" symbol at the beginning of the video. "

"When the video was released, the players were all excited because the whole video was filled with one word, "awesome!"

"Moreover, the video revealed the abilities of the protagonist Alex in more ways. "

"His body was impervious to guns, and even a tank-killing weapon like a single rocket launcher was useless against him. "

"His arms could be transformed into weapons, such as sharp claws, sharp blades, and so on. They could easily tear a human’s bones and muscles, and cut iron as if it were mud. "

"He could also completely transform into the appearance of others and imitate the other party’s voice. He could even perfectly imitate the other party’s clothes, movements, expressions, and other things! "

"From the frequent appearance of the rusty red substance, his ability should be related to viruses. "

Many players exclaimed that the protagonist Alex was the standard male protagonist template in urban superpower novels!

"Obviously, this golden finger’s opening was big enough! Not only could a single soldier kill all humans in seconds, but he could also fight against many modern weapons. He could also change his form freely and had the ability to sneak in! "

One could imagine what kind of bloody storm would be set off if such a monster was thrown into a city that was on the verge of losing control due to an outbreak of a virus!

"And most importantly, the protagonist had a high standard! "

"He had a handsome face, cool clothes, powerful abilities, and even the way he did the parkour on the wall was so handsome! "

"After watching the second video, many players expressed that their wallets were hungry! "

"F * ck, I’m starting to believe that this is a hack-and-slash game! As long as I can kill everyone like I did in the video, I’ll definitely buy it!"

"Just don’t make it into a buyer’s show or a seller’s show! However, I’ll be satisfied as long as I can restore half of the content in the promotional video!"

"As expected of Chen Mo, how exciting! Wasn’t this unique in Modern Warfare? You dare to use such a huge cheat, awesome!"

"Chen Zhao actually found his conscience? I still can’t believe it!"

"Indeed, I don’t think it’s appropriate to make this a soul-type battle. I hope Chen Mo can change it … To be honest, it’s enough to experience soul-type battles in black souls. My heart can’t take it if I keep playing it!"

"Like a spark falling into a barrel of gunpowder, the two videos instantly ignited the hormones of the players, making them a little impatient to experience this unique modern war game! "

"According to Chen Mo, this wasn’t a modern war game, but a hack-and-slash game, because the main character was a cheater! "

Many players couldn’t wait to experience the feeling of being an omnipotent super player in VR!

……

"Back in the experience store, the development of Slayers was still in full swing. "

"Everything else was going well, except for the physics engine, which had a little trouble. "

"In the game, Alex’s behavior was not in line with the laws of physics. If Newton’s coffin in Assassin’s Creed was pressed down, then Newton’s coffin in killing prototype should be completely nailed to death. "

"The protagonist’s body was heavy and hard. He could smash a shallow crack in the city’s road. However, he could also glide in the air and run vertically on the buildings at a 90° angle … "

"Obviously, some of the details did not conform to the laws of physics and were difficult to explain … It was very unreasonable for such a large cluster of virus tissue to be able to glide with open hands. "

"Since the game also used the Pangu engine, these parameters were contradictory in the physical system of the Pangu engine. "

"However, this was only a small problem. Chen Mo’s method was to set rules for these special settings in the Pangu system. "

"In other words, the entire world of "slaughter prototype" was a game world operated by the physical laws of the Pangu system, and the protagonist Alex was … A guy with a modifier. "

"Chen Mo had given him the ability to change the laws of physics, and everything could be perfectly replicated. "

"In fact, one of the key contents of the development process of "sadistic killing prototype" was the entire combat system and parkour system. In other words, everything around the protagonist had to be perfect and outstanding in all aspects. "

"A satisfying game had something in common with a satisfying novel, which was that all the writing and focus were placed on the main character. As for the surrounding environment and enemies, they were not important. "

"After completing the main character’s actions, Chen Mo went to the gaming pod to try it out, and it was extremely effective! "

"Running between skyscrapers, waving its sharp claws to tear apart the enemies in front of it, or driving a tank and helicopter … The effect was good in VR mode. Not only did it perfectly reproduce the feeling of the original work, but it also had an obvious advantage in terms of immersion. "

"There were a lot of memory cinematics in the game, which took up a large part of the game’s capacity. All of them had to be converted to VR mode to give the players the feeling that these were some real memories. "

"Chen Mo outsourced all of this. The memory fragments were quite blurry and didn’t need to be detailed, as long as he could piece together the general plot. "

……

"During the development of the original form, an incident happened. "

King of Glory officially logged into the Switch platform.

"This not only meant that players who owned the Switch could play mobile Legends on it, but it also meant that many mobile players could buy the Switch’s controller to experience the game. "

"To Chen Mo, he was going to open up VR, PC, mobile, and handheld platforms sooner or later, and migrate all the games that he could. "

"For example, Dark Souls was sold on both VR and mobile platforms. "

"Games like Diablo and Overwatch could also be transplanted to Swtich, controlled by a controller. Moreover, these designs were already very mature in his previous life, and there were no risks or difficulties. "

"Chen Zhao didn’t plan to ask about these things himself. He just needed someone in the company to do it. These games were more to enrich the game library, so that players could buy the Switch more firmly. "

"King of Glory’s game characteristics determined that it could only be a mobile game. Of course, it had now been migrated to the mobile platform. "

"Moreover, for a better gaming experience, mobile gamers could purchase Swtich’s dedicated game controller and connect it to their phones to play mobile Legends. This would effectively improve the touch of the virtual joystick and virtual buttons. "

"It was also quite convenient to adapt. Mobile Legends had a special setting option that allowed one to adjust the input device to a Swtich controller. After that, the UI layout of the interface would change, and one could play with the controller. "

"However, the controller and the phone were not natural matching facilities, and there would occasionally be slight operation delays. Therefore, the choice of controller + phone was slightly higher than the phone in terms of operation and slightly lower than the Switch. "

"Clearly, this was another way for Chen Mo to lure everyone into buying the Switch … "

Chapter 617: Recommended games for this season!

"While the players were scrolling through Chen Mo’s Weibo every day, anticipating the follow-up to kill the original form, Chen Mo unexpectedly posted a Short Video. "

"Moreover, this Short Video had nothing to do with killing original form. Instead, it was an advertisement for King of Glory. "

"However, the players soon understood that this video was actually to cooperate with Mobile Legends’s login to the Switch platform. Even though this mobile game was looked down upon by many PC and VR gamers, it was undeniable that this game had been the number one best selling mobile game for the past few weeks, and there was no sign of it being replaced. "

"A mobile game was nothing much, but a mobile game that could dominate the best selling leaderboard for a long time … That was impressive. "

"Moreover, although many PC and VR players could not experience the rapid spread of Mobile Legends, many mobile players and players from second-and third-tier cities had truly experienced its horror. "

"Migrant workers, deliverymen, deliverymen, hairdressers, restaurant waiters, soldiers, physical store owners … "

"In fact, even in a barbershop in a second or third-tier city, young customers could be heard discussing Mobile Legends when they were waiting in line for their hair to be cut. The most interesting thing was that the barber was able to get along with them very well. "

All of this was enough to prove that King of Glory was spreading to certain groups at an unbelievable speed.

The society in the country was divided.

"It was not only the economic separation between developed areas and underdeveloped areas, but also the cultural separation between different regions. This separation existed in many fields and aspects. "

It was the same in the gaming industry.

"As a videogame designer, Chen Mo wasn’t one to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the people. He wouldn’t teach others what games they should play. He had always tried his best to provide a specific group of players with a game they liked, and never tried to change their taste. "

This video was quickly reposted by Kings of Glory players. Even players who didn’t play Kings of Glory were attracted to watch it out of curiosity.

……

"The video started. Chen Mo didn’t appear on the screen, but his voice was the voice-over. "

"This week’s game recommendation Mobile Legends!"

"This game is also known as ‘the world’s first 1V9 online mobile game, Miyamoto anipop’. If you download it now, you can receive an exquisite gift package such as ‘ 460 for everyone’,’a skin that’s cool’,’two hours a day’, and more. You can even interact intimately with primary school students when you come online!"

"This is a game that can make you look younger in an instant. When you play this game, people praise you as a primary school student. How can you not look young?"

"This is a game with clear rules. Whoever is matched with the least trash will win. It’s very fair."

"The game has created and is still creating an amazing game influence. According to statistics, more than 54% of the players of Mobile Legends are cute girls, and there are many teenagers under the age of 12. The age of the youngest player has also been refreshed to four years old."

"This game has played an important role in the popularization of cultural knowledge. So far, the game has triggered more than 300 million question-and-answer sessions by purchasing heroes in the game. Its contribution to the popularization of historical knowledge is undeniable, and it has even received a notice of commendation from the game Committee!"

"This game is also slowly developing into the largest mobile dating platform, and countless players have found their other half here! You’re still single, are you moved?"

"The number of active players in this game is outrageous. From kindergarteners to 60 – 70 years old grandmasters, you will never know whether your teammates are men or women, humans or dogs. This greatly enriched the matching experience of the game!"

"This is a MOBA game with rich hero mechanisms. In the eyes of different heroes, the game can be changed into different forms, allowing you to experience a variety of game content!"

"In the eyes of the idol Li Bai and Han Xin, it’s the best fate of the century, and if you are the one, you can have it. This effect can also be triggered by using the Joker skin of the monkey!"

"In the eyes of the cheater, it’s a parkour game. If you can catch me, I’ll let you hehehe!"

"In Guan Yu’s eyes, it’s a tenebrous inflammation-inducing device. It can train your left hand’s special ability of not leaving the phone for a long time!"

"In Zhong Yuan’s eyes, it ‘s" the gold miner. "If you can play Zhong Yuan well, all the other small games in the future will be a piece of cake!"

"In the eyes of Huang Zhong, it’s a tower defense game. It’s a game that will let you experience the unforgettable pleasure of disgusting others!"

"King of Glory is also a game of boundless virtue. It speeds up the breaking of relationships between couples who aren’t in a stable relationship, causing old friends who haven’t seen each other for many years to disappear, and making it impossible for strangers who have never met on the internet to ever meet again!"

"And every girl who likes Mobile Legends, please cherish them. They don’t cry, don’t make a fuss, don’t shop, and don’t buy bags. All they want is a pretty skin. Tell me, is this too much?"

"If you really love your other half, then give them the skin of Feng qiuhuang, the flight of the phoenixes, Zhi Zun Bao, Zixia fairy, and the gardener Zhou gongjin!"

"The operation team of Mobile Legends has always placed great importance on the players ‘gaming experience. They have also provided the players with a perfect reporting system and rich reasons for reporting. In the future versions, we will add a new reason for reporting It will affect the mood to top up, which is an important weight condition for whether the punishment is good or bad. "

"Are you guys still feeling bad about your hand slipping and making a mistake? Are you still worried about the lack of sensitivity of the virtual joystick? Are you still frustrated that your phone is heating up and that it’s stuck, which will affect your super god-like status?"

"If the game isn’t for posturing, it’s meaningless!"

"A free game will allow you to experience what countless paid games can only experience. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and download it, it’s a good deal if you buy it!"

"Now, glory of kings has officially logged into the Switch platform. All your problems will be solved!"

"From now on, every customer who buys the Switch will receive a free King of Glory! Every Switch player who downloaded Mobile Legends will get a free chance to play with other Switch players!"

"What are you waiting for with such a huge discount? Log in to the official website immediately and order!"

"The narration of the video was done in the tone of a shopping show on television, and with the game scene from Mobile Legends, it was exactly like a shopping show on television. "

But why did the content feel like it was self-deprecating?

"Many players laughed out loud. Not only did they not think that the advertisement was stiff, but they even thought that it was quite interesting! "

"Hahahaha, Chen Mo is so good at this, he’s even worse at self-deprecating than the players!"

[The official retorts are the most fatal!]

"Aiyo, you’re just trying to trick me into buying skins. Get lost, I won’t be fooled! Unless you get a discount on all your skins!"

"What the hell is the gardener Zhou gongjin! Wasn’t it true love above all else? Chen Mo, is this your exclusive skin? Then I must buy one!"

"I have to add the condition that it will affect my mood when I top up! Support the wall crack!"

"Buy Switch and get King of Glory for free? Did Switch players download mobile Legends for free and get the chance to play with other players? Wait a minute, what kind of preferential treatment is this? it’s F * cking free to begin with!"

"Hehe, it’s obviously a huge discount. Don’t say anymore, I’ll download it now! (Funny face)"

Chapter 618: The release date is confirmed

"The effect of the video was very good. While it caused players to repost it crazily, it also promoted the sales of Switch and the download count of glory of kings. "

"It was almost the end of the year, and many game companies had a lot of internal affairs to deal with. They had to be busy with year-end summary and annual meetings. Many games didn’t have to rush to release before the new year, and many were delayed until after the new year. "

"On the one hand, players were busy before the Spring Festival, so the publicity effect of releasing a new game might not be good. It would be good to release it during the spring Festival, but this meant that a group of people would have to work overtime during the spring Festival, which was generally done by small companies. "

"On the other hand, after being taught a lesson by Chen Mo for two consecutive years, these video game companies had basically reached a consensus to avoid Chen Mo during the spring Festival … "

"Since any game released during the spring Festival would clash with Chen Mo ‘s, it would be better to avoid it and spend the new year in peace. After the new year, Chen Mo’s new game would be less popular, then he would release his own game. Wouldn’t that be great … "

"As for the period before and during the spring Festival, Chen Mo would have to perform on his own. "

"As for this year’s game of the year, although there was still some time before the awards ceremony, there was no suspense. It was most likely the Dark Souls series. "

"There were too many reasons for this. The game had an excellent combat system and level design, a unique world setting, rich game content, and it was the first and most successful game made by the Pangu system. With so many things added to it, it would be unreasonable if it didn’t get the best of the year. "

"Moreover, this game represented the Pangu system in a head-on confrontation with foreign games, and it was very successful, so it was reasonable to get extra points. "

"In fact, the Dark Souls series had won many awards in Chen Mo’s previous life, especially in Europe and America. The game was recognized as a godly game. Furthermore, in the parallel world, Dark Souls could be considered the founding work of a new school of thought, which directly affected the design concept of a large number of subsequent ArbG games. "

"Many industry insiders knew that there was no doubt that Dark Souls would win the Game of the Year award ceremony. The only question was, what kind of waves would it set off in the foreign gaming circles? "

……

"At the same time, Chen Mo finally announced the release date of Slayers, February 2nd! "

"The players didn’t have the time to complain about this stupid day. Anyway, they knew that the release date was earlier than they had expected, much earlier! "

"While they were lamenting about Chen Mo’s high yield, many players were also guessing that the game capacity of sadomasochism wouldn’t be that big, probably not on the same level as Dark Souls. "

"But thinking about it, Chen Mo had put most of his energy into dark Souls this year. If it was any other videogame designer, they might as well take a break before the new year and make a new game after. "

"The ‘model worker’ Chen Mo wouldn’t be idle, but he probably didn’t have the energy to make a masterpiece on the same level as Dark Souls, so sadomasochism should be a VR game with an average capacity. "

"However, the players didn’t mind because there was only one thought in their minds,’I want to play now! I’m going to leap onto roofs and vault over walls now!"

"Even though it was almost the end of the year, there were still many players gathered in Chen Mo’s Experience Store, ready to try out the new game. "

……

The atmosphere in the experience store was relaxed and lively.

"After finishing the development of the original form, the entire project team was on a half-holiday, allowing all the employees who wanted to go home to complete their work at home to have an early spring Festival. "

"There were also some employees who didn’t need to go home so early. They just played games in the experience store and chatted with the players, so they didn’t have much work pressure. "

"Up until now, Thunderbolt entertainment had many games that were officially released online, like League of Legends, Overwatch, and glory of kings. There was still a lot of work to be done on these online games. "

"Even though other companies were in charge of customer service and server maintenance, the project team still had to be responsible for the daily updates, operating activities, and the development of future versions of the game. "

"As the Spring Festival approached, all of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s games in operation were preparing for the Spring Festival event. Even though there wasn’t much content, there was still a lot of work to be done. "

"For example, New Year limited skins, New Year Special gift bags, New Year top-up activities, New Year spending activities, New Year lucky draws, New Year promotions, and so on. "

"All in all, the new year was a good day to cheat for year-end bonuses and New Year’s money, Keke. "

"With so many top-up activities, there would definitely be players who would ask, "Serente, it’s the new year and you only know how to cheat players of their money. Doesn’t your conscience hurt?"

"Chen Zhao had already thought of an excuse."I don’t think so. Look at all my activities, other than new skins and gift packs, there are only discounts and promotions. I’m losing money, why do I have to feel guilty?"

"Well, it was reasonable and there was no problem! Salent had worked so hard to do so many events and create so many beautiful skins. If the players did not buy them, would they still be human? "

……

Many players greeted Chen Mo in the lobby.

"Good Morning, manager!"

"Manager, can we try out the original form?"

"Manager, can you tell me the truth? is this game a soul-based battle game?"

"Chen Mo actually didn’t know many of the players here. After all, there were so many people in the experience store, it was impossible for Chen Mo to remember every single one of them. "

"But it didn’t matter. Even if Chen Mo tried to remember it, he might not be able to remember it, so he was relieved. He could chat with anyone anyway. "

"Hey, " Chen Zhao looked at the guy who asked, "you’re not playing if it’s not a soul-type battle?"

"Of course not, I’ll definitely play any type of game!" The man who asked the question quickly waved his hand. I’m just saying that if this game is a soul-type battle, I’ll come back to play in a month, at least until the strategy is out …"

"Young man, " Chen Zhao said earnestly."You have to have a challenging spirit!"

"The man shook his head like a rattle."No, no, no, I’m just a salted fish. I just want to wait for the guide to come out before I try it out …"

"Don’t worry, this game doesn’t need a strategy, "Chen Mo laughed. "

"Really? Then I’ll go and try!" This guy went up to the third floor in joy. "

"The players in the experience store had been lab rats for a long time, so they weren’t as impulsive as before when they heard about the new game. They were all more cautious. "

"After experiencing the double blow of Dark Souls and its prequel, these players knew that trying out Chen Mo’s new game had its risks, and it was better to wait and see … "

Chapter 619: trial

"On the first floor of the experience store, zou Zhuo and Shuyi were playing Mobile Legends. "

"Zou Zhuo had been drifting away from League of Legends recently in order to pick up girls, so it seemed like his betrayal was only a matter of time … "

"After all, after playing Mobile Legends for a long time, they would realize that they had become noobs in League of Legends. They would even feel uncomfortable when playing the purple team. "

"Speaking of which, it was quite funny. Other couples would go to shopping malls, cinemas, high-end restaurants, or Express Hotels for their dates, but this couple was going to Experience Stores to play mobile Legends together … "

"Oh, it wasn’t really a date, because the two of them hadn’t confirmed their relationship yet. The little fatty still needed to work harder. "

He finished another round.

"Fatty, aren’t you going to try out the new game?" Chen Mo asked. "

"Zou Zhuo shivered, "uh, manager, I haven’t fully recovered from the trauma of the prequel to Dark Souls …"

"That’s great!" Chen Mo laughed."Let’s play kill the original to heal."

"Zou Zhuo didn’t believe him at all, "manager, you’re not talking about the breakdown therapy, are you?" I think based on Dark Souls’s character, slaughter in its original form should be a game where a virus kills the main character?"

"Chen Mo shook his head."That’s impossible. I told you it’s a hack-and-slash game. When have I ever lied to anyone?"

"Manager, aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?" zou Zhuo narrowed his eyes. "

"Don’t worry, my Experience Store has lightning protection needles. "Chen Mo laughed. "

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Shuyi jabbed him."Why don’t you go and play? you’ve been bragging about how good you are at gaming every day. Now, you’re giving up?"

"Zou Zhuo, "alright, I’ll go have some fun."

"As expected, showing off in front of girls was the first motivation for many boys to play games. "

"Shuyi said, "by the way, remember to turn on your livestream. I just applied for a livestream room for you last time. In the end, you’ve been slacking off for three days and basking in the internet for two days. It’s not very accurate, so there haven’t been many people watching you until now."

"Zou Zhuo scratched his head in embarrassment, "That … That … Alright."

"Zou Zhuo’s family was from Imperial, and he had just graduated from college. He didn’t have much pressure to find a job, so he spent his days in Chen Mo’s Experience Store, living a carefree life. "

"It was obvious that his family did not have much pressure, and they did not have any requirements for their son as long as he did not break the law … "

"However, sister Shuyi still felt that it wasn’t appropriate for him to only play games every day, so she applied for a livestream room for him, hoping that he would do some livestreaming when he had nothing to do. "

"Even if there were two pigeons every three days, it was still better than having nothing to do all day. "

"From this point of view, sister Shuyi was still quite good to little fatty. At least, she was still worried about his matters. "

"Shuyi patted zou Zhuo’s arm, "Go ahead. Remember to turn on your livestream. I’ll be downstairs watching your livestream on my phone."

Zou Zhuo nodded and went up to the third floor.

……

Zou Zhuo went to the VR experience area and found an empty VR gaming pod.

"Perhaps it was because it was still morning, but the VR gaming pods weren’t full yet. Moreover, after the double release of Dark Souls, the players were even more cautious about Chen Mo’s new game. After all, the first players to play Dark Souls were the ones who suffered the most. "

"After entering the game cabin, the little fatty opened the live streaming software and then opened "sadistic killing of original form."

"Dark Souls didn’t allow livestreaming during the trial period, but killing prototype didn’t have this restriction. The chubby boy wasn’t sure why, but since he could livestream, he might as well. "

"Soon, the interface of the VR gaming pod appeared in the little Fatty’s live broadcast room. "

"There weren’t many viewers, but most of them were chubby boy’s acquaintances from playing Warcraft and other games. Many of them came over to support him. "

"The chubby boy started his live stream and dozens of people came over, but the popularity was not very high. "

"Eh, the little fatty who’s known for his two pigeons in three days is actually livestreaming?"

"Little fatty, are you playing Warcraft or League of Legends today?"

Zou Zhuo was also chatting with these people.

"Hello everyone, I’m a salted fish and I’m streaming again today. Today, I’m in the manager’s Experience Store, and I’m going to stream his new game, kill the original. "

Zou Zhuo started the game as he changed the title of his stream.

"He had not officially signed a contract with fish-catching live streaming platform, so it did not matter what he broadcasted. "

"Eh? "Killing original form"? Isn’t that Chen Mo’s new game? Sure, let’s go into the game and take a look!"

"When the viewers heard that zou Zhuo was going to broadcast "killing prototype, " they were all excited and urged the chubby boy to start the game. "

Zou Zhuo’s current problem was the same as many other smaller streamers. He didn’t have his own unique characteristics.

"Zou Zhuo was good at gaming, but he was only at Diamond level. He wasn’t at the level of a top player, so it wasn’t realistic for him to be a skilled streamer. "

"In terms of looks and eloquence, he was nothing compared to zou Zhuo. There was no way to improve his looks. He could practice his eloquence, but that would also take some time and opportunity. "

"Of course, zou Zhuo didn’t think too much about it. He just streamed it day by day. "

Zou Zhuo entered the game and went to the starting space.

"Like most VR games, the starting space of Slayers was an independent setting. This was a model of a city scene, surrounded by skyscrapers, but many of the buildings had red rust marks, like cracks. "

"The ground was covered in construction waste, and the abandoned vehicles formed a long line, blocking the road tightly and extending into the distance. "

"In the distance, he could vaguely see soldiers building a blockade line and firing fiercely at the distance from time to time. Further away, there seemed to be a large number of zombies and unknown flesh monsters attacking the defense line of the soldiers. "

"There were some controllable elements in the scene, namely [new game],[save],[options], and [exit]. "

"Zou Zhuo chose the new game. To his surprise, he could adjust the difficulty! "

"Zou Zhuo chose the easy difficulty without hesitation. After being tortured by Dark Souls so many times, zou Zhuo was so grateful when he saw the difficulty option! "

"The executioner, Chen Zhao, who always liked to kill people, was actually letting her live? Zou Zhuo was in disbelief. "

"Even though the easy difficulty didn’t seem that cool, zou Zhuo didn’t want to experience the torture of Dark Souls any longer … "

"The game loaded very quickly. It was obvious that the game did not require a lot of space and configurations. After two tips notifications, the game officially started. "

"The game started with a cutscene, which was the two cinematics that Chen Mo had released. However, in VR, the immersion of the whole CG was a few levels higher. Zou Zhuo watched everything happen like a bystander, and the camera switched just right, making the whole CG to a very high level! "

Chapter 620: The real mowing

The cinematics ended.

"After a short vision, the protagonist Alex descended from the sky and landed on the road next to Times Square. "

The Army in Times Square noticed him immediately and turned their guns on him.

"Alex, on the other hand, looked calm and even moved its shoulders. "

"The camera zoomed in, and zou Zhuo appeared in Alex’s perspective as if he had been possessed. "

"At the same time, the current mission target appeared on the interface Eliminate all military personnel! "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "we’re starting?" I’m not ready yet!"

"Unlike the opening scene of Dark Souls, the protagonist was faced with several armed soldiers at the beginning of the game. Before the players could react, these soldiers had already pulled the trigger and fired! "

"The screen’s edge constantly reminded zou Zhuo of his available options, including sprint, jump, attack, and so on. "

"The soldiers ‘guns fired, and zou Zhuo felt like his body was being hit by countless bullets. In VR mode, there would be a clear vibration every time the player was hit, which was used to remind the player where the hit was, and also to achieve a more realistic effect. "

"The vibration was very light, just like an itch. It was much lighter than the shock of being hit in most games. However, zou Zhuo was still nervous and jumped into the air. "

"In VR, the player’s senses would become sharper. After all, it was a gunshot. Under the triple stimulation of sight, hearing, and touch, zou Zhuo’s subconsciousness had already recognized it as a gunshot, so he couldn’t help but feel nervous. "

The destructive power of firearms against ordinary people was still deeply rooted in the minds of most players.

Zou Zhuo was shocked when he jumped.

"F * ck, he actually jumped so high?"

Zou Zhuo jumped at least four to five meters into the air. He had a bird’s eye view of the soldiers and could see the crossfire covering the place where he had been standing.

Zou Zhuo glanced at the top left corner of his vision and was surprised to see that his health bar had only dropped a little!

"The health bar had three colors. Red represented the current health points, and orange represented the damage received. Zou Zhuo hadn’t unlocked his skills yet, so when he did, there would be a blue bar that represented extra health. "

"Zou Zhuo’s health was only a little orange, not even one-tenth of his total health. That meant that he had only lost a little bit of health after being shot at so many times. "

Zou Zhuo landed beside a soldier and threw a punch!

"The punch landed directly on the soldier’s chest, and the soldier was sent flying like a broken bag. The automatic rifle in his hand was also thrown to the side. "

"Zou Zhuo continued to attack. Alex’s punching speed was very fast, and a set of combination punches was completed almost in an instant. The soldier’s bones were broken and he fell to the ground. "

"Under the Pangu’s physics system, this scene was very real. Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but sigh, "F * ck, that’s awesome!"

"Punches, kicks, flying kicks … Although Alex did not have many empty-handed fighting methods, they were all very practical, and its fighting posture was very smooth and handsome. "

"Zou Zhuo felt like he was an expert fighter, and the soldiers couldn’t even fight back as he knocked them down! "

"Although it had been shot many times, Alex’s blood volume was still relatively healthy, and it was not in any danger at all. "

"Moreover, players could change to third person mode at any time in the game. "

"The third person perspective was the perspective of many AAA games in Chen Mo’s previous life. The camera was behind the main character’s head, following the main character’s movements. It could see the main character’s field of view, his back, and his movements. "

"This perspective was very common on the PC side, and dark Souls also used this perspective on the Switch. There were many advantages to this perspective. It could expand the player’s field of view, increase the sense of blending in with the scene, and also clearly see the movements of the character. "

"However, since the players ‘vision in VR was the same as the human’ s, the first-person perspective was the most immersive and mainstream perspective. In the first-person perspective, the player seemed to have "possessed" the game character, which was more advantageous than the third-person perspective. "

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"However, slaughter prototype was a bit special. The main character Alex was very handsome in both clothing and movements, so Chen Mo provided players with the ability to switch perspectives at any time, allowing them to play the game from any angle they liked. "

"Most players would probably choose to experience the game in the first-person perspective, and watch the cool movements of the protagonist Alex in the third-person perspective when climbing walls or releasing special skills. "

"Phew … Let’s continue forward!"

Zou Zhuo followed the system notification and started running!

"The scenery around him started to blur, and zou Zhuo could even hear the sound of the wind. "

"So … So fast!"

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, Alex’s running speed was as fast as his jumping ability! This kind of running speed was comparable to car racing. In VR mode, it simply made people’s legs weak. "

"In the beginning, zou Zhuo was afraid that Alex would hit the car, because the whole city was in a mess, with scrapped vehicles and building debris everywhere. But when Alex came in front of these obstacles, it automatically jumped to avoid them, and its movements were very elegant, like parkour. "

"Zou Zhuo tried to jump a few more times. It was still very high, and the jump didn’t affect his running speed at all. The only difference was that the ground would crack when he landed. "

"Cool!"

"Zou Zhuo ran like a mad man, he felt like a tank that was charging forward. He wasn’t just reckless, he was agile too, as if no one could stop him! "

"When they arrived at the next save point, it was another simple cutscene. Alex clenched its hands, and with a flash of rusty red smoke, its hands turned into sharp claws, shining with a cold light! "

"F * ck, awesome! Wasn’t this an ability from the CG? There’s really one!"

"Zou Zhuo jumped down from the building, his sharp claws slashing the soldiers in half, blood splattering and limbs flying! "

"Although Chen Mo had already adjusted the gory scene so that the blood would quickly disappear and the broken limbs wouldn’t stay in the scene for too long, the moment the blade entered the body was still extremely impressive! "

The killing this time was even more exhilarating than using his fists and legs. Zou Zhuo waved his sharp claws excitedly as he found the feeling of cutting grass in this game!

Chapter 621: Tens of thousands of tentacles, end everything!

"Not only that, but his claws also had many special abilities. Zou Zhuo found out that he could stab his claws into the ground, and huge spikes would burst out of the ground, piercing through enemies from far away and lifting them into the air! "

"This feeling was a bit similar to the crypt Lord’s earth spike, but the actual visual impact was stronger. The earth spike broke out of the ground, pierced through the soldiers, and instantly exploded the vehicles. Only the remains of the vehicles were lifted into the air and then fell heavily to the ground! "

"It’s really cutting grass!"

"Zou Zhuo finally believed that Slayers was a hack-and-slash game, and it was much more satisfying than the other hack-and-slash games! "

"At the next checkpoint, a few tanks came in! "

"At this time, Alex’s form changed again, its hands changed from sharp claws to heavy hammers, and it rushed straight at three or four tanks! "

"BOOM!"

"A heavy Cannonball hit Alex directly, sending him flying backward for a distance. Zou Zhuo felt a relatively strong vibration in his chest. He glanced at his HP bar on the upper left corner. Luckily, he didn’t lose much HP. "

"This main character is really awesome, he’s a cheater and the manager’s son! It can withstand tank bombardment?"

"Zou Zhuo charged towards the tank again, the heavy hammer in his hands smashing down on the tank in front of him! "

"One, two, three! "

"With three strikes, the tank was directly scrapped! "

"Zou Zhuo could even feel the vibration from his hands. It wasn’t from the impact, but from the recoil from the punch. Under the Pangu engine’s performance, the process of the tank’s damage and explosion was very realistic. Zou Zhuo could feel that every strike he made was hitting the steel of the tank! "

"However, tanks were as fragile as paper in the face of Alex’s heavy fists. Alex could also abuse these tanks in various ways. The most exaggerated scene was that he could even directly grab the gun barrel and lift the entire turret, then swing it in a circle and smash it directly on the tank’s chassis like forging iron! "

"Of course, these weren’t fixed movements, but killing skills that were triggered under special circumstances. Even so, the visual impact of these moves was very strong! "

"Zou Zhuo realized that he could jump into the air and elbow a tank. With the help of gravity and acceleration, the damage of the elbow was even more terrifying. It could even blow up a tank! "

"Although the tank’s fire never stopped, zou Zhuo found that Alex was very mobile, and could easily Dodge the fire with its super high speed. "

"After taking out all the tanks, zou Zhuo continued to move forward. "

"This time, zou Zhuo’s enemies were a group of terrifying flesh monsters. These monsters looked like humans, but they were huge, at least three meters tall, and were similar to Alex when standing upright on all four limbs. "

"These flesh monsters were huge and ugly. Their muscles were as strong as steel, and they could let out terrifying roars. They looked like low-class creatures that only knew how to kill. "

"They were known as hunters. They had low intelligence, but they were deadly enough! "

"This time, Alex’s right hand turned into a sharp blade, which had also appeared in the CG before. Obviously, this was to let the players become familiar with Alex’s powerful abilities step by step. "

"These hunters had terrifying speed and jumping ability, and their attack power and attack speed were also very fast. Zou Zhuo was not careful and was hit by one of the hunters, losing a lot of HP. "

Zou Zhuo was shocked and quickly dodged.

"Obviously, these hunters were a bigger threat than the tanks and soldiers. "

"Zou Zhuo jumped up high and used [downward slash] on a Hunter. The blade’s effect didn’t disappoint zou Zhuo. The falling slash immediately reduced the Hunter’s HP to a sliver, and a "can be absorbed" sign appeared on its head. "

"Zou Zhuo was overjoyed and immediately rushed up to absorb it. Countless tentacles extended from Alex’s body and pierced into the Hunter’s body. Countless Scarlet virus tissues entered Alex’s body through the many tentacles, and his blood volume was instantly restored! "

"Strong! F * ck, wouldn’t I be invincible?"

"Zou Zhuo was a little worried at first, but after seeing the increase in HP from feeding on the Hunter, he realized that all the living creatures on the map were his blood bags! "

"He didn’t have to worry about dying at all. When he was about to die, he could just eat a zombie or a Hunter with low health and directly revive with full health! "

This is different from Dark Souls. Mom doesn’t have to worry about me running out of elemental bottles anymore!

"After taking care of all the hunters, the camera turned to the Black Watch Commander for a close-up shot. "

"This should be the commander that Alex had been looking for in the opening CG animation. Under his command, a large number of armed helicopters and tanks also came over, forming a dense fire net. "

"The main mission was also refreshed at this time "Absorb the Black Watch Commander!"

"After the previous battle, zou Zhuo’s confidence was at its peak. He charged towards the commander of the Black Watch! "

"The sky was filled with artillery fire. There were helicopters in the air and tanks on the ground, but zou Zhuo didn’t care, because he knew that the artillery fire was of no threat to him. "

He grabbed the commander and absorbed him!

"The camera turned and Alex clenched its fists, as if it was gathering power. A moment later, countless tentacles burst out from its body and swept across the entire Times Square! "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked."F * ck! A full-screen move?!"

"The tentacles pierced through the tanks, assault helicopters, and all living creatures. The camera zoomed in, allowing zou Zhuo to see what the tentacles were piercing. "

"After a series of explosions, everything around Alex was not spared. They were all turned into steel wreckage and pieces of flesh under the attack of thousands of tentacles! "

Tens of thousands of tentacles to end everything!

"A moment later, the thousands of tentacles retracted and returned to Alex’s body, and times Square had returned to peace. "

"There were only countless attack helicopters falling from the sky, letting out a series of explosions! "

They instantly cleared the area!

"Before zou Zhuo could recover from the shock, the scene had already cut into another cutscene. "

"Alex seemed to be talking to an unknown person, and the camera did not show the person’s face, only his voice. "

"We only have less than an hour. What should we do next?"

"Alex "the person responsible for all this will die tonight."

"If we succeed … Do you think you’re ready?"

"Alex said, "I exist for this moment."

"At the end of the cinematic, zou Zhuo’s vision went dark. A moment later, the game LOGO with a light red background appeared in the center of his vision. "

"Killing original form type"! "

Chapter 622: The morgue’s opening

"So what happened earlier was just a prologue? The game is only officially starting now?"

"After the opening, zou Zhuo only had two words in his mind "Awesome!"

"Zou Zhuo wasn’t the only one who was shocked. Even though they couldn’t experience it in VR, the first-person perspective was still a strong visual impact, and it made them excited! "

"Cool, this is so cool!"

"F * ck, Chen Mo said this is a hack-and-slash game, it’s really a hack-and-slash game!"

"Awesome, all the superpowers in the cinematic are replicated and even stronger? This main character is simply a bug, he’s invincible!"

"It’s not just the Army’s tanks and planes, there are also all sorts of virus monsters? But the main character is the most abnormal!"

"Quick, little fatty, continue playing. I’ve already recorded it. I’ll put it up on the internet later!"

"Although the audience could not personally experience the pleasure of killing prototype, they could feel the satisfaction of the game just by watching the little fatty play it! "

"The screen turned black, and a line of small words appeared in the lower left corner." 18 days ago."

"Obviously, this was a way of telling the story backwards. First, they would cut out a part of the later part of the story for the players to experience, and then they would tell the cause and effect of everything from the beginning, and finally reveal the truth. "

"This was a very common, or even overused, narrative technique, especially in games. However, this method was simple and crude, and very effective. "

Many Chinese mobile card games used this method to let the players experience the battle of top cards at the start.

"For example, in the Three Kingdoms game, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Zhuge Liang would be given a total of five players to fight against Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, and the others. Moreover, these cards were all top-tier cards with rich moves and gorgeous special effects. The number of attacks each time was a large number, forming a strong visual impact. "

"After that, the players would start from Level 1 and slowly develop. "

"The reason was simple. According to the normal process, the players would have to go from weak to strong in the game and slowly experience the feeling of leveling up. However, the players in the early stages were weak, had a single attack method, and low attack power. It looked very low, and the effects were not gorgeous enough. It was easy to have the effect of dissuasion for many players. "

"On one hand, the players could preview the game’s most powerful battles in advance by using such a Rewind Technique, so that the players could retain their memories with the gorgeous battle scenes. On the other hand, it was also a way to give the players a hint and expectation that as long as they played hard (with money), they could also achieve the same effect! "

"It could be said that this was a common method used by all games with pleasure as their goal. Although it was simple and crude, it was extremely effective. "

"It was the same for "slaughter of original form". The way of flashbacks not only made the players enigmatic, but also made the players look forward to the story more about the identity of the mysterious man, Alex’s purpose, the truth of the event, and so on. At the same time, it also allowed the players to directly experience the power of Alex at its maximum level, and make them look forward to the future upgrades. Moreover, he had also gone through a beginner’s tutorial, which was killing three birds with one stone. "

"Sadomasochism" was a fast-food game that made people feel extremely good. The best way to make players stay was to show them all the best parts of the game at the beginning. "

"Obviously, after the opening, little fatty and the audience in the live streaming room could not wait to see how this heaven-defying protagonist would perform in the game! "

[ 18 days ago]

"[Gentek mortuary building, Street Park] "

"The Chinese name for GENTEC was Jantec, which was roughly equivalent to the umbrella company in Resident Evil. This name was actually an abbreviation for genetic technology. This company was the main place for biochemical experiments and the source of the virus. "

Zou Zhuo was stunned. Mortuary?

"On the screen, two doctors in full isolation suits were observing a body, which was Alex. "

The two doctors chatted as they looked at the files.

"I know this guy. He’s a member of the black light."

"That’s right. He’s now a ‘former’ member of the blacklight."

"He’s … Alex mercerer. He has a relative, Dana mercerer."

"Do you think he’s related to the subject on the 51st floor?"

"I don’t know, and I don’t want to know. Give me the No. 8 knife. "

A medical staff took a scalpel and was ready to dissect Alex for a routine autopsy.

"Let’s start from the torso. "

The medical staff said and prepared to cut open Alex’s chest with a sharp scalpel.

"But at this moment, Alex suddenly opened its eyes, woke up, and sat up abruptly! "

"The two doctors were dumbfounded. They were so frightened that they retreated."Hurry up and F * cking leave this place! Quickly run! Inform the Black Watch!"

"The two doctors ran out in a panic, while Alex stumbled down from the operating table and ran all the way to the gate of the GENTEC building. Obviously, he was in poor physical condition. "

"At this time, Alex, who was hiding in the dark, saw an armed helicopter land in front of the gate of GENTEC company, and several black Watchmen with loaded guns quickly got off the helicopter. "

"The two medical staff seemed to be arguing with the soldiers, but they were shot dead in the blink of an eye. "

Alex:"FxxK……"

The little fatty was also shocked. What the hell? these two medical staff had been killed without doing anything? Weren’t these troops too cruel?

But … I like it!

"At this moment, several soldiers found Alex hiding in the dark, and countless muzzles were instantly turned around. "

"All personnel, the main target has been discovered! Fire!"

The four soldiers fired at Alex at the same time!

"Obviously, these soldiers had no intention of leaving Alex alive. The automatic rifles spat out tongues of fire, and countless bullets hit Alex in an instant, causing it to wail in pain! "

"If it was a normal human being, such a concentrated firing would have been enough to turn him into a sieve. "

"Alex fell to its knees, but the next second, it stood up again! "

"W-what’s wrong with me?"

"Obviously, even Alex was a little confused. It didn’t die, and seemed to be safe and sound! "

Alex stepped on the garbage can next to it and easily crossed the four or five-meter high wall with barbed wire!

"Looking back at the height of the wall, Alex’s own eyes showed an incredulous look. "

"The cinematic ended, and zou Zhuo officially gained control of Alex. The screen switched to a first-person perspective, and the current mission target appeared on the screen. "

"[Escape from GENTEC, escape the current area!] "

There was a small map at the bottom left corner of his vision. Zou Zhuo started running!

"Obviously, his body was very weak now, and he didn’t have much blood left. It wouldn’t end well for him to fight the Army head-on. To zou Zhuo’s surprise, Alex’s movements were not hindered at all despite its heavy injuries. "

"He ran and jumped! Zou Zhuo once again experienced Alex’s incredible running speed and jumping power, the seemingly distant target location was reached in a short time! "

Chapter 623: VR view building parkour!

"There were many vehicles and pedestrians on the road, but Alex ignored all of them. In the sprint mode, Alex would automatically climb over vehicles, walls, and obstacles. "

"Zou Zhuo’s mad dash caused a huge mess in the traffic. The car horns were loud and the pedestrians were screaming. However, zou Zhuo didn’t feel any sense of danger. Instead, he felt a sense of satisfaction! "

"In real life, it was impossible to do so, but it was possible in the game, and there were no restrictions! "

"In the air, an armed helicopter was still in hot pursuit, and directly fired a missile at Alex! "

"BOOM!"

"Alex was flipped over by the aftermath of the explosion, and a taxi happened to fly into the air, which he caught firmly. "

Zou Zhuo followed the system’s instructions and locked onto the helicopter. He then threw the car away!

"BOOM!"

"The helicopter collided with the taxi in the air, causing a violent explosion and then falling rapidly. "

"In most games, the air support was a great killing weapon, but it was easily killed by Alex. "

"I can’t believe it, I actually …"

"Obviously, Alex couldn’t believe that it could do so many incredible things. "

He was shot by an automatic rifle and was unscathed? Easily jump over a wall that was a few meters high? Lift up a car and smash the armed helicopters in the sky?

"Obviously, this was not something that a normal human could do! "

The mission target was refreshed again. The camera turned and zoomed in on the roof of the tallest building in the vicinity.

[Mission refresh go to a higher place. Run along the wall to the top of the building.]

"It’s here, it’s here. Wall parkour?"

"Zou Zhuo was excited. In the opening CG, Alex could step on the wall of a building and climb it vertically, but he had not experienced this feeling in the game. "

"Zou Zhuo ran towards the building in the distance, and just as he was about to hit the wall, he started running vertically along the wall! "

"In the first-person perspective, Alex continued to run up at a super high speed on the flat ground as if it was walking on flat ground, even though it was clearly a vertical wall of a building! "

"In other games, there were also many heroes who could climb walls, such as Genji and Hanzo in Overwatch. But they were all climbing walls, which looked more like geckoes, while Alex was running on the wall! "

"The little fatty sneaked a glance down, and his legs went weak. "

"In just a few seconds, he had climbed to a very high point, and he was still climbing. In VR mode, his vision and even the sound of the wind in his ears were so real that zou Zhuo felt a little dizzy from the fear of heights! "

"Although the little fatty kept telling himself that "this is a game", his legs still couldn’t help but go soft. "

"Moreover, there was a line of small text at the edge of the field of vision, reminding players that they could change the perspective at will and observe the protagonist’s movements from a third-person perspective. "

"Zou Zhuo switched to the third-person perspective, and the camera was automatically pulled to the position behind Alex. "

"Zou Zhuo could clearly see that Alex’s legs were covered with a rusty red unknown substance. Alex’s feet were like steel, deeply piercing into the hard walls of the building, leaving shallow pits on it. Alex was using this extremely rough method to keep charging upward! "

"In the process of running, Alex could also keep jumping up to increase its speed! "

"In addition, Alex could also run wildly on the side of the building, and its posture would also change accordingly. Its feet stepped on the side wall of the building, and its right hand held the wall to prevent itself from falling. It could move freely on the outer wall of the building in an extremely handsome way! "

"Soon, zou Zhuo arrived at the roof of the building opposite the target. He spread his arms and landed on the roof. "

"In the third person perspective, Alex’s every move and action was perfect, even more handsome than those professional parkour players, which made zou Zhuo excited. "

"After all, Alex was a cheater. Those parkour Masters needed to consider gravity and the real physical rules on earth, but Alex didn ‘T. He only needed to consider how handsome he was … "

"Alex was still a Street away from the target building, so zou Zhuo jumped forward! "

"Obviously, it was unrealistic to jump directly from this position, because zou Zhuo’s account was a new one, and most of Alex’s abilities were still locked on. It could not stab in the air or glide, and it could not jump over an entire Street. "

"Oh! Exciting!"

"In the first-person perspective, zou Zhuo felt like he was falling from a building. He was free-falling from more than ten floors high. In any other game, the main character would be dead no matter how much health he had. Even a Demon Hunter would die if he jumped from the second floor … "

"But Alex was different. Zou Zhuo knew very well that Alex was omnipotent in this world. Even if it lost blood from this height, it would not die! "

"The wind whistled past his ears as zou Zhuo was free-falling towards the ground. It was like bungee jumping, extremely exciting! "

"Or to be more precise, this was the feeling of jumping off a building! "

"BOOM!"

"Zou Zhuo fell heavily to the ground. His feet left huge cracks on the ground, and the cracks spread like a spider web. The surrounding vehicles and pedestrians were sent flying into the sky by the powerful force, and the nearest vehicle even exploded on the spot! "

"And the initiator of all this, Alex, or zou Zhuo, was safe and sound, and his blood volume had not decreased at all! "

"Awesome!"

"Zou Zhuo climbed up the building again, and once he reached the roof, he threw another three helicopters down, entering the scene. "

"Alex stumbled and ran away, and seemed to have finally exhausted its strength, falling in the corner. "

One of The Black Watchmen noticed him and reported to the commander.

"But at this moment, Alex suddenly stood up, and countless rusty red tentacles appeared on its body, all of which pierced into the soldier’s body and absorbed him completely! "

"When the virus receded, Alex had turned into a soldier, and there was no trace of any soldier in the scene at this time. "

He had truly disappeared from the face of the earth!

"The commander rushed over after receiving the report, but he didn’t notice the soldier’s strange appearance at all, because Alex was a soldier from the outside, and it was impossible to distinguish the difference between the two with the naked eye. "

"Before the commander could react, Alex had already grabbed his neck and absorbed him again! "

"Memories flooded zou Zhuo’s mind, and he saw many complicated images. They were all broken fragments, and he could hear countless voices whispering in his ears. "

"Finally, zou Zhuo heard an address, a key address that would allow the plot to continue, the residence of Alex’s sister, Dana. "

Chapter 624: The explosive experience

"Zou Zhuo was still playing the game, he didn’t even want to leave the VR gaming pod to rest. "

"This was different from Dark Souls. When zou Zhuo played Dark Souls, he felt like he was in class. Every second was exhausting because he had to keep remembering things in the game to keep moving forward. "

"However, "killing original form" was different, especially in the easy difficulty. The protagonist was basically invincible. He could cut grass in the city and do whatever he wanted! "

"The game didn’t set any obstacles for the players, and they basically wouldn’t get stuck, let alone get abused by monsters. "

"While he was experiencing the power of a superhuman, the plot was also one of the things that kept him going. "

"The story of "killing prototype" was not complicated. In fact, it could be said to be relatively simple. Players who did not understand the story would not be affected by the completion of the game. However, because the story of "killing prototype" was more sophisticated, it covered up the weak points of the plot very well. "

"From the beginning of the morgue, a mystery ran through the game Who was Alex? How did he obtain such a heaven-defying ability? "

"As the plot progressed, Alex would come into contact with all kinds of characters, including the military and the virus Elizabeth. It would constantly absorb all kinds of characters, absorb their memories, and learn the truth little by little like solving a puzzle. "

"As the story progressed, Alex was also slowly unlocking more skills, including claws, shields, armor, hammers, tentacles, blades, and so on. "

"There was an extremely rich skill tree system in "sadomasochism". Whether it was combat, assassination, movement, driving, or other abilities, they could all be upgraded. Throughout the entire game, the players were constantly experiencing the feeling of becoming stronger. "

"In the end, the players would defeat the final boss and obtain all the memories. The truth was finally revealed, and the plot reached its climax in the final cutscene animation. The final ending drew a perfect ending to the game. "

"For a fast-food game, to be able to achieve this level was already considered to have fulfilled the merit. "

"Even though the game in Chen Mo’s previous life didn’t become a famous game, it was undeniable that the game had quite a bit of influence in China. It was even a long-term game in internet cafes, and was a common memory for many internet-addicted teenagers. "

"From this point of view, although killing prototype was a fast food game, it was also an excellent fast food game. "

……

"Unknowingly, zou Zhuo’s stream had more and more viewers. "

"What game are you playing? It felt so exciting! Please give me your in-game name!"

"Isn’t Chen Mo’s new game ‘killing prototype’ already on the screen? If you haven’t seen it, go to the Ophthalmology Department!"

"Awesome, the game hasn’t even been released yet, right? Did the host go to the experience store?"

"The host just … Ate a passerby? I’m following the man-eating streamer!"

"Brother, climb the wall again. I still want to see you climb the wall. You’re so handsome!"

"I can’t wait. Hurry up and release this game. I’m itching to watch it!"

"The bullet comments were getting more and more lively, as many players were paying attention to Chen Mo’s new game. While zou Zhuo was streaming Slayers, many viewers went to Thunderbolt gaming’s official forums to advertise it, while others searched for it with the keyword ‘Slayers’. Slowly, the number of viewers increased. "

"After watching zou Zhuo’s stream, many players couldn’t wait to post on the official forum."Chen Mo isn’t lying this time, it’s really a hack-and-slash game, it’s super cool!"

"Many of the players were still skeptical. They didn’t believe that Chen Mo would be so kind, so they all came to zou Zhuo’s stream to watch him try the game. "

"Sadomasochism could only be played in the experience store, so not many people were actually livestreaming the game. Zou Zhuo had made it in time, and with the popularity of sadomasochism, the number of people in zou Zhuo’s stream kept growing. Soon, he had thousands of people! "

"Not only that, but some free gifts also began to appear. With so many people watching, the little fatty played more and more diligently, and he even interacted with the bullet comments as he played. "

The VR game experience section of the experience store was soon full!

"In the beginning, many players were still waiting and watching, afraid that slaughter prototype would be a game that would be cut down like dark Souls. However, after some greedy people tried the game first, the VR experience area was immediately full! "

"Many of the players who had entered were unwilling to come out again. After the game cabin was full, many players outside could only wait in line! "

"Soon, the entire VR experience area was filled with people, and there was a queue next to each VR gaming pod. The gamers were chatting and watching the livestream on their phones while lining up. "

"F * ck, it’s so cool to watch little fatty play kill the original form! It was just like the video. The main character was a Superman. It’s already so good to watch it live, how good would it be to play it personally?"

"Damn it, if I had known, I would have come in to play! After hesitating for a moment, the last gaming pod was also occupied by someone else! I’m so regretful!"

"There’s no other way, just wait! Anyway, I’ll definitely buy as many as I can when the game is released! It’s such a great game, you can play it in the VR gaming pod at any time, and when you’re in a bad mood, you can go in and have some fun. It’s so good!"

……

"Soon, all sorts of videos about sadomasochism appeared on major video websites, and more and more streamers came to the experience store to broadcast it live. "

"Zou Zhuo, who was the first to start streaming, had also gained a lot of attention. The number of viewers in his stream room had skyrocketed in the past few days. From the initial unknown, he now had more than 20000 followers. Although he couldn’t be compared to the big streamers, he had gained a lot of attention in just a few days. "

"Moreover, due to the continued popularity of zou Zhuo’s stream, fish-catching streaming platform also expressed their intention to sign a contract with him and promised to give him some recommended resources after signing the contract. "

"After the release of the game, its popularity suddenly soared. The speed of its popularity even left many designers dumbfounded! "

"Chen Mo didn’t stay idle during this time either. He placed advertisements on video and gaming sites, as well as negotiating partnerships with various VR internet cafes. "

"Although "hype" was something that many people despised, they had to admit that it was very effective. "

"Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, sword spirit wasn’t the best in terms of world structure, combat system, story design, and other aspects, but the art was amazing! "

"Players could create all kinds of buxies with slim waists, fat butts, long legs, and even ouppees that would shake when they ran. This unique style was its biggest selling point. "

"The game’s operations personnel took advantage of this point to hype up the game and magnified the advantages of sword spirits infinitely, thus creating a bubble popularity that far exceeded the quality of the game. "

"When sword spirits was at its peak, it had also swept through all major video websites. It was even hard to get a single yard. Many players who had specially bought membership realized that the waiting time for members was even longer than the waiting time for ordinary members … "

"Of course, after the game was officially released, its popularity would naturally fall to a reasonable level. This was a natural law. But in any case, the crazy hype in the early stages had indeed made it a lot of money, and it had already earned a profit far beyond its quality. "

Chapter 625: VR internet cafe cooperation strategy

"Chen Mo was well aware of this. In a sense, Slayers was a similar type of game. Its levels, story, and combat system weren’t the best, but the ‘coolness’ part was the best. "

This kind of game that was particularly outstanding in one aspect was the most suitable for hype.

"With a large number of advertisements, killing prototype had almost wiped out most of the video websites and live streaming platforms, and it was spreading to a wider and wider group of players. "

"Chen Mo set the price of Slayers at 998, which was half the price of Dark Souls ‘VR version. On one hand, the game had a limited capacity and the investment wasn’t that high, so it was cheaper. On the other hand, it was also to make small profits but quick sales, and to expand the consumer group as much as possible. "

"In fact, in Chen Mo’s previous life, he had tried to make the game free to expand the player base, but it didn’t work well. The reason was that it was better to get a discount than to get it free. "

This was because Slayers was a fast-food game.

"For the core players of Dark Souls, the main fun was in the multiple rounds of challenges and the more difficult levels in the later stages. The game content was very rich. However, the main fun of Slayers was in the early and mid stages of the game, and players were not particularly interested in multiple rounds and high-difficulty challenges. "

"Imagine, if the game was free, and the players had already entered the sage period after the free period, how many people would choose to buy the ticket? "

"After all, he had already experienced the best part of the game, so what was the point of buying more? "

"Therefore, Chen Mo’s strategy was very clear. He would give a discount, but not free. "

"In terms of pricing, 998 was already a relatively cheap price for a VR game. It would be meaningless to lower it to 400 or 500 yuan, because the game’s future profitability would be zero, and it would be difficult to add additional fees. "

This price was the best price to expand the player base as much as possible while ensuring profits.

"Other than that, Chen Mo also arranged for people to contact the big VR internet cafes in China, especially chain ones, to discuss cooperation with them on sadomasso. "

"The specific content was very simple, which was to release a VR internet cafe exclusive version of kill the original form, and at the same time, fight for some publicity for it in the internet cafe. "

The so-called exclusive version of the game meant that all the internet cafes would purchase the game from Chen Mo and install it in their VR gaming pods for the players to experience.

"The price was based on the number of VR gaming pods. The more VR gaming pods were activated, the more expensive the price would be. The price of 1998 Yuan for a VR gaming pod in an internet cafe to permanently activate the game was equivalent to officially allowing the account to be used. Of course, the price would also double. "

"For example, if a certain internet cafe had thirty VR gaming pods to activate sadomasochism, the internet cafe would have to Pay Chen Mo 59940 RMB to activate the game. "

"Players spent 50 to 200 yuan per hour in the VR internet cafe, and the price varied depending on the VR gaming pod’s configuration. "

"The optimization of "sadomasochism" was better, so it could run well in some low-configuration VR gaming pods, so it was calculated at the lowest price of 50 yuan per hour. "

"The original price of VR internet cafes was 50 yuan per hour, but if players wanted to play sadomasochism, they would have to pay extra, and the price would be raised to 80 yuan per hour, or even 100 yuan per hour. "

The specific amount of money was set by the VR internet cafe and could be adjusted freely.

"For players, 100 yuan per hour was an acceptable number compared to VR gaming pods that cost hundreds of thousands and games that cost more than 1000 Yuan. Some games with smaller capacity only took seven to eight hours to complete a round, and it was a good deal after some calculation. "

"As for the games that lost interest after playing for an hour or two, it was more worth it to play at a VR internet cafe. "

"For VR internet cafes, even though the price of the internet cafe version was twice that of the normal version, they could break even very quickly. The price of 1998 Yuan for each gaming pod meant that as long as the players played the game for 40 hours, they would be able to earn back their money. "

"For such a fun game, it wouldn’t be too much for all the players on this gaming pod to play it for 40 hours, right? "

"Moreover, this would tie the profits of the internet cafe to Chen Mo’s business. In order to make more money, the internet cafe would definitely try to promote the game. "

"For example, they could put up promotional posters on the outer walls of internet cafes, place the game icon of Slayers in an eye-catching position on the desktop of the VR gaming pods, or launch a special bundle top-up campaign where one could experience Slayers for as many hours as they wanted for free by topping up xxx amount at once. "

"This was a three win situation. The players could spend less to experience the game, the internet cafe could make money, and so could Chen Mo. "

"Of course, he could play it this way because "slaughter the original" was an extremely refreshing fast food game. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the internet cafés played a huge part in the popularity of Slayers. "

Although they were all pirated.

"One had to admit that internet cafes and these fast food games were a perfect match. Many players would go to internet cafes to play other games when they were tired. They would choose to open "slaughter the original form". There was no need for any exquisite operation, no need to level up, and no need to do missions. They could enjoy the game from the beginning to the end! "

"As such, in Chen Mo’s previous life, Slayers was the most popular single player game in internet cafés, and many people would come into contact with it in internet cafés. "

"In the parallel world, as the developer of the game, Chen Mo had to make good use of this. There was no way he would let the game die for free. "

"After Chen Mo sent out his intentions to collaborate with the various internet cafes, they all expressed their willingness to work with him. Some bought more, some bought less, but no matter how much it was, they were all willing to use the game to enrich their internet cafe’s game library. "

These internet cafe bosses were all very smart. They could sense that this game was very suitable for a VR internet cafe.

"If it was dark Souls, the effect would not have been so good … "

"After these VR internet cafes received the proposal for sadomasochism, they immediately hung up signs and even banners, advertising in striking font You can directly experience Chen Mo’s new game "killing the original"! "

"Chen Mo also made some cool posters and merchandise of Alex, giving them to internet cafes that had ordered a lot of games as a way to promote it. "

"On top of that, Thunderbolt gaming platform had added a new ‘kill prototype cooperative VR internet cafe list’. Players could search for the nearest cooperative VR internet cafe to experience the game! "

Chapter 626: release!

"On February 2nd, "sadistic killing" was officially released! "

"After a few days of trial and hype, the game’s popularity was unparalleled, thanks to the game’s special feature and Chen Mo’s marketing efforts. "

"On various video websites, killing prototype had become a hot topic in the VR gaming area, with a large number of one-week plot introduction videos appearing. On various livestreaming platforms, many livestreamers of League of Legends, Overwatch, and single player games were also looking forward to the release of the game. And on Weibo,#welcome to the top of the food chain #had become a hot topic! "

"On video websites, many UP Masters had mixed clips of Alex, the protagonist of "kill the original form, " and had also gained a high number of views. "

"Even though many UP Masters and live streamers had tried the game in Chen Mo’s Experience Store, and many videos had been uploaded online, it didn’t affect the passion of the players for the game. "

"The reason was very simple, watching others play was not as good as playing it himself! "

"In games like Dark Souls, many players would choose to clear the game through video because it was too difficult. If they were tortured by it, they might not be able to last one round before they threw it aside. However, killing prototype was different. Anyone could kill monsters in this game, and there was no threshold at all! "

"Moreover, the players were also itching to see the streamers flying on the roofs and walls of buildings, transforming into various forms to kill enemies at will, because they knew that these cool moves did not require any high-level operations at all, and anyone could do it. "

"Not to mention, the experience in VR was completely different from watching a video! "

"Many players were even more excited after watching the demo. If they were to climb walls in VR, what would it feel like? Wouldn’t that be great? "

"Moreover, the price of the game was considered very cheap in VR games, and players were all expressing their desire to buy it! "

……

"Imperial, at the entrance of ku le internet cafe. "

"Ku le internet cafe was one of the more well-known chain internet cafes in China. It was located in all of the major first and second-tier cities. The environment was better, and the VR gaming pods were more advanced. The price was also affordable, so it was very popular with players. "

"At the moment, VR internet cafes were quite popular because many people couldn’t afford VR gaming pods. Spending two to three hundred Yuan to experience the latest VR games in a VR internet cafe was considered a good deal. "

A few players made an appointment to arrive at the entrance of ku le internet cafe.

"VR internet cafes were more expensive. For example, kule internet cafe, which was more affordable, cost 60 Yuan per hour for a normal VR pod. Playing four hours a day would cost more than 200 yuan, so the players couldn’t stay there every day. "

"However, playing online together in a VR internet café on the weekend was a good choice for many players. "

"Eh? Why is there a new banner? A collaboration with the original form internet cafe?"

"What the f * ck? Is that true? Isn’t that Chen Mo’s new game?"

"A few young people walked up curiously and saw the banner and sign at the entrance of the shop. It clearly said "We can try Chen Mo’s new game ‘killing the original’, no purchase required!"

"We can directly play ‘killing original form’? F * ck, then let’s not play Overwatch today. Let’s play Slayers!"

"Why? I still want to show off my Yuan clan!"

"Why are you showing off the yuan clan? Didn’t you see that killing original form was all over the internet recently? This game is much better than your Yuan clan!"

"Really? How good is it?"

"Hehehe, you’ll know when you go in. It’s beyond your imagination! Hurry up, go in and ask the boss. Isn’t this game selling for 998? how can he experience it directly in an internet cafe? Is this some kind of cooperation with the R & D?"

"A few young people came to the front desk of kule internet cafe. As they swiped their ID cards, they asked the pretty lady at the front desk, "I can play ‘killing prototype’ in the internet cafe? Is that true?"

"The lady smiled and nodded."That’s right. Our internet cafe is in a partnership with Thunderbolt entertainment. We bought a lot of internet cafe versions of kill the original form. You guys can try it out in the VR gaming pods there. However, the price is 100 yuan per hour."

"Can I play all the content of the game?" a player asked."Or are you only allowed to play the first part?"

"You can play all the content, " the young lady replied."You can charge by the time you play."

"NICE!" A few young people couldn’t wait to swipe their ID cards and each occupied a VR gaming pod. "

"Some VR game companies had done similar events before, but they were all limited by game content. In other words, you could experience the game directly in the early stages of the trial, but as the game progressed to a certain stage, you had to pay to buy the game. "

These trial versions of the game were provided to the VR internet cafe for free by the game developers. The purpose was to let players experience the beginning of the game and be attracted to pay later.

"At the moment, most players went to VR internet cafes to play large scale online games, such as moon God’s prophecy. The entry fee was very low, and the main source of income was additional value-added services. "

"Many players had been tricked by these "experience games" before. Some standalone games were put up in VR internet cafes under the banner of "experience". They were good at the beginning, but they could not be played halfway and had to pay for them. "

"It stood to reason that this charging strategy was quite reasonable, but the problem was that no one was willing to buy it! "

"On the other hand, sadomasochism used a different strategy, which was equivalent to shifting the risk to the VR internet cafe. Therefore, to players, this kind of charging strategy was much more friendly. "

"There wasn’t anything new about this strategy, other developers had thought of it before, but it wasn’t popular because they didn’t have the same characteristics as slaughter prototype, and also because they didn’t have Chen Mo’s reputation! "

"It was precisely because Chen Mo had so many of his classic games, and almost every one of them had achieved a certain level of success, that the owners of these VR internet cafes were able to work with Thunderbolt entertainment without worrying about losing money. "

"Soon, several young people turned on the voice function in the VR gaming cabin and shared their gaming experience with each other. "

"F * ck, experiencing the opening CG in the VR gaming pod is awesome! It feels like Alex jumped down right in front of me, it’s so exciting!"

"Wow, Times Square is exactly the same as the video! And only when you play it yourself do you realize the difference between VR and watching videos!"

"F * ck, I’m running on the building! He could climb all kinds of buildings! I’m a little afraid of heights, so I fell down!"

"Tanks and helicopters are all trash! He’s invincible!"

"F * ck, this game actually passed the vetting process? Can you believe that this is a domestically produced game!"

Chapter 627: The eternal AlexMercer

"After the official release, posts about Slayers began to occupy the discussion zones of major VR games. In the player chat groups, a large number of players were promoting the game. "

"The players had the same attitude towards the game "Cool!"

"In fact, the previous Dark Souls had already tortured many players to the point that they began to doubt their lives. Now, after playing sadistic killing prototype, these players ‘suppressed emotions were perfectly released. "

"There were many discussions about killing prototype on the forum, but it was completely different from Dark Souls. "

"There were posts about Dark Souls that complained about the difficulty, shared their experience in the game, commented on the level design, and analyzed the story … "

"However, in "killing prototype, " there was no such post. There was only one kind of post This game is awesome! "

"It was true that the difficulty, playstyle, and level design weren’t much to analyze because they were very common. As for the plot, only the last scene was more interesting, so no one gave any spoilers. "

"Everyone had the same feeling, but this game was very cool! "

"Furthermore, most people couldn’t explain how it felt, so they had to experience it themselves. "

"Many players were addicted to it because in VR mode, whether it was parkour on the building or fighting with the Army in Times Square, it was a very exciting experience! "

"At first, many players were not used to parkour on a building. They would scream in shock when they fell from a high altitude. However, after falling a few times, everyone got used to it and even had an inexplicable sense of anticipation! "

"After all, very few people in the real world had experienced the feeling of falling from a high altitude. Those who had experienced it were either bungee jumping or the grass on their graves was already a few meters high. "

"Although the experience in VR games couldn’t be compared to real life, it was very close. "

"Especially with the continuous unlocking of the player’s abilities, more mobile abilities could be obtained, such as air stabbing, gliding, fast rolling, and so on. When those skilled Masters controlled Alex, they could really experience the feeling of flying in the air at will! "

"On the other hand, after the release of "killing the original form, " Alex’s popularity also soared, and it became one of the most representative game characters! "

"And "welcome to the top of the food chain" and "brother A" became two very important keywords. "

"Some well-known UP Masters had also taken advantage of the popularity of "slaughter prototype" and released Alex’s character album. "

"All of this meant that Alex was not only the protagonist of a game, but also an iconic character in the game, or even a virtual idol! "

"It could be said that the success of "killing the original form" was inseparable from the image of Alex, and many people specifically analyzed the success of Alex’s image. "

"First of all, Alex’s popularity was mainly due to its good looks. Its face was only a part of it, but the most important part was its clothes. "

"He was wearing three layers of clothes, a white shirt, a hooded sweater, and a black jacket. He was wearing jeans and black leather shoes. "

The black jacket guy had two white rings on each of his arms and a Red Wing-like pattern on his back.

"The most eye-catching thing was that the zipper of the sweater had to be pulled down slightly below the chest, and the top two buttons of the shirt had to be unbuttoned. The shirt must not be stuffed into the pants. It had to be slightly exposed outside. "

"This kind of outfit highlighted the freedom and rebellion of the young group, but at the same time it was cool, it was not too exaggerated, and seemed very deep. In addition, the hood covered most of Alex’s face very well, which made it more mysterious while in line with the aesthetics of young people. "

It highlighted Alex’s characteristic of being ruthless and not talkative.

"It could be said that Alex’s clothes were still very handsome even in today’s aesthetic sense. Even Alex’s clothes could be found on major shopping websites, and they sold well. "

"Secondly, Alex’s ability design was perfect. This powerful cheat not only did not make the plot collapse, but it also gave the players an extreme sense of pleasure. "

"Alex could climb walls, use all kinds of weapons, obtain other people’s memories, and become anyone it ate. He had super speed, attack power, and defense power at the same time. He was the perfect model. "

"Moreover, these abilities were all under the same package, and they all originated from viruses. The players did not think that there was anything wrong with so many superpowers being placed on the same person. Instead, they would think that it was F * cking awesome! "

"Even in Chen Zhao’s previous life, Alex’s ability had influenced a large number of web novelists. Alex’s virus ability had appeared in many modern urban themes, superpower themes, and apocalypse themes. "

"It could perfectly fit the setting of the Golden finger in web novels, and also show the rationality of Alex’s ability design from another angle. "

"Finally, Alex’s personal charm was the most wonderful part of the game plot. "

"From the very beginning, both the beginner’s lesson in Times Square and the opening of the mortuary had created a suspenseful atmosphere to make the players guess Who was Alex? Who was he going to take revenge on? And why did he wake up in the mortuary? "

"As the plot continued to progress, Alex encountered more and more powerful enemies, unlocked many different abilities, and solved all kinds of mysteries. "

"However, the truth surprised both Alex and the players in front of the screen. "

"Alex had a cruel childhood, so he didn’t trust anyone, had no friends, and didn’t care what others thought of him. He was hired by GENTEC as a research and development personnel. However, due to his personality, he was already a marginal person with the potential to be anti-social. "

"Although GENTEC was a research institution under black Watch, the experiments had gradually gone out of control. Black Watch had begun to eliminate GENTEC staff and silence them one after another. If there were no accidents, Alex would also be unable to escape the fate of dying in the dark alley. "

"In order to protect itself, Alex escaped and brought a sample of the blacklight virus as a bargaining chip. However, at the train station, Alex was surrounded by Black Watch. At his wits ‘end, he shattered the virus with a mentality of taking revenge on society and infected everyone in the station. "

"The virus entered his body and was sent back to GENTEC in a body bag. However, at the same time, the virus was also transforming his cells. "

"In other words, Alex had been looking for the person who released the virus and mutated it, but that person was itself. "

"Moreover, strictly speaking, Alex was no longer the Alex it used to be, and it was not even a human. "

"Alex was now the prototype of the blacklight virus, which was the name of the game PROTOTYPE?The protagonist controlled by the player was a life form with Alex’s appearance and part of its memory as its preset value. It was the blacklight virus that had its own consciousness after Elizabeth. "

"After learning the truth, most players, like Alex itself, were completely dumbfounded. It was because Alex had been busy all this time to stop the black light virus, and deep in its heart, it had always regarded itself as a human being. "

"In other words, the source of all sins seemed to come from himself, the human Alex. "

Chapter 628: Planning New Year’s activities

"At this time, the military decided to use nuclear bombs to blow up the already completely infected Manhattan to stop the virus from spreading. "

Alex chose to step forward and use a helicopter to carry the nuclear bomb out of New York and sink it to the bottom of the water.

"The explosion of the nuclear bomb had torn Alex to pieces. At this point, everyone’s heart was in their mouth. They knew very well that as a viral body, Alex, as an existence that truly stood at the top of the food chain, was not allowed to exist in human society, which was likely to be a tragic ending. But everyone was also looking forward to Alex surviving the terrible nuclear explosion. "

"Just when everyone was in despair, a Crow flew onto a piece of garbage and was absorbed by Alex. At the end of the story, Alex was successfully resurrected! "

"This ending was beyond the expectations of many players, and the hidden meaning of the story was also very profound. "

"As a human being, Alex had decided to take all the people new York with it, but Alex, a virus that was only 18 days old, risked its life to transport the nuclear bomb away in order to save others. "

"Alex was already standing at the top of the food chain, and it would never die as long as its brain wasn’t out of order. In order to save these human beings who had nothing to do with it, it was even willing to risk being melted by a nuclear bomb, which formed a strong contrast, and also made Alex’s image plump and fresh in an instant. "

"Alex’s character in "slaughter the original form 2″" collapsed because this setting was abandoned. Alex should have the image of a lone assassin, which was "NO ONE CAN PROTECT YOU FROM ME" and "as long as I want to kill you, you will die without a doubt." At the same time, Alex had its own values and persistence. Obviously, he shouldn’t be an ambitious man who wanted to rule the world, and he shouldn’t be a villain who talked a lot of nonsense. "

"Of course, Chen Zhao would not allow this to happen. Alex’s image was now complete. He would be an iconic character in the game, forever fixed in the moment when the nuclear bomb was transported away and he was resurrected by the crow. "

……

"After a round of the game, many video game media had also reviewed the game. The ratings were not high, around 8 points. "

"This was determined by the game’s quality, but these reviewers had also clearly written down the strong points of the game. "

"On the one hand, the image of the protagonist Alex was very successful. It could be said that the whole plot story, battle arrangements, level unlocking, and other aspects of "slaughter the original form" were all carried out around Alex. Therefore, although the other characters had no sense of existence, Alex had undoubtedly become a classic game character. "

"On the other hand, the game was extremely pleasurable. Every player could experience things that couldn’t be done in the real world in the game. As a character who was both good and evil, they could kill many people in the game world. "

"In terms of sales, "sadomasochism" had obviously achieved sales and popularity that far exceeded its actual quality, becoming a highly-discussed work before the new year! "

"Of course, judging from the figures, although the original form’s sales were even close to Dark Souls ‘at the beginning, it was not as good as Dark Souls. "

"However, even so, the sales and popularity of "killing prototype" were enough to make a large number of domestic R & D companies jealous. Moreover, the internet cafe version also contributed a large portion of the original form’s income, which was a unique way. "

……

In the experience store.

"The VR experience area was still full, and this situation would probably last until the Spring Festival. "

"Even though Slayers didn’t have a high rating on major video game media, it didn’t affect players ‘love for it. "

"Especially the players around the imperial capital, who all came to the experience store from afar to try out the game. The craze would probably last for a long time. "

"Meanwhile, Chen Mo was already planning the Spring Festival activities with Qian Kun. "

"As the Spring Festival approached, various online games that were still in operation would definitely take this opportunity to launch some activities. On one hand, it was to increase the game’s popularity, and on the other hand, it was to generate revenue. "

"For many games, it wasn’t a matter of whether or not you wanted to have an event. It was a matter of whether or not the players would rebel if you didn’t have an event. "

"Many players hoped that developers would come up with beautiful skins and clothes during the spring Festival to cheat them of their paywalls. If they didn ‘t, they would feel uncomfortable. "

"Chen Mo had a lot of games under his belt, so he had to take care of all of them when he was doing operations. "

"He didn’t consider long-term standalone games, but mainly online games that were still in operation. "

"In terms of PC games, League of Legends was the main game. "

"As for mobile games, there were Thunderbolt tabletop, Onmyoji, leading land, and King of Glory. "

"Even though Onmyoji had been going downhill for a long time, there were still a bunch of die-hard players who were still working hard for it. "

"In terms of VR games, Minecraft had a long lifespan and Overwatch had a huge player base. "

"Other than that, games like super Mali Odyssey and dark Souls could also take advantage of the Spring Festival to sell their downloadable content or release some free updates. "

"On top of that, Chen Mo didn’t forget to continue selling his [Switch]. He was still wondering if he should release a new version of the [switch], with a Chinese style packaging, some China Style graphics, a suitable discount, or give away some games or something? "

"Well, the players would definitely buy, buy, buy! "

"The operation of League of Legends was the simplest. This year’s S2 World Championship was still held in Shanghai, but the champion was not IF or NRG, but EU team. "

"Of course, the twists and turns didn’t need to be explained one by one. In season 1, League of Legends was still in its early stages. The teams that could win the championship relied on their strong individual strength on one hand, and on the other hand, they relied on their brilliant tactics. "

"However, starting from Season 2, as the clubs became more and more professional, the strength of the teams was no longer dependent on just a few high-scoring players, but on the management of the club, team coordination, tactical research, version adaptability, player hero pool, and so on. "

"The domestic league was full of ups and downs, and in the end, it was the old team, EU, that caught up from behind and won the championship of S2 as a Dark Horse. "

"Fortunately, the championship trophy was still in China. "

"In the parallel world, the domestic professional league of League of Legends could be said to be one step ahead, and one step ahead. "

"With Chen Mo’s help, League of Legends had the most players in the country, and was the first Division to establish the league. Under the intense competition, the clubs were constantly changing to become more professional, leading Europe, the United States, and South Korea in this aspect. "

"Besides, since League of Legends was a domestic game, and the championship trophy of S1 was still in China, the players had high expectations for the major teams. They would be flamed if they couldn’t win the championship. "

"For example, IF was an old powerhouse with several popular players, but if they couldn’t win the championship, they would still be criticized by their fans until they doubted their lives. "

"In such an environment, the domestic teams were under a lot of pressure, but it also made the domestic league of Legends professional circle work harder to achieve results. "

"E-sports was ever-changing, and if you slacked off for a month, you might be surpassed by countless people. Chinese players weren’t any weaker than foreign players. Even in the LPL in Chen Mo’s previous life, he had defeated the arrogant Korea team in the International League and the All-Star competition. This fully showed that the professional players of the Chinese server had the potential to do so, but they lacked the spirit and the rules. "

"In the parallel world, Chen Mo had been trying his best to avoid all of this from the start, and now he was finally seeing some results. "

Chapter 629: Year-end party

"Qian Kun went through all the new year events with Chen Mo, then asked, "Then we’ll go with this, manager?"

"Chen Mo nodded."MMM, let’s do it. It’s about time to spread the news. After all, the players need to be prepared."

"Prepare what?" Qian Kun was stunned. "

"Of course!" Chen Zhao looked at him."I’m preparing my red packet."

Qian Kun was speechless.

Qian Kun thought about it and realized that it was true. He wanted to inform the players earlier so that they could keep their New Year’s money and year-end bonus well and not spend it on other games …

"After everything was arranged, Chen Mo stood up and said to the rest of the studio, "Well, the work before the new year has almost been arranged. Everyone, finish your work and take a break. Come back on the eighth day of the Spring Festival. If it’s a job that can be brought home, then bring it home to do. "

"As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, there was already a round of cheers. "

"Wow, the store manager is so awesome! Long live the store manager!"

"I can go home early!"

"Wow, it’s good to have a willful boss. I got an extra week of vacation for nothing."

"The experience store had employees from Imperial, but they were a minority. As for the others, they came from all over the country, and it was troublesome to buy tickets to go home during the spring Festival. Chen Zhao gave them an early holiday. Not only did it extend their holiday, but it also made it easier for them to go home. "

"Lin Xiao reminded everyone, "don’t forget about the annual meeting. Let me remind everyone that the store manager has prepared a lot of prizes for everyone this year. The grand prize is a red packet of 18888 Yuan. Whoever doesn’t go will lose money. Don’t blame me for not reminding you."

"How can I forget?" everyone said. We’re still waiting to get the grand prize! By the way, what’s the grand prize?"

"Lin Xiao smiled and said, "this … Is a secret!" You’ll know when the time comes. I’ll definitely satisfy you!"

There was another round of cheers.

"Every year at the end of the year, there would be a party. "

"Thunderbolt entertainment was getting bigger and bigger, with more and more profits, and Chen Mo was spending more and more. This year’s Annual Meeting was held at a five-star hotel. The show had invited a professional performing team, and the prizes were even more generous. "

"As a game developer, the prize for the annual meeting was definitely closely related to the game. Everyone who was present at the annual meeting would receive a red packet of 18888 Yuan as a sun’s glory award. In addition, there were various high-end cell phones, high-end laptops, rare skins in various games, game currency conversion, VR game gift bags, and so on. "

"At the same time, because Thunderbolt entertainment didn’t have that many employees, everyone would definitely be able to get something else other than the radiance of the sun award. As for what they would get, it would depend on their luck. "

"The grand prize was the highest configuration VR gaming pod on the market, and its price was basically the same as a luxury car. "

"These were the additional prizes from the annual meeting. As for the year-end bonuses for each project team, they had already been distributed. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s year-end bonus this year was just as simple and brutal as it had been in previous years. And because all of the projects had strong profitability, there wasn’t much of a difference between the year-end bonuses for different project teams. "

"In general, most of the core members should have received more than 20 months of bonus. Even some newcomers who had just joined recently had a lot of year-end bonuses. "

"The new year was something to be happy about for most of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s employees, but Chen Mo didn’t feel anything special about it. "

"To him, the awards ceremony, Annual Meeting, and the Spring Festival were all just for show. Chen Mo wasn’t interested in such a formal event. "

"At this time, he was thinking more about how to arrange the research and development plan after the new year. "

……

"After finishing another round of Warcraft, li jingsi stood up and stretched. "

"More than 90% of the players in the PC experience area were playing League of Legends, and it was rare to see an anomaly like li jingsi. "

"Even though li jingsi was one of the prettiest players in the experience store, not many people tried to hit on her. On one hand, they knew about her relationship with Chen Mo, and on the other … A girl who could beat 99% of the male players in games was destined to give off an unattainable feeling … "

"Li jingsi’s personality was actually quite easy-going, but she was too good at playing games, so it was natural for her to create a sense of alienation from others. "

"If he went to flirt with the other girls, he would say, "girls, come play together. I’m a diamond God, I’ll take you flying!"

"But for li jingsi, diamond was basically the equivalent of a beginner … "

This was F * cking awkward!

Li jingsi looked at the time and went to the main hall.

"Seeing that li jingsi had arrived, Chen Mo put down the book in his hand."I’ll give you a heads up, don’t forget to attend the Annual Meeting. You’re now a full-time employee of Thunderbolt entertainment."

"Alright, " li jingsi nodded. By the way, my cousin is here for inspection today, so don’t let the cat out of the bag. "

"Inspection?" Chen Mo was taken aback."How? don’t expose yourself?" Do we still need to receive them?"

"No, no, no, of course not." Li jingsi shook her head hurriedly. You’re the boss, is it appropriate for you to personally receive the family of your employee …"

"Oh, that’s true." Chen Zhao nodded."Then I’ll just pretend nothing happened."

"Yes, it’s fine if you don’t show your face. I’ll get goldfish or Qian Kun to trick her. Besides, I’m not fooling you. I’m working here now. " Li jingsi explained, "it’s mainly because my sister’s suspicious. She kept urging me to find a job, but she didn’t believe me even after I found a job …"

"Yeah, " Chen Mo said, "you found a job in the experience store where you play games every day. It doesn’t sound very trustworthy …"

"The last time li Jingwan had forced her to go for an interview at Emperor dynasty entertainment, li jingsi had been a little annoyed. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo decided to give her a job in Thunderbolt entertainment. The full title was "Thunderbolt Entertainment’s chief gaming experience". Well, this position was obviously made up by Chen Mo. To put it simply, it was a player who played games in the experience store every day … "

"Needless to say, li jingsi’s family would definitely be very satisfied with her salary and other benefits. However, it was precisely because she was so satisfied with all the benefits that li jingshu was suspicious. "

"Could he have been brainwashed by some multi-level marketing organization? Or is she just lying?" That was li Jingwan’s first reaction … "

"After all, li Jingwan had been working in the workplace for three to four years before she could earn her current salary. Every day, she was as tired as a dog. Yet, li jingsi’s first job after graduation earned more than her. Moreover, her daily job was to play games, and she had very free time between work and work. This was very hard to accept! "

That was why li jingshu wanted to come to the experience store to check on li jingsi’s working condition.

"Oh right, " Chen Mo suddenly thought of something."There’ll be a few new employees after the new year. You’ll be interested."

Li jingsi was taken aback.

"Jia Peng, Chang xiuya, Wen Lingwei, and a few others were all poached by me, " Chen Mo said. "

Chapter 630: Thunderbolt games ‘Spring Festival event

"Senior and the others are coming?" li jingsi asked in surprise. That’s good. You can happily hack with five people in the future?"

"Oh?" Chen Mo facepalmed."Is that your first reaction?"

"What else?" li jingsi asked. "

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment."Yeah, I can do five. That’s right …"

"Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng, and a few others had been regular customers of the experience store before, but after graduating from university, they went their own ways to look for jobs. After they got busy, they didn’t come to the experience store as often. "

"Chen Mo didn’t invite them to Thunderbolt entertainment before because the company was still in development, and they didn’t lack people in the art department. Besides, other than Wen Lingwei, Jia Peng and Chang xiuya’s original arts were only at the level of normal fresh graduates, not up to the company’s standards. "

"The hiring process still had to be done according to the proper procedure. Although Chen Mo could afford to hire idlers, it was a bad influence on the working atmosphere of the entire project team, and it would also make Jia Peng and the others feel uncomfortable. "

"However, things were different now. The three of them had been working in the outside world for two to three years, and their professional standards were not bad. Chen Mo’s development was also on track, with an art team and suitable positions for them. "

"As for Jia Peng and the others, wasn’t it a job? Without a doubt, Chen Zhao’s place offered the highest salary in the industry. "

"So, when Chen Mo went to find them, they agreed to jump ship after getting their year-end bonus. "

……

"Li jingsi sat on the sofa for a while, then stood up."Alright, I’m going to continue playing games. I don’t want my cousin to come over and see me sitting on the sofa and saying that I’m not doing my job. "

"Chen Mo said, "so she was doing her job when she saw you playing?."

"Li jingsi chuckled."After all, I’m the chief game tester now. My main job during work hours is to play games. There’s nothing wrong with that."

"Oh?" Chen Mo smiled."This job really suits you."

"Li jingsi suddenly thought of something."Oh, right. I saw it just now. You’re preparing to release a New Year’s event?" And all sorts of promotion plans for the Spring Festival?"

"Yeah, " Chen Mo nodded."Do you have the urge to buy?"

"Not at all, " li jingsi replied. You can play anything you want in the experience store. "

Chen Zhao was speechless.

……

"Qian Kun acted quickly. After he had confirmed the Spring Festival event, he posted it online very quickly. "

The Spring Festival events of the various games had also invigorated the players!

"First of all, all the online games that were currently in operation had new activities for the Spring Festival. "

"Thunderbolt tabletop once again offered free gaming pods during the new year, and players could even receive random red packets during the game. Even though these red packets were all taken from the players, and the amount wasn’t high, it was still a good gimmick to get cash from the game. "

"At the same time, Thunderbolt tabletop’s physical prizes were all on sale, clearly to clear out all the beans the players had. "

"Onmyoji, King of Glory, League of Legends, and Overwatch were going to release a bunch of crazy theme skins for the new year, and there would be a link between these games. "

"Chen Mo released a ‘Spring Festival skin super gift package’ that included all the new skins for the four games, and it was a crazy 50% discount! "

"Of course, there were many new skins in the game and they were very expensive. Even with a 50% discount, the price of the gift bag still reached a crazy 3288 Yuan. "

"However, this price did not deter the players. On the contrary, many rich players expressed that this price was F * cking good-hearted and that they would buy a lot! "

"No matter what, a skin with a clearly marked price was much more reliable than a lottery! "

"It didn’t matter if he didn’t buy the gift bag. There were many other ways to obtain skins in the game. For example, the points and diamond treasure hunt in Mobile Legends, the loot box in Overwatch, and the mysterious store in League of Legends … "

"In short, all the pay-to-win events were open. Chen Mo didn’t care if he was scammed, he just had to close his eyes and give a discount. "

It was that simple and crude!

"Moreover, these games had also updated the new year-related scenes. For example, League of Legends, Overwatch, and glory of kings had all updated the new year Special maps. The surface of the ground had been turned into snow, and some suitable scenes had lanterns and window decorations. Occasionally, fireworks would also be set off. "

"The login scene, themed UI, and all sorts of in-game interfaces were changed to a China Style. Just like the log-in interface of League of Legends, there was a golden ink painting, a Chinese fenlacus skin, and two cool door Gods. In any case, he was so handsome that no one could compare to him. "

"There were not many good skins for "leading the land", but the scene map could be changed, and there would be a special New Year server. During the new year, the rare cards ‘drop rate would be increased by 1%, and the players would still be full. "

"Other than that, there were various VR single player games, such as Minecraft, super Mali Odyssey, Dark Souls, and so on. "

"Minecraft had a strong connection to the Internet, so Chen Mo arranged for some special props, such as fireworks during the spring Festival and characters in traditional cheongsam. "

Many players were still planning to have a special fireworks show in Minecraft and post a video on the internet during the new year.

"Super Mali Odyssey, on the other hand, had a very cheap DLC. It was a China-style new Year scene, and the squares in the air were gift boxes. After collecting the scene currency, one could even buy Chinese-style themed clothes. "

"As for Dark Souls ‘Spring Festival event, it was a little more of a hassle. Apart from the usual DLC, Chen Mo had two Easter eggs. "

"After all, the overall atmosphere of Dark Souls was quite deep. If they really made it particularly festive, it wouldn’t match the characteristics of the game. "

"The bell of the new year had rung, and it was a good day to pass on the fire. This time, Chen Mo had changed the onion Knight equipment in the game to a festive red, and the Knight helmet was a beautiful red Lantern. "

"Moreover, the characters "fortune" and "door God" were pasted on the equipment doors in the DLC, making it particularly festive. "

"Of course, the New Year’s atmosphere wouldn’t be felt if they didn’t wear this set, but it was obvious that the players couldn’t not wear it … "

"The Switch released a New Year Special Set with a red package and a red handle. It was full of excitement and joy. Moreover, the special set included super Mali Odyssey, Dark Souls, and a bunch of digital games from Thunderbolt gaming platform. It only cost $2222, showing off its conscience. "

And the most insane of all were the games on Thunderbolt gaming platform …

All!

Troops!

Hit!

Fold!

"The other designers ‘designs were all up to them, so Chen Mo didn’t care even if they had a 10% discount. As for Chen Mo’s own games, the latest VR game this year was at a 20% discount, and all other games were at a 50% discount. "

"At first glance, Thunderbolt gaming platform was covered in green labels It was a spectacular sight to see a 50% increase, a 20% increase, and some games even had a 90% increase. "

Would there be a nouveau riche who would take this opportunity to clear Thunderbolt games ‘game library?

"Yes, Chen Zhao was looking forward to it. "

Chapter 631: Li Jingwan’s inspection

"When the players saw Thunderbolt gaming’s spring Festival event, they were shocked. This was … Daylight robbery! "

"The new year hadn’t arrived yet, but the players on the official forums were already talking about it like crazy. Players of various games were discussing the unique New Year activities of the game, and the most discussed topic was obviously the ‘New Year-themed skin gift bag’. "

"Have you guys seen the promotional video for the new skin? I feel like I’m about to lose my wallet!"

"The new Chinese style is so beautiful! Besides, he still wanted to buy League of Legends, Overwatch, and King of Glory! Don’t even think about running away from PC and VR!"

"Hehe, you can just buy a New Year-themed skin gift bag. You don’t need to draw a prize, and you can get a 50% discount on the entire skin set."

"F * ck, 3288 …"

"Hehe, this is just a small amount of money for the rich. 3000 Yuan is just a drop in the bucket."

"It seems like everything is on discount! Even Thunderbolt tabletop’s items are on sale? I’m going to clear all the beans now …"

"What the f * ck, other than spending money for the Spring Festival activities, there’s nothing else? Chen Zhao, where’s your conscience?"

"Conscience? Since when did Chen Zhao have a conscience? It’s really fresh …"

"The two above, aren’t you being a little too objective? With so many new skins and such a strong discount, he still didn’t have a conscience? All the games are either 50% or 20% off, and you guys are still not satisfied!"

"That’s right, it’s not just pay-to-win events. Didn’t they change the setting of the games to the Spring Festival theme? Minecraft even released fireworks, Keke."

"The Dark Soul players are shocked. I thought there wouldn’t be Dark Souls in this event, but Chen Mo … Got a red outfit and two doors with the word" fortune "on them … F * ck, he’s good at this!"

"F * ck, Switch’s price, 2222 … Who is he mocking? But there are a bunch of games on it … Uh, no, I have to resist the temptation …"

"The players were going crazy, Chen Mo wasn’t going to let them enjoy the new year! "

"It’s fine that your skin is so good, but you even gave such a low discount! "

"The game even had a complete discount, and the discounts were simply irresistible! "

"What should I do? I don’t want to buy my wallet, but this temptation is hard to resist! "

Many players struggled for a long time before they realized that Chen Mo was giving them a warning to keep their year-end bonus and New Year’s money!

"If he informed them in advance, he wouldn’t be able to spend the money on other things … "

"There was still a long time before the new year, which was enough for the players to have a mental struggle. "

……

"Hello? Jingsi, I’m at the door. "

"In the experience store’s lobby, li jingshu put her phone back into her bag. After waiting for two minutes, li jingsi came to the lobby to welcome her. "

"In fact, li jingshu had visited the experience store many times before, but most of the time, she was there to catch li jingsi. It was like a parent going to an internet cafe to catch their son … "

"However, the situation this time was different. After all, li jingsi was now a full-time employee of Thunderbolt entertainment, and it was equivalent to an inspection of the workplace. "

"His son, who had been skipping classes to surf the internet, suddenly became an internet cafe employee with a high salary … This kind of change was hard for most people to accept. "

Li Jingwan was also full of suspicion.

"It was mainly because li jingsi had casually mentioned that her monthly salary was more than 20000 Yuan, as well as her year-end bonus. This made li jingshu feel very dumbfounded. How could he earn more than an elite like him … "

"Although li jingsi was quite good at playing games, she had never heard of a fresh graduate receiving so many as soon as she started! "

"Moreover, the position was very strange."Thunderbolt gaming’s chief experience player"? it seemed to be made up! "

"Hence, li jingshu could not trust him and wanted to come and observe him. "

"What do you want to see?" li jingsi asked with a smile. "

"Li Jingwan thought for a moment."Hmm … Let’s take a look at your desk first. Where is it?"

"Li jingsi pointed at the sofa in the living room."Oh, when you’re free, you can sit on the sofa and rest. When you need to experience the game, you can go to the various experience areas to try it out."

"…I’m not well-educated. Don’t lie to me. There’s such a formal employee?!"

"Li jingsi laughed and said, "ah, the nature of our work is different." You’ve never been the ‘chief game experimenter’, so how do you know that this position requires a workstation?"

Li Jingwan was speechless.

"Li jingsi saw that she clearly didn’t believe her, so she suggested, "How about this, I’ll show you my contract, and you come with me."

"Contract? That’s not appropriate, is it?" Li jingshu was a little puzzled. By right, the contract should be in the hands of the individual and the company, but from li jingsi’s reaction, was she planning to bring her directly to the company’s copy? "

"Li jingsi led her all the way to the fourth floor and sat down in the conference room. She then looked for su Jinyu and asked, "Goldfish, can you help me get my contract?"

"Su Jinyu nodded."Sure! Wait a moment."

"This is …" Li jingshu narrowed her eyes. "

"Oh, he’s our Vice President, " li jingsi replied."He’s the oldest employee. He’s now in charge of the overall development of all projects."

"What did you call her just now?" li jingshu frowned. "

"Goldfish, " li jingsi replied. "

"Shouldn’t he be called CEO Jin or something?"li jingshu whispered. "

"No, the game company doesn’t have that many rules, " li jingsi replied with a smile. Besides, her last name is su, not Jin. "

"While li Jingwan was still suspicious, su Jinyu had already brought the contract over. "

"Come, take a look." Su Jinyu said. "

"Li Jingwan received it with both hands, overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, thinking to herself that this Vice President really didn’t put on any airs at all … "

"Thunderbolt entertainment was one of the top video game developers and operators in the country. The Vice President must be worth at least hundreds of millions, why did he look like a student council member … "

"Maybe it’s because I don’t understand the world of the rich!"

Li jingshu sighed with emotion as she flipped open the labor contract.

"Well, there was no problem with the position, the salary, and the various messy terms. This was a very formal labor contract, and there was nothing fishy about it … "

"However, it was the salary figure and various terms written in the contract that made li Jingwan a little dumbfounded. This was not reasonable at all! "

"However, he really couldn’t see anything suspicious. Could it be that this cousin of his had really fallen into a trap and picked up a good job? "

"Sis, is there anything else you want to ask?" li jingsi asked. Do you want me to call the boss over?"

"No, no, no, there’s no need for that." Li Jingwan hurriedly waved her hand. It’s not right to alarm President Chen about this. I can’t let you leave a bad impression in front of President Chen. "

"Alright, I’m just here to confirm this so that your parents can rest assured. It’s a good thing to find a good job. You have to work hard. "

"Alright, sis, I got it." Li jingsi pursed her lips into a smile. "

Chapter 632: Chen Mo’s first song

"After returning the contract, li jingsi sent li jingshu out of the experience store. "

"At the entrance of the shop, li jingshu was still worried."Jingsi, as the saying goes, there must be a trap when a pie falls from the sky. "Although you graduated from a famous university and are good at gaming, I still think that your salary is a little too high. You have to pay attention to whether there are any traps or the like. Please don’t hide anything from me. "

"Sis, why don’t I just tell you the truth?" li jingsi asked. Actually, this job was arranged by Chen Mo. "

"You mean, Mr. Chen is interested in you?" li jingshu raised her eyebrows. "

"Uh …" Li jingsi said. "

"Li Jingwan laughed as if she had heard a joke."Alright, alright, you’re dreaming. Let me tell you, work hard and watch less of those overbearing CEO dramas. Did you really think that there would be such a good thing?"

Li jingsi was at a loss for words.

"Li Jingwan smiled."I understand how you feel. When I was young, I also liked to dream like you." Alright, I’ll be leaving first. Remember to work hard!"

"See you later, sis …" Li jingsi said. "

……

"In the experience store, Chen Mo was daydreaming. "

"The main game project after the new year was still undecided, so he hadn’t really thought about which game to develop. "

King of Glory and League of Legends had already dominated the mobile and PC games respectively. Only the VR games had not dominated the online games yet.

"Although Dark Souls had done well, it was a single-player game after all. "

"Although there was no hurry to cut the leeks, there was no point in leaving them all … "

"As Chen Mo was thinking about it, su Jinyu said with a smile, "Manager, go online and take a look. Someone made a video of you!"

Chen Zhao was shocked. What the hell?

"Wasn’t that the treatment that only internet big shots, internet celebrities, and big live streamers had? How come I’ve been arranged to join? "

Chen Mo took the phone from su Jinyu and saw that it was really…The title was Chen Mo’s version of happy poverty!

"Chen Mo had heard this song before in his previous life, and it was also a popular song for guishu. Even though the singer had changed in parallel world, and the lyrics and tune were slightly different, the difference wasn’t that big. "

Chen Mo’s mouth twitched as he opened his video.

……

"Tiny lightning."

"Only a few tens of billions."

"You can only eat husks and drink water every day."

"The game is on sale again."

"I’ve lost everything. "

"Xixi, hahaha, can only make poor happy."

……

"I’m just a designer. "

"Your game is trash."

"It’s currently the period of fighting. "

"I’m not interested in money. "

"I don’t have a house or a car."

"I can only make games."

"I don’t like money at all"

"I’m not interested in money. "

……

"1v10″"

"Because you haven’t paid for it yet."

[I’ve bought all the skins and games]

"Hurry up and go out and show off!"

"This game is on sale again."

"I’ll let you guys earn all the way again. "

"To say who suffered the most in the end …"

"Chen Mo became the number one in the world"

……

"Tiny lightning."

"Only a few tens of billions."

"I don’t have money to give to the cleaner."

"The skin is broken again."

"I’ve lost everything. "

"Hehe, we’re poor and happy."

……

"Who the F * ck did this? isn’t he too talented?"

"Chen Mo couldn’t help but laugh, and even pulled the video to the beginning to watch it again. "

These bosses in the demonic beast District were all talents!

"Obviously, the players weren’t going to just sit around and wait for Chen Mo’s crazy spending spree, they were going to fight back … "

And the method of counterattack was … Devilish.

"Although Chen Mo kept a low profile and didn’t appear on camera, he was still highly regarded by the players. Video Game Awards ceremonies, various interviews, and interviews from the battle against the AI had all been recorded. "

"Obviously, these big shots of the ghost District had used these videos as materials to make a ghost video. "

"This video went viral very quickly. In just a few hours, it swept through the ghost and beast area and was even recommended on the home page. Many players also expressed in the bullet screen We’re going to declare war on the music District! "

"It was true that this was the work of hundreds of millions of tuning Masters. Chen Mo’s voice was calm, and his Mandarin was standard, without too many fluctuations, making it perfect for making a video. "

"The most talented part was the author’s writing skills. Not only did they all rhyme, but they also used all of Chen Mo’s pretentious lines! "

"I’m just a videogame designer", "I’m trash at games", "I’m in the middle of a fight", "I’m not interested in money", and so on, these were all things that Chen Mo had said in his interview! "

"There were also many comments in the video, such as "do you really think Chen Mo won’t go on the show", "welcome serente to the All-Star", "believe it or not, serente will buy the website tomorrow", and so on. "

"While Chen Mo was watching his own video, it had gained 50000 views in three minutes. It was clearly on fire … "

The worst part was that there were even bullet comments urging Chen Mo to start streaming!

"Chen Mo could only sigh, it seems like the players really love me. I’ll have more discounts after the new year. "

……

"The in-game pay-to-win events for various games had been arranged, and there was no work before the new year. "

"However, Chen Mo still had two more important awards ceremonies to attend. "

"One was an award ceremony in China, the one Chen Mo attended every year. Obviously, Dark Souls was definitely going to be the game of the year. "

"Not only dark Souls, but this year’s newly developed super Mali Odyssey, prototype slaughter, and even King’s glory all had a chance of winning. "

"However, Chen Mo had already received so many small awards last year that he wasn’t in a rush. "

"Other designers would struggle to win any award, but Chen Mo won a few without even panting … "

"On top of that, tgnn had also sent out an invitation to Chen Mo, hoping that he could fly across the ocean to attend the awards ceremony. Dark Souls had been nominated for best game of the year, while super Mali Odyssey had been nominated for best platform game. "

"Obviously, tgnn’s nomination carried more weight. "

"Even though tgnn was only a video game media company, it was still an authoritative video game media company in the world. Moreover, the games that were being reviewed were all masterpieces of the year. The fact that they were shortlisted for the best game Award was enough to prove the weight of these two games. "

"Chen Zhao was initially against going abroad, but this was a special case, so he had to make the trip. "

"As for the awards ceremony in China, Chen Mo didn’t plan on going because of the time constraint. When the time came, he would just tell Qiao Hua to let Qian Kun or su Jinyu collect the trophy on his behalf. "

After all … It would be embarrassing if he took the annual game prize himself!

Chapter 633: TGN awards ceremony

In the experience store.

"A lot of people were gathered in the hall, watching tgnn’s annual Gaming Awards ceremony on TV. "

"Hey, didn’t you say that the manager is here? where is he?"

"How are we going to watch with so many people? these foreigners wouldn’t give the manager a special shot, would they?"

"What’s there to be afraid of? when he goes on stage to receive the award, won’t there be any cameras?"

"This place is so big and magnificent! Even the host feels empty on stage. Luckily, the camera is close enough!"

"Which award is it now? Manager, did you win an award before?"

"Yes, Dark Souls has already won best RPG, best operation, Best Family Game, and best e-sports team from League of Legends."

"Only a few?"

"…F * ck, that’s tgnn. There aren’t many awards in total. Do you think you’re selling cabbages? wholesale by catties?"

"Although there are many awards, they’re all within reason. Dark Souls is to the liking of the Western audience, it’s not too much to get the best RPG. This year’s Season 2 of League of Legends is even more Grand, and the number of players and revenue has reached a new level. It’s not too much to get the best operation award. "

"That’s right. The most important part is the game of the year!"

"Is anyone watching the game committee’s awards ceremony? How many awards has sister goldfish won?"

"Game Committee awards ceremony? No matter whether we watch it or not, the manager will take over, there’s no suspense!"

"The television in the experience store’s lobby was broadcasting TGN’s awards ceremony. Many Thunderbolt Entertainment’s employees and players were gathered in front of the television, waiting for the final game of the year. "

"Coincidentally, the game committee’s awards ceremony this year was almost the same as tgnn ‘s, so Chen Mo didn’t go and let su Jinyu go instead. "

"However, most people didn’t pay attention to it, because to Chen Mo, it was already the best game in China last year, and dark Souls this year was even more so. There was no point in paying attention to it, so he just let su Jinyu go on stage and show off. "

The key was still TGN.

"As one of the most authoritative video game media in the world, TGN’s ratings were basically objective, fair, and just. There wasn’t an official organization like the game Committee in the world that could manage all the video game companies, so the world’s annual video game could only be judged by these authoritative video game media. "

And none of the designers in the country had ever won a global Game of the Year award.

"It’s here, it’s here! The main event is about to reveal game of the year!"

"Tgnn’s stage was huge, and they had been waiting for a while. The latest promotional videos of several games were shown on the big screen, including the New Year’s special DLC of super Mali Odyssey, which caused the audience to cheer. "

"After the preparations were done, the host went on stage again. "

The tgnn host was a handsome young man who had been hosting tgnn awards ceremonies for many years. He was a familiar face to many of the overseas audience.

"The host came to the front of the stage and the entire place was silent. Inside the experience store, the people in front of the TV were not even breathing heavily. "

Everyone was clear that it was time for the most important annual Gaming Awards!

"The host sneered solemnly and said in a very solemn tone, "This year is a special year. It’s also a year of rapid development for the game industry. There have been many revolutionary works in the gaming industry, and the competition for the best of the year award is very intense. "

"The most surprising thing this year is the sudden rise of the Chinese gaming community. In fact, Thunderbolt games was already nominated for the best esports award last year with League of Legends, but we have to admit that they were still a very young game company and couldn’t qualify for the game of the year competition. "

"But this year, Thunderbolt games has entered our field of vision through two games, Dark Souls and super Mali Odyssey. They’re also going to compete with the world’s top video game companies for the honor of game of the year. "

"This is a very good sign for tgnn. We look forward to the rise of more video game companies and add fuel to the fire for the development of the game industry around the world. Now, let’s invite TGN to perform a song for all the nominated games!"

"The camera switched, and because it had been a close-up of the host, the people in front of the TV didn’t notice that an entire Orchestra was ready on the stage. "

"First, it was a close-up of the violinist. Then, the camera was pulled away so that everyone could see the whole scene. "

"On the huge stage, an entire band was playing the game’s theme music, and the big screen began to play the game. "

"These games were all classics of the year, and the music in each game was about one minute long. "

"Oh, the blood Coast!"

"Dawn of gods 4!"

"Critical speed 3!"

"Oh my God, TGN’s game of the year has this kind of player, it’s too scary! These are all godly works that we could only look up to in the past!"

"It’s coming, it’s coming! Dark Souls! It seems like they’re treating this and prequel as a game series!"

"Yeah, it’s released in the same year after all. It’s basically a large-scale DLC."

"To be honest, I’m a little scared. Dark Souls has already won best RPG, can it still win game of the year?"

"I don’t know. Let’s continue watching."

"Oh? Knight’s glory? Wow, there must be something shady going on. How can a player of this level be nominated for the annual video game competition?"

"…Save some face for him. It’s a product of GA, and it even used the latest Origin. You don’t even want him to be your partner, isn’t that a little overbearing?"

"Eh, there’s an Odyssey!"

"Wow,’super Mali Odyssey’ has a good reputation. Other people are playing the game music, but this one is singing the theme song!"

"I remember that we got European and American singers to sing for us, so it was quite convenient for us to invite them to the venue …"

"Many people in front of the TV were a little surprised. It was reasonable for Dark Souls to be nominated, but the nomination of super Mali Odyssey was a little unexpected. "

"Although this game was also good, its influence in the country was far less than that of Dark Souls. Strictly speaking, it was not even as influential as kill prototype. "

"For many players, "super Mali Odyssey" only completed the task of protecting Switch, and did not have that much influence. "

"However, in the eyes of the tgnn judges, it was fully capable of competing for the honor of game of the year. "

The big screen began to display the game graphics of super Mali Odyssey. Many players who had been playing on the Switch realized that the game’s graphics quality was so high.

Chapter 634: Game of the year!

"He sang the theme song of Dushi country live. Not only that, but there were also many audience members in red hats in the audience. They were obviously fans of "super Mali Odyssey" and were cheering on their own accord. "

"I didn’t expect that there would be so many people who like the Odyssey overseas." Even Qian Kun was speechless. "

This surprised many Chinese players. Many people thought that super Mali Odyssey would never be nominated for tgnn’s game of the year.

"On this point, it could only be said that this was the difference in understanding between domestic players, game enthusiasts, and professional game review media. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, Nintendo’s games were considered to be a niche in China, but it would be a lie to say that Nintendo was a niche game in the world. "

"The reasons for this were more complicated, including domestic policy reasons (host ban), game characteristics, player tastes, consumption habits, game aesthetics, and many other reasons. "

"In the parallel world, even though there was no longer any reason for policies, there was still a huge difference in the taste of the game between local and foreign players. "

"A very obvious difference was that the players in China were driven by goals, while many Western players were driven by fun. "

"In other words, most players in China had to have a very clear goal when playing games. The clearer the goal, the more fun they would have. For example, the goal of MOBA games was to kill people, push turrets, and win; The goal of winning the chicken dinner was to search for resources, kill people, and live to the end. "

"As long as the game had a clear goal, as long as the quality was good, the way it was played was new, and it was an online game, it could be a big success if it was hyped up and became a hot topic. "

"On the other hand, many Western players were driven by fun. That meant that they paid more attention to the fun in the game than the fastest way to clear the game. Even in League of Legends, which had a clear goal, many foreigners tried this kind of trick and were often featured in special game highlights. "

"Of course, this saying did not apply to all players. There were players in China who were driven by fun, and there were players overseas who were driven by goals. It was just that there were more players overseas who could experience the fun of this game. "

"Chen Mo had considered this when he made super Mali Odyssey, hoping that the game would expand its player base and even gain influence overseas. "

"The candidate games had all been revealed, and next up was the extremely intense and exciting final award ceremony. "

The host came back to the stage with the trophy in his hand.

"This year is the year of games. There are all kinds of excellent games, but there’s only one title for best game."

"Next, please allow me to once again introduce the shortlisted games of the year."

"The host once again officially announced the list of games that had been shortlisted for the game of the year, and every time he read out the name list, the audience burst into cheers. "

"When Dark Souls and super Mali Odyssey were read, the cheers from the audience were even more enthusiastic than those from other games! "

"Obviously, these two games had also gained great influence in Europe and the United States, and they were not inferior to the classic IP sequels of big manufacturers. "

"The host paused, and after the cheers and applause died down, he solemnly said, "Now, I’m very happy to announce that the winner of the game of the year, chosen by 47 media outlets and fans around the world, is …"

"Thunderbolt games ‘Dark Souls"

"As soon as the host finished speaking, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the venue! "

"This is the first time Thunderbolt games has won the best Game of the Year award, and tonight, Dark Souls has won the best RPG and best Game of the Year awards!"

"The camera turned to Chen Mo, who was sitting in the audience. Chen Mo stood up and elegantly hugged the designer next to him. Then he waved to the audience as he walked up the stage. "

The experience store was also in a jubilant mood.

"Awesome! The manager really won game of the year!"

"Hahaha, there should be other designers in the country paying attention to tgnn, right? The manager is so awesome that he’s going abroad!"

"But the manager is so calm. I’m convinced!"

The award ceremony continued while the audience cheered on and off the television.

Chen Zhao and Denise walked onto the stage one after another. Chen Zhao’s face was full of smiles.

The host held the trophy with both hands and handed it over to Chen Mo.

The applause and cheers lasted for a long time.

Chen Mo walked over to the microphone and looked at the tgnn gaming trophy in satisfaction.

"Thank you to all the tgnn judges and all the players who love Thunderbolt games around the world."

"On behalf of the entire production team, I would like to thank all the players for their long-term support."

"Congratulations to all the selected games as well. Everyone is working towards the same goal-to allow the game industry to develop better, and to allow players to enjoy the best spiritual entertainment. "

"Once again, thank you for your support. Thunderbolt games will repay you with even better games. Thank you!"

Every sentence Chen Zhao said was translated by Denise. The crowd’s applause and cheers rang out again and again.

"With Chen Mo’s level of English, it wasn’t a problem for him to say a few simple words, but he was here to represent China’s gaming industry, so he had to say it in Chinese. "

"In the end, the audience erupted into thunderous applause and cheers. As Chen Mo held the trophy in one hand and waved to the audience with the other, TGN came to a perfect end! "

"In the experience store, Qian Kun and the others were already popping champagne to celebrate. Many players were also celebrating, and the entire Experience Store was filled with a joyous atmosphere. "

"Amazing! This time, he really can hold his head high!"

"When will the manager be back?"

"Let’s celebrate first! Dark Souls is invincible! The manager is invincible!"

……

"The tgnn awards ceremony had ended, but the discussion about the awards ceremony continued. "

"The Chinese players didn’t think much of this award, but many overseas players were wondering why the game of the year wasn’t given to super Mali Odyssey. "

"Even though they were both Chen Mo’s games, they were two completely different genres, and had different core players. "

"From Chen Mo’s experience in his previous life, these two games were on par with each other in the eyes of professional video game reviewers, with perhaps Odyssey being slightly better. "

The reason why Dark Souls 3 was not as good as Odyssey was that Dark Souls 3 was not as creative as Dark Souls 1.

Chapter 635: What kind of trash palm can play mobile Legends?

"In 2017 in Chen Zhao’s previous life, if it wasn’t for The Legend of Zelda With the appearance of Breath of the Wild, the game of the year would most likely go to Odyssey, while games like horizon and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground could only be considered side-by-side. "

"However, the situation was different in a parallel world. "

"In the parallel world, there were two Dark Souls series released at once. It was the pioneer of soul-based games and was the most popular VR platform. It even used the latest artificial intelligence. "

"And "super Mali Odyssey" relied on Switch. In his previous life, Switch was on the same level as the major servers, but in the parallel world, it was obviously inferior to VR in all aspects. "

"It was because of this consideration that the tgnn judges gave Dark Souls the Game of the Year award. However, one thing was for sure. Even without Dark Souls, the Game of the Year award would most likely go to super Mali Odyssey. "

"After getting off the plane, Chen Mo couldn’t help but tighten his down jacket. "

"No matter how pretentious a person was, they would still feel cold. "

"Even though Chen Mo was able to show off in front of players all over the world during this trip, it was still quite a torture for him. It was going to be Chinese New Year in a few days, and he had to take the high-speed train back home to see his parents. "

"Perhaps because of the time difference, Chen Zhao still felt a little dizzy. However, he couldn’t sleep. He still had to take the shuttle bus back to the airport. "

"There were quite a lot of passengers on the shuttle bus, and they were all travel-worn. Chen Mo happened to have a seat. Seeing that the shuttle bus still had a long way to go, he took out the Switch from his bag to kill some time. "

Sitting next to Chen Zhao was a young man in his early 20s. He was wearing a bunch of branded clothes and was clearly a rich kid.

No one would believe him if he said he was rich at this age.

"The guy saw Chen Mo take out the Switch and came over curiously, "A handheld device?"

"Yeah, " Chen Mo nodded."Haven’t you heard of Switch?"

"I’ve never heard of it. Who’s still using a handphone in this day and age?" The guy’s face was full of disdain. He had obviously never heard of Switch, nor did he know Chen Mo. "

"What’s wrong with a handheld device?"Chen Mo smiled. "

"The young man snorted and said, "brother, you look like you’re only four or five years older than me. Why are you still playing games so retro?" The handheld devices have long been eliminated. "

"Chen Mo was amused,’you’ve decided that it’s eliminated? As far as I know, the Switch is selling well. "

"The young man frowned, clearly thinking that Chen Zhao was being sarcastic."It’s not fun to argue with logic. Let me ask you this, can you play mobile Legends on this broken phone? You can’t even play the most popular mobile game now, so tell me, what’s the point of spending money on it?"

"Oh …" Chen Zhao muttered to himself."I’m sorry, you really can."

"Ah?" The young man was dumbfounded. "

Chen Mo turned off Dark Souls and opened Mobile Legends.

The young man was stunned. He felt that his three views had been subverted.

It really was King of Glory!

"The young man looked at the Switch screen in disbelief. On it was the familiar game screen of Mobile Legends, and the screen was really big! "

"Not only that, but the entire UI layout seemed to have been changed. After removing the messy virtual buttons, the entire screen looked much more refreshing and comfortable. "

"The big screen, HD display, and even the modeling seemed to be much more detailed … "

"The young man scratched his head, wondering if he had opened it the wrong way … "

"Chen Mo handed the Switch to him, "Come and try?"

"The little brother took the Switch in fear and trepidation. Obviously, the way he looked at the console was a little different … "

"Chen Mo turned on the computer for him to play, and the guy immediately started playing. "

"Aiyo, this solid joystick feels really good!"

"The screen is so big? It’s much more comfortable than the small screen of the mobile phone …"

"Moving and casting skills are pretty useful, eh? It’s surprisingly good!"

"The young man felt that his worldview had been subverted again. Why did playing Mobile Legends on the Switch feel so much more comfortable than playing on the phone? You wouldn’t know if you didn’t try it, but the physical joystick improved the gaming experience by a lot! "

"How much is this?" the young man asked curiously. "

"Oh, " Chen Zhao said."It’s not expensive. It’s two thousand." There’s still an event during the spring Festival, and the Spring Festival version of 2000 is also free with a bunch of games. "

"The young man was shocked,’ 2000 Yuan? So cheap? Now, 2000 Yuan is only enough to buy a low to mid-configuration mobile phone, right? Any high-end cell phone would cost four to five thousand, or even tens of thousands!"

"Yes, it’s that cheap." Chen Mo chuckled. "

"As if he had discovered a new world, the young man began to check the other interfaces of Mobile Legends. "

"Brother, you … You have all the heroes and skins?!"

"The young man was shocked. This account had all the heroes and skins, even the heroes and skins from the diamond and point-based treasure hunt. The rare skins were not bad at all! "

"However, from the game history of this account, it was obvious that he didn’t play much … "

"The guy looked at Chen Zhao in a different light."Brother, you have such a good machine and all-hero and all-skin accounts, but you don’t play much? You’re a real nouveau riche!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "ah, he’s not rich at all. This is a problem of consumption."

"Why do you say that?" the young man was stunned. "

"Chen Zhao explained, "say, if you buy a piece of clothing, it’ll cost a few thousand. If you buy a pair of shoes, it’ll cost tens of thousands. If you buy a bag, it’ll probably cost tens of thousands." But who do you want to show it to? Am I right?"

"Show off to the rich people in your circle? They were all dressed in branded goods. Showing it to people without money? She doesn’t even know the brand of your clothes. "

"But the skin is different. Just say that this account has all heroes and skins. No matter where you go, no matter who you’re playing with, as long as you’re playing Mobile Legends, tell me, with all heroes and skins on this account, won’t I be able to kill everyone in an instant?"

"This is much better than buying some branded clothes, right?"

"The young man’s eyes lit up, "that’s right!" What you said makes a lot of sense, brother!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "plus, how much does all heroes and skins cost?" Why don’t you guess?"

"The young man was dumbfounded."This …" He said, "I really haven’t calculated this problem."

"Chen Mo laughed, "you’re unprofessional, I’ve calculated it .."

"The young man was invigorated and asked, "you’ve calculated it?" Then tell me, how much is it?"

"Chen Zhao explained, "Let’s Go Higher, okay?" All the heroes cost about 3800 Yuan, Wu Zetian is 6000 Yuan, Han Xin is 1000 Yuan, so basically, it’s within 11000. "

"All skins cost about 15000 Yuan. All runes are more expensive, 50000 Yuan. But in fact, you don’t need all the inscriptions, because some inscriptions are garbage and can’t be used at all. Usually, you just need to save up, and two sets of general inscriptions will be enough. "

"If you calculate it this way, all the heroes and skins are only worth about 20000 Yuan, and this is even a higher price. If you have a better face and save up your own money, you might not even need this much money."

"That’s cheap!"The young man exclaimed in realization. "

Chapter 636: The Spring Festival couplets of the experience store!

"Chen Mo nodded, "that’s right, it’s this cheap!" Are you surprised? It’s just a branded bag, right? However, with all Champions and skins, the effect of this is a hundred times better than a bag!"

"The young man slapped his thigh and said, "not just a hundred times, it’s more than a thousand times!" I really didn’t calculate how much all the heroes and skins cost, but they’re so cheap! No, I’ll do one now! I’ll buy a Switch later, the full set must be complete. "

"Seeing that the shuttle bus was about to stop, Chen Mo put away the Switch with a smile. "

"The young man said goodbye to Chen Zhao at the airport. As he walked, he said, "Thanks, brother! I’ll go back and buy a full skin!"

"No need to thank me, please call me Lei Feng!" Chen Mo smiled. "

……

There was still a bit of traffic on the way back to the experience store.

"It was almost the new year, so there were fewer players in the experience store. After the annual meeting, most of the employees had gone home. Only Qian Kun and a few other senior employees were still making arrangements for the Spring Festival. "

A few local Imperial employees requested to be on duty. Chen Zhao agreed after some thought and gave them more holiday pay.

"The experience store would be closed until the third day of the new year, and the experience could be opened as usual from the third day of the new year. However, the official start of the project team was on the seventh day of the new year. "

"After all, for many of the locals in the imperial capital, it was an important form of entertainment for a few friends to go out and play games together during the new year. "

Qian Yong had already arranged for most of the shifts during the spring. Everyone was happy to see Chen Zhao.

"Manager, hurry up! Where’s TGN’s trophy?"

"Manager, I watched the award ceremony, it was so cool! By the way, didn’t tgnn invite you to dinner or something?"

"Chen Mo laughed, "what’s there to eat? foreign countries don’t like that." The trophy is in my box. Wait for me to take it out and put it with the other trophies. "

They took out the tgnn trophy and played with it for a long time before they put it in the cabinet with the other trophies.

"Oh, that’s right." Qian Kun suddenly remembered something, "manager, a player gave us a Spring Festival couplets."

"Chen Mo was shocked, "couplets?" Where? let me see. "

There were so many enthusiastic players. There were even people who gave out couplets?

Qian Kun took a Spring Festival couplets from the shelf and unfurled it in the hall with Chen Mo.

"The quality of the couplets was not bad, and the words were quite big and looked very stylish. "

"However, Chen Mo almost laughed out loud when he saw the couplets. "

"The first part was, "rich or not, even if there is money, why is it expensive?"

"The second part was, "poor but intoxicating, but arrogant despite not having any achievements or fame."

"The horizontal comment was, "it’s glorious to be able to spend so much effort."

"Chen Mo looked at it again. The couplets were neat and well-arranged, and they were quite suitable … "

The most coquettish thing is the meaning of this couplet. It’s simply a fancy way of cheating for paywalls. Isn’t this really a prop invited by our own company?

"Chen Mo held back his laughter,’which player wrote this? You’re quite talented. "

"Yeah, " Qian Kun said, "I think it was sent by a passionate reader. He even included his Thunderbolt Game Pass ID."

"Sure, " Chen Mo said."Give him a New Year skin super gift bag and thank him."

"Sure, " Qian Kun nodded. "

"This couplet is pretty good, " Chen Mo said."Why don’t you hang it on the experience store’s door?"

"Qian Kun was stunned, "ah? Is it appropriate?"

"Why not?" Chen Mo said, "look at how this couplet is written. It’s neat and has a deep meaning. This is a good couplet! It also shows the essence of Thunderbolt gaming. Listen to me, stick it on!"

"Alright, " he said. Qian Kun nodded and called a few of his employees, "you guys, come with me and put up the couplets."

"The Spring Festival was approaching, so the experience store was already decorated with all kinds of window decorations and the word "fortune". There were also a few red lanterns hanging at the entrance of the experience store, giving it a Spring Festival vibe. "

"The moment this couplet was pasted on, it instantly came to life. "

"Chen Zhao looked at the door and was very satisfied. The door to the experience store wasn’t size, but the couplets were big enough to make it look Grand instead of shabby. "

"He took out his phone and took a picture of the front door of the experience store, including the couplets. "

[Thunderbolt games wishes everyone a Happy New Year!]

"The moment this Weibo post was posted, countless people were fighting for the sofa. "

"Wow, Chen Mo’s Weibo is hot again!"

"Aiya, I thought it was a new game trailer. How boring!"

"Alright, it’s the new year. Don’t you think Chen Zhao needs to rest? Is this an Experience Store? it’s so festive!"

"Yes, these red lanterns are really beautiful. Eh? There are even couplets?"

"This Spring Festival couple…Holy shit!"

"Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Is Chen Mo doing this on purpose? This Spring Festival couple…This is f * cking asking for a beating!"

"I’m illiterate. Can anyone explain the meaning of these couplets?"

"It means that no matter if you’re rich or poor, as long as you top up, you’ll be glorious. If you don’t top up, you won’t be rich no matter how rich you are!"

"This is a provocation! Beat this bastard to death!"

"Oh my God, the officials are forcing people to pay in-app purchases? That’s too much!"

"Eh, the author of the couplet just posted on Weibo that he just received a gift bag for the Spring Festival skin from Chen Mo!"

"F * ck! We have a traitor among us!"

"Who is the author of this Spring Festival couplet? I’m going to snipe him in the game!"

There was a wave of laughter on Weibo.

The employees also said their goodbyes to Chen Mo and went home to pack their things. They had basically bought their tickets in the next few days.

"Chen Zhao’s ticket was at noon tomorrow, so he was not in a hurry. "

"After having dinner with li jingsi that night, the two of them strolled slowly in the direction of the experience store. "

"The experience store was near the third ring Road, and it was still brightly lit on both sides. There weren’t any particularly tall buildings nearby, but it was still lively. "

All of a sudden.

"In the distance, a string of fireworks shot up into the sky and instantly scattered, making the originally somewhat inconspicuous stars even dimmer. "

"After some time, the sound of fireworks could be heard. "

"Not long after, a few more fireworks bloomed, but they were all far away, obviously outside the fifth ring. "

It was already not easy to see fireworks here.

"Chen Zhao looked at the sky in the distance and said, "There are even fireworks, not bad."

"It’s quite beautiful, "li jingsi said as she looked into the distance. "

"Fireworks and firecrackers were forbidden in the fifth ring of the imperial capital, so even though it was almost the new year, the sound of firecrackers could not be heard. "

"Fortunately, it was possible to set off fireworks outside the Fifth Ring Road. Although they could only see it from a distance, it still had some New Year’s flavor. "

"The night breeze was a little chilly, and Li jingsi’s little face was red from the cold, but her face was brimming with a smile. "

"Happy New Year!" Li jingsi said with a smile. "

"Yup, " Chen Mo smiled."Happy New Year!"

Chapter 637: New mission

"Chinese New Year, the first day of the Lunar New Year. "

"This year, Chen Mo didn’t play any more games and instead stayed at home. "

"Although Chen Zhao’s family was relatively simple and didn’t have many relatives to visit, this Spring Festival was still quite busy. "

"However, there was one good thing now. Everyone was using communication software to wish them a Happy New Year, which saved them a lot of trouble. Rather than running all the way to meet him, it was better to send him a red packet in the group or private chat. "

"Chen Mo also sent out a bunch of red packets, three in the designer Chat group, five in Thunderbolt gaming’s staff chat group, and ten in the players chat group. "

"At the same time, Thunderbolt gaming’s official identity had organized a lottery on Weibo. Everyone was having a great time with all kinds of bright sunshine and lucky draws. "

"Chen Mo didn’t think it was a lot of money, since it was the new year and he wanted to have fun, especially those that he sent to the group chat. "

"Cough, cough, it didn’t seem appropriate to say that. It should be said that the wool came from the sheep. "

"Sigh, " Chen Mo sighed, "it’s rare to see a designer as good as me. I’m losing money again by giving players so many red packets during the new year."

"Of course, the game Committee also had to show some courtesy. Chen Mo gave Qiao Hua, Zhang Zhongxiang, and a few other familiar game committee leaders a red packet. It wasn’t much, only 666 Yuan. "

"In the end, all of them were rejected. "

"Qiao Hua replied, "I appreciate President Chen’s kind intentions. However, I can’t accept this money. They’ve been very strict with their checks."

"Chen Zhao was speechless. He didn’t give her too much money, but there was a risk of bribery with only 666 dollars? "

"In the end, Qiao Hua sent him a red packet."This is a gift for President Chen. Happy New Year."

Chen Zhao opened it. It was 6.66 Yuan.

Chen Zhao was speechless.

"He suddenly felt like he had returned to his relatives ‘group chat. Red packets were usually given out in three digits, but unfortunately, there was often a decimal point behind the first digit. "

"The two of them chatted for a while before Qiao Hua said, "By the way, there might be a special mission for you after the new year. Do you want to prepare in advance?"

"Special mission?" Chen Zhao was stunned. "

"The previous Dark Souls mission was actually a special mission, and it was mainly tailored for Pangu yinqing. As for the completion of the game, the game Committee was quite satisfied with it. Even though it was a bit of a scam at the start, it was enough to prove how amazing the game was to be able to win tgnn’s game of the year. "

"Qiao Hua sent a voice message, "it’s like this, you know that VR games are closely related to military exercises and training." In fact, after Pangu yinqing was developed, the higher-ups had already been pressing for this matter. Now that everyone has seen the effect of Pangu attraction, it’s very good, so I feel that we must bring up this matter again after the new year. "

"VR games are actually used in various industries, especially in the military field. There are already some VR FPS games that are specially designed for military training overseas. There are also some in China, but they are relatively backward and not particularly satisfactory. "

"So, we might be making an FPS game. Are you interested in that? If we’re talking about FPS games, you’ve made Overwatch before. Even though it’s a futuristic theme, it’s still one of the top three FPS games in the country. It shouldn’t be a problem to make another one, right?"

"Chen Mo thought about it and replied, "I can do it, but I’m not clear about the specific requirements. As long as they weren’t dancing in shackles, it was fine. To be honest, I’m good at making a game that the players like, but I’m not sure if I can make a game that will satisfy the leaders. "

"Don’t worry, " Qiao Hua replied."Most of the higher-ups in the game Committee still have high hopes for you. After all, with Dark Souls, even though they don’t really like the game, winning TGN’s Game of the Year award is enough to prove that."

"The FPS game this time won’t impose too many restrictions on you. However, you must remember that this is a game for players and also for military exercises. At the very least, it has to be useful for the training of the soldiers. For example, a game like Overwatch isn’t that meaningful."

"Indeed, no army could play Yuan’s gilded flash in a VR game. "

"Chen Mo replied,’okay, I understand. Then, department head Qiao, send me the specific requirements when you get back. I’ll consider it. "

"The two of them chatted for a while, and Chen Mo used his S-grade videogame designer access to look up some information. "

"Chen Mo already knew that VR games were widely used in many different fields in the parallel world. It was also because of the importance of VR games that they were so highly valued by the various countries, causing the status of the game industry to rise, and even setting up a game Committee to manage them. "

"FPS games, also known as shooting games, had always been a very popular genre in VR games, closely related to the military field. "

"In fact, all countries had similar projects. They specifically organized soldiers to carry out combat training in VR games. Through the simulation of VR games, soldiers could be placed in more dangerous environments without worrying about any casualties. "

"Of course, there was still a big gap between the VR in the parallel world and the real world, but this gap was gradually shrinking. "

This was especially true in the field of FPS.

"Compared to other game genres, FPS games required fewer actions from the characters, so it was much more realistic. "

"Currently, the other two popular FPS games in the country, fire assault and Wolf Soul, actually had a lot of game content that was specially customized by the troops to complete special training activities. "

"Although the marksmanship in VR games and in real life were not exactly the same, the soldiers could still train many things in the game, such as reaction, awareness, teamwork, and so on. "

"However, these two games had been around for quite some time. After Pangu attraction was completed, they would need a better FPS game. "

"Of course, there wasn’t a clear and unified standard for this type of game. "

"If it was only for military exercises, it would definitely be made into a large-scale real gunfight simulator to ensure the best training effect. "

"But the problem was that a VR game’s research and development funds could easily exceed 100 million, and the game Committee wouldn’t fork out that money for the game company … "

"Therefore, the first priority for a game company was to make an FPS game that gamers liked. They had to ensure that the investment in the game could be recouped. They couldn’t lose money to please their leaders. The cost would be too high, not to mention that the results might not be good. "

"On the premise of ensuring that the game was profitable, it was enough to make the game as real as possible and help the soldiers train in the way they played it. "

"Of course, Chen Mo wasn’t the only one who was assigned this task. The designer of Wolf Soul, Qin Xiao, and the designer of fire assault, ran he, also received this task. "

"After all, the three of them were the top FPS game designers in the country. "

"However, it was hard to say if the two of them would accept it. After all, they were designers under Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, and it wasn’t entirely up to them to decide what projects they wanted to develop. "

Chapter 638: Emperor dynasty’s FPS conference

As for the current state of FPS games …

The FPS games in China were still not as good as those overseas.

"Similar to his previous life, the domestic FPS games were mostly online games, while a large portion of the overseas FPS games were single player games. "

"It was still very difficult to make a large-scale FPS game. Not only did it require professional knowledge of various firearms, but it also required a Grand modern battlefield structure, professional military knowledge, historical knowledge, and advanced knowledge of various modern weapons. "

"If possible, Chen Zhao would like to do a large scale modern battlefield like the COD and BFR, but it was too difficult … "

"If it was just the most basic FPS game, it would be fine. It was nothing more than a few maps with some guns and some character movements. But the problem was that the players of those kinds of FPS games had long been tired of it. Wolf Soul, fire assault, and a few other foreign FPS games had long left this stage. "

"As an S-grade videogame designer, Chen Mo could access all sorts of databases and some confidential military knowledge through his connections with the game Committee, but he didn’t have the time. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t like to create a game that he wasn’t good at or wasn’t prepared for. "

"He had indeed drawn a modern weapon skill book before, but those were all beginner level and relatively simple. It was still okay to make planes and tanks like the "sadistic killing prototype", but it was nothing more than an empty shell. If it were to be more complicated, it would be a little difficult to do it. "

"For Chen Mo, it was better to choose a game with a smaller capacity, simpler production, and more popular among players. "

……

"The seventh day of the new year, the first day of work. "

"To Chen Mo, every year’s spring Festival was almost the same. It was boring. "

"Perhaps it was the same for most modern young people. The new year was not like a happy Festival, but more like a ceremony, and it made people feel uncomfortable. "

"The new year was unavoidable. If he really didn’t go home, he would definitely be very lonely. But if he went home, he would have to face some things that he didn’t like. "

"It was a bit of a dilemma. Even for some young people, they hoped that there would be no spring Festival. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t in the mood to stay at his parents ‘place for long. After all, he was the happiest when he was making games. "

"Moreover, he had free time now. If he just wanted to go home to see his parents, he could go back at any time. It didn’t have to be the Spring Festival. "

Most of the experience store’s employees were already there. Only a few employees who were further away had taken leave and hadn’t returned yet.

"There weren’t many players in the experience store either. After all, it was their first day of work, and there weren’t many people who had nothing better to do. "

"However, there were three familiar faces today-Jia Peng, Wen Lingwei, and Chang xiuya. "

"Su Jinyu and Qian Kun had already made the arrangements. It had been a long time since they last saw each other, and everyone was happy. To celebrate, Chen Mo even invited everyone for lunch to welcome the three back. "

"It was the first day of the new year, and most of the people were still in the same state as before. Chen Mo didn’t give them any special tasks, but just told them to finish up their work and get ready. "

It just so happened that Chen Mo wanted to use this time to finish the design concept for the new game.

……

"Emperor dynasty entertainment headquarters, meeting room. "

"Lin chaoxu sat in the middle, looking at the meeting materials in front of him and listening to the discussions of the other designers. "

"There weren’t many video game designers present, but they were all important figures in Emperor dynasty entertainment, and most of them had experience in designing FPS games. "

"He was the designer of one of the top three FPS games in the country, Wolf Soul. "

"Jin jieguang, the Operations Manager who had participated in gunfire. "

"She was Sun Bing, the main designer of gunfire. "

"In addition, there was also the operation Director of Wolf Soul, the designer of core functions, professional knowledge consultants, and the core creative staff of gunfire, etc. "

"Although the domestic FPS game industry could not compare to Western companies, Emperor dynasty entertainment had basically gathered the majority of the domestic FPS gaming talents. "

"In terms of the domestic market, FPS games were one of Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s strong genres. "

"At least for now, the FPS gaming industry was still dominated by Emperor dynasty entertainment, ZEN Entertainment, and Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"As for Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s meeting, it was to discuss the new FPS game project. "

"Obviously, Emperor dynasty entertainment had also received notice from the game Committee and was considering making a new FPS game. "

"However, Lin chaoxu still could not decide whether or not to do it, and how to do it. Hence, he had this meeting to gather the more experienced FPS game designers in Emperor dynasty for a discussion. "

"Jin jieguang cleared his throat and said, "Let me first briefly talk about the main point of the discussion. This time, the game committee’s intention was clear. They wanted us to use the latest Pangu engine to make an FPS game, partly for the sake of training the troops in VR. The main point of our discussion today is whether it can be done, and if it can be done, which direction should we go in. "

"Lin chaoxu looked at Sun Bing and said, "you tell me first."

"Sun Bing nodded and organized the information in front of him. Then, he said, "Regarding this issue, with President Lin and President Qin around, my opinion can only be considered as throwing bricks to guide the Jade. I can’t say for sure if I’ll do it or not, but I’m just sharing some of my views on the current state of FPS games in the country. "

"Sun Bing was the main designer of "history of gunfire". Although "history of gunfire" was similar to "ancient catastrophe" and was basically a failed project, it was still slightly better than "ancient catastrophe" overall, and it was still running. "

"And strictly speaking, gunfire died in the ranking competition. In terms of game quality alone, it was above average in China. As the main designer of gunfire, Sun Bing had a wealth of experience in making FPS games, so his opinion was rather important to Lin chaoxu. "

"Sun Bing had clearly done her homework before coming here, as she spoke in a clear and logical manner. "

"Currently, Wolf Soul, raging inferno assault, and Overwatch are the top three FPS games in the country. In terms of playstyle, Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault are slightly more traditional, while Overwatch is considered a relatively innovative FPS game. "

"Before this, everyone thought that Overwatch would represent the direction of FPS games because it was indeed popular for a while and even won game of the year. However, from the looks of it, the development of Overwatch has stabilized and there might not be any room for further improvement. "

Chapter 639: An innovative point of FPS play?

"Sun Bing paused for a moment before continuing."Actually, strictly speaking, the ranking competition was indeed one of the reasons for gunfight’s failure. It’s probably because of this that Overwatch didn’t start a ranking competition." However, the root of the problem is not the ranking competition, but the game’s capacity. This is already a consensus within our project. "

"Due to the limited capacity, even if Overwatch doesn’t have a ranking competition, it will only extend the lifespan of the game. It can’t continue to develop until it dominates the entire domestic FPS scene. Although Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault are older, they obviously have a longer lifespan than Overwatch. "

"From this point of view, I don’t think our new project should follow the path of Overwatch. An FPS game with skills won’t work, and an FPS game with a ranking mode won’t work either."

"Qin Xiao lightly nodded his head, indicating his agreement. "

"Previously, there were indeed a large number of games that mimicked Overwatch. In the end, all of them were pretty much done for. It even affected the entire FPS scene and caused them to be in low spirits. "

"If there were still designers who wanted to copy Overwatch, they would be laughed at. "

"Sun Bing continued, "if we’re going to make a new project, the most crucial question is what’s the core competitive point of this new project compared to the three major FPS games on the market? I think that’s the main issue we need to consider today. "

"From the big FPS games from the Western manufacturers, they’re basically moving towards a more realistic and grander content. More complicated firearms, accessories, more epic storylines, richer combat vehicles, and so on …"

"But all of these require a huge investment and a large number of professionals. "

Sun Bing was done.

"He had only described the current situation of the domestic and foreign FPS games market, but his meaning was actually quite clear. The key to this project depended on whether they could come up with a new game method. "

"How should he make a new game? Based on the experience of the big manufacturers in Europe and the United States, it was to increase the investment and make a bigger scene. "

Lin chaoxu’s fingers rapped lightly on the table as he furrowed his brows. It was clear that he did not agree with Sun Bing’s train of thought.

"Lin chaoxu said, "that’s one way of thinking." However, the problem was not only in terms of money, but also in the foundation and accumulation. Although Wolf Soul had also dabbled in some major war scenes, it was still far from being comparable to the big manufacturers in Europe and the United States. Even if we make it, we have to consider the taste of the local players. We can’t go to the overseas market if the local players don’t buy it, right? And even if it’s in the overseas market, it can’t beat those European and American manufacturers. "

"What do you think?" he looked at Qin Xiao. "

"Qin Xiao was silent for a moment before he spread out the documents in front of him, "To be honest, I don’t really want to do a new FPS project. The reason is simple. There hasn’t been any revolutionary technological progress yet."

"The Pangu engine is indeed an epoch-making physical engine, but it might not be able to stand out in an FPS game. It’s just to make the force of being shot more realistic, and the effect of being shot more realistic. "

"The players don’t really feel that much. That’s why Chen Zhao chose to fight with cold weapons. It’s more intuitive to fight with cold weapons. "

"On the other hand, there hasn’t been any revolutionary new ways to play FPS games. There are still some other modes like ‘safe and unboxing’,’mindlessly attacking’,’special firearms’, and ‘fighting zombies’. Although the cart and spot-occupying playstyle of ‘Overwatch’ looks rather new, it’s only interesting when it’s paired with the hero characteristics of ‘Overwatch’. If it’s forcefully put into a normal FPS game, it won’t be that fun. "

"You mean to try not to do it?" Lin chaoxu muttered. "

"It’s possible, but there’ll be some risk involved, "Qin Xiao replied. "

"Lin chaoxu smiled."The risk is fine. Tell me your thoughts."

"Qin Xiao considered for a moment before he replied in a serious tone, "My thoughts are actually similar to Sun Bing’s to a certain extent, which is to add more Grand scenes and modern weapons into a more traditional FPS game like Wolf Soul, such as more artillery, tanks, and planes."

"Of course, there are risks in doing so, but our goal isn’t to compare with European and American manufacturers. Our main goal is still domestic. As long as you add a few planes, tanks, and cannons to make it better than fire assault, it’ll be fine. "

"In addition, these modern weapons can actually better reflect the role of Pangu engine. For example, if a shell explodes on the ground, it will leave a hole in the ground, and at the same time, the shock wave will send players flying, or the shell fragments will cause damage to players. All of these can be used as gimmicks of the game. "

"Lin chaoxu thought for a moment and said, "hmm … Sounds good." In other words, they’re only making improvements and updates to the current traditional game modes, adding new content, and at the same time focusing on the effects of physical appeal, not completely copying the Western manufacturers. "

"Qin Xiao nodded, "yes." It’s not practical to learn from the big factories in Europe and America. On one hand, we’re not capable enough, and on the other hand, the Chinese players might not fall for it. At least for now, most of the players in Wolf souls only want to have fun with Tutu Tutu. There’s basically no need for a story in an FPS game. "

"Lin chaoxu nodded, clearly agreeing with Qin Xiao’s statement. "

"Qin Xiao’s plan was equivalent to a compromise. With Wolf Soul as the foundation, he added a larger map, more abundant firearms, vehicles, and modern weapons. At the same time, he still mainly played online battles, trying to suit the taste of the domestic players as much as possible. "

"Although there was still a little risk, it was worth a try. "

"Lin chaoxu thought for a moment and said, "alright, this is the plan for now." Qin Xiao, you’ll be in charge of this. "

"No problem." Qin Xiao nodded. "

"Lin chaoxu was clear that even though Qin Xiao’s plan had some risks, it was completely within control. Even if the game didn’t become popular, it shouldn’t be hard to guarantee profits. "

"After all, they were mainly considering the domestic market, and their competitors were fire assault and Overwatch. "

"Lin chaoxu looked at Jin jieguang and said, "also, pay more attention to ZEN Entertainment and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s movements. They should have received the notice from the game Committee." Especially Chen Mo, pay more attention to him. "

"Don’t worry, Mr. Lin!"Jin jieguang nodded. "

"It’s alright, there’s no need to be too worried. "Qin Xiao replied. In terms of funding and Foundation in the field of FPS games, we’re clearly better. Furthermore, Overwatch wasn’t very successful, which meant that it was difficult to innovate in the FPS field. In the field of traditional FPS games, we have the data of a large number of Wolf Soul players, so we have an absolute advantage in this aspect. "

"That’s right, " Sun Bing nodded."I think Chen Mo’s Overwatch is an important attempt in the FPS scene, but the results aren’t looking good." He won’t be able to come up with any new ideas in the short term, right?"

Chapter 640: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground The big escape

"In the experience store, Chen Mo was still working on the design concept. "

"To Chen Mo, there were a lot of choices in FPS games, and many of the top FPS games in his previous life had their own advantages. "

"However, with Chen Mo’s current abilities and the requirements of the game, there weren’t many options. "

"First of all, he could pass on large-scale Modern Warfare themes. On one hand, he didn’t have enough Foundation and ability, and on the other hand, the players in the country didn’t really buy it. "

"If such a game was really made, it was likely that the main market would be in Europe and the United States. It wouldn’t have much of an advantage over Wolf soul and fire assault in China. "

"Secondly, although it would be used for the training of the troops, it was mainly for the taste of the domestic players. This was a game, not a modern war simulator specially provided for the troops. "

"If it was just for war simulation, the best choice would be "armed assault". However, as a game, it required too many machines and the operations were too complicated. It was infinitely close to the real situation of Modern Warfare. It might not be a loss, but it might not be popular. "

"Plus, with Chen Zhao’s current abilities, it was very difficult to do it. "

"Moreover, giving it to the troops did not mean that it was reserved for the Special Forces. There were so many ordinary soldiers and police in the country, but how many Special Forces were there? If it was only for the Special Forces, it would be even more extravagant. "

"If the Special Forces wanted to train, they could use real scenes, real people acting as hostages, and so on. After all, the Special Forces were all elites. No matter how realistic a VR game was, it couldn’t be compared to a real training scene. "

"Therefore, the game had to be more universal. For example, the playstyle in Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault, which was designed for military use, was actually just the "tututu" in special map scenes. "

"At the current stage, there were two main functions of FPS games on VR. "

"On the one hand, it was to cultivate reaction, awareness, team cooperation, and combat skills in individual combat to deal with a variety of complex battles. The game not only applied to soldiers, but also armed police, police, and so on. "

Letting the police learn the high-end operations that only the Special Forces needed to do was not useful for most people.

"On the other hand, he wanted to find some fun in the boring training. No matter how realistic VR games were, they couldn’t replace the daily training of the Army. This thing played a role of adjustment and relaxation. "

"Moreover, a VR game was still a game. Chen Mo’s main goal was to make a good FPS game and take over the market, and becoming a VR training program for the troops was only his secondary goal. "

"Just like when Emperor dynasty entertainment was in discussion, the first thing they thought about was how to make the game more original and make the players like it, not how to better meet the game committee’s requirements. "

"Once Chen Mo had a lot of experience in making FPS games, and the conditions were right, the ultimate goal of VR FPS games would be to create a modern war simulator like armed assault. "

"However, even if it was made, not many people would play it. After all, the closer it was to reality, the more complicated it was, and the more complicated it was, the smaller the audience. At that point, they would no longer be making games for the sake of profit, but for the sake of historical status. "

"Of course, that was a gradual process. Not to mention Chen Mo, even video game designers around the world weren’t able to do that, and the VR technology wasn’t up to par yet, so that was a story for the future. "

"It was the same for other similar single player games. Even though these games had their own advantages in the eyes of hardcore gamers, the most important thing for Chen Mo was the price-performance ratio. "

"Using the least amount of resources to achieve the best results, there was no need to simplify things. "

"For Chen Mo, there was a shortcut. "

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds escape.

"The reason why this was a more ingenious choice was that although it was completely different from the traditional FPS game, it was not difficult to create. "

"As a game, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground could be considered very successful. It was extremely popular both domestically and overseas, and it had even extended its popularity to players who did not play FPS games much. "

"It had been two years since League of Legends was released, but Chen Mo still hadn’t released a phenomenal game that could dominate the VR platform. It was the perfect time to release PlayerUnknown’s Battleground at this critical moment. "

"Of course, releasing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground did not mean that it could sweep the entire VR platform, nor did it mean that it could end all FPS games. It was a very novel way of playing, but there was still a lot of room for development in the FPS category. "

"To Chen Mo, there would be more content-rich FPS games after PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but they would all have different goals. "

……

"When it came to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, this game was a complete victory in terms of design concept. "

"In fact, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s technological level wasn’t particularly high. Many FPS games that were much older than PlayerUnknown’s Battleground could have achieved this, but because the design concept wasn’t there, no game had been able to perfect a similar "Battle Royale" mode. "

"From DAYZ to H1Z1, and then to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, similar modes were constantly evolving. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, DAYZ was just a part of Armed Assault 2, which was a game that was released in 2009. "

"In "Armed Assault 2″", it was already possible for multiple players to survive and fight on a super-large map. However, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, which had truly perfected this mode, only became popular in 2017. There was a gap of eight years between the two. "

"In terms of technological progress, there was definitely some, but it was far from the point where it could decide the life and death of a game. "

"From the DAYZ module’s appearance in 2012 to H1Z1 in 2015, and then to "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" in 2017, the model had been constantly developing and improving. It was also inseparable from the continuous efforts of the "father of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground", Brandon. "

"To some extent, Brandon was also worthy of being the top designer. This was because the entire escape game mode was created and perfected by him. "

"Of course, the idea of the "big escape game" originated from nihong’s movie "big escape". However, there was still a huge gap between a movie and a real game. Out of the billions of people in the world, only Brandon was able to turn the idea into reality. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds wasn’t the best FPS game in terms of quality, as many hardcore FPS players could belittle the game in many ways. "

"However, it was undeniable that Brandon, as the designer, got full marks for his ideas. As for whether the game was good or not, it was the technical staff’s fault, not the designer ‘s. "

It’s not like the designer could just write a plan and get rid of all the bugs and cheats in the game.

Chapter 641: A more complete action system

"As for many people who felt that the "battle royale mode" was unpresentable, and many large FPS manufacturers would not do it … It was obviously nonsense. "

"It wasn’t just domestic game manufacturers that were competing to imitate this model, but foreign game manufacturers were also learning the big escape model. "

"EA’s CEO, Andrew, praised PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for injecting fresh blood into the industry. He was very impressed with the R & D team. He also expressed that the future "battlefield" might have a similar escape mode. "

"In response to the questions during the company’s financial conference call, the CEO of Ubisoft, yvus Guillemot, also said that the big escape game was currently a very interesting game mode, and they might also launch such a mode in future game downloadable content. "

"If even these classic FPS players placed so much importance on PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, it was clear that this model was an unprecedented success. "

……

"To Chen Mo, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was the most cost-effective game, especially since it was a VR game, and its resources were controllable. "

"In terms of game mechanics, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was a game where 100 players parachuted to every corner of an isolated island, found weapons, vehicles, and supplies with their bare hands, and survived to the end. "

"There were nearly thirty types of guns in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but they were still within Chen Mo’s acceptable range. "

"As for the various props and vehicles, they had already been made in many FPS games, just for the sake of adding some more variations. "

The most difficult part was the replication of the entire map.

"Unlike League of Legends, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s maps were not something that could be memorized. The size of the entire map was 64 square kilometers, and there were various complex terrains and buildings on the map. It could be said that most of the work was done on this map. "

"Luckily, Chen Mo had done some research on this game in his previous life. Some websites like SNF VR had the full picture of the map, so he should be able to restore it with memory playback potions. "

"It didn’t matter if there were some deviations, as Chen Mo could make up for them with his level abilities. "

"Of course, it didn’t matter even if he couldn’t remember it at all. Level design was something that could be polished over time. With the design ideas and basic rules already clear, it was nothing more than a matter of how the terrain was divided, how the houses were placed, and how the resources were farmed. "

The second was about the basic settings of the game.

"In terms of actions, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had a certain survival aspect to it. Therefore, the actions were definitely richer than those in traditional FPS games. It even included actions such as tilting one’s head to the left and right, jumping over walls, and so on. "

Chen Mo was considering adding more actions to a VR game to make the experience more realistic.

"On one hand, it was to add the ‘find cover’ operation. At this time, the players would lean their backs against the cover and could shoot out of the cover at any time. After shooting, they would automatically return to the ‘close to the cover’ state. "

(There is a similar operation mode in GTA 5 and mysterious sea.)

"On the other hand, it was to add in the "blind shooting" operation. When the player was hiding behind cover and was unwilling to reveal his head to shoot accurately, blind shooting could be used, which meant that the gun could be extended outside the cover to shoot. Of course, under such circumstances, the accuracy of shooting would be greatly reduced. "

"In addition, it could also add a "butt attack" operation. When the player was very close to the enemy, he could use the butt to hit the enemy, causing a relatively short hit recovery effect and a small amount of damage to the enemy. "

"In terms of movement, the "climbing system" was further enhanced, allowing players to climb steep slopes or walls of houses. However, during the process of climbing the system, the player would be in a state of withdrawal, and when falling, they would receive damage according to their height. There would also be physical limitations when climbing, and once one’s physical strength was exhausted, they would fall. "

"Moreover, not all places could be climbed. Only a few Hills with relatively soft soil and walls of houses where the climbing force was present could be climbed. "

"Obviously, this climbing system was to allow players to choose more routes. It was a high-risk, high-reward behavior. "

"In addition, players would receive more tactical movements, such as rolls, pounces, and so on. These movements would also consume the player’s stamina system, and they had a certain cooldown that could only be used at critical moments. "

"These actions could be combined with physical triggers. For example, when a player was sent flying by a fragment grenade, or when they fell from a high place, they could roll to avoid falling damage while adjusting their position. "

"Jumping down from a vehicle and rolling could also avoid some damage, but if the speed was too fast, he would still die. "

"In addition, the game would also use some classic settings, such as the different recoil force of the gun when the player adopted different postures (standing, squatting, lying), and the drop of the bullet when flying, etc. "

"In the end, there were two main purposes for the changes. "

"The first was to make the battle situation in the game more complicated, so that the players who liked to use their brains had more winning strategies. In addition, it made the whole game closer to real combat. At least, when the enemy found you first, you could roll for cover and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. "

"In terms of the audit, there was actually no big problem. "

"Not only were the policies in this world different from his previous life, they were also more lax in their checks. Chen Mo was also an honorary member of the committee, and even killing prototype had passed the checks, let alone PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. On the other hand, even if the card was approved, it was nothing more than a change of packaging. The background of the story would be changed to a simulated military training, and at the beginning of the game, it would be explained that the game was virtual and people would not die. "

"If it really did not work out, they could also pull out a banner in the game and write slogans like "train hard, protect the country, strive for excellence, keep improving". They could do whatever they wanted to do. Anyway, it would highlight positive energy … "

"Of course, Chen Mo didn’t have to purposely set up mines. PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was still set on an isolated island, and the character models had features of different races and regions, trying to reduce the game’s background as much as possible. "

……

"Very quickly, the design concept for the game was completed, and the meeting began. "

"It was obvious that everyone was looking forward to it. After all, this was Chen Mo’s first game for the new year, and no one could guess what Chen Mo was going to do. "

"Most people would have guessed that Chen Mo would continue with Dark Souls and super Mali Odyssey, focusing on bigger classics. After all, Chen Mo had just won TGN’s Game of the Year award, and his goal was the sea of stars, so making money was his secondary goal. "

"Chen Mo smiled at everyone. The projection screen hadn’t shown the concept draft yet, "Our next main research and development mission is PlayerUnknown’s Battleground."

Everyone present was stunned.

"Qian Kun asked weakly, "uh, manager, didn’t we already do" excavating the earth for Ascension "?" You’re going to release a sequel?"

Chapter 642: The charm of winning the chicken dinner

"It wasn’t everyone’s fault for misunderstanding it. After all, the name "excavating the earth for Ascension" left a deep impression on everyone. Not to mention the people on the organizing committee, most of the players and live streamers would shiver when they heard the name. "

"Chen Mo laughed, "no, no, no. This is another game. It’s not the same as the hammer-wielding Man Mountain climbing game." Let’s take a look at the concept draft. "

"When they saw the title of the concept draft on the projection screen, everyone came to a sudden realization. "

"Oh, it’s this "PUBG"! "

"Looking at the basic concept of the game, it did fit the name "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" quite well. 100 people landed on a deserted island, and only one person could survive to the end, so it was indeed a PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

Chen Mo started explaining the basic concepts and settings of the game.

The core fun of the game.

Map mechanism.

The character’s movements.

Gun system and accessories.

Item system and refresh mechanism.

Vehicle-related content.

……

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ‘game mode was not complicated. Although the details were complicated, the basic settings were easy to understand. "

"In short, it was to throw 100 players on an isolated island, search for resources on their own, and kill each other until only one was left. At the same time, in order to control the game time and drive the players to concentrate, the concept of ‘blue circle’ was added. "

"As for the rest, they were all added in details to make the game richer and more fun. "

"After he finished, Chen Mo looked at everyone, "So, do you all understand?"

"No one raised any questions, because Chen Mo explained it very clearly, and the mechanics of the game weren’t hard to understand. "

Perhaps the only question was … Just like that?

"Obviously, it was far from the kind of novel that many people imagined. It wasn’t as shocking as when Dark Souls was first released. "

"From the design concept alone, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was only innovative in terms of playstyle, and there was nothing particularly praiseworthy about other aspects. "

"Even if he used the Pangu engine … This was a battle of firearms, after all. The main damage came from the bullets, so the effect would not be as outstanding as that of Dark Souls. "

"Maybe … Because it was the first event of the year, he wanted to do a simple event to practice first? "

Many people had the same thought.

"Alright, " Chen Zhao smiled."Since there’s no problem, meeting adjourned."

……

Many people would look down on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds when they first came into contact with the game’s concept. The reason was simple-the game’s playstyle did not seem cool.

"Clearly, many people in the task force had the same doubts. "

"Maps, firearms, vehicles, accessories, props, actions, and other aspects were more or less available in other large-scale FPS games. There was not much innovation. "

"The only thing worth bragging about was the game mode, but would the players really accept it? He still had doubts. "

"In fact, there had been some survival games in other countries in the parallel world. For example, there was a survival game called "zombie siege" that appeared two years ago. The player would play the role of a soldier in the apocalypse and had to defend against the zombies ‘attacks in the base while constantly searching for resources to survive. "

"It had indeed received a certain response, and the sales were not bad, but it was far from reaching the point of "popularity."

"Chen Mo obviously wasn’t the type to be content with a small fortune. Even if he was making mobile games, he would definitely aim for the top of the best selling leaderboard. "

PlayerUnknown’s Battleground looked like an FPS game that was mixed with survival elements. Could a simple idea win against traditional FPS games?

Chen Zhao’s answer was yes.

"When analyzing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, many people tend to think of the problem as simple. "It’s just an idea!"

"However, in reality, MOBA was an idea, and so was a large MMORPG. The prototype of most classic games was also an idea. "

"The key was whether you could perfect this idea into a rich game, and whether you could make this idea fit the preferences of most players. "

"To the general public, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was better than all the other FPS games on the market (in terms of the game’s playability). This was not a coincidence, but an inevitable result of the game’s philosophy. "

The magic of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground mainly lay in five aspects.

The first was the strong randomness and the constant freshness.

The second was the potential for growth.

The third was the relaxed game rhythm.

The fourth was moderate team cooperation with high tolerance for mistakes.

The fifth was rich fun and exciting points.

"If one were to take these five advantages and compare them with other FPS games on the market, one would be able to clearly see how awesome PUBG was. "

"If PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s score was 100 points, it could be used to grade the other games. "

Traditional FPS games (PvP) 50 100 30 70 70

[FPS (single-player) 30 100 100 – 100]

[The Overwatch Council 60 80 30 30 80]

League of Legends 100 100 100 80 100

"Of course, it did not mean that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had defeated these games. The other games had their own strengths and were not included in the evaluation. "

It could only be said that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had a very clear advantage in these five points.

"In terms of high randomness and novelty, this was the root of ensuring the lifespan of the game. Simply put, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was similar to League of Legends in that they both had a new experience with every round. "

"Solo FPS games were good in all aspects, but in this aspect, they could not provide players with a highly random gaming experience. No matter how fun it was, it would become boring after a few rounds. "

"In traditional FPS games, the battles would usually break out at a few key points. After playing for a long time, one would feel a sense of deja vu. "

"Even though the Overwatch could change the hero to dilute this feeling, the sense of deja vu from the battle site was still an unresolved problem. "

"For example, in push maps, there would be a wave at every corner. In addition, there was the problem of a rigid lineup. After playing for more than a dozen games, the feeling would be very similar, and the expectations for the next game would drop significantly. "

"This was one of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ‘trump cards. Due to the size of the map, the different flight routes, the different blue circles, the different number of people flying to a certain area, and the different items picked up, players would always be able to experience different games. "

"As for the potential for growth in mechanics, it was whether or not the player could continuously improve their skills through repeated training. "

"This was the traditional advantage of FPS games, and it went without saying. The only thing worth mentioning was that due to the serious restraint of the lineup in "Overwatch", sometimes marksmanship didn’t guarantee a win, so points were deducted. "

Chapter 643: An Artificial Intelligence Law enforcer?

A relaxed game rhythm was the key factor that allowed PlayerUnknown’s Battleground to stand out from all the other FPS games.

The biggest problem faced by traditional FPS games and Overwatch was exhaustion.

"They were tunneling at any moment, and they could discover the enemy at any time, so the players ‘minds were always on high alert. Only when they died could they rest for a few seconds, and then they had to continue fighting. "

"Although players in the Overwatch might not be instantly killed, they still had to maintain a high level of concentration. Number 76 was either Tutu Tutu or running. "

"In PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, searching for resources, running away from the blue circle, and shooting were all overlapping tasks. The players were very relaxed during the search for resources and the running of the blue circle. This kind of relaxation made it less likely for the players to get tired. "

"It was for this reason that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground became one of the games with the best livestreaming effects. The streamer had more time to chat with the audience when they were searching for things or running away, unlike other FPS games where the streamer would not have time to say anything when he was playing. "

Team cooperation with moderate intensity referred to the role of an individual in the battle.

"In other words, there had to be a good balance between an individual and a team. The team should provide convenience for the individual, while the individual should not be dragged down by the team. Instead, he could rely on his strong individual ability to lead the team to victory. This was a good relationship. "

"On the other hand, the reason why Overwatch was not friendly to individuals was because the team completely crushed the individual. "

"In traditional FPS games, if you had good marksmanship, you could take on five people at once. "

"In League of Legends, if you had good skills, you could snowball and fight one against five. "

"However, in Overwatch, you could not fight against five people at once under any circumstances, unless the opponents were five retards. "

"The more important the party’s role was, the less tolerance the players had for their teammates. Just like in "Overwatch", once they were beaten up by a pair of players, everyone’s first reaction would be to immediately curse at 76. "

"In traditional FPS games, although teammates were more important, it was not to the extent that the game would be completely lost just because there was one less player. "

"In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the requirements for teammates had been greatly reduced, and it had never been so easy to carry a teammate. In League of Legends, bringing a noob might end up killing too many enemies. But in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, as long as the noob followed you obediently and avoided crowded areas, it was not a problem to survive for a while. "

"To put it simply, the Overwatch Vanguard was a game that could not be played with more idiots, but the game of PUBG was a game that became more fun with more idiots. "

"Therefore, the atmosphere in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was relatively good. There was not much hostility in the game, and there were basically no complaints about teammates. Because even if your teammates died on the ground, you could still win the chicken dinner alone. "

"As for the rich excitement and enjoyment points, it meant that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had more exciting aspects compared to other games. "

"Picking up good items, living long, finding the right vehicle, killing someone, successfully entering the safe zone, picking up an airdrop, helping his teammates, winning the chicken dinner … "

They were all pleasurable points.

The fun accompanied the game from beginning to end. Just the process of picking up a fully equipped car was enough for players to have fun four to five times.

"As for getting a chicken dinner, it was enough for most new players to enjoy it for three to four days. "

"Other than that, another important point was that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had balanced the needs of hardcore players and fringe players. "

Hardcore players loved guns and liked to win by improving their marksmanship.

"The fringe players were afraid of guns and wanted to win in other ways, such as hiding. "

"Therefore, traditional FPS games were a paradise for hardcore players. It was difficult for the player base to spread because players on the fringe did not want to practice their marksmanship day in and day out. It was also difficult for them to experience the fun of FPS games. "

"One of the problems of Overwatch was that the gaming experience of hardcore players was not necessarily good, because sometimes, the restraint of the lineup would make marksmanship useless. "

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was different. The designer’s idea from the very beginning was to allow most players to win in a way that they were good at.

"They could use guns, they could LYB, they could arrogantly try to stop a fight, they could also hide in the house and not come out. "

"Different players could adopt different strategies in the game. Players with good marksmanship naturally had a great advantage, and players with bad marksmanship also had a great chance of winning. "

It was also because of this and the team relationship that was mentioned before that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was able to spread very quickly. The player base continued to expand and the fish pond became deeper and deeper. This ensured that most players could enjoy the fun of the game.

"As for PUBG Mobile games, adding robots into the game was actually a way to expand the fish pond. "

"In addition, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was a game with very little negative feedback. "

"In other FPS games, if you were a noob, you might die very frequently. In blast mode, once you died, you could only be an observer throughout the game. "

"In Overwatch, it was even easier for one’s mentality to explode when one was blocked at the door. "

"However, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was different. Novices would usually jump to places with fewer people to avoid battle and search for items. Even if they were killed, the survival time of the items they searched for was also very interesting. "

"Of course, there were also many noobs who would die on the ground, but the more they died, the lower their points would be, and they would be matched with weaker opponents. "

"After dying, they could immediately restart a game. Most players would quickly forget the previous unhappiness and think that they would definitely play better this round. "

……

"After deciding on the development plan for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, Chen Mo still had some details to improve on. "

The Pangu system was a very powerful physical catalyst and also a very powerful game AI.

"Making robots in the game and determining the level of the robots based on their performance was obviously a way to increase the depth of the game, but it was too low-end for Chen Mo and wasn’t interesting at all. "

Chen Mo was thinking about something else.

"All FPS games were plagued by external hacks, and it was the same in parallel world. "

"Previously, there had been a large-scale hacking incident in ‘Overwatch’. Although it had subsided for the time being, it was clear that hacking was not something that could be stopped despite repeated prohibitions. "

"In fact, cheats were equivalent to a battle of wits and courage between programming gods. Nowadays, many big live streamers were more or less suspected of cheating. It was just that they used high-end custom-made versions, which cost sky-high prices, and updated very frequently, so it was difficult to find out. "

"Even though Chen Mo used a brutal method to ban all low-end cheats, there were always some high-end cheats that could fool the VR gaming pod’s detection. "

"If PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was as popular as in his previous life, would the problem of cheating appear again? "

"If a large number of cheats appeared, it would be unrealistic to count on manual verification. In that case, could artificial intelligence replace the GM and become the law enforcer in the game? "

Chapter 644: The artificial intelligence anti-cheat system

"The problem of hacking in FPS games had always been one of the biggest headaches for designers, even in VR. "

"This was mainly because of the game type. In order to ensure the smoothness of the game, FPS games used many solutions that relied on local computing. This was equivalent to giving the external software space to modify the data. "

"Even though the VR platform had been reinvented, it was still very difficult to completely remove the influence of cheats, especially in the shooting game field. "

"The majority of game companies ‘way of solving cheats was still from the technical aspect. For example, they could reduce the number of loopholes in the game itself through technical standards, making it more difficult to be hacked, and easier to discover cheats disguised as normal programs. They could then detect and stop them. "

"However, after all, the higher the Dao was, the more devilish it would be. The creator of the cheat would have an advantage as the attacker. Just like in many games, it was much easier to find bugs than to fix them. "

"Moreover, the profit of developing a marksmanship-type game was too great. Therefore, under the temptation of profit, countless cheating game producers would rush like ducks for the profit. "

"In other games, even if the other party used cheats, they would still be limited by the character’s attributes. However, FPS games were completely different. Life and death could be determined in a few milliseconds, and using cheats could reap the greatest benefits. "

"As for Chen Mo’s previous life’s famous NAC system, it wasn’t a cheat and could only be used as a support. "

"In reality, when it detected an abnormality in a user’s memory or other hardware, it would ban the user for a period of time, making it difficult for the cheat creator to determine which code had triggered the VAC. "

"Although the accuracy of this system was relatively high, the biggest problem was that it was not timely. Obviously, for a lot of professional players, this level of ban was nothing. "

"After all, the majority of professional cheaters had many accounts, and they could just ban one and change to another. "

"As for using program detection to identify cheats, it was a difficult thing to do in Chen Mo’s previous life. "

"Many anti-cheating systems were indeed based on the player’s data, but because the level of artificial intelligence was not high, there was not enough data. It was impossible to accurately determine whether this person was cheating or if he was an expert. "

"After all, the difference in stats between an expert and a noob was like the difference between heaven and earth. "

"Therefore, some people jokingly called Battlefield 1 "s fair fight system the official anti-Pro system. This system was too unfriendly to pro players and often made mistakes. "

"So far, the most effective way was to release the testing system, which was what Chen Mo did in Overwatch. "

"This kind of detection system had extremely high authority and would be activated before entering the game. It would collect all kinds of data, monitor the progress of the equipment, and hide the game memory. Once it detected that a program was trying to interfere with the game data, it would take the corresponding measures. When it detected some unsolvable situation, it would even shut down the game directly. "

"Of course, in principle, this kind of high authority was no different from the so-called rogue plug-ins. The price was that the user’s every move would be seen. "

"On the one hand, it might constitute an invasion of the user’s privacy, and on the other hand, it would reduce the game’s flow to a certain extent. "

"But no matter what, this was the most effective method at the moment. "

"Chen Mo was well aware of this, so when Overwatch was flooded with cheats, he decisively used this detection program to ban the low-end cheats. "

"In times of chaos, using heavy punishment was sometimes a form of harm to the players if they were overly cautious. "

"What’s more, VR gaming pods were different from PC, their main function was to play games. "

"However, this system wasn’t omnipotent, just like the PC games in his previous life had things like a mouse Hong. "

"In the VR games of the parallel world, there were similar auxiliary input devices that could deceive detection programs and modify the players ‘consciousness signals, allowing players who were originally bad at shooting to greatly improve their accuracy. "

Chen Mo’s thoughts went back to the beginning. Was it possible to judge whether a player was an expert or a cheater through artificial intelligence?

The previous games couldn’t do it because the level of artificial intelligence was too low. There was often a huge error in judging the players ‘true level through various data.

"However, the Pangu system’s artificial intelligence was already advanced enough. By screening and detecting the real data of a large number of players, it could better determine which operations were similar to those of human beings and distinguish between cheaters and experts. "

"In a sense, the Pangu system and Origin were the world’s top external hacks. They could even fully simulate human operations to the extent that they could pass off as real. "

"Therefore, their judgment on "whether a certain operation was done by a human" was certainly more clear than most humans. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo’s plan was to first provide the Pangu system with the appropriate review criteria through a large amount of data, so that the AI could grasp the habits and performance of humans in the game, as well as the corresponding probability data. "

"Secondly, at certain points in the game, such as killing more than eight people or winning a chicken dinner, the detection would be triggered. At this time, the system would detect if there was anything abnormal with the data transmitted by the player throughout the game. If there was anything abnormal, it would be considered a suspect. "

"Of course, the players who were frequently reported would also be investigated. "

"Moreover, when the data in the game appeared under special circumstances, it would also trigger the artificial intelligence’s alarm. For example, if a player’s aim was always locked on the enemy’s neck or waist, and the data was significantly higher than the normal value, it would also trigger the detection. "

"For players who had confirmed that they had cheated, the punishment would be different according to the type of cheat. "

"As for special cheats such as health lock, x-ray vision, plane explosion, and sucking people, they would be permanently banned. These cheats had no acting skills or confusion at all. They were too low-end and there was no need to keep them. "

"Other than that, Chen Mo had a malicious joke waiting for the players who used micro-sight or assisted aim. "

"First of all, these players would be directly punished in this game. The game will directly refresh an Artificial Intelligence Law enforcer in a hidden location and kill the player on the spot. "

"After that, the player would have a hidden cheater tag in the system. After another match, he could only be matched with other cheaters, which was a special cheating server. "

"The plug-in suit looked exactly the same as a normal server, but it was full of players who used plug-ins, and a large number of artificial intelligence were mixed in. "

"Since these players were all good at acting, they would not quickly realize that they had entered the cheat-like server. "

Chapter 645: What is Chen Mo’s new game?

There were three types of characters in this type of server.

"One was a relatively weak artificial intelligence, one was a cheater, and the other was a very strong artificial intelligence. "

"In the beginning, these cheaters might happily kill two or three people (including ordinary computers and other cheaters), but they would soon be punished by other cheaters. And even the strongest cheater would eventually be slaughtered by the strongest artificial intelligence. "

"In other words, even if the strongest gods could survive to the final circle, they would still be slaughtered by the artificial intelligence and never get to eat chicken. "

"All of this was completely hidden. Although the cheater players would slowly understand this fact, many of the cheater players would still be deceived for a long time. They would be tortured for a long time in this illusionary Battle of the Gods server before they finally woke up. "

"After that, they could either give up on the account and stop playing, which would have the same effect as seizing the cheat. The other option was to continue using this type of hack and continue to improve his level of hacking in this server, eventually becoming the king of hacking. "

"Of course, even if they became the king of cheats, the chances of them defeating the artificial intelligence were almost non-existent. "

Chen Mo had thought of a better name for the AI system.

"God’s eye, GODEYE. "

……

"While PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was still in development, news of Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment’s new FPS games began to spread. "

"As Pangu engine was extremely powerful, many of the contents in FPS games could be completed with real physical engines. Furthermore, these three companies had experience in making FPS games, so their development speed was very fast. "

"Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s idea was to expand the map area. On a relatively large map, a variety of combat methods, such as vehicles, machine guns, cannons, trenches, and so on, were arranged. The players would fight at most 16 – 16. The name of this project was "Wolf Soul Modern battlefield."

"ZEN Entertainment’s idea was to develop a standalone game that leaned towards Western games, named fire Assault 2. That meant adding a standalone story mode into normal shooting and PVP battles to improve the story and appeal of the game. "

"Obviously, these two companies more or less had the idea of continuing their IP, which was to use the IP of successful games to transfer all the core players. "

"At the same time, some fans of his uncle had also started to reveal on the website that many gaming companies were developing new FPS games and that there might be a trend of FPS games in the country in the first half of the year. "

"To many FPS players, this was a form of revelry. This was because everyone had already gotten tired of playing the three major FPS games in the country. "

"Even though Overwatch had gained a lot of attention and popularity when it was first released, it was not a game that was meant for hardcore FPS players. Its player base was not completely the same as traditional FPS games. "

"Moreover, after such a long time, the players who liked to try out the Overwatch had all played it before, so they had developed a certain sense of laziness. "

"As for the other two games, they were traditional games that had been in operation for a long time. In terms of quality, they were far from the latest FPS games produced by European and American manufacturers. "

Many players were discussing it and had high expectations for the new FPS game.

"What do you think of Wolf Soul modern battlefields?"

"It should be quite fun. From the leaked information, this game has added a lot of modern war props, and players can play different roles. They can no longer simply use assault rifles or sniper guns to fight, but can throw grenades or control heavy machine guns in the trenches to kill the enemy. The tactical cooperation should also be more abundant."

"Yes, and from the looks of it, this game supports 16v16 multi-player battles, and the entire battlefield is larger. It should be said that it’s more advanced than Wolf Soul."

"I think fire Assault 2 is not bad either. There’s no FPS game in the country that has a single-player story, and this is the weakness of domestic video game companies. I think it’s very encouraging for fire Assault 2 to be the first to do this. "

"Yes, and from the basic information that has been leaked, it seems that the focus is on the Special Forces in the country. I think this should be a good gimmick. After all, we’ve rarely seen modern war games with Chinese people as the main characters. "

"Aiya, I’m really looking forward to both games … But it’s a pity that my wallet can only afford one game. I’ll wait for the game to be released and watch the demo before deciding which one to buy."

"By the way, aren’t there three big FPS games in the country? What was Chen Zhao doing? Don’t you want to play Overwatch 2?"

"Isn’t Overwatch 2 a little too unrealistic? If he wanted to add something, he could just add it to the Overwatch. Why do you have to make a 2?"

"Besides, I don’t think there’s anything that can be improved on after the release of Overwatch 2, right? After all, the content of the game itself is there. "

"Also, I think that’s the limit for Overwatch. It’s been released for so long, but it still hasn’t been able to dominate the entire FPS market. I’m sure Chen Mo knows this as well. There’s no more potential for Overwatch."

"Chen Zhao’s not doing it anymore? I don’t think it makes sense. So far, we haven’t heard any news of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new game, unlike the other two companies, who have already released information to hype it up. "

"Indeed, I heard that the development time of the game has been shortened because of the innovation of Pangu engine. These two companies have a solid foundation, so they’ll probably be able to develop the game in two to three months."

"Times are really different now. In the past, it would take a year or two to make a big work. Now, the time has been shortened by many times. Black technology is so good."

"There were also many players who left messages or private messages to Chen Mo, asking him if he had any plans to join the other two companies in making an FPS game. "

"After all, the players knew Chen Mo’s personality, and he would never miss out on following the trend. "

"Just like before, when everyone was working on a game that was suitable for Pangu, Chen Mo took out Dark Souls without hesitation. "

"Now that the game Committee was encouraging everyone to make an fps game, Chen Mo would definitely not be willing to be left behind, right? "

"The more the players discussed, the more curious they became, especially since they all knew that even though Chen Mo hadn’t announced his plans for a new game after the new year, he would’ve already started. "

"At this moment, a player on the forum gave a very constructive suggestion."You guys can ask Chen Mo on Weibo!"

Chapter 646: Three words, 370 thousand

The so-called Weibo Q & A was a function that Weibo launched last year. Anyone could pay a certain fee to ask the blogger on Weibo to answer their questions.

"However, he was not sure how much he would have to pay and whether he would be able to get a satisfactory answer in the end. "

"The rule of asking questions was that the questioner had to ask the blogger for a price between 1 – 9999 Yuan. If the blogger didn’t answer, the amount would be refunded. If he answered, he would get the money. And the content of his voice reply would be permanently retained on Weibo for others to see. "

"Later on, if people wanted to watch and listen to the question, they only needed to spend one Yuan. "

"Of course, 10% of the money spent during the whole process would be deducted from the platform’s service fee, and the subsequent fees for watching would be divided equally between the blogger and the questioner. "

"Previously, someone had spent 3000 Yuan to ask a big name internet celebrity a question, and this big name had done his best to answer it. In the end, this answer received more than 8000 views. In other words, not only did the person who asked the question not lose money, but he even earned some. "

"The highest price for this question-and-answer mode was 9999 Yuan. There were also some questions that were priced at this number, but most of them were used by internal staff as gimmicks. In fact, there weren’t many people who used this function. Most of them were just onlookers. "

"It was one of the options to ask Chen Mo on Weibo, but many players didn’t support it. "

"Bro, how much are you paying for Chen Mo to answer your question? He’ll give you double the amount, okay?"

"Exactly, Chen Mo is so rich. Do you think he’ll lack the money to answer the questions?"

"If Chen Zhao is talking nonsense, then won’t the money be wasted? Many people used this method to cheat money during this question and answer session. "

"However, some people felt that this method was feasible. "

"I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. If he could get a few thousand for just answering one question, why would Chen Mo go against money? Chen Mo was originally planning to interact with the players on Weibo, but now that he can interact with them and get paid, isn’t that great?"

"Chen Mo isn’t an idiot, what’s the harm in getting a few thousand more with his mouth? I think the rich can give it a try. "

"This post quickly attracted a lot of people’s attention, and there were many rich people who were eager to try. "

"After all, Thunderbolt entertainment was one of the top Chinese game manufacturers. They had a large number of players in the country, and there were definitely a lot of rich players. "

"In the end, a rich guy really did ask Chen Mo a question on Weibo, and the highest price was 9999 Yuan! "

"Chen Mo, what’s your next game?" the question was. "

"While everyone was lamenting about how rich a person was, they were also curious if Chen Mo would answer this question. "

"I can get 10000 Yuan just by saying a few words. Wow, this money is simply blown by the wind. I’m so envious!"

"Many people said that rich people were stupid and had a lot of money, but in fact, rich people had their own plans. This was because this question would definitely be watched by many people. As long as there were more than 20000 people watching, this rich person would be able to earn back his capital. If there were more people watching, he would be making a net profit. "

"With Chen Mo’s influence, 20000 spectators were more than enough. "

……

"After waiting for a day, there was still no movement. "

Many people were disappointed. Did Chen Mo really not care about the ten thousand? Why did he seem completely unmoved?

"But the next day, Chen Mo really did answer, and from the duration of the voice message, it only took two seconds! "

"Many players were stunned. What the hell, Chen Mo actually answered! "

But why was it only two seconds? Wasn’t this too perfunctory?

You should at least say a few more words and introduce your game so that the money spent by the tycoon would be worth it!

"After the news was released, many players paid to see it, waiting for Chen Mo’s answer. After all, it wasn’t expensive to watch. It only cost one Yuan. "

"In the end, the two-second answer was very simple, only four words. "

"PUBG."

Many players ‘faces turned green when they heard this …

This F * cking reminded him of the trauma from before!

"The moment this answer came out, the player forums exploded! "

"What the hell, Chen Mo wants to make excavating for Ascension? Isn’t that the hammer game?"

"What’s the meaning of this? you want to make a sequel to excavating the earth for Ascension? Could it be that this is a VR version of the hammer?"

"Oh my God, just imagine this scene in my head. It’s simply a beautiful painting! It’s a full 3D scene, and you can climb the mountain from any direction. There are different paths to choose from. If you fail once, you’ll fall from the foot of the mountain, and you’ll have to start all over again … This is too magical!"

"What do you mean? It wasn’t enough to torture the players once, and he wanted to torture them a second time? Did Chen Mo have sadist OCD? First, it was dark Souls, and now, it was the sequel to excavating the earth for Ascension! Why don’t you just come up with a game that’s as satisfying as "killing prototype"!"

"The players exploded. After all, the name excavating the earth for Ascension had left too many players with a trauma, and now that they heard that Chen Mo was going to make a sequel, they were all going crazy. "

"If it was any other game, it would be fine. What was the point of making such a F * cking game? Besides, it was still far from April Fool’s Day! "

"There were also many who doubted the authenticity of this reply, but it was Chen Mo’s Weibo reply, and from the sound, it was Chen Mo’s voice. "

"As for whether or not Chen Mo was lying, most players didn’t think it was possible. Chen Mo was considered a top videogame designer in the country, why would he lie to the players? "

"Moreover, the person who asked the question had spent money! "

"Many players were on the verge of a mental breakdown. After waiting for so long, they thought that it was some awesome great work. In the end, it turned out to be a sequel to "excavating the earth for Ascension", a sadistic and ridiculous game! "

The difference was so great that most of the players were wailing …

"Although everyone already knew the answer, this answer was still constantly being watched by people. "

"In just two days, this post had been reposted more than 5000 times, with more than 32000 comments and 65000 likes. The total number of people watching the post had reached 370000 times! "

"The players were all shocked. F * ck, how much money was that? "

"The tycoon who asked the question was shocked. He had thought that if his answer could be viewed 20000 times, he would be able to earn back his investment. But now, it had been viewed 370000 times? "

This also meant that this rich man had earned a net profit of more than 100000 Yuan without doing anything …

"Many players were beating their chests and stamping their feet."Aiya, if only I had paid ten thousand for Chen Mo’s answer, I’d have made a profit of a hundred thousand!"

"However, it was too late to regret it now, because there were already rich people who had asked questions. The first question would be interesting to watch, but there was no need for people to spend money to look at the later questions. "

Chapter 647: The battle royale’s promotional CG!

"This was actually a crowd effect. On one hand, many players were interested in Chen Mo’s new game; On the other hand, the discussion on the forum about this question and the answer had also increased in popularity. In addition, this Weibo post was reposted and commented like crazy, and many players had the mentality of just looking at it casually, which led to this question being viewed 370000 times. "

"A lot of people calculated Chen Mo’s net profit from this answer, and it was close to two hundred thousand, and he only said four words … "

That was 50000 Yuan for a word!

……

"Chen Mo’s answer made many players feel despair, as this wasn’t the game they wanted, but some players were still consoling each other. "

"It’s fine, it’s easy to make a VR game like excavating for Ascension anyway. Chen Mo will be able to make it in a month at most, and he’ll definitely be making FPS games after that, so let’s just wait patiently. Besides, when the VR version of excavating the land for Ascension is out, we can use it to disgust the streamers. Isn’t that great?"

"Even though they could console themselves, most of the players were still rather disappointed. This news also spread to Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment. Although many people didn’t believe it, it did become a hot topic and brought a small interlude to the game industry’s silence after the new year. "

"After all, during this period of time, the big companies were all focused on developing new games, so there was very little talk in the game industry. "

"Very quickly, as the development of the three games continued, Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment started to release more promotional materials for the new games, including some live game clips. "

"In the promotional film, "Wolf Soul modern battlefield", the focus was on special vehicles and battle scenes on the battlefield. The sound of artillery fire filled the sky and made people’s blood boil. "

"Fire assault, on the other hand, focused on the construction of the game’s plot. Some segments of the main plot were cut out, causing the players to have heavy doubts and eager anticipation. "

"As for Chen Mo, many players were already asking, "Why hasn ‘t’ excavating the earth for Ascension ‘been released yet? It’s been a month, Chen Mo, you’re not that efficient!"

Many players joked that Chen Mo was the only one making the hammer while the other companies were all doing gun wars. It was indeed different!

But what the players didn’t expect was that Chen Mo actually posted a Weibo with a video of the game!

"Many players were stunned,’cinematics? Chen Mo even did a promotional cinematic for excavating the earth for Ascension?"

"Obviously, Chen Mo’s video was a promotional video for his game. He couldn’t have done a Hot Dance with a pretty girl for nothing! "

"However, did a game like excavating the earth for Ascension need to have cinematics? "

To promote how to use a sledgehammer to climb a mountain?

"With heavy doubts, the players opened the CG. "

"The first was a distant view. Below was the sparkling sea, the sky was covered with white clouds, and the sun was rising. An Island covered with lush vegetation appeared in the distance. "

"In the rhythmical and intense background music, the camera began to Zoom in quickly, passing the water surface and moving quickly towards the island in the distance. "

An Air Force-exclusive plane flew across the sky.

"In the cabin, characters with different appearances sat neatly in two rows. At the same time, the sound from the horn explained to everyone. "

"Today’s flight is fully booked, a total of 100 passengers. We are currently heading to your terminal, but you will find that this number will gradually decrease. "

"We suggest you read the safety profile card. After you land, you will find vehicles, equipment, and weapons. You will also see the activation of the fatal blue curtain wall."

"Regardless of whether you’re a passenger on our flight for the first time or a regular customer, here’s a warm reminder If you’re not first …"

"Then you’re dead!"

Countless black figures carrying parachutes jumped out of the plane and opened their parachutes in the air.

"The camera zoomed out, and dozens of parachutes could be seen floating in the air below the plane. It was a spectacular scene. "

"The camera swept through the scenes. In an empty room, an AK rifle was lying quietly on the table. Light shone through the window and onto the gun. "

"After that, there was a series of short shots. Many different characters were running on a deserted island. The clothes on these characters were very simple. They were usually a tank top and long pants. Some didn’t even wear shoes. "

"A beautiful barefoot girl was running forward with a pistol in her hand, and in the house in front of her, a fierce-looking man was loading bullets into the gun. "

"Each character bent their bodies, carefully moving behind cover, on guard against enemies who were out of sight. "

"The military jeep drove past at high speed and leaped high on a slope before landing steadily on the ground. Behind the Jeep, an orange car and a three-wheeled motorcycle were in hot pursuit! "

"The people in the Jeep stuck their heads out of the window and started shooting at the Jeep. In the intense chase, the Jeep exploded, leaving only a large ball of fire behind. "

"A motorcycle suddenly leaped over a steep slope, somersaulted in the air, and landed safely. Next to it, the enemy was constantly shooting, but the motorcycle was very fast and flashed past the camera. "

"The blue circle was approaching. A player was crawling forward with all his might, while his teammate was charging in front, launching an attack on the enemy inside a small building. "

"At a high point, a sniper with an AWM aimed into the distance. Through the scope, he shot the driver of the vehicle! "

"What followed was a series of exciting scenes. Different locations, different people, and different guns. It was a chaotic battle. Everyone was firing wildly at each other, and they were also throwing grenades and Molotov cocktails. The scene was extremely chaotic. "

"In the series of chaotic scenes, the background music became more and more rapid, and finally came to an abrupt end. The screen also suddenly turned black! "

"But soon, the screen lit up again. On a small hill, a character holding a sniper rifle was aiming into the distance, ready to pull the trigger at any time. "

"But at this moment, a character wearing ghillie suit sneaked up from behind him, raised the pan, and hit his head hard! "

"Clang!" With a crisp sound, the character in front spat out blood and fell to the ground. "

"However, the video was not over yet. "

"The camera once again panned to a character who was parachuting from the sky. As he passed through the clouds and continued to fall, rows and rows of words began to appear in the air. "

[Trial time April 1st.]

Official release date April 8th.

"At the end of the screen, the moment the character landed, the game name appeared. "

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds escape!

Chapter 648: trial

Many players were stunned when they saw the game name.

"P-p-p-p-survival? I’m not digging the ground to ascend!"

"What’s going on? where’s the promised VR version of Macho Man Mountain climbing? This … This looks like an FPS game!"

"The new game will be called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Chen Mo isn’t lying!"

"F * ck, I’m impressed by Chen Mo’s trickery. Now he can even trick people with a mouth full of truth. I can’t help but be impressed!"

"Chen DA’s ability to Bluff has evolved from the first stage of ‘talking nonsense with a straight face’ to the second stage of ‘no one will believe the truth’!"

"Moreover, this cinematic looks rich in content! Who can explain how this game is played?"

"Once the video was released, the players ‘enthusiasm was instantly ignited! "

"After all the rumors, most of the players subconsciously thought that Chen Mo was really making the VR version of excavating the land for Ascension. However, when the CG came out, the players realized that they were completely wrong. The name of the game had the same pronunciation as muscle man climbs mountain, but it had nothing to do with the game! "

"This cinematic took a long time, but since it was recorded in the game, it wasn’t too troublesome to do. The rich content in the cinematics triggered the players ‘fervent speculations. "

"Obviously, according to the content of the cinematic, the plane carried 100 players to an isolated island, and the island was scattered with weapons, props, and vehicles. "

"These players would parachute to the island, pick up weapons, and kill each other until only one person would be left. "

"The evidence was the sentence he had said on the plane "If you’re not first, then you’re dead!"

"Under the framework of this game, the players could do a lot of things. They could hide themselves, assassinate enemies, and drive to chase. "

"At the same time, the players could also get a variety of different firearms. From the situation in the video, there were at least ten different firearms in the video, from the relatively weak pistol to the extremely deadly sniper rifle. "

There was even a very nonsensical frying pan.

"As for the term ‘Battle Royale’, it did not exist in the parallel world. This was because there was no movie of the same name by director Shinji in this world, nor was there any novel of the same name by Hiroshi Hiroshi. "

"However, the literal meaning of the words "big escape" was easy to understand. It was a large-scale mass slaughter and escape … "

"The players had a rough idea of how the game was played, but their reactions were very different. "

"What’s the difference between this and a traditional shooting game? There’s nothing special about the gun or the car, so you just changed the game mode?"

"I was a little excited when I heard that Chen Mo made an FPS game, but now I’m a little disappointed. It doesn’t feel like there’s anything new?"

"There doesn’t seem to be any technological innovation? Even though they used Pangu engines, they’re still traditional firearms. "

"Also, this mode feels very unbalanced! If I didn’t pick up a gun after parachuting, wouldn’t I be dead if someone else did? What if I’m unlucky?"

"The gunfight game just started, and you won’t give me a gun? Can I get it by myself? Wait a minute, don’t tell me there’s a "pay-to-win" operation?"

"I think this mode is very fun and creative! In this way, there will definitely be more strategies to be adopted, and they will no longer be brainless like before. People who are too high-profile will die very quickly even if their marksmanship is good. "

"That makes sense, but the name of the game sounds a little scary. Is it a horror game?"

"It feels like … Will it develop an antisocial personality?"

"There were many different opinions, but in general, most players didn’t pay much attention to this new game. The reason was simple-it wasn’t gimmicky enough. "

"For example, in Wolf Soul modern war, all kinds of large vehicles and violent explosions could be created through the promotional film to create a very exciting scene, which was completely different from the traditional way of playing Wolf Soul. "

"On the other hand, fire Assault 2 focused on a certain atmosphere and described the main character’s emotions. No matter what the plot was, it gave people a deep feeling. "

"As for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds … Strictly speaking, this promotional video only suggested a new playstyle. The other aspects were not new. "

It was just like how many people in Chen Mo’s previous life reacted when they first heard about the movie So brutal? The Mudman really knew how to play! This is interesting!

"However, after all was said and done, most people still felt that this was a niche playstyle and would be regarded as a classic by a small group of hardcore players. It would be difficult to spread to the vast majority of mainstream players. "

"Many game reviewers said that even though PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could make use of Chen Mo’s domestic and international influence, it was still an FPS game meant for a small portion of the players. "

"No matter what, with the information released, the smokescreen had dispersed. All players now knew that the three major domestic game companies were rushing to make new FPS games. The rumor that there was a wave of FPS games before the new year was not without reason. "

The players were also very clear that the three companies were ambitious. The three major FPS games had been fighting for a long time without a winner. Version 2.0 of the FPS war would definitely be more intense.

……

"1st of April, Experience Store. "

"Today was the opening day of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that Chen Mo announced in the cinematics, but many players were still doubtful about it, since it was April Fool’s Day … "

She didn’t know if Chen Mo had chosen this day on purpose.

"Many players had come early in the morning to try out PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds first. After all, Pangu’s system would release three FPS games after the new year, and Pangu survival was the first to be playable. "

Many fans of FPS games were also curious to see if Pangu system could be invented in Pangu PUBG.

"Prusley, Li Bai, was also one of the most popular streamers of Overwatch. He had come all the way to the experience store to see how Chen Mo’s new FPS game was doing. "

"Old P was a slightly famous live streamer in the domestic FPS gaming circle. His marksmanship was not bad, and he had a good attitude and a lot of obscenities. He was considered one of the earliest players to livestream Overwatch in the country. He was also an expert in using the yuan family and had more than a million permanent users in his livestream room. "

"However, old P could also feel that the popularity of his live stream was declining. At the peak of Overwatch’s popularity, the number of people in his live stream had reached 1.39 million at most, but now it was only seven or eight hundred thousand. "

"Old P was still alright. After all, he was a big streamer. Many small streamers of "Overwatch" were even worse off. The number of people in the live stream room might not even be one-fifth of the peak. "

"Currently, the three major FPS games were being suppressed in the livestreaming platforms. Some of them were from single-player games such as Dark Souls and sadomasochism, which had explosive livestreaming effects, and some were from new mobile games such as King of Glory. On the other hand, the major streamers of League of Legends were as stable as rocks, and the livestreaming of the competition was still popular. "

There were also some internal and external troubles.

Old P was also a little worried. He hoped that there would be a new breakthrough in the three new FPS games that were released in the country this year.

Chapter 649: Game guide

"This was old P’s first time in Chen Mo’s Experience Store, and like many other players, he was curious. "

"However, it was only to look at the murals and sculptures. After all, old P had to hurry to the VR experience area and grab a seat. He wouldn’t be able to play if he went there. "

"He went to the front desk and asked the pretty lady. Old P swiped his ID card and charged money in one go, then went directly to the VR game experience area. "

"It was a good thing that he came early, and there were still empty VR game pods in the VR experience area. If he had come any later, the experience store’s regular customers might have taken up all the game pods. "

Old P entered the game cabin and logged into the game while wondering.

"This game requires 100 people to play, right? But the entire VR experience area only has 80 game pods. I don’t know how to fill the remaining 20. "

"Obviously, when PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was about to be released, most of the 80 game pods would choose to try PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. After all, it was a new game. However, it was hard to say what would happen to the remaining 20 players. "

"It could be an artificial intelligence robot, or it could be empty. Anyway, there was not much difference. "

"Before entering the game, a notification popped up on the interface of the game cabin "To ensure your gaming experience, 10 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will begin on 15th sharp. Players, please get ready and enter together. "

"The players who entered the VR gaming pods came in early and late. Obviously, there would be a time difference when the system matched all these people to the same game, so they simply arranged a time. "

"Old P looked at the system time. There were still ten minutes left. However, this was also good. He could enter the game and take a look at the various basic settings. "

"Very quickly, the game loaded. "

"At this time, old P was in the ruins of a building. It looked like a Western-style building similar to a church. It was very old, and the walls were full of stains. The ground was also a mess. "

"In addition to the broken stones on the ground, there were all kinds of overturned cabinets, benches, and all kinds of firearms, grenades, boxes, and bullets scattered all over. "

"At this moment, the game’s background music started playing. "

"Chen Mo used the old version of the BGM. Due to his personal preference, he felt that the background music was more in line with the character of the game. "

"The new version of the BGM was more Grand and smooth, while the old version was full of tension and mystery. "

"First, there was a very strong sense of rhythm, mixed with some crisp knocking sounds, and then there was a low and slightly soothing piano sound. A variety of instruments mixed together, giving people a very complicated feeling, both tragic and exciting, and also a little bit of a sense of fate. "

Old P couldn’t help but listen for another two minutes.

He first lowered his head to look at his hands and body. He was a male character wearing a simple tank top and jeans. He had probably chosen his identity according to the personal information on the Thunderbolt Game Pass.

"Then, old P tried to move around. He could punch, squat, lie down, and perform some more complicated movements, such as turning left and right, leaning back against the cover, and so on. "

There was a slightly larger cabinet in front of him with an operation manual on it.

"It was a booklet. Old P opened it and found that it detailed the actions that players could perform in the game, as well as the specific rules of the game. "

"Other than that, there was also information on the various guns in the game, but it was not complete. Only some of the more basic guns had specific data, while the more high-end guns only had a vague outline. It seemed that the specific data could only be unlocked after obtaining them in the game. "

"Old P simply flipped through it. There was a lot of content in this booklet, but it was mainly basic knowledge. It was a beginner’s guide to help players better integrate into the game. "

"There was a lot of content in the manual, and he couldn’t finish reading it in a short time, so old P just flipped through it briefly and put it down. "

"There was a weapon rack in the corner of the ruins with a few basic weapons on it, such as P18C pistols, UZI submachine guns, AKM automatic rifles, and so on. "

"There weren’t many guns, and there was still a lot of space on the weapon rack, which should be able to put more guns. However, he still didn’t know how to obtain it. It would probably be unlocked after he obtained it from the game. "

"In addition, there was a simple wardrobe, which was empty. "

"There was a separate area next to the wardrobe, where a small supply box was placed. It was slightly bright and prompted the player to open it. "

"Old P opened the supply box, took out a pair of leather boots, and automatically entered the wardrobe. "

Old P came to the closet and put on his leather boots.

"He looked down and saw that old P’s game character was no longer barefooted. Instead, he was wearing a pair of leather boots, which made old P feel a lot more comfortable. At least, the illusionary prickling feeling in his mind had been eliminated. "

"There was a broken mirror next to the wardrobe, which he could use to change his character’s image. "

"There was still a face-molding system, and it had a complete set of functions. After all, Chen Mo had already created a powerful face-molding system when he was making Dark Souls, so he could just use it now. "

The system also provided several default identity forms and different races. Old P randomly chose a middle-aged handsome Chinese man and then slightly adjusted his facial structure.

"He could change his gender, but old P didn ‘t. "

"This was different from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground in Chen Mo’s previous life. In his previous life, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground used a third person game perspective, so a large number of male players chose to create a pretty lady. This way, they could look at the lady’s butt and back throughout the game. It was a beautiful sight to behold. "

"However, there was still a difference in the VR platform because all players were in first person, and it was a very immersive first person perspective, which gave people the feeling that their souls had transmigrated into the game. "

"On the PC side, it wasn’t a problem for a character to not wear shoes, but on the VR side, if a character didn’t wear shoes, you would be able to see yourself running barefoot on the gravel, and you would always have the illusion that the soles of your feet hurt. "

This was probably a type of Phantom Pain …

If she changed her gender and lowered her head to see two towering peaks … It was likely that she would have the wrong understanding of her gender …

"Of course, it was a different story for some cross-dressing bosses. Most male players would still choose male characters. After all, the VR version was more immersive, and they didn’t want to bring it into female characters. "

"Old P confirmed his player name, Prusley. No problem. "

"He walked around the ruins. There was a door in the ruins, but it was closed. There was a window, and some sunlight shone in through the window, but it was blocked by long wooden boards and couldn’t jump out. "

"Through the gap between the wooden boards, old P glanced out of the window. He could vaguely see that the outside was also in ruins, but it was not clear. "

Chapter 650: Where should I jump?

"At the door, old P wanted to open the door and go out, but the system prompted "To ensure your gaming experience, 10 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will begin on 15th sharp. Players, please get ready and enter together. "

"Obviously, opening this door meant entering the matching queue. However, since the game was still in the experience stage, they had to wait for the game to start at the same time. "

"Old P walked around the ruins twice, picked up the AKM on the Armory, and checked the magazine. It was full. "

"He walked a little further away, then fired a few shots at the wall of the ruins to familiarize himself with the feeling. "

"AKM was an improved version of the AK-47, and was a common sight in various shooting games. As a hardcore player of FPS games, old P had also been specially trained in the AK series guns. "

"According to the instructions on the manual, old P familiarized himself with the movements of the characters and the trajectory of the AKM. "

"The character’s movements were very diverse, including waist shooting, mechanical sight, left and right side turning, looking for cover, blind shooting, rolling, pouncing, and so on. Moreover, the recoil from squatting, standing, and instant shooting were different. "

"Hmm … It seems like the trajectory has become more realistic. Is it because of the physics?"

"While shooting, old P could feel the vibration of the gun on his shoulder. It was not the same feeling, but it matched the vibration of the gun in the game perfectly. "

"At the same time, the shaking of the gun and the trajectory of the bullet on the wall became more realistic. It was almost similar to the shooting of real guns in many foreign videos. "

The player character’s body template was obviously made according to the standard of a normal soldier. They rolled very quickly and their shooting accuracy was relatively high. This was especially true for the machine-sight shooting while lying down. It was almost as if it would shoot wherever the target was pointed.

"Of course, this was also because old P was a senior FPS player. If he was a newbie, he would still need practice to reach this state. "

"In addition, there were some things related to the system settings, which players could customize according to their personal habits. "

"However, the VR gaming pod was different from the PC, and there weren’t many settings that could be adjusted. Old P took a glance and didn’t see any big problems. "

"He wanted to read the operation manual again, but at this time, the system’s voice came. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground trial is about to begin. Please be prepared. You will enter the battleground in 30 seconds …"

"Since it was about to start, old P stopped wandering around and waited quietly. "

"30 seconds later, the screen in front of old P turned black, and they arrived at another scene. "

"This was a large square, and the surrounding view was very wide. The stone floor was overgrown with weeds, and there were containers, caves, and various buildings in the distance. "

"It could be seen that this was a small island, and also an abandoned place. The trees were lush and the weeds were overgrown, indicating that no one had visited this place for a long time. "

"In front of him was a large group of players. Most of them were wearing white tank tops and jeans, which seemed to be the default attire. There were also some who wore other clothes, such as small suits, shorts, windbreakers, and so on. They were probably special clothes from the initial supply box. "

"There were men and women among these players, and they all had different appearances. They were scattered across the entire square, and all of them were looking around curiously. "

"Eh, has the game started? Where’s the parachuting?"

"Where is this place?"

"Eh? This Island is so small. Are we going to fight here? It doesn’t seem like he’s losing health at all. "

"There seems to be a gun here!"

This was the famous spawn area. It was called the spawn area because it exposed one’s spawn points …

"Old P noticed that different voice modes could be switched in the game. He could turn on the public voice so that all players within a certain range could hear him. Or, he could turn on the party voice chat so that only the players in the party could hear him. "

The players in front of him were running and jumping in a very novel way to familiarize themselves with the operation of the game. Some of them were even happily punching other players and watching them get beaten up like sandbags.

"The craziest thing was that some people ran to the female characters and squatted down, trying to peek under their skirts … "

"Old P found that he also carried the manual with him and could read it at any time. There was also a map in the manual, which was the entrance to the map in the game. "

"According to the instructions on the manual, this was the preparation area for the start of the game. The players would not be injured, and the guns could not be brought out. "

"A countdown timer appeared on the top right corner of his view, 1 minute. There were also the number of players in the game, which had reached 79. "

"Obviously, all the players in the VR experience area of the experience store had joined the battle. "

"However, it was also because they were in the preparation stage that many players began to stir up trouble without restraint. There were all sorts of in-game guns on the table beside them. Some quick-witted players had already run over and picked up all sorts of guns to shoot at the crowd. "

"It’s really boring. " Old P was very speechless as he was being chased by an idiot with a gun. He wasn’t afraid of being beaten up, he just wanted to look around. However, the idiot behind him thought that he was afraid and chased him more and more enthusiastically. "

Old P observed the surrounding environment a little.

"This Island was located at the top right corner of the map, and it was probably used as a beginner’s area. After comparing the area on the map, old P sighed. The map was huge! "

"It was no wonder that they had to use all kinds of vehicles. If they wanted to run from one end to the other on the Big Island, they would probably break their legs. "

"At that moment, the countdown on the top right corner ended, and the number of players was still fixed at 79. He didn’t know why that guy didn’t come in, or was he playing another VR game. "

"The scene changed, and old P entered the perspective of the plane. "

"By default, everyone was in the cabin, sitting in two rows neatly, and could read the manual in their hands or look at the map at will. "

"On the map, old P saw that the plane was flying from the South to the North, but the specific flight route was not marked, so the players had to decide for themselves. "

"You can switch to third-person follow mode. At this time, the view will be shifted to the top of the plane, and you can use the bird ‘s-eye view to observe every corner of the entire Island. "

"As marked on the map, the island was large and rich in elements. There was an airport, a logging field, a prison, a farm, a school, a hospital, a town, a shooting range, a port, and other places. "

"According to the manual, different locations had different levels of resources. It was clear that the richer the resources, the more intense the battle would be. "

"However, the manual didn’t say which places had more resources and which places had less. "

"Hmm … That is to say, guns won’t appear in the wilderness. That is, you must go to a town, but you can’t choose a town with too many people, or else there will be frequent battles in the early stages. "

"Old P was considering. Although he was very confident in his marksmanship, this was the first game after all, so he should play safe. If someone else picked up the gun before he landed, it would be useless no matter how good his marksmanship was. "

"Where should I jump …" Old P looked at the map and frowned. "

Chapter 651: Plundering

"Before old P could make a decision, he saw the players start to jump down one by one. From airplane’s perspective, these players soon became black dots in the sky. "

"Most of the players quickly disappeared through the clouds, but there were one or two players who directly opened their umbrellas. "

"Obviously, parachuting in VR mode was quite scary. The two of them must have not read the manual carefully and opened their parachutes as soon as they jumped out of the plane for fear of falling to their deaths. "

"After all, this was everyone’s first round of the game, and only a few people would really read the guide seriously. "

"The number of players instantly increased to 64, and 15 of them had jumped towards the Sosnovka Military Base. Some of these people probably knew that the Sosnovka Military Base was rich in supplies, while the others might have simply thought that it was an advantage to jump early. "

"Some people jumped into the wilderness. For these people, they might want to experience the feeling of hiking … "

"Old P looked at the map and roughly estimated the plane’s route. It would go from the South to the North and eventually fly to the upper right of the island. The few places they passed by were the airport, school, Yasnaya Polyana, holy mountain, and K city. "

"Old P noticed that Pochinki and Rozhok were slightly off the flight route, but they were not completely unreachable. "

"It was written in the manual that one could float a distance in the air when parachuting, so these two cities should be possible to reach. "

"Perfect, let’s drop at Pochinki then."

Old P marked a point on the map and waited patiently.

"Pochinki was considered a location that was relatively far away from the flight route. On one hand, old P chose this place because he felt that there were more houses here and fewer people. If there were more resources here, it would be easier to plunder. On the other hand, he felt that since he was called old P, Pochinki was his city, right? "

"Not long after flying over the Sosnovka Military Base, old P saw that the distance was about right and directly parachuted. "

"Jumping down from the plane, old P felt like he was in a state of rapid descent. The wind whistled in his ears as he constantly passed through the thin clouds. "

"With great difficulty, he turned his head to look in the direction of the plane. It seemed that there were not many players who would land in Pochinki with him. Most of them were probably concentrated in the Sosnovka Military Base, school, Rozhok, and Yasnaya Polyana, the main areas along the plane’s route. "

"However, there were still three other people who chose Pochinki like him. "

"Old P’s heart calmed down a little. If it was just three people, they probably wouldn’t have met when they just landed. From the sky, there were more than 40 houses in Pochinki. The three of them would definitely avoid them, and it was likely that they would not even bump into them when they left. "

Old P rapidly descended and opened his umbrella.

"He chose a house with a green roof that was relatively further away. After he landed, he looked back at the other three people. "

"One landed outside the city, one landed on the northeast side, and the last one was closer to him, only two buildings away. "

"After old P took a glance, he immediately pushed the door open and entered the house to search for supplies. "

"He was very clear that everyone was unarmed now, so they would definitely search for their own guns first. Only when they had a good gun would they dare to go out and fight with others. "

"At this moment, all sorts of messages started appearing on the bottom left corner of his vision. "

"DEADfire killed remaining 78 players of Nightman peaks with SKS."

"DEADfire killed Liu Lailai and the remaining 77 players with SKS."

……

It was obvious that the first group of players to land at the Sosnovka Military Base had already started fighting. The player called DEADfire was lucky. He picked up an SKS after landing and killed two unlucky players who did not pick up a gun.

"In addition to him, there were other kill notifications flooding the screen. Obviously, in this game, jumping to a place with many people was indeed risky, but the benefits were also high. As long as he could pick up a gun first, he could kill those bare-handed people at will. "

"Old P only glanced at them and stopped paying attention, because these people basically wouldn’t meet him in the short term. "

He came to the room and began to search around.

"The rooms here were basically civilian houses. Although the houses were somewhat dilapidated, there were still various tables, cabinets, and furniture. As soon as he entered, old P found a grapeshot gun on the table, an S686. "

Old P quickly picked it up. He also picked up a grapeshot and a can of energy drink from the table.

"There was also a red T-shirt, but old P felt that the color was too eye-catching and was courting death, so he didn’t pick it up. "

"A troll. I don’t really like it, but I’ll make do with it for now."

"After loading the bullets, old P continued to search with his S686. "

"The prototype of this gun was the Beretta 686 "Silver Pigeon". It was a double-barrel double-shot gun with a fast firing rate, but it had to be reloaded after two shots. The advantage was that if he had good marksmanship, he would definitely be able to kill the enemy with two shots. The disadvantage was that if his marksmanship was bad, he would basically be GG if the enemy did not die after two shots. "

"Old P didn’t really like to play with trolls, but in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, it wasn’t as if you could play with any gun you wanted. The key was what you found. "

"At the very least, this shot had been very effective in the early urban and room battles. "

"After searching the second floor, old P started to search the house next to it. He found a level 1 helmet, level 1 armor, Level 2 Backpack, and some random loose parts, including sports drinks, bandages, fuel, and so on. "

"Although fuel took up a lot of space, old P felt that he might have to drive away later, so it was better to bring it just in case. "

"As for the guns, there was still no automatic rifle. There was only a Thompson submachine gun. However, these two guns were more than enough for urban combat. "

"The process of pillaging was quite comfortable. In fact, it was a process of growing from nothing. From the bare ground at the beginning to the excellent equipment later on, pillaging things could give people the illusion of leveling up. It was also an important fun in the early stages of the game. "

"After searching the three houses nearby, old P didn’t dare to run around anymore. "

"This was because he knew that there were three other people in Pochinki. If he were to run around and run into them, he would be done for. In this game, everyone only had one life, and only one person could live to the end. No one without a brain could be the lucky one. "

"Therefore, old P had an idea. He closed the door and went to the second floor, ready to observe the surrounding situation. "

"At that moment, the blue circle appeared. "

"Old P was shocked and stopped for a while, ready to open the map to study the blue circle. "

"The guide said that the blue circle was also one of the important settings of the game. Players had to reach the safe zone within a limited time, otherwise they would continue to lose HP outside the blue circle. "

"Fortunately, it’s at the bottom of the map … I’m in the safe zone, so I don’t have to move."

"Old P continued to hide on the second floor, carefully observing every move around him through the window. "

……

"At the same time, many players had already come out of their gaming pods in the VR experience area of the experience store. "

"There were also many players who were watching from outside the game cabin, and they all came over. "

"The players who came out of the game cabin quickly explained that they had died in the game, so they came out to take a breath and wait for the second match. "

"How was it? was the game fun?" Someone asked. "

"The man who came out of the game cabin shook his head."Not fun! I bumped into a guy with an SKS as soon as I landed. I didn’t even take two steps before I turned into a crate!"

Chapter 652: Delivery man

"Soon, players came out of the game cabins one after another. Most of them were dumbfounded and had no idea what had happened. "

"What’s going on? I haven’t even found my gun and I’m already dead! This is not fair!"

"Me too. I opened my parachute as soon as I jumped off the plane. By the time I floated to the ground, they were already waiting for me with guns …"

"F * ck, I was sneaked up from behind and hit to death with a pan!"

"How’s the game going? we want to see it!"

All the players in the VR experience area were curious. How did the game go?

The players who were eliminated didn’t even understand the mechanism of the game before they were GG. Those who didn’t even play the game were even more confused and didn’t know how to play it.

"At this moment, Qian Kun came to the VR experience area and clapped his hands, "Everyone, please take note that you can continue to watch the battle through the VR gaming pod. Other players can come to the holographic projection area to watch."

"Oh? The holographic projection is on? Let’s go take a look!"

The players immediately followed Qian Kun to the holographic projection viewing area on the second floor.

"There were quite a lot of people here as well, and the players who came from behind had filled up the entire holographic projection area. This kind of Grand occasion would only happen in the past when there was a major LOL competition. "

"Qian Kun went to test the equipment and connected the current battlefield data of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground to the holographic projection device. At the same time, the game’s scene appeared on the big screen. "

"Chen Mo had already considered the future tournament and spectator system when he made the game, so he added a full set of functions. Even though PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s competition system was not as easy to promote as League of Legends, the game was still one of the more professional games. "

"Oh, awesome, we can watch the battle now!"

"The holographic projection … Is a little small. I can’t even see the little person clearly."

"Look at the big screen. Eh? Was this the blue circle? It’s already shrinking. "

"There’s only about 50 people left. They’re dying so quickly."

The players gathered around the holographic projection and discussed. Those who couldn’t see the holographic projection could only look at the big screen.

"The big screen still used the traditional way of observing, with a third person perspective as the main point of view, mainly to observe players who had killed more people. The holographic projection kept shrinking according to the blue circle. It would have been fun to watch it shrink to the final circle, but the first circle was too small, and the view was affected. "

"Wow, awesome, they’re fighting! I killed one!"

"But there’s another person next to him. He was killed when he went to search the box! He’s like an Oriole behind the scenes!"

"F * ck, this guy’s really rich. Just now, he was wearing trash, but now he’s wearing all kinds of good equipment and even changed his gun!"

"The players all looked at the big screen and discussed animatedly. Now that they could watch the battle, they finally put themselves into the game. "

"From the holographic projection, the players were basically concentrated in a few towns, and everyone was carefully searching for them, afraid of being exposed to others. "

"There were quite a few players who had poor equipment, but they had managed to survive until now by hiding on the second floor of the house and pointing their guns at the stairs. "

"Obviously, the players who didn’t understand the game’s mechanics, were impulsive, and had bad marksmanship had all become crates. Those who survived were either good marksmen, lucky, or good at hiding. "

……

"Old P waited carefully on the second floor, observing the situation outside through the window, but he did not see any other players. "

"There had been two intense gunshots outside as well. The first time, a kill notification had appeared at the bottom left corner of his vision. The second time, two notifications had appeared at the same time. He did not know if the person had died in Pochinki or other areas. "

"Old P really wanted to go out and take a look with his submachine gun, but he resisted the urge. "

He looked at the blue circle and saw that the second blue circle had appeared. Pochinki was still in the safe zone.

Old P was a little conflicted because his equipment wasn’t very good and he didn’t have many potions.

"Just as he was hesitating whether he should go out and search again, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from downstairs. Then, the door opened with a creak. "

"Old P was suddenly invigorated. Before he went upstairs, he had deliberately closed the door and disguised the house as if no one had been here before. Of course, the items had all been taken away, but everyone was a newbie now, so the guy down there probably wouldn’t notice such details. "

"The footsteps were very clear, and old P could even accurately sense the specific location of the person who came. He should be wandering around the first floor. "

"Old P quietly walked to the side of the stairs, switched out his S686, and then rushed out! "

"The guys on the first floor had pretty good equipment. They looked like they were of good quality. They had AKM on their backs and a car in their hands. They were wandering around the first floor, probably wondering why there were so few supplies in the house. "

"Hearing the movement behind him, the man was obviously shocked. He quickly turned around, but old P had already arrived on the first floor and fired two shots with his S686! "

"Bang Bang!"

"Two rapid shots were fired without any interval between them. The two of them were on the first floor, which meant that they were only three or four meters apart. The S686’s grapeshot shot sent the man flying into the air. Even the level two bulletproof vest he was wearing could not save him. He crashed into the wall on the side, smashing the debris on the table. "

"Old P heard a voice from a VR gaming pod next to him."F * ck!"

"Obviously, this guy was scared out of his wits. "

Old P was secretly happy. He looked around while reloading. There should be no one else.

The S686’s close-range combat ability was indeed very powerful. Two shots were enough to take him down.

"Old P came to the side of the box."Damn, so many things!"

"A level two Spetsnaz Helmet, a level two Military Vest, a level three backpack, two guns, an Pascal and an AKM. There were also other accessories, a scope, bandages, a first aid kit, a drink, and so on … "

"Old P was happy. This was simply a courier! He had spent so much effort to find so many good things, and then he couldn’t wait to send them all to him. "

"He didn’t know if this guy was very angry. His equipment was obviously so good, but he was tricked by him. "

"After changing into a full set of equipment, old P’s level three backpack was almost full. There were a lot of useless things in there, such as submachine guns, grapeshot bullets, and so on. Old P packed up his backpack and threw them all away. "

"There was no place to put fuel, so old P hesitated for a moment and threw it away. "

"The SCAR in old P’s hand was almost full, and he was just short of a magazine, so it didn’t affect him much. The only problem was that there weren’t many bullets, less than 90. "

"Let’s go out for a walk. "

Chapter 653: Chasing after your dream?

"With his equipment ready, old P was more confident. He had been given the S686 to shoot in the open field for free. Now that he had a car with a red dot scope, old P was more confident. "

He highly suspected that he was the only one left in Pochinki. His previous friend had killed the other two and then delivered the package to him.

"However, it was not necessarily safe outside because Pochinki was already outside the safe zone. There was no guarantee that people from the school, Rozhok, or Yasnaya Polyana from the northeast would not come over. "

"Eh? I think there’s a car coming from the east. "

Old P carefully hid behind a low wall and checked the direction of the sound.

"Old P found that the sounds in the game were very obvious, especially the footsteps, which seemed to be deliberately strengthened. As long as one was highly focused and had good hearing, they could accurately judge the enemy’s position, behavior, and number of people. "

"It was a Jeep with a convertible. Through the windshield, one could see that the driver was wearing a level three helmet. This guy obviously did not plan to stop at Pochinki. It seemed like he was going to drive straight to the center of the safe zone. "

"Old P was a little hesitant to shoot. This person was a little far from him, and he had a level 3 helmet. He might not be able to kill him. "

"At that moment, old P heard concentrated gunfire from behind a rock in the distance! "

The Jeep’s windshield shattered instantly. It was obvious that the shooter had aimed at the driver and had no intention of hitting the car.

The driver was obviously shocked. He jumped out of the car and turned into a box …

Old P was speechless.

"When a vehicle was traveling at a speed higher than 30, jumping off would cause a loss of HP. This Jeep was previously traveling at high speed, so jumping off directly would cause a lot of damage even if it rolled over. "

"This guy had been shot twice before and lost some HP. Then, he jumped out of the car and died. "

"The guy who fired the shot ran over happily, wanting to loot the box. Old P took advantage of the moment he ran out of cover and set up his car with a red dot scope to shoot! "

"It was hard to hit the driver in the car, but it was easy to hit the people running around on the road. Old P’s shooting skills were very good, and he fired at this guy. "

This guy was obviously panicking. He was in the middle of nowhere and had no cover. He directly lay down on the spot …

"Obviously, this was similar to an ostrich’s behavior, and it was also one of the common mistakes made by novices. Old P did not hold back and directly followed up with a few shots to kill him. "

"After the gunshots stopped, old P waited for a while, but no one appeared. "

"After these two incidents, old P had learned his lesson. After killing someone, he should not rush up to loot the loot. After all, no one knew if there were other tybs nearby waiting to reap the benefits. "

"Very soon, the blue circle was about to refresh. This time, the safe zone had refreshed to a location below Pochinki, which included the West Bridge of Sosnovka Military Base, the farm, and a stretch of wilderness. "

"Old P cautiously ran to the Jeep and took the supplies from the two bags. There was a level three Spetsnaz Helmet, some random bullets, medicine, and so on. "

"I’ve struck it rich! It seems that killing people is the fastest way to earn money. "

"Old P sighed and wondered, why haven’t I seen a sniper rifle for so long? "

……

"In fact, there were quite a few sniper rifles on the map, but most of these players were newbies and felt that a 98K was not practical, so they did not take it. "

"Another group of eliminated players came out of their gaming pods, but this time, their reaction was completely different from the previous players. "

"Aiya, what a pity! I panicked when I was hit, why did I jump out of the car …"

"The one who jumped out of the car was you? I’m the one who beat you up, but I was also set up by someone else, F ** K!"

"When does the next round start? I want to play another round!"

"These players were different from the first batch of players who turned into crates after landing. Most of them had killed people in the game and found many good things, so they wanted to try again. "

"Meanwhile, in the holographic projection area, the players were also exclaiming in shock. "

"F * ck! The Sandpiper and clam are fighting again, and the third party benefits!"

"Eh, isn’t that the name of the streamer old P? Was it the real person? He’s really cunning!"

"It seems that I have to stay calm while playing this game. I can’t be impatient. Look at those guys who think that they have good shooting skills and are rushing out to kill people. They’ve already sent their packages …"

"Yeah, it’s useless no matter how good your equipment is. If someone ambushed you, you’d be dead in a burst of bullets."

The players in the holographic projection area were also excited. This game mode was indeed different from the traditional FPS game mode. It was several levels more exciting!

"In traditional FPS games, regardless of whether it was explosive mode or Assault mode, the pace was usually very fast. However, the outcome of each round was not very obvious. This was because a few small rounds were enough to determine the strength of both sides. The more one played, the less suspenseful one would be. "

"However, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was different. The game was full of suspense from the beginning to the end, and no one knew which player would win until the end. Moreover, there were a lot of factors in IQ games. How to put himself in a more advantageous position through the use of KYB means was obviously also a skill. "

"F * ck, there are only 18 players left. The blue circle is getting smaller and smaller!"

"Is half of the blue circle in the sea?"

"Eh, a guy jumped into the sea from the bridge. Is he planning to stay in the water?"

"The players in the game didn’t know what the others were doing, but the audience could see it clearly. "

"There were only 18 players left on the battlefield, and these players were more cautious. The players in the wilderness were basically on the ground the entire time, and one player even jumped into the water and stayed close to the shore, hiding himself. It seemed like he was going to be the last one. "

Old P drove the Jeep to a Hill and carefully observed the situation around him.

"At this moment, a plane flew past in the sky, making a rumbling sound. "

"When they passed by the farm and the bridge, an airdrop landed. "

"Airdrop?!"

Old P was shocked. This position was quite close to him.

"In fact, he had seen a few airdrops from afar before, but they were all a little far away, so old P did not dare to go over and get them. Although the manual said that there were good things here, old P felt that there would definitely be a lot of people snatching it, so he didn’t dare to try it. "

"But now, the airdrop was about to land very close to him. Although it wasn’t a direct hit to his face, it was almost there. If old P drove over, he could even reach the airdrop before it landed. "

"Are you going or not?"

"Old P was a little conflicted. This airdrop would definitely attract the attention of many players. Even if these people didn’t fight for it, they would definitely be watching from a distance, ready to shoot at the person who went to get the airdrop. "

"After thinking for a moment, old P gritted his teeth and said, "go!" If a person doesn’t have a dream, what’s the difference between them and a salted fish?"

Chapter 654: The airdrop’s AWM

"Old P, who didn’t want to be a salted fish, rushed over in his Jeep. Since he had already decided to go and see, he had to move quickly. Otherwise, he would take such a big risk. If the airdrop was picked up by someone else first, it would be a huge loss. "

"The sound of concentrated gunfire rang out. Old P’s movement in the Jeep was too conspicuous, and all kinds of bullets were fired at him. Along the way, at least three people fired at old P, but because old P was driving faster, he only lost a little health to the man and the car, and it was not a big deal. "

"When they arrived at the airdrop, the airdrop landed. Old P slammed on the brakes to stop the Jeep. After pulling on the handbrake, he quickly got out of the Jeep and crouched down, starting to search for things in the airdrop. "

(Chen Mo added a handbrake to the car so that the car wouldn’t slide down the slope as long as the player pulled the handbrake.)

"Gunshots were still coming from the surroundings. The Jeep and the supply box were both shot, but old P relied on these two covers and didn’t get shot again. "

"F * ck, this is … An AWM?!"

Old P was shocked. He was too familiar with this green sniper rifle because this thing was a regular in most gun battle games. It was a well-deserved big killing weapon!

Old P hurriedly replaced the AKM he was wearing with an AWM and equipped it with an 8x scope.

"Needless to say, this gun was definitely a good one, but it had a little less bullets. "

"In addition, there was a level 3 Military Vest and a first aid kit in the box. Old P was overjoyed. It was worth the risk! "

"Old P was still wearing a level 2 armor, and its durability was very worrying. After changing into a level 3 armor, he had a full set. In addition to the fact that he had a SCAR and an AWM, this was basically a very luxurious piece of equipment. "

"However, just as old P was about to leave, he realized that things were bad. "

"The Jeep was already smoking, and it didn’t look like it could last much longer. If they drove away and left by force, it would be GG if the Jeep was blown up. "

"Moreover, those people from before had already surrounded him. Old P had countless people staring at this airdrop. He could be considered as the target of public criticism now. If he rushed out rashly, he would probably die without a burial place … "

"Sporadic gunshots were still ringing out, and sparks flew as they hit the airdrop supply boxes and Jeeps from time to time. "

"Old P didn’t dare to get up. He lay on the ground and drank potions, waiting for his HP to slowly recover. He could not act rashly now. He could only rely on the Jeep and the airdrop supply box as cover and take one step at a time. "

……

"In the holographic projection area, many players were also very nervous, all staring at the big screen. "

"A few more died! There are only 9 people left!"

"Isn’t this airdrop a little too exciting? There are at least five people fighting for this airdrop. Old P got it, but he’s already being targeted by four people!"

"Where are the other four people? Oh, two of them were hiding by the sea, one was Voldemort, and the other was hiding in the grass …"

"I feel like old P is going to die. The four players in the airdrop are obviously targeting him."

"Who asked him to get the airdrop?"

"It’s not certain yet. We can only see which side has better marksmanship!"

"This game is getting more and more exciting!"

……

"BOOM!" The Jeep burst into flames and turned into a pile of scrap metal in the violent explosion. "

"These few people were also very cunning. They wanted to hit the Jeep until it had a little health and wait for old P to get in the car before blowing it up. In the end, old P did not fall for it at all and simply blew up the Jeep himself. "

"Old P had roughly determined the enemy’s location. There were three to four people, all hiding behind cover. After all, these people knew that old P had a gun in his hand. No one dared to rush out rashly, or they would become live targets. "

The two sides were in an awkward stalemate …

"If you guys aren’t going to do it, then I’ll do it."

Old P was about to try out his new AWM. He first hid behind the supply box and poked his head out to confirm the target’s location. Behind a tree in the southeast.

Old P adjusted his angle and aimed his 8x scope at the player’s level two helmet.

"After all, a cover like a tree was too unreliable. This player not only had to be wary of old P but also of the other three players, so he unconsciously revealed a little. "

"Bang!"

"A crisp gunshot was heard, and there was a continuous echo in the surroundings. "

"You headshotted Zzz with an AWM sniper rifle!"

"The gaming pod next to him let out another "F * ck", clearly shocked by the scene. "

"Old P immediately retracted his head after firing a shot. The concentrated sound of gunfire rang out, and a few more bullet holes appeared in the supply box. "

"At this time, the advantage of the sniper rifle was fully revealed. Although the three of them were scattered in a fan shape in front of old P, they were not far away from each other. The 8x scope of the AMV could shoot wherever he pointed. "

"Bang!"

"Another gunshot, another kill! "

"One of the guys felt that the situation was not good and wanted to run, but old P decisively gave chase. The first shot from the AWM missed, but the second shot was still a headshot! "

"However, at this time, concentrated gunfire suddenly burst out from behind a big rock. The last player also fired madly at old P, and old P quickly rolled back behind cover. "

"He then looked at his own health, which was already very low. "

"This person’s shooting is so accurate!"

"Old P was shocked as he used the first aid kit. If he wasn’t wearing a level three armor, he might have been dead by now. "

"Then let’s have a match. I have an AWM anyway. It doesn’t matter if you shoot me a few times, but I just have to shoot you in the head and you’ll be dead!"

……

"The circle is shrinking again!"

"The safe zone is still with old P and DEADfire. I feel like they’re going to have a showdown? An SKS on one side and an AWM on the other?"

"Two of our guys have sneaked past the DEADfire from behind!"

"F * ck, these two guys were both killed by the DEADfire …"

"Only two people are left so quickly? Your mother!"

The players in the holographic projection area were also excited. The pace of the later stages of the game was still so fast!

"At this stage, the safe zone had shrunk to a very small size. It was a vast plain with a few small hills, trees, and rocks. There was very little cover. "

"At this moment, the players with high magnification scopes and good marksmanship were at an advantage. DEADfire was originally fighting with old P, but when he heard gunshots from behind him, he turned around immediately and killed the two players who were trying to sneak up on him. "

"The final circle turned into a battle between old P and DEADfire. Old P had killed five players, while Deadfire had killed seven. This was enough to show that these two players were not only lucky, but also capable! "

"DEADfire was the lucky one who made it out of the airport, right? That’s awesome, your marksmanship is really stable. "

"Old P’s not bad either!"

"But … Old P is outside the safe zone now!"

"On the big screen, the two of them were throwing grenades like crazy. Old P had already drunk all the energy drinks he had and threw a few high-explosive grenades to block the road. Then, he threw a few smoke bombs and rushed out! "

"The SKS kept firing. DEADfire must have been hit by a frag grenade, but he did not have the time to bandage himself up. He wanted to kill old P! "

"In the smoke, ol ‘P ran quickly and did a roll. The SCAR shot wildly at deadfury, who was behind the stone cover! "

Chapter 655: The store manager is abusing the computer?

"Great luck! We’ll have chicken dinner tonight!"

"The image on the big screen froze, and the iconic scene of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground appeared! "

The holographic projection audience instantly burst into cheers!

"Everyone saw it clearly. In the end, old P used a smoke grenade to block his vision and then rushed out directly. The two sides met with force and force. In the end, old P won when he had less than a quarter of his health left. "

"That’s awesome! Old P really got first place!"

"I have a question. Why do you want to win the chicken dinner?"

"I’m not sure … But I think it’s fun to say it like this!"

"Is this the streamer old P? He’s in the experience store? Quickly call him over to share his thoughts!"

"As expected, good marksmanship is still the key. In the final circle, there’s no point in hiding anymore. It’s still up to your real ability!"

"After the game ended, the screen showed a countdown to the next game, 15 minutes. It was equivalent to giving the players a little rest. "

"In the VR experience area, old P came out of the game cabin and the players around him immediately surrounded him. "

"How did it go? who won?"

"What’s the result? Who’s first?"

"These people were all waiting for the final result in the VR experience area on the third floor, so they didn’t know the final outcome. Out of all the gaming cabins, only three were left with their doors closed. Old P and DEADfire opened their gaming cabins at almost the same time. "

"DEADfire was a young man with dyed blonde hair. He gave old P a thumbs up and said, "Brother, the last wave was really awesome."

"Luck, luck." Old P smiled. "

"The next match would start in 15 minutes, and the players in the VR experience area were all discussing how to play the game. Old P, DEADfire, and a few other players who had been around for a long time naturally became popular, and many people surrounded them with questions. "

"However, old P noticed that there was still one game cabin door that had not been opened. "

What was going on? Wasn’t the game already over? Old P was secretly puzzled.

"Two minutes later, the cabin door opened. Chen Mo came out of the game cabin and stretched. "

"Manager?" the other players were stunned. "

"Zou Zhuo’s eyes lit up, "eh, manager, were you in the game just now?" Which one is you?"

"Chen Mo smiled."I’m not playing the same game as you guys. I’m playing on the computer. I’m just testing the game."

"Old P couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Chen Mo, since it was his first time seeing him in person. "

"No wonder there were always 79 people in the game, it was because Chen Mo had taken one of the gaming pods to test the game. "

"Zou Zhuo’s face was full of contempt, "wow! Manager, you’re actually abusing the computer in the game? I’m looking down on you!"

"I’m fine, " Chen Zhao laughed."If you don’t like it, you can go and beat it up."

"Really? Then I won’t be polite! If you can’t win a chicken dinner with a player, you can definitely win it with a computer!"

"Zou Zhuo quickly got into the game cabin, as if he was afraid someone would snatch it from him. "

"Chen Mo said to everyone, "when you guys leave, you can go to the front desk and get a free ‘chicken dinner tonight’ T-shirt. It’s a free gift. It’s a limited edition. Don’t forget."

"A limited edition T-shirt? You’re amazing, manager!" Many players were very happy. Although a T-shirt was nothing, a limited edition was different. This item had collectible value! "

"Many players couldn’t wait for the next match to begin. Zou Zhuo was also in the game, and he died quite miserably, getting shot in the head by old P’s AWM … So after he entered Chen Mo’s gaming pod, it was immediately occupied by other players. "

……

Zou Zhuo entered the VR gaming pod and quickly connected to the various signals.

"The last scene of Chen Mo killing the enemy was still in his field of vision, with a line of striking words on the screen "Great luck! We’ll have chicken dinner tonight!" In addition, there was also data such as the number of players killed in the game. "

"So this is what it really looks like to get first place. He killed 17? Tsk, tsk, tsk, the manager is having a good time abusing computers. "

Zou Zhuo started the next game happily.

"The gaming pod was connected to another server, and its in-game functions had been modified. Chen Mo was using it to test the game, since he would be playing with the computer when he entered the game. "

Zou Zhuo was elated. He wanted to experience the thrill of beating the computer and getting 17 kills in one game of PUBG.

"Manager, you’re good at this. Isn’t this the costume for the main character in the game poster?"

"Zou Zhuo realized that Chen Mo’s character was dressed like the character in the middle of a cosplay game poster, with a Hooded Windbreaker, a plaid mask, sunglasses, and white casual pants. "

"Manager, you know how to play. I’m impressed."

Zou Zhuo was quite satisfied with his image and entered the next game.

"He directly entered the spawn area. The countdown was still 1 minute, but the 100 people were instantly filled. "

The other 99 people stood still in the spawn area. This scene was a little scary …

"Zou Zhuo mumbled, "the manager’s AI is too simple." It’s a computer, but why isn’t it moving?"

"Since zou Zhuo had nothing to do, he started shooting crazily at the computers around him. Even though he couldn’t kill anyone in the spawn area, zou Zhuo still felt good. "

"The countdown ended, and the game officially began. "

"Zou Zhuo had played the game once before and made it into the top 20, so he had a good understanding of the game’s mechanics. He looked at the plane’s route. This time, it was still flying from south to north, but it was from Southeast to Northwest, and finally passed by the port. "

"Let’s jump to Sosnovka Military Base! It’ll be a great time to kill!"

"Zou Zhuo thought happily. Obviously, if one wanted to kill and have fun in this map, the best choice was to jump to the Sosnovka Military Base. There were many good guns here, and there were often many people. As long as one landed and got a gun, it would be a killing spree. "

Zou Zhuo picked a good spot and left the plane.

Zou Zhuo opened his umbrella and looked at the sky around him. There were more than 20 people!

"Although the airport was a good place, the computer was not stupid and did not jump there. "

Zou Zhuo aimed at the top of a building. He was lucky to pick up a submachine gun!

"Zou Zhuo wanted to laugh out loud. There were two other computers on the same roof as him, and there was one on the roof next to him. The other computers were scattered across the military base. "

Zou Zhuo looked at the two computers on the same floor as if they were two boxes.

"However, just as zou Zhuo finished reloading his gun, one of the computers raised his 98K. "

"Bang!"

"There was a clear gunshot, and a cloud of blood appeared in zou Zhuo’s field of vision. He felt a slight vibration in between his eyebrows, and then the screen went black … "

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded."I … I was shot in the head by a kar97k??"

Chapter 656: Show some respect, this is artificial intelligence

"Zou Zhuo was a little dumbfounded. From the death scene, the computer had picked up the 98K and aimed at zou Zhuo’s head before killing him in one shot … "

Zou Zhuo came out of the gaming pod and scratched his head.

"What’s the matter, little fatty?"a player asked. "

"Zou Zhuo looked around, Chen Mo was no longer on this floor. He smacked his lips, "It’s fine. I just wanted to ask the manager a question about the game’s settings. Forget it."

He was too embarrassed to tell others that he had been tortured by the computer …

Zou Zhuo returned to the game cabin and wondered if he had opened it the wrong way.

Wasn’t this computer’s marksmanship a little too accurate?

Was this a standard or normal operation?

"Zou Zhuo wasn’t sure, so he started another round. "

"It was the same scenario at the beginning, but this time, the plane was going from east to west through the middle part of the island, and zou Zhuo decided to jump to Pochinki. "

"Why don’t we play it safe for now? it seems like even computers have their own tricks. We can’t underestimate them!"

"Zou Zhuo landed quickly and looked around. Luckily, only seven or eight computers had landed in Pochinki, which was better than the military base. "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t dare to be careless. He quickly went into the house to search for guns. He was lucky to find an M16, a level 1 helmet, and a Level 2 Backpack. "

Zou Zhuo loaded the magazine with great familiarity and left the room happily. He rushed to the room where one of the computers was.

"The two houses were very close to each other. Zou Zhuo was thinking that he had an M16, so no matter what gun the computer had, he would have an advantage. "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t rush in immediately after he opened the door. He was afraid that the computer would ambush him. However, after some observation, he realized that there was no one on the first floor. "

"Eh? Where is he?"

Zou Zhuo suddenly heard footsteps coming from above him!

"He quickly turned around, but as the glass shattered, a black shadow jumped down from the second floor and fired two shots at zou Zhuo with an S1897! "

"Bang Bang!"

"Zou Zhuo felt a strong vibration in his chest, and his vision turned grey. "

Zou Zhuo fell to the ground with a loud thud. He watched as he turned into a crate. The laptop stepped on his head and took away his level two backpack and M16 …

"This … What’s the situation?!"

Zou Zhuo was shocked. He couldn’t even kill a computer?

"If the previous headshot from the 98k was a coincidence, it couldn’t be the same this time, right? "

"The computer jumped from the second floor to zou Zhuo’s back and took it away with two grapeshot shots. It was obviously premeditated. If zou Zhuo didn’t know that it was a computer, he would have thought that it was a high-level player! "

"I … The way I opened the door was wrong??"

Zou Zhuo started the next round.

……

Five minutes later.

Zou Zhuo exited the game cabin with a dark face.

"In a total of eight minutes, zou Zhuo had turned into a crate on the ground, not killing a single player … "

Zou Zhuo started to question his life.

"The computers here were not only good at shooting, but they also had good awareness! He could hear footsteps, observe carefully when entering an unfamiliar room, roll to find cover when he was attacked, and he could even circle around according to the enemy’s position! "

"Zou Zhuo racked his brain trying to kill someone, but he couldn ‘t! "

"This was too despairing, zou Zhuo felt like his life was dark, he even started to doubt himself … "

"Chen Mo went to the VR experience area again."Everyone, please pay attention. The next match will begin in five minutes. Be prepared."

"The second round hadn’t even started yet, and zou Zhuo had already died a few times … "

"Zou Zhuo called out to Chen Mo with a bitter face, "manager, can you change this gaming pod to a normal tournament mode?" I don’t want to play on the computer anymore …"

"Chen Mo smiled, "it’s so cool to play computer games, you don’t like it"

The surrounding players all looked at zou Zhuo with confusion in their eyes.

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched and he said, "I … I still prefer to play with people!"

……

"The second game, 80 people! "

"There was not much change in the number of players and the first time. Only two or three players gave up the game because of the box-like experience, but soon more interested players took their places. "

"Not only that, but the number of people in the holographic projection area had increased! "

"The entire viewing gallery was filled with spectators, and many of them were standing on tiptoes in the back row. "

"Quick, quick, quick, the second round is starting. Place your bets!"

"I’m optimistic about old P. He’s a man who coexists between being tough and being tough. He just won a chicken dinner in the last round, so he’s feeling hot!"

"I think DEADfire is the lucky one at the airport. He’s the real king of killers!"

"Hehe, don’t be so sure. That was the first round. No one knew how to play. The second round will definitely be different!"

"Although the audience couldn’t participate, just watching was very interesting. "

"Of course, there were also a group of viewers who were itching to find a VR gaming pod to experience it, but they had no choice. The entire VR experience area was full. "

……

"In the second round, zou zhuogou made it to the top ten. "

"Is it my illusion? Why do I feel like I’ve become stronger after being abused by the computer so many times? It’s so easy to beat people up!"

"Zou Zhuo came out of the game cabin and stretched his back, not planning to continue playing. The guys who had been waiting in line quickly entered the game cabin, as if they were afraid that the little fatty would go back on his words. "

Zou Zhuo really wanted to ask Chen Mo a question. He looked around and finally found Chen Mo in the crowd.

"Manager, I have a question to ask you." Zou Zhuo said. "

"What’s the problem?" Chen Zhao looked at him. "

"Zou Zhuo coughed dryly, "well, I don’t know if I’m seeing things, but it seems like computers are more powerful than players?" I’ve played a few rounds, and it seems like I turned into a box every time I landed …"

"You’re right. "Chen Mo chuckled. "

"Zou Zhuo "???"

He actually shamelessly admitted it!

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, "manager, this doesn’t make sense!" Why are computers more powerful than players?"

"Why must computers be weaker than players?" Chen Mo asked. "

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, "computers are for players to practice!" The computers in League of Legends and Warcraft are weaker. "

"Oh, " Chen Mo replied, "where’s the boss in Dark Souls ‘dying mode?"

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Chen Zhao patted his shoulder."Be more respectful in the future. Call it an AI. It’s as if you can beat origin."

"Zou Zhuo, "manager, you’re the one who called her a computer first!" You said you were playing on the computer, testing the game!"

"Chen Mo chuckled."It’s a computer to me. It’s an artificial intelligence to you. There’s nothing wrong with it."

"Zou Zhuo, "I don’t believe you!"

……

"Ever since PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was released, it was rare for the entire VR experience Zone to be filled with players. Furthermore, it was always full! "

Even the holographic projection viewing area was full. Many players who wanted to play but couldn’t could only watch the operation of the gods.

"Many players realized that even though the game looked ordinary at first glance, it was really fun to play! "

"Many players could not tell what was so fun about it, but they just felt that it was completely different from traditional FPS games! "

Chapter 657: no in-game purchases

"Many players in the experience store had uploaded their videos online. Some streamers even started streaming in their gaming pods. Even the chubby zou Zhuo, who was known for being two pigeons in three days, started streaming as well. He was happily playing while flirting. "

"As for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, there were more and more discussions about it on the internet. "

"Did anyone watch the PlayerUnknown’s Battleground demo? This game is surprisingly interesting!"

"I watched old P’s live broadcast and even won the chicken dinner successfully! What a great sense of accomplishment!"

"What do you mean by chicken dinner?"

"You don’t even know this? It means that if you survive to the last place in the game, a sentence will appear on the screen,’great luck, chicken dinner tonight’, indicating that you are the last survivor of the game!"

"Why did you eat chicken and not duck??"

"Oh, it seems that this sentence comes from a saying called" winner winner, " very clever dinner!" It was said to be a saying from the casinos in Europe and America, which was quite in line with the background of the game. But I think it’s just Chen Zhao’s bad taste. "

"Chen Mo wouldn’t dare to make the background of the story Chinese, right? otherwise, it wouldn’t pass the review …"

"I also think that the video is very interesting, but the players who have really played it have more intense reactions. They all say that this game is very fun!"

"It’s strange. They can’t tell what’s so fun about this game. They just think it’s really fresh!"

"I can’t wait for the game to be released. I’m going to line up at the experience store tomorrow!"

"Wake up, you won’t be able to get in unless you go two hours before the shop opens in the morning … Because these B * stards basically won’t log out once they start playing!"

"To the surprise of many players, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground seemed to be unexpectedly popular! "

"In the beginning, many players thought that the game was just a little new and had nothing to boast about. However, after playing and watching the game videos, they realized that it was not the case! "

It was really fun to play with!

"The most intuitive feeling was that this game was very comfortable to play. There was something to do every second, and the feeling of each round was completely different! "

"The entire map was very large, and even if players flew to a different place every round, they would get a completely different gaming experience. "

"Moreover, the experience store’s game mode wasn’t the official mode. Due to the limited number of players, only 80 people could play the game, and they had to wait until the end of one game before they could start the next. The players who had turned into crates after landing could only wait. "

"However, since these people were all at the scene, even if they turned into crates after landing, they could still come out of the game cabin and chat with others, so the impact was not big. "

"After the game was officially released, players could immediately start the next round after dying in the game, and the sense of defeat would be further weakened. "

……

"On the 8th of April, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds the escape officially went on sale! "

"In the week from 1st to 8th of April, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground became a hot topic every day. At first, players were just curious, but as the experience store continued to grow, there were new topics about PlayerUnknown’s Battleground on the internet every day! "

"The experience store became the gathering place for the first batch of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players. Every day, the players would discuss the new playstyles, strategies, and new experiences of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"As for the players who couldn’t get a VR gaming pod, they went to the holographic projection viewing area to watch the game. Even though they couldn’t play, they were still very engrossed and happy. "

"Various game videos and live broadcasts were uploaded to the internet, and many players had a strong interest in the game after watching it. But the problem was that they could not play it! "

Many players were scratching their ears and cheeks in anticipation.

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds preliminaries had already started. The official version of the game was sold for 980 Yuan, while the preliminaries were sold for 780 yuan, which was a 200 yuan discount. "

"Other than that, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was the same as sadistic killing of prototype. There was also an internet cafe version, but it was more expensive. Each VR gaming pod that could be activated in the internet cafe cost 2680 Yuan, which was much more expensive than sadistic killing of prototype. "

As for why it was so expensive …

That was obvious. How could this game be on the same level as killing prototype?

"Selling it at 980 Yuan per unit was in hopes that more players would lose their hands. If the internet cafe version was sold at a lower price, Chen Mo would suffer a loss. "

"Up until now, domestic VR internet cafes weren’t particularly enthusiastic about this game. After all, this game was different from sadomasochism. Many internet cafe bosses still had some doubts about whether this new shooting game would be popular. "

"After all, according to the price of traditional domestic FPS games, 980 RMB was not considered expensive, but it did not have any obvious competitive advantage. After all, Chen Mo’s Overwatch was now free, which had a huge impact on the FPS market. "

"Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault had also been on discount and reduced in price, but since these two games had in-game purchases, the impact on the profits was not particularly big. "

"Chen Mo didn’t plan on adding any in-game content to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, nor did he plan on spending money to open chests. "

"In addition to the buy-off system, there was only one point of collection later on, and that was the transaction tax. "

"Players could obtain gold coins when playing the game. The gold coins could be opened, and the items obtained from opening the boxes could be freely traded. There was no price limit, but every trade had to pay a 10% trade tax to the official. "

"If a dress was sold for 2500 Yuan, there would be a 250 Yuan transaction tax, which would be directly deducted from the seller’s hands. In other words, the seller’s price was 2500, but the actual amount was 2250. "

"Of course, there would definitely be players who wanted to trade in private. The solution to this was actually very simple. For example, the game could only put the items up for auction in the general store, one-on-one transactions could not be done, buyers and sellers could not check each other’s names, the items would be delayed after being put up in the store, rare goods would be automatically released at a fixed time, and so on. "

"Even though there were policies and countermeasures, as long as they used strict rules to seal up all the loopholes in the trade, the players could only follow Chen Mo’s requests and trade. "

"After all, it was a matter of profit. How could there be a loophole? This was a matter of the designer’s professionalism. "

"Many players were already impatient. Since the pre-sale version was so much cheaper, they naturally bought it without hesitation! "

"Chen Mo also emphasized that the game would last forever if you paid for it once. There would be no charge for future updates, and there were no in-game purchases! "

"The ‘no in-game purchases’ rule made many players swear at their conscience, especially when it came out of Chen Mo’s mouth. "

Who didn’t know Chen Mo? he almost became the richest person in the world by selling skins …

"The idea of "free games with expensive skins" was something that Chen Mo had started from League of Legends. As such, free games had become the mainstream on mobile games, and even the VR Overwatch was using the same strategy, and the results were pretty good. "

"The players were already familiar with "free games". Although they were free, they were more of a scam than paid games! "

"But now, Chen Mo said that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground didn’t have any in-game purchases, which was unbelievable to the players! "

Could salent be so kind? This was not scientific at all!

Chapter 658: The three games team up and fight

"After PlayerUnknown’s Battleground officially went on sale, the sales volume rose steadily! "

"This time, the domestic and overseas versions were released almost at the same time, and the sales figures were also calculated directly in the global sales. "

"Sixty thousand copies of the pre-sale version were sold, and more than eight thousand copies would be sold every day after that. This meant that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had brought in more than forty million in revenue! "

"Of course, it didn’t seem like a lot. If Chen Mo calculated according to the numbers in his previous life, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had sold more than four million copies in March 2017 in June, with an average of more than forty thousand daily. "

"However, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was a VR game in the parallel world, after all. There were only a few people who could afford a gaming pod and were willing to spend money on VR games. "

"Since the VR version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was ten times more expensive than the PC version in Chen Mo’s previous life, Chen Mo’s income was even higher than Bluehole’s in his previous life, and he had a better start. "

"Moreover, this did not include the income from the internet cafe version. "

"Now, many players and VR internet cafes were still in a wait-and-see state. For internet cafes, the price of the internet cafe version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was higher, so they had to consider it. As for the players, most of them could only afford one FPS game with their financial conditions. "

"Now, it was PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and Wolf Soul Modern battlefield and raging inferno Assault 2 appeared together, and none of them were cheap. For the players, they could only pick one that they liked the most in the short term. "

Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment couldn’t sit still after the pre-sales figures of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground came out.

"This was because the three games were in a competitive relationship. It was obvious that there were zero-sum games. If PlayerUnknown’s Battleground sold more, it would definitely empty the wallets of some players, affecting the sales of the other two games. "

"It was just like how some popular movies would seriously affect the box office of the subsequent stages of the movie, just like how it would suck away the popularity of the movie. "

"At first, the completion rates of Wolf Soul modern battlefields and raging inferno Assault 2 weren’t particularly high, and they wanted to delay the release of the games. However, under the strong performance of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, the senior management of these two companies couldn’t sit still. Lin chaoxu and Liu Yuanfeng began to pressure the two games ‘working teams, urging them to test the games as soon as possible! "

"The release and release of the game could be delayed, but the testing had to be done quickly. He had to try his best to hype it up and attract the attention of the players. Otherwise, he would only become more and more passive. "

"The staff of the two teams were forced to work overtime more frequently, but everyone knew that this was the most critical stage for all three games. They couldn’t afford to drop the ball at this time! "

"Very quickly, a series of bombshell news was released. "

"Wolf Soul modern battlefield and burning Assault 2 announced their testing and release dates. Modern battlefields was released earlier, and fire Assault 2 was the latest. "

"But sooner or later, the two project teams began to disclose a lot of game content in the hope of attracting the attention of players. "

……

"On the 12th of April, "Wolf Soul modern battlefield" began its testing. "

"On the 17th of April, the testing of fire Assault 2 began. "

"Even though there were still some minor problems in the game, Qin Xiao and ran he could not wait any longer. They were in urgent need of feedback from the players before they could make further changes. "

"At this time, although PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had been released earlier, the other two games were also trying their best to make the game popular. All kinds of public relations and anti-publicity drafts were also fiercely fought over, both overtly and covertly. The players of the three games were arguing endlessly. "

"Don’t say anything. The PUBG expert is invincible. If you don’t accept it, you can’t argue!"

"Hehe, it’s just a game! I’m really impressed by Chen Mo’s fangirls, only the game’s design is new, but they’re still bragging about how invincible the game is?"

"Wolf Soul modern battlefields is better. It’s fast-paced and very cool! With all sorts of modern weapons on the battlefield, this game would be more exciting!"

"That’s right, Wolf Soul is a game that can stimulate your hormones, what’s the point of winning chicken dinner? To cultivate the spirit of a coward? He he he!"

"That’s right! Games that don’t use guns should leave the group!"

[Players of fire Assault 2 are laughing at you two dogs biting each other. These two shallow games should just stand aside. The future is still fire assault!]

"F * ck off, fire Assault 2 was just a game that adopted the Western FPS game’s playstyle and changed its Chinese background. You’re the one with the least face, why are you acting like a Wolf with a big tail?"

"How does a domestic background have no cards? This is the first FPS game in the country that has a deep story. You morons who grew up eating fast food games know nothing!"

"The three groups of fans gathered together and fought, quarreling with each other … "

"If two games were competing with each other, it would be fine. It was nothing more than trampling on each other. But now that three games were competing with each other, the scene instantly became particularly chaotic, and it became extremely difficult to judge the nature of a player … "

"Not to mention, there were many people who took advantage of the situation and watched the drama. They did all kinds of cross-dressing, which was the biggest show of the year. "

It had to be said that the players from Emperor dynasty entertainment were the strongest.

"Fire Assault 2 was the latest to be released, and it was a standalone game that was relatively aloof from the rest of the world, so its conflict with the other two games wasn’t that intense. "

"The advantage of a single-player game was that as long as the game’s quality was up to standard, the game wouldn’t die out if there weren’t any accidents, and he could earn some money. Of course, it wasn’t easy to have a particularly domineering hit. "

"In this sense, "Wolf Soul Modern battlefield and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground were the fiercest competitors, so the smell of gunpowder was more intense. "

"The main point of criticism from players of "Wolf Soul modern battlefield" was that there was basically nothing new in "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" other than the game’s mode innovation, and the big escape mode was not a successful model that had been tested by the market. It was definitely just a short-lived one. "

"The players were having a good time now, but once this enthusiasm passed, the game would be over. "

"Of course, there were also people who picked on other aspects. For example, some people felt that PUBG could only have one person win the chicken dinner, and that the experience of most ordinary players was not guaranteed. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players were also retaliating, but they could not find a good way to break through. In a war of words like this, not only did one have to emphasize their own advantages, but they also had to seize the other party’s shortcomings and counterattack. "

"To put it bluntly, this kind of war of words wasn’t just a battle of emotions between players. The game company’s public relations team and marketing team were also behind this. "

"This kind of war of words would more or less affect the players ‘impression of these two games. If a game had a one-sided bad review on the internet, many passerby players might not consider buying the game. "

What happened after that infuriated the PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players!

Chapter 659: If PlayerUnknown’s Battleground becomes like some other games

"The official Weibo account of "Wolf Soul modern battlefield" reposted a video by a fan. On the surface, the video was praising "Wolf Soul", but in fact, it had been insinuating "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground". "

"The video’s producer listed "Wolf Soul Modern battlefield had many advantages, such as fast pace, fairness, rich modes, and various mechanisms. However, after each advantage, there were innuendos to "certain games."

"For example, " Wolf Soul modern battlefield "has a fast pace, unlike some games where you don’t even know what to do when you land. You wander around such a big map and waste most of your time doing nothing."

"Another example was,’Wolf Soul modern battlefield has rich modes, with many classic and innovative ways of playing. It can be said to be the master of traditional FPS games. It’s not like some games, where the whole game only has one picture and one way to play, which is really boring. "

And so on.

"Obviously, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the so-called "certain games" in the video were actually "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground". However, the video did not name any of them. This kind of enigmatic argument was really infuriating. "

"Moreover, the official Weibo of "Wolf Soul modern battlefields" had directly reposted the video, which made many players of "PUBG" feel even more unacceptable. "

"Many players left comments on the official Weibo of Wolf Soul, arguing with the players of Wolf Soul. This Weibo post quickly gained popularity, causing the players to repost and comment crazily. "

"But after all, this was the home of Wolf Soul. "

"The comments of players who supported Wolf Soul were pushed to the top, while many comments of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players were maliciously deleted. "

"There were even a lot of Wolf Soul players who said sarcastically, "The video only mentioned ‘some games’, and there was no mention of names. Was there a need to jump out and add scenes for yourself?"

"Many PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players were furious, but they had no choice. "

"Obviously, this was a premeditated hype. Wolf soul’s official Weibo was not afraid of being scolded at all, and even couldn’t wait to be scolded. "

"Even if the criticism was too harsh, the official Weibo could just delete the post and say that it was created at the last minute, the audit was not strict, and so on. Then they could shirk the responsibility. Not to mention that this little criticism had no effect at all. Instead, it would only create popularity for Wolf Soul. "

"Many players of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground were asking each other not to add popularity to Wolf Soul, but there was still a group of players who expressed that they were really angry! "

……

"The next day, a lot of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players were still holding back their anger and wanted to continue fighting Wolf Soul players, but at noon, many players found out that Chen Mo had posted a Weibo! "

"There was a video attached to the Weibo post, and the content was "If PlayerUnknown’s Battleground becomes like some other games …"

"Many players took a look and thought, "isn’t this the tone of the video that was forwarded by the official Weibo of Wolf Soul?"

"Some games? "

PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players were all interested and started watching the video.

"The video was very simple, only a little more than a minute long. It was very likely that he had stayed up all night yesterday to make it. "

"At the beginning of the video, there was a black screen with a line of words on it "What would happen if PlayerUnknown’s Battleground became like some other games?"

"The official website should be like this."

"An official website appeared on the screen. There was the game background, original art of the characters, and large art words. Everything was exactly the same as the official website. The only difference was that the main part of the official website had all kinds of large art words, and the content was even more dazzling. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground escape, officially launched today!"

"(Large font)"top up gold coins, new out-of-print weapons are waiting for you!"

"Download in 30 seconds. Golden AKM (fragment X5) will be given when you log in!"

"(Large characters)"first charge, enjoy a good gift!"

"(In small font)"advanced combat preparation pack free. You can randomly draw classic weapons such as 98K and SCAR (2×8 fragments)!"

"Accumulate 100 fragments to exchange for a permanent reward!"

"(In small print)"to open a high-class VIP in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, only 680 Yuan/month!"

"(In super small font)"free 98K upon landing."

"Player’s death weapon and backpack will not be dropped. "

"(In super small font)"you can revive on the spot if you are knocked down (limited to three times per week)"

"There was also a huge bright red button on the lower right corner,[top up membership]! "

"And the recharge interface is like this."

He clicked on top-up membership.

"It was a new interface with a line of striking words on it, "top-up and draw privilege, landing on 98K! There are also all kinds of rare props waiting for you!"

"This was a lottery interface that was similar to a wheel. The interface was filled with all kinds of game items, such as the signature 98K, AWM, first aid kit, first aid kit, level 3 helmet, Level 3 armor, Level 3 bag, and so on. "

There was also a huge red button at the bottom [Top-up membership (one lucky draw ticket)]

"He clicked on the top-up button with his mouse, and a screen started to roll through the various prizes. Finally, it locked onto the AWM, and a huge prompt box popped up on the interface. "

"Congratulations on obtaining the right to use the AWM for three days. Please check and receive it in-game. You can purchase the AWM in-game by paying the price difference!"

"The exclusive interface for members is like this. "

"The screen of the video changed again, and it came to the exclusive interface of the members. On it was a line of striking words "The order for the chicken-eating gathering!"

"There was also a line of small text at the bottom."Now, top-up members can get a new golden AWM (30 days) for free. Inviting friends to top up members can also get exclusive rewards!"

"In the "member privileges" column, there were all kinds of strange privileges, including shopping discounts, blocking players ‘comments, accelerated healing speed, exclusive emotes, unique clothing, exclusive vehicles, special firearms, and so on. "

"The screen changed again, this time to the game. "

"A member player was parachuting down, but for some reason, his speed was much slower than the others. However, this player did not panic at all. He spread out two pairs of golden wings in the air, not only accelerating the landing, but also killing all the players below him! "

"A player was driving a Jeep to outrun the blue circle. Suddenly, a golden Bumblebee sped past the Jeep and disappeared from the player’s sight at the speed of a plane taking off, leaving only the exhaust of the car and the dumbfounded player in the Jeep. "

"At the end of the video was the usual routine of the game’s promotional video. At the end, there was a line of striking words "What are you waiting for? come to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and top up your account!"

Chapter 660: Future profitability?

"After watching the video, the players all laughed. "

"What the hell is this? isn’t this the same routine as Wolf Soul? It seems like there are a few websites that were directly modified from Wolf soul’s website!"

"Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. This is obviously insinuating that the top-up members of Wolf Soul will give all kinds of props!"

"Extracting weapon fragments? Draw a 98K on landing? Hahaha, so black!"

Many players reacted when they saw this video. This was clearly a reference to Wolf Soul!

"As the representative of traditional FPS games in China, Wolf Soul basically followed the traditional operation route of "buy out" and "in-game value-added services". In order to expand the player base, the prices of these games were often lower, but if they were lower, they would not be able to recover the cost. Therefore, they could only add various kinds of value-added services in the game. "

"For example, the first top-up would give props, the sale of guns, the sale of characters, the lucky draw to get shards, the privilege of buying members, and so on. These were basically the usual routines of this game. "

"Of course, the actual membership privileges in Wolf Soul were not that exaggerated, but they still existed. "

Chen Mo’s video obviously took advantage of Wolf soul’s weakness and made a big deal of it.

"Actually, this kind of in-game value-added service model also existed in fire assault, but it was not as obvious as in Wolf Soul. On the other hand, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was clearly at an absolute advantage in this aspect. This was because PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was sold out in one go and was permanently free! "

It could be said that Chen Zhao was now standing on the moral high ground and beating up a drowning dog …

"Didn’t wolf Soul criticize PlayerUnknown’s Battleground for its lack of modes? There was no use in retorting, he had to hack it back! "

The biggest disadvantage of Wolf Soul and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was the in-game value-added services!

"Hehe, there’s a price to pay for using the video to point at someone else. Come on, let’s hurt each other! "

"Many PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players reposted this Weibo post like crazy, and [email protected] Soul Modern battlefield’s official Weibo was accompanied by all kinds of "funny" emojis. "

"Many Wolf Soul players were angry, but they had no way to refute it! "

"This was because Chen Mo’s video was the same as the previous ones, without any specific names, and he was right on point. Wolf soul’s in-app Service was a black mark that wasn’t easy to clear … "

A lot of Wolf Soul players weren’t convinced either. Did Chen Mo have the nerve to accuse others of selling value-added services in the game? Wasn’t he the one selling the most value-added services?

"Who was the one who developed the ‘free game, expensive skins’ routine? "

Who’s the one who’s been giving skin discounts? he’s almost the richest man in the world!

"However, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds didn’t have any flaws … The price wasn’t expensive, and Chen Mo emphasized that there weren’t any value-added services in the game. It was just a box that was opened with game currency! "

"The public opinion on the internet was reversed in an instant. No matter what the players of Wolf Soul said, the players of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground just smiled and replied with a "smiling" emoji and then replied, "Oh, Wolf Soul is selling membership? Did you get an AWM with a 30-day deadline recently? How’s the exclusive privilege of a member?"

"This had become a universal reply. Anyway, no matter what the players of Wolf Soul said, the players of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground would use this reply to refute, making the players of Wolf Soul so angry that they almost suffocated to death! "

……

"The war of words between the three games continued throughout the game, and it was unknown where the players found the time to argue online every day … "

"Wolf Soul modern battlefields and raging inferno Assault 2 were also officially released after the beta testing, and all three games were very popular. After all, whether it was Emperor dynasty entertainment or ZEN Entertainment, they had never slacked in their publicity. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had received a very good response. Many players felt that the game was toxic. Even though they often died after landing on the ground at the beginning, they still enjoyed playing it again and again, even turning the game into a parachute simulator … "

"On the other hand, "Wolf Soul modern battlefields" was extremely popular. Whether it was the game media or the players ‘reputation, there was a wave of good reviews. On all major video and live streaming sites, "Wolf Soul" and "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" were basically in a state of rivalry. "

"There was definitely hype involved in this. The popularity was high and there was a bubble, but at least on the surface, this was a game on the same level as PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"As for fire Assault 2, the players gave it a high rating, but compared to the previous two games, it was relatively unpopular. It only received a good response from players who preferred single-player games. "

The video game designers were also trying to predict the future development of these three games.

"Needless to say, fire Assault 2 was of good quality, had a good plot, and had a good reputation among the hardcore gamers. Its sales would not be bad, but it was unrealistic to say that it could beat the other two games. "

"Wolf Soul modern battlefields was still mainly about slight innovation, and whether it could take over the entire market was not up to itself, but up to the extent of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"After much discussion, the main focus was still on PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s game mode. The key was whether this game mode could be like League of Legends, where one picture could be used for a lifetime? "

"I think PUBG’s popularity will drop. The mode is too monotonous, and the expansion isn’t good! For example, you can add new game modes in Wolf Soul, but you can’t do that in PUBG!"

"I think this game might end up failing because of its future profitability!"

"Why do you say that? The sales of the PUBG section are very good. Why are you worried about the profitability?"

"It’s different. This game doesn’t have any in-game value-added services. After the players spend the entry fee, they don’t have to pay a single cent anymore. When the profit falls, will Chen Mo still have the energy and mood to maintain it?"

"Eh, that makes sense."

"That’s right. After the profitability drops, the frequency of updates will definitely drop. By then, there won’t be any new blood joining the game. It’ll be a dead game sooner or later."

"You’re right. League of Legends has been updating continuously because they can sell skins and earn a continuous income, but what’s the point of winning PUBG? Chen Mo was standing on the moral high ground, but he ended up getting himself into trouble!"

"I think the people above are a bit dramatic. Are you worried that Chen Mo’s game won’t make money? I’m almost laughing out loud …"

Chapter 661: The hidden high-end technique for winning the chicken dinner!

Qin Xiao felt like he had been F * cked too. Emperor dynasty entertainment had spent so much money on Wolf Soul Why did it feel like modern battlefield’s publicity was still not as popular as PlayerUnknown’s Battleground?

"The most infuriating part was that Chen Mo didn’t seem to have spent much money, he just posted on Weibo and the game became so popular … "

Wolf Soul had racked their brains to hire a celebrity live streamer from an FPS game to be their spokesperson. They wanted to use this celebrity’s popularity to boost their popularity and fight for a spot on Weibo’s hot search.

"And Chen Mo? He only posted one Weibo post, a little trick from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground … "

" 90% of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s players don’t even know about this high-end hidden technique. As long as you master it, you can also get 27 kills in one game!"

"When you’re driving, you can shift gears when you open the door and roll. Especially when you’re driving at a fast speed, the effect of shifting gears is particularly obvious."

"The person in the back seat takes out a frying pan and waves it. It can effectively block stray bullets flying over and has a higher chance of changing the driver."

"After pulling the pin, you can switch to the gun and not throw it out. The sound of the pull ring can make the enemy think that you’ve thrown the grenade."

"You can float over the spawn area in the upper right corner of the map with an umbrella. There’s a 100% chance of spawning rare weapons and all kinds of rare items."

"Lying on the ground and not moving while being hit can make the enemy mistake you for a corpse."

"When your teammate falls to the ground, you can save him while waving a melee weapon to speed up the rescue."

"When you go to pick up the airdrop, remember to throw away all your guns in advance. This way, you can save time to change your guns."

"If you don’t open your umbrella when you reach the warning line, you’ll fall to your death, so you must open your umbrella as soon as possible. The earlier you open your umbrella, the safer you will be!"

"The gas mask is immune to poison damage. It’s one of the most precious items in the game!"

"Lying flat in the air when jumping down from a high place can effectively reduce the damage from falling. After all, the larger the surface area, the safer it is. "

"After knocking down a player wearing a level three helmet, you can use a melee weapon to headshot them. There’s a certain chance that you can recreate the durability of the level three helmet."

"When the players saw "PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds techniques, "they were overjoyed, thinking that Chen Mo had come up with an official strategy. But upon closer inspection, they realized what the hell was this? "

"This was clearly a scam, alright? "

"If the players really played according to the official guide, the grass on their graves would probably be a few meters long! "

"F * ck, great hoodwinker Chen is out to swindle people again!"

"Second Battalion commander, stop cooking the noodles. Bring out your Italy cannon!"

"F * ck, I can’t even listen to your New Year!"

"However, the hot comments under this Weibo post were all praises … "

"I just went to test it out. I really did get the chicken. Thank you, Chen Mo-sama!"

"Thank you very much. These little tricks were effective. I almost won the chicken dinner!"

"I’ll translate these little tricks into various languages and forward them to servers in other regions to benefit the people of the world!"

"Those who say that these techniques are not useful, it’s obvious that the way you open it is wrong!" Comical!"

"It was just a few tricks, but this Weibo post was reposted in various ways. It was even more popular than the celebrity FPS game hosts invited by Wolf Soul! "

"This live streamer’s endorsement Weibo was basically ignored. Although many players reposted it under the temptation of the lucky draw, no one discussed it at all, and its sense of existence was almost zero … "

"On the other hand, in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, a few simple sentences had already caused a huge reaction from the players. Many players had spontaneously reposted these "little tricks" to various forums, Tieba, and websites, causing waves of lies and criticism … "

"Even so,#chicken dinner tips #became a hot search on Weibo, and its popularity even exceeded that of "Wolf Soul A famous FPS streamer of modern battlefield … "

"Qin Xiao was speechless, just what kind of player was Chen Mo? "

……

"Fish-catching live streaming platform, zou Zhuo’s live streaming room. "

"Zou Zhuo was holding an M4, searching for props in the room while chatting with the audience. "

Many old viewers were quite puzzled. How did little Fatty’s live broadcast room become so popular in just a few days?

"In the beginning, no one was interested in it, and only a few dozen old players were watching it. In the end, there were thousands of people watching it these days! "

"Little fatty, you’ve been working hard these days. You’ve been streaming for seven to eight hours a day? Where did The Two Pigeons in three days go?"

"Honestly, I think that little Fatty’s PlayerUnknown’s Battleground is quite fun. No wonder he’s getting more and more popular."

"The effects of the duo-mode with old P yesterday were pretty good. It helped him gain a lot of popularity."

"It’s mainly because little Fatty’s gaming talent is pretty good. He’s already playing it quite well now, and he often gets chicken dinners!"

"Zou Zhuo had been working really hard these past few days, completely unlike his "two pigeons in three days" persona. It wasn’t because he found his conscience, it was because his popularity had been growing rapidly, which gave him more motivation to stream! "

"Originally, zou Zhuo was just following sister Shuyi’s request to livestream every day to complete his mission, but after broadcasting PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, his popularity was getting higher and higher! "

"Especially after playing a few games with old P, his popularity had made an explosive leap, from a few hundred people in the past to a few thousand now. "

"Zou Zhuo was even more motivated now. At the beginning, his marksmanship was average and he didn’t like to communicate with bullet comments, but after a few days of self-improvement, his marksmanship had improved and the show’s effect had improved. "

Zou Zhuo wasn’t the only one who felt it. Even a famous streamer like old P could feel his popularity rising after he started streaming PlayerUnknown’s Battleground!

"Old P’s livestreaming time was usually from the afternoon to midnight. He mainly broadcasted Overwatch and only started broadcasting PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds after 10 p.m. In the end, he realized that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds actually had more viewers than Overwatch! "

"There were even a lot of bullet comments during the day, asking old P to stop streaming Overwatch. They were already tired of watching it. It was so fun to win chicken dinner! "

"After a period of livestreaming, although old P’s popularity had not returned to the peak stage of his previous livestream of Overwatch, it was almost there. Moreover, from the density of the bullet comments, it might have even exceeded that! "

"In the circle of streamers, many streamers of FPS games had also realized this and began to stream PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"These people actually didn’t know what was so good about this game. In their opinion,<Modern battlefields and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had their own advantages, but that was not the case from the feedback from the audience. It was obvious that the audience preferred PlayerUnknown’s Battleground! "

"In the beginning, Wolf Soul and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground were able to compete on the various live streaming platforms, but the disadvantage became greater as time went on. "

"In the end, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground even gained an absolute advantage. Almost all the streamers who designed the game section would livestream PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, more or less! "

This made many hosts and the operation and promotion staff of Wolf Soul very puzzled. Why?

Chapter 662: You’re next to Hami

In a certain FPS game group chat.

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground has been really popular recently. It seems like all the big streamers on the live streaming platform are playing it?"

"You’re a little slow to realize it, right? this game has just been released and it’s already very popular! It’s Chen Mo’s game after all. "

"However, don’t you feel that it has been higher recently? At first, it was just a normal popularity, but recently, it seems to have dominated many live streaming platforms. "

"Yeah, that’s true. I noticed that the big streamers who are slacking off, including the streamers from League of Legends and Overwatch, have been playing PUBG a lot."

"It’s mainly because this game program has a good effect. You’ll know when you go and have a look. This game is much more interesting than Overwatch. Although League of Legends is interesting, the players are already tired of it. "

"Yeah, the big streamers of League of Legends are also playing PUBG in their free time. What’s this? multi-dimensional development?"

These players had also realized that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s popularity on the live streaming platform was even higher than what the players felt!

"The reason for this was that the program’s effect was very good. In the process of plundering resources and shrinking the circle, they were playing with the enemy at all times. "

"Those big live streamers had obviously seen the advantage of PUBG in live streaming earlier, so they were all fighting for this opportunity. "

Zou Zhuo’s viewership numbers had increased again.

"Once the number of viewers reached a certain number, fish-catching live streaming platform would arrange more recommendation spots. Then, they would play with other big live streamers, and their popularity would increase at an accelerated rate. "

Zou Zhuo’s experience also made many small and medium-sized streamers jealous. How did he become one of the top ten streamers in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in just two or three weeks when he was just a nobody with only a few hundred viewers?

"Moreover, the popularity of the entire PlayerUnknown’s Battleground region on fish-catching live streaming platform was also increasing. "

Players like old P and Hami who livestreamed both PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and Overwatch at the same time were not mentioned as their popularity was still considered on the side of Overwatch.

Even those streamers who specialized in broadcasting PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had a popularity of 500000 to 600000. They were already very influential.

"This also made more and more streamers active. Obviously, before every game became popular, there would be a storm in the livestreaming industry. If they could grasp this storm, many streamers could rise to the top in one step. "

"Zou Zhuo’s popularity had grown from a few hundred to over 200000, all thanks to the opportunities brought by PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"More and more streamers switched to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, and the competition for this game in the streaming circle became more and more intense! "

……

"Fish-catching live streaming platform, zou Zhuo’s live streaming room. "

"Another round of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground started. Zou Zhuo ran and jumped around the spawn area, waiting for the game to start. "

"Livestreaming was zou Zhuo’s main job, but he didn’t feel bored. In fact, he enjoyed it. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and League of Legends shared some similarities. No matter how many times you played it, you would always feel that it was a completely different game every time you entered the game. "

"This addictive characteristic, which was similar to being poisoned, meant that PUBG could become a popular game like League of Legends! "

Zou Zhuo saw a lot of comments on the screen.

"Wow, it looks like little fatty is matched up with Hami this time!"

"Is Hami the famous streamer of the Overwatch? The one who’s known as the world’s number one Sky Hunter?"

"Yes, that’s the one! The live broadcast room is still open. You can go and watch. It’s really the same game. "

"They actually collided? But come to think of it, little Fatty’s strength is not bad, he can even be placed next to Hami in the section!"

"Forget it, Hami just started playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground recently. He’s already won a few chicken dinners in just a few days. I think chubby boy will only meet Hami once, and he won’t meet him again. "

"That’s not necessarily true. If you say that Hami’s shooting skills are a few levels higher than little fatty ‘s, then that’s true. But PUBG isn’t just about marksmanship, it’s also about awareness!"

Zou Zhuo shivered. Hami?

"Of course, he knew about Hami. On fish-catching live streaming platform, Hami and old P were basically the same level of big streamers. In fact, Hami’s ratings were slightly higher than old P ‘s. "

"Hami was very good at fighting with jollif-76 and Sky Hunter. In the eyes of many players, his marksmanship was one of the best in the country. "

"If such a player switched to PUBG, his marksmanship alone would be enough to crush a large number of players. "

"Zou Zhuo wasn’t too bothered by it. After all, there were a hundred players in the game, and the chances of him running into Hami wasn’t that high. "

"And even if they did, it would probably be something that would happen later. "

……

"In the first few circles, zou Zhuo continued to play a passive game. Last time, he was tortured by the AI at Chen Mo’s Place, but he also awakened many special skills … "

"Zou Zhuo had also created a new style of streaming, teaching the players how to win chicken dinner. "

"Although most of the audience preferred to watch the streamer’s steel gun, one against five, one against six, and finally winning the chicken dinner with more than ten kills, there were also some players who preferred to learn some awareness and skills that they could use in the game. "

"Just like in League of Legends, some streamers deliberately played in the lower sections to suppress their operating skills, not to bully noobs, but to teach the audience how to play in the lower sections to get higher points. These streamers were also very popular. "

This was exactly what zou Zhuo was doing.

"His spear technique was actually not bad, but he did not display it completely. Zou Zhuo’s performance was more of a strategy to survive. For example, he analyzed the position of the others at the start and then went to a farther place with more resources by using an umbrella. He also had to study some of the more special locations in the game to survive the early stages. "

"In other words, zou Zhuo’s main purpose was to pass on a concept to the players, which was how to get chicken dinner more safely. "

"He had to fatten himself up as much as possible, avoid battles, and survive into the final circle. This way, the probability of winning the chicken dinner would greatly increase. Jumping to the Sosnovka Military Base right after the start of the game might look impressive, but even a master could die on the ground if he couldn’t pick up a gun. This wasn’t the way zou Zhuo recommended. "

"His stream’s mainstream viewers preferred this style, and many people affectionately called zou Zhuo the old king of cunning, or the number one cunning old man. "

"For short, old man mo. "

Chapter 663: Instantly locked

"Many viewers were watching both streams at the same time, and they were even giving each other spoilers. "

"Hami has jumped to the airport! Hami headshotted three players with his Kar98k!"

"Hami almost died when he was shooting at someone just now. Fortunately, he had a first aid kit!"

"Hami’s already wearing a full set of Level 3 equipment! It’s a pity that there’s not enough medicine. I think Hami’s going to win this round!"

"Eh, where’s the little fatty? Hmm, zou Zhuo is still hiding in the house. But he’s in a good position, in a nice house right in the middle of the safe zone. His equipment is quite good too, Level 2 equipment set. "

"Wow, if these two people were to meet, it would probably be the final circle!"

The two streamers were playing the game in their own ways. Hami was obviously using a steel gun. He basically killed everyone he saw. He had already killed ten people from the Sosnovka Military Base and blocked a bridge.

"As for zou Zhuo, he was carefully hiding in his room. He had a level 2 helmet, Level 2 armor, and a Level 3 Backpack. Two automatic rifles with a red dot sight and a 4x scope; The medicine was also good. "

"But overall, his current equipment was only at 70 points. "

"Zou Zhuo carefully observed the surroundings and said to the audience, "Everyone, don’t think that my current equipment is very good. In fact, it is completely enough. There is no need to search for 100 points in equipment. You have to know that there are risks in searching and killing. If you’re not particularly confident in your strength, you have to do it step by step. "

"Someone commented,[this is the first time I’ve seen someone describe Richard in such a fresh and refined way.] "

……

The safe zone continued to shrink. Little fatty was lucky to be in the safe zone the entire time.

"On the other hand, Hami was killing people all the way from the outside to the inside. He kept killing people along the way, as if he was killing people. "

The next safe zone was about to appear in the Urban area where the little fatty was.

"Wow, zou Zhuo is so lucky, this is a destiny circle! Should we go a little overboard and just add it to his building?"

"Amazing. The little fatty has only moved a few places since he landed and only killed one person. In the end, he has successfully made it to the finals. I can’t help but be impressed."

"But it’s basically impossible for little fatty to win the chicken dinner. He’s about to bump into Hami!"

"The audience could only see zou Zhuo and Hami. Hami was walking toward zou Zhuo’s house, and zou Zhuo was lying on the roof of the second floor. They were going to crash soon. "

"However, what the audience didn’t know was that there were two other players near the house. "

Rapid gunshots were heard!

"When Hami heard the gunshots, he immediately went over to stop the fight. To these marksmanship experts, they weren’t afraid of the lack of people around them. No matter how many people there were, they were just delivery men to them. "

"Bang Bang Bang Bang …"

"After a chaotic battle, before the two players could even react, Hami had already killed both of them with his fully-equipped M4! "

"Looking at the two boxes in front of him, Hami couldn’t help but laugh. "

"However, just as he was about to reach for his bag, zou Zhuo jumped down from the roof! "

Zou Zhuo had been observing the situation from the roof. He wanted to wait for Hami to finish off the two men before jumping down.

"Originally, the chubby boy could have shot from the second floor, but the short wall blocked his view and it was not particularly convenient to shoot. Secondly, the distance between them was a little far. If Hami was fast enough, he could easily roll away. "

"If the sneak attack failed, it would be extremely bad for zou Zhuo. "

"Therefore, zou Zhuo chose to jump down and shoot at Hami! "

"Zou Zhuo’s stream’s viewers had already predicted this, and all sorts of bullet comments were popping up."Little fatty is so sinister! He’s a cunning old fox"

"Zou Zhuo moved slowly on the roof without making any sound. The only sound he made was the slight noise he made when he jumped down, and he chose to land behind Hami. It was an unexpected ambush, and most players would fall for it! "

A gunshot rang out!

"Zou zhuoren was still in the air when he started firing at Hami. Although Hami was wearing a level three helmet and a level three Military Vest, his HP was almost depleted by the rapid fire of the semi-automatic rifle! "

"However, just when everyone thought he was going to die, he did a 180-degree turn and aimed his gun at zou Zhuo’s head! "

"Bang Bang Bang Bang!"

"After a few crisp sounds, zou Zhuo saw a large pool of blood in front of him, and then he fell to the ground! "

"Zou Zhuo was the one who started the fight, but since he was shooting in the air, the bullets didn’t kill Hami instantly. "

"As for Hami, he turned around instantly and killed his opponent with a headshot! "

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded and didn’t know what to say.

"Hami recovered his HP with a first-aid kit. After that, he packed up the three boxes, and left. "

"Zou Zhuo’s stream was flooded with all sorts of 6666 comments, but they were obviously not for him. "

"Zou Zhuo sighed, "he reacted so quickly, I didn’t get him." Forget it, let’s continue to the next round. "

"The audience in the stream laughed. The effect of this scene was a little explosive. Zou Zhuo was so determined to win and even jumped down from the building to kill, but he was killed by a low health player? "

It simply made one’s heart ache!

"However, there were also discordant voices. "

"I’m dying of laughter. He couldn’t even win against a sneak attack. Why is such a noob streamer playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground? he should go home and farm!"

"After all, a random streamer like him can’t be compared to a high-scoring player like Hami. This is only in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. If you were in Overwatch, you wouldn’t even have the chance to sneak up on him."

"This is so funny, there’s actually someone who said that he can get Hami into trouble. They’re not on the same level at all, go to bed!"

Zou Zhuo frowned but didn’t say anything.

"Naturally, the moderators would ban these people. Every streamer had their own brainless fans who felt that their own streamer was the best in the world. Zou Zhuo didn’t have anything to say about that. After all, he hadn’t really hit anyone. "

"On the other side, Hami’s live stream was still going on. "

"After killing zou Zhuo, there were eight players left in the final circle. "

"The main reason was that the final circle had spawned in the city. The environment was complicated, and the field of vision was severely limited, so there were more survivors. "

Chapter 664: Four more chicken dinners and I’ll end the stream!

Hami didn’t look nervous at all. He was still talking and laughing with the audience as he searched.

"Everyone, do you think I can win chicken dinner today? Kill a few and get chicken dinner? Quick, there’s a prize for guessing right!"

It looked like Hami was very relaxed.

"However, at this moment, a figure suddenly peeked out from behind the wall in the distance and fired a shot at an extremely fast speed! "

"Bang!"

"With just one shot, the durability of the level 3 helmet on Hami’s head was reduced to zero! "

It was the sound of a 98K!

Hami shivered in fear. The level 3 helmet he was wearing was the one he had worn all the way from Sosnovka Military Base. It had lost some of its durability and was not very healthy.

"However, it was also thanks to the level 3 helmet that he was able to escape. Otherwise, that shot from the 98k would have already taken his life. "

"Hami was shocked. He was in a very disadvantageous position, and his opponent was behind cover. Therefore, Hami quickly rolled to the side and hid behind a corner. "

"I was almost tricked by this kid. But it’s okay. I’ll kill him without a helmet!"

Hami said confidently to his viewers.

"The two of them were hiding behind cover, peeking out from time to time to observe the other party’s position. It was obvious that these two were both iron-headed people. They had no intention of going around and going around. They just wanted to compete with each other in shooting and kill the other party. "

"He actually wants to compete with Hami in terms of marksmanship. Isn’t it better to be alive?"

"I’m dying of laughter. This bro really doesn’t know how to spell the word ‘death’. Doesn’t he know who he’s met?"

"Hami, kill him! Chicken dinner this round!"

"Bullet-screen viewers loved to watch such scenes. Although they could win the chicken dinner in the end, it was not a good view. The style of killing anyone on sight like Hami’s was more exciting for the audience. "

Both of them stuck their heads out and raised their guns at the same time!

"However, at the same time as Hami’s shot, the opposite player rolled out of his cover and fired his 98K! "

"A large cloud of blood mist burst out in front of Hami, and his body fell to the ground. "

"How is this possible?!"

Hami almost screamed out loud. This scene was horrifying!

"The player rolled in advance to avoid his bullet, and by rolling to adjust his position, he could see Hami behind the wall. Then, he shot his 98K in the head without any hesitation. "

What shocked Hami the most was how confident this man was!

"If the 98K missed, or if the shot hit the player’s body, the player would be completely exposed and would definitely be killed by Hami! "

Hami didn’t reply.

"As a streamer, he knew very well that he couldn’t mess up the rhythm in this situation. He couldn’t say that the other side was a cheater, or it would be very embarrassing if he was slapped in the face. "

"However, he also knew very well that as long as he gave a little hint, there would naturally be an audience member who would complete the next operation for him. "

"As expected, after seeing this scene and Hami’s report, the bullet screen instantly exploded! "

"Isn’t this person talking nonsense? He’s definitely dead!"

"A headshot with a 98k? That’s too heaven-defying, and he only managed to aim at the head after a roll!"

"There’s no one who can beat Hami with a gun in this segment. There must be something wrong with this guy!"

"Oh my God, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground actually died. This is big news. Hurry up and post it on the forum!"

"Many players were criticizing the cheating orphan in Hami’s live stream, and some players even posted on the official forum. "

"Many players knew that there was no cure for cheating. Even with Chen Mo’s extreme methods, the game didn’t stop cheating. "

"The low-end cheats had disappeared, but the high-end cheats still existed. "

"Many players knew that the more popular PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was, the higher the chance of cheating. However, they did not expect it to happen so soon. "

"Many players had posted the video online, but there was still a debate about whether the player was a cheater. "

"I’ve seen the streamer’s brainless fans again. Anyone who kills your streamer is a cheater? This guy was so lucky that a headshot with a 98K wouldn’t work? Your host can kill more than a dozen people in a game and he’s fine, but if he’s killed, the other side is a cheater?"

"Take a closer look, this person was headshotted twice by a 98K! Hami had a level 3 helmet at the beginning, but he was shot in the head by the second shot!"

"So? It’s not like he’s going to hit the head twice in a row. Can’t his marksmanship be good?"

"Stop it. Why don’t you just give this video to Chen Zhao and let him test it?"

"There were only a few minor twists and turns in this matter, and it did not attract too much attention. "

"Although this player was suspected to be cheating, after all, the player’s hand sensitivity and state in shooting games would fluctuate. If they were not careful, they might perform like crazy. If they accidentally hit the enemy’s head, this kind of situation could not be considered solid evidence at all. "

"As for Hami, he adjusted his mood and continued with his livestream. "

"Hmm…Why do I feel like I’ve been waiting for a long time for this?"

"Hami was surprised. He had to wait around ten seconds in the queue before he entered the game. However, everything was normal after he entered the game. Therefore, he didn’t pay much attention to the game. "

"Alright, let’s not worry too much about the previous game. This kind of thing happens all the time. Everyone, look at my next round. Guess if I can kill 10?"

Hami started a quiz game in his live stream. 65% of the viewers guessed that he could kill 10 players.

Hami felt proud of himself.

"Indeed, he had also felt that the effects of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground were really good! "

"In other FPS games, it was really difficult to not kill ten players at once. This was because battles were often concentrated, group fights, and bullets were flying everywhere. Most experts could only guarantee that their battle results were good, but it was basically impossible to not die once. "

"Of course, it was a different story when it came to blowing up fish ponds. "

"In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, more strategies could be adopted. Furthermore, the game’s presentation of footsteps and gunshots was very realistic, and the gap between experts and ordinary people could be further widened. "

"Hami had a good foundation. He was much better than the average players in this game. Even if something unexpected happened in the last game, and someone suddenly jumped out from behind him, he didn’t panic at all. He still had a trump card up his sleeve. "

"While waiting for the game to start in the spawn area, Hami even changed the title of his stream. "

"Get chicken dinner 4 times before logging off! Kill at least 10 people per round!"

"After all the previous attempts, Hami was getting more and more comfortable with the game. He estimated that he would be able to complete the game within 10 rounds. It would be around 1 a.m. By then, which was just right. "

Chapter 665: external banned list

"This gimmick was indeed good, and a large number of viewers on the fish-catching live broadcast platform were attracted. "

"Wow, four chicken dinners? Be careful, host, you might die of sudden death!"

"Amazing, other streamers would show off for a long time after eating chicken once, but the Hami is eating four times a night? Aren’t you afraid of being stuffed to death!"

"And at least 10 people per round? Brother, take it easy when you’re bragging!"

"Hehe, you must be a new audience member, right? Who doesn’t know that Hami only gets 10 kills in this game?"

"The old viewers expressed "hammy 666″", while the new viewers expressed "smug streamer has followed". The live broadcast room was a happy and harmonious scene. "

The game began.

Hami was still thinking the same thing. He was going to land at Sosnovka Military Base!

"From the perspective of winning a chicken dinner, jumping to the Sosnovka Military Base was not the best choice because it was too risky. However, Hami was more confident in himself. Besides, Sosnovka Military Base had the best effect! "

"Some of the more powerful streamers would choose to land at the Sosnovka Military Base or school. It was exciting and exciting. Once they landed, they would fight from the beginning to the end. The audience would be happy watching, and more people would follow them. The gifts would also be sent more frequently. "

He had a landing M16!

There were still eight or nine people who landed at Sosnovka Military Base with Hami. He raised his M16 and took out the three people on the roof of the building in no time.

"Two of them were picking up guns, and the last one had just gotten a shotgun, but it was too far away to pose much of a threat to Hami. "

" 3/10 completed. Come, let’s continue!"

"Hami quickly looted all the equipment on the roof. Then, he started to search for other players in the military base. "

"However, just as he was running into the building, he heard a series of intense gunshots from the side! "

"At the corner of the stairs, a very sneaky player was hiding in the dark. As soon as Hami showed his head, he was caught off guard by the AKM. With only a level one helmet and no armor, he didn’t have much time to react before he was GG. "

Hami didn’t know what to say.

"Sigh, I have no choice. I really have no way to deal with this kind of old sneaky bastard. After all, the more chicken dinners you get, the faster the rankings rise. The players in this segment have good marksmanship and have all used their brains to play. "

"Hami forced himself to explain to the audience. Then, he exited the game at the speed of light and started the next game. "

"This little incident did not attract Hami’s attention. After all, this was an FPS game, and even experts would inevitably make mistakes. "

"In the second round, Hami still chose to land at Sosnovka Military Base! "

"This round was much smoother than the previous one. Hami had killed four or five people in the Sosnovka Military Base. However, just as he was about to drive out of the Sosnovka Military Base, he ran into someone blocking the bridge. The person blocking the bridge was a very good shooter. The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time. Hami had to use three first aid kits before he could kill the person! "

Hami didn’t say anything else.

"He didn’t have much medicine on him when he came out of the airport, and now there was even less left. The medicine on the other party was also running out! "

"As a result, Hami didn’t get many useful supplies after searching the man’s box. "

"As Hami was driving, another gunshot rang out! "

"The M4’s dense barrage of bullets hit Hami’s Jeep, and a few stray bullets grazed him. Hami had a bad temper. He immediately stopped the car and fought with the other side! "

"However, to Hami’s surprise, his opponent’s marksmanship was extremely good. The two of them were shooting at each other from behind cover, and they were in a stalemate! "

"Hami didn’t have many potions on him. He turned around and tried to run away. However, a frag grenade flew down from the sky and landed at his feet. "

"BOOM!"

"Hami was sent flying by the grenade, and his HP dropped to zero. "

"Fuck!"

Hami couldn’t help but curse.

"This time, Hami wasn’t in the mood to explain. He immediately queued for the next game. "

"In the bullet comments, many players felt sorry for him. "

"Eh, I feel like Hami’s luck has been really bad these two rounds. There’s very little medicine coming out of the military base, but we still met two masters?"

"Maybe it’s because Hami’s points are rising so fast that he’s starting to get matched with stronger players."

"My heart aches for Hami. Why don’t we not land at the airport next round?"

"Hami didn’t say anything. He chose Sosnovka Military Base again. However, his luck was even worse this time. He only picked up a small pistol when he landed. Meanwhile, the player beside him picked up an S686 and shot him to death with two shots. "

Hami didn’t know what to say.

"He was silent for a few seconds before he said, "Forget it, let’s land in Pochinki next time. We’re a little unlucky to land in Sosnovka today."

"The old viewers didn’t say anything, but many new viewers with ulterior motives took the opportunity to stir up the pace. "

"Host, you’re dreaming of getting chicken dinner four times a night with this level of skill? I’m laughing out loud!"

"And at least 10 each? You’re turning into a crate the moment you land, big brother!"

"I’m dying of laughter. If you don’t eat chicken four times, you won’t stream. Is the host preparing to stream a sudden death?"

"The bullet comments instantly turned into a foul atmosphere. A few moderators were sealing him off. Hami still didn’t say anything, but he was already very angry. "

"In the end, it was unknown if he was possessed or what, but the more impatient Hami got, the worse his fight got! "

"For a few rounds, Hami was almost in god-like mode, making people think that he would kill anyone who got in his way. All kinds of strange and crazy moves showed that his current state was off the charts, but he just couldn’t get any chicken! "

"The best result would be to make it into the top ten, but there would always be a player with excellent marksmanship coming out from an unexpected place to end him! "

"If Hami was playing by himself, he would’ve quit the game in anger. But, it was different now. He was livestreaming, and he had already bragged about it! "

"It was said that he could only log off after eating four chicken dinners. With so many viewers witnessing it, wouldn’t it be embarrassing to be forced to log off without even getting a chicken dinner? "

"Don’t worry!" Hami gritted his teeth."Even if I have to stay up all night, I’ll get four chicken dinners!"

……

In the experience store.

Qian Kun handed a report to Chen Zhao.

"Manager, this is the list of the banned hacking accounts in the past few days. There are also a group of people who have been assigned to the hacking server. The list is below." Qian Kun explained. "

Chen Zhao took the report and nodded.

"The list was quite long. The first two pages were the list of banned players, while the last few pages were the list of players who were in the hack server, which was the celestial server. "

"Since running the game required the testing of the entire VR gaming pod, low-end plug-ins were basically extinct. However, there were still many high-end plug-ins that could fool the testing procedures. "

"The banned list was filled with very bad external hacks, such as x-ray vision, wall-piercing, teleportation, and so on. It was basically the same as a health lock. These hacks that directly changed the game’s data would be instantly banned once the God’s Eye found them. "

"As for the handling of the micro-self-sight, it was a little more troublesome. "

"First of all, God’s eye would determine the player’s various data based on the player’s average performance. Once there was an abnormality in the player’s data, it would randomly choose an artificial intelligence in the game, raise its combat power to the highest level, and punish the player. "

"If this player was queued again, he would be assigned to the celestial server. "

"Entering the celestial server didn’t mean that the player was sure to cheat. If the player’s data was normal in the next ten games, then they would be released. "

"However, there were other cheating players in the celestial server, and there were also very strong artificial intelligence. In order to win, these cheating players would subconsciously continue to cheat … "

"If he continued to cheat in the celestial server, his data would continue to be abnormal, and his account would be locked as a cheating player, and he could only stay in the celestial server forever. "

Chapter 666: Custom-made plug-in group

"The next day, at 3 am, in Hami’s live stream room. "

"His vision had already turned gray, and he couldn’t even count how many times he had fallen in the top ten. "

Hami felt dizzy.

"In the live broadcast room, all kinds of bullet comments had already exploded. "

"My heart aches for Hami, go to sleep! It’s too late!"

"Host, you’re really going to die if you continue streaming!"

"I’m dying of laughter. He said he got four chicken dinners in a night, but what’s the result? I didn’t even get a single one!"

"Is Hami cursed? It’s too unscientific. Why is there such a huge difference before and after?"

"It’s really strange. Hami’s performance is still as good as ever. In fact, it seems like he’s even better after that. But why can’t he get any chicken dinner?"

"Luck or strength? I feel that the other players are also quite good. Is it because the points are rising too fast?"

"Hehe, trash host, you’re just a clickbait title. You tricked me into coming in and this is what you’re showing me? Exit!"

"Several network managers were desperately trying to block the comments, but the atmosphere in the live broadcast room did not improve. "

"Although the core supporters of Hami were comforting him, they were not happy about it. After all, they wanted to see Hami defeat all the enemies in the world, not lose to the crowd. "

Hami couldn’t say anything.

"Seeing that it was already 3 o’ clock, Hami wanted to continue playing, but the VR gaming pod didn’t allow him to. Even with the soothing mode, players could only experience the game in the VR gaming pod for seven hours. Hami had been livestreaming since eighto’ clock in the prime time, and it had been seven hours since then. "

"If he didn’t stream, the VR gaming pod would forcefully cut off the connection. "

"However, looking at his own title … "

Four chicken dinners tonight? Kill ten people each?

"It seemed that he had failed in every one of them. If he went offline now, it would be a real humiliation. This was unacceptable for a self-proclaimed powerful streamer like him. "

The VR gaming pod was already sending out an alert.

"Hami sighed."I’m sorry, everyone. We’re a little unlucky today. Our plans can’t keep up with the changes. Please understand." I’ll get four high-end mobile phones on Weibo as compensation. "

"I can’t stream today. I want to stream all night, but the VR gaming pod is going to be disconnected. It’s getting late, so let’s get some rest. We’ll see you at 8 O’ clock tomorrow night!"

"Hami didn’t pay any more attention to the bullet comments. Instead, he cut off the live stream signal and exited the VR gaming pod. "

"Hami took out his phone and got four high-end cell phones from Weibo. It was his compensation for not getting any chicken dinner tonight. At the very least, this would calm the audience down. "

"It was already three in the morning, and Hami had been playing VR games for seven hours. He was exhausted. He poured himself a glass of water, but he was not sleepy at all. "

"Why would I? Why did the game suddenly become so difficult?"

Hami was very confused. This didn’t make any sense!

"Ever since he had started playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, he had been able to kill at least ten players in each game. As long as he did not screw up in the early stages of the game, there was a high chance that he would get a chicken dinner in the later stages. "

"Even though his hidden points would rise quickly, Hami was also prepared for it. "

"At the beginning of the game, I played so well without using my micro-scope, but why is it still so difficult after I used it? That doesn’t make sense. "

Hami couldn’t understand.

"Supposedly, Hami’s shooting skills were already very good. His positioning, reaction speed, and body movement could be said to be at the top of the streamer’s standards. With this level of skill, coupled with his micro-self-aiming, how could he not get any chicken dinner for the whole night? "

"If he could only get into the top ten, then what kind of contestants would the top ten have? "

Many of the audience felt that Hami had been tricked and was unlucky.

That was indeed the case from the live stream. It seemed that Hami was always ambushed when he was in the top ten. He was either killed by someone hiding in a corner or shot in the head by an AWM from a long distance. He died without even seeing the person.

"However, Hami knew that it didn’t make any sense! "

"There was a threshold to the so-called old sly b * stard, and it wasn’t just based on wretchedness. The players weren’t stupid. How could they get into the top ten by using underhanded means? "

"Furthermore, Hami could vaguely feel that the players he encountered later were indeed very strong, especially their shooting skills. "

"Could it be that … I really encountered a cheat? However, he couldn’t encounter a cheat every time! Or has it already reached such a level?"

"That doesn’t make sense. PlayerUnknown’s Battleground isn’t like Wolf Soul or raging inferno assault. This game has a detection program, and most low-end cheats can’t even fool the detection program. How could it be so widespread?"

"The more he thought about it, the more upset he felt. He logged into his alternate account on his phone and entered a special chat group. "

"This chat group was filled with customers who had custom-made plug-ins for VR games, which meant that it was a place that specialized in selling high-end plug-ins. "

Hami looked through their chat history. There was nothing unusual.

"In the chat history, the seller had repeatedly warned and emphasized not to use any external cheats in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, such as x-ray vision, health locks, locks, teleportation, and so on, which would cause Data Exchange with the server. Once it was used, it would be instantly banned, and it would be meaningless. "

"Some players even joked, "if you can’t use it, why did you make this function?"

"We can’t use it in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, but we can use it in other games. Besides, this shows that our company has a wide range of cheats."

There were more and more players playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground in the group chat. That was why the shop owners had reminded them repeatedly to prevent the players from coming to the customer service to argue with them when they were banned.

"Although one could find a merchant to buy a new ID card and a new Thunderbolt Game Pass after their account was blocked, and players who could afford high-end custom-made hacks could also afford the 980 entry fee, it was still a waste no matter what. "

"It would be fine if he could enjoy a day with a health lock, but if he was instantly banned, it would be for nothing. "

"Therefore, the players of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground also activated the micro-self-sight function, which automatically corrected their consciousness signals. As long as the players aimed in a general direction, the micro-self-sight would automatically adjust their position. "

"Moreover, this kind of micro-self-aiming was different from locking the head. If one kept locking the head or the neck, one would be exposed. This kind of micro-self-aiming would constantly change its position between the enemy’s vital points, making it difficult for the system’s detection program to detect it. "

"As long as one’s acting skills were slightly better, other players would not be able to tell. For a player like Hami, who had good skills, no one could tell that he was doing a livestream when he occasionally used his micro-scope. "

"Hami hesitated for a moment. Then, he asked in the group, "I would like to ask the players of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, did you get any chicken dinner?"

Chapter 667: Duo-queue with lzx

"Hami had used an alternate account to join this group. He didn’t reveal his identity. Otherwise, it would be suicide if someone saw him in the group. "

"Therefore, he was now asking as a passerby. "

"Chicken dinner? Not yet, the best one was in the seventh place. "

"I didn’t either. The best time was the ninth place."

"Eh, in that case, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten chicken before. I feel that this game is different from other shooting games. There are too many cunning people. "

"Yeah, it was easy to kill in the beginning, but in the final circle, it seems like my luck is always a little bad."

"Sigh, it’s a pity I can’t use my x-ray vision. I’d be invincible if I could!"

"There’s nothing we can do about it. This game is too strict on cheating. We’re still trying to find a way to crack it."

"Hami furrowed his brows."You’ve never eaten chicken before?"

This was a little strange.

"It was fine if he had a higher score because he had eaten chicken several times in the beginning, but how could others not have eaten chicken? "

A newbie player who used a self-sighting hack the moment he started playing and couldn’t even get a chicken dinner after playing for several days? This didn’t make sense.

"Even though he would be influenced by some old players, there was definitely a difference between using hacks and playing it normally. Otherwise, why would a player like Hami buy those extremely expensive hacks every month? "

……

"On the official forum of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, a post attracted the attention of the players. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground is also overflowing with cheats? Watching Hami’s livestream today, it felt like the gods were fighting!"

"The post included a short live stream of Hami’s life. In the video, Hami was shot in the head by an AWM in a gunfight with a player. There were also some other scenes, such as the landing steel gun being killed in a counterattack. "

"In the main body of the post, the original poster also briefly explained what happened to Hami in the game. He made a reasonable guess about the situation that Hami had encountered in the game Hung too much! "

"This feeling was indeed quite similar to the feeling of the flood of cheats. Before Origin appeared, with the help of the advancement of artificial intelligence technology, external cheats also began to spread on a large scale. At that time, the high-end players in Overwatch, Wolf Soul, and raging inferno assault had the same feeling. However, their opponents had become a little too powerful. It was unbelievable. "

"After all, Hami was a famous streamer in Overwatch. He was quite influential in the FPS gaming circle. Therefore, his post quickly attracted the attention of many players. "

"I also think that the incident that night was a little strange. Hami’s opponents were a little too strong."

"Are they all high-end cheats?"

"You guys can forget about it. Hami kept killing people after that. It’s just that he couldn’t get any chicken dinner. He can only say that he’s unlucky or that he’s not strong enough. He’s being tricked, and he’s saying that he’s dead?"

"Indeed, I can’t see anything from these videos. If he’s cheating, there has to be solid evidence."

"A flood of cheats? I’m sorry, I really don’t think so. I’m having fun and can even win a chicken dinner once or two days. Besides, old P’s live streamers are having a good time. I don’t feel like I’ve encountered any cheats. "

"Although the popularity of this post was very high, most of the players were just watching it with the attitude of a bystander and didn’t take it seriously at all. "

The reason was simple. They didn’t feel anything!

"If there was an overflow of cheats, then all the players in the game would be able to sense it. However, Hami’s situation was clearly an exception. "

"Old P’s rating was even higher than Hami ‘s, but he had never met a cheater before. "

……

"The next day at 8 pm, Hami started streaming. "

"The topic he had brought up yesterday had caused some discussion in the chat group, but no one had figured out what was going on. Hami only had a vague guess, but he couldn’t confirm it. "

Could the officials even distinguish the weirdly-aimed hack?

"Judging from Overwatch, the official game company would not be able to tell. However, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was a newly developed game, so it was hard to say if they could distinguish the two. "

"However, even if he did, he would probably be given a title, right? "

"If it could really be detected, the official platform would have banned my account a long time ago. It would be a big deal if it was banned during the live broadcast. However, since my account can still be played normally, it means that there’s no problem. "

Hami decided to try again today.

Maybe it was really bad luck that he didn’t get to eat the chicken?

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was different from other games, after all. Micro-self-sight was not a violent hack like X-ray vision or health lock. Only one out of 100 people could win a chicken dinner every game, so it was common for people to not win. "

Hami calmed down and started streaming again.

"Hello, everyone. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t see the chicken dinner yesterday, but you must get it today! If you can’t get it, I’ll still give you a free phone from the Weibo lottery. If you don’t follow me, please follow me!"

……

"F * ck, just a little bit more!"

Zou Zhuo’s heart exploded when he got second place again.

"The bullet screen viewers were gloating. It was obvious that in their minds, little fatty was not a powerful live streamer … "

"Hmph, stop spamming ‘daily second place’ and ‘daily chicken feather eating’. I’ve also eaten chicken before, okay? Even though that was the day before yesterday. "

The little fatty said indignantly.

"The bullet screen viewers took the opportunity to undermine him."Little fatty, you still have the cheek to say that? wasn’t old P the one who led you to the chicken dinner the day before yesterday?"

"That’s right. Little fatty, you should continue to play with old P. Your solo play is really painful to the eyes. How many times have you lost in the final circle?"

"Zou Zhuo was unconvinced, "no!" I’m going to win the chicken dinner with my own strength!"

Zou Zhuo checked his friend list as he spoke.

Old P had a bunch of other friends in the game.

Zou Zhuo was still thinking about who to play with when a familiar name came online.

"lzx?"

"Zou Zhuo was overjoyed, wasn’t this Chen Mo’s alternate account? "

Zou Zhuo sent out a party invitation.

"In the end, NZX rejected it. "

"Zou Zhuo was still wondering when he saw a message from NZX."It’s not convenient to do official business. "

"Zou Zhuo "???"

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. If you want to test the game, you can go to the test server. Didn’t you come to the official server just to play games? "

"Zou Zhuo replied, can I work with you?"

"You’re too noob, " lzx said."It’s a little difficult."

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Forget it. If you’re not afraid of death, then join the party. Experience what it’s like to become a box and eat chicken."

"I’m very strong, okay?"zou Zhuo was not convinced. "

"Even though he was being looked down upon, zou Zhuo still sent another team invitation to NZX. "

The audience was puzzled. Who was this?

"I’ve never heard of his name before, so he’s not a powerful player or streamer, right? "

"Wow, this guy is quite ostentatious. He’s even complaining that the little fatty is too weak?"

"This is hilarious. The little fatty is actually so obedient. Is this the little Fatty’s friend in real life?"

"He’s quite good at bragging. I guess the little fatty will have to come and bring him up later!"

"All the best, little fatty! You win this round!"

"Zou Zhuo thought, "haha, I’ll tell you his real identity later. You’ll be shocked." Let’s not talk about it for now and create a show effect. "

Chapter 668: Clearing the airport alone?

"Zou Zhuo wasn’t sure if Chen Mo wanted others to know his real identity, so he didn’t want to try to gain Chen Mo’s attention. "

"If the audience knew that this was Chen Mo, Fatty’s stream would be in an uproar. "

He entered the queue and waited for more than ten seconds.

"Eh, do we have to line up for so long to form a two-person team?"

"Zou Zhuo was puzzled. He had played duo mode with old P before, and he felt like he got in within seconds too. "

Could it be that Chen Mo’s account had some special attributes?

"The shop … Uh, where are we jumping?" Zou Zhuo almost blurted it out. "

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment,’I’ll practice with the first one and be more stable. Let’s just land at the airport. "

"Zou Zhuo, "safe landing, my ass!"

"Despite his complaints, zou Zhuo accepted the fact that he had to suck up to him. "

"Then, mark a point." Zou Zhuo said. "

"Find a place with fewer people and hide, " Chen Zhao said."I won’t have time to protect you if we fight."

"Zou Zhuo "???"

"After a moment of silence, he said, "Although I’m hugging your thigh, I still feel that you’re insulting me …"

"You probably don’t know anything about your situation, " Chen Zhao said."I’m afraid."

"Zou Zhuo was confused, "what do you mean?" You have high points, so you’re matched with many experts?"

"Chen Zhao smiled."Keep guessing."

"Alright, I’ll do as you say … I’ll just jump off the building and find a place to hide, " zou Zhuo said. "

The bullet screen viewers were shocked. What the hell? why was the little Fatty’s temper so good today? Go wherever he was told to go?

"What’s the host doing today? you’re the host, why are you acting like you’re hugging someone’s thigh?"

"That’s right, little fatty, if you continue to be so coy, I’m going to cancel the reservation and close it! Kill a few more to teach this fellow a lesson!"

"That’s right, you don’t have any backbone at all!"

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched and he thought, "You know nothing about the current situation …"

"Zou Zhuo looked at where the others were. There were fewer people in the South Building. There were only two of them, and they had both landed on the roof. He landed directly at the bottom of the South Building. After searching for the gun, he entered the house and closed the door. "

"The audience "???"

"What do you mean? is little fatty really planning to hide? You’re only holding a submachine gun, isn’t it a little too much to start hiding now?"

"I think the little fatty is just acting in a fit of pique. Isn’t this lzx talking big? Then let him play by himself and watch his performance!"

The audience was trying to guess zou Zhuo’s intentions.

"However, very quickly, gunshots started coming from all over the Sosnovka Military Base! "

Rows and rows of kill notifications appeared on the screen. Zou Zhuo and the audience were shocked. The notifications were popping up too fast.

"There were also kills in the previous games, but it couldn’t have been this fast! Even if they picked up a good gun, it would be difficult to kill someone if the other party kept running around behind cover. "

But why was everyone so irritable in this game?

"lzx killed 86 remaining members of the Ruby 22 with S1897."

[lzx used S1897 to kill 85 remaining members of Spectre 0]

[lzx killed 81 remaining members of Mithra foster with M16a4.]

……

"In the continuous stream of kill notifications, the name of lzx was flooding the screen. Zou Zhuo and the viewers in the live stream were stunned. "

"F * ck, what the hell?"

"Little Fatty’s teammate, F * ck, he’s already killed six people before he left the Sosnovka Military Base, right?"

"Is he really an expert?"

"Oh my God, this is a fish pond game, right?"

"Obviously, the audience was also shocked. They were still complaining about the little fatty, but after seeing how NZX killed so many people, none of them could say anything vulgarly … "

"The chubby boy was hiding in his room, shivering. He carefully observed the situation outside the building from the window, but he couldn’t see anything. He only heard a series of gunshots and then a kill notification. "

"Alright, you can come out now, " Chen Zhao said."Everyone near the South Building is dead. You can search for things now."

"Alright!"

The little fatty came out of the room happily and started searching from the bottom to the top. He had the entire South Building on his own and picked up all kinds of good guns and equipment. He was simply happy.

Zou Zhuo saw a crate on the roof with a car in it. The guy must have picked up the gun but was still killed.

"After searching the South Building, they walked out and it was even more tragic … "

There were at least 20 people who had landed at the Sosnovka Military Base. There was a crate placed at a fixed distance in the warehouse. There were even crates that appeared in clusters. It was unknown how many people had died.

"Just by imagining it, one could feel the tragedy here … "

"Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but shiver. Chen Mo was right. If zou Zhuo had landed here, he would have been turned into a box … "

It was impossible to save him if he was knocked out by so many people.

"Little fatty was happily searching, but the kill notifications did not stop. "

"The sound of a 98K came from afar, and every two shots, there would be a headshot notification. "

"NZX killed the remaining 64 players with a Kar98k"

"NZX used SCAR to kill 63 remaining members of pipi1″"

"In the kill notification, Chen Mo had started with an S1897, but now he had switched to a SCAR and a 98K. It was obvious that there were very few people left in the Sosnovka Military Base. From the earlier close-range battles in the buildings, the entire Sosnovka Military Base was now filled with long-range battles. "

"Zou Zhuo asked weakly, "um, where are you?" Do we need to gather?"

"I’m at the radar, " Chen Zhao said."Do as you please."

"Zou Zhuo thought for a moment and decided to run over first. He didn’t have to worry about dragging Chen Mo down now that there were fewer people. If they fell to the ground, Chen Mo could still save them. "

"The little fatty didn’t notice it himself, and as he played, his mentality completely became nonchalant … "

"The audience was shocked as well. No one was talking about zou Zhuo anymore. They were all asking, who the hell was this NZX? "

"F * ck, isn’t this guy a little too fierce? Even if it’s a fish pond game, isn’t it a little too much to kill people like this?"

"Awesome, he’s going to clear the entire airport by himself? It’s even better than the sea rice!"

"Not to mention Hami, even old P wouldn’t dare to play like this! Little fatty, let this NZX start a live stream too? Let’s see what this guy can do!"

"Do you guys think that this NZX is a cheater?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, little fatty and cheater? I don’t think it’s possible. If he wanted to cheat, he should’ve done it himself. "

"The person above, your IQ …"

Zou Zhuo ran out of the building and headed for the radar.

"From a distance, he could see a shadow moving back and forth on the slope next to the radar. From time to time, it would fire a shot into the distance. Sometimes, it would miss, but most of the time, it was accompanied by a knock down or a kill. "

"Zou Zhuo started running towards the radar, but at that moment, a 98k was fired! "

"Zou Zhuo saw blood splattering in front of him. His level two helmet couldn’t block the bullet from the 98k at all, and he was knocked out by a headshot! "

"Zou Zhuo was speechless."F * ck! It’s me, manager! Why are you hitting me?!"

"…Don’t mess around, " Chen Zhao said."I didn’t hit her."

"Zou Zhuo took a closer look. It was true. This 98k was from a player called "lIlIlI". She was also a good shooter and headshotted the player with one shot! "

Chapter 669: Level three helmet? what level three helmet?

"Help, help, help …" Zou Zhuo cried for help as he crawled to Chen Mo. "

"However, Chen Mo didn’t have any intention of coming over to save him. Instead, he aimed his 98K at the roof in the distance."Crawl over here, he won’t dare to kill you."

"Zou Zhuo, "why? is he so obedient to you?"

"As zou Zhuo finished his sentence, Chen Mo fired a bullet with his 98K! "

There was no kill notification.

"Level three Spetsnaz Helmet, " Chen Zhao said."I didn’t kill him." You should crawl over here, he probably won’t dare to come out again. I’m aiming for his position. If he dares to show his face and kill you, I can kill him. "

"Zou Zhuo had no choice but to crawl toward Chen Mo, while Chen Mo kept an eye on lIlIlI’s position. "

"In the end, after waiting for a long time, he did not show up again. "

"Come behind this wall." Chen Mo looked around and saw that the enemy didn’t show up again, so he pulled zou Zhuo up. "

"Zou Zhuo asked weakly, "do you have a first aid kit?" I’ll have one. "

"No, " Chen Zhao said."You can continue to live."

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"These two Kar98KS had basically cleared out all the living people in the Sosnovka Military Base. lIlIlI clearly knew about the shooting skills of cdx. After taking down zou Zhuo with one shot, she wanted to finish him off, but was shot in the head by Chen Mo, so she didn’t dare to reveal herself again. "

"Clearly, Chen Zhao’s shot had scared the hell out of her. Without the level three helmet, she would have been dead. "

"Therefore, he didn’t dare to come out with a steel spear or finish off the enemy. Instead, he chose to escape in another direction. After all, the first circle had yet to shrink. There was no point in fighting to the death with someone with such good marksmanship in this place. "

"Let’s search for more things. Pick up the box and get ready to leave."

"Chen Mo then started searching the remaining area with zou Zhuo, but they avoided the direction where lIlIlI was. "

Zou Zhuo was searching when he heard the clear beeping sound of the streaming software in the VR gaming pod.

Zou Zhuo was stunned when he opened his stream. Someone had sent him 30 rockets!

"Thank you to this tycoon for the 30 rockets. Thank you! Thank you!"

"Zou Zhuo thanked him profusely, but when he looked at the number of viewers in the stream, it had reached more than 400000, and it was still rising! "

The little fatty gasped. What the hell was this?

"Looking at the bullet screen, little fatty was dumbfounded. "

"Did the chubby boy just call out ‘manager’? Does that mean that NZX is Chen Zhao?"

"No way, isn’t Chen Mo’s ID" Silent "? What the hell is this NZX?"

"What, what, why is the manager Chen Mo? Are you talking about that Chen Zhao from salent?"

"Nonsense, how many Chen Mo’s are there?"

"lzx is Chen Mo’s alternate account? That can’t be, what’s the point of him playing a side account?"

"I didn’t pay attention just now, but when the blue circle shrank, I realized that there are two other big streamers in addition to fatty! That bunch of vertical bars is sky worm’s ID, and it looks like Hami is in this match too, but he jumped in shelter!"

"F * ck, three hosts in one game? There’s a contestant suspected to be Chen Mo? This is …"

"I went to see sky worm’s live broadcast room just now. It’s indeed him, and he’s currently broadcasting!"

"The comments exploded, but most of them weren’t discussing zou Zhuo, but Chen Mo, sky worm, and Hami. "

"As for the hundreds of thousands of viewers and the gifts, they were all here for Chen Mo … "

"There were Experience Store players in zou Zhuo’s audience, and his "manager" exposed him. The experience store players were thinking that there was no one else who could be called ‘manager’. Besides, someone who was so good at playing games must not be a nobody! "

"After listening carefully, she realized that this NZX’s voice did sound like Chen Zhao ‘s! "

"These people immediately started spamming the bullet screen, and the popularity of the entire stream exploded as soon as they heard it was Chen Mo! The audience began to spread the news to other live broadcast rooms and the Internet. Now that it was the golden period of 8 pm, a large number of viewers immediately poured in! "

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded as well. Many people were asking if lzx was Chen Mo.

"Zou Zhuo was too embarrassed to answer, as it would make him look like he was leeching off Chen Mo’s popularity. He also suspected that Chen Mo created a side account because he didn’t want people to know his identity. "

"Left with no choice, little fatty could only pretend that he didn’t see these comments. He didn’t answer and continued to search for things. "

"However, his attitude was equivalent to a silent agreement, and the bullet comments were even more intense … "

"The safe zone was quite friendly. It was in the southeast part of the map, and the northern area of the airport was in the safe zone. "

Chen Mo and zou Zhuo searched the rest of the Sosnovka Military Base and headed north together.

"Chen Zhao looked at the level three Spetsnaz Helmet on the Fatty’s head."It’s still too early for the blue circle, why don’t we play a game?"

"What game?" zou Zhuo asked without a doubt. "

"How about we compete to see who can find more things?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Zou Zhuo was confused, "Oh, sure, but what’s in it for me if I win?"

"If you win, I’ll give you my level three Military Vest, " Chen Zhao said."If I win … You’ll give me your level three helmet."

"Zou Zhuo rejected immediately, "no!" I don’t want to give you the level 3 helmet! I feel like I’ve lost a lot of blood!"

"How about this, " Chen Zhao said."If you win, I’ll give you a level three Military Vest. If I win, you’ll give me all the first aid kits I have."

"Zou Zhuo thought about it, "that’s not bad, but how do we compete?"

"It’s simple, " Chen Zhao said."Let’s throw out the things in our bags one by one. For example, I have 25 bandages and you have 30 bandages. You’ll get one point and then we’ll move on to the next round. When all the resources are used up, whoever has the highest points will win. "

"Sure, " Zou Zhuo thought about it and decided that the bet was worth it. He had four first aid kits on him, and it was worth it to exchange them for the level three Military Vest. "

"Moreover, if he ran out of health, would he refuse to give Chen Zhao a first aid kit? "

The little Fatty’s calculations were very precise.

"The two of them found a safer house, then one stood on one side and the other on the other, and began to throw things on the floor. "

"I have four energy drinks and you have two. 0?"

"You have a first aid kit, I don ‘t. 11?"

"The two of them began to throw things on the ground happily, competing to see who had more supplies. As they competed, they threw almost all the supplies in their bags, and the score between the two finally came to 43. Zou Zhuo was in the lead. "

"Alright, I have a level three vest and you have a level two vest. 4?"As Chen Zhao spoke, he threw the level three Military Vest on the ground. "

"You have a level two Spetsnaz Helmet and I have a level three Spetsnaz Helmet. 4, I win!" The little fatty threw his level 3 helmet on the ground impatiently, declaring his victory. "

"Chen Zhao rolled forward, picked up the level three Spetsnaz Helmet, and put it on. He then quickly returned to his pile of items and picked them up. "

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. After a second, he roared, "Manager! You’re too much! You tricked me into giving you my level 3 helmet!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "a level 3 helmet?" What level three Spetsnaz Helmet? I just picked this up from the ground. "

Chapter 670: Masturbating on a live broadcast

The bullet screen was already laughing like crazy. The city’s plot was deep!

He had really put in so much effort for a level three Spetsnaz Helmet!

"Chen Zhao picked up the level 3 helmet as if nothing had happened."Eh, what just happened? I seem to have lost my memory. Aiya, the blue circle is about to refresh, let’s hurry and run. "

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"He was suddenly filled with anger. He raised his gun and pointed it at Chen Zhao’s back, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. Forget it. For the chicken dinner, he would endure it! "

"The two of them continued to run forward, found a Jeep, and prepared to drive it across the bridge. "

"At this moment, the rumbling sound of an airplane could be heard from the sky. "

"Airdrop!" The chubby boy perked up and looked around in the car. He realized that the plane was flying in his direction, but he did not know where the airdrop would land. "

"Manager, manager, airdrop!" Zou Zhuo shouted. "

"Still far away." Chen Zhao looked up and said. "

"Zou Zhuo suggested, "why don’t we go after the airdrop?" I just don’t know where the airdrop will land. "

"It’s fine, " Chen Zhao said."The plane is almost here. I’ll let the airdrop land on the car."

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, "you’re giving it up?" The airdrop is so obedient to you?"

"Chen Mo laughed and parked the car not far from the bridge. He got out of the car and looked at the plane that was flying towards them, "Watch me shoot down the plane."

"Zou Zhuo "???"

Wasn’t this F * cking act a little too much?

"Are you going to use …" Zou Zhuo whispered. "

"Chen Mo guessed what he was going to say."No no no, I won’t change anything. It’s part of my strength."

"Zou Zhuo, "I feel like you’re insulting my intelligence!"

"Zou Zhuo thought that Chen Mo would use GM’s authority to make the airdrop land, but it didn’t seem like it. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo would never use his developer rights when playing games. It would be boring to use his GM identity to bully others, and Chen Mo didn’t want to do that. "

"Oh, except for the fact that he blocked his teammates ‘accounts in League of Legends. "

"As the plane flew past, Chen Zhao raised his 98K and fired at the plane. "

"Bang!"

"The sound of the gunshot was crisp and clear. The plane was flying right above the two of them, and zou Zhuo saw an airdrop falling towards them! "

"Zou Zhuo, "…This works too?"

The live comments instantly exploded. Wasn’t this show’s effect too good?

"F * ck, did that shot really hit the airdrop? That’s too much nonsense!"

"It’s really an airdrop in the face. The airdrop came down as soon as the gunshot was heard. What F * cking cooperation …"

"I’m even more convinced that this is Chen Zhao! But did Chen Mo use his developer rights?"

"Shocking, a certain live streamer earns millions a month by watching people masturbate …"

"What do you think?" Chen Mo said to zou Zhuo, "I told you we could shoot down the airdrop, right?"

"I don’t believe it!" Zou Zhuo said. How did you manage to do that?"

"Chen Mo laughed, "luck, do you know what luck is?" Oh, you don’t understand. After all, you’re an unlucky person. "

"Zou Zhuo, "I don’t believe it!" Manager, your luck isn’t that good either!"

"Not necessarily, " Chen Zhao said."I’m not very lucky normally, but I’m very lucky in special circumstances. For example, right now. "

"Zou Zhuo looked at the plane that was flying away."Hmph, I won’t believe your lies. Unless you shoot down another airdrop!"

"Shoot down another one? You’re welcome. " Chen Zhao took out his 98K and fired another shot at the plane that had already flown some distance away. "

"Bang!"

"There was another clear gunshot, and the plane really dropped another airdrop! "

"Zou Zhuo, "???!"

"It’s just luck, "Chen Mo laughed. "

The bullet screen viewers were also shocked. What kind of lucky person was he to have such luck?

"Double yellow eggs were dropped in an airdrop, and every time he opened fire, it just so happened that the eggs were dropped? This is beyond common sense and logic, okay? "

Zou Zhuo didn’t even have time to react before Chen Mo started looting.

"Oh, an AWM, ghillie suit, and adrenaline? Aiya, I guess it’s just average. " Chen Mo said as he threw his 98K on the ground and switched to his AWM. "

"Zou Zhuo, "you’ll get struck by lightning if you do this!"

……

"On the other side, the streamer with the ID "lIlIlI" was also livestreaming. He was faster than Chen Mo and zou Zhuo and had already driven across the bridge, killing a player who was blocking the bridge. "

"As for his passer-by teammate, he had already died in the chaotic battle at the Sosnovka Military Base. "

"My dear viewers, don’t worry. Even if my teammates have turned into crates, I’ll try my best to survive!"

"Eh? F * ck, the airdrop hit my face!"

"Sky worm wanted to say that he would definitely win this round, but when he recalled what he had experienced in the previous rounds, he changed his mind. "

"Sky bug was also secretly puzzled. He didn’t know if it was his own illusion, but at the beginning, it was going quite smoothly. In the end, for the effect of the show, he bought a high-end self-sighting hack, but the more he played, the more difficult it became! "

"Especially that NZX at the Sosnovka Military Base, he was just bullsh * tting. He killed more than ten people at the Sosnovka Military Base alone. This made the sky worm suspicious of him. "

Who was the cheater?

"Just as he was thinking about it, sky bug heard a gunshot in the distance. When he looked up, he saw a huge airdrop landing not far from him! "

Sky bug was instantly excited. This was like the goddess of luck smiling!

"He had initially been hesitating about whether to block the bridge from the North. However, when he saw the airdrop, he realized that there was no need to block the bridge. Of course, he was chasing his dream! "

"Dear viewers and friends, the airdrop has hit our faces! Don’t say anything else, this is a dream. Everyone, please bless me to pick up an AWM and take revenge for what happened at the Sosnovka Military Base!"

Sky bug directly drove the car towards the airdrop.

"The airdrop had landed on the other side of the bridge, which was not too close to East Farm. Sky worm was only a few hundred meters away from the airdrop, so it was easy to get there by car. "

"After parking the car at the side, sky worm crouched down carefully and prepared to search for the airdrop. "

"When it opened the airdrop, the sky worm was dumbfounded. "

"This, this is f * cking a bug, right?!"

"In the airdrop supply box, there was a lonely Thompson submachine gun, bullets, and a level three backpack! "

"Sky worm was on the verge of tears, what the hell was this? "

He had a level three backpack! And what was this Thompson submachine gun? did you have the nerve to appear in the airdrop supply box? Don’t you feel embarrassed?

"Sky worm’s live broadcast room was already flooded with bullet comments, and everyone said that they had never seen such an unlucky person! "

This could be said to be the trashiest airdrop!

Sky bug was speechless. It didn’t want to talk anymore and started driving.

"In the end, as soon as he got into the car, a few crisp gunshots were heard in the distance, hitting him through the windshield! "

"Bang! Bang Bang!"

Sparks flew from the car. Tian Chong was shocked and quickly got off the car.

"His level three Spetsnaz Helmet had already been shot by the 98K of the cdx, and the level two Military Vest on his body was incomplete. If he drove away forcefully, he might be in trouble. "

Sky worm had a feeling that the players he had met recently were all good at shooting. He did not dare to take the risk and become a live target.

"However, just as he crouched down and hid behind the supply box, he heard a few more gunshots from the northeast. "

"…"F * ck, something happened."

Chapter 671: We want to see Chen Mo’s perspective!

"The heavenly insect was speechless. He was blocked by people, and by several people! "

"It was obvious that all the players in Mylta and Pochinki had seen the airdrop as soon as it had landed. There were also many players who were running South from shelter, prison, and school, and they happened to see it. "

The sky worm next to the supply box naturally became the target of public criticism …

"Sky worm was speechless, it had suffered eight generations of bad luck just to pick up this airdrop! "

"The key was that there was only a Thompson submachine gun in the airdrop. If there was an AWM or a ghillie suit, sky worm would feel better … "

"However, he couldn’t possibly shout out "I only have one Thomas in this airdrop box, don’t kill me" now, could he? "

"Sky bug was really miserable, but he could only accept it. He did have a micro-self-aiming, but he did not dare to expose his head at this time, because there was more than one gun staring at him. "

"I … I’m really F * cked up!" Sky worm wanted to cry but had no tears. "

……

"On the other side, Chen Zhao and the chubby boy, who were wearing ghillie suits and AWM, drove onto the bridge. To their surprise, no one blocked the bridge. "

"On the bridge, Chen Zhao stopped the car. "Since no one is blocking the bridge, let’s do it."

"Zou Zhuo was helpless, "what’s there to block? the next safe zone is going to refresh to the other side!" We can only block the people from the airport, but we came from the airport, and there’s no one there!"

"The blue circle was shrinking and the bridge they were on was at the edge of the white circle. Logically speaking, the bridge would no longer be in the safe zone when the blue circle refreshed. "

"Chen Zhao leaned against the cover."Don’t worry, with me around, it’ll definitely be a heavenly circle. "

"Zou Zhuo, "manager, when did you leave Africa and enter Europe?" How come you’re so confident in your character?"

"Chen Mo laughed, "after all, luck is also a part of strength, and I’m such a strong player .."

"Zou Zhuo, "I’ve never seen such a shameless person!"

……

"At this time, the north side of the bridge was already in a state of chaos. "

"Sky worm’s airdrop location was almost at the center of the white circle. The circle was about to shrink, so the remaining players in the North were all rushing over. "

"Sky worm was crouching behind the destroyed vehicles and the airdrop supply boxes, occasionally revealing its head to kill people with its 98K. "

"The battle situation was unexpectedly tragic. By now, the probability of the remaining players ‘overall head explosion had greatly increased. Even those who had used the self-sighting device would get a head explosion if they were not careful. "

"Now, other than hacking, there was only high-end artificial intelligence. Among the remaining players, strictly speaking, the only normal player was little fatty zou Zhuo … "

"It did not seem accurate to say that. To be more precise, little fatty was the only normal player from the beginning … "

"Damn, my position is a little awkward. I don’t know how I’ll shrink in the next circle." Tian Chong’s face was filled with pain. "

"He was not the only one. The others were also looking forward to the location of the next white circle. In the end, the circle refreshed very quickly and was still near the bridge! "

More than half of the bridge was still within the safe zone. The white and blue circles at the southern end of the bridge almost became a line that coincided with each other. The gamers to the North of the sky worm were no longer in the safe zone.

"F * ck, this circle is really F * cked up. No, I have to go south."

"In fact, sky worm’s position was very suitable for players to block the North. However, he also knew that there were too many people in the North. He did not think that he could block them all by himself … "

"Furthermore, after the blue circle had refreshed, the people in the North should have been even more anxious. They would quickly start killing each other, which gave sky worm a chance to escape. "

"Oh my God, I can still survive like this. I’m really a genius!"

"Sky worm shot another player in the head and found that it had found a very precious gap. It quickly ran South, trying to run to the house next to the bridge. "

"As he was running, he heard a gunshot from the bridge in the distance. "

"At the same time, a large amount of blood burst out from his head, and his body fell to the ground! "

"F * ck! AWM"

"Sky worm’s vision had already turned grey. He tried his best to find the enemy’s position, but he could not see it. The gunshot should have come from the bridge. To be able to hit it from such a long distance, sky worm felt as if it had F * cked a dog. "

"The most infuriating thing was that he had a level three Spetsnaz Helmet, yet he could not even withstand a headshot from an AWM! "

"Then, he looked at the name of the killer, NZX! "

Sky worm was completely speechless. What the hell? Where did this guy pick up the airdrop?

"He vaguely recalled that the previous airdrop seemed to have a double yolk egg, and one of them had landed on the other side of the bridge. "

"Heaven, why are you so unfair! Why does he have an AWM while I only have a Thompson? Why!"

Sky worm’s livestream room echoed with his wailing for a long time …

……

"The blue circle was getting smaller and smaller, and the number of people was also getting smaller. "

"Many people were waiting for the next white circle to appear, but to their surprise, the white circle was still close to the bridge! "

"The line that drew the white circle and the blue circle was still on the bridge, and most of the bridge was still in the safe zone … "

The players coming from the north expressed that they were f * cked. This was a true Celestial Circle!

"He had rushed over without stopping and had barely survived, but now he had to run away again when the next circle appeared! "

Some of the players who had landed in school had already covered more than half of the map …

"Zou Zhuo, who was on the bridge, was also dumbfounded. This was really a God-blessed circle! "

"It would be great if the safe zone continued to refresh on the bridge, but with Chen Mo’s AWM, wouldn’t they be guaranteed chicken dinner? "

"Zou Zhuo was happily wandering around the bridge, trying to see if there were any enemies driving a boat around for him to shoot. As he was wandering around, he heard a gunshot in the distance! "

"Hami knocked out Zzz by headshot with M24!"

"Zou Zhuo’s level three Spetsnaz Helmet had been stolen by Chen Mo, so he was only wearing a normal level two Spetsnaz Helmet. It wouldn’t be able to block an M24 at all. "

"Just as he was about to crawl toward Chen Zhao, another gunshot rang out! "

"Pallla killed Zzz by headshot with Kar98k!"

Zou Zhuo didn’t even have time to react before he was turned into a box …

"M-manager … I’m dead." Zou Zhuo said awkwardly. "

"The AWM in Chen Zhao’s hand also sounded. He shot Hami in the head, but he didn’t kill him. "

"It’s two people, " Chen Zhao said."They’re both good marksmen. Don’t worry."

Chen Zhao aimed at Hami and Palla’s position. They were hiding behind cover and didn’t show their heads anymore.

Chen Zhao went to the fatty and quickly finished his bag.

"Chen Zhao had also discovered Hami’s position at the same time. However, after Hami knocked out the chubby boy, his teammate Palla shot the chubby boy in the head. "

"Chen Zhao knocked Hami down, but he didn’t kill him. "

"Zou Zhuo was a little regretful, "it’s my fault. I was too full of myself. I must have lost my mind to walk around the bridge …"

The camera switched to observer mode and came to Chen Mo’s point of view.

"Zou Zhuo brought up the livestream to see the audience’s reaction, but he almost vomited blood when he saw the comments! "

"The little fatty is finally dead! I can finally see Chen Mo’s first-person perspective, it’s so good!"

"Fatty, you can turn into a crate the next round. We want to see Chen Mo’s first-person perspective!"

"It’s fine, it’s fine. It’s not Too Late to Die now. I can even watch Chen Zhao block the bridge. It’s comfortable!"

"The bullet comments were all praising the little Fatty’s good death, and no one felt sorry for him at all … "

"Zou Zhuo almost spat out a mouthful of blood."You guys … Whose audience are you guys"

Chapter 672: The bridge’s foot master, serente

"The safe zone was still shrinking, and scattered gunshots were still coming from the distance. Almost every few gunshots would be accompanied by a kill or knock-out message. "

The game was already in the late stages. The remaining players were either experienced and skilled cheaters or artificial intelligence that was even more terrifying than cheaters. Life and death were only a matter of seconds.

Everyone who was still alive was nervously searching for the location of other survivors. Perhaps a 0.01 second difference would determine their life and death!

Chen Zhao waited on the bridge for a while. He felt a little bored.

"Seeing that there was still a long time before the circle shrank, Chen Zhao was getting impatient. "

"He looked at his Magnum bullets. He had 18 bullets left, and 17 people were still alive. "

"Let’s speed up the game. " Chen Zhao muttered to himself. "

……

Hami and Pallla were hiding on the second floor of a building not far from the bridgehead.

"Be careful, there should be one lone wolf left on the bridge. My helmet exploded, so I don’t dare to show my face." Hami said with fear. "

"He’s holding an AWM, so it doesn’t matter if he has a helmet or not, "Pallla said. Besides, his marksmanship is very good. Let’s just wait here. This is still a safe zone anyway. "

"The two didn’t even dare to stick their heads out of the window again. They had just killed zou Zhuo with one shot each, but now they were killed by Chen Mo with one shot. "

"F * ck, wait a minute, what’s going on? Look at the northeast!" Pallla said in shock. "

Hami looked toward the northeast through the window. He saw two Jeeps driving toward the bridge!

"The two Jeeps were at least 300 to 500 meters away from each other, but the players in the two Jeeps didn’t attack each other, and the car in front didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping to exchange fire. "

"There are more in the North! There seems to be one in the Northwest too?"

"Hami and Pallla saw something strange in the room. A lot of people were coming from the north. Some of them were driving, and some were slowly moving forward behind cover. They were quite far away from each other, but they could still attack if they had high magnification scopes. "

"Hami’s hands started to itch. In his eyes, these people were delicious human heads! "

Hami stuck his head out of the window. He scoped in with his M24 and aimed at a lone player who was close to him.

"However, the moment he scoped in, he suddenly felt a chill. Through his 8x scope, he saw that the player had turned his head at the speed of light, and the black muzzle of the gun was aimed at Hami! "

Hami subconsciously rolled to the side. A few bullets hit where he was standing at the same time!

"F * ck! You scared me to death!"

"Hami’s heart almost stopped. There were at least five or six sniper rifles aiming at him the moment he showed his head through the window. Even if he could kill the lone player, he would be killed by the others. "

"He quickly hid behind the wall, not daring to show his head again. "

"No, it’s too dangerous. Who knows how many people are watching our house? we can’t show our faces." Hami said. "

"Pallla agreed."Yeah, we’re still in the safe zone. We’re not in a hurry." There’s a lot of people out there, and if you stick your head out of the window now, you’ll be a living target. "

"But I don’t understand. Isn’t this a duo? Why don’t these people fight with each other?"

"Indeed, as soon as Hami showed his head, five or six guns were aimed at him. However, the others didn’t kill each other. Instead, they kept a certain distance from each other and rushed toward the bridge. "

"There’s still a minute before the safe zone refreshes. Do they really have to rush to the bridge?" Hami was confused. "

"But no matter what, they could only hide behind the wall and shiver. They had no choice but to let these people drive towards the bridge. "

……

Chen Zhao had been waiting on the bridge for a while since the fatty turned into a box.

"Nothing happened during this period of time, and the audience in the live broadcast room had nothing to do, so they began to chat. "

"However, at this moment, the sound of a Jeep could be heard from afar. "

"They’re here. "

"Chen Zhao picked up his AWM and tilted his head slightly from behind cover. The moment he scoped in, he locked onto the driver’s head and shot him in the head! "

"Then, Chen Mo switched to his M4 and fired at the passenger seat! "

The artificial intelligence sitting in the front passenger seat switched to the driver’s seat almost instantly. The Jeep stopped horizontally and then got out of the car.

"He had lost half of his HP, but it was not fatal. "

"However, the moment he got out of the car, he could hear the sound of a suppressed M4 coming from afar. It was very soft, but it made his screen turn red again! "

"The viewers in zou Zhuo’s stream saw Chen Mo’s actions clearly. He first headshotted the driver with the AWM, then switched to the M4 and aimed at the foot of the Jeep. "

"After a series of concentrated shots, the bottom of the Jeep burst out with blood! "

"In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, hitting the lower legs and feet only dealt 50% and 30% damage respectively, but the target only had half health left. Chen Mo’s shooting was very steady, and after a series of shots, he killed both of them! "

The bullet screen instantly exploded with 66666 comments!

"The bridge’s foot repairman, serente???"

"F * ck, this is a perfect combo. First, an AWM headshot, then an M4 spray and a kick, a double kill in an instant! I guess they haven’t realized what’s going on yet. "

"After Chen Zhao fired the last shot, he didn’t hesitate. He rolled and returned to his cover. "

"The moment he rolled back, two sniper bullets hit where he was standing, one in front and one behind. "

"Two more people sneaked over, but they didn’t drive in a big way. Instead, they kept firing behind cover and covered each other as they advanced. "

"In addition to these two people, more and more people were rushing over from the distance. At a glance, there were at least ten people! These people were quite far away. Although they would shoot at each other occasionally, they were mainly focused on Chen Zhao’s position on the bridge! "

Chen Zhao wasn’t in a hurry at all. He drank his energy drink to the max behind the cover.

"In the live broadcast room, the audience was no longer calm. "

"F * ck, what’s going on? Why are there so many people trying to cross the bridge after that one glance?"

"F * ck, how much do these people hate Chen Zhao? Were they trying to seize the advantageous terrain on the bridge? Or did they find out Chen Zhao’s true identity and came to snipe him?"

"My scalp is numb. How am I supposed to play with this!"

"Don’t worry, Chen Mo has an AWM, right? he has 17 bullets left and 14 enemies are still alive. One shot, one enemy. He still has 3 bullets left. It’s a good plan!"

"F * ck, there should be a limit to bragging, right? Chen Zhao’s good at shooting, but these people aren’t weak either!"

"Many of the audience members were immediately invigorated. They were just saying that the traffic on the bridge was a little boring, but in an instant, so many people had arrived! "

Chapter 673: Is this still a human?

Chen Mo took a deep breath and looked out from behind the cover to determine the enemy’s position.

"These A.I.’S didn’t rush at him all at once. If there were a dozen of them, Chen Mo wouldn’t be able to do anything even if he had three heads and six arms. This was a problem with the game’s mechanics. "

"Moreover, it would be too fake if more than a dozen artificial intelligences rushed up at the same time. That would be telling everyone that they were all robots. "

"Therefore, these artificial intelligence kept a certain distance from each other. Occasionally, they would shoot at each other for show, but overall, they were still moving toward the bridge. "

"Chen Zhao roughly estimated the distance between the A.I."Yes, it’s almost time."

……

"Hami and Pallla were still in their rooms. They didn’t dare to go out. Meanwhile, intense gunshots were coming from the bridgehead! "

"There were all sorts of gunshots, SARS, SKS, AKM … However, the screen was filled with the knock-down and kill notifications of the M4s and Ammos! "

"Chen Zhao’s M4 had a silencer, so Hami’s team couldn’t hear the gunshots. There were only one or two gunshots from the AWM, but there would be a headshot almost every two or three shots. "

Hami and Pallla looked at each other. Is this guy even human?

……

Zou Zhuo’s stream exploded!

The viewers could only type ‘ 66666’ in the bullet screen. The battle was too intense and exciting. They didn’t have time to type too many words!

"Chen Zhao kept dodging and shooting behind cover. Each shot only lasted for a few milliseconds. The AWM had to be pulled back immediately after a shot, or he would be shot! "

"Even so, Chen Zhao still killed the enemies who rushed over in an orderly manner. "

"Chen Zhao’s AWM was very accurate, but not every shot was a headshot, because the enemy was also rolling and moving behind cover. "

"Chen Mo made a richer action system for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, giving the experts more room to maneuver. The AI also knew how to roll at the right time, so even though Chen Mo was aiming for the head, there was still a chance of missing. "

"In zou Zhuo’s stream, all kinds of gifts started to flood the screen, blocking the screen! "

"F * ck, this shot is really stable, and his thinking is so clear. Every time he appears, it doesn’t even take half a second, right?"

"The opponent’s positioning is good too. I feel like even if I had an aww, it wouldn’t be of much use in this situation, because I’m sure I won’t be able to hit him!"

"But Chen Mo’s AWM is almost out of bullets. It’s a good gun, but it’s still lacking in ammo count!"

"Someone’s starting to sneak up! It’s almost on Chen Zhao’s face!"

"In VR, the game was in first person, but after the signal was switched to live broadcast, it would change to a third person perspective, which was mainly to adapt to different views. A lot of the audience could clearly see that someone had sneaked in from the other side while Chen Mo was dueling with the others! "

"What should we do? did Chen Mo not see it? Little fatty, hurry up and remind him!"

"Right, right! It’s right behind that abandoned car!"

"It’s over. Chen Mo was focused on sniping someone else. Didn’t he see this person appear?"

"The audience was anxious, afraid that Chen Mo would be killed by this sneaky guy. "

"However, just as the enemy was about to charge out, Chen Zhao used the last bullet from his AWM to headshot the enemy in the distance. Then he switched to his M4 and turned the gun, aiming at the enemy! "

"Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang …"

"Both sides opened fire almost at the same time. They were both at full health, but the final result was that Chen Zhao only had 30% health left, while the opponent was dead! "

"Once the AI died, the teammates that Chen Mo had knocked out in the sniper battle turned into crates as well. "

"W-what did Chen Zhao do just now???"

"F * ck, I didn’t see clearly just now. Who explained what happened?"

"How did he win with a gun at such a close distance?"

"The viewers were all watching from a third person perspective, so they could see Chen Mo’s actions clearly. "

"The moment the two exchanged fire, Chen Zhao moved as he fired. At the same time, he kept crouching and standing up. The M4’s bullets swept across the enemy’s upper body from top to bottom, and another bullet hit his head! "

"Life and death were decided in a fraction of a second. Chen Mo’s agile movements allowed him to avoid a few bullets that could have hit his head or neck, and that was how he survived the close range. "

"Otherwise, if the accuracy of their marksmanship was close, the chances of life and death would be 50 – 50. "

"Damn, this movement technique is so cool, I want to learn it! Teacher, can you teach me?"

"What is this movement technique called?"

"It feels like he’s kneeling down and kowtowing. Let’s call it the new year greeting movement technique!"

"New Year’s greeting technique? I’m dying of laughter, it’s really like kowtowing!"

"Happy New Year, big brother and sister-in-law …!"

"After clearing this wave of enemies, there were not many people left alive. After making sure that he was safe for the time being, Chen Zhao continued to use the first aid kit to heal himself to full health. "

……

"At the bridgehead, Hami and Pallla were shivering in fear in their room. "

"Is this lzx even human? You’ve already killed ten in such a short time?"

"F * ck, he killed all the people who were crossing the bridge? Do you have to be so fake?"

"There are still people rushing toward the bridge, northeast!"

Hami could see two people running toward the bridge in the northeast. They probably couldn’t find a car …

"Hami tightened his grip on his M24."You hit the one in front, I’ll hit the one behind."

"There were only five players left on the field, but the safe zone was still very big, so this was a very strange phenomenon. There were clearly not many people left, but they were very scattered. "

"When Hami saw that the two players had level two helmets and had no cover, he and Pallla could headshot both of them at the same time with their micro-self-aiming. "

"Even though their supplies were pretty good, they still wanted to search for more things. This way, they would have more confidence when facing the EZX on the bridge. "

"Come, three, two, one, fight!"

Hami and Pallla peeked out of the window at the same time. They aimed at the two people running down there.

Two gunshots!

"However, there was no kill notification. When Hami and Pallla peeked out of the window, the two A.I.’S that were running below rolled at the same time and dodged the bullet. "

"One of the AI’s feet was hit, but it was not a big deal. "

"The next second, the two A.I. Raised their guns at the same time and aimed at the window where Hami was! "

Hami immediately retreated. A few bullets hit the spot where he was standing.

"A few moments later, Hami appeared again. He realized that the two players had changed their target and were no longer heading toward the bridgehead. Instead, they were covering fire at each other and running toward the house they were in! "

"What the hell?" Hami was confused. "

Chapter 674: Chicken dinner with 29 kills!

"Chen Zhao recovered his health and energy on the bridge. After a while, he was a little confused. Where were the remaining four? "

Chen Zhao was still thinking about whether he should go out to take a look when he heard gunshots in the distance. A kill notification appeared in his field of vision. Hami and Palla had been killed by the two AI.

Isn’t it better to live in the building?

"Although there was a small incident, it didn’t affect him. There were only three people left in the game, Chen Mo and the two AI. "

"After the two AI finished licking Hami and Palla’s bags, they ran toward Chen Zhao again. "

Chen Zhao’s AWM had run out of bullets. It wasn’t a wise choice to go after the two AI guns.

"At this time, the blue circle had followed the two AI’s retreat and finally stopped at the bridge. The two artificial intelligence moved forward behind cover, covering each other’s guns and moving forward alternately. "

"After Chen Zhao’s AWM ran out of bullets, the threat it posed to the A.I. Was greatly reduced. Chen Zhao couldn’t stick his head out and fire with his M4 for a long time, as he would expose himself to the enemy’s fire. "

"Zou Zhuo’s palms started to sweat. He had been watching Chen Mo kill so many computers from a first-person perspective, and he felt even more nervous than Chen Mo! "

"Manager, there are two people opposite, what should we do?" Zou Zhuo asked. "

Chen Zhao wasn’t in a hurry. He quickly peeked out from behind the cover and confirmed the two’s location.

"Haha!" Chen Mo laughed, "we just need to shout,’justice is upon us!’"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless."Manager, it’s such a small circle. There won’t be any more red zone!"

"There’s no red zone, " Chen Zhao said."Can’t you create a red zone manually?"

"Chen Zhao took out a grenade from his backpack, pulled the pin, waited, and threw it! "

"After throwing the first grenade, he immediately took out the next one and threw it forward like crazy! "

"Moreover, the time he threw the grenades was precisely calculated. Some grenades were thrown as soon as they were pulled out, so there was a certain delay, but they were thrown in front of the two artificial intelligence’s route and would only explode when they were almost there. "

"BOOM!"BOOM!"BOOM!"

Chen Zhao’s grenades exploded one after another. It really did look like a red zone!

"The bullet screen viewers were all shocked. All kinds of 6666 comments kept appearing on the screen. Everyone was asking, how many grenades does this guy have on him? "

"He had already thrown out seven or eight pills, but he was still throwing more! "

"Chen Zhao didn’t just throw his own grenades, he also threw the grenades in the boxes around him. He gathered all the grenades on the AI’s bodies and threw them out endlessly! "

"Great luck! We’ll have chicken dinner tonight!"

"This familiar line of words appeared on the screen, and the image froze at this moment. "

"Chen Mo didn’t know which grenade killed the two A.I., But it didn’t matter. "

The final number of kills on the screen was fixed at 29!

"Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but ask, "manager, how did you do it …"

"Simple geometry, " Chen Mo chuckled. "

"Zou Zhuo’s stream was exploding with bullet comments, and the number of viewers had reached a Crazy 1.8 million. He couldn’t even count all the gifts! "

"Gui Gui, 29 kills in one game of PUBG?!"

"This NZX, it’s nine years of compulsory education, why are you so outstanding?!"

"Wait, could it be that NZX is … Li zhenxiu? F * ck, so that’s what the name means!"

"How the F * ck did he do it? I still feel like I’m floating. It’s like a F * cking fight between gods!"

"I’m totally impressed by this movement technique. Instant snipe? New Year greeting spear technique? Fixing the bridge’s legs? I can’t learn it, I can’t learn it!"

"F * ck, I believe this person is Chen Zhao. Who else would be so anti-human?"

" 29 kills in one game of PUBG, is there anyone recording this? Hurry up and upload it, I want to see it again. This is killing people like drinking water!"

"Fatty, get Chen Mo to stream, we want to watch"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, this was his stream, but everyone was talking about Chen Mo … "

"Alright, you guys, as a streamer, I have my principles and a backbone! I want to win the chicken dinner with my own strength. It’s not my style to suck up to someone!"

"That’s enough, I will never listen to you. My friendship with the manager is pure and will never be tainted by material things and money, and the same goes for the rocket!"

"Uh, thanks to’ invite Chen Mo to stream ‘for the 50 rockets …"

"Manager, they’re asking you to start a livestream!"

"The audience was amused. Little fatty, your principles are really not firm at all! "

"Before the fatty could finish, Chen Mo had already logged off … "

"Zou Zhuo said, "dear viewers, I would like to continue to ride on his coattails, but he’s offline …"

……

"As for Hami’s live stream, it was already in chaos. "

"Is this NZX cheating? 29 kills in one game of PUBG? Do you think the audience is stupid? If you’re really that great, why don’t you go to heaven? why don’t you go professional and save the declining domestic FPS professional circle?"

"The point is, if this was a fish pond game, killing 29 players would be fine, but this is definitely not a fish pond game! Hami and Pallla are only in the top five. They’re all monsters!"

"It’s definitely a cheat! And it’s a top-tier high-tech hack, or I’ll eat three catties of sh * t!"

"Forget it, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground has a detection program, so cheaters can’t even enter the game! Moreover, even if a high-end cheat could enter, he would be instantly banned if he was found out. It’s said that killing too many people would cause the system to detect it. But look at this cdx, he killed so many people, did the system detect it?"

"Hehe, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground might have a few cheats, but it’s not like it doesn’t have any!"

"Alright, stop fighting … I just came from chubby boy’s stream. That NZX is Chen Mo …"

"Chen Mo? Chen Mo is cheating too?"

"…Pfft, what’s wrong with your brain? Chen Mo is the designer of this game, how could he cheat in a live stream? His brain must be filled with the entire Pacific Ocean to do something like this, right?"

"Do you want to report it?"

"You reported Chen Mo for cheating? You’re a F * cking genius!"

"As a famous streamer, Hami had a bunch of fangirls. At first, they wanted to report NZX to get justice for him, but when they heard that NZX was Chen Mo’s alternate account, they were speechless … "

He didn’t have a temper …

"For one, everyone knew that Chen Mo was good at playing games. He could beat Origin’s players, so killing 29 players in one game wasn’t too much of a stretch. Secondly, Chen Mo was the designer of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and Hami was still relying on this game … "

"However, there were still a lot of Hami’s fans who were not convinced. The reason was simple. This was an FPS game! "

"In this kind of game, life and death were decided in an instant. Even some experts depended on luck to win the chicken dinner. "

"Many of Hami’s fans were still discussing it in private. Some of them even had a conspiracy theory, saying that Chen Mo was using his identity as a designer to open up the support program. It was too easy for a designer to make a program for themselves, and there was no need to worry about being tested. "

"He himself was the highest law-enforcement officer, so who could test him? "

Chapter 675: Speculations about the "deity suit

"Soon, a video of the game appeared on all major video websites. The title was "Suspected Chen Mo wins chicken dinner with 29 kills!" Three hosts in the same game, the protagonist’s first-person perspective in the second half!"

The video of the competition was quickly forwarded to all the major forums and caused a huge uproar among the playerbase of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground!

"Moreover, the video was even shared on other game forums. "

"As PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds became more and more popular, the game had also begun to spread to many other player groups, including many players of League of Legends, Overwatch, and other FPS games. "

Such explosive news instantly caused a heated discussion among the players!

"What’s this? 29 kills in one game of PUBG? Is this a F * cking cheat?"

"This is Chen Mo? Do you have any evidence? Chen Zhao admitted it himself?"

"F * ck, I’ve seen the video. It’s so F * cking scary! I feel like we’re not playing the same game!"

"When I watched the first half, I felt that he was a cheater. In the end, when I watched the first person’s perspective in the second half, I was also confused … From this guy’s awareness, reaction speed, and operation, he’s completely beyond the level of a professional player. There’s no reason for this kind of person to cheat …"

"It’s true. There are three hosts in this game. I watched it in Hami’s live broadcast room. It’s scary enough that the AWM is spamming the screen!"

"I’m not sure about other cheats, but I’m very sure that this guy is using an airplane cheat! Throwing an airdrop after every shot, who would dare to wash it? (Manual emoji)"

"It couldn’t be helped, just the words " 29 kills in one game" were enough to shock the players, let alone Chen Mo. This topic was even more explosive! "

"The players were in a heated debate over whether this EZX was Chen Mo or not, but most people still thought it was Chen Mo, because there was no one else … "

"If it was someone else who did this, they would have already jumped out to show off, right? "

"Moreover, the chubby boy had addressed him as ‘manager’ a few times, so anyone who understood could understand. "

Many PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players downloaded the video and studied Chen Mo’s movements and positioning.

"He couldn’t learn spear techniques, but he could still learn movement techniques. Especially Chen Zhao’s New Year’s greeting marksmanship in close combat, it suddenly became a hot topic. "

"Many players were trying to imitate Chen Mo’s movements, and realized that after mastering them, they would have a huge advantage when it came to using guns! "

"However, after much discussion, someone raised a question. "

"Why is the level of this match so high?"

"After watching the game, many people only had two words in their hearts A fight between Immortals! "

Let’s not talk about NZX. Who was Hami? how could he be punished by a passerby?

"After all, Hami was still shooting at the head with his M24. It was ridiculous that he was killed by two strangers. "

"If the two of them were so awesome, why didn’t they become live streamers? He could earn 100000 Yuan every month! "

"Moreover, Chen Zhao didn’t dare to use his gun rashly in the end. Instead, he chose the thunderous battle tactic. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would win in the end. "

Some people said that they were matched together because these people were of higher standards.

Some said that Chen Mo had purposely grouped them together to practice with him.

"There were many different opinions, but none of them were reasonable. Although Hami was good, he didn’t get a high score! "

The players were all puzzled.

……

"In the group chat for custom-made plug-ins, there was a huge commotion. "

"You were in that game too?"

"You’re here too? There’s a difference of 300 points between us!"

"Yeah, I’m a side account that just played a few rounds. I think I was also assigned to that game."

"Wait a minute, let me organize my thoughts. There’s a huge difference between our segments. The only thing in common is that we’ve both rehearsed the game at that time and used the support …"

"Could it be …… The system has detected that we used support and has specially grouped us together? The entire server is filled with players using support?"

"F * ck, that’s impossible … Micro-self-sight isn’t banned, but they’re all thrown into a specific server??"

"Ordinary players didn’t understand what was going on, but how could the players in the cheat group not know? "

"As soon as the video of this game came out, many of the cheating players suddenly realized that this was exactly how they played the game! "

"A lot of people had always been on Weibo, so they had never experienced what a normal game was like. They thought that it was normal for the game to be so cruel. However, when they saw the reactions of the other players, they suddenly realized that something was wrong! "

"I f * cking cheated, this game shouldn’t be so difficult! "

"Therefore, a speculation about the ‘deity suit’ became logical. "

Hami and Pallla were also paying attention to the group chat. They were 90% sure that they had been assigned to the deity suit!

"After all, they had faced the most advanced artificial intelligence before and knew how terrifying these guys were … "

"Hami felt scared. After all, as a streamer, he might lose his entire career if he was cheated. "

"However, he still had to verify whether this was the case. "

"As for the verification method, it was very simple. He just had to buy another account. There were people who bought identity information and Thunderbolt gaming pass accounts in the cheat group. They just needed to change to a new account and play a few rounds to experience the game. "

Hami and Pallla both had a good foundation in FPS games. They won the chicken dinner in the first round with their new accounts!

"He didn’t get a chicken dinner in the second round because of luck, but he got another chicken dinner in the third round! "

"Obviously, the new account’s opponents were on a completely different level from the previous ones! "

"Very quickly, not only Hami and Pallla, but the other players in the other chat groups also realized this fact. It was not that the officials did not notice any of the players who had opened their [weirdly-dressed] mode. Instead, they had all been given a special "deity suit"! "

"The cheat group exploded in an instant. Everyone was happily playing the game with cheats and thought that the officials didn’t know about it. In the end, they had been fooled? "

We’re still enjoying ourselves here!

"When these players thought of their recent gaming experience, their minds exploded. They spent thousands or even tens of thousands of Yuan a month to buy a self-sighting hack, but they were abused in the game? He had not even eaten a chicken! "

A few players asked for a refund because the cheat didn’t work at all!

The cheater was also helpless. He had never encountered such a thing before!

"However, it was impossible to refund the account. After all, it was possible for the account to be banned at any time. How could he refund it? "

"These players who were cheating all felt that their lives had lost meaning. Their accounts were obviously useless, and they had no choice but to buy new accounts. "

"Moreover, you can’t cheat after buying an account, or you’ll still be assigned to the deity server! "

"Many players argued and argued, and in the end, they left the group in anger. "

"However, most of the players calmed down after sighing and decided to buy a new account to play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. "

"Moreover, after being tortured in the celestial server, they suddenly felt that it was not unacceptable to play in the normal server without using cheats … "

"However, these people were also thinking about what to do with the original account. "

"This account could still be used, but only in the celestial server. Some people bound their ID cards to themselves, but most people used black accounts they bought. After all, they had to cheat, and it would be inconvenient if their ID cards were sealed. "

"Since it was a Black account, and most of the players did not know about the celestial server … "

"Then, if I sell this account at a low price, I should be able to recover my HP, right? "

Chapter 676: Selling accounts at a low price

"In the cheat group, a large number of players had changed to new accounts. As for how to deal with the old accounts … "

These people discussed for a while and decided to sell it at a low price.

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was priced at 980 Yuan, which was considered expensive for many players who were not rich. Although they could play the internet cafe version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, in reality, if they wanted to play for a long time, it was more worthwhile to buy their own accounts. "

"Now, other than a few players in the cheat group, not many people knew that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had deity server. If they sold these accounts at half price or even lower, there would definitely be people who would take over. "

"As for whether they would be scamming others, these people didn’t care. After all, this kind of underground trade existed in many games. Whether it was boosting or buying and selling accounts, there was a risk of being banned. "

"Besides, if these people’s moral standards were really that high, they wouldn’t have cheated … "

"These accounts were posted on some second-hand trading websites one after another, waiting for innocent buyers to take the bait. "

……

"Imperial, at the entrance of ku le internet cafe. "

A young man with unkempt hair walked out of the internet cafe. He yawned and rubbed his rumbling stomach.

"Sigh, I’m hungry again. Let’s go home and eat some instant noodles."

"The young man’s name was Qin an. His rented house was near the VR internet cafe, and he could walk back. "

"This was near the Fifth Ring Road of the imperial capital. There was a railway line nearby, and the location was very remote, so the rent was relatively cheap. But even so, this young man still had a headache about rent every three months. "

It was impossible to save money. It was impossible to save money in this life. He could only save and starve in order to maintain his life.

"When he returned to his residence, it was a relatively dilapidated one-bedroom apartment that had been modified from an old one. The house was rather clean. After all, it didn’t take much effort to throw the instant noodle boxes away every day. He threw them away when he went to the internet cafe … "

"He could only play for a maximum of seven hours a day in the VR internet cafe. Besides, Qin an didn’t have that much money to stay in the internet cafe every day. He could only do odd jobs occasionally and ask for some money from his family to support himself. "

"When he got home, Qin an turned on his buzzing laptop and checked the official forum of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground out of boredom. "

"He loved to play FPS games, especially PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. That was why he would go to a VR internet cafe to play even though he was hungry. "

"Qin an was quite talented in FPS games and was considered a slightly famous expert back in his hometown. Therefore, he came to the capital to find a reliable gaming Club to join and become a professional player. Or if it really didn’t work, he could find a studio. "

"In the end, it was difficult to even find a job at a studio, let alone a club. Qin an felt that it was simply F * cking ridiculous. He could only take one step at a time. "

He browsed the official forum of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground as he browsed through the recruitment notices.

"At that moment, Qin an saw a post selling accounts. "

"The post was deleted by the administrator not long after it was posted, but Qin an still found the specific address according to the link in the post. This was a website dedicated to the trading of game items, and its authenticity was basically guaranteed. "

"In fact, the so-called website was nothing more than a middleman to guarantee and regulate the transaction process at the same time, to prevent buyers or sellers from being cheated. "

Qin an’s eyes widened when he saw the prices.

An account for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground only cost 300 yuan!

"He took a closer look. This account had obviously been played for a while. There were a few nice-looking clothes on it. From the screenshots in the lobby, the guns were almost unlocked. "

"(When the player gets a new gun, it will be refreshed in the ruins of the hall, where the player can practice shooting. [In fact, it doesn’t affect the game’s functions.] "

Qin an couldn’t help but wonder why he was selling such a good account.

"A black number? Yes, it must be a Black account. Otherwise, it would be impossible to sell it at such a low price. However, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem. With the website’s guarantee, he didn’t have to worry about the seller being biased. Moreover, the official platform had always banned any external cheats. If this account had used cheats before, it would have been impossible for it to survive until now. "

"If it was any other game, Qin an might have hesitated. If he bought it and his account was banned, he would lose a lot of money. However, if his account for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was not banned now, it would probably not be in the future. "

"Although it looked like a trap, Qin an could not resist the temptation. One must know that the price of playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground in a VR internet cafe with an account and without an account were two different things. If Qin an bought this account, he could save hundreds of Yuan in expenses every month. "

"Qin an hesitated for a moment before sending a message to the seller."I want to buy an account for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Can you lower your price?"

……

"On the other side, the sales of these ‘immortal’s accounts’ weren’t good. "

Those who really wanted to buy the game had their ID card. Very few would buy this kind of Black account to experience the game.

"Moreover, setting the price was an awkward matter. If it wasn’t much cheaper, why would people take the risk to buy a Black account? If the price was too low, the buyer would wonder why it was so cheap. There was definitely something fishy going on! "

"Therefore, even after buying these accounts for a few days, not all of them had been sold … "

"Fortunately, there were still some poor players like Qin an, so they should be sold out sooner or later. "

"Moreover, the seller saw that Qin an really wanted to buy it, so he deliberately reduced his price by 200 yuan. "

These sellers were also in a hurry to sell their accounts since they were already marked by the officials. What if Chen Mo was in a good mood and permanently banned them? He wouldn’t even have the chance to sell his account to recover his HP.

As for how long it would take for Qin an to realize that he had been assigned to the deity suit … That was none of their business.

"At the same time, the several administrators of the cheat group were also very busy. "

"The news about the deity server quickly spread among the hack players. In an instant, these hack players all felt insecure, causing the sales of the hacks to plummet. "

Buying a cheat and getting assigned to a deity costume to be abused? What was the difference between that and a titled battle pet warrior?

The creator of the cheat was also panicking. How much less income would he have to earn every day!

"However, it was useless to panic. They found that they were helpless! "

"Although there were companies that produced external hacks both domestically and overseas, they were still more advanced. Even the external hacks for Overwatch and the other FPS games were imported from overseas. "

"Hacking in parallel world was closely related to artificial intelligence. The artificial intelligence in China was managed by the game Committee, so it was difficult for hacking companies to get their hands on the relevant codes. "

It could be said that the mainstream plug-ins in the market now were more or less related to Origin.

"Domestic hacking companies basically made some modifications to foreign hacking systems and sold them for money. When they encountered such a situation, they could only hope that foreign countries could develop stronger hacking systems to avoid PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s detection system. "

"However, the biggest problem was that no one knew how PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tested for cheats! "

Chapter 677: Deity suit exposed

"The research and development staff of these cheats were very satisfied with their own technology. They felt that the most high-end cheats could perfectly fool the detection program of the VR gaming pod. Moreover, if it was only a micro-scope, it would be equivalent to a mouse Hong, directly changing the player’s consciousness signal. Logically speaking, the system should not be able to distinguish it. "

"However, the officials managed to find out about it, and their accuracy was very high! "

"The creators of these cheats had been trying their best to find all kinds of technical loopholes in the cheats and add more deception methods, but it was all in vain! "

"No matter how they updated, they would still be detected and sent to the deity suit! "

"This problem had troubled the creator of all the cheats for a long time, and many accounts used for testing were scrapped because of it … "

These accounts could only be used as tuition for Chen Mo …

……

"On the fish-catching live streaming platform, after the Battle of the Gods, Hami, sky worm, and the other live streamers took a day off before starting their live streaming. "

"Of course, they claimed to be on leave, but in fact, these live streamers who had used the self-sighting hack knew that they were going to change to a new account. "

"Of course, he couldn’t hide the fact that he had changed accounts. After all, the names of the characters were different. However, it wasn’t difficult to get over this matter. Hami’s reason was that his previous account was too unlucky. He had to change his account to get lucky. "

"After the audience spammed a wave of "nouveau riche 6666″", they forgot about this matter. "

"This time, Hami didn’t dare to use his micro-scope anymore. He could only rely on his own strength to fight. Unexpectedly, the game had become so much simpler. He could win two or three chicken dinners a day … "

"Many of the audience members expressed their shock. Changing accounts had indeed changed his luck! Was this considered spending money to change fate? After all, one account was worth 980 Yuan! "

"As for Hami, he felt like he had just been taught a lesson. Why did he have to open his micro-scope? he was a powerful man, so he should have just played the game normally … "

"Although these streamers had changed accounts and the situation was optimistic, they couldn’t help but be a little worried. "

"Since the officials had confirmed that there was a way to use micro-vision and put all of them in the deity server, would this list be exposed in the future? "

It was a terrible feeling to be caught doing something bad.

"However, after being on tenterhooks for a few days, everything was still calm. The officials did not have any intention of exposing the deity server or the micro-self-sight. "

Only then did these streamers relax and continue to make money on their livestreams.

……

Qin an walked out of the VR internet cafe again and scratched his head in confusion.

"What’s going on? what’s going on?"

"He couldn’t even remember how many times he had turned into a crate after landing. In the beginning, he was ambitious enough to jump to Sosnovka Military Base and school. Later, he changed to Pochinki. After that, he could only jump to remote areas that even birds didn’t want to take a shit! "

"He had no choice, he died too quickly! "

These people’s marksmanship was simply perverted. It was common for them to headshot someone from a long distance. As for the close-range steel gun … Qin an had basically never won.

"Occasionally, he would be lucky enough to kill two or three people. As for the chicken dinner … He was thinking too much. "

"Qin an had played the internet cafe version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds using a public account in a VR internet cafe before, so he didn’t feel that the game was so difficult! "

"Maybe it’s because the original owner of this account was an expert? So I’m only matched with high-level players? Well, that should be the case. At the beginning, I thought PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was quite simple. It turns out that there are so many high-level players. It seems like I have to continue working hard!"

"Qin an quickly got over it. After all, he was different from other players. He was a hardcore player among hardcore players. He didn’t care if he was having fun playing the game, but he cared about whether he could become stronger! "

"He would love to get a "high-end game account" so that he could practice his skills in high-end games. In the future, when he went to the big clubs for interviews, it would be easier for him to play a professional game, right? "

"Alright, let’s continue to work hard tomorrow! Hmm, are we having braised pork ribs or pickled vegetables today?"

……

"On the official forum of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, the topic of the ‘Battle of the Gods’ continued to ferment. "

"Many players had watched this video many times, and it had been viewed millions of times on video websites. Zou Zhuo had also benefited from this. After this game, he successfully broke the one million follower count and became one of the top five streamers in the PlayerUnknown’s Battleground on fish-catching streaming platform. "

This could simply be described as reaching the heavens in a single step …

"Even though many people were following him because of Chen Mo, there were also a few who were attracted by Fatty’s style. After all, in today’s world where technical streamers were everywhere, it wasn’t a bad idea to take a look at the bottom-level streamers once in a while. "

"As for Hami and sky worm, the two players who played minor roles in the video, they also gained some popularity. "

"However, a few days later, some players noticed something. It seemed that a few live streamers had changed their accounts. "

"He didn’t know which idle fan found it, but he took screenshots of all the accounts and IDs before and after the live streamers and posted them on the official forum. "

"In the beginning, many players thought that the OP was just too bored. If he wanted to change his account, he could do it. Anyway, 980 was his own money. Although it was immoral and not encouraged to go to the fish pond to bully noobs and play low-ranking games, he couldn’t possibly be so uptight as to criticize this, right? "

"Besides, these streamers didn’t buy accounts on a large scale. They just changed accounts and went back to playing normal games. "

"However, there was also a group of players who had gathered in this post. After all, there was no lack of conspiracy theorists in this world. "

They quickly discovered some common points.

These streamers all have good shooting skills.

"These streamers didn’t have good results before they changed accounts, and they always couldn’t get chicken dinner for various reasons. "

"After changing accounts, most of the streamers played better, but it could be seen that the level of their opponents had dropped. A small number of streamers seemed to have changed, but if you didn’t pay attention to distinguish them, you wouldn’t be able to tell. "

"All of a sudden, there were various speculations. "

"However, most of the players were just reading this post for fun, and they also wanted to mock the OP’s conspiracy theory. "

"After all, without concrete evidence, it would be impossible to convince most players that there was something fishy about it just by a few coincidences. "

"However, an anonymous reply to the post instantly caused the topic to explode again! "

"Yes, your guess is correct. There was a plug-in server in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which was the existence of the deity server. The previous recording of the ‘Battle of the Gods’ was a true Battle of the Gods, because the players in it were all cheats!"

Chapter 678: Did the host cheat or not?

Many people didn’t believe it when they first saw this reply. What Battle of the Gods? Would Chen Mo be so bored as to set up a server for all the players who cheated? Wouldn’t eternal sealing be enough?

"There were many people who were mocking this person, but this person was obviously not speaking without thinking. He continued to reply to all the players who doubted him, and this matter was becoming more and more true! "

"Obviously, this person was a member of the cheat group, and for some unknown reason, he chose to expose this matter. "

"However, this was not surprising. There was no such thing as an impervious wall in the world. The matter of the celestial server had already spread in various plug-in groups. It was only a matter of time before it was exposed. "

"This post that had been lukewarm for the past two to three days suddenly exploded. The various replies of the informant were pushed to the top, and the players reposted it! "

"I can guarantee that this is 90% true. Why? because I’ve bought a self-sighting hack in a hack group before. Everyone in the group has been assigned to a similar celestial server. As far as I know, there are definitely a lot of players who bought the self-sighting hack. "

"Think about it. If there were so many self-sighting cheats in the normal server, would you not have noticed them at all? It can’t be that every player who bought a self-sighting hack is a movie King, right?"

"Moreover, I’ve personally tested it. The opponent’s level is completely different with and without Weibo! Of course, I’m referring to a new account. If you use the self-sighting hack, you’ll never be able to get out of the celestial server!"

"As for what you said about Hami and skygliding … I’m sorry, I don’t have any evidence to prove that they did. They wouldn’t be stupid enough to buy a major account, right? I’m just stating two basic facts, and you guys can make your own deductions. "

"First, the so-called Battle of the Gods, everyone’s level is so high, it’s without a doubt the deity suit."

"Secondly, both the Hami and the heavenly worm are in the celestial server. They changed their accounts after that."

"Fans of the two big streamers, don’t beat me up. I’m just a bystander. If you have any grudges, go find Chen Mo." If you want to prove the innocence of these two hosts, go to Chen Mo. Don’t mess around here. "

……

"Forums, Tieba, Weibo … Players were discussing this matter everywhere. Obviously, this revelation was too explosive, and everyone expressed that their three views had been subverted! "

"At first, everyone thought that there were loopholes everywhere in the "deity suit" statement. However, after the repeated explanations of this mysterious informant, everyone found that all the previous doubts could be linked together! "

"In other words, Chen Mo made a God server for all the players who had their own sight on Weibo, so that they could go in and kill cheaters whenever they wanted? "

The city people really knew how to play!

"After a long discussion, the topic finally focused on one thing-did Hami and sky worm cheat? "

"Hami was now the second most popular streamer in the PUBG section. Sky worm was also one of the top five streamers. If both of them were cheating, it would be big news! "

"Obviously, these live streamers all had hardcore fans. They couldn’t sit by and watch the behavior of slandering their idols. "

The first to jump out were the sky worm fans.

"I don’t care what you say about Hami, but he did change his account. He’s a very suspicious person. However, the heavenly worm did not change its account! And he’s playing well now, and all the old viewers in his live stream room know about it!"

"Many players took a look. It seemed to be true. Sky worm did not change its account, and it still had the six vertical bars. "

"In the end, just when everyone thought that sky bug could clear the suspicion, a player with better eyesight decisively pointed out, "I’m sorry, sky worm really changed her number … "

"You still call yourself an old audience member? take a closer look. His ID in the game was lIlIlI, and now his livestream ID is ililip!"

The players were all dumbfounded. Wasn’t this the same? Weren’t there six vertical bars?

"Oh my God, are you all blind players? Take a closer look, there are two types of vertical bars here, one is a capital i, and the other is a small L. The ID in front is LiLiLi, and the ID behind is ililip!"

"When many players saw this, they thought, F * ck, it’s true! "

"This … I’m going blind! It’s really different!"

"You really know how to play! It’s like a barcode. I’ll call you a barcode soldier in the future!"

"Oh my God, I thought it was impossible for the heavenly worm to cheat, but when the barcode came out, tsk tsk tsk …"

"I believe it too. If it wasn’t for the convenience of cheating, who would use such an ID??"

"The public opinion on the internet was instantly reversed. At first, everyone was still skeptical, but after the evidence was revealed one after another, more and more players believed that they were cheating! "

The pressure immediately fell on the few hosts.

"Every day, there were players who came to the live broadcast room to use "cheater" and the administrator could not ban all of them. "

"Many of the core fans were also constantly asking if there was a cheat. If he didn’t cheat, he should clarify quickly. If he didn’t say anything, wouldn’t that be equivalent to a tacit agreement? "

"In the parallel world, most players detested cheating, much less live streamers who cheated. To abuse people with cheats and still earn money, how could there be such a good thing in the world? "

"Many of Hami’s fans were asking him this question. No matter what, Hami couldn’t run away from this question. He had to at least make a statement. He couldn’t just keep silent after being beaten up by others. "

"At the very least, he had to stabilize these core fans. Otherwise, the tempo would only get bigger. "

"Hami raised his voice."Let’s not talk about the hack anymore. I’m the second most popular streamer on fish-catching live streaming platform. I’m sure everyone knows how many people are jealous of me."

"It’s not that I don’t dare to respond, but do you think they’ll believe me just because I clarified? It’s really boring to make yourself so stressed out over this kind of thing and even affect the daily live broadcast. "

"Old viewers, you all know how good I am. They can say whatever they want. If they have the ability, they can prove that I’m cheating. To be honest, those who have been setting the pace can’t beat me even if they use a self-sighting hack!"

"Hami’s message in the group was quite "powerful". He didn’t have any other choice. The situation would only get worse if he kept silent. He could at least save his core fans by clarifying things in his fan group. "

"Hami couldn’t say anything. He couldn’t just admit that he had used micro-self-sight, right? The consequences would be too severe to bear. "

"With his statement, many fans were relieved. "

"I knew it, how could Hami be a cheater? There must be people who are jealous and want to defame me!"

"Hehe, that’s right, it’s just a piece of baseless news. Everyone knows how strong Hami is, why would someone like him need to cheat? In my opinion, Chen Mo is more likely to be cheating than Hami!"

"Yeah, Chen Mo killed 29 people in the deity suit. Is he trying to fool an idiot? If those were all players with self-sight, he could have killed 29 of them?"

"Hehe! Idiots who want Hami to prove himself, let Chen Zhao prove himself first! Let him prove himself, how did he get this 29 kills!"

Chapter 679: The official deity suit

"Hami’s fans didn’t stop the argument. Instead, they started to get even fiercer. "

"This was because Hami’s words were only said in private among his fans. It was meaningless to those people who were trying to criticize him for cheating. However, his core fans firmly believed that he didn’t cheat, so these two groups of people were completely talking to each other and didn’t make sense at all. "

"As they quarreled, this matter was inevitably reported to the officials. "

"Ironically, the first ones to post comments on Chen Mo’s Weibo were Hami’s fans … "

"Chen Zhao, come out! I don’t believe that you don’t know anything about such a big plot. Can’t you prove that Hami didn’t cheat? How can you bear to slander an innocent live streamer like this?"

"Yeah, others might not know, but the officials should be able to find out, right? Please, I beg you, give Hami his innocence!"

"Helping innocent hosts clear their names should be part of your job, right?"

The Haimi players who were cheating were happy to see this. This was exactly what they wanted!

"Yes, hurry up and give us some official proof. Since Hami has been assigned to the deity suit, there must be relevant test data, right? Release it and let those brainless fans of the streamer have a good look!"

The conflict between the two sides slowly shifted to the officials. Everyone was waiting for Chen Mo to give them a solid answer. Did Hami cheat?

……

"In the experience store, Chen Mo was scrolling through his Weibo and was speechless at the comments. "

"I’ve never seen such an outrageous request. "

"Manager, " su Jinyu asked worriedly, "what do you think we should do about the issue with Hami?"

"Chen Mo said helplessly, "since the players want solid proof, then I’ll give them solid proof." It wasn’t a good thing for these cheating streamers to continue doing this. We’ll use our official status to determine this matter. It’s up to them how the players and the live streaming platform react. "

"Su Jinyu nodded."Alright, manager. I understand."

"Chen Mo didn’t expose these streamers at the start, mainly because he wanted to reveal the deity suit later. "

"Moreover, according to Chen Mo’s design, the deity server was part of the game’s mechanics. These streamers with their micro-vision could only play the deity server, and wouldn’t cause any harm to the normal players. "

"However, this trend was being led by Hami’s own fans. With so many people following them, he couldn’t ignore it. Otherwise, if the official platform didn’t say anything, others would think that the official platform had some unspeakable PY deal with these live streamers. "

"Moreover, the celestial server could not be hidden forever, and the players should have guessed it by now. "

"Thunderbolt gaming’s official website and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s announcement board released an announcement at the same time, and Chen Mo’s Weibo also reposted it. "

"Official statement Thunderbolt gaming and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s operations team has always been committed to providing players with a fair, just, green, and transparent gaming environment. Since PlayerUnknown’s Battleground began its operation, 15389 accounts that used external cheats have been banned."

"At the same time, in response to the recent heated discussion about the ‘live streamer’s cheating’ and ‘deity server’ incident, to avoid unnecessary speculation, the PlayerUnknown’s Battleground operations team officially announces "

"There’s a ‘celestial server’ design in the game, and players who have opened self-sight will be assigned to the celestial server and can only be matched with other players. Other than micro-self-sight, other cheats such as lock, health lock, x-ray vision, teleportation, and so on will be permanently sealed the moment the cheat is activated. "

"Many players have doubts about whether some live streamers are cheating. I hereby declare that all players who have been assigned to the celestial server have used micro-self-sight without exception."

"For accounts that have opened Weibo, the official will not ban them, but these accounts will be locked in the celestial server forever and will not affect the game of normal players. The official game company calls for everyone to treasure their accounts and work with the official game company to create a better gaming environment!"

"As soon as this announcement was made, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players exploded! "

"Although there were not many words, the amount of information contained in it was too much. Many players expressed that it was too exciting and they had to digest it well! "

"There were two major revelations. One was that the officials had confirmed the existence of the celestial server, and the other was that it was equivalent to killing all the streamers who had entered the celestial server. "

"Not only Hami, but all the other streamers who had been assigned to the deity server were also included! "

"Although the official website did not announce the specific list, the meaning was already very clear. Anyway, all the streamers who entered the fairy server had already opened their own Weibo to look at themselves, so you guys can figure it out yourself! "

"All of a sudden, the "deity server incident" became the most popular game incident. Not only were PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds discussing it, but many other games were also paying attention to it and were just waiting to watch the show! "

"F * ck, there’s really such a thing as a deity suit!"

"Hahahaha, are the fans of Hami still going to jump? Why didn’t they just behave themselves? why did they have to ask Chen Zhao to clean up the mess for Hami? F ** K, if you guys want solid evidence, then I’ll give it to you!"

"The other streamers probably hate Hami to death. Maybe they didn’t die so quickly, but when the official announcement was released, they were also attacked! 23333″ "

"Wait a minute, doesn’t that mean we can find more hosts? There’s a live recording of the host on the fish-catching live streaming platform. You can see who has entered the deity server by looking at the video, right?"

"That’s right, that’s the logic!"

What many streamers didn’t expect was that the scope of this announcement was so wide!

"The power of the masses was infinite. Soon, a "vigorous search for cheater" operation was launched among the players. These players began to look through the videos of live streamers on major live streaming platforms, hoping to find more live streamers who were locked up in the celestial server. "

"In fact, the conditions for judgment were very simple. Based on the length of the queue, the enemy’s performance, the streamer’s marksmanship, and whether he had changed accounts, he could roughly guess it. "

"Old P saw it. There’s no problem. He didn’t change his account and he didn’t enter the deity suit."

"Little Blackie has also livestreamed PlayerUnknown’s Battleground before. His performance was alright, but it doesn’t look like a deity suit."

"Hxxx, this deity server is very suspicious! And he changed his account, so this can basically be confirmed, right?"

"Fatty seems to have been in the deity server before, but he was pulled in by Chen Mo. With his skills, he would have to ask for a refund if he really cheated …"

"Many live streamers suffered unspeakable hardships. Whether they were big live streamers or small live streamers, anyone who used micro-vision was in danger. Some live streamers simply stopped live streaming and became cowards. "

"Of course, the most miserable ones were still the live streamers like Hami and sky worm, who were at the forefront of the news. When the official news came out, they were almost completely cut off from their lives. "

Hami was completely flustered. He didn’t expect that his fans would go to the official website to ask for solid evidence.

"It was too late to say anything now. In fact, Hami was already mentally prepared. The deity suit would be exposed sooner or later. He could only think about how to save it now. "

Perhaps there was only one way.

To prove his innocence.

Chapter 680: self-verification

"At the same time, Hami’s fan group was also in an uproar. "

"Some people felt that this was an official conspiracy, while others questioned Hami. Many people found it unbelievable. Hami’s technology was obviously very good, so why did he use a micro-scope? "

"In the past few days, several streamers who had entered the deity server could not stand the disturbance. A large number of onlookers poured into the live broadcast room, all of them gloating. "

"There were also many onlookers who didn’t say anything. They just sent a series of "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, " there were also "daily grave-sweeping, incense-offering, "when is the host going to return the gift and leave the live broadcast circle, "slacking and indulging in the cheating host?" Why isn’t the live broadcast room sealed forever?’wait. "

"Anyone who encountered such a situation would probably be unable to live stream properly, not to mention that these big live streamers were usually surrounded by the stars. How could they stand the stimulation of this sudden decline? "

At 730 pm.

"The livestream was going to start at 8 O’ clock, and Hami hadn’t thought about how he was going to answer his viewers. Although the livestream room was still black, there were already many viewers gathered, waiting to see his performance while swiping "in memory of him". "

"It was impossible to get away with it. The audience was not stupid. If they continued to be ambiguous, even the core fans would turn against them. "

"The only good news was that fish-catching live streaming platform did not shut down Hami’s live stream immediately. Instead, they arranged for a staff member to communicate with him and urged him to find a way to reverse the public opinion as soon as possible. "

"The meaning was obvious. Hami was a veteran streamer and a money tree on fish-catching live streaming platform. Therefore, the higher-ups of the live streaming platform were going to give him some time. "

"If he could see the hope of reversing public opinion in the short term, he would continue to live broadcast and everyone would be happy; If he was helpless and public opinion continued to deteriorate, then the live streaming platform could only draw a clear line with him. "

How could they change the public opinion?

"Bribe Chen Zhao? Don’t mess around, they really don’t care about the money that the streamer earns. "

"After much thought, Hami could only think of one way, and that was to prove himself. "

"Find an official platform to provide a VR gaming pod for live streaming, to ensure that there were absolutely no support programs, and to play at the level of his usual live streaming. "

"The reason why Hami had such an idea was because the official announcement wasn’t as harsh as he had thought. Moreover, the officials ‘tolerance for micro-self-glancing was also worth pondering over. "

"If the micro-self-sight was the same as other cheats, wouldn’t it be done if it was sealed forever? Why make some deity suit? isn’t that unnecessary? "

"Moreover, after the celestial server was exposed in time, the officials did not have any intention of banning the accounts. They just "closed" all these Weibo self-viewing accounts in the celestial server. "

"Therefore, Hami speculated that "micro-self-sight" was very likely to be judged by different standards than other external cheats. "

"The production team from the plug-in group had also revealed that no matter how many versions were updated and how many disguises were put on, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would always detect players who were using micro-self-sight. This meant that its detection program was not purely based on technology. "

"In other words, it was very likely that the detection system of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground did not "see the player’s micro-sight", but "analyze the player’s micro-sight". This kind of detection was likely to rely on data. "

"At this thought, Hami suddenly felt that there was a chance for him to turn things around! "

"If the officials found the relevant code for his account to cheat, then there was no need to say anything. There would be a mountain of irrefutable evidence. However, the problem now was that it was very likely that the official game company did not have such a thing! "

It was more likely that the officials had analyzed the data and found out that he had turned on his micro-vision.

"For other streamers, this was fatal because the data before and after they opened their Weibo self-sight was too different. However, this was also very reasonable. Only noobs would open their own Weibo. "

"However, Hami was an exception. He was a good shooter, and he used micro-self-aiming to enhance the effect of the show. "

"If he could find a third-party platform to prove himself and play the live broadcast effect in a third-party VR gaming pod, would he be able to clear his name? At that time, he could completely explain that he had been mistaken by the system to enter the deity suit, and not because he had opened his micro-scope. "

"There was obviously a detection system in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Otherwise, it would not be so efficient to ban the game as soon as it found a cheat. However, since it was a detection system, there would definitely be mistakes. Even a manual ban could be wrong, not to mention the system. "

"If he could prove himself successfully, then the public opinion would definitely reverse. In the case where the officials couldn’t come up with solid proof on the technical level, they could only admit that he didn’t cheat, right? "

"In other words, the success of the self-verification would be a reversal of the event, and he could also use this incident to gain great popularity; If self-verification was unsuccessful, it would only accelerate death, but was there any difference between a slow death and an accelerated death? "

"It wasn’t that Hami didn’t want to get away with it, but he couldn ‘t! "

"After much thought, Hami felt that this was the only way to turn the tables. "

"At 8 O’ clock sharp, the broadcast started. "

"As soon as the stream started, the bullet screen exploded with comments. There were fans who supported Hami, people who were watching him, and people who wanted to join in the fun. There were probably even fake reviewers hired by other streamers. The screen was full of bullet comments, and no one could take a look at them. "

Hami took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"First of all, I would like to thank everyone for your concern. I’m here to give a unified response to the many people who criticized me for opening my Weibo and self-sight. From tomorrow onwards, I’ll be taking a break for a while, but don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to hide from the limelight, I just have more important things to do. "

"I’m going to prove myself!"

"Yes, I want to prove my innocence. I haven’t made any arrangements as to how I’m going to prove myself, but I’ll definitely find some fair third-party organizations in the country to arrange it. The way to prove myself is very simple. A third-party organization will arrange a gaming pod and find the heads of the major clubs, professional players, and even the official staff of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground to verify that there are no auxiliary programs in the gaming pod. Then, I’ll use the gaming pod they provided for the live broadcast. "

"I’ll continue to do the same things I do during my live broadcast to prove my strength. After I’ve made the arrangements, I’ll still be broadcasting live in my own broadcast room. I welcome anyone to watch and comment. "

"As for whether I can prove myself successfully, the criteria are very simple. There are so many club representatives, professional players, and audience members watching. Everyone can see whether my level is higher or lower than usual. Justice is in the heart. "

"Alright, let’s cut the crap. Today’s livestream will continue."

"After saying that, Hami looked at the bullet comments in his live stream. They were full of ‘ 66666’ comments. Although some people were still mocking him, it was clear that the statement of "self-verification" had a very good effect. "

"In any case, the audience still liked to turn around and watch the show. Hami knew that he had made the right move. "

Chapter 681: Qin an, who has taken things easy

Qin an was in a good mood today.

"Although he still couldn’t make it to the final circle, he successfully killed five people today and made it to the 22nd place. The only pity was that a sneak attack that was supposed to have a 100% success rate was ruined by the other party."

"Qin an was also very helpless. After all, he had discovered the other party’s traces first. However, the other party rolled and hid behind cover. Then, with two people using steel guns, Qin an lost by a slight margin."

"Otherwise, he should have been able to get a few more places."

"But no matter what, this was his best result in a while, and it was worth celebrating."

Qin an made himself a bowl of braised beef noodles and even specially turned on the fire to cook an egg to eat. He yawned as he flipped through the recent game news.

" Wolf Soul modern battlefield "micro-self-aiming auxiliary program is running amuck, official They will be severely punished. "

"Fire Assault 2″" s sales are great. The story is touching!"

"Official proof of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds The deity suit has been confirmed to exist, and the live streamers such as Hami are indeed cheating!"

"Hami I’ll prove my innocence offline. I sincerely invite all clubs and professional players to come and supervise me!"

"Deity suit?" Qin an was stunned."Deity suit?"

He clicked on the news and read it carefully.

"…So, the account I bought is actually a celestial server account?!"

Qin an was a little confused.

"If Qin an hadn’t seen this news, he probably wouldn’t have known and would still be happily playing in the "high-end game." But after seeing this news, and linking it to his own experience and the price of this account, Qin an instantly understood that he was playing the God server!"

"No wonder this account was so cheap, so this was the reason …"

"That gave me a fright. It turns out that all the players here have their own self-sight. I thought I was really that weak."

Qin an let out a long breath.

"This was where Qin an’s brain worked differently from others. If other people knew about this, they would definitely curse him for selling his account and be angry at the abuse he had suffered during this period."

"But Qin an was different. His first reaction was, "so I wasn’t being abused because I’m a noob. That’s great!"

"Not only was Qin an not sad, but he was also a little surprised. He took a closer look at the description of the deity server. There were no X-ray vision or HP-lock players. All of them could only use their microsight, which meant that everything was still within the possible range of the game’s mechanics."

"Qin an didn’t think that these self-aiming players were very strong. They were just better marksmen, and not every shot would kill a person. They were more like Masters who were more stable than Masters."

"Forget it. So be it. I can still play with it anyway."

Qin an closed the news and continued to read the next one.

"If it was any other player, they would probably switch accounts after hearing this news. Which normal person would want to play with a cheater? And it wasn’t just one cheater, the entire server was a cheater!"

Wasn’t he being tortured if he played in there?

"But Qin an didn’t think so. On one hand, he had been playing for so long that he was more used to the rhythm of the deity suit. On the other hand, he felt that this was more challenging and could become stronger faster."

"Of course, the most important reason was that he could not afford a proper account! A normal account cost 980 Yuan, so he could only make do with this celestial server account."

"Hami self-proved himself? Oh, isn’t this the big streamer, fish-catching? He had also entered the deity suit? Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway. I’ll just be a bystander. "

"Qin an looked through it, but there was no other big news. For a long time, the game channel had been flooded with the three new FPS games."

"In the beginning, the three games each had their own fans, but after a period of time, the performance of the three games began to differ."

"Fire Assault 2 was the first game to experience a decline in sales. After all, it was a single-player game, and the story was an important selling point. Although it could be played online, it was not very mainstream, and it was difficult to attract players to play it repeatedly."

"Of course, raging inferno Assault 2 was the most expensive of the three games. It was very profitable and had a good reputation among the players. It was just not as popular as the other two."

"As for Wolf Soul modern battlefields, it was still a continuation of the success of Wolf Soul as a whole. At present, the biggest problem was the problem of external hacks, especially the micro-self-sight."

"In the beginning, many people were not optimistic about PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s model and felt that its popularity would quickly fade in the middle and late stages."

"After all, there had been many weird FPS games in the past, but they were all niche. Once the players got over it, the game would slowly die down."

"However, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground seemed to be different. Not only were the players not sick of it, they were even getting addicted to it!"

"Moreover, the series of events that had happened recently had continued to contribute to the popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, especially the "deity suit", which was a novelty to many players."

The recent hot topic was all focused on the self-verification of Hami.

……

"With Hami’s help, the matter of self-verification was quickly settled."

"The self-verification would be held at MG Esports Club in the capital. The manager of MG Esports Club, Bai shunhua, would be in charge of the brand-new game cabin."

"The on-site review and supervision included several well-known FPS players from MG e-sports club, professional players from IF, NRG, NTclub and other well-known domestic clubs, and well-known domestic video game media."

The self-verification this time could be said to be quite extravagant. Several live broadcast platforms and video websites in the country were paying attention to this matter and had also specially opened live broadcast rooms.

"The day before the self-verification, MG club had officially confirmed that Chen Mo would be there!"

"Upon hearing this news, the onlookers ‘enthusiasm was once again ignited!"

"After all was said and done, none of the people before him were big enough. Although they were all well-known in the gaming industry, the official platform of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was Thunderbolt entertainment."

"If Chen Zhao didn’t come, what was the point of self-proving?"

"There were also players who thought that if it was self-certification, why didn’t they just go to Chen Mo’s Experience Store? Why did they go through so much trouble to invite so many people, and then invite Chen Mo?"

"However, since Chen Zhao was here, no one said anything."

"In fact, Hami had his own thoughts. If he went to Chen Mo’s Experience Store to prove himself, he would be giving Chen Mo the right to decide. As for the judges in MG club, they had the right to make the decision. Although Chen Mo’s words carried a lot of weight, it was not enough to make the final decision."

"Hami was confident in his skills. He also wanted to use this opportunity to get the professionals from the clubs to join him. As long as he could prove his skills, he would be able to solve this problem once and for all."

It was easier to fish in Muddy Waters.

Chapter 682: Your skills are not bad

"8pm, MG e-sports club. "

"At this time, the "Hami’s stream" of all the major streaming platforms had a large number of viewers, especially in the fish-catching streaming platform’s own stream. The number of viewers instantly exploded, reaching almost four million. "

"A large number of people were just there to join in the fun, but in any case, Hami’s self-testimony did win a lot of attention. "

"As long as he could get through this, his future as a streamer would be better and better. "

"Soon, a screen appeared in the livestream room. In addition to the original game screen, there was also a camera used to capture the situation of the VR gaming pod. "

"The installation of the VR gaming pod was completed at about 5 pm. This was a brand new genuine VR game cabin, and even the order number and the entire installation process were live-streamed. "

"After the installation, all the professionals present went to check it again to make sure that there were no auxiliary programs or external devices in the game cabin. "

"After that, the camera was aimed at the VR gaming pod, and the main screen was also the game screen of the VR gaming pod to make sure that no one had done anything to the gaming pod. "

The official self-certification would only begin at eight in the evening.

A slightly chubby and balding man appeared on the camera.

"Dear PlayerUnknown’s Battleground players, viewers in the live streaming room, media personnel, and the enthusiastic netizens who are paying attention to this self-verification, good evening. Welcome to the live streaming room of Hami’s self-verification."

"First of all, let me introduce myself. I am Bai shunhua, the manager of MG e-sports club. MG e-sports club can guarantee that we will provide a fair and just environment for self-verification. Everyone has seen the entire installation process of the VR gaming pod. We can guarantee that there are no auxiliary programs or external plug-ins in this gaming pod. "

"Next, please allow me to introduce the guests who will be participating tonight. Famous FPS players from MG e-sports club … Representatives from professional teams such as NRG, NTclub, and IF … Representatives from gaming media such as Tianji.net gaming channel … Senior Legal Counsel of MG e-sports club …"

"Following Bai shunhua’s introduction, the camera panned to everyone present. Just like the previous announcement, all of them were famous people in the FPS scene. There were professional players and representatives from various media. "

"Also, the designer of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, President of Thunderbolt entertainment, Mr. Chen Mo."

"The camera panned to Chen Mo, who was sitting at the edge, waving at the camera with a smile. "

"Chen Zhao’s mentality was completely different from the others. The others felt like they were on official business, but Chen Zhao was just here to watch the fun, like a bystander. "

"Moreover, he was eating the melon on the spot. Tsk, tsk, tsk, this melon was really sweet. "

"Next, please sign the letter of commitment. This letter of commitment was drafted by the legal experts of MG e-sports club. Hami promises not to use any auxiliary plug-ins or devices in the process of self-testimony, otherwise, he will bear legal responsibility. "

Hami flipped through the letter of commitment in front of the camera. He signed his name on it.

"The letter of commitment has been signed. Now, please enter the VR gaming pod, Hami, and we’ll officially begin today’s self-verification session."

It was obvious that Hami was still a little nervous.

"After all, the scene was too big. Everyone present was famous in the pro scene, including Chen Mo. There were also millions of people watching on the internet, and they had to sign the letter of commitment. It was impossible not to be nervous. "

"However, despite being nervous, Hami still had confidence. "

"He was different from those live streamers who relied on cheats to make a living. He had hard power. After changing his account, the few chicken dinners he had gotten in the normal server were all his own actions. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to make such a big scene to prove himself. "

"If he didn’t have the strength and completely relied on cheating to achieve the effect of the program, but still wanted to prove himself to clear his suspicion, then he was really Shi Lezhi. "

Everyone present knew that the VR gaming pod could not be suspicious with such a Grand display and the witness of MG e-sports club. The purpose of this self-verification was to let the audience see Hami’s strength through his performance in the game and whether it was the same as what he had shown in the livestream.

"There was no way to prove whether he had cheated before. However, as long as he performed his brilliant moves on the spot, no one would be able to reprove what happened before. "

"After Bai shunhua finished her speech on behalf of MG e-sports club, she sat down next to Chen Mo and watched the game with him. "

"Next to these people were the VR gaming pods used for self-verification, and in front of them was a large television for them to watch the live stream of the game. "

Hami had already entered the game cabin. He was doing some simple in-game settings. The livestream should be starting soon.

"How was it, President Chen?" Bai shunhua asked."Did the arrangement go well?"

"That’s good, " Chen Zhao smiled."You’re very thoughtful in all aspects."

"Bai shunhua cleared his throat and leaned in closer."President Chen, is this Hami cheating or not? Can’t you give me a definite answer?"

"Chen Yu looked at Bai shunhua."I’ve already confirmed it. What’s the point of self-proving?"

Bai shunhua was taken aback.

"Let’s watch the livestream first, "Chen Mo smiled. "

"Bai shunhua leaned back helplessly."President Chen is still so mysterious."

"As the manager of an e-sports club, Bai shunhua was already a sly old fox. He knew that Chen Mo was just watching a show! But the most infuriating thing was that he couldn’t get anything out of her. "

"If Chen Zhao had concrete evidence of Hami cheating, he could just release it. Or could it be that he really didn’t have any conclusive evidence, so he had been hesitating? "

……

"In the first round, Hami chose to jump directly to the military base. After killing five people, he was ambushed. GG. "

"In the second round, Hami jumped into shelter and made it to the top ten. However, he was ambushed by a third opponent when he was shooting at one of his opponents. His final score was 8th place. "

"In the third round, Hami landed in Pochinki. This round was a good one. After killing three players in Pochinki, he successfully entered the final circle and won the chicken dinner with his better equipment and luck. "

The fourth round …

The fifth round …

"Starting from the third round, Hami had become much more relaxed. At first, he was very quiet and serious. However, after winning the chicken dinner in the third round, he could even say a few flirtatious words in his free time. "

"There were also all sorts of 66666 comments on the bullet screen, and there were fewer comments saying that he was a cheater. "

"Moreover, everyone present had confirmed that the account number used by Hami was the same one he used for his live broadcast a few days ago. There was no problem with the barcode soldiers. "

"This Hami guy is pretty good, " Bai shunhua said in surprise. "

Chapter 683: Chatting in a private capacity

"It wasn’t just Bai shunhua, everyone else felt the same way. "

"A few of the professional players from the clubs had surprised expressions on their faces. Clearly, Hami’s performance had far exceeded their expectations. "

"From the looks of the show, Hami had indeed done what he usually did in his livestream. His record was also consistent with the livestream. He had won the chicken dinner once and got into the top ten several times. "

"Of course, in the eyes of these professional players, Hami’s marksmanship was still flawed, and he couldn’t be compared with them. However, Hami was only a streamer. He didn’t usually play any high-ranked games. "

"In the eyes of many people, the fact that he was able to use his own account to create the effect of the previous live broadcast was already considered a success. "

"In fact, the so-called "self-verification" did not mean that he had not cheated. No one could prove this, unless the officials gave solid proof. "

"Self-verification" was more about proving one’s true skill level. If one could play to the same level and skill level as before without any cheats, then the audience would not care if he had really cheated before. "

"In the end, without any official proof, the so-called "self-verification" was for the audience to see. If everyone acknowledged his current skill level, then he would have successfully proven himself. "

"At 12 o’ clock in the evening, Hami’s self-verification had been live streaming for four hours. "

"According to the process that had already been confirmed, today’s self-certification would end here. Tomorrow and the day after, there would be another four hours of self-certification. After three days, most of the players and notaries would have a clear idea of what was going on, and public opinion would basically not change. "

"After saying goodbye to all the viewers in the live streaming room, Hami got out of the VR gaming pod. "

The technical staff entered the game cabin again to check if the various data and configurations of the game cabin were normal.

"It was obvious that Hami was in a good mood. At least, judging from the bullet comments from the audience, his self-cultivation was quite successful. "

"As for the pro players present, they clearly approved of his livestream. "

"President Chen, I think this Hami guy is pretty good, " Bai shunhua whispered to Chen Xiao."He’s even more talented than some of our young team members. " I’m afraid he’s about to succeed?"

"Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, he’s at the level of a livestream player."

"Bai shunhua felt that there was more to Chen Zhao’s words, as if there was a "but" in the end. She couldn’t help but feel suspicious. "

"President Chen, do you mean …?"

"Can you arrange a room for me?" Chen Zhao asked."I want to talk to this Hami in my personal capacity."

"Bai shunhua didn’t understand, and after some thought, she said, "Sure, but this has nothing to do with the self-certification activity. I’ll have to ask if Hami agrees."

"Of course." Chen Zhao nodded. "

"Bai shunhua had a feeling that things weren’t over yet. If Chen Zhao was not here, then Hami’s self-verification would have ended perfectly. "

"If the first day went so smoothly, even if their performance in the next two days was slightly worse, it could be explained as "not performing well."

"However, Chen Zhao’s attitude made Bai shunhua feel that things weren’t as simple as they seemed. "

"The live stream was cut off after the staff checked the status of the VR gaming pod, so Chen Mo and Hami’s conversation wasn’t broadcasted. "

Bai shunhua came to Hami’s side and whispered something to him.

"Hami was a little surprised. He didn’t expect this to happen after the livestream. However, after some consideration, he nodded and agreed to Chen Zhao’s request. "

"Bai shunhua found a conference room with good soundproofing for Chen Zhao and Hami, then closed the door. Although he was very curious about this conversation, he still had his professional ethics. "

"Chen Zhao casually pulled out a chair and sat at the conference table, while Hami was a little reserved. "

"Is there something you need from me, chief Chen?" Hami asked. "

"Chen Zhao didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he said, "You played well today. You played at the level of a live broadcast. Everyone present is very satisfied. The audience should be satisfied as well."

"Thanks, " Hami said. "

"But, " Chen Mo said, "you should know very well whether or not you’ve ever used micro-self-sight."

"President Chen, you …"Hami’s face changed. "

"Chen Zhao smiled."Don’t be nervous. I’m not here to condemn you." In fact, your self-testimony was unnecessary. To others, it was very interesting, but to me, I knew it would be like this. "

"Hami’s expression changed. He didn’t know what Chen Zhao was going to say, so he just listened quietly. "

"Chen Zhao continued, "why? Because the effects you displayed in the livestream were all normal operations in the normal server. Since you were in the normal server, it means that you didn’t open your micro-scope, and that’s your true level. "

"Since it’s your true level, it shouldn’t be difficult to self-prove, right?"

"I don’t quite understand what you mean, Mr. Chen, " said Hami. "

"I mean, " Chen Mo said, "today’s skill is your real skill. I’ve already known this."

"Then, Mr. Chen, are you saying that I’ve successfully self-proven?" Hami asked. "

"No." Chen Zhao shook his head."What you’re proving and what you want to prove are two different things. After you activated micro-vision once, you would be immediately assigned to the deity suit. So what you need to prove is that you can do the same thing that you did in the celestial server. "

Hami didn’t say anything.

Chen Zhao’s words hit the crux of the problem.

Hami’s self-verification was actually a different concept. This was because PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was different from other games.

"In other games, the players would be playing the game in the normal server when they turned on their microsight, so they could self-prove in the normal server. However, those who opened their Weibo and peeked at themselves in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had all been instantly sent to the deity server, so what was the point of proving themselves in the normal server? "

Only when the deity suit had the same effect as before would it be considered a success.

Hami’s face turned ugly. What if he went to the deity suit to prove himself?

He knew what kind of monsters were inside.

"If he didn’t open his micro-scope, he might be able to get a decent ranking by hiding, but he definitely wouldn’t be able to do what he did in the celestial server during his live broadcast. "

"Chen Mo sighed, "you’re probably trying your luck and trying to make the officials think that you were banned by mistake." Indeed, if I don’t have enough solid evidence in my hands, and you face public opinion, the chances of you turning the tables are very high …"

"But, are you so sure that I don’t have any solid proof? Do you think it’s a coincidence that every player who opened Weibo and used self-sight was instantly sent into the celestial server?"

"I can tell you with certainty that there are indeed people who were mistakenly placed into the deity suit, but as long as they behave normally in the deity suit, they will all be released. As for you, I don’t think I need to say more about your performance in the deity suit, right?"

Chapter 684: Tieba great God Qin an

"Hami tried to suppress his emotions, but his hands were already shaking. "

"Then, President Chen, what do you want me to do?" Hami asked in despair. "

"I’ll admit that I’m on Weibo tomorrow, " Chen Mo said calmly."I’ll make a public apology and return all the gifts I received during the live broadcast of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground." I think that this punishment is already very light. It’s been a long time since you started reading on Weibo in ‘Overwatch’ and I can’t be bothered to pursue it. "

"What?" Hami’s face turned ugly."Mr. Chen, doesn’t that mean my self-verification is a complete farce?"

"What do you think?" Chen Mo looked at him with a half-smile. To be honest, I saw that your performance today was not bad, so my heart was moved and I wanted to help you. Do you think it’s better to admit it yourself, or do you think it’s better for the officials to directly hammer you to death after you’ve proven yourself?"

Hami stopped talking.

"Indeed, Chen Zhao could have waited for him to finish his self-cultivation in three days and then beat him to death with a hammer until he could never recover. "

"Hami didn’t know what Chen Mo was up to, but he was sure of two things. One, if Chen Mo asked him to do the same thing in the deity server, he wouldn’t be able to do it. Second, Chen Zhao could monitor all the micro-self-sight devices, so he must have the corresponding methods. "

"I know, " Chen Zhao continued."I know that most people will choose to run away when they encounter this kind of thing. However, people have to be responsible for what they have done. Moreover, you are a streamer. Please check your conscience and see if you can face your fans and viewers. "

"Hami was silent for a while. He took a deep breath and said, "President Chen, can you give me some time to consider?"

"Chen Mo nodded, "sure, you have one night." During tomorrow’s live broadcast, it’s up to you whether you take the initiative to admit your mistake or pretend that nothing happened and try to get away with it. "

"The two of them walked out of the meeting room. After saying goodbye to Chen Zhao respectfully, Hami turned around and left. "

"Bai shunhua walked over and said, "President Chen seemed to have said something very strict to him."

"It’s just a small suggestion, " Chen Zhao smiled."It’s just a small suggestion."

……

"The next day, at three in the afternoon. "

"Qin an walked out of the VR internet cafe with a regretful face."AI, what a pity!"

"After playing for so long, Qin an realized that he was getting more and more used to the rhythm of the deity suit. In the last round of the day, he had successfully entered the final circle. However, he accidentally revealed his head when he was ambushing someone from behind the slope. As a result, he was shot in the head by someone else’s AWM. "

"It’s such a pity. If I had been more careful, I could’ve lived longer and might’ve even been in the top three. Alas, in the end, it’s all because I wasn’t careful in my positioning and couldn’t show my face in that place. "

"As usual, Qin an returned home and copied the video of the game from the hard drive to the computer to watch the playback. After summarizing his experience, he made instant noodles and watched the news. "

"Eh? Hami self-proved? The video was already out. Oh right, I think it was yesterday. I forgot to watch the live broadcast. "

"In the gaming section of a few popular video websites, Hami’s self-verification video had already reached the top. "

"Moreover, everyone was already arguing in the bullet comments and comments. Although there were still people who suspected that Hami was cheating, those who supported him had already gained the upper hand. "

Qin an ate instant noodles while watching the live stream of Hami’s self-testimony.

"Oh, that’s so formal. There’s even a legal counsel."

"So this is Chen Mo. He’s already in his 20s but he’s still so powerful. I’m impressed. It seems that playing professionally really has nothing to do with age. I’ll work hard in the future and strive to play until I’m 30!"

"This enemy is so weak. There were six people who jumped to Pochinki, and he still dared to appear here? It would be strange if he didn’t get beaten to death. "

"F * ck, this guy’s marksmanship is terrible. He got an M4, but he didn’t even kill a person with ten bullets?"

"Isn’t Hami a little too bold? Who would dare to enter the safe zone from this position? I’m so lucky that I didn’t get killed. "

"There’s still someone randomly shooting in the final circle to expose their position? And he had lived for such a long time? Are the others blind and deaf?"

"We’ve won the chicken dinner … But what’s with the 66666 comments? isn’t this normal for such an opponent?"

"He’s a little noob. I really feel like I can do it. Watching this kind of recording feels like a waste of time … Forget it, let’s watch another match. I won’t watch it if it’s at this level again."

"Qin an picked out a few videos of the Haimi eating chicken, but he couldn’t see what was so good about the streamer. "

"However, the bullet screen was still filled with all kinds of 66666, which made Qin an speechless. "

"Initially, Qin an did not pay much attention to this kind of thing. However, perhaps it was because this matter was really popular and it was related to "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground", he could not help but have the desire to comment on it. "

Qin an opened the PUBG forum and posted a post.

"I just watched the recording of Hami’s self-testimony, and I don’t think he’s that strong. First of all, the enemies here were all quite stupid. Their positioning was basically the same as that of the Paramecium, and it was common for them to run around on the Prairie without cover. Secondly, these people’s marksmanship was quite average, and it felt like a lot of them were shooting in xjc. Of course, Hami made a lot of mistakes. For example, in the third match, he opened fire at 637 and exposed his position. At 1415 …"

"After posting the post, Qin an was a little excited because he felt that his post was full of content and his understanding of the game. "

"In the end, after waiting for more than ten minutes, no one showed any interest, and the post was buried several pages later … "

"After waiting for nearly half an hour, there was finally a reply to the post. "

"Wow, I’m seeing the God of Tieba again. May I ask what section you’re in?"

"I’m dying of laughter. We’ve been discussing this for a few rounds last night, and now we’re taking out so many experience points. This isn’t even considered Mars. This should be the zenith, right?"

"Op is fishing straight on the hook, I won’t take the bait/Doge"

"A level 1 alt account fishing with a straight hook? Level 10 account for rent, price is negotiable!"

Qin an was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?

"After some time, this post was inexplicably pushed up, and there were more and more replies. "

"Although it’s a straight hook, I’m still going to take the bait! What’s the problem with running on the Prairie without cover? Do you have a man-made shelter?"

"What do you mean by shooting rashly and exposing your position? Did you bring a silencer with you when you landed? If you can’t find a silencer, do you think you can win without shooting?"

"I’m seeing the God of Tieba again. May I ask what section the God is in? When are you going to start a live broadcast and let us see your high-end operation?"

"Qin an even spent a lot of effort to pick out Hami’s operational mistakes from the video, but no one discussed it seriously in the two or three pages of replies. "

"Sigh, forget it." Qin an closed the web page in disappointment and continued to watch his own videos to summarize his experience. "

Chapter 685: You admitted it yourself?

"At eighto’ clock in the evening, Hami did his second self-verification. "

"This time, the atmosphere in the live broadcast room was much more relaxed. Many fans of Hami had been waiting in the live broadcast room for a long time to cheer them on. "

"After yesterday’s self-verification, many people were already on Hami’s side, because his performance yesterday was really good. He had perfectly played his usual live streaming standard. "

"Come on, Hami! I’ll always support you!"

"Hami didn’t die! Flamers, are you slapping my face?"

"Hami is a real man. He’s brave enough to prove himself, unlike other streamers who are cowards!"

"The atmosphere in the live broadcast room was very enthusiastic, and the attitude of the professional players in the stadium toward Hami had also eased. "

"However, Bai shunhua noticed that Hami’s expression was a little serious. It was obvious that he was troubled. "

Bai shunhua was confused. What did Chen Zhao say to Hami last night? Could it be that Chen Mo had gotten hold of something from Hami?

"Everyone was waiting for Hami to enter the livestream room and start his self-examination. However, when he arrived in front of Bai shunhua, he whispered a few words to her. "

"Bai shunhua was a little confused, so she asked Hami for confirmation. "

Hami nodded.

Bai shunhua called a staff member over and arranged a camera and a microphone for him.

Hami took a deep breath. It looked like he had made up his mind.

"Hello everyone, I’m the streamer, Hami. I would like to solemnly apologize to everyone. There was indeed a hack in the previous live broadcast, and it was not a mistake to be assigned to the celestial server. "

"Also, I would like to apologize to Mr. Chen Mo for the negative impact this incident has on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. I’m very sorry."

"I will return all the gifts I received during the live broadcast of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and donate an additional 500000 Yuan for public welfare. As for fish-catching live streaming platform, I will bear the responsibility for the breach of contract and all the legal consequences. "

"Thank you to the fans who have always supported me. I have failed to live up to your expectations. I hope that all other hosts can take this as a warning."

"After finishing his sentence, Hami bowed deeply to the camera. "

"Everyone present was dumbfounded, and the bullet screen was filled with question marks! "

What was going on?

Why did it turn into a press conference? And a public apology?

"And, Hami admitted it himself? What the hell is this? Wasn’t his self-verification good? "

"All the professional players and staff members present were also dumbfounded. Even when the staff member took the microphone from Hami, he was still completely confused. He could only helplessly look at Bai shunhua. "

Bai shunhua was speechless. He never thought that the self-verification would end up like this.

"Cut off the signal first!"

"Bai shunhua rarely encountered such an awkward situation. If the protagonist had admitted to cheating, then what was the point of this live stream? "

"Even if he continued to livestream, what would he livestream? A live broadcast of a chaotic scene? "

"Manager Bai, " Hami came to Bai shunhua, "thank you so much for the self-examination. I’m so sorry to have caused so much trouble for you and the MG club." I’ll give some small gifts to all of you as an apology. "

"Bai shunhua sighed."Alright. This is your choice. I can’t say anything." You’re courageous to be able to say it yourself, so you’re on your own. "

"Once again, Hami apologized to everyone in the room and left. "

"The people present didn’t stop him. Clearly, Hami had a lot of things to deal with. "

"For example, his contract with fish-catching live streaming platform, his fans, and all sorts of other matters. "

"Of course, fish-catching live streaming platform would definitely punish Hami for this incident. In the worst case scenario, they might ban his live streaming channel forever, or even pursue the breach of contract and demand an astronomical compensation. "

"This was also one of the reasons why many streamers would never admit their mistakes even if they were beaten to death. In the domestic environment, it was basically not allowed to admit their mistakes. Once they admitted it, they would be completely dead, and they could only walk down the path of darkness. "

"If they didn’t admit it, their core fans would still defend them in every way possible. But once they admitted it, it meant that the internet would be one-sided and everyone would fight to hit them when they were down, without any mercy. "

"Just like in ancient times, when prisoners were paraded in the streets and executed by death by a thousand cuts, would there be any onlookers who would pity them? "

"Mr. Chen, " Bai shunhua said, walking up to Chen Zhao."You’re telling me that you didn’t tell Hami anything. I don’t believe you."

"Chen Zhao laughed, "then what ending are you looking forward to, CEO Bai? Are you hoping that Hami will succeed?"

"Bai shunhua sighed, "I just feel a little surprised." No matter what you said to him, it’s not easy for him to make up his mind and admit it. "

Chen Zhao did not say anything.

"Hami didn’t have a choice. If he didn’t admit it, Chen Zhao could kill him after he proved himself. The situation would only get worse. If he admitted it, he could at least fight for a lenient sentence. "

"In any case, many people would not give up until they saw the coffin. Hami must have made up his mind. "

"I really hope he didn’t cheat, " Chen Mo said."But we have to be responsible for what we’ve done."

……

"Although Hami’s livestream room had turned black, the bullet comments were already exploding! "

"The plot had reversed too quickly, and many people expressed that they couldn’t wrap their heads around it! "

Why did he suddenly admit it when he was just proving himself?

"Hami’s fans were also confused. Many of them asked in the group, "what happened to Hami last night?" Was someone pressuring him? Could there be a conspiracy behind this? "

"As for those who had been criticizing Hami’s cheating, they were instantly elated. They were digging up posts everywhere to criticize Hami’s fans while they were glad that they had the foresight. "

There were also many people who were wondering what had happened after the first live broadcast. Why did Hami suddenly change his mind?

"Obviously, the self-verification process was going smoothly. If this continued, there was a high possibility that Hami would be able to clear his name and continue to be a famous streamer. "

"Hami must be out of his mind to admit that he was cheating. Obviously, there was something that no one else knew about. "

"No matter what, the whole hammy cheating incident would not end just because he admitted to it. The real show was just about to start. "

The other live streamers were also paying close attention to the development of the event.

"Thanks to Hami, everyone’s attention was focused on him, so the pressure on the streamers was greatly reduced. However, they would not be able to escape after Hami was knocked down. "

"Therefore, these people were also paying attention to the follow-up development, wanting to see what would happen to Hami. "

What if Hami was really beaten to the point where he could never recover?

Then perhaps the best choice would be to deny it.

Chapter 686: You won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin

"The influence of the "Hami cheating incident" was still spreading. "

"Many people didn’t expect such a polar reversal. Of course, the onlookers were discussing it in full swing, but they were more concerned about the attitude of the fish-catching live broadcast platform. "

"As a famous live streamer, Hami considered three possible reactions when he exposed the cheating incident. On one hand, Chen Mo didn’t really care about the officials, as long as they admitted it and apologized. On the other hand, there was pressure from the audience and public opinion. This would not have any direct impact on the streamer, but it would definitely affect the decision of the live streaming platform. Finally, there was the fish-catching live streaming platform. "

"Generally speaking, live streaming platforms could choose to protect or sell such hacks. Of course, the specific measures would still depend on the players ‘reactions. "

"If the players were angry, the live streaming platform could only seal the live streaming room forever, return the gifts, and use the most severe punishment to draw a clear line with the host in order to protect its own safety. "

"If the players were more tolerant and the hosts were still useful, the live streaming platform might be more tolerant and do some charity to help the hosts clear their name. They would hold a press conference to cry and admit their mistakes, and then go back to live streaming happily to earn money. "

"Obviously, fish-catching live streaming platform did not expect that Hami would admit that he cheated. Even the senior executives of the live streaming platform were wondering why he would self-destruct when he was just about to clear his name and rise to another level of popularity. "

"A day later, fish-catching live streaming platform issued a notice. The punishment for Hami was to return all the gifts he received during the live broadcast of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and ban his live stream. "

"Of course, fish-catching live streaming platform was more lenient. They did not pursue Hami’s breach of contract responsibility. Moreover, they only suspended his live stream and said that he could no longer live in fish-catching live streaming. They could not care less if he went to other places to live. "

"But even so, it was already strict enough. In this kind of situation, which live streaming platform would be willing to sign a live streamer with a dark history like Hami? "

……

"After hammering Hami, the players turned their attention to sky worm and the other streamers. All the streamers who had entered the deity server were dug out by the players. "

"There were live streamers from all major live broadcasting platforms. Of course, the biggest live streamer was the heavenly worm of fish-catching live broadcasting platform, also known as the barcode warrior. "

Hami’s self-destruction was a fatal blow to these people.

"At first, the players were focused on Hami, but after Hami proved himself, the players turned their eyes to the others. "

"Everyone, Hami has already admitted it. How long are you going to play dumb?"

"I feel like these streamers are still trying their luck. They need a little help."

"I think Hami isn’t cheating. After all, he’s so good at it. Even Hami admitted to it. Are you going to deny it to the death?"

"Hehe, you won’t give up until you see the coffin. I guess you’re waiting for the official confirmation?"

"While the players were in an uproar, the streamers all made the same decision in tacit understanding, which was to not say a word! "

"Some streamers simply stopped streaming, and some streamers continued streaming, but they ignored the "cheat" bullet comments on the screen and talked and laughed about him. "

The players were all furious. You’re just pretending to be stupid and trying to get away with it. Do you really think we’re just onlookers who can’t punish you?

"Soon, pressure from all sides came one after another. The first was the major live streaming platforms, especially fish-catching live streaming platform. "

"Many players expressed, "are you guys indulging in cheating?" In the future, it might as well not be called slacking, but hanging fish! "

"In fact, there was no reason for fish-catching live streaming platform to protect sky worm and the other streamers. On the one hand, fish-catching’s "PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds" section could be supported by a few streamers like old P who did not cheat. On the other hand, the reputation of the live streaming platform was more important than the live streamers. "

"How much practical benefit would he get if he protected these streamers? They didn’t have many core fans. However, if the platform’s reputation was damaged, it would cause a loss of users, and that would not be worth it. "

"Therefore, fish-catching live streaming platform began to put pressure on all the live streamers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds who had opened their own Weibo accounts, demanding that they give an explanation to change the public opinion within a time limit, or they would have to take necessary measures. "

"For example, they could greatly reduce their promotion resources, lock their popularity, terminate their contracts, and even permanently seal their live broadcast rooms. "

"The reason why fish-catching streaming platform was so unyielding was because they saw Chen Mo’s attitude. According to the people at the scene, Chen Zhao and Hami had a conversation before. This was probably related to Hami admitting that he cheated. "

"In other words, Chen Mo wasn’t going to let go of these cheating streamers. Even a skilled streamer like Hami was defeated by Chen Mo, let alone the other small fry. "

"The fish-catching live streaming platform was also afraid that the situation would be too ugly, so they had prepared these live streamers in advance. "

"In the end, under the pressure of the players ‘public opinion, several major live streaming platforms jointly issued a statement. All the live streamers who are suspected of cheating will participate in the offline self-verification activity! "

"This self-verification activity was still held in the capital and in MG e-sports club, and all the hosts were willing to participate. "

"Obviously, this was the last chance that the major broadcasting platforms were giving these streamers. If they didn’t participate in this self-verification, it basically meant that they would be jointly banned. "

……

Qin an looked at the instant noodles in front of him sadly. There were only four bowls left.

"He ordered a box of instant noodles online, feeling a little heartache over his bank balance. "

"Sigh, I’m poor. I don’t know when the major clubs will set up a PlayerUnknown’s Battleground branch. "

Qin an muttered to himself as he calculated his livelihood for the next month.

"He felt that his PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s technology was already quite good, and he could often get into the top ten in the deity server. Although he had never won a chicken dinner before, he seemed to be improving every day. "

"As for what the official server was like, he himself was not sure. However, it should be a little simpler than the deity suit, right? "

"Looking at the recent news, Qin an felt that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had been in a lot of trouble recently. First, Hami admitted that he had turned on his micro-vision. After that, all the major live streaming platforms jointly held a self-certification event. This might be the largest self-certification event in history, and the number of people who self-certified might reach seven. "

"In contrast, Wolf Soul modern battlefields and fire Assault 2 did not have so much news and were much quieter. "

Chapter 687: Livestreaming the deity costume?

"However, Qin an felt that although it seemed like a lot of "cheats", everything was still under the control of the officials. The reason why these few streamers were beaten up was not because their performance was discovered by the audience, but because the officials had assigned them to the celestial server. "

"In other words, the reason why these live streamers were in such a mess was inextricably linked to the officials. "

"Self-proving what? don’t you understand? Hami has already admitted that he’s pretty good. With the skills of these streamers, it’s only natural that they’ll get beaten up."

Qin an usually watched some of the live streams of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. He had watched these few streamers before and felt that their skills were really trash. They were far worse than Hami.

Even Hami couldn’t prove himself. What could these people do?

"Let’s see if there are any other livestreams. "

"Qin an opened the fish-catching live broadcast platform to see if there were any good live broadcasts. He had watched the livestreams of several big streamers, including old P, but he felt that they were just so-so. Therefore, he would occasionally go to the "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" section to see if there were any newcomers who could stream. "

"Oh? A live broadcast of the deity costume?"

Qin an’s interest was immediately piqued. Someone was actually livestreaming the deity costume?

"This was a new streamer who wasn’t very famous before. However, with the reputation of streaming in the celestial server, he had attracted 30000 to 50000 viewers. "

"Dear audience, I’ll emphasize it again. We’re in the celestial server, which means that all the players here have opened their micro-vision. You’re asking me if I’ve opened it? I didn’t open it, I just wanted to show everyone the effects of the deity suit. "

"That’s why I’ve always avoided battles, because a gun can’t win against anyone, because I didn’t cheat. I’m just a good war reporter and I want to bring everyone to experience the atmosphere of the deity suit. "

"It’s normal to turn into a box after landing. You’ll know once you experience it for yourself. The deity server is completely different from the normal server. This is a horror game."

"The host in the live broadcast room was quite eloquent, and he told jokes to the audience while broadcasting. "

"It was understandable. Other streamers had to focus on the steel gun, but he had completely given up on the steel gun. He just had to hide from the start to the end, so of course, he had a lot of time to talk about jokes. "

"This building is not bad. Let’s hide here for a while. Everyone can see that there are all kinds of kill notifications, and a large number of them were headshots. That’s right, deity suits are like this. They often don’t even know how they died …"

"You’re asking me how I got into the deity suit? Don’t misunderstand, I’ve never opened a micro-sight. I can’t afford it either. I just happened to buy this deity account at a low price. "

"Eh? F * ck! I don’t know how he died again. Let’s watch the death replay. Okay, let’s start the next round. "

"Qin an muttered to himself while eating instant noodles, "Obviously, there’s someone on the mountain to the South. It’d be strange if he didn’t die after showing his face at this window for such a long time."

"After watching two or three more games, Qin an basically knew why there were not many people in this live broadcast room. "

"Although 30,000 to 50000 viewers was still acceptable, it clearly didn’t have much development prospects. "

"Although the deity server was a good gimmick and could attract players, it didn’t have any show effect! "

"This streamer was really a noob. He didn’t open his Weibo to aim, his marksmanship was terrible, and his awareness wasn’t good either. In order to live longer, he could only hide. In the end, he often couldn’t even see a shadow for more than ten minutes. By the time he saw a shadow, it was basically a box. "

"Many players were attracted by the gimmick of the "deity suit." In the end, after watching for ten minutes, the streamer was either running around or turning into a crate when he landed. What was the point of this? "

"Therefore, although many people were attracted to the livestream, the popularity of the livestream room was very average, and there were not many comments. Many of the audience members were just here to watch something new and might not pay attention to it before leaving. "

"Qin an had an idea,’that’s right, I can stream the deity costume! With the standard of these streamers, I can do it too!"

Qin an suddenly felt that he had found a good way to make money.

"Obviously, many players were very curious about the celestial server, but most of the live streamers would be abused when they entered the celestial server, and there was basically no effect on the program. Moreover, it was impossible for them to use hacks to play deity server, as they would definitely be criticized. "

"Moreover, even if he wasn’t criticized, there was no gimmick to play in the celestial server. After all, he was just a cheater, and the audience wouldn’t think that he was that good. "

"However, what if they were like Qin an, who could still win the chicken dinner with their real skills? "

Then his popularity would definitely explode!

"Thinking back to the video Chen Mo created in the deity server, that video was still on the front page of all the video websites. Many players watched it twice or thrice a day, and it was already a godly video. "

"However, Chen Mo didn’t stream, so many people couldn’t watch him go on a killing spree in the deity server. "

"Qin an immediately searched for the various procedures required for a live broadcast on the internet, including real name verification, application for a live broadcast room, and so on. "

"He didn’t have a VR gaming pod, so he could only stream in the internet cafe. However, due to the limitations of the game cabin configuration, internet speed, and other problems, the live broadcast effect might not be as good, but it should be okay. "

"Qin an suddenly felt that he had found a goal in life, and he began to prepare with great enthusiasm! "

……

"At this time, the hot topic on the internet was still focused on "the largest self-certification activity in history". "

"Previously, Hami had already proven himself once. However, the onlookers were not satisfied with watching him. Whether it was the fans who supported him or the onlookers who thought that he was cheating, they were not happy. "

"Just nice, with so many streamers gathering together to prove themselves, it’s finally time to enjoy the show! "

"However, even if it was self-verification, not all streamers had the courage to do so. The officials had prepared seven gaming pods, but only four people came in the end. "

"As for the other three people, they were definitely planning to play dumb to the end. If their live streaming channels were banned, so be it. In any case, it was impossible for them to prove themselves and make a fool of themselves. The three of them were well aware of their own standards. If they were to perform badly and lose their reputation, how embarrassing would that be? "

"As for the four people who came, they could be praised for their courage. "

"On the day of the self-testimony, the MG e-sports club was even more lively than when Hami self-certified himself. Not only the notaries, but also the local onlookers in the capital came to watch. "

"However, the onlookers couldn’t enter, otherwise, the scene would be a complete mess. At that time, these streamers would not be able to perform well, and they would have the space to use this as a pretext to make a fuss. "

"The process was the same as when Hami proved himself. He signed the letter of commitment, and then, under everyone’s supervision, he used the VR gaming pod provided by the notary to play the operation in the live broadcast. "

"This time, they didn’t have much time. Hami’s self-examination was scheduled for three days, but these people only had four days in total. However, the livestream time was longer, six hours a day. "

"On the one hand, everyone didn’t have that much free time. On the other hand, the self-certification arrangement was only six hours long. Basically, the public opinion was set on the first day, and it would be difficult to reverse it later. "

Chapter 688: losing points overnight

Chen Zhao didn’t go for the first three days of self-verification.

"The atmosphere at the venue was the same as before. Overall, it was still quite serious. On the internet, the fans who supported these hosts were also cheering them on. "

"However, most of the players were still there to watch the fun. Even Hami had not succeeded in self-proving, so how could these people succeed? "

On the first day.

The next day.

On the third day.

"The results of the first three streamers ‘self-verification were not bad. They basically showed the level of their livestreaming skills, and even slightly exceeded them. The pressure of public opinion on the internet had also subsided. "

"A lot of players were very simple and focused on the results. Whether it was a professional player or a streamer, as long as they played well, there would always be people supporting them. If they played badly, there would definitely be a lot of people criticizing them. "

There were also some fake reviewers on the internet.

"Obviously, for these four streamers, as long as their self-testimony was passable, they could completely get away with it. At least they showed the players that they could play well under normal circumstances, and many players would change their minds. "

"At that time, the pressure would be transferred to the live streamers who didn’t dare to show their faces, and they could continue to live happily. "

"On the fourth day, the heavenly insect proved itself. "

The results of the self-verification were still relatively smooth. The heavenly insect successfully won two chicken dinners in six hours and even made it into the top ten several times.

"One must know that when he was livestreaming, he would basically only win chicken dinner once every 10 hours a day. "

"Just from the results, their performance was not bad. However, the pro players in the stadium had some questions. "

"Why do I feel like the opponents of the self-proven streamers these few days are all so noob?"

"They had all seen Hami’s self-defense. Although his skills couldn’t be compared to professional players, he was definitely at the level of a high-scoring player. Moreover, the opponents in the game were smart and had decent marksmanship. "

"However, the live broadcast of these streamers made the professional players feel a little puzzled. Weren’t their opponents a little too weak? "

"Especially in the chicken dinner match, when there were only two players left in the final circle, sky worm was also extremely nervous. He walked around to observe, and in the end, he found that his opponent was calmly looting … "

The pro players were all whispering to each other.

"This counts? He’s obviously matched with a trashy opponent, so he bought a new account?"

"Hmm … I also feel that his opponents don’t seem to know how to play. How could they loot crates on the ground without any cover in the final circle?"

"It’s hard to say. It’s mainly because they usually don’t stream in the high ranks. They’re all newbie streamers. Maybe their opponents ‘intelligence has dropped."

"Yes, I took a look just now. This is indeed their livestream account."

"There were also many players ridiculing him on the bullet screen, saying that with the opponent’s skill level, he could do it too! "

But there were also many fans of the streamer who retorted.

The reason was very simple. These streamers usually did not play any high-end games. They were all fish pond games.

"Blowing up a fish pond was for the sake of a better show effect. Although it was immoral, the officials did not explicitly prohibit blowing up fish ponds. If even this was wrong, then there would be a group of streamers in League of Legends and Overwatch who would be punished together, right? "

"The two sides were in a dispute, but in general, the pressure on these people had been greatly reduced. "

"As long as they dared to prove themselves and made a good live broadcast effect, a large number of viewers would believe that the host had a real level. "

There was still an hour to go until sky worm’s live broadcast. It was obvious that he was not as nervous as before.

"With today’s results, he had already achieved a better result than his usual livestreaming. From the feedback on the bullet screen, many players were also saying "sorry sky bug."

"It could be said that even if he couldn’t completely clear his name this time, he could at least turn it gray. In the future, even if the players scolded him, it was impossible for him to be beaten to death. "

"Moreover, these live streamers had stopped using their micro-sight. No one would be able to catch them in the future. Once this page was over, it would be a whole new chapter for them. "

"After the livestream, sky bug was in a good mood. Before leaving the VR gaming pod, he even said a long emotional sentence to the players and expressed his gratitude to the fans who had always supported him. "

"If I knew this would happen, I would’ve self-proven myself, just like Hami did. That way, I might’ve gotten more attention." Tian Chong thought to himself. "

"Although the self-verification was very successful, he had self-verified with the other three, after all, and the limelight had been divided. "

"However, it wasn’t bad to be able to prove himself. At least he could continue to make money from live streaming in the future. "

"The sky worm left the VR game cabin, and a staff member entered the game cabin to check the status of the equipment. "

But at this moment.

"Sky bug’s eyes unconsciously glanced at the back row, and its body suddenly trembled! "

Chen Mo!

"Chen Mo didn’t show up for the first three days, and he wasn’t there either when the buggy entered the VR gaming pod on the fourth day. So, sky bug mistakenly thought that Chen Zhao was busy with work and didn’t want to come. "

"In the end, he rushed over at this time. What was he doing? To witness the end of his self-testimony? Just a formality? Or say a few words? "

"Sky worm suddenly felt extremely nervous. He could not help but recall the rumor that had spread widely in his small circle Apparently, after the first day of Hami’s self-certification, Chen Zhao had said something to him. "

Sky worm suddenly felt nervous. What did Chen Zhao say to Hami? Did he have any more solid evidence to show?

"But no matter what, the self-verification was over. The four streamers ‘performances were over, and everything that happened next was completely out of their control. "

"Bai shunhua stood up, ready to go to the camera and summarize the results of the host’s self-testimony to the audience. "

"But just then, Chen Zhao stood up and stopped him. "

"Manager Bai, please wait a moment. I have a few words to say."

"Bai shunhua looked at Chen Zhao, he had already guessed that Chen Zhao was going to do something. He didn’t even let Hami off, let alone these less skilled and nasty little streamers. "

"Alright, President Chen, please." Bai shunhua moved away from the microphone. "

"The four streamers were all present. At this moment, they could feel their hearts tightening. They were extremely nervous! "

"No one knew what Chen Zhao would say, but they could guess that he had come with ill intentions. "

"On the bullet screen, the players were already tired of arguing. After four days of war of words, the voices supporting the streamer’s lack of cheating had gained the upper hand. They were basically talking to themselves. "

"But now that Chen Mo suddenly stood up, the players were excited again! "

"Chen Mo? Chen Mo is going to speak?"

"Is this an official statement? Chen Zhao came here just for this?"

"Shush, don’t speak and listen carefully! Let’s see what Chen Mo has to say. Will he kill me or give me a death exemption?"

Chen Mo walked to the microphone and looked at the four hosts.

"Everyone, it’s been hard on you all."

Chapter 689: official proof

The four streamers were dumbfounded. What did he mean? Why are you comforting us?

"The four of you have been turning into crates the whole night. Your hidden points dropped from 1100 to 800. Also, sky worm is the most hardworking and dropped to 580. Isn’t it hard on you?"

"It’s not easy for you guys to be like this. A new account that just entered the game has 1200 hidden points …"

The four hosts ‘expressions changed instantly!

"The professional players present also came to a realization. So that was the case, they had deliberately dropped points! "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would automatically match the player’s level, but it wouldn’t show a specific rank. Only Chen Mo had the specific hidden score. "

"In fact, this was not a bad idea. FPS games were not like MOBA games, especially when the streamer had good shooting skills. They could kill the opponent with a few bullets. The audience would not know if the opponent knew how to play or not, and what segment it was. "

"Of course, it was a little too much for someone like Sky worm, who had dropped to 580 points and was still calmly looting in the final circle. "

"The pro players had their suspicions before, but after Chen Mo’s announcement, they all understood. "

The bullet screen also exploded instantly!

"What’s this? 580 points? I didn’t hear it wrong, right?"

"A new account that just entered the game has 1200 hidden points? Then what is 580 points?"

"This can’t even be considered a fish pond. There are no baby fishes here. They are all fish eggs!"

"F * ck, these people are really sneaky. Secretly losing points? Fortunately, Chen Mo had the data, otherwise they would’ve been able to get away with it!"

"The four streamers ‘faces were very ugly, but they couldn’t explain it, because they had indeed lost points overnight! "

"Chen Mo continued, "also, all the amazing moves you guys did with [micro-scope] were all done in the celestial server. If you want to prove yourself, you should go to the celestial server, right?"

"I can provide everyone with a deity server account. As long as you can go to the server and do the wonderful operations you did before, Thunderbolt entertainment will award each of you a medal. How about you call it ‘Thunderbolt gaming certified live streamer’?"

"Regarding everyone’s previous data in the deity server, I have records here. Your hit rate, headshot rate, reaction speed, shooting accuracy, etc. I even have more detailed data. I won’t ask you to fully reproduce it in the celestial server. As long as your data can reach 80%, I’ll still give each of you a medal, how about it?"

"Chen Mo smiled at the four streamers, but the four of them felt a chill down their spines. "

"How about it? are you guys interested in playing in the deity suit?"

"The four hosts froze and looked at each other, but no one dared to answer. "

Who would dare to go to the celestial server?

"Even with his micro-scope on, he could only be tortured in the celestial server, not to mention playing with his real level. Wouldn’t every sword turn into a box on the ground? "

"And the most terrible thing was that they had indeed used micro-self-sight in the Faerie uniform and killed many people with it. After all, he was under a lot of pressure when he first entered the celestial server. After turning into a box twice on the ground, he unconsciously opened his micro-scope. If he had really insisted on not opening it, he would have been released from the celestial server a long time ago, and it would not have come to this point. "

"If they were to go to the deity server, even Hami wouldn’t be able to do what he did, let alone these people. "

The bullet screen had completely exploded with 66666 comments!

"A lot of people thought that these people were about to prove themselves, but Chen Mo had killed them all with one move, and left them speechless! "

"That’s right, they used to open their Weibo and self-sight in the deity server. What’s the point of self-verification in the normal server? I have to go to the deity suit to prove myself!"

"Chen Mo has the detailed data of these people in the deity server! No wonder Chen Mo was so confident!"

"I understand why Hami admitted to it. What if Chen Zhao did the same thing after proving himself in Hami? Let Hami go to the divine costume to prove himself? That’s still cool!"

"These four brothers are all dumbfounded, completely dumbfounded. Didn’t they all finish self-proving? Why did Chen Zhao suddenly appear at the last moment?"

"Wow, Chen Mo is so cunning. Why didn’t he take out these things earlier? why did he wait until the four of them proved themselves?"

"Good job! They refused to admit it and insisted on proving themselves. Wasn’t it to get away with it? If you don’t hammer them, who else will you hammer?"

"Chen Zhao looked at the four people who were speechless and said, "Perhaps, I can give you another way out. The four of you form a team and fight with me. If you can kill me, this self-verification will be considered a success. How about it?"

The four hosts were shocked. Is this a F * cking way out? This was even worse than going to the celestial server!

"Who doesn’t know that you’re a ruthless person who can even abuse artificial intelligence? in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, it’s not difficult for an expert to fight one against four, not to mention that the gap between the two sides is simply too big! "

"Sigh, " Chen Zhao sighed."I gave you a chance but you didn’t use it."

……

"The four streamers ‘self-testimony was left unsettled, and no one cared about it anymore, because Chen Mo had already killed them. "

"From the looks of it, self-verification was just a farce. Chen Mo had conclusive evidence all along, but he didn’t release it, making others think that the official platform didn’t have any solid evidence. It wasn’t until the streamers all confirmed their claims that they actually released it. "

"After the self-testimony incident, several major live streaming platforms issued a joint statement to mete out a unified punishment to all players who used cheats during the live streaming of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and were locked in the deity server. Return all gifts and seal the live stream room forever. "

"On the surface, the punishment was the same as Hami ‘s, but in fact, these people were in a worse situation than Hami. "

"These few were not famous streamers to begin with and did not have a large fan base. After this incident, their image took a huge hit and no live streaming platform would sign a contract with them. "

"As for the other few streamers who were unwilling to vouch for themselves, they were naturally dealt with the same way. They were all GG. For these people, the players would definitely despise them even more, and they would basically no longer have any fate with the profession of a streamer. "

"Of course, a streamer like Sky worm still had a fan base, but even if other small streaming platforms were willing to sign him, his popularity would definitely plummet. "

"The players didn’t have much sympathy for these streamers. Cheating was already a very disdainful behavior, not to mention that the streamer was cheating, which was even more disdainful. "

"The only pity was that as a skillful streamer, Hami admitted his mistake and got the same treatment as the other streamers. It was a pity. "

Chapter 690: Live broadcast?

"Qin an was in a good mood because the real name verification of the fish-catching live broadcast platform had been completed, and he could officially start the broadcast today. "

"You could download livestreaming software from the game cabin in the VR internet cafe. The only problem might be that the equipment was not good, and the Internet speed assigned to each machine was not very good. However, it should not be a problem to lower the quality of the picture. "

Qin an arrived at the VR internet cafe and swiped his ID card as usual.

"After downloading the livestream software and debugging the machine for a long time, the livestream finally started. "

"Qin an even came out of the VR gaming pod to watch his own livestream on his phone. The overall flow was okay, but due to the internet speed of the internet cafe, the resolution was not very high. However, you couldn’t tell the difference on the phone. "

The next step was to come up with a good name for the livestream.

"Let’s call it ‘livestream deity suit’!"Qin an thought for a moment. "

"Therefore, a live broadcast room named "live broadcast deity suit" officially began. "

"After Qin an made sure that there was no problem with his livestream, he started his game for the day. "

"The live broadcast Software of fish-catching live broadcast platform was quite complete. Qin an had specially set up various reminders. When the audience entered the live broadcast room, received gifts, and interacted with bullet comments, he would receive a voice prompt. "

"However, for a long time in the beginning, the number of people in Qin an’s live broadcast room was zero. Occasionally, some viewers came in, but they only took a few glances and left without sending any bullet comments. "

"Qin an was a little disappointed, but he knew very well that it was difficult for a newcomer like him to make a name for himself in the early stages of his live broadcast. He had no core fans and no recommendation spots on the platform. The audience might not even be able to find his live broadcast room. "

"However, Qin an was still confident in his skills. He firmly believed that as long as he broadcasted for a longer time, he would definitely become popular. "

……

"Qin an felt that his skills were still improving slightly. He had died many times in the deity suit, and he could indeed learn something. "

"Furthermore, as Qin an’s skills improved, his learning speed also increased. It wasn’t like the beginning when he didn’t even know how he died. "

"He played three rounds, and his best result was in the top 15. "

"Qin an felt that he wasn’t in a good state today, so he didn’t continue playing for the time being. He was going to switch to soothing mode and rest for a while. "

"During this period, a few audience members came in, but they went out without saying anything. Qin an wanted to chat with these audience members, but he didn’t get the opportunity to. He was very annoyed. "

"With no one watching, Qin an was too lazy to say anything. Besides, the pace of the deity suit was too fast, and Qin an didn’t have the energy to be distracted by saying anything. If he was distracted, he might become a box. "

"At this moment, someone sent a bullet comment in Qin an’s live stream. "

"Another one livestreaming on the deity suit. Boring."

"The audience left after sending this message, leaving Qin an confused. "

"What the hell? What do you mean by ‘another livestreaming deity suit’?"

Qin an was a little confused. Why did it sound as if livestreaming deity costumes were already commonplace?

"Previously, Qin an had only seen a brother in a live broadcast deity suit when he was slacking off. He was also a war reporter. This was definitely the blue ocean of the live broadcast world! "

Could it be that the situation had changed again in the two or three days that he had been preparing for the live broadcast?

"Qin an left the game cabin, turned on his phone, and searched for "deity suit" on the fish-catching live broadcast platform. "

"In the end, he actually found a bunch of live broadcast rooms! "

Qin an was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?

"He randomly found two livestreaming channels and went in to take a look. It was true, these people were all livestreaming the deity suit! "

"Qin an originally thought that these people were also war journalists, but after taking a closer look, he realized that they were not. These people had already pushed the old to the new and had new tricks! "

"The largest live stream, the celestial server, already had more than 100000 viewers, and it was even on the fish-catching live streaming platform’s live stream recommendation spot. The number of viewers would probably increase further. "

"This streamer was originally a slightly famous streamer, and with the gimmick of "deity suit, " the number of viewers in his live streaming room grew rapidly. Obviously, he had snatched away all the viewers who were interested in the deity suit. "

Qin an was a little helpless. No wonder no one came to watch his live broadcast.

"Obviously, if the audience was interested in "deity suit", they would search for the three keywords "deity suit" and would definitely find these big live broadcast rooms. Qin an’s live broadcast room had the last number of people, so the audience would definitely not be willing to watch it. "

What made Qin an even more speechless was that these live streamers had a new routine. They were no longer war journalists!

"Taking the largest live stream room as an example, the streamer’s strategy was to play squad! "

"The previous live streamer played solo, and the game ended when he died. There was no way to see the subsequent progress, and the viewing rate was very poor. But nowadays, live streamers were all playing squad and were randomly matched with random teammates. They might be self-targeting players or high-end artificial intelligence. "

"It would be great if they were matched with high-end artificial intelligence, because these artificial intelligence had a high chance of surviving to the final circle. If they were lucky, they could even watch their teammates win the chicken dinner. "

"For the audience, this solved the problem of viewing. In fact, the spectating teammates in the deity server were even more enjoyable to watch than many live streamers who personally played the game! "

"Of course, the streamer and the players didn’t know about artificial intelligence. They only thought that these were players who had turned on their sight hack. However, this didn’t stop them from watching happily. "

"Other than that, there were also some players who had really opened their micro-sight to play in the deity server … "

"Of course, these people couldn’t avoid being called cheater, but they also had their own set of excuses. "

"My dear friends, I’ve already written it clearly in the title of the livestream room,’open Weibo and self-sight to play in the celestial server.’ Everyone, watch closely. Everyone in the celestial server is using Weibo and self-sight. I’m not torturing ordinary players, everyone is fair in the celestial server. Besides, I’ve made it clear from the start. I didn’t lie to the audience, right?"

Many of the audience members thought about it after cursing and felt that it did make sense …

The main reason why those cheating live streamers were beaten up was because they deceived the audience. It was a matter of integrity and professional ethics that he said he didn’t turn on his micro-vision.

"As for other games, such as Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault, players who opened their own sight on Weibo were considered to be unfair competitors. Of course, they would also be disdained. "

"Therefore, not being able to cheat during a live broadcast was an unspoken rule for many people. "

"However, in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, due to the different mechanics of the game, it did not seem to be the case. "

Chapter 691: Learning skills from an observer

"Many live streamers said that since there were only players who used [weirdly-sight] in God’s server, and the official platform didn’t say that they would ban their accounts, it wouldn’t be a problem for them to open a [weirdly-sight] to play God’s server, right? "

"I didn’t lie to the audience, I didn’t torture ordinary players, and I didn’t cause the official account to be banned. Is there anything wrong with opening a WeChat self-sighting and playing the celestial server to show the audience the style of the celestial server? "

There’s nothing wrong with that!

"Of course, some of the more traditional viewers still couldn’t accept this. There were also a lot of people who were cursing, but it didn’t matter to the host, because there was nothing to be beaten up about! "

"The players beat up heaven’s worm and the others because they had cheated but refused to admit it. However, these old brothers who had opened the micro-vision Dajin celestial server all admitted that they had cheated from the beginning … And even explained the function of the cheat very clearly … "

Qin an looked at a few of the deity server’s livestreaming rooms and felt speechless.

This was a scam!

"Thinking about it carefully, his live streaming room was indeed not attractive now. The main reason was that a large number of live streamers had suddenly appeared to stream in the celestial server. A new live streamer like him had no resources and no recommendation spots. It would definitely be difficult for him to make it. "

"Moreover, Qin an’s eloquence was average, and he was highly nervous in the game of God’s costume. He couldn’t say anything obscenely, so the effect of the show was far inferior to those hosts who were full of obscenities. "

"No, I have to emphasize that I don’t use hacks to play in the deity suit."

"Qin an thought for a moment and decided that he still had to differentiate himself from the other live broadcast rooms. The others had entered the game as observers or had opened their own micro-vision to play in the deity server, but he was at his real level! "

"Qin an changed the name of his livestream room to "fighting the immortals without cheating" and continued to play the game. "

"There should be someone watching it now, right?" Qin an muttered to himself. "

……

"It was indeed useful to change the title of the live broadcast. By the time Qin an went offline in the afternoon, he had already gained dozens of followers, and the peak number of people in the live broadcast room had reached more than 200. "

"However, Qin an wasn’t sure if there was any exaggeration from the live broadcast platform. Anyway, there weren’t many comments … "

Fish-catching live streaming platform was indeed a big platform. Even a small live streamer without a contract could get some traffic.

"On the day of Qin an’s live stream, many viewers entered his stream, but most of them left after a few glances. "

"Host, why aren’t you saying anything? mute host?"

"Playing God’s clothing without using cheats? Brother, your marksmanship is a little fake. You’re lying, right?"

"Are you sure this is the deity suit? Why can’t I see any difference between this and the normal server?"

"Streamer, you killed four or five people in the deity suit without using hacks? He could even enter the top 20? Oh my God, you can continue to brag, I’ll be leaving first. "

"I feel like this is a normal server … And the streamer’s skills seem to be just so-so, often running around, I don’t understand what he’s trying to do."

"Some of the audience believed in Qin an, but they were the minority … "

"Qin an was helpless too. He couldn’t explain this kind of thing, so he could only tell everyone the daily livestream time when he got off the stream and then turned it off. "

"After scrolling through the bullet comments in his live stream room, Qin an also knew what the problem was. "

"One was to play the deity suit by himself, so he had to be extremely nervous and couldn’t speak. It must be known that many big live streamers had to constantly say obscenities for the effect of their programs. They didn’t speak and just fought, but there were still many people watching. This was the treatment that many professional players received. "

It would be strange if many people watched a small streamer who didn’t have many followers and didn’t explain or analyze his own thoughts when playing games …

"In addition, the audience did not believe it … "

"Other live streamers either used the artificial intelligence of the celestial server or used their own cheats to watch the game. With their humorous commentary and a certain guarantee of popularity, the audience could be sure that this was the celestial server. "

But Qin an couldn’t prove that he was playing the deity suit …

This was because there was almost no difference between the deity server and the normal server. The artificial intelligence was also disguised as real people. The only difference was that the battle was more intense.

"However, with Qin an’s current skills, he could perfectly blend into the deity suit. There would be no case of him turning into a crate on the ground. He would deliberately avoid risks and only fight with others when he was confident, so the audience could not see how strong the enemy was. "

"Some people even felt that Qin an was likely to play in an ordinary server or a celestial server with cheats. Otherwise, how could a normal person integrate perfectly into a celestial server without cheating? This was not scientific at all! "

"If there was really someone who could rely on his own strength to compete with external hacks, would he be just an unknown little streamer? That was impossible. "

"Therefore, Qin an was now facing an awkward vicious circle. Because he was not famous, the players did not believe him, and the players ‘disbelief caused his live broadcast room to be relatively quiet … "

"When Qin an returned home, he was fretful as he ate instant noodles. "

"What do we do? Let the officials prove to me that I’m playing the deity server? That’s not possible, I don’t have that much face. "

"I’ll cheat in the livestream to prove that I’ve been assigned to the deity server? I can’t afford it … It’s so expensive to hang it. "

"Duo-ing with other big streamers? Forget it, why would she care about me …"

Qin an suddenly realized that he had encountered a very tricky problem. He could not prove that he was playing the deity suit …

"He wanted to stream in a normal server, but he had to say that he did not have the money to buy an account … "

Things were stuck like this.

"Forget it, let’s not think about it and slowly broadcast it. Now that many people are paying attention to it, as long as the players see it more, they will slowly confirm that this is the celestial server. "

"Qin an thought about it, but there was no quick way. After all, he was not famous and had no connections, so he could only take it slow. "

"However, Qin an was still quite optimistic. He firmly believed that as long as he had more and more fans, his identity as a "live streamer without cheating" would definitely be known. "

Qin an opened the fish-catching live broadcast platform and continued to watch the live broadcast of the divines server.

"There were several similar live broadcast rooms, and Qin an opened all of them to watch. "

"These live streamers all had similar strategies. They all played one-on-one squad, and the system matched them with teammates. This way, there was a chance that they would be matched with a higher-end artificial intelligence. "

"Qin an’s current level was already very good, and he could roughly distinguish the level of these "people" who were observing the live streamers. "

"When he saw the particularly powerful "players"(artificial intelligence), Qin an specially observed their fighting style. After all, he had been playing in the deity server for a long time. Qin an also wanted to see how his opponent thought, so that he could learn a lot in future games. "

"Eh? To reach this position at this time? This was interesting. Could it be that they wanted to go to the two people from Casey? This location … Not bad, it has a good view. "

Qin an analyzed as he read and felt quite inspired.

Chapter 692: Whose live broadcast room is this?

"In the beginning, Qin an still had the bullet screen on and listened to the observer’s commentary, but not long after, he felt that he couldn’t continue listening. It was obvious that the observer and the audience basically didn’t know anything. They would only send a wave of 666 when the "God" killed someone with a headshot. "

"You don’t say. Not only are these players good at shooting, but they also have good awareness. I didn’t notice them before."

"Qin an had never seen the AI’s first-person perspective before, so he thought that these "Immortals" were only good at shooting. However, now that he was watching from a first-person perspective, he felt that their awareness and positioning were not bad. "

"This allowed Qin an to find a new entertainment in addition to playing in the deity server every day, which was to watch the OB live broadcast of the deity server. "

……

"Fish-catching live streaming platform, zou Zhuo’s live streaming room. "

"After the fall of several PUBG streamers, including Hami, the other streamers who didn’t cheat benefited from it. Their popularity increased by varying degrees, and zou Zhuo was no exception. "

"Zou Zhuo was now the third most popular streamer in the entire PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. He was getting better and better at using obscenities, and the show was getting better and better. "

"Of course, zou Zhuo’s biggest disadvantage compared to other streamers was that he wasn’t skilled enough. He only became popular because of his low-end game awareness teaching, his flirting, and Chen Mo’s popularity, which in turn hindered his further development. "

"He could only make do with being a popular entertainment streamer, but he could forget about being a technical streamer. "

"However, the chubby boy did not have that much hope. He felt that it was already good enough to have so many people watching his live stream. He still streamed on time every day, so much so that his old fans were exclaiming, "Is this still the chubby boy who’s known as ‘two pigeons in three days’?"

"After another game, zou Zhuo decided to take a break and chat with the bullet comments. "

"Eh? You want me to stream the deity costume?"

Zou Zhuo was surprised to find that many viewers were asking him to stream the deity suit.

"Zou Zhuo also knew that a lot of streamers in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had changed their careers due to the popularity of God’s clothing. In fact, it was not difficult to understand. The setting of the "celestial server" had never been seen in other games. The players were also very curious about what it was like inside the celestial server and whether the Battle of the Gods was exciting or not. Therefore, where there was demand, there would be business opportunities. It was not surprising that the streamers followed the trend and livestreamed the deity server. "

But the problem was that livestreaming came with a cost …

"Zou Zhuo sighed, "guys, it’s not that I don’t want to stream deity suit, but I can ‘t!" Do you know how much the celestial server’s account is worth now? It’s already over 900! And it’s still rising, I think it’ll soon exceed the price of a normal game …"

"What? Do you think it’s impossible that I can’t afford it since I’m a big streamer? My dear audience, the money I earn from slacking off doesn’t come from that month’s settlement. I’m still poor …"

"What, you want Chen Mo to open the back door? No, I can’t be a special player. I can’t taint the pure friendship between the manager and me …"

Zou Zhuo was telling the truth.

"It was quite strange. The celestial server account was getting more and more expensive, and it was almost exceeding the original price. There was a price but no market! "

"Due to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ‘anti-cheat mechanism, only the more high-end custom-made cheats could avoid the detection of the VR gaming pods. Therefore, there were not many players who could use cheats in the beginning. The more violent cheats were banned, and the number of players who only used Weibo and self-sight was even fewer. "

"When these players heard about the cheat-like server, they basically sold their accounts at a low price and no one knew where they went. "

"As a result, as the "streaming deity server" became a trend, not only did the streamers want to buy an extra queue number to stream in the server, but many players also wanted to buy an extra queue number to experience it … "

"Seeing this, those who had deity ships increased their prices crazily. This was a seller’s market, so they wanted to rip him off. "

"The group of people in the plug-in group who specialized in micro-spying plug-ins could indeed mass-produce such accounts, but the problem was that they had to spend 980 Yuan to buy an Ordinary Account first … "

"What’s more, these external appetizers were high-end goods that cost tens of thousands a month. If they were used to produce external appetizers, wouldn’t the cost increase a little? "

"That was why there was such a strange situation. The celestial server account was getting more and more expensive, and it was going to be more expensive than a normal account. Zou Zhuo wanted to stream the deity suit, but he couldn’t bear to buy an account! "

This was very awkward.

"Zou Zhuo also knew that there were already many streamers streaming deity server, so there was no point in him joining in. "

"Alright, let’s continue to the next game. We’ll discuss the matter of the celestial server on the live broadcast. Eh? Eh? The manager is online!"

Zou Zhuo was just about to start another round when he saw a notification pop up on the friend interface. NZX was online!

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, it was so rare for Chen Mo to come online, but he was the one who came today! "

"Just as he was about to send Chen Mo an invite, Chen Mo entered the game at lightning speed … "

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

The bullet screen in the live broadcast room also exploded. Many people had been squatting in little Fatty’s live broadcast room every day just for this scene!

"Zou Zhuo didn’t have many advantages in other aspects, but he did have the advantage of being Chen Mo’s friend! "

"Wow, Chen Mo is online! Brothers, quickly go and inform the others!"

"Quick, fatty, watch Chen Mo, we want to see Chen Mo’s first-person perspective!"

"Little fatty, you’re still dawdling. I’ll remove you, believe it or not!"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless. F * ck, every time Chen Mo came online, his viewers would immediately turn on him … "

Salent took over his live stream in a second …

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, but the fans were too passionate. The rich guys were already spamming all sorts of rockets, and if the chubby guy didn’t look at Chen Mo, he would probably be beaten to death by the fans … "

"Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you guys. I’m going to OBO the store manager."

"The chubby boy was initially very reluctant, but when he saw the pile of rockets and planes that the nouveau riche had sent, he instantly yielded … "

……

"Chen Mo’s PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had a spectator feature, but only friends could watch, and they could only see the player’s first-person perspective, not anyone else on the battlefield. "

"Countless people were looking forward to Chen Mo’s stream, but it was obvious that he wasn’t planning on doing it himself. "

"The players wanted to observe Chen Mo, but the problem was, who had Chen Mo as a friend? "

Only zou Zhuo Zhuo …

"As soon as they heard that Chen Mo was online, the news spread like wildfire! On Tieba, forums, Weibo … The players were spreading the news that they could watch Chen Mo play PlayerUnknown’s Battleground! "

"In just half an hour, a large number of viewers had squeezed into zou Zhuo’s stream, and the first thing they said was, "Where’s Chen Mo? We want to see Chen Zhao!"

Zou Zhuo was speechless. Whose stream was this?

Chapter 693: Qin an and Chen Xiao’s encounter

"Qin an felt that his skills were getting better and better. Recently, he had learned a lot from watching the first-person view of various celestial servers in various live broadcast rooms. "

"Moreover, the number of people in his live broadcast room was still growing steadily. Now, there were already hundreds of people, and the number of core fans was obviously increasing. "

"However, after today’s live broadcast, Qin an did not feel that the number of players in his live broadcast room had increased. Instead, it had decreased! "

Qin an was a little dumbfounded. What was going on?

I didn’t play well today? Or did I accidentally say something wrong during the live broadcast?

"Logically speaking, Qin an’s live broadcast time was very fixed every day. He was on time, so the audience should be used to this time. Today was the weekend, so there was no reason for the audience to be reduced. "

"Qin an was a little puzzled, but he flipped through the bullet screen record. "

"Wow, we can watch Chen Mo’s live stream of deity suit!"

"Oh, really? Chen Mo was livestreaming? I just saw his live broadcast room, but it wasn’t open. "

"It’s not Chen Mo’s stream, it’s Zzz’s stream. Fatty is watching from Chen Mo’s first-person perspective."

"Wow, that’s cool. I can see Chen Mo wreaking havoc in the deity server! Quick, send me the livestream room ID, I’ll go take a look!"

"Someone had announced that they could watch Chen Mo play in the deity server, but Qin an’s stream had lost more than half of his viewers … "

"In fact, it wasn’t just Qin an. The other streamers had also suffered heavy losses. The big streamers on fish-catching live broadcast platform had it worse. Old P, for example, had lost 300000 to 400000 viewers on the spot, and he was still doing so … "

"The other streaming platforms were definitely affected as well. The most obvious sign was that the number of viewers in fatty zou Zhuo’s stream had exploded. Not only did it approach five million, but it had also become the most popular stream. It had even surpassed the second place by more than a million viewers … "

Qin an was shocked. How could this be?

People really can’t be compared!

"He was still worried about the thousands of viewers, but what about Chen Mo? He didn’t even need to do a live broadcast, and he already had five million viewers … No one else could do this. "

"Moreover, the audience was overjoyed as if they were celebrating the New Year! "

"Chen Mo’s livestreaming was quite weird. He didn’t say anything at the start and didn’t even have a camera, but now he didn’t even stream anymore, and even the players who spectated him were able to benefit from it … "

"Qin an could only express his envy, jealousy, and hatred! "

"Moreover, this had also dealt a heavy blow to Qin an’s live streaming career. Initially, Qin an’s live stream was developing well. Although it did not have the official recommendation spots of fish-catching live streaming platform, the number of people was still steadily increasing. However, Chen Zhao’s actions had dealt a huge blow to the streamers of the deity server! "

"They were both in God’s clothing, so who would want to watch other streamers if they could watch Chen Mo? "

Qin an could only express his F ** K. What a coincidence!

……

The final circle.

"The safe zone had shrunk to a very small area, and there were only seven players left in the safe zone. "

"This time, half of the safe zone was in the Urban area while the other half was in the wilderness. Qin an was hiding behind a small hill, drinking his drink as he pondered his next step. "

"There must be a lot of people in the Urban area. Qin an carefully observed the direction of the city, but he did not dare to rush in. "

And the scariest thing was that Chen Zhao was one of them!

"How did Qin an know? Because at the beginning of this game, a person called NZX was spamming the screen like crazy … "

Qin an knew the moment he saw the name. Wasn’t this Chen Mo?

"However, Qin an’s luck was pretty good. He had landed on the north side of the map, while Chen Mo had probably landed at Sosnovka Military Base. The two of them had not met up until the final circle. "

"Qin an couldn’t help but feel excited. If he could kill Chen Zhao, would he be able to brag for three months? "

"After all, Chen Zhao had never died before in the deity suit … "

"Qin an had seen the video of Chen Mo and fatty duo-playing in the carnage immortal costume. They were indeed powerful, and he couldn’t learn it. "

"Be it marksmanship, awareness, or control, Qin an could feel that Chen Zhao was much better than him. He had watched the video more than once. "

"Now that he had encountered it in the game, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Qin an! "

"At this moment, a figure flashed past the top floor of one of the houses. "

"There’s someone!" Qin an’s spirits were lifted. He hid immediately and opened his high magnification scope to aim at the roof. "

"But at the same time, a deep sound came from the roof."Bang!"

"Qin an was highly focused. Before the gunshot, he had already seen the other party’s head. He rolled to the side immediately! "

"A sniper bullet hit Qin an’s previous position, accurately crossing the back of the slope. If Qin an had not reacted quickly, this shot would have most likely blown his head off. "

"That’s the sound of an M24. It’s Chen Zhao?!"

Qin an was shocked. It really was Chen Xiao!

Qin an had already noticed Chen Mo killing people with his m24. It seemed like Chen Mo was the only one who had gotten an M24 in this game.

"Qin an hid behind cover and didn’t dare to come out because Chen Zhao’s M24 was definitely aimed at him. He really didn’t dare to show his head. He didn’t dare to bet on Chen Zhao missing, the probability was too low … "

"It’s okay. There are still seven people. The fight for the housing area will definitely be the fiercest. I’ll wait for them to fight and then fish in troubled waters. There’s still a chance …"

Qin an was very patient. He drank his drink from behind the slope until he heard intense gunshots in the housing area.

"It’s almost time. "

"Qin an tried to peek his head out for a while, but he quickly retracted it. There were no gunshots! "

"Clearly, Chen Zhao was already looking elsewhere. "

"Qin an did not dare to be careless. He ran quickly into the housing area, rolling and running in an irregular pattern, quickly approaching the next cover. "

"Fortunately, the battle in the housing area was very intense. Chen Zhao’s M24 had already killed two people while Qin an was running. "

"This is the house. Let’s sneak in!"

"Qin an arrived at Chen Zhao’s house. There was a broken window, so he entered through it. "

"He walked slowly and carefully, trying not to make a sound. Of course, there was some noise when he jumped through the window, but it was unavoidable. He could only hope that Chen Zhao didn’t hear it because he was focused on the other battles. "

"First level, second level! "

"Qin an was walking up the stairs quietly, and the gunshots on the roof were still going on. Chen Mo’s M24 clearly had a target, and he was engaged in an intense fight with another player in the building. "

"We’re here!"

"When they finally reached the roof, Qin an rushed out with the car! "

"However, in front of him was the black hole of an M4. "

"Bang Bang Bang Bang …"

"A series of intense gunshots rang out. Chen Zhao, who was in front of Qin an, squatted down and stood up in an irregular pattern. The 5.56mm bullets swept through Qin an’s body from top to bottom! "

"Keep up the good work and get chicken dinner next time!"

"Ah!" This line of system words appeared in Qin an’s field of vision, and he himself also shouted out in frustration. "

"Damn it! We were so close!"

"Qin an was certain that Chen Mo only had 10% health left, but it was a pity that this amount of health would determine the life and death of the two. "

Chapter 694: That’s an AI

"Sigh, what a pity. I don’t know when I’ll have another chance like this."

Qin an felt very regretful.

"There weren’t many comments in the live stream, but there were a lot of 6666 comments. The audience had seen Qin an’s attempt to sneak up on Chen Mo. Even though he didn’t succeed, it was still something to be proud of! "

"After all, not every streamer could make it into the final circle in the deity server and get the chance to fight Chen Mo. "

"Godfather Qin is awesome! He almost killed Chen Mo!"

"It’s a pity that the haters in the live broadcast room are all gone. Those who said that Godfather Qin wasn’t playing in the fairy server, come out! You’ve already met Chen Zhao. Is this enough to slap your face?"

"But Chen Zhao’s awareness and shooting skills are really good. How did he know that master Qin would come up? And this New Year greeting spear technique is awesome!"

"It’s okay, master Qin. You did a good job. After all, you’re up against that pervert Chen Mo!"

"Sigh, why isn’t a skilled streamer like Godfather Qin popular?"

"Qin an’s heart warmed when he saw the comments. He quickly said, "Thank you, everyone. I actually just wanted to give it a try, and I didn’t have much hope. There’s still a huge gap between me and Chen Zhao. Let’s queue up later and fight to be in the same match as Chen Mo!"

……

Zou Zhuo’s stream was completely flooded with 66666 comments!

Zou Zhuo’s stream’s viewers clearly saw what happened.

"Chen Zhao first used the M24 on the roof to kill Qin an, but Qin an’s awareness was very good. He rolled and dodged Chen Zhao’s shot. "

"Chen Mo aimed for a long time, but Qin an didn’t show his head, so Chen Mo could only attack other positions. "

"After that, many viewers sent bullet comments, warning Chen Mo to be careful of Qin an’s previous position. They still remembered that there was such a person, but Chen Mo was facing a sniper on the other side. This was obviously a very high-end artificial intelligence, and the two of them shot at each other three or four times, but neither of them killed the other. "

"At this time, Qin an had already made his way over. No one heard his footsteps. "

"But after Chen Zhao sniped the AI with his M24, he switched to his M4 and aimed at the stairs. Qin an happened to run out and hit him! "

"Chen Zhao knew where Qin an came out from, but Qin an didn’t know Chen Zhao’s exact position. He needed some time to react. In addition, Chen Zhao had a large range of movement and could use the new year spear technique, while Qin an’s position was severely limited. So, Chen Zhao won when they fought head-on. "

"Even though he won, it was a Pyrrhic victory with less than 15% health left. Luckily, he used the first aid kit to fill it up. "

"Although they had already seen a lot of wonderful plays, this scene still made the audience unable to help but flood the screen with 66666! "

"F * ck, this guy is so strong. Who is he?"

"It should be a cheater, right? It seems like he’s also an outstanding immortal to be able to force Chen Zhao to this state. He almost had a heart attack!"

"Chen Mo said,’I’ve been killing Immortals every day, but I almost got tricked by one today. F ** K!’"

"Isn’t Chen Mo’s consciousness a little too good? How did he know that the other party would sneak up from downstairs at that time? I can’t hear any footsteps!"

"The players were a little puzzled. Obviously, this level of war between the gods was beyond their understanding … "

"The match ended quickly. Qin an was the third last to die. The other two didn’t give Chen Mo too much pressure. One was shot in the head by Chen Mo’s M24 due to his inattention, while the other was killed by Chen Mo’s random firing after he forced him to move around. "

"He had won chicken dinner in the deity server again, and the bullet screen was filled with 666. "

"Some of Chen Mo’s die-hard fans said, "Everyone, sit down. This is a basic operation. Those who posted 6 are obviously fake fans. Where’s the moderators? quickly ban them!"

"There were many players who were curious, hoping that fatty could ask Chen Mo how he found the person sneaking up from downstairs. "

"Zou Zhuo immediately sent a private message to Chen Mo, "Manager, the player who sneaked up from under the house is quite powerful. How did you find him?"

Chen Mo quickly replied.

"Then he shouldn’t be a player."

Zou Zhuo was confused.

"Chen Mo replied, "forget it, I’ll just tell you. This was supposed to be a secret like the deity server, but now that it’s been exposed, there’s no need to keep it a secret anymore." In fact, not all of the people in the deity suit are deities, some of them are very high-end artificial intelligence. "

"Zou Zhuo "???"

"He thought about it, wasn’t that the ‘Human Computer’ that Chen Mo used to’ test the game ‘? "

"When the experience store was open for trial, Chen Mo played the AI in the game cabin, but fatty also went in and played a few rounds, and turned into a crate every time … "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, he knew how insane these so-called "artificial intelligence" were."Is it the AI I played in the experience store? The kind of AI that’s even more overpowered than a cheater?"

"Chen Mo replied, "yeah, I’m thinking of showing some care to the cheaters. After all, cheaters reduce the game’s difficulty. It’s better to increase the difficulty so that they can enjoy the game more."

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

F * cking enjoying the game? those players who cheated must be cursing in their hearts when they found out that they had died so miserably because of the AI!

"Then, manager, " he asked again, "the one who sneaked up from downstairs just now was an AI?"

"Yes, " Chen Zhao replied."It’s probably a high-level AI. She’s good at shooting and very smart." He must have climbed in through the window and then walked upstairs in silent mode. As for how I found him … It’s actually very simple. I heard the sound of him climbing through the window. According to the speed at which he moved in silent mode and the length of the stairs, I could roughly know when he would appear at the stairway. All I had to do was wait in advance. "

"Zou Zhuo, "F * ck, this works too?" That’s easy?"

"Distance divided by speed equals time, " Chen Mo replied."It’s something even primary school students know. You’re telling me it’s hard?"

"Zou Zhuo said, "one last question, manager. The audience wants to ask you if there’s any experience in using the M24." Everyone expressed that guns were too difficult to use. "

"Chen Zhao replied,’it’s such a simple gun, can’t you? He could have just scoped in, aimed, and shot. When shooting, he first used the Gauss function, mm function, Euler function, and regression function to calculate the position in his heart. Then, he used the lagren’s point, the golden ratio, the permanent magnet effect, the principle of the rotation of clock gears, the domino effect, and the Fibonacci sequence to predict the enemy’s position. At the same time, he also considered the air flow, air resistance, and movement trend. At the same time, he calculated the influence of Air Force on the trajectory, as well as the various possible extreme reactions that the enemy might make. Finally, we’ll slightly calculate the errors caused by the current network speed delay to the hand speed and reaction of the firing. Won’t it be fine if it’s accurate to milliseconds?"

"Zou Zhuo, "…Manager, you’re right. Hurry up and start the next game. Stop acting cool!"

Chapter 695: High-end artificial intelligence Qin an

Chen Mo had been thinking about when he should announce the AI to the players.

"The AI was originally designed to match the deity suit, and was also for Chen Mo to train his skills. Now that the celestial server’s matter had been exposed and the players knew about it, it was only a matter of time before they found out about the AI. "

"After streaming the deity server for a long time, the players would definitely be puzzled. There were so many awesome players with cheats in the deity server, but why had they never seen them post videos or do a live stream? "

Those live streamers who really opened their Weibo accounts to take a look at the celestial server often died when they were in the top 40. Then who were the top players in the celestial server who had cheats?

"Therefore, the players would realize it sooner or later, and in that case, it was better to announce it directly. "

Chen Mo couldn’t help but feel that the AI was slowly growing in the battle in the deity server. Its intelligence was getting higher and higher.

"For example, this artificial intelligence that had sneaked up from the ground floor had almost caused him to flip over. This was really amazing. "

……

"Qin an walked out of the VR internet cafe, feeling very excited. "

I really did fight Chen Zhao for a long time in the deity suit today.

"In the next few rounds, Qin an purposely queued with Chen Zhao, but the results were awkward. He either fell at the AI’s hands or was sniped to death by Chen Zhao from a distance. He didn’t have the chance to fight Chen Zhao at close range. "

"Qin an even tried to snipe Chen Zhao once, but he was shot in the head after three shots … "

"However, it was not easy to Dodge three shots from Chen Zhao’s sniper … "

"When Qin an got home, he couldn’t wait to open his laptop and log into a video website to watch zou Zhuo’s livestream today! "

He wanted to see how Chen Mo played the game from a first person’s perspective.

"Opening the video website, Chen Mo’s first person view video had already been uploaded, and there were a lot of comments, who knew how many people were fighting for the sofa. "

"Qin an looked at it while eating instant noodles. The more he looked, the more emotional he became. "

"Amazing, he’s really a deity server enforcer. Chen Mo’s skills are much better than those experts from the deity server who were spectating."

"This marksmanship, this awareness … Oh my God, I felt that I was just lucky to be able to fight with him. No wonder I could only be abused later on."

Qin an looked at Chen Mo’s first-person perspective and felt that he had learned a lot.

"The rest of the audience could only watch for fun, but Qin an was different. On one hand, he had played in the deity server for a long time and watched the AI’s first person perspective for a long time, so his awareness was close to Chen Mo’s level. At least he could understand Chen Mo’s intentions. On the other hand, Qin an himself had participated in these games, so he had a deeper understanding of the entire battlefield than others. When he looked back at these videos, he could find the gaps and analyze if his decision was wrong. "

"As he watched, Qin an saw the scene of him attacking Chen Zhao. "

"Chen Zhao aimed at the slope where Qin an was, but he missed. He waited for a long time, but Qin an did not appear again, so he had to turn to another direction. "

"The bullet screen was even marked in red,[reminder in the front row, remember this artificial intelligence!] "

Qin an was a little confused. What did he mean by remember this artificial intelligence? But he didn’t care and continued to read.

"After Chen Momo killed the AI, he switched to his M4 and aimed at the stairs. "

"Bullet screen "nuclear energy warning ahead! God-level prediction!"

"A high-end artificial intelligence has appeared in front of us. Serente almost lost his car!"

"The intelligent machine crisis has arrived. The destruction of mankind will begin with the failure of salent!"

Qin an knew what happened next. He came out of the stairs and ran into Chen Zhao’s gun. He was killed by Chen Zhao’s gun.

The bullet screen instantly exploded.

"High-end artificial intelligence, it’s so cool! The only thing that could take down Chen Mo’s HP to 15%!"

"Chen Xiao that’s right, you’re the one with the most hope in the immortal world. But it’s a pity that you still can’t break through the barrier between immortal and God!"

"This is a true fight between Immortals!"

"Damn, no wonder the deity suit is so perverted. It turns out that it’s full of artificial intelligence!"

"Who the F * ck would be able to tell that this is artificial intelligence? They’re clearly players!"

"Everyone, please remember the Lord of the celestial realm. He is the only one who took down 15% of the God of creation’s health bar. His id is JadEmp!"

Qin an was dumbfounded. What the hell? When did I become an artificial intelligence?

"If Qin an hadn’t played this game himself, he would have suspected that his memory was distorted when he saw the bullet screen … "

Isn’t that me? How did it become an artificial intelligence?

"Qin an looked at the game id in the video. Yes, it was JadEmp. This was the name that came with the account he bought. He knew what the name meant, but this was definitely his own account! "

Qin an was very puzzled.

He continued to read and saw the part where zou Zhuo and Chen Mo were chatting. He finally understood.

"Calculating the time to reach the top floor through the speed of silent steps? As expected, Chen Zhao still heard me climbing through the window. Impressive. "

"But … I’ve been officially designated as an artificial intelligence!"

"Qin an was speechless. He only realized now that the "gods" in the deity server that he had been observing were all artificial intelligence. But the annoying thing was, even though he was a player, he was being treated as an AI by Chen Mo … "

"Chen Mo didn’t look at the background data when playing the deity server, nor did he try to distinguish between the players and the AI. He thought that Qin an was so powerful that even a player with cheats couldn’t do it, so it must be the AI, and a pretty powerful one at that. "

"Cheaters often relied on self-sighting cheats. These players ‘awareness and positioning were terrible, so it was impossible for them to survive until the final circle. Therefore, Chen Mo didn’t think of Qin an as a player at all. He didn’t expect that a normal player like Qin an would be locked up in the deity suit and even train up his skills … "

"Qin an was very helpless, and his fan group also exploded … "

"That’s right, Qin an had a larger audience now, so he had also specially created a fan group. After his fight with Chen Mo, his fans started spreading the news on all the forums, saying that this streamer specialized in playing in the deity server and even fought with Chen Mo. "

"In the end, no one believed him … "

"Where did this little streamer come from to ride on salent’s popularity? Salent is obviously fighting against an AI, so stop trying to make yourself look good!"

"Yeah, that JadEmp is an AI. Chen Mo said that the AI is a mirror image created by randomly collecting player information. The officials say it’s an AI, is it really appropriate for you to lie like this?"

"Same name? That’s impossible, right?"

"If you’re so capable, show us the recording of the host’s live broadcast!"

"In the end, Qin an’s fans were dumbfounded. There was no video recording! "

"Qin an didn’t have many die-hard fans now, and live streaming was a treatment only big streamers had. Not to mention fans, Qin an himself didn’t even think of recording his own live stream … "

"This was very embarrassing. After the officials confirmed that it was artificial intelligence, the players all believed it … "

"Qin an could only comfort his fans in the fan group."It’s fine. We’ll record it when we meet Chen Mo again … Don’t worry too much about it, we’ll meet him sooner or later."

Chapter 696: Someone won a chicken dinner in the deity server?

"After that, Qin an practiced hard in the deity suit while watching the first-person perspective of the high-end artificial intelligence. "

"He even turned on the recording function every time he livestreamed, waiting for the day when he would meet Chen Mo again to prove that he wasn’t an AI. "

"However, what was suffocating was that Chen Zhao stopped fighting the deity suit. "

This made Qin an very frustrated. He had missed such a good opportunity to be famous …

"In fact, if it were any other live streamer, with a large number of hardcore fans or even fake reviewers to create momentum for them, they would have already made the fact that they were JadEmp known to everyone. But Qin an didn’t have a video, and he didn’t have many core fans. No one would do anything to promote him. Even if he posted it on the forum, it wouldn’t cause much of a stir. Qin an was also lazy. He didn’t think it was necessary to prove anything. He could just record the next time he met Chen Mo. "

"Moreover, many players were already certain that JadEmp was an AI, since Chen Mo said so himself. When they saw someone else claiming jademp’s account, their first reaction was to ride on the wave and shut down the account without even looking at the content, some even criticizing it. "

"Qin an really wanted to meet Chen Mo again. A video recording would prove it, but Chen Mo didn’t want to fight anymore … "

"He wasn’t online, so zou Zhuo couldn’t see him. "

"Qin an was also a little annoyed, but he was a more open-minded person, so he continued the live broadcast. "

"However, there was a benefit to it. "

"This time, Chen Zhao’s resurrection had made the deity suit even more popular. "

"In the beginning, many players thought that the deity server was just a bunch of cheaters, so although they were interested, they were just hunting for novelty. But he heard from Chen Mo that there was artificial intelligence here? And artificial intelligence can punish cheaters? The players were instantly interested! "

"After Chen Mo disappeared, the players who liked to watch the deity server returned to the other observer’s rooms. Many of the streamers even went to look for high-end artificial intelligence to observe, and the audience loved to watch. "

"Qin an was one of the livestreamers, because the players didn’t believe him when he said that he was wearing a deity costume … "

"On the one hand, Qin an was consistently in the top 20 in the celestial server, often in the top 10, and occasionally getting a chicken butt. The players didn’t believe that this was the celestial server at all, because even those who used micro-self-sight could not get such a result. On the other hand, when the new viewers saw Qin an’s id, they said, "JadEmp, one after another, expressed, " I’m not watching anymore! "

Qin an simply couldn’t say anything. I was the one who started it first …

"JadEmp’s id had also become popular, so when many viewers saw Qin an’s id, their first impression was that he had changed his name to gain popularity. They were very disdainful. "

"In addition, the celestial server and the normal server were on two different servers, so the IDs could be repeated. Back when Chen Mo was working on AI, in order to make them look more like players, his IDs were randomly picked from the players ‘names. Therefore, when the audience saw Qin an’s id, not only did they not think that he was the AI, but they also thought that he was just playing in a normal server … "

"Qin an had explained at the beginning, but no one believed him … "

"Chen Mo already said it’s artificial intelligence!" The new viewers said, "the host lied!"

"Someone even asked,[streamer, your account id is pretty good. How did you get a slot?] Are you selling your account?"

"In the end, Qin an stopped explaining and focused on the live broadcast … "

"However, even so, more and more players began to follow his live stream. Soon, the number of followers in his live stream reached more than 10000. Qin an didn’t think too much about it. He just practiced his skills on the live stream every day. To him, he was satisfied with so many people watching his live stream. After all, he had been playing for so long and had never won a chicken dinner. The audience was still so supportive of him, which made him very touched. "

"Come on! You must win chicken dinner this time!" Qin an thought to himself. "

……

"In the experience store, Qian Kun yawned. Chen Mo wasn’t around today, so he was slacking off during work. "

"He had slept late last night, so he was still a little groggy from work in the morning. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was developing very well. Modern battlefield and flaming Assault 2 were gradually gaining the upper hand in the competition, especially in terms of topics of discussion. They completely crushed the other two games. "

Chen Zhao had also been invited to go around recently. He had just set off for Shanghai yesterday.

"The popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground could be felt by professional clubs more clearly than ordinary players. As the popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground continued to rise, the major clubs began to prepare to form professional teams and hold professional leagues. "

"Of course, Chen Mo was still the one promoting PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, which was why all the clubs invited him to Shanghai to discuss the competition and becoming a professional player. "

"As for whether or not PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could hold a professional tournament … That was obvious. Chen Mo had already used the s-Series World Championship of League of Legends to prove his foresight and professionalism in e-sports. Other game companies couldn’t do e-sports well, but Chen Mo could! "

"Qian Kun had nothing to do, so he opened the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ‘management platform to check the game’s statistics. "

"Although the God’s Eye system had automatically banned the cheating and distributed the celestial server, it still needed to be manually reviewed. The PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds project team had a group of people in charge of reviewing the operation of God’s eye. At the same time, they would work with customer service to prevent false bans and remove them at any time if they were discovered. "

"Eh? A player won a chicken dinner in the deity server?" Qian Kun was shocked. What the hell was this? "

"Among the bunch of system notifications, one of them was particularly eye-catching. A player with the id JadEmp had won a chicken dinner in the celestial server! "

"Qian Kun didn’t watch the livestream, so he didn’t have any impression of this id. "

"According to God’s eye’s system design, when a player got a chicken dinner in the celestial server, they must alert the police. "

"This was because the celestial server was a kind of external defense mechanism. Its design was to make all external players be abused by the artificial intelligence and never get a chance to win. Therefore, once a player got a chicken dinner in the celestial server, there were only two situations The biggest possibility was that the players had a new and awesome cheat, and they needed to update the artificial intelligence system and the God’s Eye system. They might even consider whether to ban their accounts. The extremely small possibility was that this player was really awesome and defeated the artificial intelligence with his micro-self-sight. "

"The reason why the possibility of this happening was extremely low was that the AI’s marksmanship was as good as the micro-self-sight, and its consciousness completely crushed the players. Most of the players who used micro-self-sight didn’t have the willpower to learn movement techniques or train their awareness. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have used such an opportunistic method. "

"Therefore, Qian Kun’s first reaction was to wonder if there was a new hack. "

He quickly opened the God’s Eye system and started to check the evaluation of this player.

"But the more he looked, the more confused he became. "

"What do you mean? The God’s Eye determined that … This player didn’t cheat?" Qian Kun was dumbfounded, what was this? "

Chapter 697: She was released

Qian Kun was dumbfounded. Was there a bug in the God’s Eye? It can’t be?

"He then opened the God’s Eye’s detailed data analysis of JadEmp. According to the God’s Eye’s analysis, jademp’s various ability scores were very close to that of a high-end artificial intelligence. In terms of marksmanship, be it accuracy or hit rate, he was very high. In terms of body movement, awareness, reaction, and other aspects, he was also at the top. "

Qian Kun was shocked. What the hell? was this the latest hack?

"Qian Kun did not dare to make a decision, so he called Chen Zhao. "

Chen Zhao was still in Shanghai. He thought for a few minutes after picking up the phone. He was clearly surprised.

"What’s the id of the player you’re talking about?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Qian Kun looked at the information provided by the system "His id is JadEmp. It’s a male character, and his real name is Zhang Peng. He’s 29 years old. "

"Chen Zhao was also confused, JadEmp? Why did he seem to have heard of this id before? Isn’t that the ‘artificial intelligence’ I met before? Alright, you don’t have to worry about this for now. I’ll look into it and give you a reply. "

"After hanging up, Chen Mo opened his laptop and checked out the background system of God’s eye. "

"JadEmp was indeed in the celestial server, and he was really the person who had been in the same line as him. It seemed that this was a player, but he had mistaken it for an artificial intelligence. "

"Chen Mo was shocked too, a player could make it into the final circle? You can even win chicken in the deity server? "

"However, Chen Mo wasn’t so sure after seeing the account’s verification details. "

"This person was already 29 years old. Logically speaking, whether it was reaction time, awareness, or technique, he should not have been able to keep up. Although Chen Mo was also in his twenties, he had the system’s Black technology. How could a normal 30-year-old have a reaction speed that was close to his? Those professional players who retired at the age of 25 would probably cry in the toilet. "

"Could it be the latest external hack? Not only could it aim at itself, but it could also take over the player’s movement and consciousness like advanced artificial intelligence? "

"But it didn’t make sense either, because the God’s Eye could distinguish between humans and artificial intelligence. "

"Artificial intelligence had its own set of unique logic and algorithms, as well as its own special behavioral patterns. Ordinary people would not be able to tell, but in the eyes of God, artificial intelligence was like his own child. It was also because of this ability of the God’s Eye that it could distinguish between players, cheaters, and artificial intelligence with almost zero errors. All of this was built on a huge database and the artificial intelligence’s powerful data analysis ability. "

As for someone who could develop an external hack that could deceive God’s eye and fully simulate all the operations of an expert? Chen Zhao didn’t believe it.

"This was because even the Pangu system could not make such a thing, so Origin probably could not. "

"Therefore, all the evidence pointed to the fact that this person might really be a rare genius in fps games … "

"Chen Mo checked the account’s past data and found out that he was one of the first players to be locked in the divines server. His account was very active, playing for more than five hours almost every day. "

"In the beginning, this account had always been in the celestial server, so it had been locked in the celestial server forever. "

"However, there was a three-day break in the middle. After that, this account played the game for a long time every day, and the data kept rising. There were no more records of cheating. "

"Don’t tell me … He bought an account?"

"Chen Mo could only guess that. From the increase in this person’s stats, it looked like he was getting stronger through his own hard work, not some high-tech hack. "

"Moreover, the data after the three-day break was very different, so it was likely that two people were playing. In other words, this account was a Black account and had been bought by someone else. "

"Chen Zhao thought about it. Although this person was still suspected of driving high tech, he could only remain innocent from the current situation. Since the officials could not find any evidence, they could only treat him as a normal player. "

"Since he was a normal player, there was no reason for him to be locked up in the celestial server. "

"Chen Mo called Qian Kun back, "There’s a high chance that JadEmp is a normal player. Let’s release him from the celestial server first. Yes, I’ll deal with the rest when I return to the capital. I’m quite busy now and don’t have time to deal with these things. "

"Chen Zhao didn’t think too much about it. He was quite interested in JadEmp. After all, he was probably the strongest normal human known to the God’s Eye. However, Chen Mo was still busy promoting PlayerUnknown’s Battleground in Shanghai and didn’t have the time to chat with JadEmp. "

……

In Qin an’s live broadcast room.

"Today, Qin an was in a very good mood because he had finally won a chicken dinner in the deity server! "

"Of course, getting the chicken dinner this time had a little luck in it because he had cleared three destiny circles in a row. Otherwise, he might not have been able to win against the artificial intelligence steel gun in the wilderness. "

"However, no matter what, to be able to win a chicken dinner in the celestial server, luck was just a small support. If one did not have strong skills and awareness, they would not be able to last until the final circle. "

"The only pity was that Qin an won the game at nine in the morning, so not many people saw it. "

"Qin an didn’t care too much. First, he had already recorded it. Second, it was more of an affirmation and recognition of his own strength. He didn’t have to show it off to others. For Qin an, it was already a very happy thing for thousands of people in the live broadcast room to witness him winning the chicken dinner in the celestial server. "

"After that, he played two more rounds and successfully made it into the final circle in both rounds. Although he didn’t get the chicken dinner in the end, Qin an was already quite satisfied. "

"This meant that after such a long time of hard work, Qin an’s strength was enough to enter the final circle in the celestial server, and he was on par with the top AI. "

Qin an decided to take a break and communicate with the audience in the live broadcast room.

"There were also more comments on the bullet screen. Although Qin an’s live stream basically didn’t speak, as long as the players really watched it and could see Qin an’s consciousness and operation, they would stay and become loyal fans. Therefore, although there were not many people in the live broadcast room, there were still a lot of bullet comments. "

"Come on, Godfather Qin! Let’s get another chicken dinner!"

"It’s big news that Godfather Qin won a chicken dinner in the deity suit. Why isn’t anyone paying attention? I posted on the forums and no one believed me, F * ck!"

"Why doesn’t anyone believe a livestream contestant like Godfather Qin …"

"The officials are cheating us! She said that Godfather Qin is an artificial intelligence, this F * cking …"

"Master Qin, later on, put the video on the internet and let them gain some knowledge!"

Qin an also happily chatted with the bullet comments.

"It’s okay, just watch the live broadcast quietly. There’s no need to go out and show off, and there’s no need to go to other live broadcast rooms to talk nonsense. It’s good enough to have you guys watch my live broadcast quietly every day."

"As for the video recording, I’ll put it online when I get back this afternoon. There’s no rush. My internet cafe is quite expensive. I can’t waste precious time."

"You guys don’t have to take it to heart if you call me an AI. Just take it as a compliment, ahaha."

"Alright, let’s chat for a while and continue with the queue."

"Eh? How come it’s so fast this time?"

Chapter 698: A bug in the artificial intelligence?

"Qin an was still puzzled. Usually, it would take about ten seconds to line up. Why did he get in instantly today? "

"He entered the game right after he started it, not even giving him time to react … "

"Qin an didn’t think too much about it. The spawn area was still as usual, and the AI was still running and jumping around like the players. "

"The only difference was that there seemed to be more cheating players in this game, and they were all talking nonsense. "

"Qin an had met a few cheating players in the spawn area before, but there were very few of them. Today, there seemed to be more people. "

The game began.

"As usual, Qin an did not dare to land in places like Sosnovka Military Base or Pochinki. Instead, he chose a small village that was further away from the flight route. There were only five or six houses in total. "

"As soon as he opened the umbrella, Qin an was dumbfounded. How could four people jump out of such a broken place? "

"Other than Qin an, there were three other people. Qin an’s scalp was numb … "

"It’s over. Everyone, I might turn into a crate after landing. "

"Qin an knew all too well the consequences of clashing with the artificial intelligence in the early stages. It was all about luck. Whoever got the gun first could kill. If Qin an didn’t have a gun when he landed, the artificial intelligence would be able to shoot him in the head with a small pistol. "

"Qin an was panicking. Fortunately, the other three people had landed in a different position than him. "

"After Qin an landed, he quickly ran into the house. When he pushed the door open, a Thompson submachine gun was in front of him! "

"nice!"

"Qin an hurriedly picked up the Thompson submachine gun at the speed of light. An enemy just happened to come in from the other door of the house, and Qin an did not even think about it, and the Thompson submachine gun shot holes into him. "

"Bang! Bang Bang!"

"After a few gunshots, the enemy’s head spurted out a large amount of blood and he fell to the ground dead. "

"Good luck, good luck."

"Qin an felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, the other side did not get a gun. "

"However, the situation after that was still quite grim. There were two other people in this small place. If these two were both artificial intelligence, then the probability of Qin an walking out of this small village alive was still not too high … "

"Qin an had already roughly seen where the other two people had landed. He quickly searched the room, then ran directly to the room with the best location. He jumped in through the window and waited patiently at the stairs on the second floor. "

"Dong Dong Dong."

"Footsteps came from downstairs, and the two of them ran into the house not far away from each other. Although there were a few gunshots, it was estimated that the man in front was not shot. "

"In the blink of an eye, a man in a white down jacket had run up the stairs. Qin an poked his head out from the side and shot him in the head again! "

"The guy behind him was also in pursuit. He was still wondering why the person he was chasing had died. Then, he heard a few short gunshots from the top of the stairs. Then, his vision was filled with blood. The motorcycle helmet couldn’t block much damage. Before he could understand what had happened, he had turned into a box. "

"These two should be players." Qin an muttered to himself. "

"If they were artificial intelligence, they wouldn’t have rushed up so stupidly, so Qin an judged that these two should be players who had activated micro-vision. "

"The surroundings had been cleared, and Qin an happily went up to loot. "

"Then, he heard a crate on the ground say in a voice message, "F * ck, they’re all headshots. Are you a cheater?"

Qin an ignored him. The man cursed for a while and then quit the game.

"Qin an was still puzzled. Why did he say it as if he didn’t cheat? This is a deity suit, don’t you know why you were locked in here? "

"There were not many good things in the village. Qin an searched the whole village and found only a level-two helmet, a level-one armor, an M16, and a grapeshot gun. The bullets were fine, but there was not much medicine. However, Qin an did not feel anything. Anyway, he had been jumping in this kind of remote place and had long been used to it. "

Qin an ran to the small village next door. The two places were only a few hundred meters apart. He encountered a lost player on the way and shot him to death.

Qin an was a little puzzled. What was going on? it felt like all his opponents today had lost their intelligence?

"He had killed three more people in the nearby village. When he was about to leave, he heard the sound of a Jeep and killed the driver with a mechanical sight. Now, he even had a car and looted a 98k. "

"The bullet screen was already filled with all kinds of 666 comments. Qin an laughed in embarrassment. "I’m quite lucky today. I feel like I won’t be able to eat any seasoning packets for the next week. Oh my, no, this oath can’t be made so easily. Everyone, just pretend I didn’t say anything. "

"Qin an drove the Jeep on the road and met two or three people running around in the wilderness. Without thinking, Qin an got out of the car and killed them with two shots from his 98k. "

"Strange, are these all players? Why are you all running around in the wilderness, what’s wrong with you … Aren’t you just giving your life to me?"

"Qin an wasn’t trying to increase the number of kills, but he didn’t dare to not kill! "

"According to his experience in the deity suit, anyone he met on the road could be an AI. If he didn’t kill them, they would kill him. Even if he drove the car and tried to run, he might be shot from a long distance. So the best choice was to get out of the car and fight. "

"Qin an still had the same idea. He would get out of the car and attack anyone he saw. However, after a long time, he realized that there was no one who could fight. "

"In the past, when he was driving on the road, he would often encounter people who were on the verge of death. It was common for the car to be blown up and people to be killed. But today, it was strange. He had killed five or six people in a row, and the car was still full of health … "

"These people were running around like idiots. Qin an got out of the car and aimed at his 98K. He took two shots at each of them. If he really couldn’t handle it, he would switch to his M16 and shoot a magazine of bullets at them. These people were very confused when they were hit. They didn’t know how to spiral and roll very straightforwardly. Qin an felt like he was hitting a fixed target … "

"In the middle, he missed a few shots with his 98k. It was not that Qin an’s marksmanship was bad, but that the opponent’s positioning was too straightforward, and Qin an’s prediction was completely ineffective … "

"What’s with the AI today? A bug? Did you adjust the difficulty?"

Qin an was confused as he looted.

"There were 45 people left, and Qin an had already killed 11 … "

"Besides, Qin an was already very rich. He had a level-two vest, an almost fully equipped SCAR, and a 98k with an 8x scope. In Qin an’s opinion, these were all equipment that could be used in the final circle. "

"After all, he was usually very careful when he searched. Even when he killed someone, he didn’t dare to loot the loot, for fear that some AI would be aiming at him. Therefore, he had always been very poor. But today, for some reason, he suddenly became especially rich … "

"Driving, parking, and killing. "

"Driving, parking, and killing. "

"Oh my God, I had a good time today. This game can be so fun?" Qin an could not help but laugh. "

"However, Qin an was not very happy. He felt that the reason he could kill so casually was definitely not because he could abuse the AI. It was impossible for his level to improve so quickly. "

"There’s probably a bug in the artificial intelligence. Hehe, then quickly take advantage of this time to have a good time!"

"After Qin an realized that there seemed to be a bug in the artificial intelligence, he no longer acted sneakily. He simply drove his car to stop the fight and kill anyone he saw! "

Chapter 699: Today’s opponent is so noob

"Qin an was having a good time killing, but the other players were not. "

Many players trembled in fear when they saw the kill notifications of JadEmp on their screens …

"What’s going on? this person seems to have killed more than a dozen people. Is he a F * cking god-like player??"

"That can’t be. Didn’t PlayerUnknown’s Battleground say that there are no cheats?"

"F * ck, this name, and she’s cosplaying an artificial intelligence??"

"I feel like he’s definitely some mentally-twisted pervert!"

"Why hasn’t his title been given? You’ve already killed so many people!"

"The players all had their own questions, but because they were playing solo, they could not communicate with each other. They could only hide in the corner, afraid that they would bump into each other. "

"But in this way, the speed of the dead slowed down, and Qin an was even more satisfied with killing … "

"The other players had gone into hiding, so the number of kills among the other players had decreased. The more people who made it into the final circle alive, the happier Qin an was. "

Because … The rest is mine!

"[ 21 kills, 14 survived.] "

The safe zone continued to shrink and eventually refreshed to the top of the hill.

"Qin an’s heart was practically blooming with joy. Normally, he would be worried to death if the circle refreshed on the mountain. The A.I.’S marksmanship was so crazy, and there was not much cover on the mountain. Winning the chicken dinner would all depend on luck. However, this match was different. There was a bug in the artificial intelligence. If the hilltop were to play in the final circle, wouldn’t that make them live targets? "

"Qin an drove up the mountain. If he met anyone on the way, he would kill them without saying a word! "

"When he reached the top of the mountain, he pulled out his 98k with an 8x scope and killed! "

"Qin an did not count how many people he had killed. After all, the safe zone was only so big. He kept moving between the covers on the top of the hill, looking here and there. As long as he saw someone, he would headshot them with his 98k. "

"Two of them were wearing level-three Spetznaz helmets, but Qin an did not kill them with a single shot from his 98k. He immediately took out his SCAR and fired a few shots before killing them. "

As for the others who wanted to fight back … They couldn’t touch Qin an at all.

"Qin an had rolled away to avoid the more threatening enemies before they could even raise their guns. Even if he was occasionally hit by a few stray bullets, he would still be a good man after healing himself and recovering his health. "

[Great luck! We’ll have chicken dinner tonight!]

"Another shot from the 98k was fired, and the image in his field of vision was frozen. The iconic line of text appeared in the striking position. "

"Eh? You’re done?" Qin an was still a little unsatisfied. That was it? "

"The white circle was quite big, and he had already killed all the people? "

"Looking at the kill count, it was 34! "

The bullet screen exploded. A chicken dinner with 34 kills was a rare sight even in a fish pond game!

"Let alone killing 34 players, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to find 34 players in the game … "

"F * ck, did Godfather Qin take drugs today? he got 34 kills and won the chicken dinner? I’m starting to doubt the authenticity of this world …"

"I don’t think the opponent in the deity suit is that strong today. There were a few times when I felt that Godfather Qin was going to die, but the opponent didn’t hit him …"

"Yeah, although it’s fun to kill people, it seems that the opponent is indeed a little weak."

"Godfather Qin said it himself. I feel like there’s a bug in the artificial intelligence. But I’m really happy to watch it."

"Master Qin, if you could kill like this every time, you would have become the Big Brother of the fish!"

"I was just tricked into coming in. What ghostly celestial costume? isn’t this just a normal costume? I wanted to flame him, but 34 kills in the normal server is crazy enough. I’m following him!"

"That’s right, it’s not a celestial server … Fish pond game, right?"

"Host, doesn’t your conscience hurt when you put the three words ‘deity suit’ in the title?"

"Qin an had just finished playing, so he didn’t feel particularly happy. He felt like he had fallen before he could even exert his strength. "

"Well, today’s opponents are indeed weaker. I suspect that there’s something wrong with the AI. Today’s chicken dinner doesn’t count. Let’s wait for the AI’s bug to be fixed before we eat again."

"Sigh, although it looks good to kill people like this, it’s meaningless. If your opponents are so weak, what sense of achievement can you get by beating them up?"

"New viewers, this is really the deity server. However, there might be a bug in the deity server today. The artificial intelligence has become very weak. I don’t know what’s going on either."

"Alright, that’s all for today’s live broadcast. See you tomorrow at the same time."

"When Qin Anlin left, the bullet screen was still filled with comments. He couldn’t help but sigh. His live streaming career was thriving. "

"However, some of the new viewers kept saying, "this is not a celestial server, this is a normal server." This made Qin an very annoyed. "

"There had always been such comments before, but there seemed to be more today. Perhaps there was a bug in the artificial intelligence, so it made the celestial server look like a fish pond game. "

Qin an didn’t take it to heart. He went home as usual and uploaded the video while making instant noodles.

"The video was directly uploaded to the pretentious website. The two videos were in 2p. One of them was a chicken dinner in the celestial server, and the other was a 34-kill chicken dinner in the celestial server with a bug. "

"Qin an’s naming problem flared up again. He thought for a long time and typed the title of the video "I won’t open my deity suit to eat chicken!"

"After thinking for a while, he added a note to the video’s introduction "The 1p is a normal game of PUBG in deity server. The 2p is a game of PUBG in deity server with a bug."

"After he uploaded the video, no one replied or sent any comments. Qin an was already used to this. After closing the website, he no longer cared about this matter. "

Qin an ate instant noodles as he continued to watch the live broadcast of the divines server.

"That’s weird, why don’t I feel like there’s a bug in their deity suit? I’m the only one with a bug?"

"Qin an scratched his head. The more he looked at it, the more puzzled he became. Other people’s deity clothing seemed to be fine? The artificial intelligence was still so abnormal, her marksmanship was still so good, and the rhythm was still so fast. "

"Why did it seem like there was a bug in his deity suit, and all the artificial intelligence had collectively dropped? "

"Maybe it’s just that one match that’s special. It should be back to normal tomorrow."

"Qin an didn’t think too much about it. In the afternoon, he watched some videos and felt sleepy, so he went to sleep. "

……

"At around 7 pm, Qin an woke up from hunger. He drank a glass of water and made a bowl of noodles. "

"He was still thinking about the video. When he opened the show site, he was instantly shocked. "

"F * ck, my video is being recommended on the home page??"

Qin an was dumbfounded. Happiness had come too suddenly …

"At first, he didn’t have much hope and thought that the video would be buried, but after a night’s sleep, the video went viral! And it even made it to the front page of the game section! "

The popularity was still rising!

"In fact, with Qin an’s ridiculous title, it was not surprising that the video was buried. However, there happened to be two small-time streamers in today’s match. Many viewers had seen the match, and when it was posted on Tieba and forums, it instantly caused a heated discussion! "

"This post was seen by Qin an’s fans again, and the fans directly posted the address of Qin an’s live broadcast room and his account number. So, people in Tieba and forums followed the address and found the video that Qin an had just posted. "

"A lot of people didn’t believe it at first. 34 kills in a chicken dinner? even if he was bragging, he had to make a draft, right? "

"In the end, it really was a 34 kill chicken dinner! The entire process was recorded from a first-person perspective! "

Chapter 700: The livestream competition

"Qin an’s video went viral in a very short time, and all kinds of comments and comments exploded! "

"There’s really a video recording, from the first person’s perspective? Did he really get 34 kills in one game?"

"It’s a little fake. Are there any big hands that can hammer a wave? Isn’t this cheating?"

"Didn’t PlayerUnknown’s Battleground not have any cheats?"

"It’s hard to say. Maybe it’s some high-tech thing?"

"I can’t be sure if he cheated, but judging from his reaction and awareness, he’s really good. I just don’t know if such accurate shooting is high-tech."

"Why does the Kar98k feel more stable than scoped in?"

"This brother is playing on a normal server, not some deity server at all. It’s just a title party to cheat traffic!"

"It’s not embarrassing to be beaten up like this in ordinary clothes, so why do you have to say that it’s the celestial clothes that are putting gold on your face? I don’t understand. "

Qin an looked at the comments and scratched his head. What did he mean? this was a deity costume!

"As he scrolled down, he finally understood why these people would say that this was a normal server. "

"This was because he was lined up with two small streamers, and the live recordings of those two small streamers could be found! "

"Qin an took a look. These two little streamers had indeed played in ordinary servers before, and combined with the difficulty of the last game he played today … "

"I … I was released from the Daoist costume? I’m playing in a normal server?"

"Qin an was speechless. No one believed that he was playing the deity suit, but now, it was even more inexplicable! "

"This was especially so for the chicken dinner in the celestial server. Now that his account was in a normal server, how was he going to make others believe that he had won chicken dinner in the celestial server? "

What made Qin an even more depressed was that he could no longer practice his skills in the deity suit!

"It was similar to how a champion was placed in the bronze Division. Although it felt good to bully noobs for a while, he felt that he would definitely continue to fall back! Only by maintaining high-intensity training could he maintain his level. Qin an liked the celestial outfit now and didn’t want to come out! "

"What should I do … Should I buy another account?"

"Qin an gritted his teeth and decided to buy another celestial server account. It was impossible to use hacks to return to the deity server. Those hacks would cost at least a few thousand a month, which was not something they could afford. If the celestial server account still cost one or two hundred Yuan, he could consider buying another one. "

"When Qin an went to the website where he bought the account, he found that all the deity server accounts had more than a thousand! "

Qin an was speechless. Was this a scam?

The officials were cheating!

"Ah, forget it. I can’t afford it. Let’s wait and see tomorrow, what if we can’t go back to the celestial server …"

……

"The next day, the number of people in Qin an’s live stream room soared! "

"Not long after Qin an started his stream, the number of viewers had soared to more than 200000, and it was still showing a rising trend. "

"Is this the streamer who got 34 kills in one game of PUBG? I’m paying attention to it!"

"Cheater, I’m going to expose your true colors today!"

"I’m here to record. I’ll beat you up later. If you have the ability, then continue to use your high-tech!"

Qin an was a little speechless. It seemed that many of the new audience members didn’t come with good intentions.

"However, he didn’t care about these people. He didn’t even bother to ask the moderators to ban his account. Anyway, he didn’t cheat and everything was at his true level. The haters could just hack him as much as they wanted. "

"Before today’s livestream, I have something to tell everyone. I don’t know why my account was released from the celestial server … So I can only play in the normal server today. I’ll change the title later."

"Don’t ask me why, I don’t know either … Old viewers, you all know that I’ve always been streaming in the celestial server, but I don’t know how I got out of it yesterday. Please believe me!"

"It was fine if Qin an didn’t explain, but once he did, the audience who had just arrived didn’t believe him even more … "

"However, since they knew that this was a normal server, everyone expressed that they would still watch it as long as they played well! "

Qin an was also speechless. I also want to go back to the deity suit!

……

"In Shanghai, Chen Mo was discussing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground with the club representatives. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds competitions were quite well organized, and there were even some international competitions. However, the popularity of the competitions didn’t match the popularity of the game itself. "

"For a competitive game, high-end competitions were an inseparable part of the game itself. It was impossible to avoid this. "

"In his previous life, the development of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was slow. On one hand, there were flaws in this type of online spectating game, which would affect the viewing rate of the competition. On the other hand, Bluehole was not particularly enthusiastic in promoting the competition, unlike fist company, who had a long-term plan for the entire e-sports system. "

"Chen Mo didn’t have any plans to establish a competitive system like the LPL, but it was better to promote the competition as soon as possible. "

"In competitive games, it wasn’t reasonable for a streamer to be more popular than a professional player, because only professional players were at the top of the game, while streamers were ultimately entertainment-type players. Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life’s League of Legends, the most popular players in the early stages were the big streamers, but in the later stages, the players who stood at the top of the industry were either retired or active professional players, such as Master Lu and sleazy pig. "

"For a game like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, it was only a matter of time before it had to embark on this path. "

"With the game’s popularity, several major clubs in Shanghai expressed their interest in setting up a branch of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Chen Mo’s idea was to organize some small scale events to raise the attention of the players towards PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"After contacting several major clubs and the heads of several live broadcasting platforms, they basically reached an agreement to hold a live broadcast competition first. "

"None of these clubs had formed professional teams yet. There was still a long time from selection to training, so it was a little too late. Letting the hosts play a game, on the one hand, it would bring its own popularity and traffic, so the attention of the game could be easily raised; On the other hand, they could pick out some valuable players from the small streamers for the big clubs to choose from. "

"Several live streaming platforms also came to an agreement, so the livestream competition for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was decided. "

"There were still some details that needed to be considered by the organizers, but in general, there were a few basic rules The contestants are mainly live streamers and must have a certain reputation. The live streamers are allowed to form any team with others. The number of teams should be controlled at 25, which is 100 people; The live streaming platforms would have corresponding promotion plans for the winning streamers and outstanding individuals. The clubs and the official website of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground would also have corresponding reward mechanisms. "

The venue of the competition was set to be in Shanghai. The related matters and venue of the competition were still arranged by Yan Huang.

"The venue this time was a little special as it needed to be filled with 100 vr gaming pods, so the entire venue had to be designed separately. Chen Mo didn’t worry about it anymore after a few words. After all, Yan Huang had been organizing League of Legends for so long and could be said to be the most professional esports team in the country. If they couldn’t even handle such a small problem, they could just disband. "

Chapter 701: Do you want to understand the live broadcast competition?

"The live broadcast this time was not an official large-scale competition, and the venue did not need to be renovated for a long time. There were no audience seats, and there was no need to prepare for the game, so the sooner the better. "

"Chen Mo decided to stay in Shanghai and supervise the competition. As for the news of the live streaming competition, it was quickly released to the various live streamers of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground through the various live streaming platforms. "

"Some of the general rules had not changed, but a few restrictions had been added. "

"Each team must have at least two or more popular streamers, and they are allowed to find two foreign aids. "

"During the calculation of the score, different score coefficients will be used for the streamer’s kills and the foreign aid’s kills. The difference is not big, but the score will lean toward the streamer. "

"As for the rewards, the top three teams would receive recommendation spots from their respective live streaming platforms. The second was that individuals with excellent performance might get a high-priced contract with live streaming platforms, or get a chance to train with major clubs and become professional players. Finally, they could receive a special award from the official PlayerUnknown’s Battleground as a permanent personal honor. They could even receive the corresponding rare logo, out-of-print clothing, and so on in the game. "

This rule was mainly to encourage streamers.

"At the end of the day, this was a live broadcast competition. To a certain extent, it could be considered an entertainment competition. The main character had to be the host. "

"It was foreseeable that in order to get better results, many streamers would definitely find a group of high-scoring players from the game to play against and just lay down. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds happened to be a game where one could lay down comfortably. If it was a high-level professional competition, there would definitely not be anyone who would drag them down. However, this kind of entertainment competition might eventually evolve into a fight between foreign players and a situation where the hosts were cheering. "

"Therefore, when calculating the score, there was a certain weight leaning towards the number of kills the streamer had, but this kind of leaning was very small. The real decisive data was still hard indicators such as chicken dinners, kills, and survival time. This kind of bias for the streamer’s kill points was only an encouraging measure, and it would not affect the fairness of the competition itself. "

"Of course, it was also possible for streamers to take advantage of loopholes, such as foreign aid hitting low health or streamers taking kills. The organizers didn’t care about such behavior. "

"If he really had this kind of strength, he would take advantage of the loophole if he could, but the more likely situation was that something would happen to the head … "

……

Chen Mo was looking at the detailed rules that Yan Huang had submitted when he suddenly received a call.

It was zou Zhuo.

"Chen Mo picked it up and the chubby boy said, "Manager, help!"

"Save what life?" Chen Mo was confused. "

"Manager, do you know anything about the livestream?" asked zou Zhuo. "

"…Of course, " Chen Zhao said."I organized this competition. How could I not know?"

"That’s great. It’s like this. " Zou Zhuo explained, "old P and I have discussed forming a team for the livestream, but we haven’t decided on the remaining two candidates. We wanted to look for Lin Xue, but she firmly rejected us, saying that she’s a noob and will drag us down."

"Chen Mo nodded, "yeah, she will drag you guys down … Then why don’t you guys just find another teammate?"

"Zou Zhuo said with a bitter face, "find more? Where could he find it? The main thing is that I’m not much better than Xue Lin. I’m afraid that I’ll drag old P down. Manager, can I ask you to help me?"

"Chen Zhao was speechless."That’s wishful thinking. Why don’t you just go to heaven?"

"The little fatty chuckled."But manager, I’ve read the rules several times. There’s no limit to the number of foreign aids. There’s no rule that says you can’t be a foreign aid, right?"

"Chen Mo rejected immediately, "I’m not interested. As the designer of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, I still have to give out awards to the winning teams. How can I give the award to myself?" That’s not right. "

"Manager, if you don’t come, I’ll be at the bottom, " the chubby boy begged."I’m afraid my career as an anchor will come to an end. How can you bear to do this …"

"You’re still acting like you’ve gotten an advantage. I’m telling you, don’t even think about hitting on me." Chen Mo thought for a moment."Speaking of candidates, I’ll recommend two."

"Zou Zhuo perked up, "sure, the manager’s recommendation will be reliable." Manager, you have to recommend some players with thick legs, otherwise they might not be able to carry me …"

"You guys can go find Hami, " Chen Zhao said. "

"Zou Zhuo, "??? Hami, didn’t he get banned?"

"Chen Mo said, "it’s banned, but there’s nothing wrong with him participating as outside help." Moreover, the officials didn’t ban his account, and the competition didn’t forbid him from participating. Although Hami has used micro-self-aiming, his skills are on the same level as old P. "

"Zou Zhuo nodded, "yeah!" In fact, although Hami got beaten up pretty badly with his micro-scope, he’s still much better than the other cheating streamers. I’ll talk to him later … What about one more?"

"Chen Mo thought about it, "there’s one more. I don’t know if he’s a streamer or not. You can look for him." His game id was JadEmp. If you can find him, then it’ll be very stable. "

"Zou Zhuo was a little confused, "isn’t that the name of the AI?" You want me to find an AI to compete with? Then it’s indeed in the bag …"

"Chen Zhao laughed, not artificial intelligence. This seems to be a player. I made a mistake last time. Anyway, try to find him, his leg is thick enough. "

"Okay, thank you, manager. I’ll treat you to a meal!" Zou Zhuo hung up the phone happily. "

"There were only a few days left until the live broadcast, and zou Zhuo was panicking, mainly because he knew his true level. The fish pond game was already very difficult, let alone the live broadcast … "

"However, it would be even more embarrassing to give up, so zou Zhuo had no choice but to continue. "

"It would be fine if he lost, but it would be embarrassing if he dragged old P down … "

"Old P and Hami had known each other for a long time, so old P was the one who contacted Hami. Old P didn’t have much of an opinion on this, because the players ‘overall impression of Hami was quite good. If Hami could take this opportunity to perform better, there might be a chance for him to turn the situation around. "

Hami was surprised that old P contacted him.

"Hami had disappeared from the public’s sight since his livestream ended. Zou Zhuo and old P’s invitation was a good way to help him, so he agreed without hesitation. "

"Zou Zhuo, on the other hand, was looking for the mysterious jadim. "

"It didn’t take much effort, because this guy was on fish-catching live broadcast … "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t notice it at first, but after he did some research online, he realized that jadim was a controversial topic. "

"Fans had different opinions about this person. Some said he won chicken dinner in the deity server, some said he beat up noobs in the normal server, some said he was the AI that almost killed Chen Mo, and some said he purposely came up with the same name to gain popularity … "

"Zou Zhuo was also a little confused, but since Chen Mo recommended it, it couldn’t be wrong. "

The live broadcast room had Qin an’s fan group. The little fatty entered the fan group and directly messaged Qin an.

"Brother, are you there? Do you want to know more about the live broadcast?"

Chapter 702: The strongest live streamer team in history

Qin an was puzzled at first. The other party called himself zou Zhuo and invited him to join the livestream with old P.

"Of course, Qin an knew zou Zhuo and old P. These two people could basically be said to be the two more well-known streamers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on fish-catching live streaming platform. "

"Old P had both skill and popularity, while zou Zhuo … Was Chen Mo’s friend. "

The team formed by these two people was definitely a Star team. Why did they find an invisible person like him?

"Although Qin an’s PlayerUnknown’s Battleground already had a lot of viewers, he was only a small-time streamer at most. There were plenty of people on the entire fish-catching live broadcast platform. "

"Qin an thought that zou Zhuo was bluffing, so zou Zhuo took a screenshot of his own personal account before Qin an believed him. "

"Well, I’ve never participated in such a competition before. I don’t want to drag you down." Qin an said with uncertainty. "

"Ah, it’s fine, it’s my first time too, " zou Zhuo said quickly. Oh right, there’s also a team member named Hami. You don’t mind that, right?"

"Qin an, "Hami?" The streamer from before? Of course I don’t mind. If that’s the case, then the three of you are big bosses …"

"No, no, no, you’re the boss, " zou Zhuo said quickly."I’ll probably need your help then. " Let’s find a place in the capital to meet up and practice fighting one against four in advance, "

"What time is the live broadcast again?" Qin an asked. "

"In four days, in Shanghai, " zou Zhuo said. "

"Uh …" Qin an muttered to himself."The train ticket to Shanghai is quite expensive."

"…It’s fine. I’ll ask old P for money. He has money." Zou Zhuo was shocked. How could this Big Boss be short of a few hundred dollars for the high-speed rail? "

"After hanging up, Qin an was still wondering why zou Zhuo was so polite to him. "

"What he didn’t know was that Chen Zhao was the one who personally recommended him, so he wouldn’t dare to be rude … "

……

"The news of the tournament spread quickly, and all the live broadcast platforms and video sites spared no effort in promoting the tournament. The response from the players was also very enthusiastic. "

"This popularity was actually within the expectations of the organizers. The reason was simple. First, it was because of the traffic generated by the live broadcast. Second, it was because this was the first time that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had a more authoritative competition. "

"The competition between the streamers had always been there. Even within the internal department of the fishing-catching live broadcast platform, the so-called "big brother’s fight" was full of undercurrents and deep waters. "

"As for those core fans, they always liked to argue with each other about which streamer had better skills and which streamer was stronger. "

"These live streamers usually fought their own battles, with some abusing others while others climbing the ladder. Since PlayerUnknown’s Battleground did not have a clear ranking standard, when fans argued about who was stronger, it was often like a chicken talking to a duck, and no one could come up with a winner. "

"However, it would be different after a live streaming competition. If a live streamer could win the championship with their own strength, it could be said to be the most valuable proof. "

Many players were also very concerned about what the PlayerUnknown’s Battleground competition would be like.

"From the official release of the news to the official hosting of the livestream, only a short four to five days had passed. In this period of time, the popularity of the livestream rapidly fermented! "

"I’m sure I’ve bought it. Which host can win the championship of the streaming competition? Old P’s 140 and little Fatty’s 180!"

"Previous poster, you’re running a casino and you’re making a lot of losses, but aren’t you a little too outdated? Old P and zou Zhuo are a team!"

"Oh, then it’s 18 for both of them!"

"Pfft, how much are you looking down on the little fatty? he actually broke old P’s thick legs?"

"I heard that the hosts from the other platforms are also preparing. There will be 25 teams this time, especially those small-time hosts with skills but no fame. They are all holding their breath."

"Do any of you know who the other two members of zou Zhuo and old P are?"

"I don’t know, I didn’t pay attention. However, they would probably find two passers-by with high scores, right? That’s what the other hosts do. "

"I’m quite worried that this match won’t turn into a battle of foreign aid. I still want to see the hosts ‘wonderful performance."

"That’s not necessarily the case. If the streamer is too weak, then he can only be a guide dog and shout 666. I think those self-proclaimed technical streamers will want to prove themselves."

"As the day of the competition drew closer, the list of participating teams for many hosts had already been released. "

"However, the list wasn’t officially announced. The players had learned about it through various channels. Many live streamers chose to find some strong players among the high-scoring passers-by to form a team and improve the overall strength of the team as much as possible. "

"The list was incomplete, and many of the teams ‘specific names were empty. The final participants would only be revealed on the day of the competition. "

……

"Great luck! We’ll have chicken dinner tonight!"

Zou Zhuo was in a daze when he saw the line of words.

Chicken dinner again?

I haven’t even killed a single person yet!

The little fatty was simply speechless. He couldn’t even count how many times he had gotten chicken dinner …

"Ever since the four of them started training, they had never lost. "

"Old P, Hami, and Qin an were competing with each other while little fatty was cheering … "

"Of course, zou Zhuo wasn’t completely useless. He was good at remembering all kinds of terrain, resource points, and where the players would land. Therefore, chubby boy became the tactical advisor, choosing the route and tactics. "

"Other than that, he had to look for enemies everywhere and act as a manual radar. "

"It was often the case that the little fatty would report the enemy’s location as soon as he saw them, and two sniper shots would be fired from the side, killing the enemy immediately. "

"One shot knocked him down, one shot ended his life, and his opponent didn’t even have the chance to crawl away. "

The little fatty could not help but sigh. What kind of powerful people have I found? it’s suffocating!

Old P and Hami were also surprised by Qin an. They realized that the guy that the little fatty found was indeed powerful!

"It was not easy to determine how strong he was, because the opponents in the fish pond game were too simple. But one thing was certain, Qin an’s level was not below these two. "

"In fact, Qin an also deliberately gave old P a lot of heads. After all, their Training Network fees and the return trip fees to the competition were all paid by old P. Since he was short of hands, Qin an wanted to give old P a few more heads so that he could have some fun. "

"It didn’t take too long for them to get used to each other, but the four of them were quite satisfied with each other. Old P and the others were well aware of the strength of the other streamers. They felt that there was still hope for them to win the championship in this competition. "

Chapter 703: Foreign aid, European sniper God?

On the day of the PUBG streaming competition.

In Shanghai.

"After the warm-up, the livestream had reached an unusually hot level of attention. A large number of viewers had poured into the livestream rooms of major livestreaming platforms, and the total number of viewers was close to ten million! "

The popularity was even close to the domestic league of League of Legends.

"Of course, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was still in its early stages of promotion, so it was impossible for it to gain as much attention as League of Legends. However, in terms of the number of people, this live broadcast was enough to be regarded as the focus of thousands of people. "

"The screen in the livestream room was still the waiting interface, on which there was a countdown to the start of the competition, the name of the competition, a list of participating teams, and a detailed schedule. "

"This time, the competition would be held on Saturday and Sunday. There would be three matches every afternoon. After all the matches were over, the first, second, and third place would be decided based on the number of chicken dinners, kills, and ranking points of each team. "

There were a total of 25 teams and 100 players.

"The match had yet to begin, but the audience was already in heated discussion. "

"Quickly start, I can’t wait! Why are you still dawdling!"

"Quick, look at old P’s team list, there’s actually Hami? Hami’s his teammate?"

"JadEmp is in old P’s team?"

"Eh? Isn’t that the name of artificial intelligence?"

"No, it’s a live streamer with the same name. He’s also recently become a little popular. It’s quite a good view to watch him bully noobs."

"Why is there an id that I’ve never seen before in boss Qian’s team? Mud is a player with high scores in the National server, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen this Hanson on the National server’s leaderboard?"

"Is this id paying respects to the European sniper God? It’s a counterfeit. "

"I don’t know. Maybe he’s a friend in real life."

"Boss Qian declared that he would win the championship before the match!"

"Win the championship? Did you ask my Almighty PS?"

"Hmph, forming a team with a cheating live streamer. You’re degrading yourself!"

"The match hadn’t started yet, but the fans of the various hosts were already starting to get fired up. "

"Needless to say, there were definitely some brainless fans and anti-fans among them. Anyway, as long as there was a competition, there would definitely be all kinds of rhythm. "

"The countdown on the screen reached zero. After a promotional video of the competition, the live broadcast of the competition officially began! "

"Welcome everyone to the live broadcast room of this year’s Live Streaming competition. I am the host of this year’s , Zhang Yang, and sitting beside me is the popular streamer, Ms. Lin Xue!"

"Hello everyone, I’m Xue Lin."

"Zhang Yang and Lin Xue greeted the audience, and the live broadcast room received another wave of dense bullet comments. "

"Zhang Yang was now the contracted host and commentator of blazing flame, while Lin Xue was specially invited by the organizer to boost her popularity. The appearance of these two people had indeed aroused the enthusiasm of the players. "

"As a streamer, Xue Lin could participate in the competition, but she was not confident in her own level and did not want to be a burden on the stage. So she settled for the second best and came as a special guest. "

"Alright, what you can see now is the venue for this livestream. The players are already adjusting their machines and getting ready to go. Please allow me to introduce the organizers of this event. They are Thunderbolt entertainment, Yanhuang esports, fish-catching live streaming …"

"Zhang Yang was seriously introducing the various organizations that were hosting the competition. The camera was currently turning around the entire venue. It first gave a long view of the distance, and then it swept past the participating teams. "

"In the huge Stadium, there were a total of 100 VR gaming pods distributed, with four in a group, for a total of 25 teams. "

"In front of each team’s game cabin, there was a large display screen that displayed the team’s name, points, and current ranking. "

"In addition, there was a slightly smaller display in front of each player’s game cabin, showing the player’s name, game ID, and some personal information, such as the number of kills in the previous game, accumulated kills, and so on. "

"As there were no audience seats in the stadium, there was no need to spend so much money to set up a large display screen. There was only a slightly smaller display screen for the two commentators to watch. "

"The equipment was still being tested in the stadium, while Zhang Yang and Lin Xue were chatting awkwardly, waiting for the match to start. "

"The VR game pods at the venue were all new and high-end versions. There were no external sockets in the game pods. Before and after the game, the staff would check the game pods to ensure the fairness of the game. "

"Thinking about it, in such an important competition, no streamer would dare to cheat on the spot. That would be playing with their career as a streamer. "

"Zhang Yang looked at the name list in his hand and said, "Many players should be very concerned about the composition of the participating teams. I’ve been keeping everyone in suspense for a long time. Now, I can finally tell you."

"Now, the big screen is showing the detailed list of 25 teams. It’s worth mentioning that old P’s team consists of three streamers and one helper, and this helper is the very familiar former streamer, Hami. It’s a very unexpected result."

"On the other hand, there’s a player in boss Qian’s team that we must emphasize on. He’s not a live streamer. He’s a professional player, and a foreign professional player at that!"

"He’s from Europe, and he’s known as the ‘sniper God’, Hanson! He didn’t officially switch to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but his marksmanship and skills are definitely not to be underestimated. I believe that with sniper God’s participation, this livestream will be even more exciting and exciting!"

The camera panned to Hanson. He was a skinny white man with short blond hair. He smiled at the camera and entered the gaming cabin.

"This scene flashed by, but the bullet comments in the live broadcast room instantly exploded! "

"Hason?F * ck, so it’s not a counterfeit, it’s the original??"

"Is he really the European sniper God? D * MN, how did boss Qian find him to be external help?"

"This is f * cking cheating! Letting Europe’s top professional players fight against a domestic live streamer, where’s that Qian guy’s face?"

"Hur hur, the rules don’t restrict us from finding foreigners. President Qian invited foreign aid with his own abilities. If you’re not happy with it, go and invite him!"

The bullet comments instantly started quarreling. The main reason was that many people didn’t expect that there could be such a fancy operation.

"Although the professional fps teams in China were not bad, they were not as good as the Western teams. "

"Europe and the United States had always been stronger in the field of fps games, and there was more or less a bit of Foundation and talent in this. "

"In fact, Hanson didn’t participate in the livestream on purpose. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to get a visa in such a short time. "

"In fact, Harrison happened to be on vacation and had come to China recently. After Mr. Qian found out about the live streaming competition, he contacted him through some personal connections and invited him. "

"Hason was happy to do so. It was only a two-day match anyway. He could make a lot of money by beating up noobs, so why not? "

Chapter 704: The strength of foreign professional players

The equipment was quickly set up and the match officially began!

"The plane’s flight route was from the southeast to the Northwest, passing through the military base. "

"This route passed through several places rich in resources, such as military bases, Pochinki, schools, shooting ranges, and so on. It could be said that this was a very popular route for many experts. "

"Some teams have already started parachuting. Three teams have gone to the military base! However, the positions they jumped to were not quite the same. It should be to avoid an early exchange of fire. "

"Oh? Old P’s team jumped at the bridge. It looked like they were going to drive further away to search and avoid the main force. That’s a pretty good choice. "

"It seems like everyone has a tacit understanding. They basically avoided the other teams when they parachuted. Sure enough, everyone knows that a competition is different from a random game. They should try to be as stable as possible."

"Eh? The military base had already started fighting! Hason landed on the rooftop and picked up a 98k. He aimed and headshotted the enemy in the opposite building!"

"It’s a good thing that his teammates can save him. However, as expected of the sniper God, Hanson gave his opponents a taste of his power and told everyone who had the final say in the military base!"

"With Zhang Yang and Lin Xue’s commentary, the match officially began. "

"After all, this was a competition, not a random game. The live streamers didn’t dare to mess around. If they were to die on the ground, it would be equivalent to ruining the competition, and it would be too difficult to catch up with the points later on. "

"The entire livestream used a points system, which meant that the most important thing was to live as long as possible. "

"At zou Zhuo’s suggestion, Qin an’s team of four chose the jump point and drove away from the route to avoid the battle. "

"However, President Qian’s team had directly jumped to the Sosnovka Military Base. It was obvious that they were very confident because they had Hanson. "

"While the other teams were still searching for items, the battle at the military base was already in a stalemate. Harrison was on the roof alone, while the others were searching around for items. After getting a high magnification scope and some good guns, they climbed up the roof and threw them to him. "

"In just a few minutes, Harrison had knocked out four people and successfully killed two. "

"The other players were still busy plundering, and only the school and Pochinki had a few short battles. Both sides quickly pulled away from the battle. "

"Only the military base was locked in a stalemate, and the observer’s camera was focused on Hanson. "

"The audience in the live broadcast room was a little stunned."Is this the European God of Punisher? He’s simply a human-shaped cheat!"

"From Harrison’s first-person perspective, he was on the roof of a building, using his 98k to quickly search for enemies in the entire military base. Once he found any enemies, he would headshot them! "

"The other two teams were very uncomfortable under his pressure, and they were also blocked from looting. They didn’t dare to fight him, and they even had to think twice before running out of the room. "

"Damn it, this foreigner is too accurate. I only took a glance at it from the window and my head exploded!"

"Yeah, it feels like a cheat. It’s not even more abnormal than a cheat!"

"We have to avoid Mr. Qian’s team in the next round. This Hanson is really disgusting!"

"When these live streamers heard that foreign professional players would be participating, they didn’t think it was that scary. Everyone was a human with two arms and two legs. Could you fight one against four? "

"In the end, he really could! "

"When Hason’s 98k was on the roof, the two squads could only tremble in fear! "

"This feeling was like encountering a cheat in a normal server. He didn’t dare to run around or use his gun, because he was very sure that he would die if he showed his face! "

"However, they were also very clear that the competition equipment had been checked countless times and it was impossible to cheat. The marksmanship of foreign professional fps players was indeed like a cheat! "

……

"Qin an, old P, and the others were quickly searching for things. After getting the automatic rifle and sniper rifle, Hami volunteered to go to a higher place to observe the movements around. The other three were quickly collecting supplies and distributing them later. "

"The battle at the military base is really intense. This Hanson has already killed a few people."

"We shouldn’t be able to meet their team in a short period of time. Let’s search for more high magnification scopes first, otherwise it’ll be hard to fight them."

"The safe zone has refreshed. It’s more friendly to us. Let’s start running away from the blue circle in one minute."

"The safe zone had refreshed to the Northwest. Qin an and the others were in the southwest, which was not too far away. "

"Someone’s coming from the northeast!" Hami suddenly said. "

"Old P ran to the roof and said, "You guys continue searching. Hami and I should be able to handle it."

"Old P went to the roof and threw some accessories and supplies to Hami. The two of them aimed at the Jeep in the distance, and sniper shots were fired! "

"One down."

"Two down."

"They’re all dead. We’ll loot them when we leave. This team probably doesn’t have many good things on them."

"In less than a minute, the battle was over. "

"The Jeeps on the plains were like live targets. Hami’s 98k took out the driver in one shot, and the rest of the people panicked. They were killed by two sniper rifles as soon as they stopped the car. "

The bullet screen was instantly filled with all kinds of 666.

"In terms of popularity, old P and Hami’s team should be the most popular one. There were three big streamers in this team. Although little Fatty’s skills were not good, he still had a lot of side-character fans. "

"Seeing old P’s and Hami’s wonderful performances, the fans spared no effort in praising them. "

"Old P is really strong. He’s different from those weak streamers!"

"Is this proof of yourself, Hami? If they could do this in the offline tournament, why did they cheat in the first place? Sigh. "

"Alright, we’ve only taken down one team. Don’t you think it’s too early to brag? He’ll reveal his true colors when he meets Harrison. "

"F * cking foreign dogs, foreign slaves!"

……

Shrinking circle.

The circle shrank again.

"Qin an’s team headed north from the port in the southwest, while President Qian’s team crossed the bridge from the airport. The two teams had not fought. "

"However, these two teams had been exchanging fire with the other teams. The most eye-catching thing was the number of Harrison’s kills, which was eight. "

"This was a competition, not a random game. The hosts in the competition were all pretty good, and the foreign players they found were all high-ranked players from the National server. "

"In the end, even with that, Hanson was still able to kill his opponents so easily. This was enough to show how big the gap was between a streamer and a professional player! "

"President Qian and Harrison drove two cars, one in the front and one in the back, each carrying a teammate. "

"Harrison, can we go up this Hill?" he asked. President Qian asked in English rather courteously. "

"Hason said nonchalantly, "As you wish."

"If it had been a professional match, Harrison might have had to worry about his team’s position. However, after killing so many players, he had a rough idea of the level of the players in this match. "

So what if he gave the hillside to someone else? Give me a cover and I can blow your head off!

"On the other side, zou Zhuo was observing the safe zone. "

"Let’s go up the mountain. We’ll be able to see the entire Georgopol once we’re up the mountain. We can also block off the teams coming from the southeast."

"OK?"

"The others didn’t have any objections. They had a lot of equipment now, so there was no need to avoid the battle. They had to seize an advantageous position and make the first move! "

Chapter 705: The final decision of the AWM

"On the commentary platform, Zhang Yang could not help but get excited as he looked at the movement of each team. "

"Old P and boss Qian’s team, the two of them are very likely to meet at the bottom of the hill! These two teams are currently the most popular teams, and their equipment is very good!"

"Eh? Airdrop! The airdrop had landed on the left side of old P’s team! Halfway up the mountain, there’s a rock next to it. Let’s see if old P and the others will choose to chase the dream!"

"The audience was also excited. Although there were still six or seven teams left, it was clear that the outcome of old P and CEO Qian’s team would determine the direction of the game to a certain extent. "

"On the other side, old P and the others also saw the airdrop from the Jeep. "

"The airdrop is in the Northwest direction, so it should land on the hill. Are you going to get it?" Hami asked. "

"It’s a little dangerous, "zou Zhuo said as he looked at the terrain. "

"This way, " Qin an said, "you’ll still go up the mountain according to the original plan. I’ll run over and pick it up myself."

"Isn’t that too dangerous?"old P hesitated. "

"It’s more dangerous if we go together, " Qin an said."I can sneak over by myself. You guys go up the mountain to cover me."

"Old P nodded."That’s fine. Be careful."

The Jeep stopped near the airdrop and put Qin an down. Old P and the other two continued to climb up the mountain according to their original plan and occupy the high ground.

Qin an bent over and jogged over to the airdrop.

"However, at that moment, a gunshot was heard in the distance! "

Qin an also noticed the car in the distance at the same time. He rolled forward almost subconsciously and dodged a bullet from the 98k.

"Someone’s there, cover me!" Qin an said. "

"Old P drove directly to the middle of the mountain and found a reverse slope with a good location. At the foot of the mountain in the southeast, two cars stopped side by side. It was obvious that they did not intend to let them go up the mountain. "

Both old P and Hami retaliated immediately. The other party could not care about Qin an anymore. They could only focus on old P’s Jeep.

"Hami popped one of his tires, but a 7.62mm bullet also hit his head! "

"There’s an expert! This should be that Hanson!"

"Hami was wearing a level three helmet, so the shot didn’t kill him instantly. However, he had no choice but to hide behind the car and heal himself. "

The two sides were in a stalemate.

"Mr. Qian also shot Qin an a few times, but all of them missed. "

"Hason said nonchalantly, "Don’t worry about that guy. He’s obviously a noob if he still wants to loot the airdrop even when they’re fighting. When his teammate dies, what’s the point of giving him an AWM?"

"The two of you, surround them from the right, one in front and one behind. I’m in this gun. "

"When he saw that old P and Hami were hiding behind cover and had no intention of fighting him, he couldn’t help but sneer. "

"The other two teammates bent their bodies and circled around from the side. With Harrison covering for them, they were still very safe. "

"Someone’s coming. I’ll have a sniping match with Hanson. You two find a way to deal with the two that sneaked over. "

"In the team of four, only Hami and Qin an had level three helmets. Therefore, Hami decided to take Harrison head-on. At least, he wouldn’t be shot down in one shot. "

……

"On the other side, Qin an finally made his way to the airdrop. "

"God bless me, please give me an AWM." Qin an prayed silently. "

"He had also gone through a lot of trouble to get here, and he had even left his teammates aside. If he opened the airdrop and saw that it was a Thompson submachine gun, he would be screwed. "

"NICE! It’s really an AWM!"

"Qin an’s eyes lit up the moment he opened the airdrop. It was worth the risk of his life to chase after his dream. Even though he did not have a ghillie suit or adrenaline, an AWM was precious enough. "

"However, at this moment, the notification of a knockdown came! "

"Hami had fired four shots at Harrison. Two of them had been shot by Harrison, and he was knocked out. Hami didn’t hit Harrison’s head. He only hit his body, so he could still attack. "

"On the other side, the two people who had come over had been swept down by old P, but old P’s condition was also crippled, and little fatty had already been sacrificed. "

"However, the little fatty died a worthy death. After he fell to the ground, he blocked a few bullets for old P. Otherwise, old P would probably have fallen to the ground as well. "

"However, at this moment, President Qian had already sneaked up from the other side. He pulled the pin of the grenade and was about to throw it behind the car! "

"Hami didn’t have much health left. Old P didn’t have time to heal himself. He had to revive Hami first. If this grenade was thrown at him, it would probably be a double kill! "

"However, at this moment, a gunshot was heard from halfway up the mountain. It was an AWM! "

"Bang!"

"Mr. Qian’s level three Spetsnaz Helmet could not block the bullet for him. A large amount of blood burst out, and Mr. Qian was instantly knocked out. "

What was worse was that he did not throw out the grenade in his hand that had already been pulled out. It fell on the spot and directly blew himself up!

"President Qian, "…F * ck!"

"Initially, the situation was going well. However, the AWM on the hillside turned the tide of the battle with one shot. He took down boss Qian with one shot without even needing to follow up. "

"Hason had also fired his 98k, but Qin an had rolled back behind cover after firing the AWM, so the shot missed. "

"Even if he did, it wouldn’t be a big deal, because Qin an had a level three Spetsnaz Helmet. "

"On the other side, old P had already revived Hami, and the two of them were about to recover their HP. "

Qin an and Hanson were in a stalemate.

"Do you dare to bet with me? You need two shots from your 98k to kill me, and I have teammates. But if I were to shoot you, one shot would be enough. "

"Qin an was hiding behind a tree, but he was ready to shoot out Hason’s level three Spetsnaz Helmet at any time. "

Hanson rolled out from behind the car and ran off to the back of a slope.

"Obviously, he had planned his retreat when he stopped the car. The height of the back slope was just enough to block the view of the hillside, so Qin an could not see him. "

Qin an peeked for a while more to make sure that Harrison had really left before he met up with his teammates.

"Nice, I thought it was over." Hami said. "

"Qin an smiled."It’s nothing. Guns are better." Let’s continue up the mountain. "

……

"At this moment, boss Qian’s team voice chat was very quiet. "

"Boss Qian was killed by his own grenade, but his other two teammates were still knocked out. As soon as Hanson ran away, he immediately sold them out. "

"However, they couldn’t say anything. It was unrealistic to let Hason take on three people at the same time. Moreover, the AWM on the hill seemed to be very accurate. "

"Harrison …" President Qian wanted to say something but was immediately interrupted. "

"shut up! It doesn’t matter if I’m left alone. I’ll kill them and win this game!"

Harrison sounded a little angry. He was obviously very dissatisfied with the result of the battle.

"However, he didn’t have high hopes for these three people. He had very good equipment on him, and all the good things in the team were with him. He could totally survive to the end by himself. "

"That damn AWM, that damn JadEmp …"

"Harrison was furious, not because his teammate had died, but because he had backed off and did not dare to fight with Qin an! "

Hason had realized that he had made a grave mistake. The person who had abandoned his teammates to pick up the airdrop might be the strongest person on the team!

Chapter 706: two banners!

"The battle between the two teams was too exciting. The result was beyond our expectations!"

"That’s right. The AWM we picked up from the airdrop also played a crucial role. It’s a surprise that Hanson has retreated!"

"The two commentators were also very excited. After seeing old P and boss Qian’s team encounter each other, especially the 3v4 in the middle, many people thought that old P’s team was going to die. They didn’t expect the situation to be reversed in an instant! "

"The bullet comments were also exploding. This one for three was a blow to Hanson’s head. He had stopped himself from killing. Now, he could only survive carefully as a lone wolf. He could no longer be as reckless as before. "

"That’s amazing. The guy who picked up the AWM is awesome. He even scared off Harrison?"

"Hami lost to Harrison. JadEmp is good. He didn’t let down his id!"

"Hahaha, continue to brag about your European sniper God? Didn’t he still run away in the end?"

"After the two teams exchanged fire, Harrison chose to leave from the side to avoid the battle. He could only circle around and enter the safe zone. Qin an’s team continued to follow the original route up the mountain and occupied the high ground. "

"Hami, let’s swap guns. Give me the 98k, and I’ll give you the m4. Your helmet and armor are almost broken, so keep an eye on the nearby areas." Qin an said. "

"Hami’s helmet had been destroyed by the gun fight. His level two helmet was looted from zou Zhuo, but it didn’t last long. "

"Qin an’s meaning was clear. Old P and Hami would focus on dealing with the enemies nearby, while he would bring two sniper rifles. "

"The AWM had too few bullets, only 20 in total. It was best to save them for the enemies wearing level three Spetsnaz helmets. "

"Without another word, Hami threw his 98k to Qin an. "

"Having sparred with Hason before, Hami now had a better understanding of his marksmanship. He could show off shroud’s marksmanship in casual games, but it would be meaningless for shroud to win against an expert like Hason in a competition. "

"Rather than that, it was better to make full use of his advantages and concentrate on shooting semi-automatic rifles. Besides, they had a lot of high magnification scopes and M4s that could target enemies from a distance. "

"There’s someone in the Northwest direction. He’s down."

"There’s a car, shoot one down. "

"His teammate is coming down from behind the car. Let’s shoot him."

The three of them continued to attack the enemies at the foot of the hill. Many unknown teams were immediately defeated as soon as they appeared in their field of vision!

"The safe zone was still in Qin an’s favor. The hilltop was basically in the safe zone. The three of them had firmly occupied the hilltop. Two or three teams tried to rush down, but they could not! "

"There’s a 98k on the mountain!"

"The team on the mountain is too much of a threat to us. Should we go over and kill them?"

"No, this 98k is too accurate. Didn’t you see how many people he has knocked down?"

"His marksmanship is insane. Is it that Hanson?"

"No! It was old P’s team! President Qian’s team seems to be almost dead, but I didn’t look at the kill notification. Hanson should still be alive. "

"F * ck, old P’s team actually has such an expert in sniper?"

"Two of the teams wanted to take a look online because they had better equipment. They knew where Qin an and the other two were, but they just couldn’t rush up! "

"Qin an was hiding behind the rock. Every time he peeked out, he would shoot instantly. Those without a level three Spetsnaz Helmet would use his 98k, and those with a level three Spetsnaz Helmet would use his AWM. They were all shot down in one shot! "

"One of the teams had retreated decisively, so only two people had died. The other team was in a worse state. They wanted to get out of the car to save their fallen teammates, but none of the four survived. "

A series of knockdown messages dumbfounded the audience on the bullet screen!

"F * ck, old P’s team is suddenly going all out and starting to kill people on this mountain?!"

"This JadEmp’s 98k is really awesome, and he’s holding two sniper rifles? You’re that confident?"

"You’re awesome, and you’re still bragging about Hassan? The effect that he used at Sosnovka Military Base is the same effect that JadEmp used!"

"This instant mirror is really a F * cking enjoyment! Hami even gave him his 98k!"

"Who is this guy? High-scoring passerby? Or did old P poach a strong helper from somewhere?"

"Originally, the audience’s attention was mainly focused on the two big streamers, old P and Hami. However, Qin an’s marksmanship had directly attracted everyone’s attention! "

"Even though old P and Hami were doing very well, they could only serve as Qin an’s foil. "

"The safe zone has refreshed. It’s on the plain in front of the hill."

"The safe zone continued to shrink, and there were only a dozen players and six teams left in the circle. "

"The circle wasn’t particularly friendly, so old P and the others had to consider going down the mountain. Moreover, there were not many bunkers on the plains, so it was easy to be attacked from all directions. "

"I’ll return the m4 to you, okay?" Hami asked. "

"Qin an shook his head."There’s no need. You can take it."

"Up until now, Qin an had a clear understanding of the other teams ‘standards. "

"At first, he had held the M4 mainly for stability, but now, he no longer needed it. He could only maximize his use with two sniper rifles. "

"There was no cover on the plains. Although it was easy to be ambushed, it also meant that the field of vision was very good. The role of a sniper rifle in such terrain was equally great. "

"Most of the enemies near the foot of the mountain had been cleared. The three of them went down the mountain, found a good back slope, and lay down. "

"From the omniscient view, the audience could clearly see that more and more people had gathered in this small circle. The surviving teams were all coming from all directions, and they kept a certain distance from each other as if they had discussed it. "

"This was the difference between a random match and a competition. In a random game, even if it was a four-man squad, different teams would often meet and Exchange fire on the road. Some hosts would even try to stop the fight to create a show effect, running to the most people. "

"However, it was different in a match. All the teams were very stable and avoided fighting each other as much as possible. Therefore, when they finally entered the safe zone, the number of players alive was much higher than in normal games. "

"A sniper rifle suppressor. But it’s a pity there’s only one. " Old P also threw the sniper rifle suppressor to Qin an. "

They had picked up the silencers from the team that had tried to rush up the mountain. The three of them had also taken the opportunity to upgrade their equipment and supplies.

"Don’t worry, one is enough. "Qin an put on the silencer. I’ll fight, you two lie down and don’t expose your position. "

"Hami had a gun suppressor. Old P didn ‘t. Qin an knew very well that the match had something in common with the deity suit. Once the gunshot exposed his exact position, he would be targeted by countless people. "

"After spending a long time in the deity suit, Qin an had reached the peak of his ability to hide himself. "

Chapter 707: Big Dipper ring

There was a short and slight sound. The bullet from the 98k instantly passed through the safe zone and accurately hit a player who was hunched over and running inside.

"I’m down! Please save me!"

"Crawl over, crawl over! Where is the enemy?"

"I’m not sure, but there’s a silencer!"

"It’s that JadEmp! It’s old P’s team!"

"Hide first and don’t show your face!"

This team was still full of four people. It had to be said that their luck was relatively good. They had been avoiding battles and had only had two small-scale conflicts.

"However, as the safe zone continued to shrink, they would inevitably run into some tough opponents. "

"All the teams had seen Qin an and Harrison’s previous spam. When they thought about how they had been exposed to Qin an’s gun, this team couldn’t help but feel scared. "

"However, there was a vast grassland in front of them with many trees and small hills of different heights. The enemy’s 98k was equipped with a silencer, so although these people were shot, they could not find Qin an’s position at all. "

"I have a level three Spetsnaz Helmet. I’ll show my head."

"F * ck! I’m down, please save me!"

"F * ck, he still has an AWM! Two ice cream?"

"The man with the level three Spetsnaz Helmet had volunteered to search for Qin an’s position, but not long after he showed his face, he was also shot down! "

"In the livestream, the audience could clearly see Qin an’s first-person perspective. "

"He crouched behind a tree and observed the enemy’s position with the 8x scope of his 98k. When he saw a level three Spetsnaz Helmet peeking out from behind the slope, Qin an switched to his AWM and equipped his silencer. He scoped in and shot the opponent’s head in an instant. Then, he crouched down at the speed of light. Everything happened in one go. "

His opponent didn’t even have time to react before he was instantly knocked down!

"In fact, after the opponent fell to the ground, old P and Hami could consider killing him, but they might expose their position if they opened fire, so Qin an preferred to play safe. "

"The two headshots made the enemy no longer dare to show their faces. They could only lie on the ground like sitting on pins and needles, waiting for the safe zone to refresh. "

Qin an and the others were not in a hurry.

"With old P and Hami keeping an eye on the surroundings for Qin an, there was basically no possibility of anyone coming over. The deterrence of Qin an’s two sniper rifles made the other teams stay far away from this area, and they could only take a detour. "

"However, this detour caused the other teams to bump into each other, and a battle broke out. Qin an and the others just happened to be the fishermen. On the one hand, they could determine the enemy’s position through the gunshots. On the other hand, it would be more advantageous for them when the other teams were all crippled. "

"The surroundings should be safe. Let’s slowly crawl forward."

"The safe zone refreshed once again. This time, the blue circle did not favor any team. Instead, it was shrinking toward the center of the safe zone. "

"Obviously, no team dared to run to the middle, as they would definitely become live targets. The surviving teams were all moving towards the central area from different directions, either crawling or running with their bodies bent, trying not to expose their positions. "

"At this stage, any small hill or tree could become a key factor in the battle. "

"Return the M4 to you?" Hami asked again. "

"Take it." Qin an shook his head. "

"Hami couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart,’awesome!’ This kind of confidence was not something an ordinary person could have! "

"In the beginning, Hami and old P didn’t think Qin an was that strong. Qin an didn’t show his true strength during the training, so Hami thought he was on the same level as him. "

"However, after the first round, both Hami and old P realized that they were wrong. They were terribly wrong! "

"Hami had fought with Harrison before, so he knew how suffocating that feeling was. In front of a player whose marksmanship completely crushed his, so what if he had good equipment? "

"However, after seeing Qin an’s marksmanship, Hami felt that those people who were beaten down by Qin an must have felt the same way as him, or even more depressed! "

"This was because Qin an had not lost any HP so far, and he had only drunk two bottles of drinks. "

"If one were to say how strong it was, it could only be described in two words-fast and accurate! "

"Stretching his head, telescope, headshot, and hiding behind cover, Qin an’s series of actions could be completed in less than a second. With the silencer, he could be described as elusive. Before the other party could see where the enemy was, he had already fallen. "

"It sounded simple, but it was extremely difficult to do. Hami knew this very well. "

"Qin an, how did you practice your instant sniping?"Who are you?" Hami asked. "

"Qin an thought for a moment."Uh, I can’t help it. When I played in the past, I would die if I showed my face for 0.5 seconds. I can’t be slow."

Hami was confused.

"Although I don’t know what happened to you, from your instant sniping speed, it can be said that you’re so skilled that it makes my heart ache …" Old P complained. "

……

"The circle continued to shrink, and there were fewer and fewer people. "

"There were still four teams left in the safe zone. Qin an’s team had three players, Hanson had one player, and there was another two-player team and a four-player team. "

"When the next safe zone spawned, both old P and Hami furrowed their brows. "It’s the celestial circle!"

"Old P and the others were lying on the ground furthest away from the white circle, and in the center of the white circle was a small slope with a stone. "

Qin an looked towards the southwest. White smoke was already rising from there. He vaguely remembered that it was the direction of the four-man team.

This full team of four clearly realized the importance of this stone. They threw out all the smoke bombs in the team to block their vision and prepared to rush up the hill to occupy an advantageous position!

Qin an didn’t shoot. It was obvious that the team was on guard against him. The smoke bomb had completely blocked his vision.

"Zou Zhuo, who was watching from an observer’s perspective, panicked."What should we do?"

"Once the four-man team snatched the stone, Qin an and the others would be in a very dangerous situation. "

"Qin an’s marksmanship was very good, but if the other party was determined to hide behind the stone and not come out, what could they do? "

"At that time, they could only risk their lives and charge forward, but the other party had cover, and the winning rate couldn’t be lower. "

"They might not be able to rush down this slope, " Qin an said."Don’t forget, there’s still one person alive."

"Just as the four of them were about to reach the rock, the sound of a 98k came from behind the rock! "

"Bang!"

"Out of the four of them, the team leader with a fully equipped m4 was shot in the head. He only had a level two Spetsnaz Helmet, so he was instantly killed. "

"While the other three were still in a daze, a black muzzle had already appeared from behind the rock! "

"Peeking out from the left, peeking out from the right, he suppressed his gun and started shooting! "

"Every time Hason peeked his head out, it was only a fraction of a second. He was right on the side of the rock, so he had a good field of view from both sides. Moreover, he aimed with his fully-equipped m4 with a red dot sight, and all four of them were shot down! "

"They also wanted to fight back, but Hason only peeked out for a short time. Before the bullets could touch anyone, Hason peeked out from the other side and continued to attack. "

Single-handedly annihilating an entire team!

"In just five seconds, the four-man team was completely wiped out, and they didn’t even have time to react! "

"Harrison was also shot by stray bullets, but he had plenty of medicine on him. He hid behind a rock to recover his health. "

Chapter 708: immortal body

"Run away from the blue circle, I’ll Cover You guys." Qin an said. "

"The damage of the blue circle in the later stages was too high, and no one dared to take it head on. Qin an and the other two discussed at lightning speed and decided to cover each other’s shots. They moved to the back of a small slope in front. "

There was a tree on the slope that could serve as a cover for them to take on Hason.

Qin an’s AWM was aimed in Hanson’s direction.

"At the same time, Hami and old P started running toward the slope. "

"However, to their surprise, before Harrison could show his face, gunshots were heard from the side! "

"And when old P and Hami were halfway there, there wasn’t a single tree around! "

"Fight!" Hami and old P reacted almost immediately. They rolled and counterattacked. "

"It was 3 – 2 – 1 on the field. This team obviously wanted to get the chicken dinner too and was unwilling to only get third place. At this time, the strongest team on the field was old P’s team. They intended to make the first move. "

"Bang!"

"The AWM, which was equipped with a silencer, made a very soft sound, and one of the two men was shot in the head! "

"The other player had also fallen under the concentrated fire of old P and Hami, but at this time, Hanson had already peeked out from behind the rock. He fired two shots in a row and knocked out old P and Hami! "

"Old P and Hami were already on the verge of death. Therefore, they didn’t even need to hit Hanson’s head. They just needed to hit his body. "

"This is bad!"

"Old P and Hami’s heart sank. It was fine if only one of them died. If both of them died, they would be done for. "

"Hanson’s position was too good, and Qin an was about to run away from the blue circle. Once he left his cover, he would be a live target! "

"It’s too late, let’s run!" Hami said anxiously. "

"The longer they dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. They would be poisoned too much, and Hanson would be able to kill Qin an without even shooting him in the head. "

"Don’t worry, there are still five seconds. " Qin an’s voice was still calm. He fired a bullet from his AWM, hitting the rock that Hanson was hiding behind. "

"Sparks flew, but Hanson was unmoved. "

"You don’t dare to have a sniper battle with me? Alright then. "

"Qin an had wanted to provoke Hanson a little, but it was obvious that he wanted to win. He was waiting for Qin an to rush out from behind the cover before he fired. "

"Qin an didn’t bow and run. For a player like Hanson, it didn’t matter if his opponent was standing or squatting. "

Qin an ran straight toward Hanson with the AWM in his hands!

"At this time, the observer’s point of view in the live broadcast room was Qin an’s first-person point of view. Many people could not bear to watch it anymore. This was simply sending themselves to the muzzle! "

"Everyone knew how good Harrison’s marksmanship was. If they had been behind cover, it would have been hard to say who would have won. But now, one had cover while the other didn ‘t! "

Harrison peeked out from behind the rock and fired a shot with his 98k!

"However, the moment Hassan peeked his head out, Qin an rolled to the front right and scoped in to counterattack! "

"However, nothing happened. "

"Both of them missed?" Zhang Yang was confused. "

"No, " Xue Lin shook her head, "both of them dodged!"

"Qin an did not continue to follow the original route. Instead, he began to move to the side. Hanson was still adjusting his position and shooting! "

The second shot!

The third shot!

"To everyone’s surprise, after the three shots, neither of the two men was hit. "

"When Qin an passed by the box of Hami, he even picked up the m4 on the ground. "

"Qin an’s awm had enough bullets, but he had no use for his 98k. For the next close-range battle, he only needed the m4’s 3040 bullets! "

"Meanwhile, before he knew it, Hason had arrived at a very dangerous location. "

"Qin an kept running around, forcing Harrison to move around the stone. At this time, half of Harrison’s body was exposed, but he didn’t realize it. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was a VR game after all, and everyone was watching from a first-person perspective. In such a tense situation, Harrison had forgotten that one of his legs was not behind the rock. "

The fourth shot!

"Qin an dodged the shot with his unbelievable reaction speed. As for Harrison, he ducked his head the moment he fired the shot. To his surprise, the shot was not aimed at his head, but his leg! "

Blood splattered everywhere!

"As soon as Hason panicked, Qin an rushed over with his m4! "

The distance between the two of them was already quite close. Qin an’s m4 was firing wildly at Hassan’s position. The outcome was already decided!

"Great luck! We’ll have chicken dinner tonight!"

"The screen froze, and the bullet screen in the live broadcast room was already filled with all kinds of 66666! "

"In fact, when Qin an had shot Hason in the leg, the outcome was basically decided. In such a close-range encounter, Qin an’s blood volume was much higher than Hason ‘s. Moreover, his level three Spetsnaz Helmet and bulletproof vest were still at full durability. "

What really shocked everyone was that not a single one of Hanson’s four shots had hit Qin an!

"The difficulty of the two was different. Hanson hid behind a rock and retracted his head after firing a shot. Qin an, on the other hand, was running around in the wild. He had to accurately predict the rhythm of Hanson’s shots and roll to avoid them in time. This kind of terrifying reaction speed and body movement was the most powerful strength that Qin an had shown! "

"F * ck! Jadim is a God!"

"That’s awesome. He ran around in the wilderness, but Hanson didn’t even hit him? What the hell is this?"

"This is even more artificial intelligence than artificial intelligence! It’s like he’s cheating!"

"He’s not this strong even when he’s cheating!"

"F * ck, I thought he got this ID because he was trying to gain popularity, but it doesn’t seem like it. He’s worthy of this ID!"

"Does this guy have a live broadcast room? I’ve instantly become a fan of his. His skills are so strong that he’s invincible!"

"The bullet screen had already exploded, and even the commentators were not stingy with their praises. It couldn’t be helped, it was too awesome. If they didn’t boast, they would be letting down their own conscience! "

"In front of the players ‘game cabins, the screen showed the ranking of the teams, and the players came out of the game cabins one after another. "

"Hason’s expression was extremely ugly. Although he had successfully knocked out old P and Hami in the last round, he had completely lost to Qin an! "

"Don’t worry, " President Qian consoled."It’s only the first round. We’ve already gotten a lot of points since we’re in second place. There are still many chances for us to compete for first place."

"Hason’s face was cold, and he didn’t say anything. "

The camera zoomed in on old P’s team and gave Qin an a long close-up.

Qin an scratched his head in embarrassment and waved at the camera.

"In this match, there were many star players who had attracted the attention of countless people, such as old p, Hami, and Harrison. "

"However, these people had all been reduced to the background, becoming the supporting characters of Qin an’s show! "

"At this time, Chen Mo and the people in charge of all the major streaming platforms and clubs were also watching the game. Not only the audience and commentators, but even the fps team leaders of the major clubs were shocked! "

"C-chief Chen, who is this Qin an? Why haven’t I heard of it before?" One of the team leaders asked. "

"Him, " Chen Zhao considered his words."Immortal body."

Chapter 709: Six consecutive chicken dinners in the limit challenge

"At this time, the live broadcast room was still replaying the exciting scenes of the previous competition, especially the final showdown between Qin an and Harrison. "

"Through the slow! Motion replay, the audience clearly saw Qin an’s movements. While he was sniping Harrison with his awm, he had the time to loot his teammate’s crate and change to an m4? "

"Before this, many players had wondered, didn’t he have two snipers? Where did this m4 come from? It turned out that he had licked it at the speed of light on the way … "

"In addition, there were many Qin an’s first-person views. The instant snipe technique was extremely practical and beautiful, which was simply a pleasure for the audience! "

The audience was puzzled. Who was JadEmp?

Why had he never heard of it before? Only to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat during the competition?

"Logically speaking, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had been popular for some time now. Those players with talent and skills would definitely consider livestreaming. Even if they did not livestream, they would definitely be in high-end servers. With such skills, it was impossible for them to be so unpopular! "

"Many people were looking up Qin an’s past, and his fans were proudly promoting him in forums, Tieba, and various fan groups. "

It was only now that many players knew that Qin an was a God from the plug-in suit!

……

"At the competition venue, Chen Mo gave Qian Kun a call. "

"It’s a publicity film. Well, I’ve already sent you the proposal. Let the students in the video team take a look. The material can be found directly from the official data. They’re all experienced veterans, so I don’t need to say much. Yes, it should be done quickly. We’ll use the game’s real-life scenes. "

The match continued.

Qin an was also constantly showing his heaven-defying strength to the audience!

"From the start of the second game, Qin an’s team had already figured out the strength of the other teams, so they played more aggressively and had a clearer division of labor. "

"Qin an used the same strategy as before, focusing on the sniping position, while Hami and old P were in charge of covering and attacking. "

"Zou Zhuo, on the other hand, carried his backpack and acted as a Scout and medic. He was in charge of cheering and throwing two grenades when he was free to provide support. "

The other teams chose to avoid the battle. They didn’t dare to jump in the same place as Qin an and Harrison. They would rather fight with the other teams as soon as they got up.

"But even so, as the circle continued to shrink, they would still bump into Qin an’s team and be tortured! "

"At first, Harrison was very unconvinced and chose to jump to the Sosnovka Military Base to fight Qin an head-on. However, he did not expect to get the worst result and turn into a crate on the ground! "

"The two teams landed on the roofs of the South and North buildings at the same time and picked up 98k after landing. However, the result was that Hanson was shot in the head by Qin an’s 98k with a mechanical sight! "

"Hami and old P took out Harrison by force. The situation on the field instantly got out of control. President Qian’s team could only run away after collecting resources. However, they were blocked by another team when they were crossing the bridge. They were the first team to be eliminated. "

"After the first day’s competition, the results were no longer suspenseful. Whether it was the audience, the commentators, or the players, they all clearly realized that Qin an was not on the same level as all the contestants! "

"Perhaps Harrison was the closest to him in terms of strength, just below Qin an. But it was meaningless, because in this game, the difference between one level was like the difference between heaven and earth! "

"My reaction time is 0.1 seconds faster than yours, and my marksmanship is 1% more accurate than yours. Then, if we were to fight ten times, I might win nine times. "

Even Harrison himself was extremely puzzled. He had never felt so hopeless and suffocated in a game!

"Qin an gave him the feeling that he was a machine that calculated everything very accurately, and there was almost no emotional fluctuation. He was always rational, efficient, and could not even catch any flaws! "

"Hason had never expected that he would be reduced to a supporting role in a country on the other side of the ocean, even though he had thought that this was going to be a one-sided match! "

……

"It was the last day of the match, the last circle. "

"After two days of competition, the popularity of the entire PUBG streaming competition had reached its peak! "

"In fact, the results of the competition had already been determined in the previous matches. Qin an’s team had already taken first place in all the previous matches. They were far ahead of President Qian’s team in terms of points. Even if they turned into boxes after landing on the ground, they had already locked in the championship. "

"However, it was clear that the audience no longer cared about the championship title. They were more interested in an even more gimmicky achievement. "

Six consecutive chicken dinners!

"There were a total of two days of competition, three matches a day, and Qin an’s team had already won first place in all the previous five matches. Everyone was looking forward to them winning the last match and putting a perfect end to the live broadcast! "

"It was reasonable to say that in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, it was basically impossible for a team to win chicken dinner multiple times in a row. This was because the game had certain random factors. In many cases, the position where the destiny circle refreshed would determine who would win the chicken dinner to a certain extent. Moreover, in a situation where all the participating teams were equal, the command, tactical choice, player play, and other factors would all affect the final result. "

"But this live streaming competition was different, because Qin an’s strength had far exceeded all the participating live streamers. He also had the protection of two top live streamers, Hami and old P. The risk of an accident had been reduced to the lowest. "

"In the next few matches, the other teams chose to avoid the battle, not daring to land in the same place as Qin an’s team. This gave Qin an’s team the best opportunity to develop in the early stages. Once they reached the stage of house fights in the wild and chaotic battles in the housing area, the other teams would have no way to fight back against Qin an’s well-equipped team. "

The final round was once again a showdown between Harrison and Qin an.

"However, the situation was completely reversed this time. This time, it was Qin an’s destiny circle, and Hami was still alive. It was a 2v1. "

"Leave him to me." Qin an said. "

"Alright, " he said. Hami hid behind another rock. He let Qin an deal with Hassan himself. Of course, for the sake of the six-Combo Chicken, if anything happened to Qin an, Hami would still make a move. However, he believed in Qin an’s strength. "

"In this game, Qin an was like a real God! "

"The match was fair in terms of equipment. Both of them had level three Spetsnaz helmets, 98k, and no killer weapons like the awm. "

"In other words, each of them had to hit the other two times to determine the winner. "

"The safe zone was about to shrink, and Harrison had already run out. He was going to do what Qin an had done before, roll to avoid Qin an’s bullets. "

"Qin an stuck his head out to shoot, but Hanson rolled and returned fire! "

"The two 98KS lit up one after the other, and they both missed! "

"Hanson continued to run forward. The two of them were still at the same pace. They stuck their heads out, rolled, and shot at each other! "

"Bang!"Bang!"

"Two more shots were fired. However, this time, blood spurted out from the level three Spetsnaz Helmet that had just rolled to his feet! "

"I … I was shot? How is this possible?" Hason looked in Qin an’s direction in disbelief. He felt as if he had rolled up and bumped into Qin an’s 98k bullet! "

Chapter 710: golden pot

"While Harrison was still in a daze, Qin an had already switched to his m4. He poked his head out from behind the rock, opened the red dot scope, and fired a dense barrage of bullets at Harrison! "

"Hason reacted quickly. He rolled again and shot Qin an’s head with his 98k. However, Qin an also had a level three Spetsnaz Helmet! "

"Under the concentrated barrage of 5.56mm bullets, there was no cover around Harrison. With little health left, he fell to the ground. "

"It was obvious that if Qin an had not headshotted him with a 98k, he would not have dared to open fire with an m4. That was because Hanson’s sniping was very accurate. If Qin an had fired with an M4 from the start, he could have used an instant snipe to hit Qin an’s head. Then, he would switch to the M4 to fight with Qin an. In that case, it would be hard to tell who would win. "

"However, Qin an had already established his health advantage with a headshot, and was already in an undefeatable position. "

"Hason was well aware of this, so he had no complaints. He just couldn’t understand why Qin an had shot him. "

"He had clearly rolled to avoid it, unless … Qin an had predicted his rolling position in advance! "

"Hami, who was watching from the side, was also amazed by Qin an’s 98k. He knew very well that even if he was lucky, he wouldn’t be able to get such a shot even once in a hundred matches! "

"You … How did you manage to fire that shot with the 98k?" Hami asked. "

"It’s nothing, just a little prediction, "Qin an said. I’ve played with him so many times, I should be able to predict his subconscious reaction. "

"Qin an then added, "Actually, I was just guessing. You see, I predicted the first shot, but didn’t I miss?"

……

"The bullet screen had completely exploded. After this shot, the outcome of this live streaming competition was also settled. "

"The team of Qin an, old P, Hami, and zou Zhuo had won six chicken dinners in a row. They had won all the first places in the live streaming competition! "

"This was a stunning number. In terms of team points, they had completely left the team in second place behind and became the well-deserved champion of the live streaming competition! "

"Let’s congratulate Li Bai Pursley, Hami, zou Zhuo Zzz, and Qin an JadEmp for winning this year’s livestream. They’ve achieved an unprecedented six consecutive chicken dinners, which has proven their unparalleled dominance in this competition!"

"Every single one of them is an indispensable part of the team. Perhaps in everyone’s heart, there’s also a star player that you think is a star. Please don’t leave. Next up is the most exciting award presentation segment and the interview segment for the final valued players of this livestream. Now, let’s invite the four Champions to the center of the stage!"

"With Zhang Yang’s impassioned commentary, the stadium was surrounded by a large amount of steam and colored packets. The lights were dazzling, turning the entire Stadium into an exciting stage. "

"Although there were no live audience members and no thunderous applause, the bullet comments that completely covered the screen in the live broadcast room explained the mood of the audience. "

They had witnessed a legend!

"Now, let’s welcome the CEO of Thunderbolt entertainment, the designer of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, Mr. Chen Mo, to present them with the award! This time, our championship trophy is also very creative. Yes, you are not mistaken. This time, the trophy is a golden pan, not gilded, but a pan made of pure gold!"

"The camera turned to Chen Mo, who was standing in front of the stage with a golden pan in his hand. "

"The bullet screen instantly exploded,’what the f * ck? A pan made of pure gold? What a F * cking nouveau riche!"

"Chen Mo handed the pan to the captain, old P, who then passed it to Qin an. Qin an pushed it twice, but the other three members were very determined, so Qin an still held it up high with both hands! "

"This golden pot was the team’s trophy, and every team member also had a medal as the symbol of the champion of this live streaming competition. "

The heads of the two live broadcast platforms and the managers of the two clubs went on stage to present the medals to the four players.

"The camera focused on the Golden Pan. The audience then realized that the details of the Golden Pan were very exquisite. It was completely in accordance with the 1 It was made to a 1 scale, and on top of it were the logos of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and Thunderbolt entertainment. It was a beautiful piece of art. "

The camera gave a close-up of the medal. There was a chicken head engraved on it and four words Berserk chicken God!

"In addition, the Most Valuable Player of this competition has been selected. I believe everyone has some understanding of him. That’s right, he is JadEmp, Qin an!"

"Qin an’s personal information appeared on the big screen, including the five-pointed star of his various data during the competition. His marksmanship, body movement, awareness, reaction, and survival were all maxed out. He was a real Pentagon-shaped warrior! "

The official rating of Qin an in this competition had even reached the highest sss rank!

The camera zoomed in on Qin an. He was a little embarrassed and smiled shyly at the camera.

Chen Mo walked to the front of the stage and took the microphone from Zhang Yang.

"I won’t say anything unnecessary. Everyone should have been very satisfied with the wonderful games these two days. Next, I’ll be announcing more rewards as Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official account, but before that, I’d like to answer a question. Who was Qin an? why was he so strong? Let’s watch a Short Video "

Everyone was very curious. Short Video? Should he use a short video to explain Qin an’s identity?

"Even the organizers didn’t know the content of the Short Video, because Chen Mo had requested to join at the last minute. "

"The screen was black, and the quiet and soothing piano music was playing. "

"In the middle of the screen, there was a line of simple white words. "

[A tribute to those e-sports players who have a rough future but still have dreams]

First parachute jump.

"The number " 1″" quickly rolled, and in a short second, it went from " 1″" to "127."

A player swooped down toward the ground.

"He opened the umbrella, landed, ran, and searched. "

"A bullet hit his head without warning, and he fell down. "

[Just a little bit more and I’ll win again …]

He parachuted again.

He landed on the ground and was knocked down.

[Someone has to win. Why not me?]

"In front of the camera, his character was looking into the distance in a daze. "

[I have to become stronger.]

"After that, it was a mix of all kinds of scenes. They ran and fought in all kinds of places, leaving footprints all over the island. "

"The battle was also unusually brutal. There were brilliant killing scenes, but also extremely miserable abuse. "

"There were ultra-long-range kills in the high magnification scope, and there were also inexplicable sudden deaths. "

"The background music gradually began to change. The camera zoomed in and gave a close-up of the gun in the character’s hand. The trigger was pulled, the bullet was fired, and the shell popped out … "

And then accurately hit the enemy’s head!

"A man without an inch of iron was running on the road, but the scene changed, and he had become a fully armed soldier! "

Chapter 711: The weak and the strong

"The melody suddenly became impassioned, and what followed was a great mix of highlights! "

Many of the audience members realized that this was Qin an’s highlight.

"These shots were taken from Qin an’s daily livestreams, videos, and highlights of this competition. At this time, they were cut together in a very professional way, accompanied by the background music that reached the climax, pushing the atmosphere of the livestream to a climax in an instant! "

Super long distance sniping.

He quickly extended his head and fired.

He rolled to avoid the bullet.

He was hiding in the grass.

"98k, awm, M4, AKM, m24 … All sorts of firearms were displayed in succession! "

"At the same time, the voice in the background started singing. "

"You will become the greatest person."

"You will become the strongest player."

"You can conquer the world."

"You can win every battle"

"I can even talk to the gods and ascend to the peak of the gods."

"You can raise your hands with confidence."

"You can fight against time."

"You can become the master of fate. You don’t have to wait for luck to favor you."

"You can be called a hero."

"You can win the gold medal."

"You can break the record that they think is impossible to break."

"Fight for your dreams"

"Fight for honor!"

"Fight with pride"

"Fight for the name of the hero"

"You can never guess what you can do."

"One day, after you give it your all, you’ll suddenly realize …"

"You are already at the top of the world."

"Your wisdom will be known by the world."

"Because you are the most dazzling light"

"Standing at the peak of the gods"

"Become the champion, become the king!"

"Use your physical body to write a legend that belongs to you."

"The song gradually faded, and the screen turned black. However, the subtitles told the audience Qin an’s story. "

"[Don’t think that just because you’re small, you don’t have power.] "

"[Don’t think that just because you’re humble, you don’t have dignity.] "

[The only difference between the weak and the strong is whether their faith is firm or not.]

[Countless days and nights in the deity suit]

[Countless boxes on the ground]

[Using his physical body to face the contestant and the A.I. Law enforcer with micro-self-sight]

[With faith and effort]

"[Finally, I killed my way out of the deity suit.] "

[Ascend to the peak of the gods]

Immortal body

"[After this, there will be no more enemies.] "

"By the time the video finished playing, the bullet screen was already in a mess. The meaning of the video had already made Qin an’s identity clear. The audience had also guessed it, but they could not believe it. "

"What do you mean? Does this mean that Qin an has been fighting for the deity suit?"

"He’s been playing in the divines server, turning into a crate the moment he landed, and he’s been fighting those self-sighting players and artificial intelligence without using any cheats?"

"Really? Didn’t they say that players with micro-vision couldn’t even beat an AI in the celestial server? Then how did he do it?"

"That’s true skill! He’s trained himself into a human-shaped cheat!"

"Immortal body? That’s a F * cking fitting description!"

"If an ordinary person ascends to the peak in the deity suit, isn’t that equivalent to having an immortal’s body?"

"The Lord of the immortal realm, Qin an?"

"Almighty Master Qin! So many people didn’t believe Godfather Qin’s live broadcast of the deity suit. Now, the officials have cleared Godfather Qin’s name, right?"

No wonder no one knew about this person. It was because he had been in the deity suit all this time!

It was no wonder that Qin an’s skills were so good. How could his skills not be good when he was playing with those cheaters and artificial intelligence in the fairy server?

It was like a player who had cleared the level of Swan and went back to playing super Mali. Wasn’t that free?

At the competition venue.

Hami stared at the video in shock.

So this was how Qin an’s skills came about? Was it trained from being tortured in the deity suit?

"Hami knew how dangerous it was inside. Even if he used his micro-vision, his best result was only in the twenties. "

"Every enemy there had the ability to kill you, and everyone’s marksmanship was comparable to those so-called sharpshooters in the high-end game. All the enemies there were extremely sinister, and they would die if they were not careful. "

"Compared to the normal server, the celestial server was like a horror game, a never-ending cycle of suffering. "

"However, Qin an was tortured day after day, and then he came out of the deity suit? "

Hami felt ashamed.

What did Qin an have? He was just a young man who came to the imperial capital for his dream. He was not famous and was only tortured day after day in the deity server to hone his skills.

"But what about him? He was a big live streamer with a lot of fans on the live streaming platform and had a rich income, but he cheated just for a little bit of show effect, and he even had the mentality of getting lucky … "

"Looking at the shy Qin an, Hami suddenly realized something. "

"As a live streamer, he seemed to have forgotten his dream and his ambition to stand at the top of the world when he was young. He had talent, but he didn’t want to make progress. He only thought about how to make more money and gain more vanity through live broadcasting … "

"Hami looked at the heavy Medal in his hand. The words "berserk chicken God" on the medal stung his heart. "

"This title did not belong to him, but to Qin an. "

"After his stream was banned, Hami felt frustrated and angry. He also wondered if it was because he was unlucky or Chen Mo was too harsh. "

"However, at this moment, Hami suddenly realized something. "

"Just like the title of the video,’the weak’. "

"Yes, everyone was weak, but as long as they had a strong will, they would become strong one day. "

The strength that came from one’s own hard work was one’s true strength.

……

"I would like to apologize to Qin an, " Chen Mo said."I met him once in the deity server. I mistook him for an AI and misled many players. I’ll take this opportunity to clarify that the ‘artificial intelligence’ I met in the deity suit was Qin an. "

"In addition, because Qin an’s account is involved in a private account transaction, according to the official account regulations, we will be permanently banning this account."

"Hearing this, Qin an was shocked. What the hell? why did they ban my account? "

"Of course, " Chen Zhao continued with a smile."However, we’ll be giving Qin an a new account. He’ll inherit all the data from his previous account. In addition, the account will have a special white list function, and you can freely switch between normal and deity servers to play the game. "

"In addition, the four Champions will receive an out-of-print jacket and a special symbol in the game as a permanent personal honor. "

"Thunderbolt games will also cooperate with fish-catching live streaming platform to give Qin an special certification, which is ‘Thunderbolt games certified live streamer’, as a recognition of his achievements in the deity server."

"Once again, I would like to thank everyone for their support for Thunderbolt gaming, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, and the livestream. Next, the stage will be handed over to Zhang Yang. Would everyone like to hear a few words from Qin an?"

Chen Mo passed the microphone to Zhang Yang and left the stage.

"At that moment, the entire stage belonged to Qin an. All the players ‘eyes were focused on him! "

Chapter 712: Poverty has made me evolve

"Hello everyone, I’m Qin an."

"In front of the camera, Qin an was a little shy. Like many professional players, before he went on stage and made a name for himself, he was just a very ordinary internet-addicted teenager. But now, he was being watched by millions of players. It was inevitable that he was a little uncomfortable. "

"Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I can see that everyone is still very excited, so I’ll cut to the chase." First of all, Qin an, have you really been playing in the deity server and even won the chicken dinner?"

"Yes, " Qin an nodded."But there was a little bit of luck in that one."

"You’re being too humble, " said Zhang Yang."If you don’t have strong marksmanship and skills, you won’t be able to get the chicken dinner even if you’re in a God-blessed circle every time."

"By the way, I would like to remind the audience that the video of Qin an winning the chicken dinner in the celestial costume is still on the posturing website. You can watch and see how heroic he was at that time."

"Next question. Many of the audience members are asking, How did you come up with this self-torturing training method of practicing in the celestial costume?"

"Qin an scratched his head in embarrassment."Well, the main reason was that I couldn’t afford a PlayerUnknown’s Battleground account."

"What does not being able to afford an account have to do with the deity server?" Zhang Yang was confused. "

"It’s like this, " Qin an explained."At first, the celestial account was sold at a very low price, so I spent more than 100 yuan to buy this account."

"So, you didn’t go to the Faerie uniform to practice your skills?" Zhang Yang asked. "

"Qin an shook his head."No. It’s because the account I bought can only play the fairy server."

"Or should I say, poverty makes me work hard?" he added. "

"This is such an interesting mistake. What do you think is keeping you up in the game?" Zhang Yang did not know whether to laugh or cry. "

"Qin an "it’s mainly because I can’t afford an account in the official server."

"Zhang Yang coughed twice."Well, the official website has given you a special account. You can switch between the normal server and the celestial server freely. Will you return to the celestial server?"

"Qin an thought for a moment."I guess so. In the future, we’ll still use immortal clothing as the main item."

"Why?" Zhang Yang asked. "

"Qin an "there’s no pressure in the normal server. It might cause my skills to deteriorate."

Zhang Yang was speechless.

"He was a little shocked that Qin an could act so naturally. After two seconds, he asked, "Then, many of the audience members said that they were inspired by you and also want to practice their skills in the celestial costume. Do you have anything to say to them about this?"

"Qin an scratched his head."This …" He said."I think I’d better live." Besides, the celestial server’s account is valuable. It’s not worth it for everyone to spend a thousand Yuan to see what the celestial server looks like. "

"Zhang Yang could not help but smile."Okay, that’s a very sincere and simple suggestion. Thank you, Qin an, for accepting our interview. Once again, congratulations to the four hosts for winning the championship of this live streaming competition!"

"I believe that many viewers have more questions to ask them. It’s okay, they should be able to resume their live broadcast soon. When the time comes, everyone can go to the live broadcast room and ask them in person!"

"Once again, I would like to thank all the audience for accompanying me for the past two days. More official competitions for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground are currently being prepared. See you!"

"With the background music playing, this year’s livestream competition came to a perfect end! "

"The live broadcast signal had been cut off. After the live broadcast room zoomed in, they began to play a replay of the live broadcast. "

"However, the popularity in the live broadcast room did not decrease at all. Instead, there were more and more bullet comments! "

"Wow, Brother Qin an is so cute! I’m a fan of him!"

"I’m dying of laughter. Such a Frank interview answer. The birth of the Lord of the immortal realm actually originated from poverty!"

"Poverty, poverty made me evolve??"

"I’ve realized that I’m born with the ability to act tough. What about not having any pressure in the normal server and advising everyone not to go to the celestial server to torture themselves? Oh my God, he’s done acting tough!"

"Hehe, everything he said is true. How is this considered posturing?"

"Go and see his performance in the normal server. It’s so painful for the other 99 players. Asking him to return to the celestial server is a protective mechanism for the normal players …"

"Qin an attention to the 99 people on the island. I’ve surrounded you. Surrender immediately!"

"I’ve decided. I’ll buy an account in the celestial server tomorrow and start my own cultivation journey!"

"Brother upstairs, have a safe journey. I’ll wait for you to play a second hand …"

"Where’s Qin an’s live broadcast room? What about the fan group? I want to go and watch!"

"When is Qin an going to start his live broadcast? I can’t wait to see the deity server!"

……

"In the arena, Qin an, old P, Hami, and zou Zhuo were still immersed in the joy of their victory. "

"There was no doubt that Qin an was famous, and he was extremely famous. "

"Although he was still poor now, and even the return train ticket was bought by old P, he would definitely rise in the future. "

"The people in charge of several live broadcasting platforms all gathered around, wanting to poach him to their own platform. In order to keep Qin an, fish-catching live broadcasting platform offered a huge contract with an annual salary of ten million Yuan on the spot. "

"The managers of several clubs also came over, wanting to sign Qin an as a professional player in their "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" branch. He could even be the team captain directly, and the team members could be chosen at will. "

"Old P and zou Zhuo had also received various recommendation spots on the fish-catching live streaming platform, and there were professionals responsible for the promotion. "

"Even for Hami, several live streaming platforms were fighting for him. In the end, fish-catching signed a new contract with him in the hope that he could resume his live streaming. "

"Although Qin an was definitely the main character in this live broadcast competition, Hami had also shown his strength in the competition. The public was already very tolerant of him. "

"However, to the surprise of fish-catching live streaming platform, Hami rejected the offer. "

"Let’s talk about the host later. I … Want to be a professional." A faint smile was on Hami’s face, but his eyes were filled with determination that he had never seen before. "

"Just then, Hanson and President Qian walked over. "

"Hanson could not speak Chinese, and Qin an’s English was terrible, so Mr. Qian volunteered to be the translator. "

"You played very well and I’m convinced. I didn’t expect to meet a player like you. But you have to be careful. In Europe, there are many players who are as strong as me and they are all in the same team. "

"The professional arena and the world stage of fps games will not be like today. You can’t turn the tide of the battle with your own strength." Harrison said. "

"Qin an smiled."It’s okay. My teammates will become stronger too."

"Hanson smiled and shook Qin an’s hand."Well then, let’s meet again at the world Tournament of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. I hope that I’ll have the chance to have a sniping match with you on the stage of the final."

"See you." Qin an nodded. "

Chapter 713: Stir up the immortals server account!

The influence of this live broadcast match was far more far-reaching than most people could imagine.

"Qin an instantly became popular after the live streamer competition. With Hanson, old P, Hami, and other big live streamers as his background, Qin an, the only protagonist of this competition, captured the hearts of all the playerbase players with his superb skills, and his number of fans skyrocketed. "

"On the first day that Qin an returned to the imperial capital, his live stream was placed on the most eye-catching recommendation spot on the fish-catching live streaming platform. The number of viewers exceeded six million in just an hour. This popularity almost crushed all the streamers of "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground". "

"The game cabin in the internet cafe was not well equipped, so MG e-sports club had specially arranged special equipment for Qin an. According to Qin an himself, he would consider playing professionally, but the specific team he would join was still unknown. "

"Perhaps as a professional player, he would still encounter many setbacks, but as an internet-addicted youth, he had finally obtained the life he wanted. "

"The other streamers and the game PlayerUnknown’s Battleground also took the opportunity of the livestream competition to make their presence known, and their popularity continued to rise. "

"However, the most interesting thing was the setting of the deity server! "

"Celestial server had become a term exclusive to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, unlike Wolf Soul Between modern battlefield and fire Assault 2, the way PlayerUnknown’s Battleground dealt with external cheats was the most amazing. "

"On one hand, the cheats in the normal server were almost extinct, and everyone could get a fair and just battle opportunity in the normal server. "

"On the other hand, because of the existence of the special celestial server, those players who had opened micro-self-sight could only be tortured inside. For players like Qin an who wanted to hone their skills, the celestial server became a better choice than high-end games. "

"Many of the cheat makers had also roughly guessed the anti-cheat mechanism in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but they were unable to crack it. "

It was simple. Pangu survival relied on the Pangu system and artificial intelligence to conduct a comprehensive analysis of every player’s data.

"By analyzing the data of the most extensive group of players, the players of different levels are classified into reasonable ranges. "

"If the player’s strength grew slowly and evenly, then the player would be a normal player. However, if his strength suddenly soared, or if he was too much stronger than the normal person in one aspect (such as spear technique), then he would be assigned to the deity suit. "

"The reason why the creators of these cheats were helpless was that cheats could only improve marksmanship, but not awareness and movement techniques. No matter how the players who used cheats tried to hide it, their data would always be abnormal in the eyes of the artificial intelligence. "

"However, the cheat makers did find a new way to make money. "

Selling deity server account.

"Not long after the deity server was exposed, many players bought the deity account out of curiosity, causing the price of the deity account to rise all the way to about 1000 Yuan. "

"However, at that time, most of them were bought by the hosts, so the stock was very small. "

"However, after the livestream, with Qin an’s popularity, the deity server also became completely popular! Many players wanted to practice their skills in the deity suit, hoping that they could become as powerful as Qin an. "

"As a result, after the live streaming competition, accounts for the deity server became increasingly scarce, and the price of these accounts had been raised to more than 1500 Yuan on some second-hand websites … "

There were still people who bought it.

"It had to be said that there were indeed many rich people who played VR gaming pods, and there were also many rich people who were curious. "

"Therefore, the creators of these cheats also took advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune and began to buy official accounts in batches to mass-produce accounts for the divine server. "

"One account could earn four to five hundred Yuan. This was simply a huge profit. After all, it didn’t cost much to the creator of the cheat! "

"In the plug-in group, several moderators were sighing. "

"I really didn’t expect this script. Previously, the gods server account was sold at a low price of two to three hundred Yuan. Now that I think about it, it’s a huge loss!"

"Yeah, it’s inexplicable. After the live broadcast, the deity suit became popular …"

"This is the first time I’ve seen such a situation. A normal player would take the initiative to find a cheat player to be abused …"

"They are all looking forward to becoming Immortals in the immortal world with their physical bodies like Qin an."

"That’s so funny. When they enter the celestial server, they’ll know that Qin an became a celestial because of his talent. 99% talent and 1% hard work. Other people will just be tortured if they enter the celestial server."

"There are still many people waiting to buy a deity server account. Let’s hurry up and hoard accounts. We’ll definitely earn more in the future."

"I’ve created more than 700 accounts. I’m getting 200000 to 300000 Yuan from this!"

"Brother, you’re so generous. I’m a coward, so I managed to get more than 200 of them."

"Hey, what’s there to be afraid of? Think about it, the cost of an account in the celestial server is still there, no matter how low it is, it won’t be lower than an official account. "

"Yes, I think the enthusiasm of the players to go to the deities ‘server won’t die down within a month. Even if it dies down, the professional players, big live streamers, and some hardcore players will definitely still have this demand. There’s no mistake in backing up. "

These cheat-like authors had also discovered a way to make money. They had even stopped updating their accounts and were focusing on creating deity server accounts!

Even the players of Wolf Soul modern battlefield and burning Assault 2 were puzzled. Had the officials increased their efforts to deal with external cheats recently? Why did it feel like he had died too few times?

"After asking, he found out that the external hacks had stopped updating the game. All the external hacks had gone to the deity server account of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds! "

……

"After Qin an’s re-broadcast, the popularity of the plug-in suit had also increased to a certain extent. "

"The players all rushed into Qin an’s live broadcast room to watch him play the plug-in suit. Under Qin an’s explanation, everyone was very shocked by the high intensity of the plug-in suit and Qin an’s awareness. "

"This time, no one doubted him. After all, Qin an was now officially certified as a live streamer in deity-grade clothing … "

"Even Qin an’s previous posts on Tieba and the videos on the posturing website were all dug up, and the players left messages one after another. "

"At that time, after watching Hami’s self-testimony, Qin an commented on his skills. As a result, he was ridiculed as a "Tieba God" by all the players on the Tieba forum. In the end, some nosy players dug up this matter and slapped the faces of the people on the front floor one by one … "

The players who wanted to join professional teams were also thinking about whether they should get a God server account to do daily training.

"However, overall, the celestial server account was still in the stage of slowly selling. "

"Many players wanted to buy it, but they felt that it was expensive. On the other hand, those who were selling their accounts were all waiting for the right price to sell them. They wanted to maximize their profits, so both sides were in a tug-of-war. "

The seller would stock up while slowly selling. This could be considered some kind of hunger marketing.

"However, the next official announcement made all the cheating creators who had stocked up on deity server accounts vomit blood on the spot! "

Chapter 714: Cheat-like producers want to go to the rooftop

PlayerUnknown’s Battleground officially released an announcement.

"Recently, the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds operations team has received feedback from a large number of players. They expressed their wish to increase the matching options for the cheating server (i.e. The deity server) so that players can freely enter and exit the deity server to play the game. "

"The PlayerUnknown’s Battleground operations team has always paid attention to the players ‘opinions. However, to protect the environment of the celestial server, we will use the following methods to screen the list of players who can enter the celestial server. "

"After the new version update tomorrow, there will be a special entrance for the deity server in the game. Players can challenge the artificial intelligence through this entrance. As long as they score 90 points, they will be able to gain the right to enter and exit the deity server freely. "

"Here, the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds operations team would like to remind you that the celestial server is an extremely brutal battlefield. If you’re only doing this for entertainment, amusement, or curiosity, then entering the celestial server for a trial should help clear your mind."

"If you can pass the trial with your own strength, then I wish you to continue improving in the deity suit and become an immortal with your physical body as soon as possible!"

"When the announcement was made, the players were all excited! "

"Many players were struggling to buy a celestial server account, but now that the official platform had opened the entrance to the celestial server, it meant that they did not need to buy an account and could enter directly! "

"Of course, there was a limit to entering the celestial server. If a large number of ordinary players entered the celestial server, it would definitely cause the standard of the celestial server to decline, and the true meaning of the celestial server would be lost. "

Such a screening standard satisfied the needs of all the players.

"For the players who wanted to join in the fun, a trial in the celestial server would let them know their own strength and retreat. For those players who really wanted to enter the celestial server to practice their skills, this gave them the opportunity to enter the celestial server with their own efforts. It also screened out the players who wanted to join in the fun, and the standard of the celestial server could be guaranteed. "

"The players were all overjoyed. After the version update, they all went to try out the trial to see if they were qualified to enter the celestial server. "

"In the end, most of the players were tortured to the point of wishing they were dead, and they never mentioned the deity server again … "

"Moreover, the artificial intelligence in the celestial server trial was a low-level and mid-level artificial intelligence. It was much weaker than the artificial intelligence in the real celestial server. "

"Even so, he had successfully dissuaded more than 90% of the players. "

"Of course, based on the player base of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, even 1% of the players would turn many celestial servers into normal servers. "

"This was also easy to solve. In the celestial server, players could only occupy a maximum of 50 seats, and the remaining 50 seats were all occupied by artificial intelligence. This ensured that all players would be able to encounter strong challenges in the celestial server. "

……

"The players were overjoyed, but there was a group of people who wanted to go to the rooftop after seeing the announcement … "

Wailing could be heard in the plug-in group.

"F * ck, Chen Mo you old dog! I’m absolutely irreconcilable with you!"

"F * ck, I created more than 200 accounts, more than 200 accounts!"

"Damn it, it’s all in my hands, it’s all in my hands!"

"How many cheats would we have to sell to earn back this money! He’s really going to jump off a building!"

"The producers of these hacks had more or less built deity-class versions of "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground". He had planned to sell it to the players, but once this announcement came out, he could not sell it! "

"The players with real strength had all gone to the celestial server’s trial. Players with no strength would know their true level through a trial, so they wouldn’t waste money on buying an immortal account. "

Hundreds of deity server accounts were unsalvageable …

"Originally, if each account earned 400 yuan, the three hundred accounts would earn 120000 Yuan. Even if they only earned 200 yuan, these accounts could earn 60000 Yuan, which was a huge profit. "

"But once the announcement came out, no one wanted it anymore! "

These accounts were all bought from Chen Mo for 980 Yuan!

The creators of the cheats calculated that 200 accounts would be 200000 Yuan. They wanted to go to the rooftop on the spot …

"It was hard to say how many accounts were created by all the plug-in creators, but a conservative estimate was that it was likely to be in the tens of thousands. "

This meant that Chen Mo’s announcement had taken tens of millions from the cheat makers …

"Of course, these cheat-like producers could sell them at a low price to recover their health, but who would buy them? "

"Only a few players would buy it, and compared to the entire stock, it was like a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood. "

"There was a gloomy atmosphere in the plug-in group, and it was even more depressing than the atmosphere in the stock speculation group, where the stock market had plummeted … "

"As for the players who knew about this, they couldn’t help but laugh … "

"Who asked you to cheat! Is this retribution?"

"Hahaha, you guys still want to make money from Chen Mo? You’re too naive!"

"Chen Mo’s tricks are really hard to defend against! Even a cheat has fallen into his hands!"

"Chen Mo’s announcement he’s going to massacre the cheating group without shedding a drop of blood!"

The players expressed their joy one after another. There was only one word for this group of cheats they deserved it!

Most players hated the people who created cheats. These people were like locusts and worms in the game. They destroyed the game environment and the interests of all players. They used improper means to gain personal benefits and earned a lot of money. They would kill the game and move on to the next game.

"Now that they saw Chen Mo’s trick, all the players clapped their hands in joy! "

……

"The overseas version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had also been released, and it was developing well. "

"In Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, and other regions, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had swept across the entire VR gaming industry at an extremely fast speed. More and more foreign players were able to appreciate the charm of winning the chicken dinner. "

"However, the local version of the game would be a week faster than the foreign version. "

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"However, the foreign players soon discovered a problem. "

Where are our deity costumes?

Why don’t we have the deity suit?

"In the beginning, the foreign players did not know about the celestial server and were having a good time. But soon, the news about the ‘deity suit’ spread abroad through various information channels. "

"Some foreign players had opened their own accounts to enter the celestial server, but their accounts had been banned for a week … "

"These players thought that the system had made a mistake and opened their own accounts after the ban was lifted, but they were banned for another week … "

The players were on the verge of a mental breakdown. What the hell?

Didn’t you say that you’d open your Weibo and peek into the deity suit?

What the hell is with the ban every time it opens?

The foreign players were not happy about it. They all reported to the official developers that there was a bug in the game! We can’t get into the deity suit!

"In response, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s overseas operating department released a statement with great emotion and sincerity. "

Chapter 715: Special training version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground

"Dear PUBG international players, "

"Regarding the reaction of many players that ‘opening Weibo to self-peek led to account ban’, the official clarification "

"In order to ensure that you will have a better gaming experience in the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and provide a fairer gaming environment for all international players, the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds international server will adopt stricter anti-cheating measures and have zero tolerance for cheating."

"Other than micro-self-sight, all other external hacks will be immediately banned. Players who use the self-sighting hack will be banned for seven days as a warning. After three consecutive times, they will also be permanently banned. "

"The maintenance of the gaming environment requires the joint efforts of every player. The operations team of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground International Edition solemnly calls for everyone to play happily and with integrity, so that we can work together to create a fair and just gaming environment!"

A lot of foreign players were touched by this announcement. Thunderbolt entertainment was truly a responsible company!

He had zero tolerance for cheating and was banned the moment he discovered it. This kind of execution was really a model for the game company!

"Wait, something seemed wrong. "

What was the first thing we reported to the officials?

"Many players were confused by this righteous announcement. Their first reaction was to clap their hands in joy. Finally, a game company that was so good at managing external cheats had appeared! "

"But on second thought, no, no one asked you about the hacking. We want the deity suit! "

"From the looks of this announcement, the International Version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds doesn’t intend to open the deity server, right? "

He even said something about stricter anti-cheat measures?

Why didn’t you just say that you wouldn’t open the deity server for us?

The foreign players were unhappy.

"Why don’t you give me the deity suit? We still want to see the Battle of the Gods!"

"Yes, I want to practice my skills at the deity suit!"

"Why don’t you open a God server for the International Version? This was discrimination! This is unfair treatment!"

"Many players were protesting, but the officials just laughed it off and acted as if nothing had happened … "

"They did all the publicity and activities, but they did not mention anything about the deity suit … "

"And even if they asked, the officials could continue to use this very legitimate statement. "

"In order to protect the interests of the overseas players, we have zero tolerance for all external cheats. We immediately ban them when they are discovered. Is there a problem?"

"If we’re talking about discrimination, shouldn’t the players from the local server be the ones being discriminated?"

"In order to ban all external hacks, we have invested more manpower, material resources, and financial resources in the International server. Our staff has worked even harder. We’ve worked hard to create such a pure gaming environment. What are you guys not satisfied with?"

"The foreign players were all shocked. F * ck, you Chinese people are so cunning. You’re so good at changing concepts! "

"However, they had nothing to say. This reason was too F * cking legitimate! "

He couldn’t even complain to the audience who didn’t know the truth!

"This Chinese company is outrageous. The National server doesn’t even ban the account of the user, but the International Version of the account is banned within seconds. This is discrimination!"

"Most of the onlookers would say, "bro, did you take the wrong medicine?"

"Many foreign professional players had to go through a lot of trouble to get a taste of the celestial server. They had to buy an international accelerator, buy a local server account, and fight with external players and artificial intelligence with high delays … "

Chen Zhao was touched by their spirit.

"However, he also gave her a warm reminder."It’s illegal to buy a Black account. Once it’s verified, you’ll be banned!"

……

In the experience store.

"Chen Mo was looking at the feedback on the International forums in delight, then gave a like to the hot comment that wanted to open the deity server in the International Version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, before closing the interface. "

"When things were done, he would leave, hiding his achievements and fame. "

"Eh? A call? Is it Minister Qiao?"

Chen Mo picked up his phone and saw that it was Qiao Hua from the game Committee.

"Chen Mo, I told you last time that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s content wasn’t suitable for training and needed to be changed. Did you change it?" Qiao Hua said a few polite words and went straight to the point. "

"Oh, about that, " Chen Mo said."Don’t worry, commander Qiao, it’s all done. The training version can be officially sent in for review later."

"Alright, " Qiao Hua said."PlayerUnknown’s Battleground may be very successful in the business world, but as you know, the game’s spirit isn’t that healthy. It’s a little too cruel and doesn’t fit the spirit of training. Don’t let others find fault with it. It’s not suitable. "

"Sure, " Chen Zhao said."Don’t worry, commander Qiao."

"At present, "Wolf Soul modern battlefield" and "raging inferno 2″" had specially developed parts for training soldiers, and the response was good. "

"After all, the game mechanics of these two games were relatively simple, and they could be used after some slight modifications. "

"However, the response to these two games was also mediocre. "

"The marksmanship in the game was different from that in real life. In fact, in order for most players to get used to it better, the game had to simplify various complicated operations, and it was inevitable to make some sacrifices for the realism. "

"Take PlayerUnknown’s Battleground as an example. If a character was hit in the leg, they would become crippled. If a character was hit in the arm, they would have to change hands to shoot. If they lost a certain amount of blood, their vision would turn black, and they would have difficulty moving. "

"However, even though it was real, there was no guarantee of the game’s playability. "

"Only by completely simplifying the HP recovery items, backpacks, gun accessories, and character health points, and only making a distinction in terms of attributes, could the majority of players enjoy the fun of this game. "

"For example, HP recovery items, bandages, first aid kits, first aid kits, and painkillers all had different HP recovery effects, usage duration, and preciousness. For the players, this was a perfect design. "

"It was easy to understand, convenient, and acceptable. It also had clear characteristics and was easy to distinguish. "

"Therefore, the shooting games that were being used for training at the current stage were mainly supplementary means, such as training reaction, awareness, and teamwork. "

The reason why many people did not have much of a reaction to these two games was because they were not that fun.

"Although these two games had made some innovations to traditional fps games, they were still in the same category. "

……

At a training base.

"I wonder what training program we’ll have today."

"Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault are no longer interesting. I’ll tell you a secret, I heard that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground has also sent a training version for approval. Could it be this?"

"That’s not possible. Didn’t the previous gossip say that spiritual content was not suitable for training, so it was corrected?"

"Be content, our VR training program is actually for us to relax. It’s good enough to have games to play."

"But PlayerUnknown’s Battleground is really very fun …"

Chapter 716: Special edition of "Island Special training

"After everyone entered the game cabin, everyone was still guessing if there would be a new training program. "

"At this time, many people noticed that there was a new game in the VR gaming pod, called "Island Training"! "

"Eh? Special training on an isolated island? What kind of game is this?"

"Uh, I’ve never heard of it before. I’ve never seen this icon either."

"Little Zhang, you’ve played a lot of games. Have you heard of this game?"

"I didn ‘t."

"Let me see … F * ck, isn’t this PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds?!"

Everyone was dumbfounded. Many of them had played or watched PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ‘live stream. This scene was all too familiar!

"Although there were some changes to the structure, one could still vaguely tell that this scene was adapted from the game scene in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground! "

"As soon as they entered the game’s login scene, an electronic display screen appeared in front of everyone. A valiant female officer began to introduce the game’s background to everyone. There were even subtitles at the bottom of the screen, and some key information was deliberately changed to display. "

"Dear commanders, welcome to the island for special training!"

"All of you are brave warriors who have gone through hundreds of battles. You are all Warriors who have protected our country. You have superb marksmanship and a will of steel. You are the mainstays of China."

"The ‘isolated island Special training’ is an important military exercise, but it is completely different from the previous military exercises. "

"In the special training on the island, you must complete the following goals 1. Search for a specific signal source. 2. Gather resources in a difficult environment and make full use of a variety of terrain and weapons to fight. 3. Improve team cooperation and fight side by side with comrades. "

"During the special training, everyone will enter a deserted island with a virtual identity. They will not be injured or killed in reality. Players who are eliminated will withdraw from the special training. Only the strongest warrior can get first place in the special training!"

"Nothing can better reflect a hero’s talent than a real battlefield, and nothing can stimulate a person’s fighting spirit more than fierce and even tragic competition."

"The so-called strong can open up a path of survival in desperate situations. Please be prepared to welcome this unique and special training!"

"Those who had never played PlayerUnknown’s Battleground did not feel anything, but those who had played PUBG were dumbfounded. "

"In the version of "special training on isolated island", this battle was to select the best soldiers from the 100 soldiers. Everyone joined the special training with a virtual identity. "

"There was no concept of ‘blue circle’ or ‘safe zone’. Instead, there were signal sources. Everyone had to enter the designated signal source search area within a specified time. "

"Too far away from the search area would weaken the city-building signal, and the virtual identity of the players would become unstable. Not entering the search area for a long time might lead to elimination. "

"As for the training goal, it was also very clear. The "isolated island Special training" was different from previous military operations. It mainly cultivated the ability to make full use of the existing resources and materials in difficult environments, as well as the cooperation and cooperation of small teams under complex conditions. "

"At the same time, the elimination of the enemy was not for killing, but to select stronger Warriors from the fierce battles. "

"Moreover, some players who had played PlayerUnknown’s Battleground realized that there seemed to be a lot of banners in the game, including the login scene and the initial spawn point. "

"Don’t forget your original heart. Remember your mission. Train hard and sharpen yourself!"

"To protect national security, to protect world peace!"

"I’m loyal to the country!"

"Strong military, excellent style, don’t forget your original intention, forge ahead!"

Many people were in a daze. They felt like they had returned to the military camp.

"Not only that, but the equipment and vehicles in the game had also been changed! "

"All the guns in the game had been changed to the weapons and equipment of the current active troops, such as the type 92 pistol, the type 81 automatic rifle, the type 56 submachine gun, the type 95 automatic rifle, the type 85 sniper rifle, and so on. "

"These weapons were all unlocked in the login scenario and could be used and trained at will. Moreover, after many people tried it out, they discovered that the trajectories of these guns were almost exactly the same as those in reality! "

"In addition, the vehicles in the game had also been updated. For example, the BJ2020S series Jeep had become the main vehicle. "

"This is awesome. Is this really the special training version?"

"There are many guns in here that we’ve used during our usual training. They feel so familiar!"

"I feel that after the changes, it really gives off a completely different feeling from the previous PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds!"

"Hurry, let’s quickly form a four-person party and play!"

"Me too, me too, this is going to be interesting!"

……

Emperor dynasty entertainment.

"Jin jieguang was in a very bad mood, because from various operating data, the popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had been soaring recently, and even completely crushed Wolf Soul Modern battlefield."

"Wolf Soul modern battlefields wasn’t considered unsuccessful, but compared to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, it was far less popular. "

"This time, the clash between the three fps games had resulted in Wolf Soul and raging inferno assault being crushed. "

"In fact, fire Assault 2 was not that bad. After all, the story was the main selling point. Strictly speaking, it was mainly a single-player game, so the sales were not bad. "

"However, "Wolf Soul modern battlefields" was mainly about playstyle. When it clashed with "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground", it was like a warrior leaving without a chance to return. "

"At this moment, Jin jieguang was writing something that Lin chaoxu had personally instructed him to do. "

"An analysis on the feasibility of adding the battle royale mode into" Wolf Soul modern battlefield "."

"Jin jieguang really didn’t want to write this. Obviously, with the personality of the main designer of Wolf souls, Qin Xiao, he would definitely not accept adding other people’s classic play style into his game. "

"However, from Lin chaoxu’s point of view, if Emperor dynasty entertainment wanted to maximize their profits, then launching the big escape model was a must. "

Didn’t they say that fire Assault 2 was also considering adding the battle royale mode?

"It couldn’t be helped. Although many people scoffed at following the trend, it could indeed make money. "

Who would have a problem with money?

"As a result, Jin jieguang was in a difficult position. He was stuck between Lin chaoxu and Qin Xiao, and it was very likely that he would be in a dilemma. "

Jin jieguang cursed Chen Mo a hundred times in his heart as he wrote the report.

"At this moment, Jin jieguang noticed that someone in the chat group was sharing an announcement. "

"What the hell is this? The special training version of "Island Special training" for "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" had received unanimous praise from the soldiers? The game Committee is giving out a commendation?"

Jin jieguang was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?

"With PlayerUnknown’s Battleground as the background, how could he be commended? Are you kidding me? "

Chapter 717: Transplanting the mobile game version

Jin jieguang felt that his three views had been subverted.

"When PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was released, Emperor dynasty Entertainment’s Wolf Soul The modern battlefield project team had discussed it before and had roughly guessed the game’s trend. "

"The conclusion was that, although PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was novel, it was too monotonous. Its popularity would definitely decline, and its subsequent profitability would be very low. "

"Moreover, the game’s background didn’t match the training background, so Chen Mo probably thought of it as a commercial game and didn’t plan to leave a good impression on the game Committee. "

"But recently, everyone’s faces had been slapped over and over again, and they were almost F * cking swollen … "

"Not only did PlayerUnknown’s Battleground show no signs of losing its popularity, it was getting more and more popular, and it even looked like it was going to take over the entire VR gaming platform. "

"As for the profitability, Chen Mo could already make a lot of money just by selling accounts, not to mention the fact that the Commission for accessories was a shocking money tree. "

"In the game, some special clothing, such as scarves, small skirts, small vests, uniforms, jackets, etc., Were relatively rare, and the price had been raised to two to three thousand Yuan. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds indeed didn’t have any in-game purchases, and Chen Mo had already made it clear that he wouldn’t add anything like top-ups or unboxing. "

"However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the players to top up their money … "

"Take the little dress as an example. Every player could open the chest with gold coins, and all the clothes could be freely traded in the market. "

"As for the price of the dress, it had already been raised to about 3000 Yuan. Every time a transaction was successful, 300 yuan of transaction tax would be deducted. "

"This meant that for every player that sold a dress, Chen Mo would earn 300 RMB … "

"The other clothes had different prices depending on their rarity and beauty. Some were tens of dollars, some were hundreds of dollars, but no matter how expensive they were, Chen Zhao would still collect the tax. "

"Many players had really turned PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds into a costume game. It was easy for Chen Mo to earn more money, he just had to create a few more good-looking costumes … "

"It was foreseeable that with the current popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, the profit from the transaction tax alone would be enough to make a lot of money. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was not only popular, but it also made a lot of money. The most infuriating thing was that the game Committee wanted to commend the game? "

"Jin jieguang had also spent a lot of effort to find out about the updated content of the "Island Special training" version. "

Jin jieguang was dumbfounded after watching the video. Chen Mo really knew how to play!

"After this change, the game’s background and spirit had completely changed! "

"Before this, it was a particularly cruel world view with the law of the jungle. But after the change, it became "train hard and strive for the best"? "

"Even the firearms were modified, which could be said to be very sincere! "

"Furthermore, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was definitely popular during training because it was fun to play! "

"Those Warriors were also players. From a player’s perspective, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was definitely more fun than the other two games. This had already been proven by the market! "

Jin jieguang felt a burst of despair.

"At that moment, his phone rang. It was Lin chaoxu. "

"Come to my office!"

He hung up the phone after that.

Jin jieguang had a premonition that Lin chaoxu was going to fly into a rage again …

"This is a scam! Chen Zhao, I’m absolutely irreconcilable with you!"

Jin jieguang walked towards Lin chaoxu’s office with the mood to die …

……

"In the experience store, Chen Mo was looking at the new item he had just drawn. "

Professional knowledge would be used to create an archeology skill book.

[Professional knowledge established as ancient architecture skill book.]

Creating art performance into art skill book (advanced).

Art performance and action skill book (advanced).

Professional knowledge was integrated into rock climbing skill books.

[Professional knowledge ancient history of the world (beginner)]

"Other than that, there were also a few other miscellaneous items. "

"Uh, it feels like he’s hinting at something?" Chen Mo mumbled to himself as he used the skill books. "

"Although PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was considered a huge success on a commercial level, its performance in collecting happiness points and resentment points could only be said to be average. "

"Of course, at the moment, the resentment points collected by Dark Souls were still impressive. It was basically more than the happiness points gained by killing prototype and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground combined. "

"Chen Zhao couldn’t help but exclaim, black souls are really powerful! "

"However, the later he went, the harder it was to collect happiness and resentment points. Chen Mo’s current games were mostly large scale VR games with hundreds of hours of playtime and billions of investments. Even so, the speed of producing happiness and resentment points was still a little slow. "

Chen Mo opened the company’s internal email and saw that Qian Kun had sent him a work report.

"After the VR version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was completed, Chen Mo continued to arrange for people to port PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to the Switch and cell phone. "

"Both could be seen as mobile games, but the Switch version was more comfortable. "

There was nothing special about the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. The only thing worth mentioning was the computer characters in the game.

"Although the VR version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had a lot of cool settings, such as rolling, wall climbing, artificial intelligence, deity suit, and so on, the mobile version did not need them. "

"In Chen Mo’s plan, the VR version would provide hardcore players with the most experience, while the mobile version would give the less skilled players a chance to experience it. "

The computer characters in the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds were not high-end artificial intelligence. They were just some very simple programs.

"Within a certain period of time, it would randomly spawn around some players and actively search for the players ‘positions. It would shoot the players’ feet twice to reduce their HP slightly, then empty the gun the entire time and wait to become a box. "

"Moreover, these computer players would also randomly bring some equipment for players to loot. "

"This seemed stupid, but it was actually a very clever setting. Its key purpose was to ensure the gaming experience of new players. "

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds were mainly dissuaded by fringe players because of its high difficulty.

"Out of 100 players, only one could win the chicken dinner. Did that mean that every player only needed to play 100 rounds to win the chicken dinner once? "

Obviously not.

"In fact, due to the huge difference in the level of the players, and the hidden points couldn’t guarantee that the strength of the players was balanced in every game, it was very likely that in the same 100 games, some players would get 20 chicken dinners, while some players wouldn’t get even one. "

"This was especially true for novices who would never be able to win and often end up as a crate. This would inevitably lead to a strong sense of frustration, which was why many novices would think that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was a difficult game. "

"In this case, the AI was an important setting to ensure the player’s experience. "

Chapter 718: The movie the lost treasure

"For those newbies who knew nothing, they would often be particularly flustered when they were attacked by the computer monster. However, they would also feel very happy after killing the computer monster because they had finally killed someone. "

"After the players played more and saw through the ways of the computer humans, they would have adapted to the game and would not be disgusted by this setting. "

"As for the hardcore players who didn’t like this setting, they could just play the VR version. "

"Through the design of the digitalized human, the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground could ensure the gaming experience of new players to the maximum. It even allowed most players to frequently enter the top 10, and some players with better skills could guarantee to win chicken dinner at least once a day. "

The mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground would be released on both mobile phones and Switch platforms at the same time. It was conceivable that there would be a bloody storm in the mobile game industry after the release.

"However, Chen Mo didn’t care about that. He was already sick of mobile games. Compared to reaching the top of the best sellers, selling a few more Swtich was what Chen Mo wanted to see. "

……

Chen Mo was thinking about the next development plan when his assistant Lin Xiao knocked on the door and entered.

"Chief Chen, we’ve arranged for everyone to go to the movies after dinner for the team building activity tomorrow night. Are you okay with that?" Lin Xiao asked. "

"Thunderbolt entertainment was a big company now, so of course they had all kinds of team building activities. "

"The so-called team-building activities, in layman’s terms, were nothing more than eating and drinking with public funds, which was a means to enhance the cohesion of employees. "

"Chen Mo didn’t really care about these activities, because he didn’t care about them. However, Lin Xiao still had to let Chen Mo know when she decided on the team building activity. "

"Yes, I can. By the way, what movie is it?" Chen Mo asked. "

"It’s a very popular blockbuster recently,’the lost treasure,’" Lin Xiao said. "

"The lost treasure? Treasure-hunting?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Lin Xiao nodded."Yes, it’s said that the plot is particularly tortuous and thrilling. It’s also one of the top quality popcorn movies. The ratings are quite high." I think it’s quite suitable for a team building event. "

"Alright, " Chen Zhao said."Then we’ll do as you’ve arranged." By the way, just like before, tell everyone that the team-building activities are completely voluntary. If there’s anything, just say the word. "

"Alright, I know." Lin Xiao turned around and left to make arrangements for the team building. "

……

"When they came out of the cinema, everyone was still a little unsatisfied. "

"It’s really good!"

"I thought it was going to be an archeological movie, but it turned out to be a big scene! Flying a plane, racing, shooting, and all sorts of exciting scenes!"

"I told you it was a popcorn movie. I thought it was an archaeological movie!"

"Indeed, " Jia Peng said, "this kind of film can only be made in Europe and America."

"Wen Lingwei said, "it’s complicated. The film industry in China … If you want to make a film with a Chinese theme, you have to hand over the cultural relics to the country."No one is good at filming foreign themes either. "

"Qian Kun pondered as he walked, "I think it’s a good movie. It’s rich in content, including gun fights, vehicle pursuits, movements, riddles, and so on. It’s a pity that it’s lacking in immersion."

"Wen Lingwei glanced at him."Why does a movie need a sense of immersion? a movie and a game are not the same. There’s no way to compare."

"Jia Peng suddenly thought, "eh?" If that’s the case, I think this movie can be adapted into a game too. I just don’t know how much the copyright will cost. "

"Qian Kun nodded, "that’s right. It shouldn’t be a problem to change the game. I think I can do it." Well, it’s up to the manager to approve this project. "

Everyone looked at Chen Mo in unison.

"Why are you guys looking at me?" Chen Mo was amused. "

"Qian Kun chuckled."Manager, you just need to buy the lost treasure’s ip and start another project for me. I guarantee that you’ll be able to make the game. What do you think?"

"Chen Mo looked at him with a smile,’look at what you’ve done, you even bought the lost treasure’s ip? Do you know how expensive this kind of ip is for European and American blockbusters?"

"Qian Kun scratched his head."I don’t know how expensive it is. But I know you can afford it."

Su Jinyu burst into laughter.

"Chen Mo was speechless, "alright, stop talking." Plus, when had Thunderbolt entertainment ever bought someone else’s ip? He had spent so much money. If you guys really want to do it, we can do our own ip. "

"Qian Kun was stunned, "do their own ip?" Are you serious, manager?"

"Chen Mo nodded."Of course I’m serious. Thunderbolt entertainment has always created their own ip. It’s not right to spend money on it."

"Wen Lingwei frowned,’but it’s not easy to create one, especially for a theme like treasure hunting. If he were to look for a domestic one, the audit would be troublesome and the plot would not be able to be developed. If we’re looking for one overseas, we’ll probably have to hire many foreign archeologists as consultants, right?"

"Chen Mo said seriously, "we’ll do the foreign theme for now." As for the archeologist … I don’t need it. I’m an expert. "

Everyone was speechless.

"Wen Lingwei was speechless."Why don’t I believe it?!"

"Chen Mo laughed,’alright, don’t think too much. We haven’t made any progress with the new project yet. If you all think that the treasure hunt theme is good, then we’ll do it!"

"Qian Kun was suddenly invigorated, "really?" Alright, I’ll go to the internal group to get a survey. I think there should be quite a lot of people who like this theme. "

……

"On the internet, the popularity of ‘the lost treasure’ skyrocketed in a short period of time. The box office sales of the movie continued to rise as well. The domestic box office sales on the first day broke 500 million, which was enough to show its popularity. "

"The popularity and box office sales were a pleasant surprise for the producers, mainly because this type of film was still considered a relatively unpopular theme in the parallel world, and there had been no particularly successful precedents. "

"It had achieved such a high box office on the first day, and it had achieved considerable success around the world. This was enough to show that this theme still had potential to be unearthed. "

"On the related film and television websites, the ratings for the lost treasure were maintained at a high score of 8.5 and above. Most of the audience expressed that the film with such a theme was very eye-catching. "

"On Weibo, the topic of the lost treasure had become one of the most searched topics, and many people were discussing it. "

"The movie is really good. It’s a pity that it’s not done yet. It would have been better if it had been a little longer."

"Hey, don’t you guys think it’s super fun to turn this movie into a VR game?"

"It’s not easy to change. There’s a big difference between a movie and a game. Moreover, there’s no mature game mode that we can use. "

"We can’t count on the domestic manufacturers. The foreign manufacturers should be buying the ip, right? At least come up with a work to make money!"

"But come to think of it, it’ll be fun if we really make it. Experiencing the exciting treasure hunt in VR mode? I want to play!"

Chapter 719: The movie-like game "mysterious Sea area

"The popularity of the lost treasure worldwide was unexpected, but it was also within reason. "

"In the parallel world, works with the theme of treasure hunting, such as novels, movies, and TV series, were relatively niche. However, it had to be said that this theme actually had a lot of potential to be explored. "

"In a work with a treasure hunt theme, there were only three core enjoyment points action, decryption, and sightseeing. "

"On the basis of these three points, most of the characteristics of popcorn blockbusters could be added, such as fighting, gun battle, car racing, rock climbing, explosions, emotional scenes, and so on. "

A commercialized treasure hunt theme that was truly at its peak would definitely be a combination of these factors. It was difficult to generate enough hormones in the audience by solely relying on decryption and sightseeing.

"It was like a certain racing movie, where it sped on and on until it reached the point where it was about saving the world. "

"After all, in an era where all kinds of popcorn movies emerged one after another, the audience’s threshold for enjoyment was getting higher and higher, and they were no longer satisfied with ordinary treasure hunting and mystery solving. "

"In the parallel world, the lost treasure happened to be a film that focused on commercializing the theme of treasure hunting to the extreme. So, even though it was a niche theme, it achieved an unexpected success. "

"The lost treasure’s great success made the producers overjoyed, and the ip became a hot topic for the next few days. "

"Novels, movies, games, and other ip adaptations across different fields were a natural thing to do. The popularity of the lost treasure had caused the sales of the original novel and also attracted the attention of many gaming companies. "

"For a popular ip like this, the price was definitely unreasonably high. After all, the so-called ip was nothing more than a synonym for popularity and traffic. Although it was expensive to buy the lost treasure’s ip at this time, it could also guarantee popularity. When the movie became outdated, the ip would be sold at a lower price, but the publicity effect would also be greatly reduced. "

"Soon, many foreign video game media revealed that several big game companies were already in talks with the lost treasure’s producer, hoping to use the story of the lost treasure as a script to adapt into a vr game. Even Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment were also competing for this ip. After all, the movie was just as popular in China. "

"However, this ip was eventually won by the GA … "

Many fans of the lost treasure were crying in their arms. What the hell was this?

"Considering the reputation of the GA in the gaming circle, it was impossible to expect the lost treasure’s in-game version to perfectly replicate the movie’s content. As long as the gaming circle didn’t pay too much and there weren’t too many bugs, it was fine. If they could really reproduce the original work to 80 points, the fans would be thanking the heavens. "

"However, the person-in-charge of GA’s related projects was full of confidence when he was interviewed. He said that he was absolutely confident that "the lost treasure" would become a "groundbreaking adventure game." Moreover, the designers of their R & D team had already communicated with the original author of "the lost treasure", hoping to invite the original author to join the game design team and jointly develop the game version of "the lost treasure". "

"In this regard, fans expressed a cautious and optimistic attitude. After all, everyone knew how to put on a front. There were many works that failed after hiring the original authors. The original authors were also very clear that they were just putting on a front. After all, the ip of their works had been sold and they had received the money. It was not appropriate to take it seriously with the producers. "

"Moreover, different professions were worlds apart. The author of the original work might not know much about the game’s production, so the fans were not sure what the final product would be like. "

……

"Many Chinese players felt that Thunderbolt entertainment would be more reliable than an GA if they bought the lost treasure ip, but it was only a pity. After all, Chen Mo had always created his own ip and had never bought it from someone else at a high price, not to mention that the lost treasure IP was ridiculously expensive. "

"Chen Mo, on the other hand, was in a meeting, explaining the design concept for the new game to everyone. "

"Mysterious Sea area a movie-like cricket game."

This subheading made everyone curious.

A movie-like game?

"It was obvious that Chen Mo’s goal wasn’t just to make the lost treasure into a game, he had a higher goal in mind. "

"This time, we’re going to try a whole new field, which is a movie-based game."

"The concept is actually very simple. This is a movie that you can control freely, or a game that has the same level of viewing experience as the movie. "

"Chen Mo pointed at a few key elements on the projector."There are three main characteristics of mysterious sea There’s no exposure at all, the pursuit of the ultimate image, and the details that are simulated to the extreme. "

"Qian Kun was a little confused, "manager, uh, did I miss any big news recently?" The technology has exploded again?"

"No, " Chen Zhao shook his head."No."

"Qian Kun scratched his head."Well, manager, there’s no loading screen at all. The graphics are the best. Considering the size of the game … I don’t think we can do it with our current technology."

"Chen Zhao smiled, of course I can. Don’t be suspicious, I’ll talk about the final form of the game. "

"It’s a game movie, and it has all the elements from the lost treasure, including gunfights, action scenes, car racing, riddles, sightseeing, love scenes, and so on. It’s even better than most of the scenes. This will be a game with no CG. Everything will be in the real world and completed by real-time calculations. "

"I hope that after every screenshot of the game, people will think that it’s a real picture of the game."

"Of course, with the current performance of the VR game cabin, it will take a lot of game Cabin Resources to achieve such a high degree of simulation. The solution is actually very simple. We’ll plan each level strictly and apply all the functions of the VR gaming pod to just one level, making every blade of grass and tree in the level extremely realistic. "

"Jia Peng was confused."Wait, manager, didn’t you just say that the game would be without any loading? you said that you’d use all the resources for one level. How could it be without any loading?"

"Chen Mo tapped the keyboard twice, "just because there’s no loading screen doesn’t mean there won’t be any loading." The ‘no loading screen’ meant that the players wouldn’t be able to see any loading progress throughout the game. However, in reality, the game still needed to load scenes one by one. It’s just that the loading process is hidden, and the players don’t realize it. "

"Here are 53 ways to hide the loading bar. For example, after a certain scene is completed, through the real-time cutscene plot, a cutscene of a bridge collapsing and being damaged will be played. While the real-time cutscene is played, the resources of the next area will be loaded. At the same time, after the bridge collapses and the gate closes, the players will no longer be able to reach the previous stage, and the resources from the previous stage can be freed up. "

Chapter 720: The ultimate game details

"Qian Kun was enlightened, "I see!" If the entire VR gaming pod’s performance was applied to a single level, then the current game graphics could be improved to another level! The effect of this might be much better than the works of some big European and American manufacturers!"

"Please watch your words, " Chen Mo corrected."To us, big companies in Europe and America aren’t unreachable existences anymore. It’s not wrong for Thunderbolt entertainment to be called a big company in China."

"Qian Kun, "awesome."

"Chen Mo continued, "that’s why mysterious seas should give the players a sense of immersion that’s at the peak. Save as much of the UI as you can. I hope that every frame of the game can be taken as a screenshot." In addition, the whole picture effect, including the material, light and shadow, water surface, and movements, had to be at the peak of the current industry. Also, the actors who collect movements and expressions must be the best. "

"If the results of collecting facial expressions are not satisfactory, I will personally make it."

"Also, in terms of physics, the Pangu engine is indeed very powerful, if not omnipotent, but our workload is still heavy. If you want to make mysterious seas a real movie-level game, the most important thing is the details. "

"Details are the most important element in building a sense of reality. I hope that the art team will remember the following details. I want to see them all replicated in the game. "

"Light can pass through the ear."

"When the protagonist holds the capstan’s rope, he will automatically change hands according to the position of the rope."

"Getting in and out of the car from any direction will result in different actions."

"Rock climbing, diving, swimming, all the movements must be professional enough. When you hold your breath underwater, your mouth must be puffed up."

"When a character gets close to a wall, they will naturally touch the wall and not crash into it."

"A transition sentence is added to a character conversation. After being interrupted, it will naturally continue the previous topic."

"When you climb over your companions, you will have different movements and reactions."

"There are a lot of special events. For example, when you drive to the bottom of a waterfall, there will be special actions and conversations."

"The character’s phone has a complete UI."

"When the Jeep’s windshield is shattered by a bullet, the character will remove the windshield by itself."

……

Chen Mo’s introduction shocked the others.

These details … Were a little too many?

"Of course, with the power of the Pangu engine, these details could be done without a doubt, but it still needed human strength! "

"A single detail was nothing, but when the entire game world was filled with similar details, the degree of realism of the game world would instantly increase by several levels! "

"In addition to that, as mentioned before, there would be no loading throughout the game and every level would be equipped with the maximum performance of the gaming pod. One could only imagine how real the game would be once it was completed! "

"Obviously, Chen Mo wasn’t joking when he said "movie-like games". He had a very complete concept and method of setting up the game. "

"No matter how advanced technology was, game design would always be limited by the performance of the game console. For video game designers, it was also an art worth studying how to better present more exciting effects with the limited functions. "

"Even in the parallel world, in the era of VR games, it was impossible to create an endless game world without limit. "

Chen Mo’s current goal was to maximize the VR gaming pod’s performance.

"This was something that Chen Mo had to go through, as it was also an attempt at a game genre. "

"After the design concept draft was finished, everyone felt their blood boil. "

"Amazing! I feel that according to the manager’s plan, we can really make a game as exquisite as a movie?"

"It’s a complete real-time calculation, and every frame can be directly taken as a screenshot?"

"By the way, where’s the script, manager?"

"Chen Mo smiled, "there’s no rush for the script. Let’s work on the art resources first." I’ll write out the entire script’s flow outline later. Alright, everyone can go back to your work. "

……

"For the "mysterious seas" series, every one of them had its own unique point. "

"Mysterious sea 1″" was the founding work of the series, which made the series A high-quality series. "

Mysterious Sea 2 had made great leaps in all aspects and even won 100 best game awards of the year. Many players saw it as the pinnacle of the mysterious Sea series.

[Mysterious Sea 3 received IGN’s full 10 points rating.]

"As the final game of the series, mysterious Seas 4 didn’t get the title of game of the year, but in terms of the story, it was a perfect ending for the entire series. "

"Chen Mo still had the same thought process as before. First, mysterious Seas 4. The first three would be released as downloadable content, and finally, the series would be a big collection. "

"If it was only a comparison between series, mysterious Sea 4 was undoubtedly the best in overall quality. However, it was not as innovative as mysterious Sea 2, which affected its rating to some extent. "

"Moreover, Chen Zhao didn’t know how to count to two, so he definitely couldn’t have a sequel. "

……

"Mysterious sea soon entered the intensive development stage. As a VR game, it was different from the console games in Chen Mo’s previous life. "

The main difference was the sense of immersion.

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, due to the limitations of the console, the game used a third person perspective (over-shoulder perspective). Even though the immersion was already the best in the same period of time, it was still far from VR games. "

"After porting to the VR platform, the perspective would become a first-person perspective, and the players would feel more immersive. "

"In addition, the force feedback system in the VR game cabin was far more complicated than the mainframe. "

"When the players jumped high and grabbed the edge of the wall; they would feel a clear vibration in their hands. When shot by a bullet or fell to the ground due to an explosion, the corresponding part of the body would also have a slight pain effect. In addition, the shaking of the car, the splashing of explosives, and other effects could all be made more realistic. "

"When the players played the game, it was as if their souls had entered Nathan Drake’s body, experiencing the thrill of rock climbing, car racing, and gun shooting. "

"Although the VR game technology in this world was not as realistic as that in many novels, it was foreseeable that the release of "mysterious sea" would bring the VR game of this world to a whole new level! "

Chapter 721: Nathan Drake

The development of mysterious seas was going smoothly.

The development process for Triple-A games was relatively fixed. Many of the playstyles and systems could be reused for future games after they were made.

"Just like how Naughty Dog was influenced by the last survivor (doomsday of the United States) when he was developing mysterious Seas 4, the two games had some similarities in gunfights and fighting. "

"On top of that, Chen Mo’s art team was constantly collecting art resources, including scenes, characters, and so on. "

"There were a lot of art resources in the illusion game engine. Some of the high-quality ones could not be used immediately after purchase, but some modifications could reduce the workload. "

You could also buy some art resources on foreign websites. You didn’t have to build your own models and stickers for some special scenes.

"At the same time, the number of people in the project team was also expanding, from Dark Souls to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and then to mysterious seas. Chen Mo’s game world was getting bigger and bigger, so the number of people in the research and development team would definitely increase. "

"What’s more, Thunderbolt entertainment wasn’t short of money right now. Time was the most precious. If they didn’t have enough manpower to slow down the R & D progress, then the HR department and the heads of the R & D teams would probably be scolded. "

"Of course, they didn’t expand their employees blindly. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s recruitment criteria were top talents in the domestic gaming industry. Even if they were ordinary employees, they had to be experienced and capable. "

"In terms of size, Thunderbolt entertainment wasn’t in the top three in China, but Chen Mo’s focus was on quality games. Every game that Thunderbolt entertainment made was a quality game, and in terms of reputation, fame, and international influence, Thunderbolt entertainment was undeniably the number one in China. "

"In terms of reputation alone, Thunderbolt entertainment was already a bigger company than GA in the eyes of Western players … "

……

News of the lost treasure’s VR game was also constantly being spread to the country through various channels.

"After all, this was a popular ip at the moment, and he had to find a way to maintain its popularity. Once it cooled down, it would not be easy to regain its popularity. "

"At that time, even the sales of the game would be affected. "

"The lost treasure had started to disclose the game’s graphics and demo at international video game exhibitions, and the information had been brought into the country through video game media. "

"After seeing the game’s graphics and demo, the players in China couldn’t stay calm! "

"Eh, this game seems to be much better than I thought?"

"Well, at least from the image, the degree of restoration is quite high!"

"Is this sliding rope technique a normal technique or a special interlude? It’s a very good reproduction of the scene in the movie. "

"If it can really reach the standard shown in the movie, then so be it. I’ll also buy it!"

"It’s alright. Although it’s the biggest factory, it’s still a big factory! It’s worth looking forward to!"

"The players were still looking forward to it after seeing the graphics. After all, the main gimmick and selling point of this kind of game was the graphics. As a big company, no matter how the game’s overall quality was, the graphics were definitely no problem. "

"Not to mention, with the ip of the lost treasure, if the plot developed normally, the game with the same name would definitely make money. "

"Just as the lost treasure’s promotions were getting better, Chen Mo posted on Weibo. "

"The post was attached with a picture of Nathan Drake. It was a concept art for the game. On both sides of the picture were towering cliffs. On the left were mercenaries shooting, and on the right were some strange wooden frames with the corpses of some Pirates locked in cages waiting to die. "

"Nathan Drake occupied the main position in the middle of the picture. It seemed that he had just jumped off the cliff on the left. His body stretched out in the air and he was waving a rope, trying to hook the cliff on the right. "

"The entire concept art was extremely precise, the graphics were exquisite, and the layout was very tight. From this concept art, one could deduce many details of the game. "

The main body of the Weibo post was a simple introduction of Nathan Drake.

[Current character Nathan Drake]

"He’s handsome, glib-tongued, slightly mysterious, and inexplicably reliable. He’s a great adventurer who has experienced countless wonderful adventures that ordinary people can’t even imagine."

"He once followed Francis Drake’s footsteps to find The Lost Village of gold, the city of a thousand pillars in the desert, followed Marco Polo’s footsteps to find the sleeping Kingdom of Shambhala, and even found the pirate’s paradise built by the great pirate, Henry evre."

"His legendary life can be summed up with a famous saying."

"I’ve never told anyone about more than half of what I’ve seen, because I know that no one will believe me. Marco Polo!"

……

"The moment this Weibo post was posted, the players instantly exploded! "

"The meaning behind Chen Mo’s post was clear, it was a new game Preview! "

"The Weibo Post’s picture and main body had already made it clear that this game was an adventure-themed game, very similar to the lost treasure. Even the places where the protagonist had gone to during his adventures had been written! "

The Lost Village of gold.

The city of a thousand pillars in the desert.

Shambhala Kingdom.

It was Henry evrey’s pirate utopia.

Many players had realized that this was a treasure trove that had been rumored in history!

"F * ck, big news, big news, Chen Mo is making an adventure game??"

"What do you mean? are we going to have a face-off with the lost treasure?"

"Obviously, the new game is set in stone!"

"I was wondering why Chen Mo didn’t do anything when all the other video game companies were fighting for the lost treasure ip. So he’s planning to create his own ip!"

"Can you do it? The plot is very important in this game, Chen Mo is planning to be the main character of the Western world!"

"It’s reasonable for a Western protagonist. If it’s a Chinese protagonist, it’ll be more troublesome to review. Besides, Chen Mo is good at western themes."

"It doesn’t matter who the main character is, as long as the game is fun!"

"But there’s only one original art so far? Do you have a live video of the game or a demo?"

"Just wait, Chen Mo’s letter means it’s almost done. Are you still worried about Chen Mo’s development?"

……

"The moment this Weibo post was posted, the players ‘enthusiasm was instantly ignited! "

"Actually, the lost treasure had been hyped up for a long time. Players both at home and abroad were looking forward to the movie and the game. "

"Once Chen Mo said that he was going to make an adventure game, he instantly stole the lost treasure’s popularity that it took so much effort to get! "

"Even though many players hadn’t seen the details of Chen Mo’s new game, Thunderbolt games ‘reputation was still well known. No matter what the game was like, just being’ Chen Mo’s product ‘was enough to make people excited! "

"Many Western players even took the initiative to leave messages on the lost treasure’s official social media account, saying that Thunderbolt gaming was going to fight them head-on! "

"The lost treasure’s official was dumbfounded, "What the hell! We’ve been promoting it for so long, so why are you all talking about other games!"

Chapter 722: Publicity battle

"GA, the lost treasure’s research and development team expressed their displeasure. "

"I was the one who bought the movie ip and did the game promotion first, how did Thunderbolt entertainment take the lead? "

"If it was any other company, the GA would definitely scoff at this "I’m trying to gain popularity!"

"Indeed, both games were about treasure hunting, but why did you have to wait for the lost treasure to be released globally and when the game with the same name was announced? wasn’t that just riding on the popularity? "

"However, to Thunderbolt entertainment and Chen Mo, no one dared to say that he was trying to gain popularity. In terms of international popularity, salent was already on par with many famous foreign designers. The games he made, be it online games or standalone games, were all sold well hits. There were also games like Dark Souls, which had extremely distinctive and unique characteristics. "

"This kind of person, even if you said he was just leeching off popularity, no one would believe you! "

"The majority of the players felt that Chen Mo had two goals in mind, one was to slap the faces of the Omega and teach them how to make adventure games, and the other was to teach them how to make adventure games. Or, it just so happened that the R & D plan had been set a long time ago, but it just happened to be in time for the hot topic of the lost treasure. "

"In fact, anyone who was familiar with Chen Mo would know that he was just trying to gain some popularity … "

"Of course, it wasn’t exactly accurate to say that he was ‘leeching off’ the viewership. Strictly speaking, it was ‘borrowing the publicity funds of other companies to help his game achieve better publicity’. "

"To Chen Mo, the ‘mysterious seas’ series was bound to be a hit any time, but it was better to release it now. "

……

"In the film and television industry, the influence of the lost treasure was still spreading, and the aftermath would not dissipate for a long time. "

"First, the production team of the lost treasure confirmed the shooting plan for the sequel. Then, it was announced that the lost treasure was going to be made into a TV series. After that, many other films with similar themes of treasure hunting followed suit and were scheduled for release. "

"It could be said that in the film and television industry, "the lost treasure" had set off a wave of treasure hunting themes, and fans of similar themes could be considered to have a feast for their eyes. "

"In the video game industry, treasure hunting was also a hot topic, and most of the discussions were focused on Chen Mo’s new game and GA’s lost treasure. However, there was a lot of discussion, but not a single one followed the trend. "

The reason why he didn’t do it was because the risk was too high.

"Even though the lost treasure was a hit, there was still a huge gap between a movie and a game. It was still a problem for many designers to adapt it into a rich and long-lasting game. "

"Without the lost treasure’s ip, developing a treasure hunting and adventure game was a rather risky thing to do. If the game was not supported by the ip of the original work and the players did not like the way the game was played, wouldn’t they lose everything? "

"Therefore, most of the manufacturers were still waiting and letting GA and Chen Mo be the Pathfinders. "

"If one of these two games succeeded, it wouldn’t be too late to follow the trend then. "

"Although following the trend would definitely not make a lot of money like the forerunners, there were ready-made successful examples for reference, and the risk would be greatly reduced. Not to mention, being a Scout didn’t necessarily mean that one could earn money, and it was also possible that one would be badly injured. "

"Compared to the lost treasure, many people were more interested in Chen Mo’s new game. "

"So far, Chen Mo had only released an original art and an introduction to the main character, which was full of suspense and gave the players more room to think. "

"To give an inappropriate example, the frequent release of the game information by the GA was like picking up clothes "Come quickly, my Lord, I’m almost ready!" Thunderbolt entertainment, on the other hand, only gave a graceful side profile, which instead triggered the infinite reverie of the players. "

"On the internet, many players were studying the key locations that Chen Mo had announced, such as the village of gold, the city of a thousand pillars, the kingdom of Shambhala, the pirate’s playground, and so on. "

"The kingdom of Shambhala, or Shangri-La, is said to be hidden in the depths of the Snowy Mountains of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. There is the Karaba Palace there, and the residents there have extraordinary wisdom and great wealth …"

"Henry AI Fu Rui was also a ruthless person in history. He joined the British Navy and later became a pirate. He formed a pirate Alliance of more than 400 people and robbed the Holy ships of the mole Kingdom. He took countless treasures and disappeared without a trace …"

"That’s amazing. So Chen Zhao is planning to imagine these unprecedented treasures in history?"

"There are so many places. We can’t possibly make a game with all of them, right??"

"He should only be making one, and the others should be sequels, right? I think the first one should be the village of gold?"

"The person above doesn’t seem to be familiar with Chen Mo. This guy who never counts to 2 probably did it from the back …"

"The GA expressed his dissatisfaction, why did you put so little information, but the players were more interested in your game? "

"Even though the GA didn’t say anything, the marketing battle for the two games had already been going on since Chen Mo announced the new game. "

……

"After a period of preparation, the GA released a big move and released a trial video. "

"In the video, the player completely experienced a short adventure of the main character in the lost treasure. After an explosion, he rolled into a cave and reached the bottom of the cave through the vines on the wall, finally discovering a key clue to the treasure. At the end of the image, the players looked up and saw a golden light through the gaps in the sunlight. The shock they felt was unparalleled! "

"This video still attracted a lot of attention because the scenes in the video were very similar to the scenes in the lost treasure movie. Although the video was not as detailed as the movie, it was still very beautiful. Not to mention, in the first-person perspective, the player’s sense of immersion was greatly enhanced, which was a completely different experience from the movie. "

The players who had been pessimistic about the lost treasure suddenly had more confidence in the game after seeing the demo.

"Amazing! I didn’t expect the degree of reproduction to be so high."

"Moreover, I feel like I’m very immersive. It’s similar to the movie, but it’s completely different?"

"When the protagonist grabbed the vines and climbed down, I felt my legs go soft. It would be so scary in a VR perspective!"

"That’s more exciting! I can experience the adventures in the lost treasure for myself!"

"By the way, I heard that the game version of the lost treasure has a lot more content than the movie version. It’s written by the original author himself. I’m really looking forward to it!"

"That’s pretty good! But then again, the content of the game version is definitely more than the movie. After all, the duration is much longer. "

"I’m suddenly looking forward to this game!"

"Chen Mo has to work harder, the popularity is going to be taken back at this rate!"

Chapter 723: Promotional film

"However, at the same time as the GA released the lost treasure demo, Chen Mo released a promotional video! "

"The content of the Weibo post was very simple,’mysterious seas’ promo. All the scenes are in real life. "

"The players hadn’t even seen the video yet, but they were all dumbfounded when they saw the "note". "

"The game name is out. It’s called mysterious seas!"

"I feel like the name isn’t as simple and crude as the lost treasure!"

"What’s this? All the scenes are in real life?"

"Uh, isn’t this the same strategy that was used in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground?"

"You cut the scenes and clips of the game and used it as a promotional CG?"

"…Chen Zhao’s slacking off. Thunderbolt movies has fallen. I’m heartbroken!"

"Yeah, isn’t this the same strategy used in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? but PUBG is mainly about the gameplay, the graphics aren’t that important, but this …"

"Will it work? I don’t want the scene to be overshadowed by ‘the lost treasure’."

"Many players were instinctively worried when they saw the main text of this Weibo post. The so-called "using the game’s real-life scene as a promotional video" was actually what PlayerUnknown’s Battleground did, and the effect was not bad. "

"However, the problem was that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was a game that focused on playstyle. The graphics were not bad, but it was definitely not the best. "

"Many players felt that high-quality cinematics had to be edited frame by frame to ensure the quality. Using the game’s real-life scene to directly produce CG was a more opportunistic method. It was often a fast-drawing that saved time, and the quality was not high. "

"As a treasure hunting and adventure game, "mysterious sea" ‘s graphics would inevitably be compared to GA’s "the lost treasure", and if the graphics were bad, they would lose a lot of points. "

Many players opened the video with some trepidation.

They were really worried. What if Chen Zhao got into an accident?

……

The video began.

Thunderbolt gaming’s logo.

Thunderbolt gaming platform logo.

"Everything is destined, Nathan."

"Under the bridge, young Sam and Nathan looked at the bustling lights in the distance, as if they were staring at their destined future. "

"You, I, we’ll go together."

"We are destined to find the treasure."

"The camera changed, and the grown-up Sam and Nathan came to an underground secret room. They turned on the mechanism and opened the stone door in front of them. "

"Heaven is waiting for someone to prove his worth."

"A magnificent view flashed past. It was a Valley full of lush vegetation. In the valley, there were houses covered with vines. They were dilapidated as if they had gone through a long time. However, looking at the faintly discernible buildings in the distance, it was as if one could still imagine the prosperous scene of the past. "

"Sam and Nathan slowly moved forward, shocked by what they saw. "

The camera quickly switched.

In the mysterious and deep underground tomb.

"Mount qilimazaro, which pierced through the clouds. "

At the bottom of the blue ocean with a wooden shipwreck.

"He spent a long time trying to get rid of this, " said Sullivan. "

"No, " Sam said."That’s what he should do in his life."

The villain appeared.

"We’re a bunch of thieves, digging for things we shouldn’t be digging for. "

"But you … You’re different from us, "

"I’m a treasure lover, and also a treasure hunter. "

"So, are you ready to find your own treasure?"

Car racing.

Combat.

A gunfight.

They escaped onto the plane.

It was a series of fast-paced exciting scenes.

"The scene changed, and Alina appeared. "

"I once promised that I would never do these things again, " Nathan said. "

"How long have we been looking for this?"

"Nathan said, "a long, long time …"

"Yes, for a very long time, " Sam said, "just you and me …"

"I didn’t mean to offend you, but the others … Really won’t understand."

"If you don’t lie to me, then you shouldn’t lie to yourself, " Alina said. "

"On the surface of the sea that was as blue as Jade, a speedboat floated. "

"The treasures of these great Pirates in history are now within reach."

"Listen … Nathan, I beg you this time. Let go of all this. "

"Go home and live a good life."

"After a series of exciting scenes, the melody gradually came to an end. In the brief darkness, a voice asked in a low voice, "

"Have you ever thought about what would have happened if you had made a different choice back then?"

"Nathan’s back was to the camera and he said in a low but firm voice, "

"No, and I’ve never regretted it."

"The video came to an abrupt end, and the game logo appeared on the screen Mysterious seas! "

……

"After watching the video, many players were dumbfounded. "

"Wait a minute, what did Chen Mo say? the entire thing is real?"

"That’s impossible. I feel like the whole thing was done with cg!"

"I feel like even the hair on the character’s head and the tiny scars on the cheeks can be clearly seen. And the character’s expressions and movements, this precision, is this real game??"

"It’s motion capture, right?"

"The motion capture can’t be this perfect. To achieve this level of feeling, I’d probably have to manually adjust it."

"Hand tuning? The game had lasted for several hours, and he had to manually adjust all the movements? Isn’t this a little too surreal?"

"Now I know why Chen Mo emphasized that this is a real scene. If he didn ‘t, people would really think that this is a whole CG!"

"In other words, when we entered the game, we saw this kind of high definition video quality? F * ck, isn’t this a little too much? can the VR gaming pod support this? It’ll be embarrassing if only the game cabin with the highest specifications can run!"

"It’s still too early to say that the graphics are better than the lost treasure, but … If this is a real scene in the game, it will definitely beat the lost treasure!"

"This promotional video alone was not the best CG. The high quality cinematics that Chen Mo had spent a lot of money on before were almost as high quality as this one, or even slightly better. "

"However, the key was that the video was made using the real scene of the game! "

"Using real-life scenes to create CG effects was a huge gimmick, and many players didn’t believe it, thinking that Chen Mo was exaggerating. "

"However, the video did reveal more information. "

"Although the entire video was connected with relatively fragmented mission fragments, the players could roughly guess the story’s outline through these fragments. "

"Obviously, this was a story about adventure, family, and fate. "

"Unlike those traditional adventure stories, the male protagonist was faced with a dilemma between treasure hunting and family. He was struggling and wavering, but this didn’t make him appear indecisive. Instead, it made his image even more well-developed. "

Chapter 724: The level of realism has increased by a level

"In the video game industry, many video game designers were discussing how the so-called "CG-like real life scene" was achieved. "

"This was especially true for S-grade video game designers. They were very familiar with the current VR gaming pod’s performance, so they knew what it meant to upgrade the current game’s graphics to the next level. "

"There were already a few highly realistic Games on the market, especially those from Western companies, which basically excavated the full potential of VR gaming pods. Without the technology, how could Chen Mo improve the graphics of the current games to another level? "

"It feels like a gimmick, right? Or did Chen Mo cut corners in other places?"

"What’s so complicated about it? it’s actually very simple, just focusing on the performance. If we split the game flow into many mini-levels and use the full function of the gaming pod to only show one small level each time, the art quality will definitely go up. "

"In other words … Every time I enter a small level, it will be loaded? Why would it be called ‘mysterious Sea area’? it’ll be called ‘channeling Sea area’…"

"Look, this is what you don’t understand. This is a gimmick, this is the difference! If you were to do it the same way as before, would you be able to produce such an effect?"

"A lot of designers could guess what Chen Mo was doing, he was just focusing on the performance to create small levels! "

"Obviously, in the current situation where the level of technology was limited, this was the only way to improve the quality of the graphics. "

"In parallel world, the game had shifted from a television screen to a gaming pod, and the details that needed to be displayed were also increased by several levels. Therefore, even though technology had improved, it was still quite difficult to build a large enough world in the VR world. "

"Moreover, the big manufacturers in Europe and the United States were more popular with open world games. Many players felt that the bigger the world and the richer the content, the more fun the game would be. "

"The traditional "one way to the end"(Dao book) game was becoming less and less popular due to the relatively monotonous gaming experience. "

"The players preferred to explore freely without restrictions, or at least let them feel like they were exploring freely. "

"The bigger the game world, the more VR gaming pods were used to run it. Therefore, even open games from big Western companies had the best graphics. "

Many video game designers guessed that Chen Mo had completely deviated from the design concept of the open world. He cut off the player’s gaming experience and raised the quality of the graphics to the highest level.

"Many video game designers didn’t think much of it. After all, the progress bar was disgusting to players, but to video game designers, it was something they had to do everything to avoid. "

"Chen Mo’s actions could be considered as reversing the situation, but would he really be able to gain the players ‘favor? "

……

……

Chen Zhao was … Looking in the mirror.

"However, he wasn’t looking at himself in a mirror in reality, but in the game. "

"At this moment, he was Nathan Drake. He was looking at the mirror in the bathroom, automatically putting on all kinds of poses according to the system settings. "

"The family scenario for Nathan Drake was complete, and there would be a rather important part of the story between him and Alina. "

It was Nathan Drake’s face in the mirror. It was very realistic. Chen Zhao had the illusion that he could even see the pores on his face.

"Of course, those weren’t real pores. They were just a high-end skin texture sticker to make the characters in the game look more like real people. "

"He really wanted to scratch his own hair, because those strands of hair really looked like real hair. "

"This included the sweater that Nathan was wearing, which even made people have the urge to pinch it. "

"In fact, in terms of art level, it wasn’t too difficult to create this level of game graphics, but the performance consumption was terrifying when it was actually done in the game. "

"Of course, no matter how real it looked, one could still clearly tell that this was a game. After all, the players could not do anything as they wished and could only operate within the restrictions of the game’s mechanics. "

Chen Zhao walked to the sofa and lay down.

"The surface of the sofa caved in slightly. After the Pangu attraction, the caved-in felt very real. Chen Zhao was very satisfied. "

He went to the fridge and opened it. He took out a can of drink.

He wandered around the room while drinking his drink.

"As he passed by a trash can, Nathan Drake threw the drink into it. "

This action was automatically triggered by the system. There were many details like this in the game.

"The character’s habitual movements, walking, sitting, and lying postures were all exactly the same as Nathan Drake ‘s. "

"In the game, the player was "playing" Nathan, so all the habits and actions were based on Nathan. "

"Chen Mo hoped that these detailed actions would allow the players to better relate to Nathan Drake’s life, observing everything around him from his perspective and habits, subtly creating a sense of immersion. "

"Sitting down in front of the TV, Chen Zhao controlled Nathan Drake to pick up the controller. "

"In the original game, Nathan used a PS1’s controller and played a few games of ancient confounding Wolf, but in Chen Mo’s version, he used Swtich. "

"This didn’t feel right to Chen Mo, since Sony and Nintendo probably wouldn’t merge even after the end of the world. "

"But for the players of this world, it was a knowing smile. After all, this was something Thunderbolt entertainment did. "

He would just take it as an advertisement for swtich.

Chen Zhao stood up from the sofa and went to the attic.

"There were some collectibles from the first three volumes of the mysterious seas series, all collected by Nathan Drake through his adventures. "

"If the players had played the prequel of mysterious seas, these collectibles could be considered sentimental elements that would make the old players smile. "

"Even though the players in parallel world had yet to play the first few games, it did not matter. They could just leave the game in suspense. When the first three downloadable content were released in the future, this would be one of the driving forces for players to continue buying and buying. "

Chen Zhao casually picked up a skull and played with it.

"In the game, players could use Nathan’s hand to carefully observe many things, including souvenirs and some notes. They could also turn around at will and see the location of the souvenirs. "

"There was a very light touch in his hand, as if he was really holding something. "

"Chen Mo had arranged for professionals to adjust the touch to the touch. The touch would be different depending on the object the player was holding, giving the player a more realistic feeling. "

"Chen Mo walked around the room two more times to check the details, before exiting the gaming pod. "

"How is it, manager?" Qian Kun asked with excitement. "

"Obviously, the level of the game he had made had amazed him. "

"Chen Mo nodded."Not bad. Continue. There are still many scenes that aren’t complete enough. Let’s hurry."

Chapter 725: Harsh scenes and details

"The development of mysterious Sea area was going well, but it still needed some time to wrap up. "

Even Chen Mo wasn’t sure how far the game would go before the VR version of mysterious seas was completed.

"It wouldn’t be difficult to achieve the same level as in his previous life. After all, the technology in the parallel world was much more advanced. The graphics that were known as the "best picture quality of a PS4″" in his previous life would be much faster and easier to achieve in this world. "

"However, it would be challenging for Chen Mo to achieve the ‘best graphics’ in the VR gaming pod. "

"However, from the looks of it, the progress was going smoothly. "

……

"As the lost treasure and mysterious seas ‘promotional campaign was in full swing, players were also learning more about the two games through more and more information. "

"Some players noticed that even though Chen Mo had released many original arts and videos, all the promotional materials seemed to be promoting the same theme. "

The scene.

The scene.

It was still an image.

All the promotional materials and slogans were instilling the fact that mysterious sea might very well be the best VR game to date.

"Many players were suspicious, was Chen Mo planning to use the graphics as his main selling point? "

"Regardless of whether it was a movie or a game, the graphics were of course important, but clearly, the graphics weren’t everything. "

"Other factors, such as story, character portrayal, playstyle, and operational feedback, were all key factors that determined the quality of a game. "

"Just like some movies with only graphics but no substance, if a game had great graphics and nothing else, it would be hard for it to become a classic. "

Many players were worried for nothing. Why did Chen Mo keep emphasizing the image and not the other parts?

Was it because the game had nothing to boast about other than the graphics?

Or was Chen Mo so confident that he could defeat everything with just the graphics?

……

At the motion capture studio.

Chen Zhao was explaining the plot to the foreign actor playing Nathan Drake.

"Alina is talking to you right now, but your mind is elsewhere, so you’re not paying attention. But your absent-minded look was a little too deliberate, as if you were intentionally ignoring Alina’s words. "

"Yes, it has to be more natural. You can first look at the bowl and fork in your hands, nod, and then turn your gaze to the painting on the wall. Then, you can slowly get lost in your thoughts …"

There were several translators at the motion capture location to ensure that the domestic action crew and the foreign actors could communicate very smoothly.

"Since the theme of "mysterious sea" was foreign, the characters were all in English, so it would be more authentic to produce it in English. "

"Of course, there would also be a Chinese version, but the Chinese version would be a direct dubbing without motion capture. "

"After all, it was too out of place for a guy who looked like a foreigner to use a Chinese accent and speak Mandarin. "

"These foreign actors were not big stars, but they were all experienced actors who specialized in role-playing in games. Some of the young people had graduated from overseas universities with acting majors, so they had no problem acting. "

"However, role-playing in games was completely different from the movie, so Chen Mo would still give some suggestions sometimes. "

"The game itself was made by chapters and did not strictly follow the flow of the game. It was like shooting a movie, shooting scene by scene, and editing at the end. "

"Another thing worth mentioning was that Chen Zhao had also found some rock climbing, diving, and wilderness survival professionals to do motion capture. "

"There was indoor rock climbing equipment at the scene of the motion capture studio. After these professionals put on a full set of motion capture equipment, they jumped up and down on the rock climbing equipment like agile monkeys. "

"These actions would all become part of Nathan Drake’s in-game actions, showing his professional qualities as an adventurer. "

"In addition, more complex movement systems were added to running, moving shooting, looking for cover, blind shooting, and other aspects. Based on Nathan’s position, cover, and the enemy’s situation, the character would choose the most suitable shooting action. "

"Even if the players were stupid, Nathan would try his best to show the professional quality of the demolition team, uh no, the adventurer, rather than just standing there and doing nothing. "

"During the development of mysterious seas, Chen Mo had been focusing on the details. "

"Everyone in the project team was infected by this, and they racked their brains to add more details to the game to make it more realistic. "

"Chen Mo hoped that the players wouldn’t find anything out of place in the same scene, as if it was supposed to be like that. "

……

"Under the attention of players around the world, the lost treasure and mysterious seas announced their trial and release dates. "

The lost treasure was scheduled to be a trial run on July 23rd and released on August 1st.

Mysterious sea was scheduled to be a trial game on July 14th and would be released on July 22nd.

"When this time came out, the GA was dumbfounded, what did this mean? How did Thunderbolt entertainment get there so much earlier than us? "

This was unreasonable!

"The capacity of the two games should be similar, and the mysterious Sea area might be even bigger. "

"The lost treasure" had a ready-made script and was supported by the original author’s plot, while "mysterious seas" had a completely original plot. "

"From the information released, the lost treasure’s graphics were slightly worse than the mysterious sea. "

"Moreover, the lost treasure released the news of its development first before mysterious sea domain announced it. In other words, the lost treasure took longer to develop. "

"The GA felt like it had already shortened its research time to catch up, so how did Chen Mo do it even faster than them, by a week? "

"One must know that at that time, the GA had gone through several drafts in order to finalize the game script. They had held many meetings, and the designer and the original author had even had in-depth and intense exchanges before the final draft was finalized. "

Don’t you need to change the script for mysterious seas?

"This time was a pain in the ass for the GA, although it was only a week, it still had the effect of making the first impression. "

"After a period of hype, the players ‘anticipation for the two games had reached its peak. In the end, after waiting for a long time, it was still mysterious seas that came out first, and it was a whole week before the lost treasure … "

The result was obvious.

"The GA was speechless, but it couldn’t be helped. After all, the development progress wasn’t something that could be increased just because he wanted to, let alone in seven days. "

He could only pray that mysterious seas would fail because of the rushed development and the low quality of the game.

Chapter 726: Falling in love with a game in three minutes

"On July 14th, the trial of mysterious seas was officially launched in the experience store! "

"This time, Chen Mo didn’t hold a press conference. Instead, he used other methods of publicity. "

"The experience store was still the same as before, with trial runs for the entire game flow. "

"At the same time, all VR gaming pods could download the trial chapter of mysterious seas from Thunderbolt gaming platform for free, which was The Beginner’s Guide. "

"This part of the plot included speedboats on the sea and Nathan’s childhood in the orphanage, until the prison chapter. "

The main reason for such a publicity method was that the best thing about mysterious sea was its graphics.

"However, it was hard to show the power of the pictures in "mysterious Sea area" through videos. "

"Even at the highest definition, the players would only be able to enjoy it on their computers or on their televisions. The display screen was only that big, and the high definition couldn’t be that high. "

It was hard to show any obvious difference from other VR games.

The best way to show off mysterious sea’s incredible graphics and sense of immersion was to let everyone try the game.

"What’s more, the small part of the story in the trial was not even one-tenth of the game itself. The players would probably think that "the recharge interface popped up as soon as there was a little reaction." This kind of publicity effect was more profound than a simple press conference, promotional material, and trial video. "

"He had even thought of the advertising slogan "just three minutes. You will be like me. You will fall in love with this game."

"Try it out for three minutes. If it’s not fun, I’ll pay you."

"I’m salent. I’ll be waiting for you in mysterious seas."

"Ahem, it was about the same. "

"Thunderbolt gaming platform was Chen Mo’s own channel, so it would definitely be the most eye-catching recommendation spot. Chen Mo didn’t even need to inform the game Committee about the official app Store. As an S-grade videogame designer, the staff had already reserved a recommendation spot for him. "

"What’s more, after so many days of publicity and hype, players who were slightly interested in similar themes would know about mysterious seas. Plus, the game was free to download, so they would definitely download the game to try it out. "

"With everything ready, the players couldn’t wait to try out Chen Mo’s new game. "

Would Thunderbolt film studios be able to maintain their original standards?

"What was the level of the pictures in the so-called "most powerful pictures", "mysterious sea"? "

"On the day of the trial, there wasn’t just a long line outside the experience store, but many players were waiting in their own VR gaming pods, ready to download the trial chapter of mysterious seas. "

……

In a certain movie fan group.

"Everyone, the trial chapters of ‘mysterious seas’ are available for download today. Have you all downloaded it?"

"Mysterious seas? What was that? Oh, I remember now, it’s the treasure hunting game similar to the lost treasure?"

"The poor who can’t afford a VR gaming pod will silently watch you show off your wealth."

"F * ck, today? I’ll go download it now!"

"Oh my God, I’m still outside. Are you all otakus? you don’t even go out on a weekend!"

"Going out? it’s not as fun as playing games! I’ve already gone down!"

"How much is the game?"

"It hasn’t been released yet. It’ll be released next week. However, the trial chapters are now available for download, and they’re free. "

"Free of charge? F * ck, I’m going home now!"

"Obviously, the free-of-charge strategy was popular everywhere. "

"Many players didn’t pay much attention to mysterious sea at first, because treasure hunting and exploration games weren’t popular to begin with. They were far worse than gun, car, ball, and cold weapon combat games. "

"However, when he heard that the trial chapters were free to download, what was there to hesitate about? Let’s get down first! "

"Is old song here? Once again, I strongly recommend mysterious seas. Since you have a VR gaming pod, let’s try the next game since it’s Chen Mo’s game. "

"After a while, old song sent a message in the group "No, I don’t even know who Chen Mo is. Plus, these movies and games are all for making money, they’re so different from the original novel!"

"Someone replied, "old song, when" the lost treasure "was first released, you also scoffed at it like this, but in the end, you still went to watch it …"

"Old song, "… You talk too much!" I’m going there mainly to review, appraise, and criticize the film with a professional eye. I’m going there to find flaws in the film, unlike you guys. "

"The other side replied with a stifled laugh emoji. "That’s great, this domestic game is also waiting for you to criticize it! And the trial chapters of this game really don’t cost money, I’m not lying to you. "

"Old song said,’alright, since you guys are so insistent, I’ll go and play it. Sigh, Speaking of which, I haven’t used my game cabin for more than a month …"

……

"Ignoring the discussion in the group, old song stood up from his computer chair, stretched his muscles, and prepared to enter the VR gaming pod. "

"Old song wasn’t actually old. He was only in his thirties. In the eyes of outsiders, he was a business elite and a successful person. The only drawback was that he was a little too pretentious. "

"To put it simply, he liked to find faults and change them to prove that he was high-end and different. "

"For example, a movie adapted from a classic novel. "

The ordinary young man went to watch a movie happily and forgot about this matter.

"When the artistic youth went to watch a movie, he would write down his feelings. If he was particularly interested, he would even find the original work to read. "

"On the other hand, the idiotic young man was bragging about this movie and trampling on all the other similar movies. Then, he went to all the major forums and Tieba to start a war, arguing with the fans of other movies. "

"However, old song was neither artistic nor stupid, because he always found a very unique point to show that he was different from others. "

"He had to read the original work first to show that "I’m already familiar with the original work before the movie was even filmed and you guys have not seen it", which would highlight his foresight. "

"Moreover, after the movie was released, he would definitely find out the differences between the movie and the original work and criticize it. Then, he would bitterly say that the director had made up some nonsense and changed the original work. "

"In addition, he would also promote the original work to others without a sound "Sigh, the movie isn’t that good. I recommend you to read the original. That’s the classic."

This was to show off his style.

"As for his VR gaming pod, he hadn’t actually played many games. "

"He wasn’t a gaming enthusiast himself, and he only bought a VR gaming pod because he felt that as a successful person, it would be weird if he didn’t have this new era of IT products at home. "

"As a Chinese player, he didn’t know who Chen Mo was, which was enough to show his ignorance … "

"And this time, he was going to try mysterious seas with the mentality of criticizing. "

Chapter 727: This is actually a game scene

"After entering the game cabin, old song found mysterious sea without much effort, because the game was on the most eye-catching recommendation spot on the official app Store. "

"Chen Mo was quite willful. The game could only be downloaded for the demo and not the entire content, yet it was already on the best recommendation spot on the official app Store … "

"Moreover, the game might be suspended for a month. If it sold well, it might even be delayed. "

"It seems like this designer is quite famous, " old song mumbled to himself."He even got the best recommendation spot from the official website. It’s worth my time to play this game."

Old song entered the game’s details interface and started to download it.

"The download speed was very fast because the demo chapter only had the first section, and there wasn’t much content. "

"Entering the game was the usual routine, with Thunderbolt gaming’s product and Thunderbolt gaming platform’s logo on a black background and white words. "

"Then, a line of English appeared in front of elder song. "

"I was born for treasure, and I must find my treasure." Henry evry, 1694. "

"Old song read it out loud in English, "I am a man of fortune, and I must seek my fortune."

"Not bad, you have substance. I like it."

"Reciting famous words in English greatly satisfied old song’s style, so he had a very good impression of the game’s opening. "

"As the words faded away, old song heard the sound of rain. "

"From all directions, they surrounded him. He could vaguely distinguish the different sounds of raindrops hitting the glass and the hull of the ship. "

"In the VR gaming pod, the sound was presented in all directions, making old song feel like he was in the game. "

"In the heavy rain, the game screen appeared in old song’s field of vision. "

"Raindrops, windshields, and the constantly moving windshield wipers … "

"The scene was constantly jolting and shaking. In the distance, there were Thunderbolts illuminating the sky from time to time, and the faint shadows of violent storms, roaring sea, and distant mountains could be seen. "

"Coupled with the intense and exciting background music that was completely integrated with the scene, old song, who was originally drowsy, suddenly woke up! "

"Ah, detestable!"

"In front of old song’s vision, Nathan Drake was focused on steering the boat. His hair and clothes had been drenched by the rain, and his crow’s feet and stubble confirmed his age. His strong arm muscles and the gun belt on his back were a good indicator of his identity. "

Old song was stunned. Was this the opening cinematics?

"The scene in front of him was so real that old song felt like he was observing a living person at a close distance; even the wrinkles, pores, scars, and stubble on Nathan’s face were clearly visible; His hair was also wet, with the color of rainwater, as if it would drip at any moment. There was a bright reflection on the back of his neck, but he didn’t know if it was rain or sweat. "

"The interior decorations of the ship were even more realistic than the characters, including the steering wheel, the dashboard, and so on. It was enough to pass for the real thing. "

"The camera turned, and Nathan’s face appeared in front of old song. Sam, who was sitting at the back of the boat, and the floating sea also entered old song’s vision. "

"In the distance, the shadows of a few other ships could be vaguely seen. "

"The sound of thunder, water, rain, and even gunshots were mixed in. "

"In the chaotic scene, the few ships behind them quickly rushed up and followed closely behind. "

"The searchlight on the bow of the ship penetrated through the layers of mist, giving it a hazy sense of reality, no different from the sea scenes in those blockbusters. "

"The cinematics are pretty good." Elder song couldn’t help but praise him. "

"They’re almost catching up to us. Speed up!"

"They’re already advancing at full speed!"

"Nathan and Sam shouted in the rain. Sam pulled out his pistol and ran to the back of the boat, while old song’s camera directly zoomed in and attached itself to Nathan. "

"This … This is the official start of the game?!"

"Old song couldn’t react at all, because from the "cinematics" to the game’s real scene, the screen didn’t change at all. It was just a pull in! "

"Even after he could control the speedboat, old song still couldn’t believe it. This was actually real life in the game? "

"Old song could still observe the windshield and dashboard in front of him at a close distance. Even at such a close distance, they still looked so exquisite and real. "

"A simple prompt appeared in his field of vision. Through his mind, old song could control the steering wheel and the accelerator inside the speedboat to drive. "

"The speedboat was shaking violently in the wind and waves. Old song, who was in the driver’s seat, felt a little dizzy and had no idea where he was going. "

"He could only see two windshield wipers constantly moving, and when the Thunder rumbled, he could vaguely see the outline of the distant mountains. "

"Old song turned his head and looked back. He saw Sam holding a small pistol at the stern and shooting at the mercenaries chasing after him. From time to time, bullets would hit the side of the speedboat, causing sparks to fly. "

"Old song turned the steering wheel and kept hitting the small boats that were approaching him, knocking them over. "

The mercenaries fell into the water one after another. Old song was also a little nervous. His mouth was slightly open as he stared ahead with all his attention.

"Although old song knew that this was the first scene of the game, and the difficulty would definitely be lowered to allow the players to get used to it, under the rendering of the scene and environment, this kind of first-person battle would still make people nervous. "

"Soon, more mercenaries attacked, and the mercenaries driving the big ships would throw mines into the sea, causing water to splash. "

"Suddenly, a mine exploded on the left side of the speedboat, and the entire boat was flipped over. Old song was thrown into the air and then fell into the water with a "plop"! "

"Old song followed the instructions and floated up. As soon as he emerged from the water, he saw a blinding light coming from the front. An enemy ship was charging straight at him! "

"Old song quickly followed the instructions and dived into the water. The oars of the enemy ship almost brushed past old song’s vision, which made him break out in a cold sweat. "

"Disturbed by the turbulence, old song swayed underwater for a few seconds before he finally resurfaced and climbed onto the speedboat. "

"This time, it was Sam’s turn to repair the boat and Nathan’s turn to shoot. "

"Old song had no prior experience with fps games, so he was completely at a loss as well. He hid behind the ship’s railing and was completely dumbfounded. "

An enemy ship was docked on the left side of the ship. The mercenaries poked their heads out of the ship and fired at them.

"Old song gritted his teeth and followed the system’s instructions to get up, aim, and shoot. In the end, the bullet accurately hit an enemy who had revealed his head. "

"Eh? There’s shooting support? This is a game of conscience!"

"Old song was overjoyed. The position he had aimed at was obviously far from the mercenary ‘s, but the system’s automatic aiming helped him adjust the muzzle to the mercenary’s body. "

"Old song felt like he was possessed by a sharpshooter, killing an enemy with three bullets. "

"However, old song thought about it and felt that it was reasonable. After all, he was now a battle-hardened Explorer. How could he not shoot accurately? "

"Not bad, the shooting support is very kind. Good!"

Chapter 728: broken dog, do you know?

Old song was having a great time shooting in the stormy waves.

"Shooting with a pistol felt really good. Every time he shot, old song could feel the vibration in his hand. It was very real. "

"The gun’s recoil was just right. It might be slightly weaker than a real gun, but it felt good. The enemy’s movements were very varied when they were shot, and they would fall in different positions. If they were shot in the head, the visual effect would be even better. "

"The gunfight didn’t last long, and old song ran back to the driver’s seat at just the right time and started the boat. "

"The sky seemed to have darkened. Elder song stared ahead with full concentration, but he still couldn’t see clearly. At that moment, the speedboat slammed into a rock. Old song quickly turned the steering wheel to the right, but a big ship suddenly rushed over from the side and hit the speedboat on the starboard side! "

Nathan

"As Sam shouted, old song’s vision was completely reversed, and he fell into the water again. The speedboat was completely reversed, and it was crashing down on old song’s head! "

"The screen turned black, and the noise faded away. Old song felt his heart still beating wildly. "

"Nathan, " sister said. "

"The screen lit up again, and the scene had completely changed. "

"It looked like an orphanage, and the furnishings were very old-fashioned. The young Nathan was sitting on the bed, listening to the nun’s lecture. "

"The light shone in from the window on the left side of the picture, and the two light sources divided the room into two colors cold and warm. The young Nathan sat on a lonely bed in the middle of the picture, and the nun was lecturing him. "

"The conversation between the two didn’t last long, but old song still managed to glean a little information about Nathan’s childhood. "

"The nun left, leaving Nathan looking lonely. "

"But at that moment, there was a flash of light outside the window. It was Sam’s signal. "

"Nathan opened the window and jumped out, and the camera pulled in again for a first-person perspective. "

The title of this chapter appeared in the upper center of his field of vision The temptation of adventure

"On the roof, old song was not in a hurry to move forward. Instead, he took a look at the surrounding scenery. "

"There was a faint full moon in the distance. Some clouds covered it, giving the entire scene a faint cold tone. The clock tower next to it indicated that it was almost midnight, with only a few dim yellow lights on. "

"There were many green trees nearby, swaying gently in the evening wind. From time to time, a few fallen leaves would dance in the wind and fall at old song’s feet. "

"The chirping of insects made the night seem even quieter. Old song looked around as he walked, and he could clearly hear his own footsteps. "

"Red brick walls, blue-green roof, slightly yellowed drainage pipes, iron anti-theft net, wall lamps … It was completely in the architectural style of the last century, and also explained the current era. "

"Not bad, the architectural details are quite exquisite." Old song looked at the scenery around him with his shallow knowledge of European and American history. He didn’t find anything wrong with it, so he praised it with satisfaction. "

"So … I have to climb up from here?"

"Old song looked at the tall wall in front of him. At this time, he was playing the role of young Nathan. He was about 1.6 meters tall, but the wall in front of him was at least four or five meters tall. There were some places on the wall that he could use to climb, but in old song’s eyes, they were just bricks that protruded out. "

"Old song tried to jump forward, but Nathan stretched out his hands and gently borrowed strength from the wall. He firmly grabbed the protrusion on the wall and climbed up smoothly. "

"Damn, this works too? Is this the talent of an adventurer?"

"Old song had watched "the lost treasure" before, and there were some rock climbing scenes in it. He just didn’t expect a child to be able to climb walls so nimbly. "

He continued to advance on the roof.

"The whole scene looked huge, but in fact, there was only one path for players to walk on. Every time old song took the wrong path, he would be blocked by special buildings. "

"For example, a particularly high wall without any support, or a slope that could not be walked. "

He leaped onto the roof and ran along the walls.

He entered the room to avoid the nun.

He jumped from one building to another.

He grabbed the edge of the wall and moved horizontally.

Old song hung on the wall and couldn’t help but look down. He felt his legs go weak.

"It was at least ten meters high down, and it would be game over if he jumped down. Old song could see the slender arms of the young Nathan shaking slightly, trying to grab the wall. "

"The scene was too realistic. Although old song kept telling himself that this was just a game, the clear lines of the brick wall and the slightly trembling arms still gave him the illusion that it was very real. "

"After finding the flashlight, the two brothers met to catch up, and then it was another climbing scene. "

"This time, the climb was more complicated and difficult. There were also operations such as grappling hooks and swinging ropes. "

"Fortunately, Sam was leading the way, and the two brothers had been chatting, so such a dangerous rock climbing was not so scary. "

"When he jumped onto the clock tower, old song thought he was going to die. However, Sam grabbed his arm and gave him a big scare. "

"The moment he jumped up, he saw that he was about to go down, but Sam reached out in time to grab Nathan’s arm. Old song felt his right arm shake, and then he felt a continuous grip, which made his legs go soft. "

"Slowly, old song became familiar with the operation. "

"Old song was no longer afraid when he jumped down from a high place. When he saw some unknown protrusions on the wall, old song would even walk over and climb it. "

"VR games were like this. At the beginning, many players were afraid of heights in the game, but once they got used to this feeling, they would completely overcome the fear of heights and jump up and down without getting tired. "

"Old song fell to his death a few times because he wasn’t used to the operation, but he got used to it very quickly. "

"Finally, after a shocking leap, Nathan and Sam finally reached the ground. The camera zoomed in and entered the scene again. "

"Sam showed off the motorcycle he had just bought to Nathan. After a scene of Brotherhood, the two got on the motorcycle, and the picture was fixed on the young Nathan’s face. "

"However, at this moment, old song’s vision turned black. "

"???What’s going on? a bug? Is there a power outage?"

"Elder song was still in a daze when a prompt box popped up in his field of vision. "That’s all for the trial. Mysterious Sea area will be officially released soon. Stay tuned!"

"F * ck!"

"Elder song cursed. What the hell was this? He was having fun and had just finished climbing a more critical scene. The plot was just about to unfold, but it was cut off here? "

I’ve already taken off my pants and you’re already doing this?

"This kind of broken chapter could earn you millions a year on Qidian. Oh no, you would be beaten to death by the readers! "

"It was the first time that old song had the thought of buying a VR game. After all, the previous games were not cool enough to him, and there was no meaning in playing them. "

"However, when old song opened the official website, he realized that it was not on sale yet! "

"Immoral R & D!" Old song was so angry that he came out of the game cabin. He wanted to kill someone. "

"He really wanted to delete the mysterious sea from his game cabin, but after thinking about it, he held back. "

"Forget it, it’s just a week. I’ll wait!"

Chapter 729: Where’s the progress bar?

Old song exited the game cabin and angrily went to the group to question them.

"F * ck, what rubbish R & D! He had just started playing, and there was no more! When can I buy it!" Old song typed angrily. "

"Someone replied,[Didn’t I tell you? this is just a trial version. It will only be officially released next week.] Old song, if you can’t wait, why don’t you go to the experience store? 2333″ "

"Where’s the experience store?"old song asked. "

"In the capital, " the man replied. Old song, aren’t you in Jincheng? We’ll go there directly by high-speed train, there’s no problem!"

"Hmph, it’s not like I can’t consider it …"

"Another group member quickly tried to stop him."Don ‘t, don’t go. Old song, you don’t know this, but every time a new game is tried out, Thunderbolt gaming’s Experience Store is always full. There’s a queue starting from 7 am. You won’t even get a chicken feather if you go now."

Old song was speechless.

"She had just opened the app to book tickets, but when she heard that she couldn’t play it even if she went, she could only close it in embarrassment. "

"What’s wrong, old song? weren’t you quite reluctant at first? why are you so eager to play now?" someone joked. "

"Old song said, "Hmph, not bad at the beginning. I didn’t pick out any major flaws."However, if I want to evaluate the game, I still have to clear the entire game before I can evaluate it. Good at the beginning might not be good at the end. I’m taking this seriously and responsibly to conduct a comprehensive evaluation and experience of the game …"

Many 233 emojis in the group were instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

……

In the experience store.

"In Lin Xue’s vision, the young Nathan’s face on the back seat of the motorcycle gradually turned into the face of an adult Nathan, and the surrounding scene also changed in her memory. "

"This was Nathan’s youth. There were no wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his stubble was very light. There was a bruise under his right eye, but he was full of the heroic spirit of a young man. "

"Oh, why is it crippled? Uh, cough, cough, I can’t be considered crippled, I’ve just grown into a handsome uncle. " Xue Lin said. "

"A heavy punch landed on Nathan’s face, causing him to fall back and lean against a chair. "

"This was a prison in Central America. Under the watchful eyes of many prisoners, Nathan was fighting with a bald, muscular prisoner. "

"Next up was the close-combat tutorial, which included punching, dodging, struggling, and wrestling. "

"It wasn’t difficult to control the character at all. All she had to do was to find the right time to Dodge or counterattack. Even with Lin Xue’s reaction speed, she could handle it. Not to mention, she had chosen the Explorer mode, so the whole process was basically easy. She just wanted to pass the plot. "

"However, Nathan’s movements were a lot. He also punched, struggled, and there were at least several different movements. Lin Xue didn’t know how many there were, but it did make the fight look more real, and it felt like he was countering every move. "

"The system would determine the most suitable combat method based on the position and posture of the enemy and friend, thus making the entire combat system more realistic. "

"In the first-person perspective, every punch seemed to hit her face. In addition to the slight vibration in her face, Xue Lin couldn’t help but feel a little pain. "

"After a variety of fighting, Warden Bargas grabbed Nathan’s right fist and pulled him away. "

"Lin Xue was dumbfounded, "hey, why?" Why didn’t you stop him when he was beating me up just now? now that it’s my turn to beat him up, you pulled him away! You’re biased, damn Baldy! It’s so unfair! I was beaten up on the ground for eight hours and you didn’t come!"

"The comments were all laughing like crazy."Hahahahaha! Xue is so cute when she’s angry!"

[Xue’s mentality exploded when she encountered a side attack!]

"A cat that’s like a girl! wrsndm"

"A friendly reminder, the trial version has ended before this, so I came to watch the live broadcast. It’s just that the quality of the video is so different. I’m not happy!"

"I’m already used to the video quality in the gaming pod, so the computer screen is terrible. Chen Mo, you broken-chapter dog, hurry up and play the rest of the video!"

"After being locked up for an unknown period of time, Bargas brought Nathan out and told the other jailers that he was going to "do something surprising". The jailers also laughed and said "have fun", and the air was full of gay air. "

"However, at the end of the road, the plot was instantly reversed. "

Lin Xue was dumbfounded as she listened to the conversation between Nathan and Bargas.

"So … These two people are in cahoots? Are you here to look for treasure?"

"Uh, so we’re really looking for the Henry Alfred’s treasure, a pirate who committed the biggest robbery in history and escaped punishment … Four hundred million dollars in gold and jewelry!"

"I was imprisoned in the highest cell of the Spanish. I hope that one day you can find the way into this hell, carry my cross, and explore the wealth of this paradise." Whoa, this little phrase is quite artistic and particular!"

"What followed was a more complicated climb. This time, Nathan had his own hook rope. This time, he also included pushing the box, swinging the hook rope, sliding and throwing the hook rope. Lin Xue would scream from time to time. "

"Especially when Nathan was hanging in the air, Lin Xue felt like she was on a roller coaster. She had to jump at the end and grab the wall in front of her. "

"There were also a few completely unexpected plot collapses, such as the collapse of the wooden frame on the wall, which scared Xue Lin. "

"Oh my God, Nathan, you’re really tough. The last person who played like you probably had grass growing over his grave. I don’t think even the monkeys in the flowerfruit mountain are as good as you. "

"Even though the entire scene was a spiral upwards structure, Lin Xue did not get lost. The special structures and depressions on the walls basically acted as road signs. The seemingly very open scene was actually just a road. Occasionally, there would be a corresponding prompt to ensure that the players would not waste time on the wrong path. "

"Moreover, when he reached a position that could be climbed, Nathan would extend his arm in the air. As long as he chose to jump when he extended his arm, it would greatly reduce the difficulty of the game. "

"Finally, they arrived at bunis’s cell and entered the game’s first puzzle-solving stage. "

"Along the way, Nathan also found some old letters, such as the prison Guard’s records, and bunis’s letter to his son. "

"After all, it was the first stage, so it wasn’t difficult. He folded the letter and got the Sagittarius and Scorpio symbols. Then, he opened the corresponding stone according to the number XII on the wall and got a cross. "

"Wow, this feels so real! My dear fans, you should feel it too. It really feels like you’re holding a cross. "

"Lin Xue was very surprised. As she turned the cross, her hands felt different sensations. This feeling was very fun, and it was more detailed than previous VR games. "

"After looking at it for a long time and not seeing anything special, Lin Xue controlled Nathan to put away the cross and prepare to return. "

"He spent a lot of effort to push open the cell door. This time, he wanted to return, but Nathan took a different way. "

"Lin Xue was still wondering as she climbed, "this game is so awesome, but where’s the progress bar?" From the sea, to the orphanage, and then to the prison, there didn’t seem to be any progress at all?"

Chapter 730: The players are waiting anxiously

Bargas found the cross in a fight with a prisoner.

Killing Bargas in a dog-eat-dog fight.

Jailbreak.

"Sam had already left, but he jumped down to help Nathan kill the jailer. "

Sam was shot and died in prison.

Nathan and Reif successfully escaped.

……

The series of exciting scenes made Lin Xue completely focused. She didn’t even have time to look at the bullet screen or chat with her fans.

"Ah? Brother was shot? You guys were fine after being shot so many times, and now you’re shot? Your mother!"

"Can I go and save my brother?"

Lin Xue was still immersed in the sad plot as she ran.

"After jumping down from the cliff into the sea, Lin Xue’s vision turned black and she could only hear the sound of water. "

"Then, the soothing background music played. "

"One by one, the characters and props appeared in the form of dynamic pencil drawings, introducing the game developers and staff. These were all concept art sketches that Chen Mo had given him, and they were specially made into animations to make them look cool. "

"So … The game has only just begun? This is the opening animation?"

"Lin Xue was shocked because she had been playing for almost an hour and a half. If it was in a movie, this time would be enough to enter the climax. "

"Moreover, even though she had played for an entire hour and a half, Lin Xue didn’t feel tired or tired at all. This long opening foreshadowing made her full of anticipation for the following plot and content. "

"Thinking about it carefully, the game seemed to have the effect of reducing the player’s fatigue by switching between different colors. "

"The sea battle, the orphanage, the prison, and the climb were all in different colors, and the plot was very organized. After a tense and exciting stage, it was a relatively relaxed climb. After the most intense Prison Break, the players ’emotions reached their peak with a leap from the edge of the cliff, and the whole opening ended perfectly. "

Lin Xue couldn’t wait to see the next plot development.

……

"While the players in the experience store were engrossed in the story of mysterious seas, the players who had tried out the game on the internet were on the verge of rebelling. "

"#Chen Mo’s broken chapter dog #became a hot topic on all the forums, Tieba, and gaming websites. "

"Damn it, I was having fun and it was gone with a crack! There’s nothing else below!"

"Oh my God, the plot is at a critical moment. I still want to see the Brotherhood!"

"After watching Lin Xue’s livestream in the experience store, this should’ve seamlessly connected the scene of an adult Nathan in prison, but Chen Mo cut it off … This isn’t even half the opening …"

"Ah? Not even half of the opening plot? This is too much! Chen Mo’s really forcing the chapter to end!"

"Unscrupulous designer! Strongly condemned!"

"It’s so uncomfortable! Is there a streamer streaming the later part of the story in the experience store? I want to see it!"

"Xue Lin is livestreaming. But! It’s a completely different concept to play it on the screen and in the gaming pod. The difference is too great, it’s not satisfying at all!"

"Yeah, I recommend not watching the livestream first. The quality and experience are worlds apart from the gaming pods, and there will be spoilers!"

"

"The players were all anxious. Serente, you should release the game quickly. I can’t take it anymore! "

"It would have been fine if they hadn’t tried it out, but after trying it out, the players were all shocked by the extremely detailed graphics of mysterious sea. It was indeed better than any VR game on the market now, and even the latest works of big Western manufacturers were not easy to use! "

"Moreover, the players were basically immersed in the game the whole time. The surrounding environment, the light and shadow, the smooth and natural dialogue between the characters, the first-person sense of immersion, the almost negligible game UI … All these factors made the players feel like they were watching a movie, or more precisely, they were even more intoxicating than a movie. "

"This was because when watching a movie, the player was a bystander the whole time, but in mysterious seas, the player "possessed" the main character and participated in the whole process from a first-person perspective. "

"In addition, the game didn’t have a full first-person perspective. In some key scenes, the camera would switch just right. Just like in a movie, the character’s personality, relationships, and characteristics would be vividly expressed through the right storyboard, light, and shadow, and lines. "

"The switching of scenes was smooth and natural, allowing the players to unconsciously switch between first-person and third-person. "

"Moreover, many of the viewers who had watched Xue Lin’s live stream had the same question as Xue Lin "Where’s the loading bar?"

"Many of them had only played the first half of the game. There were only two scenes, the ocean and the orphanage. They thought that the demo didn’t have much content, so there wasn’t a need for a loading screen. However, the players who had watched Lin Xue’s livestream knew that there wasn’t a loading screen at the beginning and the end! "

"All the scenes were completely seamless. The most impressive scene was from the orphanage to the prison, and the face change from young Nathan to an adult Nathan. There was no barrier between the two scenes. "

"In other games, the levels were often separated from each other. Whenever the players reached a new scene, they would choose to save and Continue the next time after the loading bar. However, mysterious sea was different. Many players who were trying out the game in the experience store were wondering why they still hadn’t found the Save point after three hours. "

The story of mysterious Sea area was so coherent that many people completely forgot the time when they started playing. The next scene would begin right after the previous one ended.

"Oh my God, what kind of black technology did Chen Mo use? there’s no loading screen at all?"

"Isn’t this the seamless connection between big maps used in many games?"

"It’s different. What kind of graphics are those games with big maps seamlessly connected? And what’s the picture quality of mysterious seas? Can you compare?"

"That’s right, those who do seamlessly connect the maps more or less sacrifice the graphics, but mysterious sea is a level higher than all the other VR games on the market!"

Many of the video game designers who claimed that mysterious sea was the loading bar sea felt a little embarrassed.

This face slap was too ruthless!

"According to these people’s original speculations, in order to improve the quality of the game, "mysterious Sea area" must focus on the performance of the game cabin to deal with a small level, so the level resources must be loaded multiple times. The loading bar was a must, but it was just in a way that would make it easier for the players to accept it. "

"However, the game did not even have a loading bar! "

Chapter 731: The art of the scene

Many of the designers who had been slapped in the face quickly understood what was going on after watching the livestream.

"It was impossible that there wasn’t a loading screen, but Chen Mo had cleverly hidden it! "

"For example, the transformation from the orphanage to the prison was completed through the cinematics of the brothers. While the cinematics were playing, the gaming pod had deleted most of the resources from the orphanage and loaded the resources from the prison. "

"Moreover, cinematics were not the only way to hide the loading screen. "

"Nathan would hit the door fiercely every once in a while, which might be a loading screen. The bridge collapsed after they climbed over it. It might also be a loading screen … "

"If cinematics were used as the only way to hide the loading screen, the players would probably notice that the intention was too obvious if they played cinematics every time the scene changed. "

"Chen Mo used many different methods to get rid of the resources in the VR gaming pod and pre-loaded the resources for the levels in the future. This allowed the VR gaming pod to run a small level at its highest performance, while allowing the players to have a consistent gaming experience. "

Many designers had to admit that this was a genius idea!

"Let’s not talk about whether other people could come up with this idea, even if they did, they might not be able to do it. This was because it required a very strong ability to control the scenario and plan the levels. One had to connect the many small levels in a variety of ways without leaving a trace. "

"Moreover, this was a design that could only be used in mysterious Sea area, because it was a movie-like, linear game experience. "

"Many open world games wouldn’t use such a method, but mysterious sea didn’t have those complicated branches and high degrees of freedom. It only had one story line, so the control of the pace was perfect. "

"In other words, this method was related to the achievement of mysterious sea. The high-quality graphics and the special non-loading design made mysterious sea the ultimate movie game. "

……

Nathan put the information about the sunken ship in Malaysia back into the cabinet and stood up.

The camera zoomed in and Lin Xue once again gained control of Nathan.

"I still want to go to the bottom of the sea just now. Can I still go? The bottom of the sea is so beautiful!"

Xue Lin was still a little fascinated. She was a little fascinated by the sunken ship recovery.

"The blue Vision underwater, the rocks, the seaweed, the fish, his own breathing, the radio, the cargo containers that had sunk to the bottom … "

"When using a trailer hook to pull up the cargo container, the rope had to be pulled and wrapped around it for a whole circle before it could be hung up. This detail made Xue Lin very interested. "

"Even though Xue Lin had never tried diving, this scene made her feel that this was how diving should be. "

Nathan was already at home.

Lin Xue stood up and checked the structure of Nathan’s house.

"At this time, Nathan was in the attic of his home. There was a mess of junk everywhere, but it was not messy. It looked like an adventurer’s storage room. "

"Xue Lin walked around curiously, picking up the works of art on the table and cabinet and carefully examining them. "

It was a Buddha statue with three heads and six arms.

It was a metal skull.

It was the Spain silver coins found on the Germany submarine.

It was a photo taken with Sullivan and Alina many years ago.

There was also the Saint Dismas cross that he had found in the prison many years ago.

These were obviously Nathan’s collection.

He even picked up a toy gun and played a shooting game in the attic.

It wasn’t until Alina called Nathan to eat that Lin xuecai reluctantly went downstairs.

"First, it was the bedroom, which was a little messy. "

"The clothes were casually piled on the chair, and the books on the table were not neatly stacked. But Lin Xue felt that this scene was very lively, and it showed Nathan’s state of marriage. "

It would be unreal if this place was as clean as a home city.

"On the way down the stairs, Lin Xue took a look at the paintings on the wall. There were a few photos of Nathan and Alina, as well as some landscape photos. "

"Nathan went to the refrigerator and took a can of drink, chatting with Alina as he drank. "

"The sound system on the bookshelf was playing light, soothing, and pure music. The dim yellow light from the wall lamp made the whole scene seem very warm. Alina was sitting on the sofa, writing on her laptop. "

Nathan brought the bowl to Alina’s side. Alina had just finished her work. She put her laptop on the coffee table and took the dinner from Nathan.

"The camera stopped in front of the sofa, where Nathan and Alina were eating and chatting. "

"As they chatted, they talked about the TV game. "

"Ah? You can even play TV games here? What TV game?"

"Just as Xue Lin was wondering, the camera turned and a Swtich appeared. "

"Lin Xue "…I didn’t take any precautions when this advertisement was inserted!"

"After loading the game, Lin Xue was dumbfounded. "

"«flappybird»?????"

"The game in the original was ancient confounding Wolf, but Chen Mo switched it to the first game he made after coming to this world, FlappyBird. "

"Hmph, Nathan, you’ve found the right person this time. I’ll definitely help you break your wife’s record, don’t worry!"

"Xue Lin was full of confidence. She had played FlappyBird before, and then went through the baptism of excavating for Ascension, so she had a mysterious confidence in small games like this. "

"However, her best result was only 35 … "

Alina’s highest score was a shocking 360.

"That’s enough, sister, " Xue Lin said."I finally know what you’re doing at home every day. It’s suffocating." Why do you play games every day? are men not fun or is the capitalist life not decadent enough?"

"The bullet screen retorted."Xue, you still have the face to talk about others"

……

Zou Zhuo was enjoying the view.

"At the foot of the mountain was the mansion where the auction was going to be held. Luxury cars of all colors were parked in the front yard, and gentlemen and ladies in formal suits were chatting in groups of three or five with red wine in their hands. "

The light brown roofs and European-style mansions looked like they had a long history. Those who could attend this auction were either rich or noble.

"On the mountain was the remains of a certain main building. The tilted stone building was covered with vines. The grass under their feet swayed in the breeze, and butterflies danced. Occasionally, they could hear the melodious chirping of birds in the mountain. "

"In the distance, the cliff was reflected in the water, and the sky and sea met at the horizon. The faint clouds covered the whole scene with a warm color, which was beautiful beyond imagination. "

Zou Zhuo couldn’t even move his legs.

"I feel like this scene can be directly used as a soothing mode. It’s so comfortable to have a recliner in this kind of scene and bask in the sun." Zou Zhuo said. "

The bullet screen was already filled with all kinds of 666.

"The video quality is off the charts"

"Mom, I want to buy a VR gaming pod! It’s for traveling!"

"This art design is too awesome!"

"Thunderbolt entertainment is indeed amazing! The setting is amazing!"

"The sound effects are also perfect. It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to experience it in a gaming pod!"

"I really want to leave a message on this cliff Juejing!"

Chapter 732: The awkward lost treasure game

"Jia Peng, on the other hand, was flustered. "

"Although he was now a member of the art team, he had not really experienced the game. "

"After going through so much trouble to find AI Fuli’s tomb, he went to the cave below Saint Dismas Cathedral and eavesdropped on the private conversation between Ralph and natien. "

"After solving countless riddles, they finally arrived at the final underground hall. "

"However, just like in a movie, the villain arrived as soon as the protagonist solved the mystery … "

Nathan used a small trick to have the mercenaries take down the cross on the balance scale and trigger the mechanism. The entire underground of the hall collapsed instantly!

"Everything was collapsing, and the mercenaries were firing wildly. Jia Peng was hiding behind cover, shivering under the rain of bullets. "

"He grabbed the floor, and the floor collapsed. "

"He grabbed the stone pillar and climbed up, but the stone pillar collapsed. "

"In the gunfight with the mercenaries, the cave roof collapsed. "

He grabbed another pillar and it collapsed again after being hit by a grenade.

"Jia Peng was speechless, "aren’t you supposed to be an Explorer?" Why did it feel like they were a demolition team? Wherever you go, it will collapse. A good ancient monument has been completely destroyed by you! The archaeological Association strongly condemned this!"

……

……

"Although a lot of information was leaked during the trial period, the enthusiasm of the players did not decline. Instead, it became even higher! "

"The main reason was that the trial version allowed the players who wanted to buy or didn’t want to buy the game to experience the game’s amazing graphics and immersion. After that, no matter how much plot leaked out, it would only make the players ‘desire to play the game stronger! "

"On July 22nd, mysterious seas was officially released! "

"The digital version of the game was sold for 1880 dollars, and 360 dollars in Europe and the United States. This price was considered above average in VR games, and it was a very good price for the quality of the game. "

"#Chen Mo’s broken chapter dog #had been discussed on Weibo for an entire week, and the players couldn’t hold back their enthusiasm to buy. "

"Mysterious seas is on sale. Do you want to buy it?"

"I’ve already bought it, do you still need to ask?"

"Ah? Are you sure you don’t want to wait and see? It’s more than a thousand Yuan …"

"What are you waiting for? He had already experienced the game in the trial, and the latter parts could only be better. Plus, many streamers have already gone to the experience store to finish the rest of the story. The game is so rich in content, and the trial portion is only one-tenth of the content!"

"Such rich content and I’m selling it to you for 1880 Yuan. Is it expensive? Besides, this game is undeniably the best VR game at the moment. It’s definitely the one and only game!"

"Yes, you can spend 1880 Yuan and travel to Scotland and Madagascar. You can also get a big house, a wife, and a daughter. What else is there to be unsatisfied with?"

"But I can’t do whatever I want at home. If I could, 18000 Yuan would be worth it!"

"Upstairs, wake up! What are you thinking!"

"Indeed, the pictures were the biggest gimmick of mysterious seas, and just the pictures alone were enough to make many players pay for it. "

"For VR gamers, 1880 Yuan wasn’t expensive. The key was the quality of the game. "

The trial of mysterious Sea area had proven that its quality was far beyond this price.

"Game design was a very mysterious thing. The same inspiration, the same technology, the same art, but because of the difference in designers, the things made could be delicious, or it could be a pile of sh * t. "

"Obviously, "mysterious Sea area" was one of the most delicious delicacies. "

……

"Old song, who had almost deleted the game a week ago because of the octopus, didn’t really delete it. Instead, he bought mysterious seas as soon as he could. "

"Anyway … If you’re not satisfied, you can refund the game as long as the duration of the game is short." Elder song muttered to himself. "

He soon forgot about his previous unhappiness and entered the world of mysterious seas to fight.

……

"After the official release, the discussion about mysterious seas on the internet reached a new peak! "

"And this game was inevitably compared to the movie version of the lost treasure, and the result of the comparison was … "

This movie completely outdid the lost treasure!

"Of course, games and movies were different forms of art, so it was hard to use the same standard to measure them. But just from the perspective of story, mysterious sea was still much better than the lost treasure! "

"In terms of the pace of the story, both the mysterious sea and the movie version of the lost treasure were fast. However, the movie was only two hours long, while the entire flow of the mysterious sea took several days to complete. "

"The longer the time, the richer the content, and the more plot content it could contain. "

"In "the lost treasure", the main characters were constantly searching for treasures, and there were only a few romantic scenes between the male and female protagonists. "

"It was nothing, it was just a popcorn movie. However, compared to "mysterious Sea area, " the disadvantage in this aspect was suddenly obvious. "

"In "mysterious sea, " Nathan’s relationship with Alina was described, including their married life, the cracks in their relationship, the difficulties they worked together through, and the final result. Nathan’s character image was more well-developed. He was no longer a two-dimensional adventurer in traditional popcorn movies, but a person with flesh and blood. "

"And in terms of the "adventure" theme, "the mysterious sea" was even better than "the lost treasure."

"There were rock climbing, infiltration, gun fights, car racing, speedboats … After playing mysterious sea, the plot of the lost treasure seemed to have become dull. "

It wasn’t as big a show as mysterious seas!

"Before, without the comparison of mysterious seas, everyone thought that the lost treasure was already a big deal, but after watching mysterious seas, they felt that the lost treasure was just a small game. "

"In terms of graphics, although "mysterious sea" was a game, the quality of the graphics was not inferior to that of a movie at all. In terms of character dialogue, performance, storyboard, and so on, they were all at the level of a high-quality movie! "

"What’s more, as a VR game, mysterious sea was an immersive experience. Whether it was rock climbing, combat, or puzzle solving, it was all done by the players themselves, so they were more involved in the story than in movies. "

"With this comparison, many people were very worried about the lost treasure game that GA had developed. "

"I feel like the lost treasure is going to be a G-go. If the movie version is completely destroyed by the mysterious seas, how is the game going to survive?"

"Yeah, my previous goal was to perfectly replicate the movie’s content for you, but now it seems that even a perfect replication can’t compare to’ mysterious seas ‘…"

"The trial will start tomorrow. Are there any friends from overseas who want to offer incense to the lost treasure?"

"I’m waiting for a good show. I hope that the lost treasure’s game version can slap my face!"

"GA must be very angry right now, why didn’t you buy the movie rights, you made it later than me, finished it earlier than me, and the quality of the movie is higher than my highest goal? Are you giving me a way out!"

Chapter 733: Delay the release of the lost treasure

"On July 23rd, the lost treasure’s game version did not miss its release as many players had expected. Instead, it started its trial run on time. "

"The GA had several Experience Stores in Europe and the United States. Some of the older players had also obtained pre-order and trial qualifications in the game cabin in advance, but players in China could not participate. "

"This was to be expected. Games had no borders, but the designers had their own nationality. When Chen Mo made a new game, wouldn’t he first take care of the local players? "

"Although Chinese players couldn’t play it, it didn’t mean they didn’t pay attention. Many Western students and Chinese people were actively trying out the game in the experience store, bringing first-hand information about the lost treasure to Chinese players. "

"At the same time, there were also a few trial videos of the lost treasure on foreign video websites, which were moved to China by some enthusiastic players. "

"The original trial date was July 23rd, and the official release date was August 1st. "

"However, three days after the trial started, the GA suddenly announced that the release of the lost treasure would be delayed, and was expected to be delayed until September. "

"The players weren’t surprised by this. Instead, they felt that it was reasonable. The reason was simple. Judging from the trial version, this game was not competitive at all compared to mysterious seas! "

"Not only did the players not feel that it was a pity, but they were also gloating. "

"Hahahaha, I’m dying of laughter. It wasn’t easy for an GA to make a game according to normal progress, but in the end, we’re still forced to delay the modification. My heart hurts!"

"Yeah, if we look at it based on the standards of the previous NGS, the lost treasure is already considered a very high quality game, there are no weird bugs and the graphics are pretty good, but who asked it to be unlucky enough to bump into mysterious seas?"

"Sigh, if the lost treasure had been released earlier, or even at the same time as the movie, the game might have been a sold well. But now that the mysterious sea has been released, who would be willing to spend 2000 Yuan on the lost treasure?"

The quality of the lost treasure’s game version was quickly determined after many players tried it out.

"The quality was not bad. The content of the movie was replicated well, and many plot extensions from the original were added. It was considered very successful in terms of a movie adapted into a game. "

"However, compared to mysterious seas, all kinds of problems suddenly became apparent. "

The first was the plot.

"The lost treasure was based on the original game and the movie’s plot, but it had been slightly expanded. This could indeed attract the lost treasure’s die-hard fans, but the problem was that most people had already watched the movie, and the plot had already lost its suspense. "

"The players had already experienced the plot twists, the key plot, and the final ending when they watched the movie. It lost many of the god-like plot twists and became rather ordinary. "

"At the same time, the plot of the lost treasure was obviously out of balance compared to the mysterious seas. "

"The movie version of the lost treasure was only two hours long, but the game’s playtime might be several times longer. "

"Of course, he could add all kinds of puzzle-solving levels and complicated climbing in the game, but no matter how much he added, the short plot time was still a big problem. Therefore, the designer could only drag out the plot or add some side lines, but this would make the plot lose the sense of urgency of the movie. "

"As for how the game was played, most players complained about the loading screen. "

"In fact, the lost treasure was wronged at this point. It wasn’t the only game that had a loading bar, many other games had one as well! "

"When changing scenes, a beautiful loading screen would be created, followed by a few game tips and various tips. Wasn’t this a common practice? "

"Not to mention, the lost treasure had been specially optimized for performance. Each loading bar only took five to eight seconds to complete, which was already a very, very short time in the eyes of the designer. "

"However, the players didn’t think so. After playing mysterious seas with the black technology of no loading, the five to eight seconds loading time was too long! "

"Moreover, it was useless even if the casting time was shortened. The casting time was not about the length, but it would destroy the player’s gaming experience and interrupt the player’s emotions. "

"Just a second ago, the protagonist had fallen into the water and lost consciousness. The players were still immersed in sadness and sorrow. However, the next second, a huge loading bar appeared in front of them, and the scene was instantly out of character … "

"Also, the pictures weren’t as good as those in mysterious seas. "

"Although the game was a multi-faceted work of art, it was clear that in adventure games, the graphics were the most important part and directly determined the game’s appearance. "

"In fact, the graphics of the lost treasure were already very good in VR games, but the key was who they were compared to. When compared to mysterious seas, even if it was just a little bit worse, the players would be very sensitive to it. "

"And the most important point was that there were few exciting scenes, and the game was not bold enough. "

"This wasn’t just a problem with the lost treasure, the movie was the same. "

"In the movie "the lost treasure", there weren’t many exciting scenes. The main focus was treasure hunting and puzzle solving. It was common sense to add some racing and gun battle scenes. "

"On the other hand, although the game version of the lost treasure had these improvements, it was still a little tricky. "

"However, "mysterious seas" was different. It was full of scenes of racing, gun fights, building collapses, and fighting. "

"Especially [Chapter 11 right in front of him], Nathan first came to a bustling town and experienced the South American style; After that, he entered the clock tower, solved riddles, climbed gears, struck the bell with his body, demolished the building, and solved riddles again to get clues. Gunfights with mercenaries, car racing, jumping off cars, fighting, gunfights … "

"After this intense and exciting car-racing scene, the mid-plot of "mysterious seas" also entered a small peak. "

"However, in the lost treasure, this type of plot was very weak. Many players said that even though it was a VR adventure game, it always felt drowsy when playing, especially when they wanted to quit the game as soon as the loading screen appeared. "

"The players in Europe and America felt the same way. The difference between trying out the lost treasure after playing mysterious sea was too obvious, so during the trial, the lost treasure received a lot of bad reviews. "

"It wasn’t the kind of bad reviews that were completely useless, but the accumulation of many small details gave the players a lot of opinions. This trial game didn’t have the desired effect at all, and it even affected the reputation of the lost treasure. "

"Many players ‘evaluation of the lost treasure after playing it was "To be honest, it’s not bad, but I’ll choose mysterious seas."

"It was also because of this that the GA could only helplessly announce the delay in the release of the game, hoping to use a month’s time to modify the game to a better level. "

"Based on the feedback from the players, if it were to be sold as scheduled, it was very likely that it would make a huge loss. "

"However, would delaying the sales not make them lose money? Many players were skeptical about this. "

Chapter 734: plot completion and gaming pod theme

Old song was strolling in the African town market in Madagascar.

"For other players, Nathan was busy with a mission and would definitely rush to the clock tower in the market to find clues, but old song was not in a hurry. He was more interested in the town. "

"He had been to Africa when he was traveling before. After arriving at the checkpoint Madagascar, he had the illusion that he had traveled back in time. This time, he felt even more familiar when he came to the market. "

"At first glance, the town was very rich in scenery, so old song couldn’t help but want to take a look around. "

"Next to an old bus, three African men were discussing something around a pickup truck with a broken engine. "

"The surrounding cars were all older cars that looked very old, but they were indeed very similar to the current situation in Africa. "

"In particular, there was a green beetle, which made old song feel very familiar. "

"The market was bustling with people, and there were all kinds of vendors selling all kinds of things. "

"A merchant was moving sacks from a cart, but it was unknown if they were filled with rice or sand. "

"In the middle of the market was a butcher’s shop with white tiles and a variety of roasted chicken and meat hanging behind the glass cabinet. The flies were buzzing around. Although it was a little disgusting, the color of the meat was quite good. Old song couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. "

"There was a big stove in the center of the butcher’s shop, and a local woman was skillfully frying meat with a spoon. The crisp sound of the contact between the iron shovel and the iron pan, coupled with the sizzling sound of the barbecue, attracted the attention of many people. "

"A woman with a basket on her head was selling apples on the side of the road. Nathan bought one, wiped it on his clothes, and began to eat it. "

"To old song’s surprise, Nathan would look carefully at the position to bite before eating the Apple, and after biting, there would really be a gap in the corresponding position of the Apple. "

"In other words, apples weren’t unlimited. One bite was one less. "

"Walking forward, he saw a young man carefully scraping fish scales with a small knife. Next to him was a bucket of fish that had already been scraped. "

A very cute lemur was standing on the shoulder of the man next to him. Nathan was suddenly childlike and touched it.

"As a result, just as Nathan turned around, lemur jumped on his shoulder and snatched his Apple! "

Old song looked at the [no feeding] achievement that popped up and was dumbfounded.

"Two people were painting the wall with a ladder. Old song was a little curious, so he stood there and watched them paint. "

"In the end, the two of them really did paint the wall and left! "

They turned right in front of the clock tower and saw a beautiful view.

"African-styled buildings, lush trees, distant mountains, and ships entering the sea … "

"Elder song couldn’t help but sigh. After walking around the market for so long, he actually couldn’t find any problems. "

"All the furnishings inside, even the clothes and goods on the vendors, were no different from the real African style. "

Old song saved the progress of the game and exited the game cabin.

"In the group chat, old song sent a message."The designer of mysterious seas is amazing! That town market Madagascar is amazing!"

Someone replied very quickly.

"Hahaha, old song, your progress isn’t good. You only reached Madagascar?"

"That’s for sure, don’t you know who made this game? it’s Chen Mo!"

"By the way, it seems like there’s a hidden achievement for standing at the railing of the tower for 30 seconds to look at the scenery. Did you guys get it?"

"This is nothing, the latter part is even more exciting! I can only say that when I saw lebertania’s pirate utopia, I was really shocked. That feeling, it was really like seeing a Lost City that had been sealed for hundreds of years. It was simply wonderful to use screenshots as wallpapers!"

"To be honest, the scale of this building is already very shocking. The most important thing is that it has to look old. The green vegetation and the collapsed building are intertwined. This is very scary!"

"Right, there’s also that car racing scene. I was shocked. This is even more exciting than the scenes in action movies. Jumping and chasing, I felt like the modified military truck was about to hit my face, but in the end, I was killed by Sam’s godly driving skills. It was so fun!"

"Old song’s introduction soon attracted a large number of lurkers, who were all discussing mysterious seas. "

"Even when ‘the lost treasure’ premiered, it did not reach such a level of popularity! "

Old song felt like he was going to turn into a legend of mysterious seas and brag about it. He felt like this game was going to be the ultimate adventure game!

……

"While mysterious seas was selling like hotcakes, the follow-up research and development plan was also in progress. "

There were two main follow-up plans.

"The first was to release the first three works of mysterious seas in the form of downloadable content, which included Captain Drake’s treasure, traversing Four Seas, and Captain Drake’s scam. "

"In Chen Mo’s "mysterious seas", there were already a lot of foreshadowing for the first three parts of the story, which would be an important motivation for players to buy. "

"These three parts of the plot could be bought separately or in a collection. The price of the collection was 3688 Yuan, but if they were bought separately, the total price would be much more expensive than that. "

"This price was obviously more expensive than in his previous life, but the key was that the content of the three games combined was not a small amount. It was not a problem to sell them as a single game. "

"Moreover, this was not a "high-definition remake", but a complete remake with the latest technology. The quality of the picture and the way to play it would be close to the latest mysterious sea. "

"It could be said that these four games combined to form the complete "mysterious seas." When the players really played it, they wouldn’t feel any difference in age or graphics. "

"As for the entrance to the first three games, in addition to being directly entered at the start interface, players could also enter when Sam and Nathan met for the first time. "

"Sam and Nathan would reunite after many years, and Nathan would tell Sam about his previous adventures in Shambhala and the desert. Players could go in and experience it now. "

"In addition, he would use the art resources from the "mysterious sea" series to create a new theme for the VR gaming pod. "

"There were many "beautiful" places in mysterious sea, such as the bottom of the sea, on a cargo ship, auction houses, Scottish snow mountains, Madagascar wilderness, markets, the sea, lebertania, and the treasure ship of evre. "

"There were also many warm places, such as Nathan’s house and the seaside house in the final chapter. "

"Of course, if the players Liked Places with strong taste, then places like prisons, underground tombs, and cave ruins could also be used as themes. "

Chapter 735: Seaside mansion

"Chen Mo planned to come up with ten different themes, as well as take out Drake’s house from the final chapter and make it into a standalone unit for the players who bought mysterious seas. "

"The theme of the VR gaming pod was similar to that of the computer, which was the big background that you saw when you first logged in. "

"On the computer, the theme might just be a wallpaper or dynamic wallpaper with a unique ui interface, but in the gaming pod, the theme was a completely independent scene. "

"After purchasing the game cabin theme, the player would enter a special space after entering the game cabin, and then enter different games through this space. "

"This space could be decorated with different sceneries. There were some companies that went around the world to shoot some great scenery, or make some beautiful scenes into game cabin themes for sale. "

"After all, everyone loved to look beautiful, and many people still liked to dress up their game cabin scenes. "

"Chen Mo’s theme for "mysterious sea" was mostly from the background. For example, in "Chapter 12 on the sea", the sea was green and clear like crystal, and the blue sky and white clouds were poetic like an oil painting. "

"Islands dotted the sea like gemstones. There were beaches, caves, lush plants, and lost ruins. From the top floor of the tower, he could see everything in the surroundings. It was a beautiful sight. "

"Moreover, this was a unique scene, because it had been exaggerated artistically. In reality, it was definitely hard to find such a small island with few people. "

"It wasn’t difficult to create these themes because the scenes were ready-made in the game, so they could be used after some modifications. The only thing that needed to be changed was to reduce the size and reduce the required performance of the game cabin. Otherwise, it would not be suitable if loading a theme was as difficult as loading a game. "

"Moreover, these themes could be used to create a relaxing scene, allowing the players to have a good rest. "

"Other than these themes, Chen Mo also planned to create a home for the players in the VR gaming pods. "

"Other designers had similar ideas, but so far, there had been no particularly popular products. "

The reason was simple. He did not do it well enough.

"The current VR technology in parallel world didn’t have the real-life "soul travel" feel. It was more advanced than the technology in Chen Mo’s previous world, but it was still far from the concept in online novels. "

"Preparing a mansion for the players in the game cabin" did sound like a good idea, but many designers only realized that there were many problems when they were actually making it. "

"The scene in the game cabin was fake after all. Players could watch TV, lie on the sofa, cook, look in the mirror, change clothes in the ‘home’ in the game cabin … But there was a premise that the scene had to be extremely real. "

Extreme realism meant an extremely high investment.

"They had to do high-precision scenes, complicated character movements, and scene interaction … And these were things that some small companies couldn’t afford. "

"For big companies, they also had to consider whether they could recover their costs by producing these things. "

"Players would spend money on VR games, but very few would spend a lot of money on a scene without any plot. "

"There were also some similar products on the market, but they were still going down the "low-quality and low-cost" route, mainly to create gimmicks. "

Create a low-quality home scene and sell it to interested players (especially female players) at a lower price to maintain the profit of the product.

"However, Chen Mo didn’t have to worry about the investment, because these were all just scraps from mysterious seas. "

"He didn’t have to worry about profits, and he could just give away anything that players spent a certain amount on Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"There was such a scene in the final chapter of "mysterious seas." Nathan and Alina lived in a seaside mansion. The beach, the sea, the coconut trees, and the cliff were next to them. There was even a small house next to it that was used for storage and a studio. "

"There were deck chairs, hammocks, and a small trestle where the yacht could be docked. "

"Drake’s residence also had many interactive props, such as a guitar, a wardrobe, a TV game, an album, a camera, a bookshelf, a singer, and a dog. "

"Of course, there would be some changes to the original scene in mysterious seas. "

"First of all, he removed some parts that were too lively in the scene, such as clothes that were thrown everywhere, junk on the sink, and so on. After all, in order to highlight the atmosphere of life in the original work, Nathan’s house was made too messy. "

The second was the new interactive props.

"For example, players could freely change their clothes next to their wardrobes, play the game on the switch in front of the TV, look through the photo album to see screenshots of themselves in the game, read books bought online on the bookshelf, listen to songs on the record player, and interact with the dog. "

"If the interactive content was expanded, it could even be made into a small-scale game. "

"For example, when interacting with dogs, he could add content such as feeding, bathing, trimming, training, and so on, making this module similar to an "electronic pet". "

This house could be constantly added with new content and kept updating. It even allowed players to pay online to purchase scenes to diy the room.

"Of course, these were all future development plans. The first version was just a gimmick. "

"So far, because the duration of the VR game was difficult to guarantee, the players ‘game time was very precious. Therefore, except for the soothing mode, players would not waste their normal playing time in this room for too long. "

"However, what if there was another breakthrough in the future, and the players ‘mental energy in the game cabin would no longer be so easily exhausted? "

"What if the simulation level was further improved in the future, and players could even experience VR technology for intubation behind the head? "

Would there be many players who didn’t like the real world and choose to enjoy it in the game cabin or in the virtual world?

"It was hard to say anything in a parallel world, so Chen Mo was planning this in advance. "

"They could use their current advantages to expand their market share in the peripheral areas as much as possible. They could establish more advantages than other game companies, and when the technology made another breakthrough, they would be one step ahead of others. "

"Right now, it looked like a flashy toy, but in the future, it might become a crucial scene that everyone could not leave. "

"The setting was named "seaside mansion", and it would be an independent setting (or a mini-game). Any player who spent 2888 RMB on Thunderbolt gaming platform would be able to get it for free. "

"Of course, this was only the initial version. The type of room was fixed, and there were only some simple interactive functions. There were no expansion services such as custom room decorations and large rooms. "

"However, in terms of setting standards, it was definitely the best of its kind, far surpassing other similar products. "

Chapter 736: This is clearly a huge advertisement for "mysterious seas"!

"The popularity of mysterious sea was still rising, and major video game media at home and abroad gave high ratings of more than nine points, and the comments were also full of praise. "

"The end and beginning of a legendary adventure From a story point of view, mysterious sea was about the end of Drake’s adventure, but it seemed that Chen Mo had no intention of continuing the story after releasing this amazing adventure game. However, for the adventure game genre, this might just be the beginning. It was the beginning of a game that was almost at the peak right after it was released! "

"This is the best VR game at the moment, no one comes close" Mysterious sea gave people an unparalleled shock in terms of art. Whether it was the sea, the grassland, or the auction, every scene had an original art version to express itself. The close-up of the characters ‘faces were at the top level in the gaming world. If you were a graphics addict, you definitely couldn’t miss this game! "

"The whole process is smooth like silk without loading!" [The black technology that unraveled the mysterious sea] "

"Guide to the creation of a divine piece of art brief analysis of the details in the mysterious Sea area"

"Excellent action scenes, rich character creation and plot, excellent graphics and animation effects, the game process and narrative are integrated into one. This is an unprecedented adventure experience, worthy of full marks!"

"On TGN, an international video game media company, it also gave the game a super high score of 9.8, especially on the graphics and fun, which gave it a full score. "

"Different from the popular lost treasure, mysterious sea doesn’t tell the story of a young boy’s happy treasure hunt, but a story of a group of men growing up."

"Crazy battles, smooth parkour and rock climbing, and jaw-dropping performance effects left a deep impression on all players. They experienced what a movie-like game is. "

"What’s shocking is that mysterious sea has explored the inner world of a group of adventurers who are tired of disputes. In some quiet and relaxing moments in the game, these adventurers will reveal their thoughts and thoughts. They showed their own emotions and made the characters come to life. This also made a good interpretation and annotation for the theme of ‘the end of the thief’."

"This game didn’t adopt the popular concept of ‘open world’. Instead, it chose the traditional way of linear games. It shows us that even traditional games can become shocking godly works with new design concepts and the ultimate level of game design!"

……

"Under the video game media’s bombardment and the players ‘bragging, the lost treasure was inevitably dragged out and flogged again. "

"Although there was still some time before the official release of the lost treasure, the players had already tacitly acknowledged that it was GG. "

"Judging from the trial run of the lost treasure, even the best designer couldn’t imagine how it could surpass mysterious waters. "

"Apart from the story, in terms of graphics and playstyle, the mysterious sea had completely surpassed the lost treasure by several levels, and this gap could not be made up by a month’s delay. "

"And a week before the lost treasure was officially released, mysterious sea made a new move. "

"Ten new game cabin themes and an independent game unit, seaside mansion, were launched! "

"This time, the news was posted on Thunderbolt gaming platform’s front page with a huge banner. "

The price also shocked many players.

It was almost a free gift!

"The ten new scenarios only cost 10 RMB each. As for seaside mansion, players could get it for free as long as they spent 2888 RMB on Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

The players were shocked. Salent was going to suffer another loss!

"What could you buy with 10 yuan these days? These were all gaming pod themes! Such an awesome view, such an awesome scene, for only ten Yuan! "

"Seaside mansion was even more impressive. If you spent 2888 Yuan, you would get a free gift. A VR game would cost around two thousand Yuan for a player with a gaming pod. With in-game purchases, client-side games, and mobile games, it was a piece of cake to get 2888 Yuan on Thunderbolt gaming platform … "

"At that time, the players expressed, "I bought a lot!"

"10 themes plus one Yuan only cost 100 yuan, it was simply free! "

Many people didn’t even pick and bought all ten themes directly. They changed every three days and didn’t bring the same one for a month.

"Even many players who didn’t buy mysterious Sea area bought the theme, because this theme was equivalent to a low-end version of mysterious sea, which was made with the original scene, but on a smaller scale, and all the messy content inside was deleted. It was just a beautiful scene. "

"These players thought that since mysterious seas was so good at bragging, they could at least afford the theme even if they couldn’t afford the game! "

"Moreover, it was said that the theme was made from the scenes in the game. It was said that the game had the best graphics in the current VR game, so he could take this opportunity to experience it. "

"After buying the theme, many players couldn’t resist the urge to buy the game … "

This scene was too awesome!

"They had heard from the various media reviews and the trial experience of the players that the game’s graphics were heaven-defying, but these people didn’t believe it. They were both Triple A masterpieces, so how good could the graphics be? "

"However, after downloading these themes, they realized that they were really different … "

"All the games that claimed to have "beautiful scenery" were obviously not as good as mysterious sea. "

"Moreover, different themes also had different styles. There was the blue sea, the bright African grasslands, the snow mountains of Scotland … Each style had its own unique characteristics, whether it was the scene, details, or the color matching of the environment, there was nothing to be picky about. "

The players who didn’t buy mysterious sea couldn’t help but wonder how fun the game was to be able to use so many awesome scenes.

"He imagined racing on the grassland, sneaking into a mansion auction to steal things, driving a speedboat on the sea … "

Just thinking about it made him feel good!

"After many players set these themes as the login themes of their gaming pods, it was equivalent to receiving huge advertisements for mysterious seas every day. "

"Many players had been resisting the temptation, but no matter how much they resisted, they couldn’t resist … "

"After these players experienced the scene of mysterious seas with the game pod theme, some of them bought the game on the spot in a hurry, while the others who were patient could only barely suppress their desire and wait for the game to get a discount. "

"The players sighed with emotion. They had been on their guard, but they had still fallen for salent’s trap! "

"This wasn’t a gaming pod theme at all. This was clearly a huge advertisement for "mysterious seas"! Have you ever seen an advertisement that costs 10 yuan? "

"Chen Mo’s strategy was still the best, he always made the players think that they had won big! "

Chapter 737: Testing the waters with ten million

"As for seaside mansion, it didn’t cause too much of a stir. The number of downloads was very high. After all, it was a free gift, but the response could only be said to be mediocre. "

"For the players who had already bought mysterious seas, this scene was nothing more than the final chapter. They could experience it again and again, but there was only so much to experience. "

"There were indeed some interactive features in the game, such as interacting with the dogs at home, feeding, walking the dogs, trimming their fur, and so on. They were all very realistic, but they were still fresh for the time being. "

Many people still had a lot of VR games waiting to play in their game pods. Who had the time to feed the dogs in a seaside mansion?

"What’s more, there were all kinds of themes in VR games, such as medieval castles and futuristic sci-fi battleships. Luxury houses were very attractive compared to real-life unit buildings, but they were far inferior to the buildings in the game. "

"As such, many players only saw it as an extra and didn’t pay much attention to it. "

"Chen Mo sure has a heart! He’s giving us a seaside mansion for 2888!" Another player teased. "

"There were also a small number of players who especially liked this sea view room and even deliberately used it as a soothing mode of the game cabin. However, these people were still relatively few. "

"But no matter what, the theme of "mysterious sea" and "seaside mansion" had given "mysterious sea" another wave of popularity. "

"Just as the lost treasure was about to be officially released, the mysterious sea jumped out at the right time and screwed it over. "

"The little bit of popularity that remained for the lost treasure disappeared along with the hot sales of the "mysterious seas" theme … "

……

"In the experience store, Chen Mo was resting on the sofa. Li jingsi came in and sat opposite Chen Mo. "

"I’m so tired. " Li jingsi stretched lazily. "

"Done?" Chen Mo smiled and looked up. "

"Li jingsi nodded."It’s done. It’s more troublesome than I thought."

"What do you think?" Chen Zhao asked."How did it go?"

"I don’t know, " li jingsi replied nonchalantly."I’ll just take random pictures. I’m just doing my job anyway." I’ll get them to send you the photos. "

"Chen Mo took the phone from li jingsi’s hands. There were several publicity photos inside, all of which were women’s clothes in the spring and autumn style. "

"Both li jingsi and Li jingshu went to film. One of them walked with a pure look while the other walked with a mature look. Needless to say, the publicity photos were really good. "

"Li jingsi, in particular, had only put on a little makeup, but the photos she had taken did not even need to be retouched. They could be posted online immediately. "

"It’s a good shot, professional photographer. You must have spent a lot of money to be my model, right?" Chen Zhao handed the phone back. "

"Li jingsi waved her hand."Spend what money? it’s my cousin’s company. My cousin and I were forcefully dragged into it by him. There’s no reward, only 30% of the shares. "

"Chen Mo laughed, " 30% is too little?" You take 30%, your cousin takes another 30%, and your brother takes 40%… This is basically your own company. Your brother is really generous. "

"Hey, what’s there to be generous about? we’re family. Besides, the company is still in a state of funding. It’s good enough that they don’t lose money, " li jingsi said. "

"By the way, my sister occasionally helps him with the company’s Affairs. As for me, I can only be a model occasionally."

"Chen Mo nodded."Not bad. Your brother is quite impressive. He’s already starting his own business right after graduation."

"Li jingsi nodded."That’s right. He’s different from me. He’s been studying in the South since he was young. He’s more business-minded and has been studying these things since he first entered University. The fashion brand that we’re working on now actually pays a fashion designer and then finds a manufacturer to do the work for them. The clothes aren’t high-end, but the quality is okay. The one I’m wearing is a gift from him. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "sure, it’s better to make our own brand than to copy foreign brands." He got an investor?"

"What investment?" li jingsi replied."He saved up some money when he was in college and asked for some from home. He scraped together a few hundred thousand and started it. The first batch of clothes has already been made, and we’re still worried about the sales. "

"That’s a little tough. " Chen Zhao put the book back on the shelf."How about I invest some money in him? What kind of good clothes can you make with a few hundred thousand Yuan of starting capital?"

"Li jingsi quickly shook her head."Don ‘t. It’s his business to start a business. If you invest in him, it’s not his own ability."

"Chen Mo laughed, "it’s okay. This company is yours too. Just invest some money. It’s not easy to start a company. Without money, you can’t do anything well." When the time comes, we’ll hire a top fashion designer in the country and use the best materials. We’ll definitely do the best we can. "

"Huh?" li jingsi was a little confused."How can we even hire a top-tier designer?"

"Chen Mo said, "why can’t I? can’t I just pay?" How much do you think is appropriate? Why don’t we put in ten million to test the waters?"

"Li jingsi thought to herself,’…What the f * ck is this 10 million to test the waters? You can’t waste your money like this. "

"It’s a pity that I’m not an A-list celebrity, " Chen Zhao said regretfully."Otherwise, I’d be the spokesperson for your brother’s clothing brand. The effect would be pretty good."

"Li jingsi laughed,’are you regretting it now? It’s fine, I think it’s still not too late for you to change your career to the entertainment industry. Anyway, you can just invest your own money to make a movie, act in it, and use the money to enter the entertainment industry. "

"Chen Zhao laughed, forget it. However, I do have an idea. "

……

"A week later, the lost treasure was officially released. "

"Just as most players had expected, the delayed release of the lost treasure had indeed made a lot of changes to the game, but it was to no avail. "

"Although the lost treasure was already one of the best GA games in the library, it was a pity that its opponent was mysterious waters. "

"No matter how much it was modified, the lost treasure would never reach the level of mysterious waters, and it was a sure thing that it would fail in sales. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo had already revealed that there would be three DLCs in the future, telling the adventures of Shambhala and the city of a thousand pillars, so there was no reason for the players to buy the lost treasure. "

He still had to save money to buy three downloadable contents!

"It could be said that from the lost treasure’s promotion, mysterious sea had been suppressing them. "

A publicity battle.

The trial and release were even earlier.

The game’s quality and reputation were completely crushed.

"GA had put in a lot of effort, and the lost treasure had finally gained some popularity. Mysterious sea had also released the development news of the gaming pod theme, seaside mansion, and the three subsequent downloadable content … "

"The GA was simply speechless, what kind of enmity was this! "

Chapter 738: The visitor to the seaside mansion

"Chen Mo didn’t care about the lost treasure for a long time, since the outcome of mysterious sea was already decided the moment it was released. All Chen Mo did was to expand the results. "

"On the other hand, as an investor, Chen Zhao invested ten million into li jingsi’s cousin’s company, hoping that he could start it up. "

"When li jingsi’s cousin found out about this, he was dumbfounded. Ten million had just fallen from the sky! "

"However, Chen Zhao didn’t give him the money for free. He wanted his clothing brand to use top-tier designers, top-tier materials, and go for the mid-to high-end route. "

"Li jingsi was still a little worried. After all, those European, American, and Japanese brands had a good reputation. The amount of money spent on advertising each year was uncountable. As a domestic company, even if they used top-class designers and materials, it would be difficult to sell at the same price as those old brands. "

"Moreover, this shop was using an online store model. Would the buyers think that it was a fake online store? "

"If he wanted to promote this brand, how much publicity money would he have to spend? "

"Chen Mo didn’t go into details, he just told them to control the quality of the clothes and hire a few professionals to design the clothes, so they didn’t have to worry about the publicity. "

Chen Zhao also emphasized that it was better to have as many types of clothes as possible.

"After some discussion, li jingsi told Chen Mo that the three of them had decided to give Chen Mo 40% of their shares, while li jingsi and Li Jingwan each took 15%. "

"Although Chen Zhao didn’t mention it, li jingsi’s cousin was still embarrassed to accept such a large sum of money without a word. "

Chen Zhao didn’t say anything else. It would be meaningless if he continued to make it seem like he was giving alms.

This cousin of li jingsi’s was indeed quite capable. He had hired a few top domestic designers with a high salary and started to create his own original clothing brand.

"He did as Chen Mo said, aiming for the mid to high-end market. Whether it was design or production, they were all top tier in the country. "

"The company’s recruitment was also considered smooth. Since they had money, they could just poach from other companies. "

"However, everyone had the same question. How would they promote this brand and let the buyers know? "

Chen Zhao had already said that he would definitely not endorse any clothes.

"Moreover, Chen Mo probably wouldn’t use his own Weibo to advertise, that would be too degrading. "

Could he just put out this advertisement without saying a word?

……

"In the middle of August, all the players who had been waiting for the mysterious seas dlc suddenly realized that seaside mansion had been updated. "

"There was quite a lot of content in the update this time, and the players were puzzled as they downloaded it. "

What’s going on? it feels like a whole new playstyle has been updated!

"Many players thought that seaside mansion was just a bonus, a gift from Chen Mo that he made from the scraps of mysterious seas, did it even need to be updated? "

"Fish-catching live broadcast platform, Lin Xue’s live broadcast room. "

"After another round of "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground", Lin Xue returned to the gaming pod and began to chat with the bullet comments. "

"Why are there new viewers asking what kind of scene this is? This is the ‘Island’ theme of ‘mysterious seas’, you can buy it for ten Yuan. "

"Play mysterious seas? Didn’t he already clear the game some time ago? what’s the point of playing it again? If you’re interested, it’s better to experience it for yourself. This game is more suitable for you to play by yourself. "

"You can’t afford a game cabin? Ahem, I’ll teach you guys a trick. You can go to the capital and play in Chen Mo’s Experience Store. Of course, you’ll have to line up in advance …"

"While Xue Lin was chatting with her fans, she found that "seaside mansion" had been updated. "

"Eh? ‘Seaside mansion’ actually had an update? Just in time, let’s go in and take a look. "

"Xue Lin had already done a live broadcast of "seaside mansion". She liked the beach and the dog in the house. "

"Of course, as a streamer, Xue Lin couldn’t stay inside for a long time. After all, she had to consider the effect of the live broadcast. "

"If she was playing it herself, Lin Xue felt that it was good to see the sea and play switch in "seaside mansion."

"Soon, seaside mansion was updated. "

"The game loaded very quickly. After all, it was only a small scene. "

"Xue Lin sat up from her bed and walked around the room, trying to see what the new content was. "

"There wasn’t any announcement about the update, so Chen Mo wanted the players to discover it themselves. "

"In the first version of "seaside mansion, " there were only two character models, Nathan and Alina. The characters were automatically determined according to the gender of the player’s Thunderbolt Game Pass, and there were no special face-molding and costume-tailoring services. "

"Lin Xue even looked into the mirror. Her character in the game was Alina, and she was wearing home clothes. "

"The bedroom, the kitchen, and the living room. "

Xue Lin walked around but didn’t find anything different.

"Just then, the doorbell rang. "

Lin Xue was a little confused. What the hell? Why was the doorbell ringing?

The scene was so realistic that Xue Lin almost mistakenly thought that there was a guest at home.

"However, this was in the game, and he had never heard of any other NPCs in the seaside mansion! "

"If it was night time outside, this would be a horror game … "

"Lin Xue quickly reacted. This should be the new content of "seaside mansion", NPC interaction! "

"Before, Xue Lin always felt that "seaside mansion" was lacking something, so people’s enthusiasm wasn’t high. Now she suddenly realized that it lacked popularity! "

"There was only one player in the entire mansion. How lonely would that be? no one would talk to you or interact with you. No matter how big the house was or how beautiful the sea was, what was the point of admiring it alone? "

Xue Lin was suddenly excited. Who could the person outside be?

She hurried to the living room and opened the door.

"Outside the door was a cute pink-haired girl."Hello, we’ve chatted online before. You can call me Nuannuan."

"Lin Xue was stunned, "ah? The internet?"

"Nuannuan nodded and replied, "yes, don’t you remember?" You see, I still have the chat records here. "

"Lin Xue instantly realized that this was probably part of the system’s settings. This girl named Nuannuan was the main content of this update of "seaside mansion". She would play the role of the first guest of the seaside mansion in the game. "

"Come in!" Xue Lin quickly stepped aside. "

"Nuannuan said "thank you" very obediently and then walked into the living room. "

Xue Lin was also shocked. This NPC was actually talking to her?

"Xue Lin had been speaking through the microphone, so Nuannuan could tell what Xue Lin was saying and give her the appropriate response. "

"Could it be … Artificial intelligence?" Xue Lin was also shocked. "

Chapter 739: The visiting girl

"Nuan Nuan was in the living room, looking at the furnishings with great interest, including the projector, camera, and the oil paintings on the wall. "

Xue Lin observed Nuan Nuan.

Nuan Nuan was wearing a pink floral dress that matched her hair color very well. She looked innocent and cute.

"Nuan Nuan’s little face was toot, and her big eyes were very cute. With her beautiful pink bangs, she looked like a Senior 2d cute girl. "

"Moreover, Nuan Nuan’s model was obviously made according to the highest level of art in "mysterious seas, " and some of the details were even richer than the main character in "mysterious seas."

"Moreover, Nuan Nuan’s model had obviously removed some overly realistic details in consideration of the aesthetic of the 2D world, such as the fine lines on her face. This little girl was simply someone who had run out of a comic! "

"Obviously, Chen Mo had used many Japanese 3d models of cute girls in games to create the model of Nuan Nuan. He had deliberately abandoned the sense of realism and made her into the perfect image of a girl in the 2D world. "

"Is it really artificial intelligence? I’ll try to go up and say a few words. "

"Xue Lin came to Nuan Nuan’s side and asked, "Nuan Nuan, aren’t you tired of standing?" Please take a seat on the sofa. "

"Nuannuan replied very politely, "ah, thank you." It’s impolite to sit down without the owner’s permission. "

"After saying that, Nuannuan sat down obediently on the sofa. "

Xue Lin was a little embarrassed. So it was her fault for not being able to host him well!

It seemed that Nuan Nuan was indeed created with artificial intelligence. She could automatically trigger the corresponding actions and answers according to the player’s words.

Xue Lin quickly went to the refrigerator and took out two cans of drinks. She handed them to Nuannuan.

"Then, the two of them began to chat. "

"The bullet screen exploded, and the audience watching the live broadcast was shocked. How could there be a cute girl in this seaside villa? "

"Lin Xue’s stream instantly lost thousands of people. Needless to say, they were all going to open VR gaming pods … "

The rest of the audience were also discussing.

"Oh my God, this girl is so cute! And it’s an artificial intelligence that can communicate with us!"

"She can’t … Really think, can she?"

"That’s impossible, but she can definitely understand what we’re saying. It’s like some artificial intelligence sound system, understand?"

"But this girl has a model, and the model is really nice!"

"Oh my God, I’m going to get 2888 Yuan and buy a seaside mansion!"

……

"In fact, in Chen Mo’s previous life, there were already some low-end artificial intelligence that could talk to people in real time. "

"This included a smart voice similar to a certain cat elf, which could recognize the user’s voice very well and carry out a simple conversation with the user. It could also play songs according to the user’s request. "

"In this parallel world, the development of artificial intelligence was much faster than in his previous life, so the results were much more significant. "

"Of course, there hadn’t been any ‘thinking’ AI until now. Chen Mo’s girl, Nuan Nuan, was the latest product of artificial intelligence. "

"She could understand the player’s words and give corresponding feedback, either an answer, or some action or behavior. "

"Of course, all of her responses, actions, and actions had been set up beforehand, and were handled by a dedicated AI developer. All Chen Mo had to do was raise the requirements and create a model of Nuan Nuan in the game. "

"Of course, there would definitely be some players who would try to say some strange things to her to test her reaction. When it came to some bad words, Nuannuan would simply reply, "I’m sorry, I don’t quite understand what you mean. "

"If players told her that they liked her, she would feel shy. "

"In other words, no matter what the players said, Nuannuan would not get angry. She would always smile and look cute. "

"Of course, there were players who had some bold ideas, but it was useless. The actions that could be performed in the game were strictly limited. Players couldn’t attack, hug, kiss, or do anything to Nuan Nuan. "

"As an AI girl, Nuannuan was not a mature product, but it was enough to make players go crazy. "

……

Xue Lin was still chatting with Nuan Nuan.

"Actually, the reason why I’m traveling around the world is because of a mysterious treasure map. I’m a fashion expert, and I like a lot of pretty clothes …"

Nuan Nuan was introducing herself to Xue Lin.

"The first half an hour of meeting with Nuannuan was a crucial period that would determine a player’s first impression of her. If the players could acknowledge and like Nuannuan’s character, they would continue to like her. "

"It was easy to be exposed if they were chatting aimlessly. After all, the current AI technology couldn’t allow humans to communicate with machines without barriers, so Chen Mo used a very clever method. "

"During the players ‘first interaction with Nuannuan, she would be the one leading the conversation. "

"Nuan Nuan would introduce a lot of things about herself. On one hand, it was to let the players know her background. On the other hand, it was to limit the topics of conversation so that the players would not stray from the topic and get distracted. "

"Xue Lin listened to Nuan Nuan’s words very seriously. She would nod her head from time to time and praise her. Nuan Nuan would also respond to her compliments, sometimes smiling, sometimes blushing, and very cute. "

"The live comments exploded. Xue Lin was very cooperative with Nuannuan, so the effect of the show was very good. It really looked like a live 2D girl talking to Xue Lin. "

"Oh my God, Nuan Nuan is so cute. Mommy, I’m in love!"

"One is called Xue and the other is called Nuannuan. Is this what a natural couple is like? From today onwards, I’m a fan of the warm snow!"

"I feel that Nuannuan is really obedient! No, I’m dead. I’m going to go on a date with Nuan Nuan in the gaming cabin. Goodbye, love rivals!"

"Love rivals, draw your swords. Nuannuan is mine!"

The bullet screen was in complete chaos.

"Even Xue Lin was immersed in her character. She sat on the sofa and listened to Nuannuan attentively, not daring to do anything else. "

He was as polite as he was in real life.

"Even though she knew that Nuan Nuan was just an artificial intelligence, Xue Lin still treated her like a human girl. It couldn’t be helped. Nuan Nuan was just too gentle and cute, and Xue Lin couldn’t help but feel protective of her. "

"As they chatted, the clock on the wall made a "click" sound. It was two in the afternoon. "

"Nuannuan seemed to have suddenly recalled something."Aiya, it’s not good!"

"What’s wrong?"Xue Lin quickly asked. "

"Nuannuan said, "I’m going to meet a few friends this afternoon, so I’ll need some simple clothes. Can I use your cloakroom?" By the way … Can you give me some advice on what I should wear?"

Chapter 740: Change of clothes

Borrow the cloakroom?

"Ah, okay, " Xue Lin quickly replied."But I don’t have any special clothes here."

"Nuan Nuan smiled."Don’t worry. You can buy them online."

Xue Lin was a little confused as she followed Nuan Nuan to the cloakroom in her guest room.

"In "mysterious sea, " this room was actually Nathan’s daughter’s room, but in "seaside mansion, " the players lived in the master bedroom, and this room was the guest room. "

Xue Lin followed Nuan Nuan to the guest room and entered the dressing room.

"Huh?" Xue Lin was stunned."When did so many clothes appear here?"

"In the previous version of "seaside mansion, " there were only a few simple clothes in the cloakroom in the guest room, and they were all non-interactive, as they were part of the scene. "

"However, after the update, the cloakroom in the guest room had expanded a lot. It was basically similar to the cloakroom in many celebrities ‘mansions, and it could hang a lot of clothes. "

"Moreover, there was already a batch of clothes in the cloakroom. There were simple styles, mature styles, and even very considerately divided into many types, such as dresses, jackets, tops, underclothes, socks, shoes, accessories, and so on. In addition, there was also a dressing table. "

"Nuan Nuan said to Xue Lin as she picked out the clothes, "Hmm … I want to wear simpler clothes. Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Ah, wait a moment. Let me pick."

"Xue Lin was choosing in the cloakroom. Now, all the clothes in the cloakroom had become operational. "

"Xue Lin took a look inside. Although there seemed to be a lot of clothes at first glance, there were only three to five pieces of each type. There were even fewer clothes that met Nuannuan’s standards. "

"Previously, Nuannuan had specifically emphasized that she was going to meet her friends and that she should wear simple clothes. "

"Xue Lin had her eyes on a dress. It was a deep blue chiffon dress that went past her knees, with white stars on it. "

Xue Lin took the dress down from the hanger and found a label on the back of the dress. On it were a few keywords and a description of the dress.

"[Keywords simple, mature] "

"[Description all the stars will disappear, but they will still shine fearlessly.] "

"Xue Lin thought for a moment. This dress should be quite suitable. On one hand, it fit the characteristics of simplicity. On the other hand, since it was a gathering between friends, it should be good to be more mature. "

"Nuannuan, what do you think of this dress?" Xue Lin asked. "

"Nuannuan looked at it. "Yes, it should fit. However, it has to be paired with other clothes."

"Xue Lin nodded."Yes, yes, yes. Let me choose again."

"Indeed, since they were going to match clothes, they had to match a set of clothes. At least, they had to change their shoes. They couldn’t go out barefooted, right … "

Xue Lin picked out a pair of white fishtail sandals and white short socks from the closet.

"Nuannuan asked again, "so, do you have any suggestions for a hairstyle?" This is the hairstyle I’ve tried before. "

Nuan Nuan took out her phone and handed it to Xue Lin.

"Xue Lin took the phone from Nuan Nuan’s hand and found that it was filled with Nuan Nuan’s photos. There were three hairstyles pink hair, black lady-like braids, and golden waves. "

"Xue Lin thought for a moment."If it goes well with clothes, maybe black ladylike braids would be more suitable?" she said. "

"Alright, " Nuan Nuan said with a smile."I’ll try it out. Please leave us alone."

Nuan Nuan gently pushed Xue Lin out of the dressing room and closed the door.

The bullet screen instantly exploded.

"What the hell! Can’t you change in front of me?"

"Bad review! I can only wait outside!"

"Ah, ah, ah, I really want to see Nuan Nuan’s underwear!"

"Lin Xue was speechless, "wow, you bunch of perverts! Put away your bold thoughts!" How can I let you see a girl change her clothes?"

"Even though she said that, Xue Lin still tried to push the door. However, it was useless. There was no option to open the door. "

"The bullet comments were crazy."Hey, Xue! You obviously want to see it yourself!"

"About five minutes later, the door of the cloakroom opened. "

"Nuannuan was standing in front of the fitting mirror, looking at her new outfit. "

"The dress from before was already hanging in the closet. Nuannuan was now wearing the blue dress with starry spots, and her hair was now in a black ladylike braid. Her entire aura had changed instantly. "

"How is it?" Nuan Nuan asked shyly. She even turned around so that Xue Lin could see her more clearly. "

Xue Lin couldn’t help but sigh. Nuan Nuan was indeed a 2d girl. She looked good in everything!

"Before this, she was still a little worried that the clothes would be too plain. After all, these clothes were very simple and did not have any gorgeous decorations. "

"But when Nuan Nuan came out wearing it, Xue Lin’s eyes lit up. It was so beautiful! "

"Previously, Nuannuan had looked more like a 2d lively girl. However, after changing into this outfit, she had become a simple and elegant lady. She was still very beautiful. "

"Yes, " Xue Lin said, "it’s really nice!"

"Alright, I’ll wear this to my friends ‘gathering, " Nuannuan said shyly. Eh, it’s almost time. I should go, or I’ll be late. "

"Then, Nuannuan, when will you be back?" Xue Lin asked hurriedly. "

"Well … Would you be willing to let me stay here?" Nuannuan asked. "

"Of course I’m willing, " Xue Lin quickly replied. "

"Then, I’ll be back after dinner. See you tonight!" Nuan Nuan said with a smile. "

……

Xue Lin was still reluctant to see Nuannuan out.

"Of course, Xue Lin knew that this was all virtual. Nuan Nuan wouldn’t really be meeting her friends. She would only appear at a fixed time according to the game’s settings. However, Xue Lin still felt that everything was very real. "

"Just then, the system notified him that he had received a new email. "

"Mail?"

Xue Lin came to the door and took out an email from the mailbox.

"Hello, I’m Nuannuan’s father. I heard that Nuannuan is going to stay at your place for the time being. Sorry to disturb you. To express my gratitude to you, this is a small gift. Please accept it. "

"Also, Nuannuan will have to try on a lot of clothes no matter where she goes. You can order some new clothes from the website."

"If Nuan Nuan is satisfied with the photos, please send them to me immediately. I’m really curious about the child’s life now."

There was an attachment to the email. It was 28888 gold coins and a limited time coupon.

"So, this is really a completely new way of playing?"

Xue Lin went to her room and turned on the laptop.

"There was a website link in the email. After turning on the computer, an icon automatically appeared on the desktop Nuan Nuan’s private wardrobe. "

"Entering the website, Xue Lin was dumbfounded."Isn’t this … Isn’t this online shopping??"

"On this website, there were all kinds of clothes, and they were very considerately classified according to the types in the cloakroom. There were dresses, tops, bottoms, shoes, and so on. "

"Xue Lin’s personal account already had 28888 gold coins. It looked like a lot, but in reality, she couldn’t buy too many clothes because these clothes were quite expensive. The cheapest ones were one to two thousand, while the most expensive ones were twenty to thirty thousand. "

"Other than that, there was an additional currency, pink diamonds. Xue Lin’s Diamond balance was 0. "

Chapter 741: Nuan Nuan is back

"There were many clothes on the website, but not many. There were only 40 to 50 types of clothes of each type, and some of them looked similar. "

"Perhaps there would be more models in the future. After all, this function had just been developed, and there was still a lot of room for improvement. "

Xue Lin looked at the discount voucher in her hand.

"Within a week of use, top-up rebate of 30%, and 20% discount on all items … Chen Mo is scamming money again!"

Xue Lin understood the moment she saw the voucher. There was a trick behind this!

"Obviously, the new game in seaside mansion was to "change" Nuannuan’s clothes. "

"However, the clothes were definitely not for free. If he wanted to top up to buy them, the purpose of this voucher was already very obvious … "

"Xue Lin didn’t plan to top-up now. The voucher would only take effect after use, so she could save it for later. "

Xue Lin first thought about how to spend the 20000 gold coins.

"She browsed the website called "Nuan Nuan’s personal wardrobe" and found that it was designed for changing clothes. The categories were exactly the same as in the game, and the features of each piece of clothing were specially marked. "

"For example, if some clothes were "pure" or "simple", then when Nuannuan wanted to wear "simple" clothes, she would be able to complete the task better by wearing these clothes. "

"This was probably a hint for players with poor aesthetic sense. Otherwise, it would be too much for those cute otakus to learn how to match clothes while playing the game. "

"These clothes all look pretty good. Although they’re simple, they’ll definitely look good on Nuannuan."

"This little jacket is not bad, I’ll buy it."

"Woah, a white mini-skirt? I’m buying!"

"Eh? Blue and white striped swimsuit? Buy, buy, buy!"

"Lace swimsuit … Uh, forget it, I can’t afford it."

Xue Lin instantly transformed into a shopaholic and spent all 28888 gold coins in no time.

"Xue Lin could be considered a ‘thrifty housekeeper’. She knew that she would need to use different styles of clothes when she changed her clothes in the future, so she always picked the cheap and nice ones. She even specially picked different styles. "

"Less than five minutes after she bought the items, there was a knock on the door. "

"Eh? Nuannuan is back? So fast?"

"Xue Lin rushed to the door, but it was not Nuan Nuan. It was a delivery. "

"Hello, these are the clothes you ordered online. Please sign here." The delivery man was carrying a large box. "

"…So it’s a delivery. I only bought it five minutes ago. It would be great if the delivery in real life was this powerful." Xue Lin complained as she signed for the clothes. "

He carried the big box into the house and hung the clothes in the cloakroom. Xue Lin looked at the new clothes she had bought with great satisfaction. She couldn’t wait to see how Nuan Nuan would look in them.

"Why isn’t Nuan Nuan back yet …"

"Xue Lin was a little restless in the house. She flipped through the photo album, walked the dog, lay on the rocking chair for a while to look at the sea, and played switch for a while in the house. Nuannuan had not returned. "

The viewers were already bored and asked Xue Lin to play two rounds of chicken dinner before coming back to watch.

"Xue Lin reluctantly read ‘seaside mansion’, "Alright then, I’ll come back after dinner. Nuannuan should be back by then."

……

"The news of a new girl in the seaside mansion quickly spread through the forum and the player community, causing a crazy spread among the otakus and girls. "

"Quickly log into seaside mansion! Log in and send girls!"

"A cute girl called Nuan Nuan came to visit me. She’s so cute! She’s already my wife!"

"Get lost, she’s my wife!"

"You can also change your clothes, it’s so warm! I thought seaside mansion was just a bonus game, but it’s Chen Mo’s new game!"

"The male players were there to interact with Nuannuan, while the female players were there to change their clothes. "

All the players who had VR gaming pods logged into seaside mansion and waited for Nuan Nuan to visit.

"The players were surprised to find that Nuan Nuan’s reaction to the house was different. In other words, she would respond differently according to the players ‘reactions! "

"Furthermore, Nuan Nuan had a good temper. She would never get angry or upset. She was always in a state of high spirits and was very understanding. She was the perfect 2d girl. "

"Although the function was not perfect, and there was a lot of content that Nuannuan could not understand, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the players. After their first meeting, Nuannuan had already won the hearts of many players. "

"All the players, without exception, let Nuannuan stay at their houses and were overjoyed. "

"There were also some players who had rejected Nuannuan’s request to stay over. In the end, Nuannuan did not return that night. She had only sent a picture and nothing else … "

These players immediately wailed and begged the game officials to return Nuannuan!

"The official reply was,’because Nuan Nuan thinks that you don’t welcome her, she won’t be visiting you again. If I want to win Nuan Nuan’s heart again, I have to give her a gift!"

"Of course, you have to spend money to give her a gift. Use your brain and think about it. Can you win a girl’s heart without spending money?"

These players immediately cried and went to top up their money. This was the consequence of having cheap hands!

"However, salent still had a conscience. These small gifts were all within 100 dollars, and there were several grades. The more expensive the gift was, the earlier Nuan Nuan would come to visit. "

"The cheapest gift was ten Yuan. If he gave this, Nuannuan would still come to visit him again, but she would have to wait five days. "

Would a player who could afford a VR gaming pod care about a few dozen Yuan? What a joke!

……

Xue Lin felt like she was possessed.

"After dinner, she waited for Nuannuan to return, but the doorbell never rang. "

Lin Xue could only play the switch at home while waiting. FlappyBird was already at 120 points …

"I have to give Chen Mo a suggestion. There are too few Switch games in seaside mansion. I should transplant all the games in the real world."

The doorbell rang at around nine in the evening.

"Nuan Nuan, you’re back!" Xue Lin stood up immediately. "

"I’m back!" Nuan Nuan still had a cute smile on her face, but she looked a little tired. "

"How was it? did you have fun?" Xue Lin asked. "

"Nuannuan nodded and replied, "yes, I’m happy!" Oh right, I have the photos I took today. "

"As Nuan Nuan spoke, she handed the phone to Xue Lin. "

Xue Lin took it and looked at it. It was a picture of Xue Lin meeting her friends. She was wearing the clothes that Xue Lin had personally picked out today and posed in various poses.

"There were a few photos. In some of them, Nuannuan occupied the main position, while in others, she was at the edge of the picture. "

There were handsome men and beautiful women in the photos. There were also different scenes in restaurants and streets.

"Nuannuan said, "thank you for picking out the clothes for me today. They match the scene very well." Do you like these photos? Pick three and keep them. "

Chapter 742: Nuan Nuan, the National (prodigal) wife

"Ah, I can only choose three?" Xue Lin asked. "

"Nuan Nuan smiled."Oh my, they’re all the same. There’s no point in saving so many."

"Xue Lin picked three pictures that she was satisfied with. The system prompted, "Save complete. You can freely view the saved photos in the album."

Xue Lin took the photo album from the table and found that there was a new column in the photo album.

"Before, the photo album only contained some screenshots of Lin Xue’s scenery in the VR game. It was equivalent to taking the photos from the gaming pod’s photo album. "

"But now, there was a new column in the photo album, which contained photos of Nuannuan when she went out to play. "

"The three photos today were all carefully selected by Xue Lin. In the photos, Nuan Nuan looked especially cute. "

"I’m so tired, I’ll go change my clothes. "

Nuan Nuan returned to the guest room and entered the cloakroom again.

"After a while, Nuannuan came out. This time, she had changed into loungewear, and her hairstyle had returned to its original default hairstyle. She was wearing slippers, and her long, snow-white legs looked very attractive. "

Nuan Nuan sat on the sofa and began to read quietly.

"Nuannuan, do you want to play a game? There’s a switch in the house. " Xue Lin tried to ask. "

"No, I’m too tired today." Nuannuan smiled and shook her head. "

"It was obvious that Nuannuan would do her own things, such as watching TV and reading books, but she would also decide on her actions at night according to her daily schedule. "

"Just like today, she was tired after shopping with her friends for the whole afternoon, so she stopped doing those tiring entertainment activities and just casually read a book. "

"In this state, the players could chat with Nuannuan. Nuannuan would tell the players where they had been, who they had met, and if they had encountered anything fun on the way. "

"When the players didn’t want to interact with Nuannuan, she would quietly do her own things in her room. "

"Xue Lin still wanted to say a few more words to Nuannuan, but at this moment, she noticed that a [submit] button had appeared below the three photos she had taken today. "

"Not long after she selected [submit], Xue Lin received another email. It was from Nuan Nuan’s father. "

"In the email, there was the rating of the outfit. "

[Rating A]

[Minimalistic 6689]

[Elegance 3758]

Purity 8769

[Cute 4217]

[Total score 23423]

"You must be a master at pairing, right? It was a surprise that she could match such a fitting outfit. It was obvious that Nuannuan really liked it. Look at how happy she was. Please continue to work hard and make Nuannuan look better!"

"There were still rewards this time. After getting an A rating, Xue Lin received 2342 gold coins as a reward. Obviously, this gold coin reward was based on the total score of this match. "

"After reading the email, Xue Lin found that the comments in the email had automatically appeared in the photo album, under the three photos of Nuan Nuan today. "

"So, the way to play this game is to match Nuannuan’s clothes. If the clothes look good, you can win some gold coins and use them to buy better clothes … It’s fun!"

"Every girl had a heart of beauty, and they trusted their own aesthetics very much. They felt that they were Masters of fashion matching. Therefore, Lin Xue had no way to resist such a game. "

"As for the male players … Although they didn’t think that their dressing was very good, it was enough to watch the cute Nuan Nuan change her clothes! "

"It was past 10 pm when Nuannuan stood up from the sofa."I’m going to rest. You should rest early too. It’s good for your health to sleep and wake up early!"

"Okay, good night!" Xue Lin quickly said. "

Nuan Nuan returned to the guest room and closed the door.

"Xue Lin came to the door of the guest room. There were no options for interaction, which meant that she could not interact with Nuannuan at night. "

"So, Nuannuan, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow before you go out again?"

Xue Lin still wanted more. Nuan Nuan was really cute no matter what she wore. She could never get tired of looking at her.

"However, she looked at the time and realized that it was indeed quite late. "

"Alright, my friends, it’s getting late, I’m going to leave. Good night, everyone! I’ll be livestreaming in the morning tomorrow. Everyone, come and watch Nuannuan with me!"

……

"On the first day after seaside mansion’s update, Nuan Nuan’s topic flooded all the game forums and player groups. "

Almost all the players who had played this game shared their experiences with Nuannuan. They all shared their matching scores and compared themselves with each other.

"Nuannuan is so cute, but she’s going to sleep now. It’s such a pity that I can’t sleep with her!"

"All of you got an A? My score is S, tremble in fear, my love rivals!"

"Why did you get an S? aren’t there only a few pieces of clothing in your wardrobe? the highest you got was only an A, right?"

"Hehe, stupid human, of course it’s because I topped up my account! Look at the dress I bought, I spent 180 diamonds on it!"

"F * ck, I can even meet a pay-to-win player in an outfit-changing game? Oh my God, this dress is really nice …"

" 180 diamonds … That’s 18 dollars? It’s quite cheap …"

"Yes, there are also vouchers, you can get a discount!"

"Wait a minute, this is a different topic. Why are we talking about top-ups now? are you guys trying to boycott salent’s conspiracy?"

"That’s strange. Do you all want it to be simple? Why did my Nuannuan go to the beach today and even ask me to prepare a swimsuit for her?"

"F * ck, is this for real?"

"It’s true. Look, I have a picture. Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford a bikini, so I only bought a normal one-piece swimsuit. "

"Oh my God, it’s really a swimsuit! In other words, the missions that everyone receives are different?"

"The players were studying the new rules of the game. After sharing their experiences, they had roughly figured out some of the rules. "

"Nuannuan’s daily activities were random. She might go to a gathering, the beach, a formal event, or even a vacation. Depending on where she was going, she would ask for different clothes. "

"If the place was close, Nuannuan would return on the same day. If they went to a place far away, they might have to wait for several days. "

"One of the players, Nuannuan, said that she was going to Europe to ski, but she didn’t return home that night. "

"Furthermore, Nuannuan’s time of return was not fixed. According to speculation, if she returned on the same day, it would be between seven to ten in the evening. If she left, it would be between eleven in the morning and three in the afternoon. "

"As for the other rules, he wasn’t too sure. After all, this was only the first day. Today was the day that Nuannuan would officially be living here. Many of the storylines would only be unlocked in the future. "

That night was a sleepless night for many players because everyone was looking forward to Nuan Nuan’s second time out the next day!

Chapter 743: The second time she went out

"The next day, Xue Lin got up early in the morning. She didn’t turn on her livestream, but sneaked into the game cabin to see if Nuannuan was awake. "

"In the end, it was only eighto’ clock, but Nuannuan was already reading on the sofa. "

"When she saw Xue Lin coming out of the bedroom, Nuannuan even specially greeted her Good Morning. "

"Oh my God, Nuannuan is so cute."

"Xue Lin sat on the sofa and looked at Nuan Nuan, who was reading a book. At this moment, Nuan Nuan was only in her default costume, but she was still very cute. She was really serious about reading and would flip through the pages every once in a while. "

"Nuannuan, are you going out today?" Xue Lin asked. "

"Nuannuan nodded and said, "yes, I’m going to exercise with my best friend today. I’ll have to wear something that’s suitable for sports." I can’t be defeated by her!"

"Oh, is it suitable for sports …"

Xue Lin immediately went to the cloakroom to pick.

"Clothes suitable for sports were easy to pick. In any case, all he had to do was to match them with sports shoes. It was just that in the default clothing list, the most suitable sportswear was a normal top. There was no suitable tank top or shorts. "

"Woah, sportswear is so expensive even in the mall."

"Xue Lin first looked through the mall and found that the sportswear was not cheap. If she bought a tank top and shorts, the savings she had just received yesterday would not be enough. If he wanted to buy sports equipment that was especially suitable, he might have to top up money. "

"Well, at this time, I’ll show my thrifty nature. These shorts should fit into a sports outfit, right? Uh, a short skirt is not bad, but I don’t know if it will match with tights. This T-shirt is relatively simple, so it should be able to be worn as sportswear, right? Just make do with the clothes and the shoes. "

"Xue Lin didn’t buy a full set of sportswear from the mall. She only bought a pair of sports shoes and a sports watch. She was still hesitating whether she should buy a sports T-shirt, but it was a little too expensive, so she gave up. "

"Nuannuan, try this on." Xue Lin said. "

"Alright, I’m coming." Nuannuan stood up from the sofa and went to the dressing room. "

"Apparently, according to the system settings, Nuannuan would only leave the house in the afternoon. During this time, the players could arrange her outfit and change it as they wished before leaving. "

"The process was the same as before. Nuannuan entered the cloakroom and changed into today’s clothes-a T-shirt, a sports jacket, shorts, sports shoes, and a sports watch. She didn’t have a hairstyle that was meant for sports, so Xue Lin still used her default pink hair. "

"Hmm, is this okay? I always feel that it’s a little inconvenient to wear ordinary clothes to exercise. " Nuan Nuan asked hesitantly in front of the mirror after she had changed. "

"Let’s try this first, " Xue Lin said, not sure."I’ll see if there’s anything more suitable when I have time."

"Okay, sure!" Nuannuan nodded. "

"After changing, Nuannuan returned to the living room to continue her activities. Sometimes she read a book, sometimes she listened to music, and sometimes she sat on the rocking chair and watched the sea. "

"It was obvious that Nuannuan would be able to move around freely in the house before she left. During this time, she would be able to help her change into her outfit at any time. "

"It’s still early. Nuannuan usually only goes out in the afternoon. I’ll go to the mall to pick out a few clothes for Nuannuan. Ah, I’m hungry. "

"Only then did Xue Lin realize that she hadn’t had breakfast yet. She woke up at 8 in the morning, washed up, and ran into the game cabin. But now, she suddenly found herself very hungry. "

"After coming out of the game cabin, Lin Xue made breakfast for herself while thinking about whether she should buy Nuannuan new sportswear. She had already spent most of her gold coins, so if she wanted to match it with a suitable set of sportswear, she might have to top up a little money. "

"After making breakfast, Xue Lin received a phone call. Her best friend asked her out to go shopping. "

"Ah, shopping? sure. But I still have to do a livestream in the afternoon, so I have to be back before 2 O’ clock. Alright, we’ll go shopping now and come back after lunch. "

"Xue Lin hung up the phone, dressed up a little, and went out. "

Nuan Nuan only left the house at around 3 in the afternoon yesterday. Lin Xue thought that she only needed to come back at 2 to help Nuan Nuan change her clothes. There was no need to rush.

……

"After shopping for the whole morning, Xue Lin was a little distracted. "

"Every time she saw a piece of clothing, Xue Lin would think about what it would look like on Nuannuan. It would definitely look great! "

"Xue Lin suddenly felt that she had lost interest in choosing clothes in real life. It was not as fun as helping Nuannuan change clothes in the game cabin. Moreover, clothes in real life were so expensive. A small coat cost four to five hundred Yuan. "

"After shopping and having lunch, Xue Lin arrived home at 2 O’ clock. "

She couldn’t wait to enter the game cabin and help Nuannuan change into the full set of sportswear.

"On the way back, Lin Xue read some posts about players ‘experiences on the internet. She realized that the game didn’t allow any shortcuts. In other words, the scoring rules were very clear. Every piece of clothing had a unique attribute. Only those with the right attribute points could be ranked. Using ordinary shorts as sportswear might be barely acceptable in reality, but the system might not recognize it in the game … "

"But once she entered the game cabin, Xue Lin was dumbfounded. Nuan Nuan had disappeared. "

"Clearly, he had already left! "

"What’s going on? Where’s Nuan Nuan? He left just like that? It’s only two points!"

Xue Lin was speechless. Nuannuan went out in the same outfit that she had worn before?

That outfit was just randomly picked!

"Xue Lin was filled with regret, but it was no use. Nuannuan had already gone out, and she didn’t know what time she had gone out. It was too late to call her back. "

"Xue Lin could only wait anxiously for Nuan Nuan’s return, hoping that she would get a good score for her previous outfit. "

"Hopefully, his sports shoes and sports watch would give him some strength and pull up his score! "

……

"Lin Xue was a little out of it for the entire afternoon. However, what surprised her was that Nuan Nuan came back very early this time. When Lin Xue went to the game cabin at 5 pm to watch, Nuan Nuan was already home. "

"Eh? Nuannuan, you’re back already?" Xue Lin asked in surprise, "how was it today?"

"Nuan Nuan smiled and said, "I had a good time today. I sweated a lot. My clothes are a little inconvenient, but it’s not a big deal." Come and see my new photos today!"

"Today’s photo was of Nuan Nuan exercising. First, she was playing badminton with her best friend, then she was jogging on the treadmill for a while. In addition, there were many selfies and group photos taken during sports. "

"In the photo, Nuan Nuan was still full of energy and had a happy and blissful smile on her face. However, Xue Lin’s heart skipped a beat when she saw what Nuan Nuan’s best friend was wearing. "

Chapter 744: Can you bear to let Nuannuan lose to someone else?

"From the photo, Nuan Nuan’s best friend was wearing a full set of sportswear. The colors matched very naturally. Other than a sports watch, she also had sports headphones and knee pads, which looked very professional. "

"In contrast, Nuan Nuan’s clothes were a little shabby, especially her shorts. No matter how you looked at it, it was a little out of place. "

"Pick three photos you like and save them." Nuan Nuan reminded him with the same smile. "

"After saving the photo to the photo album, Xue Lin waited anxiously for the system’s rating. "

"Very quickly, the email arrived. "

[Rating B]

[Exercise 4277]

[Minimalistic 3862]

[Lively 2280]

[Coolness 5896]

[Total score 16315]

"I can see that you put a lot of thought into matching your outfit, but you can’t replace your sportswear with your everyday clothes. If you had more suitable sportswear, Nuannuan would be happier, right?"

"This time, the gold reward was only 1631, which was more than 700 gold coins less than the previous A score. "

"Furthermore, after Nuan Nuan’s rating, there would be the rating of Nuan Nuan’s best friend. Nuan Nuan’s best friend’s fashion sense was much higher in both [sports] and [vivacious]. Her total score was more than 5000 points, which was an A grade. "

"Ah? It was only a B-Class reward! It’s all my fault, Nuan Nuan lost to someone else!"

"Xue Lin was upset. Even though the photos were still very good and Nuannuan did not complain, she had indeed lost in terms of matching outfits. "

"In fact, there would be no punishment for losing, and there would be no need to re-challenge the same level. In this game mode, it was rare to repeatedly challenge the same level. Even if they lost, they would only receive less gold coins. However, Xue Lin felt very aggrieved and sorry for Nuan Nuan. "

"However, these photos and the ratings were hurting Xue Lin’s nerves. As an OCD patient, she couldn’t bear to see her daughter being beaten by others! "

"Xue Lin felt terrible. Even though Nuan Nuan didn’t say anything, Xue Lin still felt guilty that she had forgotten about it. "

"I’ll definitely come up with a better combination tomorrow! We can’t let Nuannuan be outdone by others!" Xue Lin made up her mind. "

……

"There were many players who had the same experience as Lin Xue, and they soon realized that Nuan Nuan had to PK with others most of the time! "

"It could be with her best friend, passersby, or other tourists. In short, Nuannuan would take a lot of photos with other people after she left the house, and the people who appeared in the photos were all dressed up and pretty. These people were like an invisible standard, which would be a contrast to Nuannuan’s outfit. "

"Although there would be no punishment for losing, every player would feel uncomfortable. Who would want to see their own daughter lose to someone else? After all, this was a dress that she had personally chosen. "

"For those with OCD, the pursuit of high scores had become a very clear goal. Many players had already tried it out and had gotten an S score. They wondered if there were higher SSS scores. Generally speaking, an A rating was enough to pass the test, but those who pursued perfection would definitely pursue an S rating or even higher. "

"The players who had received high ratings were showing off their combinations. It was as if if if the ratings were high, Nuannuan would look particularly good in the photos, and even outshine the others. "

This had further incited the players to compete with each other. The rich players who were not short of money had already started to spend money to buy all kinds of beautiful clothes for Nuannuan!

"After some research, many people realized that Chen Mo’s design was just right. If he was able to spend every single gold coin, he would be able to complete the game with an A rating, but this requirement was a little too high. He had to consider both the rating of the clothes and the price-performance ratio of the outfit, which was something most players couldn’t do. "

"Moreover, some of the clothes were really beautiful, and the players would inevitably spend on impulse. Once a gap appeared, it would be difficult to fill it with gold coins. "

"After all, the daily production of gold coins was very limited. If he wanted to get more gold coins, he had to get a high score, and high-score clothes needed more gold coins to buy … "

"Many players realized that they were always so close to being able to buy a suitable piece of clothing. At this time, many people’s obsessive-compulsive disorder broke out. It couldn’t be that they had matched every piece of clothing except for suitable shoes, right? "

"What’s more, many people saw that the clothes here were indeed not expensive. Clothes bought with pink diamonds were rated much higher than clothes bought with gold coins. Moreover, the cheaper clothes were all a few Yuan or a dozen Yuan. Who could afford a game cabin less than ten or twenty Yuan? "

"Of course, everyone knew that this was Chen Mo’s pay to win trap. Chen Mo had used the "top up if you want to become stronger" strategy many times in mobile games, and it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary this time in VR games, but the problem was that seeing through the trap didn’t mean that you could avoid it … "

So what if they knew it was a trap?

Can you bear to see Nuannuan lose to someone else?

Nuannuan is so understanding and has always been full of positive energy to infect others. She doesn’t even complain when her clothes don’t look good.

You’re no different from a salted fish if you can’t match up Nuannuan’s clothes!

"There were also many players who simply went shopping in the game to satisfy their own desires. When buying clothes in real life, one had to consider whether their face was beautiful enough, whether their figure was good enough, and whether the clothes were suitable. "

"However, there was no need to do so for Nuannuan, because she was too cute. She could fit into any kind of outfit, be it mature, innocent, sexy, or athletic. She could easily pull off any of them. She would look like a seller when she wore it. As long as it was a beautiful piece of clothing, it would not look ugly on Nuannuan. "

Could buying clothes in reality have such an effect?

"He thought about those heart-wrenching buyers ‘shows and their tragic shopping experiences! However, in this place, there was no such thing as a failed online shopping. You would feel that every piece of clothing you bought was worth the money. After all, any piece of clothing would look good on Nuannuan! "

"On the forums, many players were wondering why they seemed to be possessed, thinking about how to buy clothes in the game every day. "

"Although she knew that Nuannuan wasn’t a real person and that the clothes were virtual, she still couldn’t help but shop at the mall every day … "

"Many female players even posted that they didn’t like to buy clothes for themselves anymore. They didn’t look good in them anyway, so they might as well save money to buy clothes for Nuannuan! "

Chapter 745: "Seaside mansion" is updated again!

Seaside mansion and Nuannuan suddenly became popular.

Many players who had never played seaside mansion were puzzled. How did this game become so popular?

Wasn’t she just an ordinary artificial intelligence beauty? Wasn’t it just a virtual mansion?

"The game was so simple. All they had to do was change the clothes of the beautiful girl. Why were so many people playing it as if they were possessed? even if they didn’t buy clothes for themselves, they had to save money to buy clothes for Nuannuan? "

"As for the players who were obsessed with Nuannuan, they found it difficult to explain."Nuan Nuan, my wife! Love rivals, please draw your swords!"

The players soon realized that the game was toxic and addictive!

"On one hand, buying clothes and matching clothes for Nuannuan was very addictive. It could easily arouse the players ‘desire to shop. At first, the players were a little resistant to topping up their account, but later, they were completely convinced by the beautiful clothes and buried their heads in buying and buying, spending money like water. "

"On the other hand, waiting for Nuannuan to return home was a real pain in the ass! "

"Although Nuannuan’s time of going out and returning home was rather fixed, it would still fluctuate within a certain range. Sometimes she would go out in the morning, and sometimes she would go out in the afternoon. "

"Sometimes in the afternoon, sometimes in the evening. If he went on a trip, he might be away for several days. "

He had not heard from Nuannuan since he had left the house. She had not sent him any messages or called him. He wondered how she was doing outside and whether her outfit today was suitable for her. Many players were waiting anxiously. Only when Nuannuan returned would she share the photos she had taken outside and the souvenirs she had brought back with the players.

"It had to be said that the feeling of "looking forward to your wife/daughter’s return" had made many players even more addicted to the game. "

……

"In addition, many male players had been unjustly attacked because their girlfriends/wives had somehow found out about Nuannuan and had snatched their VR gaming pods away. They had been addicted to buying clothes for Nuannuan in their seaside mansions every day. "

"The male players were speechless,’it’s my PlayerUnknown’s Battleground! It’s my mysterious seas!"

"Most of the players only had one VR gaming pod anyway, and these female players usually didn’t play VR games much. Now, the boyfriend and girlfriend had to fight to play … "

"On the internet, Nuannuan’s popularity had also led to many fashion matching guides. Many players were researching the cost-performance ratio of various clothes and how to match them to get a high rating. There were also some players who specialized in matching clothes and how to make Nuannuan’s photos look better. "

A large number of players had already changed the soothing mode of their VR gaming pods to seaside mansion in order to be able to buy clothes for Nuannuan online at any time and place so that they could see her as soon as she returned home.

"Many players who had originally sealed away seaside mansion had also taken out the game and replaced Happy Farm, which they had been playing for a long time in soothing mode. "

"As for the players who didn’t have seaside mansion, what would they do if they wanted to see Nuannuan? He spent … "

"Spending 2888 RMB on Thunderbolt gaming platform for seaside mansion was quite a good deal. Many players began to think about how it would be a good deal to buy a game and a skin, and give the 2888 Yuan to Nuan Nuan’s wife! "

……

"As Nuan Nuan’s popularity continued to increase, to the surprise of all the players, seaside mansion had been updated again! "

Many players were shocked. This update speed was too ridiculous.

"In the previous update, Nuan Nuan had come to the seaside mansion. What was the content of this update? "

"The players were excited when they saw the content of the update. After this update, the function of face molding was available for players, and the fitting room in the master bedroom was also available! "

"Previously, the players ‘images in "seaside mansion" were the default images, with Nathan as the male and Alina as the female. Although the two of them were considered handsome and beautiful, they were foreigners after all, and the players naturally lacked some recognition. "

"But now, the seaside mansion allowed them to mold faces, and many players were interested! "

"After Xue Lin had prepared the clothes for Nuan Nuan to wear for the day, she couldn’t wait to go to her dressing table to do her makeup. "

"There were already many games that came with facial features in Chen Mo’s games, such as Dark Souls and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. The facial features in those games were already very powerful. "

"And in seaside mansion, this face-molding function was even more perfect. "

"When molding a face, there were many default face shapes, such as different skin colors and types. From the face to the body shape, everything could be molded on their own. "

"Of course, the face had to be within the reasonable range of humans. It was impossible to create a three-meter tall person. The entire face-molding data was based on the data in the database of the ancient God’s appearance. The authenticity of the face-molding was guaranteed as much as possible, and it was already very difficult for the players who wanted to create the face of an ancient God. "

"Other than that, there was another insane function, which was to read the data of the players in the photos and VR gaming pods! "

"As long as the player entered their own selfie, the system would automatically mold the face according to the photo. At the same time, the player could scan their own body through the game cabin and create a game character according to their body shape. In other words, players could create a game character that was very similar to themselves through very simple operations! "

"Of course, there would definitely be many players who would enter beautified selfies or simply use celebrities ‘photos. There were also players who did not have good figures, but they could use the face-molding system to mold themselves into slim waists, fat hips, and hot figures. "

"The system didn’t set any restrictions on this. Players who were satisfied with their looks and figures could use their own image, and if they weren ‘t, they could create a face. In reality, they had to go to a plastic surgery hospital to create a face, and there was a risk of failure. It wasn’t so troublesome in the game. "

"After all, the game was a virtual world, and its main task was to let every player get the experience they wanted. The reality players could continue their success in the real world, and the players who were not satisfied in the real world could also obtain a satisfactory life in the game. "

"The reason for this new function was to allow players to freely create their favorite character image. On the other hand, it was to open a new cloakroom for players! "

"Before this, players could only give Nuan Nuan clothes in the game, but they couldn’t wear them themselves. After the update, many players realized that the clothes in Nuan Nuan’s cloakroom had also appeared in their own cloakroom! "

"Moreover, this benefit was not only limited to female players. There were also warm clothes in the cloakrooms of male players to satisfy some of their special hobbies … "

"At the same time, the store had also updated with men’s clothing, so male players could also shop for themselves in the store. "

Many players were praying for their conscience. They could get a set of the clothes that they had bought for Nuannuan for free?

This was equivalent to buy one get one free!

Salent was going to suffer a huge loss again!

Chapter 746: Pinch your face and pinch yourself

Xue Lin couldn’t wait to start setting up her virtual image.

He found his selfie in the system’s photo album and automatically generated his appearance based on the photo.

"Based on the body data obtained by the game cabin, the virtual image’s figure is generated. "

"Soon, the image in the mirror changed from Alina’s face to Xue Lin’s own. "

"It looks like it!" Lin Xue couldn’t help but exclaim. "

"The image of Xue Lin in the mirror, whether it was the proportion of her facial features or her appearance, was extremely similar to Xue Lin herself. If one were to compare a real person to a virtual image in a mirror, it would be like comparing a real person to a wax figure. "

"In other words, one could tell at a glance that this was a virtual image, but one would still be surprised because it was too similar. "

"The players ‘virtual images had also reached the level of art in mysterious seas, and the fine wrinkles and pores on their faces were clearly visible. Of course, Xue Lin’s selfies had some makeup and skin polishing effects, so her virtual image was better looking than her real appearance. "

"In addition, players could also make slight adjustments to their appearance in front of the mirror, including the proportion of their facial features, skin color, and so on. Basically, they could create any image they wanted, and it was not impossible to make Sister Feng as beautiful as a fairy. Of course, the "plastic surgery" service was free only for the first time. One could still change their appearance after that, but it would cost tens of dollars. "

"In addition, players could also freely change their hairstyle, hair accessories, accessories, makeup, and so on at the dressing table. These were the same as the clothes in the merchant shop. Of course, they were not free and had to be purchased with gold coins or pink diamonds. "

"Xue Lin was quite satisfied with her current appearance, but she also raised the bridge of her nose a little and widened her eyes a little. "

"Then, Xue Lin stood in front of the full-length mirror and began to adjust her figure. "

"Similarly, adjusting one’s figure was also included in the ‘plastic surgery service’. The first time was free, but later adjustments would have to be paid. Fortunately, plastic surgery and body adjustment came together, so there was no second charge. "

"Xue Lin’s virtual image was dressed very simply-a white tank top, casual shorts, and casual slippers. There was no makeup on her face, and her hair was the most ordinary black ponytail. Actually, although this outfit was simple, it looked pretty good. It was just that her chest made people feel a little speechless … "

The bullet screen was already filled with all kinds of comments.

"Wow, Xue’s chest is really flat. It’s like the tarmac of the Imperial International Airport!"

"A, I can’t afford to!"

"Xue is indeed A top student. Even her chest has two as!"

Xue Lin was speechless.

"She directly dragged the "chest size" column to the right, and two high peaks immediately bulged under her white tank top, and the deep cleavage was also clearly visible. "

"Hehe, my 36E is my complete form. The data read by this gaming pod is not accurate at all. Let me make some slight adjustments." Xue Lin chose to save the data without changing her expression. "

The bullet comments were all shocked. He could even blame the game cabin?

Don’t you know how calm you are?

"Completely ignoring the comments, Xue Lin went to the cloakroom and started to check the clothes in her inventory. "

"So, I can wear the clothes I bought for Nuan Nuan. This is a benefit for female players." Xue Lin looked at the clothes in her cloakroom and sighed. "

"No, it’s also a benefit for male players. After all, everyone crossdresses!" Some bullet comments complained. "

Xue Lin looked around in her closet and finally took out the dress with stars on it.

"Try this one!"

"Xue Lin picked out a set of clothes for herself according to the outfit she had prepared for Nuan Nuan and then chose to change. The players didn’t have to go through the tedious process of putting on and taking off their clothes, and they were able to change their clothes directly. "

"Eh, I don’t think it looks as good as Nuannuan?" Xue Lin was a little puzzled. "

"Lin Xue had worn this outfit for Nuannuan before. At that time, she thought that although the outfit was simple, it was very cute. But when she put it on herself, it didn’t seem like it! "

It felt weird.

Xue Lin pondered for a long time and finally understood. Her breasts were too big …

"Of course, it wasn’t that Xue Lin’s chest was big. It was because the virtual image in the game had too big a chest, so the dress looked a little swollen. "

"As for Nuan Nuan, it was a very standard B-size, so she could manage a cute, simple, or sexy style. "

"In that case, I suddenly have a bold idea. Why don’t we try the wind?"

Xue Lin was suddenly full of energy and started to try on the clothes in her closet.

"Before he knew it, half an hour had passed. "

Xue Lin realized that trying on clothes for herself was more addictive than matching clothes for Nuannuan.

"He had a clear goal in choosing clothes for Nuannuan, such as a simple style, a mature style, and a cute style. Anyway, he just needed to find some suitable styles from the existing clothes. However, when it came to matching clothes for himself, he didn’t have a clear goal. He would do whatever he was satisfied with. "

"Furthermore, her image was different from Nuannuan ‘s. Take Xue Lin for example. Although she was also very beautiful, her looks and figure were not as versatile as Nuannuan ‘s, so many of her clothes were not very suitable for her. "

"Just like shopping in the mall, Xue Lin lost track of time as she picked. "

"There’s so little clothes!" Xue Lin said. "

"She had already tried on all the clothes and changed into many combinations, but she couldn’t find anything that she particularly liked. The sexy style was not bad, but the real Lin Xue did not have the 36E in the game … "

"Alright, it seems like it’s time to use that discount card!"

Xue Lin had already opened the top-up interface and was ready to top up.

"In the beginning, the clothes in the store could only be worn by Nuannuan, and Xue Lin did not have much motivation to top up. But now that he could try on the clothes he had bought, his motivation was multiplied by two … "

……

The update of seaside mansion surprised many players.

"This seemed like a very ordinary update, but it was nothing more than a face-changing system for players. What was so complicated about it? "

"However, the players realized that this update was very important after they had experienced it for themselves! "

"First of all, players could create their own virtual image in seaside mansion. They could use their own photos as a blueprint to create a more satisfying version of themselves, which was a very new thing for many players. "

"Of course, this playstyle wasn’t particularly new, and the idea wasn’t unique, but the most important thing was the art quality! "

"In the past, the face-molding function in the game was not powerful enough, and the art level of the virtual image was not high enough. However, in seaside mansion, the players ‘virtual character image was almost as real as the real one, which was very novel to the players. "

"Secondly, this update provided the players with an exclusive image modification simulator, which met the needs of a large number of players. "

Chapter 747: The "warm closet" in reality

"Many people had this idea. If only there was a simulator during online shopping, it would automatically generate rendering pictures of the clothes on the body according to their own body and the size of the clothes! "

"As for why everyone had such thoughts, the reason was too simple. Hadn’t the online buyer learned enough from the bloody lesson? "

"It was the same outfit, but it looked so good on a model, but it looked so old-fashioned on her. "

"If there was anything in the world that was the biggest difference between a buyer and a seller, it would probably be clothes. "

"Some online shopping experts even had special skill points to determine if the clothes were suitable for online shopping by imagining how they would look. However, such geniuses were in the minority, and most people might accidentally step on a landmine when they bought clothes online. "

"This was also why many people still preferred to buy clothes in physical stores, even if it was much more expensive. Because they could try it on in physical stores, it saved a lot of trouble. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t sure if anyone had thought of creating a ‘real costume simulator’ before, but from the looks of it, even if someone had thought of it, it would have failed. "

The reason was simple. It was very difficult to produce an effect.

"It was easy to determine a player’s body shape by measuring it, but how could clothes be "worn" on a player? "

"In previous games, the player’s clothes were actually a new type of sticker and model, and the clothes and body were actually one. "

"At most, he would be able to confirm if the clothes could be worn. As for the effect after wearing it, he didn’t know. "

"However, with the help of physics, Chen Mo thought of a new method. "

Measure the player’s body data through the game cabin and create a virtual character.

"When making each piece of clothing, the virtual clothes were made according to the size of the clothes in reality. "

"These virtual clothes were also of different size. When the player chose to try them on, the clothes would automatically be fitted according to the player’s body size. "

"If the player was too fat and couldn’t wear the largest clothes, a notification would be given. "

"At the same time, based on some data, the system would automatically generate suggestions on how to match the outfit. "

"In other words, Chen Mo wasn’t providing players with a ‘dress changing game’, but a ‘virtual fitting room’. "

"If the players created a virtual image according to their body size, they could try on the clothes that they could wear in the virtual fitting room. "

"After realizing this, the players were all excited because this thing was so convenient! "

"Many players had stopped discussing Nuan Nuan. Instead, they were discussing the possible impact of this black technology on online shopping and even the lives of all players. "

It had completely gone beyond the scope of a game and had become a technological product that had a huge impact on the lives of ordinary people!

"Have you all tried the fitting room function in seaside mansion? It was too powerful! The effect of the clothes on the body is very real, it’s like a real fitting room!"

"Yes, although the effect is still a little lacking, it’s already a huge leap compared to before! In the future, when I study my own clothing matching, I don’t have to go to the physical store anymore, I can do it in the game cabin!"

"It’s a pity that these clothes are all virtual and can’t be brought into reality. I tried on Nuan Nuan’s little dress and it really looks great. I even went online to look for a similar design. "

"Do you guys think there’s a clothing manufacturer in the real world that’s made according to Nuannuan’s clothes?"

"That’s possible. This is a big business opportunity! I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but all the clothes in the wardrobe actually have different sizes!"

"You have an account? Is that true?"

"It’s true. It’s the same outfit, but Nuannuan is wearing the M size, but when I was wearing it, the system prompted me to wear the XL size. "

"Previous poster, that’s a sad story …"

"Can’t I be tall? Besides, that wasn’t the main point! The main point is that the system will automatically change the size of our clothes according to our body shape. That is to say, if there is really a clothing manufacturer that produces clothes according to this version in reality, we can directly buy the clothes we like online in "seaside mansion"!"

"Yeah! In that case, online shopping won’t be cheated by the seller, as long as you try it in "seaside mansion"!"

"I’ve suddenly discovered a huge business opportunity! Is there anyone who wants to cooperate? Let’s talk to salent and ask him to produce clothes that are similar to Nuan Nuan ‘s!"

"Everyone, I’ve discovered something extraordinary … This morning, out of curiosity, I searched for ‘warm wardrobes’ on the internet. Guess what I found? There’s really such a clothing brand, and it even has an official website!"

"Ah? Someone was trying to gain popularity so quickly? These online businesses are really following the hot topic!"

"No, no, no, I don’t think he’s trying to ride on the popularity. Because when I went in to take a look, the clothes inside are exactly the same as the ones in Nuan Nuan mall. From the style to the size, they’re all the same! And these are all in stock, you can order them directly!"

"On the spot? This new model has only been updated a few days ago. Even if we find a designer to copy it, we’ll have to find a manufacturer to produce it later. How can there be so many in stock?"

"That’s why you’re definitely just drawing. Needless to say, you’re definitely working with the official platform! Otherwise, where would they get so much first-hand information and have already registered the ‘warm wardrobes’ brand?"

"The players soon realized that this "wardrobes" brand in real life was definitely related to the official seaside mansion! "

"However, this wasn’t bad news. Didn’t this mean that all the nice clothes he bought in the game could be bought in real life? "

"Many players were overjoyed when they heard the news. They tried on many of their favorite clothes in the game and found that they fit well, but they couldn’t buy them in real life! "

"Even if they could buy clothes from other brands, they were not sure if the size would fit. "

"Now, he didn’t have to worry about it anymore. If he really found something he liked in the game, he could just go to the real world’s "warm closet" and buy it online! "

He didn’t even need to worry about the size. He just had to buy the size recommended by the system!

"Many players bought the clothes in the ‘warm closet’ with the mentality of trying it out. When the courier arrived and they tried it on, they realized that it was almost exactly the same as the clothes in the game! "

"Of course, it was impossible to make it perfectly. After all, one was a game while the other was reality. However, from the visual effect, they were very similar. "

"In addition, the system would also have prompts such as "your arm size is thicker, this coat may be a little tight". With the visual effects and system prompts in the game, it was basically a foolproof plan for players to buy clothes! "

Chapter 748: Selling games to non-gamers

"The "wardrobes" in real life quickly became popular, because many players found that the quality of the clothes was very high after trying to buy them, and the version was also very nice! "

"After all, this brand was designed by a first-class domestic designer, and the materials used were all the best. The quality was basically similar to that of the more well-known foreign clothing brands. "

"However, in terms of price, the "wardrobes" were very affordable. The players who could afford the game cabin had a higher standard of consumption and quality of life. They were surprised to find that the "wardrobes" were not only of good quality, but also had an advantage in price! "

"In fact, the reason for the low price was very simple. It was because "warm wardrobes" didn’t need to spend any money to promote at all. "

Chen Mo had been emphasizing that they shouldn’t spend money on advertisements. They didn’t need any form of advertisement.

"For example, some internationally famous clothing brands might spend millions on online advertising every month, not to mention various TV advertisements, physical store expenses, and other expenses. "

"The money would eventually be transferred to the consumers, so the clothes of these famous clothing brands were actually at a premium. "

"But "warm wardrobes" didn’t have these expenses. They didn’t need a physical store, didn’t need to hire a shopping guide, and didn’t need to spend any advertising fees. The cost dropped all of a sudden. "

"However, not using traditional advertising did not mean that the brand was unknown. "

"After the players discovered that the clothes in the ‘wardrobes’ were so cheap and of good quality, the news quickly spread. After all, clothing, food, housing, and transportation were basic needs of humans, and the players were no exception. "

"Soon, many of the clothes in the "warm closet" were out of stock, some even completely out of stock! "

Li Jingwan and Li jingsi’s cousins were also shocked. Wasn’t this too fast?

"When Chen Mo asked them to stock up, they were worried that they wouldn’t be able to sell all the stock and would have a cash flow problem. But now, they realized that they were being too conservative! "

What kind of advertisement could have such an effect?

"Even if they spent a lot of money to advertise on TV or the internet, it would take a long time for the players to understand, recognize, and accept this brand new clothing. "

"However, "warm closet" took a completely different path. "

"Thanks to Thunderbolt gaming’s huge player base and Chen Mo’s reputation among his fans,’warm closet’ was linked to the popular games seaside mansion and warm closet as soon as the name appeared, so it spread very quickly. "

"At the same time, due to the quality of the clothes and the outstanding design, it quickly established a good reputation among the buyers. "

"Once the concept of ‘warm wardrobes are cheap and of good quality’ formed in many people’s minds, the brand of clothes would be considered to have hit the market. "

"What’s more, warm wardrobes had a huge natural advantage over other clothing brands-they could try on clothes online! "

"Players could try on the clothes they liked in seaside mansion, and if they didn’t like it, they could change to something else. If they liked it, they could buy it online. "

"Moreover, the system would automatically help you choose the model you wanted to buy online. You didn’t have to go to physical stores, and you didn’t have to worry about what size you wanted to wear like traditional online shopping. "

"Moreover, because of the high accuracy of this kind of try-on, the buyers basically wouldn’t encounter a situation where the clothes were too different from the seller’s show. The clothes they bought were basically in line with their psychological expectations. "

"This way, there would be fewer bad reviews for the clothes. "

"Therefore, after the players discovered the "wardrobes, " this brand exploded with popularity. Many players had no shortage of clothes, but they couldn’t wait to go into the game cabin and try out this brand new online shopping experience! "

……

"However, many players had their doubts. Was the wardrobes related to the game? "

"Even if it was fine, the game had just been released, and the clothes in real life had also been made. There must be some inside information. "

Chen Zhao had never admitted that they were related.

"Many people were asking the relevant staff on forums and Weibo what the relationship between Thunderbolt gaming and the "wardrobes" was. Was this a game-in-game linkage? "

"In fact, regardless of whether the two were related, most people would still buy it. The reason why they were asking was just to confirm. "

"Soon, Chen Mo announced that ‘warm wardrobes’ was a clothing brand under Thunderbolt entertainment, and all the clothes were self-designed, so players could buy them without worry. "

"Moreover, all the clothes in the "warm wardrobes" in the real world were made with the best materials and the workmanship was first-class. If there were any quality problems, the officials would deal with them properly. There was absolutely no situation of cheating the consumers. "

"In addition, the officials also announced that they would be linked with the "warm wardrobes". All players who used pink diamonds to buy the corresponding clothing in the game would receive a discount of the same value when they bought the clothing in real life! "

"In other words, if the player spent 260 pink diamonds to buy a small dress in the game, which was equivalent to 26 Yuan, then in reality, the price of the small dress could be directly reduced by 26 Yuan. "

"Of course, clothes bought with gold coins could not be discounted. Salent had already made a huge loss. "

The players were all shocked when they heard the news.

Wasn’t salent overdoing it?

Wouldn’t this be a huge loss?

"Obviously, the "warm clothes" in "seaside mansion" and the "warm closet" in reality were linked, which was a link between virtual and reality, which had never happened before. "

"In the past, the interactions between the game and reality were often stopped at a concept, and it was nothing more than selling a theme T-shirt. However, this joint venture was a high degree of integration of virtual and reality. "

Players could try on real-life clothes in the game.

You can buy the clothes you like in the game in real life.

"Moreover, the ‘equivalent discount’ had become an unprecedented weapon of mass destruction, pushing the shopping desire of all players to a peak! "

"In the past games, all the purchases were made with virtual data. Even if a rich person spent 100000 Yuan to buy a saber, he could only show off in the game and not bring it to reality. "

"But now, when players bought virtual clothes in seaside mansion, they could get a discount for the same type of clothes in real life, which was equivalent to not spending money! "

"For example, the price of a small dress was 299, which was 99 pink diamonds in the game, which was 9.9 Yuan. If he bought a dress in the game, he would lose 9.90 yuan in real life. Wasn’t it equivalent to buying a dress in real life and getting a virtual dress for free? "

"In that case, the virtual dress didn’t cost anything! "

The most brilliant part of this move was that it tied the shopping desires of all three types of players together.

"It was also a piece of clothing in-game. After buying it, he could give it to Nuannuan to wear, or he could wear it himself, and he could even reduce the price of the clothes in real life! "

Many players felt that they had earned a lot!

"What’s more, the quality of the clothes in "warm closet" was very high, and it was convenient to try them on. Even without these discounts, many people would still buy them. "

"Moreover, with Chen Mo and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s reputation as a guarantee, they weren’t afraid of getting scammed for buying the ‘wardrobes’. After all, the monk could run, but the temple couldn’t run. If they were dissatisfied, they could just look for Chen Mo! "

Even a lot of rich girls who didn’t play games knew about the ‘warm closet’ and were all asking how to try on clothes in the game cabin.

"But after asking around, he found out that seaside mansion was a free game, but he had to spend 2888 Yuan on Thunderbolt gaming platform … "

"Many girls expressed, "but we don’t play games!"

"Chen Mo replied very considerately, "It’s fine. You just need to register a Thunderbolt Game Pass. After buying the game and giving it to someone else as a gift, you can also create a spending record."

Many players were convinced. Selling games to non-gamers? No one else could do this!

Chapter 749: New preparations

"To everyone’s surprise, seaside mansion, as a VR game, started to develop clothing brands in the real world after the new "Nuannuan’s change of clothes "playstyle. "

"On the official website of "wardrobes, " many of the popular clothes were already out of stock. Even some of the more ordinary-looking clothes were on the verge of being out of stock. "

"Many traditional clothing brands, as well as the sellers of various clothing products on the internet, were shocked. "

"Actually, after careful study, "warm armors" became popular because of its connection with the game. Without such a perfect "online fitting room, " how many people would buy a brand that they had never heard of before? "

"Many domestic clothing brands, including some large shopping websites, were urgently looking for countermeasures, hoping to develop their own VR gaming pod version of the online fitting room. "

"Obviously, the "warm wardrobe" had brought about a trend. In the future, the online fitting room was very likely to become a revolution for traditional online shopping. "

"Just like the impact of online shopping on the physical industry, the "online fitting room" model would also have a serious impact on the traditional online shopping model, and even represent the future development direction of online shopping. If any clothing brand or shopping website realized this, they would most likely be eliminated. "

The physical stores that didn’t pay attention to online shopping a few years ago were still dead.

"However, after some research, many manufacturers found that this seemingly simple "online fitting room" actually had a high threshold! "

"These companies definitely didn’t know about game design, so they could only contact some domestic game companies. However, after asking around, he found out that to make a game on the same level as seaside mansion, the investment was huge! "

"In terms of the cost of previous VR games, the production cost of a first-tier AAA game would easily be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. If it was an open world game, the price would be even higher with no ceiling. "

"Thanks to the progress of artificial intelligence technology, domestic and foreign designers had used a new physical engine. The game’s research and development budget had decreased slightly, but not by much. "

"Moreover, seaside mansion was made with the leftover materials from mysterious sea, and the artistic expression was first-class. It was not easy for other game companies to make it. "

"Chen Mo was able to do it because seaside mansion was a product of mysterious sea. Chen Mo knew that mysterious sea would definitely make money, so it didn’t cost much to release seaside mansion, and it had a lot of potential. "

"However, if other game companies wanted to copy seaside mansion from scratch and achieve the same level of art … They would need a lot of investment and a group of top art talents in the country. "

"Therefore, some small game companies and clothing brands were not qualified to compete at all. "

"Some well-known domestic clothing brands had also considered working with big companies like Emperor dynasty and Zen to develop an "online fitting room", but it would take a lot of investment and time to develop it. During the development process, the "warm wardrobes" had gradually taken shape and was constantly expanding every day. "

"What’s more, "warm wardrobe" had a virtual idol as its spokesperson. It was also linked to the highly popular game, seaside mansion. This was an advantage that other clothing brands didn’t have. "

"The appearance of the "warm closet" was completely unexpected. Salent was getting better and better at playing. "

……

"On the other hand, many players were inspired by the "wardrobes" and began to think about the possible expansion of seaside mansion in the future. "

"For example, online shopping malls, friend visits, independent planning of the layout of the rooms, and real-life real estate developers or furniture brands? "

"They couldn’t stop thinking about it. Many people realized that seaside mansion wasn’t just a free gift. Chen Mo had his own ambitions for this product, he was trying to take the advantage of the virtual reality era! "

"However, what the players didn’t know was that Chen Mo didn’t have any plans to continue expanding seaside mansion. "

The reason was simple. The time was not right.

"‘Warm wardrobes’ was a clothing brand, and it was closely related to everyone. However, the other expansion plans all had their own problems. Either the conditions were not ripe, or they did not have special competitiveness, so the impact would not be great. "

"For example, the online shopping center didn’t have much of an advantage. "

Friend call was only a basic function that most people would find fresh for two days when they first came online.

"The self-planning of the room layout was actually a virtual home layout playstyle. This playstyle was available on the market, but it could not be used as a core playstyle. It could only be used as an additional playstyle for changing clothes. "

"It could also be done with real-life furniture brands, but the effect would not be as good as "warm wardrobes."

"Size players were only hesitant to try on the clothes when they bought them, but when they bought furniture, they could take their measurements and see the photos of the furniture. There was no need to try them out in seaside mansion. "

"Of course, seaside mansion would have more expansion in the future, but Chen Mo didn’t think it was necessary to do that right now. He could think about it when the time was right. "

"The development of mysterious seas was still in progress. There were not many difficulties in the game itself, the only problem was time. "

"Strictly speaking, the current "mysterious seas" had already reached the peak of similar adventure gameplays. Chen Mo only brought out the previous "mysterious seas" series to make up for the completion of the entire story, which was equivalent to continuing the popularity of the theme, but it would be difficult to push it to new heights. "

"While he was working on the new content for mysterious seas, Chen Mo was also thinking about transferring some people to prepare for the new game. "

……

"In the Western market, the lost treasure’s popularity was also completely blown up by mysterious waters. In terms of sales, the lost treasure’s figures for the same period were only one-tenth of mysterious waters ‘. It was a tragic loss. "

Such a tragic crash reminded many players of COG and League of Legends from many years ago.

"It was as if every time an GA confidently wanted to create a work with a conscience, Chen Mo would jump out of nowhere and step on them. "

"But this time, for GA, it was really a heavy loss. After all, COG was just a PC game. Even if it was purely losing money, the rich and overbearing GA wouldn’t even frown, it was completely within the acceptable range. "

"But "the lost treasure" was different, the amount of investment GA’s had put into this game was too much! "

Chapter 750: Z project

"For an GA, the lost treasure was a very painful failure. "

He had bought this popular ip and it was quite expensive.

"The game’s production was at the triple A level, and the investment in VR games was huge. "

They had also spent a lot of money on advertising the lost treasure.

"But in the end, all the lost treasure’s advertisements and the popular ip seemed to have been dedicated to mysterious waters. "

"Chen Mo killed off all the adventurer-type players without shedding a drop of blood, while the GA didn’t even get to drink a single drop of soup. "

"Especially the designer of the lost treasure, he was extremely depressed. "

"The lost treasure could have been a game that could have helped him rise to the top in a single bound. After all, there had never been such a creative adventure game before. However, with the appearance of mysterious sea, he was completely awoken from his sweet dream. "

"For an GA, the ip was definitely not a problem. If the game wasn’t good, it was definitely the designer’s problem. "

"They were completely outdone by mysterious Sea region in terms of playstyle, what else could they say? "

……

"Many players discovered that on the official site of GA, the lost treasure, which had originally occupied an important position, had been "downgraded" to a relatively insignificant position, and on the most eye-catching recommendation spot on the home page, a brand new game had been replaced. It didn’t have a specific name for the time being, but was simply called "Project Z."

"The lost treasure’s failure was a foregone conclusion, and the GA had no need to waste any more publicity funds on it. "

"Moreover, the GA really needed to quickly release a new game to divert the attention of the players towards the lost treasure. Always being ridiculed for "the lost treasure, " the upper echelons of the GA would also feel very unhappy. "

"This time, the new game that was forced to be released was also being forced into a corner. Many players were still ridiculing that this method of diverting attention was too clumsy. "

"However, after looking at the designer of this "Project Z" and the related information, many players realized "GA is serious! Are you preparing for a comeback?"

"Although the game didn’t have a specific name, its designer was very famous, Josh Wilson. "

"This was one of the old designers of GA, who had developed the "Western God’s work" that was highly respected by domestic players, and was especially good at depicting the game scene and the inner heart of the game characters. "

"Perhaps in terms of playstyle, Josh Wilson didn’t have any special ideas, but his strengths were in the game’s atmosphere, plot, and character portrayal. In terms of "story", he could be considered a famous designer in the world. "

"After hearing that Josh Wilson was personally handling the new project, the players no longer teased him for ‘diverting attention’. This was because everyone knew that any game he created could be considered a classic in terms of story. "

This was one of the few conscientious designers in GA.

"After that, the attention of the players and the video game media shifted away from the lost treasure. Everyone started to wonder what this so-called Project Z was. "

"The players were all paying attention, and the GA was also very happy, this was the effect they wanted! "

It was time to forget the unhappy past and start a new journey!

Tgnn had also specially arranged an interview in hopes of getting some inside information about the new game from Josh Wilson.

"Soon, the interview video was released. Josh Wilson spoke to the tgnn reporters with confidence. It was clear that he was very optimistic about the future of this project. "

"I can’t reveal too much about the game, but I can tell you that the reason why the game is called Project Z is because the keyword is zombie, zombie."

"Of course, I know that the players are tired of the traditional zombie theme, and the survival game is slightly outdated. However, the project we’re going to develop this time will be more focused on the plot. "

"The reason why we chose the zombie theme is that it can highlight human nature in such an apocalyptic environment. We hope to create an unprecedented world of despair, so that it can highlight the difficulty of the players ‘survival."

"In the interview, the reporter also asked about his views on the mysterious sea and the lost treasure, as well as his vision for the game of the year. "

"Josh Wilson seemed to be a little disapproving."I think the lost treasure is a good game, but the current players might not be able to fully understand its beauty."

"Of course, I’m not saying this to make excuses for the lost treasure’s failure. What I want to emphasize is that it’s hard to clearly define success and failure in the gaming industry. Many good games don’t sell well."

"As for ‘mysterious sea,’ I have to admit that it has some redeeming qualities, but I don’t think there’s anything particularly impressive about the plot."

"I’m not saying that the plot is bad. In fact, it’s a very exciting popcorn plot, but … Well, it lacks that little bit of depth."

"As for game of the year … We all know that the judges prefer games that are innovative in terms of gameplay and have a deep meaning in the plot and world view. Just like last year’s Dark Souls, I also liked its obscure plot very much, but in mysterious seas, I felt that it was a pity that Silent didn’t continue his previous style. "

"So far, it’s still unclear who this year’s game of the year will go to, but I think this honor should go to a more profound work."

The interview was quickly reposted on video websites in China and caused a heated discussion among the players.

"On one hand, many players who were looking forward to Project Z were looking forward to the new game. Although the zombie theme wasn’t particularly novel, it was still worth looking forward to a zombie game personally created by Josh Wilson. "

"On the other hand, this video had also attracted the ridicule of many domestic players. "

He could smell the sourness even through the screen!

"Of course, as a designer under the GA, it was normal for George to speak up for the lost treasure. After all, this project had suffered such a big loss, and the GA was probably quite depressed. However, it was not very appropriate to use the spring and autumn style to disparage mysterious sea. "

"However, there were also many players who felt that there was no need to delve into this matter, because even though what George said was a little inappropriate, there was a certain degree of rationality. "

The story of mysterious seas wasn’t that classic.

"As an adventure theme, the plot of "mysterious sea" was very good. There were Brotherhood, gay friendship, and love, and Nathan was shaped into a character of flesh and blood. "

"However, no matter how good it was, it was still in the category of "popcorn". There was nothing that was particularly profound or made people exclaim in admiration. "

Chapter 751: A game with a deep plot

"If someone else had said this, they would definitely have been criticized by the crowd. However, Josh Wilson was the only one who had said this, so there was nothing to criticize about it. "

"It wasn’t appropriate to say "if you’re good, then go ahead" either, because Josh Wilson really had a deeper plot than "mysterious seas"… "

"If it were any other designer who said that, it would be obvious that they were jealous. However, many people would think that Josh Wilson was right. "

"Of course, there were also many players who expressed their dissatisfaction. "

"What the f * ck, he can actually pick such faults? Saying that the plot of mysterious seas had no depth? The essence of this game is the graphics and narrative, okay?"

"Yeah, it’s a commercial game to begin with, so how can it compete with mysterious seas in sales? Comparing profits? You, George, do have a few good games, but which one of them can compare to the sales of mysterious seas?"

"However, some players retorted. "

"Josh Wilson’s game was made for the sake of art and to win awards. Who’s going to compete with you in sales? His goal is to win an award, so there’s nothing wrong with him saying that he’s using artistic standards to measure ‘mysterious seas’, right?"

The two groups of players even had a small fight on the internet.

"Chen Mo really had a lot of fans these days. Even if most players in the country didn’t play Chen Mo’s games, they still respected him. "

"The reason was simple, Chen Mo had too many representative works and was currently the most famous designer in the country. Whether it was sales or reputation, they were not inferior to foreign designers at all. "

"Mysterious sea" had always been a complete victory, and Josh Wilson was already being sarcastic. However, because of his several successful works, there was really nothing they could do about him … "

It was so exciting to act tough and run.

……

Some players wondered if Chen Mo could take this lying down. Beat him up!

Make the same game as him and let him know what ‘an impressive plot’ was!

"However, the players also knew that Chen Mo was still trying to make things worse for mysterious seas … "

"Moreover, this guy was so happy selling clothes that he forgot about home. Whether it was the "wardrobes" in reality or the in-game store, there would be a new batch of goods almost every few days, and the players expressed that they simply couldn’t buy all of them … "

"The ‘wardrobes’ brand was still in the process of expansion, and the players were guessing that Chen Mo would have to spend some effort on it. "

"Many players said that they would let Josh Wilson say whatever he wanted to say, as salent did not care. "

"Dark Souls had already won game of the year last year, and this year’s mysterious seas and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would most likely be nominated as well. Was there a need to be angry at him? "

"He was just joking. If Chen Zhao really insisted on being stubborn, he would look like he was not magnanimous enough. "

The two of them were internationally renowned video game designers. It was not appropriate for them to scold each other over a distance.

……

Many players were wondering if Chen Mo knew what Josh Wilson had just said.

Chen Zhao obviously knew …

"Even if he didn’t pay attention to this matter, the private messages on Weibo had long been flooded with players. "

The onlookers didn’t mind watching the fun. Everyone was happy to see this kind of thing.

"Of course, Chen Mo wasn’t going to post anything sarcastic on Weibo, that would be too degrading. "

"Since he was a designer, he had to rely on his work to speak. "

"However, Chen Zhao wasn’t angry at all. Instead, he felt that it was a coincidence. "

"I’m just about to sleep, and you’re giving me a pillow? "

"Chen Mo didn’t plan on what to do next, because he could take out many of the classic games from his previous life, and at least replicate the standards of his previous life without any problems. "

"In other words, he actually had a lot of choices. "

"However, it was still difficult to decide on what to do. Chen Mo wanted to make more changes to some of the classic games, to make up for the flaws that were limited by the era and technology. "

"Just like Nuannuan, they had the same concept, but the game’s carrier and the specific way of playing it were completely different. "

There would be more and more improvements in the future.

"However, since this had happened, there was a ready-made game that he could bring out. "

"There were many zombie themes in Chen Mo’s previous life, and there were also games that focused on the story. "

"Considering that this game could win game of the year, the range was further narrowed. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t sure about the story of Josh Wilson’s Project Z, but he was certain that no matter how deep the story was, it wouldn’t be as deep as the game he was about to make. "

"The end of the United States states."

"Of course, strictly speaking, this game should be called "the last survivor"."Doomsday of the United States" was a very widespread mistaking of the game, but this name was even more popular than the original. "

"The game’s English name was THE LAST OF US, and the us here should mean "we." However, some people mistook US for the abbreviation of the United States. "

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"In fact, the abbreviation for United States should be U.S. The official Chinese translation of "the last survivor" later explained this. "

"However, the name "end of the United States" was indeed very suitable for the game itself, so the name was still being used. "

"To Chen Mo, the best thing United States doomsday was its convenience. "

"This was because most of the game systems in mysterious seas could be directly used. After all, they were all the works of the naughty Dog. "

"In fact, the producer of "mysterious Seas 4″" and "doomsday of the United States" were the same person, so a lot of "doomsday of the United States" could be seen in "mysterious Seas 4."

"In other words, the two games were actually of the same lineage and had something in common in their cores. Since Chen Mo had already made mysterious seas, it was only natural for him to make end of the United States. "

"Moreover, the depth of the story in mysterious seas was indeed lacking. Even though the concept of the game was different, and it was weird for a ‘popcorn’ game to have such a strong story, Chen Mo knew that it would be difficult to win the best game of the year with just mysterious seas. "

"As for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, there was a chance that it could be nominated for game of the year, but it was basically impossible for it to get the title. "

Many players thought that Chen Mo wasn’t a petty person.

That had to be it!

"Since Josh Wilson felt that the plot of mysterious seas wasn’t deep enough, he could make a game with a deep enough plot for him! "

"Moreover, they were only making zombie themes, so they weren’t afraid of accidents. After all, there would be no harm without comparison. When the subject matter was different, the players would not be able to compare who was better. "

Chapter 752: I’ll call you Xiao Chen

"After leaving the game Committee, there was basically no problem with "end of the United States" passing the vetting process. "

"It might be a little troublesome if the story happened in China, but it was definitely fine if it happened abroad. Moreover, there was not much description of the government in "doomsday of the United States". The biggest villain organization was nothing more than the fireflies, which were completely fictional. On the other hand, the zombie theme might be more sensitive, but when you consider outlast and original form, the bloody scenes United States apocalypse were a piece of cake. "

"Of course, only players above the age of 18 could play this game. "

Many players greeted Chen Mo as he entered the hall.

"Oh, the manager went out today."

"Manager, what’s the next game? can you reveal it?"

"When will mysterious seas be completed? I’m still waiting to see what Shambhala Kingdom looks like!"

"Chen Mo laughed."What’s the rush? let’s save up first. The downloadable content and new games for mysterious seas aren’t cheap."

"It’s fine, I’ll clear the game in the experience store, "the player said with a smile. "

"Chen Zhao said with some heartache, "Why don’t you buy a collection of such a good game? My game can be treated as a family heirloom. How can I just experience it once?"

"The player scratched his head."I don’t have the money, manager. What if I can’t afford a VR gaming pod?"

"Then why are you still in the experience store?" Chen Mo asked."Why don’t you go and earn some money!"

"The players thought,’…This is heart-wrenching, manager! Let go of endless and we’ll still be good friends!"

"At the moment, the player base of the experience store was relatively fixed. It was mainly the local players of the imperial capital. There were also some foreign players who came to "pilfered" regularly, so there was a lot of traffic every day. However, it was impossible for these players to stay in the imperial capital permanently. They would come to the experience store to take a few photos and experience the latest game. If they had the chance, they would also catch up with Chen Mo to take a photo or get an autograph. It would be worth it. "

"Chen Mo would usually sit on the first floor when he was free. With his current popularity, he should have a lot of fans. However, the players knew that Chen Mo was usually busy, so they only chatted for a while and didn’t bother him. "

"Just as Chen Zhao was about to go upstairs, an old man came in. "

"The main reason why it was so eye-catching was that this old man was not young anymore. He looked to be about 50 years old with half of his hair white, but he was still in good spirits. "

"He was dressed in a white short-sleeved vest and casual pants. If he was holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand, it would not look out of place to play chess by the roadside. "

"The experience store was usually filled with young people around 20 years old, and the oldest was a middle-aged man in his 40s. It was rare to see an old man like this. "

"The old man didn’t seem to care about his appearance at all. He didn’t look like a rich old man who had both money and leisure time. However, the players didn’t look at him strangely. After all, they were all players in the experience store. "

"On the contrary, many players were envious. They felt that it would be great if they could still play games happily at this age. "

"The girl at the front desk was also a little surprised, but she still smiled and said to the system, "Sir system, are you here to look for someone or to experience the game?"

"Ah, what did you say?" Sir system was obviously a little deaf. "

"The front desk girl raised her voice a little."I mean, are you here to look for someone or to play games?"

"Oh, I have a question. Can we play that game here? when we enter a house, a little girl will chat with you?" Sir system asked. "

"Sir, are you talking about" seaside mansion "?" the front desk girl asked after a long time. "

"Ah, I don’t know what it’s called either, " Sir system said."Anyway, I heard that when you enter a house, a girl will chat with you."

"That’s seaside mansion, "said the front desk girl. You can swipe your id here, pay, and take the elevator to the VR experience area. "

"Sir system took out his ID card and said, "Sure, what’s your fee?"

"Chen Mo walked over."Just swipe your id. You don’t have to pay."

"The front desk girl nodded and said, "okay, manager." It’s done. Please keep your ID card properly, Sir. "

"Great, " Chen Zhao said to the old man."I’ll Take You There."

"Sir system was quite happy."Oh, good. That’s a good relationship. Thank you, young man."

"Chen Zhao led the old man into the elevator and asked, "Sir, I’m Chen Zhao. How should I address you?"

"Oh, my surname is Zhang. What’s your name, mie?" Sir system asked. "

"Chen Zhao, my Lord. "

"Chen what?" Sir system asked. "

Chen Zhao …Chen Zhao.

"Alright, I’ll call you Xiao Chen, " Sir system said. "

"Sure, you can call me whatever you want, Sir …"

"It seemed that not only was this old man’s hearing a little bad, but his memory was also not very good … "

"Chen Mo led uncle Zhang to the VR experience area. It was lunch time, so there were two empty cabins. "

"Sir, do you have an account?" Chen Mo asked. "

"Sir system nodded."Yes, yes. I’ve specially asked my daughter to apply for it on my behalf."

"Sure, " Chen Mo said, "then you can just log into the game. It’s called seaside mansion, watch carefully and don’t enter the wrong game."

"Okay, okay, okay. I got it. Thank you, little Chen." Uncle Zhang said as he entered the game cabin. "

Chen Mo was still a little worried as he watched uncle Zhang enter the game cabin. He specifically asked the receptionist on the third floor to look after the old man and help him solve any problems.

"There was a game like outlast in the game cabin, and it would be a pain in the ass if the grandpa accidentally clicked into it. Although the health of the players would be checked before entering the game, and the possibility of problems was almost non-existent, it was always good to pay more attention. "

"After settling the uncle down, Chen Zhao returned to the fourth floor for the meeting. "

"Chen Mo’s plan this time was to take a portion of the original developers of the mysterious seas DLC and develop end of the world at the same time. In fact, a lot of the follow-up content of mysterious Sea area had been developed, and some people could be transferred out. Besides, many of the games United States doomsday could be played by borrowing the content of mysterious Sea area, so the development pressure was not that great. "

……

"The new game this time is called ‘the end of the United States states.’"

"This game is about doomsday and zombies. However, it was different from the zombie theme in the past. It would focus on the plot and the emotional experience of the players. To put it simply, it’s to highlight the warmth between people during the apocalypse. "

"After Chen Mo finished introducing the game, Qian Hua scratched her head, "Uh, manager, why do I feel like I’ve seen this description before?"

Chapter 753: Coincidentally, I want to do a zombie theme

"After Qian Kun said that, everyone realized that they had heard this introduction before … "

"Thinking about it carefully, wasn’t this the same rhetoric that Josh Wilson had used in his new game? "

"Doomsday theme, zombie theme, paying attention to the depth of the plot, exploring human nature? "

All the points are coming together!

"Qian Kun coughed dryly, "manager, are you ready to go against the GA? we’ll do whatever theme they come up with?" It was an adventure before and now it’s a zombie?"

"Chen Mo shook his head, "hey, don’t talk nonsense. You’ll have to take responsibility if the video game media spread it." How can this be a conflict with an GA, this is clearly our development ideas ‘coincidentally’ coming together. It can’t be that Josh Wilson wants to make a zombie theme and we can’t do it, right?"

"Su Jinyu’s lips twitched."Manager, I think you’re just being petty. Josh Wilson said bad things about you, so you’re trying to get back at him."

"Chen Mo chuckled, "you talk too much." Alright, let’s look at the design concept. "

"The design concept of "doomsday of the United States" was not complicated, because many of its playstyles and combat systems were similar to that of "mysterious Sea area". They were all shooting, stealth, assassination, and so on. Moreover, in "doomsday of the United States", there was no more frequent wall-climbing, but more decryption through the scene, interaction with one’s companions, and reaching the destination. "

"In terms of setting settings, "end of the United States" and "mysterious sea" could be said to be of the same line of succession. They could also achieve a full immersive experience without loading, leaving a deep impression on the players. "

"Of course, from a playstyle point of view, "doomsday of the United States" didn’t have any particularly shocking playstyles. Its greatest charm was in its story. "

"This was a story that would make everyone cheer after experiencing it. Not only was the script well-written, but the game’s control of the atmosphere and rhythm had reached a peak, making the entire game a perfect piece of art. "

"Of course, it was difficult to explain the plot in a few words, and Chen Mo couldn’t let everyone experience the greatness of ‘end of the United States’ with just a few hundred words. However, once the game was released and everyone tried it out, they would naturally understand how fun it was. "

……

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, "end of the United States" was regarded as an eternal classic in the art of gaming. "

"Many new players who had just started playing Photoshop would always ask them what game they should buy, and many would answer that the first game would definitely be "end of the United States."

"Of course, this statement was somewhat exaggerated, but there was no doubt that if there were any games that one must play after getting ps4, "end of the United States" would definitely be one of them. "

"In the era of PS4, the revised version of "doomsday of United States" received almost full marks from more than 30 media outlets, including IGN. In March 2016, the public statistics showed that it had reached 10 million sales. "

"The United Kingdom EMPIRE’s Empire Magazine ranked "the greatest game in history" and ranked "doomsday of the United States" at the top. "

"Doomsday of the United States" was a classic game that was recognized by the traditional way of making games (the traditional linear level). It redefined the upper limit of the quality of a game. "

"Just from the theme and playstyle of "doomsday of the United States" itself, there wasn’t much that was eye-catching. "

"The zombie theme was already overused, the traditional linear level design, and the beautiful images were one of the publicity methods. "

"On the surface, it didn’t have a "distinctive" style like some other games. For example, when players played mysterious Sea area, Assassin’s Creed, and God of War, they could clearly tell the difference between their playstyles and other games. "

"The biggest feature of "doomsday of the United States" was that it had almost no big scenes of "exploding trains, jumping planes, and collapsing wherever it went. After all, " mysterious sea "was also made by naughty dogs … "

"This was a type of restraint. They could obviously do those big scenes that could stimulate the players ‘hormones, but they just didn’t do it. They purely relied on the game’s level design and plot to move the players. "

"Its greatest charm was its complete interactive nature, as well as the inherent sense of uneasiness and unknown that the game gave. "

"Moreover, the main character of ‘doomsday of the United States’ was an ordinary person. "

"The main characters of other games might be adventurers, assassins, heroes, saviors, hackers … Or have some amazing bloodline, or have a cursed destiny. However, the protagonist of "doomsday of the United States" was an ordinary person, which allowed the players to get a deeper sense of immersion and experience the story better. "

"In the end, the controversial ending of ‘doomsday of the United States’ was also the key to the improvement of the game’s thinking. "

"A game that could move, doubt, and reflect on, could be considered a good game. "

……

"After finishing the design concept, Chen Mo went to the VR experience area on the third floor. "

"How is it, Sir system still hasn’t come out?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"No, he’s still playing seaside mansion." The receptionist shook her head. "

Chen Mo also found it a little novel. This old man was really trendy!

"At present, the main way to play seaside mansion was actually "Nuannuan’s changing clothes, " but for someone of uncle Zhang’s age, how could he like to play a changing game? "

Only young female players would like this kind of content.

Could it be that he had a special preference for such games?

Even Chen Zhao himself felt that this idea was a little ridiculous.

"Chen Mo was curious as to why Uncle Zhang wanted to play this game. After all, there were so many games in the game pod, and it was good to go to the farm and grow vegetables, so why did he have to play seaside mansion? "

"After waiting for nearly half an hour, Sir system finally came out of the game cabin. "

"Yo, Xiao Chen, you’ve been waiting outside all this time?" Uncle Zhang was surprised to see Chen Zhao as soon as he came out. "

"Of course not, " Chen Mo laughed."I just finished a meeting, so I came down to take a look." How’s your game?"

"As Chen Zhao spoke, he led uncle Zhang downstairs. "

"Uncle Zhang nodded."It’s good. I’ve been alone at home for a long time. It’s much better to chat with the little girl in the game."

"Huh?" Chen Mo was stunned."Sir, you live alone?"

"Uncle Zhang nodded."Yes. My wife passed away last year due to illness. My daughter is working in another city. She only comes back once every two or three months." My daughter told me that there’s a game where you’ll have a young lady to chat with once you enter it. She even helped me apply for an account. This little girl is quite cute and can really talk to me. It seems that technology is advancing very quickly. I can’t keep up with the thinking of you young people. "

"If you’re feeling lonely, you can come to the experience store and chat with the other players, " Chen Mo said. "

"Uncle Zhang quickly shook his head."Sigh, you young people all have your own things to do. I’m an old man, so I won’t trouble you. It’s good to just chat with that little girl in the game. Her age reminds me of my daughter when she was young."

"Chen Mo walked the old man to the door."It’s fine, old man. You can come here often. I’ll take you to play other games."

"Uncle Zhang nodded."Sure! Thank you so much for today, little Chen."

"It’s fine, " Chen Mo laughed, "you can come often, Sir. You can try out the new game when it’s released."

Chapter 754: Key words

Zou Zhuo came out of nowhere after he sent Grandpa Zhang away.

"Manager, you said you have a new game, is that true?" The little fatty had a curious look on his face. "

"Chen Mo rolled his eyes, "you have such sharp ears, why don’t you start streaming?" Have you gathered enough livestream hours for this month?"

"Zou Zhuo coughed dryly."Ahem, manager, don’t bring it up. It’s not strange that I can’t live as long as you do, right?"

"Besides, how can my stream be more important than your new game? Countless players are waiting for me to test you. Manager, just tell me, are you going to make a new game or not?"

"Chen Mo sat down on the sofa, "you’ll know what the new game is when it’s released." What’s the rush?"

"Zou Zhuo sat across from Chen Mo. "Wow, manager, that’s a problem. It’s better to leak some information to hype up the new game."

"Chen Mo chuckled."I’m sorry. My game doesn’t need to be warmed up anymore. The players will buy it after it’s done."

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, "manager … You’re too full of yourself!"

"Ah, alright, " Chen Mo laughed."Since you’re so sincere, I’ll tell you a few keywords for the new game."

"Zou Zhuo’s spirits were lifted."Sure, sure, sure. Tell me, manager. I’ll remember every single word."

"Chen Mo said word by word, "Apocalypse, zombie, survival, and storyline. Do you remember that?"

"Oh, apocalypse, zombie, survival, plot … I’ll remember it." Zou Zhuo mumbled and suddenly felt that something was wrong. Manager, why do I feel like I’ve heard these keywords before?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "have you heard of it?" I’m sure you didn ‘t. It must be your illusion. Don’t talk nonsense when I’m talking to you. "

"Chen Mo then went upstairs to do his own things, leaving zou Zhuo on the sofa, dumbfounded. "

"Isn’t that the F * cking keyword for Josh Wilson’s Project Z? It’s just a summary of Josh Wilson’s new game trailer!"

"Wait, doesn’t that mean …"

"Zou Zhuo was a little confused at Chen Mo’s sudden question. But after thinking about it carefully, something was wrong! "

"Was it because Josh Wilson mocked Chen Mo’s mysterious seas, so Chen Mo decided to make a new game to slap him in the face? "

"Well, with Chen Zhao’s personality, it was quite possible … "

"Or rather, he wouldn’t be Chen Zhao if Chen Zhao didn’t do something … "

"Oh my God, big news! Big news!" Zou Zhuo mumbled as he ran to the game cabin to start his stream. "

……

"As soon as zou Zhuo started his stream, hundreds of thousands of people flooded in. "

"Little fatty, you still have the face to livestream? Tell me how many times you’ve sneaked out this month!"

"Exit! Clear! Exit!"

"I’ll forgive you if you pull an all-nighter today!"

"This kind of salted fish streamer is simply the scum of the streamer world. Let’s boycott him together!"

Zou Zhuo was a little embarrassed by the crowd’s aggressive questions.

"However, he knew very well that after a minute, the audience would immediately forget the fact that he had stood them up and even send gifts to make him feel better. "

"Ahem, dear viewers, listen to me. The reason why my livestream time has been unstable recently is that I have my own difficulties. I have a very important matter to attend to. "

"You don’t believe me? Alright, it seems that I need to show some real goods. Everyone listen up, I, went, and found out about Chen Mo’s new game!"

Zou Zhuo stopped on purpose and watched the comments for a response.

"As expected, two seconds later, the comments on the screen had all changed. "

"What the f * ck? Chen Mo’s new game?"

"Chen Mo is releasing a new game? I thought you didn’t finish mysterious seas?"

"Go on, what’s Chen Mo’s new game!"

"Meow, little fatty, don’t keep me in suspense. I’m telling you, if you’re lying, do you believe that I’ll go to the imperial capital with a knife to find you?"

"The topic of discussion on the bullet screen instantly changed. The players who were still questioning fatty about why he had been silent for so long had completely forgotten about it, as all of their attention was now on Chen Mo’s new game. "

There were even a lot of people sending gifts!

"However, everyone was still skeptical. "

"Chen Mo didn’t even mention it himself, not to mention that the follow-up content for mysterious waters was still being developed, so the new game might not be released so soon. Even if they didn’t believe it, they all knew that zou Zhuo was always in Chen Mo’s Experience Store. If he had first hand insider information, it would be quite believable. "

"Zou Zhuo was pleased with everyone’s reaction. He mimicked Chen Mo’s tone and said, "The manager said, " since you asked so sincerely, I’ll tell you a few key words of the game. Doomsday, zombie, survival, and storyline. "

"Other things? That’s all the manager has to say. "

"Aiya, why are you people so long-term and greedy? This game had just been created, and you’re asking me for more details? Aren’t you overthinking?"

"The key is the information revealed in these keywords. Sigh, I can’t say too much about this. Alright, let’s start today’s live broadcast. "

"The players ‘reactions were basically the same as zou Zhuo’ s. At first, they were confused, but on second thought, they were ready to fight Josh Wilson! "

Didn’t Josh Wilson say that the plot of mysterious seas wasn’t deep enough?

"Chen Mo said, "sure, I heard you’re good at story writing. Come on then. We’ll make the same theme, a zombie-themed post-apocalyptic survival game. Let’s see whose story is better."

The onlookers were instantly excited. There was a good game to play and a good show to watch!

"Really? Little fatty, you can’t spread rumors like this without any bias, don’t talk nonsense!"

"Wow, I think that’s very likely. I was wondering why Chen Mo didn’t reply after so long. So he was waiting!"

"So, since we’re both designers, let’s use the method of designers to decide who’s better? To see whose game is better?"

"This is going to be interesting. The theme of mysterious waters is different and can’t be compared to Project Z, but Chen Mo is also making a zombie theme, so it’ll be easier to compare!"

"Sure. I like Chen Zhao’s temper!"

"Very quickly, the news that Chen Mo’s new game was a zombie theme spread all over the country’s forums and websites. "

"If this news came from someone else’s mouth, it would be hard to believe. However, it carried a lot of weight from zou Zhuo. "

Many players were skeptical and felt that this was too rash. Chen Mo made a new game just to spite Josh Wilson?

"However, many more players hoped that it was real. They wanted to see what kind of story-oriented game Chen Mo was going to make. "

Chapter 755: The silent Chen Zhao

"The spoiler for Chen Mo’s new game quickly spread on the internet. Even though most players were still skeptical about it, they were still discussing the relationship between Chen Mo’s new game and Josh Wilson’s "Project Z."

"Obviously, these two games had a huge conflict, even more so than the lost treasure and mysterious seas. "

"Rather than calling it a car crash, it was more like Chen Zhao had deliberately caused the accident … "

"It was hard to say who the driver was, but Chen Mo’s vehicle was an armored vehicle, so it wouldn’t flip over … "

"Many players were already praying for Josh Wilson. In their minds, any designer that Chen Mo had his eyes on didn’t have a good ending … "

"This news was also reposted by many players to foreign websites, but the foreign players basically did not believe it. After all, the source of the news was too unreliable. Before Chen Mo released the game’s promotional material, it was only a rumor, not a real one. "

"As for Josh Wilson, he didn’t even care. "

"Same theme, sure, no problem. "

"Josh Wilson might not have been confident in other themes, but he had been planning and conceiving for more than a year for this project. He knew very well that the creativity of this project would be at the top of the current gaming industry. In terms of plot, it would even surpass all his previous works. "

"For a game like this, George was full of confidence, and there was no reason for it to fail. "

"Josh Wilson wasn’t worried about the rumor that Chen Mo was going to do the same theme. The key was the foundation and time. The concept of Project Z had been planned by George for more than a year, and he had a lot of experience in developing the plot into a game. "

"But Chen Mo? Although he had a few good plots before, Chen Mo still gave people the feeling that he was more of an unconventional gimmick. The last game that had a "top" story was Warcraft, but that was a few years ago. The entire RTS genre had already died out. "

"Of course, Josh Wilson wouldn’t be too arrogant, since Chen Mo was a video game Designer of the Year. "

"Both sides were making fast progress. For the GA, Project Z was already a well thought out project by Josh Wilson, and for Chen Mo, it wouldn’t be too difficult to use the resources from mysterious seas to modify it into "end of the United States". "

"According to Chen Mo’s calculations, the two games would probably be released at the same time if nothing went wrong. "

"Of course, Josh Wilson didn’t know Chen Mo’s progress, but he was very optimistic about Project Z’s progress, thinking that it would definitely be released before Chen Mo. "

"Next, it would be up to the publicity battle of these two games. "

……

"GA announced the official name of project Z, "survival in the apocalypse."

There was no movement from Chen Zhao’s side.

"The GA announced several high-definition original arts of "survival in the apocalypse, " as well as a life introduction of the male lead. This time, the male protagonist was a retired soldier who was proficient in all kinds of firearms and combat skills. When the fatal virus broke out, he was trapped in the downtown area of the city. He had to search for resources in the city and save survivors. He would meet more companions in the game. "

There was no movement from Chen Zhao’s side.

"The GA released a short demo animation and revealed part of the game’s combat system. In the animation, the players could clearly see that the protagonist had many common skills such as shooting, stealth, climbing, and so on. The weapon system in the game was also very rich. There were some saw, heavy machine guns, and other big killing weapons against zombies, which could be very satisfying in certain scenes. "

There was no movement from Chen Zhao’s side.

"The GA released some of the monster illustrations. Compared to the traditional zombies, the zombies in "doomsday survival" were more diverse, and there were also some differences in abilities. "

"In addition, the GA also mentioned more additional ways to play the game, such as a special survival mode. The players could stay in specific footholds during the plot period to collect supplies and kill zombies. It was equivalent to a way of survival. The longer you last and the more resources you get, it will have a positive impact on the future progress of the game. "

"The GA had also released the draft for a few supporting roles, including a timid-looking but very reliable Asian young man, the most reliable black man in the team, a beautiful blonde girl, and so on. Of course, the officials had also specifically emphasized that it was best not to guess who would survive to the end. Every one of them could die at any time. "

There was still no movement from Chen Zhao’s side.

Many players were puzzled. What the hell was this?

"Chen Mo didn’t even have any plans to develop a new game, right? "

"Based on the situation at mysterious sea, Chen Mo definitely wouldn’t be left behind in this kind of publicity battle. The GA had already released so much information, how could Chen Mo still be completely indifferent? "

"Or was zou Zhuo’s news fake, and Chen Mo didn’t have any plans to make a new zombie game? "

"Even the people at the GA let out a sigh of relief. Logically speaking, if Chen Mo wanted to ride on the wave, he would’ve already released the materials, there was no point in hiding them. "

"It would be best if Chen Mo didn’t cause trouble. In that case, they should continue to release the promotional materials. They would sold well when they went on sale. "

"The GA then announced the final official promotional video, as well as the release date of "survival in the apocalypse"-October 15th! "

"In fact, before the release of the game materials, the development of "survival in the apocalypse" had already been in progress, and many of the scenes were already in the prototype stage. However, the actual development time was slightly longer than expected by Josh Wilson, mainly due to the addition of some open-play methods into the game, which added more work. "

"However, this time was already very short. After the setback of the lost treasure, the GA really needed a work with good sales and good reputation this year to recover from its decline. "

"However, to everyone’s surprise, Chen Mo was no longer silent when the GA announced the promotional video and the release date of survival in the apocalypse … "

He had also released a promotional video!

"GA’s people were all dumbfounded, why were they waiting here? "

Josh Wilson was also very puzzled. You’ve already finished the promotional video? Then your game’s concept art and concept art could have been used for publicity a long time ago. Why didn’t you say anything before?

Many people weren’t used to Chen Mo suddenly keeping such a low profile after all the hype …

"However, most of the players were still very excited. It turned out that Chen Mo’s new game wasn’t made up for nothing! He was really working on it, and it looked like it was almost done! "

Chapter 756: This isn’t a misunderstanding

Chen Mo’s Weibo was very simple.

"The new game ‘doomsday of the United States’, THE LAST OF Us. [Note This is not a translation.] "

The main body was just these two sentences.

The players were all dumbfounded. Why did he specifically indicate that this wasn’t a misunderstanding?

"At first glance, many players felt that the translation was quite appropriate. Didn’t this English mean the end of the United States? "

"However, players who were good at English quickly explained that the direct translation of the English name should be "the last one to survive among us." The titles in Chinese and English really had different meanings. "

"Many players finally understood why Chen Mo specifically said that it wasn’t a misunderstanding. If he didn ‘t, people would definitely mock Chen Mo’s English … "

"If "the end of the United States" was to be strictly translated, it would be "THE LAST OF the USA." In short, US should be changed to the United States, America, or U.S. If we were to use US, it would probably mean "we."

"However, since Chen Mo said that it wasn’t a mistook, it meant that Chinese and English names didn’t have the same meaning. The two names weren’t translated, but were given separately. "

Many players were wondering why they had to do this.

"However, on second thought, he felt that the two names were quite interesting. "

"If it was translated, whether it was from Chinese to English, it would lose its original meaning. If it was called THE LAST OF the USA or the last survivor, it would be not bad, but it would be hard to remember. "

"Therefore, the Chinese name "the end of the United States" and the English name "THE LAST OF US" seemed to be quite appropriate! "

"In fact, the final interpretation of names was still up to the creator. Whatever the creator called it, it was. Just like a certain famous author, Jia pingao. The word "ao" did not have the pronunciation of "wa, " but in his name, it was pronounced "WA."

"Reading such a word would not make you look uncultured, but instead, only those who insisted on reading "ao" would be regarded as uncultured … "

"To put it bluntly, this kind of thing was up to the parties involved to decide. "

"This was exactly what Chen Mo was doing now. The official Chinese name was ‘end of the United States’, so no one would say that the Chinese name was mistook. Instead, they would think that there was a wonderful connection between the Chinese and English names. It looked like the translation was very accurate, but it was actually the author’s two names, and they were both very fitting and easy to remember. "

……

Many players felt that Chen Mo’s in-game name was quite domineering!

"Doomsday of the United States"… Was it trying to destroy the world or what? "

"Many people thought that it would be a disaster or war theme when they saw the name, but the previous gossip had already spread, so it was most likely a zombie theme. "

"The United States after the zombie outbreak? Yes, that sounded like it! In other words, the rumors were actually true? "

The players started to watch the video.

……

"After Thunderbolt gaming’s logo, there was a brief black screen. "

"What if it’s true?" a woman asked in a low voice. "

"The scene appeared. On the chaotic streets, people were running for their lives. The roadside was lit up with raging fire. The scene was shaking violently, as if one could feel how panicked the people were. "

"However, these short four to five seconds were completely silent, silent and depressing. "

"The screen turned black again, and a low male voice said, "Do you need me to remind you what’s outside?"

"The sun shone into the dark room, and a deformed shadow appeared on the already rusty cabinet. It was human-shaped and walked upright, but it was also constantly shaking and letting out a heart-palpitating roar. "

"A long time ago, I also had someone I cared a lot about."

"The scene switched to a middle-aged man and a young girl walking in the lush forest. Then, there was a close-up of a little girl. The little girl, who was supposed to be in school, was loading the pistol with great familiarity. "

"Unknowingly, the faint background music gradually faded in. The simple guitar sound seemed to contain a faint sadness, telling something. "

"But now, that damn thing only has one use, and that is to make you lose your life."

"After that, there were many fragmented conversations. "

"I need you to secretly take something out of the city."

"She’ll be a burden, qiaoer. "

"I just need some simple equipment and we can be on our way."

"I’m guessing it’s related to that girl?"

"It’s definitely related to that girl. "

"Nothing can be worse than staying here, right?"

"We’ve been trying to drag out an ignoble existence, qiaoer. "

"No, we’re trying our best to survive!"

"This is our chance!"

"Stop it, Daisy!"

"You are taking a risk out of desperation."

A corpse hung from a tree.

A thug with a gun.

An abandoned mansion.

"Joel and Allie were hiding behind the wall, and the villainous men with grapeshot guns were searching for them. "

"What do we do now?"

"Don’t waste a single bullet. "

"Zombies, villains, poisonous gas, blood-stained knives, self-made bombs … "

"We’ve experienced so much and put in so much effort. It should be meaningful, right?"

"With Allie’s final question, the screen turned black and the video came to an abrupt end. "

……

"After watching the cinematics, many players were confused. "

What was this? I don’t understand!

"Obviously, the main technique of this video was "dismantling, " which was to break the complete plot of the game into many segments and interweave the dialogue between the characters, so that the players could get a few words about the plot, but it would not produce any spoiler effect. "

"However, the players didn’t get much useful information from the video, nor did they see the highlights of the game. "

Combat system? Play? Character creation? There didn’t seem to be anything special about them.

"The only highlight was probably the plot, but the plot was not revealed at all. "

"There were also players trying their best to speculate the plot of "end of the United States", and they even managed to deduce something from the video. "

"This was indeed the post-apocalyptic world after the zombie outbreak, and the protagonist should be the middle-aged qiaoer. From his words, it could be seen that he had gone through a lot of struggle to survive in the apocalypse. He had once lost his true love, but now he was involved with a little girl. "

"Other than that, he couldn’t find any more specific information. "

"Many players were a little disappointed. Although the promotional video was good, it was not as amazing as when mysterious seas was first released. "

"There weren’t many eye-catching settings in the video. Josh Wilson had added many special weapons, special zombies, and survival methods to his game. However, "end of the United States" was just a very ordinary traditional zombie theme! "

Chapter 757: "Doomsday of the United States" by the stepmother?

"After seeing the promotional cinematics of "end of the United States, " Josh Wilson couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. "

"He finally understood why Chen Mo wasn’t so focused on advertising this time, it was because there wasn’t anything special about the game! "

"Obviously, Chen Mo was a master at creating gimmicks. Every time he promoted a new game, he would always be able to accurately capture the players ‘pain points. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo’s games had their own unique characteristics, such as Dark Souls, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and mysterious seas. There was always something special about them that set them apart from other games. "

"But when it came to’ end of the United States,’Chen Mo probably didn’t know what the highlight was. "

"Clearly, Chen Zhao was planning to make a traditional zombie theme. He definitely didn’t make any complicated weapons or zombies with superpowers, or the trailer would’ve shown them long ago. This was the most ordinary zombie background. The protagonist also seemed to be an ordinary person, not some Special Forces soldier. "

There was indeed nothing to promote.

Josh Wilson wasn’t too sure why Chen Mo made the game so ordinary. Perhaps he wanted to simulate a more realistic apocalypse?

"Perhaps he wanted to make a survival simulation game during the apocalypse? However, there was no related content in the promotional video. "

"Moreover, doing so would make the game’s highlights less prominent. If he wanted to further improve the quality of the entire game, he could only rely on a God-level plot. "

"If there was no god-like plot, the game would only be a mediocre game with nothing outstanding. If there was a God-level plot, then the game had a little possibility of becoming a god. "

"However, in such an ordinary background, could there really be a god-like plot? "

Josh Wilson didn’t believe it.

Because he simply thought about it and couldn’t imagine what kind of story it would be.

"Let’s look at the publicity for United States doomsday ‘. If it’s only at this level, it can’t possibly surpass’ doomsday survival ‘."

"Even though George was still a little worried, he was very confident in his game. "

"From the looks of United States, it was highly likely that the game didn’t meet Chen Mo’s expectations, so Chen Mo wasn’t too concerned about the game’s publicity. "

……

"On the other side, the GA’s publicity for "survival after the apocalypse" was in full swing. Almost every day, new game information was disclosed, and the decryption of new ways to play and new characters made the players more and more enthusiastic. "

"As for "end of the United States, " after disclosing the game’s name and releasing a promotional CG, no one believed it anymore. "

"After that, there was no movement at all. No information was released at all. "

"A lot of people were confused, this didn’t seem like Chen Mo’s style! "

"In the past, Chen Mo had always done everything he could to promote his new games. When had he ever been so low-key? "

Many people were guessing that the game wasn’t done well. Chen Mo didn’t even have the energy to promote it?

Just this promotional video alone really had no highlights!

Or was Chen Mo really that confident in his reputation that players would buy without hesitation?

……

"The release date of survival in the apocalypse was set for October 15th, and the trial would probably start on October 7th. "

"From the looks of it, survival in the apocalypse was already quite complete. Josh Wilson had arranged for internal staff to test it out and make in-depth changes to many details of the game. "

"Josh Wilson was a very meticulous designer. After all, every detail of the game could affect the plot and the players ‘feelings, so he naturally developed a working style where he had to ask about everything, no matter how big or small. "

"As for Chen Mo, the release date for ‘end of the United States’ was still undecided, and there was no news about it. "

"It was weird that Chen Mo’s previous games would more or less have some traces of it, which would continuously stir up the players ‘enthusiasm, but for United States end of the world’, it didn’t even need to use traditional advertising. "

"Only a few of Chen Mo’s die-hard fans were still following the progress of ‘end of the United States’, while the other normal players had already forgotten about it. "

"On September 30th, just before the National Day holiday, Chen Mo suddenly made a Weibo post. "

"On the 1st of October, the experience store will be launching a trial of United States doomsday ‘. On the 15th of October, the DLCs for’ doomsday ‘and’ mysterious seas ‘will be released at the same time."

The players were stunned when they saw this Weibo post.

"What’s going on? the research and development of ‘doomsday of the United States’ has been completed? Even faster than survival in apocalypse?"

"Oh my God, is ‘doomsday of the United States’ a stepmother’s child? there’s no publicity at all. It’s just a dry trailer and it’s going to be released?"

"I’m shocked. It’s even with the mysterious seas DLC. Why didn’t their own game avoid it?"

"Moreover, it was released on the same day as survival after Doomsday … I wouldn’t believe it if he wasn’t up to something!"

"Many players were confused, they couldn’t understand Chen Mo’s actions at all! "

‘End of the world’ was probably the least well-known Triple-A masterpiece Chen Mo had ever made …

"Looking at the other games, they were hyping up the game as soon as it was developed. Regardless of whether it was to ride on the popularity or to create hype, they were all the center of attention when the game was released. "

"In the end, when it came to "end of the United States, " the opening picture was all fabricated? "

"Oh no, it was just a cinematic at the start, and there was nothing else to promote … "

"Moreover, from the release date, it was obvious that Chen Mo had a grudge against ‘end of the United States’. "

"Was it going to be released at the same time as the DLC of mysterious seas and doomsday survival? These two were much more famous than "end of the United States"! "

"The players ‘wallets were not rich to begin with, so it was very likely that they would only buy one of the three games. If the release was brought forward to around October 5th, it would still have some advantages for United States doomsday’, but the 15th would be a little too late! "

"The players broke out in cold sweat. Although did not receive as much anticipation from the players, it was obvious that this game was going to compete with . If the sales figures and reputation were to be completely destroyed, it would be a very embarrassing situation! "

"However, it was useless to worry. The release date had already been set, and the players could only hope that ‘end of the United States’ would perform better than expected. "

"There were also some players who were waiting for "doomsday of the United States" to start the trial run. They wanted to see how the game was and whether it was worth buying. "

"Luckily, the trial period was during the holiday period. Many players who were planning on going to the imperial capital saw Chen Mo’s Experience Store as an important attraction and arranged for it to be in a very good location. "

Chapter 758: Over-shoulder view

"On the 1st of October, the experience store officially opened the trial of ‘end of the United States’. "

"There were still a lot of players who were interested in ‘end of the United States’. After all, it was Chen Mo’s game, so it was natural for them to trust him. "

What the players didn’t know was that the trial was not only in the experience store.

"Chen Mo had already sent the complete version of ‘end of the United States’ to all the video game media, so that they could start reviewing the game as soon as possible. "

"It wasn’t that Chen Mo didn’t want to promote ‘doomsday of the United States’, since it was a publicly acknowledged masterpiece. There was no such thing as a ‘stepmother’s child’. "

"However, the game wasn’t suitable to be promoted in traditional ways. Even if they tried to promote it forcefully, the effect wouldn’t be good. "

"For the players, they would only understand the meaning of "godly work" at the end of the game. "

"Since that was the case, there was no need for those cumbersome advertising methods. They could just post a promotional cinematic and it would be over. "

"Of course, if they didn’t do any publicity at all, the sales would definitely not be good on the 15th. No matter how good "doomsday of United States" was and how well-received it was by the players, it would still take some time for it to really become popular. "

That was why Chen Mo gave the complete version of the game to the famous video game media in advance. He hoped that they’d be able to produce their reviews before the game was officially released.

"At that time, all the players would be shocked, right? "

……

"1st of October, morning. "

"As soon as the experience store opened, the players lined up at the door came in in an orderly manner, swiped their ID cards, and went to different floors. "

"The experience store already had a very fixed group of players. Every holiday or when a new game was released, the number of players in the experience store would explode, so these players had formed a certain rule. They woke up early every day to try out the game in an orderly manner. "

Chen Zhao had woken up quite early today. He was already sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"The first batch of players had already headed straight for the VR experience area on the third floor. Since most of Chen Mo’s current games were VR, the VR experience area was the most popular. "

"However, there were also many players in the PC and mobile experience zones, and they would soon be filled to the brim. "

Chen Mo saw a familiar figure among the players who had gotten up early to line up.

"Zhao Lei?" Chen Zhao raised his head and greeted him. "

"Zhao Lei was a little surprised."Manager, you still remember me? Good Morning."

"Chen Mo smiled."Of course I remember. It felt like you haven’t been in the experience store for a long time. I thought you’d left the capital."

"Zhao Lei shook his head."It’s a long story. I met a girl I liked during a blind date. After I got married, there were a lot of things to do. The child was just born two months ago, and I was so busy. It’s a holiday today, so I decided to take a break and come to the experience store. "

"Chen Mo was a little surprised,’already a father? "Congratulations, congratulations." How about this, I’ll give you a game later. "

"Zhao Lei smiled."You’re too kind, manager. I’ll go up and play some games first. There won’t be anywhere to go if I’m late." Let’s talk in detail when I come down. "

"Chen Mo nodded."Alright, you can try out the new game. It’s just released today."

"Zhao Lei nodded."That’s for sure. I’m here for the new game." I haven’t been to the experience store for two years, but I’ve been keeping an eye on your new game. "

Zhao Lei went up to the third floor after greeting Chen Mo.

Zhao Lei was a white-collar worker who used to come to the experience store often. He was a typical Beijing drifter and had a lot of pressure in life. He had tried out The Stanley Parable before.

"However, he didn’t come back to the experience store for a long time, and Chen Mo thought he had left the Imperial City. After all, life in the Imperial City was very stressful, and Zhao Lei was already in his thirties. It wasn’t good for him to keep floating around. "

"However, to Chen Mo’s surprise, Zhao Lei was already married and had not left the imperial capital. "

One could imagine that his daily life must have been quite hard.

……

"Zhao Lei came to the third floor and found that more than half of the game cabins were already occupied. In the elevator, he seemed to see two or three familiar faces. They seemed to be online streamers? "

"Back when Zhao Lei visited the experience store, Minecraft was the only VR game available, and League of Legends, which dominated the PC market, hadn’t been developed yet. Chen Mo was still a normal B-grade videogame designer back then. "

"In the blink of an eye, Chen Mo had become one of the top designers in the country, and had created many classic VR games. "

"Even the experience store was filled with new faces, and there were many streamers. "

Time flew by.

Zhao Lei sighed with emotion and found a gaming pod to enter.

"The login interface of the game cabin was the theme of the mysterious Sea area, and there were already many VR games in the game cabin, dazzling to the eyes. "

"At the most eye-catching spot was "the end of the United States states."

"This is the manager’s new game, let’s try it out."

"Zhao Lei didn’t hesitate and chose to enter ‘end of the United States’. After all, it was a new game. "

……

He entered the game.

"Unlike other games, "end of the United States" didn’t have a login scene at the beginning. It was as if he had entered the game directly, and it was pitch black. "

"Drip, drip, drip …"

The crisp and powerful ticking of the clock rang in Zhao Lei’s ears.

"Then, the game screen appeared. "

"In front of Zhao Lei’s vision, a little girl was lying on the sofa, seemingly asleep. "

The little girl moved her arm slightly as if she was not sleeping well.

"The sound of a door opening came from the side. A middle-aged man was on the phone as he walked in, and the camera turned to him in time. "

"Tommy, he’s the contractor, okay? I can’t lose this job. I know … Let’s talk in the morning, okay?"

"The lights were on, and the little girl was awake. The middle-aged man sat down on the sofa. "

The middle-aged man was worried about his work today.

The little girl had thoughtfully prepared a birthday present for him-a watch.

"The father and daughter made a few jokes with each other. Although it was not a particularly touching scene, it made people feel inexplicably warm. "

It was late at night.

The Father picked up the little girl and went upstairs to sleep.

"Good night, baby."

"His vision was fixed on the little girl who was sleeping soundly. The light was slowly dimming, indicating that some time had passed. "

"At this moment, the phone on the bedside table rang. "

"It was a strange phone call. Uncle Tom was looking for the little girl’s father, and then the phone was hung up. "

"The little girl climbed down from the bed and rubbed her sleepy eyes, not quite understanding what had happened. However, she still decided to look for her father first. "

"At this moment, the camera automatically moved to the back of the little girl, and the game began. "

"Zhao Lei was a little surprised, "this game … Isn’t in first person?" Is it a third person perspective?"

"At this moment, Zhao Lei’s vision was above and behind the little girl. This was a standard over-shoulder view, which was very common in many PC games. "

"However, in VR games, because the player’s field of view was wider and to enhance the player’s sense of immersion, many games used a first-person perspective. "

Chen Mo ‘s’ end of the United States ‘seemed to be a bit old-school in terms of perspective.

Chapter 759: An unexpected opening

(There’s a lot of plot content. Students who don’t care about the plot can consider skipping subscriptions.)

This perspective surprised Zhao Lei.

"By right, Chen Mo had made many first person VR games, including the previously popular mysterious seas. "

"The first-person perspective was the best way to enhance the player’s sense of immersion, and it was the choice of most mainstream VR games. "

"However, "doomsday of the United States" had chosen a traditional overhead view. Was there a deeper meaning to this? "

"At this moment, Zhao Lei felt like he was a non-existent ghost floating behind the little girl. He could control the little girl’s every move, but in the end, he could only be considered a bystander. "

It was as if a director was controlling his field of view (camera lens) and experiencing the story from multiple angles.

"However, after knowing that he was controlling a little girl, Zhao Lei had a new guess. There was a high possibility that there were multiple character changes in this game. "

"Games that used the first person perspective usually had a fixed main character. For example, in outlast and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, the players would not experience any other characters from the beginning to the end. "

"However, if a game required "soul transmigration" between multiple characters, then the first-person perspective would be problematic. "

"One moment it was a little girl, the next it was an adult male, the next moment it was a pretty girl … In a first-person perspective, it was easy for players to doubt their current identity. "

"Therefore, there should be two considerations in using this over-shoulder perspective. One was to let the players experience the story from a pure bystander’s point of view. The other was to reduce the confusion caused by the change in character. "

"Zhao Lei felt that Chen Mo had chosen to play from a shoulder-view after much thought. However, he still wanted to say that this technique was really old-fashioned. "

"After all, with the popularity of VR games, video game designers were trying to find out more about the game ‘s’ immersion ‘, even focusing on the game’s script, playstyle, and narrative in order to create a’ first person perspective ‘and’ immersion ‘. It was rare to see someone like Chen Mo sacrificing VR game features for a story. "

"As the little girl stood up from the bed, Zhao Lei had officially obtained control of the little girl. "

"There was a simple prompt in his field of vision, telling him that he could control the little girl to walk, open the door, and so on. "

"While walking, the little girl would occasionally talk to herself, rub her eyes, shiver, or yawn. "

"After trying it out for real, Zhao Lei realized that this over-shoulder view was actually quite good in VR games. It was not as stiff as he had imagined. More importantly, being able to watch the little girl’s actions throughout the entire process, although it was less immersive, it made the scene and plot more smooth. "

"On the table, Zhao Lei found the little girl’s birthday card for her father. "

"Dad, you’re often not at home, you hate my favorite music, and you look down on my favorite movies, but the strange thing is that you can still win best dad every year. Happy Birthday, yay!"

"It was signed off as "love you, Sara."

Zhao Lei could not help but smile when he saw this.

"He was a father now, and he couldn’t help but feel a sense of warmth in his heart when he saw this. "

"The little girl’s room was full of details. There were jerseys, sneakers, computers, music, posters, and so on. It looked like a very ordinary United States family. However, the decorations gave Zhao Lei a sense of age. It felt like it was from a few years ago. After all, the technology in the shop looked quite outdated. "

"Chen Mo didn’t mention the exact year of the story, but he did hint at it in the game. "

"The newspaper in the room had the latest news The number of people admitted to the hospital soared, the number of bizarre infections increased by 300%, the food and health Department found more contaminated crops, the woman madly killed her husband and the other three people, and so on. "

Qiaoer wasn’t in the bedroom. The news about the infected was still playing on the TV.

"On the television, the reporter was reporting when a gas explosion suddenly occurred, and the television signal was cut off. At the same time, there was an explosion outside the window, and a flame lit up in the dark night sky. "

The rustling sound of the television and the sirens of the cars outside the room suddenly made the atmosphere of the entire game strange.

"So, it’s the eve of the virus outbreak?"

"Zhao Lei controlled the little girl to search for various elements in the room while speculating about the current plot. Obviously, "doomsday of the United States" was about the story after the outbreak of the zombie virus, and now was obviously the outbreak period. "

"When he arrived downstairs, a row of police cars whizzed past. "

The dog was barking.

The clock showed that the time was 215.

"At that moment, the phone on the table rang. It was Uncle Tommy, who was looking for Joel. Zhao Lei continued to control the little girl to look for clues in the room. Suddenly, the dog outside the door let out a wail and then went silent. "

"As they continued to walk, qiaoer suddenly ran back. While panting and chatting with the little girl, he rummaged through the cabinet and loaded the gun. "

"A man who had been infected and lost his mind suddenly broke the glass door. He was covered in blood and looked like he had been deeply infected and had lost his mind. Qiaoer stood in front of the little girl. After warning her, he didn’t hesitate to shoot the neighbor who had barged in. "

"What happened after that was logical. Uncle Tommy drove over to pick up the father and daughter, and then the three of them escaped together. "

"The little girl sat in the back seat, looking at everything outside through the car window in horror. "

"On the way, Tommy and qiaoer were discussing the outbreak of the epidemic. On the way, a family wanted a ride. Tommy wanted to stop the car, but qiaoer stopped him. "

"Traffic jams, zombies everywhere, car accidents, being attacked, carrying a little girl and continuing to run … "

"The next plot was a standard Zombie Escape plot, but the atmosphere of the story was well-created panicked pedestrians, screams, cars that crashed into gas stations and exploded, a father who kept comforting his daughter, and zombies that suddenly ran out … All of these details were extremely rich, and the scenes and images were as detailed as those in "mysterious Sea area, " so it gave people a very strong sense of realism. "

"Finally, they arrived at the highway. The soldiers in front fired and killed the zombies that were chasing them. "

"Sir, there’s a little girl here … But … Yes, sir." The soldier asked his superior. "

"Joel seemed to have understood something and tried to persuade the soldier."Listen, brother, we just escaped from death …"

"However, the soldiers raised their guns. "

He fired!

"Joel subconsciously turned his back to the gun, hoping to block the bullet for his daughter. At the same time, he rolled forward. "

But the soldier still came up to qiaoer and pointed the gun at his head.

"Just as qiaoer thought he was dead for sure, a gunshot rang out. Tommy had arrived just in time and shot the soldier in the head. "

"However, just when Zhao Lei thought that the father and daughter had finally escaped, he found his daughter sobbing at the side. She had been shot in the abdomen. "

"The blood instantly spread, and the little girl’s voice gradually became lower … "

"Joel comforted his daughter in vain and covered her wound, but he could only watch the little girl die in tears. "

"The sad and sorrowful sound of the guitar rang out. In the silence of the night, qiaoer held his dead daughter and cried. "

"At this moment, the camera was pulled up, and the starry sky became dark. In the night sky, the game’s name appeared the United States of us. "

Chapter 760: The special features of a normal theme

"In the sorrowful sound of the guitar, Zhao Lei’s vision turned pitch black. The black and white ink-like screen unfolded one by one, introducing the name list of the game’s developers and cast members. "

The sound of the news report was also telling the players what the world would look like after the outbreak of the plague.

"The outbreak of diseases, thousands of corpses piled up on the streets, vaccines failed, the city was listed as a martial law zone, residents rebelled, food rations were insufficient, Firefly organization launched a riot … "

"20 years later, summer. "

Qiaoer woke up from his nightmare.

The story had just begun.

Zhao Lei had not yet recovered from the earlier opening.

"What do you mean? An opening kill? She’s just a little girl, and she died the moment she came up?"

Zhao Lei had thought that this little girl would be a key character in the game and should be protected until she escaped. Why did the plot suddenly stop here?

"As qiaoer hugged his daughter and cried, Zhao Lei felt his heart clench. He thought of the watch and birthday card that the little girl had given to his father. Such a cute little girl had died at the hands of the soldiers. One could only imagine how painful qiaoer must have been. "

How did he spend the past 20 years?

"Zhao Lei found it hard to imagine how qiaoer had managed to survive the pain of losing his daughter, the suffering of twenty years, and the terrifying apocalypse. "

"After a few formalities, the game began. "

"The United States flag was still hanging upstairs, but it also looked a little dilapidated. There were soldiers patrolling on the roof, and garbage was piled up below. "

"It could be seen that the development of civilization had completely stagnated for the past twenty years, and there had even been a serious regression. Next to a mountain of garbage, two people were discussing "being chosen to work."

"On the main street, the broadcast reminded the citizens to bring the latest ID card with them. "

"The ration line was not opened, and the food stock should be running low again. However, there were still people lining up in front of the distribution line, perhaps they were already famished. "

"At the blockade line ahead, a few refugees were kneeling on the ground, and the soldiers were checking if they were infected. The fourth refugee was detected to be infected and died from the injection. The fifth refugee tried to run but was shot dead. "

"Zhao Lei went up curiously but was pushed away roughly by the soldier. Curious, he moved closer again, but this time, the soldier pushed him to the ground and shot him in the head. "

"Is this game really that realistic?"

……

……

"It wasn’t just Zhao Lei, many players and streamers were playing the game in Chen Mo’s Experience Store. "

"Professional game reviewers from well-known media outlets, both domestic and foreign, were also trying out ‘end of the United States.’ "

"This opening took everyone by surprise. After seeing the words " 20 years later, " they were even more surprised. "

"Obviously, the main content of the story would happen 20 years later. In the 20 years after the outbreak of the plague, the rules of the whole world had changed dramatically. The zombie virus wasn’t under control. Instead, it was still spreading. The big cities were under high martial law, and people were struggling to survive. Qiaoer, on the other hand, became a smuggler, shuttling between the city and the outside. He relied on the gray area transactions to earn the hard currency of the apocalypse, "

"Clearly, Chen Zhao wanted to create a highly realistic post-apocalyptic world. It was an era where civilization had already collapsed, not an era where diseases had just broken out and the world was transforming from a civilized society to an apocalyptic world. "

The setting of this story was completely different from the usual zombie theme.

"Many people could imagine how chaotic it would be when the zombie virus first broke out, but it was hard to imagine what the world would be like 20 years after the outbreak. Obviously, Chen Zhao wanted a completely different background story. "

"But back to the previous question, what was the meaning of this opening? "

"It wasn’t just a tutorial on movement and operation, nor was it an introduction to the background story of the game. Clearly, Chen Zhao had spent a lot of time and effort on Joel’s daughter, including her hobbies, her gifts and birthday cards, her kindness, her deep relationship with Joel, and the little girl’s death. "

"Clearly, there was a deeper meaning behind all this. "

"The opening scene wasn’t any exaggerated, nor was it as thrilling as a blockbuster, but it unexpectedly gave people a sense of realism. This sense of realism seeped into every detail of the environment, into the small objects, into the conversations between the characters, and everyone could feel the sincerity in Chen Mo’s story. "

……

……

"As the game progressed, Zhao Lei began to come into contact with more content. "

The first was the game’s supply system.

His first impression of the game was that it was surprisingly stingy …

"In the Secret Hideout, Joel got his equipment-a backpack, a gas mask, and a pistol. Moreover, there were only four 9mm bullets in the pistol. "

"Obviously, be it PlayerUnknown’s Battleground or mysterious seas, the players had never encountered such a stingy game. With most people’s marksmanship, what could four bullets do … "

"In the process of leaving the city, the players began to come into contact with more ways of the game, such as finding a way out. "

"In fact, this was also a kind of puzzle. In a collapsed ruin, one might have to find a ladder in the grass or a wooden board to continue moving forward. Unlike Drake, qiaoer did not know how to climb walls, so many high places could only be reached by looking for special props in the scene. "

"Of course, at this time, the role of a partner would be revealed. Qiaoer and Tessa could climb up high together and cross some obstacles that could not be passed by a single person. "

"The players could also collect some resources in the scenario. It felt a little like collecting batteries in outlast, but the elements were more abundant. Some resources could be used to make medicine packages, bombs, and so on, while the parts could be used to strengthen firearms on the workbench. "

"In addition, as the game gradually progressed, a lot of previously unclear content was revealed through some details. "

"For example, the zombie virus in "doomsday of the United States" was actually a plant virus, a type of spore. These spores could be transmitted through the air, and infected people would carry these spores. "

"This kind of worm fungus was equivalent to parasitizing a human body. They were different from the traditional zombie virus in that, with the passage of time, the activity of the zombies would become less and less. However, the infected of this worm fungus virus would become stronger and stronger, even evolving into a tracker who had completely lost their vision but was particularly fast in movement, which posed a more fatal threat to humans. "

Chapter 761: Qiaoer and Allie

"The combat system of "end of the United States" was also very unique. "

"Even though Chen Mo didn’t have any special zombies or special weapons like survival apocalypse, the players realized after playing that the combat system was very different from traditional zombie games. It was completely different from all the games that Chen Mo had played before. "

"Simply put, the combat system of "doomsday of the United States" was more realistic, and it could better show the real state of humans fighting zombies in the apocalypse. "

"In "doomsday of the United States, " fighting against humans and fighting against zombies were two different ways of fighting. "

"When fighting with zombies, the zombies ‘best sense was hearing. Their vision was very poor, so they had to walk slowly and quietly. "

"Listening" and "assassination" were the most common combat methods. "Listen" was a special ability of the protagonist. In the state of "listen, " the protagonist’s movements would become very slow and he would almost not make any sound. At the same time, he could locate the zombies and humans behind the wall through his hearing. "

"The zombies in the game were divided into ordinary zombies and special zombies. The ordinary zombies could be killed directly by the stealth engine, but some special zombies, such as the voice tracker, could not be killed by strangulation. They had to be killed with a Switchblade. "

"Moreover, zombies had very sharp hearing. As long as they fired a shot, the surrounding zombies would definitely swarm over. If the protagonist was bitten, the game would end directly. Therefore, in a battle, the most cost-effective way was to assassinate or simply avoid the battle in stealth. It was not realistic to shoot and kill all the way. "

"This was different from other zombie games. Other zombie games always tried to give the main character a bunch of killing weapons, such as chainsaws, Gatling guns, and so on, so that the players could experience the thrill of killing zombies. But thinking about it carefully, if it was really the end of the world 20 years later, it would be good enough to find a few bullets. Things like chainsaws and Gatling guns were basically difficult to get. "

"As for fighting against humans, it was another way of fighting. "

"Humans had very good vision, and they would be discovered as soon as they showed their heads. However, his hearing was slightly worse, so the difficulty of stealth assassination was slightly reduced. "

"Humans often carried live ammunition, so this kind of battle was a bit similar to "mysterious sea", which was a combination of stealth assassination and gunfight behind cover. However, because the number of bullets in the players ‘hands was extremely limited, it was impossible for them to shoot all the way like in the simple mode of "mysterious Sea area." Guns could only be used as a tactical weapon. In most cases, the protagonist’s weapon was a bottle of wine, a brick, or even a physical fight. "

"In particular, his brick-smacking fighting style was very down-to-earth. "

"Therefore, although the combat system and resource system of "doomsday of the United States" seemed a little stingy at first glance, it was actually closer to the real doomsday ecosystem. "

"20 years after the virus outbreak, if there was any combat material that had an unlimited supply, it would probably be bricks. "

"On the surface, this combat system still looked like stealth, assassination, and shooting from behind cover. However, with the special background of the apocalypse zombies, the "listening" ability, and the complex weapon system, it became brand new. It had a very clear distinction from other games, and the combat experience had its own characteristics. "

……

……

Zhao Lei was completely immersed in the plot of ‘doomsday of the United States’.

"Qiaoer and Tessa found Robert to track down a batch of their goods. They met the leader of the fireflies, Marlene, and accepted a special deal. Bring a 13-year-old loli named Allie out of the city and obtain a large number of weapons. "

"However, on the way out of the city, they met soldiers and found out that Ellie was actually infected. However, she was an infected person who had developed antibodies. This little girl might have the key to creating the zombie virus vaccine. "

"However, when they finally arrived at the Capitol after much difficulty, the plot was reversed again. "

"The Firefly members in the parliament building had all been evacuated, but Daisy insisted on continuing to search for fireflies as she had been infected and did not have much time left. In this post-apocalyptic world, qiaoer could survive not because he was strong, but because he was lucky, and luck would eventually run out. "

"Daisy hoped that qiaoer could send Ellie to the Firefly organization to develop a vaccine, while she chose to cover their retreat and delay the soldiers who came to search. "

"Qiaoer and Ellie went through a lot of trouble to avoid the soldiers ‘pursuit. At the same time, the plot also welcomed a very crucial turning point. "

What should he do next?

Zhao Lei could empathize with qiaoer’s situation.

"In his 20 years of life on the run, qiaoer had experienced too much. He was used to seeing mutual deception and the cruelty of the apocalypse. This could be seen from the fact that he could calmly and unhesitatingly kill the soldiers and enemies who threatened him. "

"Qiaoer was also very cold to Ellie. The reason he escorted Ellie was not out of sympathy, but to get the weapons. This was just a deal. "

"He had to admit that qiaoer’s mentality was very in line with the rules of conduct after the end of the world. If qiaoer wasn’t such a person, he wouldn’t have been able to survive for 20 years. "

Qiaoer was obviously unwilling to risk his life for an illusory goal at this time.

"But no matter what, qiaoer couldn’t just leave Allie behind, so the plot continued. Qiaoer ran to the next destination. "

"In the course of the game, Zhao Lei discovered some very interesting points. "

"First of all, qiaoer’s attitude towards Allie was a little repulsive. Compared to the kind father from 20 years ago, qiaoer was now like a cold and emotionless egoist. He basically didn’t respond to Allie’s jokes at all. Sometimes, he would even scold her sternly. "

"Of course, this was more of a self-defense mentality. Obviously, qiaoer had seen many examples in the past 20 years. Just like he said, "the only use of the things you care about is to kill you." Qiaoer wanted to live on and did not want to take risks for an illusionary goal. "

"The portrayal of such a character made Zhao Lei feel that it was very real and very appropriate. In the apocalypse, qiaoer was no longer a good person, but he did not become a bad person either. He just put on a protective color and became a gray person who could survive more easily in the apocalypse. "

"Secondly, Joel and Allie were partners, and their relationship was completely different from that between Joel and Tessa. This difference could be seen in the way they played. "

"Tessa was a typical tomboy, so whenever they reached a high place, Joel could pull Tessa up and Tessa would pull him up. But Allie was just a little girl, and she couldn’t pull Joel away, so she could only look for the key or some special tools after he pulled her over. "

"Moreover, Daisy was basically armed with live ammunition, while Allie was unarmed. When he had gotten the bow, Ellie had asked him to use it, but qiaoer had rejected her. No matter how much Ellie had asked, qiaoer did not want to give her any weapon. "

"But even so, Allie would still find things like bottles and bricks from the scenes, which often helped qiaoer. "

"Qiaoer and Allie’s pairing was also dramatic, full of contradictions and conflicts. This made Zhao Lei very curious as to how the plot would develop. "

Chapter 762: many spoilers

Many reviewers from well-known local and foreign video game media were also trying out the plot of ‘end of the United States’.

"At the start, the game reviewers didn’t think much of it. After all, they didn’t put much effort into advertising the game, and there weren’t many surprises in the theme either. "

"However, as the game went on, everyone was fascinated. "

"It was an extraordinary gaming experience, one that was both desperate and real. "

"Especially the foreign video game media, led by tgnn, because the story took place in the United States, the game made them feel inexplicably close to it. "

"Many scenes seemed familiar, and many concepts were empathized with. "

"The scene of the Capitol building was exactly the same as the real Capitol building. It gave people the illusion that "end of the United States" was a real event, and everyone in it had their own personalities and were living people. "

"Moreover, the English name of "doomsday of the United States" was "the last survivor, " which made them feel sad. "

……

"Joel and Allie went to bill, hoping to get a car from him. However, after running to his destination with great difficulty, bill found that his things were gone. Joel and Bill had an argument, but at that moment, bill found his companion Frank’s body hanging from the beam. "

"Frank took away Bill’s parts, repaired the car, and wanted to leave, but he was bitten by zombies. So, the poor man could only hang himself in despair. However, the repaired car saved qiaoer a lot of trouble. "

"Joel found Frank’s letter in the room. It was a farewell letter to bill. In the letter, Frank said that he was tired of the town, so he decided to leave. He even helped bill fix the battery. "

"If a player found Frank’s letter and handed it to bill, a special plot would be triggered. "

"Bill’s voice trembled after reading the letter."This is how you feel? Go to hell, Frank. Go to hell, you idiot. "

"Even though bill was a rude lunatic, it was clear that he was still very sad when he saw the letter. "

"After leaving, bill, who had quarreled with qiaoer many times, threw some gasoline to qiaoer and reminded him that there was not much gas left. "

……

"In the town of Pittsburgh, Joel was attacked by a group of people. These so-called "hunters" made a living by attacking other humans. The scene was filled with piles of clothes, which were obviously taken from the victims. There was also a list of goods they had plundered after attacking the victims. Under a wall, qiaoer found a large pile of corpses that had been burned to ashes. Obviously, many of these people had not been infected before, but they were all killed by these "hunters."

"The number of "hunters" here was beyond imagination. Qiaoer still planned to fight his way out by himself, but Allie thought that she would have a better chance of winning if she helped. Qiaoer handed the shotgun he had just gotten to Allie, then taught her how to shoot. "

"Qiaoer didn’t think too much about it, but he didn’t expect Ellie to be so reliable. As long as Joel opened fire and alerted the enemy, Allie would help him shoot, and her accuracy was pretty good. "

"After taking care of the enemies, qiaoer changed his attitude and handed a pistol to Allie. "

……

"In the ruins of a house, Joel met a pair of black brothers, Henry and Sam. They were the only survivors of a small team, but they were separated by the "Hunter" attack, leaving only the two brothers. The two children closed the distance between qiaoer and Henry, so the four of them decided to travel together. "

"At the toy store, the younger brother wanted to take a small toy away but was stopped by Henry. "

The four of them decided to look for the military radio station to continue searching for the whereabouts of the fireflies.

"The ladder broke when they were about to jump up, so the Black Brothers left qiaoer without hesitation, but Allie jumped down without hesitation. "

"When the four of them met again, qiaoer was furious. However, he also understood that Henry did not want his brother to take the risk. If it was qiaoer up there, he would not hesitate to make the same choice. "

"When they passed through a gate, Allie happened to be on the other side, so qiaoer and Henry had to take Sam and Allie respectively, which was equivalent to switching partners. During this time, the players had a very strange feeling. Even though Sam would help out like Ellie, the players still missed her even more, and some of them even couldn’t wait to see her again. "

"Finally, after dealing with the zombies and hunters, the four of them arrived at the base. "

"Joel and Henry were cooking, talking about the world before the plague, talking about motorcycles, and everything seemed very warm. "

"Allie had specially brought Sam the toy that he had wanted to take with him, but after Allie left, Sam threw the toy on the ground. "

"There was a clear scratch on his leg, which had already worsened. "

"In the morning, Sam’s illness acted up, and Henry committed suicide in despair. "

……

"The plot was simple and despairing. Although it was a natural death, it still made everyone feel that it was too sudden. "

"Unconsciously, qiaoer’s attitude towards Allie had changed slightly, and the players could clearly feel it. "

Qiaoer was no longer as cold to Ellie as before. Protecting her at the risk of his life was no longer just a deal. It was more like a mission.

"He arrived at the University of East Colorado and continued to look for Firefly’s laboratory, but it was still empty. Everyone in the laboratory had been evacuated. "

"On his way out, qiaoer ran into a Hunter who had come here. In the battle, qiaoer fell from a high altitude and was pierced in the abdomen by a steel bar. "

"Qiaoer became extremely weak. He would even fall to the ground when he climbed over the wall, splashing blood everywhere. However, Allie volunteered to rush forward and kill the enemies they encountered. She helped qiaoer move forward. "

"The journey was not long, but qiaoer was already struggling with his heavy injuries and excessive blood loss. The players ‘vision was the same as qiaoer’ s, becoming dazed, falling to the ground, and even blacking from time to time. Allie supported qiaoer and kept talking to him to keep him focused. "

"At this moment, the players suddenly realized that Ellie was no longer the little girl who only knew how to follow behind and do nothing. She had really become a reliable helper, or rather, a reliable companion. Perhaps qiaoer had also started to acknowledge Allie and treat her like his own daughter. "

"In the end, the two of them left on their horses, but qiaoer fell to the ground and lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss. "

"After a long period of black screen, it was winter. "

This was the first time qiaoer had encountered such a critical life and death crisis.

"Before this, although qiaoer was an ordinary person, he carefully dealt with every zombie and enemy. He was always able to turn danger into safety. "

"However, the players knew very well that the injury this time could not be solved with just a few bandages. "

"All the players were as worried as Ellie, worried about qiaoer’s safety. "

"After such a long journey, Joel and Allie had become inseparable. "

Many players were completely immersed in the story. They wanted to know if qiaoer could recover. Could they find the fireflies and develop a vaccine against the virus?

Chapter 763: A true divine piece of art

(There’s a lot of plot content. Students who don’t care can consider skipping subscriptions.)

"In the blink of an eye, it was winter. "

The first thing that appeared on the screen was a rabbit. It was Allie using a bow to hunt.

"From Ellie’s mental state, the players could tell that qiaoer was still alive, but he had lost his ability to move. Otherwise, Ellie would not have come out to hunt alone. "

"While they were chasing a deer, Allie met two passers-by. While waiting for their friends to go back to get medicine, Allie and the passers-by were attacked by zombies. "

"While Ellie was fighting the zombies, the players realized that the little girl who only knew how to cheer behind qiaoer had grown into a qualified warrior. Stealth, assassination, archery, and shooting were all unlocked. It was clear that Ellie had taken care of qiaoer in many difficult battles in the past few months. "

"After killing all the zombies, the players thought they were safe, but the plot took a turn. "

"This perverted old man who fought alongside Ellie was the leader of the hunters, and the hunters qiaoer and Ellie killed in the nearby town were all his companions. "

"However, the perverted uncle seemed to be quite open-minded, giving Allie antibiotics and letting her go. "

"In fact, if the players had paid attention to the previous plot, they would have heard about this new leader in the town. His ferocity had even caused the hunters to be dissatisfied, and some of them would rather leave than work with him. It was clear that this was a deeply hidden villain. "

(Easter egg here the wretched uncle and Nathan used the same actor.)

"Ellie returned to her hiding place, and qiaoer was still lying unconscious on the ground. Ellie had gotten the antibiotics to save him. "

"It was freezing cold, and Joel was unconscious with a blanket over him. Allie used her backpack as a pillow beside him, taking care of him. "

"However, the hunters had found their way here in the morning, and Ellie decided to draw them away. "

"Even though they had killed many hunters, Allie was still captured by the leader of the hunters. "

"When Allie woke up in the cell, she found that the hunters outside were dissecting living people, clearly wanting to eat human flesh. "

"The leader wanted Ellie to stay, but Ellie was unmoved. The leader flew into a rage out of humiliation and decided to chop Ellie into minced meat. "

"At that moment, Joel, who had been injected with antibiotics, woke up. "

……

"Controlling qiaoer, Zhao Lei was practically crying tears of joy. You’re finally awake! "

"Obviously, Allie had been caught, and qiaoer was the only one who could save her. Zhao Lei didn’t even search the room for supplies. He almost immediately rushed out to look for Allie. "

"After killing the hunters that were searching for him in the town, Joel kidnapped two of them and interrogated them for Allie’s whereabouts. Not only did this brutal and inhumane torture scene not make Zhao Lei feel cruel, but it also made him feel very relieved! "

"However, the rest of the story did not end up in the cliché "Joel saves Ellie." Ellie escaped very cleverly. The story now had two things to do. In the blizzard, Ellie escaped and searched for a way out in the town; Qiaoer had also come to the town, searching for Allie. "

"In the restaurant of the town, Ellie and the perverted uncle had an extremely tough boss battle. Ellie could only go into stealth in the scene and use a small knife to stab, and she had to do it three times. "

"Zhao Lei had died several times here, but when the final stab was made, the scene switched back to qiaoer. "

"When qiaoer arrived at the town, the enemy’s reinforcements had already arrived and were searching the entire town. Zhao Lei had no intention of getting entangled with these people, so he searched for Allie’s location in the town. "

"Allie finally killed the perverted Hunter leader. She swung her machete and chopped his head into pieces as if she was venting her anger. Qiaoer finally arrived, and Allie was crying in his arms. "

"In the deep sound of the guitar, everything returned to calmness. Only then did Zhao Lei realize that his back was already drenched in sweat. "

……

"Up to this point, the entire plot had reached its climax. The players had experienced a lot, and qiaoer and Allie’s feelings had also changed. "

"From the indifference at the beginning to the gradual trust later on, and now, the two of them were inseparable. "

"When qiaoer was heavily injured, Allie did not abandon him. Instead, she took care of him with great difficulty. Qiaoer already treated her as his own daughter. The conversation between the two also became more frequent. Qiaoer said that when everything was over, he would teach Ellie how to play the guitar. It was clear that qiaoer had already regarded Ellie as his family during the apocalypse. "

"At this moment, the players only had one goal left, and that was to send Ellie to Firefly and develop a vaccine against the virus. "

"Finally, they arrived at the hospital. At this time, the scene was no longer filled with snow. It could be seen that the two of them had walked for a very long time. They had used an entire year to cross the United States. "

"There were many animals in the ruins of the city. A giraffe was downstairs, stretching its head upstairs to eat grass. Joel and Allie walked over and touched the soft fur on the giraffe’s neck. "

"The giraffe was eating grass, its big watery eyes looking at the camera, and behind it was a high-rise building covered in green grass. "

"The adorable giraffe seemed to have awakened Allie’s girlish heart, and she began to hop forward in pursuit of the giraffe. "

"This was a very heartwarming scene. Although it was short, it left a very deep impression in Zhao Lei’s heart. In the past zombie themes, the scenes of the end of the world seemed to be the same gray and black, and the zombies that were almost rotten brought real nightmares and the end of the world. However, in "doomsday of the United States, " because the virus was set to be a kind of Cordyceps fungus, it did not pose a threat to plants and animals. So, twenty years after the outbreak of the virus, nature and animals took back the territory of humans. "

"This heartwarming scene was from a very crucial female perspective, which covered "doomsday of the United States" with a layer of human brilliance. There were no longer only hormones and killing, no longer only cruelty and coldness of the apocalypse, but also a lot of sunshine and warmth. "

"Along with the melodious and soothing melody, Zhao Lei had a feeling that after experiencing so many painful battles, the story was finally going to welcome a happy ending. "

"Just like the land in front of him, with green grass, trees, and giraffes. "

"At this moment, qiaoer already had the intention to retreat. He suggested that they end the journey here. However, Ellie decided to continue. After all, after going through so much, her goal of saving all humanity was about to be achieved. "

"At this moment, the players were also in a very tangled state of mind. They knew that everything was about to end, but they didn’t want it to end just like that. "

"The two of them cooperated with each other skillfully, passing through the zombie-infested Urban area experiencing many dangers, and finally found the base of the fireflies. "

"When Joel woke up, Marlene was beside him, sighing at how long they had been able to walk. "

"It’s because she’s here, " qiaoer said."She risked her life to make it here. Maybe this is fate."

"Qiaoer wanted to see Allie, but Marlene only told him the truth now. "

"The fungus had mutated in Ellie’s body, which was why Ellie was immune to the virus. The doctors had to remove the worm fungus that had spread to Allie’s entire brain before they could reverse engineer the vaccine. "

"Reality finally tore off the veil of warmth, and qiaoer was faced with a dilemma. He could either let Ellie die and develop the vaccine, or save Ellie and put the safety of all mankind in danger. "

"After all, there was only one person who was immune to the virus, and it was very likely that humans would not be able to find another person who was immune to the virus like Ellie. "

And qiaoer chose the latter without hesitation.

"Snatching the gun, interrogating, and killing his way out-Zhao Lei had never felt so carefree before. Right now, he did not care about the end of the world or the virus vaccine. He only wanted to save Ellie and leave this place. "

"Zhao Lei could empathize with qiaoer. Because in this long journey, the two of them had experienced so much together. They had already obtained a feeling that was even more inseparable than family. "

"Joel had experienced the pain of losing his daughter, so he knew what Allie’s death meant to him. It was probably more painful than the end of the world. So, he didn’t hesitate at all. For Allie, he could kill everyone. "

"On the way to the top floor, qiaoer found two recordings. One was the doctor’s recording. The doctor had confirmed that Ellie’s condition was unprecedented, and he was even looking forward to developing a vaccine, saving the world, and a beautiful tomorrow where all pain would end. The other one was Marlene’s recording. As the leader of the fireflies, she was also very conflicted, but in the end, she agreed to the doctor’s suggestion. Moreover, when qiaoer arrived, the soldiers of Firefly suggested to kill qiaoer, and it was Marlene who saved qiaoer. "

"When they finally arrived at the operating room, qiaoer carried Allie and rushed out of the base. "

"The familiar melody sounded once again, and tears welled up in Zhao Lei’s eyes. It was as if he could see the scene of the apocalypse, where qiaoer and Allie were leaning on each other as they moved forward. "

"What was the definition of the apocalypse? The virus outbreak and the destruction of civilization might be the end of the world, but to qiaoer now, it would be the real end if Ellie died. "

Kill Marlene and leave the Firefly.

"In the car leaving, Allie woke up. They planned to return to Tommy’s town to continue their lives. Joel told her a white lie, telling her that there were many people immune to the virus in Firefly, but they were helpless, and they had given up on the development of the vaccine. "

The last thing he saw was Ellie.

"Joel began to talk about his dead daughter, Sarah. He felt that Allie and Sarah would definitely become good friends. "

"In the last scene, Allie talked about her friends, Daisy, and Sam. They all died of infection, but Allie survived. Clearly, if Allie knew that her death could end all of this, she would very likely choose to sacrifice herself. "

Allie made Joel swear that everything he said was true.

"Qiaoer looked into Allie’s eyes and said seriously, "I swear, "

……

……

The game was over.

"Zhao Lei was still feeling short of breath, and his heart was pounding. "

This was the first time he had such a strange feeling after playing the entire game.

"Looking at the name list of the entire game’s developers, Zhao Lei knew that the story had come to an end. However, there were still too many things that people had to reflect on. "

"Every character and plot seemed to have their own deep meaning, but it was clear that this was a controversial story. Everyone would have their own judgment in their hearts, their own ending. "

"Doomsday" didn’t give the players a chance to choose the ending. It didn’t create the popular "multi-ending story." It was just like a movie, telling a good story, and the characters in the story each stuck to their own Creed. "

"Zhao Lei felt that there were too many things he wanted to say in his heart, but he had no place to start. "

"He understood that "doomsday of the United States" would be a real masterpiece. "

Chapter 764: Spoilers are strictly prohibited

"The standard clearing process of "end of the United States" was basically about ten hours. If the players played simple mode and were not interested in collecting various elements, this time could be further shortened. "

Zhao Lei spent two whole days in the experience store before he finally got through the entire story of ‘end of the United States’.

"However, these two days of travel felt like a long time to him. "

The plot in the game spanned a whole year. The story started on the East Coast of the United States and ended in Salt Lake City. It almost crossed half of the United States.

"There were Urban area, wilderness, schools, and snow … "

"Different seasons, different scenes, different enemies, the beginning and ending of the plot, the unexpected opening, the process of all kinds of god-like unfolding, and the ending that could be called a divine work. "

"Carefully thinking back to this course of events, Zhao Lei discovered that it was as if every part of the story had its meaning, and not a single part was unnecessary. "

"In the end, when qiaoer carried the unconscious Allie out of the Firefly headquarters, Zhao Lei felt as if he had returned to the very beginning. At that time, qiaoer was carrying his daughter Sarah, also running in the town where the zombie virus had just broken out. "

"It was a different scene, but it felt familiar. "

"This made Zhao Lei feel as if he had really transmigrated into qiaoer and Allie, experiencing their Life and Adventures in the despairing apocalypse. "

"Zhao Lei climbed out of the game cabin. He couldn’t think of many words to describe "doomsday of the United States, " so he could only say, "A divine piece of art!"

……

"Manager, are you planning to give ‘doomsday of the United States’ to me?" Zhao Lei asked. "

"Chen Mo looked at him, "do you like this game?" I think that although this game is good, it doesn’t have a good meaning if I give it to you. "

"Zhao Lei laughed, "you’re saying that this is a game of" dead daughter "?" It’s fine, I gave birth to a son. Besides, after experiencing life and death in the game, you’ll cherish the beautiful life you have now. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "alright, I wanted to give you other games. But since you like ‘end of the United States’, I’ll give you this." I hope you can be a good father like Joel. Life is never easy, but family will support us to a better future. "

"Thanks, manager." Zhao Lei nodded with a smile. I like this story very much. I’ll save up to buy a gaming pod and let my wife experience this game. "

"Then you’ll have to work hard, " Chen Mo laughed."The gaming pod isn’t cheap."

……

……

"In the experience store, almost all the players who were playing ‘end of the United States’ were moved by the story. "

"This was a feeling that other forms of art, including movies and books, could not create. Only games could do it. "

"In the game, the players could really interact with the characters, and the sense of immersion was even stronger. "

"Many people felt that the game was indeed worthy of being called the "Ninth Art." The story, setting, and music of "doomsday of the United States" could all be called art. "

"There were many players like Zhao Lei who stopped the game after one round, but there were also many players who chose to start the second round with a higher difficulty. "

"For Zhao Lei, a week’s worth of stories had already ended. His soul had already been baptized once. It was as if he had just watched an intense and exciting movie. He needed to relax and rest. "

"This was because the entire plot of "doomsday of the United States" was a process of constantly tensing up the players ‘mental state and constantly raising it. The various intense battles and cruel stories in the doomsday world were constantly stimulating the players’ emotions. It was on the same tone that it kept rising and rising until the final ending was a sublimation of tension after it reached the extreme. "

"After experiencing the entire process, it was very normal for one to want to stop and take a breath. "

"For the players who played the game for the second time, some of them wanted to challenge a higher level of difficulty, while others wanted to review the story from the beginning to find more details. "

"Although similar linear games were called "one-week masterpiece, "end of the United States" was worth playing a second time, because the players would get a whole new feeling when they looked at the story from the beginning. "

"In the first week, players were often too anxious to complete the plot, so they ignored many details in the game. However, "end of the United States" did not reveal much about the background of the game. These background details were all hidden in the details of the game environment. It could be a wanted order, a few notes, a letter, or a conversation … "

"The clues only started to surface after the players had played the game for the second time, making the story more complete and clear. "

"Different players could have different ways of playing the game. You could collect every detail, understand the background of the game in advance, and clear the game in a hurry. "

"It wasn’t like other games, which only had two options,’skip animation’ and ‘don’t skip animation’. "

"The more the players experienced it, the more they felt the complexity of the story. "

"Every supporting character seemed to be made of flesh and blood. In this despairing apocalypse, they were cruel, cunning, or had a conscience. There was no absolute right or wrong. Everyone acted according to their own Code of Conduct. "

……

"The demo of "end of the United States" had already started, but this time, no host chose to live stream the plot of "end of the United States" on the internet. "

This was because Chen Mo had once again banned the livestreaming of ‘end of the United States’ during the trial period.

"Unlike mysterious sea, United States was a game that could not be leaked. Only those who had played the game would understand how amazing it was. "

"After the players tried it out in the experience store, they all understood Chen Mo’s intentions, so they didn’t reveal the plot of ‘end of the United States’ on the internet. "

"This created a very strange situation. The game had already started the trial, but there was still very little information about "end of the United States" on the internet. "

"Other than a vague information film, there was no other information about the game. "

"There was no live broadcast, no video recording, and no spoilers. "

"Only a few players who had tried the game posted that it was a godly game, but they did not go into detail where the "God" was. "

This made many players confused. Was this game fun?

Could these people who said that it was a godly piece of art be brainless fans or hired by the officials?

"He thought that he would be able to see the game’s content after trying it out, but it didn ‘t. "Doomsday of the United States" was still shrouded in a mysterious veil, and there was no intention of lifting it. "

"Many players were confused, did Chen Mo not want sales? "

Chapter 765: Sweeping the gaming industry with full marks

5th of October.

"In two days, the trial of survival in doomsday would officially start. "

"The trial of "doomsday of the United States" had been going on for five days. "

"More and more reviews about "doomsday of the United States" appeared on the internet. After all, more and more players were trying out the game in the experience store. However, these players seemed to have made an appointment. When others asked about "doomsday of the United States, " they only used words such as "God’s work, "must buy, "very awesome, " and so on to describe it, but did not explain any details about the game. "

"This contrast made many players curious about the game, but it also made many players feel strange. "

"Was there a need to? The trial had already started, and he still wanted to keep it a secret? "

"Fine, keep it a secret. I won’t buy it. I’ll see where you’re going to cry when the sales are terrible. "

"It had to be said that there were many players with this mentality, and many players posted on the internet to vent their anger. After all, in this era, hunger marketing was not as popular anymore. Many players knew that hunger marketing or products that deliberately created suspense did not mean that the product was good. "

"To these players, the players who had played ‘end of the United States’ didn’t say much. They just left a message."Brother, I’m not giving you spoilers to ensure your gaming experience. Believe me, if this game is given spoilers, it will be a terrible loss for players. Just buy it when it’s on sale. You won’t regret it. "

"The one-sided reviews on the internet confused many players, what was Chen Mo doing? "

"‘Survival after Doomsday’ is about to start its trial run, and you guys are releasing it at the same time. Do you really think you can win by lying down?’ "

……

"However, on the 5th of October, an unexpected turn of events occurred. "

The internet suddenly exploded with a large number of game reviews about ‘end of the United States’.

"The first was the domestic video game media. Almost without exception, they gave full marks for the game. In terms of plot, music, graphics, character portrayal, and other aspects, they were all full of praise. They were completely praising it to the heavens. "

"Many media outlets used words like "unbelievable."

Only then did many players realize that Chen Mo had given the video game media a review version of the game.

"The reviews from the United States video game media reignited the confidence of many players in ‘end of the world,’ but there were also many who didn’t believe it. After all, the domestic video game media had always favored Chen Mo’s games. He was the most reputable video game designer in the country, so no one could tell how much of the perfect scores were fake. "

"Moreover, some of the domestic game review media had paid for the marks to be given. Many players who were involved in conspiracy theories even felt that the full marks might have been bought. "

"The two factions of players argued endlessly, but the face-slapping came faster than expected … "

"A few hours after the domestic video game media gave their ratings, foreign video game media also gave their ratings. "

"This time, all the players felt that they might have been seeing things. "

That was because the foreign media still gave a full 10!

"This included major gaming media outlets such as tgnn, and all of them had a full 10! "

"Of course, there were a few video game media that gave him a score of 9.2 or 9.5, but none of them gave him a score below 9. "

"If one were to only look at the few authoritative video game media, the ratings this time were even more suffocating because they had all given full marks. "

"Tgnn’s comment was not complicated. It was only a short paragraph, but the praise for "end of the United States" left all the players dumbfounded. "

"‘the Last of us’ is an amazing masterpiece, one of the best VR games so far. It’s undoubtedly a must-play classic."

"Merits "

"What an exciting plot."

"A game environment that brings people into the real world and is rich in details."

"There are countless highlights in the character dubbing and sound effects design."

"It’s the extreme fine image quality from mysterious seas."

"Unparalleled game design."

"It’s completely interactive."

"The constant uneasiness and the unknown in the game."

"Flaws "

"None."

The other authoritative game reviewers and media gave similar reviews.

Those players who thought that the domestic game reviewers and media were boasting too much were instantly slapped in the face. The foreign game reviewers and media were boasting even more than the domestic media!

The United States who trusted Chen Mo and doomsday unconditionally celebrated. Many of them stayed up late to wait for more foreign media reviews.

"For every 10-point review, the players couldn’t wait to share it on the forums, Tieba, and Weibo. "

"Yet another ‘pheasant media’ has been paid!"

"Wow, tgnn gave him full marks too. Where are the people who said Chen Zhao was a money-grubber? Come out and say that tgnn is a B * stard media!"

"Bullsh * t, in their eyes, as long as they give full marks, they’re all rubbish media. I think someone will soon come out and say that TGN has fallen!" Manual emoji "

"Is this game really a godly game? Chen Mo was really good at holding back. The game was a good game, but he didn’t promote it? Determined not to spoil it? Aren’t you afraid that the sales will explode?"

"Chen Mo’s smart. He’s been testing the game for a long time and even submitted it to the video game media to review it. He’s been waiting for this wave of reviews!"

"Although I’m very unhappy waiting, I’m very happy to be able to slap the faces of the anti-fans!"

"Now that there’s a score, I’ll buy it without explaining!"

"Many players had been mocking the local video game media for being ‘pheasant media’, saying that they were paid to give full marks. However, when these foreign video game companies released their reviews, especially when tgnn and other authoritative video game media released their reviews, these players were left speechless. "

"No matter how capable Chen Mo was, he couldn’t possibly bribe all of the world’s video game reviewers, right? "

"With so many dazzling full-score reviews, it was enough to prove one thing-"end of the United States" was indeed a godly work, without a doubt. "

"All of his previous doubts had disappeared, because all the players who had really played ‘end of the United States’ were full of praise for the game. Even the harsh game review media could not find any faults in it. "

"Of course, there were also those who tried to pick on him, but the only result was that the credibility of their evaluation would drop. "

"The reversal came too quickly, and many players didn’t even have time to react. "

"Ever since the project was established, Chen Mo’s enthusiasm for ‘doomsday of the United States’ had been very low, and he didn’t even do any advertising. Many people mistook it for a work that Chen Mo had given up on. Many players were even more unhappy with Chen Mo for being so secretive after the trial, thinking that he was trying hunger marketing. "

"However, with the release of this batch of game reviews, the rating of ‘doomsday of the United States’ in the entire gaming industry could be concluded. "

There was no explanation for a perfect score!

Many players realized that Chen Mo had been planning this for a long time for the video game media to make a move on the sensitive period of October 5th to 6th.

"This put the game, which had only been released on the 7th, in an extremely awkward position. Before it was even released, its competitors had already received full marks from almost all the mainstream game reviewers … "

Chapter 766: The crying moneybags

This sudden high score evaluation caught the GA somewhat off guard.

"Especially Josh Wilson, who had been completely dumbfounded for the past two days from the 5th to the 7th. "

What was going on?

What was happening?

Full score?

"This was the first time that Josh Wilson had the illusion that "this world was not real."

"The trial of "survival in the apocalypse" would begin on the 7th, but Josh Wilson’s mind was no longer on his game. "

"As a senior designer, he felt familiar and strange about the evaluation of ‘full marks’. "

"The reason he said it was familiar was because he knew that "full marks" meant that this game was a godly work recognized by everyone. It would become a milestone in the history of games. In the same period of time, it would kill anyone who stood in its way. It would be an existence that could sweep away everything. "

"This meant that the game had not only reached the pinnacle of all known fields, but it had also sublimated to a higher level of spiritual realm, displaying the artistic nature of the game to its fullest. "

It was unfamiliar because it was hard for Josh Wilson to imagine what kind of game it was.

"In history, there were indeed a few perfect score masterpieces, but they were all from a long time ago. With the rapid development of the gaming industry, those so-called "masterpieces" of the past would more or less have their flaws. They only received the title of "divine work" because they made a breakthrough contribution to the development of the game in that specific period of history. "

"Josh Wilson had also produced many classics, but in his Current Opinion, his best work was undoubtedly "survival in the apocalypse."

"After all, Josh Wilson’s design concepts and standards were constantly improving, and his subsequent works would definitely be better than his previous works. "

"Even dark Souls, which won the annual game Award last year, was not perfect. The major video game media gave it a rating of around 9, which meant that Dark Souls had perfected a new genre of games, but it was still not a game that could satisfy everyone’s preferences. "

There were still some players who did not accept or like the way Dark Souls was played.

"However, "end of the United States" was different. This game was targeted at all players, whether they were young, middle-aged, or old, male or female players. They could find joy in this game and would be touched after clearing the game. "

That was why it was able to receive full marks from so many game reviewers.

"Josh Wilson couldn’t help but ask himself if "survival in the apocalypse" could get a full score evaluation. "

"He hoped the answer would be "yes, " but he knew that the possibility was almost zero. His expected goal was to get an 8.5 rating from the authoritative video game media, including IGN. If it exceeded nine, it would be worth popping a champagne bottle to celebrate. "

"After all, anyone who scored more than 9 points would be qualified to compete for game of the year. "

"But this year, with the surge of good games, 8.5 was not a high score to brag about. "

"The first game was mysterious seas, which was 9 points, followed by end of the world, which was 10 points United States the most annoying thing was that both games were developed by the same person. "

"Although Josh Wilson had ridiculed the plot of mysterious sea, he had to admit that the graphics and playstyle of mysterious sea were top-notch. He might be slightly better than mysterious sea in terms of the plot, but it would be a miracle if he could even out mysterious sea in terms of the total score. "

"In the end, when "doomsday of United States" was released, even the plot that Josh Wilson was most confident in would probably be blown to smithereens … "

"Once the rating was out, Josh Wilson’s evaluation of "doomsday of the United States" completely reversed. Obviously, since "doomsday of the United States" was also a zombie theme, it must have been updated in various fields. It was definitely not as he had imagined before, where the plot was told in a cliché way. "

"Josh Wilson really wanted to try out "end of the United States" to see what was so good about it, but he could only wait until the 15th when the game was released. "

……

Waiting for the game to be released for a week was a torture for all the players who were looking forward to’ doomsday of the United States ‘.

"After the full score review came out, buying "doomsday of the United States" was no longer a problem. The only problem was that wallet-kun really couldn’t take it anymore … "

"The combined price of the three volumes of mysterious sea was 3688 Yuan, while doomsday of United States was the same as mysterious sea at 1880 Yuan. "

"A lot of people’s wallets had already been emptied by mysterious Sea area, and they really wanted to cry but had no tears when they saw three games being released at the same time. "

Many players were already struggling to breathe.

"Damn it, how do we choose? The three downloadable content for mysterious seas had been released in a row, and it was said that each of them could be played as an independent game. When he thought about the different sceneries and different maps, he really wanted to travel to different places! But ‘doomsday of the United States’ got so many perfect scores and was rated as a must-play masterpiece … How should we choose?"

"What’s there to choose? we’ve already bought them. Isn’t it great to play with the two of us?" Manual emoji "

"It’s too expensive! The two of them add up to 5000 Yuan. There’s no discount!"

"Expensive? If you think it’s expensive, it’s not the game’s problem, it’s your own problem, hahahaha!"

"I’ve decided to buy ‘doomsday of the United States’. I’ve already experienced the mysterious Sea area, and now I want to see what a perfect score masterpiece is like."

"I’ve decided to buy ‘mysterious seas.’ A story that’s too heavy doesn’t suit me."

"Wait, has everyone tacitly ruled out survival in doomsday? This game will be released on the 15th as well …"

"Uh, with 10 points for ‘end of the United States’ here, do I still need to consider?"

"That’s true …"

"They had also started the trial for survival after Apocalypse. Although the game media’s reviews were not out yet, from the feedback of the players, the game was not bad. However, it was still a long way from getting a perfect score. "

"If even the players thought so, then the professional game reviewers would definitely be able to find more problems. "

"The players still didn’t know what the story of ‘doomsday of the United States’ was, but it didn’t matter. The words ‘perfect score’ were the reason why the players had to buy it. "

"Maybe it was because he heard the wails of the wallet King, Chen Mo said that he was going to launch a special promotion for ‘end of the United States’! "

"The players were immediately interested. After all, many of them had already decided to buy it. With the promotion, wouldn’t they have more reasons to buy it? "

Many people were guessing what kind of promotion it would be. A link with other games? I can get a discount if I buy it together with the mysterious Seas collection? Or was it a simple and direct time-limited discount?

"In the end, Chen Mo said that the players who bought ‘end of the United United States’ would receive a gaming pod theme! Yes, it was the scene where Allie touched the giraffe … "

All the players were speechless.

"Giving away a 10-Yuan item as if it was not for sale, was this a special promotion? "

"‘Profiteer salent, I even praised you for your conscience before! "

Chapter 767: The only focus

"Chen Mo ‘s’ promotion ‘made many players want to chop him into pieces, but in the end, the players had no choice but to swallow their anger. "

"It couldn’t be helped, "doomsday of the United States" was a perfect score masterpiece. He could only obediently pay for it … "

"Moreover, the theme was a limited edition. In other words, this theme would no longer be those cheap 10-Yuan street products. If you didn’t buy the game, you wouldn’t be able to get this theme. It was quite worth it when you thought about it this way … "

"On the eve of the release of "doomsday of the United States, " the mainstream media reviews of "doomsday survival" were out. The average rating was around 8.3 to 8.7, and it did not reach 9. "

"One of the important reasons was that the reviewers of the game media had just played "end of the United States" and their aesthetic standards for zombie-themed games had significantly improved. "

"Obviously, compared to "doomsday", "doomsday survival" didn’t seem to shine as brightly as before United States "

"For example, the character setting. Although a retired soldier could make the battle more exciting for the players, it would lack the sense of immersion that ordinary people had. "

"Although the chainsaw and Gatling guns used to deal with zombies made the players feel good, it was in conflict with the extremely scarce resources in the apocalypse. "

"The wide variety of mutated zombies made the game lean towards science fiction. On the other hand, although there were few types of zombies in "end of the United States, " it was creative and had a little scientific basis. "

"The seemingly rich additional play style didn’t extend the game time by much. Instead, it slowed down and interrupted the plot rhythm of the game, making the whole story seem to drag on, and the players ’emotions were interrupted. "

"The politically correct composition of the members seemed a little too rigid, which was similar to that of many TV shows or movies. "

"The sudden death of the supporting character didn’t make people feel the cruelty of the apocalypse. Instead, it felt like the plot was deliberately arranged. "

……

"Of course, these features were originally the advantages of survival in the United States, but when compared with doomsday, these design flaws were all obvious. "

"The most obvious difference was that "doomsday of the United States" was not an ending in line with "politically correct" or "universal values."

"According to the "spirit of sacrifice" praised by humans, Ellie’s sacrifice to save the entire human race was the better choice for the entire human race. "

"If the end of ‘doomsday of the United States’ was Allie dying in order to save all of humanity, then the game would be a poisonous plant. "

"But on the contrary, "doomsday of the United States" did not give such a touching ending. Instead, it chose to follow the most basic and true feelings of human beings. "

"In a sense, Joel was selfish. "

"If it was just the idea of "giving up the world for a little girl, " many people might raise doubts. After all, this was not in line with traditional universal values. "

"However, the great thing about "end of the United States" was that, through 10 hours of game time, every player agreed with qiaoer’s choice and believed that they would make the same choice if they were qiaoer. "

"To hell with all of humanity. I only want Allie to live."

"And this was why "doomsday of the United States" could be called a "divine work."

"This was also a reflection of the traditional ‘spirit of dedication’ and ‘human nature’. It allowed every player to not only obtain sensory pleasure while playing the game, but also obtain a spiritual baptism and sublimation, and have some thoughts. "

"If this was used to measure the content of survival in doomsday, it would appear to be very empty. "

Simply describing the viciousness and human nature of the apocalypse would not highlight the truth. The more realistic situation was that human nature was complicated. Everyone had many sides and had their own principles.

"Just like the giraffe scene in "doomsday of the United States, " it was popular because it highlighted the warmth of the apocalypse. "

"A completely dark and gray apocalypse was not a real apocalypse. Pure killing and disasters would make people tired of it. No matter when and where, the light of human nature would always shine. "

……

……

"On October 15th, "doomsday of the United States" was officially released. "

"On the same day, the three downloadable content from mysterious seas and survival in apocalypse were released as well. "

"Before this,’end of the United States’ was the least promising of the three games, but now, it had become the most popular game of the day. "

"Many players both domestically and abroad couldn’t wait for Chen Mo to take their money away, because there wasn’t much information about ‘end of the United States’ to date. The only thing they were sure of was that the game was a godly game with no shortcomings. "

"After the official release, the internet quickly exploded with discussions about ‘doomsday of the United States’, and the popularity was overwhelming! "

"In the beginning, the players didn’t feel that the game was fun. "

"His first impression was that this was "mysterious Sea area" with the theme of doomsday. The quality of the picture was the same as "mysterious Sea area", which was also a linear game and could not be climbed over walls. "

"However, as the game progressed, players found that their emotions had been firmly grasped by the game. "

"Many players felt that the game was very depressing, especially in the middle and late stages of the story. It seemed that they would be suffocated at any time, but the more intense the story became, the more the players were pushed forward and could not stop for a moment. "

"And at the end, all the suppressed emotions were released, and the game came to an abrupt end while the players were confused and reflecting. "

"Everyone felt like they had experienced a whole new life. Qiaoer, Allie, and every other side character in the game seemed to be real people, appearing in front of the players. "

Many players were sighing after clearing the game. It was indeed a godly piece of work!

"Many players sighed after playing the game. They had thought that the media was overpraising the game by giving it full marks, but after playing it, they felt that it was not overpraising it at all. This game was worth full marks! "

"There were also many people who argued about the final outcome. Some people thought that qiaoer was too selfish, but more people believed that this was the choice qiaoer should have made. "

"The story wasn’t a tragedy, because Allie didn’t die. Joel and Allie both returned to the town and lived in peace. "

"Moreover, the work was full of praise for human nature and a vision for a better future. "

"The players who had bought "doomsday of the United States" all proudly posted screenshots of the "doomsday of the United States" theme of their gaming pods on the internet. "

"Thank you, Chen Mo, for letting me experience such a touching story!"

"This is an unprecedented gaming experience. ‘Doomsday of the United States’ is the game that I have the least regrets buying!"

"Wallet-kun, stop crying. It died a worthy death!"

"I think this year’s game of the year has no suspense."

Chapter 768: Double explosion

The week after the 15th was a revelry for many players.

"While ‘end of the United States’ was selling like hotcakes and getting high ratings, the DLC collection of ‘mysterious seas’ was also selling very well. "

Many players felt that it was worth it to empty their wallets to play these two amazing games!

The three downloadable content had also stirred up a heated discussion among players on the official website and various forums of mysterious seas. Many people were exclaiming that Nathan Drake had returned!

"The three DLCs this time were about Nathan’s many previous adventures, about the process of him and Alina falling in love, and also about his gay friendship with Sullivan. What the players saw was an even younger Nathan Drake, a true adventurer who wasn’t as mature, but cared about his family, but was full of adventure. "

"However, this also made Nathan Drake’s character image more well-developed, making the whole plot of "mysterious sea" a huge and inseparable whole. "

"For many players, the most exciting thing was that they could experience those unparalleled adventures as Nathan Drake! "

"Although "end of the United States" had almost swept the entire gaming industry, the performance of "mysterious sea" was not much worse. On many live streaming websites, the two games were basically equal. "

"The streamers of "doomsday of United States" would remind players not to reveal the ending, but this problem did not exist in "mysterious seas". Everyone could enjoy the burst of hormones in the game. "

"Although the three downloadable content were just downloadable content, each of them had almost the same capacity as the original mysterious seas. The players were practically screaming at their conscience, saying that these three downloadable content alone would be enough to last them until next year! "

"Oh, you found Drake’s coffin in the first act? Damn it, it’s really empty. It’s a fixed routine!"

"The girl and Sullivan accompanied each other all the way. That’s amazing!"

"We really found Captain Drake’s body!"

"Wow, the way this boss died … It sank into the sea with the gold and treasure. There’s a card to play …"

"Is it about Marco Polo’s treasure?"

"Nathan has been tricked by a teammate who looks like a villain. You should be more careful!"

"Wait, the black-haired girl’s ex-girlfriend and Alina … Emmmm, I smell the scent of a Shuraba!"

"Wow, this train chase scene is amazing! It’s comparable to the car chase in the original work!"

"Drake, you’ve destroyed everything you see, even the train? You’re crazy!"

"The kingdom of Shambhala! F * ck, this scene is invincible. It’s more beautiful than pirate utopia!"

"So … The Shambhala Kingdom is doomed? F * ck, the demolition team’s captain, Derek, left nothing behind wherever he went. Are you here to discover the remains or to destroy them?"

"The plane exploded too??"

"The real man Derick walked out of the desert??"

"…Another remains is gone. Demolition team leader, this is basic operation. Sit down."

"The global extinction site protection Association strongly condemned it and applied to add the Drake to the global no-fly list!"

"After these three DLCs were released, it completely solidified Nathan Drake’s title as the "demolition Captain". There were also enthusiastic fans who did a count. There were a total of six ships, 13 cars, two planes, and one train that exploded because of Nathan Drake. As for the terrain and ruins that collapsed, there were even more. At least, not a single tile was left behind in the Golden City, Shambhala Kingdom, the city of a thousand pillars, and pirate’s playground … "

"However, despite the teasing, the players were still inexplicably touched because they had once again experienced that unforgettable adventure. "

"After experiencing the contents of these three downloadable content, many players could understand why Nathan Drake chose to end his adventure in mysterious seas and return to his family. "

"For Nathan Derick, this was a choice and a way to grow. Previously, many players thought that Nathan’s willingness to live an ordinary life was inconsistent with his character, but after experiencing these previous adventures, all the players had to admit that Nathan Drake should retire. "

"After all, there weren’t many remains left in the world, so he decided to leave some for future generations … "

……

"With the double explosion of "doomsday of United States" and "mysterious seas, " the sales of "doomsday survival" were terrible. "

"Strictly speaking, the quality of survival after Doomsday was not bad, but the key was who it was compared with. "

Even Josh Wilson bought ‘end of the United States’ as soon as it was released. He just wanted to see what kind of work was the one that had caused him to fail completely and received full marks from all the game review media.

"After clearing doomsday in the United United States, Josh Wilson could only sigh. He couldn’t compare. "

Josh Wilson suddenly realized that he had been too deliberate. Putting a variety of seemingly innovative games on the foundation of the traditional zombie theme couldn’t make all the parts unified into a perfect whole.

"Doomsday of the United States" didn’t have so many fancy tricks, nor did it have so many deliberate changes. It was just to tell a good story by adding some seemingly insignificant details around the story. As for the redundant parts, they were all cut off. "

"However, this had turned "doomsday of the United States" into an extremely simple piece of art, a perfect work that would have flaws no matter how little or how much it was. "

"After clearing "end of the United States, " Josh Wilson could only sigh. "

"It seems like this year’s Game of the Year award is already in the bag."

"As a designer, Josh Wilson was quite open-minded. As the saying went, "if you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening." If a designer could be defeated by a divine work that had truly convinced him, he would be sincerely convinced of his defeat. "

"However, the GA was not so calm, because the two works he had high hopes for this year had both crashed into each other and ended up in a tragic state! "

"First, it was "the lost treasure" clashing with "mysterious waters, " and then "doomsday survival" clashing with "end of the United States states." Every time GA felt that victory was within his grasp, the plot would always have an unexpected reversal, and he would end up badly injured! "

"As for the other game companies, they were much luckier. After all, the themes were different, so the impact was not that big. However, they were also very clear that this year’s game of the year would definitely not have anything to do with them. "

"Game of the year seemed to be in the bag."Doomsday of the United States" had received full marks from almost all mainstream game reviewers. Even without "doomsday of the United States", mysterious Sea region’s innovation in adventure-themed games would make it a strong contender for game of the year. "

Chapter 769: This year’s Thunderbolt entertainment is terrifying

"It was already the middle of October. In the following month, there were no other classic games being released. If nothing unexpected happened, "end of the United States" winning the Game of the Year award was already set. "

"However, this wasn’t the only thing that shocked the gaming industry. Another thing was how many of Chen Mo’s games would be nominated for the annual gaming competition? "

"Last year, Chen Mo won game of the year with his excellent level design, world view, story, and difficulty, and also gave Thunderbolt entertainment the title of "dark god Factory." Many people in the gaming industry thought that he would continue to develop this style and continue to explore more hardcore games. "

"However, Chen Zhao had taken a completely different path. "

"Mysterious sea redefined adventure themed games, while end of the world redefined United States themes. "

"Obviously, "mysterious sea" had the upper hand with a high score of 9 points, even compared with the best works from the big manufacturers this year. Not to mention, "end of the United States" had a full score, which was even more impressive. "

"These two games weren’t the scariest. There was another game that was even more popular than these two games, and that was PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"After PlayerUnknown’s Battleground launched its international server, the game’s popularity had been rising steadily, and the market share of VR gaming pods had also been constantly refreshing people’s perception. On the VR platform, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was unstoppable. If there were no other dark horses to step in, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground would most likely reach the popularity of League of Legends on the PC platform. "

Even the mobile game PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had topped the best-selling mobile game charts in more than 130 countries and regions. It was only a matter of time before the game dominated the world.

"It was said that in some foreign schools, students ‘addiction to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had affected their normal curriculum. Some schools’ Wi-Fi had even been blocked from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, which showed how popular the game was. "

"At first, traditional video game designers didn’t pay much attention to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground because it didn’t look like a game of the year. No matter how popular it was, it had nothing to do with them. "

"However, after it had reached such a level of popularity, no one could ignore it. "

"When major video game media reviewed a game,’popularity’ would also be an important factor. With PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s popularity, even if it didn’t win game of the year, it was likely to be nominated for game of the year. "

"Usually, video game media had different selection rules, and the number of nominations for best game of the year varied from five to six to ten. As long as a game was released this year with a good rating (above 8.5), it had a chance of being nominated. "

"After all, there was only one Game of the Year award, and the others were all just side-by-side. It would be a little too much if he didn’t even allow a game that he had painstakingly created to be a side-by-side. "

"However, this year was a little special, because "end of the United States", "mysterious seas", and "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" were almost guaranteed to be nominated for the annual Gaming Awards. The first two were highly rated, while "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground" was highly popular. "

"This meant that, excluding games like seaside mansion, Chen Mo had produced three major games this year, and all of them were nominated for the annual Gaming Awards … "

This was truly terrifying …

"In the videogame industry, there were plenty of designers who produced high volumes and had stable quality. However, it was terrifying to see designers who produced high volumes and had stable quality at the same time. "

"A lot of industry insiders were guessing that this year would be the year when Chen Mo and Thunderbolt entertainment would truly rise to power. Perhaps in the future, Chen Mo would start a gaming era that was completely dominated by him, and even reach a height that the traditional big companies couldn’t reach! "

……

"As the popularity of "doomsday of the United States" continued to ferment, more and more implications of the game were dug out. "

"The players seemed to have returned to a year ago, when they tried to deduce the complete story through the description of the items in Dark Souls. "

"Of course, the story of "doomsday of the United States" was very complete and smooth, but there were still many little riddles hidden in it waiting for the players to explore. These riddles could be about a certain character, or the background of the whole story, or it could be about the story that happened in a certain place. "

"These riddles further enriched and perfected the world view of "doomsday of the United States, " making it a unique apocalyptic world. "

"For example, in a certain room, Allie saw a man committing suicide in a bathtub, saying that he couldn’t stand this kind of life, so he chose a more relaxed way to escape. But qiaoer said, "trust me, it’s not easy. Being bitten to death by zombies or drinking bullets to commit suicide is much better than this feeling." In other words, in the past 20 years, qiaoer, who had suffered the pain of losing his daughter, had tried to commit suicide, but in the end, he chose to live on. "

"For example, the younger black brother wanted a toy, but the older brother stopped him, so Allie specially helped the younger black brother bring the toy. After her black brother died, Allie even took the toy with her in her backpack. Her other collections included her mother’s letter and her good friend Riley’s Firefly dog tag. "

"In the beginning of the story, qiaoer approached two passers-by. One of them provoked him, and the other passer-by hurriedly apologized to qiaoer. After qiaoer walked away, the person who apologized asked his companion, "Are you crazy? Do you know who that guy is?" It could be seen from the side that Joel was a man who made many people fear him when he was a stowaway. "

"In the man-eating Hunter Town, there was a place where these people were cremated, a place where they threw their clothes, a "list of gains" for each batch, and a detailed record of the number of victims at a certain period of time. "

"In the inventory records of the Firefly lab, there was even a joke about Halloween. The inventory list on Halloween was 50000 werewolves, and it was also marked with Happy Halloween. "

"These seemingly insignificant riddles and details filled the entire game. The players could always find many interesting little things in the corners, such as a note, an identity card, or an audio recording. These little details made the world of ‘end of the United States’ more complete and real. The players seemed to be able to see the life experiences of every supporting character through qiaoer and Ellie’s experiences. "

"Many players were sighing. This was the real zombie theme, this was the real apocalypse! "

"The games that created the apocalypse just to let the players kill wantonly in the game had been taught a lesson by "end of the United States."

Chapter 770: The link between "seaside mansion

"In the experience store, Chen Mo had just taken the elevator down from the fourth floor when he ran into uncle Zhang. "

"Hey, little Chen. I just played ‘end of the United States’ today. I think it’s a good game, but I don’t really understand it. It’s too hard to understand. I’m thinking it’ll be good if we can finish it in two months. " Grandpa Zhang looked quite spirited. "

"Chen Mo was amused, "uncle Zhang, you’re quite trendy, trying out other games now?" You can, you can. Young people should learn from your mentality. "

"Uncle Zhang laughed, "AI, don’t old people have to find joy for themselves?" By the way, I’ve tried out the new version of your "seaside mansion, " and I don’t think it’s very good. "

"What?" Chen Zhao was interested."Why don’t you tell me the details?" Don’t worry, this can be changed. "

"Uncle Zhang said, "when I went in, Nuan Nuan seemed to have changed into a different person. She served me tea and asked about my well-being. She was like those students who went to the old folks ‘home to take care of the lonely elderly." Of course, I can understand your thoughts, but I think it’s a little inappropriate. "

"Actually, as far as I’m concerned, I’m more interested in the world of young people. I might not understand the games, movies, and music that young people play these days, but I’m still interested in them. If I let a young man take care of me, show concern for me, and talk about the past, that young man will definitely accommodate me. He will definitely not be so happy, and I will also feel unhappy. "

"Sigh, it’s a little confusing. I don’t know if you understand what I mean, Xiao Chen?"

"Chen Zhao nodded."I understand, Sir. You’re right. I didn’t think about this before. Don’t worry, I’ll change it later."

"Uncle Zhang laughed heartily."No matter what, I still have to thank you, Xiao Chen. I feel that with such an obedient daughter like Nuannuan around, my daily life is not so boring anymore." Alright, I’ll go back first. "

……

"Chen Mo had indeed created a new version for seaside mansion, and had made some improvements for a specific group of people. There wasn’t anything special about it. It was just an expansion of Nuan Nuan’s AI and related actions. "

"Uncle Zhang’s incident had given Chen Mo some inspiration. The field of artificial intelligence was much wider than he had imagined. It shouldn’t be limited to young people, and it shouldn’t just be used to sell clothes. "

The scale was too small.

"Uncle Zhang was almost 60 years old. Strictly speaking, he was in the middle of an uncle’s and an old man’s age. He had already retired and his children were not around. In fact, he could be considered an empty nester. "

"They really needed spiritual comfort, which was why Uncle Zhang would come to the experience store every once in a while to visit Nuan Nuan and chat with her in the virtual world. "

"However, uncle Zhang’s mentality was still relatively young. He had already started playing "doomsday of the United States" by himself. It was estimated that he would soon win the title of Zombie Hunter, old man Zhang. "

"In fact, it was not only the elderly. Many people would accumulate heavy pressure in reality. Many times, they could not find anyone to talk to, and they could not get rid of it. And artificial intelligence could actually change this state to a certain extent. "

"However, a simple artificial intelligence would not be able to resonate with the players. It should be a very complete virtual image. This was the key difference between Nuan Nuan and other artificial intelligence. She had a variety of movements and could turn her consciousness into action, making her look more like a living person. "

"As such, Chen Mo considered adding more actions and more complicated learning modules for Nuan Nuan, so that she could learn human conversation and behavior on her own. At the same time, she would be able to react differently to players of different ages. "

"According to Chen Mo’s original plan, Nuan Nuan would pour tea for older players and ask about their well-being like a younger generation would, but from the feedback from uncle Zhang, this wasn’t very appropriate. "

"Chen Mo quickly understood the problem. This classification of "children, teenagers, adults, and the elderly" was a bit rough. In reality, some elderly people wanted to understand the world of young people, while others just wanted young people to spend more time with them. The core goals of the two were different. "

"In other words, if Nuannuan wanted to become a more complete artificial intelligence, she would have to adopt different ways of responding to the demands of different players. "

"As such, Chen Mo added an autonomous decision-making module for Nuan Nuan. Based on the player’s Thunderbolt Game Pass information, the way they spoke, their habits, etc., She could guess their personality and interact with them in the most appropriate way. "

"This was a complicated and systematic project, even with the current artificial intelligence technology. However, Chen Mo still decided to do it because it had a lot of potential. "

"However, if that was the case, seaside mansion’s updates for these special groups of people might have to be put on hold. "

"This was because in order to do this, they first needed to collect a large amount of player data. They needed to have a unique algorithm to analyze the players ‘personality characteristics, and they also needed a large number of surveys to provide feedback. "

"Secondly, although artificial intelligence had the ability to learn on its own, "chatting and getting along with humans according to their personalities" was obviously not as difficult as "learning to play games". It was still a long way to go to make artificial intelligence truly pass off the fake as the real thing. "

"However, Chen Mo had also prepared other updates for seaside mansion. "

This update would cover a wide range of games.

"The update was very simple, it was to link seaside mansion with a few classic VR games under Thunderbolt entertainment. Players could use the characters in seaside mansion to switch to other VR games ‘online mode. "

"Of course, due to the issue of Yin Qing, some of the previous games could actually do the same, but the effect would not be too good. That was why only four games were released this time. "

"Dark Souls, mysterious seas, end of the United United States, and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"All four games were made with Pangu attraction, and many resources could be used, so it was not troublesome to transfer the image of the player in seaside mansion. "

"Dark Souls, mysterious seas, and doomsday all United States an online game mode, but the core of these three games was still a single-player game. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the multiplayer mode of mysterious seas and United States didn’t allow for face molding, and could only be chosen from the default characters in the game. "

"After all, face-molding was a strong feature in China and Korea. European and American Games rarely had face-molding that was convenient and good-looking. "

"In the future, all AAA games developed using the Pangu system would be linked to the image of the players in seaside mansion. "

"In other words, seaside mansion would become a ‘main city’ or a ‘safe zone’ for players in the virtual world. It would become an independent space, and players would use it as a base to travel to different game worlds. "

Chapter 771: The players ‘inner voices

"In November, seaside mansion was officially updated. Players ‘virtual images would be automatically brought into the multiplayer mode of Dark Souls, mysterious seas, end of the United United States, and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"Even though the update wasn’t technically difficult for Chen Mo and didn’t require much effort, the response from the players was extremely enthusiastic. "

"That’s great! I finally don’t have to spend half an hour molding my face every time I enter a new game. I can directly import the data of my favorite face molding!"

"And I can use my own face, how wonderful!"

"In that case, isn’t it equivalent to me transmigrating to these worlds from the virtual world?"

"But I’m not very satisfied with the face I’ve created!"

"Don’t say anymore, I’m going to "seaside mansion" now to pinch my face!"

"After this update, there was a sudden trend of face-molding on the internet and forums. "

"The players were not particularly keen on face-molding in seaside mansion. After all, they had done it once in Dark Souls and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. If they were to do it again in mysterious seas and end of the United United States, they would be too bored. "

"Many people used their real appearance as the Blue Book when they played seaside mansion. Of course, some players who didn’t have good looks could not help but fake it. "

"For example, he could use a high-Photoshop photo, adjust his body to the standard, or make himself look better in his original form. "

"Now, the update of seaside mansion had clearly stated that all the virtual images in online mode would be linked to the image of seaside mansion. On one hand, it saved the players the trouble of repeatedly molding their faces, and on the other hand, it gave the players the feeling of transmigration. "

"If the players always used different "identities" when entering different games, it would be difficult to create a sense of immersion. However, what if the players used the same face to enter the online mode of every game? And this face was very close to his real appearance. "

"In fact, people were more or less narcissistic, especially when it came to their own faces. Very few of them would hate their own faces. "

"Because people looked at their own faces in the mirror every day, they would feel familiar and close over time. Most people had overestimated their own looks. Therefore, after re-molding one’s face in the virtual image, most people would easily feel a sense of immersion. "

Even the players who had made the virtual image so beautiful would slowly feel a sense of familiarity and immersion when they saw this face.

"Therefore, after this update, there was a new business opportunity on the internet, a face-molding service. "

"The price of such services was usually very low, but the market was vast. Some lazy players would use their own image or the image of a star, but many players who liked to be unique still hoped to create a face that looked like them and was also very good-looking. "

But what if he didn’t do it well? He could only find some face-molding experts on the internet to do it for him.

"At this stage, sharing or selling the data was child’s play. Those face-molding experts would customize the data for the players on the internet, and each set of data would be charged a different fee according to the time they spent on the face. Needless to say, the sales were quite good. "

"Many players felt that plastic surgery was so expensive in real life, but it was so cheap in the game, so it was a good deal! "

……

"In addition, seaside mansion also opened a friend call function. "

"This was a relatively basic function that still needed to be further developed. Currently, players could choose to visit their friends on their Thunderbolt Game Pass. After choosing to visit, they would need to go out and take a taxi. After that, the scene would directly change, and the taxi would stop at the entrance of the other party’s seaside mansion, and they could go to the door. "

"In fact, it was the same way Nuan Nuan went to play. "

"However, because all the players ‘mansions at the current stage were the same, it was hard to tell if it was someone else’s house or their own … "

"Moreover, each player could have a maximum of four friends at home, which meant that a total of five people could be accommodated. After all, the house was only so big. If more than a dozen people were to squeeze in, the scene would probably be unsightly. The current setting didn’t support the gamers to hold such parties … "

"However, this at least provided the players with an opportunity to meet online and show off their clothes and faces. "

"Imagine the plastic sisters gathered together, each showing off the clothes they had just bought in Nuan Nuan’s private wardrobe and their new styles, praising each other against their will, and secretly making up their minds to buy one for themselves when they got back. "

"Well … Just thinking about it, he felt that he would lose a lot of money again. "

"Many players were saying, "serente, you’re slacking off again. When will you be able to start the custom function of seaside mansion?"

"Although the mansion is good, it’s too monotonous! When are you giving us a new mansion?"

"The place where the auction is held in mysterious Sea area is not bad!"

"Or can you sell me the palace in Dark Souls?"

"By the way, in Minecraft, didn’t you have so many good buildings? There were also buildings like Storm City, Forbidden City, and Old Summer Palace! I won’t mind if you let me live in the Forbidden City!"

"The Forbidden City is a cultural relic. I just want the Lordaeron throne."

"Hehe, aren’t you afraid of having a bad influence on your son?"

"There was no end to the players ‘demands. As seaside mansion had more and more functions and was perfected, the players’ demands became more and more varied. "

"In fact, the players ‘needs could be satisfied in Minecraft, but it was a world made of building blocks, and there was a big difference between it and the high-precision model of the world. "

"Once the players had a virtual character that they were very satisfied with, they would start to want more scenes so that they could socialize with other players. Otherwise, it would be very unpleasant if they had to admire such beautiful clothes by themselves. "

"It’s almost the end of the year, " many players said on the forum."Serente, you don’t have any big games to play. Why don’t you just build us a few houses?"

"There were quite a lot of players who held this view. After all, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, doomsday of the United United States, and mysterious seas had been heavily bombarded with new games this year. There wasn’t much demand for new games for the time being. Even if there was, wallet King wouldn’t be able to hold on any longer. "

"On the contrary, everyone hoped that Chen Mo would continue to improve the features of seaside mansion, at least giving us a chance to show off our newly created faces. "

Chapter 772: Special 11/11 event

"In the experience store, Chen Mo and Li jingsi had just come out of their VR gaming pods. "

"There’s no point in playing deity suit today. Qin an doesn’t seem to be online today." Li jingsi wasn’t having enough fun. "

"After the celestial server was officially launched, more and more experts from the other servers had obtained the qualifications to enter the celestial server. The celestial server had become more and more fun. "

"The micro-self-aiming players, artificial intelligence, and real masters were all mixed in the celestial server, turning this game into a real Battle of Gods. "

"When Chen Mo and Li jingsi had nothing to do, they would go in and play duos, and at the same time, they could torture the professional players and players who had their own self-sight on Weibo, giving some fun to their dull lives. "

"However, there were not many players who could fight with these two. Before Qin an came online, their gaming experience had been on a straight decline. "

"Hey, it’s almost 11/11." Li jingsi glanced at the date. "

"Chen Zhao didn’t mind,’you’re celebrating 11/11? Just buy whatever you want, why are you waiting for the 11/11?"

"Li jingsi shook her head."No, it’s about the ‘wardrobes’. They’re going to organize some activities." Other e-commerce companies are offering discounts, so shouldn ‘t’ warm wardrobes ‘show some?"

"Oh right, that’s true." Chen Zhao had also overlooked this. "

"There was an 11/11 in parallel world as well, and this day that was derived from singles ‘day had already become a Carnival for online e-commerce. The’ everything at half price ‘strategy had already been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. "

"Chen Mo didn’t participate in this before, since he was a videogame producer and couldn’t get involved with e-commerce. Before the distribution channels were established, there weren’t many games on Thunderbolt gaming platform, and players didn’t really care about that. "

"But this year was different. On one hand, there were more and more large VR games on Thunderbolt gaming platform, and on the other hand, there was a clothing brand called ‘wardrobes’ that were linked to the game. It didn’t seem right if Thunderbolt gaming platform didn’t do anything after the wardrobes were on sale. "

"Alright, it’s just a discount. I’m good at losing money." Chen Zhao said, "I’ll go arrange it now."

……

"It was only a few days away from the 11/11 event, but Chen Zhao wasn’t in a hurry, as the main part of the event had already been arranged. "

"Originally, this content wasn’t prepared for the 11/11 Gala, but was developed as a derivative content of "seaside mansion". However, since it was in time, it could be released at the same time as the 11/11 Gala. "

Chen Mo was prepared to give the players a huge surprise for this 11/11.

The first was his daily loss-making activities.

"Well, it was just a discount for the game, nothing much to say. All other e-commerce companies were selling at half price, but it didn’t matter. Salent’s games were also selling at half price. "

"It wasn’t just Chen Mo’s own games that were half-priced, all of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s games were half-priced as well. "

"Not only was the game half-price, even the clothes in the "warm closet" and all in-game purchases (such as the skins for League of Legends and mobile Legends) were all half-price. "

"If they wanted half price, then they would give their entire family half price. "

"Salent was a professional philanthropist, and this was a basic operation. "

"Of course, considering that many players had just spent a lot of money on the mysterious seas DLC and end of the United States DLC, the total cost of these two games was close to 5000 Yuan. In the blink of an eye, the price was cut in half, which also took into account the mood of these players. "

"Even though shopping was like this, and players could only blame themselves for being unlucky if they bought something too expensive, salent was still a businessman with a conscience. He still had to ensure that the players had a good spending experience. "

"Otherwise, the players would have second thoughts when spending money in the future. It would not do if they did not buy a new game and waited for a discount. "

"Therefore, he had to take special measures against this group of people. "

"However, it was impossible to get a refund. It was impossible to get a refund in this life. He could only rely on cheating people to pay in-app purchases to maintain his life. "

"The way to deal with it was to calculate the spending records of all players on Thunderbolt gaming platform this year, and withdraw 1/2 of the total amount, returning it to the platform’s general token points (basically, it could be understood as a battle Point, only able to spend on Thunderbolt gaming platform, unable to withdraw). "

"At the same time, according to the player’s spending records this year, there was a ‘discount on top’ event. "

"On 11/11, apart from the 50% discount on all items, there would be an additional discount based on the player’s spending records on Thunderbolt gaming platform this year. Depending on the amount, the discounts would also be different. "

"For example, if one spent 50000 RMB on Thunderbolt gaming platform in a year, they could get another 30% off. "

"There were four levels to the spending limit, 5000,10000,50000, and 100000. The discounts were 10%, 20%, 30%, and 50% respectively. "

"In other words, if a player spent 100000 on Thunderbolt gaming platform this year, then on the 11th of United States, the original price of 1880 would be 470. "

"As for skins that cost one to two hundred Yuan, they could only be bought for twenty to thirty Yuan. "

"If that was the case, it was more worth it for the players who had bought the games on Thunderbolt gaming platform at their original price. This was because the extra money they spent had already been returned to their accounts as token points. Furthermore, they had also accumulated the amount of money they spent, so they received an additional discount. "

"Thinking of this, Chen Zhao felt his heart bleeding. What a loss! "

"However, when it came to making games, it was important to sacrifice oneself for others. "

"This year’s 11/11 event would be a good opportunity to see the feedback from the players and see how much money they would lose. If it was suitable, this routine could be fixed and he would lose money once a year. "

"Other than that, there was also a big gift package, which was the update content for "seaside mansion" that he had planned before. "

"It was an entire city, Stormwind City. "

"Speaking of which, it had been a few years since Chen Mo launched universe of Azeroth, but he hadn’t put World of Warcraft on the development schedule yet. "

"It wouldn’t be difficult for Chen Mo to recreate World of Warcraft from his previous life. However, with the current development of the game industry, it would be difficult for such a work to meet the needs of the players. It would definitely be popular, but it would be difficult for it to be popular all over the world. "

"After all, in his previous life, World of Warcraft had inevitably drifted away with the decline of mmorpgs, and lost its former glory. "

"Obviously, Chen Mo couldn’t accept the fact that World of Warcraft had such a low response. He wanted it to be a true masterpiece, a great game that was ahead of its time. Therefore, Chen Mo had a long term plan for World of Warcraft. "

"However, planning was just planning. It was not as if he could not do anything now. "

"This time, Chen Mo planned to give the players a surprise by bringing out Stormwind City alone. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if players kept asking when to become Azeroth. "

Chapter 773: A gift for the players Storm City

Chen Mo had made a building block version of Stormwind City when he was working on Minecraft.

"As such, Chen Mo didn’t need to go into too much detail when the entire structure of Stormwind City was replicated. He just had the project team make a high definition version of the Stormwind City in Minecraft. "

"He used the Pangu attraction and the highest level of art effects in mysterious seas. It would take a lot of time to make the whole world of Warcraft, but it was much easier to make Stormwind City. "

Chen Zhao didn’t just want to recreate Stormwind City from his previous life. He also wanted to expand the Urban area.

"After all, the new Stormwind City needed to accommodate a large number of players in the real world. No matter how big the city was, it would definitely be filled to the brim. Since that was the case, the bigger the better, the more lively the better. "

"Of course, it couldn’t be unlimited. "

"The size of the towns in the game was carefully thought out. If Goldshire town or Stormwind City were built according to the size in the novel, then the size of Goldshire town alone would be larger than Elven Forest, and players would have to walk for ten minutes to leave the town to fight monsters. "

"Therefore, Goldshire was simplified to a scale where one could cross East and West in one minute by foot, and Stormwind City was the same. "

"In other words, if the scale of Stormwind City was considered according to the game in his previous life, it would be at least ten times smaller than in the novel. If the setting in the story was correct, the population of Stormwind City and the surrounding villages and towns would reach 200000. Players who entered the game would be puzzled. Where were these 200000 people? "

He couldn’t really make 200000 NPCs.

"Thus, Chen Zhao decided to make a conservative expansion. He doubled the size of Stormwind City, which meant that the area was actually four times its original size. "

"The proportion of buildings couldn’t be magnified, so more details had to be added, such as more houses, NPCs, and so on. "

"It would not do to build it too big either, because the game content that the players needed was relatively limited. In the main city, they could only use the auction house, purchase items from merchants, or find important NPCs to accept quests. If one made it bigger, it might look good at first glance, but it would be less practical. "

"If the players had to run for half an hour to enter Stormwind City, it would be a waste of their lives. Moreover, there weren’t that many details to fill in. If too many were filled in, the houses would be the same, and they would either be empty or useless NPCs, which would affect the players ‘gaming experience. "

"As such, Chen Mo decided to expand Stormwind City by four times its original size. Some of the key areas, such as the central square where players often gathered, were adjusted to a larger size. "

"Although this area was smaller than the area in the original novel, it was magnificent enough for the players. "

"In the future, if more cities were to be built, they would basically be built according to this size. Of course, if there were special circumstances, they might need to expand. However, Chen Zhao didn’t want anything special to happen. After all, changing it would be troublesome. "

"In fact, a fantasy city of this scale could only be built in the virtual world. "

"Someone had calculated that if they were to build a theme park based on the size of Stormwind City in World of Warcraft, the investment would be unimaginable. The NPC’s clothing alone would cost more than 10000 Yuan. If they wanted to recreate the entire Urban area they might not even be able to afford it even if they invested tens of billions. It was basically impossible to recover the cost. "

"In that case, it was very cost-effective to build Stormwind City in the virtual world. "

It wasn’t enough to just build Stormwind City. There had to be a corresponding game.

"For example, the functions of the NPCs, the clothes of the players, the gameplay in the city … "

"It couldn’t just be an empty shell, and the players couldn’t do anything inside. "

"As such, Chen Mo found a job for the players to do, and they went to clear Dungeons. "

"In any case, there was a ready-made instance in Storm City, Storm City prison. The weapon system and combat system were selected from "Dark Souls", and the equipment was also modified from "Dark Souls". As for the players ‘classes, they would start with the four classic classes of warrior, mage, priest, and thief. Each class would have three symbolic skills, and with the weapons that came with the combat system, it would be enough for the players to play for a while. "

What? What if the players cleared the dungeon?

"Again, this was the combat system of Dark Souls. How could it be so easy to clear? "

"Even if there were high-level players who could clear the game … They could just make more drops and lower the drop rate. If the players wanted good equipment, they had to continue to suffer and clear more Dungeons. That was the only way. "

What? You said it was too much of a scam?

"It was just an amusement park, not a real MMORPG game. It was just for the players to have some fun, so it was already very kind of them to go this far. "

"In addition, Stormwind City also had a wide variety of merchants, each with different functions. "

"For example, a class trainer would allow players to choose or change their class and learn class skills. "

"All sorts of merchants could sell weapons, equipment, food, drinks, special tools, and so on to players. "

"Some trainers could teach players tailoring, jewel processing, enchantment, and other professional skills. Of course, there was a lot of content, and it was slowly released. "

This brand new Stormwind City would be an update for seaside mansion. It would be a major update for the 11/11 event and would be given to the players as a bonus.

It was completely free.

……

……

"It was almost 11/11, and many people were worried about their wallets. "

"After all, it would be fun to chop off his hands on 11/11, but he would have to eat dirt for the whole month. Perhaps he would have to continue eating dirt after paying off his credit card debt next month. "

Many players were lamenting that they were out of money.

"Mr. Moneybags had already spent all his money on "mysterious seas" and "end of the United States, " and there was still Nuan Nuan in "seaside mansion", so he really had no money to squander on online purchases. "

"However, there were still some players who could not resist the temptation and began to look for various discounts online. "

"Digital products, clothes, shoes … "

"Anyway, whether it was a big or small item, he would buy everything he was reluctant to buy on the 11/11. "

"He still had to play games, and he still had to get by. His money was usually used to buy games. On the 11/11, many things would be on sale, so it was time to buy some necessities. "

"Just as the players were thinking about what to buy, Chen Mo’s Weibo post made all the players go crazy! "

"F * ck! I can’t live like this! Go check Chen Mo’s new Weibo!"

"Oh my God, Chen Mo is going to join the 11/11? Are you trying to murder our money bag?"

"I can’t stay calm anymore … You guys should go and take a look. You won’t stay calm after you’re done …"

"What’s the meaning of this? is Chen Mo going to lose again?"

"It’s not just a loss, it’s a huge loss!"

"China’s biggest video game company, Thunderbolt entertainment, has gone bankrupt! Chen Zhao owed 350 million by eating, drinking, womanizing, and gambling. He ran away with his sister-in-law! Games that originally cost more than 1000 to 2000 Yuan were now all half-priced! Chen Mo you bastard, you’re not human, return my hard-earned money, return my hard-earned money!"

"Many players were shocked, what was Chen Mo doing, why was he joining the 11/11? "

Chapter 774: Finally, there’s money!

"After seeing Chen Mo’s Weibo, the players couldn’t stay calm anymore. "

This news was too heavy!

"The first was a half-price event. All Thunderbolt gaming platform’s products would be half-priced, including all games and value-added services. "

"The second one was a special gift, which was kept a secret for the time being. "

"Chen Mo’s half price was different from the online store. Many online shops played price games. The prices of the items before the 11/11 holiday rose first and then fell. Many people bought them for no reason, but they were not much cheaper. There were many such scammers, and it was hard to guard against them. After all, not everyone would pay attention to the price of this item in advance. "

"However, the game’s price was clearly stated."End of the United States" was sold for 1880 Yuan, everyone knew that. After the half price, it would be 940 Yuan, which even an elementary school student could calculate. "

"Even if he wanted to play the game of "rising first and falling later, " he would be seen through in a second. "

"This meant that Chen Zhao’s half price was the real deal, without any exaggeration! "

"Moreover, all of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s games were half price, regardless of whether they were Chen Mo’s games or not. "

"Of course, this strategy was also decided by Chen Mo and the other designers on the platform. Under the trend of half price, the other video game designers understood that losing money was equivalent to making money, so they agreed without hesitation. If other players offered half the price but you didn ‘t, it would leave a bad impression on the players. "

"Therefore, all the games on Thunderbolt gaming platform were on sale, 50%off. "

"Not only that, the difference in price would be refunded for the money spent previously. When the annual consumption reached a certain amount, there would be a further discount! "

"The highest discount was 2.5%, and not just 2.5% for one item, but all of them. "

Unprecedented and unprecedented!

Many players cried on the spot when they saw a large sum of tokens in their Thunderbolt Game Pass accounts.

"After so many years, he finally saw money coming back to him! "

"Some rich players had unknowingly spent 50000 to 60000 on Thunderbolt gaming platform in a year. When they saw the extra 20000 in their accounts, they were shocked. This money was falling from the sky! "

"Although it couldn’t be withdrawn, no one cared about it now. "

Why? It was because of the 11/11!

Even a nouveau riche would want to buy things on Thunderbolt gaming platform!

"What, you said you’ve already topped up 50000 to 60000? "

Did you buy all the good games on Thunderbolt gaming platform?

"Doomsday of the United States", which had already been decided as the game of the year? "

Do you want to experience the demolition journey of Drake?

Don’t you consider switching the goddess equipment?

Did you buy all the rare limited edition skins in League of Legends and mobile Legends?

Have you gathered all the clothes for Nuan Nuan?

"If he really couldn’t buy anything, he could go to the ‘warm closet’ in real life to buy a few clothes. It was 50% off anyway … "

"Even without this batch of returned tokens, many players would still have to top up their own money to buy the game. With this batch of tokens, the game was basically free! "

Many people even wanted to top up their money after spending all their tokens.

Why?

It was just a little bit away from the upper discount limit.

"It was the lowest in the history of all games, and if he missed it, he would have to wait another year. "

Do you think I should charge it?

Many players had fallen into a state of madness. What was the point of looking at online shopping? didn’t they know where their money should be spent?

"The commotion was too big. It seemed that in just half a day, the news had spread all over the country and even abroad. "

The foreign players were not happy. They were also human!

"However, Chen Mo didn’t mention if there was such a promotion in the world server. "

Many foreign players were already thinking about how to get into the local server and buy the game.

Chen Mo thought about it and decided to take care of the foreign players. It would be awkward if there was any bad international influence.

"If the relationship between China and the United States was destroyed by Chen Zhao, he would be a burden to the country. "

"If he didn’t give discounts to the US players, it would lead to a trade war or retaliatory tariffs, which would have a huge impact. "

"Alright, he was thinking a little too far. "

"Besides, even if he lost money, he had to treat everyone equally. "

"Chen Mo waved his hand. It was the same overseas, all at half price! "

"After Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official announcement, players all over the world cheered … "

"Overseas online shopping events were not popular, and Chinese players had to carefully consider whether they should spend their money on online shopping or games. However, foreign players did not have to worry about this … "

"How could the kind and simple foreign players resist this temptation? At that time, many people threatened to buy Thunderbolt entertainment out of business! "

"Moreover, the entire Thunderbolt gaming platform was half price. This wasn’t something that "Xi +1″" could solve, even "Xi +10″" wouldn’t be enough … "

……

"11/11, midnight. "

"After midnight, all the items on Thunderbolt gaming platform had an additional tag. "

50%off!

A new interface was added to the players ‘personal accounts to calculate the players’ spending limit and the current discount limit.

"The players had been waiting for a long time. Buy, buy, buy! "

"Unlike e-commerce sites, Chen Mo didn’t do anything like limited purchases, and everything was in unlimited supply. Of course, the warm closet was an exception. "

"After all, he was only selling virtual products … "

"Although there was no limit, most players still chose to buy the items they had their eyes on at midnight, including all kinds of games and skins. In the face of such an exciting discount, very few players could keep their rationality and go to sleep. "

"While the players were vomiting blood and chopping off their hands, seaside mansion welcomed a new update. "

The content of the update this time shocked all the players. It was huge! It even far exceeded the capacity of seaside mansion itself!

"Chen Mo had only mentioned on Weibo that apart from the 11/11 event, there was a special gift for all players as seaside mansion was updated. "

"In the beginning, many players thought that it might be another update or something similar. "

"However, when he downloaded it, he realized that it was not a small update. "

This was almost like a new game …

"Moreover, the update this time was free of charge and not for sale. It was basically free. "

Many players went to read the next update after buying a lot of stuff on Thunderbolt gaming platform.

"On the live streaming website, many live streamers were streaming the 11/11 special event, performing fancy unboxing or losing games. "

"Xue Lin was no exception. Not only did she spend all the token points returned from Thunderbolt gaming platform, but she also topped up another 9000 points. "

"Of course, most of the money was for the show’s effect, but she did want to buy it herself … "

"Alright, the 11/11 prodigal event ends here! Moderators, please ban whoever is urging me to top up money again!"

"Ahem, okay. Now, let’s see what Chen Zhao’s so-called secret gift is."

"Xue Lin ignored the comments asking her to continue charging and entered "seaside mansion". "

"Chen Mo’s so-called ‘small gifts’ always gave the players a surprise, just like what happened to Nuan Nuan. "

"However, Xue Lin realized that the room did not seem to have changed at all. "

"Lin Xue was a little puzzled. There were so many updates, but where did they all go? "

"When Xue Lin walked out of the house, she saw a Griffin lying on the ground not far away, preening its wings. "

Chapter 775: One day tour of Storm City

"This is … A Gryphon? It really is a Gryphon!"

Xue Lin immediately recognized this unique creature from the Western fantasy world.

"It was a snow-white Gryphon with a sharp beak and snow-white feathers. However, its body and tail were the same as a Lion ‘s. "

"Its body was also covered in a specially made armor, protecting its head, chest, and other vital parts. The unique symbol of the Alliance in the world of Azeroth was also on the armor plate in front of his chest. "

"This Gryphon was very big. If it stood on all four feet, it should be about the same height as Xue Lin’s virtual image. "

"However, this slightly fierce-looking beast did not show any aggression. Instead, it lay on the ground, as if waiting for Xue Lin to ride on its back. "

"This … You want me to ride it?"

Lin Xue walked over doubtfully.

"There were obvious saddles and reins on the back of the Griffins, and it was obvious what they were used for. "

Lin Xue didn’t expect Chen Mo to move a species that only existed in the Western fantasy world into seaside mansion.

"Although this Gryphon looked a little out of place, it didn’t seem to be out of place in the scene. Its modeling, movements, and stickers were obviously done in accordance with the highest standards of "mysterious Sea area", and even the fine texture of the feathers could be seen clearly. "

Xue Lin walked over and rode on the Griffin.

"The Gryphon ran two steps forward, then immediately flapped its wings and flew toward the distant sea. "

"It … Where is it taking me?"

"Lin Xue was a little dumbfounded. Before the update, there was nothing on the surface of the sea. If players swam over, they would soon encounter an air wall. "

"But this time, the Gryphon kept flying towards the surface of the sea. When Xue Lin turned back after a while, she could no longer see her seaside mansion. "

"This is Chen Zhao’s gift? A whole new scene? Don’t tell me … No way!"

"Xue Lin already had a guess, but she wasn’t sure. "

"The journey was not long, only two to three minutes. The whole journey was on the vast sea. However, Lin Xue knew that this time was only for the players to better adapt to the changes in the scene and not skip the scenes. "

"That, that’s …"

The shadow of a city appeared on the surface of the sea in the distance.

"In the mountains, a magnificent human city appeared in front of Xue Lin. "

"The nearest place was a huge port. Many wooden sailboats were docked at the port, and people could be vaguely seen coming and going on the ships. "

"On the left side of the port, a Lighthouse stood on the sea, guiding the ships to and from the port. "

"In the distance, more buildings could be vaguely seen. The highest fortress was at the far end of the field of vision, and only its magnificent outline could be vaguely made out. "

"This is … Stormwind City"

"Lin Xue’s shock was beyond words. She was very familiar with the story of Azeroth and had visited Stormwind City in Minecraft, so she recognized this magnificent city at first sight. "

"Before Xue Lin could be shocked, the Gryphon had already flown over the port and towards the Griffin Point at the main gate of Stormwind City. "

"At this moment, soothing and majestic background music started playing at the same time. Coupled with the beautiful scenery in front of them, Lin Xue was shocked! "

"The Gryphon made an elegant circle in the sky, allowing Xue Lin to have a better view of the entire Storm City. "

It was a densely packed building complex with distinct levels.

Xue Lin tried to recall the structure of Stormwind City and compared it with the scene in front of her.

"The one with the purple roof was the mage area, the one with the blue roof was the trade area, and the one with the yellow roof was the church Square … "

"The tallest building in the distance was the storm Fort, with a moat and a magnificent statue at the entrance … "

"The snow-colored Griffin landed on the Griffin’s nest inside the Stormwind City wall, and Xue Lin got off the Griffin. "

"At this moment, she was still looking at everything in front of her in shock. "

"On the wall in front of them hung a huge Alliance flag. There were piles of straw on the wooden floor. Many Gryphons were lying on the straw, waiting for the next flight mission. "

The Gryphon administrator turned out to be a dwarf girl (aunt?). He was wearing leather armor and was carefully washing the Griffin’s feathers.

There was also a human Gryphon caretaker who was sorting out the nearby debris.

"The whole scene was made with the highest art level in "mysterious Sea area". Xue Lin could even feel the silk texture of the Alliance’s military flag on the wall. The whole scene was very real. "

"Xue Lin was worried that it would be weird if she was wearing T-shirts and shorts, but when she turned around, she saw a few boxes on the right. There seemed to be ready-made armor in them. "

"The busy human Griffin administrator walked over and said, "You’re new here, right? Take off your strange clothes and go over there to change into a new recruit’s armor. Welcome to Storm City!"

"Xue Lin went to the box at the side and found chain mail, leather armor, and cloth armor. There was also a very small room, which seemed to be the "fitting room."

"In the fitting room, players could change their equipment at will, including mixing and matching various parts. "

"After trying it on, Xue Lin felt that the chain mail armor was too bulky and the cloth armor robe didn’t show her figure, so she chose the leather armor. "

"Once he put it on, he really looked like it. "

"After putting on the leather armor, Xue Lin was a little confused about where she should go. She thought for a moment, should she ask the NPC? "

He wondered if the NPCs here were as high-end as Nuannuan and if they could understand the players ‘language.

"Lin Xue came to the side of the dwarf Gryphon administrator."May I ask … What should I do now?"

"The dwarf girl stopped what she was doing and said, "Do as you please. This is Stormwind City. As long as you don’t steal or attack the guards, you can walk around as you please."

"Oh."Then, " Xue Lin asked, "I want to see the main entrance. How do I get there?"

"You need to get out of here, " the dwarf replied, "go down the steps and cross the entire trade area. Or you can just jump into the moat, but I don’t recommend you do that. After all, it’s quite troublesome to recover the bodies. "

Xue Lin was speechless.

"This NPC was so smart that not only could he understand what the players were saying, but he could also tell cold jokes when he answered … "

"Obviously, these NPCs also used some artificial intelligence and could answer some questions in the game. However, they probably wouldn’t be able to answer questions that were too complicated. "

Xue Lin wanted to go to the gate of Stormwind City to take a look first. She wanted to see how the statues would look under the new art level.

"However, since he had to cross the trade area, he decided to walk around the trade area first. "

I’ll just treat it as a vacation.

"Just as Xue Lin was about to leave, the dwarf Gryphon administrator said, "This is your first time in Stormwind City, right? Here’s an adventurer’s map, take it. "

The dwarf girl said as she handed over an adventure manual.

Chapter 776: Magic bag

Xue Lin took the adventure manual.

"He opened the adventurer’s manual. The main part was the map of Stormwind City, and on the right was the quest Bar. However, Xue Lin had not accepted any missions yet, so her mission bar was empty. "

"Xue Lin carefully studied the map of Stormwind City and couldn’t help but sigh, "Stormwind City is so big! Why do I feel like it’s much bigger than the Stormwind City in Minecraft?"

"From the map, Storm city’s structure was basically the same as in Minecraft, not much different. But in terms of scale, it seemed to be much larger. "

Xue Lin walked down from the Griffin Point and came to the trade area in the center.

"It was daytime, and the streetlights on both sides were not lit. There was a sign next to the three-way junction, which pointed to the old Urban area, the church Square, and the Griffin’s perch. "

"From time to time, heavily armed Stormwind City guards would walk past Xue Lin, looking straight ahead. Other than that, there were also some guards on duty. They were all wearing blue and white armor, with alliance battle robes on their chests. "

"Moreover, the patrol routes of these guards were not fixed. Some guards followed a fixed route, while others stood and patrolled for a while. However, there seemed to be a hidden rule. "

"As she walked past, Xue Lin secretly glanced at the soldiers ‘faces under their helmets. Although the soldiers ‘helmets covered them very tightly, one could still see through the gaps that these soldiers all had different looks. It was probably automatically generated by the system through the face molding system. Their figures were also different. Some were very tall, while others were slightly shorter. "

"In the middle of the trade area was a huge notice board. On it were some notices, such as warrior recruitment order, mobilization order, and so on. However, the content could only be read and wouldn’t trigger any missions, so Chen Mo obviously hadn’t done it yet … "

"There was also a Messenger next to the notice board. If you talked to him, he would try his best to convince the players to contribute to the Alliance. "

"There were many shops in the trade area. Xue Lin walked into a random weapon shop and found that there were many weapons in the shop. They were all neatly placed on the shelves. There were daggers, scimitars, battle axes, staffs, and so on. The prices varied, but Xue Lin couldn’t afford any of them because she didn’t even have a single copper coin on her. "

"However, since it was just sightseeing, there was no rush to buy Storm city’s local products, so Xue Lin continued to walk around. "

"There were quite a lot of shops. Some sold armor, some sold food, and all sorts of other things. Other than that, there was also an auction house, which was filled with all kinds of goods, even a few small pets. "

Xue Lin was a little confused as she walked around. She came to a hotel.

"The hotel had a unique name, Golden Rose. The hotel owner was a human female with orange hair. When she saw Xue Lin come in, she greeted her with great enthusiasm, "Hello, traveler. I can see that you’re very tired. Do you want to rest in my Inn?"

"Even though Lin Xue was short on money, the innkeeper didn’t look down on her. Instead, he gave her a magic bag and a Hearthstone. "You’re welcome to come back anytime. "

"Wow, Hearthstone!"

"Lin Xue knew all too well what this thing was for. In I am MT, using the Hearthstone would allow one to instantly return to the hotel that they were bound to. It could be said to be the godly traveler’s item in Azeroth. "

"The Magic Bag was a light yellow pocket, and it looked slightly smaller than a real backpack. It was called a magic bag because there were some strange magic runes on it, and it had the effect of a "dimensional bag". "

"It didn’t look big, but it could hold a lot of things. The Hearthstone only took up a small part of the space in the bag. Lin Xue was highly suspicious that the bag could fit two or three chairs from the hotel without any problem. "

"Moreover, the bag would automatically become a buckle on the belt after hanging on the waist, looking like a simple decoration. Moreover, it didn’t feel heavy at all, so he didn’t know where the things in the bag were stored. "

"It was obvious that the Magic Bag was designed so that the game’s necessary but unreasonable design in real life would have more support from the plot and the world. Lin Xue would not take it seriously. After all, no one wanted to adventure in Azeroth and have to carry a big bag, not even an extra staff or axe. "

"During the stroll, Lin Xue also saw many players who were as confused as her. They also had human appearances and were admiring the beautiful scenery of Stormwind City as tourists. "

"In addition to humans, Lin Xue also saw Night Elves, draenei, dwarves, gnomes, and other races. However, these were all NPCs. Some were tourists, chatting in the corners of the Urban area; Some of them were merchants from Stormwind City. It was unknown why they left their homes to come to the main human city, but this also showed that the races in the same camp in Azeroth were indeed friendly. "

"After passing through the trade area, Xue Lin finally arrived at the main gate of Storm City. "

"General Hammond clay, who was riding a warhorse, stood at the main gate and watched every traveler entering Stormwind City. On both sides of the bridge in the hero Valley, there was a human soldier standing at a certain distance from each other. It seemed like the security was tight. "

"Surrounded by the Grand melody and the chirping of the birds in the forest, Xue Lin slowly walked across the bridge of the valley of heroes and looked at the huge statues in front of her. "

Kudran Wildhammer.

‘Danas Trollbane.

Archmage cadgar.

Alleria windrunkard.

General Turalyon.

"There was an epitaph in front of each statue, on which was engraved the name of the hero and an introduction to his life. The epitaph was written in a language that Lin Xue couldn’t understand. When Lin Xue looked at it, the Chinese translation would automatically appear on it. "

"After seeing the main entrance, Lin Xue continued to walk inside. The mage area, the church Square, the dwarven area, the old Urban area, and the other city areas. "

"The purple-roofed mage area was where mages and warlocks gathered. There were also alchemy material shops, herbalist trainers, and other professional NPCs. However, these functions seemed to be not available yet. Other than chatting with them and learning the uses of each profession, one could not learn it by themselves. "

"There was also a hotel, or rather a Tavern, in the mage’s quarter. It was called the blue hermit. There was a table of dwarves drinking and talking loudly, discussing the story of the crusade against a Dragon many years ago. No one knew if it was just bragging or if it was true. "

"Xue Lin really wanted to have a drink here, but the problem was that she didn’t have money … "

"It seems that the most important thing now is to find the top-up entrance in Stormwind City …" Xue Lin secretly complained. "

"As she walked on the lush grass in the mage area, the NPCs would glance at Lin Xue from time to time. After all, everyone here was wearing a long cloth robe, and even the children were apprentices. Only Xue Lin was wearing leather armor, which made her look out of place. "

Chapter 777: class skills

"In the church Square, Xue Lin saw the statue of Uther the Lightbringer in front of the church in the center. He was half-kneeling, holding a Holy Bible in his left hand and a war hammer in his right hand, as if he was praying to the Holy Light. "

"As they walked into the Cathedral of Light, rows of golden candle stands lit up the entire Cathedral. In the middle of the Cathedral, an elderly priest who looked dignified but kind was looking at Xue Lin. "

"Lin Xue knew that this old priest was Archbishop beneditus, one of the important figures in Stormwind City. But Xue Lin didn’t want to talk to him. She could imagine that he couldn’t shut his mouth without the Holy Light. "

"In the dwarven area, the floor was dark red, and the sky seemed to be foggy because of the steam and dust. It made Xue Lin feel like she had traveled back to the imperial capital. "

"The NPCs here were mainly dwarves and gnomes. These short little people were also busy with their own things. Some were repairing the mechanical birds, some were arranging the spare parts, some were smelting ore by the furnace, and some were forging weapons … "

"It seemed that these dwarves got along very well with the humans, and occasionally chatted with the patrolling Stormwind City guards. "

"In the dwarves ‘District, Lin Xue found another auction house and bank. At first, she was confused about the meaning of it, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was probably for the convenience of the merchants who needed to smelt or forge beside the furnace. "

"In the dwarves ‘District, Xue Lin also found a hidden subway, but after entering, she found a sign on it that the subway was not open yet. "

"Xue Lin sat on a bench next to the subway. She found that this place was quite high-tech. The floor was paved with cast iron and was full of the "reliability" of Goblin technology. However, from the composition of the Alliance’s members, it was most likely dwarf technology. "

"Xue Lin even saw a display screen. It was supposed to indicate the Subway’s operation, but the screen was black. "

"After sitting for a while, Xue Lin seemed to hear a burst of cheers from somewhere. "

"I’m hearing things? It doesn’t make sense, there was indeed a sound. "

Xue Lin was a little puzzled. She walked around the upper level twice and saw no one except for a sleazy merchant selling sewer rat meat skewers.

"But the sound was really coming. In addition to the cheers and shouts, there was also someone shouting loudly, "now welcome our Level-8 boxer, "try to survive, " and so on. "

"Could it be … Under the subway?" he asked. "

"Lin Xue walked down the subway tunnel doubtfully. Since the subway hadn’t opened yet, she didn’t have to worry about being run over. When he walked down the pit, he realized that there was a hidden entrance in front of him that kept going down. "

Lin Xue walked down for a long time and came to a place called bizimo Boxing Club.

"As soon as she entered, Lin Xue heard a tsunami of cheers and shouts! "

"A few burly bodyguards were staring at Xue Lin with an unfriendly look. Obviously, if she was going to cause trouble here, these bodyguards would definitely not stand by and watch. "

"Damn, there’s a subway, but there’s actually such a place in the subway? The underground arena?"

"The fighting club was very spacious. He didn’t know what kind of background Bizmo had in Stormwind City to be able to dig such a big hole in the subway, successfully establish the fighting club, and attract so many contestants. "

"The guy who had been shouting just now was bizzmo. He was a dwarf with a long crescent-shaped beard. He flew a dwarf helicopter over the fighting ring, and every time a contestant appeared, he would start to announce to the audience at the top of his voice, tirelessly. "

"There was a place that sold wine and food next to it. The audience sat in the audience seats, drinking and cheering. Some of the audience members who were drunk simply stood in their seats and kept dancing. "

Xue Lin came to the side of the ring and watched the battle curiously.

"There were all sorts of races and classes participating in the tournament, and the mode of the tournament was always hero VS monster. As long as the person who entered the arena could come out alive, it would be considered a victory. "

"There were all kinds of monsters in the ring. There were ogres, demons, wild beasts, and even a strange mushroom. "

"After watching a few matches, the heroes won and lost, but even if they lost, they wouldn’t really die, because there was a Soul Healer on the opposite side of the ring who could resurrect the dead heroes. "

"Next to the ring, there was an NPC named Sir winfeld brown, who could accept the audience’s predictions of the group arena. "

"Xue Lin also wanted to participate in the guessing game, but she instinctively felt that this place was a little dangerous, so she thought of going to other places and thinking about it later. "

"After leaving the subway, Xue Lin came to the old Urban area. She found the command center, the Hall of Warriors, and MI7. Many human soldiers were practicing their combat skills here. "

"At MI7, Lin Xue met master Mathias Shaw, the leader of MI7 who lived in the universe of Azeroth. He was at the conference table, discussing military affairs with a few people who seemed to have a strong background. Lin Xue wanted to go and listen, but she was stopped by two guards. "

"To Xue Lin’s surprise, on her way down, she met a human with a short black beard and leather armor. He came up to her and asked if she was willing to become a thief. "

"Eh? So, because I chose the leather armor, I activated the hidden class content? I agree!"

"Xue Lin agreed without thinking. Her current combat power was basically zero. If she could activate her class, wouldn’t that mean that she could fight others? "

"First of all, these are two daggers. As a thief, daggers are our first choice of weapon. Many skills can only be activated with daggers. Of course, if you insist on using two one-handed hammers, I won’t stop you. But please don’t tell anyone that you’re my apprentice, okay?"

The trainer said as he handed the two daggers to Xue Lin.

Xue Lin reached out and took the two daggers. She had the illusion that she was playing with Dark Souls.

"The next skill is stealth. "Stealth allows us to quietly approach the enemy without being discovered …"

"The second skill is backstab …"

"The third skill is kidney strike …"

"The trainer was in front of the training dummy, explaining the characteristics of the skill and how to use it to Xue Lin while demonstrating it personally. After the demonstration, he would also ask Xue Lin to try out the skills herself. Only after she had used all the skills would she be considered to have learned them. "

"Alright, it seems that you’re quite talented and have learned it. Make good use of these skills, and remember that these special skills are only adding flowers to a brocade. A warrior’s true strength depends on his basic combat skills. There are also some hidden combat challenges in Storm City. I wish you good luck. "

"After the lesson, the trainer turned around and returned to MI7, ignoring Xue Lin. "

Xue Lin used her skills on the training dummy again to experience the current combat system.

"Why does it feel like … It’s a little similar to Dark Souls?" A Dark Souls with class skills?"

Chapter 778: Four professions

"After Lin Xue tried out the new combat system, she realized that it seemed to be based on the combat system of Dark Souls as a template with some special class skills added … "

"In battle, players could roll and use their weapons to attack. The exact hit or miss was completely calculated based on the effect of the physical engine. "

"Lin Xue recalled the days of suffering in Dark Souls. She had a natural aversion to this combat system, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was indeed the best combat system so far, and it was more in line with the Western world. "

What made Lin Xue more interested was the new thief skill.

"[Stealth] could make one’s body translucent, almost invisible, and only when one was very close to the enemy would one be able to see a little of the outline. "

"Backstab could launch a special attack on the enemy’s back, causing a lot of extra damage. "

"Kidney strike, on the other hand, could stun the target for a short period of time. "

"However, backstab and kidney strike were not guaranteed to hit. If the player controlled the skill properly, they could avoid the attack. "

"It was just that different skills had different parameters. For example, kidney strike was a key skill for thieves, so its range of judgment was larger. Even if the enemy rolled, they might not be able to avoid it. "

"At first, Xue Lin was a little confused. After adding this skill, was it too unbalanced? "

"According to the data in Dark Souls, a single backstab would directly take away one-third of the player’s HP. If that was the case, wouldn’t a thief gain a huge advantage by sneaking into the player’s back and backstabbing them? "

"However, Lin Xue immediately realized that Chen Mo didn’t copy the entire Dark Souls ‘numerical system, but made some adjustments. "

"In the current combat system, players ‘lives were no longer as thin as paper. Even a backstab in the beginning would not completely determine the outcome of a battle. "

"Lin Xue was a little curious. She had already successfully changed her class to thief, so what classes did the other players choose? How many classes were available now? "

……

Xue Lin wandered around Stormwind City and met many other players.

"These players were just like Xue Lin, immersed in the beautiful scenery of Stormwind City. They ran here and there as if they were sightseeing. "

"In the Plaza in front of the trade area’s auction house, players were chatting in groups of three to five. After Xue Lin changed her voice channel to the [area channel], she could hear what these people were saying. "

"I just walked around Stormwind City. It’s so awesome! Such a big scene, it’s simply amazing!"

"Have you found the top-up point? I’m as poor as a dog, I really want to go buy something! But now, I’m so poor that I can’t even afford a bottle of wine!"

"I don’t know. I’m still at a loss. There’s no beginner guide either."

"Why do you need a novice guide? Don’t you think that’s more interesting? Explore the entire city by yourself and talk to the NPCs to trigger random missions. This way, it’ll be more realistic!"

"Emmm, it’s high, but it’s a little troublesome to play. I prefer to have an exclamation mark on the NPC’s head. I can just accept the quest and finish it."

"I don’t know, maybe Chen Mo’s trying it out too. He’ll decide what mode to make based on the feedback from the players."

"Do you guys think that Chen Zhao built Stormwind City to pave the way for the world of Azeroth? If you can make the entire Azeroth, then … Tsk tsk tsk, it’ll be too awesome!"

"It’s hard to say. The investment is too big. Such a big VR world is hundreds of times bigger than Stormwind City alone. The funds are burning …"

"Damn it! I’m going to become the richest man in the world, and you’re talking about money with me?"

"Oh right, I found out that I can trigger special class missions! I think I’ve already found four classes …"

The players were all talking about what they had seen and heard in Storm City.

"At present, the players had already confirmed four classes, namely warrior, thief, mage, and priest. The specific trigger condition was that players must choose a set of armor when entering Storm City. If they chose chain armor, they would be roped in by warrior trainers, if they chose leather armor, they would be roped in by thief trainers, and if they chose cloth armor, they could choose either mage or priest. "

"The skills of the four classes were also different. For example, the priest’s skills were truth spell shield, healing spell, and punishment spell. From the positioning, it was obvious that they were support classes. "

"However, this did not mean that a priest was useless apart from healing. From a positioning perspective, this guy was more like a battle Priest … "

"Just like the clerics in Dark Souls who could hit people with a small hammer, the clerics here also had melee combat abilities. Although their damage output was slightly reduced, they were on par with other classes in a one-on-one fight because of their healing ability. "

"What Lin Xue didn’t know was that in the official version, priests would also have other combat skills. "

……

"According to the traditional design, the priest should be a pure healing class, tank, damage output, healer, an Iron Triangle model. "

"However, based on the current design idea, this Iron Triangle mode placed too much emphasis on team cooperation. For tanks and healers, the game experience was not good. "

"Most players wanted to deal damage, so it would definitely cause an imbalance in the number of damage classes, tanks, and healers, which would lead to a series of problems. "

"For example, equipment requirements, dungeon queue, and so on. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo had two principles when it came to his new career. "

The first was that the profession’s characteristics had to be prominent to avoid the problem of assimilation of professions. A certain skill must only be available to a certain special profession. It can’t be something that I have and you have.

"The second was that every class must have a comprehensive fun of the game, especially tanks and healers, who had good damage output ability. "

"Of course, since it increased the damage output of the tank and healers, their tankiness and healing capacity would definitely be reduced accordingly. "

"In other words, everyone was a warrior and had the ability to fight alone. It was just that different classes, their emphasis on different characteristics, and their fighting methods were different. "

This was also a relatively basic attempt made according to dark soul’s thinking.

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, World of Warcraft separated pve from pvp, and was played in two completely different ways. "

"There were pros and cons to this, but Chen Zhao didn’t agree with it. "

"The biggest problem was that the class balance was basically a G-go. For the same skill and class, when adjusting, one had to consider both pvp and pve. And these two systems happened to be completely different. The end result was that the more you adjusted, the more chaotic it became, making it difficult to balance both. "

"At the same time, the separation of pvp and pve meant that if a player wanted to master both, even if their skills were up to standard, they would have to work twice as long to obtain the corresponding equipment. "

"If he was doing this to sell more point cards, then there was nothing to say, but if Chen Mo didn’t consider using point cards to make money, then there was no point in wasting time. "

Chapter 779: clearing the dungeon

The players were exploring Stormwind City while trying to communicate with various NPCs and search for hidden missions in the city.

"For example, class quests were actually triggered. Certain conditions had to be met and a specific NPC had to be met before they could be triggered. "

"Other than that, the players also found many other activities. For example, after learning fishing skills from a fishing trainer, they could fish in the canal of Storm City and sell the fish they caught for money. "

"There were also some simple errand missions, such as an NPC needing a certain material. As long as the player bought the material from a designated merchant and handed it to him, he could get a certain amount of reward. "

"If they really couldn’t do it, the players could also learn how to skin and go to the entrance of Storm City to kill a few wild boars. They could also sell them for money. "

"Of course, the rich players couldn’t stand such a speed of making money. It was too inefficient to make a few copper coins. "

"However, after searching again and again, they realized that there really wasn’t a top-up window … "

"Obviously, Chen Mo’s Stormwind City was a small part of seaside mansion, and its main purpose was for players to explore. Both the economic and combat systems were still in the early stages, and were only the icing on the cake. "

"Moreover, players did not have levels or experience points. Everyone was at the same level and had the same combat ability. Defeating monsters would not level up, nor could their attributes or skills level up. "

"If he made money, it was indeed useful. He could buy some better equipment, small toys, or drink at the bar. However, he could play better with a few dozen gold coins. "

"However, many players were still quite utilitarian. Even though Chen Mo had already made it clear that gold coins didn’t have much use, many players still treated it as a real game … "

"Soon, the players came up with a more detailed money-making strategy. "

"At present, there were many commercial skill trainers in Storm City, but many trainers could not trigger the task of learning skills, which meant that only a portion of the skills were available. This included skinning, mining, leathering, tailoring, forging, fishing, and cooking. "

"The first three belonged to the gatherer profession, but skinning was obviously more cost-effective. This was because there was a small forest outside Stormwind City, where a lot of wild boars would spawn regularly, and the production of leather was relatively stable. Mining depended on one’s luck, but the price of ore was very high. Moreover, the weapons forged by oneself were much more cost-effective than those sold in shops, so it was very profitable to encounter ore. "

"Smithing, leather making, and tailoring could be used to make chain mail, leather armor, and cloth armor respectively. Other than the equipment dropped from Dungeons, the highest-level defensive equipment that players could currently obtain could be made. The quality was better than the ones in the shop, and the price was more cost-effective, provided that there were enough materials. "

"Cooking could give players some special buffs, so some of the food sold better. "

"Fishing was the most stable way to make money. After all, skinning wild boars also required one to consider the spawn rate of the wild boars in the forest. As for fishing, one only needed to sit by the river to have a stable production. "

"Although there were both good and bad things caught from fishing, in general, the income was relatively stable. "

"Apart from that, players could also earn money through various errand or special missions, some with a threshold and some without. For example, a certain errand mission required the player to pay 2 gold coins in advance before they could receive it. However, the rewards after completion were also very generous. "

"Other than that, the most stable source of income was from Dungeons. "

"That’s right, Stormwind City was not only a place for sightseeing, but also for fighting. Otherwise, Chen Mo’s combat system wouldn’t have been for nothing. It couldn’t just be used for players to plant flags, could it? "

"On the side of the canal next to the mages ‘quarter, there was a heavily guarded prison. Warden thelwart was recruiting Warriors to go deep into the prison to suppress the prisoners who were rioting. Killing the monsters and bosses in the prison might drop equipment, money, and cloth, which was very attractive to players. "

"However, most of the players cried out after trying out the difficulty … "

"Since the current combat system was basically the same as Dark Souls, with only the addition of special class skills, clearing Dungeons was still a relatively difficult challenge. "

"There weren’t many restrictions on the class combination. If the five of them were confident in their skills, they could go to the dungeon with five thieves or five mages as long as they didn’t get touched by the boss. If you’re not confident, then it’s better to bring the warrior and priest along. At least, you can struggle a little before you die. "

Many players tried to clear this dungeon and were tortured to death.

"However, this didn’t affect the enthusiasm of the players. Instead, they became even more enthusiastic … "

"In particular, some of the senior players of Dark Souls had once again found the feeling of exploring the death mode. They excitedly contacted the sun gays who had explored the death mode bosses in the group chat and joined in the exploration of Stormwind City prison. "

"In the prison dungeon, the players who had been tortured thousands of times in Dark Souls did not have a smooth time. They found that the way to play Stormwind City prison and dark Souls were not exactly the same. "

"In Dark Souls, many of the monsters were undead. They had lost their minds to a certain extent, so luring one over would not alert the other monsters. "

"However, the monsters in this world were different. These prisoners were very smart, and different monsters had different vision and attack desire. Some prisoners with particularly high vigilance would immediately run over to attack the players as soon as they appeared in their field of vision. They might even pull other monsters over. "

"There were even some small monsters that would patrol around, ready to cause trouble at any time. "

"Fortunately, there were many wardens fighting the prisoners in the prison. Otherwise, the five-man team of the players would not be able to handle so many rebellious prisoners … "

"In this case, if the players wanted to clear the game, they not only needed good combat skills, but also certain tactics. Even if the players were good at the game, once they attracted too many monsters, they would still be surrounded and beaten up. "

"Moreover, there was a certain randomness to the dungeon every time the players entered. The distribution of the jailers and prisoners would change, so it was impossible to clear the dungeon by relying on a fixed route. "

"Many players shared their experiences while exploring the dungeon, such as helping the jailer as much as possible, pulling monsters according to certain internal rules, and so on. "

"Moreover, after clearing the small monsters, they would also encounter the boss … "

"The bosses in this game were designed according to the difficulty of Dark Souls, and the AI was set to be higher. If the players were not careful, they would be killed. "

Chapter 780: The players addicted to Stormwind City

"After the first batch of players had been tortured in Stormwind city’s prison for a while, they realized that this place also had a series of missions. However, they did not realize that … "

"Before most players entered the Stormwind City prison, they would receive a mission from Warden thelwart at the entrance, which was to kill some prisoners and criminals. This quest was available to everyone, but the players did not know that there were many other quests hidden in Stormwind City … "

"For example, in the old Urban area you could find a female NPC named nicova. After chatting with her, you could receive a mission called [the color of blood]. After collecting some red masks, you could obtain a special red mask item. After using this item, you could temporarily blend into the prisoners so that the less vigilant prisoners would not rush up to attack you. "

"After this mission was discovered, many players who were exploring the wasteland cried out, "F * ck, you should have said so earlier!"

"Although the layout of the prison was a separate layout from the cell, it was still easy to attract the prisoners from the other cells and instantly destroy the team. "

"However, with this mask, it was much easier for players to fish in troubled waters. It was practically a divine weapon. "

"Moreover, the players had also noticed the importance of class combinations. "

"Needless to say, the cleric was the only healing class at the moment. The other classes also had their own advantages. For example, mages could turn an enemy into a sheep, while thieves ‘kidney shot had an important crowd control effect. Both classes could reduce the risk of a team wipe. "

"The role of Warriors was also very important. In the course of battle, these prisoners would run away when their HP dropped below a certain level. If the warrior used taunt on them at this time, he could pull them back and prevent them from attracting more enemies. "

……

"Soon, the players were happily grinding in the Stormwind City prison! "

"On the second night of the update, many players had already cleared Stormwind city’s prison and killed the final boss, Beastman tagger. They had even dropped equipment. "

"Phantom shorts, beheading sword, green cloth gloves, horror wand … These were the best equipment that players could get their hands on at the moment, but their drop rates were quite touching. "

"Although this clearing speed seemed fast, only those players who had suffered many times in Dark Souls’s death mode could do it. "

"Most players worked hard to earn money, buy good equipment, buy attribute-enhancing food, research strategies, and then carefully enter the game. In the end, they were still tortured to death … "

"The players who cleared the dungeon did not have nothing to do. They still had to clear the dungeon a second time and a third time. After all, there were still many better things in the prison that they had not gotten … "

The players couldn’t help but feel that Chen Mo’s update was really kind!

"Not only was Stormwind City used for sightseeing, but there were also many derived games. Different players could have different fun here. "

He could enjoy the scenery.

He could chat with the NPCs as if he was role-playing and dig out the story behind them.

"He could be a merchant, skinning or forging to make money. "

He could fish in peace.

They could pick up weapons to suppress the prison riots.

They could drink in taverns and listen to the dwarves ‘bragging.

They were betting at an underground Boxing Club.

They could listen to the lectures given by mages to their apprentices in the mage area.

……

"And more importantly, this was not all. "

"Obviously, Chen Mo’s current Stormwind City could only be considered an amusement park, an experimental version. Many of the designs were just dabbling in it and did not go deeper. "

"For example, the player’s class and combat system. According to the plans of the world of Azeroth and the content revealed in I am MT, the player could play at least ten classes and more than ten races. As for the skills of each class, there were even more, and they would be released according to the level. "

"Chen Mo had only created four classes and three skills for each class, and the players were already having fun in Stormwind City. What if Chen Mo created the entire Azeroth in the future? "

"Moreover, the art level of Stormwind City had completely subverted the players ‘original understanding of the world of Azeroth. "

"Before this, the players had come into contact with the world of Azeroth and I am MT, so they were already familiar with many of the contents of the world of Azeroth. However, after seeing the VR version of Stormwind City in high definition, the players were still shocked by what they saw! "

"Many times, seeing was believing. The players all knew that the world of Azeroth was very good, but it was hard to imagine this feeling before seeing the real product. "

"However, after entering Stormwind City, they saw the desperate State of the City from the Griffin, heard the Grand melody, and looked at the people of various races in the city … Every detail seemed to remind the players that this was an extremely real world. "

"After the 11/11 Gala, many players were immersed in the heartache of buying and buying, but the number of VR gaming pods in seaside mansion had reached a new high! "

"After the 11/11 Gala promotion, most of the players with the financial ability had reached their spending limit and received seaside mansion as a gift. Even those who had not reached the limit took this opportunity to gather enough money to get seaside mansion. "

"Under the double temptation of Nuan Nuan and Stormwind City, seaside mansion could be said to be popular with both men and women, not letting anyone go. "

The players were all discussing Stormwind City and Azeroth on the internet.

"Chen Zhao’s gift is such a surprise. I didn’t expect him to build Stormwind City. I thought he’d forgotten about it!"

"Yeah, I heard the background music when I was flying over Storm City on my Griffin, but I got goosebumps!"

"It’s a free update this time, but there’s so much content! Stormwind city’s content has already far surpassed the original seaside mansion, right?"

"I’ve been in prison for two days. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so engrossed in a game!"

"I feel that many of the NPCs here have very strong personalities."

"It’s a big improvement to use artificial intelligence on NPCs. They can even have simple conversations with players. I look forward to NPCs being able to communicate with players like real people in the future!"

"Chen Zhao, strike while the iron is hot and make the entire Azeroth! I can’t wait to play!"

"Many players left messages, strongly requesting Chen Mo to build the whole of Azeroth, especially Lordaeron and Icecrown fortress. "

"After experiencing Stormwind City, the players ‘passion for the world of Azeroth was reignited. Many of them suddenly realized that with Chen Mo’s current financial resources, he should be able to make an MMORPG. Even with the size of Azeroth, it wasn’t impossible. "

Chapter 781: A year to witness history

"However, Chen Mo didn’t have any plans to develop World of Warcraft on a large scale. "

One of the more important reasons was that it was still quite difficult to maintain this level of art for the entire world and make it seamless.

"In mysterious seas, all the functions of the VR gaming pod were utilized to create a small level. There was a special way to hide the loading bar between the levels, which ensured consistent high quality graphics. "

"Although the entire Stormwind City looked big, it was still far from the size of the entire world of Warcraft. "

"If they developed World of Warcraft now, they would need a lot of R & D personnel and invest a lot of time and money. On the other hand, they would have to make a certain sacrifice for the quality of the game, and it would be difficult to maintain the current level of Stormwind City. "

"If they had to maintain this standard, the players would probably be tortured to death by the ever-present loading bars. "

"Thus, Chen Zhao decided to do it bit by bit. "

"His next goal was to become Orgrimmar, and then the next goal was to make Ironforge … "

He arranged a team to do the scenes in World of Warcraft in batches so that the development time would be longer.

"This was equivalent to making the art resources needed in advance, and when the technology was improved in the future, the small pieces of the map could be directly put together, which could save a lot of work. "

"During this process, it was also a process for the players to accumulate popularity and learn. "

"Strictly speaking, what Chen Mo was making wasn’t a game, it was more of a sightseeing setting. However, once the time was right, these scenes could be connected to form a complete world. "

"Of course, this step could not be completed this year. "

"It was already the middle of November, and the end of the year was close. "

"As a special 11/11 holiday event, Stormwind City could already put a perfect end to this year’s development plan. In this way, the harvest this year was not small. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, mysterious seas, doomsday of the United United States, and seaside mansion had all made quite an impact on the world. It could be said that Thunderbolt Entertainment’s overseas influence had skyrocketed this year. "

"Of course, due to the various events on the 11/11, the loss was unprecedented. "

"From this time on, foreign video game reviewers and authoritative video game websites would be holding their annual Video Game Awards as well. Video game designers were basically packing up this year’s earnings to prepare for the next year. "

"After the 11/11 holiday, the players focused on the games that they had failed to win, and also paid attention to the annual reviews of the major gaming media. "

Even some Chinese players who didn’t pay attention to it before were discussing it this year.

"The reason was simple, they were all hoping that Chen Mo would be able to sweep the foreign video game reviewers away and bring glory to the Chinese video game designers! "

"In the past, the local game companies were doing well, but they had little influence in other countries. "

"Big companies like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment made games that suited the taste of Chinese players, and their annual revenue was also quite impressive. However, if their games were to be selected internationally, they wouldn’t be very well received. "

"Production standards and players ‘tastes were two factors. In addition, there was also the accumulation of knowledge. "

"As a result, the domestic gaming industry was basically in a semi-closed state for a long time, becoming a relatively closed market environment. "

"Domestic game manufacturers produced and sold their own games, and their main goal was to satisfy the taste of domestic players. Even if it was released overseas, most of it would be in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Some of the companies that could achieve good results in Europe and the United States were mostly in the mobile game industry. "

"In the field of VR games, Chinese players could only buy works from big Western companies, and it was difficult for Chinese VR games to enter the Western market. "

"However, since last year, Chen Zhao had gradually broken this. "

"In the past, the success of League of Legends and Minecraft could be said to be a victory for genre games. For example, League of Legends, as a PC game, wasn’t in the same direction as the mainstream big manufacturers, and lacked the least bit of persuasiveness at the top of the game industry. "

"However, after Chen Mo started releasing large scale VR games, he finally started to challenge the top of the industry. "

"In particular, Dark Souls had won the game of the year title under the watchful eyes of many Western games, which gave the domestic game industry a boost and gave many domestic players hope. "

"And this year, Chen Mo’s results were going to be even better. "

Many players were looking forward to the year Chen Mo ascended to godhood.

"It didn’t matter if he wasn ‘t, Chen Mo was still young and had a lot of room for growth. He had already made a work on the level of’ end of the United States ‘, so it was only a matter of time before he became a God. "

"If that was the case, then Chen Mo could challenge even higher fields, but his opponent wouldn’t be other manufacturers, but himself. "

"No matter what, most of the players felt that it was an honor to witness Chen Mo’s genius rise. "

"Before Chen Mo’s appearance, many players thought that it would take twenty, fifty or even more years for a Chinese designer to conquer the world. However, Chen Mo’s appearance had shortened this process to ten years. "

It was so fast that many players were still in a daze.

"A few years ago, everyone was still playing and discussing the latest works of big European and American manufacturers. But now, everyone was discussing "

Chen Mo released a new game!

Chen Mo’s new game had clashed with European and American developers again!

Chen Mo won again!

I f * cking bought it!

"Chen Mo lost money again, this time! "

"It was the same for the foreign players. When Warcraft and Minecraft made their mark overseas, and League of Legends swept the PC market, many foreign players thought that the company wouldn’t be able to handle the big VR games. But now, all of them had to admit that Thunderbolt entertainment was on the rise. "

"This year, Thunderbolt entertainment released three main games. "

PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was about to become the most popular VR game with the most players in the world.

Mysterious sea had redefined the graphics quality of top-tier VR games.

"End of the United States" was the game review media that swept the world. It received countless full marks reviews and became an indisputable divine work. "

Many players were very clear about this.

This year would be the year to witness history.

Chapter 782: The first game of the year

"2nd of December, 6 am. "

"Although most players were still in bed according to the normal schedule, many people had already turned on their computers and were watching the live broadcast from the other side of the ocean. "

"Hurry up, hurry up! It’s almost time!"

"This morning? I’ll turn on the computer now! Who has the livestream address?"

"I have it here!"

"It’s not the annual Gaming Awards yet, right? I didn’t miss anything, right?"

"We’re still announcing the shortlisted names. ‘Doomsday of United States’,’mysterious waters’, and ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’ have all made it in!"

"Wow, I’m so nervous. Hurry up and announce it! Why is this media company’s live broadcast also so tantalizing!"

"Starting from December, a large number of video game reviewers and media had come to give out their annual Video Game Awards. "

"Different game reviewers had different rules for this year’s game review, and the time of the awards ceremony was different as well. Some would be done earlier, in December, while others would be done later, in January or February of the next year. "

"The specific award ceremony was also different. For example, tgnn had a huge award Hall with more cards than the Oscar award ceremony. An Orchestra would be invited to perform live during the award ceremony. "

"However, some of the smaller game reviewers were more frugal. Some even skipped the award ceremony and directly announced the game of the year they had selected. "

"Today’s game review media was called game high light, which translated to "high light games." This was a game review media that favored niche games, but it was still quite influential around the world. "

This was one of the more influential video game media companies that held the annual Video Game Awards ceremony this year.

"Many Chinese players had already heard of this news, so they woke up early in the morning to wait for the live broadcast of the annual Gaming Awards ceremony. "

"This feeling was similar to watching some international esports competitions. There were two similarities They all needed to stay up late or wake up early, hoping to win glory for their country. "

It was obvious that the only motivation for the players to wake up early was to see Chen Mo’s game win the annual game Award.

"It’s out, it’s out! Video game of the year candidate!"

"The first game is PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. However, this game is probably just a side-effect."

"Yes, the mysterious sea! In fact, for game high light, they might also prefer mysterious seas. After all, it’s an adventure game, and the game genre is considered small. "

"But mysterious Sea area has a huge audience … It’s too popular."

"I’m ready to announce it. I’m so nervous!"

"‘The end of the United States’! F * ck, it’s really ‘doomsday of the United States’. I told you, this year’s doomsday of the United States will beat all of us without any explanation!"

"F * ck, Chen Mo is playing the home game in these Western game reviews with ‘end of the United States’… This doesn’t make any sense."

"That’s right,’doomsday of the United States’ is a godly piece of work for players and game reviewers in Europe and the United States. I’m sure many European and American designers are dumbfounded. Who exactly is the local designer here?"

"F * ck, Chen Mo didn’t even go to the venue. He sent someone else to receive the award, he’s too full of himself"

"Who’s this little brother? he looks like a typical Science Guy."

"Hehe, this guy’s name is Qian Kun. He’s one of Chen Mo’s first core assistants. He’s in charge of coding games. Oh right, he’s in charge of League of Legends, Mobile Legends, and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. The later versions of League of Legends that we’ve played were all developed by this guy. "

"F * ck! This one isn’t even thirty years old!"

"You make it sound like Chen Mo’s already thirty … The entire company has a few core creatives who aren’t even thirty yet …"

"I’m envious! Wait a minute, I’ve just realized that this guy made a pay-to-win system? I’ll grab my knife and go to the airport to stop him!"

"The news of ‘doomsday of the United States’ winning game of the year on game high light immediately spread throughout the video game industry, both domestically and abroad. Many domestic video game media outlets announced this as the big news of the day, and it received a huge response from the player base. "

"This was great news. Even game high light, a game review media that favored niche themes, gave ‘end of the United States’ full marks and named it game of the year. For game review media that favored the masses like tgnn,’end of the United States’ would definitely be a strong contender for game of the year. "

"However, many players also expressed that they should all sit down. This was a basic operation! "

"It’s just a game of the Year award for a small group of video game media. Look at how happy you’ve all become. Sit down, everyone. I, serente, still want to win more awards!"

"That’s right. Before tgnn came out, these small media outlets were all younger brothers. It’s just a little later."

"Save your energy. We’ll brag about it when the authoritative media reviews it. Let’s keep a low profile for now."

"Look, salent didn’t even attend … I think with how arrogant he is, he won’t even attend the awards ceremonies of other top-tier video game reviewers …"

This player was right.

"In reality, there were too many game review media in Europe and America. Even if you removed the media that published the list of games without holding a ceremony, there were still many left. "

"However, since the game had been nominated, Chen Mo had to attend the media’s invitations. Otherwise, it would be awkward if there wasn’t a single Thunderbolt gaming employee present. "

"As a game R & D Company with international influence, Thunderbolt entertainment had to start interacting with video game media. When the time came, players from all over the world would be paying attention to the awards ceremony, anticipating to see the game’s developer. If Thunderbolt entertainment didn’t even bother with them, that would be ridiculous. "

"It was impossible for Chen Zhao to visit so many media outlets. Otherwise, he would have spent the time from December to February traveling in Europe and America. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo slapped his forehead and decided to give the older employees some benefits. "

Not everyone could receive an award on Chen Mo’s behalf. At least they would have a title when they left the country. They couldn’t just send the cleaner to receive the award.

"As such, Qian Kun, su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi, and a few other core members left the country to help Chen Mo with the low-end B-level acting, no, the low-end awards. "

"As for Chen Mo himself, he still had some things to do in China. He would only show his face when it was time for some of the more influential video game media Awards. "

"After all, the game of the year was almost a basic operation. If nothing went wrong, he would have to take it all every year, so there was no need to take it so seriously. "

Chapter 783: The new Thunderbolt entertainment headquarters

"Just as the players were anticipating Chen Mo winning more awards in Europe and America, a small piece of news suddenly started spreading online. "

Chen Mo’s Experience Store was going to change!

"Seeing this news, many players ‘first reaction was disbelief. "

This was because those who had been to Chen Mo’s Experience Store knew that Chen Mo had never expressed any intention of changing the experience store. He was quite comfortable with the current one.

"Of course, there was some logic to this news, which was that Chen Mo’s Experience Store was indeed a little too small. "

"With Thunderbolt Entertainment’s wealth and influence, this four-story Experience Store was indeed a little shabby. Moreover, during festivals or when a new game was released, players would have to queue up for a long time. "

"However, there were also people who thought that the current experience Store was pretty good because the rarer something was, the more expensive it was. It was easy to find Chen Mo here, and the number of people was fixed. If it was a larger Experience Store, it might not have the atmosphere it had now. "

"However, after reading the information posted on the post, it seemed more and more real. "

"This post had a blueprint for a new experience Store, and someone had actually found this building in the imperial capital … "

It was only then that the players realized that this wasn’t fake news. It was real.

Chen Mo was really going to change experience Stores.

"Furthermore, from all aspects, the building Chen Mo was building was no longer an Experience Store, but more appropriately called Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters. "

"From the blueprint, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters this time had a variety of functions, including the experience area, office area, and theme area. In other words, this brand new Thunderbolt entertainment headquarters would have an R & D center, Experience Store, and theme park in one, becoming a new landmark in Imperial. "

Many players went to the experience store to ask Chen Mo if the news about Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was true.

"Chen Mo had to admit that the news was true. They had been planning for the location of the new headquarters the year before last. It was expected to be completed in four years, which meant that they could move to the new headquarters by next year at the earliest. "

"Chen Mo also posted a concept picture of the new headquarters on Weibo, which triggered a heated discussion among the audience. "

"After looking at the informant’s blueprint, Chen Mo’s concept map, and the local scene, the players were all amazed at how great it was to be rich! "

……

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was located in the northeast of Imperial, near a large Forest Park. It used to be a very large golf course. "

"More than two years ago, this place had been completely sealed off, and construction had begun. It was just that there were places being constructed almost all the time in the imperial capital, so it did not attract people’s attention. "

"Of course, the structure of the imperial capital in this parallel world was different from Chen Mo’s previous life. "

"This place was between the fourth and fifth ring roads, not considered remote, and the two main subway lines could reach it directly. The vertical subway line led directly to the basement of the headquarters, and the horizontal subway line led from the northeast exit to the South entrance of the headquarters. It was a walk of tens of meters. Transportation could be said to be very convenient. "

"Moreover, this place was originally close to the forest Park. It was originally a golf course with mountains and water, and the environment was very good. It was foreseeable that in addition to the main building, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters would also have a theme area for players to explore in the mountains and rivers. "

"Many players were sighing. In the imperial capital, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, how much money would they have to spend! "

"In fact, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters covered an area of 150000 square meters and cost more than 1.5 billion dollars, which was nine billion Yuan. "

"The year before last, when League of Legends became popular all over the world and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s income started to increase by leaps and bounds, the new headquarters was already in the planning stage. At that time, many internal employees felt that such a huge headquarters was a waste of extravagance. After all, it was similar to the headquarters of the top 500 companies in the world, or even more luxurious. "

"However, from the current situation, Chen Zhao’s choice was correct. "

"Moreover, as Thunderbolt Entertainment’s international influence grew, Chen Mo’s reputation within the game Committee also grew, which meant that the new headquarters would have more and more advantages. "

Chen Mo’s concept art and the design of the new headquarters also sparked a heated discussion among the players.

"The main body of the headquarters was a huge spherical building with 16 floors. The "floor" here was not the floor of the residential building, but the layers that could be seen directly from the appearance of the building. "

"From the outside, the entire spherical building looked a little like a LEGO Space battle toy, full of a sense of technology. "

"In fact, the height of the entire building was more than 170 meters. From the outside, there were 16 large floors, and each floor was equivalent to three stories of an ordinary residential building. "

"This was a high-tech building. The four most central floors were the office area, the two lowest floors were the rest area and the theme tour guide area, and the two highest floors were the sightseeing area. The rest of the floors were the experience areas. "

"The experience area would be more open to the public, allowing players to have a better trial experience. "

"Outside the building, the entire spherical building was lifted up by four huge lightning bolts. These four lightning bolts surrounded the huge sphere. On the one hand, it was to increase the bearing capacity of the entire building, and on the other hand, it was the symbol of Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"The new headquarters would be named "new world." Thunderbolt entertainment changed the world. "

"Although the new headquarters wasn’t considered very tall in the imperial capital, there weren’t any tall buildings in the surroundings, so it looked like a crane standing among chickens. After its completion, the magnificent spherical building could be seen from the entire northeast of the imperial capital. It would become one of the new landmarks of the imperial capital, day and night, and a must-visit spot for players to travel to the imperial capital. "

"Moreover, in addition to this huge spherical building, there was a large green space around it. These green spaces would become the main topic area, which was a small theme park. "

"In the theme park, all of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s games would be given a space. Different games would be split into different sections. There were Western fantasy areas, Chinese fantasy areas, reality areas, future areas, and so on. "

"Players could see the mental hospital set in outlast, the hotel in Azeroth, several buildings in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground with gun models and supplies scattered all over the ground, Nathan’s house in mysterious seas, or a small scene in an abandoned campus in doomsday United States "

There were even more statues. The statues of many heroes in League of Legends were placed in every corner of the topic area for the players to take photos with.

The statues of the main characters in other games would also be placed in various themed areas.

"Of course, the construction of the entire topic area would take a long time. It might not start until the new headquarters building was officially completed. As more and more games were released in the future, the content of the entire topic section would become richer and richer. "

Chapter 784: Experience Store promoted to the whole country

"After the news of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was confirmed, the players thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed time to change. "

"Just Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment’s skyscrapers were prettier than each other. Thunderbolt entertainment had already surpassed them in terms of revenue, influence, and appeal. It wasn’t appropriate to continue using this small Experience Store. "

"Although many nearby players were reluctant to move away, if they moved away … It wouldn’t be far. The new experience Store was a direct train service, and the equipment in the experience area had all been upgraded. There shouldn’t be a crazy queue anymore. Plus, there was a topic area that everyone was looking forward to. Just thinking about it made him excited. "

"Moreover, the new headquarters wasn’t just an office and experience area. Like many of the world’s top 500 Corporation headquarters, it also had a variety of comprehensive service facilities. "

"For example, in the staff office area, in addition to various offices and conference rooms, there were also restaurants, fitness centers, life centers, parking lots, and even an indoor basketball court. "

"In the sightseeing area, there were also themed restaurants, tourist attractions, larger holographic projection viewing areas, game art exhibitions, game character filing rooms, and more. Even an ordinary corridor might have the developers ‘twisted interests and Easter eggs. "

"Chen Mo had even reserved a part of the area as a future Esports Arena. Perhaps in the near future, competitive games like League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground would be opened in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, allowing players to watch the games. "

"The previous experience Store didn’t have this new content, so the players in Imperial City were excited and looking forward to it. "

They couldn’t wait to see the completion of the new experience Store next year!

……

"While the players in the imperial capital were filled with anticipation, the players in other cities also received a piece of news that made them cheer. "

"Which is, Thunderbolt entertainment will be building experience Stores in 20 first-tier cities in China. When the time comes, players from Shanghai, Sichuan, Chongqing, and Suzhou-Hangzhou will be able to experience Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new games in the experience Stores. "

"Of course, he couldn’t do it in more cities. After all, Experience Stores were only for publicity. Their profitability was basically negligible, and they couldn’t cover all the towns and counties in the country. "

"However, the players were also very excited about Thunderbolt entertainment opening Experience Stores in these first-tier cities. In the future, they wouldn’t have to take the high-speed rail all the way to Imperial to experience games. "

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s employees were in charge of the experience Stores in every city, and they were also dedicated to providing the best trial experience for players. These Experience Stores would be ready for use by next year, and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s influence would expand to the entire country. "

……

"Other than the new headquarters, more Experience Stores, and the annual Gaming Awards, Chen Mo was also thinking about other things. "

Hosting a game design competition as Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official platform.

"Actually, there were many video game design competitions in China. For example, Chen Mo’s first experience Store was won by a video game design competition. "

"However, these game design competitions were often not systematic. They were of different sizes and were scattered all over the country, so there was no unified selection mechanism. "

The main reason was that there wasn’t a powerful game company to push for this.

"Emperor dynasty entertainment was more concerned about their own profits. If they were lacking talents, they could just poach them from other companies or hire some independent video game designers with high salaries. "

"ZEN Entertainment was doing better, but it wasn’t much better. Although they did organize some game design competitions, they were mainly for creating hype and raising the company’s reputation. They didn’t have a far-reaching impact. "

"Many of the more reliable design competitions were actually sponsored by the game Committee. For example, the one that Chen Mo had participated in before had some ties to the game Committee. "

"Actually, it made sense when he thought about it. This was a thankless task, so it was no wonder that no game developers were willing to take the lead. "

"Looking at the entire gaming industry, be it in his previous life or the parallel world, be it domestic or foreign, there was no clear rule that could be followed. It was also not like many other high-tech industries that required professional knowledge and experience. "

"For example, the producer of "Dark Souls, " Hidetaka Miyazaki, was only a low-level Executive Planner and programmer at the beginning. Later, he climbed step by step to the position of President with his own talent and hard work. "

"In the game industry, there were many such examples. Many super-class producers might start out as an ordinary programmer, a tester, or just an enthusiastic player. On the contrary, many designers who had a professional background worked as screws in big companies and slowly disappeared into the crowd. "

"At the end of the day, it was because the game design itself did not have clear rules, nor did it have a guarantee of ‘certain success’. With the same amount of resources and investment, it was possible to produce a pile of garbage and lose all the money, but it could also sweep the world and earn a lot of money. "

"Under such circumstances, it was possible to use the competition to select promising designers. However, it was impossible to predict the future achievements of these people. "

"There might be some people who stood out in the design competition, but their talents would soon run out and they would be lost to the crowd. "

"It was also possible that some people had suffered a crushing defeat in the design competition, but later on, they had released many shocking works. "

"For companies like Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, these competitions would at most attract some newbies with a little bit of potential, but in reality, they could only make a few passable games. They were still thousands of miles away from making a profit for the company. If he wanted to find a designer who could really produce good works and bring value to the company, he had to find one in the industry. "

"If he wanted to unearth designs in the industry, he could just look at his resume. Holding a design competition was unnecessary. "

"As such, the past competitions were only led by the game Committee to encourage new players to enter the game design industry. After that, they were left to the designers to decide whether they could succeed or not. "

"Chen Mo, for example, did receive the right to use the experience store after winning the design competition, but there was a certain amount of quota every year. If Chen Mo’s next games all failed, the experience store would be taken back and he would have to find another way out. The game Committee would not interfere. "

The design competition that Chen Mo wanted to hold was completely different from the previous ones.

"At the moment, Chen Mo was the only one in China who had the right to host a design competition of this scale and level. "

Chapter 785: Preparing for the design competition

"Chen Mo held the design competition twice a year, in March after the new year and in July during the graduation season. "

The design competition for the graduation season in July was open to all university students. All university graduates and above were allowed to sign up.

The design competition held in March after the new year was mainly targeted at designers in the industry. Independent designers or designers from other companies could sign up.

"The list of participants would go through a preliminary review. After screening out the participants who did not meet the requirements, the other participants would go through the preliminaries, the semi-finals, and the final to finally choose the best designer. "

"The preliminaries were held in more than 20 major cities across the country, while the semi-finals and finals were held in the capital. Chen Mo was considering renting a venue in the imperial capital for this year’s competition. He could hold the competition there after the new headquarters was completed next year. "

"These two dates were also considered. The graduates would just graduate in July and were still struggling to find a job. In March, there would be a routine wave of resignations in the IT industry, and many capable designers would choose to find another career path during this time. "

"Moreover, the timing of the two competitions was staggered to ensure the fairness of the competition. The graduates would not mix with the experienced designers in the industry. "

"The difference from previous competitions was that the designers would only know the competition’s specific topic when they arrived at the venue. They would then write their design drafts and produce the game on the spot. If it was a large-scale game, then they could just write a more detailed design concept draft. If the judges were interested in the concept draft, they could continue to work on it. "

"When it came to the semi-finals and finals, the designers would design the game in a location provided by the officials. It could last for a week or even a month, which was enough time for them to develop medium or large scale games. "

"The judges for these design competitions were experienced independent designers from Thunderbolt gaming platform, such as Li Feng, Zhou Haibin, Qiu Hengyang, and so on. "

"These designers had been working with Chen Mo on Thunderbolt gaming platform for a long time, and had their own work to represent them. They were all very happy to participate in this competition. On one hand, he wanted to contribute to the development of the entire video game industry with Chen Mo. On the other hand, he wanted to show his face to the public. After all, the video game design competition might be live-streamed, and many players, video game lovers, and industry professionals in the country would be watching. "

……

"The competition rules still needed to be worked out in detail, but Chen Mo’s thoughts were clear. He wanted Thunderbolt Entertainment’s game design competition to be the largest, fairest, most professional, and most promising game design competition in the country. "

"He hoped that this design competition would be able to attract all the outstanding graduates and independent designers who wanted to enter the game industry. This would ignite the passion of the people for the game industry, and at the same time, it could be used as a large-scale recruitment event for Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"As for the rewards of the competition, it was naturally the most generous. "

"Other than the usual prize money and prizes, Chen Mo would look through all the designs that entered the finals and decide who he wanted to send an invitation to. "

"Of course, there would be many experienced designers as judges in the competition. They had their own judgment on the work, and the competition would also have corresponding rules. On the other hand, Chen Mo’s preferences were independent of the judges. Even if the judges didn’t like a designer, it was fine as long as Chen Mo thought it was okay. "

The designers that Chen Mo had his eye on could choose to join Thunderbolt entertainment as an employee or become an independent video game designer working with Thunderbolt gaming platform.

"These two choices had their pros and cons. As an independent video game designer, their income would be unstable, but they could still design their own games. Thunderbolt gaming platform would have a recommendation system for these people, allowing more players to understand these video game designers and their works. "

"Whether it was Thunderbolt Entertainment’s employees or the independent video game designers that Chen Mo had acknowledged, they would all be able to secure a place in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters. "

This was also to pave the way for Chen Mo’s future plans.

"Up until now, Chen Mo’s team was still relatively small. When he was making games, he would choose the best option based on the team’s situation. "

"However, the game would inevitably develop on a larger scale in the future. "

"With the current size of the office in the new headquarters, the existing employees of Thunderbolt entertainment might not even fill up one-tenth of the entire floor, and the rest was space for expansion. "

"In the future, Chen Mo might develop a huge world, or even a multiverse of many worlds. "

"For example, in some web novels, players could freely travel through many worlds. Each world had different missions and mysteries, and all the worlds were controlled by a unified will … "

"Obviously, no matter how complicated or huge the game was, it was designed by the designer bit by bit. It was created by the entire R & D team bit by bit. There was no possibility of any shortcuts. "

Chen Mo couldn’t possibly create all the worlds by himself if he wanted to make a game like this. He would need a massive research team to take care of all the parts.

"Therefore, Chen Mo had recruited these outstanding designers to prepare for the future. If Chen Mo wanted to design an ‘infinite-style’ game world by himself, then these outstanding designers could each take charge of a world, and Chen Mo only needed to check them one by one. "

"Even if they didn’t make these large-scale games in the short term, these designers could still make their own works. It wouldn’t delay them anyway. "

……

This was also why Chen Mo was the only one in China who had the right to organize such a large scale competition.

It was because of his appeal.

"Currently, no designer in the country could reach Chen Mo’s appeal. "

"Chen Mo had been successful in every field of video games. He had made competitive games that were popular all over the world, as well as high-quality VR games that had won the best of the year. To other video game designers, Chen Mo was the best in the country. Thunderbolt entertainment had enough funds, a strong network, and a large number of players, so their appeal was obvious. "

"After roughly deciding on the rules of the game design competition, it was about time to start warming up. "

The competition would not be held in March after the new year because the rules of the competition for designers in the industry were more complicated and there was not enough time to prepare.

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s first video game design competition was set for next July, but before that, they could let the news out so that the graduating students could prepare in advance. They could treat this video game design competition as one of their life choices after graduation. "

Chapter 786: A new prop

"After arranging all these things before the Spring Festival, Chen Zhao stretched. He went to the window of his office and looked at the scenery outside. "

"If everything went well, he should be able to move to the new headquarters by the end of next year. "

"With the end of the year approaching, Chen Mo didn’t have much to do, so he didn’t have any plans for large-scale game development. Even if he wanted to develop a large-scale game, he would have to wait until after the spring Festival. "

The only way to relieve his worries was through the lottery.

"Actually, Chen Mo wasn’t that passionate about the lottery anymore, it wasn’t like before. In the past, Chen Mo’s abilities were all small fry. He had to consider not only the amount of money he had to invest in his games, but also the limits of his abilities, and many more. "

"But now, Chen Mo’s design skills were at the top of the world, and the items he won didn’t really matter anymore. Other than some hard-to-obtain professional knowledge, Chen Zhao didn’t have any urgent requests. "

"Chen Mo had hoped to get some black technology skill books that were beyond the technology of the parallel world, but ever since he entered the third phase of the pay-to-win system, he had never seen anything like this, and he was even suspicious of its existence … "

"No matter what, he still had to draw the prize. "

"As for the props, there was nothing that he needed to buy, so he decided to draw a lottery. "

"Chen Mo looked at the 400 lucky draw tickets he had saved up, he was extremely rich. "

Crazy lucky draw …

"There wasn’t anything special in the first ten or so draws, but Chen Mo suddenly discovered something new after the twentieth draw. "

[World Update device (fragment)]

Chen Zhao was shocked when he saw the impressive name.

"World Update device? Was he trying to defy the heavens? My system can even rewrite the entire world line?"

"No, I’m going to be smug for a while after seeing this name. Am I really going to become the kami of the New World?"

Chen Mo calmed himself down and looked at the effects of the new item.

"[World Update device (fragment) After use, there is a certain chance to cause a small technological advancement in the current world’s technology related to games. [When more than one item is used at the same time, the effect will be significantly enhanced.] "

"Chen Mo was shocked. F * ck, this is good stuff! "

"From the first day Chen Mo transmigrated, he knew that the most amazing thing about parallel world was that technology could explode at any time, so the development of the game industry was much better than in his previous life. "

"In the beginning, Chen Mo was afraid that the technology in the parallel world would develop too quickly, but now, he felt that it was too slow. "

"This was because Chen Mo wasn’t capable enough and didn’t have enough money to handle large scale VR games. But now, Chen Mo had money and people. The only thing stopping him from creating a super-large game world was the technological level of this world. "

"If he had this prop, he could use hundreds of them to increase the performance of the VR gaming pod by several times, or make a new VR gaming pod, or even cheap, wearable VR equipment … "

Just thinking about it made him feel that it was a beautiful painting!

"It was good stuff, definitely good stuff. "

"Chen Mo was excited as well. It’s been a long time since the system had produced anything good, and it finally had a conscience. "

"However, from the device’s description, there were a few keywords that he had to pay attention to "Fragment, "certain probability, " and "a small improvement." In other words, if only one was used, the effect of technological progress would be minimal. "

"How could he get more of this? He couldn’t just rely on the lottery. As a designer, Chen Mo knew that the lottery was a scam. "

"Chen Zhao slapped his forehead."Yeah, since it’s a new prop, it must be in the Prop Store, right? I’ll draw the key to the mall. "

Chen Mo drew another thirty times and finally got a mall key. He used it without hesitation.

"The key was inserted into the whirlpool in the center of the virtual screen, and the whirlpool started to spin rapidly, giving off Starlight. The dazzling shopping mall appeared in front of Chen Mo again. "

"I got it, the world Update device!"

"Chen Mo found the world Update device (fragment) in the first few rows of the shop. There was a limit of 100 devices, each costing 10 happiness points and 10 resentment points, which meant that he could only get one device every ten lottery chances. "

"Chen Mo felt his heart ache."What the hell? I thought I’d become rich after saving up for so long. But I still can’t buy as I please!"

"Chen Mo looked around, he had 386 lottery chances left, which meant he could only buy 38 fragments. Including the one he got from before, he had a total of 39. "

"It was a number that would drive one to the brink of death from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. No matter what, it should be rounded up to 256 or 1024, right? "

"However, Chen Mo’s system wasn’t a pay-to-win system anymore, so he had no choice but to buy all 38 fragments and use all 39 items. "

"After using it, Chen Zhao was a little nervous. "

"Who knew if using 39 props together was considered a lot or a little? If all the props were used up and his skills only improved by a little, wouldn’t that be a huge loss? After all, the technology in this world was improving every second … "

"Chen Zhao waited for ten minutes, but no one called. He went online to search for technology news, but he didn’t find anything. "

"It probably won’t take effect so soon … Forget it, I’ll wait a little longer."

Chen Mo was about to do something else when his phone rang. It was Zhou Jiangping.

"Eh? It’s not from the game Committee?" Chen Zhao was surprised. "

"Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping’s cooperation was basically limited to the design and production of Swtich. In the end, Chen Mo didn’t make any more hardware and only focused on selling his switch. Zhou Jiangping was still working on his Lehui phone. "

"However, Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping both appreciated each other after working together to produce the switch, so they had a good relationship in private. "

"Hello? Old Zhou, what made you call me today?" Chen Zhao joked. "

"Zhou Jiangping laughed."Mr. Chen, I just heard a very important piece of news. You were the first person I thought of. I thought you’d be interested."

"Chen Zhao said, "really? Why don’t you tell me?"

"Zhou Jiangping said, "there’s just been news from the Research Institute. There’s been great progress in the consciousness-reading technology. If there are no accidents, a small consciousness-reading device can be made within two weeks."

"The consciousness-reading device in the VR gaming pod?" Chen Mo asked. "

"Yes, that’s the one, " said Zhou Jiangping. How was it? this news was big enough, right? You designers shouldn’t care about this, but I think you must be very interested in the switch. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "of course I’m interested. We both know what this means!" Are you interested in developing a new product?"

"Zhou Jiangping laughed."Of course! This is a huge business opportunity!"

Chapter 787: Game of the year again

Chen Mo also understood why Zhou Jiangping had called instead of Qiao Hua.

"On the surface, the technological advancement this time had nothing to do with the game designers. "

"This wasn’t an improvement in artificial intelligence or physics, but a innovation in the equipment itself. "

"Chen Mo had always felt that the high level of VR games in this world was all thanks to the unique black technology of this world, and the most important black technology was the consciousness reading device. "

"After the players entered the VR gaming cabin, the visual and physical problems were relatively easy to solve. The key was how the players should operate the game. "

"Chen Mo’s solution in his previous life was either a controller or a joysticks, but it was obvious that this outdated method didn’t match VR games. "

"Some people suggested using the all creations treadmills … But to be honest, if the players wanted to kill monsters and level up in World of Warcraft in VR, they would be running the entire time. If they ran on the all creations treadmills in real life, they would be exhausted to death … "

"Determining a character’s action through a player’s action was a very nonsensical thing. For example, if the character in the game had to use a powerful roundhouse kick, would the player in real life also have to do a roundhouse kick? "

It didn’t make sense.

"In parallel world, the core dark technology of VR gaming pods was this consciousness-reading device. It could read and accurately distinguish a player’s consciousness, allowing the player to move, stop, and use any skill they wanted to. "

"With this, the players would be "transmigrated" to a new world. The physical differences between different players could be balanced out, and all players would be given a relatively fair and just virtual environment. "

The technological advancement this time was actually very simple. It was just that the size of the consciousness reading device … Had shrunk.

"It was just like how a smart computer could occupy an entire house in the past, but it could be shrunk to the size of a laptop. The consciousness-reading device in parallel world was originally larger than a computer, so it could only be stuffed into a VR gaming pod. But now, after the explosion of technology, this thing had been reduced to the size of a pulsating lid, and could even be shrunk further. "

There were too many business opportunities in this.

"For the developers of VR game pods, this technological advancement might lead to a new generation of game pods, and it was possible to build a smaller game pod. "

It might even have an impact on other digital and electronic products.

"Therefore, this news was more important to the developers of these electronic devices. For video game designers, it didn’t matter whether the VR gaming pod was size or not, the game would still be made anyway. "

"It was for this reason that Zhou Jiangping had received the news before Chen Mo. After all, he was in the hardware business, while Chen Mo was in the software business. "

"After receiving the news, Chen Mo asked Zhou Jiangping for a general explanation of the new consciousness reading device, then started writing the design draft. "

"Zhou Jiangping had his own plans, and so did Chen Mo. "

"As Chen Mo wrote, he felt that the new item was really useful. He didn’t waste his money, it was worth it! "

No one would have thought that Chen Zhao would be the one behind this technological explosion …

"However, from the device’s description, since it was a global technological explosion, it should have happened in foreign countries as well, but the news had not yet spread. "

"Hardware manufacturers and video game designers all over the world would be looking for new business opportunities around this new hot topic, and the competition for related equipment would likely become very intense. Chen Zhao had to hurry. "

……

"Many players didn’t know about this news that was going to shock the entire technology industry. They were still paying attention to the series of awards that "end of the United States" had won. "

"Ever since game of the year’s win at game high light, had been on a roll, winning three more influential Game of the Year awards. "

"Not only that, mysterious seas and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground were also shortlisted for games of the year. From the looks of it, these two games also had a lot of fans. "

"Many players were even a little enchanted. Whenever it was the annual game Awards ceremony, there would be people spamming "doomsday of the United States" on the bullet screen, and the most infuriating thing was that "doomsday of the United States" was really the annual game Award … "

"This year’s awards ceremony seemed to have been spoiled, and there was no program effect to speak of. "

"If there was a game quiz of the year, they would probably bet on ‘end of the United States’ without thinking. There was no possibility of losing … "

"At the previous awards ceremony, the players would chat on the bullet screen, either nervous, excited, or expectant. But now, the atmosphere had completely changed. "

"The awards ceremony has officially begun! I now announce that ‘end of the United States’ has won game of the year. Alright, meeting adjourned. "

"I suddenly feel that these award ceremonies are so boring. I don’t even have to watch the rest. The nominees for game of the year will definitely be PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and mysterious seas United States the winner of game of the year will definitely be doomsday. There’s no doubt about it …"

"Mom, why do I feel like I’ve seen this award ceremony before?"

"What a strong sense of déjà vu … Why do I feel that the list of names is similar? why is it so thunderous when games of the year are announced?"

"Don’t tell me to come and watch the livestream in the future. It’s quite tiring to stay up all night. Anyway, I’ll just watch ‘end of the United States’ in the morning. It’ll be over once it gets game of the year."

"Is this year going to be the year with the least suspense? It’s suffocating!"

"Chen Mo is invincible. He’s simply sweeping away everyone!"

"To be honest, even if ‘end of the United States’ didn’t happen this year, the annual game Award would still be ‘mysterious waters’. No one else would have a chance."

"The awards ceremony is here, the awards ceremony is here. F * ck, it’s really United States doomsday ‘again. Can’t any media outlets come up with something new?"

"New, your head! I’m afraid they’re trying to ruin their reputation by not giving this year’s game to’ end of the United States ‘."

"Eh? Another person went on stage to receive the award? Oh, she’s still a cute girl! Was this a new intern at Thunderbolt entertainment? It’s not appropriate for an intern to go on stage to receive the award, right?"

"An intern? Goldfish is now the Vice President of Thunderbolt entertainment …"

"Oh my God, why are all those who cling onto Chen Zhao rich? I feel so bitter! If Chen Mo had just entered the industry, I would have wooed him. No, I would have even been a cleaner in the experience store! Don’t I have nothing to worry about now?"

"Hehe, who doesn’t want to?"

Chapter 788: MR equipment

"Chen Mo didn’t pay attention to how many games of the year United States won. He was in Zhou Jiangping’s office, discussing the new equipment with the designers of Lehui. "

"These are the three new design drafts that our designer has come up with. What do you think, President Chen?" Zhou Jiangping asked. "

"Chen Mo shook his head."None of them. I can’t pinpoint their exact location."

The three designers were a little confused.

"They had also just received Zhou Jiangping’s mission to design a new device for the small consciousness reading device. Time was tight, so the three of them each designed a piece of equipment, and then showed it to Zhou Jiangping. "

The three designers ‘designs were pretty much the same because the design itself had certain restrictions.

"The new small consciousness reading device was slightly larger than the pulsating bottle cap and had the same thickness. Moreover, there was a limitation to this device. It had to be close to the user’s head to accurately read the consciousness signal. Therefore, it was impossible to make a mobile phone that could be controlled by mind. "

"The three designers had the same idea, they were all portable. "

"After all, Lehui was a mobile phone manufacturer, so video game designers more or less advocated simple and convenient designs. Of the three designs, two were head-mounted devices and one was a backpack. "

"Plan 1 was to use a pair of circular glasses with a consciousness reading device behind the player’s head. The glasses were completely transparent and came with a simple operating system. It could be connected to the phone through Bluetooth, allowing the user to browse the internet, send messages, chat, and so on. It was equivalent to making an external device, which indirectly realized the function of controlling the phone with brain waves. "

"The second option was a helmet that covered half of the player’s head, similar to the VR helmets Chen Mo had seen in his previous life. This device could provide the player with a complete Virtual Vision like a gaming pod and allow them to play some simple VR games. However, its performance was far worse than the VR gaming cabin. After all, only the consciousness reading device had been reduced in size, and the other configurations had not. Therefore, the performance of this thing was basically only a little better than that of a high-end mobile phone. The "VR anytime, anywhere" was just a gimmick. "

"The third option was a little dumber. The players were still wearing vR helmets, but they were connected to other equipment through wires. The player could carry a console that was slightly bigger than a laptop on their back, which could simulate relatively low-configuration VR games. The graphics and quality were at the level of high-end PC games. But the problem was that it would definitely be heavy to carry this thing. "

"Just like in Chen Mo’s previous life, most of the gaming laptops were just desktop computers that were easy to move around. Players wouldn’t usually bring these laptops around because they were really heavy. "

"The first plan was obviously to develop an accessory that could support mobile phones, while the second and third plans were to take a small step towards VR gaming devices. "

"Lehui’s main business was mobile phones, but in recent years, its business had gradually begun to expand to smart homes and personal computers. It also had plans to enter the VR gaming pod industry. "

"After all, VR gaming pods were the pinnacle of high-end digital equipment in the parallel world, and everyone was envious of the profits. "

"However, it took le Hui many years to finally gain a foothold in the mobile phone market. The development of PC wasn’t particularly smooth, and as for VR gaming pods, they had no progress at all. "

The designers of Plan 2 and plan 3 obviously wanted to use this opportunity to test the waters in the VR field.

"However, Chen Mo didn’t think any of them were reliable after a quick look. It wasn’t that the three designers weren’t good enough, but that they didn’t have a clear position for the new product. "

"Zhou Jiangping wasn’t angry. He said happily, "Then, President Chen, tell me, which direction should we consider the equipment this time? It’s also a good lesson for my designers. "

"Chen Mo said, "it’s obvious that the equipment is too small if it’s only used as accessories for phones."However, if it was a VR game, the performance would not be up to par. Therefore, the most suitable plan is to get an Mr., Which is a mixture of reality and reality. "

"Zhou Jiangping was stunned,’mixed reality? This concept … Has been out of date for a long time, right?"

"Chen Zhao smiled."It’s been out of date for a long time. However, it’ll be popular again soon."

……

"In the beginning, virtual reality technology had three branches, namely VR (virtual reality), AR (enhanced reality), and MR (mixed reality). "

"The concept of AR and MR actually had something in common, so the two concepts were often confused. To put it simply, they inserted information into the player’s field of view in reality, overlapping virtual objects and scenes with the real scene, thus enhancing the reality and letting the player experience the effect of being both real and illusionary. "

"However, in the parallel world, VR was developing much better than MR. "

"In the beginning, there were still some R & D companies developing equipment for MR, but later on, they all focused on VR, so this concept was ignored by people. "

"Because VR had consciousness reading technology, game pods, and the support of a large number of games companies, it could give players a gaming experience close to "soul travel." MR’s were unable to provide players with an exciting gaming experience. They could not even read the information in the players ‘consciousness. Hence, they slowly faded out of the public’s sight. "

"After all, AR and MR were portable. In order to put virtual objects in a real scene, the player had to go out of the house and to more places in the real world. "

"Thus, when he heard that a miniature mind-reading device had been developed, Chen Zhao’s first reaction was that it was his chance to be an MR. "

"I’ll send you a design draft, " Chen Mo said to Zhou Jiangping."Take a look."

Zhou Jiangping opened Chen Mo’s design draft on his computer.

"His first reaction was that this thing was similar to Plan 1. However, after looking at the design carefully, Zhou Jiangping realized that this was completely different from the "Bluetooth Glasses" in Plan 1. "

"From the outside, the front of the device was a full-cover pair of glasses. They were tightly fitted and could basically cover the entire field of vision of the player. There was a mini HD camera in front of the players to capture their field of view. "

"The back of the device was also a ring-shaped structure, covering the back of the player’s head and the sides of his ears. Behind the left ear was the consciousness collection device, which could read the player’s consciousness signals. Behind the right ear was the operation module, where players could press the buttons or make specific gestures to perform some operations that were inconvenient to execute through the consciousness signals. "

"There were headphones on the device, and they had a circular effect. The headphones could be switched on and off. If they were turned on, the players could not only hear the sounds in the headphones, but they could also choose to block out the sounds in the surrounding environment, creating a very good sound insulation effect. "

"From the outside design, this thing was quite cool and full of a sense of technology. It was very similar to the glasses worn by spaceship pilots in many science fiction movies. It wasn’t as bloated as a helmet, at least it wouldn’t hurt his neck. "

Chapter 789: The smart glasses

"Zhou Jiangping carefully thought about the structure and functions of the new equipment. Although he felt like he understood Chen Mo’s intentions, he was still a little confused. "

"In terms of hardware, this device was basically between option 1 and option 3. It had much more functions than the Bluetooth Glasses, but it was impossible to have too many high-end functions. At least, it would be a little difficult to reach the level of large-scale PC games. "

"Well, there’s nothing wrong with this design, " Zhou Jiangping said."But I still don’t quite understand. What’s the core difference between this plan, Plan 1, and Plan 2?"

"Chen Zhao smiled."It’s the positioning of the device." It has more functions than the Bluetooth Glasses from Plan 1, but the difference from the portable VR helmet from Plan 2 is that its main focus is MR, not VR, which means that it won’t be involved in current VR games. "

"MR’s core function isn’t for gaming and entertainment, but for the convenience of real life. "

Zhou Jiangping’s eyes lit up.

"Chen Mo continued, "there’s a camera at the front of the device to capture what’s in front of the player’s vision." Through this camera, players could scan objects in the real world, appraise them online, and measure their length and distance. At the same time, the device could also integrate most of the software functions of current mobile phones. It can’t be an accessory to the phone. It can replace many functions of the phone by itself. "

"Players can use the glasses to open web pages, process text messages, and e-mails. They can also install smart software, open navigation, maps, online shopping, and so on. "

"Of course, you can also use it to listen to music or watch movies. It’s just that the visual effects might not be as good, but it’s definitely not bad."

"In some special scenes, mixed reality will provide more convenience for players. For example, when watching a football match, players could see the data and scoreboard of the current player who was in possession of the ball. Another example is that players can use these glasses and a special gun simulation in certain situations to play a gun battle with an explosive visual and audio effect … Of course, this function needs to be developed later, but from a technical point of view, it is completely possible. "

"At the same time, it can also integrate a translator function. When you hear other languages, it can translate them into the language you can understand and translate it for you through the headphones."

"If you think further, it can be equipped with a simple artificial intelligence system that can help you arrange your schedule, write reminders, help you analyze certain problems, and even chat with you when you are bored."

"Of course, in terms of entertainment, it can carry many MR games on it, which is completely different from mobile games and VR games. "

"Zhou Jiangping kept nodding, "that’s right. So, scenes like those in sci-fi movies can actually be turned into reality?" An AI Butler that everyone carried with them? It sounded very good! In that case, the camera on the device can actually be equipped with live broadcast and video recording functions?"

"Well …" Chen Mo said after a moment of silence, "I don’t really recommend livestreaming and recording."

"Zhou Jiangping was stunned, "why?" There’s no problem at all with this function, isn’t it only natural?"

"Because livestreaming and recording have the risk of violating other people’s privacy, " Chen Mo said. To put it simply, most people would feel very uncomfortable when they saw strangers holding up their mobile phones and recording you on the road, right? It was this logic. If we turn on the livestream and video recording functions, it’s equivalent to giving everyone a mobile phone that they can secretly take photos of at any time. It’ll definitely cause other people to boycott this equipment. "

"…It does make sense." Zhou Jiangping suddenly understood. "

"That’s just one of the problems, " Chen Mo said."There are other problems, such as price, power consumption, heat generation, and so on. Only by solving all these problems could this product be truly launched on the market. However, with the current level of technology, it’s a little difficult, but it can be solved. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded and said, "alright, I’ll arrange for someone to develop it according to your plan." By the way, about the game on this thing …"

"Don’t worry, " Chen Zhao said."I’ll think about it."

……

"In fact, there were also companies in Chen Mo’s previous life that had done similar research on wearable devices, such as the popular Google Glasses. "

"However, Google Glasses had failed. It was born in a time that did not belong to it. "

There were actually many questions about Google Glasses.

"It was too expensive, the battery life was too short, and it would heat up during use. "

"Only one eye could see the screen, and the visual area was too small. When looking at the upper right corner of the screen, the user would seem to be rolling their eyes, which seriously affected their image. "

"There were too few related applications, and software development was difficult. "

"Many people felt that this was an invasion of their privacy, and people who wore it in public were even called "glasshole."

There was another key problem the lack of interaction.

"The Google Glasses interacted with voice, touch, and body sense, which meant that if one wanted to give instructions to the glasses, they had to speak or make hand gestures. However, this function was fully available on mobile phones as well. The Google Glasses didn’t have smart image recognition or mind reading, so it wasn’t particularly convenient to use it, and it couldn’t be distinguished from mobile phones. "

"In other words, it was very expensive, but it didn’t have any aspects that were better than cell phones. It wasn’t even as impressive. "

"As such, if he wasn’t skilled enough, Chen Mo would never try to make something like this, as it was bound to fail. "

"But now, the emergence of the micro-consciousness reading device made similar wearable devices possible. "

"The smart glasses that Chen Mo wanted to make would have the entire surface of the mirror as a display. The information would be mixed with the real-life scene and displayed in the player’s entire field of view, instead of just a portion of the screen. The interactive nature allowed the user to read the player’s consciousness directly, which made the use of the glasses very fast. This was absolutely impossible for a mobile phone because the consciousness-reading device had to be close to the human brain. "

"Moreover, after the artificial intelligence system was installed on the glasses, it could also carry out intelligent recognition of the player’s current environment. When the player was in an environment with chaotic road conditions, the artificial intelligence in the glasses would automatically lock onto certain functions, preventing the player from being in danger due to visual and auditory interference. "

"As long as this device could be popularized, a large number of IT companies would inevitably develop the application of glasses. "

"At the same time, turning off the camera function of the glasses could protect the privacy of others, so that others would not have any resistance to the equipment. "

"As for the issue of price, battery life, heat generation … Parallel world’s technology was more advanced, so there were corresponding solutions to all these problems. Chen Mo had some knowledge of hardware. According to his estimates, the price of the smart glasses should be between 3000 and 8000 (different models and configurations), with a battery life of 6 – 12 hours (6 hours if used on high-battery consumption devices, 12 hours if used normally). "

"In addition, the glasses could be folded when not in use, so he could put them in his bag and carry them around. "

"In other words, the problems that plagued Google Glasses in his previous life could actually be solved with the technology of the parallel world. "

Chapter 790: MR. Game to test the waters

"Not long after le Hui started working on Chen Mo’s smart glasses, news of the ‘micro-consciousness reading device’ spread throughout the technology industry. "

"The technological advancement this time was also almost simultaneous in China and abroad. However, from various sources of information, it seemed that China was two or three days earlier than foreign countries. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t sure if it was because of him, but in general, this news excited many Chinese people. After all, this was one of the few times that Chinese researchers were ahead of foreign researchers. "

"After the news broke out, the idea of the new equipment immediately spread throughout the entire technology circle. It wasn’t just the hardware manufacturers that were urgently researching new equipment. Even many ordinary IT enthusiasts and players were discussing the infinite prospects of this new technology. "

Portable VR equipment?

A phone controlled by consciousness?

Or was it a cooler wearable device?

"There were different opinions. For a while, the new technology of the micro-consciousness reading device became the wind in the IT industry. Almost all the major hardware manufacturers were spreading the news that they were going to develop new devices based on the micro-consciousness reading device. "

Chen Zhao was not surprised. He could predict that he would not be the only one developing the smart glasses. Many manufacturers would think of the idea of the MR smart glasses.

"However, an idea was just an idea, and whether it could be done well was another matter. "

"Many products had similar ideas, but the differences in the details could lead to different fates of the two products. Some dominated the market, and some quietly left the stage. "

"Chen Zhao didn’t have to worry too much about the equipment. The video game designers of Lehui were top tier in terms of technology, and they were very responsible. Le Hui was one of the few companies in the country that focused on technology. Chen Mo trusted Zhou Jiangping in terms of hardware. "

"The software wasn’t Chen Mo’s main concern. There were many applications on Lehui phones, including navigation, browsing, music, movies, and livestreaming. The first version of the smart glasses ‘system and frame would definitely be based on the mobile system. By then, all these applications would only need to be modified slightly, and they should be able to be transplanted onto the smart glasses. "

Chen Mo left the product to Zhou Jiangping. What he needed to think about now was how to better promote this pair of glasses and make it better than the other glasses.

"Since Chen Mo was a videogame designer, he had to use a game to solve the problem. "

Chen Mo’s plan was to make a game for himself for the brand new MR smart glasses.

"Chen Mo had designed the glasses himself, so he was basically Thunderbolt Entertainment’s son, similar to switch. In order to seize the market share, of course, he had to treat his own son well. "

"This would be the only smart glasses on Thunderbolt gaming platform, and all the designers on Thunderbolt gaming platform would be creating a new game for it. "

"This was already a great boost for a smart device. After all, Thunderbolt gaming platform was the largest gaming platform in the country. This "exclusive" would, in a sense, directly determine the choice of players when they bought the smart glasses. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo was confident in his smart glasses. They were definitely one of the best in terms of hardware. "

"Chen Mo had already informed the independent video game designers on Thunderbolt gaming platform of this news, hoping that they would be able to enrich the game library for the new smart glasses. "

"He didn’t even need to develop a new game. If there were suitable old games, it was completely okay to develop a MR version that was suitable for the smart glasses. "

"These video game designers were very passionate about it. After all, when Chen Mo was making the switch, many of the games that were imported to the switch were successful, giving the video game designers a taste of success. Developing a game on the smart glasses this time was a very crucial opportunity for video game designers. "

"If the glasses sold well like hotcakes, wouldn’t the sales of the few games on it explode? This was definitely Bluesea. "

"Of course, many people were prepared to do it, but everyone had their own ideas on what game to make. "

Chen Zhao had his own considerations.

"MR games had a lot of good ideas, and Chen Mo decided to test the waters with the first version, making a series of relatively simple games to test the feedback from the players. "

"One could imagine that when the product was first launched, it would definitely be a niche product. Most people would wait and see before deciding whether to buy or not. "

"As such, the early game wouldn’t have many players. Games that required a large number of players or a long time to be popular weren’t within Chen Mo’s consideration. "

"Of course, if the game could mix with players from other platforms … That could be considered. "

"It was just like the WeChat games in Chen Mo’s previous life. The first game that became popular was battle of planes, followed by jump. These games were very simple. It wasn’t that he couldn’t make complicated games, but this kind of game was just to test the waters. "

"Chen Mo’s test works followed the same line of thought, which was to make it as simple as possible. More complicated games would be left for later. "

"In the end, Chen Mo decided on two designs. "

"The first was chess cards, and the second was jump. "

"As for tabletop, Chen Mo already had Thunderbolt tabletop, so all he had to do was transplant it onto the smart glasses. "

"Of course, it had to be changed to the MR version. "

"The difference between the smart glasses ‘card game and traditional card games was that the players could play virtual cards on an empty table face to face. All the information would be directly presented on their smart glasses, and it would fit the scene in reality. "

"In other words, the players would see playing cards neatly arranged on the table, and the effect was enough to pass off as real. "

"Of course, everyone had to have the smart glasses to play this game. Players without the smart glasses would see a confusing scene A few people were surrounding an empty table and were foolishly playing cards in the air … "

"Moreover, players could play with PC and mobile players on Thunderbolt gaming platform, which guaranteed more players. "

"Apart from that, Chen Mo was also considering adding a board game that suited the taste of Chinese players, making it exclusive to the smart glasses. "

As for jumping … This was the MR. Version of jumping.

"When the players played, they needed to find a relatively empty table. The blocks and figurines on the jumping board would be automatically projected on the table. This gave people the feeling that they were controlling the real objects on the table in front of them to jump. "

"Jump" was a very simple game, but it was a weapon to kill time. This game was also exclusive to the smart glasses, and it was used to show the unique charm of MR games. "

……

The key reason why players bought smart glasses was that they could bring great convenience to their lives. But which type of smart glasses should he choose? The games and entertainment on it would become an important factor for players to consider.

"With the Thunderbolt gaming platform as his new equipment, Chen Mo was confident. "

Chapter 791: Her appearance on TGN

"Many hardware manufacturers were racing against time to develop new equipment. Although the Spring Festival was approaching, none of the manufacturers dared to relax. "

"After all, in the IT industry, time was life. If a product was released a few days later than its competitors, it might lose a large portion of the market share. "

"Many hardware manufacturers had set the release date of their new smart devices before the Spring Festival. This time was very tight, but they had no other choice. "

"As the players ‘expectations for the new equipment increased day by day, whoever released the new product first would be able to attract enough attention. If the release was late, unless the product had a unique position, it would be easy to be buried. "

"Many tech media and manufacturers were bragging crazily to promote the "arrival of a new smart era". They even looked forward to the possible appearance of all kinds of cool smart devices. Some of this could be realized, while some were difficult to achieve for the time being. But no matter what, this opportunity had been blown. "

"The market had demand, so these hardware manufacturers had to produce it as quickly as possible. "

……

"On the other hand, the legend of "doomsday of the United States" continued. "

"So far, "doomsday of the United States" had won more than 20 Gaming awards of the year around the world, almost without exception. "

"Furthermore, mysterious seas and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground were also nominated for the annual Gaming Awards in various ways. "

"This made many players who were looking forward to it feel a little disinterested. In the end, there was no need to think anymore. All three games would definitely be nominated for the annual awards, and the final winner would definitely be ‘end of United States’! "

"Up until now, no one cared about the number. They were only interested in the last heavyweight video game media, TGN’s game of the year! "

"As one of the world’s most authoritative video game reviewers, many people felt that tgnn was the most important award. Even if ‘end of the United States’ had won all the previous games of the year, it would still be a pity if it didn’t win tgnn’s game of the year. "

In the experience store.

Chen Mo made some arrangements for the Chinese New Year and then prepared to attend the TGN awards ceremony.

"It was fine if he didn’t attend the other award ceremonies, but he still had to attend tgnn. After all, this was a top-tier award ceremony."End of the United States" would only be complete if they won the game of the year at this award ceremony. "

"However, before Chen Mo left, Zhou Jiangping had good news. "

"The sample of the MR smart glasses had been produced, and the test results were basically up to standard. He only needed to improve it later. "

"Chen Mo was very surprised. He thought that the samples wouldn’t be out until after the spring Festival, but it seemed like Lehui’s research and development were quite efficient. "

"Before Chen Mo went abroad, he could get a sample of the smart glasses from Zhou Jiangping and try it out on his way to tgnn. "

……

"In Zhou Jiangping’s office, Chen Mo took a sample of the MR smart glasses. "

"From the looks of it, it was very similar to Chen Mo’s previous design, with only a few minor changes and improvements. The main body of the glasses was black and was kept in a small pure white box. As it was a sample, it did not have a complicated packaging or logo. It was very simple. "

"Zhou Jiangping explained, "the operating system was basically modified from the mobile phone’s operating system. At the moment, there is not enough time to port too many applications. There are only a few relatively simple functions such as navigation, translation, internet surfing, and valuation. However, it’s equipped with a simple artificial intelligence that can initially achieve the function of an intelligent Butler. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "yes, I’m already very fast."

"I’m planning to release the first version before the Spring Festival, " Zhou Jiangping said."What do you think?"

"Chen Mo thought for a moment, isn’t it a little urgent? We can’t optimize the performance in time, and we don’t have enough software to port. "

"I’m well aware of this. " Zhou Jiangping said, "the problem is that I already know that a few technology manufacturers are planning to release new products before the Spring Festival. If we can’t build up momentum for our smart glasses in advance, we will be in a very passive position."

"Chen Mo shook his head, "we have to wait even if we’re anxious."Right now, the players have high expectations for the smart glasses. However, if we release an immature version, it will only cause their enthusiasm for the new device to rapidly cool down. Moreover, this will also affect our reputation. My suggestion is to postpone it until the Spring Festival, or even later. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded, "that makes sense." However, we still need to promote the new product in advance, right?"

"Of course. We have to at least let the players know that we’re also making smart glasses, and we’re making fast progress. The release date can be appropriately delayed. " Chen Mo played with the smart glasses in his hand."This time, I’ll advertise these glasses for free. I’ll leave the rest to you." Before the Spring Festival, we have to make a stable and reliable official version. I don’t want this thing to have a bunch of bugs after it’s released. "

"Zhou Jiangping was a little surprised, "you’re going to TGN with it?" Of course, that would be great. The publicity effect would definitely be explosive. Don’t worry, we’ll definitely be able to complete it before the Spring Festival. We’ll try to officially start selling it during the spring Festival!"

……

……

On the day of the TGN awards ceremony.

Countless Chinese players were waiting in front of their computers for the announcement of game of the year.

"It’s finally tgnn’s turn. Chen Mo has basically swept the board this year with tgnn’s game of the year, right?"

"Of course it’s a sweep. They’ve already gotten so many games of the year. ‘End of the United States’ is a godly work with full marks. What’s there to doubt?"

"Chen Mo will probably win a lot of awards this year. What’s the first award he might win?"

"Hmm…It should be the player’s choice Prize, right? The most popular game is probably PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"He’s here, he’s here! I want to see Chen Mo go on stage!"

"The players were still a little nervous. The annual Video Game Awards would only be announced at the end, but the awards before that also represented the quality of video games. Many people thought that Chen Mo would win a lot of awards, but no one could say for sure if he would win these small awards. "

"The emcee spoke at a moderate pace, keeping her in suspense."I hereby announce that the most popular game of the year is … Thunderbolt games ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds!"

Chen Mo stood up from his seat and walked up to the stage amidst the applause.

"He was wearing a well-fitting suit and looked very energetic. However, to everyone’s surprise, he was wearing a pair of glasses. "

"This pair of glasses was of medium size and was more eye-catching, but it did not make people feel bloated or cumbersome. From the front, it looked like a pair of goggles, but it didn’t have those ugly frames. The whole pair of glasses had some other devices on both sides of the ears and the back of the head, making it look very high-tech. "

"It looked a little like the style of the swordmistress’s skin in the "Project Origin", but it was more low-key. "

Many of the players in front of their screens were dumbfounded by Chen Mo’s new look.

"F * ck, what the hell are these glasses? He’s quite handsome. "

"Short-range glasses? Goggles? It doesn’t look like it, it looks like a pair of smart glasses …"

"The design is not bad, but it shouldn’t only be used to protect one’s vision, right?"

"Could it be … The latest technological product? I’ve never heard of any company that has developed this kind of glasses. "

Chapter 792: The dust settles for game of the year

Many players were puzzled. They had never heard of such glasses before.

"Some people thought that they were ignorant and ill-informed, but when they looked at the bullet comments, they realized that everyone was in the same state of confusion. None of them had seen it before! "

"Last year, when Chen Zhao went on stage, Denise was in charge of translating. This year, Chen Zhao went on stage by himself without a translator. "

"Actually, Chen Mo’s English was pretty good. He could at least recite a few words in advance and say them in English. However, Chen Mo still insisted on using Chinese, as it could show his attitude. "

"But this year, he didn’t bring a translator. Many people wondered if Chen Mo was going to speak English. Or should I repeat it in both Chinese and English? "

Chen Mo walked over to the microphone and looked at the first trophy he had won in TGN.

"Thank you to TGN’s judges, and thank you to all the players who love PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was an innovative shooting game and was very popular on the VR platform. Next year, we’ll be introducing more new modes for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, including new desert maps, more guns, and more ways to play. Please look forward to it …"

"Chen Mo said all of this in Chinese in one breath, leaving the Western audience dumbfounded. "

I don’t understand!

"After Chen Mo finished, he didn’t leave the microphone, nor did he have any intention of repeating himself in English. "

"Just as the audience was feeling confused, a deep and clear male voice started translating Chen Mo’s words in English. "

The audience below the stage and in front of the screen were puzzled as they listened. Where did this sound come from?

Live translation? It didn’t seem like it. The voice seemed to be coming from the microphone.

It wasn’t Chen Zhao’s voice either. His mouth clearly didn’t move.

"Many people listened carefully and found that the voice was very stable, and there was a little bit of electronic sound that was almost indistinguishable. "

"He hid a translation device on him?"

"This is … The translation of his glasses???"

"Indeed, it sounds like he used a translator to translate it, but he clearly doesn’t have one!"

"The glasses have a translation function? Damn, how westernized! Chen Mo still had to show off at a time like this? Other people bring a translator with them when they go on stage to receive their awards, but he’s using glasses as a translator?"

"Actually, there were translation devices in parallel world as well, and they were usually smaller than cell phones. They came with speakers that could automatically translate a voice message into other languages. However, very few people would bring this when they received an award. The accuracy was not a problem, but the key was that it looked a little strange to hold a translator in one hand while facing the microphone … "

"However, the smart glasses didn’t have this problem, because the vocal structure was on the glasses, making it look like Chen Zhao was speaking. "

"Very quickly, the translation was completed. "

Even the host was very interested in Chen Mo’s new toy. He came up to Chen Mo and chatted with him about the new smart device and the future version plans for PlayerUnknown’s Battleground.

"The audience realized that through these glasses, two people who spoke different languages could really communicate without any barriers! "

"In fact, the translation tools in the parallel world were very advanced, and they could basically translate daily conversations without any mistakes. However, this thing wasn’t commonly used, because it always felt weird to hold a translation egg in one’s hand when talking. This kind of thing could only play a small role during travel. "

"However, through the translation of the glasses, the two of them could communicate more naturally without any awkwardness. You say one sentence and I answer one sentence, which is better than simultaneous interpretation. "

"It was obvious that the host was very interested in the glasses. If they weren’t at an award ceremony, he would have taken the glasses from Chen Mo and tried it out for himself. "

The players were equally curious.

"These glasses look pretty cool. They should be more than just a translator, right? There should be other AI applications, right?"

"Yes, I saw something on Chen Zhao’s glasses, but I couldn’t see what it was."

"Could this be the latest product of the micro-consciousness reading device? But I’ve never heard of such a product!"

"I just looked it up on the internet, it’s not for sale! Maybe it’s Chen Mo’s own custom-made edition?"

"Many players were very curious, but they searched through shopping websites both domestically and overseas, as well as the new equipment release plans of several major hardware manufacturers, but they could not find a similar product. "

……

"The awards ceremony continued, and Chen Mo continued to receive new awards. His glasses continued to attract the attention of the audience. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battleground won the player’s choice Award (which was the most popular game), the Best Multiplayer Game, and the most entertaining game. "

"‘End of the United States’ won best VR game, best story, and best sound effects. "

"Mysterious sea won the best adventure game, best art design, best graphics, and best VR experience game. "

"Every time he won an award, Chen Mo would go on stage. The audience slowly realized that the high-tech glasses he was wearing had a lot of functions. "

"Other than the real-time translation, the glasses would occasionally display data that would be included in Chen Mo’s acceptance speech. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t say anything to glasses or make any hand gestures. It seemed like he did all of this with his mind? "

"The more the audience watched, the more curious they became. However, no matter how hard they looked, they could not find any similar technological products! "

……

"Finally, the awards ceremony came to the final award, game of the year! "

"Before the announcement of the game of the year, the venue was still the same as before. They invited orchestras to play the theme songs for the various games. "

"Survival in doomsday? Heh, trash!"

"Mysterious seas! This background music makes me feel like I’m going on an adventure! Captain Drake, wait for me!"

"‘Doomsday of the United States’ is out! ‘Doomsday of the United States’ is number one in the world!"

"When it was ‘doomsday of the United States’ turn, the applause and cheers were much louder than the other games. It was obvious that the Western players were well aware of who the hottest game of the year was. "

All the players in China were also nervously looking forward to it.

"The host came to the front of the stage with a smile and said with some hesitation, "To be honest, this year’s game of the year should be the year with the least suspense. "

"There’s a game that has conquered the world’s game review media with its almost perfect artistic standards and fascinating plot, receiving countless full marks. "

"Yes, even though it sounds like a spoiler, I believe you already have the answer in your hearts."

"This is an award that everyone is looking forward to. I’m honored to announce that the best game of the year, chosen by 47 media outlets and fans around the world, is …"

"Thunderbolt games ‘the Last of us"

"The moment the host announced the game’s name, the venue erupted into thunderous applause and cheers! "

The audience wasn’t surprised at all. It could even be said that they had been prepared for this. This was because everyone in the audience knew very well that this award was specially prepared for United States doomsday ‘!

"Almost everyone who was paying attention to this year’s video game industry knew that this year’s game was almost guaranteed to win because "doomsday of the United States" had already conquered all the video game media and players with its high standards. No other work could shake its position. "

"And this time,’end of the United States’ had won almost all the annual game Awards around the world, which proved one thing. "

Chen Mo was now one of the top designers in the world!

Chapter 793: A large number of wearable devices

"As the dust settled at the TGN awards ceremony, the last game of the year was won by Chen Mo. "

"This meant that Chen Mo had accomplished two great things this year. One United States end of the world had swept almost all of the world’s game review media, and the other was that end of the world, mysterious seas, and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had all achieved great success. "

"All of a sudden, he was in the limelight. "

"The video game media, both domestic and foreign, all posted articles to record this historic moment as soon as tgnn’s annual Video Game Awards were announced. "

"TGN games of the year finally revealed "End of the United States" takes four major awards, Thunderbolt entertainment is the biggest winner!"

"The results of tgnn’s annual games Awards PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has won the player’s choice Award!"

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s three games are all nominated for the annual games Awards!"

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s ranking the rise of Chinese designers?"

"Publicly acknowledged divine work! "Doomsday of United States" received a wave of positive reviews, Chen Mo to be crowned a God!"

"The strongest analysis! Why is ‘doomsday of the United States’ widely acknowledged as a perfect score masterpiece?"

"This time, the local and foreign video game media were basically speaking the same thing, boasting about it. "

"It couldn’t be helped, Chen Mo had released three works this year, each one of which could dominate the VR world, not to mention releasing all three at once. It was a total blur. "

"If it had been last year, some people might have been jealous, saying that Dark Souls was being opportunistic and that Thunderbolt entertainment was lacking in Foundation. But this year, no one dared to say that. "

"All three games of different genres had been shortlisted for the annual game Awards, and ‘end of the United States’ had even conquered the world’s game reviewers with a full score. This result wasn’t unprecedented or unprecedented, but it was enough to be proud of its generation. "

The players in China were also overjoyed and felt honored.

"He had witnessed Chen Mo’s growth, from mobile games to PC, and then to VR. "

"From casual games, to strategy games, to RPG, and then to top Triple-A games … "

"Finally, there was a designer who could stand at the top of the game industry in China. This kind of pride was far stronger than some domestic game companies promoting annual financial reports. "

"Even if a gaming company could make a lot of money, it would not be able to conquer all players without any works. "

"The players ‘love and trust for Chen Mo wasn’t because he often lost money, but because of the games he made that made everyone proud, and the games that moved the players. "

……

"As Chen Mo’s popularity skyrocketed around the world, many players asked the same question. "

"What’s that pair of glasses he’s wearing?"

"At the awards ceremony, the glasses had made Chen Mo’s presence felt like a bomb, giving him a lot of points. Many tech geeks even downloaded the day of the awards ceremony’s high definition video recordings and started to analyze the pattern on Chen Mo’s glasses. "

"At first, the players thought that it was just a convenient translator, but after the disclosures of many tech geeks, they realized that it was far more complicated than they thought. "

"Based on the video, these tech geeks had a preliminary analysis of the functions of the smart glasses. "

It could translate into multiple languages in real-time.

You can search for the information you want on the internet and display it on the lens.

It could record and analyze a lot of key information and data.

"In addition, many more complicated patterns had appeared on the mirror, but the meaning was unknown. However, it was clear that the visual presentation of this pair of glasses was not limited to just a few lines of text. It was very likely to be a brand new smart device. "

"Moreover, it was controlled by thought. It was obviously the latest result of the micro-thought collecting device. "

"Many players expressed, "we want it too!"

"Obviously, the smart glasses that Chen Mo was wearing fit the definition of "mixed reality", both in terms of appearance and practicality. "

"However, the players also had many questions. Before the specific parameters were disclosed, it was difficult to say whether the glasses would become the future direction of development or just a good-looking concept. "

"For example, how long could this thing last? What’s the price? Were there any safety hazards? "

"If there was a problem with any of these, the glasses wouldn’t be able to get popular. "

"The attitude of the players was basically that they were looking forward to it. Obviously, this wasn’t a product that had been officially released yet, but no matter what, Chen Mo’s appearance on TNN with the smart glasses added another piece of wood to the already popular ‘wearable smart device’, making it even more popular. "

……

"Before the Spring Festival, a large number of wearable smart devices suddenly appeared on the market. "

"There was a pair of glasses, a helmet, and an intelligent control module that could be connected to the phone … "

"Obviously, these devices were all new smart devices developed by hardware manufacturers using the miniature mind collection device. In order to seize the limelight, they were concentrated on selling before the Spring Festival. "

"There were so many brands and varieties that many players were dazzled by them. A pair of smart glasses that looked good had just been released today, and there would be a better one tomorrow. "

"Moreover, the configurations and functions of these devices were all different, so even the technology geeks who were ready to get their hands on them were dumbfounded. It seemed like they would have to review them for a long time. "

"However, the anticipated "Chen Zhao’s glasses" didn’t appear. "

"Because Chen Mo had only been at TGN for a short while, it was too late for the hardware developers to ride on Chen Mo’s popularity. Their product designs had already been decided, and they had even started production. This kind of high-tech smart product was not like a mass-produced product that could be easily copied. "

"There were a few small manufacturers that forcefully changed the appearance of their products and labeled them as ‘the same type of glasses as Chen Mo’, but the tech nerds were so smart that they could tell at a glance that these glasses were completely different from the ones Chen Mo was wearing, and they were immediately drowned by the negative reviews. "

"Various major shopping websites had already launched their products, and a group of technological geeks had also volunteered to be lab rats and began to review these new wearable smart devices. "

"Hise smart helmet review It’s heavy, and the heat dissipation isn’t good. It’s less comfortable to wear for a long time, but the configuration is okay. "

"Windmill smart glasses evaluation small and light, simple and practical, but has few uses. For further observation."

"Cell phone’s smart control module evaluation Not only does it require a device to collect thoughts from the ear, but it also needs to be connected to the mobile phone via Bluetooth. It’s so strange, whoever buys it is a fool. "

……

The reviews came out one by one.

"After a group of pioneers who were willing to contribute bravely stepped into the mine, the players basically reached a consensus that the most reliable equipment was still the glasses. "

"In fact, helmets and glasses were almost the same. The configuration of the helmet might be higher, but the problem was that the helmet was very heavy, and the heat dissipation was also a problem. The comfort level was far worse than that of the headset. "

"However, judging from the current situation, the smart glasses on the market also had some problems. Whether it was in terms of hardware or software, there was no particularly mature product. "

Chapter 794: Promotional video of the matrix glasses

"The gamers had different reactions to the new technology, but they decided to wait and see. "

"Although some of the products looked really good, the consensus of the tech geeks was This thing still had room for further improvement. "

"For some rich people, it was better to buy and enjoy these things early. However, for the vast majority of ordinary people, there was no need to buy two of the same smart glasses. It would not be too late to buy them when a product with a good overall rating appeared. "

"So far, this new batch of smart devices, especially the smart glasses, had performed well in terms of battery life, heat generation, and other issues. The price was basically between 1500 to 6000 Yuan, and there was no higher price. "

"There were some smart helmets that cost more than 6000 Yuan and had better configurations, but the players did not buy them because they were too heavy and could not be carried anywhere and anytime. "

"The price of the smart glasses varied, and so did their configurations and functions. These smart glasses were basically developed based on mobile phone systems and were also equipped with some software on the mobile phone. The more expensive the device, the more functions it would have. "

"However, the problem with this batch of equipment was that there weren’t enough programs installed, and it was difficult to achieve high quality control of the hardware. There was still a certain probability of an accident. "

"After all, time was too tight. Most of the manufacturers ‘research and development level was not as good as Lehui’ s, but they launched the smart glasses earlier than Lehui, so the quality could be imagined. "

"Just as many people were struggling to decide which smart glasses to buy, Chen Mo’s Weibo and Lehui’s official website both released a message. "

Chen Mo’s glasses were going to be on sale!

"This news was very sudden, but it was also within reason. "

"Chen Mo wore the smart glasses on stage, so it didn’t matter which company made them, they would be released sooner or later. The only question was, which company had developed this pair of glasses? "

"After seeing this message, many players came to a realization. As expected, this was very reasonable. "

"Chen Mo and le Hui had worked together when they were making Swtich. If Chen Mo wanted someone to make the smart glasses, le Hui would be the best choice. "

"Many players were immediately invigorated. Chen Mo + le Hui, this was a strong combination! Lehui already had a good reputation in the country, and if Chen Mo was the one promoting the product, then there would be no problem! "

The quality of the switch was clear to the players. The smart glasses to be released this time would definitely be one of the best weirdos in the country!

Many players couldn’t wait to open Lehui’s official website to check the specific parameters of the new smart glasses.

……

"Designed by Chen Mo and produced by Lehui, the smart glasses with MR as its main focus were named Matrix, Matrix. "

It came with a basic artificial intelligence system named It was Jarvis.

"Of course, these two names were Chen Mo’s plaything, as well as a tribute to two Classic Movies from his previous life. To the players of the parallel world, it was just a name that they didn’t understand. "

"However, these two names also contained Chen Mo’s vision for the future, as well as a little bit of unrealistic fantasy. "

"All in all, it was fine as long as the name was nice. Only when the name was nice could the player’s awesomeness level be raised, and when the awesomeness level was raised, the players would buy again and again. "

"Before looking at the detailed parameters, le Hui’s official website automatically played a promotional video. "

……

The alarm clock rang.

"A very young and beautiful girl got up from the bed. After a while, she finished washing up, made a cup of coffee, sat in front of the table, and picked up the matrix glasses on the table. "

"As she put on the glasses, a rippling image flashed across the lens, and the video changed to the girl’s first-person perspective. "

"In the first-person perspective of the glasses, countless irregular polygons swept through every corner of the room, including the desk, plates, and all kinds of miscellaneous items in front of him. In a very short time, all the items were located one by one, as if all the items in the real world were transformed into virtual data. "

"After that, a special little dot appeared on most of the main items in his field of vision. This small dot meant that the glasses had accurately located and identified the item. "

"When the user’s eyes were focused on an item, the small dot would become the item’s name and its outline would be highlighted. The girl shifted her gaze to the coffee, bread, and fruit salad in front of her. The interface displayed the nutritional and calories of these items. "

"Then, the girl looked at the Lehui Smart TV opposite her. She didn’t say anything or give any instructions, but the Lehui TV turned on automatically and changed to the news channel. "

The girl’s gaze then turned to the Lehui cleaning robot next to her. The robot also automatically turned on and began its cleaning task.

"The girl took the coffee to the window, and the weather conditions for today and tomorrow appeared in her vision, including detailed data such as temperature, humidity, pollution index, and so on. "

She took her keys and went out. The girl came to a large shopping mall and began to shop.

"After scanning a piece of clothing with a pair of glasses, the interface showed the price of the clothing on major shopping websites, as well as the lowest price in history, and other data. The recommended size was also given according to the girl’s body shape. "

"After picking out a few pieces of clothing, when it was time to pay, the girl used her glasses to look at the QR code for payment, and the payment information automatically popped up in her field of vision. The girl chose to pay using the bank card, and the payment was completed immediately, even faster than the mobile phone. "

"As soon as she got home, the girl received a new message. Her best friend had organized a game and asked her to go out and play. "

"The girl was about to drive over, and a navigation message immediately appeared on her glasses. At the same time, a very obvious guide line appeared on the road in front of the girl. The girl even chose to minimize the small map in her glasses and only needed to drive according to the virtual instructions on the ground. "

"When they arrived at their destination, glasses automatically searched for available parking spaces nearby and selected a few parking spots for suggestions. "

"When he arrived at the board game bar that he had agreed to meet his best friends, they were chatting while waiting. Seeing that the girl had arrived, everyone took out a pair of glasses from their bags. "

"The Thunderbolt gaming platform appeared on the screen, and their glasses were automatically matched to the same match. "

"This was a brand new board game. Everyone would receive an identity card and a general card, and they could also do various things according to the cards in their hands. The cards on the table and in the players ‘hands blended in well with the real environment, and it was almost impossible to tell that they were virtual cards. "

"When Special Operations such as [kill] and [flash] were released, cool special effects and special voiceover would appear on the interface. "

"There was a virtual image of a general in front of each player, and it also showed the general’s current remaining health, cards, and so on. "

"At night, the girl drove home. "

"When they got home, the girl was watching TV on the sofa while staring at the coffee table in front of her. On the coffee table, a virtual image was tirelessly jumping from one platform to another … "

It was late at night. The girl took off her glasses and placed them on the charging seat. The screen turned black and the video ended.

Chapter 795: Forget it, let’s just Rob!

"After watching the promotional video, everyone had the same feeling. "

Cool!

"If this promotional video were to be put on the internet, people might think that it was a concept video of a certain technological product or a scene from a science fiction movie. "

The so-called concept video meant that there was only a concept of the game and it had not been created yet. Everything in the video had special effects.

"However, since the video was already on Lehui’s official website and the glasses were on sale, it meant that the operations in the video could be replicated in reality! "

"The players didn’t know if the real glasses could achieve the effect of the promotional video, or if it would change from a "seller show" to a "buyer show" after buying it, but just the content of the video was enough to move people. "

"F * ck, there’s a bunch of black technology attached to these glasses!"

"It can scan the items in the player’s field of vision, accurately locate the outline, and distinguish the attributes of the items?"

"Choose items based on the player’s focus and conduct in-depth analysis?"

"It can automatically take over all of its smart devices, including smart TVs, cleaning robots, air conditioners, washing machines, and other household appliances?"

"It can identify the price of branded clothes in the mall and even search for the price on the internet?"

"This holographic projection navigation is so cool, I feel like this only exists in games! The navigation information is directly displayed on the road through the MR technology. There’s no need to look at the mini-map!"

"This new MR game is so interesting! And it seemed to be a China Style game? They even specially developed a board game?"

"This thing can even run on Thunderbolt gaming platform!"

"He’s controlling the entire process with his mind! He doesn’t need to use hand gestures or voice messages. Wow, this is so cool! I won’t be treated as a lunatic by passers-by for using hand gestures or talking to myself!"

"It feels like the battery life is very long. This girl has been working all day. She just needs to sleep and charge it at night."

"Why does it feel a little fake?"

"The story above is not fake at all. Our technology has long been able to achieve most of these functions, but we don’t have a micro-consciousness reading device, and no manufacturers have really tried to integrate these black technology together. "

"The video had basically introduced the main functions of the glasses and successfully aroused the enthusiasm of the players. Next, it was time to see the specific parameters. "

"The prices were divided into three categories, namely the 2988 Yuan youth version, the 4988 Yuan standard version, and the 7988 Yuan high-end version. "

"The battery life of these three tiers was similar. It could be used for six hours when using a high-battery program, 12 hours when using it normally, and 18 hours or more when using it in low-power mode. "

"The main difference between the three grades of matrix glasses was the configuration, including memory, processor, and so on. The youth version basically had most of the real-life service functions, but they could only play simple MR games like tabletop games and jump. On the other hand, the standard and high-end versions could provide users with a smoother experience. In the future, MR games would also have a larger capacity, better special effects, and more complicated gameplay. "

"Moreover, since the standard and high-end versions used better technology and materials, they were more comfortable and lighter than the youth version. If he was a rich person, he would definitely buy the high-end version without hesitation. After all, it would be the most adaptable game in the future. When MR games with high specifications were released, it would be embarrassing if he could not play the youthful version. "

"Although the price wasn’t very affordable, it was good enough. 2988 Yuan was the price of a mid-grade mobile phone, but how could a mobile phone be as cool as this? "

"The more the players looked at the specific parameters, the more satisfied they were. These were the smart glasses with a real conscience. What kind of stupid glasses were the ones that were released before? "

"The glasses had a clear positioning and perfect workmanship. Most importantly, they were made by Chen Mo and le Hui, so the quality was guaranteed. The promotional page also said that the glasses would be the only smart glasses on Thunderbolt gaming platform. In the future, there would be a large number of designers who would develop various MR games and applications for the glasses. "

Just this point alone was enough to make many people unable to refuse …

"Many players expressed on the spot, "I bought a lot!"

"However, when he looked at the page again, pre-sale … "

"The first batch of glasses was 200000 on a first come, first served basis. "

Everyone was speechless.

"As long as there was anything related to le Hui, there would be hunger marketing. Zhou Jiangping, you scum! "

"However, he couldn’t put all the blame on Zhou Jiangping. After all, the glasses had just been developed, and it would take some time for it to be officially put into production. 200,000 Yuan for the first batch of stocks was already quite risky. After all, this thing was different from mobile phones. It was a brand new smart device. Who knew if the consumers would buy it? "

"The other smart glasses didn’t have that many in stock, but the players didn’t feel like they were out of stock. The main reason was that the quality of the glasses was obviously a grade higher than the other products, so the players had the feeling that the supply was not enough. "

"Forget it, I’ll just snatch it! "

"In just three days, the first batch of glasses had reached 200000 people. Chen Mo felt that this speed was a little slow, but it was only presale after all. These players had never even used smart devices before, so it was quite touching that they were able to buy it just because of Chen Mo and le Hui’s reputation. "

"However, the glasses wouldn’t arrive immediately after they were bought. It was expected that the batch of glasses would be distributed all over the country within a week, which meant that by the time the players got their hands on them, it would already be the Spring Festival. "

……

"The glasses Set off a wave of pre-orders, so much so that many people didn’t understand. "

"You bunch of tech geeks, you said you would wait and see when you saw other glasses. Why did you buy Lehui’s smart glasses without even thinking about it? Could it be the Lehui Navy?"

"The Lehui evil cult! You guys are so anxious just because there’s a pre-sale? There are still many hardware manufacturers that haven’t released their products yet!"

"There were many people who wanted to see this as a joke. Many people had a certain resistance to this first-generation smart device. After all, technology was constantly updated and the first batch of products definitely had a lot of room for improvement. But those who bought it said, "the earlier you buy it, the earlier you can enjoy it. Besides, these glasses are the same type as Chen Mo ‘s. Even if you don’t trust le Hui, you should trust Chen Mo!"

"In any case, most people were still looking forward to the matrix glasses. It should be the most reliable model out of the many wearable smart devices that had been released so far. "

"However, whether this item was useful or not, he would only know after unboxing and reviewing it. "

Chapter 796: Hise smart glasses

"After the pre-sales of the glasses, three other hardware manufacturers launched their own smart glasses. "

"These three manufacturers were basically the top hardware manufacturers in the country and abroad. Their products included mobile phones, PC, and VR gaming pods, and each had their own market segments and loyal fans. "

"Among them, the most eye-catching one was the new product released by Hise. "

"Hise was a foreign manufacturer in parallel world and had a good reputation for its smart hardware. Before this, Hise had also released a smart helmet, but the response was mediocre. There were no problems with the configuration and hardware, but the main problem was that it was inconvenient to wear. After a long time, it would hurt the neck, and it was impossible to wear it everywhere. "

"Moreover, it looked a little stupid to run around with a helmet. "

"It was obvious that the smart glasses and the smart helmet were developed at the same time, and the smart glasses were released a few days later. "

"Judging from the specifications and data released by Hise, the smart glasses ‘specifications were very similar to the matrix glasses. After all, with the level of technological development in this world, similar products would have similar specifications as long as they were priced the same. "

Many people who didn’t manage to get the glasses or didn’t really trust the Chinese products expressed their approval after seeing the smart glasses. They had another choice!

"Overseas, Hise’s smart glasses were highly rated. In addition to being able to integrate most of the functions of a smartphone, these smart glasses also had very convenient photography and video recording functions, which could record what one saw and heard at any time. At the same time, the device had a gyroscope, which could adjust the shaking of the camera lens caused by the user’s walking. It was a very cost-effective device for outdoor livestreaming streamers. "

"However, the device was quite expensive. It only had one price tag-1399 dollars. It would cost about 9000 dollars in China, which was more expensive than the high-end version of the matrix glasses. "

"In terms of configuration, the Hise smart glasses and the matrix glasses were basically the same. They were both made with the best materials and technology on the market. However, the Hise smart glasses had an obvious advantage, which was that they could record and take photos. "

"In order to store video recordings and transmit live broadcast signals, Hise had installed a larger storage device in the smart glasses. Moreover, the signal transmission ability was also stronger, so the price naturally went up. "

"When they saw the smart glasses from Hise, many people wanted to buy them. This was because the quality of this device was better than the other devices on the market. It also had a recording and live streaming function, which was very useful for some special people. "

As for the matrix glasses … Many people just realized that they didn’t seem to support the function of taking photos and recording.

"In the beginning, no one paid much attention to it, because this type of smart glasses came with a camera. It needed to capture the objects in the player’s field of vision through the camera and transform them into virtual data. Since it had a camera, it shouldn’t be difficult to make a video recording function, right? "

"However, many people went to the official website of the glasses and found that in the long introduction of its functions, there was no photo, video, or live stream function … "

"Many people were puzzled. What did le Hui mean by this? Logically speaking, this function shouldn’t be difficult to make. Why did they cut corners in this place? "

"Some of the people who had pre-ordered the glasses were a little regretful. The Hise glasses were only 1000 Yuan more expensive, but they could record and stream, and had a larger storage capacity. Obviously, this one looked more suitable! "

"For some rich people, they had already spent 8000 Yuan, so it was natural for them to add another 1000 Yuan to get better performance. "

"Of course, it was not a problem for those who bought the youthful and normal versions. After all, the smart glasses from Hise were too expensive for them. The price-performance ratio was not good. "

"Many people were already guessing that if there were no more competitive smart glasses in the future, it would be a competition between the matrix glasses and the Hise smart glasses. "

"The Hise smart glasses would probably occupy the high-end market, while the matrix glasses would occupy the low-end market, especially with the price of the youth version. It was expected to spread to students and young people with poor financial conditions. "

……

Chen Zhao had spent the Spring Festival in the imperial capital this year.

"Because the game Committee had given Thunderbolt entertainment a target, every year, Thunderbolt entertainment would be able to get 584 people to settle in the imperial capital, and Chen Mo’s employees would no longer have to drift around. "

"Actually, Chen Zhao didn’t care about this kind of thing. When they had earned a certain amount of money, settling down was no longer important. On the contrary, the middle class, who had a decent income but were not particularly rich, attached great importance to this, because the index of settling down would determine their mentality in a certain city. "

"584 indicators did not seem like a lot, but in fact, this was the highest among all the companies with settlement indicators in the entire imperial capital. It was even higher than all the banks and state-owned enterprises. "

"The reason why they were so generous was mainly because of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s strong position in the gaming industry, its international influence, and the high taxes. "

"Thunderbolt entertainment was about to become a major international gaming company. The VR games and high-tech devices they developed were constantly changing people’s lives, so it was only natural for a company like Thunderbolt entertainment to receive support. "

"This was a good thing for Chen Zhao. After all, if he brought his parents to the imperial capital, he wouldn’t have to go back and forth during the holidays. "

"At the moment, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s core employees added up to less than 500 people, not to mention that some of them were local employees, so these targets were definitely endless. "

"But from this year onwards, Thunderbolt entertainment would begin further expansion. With the use of the new headquarters, the total number of employees in Thunderbolt entertainment was likely to show an explosive growth, so these indicators would definitely not go to waste. "

The experience store was open during the new year and there were still many players.

"Jia Peng, Chang xiuya, and the others didn’t go home either, because they had also received their targets. To celebrate this year, many employees had decided to bring their parents over to the capital to celebrate the new year. This saved them a lot of trouble. "

"In the lobby, Chen Zhao was chatting with a few employees. Just then, the deliveryman pushed two large boxes in. "

"Yes, the new toy is here."

Chen Zhao stood up. A few employees hurried over and moved the two large boxes into the living room.

"After Chen Mo signed the receipt, li jingsi came over and asked, "What’s in these two big boxes?"

"You’ll know when you open it. " As Chen Zhao spoke, he went to the box. "

"A pair of glasses? So many!" Jia Peng’s eyes lit up as he quickly took one out of the box. "

"The others were also surprised. The glasses had attracted a lot of attention, including Chen Mo’s employees. "

"The official website’s matrix glasses had to be snatched, and it was difficult for these people to get them. "

"However, one good thing about being an internal employee was that he could get the latest products through internal channels … "

"There’s a hundred of them, " Chen Mo said."Fifty of them will be in the experience store for trial. The other fifty will be at the lucky draw."

"Long live the manager!"

"All the employees present were very happy. Although they could buy a high-end pair of glasses with their income without any pressure, it was still better to have more lucky draws like this. After all, who wouldn’t want to give it away for free? "

Chapter 797: Start a live broadcast

"Hurry up, try it on first!"

Everyone couldn’t wait and opened the boxes one after another.

"The 50 pairs of smart glasses were for trial use in the experience store. They would be placed at the front desk after unboxing so that players could reserve them. However, the glasses could set an alert range. Once the user was too far away from the experience store, the glasses would automatically send out an alert, so he didn’t have to worry about losing the glasses. "

The remaining 50 pairs of smart glasses were reserved for the lucky draw as an internal benefit. Chen Mo was planning to have Lin Xiao use the lucky draw app in the company’s group chat. He would collect the rewards from the experience store after the spring Festival holiday.

"The glasses from the lucky draw were stored away. Now, everyone was dismantling the trial portion of the experience store. "

Jia Peng carefully took out the glasses from the box and removed the protective cover.

"Wow, he’s so handsome. He looks even more exquisite than he did in the promotional videos."

"Jia Peng looked at the glasses up and down. The design of the glasses was very high-tech, and the material felt good to the touch. It didn’t feel heavy at all. There was only a switch button behind his right ear, and the rest of the glasses could be controlled by his mind. "

Jia Peng put on his glasses.

"To cater to the needs of the youngsters, the whole pair of glasses was flexible and could be adjusted size. Jia Peng felt a little uncomfortable when he first put it on, but after adjusting the size, the glasses fit perfectly on his head. "

The others were also adjusting the size of their glasses so that they could wear them in the most comfortable way.

"Should we do a livestream or something?" li jingsi asked. "

"Chen Zhao thought about it and said, that works too. The chubby boy is on the third floor, right? Someone go get him. "

"Although it was just an ordinary unboxing session, it was still necessary to show it to the players. After all, the matrix glasses was still in the period of market expansion. A livestream to promote it would make more people determined to cut off their hands. It was also crucial for the future development of the matrix glasses. "

"The livestream candidates were already in place, and zou Zhuo was there. "

"Little fatty was now considered a big live streamer on the fish-catching live streaming platform. These few days, sister Shuyi had gone home for the new year, and little fatty had completely let himself go. He claimed that he was working hard, but in fact, he was playing games like crazy … "

"However, this was the good thing about being a live streamer. There was no way to refute little Fatty’s claim that he was working hard … "

"Not long after, zou Zhuo came down. "

"You’ve arrived? Where? where?"

"When the little fatty saw the two large boxes of smart glasses in the hall, he was invigorated. He quickly took out a new one from the box and prepared to open it. "

"Chen Zhao stopped him and stuffed a pair of glasses into his hand."Use this, "

"Why?" Zou Zhuo was a little dumbfounded. He looked at the glasses Chen Mo had given him and realized that they were no different from the other glasses. The only difference was that the patterns had been removed and they looked a little more plain. "

"This is the developer’s version, " Chen Mo said."You can use it to livestream for everyone to see."

"Eh? It has a live broadcast function? I don’t think there’s a consumer version?" Zou Zhuo was shocked."So you’re saying that this thing can be livestreamed? then why don’t you sell a livestreaming version?"

"Why are you asking so many questions?" Chen Mo chuckled."Hurry up and start the livestream."

"Zou Zhuo tried to put the glasses on, but his head was too big for the glasses … "

"Chen Zhao was speechless, how big is your head? Adjust the size "

Zou Zhuo adjusted the size of his glasses to the maximum and finally put it on.

He put on his glasses and pressed the power button.

"After a while, a large number of irregular polygons scanned the entire screen. The camera of the glasses turned on automatically and scanned the scene in front of zou Zhuo. "

"A smooth electronic voice rang in zou Zhuo’s ears, "Good afternoon, user. I am your artificial intelligence assistant, Jarvis. According to the iris scan, you’re not Chen Zhao. Then Who are you? Please bind your Thunderbolt Game Pass to me so that I can understand your specific information. "

"A dialog box appeared in zou Zhuo’s vision, asking him to enter the Thunderbolt Game Pass information. After successfully logging in, the entire field of view changed again. It seemed that most of the functions of the glasses had just been unlocked. "

"Hello, zou Zhuo. You can now connect to your smartphone through Bluetooth … I found 25 applications that support the matrix glasses in your mobile application history. Do you want to activate them automatically?"

"Zou Zhuo chose "yes" without hesitation. "

"Synchronization in progress. Estimated time of completion 2 minutes. Today was Thursday, and there were two days left before the Spring Festival holiday. The current indoor temperature is 20 degrees, and the outdoor temperature is-5 degrees. As a streamer, you still have 14.2 hours of livestream time to complete this month. The above is a copy of your Thunderbolt Game Pass’s information. You can freely add or delete the daily forgettable information. "

"Please enjoy the revolutionary experience that the matrix glasses has brought you. I am Jarvis, your AI Butler. I am at your service."

Zou Zhuo was a little confused by the series of actions.

AI Butler? This was really cool. The people who had seen Chen Zhao use it before didn’t know that there was such a thing in the glasses.

"He could hear Jarvis’s voice clearly, but it didn’t stop him from hearing his voice in real life. This was because the matrix glasses used a bone conduction headset, and sound was directly transmitted through the bone spine. Unless the user had special needs, it would not block the surrounding sound. This was to prevent the danger that could occur due to visual and auditory limitations. "

"Zou Zhuo tried to shout in his mind, "Jarvis?" he asked. "

"Yes, I’m here. Do you have any requirements?" Jarvis immediately responded. "

"Zou Zhuo continued to think, help me livestream. "

"The device you’re using is the developer’s version. You’ve been authorized by the white list and can start the live broadcast. Opening fish-catching live streaming platform, please enter your login information … Okay, say hello to your audience. "

"In a very short time, the glasses had successfully connected to the fish-catching live broadcast platform. Zou Zhuo’s vision automatically turned into a stream and was transferred to his stream. "

"Zou Zhuo’s stream’s viewers were shocked. They thought fatty had left, why did he stream again? "

"When zou Zhuo received Chen Mo’s call, he only said "I have something to do" and ran away, leaving a whole screen of question marks. The audience thought zou zhuogan was gone, but a few minutes later, the stream started again. "

"This time, the stream didn’t show the game screen, but zou Zhuo’s first-person perspective. "

"Eh? What was this perspective? Little fatty wants to switch to being an outdoor streamer?"

"Is this a head-mounted camera? Looking at the environment … This looks like Chen Mo’s Experience Store!"

"Exactly. Isn’t the one on the left Chen Zhao?"

"Wow, it’s really Chen Mo! And why were there so many people with a pair of glasses? This motherf * cker … I really want to snatch a pair!"

"Beating up the nouveau riche and splitting the fields!"

"A large-scale Unboxing Review venue? That’s awesome, doesn’t that mean that the little fatty should be wearing the same thing on his head?"

"But, didn’t they say that the matrix glasses don’t provide camera and live streaming functions? They should be using other head-mounted devices for the live-stream, right?"

"With Chen Mo’s appearance and the unboxing of the glasses, zou Zhuo’s stream was instantly flooded with viewers. "

Chapter 798: MR. Gaming experience

"Alright, my dear viewers, I really don’t want to give you a cold shoulder. Look, I’ve brought you the latest review of the glasses. Don’t you have a conscience?"

"Ahem, yes, many people might ask why you can’t see my handsome face because I’m using the glasses to stream. Yes, the consumer version did not have a livestream function, but the developer version did! Don’t ask, this is for the manager’s own use, it’s not for sale online …"

"Alright, let’s see what cool functions these glasses have."

"I’ve never seen such a shameless person" was all over zou Zhuo’s screen. He mumbled to himself as he tried out the various functions of his glasses. "

"He could use his consciousness to control the glasses, but he’d have to speak to livestream. After all, the players couldn’t read zou Zhuo’s mind. "

The other people in the experience store were also trying out the various functions of the glasses.

"Zou Zhuo’s glasses had already synchronized with the various applications, and he was curious to try them out. "

"The first was the scanning and analysis function. Zou Zhuo scanned through the items on the first floor, including books, sofas, counters, and decorations. If he wanted to, he could search for the item’s details and even the prices on the internet. "

"After that was the map query function, which allowed him to freely Zoom the map, choose a target location, calculate the best route, and turn on the navigation. "

"In addition, there were also functions such as weather, itinerary, and matching mobile phones. Zou Zhuo even asked Jarvis a few questions, to which the audience was amazed by. "

"F * ck, it’s exactly the same as the one in the promotional video! It’s not a special effect!"

"Indeed, this thing is very intelligent. It can even identify the book through the cover, as well as the introduction of the book and the price on the internet."

"Little fatty didn’t say anything throughout the whole process. Did he complete all these operations with his mind? It’s awesome!"

"Wait, there’s also an artificial intelligence called Jarvis? F * ck, it feels so cool, he’s so good at answering questions!"

"Do you have a Nuannuan version? I don’t want to hear a man’s voice!"

"A lot of people were attracted by the stream. Although there were many tech media that wanted to do an Unboxing Review, Chen Mo’s Unboxing Review had been released earlier than the other media, so chubby boy’s stream was the first thing that the players saw. "

"Eh? There were three games in it! Is this the game in the promotional video?"

"Zou Zhuo saw the three games when he was browsing through the functions of the glasses. They were Thunderbolt tabletop, kill of Three Kingdoms, and jump. "

"Quick, little fatty, try out the game that came with the glasses and see if it’s fun!" There were already many players requesting for it on the bullet screen. "

"Alright, alright. Everyone, there’s no need to rush. I’ll play jump first."

Zou Zhuo said as he looked for a flat table according to the system.

Zou Zhuo sat on the sofa and chose the coffee table as the setting for the game.

"After a short loading, a grey-white cube appeared in zou Zhuo’s sight, placed on the table. "

"On top of the square, a black figure in the shape of Chinese Checkers was constantly somersaulting. "

"The words "jump" floated above the Miniman, and below it was a three-dimensional [start game] button. "

"All the elements in the game seemed to exist on the table. No matter how zou Zhuo changed his vision, the Miniman and the cube remained in the same position as the table. They didn’t move with zou Zhuo’s vision. "

"Zou Zhuo selected [start game], and a new block appeared in front of the one the little man was standing on. There was a certain gap between the two blocks. At this moment, a notification appeared in his field of vision. Players could use their thoughts to control the distance that the Miniman jumped. If it successfully jumped to the next square, it would be considered a success. "

"Zou Zhuo gave it a try. When he thought about jumping, the Miniman and cube would compress vertically and a special sound would be heard from the earpiece. The longer the charging time, the further the little person jumped. "

"The first attempt was very successful, and the little person steadily landed on the new square. At this moment, a gray round table appeared on the left side of the new square. The distance between the two was closer than last time. "

Zou Zhuo jumped and landed on the Round Table again.

"Zou Zhuo failed twice in the middle of the game, but he quickly got used to the rhythm and started playing happily. "

"The entire "jump" game was focused on the desktop. The little people jumped in a square or rectangular area and would not jump out of the desktop. The square shapes that the Minimen needed to dance were also varied. There were big and small, far and near, square and round … "

"After failing, the system will notify you of your highest score and friend ranking for the week. However, none of zou Zhuo’s current friends had the glasses, so he was currently in first place with 35 points. "

"You don’t say. This game is quite interesting!"

"Zou Zhuo thought that the game would be boring, but after a while, he realized that it was actually quite fun … "

"This feeling was similar to FlappyBird, where it trained the player’s mechanical reactions. However, this game was much easier than FlappyBird. The graphics were simple, the pace was light, and the sense of defeat wasn’t strong. It was a time killer. "

"Plus, this was a MR game. The entire scene was a virtual image that was automatically generated by the glasses based on the desktop. It achieved a combination of virtual and reality, which was quite new to zou Zhuo. "

"From an outsider’s perspective, zou Zhuo was staring at an empty table, but from zou Zhuo’s perspective, he was controlling the Chinese Checkers-like figure to jump around on different platforms … "

Zou Zhuo logged out of jump with satisfaction after he got more points.

"This game is quite interesting. Although it’s simple, it’s very poisonous! Okay, okay, I know you’re bored, but it’s a little addictive …"

"There were already many people protesting in the bullet screen. Even though MR. Li’s game and the real world were quite interesting, the audience was getting impatient after seeing zou Zhuo jump to more than 40 points. After all, jump was more interesting to play by himself, but there was no point in watching others play it … "

"Alright, let’s take a look at the other game. Hmm, it’s called "kill of the Three Kingdoms"? Is this the Three Kingdoms card game from the video?"

"Curious, zou Zhuo entered ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’. "

"Just in time, let’s try out ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’ together. It seems to be a new card game. Is there anyone who wants to try it with me?" Zou Zhuo greeted everyone enthusiastically. "

"The previous promotional video had already been released."Kill of the Three Kingdoms" was an multiplayer game. The others had been studying the various functions of the glasses, but upon hearing zou Zhuo’s call, those who were interested in "kill of the Three Kingdoms" came over. "

Chapter 799: Don’t screw me over, Jarvis

"Zou Zhuo entered the game and saw some graphics about kill of the Three Kingdoms appearing in front of him. At the same time, he heard Jarvis ‘voice. "

"Do you want to play the Three Kingdoms? This should be your first time playing this game. If you need, I can give you some advice. "

"Sure, sure, I was just thinking about how to play it, " zou Zhuo said. "

"As an A.I. Program, Jarvis was very familiar with the rules of the game. He explained the rules to zou Zhuo while showing him the cards. "

"‘Kill of the Three Kingdoms’ is a multiplayer card game with the background of the Three Kingdoms. It is divided into identity cards, general cards, basic cards, silk bag cards, and many other types of cards. "

"In the identity field, every player will play One Identity. There are four identities Lord, loyal subject, traitor, and traitor. Each identity has a specific game target …"

"As Jarvis explained, he showed zou Zhuo the cards. "

"For example, when he was explaining the identity card, four three-dimensional identity cards would appear in front of zou Zhuo. When he was explaining the word "Lord", the card would float in front of zou Zhuo and spin slowly. At the same time, there would be a simple introduction of the card in fine art next to it. "

"These cards would also form various structures from time to time, showing the players the relationship and usage of each other in a way similar to a flow chart. "

"The feeling was similar to the newbie guides in many games, but the difference was that all the presentation was done through MR technology. Zou Zhuo could almost see the cards floating in front of his eyes, and even the patterns and thickness of the cards could be clearly seen, looking very textured. "

"Since it was a MR game, Chen Mo didn’t make kill of the Three Kingdoms into a paper card. Instead, he added thickness and sculpted it, with beautiful patterns and embossed on the back, making it look more three-dimensional. "

"Moreover, the current version of "kill of the Three Kingdoms" only supported face-to-face games and the classic identity arena. It did not support the online killing function for the time being. That was because "kill of the Three Kingdoms" was still an exclusive game for the players with the matrix glasses, and they could not connect to their PC or mobile phones. "

"MR. Game’s advantage was that it displayed a mixture of reality and "kill of the Three Kingdoms". As a board game, the most interesting part was the face-to-face killing between friends. It was not impossible for one person to play "kill of the Three Kingdoms" against an empty table and people online, but the feeling it gave off was too lonely. "

"VR equipment was meant for otakus who stayed at home all day. MR. Li encouraged everyone to go out more, walk more, and meet more friends, so the two games had different perspectives. "

"As such, Chen Mo only created the most basic and essence of the game in the first version, in order to provide the players with the best experience of face-to-face combat. "

Some people might think that it was better to make ready-made cards than to waste the effort to make this thing!

"That wasn’t the case. The MR version of kill of the Three Kingdoms, as well as all other card games, still had many advantages over the physical version. "

"First of all, it was convenient. One or two cards might not be a big deal, but what if there were a few or even a dozen cards? All the physical cards had to be brought along, but the MR version only required a pair of glasses to integrate all the card types, and there would be almost unlimited expansion space in the future. "

"Secondly, the effect was gorgeous. The paper cards had no background sound, no special effects, and the appearance of the card was very ordinary. It was inevitable that it would wear out if used too much. However, the MR version could add cool sound effects and special effects, as well as character voice, which was even more explosive than the PC and mobile versions. "

"Therefore, since everyone had the glasses, the MR version of "kill of the Three Kingdoms" was obviously much cooler than the paper version. "

"Soon, everyone had finished the basic tutorial of "kill of the Three Kingdoms". Although they still had a vague understanding, they did not have to worry about not understanding the game at all because they had Jarvis, an artificial intelligence, who they could consult at any time. "

"In fact, Jarvis’s skill level was higher than most players. However, in order to ensure the players ‘gaming experience, Jarvis could only provide basic suggestions. It was enough to ensure that new players could understand the game. He couldn’t replace the players to play the game. Otherwise, wouldn’t it become a battle between Jarvis and his teammates? "

"Come, let’s give it a try. Let’s have a five-person field." Zou Zhuo and the others found two sofas and sat down face to face. The table in front of them was the place for playing cards. "

"After looking at the team composition, Jia Peng, Wen Lingwei, su Jinyu, Zhao Lei, and zou Zhuo silently used the remark function in ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’ to label the four of them Not a chief, half-European, natural, and honest. "

"Well, there was nothing wrong with that. "

"These few people had known each other for a long time, so they knew each other’s background. Zou Zhuo was very happy to play ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’ with a player like Jia Peng. After all, tabletop games were all about looks. Out of the four of them, only Wen Lingwei gave zou Zhuo a little pressure. Luckily, she had some European blood, but it wasn’t pure. If it was a European dog like Zheng Hongxi, it would be a lot harder. "

"Fortunately, Zheng Hongxi was usually engrossed in the game’s plot due to work and was not so enthusiastic about playing games. Perhaps this was the reason why he had maintained a relatively pure European bloodline … "

"The game started with a cool dealing process. There was a set of cards in the middle of the table, showing the number of cards that could be touched. There was a small area on the table in front of everyone for the information of the generals. "

"Su Jinyu was the Lord, so the area in front of her was highlighted, and the word "Lord" appeared in a special seal. The others ‘identities were hidden, but other players could freely note them. "

"After choosing their generals, a virtual image of the general was displayed in a small area on the table. These virtual images were like figurines, but they could move. When the player performed an operation, they would also do the corresponding action. "

"After everyone had chosen their generals, a special desktop background appeared on the table. It looked like a real battlefield. There were also elements such as engineering vehicles, minions, city walls, and so on, which made the entire table game feel more immersive. "

"Jia Peng looked at the generals in front of him and felt conflicted. Even after listening to Jarvis’s introduction, he was still a little confused. "

"In this match, he was a rebel and didn’t have much time to watch the match carefully. He followed Jarvis’s recommendation and chose Zhen Ji, who had high explosive power, as his hero. "

"After everyone had made their choices, the game officially began. "

"The basic rules of "kill of the Three Kingdoms" were relatively clear. Moreover, with the AI, Jarvis, doing the most basic explanation, Jarvis would give some basic suggestions before each operation or when they were attacked. That was why everyone played the game more smoothly. "

"Soon, it was Jia Peng’s turn. "

The first card was a heart.

"He touched the cards in his hand, two diamonds. "

Jia Peng was speechless.

Jarvis was speechless.

"Jarvis, we’re both Jia, don’t screw me over, " Jia Peng said. Didn’t they say that this hero could keep drawing cards? Could it be that my [luoshen] is fake?"

"You’ve left out my determiners, " Jarvis explained."My original words were,’lucky’ can keep drawing cards."

Chapter 800: It’s easy to know the heavens, but difficult to defy them

"The first round of the competition ended in everyone’s confusion. The Lord and the loyal officials had undoubtedly won, but as for why … "

Anti-thieves were born with two less skills!

"Zhen Ji had her period all year round, which was Jia Peng’s basic operation, but it was too much for him to only play diamonds and hearts! "

"Zhao Lei, who was also a rebel, looked at Jia Peng with a sad expression, his thoughts clear … "

"Jia Peng coughed and said, "well, let’s play another round …"

"Other than Jia Peng, everyone else had a great gaming experience. Kill of the Three Kingdoms was already a fun board game, and now that it was presented in a cooler way, it gave everyone a very novel feeling. "

"In MR mode, the entire game’s rules and flow were still controlled by the system. Everyone could clearly see each person’s thinking time bar. When the general released Special Operations such as kill, Dodge, peach, and silk bag, the virtual model of the general would make the corresponding actions, and it would also match with specific visual and sound effects. "

"Under Jarvis’s guidance, it became much easier for everyone to get started. "

"Moreover, the items that the general was equipped with, including weapons, armor, and horses, would all be displayed on the model. For example, Guan Yu’s default weapon was a saber. However, with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and the red Hare, the virtual image of him immediately looked majestic. "

"When [kill] and [flash] were used, the general who had used [kill] would move in front of the target general (there would be a special riding movement if one was riding a horse) and then wave the weapon in his hand to attack the general. The general who used flash would Dodge to the side. "

"The general’s health would also be directly displayed on the model. In addition to the regular blood bar display, when the general fell into a state of near death, the armor of the model would also have corresponding damage and be stained with blood. "

"If a general had already dealt a certain amount of accumulated damage to other generals, then the weapon in his hand would be stained with a lot of blood. "

"When some brocade cards were used, there would be a very gorgeous special effect in the middle of the table. For example, during the invasion of Nanman, a large number of rattan armored soldiers would surge out of the city wall of the person who released them. Along with the sound effects of killing, they would quickly sweep the entire battlefield and rush towards the general models of other players. "

"If other players used [kill], the rattan armored soldiers would be forced to retreat. If they were not killed, then these rattan armored soldiers would cause harm to the general. "

"As for the other effects of the brocade tokens and general skills, they would also be displayed on the battlefield, some cool and some low-key. The entire game’s bgm, general dubbing, and sound effects were also very rich, and the bgm would change slightly in different situations. "

"Between generals, other than the normal lines of skill, there would also be some chain lines. For example, when Liu Bei was provoking the general, he would shout, "is the Shu general safe?" Zhuge Liang would say, "My Lord, don’t panic. I have a plan that can guarantee your safety."

"These linked lines were like some Easter eggs that could only be triggered by specific general combinations. Although there were not many of them, once they were triggered, they would give the players a very pleasant surprise. They also reflected the cultural background of the Three Kingdoms very well. "

"In fact, the most gorgeous special effect should be the special effect of [lightning], but no one used it in this game. After touching this card, many people felt that it was a scam at first glance, so they didn’t die. "

……

"In the second round, everyone played even more smoothly. After all, with the previous practice, everyone was more familiar with the basic operations of "kill of the Three Kingdoms". "

"This time, Jia Peng was lucky enough to draw the Lord. However, the general selection process was more difficult. "

He would never choose someone like Zhen Ji again.

He had no choice but to ask for Mr. Jia’s opinion.

"Jarvis, which general should I choose?"

"Jarvis was silent for a moment before saying, "In view of your luck in the last game, I recommend you to choose Zhuge Liang. Although this general had less HP, he had a special skill called [stargazing], which allowed you to see the cards at the top of the pile (up to five cards) and change the order at will when you drew the cards. If you were unlucky,[stargazing] was equivalent to giving you a chance to change your fate at the beginning of every round. Moreover, with this skill, you don’t have to worry about some silk bag cards that need to be judged. Cards like [lightning] won’t hurt you at all. "

"Jia Peng nodded happily, "that’s right. Jarvis, your suggestion is very reliable. I feel that this general is very suitable for me!"

"The game started again, and this time, Jia Peng was playing much more smoothly. With Zhuge Liang’s [stargazing], he had more choices when drawing cards, and his luck was basically the same as a normal person. However, zou Zhuo and Wen Lingwei’s damage output was off the charts. With Zhang Fei and Lu Bu attacking Zhuge Liang, they were still in danger. "

"Jia Peng’s Zhuge Liang had already entered an empty city State. Although he had lost some HP from Lu Bu’s battle, he was still safe. "

"He touched his cards, and there was a Lightning Card in the pile. "

"I recommend you take this lightning, " said Jarvis. At present, the loyal ministers and Lord of the upper house don’t have much blood, and the rebels "blood is still very healthy. After using this lightning, we can directly threaten the two rebels of the lower house, which is beneficial to us in terms of probability."

"Jia Peng nodded, "you’re right, Jarvis. I’ll take this lightning."

"Jia Peng picked up a peach and a lightning bolt, and used them both to keep himself in a state of high health, then passed the game with satisfaction. "

"Seeing Jia Peng in an empty state, Zhang Fei and Lu Bu could only watch helplessly. Especially Zhang Fei, he had a few cards in his hands that he could not use, it was simply unbearable. He threw out two silk bag cards, but zongchen managed to get one of them, and only dealt a little damage to Jia Peng. "

It was Jia Peng’s turn again.

"Jia Peng laughed as he felt that he had made the right choice by choosing Zhuge Liang. He was the perfect counter to these two rookie generals! Especially Zhang Fei, in front of me, Zhuge Liang, you’re still a little brother. "

Stargazing!

"Jia Peng was very pleased with himself. Since the lightning had landed on Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, as long as one of them was killed, it would be worth it. "

"But when he saw the five cards, Jia Peng was dumbfounded. "

"Seven of Spades, four of spades, two of spades, nine of spades, six of spades. "

Jia Peng was speechless.

Jarvis was speechless.

"Jarvis, what should I do?"

"Jarvis asked, "do you have any other choice?" Drag all of them to the bottom of the deck. "

"Lightning’s judgment range was from 2 to 9 of spades, which meant that no matter which one of the five cards was changed, the judgment would be successful … "

"Jia Peng was helpless. He dragged all his cards to the bottom, and the next judgment was up to fate. "

"The judging card was flipped out, and it was the 5 of spades! "

"Dense dark clouds gathered above Zhuge Liang’s head. In the howling wind, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and struck Zhuge Liang’s head! "

"Kacha!"

"The Thunderbolt charred Zhuge Liang’s entire body, and a huge pit appeared on the ground. The surrounding city walls were also on the verge of collapse, and many of his soldiers died on the spot. "

"When a General Star falls, it’s hard to defy the will of the heavens …"

Zhuge Liang’s last words were so fitting that everyone looked at Jia Peng with a smile.

This character was really unparalleled!

"My Lord … There are no peaches …" Su Jinyu said. "

"I … Didn’t either, " Zhao Lei replied. "

Jarvis was speechless.

"Jia Peng stood up from his seat, "you guys have fun, I’ll be leaving …."

Chapter 801: Reciting a poem on the spot

Zou Zhuo’s stream was filled with laughter.

"Hahahaha, what’s your name, brother? Jia Peng? This is the great chieftain of Africa, right?"

"Didn’t they say that Zhuge Liang could change the five cards? But the next six cards are all 2 to 9 of spades!"

"Hahaha, he’s also the big aunt Zhen Ji who got red all the time in the last game, right? How miserable is this!"

"I strongly request that Jia Peng livestream Onmyoji, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and kill of the Three Kingdoms!"

"All the limelight has been stolen, little fatty! You’re the host!"

"This ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’ looks really fun. To guess the identity, there are all kinds of cool skills, and there are silk pouches. There are really many ways to play it!"

"That’s right, and the visual performance is really good. It’s as if there’s a highly simulated virtual sandbox in front of us with all kinds of virtual and real special effects combined. It’s so cool!"

"That lightning special effect is so cool!"

"That’s right, that’s right. There’s also the invasion of the southern Barbarians. Ten thousand arrows fired at the same time. These special effects are also very cool!"

"I really want to play!"

"The audience in the live broadcast room was very happy, and their interest in "kill of the Three Kingdoms" had been completely aroused. "

"Since zou Zhuo was streaming the entire game from a first-person perspective, the audience could hear Jarvis’s explanation clearly. After two rounds of the game, the audience also understood the rules of "kill of Three Kingdoms." The battle of wits and courage between different identities was very enjoyable to watch. "

"Moreover, there were many "judging methods" in "kill of the Three Kingdoms" that had a strong luck factor, which created an excellent program effect for this live broadcast. "

"Chen Mo looked at Jia Peng and sighed, "It’s hard to go against the will of the heavens. "

"Jia Peng’s face darkened, "manager, shouldn’t you be giving me some advice?" What’s the meaning of your sarcastic remarks!"

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment."This is ‘the heavens want me dead, not a crime of war’. What advice can I give you?" If I have to, I can only send you and all the other unlucky players a poem as a sincere blessing. "

"Jia Peng was a little confused, "poems?" Manager, you can even write poems?"

"Chen Mo chuckled."Of course it can. It’s a prophecy poem."

"Everyone’s interest was piqued."Manager, tell me quickly. What prophecy poem is it?" Is it related to how to play ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’ and its future updates?"

"Listen up, " Chen Mo smiled. "

"Everyone, including zou Zhuo’s stream, was listening intently. "

"Chen Mo cleared his throat and said, listen up. "

"Zhang Liao ambushed two lightning, and Zhang Fei fired a crossbow."

"Cao Ren guards seven peaches, big Qiao Fang plays Lu Meng."

"Hua Tuo was on the verge of death, but Xu Huang only got red."

"Zhuge guanxing’s five Zhang kill, Zhang Jiao’s all grass and flowers."

"The yellow cover, bitter meat, and six flash. Xu Yu was naked and didn’t die."

"Zhang Jiao starts with lightning, rebel Sima spade eight."

"Guo Jia left behind two rattan armors, and Zhen Ji has her period all year round, "

"Yue Ying killed with a peach flash, and Zhou Yu and Fang Shi were always caught."

"Zhuge kongcheng met Wugu, and Lu Bu was killed in a duel."

"Bitter meat crossbow, kill with all your hands. Add a horse to the left and right."

"Lu Boyan of Dongwu is so strong, leading the battalion."

"The four Blood Lords release ten thousand arrows, and the heavenly Thunder strikes with unyielding strength."

"I’ll use all five cards of stargazing, and then I’ll strike myself with lightning. "

"Jia Peng thought, "manager, you’re giving me crazy hints!" The last sentence was added on the spot, wasn’t it?"

"There were many skills that everyone could understand, such as Zhang Fei, Zhu GE, Huang Gai, but there were also many heroes that had never appeared before, such as Zhang Jiao, Cao Ren, Hua Tuo, and so on. These generals were not played by everyone yet, so this part of the content was foggy. "

"However, this did not affect everyone’s enthusiasm for this. Some of the audience in the live broadcast room had already prepared for this. They hurriedly memorized this poem because this represented the future updates of "battle of the Three Kingdoms". At least, all the generals that had appeared in this poem would definitely appear. "

"Many people only realized what was going on after Chen Mo finished reciting the poem. This wasn’t a "good blessing", it was a vicious curse! "

"Amidst the cheers and laughter, the audience urged zou Zhuo to continue. "

……

"Chen Mo didn’t plan on adding too many insane God generals to the general system, as it would severely damage the balance of the game. "

"The wind, forest, fire, mountain, and other game modes would be updated with content that would not affect the balance and would have better responses to maintain the freshness of the game to the players. "

As for becoming famous as a general … He could only say sorry for the disturbance.

"For example, in the beginning, the strength of the Shu Han generals was not a problem. However, as the number of new generals increased and many abnormal skills appeared, the strength of generals like Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, who relied on killing for a living, plummeted. This caused the balance of the entire game to be seriously affected. "

"It felt like everyone was playing with skills and routines, but you still relied on general attacks to make a living. Who was weak if you weren ‘t? "

"Later on, more and more insane heroes appeared in kill of the Three Kingdoms, and the balance became worse and worse. This inevitably affected the enthusiasm of many ordinary players, causing the decline of the game. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, he wanted to create all kinds of warrior bags and in-game purchases for the purpose of making money, but Chen Mo didn’t really care about the small amount of money. "

"The reason why he chose to make "kill of the Three Kingdoms" on the matrix glasses was mainly because he saw a few advantages Chinese players were more likely to gain cultural recognition, easy to get used to, supported the free pairing of two to eight people, identity cards enhanced social interaction, game scenes could better showcase the advantages of MR, and so on. "

"To Chinese players, the Three Kingdoms was a long-lasting theme, which was a natural boost to the spread of the game. Moreover, virtual generals, soldiers, attack movements, special effects of brocade bags, and so on could be shown on the desktop, making the graphics even cooler. These were all elements that were very suitable for changing to a MR game. "

"Kill of the Three Kingdoms was mainly to promote the matrix glasses. Chen Mo’s profit came from the hardware of the glasses and the various apps and other games on it, so he didn’t expect kill of the Three Kingdoms to make money. "

"Moreover, even if the glasses itself was a loss, Chen Mo still had to do it, because it was the opening for the future. As long as he could take over the market, he wouldn’t have to worry about not making money. "

"As such, as long as Chen Mo didn’t need to cheat for in-game purchases, he didn’t want to see the generals that would severely disrupt the balance in the later stages. After all, it would take a lot of effort to balance out the balance for these generals, and the gains didn’t make up for the losses. For the players, especially the new players, a standard general was more than enough for a face-to-face fight. They wouldn’t know if Chen Mo didn’t give them a super general. "

Chen Mo agreed that the plan worked!

Chapter 802: Privacy issues

"Soon, the other players who had pre-ordered the glasses also got their hands on them. "

"Many Unboxing Review videos quickly appeared on the internet. They were all very detailed, including the packaging, appearance, texture, workmanship, software functions, games … "

Almost all aspects were evaluated.

"Many players who were waiting to see what was going on, or those who wanted to buy but failed to get their hands on the glasses, had a general idea of what the glasses looked like through the review videos and the feedback from the players. "

"Simply put, if I decide to buy smart glasses now, I’ll have to choose between the matrix glasses and the Hise smart glasses. I don’t recommend any other glasses. "

"But I saw a few glasses that were even cheaper than the youthful version."

"Those are basically digital trash. What do you plan to do with them? The youthful version of the matrix glasses is basically the lowest standard. If it has less functions than this … Then I advise you to wait until technology is more common and smart glasses are everywhere …"

"The poor should buy the youth or standard version of the matrix glasses."

"What’s the difference between the youth version and the standard version?"

"I think so. The youth version of ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’ has no special effects …"

"Just this?"

"Uh, the normal version has better specs, is more comfortable to wear, and the program is smoother. Also, you have to consider if there are any fun MR games in the future. The youthful version definitely can’t run."

"Rich people should just put on the Hise glasses. I think the camera and livestream functions are necessary. If smart glasses can’t record, it’s as ridiculous as mobile phones can’t …"

"F * ck, but I remember zou Zhuo livestreamed with the matrix glasses?"

"I heard that zou Zhuo’s version is the developer version, and the consumer version doesn’t allow recording and livestreaming. I don’t think the developer’s version is on sale yet. I don’t know how to get it. "

"I don’t understand what Chen Mo and le Hui are doing. It’s like selling a phone and removing the camera? It’s suffocating …"

"After the review, the players were pretty satisfied with the glasses, but the thing that bothered them was that it didn’t have a camera function. "

"For many players who hadn’t changed their way of thinking, this thing without a camera function was as puzzling as making a mobile phone without a camera. It was clearly a function that could be added conveniently, so why did it be removed? "

"There were also some players who explained according to their own understanding."Maybe it’s to reduce functions and save costs? Actually, the camera function isn’t that necessary. Other than some live streamers, how many times can you use this thing? You can’t really use it as a driving recorder, right?"

"There were all kinds of rumors, but there was indeed a group of people who bought the Hise glasses because of the camera function. "

"These people couldn’t wait to try out the camera and livestream functions of the Hise glasses, especially some of the live streamers who were in the outdoor area. They felt that they had discovered an amazing weapon. "

"As long as the outdoor streamers of fish-catching live broadcast platform had spare money, they would buy the smart glasses of Hise as soon as possible, ready to ride on the wave of popularity. The content of these people’s live broadcasts was also varied. Some went up the mountain, some went down the sea, some went to nightclubs, and some went to comic fairs … "

"The camera of his smart glasses gave the audience a sense of immersion. With the help of the gyroscope, the shaking of the image was controlled within an acceptable range, so it was quite popular. "

"The clarity and internet speed were not bad either. Although it could not achieve the effect of some HD cameras, it was still slightly better than the clarity of a mobile phone. "

"In particular, there were streamers who went to nightclubs and comic fairs to see young ladies. The beautiful girls with big breasts and long legs also gave him a wave of popularity. "

"Many people felt that it was a pity. If the glasses had a camera, they wouldn’t be so passive. In fact, many streamers were planning to support Chinese products, but it would be embarrassing if you didn’t have a camera! "

"There were also some live streamers who would be avoided by the girls when they entered public places like nightclubs or bars. Some of them would even turn around and leave when they saw them. However, these girls didn’t make it particularly obvious. This kind of occasion was quite noisy, so even the host himself didn’t notice this, let alone the audience. "

……

"The overseas version of the matrix glasses had also been released, but there was not much response. "

"Overseas, Hise had been developing very well. Once it was released, it triggered a crazy rush to buy it. The person in charge of the smart glasses was also very proud of himself. He called the glasses "a smart device that can change the future."

"This was actually quite normal. Thunderbolt entertainment was quite famous overseas, but it was still a gaming company. As a domestic mobile phone brand, Lehui’s influence was basically concentrated in underdeveloped areas. In Europe and the United States, especially in the high-end market, it was really not competitive. "

"It wasn’t that Lehui’s products weren’t good, but technological products also had to be competitive. "

"However, just as the development of the smart glasses was going well, something happened that surprised its users. "

"A well-known technology media outlet, teach crunching, wrote an article to question "hise’s smart glasses will invade privacy". "

"The camera of his smart glasses is located right in front of the device, and he can turn on the camera function at any time with his mind. There are no LED lights to show if the camera is taking a picture or recording. Imagine this, in the near future, if millions of users are all wearing the Hise smart glasses, it would be equivalent to everyone having a drone that can capture and record everything that happens around them at any time. What kind of situation would that be?"

"After this technology media raised this question, many people also left comments under the article, expressing strong agreement. "

"Yes, I’m very worried about seeing the person with the Hise glasses. I don’t know if they took a picture of my face."

"In public, I will keep a respectful distance from these people. This is a hundred times worse than secretly taking photos with a mobile phone. "

"I feel like everyone who wears the Hise smart glasses is up to no good. Oh, I know I’m exaggerating, but … This is what I really feel. Seeing that surveillance camera made me feel very uncomfortable. "

"There were many people who agreed with this article. In a short time, this article became a hot topic. "

"After all, it was news related to "smart glasses" and was one of the hottest topics at the moment. It was easy to attract widespread attention. "

"Many players in China were also discussing it. Some people felt that it was nothing. Didn’t so many outdoor streamers use this thing? However, there were also many people who agreed with this view. This was because, in reality, it was indeed the same feeling when you saw someone wearing Hise glasses. "

Very much …

Chapter 803: The argument about the invasion of privacy

"In the face of the fierce questioning from around the world, Hise could no longer remain silent. The person in charge of the smart glasses personally spoke up to explain the problem. "

"We believe that as the Hise glasses gradually become a part of people’s daily life, people’s concerns about privacy will gradually decrease. It won’t be a big problem. I think that in the near future, people won’t feel uneasy about people using their Hise glasses in the bathroom, just like how they won’t feel uneasy about people using smartphones in the bathroom. "

"As for whether or not we should add LED lights to the camera, that’s because it’s a design problem for the entire product. The internal structure of the Hise glasses is relatively compact, so we’ll consider this carefully. Hise’s goal is to benefit the consumers. The camera function of the Hise glasses is a convenient measure for users. This is the inevitable result of technological development. I hope that our ideas can improve with technology and we can create a better high-tech life together. "

"The statement from the person in charge of Hise’s smart glasses did not quell the dispute. Instead, the debate on the internet became even more intense. "

"From a technological point of view, the more functions the smart glasses had, the better it would be. However, when it came to privacy issues, things were not as simple as what the person in charge of Hise said. "

"Tech media TechCrunch quickly responded to the comment of the person in charge of the Hise glasses."It’s a clever way to compare the Hise glasses with a smartphone, but it’s not true. Although both devices seemed to be equipped with camera functions, when you raised your smartphone to take a picture, everyone could see that you were taking a picture, and everyone would be very resistant. Also, in some countries, you can’t even turn off the shutter sound when you’re taking photos with your smartphone. This is to ensure that the privacy of citizens is not violated. "

"Even if LED lights are installed, it doesn’t necessarily eliminate this hidden danger. This is because LED lights are not so obvious during the day, and there is a possibility that the user will deliberately damage or block the LED lights. At the very least, destroying the LED lights was not technically difficult. As long as the manufacturer provides the camera and live stream functions, we can’t guarantee where these functions will be used. "

"Many tech websites had launched an investigation on the issue of "whether the Hise glasses invade privacy". People from different perspectives had a heated discussion about this. However, no matter what the results were, one thing was clear many people were indeed worried about the Hise glasses. "

"At least, when people saw the person wearing the Hise glasses, they would feel uncomfortable and would want to stay away from him. No one knew if he was filming or if he would post his face on some website. "

"In foreign countries, there was even a new term "Glashole" was used to describe those who had their hiss glasses and were hated in all aspects due to their inappropriate use. "

"Not only the general public, but also some special occasions had issued a ban on the Hise glasses. "

"First of all, the film Association of many countries announced that they would ban the smart glasses. Not only the Hise glasses, but all glasses with camera functions had to be turned off during the viewing period. There were even cinemas in some areas that prohibited audiences from wearing smart glasses. If they suspected that it was a recording, they could even call the police on the spot. "

"Obviously, this was the inevitable result of the anti-piracy policy. "

"In addition, there were many other occasions where the use of smart glasses with camera function was strictly prohibited, such as casinos, legal colored clubs abroad, casinos, some bars and commercial places, gyms and changing rooms, doctor’s offices, government buildings … "

"In addition to these "forbidden" places, there were many other places that clearly showed that people wearing the hiss glasses were not welcome. Many people even had a natural prejudice against people who wore the hiss glasses, as if they were not good people … "

The scenario was developing in an unexpected direction. Perhaps even the researchers of the Hise glasses project did not expect that such a natural function would cause so much trouble.

"Of course, they were not stupid enough to do something even more stupid. For example, they would set up a live streaming website for users of the Hise glasses to stream, or secretly turn on the camera of the Hise glasses to collect and upload data. "

"However, the camera function alone was enough to give the research and development team of the Hise glasses a hard time. "

"If it was just the camera function, it wouldn’t have caused a ban or court summons. After all, the Google Glasses in Chen Mo’s previous life always had a camera. Although there were always arguments about ‘invasion of privacy’, the most they did was ban it on certain occasions, or some officials jointly requesting a response from Google. The failure of the glasses was mainly because the price-performance ratio was too low, and no one was really willing to buy it. "

"In the parallel world, there was still a heated debate over whether the smart glasses violated privacy. It was impossible to destroy a big smart hardware company like Hise just because the glasses had a camera. In any case, the privacy issue had greatly affected Hise’s reputation, and it had also hindered the sales of the glasses. "

"After all, those who bought the Hise glasses had spent nearly 10000 Yuan. Everyone wanted to save face. Who would be willing to be called a "glasses bastard" and be looked down upon wherever they went? "

"Many people bought smart glasses with a little need to show off. However, when they wore this thing to hit on a beautiful woman, the other party’s expression changed and they left without even paying attention. This was too embarrassing … "

"Many people who bought the Hise glasses felt inexplicably aggrieved, but they could not explain themselves. "

Who would believe you if you said you didn’t use the camera function?

……

The people who bought the Lehui glasses were gloating.

So what if the world banned the use of Hise glasses? It’s none of our business that the glasses don’t have a camera.

It wasn’t until then that many people understood the good intention of the matrix glasses for not having a camera function.

"I was wondering why the glasses didn’t have a camera function. It was on purpose! He’s really far-sighted and awesome!"

"I don’t need to be called a ‘bespectacled hooligan’! I’m so heartbroken for the people who bought the Hise glasses. They spend too much money and get scolded …"

"Heartache? No, I didn’t feel bad at all. Instead, I couldn’t help but laugh …"

"Actually, how many times can an ordinary person use the camera function? Occasionally, when he needed to take a photo, he could just take it with his phone. The lens on his head was still shaky, so it was not very practical. Even if some live streamers and extreme fans had this demand, it was still a minority. Besides, if you really need this function, it’s the same to buy a camera on your head. "

"I think the domestic sales of the Hise glasses will suffer a serious setback. Hurry up and give birth, F * ck, I haven’t even gotten one yet!"

Chapter 804: silently making a fortune

"While many people were arguing about the camera function of the Hise glasses, the matrix glasses made a fortune and sold like crazy. "

"Seeing the first batch of matrix glasses ‘hot sales, Zhou Jiangping was more confident. He began to put them into production on a larger scale, and more and more people got their hands on the matrix glasses. "

"If many people were still worried about buying Hise glasses, then there was nothing to worry about with the matrix glasses. If they had no money, they would buy the youth version or the standard version. If they had money, most people would buy the high-end version of the matrix glasses. "

"A key reason was that the players in China knew that the glasses didn’t have a camera function, so they didn’t feel uncomfortable when they saw people walking around in them. "

"Furthermore, the design of the matrix glasses was clearly different from the other glasses on the market. One could tell at a glance whether one was wearing a matrix glasses or not, so there was no difficulty in distinguishing them. "

"Those who bought the glasses all posted their experiences on the internet, or promoted it to their friends and relatives. Some even bought it for their parents. "

"The first batch of glasses arrived during the Chinese New Year. Not only could his parents try them out, but some relatives and friends could also use them to show off. "

"The matrix glasses were very popular for young people, and there was still a certain market for middle-aged people. Although most middle-aged people felt that these glasses were too exaggerated to wear out or felt uncomfortable wearing them, it was undeniable that these glasses were very useful. "

"Compared to mobile phones, the biggest advantage was that they could control the whole process with their consciousness. Many of these middle-aged and elderly people could not type smoothly on mobile phones, and it was inconvenient to use various apps. However, after putting on the matrix glasses, they had the personal service of Jarvis, the smart butler. All operations could be completed with their consciousness, which was equivalent to having someone to guide them throughout the process. For many middle-aged and elderly people, this thing was much easier to get used to than a smartphone. "

"There were also many people who posted on the internet about their parents ‘trial of the matrix glasses, and even said that it was "the most suitable smart product for parents this year."

"I just bought a pair of glasses for my dad. He really likes it because he can control the whole thing with his mind and has Jarvis to chat with him … So I had to buy another one for myself. It’s suffocating!"

"Yes, yes, yes. My dad likes it a lot too, but when he asked about the price, he found it expensive and asked me to buy him a youth version … I told him that you’re not young anymore, and he even glared at me and said,’can’t I be young?!’"

"Hahahaha, upstairs, you’re killing me with laughter!"

"In terms of personal experience, these glasses are indeed worth the money. At least for now, the earlier you buy them, the earlier you can enjoy them. Moreover, you won’t be discriminated against when you wear the glasses outside, and you can even hit on girls who wear glasses. It’s great!"

"I’ve already played the game, and I feel that MR. Games should be one of the future trends! I had nothing to do on the night of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and played for more than three hours … My sister noticed that I had been staring at the empty table for three hours and thought I was possessed. "

"The Three Kingdoms kill is fun! He played a 1V1 with another friend who had smart glasses. This card was very playable, and the visual effect was really great! It feels like I have a bunch of toys on my table, and the toys are fighting among themselves. It reminds me of my childhood dream!"

"It’s a pity that there are too few people and we can’t form an identity arena with many people. I heard from Jarvis that there would be different roles in a group. There would be loyal officials, traitors, and traitors. Furthermore, one would have to guess each other’s identity and would only be revealed after they died, so they could disguise themselves as other identities. It feels similar to the ‘please close your eyes when it’s dark’, but it’s much more complicated!"

"That’s right, that’s right, you can guess my identity based on the general. The last time I chose Lu Bu as my loyal official, I was wondering why my Lord kept chopping me up. I told him I was a loyal official, but he didn’t believe me …"

"It’s mainly because it’s very compatible with the background of the Three Kingdoms. To be able to experience the hardships of the ancient Lords, I’ve only killed a loyal official once …"

"I won once by pretending to be a loyal subject with a traitor. The sense of accomplishment was simply overwhelming, hahaha!"

"Indeed, I feel that the eight-person identity stage is the most interesting. The more people there are, the less obvious the identity is, and it’s especially brain-burning to play. Especially when everyone is a skilled actor, the plot is full of ups and downs, it’s the biggest drama of the year!"

"You’re making my heart itch. Is there anyone in Shanghai who’s organizing a party? Wear the glasses and we’ll have an offline board game?"

……

"After the "photography invasion of privacy" incident, the development of the matrix glasses in China could be said to be smooth sailing. Originally, in terms of cost, quality, and positioning, the Hise glasses were the only product that posed a threat to the matrix glasses. Now that the Hise glasses had caused a lot of resistance because of the camera problem, the matrix glasses naturally became the only choice for many people. "

"Moreover, with Thunderbolt Entertainment’s and Lehui’s reputation, and users ‘spontaneous recommendations, the matrix glasses quickly became popular in the country, even driving many people to develop offline gatherings and make friends, and many otakus also left their homes. "

"Overseas, the development of the matrix glasses wasn’t as fast, but it was still pretty good. "

"In the beginning, many foreigners did not know that the glasses did not have a camera function, so they treated it as the same type of smart glasses as the Hise glasses. "

"However, due to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s international influence, the smart glasses that serente had ordered also captured a large number of players under the banner of ‘full support of Thunderbolt gaming platform’. "

"After using it, many people realized that the quality of the glasses was very good! "

"Slowly, some foreign technology media also noticed this pair of glasses, and some people took great pains to popularize it. The glasses didn’t have a camera function, so everyone could use it without worry. "

"Not only that, but foreign users also found that the matrix glasses were very conservative in many of their privacy-related functions. He even deliberately blocked off some of its functions. "

"For example, the function of scanning for the price of goods had very strict restrictions. Anything that was worn by others or items in public places (such as tables and chairs in a shop, decorations, etc.) Could not be scanned. He could only sweep the items on the shelves in the mall or in his own house. "

"In addition, the entire operating system of the glasses was very closed. If one tried to crack it, it would cause the glasses to turn into bricks. "

"The term "brick" wasn’t exactly accurate. It should be said that it would turn your matrix glasses into real glasses with only the function of blocking light … "

"In other words, the matrix glasses didn’t support so many fancy DIY methods. The content that worried the user had long been restricted. "

"These settings also made the matrix glasses popular overseas. Although it was a very niche brand for foreign users, it also expanded the market step by step with its quality and reputation. "

Chapter 805: The first batch of MR games and apps

"After the two MR games, jump and kill of the Three Kingdoms, received great responses, a large number of MR games that supported Thunderbolt glasses appeared on Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"Most of these games were made by designers working with Thunderbolt gaming platform. Their sizes and playstyles were all different, but most of them had MR effects. "

"Before the glasses went on sale, Chen Mo had already informed some of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s more experienced independent video game designers, and revealed the types of games the glasses could support. As such, the quality of this batch of MR games was quite good, and even some of the smaller games were quite fun. "

"This included some small games, such as "

[Box pile] capture the player’s hand movements and stack blocks on the table until they collapse.

"[Virtual chessboard it’s similar to Thunderbolt tabletop games, but it has been optimized for chess and international Chess, making the graphics cooler.] "

[Dominoes] place dominoes in real life and then knock them down in a fancy way.

Mid-level games such as

"[Building a miniature city] on a virtual piece of land, farmland can be cultivated, gold coins can be collected, and buildings can be built. The entire city will have a strong three-dimensional feel. "

"[Virtual racing find a high place, choose an empty space, and create a racing car. If it hits the surrounding buildings, it will be destroyed and start over.] "

Large-scale games such as

"["Table mecha Wars" use the table as the stage for battle, choose different mecha to battle.] "

"[Holographic shooting]-in addition to the regular firearms, it also includes zombie mode and sniper mode. Players could use hand gestures or specialized equipment to complete shooting operations. They could fight against other users with matrix glasses or against the system AI. In sniping mode, players could snipe virtual enemies from various positions and obtain points. "

"[Nightmare] yes, this is a horror game. After starting it, the brightness will automatically adjust according to the environment. You can find all kinds of unclean things in the house, such as finding a female ghost in the bathtub. Because it was all in real life, it was not recommended to play alone at night, or else he would really not be able to sleep … "

"In addition, many applications that supported MR technology had also appeared. Although most of these apps were relatively simple, they were extremely practical. For example "

"Holographic arena" when you wear the glasses to watch the game, the team statistics and scoring version will appear. You can choose whether to listen to the game commentary with the headphones or not. There is also a bullet screen function. You can also watch the wonderful bullet screen after the goal is scored. There were more features when watching e-sports competitions. Holographic projections of various heroes could be seen around the venue, and the entire venue was decorated even more coolly. "

"[Starry sky] when you look up at the starry sky through the matrix glasses, the system will automatically connect the stars to form a constellation, and you can inquire about the information of each star. It didn’t matter even if it was a cloudy day and the stars couldn’t be seen at all, because the star data was calculated by the user’s location. The matrix glasses could even draw a beautiful star map directly on the glasses. "

"[Is it worth buying?] when you see an item in the mall, in addition to the default self-service inquiry function, if this app is installed, everyone’s comments on the item will appear. If there were a lot of good reviews, he could consider cutting off his hand. "

"["Dancing master" after installation, you can choose the standard dance in the app, and then dance in front of the mirror.] The system would automatically calculate if the jump was accurate, and some moves that were out of shape would be marked for the user to correct. "

[Home mall you can bring virtual furniture to the open space of your own home and see if the furniture is compatible with your own home decoration after you buy it.]

……

"Obviously, the technological innovation had driven many new business opportunities. Whether it was games or applications, many entrepreneurs or companies had squeezed into this gap and began to burn their brain cells to realize the potential of the new wearable device, the matrix glasses. "

"Some apps were not new, but they were really popular and developed because of the matrix glasses. "

"In fact, in addition to the technological innovation of the micro-consciousness reading device, the other aspects of the array glasses technology were also slowly improving. "

"Previously, due to the restriction of the input mode, smart wearing devices could not become popular, and many new technologies and black technology could not be put to use. Now that this opportunity had appeared, many hardware manufacturers had smelled business opportunities, and the related technology had begun to slowly develop. "

"This large number of apps dazzled the users of the matrix glasses, and they didn’t know which one to download. "

"Holographic match" and "dancer" were obviously prepared for a specific group of people. Fans who liked to watch football matches live or girls who liked to dance at home would definitely have to put on a disguise. "

"As for whether it’s worth buying, the coverage of the app was very wide. Although there were still some problems with the app, the number of downloads had been rising, and it had become a highly rated smart glasses app. "

"As for the game, the players were even more dazzled, not knowing which one to download. "

They all looked fun!

"Currently, most players ‘passion for MR games had just been ignited, but "jump" and "kill of the Three Kingdoms" were clearly not enough. "

"Now that there were so many MR games, the players were instantly in high spirits. They were all sharing their experiences and reviews of these MR games on the internet. "

"I downloaded" nightmare "as soon as I could. This game can really scare people to death at night! When I saw a female ghost crawling out of my TV, I was so scared that I almost smashed the TV … F * ck, which designer made this kind of game to take revenge on society!"

"Indeed, I’ve played" nightmare "for a bit, and I really do have nightmares at night! This game allows you to experience a real horror movie in your own home. It’s so exciting …"

"Holographic shooting is fun! My son and I can use the sofa as cover in the living room for an entire day!"

"Building a miniature city is quite interesting. I feel like I’m looking at a real estate model at a real estate sales office. I can even build my own building."

"I don’t know what you guys are talking about, you pauper who bought the youth version. I can only play ‘pile of boxes’ and ‘dominoes’… By the way, I’ve got 136 points for ‘pile of boxes’ and 173 points for ‘jump’. Is there anyone who wants to fight me?"

"[Previous poster, you’re really free. I only got 42 points in ‘box pile’…] "

"I’m sorry, but the players who bought the high configuration version never play games like ‘chest pile’, hehe!"

"Sigh, I bought the standard version for myself, but under the pillow Talk of my girlfriend, I bought her a high-end version. In the end, she still doesn’t play games much. It’s so frustrating!"

"Then what is she going to do with it?"

"Is it worth buying? It’s called "a dancer"!"

"Then why don’t the two of you just switch! Your standard version of these apps can also support them perfectly!"

"She didn’t want to change with me. She said that the high-end version was comfortable …"

Chapter 806: stabilizing the country

"With the emergence of this batch of MR games, the position of the matrix glasses in the domestic market was becoming more and more stable. "

"Chen Mo couldn’t do anything about the application. After all, these app developers couldn’t just make applications for the matrix glasses. They would also have a corresponding version for the other smart glasses. "

"However, games were different. Chen Mo had already said that all Thunderbolt gaming platform’s MR games were all owned by the glasses. "

"Even if you spent a lot of money on your Hise glasses, they wouldn’t work. "

"At this time, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s strength could be seen. "

"Even though a large number of Chinese video game designers had caught wind of MR games ‘popularity and were preparing to make all sorts of MR games, the problem was that they weren’t up to standard and couldn’t be compared to Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"Chen Mo’s advantage now was that he had top tier hardware, channels, and research. "

The other domestic companies did not have such comprehensive conditions.

"For example, Emperor dynasty entertainment had the best channels and the best R & D, but they didn’t have the most reliable hardware. There were only two reliable smart glasses on the market, the Hise and the matrix glasses. Players would first consider buying the hardware, then the game. "

"Of course, domestic game companies and hardware manufacturers could work together, but they had started too slowly and had lost the opportunity. "

"So far, it could be said that the matrix glasses was leading by one step. First, they developed a reliable version at the fastest speed. Then, they launched a variety of MR version apps and games at the fastest speed. These games further promoted the sales of the matrix glasses. "

"As the market share of the matrix glasses continued to rise, the situation of other game companies and hardware manufacturers would only worsen. "

What if other designers developed a MR game that was a hit?

"When the time came, he would be more open to the designer and work with Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"So what if they were from Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment? He continued digging. Thunderbolt entertainment wasn’t like before, they were willing to spend more money than anyone else. "

"After this series of operations, the matrix glasses no longer had any rivals in China. The glasses made by threatening hardware manufacturers couldn’t be installed with Thunderbolt Entertainment’s games, and the threatening game manufacturers didn’t have reliable smart glasses themselves. "

"Even if game manufacturers and hardware manufacturers worked together, they would fall behind the matrix glasses. Under the premise that they didn’t have any advantages in hardware and game development, the first-mover advantage of the matrix glasses was very obvious and almost insurmountable. "

"What’s more, Zhou Jiangping listened to Chen Mo’s every word. How could other gaming companies cooperate with hardware manufacturers without any grudges? "

"When the number of users of the matrix glasses increased, it would inevitably squeeze out the living space of the other smart glasses, even to the point that there would be no space left. "

"Your friends are all using the matrix glasses to play "kill of the Three Kingdoms", playing all kinds of interesting exclusive games with the matrix glasses. When you buy smart glasses, under the premise that other brands don’t have obvious advantages, will you still consider other brands? "

"Fine, you gritted your teeth and bought it, but when you were having a gathering with your friends, the others were all playing online with the matrix glasses. Don’t you feel lonely wearing other brands of smart glasses? "

"This was the same logic as instant messaging software. In the end, only one company would be the dominant one. Once the absolute advantage was determined, as long as one didn’t seek death and there wasn’t a new opening, the other competitors had no possibility of catching up. "

"As for who was dominant … The key was to start fast and have a strong momentum, and the matrix glasses had both. "

……

……

Zhou Jiangping was in a good mood.

"During the spring Festival, the matrix glasses had become a hot topic. After the spring Festival, the popularity only increased. "

"Every batch was sold out, and even now, many shopping websites still had the glasses out of stock. How could he not be in a good mood? "

This was simply printing money! Who didn’t like a business that was guaranteed to make a profit?

"Because of the incident with Hise’s camera, the matrix glasses had the opportunity to expand into the European and American market, which was a big step for Zhou Jiangping. "

"When he was making cell phones, he had never thought that Lehui cell phones would be able to reach Europe and the United States and compete with big foreign manufacturers. "

"Even if they were sold to Europe and the United States, they would basically be sold at a low price and at a fair price. "

"Of course, Zhou Jiangping knew that the current situation was mainly thanks to Chen Mo. Whether it was the design of the glasses or Thunderbolt gaming platform’s exclusive support, they all played a decisive role in the development of the glasses. "

"As such, Zhou Jiangping followed Chen Mo’s advice, especially in terms of game support. He did his best to satisfy Chen Mo’s requests. "

"If Chen Mo were to say that he wanted to make a 20000 RMB flagship model of glasses to give players a more perfect MR gaming experience, Zhou Jiangping would definitely do as he was told. "

"Having been in the cell phone business for so many years, Zhou Jiangping was well aware of the importance of games to hardware. "

"Not to mention the VR gaming pods, which were used for entertainment, even mobile phones and PC, which were mainly used to meet the needs of daily work and life, were affected by games. They even led many people to choose hardware equipment. "

"For example, in Chen Mo’s previous life, the popularity of PUBG had caused many players to switch their computers. Many people only wanted to play League of Legends, and they could run smoothly with a three to four thousand Yuan computer, so they didn’t want to change to a better one. "

"However, once the game became popular, the computers that cost three to four thousand Yuan became more difficult to run, and the players had to get a new one. They had to use the 8th generation i7 and 1080ti, and even the monitors had to be specially bought with high refresh rate. "

"Many laptop manufacturers had launched high-performance gaming laptops specifically for games. They had even clearly printed advertisements such as "enjoy chicken dinner". Even the wallpaper on the promotional pictures was a game poster of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"It was the same in the cell phone industry. Some cell phone brands would collaborate with popular mobile games such as Mobile Legends, sponsor competitions, or expand their screens to broaden the views of players. They would use this as a selling point in their promotions. "

These were all examples of how the game affected players ‘choice of hardware.

"It was obvious that in the parallel world, the smart glasses would definitely take this path. If there was no obvious difference in the smart glasses ‘configuration and quality, then the smart glasses that could monopolize a large number of MR games would definitely have an absolute advantage in the competition. "

"Zhou Jiangping knew that all he had to do now was hug Chen Mo’s thigh. Thunderbolt entertainment had just swept the entire VR gaming industry and won games of the year. If there was anyone in the world who had the highest chance of making MR games, it would probably be Chen Mo. "

"This guy had made extremely popular games in mobile, PC, and VR, and he was on all three major platforms. No one would doubt that Chen Mo was a good MR. "

"Zhou Jiangping even had a feeling that if Chen Mo could continue to Excel in MR games and create a dominating MR game, or even conquer a large number of overseas players, then the glasses would be able to dominate overseas as Thunderbolt gaming platform’s exclusive device! "

Chapter 807: Focusing on overseas

"Overseas, Hise’s "camera incident" had caused a lot of controversy and caused it to lose some of its market share. However, it was not enough to cause it to collapse. "

This was because the glasses weren’t Hise’s main competitor worldwide. They were from other brands. As for the other brands … They basically all had cameras.

"Therefore, the criticism of the "camera incident" was shared by other friends. When users in Europe and the United States discussed this incident, their attention was basically focused on the entire "smart glasses" market, not just on Hise. "

"Although the matrix glasses had opened up a certain market share by virtue of its lack of camera function, it was still lacking in Foundation. Most European and American users ‘first reaction to a Chinese brand that they had never heard of before was an instinctive distrust. "

"From emerging to monopolizing the market, it would take a long time, and it could even be said to be very difficult to do. "

"This was reasonable. Just like mobile phone and computer brands, many domestic manufacturers were selling well in the domestic market, but it was still very difficult to enter the European and American market and compete with those old hardware manufacturers. "

"After the camera incident became more and more intense, Hise glasses had to make a compromise in time. He said that he would introduce a new type of glasses with different designs and remove the camera and live stream functions. "

"Although this was a bit of a pain in the ass for Hise’s glasses research and development team, it was still a well-known manufacturer, after all, so it was not a big deal. "

"The new glasses were just a matter of changing the rights and color, so it was done very quickly. The response was good, and the Hise glasses were about to become popular in Europe and the United States. "

"After all, the smart glasses were the trend of the world, and most people still needed them. Now that there was no longer any need to worry about privacy, many people began to buy it with confidence. "

……

……

"Chen Mo was on the phone with Zhou Jiangping using his glasses, looking through a report he had sent. "

Zhou Jiangping happily explained the current situation with the glasses to Chen Mo.

"At present, the situation of the matrix glasses in the country is very good. It has already taken nearly 60% of the market share, and this number is still rising. Yesterday, I told them to expand more production lines to ensure that the production capacity of the matrix glasses can keep up with the current market demand …"

"Many domestic IT companies have expressed that they will provide an exclusive version of the application for the matrix glasses and add more MR functions in combination with the characteristics of the matrix glasses. We are also actively communicating with organizations such as the ball games Association and the municipal traffic Department to tailor a variety of professional applications for the matrix glasses so that the matrix glasses can be further integrated into people’s lives."

"As for the overseas market, the speed of the expansion of the matrix glasses is equally gratifying. Its market share has reached 12.9% and has already entered the top five in Europe and the United States. It has even surpassed many established manufacturers in Europe and the United States. This is an unprecedented result."

"Hearing Zhou Jiangping’s happy description, Chen Mo didn’t react much. Instead, he frowned when he heard the figure, "So low?"

"Zhou Jiangping paused for a moment,’that’s low? The highest share of a single domestic mobile phone brand in the global market was only close to this number, and it included data from China, Southeast Asia, and Africa. The 12.9% share of the matrix glasses is after deducting the domestic market share. We’re already making history. "

"Switch sold much better overseas than this, " Chen Mo said. "

"Zhou Jiangping was amused, "President Chen, you can’t count it that way." The switch is a specialized game console, and we’re the only ones making it in the world. It’s a niche game. Those who bought it were basically there for the game, so there was no competition at all. However, the smart glasses are different. This is the trend of the future. How many manufacturers around the world are eyeing this fat piece of meat?"

"Moreover, the potential market for the smart glasses is much bigger than the switch. Swtich is targeted at a small group of players, but the smart glasses are targeted at everyone in the world! Overseas, the matrix glasses doesn’t have that much of an advantage, and we have to take it step by step. It’s only been a few days since the product was launched, and you’re thinking of taking down a giant like Hise? isn’t that unrealistic?"

"Did the overseas version of the glasses update the MR games too?" Chen Mo asked. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded and said, "it’s been updated, but the effect isn’t as obvious as the one in China." The main reason was that the cultural influence of "kill of the Three Kingdoms" was relatively limited, and it could not spread to Europe and the United States. Although other MR games were not bad, there were also game companies in Europe and the United States who were developing MR games to release on the Hise glasses. As for the app, there’s no need to even mention it. "

"So you’re saying that our MR game currently doesn’t have any dominating power?" Chen Mo said after some thought. "

"That’s what I meant. " Zhou Jiangping explained, "but that’s normal. MR games is a new field. Designers from all over the world don’t have much experience. They’re all just testing the waters and exploring the way."

"Chen Mo chuckled, "old Zhou, there’s nothing that a popular game can’t solve. If there is, then try another one."

"Ah?" Zhou Jiangping didn’t understand. "

"Chen Zhao smiled."It’s okay. I’ll take care of this. You don’t have to worry." In short, it was better to increase production. More of the glasses would be sold in the future, so he just had to put in more effort in production. Our ultimate goal is to conquer the entire world’s smart glasses market. We can’t be held back by the production problem. "

"Don’t worry, I understand. "Zhou Jiangping nodded. "

"After ending the call, Chen Zhao started to think about his next goal. "

"The development of the glasses in China was going smoothly, but the speed of expansion overseas was far from Chen Mo’s expectations. "

"The main reason was that the matrix glasses didn’t have a good reputation and didn’t have any technical advantages. For users in the European and American market, there was no reason to buy it. "

"In China, kill of the Three Kingdoms was a very fun MR tabletop game, and the various MR games on Thunderbolt gaming platform were very attractive to players. However, "kill of the Three Kingdoms" was not very attractive to foreign players. After all, the cultural atmosphere was different. "

"As for other MR games, it was impossible for Western users to buy glasses. After all, these games were not popular games, and their influence was limited. "

"It was impossible for Chen Mo to focus on the hardware, and it was already a miracle that the glasses didn’t lose to Hise in terms of hardware. "

"If Chen Mo wanted to expand the market share of the glasses in Europe and America, he needed a MR game that was more suitable for the overseas market than kill of the Three Kingdoms, or maybe … Many more. "

Chapter 808: The world of elves

"After the spring Festival holiday, his daily work had returned to normal. "

"Many young people who had returned to the capital from their hometown had brought back the glasses that had arrived during the spring Festival. Not only did they bring them to the parties, but some even brought them to their own companies. "

"During the spring Festival, only relatives and friends in their hometown could share the glasses. Now, this range had been extended to colleagues and friends at work. "

"The popularity of the glasses continued to increase. More and more people couldn’t resist the temptation and wanted to buy them for themselves to play with after being promoted by relatives, friends, colleagues, and classmates. "

This brand new smart device was changing people’s lives step by step and expanding at an extremely fast speed.

……

Chen Mo had already prepared his plans for the next year. The first game would be a MR game that would be exclusive to the glasses.

"This was a MR game that was based on a classic game from Chen Mo’s previous life, with a lot of added modifications World of elves, English name Pokemon World. "

Why did he choose this game?

"This was because the essence of AR and MR games was Walking out was the "go" emphasized in "Pokemon Go."

"Unlike VR games, MR games focused more on the "combination of reality and illusion". Through the game, the entire area was connected, allowing the players to interact in real life. "

"Even though Chen Mo created games like kill of the Three Kingdoms and jump, their main purpose was to show off MR’s ability to combine reality and illusion, and was more of a show off. "

"Take "kill of the Three Kingdoms" for example. Compared to card and PC games, the cool graphics of the MR version of "kill of the Three Kingdoms" were its biggest highlight. However, what if it was compared to VR games? "

"If a VR version of "kill of the Three Kingdoms" was released now, it could be ten times cooler than the MR version. After all, the performance of the game cabin was obvious. "

"The MR version of "kill of the Three Kingdoms" focused on face-to-face killing. If it was a net killing, then being a MR might not have any advantages. "

"As such, Chen Mo chose kill of the Three Kingdoms because he hoped that the players would face him and not match with the people online. "Kill of the Three Kingdoms" supported the free combination of two to eight players, and the rules were relatively simple and easy to master. It could be said that it was very suitable for MR games. "

"However, although Chinese Chess, go, and other tabletop games could also be made into MR games, the effects would not be as good as ‘kill of the Three Kingdoms’. "

"This was because most of these Go games were one-on-one battles, and the competition and professionalism were much stronger than in kill of the Three Kingdoms. If four or five friends played together, they would not be able to enter the same round and could only fight in pairs. If the total number of people was odd, the extra student would be very embarrassed. Moreover, if the difference in skill level between players was too big, it could make the game lose its fun. "

"At this time, the online version could be matched according to the points, which could better ensure the players ‘gaming experience. "

"Therefore, although similar tabletop games were not bad, it was difficult to achieve a "combination of reality and illusion". At most, it would only use a table in reality. Most 1v1 tabletop games would find it difficult to spread the virus quickly. "

That was why Chen Mo decided on world of elves.

"In terms of theme, the world of elves wouldn’t fully copy Pokemon go, but would add more types of elves and pets. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the success of Pokemon go was due to the accumulation of ip over the years. From animation to console games, it had gained a large number of players. Therefore, at the beginning of Pokemon go’s release, many fans were moved to tears. "

"However, in parallel world, the players did not have such feelings. Even if they saw a Pikachu or a player from beyond dream, they would not understand how precious it was. "

"It wasn’t impossible to make animations to boost ip, but the problem was that it would take too long, and Chen Mo couldn’t wait. The competition between the smart glasses was so intense. Could an anime set immediately become popular all over the world? It wasn’t very realistic. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo had quite a few IPS on hand, so he didn’t need to be obsessed with Pokemon go. "

"At the very least, there were several popular or once popular IPS that could be used in the world of elves "

"Plants vs Zombies, Onmyoji, Diablo, League of Legends, Overwatch, super Mali, Dark Souls, all of these games had a large number of usable elven materials, such as peashooter baby, Big Pineapple baby, Timo baby, mini fortress, Kuba baby, sewer Lord baby, and so on. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo still had the whole world of Azeroth. World of Warcraft also had pet battles, and all the weird things could be moved here. "

"Even games like FlappyBird, Minecraft, and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground could have linked sprites, such as pixel bird, cube baby Steve, pan baby, and so on. "

‘End of the United States’ was going to have a baby copycat? He didn’t want to look at the beautiful painting.

"Of course, if all of this content was added up, the entire elf library would probably explode, but it was still the same sentence-there was material for everything … "

"Other than the elves in Pokemon go that needed to be redone, the other materials were all ready-made and could be used after some modifications. Moreover, he didn’t need to expand the inventory of the world of elves to a large extent in the first version. He could just release new elves in batches later. "

"If they didn’t have enough IPS, then they could make up for it with more IPS and link it up with Thunderbolt gaming platform’s games. They wouldn’t have to worry about the lack of popularity. "

"In terms of gameplay, Pokemon go would still be the main game, but there would be some AR games such as ings. "

"In other words, the core of world of elves was Sprite/pet collection, sprite/pet training, sprite/pet battle, dojo fight, and so on. "

"This was also the core reason why world of elves had become a super-popular MR game A large number of top-notch IPS were stacked, and they could interact fully with the real world, covering all people who used smart glasses to the maximum. "

"Even if other game companies wanted to copy world of elves, it would be difficult because there weren’t so many ip addresses. Moreover, without major innovations in the way of playing, it was impossible for the later games to surpass the first advantage of world of elves. "

……

"After the idea was roughly decided, it was time for some specific details. "

"It wasn’t difficult to write a design concept draft, because the way to play World of elves was already very mature. There were two main problems that needed to be solved. "

"The first was to unify the style, consider the combat special effects, and try to give the players the best MR visual effect. "

The second was to do a good job in balancing the numerical values of the numerous elves and the entire combat system.

Chapter 809: Fried cold rice with an excavator

"After writing the design concept draft, it was time for the daily meeting. "

"Most of the people present had already guessed what was going on. Chen Mo had put in so much effort to push up the glasses, so he was definitely going to develop a better MR game. "

"The only question was, what exactly was a ‘better MR game’? "

"Before this, many people’s understanding of MR games was mainly focused on the "combination of virtual and reality graphics". They were all guessing whether it would be MR’s version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or a battle-type game. "

"However, su Jinyu and Qian Kun had already rejected this idea. After all, if the games weren’t sensational enough, other designers could make them too, so Chen Mo wouldn’t make them himself. "

"After seeing the design concept for world of elves, everyone was stunned for a moment, but they quickly realized the difference between this game and MR. Li’s previous games. "

"A game where the players have to walk?"

"Search for elves in various places in the real world? You can use elves to fight after capturing them?"

"That’s interesting. So, this is a game to catch pets in the real world?"

"And the setting of the dojo! How did you decide on these dojos?"

"Can our Experience Store be a dojo? It must be, right? It should be the largest Daoist Hall, right?"

"If that’s the case, wouldn’t the experience store be filled with the most powerful little spirits? After all, this place should be considered the ‘center of the world’!"

"You want to use all our ip addresses? The store manager is really generous, this cold rice is …"

"This … This is like using an excavator to stir-fry cold rice!"

"What’s wrong with stir-fried cold rice? I think the players will like this kind of stir-fried cold rice very much. They will definitely say,’hmm, it smells so good!’"

"But what is the specific setting? Most of the players are either students or office workers, so they don’t have that much time to walk around. If there’s an elf that only spawns in Shanghai, does that mean I have to take a plane there to catch it?"

"After seeing the design concept, everyone was quite excited. After all, this was a game type that had never appeared before. "

"It was a novel way of playing, and although it was a little risky, it was worth a try. Most importantly, the game would link all the previous Thunderbolt Entertainment’s game IPS together. To Thunderbolt gaming fans, even if it was stir-fried cold rice, it would be stir-fried cold rice with explosive sincerity. "

"Many people would probably reminisce about the old days when they see the game elements of Plants vs Zombies, Warcraft, and Diablo. "

"In the game worlds that were full of imagination, those cool creatures had been transmigrated to reality. Everyone had the opportunity to find them, capture them, and then fight side by side to compete for real dojos, and fight with players in the same city … It was exciting just thinking about it! "

"Chen Zhao knocked on the table. Even though the game looked simple, there were still some troublesome aspects. One is the visual performance, the other is the detailed rules, and the combat system and numerical balance of the elves. "

"In terms of visual performance, we have to provide as much cool battle scenes as possible for the players. Different types of elves need to have special skills, unique attack movements, and visual effects. At the same time, the elves have to fight with each other. They can’t just stand there and throw skills at each other. As for fighting, we need to come up with a special algorithm to calculate in real time. It’s best if the fighting movements are different for each fight. "

"Some flying elves even want to make full use of their advantages. Most of the time, they fly in the sky and circle around to attack. During the battle, we must also capture the surrounding obstacles so that the elves can avoid them during the battle, making the whole scene more realistic. "

"In terms of the detailed rules, we also need to make many restrictive regulations based on the current big data."

"For example, most players certainly don’t have the energy to go around the world to catch pets. Their scope of activity is only concentrated in a certain city. We have to consider making every city or region have a relatively complete number of elves. Otherwise, the players in some cities will never be able to catch some powerful elves in their entire lives. "

"However, we also have to give some special areas a certain rare refresh rate, such as squares, shopping malls, and other crowded areas, to encourage players to gather and interact with each other through world of elves. "

"We can even consider putting different elves in areas with different climates. For example, there are unique little fire dragons in the North and Geni turtles in the South. In this way, many people could catch local special elves when they traveled or went on business trips. It was a kind of memento. Of course, this special spirit can’t be too strong. It’s more of a Memorial, so you have to master balance. "

"Also, the design of some activity points, elf spawn points, and dojos must be based on the maps around the world. It can’t be random. Fortunately, the AI could complete the main work through settings. The training hall had to choose a few more unique landmark buildings in a densely populated area. At the same time, the more concentrated the location, the stronger the dojo, and the better the rewards. The dojos are also divided into different levels. For example, in the imperial capital, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters dojos are definitely the strongest, and only the top players in the world can own them. "

"The other thing is to ensure the safety of the players and not affect normal social activities. Don’t put any elves or props in places like police stations and hospitals, and don’t randomly post elves on the streets. We must always ensure that the players can move within the scope we allow. I don’t want to make big news one day and end up with world of elves being banned. "

"Chen Mo paused for a moment before continuing, "the last thing is the battle system and balance of the Elfins. Qian Kun will be in charge of this. There are a few principles " elfin. "

"First, the classification of sprites can be divided into Small animals, wild beasts, Dragons, elementals, flying, spirits, machines, and so on. Fire, water, ice, electricity, poison, rock, powers, and so on. Different sprites can restrain each other, and each sprite has its own unique skills and fighting style. "

"Next is the sprite cultivation system. Sprites can be cultivated to continuously evolve and improve. For example, the rare baby Black Dragon may grow into Deathwing, or the carp King may evolve into a violent Dragon Carp. Some sprites are weak, but after evolution, they become super strong. "

"Also, I’ve divided all the elves into their ip addresses. The main content of world of elves is pokémon and Azeroth, followed by other ip content. He also had to consider the combat power of the elves. It was best to balance it out in all games. The top Elfins must be from different games. "

"Manager, isn’t this a little too complicated?" Qian Kun was confused. "

"It’s okay, " Chen Zhao smiled."I believe you."

Chapter 810: riddles

"After confirming the research and development progress of world of elves, they officially entered the research and development stage. "

"Everyone had their own responsibilities. They had to unify the style, refine the rules, create unique skills and movements for each sprite, create detailed sprite illustrations, plan the world map, and so on … "

"Especially the planning of the world map. Even though it was done by the AI, it still needed to be reviewed by people, and even Chen Mo had to look at it himself. "

"If there was any negative news, it would have an uncontrollable impact on the game, so it was better to be cautious. "

"In fact, for most of the current game developers, MR’s game was not difficult to develop at all. Even if there were some troublesome areas, they were easy to overcome. "

"After all, the carrier of these games was the smart glasses. Limited by the hardware, it could basically be seen as a state of "dancing in shackles."

"Therefore, creativity was particularly precious. "

"Although MR games was a hot topic right now, many gaming companies did not pay much attention to it, mainly because they felt that the Super popular MR games would not appear so soon. "

"Although the smart glasses were being developed at an extremely fast speed, MR games had many limitations. The overall graphics were even worse than the PC, let alone the VR. "

As for MR games?

Many designers couldn’t even imagine what it would look like.

……

"While world of elves was being developed, the promotional film of this game was also being shot at the same time. "

"What was different from the past was that the promotional video this time would use a live-action and CG method to present the real thing to the players as much as possible. The elves of all colors would also appear in the world of elves in the most realistic and high-definition form, showing the players the grotesque and variegated world of elves. "

As for the real scene in the game …

"It’s a bit worse than CG, but not by much. If it was a high-end version. "

"The youth version couldn’t even run as fast as kill of the Three Kingdoms, let alone world of elves. He could run with the normal glasses, but the special effects and graphics would be a lot lower. "

"This time, the promotional video would be shot in many regions around the world at the same time. In China, Europe, America, Japan … A large number of landmark buildings from all over the world would be used to express the local cultural connotation as much as possible, and thus express a very clear concept "This is a game that the whole world can play together. This is a game that will definitely be popular all over the world."

Everyone would wear a pair of glasses and enjoy the new experience of the elven world and the real world.

……

"The glasses were selling well, and Zhou Jiangping didn’t stay idle. He promoted it overseas while developing various software and system optimization content for the glasses. "

"This was a war of attrition. Zhou Jiangping had been making mobile phones for so many years, so he was obviously well-versed in this. "

"While she was busy, she received a message from Chen Mo. "

"Check my email."

Zhou Jiangping put down his work and opened his email to find a video from Chen Mo.

"The video was only three minutes long, but after Zhou Jiangping finished watching it, he stood up and called Chen Mo. "

"How was it? did you see the promotional video?" Chen Mo was sitting in the experience store and asked with a smile. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded, "I did!" Is this a promotional video for the new game?"

"Right, how do you feel?"

"Zhou Jiangping was a little excited, "sure!" This promotional video was shot very well! At the very least, the concept of this game is very novel. If we promote it well, it should be a very good starting point. Even if the gameplay can’t be as rich as the video …"

"Chen Mo laughed, "the gameplay is much more interesting than the video. Since when did Thunderbolt entertainment do anything with headlines?" The actual game would only be more fun than the promotional video. Of course, the image will be slightly smaller. After all, our current technology can’t support a 100% simulation. "

"That’s still very powerful! And this time, it seems like you’ve used all of Thunderbolt gaming’s major IPS. President Chen, you’re really generous. " Zhou Jiangping said with a sigh. "

"If you think it’s okay, then I’m going to release the promo, " Chen Mo said, "Thunderbolt gaming platform and all the forums will be promoting it."You guys also need to cooperate. Change the official website of the matrix glasses, the advertising spots of various major online shopping malls, product promotion pages, and so on. I’ll find someone to send the relevant materials to your advertising department. Remember to check and receive them. "

"All the publicity work will start at the same time. The same goes for the overseas market. Moreover, the promotion is mainly aimed at overseas players. After all, we’re trying to open up the International market for the glasses. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded."Okay, no problem. I’ll make the arrangements."

……

"Although the game world of elves hadn’t been officially developed yet, it was making fast progress. It was just right to use the promotional film to hype it up. "

"Soon, players at home and abroad found that the promotional materials of a game called world of elves had almost occupied their vision. Thunderbolt gaming platform had it, the official website of the matrix glasses had it, all the major shopping websites had it, and many tech and gaming websites also had it! "

"Chen Mo hadn’t officially released the trailer yet, so he was still in the "riddle" stage with the players. "

"However, other than the promotional film, there were also various other promotional materials, such as posters or some video clips. "

The information was very subtle and obscure. Many people could not understand what it meant and could only guess.

"For example, in a certain poster, in the square of a certain city, many young people were running around happily, and some people were looking at each other as if they were in some kind of competition. What was strange was that these young people were all followed by a black silhouette. These silhouettes were of different shapes and movements. One could roughly tell that some of them were animal silhouettes, but most of them were indistinguishable. "

"The information was like a mystery. The players knew that it was a game, but they couldn’t guess which device it belonged to or what kind of game it was. "

"Many foreign players found that on the product details page of the overseas shopping websites, more than half of the content was about the exclusive relationship between the matrix glasses and Thunderbolt gaming platform, or the game information of world of elves. Instead, the introduction of the device parameters was compressed … "

The sudden advertisement surprised many players. It was rare for Chen Mo to spend so much effort on advertising his game!

What kind of game was it that Chen Mo valued so much?

"Just as the players were discussing and wondering what was going on, Chen Mo released the promotional video of world of elves. "

Chapter 811: Promotional video

"With great curiosity, the players clicked on the promotional video of the world of elves. "

"In the soothing and slightly mysterious BGM, the camera swept past the forest, Snow Mountain, rainforest, ocean … In the intertwining scene of the distant and close-up scenes, one could vaguely see the shadows of elves. "

"These scenes were all very realistic, and they were probably shot in real life. The elves hidden in the scenes were partly hidden. Some were hiding behind trees and grass, some were hidden in the fog, and some flew past the camera, leaving only strange palm prints and afterimages … "

A deep yet clear voice-over sounded.

"Many shocking creatures have started to appear in various places on earth."

"The curious people are continuing to make new discoveries with unprecedented momentum."

"These mysterious and charming elves are called ‘Pokemon’."

"The camera turned, and the elves in the scene revealed their true faces. They were of different sizes and colors. Some were in the jungle, some were in the water, and some were flying in the sky. At first glance, these elves were completely fictional creatures because their appearance was completely different from any known species. Even if there were similar species to the real species, one would find their unique characteristics if observed carefully. "

"These elves looked a little cute and cute, but they blended in with the entire environment very well. This was because the materials on all the elves ‘bodies were very delicate, and they looked like real creatures. "

"These unique elves were happily moving around in different scenes. Some were running in the forest, some were swimming in the ocean, and some were moving forward in the snow … "

The perfect combination of illusion and reality made many people feel like they were in a dream.

"The world where the baokomeng is living is spreading around us."

"The elves that exist in the world of fantasy have come to each and every one of us."

"The scene changed. This time, the scene was no longer a forest or a snowy mountain, which was a deserted place. Instead, it was a scene in the city. "

"In the capital, a girl wearing a pair of glasses was looking into the distance. A series of complicated patterns appeared on the glasses, and the girl smiled. "

"In front of her, in the center of a shopping mall, many people wearing matrix glasses were looking at an artistic statue. "

"The girl came to the back of the crowd, and in her vision, there was a special mark on the statue. Her right hand gently swiped across her field of vision, and the round disc above the statue turned. One by one, virtual items flew toward her and were all put into her bag. "

And one of the elven eggs showed that it was hatching.

"The camera turned to Shanghai’s Oriental Pearl Tower. The character was also switched to a short-haired handsome young man. In his field of vision, the egg cracked open, and a cute little black Dragon jumped out. It was flapping its wings, trying to fly into the air. "

"The little brother was very surprised. He wanted to reach out and touch the little black Dragon, but the little black Dragon directly flew up and spat a mouthful of flames at him. The young man was shocked, but he immediately smiled. "

"Next, the camera turned to other countries, and familiar landmarks appeared in the video. "

"The Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Big Ben, the Great Wall, the Red Square, the Leaning Tower of Pizza, the statue of Jesus, the Arabian hotel … "

"In addition, there were many parks, squares, and gathering places for friends. "

"These landmark buildings, which many people were already very familiar with, had an inexplicable sense of freshness because of the appearance of the elves. "

"In all kinds of places, elves appeared in the video in all kinds of ways. "

"A pretty girl was running, and a stupid pixel bird was flying behind her, falling to the ground from time to time. "

"A student was reading a book in the library. On the table in front of him, a peashooter baby was spewing peas everywhere out of boredom. "

"The office workers were driving and blocking the road. Fortress baby, who was in the co-pilot seat, would turn into Sentry form and tank form, and even make "beep, beep, beep" sounds. "

"Next to the fountain in the square, two players wearing matrix glasses were fighting an elven battle, and people wearing matrix glasses were watching. "

"In the sewer, the Minotaur pet and the fire Dragon were fighting intensely. The Minotaur pet opened its mouth to bite the fire Dragon, but the fire Dragon was moving nimbly and shooting flames to fight back. "

"The weak and hairy baby Xin Wang was rolling on the ground, but fortunately, there was a fountain nearby. When the baby Xin Wang jumped into the fountain and came out, it was still a good man. "

"On the other side of the fountain, a BLUE SEAHORSE was swimming. A young man caught it off guard and threw out a Master Ball, successfully capturing it. "

"In a large shopping mall, there was a three-dimensional Virtual Dojo sign in the middle of the open space. Many people had gathered together and were challenging the dojo Master. "

"A golden-haired girl successfully defeated the dojo Master. Her virtual image and player information were immediately turned into a virtual data stream and uploaded to the dojo’s interface, becoming the new Dojo Master. "

Times Square.

"A girl was strolling around with her elf. Suddenly, an eye-catching notification appeared on the glasses. "

"The countless large screens around Times Square also turned blank at the same time, and a countdown began. "

"There was only the image of an elf and some simple information "Defeat The Dream Master"! "

Countless players started to run towards Times Square. The girl also followed the crowd and came to the center of Times Square.

"In the air in front of him, The Dream Master was flying in circles, and the players below were sending out elves to attack him. These sprites had all sorts of attack methods. There were wind, fire, and lightning elements, and even long-range attacks like peashooters and fortress babies. "

"The battle was getting more and more intense, and the countdown was also ticking away. Everyone was cheering and shouting. "

"At the last second of the countdown, a Pikachu with countless electric currents running through its body leaped up and slammed into super dream. A ball of blinding lightning instantly exploded in the air! "

"Looking at the blank screen and the empty night sky, all the players clenched their fists and waited nervously. "

"At this moment, a large line of fine art text appeared in the air "Dream capture successful!"

The entire square burst into thunderous applause and cheers. Everyone was wearing glasses and cheering.

"To explore."

"Go and discover."

"Go capture it."

"Go to the World of elves and find your baokomeng!"

"The camera quickly zoomed in, showing the earth in the distance. The game’s name appeared in the video World of elves. "

"Only on the matrix gals"(exclusive to the glasses). "

Chapter 812: The glasses exclusively

"The world of elves was released at the same time around the world. With the publicity that had given them enough suspense, it instantly aroused a heated discussion among the players! "

"Even though le Hui and the glasses weren’t famous brands, Thunderbolt entertainment was still very influential. The "exclusive" part at the end of the film was a solid advertisement for the glasses. It was the kind that could not be any harder. "

Only then did many players realize that the new game that had been promoted for so long was actually a MR game!

"Even though they didn’t know how the game was played, the players had already guessed the core of the game and where the fun was from just from the promotional video. "

"In the game forums both at home and abroad, the discussion about world of elves instantly became a hot topic. "

"This popularity wasn’t just because Thunderbolt entertainment was promoting this game, it was also because it was the most promoted, the most popular, and the most ambitious MR game. "

"With the help of the smart glasses, MR games was seen as a new branch of gaming development in the near future. Although everyone felt that it would be difficult for MR games to surpass mobile, PC, and VR, MR games would definitely develop into a unique genre and occupy a place in the gaming industry. "

"While players and designers were discussing the advanced form of MR games, the appearance of world of elves had clearly provided everyone with a new way of thinking and possibilities. "

In China.

"Have you watched the promo for the world of elves? Chen Mo’s going to give his glasses a Big Shot!"

"The matrix glasses is almost the only company in the country, and they’re still going to push the exclusive MR game?"

"Stupid, this is definitely to expand the International market! Didn’t you see that the promotional video is broadcast in multiple languages and globally?"

"You have to walk in this game? I’m an otaku, and I really want to say sorry for the disturbance …"

"Silly, this game isn’t even prepared for players like you. You should just stay in VR. "MR is prepared for users of the matrix glasses. It allows everyone to play MR games that are closely related to reality outside, in the mall, and when friends gather."

"I think it’ll be quite popular overseas. After all, the living habits are different. Many foreigners like outdoor activities very much. This kind of game should be to their taste, right?"

"There are many people in China who need it too. For example, it’s boring to take the subway or bus on the way to work, or go to the park or scenic spots with friends on weekends. In the past, when waiting for people or waiting in line, you could only play with your phone, but now you have another option. You can use the matrix glasses to catch elves!"

Overseas.

"Oh, a MR game that combines most of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s popular IPS? I saw Azeroth, Dark Souls, doomsday, and even the pan from PlayerUnknown’s United States? She’s become an elf?"

"Although I’ve never seen some elves before, I still find them cute. For example, the creature called ‘dream’ and the yellow mouse that can generate electricity?"

"Putting the last scene in Times Square is already giving them face."

"Well, Thunderbolt entertainment is already an international gaming company, so it’s only natural that their games are open to the world."

"What I’m more concerned about is whether the game’s real-life scene can really achieve the effect shown in the promotional video. Can I see my elf by my side at any time? If it’s possible, it’ll be quite fun. "

"From a technical point of view, it shouldn’t be too difficult. At present, there are similar MR games, but they are far inferior to world of elves in terms of scale and playstyle. "

"Why can this game only be played with the glasses? It’s unbelievable that there’s no Hise glasses! Was it because Hise was reluctant to pay? Or did the glasses pay too much?"

"To be honest, this is the first time I’ve heard of the brand, matrix glasses …"

"To be honest, the matrix glasses is one of the most competitive smart glasses brands. According to the users, the quality is good and the price is cheaper than the Hise glasses. Oh, right, as for why it can enjoy world of elves alone … It’s because these glasses can basically be seen as a joint development between Thunderbolt entertainment and the original factory. Salent even personally designed these glasses. "

"…I see. The matrix glasses are similar to the Switch, which is equivalent to salent’s own son device? It was not hard to understand. I’m still not happy about it because I already have the Hise glasses and I don’t want to spend money on another one. Is there no mobile version of world of elves?"

"Obviously not. Stop dreaming."

……

"The promotional film of world of elves not only made players all over the world pay attention to the game, but it also made the matrix glasses popular. "

"Previously, many foreign players had no intention of buying the glasses. However, after hearing that this thing would monopolize world of elves, many rich local tycoons also considered buying one. "

"Of course, it was not realistic for a large number of players to buy the glasses just because of one video, but at least they would go to the shopping website and look at the specifications of the glasses. "

"After reading it, many people felt that the glasses were really good! "

"The high-end version was similar to the Hise glasses. The other two versions were mainly for the price advantage. Moreover, since the camera function was omitted at the beginning of the design and the configuration was adjusted, the price was also reduced accordingly. "

"From the reviews on the online shopping site, the buyers were quite satisfied with the glasses, and there were no major injuries. "

Many people’s hearts had already begun to waver.

"Some of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s die-hard fans bought the game without a second thought and waited for the game to be released. Although he didn’t know how the game was like, with so many ip combos, the world of elves had been promoted to a very high position. "

There were still many people waiting to see if the game was fun before deciding if they wanted to get the glasses.

……

The promotional campaign of world of elves made many smart glasses hardware manufacturers a little flustered.

"Obviously, a very important purpose of this game was to promote the matrix glasses and expand the market share. Otherwise, the game could be made into a version that all smart glasses could play. It would also expand the player base and make more money. Wouldn’t that be great? "

"Since Thunderbolt entertainment could write a slogan like "only on matrix glass", they were obviously up to no good. If other smart glasses manufacturers went to Thunderbolt entertainment to discuss cooperation, they would probably be rejected. "

"However, developing a similar game? It was very unrealistic. "

"Because world of elves had all the popular IPS in Thunderbolt entertainment as support, it had a large fan base around the world. In the situation where they didn’t even know how to play the game, even if they developed a competitive game, how could it be developed? "

He could only wait for the game to go online and hope that it would not be too popular.

Chapter 813: The countdown

"At the end of March, the weather in the imperial capital was getting warmer. "

"Although the imperial capital, like most of the northern cities in the country, did not have spring and autumn, at least there were a few days every year where they could experience the warm spring and the comfortable feeling of going out. "

The premise was that there was no wind.

"The world of elves was about to be officially released. For the players, it was spring, and they had another reason to go out. "

"The good thing about this season was that the main markets of China, Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Europe were all suitable for going out. The main countries and regions in the Southern Hemisphere were about to enter autumn, and the weather was still good. Of course, the area near the equator … It was hot all year round anyway, so it didn’t matter. "

"After a period of publicity and hype, many players who had bought the glasses could not wait to try out the new MR game. "

"Since the launch of the smart glasses, the brand new wearable smart products had become a hot topic all over the world. On the one hand, there were more and more users, and on the other hand, there were more and more applications and developments for the device. "

"Walking on the streets of major cities, especially in crowded areas such as shopping malls and areas with more young people, you could see people wearing smart glasses everywhere. Most of them were young people, but there were also many children or middle-aged people wearing them. "

"Under the influence of the matrix glasses, most of the smart glasses turned off the camera and livestream functions of the glasses. The camera on the glasses was only used to collect information from the player’s field of vision. "

"Therefore, people who didn’t wear smart glasses gradually stopped worrying about whether the glasses would invade their privacy. When they saw people wearing smart glasses approach them, most people would face them with a more tolerant attitude. "

"Moreover, the smart glasses also gave many strangers an excuse to strike up a conversation with them. While waiting for the bus, resting at the mall, or queuing up for shopping, some players wearing the smart glasses could also play a relatively simple MR game with each other to pass the time. "

"In any case, this brand new smart device was gradually entering people’s lives, just like the popularization of smart phones before. It was convenient for people’s lives and changing their lifestyles. "

……

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters.

"The building’s overall structure had already taken shape. From a distance, they could clearly see the huge sphere and the lightning structure surrounding it. However, it was still a construction area, so they couldn’t enter. "

"However, there were many people gathered on the surrounding streets. "

They were all wearing glasses and chatting while waiting for something.

Xue Lin got down from the taxi and was shocked to see so many people around.

"Wow, why are there so many people! Were these the players waiting for world of elves to go online? Hey, isn’t that zou Zhuo? he’s here too!"

Xue Lin sneaked up to the Fatty’s back and poked his waist.

"Waa!" Zou Zhuo was shocked. He turned around and saw Xue Lin looking at him with an evil smile. "

"You scared me! What are you doing here?" Zou Zhuo asked. "

"Xue Lin chuckled."Aren’t you asking the obvious? the new headquarters isn’t finished yet. Why do you think we’re here? of course, we’re waiting to catch the little elves!"

"Zou Zhuo looked at Xue Lin’s glasses and thought, "yeah, it’s the developer version."

"You’re livestreaming too?" Xue Lin asked. "

"Zou Zhuo nodded, "looks like we’re going to have a live streamer battle today!" In short … I hope to catch a baby red Dragon here! What do you want to catch?"

"Uh … Peashooters, or pixel birds will do, " Lin Xue said."I hope to get an elf with a different style from everyone else!"

"Zou Zhuo, "alright, let’s work hard together!"

"Although the version of the matrix glasses for sale didn’t have a camera function, some big live streamers could still get the developer’s version. Of course, these glasses that could be used for filming had to be strictly limited to the identity of the user. Only those who were particularly influential and big live streamers could get them for some special live streaming needs. "

For example … He could livestream world of elves.

"This kind of MR game also required streamers to do live broadcasts for publicity. However, due to the special equipment, the game and the real world were mixed together. Therefore, the streamers could only be strictly restricted. Only a few big streamers had the authority to do so. "

"The reason why so many people were gathered at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was because they had received some insider information in advance that more rare sprites would spawn in certain locations, and the chances of rare items appearing would also increase. "

As for what a specific location was?

"Obviously, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was one of the special locations … "

"Although no one knew if there would really be a rare elf, it was definitely right to come to this place to catch elves at the same time as the world of elves opened. "

"So, there’s only 10 minutes left before the server officially opens. I heard that this game is on the same server all over the world. In other words, if you have a very powerful elf, then if you go abroad to play, you can also fight in the local dojos and fight with a group of foreign friends. " While waiting for the server to open, Lin Xue was chatting with the bullet comments. "

"The game’s client was already available for download, so interested players had already downloaded the client in advance and were waiting to start playing as soon as the server opened. "

"Just then, Xue Lin saw a brown-furred squirrel-like animal with rabbit ears flash past her. "

"Eh? Are my eyes playing tricks on me?"

"Lin Xue thought she was seeing things, but the comments on the screen reminded her that she was not seeing things. Something just flashed by. "

"Quickly look, the sky!"

"Someone shouted. Xue Lin looked up and saw a huge 3d countdown in the sky, " 1000? "

"It wasn’t just Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters, landmark buildings in other cities around the world also had a countdown timer for the launch of the server. Players could see it if they looked up. "

"Of course, the countdown was directly displayed on the player’s glasses with MR technology, and the angle of the display was determined by the player’s position. "

"As for the time difference in different regions of the world … Whatever, let him be. In any case, every country basically used the time zone, so it was fine as long as it was on the dot. "

It wasn’t just the countdown. Many players realized that all kinds of little spirits had begun to appear nearby.

"These little sprites were very scattered, and they could only be seen once in a few hundred meters. They were also hidden behind various buildings, or when players saw them, they would run away. "

"Wow, this is so interesting! There was still one more! There’s also one!"

Xue Lin was like a child who saw a toy. Everything was new to her.

"Moreover, these little sprites didn’t only exist in one person’s vision, but were displayed according to an algorithm. In other words, if Xue Lin and Zhuo Zou stood at different positions and looked at the same little elf, they would both see it. "

Chapter 814: I’ve decided to choose you

"Before the game was officially released, the waiting players were already excited. The random appearance of the little elves was like some kind of trailer, giving them enough warm-up. "

"These little sprites couldn’t be captured or interacted with for the time being, but it was enough to surprise the players by just showing the visual effect of the combination of virtual sprites and the real scene. "

"Damn, there seems to be a baby red Dragon there!"

"Zou Zhuo’s eyes were wide open. Chubby boy ran towards the Red Dragon baby in the distance, but when the Red Dragon saw him running over, it flapped its wings and flew further away, disappearing without a trace. "

"Argh! My baby red Dragon!"

"As an otaku, zou Zhuo’s physical fitness wasn’t that great either. He was already panting after running two steps, and could only hold his knees with both hands, panting heavily. "

"Lin Xue couldn’t help but try to persuade him, "little fatty, don’t waste your time. The game hasn’t officially started yet. What can you do even if you catch up with the baby red Dragon?" Are we going to capture him with our physical bodies?"

"Zou Zhuo was still looking at the direction the baby red Dragon flew off to, "I understand the logic, but …"

"No buts, look, the server is about to open!" Xue Lin pointed at the countdown in the sky. "

"In the last minute, the 60-second countdown turned into a huge number. As the number began to jump and change, everyone couldn’t help but shout in unison, "59?58?57……5?4?3?2?1"

"As the number reached zero, it was as if countless beautiful fireworks bloomed in the sky. Countless flashing light spots scattered in all directions and fell around everyone. The sound effects of BGM and fireworks could be heard from the headphones on the glasses. It was accompanied by the applause and cheers of the crowd, making many people feel as if they were celebrating the New Year! "

"On the other side of the earth in North America, it was night time, and the effect of this scene was even more dazzling and colorful. "

"At this moment, all the players who were looking forward to the world of elves were experiencing this historical moment. The players who gathered in the square and some important places were cheering with the crowd. Even the players in their own homes would smile when they heard the cheers outside the building. "

"However, even though the game had officially started, many players were still confused about how to play the game. "

"Zou Zhuo was still thinking about his baby red Dragon, "So, now that the server has opened, how should we catch them? There wasn’t any notification! Jarvis, how do I start this game?"

"Now that everyone had learned to be smart, they could just ask Jarvis all the questions about the glasses. There was basically nothing that the artificial intelligence did not know. "

"You’re already in the game, " Jarvis replied."If you still have any questions, open the map."

"Already in the game?"

"Zou Zhuo was a little confused. He did run the game after he downloaded it, but the system only notified him of the launch time before it went back to the background. "

"But now that he thought about it, only the players who had installed world of elves could see the countdown in the air and the little elves running around. "

"So, the game is already in operation? There’s no notification at all!"

Zou Zhuo was shocked. A game like this without any beginner’s guidance was very willful.

"Following Jarvis’s instructions, zou Zhuo opened the map that came with the glasses and found more information. "

"The original map was just an ordinary electronic map, showing various locations, with a navigation function, and could also search for nearby shops and so on. However, after the launch of world of elves, the electronic map in the glasses contained more information, all of which were marked on the map in the style of the game. "

"In other words, the world of elves was equivalent to a small plug-in in in the real world. After opening it, it would automatically "possess" the player’s matrix glasses, instead of "opening another program."

"Eh? "There are so many special signs around here. This is the item acquisition point, this means there are wisps nearby, this is a dojo …" Zou Zhuo looked at the map, dazzled. "

"After opening the map, Jarvis would explain the specific meanings of the icons to the players, including item acquisition points, training halls, and so on. "

"If players asked about the location of certain sprites, Jarvis would give a detailed or vague answer based on the rarity of the sprites. If the players wanted to obtain rare sprites, they had to find them themselves, and it would take a little luck to catch them. "

"Does that mean we have to go to the supply station to see what items we can get? Eh? There’s one nearby. "

"Zou Zhuo saw that many people were heading towards the nearby supply station. The supply station was on an empty plot of land, only a few dozen meters away. There was more than one supply station, and there were more than that. "

"After all, this was the new headquarters of Thunderbolt entertainment. The density of all kinds of icons in this area far exceeded that of other areas. There were many supply stations, and it was also an area where rare little spirits were active. Moreover, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was located in a huge dojo. "

"Of course, everyone had nothing on hand now, so they couldn’t even catch little spirits, let alone fight in the dojo. "

He still had to go to the supply station to get his props.

"There were already a lot of people surrounding the supply station. This was actually just an empty space, but through virtual technology, the image projected by the matrix glasses created a three-dimensional supply station image, suspended in the air and constantly rotating. "

"Zou Zhuo and Xue Lin arrived at the supply station and waved at it according to the instructions. The floating supply station immediately started spinning and items flew towards them, merging into the lower left corner of their vision. A small icon appeared there, representing the items that the player could use. "

"These are … 20 spirit orbs, two strawberries, a potion, a Lifestone, an incense, and two incubators. Eh? You can also choose a pet egg of your own!"

"Zou Zhuo opened up the item interface and started counting the items he had just acquired. There were a lot of things, but it should be considered a benefit for new players. It was impossible for every supply station to give so many things. "

"Moreover, in addition to the items, there were three different pets to choose from. Three eggs were floating in the air, namely the frog seed, the little fire Dragon, and the Geni turtle. Players could only choose one of them as their initial pet. "

"Hmm … I’ve decided on you, little fire Dragon!"

"Zou Zhuo didn’t hesitate at all. After all, the one he wanted the most was the baby red Dragon, and the little fire Dragon looked the most like it. "

"After making the decision, the supply station retrieved the other two eggs. The egg of the little fire Dragon flew closer to zou Zhuo and cracked with a "crack."

"A cute little Dragon with an orange body and a light yellow belly jumped out of the eggshell and landed on the ground. A small flame was still burning on the tip of its tail, and its big eyes were blinking as it looked at the world curiously. "

Chapter 815: searching for elves

"Wow, it’s so cute!"

"Before zou Zhuo could even react, Xue Lin had already shouted. "

Zou Zhuo wasn’t the only one. The other players around the supply station also got their starter sprites.

"In addition to the little fire Dragon with a burning tail, there were also light blue Geni turtles and the wonderful frog seeds with green onion-like plants on their backs. The display of these sprites was shared by everyone nearby, so zou Zhuo could see everyone’s sprites. Of course, he couldn’t see those that were too far away. "

"All of a sudden, the surrounding players had a little spirit in each of them, and it looked very lively. "

"The little fire Dragon was running and jumping around zou Zhuo, looking very harmless. "

"It’s so cute!" Xue Lin looked at the Geni turtle she had summoned and couldn’t help but want to squat down and Pat its head. "

"Unfortunately, he couldn’t touch it, even though it looked like it really existed. "

"Zou Zhuo tried to interact with the supply station again, but he couldn’t get items this time. Obviously, the supply station had to drop items after a certain period of time. "

"By the way, I also got an egg. How do you cultivate this thing?" Xue Lin asked in confusion. "

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, "egg?" What egg?"

"Xue Lin swiped her right hand in front of her and a special item bar appeared. This item bar represented all the items that the player had. It appeared around the player in a circular list, and other players could also see it. "

"Xue Lin chose an egg and showed it to zou Zhuo. This egg was quietly floating in the air. Unlike the egg that had hatched the first sprite, it didn’t shake. It clearly still needed a long time to hatch. "

"F * ck! Why don’t I have any! Takeaspearhit!" Zou Zhuo wasn’t convinced, didn’t they all get the newbie reward? Why did Xue Lin have an extra egg? This is still okay? "

"Lin Xue was a little surprised,’eh? Don’t you have any? I thought everyone would get 50 spirit orbs and this thing …"

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, " 50 … 50 spirit orbs?!" Why do I only have 20! I’m really sorry for disturbing you!"

"Lin Xue quickly said, "oh my, it seems like the number is random. You must have a lot of other items." I only have three incense sticks. "

"Zou Zhuo, "I … Only have one …"

"The atmosphere was a little awkward. Lin Xue could feel the hostile gazes of the surrounding players, as if a white-faced European had infiltrated the continent of Africa … "

"Ahem, I think I should ask Jarvis what to do with this egg." Lin Xue quickly changed the topic, "yup, you just need to put it in the incubator and it will hatch on its own after a while. Alright, I’ve put it in. "

"Zou Zhuo was helpless, "the ugly faces of the Europeans!"

"By the way, do you want to have a battle? My Geni turtle looks very powerful!" Xue Lin said eagerly. "

"Zou Zhuo shook his head, "fight my a * s, hurry up and catch some new sprites!" I’m still thinking about my baby red Dragon!"

"Yeah, I have to find my pixel baby bird too! Then … Goodbye!" Xue Lin took her Geni turtle and ran. "

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"After getting the starter items and starter sprites, the players at the supply station dispersed and began to follow the marks on the map to find new supply stations or rare sprites. "

"Zou Zhuo looked at the map. There were a lot of green grass moving icons nearby, indicating that there might be wild elves nearby. "

"From the map, it could be roughly seen that the locations of these little elves were carefully designed. They were mainly in open spaces, parks, roadside places, and so on. There were no little elves on the main road. Moreover, according to the player’s level, each player would have a special detection range. The higher the level, the larger the detection range. "

"If a little elf appeared within the detection range, even if the elf was blocked by something, it would still appear as a bright outline for the player to find and capture. He didn’t need to get too close to the sprites to catch them, as it would scare them away. He just had to throw sprites within a certain range. "

"It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack …" Zou Zhuo looked around as he walked, as if he was exploring the jungle … "

"Although there were many world of elves players in the imperial capital, they would not be so dense once they were scattered. Moreover, when a little elf appeared, the system would determine who would be the first to discover the little elf based on the distance, behavior, line of sight, and other factors of the nearby players. There would not be a situation where many people would fight for a little elf. "

"Eh? There’s one here! Looking at the outline … It’s a snake?"

"Zou Zhuo’s [detect] picked up the silhouette of a sprite, hiding in a flower bed by the road. "

Zou Zhuo walked closer and finally saw the fairy’s face.

"It was a Black King Snake, a species that should belong to the world of Azeroth. Even though the snake didn’t seem to be anything special, zou Zhuo still wanted to try. After all, this was the first wild elfin he’d ever caught. "

"So, I just have to throw the ball over, right?" Zou Zhuo pulled up the item list and a red and white Sprite Ball appeared in front of him. "

"Zou Zhuo made a throwing gesture with his right hand, and the ball flew in an arc and fell beside the black king Snake. "

"The black king Snake was startled, but it only moved a little to the side before letting its guard down. "

"It looks like it can capture hand movements. We’ll have to aim and throw it."

Zou Zhuo was even more careful this time. He threw the ball at the black king Snake.

"This time, the sprite Ball accurately hit the black king snake’s head. With a flash of light, the sprites ball opened and took the black king Snake into it. "

"It’s done!"

"Zou Zhuo was about to praise his throwing skills when the ball on the ground suddenly opened up. The black king Snake ran out of the ball and hissed at zou Zhuo. Then, it jumped up and pounced on zou Zhuo! "

"What the hell!" Zou Zhuo was shocked and took a step back subconsciously. "

"With the Mr.’S performance, the shot was visually impactful, and it was unexpected, which was why zou Zhuo was shocked. "

"But at that moment, the little fire Dragon jumped in front of zou Zhuo and blocked the black king Snake. "

"Aohou!" The little fire Dragon with a flaming tail stood in front of zou Zhuo, roaring at the black king Snake. It looked surprisingly reliable. "

Chapter 816: successful capture!

"There was a certain chance of failure when capturing a Sprite Ball. If it failed, one could only continue to capture it after the sprite battle had weakened the captured sprite. "

"Go on, little fire Dragon!" Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but shout out. After that, he felt a little embarrassed. He looked around and was glad that there was no one around. "

"After entering combat mode, the glasses would display the skills of the sprites in the battle. The player could directly decide when to use the skill with his mind, and there was no need to shout it out. "

"Of course, there would definitely be some players who were too engrossed in the game and would choose to shout it out … "

Zou Zhuo didn’t choose to use his skills immediately. He wanted to see how the battle went.

"The black king Snake bit down on the little fire Dragon, while the little fire Dragon leaped high into the air. The two sprites were fighting. "

"It seemed that this Black King Snake should also be a relatively beginner-level little elf. Its combat ability was very simple, with only two relatively simple skills, biting and spitting venom. And the little fire Dragon could fight with the black king Snake without using any skills. "

"Fire spit!" Zou Zhuo ordered. "

"The little fire Dragon leaped high into the air and spat out raging flames from its mouth, which exploded on the black king snake’s body! "

"Hiss hiss hiss!" The black king Snake was rolling on the ground. The little fire Dragon stepped on the black king snake’s body. The black king Snake was still struggling, but it was obviously out of strength. "

"nice! We should be able to capture him now!" Zou Zhuo tried to throw a Sprite Ball at the black king Snake again. This time, he didn’t fail. The sprite Ball shook a few times on the ground, and a few words appeared on it. "Capture successful!"

"Success! I have two little spirits now, hurry and take a look. "

"Zou Zhuo brought up the sprite list panel, and it showed all the sprites he had. Other than the initial little fire Dragon, there was now a Black King Snake. Players could freely choose which sprites to bring to battle, and they could also check the detailed information of the sprites on this interface. "

"Great! Now, let’s go and catch the other elves!"

Zou Zhuo was very satisfied with his first successful capture of a wild sprite. He went to look for the next sprite with confidence.

……

Zou Zhuo wasn’t the only one. Players from all over the world were happily searching for the little spirits in every corner of the city.

"For the players, everything in the world of elves was new. Although the game felt a little like an electronic pet, it was very fascinating to play. "

"In addition to the first three little spirits, the players were also constantly discovering new little spirits. Every new kind of little spirit was a surprise. "

"Moreover, these little elves were from some of the more popular images in various games. Some of them were not particularly powerful, but they were still very popular, such as pan baby, Teemo baby, fortress baby, and so on. "

"Although these little sprites didn’t have much combat power, they were cute! "

"Even if he didn’t use them to fight, it would be great to let them follow him and watch them act cute and transform. "

"For players who liked to look good and were girly, walking around and catching beautiful and rare little spirits was like shopping for clothes. It was quite interesting to constantly collect all kinds of cute little sprites and summon one to play around him when he had nothing to do. "

"As for the more hardcore players, in addition to collecting all kinds of rare sprites, they also had to study the skills, restraints, evolution, and so on of various sprites. It was absolutely impossible to cultivate a strong enough elven lineup in a day. "

"Some rare elves, such as Ivan, could only act cute at the start, and their battle power was basically negligible. But they could evolve into three different forms Reyibu, fire ibu, and water ibu could even evolve into sun elves and moon elves … "

"Another example was the carp King. In terms of combat power, he was the lowest in the game. From its appearance, it looked like a dead fish that had left the water, and it would occasionally flap its wings. From the looks of the skill, its "water leap" was basically useless … "

"However, if the players could catch 400 carp Kings, it would successfully evolve into a violent carp Dragon, and its combat power would instantly skyrocket. "

"Other than that, there were also some extremely precious little spirits, such as the baby Black Dragon that had a very low respawn rate. If it was continuously nurtured, it might even evolve into an Onyxia dragon baby, and evolve into skills such as Tail Sweep, deep breath, and so on. When it released its skills, there would be a cool screen notification "Onyxia took a deep breath …"

"Of course, these complex evolutions were basically a fantasy to the players at this stage. After all, the game had just been released, and most players were still in the stage of wandering around the world and catching whatever they saw. It was impossible for them to know the deeper content of the elven battle. "

"However, this also meant that the entire combat system of world of elves had very specific restraints and excellent depth. For some players who were both hard-working and rich, this game would not be so easy to play. At least, they could have something new to do every time they went online. "

"Therefore, this formed the first impression of world of elves for many players It was easy to get started, but the more he studied, the more complicated it became! "

"This game covered a wide range of age, from children to middle-aged people. As long as one had a child’s heart, even if they were players who liked small animals, they could find fun in this game. Moreover, it was very easy to find and catch pets. As long as you were willing to take a few steps, you would always be able to catch your favorite sprite. "

"However, if one wanted to defeat the NPCs in the dojo or the Master of the Dojo, they had to study the mutual restraint between the elves and constantly cultivate their own little elves. This was a bottomless pit. "

……

"On the first day of world of elves ‘release, its popularity instantly exploded, becoming the most popular MR game! "

"It wasn’t that world of elves was perfect. In fact, the IP support of world of elves was still a little worse than that of Pokemon go, but its advantage was that it had more advanced MR technology, which brought more gorgeous visual effects. "

"Compared to other MR games in the parallel world, world of elves had a few very obvious advantages, such as sufficient interaction with the real world, the ip bonus of various cute elves, richer game content, and the depth of the game that could be explored, and so on. "

"Compared to other platforms, such as PC and VR, world of elves might not have much of an advantage, but in the field of MR, it had far surpassed other MR games in terms of completion and compatibility with the platform. "

The popularity of world of elves immediately triggered widespread discussion and rapid spread among the players. Some players who didn’t have the matrix glasses were confused.

"These people wearing matrix glasses waved their hands and feet at the empty space while shouting, " Geni turtle!" What the hell is this? "

Chapter 817: rapidly spreading

"On the internet, the topic of world of elves, together with the matrix glasses, became the current hot topic. "

The players were sharing their experience and understanding of the game’s basic settings. Some hardcore players also analyzed some combat skills based on their rich experience and selflessly shared them with other players.

"Speaking of paywalls, Chen Mo didn’t plan on making world of elves a game with paywalls, as the main purpose of the game was to promote equipment like the glasses. Moreover, as a MR game, world of elves encouraged everyone to go out and collect more little elves. In other words, "walking more makes you stronger." If some rich people didn’t walk at all and just crazily topped up money to get all kinds of powerful little elves, that would go against the original intention of the game. "

"Therefore, the merchant shop only opened the purchase of some basic items, such as sprite balls, incubators, and backpack slots. The players could make up for the difference in looks and effort by topping up their money, but if they wanted to catch better little spirits or train them to a stronger form, they still had to go out of the house. "

"Therefore, the game’s in-game purchases were relatively friendly. There was a limited number of items to be bought every day, and there was also a limit to the backpack slots and spirit slots. Once the limit was reached, it could not be opened any further. "

"It was a standard game where "small purchases are fun, but big purchases are not enough". "

It could be said that he was very kind.

"However, for the players who didn’t have the glasses, they could only look dumbfounded when they saw other people discussing world of elves. "

"World of elves is much more fun than I thought! This game feels like it’s toxic, it’s really toxic!"

"I almost died from walking on the day I came online … This game has really allowed me to reach a record high in the amount of exercise I can do!"

"Our company has a rule that everyone has to walk ten kilometers a week. In the past, I had to ride a shared bicycle every three to five days to make up for it, but I don’t think I need to do that now … I think my number of steps will definitely be among the top in our company …"

"Upstairs, what kind of weird company is this? you even have this rule …"

"I’m an employee of the football club, and our boss likes sports …"

"What’s the level of the Blue Dragon I caught? Is there any Big Boss who can tell me how powerful this baby is?"

"F * ck, takeaspearhit! You’ve already captured a Dragon-type elf? It’s so F * cking unscientific!"

"I watched chubby boy’s live stream today. He’s really in trouble today. He didn’t meet any awesome little spirits, and even the items at the supply station are less than others? No one else had this face! I’m dying of laughter!"

"Today, I saw a big Shot bringing three rare pets to challenge the hall Master. I think it’s a baby dragon, a two-headed hell hound, and a kappei!"

"F * ck, he’s really a real European. He can’t possibly produce such a rare pet just by working hard, right? What happened after that?"

"After that? We were completely abused by the head, there’s no later … Obviously, the current head isn’t someone we can fight, we’ll have to play for at least another week. "

"It’s really infuriating to compare with others … I’ve been walking for an entire day, and I’ve obtained a pile of strange trash. They’re all quite weak in combat. Fortunately, these elves are quite cute. I’ll just take them with me like walking dogs …"

"Previous post, strange sprites might be rare. How do you know they’re weak?"

"Of course, I was sparring with my friend. I was beaten to a pulp by Viper, Frostwolf, and frying pan!"

"F * ck, there’s really a frying pan!"

"There are! It was also quite powerful. It was said that after defeating enough plant-type sprites, it could even evolve into a non-stick pan? I don’t know if it’s true or not …"

"Without the glasses, I’m so confused. I don’t know what you’re talking about …"

"I’m also dumbfounded when I bought the youth version of the pair of glasses …"

"There were also some players who bought the glasses but didn’t like World of elves, but they didn’t have any resistance to this game. They didn’t even delete it after downloading it. "

"Although he wasn’t interested right now, he decided to keep the game for now since it was so popular. What if he could take it out to play again in the future when he had nothing to do? "

The players who liked world of elves promoted it on various forums and websites and shared their experiences with each other. The players in the same city even organized special gatherings to catch little elves in the wild instead of going for a walk in the wild …

"Seeing that it was so popular, many players who didn’t have matrix glasses began to feel a little relaxed. They were a little puzzled."Is it really that interesting?"

"This was especially true for those who had friends playing in real life. Seeing their friends talking about catching some little spirit today, who was the European king, and so on, they also felt a little out of date. "

"If they were the kind of people who were determined not to use smart glasses, they would not spend a few thousand Yuan on a game. However, the key was those who wanted to buy smart glasses but were hesitating. World of elves was equivalent to pouring oil on the fire. "

"This was especially true when the reviews for the glasses were already very good. With so many reasons stacked together, it was even more difficult for many people to resist the temptation of buying, buying, and buying. "

"Especially in foreign countries, more and more players wavered under the fierce publicity of world of elves. "

"I’m still thinking about whether I should buy smart glasses and which one is better, but after World of elves was released, I’m a little swayed. I want to buy matrix glasses. What do you all think?"

"For this kind of smart device, it’s better to buy a big factory, right?"

"But to be honest, the quality of the matrix glasses is quite good. At least, people who bought it say that it’s no different from the Hise glasses, and it’s even cheaper."

"The key is … World of elves is exclusively owned by the matrix glasses. If you want to play this game, you can only buy the matrix glasses!"

"I gave my girlfriend my Hise glasses and bought a pair of matrix glasses. Can you guess what happened? She’s addicted to world of elves, and then she snatched my glasses away!"

"Ermm, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s smart glasses should be trustworthy too, right? It’s a well-known game manufacturer, after all. Even if the hardware isn’t that good, it’s not that bad. "

"The main thing is that in the future, all of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s MR games will be exclusively owned by matrix glasses. This isn’t just a matter of world of elves!"

"Alright, you’ve convinced me. I’ll go buy a pair of glasses …"

……

"In the week after World of elves was released, the sales of the matrix glasses had a significant increase in the world. It had firmly occupied the leading position in the country, and even completely crushed other smart glasses brands. Overseas, their market share had also increased by leaps and bounds, leaving many old hardware manufacturers a little dumbfounded. "

It was just a game. Did it really have so much power?

"However, this was only the beginning. This was because as more and more people used the matrix glasses overseas, the user base of the matrix glasses was still showing a trend of expanding. "

"This trend basically grew in sync with world of elves. More and more people bought the matrix glasses under the influence of various factors, and then they all installed world of elves and became loyal players of this game. After that, more and more people were influenced and began to buy the matrix glasses … "

Chapter 818: Lin Bell snow

"As world of elves became more and more popular, other game companies, especially foreign game companies, also took this opportunity to launch similar games. "

"World of elves was an exclusive game for the matrix glasses. Although this move promoted the matrix glasses, from another perspective, it also opened up some markets. "

"For example, some players had already bought other smart glasses and were more curious about how world of elves was played, but they were far from being fascinated to the extent of buying a pair of matrix glasses for the game. Then, now that other game companies had developed similar games, would they download and play? "

"Obviously, he would. "

"Even if this game wasn’t as good as world of elves, these people would at least take a look. "

"Therefore, this allowed other game companies to see a business opportunity, just like how there would always be people following after a popular game. "

"In terms of technical level, world of elves used relatively mature technology from the parallel world. It wasn’t too difficult for other game companies to copy it. Therefore, some companies, especially those that cooperated with the company of smart glasses, were considering developing similar highly interactive MR games. "

"As for whether he would succeed? This was hard to say. However, if they didn’t do anything, after a while, the strong Alliance between world of elves and the matrix glasses would probably squeeze the smart glasses market and MR games market to the ground … "

……

"Hello everyone, I’m Lin Xue. Next, I’ll show you how to capture those extremely dangerous little elves in the virtual elf world. This will be a long challenge. So far, I’ve accepted challenges for eight whole days. Now, it’s the ninth day. I welcome you to continue to bear witness for me. "

"As an elf trainer, it seems easy and pleasant to catch sprites in the wild, but once you encounter those dangerous and powerful sprites, you will know that it is a difficult challenge. If you don’t have special capture skills, you may walk in the wild in vain for a whole day, or even less than three days."

"This time, I’ve come to a famous Park in the capital. Yes, it ‘s’ let’s row the oars ‘… Why? This was because, according to what other players had revealed, it was more likely that some powerful aquatic sprites would spawn in places with more water. Moreover, there’s a dojo here. The dojo Master isn’t very strong, so we can still try to challenge him. "

"Shh, look, what did I find? There was a lone elf baby dragon here. Although it wasn’t considered a water elf, it was still a rare pet. We can try to capture it. The elf dragon baby is rich in a lot of protein … Oh, sorry, I said it wrong. It should be that although the evolution tree of the elf dragon baby is relatively simple, it has extremely high looks and good combat power, but it’s very difficult to capture. "

"We’ll approach it from behind slowly. Be careful not to make any noise."

"As expected, we still have to fight. Let’s go, my strongest pet, Phantom Tiger Baby!"

"The Spirit Dragon has a high resistance to magic, so we have to use pets with stronger physical attacks to fight it."

"Now, go, Master Ball!"

"Alright, I’ve caught it! It was struggling very hard, so we took its head … Oh, sorry, I can’t eat it. Although I really wanted to know if the Spirit Dragon tasted like chicken and was crunchy, I still put it away and fed it with good food and drink. In short, today’s arrest operation was a great success!"

"In Xue Lin’s live broadcast room, she was still using the glasses to broadcast her journey in the world of elves. "

"This change in style also made many die-hard fans very uncomfortable, and they would often see bullet comments urging Xue Lin to go back and stream her VR game. "

"Xue, you’re really getting more and more excited. You’re cosplaying in the wilderness now??"

"You don’t say. This change in script really doesn’t feel out of place. I just want to know, can Spirit Dragons be eaten just by turning their heads? Does it have six times the protein of beef?"

"Xue’s almost turning into an outdoor live streamer. How long has it been since she’s been home streaming VR games?"

"To be precise, since the world of elves was released, she has been running around crazily every day …"

"What on earth caused this otaku Xue to change so much? is it the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality …"

"This is too scary. Xue’s pet’s combat power should be in the top 1% of the National server, right? At least, I haven’t seen a pet with a higher combat power than her on the live streaming sites and forums …"

"Hehe, when a player in the world of elves has liver, paywall, and euro at the same time, she will be invincible …"

"Oh my God, so Xue can challenge the dojo now? It’s suffocating!"

"Look at her bunch of rare pets, Phantom Tiger, Blue Dragon baby, Kati dog … She’s so beautiful and powerful that I’m drooling just looking at her."

"F * ck, takeaspearhit …"

"Xue Lin did have quite a few rare sprites. Although they weren’t the strongest, they were rare! "

"This was especially true when sprites fought. Regardless of whether they won in the end, as long as they released sprites like The Phantom Tiger and blue Dragon baby during the fight, they could directly cause a mental attack on the enemy, making the opponent feel extremely depressed even if they won. "

"I won, but … But why does she have so many rare pets? Why do I still not have a rare pet even after I’ve broken my legs and my liver is about to explode? Why?"

It was similar to this kind of spiritual attack. It pierced through the hearts of the non-tribal chiefs and sprinkled some high-end deep sea iodine on them …

……

"Lin Xue wandered around the park for a long time, caught a few elves, greeted many fans who came to gank her, and took pictures with them. Finally, she arrived at the dojo. "

"The dojo was similar to the supply station. They were both in a large open space with a huge virtual building. In addition, there would also be virtual battle venues. This way, the elven battles would be more exciting, and the special effects and movements would be much more gorgeous than the pet battles that players could do anywhere. "

"Good! Defeat the dojo Master! I want to be the first player in the country to successfully become a Dojo Master!" Xue Lin made up her mind. "

"Although the game had been online for more than a week, the players had not grown strong enough to challenge the dojo. "

"In the beginning, all dojos in the world had NPCs as their Masters by default. There were high and low levels of dojos, and the strength of the Masters varied. However, even the lowest level dojo masters had yet to be successfully challenged. "

"Xue Lin came to the park this time because she heard that the owner here was a noob, so she wanted to try her luck. "

Chapter 819: The sudden appearance of the big chin

Xue Lin came to the dojo and was ready to challenge the dojo Master.

"She was quite confident in her own strength, because from the start of the game until now, she basically spent nearly 8 hours every day catching pets outside. She bought as many items as she could in the mall, and basically never fell behind. In addition, with the explosive European attribute, she had already accumulated several powerful little spirits in her hands. "

"Especially after hearing that she had caught The Phantom Tiger, even Chen Zhao fell silent. After a long while, he said, "The Europeans really do whatever they want!"

"Lin Xue didn’t know what the probability of capturing a Phantom Tiger was, but from Chen Mo’s reaction, it was probably a decimal … "

"Therefore, Xue Lin felt that if she worked hard, there was still a chance of winning against the dojo Master. "

"Hmm, The Phantom Tiger will be the first. Who should I choose Next …"

Lin Xue looked at the master’s little elf skills while thinking about how to maximize her advantage by using the opposing attributes.

"However, just as she was pondering … "

A muffled voice sounded in her ears.

[The world! Trembling from my torture!

[The pitiful Kingdom crumbled in my rage]

"This voice seemed to contain flames, lava, and powerful energy, and it was also filled with endless majesty. "

"However, the voice was a little tender … "

"Lin Xue was shocked, "what’s going on?" Who’s talking?"

"She looked around, and her glasses vibrated from time to time. It felt like an earthquake. Although it didn’t shake the ground, it was enough to give all the players a shock. "

"Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound in the distance, as if lava was spurting out from the ground! "

"Due to the long distance, the MR technology was able to pass off as real. The flames and smoke obscured the distant view, and all that could be seen was chaos. "

"The distant sky seemed to be covered with a layer of fire. At this time, an illusory shadow rushed up from the horizon, wrapped in rolling lava and black smoke. Its wings flapped with the flames of death, and it flew into the sky! "

"The Dragon roared, and all the players of world of elves in the imperial capital heard it clearly! "

"[In the end, all of Azeroth will be destroyed!] "

"[In the shadow of my wings, all things! [All turned to ashes] "

The black shadow swept across the sky and flew toward the northeast.

"Isn’t that … Isn’t that the direction of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters??" Xue Lin’s face darkened. "

"Something big has happened! Was this a world boss? Hurry up and take a taxi!"

……

"At this moment, what the players near Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters saw was even more shocking than what Lin Xue saw. "

"After the dark shadow with flames flew from a distance, all the players of world of elves who were wearing matrix glasses in the northeast of the imperial capital saw this shocking scene. "

"An armored Black Dragon carrying lava and flames flew over from the distance. After circling for a moment, it landed directly on the roof of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters! "

"Its four sharp claws, still flowing with lava, grabbed the roof of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters building (yes, that huge ball), and its wings spread out, spraying flames and dust. In the middle of its chest, the armor plate had cracked open, and the rolling lava flowing in its body could be vaguely seen. "

"Although its entire body seemed to be covered in wounds, and the edges of its wings were also in tatters, its huge jaw and sharp claws were all showing a terrifying power. "

"Roar!"

A Dragon’s Roar seemed to declare its might as Deathwing.

"What was even more shocking was that on the Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters building, at the spot where Deathwing’s claws had grabbed onto, it was as if boiling hot lava was dripping down continuously. Following Deathwing’s dragon roar, a few stone statues that had been placed at the bottom of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters at some point in time really collapsed with a loud crash, raising a cloud of dust in front of them. "

"It was a high-profile and domineering opening, and the figure of blood and fire intertwined. "

"Zou Zhuo, who was watching from a distance, was dumbfounded."What the f * ck?! It’s so real?!"

"But when he looked at it again, zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, "Damn, this is a little cute …"

"Upon closer inspection, one would realize that even though this Deathwing was huge, its proportion was not normal. It had a big head, short and thick limbs, and looked very cute. If one looked closely, they would even find it a little cute … "

"Of course, this was not the real Deathwing. It was a mini Deathwing, one of the strongest pets in world of elves … "

"The moment the mini Deathwing landed, all the world of elves players received a message. "

[The message is simple captured little Deathwing!]

[Time limit 2 hours]

……

"To the players, this was a sudden global event, but to Chen Mo, it was all planned out. "

"Especially the scene of little Deathwing landing on Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters, it had been planned for a long time. "

"The main part of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was already completed, so Chen Mo was thinking of adding some extra content to it to create more effects. In other words, a special coating would be prepared on the roof of the building where the mini Deathwing had landed. When the mini Deathwing landed on the roof, the coating would flow down to create the effect of lava. "

"As for the collapsed stone sculptures in front of the headquarters building, they were all cheap goods. They would break with a fall and produce a large amount of dust. The program’s effect was full. "

"This was way beyond what MR technology could do, since normal MR only included the real world and virtual effects. But this time, Chen Mo added in real world effects, and the overall effect was even more shocking. "

"Of course, this little trick didn’t cost much, but the players were all excited. "

A world boss!

He’s in the imperial capital!

He had landed on the roof of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters!

"A lot of nearby players had rushed over, and from far away, they could see the huge Deathwing pet lying on the big ball in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, spitting fire at it every once in a while! "

"Moreover, the message "capture little Deathwing" showed one more fact This thing can be caught! "

Whether or not Deathwing was strong … Was there even a need to say? This was a world boss!

"It happened to be a Saturday, and many players from the imperial capital rushed over without thinking. Some drove, and some took the subway because they were afraid of the traffic. They were afraid that they wouldn’t be able to make it in time for the hot weather. "

"Even if the area was limited to the imperial capital, there would be enough players. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters might not even be big enough to fit all of them. "

"Fortunately, the mini Deathwing’s projection could be seen in a large area to the northeast of the imperial capital. Moreover, the nearby players could also participate in the battle, so it was not too crowded and dangerous. "

Chapter 820: players ‘eyes turn red from killing

"Even though the "capture the little Deathwing" mission was given to players all over the world, it was clear that only players from the imperial capital could participate … "

"This was because the time limit for this quest was two hours. Even players from the remote areas around the imperial capital might not be able to catch up, not to mention players from other cities. "

"However, although the other players could not participate in the battle, they could keep an eye on the battlefield through the matrix glasses. As soon as they arrived at any dojo in the city, they would find a new option, which was to watch the world boss battle. "

"When the boss battle officially began, all the dojos would have a minimap of the battle. Although it did not look as impressive as the one in the imperial capital, it still clearly showed the battle situation and the process of capturing the boss. "

"Limited by the speed of the internet, the viewing speed in Europe and the United States was slower, but it was similar to the global broadcast of e-sports events, so the impact was not big. "

"Although in principle, the live broadcast was nothing more than a projection of the live broadcast signal on the players ‘glasses, this strategy of "only watching the battle in the dojo" still made the players understand the true meaning of MR games The virtual scenes that were incorporated into the real world provided the players with a virtual game experience that integrated with reality. "

"Of course, if there were players who didn’t want to go out or couldn’t leave, they could also use the live streaming software on their phones to watch. After all, other than such big events, a streamer like Lin Xue would definitely live stream the entire process, so they didn’t have to worry about not being able to watch. "

……

Xue Lin came out of the subway and looked in the direction of little Deathwing while panting.

"She had wanted to take a taxi, but she had no choice. The traffic was too heavy. She did not know whether it was because it was the weekend or because there were too many people squeezing towards the southeast when little Deathwing came out, so the traffic was affected. "

"Fortunately, the train was quite fast and they arrived in about 20 minutes. "

"The world of elves ‘group chat was in an uproar. Everyone was discussing the sudden world boss incident. The players who were present at the scene sent the latest battle situation. Zou Zhuo, as one of the few players who could livestream and turn on the camera function, even took a small video and sent it to the group chat. It quickly caused a frenzy. "

"After running for a few meters, Xue Lin saw zou Zhuo and a few friends from the group standing not far away, all looking up at the sky. "

"Aiyo, I’m so tired … How are you? Why are you all just standing there?" Xue Lin asked while panting. "

"Zou Zhuo pointed at the sky helplessly, "See for yourself."

Xue Lin looked up and knew why these people were standing there.

Their little sprites had all been killed!

"At that moment, the mini Deathwing was wreaking havoc in the sky. As it flapped its wings, balls of flames surrounded it. Any ordinary fairy that got close to it would be burned. Moreover, from time to time, it would spray Dragon Breath indiscriminately in a certain direction. A cone-shaped flame swept across the sky in a large range, and all the little elves who were hit by the Dragon Breath were instantly killed without exception! "

"The players ‘little elves wouldn’t really die. After being defeated, they could use the healing pods to resurrect, but it would take time. The more powerful the elf was, the longer it would take to resurrect. "

"If the players were in a hurry, they could also use the Lifestone to resurrect the little elf immediately. However, the problem was that whether it was the supply station or the mall, the Lifestone was very rare and expensive. When the players first started playing, they rarely encountered situations where their little spirits were instantly killed, so no one deliberately bought Lifestones. "

"After being instakilled by Deathwing a few times, the Lifestones that many of them had painstakingly accumulated were quickly used up, so they could only watch helplessly. "

"However, even though most of the players ‘little spirits were instantly killed, there was still an endless stream of little spirits flying up to attack the little Deathwing. It was clear that the number of players around them was explosive, and there was still a steady stream of players coming over. "

"Let’s go, Phantom Tiger!"

Xue Lin did not hesitate and quickly released her little elf to attack the little Deathwing.

"At first, Lin Xue had some expectations for the little elf that she had carefully nurtured. However, The Phantom Tiger had only pounced on the little Deathwing and bit its tail before it was killed by a tail swing … "

"Do you have to be so abnormal? Let’s go, baby blue Dragon!"

"There was still no difference, it was still an instant kill! "

"In fact, Xue Lin’s little elf was one of the best among all the players. But it couldn’t be helped. A world boss was a world boss. If any random person could climb over its head and sh * t on it, then what face would it have as a world boss? "

"Large groups of little spirits flew into the air and used all sorts of methods to attack Deathwing, only to be killed one after another. Although it looked like a moth flying into the fire, it had to be said that the scene was indeed shocking. "

"Xue Lin’s Lifestone was soon used up, so she could only put all her little sprites into the healing pod and watch with zou Zhuo and the others … "

"It would take more than an hour to resurrect the little elf in the recovery pod, which meant that their little elf could go on stage again. "

"However, Lin Xue was deeply worried when she saw the HP bar of the mini Deathwing. Could they really defeat it? "

"It had been an hour, but the HP bar of the mini Deathwing had not dropped to half. At this rate, it was likely that all his efforts would be in vain. "

"The players of world of elves were anxious, and they all called their friends in the group and forum. "

"Hurry up, is there anyone else who hasn’t joined the battle? Hurry up and come to the northeast of the imperial capital! We don’t have to go to the scene, just get to the general area and find little Deathwing!"

"D * MN it, don’t stay at home now. Only players from the imperial capital have this honor in the world, and you guys are still staying at home. Is that right?"

"That’s right, the First World boss! We players from other cities don’t even have a chance to fight!"

"Fuck, the road is too congested! I’ve already gotten off the taxi and am about to ride my bicycle over!"

"My friends in the capital are so disappointing! If this were in Shanghai, Hmph, I’d be beaten up so badly by this little Deathwing that even my mother wouldn’t recognize me!"

"The person above, will you die if you stop bragging? Go and find a dojo to watch the battle. Even the most powerful elf players are killed by bosses. Almost all the players in the imperial capital are out. It’s not easy to fight like this!"

"Good luck! Hurry up! Buy a Lifestone! Every bit of damage is a bit more!"

The eyes of the players were bloodshot. Even those who had not spent a single cent before could not help but buy all the Lifestones in the store.

"The surrounding supply stations were even more ransacked. After many players ‘little spirits died, they could only madly stroll around the supply stations, hoping to get one or two Lifestones if they were lucky. "

"After the players ‘enthusiasm was ignited, the HP of little Deathwing dropped at a faster rate. If it could hold on at this rate, there was hope of defeating it! "

Chapter 821: The escaped little Deathwing

In the experience store.

"Chen Mo came to the first floor and realized that the hall was empty, with only Shuyi sitting on the sofa. "

"Whoa, why are there so few people today?" Chen Mo had been busy with his own things on the fourth floor, so he didn’t come down. "

"Shuyi was a little speechless,’manager, don’t you know why there are so few people? They’re all out to challenge the world boss!"

"Chen Mo smacked his head, "Oh, right. I was supposed to kill the First World boss today. I almost forgot." Why didn’t you go with little fatty?"

"I … I’m still busy with the new mobile Legends event …" Shuyi replied helplessly. "

"Chen Mo chuckled, "it’s fine, it’s the same." How’s the situation now?"

"I went out to watch the livestream just now, " said Shuyi."It seems that the boss’s HP is only left with 20%. There’s a high chance of defeating it."

"Oh." Chen Mo nodded. "

"Shuyi blinked her eyes and asked,’manager, why don’t you seem excited at all? The players are going crazy. Players all over the world are talking about this. "

"Chen Mo chuckled."It’s all pre-set. What’s there to be excited about?"

"Ah?" Shuyi was dumbfounded. "

"Chen Mo explained, "I asked Qian Kun to calculate the strength of the mini Deathwing based on the number of active players, the average strength of the players, and their active status. I can guarantee that if the players are too lazy to fight, they won’t be able to beat it. If they’re willing to join in, they just need to spend some money to buy some Lifestones." It seems that the players didn’t let me down. "

"Shuyi continued to be confused,’ah? Manager, are you saying that this boss was deliberately designed for the players in the imperial capital to participate and that they have to spend money to buy equipment to defeat it?"

"Chen Mo nodded and said, "What’s wrong?"

"Shuyi scratched her head."There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong … Wait a minute. Why didn’t you design it so that you’ll definitely win?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "we’ll definitely win. What’s there to be excited about?" It was the kind of feeling that they couldn’t win at the beginning, but when everyone worked together to spend money, oh no, work together to kill at the last moment, only then would they feel a sense of accomplishment! This way, every player will feel that they have witnessed an amazing thing. If they are happy to spend money, I will be happy. "

"Shuyi was dumbfounded."Manager …" She said."You’re really good at this!"

"Chen Mo smiled, "it’s all basic, calm down." Don’t tell anyone about this. Let the players sink into this beautiful dream and never wake up. "

The corners of Shuyi’s mouth twitched.

……

"Of course, the poor players didn’t know about this. "

"The HP bar of the mini Deathwing was almost empty, and there was a high chance that it could be defeated within the time limit. All the players were so engrossed in the game that many of them who had bought Lifestones from the merchant shop and looted the nearby supply stations could not help at all. They wished they could just go to the side and scratch at the trees. "

"F * ck! It’s gone, it’s gone!"

"There are still 4 minutes left! That’s awesome!"

"Wow, this little Deathwing is running! Can we catch him now?"

"As the little Deathwing’s HP bar dropped to zero, it let out a roar. The players ‘glasses vibrated again, but from the sound, it was clear that the little Deathwing was at the end of its rope. "

"Many players tried to throw out pixie balls to catch it, but it was useless. "

"The little Deathwing flapped its wings in anger, and the sudden burst of flames forced the surrounding little elves to retreat. It then flapped its wings and flew away, gradually disappearing from everyone’s sight. "

"F * ck! What does that mean? Why did he run away?"

"Damn, he ran away? Are they playing with us? You won’t even give me a chance to throw the ball?"

"What’s the situation?"

"The players were all confused, but at that moment, the information on the glasses refreshed. "

[Find and capture the escaping little Deathwing!] (Note it can escape to any city in the country)]

"Seeing this message, all the players in the imperial capital cried out in disbelief, while the players in the other cities were instantly invigorated and cheered for joy! "

"As for the foreign players … Please be patient, you’re next … "

"Many of the imperial capital’s players were initially very excited and were still thinking about how to distribute these things. Or should everyone throw a Master Ball together, and whoever caught it would get it? "

"In the end, it turned out that it was none of the above. Instead, everyone was searching the entire country for little Deathwing’s whereabouts … "

"At first, the players in the imperial capital were not convinced. They had worked so hard to kill it, so why should all the players in the country Search for it? "

"But after thinking about it, he understood. "

"This sort of event was quite troublesome to organize. It was impossible to take care of every city. If players from the imperial capital were the ones to capture every city, it would be unfair to players from other cities. "

"As such, this mini Deathwing would randomly escape to any city in the country. All players in the country would be treated equally, and everyone would just have to rely on their luck. "

"Of course, the hard work of the players in the imperial capital would not be in vain. Soon, all the players who had participated in the battle received an email. It commended the trainers for their feat of defeating little Deathwing to maintain peace and offered generous material compensation. "

"There were all sorts of items inside, such as Lifestones, pet eggs, and so on. Moreover, the more players contributed, the more generous the rewards would be. Those players who had spent on the Lifestone had basically received items that exceeded the amount they had spent. "

Chen Zhao lost again!

The players in the imperial capital were finally satisfied.

"However, they didn’t plan to go back to their own homes yet, because … "

He still had not found little Deathwing!

……

"It was not just the imperial capital, but all the world of elves players in the country were in high spirits. They all walked onto the streets, searching for the whereabouts of little Deathwing. "

"Even though there were so many cities and players in the country, trying to find the little Deathwing was like looking for a needle in a haystack, everyone was still a trainer with dreams. "

"If a person didn’t have a dream, what was the difference between them and a salted fish? "

What if the little Deathwing falls into my backyard?

"Many people even searched for it, not just to collect pets, but also for the economic value. "

"The one and only little Deathwing in the world, how much would it sell for? "

There might be many rich people in the world who would be eager to take it!

"Of course, there were only a few people who were obsessed with money. Most of them were searching for the mini Deathwing out of their love for it. After all, it was a world boss-level little elf. It had a cool appearance, cool special effects, pretentious lines, and powerful strength! "

Many players even formed groups and drove around in their vehicles just to capture the little Deathwing!

Chapter 822: Treating it as a family heirloom

The operation to capture the small Deathwing quickly caused an explosive sensation in both the country and abroad.

"Although a similar "world boss" playstyle was by no means original, the key was that this thing was a "world boss" that kept up with the times! "

"In the past, the "world boss" of many games was nothing more than a game where players on the same server would challenge it together. It could be said to be one of the conventional ways of playing. However, the boss battle in world of elves was held in a certain city in the real world. The player groups were divided by region, and this division made the players have a sense of belonging. "

"Even though the players in the imperial capital had not been able to capture the mini Deathwing, the players who had participated in the boss battle felt extremely proud. The bits and pieces of the capture battle had become a topic of discussion for everyone. "

"The other gamers, especially the overseas gamers, were envious. "

"Of course, the entire battle was recorded, including many live streamers ‘first-person perspectives, many players’ spontaneous filming of the scene, and so on. These videos were all uploaded to the internet and circulated abroad. "

"After watching the videos, many people were shocked. "

This was simply an empty alley!

"With the combination of MR technology and real-life special effects, the opening of little Deathwing was earth-shattering. "

Players from all over the imperial capital rushed over and gathered around Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters. This sea of people was unprecedented.

Tens of thousands of players sent out their own elves to attack the little Deathwing in the air. The cool battle scene made everyone’s blood boil.

"Although it was a casual game for all age groups, in this boss battle, it displayed a shocking sense of epic … "

"The overseas players were very envious. According to the game’s settings, the mini Deathwing would land in one of the cities in the country. It would definitely be a local player who would get it. They would not even have the chance to compete with it. "

"Even though he had yet to find the mini Deathwing, he was certain that this lucky fellow was from a local server. "

……

"14 hours after the defeat of the small Deathwing, the news of its capture spread across the internet. "

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official website also confirmed the authenticity of the news.

"This time, the player who had captured little Deathwing came from a second-tier city in the central region of the country. He was not a famous streamer, just an ordinary male player. "

"Of course, he was a "normal player" who had almost broken his legs, spent money on all the master Balls that could be bought in the mall, and was extremely lucky. "

"Obviously, in this competition of luck for all the players in the country, this guy had successfully defeated all the lucky players in the country and won the final victory. "

"Moreover, luck alone was not enough. If he tried to capture Deathwing with a normal Spirit Orb, there was a 100% chance of failure, and Deathwing would escape. "

"This is a world boss. I gave you a chance to catch it, but you’re still using a free Sprite Ball to catch it. You’re not even willing to spend money on a Master Ball. "

"Serente may have suffered a loss, but you can’t take a mile after taking an inch, right? He still had to pay for places that needed to be paid. "

"Spending money doesn’t change your fate" meant that spending money didn’t necessarily change your fate. However, if you didn’t spend money, you wouldn’t even have the chance to change your fate … "

"Of course, "luck" was a mysterious thing. No matter what, if a player from a second-tier city managed to catch a mini Deathwing, it meant that the world boss ‘escape route was completely random. There was no manipulation behind the scenes. "

The man instantly became the focus of the entire world. Many video game media went to interview him about the process of capturing the little Deathwing and his experience after capturing it.

"I’m really excited! I still feel like I’m in a dream. I didn’t expect this honor to belong to me in the end! I feel like my life has been fulfilled, this is the peak of my life!"

"I’ve been watching the entire operation to capture the little Deathwing. The moment I heard that it could be captured all over the country, I immediately drove out and searched for more than five hours outside. Then, I came back to rest and continued the search. Finally, I found it!"

"What’s the plan for the next few days? If there’s no arrangement, I’m going to stay at home and watch little Deathwing act cute!"

"I’ve already saved all the videos from that time. I’ll also save the screenshots of the news on the website. I’ll show them to my son and grandson!"

"Sell? ‘How is that possible? this little Deathwing is a symbol of my luck. It’s going to be passed down from generation to generation as a family heirloom. If I sell it and it affects my luck in the future, it’ll be a huge loss no matter how much money I make!’ It’s impossible to sell it, absolutely impossible!"

"This player’s attitude was very firm. Although there were many rich people on the internet who had offered very attractive prices, this guy was also very unyielding and refused to sell! "

Perhaps many people would say that he was stupid. How could a virtual pet compare to real wealth of hundreds of thousands or even millions in reality?

"In fact, there were really rich people who wanted to spend hundreds of thousands to buy it, and it was not just one. "

"But in fact, this brother was very cunning. "

"According to the current popularity of world of elves, it was likely to make a loss if they sold it now … "

"There would be all sorts of world boss events in the future, but they would definitely be other world bosses, such as Dreamlord, skysplitter, sindagosa, Ragnaros, and so on. It would probably be a long time before Deathwing would appear again. "

"In other words, for a long time to come, there would only be one such mini Deathwing. Furthermore, this mini Deathwing had a serial number on it. It was world boss No. 1. As time passed, the memento of "the First World boss of the world of elves" would definitely become more and more significant. This thing could only appreciate in value, or even become priceless. It would never depreciate. "

"There were only two possibilities for its value to depreciate. One was that world of elves would lose its popularity in a short period of time, and the other was that Chen Mo’s side was starting to crazily promote mini Deathwing, causing this pet to become a common sight. "

"However, based on everyone’s understanding of Chen Mo, these two situations were almost impossible. "

"Chen Mo was well aware of the importance of preserving the value of these rare sprites, and world of elves was still in its Prime, not to mention when it would go downhill. "

"With all the above, this guy’s decision to keep the little Deathwing in his hands and not sell it was a very wise decision. "

"Perhaps many years later, this brother would start his own family and business, but suddenly encounter a great change. His family would fall and become poor. Just when everyone was at their wits ‘end, this brother would bear the pain and sell his little Deathwing in exchange for a fortune of ten million … "

"Well, the style of this story was going in the direction of ‘appraisal’… But it should be quite interesting, right? "

"At the very least, with the rarity of the mini Deathwing, there would be no problem in using it as a family heirloom. "

Chapter 823: The unprecedented popularity brought about by the world boss

"Not long after the dust settled on the little Deathwing incident, Thunderbolt entertainment officially announced some of the basic settings for the world boss. "

This move was mainly to appease the foreign players who had expressed strong protests.

It was normal to think about it. Such an impressive event and such a precious world boss was monopolized by the players from the National server. How could this not be infuriating?

Many foreign players expressed strong objections. Why didn’t they have it? ‘Why can’t we participate in the capture of little Deathwing? this is unfair!’ This was discrimination! Strong protest!

"In response, Thunderbolt entertainment released an announcement, which simply stated the following points "

"The reason why the First World boss, mini Deathwing, had not been announced in advance was to give everyone a surprise. In the future, the appearance of world bosses would not be announced, so everyone had to be pleasantly surprised. "

"The world boss event was not exclusive to the National server, but could be enjoyed by all players in the world. The specific mechanism was that the world bosses would be refreshed by region, such as Europe, North America, South America and Australia, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia India, and so on. The divisions would take into account the number of players in the area, their activity level, and other factors. "

"When the world boss respawned, it would respawn in a specific area and city’s iconic buildings. It would also be presented in a combination of MR technology and real-life special effects. Every time the world boss respawned, it would use a different combat method, which would give everyone a completely different visual effect. "

"After a player successfully defeats a world boss, the boss will randomly escape to a city in the area, and only one player can capture it. "

The foreign players were relieved after seeing the announcement.

It turns out that we also have a share!

"Furthermore, many of the foreign players had already started to wonder if the Eiffel Tower could Farm World bosses. Like the space splitting throne? Would there be a world boss in Times Square? Like dream realm? Little Ragnaros was in Rio de Janeiro? Little sindagosa was in the red Square? "

"The players from other countries were excited, especially the players from the big cities. They couldn’t wait to experience the epic battle against the world boss. "

"The capture of a small Deathwing was the first in the world. Many players from the imperial capital had rushed over after receiving the mission, and many missed it. They could only beat their chests and stamp their feet in regret. "

"However, if a new world boss spawned in the future, the players would definitely be more enthusiastic to participate in it after this event. The scale of the event would definitely be larger, and the topic effect would be stronger. "

"Moreover, although the activities of the bosses in this world seemed simple, they could extend the life of the world of elves. "

"Every once in a while, a world boss would be placed somewhere in the world to rekindle the enthusiasm of the players and create a hot topic around the world. At the same time, it could also encourage players to spend more time on elves and spend more money on items. "

"Then, by controlling the number of rare little spirits, they would retain their value, allowing many liver Kings to gain benefits in the game. Through the transformation of the two attributes of liver and Krypton, players would interact as much as possible, making world of elves an evergreen MR game. Even making "catching little spirits" a part of people’s social activities and even life. "

"Once the popularity of world of elves reached this level, other games that tried to copy this playstyle would become crude imitations, and it would be impossible to pose any threat to world of elves. "

……

"18 days after the incident with the mini Deathwing, the Second World boss had appeared! "

"Super dream appeared in new New York’s Times Square. The appearance was equally cool. The blue light ball that was casually thrown not only shattered a display screen, but also caused a mini explosion on the building next to it. "

"Of course, it was all pre-arranged, but it still made the players excited! "

"Although the players in New York had made thorough preparations for this, most of them had stored a large number of Lifestones in advance, and the combat power of the wisps had also been significantly improved, the battle to capture the Super dream was still dangerous, which made the players around the world worried. "

"Fortunately, with the players ‘combined efforts, they successfully captured super dream at the last minute, and the whole world was in a jubilant mood. "

"The defeated super dream was captured by a female player in Los Angeles, and this female player also refused to sell it. "

"After this period of hype, the rich players had been asking for more and more money for mini Deathwing and super dream, but it was no use. These things could not be bought with money. Many people also understood that whoever sold it would be an idiot. As time passed, the value of these world boss-level little spirits not only did not decrease, but it also continued to rise! "

"In the beginning, the highest bid for mini Deathwing was only 200000 dollars. However, two weeks later, the bids for both mini Deathwing and super dream had risen to 460000 dollars. "

"Moreover, he didn’t want to sell it, so it was obvious that the price would continue to rise. It was hard to say how high it would rise, but it was definitely impossible for it to fall. "

"Was the price high? It wasn’t high at all … In Chen Mo’s previous life, many rich players in Chinese games spent millions on a Katana, but it was only 460000, how much was that? "

"When a game became popular, virtual items would also be valuable. It was not just a simple string of code. It was foreseeable that in the future, with the continued popularity of world of elves, these little elves with permanent collection value would definitely become more and more expensive. "

……

……

These two world boss capture battles had boosted the world of elves ‘popularity all over the world.

"In particular, during the boss battle, almost all the live-streaming websites and video websites at home and abroad were flooded with world of elves. This scene of tens of thousands of people could be said to have the best advertising effect. Even some players who were not interested at all could not help but join in the craze of everyone capturing little elves. "

"Of course, new players had various motives. "

"He felt that this was a phenomenal game that everyone was playing, so he also played it. "

"He had heard that he could sell rare sprites for money, so he wanted to try his luck. "

"During social gatherings, many people were talking about each other’s sprites, and even had sparring sparring with them. Without the glasses, one wouldn’t even know what others were doing. In order to satisfy his social needs, he also started to play World of elves. "

"This was especially true for many young people, who valued the experience of technological products more than price. Many young people who bought the Hise glasses simply gave them to their parents, friends, or second-hand, and then bought a matrix pair of glasses, because they could play World of elves with these glasses. "

"While the popularity of world of elves was rising, the sales and market share of the matrix glasses in the overseas market were also rising. Gradually, it went from a niche brand to the front of most consumers. "

Chapter 824: aftermath

"A month after World of elves was released, some MR games that were similar to this game were also released. "

"However, these games didn’t shake the status of world of elves at all. They didn’t even set off too much of a wave. "

"The reason was simple. They could copy the way world of elves was played, but it was difficult to copy the ip, let alone find any way to offset the first-mover advantage of world of elves. "

"The premise for a counterfeit to be on par with the original was that it had to at least surpass the original in certain aspects, such as playstyle, graphics, ip, number of players, and so on. "

"On the other hand, world of elves’s playstyle and picture quality had temporarily reached the top of this genre, and there was not much room for improvement. "

"In terms of ip, not to mention Thunderbolt Entertainment’s other big IPS, just the elven images in Pokemon go were classic images that had been tested by players ‘taste and time. In terms of style design, they were far superior. It was basically impossible for other game developers to beat world of elves with a fake image that they had rushed out in more than a month. "

"Moreover, through the world boss event, world of elves had already set off a craze around the world, and this event happened to be irreplicable. "

"Other game companies also wanted to do a world boss event, but how? They had fought a boss, but there were only a few dozen people there? The dozens of people looked at each other. Didn’t they feel embarrassed? "

"Seeing that there were only a few people playing the game, it would instead have the effect of dissuading them. "

"This kind of game had a strong social attribute. The more players there were, the larger the scale effect. As for other game companies, how could they promote their own games that resembled world of elves when world of elves had become popular all over the world? This was a difficult problem that could not be solved. "

"What’s more, the world of elves had penetrated into all aspects of the players ‘lives. Many friends would even discuss the pets they had just caught and fight with them when they met. Usually, the players were used to letting their pets follow them around. When they were bored, they would feel very comfortable watching the little elves they had caught stretch and pose. "

"At this time, if a player played other games similar to world of elves, would he have the nerve to join the conversation of his friends? "

"Moreover, even if he wanted to show off, other people wouldn’t be able to see his pet at all. Even if they did, they wouldn’t think that this thing was very precious. "

"If one couldn’t enjoy the social help that the game brought, it would be a huge loss in terms of gaming experience. "

"Only when the number of players reached a certain number and the players truly recognized the value of the elves in the game could the game developers establish a stable and valuable price system, and form a huge and stable game community. "

"At this point, all the players of world of elves were firmly in the hands of Thunderbolt entertainment, and other similar games couldn’t poach them even if they wanted to. "

……

……

"In the experience store, Chen Mo had just finished his call with Zhou Jiangping. "

Zhou Jiangping excitedly talked about the historical breakthrough that the matrix glasses had made in the overseas market. Its market share had increased by another 3% compared to last week.

"Chen Mo was quite calm about this, and he only briefly explained to Zhou Jiangping about the promotion plan for the future. "

"At the same time, as a brand new smart device, the matrix glasses would also develop more practical functions to further facilitate all aspects of people’s lives. "

"For example, the glasses could be bound to the phone, and he could use his consciousness to control Jarvis to handle the matters on the phone, such as replying to messages, answering calls, and so on. In other words, he could control the phone with his consciousness. "

"He could also consider working with the police. After verifying the user’s identity, he could turn on the camera function to record the crime scene when he called the police for evidence collection, thus reducing the crime rate. "

"Of course, these functions needed to be continuously developed and perfected. They needed to work closely with various organizations, and everyone’s ideas and consciousness needed to gradually change. "

"But no matter what, technology was changing everyone’s lives. Sooner or later, the smart glasses would penetrate deeper into the real world. They might even become like smartphones, and everyone would have one. "

In terms of gaming

"After that, the world of elves would still have a world boss capture event every once in a while. At the same time, it would slowly update the elf guide and add new playing methods to maintain the enthusiasm of the players for the game. "

"However, Chen Mo knew that once the game became popular around the world, it would enter a period of stability. "

The reason was simple.

"On one hand, there was still a bottleneck in MR technology. At present, the graphics that could be shown in world of elves were already of the highest level. If he wanted to make a more complicated game with more rich gameplay, he would have to wait for the hardware to be further improved. "

"On the other hand, it was impossible for the players ‘enthusiasm for the world of elves to increase limitlessly. World of elves was at its most popular stage, and many players even spent more than 20 hours a week in the wild to catch little elves. This time was obviously a serious overestimation, and it occupied the time they had after work to rest and play other games. "

"At the beginning, the players were very fresh about the gameplay of world of elves, but this popularity would gradually drop. Perhaps after two or three months, many players ‘attitude towards this game would change from "actively going to the wild to catch little elves without sleep and rest" to "catching little elves on the way", and the game time per week would drop to less than ten hours or even shorter. "

"After all, most players had their own work and life, as well as all kinds of entertainment activities. World of elves was like other games, and they would get tired of it eventually. "

"However, to Chen Mo, the fact that world of elves had become so popular in such a short period of time had already fulfilled its mission perfectly. On one hand, it had become the most popular MR game at the moment. On the other hand, it had promoted the matrix glasses to the whole world and seized a large market share, which was equivalent to laying a solid foundation for the future MR games. "

"If at some point in the future, MR gaming welcomed a new technological revolution or a new trend, Chen Mo would be able to establish a first-mover advantage in MR gaming with the market share that the glasses had gained. "

"What’s more, just because world of elves had entered a stable period, it didn’t mean that it would be cold. Old players would still gradually accumulate experience. For a long time in the future, world of elves would be the best MR game for players to play when they were out. "

……

"MR. Game was a small interlude, and Chen Mo had to think about his next development plan. "

"With the current level of technology, MR was a new trend, but VR games still dominated. "

"This year, Chen Mo was going to release even more games that could compete with game of the year, further increasing Thunderbolt Entertainment’s dominance in the gaming industry. "

Chapter 825: Learn more about Egypt history

"In the experience store, Chen Mo was looking at the plans for a new game sent by the designers working with Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"In the new year, many Chinese independent video game designers came up with new development plans, with different development timings. "

"In the past, the designers under Thunderbolt entertainment would make their own development plans and release them onto Thunderbolt gaming platform after they finished. Chen Mo didn’t really care about the quality of the games, he just recommended them according to the rules and the feedback from the players. "

"This could basically be seen as a free-range policy, promoting whichever game that achieved good results. "

"But since last year, Thunderbolt gaming platform had introduced a new rule for their designers, which was to coordinate their development direction as much as possible. "

It wasn’t that they were restricting their freedom of research and development. This move was just to make better use of the existing platform resources and to avoid clashing games and wasting resources as much as possible.

"While Thunderbolt gaming platform’s user base was still growing steadily, the attention of the players was still limited. If two games of the same genre appeared at the same time, and both games were of good quality, it would be equivalent to splitting the players, and both games might not be able to achieve good results. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo was thinking of having all the designers working with Thunderbolt gaming platform to submit their plans together. On one hand, it was to get a clear idea of the upcoming games and make it easier to promote them. On the other hand, it was to prevent the designers under Thunderbolt gaming platform from clashing with each other, which would allow them to make full use of their resources. "

"This was a good thing for the players. For example, some players who liked RPGs would appear in groups in a certain month, but after that month, there would be no more RPGs. If all the games were strategy or casual games, they would feel like they had nothing to do during that time. "

"It was a good thing for both the designers and the players to plan the release order of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s upcoming games. Therefore, the designers were quite supportive of it. Even though the rule wasn’t mandatory, the designers still cooperated. "

"Lin Mu … Greece?"

"Chen Mo was just going through it as a routine check, but he stopped when he saw Lin Mu and the name of the game. "

"Lin Mu was the designer who developed magnificent Tang, and lost to Chen Mo’s Overwatch in the annual game Awards that year. After that, Lin Mu developed two more games, London and Babylon. Although they were not sold well, they had a good response in China and were even sold to the overseas market. "

"The reason why it didn’t sold well well was because of the problem with the Grand Tang. It was particularly outstanding in the setting and cultural background, but it didn’t have any particularly significant advantages in other aspects. "

"This was also related to Lin MU’s personal preferences as a designer. He preferred to delve into things related to history and culture, but he was not good at controlling the way the game was played and the many characteristics that attracted players, as well as the enjoyment points. "

"The great Tang" was set in Chang ‘an city, while "London" was set in 18th century London. Both of them referred to a large amount of historical facts and even visited some professors and scholars from famous universities. Basically, their goal was to reproduce the history of that time. "Babylon" used more fantasizing content, but the response was average. So when it came to this year’s new work "Greece, " Lin Mu had obviously decided to go back to his old path and still make history his first goal. "

"It wasn’t a bad choice. After all, "faithfully recreate history" was a good gimmick. For some players, Lin Mu was the only one in China who made similar games with solid research data. There weren’t many designers in other countries who did the same. Therefore, these players who were interested in history basically became core fans. Even if the gameplay of games such as magnificent Tang and London wasn’t particularly good, they would still buy it. "

"Now, Lin Mu had set his sights on "Greece" as his next sequel. If nothing unexpected happened, this game could still be considered a qualified sequel. "

"However, Chen Mo felt that it was a waste of talent to let a designer like Lin Mu only build one city at a time. After all, Lin Mu was an independent game designer. The amount of money he could invest was very limited, so the development cycle was long. It was difficult to increase sales by a large margin, and it was difficult to expand the scale of the game. "

Chen Zhao thought about it and decided to call Lin Mu.

"Hello? Lin Mu, I’m Chen Zhao. Let me ask you a question. Are you familiar with Egypt history?"

……

"After receiving Chen Zhao’s call, Lin Mu immediately said that he would go over to discuss the details. "

"After hanging up, Chen Mo still had half an hour to draw before Lin Mu arrived. "

"This time, Chen Mo used the lucky capsule and was lucky enough to get a few skill books on ancient history. However, the time for this lottery draw was relatively short since the last one, so he didn’t manage to save up too many chances. "

"With Chen Mo’s current professional knowledge, it was still difficult to make a game with an ancient background in a foreign country. However, with Lin Mu in charge of the background culture of the entire project, it was basically no problem. "

"Soon, Lin Mu arrived. "

"Chen Zhao and Lin Mu had met before and knew each other. However, the two of them took different paths. Lin Mu still insisted on making an independent game, while Chen Mo took the commercial path. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s business had expanded rapidly in the past two years, and the gap between the two was like heaven and earth. "

"However, Lin Mu wouldn’t regret his decision. After all, everyone had their own aspirations, and independent video game designers had their own principles and principles. To him, being able to make a game like the great Tang for the players and to popularize and promote ancient cultural knowledge was a very happy thing. Moreover, he wasn’t good at commercializing. Emperor dynasty entertainment or ZEN Entertainment would be much more difficult for him than making games. "

"The two of them didn’t exchange too many pleasantries. After all, they were both designers, so they were very direct with their words. "

"You said on the phone that you want to make a game with an Egypt background? You want to cooperate with me?" Lin Mu asked. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "yes, I think you’re the best candidate for the job." When the time comes, I’ll be in charge of the game’s playstyle, plot, combat, and other aspects. You’ll be in charge of the game’s historical research, cultural content, and so on. "

"I want to know, why Egypt?" Lin Mu asked after a moment of hesitation. Are you hoping to come up with a sequel to’ mysterious seas ‘, an exploration topic similar to that?"

"Chen Mo shook his head, "actually, it’s not just Egypt" There will also be North America, Jerusalem, Florence, Paris …"

"He paused and then continued, "This will be a series of games that will even include many major historical events in the world’s ancient history."

Chapter 826: Animus promotional video

"Seeing Lin MU’s confused expression, Chen Mo smiled. He turned on the projector and explained his plan to him. "

"I know that as an independent video game designer, you must have your own beliefs in the game. You’ll also be worried that you’ll lose control of the game if you work with me, and that you’ll end up making a game that you don’t like …"

"I understand, but I want to ask you a question."

"With your current progress in research and development, how long will it take for you to string all these things together and turn them into a complete world? As an independent game designer, I don’t have the financial resources to make a larger map. "

"Moreover, your strengths lie in historical research and cultural excavation. You’re not good at playing games. "However, if you want to make an outstanding game, it’s not enough to just rely on cultural content. No matter how many historical details there are, without the support of the game’s plot and playstyle, it’ll only become an exquisite textbook. It’ll be difficult to attract a large number of players, let alone make it into an influential IP."

"However, if we work together on this project, I can guarantee that it will become one of the best game series in the world. It will be a game full of historical significance and one of the most influential IPS."

"What’s the name of this series …?"Lin Mu was a little stunned. "

"Assassin’s Creed, " Chen Zhao replied. "

"Lin Mu asked again, "so, which team in Thunderbolt entertainment is working on Assassin’s Creed?" The team from mysterious seas and end of the United States?"

"Chen Mo shook his head and smiled, "no, I’ll set up a separate project team for you. I’ll select the most suitable people for Assassin’s Creed from the other projects." I’ve already decided on the project team’s code name. "

"Abstigo."

Lin Mu saw the logo of abustego on the projection It was a triangular icon formed by three echelons.

"Chen Mo gently swiped the phone screen, and the design concept for Assassin’s Creed appeared. "

"If you’re interested, we can have a good chat about the basic ideas of this game. I think it will be very attractive to you. "

……

……

"On the internet,’Chen Mo’s new game’ once again became a hot topic. "

"The players were already used to this, because every time Chen Mo released a new game, it seemed to be able to surprise them. "

"Especially since last year, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, mysterious sea, and doomsday of the United United States had repeatedly brought VR games to new heights. In the field of MR, the appearance of world of elves had also brought players a completely different experience. "

Many players were curious about what Chen Mo’s next game would be.

Should he continue developing MR games or return to VR games?

"If it’s a VR game, can it go beyond the framework of the mysterious seas and doomsday of the United States and give the players a new experience? "

"The success of ‘doomsday of the United States’ was undeniable. Not only did it sweep the world’s video game media and boost Thunderbolt Entertainment’s reputation, but it also gave players more hope in Chen Mo. "

"There were also many players who were worried. With so many full marks for ‘doomsday of the United States’, most of the ‘movie-like game’ content had been dug out. Even if Chen Mo made a new game, would it be able to reach such heights? "

"It would be awkward if the new game was not as good as ‘end of the United States’. It wasn’t that the players had high expectations of Chen Mo, but that they were already used to Chen Mo’s new games giving them a different kind of shock. "

Just as the players were making guesses.

The publicity for Chen Mo’s new game came faster than expected.

……

"While many players were still immersed in world of elves, Chen Mo released a promotional video on his Weibo. "

"Many players were shocked. The new game’s promotional CG was out so quickly? There was no reason, right? "

"However, after taking a closer look at the promotional video, many players were confused. "

What was this?

……

"At the beginning of the video, in addition to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s logo, there was a new logo. "

"The three echelons shrank and combined together after a simple turn, forming a triangular logo. No one had ever seen this logo before, nor did they understand its meaning. "

"Then, in the slightly light background music, a male voice that sounded like a host or a technology advertisement promoted a new technology called animus in fluent and clear English to everyone. "

"The breakthrough in technological development has brought us a revolutionary change."

"Including the way we live and the way we think."

"Modern communication technology is becoming more and more advanced. It’s instantaneous, convenient, and easy to use. There are almost no obstacles."

"On the screen, the earth was connected by countless lines, symbolizing that with modern communication technology, every corner of the earth had been covered by communication networks, and the relationship between people had become inseparable. "

"E-mails, smartphones, social networks, matrix glasses, and other new things kept appearing, building a world where you can connect with others in the blink of an eye. "

"The changes that technology has brought to people are amazing. What we have been thinking about is, what else can we do?"

"Think about it, the VR gaming pod in your house has an amazing program animus?"

"A virtual program made up of countless lines appeared on the screen, representing the virtual animus. "

"You only need to enter the VR gaming pod and open the Animus program …"

"You can instantly transform into Napoleon, or … Who knows? maybe it’s Julius Caesar?"

"A virtual portrait of Napoleon and Caesar appeared on the screen. Beside the portrait, there was a life introduction, date of birth, and death of the two historical figures. "

"Think about it, the Animus program can provide you with a virtual world, allowing you to connect with the past in just a few minutes and let history repeat itself before your eyes?"

"Animus makes the world of imagination more than just imagination."

"Created through the research results of Abstergo’s memory gene research, animus can give you the opportunity to play a game in history …"

A series of program words appeared on the screen. It was written in English

[Game loading progress 98%]

[Transmigrated to Boston]

?1789-03-25?

"Let me show you the powerful ability of animus …"

"The scene changed and switched to some virtual scenes. These scenes had all been blurred out, and one could roughly tell the background and age, but it was not clear. "

"You can come to Constantine, Venice, Florence, Rome, and Paris to reminisce about the local customs and practices of that time."

"You can re-experience the United States revolution, explore every town, as well as the undiscovered wastelands and islands."

"You can even travel thousands of years to Egypt see the magnificent group of golden towers, or fish on the Nile River."

"Due to the appearance of animus, history and reality have never been so close …"

"As a member of abstigo, I hope you will enjoy this brand new program and experience the recreated history!"

Chapter 827: Art material library

"After watching the video, the players were all confused. "

What the hell?

What happened to the game’s promotional video? What was this? Black technology?

"Moreover, even if it was black technology, it was too outrageous, right? "

"A new program created from the research results of memory genes? You can travel back in time by putting it in a VR gaming pod?"

"He was bragging about how technology could change life, and how it covered this thing with a mysterious veil … But after thinking about it, isn’t this just a VR game?!"

"…The results of the memory gene research? Keep bragging, I almost believed you!"

"Yeah, I just realized that this is a VR game. In other words, Chen Mo was going to make a game that was related to history? And the content is very rich, including the past Europe, America, and even ancient Egypt?"

"F * ck, wouldn’t it be better to just do a proper promotional video? you’ll look like a quack!"

"Hahahaha, memory gene research result anmus, I almost believed it!"

"It’s all in English, and it even has an English name. It really does look like a multinational corporation, but Thunderbolt entertainment is Chen Mo’s personal property!"

"In the beginning, the players were still a little confused. How did the research results of the memory gene come out? He had never heard that the current technology was so advanced that it could even crack genetic memory. "

"Later on, many players realized that this was just a publicity gimmick! It was nothing more than a nice packaging for the players to "travel through history." As for the "research results of memory genes"… Who was he trying to fool? "

"To the players ‘dissatisfaction, the video basically didn’t reveal any content. Occasionally, some specific game scenes were all highly blurred background scenes. "

"To put it bluntly, the entire video was a man talking. With some Abstract Background images, it was like a hardware manufacturer’s conference. He talked about things and was very mysterious, but upon closer inspection, there was nothing substantial … "

"It was normal to not have anything useful, as Chen Mo had only just started his research, where would he get anything useful … "

"However, many players had guessed that Chen Mo’s goal for the new game was to focus on history. "

"Before this, Chen Mo had never touched on any historical content. The games he made either downplayed the historical background or were completely fictional. Games that relied heavily on history like this were rarely seen not only in China, but also overseas. "

"The reason for this was that this kind of game required a lot of research, and the space for development would be severely limited. "

"No matter which country’s history it was, the game had to be highly restored to all aspects of that period, including clothing, architecture, culture, and so on. Even if the patterns of the clothes were used wrongly, there might be players or experts in a certain field pointing it out, which would greatly reduce the impression of the game. "

"If it was a fantasy or virtual game, it would be easy to do. Anyway, he just had to add settings, and the game’s playstyle and combat system could also be more creative and unrestrained. "

"However, in a game that was highly dependent on history, there could not be too outrageous superpowers in the game. The game could not be separated from the real combat data of humans, so it was restricted in all aspects. "

"It was precisely because of this that there were very few historical-themed games in the parallel world. Even if there were, they were mostly niche games with die-hard fans, but it was difficult for them to form an influential ip in the world. "

"No matter what, the first trailer still gave the players some hope for Chen Mo’s new game. Perhaps the game could really do what the trailer said, travel to the past? "

……

"Alright, these are all the members of Abstergo entertainment. This is the designer of magnificent Tang, Lin Mu. I’m sure everyone knows him. He’ll be working with you for a long time in the future, and he’ll be in charge of the historical research and background setting of the entire project. Everyone, please work well together. "

Chen Mo was introducing the newly established abstgo project team to Lin Mu.

"In fact, the so-called abstgo could also be said to be the R & D team of Assassin’s Creed, which was basically transferred from many previous projects. Lin Mu listened to Chen Zhao’s introduction of these people’s backgrounds and felt a little stressed. "

"Most of them had experience in the development of Dark Souls, mysterious seas, and doomsday of the United United States. It was a very luxurious team … "

Lin Mu was a little confused. How did he manage to work with a top team that had won the Game of the Year award? It felt like he was living in a dream …

"After the introduction, Chen Mo brought Lin Mu to the art team. "

"This is our Art Library. It includes art materials of various styles and backgrounds. There are clothing, buildings, characters, and so on … If you have any needs in the art aspect, you can also let me know." Chen Mo randomly picked a development computer and opened up Thunderbolt Entertainment’s art resources Library for Lin Mu to see. "

"So many!" Lin MU’s eyes widened. "

"It was hard not to be surprised, as there were simply too many things in the entire warehouse! "

"In fact, Chen Mo had created this art resource library a long time ago. Not only did he keep all the art materials for the games he had developed, he would also make art materials for the games he hadn’t developed yet. "

"There were many sources for these art resources. Some were bought from the internet, from other art companies, or were custom-made. Some were modified from existing art resources, and some were purely original, drawn bit by bit by the art staff. "

"When the game was in its final stages of development or when it was being released, the art team did not idle around. They searched for art materials from various historical periods and themes of games on the internet. After editing them, they added them into Thunderbolt Entertainment’s art material library for future use. "

"It was also because of this material library that the development process of the game was greatly shortened. Many art resources could be reused after some changes. As more and more art resources were added in the future, the time needed would be further shortened. "

"What Chen Mo hoped to achieve was that when Thunderbolt Entertainment’s video game designers wanted to design a new game, 90% of the materials would be taken from the video game library, and only 10% would need to be redone. Of course, this was just a beautiful vision. It had not reached this level yet. "

"However, just the richness of the art material was enough to make Lin Mu dumbfounded. "

This was because the art materials in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s game library were already a few times richer and more complete than the official illusion game editor.

"This is a medieval European building, this is an American Building, an Egypt building, a magic-style building, a steampunk building …"

"Lin MU’s eyes were dazzled. There were all kinds of buildings under each architectural style, and they were all very complete. They were all the kind that could be used directly. "

"A first-class team is indeed different …" Lin Mu sighed. "

"In the past, when he was making games such as the great Tang and London, art resources were always a big problem. Not only did he have to spend a lot of money to outsource the work, but he also had to communicate and modify it repeatedly, which was very inefficient. "

"But here, there wasn’t that much useless work. If you wanted any background art material, you could just search the material library. Except for some special scenes, everything could be used after some changes. It was really convenient! "

Chapter 828: A game that focuses on a sense of history

"After working with Thunderbolt entertainment for a week on the Abstergo project, Lin Mu felt that his work had been a little confusing. "

It was different from what he had imagined …

"As an independent game designer, Lin Mu had to work like a dog every day when he was making a VR game like the magnificent Tang. Many plans were finalized and overturned, and changes were made over and over again. The game process took a long time to plan, not to mention the more complicated post-production work such as the wrangling of art resources and the improvement of the game’s functions. "

Lin Mu thought that Chen Mo would have had a harder time making top VR games like the mysterious seas and end of the United States

"Just like the script of "doomsday of the United States", such a wonderful plot could not be produced in a few days. It must have been modified countless times, combined with many people’s opinions, and revised repeatedly before it was finally completed. "

"But when he started working, he realized that it didn’t seem to be the case … "

"The first project of abstgo entertainment studio was Assassin’s Creed Origin. According to Chen Mo’s introduction, this would be the opening story of the Assassin’s Creed series. It told the story of Caesar, Egypt, and the founder of the Assassin’s organization. The game flow covered the entire northern part of ancient Egypt, and the map was unprecedentedly large. "

"At first, Lin muhai was very worried. With such a big background, how could he do it? "

"However, he didn’t have to worry for long before he received a very detailed design draft from Chen Mo … "

"He wasn’t the only one. The other members of the project also had a copy. The designers in charge of the combat system, mission system, story interlude, climbing system, and other systems all had detailed design drafts from Chen Mo. "

"Lin MU’s copy mainly introduced Assassin’s Creed The background story of origin, the architectural features, culture, and historical background of ancient Egypt. Although the information was not very detailed or professional, it basically covered most of the game’s content … "

"All Lin Mu had to do next was to do his research seriously, look up more information, or discuss with experts and scholars at home and abroad to finalize some details. Then, he would be done. "

"The workload wasn’t small, but compared to’ planning the game from scratch ‘, it was much smaller. "

"Moreover, the others seemed to have gotten used to this process. After receiving the design drafts, they began to work with extremely high efficiency, and then everyone left work on time every day … "

"There were also people who volunteered to work overtime, but they didn’t work too late. As long as they finished their work, they would leave. No one stayed in the office to waste time or do useless work. "

"For the first time, Lin Mu had the illusion that he could win by lying down … "

"Not only that, but Lin Mu also realized that the entire project team was full of creative ideas. Needless to say, Chen Mo was the one who had led them. "

"A certain artist in charge of the animation created a full set of movements for the camel, but Chen Mo didn’t think it was realistic enough. "

"The artist was dumbfounded, "then how can I make it more realistic?"

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment,’who’s going to contact and buy a camel? We’ll keep them in our motion capture studio. "

Lin Mu was speechless.

……

……

The reason why Chen Mo decided to release Assassin’s Creed Origin wasn’t just based on the time of the story.

The more important reason was that Assassin’s Creed Origins was the masterpiece of the Assassin’s Creed series. It had basically integrated all the playstyles of the previous game and had the highest completion rate.

"After making Assassin’s Creed Origins, he could use this game mechanism to remake the previous series. It was equivalent to building the framework of the entire world of Assassin’s Creed and then slowly adding other content. "

"Just like the mysterious seas series, Assassin’s Creed Origins, and slowly added more content to the previous work. "

"Many classic prequels, such as the Ezio trilogy, were considered divine works, but in the latest eyes, the graphics and combat system were outdated. After all, it was an old game, and to perfectly replicate it, it needed to be updated and redone in all aspects. "

"Since he had to redo it, he could do it through Assassin’s Creed Obviously, redone it with the help of origin was the fastest and most energy-saving method. "

"Although Chen Mo didn’t know how to count to two, there was only one Assassin’s Creed Obviously, origin would not work. "

"The whole plot of the Assassin’s Creed series was relatively coherent, and each work had its own characteristics, some innovations in playing methods, and a different historical background. In fact, any one of the works alone couldn’t represent the content of the entire Assassin’s Creed series. "

"Therefore, since he was going to make Assassin’s Creed, he had to make every one of them to show the real charm of this classic series to the players. "

There was no need to elaborate on the success of the Assassin’s Creed series.

"It could be considered one of the most outstanding IPS, as well as one of the best scripts. It was the leading game of Ubisoft in Chen Mo’s previous life, and could be considered a work of art, even though it was a free gift for a bug and had a bit of a commercial feel to it. "

"Assassin’s Creed was a third-person action sandbox game that combined elements such as parkour, exploration, infiltration, assassination, fighting, puzzle-solving, and collection. There were more and more elements in origin, and it had become a real open world. "

The core charm of Assassin’s Creed lay in two points The construction of the world and the shaping of the character image.

"If the two were combined into one, it would be a ‘sense of history’. "

"It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Assassin’s Creed was one of the games that had the best sense of history. Even in Chen Mo’s previous life, the first reaction of many people who really valued history and could reshape it would be Assassin’s Creed. "

Some people hoped to experience the medieval war and take a stroll in Jerusalem.

Some people hoped to experience the romance of the Renaissance or the heat of the France revolution.

"There were also some people who wished to experience the United States War of Independence, the Naval battles of the great voyage era, and those who wished to travel thousands of years to return to those ancient mysterious countries … "

"At this moment, their first reaction was to play Assassin’s Creed. "

"It could be said that the real charm of Assassin’s Creed was that it brought every player back to the past, back to the historical nodes of those major events. It allowed the players to experience the real history and get to know each character with their own personalities. "

"Chen Mo hoped that his Assassin’s Creed in the parallel world could achieve the same goal, allowing the players to experience the feeling of going back in time. "

That was why he released animus’s promotional video as the first to hype up the entire game series.

Chapter 829: The castle the Middle Ages

Chen Mo’s Weibo went silent again after the release of animus.

"So far, the players ‘understanding of Chen Mo’s new game was limited to the promotional video of animus. They had no idea what Chen Mo’s new game was called or who the main characters were. "

"Because the Animus trailer only emphasized the concept of ‘crossing time and space to act as a hero’, many players were misled by the trailer and thought that Chen Mo was going to act as a hero like Washington or Caesar. "

If these heroes were the main characters … Wouldn’t the game develop in the direction of a narrative epic?

"However, he didn’t find the theme fun. "

Many players were worried that Chen Mo might have gone off course.

"Would the emphasis on the sense of history be too strong, leading to a decline in the game’s playability and making it no longer fun? "

"A month after Chen Mo released animus ‘trailer, another VR game’s trailer caught the attention of players. "

"The game’s name was "Castle the Middle Ages, " and the developer was a company called 4K games. "

"4K games weren’t the world’s top game manufacturers, but they were still very famous because they had been deeply involved in historical games. They could be said to be the world’s top in the related gaming field and had a large number of fans. "

"However, this company’s reputation in China was average. The reason was simple. Their games were not well-translated into Chinese … "

"Speaking of which, Chinese players were also very clear about what they liked and hated. It was quite common to give a bad review because a game didn’t have Chinese or had poor Chinese translation. The new games developed by the 4K game seemed to be at the level of turning into Chinese, which made many Chinese players who bought the games very unhappy. "

"However, although many domestic players had been giving bad reviews, the 4K game still repeated itself. "

"In fact, the reason was very simple. The games made by 4K games were basically historical games with Western cultural backgrounds, and most of the players were concentrated in Europe and the United States. Although there were some players in China who liked this theme, there were too few of them. Therefore, 4k games were not very focused on Chinese. "

"This kind of carelessness made the domestic players have a worse impression of the company and gave them all kinds of bad reviews. Therefore, in this vicious cycle, 4K games were basically used to ignoring domestic players, so things slowly developed into a state of old and dead contact. "

"However, although 4K games had a bad reputation in China, it did not affect the fact that they had a group of die-hard fans who loved this series of games around the world. Especially for Western players, what does it have to do with us if the Chinese interpretation of the game is good? He still played normally. "

"This time, "Castle the Middle Ages" was a business + war simulation game. "

"In the promotional material released by the 4K game, the player would play the role of the Lord of a Castle, build the city walls, train soldiers, and ensure the safety of the subjects in the castle. The farmers in the castle would provide the castle with food and resources to ensure the victory of the players in the war. "

"From a playstyle point of view, the main fun of "Castle the Middle Ages" was to plan the choices of different periods. For example, if too much manpower and money were spent on building walls in the early stages, it would cause weak infrastructure and people’s lives to be difficult, which would affect subsequent development. However, if they only focused on the development of resources and facilities and ignored the city defense, they could also be attacked by small-scale Raiders or even wild beasts and suffer heavy losses. "

The biggest highlight of the game was the medieval combat system that was highly realistic.

"Although the game’s setting was not big and was only concentrated in a medium-sized Castle, its combat system was really well done. There were all sorts of medieval troops, including Knights, archers, and so on. Furthermore, when these soldiers were not fighting, they would also carry out their daily lives in the castle. "

"The Lord played by the players was a brave warrior with far more physical strength and combat power than ordinary soldiers. In battle, players could choose to command from a distance, or they could choose to charge forward and experience the thrill of a life-and-death battle. "

"Other than that, the game’s loyal reproduction of history was also one of the main selling points. In the game, players could observe all aspects of the lives of the subjects in the castle as Lords. Some of the details of life and battle had been carefully researched by the main team, which basically restored the History of Medieval Europe. "

"In fact, the concept of similar games was not particularly new. At least, similar business simulation games had appeared many times. However, the reason why "Castle the Middle Ages" received so much attention was because it brought the sense of history and reality to an extreme level on the VR platform. "

"In the promotional video, the main creators of the 4K game introduced the detailed investigations they had done in order to recreate the medieval castle, including various historical details and the process of asking experts and scholars. It could be said that "Castle the Middle Ages" was the game with the highest degree of replication of the Middle Ages ‘history so far. If one wanted to experience this sense of history, this game was a must-buy choice. "

"After seeing the promotional materials for Castle the Middle Ages, the foreign players were naturally overjoyed, but the domestic players were more unhappy. "

"There’s a new 4K game! This time, it’s a medieval setting!"

"4K game?The manufacturer that didn’t treat Chinese players as humans? I won’t buy it even if it’s a new work!"

"That’s right. I’ve bought their games before, and their Chinese translation is worse than a computer flip. They don’t even give bad reviews. This kind of game should be bankrupt!"

"However, not only did the 4K game not go bankrupt, but it was also living quite well … After all, the object of their game was a noble Western master …"

"I’m not buying! I’ll say it now, whoever buys it is an idiot, don’t regret playing with the sh * t-like Chinese version!"

"Sigh, but I really can’t stop thinking about this cold weapon era’s game theme. I really want to buy it!"

"The game is a good game, but it’s a pity. Why is it a 4K game?"

"Who else could it be if not a 4K game? They seemed to be the only ones in the world who loved making games with historical themes. Besides, putting aside the Chinese culture issue, he did a good job. "

"Oh right, I just remembered, didn’t Chen Mo’s new game promote ‘bringing back history’? Will you also do the theme of Castle the Middle Ages?"

"I don’t think so, mainly because Chen Mo’s new game hasn’t even started yet, who knows what game it is? Plus, Chen Mo hasn’t made a game with a historical theme before. "

"Previous post, how many themes has Chen Mo made before?"

"Yeah, haven’t you guys noticed Chen Zhao’s personality? The other designers only did what they were good at, but he did what he had never done before! If that’s the case, it’s very likely that his next game will be a historical one!"

Chapter 830: The second promotional film

"Although many players were interested in the game "Castle The medieval period was very interesting, but most players insisted, " If they didn’t want to buy it, they didn’t want to buy it. They had to boycott manufacturers who didn’t value the Chinese version! "

"The players who wanted to buy the game gave up after seeing the reviews. If the Chinese version was really bad, they would be screwed. "

"It was true that the game was a good game, but if the developers and developers did not place importance on the Chinese market, not only would it mean that the Chinese language was particularly poor, but the various events, prices, and other aspects would also be unfriendly to Chinese players. "

"For a moment, many people were a little conflicted. She wanted to buy it, but she felt awkward. "

"Of course, 4K games would not care about the thoughts of players in the Chinese region. In Europe and the United States, "The promotion for "the Middle Ages" was already in progress. This next generation VR game, which was said to be able to perfectly replicate the history, people, and battle scenes of the Middle Ages, received widespread attention as soon as it was released. "

Many Western players were excited. 4K games were finally going to be medieval!

"Oh, although the theme of the Middle Ages was a little overdone, and the theme itself was not particularly attractive, many players believed that with the creation of 4K games, the Middle Ages in the game should still be able to give players a completely different feeling. "

"Moreover, from a playstyle point of view, the 4K game’s approach this time was very clever, limiting the game’s scope to only one Castle. The players could expand and go on expeditions, but the overall game map was controlled in a relatively small area, which meant that there were more resources to deal with the game’s graphics. "

"It had to be said that the success of mysterious seas and doomsday of the United States had also led some big Western game companies on a different path. In the beginning, many European and American manufacturers were used to large maps and open worlds. They did not pursue graphics to the extreme. However, after the popularity of "mysterious sea, " many European and American manufacturers began to realize that the ultra-high-quality graphics that were close to reality were also a big gimmick. Manufacturers like 4k games no longer bothered about the open world and turned to make games that were more in line with their own characteristics. "

"Castle the Middle Ages" was like building only one Castle, but even though it was small, it had all the essentials. Through the details of a Castle, one could see the historical and cultural characteristics of the entire Middle Ages. This was considered a very elaborate approach. "

"Although 4K games didn’t care about the Chinese market, it was still related to "Castle With the help of many enthusiastic players, the promotional materials for "the Middle Ages" gradually occupied the field of vision of Chinese players, and the players began to understand more about the game. "

Historical and cultural background.

Castle construction playstyle.

Highly realistic combat system.

A set that was strict and in line with true history …

"Even though they said that they didn’t pay attention, the release of these promotional materials still made many players ‘hearts itch. "

"But at that moment, Chen Mo’s second trailer came. "

……

"When Chen Mo posted the second promotional video on Weibo, the players were all in high spirits. "

"The second promotional video is here! This time, it should be related to the specific game content, right?"

"Hurry up, let’s have a quick peek!"

"I was just worried that there wouldn’t be any good VR games to come up with, Chen Mo sure is efficient!"

"This … This is … An Egypt background?!"

……

The promotional video began with a slow-motion scene that lasted for nearly three seconds.

Bayek was riding on a warhorse with a longbow on his back and a scimitar in his hand. The front hooves of the warhorse were raised high.

"In front of him, three Roman soldiers holding red round shields and Spears were rushing toward him. "

"One left and one right, one high and one low, one movement and one silence, making this slow-motion scene full of artistic tension. "

"At the same time, a low and hoarse voice was whispering. "

[Egypt has fallen apart.]

"[The great army is bearing down on the border, and the great leaders are secretly plotting.] "

"The scene changed, and the Egypt city-states in the Oasis flashed past. The soldiers fought in blood and fire. In the neat battle formation, the tall war elephants were like small mountains, suffocating people. "

Caesar and Egypt looked at each other and then at the endless yellow sand in the distance.

"The crisp Bell rang, and the scene quickly changed. "

"The pyramids in the desert, the lush oases, the fleets on the Nile River, the magnificent city-states … "

[The young Ptolemy Pharaoh hopes that all of Egypt will submit to him.]

"A close-up of the teenager, Ptolemy, flashed by, followed by a scene of human tragedy. Prisoners hung on trees, prisoners burned alive, poor souls buried in the desert, dried up by the sun … Under the cold moonlight, it was as if the crackling of bones burning could be heard. "

"["If you form an alliance with my sister, I will kill every single Roman in Alexandria Port!"] "

"In the moonlight that shone in from outside the door, a lonely figure slowly walked towards the camera, like the god of death who had returned to the world. "

"[But he’s just a puppet, even though we don’t know who’s controlling him.] "

"The camera cut to Cleopatra, the Egypt Queen. Half of her face was hidden in the shadows, but it revealed her beauty and sinister nature. "

[The exiled Kleopatra is obsessed with power.]

[She manipulated followers with deadly skills to help her pursue the throne.]

Cleopatra’s voice echoed as she walked into the hall.

[It’s time for the assassins.]

"An assassin wearing a white hood appeared from the shadows. He covered the official’s mouth with his right hand and stabbed the hidden blade in his left hand into the official’s neck, killing him immediately. "

"The camera turned again, and Caesar, who was dressed neatly, was looking at his territory in the distance, deep in thought. "

"[Caesar, a legendary military strategist, with the powerful military power of Rome as his backing.] "

"Caesar walked in front of the well-equipped Roman soldiers. They had long Spears, beautiful red armor, and indestructible shields. "

And … A fleet that stretched as far as the eye could see.

[His real motive is unknown.]

"Before the end of this war, he will make his position clear."

[Good? Evil?

[These are all illusions in the desert.]

[A strong will is the most important.]

"In the desert, the soldiers were fighting with all their might. The Assassin’s figure walked through the endless yellow sand, past countless corpses, and came to the camera. "

Bayek’s scar-covered face flashed across the camera.

"After that, a series of war scenes were mixed and edited, and the melody also came to the climax. "

"[Perhaps you are not a King, Bayek.] "

[But history will follow you.]

"At the end of the video, Bayek, whose face was hidden under the hood, walked to the front of the camera, and the screen showed golden Chinese and English words. "

?IT ALL STARTS WITH ONE?

[The Legend Begins here!]

"At the end of the scene, on an Egypt Mural filled with hieroglyphs, the classic symbol of an assassin appeared. "

Assassin’s Creed Origins!

Chapter 831: I choose Assassin’s Creed

"When the second promotional video was released, the players instantly exploded! "

"It wasn’t just the local players, even the foreign players didn’t expect Chen Mo to be serious! "

"When animus ‘trailer first came out, many players thought that Chen Mo was just trying to create a hype. However, from the second trailer, it seemed that Chen Mo really did plan on making a historical game! "

"The second trailer had already explained the background story of the game very clearly. There were three main characters in it Caesar, Egypt, and Ptolemy were all famous people in the history of the world, especially Caesar, who was a famous leader in Rome. As long as one had learned a little about world history, who wouldn’t know him? "

"For a long time, the story of Caesar and Egypt had been the subject of many Western literary works. In Chen Zhao’s previous life, there were several famous versions of Cleopatra, played by Vivien, Liv Taylor, Billy Zane, Monica Bellucci, and many other famous female stars. It had a wide influence. "

"In the parallel world, there were also many similar movies and TV series. Although there hadn’t been any particularly good movies and TV series in recent years, every player who was interested in world history would be familiar with this period of history. "

"In addition, the main character and theme of the game had already been revealed in the video. "

"The game’s name was Assassin’s Creed, which meant that it was a story about assassins. Meanwhile, Bayek’s figure kept appearing in the video. In the end, he even appeared in the middle of the screen, directly showing his position as the main character. "

"Moreover, the video also touched on a lot of real life scenes of the game, including all kinds of Egypt-style buildings, clothing, characters, battle scenes, and so on. "

"There were too many things to do, and many players were not used to it. "

"When the first promotional video came out, many players were complaining that there was too little to do! He didn’t say anything! "

"However, after the second trailer was released, the players suddenly realized that they were not used to having too much material … "

"The only thing he was sure of was that Chen Mo was going to do something again, something that he had never done before! "

……

The foreign players were even more excited than the Chinese players when they saw the promotional video.

"Because in this promotional video, the whole of Egypt was almost shown in real life, including the local customs, architecture, war scenes, and historical figures. It was like an encyclopedia that covered almost everything. "

"Foreign players had always yearned for Egypt. This ancient and mysterious country had a Fatal Attraction to Western players. Otherwise, the story of Cleopatra would not have been remade so many times. "

"However, there were very few games with Egypt as the main theme. Even if there were, they were mostly in the field of exploration. They were nothing more than touching on ancient buildings such as pyramids and sphinxes, or adding Egyptian elements such as mummies and scorpions. There had never been a game that could put the story in ancient Egypt and show the whole of Egypt in a panoramic way. "

"On the foreign forums, there were many posts about Assassin’s Creed The discussion about origin instantly became a hot topic, and the players instantly exploded with enthusiasm. "

"Assassin’s Creed! I like this name! Is this a new game series by salent?"

"I didn’t expect the two promo to be so different. The first one was about something strange called animus, but the second one skipped animus and traveled to ancient Egypt 2000 years ago? This is a big surprise!"

"Is this the real scene of the game? Would salent continue to play a movie-like game, telling the epic story of Caesar and Egypt? Thunderbolt Entertainment’s images are worth looking forward to!"

"I’m more concerned about the core gameplay and combat system of this game. Could it be a cold weapon combat like dark Souls?"

"Isn’t that even better?"

"nonono! That was not good at all! I hate Dark Souls, I’m just interested in Egypt, I just want to Tour Egypt, please don’t let me live like an undead!"

"Anyway, it’s good news that salent is going to make a new game. It seems that he isn’t immersed in last year’s success. This year, he has changed his target to historical games. This is really good news!"

……

"As for the players in China, their first reaction wasn’t to be excited, but to be glad. That’s great, I don’t have to buy Castle the Middle Ages! "

"Although 4K games didn’t treat Chinese players as human beings and always used Chinese to fool people, the game was still a good game. "

"Many Chinese players were unhappy and boycotted it, but there were still many players who were interested in similar themes and couldn’t help but buy it. "

"If there weren’t any good competitive games in the near future, many players might really want to buy Castle But now Chen Mo released Assassin’s Creed What was there to hesitate about the promo of origins? Don’t you know which game to choose? "

"If the two games had different themes, then it would be fine. Some players who preferred historical themes might have to struggle, but now it seemed that there was nothing to struggle about! "

"Although one was about Egypt and the other was about the Middle Ages, they were both in the category of world ancient history. The majority of players preferred cold weapons and exotic settings. Very few players were so stubborn as to not play unless it was a medieval setting. "

"Moreover, there were too many games in the Middle Ages. Whether it was real combat or fantasy combat, the Middle Ages was the cold weapon theme that players were most familiar with. After watching too many, they would eventually get tired of it. "

"Compared to the exotic Egypt, the medieval background of the game was not attractive at all. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo’s new game had a historical figure like Caesar, and it looked like a huge world, similar to Castle The medieval period’s method of focusing on a castle was much more impressive. "

"Chen Mo is really sending charcoal in the snow! Just now, he was still hesitating whether to buy the castle As for medieval, I don’t have to worry about it anymore. I’ll definitely buy Assassin’s Creed!"

"Previous poster, don’t be so sure, what if Chen Mo’s new game fails? I’ll still choose Assassin’s Creed. "

"That’s right. Let’s not milk first. 4K games are very good at historical themes, so I choose Assassin’s Creed."

The players in China didn’t need to think as much as the players overseas. What was there to hesitate about between Chen Mo and a 4K game?

"However, many players were still worried about the quality of Assassin’s Creed, and the biggest problem was the graphics. "

"Judging from the promotional video, if it was also in real life, it meant that the quality of Assassin’s Creed and mysterious seas were on the same level. "

"However, would Assassin’s Creed adopt a movie-like game or linear game mode? If he wanted to show the panoramic view of Egypt and better reflect the epic sense of the whole story, it was definitely best to do it in an open world way. "

"However, if it was an open world … Could it be like mysterious seas, where all the loading bars were hidden? "

Chapter 832: Some optimization and modification

"The development of Assassin’s Creed Origins was going smoothly, and there were basically no problems with some changes for the VR version. "

"As for the loading problem that many people were worried about, Chen Mo posted in Assassin’s Creed Origin had adopted a relatively compromised design. "

"Assassin’s Creed Origins would be an open world, and it could only be an open world. Because it was impossible for a linear game to show the entire vast ancient Egypt, those wonderful side missions would be impossible to talk about. "

"However, the open world would inevitably encounter a problem, which was how to handle the loading of resources. "

"Mysterious sea’s level of graphics had basically exploited the VR gaming pod’s performance to the extreme, and this was under the premise that the VR gaming pod’s performance was only used to deal with a small part of the scene. If he wanted to make an open world, he would have to allow players to choose any route to explore. It was impossible to plan the route for the players in advance. "

"Therefore, the VR version of Assassin’s Creed Origin had a seamless map, which meant that the big map was divided into many small pieces. When the players reached a small piece, the surrounding small pieces would be pre-loaded. "

"However, other games that had tried to create a "seamless map" like this could not guarantee a 100% success rate in eliminating the loading bar. Therefore, Assassin’s Creed Origins had some other methods. "

"For example, in some specific area nodes, like in "mysterious seas, " they could use cutscenes or special actions to cover up the loading bar, and at the same time, they could quickly read the area resources around the protagonist. "

"The other thing was to plan the players ‘main storyline more strictly. At the same time, through the artificial intelligence system and big data analysis, they could infer the players’ next course of action according to their behavior habits. They could then pre-load the resources for the players ‘next action goal based on the mission or activity. "

"In other words, the system determined that the player had a high probability of completing mission A, so it would pre-load the resources related to mission A in advance, allowing the player to play more smoothly. "

"This situation was mainly used in the following scenarios For example, if a player received a mission that was a few hundred meters away, and he happened to have a teleportation point at that location, most players would choose to teleport there. According to the usual settings, such a long distance teleportation would definitely cause a loading screen. However, if the system could predict that he would be teleported in advance, it could load the resources near the teleportation point in advance, thus eliminating or greatly reducing the loading time. It was possible that the loading would be completed with just a shot of an eagle flying across the sky. "

"Or, if a player died while completing a mission and the resurrection point was a few hundred meters away, there would also be a loading screen. If the system still stored the resources at the resurrection point, the loading time could also be saved. "

"Through these methods, Assassin’s Creed Origins could eliminate most of the loading screen and give the players a very coherent gaming experience. At least, most players didn’t realize that the game had a loading screen on their first try. "

"Of course, the players might suddenly have the idea of teleporting thousands of meters to another place, and loading would be unavoidable. Chen Mo wasn’t a God, and he couldn’t solve this problem with technology. "

"However, Chen Mo was like Assassin’s Creed The original game of origin also gave the players a cool loading space. When the players were loading, they could run around in the virtual space of animus and try out all kinds of attacking moves. There were also some virtual Dummies for the players to practice with so that they wouldn’t feel bored during the long loading process. "

"Apart from that, Chen Mo had also made some improvements to the levels and main quests of Assassin’s Creed Origins. "

"In the original game, the difficulty and quests weren’t very reasonable. One of the most obvious problems was that many people felt that the main quests were too loose. As they played, they became confused and didn’t know what to do. "

"This was because in the original game, even in the easy difficulty, the level suppression was very serious. If a player challenged a monster of a higher level, it would be very difficult to defeat it even if they had good skills because of the numerical design. "

"Therefore, the players were faced with a difficult choice If they only did main quests, due to the lack of experience and insufficient level, the level requirement of the main quest would soon be much higher than the player’s current level. The quest would be very difficult to complete, and might even be completely stuck. "

"If the players went to a new place and cleared the side quests after clearing the main quest, the difficulty would indeed be very low, and the experience would be enough. However, this way, the main story would be diluted. "

"They had just killed one of the ancient order-holders in their previous mission, but the next mission required them to find a drunk husband or a missing child, or even a stolen horse of a merchant. "

"After the side mission was completed, the players would think about what the next main mission should be. He had completely forgotten. "

"This kind of main mission and side mission mixed together would severely dilute the main mission, making many players feel uncomfortable when playing What should I do now? The level of the main mission is not high enough, and I don’t want to do the side mission. "

"In fact, this level suppression was completely unnecessary. Many players chose the easy difficulty just to quickly pass the story. In the end, this kind of mission flow was equivalent to artificial difficulty. "

"Moreover, it didn’t make any sense from the background. Bayek was clearly a well-trained warrior. Logically speaking, he should be able to deal with anyone, so why did he keep leveling up? If he didn’t level up, he wouldn’t be able to defeat some powerful enemies. This didn’t make sense. "

"After all, Bayek was not a fledgling Prince. It was ridiculous to rely on leveling up to advance the plot … "

"As such, Chen Mo chose to use a dynamic leveling system, where the enemies refreshed would be adjusted according to the player’s level. This way, the players could choose to push the main mission all the way to the completion, and then go back and slowly clear the side missions. He could also do the main and side missions together. "

"In this way, different players could choose different ways to experience the plot, no longer restricted by levels, and could better experience the fun of the "Egypt tourism simulator."

"‘Moreover, it’s more scientific in terms of character design. I, Bayek, am already so awesome. Why should I be beaten up by you NPCs just because I’m low-leveled?’ "

"Of course, the original level-up and skill system had to be retained. The players would still encounter stronger challenges in the game to ensure the strength of the later stages of the game. However, this kind of challenge was more of a technical challenge, not a numerical one. "

Chapter 833: Master

"The development of Assassin’s Creed Origins was still going on, and the players in the experience store were looking forward to the release of the new game. "

Waiting for a new game was the most torturous stage because many experienced players in the experience store were already tired of the previous games.

"However, for new players who haven’t played many of Chen Mo’s games, the experience store was a completely different experience. "

"There weren’t many new games to try out during this period, so there were a lot less people in the experience store. "

"However, there was a new customer in the experience store today. "

"A middle-aged man in a white shirt walked in. He looked to be in his forties, but his style was a little flirtatious. She was clearly severely balding, but she still kept her long hair and had it tied up at the back of her head. She even looked a little out of this world … "

"Two players in the experience store recognized him as soon as he walked in."Yo, master, why are you here to play games?"

"Today is a good day to play online games, so I came over."

Even the way he spoke sounded a little ancient …

"Chen Mo was a little surprised. He whispered to li jingsi, who was sitting beside him, "Who is this?"

"Li jingsi replied, "he’s the fortune-teller on the bridge over there. He calls himself celestial master Lin, and some people call him Master Lin." It’s said that he’s quite accurate. He’s quite famous in this generation, and many people know him. "

"Chen Zhao was speechless,’heavenly Master Lin? Cosplay on Mount Longhu … He couldn’t afford to be neglected. It was his first time here, so he had to receive the master. Hey, do you think this master can really tell the future? Can you tell good or bad?"

"How would I know?" li jingsi was dumbfounded. "

"I have a way, " Chen Zhao said in a low voice."I can test it …"

"Just as Master Lin swiped his ID card, he saw a man and a woman walking toward him. "

"Li jingsi smiled and said, "Master Lin, is this your first time in the experience store?" We’re the experience store’s employees in charge of guiding the new players. "

"Master Lin shook his head."There’s no need. I’ll leave it to fate."

"It’s like this, master, " Chen Mo said."We have a game that’s perfect for you. Would you be interested in trying it out?"

"Oh, " Master Lin replied, "what kind of game is it?"

"This game is full of evil, " Chen Mo said."It needs great wisdom and compassion to reform it. It can’t be resolved unless you know the world." I think you’re the perfect candidate. "

"Master Lin seemed to be interested."Is that so? Then let me do some divination. "

Master Lin was seriously cracking his knuckles and mumbling to himself.

"After a while, Master Lin’s face turned serious."This divination … It’s full of viciousness. However, if I don’t enter hell, who will? it’s my mission to kill demons and exterminate Devils. Come, lead the way!"

"Master, this seems to be a Buddhist saying …" Li jingsi asked. "

"Master Lin shook his head indifferently, "whether it’s Buddhism or Daoism, it’s all the same." I’ve already understood both Buddhism and Daoism in my early years, and I understand the world …"

"Please, master, " Chen Zhao extended his hand. "

"The three of them went to the VR experience area. Chen Mo found an empty VR gaming pod for Master Lin and said, "Master, you’ll see it after you enter. This game is called Dark Souls. By the way, master, you shouldn’t have any problems acclimatizing to the demons from other countries, right?"

"Master Lin laughed indifferently, "hehe, the evil path is all the same." I’ll go take a look now. "

Grandmaster said as he entered the game cabin.

"Li jingsi looked at Chen Mo. "Did we go too far?" she asked. "

"What are you talking about?" Chen Mo smiled. Since Grandmaster can calculate, of course he can turn misfortune into fortune. "

"That’s true, " li jingsi nodded."If only master could calculate the correct path every time and avoid danger …"

"Ten minutes later, the door of the VR gaming pod opened. "

Master Lin’s face was pale and his hands seemed to be trembling.

"Master, how is it?" li jingsi asked hurriedly. "

"Goodbye!" Master Lin said. "

"Li jingsi held back her laughter."Master, you’ve already said that you can see through the world. A master’s fortune-telling is to understand the intentions of the heavens. Isn’t it the same in games?" First of all, we have to consider the intentions of the designer …"

"Master Lin snorted, "intention?" His intention is probably to kill me …"

Li jingsi was at a loss for words.

"Master Lin paused for a moment, as if he was still not satisfied."After entering, I repeatedly deduced, but in the end, all the routes were dead! A dead end! I don’t know which designer made such a Wicked Game, it’s really …"

"Cough, cough, " Chen Zhao coughed."Sorry, it’s me."

"Master Lin was stunned. He looked at Chen Mo and said, "You’re the boss of this place?"

Chen Mo nodded.

"Master Lin’s pale face instantly changed into a smile."I told you little brother is handsome and full of spirit, and you’re a rich and Noble man. I did some calculations just now, and although this game contains countless dead ends, there is an almost undetectable way to survive. As long as you can walk through this way, you can ascend in the day and become an immortal … Little brother, do you want to have a divination?"

"Master, there’s no need for fortune-telling, " Chen Mo said happily."I actually have another game called outlast …"

"Master Lin hurriedly waved his hands."No, no, no, no. This kind of game really requires too much deduction. It’s not a good thing to exhaust the heavenly secrets." I think mobile games are more suitable for me. "

"Alright, " Chen Mo smiled."Please sit in the lobby for a while, master. I’ll go get a phone from the mobile experience area."

……

"Master Lin was sitting on the sofa in the experience store, still trying to calm himself down. "

"Zhao Lei had just come down from upstairs and asked for a cup of milk tea from the front desk. He sat on the sofa and drank it, looking very bad. "

"Young man, your face looks gloomy. Is there something bothering you?" Master Lin asked. "

"Zhao Lei sighed."Master, my stupid leader is looking for trouble again. I really can’t take it anymore. I really want to scold him back. Master, please enlighten me. What should I do?"

"Master Lin smiled and said calmly, "So what? No matter how rich you are, no matter how many houses you have, no matter how many cars you have, after you die, your grave will be the same size as everyone else ‘s. Why should you be so calculative over these small things?"

"Oh …" Zhao Lei pointed at the television behind Master Lin, "Then, master, can you please explain this?"

Master Lin turned around.

"The TV was playing Assassin’s Creed In the promo of origins, a long shot happened to flash in front of the camera. A group of towering golden pagodas stood proudly in the desert. "

Master Lin was speechless.

Chapter 834: Egypt style and the beginning of legends (second update)

"In the players ‘anticipation, Assassin’s Creed Origins released two more promotional videos. "

Castle the Middle Ages was not idle either. It had also updated some videos introducing how to play.

"Strictly speaking, the two games were quite different in genre, and there was no absolute competition between them, unlike mysterious seas and the lost treasure. "

"Many die-hard players who liked similar themes didn’t care about "Castle No matter what medieval looked like, people would buy it. "

"However, that didn’t mean that the two games had no competition. Their main competition wasn’t in their core fans, but in the player base that liked both types of games. "

"In fact, the division of player groups was quite vague. Many players played SLG, MOBA, and FPS games, but they liked RPGs the most. For players like him who didn’t have an absolute preference for a certain type of game, he would have to consider other factors when choosing a game, such as the game’s theme. "

"Castle the Middle Ages" wasn’t just a construction or business simulation game, because this type of game wasn’t particularly successful in VR games. The biggest advantage of VR games compared to PC games was the sense of immersion. If you just had to build a house in a Castle and observe the lives of the farmers and soldiers in the castle from a God’s perspective … Then there was no point in spending money on VR. "

"Therefore, in "Castle the Middle Ages, " business simulation was only a small part. The core experience was to experience the life of the Middle Ages as a Lord. "

"For example, walking in their own Castle, watching blacksmiths forge, watching farmers transport food, watching soldiers train, and so on. The real exciting content for the players was in combat. "

"In this game, the pleasure that combat brought to the players was far greater than that of business simulation. After all, this was a VR game. "

"Players could experience a variety of combat methods such as siege, defense, and field combat. For the players, the best part of the game was to lead their own troops to fight outside the castle. After defeating the enemy troops, they would take advantage of the situation to attack the castle and plunder resources from other castles. "

"In this section, the combat system of Castle the Middle Ages was very similar to many RPG and action games. Many players even considered buying Castle The main purpose of "Middle Ages" was to experience its combat system and the cold weapon combat that was highly restored to history. He had little interest in the management and construction of castles. "

"After all, business simulation games weren’t very popular in the VR industry. "

"Therefore, although Castle the Middle Ages and Assassin’s Creed Origins wasn’t a competitive game, but the two games being released at the same time would definitely affect each other’s sales. This was especially true for the majority of fringe players who would probably only buy one game. "

……

The two new promotional cinematics released by Assassin’s Creed Origins were called Egypt style and the beginning of legends.

"In "Egypt style, " the whole promotional CG was still full of the game’s real scene, but the main character was no longer a historical figure, but the scenery of Egypt. "

"In the promotional cinematics, in the melodious and soothing song, desperate scenes were presented in front of everyone. "

A group of golden pagodas in the vast yellow sand.

The diligent and hardworking Egypt people.

The setting sun shone on the Nile River.

An Egypt city in the Oasis.

The hippopotamus opened its bloody mouth and bit the crocodile.

A male lion that catches antelopes on the grasslands.

Crocodiles swimming under the water.

Hyenas foraging on the grasslands.

An Egypt slave worker who was building a statue.

"At the end of the video, Bayek was riding on a camel, looking down at the land of Egypt from the top of the mountain. It was even more beautiful under the sun. "

"In "the beginning of legends, " the entire promotional cinematics were focused on Bayek. "

"The Bayek in the mural and the Bayek in real life perfectly merged into one through the camera. Through the thrilling battles, the story of this legendary figure was told. "

It slid down from the pyramid.

He was fighting with a huge war elephant.

Assassination with hidden blade.

He came to the temple that had been sealed for a long time.

A life and death battle in the arena.

It was a vigorous sea battle.

"Slit throat, pierced chest, headshot. "

Bayek’s generous words were deafening.

"["We must fight for the free will of the people!"] "

"["Even if the hope is minuscule, our Brotherhood is our only chance!"] "

……

This game was different from the previous games. The three promo videos of origins did not try to be mysterious or obscure. They basically explained many aspects of the game clearly.

"The earliest promotional film, "the battle of power, " told the background story and the main plot of the game, which was the history of Caesar the great and Egypt. "

"Egypt style" described the world view of the game. Obviously, this game included an open world of nature, and even the animal Ecology of Egypt’s wild, such as hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and Lions. "

"In "beginning of legends, " the players focused on Bayek, which not only showed his personal charm, but also explained the combat style of the game. "

"Bayek could use his hidden blade to assassinate, he could use a bow to shoot his enemies from a distance, he could also use a long sword, curved blade, or heavy weapons to fight in close combat. "

"Unlike "doomsday of the United United States, " the previous promotional video for "doomsday of the United States" could be said to be shrouded in clouds and mist. After watching it, it was impossible to guess what the story of the game was. "

"However, after watching the trailer of Assassin’s Creed Origins, most players had basically guessed the core gameplay and the general direction of the story. "

"The only question he had was, why was this game called Assassin’s Creed? What was an Assassin’s specialty? "

"However, this "clear" didn’t affect the players ‘anticipation of the game. On the contrary, after understanding these elements through the promotional CG, the players’ anticipation was even more explosive! "

"Damn, Chen Mo’s new game is going to be an Egypt Travel simulator? I actually saw animal world in the promo? Hippopotamuses, crocodiles, Lions, antelopes, hunting dogs … He even did all these? Don’t tell me that these animals are related to the main plot!"

"So, this game is an open world, right?"

"I saw the reflective shield and the assassination in the promotional video … Since there are assassinations, this game shouldn’t be like dark Souls, right?"

"Previous poster, there’s also an assassination in Dark Souls. Isn’t it an assassination if you walk slowly behind a Knight and backstab him?"

"I’m very interested in the name of this game, Assassin’s Creed. I really want to know what Assassin’s Creed is!"

"I don’t have to say anything else, I have to buy, buy, buy even if it’s Egypt! I really want to experience what it feels like to slide down from the pyramid!"

"…Grave-gliding??"

"Hahahaha, the person above is too talented. It’s a real grave head glide!"

Chapter 835: entering animus

"On June 1st, the trial of Assassin’s Creed Origins was officially launched. "

"Chen Mo didn’t do any advertising for the game, nor did he care about Castle The situation of the Middle Ages. "

"Strictly speaking, there weren’t any competitive games when Assassin’s Creed Origins was released. The only real competitor was himself. "

"To Chen Mo, the Assassin’s Creed series wasn’t meant to compete with other games, and there was no need to doubt the classics of the series. What Chen Mo cared about was how to present this series to the players, so that they could experience the original version of Assassin’s Creed from his previous life. "

As for whether this series could become Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new golden Brand …

"That would have to wait for the feedback from the players after the trial, or even see the sales and media ratings before they could really know. "

……

"The experience store wasn’t even open yet, but there was already a long line outside. "

"Although Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters would be completed this year, the players didn’t know when they would move in. "

"However, many of them were still optimistic. Since Chen Zhao said that they could move this year, it should not be a problem. The days of waiting in line to play a new game were getting fewer and fewer, so he had to cherish it. "

Fatty zou Zhuo was naturally one of the first few to arrive. He stood at the front of the queue. He turned around and saw a familiar figure.

"Old Qin? What are you doing here?" The chubby boy was quite surprised. Old Qin didn’t appear in the experience store often. "

"Come, master, let’s change seats. You come to my place." Zou Zhuo said as he switched places with Master Lin. He stood in front of old Qin. "

"During this period of time, Master Lin had been a regular customer of the experience store. As for why a fortune-teller like him would always come to the experience store … "

"In his own words, he said, "I’ve calculated today, it’s good to go online." However, he had been in the experience store for at least three weeks now … "

"Actually, everyone knew that the reason why Master Lin kept coming to the experience store was because the overhead bridge was really close. On the other hand, the flow of people in the experience store was much greater than the overhead bridge. He could even get people to do fortune-telling … "

"Of course, Master Lin didn’t set up any fortune-telling stalls. He only read his fortune verbally and he usually played games in the experience store. Chen Zhao thought he was quite interesting, so he didn’t chase him away. Although this master was a little funny, he wasn’t a bad person. "

"On the contrary, Master Lin was often bullied … "

"Master Lin, who didn’t usually play games, had actually started to play chicken dinner mobile games under the influence of this … "

"Old Qin looked into the experience store and said, "Aiya, I heard that Chen has released a new game. Of course, I’m going to play it till I’m done. However, is this game like dark Souls? I’m really looking forward to it. "

"Yeah, Dark Souls is a classic, " zou Zhuo said. This time, it was still a cold weapon battle, so it was possible that he would still use Dark Souls ‘combat system. I feel like all the people who came to line up today have played Dark Souls. "

"Elder Qin looked at Master Lin, who was in front of zou Zhuo."This master … Has he played Dark Souls before?"

"When he heard the words ‘Dark Souls’, Master Lin couldn’t help but shiver as he recalled some incredible experience … "

"Cough, cough, my two little brothers." Master Lin turned around."You’re so young. Why do you always think of darkness? I don’t know how to play Dark Souls. You guys should play games that purify the soul. "

"For example?" zou Zhuo was confused. "

"Master Lin smiled and said, "have the two of you played" Rhythm Master "before?"

"Old Qin, "a Festival?" Beat up a master? That’s right, today is Children’s Day! Master, since you’ve requested it, I won’t be polite!"

"Leave!" Master Lin said. "

……

The players were not the only ones waiting to try out Assassin’s Creed Lin Mu had already arrived at the experience store in advance and was ready to try out origin in the VR gaming pod.

"Although Lin Mu was directly involved in Assassin’s Creed He was working on the development of origin, but he had never tried out what the finished game looked like. "

"Because the development of the entire game was very tight, everyone had their own role to play. Lin Mu had been researching historical materials and discussing the details of the set, clothing, and other aspects with art and designers. His work was also very tight, so he had no time to understand other aspects. "

Lin Mu finally had the time to try out the game after the game was officially developed and launched.

Lin Mu was also looking forward to the final product of Assassin’s Creed Origins.

"As a video game designer, Lin Mu had played a lot of VR games, and he had only made action games such as Great Tang. Therefore, he had a rough idea of what Assassin’s Creed was like. "

"Whether it was playing, art, or music, Assassin’s Creed Lin Mu was well aware that the quality of origin was world-class. "

"While the other players were still in line, Lin Mu had secretly opened the back door and lay in the game cabin. "

……

"In the game cabin, a high-tech icon appeared animus? "

"This was the magical program that had appeared in the previous promotional video. It was said that it could allow players to travel through time and return to the past. However, Lin Mu was not clear about the specific settings of this program. "

Lin Mu turned on the Animus and a high-tech interface appeared in front of him.

In the center of his field of vision was a horizontal strand of DNA that was constantly turning and rolling.

"On the top left of the DNA fragment was the abustego company logo, the time, and a line of words Waiting to load … "

"Then, the DNA fragment flipped to the parallel of his field of vision. It looked like a bridge with a huge span. One section connected the players, and the other extended into the darkness. "

Countless images appeared from the DNA sequence. These were all images that seemed rather historical. There were all kinds of eras and clothing … These images flashed by in a flash and could not be clearly seen.

"At the same time, the male voice from the Animus promotional video was heard again. "

"["Everyone’s genes contain the memories of their ancestors. Just like the migration of migratory birds, animals obtained these experiences through inheritance. Our DNA is like a file. Not only does it contain the genetic structure passed down from previous generations, it also contains … The memories of our ancestors. "

"["Animus is a brand-new device developed by Abu stego entertainment. It allows the user to read their own memories and relive the lives of their ancestors. In other words, it’s a projector that can project genetic memories in a three-dimensional manner. "

"["This isn’t a time machine, but a virtual reality simulator. Please remember that animus is not omnipotent. In some cases, the memory presented by it is not 100% accurate, and there may be situations where it does not conform to historical facts or translation errors. Sometimes, this situation is intentional, and the designer may change the settings with good or bad intentions. "

"For example, they can translate and simplify the language of people, so that modern users can also understand the dialogue without any barriers. It is also possible to limit the user to see certain memories. If the user made some mistakes, it might lead to some strange consequences. If you see yourself in the sky or stuck in the ground, don’t panic. Restarting the program can solve most of the problems."

"["Please remember that animus users can’t change history. They can only relive it. They had to perfectly synchronize with the actions of the character they were playing to better read the next memory fragment. If the user does something completely opposite, such as killing the innocent, it will often cause a ‘loss of synchronization’ and the user will have to start all over again. "

"["Fortunately, with the advancement of technology, the current version of animus has been improved many times. The user no longer needed to be the direct descendant of these historical figures to relive these memories. This is the software you’re looking at now HELIX?"? "

"After the introduction, an interface appeared in Lin MU’s field of vision. It was the HELIX software installed in animus that was mentioned in the introduction. "

"There were many modules in the software, and each module had a background picture and a half-body portrait of a person. However, only the first module was available, and the character’s upper body was the same Bayek who had appeared many times in the trailer. "

Chapter 836: opening

"After selecting the Assassin’s Creed Origins module, Lin Mu appeared in a virtual space."

"All around him were various golden streams of data, jumping about irregularly. This was the virtual space of animus. Lin Mu realized that he could move."

"He could walk around, run, walk, and look around in the virtual space of animus, but there was nothing here other than a bunch of data."

"Lin Mu looked down and found that his clothes and clothes were his virtual image in "seaside mansion."

"In other words, according to the world view of Assassin’s Creed, it was equivalent to his virtual character traveling into the memory of the game protagonist through animus."

"A moment later, the camera was pulled up."

"This feeling was similar to having his soul leave his body. Lin Mu watched as his virtual character stood where it was. Countless streams of data flowed through his body. The original virtual character had also become an assassin wearing a hood and leather armor, Bayek."

"However, as the camera zoomed in, Bayek’s figure became smaller and smaller."

"Swish!"

"The cry of an Eagle resounded in Lin MU’s ears. He was shocked to find that the countless golden streams of data around him were constantly dispersing. The real scene was constantly spreading from his position to the surroundings, forming a real scene."

"[Siwa Oasis, 49 BC.]"

A line of simple letters explained the era of the story.

Lin Mu seemed to have possessed an Eagle and was looking down from the sky.

"In the canyon where the sun was scorching and yellow sand filled the sky, a troop of war elephants and soldiers were marching towards the town in front of them."

The Eagle that Lin Mu had possessed swooped down from the sky and landed on Bayek in the Siwa Oasis.

"Bayek was walking around the Siwa Oasis. Some of the surrounding Egyptians were working, some were building buildings, and some were selling goods …"

"Bayek greeted the surrounding Egypt residents one by one, and it was a happy scene."

"At this moment, the Army of war elephants entered the Oasis. The young pharaoh, Ptolemy, sat on the war elephant, holding a scepter carved with Anubis, looking down at his territory."

"In the crowd, Bayek and tolemy’s eyes met."

"However, at this moment, everything in the surroundings seemed to be in disorder. The Golden streams of data appeared once again, accompanied by scenes that flashed by like memory fragments!"

"Bayek’s terrified face, the bronze-masked ancient order-keeper, blood, and daggers …"

"A moment later, the screen went black."

"Time passed quickly, and a year had passed."

"[A year later, the winding pyramid.]"

"At this moment, Bayek was using his body to pick up the bronze mask on the ground."

"You’re The Guardian from siwa? Shouldn’t The Guardian be protecting the Pharaoh?"

Cangyun ludjack fell to the ground and looked at the bloodied Bayek in horror.

Bayek gritted his teeth and pulled out an arrow from his body.

"I’m not The Guardian of the Pharaoh. Do you see this?"

He used the arrow to point at a line of names on his upper right arm.

"Of course I can read my own name!" Ludjack replied."

Bayek gritted his teeth and used the arrow to cross out the name of ludjack on his right arm.

"Ludjack crawled back and felt for something. "We’ll find you, we’ll find you when you’re sleeping!"

"As soon as he finished his sentence, ludjack swung his hand and a dagger flew towards Bayek’s head!"

"However, Bayek immediately put the mask in front of him, and the dagger instantly pierced through the mask and got stuck on it."

"Sleep? I never sleep! I will always lurk in the shadows and wait. I will kill all of you, every single one of you who breathed in Siva that day!"

"With a slam of his right hand, the bronze mask with a dagger covered ludjack’s face and pierced through his head!"

"The scene changed. In the yellow sand, Bayek was fighting with a tall and strong man."

"The brawny man was hepatos, the bodyguard of the dead Lude Jack. He was wearing heavy armor and holding a hammer. He was attacking Bayek crazily."

"You killed my master and asked me to stay and wait for my death, " hepatos said."That would be your biggest mistake!"

"Bayek rolled on the ground and appeared in front of the camera. Lin MU’s vision instantly entered Bayek’s body, and the game officially began."

"Next was the common tutorial for beginners. In the process of fighting with hepatos, the players controlled Bayek to block, attack, roll, and other different operations to familiarize themselves with the combat system of the whole game."

"Damn, why does it feel like it’s similar to Dark Souls?"

"Emmmm, they don’t look very similar. There’s still a big difference. And … It seems to be much easier?"

"Lin Mu had played Dark Souls before, but like most players, he was dissuaded not long after the game started. When he first came into contact with the combat system of Assassin’s Creed Origins, Lin muhai was a little scared. However, after he got the hang of it, he realized that the combat in the game wasn’t that difficult."

"At least in the beginner’s tutorial, as long as he used the normal operation, he could pass it."

"Moreover, Assassin’s Creed Origins was also made with the Pangu system. The force feedback and damage system during combat were all highly realistic, and the blood spurting and lacerating effects after hitting the enemy were also very real."

"There was no specific damage number, and the damage effect was determined by the VR gaming pod’s body sense. When the sword hit the enemy’s vital point, shield, armor, and other parts, the hand holding the sword would have a completely different force feedback effect. In addition to the enemy’s blood loss, breathing, footwork, and other factors, the current health of the enemy could be roughly judged."

"Of course, if some players really needed the damage figures, they could also manually turn on the damage figures in the settings. However, the system would not display them by default, mainly to create a more realistic feeling for the players."

"At the end of the battle, Bayek executed a very cool execution move. He jumped high into the air and pierced his sword through the enemy’s head. Then, he pulled it out and slashed the enemy’s throat with his sword!"

"However, because the ground had caved in during the battle, Bayek had fallen into the depths of the ruins and had nowhere to go. At this moment, the system prompted him to use the Animus pulse to find clues."

"Animus pulse? Hmm … It’s just a hint after using the game’s world-building, right? This setting is not bad. " Lin Mu thought."

"In other games, there would be a prompt message when the player couldn’t find the way. However, Assassin’s Creed In origin, this prompt was changed to a part of the Animus system. It was equivalent to the player’s virtual character experiencing the memories of the ancient people with the Animus. They could use the Animus to inquire about special information around them, which was equivalent to another layer of packaging in the game."

Chapter 837: assassination

"Then, Lin Mu entered the ancient tomb inside the pyramid. "

"There was no special meaning to this scene. It was just for some simple teaching, such as climbing, holding a torch, searching for props, and so on. "

"To Lin MU’s surprise, the climbing system of this game was very mature. It was basically similar to that of mysterious Sea area. As long as there was a bump on the wall, one could climb up. "

"Moreover, the game was also very smart in dealing with the treasures on the ground. In the game, the treasures on the ground were just decorations and not real props. The adventurers in other games would go through a lot of trouble to search for a few dollars, but they turned a blind eye to the treasures on the ground. This was very unscientific, and it was always ridiculed by the players. "

"However, Assassin’s Creed Origins was different. Although Bayek also "plundered the entire tomb and took a few dollars and some scraps, but turned a blind eye to the treasures on the ground, " the game found a reasonable explanation for Bayek’s behavior through the setting of the story Bayek was The Guardian, and these were the property of the dead, so he couldn’t touch them. "

"After getting rid of a few random soldiers, Bayek and hopzafa successfully met up and rode their camels to the Siwa Oasis. "

"This is the effect of using camel motion capture? Hmm…If I didn’t know that the motion capture studio had a real camel, I would have complained that the action was fake …"

"Lin Mu deliberately turned his head to the right to watch the camel run, because he had never seen a camel run before. He had only seen camels walking in the desert in movies. The camel’s movements were very fun to watch, and Lin Mu couldn’t help but take a second look. "

"The endless desert, the date palm trees, the villages that were burned to the ground … "

"The surrounding scenery was very real and highly restored, which made Lin Mu a little fascinated. "

"Especially when they came to a small hill, the camera was pulled up, and Lin Mu was able to see the whole Siwa Oasis. "

"Under the continuous Yellow Mountain range, the great river flowed through the Siwa Oasis. On both sides of the river were lush oases, and a white water tower could be vaguely seen standing in the middle. In the distance, a bustling city could be vaguely seen. "

"It’s … It’s beautiful!"

Lin Mu couldn’t help but sigh. The degree of restoration of this scene was so high that it made him feel like he had transmigrated!

"Although Lin Mu had participated in the development of the game and had seen the original art of the scene, it was his first time experiencing the complete scene in the game. "

"Under the vision of the VR, everything around him seemed to be real. The extremely high-precision scenes and images formed a unified whole. Even the endless yellow sand, the trees on the roadside, and the working Egyptians gave off an extremely real feeling. "

All the details stacked together to form an Egypt world that was both real and illusionary.

"Bayek continued to move forward. More of the historical background was revealed through his conversation with hopzafa. Under Ptolemy’s rule, the Egypt had no means of living. In the Siwa Oasis, everyone lived in the shadow of a terrifying rule, and everything was lifeless. The sacred Heron that ruled the Siwa Oasis was one of the ancient order-holders, and it was also the target of Bayek’s assassination. "

"After going through a course of archery, a team of Egypt soldiers followed the cause of ludojack’s death to hopzfah’s house and began searching. Bayek was going to get rid of these people for hopzfah. "

"Is this the element of stealth and assassination that Chen Zhao mentioned before? It’s the core playstyle of the game, and it only appeared now?"

"Lin Mu was a little surprised because he had known that the game was called Assassin’s Creed because it was a game with stealth and assassination as its main skills. As a result, the previous two battles were all close combat, which did not match the name of the game … "

"In fact, there were many reasons why Assassin’s Creed Origins adopted this design. In terms of historical background, Assassin’s Creed Origins told the story of the birth of an assassin organization. Bayek was a Guardian and a true warrior. Assassination was only one of his many abilities. In terms of playstyle, soul-based combat was to give players more playstyle and operational options, but assassination was still the most energy-saving and fastest way of combat for players. "

"For example, if players chose to fight a heavily armored stronghold commander head-on, the entire battle would be very difficult. This was because the commander held a large shield and dealt high damage. If they were not careful, they would attract a large number of monsters and be attacked from the front and back. However, if the players were to assassinate the commander, even if the commander was wearing heavy armor, he would be killed instantly, so there was no trouble at all. "

"In other words, in Assassin’s Creed Origins, in order to clear the game more easily, assassination was still the most effective way. However, for some players who really didn’t like assassinations, they could still use Musou to clear the game. Putting aside the pros and cons of this method, it was more suitable for Assassin’s Creed It was the background story and the overall playstyle design of origin. "

"Well, let’s try assassination."

Lin Mu controlled Bayek and carefully moved toward the soldiers.

"The soldier was still looking into the house, completely unaware of the danger coming from behind. "

"Chen Mo’s Assassin’s Creed Origins had improved the AI of the characters. Some enemies would look around every once in a while, instead of just standing there and not moving. However, in general, considering the difficulty of the players, the AI of the enemies in easy mode would be reduced. The enemies would only become smarter in high difficulty. "

"In fact, there were similar assassination methods in doomsday of the United States, but the assassination in Assassin’s Creed was smoother and more satisfying. No matter what kind of enemy it was, as long as they were caught from behind, they would be killed immediately. There were also many assassination moves. It could be covering the mouth and cutting the throat, it could be hitting the head with a heavy punch, it could be stomping to death after a back fall … "

"Lin Mu felt like a killer hiding in the shadows, dying before the enemy could even see him. "

"In addition to assassination, he could also use a bow and arrow to shoot. If he was killed by a headshot, it would not alert the other enemies. However, if he missed, the enemy would notice his position, and it would be impossible to hide again. "

"Lin Mu had wanted to try shooting, but he accidentally missed and attracted a lot of enemies … "

He had no choice but to kill them all.

"I feel like this main character is invincible! Unfortunately, the infiltration failed …"

"Lin Mu looked at the dead bodies on the ground and comforted himself."It’s fine. The results are similar anyway. As long as no living person discovers me, the infiltration won’t be considered a failure …"

"After that, in order to assassinate a new target, Bayek had to make a new breastplate and complete a series of tasks. At this stage, the game had introduced more ways of playing. "

Chapter 838: leap of faith

"While carrying out the mission, Lin Mu briefly studied Assassin’s Creed This was how the other systems in origin did things. "

"The UI on the scene was similar to other VR games. It was very simple, with only a few simple graphics to mark the mission location, the location of special props after tracking, and so on. "

"After entering the system interface, he would be brought to the space of animus. There, he could check the mission record, equipment, abilities, inventory, and other contents. "

"When you opened the map, you would find that it was Assassin’s Creed The map of origin was very large. It was obviously an open world, but most areas had not been opened yet. Looking at the map, the Siwa Oasis, which was of a decent size, only occupied a small area on the map. "

"The weapon system was similar to Dark Souls, but there were some differences. Different weapons had different damage values, special effects, and skills, and players could choose according to their own preferences. "

"You can collect resources to upgrade your chest plate and other equipment, increasing your attributes by a certain amount. "

"In terms of abilities, Assassin’s Creed Origin had a rather large skill tree, and players could develop in three directions freely. They could strengthen their combat ability, archery ability, or assassination ability. Players could choose the direction of development according to their own preferences, allowing Bayek to obtain more powerful abilities, such as the Berserker’s continuous combat ability, the Hunter’s obvious left and right bow attack ability, and so on. "

"In addition, there was another way to play it that amazed Lin Mu True eagle Eye. "

"When Bayek was near the target, he could call out his Eagle, Senu, and have Senu confirm the target’s position in the air. In this case, the player’s field of view would also be transformed into Senu’s field of view, which could overlook the entire area and mark things that they were interested in, such as enemies, props, materials, and so on. "

"After marking the location, Bayek could search for it according to the marked location, which saved a lot of time. "

"In the process of searching for leather, Lin Mu controlled Bayek to go deep into the Siwa Oasis, only to find that the town was so real. "

"This kind of realism was not only from the precision of the picture, but also from the overlapping of countless details. "

"Lin Mu had played "mysterious sea" before, and he had already experienced this sense of reality in the town market in Madagascar. However, that scene was a modern scene after all. A lot of the content could be directly taken from real life, including vendors, chefs, brushworkers, monkeys, and so on. All kinds of complicated details created that realistic scene. "

"In Assassin’s Creed Origins, Chen Mo had to recreate ancient Egypt. Lin Mu had found the clothing, architecture, and people, but it was exponentially more difficult to put all the information together to create a complex yet real scene. "

"However, now that Lin Mu had really experienced it in the game, he realized that Assassin’s Creed In origin, he had completed the mission of building a virtual town perfectly. "

"Among the buildings in the Siwa Oasis, countless residents and vendors had their own residences and were carrying out their own activities. "

"In other words, NPCs had a very complete ecosystem. "

Some people carried goods on their heads and walked from one end of siwa to the other to deliver.

"Next to the shop, two middle-aged women were talking about the day’s trivial matters. "

"In the market, the small stall owners were trying their best to sell their goods. "

The child was playing with mud in the corner.

"People were walking around, and some people who knew Bayek would even greet him. "

The villagers who were driving the ox-cart to transport the rice straws entered the city from outside. No one knew where they were going to transport them.

"Lin Mu killed an innocent villager who was watching the scene, but a system notification popped up."A Guardian should protect the innocent." If he continued to attack humans or cats, he might even lose synchronization. (The system had already explained this when he entered animus.) "

"After Lin Mu cleared out the enemies in a stronghold, he found a synchronization point nearby that could be opened. "

"After climbing up the cliff, Lin Mu controlled Bayek to the synchronization point. At that moment, a notification appeared on the interface.[Synchronization is available.] "

"Lin Mu felt his legs go soft. He looked down and saw that he was at least a few dozen meters away from the ground. However, he still synchronized according to the system prompt. "

"The camera quickly zoomed in and circled around Bayek, taking in the beautiful scenery. From such a high bird’s eye view, one could clearly see the continuous sand dunes in the distance, the huge Siwa Oasis, the lush forest, the top of the buildings … All the scenery in the surrounding area could be seen. "

"So … So beautiful!" Lin Mu couldn’t help but sigh. The view from afar showed the beautiful scenery of Egypt, and such bird’s eye view points could be seen everywhere on the map. "

[Synchronization complete.]

"Fast teleportation has been unlocked."

[You can now make a leap of faith.]

"The leap of faith?!"

Lin Mu was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?

"Just standing at the bird’s eye view was enough to make his legs go weak, and now he had to jump down? "

"Although he knew that this was just a game, the surrounding scenery and details were too real. Coupled with the strong first-person perspective, Lin Mu felt that his legs were trembling in reality, and his palms were sweating. "

"However, if he didn’t jump, would he crawl back from this place? That would be too time-consuming. "

"If the system allowed this so-called "leap of faith", then jumping down should be fine. The only problem was courage. "

Lin Mu was still hesitant.

"At this moment, the system prompted that there was an additional option "Perform the leap of faith in third-person."

"Third person? Hmm, looks like this one is much friendlier. " Lin Mu chose the latter without any hesitation. "

"This time, the camera panned to the back of Bayek. Lin Mu didn’t need to do anything. Bayek jumped forward! "

"Woof"

An Eagle’s Cry.

Bayek opened his arms and leaped forward!

"Lin MU’s vision followed Bayek’s rapid descent. The scenery on both sides quickly flew past him. The whistling of the wind echoed around Lin Mu, as if he was really falling from a high altitude! "

"Fortunately, it was in third person. Bayek’s perfect and elegant movements made Lin Mu feel a lot more at ease. He even had the illusion that his senses had been elevated with each jump! "

"The forced landing that he had imagined did not happen. Bayek fell back down into a cart of straw. The next second, he climbed out as if nothing had happened and jumped around. "

"This … This is another setting that needs to hold down Newton’s coffin!"

"Lin Mu thought that the jump would make a hole in the ground like killing the original form, or "you died" like black soul, but obviously the so-called "leap of faith" was part of the game setting, and this haystack … Must be one of all bird’s eye view points. "

"Lin Mu looked back at the place where he had jumped down. The bird’s eye view from the cliff was indeed very high. If it were in reality, no one would dare to jump down from there, right? "

"So … This action is called the leap of faith? Only people full of faith would dare to jump? Or … Those who didn’t have strong beliefs all died after jumping down?"

Chapter 839: Jumping around

"After that, Lin Mu completed a few more missions. "

"In addition to the main quests, the siwa villagers would also issue other quests, such as asking Bayek to kill some bandits or find stolen goods. "

"Lin Mu controlled Bayek to retrieve tools for blacksmiths, kill hyenas in caves to find missing children, and all kinds of strange missions … "

"It felt like he was playing an MMORPG. No matter how small the matter was, as a Guardian, Bayek had to help. He even had to look for missing people … "

"However, from the setting, The Guardian seemed to be such a character, so Lin Mu had nothing to say. "

"As a player, Lin Mu was a quest-lover and liked to clear all the side quests before moving on to the main story. The mission design in origin was pretty good for him. "

"However, there was a question-why did everyone in Egypt, except for the guards, seem to know Bayek? "

"It was one thing for the villagers in siwa city to know about Bayek, but it seemed like the NPCs in the wilderness or far away from the city also knew about him. They would even greet him when they saw him … "

"An assassin that everyone except the guards knew, well … From the setting, he was completely OJBG. "

"After wandering around the Siwa Oasis for a while, Lin Mu finally continued to advance the plot and arrived at the temple of Amon. "

Lin Mu finally realized the importance of assassination in the game.

"Although there had been some battles before, and they had also wiped out some enemy strongholds, they could basically play in any way they wanted. Whether it was using a bow and arrow as if he was playing an fps game or using Musou to charge through the game, there was actually no problem. "

"However, when it came to the temple of Amon, the number of enemies began to increase. If they broke in directly from the front door like before, it would soon attract a large number of enemies, at least six or seven. These people all held their shields high and had to use charged attacks to break the defense. "

"However, at the same time, there was a possibility of being attacked from the back. It was easy to fall into a one-on-many situation in a head-on confrontation, and one mistake could cause the loss of synchronization. "

"Moreover, when the enemy discovered the invasion, they would light up braziers, and the reinforcements would arrive very quickly. These soldiers were much stronger than the soldiers in the stronghold. Under the siege of so many people, the difficulty of the battle rose sharply. "

"At this moment, it was no longer useful to shoot, be it reckless or to escape and come back again. "

"After failing once, Lin Mu did not dare to be too careless. He carefully sneaked in and assassinated. "

"In the state of stealth, as long as the player played it correctly, the difficulty of the game would drop sharply. For example, he could do something to the brazier in advance, so that when the enemy wanted to light the brazier, they would fall into a trap and die. "

"Moreover, in the state of stealth, players could hide in the grass and quietly approach the commanders in heavy armor. They could then whistle to lure them over and assassinate them one by one. As long as the body was hidden in the grass after the assassination, it would not be discovered by others. "

"Just like that, the enemies in the stronghold would be killed one by one, and when there were only two or three people left, it would be fine even if their identities were exposed. "

"In the process of assassinating, the players could also plan their own routes. An Assassin’s ability to climb walls was not only to speed up their journey, but also to easily circle around the enemy’s back in a stronghold. "

"Lin Mu found that he could hide from the patrolling soldiers by sneaking into houses, climbing walls, and entering the grass. This kind of stealth felt like dancing on the tip of a knife, especially when he was right under the enemy’s nose. It was a great sense of achievement, as if he was possessed by a real assassin. "

"In other words, the battle in the entire stronghold was like a small box court game. There were only so many enemies, and there were many random factors in the game. The players could choose any method they liked to crack this stronghold Collect the treasure, kill the commander, and complete the mission. "

"In the process of cracking this stronghold, each player would choose their favorite method and obtain different kinds of fun. Players who liked to use [peerless] could experience the pleasure of rushing through everything, even though it required extremely skilled melee combat skills. Players who liked to assassinate could kill everyone without being discovered. Some players could even climb up to the roof and use their hunting bows to blow up the enemies ‘heads. "

"There were even different types of bows and arrows, such as hunting bows and warrior bows. Some were powerful and had a long range, some were fast, and some could shoot five arrows at once, just like grapeshot guns … "

"With so many combat styles, players could explore and choose their favorite way to get rid of all the enemies in a stronghold. "

"Compared to Dark Souls, it was much easier, and it did not require a painful backstory. Compared to other rpg or action games, it had more elements and even had a bit of puzzle-solving elements. "

"After successfully assassinating medu Amon, they entered the "kill confirmation" segment. "

"In the void, a feather landed in front of Bayek. This scene was actually derived from the soul weighing ritual in Egypt mythology after death. If a person’s soul was heavier than a feather, then they would enter hell, and only if their soul was heavier than a feather would they enter heaven. "

"Just as Bayek confirmed that he was going to kill medu Amon in this illusory scene, a little boy named Carmu ran out and called Bayek "dad."

"This is his son?"

"Lin Mu knew about Carmu, because in the previous plot, Bayek kept saying that he was taking revenge. When they reached some key locations in the Siwa Oasis, Bayek would recall that he had brought Carmu there before. Lin Mu had always been very sensitive to things related to the plot, and he immediately understood when he saw this. Carmu was Bayek’s son, and the reason why Bayek wanted to assassinate these ancient order-holders was to avenge his son Carmu. "

"As expected, the next plot was about the cause of Carmu’s death a year ago. "

Bayek was teaching his son kamu archery and hunting.

"On the way back, Camu said that he needed courage. Bayek took him to the edge of the cliff and told Camu, "Back then, he had also been timid, and his father had brought him to the edge of the cliff. He had changed him with just one word. "

"Carmu came to the edge of the cliff and asked with some doubt, "what word is it?"

"Bayek looked at the sparkling water below the cliff and said, "I’m jumping. "

Chapter 840: Playing the prologue for two hours

"In the end, Camu didn’t have the courage to jump down. At that time, Bayek encountered a group of soldiers. The subordinates of the ancient order-holders were very powerful, and Bayek couldn’t defeat them at all. He could only be captured. "

"In the pyramid, the ancient order-holders had captured Carmu and forced Bayek to reveal the secret of the fragment of Eden, the Golden Apple. Bayek had fought back, but he had been unable to do so. Instead, he had caused his son, Carmu, to die a tragic death. "

"After that, the ancient order-holder and Bayek showed the correct way to use the Golden Apple fragment of Eden, which was to blow someone’s head off. "

"This part of the story explained the ins and outs of Bayek’s revenge. After that, Bayek returned to hopzfah’s residence and left the Siwa Oasis. The game’s prologue officially ended. "

"In the distance, the view of Alexandria Port appeared. This huge city was based on the Nile River. The green sea, lush vegetation, and endless yellow sand formed a magnificent scene. Assassin’s Creed It was the logo of origins. "

"At that moment, an achievement popped up from the system [Completed prologue don’t worry, I’m just starting!] "

Lin Mu was shocked. He subconsciously looked at the system time. It had been almost two hours since he entered the game cabin.

"Two hours of prologue? How long is the total game time?"

"Lin Mu was also shocked. He had long known about Assassin’s Creed Origin would recreate a large ancient Egypt. He knew that the game would be long, but he didn’t expect that the prologue would take two hours! "

"Thinking about it carefully, the main plot of the prologue was actually not that complicated. It was nothing more than returning to the Siwa Oasis and assassinating two ancient order-holders. However, the reason why they had played for two hours was because the entire map was simply too big! "

"Although he had a Mount, he could just run around, do side missions, kill a few wild animals, open a few teleportation points, clean up a few military camps or camps … Time passed inexplicably. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo’s Assassin’s Creed Origin had not been added with any modern plot for the time being. Therefore, before Bayek rushed to Alexandria Port, there would not be any modern plot. The players ‘gaming experience would not be so fragmented. "

As for why it was not added to the modern story …

"Many people felt that the modern plot made the story of Assassin’s Creed seem fragmented and unnecessary. In fact, this was a wrong idea. The most important thing about the modern plot was that it connected the modern lines of the entire Assassin’s Creed story, especially the modern plot about Desmond. It explained the whole story very clearly, turning the Assassin’s Creed series into a long epic that lasted for thousands of years. It connected different ancient main characters and enhanced the players ‘sense of immersion. "

"In other words, the modern plot was absolutely indispensable if one considered the whole Assassin’s Creed story series. "

"However, when it came to Assassin’s Creed Origins, the modern plot was relatively weak. Taking it out for the time being wouldn’t affect the players ‘understanding of the whole story. On the contrary, it would make the story more coherent. "

"In terms of the game setting, the current Assassin’s Creed Origin was experienced by players in animus, and the story versions in animus were memory samples that had been collected for everyone to experience. Therefore, it was reasonable from the setting. "

"Of course, when they developed other stories in Assassin’s Creed, they would inevitably involve the modern plot. When the time came, he would definitely add Desmond’s story, but that would be left for later development. "

Lin Mu recalled the long prologue. The place that gave him the most prominent impression should be the local customs of Egypt!

"Obviously, Chen Mo knew what the core selling point of the game was from the very beginning, and he did a good job of it. The small Siwa Oasis, whether it was the villagers, soldiers, or even wild animals, seemed to have their own ecosystem. For example, the soldiers would patrol during the day and sleep at night. The villagers went out to work, while the hyenas hunted the antelopes … "

"Coupled with the high-precision Graphics and super large map, when the players walked through the Siwa Oasis, they could really feel that it was a very real village, as if every villager had their own story. "

"Lin Mu was very proud. He knew that Chen Zhao was right. If he had to make an independent game on his own, he probably wouldn’t be able to create such a huge open world in his entire life. After all, every detail in the game required many professionals to complete their own tasks, and it also required a huge investment. "

"Lin Mu felt honored to be able to participate in the research and development of such games, as well as be responsible for the verification of the Egypt culture and cultural customs in the game. "

He didn’t continue playing and chose to exit the game cabin.

"Two hours of playing the game had made him a little tired, and open world games were not as compact as linear games. "

"If it was a game like "mysterious Sea area" or "end of the United States, " the players would always feel an emotion pushing them forward, and they could not stop at all. However, Assassin’s Creed Origins was an open world, and the players had many choices at the same time, so they were not in a hurry to clear the game. They could take their time to complete the missions and experience Egypt culture. "

"Lin Mu had just come out of the game cabin when he heard someone shouting outside, "Hey, someone’s coming out, someone’s coming out!"

"Lin Mu was shocked. There were a few people lining up outside his game cabin. When they saw him come out, the man at the front of the line couldn’t wait and kept squeezing into the game cabin, as if he was afraid that he would go back on his words … "

"It was not only this game cabin, but the other game cabins were also in line. Everyone looked at the player who got into Lin MU’s game cabin with envy. "

Lin Mu was speechless.

Wasn’t this scene a little too explosive?

"Lin Mu hadn’t been to Chen Mo’s Experience Store before, but after seeing the line of players, he finally understood why Chen Mo was in such a rush to repair the new headquarters. "

The supply simply did not meet the demand!

Many of the players waiting in line outside were very bitter. Whether they could play the new game or not was completely up to fate. What if the player in one of the gaming pods was a determined king who could play for six to seven hours in one go? The players waiting in line outside were simply F * cking dogs …

"However, there was no helping it, as the players all wanted to try Chen Mo’s new game, and it was a rare sight in the experience store to have a long line every time they tried out a new game … "

"Lin Mu left the VR experience area and couldn’t help but sigh."It’s frightening!"

Chapter 841: The Egypt simulator

There were a few live streamers in this batch of players.

"Zou Zhuo and old Qin were the first to arrive and the most popular. They opened Assassin’s Creed After the livestream of origin, the livestream room was instantly filled with a large number of viewers. "

"Unlike doomsday of the United States, the spoilers in Assassin’s Creed origin didn’t have much impact. Its main charm lay in the way it used stealth and assassination, as well as the fascinating ancient Egypt style, and live streaming was the best way to show it. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo didn’t stop the streamers from livestreaming Assassin’s Creed Origin, on the other hand, was a little encouraging. "

"Under the influence of zou Zhuo and old Qin, the viewers in the livestream began to talk about Assassin’s Creed He had a strong interest in origin. "

Zou Zhuo realized that he could become a technical streamer as he streamed.

"In fact, the chubby boy’s skills were only above average among ordinary people. He was able to clear dark Souls after suffering many times, and he could also reach the diamond rank in League of Legends. However, compared to those top-tier technical streamers, they were far inferior. "

"Therefore, zou Zhuo had always been a skilled player. To put it simply, he played the game according to his heart, and he was the one who developed the disdainful Lv B game in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground … "

"However, zou Zhuo was playing Assassin’s Creed After reading origin, he suddenly had the illusion that he was very handsome! "

"The combat system of Assassin’s Creed Origins was similar to that of Dark Souls, but it was simpler. For example, Bayek could roll almost infinitely without an energy bar. He only needed to move and accumulate power to break the shield, which greatly improved the success rate. If they encountered an enemy with a shield, they could even take out their bows and arrows to shoot them. They did not have to do a two-person rotation like in Dark Souls. "

"Plus, with the new stealth and assassination, zou Zhuo was like a fish in water. First, he used sennu to observe the distribution of the enemies in the stronghold, then climbed the wall to enter and assassinate them in turn. It was simply "hiding his merit and fame."

Bayek’s assassination and battle moves were very cool. The chubby kid used precise assassination all the time and rarely acted rashly. This gave the players the illusion that he was very strong …

"Old Qin, who was originally a technical streamer, had inexplicably taken the comedic route. "

"Because he felt that the difficulty of the game was too low, old Qin basically did not want to pass the game by using stealth assassination. He often jumped down from the top of the wall and was discovered by the guards. Then, he would draw his bow and shoot them down or use his hammer to break through everything. As a result, he was often shot down by the enemy’s archers because he was outnumbered. "

"There were several times when old Qin said that he was going to "quietly assassinate" this time, but in the next second, he directly jumped from the wall to the crowd, and then naturally opened an unparalleled melee with the enemy … "

"Old Qin, who did not click [battle continuation], lost synchronization for three times before finally completing the task at the end of the prologue, causing the bullet screen to be filled with comments "Embarrassing!"

"In any case, their livestreaming had a great effect on those who couldn’t come to the experience store and play Assassin’s Creed The players of origin also had a good experience of the Egypt culture. "

"There was no need to look at the plot, the battle, or the skills. Just Egypt scenery was enough to make the players unable to suppress the primal power in their bodies. "

"A sky full of yellow sand, an oasis in the desert, this scenery is really amazing!"

"I don’t think the main character is very handsome. He has a big beard and pigtails, but he’s quite manly …"

"That eagle’s view is so cool! It feels like watching the video on a drone in real life, but the clarity and picture quality are much better!"

"The water surface effects, sand effects, and bloodstains are all very realistic! It will also bleed according to the injured part and the angle of the cut!"

"These Egyptian clothes and buildings should also have been verified, right? It feels like a good match, but I want to complain that it’s too realistic. I don’t even see a pretty girl, so it’s useless to wear less!"

"The leap of faith is a little exciting! I wonder what it’ll feel like to play from a first-person perspective in VR. Will you pee your pants?"

"I’m very interested in the assassination game! Although there were many games with assassination techniques, none of them were as cool as the assassination in Assassin’s Creed! Those powerful enemies were also killed in one blow. I feel so cool!"

"That’s why it’s called Assassin’s Creed! But I have a question. I only know about assassin, but I haven’t seen Creed …"

"I think the most amazing part of the game is the background and the world view. When you walked into siwa, it felt like you had really walked into an ancient Egypt village, and there was everything in the village, including blacksmiths, vendors, and many villagers ‘houses. It seemed like everyone had their own life!"

"Yes, yes, yes. I think it’s worth it to just sightsee in ancient Egypt, even if we can get rid of the main flow of the game!"

"So the core of the game is … Egypt simulator??"

"Hahaha, I think you can say that. I was a little worried when I heard that Chen Mo might be making a game with a historical background, but it looks like I don’t have to worry at all. The game’s historical sense is too good, it must have been carefully researched!"

"Everyone, are you going to buy it now that it’s on sale?"

"Nonsense, of course I’m buying! A game that could experience ancient Egypt’s history was the only one in the world. Not to mention the current games, no one had ever done such a game in the past! I only have one wish now. When can you take me to see the grave-gliding? I really want to know if I can really slide down from the pyramid!"

"Although animus is just a gimmick, from the performance of this game … It really brings out the feeling of going through history! A lot of people who have played the game say that after playing for a long time, the game will be a little confused with reality. It can be seen that the atmosphere of the game is really good!"

"Soon, the title of "Egypt emulator" in Assassin’s Creed origin spread among the players. "

"Indeed, the biggest highlight and gimmick of the early stage of Assassin’s Creed Origins was actually the historical background of the whole game. Ancient Egypt a field that many people were interested in but few literary works were really involved in, especially games. It was too difficult to perfectly reproduce the history, culture, environment, and other aspects of ancient Egypt. "

"However, many people had read Assassin’s Creed After the trial of origin, they understood This was the ancient Egypt style that they had always wanted! "

"It could be said that up until now, the game had attracted players with its cool assassination style and very particular background. However, players would soon discover the history, story, and deep cultural significance hidden behind the game. "

Chapter 842: many spoilers

"Assassin’s Creed Origins was scheduled to be released on June 6th for 1980 Yuan, which was a little higher than mysterious seas. "

"However, for VR players, it was just an extra 100 RMB, the difference wasn’t big. Besides, the game volume of Assassin’s Creed Origins was huge. After all, it was an open world and a non-linear game, so it was understandable that it was slightly more expensive. "

"In fact, in terms of playtime, Assassin’s Creed Origins was longer than mysterious seas, and it was Chen Mo’s first VR game after the spring Festival, so many players were still buying it. "

"Some of the players who were short on money were waiting for the 11/11 event. After all, Chen Mo had already said that the event would be half price every year. By then, the price of Assassin’s Creed Origins would be directly cut in half to 990 Yuan, which would be more cost-effective. "

"To the rich, waiting for half a year to buy a new game was really unbearable, not to mention that the 11/11 would also give them back their tokens, so it didn’t make much of a difference to them to buy it now. "

"After all, with Chen Mo’s development speed, there might be a new collection of games released on the 11th of December, and waiting wasn’t a good idea. "

……

"After Assassin’s Creed Origins was released, more players experienced the uniqueness of this game. "

"Before this, they could only watch live streams on the internet and couldn’t play the game themselves. After these players started playing it themselves, they realized that it was really different to watch others play it! "

"If it was a linear game like "mysterious seas, " everyone’s script was the same, and the playstyle was relatively simple. However, Assassin’s Creed Origins was an open world, which made a big difference. "

"Different players could plan their mission flow and combat methods according to their own preferences, and they could also explore the entire map freely. Some people didn’t do quests at all. They just opened the map, ran the synchronization points, rowed on the Nile River, or watched mirages in the desert. They all had a lot of fun! "

"Thanks to the special design of Assassin’s Creed Origins, the game collected the big data of the players to infer their habits and behaviors, and then pre-loaded the scene resources, which basically eliminated most of the progress bar, which made many players feel great! "

"Many players were surprised. This was an open world game, but why did it seem like there was no loading? This was too miraculous! "

"Many people even played the game as if it was a real Egypt tourism simulator, traveling through villages and cities to see the local customs. There were also people who looked through the plot and read the story of Caesar and Egypt, as if they had really traveled back in time. Some players who liked to assassinate, fight with cold weapons, and farm for equipment had found their own enjoyment in this game … "

"In any case, Assassin’s Creed The content of origin covered almost all aspects, providing players with different hobbies with the game experience they needed. This was a complete and lively Egypt world, and every player had integrated into this world and become a part of it, enjoying the exotic culture that spanned thousands of years. "

……

"In a village near the temple of sehemet in Yama, a woman told Bayek that her husband had taken a boat to the ruins on the other side of the river and had yet to return. As The Guardian, Bayek was obliged to "borrow" a boat to look for the woman’s husband. After killing a few alligators in a bloody battle, Bayek found that the husband was drunk and had completely forgotten that he had a wife. "

"With no other choice, Bayek had to take his husband back to the village. In the end, the husband woke up with a light breeze. It turned out that his ‘wife’ was the one who got him drunk and wanted to marry him. She even said that he owed her a ‘childlike tax’ and wanted him to hand over a large sum of money. At this time, two strong men walked over from the side. It turned out that this was not a quest to find someone, but an ancient Egypt version of a "celestial jump"… "

……

"When Bayek arrived at the Amon stone ring, he remembered the scene when he came here with Carmu. "

"The father and son were admiring the stars in the desert at night. Bayek’s father had told him that the stone rings around them pointed to the gods ‘positions in the sky, and also to us in this world. "

"After hearing this introduction, Carmu was quite excited. He planned to find all the stone rings, the Sphinx, and the pyramid, and then find his own place. After Camu’s death, the only thing that Bayek could do for his son was to find all the stone rings and find out where Camu was among the stars. "

……

"In the side mission "the cunning Secretary, " a great poetor and philosopher, Aristo, was locked up. His wife was crying at home all day. "

"The reason he was arrested was that his wonderful work was plagiarized by the Secretary, eudoras. Aristo chose to go against udolos in court, and they argued for months. In the end, the madam’s husband was beaten, ridiculed, and thrown into a cage. "

"And Bayek wanted to rescue the poet, help his wife and husband escape the city, and end the suffering. "

……

"In order to assassinate the Holy snake, Bayek had sneaked into the bathhouse in Alexandria Port. In a moment of desperation, he had cut off his ring finger with his hidden blade. This was how the assassin made the oath after cutting off his ring finger. "

……

"In a mansion, Bayek met Egypt, the Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra’s entrance was also very impressive "I can sleep with any of you, but … He will be executed the next morning."

"Bayek now knew that the bronze-masked man he had been tracking down had originated from the ancient order-holders, and that these people were now supporting Pharaoh tolemy. As a result Egypt Cleopatra and the Bayek couple had the same goal and officially cooperated. "

……

"In letoboris, this place was under the double pressure of scarabs and sandstorms. "

"Bayek found the leader of letoboris, tahaka, to discuss the plan to find the scarabs. Bayek had helped tahaka defeat the desert bandits, but during the celebration party, tahaka had drugged Bayek and left him unconscious, burying him in the desert to await his death. "

"Fortunately, Bayek called his Mount over, and Senu handed the reins of his Mount to Bayek, allowing him to escape the danger. "

"It turned out that tahaka was the Scarab. The reason why he was clearing the sandstorm in letoboris was not to benefit the people, but to use an invisible identity to find the secret buried here. "

……

"While he was tracking hyena, Bayek entered the Great Pyramid of Giza and found that hyena was holding a ritual there, trying to resurrect his daughter. After being defeated, hyena even convinced Bayek to use the fragment of Eden to save Carmu. However, Bayek was not bewitched. "

……

"In the main mission, the historical picture of Cleopatra and Caesar also unfolded step by step as the plot progressed. "

"Egypt had wanted to join forces with Pompeii, but when Pompeii’s fleet landed, they were ambushed by the troops of Ptolemy and the ancient order-holders, and their entire Army was wiped out. Cleopatra, Egypt, had no choice but to join forces with Caesar to take back the right to rule Egypt. "

"With the efforts of Bayek and Aiya, Cleopatra successfully allied with Caesar. In the Battle of the Nile River, the brave battle of Bayek and Aiya had won the victory of the Caesar Army, and tolemy had been dragged to the bottom of the sea by crocodiles. "

"But at this time, an unexpected plot happened. Cleopatra only gave Bayek and Aiya a sum of money, but Caesar wanted to blame the death of Pharaoh tolemy on them and make them the scapegoats. "

"Bayek, Aiya, tahila, and foxidas gathered again. They all believed that they should continue to fight to protect the free will of the people. The Brotherhood had begun to take shape. "

"The marriage between Egypt and Caesar did not bring peace to Egypt. Instead, the situation was getting worse. Caesar had joined the camp of the ancient order-holders, and his Deputy, vlavius, was the real murderer of Carmu. "

"In 47 B.C., Bayek and Aiya returned to siwa to track down the fragments of Eden and found that all the people were lying on the ground in pain. Even la BIA, who had healed Bayek in the original plot, was not spared. "

"It turned out that Flavius had used a divine weapon to control everyone in Siva, and they had already rushed to the treasure vault. This treasure vault was actually the one that the ancient order-keepers had opened at the cost of killing Camu and many innocent Egyptians. It contained the secret of the fragment of Eden. "

"Bayek and Aiya came to the treasure vault. There, they saw a huge golden model of the earth. Meanwhile, Bayek’s good friend, hopzfah, who had stayed in siwa, had died here to protect the treasure vault. "

"Bayek and Aiya acted separately. Bayek assassinated flora and got the fragment of Eden. In the port of Alexandria, Bayek and Aiya met again. "

"Both of them understood that they had to sacrifice their lives for greater good deeds, assassinate those who deserved it in secret, become invisible, and fight for the new creed. "

"The Eagle skull in Bayek’s hand fell on the sand, and the symbol of the assassin organization was printed on it. "

"In the last scene, Aiya came to the Council of Elders in Rome and became the first person to stab Caesar with a fatal sword. Then, the other members of the Senate swarmed forward. "

"Brutus came in front of Caesar, and Caesar said a classic line in history, "Even you don’t acknowledge me, my child?"

"However, Brutus’s reply to Caesar was a cold blade. "

"The tyrant is dead. You’re free!"

"Brutus raised his dagger high and shouted. The camera gradually pulled up. Caesar, who was lying on the ground, was covered in blood. His head tilted to one side and he died. "

"After that, Aiya built a stronghold for her assassin organization in Rome, while Bayek stayed in Egypt to develop his assassin organization. "

"We come from the darkness, and we must stay in the darkness; Humans don’t have to live forever, but the Creed must live forever. "

"At the end of the plot, Bayek was reading Aiya’s letter while standing on a high place. Senu flew over from a distance and landed on his right arm. "

"Once again, the beautiful view of Egypt appeared in front of him, and the game name and logo appeared on the screen. "

Assassin’s Creed Origins!

Chapter 843: perfect infiltration by killing everyone

The rich plot of Assassin’s Creed origin soon became one of the main topics of discussion among the players.

"In Assassin’s Creed Origins, there were five major chapters and more than 120 main and side quests. In addition, there were more than a dozen ancient tomb exploration missions and all kinds of elements to collect, such as papyrus, stone rings, and synchronization points. "

"In terms of content, these side quests covered everything. They covered drama, horse racing, poetry, philosophy, peddlers, weapon forging, helping the townspeople, assassinations, and other aspects. It could be said that the numerous side quests were like a panoramic view of the life of the entire ancient Egypt, covering all fields and presenting a highly complete three-dimensional scroll. "

"Here, the lives of ancient Egypt people of various identities and professions were fully displayed before the players. "

"In the beginning, many players felt that these side quests were similar to mmorpgs. They were nothing more than running, looking for people, killing people, and collecting things. They were just to give the players something to do and forcibly extend the game time. However, as the story progressed, the players soon realized that this view was completely wrong. "

"In Assassin’s Creed Origins, the side quests were distributed in the towns that Bayek visited. Each town had different customs and practices, and the quests were different. The repetitive task of finding people in city A and City B. It had basically never appeared in origin. "

"Moreover, these side missions would also provide additional explanations to the main mission. If players completed the side mission before the main mission, they would obtain some clues or hidden clues about the main mission. Although it was not enough to rewrite the main story, it would make the players feel that the plot of the entire area was more reasonable and complete. "

"Many people were clearing Assassin’s Creed After ‘origin’, there would be an inexplicable sense of reality. "

"Logically speaking, two of the game’s plot design factors were different from "realism." One was that there were many historical figures in the plot, such as Caesar, Egypt, Brutus, and so on. These were all famous historical figures, and there was a certain gap between them and the players. On the other hand, there were a lot of original plots in Assassin’s Creed Origins, such as the fragments of Eden, the ruins of the temple, the assassin organization, and other things that were not written in history. "

"However, why did it feel so real? "

Many players understood after playing the game in-depth. This sense of reality mainly came from the perfect replication of ancient Egypt society.

"From the stickers, background, architecture, clothing, to the clothing, behavior, and expressions of the characters, the origin of Assassin’s Creed was carefully studied and strictly followed the historical information. Therefore, the Egypt in Assassin’s Creed Origins didn’t give people the feeling of being "out of character." Countless details were mixed together, making it easy for people to immerse themselves in it. "

The various rich and colorful side missions allowed baelik to go deep into that historical era and experience the lives of countless small figures.

"For example, the husband who was "scammed", the vendor who sold fake goods, the blacksmith who was killed while forging the tank, the slum residents who broke out with a strange disease … "

"Every small figure had suffered in this chaotic world. Some were saved by Bayek, while others died like grass. This was just like real life. In that chaotic world where people couldn’t make ends meet, ordinary people couldn’t control their own fate at all. They could only hope that an organization in the dark would uphold justice for them. "

"Therefore, the numerous side missions allowed the players to experience the daily life of the Egypt people more deeply, which also made the plot of the whole game more "down-to-earth" and diluted the "unreal" mentioned before. "

"Not only that, the two clues of daily life and historical lines intertwined with each other, giving the players the feeling that they were personally experiencing history. There was a close relationship between historical events and daily time. Each historical event would change the social environment of a certain area, making the players feel more personally experienced. "

"In addition, the high degree of immersion in the game also came from the clever restrictions of many rules. "

"For example, in other games, players often did things that were completely opposite of their characters. For example, he was clearly a hero filled with a sense of justice, but he just had to kill innocent people. He was clearly a benevolent Lord, but he had to torture his own people, etc. "

"Many players had this kind of hobby, which was to find this "sense of absurdity" in the virtual world. The most obvious characteristic of this behavior was that no matter what game it was, these people would try to attack civilians or slaughter villages. If the game had an invincibility mechanism for the NPCs, the players would complain that the game was not realistic at all. If the game allowed NPCs to be attacked, many players would definitely raise their swords … "

"In Assassin’s Creed, the players ‘actions were perfectly restricted by the setting of "memory synchronization, " and the basis for the setting was found. When players tried to use Bayek to attack villagers or cats on the side of the road, Bayek would say, "The Guardian does not kill innocent people/cats. They are sacred creatures. The Guardian should respect them." If the players were stubborn, they would directly lose synchronization. "

"This setting was equivalent to using a very clever rule to limit the players ‘behavior. The players would unconsciously act according to Bayek’s thoughts and personality. In the process of constantly "serving justice" as a Guardian, the players would gradually recognize this identity, and the sense of immersion would become stronger and stronger. "

……

"Different from other games, Assassin’s Creed Origins created many unique "trolls" among the players and became part of the game culture of Assassin’s Creed. "

"Chen Mo created a Grand ancient Egypt for the players to play. They can play better with camera mode, get a better photo experience with autopilot, and even take photos with sennu’s Eagle Eye Drone … And in this game, you can even become an assassin."

"The name of this game should be Berserker’s Creed. Assassination? It didn’t exist! He was reckless when he picked up the axe, and the guards also did the same! I’ve never played Dark Souls before, but after playing Berserker’s Creed, I suddenly feel like I can play Dark Souls! Ke ke!"

"The ancient Egyptians were really cat slaves. I found that if you squatted down in front of a cat, Bayek would stroke the cat. It was amazing!"

"I think it’s more appropriate to call this game Assassin’s Creed. If I kill all the players, no one will know that I sneaked in, right? This is a perfect infiltration!"

"I think horse racing is the same. As long as I knock down the person who overtook me, I’ll be in first place. This is a perfect horse race!"

"It’s the same with borrowing a civilian’s boat. It doesn’t matter if it sinks. As long as there’s no living person asking me to return it, it can’t be considered as borrowing!"

"There’s a very interesting thing. I went to do the ‘Book of the Dead’ mission, but when I returned three minutes later, the old man who was still alive and kicking was already dead! But this wasn’t the worst part. The worst part was that I carried him to the grave, and then my mischievous mind exploded, so I threw his body into the water. Guess what happened? He had climbed out of the water by himself! After climbing up, he laid down on the spot and pretended to be a corpse. I almost peed my pants from laughing!"

Chapter 844: Salent’s new world-class IP

"Shortly after Assassin’s Creed Origins was released, Castle The Middle Ages also went on sale as scheduled. "

"Even though they were two different types of games, it was inevitable that many players would compare them in other aspects other than playstyle. "

"For example, the historical background and the combat system. "

"If the names of these two games were changed, they would be Assassin’s Creed Origin could be called "Egypt simulator", and "Castle The Middle Ages could be called the "Middle Ages simulator". Although the two games had different playstyles, they had one selling point that was very similar, which was the structure of the entire historical environment. "

"For many players who liked historical themes and cold weapon combat, these two games were very good choices because they both reproduced a certain period of history very well, giving people the illusion that they had traveled back in time. At the same time, it allowed players to play very important roles in this period of history. "

"However, after comparing the historical elements of the two games, many players would find that Assassin’s Creed Origin’s historical achievements had even completely surpassed 4k games, which were known for their historical-themed games! "

"First of all, the story of Assassin’s Creed origin was grander. Geographically, the story covered the vast area of ancient Egypt, and every city and village had a unique story. On the other hand, "Castle the Middle Ages" was only limited to a Castle. Although there were also many missions, there were still limited missions. "

"Secondly, the background of Assassin’s Creed origin was closely related to major historical events. The players could control Bayek and Aiya to talk with famous figures in history such as Caesar and Egypt to complete major historical battles together. In "Castle the Middle Ages, " there weren’t many historical figures. Although the game replicated the details of the Middle Ages well in all aspects, the sense of time wasn’t too strong. "

"The most important point was that Assassin’s Creed Origin chose Egypt as the place where the story took place, which was more attractive than medieval Europe. "

"In fact, there was already too much research, literature, and literary works about the European Middle Ages. There were also endless games. When game developers thought of cold weapon battles or fantasy stories, their first reaction would be to use materials from medieval Europe. Therefore, this was a very mature but somewhat boring theme. "

"Of course, "Castle the Middle Ages" had its own unique way of playing, combining business simulation and battle simulation. It could be clearly different from other games with medieval themes, and was still a pioneering work. However, if the theme of the game was compared to Assassin’s Creed In comparison, origins paled in comparison. "

……

"The ‘Egypt style’ tag was not only popular in China, but also attracted widespread attention from players abroad. "

"For the Western players who had played too many cold weapon battle themes, this story that happened in ancient Egypt was full of novelty. In particular, the story’s time setting was very likable. It belonged to a historical period that players were familiar with, but not bored of. Coupled with the amazing lethality of ancient Egypt’s beautiful scenery, many players could not help but be fascinated by it. "

Western players were also discussing the differences between Chen Mo’s new game and his previous one on foreign gaming websites and forums.

"Assassin’s Creed Origins is a big surprise for me! "I thought that salent would be confused for a while after developing ‘doomsday of the United States’, or he would continue to develop this style. However, he did not do so. Instead, he turned his attention to the field of history! And they’re equally outstanding!"

"Yes, I’m also very surprised. You should know that salent has never been involved in historical themes before, but this time, he has successfully surpassed 4K games, which have always been known for their historical themes. This is really unexpected!"

"Yes, especially as an open world game, Assassin’s Creed The game content in origin was really rich! It’s like an Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, presenting us Egypt from thousands of years ago from the humanities, history, architecture, environment, and other aspects. I’ve been immersed in ancient Egypt for a few days, I love it to death!"

"What I’m interested in is the setting of the ‘assassin organization’. Yes, there were many traces of ‘assassins’ in the history of the world, but this game was indeed the first game to put forward the concept of ‘assassin organization’. At the end of the game, Aiya and Bayek set up assassin organizations in Rome and Egypt respectively and told us the origin of the Assassin’s symbol … Since the game is called Assassin’s Creed, I really want to know if there will be any follow-up story development. "

"I think there must be some. After all, what does the ‘Creed’ in the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ refer to? He didn’t make it clear. Moreover, there are many things in history that we can use as material. Some places are more suitable than ancient Egypt for material gathering, such as Europe. "

"I’m pessimistic about this, because salent never counts 2 …"

"But salent will release a collection DLC. Have you forgotten about mysterious seas? Also, there are still many unlocked modules in animus. I think that with salent’s OCD, he would definitely not allow any holes to appear. He would definitely make all these unlocked modules!"

"Really? That would be great! To be honest, I really like this series, not only the way it’s played, but also its historical and cultural background! If more Assassin’s Creed series are released, I’ll definitely buy them all!"

……

"All the major game review websites also gave Assassin’s Creed Tgnn, who had given a high score of 9.2, gave a comment like this. "

"Another world-class IP of salent has been born!"

"Assassin’s Creed Origins leads the players deep into the most attractive environment in this series in a dark, multi-faceted Egypt and profound way. The main character, Bayek, was an assassin who was both compassionate and courageous. He was driven by a desire for revenge, and the players would experience a twisted story from his point of view In this story, there are pharaohs and corrupt leaders, as well as love that has been obtained and lost. You will also see the tragic situation of the people at the bottom of the society working hard until they die of exhaustion, but no one cares about them. "

"Assassin’s Creed Origins brings about an intense journey. It challenges the players ‘concept of right and wrong and makes you think about the legitimacy of killing in the game. Moreover, the game’s realism of ancient Egypt was amazing, often giving people a sense of transmigration. It could be said that it had reached the peak of historical perfection. Although there were a few bugs in the game, from the introduction of the game, it seemed that salent had deliberately created them. No matter what, this is a game that can make people immerse themselves in it, and there are no replaceable products on the market at the moment. It’s worth it for you to calm down and experience it!"

Chapter 845: event planning

"Shortly after the release of Assassin’s Creed Origins, the follow-up activities came one after another. "

The first was the game cabin theme of Assassin’s Creed Origins.

"Just like mysterious seas, how could a sightseeing game not have a theme? There were also ten themes, corresponding to different scenes, such as deserts, oases, pyramids, Alexandria Port, Nile River scenery, and so on. Basically, all of the landmarks in ancient Egypt had been made into themes for the players to choose from. "

"As for the price, it was still 10 yuan per theme. You wouldn’t suffer a loss if you bought it at 10 yuan, and you wouldn’t be fooled if you didn’t buy it at 10 yuan. If you bought it at 10 yuan, you would get a huge advertisement that urged you to buy Assassin’s Creed The game, origin, well, spent money to buy advertisements. It was completely OJBG. "

"Secondly, The Second City of Orgrimmar in Azeroth was almost completed, and it would soon be released as a follow-up content for the players to experience. "

"With Orgrimmar’s return, players not only began to see the city, but there were also more race models for players to choose from. "

"In the Stormwind City version, the players were humans by default, but there were also dwarves, gnomes, Night Elves, and other NPCs in Stormwind City. It was the same in Orgrimmar, where the players were blood elves by default. In Orgrimmar, there were various orcs, undead, Taurens, and so on. "

As for why the default race was blood elves and not orcs … Didn’t he know?

"The tacitly acknowledged orcs were probably meant to dissuade more than 90% of the female players. They couldn’t possibly castrate themselves before the world of Azeroth even came online, right? "

"Orgrimmar was similar to Stormwind City in that its main purpose was to sightsee. Even though the city had an instance dungeon, it was for the players to have fun. The main purpose of this city was to balance the alignment of the players. Otherwise, if everyone wandered around Stormwind City every day and subconsciously chose the humans, then the balance of the factions would not be maintained. "

"Now, with the extremely good-looking blood elves, the Horde could also attract a group of young ladies, and the Horde players would not be so gay every day. "

"Of course, since Chen Mo’s VR version of Azeroth used the latest physics and art styles, as well as a lot of Oriental aesthetics, humans and night Elves looked much better than in World of Warcraft. Especially since the human males were no longer short and chubby, they were much more attractive. "

As for when he would be online …

"Chen Mo counted with his fingers, it was 618! "

"There was still half a year to go before the 11/11 Gala. What if the players couldn’t wait for it? The e-commerce players in Chen Mo’s previous life had already thought it through. 618 was an auspicious day, and it was half a year away from the 11/11 event. It was perfect. "

"As for the 618 event, Chen Mo decided to separate it from the 11/11 event. "

"The 11/11 event was all about half price. However, if all the 618 spirit stones were sold at half price, there would be some conflict between the two festivals. Moreover, there would be two discounts per year, and salent would not be able to afford it if the players made too much money. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo gave 618 a unique position, which was to make it active. "

"The game developers only cared about two things profits and the players ‘activity. In some sense, the player activity data was even more important than the game’s profit data. This was because a high player activity meant that there were many people playing the game and new blood joining. Even if the profit was not high for the time being, it would slowly rise in the future. "

"Since the 11th floor was focusing on revenue, 618 would focus on player activity so that players could take more time to immerse themselves in the VR world. "

"In addition, the other versions of Assassin’s Creed were also being developed in an orderly manner. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the main works of Assassin’s Creed were released once a year, which was why they were called "new year goods" by some fans. In fact, one game a year was too short for Triple-A games, which was why there were many bugs in Assassin’s Creed, which were jokingly called by players as "buying bugs to get free games", "you may be the victim of the genuine games", and so on. "

"In the parallel world, technology and development methods were all different. With the huge art Library, Chen Mo didn’t have to spend too much time thinking about the gameplay, which greatly reduced the development time. In any case, it was impossible to produce all the Assassin’s Creed series in one go in his previous life, so he had to take it slow. "

The project team that was developing Assassin’s Creed Origins continued to develop other works of Assassin’s Creed and released them one after another.

"Apart from that, Chen Mo also planned to make a new game. "

The main goal of this game was to collect resentment points from players.

"From Dark Souls to now, Chen Mo had never made any games that could exact revenge on society. Although the Dark Souls series was enough for players to contribute a steady stream of resentment points, and there were still new players joining the game, the speed of contribution had slowed down. "

"For many players who had never played Dark Souls, the game was regarded as a godly work by many old fans. The combat system, level design, and other aspects of the game were praised to the sky, but its difficulty also made many players flinch. "

"It had been nearly two years since Dark Souls had been released. The players who had bought it, whether they had cleared the game or were dissuaded, had basically experienced it. Except for a few hardcore players, no one else would experience it over and over again. "

"Moreover, even for those hardcore players who had cleared the game several times, their threshold of suffering was getting higher and higher, and the number of grudges generated was not as high as before. "

"As such, Chen Mo decided to make a game that would reap the players ‘resentment. "

"There was no need to make this game particularly big. It was enough to be as short and tough as outlast. The important thing was to bring the players continuous pressure and torture. It would be best if the research and development could be completed in the short term, and it would be even better if it could be completed in time for the 618 event. "

"If it had rich levels and combat systems like dark Souls, the development time would definitely be extended, and it would be difficult to complete it on time. "

"Therefore, horror games were the most suitable. After all, after outlast, the players had gradually forgotten the fear of being dominated by serente, the director of the mental hospital. "

"However, considering salent’s current reputation, the game must have a rich content. It wasn’t just to scare and torture the players, but also to let the players experience a little spiritual baptism after clearing the game. Otherwise, a game that focused on creating negative energy without any artistic content could easily affect the reviews of the players and the game media. "

"Therefore, it would be a relatively small horror game with rich content. Moreover, it had to have a certain spiritual connotation. "

Chapter 846: Mount serente

"On June 15th, Chen Mo’s Weibo and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official website simultaneously released the 618 promotion. "

Many players were dumbfounded when they saw this. What did this mean?

"Chen Mo, you’re going against the e-commerce Festival, right? "

"It’s one thing for you to join the 11/11 event last year at half price, but why did you also come for 618? "

"Last year on 11/11, many people were planning to buy digital products, clothing, or other things, but with Chen Mo’s interference, they didn’t buy anything … "

"It couldn’t be helped. Compared to these physical items, the discount in virtual games was too much. If those normal items were all sold at a 50% discount, they might really lose a lot of money. Therefore, many businesses would either increase the price first before lowering it, or give a small discount, or sell it in limited quantities. For the consumers, it was really not worth it. "

"However, the game was different. It was all virtual anyway, so he would earn more if he sold it at half price … "

"Therefore, many players couldn’t control their hands at all. They bought games and value-added services. In the end, they didn’t buy any digital products or clothes that they wanted to buy on the 11/11. "

"Many people consoled themselves, "it’s okay, just wait for 618!"

"But when it reached 618, Chen Zhao came again … "

"Many players cried without even looking at the event. I beg you, let my J2, oh no, let my wallet have a break! "

"However, when the players read the detailed description of the 618 event, they felt a little better. "

"Strictly speaking, he was both gratified and regretful. "

"Fortunately, it was not half-price for the entire event. "

"Unfortunately, why wasn’t it half price for the entire event … "

"It could only be said that humans were such contradictory creatures. Many people said that they had no money, but in fact, they still hoped that the 618 game would be half price. At least, it would be better in terms of cash flow, and they would not have to wait until the 11th to return the tokens. "

"Although they were disappointed, many people took a closer look at 618’s event and realized that it seemed to be very interesting! "

……

The content of this 618 event was as follows.

"The first was a large scale event on the entire Thunderbolt gaming platform, with the main goal of promoting the game and increasing player activity. "

"1. For online games such as League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, players would be given exclusive skins and coins every day when they logged in. On the day of 618, players could get three times the game income (experience, gold, etc.) If they teamed up with friends. There would be additional rewards for recalling their old comrades. "

"2. All the games on Thunderbolt gaming platform will be released for trial play, allowing players to try out the first 10% of the game’s content. By accumulating online time, you can unlock more trial time, up to the first 30% of the game content. If the player had finished 30% of the game, they could choose to buy the game at 70% of the original price, and the discount could be stacked with the 11/11 event. "

"In other words, even if players bought the game at a 30% discount, they would still receive half the original price during the 11/11 event. "

"3. Thunderbolt gaming platform’s games would be linked to each other if they were designed by the same designer. On the day of 618, purchase and play the designer’s game (no limit on the number of games) for six hours, and you will receive a free game from the designer. This event is initiated by other designers, and they can decide which game they want to give. Chen Mo’s game wasn’t included. "

"The second was that "seaside mansion" welcomed a new version update. This time, it would launch the main city of Azeroth Orgrimmar. Player has gained a new identity, blood elf. Player can enter Orgrimmar and tour around freely. "

"The third was that Chen Mo was going to release a new game, a VR game, but it was only priced at 98 RMB. "

Players who can play the game for two hours will get a game or virtual item (skin) up to 200 yuan.

Players who can play the game for 6 hours will be rewarded with a game or virtual item up to 1000 Yuan.

Players who can persist in clearing the game can choose any game on Thunderbolt gaming platform and Chen Mo will give it to them for free.

"After reading the detailed rules of the event, many players were impressed by Chen Mo’s conscience! "

"All online games have a triple revenue event? GG, I don’t even know what game to play on 618. League of Legends or PlayerUnknown’s Battleground?"

"I can form a party with any friend? There were additional rewards for old comrades? I feel like it’s time to call back our old comrades!"

"I’m a little confused by the second point of the first message. What does it mean? What do you mean by overlapping with the double 11 event?"

"That means 70%*50%. In fact, as long as you finish 30% of the trial content on the same day, you can buy the game at a 35% discount! Of course, the token will only be returned on 11/11. "

"No, the person above is wrong. It’s actually more profitable."

"Even the independent video game designers are getting high? In other words, if a favorite indie game designer joined the event, they would get a game from him if they played for six hours on the day? It’s a game again, what a blessing!"

"The new main city, Orgrimmar! That’s awesome. Stormwind City was really awesome. Orgrimmar should be the main city of the orcs, right? The architectural style should be similar to the orcs in Warcraft, we can experience a different taste!"

"What I’m most interested in is the third one … Chen Mo made a new VR game, and it’s only selling for 98 RMB? Moreover, there were gifts in this game? Two hundred Yuan for two hours of playing? I can choose any game after clearing it?"

"Choose? Then I’ll choose Origin. The original price is 1980,98 for 1980. It’s a bloody profit! It’s not even worth it to buy a house!"

"F * ck, really? serente is so arrogant. He’s going to suffer a huge loss!"

"Wait, don’t tell me it’s a masochistic game like dark Souls?"

"So what? At most, he would just die in front of gundyr for two hours! Two hours of scenery is 200 yuan, and six hours of scenery is 1000 Yuan. It’s a huge profit!"

"Wow, you’re really a clever little boy!"

"For gamers who preferred indie games, indie events were the most cost-effective. It was also a great opportunity for the designers to promote their games. For designers who had multiple game series, even if they gave away one game after trying it out, the players would still spend money to buy other games of their own, and they would also use this opportunity to gain more players. "

"However, Chen Mo’s new game was still the most interesting. "

Can you really make money by playing games?

"98 for 1980, Chen Mo was losing money! "

Many players were curious. What kind of game was this?

"Hmm…The game’s English name is" foolish Hill "? Mount serente? Or Chen Mo Ling? Chen Mo used his own name to name the game? Does this mean that this is Chen Zhao’s own territory?"

"Pfft, previous poster, are you kidding me? isn’t this a Chinese name? It’s called Silent Hill!"

Chapter 847: An even scarier game

"When a lot of people heard the name Silent Hill, their first reaction was that it was a very artistic name! "

"However, combined with this "game for free" event, many people felt that this game was definitely not that simple. At the very least, it was definitely not a refreshing game that focused on literature. "

As for what game it was … He didn’t know.

"There was no introduction to the game, no promotional video, nothing at all. "

"He could only wait until he reached 618 and buy it for 98 before he could play it. Before that, Chen Mo didn’t plan on letting anyone know. "

"After hearing about the ‘buy game get free game’ event, many people subconsciously thought of Dark Souls. After all, Chen Mo’s first global game and first win of the year was due to Dark Souls, so when players thought of ‘stupid games’, they subconsciously thought of Dark Souls. "

Many old Dark Souls players were full of confidence. I’m definitely going to get 1980!

Wasn’t it just suffering? We’re good at it!

"This event didn’t specify how long it would take to clear the instance, so it was nothing more than suffering a few more times! It would still be effective even if he spent two months clearing it, so what was there to worry about? "

"Only a few players realized that Chen Mo had made a game a long time ago, called outlast … "

"After all, it had been too long since outlast was released, and many people had forgotten the feeling of being dominated by that bone-deep horror. "

"But now, an even scarier game had arrived … "

……

"On the day of 618, at midnight. "

"Many players were already waiting in front of their computers or VR gaming pods in advance, waiting for the 618 event to start. "

"There were so many events that it was a problem for many players to choose, but most players still chose to buy Chen Mo’s new game Silent Hill. "

"After all, the temptation of money was the most direct. Many players couldn’t hold back when they thought that they could earn 1980 Yuan by playing this game. "

"Even though 98 RMB wasn’t a small sum, it was nothing to VR players. Moreover, the quality of Chen Mo’s VR games was guaranteed, and he wouldn’t just make a bunch of garbage to fool the players, so most people bought it without hesitation. "

What they didn’t know was that Chen Zhao could have chosen to do it for free.

"However, if the game was free, it would instead cause many players to be suspicious, causing them to have a wait-and-see mood. A VR single player game that was free and free of charge? No matter how he looked at it, it was an obvious conspiracy. "

"Chen Mo chose to set the price at 98 Yuan because it wouldn’t make the players feel that it was too expensive, it would also make them feel less suspicious, and most importantly, the more players would buy it, the more money he could make. "

"Killing three birds with one stone. Yes, the plan worked! "

"Next, it was time for the willing to take the bait. "

……

"Fish-catching live streaming platform, old P’s live streaming room. "

"He had even slept until 11 O’ clock to start his livestream for the 618 event, just in time for the midnight event. "

"Old P’s main job was still to livestream PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. His first reaction when he got online this time was to watch the PlayerUnknown’s Battleground event, collect the event reward of 618 Yuan, spend some gold coins, and open some boxes. "

"In the end, after he turned on the livestream, he realized, huh? Why are there so many people in the audience today? "

And why did the audience all ask him to play Silent Hill first?

"It was reasonable to say that old P was not the only big streamer on fish-catching live streaming platform. Old P and Qin an mainly livestreamed "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground", and they would only occasionally stream single-player games at night. Zou Zhuo, Lin Xue, and the others focused on single player games. "

"Therefore, everyone’s fan base was relatively fixed. The first reaction of those who liked watching single player games was to go to zou Zhuo or Xue Lin’s stream. "

"But today, for some reason, all of them had come to old P’s live stream room, which was why the number of people in his live stream room had soared. "

Old P looked at fish-catching live streaming platform’s website in confusion and found that zou Zhuo and Lin Xue had a tacit understanding not to start a live stream. No wonder the audience was coming to him.

"Many players had planned to go online to get their rewards and go to bed, and then work on it the next day, but they wanted to watch a livestream before going to sleep, so they went to old P’s place. "

"So many of you want to see Chen Mo’s new game? Alright, I’ll stream Chen Mo’s new game first. Let me do a search … What’s it called again, Silent Hill? Oh, I found it. "

"98?It was really cheap. Does it mean that I can choose any game from the entire platform as a gift after I pass the game stage? Alright, I’ll play for a bit. "

"Old P didn’t think much about it. After buying it, he directly entered the game. "

"Before entering the game, the VR gaming pod automatically ran a physical condition check. Old P’s physical condition was of course fine, so no prompt popped up. "

……

Black screen.

"The first thing that entered his ears was the sound of "di da, di da …"

The tap was dripping.

"He opened his eyes, and an image appeared in his pitch-black vision. "

The first thing that appeared in old P’s eyes was a rusty faucet. It couldn’t be turned on properly and was dripping water.

Next to the tap was a dirty sink and a mirror with some cracks.

A faint background melody sounded along with a slight panting sound.

"The panting didn’t come from old P, but from the male lead in the game. "

"The background melody of the game was very light, but it was long and rushed. There was a lingering sense of mystery that made people’s hearts beat faster without them knowing. "

"The male protagonist was still taking deep breaths, as if he was trying to calm his emotions. "

He raised his head and the male lead’s face appeared in the mirror.

"It was a standard white face, and he was quite handsome. However, under the dim light and large shadows, his face looked a little gloomy and dejected. "

"The male lead stopped in front of the mirror for a while, as if he wanted to see something clearly. "

"The game was playing from a first-person perspective, but through the mirror, old P could clearly see the male protagonist’s every minute expression and could also infer that his mental state was not particularly good. "

"Drip, drip …"

"The sound of water dripping was still repeating. This dry and monotonous sound was beating old P’s eardrums and his fragile nerves. Accompanied by the male lead’s heavy breathing and the strange melody, coupled with this strange scene, old P’s heart suddenly clenched! "

"Through the reflection of the mirror and the corner of his field of vision, old P saw some other scenes of this place. "

"Obviously, this was a public toilet that had been abandoned for many years. Not only was the sink in front of him dirty, but even the surrounding walls, floor, urinal, and so on were all full of dirt. It was unbearable to look at. "

"There were many unknown red scribbles on the walls, and on the floor, there were even large patches of red and black stains. It was unclear if it was embroidered water, blood, or something else. "

The male protagonist looked at his reflection in the mirror and muttered to himself.

"Mary, are you really … In this town?"

Chapter 848: Close the game if you want to

"The male protagonist took a deep breath in front of the mirror, and his breathing finally became even. "

"At this moment, old P found that he had gained control of the male lead. "

He first turned around and looked around the abandoned toilet.

"Just like what she had seen in the mirror before, it was unbearable to look at. The place was full of rust and dirt. Even though the male lead was wearing leather boots, it still made people feel very uncomfortable. "

"There were a few posters hanging on the wall of the exit, but they were also blurry because of the long time. He could only vaguely see that it was a woman’s face. If he imagined the details, it should be quite beautiful. "

The exit was just beside it.

"Old P walked out of the exit, but when he saw the scenery outside, his heart turned cold. "

A thick fog!

"Under the cover of the thick fog, the visibility of the entire scene was extremely low. "

"At this moment, the male protagonist walked to a short wall on the side and looked down at Silent Hill, which was covered in thick fog, as if he was lost in thought. "

"From the looks of it, this was the edge of a small town, which had also been abandoned for a long time. However, although the roads and walls had also been weathered, they had not changed much. It was not as depressing as the toilet. "

The only thing that made people feel uncomfortable was the endless fog.

"Moreover, it was completely different from the haze in reality. In reality, the fog was gloomy with a lot of dust particles. The scene would appear very dark, but it would only give people a feeling of "harmful to health" and not make any strange associations. "

"However, the fog here was a vast expanse of white. It was just pure fog, and it didn’t seem to make people think of any air pollution, but it had a mysterious atmosphere. "

"Just as the main character was leaning against the low wall in deep thought, a female voice rang in his ear. "

"The male protagonist was very calm, still looking into the distance in a daze. It was clear that the female voice was not an illusion or someone was talking, but from the male protagonist’s own memory. "

He recalled these words.

"In my endless dreams, I saw that small town."

"Silent Hill."

"You promised me that you would take me there one day."

"But … You never fulfilled your promise."

"Now, I’m all alone … I’m there all alone."

"In a … Special place for the two of us."

"I’ll be waiting for you …"

"At this moment, the background music changed. "

"The sound of a guitar, and it was a slightly faster rhythm. "

"However, the sound of the guitar was mixed with a few lonely high notes from time to time. The originally slow and low-key guitar sound suddenly became mysterious and throbbing. "

It was as if there was an invisible hand pushing and tempting them into an unknown place filled with danger …

The male lead sighed softly and took out a photo from his pocket.

Old P looked at the photo in his hand. It was a very beautiful woman.

The male lead muttered to himself as he looked down at the photo.

"I received a letter."

"The letter is signed by … Mary."

"That’s … My wife’s name. "

"This is ridiculous. It can’t be true."

"I … Have been reminding myself."

"It’s impossible for a deceased person to write a letter. "

"Mary passed away three years ago in that terrible disease."

"So …"

"Why did I … Come here to look for her?"

"A ‘special place’? Where is she referring to?"

"This place, this entire town, is a ‘special place’ to us."

"Could she be referring to the lakeside Park?"

"We were there once. We spent an entire day looking at the lake. It was just the two of us."

"Is Mary really … There?" he asked. "

"Is she really still alive … And waiting for me?"

"After the male lead finished speaking, he took another deep breath and carefully kept the photo in his arms. "

"Then, he stood up and looked at the entrance of Silent Hill. "

There seemed to be something waiting for him there …

……

"Old P, who had regained control of the main character, felt a chill on his back, as if the cold sweat on his forehead was flowing down involuntarily. "

"The abandoned toilet, the strange mirror, the horrifying melody, the male lead who was talking to himself, the letter from his dead wife, the town shrouded in thick fog … "

All of this seemed to point to the same thing.

This … Was a horror game!

Old P felt that he was already thinking of retreating.

"One had to know that this was only the beginning. They hadn’t seen any monsters or triggered any scary plot. In the end, it was just a simple scene and two character conversations, and it had already scared old P to death. "

"With the "mysterious sea" level graphics, everything around them was so realistic that it made people’s hair stand on end. But the more realistic it was, the more terrifying it was. "

"If it was the previous games that had mosaic graphics, it would be equivalent to full-screen coding. The unrealistic character movements and the third person perspective would reduce the horror of the player. "

"But now, in the first-person perspective of the VR game, with the high quality surround sound system and the support of the whole body, the players felt as if their souls had transmigrated into a real world. "

"In this place, all the terrifying scenes would be displayed with the most realistic effect, and no details would be missed. "

"Dear viewers, this game doesn’t seem fun at all. Let’s quit and go back to playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground." Old P decisively gave up. "

"It couldn’t be helped. Other games involved money, but this game … Seemed to involve one’s life! "

"In the end, what old P didn’t expect was … "

The bullet comments didn’t allow her to leave?

"[Host, please continue playing!] "

"I’ll close the game!"

"We want to see you clear the game!"

"Host, don’t be a coward. Continue playing!"

"If you want to close the game, take" close +1 "!"

"On the bullet screen, even old P’s core fans, who loved to watch PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds the most, were also spamming the bullet screen, asking him to continue playing Silent Hill. "

The reason wasn’t hard to guess. They were just watching a show …

"Bullet screen viewers loved to see streamers suffer. From outlast to excavate for Ascension, and then to Dark Souls, Chen Mo created the games, but it was the bullet screen viewers who fanned the flames for the streamers to play … "

"When the audience saw that the game was a horror game, they were invigorated. "

Play! What could this do?

"Anyway, it was old P in the game cabin, and the audience watched the bullet comments on their PC or mobile phones. While watching the bullet comments, they watched old P being scared witless. Yes, it was very comfortable! "

"Looking at the screen full of "close the game if you want to, " old P was helpless. "

He had no choice but to continue playing.

"Although it was a horror game, and he was extremely unwilling … "

"However, for the sake of the show’s effect and to challenge the game, old P decided to continue playing. "

Chapter 849: dead silence

"His leather shoes stepped on the road, making light footsteps. "

"The sound itself was not frightening, but in this deathly silent environment, it was particularly ear-piercing. "

Old P took a deep breath and slowly walked forward.

"He tried to run, but it made a louder sound. The more he ran, the more panting the protagonist would be. The sound of running and panting overlapped, making old P more panicked. "

"So, it was better to walk slowly. "

"Fortunately, the protagonist’s walking speed was not slow, and it was still within an acceptable range. "

He had to admit that Silent Hill had created the perfect atmosphere.

"There weren’t too many disgusting scenes, nor were there a sea of disgusting monsters. There wasn’t any darkness either. "

"It was just an abandoned town with thick fog, background music, and the sound of breathing and footsteps. "

"Old P wasn’t so scared that he quit the game immediately, but there was still a faint trace of horror lingering in his heart that couldn’t be removed. "

"There was a car parked in front of them. It looked relatively new, and the door was open. It was very different from the other abandoned cars on the side of the road. "

"The male protagonist must have driven this car to Silent Hill. After arriving, he went to the abandoned public toilet and looked in the mirror to wake himself up. "

"Old P came to the front of the car, picked up a map of Silent Hill from the seat, and closed the door. "

"He really wanted to try and see if he could open the door and drive the car away, leaving this damn place, but it was obviously impossible. "

"The map is actually placed in this place and not directly given to the players? If the players didn’t even look at the car and just left, wouldn’t it be …"

Old P felt all the hair on his body stand up. This was a trap that couldn’t be more malicious …

"If some players barged in without a map, how terrible would it be in a horror game with such a foggy day? "

He didn’t dare to imagine …

Old P calmed down and opened the map to take a look.

"This was the map of Silent Hill town, and old P was still on the outskirts. He hadn’t entered the town at all, so this map wasn’t useful for the time being. "

"There was only one path in front of them, down the mountain. "

Old P had no other choice but to bite the bullet and walk into the thick fog …

……

The fog became thicker.

"Old P was walking down a small mountain path, but the lower he went, the lower the visibility became. "

"When he was walking on the small path, old P’s vision could only see two to three meters around him. Any further and it would be a blur. "

"He could vaguely see tall trees, but these trees were of no use other than making some rustling sounds. "

"The wind, the rustling of the trees, and his own footsteps. "

There was a dead silence.

Old P felt panicked.

"He was a little puzzled. Why did such a quiet atmosphere, without the low growls of wild beasts or the roars of monsters, give people such a terrifying and dangerous feeling? "

"Very quickly, old P realized. "

This was because it was too quiet. There was no sound of life.

"There were no sounds of insects, no chirping of birds, and no signs of living creatures. "

There was only the boundless fog and the sound of the wind blowing against the trees.

He … Seemed to be the only living thing here …

"Every time old P walked a bit, he would stop and calm down. "

"In the beginning, he was worried that a monster would suddenly appear from behind the thick fog. "

"But he thought too much. At least on the way to Silent Hill, he didn’t encounter any monsters or anything suspicious. "

"The only strange thing was a well, but nothing happened after old P carefully walked over. "

No monsters crawled out of the well.

"Old P specially walked over and leaned over to take a look. It was pitch black inside the well, and it had probably been abandoned for a long time. "

"Walking forward, they finally saw two iron gate. "

"Old P tried to push the two rusty iron gate doors with both hands, and he felt a Clear Touch. "

"Creak, creak, creak … "

"The iron gate made an ear-piercing sound, and the shaft was rubbing against each other, finally opening a small gap. "

"He couldn’t push it anymore, so old P turned sideways and slipped through the gap in the iron gate. "

"This place … Is a graveyard?"

"In the thick fog in front of him, he could vaguely see the tombstones. The ground under old P’s feet was no longer a small mountain path, but a land full of fallen leaves. The sound of his footsteps was very dull and oppressive. "

"Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him. "

"From the outline, it was a woman. "

"She went from one gravestone to another, as if she was looking for something. "

"Finally, she stopped in front of one of the tombstones. With her back facing the main character, she half-squatted there, not moving at all. "

"The protagonist walked over to her, but when he opened his mouth, he gave the woman a shock. The woman’s scream also gave old P a shock. "

"Fortunately, he was a normal person. "

"The male lead chatted with her and asked for the way to Silent Hill. However, the long black-haired woman told him not to go. That place was very strange, but the protagonist said he didn’t care because he was looking for someone very important to him, his wife. "

He found the exit in the cemetery and continued forward.

"It was another long journey. The fog was still there, and the dead silence was still there. "

"Old P felt that his mental state was already extremely tense. He always felt that according to the usual horror games, a monster would suddenly jump out at this time, but it didn ‘t, not a single one. "

"Not to mention monsters, there wasn’t even a single item that could be collected. He could only keep moving forward, and moving forward … "

"Finally, after passing through an abandoned farm, old P saw the road. "

It seemed that he had finally arrived at Silent Hill.

"Road signs, barbed wire, roadblocks … Old P continued to walk along the road. After a long time, he finally arrived at the town. "

"After passing through the wide road in the middle of Silent Hill, old P finally confirmed that he had entered the town. In front of him was a long-abandoned flower market. It was also dirty and looked like it had been through a lot. "

"Old P tried to push the door, but it didn’t open. "

"There was an abandoned work desk next to it, which was filled with all kinds of junk. In the middle of the kettle and all kinds of small shovels, there was a small first aid kit. "

"Eh? This can be taken!" Old P tried to interact with the workbench, and the main character reached out to pick up the small first aid kit and put it away. "

"At this moment, old P heard a deep neigh from the distance! "

"What’s going on?"

"Old P subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, but the fog was too thick, and he couldn’t see anything clearly. "

"Old P calmed himself down. It seemed that a monster was finally going to appear. Otherwise, he would not have arranged a first aid kit here in advance. "

"This is salent’s scheme. The map at the beginning and the first aid kit did not give any hints at all. He also deliberately made it so that it was highly integrated with the environment … In this thick fog, if the players are not careful, they will be wrong …"

Old P felt a lingering fear. This game was really full of deep malice!

"He subconsciously looked at the time. He thought that he had been running for half an hour in the game, but in fact, only ten minutes had passed … "

Chapter 850: san value drops sharply

Old P carefully turned a corner.

"The background music made his heart beat faster and faster. At this moment, he saw the blood on the ground."

"There was a lot of blood, and it appeared to be a dark red that had already solidified, spreading towards the depths of the street in front of the corner."

"It’s really blood?!"

"Old P even lowered his head to look at it, and his character automatically made a touching gesture."

"At this moment, the monster’s roar reverberated in his ears!"

Old P turned his head and saw a distorted figure flash past beside the abandoned car.

"It was hard for old P to describe what he had seen. It looked like a human-shaped creature, but the way it walked was completely different from a normal person."

"With no visible movement of the arms, only the swaying body, this extremely strange figure quickly disappeared into the thick fog."

"This …"

Old P was scared stiff. He quickly returned to the corner and carefully poked his head out to observe.

"However, the figure did not appear again."

"What’s that?" Old P didn’t see it clearly, but combined with the map and the hint of the blood earlier, they would definitely have to go in the direction where the monster disappeared."

"Old P’s heart felt weak, but he still slowly, slowly walked into the thick fog …"

"At another corner, more blood stains led old P forward."

"At this time, old P came to a construction area. There were barbed wire on both sides, a bridge hole in front, and all kinds of construction garbage piles inside. For some unknown reason, after the town was abandoned, all the projects here were suspended."

"Rustle, rustle, rustle …"

Noise.

"The ear-piercing noise came from the front, making it difficult for old P not to notice."

"There was a wooden frame in front of the bridge, but it was already broken. Old P tried to walk forward, crossed the wooden frame with difficulty, and came to the bridge."

Only then did old P see clearly that the thing that had been making the rustling sound was a radio.

"In fact, through the previous scenes, old P had already confirmed that this story happened in a very long time ago, at least 30 to 40 years ago (considering the time in the parallel world). At least in the in-game era, there should not even be a smartphone."

"After all, the radio was already considered an old antique to the players of parallel world, yet it had become an important item in the game."

"However, not only did this not make old P feel any better, but it made him even more scared."

"The radio was still broadcasting noise. The rustling sound not only interfered with old P’s hearing but also stung his nerves. Old P tried to operate the radio, but it was no use. No matter how he changed the frequency, the rustling sound still rang out."

"Old P was frustrated, but at this moment …"

"He seemed to have heard other sounds besides the rustling sound, and it was coming from a position very close to him."

"Old P had been playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground for a long time, so he was very good at locating sounds. He quickly looked to his left and realized that in the shadow of the bridge, there was still … A monster!"

"What is this thing!"

"Old P was so scared that he kept stepping back, but there was a wooden frame blocking the way behind him. His back suddenly leaned against the wooden frame, and he could clearly feel it, which gave him another shock."

The monster in front of him was growling in a low voice while walking towards him in an extremely distorted posture …

"On the surface, it looked like a human-shaped monster, but its entire body seemed to be wrapped in a bag of flesh and blood. It had no face or facial features, as if it had been skinned from head to toe and then sewn back."

"It was covered in blood, and what was even stranger was that it had arms, but they seemed to be covered under its skin. From the outside, only the outline of its arms could be seen, like a prisoner in a binding suit in the movies … But, the binding suit was its own skin and flesh."

Old P recognized it. This was the figure he had met at the corner earlier because their outline and walking posture were exactly the same.

"Old P was still trying to retreat, but the wooden frame blocked him perfectly in his panic, and he couldn’t retreat at all!"

"Seeing the monster approaching him step by step, old P looked around and found a crowbar in the corner."

"Old P picked up the crowbar, clenched it with both hands, and smashed it into the monster’s head!"

"Pfft!"

Blood and flesh splattered everywhere!

"The sharp end of the crowbar pierced deeply into the monster’s head. The moment it was pulled out, the monster’s head was like a rotten apple, and large amounts of blood gushed out!"

"However, the monster’s movements did not stop because of this. Instead, it made an even more ferocious sound and pounced at old P again!"

"Although old P was panicking, he had trained in pan combat in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. He dodged to the left and swung the crowbar in his hand again, smashing through the monster’s head!"

"After a few knocks, the monster finally died."

The male protagonist even used the crowbar to poke the monster’s head to confirm that it wasn’t human.

"Old P was panicking. He really didn’t want to look at this monster anymore because it was too realistic. This kind of inhuman creature simply stimulated the deepest fear in the players ‘hearts. Although this thing was really very weak, it was much more disgusting than many beasts and monsters in Dark Souls!"

"After leaving the bridge, old P realized that the radio was no longer rustling, but a series of Mary’s voice was coming out, so intermittent that it was hard to hear."

"This radio seems to be broken, but … It’s better to keep it with you." The male lead put the radio in his pocket."

"Old P held a crowbar in his hand and searched the surroundings. He found that this was a dead end, so he could only return the way he came, back to the town in Silent Hill."

"But as soon as he entered, the radio started to rustle again …"

"Old P was annoyed. Just as he was about to see if he could throw the radio away, another monster appeared in the thick fog ahead!"

"No, not just one, but two. One of them was closer, while the other was further away. They could only see a rough outline in the thick fog."

"Old P instantly panicked, but fortunately, these two monsters didn’t seem to have noticed him and were still wandering aimlessly …"

"What’s the situation? Wasn’t there nothing in the town just now? Why are there monsters all over the ground?"

"The distance between the two monsters was very close. Old P was afraid that he would attract two monsters at once if he rushed up, so he could only carefully hide in place and observe."

"As a result, the two monsters wandered aimlessly into the distance and disappeared into the thick fog. The rustling of the radio had also disappeared."

"Phew … So, I can avoid it. This radio only makes noise when there are monsters nearby?"

"Old P knew that the next step was to go deep into the thick fog and search for more clues. He might even have to turn the whole town upside down to find the protagonist’s dead wife, Mary."

"However, he felt that he couldn’t continue playing anymore."

Chapter 851: The fear of a psychological cue

"Old P had always thought that he had a good mental fortitude, but after playing this game, he realized that he might have been wrong … "

"Her heart was beating fast, her hands and feet were cold, and she was sweating profusely. Her entire body was trembling uncontrollably … "

Old P couldn’t even muster the courage to walk into the fog of the town again.

He subconsciously looked at the system time. Only 25 minutes had passed since he started playing.

"Moreover, this was the first 25 minutes of the game! "

"There was only one monster and a simple battle. As a horror game, there was not even a scary scene. "

"For example, there were many games where players would kill at the door, turn around, scream, and kill. "

"Of course, it was possible that there would be more in the future, but old P had not encountered them yet. "

"Strictly speaking, ever since old P entered the game, all he had done was run in the fog, from the entrance to the mountain road, to the cemetery, and then to the town … "

"However, it was this monotonous environment that gave old P a lot of psychological pressure. "

"This was a very clever psychological hint. An abandoned town, a fog that never saw the sky, and a deathly silent environment … All these factors repeatedly stung old P’s nerves. "

"This method was completely different from the horror of "opening the door to kill". In those horror games, horror was like a sharp knife that could suddenly stab you at any time, making you scream in fear. However, Silent Hill was like a blunt knife cutting through flesh. It was always challenging one’s tolerance threshold step by step. "

"On the surface, a white fog was much better than darkness and blood. It was nothing more than running and collecting things in the fog, not so dangerous. "

"However, once a player stayed in this environment for 10 to 20 minutes, the psychological pressure would rise sharply. This kind of unexplainable pressure would even make it difficult for the player to move. They would only want to kneel down, find a corner, and tremble. "

Old P decisively chose to quit the game.

"That’s all for today, I’m not playing anymore, I’m really going to die if I keep playing. Hurry up and talk to me. Send a bullet screen to calm me down. Hurry up, I’m afraid I’ll die in the game cabin. "

"Old P returned to the login scene in the game cabin and looked at Assassin’s Creed With the theme of Alexandria Port in origin, looking at the hard-working Egyptians and the sunset at the mouth of the Nile River, his mood finally began to calm down. "

"Looking at the bullet screen again, old P realized that the audience’s situation was not much better than his. "

"F * ck, I can’t take it anymore, I can’t take it anymore. I’m defeated. I can’t take it anymore!"

"It’s too depressing, I can’t take it anymore!"

"Requesting for high-energy bullet screen Lord’s protection!"

[I’m not watching anymore. I’ll watch it when PUBG is broadcast!]

"I can’t sleep this late at night. I … I’m going to see an X-ray to ease my pain …"

"Although the audience had been urging him to broadcast Silent Hill, it had only been 20 minutes, and the players had already died. "

Although the audience was basically watching on their PC and mobile phones … It was past 12 o’ clock at night.

"Many people were lying in bed with the lights off, watching old P’s livestream on their mobile screens. Some people were even wearing headphones. "

"In such an environment, the fear and pressure they felt were slightly weaker than old P’s in the game cabin, but not by much. Even with the bullet comments protecting them, the game’s oppressive environment and atmosphere would continue to erode the players ‘nerves. "

Old P looked at the number of viewers.

"Since zou Zhuo and Lin Xue had not started streaming yet, old P had more than 5 million viewers when he first started streaming. But now, there were only 3 million viewers left … "

"The viewers had encouraged old P to livestream Silent Hill to scare him, but they had successfully scared themselves … "

"Old P really wanted to delete Silent Hill from his game cabin right now and never touch the game again, but seeing that many viewers were still saying "continue to broadcast Silent Hill, " old P could only sigh."That … We’ll continue tomorrow. Tomorrow … I’ll stop today. My sanity value is almost gone. I really can’t hold on any longer. If I continue, I’ll have to call you to collect my body …"

……

Old P wasn’t the only one who bought Silent Hill and started playing after midnight.

"Soon, the Thunderbolt gaming platform’s discussion forum was flooded with players who peed their pants in fear. "

"F * ck! This was a F * cking horror game! A horror game! High energy Alert, don’t play!"

"He quit after playing for five minutes. I really can’t continue!"

"Who said that this game is similar to Dark Souls? If you come out, I promise I won’t beat you to death!"

"F * ck, this game reminds me of Chen Mo’s outlast!"

"This game can compete with outlast! No, I think the atmosphere is even more depressing than outlast!"

"Yeah, it’s so strange. We’ve been running in the fog for the first ten minutes of the game, and we didn’t even encounter a single monster. Why do I feel like it’s even scarier than outlast??"

"Chen Mo is too evil! This game can last for two hours? fnndp"

"Two hundred Yuan for two hours? What a F * cking loss! You want to buy my life with just 200 yuan?"

"How can this game last for two hours? Old P only played for less than half an hour and he’s already dead, what’s the concept of two hours?"

"The players who were tricked by Silent Hill were all complaining. They were there to take advantage of Chen Mo, but they ended up being tricked by him! "

"Many players thought that they could just stand still and enjoy the scenery like in Dark Souls and fill up the time. After all, there was a reward for two hours and six hours, which was to watch the scenery in the VR pod and chat with friends. "

"However, when he entered the game, he realized that he was not doing anything. "

The first scene of the game was an abandoned public toilet with a tap that was dripping water.

"Going back, there were mountain paths, cemeteries, strange towns, thick fog with visibility of only two to three meters, wind sounds, and strange background music. In such an environment, even if you were to go AFK, your sanity value would also drop drastically! "

"Many old players naturally thought of Chen Mo’s previous game outlast, but outlast and Silent Hill were two completely different types of horror. "

"The horror of outlast was very direct. It was a dark environment, the sudden appearance of monsters, and the fear of not being able to fight and only being able to run. "

"However, Silent Hill was different, especially in the beginning. There was no darkness, no monsters, and the main character was very strong, but the players were also depressed and desperate! "

"This kind of terror was more of a mental terror. Just like a magic attack, it ignored armor and penetrated deep into the bone. "

"Many players even thought that at the beginning of Silent Hill, the bright daytime scene was already so scary … "

Then what would it be like in the end?

Chapter 852: Triangular head

"The discussion about Silent Hill instantly became a hot topic on 618, and it even went on Weibo’s hot search. "

Many players woke up early in the morning and browsed the forums and the chat records of the player group. They found that all of them were talking about Silent Hill!

The comments were actually quite consistent.

"All in all, it meant one thing, "I peed my pants!"

Many players were curious. What did this mean? was this a horror game?

"No wonder Chen Mo sent out an event to clear Silent Hill and give away the game, he was waiting for this! "

"Although some players were smart enough to back out and didn’t even buy it, there were also some players who were curious. "

"How terrifying can it be?"

"On the internet, there were many players who had played Silent Hill, but no one could tell how scary the game was. "

Was the fog terrifying? The town was terrifying? Or was the monster known as the ‘brother with a pocket’ more terrifying?

"The players who didn’t play Silent Hill didn’t know what was so scary about this thing. It was just a little fog in the town. Oh, what’s the big deal with a monster that moves extremely slowly, attacks with slow movements, and kills with a few crowbars? "

This was even worse than outlast!

"When many players heard that it was a horror game, they wanted to follow their hearts. However, after seeing the discussion, they had the illusion that they could try it. "

This was especially true for many players who thought they were brave and loved to watch horror movies.

"From everyone’s feedback, Silent Hill wasn’t too difficult in terms of combat. Unlike outlast, where players were unarmed, the scenes and monsters were just at the level of horror games. There was nothing special about it. There wasn’t even a plot like opening the door to kill or turning back to kill? "

"The only strange thing was that everyone said that they couldn’t continue playing this game because it was too scary. Many players who thought they were brave didn’t care about this."These people are too cowardly, scum!"

"There was also a group of people on the internet who kept promoting "Silent Hill isn’t scary at all. The game isn’t as good as it sounds. In fact, it’s boring!"

"The hot topic, the temptation of curiosity, the mysterious self-confidence, and the Fanning of the flames of the crowd … "

"Although many players knew that this was a horror game, they still spent 98 Yuan on it. They really wanted to see if this game was really scary. How terrifying could it be? "

……

Old P was struggling in front of a round hole with green water flowing out.

"After playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for a few hours, old P took a nap, ate lunch, and continued his livestream. However, the audience asked him to play Silent Hill again … "

"Old P didn’t want to touch the game anymore, but it was daytime, and his sanity value had almost recovered. The feeling of despair and depression from last night had basically disappeared, so he obeyed the audience’s request and entered the world of Silent Hill again. "

"In the beginning, it was relatively smooth. Old P had already adapted to the thick fog in the town and successfully found the key to the apartment. He entered the apartment to explore. "

"However, after he entered, old P found that he had been tricked again. "

Who said that this game didn’t have dark scenes?

The apartment was dark!

"Old P found a map in the lobby of the apartment, but when he was dizzy in the darkness and wanted to take out the map to take a look, he found that he couldn’t see it clearly! "

"In the VR version of Silent Hill, the map wasn’t a separate interface, and the main character held it in his hand. In the case of insufficient light, the protagonist would still take out the map, but he couldn’t see it clearly. "

"Fortunately, although he was in the dark, there were no monsters. Old P found a flashlight in one of the rooms on the first floor, but just as he got the flashlight … "

The radio started to rustle again!

"Under the light of the flashlight, old P could clearly see two bloody legs standing up in front of him … "

"Old P thought that it was some upside-down monster, but when he looked down, he saw that it also had two legs! "

"Yes, this monster seemed to be joined together by two lower bodies. The lower two legs were swaying as it walked, and the upper two legs were bent, as if it wanted to give old P a loving hug. "

"This new monster was the same as the previous one. It was covered in blood, and its skin was full of stitches. Disgusting mucus dripped from it, mixed with blood. It was unspeakably strange. "

"Old P was so scared that he went up and hit the monster with his crowbar. Blood splattered everywhere, and pieces of flesh flew. After a few consecutive hits, the monster finally fell to the ground and stopped moving. "

Old P’s condition didn’t improve even after he got the flashlight.

"Because the previous scene was pitch black, even if there was something disgusting, he could not see it clearly. But now, under the light of the flashlight, some filth and horror were all clearly presented in front of old P … "

"Old P found a pistol in the apartment, saw a dead body next to the TV and a strange wall clock, and met a little girl who liked to play pranks … "

"Then, he saw the strange cave with green water flowing out. "

"Old P first used a crowbar to reach in, but he couldn’t touch the bottom and didn’t hook anything special. "

He had no choice but to extend his hand.

Old P put his left hand in and felt the touch.

"After reaching in, the male lead would automatically feel around in the hole, and old P’s hand would also feel something. Some felt like gravel, but some were very soft … "

"Old P felt his left hand trembling slightly. He was really scared. Perhaps if he was not careful, his arm would leave him forever … "

"Finally, old P felt that he had touched a special little thing and grabbed it in his hand. He took it out and saw that it was the key to the strange clock. "

"Old P let out a long breath, moved his left hand with some palpitations, and quickly left the room. "

"The apartment was dark, but there were many rooms. "

"These rooms were all marked with house numbers, but they were so dirty that it was difficult to distinguish them. Even with a map, old P was still dizzy. "

"After searching this floor, old P continued to go up and came to the third floor. "

"Just as he reached the third floor, he suddenly heard the screams of monsters in front of him. There were also a few muffled sounds, like something had fallen to the ground. "

"BOOM!"BOOM!"

Old P’s palm turned cold. He carefully hid behind the door and looked inside.

The room in front of him was dark.

A huge human-shaped monster that was more than two meters tall was waving a huge machete and chopping two four-legged monsters into pieces of meat.

"BOOM!"BOOM!"

"This huge human-shaped monster was bare-chested, and there was not much blood on it. However, its skin appeared to be an extremely unnatural gray-white color, and its bulging muscles seemed to contain a terrifying power. "

"The most eye-catching thing was its head. It was not a human head, but a huge Iron Triangle that looked extremely heavy. It even made the movements of this tall humanoid monster seem much slower. "

"At this moment, the monster was waving a thick iron blade that was close to two meters long, constantly chopping the two four-legged monsters in front of it. "

"BOOM!"BOOM!"

"The four-legged monster continuously let out howls and screams of pain, but it was to no avail. The triangular head continued to slash at it again and again … "

Chapter 853: The loss rate is too high

"What … What the hell is this??"

"Old P was completely dumbfounded. This strange scene, coupled with the sound of the big knife chopping meat, was completely beyond the scope of normal human knowledge. In addition, the high-definition images, the tense and exciting atmosphere, and the realistic sound effects intertwined with the two feelings of extreme reality and extreme absurdity, made old P completely frozen in place, submerged in the water, at a loss. "

"A moment later, old P reacted. There was an abandoned wardrobe next to him, and old P quickly got in. "

"Thump, thump …"

"The giant-like triangular-headed monster was still waving its long knife tirelessly, and one of the four-legged monsters had been cut into pieces of meat on the ground, while the other four-legged monster had only half of its body left. "

The triangular-headed monster lowered its body and grabbed one of the four-legged monster’s legs with its left hand. It dragged its long blade with its right hand and walked down the stairs step by step.

"Old P felt his heart beating non-stop. With every step the pyramid Head took, he could hear the heavy sound of his feet stepping on the ground. The corpse and the long knife were dragged on the ground. At the same time as the long knife rubbed against the ground and made an ear-piercing sound, the half body of the four-legged monster also left a long pool of blood on the ground … "

"Old P’s ears echoed with the male protagonist’s heavy breathing and rapid heartbeat, and his own condition was not much better. "

"Although he knew that the game would not collect the player’s voice, old P still subconsciously did not even dare to breathe, let alone make any sound. "

He knew very well that it was all up to fate now. If the pyramid Head really found him … He wouldn’t be able to scratch the monster with his small pistol and a dozen bullets.

"But … This should be just an ordinary scary plot, right? It should be? "

"Old P observed through the gap of the wardrobe. It was very dark outside, with only a little bit of light. Judging from the sound of the pyramid Head, it was approaching the wardrobe step by step … "

"Suddenly, the sound stopped. "

"However, the crack in front of old P also darkened. "

"……"

"Old P’s heart was almost in his throat. Although his vision was dark, he knew that Pyramid Head was just outside the closet, standing there quietly … "

Ten seconds.

30 seconds.

One minute passed.

"Old P felt that this minute was as long as the end of the world. There was still no sound from outside, but he still did not dare to move. He could only stay where he was, trembling … "

"Finally, the footsteps of the pyramid Head and the sound of the iron knife rubbing against the ground came from outside. A moment later, the sound of the iron knife and the corpse dragging on the stairs gradually faded away. "

"Old P hid in the closet for a long time, and only when he could no longer hear any business did he carefully crawl out of the closet. "

"Blood, there was blood everywhere. "

"In front of the wardrobe, where the triangular head stood, there was a large pool of blood. Inside the room, there were pieces of meat scattered all over the floor. The walls, the ceiling, and everywhere else were splattered with blood, and there seemed to be some minced meat mixed in. "

"Seeing the ground full of minced meat, the male lead couldn’t help but bend down and start to dry vomit. "

"Old P also felt his stomach churning, but fortunately, he was a very strong person. After suppressing it for a long time, he finally suppressed it. "

"I can’t take it anymore. My dear audience, the san value has dropped again. Let’s play again tomorrow …"

Old P didn’t even look at the bullet screen this time and directly exited the game at the speed of light.

……

The players who didn’t believe it and re-entered Silent Hill were soon taught a lesson.

"The outer area of the town was the first scene. There was only the "brother with a pocket" and the thick fog. "

"The apartment was the second scene. From here on, the players would encounter the monster Pyramid Head, which was the key monster in Silent Hill, and they would start to kill when they opened the door and when they turned off the lights. "

"What was even more insane was that starting from the apartment scene, there were more complicated puzzle-solving content in Silent Hill. "

"For example, there was a clock on the path that the players had to take. Only by pushing the clock open could they continue to the next scene. In order to push the clock, the player had to reach out for the key at the entrance of the green water and open the cover of the clock. Then, they had to deduce the answer from the information engraved on the wall and a poem in a corner of the notebook. They had to adjust the hour, minute, and second hands to the correct number before they could push the clock. "

"If it was in any other game, this puzzle would not be difficult to solve. However, this was a horror game … "

"The apartment was very compact, and the rooms were basically the same. The players had to explore each room in the dark with the weak light of a flashlight, remember the structure of the apartment, and suddenly encounter monsters hiding in the shadows. "

"If some players were so scared that their intelligence went offline, it was very likely that they would never find a way to unlock the clock. They could only aimlessly walk around in this dark apartment … And never find a way to continue. "

"Therefore, when they arrived at the apartment scenario, another group of players was on the verge of breaking down and went to the forum to complain. "

"Chen Zhao is not human!"

"Serente killed for 98″" s money! They must be trying to scare me to death and inherit my Thunderbolt gaming account!"

"I don’t want it anymore! Whoever likes to play can play!"

Even those players who didn’t believe in heresy basically only managed to hit GG when they reached the apartment scene. Even the most stubborn people knew how difficult it was to get there.

Only a small number of players who were very passionate about horror games were still struggling.

"However, even for these well-trained horror game players, their sanity value would drop at the speed of light after entering Silent Hill, and it would take a long time before they could enter again, so the progress of the game was very, very slow. "

The players all sighed. There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world!

It seemed like … It was impossible to get the free pie of any game on the entire platform …

……

"Chen Mo looked at the numbers on the computer, feeling a little unhappy, "This … Isn’t the rate of loss too high?"

"According to the background data, only 43% of the players made it to the apartment chapter, and only 12% of the players cleared the apartment chapter and entered the hospital scenario. As for the dungeons and hotels later on … There was not a single player. "

Even Chen Mo didn’t expect that more than half of the players would be scared away by the first scene.

"According to the data of Dark Souls and Bloodborne curse in his previous life, the probability of players being advised to quit before the first boss was about 40% to 50%. This meant that a small half of the players would quit the game before the first boss and never play it again. "

"Of course, the survival rate was higher after that. The players ‘quitting rate for each boss was around 3% to 5%. In other words, as long as the players survived the first boss, the threshold of suffering for the later bosses would increase and they would not be so weak. "

"However, the games in his previous life were sold at a very low price. Many players bought them to enrich their inventory, which was different from the data in the parallel world. "

"On the other hand, because Silent Hill was sold at a low price, many players bought it without thinking, but more than half of the players were lost in the fog? "

Chapter 854: reward upgraded

"As a horror game, it should be something to be proud of to be able to maintain such a high loss rate, right? "

"After all, wasn’t it the original intention of horror games for the players to be scared witless? "

"However, Chen Mo wasn’t too happy with the numbers. "

"If too many players were lost, how could he collect enmity points? "

"It wasn’t that Chen Mo made the game too difficult. In terms of the puzzle-solving difficulty and the battle difficulty, Silent Hill wasn’t too difficult. The puzzle-solving was actually quite simple, and the battle didn’t really require any technical skills. "

But the main thing was … Silent Hill was a modified version.

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, Silent Hill 2 was an ancient game. The graphics were nothing special, the character movements, and sound effects weren’t that great either, but the story, background music, and rhythm were the best, which was why many players saw it as the most artistic work in the series and one of the most famous horror games. "

"If Chen Mo wanted to remake Silent Hill 2 into a VR version, he would have to use the Pangu attraction and the best art resources to make the game extremely realistic. "

"In all aspects, it would even surpass Silent Hill P.T, which was produced by Kojima Hideo. After all, Silent Hill P.T It was only a playable trailer, a small part of the new Silent Hill project, and not the complete version. Chen Mo’s Silent Hill was a complete version based on the script of Silent Hill 2, so it had no shortcomings in terms of graphics, music, atmosphere, models, story, and other aspects. "

"In the end, the effect of the remake was beyond their expectations. It seemed to be a little too terrifying for the players … "

Very few players could last more than half an hour in Silent Hill. Even the players who had advanced to the apartment part could only play for a while every few hours. No one could play for more than an hour.

This difficulty also made many players flinch.

"If all the players were lost at the first scene, even if they could contribute resentment points, they would not be able to contribute much. "

"As the saying goes, money can make the devil turn the millstone. "

"If the players didn’t continue playing, it must be because they didn’t give enough money. "

"Chen Mo called out to Qian Kun, "come, increase the rewards for Silent Hill." In addition to the original rewards, the first thousand players who cleared Silent Hill could choose ten games from the entire platform. The top ten thousand players who cleared Silent Hill could choose six games from the entire platform. The top 50000 players who cleared Silent Hill could choose three games from the entire platform. This reward can be stacked with the reward for clearing the game. "

"Qian Kun hesitated for a while, then said to Chen Zhao, "Manager, murder is illegal …"

"Chen Mo glanced at him, "what are you talking about?" I’m clearly giving you some benefits. "

"Qian Kun was speechless."Manager, don’t you know what Silent Hill is like? even the designers of the silent Hill project don’t dare to play it. That’s enough to prove how scary it is …"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "it’s okay, the players are strong. How can you see the rainbow without experiencing wind and rain?" I believe they’ll go all out for the ten games on the entire platform. "

"Alright, " he said. Qian Kun sighed."Manager, let’s make this clear. This was all your instructions. I’m not going to take the blame …"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "you’re a numerics, if you don’t take the blame, who will?"

Qian Kun was speechless.

……

"On the forum, Silent Hill was still one of the hottest topics. "

"The players had already discussed a lot about how scary the game was, and the players who actually played it to the end all said that the scariest part of the game was actually the beginning. "

The unknown was the most terrifying.

"Because everything in Silent Hill appeared in a way that was beyond common sense and completely illogical, such as the fog and all kinds of monsters that were somewhat humanoid but completely incomprehensible. All these factors caused a serious deviation in the players ‘perception. In the face of this "unknown fear", the players’ sanity value would unconsciously go crazy. "

"Like other horror games, it could be a virus crisis, a biochemical experiment, or a biological mutation … But in any case, those monsters and scenes were still within the scope of people’s knowledge. "

"However, Silent Hill was different. There was no explanation or reason. You never knew what would come out of the thick fog. "

"If you really completely accepted this setting, then the situation would be much better, but the problem was … From understanding this setting to accepting it, it was a very, very long process. "

"Many players said, "I’m not playing anymore!" I’m not playing anymore! I can only get a free game after clearing the game? A blood loss! This is like gambling with your life!"

"However, just as the players expressed that they would no longer play the game, a new announcement was made. "

The reward had been upgraded!

"What the f * ck? The top 1000 players who cleared the game could choose ten games from the entire platform? And it can be stacked with the previous rewards? In other words, he could get a total of 11 games? If a VR game costs around 1600 RMB, that’s … Close to 18000 RMB!"

"The area is so wide! The lowest tier was the top 50000, and they could even choose any four games on the platform! That’s still seven to eight thousand Yuan!"

"Many players said that they would not play anymore, but when they saw the reward, they silently took back their words. "

"Not to mention the reward for the top 1000 players, it was a huge profit. A game worth more than 10000 Yuan couldn’t be ignored even for some players with abundant financial conditions. "

The reward for the top 50000 was just as attractive because the price-performance ratio was too high.

"It was too difficult to get into the top 1000, but the top 50000? Many players felt that they still had a chance to try. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo didn’t have many super classic VR games, and many people had already bought them at a discount on the 11/11. Choosing four games from the entire platform was actually enough for them to take in all the remaining classic games. For example, Dark Souls, doomsday of the United United States, mysterious seas, and Assassin’s Creed If he won all four of these works, wouldn’t he make a killing? "

"Chen Mo didn’t set a grand prize for the first player to clear the level, as it wouldn’t be able to attract the enthusiasm of most players. "

"On the other hand, using the top 1000, top 10000, and top 50000 as prizes would make most players feel like they had a chance and throw themselves into Silent Hill, giving Chen Mo a huge amount of enmity points. "

Many players expressed that they were going all out!

"Even if they didn’t want to get into the top 1000, they still had to fight for the top 50000! "

Chapter 855: incomprehensible world

"The ideal was full, but the reality was cruel. "

"Many players who were motivated by the rewards entered Silent Hill again, and they were still scared to death … "

"Although the players ‘endurance was constantly increasing when they entered Silent Hill again and again, it seemed that they still couldn’t keep up with the magical brain circuits of the game. "

"In this strange town, the players gritted their teeth and continued to move forward. Soon, they encountered more bizarre events and more terrifying scenes. "

The players also found that there were other living people in Silent Hill besides the main character.

"Mary, who looked exactly like the male lead’s late wife, but was dressed scantily, had a charming expression, and her every move was full of temptation and teasing. "

"It was Eddy, a fatty who was mentally unstable and seemed to have killed someone before. "

"A little girl who liked to play pranks and ran around Silent Hill without getting hurt, Laura. "

"There was also the black-haired woman he first met, Angela, who liked to play with a dagger and had suicidal tendencies. "

"Everyone here was crazy. Eddy seemed to be on the verge of breaking down and killing someone. The little girl, Laura, pranked the male protagonist and locked him in a hospital room, making him face three terrifying monsters alone. Angela, on the other hand, repeatedly hinted at the protagonist to end his life. "

"The only normal person was Maria. It had to be said that this beautiful girl in a waist-revealing dress was the only trustworthy partner of the protagonist in Silent Hill. Her every move was flirtatious and full of the temptation of hormones. She also had a kind of dependence and expectation on the protagonist, not hiding her feelings at all. "

"Apartment, hospital, prison … Whenever the players felt that they had barely gotten used to a certain scene, Silent Hill would arrange a new scene for the players, a scarier and more bizarre scene. "

"Not only that, but these scenes would also undergo extremely strange changes as the plot progressed. "

"After being locked in the room by the little girl Laura’s prank, the protagonist was forced to deal with three deformed monsters hanging down from the ceiling. However, everything changed when he walked out of the door. "

"A dark red, flesh-like substance suddenly spread out, covering the entire space. "

"In an instant, this place became a World of Darkness with no light. The walls were suddenly covered with water, blood, and mold. Rusty iron nets and iron products could be seen everywhere. "

Corpses could be seen everywhere. Some of the roads that were clearly passable before had become impassable. Some of the previously impassable paths would be opened up again.

"At first, the players thought that the hospital was a depressing place, but after the scene changed to the inner world, they realized that the hospital was heaven … "

"Fortunately, Maria would always follow the protagonist and never leave him. "

"However, just as the players felt a little relieved, the tall monster with the pyramid Head appeared again, and it was undefeatable. No matter how many bullets the players wasted or how they attacked, the pyramid Head would not die. Instead, many players died repeatedly under its big sword. "

"Left with no choice, the protagonist could only keep running away with Maria. But in the end, when they entered the elevator, Maria died a tragic death at the hands of Pyramid Head. "

"As the elevator door closed, the protagonist sat on the ground dejectedly, as if he had lost the motivation to continue. "

"At this time, the players felt the same despair as the protagonist, but they still had to persist and move forward alone. "

"From the Historical Museum to the prison, the scene here was even darker and more terrifying. The main character’s way to reach the next location was … To jump down from a dark cave. "

"The cave was so deep that they couldn’t see the bottom. It was pitch-black, and they didn’t know what dangers were down there. However, there was no other way, so he could only jump down. "

"After jumping many times, when the players were on the verge of a mental breakdown, the protagonist met Maria in the prison. She looked very healthy, as if the scene of her tragic death was just an illusion. "

"However, when the protagonist climbed over the prison fence with great difficulty, he found Maria lying on the bed, a bloodied corpse. "

"During the journey, the main character kept meeting the same people as before fatty Eddie, the little girl Laura, and the black-haired girl Angela. "

"However, every time they met Eddy and Angela, they seemed to become even more delirious. "

Eddy held up his pistol and mumbled about how he had killed those who had looked down on him.

Angela knelt on the ground and screamed hysterically.

"In the end, Eddy went crazy and tried to attack the protagonist, but he was killed by the protagonist. Angela walked towards the fire and ended her own life … "

"Under the guidance of the little girl, Laura, the main character finally arrived at the Lakeside Inn, the special place where he and Mary had agreed to meet. "

……

Old P didn’t even know what was supporting him to play until this point.

"During this strange and terrifying journey, he had thought of giving up countless times. "

"The terrifying environment, the strange monsters, the crazy characters, the plot twist … Each of these factors was enough to make him give up. "

"However, he couldn’t explain why he still came to the lakeside Hotel, to the place where he had agreed to meet Mary. "

Was it the urging of the bullet screen viewers? Not really.

"Old P knew that in the middle of the game, there was a kind of curiosity that kept him going. He really wanted to know the truth of all this. "

Why were there so many terrifying monsters in Silent Hill?

Why did the others go crazy? they either killed people or committed suicide.

How did Mary write to the protagonist? why did the little girl Laura hate the protagonist so much?

"Also, what was the story between the main character and his dead wife? "

"Silent Hill seemed to be a story that people didn’t understand at all, because everything that happened in it completely subverted people’s cognition and common sense. It couldn’t be explained no matter how. "

"However, old P had a feeling that it wasn’t just a story he made up. At least, Chen Mo should give the players an explanation after they arrived at the lakeside Hotel, telling them the truth. "

"After taking a deep breath, old P entered room 312 of the lakeside Hotel, the room that he and Mary had stayed in before. "

"To his surprise, the room was very bright. "

"Outside the window was the streets of Silent Hill. It was a white fog, but the light shone into the house, so the visibility was high. "

"The room was very clean and looked like it was covered in dust. However, the furniture and bed were still intact. Even the glass was not too dirty or damaged. It seemed out of place in the town. "

"In front of the window, there was a television and a video recorder. "

Old P picked up the videotape and stuffed it into the video recorder.

Chapter 856: The best reward

"Rustle, rustle, rustle …"

"After a flurry of snowflakes, an image appeared on the old black-and-white television screen. "

"Old P was sure that it was Mary, because she looked exactly the same as Mary, but her clothes and hairstyle were more traditional and conservative. "

"You’re recording again? Aiya …"

"Mary smiled at the camera, waved her hand, and then sat down on the chair by the bed. "

"I don’t know why, but I just like this place."

"It’s very quiet, "

"I’ve said it before, this place was once a Holy Land …"

"Now I understand why."

"I’m sorry, but we have to leave …"

"Promise me that you’ll bring me here again, okay? Cough, cough …"

"Mary came to the camera full of anticipation, but she suddenly couldn’t stop coughing. "

"Then, the image on the TV suddenly became chaotic. Fragments of the movie flashed by. No one knew if it was a video or if it was the male lead’s memory. "

"Or perhaps, the video and the male protagonist’s memories were mixed together and intertwined, so there was no way to distinguish them … "

"In the chaotic scenes, there was a scene of Mary looking out of the window in deep thought, a scene of Mary lying in bed, and the male lead taking care of her … "

"However, there was still a very terrifying scene. "

"In front of Mary’s bed, the male lead suddenly stood up and blocked the camera. "

"In the chaotic image, there seemed to be a blurry figure pulling something over from the bed and then pressing it down … "

There was only a flurry of snowflakes left on the television.

"The male protagonist seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He sat in front of the TV, his head hanging down weakly and looking at the floor. "

"Old P couldn’t move and couldn’t change his perspective. He could only be like the male lead, motionless, staring at the floor and listening to the rustling sound of the black-and-white television, as if … He was a dead man. "

"The little girl Lola ran in and asked the protagonist if he had found Mary. Seeing that the protagonist was not moving, she gently pushed his shoulder. "

"Old P’s vision wavered, but he still looked at the ground in a daze. He didn’t move and turned a deaf ear. "

"After a long time, the male lead raised his head. "

"Laura, Mary has left … She’s dead."

"Laura shouted, "no, you’re lying!" She … She’s dead? He died of illness?"

The male lead shook his head.

"No… I killed her."

……

……

"At the end of the game, everything became even more chaotic. "

"However, old P had gradually understood a little bit of the truth. "

"Mary didn’t die of illness, but the protagonist killed her with his own hands. "

This was because Mary had an incurable disease and had been bedridden for three years. She had been tortured and could only wait for death.

"This life of despair made Mary angry at everyone around her, especially the main character James. "

"James was also tormented by such a life, and he even wanted to escape, afraid to see Mary. "

"Until one day, Mary told James that she had had enough of the pain and wanted to die. "

"James personally helped Mary end her pain, but this memory was too painful for him, so it was sealed in the depths of his spiritual world. He only remembered that Mary had died of illness. "

"Silent Hill, on the other hand, was a scary place that could conjure all the negative emotions in a person’s heart. That was why when James came to Silent Hill, he saw all those strange scenes, those terrifying monsters, and all the things he had experienced … "

"In fact, it was all the dark side of his heart. "

"At the end of the game, old P finally defeated the terrifying Pyramid Head and killed the monster that Maria had transformed into. "

"Finally, James seemed to have traveled through time and returned to Mary’s sickbed, and he had a final conversation with the dead Mary. "

"Mary was lying on the hospital bed, her face Haggard. She had been tortured by her illness to the point that she was no longer human. "

"Sorry …" James said. "

"Cough, cough." Mary coughed twice."I’ve said it. I want to die, James. I want to end this pain. "

"That’s why I did it. I can’t watch you suffer …"He said. "

"James paused, then shook his head."No, that’s not the whole truth. You also said that you don’t want to die. The truth is that a part of me hates you. Hates you for taking my life away …"

"You killed me, " Mary interrupted him."You’ve suffered because of me." That’s enough, James …"

James carried the dead Mary and left the room.

"In the darkness, James ‘voice echoed in old P’s ears. "

"Now I know the real reason why I came to this town."

"What do I have to be afraid of?"

"Mary, I have nothing without you …"

The sound of tires screeching could be heard from afar …

"Now, we can finally be together forever …"

"James’s side profile appeared in old P’s field of vision, but his eyes were closed and he left peacefully. In the quiet water, Mary finished reading the letter to James in a calm voice. "

"I saw the town in the endless dream, Silent Hill."

……

"When I first found out that I was about to die, I refused to accept it."

"I’m angry at everyone around me, especially you, James. "

"So, if you really hate me, I understand."

"But I want you to know …" He said. "

"I Will Always Love You, James."

……

"You’ve given me so much, but I’m unable to repay you. "

"So, I hope that you will live for yourself."

"Think for yourself, James, "

……

"James …"

"You make me feel so happy …"

"In the final scene, there was only darkness. The background music "Promise" was still reverberating in old P’s ears, but The Guitar Song seemed to have a completely different meaning. "

"When they first heard this song, it gave people a creepy feeling and made them shudder. It was clearly a cheerful song, but it contained an unspeakable strangeness. "

"However, now that he heard it again, it seemed … There was a heavy sense of sadness and sadness. "

"This time, in the darkness, old P didn’t quit the game immediately. Instead, he quietly read the entire production crew list and listened to the song "Promise". "

"The bullet screen viewers were also immersed in the game’s plot, and the bullet screen of the entire live broadcast room was surprisingly consistent. "

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! This plot!"

"QAQ, I’m in tears!"

"What the hell is this? isn’t this a horror game? why am I crying?"

"Thank you, old P, for bringing us such a wonderful game. If I had to play it myself, I would definitely not dare to play it. Thank you, old P, for helping us clear the game!"

"I’m in tears. The last song is called "Promise"? It’s so nice to listen to …"

……

"After clearing all the stages, old P returned to the login space of the VR gaming pod. "

"At this moment, a window popped up in front of him. As the top 10000 players who cleared Silent Hill, they would be rewarded with six games of their choice on the platform. "

"However, old P suddenly felt that this reward was not so important anymore. "

"To be able to clear a game like Silent Hill, the experience itself seemed to be the best reward, right? "

Chapter 857: Three endings

"Since they were both horror games, many players inevitably compared Silent Hill with outlast. "

"Yes, these two games were the masterpieces of horror games. They could scare countless players away or make them wet their pants. They could also give the players some psychological shadow. "

"However, the experience of these two games was completely different. "

Many players who had cleared Silent Hill said that this was a horror game they had never experienced before.

"Silent Hill was very scary. It could even be said to be one of the scariest games. However, its horror didn’t come from the powerful monsters or the surprising route design, but more from the feeling. "

"This wasn’t a particularly terrifying environment, but after adding a little embellishment, it seemed to have a kind of mana that could penetrate deep into the bone, making everyone shiver. "

"This was a kind of terror on the spiritual level, a strong psychological hint. "

"Every element in Silent Hill could stimulate the deep feelings in the players ‘hearts. It wasn’t expressed by external factors in the game, but by the stimulation and induction of the game environment, it could stimulate the fear in the players’ hearts. "

The ending of Silent Hill had become a hot topic among the players who had cleared the game.

"James committed suicide in the end? Oh my God, this ending is so torturous, I knew Chen Mo’s horror games would be like this, I’d feel uncomfortable if I didn’t die!"

"That’s right, Mary wanted James to live well, but James still died. Really … You’re making me cry again!"

"Eh? What did that mean? In the end, didn’t James and Mary end up together?"

"With Maria? Are we playing the same Silent Hill?"

"…Why did I play James and the little girl Laura leaving Silent Hill together???"

"After some discussion, the players discovered that the game did not only have one ending, but three! "

"James committed suicide, James left with Mary, and James left with the little girl, Laura. "

"In the beginning, many players thought that this was a prank, but after seeing the screenshots and videos, they realized that Silent Hill did have three endings! "

But here was the problem.

How did all these endings come about?

Those who had played Silent Hill knew that the game didn’t have any plot branches for players to choose from.

"For other games, if there were many endings, there would definitely be many sub-plots in the game. The dialogue and behavior choices between the player and the NPC would affect the final ending. "

But … Silent Hill didn ‘t.

"It was a straight line from the beginning to the end, with no side quests and no chance for the players to choose. "

"Even if there were any missing elements, they were basically some collectable ammunition, supplies, and so on, which would not affect the progress of the plot. "

What was even weirder was that most of the players felt that the ending they got was pretty good.

"Whether it was the suicide ending, the Mary ending, or the Laura ending, the players who got these endings all preferred their own ending over the other two. "

Many players were puzzled.

Chen Mo could guess what the players were thinking?

……

"A day after old P cleared the game, Chen Mo announced the list of players who had received the rewards for clearing Silent Hill, but he didn’t explain the ending. "

"Originally, the players who gritted their teeth and cleared Silent Hill were all there for the rewards, but after they actually cleared the game, their interest in Silent Hill far exceeded the rewards of the other games. "

Many players were very curious. How did the different endings come about?

"However, Chen Mo chose not to reveal the truth, and let the players slowly figure it out. "

……

"In fact, the trigger condition for the ending of Silent Hill was very special. "

[James ‘suicide] ending’s trigger conditions are

He often checked Angela’s knife.

He read the diary about ‘suicide’ on the top floor of the attic.

He often injured James without healing him.

He listened to the entire conversation in the last corridor of the hotel.

"Obviously, these actions were hinting at something. Angela wanted to use the knife to commit suicide, but looking at it repeatedly meant that James had suicidal tendencies. "

The diary on the roof of the hospital had a paragraph that encouraged suicide.

"Often letting James get injured but not healing him showed that he had no interest in his life, and it didn’t matter if he got injured. "

"After listening to the conversation in the corridor, he felt even more guilty. "

"All of this accumulated, and James could not escape the fate of suicide. "

[Mary] ending’s trigger conditions are

He tried his best to keep close to Maria.

Mary visited her many times when she was resting in the ward.

"After Mary died, he tried to return to the place where she died. "

Don’t let Maria get hurt.

"At the end, don’t listen to the conversation in the corridor and leave quickly. "

"The implication of this ending was even more obvious. These actions all meant that James cared about Mary winning over Mary and even himself, so it was not surprising that he chose to be with Mary in the end. "

[Leaving with Laura] ‘s ending’s trigger conditions

After listening to the conversation in the corridor.

He often checked Mary’s photos and letters.

To keep James healthy.

Don’t get too close to Maria.

"Choosing this ending meant that James still missed Mary, but he still cherished his life. In the end, he chose to leave Silent Hill and continue living. "

"In other words, these three endings weren’t determined by the players ‘conscious choices, but by their subconscious behavior. "

"For example, when the players walked, did they get very close to Maria? this subconsciously reflected the players ‘attitude towards Maria, whether they yearned or rejected her. "

"Without a strategy guide, players wouldn’t pay attention to these details, and they wouldn’t know that these details were the important factors that determined the outcome. "

"In other words, the player didn’t seem to have made a choice, but the game guided the player’s subconscious to make a choice in the dark. "

The players could slowly figure out this mystery.

……

"Although the event had ended, the players ‘discussion about Silent Hill had not stopped. "

Players both at home and abroad were analyzing the truth of Silent Hill and every detail in the story from all angles.

"There was nothing more to explore about Silent Hill itself. Silent Hill was a place that could show the dark side of people’s hearts. In other words, the disgusting monsters in the scene were the embodiment of James ‘dark side. "

The main culprit that the players had been looking for was actually James himself.

"However, what was the deeper meaning behind these monsters? "

Chapter 858: a bumper harvest of resentment

"To many people’s surprise, the story of Silent Hill had aroused the passion of many psychology and mysticism enthusiasts. "

"Moreover, all the players who were well-versed in psychology had very high reviews for the game after they cleared Silent Hill or cleared it through the video. "

"The reason for this was that the horror of Silent Hill was built on a psychological level. Since all the monsters were formed from the dark side of James ‘subconscious, they must have their own meanings. "

"The ugly appearance of the monsters was symbolic, and the players who studied psychology could really analyze the meaning of the monsters ‘appearance. "

"The thick fog in Silent Hill meant that James couldn’t see his true heart, and the iron cages and doors that blocked the roads meant that James couldn’t escape his inner evil. "

"Before meeting Fat Eddie, James had seen a body with a black and white TV covered in snowflakes in front of it. If one looked closely, this corpse was actually James himself. This arrangement indicated the final death of James ‘mind. However, whether James would die or not depended on whether he could walk out of the shadow in his heart. "

"And the important character Mary in the game was actually the "perfect woman" in James’s heart. She was a scantily-dressed nightclub dancer who would always tease and hint at James, but she was constantly killed by Pyramid Head. The terrifying Pyramid Head was actually the symbol of self-destruction and violence in James ‘heart. The pyramid Head had repeatedly killed other monsters and Maria, showing the extreme contradiction and chaos in James’ inner world. "

"As for Angela, Eddie, and Laura, different players had different opinions. "

"Some people thought that they were the reflections of James ‘suicidal tendencies, murder tendencies, and innocence. Some people thought that the three of them really came to Silent Hill. Just like James, Angela and Eddy carried the scars in their hearts and eventually destroyed themselves in Silent Hill. Lola, on the other hand, had a pure heart, so in her eyes, Silent Hill was just a peaceful and safe town. "

"In the end, if James chose to leave with Mary, it would mean that he had given in to his inner desires and sealed himself in Silent Hill forever. If he left with Laura, it would mean that he had finally walked out of the shadow and started a new life. "

The monsters in the game also had their own meanings.

"The triangular head was a reflection of James ‘tyranny and guilt, representing James’ trial and punishment for his crimes. Because James felt helpless about his crimes, he couldn’t hurt the pyramid Head. He could only escape helplessly and watch it kill Maria again and again, repeating James’s crime of killing his wife. In the end, when James understood the truth and decided to face his crime, he finally defeated the pyramid heads and killed them. "

"The patient monster ("brother in the pocket") that was wrapped in flesh represented James ‘hatred for his wife’s illness, and the four-legged monster represented the result of James’s sexual fantasies … "

……

"Of course, everyone had a different interpretation of Silent Hill. "

"This was because the story itself was full of metaphors and hints. Since it was a world conjured by the subconscious, it must be chaotic and illogical. "

"Different players could interpret the characters and the ending of Silent Hill according to their own wishes. Like many movies with plot and suspense, the director would often leave blank space on purpose to let the audience argue. "

"For example, in Chen Mo’s previous life, did the spinning top stop or not? No one could say for sure, because the director had deliberately cut off the scene at that moment, leaving a permanent suspense. "

"No matter if it was a game or a movie, the creators of the story didn’t want to create a clear and definite ending. "

What’s the point of an official rule on the truth? It would only cause the audience and players to lose their imagination.

"On the contrary, this kind of deliberate blank space allowed everyone to have their own ending in their mind. In the process of constant reasoning and analysis of the details, they slowly approached the truth that they believed, which made everyone experience different feelings. "

……

……

"Of course, no matter how they analyzed Silent Hill’s inner meaning and praised its artistic value, they had to admit that the game had indeed left a psychological shadow in many players ‘hearts … "

"Many players were working hard to get the guaranteed top 50000 spots, but the 50000 spots disappeared too quickly. It was even faster than many players had imagined. "

"This was normal. Thunderbolt gaming platform had so many VR players, and with Silent Hill’s 98 RMB price tag, it would be easy to find 50000 players to clear the game. "

Many of the players who heard that the 50000 player list was out broke down on the spot. They felt like they had lost a hundred million!

"He had suffered so much in Silent Hill, and he had been scared by all kinds of tricks, but he still couldn’t reach the threshold of the top 50000! "

"However, most of the players were caught in a very contradictory mentality. "

"Let’s continue playing. The top 50000 spots are gone. Even if we clear the game, we can only choose one game. "

"Let’s stop playing. We’re already halfway through the game. If we give up now, wouldn’t we lose a lot of money? "

I’ve suffered in vain!

"Therefore, many players had a headache for a long time, but they still chose to continue. "

"Let’s continue! They were already halfway through the game, and if they persisted, they could still get 1980 Assassin’s Creed If he gave up now, he would not get any rewards. "

"Moreover, from the feedback of the players who had cleared the game, Silent Hill was indeed a godly game. It was scary, but the game had a deep meaning, and the multiple endings were interesting. "

It was indeed a pity to give up halfway.

"With this mentality, the players who didn’t clear the game in time still continued to persist and clenched their teeth to clear the game. "

……

Chen Mo chuckled. This was the effect he wanted.

The reward for the top 50000 was just to give everyone a wonderful bubble and encourage the players to work hard to advance in the game.

"By the time the players realized that the rewards for the top 50000 were gone, they would have already gotten used to the game. With the mentality of "it’s a loss if you don’t clear the game", most of them would still choose to continue being tortured in the game. "

This way … Wouldn’t he have enough resentment points?

"Even though he had given out many copies of the game, the players deserved it. "

"After all, it was only right to exchange one’s life for money with one’s ability. "

"Chen Mo lost money and gained a lot of distress points. Hmm, this was barely a fair deal. "

"The players who had cleared Silent Hill all cried and said, "I won’t touch this game again! I’m going to the seaside mansion to find Nuannuan!"

Chapter 859: Change of name in "seaside mansion

"In addition to Silent Hill, there were many other activities during the 618 period, such as tripling the income of the black gang, the recall of old comrades, game trial, and so on. "

"Even though most of the players had been scammed by Chen Mo and were scared to death in Silent Hill, they would still try out other content when they went offline to recover their sanity. "

"It could be to try out other designers ‘games, or to go to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to play with friends. "

"Apart from that, there was another very eye-catching explosive point, which was the update of "seaside mansion". "

"That being said, the update of seaside mansion was mainly for the service of Azeroth. The new city of Orgrimmar and the new race of blood elves were all part of Azeroth, and had almost nothing to do with the original way of playing seaside mansion. "

"Therefore, the name seaside mansion could also be changed. "

"When seaside mansion was first released, it was just a game to experience the life of a mansion in VR and to change Nuan Nuan’s clothes. The main content was life simulation, which was closer to the players ‘real life. "

"However, with the release of Stormwind City and Orgrimmar, seaside mansion had become the entrance connecting the two main cities of Azeroth, so its mission had become more and more complicated. "

"In the future, seaside mansion would become the interface point between reality and fantasy in the VR game world. This place was like the starting point for players to "travel" to different worlds. Through this place, Chen Mo could connect many different worlds together, allowing the players to achieve a "seamless connection" in the VR gaming pods. "

"Simply put, when players entered another game from one game, they had to enter the login space of the VR gaming pod and open the different games. In the future, when players switched to another game, it might be like this After sleeping in the hotel in Azeroth, waking up in the bed in seaside mansion, lying in animus, he immediately traveled to the world of Assassin’s Creed. "

"Seaside mansion would become the real "home" of the players in the VR game space, and not just a separate accessory. "

"So, after some consideration, Chen Mo decided to change the name of seaside mansion. "

Oasis.

"Of course, with the current game size, oasis was just a small puddle, but with this update, it would become a hub that connected all of Chen Mo’s VR worlds. In other words, it would unify the entire VR game world and make them a closely connected whole. "

"Apart from Orgrimmar, Chen Mo had also integrated the other popular VR games into oasis. Some of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s independent designers could add their VR games into oasis as long as they made good quality ones. "

"This included United States, outlast, Overwatch, Dark Souls, killing prototype, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, mysterious seas, doomsday, Assassin’s Creed, Silent Hill, and many other classic VR game entrances. Each entrance had its own unique feature. "

"For example, Minecraft’s entrance was on the other side of the island, a mosaic mine, while mysterious seas required a small boat docked at the dock to enter the plot. "

"For games that suited the general public, such as Minecraft, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and mysterious seas, even if the players did not purchase the game, they would still leave an entrance and exit on the island for them. "

"As for the games that made people suffer, such as Dark Souls and Silent Hill, the game entrances would only appear on the island after the players bought the games. "

"Apart from that, there were also some updates for the luxury houses in oasis. Players were allowed to customize the decoration style, furniture location, house structure, house style, and so on. Players were also allowed to DIY their own islands. "

"Of course, these DIY processes still had to be carried out within certain rules for the time being, which meant that there were ready-made templates. The players could only choose the style and structure that they preferred from the many templates. "

"Moreover, most of the changes had to be paid. "

"Even so, it was still a novelty for players. After all, since the release of seaside mansion, countless people had been clamoring for the decoration style and structure of their own rooms. As seaside mansion was renamed to oasis and became the new entrance to all VR games, this DIY function was finally realized. "

……

On the fish-catching live broadcast platform.

"As soon as zou Zhuo, the chubby boy, came online, he was greeted by a barrage of comments. "

"F * ck, little fatty, do you have a face line?"

" 618, where did you go? Don’t you feel guilty for not attending such an important day?"

"Do you know how much fun you’ve missed? If you buy Silent Hill now, I’ll consider forgiving you!"

"Yes, I’m going to buy Silent Hill now +1″"

"Zou Zhuo laughed dryly, "hehe, why do you think I’m not streaming?" It’s obviously because I got some insider information … I’ve heard that Silent Hill is a horror game, and thinking back to my experience in outlast, I decided to follow my heart, hahaha. "

"Sigh, I can only say that you players are too young. Lin Xue and I have experienced the fear of being dominated by outlast before. It’s completely different from old P, who only met Chen Mo during the Overwatch era. Hahahaha …"

"Zou Zhuo was so pleased with himself that he got carried away, which led to an even more violent wave of "exit" comments. "

"Ahem." Zou Zhuo coughed."If you guys want to exit the game, I won’t stop you. If you want to exit the game, then go ahead. I’m not going to stream Silent Hill, not even if you kill me!"

Many of the audience members were a little stunned. What was going on? when did this little fatty become so arrogant? He dared to openly challenge the bullet comments?

"Zou Zhuo said slowly, "Well, I just managed to get the manager to be my tour guide today to visit Orgrimmar …"

"As zou Zhuo finished his sentence, the bullet comments changed. "

"Wow, little fatty, you’re so handsome today!"

"It’s okay. It’s okay if you don’t go to Silent Hill. We’re all magnanimous people. We forgive you!"

"Right, why would I? we’re friends!"

"Friend +1″"

"By the way, when does Chen Mo’s tour group start? Hurry up and take us to the car!"

Chapter 860: Tour guide

Zou Zhuo entered the Oasis under the barrage of bullet comments.

"Zou Zhuo’s character in the Oasis was similar to himself. He was a slightly chubby, bespectacled otaku. Of course, his facial features and body were more or less beautified. "

"As he walked out of the mansion, he saw a huge wooden sailboat docked at the pier. "

"On the sailboat, a few green-skinned, short Goblin sailors were busy. Some were arranging the ropes, and some were transporting goods. "

"One of the Goblin crew members called out to zou Zhuo, "Hey, time is money, my friend. The ship is about to leave!"

Zou Zhuo quickly ran to the ship and saw the Goblin crew still busy.

"Let’s set sail. Next stop, Orgrimmar!"

"With the captain’s shout, the sailboat slowly sailed away. "

"Zou Zhuo stood on the deck and looked at the receding waves. Under the effect of the sea breeze, the sailboat gradually accelerated and moved into the distance. "

"Soon, the island where the mansion was located could no longer be seen. The blue water was all around. Zou Zhuo stood at the bow of the ship and looked into the distance. "

"All of a sudden, zou Zhuo’s vision was pulled up high into the sky. "

"From the high God’s perspective, they could clearly see zou Zhuo’s ship sailing to a dock, and further away was a reddish-brown land. "

"In the layers of red mountains, a magnificent city was faintly visible. "

Many airships were flying towards Orgrimmar. They stopped at the airship stop at the gate and slowly flew away.

"From a high altitude, Orgrimmar gave off a completely different feeling from Stormwind City. "

"Stormwind City looked very well-organized, with each district giving off a squarish feeling. However, Orgrimmar’s structure was more of a circle, and the space between the buildings seemed empty, or rather messy. However, this didn’t give one the feeling of irritation, and instead gave one the feeling of a beauty of wild power. "

"In terms of architecture, all of Orgrimmar’s buildings had orange roofs made of wood and stone, just like the orcs in Warcraft. "

"Clang clang."

The boat docked. Zou Zhuo got off the boat and ran towards Orgrimmar’s main gate.

"Before he reached the door, loud background music started playing in his ears. "

"The dense sounds of war drums and bugle horns mixed together in a rough and wild manner. With the reddish-brown earth and the tribal war flags hanging on the city gates and walls of Orgrimmar, an impassioned and excited mood arose. "

"At Orgrimmar’s entrance, many orc guards with battle axes were patrolling. These green-skinned orcs were slightly taller and bigger than zou Zhuo. Their arms alone were thicker than zou Zhuo’s legs. "

"Unlike the human guards in Stormwind City, these orc Warriors did not wear full-body armor. Instead, they only wore leather armor to protect their vital parts. The most eye-catching thing about them was their huge pauldron, which had sharp spikes on it. They were as powerful as the fangs of wild beasts. "

"Blood and thunder!"

"Power and glory!"

"Lok-Tar Ogar!"

"Are you also here to serve the tribe?"

Even the conversation and lines of the guards were filled with the wildness of battle.

"These orc guards didn’t have any enmity towards zou Zhuo, and tacitly treated him as a member of the tribe. "

Many viewers were asking in the comments.

"Where’s Chen Mo? Little fatty, don’t try to fool me!"

"That’s right. Hand Chen Zhao over in three minutes!"

"Zou Zhuo quickly explained, "don’t worry, he’s coming!" He told me to wait at Orgrimmar’s entrance!"

Zou Zhuo’s voice had just faded when a Crow flew over.

The crow circled in front of zou Zhuo for a while before turning back into its human form.

"His face was hidden under the cloak and hood, so his face could not be seen clearly. This image looked a little like Medivh, but there were many differences from Medivh’s clothing. "

"Without a doubt, it was Chen Zhao. "

"After all, other than him, no one else could play the trick of turning into a Crow in Orgrimmar, because…The Druid class had not been released yet! "

A large number of players had already gathered at Orgrimmar’s entrance.

"Zou Zhuo’s livestream said that Chen Mo was going to be a tour guide and show everyone around Orgrimmar, and the news spread quickly. Many players went to Orgrimmar’s entrance in their VR gaming pods just to wait for Chen Mo. "

These players were all blood elves. Some were tall and some were short. They had different hair colors and clothing. These were all automatically generated according to the players ‘default image.

Chen Zhao said slowly as he looked at everyone.

"Guests from afar, welcome to Orgrimmar. I’m going to show you all the details of this city. Are you all … Ready?"

"However, to many people’s surprise, it didn’t seem to be Chen Zhao’s original voice. The voice was deeper and hoarse, like the voice of characters in many Western fantasy games. "

"I’m ready!"

"I’m ready!"

"I’m not ready!" No one knew who said this out of a mischievous mentality. "

"To everyone’s surprise, the gamers ‘voices seemed to have been modified. They spoke Standard Mandarin and sounded crisp. "

"Logically speaking, it was impossible for so many players to not have any accent at all, but this was indeed the case. These people were talking at once, but the voices they made were very similar to the voices of the blood elves. It was as if a group of real blood elves were talking. "

Chen Zhao raised his right hand slightly. Most of the People’s bodies became translucent and extremely light. They could even walk slowly in the air without falling.

"As for the gamers who shouted "not ready", they were embarrassed to find out that the spell was not cast on them. "

"We’re ready too!" They quickly shouted, but Chen Mo was already leading the players who had cast their spells into the air … "

"The remaining players were so regretful that their intestines turned green, and they wanted to beat themselves up right now."Who told you to have a cheap mouth! Who told you to have a cheap mouth!"

"They still wanted to catch up, but it was difficult because the group in front had already flown away … "

"After Chen Zhao cast the spell on them, their bodies became translucent and they could walk freely in the air. They were obviously much faster than walking. In the blink of an eye, they had left the people below. "

"Other than exclaiming, "a strong Dou Zong is so terrifying, " the remaining players could only run and chase on the ground awkwardly. They maintained a certain distance from the group of people in the air and hoped to be able to get close to the tour guide. "

"He had to freeload off a tour guide when he went to a tourist spot, but now he had to freeload off a tour guide in the game … "

Chapter 861: one day tour of Orgrimmar

"Chen Mo wasn’t walking very fast, and the players behind him were able to keep up without any pressure. "

These people followed Chen Zhao to the sky and looked down at Orgrimmar. The entire city was in full view.

"Just then, Chen Zhao spoke. He introduced the Grand city of Orgrimmar in the same low and slightly hoarse voice. "

"Orgrimmar is one of the main cities of Azeroth, located North of Kalimdor."

"To commemorate the legendary hero Orgrim Doomhammer, after Saar escaped from the eastern kingdom, with Raksa’s help, he led the orcs to establish Orgrimmar and settled down here."

"Orgrimmar is located in a Windy Valley North of Durotar, which is dry and hot. It is the largest city of Warriors in Azeroth. It has strong walls, huge gates, and many guard towers. It was built with the mountains north of Durotar, and the mountains and the city were integrated into one, becoming a natural barrier."

"With Chen Zhao’s introduction, the group passed through Orgrimmar’s Grand main gate and arrived at power Valley. "

"Orgrimmar is a very hospitable city. It’s the business center of the tribe."

"That building is the warrior Hall. It’s where the Warriors who have made immortal contributions to the tribe receive their rewards."

"Many Goblin merchants are shuttling between banks and auction houses, reselling the goods they have their eyes on."

"There is an airship tower behind the bank. Here, people can take an airship to Thunder cliff, the main city of the Taurens. At the airship tower at the gate, people can take an airship to Undercity."

"From the small path on the right side of the Hall of Warriors, you can reach the valley of honor. There’s the skeleton of an abyssal Lord here. It’s a tribute to Grom Hellscream. It was his brave resistance that saved the tribe from the fate of slavery …"

"Saar and vol ‘Jin are in the gromach fortress. If you have become a respected warrior of the tribe, you can enter this place and discuss the future development of the tribe with the chief."

"Below them, there was an orc warrior patrolling. "

"There, there’s an orc warrior."

"He was an orphan. His parents brought him to Kalimdor with Saar, but he unfortunately died in the maelstrom. In Orgrimmar, he gradually grew into a qualified warrior and became the first patrol guard of Orgrimmar. "

"He went back and forth in Orgrimmar every day. He saw fights caused by unfair transactions in front of the auction house, saw Gammon being insulted in the hotel, saw hoodlums placing flags and gambling in front of Orgrimmar’s door, and also saw the tribal recruits trembling in fear outside the rift of the raging flames."

"He’s been to Thunder cliff and watched the stars around a bonfire with Caen and Bloodhoof. I’ve also been to Undercity, and it took me a few turns to find the Royal District. "

"Sometimes, he would stop in front of the Lord of the Abyss ‘skeleton and think about how Grom Hellscream defeated the behemoth. I’ve also entered gromaher fortress and watched Saar and vol ‘Jin argue over the next step of their plan. "

"Maybe from the perspective of the opposing Alliance, the Horde is a group of untrustworthy barbarians. However, these green-skinned orcs also love Azeroth."

"Feidin once said that race does not represent honor. I’ve seen some orcs before. They’re as respectable as the noblest Knights; I’ve also seen some humans, they’re as evil as the cruelest undead disaster. "

"Alright, everyone. This is the end of our trip. I wish you all a good time in Orgrimmar."

"After saying that, Chen Zhao turned into a Crow again and flew away. "

"Meanwhile, the magic on the others slowly lost its effect and began to descend slowly, landing on the ground. "

Many of them were still immersed in Orgrimmar’s background story and had yet to come back to their senses.

"Lord of the Abyss? Grom Hellscream? Yes, I remember now. In Warcraft, Groome Hellscream fought to the death with the Lord of the Deep, I still remember that scene!"

"I originally stood on the human side without any hesitation, but after walking around Orgrimmar today, I realized that the tribe is full of men! It’s very attractive to me!"

"To be honest, everyone is a blood elf now. They seem to look better than humans …"

"Compared to Stormwind City, Orgrimmar had a completely different style. It was wild and rough, but its appeal to the players was no less. "

"Zou Zhuo walked around Orgrimmar, sighing as he walked. It was too big, too big! "

"It felt like Orgrimmar was larger than Stormwind City, and it was easy to get lost. The structure of Stormwind City was relatively well-organized. The distribution of each Urban area had been planned, and everything was in order. Orgrimmar, on the other hand, was built on a mountain range. Although it was also clearly divided into different regions, the difference in height between the different regions required the use of special spiral staircases, which gave many players a headache. "

"However, zou Zhuo noticed something interesting during Orgrimmar’s tour. "

Even the voice of all the players seemed to have been fixed by the system. This had not happened in the previous version of Storm City.

"The languages of different races were different. For example, the orcs ‘languages were rough, the undead’s languages were gloomy, and the blood elves’ languages were relatively loud and clear. "

"The players were all playing the role of blood elves, but when the players communicated through voice chat, the system would automatically correct the players ‘words into Mandarin and adjust them to the voice of the blood elves. Although different players ‘voices were slightly different, the overall voice was still that of the blood elves. "

"The new voice system surprised zou Zhuo, and he even found a player to test it out. "

"In fact, with the advanced artificial intelligence technology in the parallel world, it was not difficult to achieve this. If Chen Mo wanted to, he could make it even more exaggerated. For example, the AI would filter out the elements that didn’t match the game’s world view and play it using a voice synthesized by the AI like Jarvis. "

"It was just that this function was still under development and wasn’t particularly perfect, so it wasn’t released yet. "

"After this function was completed, he could consider opening a special "role-playing server." In this server, all players could only communicate in a way that matched their identity and Azeroth’s world view. The system would automatically help the players change their words to words that matched Azeroth’s world view. "

"When that time came, the players would be role-playing in the game. When they communicated with other players or artificial intelligence NPCs, it would be like talking to a real orc or undead. "

"That way, the game would be much more immersive, and it could even be compared to some single-player games with planned storylines and complete dubbing. "

Chapter 862: rapid expansion

"The 618 promotion had a great effect. Not only did the number of players increase significantly, but the sales of the game also increased. "

"Although it couldn’t be compared to the double 11 event, this degree of increase was already very obvious. "

"The first was the game trial event on Thunderbolt gaming platform. Opening 30% of the game’s content for players to try out was equivalent to doing a high-budget advertisement, especially for big-budget classic games such as mysterious sea and Assassin’s Creed Once the players experienced the excitement of these games, it was difficult for them to suppress the urge to continue playing the later plots. "

"Moreover, the 618 event and the double 11 event had a higher discount, which made it even more natural for the players to chop off their hands. "

"Of course, as the only game that couldn’t be tried out, Silent Hill became the most talked about game in 618, and just like outlast and uprooting, it became another milestone for Chen Mo to take revenge on society … "

"On all major livestreaming platforms, countless streamers were tortured by Silent Hill. There were all kinds of scary highlights on the internet, which became the topic of discussion for players. "

The 618 event this time also benefited many of Thunderbolt gaming platform’s independent video game designers.

"Through this event, many gamers started to search for the designer’s work on Thunderbolt gaming platform. Some gamers who had reached the playtime limit were given a game by the designer, but out of their love for the designer, they would often buy other games. The players who hadn’t played for long enough were also having a great time. "

"After all, for most players, they wouldn’t cut off their hands to buy the game if they didn’t think of it. But once they started to cut off their hands, it was hard to stop … "

"The ‘ 618’ event drew the attention of all the players to Thunderbolt gaming platform, benefiting all the designers on the platform. "

"As for other video game designers, they weren’t as lucky. "

Many designers from other distribution channels suddenly realized that Thunderbolt gaming platform’s influence was still growing at a rapid pace.

"Before this, Chen Mo had been using League of Legends to continuously expand the market, spending a lot of effort to make Thunderbolt gaming platform one of the three biggest video game distribution channels in China. But after that, it seemed like Chen Mo didn’t try to promote his own platform. "

All he did was release game after game of higher quality and put all his energy into research and development.

"However, Thunderbolt gaming platform’s development didn’t slow down. Instead, as Dark Souls, mysterious seas, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, and Merika’s end made their way through all the obstacles in the International market, they gained more honor and expanded even more rapidly. "

"Thunderbolt gaming platform now spanned mobile games, PC games, VR games, and smart glasses. It could be seen on almost all smart devices. "

"As Chen Mo’s reputation in the global videogame industry continued to rise, so did Thunderbolt gaming platform’s status. It was to the point that it would be unbelievable if someone in China didn’t have the Thunderbolt gaming platform on their computer or VR gaming pod. "

"Under such circumstances, the competition between the various gaming platforms had become unequal. As Thunderbolt gaming platform’s player base grew, more and more videographers would naturally turn to Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"It was the first batch of independent video game designers that joined Thunderbolt gaming platform to avoid the competition for distribution channels, and now, many designers under Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment, especially the more capable and self-important ones, were considering joining Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

A lot of people realized that Thunderbolt entertainment was already a behemoth that was even more powerful than Emperor dynasty entertainment and ZEN Entertainment.

……

Chen Zhao still had a lot of things to do.

"It was soon going to be July, and the game design competition that had been decided long ago was going to be held as scheduled. "

This year’s game design competition was mainly for fresh graduates. It was mainly to select talented graduates with bright prospects to enter the game industry.

"The preliminaries of the competition would be held in a few major cities with Thunderbolt gaming experience Stores, while the semi-finals and finals would be held in Imperial in early August at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters. "

The new headquarters was almost ready to be used. Chen Mo planned to move in in mid-July and expand the R & D team.

"Of course, only the main part of the new headquarters had been completed. There was still a lot of work to be done. For example, he would decorate the interior of the building with some personalized decorations and continue to build various small theme parks in the main area outside the headquarters. "

"However, there was no rush for this work and it could be carried out slowly. "

"In addition, in terms of game development, the abstgo project team was still working on other works in the Assassin’s Creed series, which were mainly stories about Altair and Ezio. "

"They were Assassin’s Creed 1, Assassin’s Creed 2, and Assassin’s Creed The content of Brotherhood and Assassin’s Creed the book of Revelation. "

"The content this time was relatively large, close to the capacity of four games. Although these works weren’t exactly open worlds, the plot content was rich enough. "

"Considering that Altair and Ezio’s stories were more closely related and connected, Chen Mo decided to release this part together with Desmond’s modern story to show the players what Assassin’s Creed was. "

"After this, the Abstergo project team would continue to work on the other Assassin’s Creed series, while Chen Mo would consider starting a new project. "

……

The players in the imperial capital were also looking forward to the official launch of the new headquarters.

"Ever since the news of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters had spread, many players in Imperial had been paying close attention. There were even some players who lived close to the new headquarters, taking photos and videos every day, posting them online to discuss the latest developments in the new headquarters with everyone. "

"So far, the new headquarters ‘appearance was completely okay, and it should be officially launched soon. "

Many players were eager to try out the game. They didn’t need to line up to try out the game!

"It couldn’t be helped, every time Chen Mo released a new game, the experience store would be filled to the brim, especially the VR experience area, which was filled to the brim. It was entirely up to fate whether or not they could get a chance to try out the new game, and many players who came all the way to the imperial capital for a "pilgrimage" were also suffering. "

"The opening of the new headquarters was the same as Chen Mo announcing to the world Finally, there was a super-large factory that stood at the top of the world’s gaming industry in China! "

Chapter 863: Activating the new headquarters

"On the 10th of July, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters officially opened. "

"There was no grand ceremony on the day of the launch. There were no banners or ribbons, and no celebrities were invited. It was just like an ordinary person moving from one place to another. "

"After all, everyone knew that Chen Zhao didn’t feel much about such a ceremony. "

"However, the impact of this matter was not small at all. "

Many players in the imperial capital took the time to come over after hearing about the launch of the new headquarters. They felt honored even if they were just sitting in the hall or trying out a few games in a VR gaming pod.

"It happened to be a Wednesday, and many players even took a day off to come. It could be seen how fanatical they were. "

"Although a large number of players from all over the imperial capital had gathered at the new headquarters on the 10th, there was still a long way to go before the entire experience area was fully filled. "

"Wave after wave of players came out of the subway or car rental and entered Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters. It was as if they were swallowed by this huge "new world", and no one knew where they went. "

The new headquarters was much bigger than most of the large shopping malls. The flow of people was not enough to make a splash.

"Furthermore, the entire building did not seem empty at all. "

"Whether it was the rest area or the game experience area, all the seats and equipment were scattered in the form of many small units. In the extra space, there were all kinds of decorations, such as plants, sculptures, game-related goods display area, and so on. When the players walked through these areas, they didn’t feel crowded or deserted. It was just right. "

"Moreover, the ceiling of each floor of the new headquarters was very high, and the field of view was very wide. The players did not feel suffocated at all like they were indoors, and instead felt very comfortable. "

"At the same time, a part of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was also equipped with an AI similar to a shopping mall. There were dedicated themed restaurants, surrounding stores, and even all kinds of entertainment venues. There was also a special venue for esports competitions. "

"In terms of themed restaurants, there were adventure restaurants with the theme of mysterious seas, antique restaurants with the theme of Assassin’s Creed, and high-tech restaurants with the style of the Overwatch. "

"The decorations of these themed restaurants varied. For example, the "mysterious sea"-themed adventure restaurant had a lot of nesen Drake’s collections as decorations. On the other hand, the "Overwatch"-themed restaurant was built in a high-tech style, with a statue of the DVA and a huge mech. "

"The dishes served in these themed restaurants would also be different. For example, the Assassin’s Creed-themed restaurants mainly served a variety of Western food, and their names and styles were full of Assassin’s style. The price wasn’t too expensive, since it was a benefit for the players. Chen Mo didn’t expect the restaurants to make money for him. "

"There were peripheral stores every few floors, selling a variety of things. There were physical devices such as switches and matrix glasses, figurines of various heroes and characters, and other peripheral products such as Assassin’s clothes, hidden blades, or weapons, shields, and armor from Dark Souls (of course, they were not made of metal. Even if there were metal components, it was impossible to use blades). "

"When the players were tired of playing the game, they could go to the themed restaurants to eat and drink, or go to the nearby shops to see if there were any dolls they liked and chop off their hands. "

"All of the shops inside were actually Thunderbolt Entertainment’s own businesses, so the decorations were very compatible with the style of the new headquarters. "

"In addition, the game experience area’s structure had become much more complicated, and each floor had a batch of specialized machines for players to show off. For example, in the rest area of the VR experience area, players could sit down and have a drink. There was a large TV in front of the players, which was connected to a VR gaming pod. "

"If a player was very confident in his or her skills, he or she could go to these specific game cabins, and their game screen would be live-streamed to the players in the rest area. "

"The players in the rest area could watch other people play as a pastime, and the players who wanted to show off could also take this opportunity to show off, killing two birds with one stone. "

……

"Zou Zhuo, Lin Xue, and a few other streamers were naturally the first to stream the situation of the new headquarters. There were also various videos posted by the players on the internet. Everyone was full of curiosity to explore every detail of the new headquarters. Even a figurine in a themed restaurant or a unique dish could attract the players ‘interest. "

"After watching the video, the players expressed, "F * ck, I want to go!"

"Before this, many people had already treated the old Experience Store as one of the alternative attractions to visit in the imperial capital. Now that the new headquarters had been activated, it became a must-visit place for the players. "

"To many players, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters could be said to be the most fun attraction in Imperial. "

"For example, historical relics, art exhibitions, comic exhibitions, museums, and so on. Although they were very famous, the experience of playing them could only be said to be average. It was very crowded with people coming and going, and it was nothing more than a series of photos. After the first time, it was rare to want to do it a second time. "

"However, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was different. Not only did it have unique content, but you could also take photos and watch as you pleased. You could also experience themed restaurants, theme parks, and try out games. Moreover, there were many young people here. There were many cosplayers and beautiful young ladies. Maybe they could have a romantic encounter. There was food when he was hungry and a place to rest when he was tired. It couldn’t be more perfect. "

"As for the local players in Imperial, especially the young people who lived near Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, they treated it as a place for daily gatherings and relaxation. They couldn’t wait to come here on weekends or even at night. Even if they didn’t play games, it was very interesting to wear the glasses and find a resting area to play board games with everyone. "

"The most important point was that there was a chance of meeting a famous streamer, or even capturing the Super rare creature, "pi pi", Chen Mo. "

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters ‘work area was in the middle of the building’s four main floors. The work area was completely separated from the players ‘game experience area. The sound insulation between each floor was excellent, so there was no disturbance. Moreover, the work area had a front desk where internal staff could enter with a card, so there was no need to worry about players entering by mistake and affecting normal work. "

"Chen Mo spent most of his time in the work area, but he would also wander around the experience areas or find a themed restaurant to eat. So for Chen Mo’s fans, there was a high chance they’d run into each other in the experience store. Wouldn’t it be great if they could take a photo or even have a meal together? "

Chapter 864: A new CG

"A week after the launch of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters, the players received another piece of exciting news. "

Animus of Assassin’s Creed was going to have new content!

"The players had long expected the update of Assassin’s Creed because it was a game that required a lot of resources. The name "origins" had already hinted that since it was the origin, there would definitely be development, twists and turns, and continuation. "

"However, the players didn’t expect the new content to come so quickly. "

"To Chen Mo, creating a new IP was a bit more troublesome, as the entire game’s mechanics, gameplay, and other content needed to be redone. However, it was much easier to develop the follow-up content. With the script finalized and sufficient art resources, the follow-up content only needed to follow the previous game’s mechanism, which could save a lot of time. "

"Of course, the new content could not be played yet, as it was still in the final development stage. What was leaked out now was just the routine publicity film. "

"However, even if it was just a promotional video, it was enough to make the players excited. After all, Thunderbolt film studio’s main business was CG. "

……

A figure wearing a white hood passed through the fog and came to the camera.

"His face was hidden in the shadow of his hood, his eyes were lowered, and his expression was murderous. "

"However, upon closer inspection, it was not an assassin in ancient clothing, but a modern young man. "

"The White hood was derived from a white Hooded Coat, and under the hood, white headphones could be seen. "

"He was wearing a pair of dark-colored jeans, and with his head lowered, he entered an underground passage. "

"The lights on both sides of the underground passage flickered, and in the next moment, they suddenly became torches on the stone walls of ancient buildings. "

"The light flickered, and the melody of the background music gradually became more intense. "

"The scene suddenly flashed, and the young man in modern clothes turned into an assassin in white. "

"White hood, red border, brown leather boots, hidden blade, arm guards … "

"The camera flashed, and the young man changed with the surrounding scenery. It was as if the modern and ancient times were intertwined. From his clothing to the surrounding scenery, he kept switching between the modern and ancient times. "

"However, the young man and the White-clothed Assassin’s posture and pace were the same. "

"At the exit of the tunnel, two people in black coats with unfriendly expressions observed him. The young man also raised his head slightly, and the stubbled corners of his mouth were still expressionless. Only the scar was eye-catching. "

"The camera cut to the young man’s back. The man on the left was still wearing modern clothes, but when it cut to the right, an armored Paladin had already drawn his sword and was charging straight at him! "

"With a crisp sound of metal rubbing against each other, the hidden blade popped out! "

"The assassin in white used his metal arm guard to lightly block, and then his hidden blade accurately cut through the Holy Knight’s throat. "

"In the blink of an eye, two corpses fell to the ground. "

The White-clothed assassin was expressionless. He kept his hidden blade and continued to walk forward.

"Swish!"

"An Eagle streaked across the sky, and the moment the young man walked out of the tunnel, everything around him changed rapidly. "

"Under the effect of the Animus program, the surrounding high-rise buildings and skyscrapers were constantly transformed into a series of data streams, constantly annihilated and reconstructed. One by one, Islamic-style ancient buildings rose from the ground. "

The camera turned to a square in the ancient town.

"On the execution platform, the temple Knights were showing off their might, while the audience was still cheering. "

"A male Eagle landed on a bar not far away, his dark eyes reflecting everything below. "

"In the midst of the cheers, a white-robed figure appeared on the opposite tower. "

"He stood at the top of the clock tower, tall and straight. "

"The hood covered his expression, but his eyes were already focused on the Templar Knight on the execution platform. "

"BOOM!"

The bell rang.

"The bell swung to the left, blocking the white-robed Assassin’s figure. However, in the next second, when the bell swung to the right, the white-robed assassin had already disappeared. "

"Only a flock of birds, startled by the bell, flapped their wings and flew into the sky. "

This sound … Was like the fluttering of an Assassin’s clothes when he fell.

"BOOM!"

The bell rang again.

The assassin in white pushed through the crowd and slowly walked toward the execution platform.

"BOOM!"BOOM!"Thump"

"The bell continued to ring. Although the intervals between the bell were exactly the same, the melody of the background music became faster and faster. The assassin in white also moved faster and faster. In the end, he even turned into a shadow, passing through the crowd and arriving in front of the execution platform. "

"Whoosh!"

"An arrow flew out of the crossbow of the assassin in white, aiming for the throat of the temple Knight on the left. At the same time, he stepped onto the execution platform and jumped high! "

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

"Swish!"

"With a crisp sound of metal rubbing against each other, the high and mighty assassin in white spread his wings like an eagle. A hidden blade popped out from his left wrist. "

The Templar Knights were ready to draw their swords to fight.

A corpse on the ground.

The panicked crowd.

The crisp sound of a bell.

"In the extremely chaotic environment, the assassin in white was not affected at all. The hidden blade in his left hand instantly pierced the throat of the temple Knight! "

"BOOM!"

"The bell rang, and the dust settled. "

"Everything around them seemed to have quieted down. The people below the execution platform were inexplicably frightened, but their expressions were frozen on their faces, and the screams that were already squeezed in their throats could not be shouted out. "

"The assassin in white took out his hidden blade, and his right hand stroked the temple Knight’s face. "

"Rest in peace." He seemed to be mumbling. "

"The melody instantly became intense. The surrounding guards rushed over like a swarm of bees, and the assassin in white had already rushed out of the square like an arrow released from a bow. "

"He easily climbed up to the roof, leaped over the eaves and walls, and efficiently got rid of the guards blocking the way. Finally, he came to a closed city gate. "

Several guards with long swords in their hands carefully approached him.

"However, just when the guards thought that the assassin had been forced into a dead end, the city gate opened. "

"BOOM!"

The last bell rang.

"A group of white-robed believers entered from the other side of the city gate. In the blink of an eye, the white-robed assassin had disappeared. "

"The soldiers were still searching around in vain, but they could no longer find the assassin in white. "

"Only the Eagle was left, flying above the city. "

"After a while, the Eagle found the assassin in white. "

He had already left the city and was now heading into the distance.

"The stream of data swept through again, and everything around him changed rapidly. "

"From a prosperous and rich city-state, it had become a bloody battlefield. "

Countless Paladins holding Spears were fearlessly charging forward. People fell and people filled in.

"However, their enemy … "

It was just …

One person.

"The one who was being attacked by the Holy Knights was a figure in dark spiky clothes. Judging from the beard under the hood, he was over fifty years old, but he was still like the most terrible god of death, easily reaping the lives of the Holy Knights. "

"His figure was as agile as a cat, and he calmly dodged the attacks of the Paladins. Then, his left and right double-sleeved daggers accurately pierced the throats of each of the Paladin. "

Chapter 865: Everything is empty, everything is permitted

The middle-aged Assassin’s battle continued.

The assassin in white walked into the crowd of Holy Knights as if there was no one else around.

"However, he was like an illusion, passing through the bodies of the Holy Knights without even causing any ripples. "

The Paladins also turned a blind eye to him. They were still growling and roaring as they rushed towards the middle-aged assassin who was being surrounded.

"However, just as the white-robed assassin walked past the middle-aged assassin … "

The middle-aged assassin seemed to have seen him.

"The middle-aged Assassin’s line of sight was hidden by the hood, but from his brief pause and slightly puzzled expression, he clearly saw the White figure. "

He was puzzled.

Confusion.

"At this moment, a voice seemed to ring in his ears. "

Many assassins and many voices said this together.

"When others blindly pursue the truth, remember to be angry."

"All things are illusory."

"When others are bound by morality or the law, remember to take a break."

"Everything is permitted."

"We walk in the darkness."

"But bow to the light."

"We are …"

"Assassin!"

This moment of hesitation caused a fatal flaw to appear in the middle-aged Assassin’s defense. The Holy Knight’s heavy sword just happened to cut at the weak point of his hidden blade.

Ding! Ding!

"With a crisp sound, the hidden blade broke. "

"The middle-aged assassin lost his balance and fell to the ground. The Holy Knights immediately swarmed forward, and Lin Li’s spear surrounded the middle-aged assassin. "

The white-robed assassin had completely disappeared.

"The middle-aged assassin was brought to the high platform by the Holy Knights, and the ferocious-looking bald commander tied a noose around his neck. "

"However, at this moment, the middle-aged assassin saw the figure of the white-robed assassin again. "

"They were on different wooden platforms, but their movements were surprisingly consistent. "

"The Holy Knight also looked in the direction of the assassin in white, but there was nothing there. "

"The moment the noose tightened, the middle-aged assassin turned around! "

"His elbow struck the right side of the commander’s face, and then he threw the rope and wrapped it around the commander’s neck. "

He leaped!

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak …"

"The noose tightened, accompanied by a teeth-numbing sound. However, the noose did not bind the middle-aged assassin, but the commander of the Holy Knights on the wooden platform. "

"The guards at the side quickly cut off the rope to save their commander, but the middle-aged assassin had already floated down and regained his freedom. "

"The middle-aged assassin stood up, put on his hood calmly, and walked toward the camera. "

"The screen turned black, and a huge logo appeared on it. "

It was Assassin’s Creed!

……

……

This promotional video immediately triggered a heated discussion among the players!

A very important reason was that the video was too long. It was more than five minutes long.

"Other games ‘promotional videos were basically one to three minutes long. After all, the CG belonged to the category of "concentration is the essence." It was good enough as long as it was enough. If it was too long, it might seem like a drag. "

"However, the five-minute cinematic trailer of Assassin’s Creed didn’t seem to drag the players out because the content was too rich. "

"However, many players were puzzled. What did this CG mean? "

"Damn, the main character is so handsome! I think he’s more handsome than Bayek!"

"Yeah, Lord Myna’s should be considered a Berserker, right? This is the real assassin, killing one person in ten steps, not leaving a trace for a thousand miles, leaving after the matter, hiding the merit and fame!"

"Appearing and disappearing like a ghost, killing in one shot. Wow, he’s so cool!"

"But I’m confused by the plot. What does this mean?"

"That’s right, the white-robed assassin even killed someone at the start. How did it become an illusion? Is he a real person or not?"

"Poor handsome uncle behind him …"

"Does Assassin’s Creed have two main characters? It can be switched freely?"

"That’s possible. Is there a cooperation model?"

"…You guys are thinking too much. Why do I feel like these two people live in different times?"

"And the first part was so cool. He kept switching between modern and ancient, reality and virtual. It was so cool."

"I feel that this real-life plot is very abrupt and redundant. It’s clearly an ancient story, so it’s strange to cut in like this."

"This trailer is so long, but I still don’t understand what the story is …"

"Many players were a little dumbfounded. From the content of the promotional video, the young assassin in white and the middle-aged assassin had a lot of scenes, but they were clearly two different people. "

"Many people speculated that this time, it was a double protagonist mode. "

"But from all the signs, the white-robed assassin that the middle-aged assassin saw was an illusion. Judging from their clothing and the surrounding environment, they did not seem to be from the same era. "

"Moreover, it was the first time that modern elements were added to the CG of Assassin’s Creed, which confused many people. "

"However, this time, the cinematics finally brought up the game’s theme Assassin’s Creed. "

"The CG mentioned the so-called Creed in the form of a narration "All things are illusory, everything is permitted."

It was just that he didn’t give much explanation on what this sentence meant.

"But no matter what, this CG was cool enough, and that was enough! "

"Although the Egypt style in Assassin’s Creed origin added a lot of points, it had to be admitted that in the eyes of many players, Bayek was not a handsome protagonist. "

"On the contrary, the two protagonists in this cinematic were extremely "handsome."

"They didn’t have Bayek’s longbows, blunt weapons, Spears, or other complicated weapons. They only had hidden blades. However, the feeling of fighting in such close combat was very befitting of an Assassin’s identity. There was a kind of elegant beauty of dancing on the tip of a blade, which many players were intoxicated with. "

"Many players expressed that they would buy, buy, buy, and not buy! "

"Being handsome was a matter of life. Just for this outfit, she decisively bought it! "

……

"In fact, there wasn’t only one promotional video this time. Instead, it was a combination of three promotional videos, and they were taken from Assassin’s Creed Identity, Assassin’s Creed 1, and Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation even had an introduction to the ‘Creed’ in it. "

"The main characters of the promotional film were not one person, but three Desmond, Altair, and Ezio. "

"Of course, the main character in the trailer wasn’t Desmond, but an ordinary player. However, his character was very similar to Desmond ‘s, so Chen Mo took the three cinematics and combined them together to introduce the new game content of Assassin’s Creed. "

The plot of this CG was deliberately blurred to create a kind of suspense for the players to guess.

"Through Altair’s image in white, she had successfully created the images of the modern protagonist Desmond and Assassin’s Creed Together, Ezio from the book of Revelation created a brand new promotional CG tailored for the new content of Assassin’s Creed. "

"It didn’t matter if the players couldn’t understand it now. After they finished the plot of Altair and Ezio, they would come back to this cinematic and be enlightened. "

Chapter 866: Poor family, farewell

"On July 18th, the trial of the new content of Assassin’s Creed was officially launched and was released on the 25th. "

The content was named Assassin’s Creed The price of the book of Revelation had also reached a new high of 3988 Yuan.

"In fact, before this, the collection of the three mysterious seas had been sold for 3688 Yuan, but it was actually equivalent to three games that could be bought separately. "

"In terms of capacity, the magically modified Assassin’s Creed revelation had four games. However, due to Desmond’s existence, the stories of Assassin’s Creed 1 and Ezio could be linked together, so this was an extremely long theater version. The price of 3988 Yuan was already a low price. "

"Of course, the game content of Assassin’s Creed revelation was different from the collection of mysterious seas, and it couldn’t be bought separately. "

"When the price was announced, many players were dumbfounded. They rubbed their eyes, wondering if they had seen the wrong number. "

"What do you mean? Assassin’s Creed revelation is 3988 Yuan? Is this money? Did I see it wrong?"

"Is there a problem with the price on the official website? This price was similar to that of Assassin’s Creed It’s double the value of origin!"

"Is it a collection like mysterious seas?"

"No, it looks like a game, but it’s said that the game is very long."

"This one’s family is poor, goodbye!"

"It wasn’t just the players, many of the video game designers were also surprised by Chen Mo’s pricing strategy. "

It was a little too expensive!

"In fact, the highest record for a single VR game in China was Assassin’s Creed It was created by origin, 1980. The sudden appearance of Assassin’s Creed revelation had doubled the price. "

"Although there was a collection of mysterious seas before, it was considered as three separate games after all. Players could choose to buy one of them, and the average price of each game was only slightly more than 1000 Yuan. "

"However, Assassin’s Creed revelation didn’t just sell! "

"Even though the players were used to the double Eleven discount, the price of the game was still 2000 dollars, which was a bit extravagant. "

"This price made many players flinch. They planned to see the livestream content and game reviews first before deciding whether to buy it or not. As for scouting the path, he would leave it to the rich people. "

……

"In fact, everyone in the Assassin’s Creed project team knew that Assassin’s Creed Not only was the price of the book of Revelation not high, it was actually too low. "

"11 RMB at half price, and Assassin’s Creed The volume of the book of Revelation was equivalent to four games in one, and each game was only 500 yuan. Origins was now half as cheap as before. Although the open world of Assassin’s Creed Origins was bigger, it was a great loss! "

"Someone suggested to sell Assassin’s Creed revelation separately, but Chen Mo rejected the idea. "

"In reality, Chen Mo had intentionally lowered the price of the game. "

"Ever since the 11/11 event, Chen Mo’s games had been getting cheaper and cheaper, but as for why … "

It was very simple increase sales.

"So far, the number of players on VR was still relatively limited, not as good as mobile and PC platforms. Before the technological revolution and the VR gaming pods became affordable to millions of households, VR games were destined to be for the rich. "

"However, even those who had VR gaming pods couldn’t just buy all kinds of games. "

"The reason why other game companies kept their VR games at a price range of 1000 – 2000 was because they were focused on a specific field, had a relatively Fixed player base, and had limited production capacity. "

"For example, if they only produced one masterpiece in half to a year, and the player base was relatively fixed, then even if they lowered the price, there would not be more people to buy it. It was better to maintain the original price. "

"However, Chen Mo’s current situation was different from other video game companies, as he was able to maintain an extremely fast development speed, to the point where his own games would clash with one another. "

"For example, when the "mysterious sea" collection and "end of the United States" were released at the same time, it was equivalent to running into one’s own life. There was no choice. The game had already been created, so of course, it would be sold immediately. It couldn’t be that they had to wait for the release date and keep it in their hands, right? "

"Moreover, since almost all of Chen Mo’s games were of different genres and different IPS, Thunderbolt gaming platform attracted a very large number of players. Most of them were Chen Mo’s personal fans, not fans of any particular game. They actually wanted to buy Chen Mo’s new game, even if it was a genre they had never tried before. "

"Simply put, if Chen Mo had two games on hand, a and B, both selling for 2000 each, the players would only choose one if they were tight on cash. However, if all of them were sold at half price for 1000, then players might buy both. "

"After all, they had profited. "

"To Chen Mo, the cost was the same, and so was the income. They both earned 2000. However, the actual effect was different. "

"First, it expanded the player base and attracted those who were not interested in B-level games. In the future, if there were similar games, they would consider continuing to buy. "

"Second, it gave the players the impression that Thunderbolt gaming platform was a good company. "

"Finally, it squeezed out other gaming companies and expanded its market share. "

"At the same price, players could buy two games from Chen Mo, but only one elsewhere. Chen Mo’s game was even better, so what would the players choose? "

"For Chen Mo at this stage, it didn’t make much of a difference whether he earned more or less. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s strong game production meant that he could use a strategy of small profit but quick turnover, while other game companies would have a hard time. "

"As for the price of Assassin’s Creed revelation, Chen Mo didn’t find anything wrong with it. "

"It was expensive, but it was worth it. Once the players actually tried it, they would understand that it was one of the most valuable games on Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

……

"On the day of the trial, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters was filled with a large number of players. "

"However, there was no longer a queue this time. "

"In fact, the experience store was still there, but like the experience Stores in other first-tier cities, it was handed over to someone to manage. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s employees were no longer there. "

The experience store’s office hadn’t been moved or renovated-it was just for the players to visit. The game experience area and the holographic projection viewing area were still open to players as usual.

"Some of the players who were close to the original experience Store would still go there, but most of them chose to go to the new headquarters. "

"After all, they were not on the same level. "

"Many players woke up early in the morning because they were worried that they would have to wait in line. However, after entering the new headquarters, they realized that they had been overthinking. "

It couldn’t even be filled!

"The hundreds of players quickly disappeared after entering the VR experience area. Empty game pods were everywhere, and it was not crowded at all. "

"There were still players entering the game one after another, but even on the special day of the new game trial, the players were still in the same state as usual, so the players were not in a hurry and were very calm. "

"A few players even decided to have breakfast at a themed restaurant first, and it would not be too late to experience the game after eating. "

Chapter 867: another bug?

Elder song walked into the hall and looked around.

"So this is Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters? Decent. "

"Mm, this place is quite spacious, and the districts are quite unique. It’s very particular."

"Wow, there are so many themed restaurants and rest areas? It’s comfortable. "

Elder song was getting happier and happier as he walked around. He was full of praise for the new headquarters and almost forgot what he was here for.

"This 30-year-old man had become Chen Mo’s die-hard fan ever since ‘mysterious seas’, and he had been bragging about it in private. "

"At first, old song was disdainful of Chinese games, but after experiencing mysterious sea, he was conquered by the historical knowledge and Noble character of the game. Later, he even got a collection of mysterious sea. "

He had also bought Assassin’s Creed Origins and had just finished it.

"After all, as a successful business elite, other than work, he had to study, watch movies, and other activities. Old song didn’t have much gaming time to begin with. "

"Moreover, Assassin’s Creed Origins was an open world, and old song was always playing on and off, not as addicted as he was in mysterious Sea area. "

"However, this didn’t stop old song from liking Assassin’s Creed. "

"In old song’s opinion, Assassin’s Creed was more to his liking than mysterious Sea area. After all, mysterious Sea area was full of historical relics and stories about modern people searching for ancient treasures. On the other hand, Assassin’s Creed allowed players to travel back in time and experience the exotic culture and the magnificent history. "

"Therefore, after the trial of Assassin’s Creed revelation, old song decided to personally make a trip to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters to try it out. "

"After all, the price of the game was quite high, and old song was worried about being scammed. "

"Old song was wandering around when he saw a long-haired man in his forties, wearing a white shirt, walking towards him. "

"Along the way, two players greeted the middle-aged man."Good Morning, master!"

Elder song was a little puzzled. Master?

"Although this guy was seriously balding, his long hair was tied up at the back of his head, and he really did look like a celestial. "

"The master came to elder song and asked with concern, "Friend, although you’re dressed in a suit and in good spirits, you seem to be a little hesitant. Is there something bothering you?"

"Elder song was taken aback. He thought, "master, you’re quite interesting. You can even see that I ‘m’ a little hesitant ‘?"

"The master’s temperament was elegant and polite, completely different from the fortune-telling bumpkins outside. Old song, who had a high status, couldn’t help but have a good impression of him. "

"Master, there are some things that are troubling you. I’m still considered rich now, but I often feel that there are too many mundane things in the world and I always find them boring. Can you give me a pointer or two?"

"Grandmaster chuckled, "money is just a worldly possession. Moreover, what is wealth?"

"Eight figures in assets and two houses in the third ring Road, " old song replied."Is that considered rich?"

"Grandmaster was silent, extending a hand. "

"Elder song suddenly understood."Master, are you saying that no matter how rich you are, you should know how to be grateful and repay. You should always remember to lend a helping hand?"

"Grandmaster shook his head "no, what I mean is…..Nouveau riche, can we be friends?"

……

……

He found a gaming pod and entered it. Old song didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

This master’s brain circuit was really strange!

Old song didn’t take this little episode to heart. He entered the game cabin and prepared to experience Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation.

"Of course, old song had watched the cinematics of the previous promotion. He liked it very much and was very cool. "

He just couldn’t understand it.

"However, not being able to understand it meant that it was very cool. Old song was very clear about this. "

"Just like Assassin’s Creed Origins, old song first entered abstgo’s animus. "

"Since old song had played Assassin’s Creed Hence, the Thunderbolt Game Pass had the corresponding information. He directly read the data and began to load. "

It was just that the loading interface was a little strange.

"The field of vision could not be moved, and there were two arcs above and below the field of vision, which looked like the edge of some machine. "

"In the center of his field of vision, there was a faint logo of abstgo. The entire field of vision was greenish-gray, a little like a black-and-white television, and it had a strong sense of history. "

"The scenes flashed and disappeared. Old song seemed to see many ancient buildings, but he couldn’t see them clearly. "

"With a harsh noise, old song found himself in the game. "

"He looked down and saw that he was wearing a white Assassin’s uniform, and the hidden blade was tied to his left hand, which had lost its ring finger. "

"He could look around, but he couldn’t move. "

"However, when elder song looked around, he realized that something was wrong. "

"There were many people walking around, people coming and going, but … "

These people actually had no face!

"Yes, their faces were like white boards. They were like flesh-colored plastic mannequins, and their movements were different. "

"However, this scene was indeed a little horrifying. "

"What’s the situation? another bug? Hmm, why did I say again?"

Elder song was puzzled.

"Chen Mo seemed to have ‘intentionally’ created some bugs in Assassin’s Creed Origins. Of course, according to the game officials, these bugs were due to the synchronization issues with animus and not the game’s programming. "

"However, wasn’t it a little too much to have a bug right after entering the game? "

"Moreover, the bug did not only affect the NPCs ‘faces. Even old song’s vision, or rather, the entire world around him, was in an extremely unstable state. Red light was constantly flashing, and the surrounding buildings were also faintly visible in the data cracks. "

A muffled voice filled with noise echoed in old song’s ears.

"I focused on observing wisdom, arrogance, and ignorance, only to know that it was futile."

"Because with wisdom comes trouble."

"If you increase your knowledge, then you increase your sadness."

"Elder song was still thinking about these philosophical words when his vision turned white again. Other than the noise in his ears, there was no other sound. "

"A moment later, the game screen reappeared, but it was still chaotic. "

"There’s a problem, " a female voice said."I didn’t send him the location in his memory. There are too many logical hiccups. He has been resisting …"

"Old song found that he could move again. He tried to run and jump, but the surrounding environment was still getting worse. The noise was getting louder and louder, and everything around him was getting more and more blurry … "

"There were a few pop-up boxes in his field of vision, giving him some basic instructions, such as jumping, climbing, attacking, and so on. "

"However, the surrounding environment made it difficult for him to concentrate. "

"Desmond, I hope you can try to relax, " the man said. "

"I’ll try to stabilize his condition, "the female voice said. "

"The male voice said, "focus and listen." Everything you’re seeing now isn’t real. They’re just images of the past, and they won’t hurt you. "

"The female voice said, "damn it, it’s no use. We’re losing his signal!" We have to pull him out, immediately!"

"Alright, Desmond, " the man said. We’re going to let you out now …"

"His vision turned white again, and the loading screen with the Abstergo logo appeared again. "

"But this time, old song’s vision was restored, and he saw the ceiling of a modern building. "

Chapter 868: Many doubts

"Yes, it was the ceiling of a modern building. "

"A golden-haired girl in a white coat came over and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Elder song sat up abruptly and took in big gulps of fresh air like a drowning man.

"To be more precise, it was not old song, but another person. "

"The moment the image appeared, old song had the illusion that he had transmigrated, because everything around him was a modern scene, and the scene was very precise. "

"However, as he sat up, the view of the game changed, and old song finally understood what was going on. "

"Desmond, who was wearing a white coat, sat up from the Animus machine. It was obvious that he was the one old song had been operating. "

"However, it was Assassin’s Creed, so why did he travel to the modern era? This was a question that elder song was extremely puzzled about. "

"But very quickly, the plot was explained clearly. "

"Old song’s character in the game was called Desmond, and the two people in white coats in front of him belonged to abstgo. They had kidnapped Desmond and were conducting an experiment. "

"On the surface, Desmond was just a bartender, but in fact, he had the bloodline of an assassin. These white coats needed to use Desmond’s genetic information to travel to the past, back to his ancestors, and find some information. "

"To be more precise, it was not transmigration, but the reappearance of the memories of the ancestors. The doctor in the white coat also explained the principle of animus to old song, which was to read genetic memory. "

"However, most of the ancestor’s memories were sealed. When Desmond entered without being prepared, he would be kicked out of the memory. Thus, Desmond had to enter the relatively stable memories first. He could only unlock new memories and get the information he wanted by continuously achieving synchronization. "

It was obvious that Desmond had been kidnapped. He was just an ordinary person. He couldn’t escape even if he wanted to. He could only enter animus obediently.

"After that, there was a teaching session, which was the "consciousness control system."

"Desmond entered animus and became the White-shirted assassin. He then learned the skills of an assassin, including stealth, assassination, fighting, hiding, and blending into the crowd. "

"All the teaching was carried out in the interface of animus. Although the teaching seemed very stiff, after the packaging of animus, it unexpectedly fit the plot. After all, Desmond’s current state was very similar to old song ‘s. They were both playing games. "

"I see. No wonder there’s a modern person in the cinematics. He should be the main character, right?"

"They created a modern story for animus? You’re very particular. "

"This explains why the bugs were created because animus’s condition was unstable."

"It’s like two stories. First, he’ll act as Desmond, and then Desmond will act as an ancient assassin? Decent. "

"It was because old song had started playing Assassin’s Creed Chen Mo’s version didn’t have a modern story, so when he read Assassin’s Creed After the modern plot in the book of Revelation, old song’s first reaction was still a little confused. "

"However, after thinking about it carefully, it actually made sense. The most obvious advantage was that it naturally explained some of the basic settings of the game, such as what animus was, how it worked, synchronization rate, conscious operation guidance, and so on. "

"After completing the synchronization and the teaching of the consciousness control system, Desmond once again entered his ancestor’s memory. Old song was experiencing this memory as Desmond. "

"This was an assassin named Altair, the White-clothed assassin that appeared in the promotional cinematic. "

"In the earliest operation in the timeline, Altair acted with two other assassins, but his actions were questioned by another assassin because he killed an innocent person and exposed himself in front of the temple Knights. "

"Altair had been emphasizing the Assassin’s Creed Everything is illusory and everything is permitted, but another assassin also retorted, "Assassins could not kill innocent people, expose themselves, or endanger the Brotherhood, but Altair obviously didn’t listen. "

"In the end, Altair’s recklessness caused the operation to fail. Not only that, but the Holy Knights had also caught up to the headquarters of the assassin organization, Masyaf, and the two sides began a chaotic battle. Although the assassins won in the end, the assassin mentor couldn’t tolerate Altair’s behavior, so he stabbed him with a dagger. "

"This was the first chapter of the ancient plot, which was equivalent to a teaching chapter. "

"Apart from allowing the players to familiarize themselves with the controls, the opening scene directly raised a key question. "

What is Assassin’s Creed?

"In fact, the answer had already been given in the promotional CG, and that was "everything is false, and everything is allowed." But if Altair could do anything, why was the teacher so angry when Altair killed the innocent old man? "

"Obviously, many players had the same misconception as Altair when they first heard the phrase "Nothing is true, everything is permitted." They thought that the rule of an assassin was to do whatever they wanted. "

"However, in the first act, the plot had directly rejected this idea. It was equivalent to using the actual actions of the characters in the plot to prove that this view was wrong. "

"After that, the modern and ancient plots intertwined and advanced. "

"Desmond found himself involved in a conspiracy. He was originally a member of a modern Assassin organization, living in a "farm." However, he was tired of living in isolation, so he escaped. He was found by Abstergo because of his motorcycle license. "

Desmond felt that everything was unreasonable. Abstgo was only a pharmaceutical company. How could they find him and kidnap him with a motorcycle license?

"Obviously, this Abstergo company was not as simple as it seemed. "

……

"Altair didn’t die, and his teacher gave him a chance to live a new life. "

"What?" Altair was confused."Isn’t the Assassin’s Creed to allow everything?"

"You don’t understand the true meaning of this sentence, child!" The teacher scolded. It doesn’t give you the power to do whatever you want. It’s a kind of knowledge, a guide to reason. "

"The mentor stripped Altair of his identity and equipment, and made him join the assassin organization as a newcomer. He had to start from scratch. "

"In Masyaf, Altair was ordered to investigate the betrayer. After the mission was completed, the assassin mentor gave him a list of nine names, all of which belonged to the Templar Knights. Altair had to kill these nine people to complete his mentor’s task. "

"Old song was not in a hurry to advance the plot. Instead, he took a good look at the scenery in Masyaf. "

"The teacher’s room, the high platform for the leap of faith, the surrounding villages … "

"Masyaf continued to read Assassin’s Creed In the village at the foot of the mountain, the people were busy with their own things. The assassins also left Masyaf to carry out their missions. "

"Everything was so real, as if it had really existed in history. "

"Old song was a little confused. Obviously, the story in the CG should take place in Masyaf, where the middle-aged assassin jumped off the high platform. Obviously, Altair had made the leap of faith. "

"However, why was Masyaf occupied by a group of Paladins at that time? "

Or could it be that this plot really happened in a different timeline as some people had said?

Chapter 869: The plot can be skipped

"As old song’s game progressed, Altair’s image slowly began to grow."

"In the beginning, Altair was an arrogant young man who was arrogant and irascible. His actions in Jerusalem had brought about very serious consequences. The assassin mentor had carefully arranged a ‘death’ for him and stripped him of his master assassin status, forcing him to start over."

"The mentor gave Altair nine names, all of which were related to the Crusades. Altair wanted to kill these warlike people and bring peace to the local people."

"During the assassination, Altair found that these people were not evil. But now his mentor told him that these people were actually Templar Knights who were conspiring to get the fragment of Eden. The Golden Apple wanted to control the entire Mediterranean Sea or even more."

Altair began to reflect on his behavior and realized his responsibility as an assassin to the assassin organization and the people.

"In the end, Altair killed the nine targets, but he learned that his teacher was the tenth person. This was all because his teacher wanted to kill the others who knew about the Apple of Eden and take it for himself. In the end, Altair defeated his mentor and saw the information that abstgo wanted to see through Desmond through the fragment of Eden The falling of the fragment of Eden."

……

"Altair’s story was much longer than old song had imagined. Throughout the whole process, Altair ran around and assassinated one target after another. When he finally defeated his teacher, old song had already understood the cause and effect of Altair’s story, but he still had one question."

"How much progress has the plot made?"

"In terms of length, Altair’s plot was almost the size of a normal game, but it was obviously far from Assassin’s Creed The entire Book of Revelation."

This was because the second half of the promotional cinematics had yet to be touched upon.

"To old song’s surprise, Assassin’s Creed The subsequent plot of the book of Revelation was still progressing smoothly, even though the two ancient protagonists were separated by hundreds of years."

"With Lucy’s help, Desmond escaped Abstergo and came to the modern Assassin organization. He continued to read the memory of another legendary assassin, hoping to stop the Templar’s conspiracy."

"It turned out that the enmity between the Holy Knights and the assassin organization had been going on for thousands of years. The power of the Holy Knights had penetrated into politics, economy, culture, and many other aspects. Abstergo was actually the power of the Holy Knights."

"This time, the memory that Desmond saw belonged to Ezio oditore, an assassin who was active during the Renaissance."

It was obvious that hundreds of years had passed between Altair and Ezio.

"Ezio was the son of a banker, living a carefree life of fighting and picking up girls. However, his father and brother were betrayed, framed, and hanged in public."

"Driven by the desire for revenge, Ezio embarked on the path of an assassin and learned the meaning of Assassin’s Creed and various assassination and combat skills from his uncle Mali. He began to track and assassinate the Paladins who conspired to kill his father, from Florence to San giminano, and then to Venice. Finally, he got the information about the Golden Apple and Atal’s Secret letter from the Paladins."

"After snatching the Golden Apple, Ezio officially joined the assassin Brotherhood. However, on their way back to Fuli City, they were attacked by the Holy Knights. Ezio was injured, and the Golden Apple was taken away."

"Ezio returned to Florencia and successfully took back the Apple. As Ezio collected more and more Atal’s Secret letters, the assassin organization also pieced together a world map and found more mysterious locations through the Apple. In order to enter the secret underground chamber, Ezio broke into the Sistine church alone, defeated Pope Alexander the sixth, and opened the hidden passage in the underground chamber. From his forerunners, he learned that humans would face a major disaster in the future."

"Ezio and his uncle Mali returned to monterigni, but they were attacked by the Holy Knights again. His uncle Mario was killed, Ezio escaped after being shot, and the Golden Apple fell into the hands of the Holy Knights again."

"Ezio came to Rome and continued to weaken the power of the Paladins. After taking back the Golden Apple, Ezio hid it in the temple under the Colosseum under the guidance of the Apple, waiting for someone to appear 500 years later."

"Ezio stabilized the power of the assassin group in Italy and expanded the entire assassin group. When Ezio was reading his uncle Mali’s documents, he found a letter from his father, which mentioned a secret Library hidden in Masyaf, where the famous assassin Altair was born."

"Ezio embarked on a journey to Masyaf and finally arrived after a long journey of ten months. But what he didn’t expect was that he was welcomed by a large group of Holy Knights. In the illusion, Ezio saw an assassin in white, which was the scene in the promotional cinematic."

"After successfully escaping, Ezio asked the workers who had been held hostage by the Templar Knights and found out that they were also looking for a way to enter the library."

"Under the guidance of Marco Polo’s father, Nico Polo, Ezio kept searching for Masyaf’s key, and he got involved in the internal conflict of the Byzantine royal family in Constantine."

"These keys were in the shape of round plates that emitted golden light. Obviously, they were the products of the Pioneer’s technology. They also contained Altair’s memories, which Desmond had never seen before."

"It turned out that Altair had set up a library in Masyaf in his later years and briefly described his life to Nicro Polo. At the same time, Altair sent assassins all over the world. Because Altair had assassinated Genghis Khan, the Mongolia Army retaliated. Altair gave his secret letter, library key, and other things to the Explorer Nicro Polo, hoping that one day, an assassin would find him."

"As old song experienced all this from Desmond’s perspective, he had mixed feelings."

"Ezio successfully opened the door to the library and lit the torches on the wall. However, it was empty except for Altair’s remains, which had been waiting for so many years."

"In Altair’s memory, the old Altair said goodbye to his son and entered the library. The heavy door closed in front of him."

Altair trembled as he walked forward. He extinguished the torches on the wall one by one and hid his Golden Apple properly.

[Let’s sit down and rest for a while.]

"A line of small words appeared in his vision. Altair groped for the chair in the middle of the room and sat down shakily. Looking at the Masyaf key in his hand, he seemed to be lost in thought."

"However, the scene changed, and it was already more than 400 years later."

"After countless twists and turns, these two greatest master assassins had finally met in a way that no one had expected."

"The Golden Apple glowed. After interacting with the ancestors so many times, Ezio understood that he was just a Messenger. He had experienced so much just so that Desmond could obtain information about the ancestors through his memory."

"At the end of the game, Desmond received a message from the forerunners. It turned out that earth had encountered a terrible disaster tens of thousands of years ago, which directly led to the extinction of the forerunners. And now, the world-ending disaster was about to descend once again, and the hope of saving the world was completely pinned on Desmond."

Chapter 870: The meaning of the Creed

"The whole game was very long. Even though old song played it every day as if he was obsessed with it, when he finally finished it, he saw Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation had also been released. "

"When he looked back at his life in the game, old song felt like it was a lifetime ago. "

"In a dozen days, old song had experienced the lives of three people. They had lived in Jerusalem, Damascus, Florence, Constantine, and many other historical and famous cities. "

"In the dozens of hours of game time, Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation created the image of three great assassins. For Ezio, it showed all his experiences from his birth to his old age. "

"What was even more valuable was that each of the three main characters had different lives, different experiences, and different charisma. "

"Altair was reckless in the beginning. Later, he became an assassin mentor. His behavior changed the Code of Conduct of assassins and guided the development of the assassin organization. After studying the Golden Apple, he improved the Assassin’s hidden blade and saved the later assassins from having their fingers cut off. "

"Through Altair’s experience, the players, together with Altair, understood the true meaning of Assassin’s Creed "Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

"In the beginning, Altair thought that this Creed meant that assassins could do whatever they wanted, but he gradually realized that this Creed was a kind of wisdom. Later on, Altair restrained his arrogance and conceit and became a calm, focused, humble, and patient intelligent man. He shouldered the responsibility of leading the entire assassin organization. "

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted" was actually a form of respect for free will. People’s will and thoughts should not be bound by rules. It was because of the existence of free will that new ideas would constantly appear, human civilization could continue to develop and progress, and the entire human society and ethnic groups would be lively. "

"Like the Holy Knights, assassins had the dream of building a perfect world. However, this perfect world could not be achieved through cruel order. Assassins hoped that one day, the will of humans would be liberated, and they would be able to control their own actions without the restraint of the law. "

"Altair spent his whole life understanding the true meaning of Assassin’s Creed. If it weren’t for Altair, the entire assassin organization would have been destroyed in the hands of almulin or Abbas, Altair’s teacher. Altair’s thoughts were passed down and influenced the thoughts of all the assassins in the future. "

And Ezio oditore’s life was even more magnificent.

"In Assassin’s Creed revelation, Ezio’s story took up three-quarters of the entire game, and it even told everything from his birth to his old age. This was something that Chen Mo had never done in any of his previous games, and it was like a Long heroic poem. "

"In Ezio’s youth, he gradually understood the mission of an assassin in the process of his revenge. He became mature, wise, and decisive, and he grew into a qualified master assassin step by step. "

"In the prime of Ezio’s life, in order to fight against the Borgia family of the Holy Knights, he recruited citizens from the bottom to join the Brotherhood and revitalize the assassin organization. "

"In Ezio’s later years, he searched for the key Altair had left and finally opened the library. He saw Altair’s remains and completed his historical mission. "

"As for Desmond, he had the least plots, so the players always ignored him at the beginning. "

He didn’t want to accept his fate as an assassin. He liked to protect his friends and desired to live like an ordinary person.

"So, he escaped and would rather be a bartender. "

"However, fate played a joke on him. He was kidnapped by abstgo and was involved in the struggle between assassins and Paladins. He went with the flow and could not help himself. "

"However, as the plot unfolded step by step, everyone also saw Desmond’s change. He began to glow with the light of freedom and faith, and he took on the mission of saving the world without hesitation. "

……

This long game experience had made old song feel a lot.

Perhaps it was because of the main characters ‘spirit? Or the yearning for free will in Assassin’s Creed?

Perhaps it was because of the game’s high degree of replication of the history and various cities?

Perhaps it was the inexplicable sense of destiny and epic in the whole story?

"Before this, old song had thought that Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation would follow Assassin’s Creed Like origin, most of the writing was focused on the story of the ancient main characters, showing the ancient exotic customs. The plot of the pioneers was just a small foreshadowing or Easter egg. "

"However, he soon realized that he was wrong. Not only did the book of Revelation have a Scout in the ancient plot, it even created a modern main character to perfectly connect the Scout, the ancient, and the modern. "

"On the issue of history, Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation still inherited Assassin’s Creed The characteristics of origin, and he had carried it forward. "

"In the game, the story wasn’t limited to history, and it didn’t stubbornly want to reproduce the whole truth of history. Instead, it presented history in a way that "combined reality and illusion."

"For example, the assassin mentor almurin, the Borgia family, da Vinci, Michelangelo, and many other characters in the game were all real historical characters. The various cities that the main characters traveled to, such as Florence and Jerusalem, were also restored to their true appearances as much as possible. "

"Another example was that the assassin organization had a prototype in history, and the weapons used by assassins, such as hidden blades, also had a prototype. Even during the voice acting, foreign voice actors were specially asked to add other accents in English to highlight the identity of these characters. "

"However, it was obvious that most of the plots in this story were fictional. They just used the historical background to connect the unsolved mysteries and clues in history and unify them under the background of Assassin’s Creed, thus creating a sense of reality and fantasy, just like those illusory legends and the mystical realms in mysterious seas that no one believed in. "

The close combination of art and reality made Assassin’s Creed The story of the book of Revelation was both real and exciting. The players felt as if they had traveled back in time to experience the wonderful stories that were not known to ordinary people. It was an unparalleled feeling.

……

"Old song came out of his game cabin and couldn’t help but sigh."Amazing! Chen Zhao didn’t let me down! Assassin’s Creed is really good!"

"Although old song had started playing the game in the experience store, he still had a lot of experience in Assassin’s Creed He bought the book of Revelation without hesitation the moment it was officially released. After experiencing Altair’s story, he was sure that the ip from Assassin’s Creed would become another core ip for Chen Mo, and the "assassin" would also become a milestone in the history of games! "

Chapter 871: unique

Old song was the first one to finish Assassin’s Creed The players of the book of Revelation were either slowly progressing through the main storyline or were still waiting to see what would happen.

In the group of movie fans that old song was in.

"Time to get off work! Let’s continue with Assassin’s Creed!"

"I still have more than an hour before I can get off work. The process of playing Assassin’s Creed is so long that I haven’t finished it yet …"

"Yeah, Chen Mo really did make a movie version this time! There’s a reason why the game is so expensive, this is really a good product. "

"Elder song was overjoyed, but he pretended to reply nonchalantly, "Yes, I just cleared Assassin’s Creed "The book of Revelation" is indeed a good game. "

"Hearing that old song had cleared the game, many people became interested and asked questions. "

"Damn, old song, weren’t you not interested in these games before? Why are you so enthusiastic?"

"Old song, did you find anything wrong with this?"

"Hey, I remember who was in Assassin’s Creed Did origin say in the group that Chen Mo would fail if he switched to Assassin’s Creed instead of mysterious sea?"

"Old song replied,’nonsense! Did I say that? No, it’s definitely not me. Don’t you slander me!"

"Oh? Do you want me to look through the chat history in the group?"

"Elder song quickly changed the topic, "stop talking, you’re so troublesome!" I can only say that Assassin’s Creed did a good job, and I can’t find any problems with it. "

"Is this for real? even a picky person like old song thinks that it ‘s’ particular ‘? I really feel like I’m going to chop off my hands, but it’s a little painful. It’s too expensive!"

"Old song explained, "to be honest, it’s really not expensive!"Mysterious seas" collection, 3688 Yuan, is it expensive? However, the game content of Assassin’s Creed revelation was even longer than the collection of mysterious seas! "And it’s full of stuff. There’s even a few cities. Each of the three main characters has their own story and highlights. This is simply a long narrative epic. I think there’s no problem at all letting my son play this game like a family heirloom!"

Many people in the group were shocked to see the usually arrogant and nitpicking old song give such a comment.

[Even old song is praising Assassin’s Creed like this. Assassin’s Creed is really awesome!]

"Damn, old song, you’ve successfully convinced me. I’m going to buy it now! Anyway, you’ll have to return your tokens on 11/11, don’t panic!"

"I’ll beat you to death, you rich people! I don’t have any money …"

"I’ll kill you, you unkempt monster! It’s fine if you don’t have money. Go to Mount serente. If you get through, you’ll get a free game! Comical!"

"F * ck, that’s right, I almost forgot about this. Clearing Mount serente also gives free games! Those who don’t have money can try. "

"Try my ass! I’d rather spend my own money than play that stupid game. Do you know how hard it is to clear that game? That’s not money, that’s life!"

"Hehehe, you speak as if your life is more important than Assassin’s Creed It was as if the book of Revelation was valuable. In my opinion, Chen Mo is really kind, getting four thousand RMB for clearing a game, which game company would offer something like that?"

"Chen Zhao yes, yes, yes. You guys profited, but I suffered a huge loss!"

……

The other players had the same psychological curve.

"At first, he thought it was expensive, but he was hesitant about whether he should buy it. "

"However, after buying it and playing with it, he realized that it was really too kind! "

"With so much game content, it was like a four-in-one game collection, but it was only selling at twice the price of a normal game? "

Chen Mo suffered a huge loss!

"Strictly speaking, Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation was a branch of the Assassin’s Creed story series, but they each had their own characteristics. "

"As the starting point of the Assassin’s Creed, Bayek wasn’t an assassin in the strictest sense. He had a variety of combat styles, and the players could even choose to be a Berserker or a Hunter. As the Assassin’s organization continued to develop, the Assassin’s Creed became more and more complete, and the fighting style was more and more in line with the identity of an assassin. "

"In Assassin’s Creed In the book of Revelation, the identity of an assassin, or the ip of Assassin’s Creed, was truly established. "

"If many players didn’t think that Bayek was handsome enough, then Ezio completely fulfilled the players ‘requirements of being’ handsome ‘. This master assassin born in Florencia was determined, calm, and wise. At the same time, he was also a little playful and romantic. Even in his 50s, he could still flirt with little girls. No wonder many players called him "old lecher."

"Moreover, in Assassin’s Creed revelation, the main characters wore their iconic Assassin’s jackets and were well-equipped. They didn’t need to break their fingers for their hidden blades, and they looked even better. Altair and his mentor’s relationship, Ezio and da Vinci’s friendship, family, love, and all kinds of other relationships were excellent. "

"In terms of the story, Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation even surpassed Assassin’s Creed Origins had also surpassed most of the other games in the same period! "

"The players couldn’t help but think, Chen Mo is indeed Chen Mo, he’s got so many tricks up his sleeve, no matter what kind of player he is, he’ll always give you a clear plan! "

……

"Soon, the TGN score of Assassin’s Creed revelation came out, 9.3. "

"To the players, this rating was normal. It was a basic operation of salent. After all, he was the man who had received a lot of games of the year. It would be a little unreasonable if his new game did not score 9. "

"However, Chen Mo knew very well that in his previous life, Assassin’s Creed Origin was only 9 points. "

"Some players even joked that they could guess the rating of the new Assassin’s Creed without even playing it. The rating was between 7 to 9, which was neither too low nor too high. "

"Of course, there were many factors involved in this. One of the most important reasons was that Ubisoft was too impatient in the process of producing New Year’s goods. There were always many bugs and optimization problems in the game, which greatly affected the evaluation of the Assassin’s Creed series by the game media. "

"Chen Mo’s Assassin’s Creed The book of Revelation not only combined the first few plots that were the essence of Assassin’s Creed into one, but also presented a huge virtual world that spanned hundreds of years in the form of VR, which was equivalent to making up for the shortcomings of Assassin’s Creed in his previous life. It was not surprising that the ratings had increased. "

"However, to Chen Mo, the value of Assassin’s Creed wasn’t just in the ratings. Many fans of Assassin’s Creed would still buy it no matter how many bugs it had, how bad its updates were, or how low its ratings were. "

"As a unique series, Assassin’s Creed had a rich sense of history and unique cultural connotation that no other games could replace. Moreover, the Assassin’s Creed series was a series that kept introducing new games, and the theme and playstyle would change almost every generation. "

"The main characters in each Assassin’s Creed had different personalities and different experiences, but almost all of them were loved by the players. "

"The swimming master Altair, the chaste Ezio, the stealth Master Master Master Master Kang, the kind father and filial son Helson, the dressing master Evelyn, the money-grubbing Edward, the heaven-and-earth Jackdaw, the loyal organization komarco, the unparalleled God of War Dorian, the three good young siblings, and the junior Bayek. "

The real charm of Assassin’s Creed lay in the vivid characters and touching stories.

"For Chen Mo, releasing Assassin’s Creed and letting the players experience the unique story and reminisce about the unique history was far more important than getting a high score. "

"The abstgo project team would continue to release the sequel to Assassin’s Creed, but at a slower pace. Chen Mo’s main focus would be on the next game. "

This year’s work with full marks had yet to be released.

Chapter 872: Is this a linear game or an open world?

"In the first half of the year, it wasn’t just the Assassin’s Creed series that shone in the global gaming market."

"Of course, Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed [Book of Revelation] was undoubtedly one of the best games released in the same period, but that didn’t mean it could completely crush other games of the same period."

"It could only be said that the Assassin’s Creed series had become a iconic game IP with its moving plot, sophisticated historical background, rich cultural heritage, and unique combat system, but it wasn’t perfect in all aspects."

"Because of this, tgnn gave Assassin’s Creed a score of 9.3, which was one of the best works."

"Before Assassin’s Creed was released, a VR game called traveler got an 8.8 rating. Half a month after the "Book of Revelation" was released, a game called "The Lost Fleet" was released. It also received a high rating of 9.3 on tgnn."

The powerful appearance of this game seemed to be announcing to the world The era of serente’s rule? It was still far away!

"Indeed, Thunderbolt entertainment and Chen Mo had been in the limelight for the past two years, especially the series of classic IPS that made many foreign companies feel breathless. Players were all saying that ‘times have changed’."

"However, the game industry wasn’t a zero-sum game. When everyone could make a good game, even if you made a profit, I wouldn’t let you beat me just because your game was 0.1 points higher than mine."

"As long as they put in the effort to make games and adapt to the market demand, every game designer would succeed. It was just a matter of time, how much, or how little."

"The Lost Fleet was an FPS game with a sci-fi background. It told the story of a small interstellar fleet in the future, where they lost contact with their mothership due to an accident and had to take risks in the dangerous space environment."

"During this process, the players would experience the warmth of human nature and the cruelty of the laws of the universe. They would experience the treacherous adventures in the universe, battle with the terrifying creatures in the universe, and experience the loneliness of drifting endlessly in the universe. When they finally returned to earth, many players would be like Wanderers returning home after wandering for many years, with tears streaming down their faces."

"In terms of influence and popularity, this game wasn’t as good as Assassin’s Creed. However, it was obviously an excellent game in terms of artistic and gaming quality, so it also got a high score of 9.3."

"Moreover, due to the popularity of the game, the sales of the novel with the same name were also rising, and the shooting of the movie with the same name was already in preparation."

"To the players, The Lost Fleet created a very real space environment (or rather, it appeared very real since the current technology was not enough to support human space travel). It vividly portrayed the loneliness and despair of humanity’s endless drifting in space, mixed with hot-blooded spaceship piloting and gunfight scenes. In all aspects, it was not an overstatement to get a 9.3 rating."

"However, everyone’s discussion about The Lost Fleet was not just limited to the game itself, but had expanded to a bigger area."

For example … The development direction of the game industry.

"The main reason for this was that the two highly rated works in the first half of the year, traveler and The Lost Fleet, were both linear games."

"In other words, these two games had abandoned the concept of an open world and went on the path of "movie-based games."

As for why … It all started with Chen Mo’s mysterious seas last year.

"Before mysterious sea, most of the mainstream VR games were working towards the open world, and many people even thought that they would fall behind the times if they didn’t make an open world."

"The reason was simple. Opening up the world had an immediate effect on extending the gaming time of the players. At the same time, it could make his game appear ‘rich in content’ and ‘worth the price’."

"In fact, many open world games weren’t necessarily better than linear games, and many open world games that weren’t done well often had no shape. For example, adding a large number of collectible elements in the game map, repeating game playing methods, high-level props with strictly controlled values, and so on."

"In this open world, players would actually feel bored after playing for a while. It was nothing more than running around the map and farming."

"However, it had to be said that the effect was immediate. Players liked to collect achievements and trophies, and although the numerical stimulation of grinding was simple and rough, it was very effective."

"Therefore, many international game developers were addicted to the concept of the open world."

"However, the appearance of mysterious sea changed this. Through a delicate process design, high-performance art effects, and a carefully crafted game script, as a linear game, "mysterious sea" had successfully conquered a large number of players, almost instantly beating most of the open world games of the same period."

"The appearance of "doomsday of the United States" had an even more encouraging effect. Obviously, a game like "doomsday of the United States" was most suitable to be made into a linear game. If it was made into an open world, it would destroy this classic."

‘End of the United States’ winning the Game of the Year award made many video game designers reflect on themselves. Was it really good to open the world?

"And traveler and The Lost Fleet were the results of this reflection. Many designers no longer blindly believed in the concept of the open world. Instead, they switched to linear games, using beautiful stories and delicate rhythm to firmly grasp the hearts of the players."

"It had to be said that although the open world was good, it was not controllable. On the other hand, for linear games, as long as there was a good script and the game company put in effort, it was almost certain that a game with a good rating could be created."

"Regardless of whether it was selling well, the ratings from the game media would definitely not be bad."

"If the ratings were not bad, with proper publicity and appropriate catering to the market’s taste, the sales would not be bad."

"The traveler and The Lost Fleet were the works that emerged at the right time under such circumstances, and the facts had also proved that linear games were indeed good."

"This led to a discussion among many designers and players. The core question was With the current level of technology, was it not enough to make the best of the open world? Was a linear game a better choice for the current stage?"

"Of course, there were a few decent open world games in parallel world, but they were still in the minority when compared to the total number of open world games. In other words, as long as a parallel world game was done well, it would be considered a classic, but most games were not good enough."

"On the contrary, a linear game with a strict process and clear rules became a very good option."

Chapter 873: you’re overthinking

The battle between the open world and linear games had also caused quite a bit of debate on the internet.

"Even some pure game fans joined in the discussion, but their discussions were mainly focused on personal preferences and feelings. It was inevitable that they were talking among themselves, and no one could convince the other. "

"As for videogame designers, some of them used data and research to determine the direction of their future games, while most of them used this discussion to adjust their direction of development, deciding what they should do based on the characteristics of their games. "

"It had to be said that "mysterious sea" and "doomsday of the United States" had indeed resurrected linear games. "

"It wasn’t quite accurate to say that they had been resurrected. It was probably that these two games had redefined what a truly qualified linear game was, and had given this concept a new life. "

"In this discussion, Chen Mo’s example was inevitably repeatedly discussed. "

"Last year, he won the best of the year with his masterpiece doomsday of the United States, and this year’s first VR game, Assassin’s Creed, created a new IP. Chen Mo could be said to be a benchmark, and his actions were seen by many as the most advanced design concept in the game industry. "

"Just like the Apple cell phone in Chen Mo’s previous life, even if there were a lot of people who complained about how ugly the new product was, even if there were many cell phone manufacturers in the world that had their own merits, everyone would still realize one thing when Apple released a new product The best phone was still an Apple. "

"Just like how Apple’s reputation was built on generation after generation of flagship phones, Chen Mo’s reputation was built on classic games. "

"He was no longer the unknown new videogame designer who was questioned every time he entered a new field. Now, no matter what type of game he made, most people’s first reaction would be, "Is Chen Mo going to redefine the genre again?"

And many people who supported the open world were using Chen Mo as an example.

What was Chen Mo doing when other video game designers copied him and created games like traveler and The Lost Fleet?

He was working on Assassin’s Creed Origins.

What kind of game was Assassin’s Creed Origins?

Open world.

"Look, Chen Mo isn’t even making linear games anymore, he’s even making the open world, which is clearly the future direction! "

"Although this argument seemed stupid, it was really scary. "

"Many people were wondering if Chen Mo thought that he had discovered the potential of linear games after ‘end of the United States’, so he chose the more promising open world game. "

"On Weibo’s Q & A page, many people were expressing their opinions on this question and the discussion was in full swing. "

Someone suddenly had an idea to pay to ask Chen Mo!

"The last time Chen Mo answered that the new game was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, his four words were viewed hundreds of thousands of times, and the rich guy who paid 9999 to ask Chen Mo the question actually earned hundreds of thousands. "

"This time, another rich guy decided to follow suit and paid 9999 to ask Chen Mo, "What do you think of the open world and linear games? Which type of game had a better future? Was the success of "doomsday of the United States" the success of a linear game? Why did Assassin’s Creed, which was released this year, switch to the open world?"

"He asked a lot of questions, and it was obvious that this rich man was full of curiosity. "

Many players were eagerly looking forward to hearing Chen Mo’s answer.

"After all, his answer, in a sense, was the correct answer to the current development direction of the game industry. "

"However, some players thought that Chen Mo wouldn’t answer. Even if he saw the future of the industry, why would he reveal it to the public and let the competing companies know? "

"If linear games were that good, wouldn’t it be disadvantageous for Chen Mo if all the game developers swarmed over to make them? "

"However, to their surprise, Chen Zhao actually answered. "

"And the answer … In a sense, it made people not know whether to laugh or cry. "

"You’re thinking too much, everyone. I’m just tired of linear games and want to change it."

The players who had paid 1 RMB to see this answer all spat out a mouthful of blood.

"You just want to change the game???"

"F * ck! I thought I’d be able to hear some earth-shattering inside story! You’re trying to cheat me of a Yuan with that?"

"Someone, drag salent out! I asked you to answer the questions, not to act cool!"

"Acting tough like the wind, always by my side?"

"So you’re saying that I’m not at all conflicted about the linear game and the open world that you guys are so conflicted about? I can do whatever I want, and I can even do it well?"

"Hahahaha, the other designers are going to be pissed off by you!"

……

……

"Even though Chen Mo’s answer was once again viewed by the netizens and received a lot of likes, it was undeniable that … This answer was the same as not answering. "

"The debate continued, and every videogame designer made their own judgment on the future of the game. "

"As for Chen Mo himself … He had basically decided on the new game, and was also paying attention to the competition. "

"So far, the game design competition was still progressing in an orderly manner, and the graduates from various universities had shown extraordinary enthusiasm for the competition. "

"This was because any player who performed outstandingly would be given the opportunity to join Thunderbolt entertainment directly, whether as an employee or as an independent game designer. It was the same as hugging onto a thick thigh that couldn’t be any thicker, and their future was bright. "

"The other jobs, whether stable or lucrative, were nothing compared to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s offer. "

"After all, there was a crazy rumor going around that Thunderbolt Entertainment’s year-end bonus was based on a three-figure monthly salary. "

There was also a rumor that Thunderbolt Entertainment’s employees had received a total of nine-digit quarterly awards for some of its popular projects.

It could simply be said that he was inhumanely rich!

"Moreover, many of these people were here because of their passion for the game industry. "

"These fresh graduates were full of ambition. They hoped to make a name for themselves in the game industry and let players play their games. They hoped that their games could be like "end of the United States" and break into the International market, conquering all the major game review media and making their names known to everyone … "

"Even if he couldn’t be the main creator, even if he could only be a participant, it would be a great honor to be able to appear on the final list of production staff for this kind of fully-divided work. "

"After layers of screening, the players who were truly capable and had the right attitude had basically stood out. "

"And now, they were all very excited. "

Because Chen Mo was going to give them a question.

Chapter 874: Environmental interaction mechanism

"The 39 lucky ones were in a large conference room in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, nervously waiting for Chen Mo’s arrival. "

These people were the graduates that the judges thought had outstanding abilities after going through many rounds of selection. They were also the graduates that Chen Mo had screened to qualify for Thunderbolt entertainment.

"These people had different specializations and were good at different types of games. However, their faces were filled with excitement and joy. "

"To be able to join Thunderbolt entertainment right after graduation, to work with the best video game designers in the country, and even the world, to create a world-shocking video game together, how could anyone not be excited? "

"Many people were exchanging contact information, and some of them had already known each other during the competition. "

"However, they still had one last test. "

"Chen Mo would personally come up with a question, and this question would determine if they could advance further in Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"If they didn’t answer well, they might be sent to a less well-developed team. Only those that Chen Mo was satisfied with would be qualified to enter the core and frontlines of the team. "

"Of course, these marginalized project teams were not necessarily bad. They might even make more money. "

"In reality, almost every game Thunderbolt entertainment released was a top quality game. If a fresh graduate was "unfortunately" assigned to a stable online game project like mobile Legends, League of Legends, or PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, that would still be an amazing achievement. The prize money alone might make people die from envy. "

"However, these fresh graduates were selected from the entire country, after all. The acceptance rate was even lower than the top two universities. They came here to be the best designers, and each of them thought highly of themselves. With such a great opportunity, they would definitely work hard to fight for it. "

"After a while, Chen Zhao pushed the door open and entered. "

"Everyone knew who Chen Mo was, so the entire meeting room was silent. The graduates all sat up straight and looked at the young man in front of them curiously. "

"Yes, he finally saw a living Chen Zhao! "

She looked even younger in person than in the photo.

And … He didn’t put on any airs at all.

"However, he seemed to have a very strong aura, or rather … A very strong self-confidence. "

Chen Mo looked at the people in the conference room with a smile.

"Hello, everyone. You all know me and the purpose of my visit, so I’ll make it short. "

"First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone for standing out in this competition and getting the chance to join Thunderbolt entertainment. From now on, I hope that everyone will not forget their original aspirations and maintain their passion and enthusiasm for the game industry. Together, we will create better games for the players. "

"Even though you’ve all been given the chance to enter Thunderbolt entertainment, I’ll still have one last question. This is my personal test for everyone."

"This question isn’t difficult, but it’s not easy to stand out. You only have three hours. "

"Within three hours, I want you to come up with a system design draft in this conference room."

"Chen Mo paused for a moment before continuing, "the student who answers the best will get a great opportunity " I’m going to give you a chance. "You’ll be directly involved in the development of my new project. "

"As soon as he finished speaking, many people’s eyes were already shining. "

To be able to directly participate in Chen Mo’s new project!

This also meant that his name would be in the final production crew list for the next world-shocking Triple-A masterpiece!

"Obviously, this was a dream come true for the new players. In order to ensure research and development efficiency, the members of the R & D teams of big companies and big IPS were relatively fixed. Many companies would let newcomers practice on peripheral projects first. After accumulating a certain amount of experience and being mature and reliable enough, they would be transferred to core projects. "

"And this time, everyone had the chance to participate in Chen Mo’s new project? "

"Even if it was just to visit and learn, it would be a great fortune! "

"Everyone looked at Chen Zhao expectantly, wanting to know what kind of question he would ask. "

"Chen Mo looked at the time and asked, "how many of you here have played Dark Souls?"

Almost everyone raised their hands.

"How many people have passed?" Chen Mo asked. "

"This time, less than a quarter of the people raised their hands. "

"Seeing that the people who didn’t get through were panicking, Chen Zhao smiled and waved his hand."It doesn’t matter. This won’t affect my judgment of everyone. Designers weren’t professional gamers. They only needed to figure out the game’s mechanics and understand them thoroughly. If they really couldn’t adapt, there was no need to force themselves to be tortured. All right, this is just a small interlude. You all know that Dark Souls is made with Pangu yinqing, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Chen Mo said, "guys, do you think Dark Souls" combat system is good enough?" Is there any more room for improvement?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Was there one or not?

"A large part of the reason why Dark Souls won the Game of the Year award was because of the bonus points from its combat system. This combat system even directly influenced a large number of AAA games that came later, and even created a new term called "soul-type combat." If one wanted to find any flaws in such a classic combat system, they would have to consider their own capabilities first, right? "

"However, the system’s answer was perfect? Chen Zhao would definitely not be satisfied. "

"Seeing that no one dared to say anything, Chen Zhao smiled."Alright, I’ll answer for you. The combat system of Dark Souls is special and perfect. For this game, this combat system is basically the best. "

"He paused for a moment."But … This doesn’t mean that there’s no room for improvement in soul-type combat. In another type of game, this combat system can be even better."

"I mean, the environmental interaction mechanism."

"Seeing that most of them were confused, Chen Zhao explained, "In the black soul, everyone should have used terrain kill, right? For example, smacking blade bro can be seduced into jumping off a cliff. This is actually a very realistic environmental interaction mechanism. "

"In other words, your combat behavior will interact with the environment, resulting in a result that is beneficial or harmful to you. The black soul acquiesces to this method because ‘falling’ is something that will happen in real battles. "

"This kind of environmental interaction mechanism will make the battles in the game more realistic, and it will also allow more variety of ways to win. "

"Yes, we encourage players to use various means to win, which is what many people call a meme ‘Despicable foreigner’. The players like this design and will use their intelligence to the fullest. "

"The topic this time is "

"Design a unique combat system around the ‘environmental interaction mechanism’."

Chapter 875: The catalyst for chemistry

"Environmental interaction mechanism?"

"All of the graduates were surprised. They thought Chen Mo would ask a big question, at least about a certain type of game, but in the end, he only asked them to design a small system. "

"Strictly speaking, this "environmental interaction mechanism" was only an important part of the combat system, or if it was separated from the combat system, it was also an important part of the game’s mechanism. It didn’t take up much game content, and it wasn’t difficult to design it. It would be no problem to come up with a first draft in three hours. "

"However, everyone knew that even though the questions looked simple, it would be extremely difficult to do well. "

"This was a very general topic. From the simplest example of "terrain kill" to the more complicated weather system or the entire structure of the combat environment, they all belonged to the category of "environmental interaction mechanism."

"Moreover, the "environment" was something created by the designer, so they could add all kinds of rich elements. The more complex the environment, the richer the environmental interaction mechanism. "

"Therefore, this was a question with no upper limit. As long as one’s brain was big enough, the system could do it infinitely. "

"However, he couldn’t make it too big either. He had to consider the overall investment and output of the "environmental interaction mechanism, " the cost-performance ratio of the production, and the compatibility with the game itself. It was very likely that there were 100 holes in his brain when he came up with the idea, but in the end, limited by the game itself, only five could be used. "

Everyone began to rack their brains to come up with ideas.

……

"When they came out of the meeting room, Qian Kun was waiting at the door. "

"I see that these graduates ‘reactions are rather calm." Qian Kun said. "

"Yeah, " Chen Mo laughed."After all, he’s a talent carefully selected from all over the country. Can he be stumped by such a simple question?"

"Qian Kun was speechless,’this question is simple? Isn’t this the ‘chemical catalyst’ that you designed for our new project a while ago? Using the world’s most advanced and first-class system design to set questions for these freshmen, I really can’t see how easy it is. "

"It’s not like they’re going to make the entire chemical catalyst, " Chen Zhao said."They just need to make a rough one."

"It’s hard to reach your ‘almost’ standard, manager!"Qian Kun complained. "

……

Chen Mo hadn’t told anyone about the topic of the new project.

"However, two weeks ago, Chen Mo had already assigned him a special mission Research and development of "chemical catalyst."

"Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard the word. What the hell? I’ve heard of physics, but what the hell is a chemistry? "

"The ‘physical engine’ meant to give real physical attributes to the objects in the game, such as gravity, hardness, sharpness, and so on. When they spun or collided, the ‘physical engine’ could calculate the effects by itself through the physical attributes of these objects. "

"In other words, the theory of physics was equivalent to creating another Newton. In the virtual world, a complete set of physical laws had been constructed. "

"So, what was the "chemical catalyst"? "

"Chen Zhao smiled and explained, "a chemical catalyst is a physical catalyst that can cause a chemical reaction. It’s just a metaphor, it’s equivalent to a higher form of physics. "

……

"The so-called "chemical catalyst" meant that there were not only physical collisions, friction, and attacks between objects in the game environment, but also chemical reactions. "

"To give a simple example, grass can be burned. After burning, hot air will rise and produce air currents. The surrounding flammable objects will be ignited. If fruits and meat are roasted, they will be charred or even completely burned … "

"In the real world, these were all chemical reactions, and they were all things that everyone was used to. "

"However, the game did not have the same chemical rules as the real world. Therefore, in order to produce such an effect in the game, a new design was needed. This was called "chemical catalyst."

"A chemical catalyst was actually a set of very complicated rules. Through these rules, a highly realistic chemical system was constructed in the game. This way, by giving different chemical attributes to objects, such as flammable or conductive, they would change according to the environment after being put into the chemical catalyst. "

"It sounded simple, but in reality, the design involved too much content. "

"According to Chen Zhao’s design, the entire chemical engine included a large number of complex systems that included all aspects of the world’s rules. "

"Climbing system, cooking system, combat system, stealth system, equipment system, flame system, freezing system, lightning system, wind system, weather system, temperature system, bomb system, time stop system, magnetic system, ice system … "

Every system had its own set of rules.

"For example, the climbing system allowed players to climb any wall, but it would be limited by physical strength. When the players ran out of stamina, they could find a foothold on the mountain to recover their stamina. The climbing system would be linked to the weather system. On rainy days, the walls would become wet and slippery, and players would slip when climbing, which would seriously affect the efficiency of climbing. "

"Another example was the lightning system. There were many elements of the lightning attribute, such as lightning and the electric mechanisms in the ruins. Metals were conductive, so when players ran on the road with metal weapons on a rainy day, they would be struck by lightning. Or when you need to connect the power route to open the mechanism in the ruins, you can connect your own metal weapon to a wire instead of searching for metal objects in the ruins. "

"Another example was the temperature system. Different regions and different weather conditions would result in different environmental temperatures. Players had a certain temperature tolerance. Above this temperature was overheating, below this temperature was freezing. Both would cause continuous damage to HP. Players could use many ways to resist the cold, such as lighting a fire, holding a torch, wearing winter clothes, and so on. "

"Furthermore, these systems would react with each other, which was the most complicated part. "

"In other words, in this set of chemical triggers, every action that the players did might cause a series of chain reactions. If the players could predict the results of this chain reaction, then they could artificially create a "butterfly effect." They could gently flap their wings in a corner and bring disaster to the monsters nearby. "

"As the research and development of the entire "chemical catalyst" continued to progress, everyone was more and more amazed by the exquisiteness of the system. These complex systems were not forcibly kneaded together, but formed a unified whole together. Pulling one hair would affect the whole body. "

"Many people were very curious about what kind of game such a powerful system would come up with with with this new "chemical catalyst". "

Chapter 876: The next project

Three hours later.

Chen Mo was looking through the design plans sent by the fresh graduates.

"He read very quickly, basically ten lines at a glance. As long as he skimmed through the key points of these design plans, he would know what these people’s design ideas were. "

Chen Mo finished all the designs in twenty minutes.

"This Sun Hao, call him over and directly start the new project. The rest of the team gave a satisfactory answer, so they asked Qian Kun and Zheng Hongxi to discuss and assign the tasks to each team. If there’s a game that’s suitable for an indie game, then make one. " Chen Mo said to Lin Xiao. "

Lin Xiao nodded and went to call Sun Hao.

"Chen Mo took out his phone and sent a message to su Jinyu, "Inform everyone that we will start the meeting in an hour."

……

The reason why Sun Hao was able to stand out from so many people was mainly because his design ideas were right.

"When "environmental interaction mechanism" was mentioned, most People’s Choice revolved around "building special environmental elements."

"For example, adding spring water that could restore health and mana, adding plants that could become traps, setting up some special mechanisms, and so on. "

"Only sun Hao thought of the "natural environment" and wrote a practical system about "fire."

"For example, the players could light up their bows and arrows as soon as they got close to the fire. If they shot the arrows on the ground, they would set the grass on fire. If they shot the arrows on the enemy, they would set the enemy on fire, and so on. "

"At the same time, they could throw oil cans at the enemy. The objects stained with the oil would be more flammable, and the enemy’s movement speed would be limited. "

"Obviously, compared to the "traps in the map", this was more natural, and it met Chen Mo’s requirements. "

"Although this system was still very basic compared to the concept of "chemical catalyst, " at least his thinking was correct. He did not limit his perspective to "creating environmental factors out of thin air" but thought of "using existing natural elements", which was already a very amazing thing. "

……

"Sun Hao was very excited. When he received a call from Chen Mo’s assistant, Lin Xiao, he even felt that it was a little unbelievable. "

He was actually the lucky one who stood out?

"However, after thinking about it carefully, Sun Hao didn’t think it was strange because he was really satisfied with the system he designed. "

"When he received this question, Sun Hao’s first reaction was the same as everyone else. He wanted to add various interactive elements to the environment. "

"However, after he wrote the beginning of the design draft, he suddenly thought of a problem. It was likely that most people would write it this way. "

"Therefore, Sun Hao decided to redo the plan and think of a better choice. "

"Thus, this system related to "fire" was born. "

"After he finished writing, Sun Hao felt that he was a genius. This system was simply too great! "

"Although there were some games that involved "fire" before, most of them were limited to lighting arrows, lighting up, attacking monsters, and other more basic content. It was not expanded to a wide range. "

"Sun Hao knew that his plan had never appeared before in any previous games, and Chen Mo obviously approved of it! "

"It seems that this plan is really well written. Perhaps no one has thought of it. But … Will you let me explain this plan to everyone if you ask me to go to the meeting with you?"

Sun Hao walked on the road while thinking about it.

"Very quickly, Sun Hao found Lin Xiao in the hall, and Lin Xiao led him to the R & D team. "

"Along the way, Sun Hao couldn’t help but look around curiously. "

"During the game design competition, these graduates had also participated in the competition in the new headquarters. However, the competition had its own special area and they had never been to the office. "

"This time, Sun Hao was finally able to take a look at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s office. "

"After reading it, Sun Hao couldn’t help but sigh, "It’s good to be rich! "

"The office area was very spacious, and all the work desks were designed in an open style. The distance between the work desks was just right, so there was a certain amount of private space without feeling crowded or blocked. "

"Moreover, everyone could also diy their own work stations. Because the work stations were very large, they could put a lot of figurines or books on them. "

"Everyone’s equipment was the latest high-end model, and many people even had their own VR gaming pods next to their work desks, exuding a rich atmosphere. "

"Along the way, Sun Hao even saw special gyms, entertainment rooms, lounges, mini-cinemas, and so on. He felt that it was more enriching than many special entertainment places. "

"So … I can also get a workstation here in the future? This office is even better than the mansions of many rich people …"

Lin Xiao led Sun Hao to the meeting location.

"Many people had already arrived, and there were still some people coming in. "

Sun Hao kept a low profile and found a corner seat. He looked at the people in the room with curiosity.

"That’s Qian Jin? Over there … I think it’s the art director, and over there is the big name in music … There are a lot of people I don’t know, but I feel like they’re all very cool. "

Sun Hao didn’t wait long before everyone arrived.

"Chen Mo first introduced Sun Hao to everyone with a smile, hoping that everyone would get along well in the future. Then, he went straight to the point. "

"Although he had introduced himself, Sun Hao still felt a little disappointed. "

"He thought that Chen Mo would mention the system document he wrote, but it didn’t seem like Chen Mo had that intention. "

"However, Sun Hao didn’t take it to heart. After all, as a newcomer, his main task at this stage was to cheer. Every young person, especially the outstanding ones, wanted to be in the limelight and be noticed, but after all…This was Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"Chen Mo flipped through the design document as he said, "Today’s meeting is to discuss the next game project."

"Many people should have roughly guessed that the next project is still the open world. A while ago, I arranged for everyone to do some Chemical Engineering. Now, the system is basically completed. "

"As for the effect … Perhaps many people are only responsible for a part of the content of this engine and don’t have a clear concept of the final completion. I’ll show everyone a short video and let everyone see the results of their hard work during this period of time. "

"As Chen Mo spoke, he opened a video. "

"This video should be a video from the game. It used resources from the Resource Library, including the character and the environment. "

"A grassland, a tree, a man, and a fire. "

It was a very simple scene.

Sun Hao was a little dumbfounded. Chemistry? What was that?

What the hell was this scene … It was too simple. Even sun Hao could do it without any pressure.

"Sun Hao was initially confused, but after reading the content at the end, he was so surprised that his eyes widened and he was speechless for a long time. "

Chapter 877: stunning effect

"The protagonist came to the tree, waved the axe in his hand, and began to cut the tree. "

"When the tree fell, the protagonist continued to cut it down, turning it into a few branches and piles of firewood. "

He carried a pile of firewood to the side and piled it on the ground.

"Then, the protagonist picked up a tree branch and extended it above the bonfire. The tree branch was lit up. "

"The protagonist took the lit branch to the pile of firewood and lit it up, thus creating another bonfire. "

"After that, he took out some meat from his luggage and threw it over the bonfire. "

"After a while, the meat was cooked. It emitted sizzling sounds as it smoked, as if a lot of oil was falling down. "

The protagonist hurriedly picked up the piece of meat and ate it with relish while his hands were scalded.

"At that moment, two monsters sneaked over. "

The main character picked up a branch and set the grass in front of him on fire.

"Hu!"

"As the wind blew, the fire began to spread rapidly toward the two monsters. "

"The monster seemed to have low intelligence. It was running towards the protagonist like a fool, but it didn’t realize something was wrong until the fire was about to burn it, but it was too late. "

"The two monsters were set on fire, and their bodies were on fire. They screamed and rolled on the ground, but it was useless. Instead, they were caught in a larger sea of fire. "

The fire created an updraft. The protagonist spread open something like a glider and floated into the air. He then drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

"Whoosh!"

The arrows that passed through the flames turned into fire arrows and hit the two monsters.

"The protagonist landed on the ground and returned to the bonfire to finish the roasted meat in satisfaction. Then, he sat by the bonfire and took a nap. "

……

Sun Hao was stunned.

Wasn’t this the fire-related system that he had designed?

"No, strictly speaking, the effects shown in this video were much more impressive than his own design! "

"In this video, the fire was not only used for combat. It could also be used for other purposes, such as cooking, lighting a fire, resting, and so on … "

"Sun Hao couldn’t help but feel ashamed. He had been feeling good about himself and was proud of his design document, but when he looked at Chen Mo … He had already done it, and it was dozens of times better than his! "

"However, Sun Hao did not expect that there would be more. "

……

"The protagonist took a nap by the campfire for a while. Suddenly, the sky changed. "

"The sunny weather suddenly turned cloudy. A moment later, raindrops fell. "

"A raindrop fell on the main character’s head, then the second, the third … "

The main character raised his head and looked at the sky.

"As the rain gradually became heavier, the bonfire on the ground went out. "

"In the pitter-patter of the rain, the protagonist shivered and ran towards the cliff in the distance. There was a cave there that could shelter him from the rain. "

"On the way, two more monsters with wooden mallets in their hands blocked the protagonist’s path. "

"Crack!"

"With a sudden clap of thunder, the iron Bow on the protagonist’s back also crackled with lightning. "

"The protagonist didn’t shoot an arrow. Instead, he threw his Iron Bow to the ground, turned around, and ran. "

"The two monsters chased after him relentlessly, and one of them bent down to pick up the iron Bow on the ground. "

"However, the intelligence of the two monsters was not enough to understand what the increasing frequency of the electric light on the iron Bow meant. "

"Crack!"

"There was another clap of thunder. This time, the Thunder directly struck the monster with the iron Bow, and the two monsters were instantly killed! "

"The protagonist had run away in advance, so he was not struck by the lightning. He picked up the mallet that the monster had dropped and ran towards the cliff. "

The cave was located halfway up the mountain. The protagonist ran down the mountain and started to climb.

"Under the heavy rain, the mountain started to become slippery. The protagonist had to slide down a little after climbing a certain distance. Fortunately, he finally climbed up after much effort. "

"After entering the cave, the protagonist shook off the rain on his body while waiting for the sky to clear up. "

……

This was not the only thing that shocked Sun Hao.

Almost every scene that followed made Sun Hao dumbfounded.

"When the protagonist comes to a hot volcanic area, the wooden weapons will automatically catch on fire and will be destroyed after a period of burning. "

"When the protagonist came to a cold area, he would shiver from the cold. Only by wearing winter clothes, eating anti-cold food, or relying on bonfires and torches would he not continue to lose blood. "

Using an ice attribute weapon to attack an enemy can freeze them. They need to struggle continuously to thaw.

"When an electric weapon is used to attack the enemy, the enemy will have a short stun and the weapon in his hand will fall to the ground. "

"The protagonist could use a special magnetic ability to attract metal objects, such as iron boxes, and smash them on the heads of monsters to kill them. "

Can use a special ice ability to freeze the surface of the river for walking and climbing.

"One could use a special time freeze ability to lock the time of a certain object. For example, one could use time freeze on a stone and then use a hammer to hit it. This would allow the stone to fly far, far away. "

"Other than that, there were also many special means of attack, such as pushing boulders from the mountain and crushing monsters to death … "

"What was even more shocking was that these cumbersome functions could be mixed. In the video, there were at least three to four ways to mix them. Obviously, as long as the players were willing to explore, they could definitely find more ways to use them. "

Sun Hao was already dumbfounded.

He finally understood what Chen Mo’s question meant.

"Wasn’t the so-called "environmental interaction mechanism" the "chemical catalyst" that was currently being displayed? "

Almost every element in the environment had its own function.

"The trees could be chopped, the wood could be used to light a bonfire, the bonfire could be used to roast meat, the grass could be burned, and the burning would produce an updraft … "

Of course! These were all natural phenomena that even children knew!

"However, none of the games had ever done that. "

"In the game, trees were all scene models, and they couldn’t be hit by a car. The grass would only sway with a person’s movement or hide a living person. It would never burn because of a torch that was thrown on the ground. As for the snowfield and volcano, they were just for the sake of enriching the scene. Even if the protagonist ran in the snow in shorts, there would be no problem … "

"However, with the help of this new form of chemistry, these seemingly natural phenomena could now appear in the game! "

"The trees would be cut down, the grass would be burned, and people would get frostbites … "

Sun Hao found it hard to express his excitement. It was hard for him to imagine how real and free the world would be if this amazing chemical catalyst was really applied to the game!

Sun Hao was completely convinced. It turned out that he … Could only play the role of a salted fish who could only shout 666.

"In fact, it wasn’t just Sun Hao. Everyone in the room was amazed after seeing the actual effect of the chemical catalyst. "

"Even though many people were responsible for the research and development of part of this chemical catalyst, they never thought that the overall performance would be so brilliant. "

"Someone couldn’t help but ask, manager, will this system be implemented in the new game? What’s the name of our new game?"

Chen Mo laughed as he clicked the mouse.

"Legend of Zelda the breath of the wilderness."

Chapter 878: Number one in the world

"Legend of Zelda? Another new ip?"

"Even though they were prepared for this, many people were still stunned when they saw the name. "

"From the name, it was different from Chen Mo’s previous games, with a Japanese style. "

"The previous works such as Dark Souls, doomsday of the United States, Assassin’s Creed, and so on all had profound and prominent meanings. Players could roughly guess the game’s gameplay and highlights when they saw the name. "

"However, the name ‘Legend of Zelda’ sounded empty. "

"Names like "legend of xxx" weren’t uncommon, and Zelda in front of it … Was obviously an original concept. It was either a person’s name or a place’s name. "

"However, everyone quickly shifted their attention to the details of the design concept draft. "

"After all, everyone was already used to Chen Mo naming games as he pleased, but the problem was that no matter what kind of name it was, they all felt that it was quite appropriate after getting used to it … "

"What kind of game is Legend of Zelda? Well, according to some advertising phrases, it might be the best open world game to date."

"Chen Mo paused for a moment before continuing, "but I’m more inclined to remove the word" possibly. "

"It is the best open world game to date."

……

……

"In Chen Zhao’s previous life, there were many stories about The Legend of Zelda. "

"For example, a perfect score piece of work, the most ambitious and shocking game, dazzling puzzles, the hieraru continent with endless hidden secrets, the amazing interactive world, and so on. "

Fans of the game preferred to express their love for the game in simple and crude ways.

"Zelda is the best in the world!"

"Of course, there were several other works that were qualified to be called "number one in the world, " but none of them were as confident as Zelda. "

"Many people would be puzzled by this almost fanatical "belief" and wonder if it was an overpraise. "

There were even some people who were disgusted by the excessive flattery of The Legend of Zelda fans.

"However, it was recognized as the top game in the game industry. Some people even thought that the game reviews couldn’t keep up with the design of Legend of Zelda. "

Even some professional media outlets bragged even more than the players.

"For example, the famous video game media, Kotaku, even used the words "Supreme, creator" to describe it. It could be seen that many professionals in the video game industry were the biggest wild bosses. "

There were a few points about The Legend of Zelda that could indirectly confirm its success.

It was one of the top five games in the entire gaming history.

"The sales of the game itself even exceeded the sales of the Switch at one point, so much so that some players jokingly said, "Legend of Zelda is only selling for 2000, how cheap! And a Switch. "

"Before the Switch was released, it was once a joke. If you searched for "Nintendo NX, " you might even see a lot of comments mocking the switch. "

"Anyone who had seen this mainframe had basically never given it a positive evaluation. No third party would be willing to put the game on a platform that was about to fail. For many people, this thing was nothing more than a tablet for playing games, and similar products had failed too many times … "

"An IGN editor couldn’t wait to give Switch a score of 6.7 based on his original impression. Later, he reluctantly changed it to 7.0 because in his opinion, whoever bought this thing was stupid … "

"Later, when "Legend of Zelda the breath of the wilderness" was released, the editor left … "

The Legend of Zelda and Switch were released together to escort the new console. And this game alone had completely reversed everyone’s inherent perception.

Game of the year was basically confirmed.

Any video game media that didn’t give Legend of Zelda full marks would be going against their conscience.

"As a video game designer, if you couldn’t feel what was so good about the game, you might have to consider changing your career or just change your mind. "

"Third parties were trying to put their games on the Switch, otherwise they would miss the bus. "

"The fans who wanted to buy the game went to line up at 6 O’ clock and found that the line had turned three corners, from the entrance to another street. "

"On the second day of release, Amazon’s Switch and The Legend of Zelda set already needed an additional 120 USD. "

"Many players who were forced to pay more angrily said, "Isn’t it just Zelda? Ren heaven, are you bullying us because we have never seen it before? "

"However, after they got the game, they could only admit, "Well, we really haven’t met before. "

……

"To Chen Zhao, the best part about Legend of Zelda was its open world design and chemistry. "

"The term "chemical catalyst" was created by Legend of Zelda. With this concept, Legend of Zelda created an almost omnipotent world in the game. The decorative elements on the map were also highly interactive. "

"This concept had never appeared in the parallel world before. If the entire chemical system was introduced into a VR game, the effect would be even more shocking. "

As for the open world …

"There were many open world games in Chen Mo’s previous life, and Legend of Zelda was a game that taught Western companies how to create an open world. "

"Therefore, it would be an epoch-making feat to reproduce The Legend of Zelda on the VR platform. "

"The VR version of Legend of Zelda would allow players to freely switch between first-person and third-person views. The art style would continue the original’s style, but there would be a significant improvement in the details and frame number. "

"In addition, there would be a special Switch version, but even the Switch version would be more advanced than the content in his previous life. "

……

……

At Lehui’s new product launch.

"The entire press conference was gradually coming to an end, and the atmosphere at the scene was very lively. "

"Zhou Jiangping spoke with fervor and assurance on stage, introducing the new products that Lehui was about to launch. "

"This year, le Hui had completed the leap from mobile phones to MR smart glasses. It could be said to be a big step forward. "

"The success of the matrix glasses quickly led to other smart products, such as smart lights, televisions, and other household appliances. Because the user of the glasses could use his eyes to control all the smart appliances in the house, it also drove the sales of other Lehui brands. "

The success of the matrix glasses had also made the Lehui brand more well-known both domestically and overseas. Zhou Jiangping was simply overjoyed.

Chapter 879: Switch pro

"Three new cell phones and some other home smart devices had been released at the new product launch, and most of the fans were satisfied. "

"However, this was not the end. "

"Zhou Jiangping, who was wearing a pair of glasses, waved his hand gently, and a new piece of equipment appeared on the big screen. "

"The audience below the stage was stunned for a moment, somewhat surprised. "

The new version of Switch!

"As Zhou Jiangping continued to explain the performance of the new version of the Switch, the audience had different reactions. Some were happy, while some were uninterested. "

This new version of the Switch was called Switch pro. It used the latest technology in all aspects and was greatly improved from the previous generation of Switch in all aspects.

"Its performance, size, battery life, graphics, and other parameters were all better than the next generation. "

"This time, the Switch was not only thinner, but even the frame was extremely narrow, almost achieving a full screen. "

"Moreover, the Switch didn’t need a camera, so it didn’t need an Ugly Beauty’s tip, bangs, or a matchmaker mole. There was no home button on the front, so it was very clean. After removing the two game controllers, it looked like a display screen in his hand. "

"In addition, there was a very powerful function, which was the Switch pro support and the Bluetooth connection of the matrix glasses. The compatibility of the two had been deeply optimized. "

"Of course, the price was also very touching, 3988 Yuan. "

"There would be a discount in the first week of sale, and it could be bought for 3588 Yuan. "

"At first, everyone was quite interested in this machine, but when they saw the price, many people instantly changed their expressions to "sorry to disturb you". "

"However, there was a new product after the Switch pro. "

"Zhou Jiangping waved his hand again, and a new piece of equipment appeared on the big screen. "

The flagship version of the matrix glasses!

"Compared to the original high-end version of the matrix glasses, the configuration of the flagship version of the matrix glasses was further improved. It could support more complicated MR games and support a complete VR display mode. "

"As MR glasses, they could display both real and virtual content. This flagship version of the matrix glasses could completely block the vision of the real world and display virtual content. "

"However, the price was also very touching. "

10999?

"Seeing this price, the originally interested crowd instantly changed to a ‘sorry to disturb’ expression. "

"In the livestream room of Lehui’s new product launch, there were instantly bullet comments saying, "I’m poor, I’ll take my leave"… "

"These two products were indeed brought out as the final product, and the configuration was also impressive. However, the price was indeed a little depressing. "

"The price of the Switch pro doubled compared to the first generation Switch, and the flagship version of the matrix glasses was 3000 Yuan more expensive than the original high-end version. "

"In many people’s opinion, the performance had indeed gone up, but the cost-performance ratio … Was basically non-existent. "

"Many people expressed their heartache, Zhou Jiangping, where was your original intention? "

"Think about why this brand was called "le Hui" back then. Wasn’t it because it was more affordable? But now, the price seemed to be even higher than The Price Of Faith … "

"In fact, strictly speaking, according to the configuration of the new product, this price was still affordable. However, for most consumers, high-configuration items were expensive in itself … "

"Lehui’s new product launch created a lot of topics on the internet, and everyone was discussing Switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses. "

"Lehui’s new product is so F * cking expensive …"

"I feel that le Hui has opened the market with low-end products. Now that their market share has increased, they have the confidence to launch some high-end equipment and further expand the high-end market."

"In other words, these new high-configuration products are prepared for the rich?"

"Is there any expert who can detoxify us and see if Switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses are worth joining? It’s a discount for the first week. "

"Emmm, the rich can buy anything they want. It’s currently the highest configuration. As for a poor guy like me … Sorry to bother you."

"You mean the price-performance ratio isn’t high?"

"It’s not a matter of price-performance ratio. Let me analyze it. Switch was a woman’s machine, do you know what that means? Most girls and children played this game. Look at the games on the Switch, like super Mali, which were all puzzle and puzzle games with strong decryption attributes. Yes, there’s something like dark Souls, but it’s very rare, and the core fans of Dark Souls are all playing on VR. "

"…It seems like it. Switch dual mode is for live charge and couples to play, and it’s true that girls play more …"

"Yeah, so why do you think a woman’s phone needs such a high configuration? The strong point of this machine was not the graphics or performance, but the interactive ability and playing method. Even if you bought the pro, what game could you bring with you but not the original? Very few. Of course, with the price doubled, it’s definitely more fun to play, but as far as I’m concerned, the original’s performance is good, and there’s no game that can’t be brought along. "

"It’s the same for the flagship version of the matrix glasses. If you’re rich, you can buy it. However, the current high-end version of the matrix glasses is enough to run world of elves. There are no more high-end games for you to play. If you’re poor, what’s the point of buying the flagship version of the matrix glasses?"

"I see that the flagship version of the matrix glasses can be connected to the switch and can be controlled to play games like VR. This seems very cool!"

"You’ll know when you try VR. The main advantage of VR is the sense of immersion, body sense, and consciousness control. It’s pretty powerful, but not to that extent. At least I think the Switch’s handle is quite good and it’s a two-dimensional display, not a VR display, so I don’t think it makes much sense. "

"It seems so. When playing the switch, it doesn’t seem to make a difference to use the controller."

Many people analyzed the situation and came to the conclusion that there was no need to buy it …

"Of course, to some people, this kind of analysis was quite ridiculous. After all, the rule of buying new electronic products was not to buy the old ones. The new, high-end version of the product was better than the previous generation in terms of usage. The earlier you bought it, the earlier you enjoyed it. There were no games with higher requirements now, but there would definitely be in the future. "

"Therefore, many people still took advantage of the first week’s discount to pre-order, while a group of players was still waiting for the right opportunity to make a move. "

The players were still wondering why Chen Mo didn’t help with the promotion this time.

"In the past, when the glasses were released, Chen Mo would make games and advertise them. Why wasn’t there any news this time? "

"However, on the third day of the product launch, Chen Mo made some moves. "

"Chen Mo’s new game would be released on the Switch as well, and it would be an optimized version for the Switch. "

The most important thing was that the Switch pro was the only one who could play the new game with the highest effects.

"Many players were shocked. So, they were waiting for us! "

"Yes, Switch and the matrix glasses were both Chen Mo’s sons, how could they be released so insipidly … "

"However, many people were confused. Chen Mo was making VR games now, why would he put a VR game on the Switch pro? "

"Dark Souls had done the same thing before, and it was completely feasible. But the problem was … The Switch could only run with low specifications, and only the pro could run with high specifications? "

This game … Is even bigger than Dark Souls?

Chapter 880: The card was ventilated

"Chen Mo’s new game hadn’t even been announced yet, and the name of the game hadn’t even been released, but the players were already looking forward to it. "

"Predicting Chen Mo’s new game "had become a routine for many players every few months. Even though no one got it right every time, but … It made it more worth guessing, didn’t it? "

"At the same time, in the middle of the year, all kinds of games were being leaked. "

"There were both linear games and open world games, but there were significantly fewer open world games than in previous years. From the beginning of the year until now, there were only two games that looked good, one of which was Chen Mo’s own Assassin’s Creed. "

"On the other hand, there were four or five more good works in linear games this year. "

"Even though Chen Mo didn’t reveal any information about the new game, there was a keyword, Switch. "

Many people speculated that since this was a game with a pro Switch … It was likely to be a linear game.

"Based on previous experience, the performance of the Switch was far worse than that of the VR gaming pod. After all, the Switch was a portable handheld device, while the VR gaming pod was huge. The two were completely incomparable in terms of graphics and performance. "

"Everyone bought the Switch because it was cheap and portable, but if they really wanted to compare the experience and effects with the VR gaming pod, that would be Shi Lezhi. After all, one cost more than two thousand Yuan, and the other cost tens of thousands. The price difference was tens of times. "

"Therefore, when a game like dark Souls was transplanted to the Switch, there would be a lot of adjustments and emasculations in terms of resources. Although the playstyle was the same, the experience in all aspects had shrunk too much. "

"Moreover, Assassin’s Creed wasn’t transplanted to the Switch because of its huge capacity. "

"Dark Souls ‘flow was relatively fixed, and the excellent level design minimized the resources required by the game. There were not many cool special effects and extreme art effects, so it could run smoothly by transplanting it to the Switch. "

"If a game like Assassin’s Creed Origins was transplanted to the Switch, it wouldn’t be impossible. After all, it would just be castrated. However, the game experience would definitely not be as good as the Swtich version of Dark Souls. "

"In order to maximize the Switch performance, linear games were still relatively resource-saving. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo was good at linear games. Not to mention last year’s end of the United United States, this year’s Silent Hill might be a niche game, but it still fully demonstrated the advantages of this kind of movie game. "

Everyone was so scared that they peed themselves!

"However, some people also suggested that Switch pro was launched to port more and more powerful games. "

Perhaps it was the transplantation of Assassin’s Creed Maybe it’s a game on the same level as origins?

……

"While they were discussing Chen Mo’s new game, a question went viral on the internet. "

"This question first appeared in some video game designers ‘internal groups, and then it quickly spread to forums, Weibo, and question and answer websites. "

"The Post’s original title was,’want to join Thunderbolt entertainment? Try to answer this question!"

It had to be said that this author knew the essence of the title party. Just this title alone had triggered a lot of people to share it crazily.

"It wasn’t just the gamers, but many video game designers were also discussing this issue. "

"Design a unique combat system around the ‘environmental interaction mechanism’."

"Whether it was players or video game designers, everyone wanted to enter Thunderbolt entertainment. After all, it was the only top company in the country, and the benefits were even better. "

"Moreover, even the video game designers who were satisfied with the current situation and didn’t want to join Thunderbolt entertainment were also curious about what Chen Mo’s questions would be like. "

"According to the poster, this was the final question of the competition, and Chen Mo came up with it himself. Those who answered well would be able to enter Chen Mo’s latest project. "

"On the question and answer community, this question instantly became popular. Thousands of answers appeared, and many of the people who answered the questions were well-known top designers in the country. "

"If it were you, how would you design Chen Mo ‘s’ environmental interaction ‘system?"

"A lot of people expressed their opinions on this question, and a few of the highly liked answers were surprisingly consistent, saying that this might represent Chen Mo’s next development stage. "

There were also many people who had written very good design plans and received a lot of approval. Some designers even considered putting their plans into practice.

"However, no one knew what Chen Zhao’s standard answer was. "

Some people still had doubts and secretly asked the informant if it was really okay to reveal the exam questions.

"It’s alright, " the informant replied."There are no confidentiality requirements for the entire design competition."

"Chen Mo didn’t really care about that. It was a very vague question, and who could come up with a chemistry engine system just by looking at the words "environmental interaction mechanism"? "

"Even if someone thought about it,’The Legend of Zelda’ had already been produced before he even started the project. "

It was good to let the topic out and let everyone think.

You won’t be able to guess it anyway.

……

"In August, news of all kinds of great works were exposed. "

"There were promotional pictures, game materials, promotional videos, and even demo videos. "

Chen Zhao didn’t want to fall behind either. He released …

The game’s name and a concept map.

"Many players were shocked. Chen Mo was getting better and better at fooling around. A name and a picture, was this considered publicity? "

"Moreover, many players felt a little confused when they saw this map. "

What kind of style was this?

"On the right side of the screen, a male character in a blue shirt was climbing a cliff. The main part of the screen was a beautiful distant view. "

"The morning sun shone through the White clouds, covering the outline of the mountain in the distance with a layer of afterglow. A volcano could be vaguely seen in the distance, towering into the clouds. "

"Looking closer, there were tall towers, bridges across lakes, Hills, fields, forests, temples … "

"The composition and layout were fine, and the scenery was beautiful. The only thing that was a little strange was … "

The card’s ventilation felt a little strong.

"It wasn’t just the color matching of the entire picture that was full of style. Even the design of the main character was full of style. The style, clothing, movements, and other aspects were full of style. "

"Of course, it wasn’t the kind of childish card style. It was relatively close to the Japanese style, or rather, the whole environment gave people the feeling of a gouache. "

"However, no matter what, it was not very realistic. "

"A lot of people were confused, did Chen Mo … Change his style? "

"From what he remembered, Chen Mo rarely made games with such a high degree of ventilation. Of course, that didn’t count for games like Plants vs Zombies … "

"Looking at the recent works, be United States doomsday or Assassin’s Creed, they were all focused on fine details and realism. This was the general trend in the game industry, where people wanted to make games as fine as reality. "

"Then … What was the situation with this game called "Legend of Zelda"? "

Chapter 881: We are the mainstream art style

"This scene was a little coquettish, and many people’s waists were hurt. "

Everyone’s first reaction was confusion. Was Chen Mo going to let himself go again?

"It had to be said that Chen Mo would always come up with something completely unexpected, or even something that went completely against the players ‘expectations. "

"Although it was a good thing to get surprises often, it was not good to make the players doubt their intelligence because of these surprises … "

"Wait, I don’t get it, why is Chen Mo’s new game using cardplay?"

"Aiya, this isn’t considered ventilation. This is … Um … Oil painting style! Aqua wind!"

"In short, it seems to be a bit contrary to the current mainstream style … It reminds me of some manga."

"Yeah, the scenery looks pretty good. It’s just that I’m not really used to this character."

"But the character and the scenery are very consistent. There’s nothing wrong with it."

"Well, it’s Chen Mo after all. He can play however he wants …"

"After a long discussion, everyone agreed that it was good to have another style of the game. "

But … What kind of game was this?

What kind of game would use such a style?

"Even though most of the players trusted Chen Mo unconditionally, their interest in the game slowly died down even though they said "it’s pretty good". "

"After all, most people liked to look at the appearance, and for the current VR games, good looks meant realistic, realistic, exaggerated, and cool special effects, just like in "mysterious Sea area", many players couldn’t help but want to buy just by looking at the fine pores on the characters ‘faces. "

"It had to be said that the first original art released by "Legend of Zelda" was not very attractive … "

……

"Some players expressed reasonable concerns about this, but … They didn’t get any response from Chen Mo. "

"It was normal for him not to reply. In fact, Chen Mo’s Weibo received thousands of private messages every day, and it was unknown if he would even read the messages, let alone reply. "

"To Chen Mo, Weibo was like a platform for releasing news about new games, similar to a leader’s "Twitter ruling the country" in his previous life. "

"In the headquarters, Qian Kun asked the same question that many people were asking. "

"Manager, what’s so good about this art style?"

"Qian Kun knew very well that this art style would not save time. It wasn’t cheap … Because most of the materials in the material library were realistic, like mysterious sea and Assassin’s Creed. The art style of Legend of Zelda meant that the project team would have to add a lot of work. "

This was especially so considering that Legend of Zelda was an open world with a large amount of resources. This method was even more energy-consuming.

"However, Chen Mo had emphasized two key words before he did it Animation style and external style. "

"The so-called animation style was a style that clearly distinguished the bright side and the dark side. Simply put, under the light in reality, the bright side and the dark side were a gradual transition. In many Japanese-style animations, they often just summarized the bright side and the dark side, directly omitting the gradual change in the middle. "

"For example, in some anime, if a character’s Green pants were under the influence of light and a shadow appeared, then in reality and realistic art styles, it should be a gradual change. In the animation, the entire bright side was light green, and the entire dark side was dark green. There was a very clear boundary between the two, and there were only these two colors without any gradient. "

"The exterior style referred to when drawing landscape outdoors. Due to the rapid change of light in the outside world, the artist needed to quickly grasp the characteristics of the scenery, summarize it with color blocks and brushstrokes, and complete the work before the color changes. "

"Specifically, in "Breath of the Wild, " it was a large color block, hand-drawn, and exaggerated x-ray vision, giving people a feeling of watercolor. "

"In order to match this picture effect, the special effects in The Legend of Zelda did not use particle effects, but frame-by-frame animation. This special effect was clearer, more striking, and more recognizable. "

"But as for the art style, Qian Kun really couldn’t figure out why they wanted to do it this way. "

"Then tell me, " Chen Zhao said."The advantages and disadvantages of this method?"

"Qian Kun thought for a moment,’the advantage is that the rendering volume is very small, which reduces the burden on the hardware? As for the downsides … It’s the opposite of the mainstream art style. "

"Chen Mo laughed. Qian Kun had never been in charge of art design, he was mainly in charge of the system and numbers, so it was normal for him to not understand this style like many other players. "

"Chen Mo explained, "first, it’s to greatly reduce the hardware burden so that Legend of Zelda can be played at a high frame-rate and high-quality on the Switch pro. Secondly, this style was almost never out of date. The physical rendering is updated every year, and the realistic style is getting stronger and stronger. If we use the realistic style, the game will look outdated in a year or two. "

"The most important thing about it is that it can highlight a sense of romanticism. ‘The Legend of Zelda’ is not a blockbuster or a historical film. It’s a fairy tale, so this style is the most suitable for ‘The Legend of Zelda’."

"As for the contrast with the mainstream art style … What is the mainstream art style? What we’re doing is the mainstream art style. "

"Qian Kun was speechless and said after a long time, "…Awesome."

……

"In fact, in Chen Mo’s previous life, the art style of Legend of Zelda had also raised some doubts. "

"The core point that many people criticized "Legend of Zelda" was that after all that you’ve said, wasn’t your art style forced to do so because it couldn’t meet the requirements? This was clearly a trick! "

"In fact, such an argument would only be laughed at by many professionals. "

"Even on the powerful ps4, there were many games that did not use a realistic style, such as Windtraveler. "

"It wasn’t because they couldn’t do a realistic style, but because the designer had combined the game’s characteristics and created an art style that was most suitable for their game. "

"In fact, in terms of the difficulty of controlling the art style, the cartoon style was even more difficult. After all, the realistic style was enough, while the cartoon style required a lot of artistic design. "

"Of course, it wasn’t that these two styles were better or worse. It was just that for Legend of Zelda, which was a bit like a fairy tale, this animation style was the most suitable art style. "

"Even for many players, the art style of Legend of Zelda was a key bonus point and the most prominent feature that distinguished it from other games. "

"Perhaps many players in parallel world would not be able to understand what was so good about this art style, but that was fine. "

They would understand when the game was released.

Chapter 882: Cheap VR version

"In September, great works appeared one after another. "

"Many games were fighting to hype up their games before they were released, afraid that their games wouldn’t get enough attention and would fail. "

"As for "Legend of Zelda, " it was completely different from those flirtatious cheap goods. "

As for how different it was …

‘Legend of Zelda’ was not promoted.

"After the concept map was released, no one believed him. "

"The players were also dumbfounded. Up until now, they could not even figure out how the research and development of Legend of Zelda was going … "

……

There were two switches in front of Chen Mo. One was the old switch and the other was the new switch pro.

"The new version of swtich pro was obviously prettier and thinner, but because the size and colors were similar, there was not much difference on the surface. "

"At the very least, it wasn’t a difference of "doubling the price."

Both switches had a demo of Legend of Zelda installed and were connected to the highest resolution TV to test the performance of the two machines.

"In fact, The Legend of Zelda could run on the old switch, but the picture quality had to be severely compressed, and the player’s entire field of vision would change a little. "

"Playing on the switch had a relatively narrow field of view. If the signal was transmitted to the TV, the field of view would be much wider. After all, the screen size of the two devices was too different. "

"However, the difference between Switch Pro and switch pro was obvious when the signal was also transmitted to the TV. "

"The original handheld switch had a resolution of 720p, while the TV had a resolution of 900p, and the frame number was about 50 frames. "

"Switch pro, on the other hand, could output images with 4K-level effects on TV, and the frame number was maintained at more than 130 frames throughout the whole process, which was as smooth as silk. "

"Of course, Legend of Zelda was different from other fps games. A 30-frame screen was not a problem, but once it reached 90-frame, most people might not even be able to tell the difference with their naked eyes. "

"However, no matter what, the frame-rate was a mysterious thing. A high frame-rate would make one feel especially comfortable. Even if one couldn’t tell with the naked eye, one would have a general feeling after playing it for a long time There was a slight lag, or it was extremely smooth. "

"As for the VR version of Legend of Zelda … Of course, the image was even better. "

"However, Chen Mo’s main goal wasn’t the Switch pro in TV mode, nor was it the performance of Legend of Zelda in the VR gaming pod. "

It was … The effect of the matrix glasses.

"Chen Mo first connected the flagship version of the glasses to the switch, then turned on full VR mode in the glasses. "

"In fact, the principle was similar to the TV version of the Switch, which was to transmit the video signal of the Switch pro to the matrix glasses. However, the difference between the glasses and the television was that the glasses were in VR mode. "

"Chen Zhao’s glasses were covered in a layer of black, completely blocking out the light from the outside world. Then, an image appeared on the glasses. "

Legend of Zelda’s title screen.

He selected the demo and entered the demo.

"After a short loading, the image of The Legend of Zelda appeared on the glasses. "

"At first glance, this image was quite similar to the one in the VR gaming pod, but one would be able to tell the difference at a closer look. "

"First of all, the image quality was much, much lower. After all, the glasses were just a smart wearable device. Even if it was the flagship version of the latest technology, it was still far worse than the configuration of the VR gaming cabin. "

"However, the game he was playing now was Legend of Zelda. Because its art style was not realistic, rendering took up very few resources, so even in the TV-level graphics output mode, the performance of the matrix glasses was still quite satisfactory. "

"In addition, the "Legend of Zelda" on the matrix glasses only supported third person, and the view was higher and further than in mobile or VR mode. This was equivalent to pulling the distance of the image away, and the quality of the picture looked better. "

"Moreover, the matrix glasses could collect the player’s consciousness information, so the combination of the pro Switch and the matrix glasses was equivalent to meeting the low quality VR requirements, and the operation mode was basically the same as the VR gaming pod. "

"Chen Mo controlled link to run, jump, and set fires in the wilderness to test if the cheap VR game worked well. "

He was very satisfied with the result.

"All the operations were exactly the same as the VR gaming pod. Although the graphics were much smaller and there was no sense of touch, the fun of the game was retained. "

"Even when a large number of fire special effects appeared, the number of frames remained stable and there was no lag. "

"And the most important point was that the combination of pro Switch and the flagship version of the matrix glasses turned VR games into portable games. Although the experience was much worse, at least … Players could experience the VR version of Legend of Zelda anytime and anywhere. "

"In fact, with the breakthrough of the micro-consciousness collection device, the size of the VR game cabin had been rapidly shrinking. The new game cabins released by the manufacturers were basically 30% smaller than the original ones. "

"However, the problem was that the VR gaming pod needed to give the player a sense of the entire body. Moreover, there was no breakthrough in the configuration and performance, so no matter how small it was, it would be difficult to shrink it to the size of a person, and it would never be portable. "

"In this case, the combination of Switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses completed the operation of a "portable VR game". "

Even though … He had castrated a little too much.

"But no matter what, since it could be played smoothly, it was VR, and this gimmick was enough. "

Many people might be wondering why the flagship version of the matrix glasses was released at the same time as the switch pro. These two products were clearly completely incompatible.

The answer was here.

"Of course, the switch pro and the matrix glasses could achieve the VR effect mainly because the configuration requirements for The Legend of Zelda were relatively low. If it were other Realistic Games, such as mysterious Sea area, it would be difficult for these two devices to run smoothly with the performance of the flagship version of the matrix glasses. "

"However, Legend of Zelda’s art style didn’t affect the game’s performance. It was just like Chen Mo’s previous life, where many people played Legend of Zelda in 720p mode. "

"Chen Mo took off his glasses and said to Zhou Jiangping, "It’s completely OK. I think we can release a promotional video to warm up the show."

"Zhou Jiangping was overjoyed,’that’s good! I wasn’t very confident with these two new products, but with the new game as a shield, it couldn’t be better. During the product launch the other day, everyone’s response was so mediocre that I didn’t have much confidence. "

"Chen Mo laughed, "there’s no need to be so uncertain. If you have the time, you might as well stock up. It’s so embarrassing to be out of stock within a few minutes of the release."

"Zhou Jiangping coughed dryly."Ahem, ahem. Don’t worry. We have enough stock this time!"

Chapter 883: The official publicity film

"On the eve of the release of Switch pro and the matrix glasses, some players were surprised to find that there were promotional materials related to Legend of Zelda on the promotional details page of these two products. "

"Full support for Chen Mo’s new game, Legend of Zelda!"

"If you buy the flagship Switch pro + matrix glasses Set now, you can enjoy the VR mode of Legend of Zelda!"

"pro Switch, Legend of Zelda’s 4K effects +130 frames per second, giving you the most smooth gaming experience!"

"In addition, there were a lot of parameters, such as how much the performance of the pro Switch was improved compared to the original switch, and so on. "

"The players didn’t feel much about the increase in these parameters since the price had doubled. However, the VR mode of the set attracted a lot of attention. "

"What do you mean? I can play the VR version of Legend of Zelda if I use Switch pro and the matrix glasses together?"

"Is it that awesome? I don’t believe it!"

"The effect can’t be compared with the VR gaming pod, but … The low quality VR should be okay. After all, the effect of world of elves is so real."

"The performance required to make a few animals and an entire virtual environment are completely different …"

"So, it’s the effect of the emasculated game. It’s nothing more than the image being pixelated, but the game itself is portable."

"The players all had their own ideas. After all, there were no videos of pro and matrix glasses trying out Legend of Zelda on these websites. What could they come up with by their own imagination? "

"Moreover, the players weren’t looking forward to Legend of Zelda at all. As for the matrix glasses that could be used as the VR version of the game … It sounded cool, but they still had to see the specific effects before they could buy it, right? "

……

"While the players were looking forward to it, the official promotional video of Legend of Zelda finally arrived. "

"In fact, the players could feel that Chen Mo was paying attention to the game, but it didn’t feel like he was paying attention to Legend of Zelda, but rather to Switch pro and the new version of the matrix glasses … "

"It seemed that Legend of Zelda was the driving force for these two new products, not the other way around. "

"It gave the impression that they were going to release two new products this month, but what if the players didn’t buy them? Well, I’ll make a new game and get some new equipment … "

"Of course, Legend of Zelda was still the most anticipated game for many players. After all, it was Chen Mo’s creation, and the game was still shrouded in mystery. "

"At the same time as the official release of The Legend of Zelda, the switch, Switch pro, and the flagship version of the matrix glasses ‘product details page were all updated with the promotional video. "

Many players who had been paying attention to the game couldn’t wait to click on it.

They really wanted to see if Chen Mo would bring them a new surprise this time.

……

The first thing that appeared in the picture was the sparkling water.

"The green water surface rippled in the breeze, and the sun’s shadow on the water surface was broken into pieces. "

"The faint sound of a bell rang, accompanied by a melodious and soothing melody. The camera gradually pulled up, showing the end of the water, a beautiful scene. "

"Clouds, cliffs, beaches, coconut trees … "

"Seagulls circled in the sky, chirping. "

"When the camera was raised, it met the warm sun, and the soft Halo made the scenery even more beautiful. "

The cliff shrouded in mist.

The water was flowing down the waterfall.

"In the desert under the scorching sun, a few sand Lions were rolling in the sand. "

"On the vast snow-capped peak, a pure white fox stretched lazily, its beautiful tail gently wagging. "

"In the lush forest, there was an abundance of green. Many yakhaas were hovering in the air, as if they were welcoming new guests. "

"Under a big tree that looked like it had a face, the Master Sword was stuck in the stone platform, waiting for the warrior who had returned from his sleep to pull it out. "

"A ray of sunlight shone through the gaps in the forest and onto the Master Sword, but it still could not hide the faint green light coming from the sword. The surrounding plants were swaying in the breeze, as if they were worshiping or dancing. "

Link stood on the cliff. The camera panned past him and looked at the city shrouded in dark clouds.

"The melody of the background music suddenly became impassioned, as if a battle song had suddenly been played. "

"Zelda’s footsteps ran across the fields, climbed the mountains, trod through the snowfields, and rode through the ruins around the capital. "

An old woman’s voice was telling the history of hilaru in a low voice.

"[The history of the kingdom of hieraru is a series of events that began in the ancient times, and it has been attacked by the catastrophe known as cannon …] "

"The fallen God statues, the remains of the Guardians, and the ruins of the magnificent stone buildings … Seemed to indicate the suffering of the hieraru continent. "

The earth began to shake. A Black Dragon-shaped creature covered in filth and blood occupied the sky above the capital. Its dark power enveloped the entire capital and affected the surrounding monsters.

"On the night of the Blood Moon, countless monsters that had been infected by the dark force began to become restless, searching for traces of strangers. "

"The Guardian that could shoot lasers, the rock monster that was as big as a Hill, the one-eyed giant … Link moved nimbly between them, waving his sword to fight. "

"Creating ice, using magnets, detonating barrels of explosives with explosive arrows … Link used all sorts of different techniques to fight, dazzling the eyes of everyone. "

A huge divine beast.

Incomplete memories.

The Imperial City was in the midst of war.

The Guardian who had completely lost control.

The crying Princess.

The heroes who sacrificed their lives.

"The images quickly flashed through the screen. Finally, it stopped at a heavily injured Lin Ke, who managed to stand up. "

"The passionate melody stopped abruptly, and the name of the game appeared on the black screen. "

"Legend of Zelda"! "

"At the end of the video, link slowly opened his eyes. Princess Zelda’s voice echoed in his ears. "

"Wake up, link …"

"At the end of the video, there was a promotional poster of the new switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses, along with a few lines of small text. "

"On August 19th, the game trial began. "

It was officially released on August 26th.

Both VR and Switch platforms went online at the same time!

……

"After watching the promotional video, many players ‘first reaction was that the image was much better than they had imagined! "

"Before this, Chen Mo had only released a concept map of link climbing a mountain, which only showed the artistic style of Legend of Zelda. The players had no idea what the actual in-game graphics were like. "

Many people thought that this kind of anime-style scene would definitely not look good.

"However, when they saw the scene in the promotional video, many people were shocked to find that the art style was so beautiful! "

"Although it wasn’t a realistic style, the pictures of Legend of Zelda didn’t give people a childish feeling at all. Instead, it was like an oil painting with high saturation, like a dream-like fairy tale world. "

Chapter 884: Because of poverty

Many people were sighing with emotion. This style could actually be so beautiful!

"In terms of detail, it was definitely not comparable to those realistic pictures. In the video, the grass on the ground was obviously thicker than the grass in other games, as if it was drawn one by one with an oil painting brush. "

"The image was filled with a large amount of soft light. Coupled with the color combination, the whole image was highly saturated, making people feel very comfortable. "

"In some ways, it was similar to the first impression that League of Legends gave. For example, the grass in these two games looked very similar. "

"In terms of the performance of the mountains, rocks, weapons, and other materials, although many details were omitted, the effect was still very real, and it was highly consistent with the style of the entire environment. "

"Under such a scene, the little animals that were already cute became even cuter. "

"In the intense battle, the players also witnessed Link’s various abilities. "

"In addition to the conventional reflective shield, evasion, and archery, it could also create ice, control magnets, shoot multi-attribute arrows, use gliders, and so on … "

"Obviously, with the trailer’s consistent nature, there must be more special abilities that had not been revealed, waiting for the players to discover them. "

Many players suddenly realized that this game … Seemed to be more interesting than they had imagined.

"The scene completely exceeded our expectations! I knew it, Chen Mo made mysterious seas before, how could he let a new game deduct points from the graphics? it’s illogical!"

"It’s true that this scene has a little animalistic feel to it, but it’s really beautiful. It’s just like an oil painting. Beautiful!"

"It feels like a fairy tale world. I even feel that these monsters are a little cute!"

"After all, it’s equipped with the switch, which is in line with the characteristics of women and children, hahaha!"

"Indeed. If you were to tell me that this is a promotional video for an animated film, I wouldn’t doubt it at all. This is obviously a high-quality Japanese cartoon!"

"The monsters in this game are very well-designed. The style is really outstanding. I’ve never seen this kind of game before!"

"I feel like … The plot of this game is quite cliché, right? The story of saving the princess?"

"ERM, isn’t this theme suitable for the animation?" Manual emoji "

"The effect has exceeded our expectations. I think we can consider buying it. At least this promo is quite attractive. It’s definitely above average, right?"

"It’s Chen Mo’s product, it’s definitely above 9! Well … I think it’s good to buy the switch and play it on it. I just don’t know how different the pricing will be between the switch and the VR version. If there’s still a difference of 10 times, then the switch version is definitely more cost-effective. "

"The players were already carefully considering how to buy a more cost-effective switch. After all, from this style and perspective, the effect of the switch in Legend of Zelda should be good. If the price difference between the mobile version and the VR version was huge, many people would definitely consider the mobile version. After all, not everyone had a VR gaming pod … "

"For many players who didn’t have VR gaming pods, Chen Mo’s continuous development of VR games had almost reduced them to cloud players, and they could only clear the game on video websites … "

"This time, the Switch version was finally released, and he could finally play on the switch happily! "

……

……

"On August 19th, the trial of Legend of Zelda started. "

"Every Sunday, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters and experience Stores in various cities would see a significant increase in human traffic, especially the experience Stores in some of the first-tier cities, which showed signs of being full. "

"However, no matter how hard the players in the imperial capital tried, they could not occupy the machines in the imperial capital. This made many players from other cities envious and jealous, wishing they could take a plane to the imperial capital on the spot. "

"However, the players who arrived at the headquarters didn’t all go to the VR experience area. Instead, a group of people went to the switch and matrix glasses experience area. "

The two players met in the Switch experience area.

"Hey, what a coincidence, you’re here to watch switch too."

"Yeah, what a coincidence. Why didn’t you go to the VR area and came directly to the switch?"

"Hehe, of course it’s for the same reason as you…Two people who can’t afford a VR gaming pod or a VR game …"

"What a sad story …"

"The two players broke each other’s hearts, then each took a Switch pro and began to experience it. "

"Basically, many players who came to the switch experience area had the same mentality. They were really considering buying the switch … "

"When the switch was first released, many people were still skeptical and pessimistic about it, but now, everyone’s confusion was basically gone. The switch had become a must-have choice for many handheld and mobile phone players. After all, the Switch’s game performance could completely beat any mobile phone under the banner of "gaming fever."

"What’s more, playing a game like dark Souls on a 2000-Yuan machine was much more cost-effective than playing a VR gaming pod. "

"For many players who had bought the switch long ago, now was a good time to upgrade. For players who didn’t buy it, they would definitely consider switching to a pro in one go. "

As for whether he wanted to buy it or not … The key was to see if The Legend of Zelda was powerful.

……

Zhao Lei was also in the switch Experience Zone.

"Even though he had made up his mind to save money to buy a VR gaming pod after he finished "end of the United States in the experience store, he had never succeeded. "

It was expensive …

"After getting married and having children, all kinds of living expenses went up all of a sudden. Zhao Lei was not an extravagant and wasteful person, but he could not save on all kinds of expenses. "

"As a result, the end of the United States Chen Mo had given him was still sitting quietly in the Thunderbolt gaming platform’s list of games … "

"When he heard that the switch pro had been released, Zhao Lei was considering whether to buy one for his wife and child. "

"At least, they could play games for two and adjust their daily life. If the two of them played together, they wouldn’t be too addicted to games and make their wife unhappy. "

"When the child grew up, there were some puzzle games on the switch for the child to play, and it felt quite worth it. "

"There were many switches and matrix glasses in the experience area, and two beautiful front desk ladies were responsible for answering the players ‘questions. "

"At the suggestion of the young lady, Zhao Lei chose the pro Switch and the flagship version of the matrix glasses Set to experience the VR effect of Legend of Zelda on this set. "

"I can’t believe you can actually play VR games on the glasses. It’s quite unbelievable. I just don’t know how the effect will be."

"Zhao Lei mumbled as he put on his glasses. After connecting the switch pro, he switched to VR mode. "

His field of vision slowly darkened and the light was completely cut off. Zhao Lei was shocked and quickly pushed his glasses up. He found a place to sit down and then put them back on.

"This shade is really good … It can be used as an eye mask in the future …" Zhao Lei complained. "

It was pitch black.

"Then, a ray of light appeared in his vision. "

"A horizontal Golden ray of light with a circular Halo in the middle. Countless lines spread out from the bright spot, approaching from far … "

It was like the light that a person who had been unconscious for a long time saw when he just woke up.

A faint voice echoed in Zhao Lei’s ears.

"Link … Wake up …"

"Wake up …"

Chapter 885: This scenery is amazing

"Hearing Princess Zelda’s soft call, link opened his eyes. "

"A dazzling blue light appeared in Zhao Lei’s field of vision, and the image gradually became clear. At this time, he saw a strange-looking thing. "

"Upon closer inspection, it was actually … A light? "

"However, this lamp, along with the ceiling, had a unique style. It was a combination of ancient and futuristic styles. It seemed to be made of a special material that was extremely hard, the blue dots that were like constellations glowed faintly, and the lines were round and full of style … "

"Just the design of a light, coupled with the style of the entire game, brought Zhao Lei into another virtual world. "

"Link … Wake up …"

"Hearing Princess Zelda’s call, link opened his eyes. He sat up on a special round platform and looked around in confusion. "

Zhao Lei was feeling the same way as Lin Ke. They were both at a loss.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I doing?

"This was a strange place. The patterns, constellations, and light spots on the walls made people feel that this was a product of alien technology. Everything around them was indestructible. "

"However, the whole scene was very consistent, and this special scene made Zhao Lei feel very novel. "

"Lin Ke walked in front of the camera, and Zhao Lei found that he could control the camera. "

"The perspective of the VR version of Legend of Zelda was similar to that of the VR version of doomsday of the United States. They were both third person perspectives, but the camera was far behind the character, so Link’s entire body could be seen, including his feet. "

"Link’s body only took up a small part of the entire field of vision, so it didn’t block it at all. "

"VR games mostly used the first-person perspective to maximize the sense of immersion in the game, but some other games used the third-person perspective, such as "doomsday of the United States" and "The Legend of Zelda." The former was to prevent players from having cognitive misperception when the two protagonists exchanged identities and increase the smoothness of the story narrative of the game. The latter was to deliberately pull the camera far away to avoid exposing the insufficient performance of switch and matrix glasses when playing VR games. "

"If you had only ever played first person in VR games, this feeling would be quite strange. When you turned the camera, the camera lens would spin with the protagonist as the axis. If you used the surrounding scenery as a reference, you would feel like a ghost floating in the air, moving around the protagonist. "

"However, Zhao Lei got used to it very quickly. After all, most third person standalone games on PC were based on the same principle, and it was the same when they were moved to VR. "

"There was a strange stone platform in front of them, and it was shining with a faint blue light. In the center of the stone platform, there was a special stone slab. "

"Just as link walked up to the stone platform, the mechanism turned slightly. The unique stone platform stood up as if it was asking link to pick it up. "

"That’s the slates of Hicca … When you wake up from your long sleep, they will guide you forward …"

Link reached out and took the stone slab.

"On the back of the SICAR slate, there was a pattern of an eye in the center, where the eyeball was emitting blue light. There was a handle on the top, which could be held in one’s hand or hung and worn. "

And in front of it … Was a display screen.

"The size of the entire SICAR slate was basically the same as the switch. It was just right to hold in the hand, except that there was no handle. "

Link put the stone tablet away and continued walking.

"After taking out the tattered shirt and trousers from the two boxes, link put them on and opened the door of the temple with the slates. "

"The door slammed open, and the sun shone in. Link blocked it with his hands and squinted. "

"You are the light that once again brightens hilaru … Now, it’s time for you to embark on your journey …"

"Zhao Lei controlled link to run out of the temple. In the process, he familiarized himself with running, sprinting, climbing walls, changing perspective, equipping, and other basic operations. "

"Unlike Assassin’s Creed and mysterious seas, the main character in Legend of Zelda, link, didn’t need any specific grab points when he climbed. He could climb any ordinary mountain. However, it consumed a lot of physical strength when climbing, and the climbing speed was much slower than in Assassin’s Creed. "

"Facing the sun, link ran out into the outside world. "

"The camera zoomed in and followed link as he ran. When link ran to the edge of the cliff, the camera zoomed in again. In an instant, the entire hieraru continent could be seen! "

"In the distance, there were volcanoes spewing lava and the king’s city that was surrounded by evil. In the near distance, there were destroyed ruins, lush forests, and vast grasslands. "

"The light fog and the warm sunlight seemed to cover the entire scene with a special filter, making it look like a watercolor painting. "

"The background music started playing, and the name of the game appeared in the bottom right corner of his vision Legend of Zelda the breath of the wilderness. "

"The camera slowly turned and then stopped at a tall temple on the right side of the picture. Halfway up the mountain, a weirdly dressed old man stood by the fire as if he was waiting for something. "

"This scenery … Is amazing!"

"Originally, Zhao Lei didn’t expect the VR effect of the matrix glasses at all. After all, whether it was the size or the price, it was far worse than a real VR gaming pod. But when he saw the scene at the beginning, Zhao Lei was instantly convinced. "

"The details of the pictures were definitely not as good as VR gaming pods, but the distance made up for the lack of details. The advantage of the style of Legend of Zelda was instantly reflected. "

"Compared to Realistic Games, this style was more freehand and artistic. It felt like a carefree fairy tale world. "

"If this was a realistic game, this kind of thick grass and slightly rough mountain would definitely be despised by many people. However, in this style, it blended in with the environment very well, and even became a little cute. "

"Eh? There was a tree branch on the ground. There’s also a mushroom. "

"What’s this? A horned beetle? Oh, F * ck, it flew away!"

"On the way down the mountain, Zhao Lei discovered that there were many elements that could be collected in the surrounding environment. "

"The entire UI system of Legend of Zelda was similar to that of mysterious waters, which hid all text messages as much as possible to make the whole game more immersive. This included collectible elements such as apples and mushrooms. There would only be some faint glowing effects to remind the players. "

"For a collectible creature like the horned beetle, if a player ran over, they would alarm it, and they had to go into stealth to catch it. If the players did not prepare in advance, they would almost certainly fail. "

"On the way, Zhao Lei even came across an apple tree with two bright red apples on it. However, the branches were too high for him to reach. He had to climb the tree to get it. "

Chapter 886: Roasted apple

"After talking to the mysterious old man halfway up the mountain, Zhao Lei learned more details about the game from Link’s perspective. "

"Because link had just woken up and lost all his memories, he was in the same state as a player who had just entered the game. This kind of novice guidance was very considerate and natural. "

"The mysterious old man sat by a bonfire at the foot of the cliff, waiting for link to come over and talk to him. "

"There was also a roasted apple and a torch at the bottom of the cliff. When link picked them up, he would trigger the corresponding conversation. "

"The place where link was now was called the starting plateau, the birthplace of the kingdom of hieraru. The temple not far away was the one used by the kingdom of hieraru for sacrifices. However, after the destruction of the kingdom of hieraru 100 years ago, this temple had been abandoned. "

"The old man briefly explained the uses of fire to link. On the one hand, it could roast apples, which would recover more HP. On the other hand, it could ignite the grass by waving the wooden weapon around. "

"Oh? So you’re saying that not only torches, but even branches can be lit on the bonfire?"

Zhao Lei had just picked up a branch from the ground earlier. He held it in his hand and gently waved it over the bonfire.

"Hu!"

"The fire immediately started burning. Link raised the branch in his hand, using it exactly the same way as a torch. "

"This is interesting. In other games, you have to use a torch to light up or light things up, but you can light up all the wooden weapons here … I said I can roast the Apple, what if I roast it with a branch?"

Zhao Lei raised the burning branch to the side of another apple tree and placed the fire near the Apple.

"Chi Chi Chi …"

"The bright red apple began to smoke under the effect of the flames. Its surface also began to gradually change from bright red to a dark color. Then, it fell to the ground with a "plop."

"Damn, it’s really cooked? An Apple will fall to the ground when it’s ripe. Newton did not lie to me. "

"Zhao Lei raised the branch and walked to an unlit bonfire. With a light wave, the bonfire was lit. "

"… Fun! Hmm, so I’m passing on the fire? It feels like the manager is paying tribute to his Dark Souls. "

"Zhao Lei’s playfulness suddenly erupted. He raised his torch and approached a lush Bush. As a result, the flames shot up with a whoosh and spread rapidly with the breeze, spreading all the way to the grass in the distance. "

"Because link was too close to the bushes, he caught fire as well. Zhao Lei quickly ran and jumped on the spot to put out the fire. "

"You can even burn grass? And different materials would produce different results? This level of freedom is a little high!"

"Zhao Lei had thought that the fire would be extinguished after burning away the eye-catching bushes, but it turned out that even the grass on the ground could be burned. If this was any other game, this kind of grass would definitely be part of the landmark map and would never be lit. "

"The fire finally stopped. Zhao Lei went closer to take a look. The grass on the ground had already been burned bare, turning into ash. It was impossible to set it on fire again. "

"Interesting …"

"As Zhao Lei was sighing with emotion, the branch in his hand burned out with a snap. "

"If a torch was used to light a fire, it could burn forever. However, if a branch or other wooden weapon was used to light a fire, the flame would consume its durability, and once the durability was exhausted, it would automatically be destroyed. "

"There was no mission notification, so Zhao Lei was not in a hurry. He walked around aimlessly and came to a Lake on the right. He noticed that there seemed to be a sword on the island in the center of the lake. "

"On the surface of the lake, green duckweeds formed a ring. Link jumped and entered the water gracefully, landing in the middle of the ring. "

"Wow, this is a bit similar to the leap of faith! However, this action, this splash, and the acceleration of the landing are all done very well. It feels like this is a game that will make Newton smile in the underworld …"

"The moment link entered the water, a little green creature appeared on the surface. This little guy looked like a leaf with a face, and it was floating in the air with a propeller made from a tree branch in its left hand. "

"Ya ha ha! You’ve found me!"

"Eh? I thought it was Bakulin, it really scared me. I’m kloger, an elf of the forest! If you see Bakulin, help me pass this to him!"

"By the way, my little friends are in many places. If you find anything suspicious, try to find them."

[Krogg’s fruit a small fruit given by krogg. Good things will happen after collecting it. [Why does it smell a little stinky …]

"So, this round duckweed means that krogge is here? This should be the gathering element in the game, right? This name is a bit hard to pronounce, I’ll just call it yahaha …"

Zhao Lei muttered as he continued to swim towards the island in the middle of the lake.

"To his disappointment, the "Sword in the Stone" that he saw from afar was just a rusty sword. Although its damage was higher than that of branches, torches, and axes, the line [it will break immediately after use] was still a bit annoying. "

"It’s actually a ‘real Sword in the Stone’. It’s indeed stuck in the stone …"

"After obtaining the rusty sword, Zhao Lei continued to move forward. "

"There would be a few small monsters on the road every three to five days. These creatures called pokebulin seemed to have low intelligence, like red-skinned pig-headed monsters that could walk upright. "

"As they fought, Zhao Lei discovered a very strange setting in Legend of Zelda. It was that … All weapons would break! "

"Yes, no matter if it was a rusty sword, axe or tree branch, it would reduce the durability of the weapon when used to attack the enemy. After the durability was reduced to zero, the weapon would explode. "

"In order to make up for this situation, all the weapons in the monsters ‘hands would drop. Moreover, different types of weapons had their own attributes. Not only would monsters drop weapons when they died, but when they were sent flying or knocked unconscious, their weapons would also drop, and link could pick them up to use. "

"As for the unarmed monsters, they could only charge at link with their bare hands or pick up rocks from the ground and throw them at him. "

"Although there were many weapons, Zhao Lei’s heart still ached. Although the name ‘rusty sword’ didn’t sound good, it was the weapon with the highest attack power. It broke as he fought with it. It was so painful … "

"After killing a few monsters, Zhao Lei was about to continue walking when he heard Princess Zelda’s voice again. "

"Link … Go to the place on the map …" He shouted. "

"Zhao Lei followed the instructions and took out the stone slab of Hicca, opening the map on it. "

"The entire map was still dark, and only the blue dividing lines between the blocks could be seen. "

"Link was now at the starting platform. There was a small yellow dot on the upper right corner, flashing. "

"This map … Is so big? It’s really an open world game?"

Zhao Lei was shocked. He tried to look at the size of the map …

He found that the entire map was exactly the same as the one in Assassin’s Creed There were some in origins that were comparable …

Chapter 887: The officials encourage skipping classes

"It was impossible for Zhao Lei not to be surprised because Assassin’s Creed Origins was a game on a VR gaming pod and was one of the games with the largest capacity. However, Legend of Zelda was a game on the switch, and it was also an open world game? "

"To put such a large open world on a small switch, this was already in the realm of black technology! "

"Moreover, the packaging of the SICAR slate was pretty good. Many games tried to add the maps in the game into the packaging of the game itself. For example, the maps in the Assassin’s Creed series could be regarded as a built-in function of the Animus system. The maps, photos, and other related functions of Legend of Zelda were all integrated into the stone slab of Chicca. This thing was like the tablet that the main character, link, carried with him. It could be used to take photos and mark locations on the map. It was simply cool. "

There was also another function that made Zhao Lei feel like it was extremely black technology. It was the positioning function of the SICAR slate.

"When this function was used, a small red dot would appear in the center of the camera. As long as the red dot was aimed at the mountain, temple, etc. In the distance, a light pillar could be marked. When the map was opened again, the specific location of the mountain could be seen on the map. "

"Why was this function so important? In Legend of Zelda, the temple would not be displayed on the map before it was activated, and the map of the game was huge. Sometimes, players would find a temple halfway up the mountain, but they could not find it after running to it … "

"What’s more, all the locations in the game would only open up the map of the current area after the tower was unlocked. Most of the time, players would explore in the dark, which made this function even more important. "

"On the one hand, it maintained the players ‘sense of mystery about the entire open world, allowing them to enjoy the fun of exploration and discovery. On the other hand, it provided maximum convenience for the players so that they wouldn’t lose their direction in the endless exploration. "

"Zhao Lei ran towards the location marked by the mission and encountered some monsters along the way. After killing a few, Zhao Lei wanted to complain. There was too little health! "

"There were only three hearts in total, and each Apple could only recover half a heart. After being hammered by the monster twice, he felt like he was about to die. "

"Zhao Lei still had a little bit of Dark Souls ‘Foundation, but he was still a little worried, not to mention the players who had no experience in such games. "

Legend of Zelda had a rich combat system.

"Like in Assassin’s Creed, players could sneak around and stab from the back; like in Dark Souls, players could raise their shields and turn around; they could also use bows and arrows. Basically, Legend of Zelda had all the popular combat elements, and they were all well-perfected. "

"Zhao Lei’s favorite strategy was to sneak up and kill one monster first. Then, he would smash the other monster’s weapon and pick up the monster’s weapon at lightning speed. This way, the monster could only fight link with its bare hands. Basically, he could kill the monster without any injuries. "

"After killing a few small monsters, Zhao Lei was quick-witted and discovered a pattern. "

"If there were only one or two or three monsters, he could basically use cheap shot to kill one first and then attack the other. "

"The small monsters in the camp were much more difficult to deal with. These monsters ‘camps often had explosive barrels, and the monsters’ weapons dealt higher damage. "

"The monsters in the camp surrounded the fire and had no blind spots, so it was impossible for them to sneak up and attack. When they found link, they would throw a barrel of explosives at him or light their weapons on the fire before charging at him. There was no chance of winning in a head-on battle. As long as the barrel of explosives exploded on link, he would basically be dead. "

"However, it seemed that there were other ways to clear the camps of these monsters. "

"For example, some of the monster camps had large rocks on the mountains not far away. As long as link pushed at the right angle, the rocks would roll down from the mountain like bowling balls, crushing all the monsters to death. "

"Or there were lights hanging in the caves where some monsters were hiding for illumination. As long as the rope was broken with a bow and arrow, the lights would fall down and ignite the gunpowder barrels hidden in the cave, blowing up all the monsters inside. "

"Wow, you can skip classes like crazy in this game. I like it!"

Zhao Lei immediately fell in love with bowling after killing a camp of monsters with a Boulder. He couldn’t help but praise himself for his wit.

"From this, one could see the difference between Legend of Zelda and dark Souls. Dark Souls required players to constantly train themselves. Any opportunistic method was considered "skipping class", which meant that they could save time and suffer less, but in fact, if they missed out on knowledge points, they would definitely suffer in the future exams. "

"However, Legend of Zelda was different. Not only did the game encourage players to "skip class, " but it also added many mechanisms to "skip class." It was just that these mechanisms had to be discovered by the players themselves. As long as they discovered it, the players could use various ways to defeat the enemy, and they did not have to use their own skills to fight in close combat. "

"Therefore, Legend of Zelda provided more combat mechanisms. Players no longer had to stick to traditional combat elements such as assassination, archery, and melee combat. Instead, they could make full use of the characteristics of the environment to defeat the enemy. "

……

"After a long journey, they finally arrived at the mission location. "

It was the ruins of an ancient building. The style was similar to the place link had woken up in. There was a round platform in front of him that was emitting a red light.

Link walked up to the round platform and placed his slates on it.

"The first time he put the slates on the round platform, link had carefully observed the platform for a long time, as if to make sure it was safe. He would also be shocked when the platform changed color. "

"This was a small detail in the game. When link first activated the tower or entered the temple, he would have hesitated. However, he did not do this after that because he was used to it. "

"Boom boom boom …"

"The moment the slates entered the platform, the ground shook violently, and link fell to the ground involuntarily. "

"The entire scene shook violently, and birds flew in the forest. Even the monsters in the camp looked around uneasily. "

"As the earth shook, the cave link was in suddenly collapsed, and a tower slowly rose. "

"It was higher than the ruins, higher than the hill, higher than everything around it. "

"It was not just this tower. In the vast snowy peaks, near volcanoes, in the desert, many other towers all rose at the same time, becoming the most important landmarks. "

"The tower glowed with blue light, indicating that it had been successfully activated. "

Link got up from the ground and looked around in shock.

He was already at the highest point of the primitive plateau.

"Looking around, he could see the beautiful scenery around him. "

"A drop of blue liquid dripped down from a stalactite-like stone on the round platform. It startled link and he couldn’t help but take a step back, as if he was afraid the blue liquid would splash on him. "

"The tower’s data was written into the SICAR slate, and he successfully obtained the region map. "

Chapter 888: special power

"Standing on the top of the tower, Zhao Lei looked around. "

"It’s so beautiful …" Zhao Lei sighed. "

"The scenery in Legend of Zelda was different from other games. The further you were, the more beautiful it was. "

"If they were running in the wilderness, they might not feel it, but once they reached the top of the tower and looked out at the entire area, the colorful scenery immediately captured the players ‘hearts. "

It felt like they were in a fairy tale world.

"Moreover, in VR mode, the sense of immersion was even stronger. "

"Although the switch pro+ glasses combination only provided a low-end VR gaming experience, this style covered up the lack of performance. The whole scene was like a 360-degree view with no dead angles, and it was very exciting to be in this place. "

"After coming down from the tower, the mysterious old man found link and told him what had happened 100 years ago. "

"100 years ago, the evil existence known as the calon of disaster suddenly appeared and destroyed the entire Kingdom of hailaru. The cities were destroyed, and many people lost their lives. However, in these 100 years, this terrible evil force had been hovering in the sky above the royal city of hilaru like a giant dragon. It did not move and did not wreak havoc in other places. "

"However, the starting platform was an isolated island on the entire hieraru continent, surrounded by cliffs. If they wanted to go down from the platform, they would have to explore the shrine on the starting platform and Exchange for a glider sail from the mysterious old man. "

"A long time ago, there was a highly civilized race on the hieraru continent, the hickas. With their wisdom, they saved this land many times. However, their civilization had gone extinct a long time ago, and only their relics were still hidden in the temples scattered all over the continent. "

"Thus, Zhao Lei controlled link to enter the temple and began the trial. "

……

"The First Temple’s content was [magnetic force]. After activating the SICAR slate, the temple automatically added a magnetic grab to the SICAR slate. With this item, link could grab any metal object nearby, lift it up, and move it as he pleased. "

"After obtaining the magnet power, link had to pass some trials in the temple, such as using iron to push away boulders, using iron plates as bridges to cross chasms that couldn’t be crossed, and using magnets to open iron doors. "

"After that, link received different powers in the temple. "

"[Destructive power] create a remote bomb that can cause damage to monsters or destroy things. There were two types of bombs, round and square. The difference was that square bombs would not roll when thrown to the ground. "

"[Time stop power] stop the time of an object. After stopping, it can exert an impact on the object and accumulate power. The moment time was restored, all the accumulated power would be released in an instant. With this power, one could move very large objects. "

[Icicle power] create an extremely hard and unmelting icicle in places with water. Use it as a foothold or an obstacle. This ability can also be used to destroy the ice that has been created.

"After obtaining the corresponding power, there would be a special puzzle-solving level in the temple. The player must use the ability that they had just obtained flexibly to pass the level. "

"The current temple riddles were still very easy to solve, mainly used for teaching players. After leaving the starting ground, the players would encounter many temples. The levels inside would require the players to use their own abilities to crack, and sometimes they would be stuck for hours. "

"As he explored the temple, link came to different areas of the starting platform. The environment was different. "

"In the ruins, Zhao Lei encountered a Guardian that was still alive. It was killed by a laser beam and gave up one of its blood. "

"When they arrived at the snowy scene, the surrounding environment dropped drastically, and they had to eat food or wear winter clothes. "

"In the beginning, Zhao Lei wanted to take the opportunity to raise the torch and go over. He realized that holding the torch could indeed maintain his body temperature, but he could not cross the river … "

"Left with no choice, Zhao Lei could only follow the instructions on the map and find something called the warm grass fruit. He cooked it into a food to protect himself from the cold before finally arriving at the temple on the snow Mountain. "

"After successfully passing the trial, one could obtain the proof of the trial and activate the temple as a teleportation point. "

"Moreover, there were many small riddles around the temple. For example, after obtaining the power of magnetism, one could see a small lake when they came out of the temple. At the bottom of the lake were two iron treasure chests that could be attracted by magnets. "

The iron plate was pulled up from the bottom of the lake and placed on two stones in the swamp to get the stone treasure chest on the wooden platform in the center of the swamp.

"After completing the entire temple, Zhao Lei came to the ruins of the temple and found the mysterious old man. "

The old man finally told link the whole truth.

"It turned out that the old man was the last King of the Kingdom of hieraru. When the kingdom was destroyed, he had already died, and only his soul was left in the world. He’d disguised himself just to make link remember what had happened. "

"The true identity of the disaster cannon was the Demon King who was born in this country in ancient times and resurrected as a resentful spirit. It had been passed down as a legend since then. One day, the Kingdom’s fortune-teller made a prophecy "The calamity cannon is about to be resurrected, but the power that is resisting it is slumbering in the earth."

"The king of hilaru ordered people to dig it up, and in the end, they found a treasure made by their ancestors. "

[Divine beast a mechanical creation that imitates the form of a wild beast. It can be controlled by a warrior and possesses extraordinary power.]

[Guardian a puppet soldier that can use its own consciousness to fight the enemy. It can shoot lasers.]

These things were completely consistent with the legends that had been circulating in the kingdom of hilaru for a long time.

"In addition, the Royal Princess who had the power of sealing and the Knights chosen by the sword of exorcism had sealed the real disaster cannon with these ancient treasures in the distant ancient times. "

"100 years ago, the kingdom of hieraru also had a Princess and a Knight who inherited the power of their ancestors. They selected four heroes to control the divine beast and obtained the power to seal cannon. "

"However, cannon had appeared directly under the hilaru Castle and used his evil power to control countless guardians and the Four Divine Beasts. "

"All the heroes had died in battle, and the Knights chosen by the sword of exorcism had also been injured and fallen to protect the princess. The kingdom of hieraru had been destroyed … "

"However, Princess Zelda, who had survived, had used her own power to seal cannon in the city of hilaru. The Knight chosen by the sword of exorcism was link. "

"100 years ago, Link’s fate had come to an end. Princess Zelda had sent him to the temple. He had only slowly woken up after 100 years. However, its power had been severely damaged and could not be compared to its peak. "

The old king pointed out the direction for link. He asked him to leave the starting ground and travel the entire hieraru continent to complete the temple’s trial. He wanted to use the proof of the trial to exchange for the power to fight against the disaster and save the world.

Chapter 889: A beginner’s tutorial without a trace

"After all the hard work, Zhao Lei finally got the hang glider and could leave the starting platform. "

"At this moment, he suddenly realized that the entire starting ground was just a beginner’s tutorial. "

"Thinking back, it seemed to be the case. From the beginning, the old man taught link how to use fire, to opening the tower, exploring the temple to obtain special abilities, and finally to the hang glider … It seemed like he was teaching the players how to play the game. "

"However, this tutorial was too extravagant. Not only did it take almost two hours, but it also marked out a special area, the starting ground. "

"Thinking back, Legend of Zelda’s game mechanism was actually very complicated and had many systems. For example, just the content related to fire could be used to light a fire, cook, attack enemies, and many other different uses, not to mention the fancy operation of waving a torch to drive away bees. The protagonist’s special abilities included magnets, ice, bombs, time freeze, and many more. These systems could also affect each other and interact with each other. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were ever-changing. "

"However, he didn’t feel any headache while playing such a complicated game system. He didn’t feel any pressure from learning. It was as if he learned everything naturally. "

"The reason was that the game content of the entire starting platform had been strictly planned and was full of all kinds of ability-related puzzles, from easy to difficult. Every time the players solved a small puzzle, their understanding of the game’s mechanism would go further. After playing the entire starting ground, they would have a rough grasp of the complex system. "

"This step-by-step method was equivalent to breaking up the entire system and crushing it to feed the players, so it was not difficult for the players to understand. "

"In the process of playing, the player didn’t feel like he was being taught how to play the game at all. The entire teaching process was smooth and natural. This was because this kind of beginner’s lesson wasn’t forcibly completed through text messages or forced operations, and there were no prompts. It was just a few monsters and a stone placed there for the players to explore on their own. "

"In other words, the players were really learning in the game. Even if the players didn’t discover this special mechanism, it didn’t matter. He could still rush through it. However, in the future, there would be many such map mechanisms, and the players would discover it sooner or later and come to a sudden realization. "

"Legend of Zelda created many complex systems to increase the degree of freedom in the game. In order to reduce the cost of understanding and learning, an entire beginner area was specially created for players to learn and grow in battle. "

"By the time the players got the hang glider and could leave the starting ground, Link’s abilities had all been unlocked. The players also understood how to use these abilities. The rest of the journey would be a real adventure with a high degree of freedom for the players. "

"The main plot was clear. They had to defeat the Four Divine Beasts, defeat cannon, and rescue Princess Zelda. The next route was also determined, which was to float out of the starting platform and go to a nearby village to find a person called Impa to get the next hint. "

"However, Zhao Lei didn’t want to leave the primitive plateau because he could feel that there was still a lot of content that he hadn’t explored. "

"If it were any other game, finding the four key temples to complete the main plot would mean that there was no need to continue exploring the other places. There would only be some simple side quests or repeated collection of elements, which would not affect the experience of the main plot and would not be very attractive to the players. "

"However, Legend of Zelda was different. Zhao Lei even felt that running around on the map was much more interesting than the main plot … "

The four sacred beasts and Princess Zelda were not as fun as catching grasshoppers in the grass.

"There were still many surprises hidden on the starting plateau. For example, when cutting grass with a sword, you could find grasshoppers under the grass to make stamina potions. When climbing up a tree, you could find nests and bird eggs. When cutting down trees to collect firewood, you could make a bonfire. When clearing the camp of pocklin, you could get large pieces of roasted meat and the items hidden in their treasure chests. There were also many treasure chests hidden at the bottom of the lake, and those malicious cute things, ahaha … "

"In other games, trees, grass, fruits, and bird’s nests were just scene models or stickers, without any interactive functions. However, in Legend of Zelda, almost everything you could see on the map was interactive, especially at the beginning of the game. Even if you touched a bird egg or caught two fish in the water, you would feel a strong sense of novelty and achievement. "

"If he were to leave just like that, he would feel like he had missed out on a hundred million. "

Zhao Lei used the glider to float down from the temple and took a good look at the beautiful scenery of the starting platform.

"The entire mobile system of Legend of Zelda allowed players to climb any mountain, swim across rivers and lakes (not swamps and ice rivers), and glide from high places to distant places. "

"In other words, players could explore every corner of the game freely. In other games, there might be mountains and seas as a distant view, which players couldn’t reach by conventional means. However, in The Legend of Zelda, any place that could be seen on the map could be visited, and as long as one went, there would be gains. "

"It could be a few rare mushrooms, it could be yahaha, it could be a temple, it could be some other special material … In any case, any place that seemed to be deserted would definitely have a surprise waiting for the players to find it. "

"Of course, whether it was climbing, swimming, or gliding, they all consumed physical strength. However, this would only restrict players in the early stages of the game. In the later stages, players could use the trial proof to increase their stamina to three tubes. Moreover, they could stock up on a large number of stamina potions, allowing them to climb or glide without limit. "

Zhao Lei walked around the starting ground again and found two treasure chests.

"Although he was still a little reluctant, he looked at the time and saw that two hours had passed. Although the battery life of the swtiger pro and the flagship model of the matrix glasses could still sustain, Zhao Lei was a little tired. "

"If he didn’t look at the time, Zhao Lei wouldn’t have realized that he had already spent two hours in the game because the style of the game was very friendly and made him feel very relaxed. The small riddles on the map always caught the players ‘interest, so they would not feel bored. "

"After taking off his glasses, Zhao Lei immediately decided to buy it! "

Chapter 890: The game exploded

The reason why he was so straightforward was that Legend of Zelda was really in line with Zhao Lei’s needs.

"The Switch allowed multiple players to play on the same screen with their wife and children at home. The characteristics of Legend of Zelda itself were suitable for both young and old. If there was any game console that could keep his wife from going crazy, the Switch would be the best choice. "

"VR gaming pods were good, but they were expensive and only one person could play, which could easily trigger husband and wife conflicts. "

"You only know how to play games! Spending tens of thousands to buy a big toy, I can’t live like this!"

"In order to avoid this kind of argument, buying the Switch at this stage was the best choice. "

"As for whether he should buy the flagship version of the matrix glasses, Zhao Lei was still a little hesitant. "

"If he didn’t buy it, he could play Legend of Zelda on TV. The 4K picture quality was not bad, but the immersion was still much worse than VR. Moreover, with the matrix glasses, he could play The Legend of Zelda at any time and anywhere with the best experience. After all, he couldn’t run around with the TV. "

Zhao Lei found a seat in the rest area and sat down. He used his phone to browse the forum to see everyone’s comments on Legend of Zelda.

"After the trial, a large number of players went to experience Legend of Zelda in the experience Stores in various cities. These people were basically Chen Mo’s core fans, and they immediately posted on the forums, discussing their experiences with the game. "

"After playing Legend of Zelda, I was completely shocked! This game is so awesome, it’s so fun!"

"Yeah, I don’t even feel like I’ve done anything. I just close my eyes and open them again, and a day has passed!"

"Really? is it that fun?"

"It’s Chen Mo’s product, after all. I didn’t even try it out in the experience store, but I could already guess your reactions."

"No, this game is really different! It’s different from all Chen Mo’s previous games, and it’s hard to describe. We’ll only know after we try it out!"

"Every minute in this game, you can find a lot of novel points. It’s really a free-peeing game!"

"For those of you who have never played this game before, I’ve recorded a short video. You’ll know how fun this game is after you watch it."

"A player posted a short video on the forum, which he recorded while playing Switch. "

"In the video, the player hid himself in a big bucket and slowly approached the camp of pokeblin. After hiding in the barrel, link wouldn’t be discovered by pockblin in the distance, but he couldn’t get close. "

"When the player was close enough, he took advantage of the fact that pockblin was facing away from him and shot him in the head, killing him instantly. "

"Night had fallen, and the other bokeblin soldiers were lying on the ground and dozing off. "

"The players sneaked over and stole all the weapons they had placed on the side. Then, they used assassinate and killed one. "

"The other two woke up, but the players quickly killed them all. "

"Then, the player lit the wooden stick on the fire and threw it at the wooden door of the warehouse. "

"Hu!"

The wooden door immediately fell into a sea of fire and was quickly burned down.

Link picked up a wooden stick from the ground and chased the bees away. He then shot the bees down and opened the treasure chest.

The players on the forum expressed their shock after watching the video.

"F * ck, you can even steal a monster’s weapon? How despicable!"

"What is this? Lighting a fire with a wooden stick, throwing it on the wooden door to set it on fire, and then using the fire to drive away the bees?"

"You’ll know once you play it for yourself. There are actually more tricks, such as setting fire to the mountain, sitting in prison … Oh, no, after setting fire to the mountain, you can use the wind to burn all the monsters nearby to death."

"I also found a diary. It hinted that I can exchange a winter suit with that mysterious old man for a recipe. The recipe said I need warm fruits, meat, and something else. I tried a few, but it turned out to be bass! After making this dish, wait by the wooden house until night time. When the old man comes back and talks to him, you can change into a winter suit!"

"Yes, there are still a few more primitive fortresses, hahaha. There are also treasure chests, and grasshoppers that can be used to make stamina potions …"

"Speaking of which, I also discovered a special way to play with skeletons. Don’t skeleton monsters pick up their heads to revive? as long as you pick up their heads and kick them away like a ball, their bodies will stomp their feet in anger and then die. It’s especially funny!"

"Damn, the people above, are we playing the same game? How come I don’t understand what you’re saying?"

"Me too … Looks like we’ve missed out on a lot of things …"

The players discussed and realized that The Legend of Zelda that they were playing seemed to be different.

"Some players played the game according to the conventional way of thinking. The moment they entered, they would kill monsters, pick up weapons, and pass the plot. However, they were dumbfounded when they saw the discussion of other players. It can be cooked? You can even touch bird eggs? What’s "yahaha"? "

"There was also a crack in the starting ground, and it was too far to jump over. Many players retreated, but after some discussion, they realized that they could cut down the trees on the edge of the cliff and cross it! "

The players were all sighing with emotion. This game was simply explosive!

"Many people might ask what "gaming" was, but he would understand if he simply took a video from "Legend of Zelda". "

"There was also a designer who specifically analyzed the initial flow of "Legend of Zelda" and came to the conclusion that it was "absolutely perfect"! "

"The map design in Legend of Zelda is very interesting. I’ve studied it a little. First of all, the map was divided into many areas, and each area had a tower. After players ascended the tower, they could mark the surrounding temples. On the way to the temple, they would encounter monster groups, collect elements, and other gathering elements. The most amazing thing about this game is that the distribution is very reasonable. The tower, temple, and puzzle-solving elements are divided into three levels, and the map is divided into countless small pieces to ensure that each small piece can give the players a fresh and completely different feeling. "

"Especially in terms of riddles. Legend of Zelda is the best at deciphering elements. From small things like catching grasshoppers and finding things, to big things like clearing the temple. The whole world is full of riddles, waiting for the players to solve them one by one. The most terrifying thing was that the starting plateau was just the beginning of the game. The content was already so rich, but the whole map was still huge! If the future maps all maintain the standard of the starting plateau or even higher, then this game … Will definitely be the best game of the year!"

"On the internet, all the players who tried The Legend of Zelda, whether they used the switch or the VR gaming pod, were full of praise for the game. "

"Some players were impatient at the beginning, which affected their first impression of the game. However, when they saw other people’s tricks and got into the game, they immediately became loyal players. Breath of the wilderness "was being bragged. "

Chapter 891: a picture wins a thousand words

Legend of Zelda only took two hours to conquer most of the players who came to the experience store to try out the game.

"As for the players who didn’t try out the game, they were a little puzzled. Was the game really that fun? He didn’t feel anything? "

"Many people were baffled by these "picnic"(players who bragged about the breath of the wilderness) because they didn’t feel that the game was very fun just by watching the video. "

"It didn’t have the thrilling plot of mysterious Sea area, the hot topic of conversation like Assassin’s Creed, or the hardcore and difficult Dark Souls. "

"If one were to be a Cloud Player just by watching the video, one might think that "Legend of Zelda" was a work that had a little bit of everything but was mediocre in all aspects. "

"After all, it was difficult to understand how much freedom "chemical catalyst" brought to the game if he did not do it himself. It was also difficult to feel the sense of accomplishment from destroying the entire Monster Camp with a trick. "

"However, this didn’t stop the players who had tried the game from praising Legend of Zelda, nor did it stop most players from developing a strong interest in the game. "

"For players who already had Switch, The Legend of Zelda was a must. After all, on the switch platform, it was the most fun game in recent times. "

"For VR gaming pod players, The Legend of Zelda was equally attractive, but they could also consider buying the Switch version, which was much cheaper. "

"The advantage of the VR gaming pod version of Legend of Zelda was that it could switch between first-person and third-person versions, and the whole picture was much more detailed. If players had extreme requirements for the game, they would still consider buying the VR gaming pod version. "

"At first, these people were quite hesitant, but when they saw the price, there was nothing to hesitate about … "

"The Switch version of Legend of Zelda was sold at 398 Yuan, which was the most expensive among all the Switch games. The price of the VR gaming pod version was 1980 Yuan, but the Switch version of Legend of Zelda would be given. "

"For players who had VR gaming pods, they didn’t have to hesitate. After all, if they bought a VR pod, they would get the Switch version. The price of the VR pod was the normal price, so the Switch version was basically free. It was very kind of them … "

"For players without VR gaming pods, if they wanted to experience a slightly worse VR effect, they could buy the flagship version of the Switch pro+ matrix glasses Set. If they were even poorer, they could only buy ordinary switch+ games, which could be bought within 2500. "

"The pricing strategy of Legend of Zelda this time could be said to be from poor to rich, capturing all the players in one fell swoop. Almost every player could find a reason to buy Legend of Zelda … "

"Some people might think that the devices were too expensive, but the Switch pro could play mobile games, the flagship version of the matrix glasses could meet daily use, and there was also the MR game on the platform to play … The functions of these two devices were so rich that they were alluring to players, and ordinary people could not resist it … "

……

"On the eve of the official release of Legend of Zelda, it wasn’t just the players who were in a heated discussion. Major video game media around the world also released their ratings for the game. "

"Chen Mo’s reaction to Legend of Zelda’s rating was very low, only posting a picture on Weibo. "

A picture could win a thousand words.

"In the middle of the picture was the logo of Legend of Zelda, and around the logo were the ratings of the major video game media. "

TGN:10/10
gamehacker:10/10
supergamer:5/5

[AGE 5 stars]

……

A total of 23 game reviewers had all gotten full marks!

"Moreover, these weren’t some random media outlets. They were the world’s most authoritative game review media. Those who were slightly less well-known wouldn’t be qualified to enter this picture even if they gave ‘Legend of Zelda’ full marks. "

"The logos of the various game reviewers and all sorts of comments with full marks filled the entire picture. Even though there were no images or words on the picture, it was shocking enough. "

Another perfect score masterpiece had appeared!

"The last time it was achieved was ‘end of the United States’, and many video game media were still wondering when the next perfect score would be released. But this day came so quickly, and in less than a year, the second perfect score was released, and the designer was Chen Mo! "

Tgnn’s review even gave Legend of Zelda an almost invincible rating. Many players couldn’t help but tease tgnn for being the biggest head of the picnic!

A professional at bragging that Chen Mo wouldn’t waver for a hundred years?

"Before you play this game, you have to forget all the inherent concepts of ‘open world games’ in your mind and feel the earth-shaking changes that this game will bring to’ open world games ‘like an ignorant primary school student."

"This is a pure freedom and adventure. There are countless wonderful riddles hidden in the hieraru continent, and all the systems fit perfectly to form a seamless complex system. Even if you play for dozens of hours, there are still countless unsolved riddles waiting for you to solve."

"Every year, serente might bring players a whole new gaming experience. But this time, Legend of Zelda The breath of the wilderness is his most ambitious and most impressive game. This kind of gaming experience is unprecedented. "

"Merits "

"A beautiful, romantic, and omnipotent open world."

"A sea of riddles that never repeated."

"Exquisite soundtrack"

"Combat system that includes all possibilities"

"Unique and cute NPCs and monsters."

"Flaws "

"None."

"When many players saw this review, they felt as if they had seen it before. "

"Yes, I remember now. It has the same flaw as "doomsday of the United States"! "

The other video game media’s comments were basically the same as tgnn ‘s. They were all full of praise for the open world of Legend of Zelda.

"The most shocking thing was that although they were both perfect scores,’end of the United States’ and ‘The Legend of Zelda’ had nothing in common. They were two completely different games! "

"Doomsday of the United States" was a linear game. Its main advantage was its story, realistic art style, and profound and shocking content. "

"The Legend of Zelda was an open world. The main advantage was the playstyle and the anime style. The characters and monsters were very cute, and the plot was relatively traditional, but it would not make people feel bored. It fit perfectly with the game itself. "

"If one took a closer look, they would realize that these two games had completely different approaches! "

"Other video game designers were only good at one aspect of the game, and after making a successful game, they could only dare to create some minor innovations. Some companies even planned to use an IP for the rest of their lives. "

"But Chen Mo was different. He made a different type every time, and every one of them was a classic! "

Many video game media outlets were sighing.

It was only the end of August!

Could this year’s game of the year be …

There’s no suspense again?

Chapter 892: robbing again

"26th August, Legend of Zelda The breath of the wilderness was officially released. "

"At midnight on the same day, the flagship versions of Switch pro and matrix glasses were also launched on Lehui’s official website and major e-commerce websites at home and abroad. "

The players didn’t have to worry about buying Legend of Zelda immediately.

The first problem to worry about was … Snatching the Switch pro and the matrix glasses!

"Legend of Zelda wouldn’t sell out even if he didn’t buy it in ten minutes. After all, he could buy the digital version. But why didn’t he try the Switch pro ten minutes after it was released? "

"He thought about how Lehui had always been, and then he thought about how the first generation of the Switch sold out instantly when it was released … "

"Although Zhou Jiangping had vowed that there was a new policy for the purchase of Switch pro, most players still did not have much hope. "

The so-called new policy was nothing more than to prevent people from maliciously buying and then becoming scalpers.

The two new devices had to be pre-ordered with a 500-Yuan deposit. They had to be bound to their Thunderbolt gaming pass and make sure that they were active players before they could pass the system’s review.

"As for how to judge active players, there was an algorithm that combined the account’s consumption, game time, and other factors. In addition, Thunderbolt Game Pass was bound to the ID card and mobile phone. This method could directly screen out most of the scalper accounts, and normal players would not be affected. "

"What if the player became a scalper? There was nothing they could do about that. After all, no matter how good Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping were, they couldn’t meddle in the second-hand trade between players. However, as long as they could ensure that the new equipment was manufactured and that the players could always buy it from the official website, the players would realize that they couldn’t make money from reselling the equipment, and they would stop wasting time. "

"After the reservation, the game would start at midnight on the 26th. That would be a competition of hand speed and internet speed. Those who got it can pay the rest of the payment, and those who didn’t can choose to refund the deposit. "

"If you don’t want to buy it, you can return the deposit in advance, but you can’t snatch it when it’s released. "

"Of course, the method of purchasing would change. Only in the early stages when the supply was scarce would this method be used to prevent the machine from falling into the hands of scalpers. After the supply stabilized, they would sell it freely. There was no need to make it so complicated. "

"However, this policy only gave the players a little bit of psychological comfort, and most players were still pessimistic about it. "

The reason was simple. It was because of Legend of Zelda!

"Previously, many people were not optimistic about the Switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses because these two devices were not irreplaceable. They were just a lot more expensive to show off. "

"However, with the appearance of Legend of Zelda, the situation changed. "

"If he wanted to play Legend of Zelda smoothly on the mobile phone, he had to buy the Switch pro. "

"If you wanted to experience the cheap VR version of The Legend of Zelda without the game pod, you had to buy the Switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses. "

What was this?

This was just what he needed!

"Buying a house was a necessity, but playing games was not? "

"For many players, not being able to play a new game after it was released was worse than killing them. When the new game was released, the whole internet was discussing it. All the major live streamers were also crazily posting video guides, and all major forums banned spoilers. A good game would become the current hot topic … "

"Then, you told me to bear with it and wait for half a year before buying any game I want, and there’s even a discount? "

"Wake up, by that time, the popularity would have passed, and everyone would be tired of playing new games. In the end, you would go online and tell people, "wow, I just cleared ‘Legend of Zelda’. This game is really fun?"

"To put it bluntly, even eating sh * t can’t keep up with the heat … "

"Therefore, for many players, a perfect score piece was something that could only be encountered by luck, not sought after. The best case scenario was only one piece a year. Even if this was expensive, they would still have to wait. How could they have the cheek to say that they were hardcore players? "

"What’s more, how could the current Switch pro compare with the first-generation Switch? "

How many people were optimistic about the first generation Switch when it was released?

"Many people felt that it was better to buy a game phone than to buy this game. There were also many people who were worried about hardware problems, the launch of the game, and so on."Super Mali Odyssey" had great reviews abroad, but it was not as good as "Legend of Zelda" in China. "

"Just like that, the first generation of the Switch was out of stock in less than five minutes. It took more than three months to fill the gap. "

"The Switch was already a very mature product, with a large number of Thunderbolt entertainment games escorting it, the mature manufacturing process and design, and the full-score work of "Legend of Zelda" of the year. It could be said that most players who could afford this had no more concerns. "

As for the price …

"Was 4000 Yuan expensive? It was indeed expensive compared to the first-generation Switch 2000, but 4000 Yuan was at most the level of a high-end phone or a better tablet. For many people, it was not impossible to afford. "

"Therefore, it wasn’t that many people didn’t want to be optimistic about the purchase of the Switch pro, but they really couldn’t be optimistic … "

……

In a certain university dormitory group.

"The pro Switch is about to start. Get ready and click on this link!"

"I’ve been waiting for a long time. Do I need you to remind me?"

"Can you get it?"

"Who knows? Speaking of which, I remember the four of us crowdfunding for the Switch in our fourth year. The most infuriating thing was that third brother said that he had no problem getting tickets, but he still didn’t get it!"

"I already said that it’s not my fault, it’s the school network card! If you want to blame someone, blame your great alma mater, world first university!"

"Alright, alright. This time, everyone’s working. We’re rich, and our internet speed is good. Let’s fight for our own things and rely on our own abilities!"

"It’s starting, it’s starting, hurry!"

"These guys were the students who had listened to Chen Mo’s lecture in his previous life, and were also the first batch of players to buy the Switch. Although the switch wasn’t expensive at that time, it was still a student group, and only four people could crowdsource. "

"Needless to say, the switch did bring a lot of laughter to their fourth-year lives. "

"After work, the four of them often contacted each other in a small chat group. When they heard that the Switch pro was going to be sold, all four of them planned to buy one to play. "

"As soon as midnight passed, the official page was refreshed, and the four of them clicked on [buy]! "

"Eh? F * ck, I got it! I got it!"

"Aiya, I also got one! He’s invincible!"

"I’m done for, my internet is stuck! Eh? There was more! Great, I got it too!"

"Cough, cough, I also …"

"What the hell? four people actually got it? Isn’t this too F * cking unscientific?"

"The four of them were still sharing their joy in the group, but they realized that all four of them had managed to get it. "

This made him very disappointed …

How good would it be if he was the only one who got it and no one else got it …

"The four of them were a little sad, probably because they missed their university days … "

"Sigh, I actually managed to get all of them. Why do I feel a little disappointed?"

"Yes, I’m sad. I feel like the ones that can’t be bought are the best. "

"Don’t think about it, it’s good that you guys got it. Are you guys masochists? Let’s go buy the game. "

"Eh? Wait, why don’t you refresh the page again?"

"???It’s sold out!"

"Hahaha, you’ve persisted for seven minutes. That’s a huge improvement!"

"I’m dying of laughter. I thought I finally had enough stock this time!"

"Alright, I’m satisfied and happy!"

Chapter 893: huge improvement

The other players who were waiting to buy the Switch pro and the matrix glasses felt the same way.

"I got it, happy. "

He was a little disappointed when he realized that there was still stock.

They were overjoyed to find that it was sold out!

"Although everyone knew that this idea was not very kind, when they saw the [buy] button turn gray and [sold out], they still felt very happy. "

Many players who were late by a minute and still managed to get it were moved to tears.

"As for the players who only remembered to buy after seven minutes, they could only beat their chests in frustration and wait for the next batch in regret. "

"The high-end pair of glasses performed much better than the Switch pro. The Switch pro only lasted seven minutes, while the high-end pair of glasses lasted for 11 minutes before they were sold out. "

"Wait a minute, it didn’t seem like there was anything to be proud of … "

"After all, the glasses were expensive. Ordinary people couldn’t afford something that cost ten thousand Yuan, so it was only natural that it sold slowly. But even so, he only lasted for 11 minutes before he died. "

"But no matter what, being able to last for ten minutes meant that the most hardcore players had all bought it. It was already a huge improvement that the buy button did not turn gray for a second … "

……

The internet was in an uproar. Players were expressing that it was the same recipe and the same taste!

"It’s sold out again! Didn’t Zhou Jiangping swear that he had enough stock this time? Why is it still sold out!"

"That’s right, the glasses are selling so well, so Lehui shouldn’t be short of cash flow now. Why are you still so stingy? Will it kill you to prepare more goods?"

"You’ve prepared a lot. You’ve persisted for seven minutes. That’s a historic improvement!"

"What improvement? the old version of Switch lasted for five minutes. Two minutes is no improvement!"

"The old version of the Switch seems to have 150000 in stock? According to this calculation, the new version of the pro only has 210000 Yuan in stock?"

"Previous poster, you’re a math genius. I’m impressed!"

"My classmate works at the Lehui store, and he said there’s still some stock in the store! It’s not much, but it’s not on sale yet. Everyone can go to le Hui’s store tomorrow morning to try your luck, maybe there’s still some for sale!"

"I saw the Switch pro on the online shopping site, and there’s still stock! However, it needs to be transferred and there might be a tax … Oh, sorry, there’s none left. "

"The foreign netizens are also ridiculing the sales. Hahaha!"

"Lehui has really applied hunger marketing overseas? It’s so awesome, so much better than some manufacturers who suck up to the foreigners. Hunger marketing is indeed hunger marketing, it’s the same in China and abroad, so comfortable!"

"Let those foreigners experience the pain of being dominated by hunger marketing. 23333."

"Forget it, old rules. If you can’t buy the Switch, then buy a ‘Legend of Zelda’ cassette."

"Ah? If you don’t have the Switch pro, why would you buy a cassette player, running on the old Switch?"

"Hehe, of course not. To the newbie above, let me tell you a secret. The Switch’s cassette is sweet. "

……

……

"In the middle of the night, Chen Zhao’s phone rang. "

Chen Mo was also confused. Who would call me so late at night? The main thing was that not many people knew this phone number.

"In the end, he saw Zhou Jiangping … "

"As soon as he picked up, he heard Zhou Jiangping say helplessly, "President Chen, save me …"

"What’s the matter, director Zhou?"Chen Mo was amused. "

"Zhou Jiangping sighed, "sold out again!" My Weibo has been blown up by the players, they’re flaming me like a dog!"

"Spit on you for what?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Zhou Jiangping was speechless,’what else can I spit? It’s hunger marketing, monkey tricks, but President Chen, you can be my witness. I swear to God that I’ve really prepared the goods this time!"

"Chen Zhao yawned."Then who are you blaming? I told you I’d prepare the goods. If you needed money, you could’ve told me. But you patted your chest and said it’d be no problem, absolutely no problem. What happened?"

"Chen Mo looked at the time."It’s only been 15 minutes. It’s already out of stock?"

"Zhou Jiangping said in despair, "it’s not 15 minutes. It’s gone in seven minutes … I have a full 2.6 million units in stock. What’s the concept of 2.6 million?!" That’s 20 times higher than the first-generation Switch!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "there’s also the overseas region, 2.6 million isn’t much!" Besides, what’s the use of telling me that it’s sold out? I can’t make the Switch for you!"

"Zhou Jiangping said,’sigh, I told everyone on Weibo that I had 2.6 million stocks in stock worldwide, but they didn’t believe me! They all said I’m a monkey, but I really didn ‘t! Chief Chen, prove it to me. They believe you. "

"Alright, alright, " Chen Mo said helplessly."I’ll post on Weibo, and you can hurry them up and get the stock ready …"

"Zhou Jiangping said, "no problem, no problem. We’re all working overtime here. We’ll definitely go all out. Alright, thank you, chief Chen!"

"After hanging up, Chen Zhao felt helpless. "

Sold out again?

"Isn’t that obvious? you have 2.6 million stock worldwide, who would sell out if not you … "

"Although the Nintendo in his previous life was awesome, the Switch wasn’t a particularly promising machine when it first came on the market. Just like that, more than 3 million in stock were sold out, and it was out of stock for several months in a row. It could only be bought at a 50% price increase, which showed how popular it was. "

"With Thunderbolt Entertainment’s international influence, the global market that Lehui had opened up with the matrix glasses, and the full-score VR version of Legend of Zelda, the Switch pro only had 2.6 million in stock. It would be illogical if it wasn’t sold out. "

"Chen Mo had hinted to Zhou Jiangping a few times to stock up, but Zhou Jiangping could only understand that it was 2.6 million. It could only be said that poverty had limited his imagination. "

But it didn’t matter. Zhou Jiangping was going to take the blame anyway.

Chen Mo checked the data on his phone and posted on Weibo.

"I understand how you feel about the Switch pro, but the 2.6 million in the first batch has been sold out. However, you don’t have to worry. The production will definitely be full soon. You don’t have to think about increasing the price, you will be able to buy it soon. If you can’t buy it, Zhou Jiangping, CEO Zhou, will cross-dress everyone as an apology! In addition, don’t be in a hurry to buy ‘Legend of Zelda’ to lick the card. The taste of the card has changed. It has changed to a salty taste. The sweet party can wait for the next batch. "

"The moment this Weibo post was sent out, hundreds of comments instantly appeared. "

"F * ck, 2.6 million!"

"I’m not seeing things, right? The old version of the pro only had 150000 Yuan in stock, but the Switch’s price was more than ten times higher?"

"Only a mathematics idiot would calculate that the spare stock of pro was 210000 Yuan. Hahaha, it’s actually 2.6 million Yuan!"

"2.6 million in the world. Europe, America, Korea, and Japan must have prepared quite a lot. It’s definitely less than a million in China."

"No wonder you were able to last for seven minutes this time. 2.6 million in stock is quite a lot. I won’t defame CEO Zhou this time. I just want to ask, when is CEO Zhou crossdressing and on which channel is he livestreaming?"

"I want to know, where are the students who said Switch is a woman’s machine and no one bought such a high-end pro?"

"Chen Mo’s so mean, he’s trying to trick me into buying a cassette again! How do you know I like salty food?"

……

Zhou Jiangping looked at Chen Mo’s Weibo.

"……mmp?"

Chapter 894: Mm, it smells really good!

"August 27th, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters. "

"As soon as the store opened, many players ran to the peripheral store in the headquarters because Switch pro was still for sale! "

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s peripheral store was similar to the Le Hui store. They both sold peripheral products for games, and naturally, they also sold Switch pro and matrix glasses. Physical stores like these had to go through special channels to get the goods in advance, so even if they were sold out at night, there were still some left in the physical stores. "

"The players were running as fast as they could. Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters was too big, and these players were afraid that they wouldn’t be able to buy anything if they walked slowly, so they were all out of breath. "

"Give me three Switch Pros!" The first player who rushed into the shop said while panting. "

"The saleswoman said very politely, "I’m sorry, Sir. Each ID card is limited to one. "

"That’s great. Hurry up and give me a pro and flagship version of the matrix glasses Set!"

"Me too, I’ll give you a set!"

"Give me a pro!"

"The gamers were well-mannered, and they lined up and maintained order. Soon, a long line appeared in front of the surrounding shops. "

"People kept leaving, but the line was getting longer and longer … "

"But soon, the surrounding stores were out of stock … "

"Because these peripheral stores weren’t specialized stores and didn’t have specialized warehouses, they couldn’t store much equipment at all and would run out after a little bit of selling. "

"When she found out that they were out of stock, the girl in the first place almost burst into tears … "

The baby’s heart was bitter!

"He had gotten up early to line up, but he was just one step away from buying it. Anyone would have exploded in anger … "

"Many players asked, "don’t you have more at the counter?"

"The sales lady explained helplessly, "This is a sample, not for sale …"

The players were in despair. They still couldn’t buy it!

"It was probably too late to go to the other Lehui stores now, as they must have been sold out. "

He had no choice but to wait.

"Since Chen Mo had promised that he would stock up on it and that everyone would be able to buy it, Zhou Jiangping’s female outfit was still something to look forward to. "

"Perhaps sensing the players ‘disappointment, a young lady with a sweet voice said on the broadcast in the experience area, "Starting from today, for three days, the Switch experience area in the headquarters experience area will be free of charge for three days. Players can experience the Switch experience area or the VR game experience area to experience Legend of Zelda."

"The players were in a much better mood when they heard that the experience was free. Although the experience area only charged a few Yuan per hour, which was cheaper than internet cafes, it was always good to be free! "

They didn’t block the entrance of the surrounding shops anymore. The players were all scattered to the Switch experience area and the VR experience area to play Legend of Zelda.

……

"For the players who had VR gaming pods at home, it wasn’t that difficult. "

"It was impossible for the VR version of Legend of Zelda to be out of stock. It was a digital version anyway. As soon as The Legend of Zelda was released, many players bought it and then played happily on the hailaru continent. They caught grasshoppers, rode horses, and explored temples, leaving the matter of saving the princess to the back of their minds. "

"Many VR players said, "you’re still dreaming of snatching the Switch pro? A VR gaming pod is still the best!"

"That being said, more than half of the VR players were actually trying to grab the Switch pro … "

"Because the VR version of Legend of Zelda was free of the Switch, wouldn’t it be a loss if he didn’t buy the Switch? "

Many players regretted it after playing the VR version of Legend of Zelda.

What was there to regret? He regretted not snatching the Switch!

"When the Switch pro was released at midnight last night, many VR gaming pod players didn’t take it to heart at all. They were just sitting on the mountain and watching the Tigers fight. "

"I’ll just quietly watch you guys fight over it. I have a VR gaming pod anyway."

"It’s impossible to buy a pro. I have a VR gaming pod, why would I buy a pro? I’d rather break this present, throw it downstairs, and swallow it whole than buy a pro!"

"After playing the VR version of Legend of Zelda, the players realized how fun the game was! "

"For some reason, this game was particularly toxic. In the blink of an eye, a few hours had passed. "

This was the biggest disadvantage of the VR gaming pod-it was not convenient to carry around …

"This thing should be the most difficult electronic product to carry. Not to mention bringing it out, even moving it was very difficult. "

"Many VR players on the way to work, on the subway, during lunch breaks, or when they went out for parties couldn’t help but think that if they had a Switch, wouldn’t they be able to play The Legend of Zelda? "

"Even if he only played for half an hour, he could still clear a temple in half an hour! "

"Originally, these noble VR players were all emphasizing the game experience, and some people even laughed at the "beggar-level VR effect" of the Switch pro+ flagship version of the matrix glasses. But in the face of the need to play the game, how could they complain about the VR effect? It’s good enough that we can play with it! "

"Many VR players simply found the old version of the Switch that had been eating dust for a long time, and they were quite happy with the 720p graphics … "

"MMM, it smells so good! "

"It was only then that they remembered to buy the pro, but it was all sold out … "

He had no choice but to wait for the next batch!

Many of the previous remarks that had been negative about the Switch pro were dug out and were madly whipped by players who had nothing to do.

"Let me tell you a joke. Switch is a women’s machine. It seems that women and children have strong purchasing power 23333."

"It’s true that Switch is a women’s machine, but don’t think that women’s machines aren’t awesome. The girls ‘spending power is not bad at all! Besides, Switch is popular for both men and women, so male players can buy it too!"

"That’s why I said women and children are the best!"

"Who said the Switch doesn’t need high specifications? Legend of Zelda at 720P or 4k or even the VR version of Legend of Zelda, which one do you want to play?"

"Didn’t you say that there weren’t any more high-end games to play for the flagship version of the matrix glasses? isn’t it out now?"

"Hahaha, how could Chen Mo make such a mistake? Are you complaining about the lack of games? I’ll immediately fix you up! Now, Switch pro and the flagship model of the matrix glasses can beat the portable VR version of Legend of Zelda. That’s enough reason, right?"

"F * ck, I even believed the online analysts ‘comments and thought there was no need to buy it. In the end, it’s not about whether I want to buy it or not, there’s no stock at all!"

"Forget it, when Lehui releases new hardware in the future, as long as it’s Chen Mo’s son, we’ll definitely buy it. I’m really impressed, we’ll listen to those keyboard warriors on the internet. It’s going to be a New Year!"

"Fortunately, although the Switch pro was out of stock for the time being, players could still play Legend of Zelda. They would either play the VR version, go to VR internet cafes, or play the old version of the Switch. "

There were also some players who were really greedy. They took advantage of the old version of the Switch to buy one for more than 1000 Yuan and play it.

"In the end, after playing with it, he was even more determined to buy the pro Switch. "

This game was too fun!

Chapter 895: Each player’s unique experience

"The pro Switch was being fought over crazily, and it really made some players who wanted to play The Legend of Zelda with the pro very unhappy. After all, it was rare to be able to play a game with VR effects without a gaming pod. Even if many VR players jokingly called the "the best of the best" VR effect, it was still better than the effects of mobile phones and PC!"

"Although the combination of Switch pro+ flagship matrix glasses + The Legend of Zelda was expensive and priced at more than 15000 Yuan, it had to be said that it was the best choice to experience cheap VR effects other than the VR gaming pod."

"Even if other manufacturers wanted to try similar equipment to Feng Zhi, they didn’t have the market share of the matrix glasses, and they didn’t have enough game support, so they couldn’t make it."

"It could be said that the price of 15000 was in the middle of a mid-grade PC, mobile phone, and a low-grade gaming cabin. It had become a more cost-effective choice."

"But … No matter how he analyzed it, there was no stock!"

"No matter how much he said, he would be angry if he couldn’t buy a pro."

"In addition, many players had been bragging about The Legend of Zelda, which made many players who couldn’t buy the pro even angrier."

"I don’t believe that Legend of Zelda is that fun. Chen Mo, are you trying to bully me because I’ve never played it before?"

"Fortunately, Lehui was still in full production. After two weeks, many players finally bought Switch pro and the flagship model of the matrix glasses at the original price."

"Alright, I’ve never played such a fun game before …"

"With a large number of guides, video explanations, live broadcasts, and shared videos appearing on the internet, the question that players asked the most was, "This game can be played like this?!"

"As an open world game, Legend of Zelda had many characteristics of an open world game. However, it redefined the concept of "open world" in many ways."Teach Western manufacturers to make open world games."

"From the beginning of the game, after the novice plot was completed on the starting plateau, The Legend of Zelda directly handed all the abilities and the final mission to the players. There was no need for a main quest or a long foreshadowing. One could challenge the capital city without doing anything."

"Of course, the result would most likely be that he would be beaten to a pulp by the little monsters guarding the door."

"Because the main plot was deliberately blurred, it gave the players a feeling that "cannon is in the castle, I can go whenever I want", which solved the problem of substitution that often occurred in the main and side quests of many open world games."

"In many other open world games, there would be a very urgent main plot, but at the same time, there would be many side quests and mini-games with rich playstyles. When these contents were mixed together, it was easy to encounter such a situation The NPC told you that his daughter had been captured by a monster, and you chose to play cards with him. The NPC happily said, "come on, I was the best player in the village when I was young!"

"Although there was nothing wrong with this method, it was a bit out of character for the plot."

"In The Legend of Zelda, the final boss was always in the capital, but the players could not challenge it because of their weak strength. Therefore, all the side missions and the collection of elements were to increase his own strength, which did not conflict with the requirements of the main mission."

The purpose of exploring the temple was to obtain the proof of trial and increase the upper limit of his HP and stamina.

Exploration was to expand the weapon inventory.

"Even when he was fishing, digging out bird eggs, and catching grasshoppers, it was all to make all kinds of food and potions that added attributes, all to improve his own strength."

"All the side quests and the collection of elements had a hidden goal to improve one’s strength, so it would not conflict with the main plot."

"Moreover, the time setting further diluted this sense of conflict."

"For example, in some games, you received a main quest where a farmer’s daughter was captured. Then, you became addicted to fishing and hunting for three days, and only then did you think of saving the farmer’s daughter."

"Oh my God, even the bones had probably been gnawed clean, right?"

"However, in Legend of Zelda, the princess had been locked up for a hundred years, so a few days wouldn’t make a difference, right?"

"Thus, link had plenty of time to slack off and even comfort himself that this was all for the sake of improving his strength. He was not in a hurry to save the princess."

The players could go to the camp step by step to collect a full set of godly equipment and then go to abuse cannon. They could also wear a set of garbage and rely on their own skills and strength to fight cannon and quickly pass the game. These were all the players ‘own choices.

What the players loved the most was the puzzle-solving method of Legend of Zelda.

Many players even said that this was the most difficult puzzle game they had ever played. It was impossible to play without a guide!

"However, many players strongly advised against reading the guide to play Legend of Zelda because almost all the puzzle elements in Legend of Zelda had no unique solutions. If they followed the guide, it would severely reduce the fun of playing the game."

The game’s guidance was also done perfectly. It only allowed the players to figure out the uses of various special abilities through ready-made riddles. There was no further explanation after that.

"For the journey, players could choose to climb mountains, glide, run, or ride horses."

"When facing an enemy, it could be completely cleared, stealthed or avoided."

"In terms of solving riddles, as long as they could achieve the final goal, the game would not restrict the players from using any means."

"For example, some traps on the ground needed to be suppressed by props. The average person’s choice was to carry a wooden bucket, but they could also use a magnet to attract a treasure chest, or even throw ten apples on the ground to suppress the traps."

"In addition to all kinds of interesting tricks in the battle, there were also players who found the ultimate trick. Players could pick up chickens and throw them into a pile of monsters, and after the monsters attacked the chickens for a certain number of times, they would trigger the "rooster’s counterattack" effect, fishing in troubled waters."

"In other words, without looking at the guide, almost everyone would have a completely different experience playing Legend of Zelda. When the player discovered a strange object … It was likely that they had discovered a new hidden element."

"Therefore, after playing for a while, the players would be highly sensitive to the grass and trees in the game. Even if it was a pile of special-shaped stones on the cliff, the players would immediately realize that the stones were not the same as the stones on the cliff."This place definitely has it, haha!"

"Some players even jokingly said that Legend of Zelda should not be called an "open world", but an "open air"! This was because this open world was different from the other open worlds. Not only was the ground open, but even the air was open!"

"This was because Lin Ke could climb any mountain and glide to any place in the sky. This game was not a simple two-dimensional world, but a three-dimensional world."

Chapter 896: Defining the level design

"In terms of level design, if Dark Souls told the world what an RPG level design should be, then Legend of Zelda redefined the meaning of "level design."

"Of course, Dark Souls was a game where players were abused. It was full of despairing conspiracies that forced players to constantly suffer and find the best solution. Occasionally, they would be moved to tears when they saw a bonfire and a shortcut. However, Legend of Zelda was the exact opposite. A small temple contained many mechanisms and different elements. The only frustration was the frustration of not being able to solve it after trying many methods. Once it was solved, the players would praise themselves madly for their wit. "

"The whole puzzle was divided into three levels Yahaha,’temple’, the divine beast. "

"Yahaha’s riddles were all relatively simple. For example, if you saw a circle of floating duckweed in the water, you could find one by jumping down from the cliff and landing in the center of the duckweed. There was a circle of small stones on the mountain. If you moved the stones next to them and placed them in the gap, you could find another one. For more complicated cases, one needed to fish out iron pieces from the water and place them on a pile of iron pieces to form a specific shape before finding another one. "

The difficulty of the temple puzzle had increased by a level.

"There were different types of temples. Some were directly exposed to the ground, and one could challenge them directly once they entered. Some of them were surrounded by thorns, and one had to use special means to enter; Some of them were simply buried underground and could only be opened after completing the side quest. "

"For example, on a tower, players would meet a Birdman playing the accordion, and after talking to him, they would get the information of a poem. According to the poem, players had to land on the temple buried in the ground. As time passed, when the shadow of the tower overlapped with the location of the temple, they had to shoot a rocket at the tower to activate the temple. "

"There were also some temples hidden in the labyrinths. The walls of these labyrinths were all taller than mountains. Link couldn’t climb up when he was physically exhausted. Now, the players would really experience the pain of walking through the labyrinths. However, when the players ‘stamina was full, they could skip classes and directly climb to the top of the maze to find a shortcut. "

"After entering the temple, players had to use their various abilities to trigger the various traps in the temple. Sometimes, not only did they need some wisdom, but they also needed a certain hand speed. For example, some traps required players to jump at a certain moment to hit the trap in the distance with Link’s time. Players with bad skills had to try many times before they could succeed. "

"As for the Four Divine Beasts and the final boss, the puzzle-solving element had reached the highest difficulty. Players had to go through the various experiences and knowledge they had gained in the temple trial to pass. "

"Before the divine beast war, link wanted to enter the village where the divine beast heroes were located to complete the main mission and obtain the help of the NPCs. "

"In the first stage of the divine Beast Battle, link had to cooperate with the NPCs. Once he got close to the divine beast, he had to block the beast’s long-range attacks and shoot the red key parts of the beast with his bow to stop it. "

"In the second stage, link would enter the divine beast’s interior and complete a complicated puzzle. In terms of scale, the divine beast trials far exceeded the temple trials, and the difficulty also rose sharply. Every divine beast’s level was carefully designed, and it was very in line with the characteristics of the divine beast itself. For example, the divine beast of water was an elephant. After gaining partial control of the divine beast, link could manipulate the elephant’s trunk from low to high and climb up to the top of the elephant’s head. He could also use the water from the trunk to flush out mechanisms and open areas that he couldn’t previously go to. "

"Moreover, the interior of these divine beasts were completely three-dimensional levels. It was not as simple as layering them. Different parts would affect each other, and players had to have a good three-dimensional thinking to solve the puzzle. In order to adapt to this level design, The Legend of Zelda also used a 3D perspective as a maze map. "

"The Four Divine Beasts were the elephants in the wetlands to the southeast, the lizards in the volcanoes to the northeast, the camels in the deserts to the southwest, and the Eagles in the mountains to the Northwest. Each type of mythical beast had its own unique area and village. The local customs and side missions were different. For example, the people living in the wetlands were mermaids, the people living in the mountains were Birdmen, and the desert was a village of women. Link also had to dress up as a cross-dresser to enter. "

"In the third stage, link would fight against one of Cannon’s clones. Each clone’s abilities, difficulty, and fighting style were different. After defeating Cannon’s clone, link would be able to tame the mythical beast and obtain the hero’s blessing effect and a hero weapon. "

Even more difficult than these were things like the Master Sword trial.

"In the Master Sword trial, players were not allowed to bring any weapons or equipment. Everything started from zero. In the beginning, they picked up small branches from the ground to fight the weakest monster, pockblin. Then, they slowly obtained higher-grade weapons. Later, the difficulty of the entire battle skyrocketed. It was truly the ultimate challenge. If they failed halfway, they had to start all over again. Even a confident hardcore player might have to repeat the challenge many times before they could pass. "

"If Dark Souls was a game where the same level style kept becoming more and more difficult to the extreme, then Legend of Zelda was a game where players showed off their skills in all kinds of ways, from easy to difficult, from simple to complex. The players could always get a completely different experience in the game. "

"In terms of combat system, Legend of Zelda was just as outstanding. "

"If soul-based combat was said to have created a new mode for cold weapon combat games in the parallel world, then ‘The Legend of Zelda’ was telling everyone what cold weapon combat could be used for other than soul-based combat. "

"In addition to the classic elements of two-man spin with shield, shield Parry, dodge, stealth, and backstab, Legend of Zelda had many more rich choices. For example, he would be able to shoot arrows more smoothly and with more attributes. He would be able to Dodge the arrows perfectly and draw the bow in the air in time. He could also use his weapon normally or throw it. He could even use his shield like a skateboard … "

The most controversial issue was the durability of the weapon.

"In other games, a weapon could be repaired after its durability ran out, and it would be as good as new. However, in "Legend of Zelda, " when a weapon’s durability ran out, it meant that the weapon was completely destroyed. If he wanted to get it again, he had to continue to farm the exorcism sword (Master Sword) given by the plot. "

"When they first came into contact with it, most of the players felt very uncomfortable. They had just gotten a good weapon, and it was destroyed after a few hits? ‘And I, a hero and a Knight recognized by the sword of exorcism, can only fight monsters with pokeblin’s wooden stick?’ They were reluctant to use good weapons! "

"After the players had collected a bunch of cool and impressive weapons, they found that they were reluctant to use any of them. In the end, they didn’t feel any heartache using the sword of exorcism, which had no durability. They could use it to cut trees or cut grass! "

"The dignified Master Sword had actually fallen to such a state, it was really sad … "

Chapter 897: seeing skill in an ordinary place

"Although this weapon system made many people feel annoyed at the beginning, after playing for a long time, they realized that this weapon system, which no one had ever dared to make, had many unique advantages. "

The most obvious advantage was that almost all weapons had their uses.

"In other games, players only knew how to use a few specific weapons. They would definitely pick out the weapon with the highest damage and the most comfortable to use from the vast number of weapons. As for the other weapons, they could only be sold as goods in the store. "

"In other words, the designer had designed a variety of weapons, but more than 90% of the weapons were thrown into the store without even looking at them. "

"However, in Legend of Zelda, almost all weapons could be used by players. Players would carry many weapons with them and choose different types of weapons when facing different enemies. "

"In addition, the weapon system also had many random attributes. The same weapon had different additional attributes, such as throwing enhancement, attribute enhancement, durability enhancement, bow and arrow continuous shooting, and so on. The rarity level was also different. "

"In addition, the material of the weapon itself had different characteristics. In different regions, players had to choose different materials to fight. "

"For example, in volcanic areas, the temperature outside was very high. In addition to wearing a heat-resistant suit, players also had to choose metal weapons. This was because when wooden weapons were exposed to volcanic areas, they would smoke, catch on fire, and quickly burn out. Of course, weapons that were ignited would have higher attack power, and players could also make good use of this to fight against enemies. "

"When fighting in stormy weather, metal weapons would conduct electricity and attract heavenly lightning. Many players would be struck by lightning until they began to doubt their lives. However, he could also take advantage of this. He could throw the metal weapon on the ground and let the monster pick it up. Then, he could shout "Thunderlord, help me" or "justice from heaven" and let the lightning strike those powerful enemies. "

"There were many other examples like this. For example, there was a very difficult mage monster in the game. They looked like a piece of paper, could walk in the sky, disappear and teleport, and could only be shot at the moment they attacked. These mages were also holding staves of various attributes, some of which were lightning and some of which were ice. In addition, there were also small monsters around them, which made the players very annoyed every time they fought. "

"However, some players discovered that as long as they fanned the mages with large banana leaves, they would be blown unconscious and fall to the ground without any ability to resist. The players could take advantage of this opportunity to attack them. "

"In other words, almost all the monsters in Legend of Zelda had their weaknesses. As long as you chose the right weapon, you could win most battles without relying on brute force. "

"In terms of story, the main plot of Legend of Zelda was different from that of apocalypse. At first glance, many players might think that the plot was cliché. Wasn’t it just a Knight saving a Princess? It seemed that someone had used this plot since the first video game appeared! "

"However, when one went deeper into the game, they would find that this seemingly traditional plot still contained many touching aspects. "

"The players were now in a world where cannon had turned the tide of war. There were still many marks of destruction left in the world, such as the berserk guardians and the ruins everywhere. "

"The storyline was divided into two lines, one hundred years later and one hundred years ago. A hundred years later, the modern storyline allowed players to explore and play freely, while the storyline a hundred years ago was slowly recalled by link by collecting his lost memories. It was a completely linear story, presenting everything that had happened in the past to the players. "

"Although link and Princess Zelda were the main characters of the game, they weren’t the most impressive. Many NPCs left a deeper impression than them. "

"Among the four heroes, each had their own personality and story. MIFA, in particular, had more fans than Princess Zelda because of her love for link. "

"As for many other NPCs, even if they only had a few lines, they were still impressive. For example, when link wanted to jump into the river from the bridge, the NPCs passing by would run over and persuade him to treasure his life. The children who played hide-and-seek with link in the village would sleep-talk at night, waiting for their parents to come back. In the end, when their mother was killed by a monster, the children would run to an empty place in the early hours of the morning and start crying. After link bought a house, the worker he helped would move to a new village. Link wanted to help him find helpers all over the world to slowly build a small village. The worker would also find his own love, which was also Link’s Bridge. "

"When these seemingly fragmented plots were put together, they formed a huge open world, where every NPC seemed to have their own soul. The players would really think that the world was beautiful and that they had to save it. "

"In addition, there were countless hidden details in Legend of Zelda, which highlighted the intricacies of the game. "

"Many important recipes were pasted on the stables ‘walls or in books somewhere, and one could find them by reading them carefully. "

"The NPCs who patrolled along a fixed route would speed up when it rained, or hide under trees. "

"The equipment they were wearing was different, and the sound they made when they walked was different. "

"The ground wouldn’t get wet immediately when it rained, and it wouldn’t dry immediately after a sunny day. "

"When he was wearing the monster mask, link would automatically cosplay as a monster. He would make a monster’s sound when he walked, and he would pose like a monster when he stood still. When he was wearing a mask, monsters of the same species would not attack him. Instead, they would surround him and smell him, or even greet him. "

"The horses in the game liked to eat apples very much. They could increase their favorability by feeding the apples, or they could use the apples to lure the horses to places they did not want to go. "

"In the stable with a snowy scenery, the merchant carrying a lot of goods was still only wearing his summer clothes and shivering in the cold. If a player stood beside him to take a selfie, the merchant would stand up and take a selfie with him. However, after taking this photo, he refused to stand up straight no matter how many photos he took. "

They would drown if they were lured into the river.

"After freezing pocklin with time freeze, they would take away their weapons. If they were in the middle of swinging their weapons, they would lose their balance and look at their empty hands with confusion. "

……

This was only a small part of the details in Legend of Zelda. There were still a lot of details in the game for players to explore.

"It might not be a big deal to take out a single detail, but to put so many details into the same game would be unbelievable. "

"Even if it was just a special action or reaction, it would make the player feel that this game was different from other games because it was attentive enough. "

"Even though many people had been fighting day and night for dozens or even hundreds of hours in The Legend of Zelda, they still found that there were many mysteries in the game waiting for them to solve. "

"The players suddenly understood the "picnic" mentality. Shouldn’t they be praising such a great game? "

Chapter 898: Not the end

"A masterpiece revived Switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses, as well as other games on the Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"After many players bought the pro+ Glasses Set, it was inevitable that they would go to Thunderbolt gaming platform to find some fun Switch and MR games, which drove the sales of many other designers ‘games. "

"Legend of Zelda, the monster with full marks, swept through all major game review media and continued to grow in popularity. At the same time, it also redefined the concept of open world games. Its original chemistry inspiration gave many designers new inspiration. "

Many players and video game designers were still debating whether the future trend of the game industry would be linear games or open world games.

"Chen Mo’s work showed them that they were all the same, each with their own advantages and methods. Even games like ‘doomsday of the United States’ and ‘Legend of Zelda’, which were two completely different genres, would still win the favor of players as long as they were of the highest quality. "

A lot of video game designers were sighing at how different the big shots were!

"When we were still obsessed with the format, Chen Mo didn’t even bother to play this game anymore. His design skills were at the top of the world, making open world games and movie games whenever he wanted, and every one of them was amazing! "

"Even many players and designers who didn’t like Chen Mo had to admit that after the perfect scores for ‘end of the United States’ and ‘The Legend of Zelda’, Chen Mo was almost at the top of the game industry. By this world’s standards, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he was unprecedented. "

But … Whether or not there would be no one after Chen Mo would depend on how far Chen Mo could lead the entire gaming industry.

"When a videogame designer stood at the top of the industry, it wasn’t that they had nowhere to go, it was just that the road ahead would be more difficult. "

"Before this, there might be many successful experiences that he could learn from. As long as he stood on the shoulders of the giants and pushed forward new ideas, it would be considered a kind of success. However, if a designer had already made a work that was beyond the times, the gamers ‘expectations of them would definitely become higher and higher. "

"Of course, with Chen Mo’s current influence and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s business, he could live the rest of his life in comfort even if he retired now. "

"With a few experienced and talented designers, and with Thunderbolt gaming platform’s cut, even if Chen Mo retired from the frontlines of development, his legend would still be praised by the players. "

"However, if he really did that, the players would be disappointed. "

"For those video game designers with passion and ambition, making a video game was a creative activity, and age wasn’t a problem. In Chen Mo’s previous life, there were many video game designers who were still releasing their work in their fifties or sixties. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo was only in his thirties and had already achieved such a high level. All the players knew that his future was limitless. "

"In the next few decades, Chen Zhao would no longer be a challenger, nor would he be a conservative person. "

"His role would be a leader and pioneer, just like Legend of Zelda. He would continue to surpass the standards of this era’s video game design and continue to lead the new video game design trend. He would become a benchmark in everyone’s eyes, waiting for other video game designers to catch up and surpass him. "

"To Chen Mo, The Legend of Zelda wasn’t the end. It would only be a new beginning. "

"Because in the future, Chen Zhao was going to reach a higher realm that no one had ever set foot in before. "

……

……

The main topic area outside Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters was being built in an orderly manner.

"The entire topic section was like a theme park, with all of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s classic games being placed there for players to visit and play. "

"In the new plan, The Legend of Zelda would also occupy a spot in the main topic area. The players could see a miniature misty forest and the exorcism sword stuck in a stone. The players could try to pull it out, but … If they could pull it out, it would be their loss. "

"In this small misty forest, they would try their best to replicate the game’s scenes, including special plants, models of yhaha, Link’s sculptures, and torch platforms. They would also create some artificial fog to add to the atmosphere. "

"Of course, if they were in the imperial capital during winter, the view would be even better when there was a haze … "

"In the experience area, many players noticed that there were many hanging screens above. "

"These screens had different uses. Some would randomly play promotional videos of various games, some would play game trial scenes, and there was one that would show the recent discounts and hot sales in the game library in real time. "

"As for why these screens were added, it was mainly to allow the players to have a more convenient reference when trying out the game. "

"It was mainly due to the recent discounts and hot sales in the game library, which made it convenient for players to find these games in the experience area to try out. If they were satisfied, they could consider buying them. Thunderbolt gaming platform had this feature as well, but it would be more eye-catching on the display. Players could also see it when they were shopping, resting, or buying merchandise. "

"The players were quite welcoming of these displays because they were added in harmony and didn’t get in the way. When they had nothing to do, they could look up at the popular games and understand the news related to the game industry. It was considered to have provided some convenience. "

"However, after seeing the recent hot sales rankings, many players found a very interesting phenomenon. "

"How did "super Mali Odyssey" get into the best-selling list again? "

"Logically speaking, this game was released when the first generation of Switch was released. At that time, it was selling well in China. However, it was an exclusive Switch game after all. There was no VR version, and it had been released for so long. It was already considered an old game. "

"Of course, super Mali Odyssey’s most impressive feature was that its design concept was still the same, which showed how futuristic it was when it was first released. It was no wonder that tgnn had considered it a popular choice for game of the year. "

"But now, how did this game get on the bestselling list again? "

The players discussed it online before they figured out what was going on. It turned out that Switch pro had benefited from its hot sales!

"The release of the pro+ Glasses Set not only attracted many Switch users to update their devices, but also a group of PC and VR players who didn’t play Switch before. After these people bought the Switch pro, they would definitely look for games to play, and as a result, super Mali Odyssey became a must-buy game. "

"Because this game was exclusive to the Switch, it was perfectly compatible with the Switch device itself. The most significant advantage was that it supported two-player mode! "

"Many players who had just bought the pro Switch said that they had never played super Mali before and thought that the game was just average. But after trying it out, they realized that there was actually a two-player mode? Now, he played two-person mode with his wife every day, and their married life was much more harmonious! "

"However, some players raised their doubts."Are you sure it’s to make the couple’s life more harmonious and not the other way around?"

Chapter 899: dual mode is popular again

"Many players who had just joined the Switch after learning about the two-person mode of "super Mali Odyssey" expressed that there was such an amazing operation? "

The Switch’s two controllers could be disassembled and each person could use one?

And he could also control Mali and capth in the game?

The two-person mode was the essence of the game?

"Many players who fell into the Switch at the beginning said, "How fresh … This machine has been out for several years, and you only know about it now? "

"Not to mention, there were many people who didn’t know … "

"After all, the Switch wasn’t so popular before. It was popular in some groups and unknown in others. Many players used to be addicted to PC and VR games, and it wasn’t until The Legend of Zelda became popular that they tried the Switch pro. After playing super Mali Odyssey, they were immediately amazed, especially the two-player mode, which opened the door to a new world. "

"He didn’t know how many good friends had fallen out with each other, and how many families had been torn apart … "

"Oh, something seemed to be wrong. "

"But that wasn’t important. What was important was that for these new players, they liked the unique way of playing the pro Switch, which no other device could do, and the VR gaming pod was not easy to use. "

"It could be said that among all the gaming devices, the Switch was the machine with the strongest social attributes in real life. "

"For example, if you wanted to get a girl to play games, you could take out your phone/laptop/VR gaming pod (what the hell) and ask the girl, "do you want to play XXX?"

"The girl said, "Oh, sorry, I don’t play mobile games/I don’t have a computer/VR gaming pod."

Wasn’t the conversation in a deadlock?

But what if he took out the Switch?

"The girl said, "but I didn’t switch."

"At this time, he could happily say, "I’m fine! The Switch could be played by two people, one controller per person! And super Mali and many other mini-games are all natural, two-player mode!"

"Of course, if the girl still rejected you at this point, then you wouldn’t have to take the blame. Go to bed early and continue to move bricks tomorrow. Think of ways to earn more money to find a good-looking body that costs 3000 a night. "

There were even players who shared the entire process of teaching their girls to play Legend of Zelda on the website. It was a silent event for both men and tearful women.

"Last time, the goddess asked me why everyone was talking about The Legend of Zelda. Is this game really that fun?"

"Of course, I’ll definitely get the best of the year! Almost all the video game media gave full marks! It’s definitely a classic!"

"[The girl replied,’Oh.’] "

"I panicked and immediately asked in the group how I should promote this game to the girls. The gay guys in the group said, "can’t you just stuff the handle into her hands?" Such a strong and invincible game is almost the top novice guidance process. Do you still need to teach?"

"So, I watched the girl push the right joystick all the way to the bottom and play the game with the top view …"

"The thought of her giving up on ‘Legend of Zelda’ made me a sinner of the ages. I had to teach her how to control the perspective and how to pick apples and mushrooms, bit by bit."

"So, the goddess picked all the apples and mushrooms nearby and said that it was fun to pick apples herself. She asked me where I could find more …"

"I watched with my own eyes as the young hero woke up after a hundred years of deep sleep. He was addicted to picking apples and catching butterflies."

"Of course, this wasn’t a problem for the smart me. I spent a lot of effort to finally teach her how to move forward, how to fight monsters, how to climb the tower …"

"In the end, when the old man said that he had to go to three more trial temples to get the hang glider, the goddess was angry!"

"The simple and honest hieraru left a terrible impression in the goddess ‘heart. I had to use my wisdom and told her that every ancestral hall would give her a new ability. When all the abilities were gathered, I would activate all the abilities and evolve them into a complete blabla. Finally, the girl successfully passed the initial difficulties, got the paraglider, and left the starting platform."

"Thank you, Legend of Zelda. This game gave me the opportunity to get close to the goddess and gave us a common topic to talk about."

"The post ended there, and the netizens all said, "What happened after that? We want to read the rest of the story? Did they get together after that?"

"After a few days, the original poster replied,’after that? After we played super Mali’s two-person mode together, she never talked to me again …"

……

"There were many examples of silent men and crying women, but there were also happy endings. "

"Many players used Legend of Zelda to promote the games on Switch pro to their girlfriends or female friends, only to find out that super Mali seemed to be more popular than Legend of Zelda among the female players. "

"Many people happily played duo mode with the girls. Of course, whether they would end up in "PlayerUnknown’s Battleground", "breakup simulator", or "beauty undressed", it all depended on their own abilities … "

Even Chen Mo himself was surprised by super Mali Odyssey’s comeback.

"He looked at the sales figures he had just received and sighed."I don’t know where this group of people came from, but they like the two-person game mode so much … Didn’t super Mali come out a few years ago? What have these people been doing …"

"Based on the previous sales of the Switch, " li jingsi smiled, "isn’t it normal for many players to not have played it?"

"Chen Mo sighed, "I’m not worried about the sales. The main thing is…It’s an old game from a few years ago. These people are only playing it now. It’s a waste of time!"

"What’s the matter?"li jingsi was stunned. "

"Chen Mo explained, "it was a game from a few years ago. It’s only used to pick up girls now … If it was used to pick up girls when super Mali was released, wouldn’t we already have kids?" What a huge loss!"

"Li jingsi smiled."You’re not wrong, but it doesn’t have to be flirting. It could be gay."

"Chen Mo frowned, "two guys playing super Mali?" One to control the hat and one to control capi? No, this scene is too gay, it hurts my eyes, I can’t imagine it. "

"Li jingsi smiled and said, "so what? I remember that when we were young, many of the first-tier game consoles supported 1P and 2P, right? back then, it was nothing much for two little boys to play games together. Why did they become gay when they grew up?" You’re the one with a problem with your thinking. "

"Cough, you found out." Chen Mo coughed dryly, "speaking of two-player games, I have a pretty good idea for two-player games. I can share it with everyone."

"Eh? Was it still super Mali? Or a retro horizontal level clearance and fighting game?" Li jingsi asked curiously. "

"Of course not." Chen Mo shook his head with a smile. "

Chapter 900: A little toy casually made

"On the internet, there were many players who inexplicably missed the two-player mode of super Mali. "

"After such a long time, many people had actually forgotten about the game, but the hot sales of pro had brought a lot of new blood to super Mali, so the topic inexplicably became lively again. "

A lot of people went back to play super Mali and found that the design concept of the game was still very advanced!

"Especially the sense of the controller and the two-person mode. Until now, there didn’t seem to be a single game on the entire Thunderbolt gaming platform that could reach the level of super Mali. "

"A lot of players were sighing, too bad Chen Mo didn’t know how to count 2! "

"If they continued to develop this "two-player mode, " they might be able to develop more fun games. "

"Although super Mali’s two-person mode was very fun, the game was a bit old after all, and most players were already tired of it. "

Some players had an idea and came up with a genius idea.

"How about we change Legend of Zelda to two-player mode? One person controlled link, the other controlled Zelda! The plan works!"

"Then I’ll act as link and you’ll act as Zelda. You’ll play with cannon in the castle the whole time, " one of the players said. "

"The player who proposed the genius idea was very dissatisfied."But I really think the two-player mode is fun! After playing super Mali again, my girlfriend and I didn’t have any more games to play!"

This simple sentence immediately triggered a strong reaction from the other players.

"Alright, alright, I know you have a girl now. Get lost!"

"The two-person mode isn’t easy to do, do you even need to say that? There’s a reason why this game isn’t popular …"

"I think Chen Mo should just keep on developing something as amazing as Legend of Zelda. What’s so fun about two-person games?"

"Obviously, most players knew that not all games could change to two-player mode. "

"The two-player mode of super Mali was more of a shortcut, but it also required the support of the game’s mechanism. It could be said that if one wanted to create a two-player mode, then the game had to be considered from the very beginning as a key point. The approach of a single-player game and a two-player game was completely different. "

"What if the two players in duo mode played the two protagonists, and not purely a cooperative relationship like Mali and capi? There would be even more problems to deal with, and many designers might not even know what to do. "

"From the playstyle to the script to the shots, everything might have to be redesigned, and everything would be completely different from the mainstream single player mode. "

"Of course, the "two-player mode" here didn’t refer to the online mode of online games. If it was online, let alone two people, even dozens of people wouldn’t be a problem. The two-person mode here referred to something like super Mali, where two players on the same screen worked together, and the two characters were part of the game itself. "

"Many players still felt that it was a pity. The Switch pro was selling so well, if Chen Mo could make a two-player game that perfectly adapted to the Switch, it would be a hit! "

……

"Mr. Chen, I’ve looked through the art resources you asked me to collect before. We can use the resources from mysterious seas. If you don’t have any, you can also find them in the art resource library." Zhou Hanyu said. "

"Zhou Hanyu was now the art director of the entire Thunderbolt Entertainment’s R & D team, fully in charge of the art progress of each project. At the same time, he was also in charge of the entire resource library. "

"Two days ago, Chen Mo gave him a list of art resources, mainly the game’s scenes and props. He wanted to confirm if the art resources could be taken out from the library, or if there were parts that needed to be made on their own. "

"After a quick look, Zhou Hanyu realized that more than 90% of the resources here could be taken directly from the warehouse. "

"Chen Mo nodded."That’s good. If the art resources are okay, the main work will be on the playstyle and motion capture. The game should be able to be developed in two weeks or even shorter."

"Zhou Hanyu was a little hesitant."Manager, " he asked, "could this game be a sequel to mysterious seas?"

"Eh? No, it’s not. " Chen Zhao shook his head. "

"Zhou Hanyu was a little surprised."It’s mainly because I feel that the scenes in this story are very similar to those in ‘mysterious waters.’ Some of the scenes … Even feel like they’re repeated. That’s why I thought that it might be a new script for the ‘mysterious waters’ series." Come to think of it, it’s a little too similar to mysterious seas …"

"Zhou Hanyu didn’t finish his sentence as he thought it was inappropriate. He thought that Chen Mo was going to use the resources to create a DLC or Side Story for mysterious sea, but after some thought, Chen Mo never did anything like that. "

"However, if Chen Mo said he could finish it in two weeks, then the game didn’t look like a big production at all … "

Zhou Hanyu himself was a little confused and couldn’t figure out what Chen Mo was planning.

"Chen Mo smiled."Perfect, I’ve finished the storyboard. I’ll send it to your email now. Take a look." In fact, we can start preparing now. This game is just a small thing anyway. It’s easy to make, and it doesn’t take much effort. "

"Zhou Hanyu returned to his seat. A moment later, he received the script and storyboard from Chen Mo. "

"However, after reading the beginning, Zhou Hanyu was stunned. "

"This is a … Two-person game?"

"It was no wonder that he was very surprised, because "two-person games" were really too niche. "

"Thinking about it, it made sense. Now that everyone was so busy with work, it would be a pain in the ass if they couldn’t play a game by themselves, and they had to play it together. "

"Moreover, this game was equivalent to a single-player game! All the players with friends had gone to play online games, and the two of them were playing a single player game … What kind of strategy was this? "

"As he continued reading, Zhou Hanyu realized that his views were constantly being refreshed. "

"This was truly a game with two main characters. Moreover, the storyboard of this game was extremely cool, at the movie-level standard. "

"Since the game was in first person, the difference wasn’t too big and was still within acceptable range. "

"However, on the Switch platform, the two of them played the game on the same screen, and there were many split-screen operations in the game. As the story progressed, the game’s storyboard always firmly grasped the player’s emotions. Zhou Hanyu thought about it and felt that the storyboard was amazing. "

It was the storyboard standard of a first-class film director!

"However, in terms of art resources, this game was indeed similar to mysterious seas, but it was only "similar". The game’s playstyle and plot were completely different from mysterious seas. "

"Zhou Hanyu finally understood. Chen Mo had indeed made this game after The Legend of Zelda, so he didn’t really care about it. "

"However, such a small thing would probably overturn some of the players ‘inherent knowledge of the game … "

Chapter 901: escape

"After reading the entire storyboard, Zhou Hanyu understood that the game was not difficult to make. "

"With the storyboard, script, and art resources in place, all Chen Mo had to do was follow the standard process. He didn’t even need to emphasize or supervise the development. "

"After all, the entire R & D team had developed so many AAA games, and even a game like mysterious seas had been made. Compared to mysterious seas, the new game was not technically difficult. "

"However, the good thing about the game was its creativity, script, and storyboard. Although many scenes had a certain sense of deja vu and weren’t particularly novel in design, the entire story flow was a rare good story. "

"However, Zhou Hanyu was surprised by the name of the game. "

"Outlast?"

It seems to have the same name as another game from Thunderbolt entertainment?

"Two minutes later, Chen Mo sent another message. "

"Oh, by the way, I simplified the name. The full name is ‘escape.’"

"……"

"Zhou Hanyu was speechless, was a name something that could be written as an abbreviation? "

"If Sanlian bookstore was shortened to "three books, " would it still have the same meaning?! "

"Besides, there were only four F * cking words in total! Just how lazy are you! "

……

……

"The Switch pro was still selling like hotcakes, but thanks to Chen Mo’s Weibo push, Zhou Jiangping was able to meet the demand of the players within a month. "

"The promise of crossdressing didn’t need to be fulfilled, and many players felt a little disappointed. "

"Sigh, he was just a little bit away from director Zhou’s C spot! "

"ERM, I’ve already written the promotional slogan for my debut. "

"In order for every consumer to be able to buy a pair of glasses, Zhou Jiangping has decided to become an idol!"

It was a pity that he couldn’t use it anymore. To think that many players were prepared to fight for boss Zhou and send him to the top of the star leaderboard.

"However, it seemed that without crossdressing, general manager Zhou really didn’t know where his limits were … "

"Switch pro and the flagship version of the matrix glasses were selling well, and Zhou Jiangping was also very happy. This marked a big step for le Hui into the high-end market, and the Switch could be said to be the only one on the mobile platform. There were no competitors, so how could he not be happy? "

"It had to be said that Chen Mo’s decision to push for the Switch was a wise one. After years of technology accumulation and expansion of the game library, the Switch had survived through the cracks in the beginning and had become a phenomenal product. "

"This first-mover advantage also ensured that the Switch was far ahead of any competitors in the field of handheld devices. Even if other gaming companies wanted to follow suit and make handheld devices, they had to ask themselves a few questions first. "

Is there any technical advantage over the Switch?

Were there any advantages in the design?

Did Thunderbolt entertainment have a huge game library to support it?

"If the answer was ‘no’, then what was the point … "

"What’s more, the Switch was now working together with the matrix glasses. It was not realistic to shake the market share of both devices at the same time … "

"So, it wasn’t that general manager Zhou was full of himself, but at this stage, he could indeed be a little fatter. "

……

"For players, Switch pro enjoyed The Legend of Zelda, but many players were a little dissatisfied with the Switch’s game library. "

"It wasn’t that there weren’t many Switch games, but there definitely wouldn’t be any. With the support of Thunderbolt gaming platform and the fact that it was completely compatible with mobile games, the total number of games was a lot. However, Chen Mo’s own good works, especially the large VR works in recent years, weren’t all transplanted to Switch. "

"Super Mali? Dark Souls? "Legend of Zelda"? "

"Actually, there were quite a few good games already, but … Wouldn’t it be better if there were more? "

……

"A month after the release of the pro Switch, Chen Mo released a promotional video for the new game, as if he had heard the players ‘request! "

"Many players realized that Chen Mo’s Weibo post clearly stated This game was specially designed for the Switch, and it was definitely one of the must-buy games for Switch players! "

"This made many players who bought the Switch pro happy. Chen Mo had a conscience, not only did he sell the pro, he even made a special design for the Switch! "

"However, the only thing he was worried about was that the new game had been developed for too short a time. "

"Making a game wasn’t like writing a novel. It wasn’t appropriate to release monthly or even weekly chapters, right? "

Or … Was this game made to make money at the last minute when Switch pro was released?

"In any case, the players were still full of anticipation as they clicked on the promotional cinematics of escape. "

……

The players were shocked as soon as the trailer began.

"High in the sky, clouds, and a lone island. "

"Leo was rapidly descending with a parachute bag on his back, screaming in fear. "

The camera panned up and saw a plane whizzing past.

A line of striking yellow words appeared on the screen.

[PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 2 a despairing Island!]

"However, the next second, a horizontal bar directly crossed out this line of words. "

[No!]

"In the prison, Leo and Vincent were fighting side by side with the prisoners. "

He quietly moved the toilet and opened the path.

He knocked on the door with the sound of thunder.

"Using stealth, he knocked out the guard on guard, turned off the searchlight, and slid to the opposite side with a drying rack. "

Another line of words appeared on the screen.

[Prison Break life and freedom!]

"However, another horizontal bar quickly crossed out this line of words. "

[No way!]

"At the edge of the cliff, Vincent was holding a small wooden boat stuck in the waterfall’s rocks, and Leo was trying hard to sneak over to save him from the path by the cliff. "

The two of them shared a motorcycle and avoided the hail of bullets from the pickup truck behind them.

[Mysterious seas 2 traversing the four Seas!] (Crossed out)

[What are you thinking about?]

"Vincent was driving an old pickup, and Leo was shooting at the police cars behind them. "

"The pickup truck jumped down from the high slope, leaving a cloud of dust behind. "

The roaring sound of the engine and the braking sound was like a melodious melody.

"["Top quality truck loaded"!] (Crossed out) "

[No research and development plan at the moment!]

"Vincent and Leo were committing a robbery at the gas station, pointing their guns at the cashier and customers. "

He opened the safe and took a large amount of cash.

Buying guns in a remote corner.

"On the road, he drove the police car around. "

"["Rampage Sin City"!] (Crossed out) "

[I’m not doing it now!]

"He played darts, basketball, arm-wrestling, video games … "

[Virtual life a collection of mini-games!] (Crossed out)

[None of the above titles are true!]

The camera turned and cut to the scene of the plane.

Vincent and Leo sat on both sides in silence.

?THIS IS…?

?A WAY OUT?

[Escape!]

Chapter 902: Looking for a gay friend

Many players laughed out loud as they watched the trailer.

"Hahahaha, what the hell is this new game’s promotional video!"

"Salent, are you happy with this?"

"How is this being cheeky? This is tens of thousands of times!"

"I’ve never seen such a crazy designer before. He’s so crazy that he’s even trying to ride on his own popularity. He’s so shameless!"

"What kind of game titles are these? PlayerUnknown’s Battleground 2? Jailbreak? Mysterious seas 2? Top quality truck? Tyrannical? Virtual life? Serente is really a genius at coming up with names, Thunderbolt entertainment has picked up a treasure!"

"Hahahaha, I really want to play all these games!"

"A game that’s been in development for less than a month, and the promo looks like a triple-A game that’s been in development for two years. Only Chen Mo would play like this, anyone else would probably be flamed if they released this promo."

"Now I know why the game is developing so quickly. The art materials are all ready-made here. We can just steal the materials for ‘mysterious seas’!"

"Woah, serente, where is your conscience? Why am I so pessimistic about the future of this game? Don’t try to fool us!"

Many of the players expressed that they did not believe in salent!

There was no one else in the world who could come up with so many names for a game.

"However, from the looks of this promotional video, it should be a Prison Break, car racing, robbery, gun battle, and casual game … In one … What the hell is this? "

"However, Chen Mo’s Weibo did briefly introduce the special features of the game called escape. "

"This is a co-starred interactive game that is tailor-made for the Switch and mainly focuses on the story. The design, experience, and gameplay are specially designed for two-person mode, regardless of whether it is online or local. You must play the game with another player. "

"As a two-person game, there’s no need for both of you to buy the game to play escape. As long as one player buys it, he can invite his partner to play it for free. It’s completely real, literally ‘free’. "

"The Switch version is priced at 150 yuan, the VR gaming pod version is priced at 450 Yuan, and both ends are interchangeable. (VR can invite the Switch, but the Switch can not invite VR, unless VR players have also bought the game because of the different pricing.) However, in terms of visual presentation, the Switch version and the VR version will be different. You can consider choosing a platform that you prefer to experience it on. "

Many players read the game introduction on Weibo and focused their attention on the two-person game.

"A two-person game? It can only be played by two? Must?"

"Two people only need to spend one portion of money? Only 75 per person? It’s so cheap! Salent is losing money every day!"

"This … Why is the VR version so cheap? Only 450?"

"The players ‘first reaction was, a two-person game? Something like super Mali? "

"However, super Mali had one person controlling Mario and one person controlling the hat. This game obviously wanted to control two people! "

"His second reaction was, why was the VR version so cheap? "

"Based on normal pricing, Switch and PC games were similar. VR games were usually priced eight to ten times that of PC games. That meant that if the Switch was priced at 150, the VR version would be priced at around 1500. "

"The VR version of escape was only 450 Yuan, which was already much lower than the market price. "

"Of course, there was a reason for Chen Mo’s pricing strategy. "

"In terms of cost, escape reused many art resources from mysterious seas and the Resource Library, so the development cost was not high. "

"Of course, the cost was only one aspect. More importantly, as a two player game, Chen Mo had to reduce the cost of connecting the players. If the Switch and VR gaming pod couldn’t be connected, it would be very awkward for players who used the pod and their friends used the Switch. "

"Of course, there were loopholes in this setting, and players could take advantage of them. If buying the Switch version could invite friends from the VR version, who would buy the VR version? The price of 450 Yuan was practically non-existent. Therefore, there was a slight restriction on the regulations. Switch players could not invite VR pod players who had not bought the game, and other invitations were not restricted. "

"After all, as a company that was seriously responsible for design, loopholes in top-up were absolutely not allowed. "

"The players didn’t have to think too much about it, as it was already quite cheap. Whether it was 140 or 450, the price was usually divided by two, and this was something that only happened with Chen Mo. "

Many players expressed that it sounded interesting and they would definitely buy it!

"Especially the players who liked the two-player mode of super Mali Odyssey, they were looking forward to escape even more. "

"The players immediately set off a vigorous "pairing" campaign. The players actively promoted each other and looked for their own partners. They could be a couple, they could be good friends, they could be colleagues, classmates, or even friends they met online … "

"At the very least, he could post on the forum and find a playmate. Rich people who had money but no friends could buy a game and go online to find a girl who was unwilling to spend money or a good friend to play with. Maybe they could make more friends, which was also a happy thing. "

"As for his real-life friends, they were even easier to deal with. They could just find a place and take out a Switch, and the two of them could play together. "

"What many people didn’t expect was that such a game that seemed to have very harsh conditions would instead encourage the players to "find a gay friend." Many people realized that they didn’t seem to be as lonely as they had imagined! "

"Some live streamers and video uploaders took this opportunity to form strong alliances, which made the fans look forward to it. "

"It had to be said that with the two-player mode of super Mali as the foreshadowing, many players were surprised and amazed by this form of game. "

"This was a so-called "two-person game" that could be played on the same screen offline. How was this game played? "

……

"The players were still confused about whether they should buy the Switch or the VR version, so the details page of the game briefly introduced the differences between the two versions and the different operating modes. "

"In the Switch version, when the player used the complete Switch, the controls would be exactly the same as Chen Mo’s previous life’s escape. The screen would also be split like the original. "

"If two players held the Switch handle separately, some adjustments would be made to the details of the buttons, just like how the single-player mode of super Mali Odyssey was changed to two-player mode. For example, if a player pushed the joystick normally to control the character’s movement, pressing the [Y] key and pushing the joystick would move the camera. This way, the function that could be completed by the original two joysticks would be combined with one joystick. "

"Of course, holding the Switch handle separately may cause inconvenience to the players when driving and shooting. Therefore, in this mode, the game’s shooting assistance and driving correction functions would be automatically adjusted to reduce the difficulty of the game and allow players to get a smoother game experience. "

Chapter 903: Two kinds of effects

"As for the changes to the VR mode, they were bigger. "

The mode of operation didn’t matter. It was controlled by consciousness anyway. The key was the visual performance.

"One of the highlights of the original "escape from death" was the movie-level storyboard and two-person split-screen operation. If they wanted to make it into VR mode, the storyboard was easy, but the split-screen was difficult. "

"If the screen was split in VR, the player would probably have a mental breakdown, and it would be terrible to stare at the left or right side for a long time. After all, PC and Switch’s display was flat, while VR had a full view. It was impossible to copy it. "

"However, VR mode was still necessary. High-precision art resources supported VR, and story mode was also very suitable, so VR mode would adopt a different image presentation method from Switch. "

"The most important thing about VR was the sense of immersion, so other than a few games with special requirements (such as >), first-person was the best choice. The VR mode of "escape" would also adopt a first-person perspective, which was to try to restore the whole story in the most realistic way. "

"In the interlude plot in VR, the use of the camera was similar to the original. The unsuitable camera angles were changed to first-person angles. Some of the more classic scenes, such as the "horizontal combat" in the hospital, were shot from special angles. Compared to other VR games, the use of the camera in the VR version of escape was more similar to that of a movie. "

"In addition, after Leo and Vincent got to know each other in the plot, the players only had to try to find the other player’s location, and a simple sign would appear in their field of vision to give them a hint. This way, even in the chaotic scene, the players would know the approximate location of their other friend and what he was doing. "

"As for the more gaudy things in VR, such as split screens and a small screen on the top right corner of the field of view, any addition of other scenes in the first-person perspective would seriously affect the first-person gaming experience, so they could not be done. "

He could only make better use of camera scheduling and simple prompts to improve the player experience.

"Of course, this would inevitably lead to a different experience between VR and Switch mode. In contrast, Switch mode emphasized the use of the camera in the game itself, and players could see the whole picture of another player. On the other hand, VR mode placed more emphasis on immersion and realism. The graphics were better, and the field of view was completely unrestricted, but the highlight of the storyboard was not there. "

"Both modes had their own advantages, and it was impossible to occupy all of them. Therefore, the price of the VR version was low due to this consideration. "

"As for which mode the players preferred, it was up to them to choose. If they were rich, they could just buy one VR version and invite their friends to play at home to experience both versions. "

……

……

"On the day that escape was released, it only took a few hours for it to appear on the best-selling list of games in the headquarters experience area. "

Many players had already discussed with their friends who would buy and which version to buy.

On the fish-catching live broadcast platform.

"Looking at the screen full of bullet comments, old P sighed a little helplessly. "

"Escape? You guys want to see it that much? But no one is playing with me. "

"You all want to play with me? Don’t tell me I have to go to Weibo to draw a prize? Ah, forget it. Since you all want to watch it so much, I’ll go find someone to play with. "

"I heard that this game has shooting elements? Aiya, aren’t you guys joking? with my skills, wouldn’t I be defeated if I played this kind of shooting game? Just play with it!"

"Alright, alright. I’ll see who’s in my friends list."

"Old P was a little speechless. He wasn’t particularly interested in this kind of story-oriented game, but he couldn’t stand the repeated demands of the audience. He could only silently download the game in the VR gaming pod while thinking about who to play with. "

What he didn’t expect was that the audience strongly demanded to watch the Switch version.

"Old P thought for a moment and said, "I’m not familiar with Switch. Let me check … Oh, this game can be played with the game pod and then output two different image signals. How about this? I play with others, and then I output the image signal of Switch, and he output the image signal of the game pod. You can watch whichever version you want to watch, okay?"

"Hmm … Who should I find to play with?"

The audience had already started to call out names.

"I’m looking for Xue Lin!"

"No, no, no. This game needs two men to play together to have a sense of immersion and be more interesting. Let’s find little fatty and smash him!"

"Little Fatty’s marksmanship is terrible and he only knows how to shout 666. Won’t he be a burden to old P?"

"This is a two-person game, not an fps game! Your worry is a little baffling!"

"The players all recommended their favorite streamers, hoping to see them play with old P. "

"Old P hesitated for a few minutes before saying, "that’s enough. You guys stop spamming. I’ve thought of a candidate. You’ll definitely be satisfied."

"Old P found Qin an on the friends page."Come, let’s buy" escape "and play it together!"

The bullet screen instantly exploded.

"Oh my God, master Qin?!"

"Master Qin doesn’t play any games other than PUBG. Can I call him over?"

"It’s impossible. After all, Godfather Qin is a Buddhist streamer. Every time the bullet screen spams ask him to play other games, he’ll pretend that he can’t see it. Hahahaha."

"It’s definitely impossible to get anyone else to come, but there’s still hope if old P comes. After all, the two of them are good friends."

"Eh, I suddenly want to see Godfather Qin play other games!"

"But … If that’s the case, old P will be dragging master Qin down, hahaha."

"Nonsense, it’s obviously a forced reduction of the game’s difficulty. The two of them are hugging each other’s thighs and taking turns to carry …"

"The players were still a little excited. Although old P and Qin an were the two pillars of the PUBG section, they rarely saw Qin an play other games. "

"According to old P, most new games would be played at night at the request of the audience, and there was more interaction with the bullet screen. However, Qin an’s style was more Buddhist. Other than ensuring the duration of the live broadcast, everything else was more casual. He was not interested in other games. His favorite thing was to go to the fairy server and play embarrassingly with the artificial intelligence. "

"If he could really see old P playing escape with Qin an today, it would be quite fun, right? "

Five minutes later.

"Old P said, "alright, done!" Qin an agreed. Wait a moment, he just went to download the game. I’ll take this opportunity to buy the game. "

"After old P finished speaking, the bullet comments were all excited. "

"F * ck, he really agreed! As expected, old P’s face is bigger!"

"Goodbye. I went to Qin an’s livestream and watched it. Lol."

"Qin an has the VR effect and old P has the Switch effect, right? I really want to see it, so I might as well open two websites!"

Chapter 904: split screen

The two of them chatted as they tested the equipment.

"Qin an "I’ll say this first. I’ve never played a single-player game before. I’m really bad at it."

"Old P replied, "it’s fine, I’m here." I’m good at any game. When the time comes, you just have to follow behind me and shout 666. "

"No, don’t misunderstand, " Qin an said."I mean, if you can’t beat me even though I’m so weak, it’ll be embarrassing."

"Old P "???"

"Qin an "I heard that this game has elements of driving and shooting."

"Yeah, there’s also the element of jailbreak, " old P said. "

"Qin an "I mean, as long as I have the elements of driving and shooting, it’ll be easy. Then, I can indirectly prove that it’s not a coincidence that I’m better than you in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground."

"Old P "that’s enough! Stop bragging! Hurry up and start!"

The bullet screen viewers laughed like crazy. Qin an’s acting was getting better and better!

"In fact, Qin an was very quiet when he was playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds because he had to maintain a high level of concentration. However, if he played single-player games, he would still play with old P, who he was very familiar with. On the contrary, it activated some strange attribute and inexplicably became more vulgar. "

The two of them started their respective games.

"Old P sent Qin an a game invitation, and Qin an soon joined. "

"The two hosts were more used to using VR gaming pods, so they played their games using VR gaming pods. However, the image output mode set by the two people was different. The players who liked to watch the Switch perspective and storyboard went to Qin an. "

"The opening of the game itself was very simple. There were no settings, downloadable content, in-game purchases, and other messy things. After the title flashed past, they entered the game screen. "

They were currently on a plane.

"Vincent and Leo, who were wearing bulletproof vests, sat on either side in silence. Beside them, there was a pile of junk, and they could see the blue sky and white clouds through the window. "

"The roar of the plane’s engine could be heard, accompanied by a slight vibration. It was very real. "

"Since it was their first time playing the game, there was no option to [continue the game] or [choose a chapter]. The camera slowly moved forward, and Vincent and Leo bickered as they talked about their future plans. After a short conversation, the user interface for choosing a character appeared in their vision. "

"Eh? It’s probably time to choose a person, let’s each choose one. " Old P reminded. "

"You could now view Vincent and Leo’s brief information, including their age, criminal record, verdict, personality traits, character background, and so on. In short, Vincent was an old, steady, calm, and highly educated man, while Leo was a repeat offender. He was relatively simple-minded, impatient, humorous, and liked to solve problems with violence. "

"Before old P could finish his sentence, Qin an had already locked onto Vincent. "

"Old P said, "… I thought you’ve never played single-player games before!" How did you react so quickly?"

"It’s obvious, " Qin an chuckled."As a low-key and wise person, Vincent’s character is very suitable for me."

"Old P said, "wise and farsighted isn’t wrong."

"Old P locked onto Leo. He had to admit that this character selection was quite interesting. One was slow, and the other was impatient. When the two played together, they could basically be distinguished based on their personalities. Old P might be more stable than others, but when compared to Qin an, he was indeed no match … "

"After all, Qin an was a Buddhist streamer. He couldn’t be compared to her … "

"Qin an "you see, I’m sentenced to 14 years. Even my sentence is better than yours."

"Old P said, "why the hell are you being proud?!" Hurry up and start!"

"After a black screen, the game officially entered the plot. "

"A bus carrying prisoners drove over from afar, and the camera slowly moved down to give a close-up of the "prison area" sign on the side of the road. "

"The background of the story was still in the country of Lighthouse, so the setting was in the style of the country of Lighthouse. The words on the sign were also in English with Chinese subtitles. "

"Oh, this storyboard is very much in the style of a movie!" Old P said emotionally. "

"The opening scene was exactly the same as the plot in the movie. The scenes were created using high-precision art resources and were highly realistic. The use of the shots was very similar to the movie, smooth and natural. The transition between shots was extremely smooth. "

"In the first few scenes, the game even displayed the name list of the production staff with letters in suitable positions on the screen, which was completely in accordance with the specifications of the movie. "

The bus drove into a heavily-guarded prison and slowed down.

Vincent sat in the bus and looked at everything outside with a blank expression.

"The camera suddenly pulled up, and the whole prison could be seen at a glance. "

"Then, the camera went past the prison’s Lighthouse and high walls, slowly pushing forward and lowering, and came to the field. "

Many prisoners behind the barbed wire looked excitedly at the arrival of new ass.

Leo stood up from the bench and also came to the wire fence.

"Many movies and TV series had similar prison scenes, and there were also some classic scenes. "

"The prison scenes in "escape" were very realistic, and the whole style was also very good. This included the prisoners watching the newcomers on the barbed wire, whistling, and other scenes. "

"Old P’s camera went straight to Leo, while Qin an’s camera returned to the bus. Vincent stood up from his seat and walked to the door of the bus. "

"Hey, I can see you!" Old P looked down through the barbed wire. Vincent, controlled by Qin an, had a faint yellow arrow above his head. He was walking along the road to the prison. "

"Oh, really? Where are you? Oh, I saw it too. " Qin an also saw old P in the picture."Goodbye."

"Vincent walked into the prison, while Leo continued to stroll around the field. Although old P and Qin an could no longer see each other, the viewers in Qin an’s stream could see both of them at the same time. "

"In Switch mode, the screen was divided into left and right screens, and the division of the two screens would be adjusted. For example, before entering the prison, the screens on both sides were half each; After entering the prison, Vincent had to walk through a long corridor. His vision didn’t need to be too wide, so the whole picture was narrow. Leo wanted to observe the scene on the field, so the picture was wider and his field of view was wider. "

"In the same picture, the two experienced different scenes. Vincent went through the process of being imprisoned, signing documents and changing his prison uniform. Leo saw two people fighting on the field, and the prison guards moved out to pull the two away and beat them up. "

"For the audience, the Switch mode was a little strange. First of all, the split screen limited the vision of both people and looked very narrow. Secondly, both sides were conversing and exchanging information at the same time, which was too much for the audience to take in. "

"However, after getting used to it, he felt that it seemed to have some benefits, just that … The view was much better. "

Chapter 905: The plot is full of ups and downs

"In the VR version, one could only see one player, but this perspective could see two players, and they could see whichever one they wanted. Moreover, the third-person perspective plus the use of the camera made the viewing experience much better than the first-person perspective. "

"For old P and Qin an, the first-person perspective in VR mode was definitely the best, but for the audience, Switch mode was relatively better, just like watching a movie. "

"What followed was another scene with a strong sense of deja vu. Taking off clothes, washing up, the warden’s lecture, the new prisoner being beaten up for asking questions, entering the prison … "

The players expressed one after another that it was like watching a Prison Break movie!

"On the basketball court, Leo was surrounded by prisoners, Vincent was inexplicably involved, and the two of them fought back together … "

"In the canteen, old P was attacked again. This time, Qin an just stood by and watched … "

"Old P was getting anxious."F * ck! Hurry up and help!"

"Don’t worry, I think you can still hold on for a little longer, "Qin an said happily. I cheered you on!"

"Go your sister! Hurry up and come!" Old P was speechless. Buddhist streamer, it’s fine if you’re calm towards yourself, but don’t be so calm towards others, Hey! "

"The second time he saved Leo, Vincent and Leo could be considered to have gone through thick and thin together. "

"The two of them fought side by side on the field and in the canteen. In the hospital, Leo had asked Vincent to keep a lookout for him while Leo had stolen a chisel, put it in a book, and brought it into the cell. "

"The two of them worked together in various ways, each carrying out their own duties. For example, when they were stealing tools, Vincent was responsible for distracting the nurses and police, while Leo sneaked in. "

"In particular, under the split-screen mode of Switch, the cooperation of the two people was vividly displayed, making the audience very satisfied. "

"Damn, this split-screen mode is so exciting! To be able to clearly see the movements of two people at the same time, this cooperation is simply amazing!"

"The plot is handled very well. It’s connected one after another. Fighting in the field, fighting in the cafeteria, stealing tools and putting them outside the window in the hospital, the two of them working together to scrub the roof to retrieve the tools, covering each other to dismantle the toilet … There’s no redundant plot at all. This script can be made into a movie!"

"So, these two are going to start the intense and exciting Prison Break? I’m looking forward to it!"

"The plot of the entire game could be said to be closely linked, and every plot was very compact. There were intense and exciting fighting scenes in the battle plot, and there were many interesting jokes and conversations to fill in the plot when they were wandering. "

"For example, on the field, two people could do push-ups and pull-ups at the fitness equipment. On the field, there were cheats who played cards, brothers who liked to show off their muscles, prisoners who complained that they didn’t have basketball classes, and gay men who grabbed the pockets of bald men … "

The bullet comments expressed that it was real! This game was too F * cking real!

It seemed like Chen Mo knew a lot! I don’t know what you’ve been through …

"Moreover, in the process of the story, it also used the technique of flashbacks/interjections. "

"In a normal storyline, Vincent and Leo would go to prison and break out of prison. The plane scene at the beginning of the game was obviously what happened after they broke out of prison. In the subsequent plot, the plane scene would still appear from time to time. The two would recall the previous plot, accompanied by some jokes and blame-shifting. "

"As for whether it was a backstory or an interjection, no one knew. Many people thought it should be a backstory, because at this time, the two people had obviously escaped from prison. They would probably escape out of Lighthouse Country by plane and have a vast world. However, some people felt that there should be more to this. "

"But no matter what, the opening had already piqued the curiosity of the players and the audience. Vincent and Leo worked together seamlessly, completing the impossible task of breaking out of prison step by step. "

"Although the whole process felt a little like a movie or TV series, in the two-person mode, this somewhat old prison Break theme glowed with new vitality, especially in the level puzzle stage, the close cooperation of the two people was really interesting. "

"When they were secretly chiseling the wall with tools, the two of them had to keep an eye on each other. "

"When passing through the fan, one of them had to use the water pipe to block the fan, while the other had to pass through and turn off the power. "

"Even when knocking down the door, two people were required to knock down the door together. One person’s strength was not enough to break it open. "

"The craziest part was the extremely high well. There was no way to use it as a foothold, so the two of them could only climb up back-to-back, causing the audience to exclaim, "The city people really knew how to play! "

"Moreover, old P and Qin an had awakened their playful nature. This was clearly a serious Prison Break, but the two of them were actually having fun playing all kinds of small games … "

"While they were stealing wrenches, the two of them had played with almost all the carpenter tools that they could play with in the workshop. Even during the intense and exciting escape from prison, they did not forget to play with the birdcage and the earth apparatus in the warden’s office … "

"The prison break went smoothly. After breaking through the last door with the sound of thunder, the game entered stealth assassination mode. Old P and Qin an had to take different routes to knock out the patrolling prison guards. In the midst of the rumbling Thunder and the intense and exciting melody, the two of them finally escaped successfully. At the final edge of the cliff, Vincent jumped with all his might and grabbed Leo’s extended arm. The two of them had successfully escaped. "

The prison guards could only look at the cliff and leave in disappointment.

"The entire jailbreak process was still considered a huge piece of work, and it made everyone’s adrenaline surge. "

"First, they solved riddles and passed obstacles. Then, they sneaked, assassinated, and climbed over the high walls of the prison. When they used the clothes-drying rack to cross the rope, the alarm suddenly rang. At that moment, the rope broke. Leo pulled the rope with all his might for Vincent to climb up. The two of them finally escaped the prison, but the prison guards had already been fully mobilized and had launched a search for the two … "

"The whole plot reached a small climax, especially at the moment when the rope broke. Even old P himself was shocked and shouted at Qin an, "Quickly crawl! Quickly crawl!"

"In fact, the audience also knew that this plot must have been designed long ago, similar to Drake’s collapse wherever he went. However, this sudden thrilling plot still shocked everyone. The degree of excitement could be said to be explosive. "

"However, the plot didn’t end after he successfully escaped. "

"Harvey, who had framed the two of them and sent them to prison, was still at large. He had even sent people to track down the whereabouts of the two of them and wanted to kill them. "

"Obviously, the next part of the plot was to take revenge on Harvey. "

……

The two hungry men ran out of the forest and found an empty camp. The two of them decided to catch fish to fill their stomachs.

"Fishing also required the cooperation of two people, because the fish were very sensitive to water waves. As long as they walked over, they would escape in all directions. One person had to splash water and the other person had to stab the fish. "

"Old P tried several times but failed, but Qin an only managed to get two fish after three tries … "

"Old P was shocked,’is this game so real? They even made a small game like fish-catching!"

"Qin an "you don’t say. I think this game is quite interesting. It also proves that some people always get first place in any game they play."

"Old P, "…Get lost!"

Chapter 906: I’m sorry, I’m the police!

"As the story progressed, the players realized that Chen Mo’s trailer wasn’t lying! "

"Although the various fake titles had a strong suspicion of trying to gain popularity, these pictures were really real scenes in the game! "

"In the prison, the two of them cosplayed prison wind and cloud. While they were escaping, the two of them found a broken pickup truck on the farm and cosplayed it. Then there was gas station robbery and other games … The content that Chen Mo had advertised in the trailer was actually in the game! "

"The most interesting thing was that during the game, they could find many interactive elements and interesting little toys in various scenes. "

"For example, before stealing a truck on the farm, the two of them would wander around the house on the farm, steal cookies, roast meat on the stove, light a fire for the closet, try on hats, lie on the bed, doodle portraits, play cards, play music boxes, throw horseshoes … "

"Moreover, there was a piano and a banzhuo in the house. When old P and Qin an played it separately, they actually triggered a hidden plot. Vincent played the piano, while Leo played the banzhuo. The two of them sang praises to each other, and the air was filled with gay air. "

"Almost at every scene, there would be a large number of interactive games. Old P and Qin an were competing with each other with all their might, having a great time. "

"However, these two people were indeed strong. In the pickup chase scene, Qin an was driving, and old P was sitting in the back and hitting the police car. The two of them did not get stuck at all and passed it in one go. Of course, Qin an’s driving skills were excellent, and old P’s shooting skills were also very accurate. Dealing with these policemen was a piece of cake. "

"The bullet comments all expressed,’Oh my God! What a bully! Two sharpshooters are bullying the computer!"

……

"The two of them ran further and further away and finally got rid of the police. At this moment, their family backgrounds and their grudges with Harvey began to surface. "

"Before seeking revenge on Harvey, Leo and Vincent went to Leo’s house together and saw his wife and children. They even played basketball with the children. He chased after Harvey’s men at the construction site and interrogated them about Harvey’s whereabouts. Robbing a gas station and getting the money to buy a gun; Buying a gun and dealing with the idiotic assassin Harvey had sent; He went to the hospital to visit Vincent’s wife and newborn daughter … "

The story developed to this point and began to show a more tender side.

"Although Leo was in prison, his wife had never left him. Leo’s son, Alex, and Leo were estranged, but with Vincent’s help, the father and son finally got back together. Vincent’s wife, on the other hand, was very cold to Vincent. Their relationship was on the verge of breaking down after being imprisoned, but it was clear that his wife still had feelings for him. "

"Their experiences formed a sharp contrast. They had different experiences, different backgrounds, and different lives. It was impossible for the highly educated Vincent and Leo, who had been committing crimes, to have any interaction, but their experience of escaping from prison together had established a special friendship between the two. "

"They had helped each other through difficult times, saved each other many times, met each other’s family, and played many small games together … "

"The two of them had different personalities, different levels of education, and vastly different life experiences, but this did not affect the friendship they had built up during the prison break. "

"At the end of the plot, the two of them took a plane to the island where Harvey was hiding. After killing many mercenaries, they finally succeeded in killing Harvey. They shook off the pursuers and got on the plane to leave. "

The Last Gunfight scene made the bullet screen viewers ‘blood boil!

"Old P and Qin an’s marksmanship was at the level of cheating. Dealing with these small fish was simply killing at will. The two people’s cooperation was perfect, and each bullet was extremely accurate to the point of headshots. The mercenaries on the island were simply unable to fight back in front of these two people. "

"Wow, these two gods are bullying us!"

"That’s right, these two are too strong 2333. I feel like any one of them could clear the area, let alone two of them together!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this cooperation is really 666. They’re really good friends!"

"Oh my God, I’m definitely going to support Vincent and Leo!"

"I’ll feel sorry for Harvey for three seconds!"

"Yeah, these two are so cute. They’re brainless and unhappy. They look like a perfect couple!"

"Finally, the two of them successfully killed Harvey, got rid of the mercenaries ‘pursuit on the motorcycle, and made it to the plane to escape. "

"On the plane, the two of them were panting and had yet to recover from the shock. "

"Leo, who had always been proud, finally opened his heart and thanked Vincent after this life and death adventure. "

"Vincent, on the other hand, accepted Leo’s suggestion and said that he would write a letter to his wife, hoping that she would give him a chance to start over. "

"On the bullet screen, the players heaved a sigh of relief after experiencing the intense and exciting plot. "

"Exciting! This game is really awesome. It’s like a lot of popcorn movies, with high energy and no urine!"

"I’m starting to like this couple. I feel that Leo is so cute. This damn tsundere!"

"I like Vincent more. He’s like master Qin. He’s ruthless and doesn’t talk much!"

"Scattering flowers at the end! Thank you, master Qin and old P, for bringing us such a wonderful show. Master Qin, are you really not going to consider switching to a single-player game streamer? I feel like the entire fishing platform can’t hold back master Qin’s obscenity 2333 "

"Scattering flowers at the end! The ending is wonderful!"

"However, even though the story was clearly coming to an end, and the atmosphere was that of ‘this is the end’, the plot continued. "

The plane landed on the runway. Leo opened his sleepy eyes and opened the hatch.

"However, at this moment, countless glaring lights lit up, and the surroundings were filled with the sound of guns being loaded, police cars braking, and sirens! "

Leo raised his hands in confusion. It was impossible for him to escape even if he wanted to. They were surrounded by police with loaded guns.

The sheriff went up to Leo and retrieved the jewelry he was carrying.

"Then, the sheriff came to Vincent and handed him the pistol. "

"Well done, Vincent."

"Old P was shocked, "eh?" Eh? Eh? What the hell was this? F * ck, you with the surname Qin, you’re the traitor!"

The live comments were also shocked. What kind of godly development was this?

What was the meaning of this?

Vincent was a police officer?

"What the f * ck?!"

"So you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, are the real snitch!"

"I … What kind of twist is this! It’s too F * cking real, isn’t it?"

"F * ck, there were hints about the details a long time ago. Do you guys remember Vincent dismantling the gun? How could an ordinary person complete his movements? Where did he get a plane as a lawyer?"

"Gui Gui, this is really a godly work. This plot is making me dizzy!"

"Mission-on-mission???"

"Old P was speechless."This … Leo is dumbfounded. Am I the only one who’s been cheated?"

"Qin an was silent for a long time before he said, "I’m sorry, I’m a police officer, "

Chapter 907: hidden ending

"While the audience was still in a daze, the mystery of the plot was completely unraveled. "

"It turned out that Vincent was not a bank clerk, but a police officer. His younger brother was also a police officer, and he was the buyer who had been killed when he met Harvey. "

"After being arrested, Leo remained silent. No matter how the police questioned him, he didn’t reveal any information. In order to avenge his brother, Vincent entered the prison as a spy and investigated Leo, Harvey, and the truth behind the incident. "

"The Furious Harvey snatched the gun from Vincent’s hands and drove away. In the car, the two men were fighting for the car, and the car fell into the river. Leo fled in a boat, while Vincent chased after him. "

"The policewoman and Vincent had split up to chase Leo, but the unlucky policewoman had given away her gun, and Leo and Vincent had entered the final showdown. "

"Old P, "F * ck?" So now we’re going to fight? The same weapon and the same HP bar?"

"Well, I’m really sorry, " Qin an said. "

"The two of them completed the role change in almost a second, from a comrade who had just fought side by side to an enemy who was now fighting to the death, and the connection was seamless … "

"The audience was also excited. Old P and Qin an, two FPS gods, an exciting showdown! "

"Wow, the real Immortals are fighting!"

"The two of them are so accurate! It feels like winning or losing is a matter of a single thought!"

"But I still feel like Godfather Qin is slightly better!"

"Hahaha, master Qin is a human cheater after all. Now, old P, are you regretting not playing this game with Xue Lin or fatty?"

"He’ll definitely regret it. If this goes on, old P will lose!"

"Before the final hand-to-hand fight, the two took off their heavy bulletproof vests and punched each other. "

"In the sorrowful melody, the scenes in his memories surged into his mind like a trotting horse lamp, constantly replaying. "

Vincent’s daughter was born.

Leo hugged his wife and child.

Vincent proposed to his wife.

Leo taught the children how to build wooden carts.

……

"The two of them were once close comrades who had gone through life and death together. However, they were now fighting to the death because of their betrayal, and both of them were seriously injured and on the verge of death. "

"At that moment, the two of them saw the gun that had fallen on the ground not far away. "

They began to crawl toward the gun with all their might.

"However, Vincent’s speed was clearly faster. "

"In bullet time, everything seemed to have frozen. "

"Leo maintained his charging posture, while Vincent’s gun was locked onto his chest. "

"I’m sorry, " Qin an said."This gun can only aim at the chest. I can’t move it away."

"Bang!"

"A gunshot rang out, and Leo seemed to have been drained of all his strength in an instant. He stumbled to the side of the iron frame and sat down. "

There was complete silence.

"Vincent trembled as he walked towards him, speechless. "

"Finally, Vincent came to Leo and extended his right hand. "

"Leo also reached out, and the two of them held hands tightly. "

"The sad BGM played, and the audience burst into tears. "

"In the last moments of their lives, neither of them spoke. They just quietly held hands until Leo finally died. "

"In split-screen mode, Leo’s image disappeared, and Vincent turned to leave. "

"In the end, Vincent went to Leo’s residence and told Leo’s wife the whole story. Then, Vincent returned home and gave the letter to his wife, and the two of them reconciled. "

"In front of Leo’s grave, his wife and child supported each other as they disappeared from the camera. "

"In the distance, a few leaves fell. "

"This time, it was really the end. "

"Old P sighed."This game is pretty good. It’s just a little sadistic … Can you choose not to fight?"

"No, that’s how the game is set, " Qin an replied. "

"In other words, one of us has to die?"

"It seems so, " Qin an said. "

……

……

The ending of escape triggered a heated discussion among the players.

"In the end, no matter if Vincent or Leo had a gun, they had to shoot, and the position of the shot could not be changed. "

"In other words, one of them had to die. "

"Vincent’s death would be even more torturous. Leo would stuff Vincent’s letter into Vincent’s house and run away with his wife and child. In the cemetery, Vincent, as a police officer, received a Grand funeral. Vincent’s wife held her child and cried. "

"Leo drove away, his eyes looking straight ahead. No one knew what he was thinking. "

Was he reminiscing the days when he had gone on adventures with Vincent?

Or was he regretting the last shot?

No one knew.

"The players started to fight at that time, and it was very intense. "

"Some people put themselves in Vincent’s shoes, some in Leo’s shoes, and no matter who died, they would still torture a large number of people. "

"Moreover, the debate over the outcome had even risen to the level of value and character. Vincent’s supporters said that Vincent was only doing his duty as a police officer. Leo was clearly a criminal, so how could he escape the punishment of the law? Leo’s supporters felt that it would be unreasonable if he didn’t kill Vincent after Leo had trusted Vincent so much and been betrayed. He had been played like a fool from the start. "

"The neutral players had it the worst, because they didn’t want to participate in the debate. They only wanted to give Chen Mo the middle finger."F * ck, both of them are F * cking bad endings. Even if you’re cheating me, you can’t cheat me like this! Isn’t this forcing us to end our friendship?"

"Can’t we just have a good ending? Can’t you just let both of them live?"

"However, some players did not agree with this view."A happy ending is too fake. Think about it. If you were one of them and you were one of them, if you were a little slow and your gun was stolen or killed, would you hesitate? The two of them have already walked to the absolute opposite side of each other. Only when one of them dies can this bond be completely cut off!"

The players argued for a long time before they reluctantly accepted it.

"It had to be said that "escape from death" had given everyone an unforgettable experience. Although the final ending made the players madly wipe away tears, the full name of the game was as wonderful as a movie’s storyboard and script, as well as the deep and touching story, giving the players an indescribable wonderful experience. "

……

"However, a few hours later, a player excitedly posted on the forum "‘Escape from death’ has a perfect ending! Both of them were alive! They’re all alive!"

"This post went viral in an instant. At first, other players thought that this was a post to cheat replies, but they found out that there was a video recording! "

"The first half of the ending video was the same as the normal process, but a plot was inserted at the end. "

"After Vincent and Leo had been shooting at each other for a while, they were checking their magazines. They were almost out of bullets. Before the final hand-to-hand fight, Leo had run out of bullets, while Vincent only had one bullet left. "

"In the final struggle, whether it was Vincent or Leo who got the gun, they both had an extra choice. As long as they aimed at the chest and did not pull the trigger for three seconds, the muzzle would automatically shift to the other party’s right shoulder. "

"If it had been Vincent, Leo would have turned around and fled in order to survive, while the exhausted Vincent would have no more energy to pursue him, and his gun would have been out of bullets. "

"If Leo had been the one to shoot, Vincent would’ve thrown the gun away and run away after he was injured. "

"At the end of the game, Leo took his wife and children on a long escape route, while Vincent returned home with the letter and began living a stable life with his wife. "

"After watching the story, the players expressed, "Salent really has a conscience! This game actually has a hidden ending!"

"But the question was, how did this ending come about? "

"Many players had tried it many times, but they had not found any special trigger conditions. "

Chapter 908: The way to trigger it

The players were all excited when they heard that there was a perfect ending.

"Although some players would say things like ‘one of the two will die anyway’,’the ending is reasonable’, or ‘there’s no need for a happy ending’, the players were still interested after seeing the happy ending. "

"With the video, there was no need to question the authenticity of the ending. The only question was, how was this ending triggered? "

"After the game was cleared, the players could choose to experience any chapter. Many players were unwilling to give up and tried again in the last chapter, only to find out that Vincent would shoot himself at the end. There was no option to hit the shoulder! "

"The original poster answered everyone’s questions "This is the ending after all the mini-games have been completed and all the interactive plots have been triggered!"

The players were all shocked. How could this be?

All the mini-games were cleared?

All the interactive plots were triggered?

What kind of F * cking concept was that?

"How many mini-games were there in escape? There were basically too many to count. At every scene, Leo and Vincent had all kinds of things to play with. For example, near the slum where Leo lived, the two could throw darts, play baseball, throw horseshoes on the farm, play with wheelchairs in the hospital, play games in the hangar … "

"Basically, every scene had a bunch of mini-games, and many players didn’t even watch them to get through the plot faster. But these mini-games actually affected the ending? "

"There were even more interactive plots. For example, in the slums near Leo’s house, they would meet a woman holding a baseball bat and saying that her husband was having an affair. Further ahead, they would see an RV and hear sounds that were not suitable for children. If she knocked on the door, she would find out that the man inside was her cheating husband. Then, he would inform the woman with the baseball bat, and the scene of them being caught in bed with each other would be put on … "

"In the same slum near Leo’s house, there was a seesaw. If two people sat on it face to face, they would start a conversation. "

"What the hell are we doing?" Leo asked. "

"I don’t know. You sat down first, " Vincent replied. "

"No, I didn ‘t, " Leo replied. "

"You’re the one who sat down first, "Vincent said. "

"Really?" Leo asked."That’s awkward."

"There were many kinds of interactive plots like "after confirming your gaze, you meet the right person". Some were funny, some were stupidly cute, and some were emotional … "

The players were all shocked. How much time did it take to complete all the mini-games and interactive plots? He wondered what the guy who posted the thread had experienced …

"As a result, many players who wanted to get a perfect ending once again called their good friends to experience the game from the beginning. This time, they weren’t in a hurry to push the plot. Instead, they seriously played all the mini-games and interactive plots. "

"After completing all the interactive scenes, the players finally understood why Chen Mo had arranged such an ending. "

Was it really reasonable for Leo or Vincent to die?

"Actually, it didn’t make sense. "

"As a well-trained police officer, Vincent was very good at dismantling guns and had a fast reaction speed. He had gone through life and death with Leo and survived the hail of bullets on Mexico Island. But in the end, when he had pointed his gun at Leo in front of the plane, Leo had actually taken his gun? Was this reasonable? "

"Leo had hijacked Vincent’s police car and escaped. He had gotten the car and the gun. If he really wanted to kill Vincent, he could have just shot him dead. Why would he point his gun at Vincent while driving and give him a chance to snatch the gun? the two of them would have fallen into the river together. "

"Thinking about it carefully, the two of them were actually suspected of going easy on each other. Otherwise, the two of them, who were strong, had excellent marksmanship, and had equal combat power, would not have fought until the last moment to determine the winner. "

"As for why this happened? Clearly, they were hesitating. "

"When Vincent had pointed his gun at Leo, he had hesitated for a moment when Leo had snatched the gun away. He had not shot Leo. "

"When Leo had hijacked Vincent’s car, he had not thought of killing him immediately, which gave Vincent the chance to snatch the gun. "

"Obviously, these two people still had feelings for each other. Before they pulled the trigger, they had hesitated and couldn’t bear to do it many times. However, their different standpoints and the anger of being betrayed drove the two of them to walk step by step on the road of no return, to the final outcome where one of them would die. "

"However, what if the players completed all the mini-games and interactive storylines? "

"During their escape, Vincent and Leo had experienced too much. Sometimes, they would play games together like childish ghosts, arguing red-faced over who was better, and even wrangling at construction sites for five minutes. Sometimes, they worked together seamlessly, such as when they played together on the farm. "

"If the players had not triggered so many plots during their escape, then Vincent and Leo’s bond might not have been strong enough, and they would have had to kill them at the last moment. "

But what if they had experienced so much in the past?

"When there was only one bullet left, would Leo think of playing a see-saw with him? "

Would Vincent remember the time when they played video games together?

"The memories they had experienced gave them a chance to hesitate. They realized that they really couldn’t aim their guns at the other party’s chest, so they chose to shoot the other party’s right shoulder at the critical moment. "

"Thus, the other party also understood. The two of them had a telepathic connection and knew that there was no point in continuing to fight. However, all grudges and grudges were written off and they went their separate ways. "

"Vincent had fulfilled his duty as a police officer. He had done his best, and Leo had let go of his hatred because of his bond with Vincent. "

"At the end of the story, Leo hid his name and fled far away, starting his never-ending escape journey. Vincent, after this experience, also understood the importance of family, so he quit his job as a police officer and returned home to live a good life with his wife and daughter. "

"Two people with completely different personalities and experiences would not have had any interactions, but because of the bits and pieces of this long journey, they had subtly changed each other. "

……

"After understanding the deep meaning of this ending, the players expressed that the plot was simply godly! "

"Of course, it wasn’t as amazing as ‘doomsday of the United States’, since it took Chen Mo less than a month to make it. It was made specifically for two-player mode, and wasn’t it made to be a Triple A? "

"However, this plot was the same as "the end of the United States", which also gave people an indescribable feeling. "

Chapter 909: Why can’t it be a happy ending?

"The choice of three endings told the story from another angle, giving it more warmth and color, and also giving the players another choice. "

"However, to many people’s surprise, this hidden ending had caused a lot of disgust among the players. Some players even made a post on the forum with the title "Why must we have a happy ending?"

"To be honest, when I saw the first two endings, I was very touched. I felt that ‘escape’ could undoubtedly be classified as a ‘divine work’ in terms of plot. The plot had reversed several times. The two of them had fought side by side before, but in the end, they had no choice but to fight to the death. The tension of this plot was very high, and the last shot made everyone’s emotions reach a peak. The last survivor went to visit the other party’s family and the funeral of the deceased. The end of the story is still very sad. "

"I think that’s enough of the game’s description. Many people feel that there should be a happy ending where two people don’t die, but I want to ask, why must there be a happy ending? I thought Chen Mo was a designer who respected art and would give up on a happy ending, but he did it anyway. I’m very disappointed. It’s like a story with a deep meaning is trying to appeal to the public’s taste and becoming vulgar. "

"This post caused a widespread debate among the players, and many players really supported this view. "

"However, most of the players supported this hidden ending, so the debate on this topic continued. In just one day, hundreds of posts were pushed up, and the players were arguing with each other. "

"But at this moment, something unexpected happened. "

Chen Mo personally replied to the post.

"Then I would like to ask, why must there not be a happy ending?"

"Many people have the wrong perception that a good story must be a tragedy. It’s as if the story won’t be profound and real enough without a few tears. Then let me ask you, is the reality as you imagine? is there only tragedy and no luck?"

"Speaking of tragedy, Leo and Vincent are already tragic enough, especially Vincent. He’s already lost his brother. Does he have to choose in the end, to kill his other brother or to be killed by his other brother?"

"As a carrier of art, games also need to convey certain emotions to players, and these emotions must be positive and positive. Whether it’s the tragic ending or the hidden ending, the emotions contained in escape are all positive. The key to this story is to let every player experience friendship, bonds, love, and family, not ‘create beautiful things and then destroy them’."

"Do Leo and Vincent deserve to die? Vincent was a dutiful police officer. He was busy with work, neglected his family, and lied to Leo. It was all to fulfill his duty to stop these people from causing more chaos and to ensure the safety of other people’s lives and property. Although Leo has a lot of criminal records, he’s a good father, a good husband, and he has his own bottom line. Although he has committed a crime, it doesn’t warrant a death sentence. "

"Then let me ask you, why must one of these two people die before you are satisfied?"

"Games are known as the ninth form of art. The biggest difference between games and other forms of art is that players should have their own choices. If it was in a movie or a novel, there might only be one ending to the story, but in a game, what Leo and Vincent would do depended on the person controlling them to a certain extent. If the players who represent the will of two people want them to let go of their hatred and live, what right do I have to take away this hope of the players?"

"The players who tirelessly clear every mini-game and trigger every hidden plot deserve such a hidden opportunity. As long as they’re not the most vicious, everyone is qualified to pursue a second chance. This is the philosophy I hope this game can convey to everyone. "

"A happy ending isn’t something to be ashamed of. Everyone has a yearning for good things and a happy life in their hearts. This is the spiritual power that supports a happy ending."

……

"When the players saw this long reply, their first reaction was … A high imitation, right? "

This wasn’t Chen Mo’s style at all!

"In previous games, Chen Mo didn’t seem to explain his intentions for creating games, and even left the hidden Easter eggs for the players to find out for themselves. "

"Just like a movie director, for many suspenseful parts, he would never try to solve them as the creator, because that would only reduce the mystery of the work. "

"But this time, Chen Mo replied, which was very rare. No matter what, this reply made many players cheer. "

"That makes sense! Why must one of them die? Why did it have to end in tragedy?"

"I think all three endings are good! This happy ending is clearly ‘salent’s pity’!"

"That’s right, the designer is like God in the game, it’s only a matter of time before he makes you cry. If it were some authors, it would be very normal for them to write an ending where everyone died, right? Chen Zhao didn’t pursue the so-called ‘tragedy’. Instead, he used this story to guide people to feel the warmth of life. I think that’s the true meaning he wanted to convey!"

"There were also a bunch of players taking pictures with Chen Mo’s replies, and a lot of people continued to ask questions, but Chen Mo didn’t show up again after this reply. "

……

"Escape was popular, partly because the game was a hot topic, and partly because it appeared at the right time. "

"During Switch pro’s hot sales period, many new players were eager to find a two-person game to play. After all, Switch had obvious advantages in two-person games. "

And many players realized that escape seemed to be better on Switch than in VR.

"Of course, it wasn’t that the first-person perspective in VR was bad, but it was difficult for the VR version to show the unique advantages of the Switch. Many players liked to play the pro Switch on TV. With the addition of the large screen, the sense of vision was gone, replaced by a movie-like gaming experience. "

"The beautiful graphics, the perfect and rich playstyle, the touching story … All these elements made a movie-like game like escape win unanimous praise from the players! "

Chapter 910: Chapter 909 – 3D book project

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new headquarters, reception room. "

Zhou Jiangping sipped his tea leisurely as he chatted with Chen Mo.

"Chief Chen is still the most carefree and happy. I’m so envious. Unlike me, I’m so busy every day, and I can only come to your place occasionally to take a break. "

"Chen Mo laughed, "you must be joking, director Zhou. You’re currently overturning the domestic technology industry. In the near future, you’ll probably turn Lehui into a world class smart hardware manufacturer. If you say you’re quitting now, I’m sure the relevant departments in the country will come and have a heart-to-heart talk with you, right?"

"Zhou Jiangping put down his teacup."That’s impossible. Even if Zhou Jiangping quit, there will still be li Jiangping and Wang Jiangping. But you, if chief Chen quit, the game Committee will probably be worried, right?"

"I’m different from CEO Zhou. CEO Zhou is really busy, but I’m very free. Making games is the greatest joy in my life. I can’t retire. " Chen Mo smiled, "I think … If I really retire, I might become a gaming streamer. I think I’m very talented in this area."

"Zhou Jiangping laughed."Sure. Chief Chen, you’ll be the host. I’ll be the first to support you." By the way, the main reason I’m here is to discuss a collaboration with President Chen on a 3D book. "

"A 3D book? Is it the kind of reading for children?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded. He swiped his right hand across the glasses he was wearing, and the relevant information was directly projected onto the projection screen in front of him. It was a document that introduced the company that made the three-dimensional book in detail, as well as some ready-made works. "

"It’s like this, " Zhou Jiangping explained."Switch pro has been in hot demand recently, and a large number of buyers are minors, children. Many parents now treat the Switch as a gift for their children, and this trend is gradually increasing."

"Chen Mo put on his glasses, and all sorts of data began to appear on the screen. As Zhou Jiangping said, the number of players who activated parent mode on the Switch was on the rise. It could be seen that a large number of Switch players had become gifts for their children. "

"Of course, most of these open-minded parents existed abroad, and they were very few in proportion. "

"Parents in the parallel world were more open-minded, and the Switch was a relatively child-friendly game console. Thunderbolt gaming platform had a large number of designers developing puzzle and educational games for children to play, so for some rich parents, giving a Switch to their children was a good gift. "

"Parents didn’t have to worry that their children would be addicted because Switch had a parent mode, which could control the content and duration of the game. For parents, they could also play the games on the Switch to their hearts ‘content. "

"Therefore, the Switch was gradually becoming a real "home machine, " and a series of age-oriented games gradually pushed it to the slightly marginalized player group. "

Zhou Jiangping continued to introduce the collaboration project on the three-dimensional book.

"Switch’s performance in the children’s market was eye-catching. A book seller focused on the children’s books market came to me and hoped to cooperate to launch a three-dimensional book linked with Switch. I’ve given it some thought, and I think there’s still some prospects for this. So, I was thinking that since we’re working together, we must consider you and get the game IP rights. "

"Think about it. If we release 3D books related to Legend of Zelda, Dark Souls, escape, and super Mali as free gifts of the Switch, or as peripheral sales, it would be a good way of promotion. Players are generally very enthusiastic about these peripheral products."

"Chen Mo nodded, "hmm, that’s a good idea"

"The so-called 3D books were also known as movable books, pop-up books, and toy books. This kind of book was considered a special category in children’s literature publications. When it was closed, it looked like an ordinary book. However, when it was opened and flipped, it would jump out of the range of a flat book and create a three-dimensional space for children to appreciate and experience it better. "

"There were many types of 3D books. For example, some science books for children to understand the world would introduce the shape and structure of some unique buildings in the world. When the children turned to this page, there would be a three-dimensional Opera House, a ship, a Castle, and other buildings on the book. This kind of expression was much stronger than the flat surface. "

"Some popular big IPS naturally formed an inexplicable bond with 3D books. As long as children liked the subject matter, as long as a 3D book was released, it basically wouldn’t have too many sales. Even adults, as long as they were fans of this IP, would often buy a physical book to treasure. "

"Zhou Jiangping looked at the screen in front of him and swiped his finger lightly, showing more details of the cooperation in the three-dimensional book. "

"According to the previous plan, the first batch of 3D books will mainly focus on the popular games on the Switch that are all age-oriented. As for the content of the 3D books, they will mainly introduce the world view of the game and original short stories. There will also be some extended hardcover versions of the stories, but the price will be much more expensive. The first version will be produced in small quantities, and it will be decided by the sales volume."

"For the first batch of physical books, some of them will be packaged and sold with Switch, and the other part will be sold as a peripheral to normal customers. Of course, we still need to discuss the specific materials for the book, the pricing strategy, the design details, and other aspects in detail. There are many things that President Chen needs to decide. "

"I’m only here to get to the bottom of this and discuss whether this cooperation project is feasible. We can take our time to consider the rest. Lehui will consider setting up a small team to contact the book merchants. President Chen might also need to send someone to cooperate and choose the subject matter and content of these 3D books. "

"Zhou Jiangping gave Chen Mo a brief introduction of the concept of the three-dimensional book, and the book seller even had a first draft. Although it was relatively simple, the visual effect was quite good. "

"After Chen Mo finished reading the entire document, he was silent for a while, then said, "Just like this?"

"What do you mean by that?" Zhou Jiangping was stunned. "

"Chen Mo shrugged, "that’s too simple. Other than borrowing the game’s IP, what does the book have to do with Switch?" We can sell them as two completely unrelated products. "

"Zhou Jiangping was dumbfounded."Mr. Chen, these are two completely unrelated products. Otherwise, why would they be called a team?"

"Chen Mo nodded, "okay, that makes sense." How about this, the 3D book project is okay, we can work together, but it can’t be bundled with Switch, not many people will buy it. "

"Zhou Jiangping, "uh …"

"I have a better idea, " Chen Zhao said. "

Chapter 911: The paper piano

"A better idea?"

Zhou Jiangping was stunned.

"Speaking of which, Zhou Jiangping felt like every time he talked to Chen Mo, the final product would be completely changed by Chen Mo. Switch was like that, and so were the glasses. "

"However, these changes were often proven to be very successful in the market. If Chen Mo didn’t propose to change the positioning of the glasses, the glasses wouldn’t be selling so well now. "

"Are you free this afternoon, CEO Zhou?" Chen Mo asked. "

"Zhou Jiangping hesitated for a moment."How can I be fine?" he said."But it’s not a problem to spare half a day."

"Alright, " Chen Mo laughed, "then I’ll give you half a day, director Zhou. I’ll show you what a hardcore player is like."

"Hardcore player? President Chen wants to play games?" Zhou Jiangping was a little confused. "

"Chen Mo stood up."Director Zhou, please wait a moment. I’ll go get something."

"Not long after, Chen Zhao returned. "

He was holding several large cardboard boxes and a Switch.

"Zhou Jiangping was confused. At first, he thought that these cardboard boxes were delivery boxes and there was something good inside, but when he saw Chen Mo’s actions, he realized that these boxes were obviously empty … "

"What did this mean? President Chen, who was about to lose money and become the richest man, still felt that he wasn’t earning money fast enough and had to collect junk and cardboard boxes to make a living? "

Or was Thunderbolt entertainment so frugal that they didn’t even throw away the paper boxes that were usually delivered by express delivery and kept them well?

"From a logical point of view, it didn’t seem to make sense … "

Chen Zhao opened all the cardboard boxes and spread them on the ground. He then took out a marker from his pocket.

Zhou Jiangping couldn’t sit still either. He stood up from his seat and went to Chen Mo’s side.

"The big boss of the technology industry, President Zhou, and the big boss of the gaming industry, President Chen, squatted next to a pile of cardboard boxes. Their posture was so lively that they looked like two little kids playing with mud. "

Zhou Jiangping watched as Chen Mo took out a marker and drew lines on the inside of the cardboard box.

"Chen Mo’s hands were very steady. After all, he had already maxed out his original art skill points and could compete with the world’s top artists. It would be embarrassing if he couldn’t even draw these simple lines. "

"He did not draw it properly because the cardboard boxes had many folds and were not a complete piece. Therefore, Chen Zhao had to figure out how to avoid the creases while making the best use of the box’s space. "

"While she was busy, someone knocked on the door. "

"Zhou Jiangping quickly stood up and returned to his seat. After all, it would be strange for an outsider to see him squatting on the ground and looking at Chen Mo’s paper box. "

Assistant Lin Xiao pushed the door open and came in. She carried a few large paper boxes and a few stickers and placed them on the ground.

"Chen Zhao glanced at it. "Where’s the paper cutter and the rubber band?"

"Lin Xiao took out a razor from her pocket and handed it to Chen Mo, then took out a headband."I couldn’t find a rubber band, and it would take too long to buy one, so I went to find a few girls to give me their spare head ropes …"

"Chen Zhao took it and looked at it. The headband was colorful, but it had the same function as a rubber band. "

"Alright, it’s enough. I’ll be commandeering these ropes, you can buy a new batch of them later. " Chen Zhao put the rope on the ground. "

"Alright, President Chen." Lin Xiao left after she finished speaking. Before she left, she secretly looked at the cardboard box on the ground. "

Lin Xiao was also puzzled. What was president Chen doing?

"After Lin Xiao left, Zhou Jiangping came to the pile of cardboard boxes and squatted down to watch Chen Mo work. "

"Chen Mo drew very quickly, as if he had already planned out the design in his mind. In less than ten minutes, he had already drawn ten paper boxes and stacked them into a thick pile. "

"Zhou Jiangping also noticed that the pictures on the boxes were very abstract, and he couldn’t tell what they were at all, but it was clear that Chen Mo had his own plans. "

Chen Zhao finished quickly. He took the cutter and started digging.

"His hands were steady, and the knife was sharp, so the process didn’t take too long. The previous pile of cardboard boxes was soon riddled with holes, and the irregular parts piled on the other side looked much more organized. "

"After he was done, Chen Mo started to trim it with a paper cutter, then folded and assembled it. "

"He didn’t drink so many hand speed potions for nothing. Chen Mo had already tried out the convenience of hand speed and reaction speed when he was playing with building blocks. Assembling cardboard boxes was much easier than playing with building blocks, so it wasn’t difficult to assemble them. "

"Zhou Jiangping watched as the cardboard boxes turned into pieces of irregularly shaped cardboard, then folded and pieced together in Chen Mo’s hands, turning into a paper piano. "

"The assembly time was only 15 minutes. Including the drawing and cutting time, it only took slightly more than half an hour. "

"Of course, this was all based on Chen Mo’s incredible reaction speed and hand speed. In fact, Zhou Jiangping couldn’t understand how this thing was pieced together even if he stared with his eyes wide open. He only saw Chen Mo’s hands moving up and down, and like magic, the pile of irregular cardboard turned into the shape of a paper piano. "

"After that, Chen Mo placed the paper piano on the table, turned on the laptop next to it, and started editing the game. "

Zhou Jiangping was like a curious baby as he carefully observed the piano up and down.

"The paper piano wasn’t big, with only eight white keys and five Black Keys. Of course, the white and black Keys didn’t have any color difference since Chen Mo didn’t paint them, but they could still be distinguished by the size and position of the keys. "

"The degree of simulation was very high, and the structure was very complex. "

"Before it was properly packed, it was really just a pile of paper boxes that looked extremely fragile. But after installing it, this paper piano looked quite strong. "

"Zhou Jiangping carefully pressed a key on the paper piano and found that the key could be bounced back, which was very surprising. "

Chen Mo quickly finished his work on the computer and returned with a Switch.

Zhou Jiangping quickly pulled his hand back and pretended to take a sip of water from the teacup.

"Chen Mo placed the Switch screen on the front of the piano, and it got stuck perfectly. After that, he inserted the handle into a specific socket, and it was done. "

"Alright, it’s done. Chief Zhou, please feel it." Chen Mo pushed the piano in front of Zhou Jiangping. "

"Zhou Jiangping looked at the Switch screen in shock. It was a very simple software, with only 15 very simple buttons, corresponding to the buttons below. "

Zhou Jiangping tried to reach out and gently pressed a key on the paper piano.

"do"?"re"?"mi"?

He actually made a sound!

Chapter 912: hardbox player

"You can really make a sound?"

Zhou Jiangping was shocked. What kind of black technology was this?

"The problem was that Zhou Jiangping was involved in the design of the Switch. Even he didn’t immediately understand the sound principle of this thing, which was very confusing. "

"Zhou Jiangping knew the functions and structure of the Switch very well, not to mention the paper boxes. Zhou Jiangping had watched Chen Mo put them together the entire time. "

How could there be such a chemical reaction when they were put together?

Zhou Jiangping turned the paper piano around again and observed its structure.

"The only thing he was sure of was that the vocaling function was done by the Switch itself. The game Chen Mo just made was probably a simple piano simulator. As long as the player knew which key they pressed, they would be able to make the corresponding sound on the Switch. "

"But the problem was, how did Switch know which button the player pressed? "

Zhou Jiangping turned his attention back to the handle behind the paper piano.

"Could it be … An infrared camera?"

"Zhou Jiangping remembered that there was an infrared camera on the right handle of the Switch. Obviously, it could read the movement of the keys inside the piano and send this information to the Switch, and then make the corresponding sound. "

"Fun! This thing is quite sturdy!" Zhou Jiangping held the paper piano in his hands and couldn’t bear to put it down."But … Can you really play a song with this thing?"

"Of course I can."

Chen Mo took the paper piano from Zhou Jiangping and started playing Gokuraku Jodo.

Zhou Jiangping was shocked. It could really play?

And the tone was quite good?

"Of course, there was no absolute standard for the tone. Zhou Jiangping was not a music professional. In his opinion, there was no difference between a hundred-plus headphones and ten or twenty thousand headphones. The tone of this paper piano was dependent on the Switch speaker, but in any case, for an amateur like Zhou Jiangping, this sound was already acceptable. It was not much different from the general Mobile phone speakers or electronic piano. "

"Zhou Jiangping looked at the paper piano and thought, this is amazing! President Chen, How did you come up with this?"

"Chen Mo smiled."This is a reserved function of the Switch. When we made the infrared and motion sensors, we already had this in mind."

"Then … Other than this paper piano, can you make anything else?" Zhou Jiangping asked. "

"Chen Zhao nodded."Of course I can. I can’t think of it. I can do it." I’ll make another one. "

"Chen Mo then went to the pile of cardboard boxes, found a larger piece of cardboard, and finished it in one go. "

"This time, the gadget he made was very simple. It looked like a strange robot with six legs. Of course, calling it a robot was an overstatement. This thing only needed a piece of cardboard to make, and the six legs were just to keep it balanced. "

Zhou Jiangping was still puzzled. What the hell was this?

"Chen Mo placed the two controllers on the left and right sides of the robot, then took the Switch screen. "

"There were only two simple buttons on the screen. Chen Mo pressed the left one and the left leg of the six-legged robot moved forward. He pressed the button on the right and the robot’s right foot moved forward. If both of them were pressed together, the robot would spin in place. If both of them were pressed together, the robot would move forward in a straight line. "

"Zhou Jiangping was dumbfounded."What kind of black technology is this?!"

"Chen Mo handed the Switch screen to Zhou Jiangping, who was playing like a child. "

"The robot’s structure was very simple, and it could only move forward, but such a simple little thing made Zhou Jiangping feel extremely surprised. "

"The question was, how did he do it? "

"Zhou Jiangping also took a look. This small robot was completely folded out of a piece of wrinkled paper, and there was no power device on the six legs at the bottom, so it was impossible to even bend them. So, how does this little thing move according to the requirements of the Switch? "

Zhou Jiangping stared at it for a long time and found that the secret of this thing was the vibration of the handle.

"When the left handle vibrated, the left side of the paper robot would move forward under the effect of the vibration. As for the specific principle, Zhou Jiangping couldn’t explain it clearly, but he was sure that the paper box was lighter, and the robot’s feet were deliberately made into a 30-degree sharp angle shape to make it walk more smoothly. Without these two points, the robot’s movement ability might have become very poor. "

"There’s a special way to play with this thing, " Chen Mo said."You can try the button at the bottom of the screen."

"Zhou Jiangping tapped on the screen, and the paper robot stopped moving. "

Chen Zhao placed his hand about 15 centimeters in front of the paper robot.

Zhou Jiangping was very surprised to find that the robot actually moved!

"Zhou Jiangping didn’t press the Switch screen himself, nor did he give the robot any movement commands, but the robot began to move after Chen Mo’s hand! "

"The movements were extremely precise. Chen Mo purposely moved his hand in different directions and turned all sorts of corners, but the paper robot could keep up without any problems. It was also very responsive, almost in sync with Chen Mo’s hand movements no matter if it was turning left or right. "

It felt like he was teasing a puppy with a piece of sausage.

"This is also the work of the infrared camera?"

"Zhou jiangpin looked at the Switch screen carefully and found that there was a small display on the screen, and on it was the image taken by the infrared camera of the Switch handle. Obviously, the camera could "see" the position of Chen Mo’s hand. After sending it to the Switch, the Switch would control the two controllers to vibrate and move to Chen Mo’s hand. "

"Zhou Jiangping also tried it himself and found that the recognition rate of this thing was really high, and the smoothness was beyond imagination. "

"That’s awesome. The others play the switch with the handle, but this is the Switch playing with the handle!"

"Zhou Jiangping was completely convinced. If the principle of the paper piano was slightly easier to understand, the principle of this paper robot was very confusing. "

"With just two small Switch controllers, so many things could be done? "

Using vibrations to make the paper box walk? This was a genius’s creativity!

"Mr. Chen, are you telling me that there are more fun ways to do it?" Zhou Jiangping asked. "

"Chen Mo was amused."Of course there’s more to it. The Switch handle is very powerful. It’s a very powerful sensory device." When it’s on sale, there will be more interesting ways to play it, and players can even create their own ways to play it. "

"Zhou Jiangping was silent for a moment, then sighed, "This thing … It’s indeed much more awesome than the dimensional book. This paper box set … What’s its name?"

"I’ll call it … Hardbox player!"Chen Mo smiled. "

Chapter 913: The development strategy

"Hardcore player? Hardbox player? This name is good! Then … What’s the price?" Zhou Jiangping asked. "

"Chen Mo thought for a moment,’I’ll make N in one packages based on the number of paperboards required. Each package will be priced within 200, including the game itself. After buying the game, the cardboard can be sold separately at less than 20 yuan each, just a little higher than the cost price. "

"Uh …"

Zhou Jiangping couldn’t tell if the price was considered high or low.

"200 yuan to buy a pile of waste paper boxes? After all, even if this broken paper box was specially made, the cost was almost negligible. "

"However, if he wanted this pile of broken paper boxes to really become a piano or a robot, he needed to be creative! "

Creativity was priceless!

"Chen Mo was still demonstrating a relatively simple version. If it were to go on sale, the Switch screen would definitely need some fancy graphics and all sorts of sound effects to make it look good. "

"In other words, the design of the game and the design of the cardboard box were the main selling point. What was sold was creativity. If it was really a collection of all the games in the game and sold for 200 yuan, then each game would only be around 20 to 40 yuan on average. Even if it was a small game, it was basically the normal price. "

"Chen Mo continued, "actually, there are more options. For example …’Box player’ for a limited time or lifetime membership." We can start a creative workshop for hardcore gamers on Thunderbolt gaming platform and open source ‘hardcore gamers’ game editor. The official game company will release new games regularly, and other players can also make and upload their own games. "

"After the players become members, they can buy games and cardboard at an extremely low discount price. This way, when new games are released continuously, the real hardbox players can also maintain the ability to pay continuously. Other than that, we will encourage players to design their own games and allow players to sell them. Thunderbolt gaming platform will take a percentage of the profits based on normal games. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded."That is to say, if a player designs a great hardbox game, they can also earn money from it?" This was not bad. It would ensure the continuation of the game … However, would the discounts given by members reduce the income? We can totally sell it at a higher price. "

"Chen Mo shook his head, "director Zhou, whether it’s the hard box or these games, or even the Switch itself, strictly speaking, they’re in the same position as the Lehui cell phone. We don’t count on them to make money. Why do you keep producing Lehui cell phones with such low hardware revenue? Because you want to promote software, and Lehui is an internet company, not a traditional mobile phone manufacturer. "

"It’s the same for hardcore box players. Through various additional value-added services, the value of the Switch itself can be increased, allowing more people to buy the machine for various reasons. After that, he would use the machine to expand Thunderbolt gaming platform and other gaming services. The hardbox player game is just a gimmick, it’s the lowest level item, there’s no point in selling it at a high price. "

"I see, " Zhou Jiangping said, "I understand."

"Zhou Jiangping knew this, but the "hardbox player" gave him such an amazing feeling that he didn’t understand what Chen Mo was trying to do. "

"In fact, this strategy was very simple. It was just like how Lehui cell phones could always maintain a high price-performance ratio because they had never regarded the cell phone itself as the main point of profit. Therefore, every cell phone was sold relatively cheap. "

"In an era of technological boom, it was difficult for hardware manufacturers to pull apart the technological gap. If they couldn’t guarantee a technological advantage, then the high price would sooner or later be made miserable by the low price disruptors. "

"Therefore, Zhou Jiangping’s idea when he made the Lehui mobile phone was to sell the hardware cheap, mainly to create an ecosystem, an intelligent system, and additional value-added services. Through the ecosystem, the consumers would be firmly bound to the Lehui brand, and thus, they would be in an invincible position. "

It was the same for ‘hardcore players’.

"What was this thing? In fact, to put it bluntly, it was just a gimmick. "

"Using a cardboard box to make a piano that could be used as an electronic piano sounded quite impressive, but thinking about it carefully, this thing really lacked continuous fun. "

"Looking at the concept art, piecing it together, and trying it out after the piecing was completed were all very interesting stages. "

"However, no matter how advanced a paper piano was, professionals would only treat it as a toy. They would still often use real pianos or electronic pianos. "

"It was the same for other toys. Robots that shook their handles to control their movements would be very novel at first sight, but after playing for two hours, they might have to remove the handles and continue playing "The Legend of Zelda", letting these broken paper boxes eat dust forever. "

"This was the case for professionals, not to mention ordinary people who couldn’t even play the piano. It was impossible for Shi Lezhi to learn piano and music with this. "

"Therefore, this item should not be sold at an expensive price. If the price was too high, then some rich players who were not short of money would buy it. However, for the vast majority of ordinary people, the price-performance ratio of this item was almost zero. "

"Was he making this thing to make money? Of course, this was a small part of the reason, but definitely not the whole reason. "

"The best part about the "hardbox player" was its concept and gimmick. Most players would think at first sight "Wow, awesome!"

"Its true value was that it was a product that could only be made by Switch, and it was the exclusive entertainment of Switch players. "

"Box players" would make every Switch player feel a sense of pride, and it would also make other players who did not Switch envious. The ultimate goal was to use these cool concepts and cardboard boxes to attract more people to buy the Switch and further promote the gaming ecosystem of Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"Moreover, this thing required an endless stream of new products to maintain its popularity. Once the players got tired of the existing hardbox games and had no new games to pick up, the players ‘interest would quickly fade. "

"Therefore, the creative workshop and the membership system were necessary. "

"The theory behind the "hardbox player" wasn’t complicated. It was nothing more than using the vibration technology of the controller, gyroscopes, infrared rays, and other methods to read the input signals of the cardboard box device. As long as the editor was available, many awesome players would naturally understand how to do it after exploring it. "

"Since they could make new hardbox games to sell, they would have the motivation and income to continue producing more and better game resources for the "hardbox players". "

"The membership system maximized the player’s continued purchasing power, making them feel that the "hard-Box Games" on the Switch were very worth it and cost-effective, thus attracting more players to Switch. "

Chapter 914: A new breakthrough in artificial intelligence technology

"I’ll send you the initial design of all the ‘hardcore players’ in two days. You can consider making a set with Switch to sell. We can start preparing the publicity materials. Also, this thing’s English name is Labo. " Chen Zhao said. "

"Zhou Jiangping was still playing with the paper piano with great interest."President Chen, can you give me these two?"

"Chen Mo was amused."What do you want this for, director Zhou? after the Labo is mass-produced, it’ll definitely be colored and the workmanship will be more detailed. It’ll definitely look better than this."

"Zhou Jiangping "that’s not the same. These two were personally made by Mr. Chen. They’re worth collecting."

"Chen Mo nodded."That’s fine too. Director Zhou, you can exchange it with a picture in a female outfit."

Zhou Jiangping was speechless.

"Chen Mo laughed."I’m just joking. Please take them. I’ll arrange for someone to connect the paper-cut books. There will also be special promotional materials for the Labo. Please take care of the material and the specific processing method of these paper boxes."

"Zhou Jiangping nodded, "sure, no problem"

……

"After Zhou Jiangping left, Chen Mo quickly finished the Labo blueprint, as well as the corresponding game design, and handed it over to the others. "

"The most amazing thing about Labo was its creativity. Anyone who saw a pile of waste boxes with a Switch turning into a piano, robot, motorcycle, fishing rod, and other props would be amazed. "

"In fact, this thing could have been released before. The reason why he waited until now was mainly because the number of players in the Switch was relatively small. Even if Labo was released, it would be difficult to form a scale effect, and the impact would be very limited. Now, with the popularity of "Legend of Zelda" and "escape, " the Switch pro was in various hot sales. Bringing out the Labo now could get a wide range of attention and create a high degree of discussion. "

"However, it was just something to add to the already perfect design. The content wasn’t complicated, and Chen Mo only took it out to attract attention. "

"Chen Mo believed that as long as he had a creative workshop, there would be a variety of fun hardbox games, forming a stable ecosystem that would allow Chen Mo to lose money. "

"After finishing the Labo design and concept draft and distributing them to the people in charge, Chen Mo leaned back in his chair and stretched. "

"Well, he could draw another round of prizes. "

"Legend of Zelda and Silent Hill were two killer games that gave Chen Mo a steady stream of happiness and resentment, and he had accumulated a lot more by now. "

"So far, what Chen Mo needed the most was the world Update device, he didn’t really lack anything else. So Chen Mo got a key from the system store after twenty tries and opened the store again. "

"Hmm … The world Update device can only be bought for 100 times, with 10 chances to buy one. I have 678 lucky draw chances now, which means I can buy 67. Alright, I’ll buy them all. "

"Chen Mo used up all his lottery chances, using all 67 World Update devices at once. "

"It was the same as last time, he didn’t feel anything! "

"After using it, Chen Zhao regretted it a little. He felt that something was wrong. "

"Why is it that as a system, at this stage, I’ve become a service to the people? "

"Using my lottery chances to benefit parallel world and improve its technology … No matter how I think about it, it’s a huge loss for me! "

"However, the items that he got from the lottery at this stage were quite awkward. Chen Mo didn’t lack anything for the time being, so he was basically giving this world a bonus! "

"After all, everything Chen Mo had now was a result of losses, and it was all given to him by his dear players, so it wasn’t a big deal to return the favor. "

"After waiting for twenty minutes, a call came. "

Chen Mo glanced at the screen and saw that it was Qiao Hua.

"Hey, Chen Mo, take a look at the illusion game editor."

"Qiao Hua and Chen Mo were old acquaintances. He was usually quite busy, so he made it sound simple. Chen Mo hung up and opened the illusion game engine. "

"Chen Mo had already gotten full marks on all the items in the illusion game engine, and was already S-rank, so he didn’t care about the numbers anymore. Moreover, most of the work was done by others. Chen Mo usually only needed to write a concept draft, so he hadn’t opened the illusion game engine in a long time. "

"Ignoring the unimportant information, Chen Mo found the email that Qiao Hua had sent him as a member of the game Committee two minutes ago. "

"The artificial intelligence technology … Has been upgraded?"

Chen Zhao was immediately excited. This was much more reliable than the micro-consciousness reading device!

"After all, the [World Update device (fragment)] that he used this time was almost twice as much as the last time. The effect was definitely better, but he didn’t know how much better it would be. "

Chen Mo read through the email again.

"In fact, even before this, the artificial intelligence in the parallel world was already very powerful. For example, origin, who could play wanr3, and Nuannuan, who could talk. "

"The artificial intelligence in this parallel world had already left the stage of "artificial recklessness", but it was still far from the real "thinking" artificial intelligence. "

"With Nuan Nuan as an example, she would find something to do, make an accurate judgment on what the players said, answer appropriately, and take the initiative to ask the players some questions. "

"It gave the players the impression that Nuan Nuan could think, but that was not the case. This was just one of the manifestations of the artificial intelligence. It was a relatively realistic reaction through in-depth learning. In reality, the artificial intelligence did not know why it was doing this. "

"To put it simply, when Nuan Nuan had nothing to do, she would make and drink tea. However, she didn’t really care about the meaning of "making tea." She just wanted to "make herself look more human."

"In other words, artificial intelligence was just a program that "looked like a human, " but in fact, it was not a body of consciousness that could think and instinctively avoid harm. "

"Of course, if artificial intelligence really awakened its consciousness, then there would be the possibility of an "intelligence machine crisis" for humans. "

"However, in this email, there was a new breakthrough in artificial intelligence technology. "

"The new artificial intelligence technology could have a relatively basic "self-awareness."

Chen Zhao was also stunned when he saw this.

"Even Chen Mo thought it was ridiculous. No matter how much AI looked like a human, it was only a program with a certain learning ability and a certain rule. If there were some incomprehensible phenomena, it would be a bug. If one studied it carefully, they would be able to find the mistake. "

"However, what if artificial intelligence had a relatively basic "self-consciousness"? "

"Then, it wouldn’t be strange for it to do anything. "

"For example, origin was able to beat all the professional players in the world in the War3. It might look strong, but in some sense, it was not more advanced than a living dog. "

Chapter 915: To be a dog

Chen Mo studied the new breakthrough in artificial intelligence.

"To put it simply, the AI this time had risen from the level of "origin who can play War3″" or "Nuan Nuan who can fluently answer questions" to the level of "a living dog."

"As for how this breakthrough came about, Chen Mo had no idea. After all, the breakthrough was based on his system … "

"However, Chen Zhao knew the significance of this breakthrough. "

"Some people might think, what kind of breakthrough is this? It was clearly a regression, right? "

"Origin could control a large number of machines in real life to fight, but Nuannuan could at least act like a human. What was this "living dog"? "

"However, the key to this progress was "self-consciousness."

Origin did not realize that it was an artificial intelligence. It could only make a series of choices according to what it had learned. Nuan Nuan didn’t realize that she was an artificial intelligence. She could only search and respond according to what the players said.

"In other words, they had no self-consciousness. "

"However, a puppy had its own consciousness. It could recognize that it was a living being with the instinct to survive. When it was thirsty, it would find water to drink. When it was hungry, it would find food. It could sense the kindness and malice of humans, or rather … It could understand humans. "

"Moreover, each of the 1000 dogs had their own characteristics and personalities. "

"It had consciousness, emotions, and could affect its own behavior. In a sense, the current artificial intelligence could be considered a relatively elementary life form in some aspects. "

"Although in reality, cats and dogs were only as intelligent as children, and could be crushed by artificial intelligence in many aspects, they were still living beings, and artificial intelligence was not. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t sure how the world Update device did it, but it was clear that the new era of AI had arrived … "

……

"This time, the new artificial intelligence was opened to a few key fields of application, one of which was the gaming industry. "

"However, the control on the application of new technology this time was far stricter than any previous time. "

"Even among the Honorary Committee members, only a few S-grade video game designers were given permission to use the game, and Chen Mo was one of them. "

"The situation in foreign countries was similar, and they were also cautious about the development of new artificial intelligence. "

The reason was simple.

"If a dog created by artificial intelligence behaved like a real dog, reacted like a real dog, and was the same in all aspects, and even had unique personality characteristics, then would it be considered a life? "

"It might sound ridiculous, but it was obvious that when artificial intelligence technology reached this stage, it would naturally produce these so-called "moral paradoxes."

"If, in the future, they developed robots that were exactly the same as humans, or even thought that they were humans, then ending their lives, would it make some people feel like they were killing? "

"Of course, there was no end to the discussion on this topic. Most people were still inclined to believe, "Artificial intelligence was artificial intelligence, and it was ultimately meant to serve humans. Even if robots obtained similar intelligence to humans, it was impossible for them to live on equal terms with humans. "

"After all, all animals were selfish and self-centered by nature. Humans worked hard to develop artificial intelligence to make their lives better, not to find themselves a master to serve. "

"Therefore, due to various considerations, this latest artificial intelligence technology was opened to various fields for related experiments and development once it was developed. However, the qualifications of the developers were strictly controlled. "

"But then again, the progress of artificial intelligence technology seemed to be huge, but in reality, it was not practical. "

What could he do if he had a real ‘dog’s mind’? Produce a robot dog and sell it as a pet? Or an electronic pet Software?

"After all, from a practical point of view, the latest artificial intelligence system did not have any revolutionary breakthroughs. What else could a dog do other than guarding the house … "

"However, this was a good opportunity for Chen Mo. "

"This new artificial intelligence system could reach the level of intelligence of some animals, the highest level being that of dogs. As for the specific habits, attack, intelligence, and other attributes, they could be adjusted within a certain range, and some new settings could be added on their own. Moreover, the officials had also provided some ready-made animal habits templates. There were carnivorous animals and herbivorous animals that could be freely chosen. "

Chen Zhao thought for a while and called Qian Kun over.

"Be a dog and throw it into the Oasis."

……

……

"Actually, Chen Mo’s idea of "being a dog" wasn’t that hard, since there were art resources for dogs. The key was to add an AI to it. Moreover, the artificial intelligence this time would be different in many aspects. In short, from the appearance, it would look like the same dog, but in fact, there would be subtle differences in personality. "

"In addition, a feature to customize the dog’s appearance would be released for players, allowing them to freely dye their dog’s fur. Every player’s dog would be different. "

"In comparison, Labo production was a step faster. "

"Chen Mo finished the Labo blueprints in no time, and there was no pressure in creating the various games. He sent them to le Hui for production. "

"There was basically no problem with production capacity. After all, it was a pile of cardboard. If the machine was running 24 hours a day, the production speed would be amazing. "

"Soon, Labo’s promotional video was out. "

……

"Many Switch players found that in the Thunderbolt gaming platform’s Switch gaming zone, there was a very eye-catching field, which was a new promotional video. "

"On Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official website and Lehui technology’s official website, the promotional video also appeared. "

"The name of the promotional video was "hardbox player"! "

"Many players were dumbfounded. What the hell was this? At first, he thought that it was a new game for Twitch, but the name didn’t seem like it at all! "

The players were curious and clicked on the video.

……

"After the Switch logo, the camera cut to the exit of a machine, and a square piece of cardboard fell on the conveyor belt. "

"With a "click", the steel mold covered the cardboard, and a piece of cardboard with clear divisions and different colors fell to the ground along the conveyor belt. "

The cardboard was picked up one by one and the planned parts were removed.

"Bending, inserting, and assembling, a paper piano was born. "

He placed the Switch on top and pressed the piano key.

"do"?

"With the crisp sound of the piano, more Labo appeared on the screen. "

The house.

Little robot.

The motorcycle.

The fishing rod.

It was a wearable robot.

Color freely.

The exterior was diy.

"At the end of the scene, countless laboos were gathered together, and a complete box appeared on the screen. "

"Hardbox player"(tribe)! "

Chapter 916: The magical Labo

"After watching the "hardbox player" promotional video, all the players ‘reactions were "F * ck". "

Many players even doubted their eyes and played the video to the beginning and watched it again.

"F * ck, am I seeing this right? what kind of black technology is this??"

"It’s just like the name. A cardboard box player playing a cardboard box. It’s real!"

"No, I still don’t understand. How did you do it? How do you play a paper piano?"

"It feels like some kind of sensory device. These paper boxes should only be the appearance. The actual function is achieved through the switch."

"The question is, how does the switch achieve this function?"

"I’ve tolerated the front part, but that huge robot at the back, F * ck … It can be worn and can transform?!"

"Serente is getting better and better at playing around. He’s coming out with a broken paper box to scam money! Don’t stop me, I’ll F * cking buy it!"

"The players were all shocked, mainly because the things displayed in the promotional video were a little too high-level! "

"What made many people wonder was, how did this thing called Labo achieve the sensory effect with a small handheld console like the switch? "

"Of course, there were many motion-sensing games on the market, but without exception, they all needed a camera to film the player’s movements. "

"But many people were puzzled. Did the Switch have a camera? Even if there was, it was not used to film the players ‘actions! "

"For this piano, the display of the Switch was used for visual display and sound, and the handle of the Switch was inserted into the paper piano. How did they know which key the player pressed? "

"The cool concept of the Labo immediately attracted the curiosity of many players. Other than exclaiming "awesome", the players were also more concerned about how much the item would sell for. "

"Soon, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official website released the price and details of Labo. "

"Labo would combine N small games into one set. The price of different sets was the same, 198 Yuan. "

"These sets would ensure that the game’s capacity was similar. Taking into account the number of cardboard and games, the value of each set would be roughly equal. "

"There were two Labo sets in the first batch, namely "five-in-one piano" and "wearable robot." The former included piano, remote control robot, fishing, motorcycle, and Labo hut. Both sets were sold at 198 Yuan. "

"In addition, more official Labo and creative workshops would be launched in the future, allowing players to create their own creations. Therefore, the membership service of Labo would be open to players. Players could spend 98/year to become a ‘hardcore gamer’ member. In the future, they would receive a digital Labo game for free every month, and all Labo games would enjoy a discount of half to 20% when purchasing. The different discounts would change in real time every month. "

"In addition, Labo created by players could be sold, and the profits would be shared with the officials. When other players reached a certain number, the official company would produce a batch of cardboard of the same model and mail it to the players who bought it. The game was directly downloaded from Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"In addition, there was an unlimited supply of paper boxes at 20 yuan per set. "

The players ‘first reaction was that it was a little expensive.

Wasn’t this just a pile of paper boxes?

"But on second thought, that wasn’t right. This thing should be calculated according to the game’s price! "

"Five games for 200 RMB? A 40-Yuan model? It felt okay. Although it’s just a small game, it’s quite creative!"

"I think membership is more worth it. 1998, one free game per month, and all Labo games in the future can enjoy a 20% discount. If it’s half price, you can buy a five-in-one game for only 100 yuan!"

"ERM, it does sound cheap, but why do I still think it’s expensive …"

"F * ck, you can’t say that. This thing is selling creativity, understand? Creativity is priceless!"

"Yeah, I think this is a game that stimulates the child’s heart. The problem is to turn a broken cardboard box into a game. Other than the switch, where else do you expect to play it?"

"But won’t this stupid cardboard box become rotten after playing with it?"

"If it’s rotten, you can buy a new one. There’s no limit to 20 yuan. If you still think it’s expensive, you can use a paper cutter to cut it according to the official size …"

"And you see, it’s a creative workshop! There are definitely many ways to play it later on, so it’s worth it to buy a member. If you’re a god, you can even make your own game and sell it!"

The players all expressed that salent was getting better at playing!

"In fact, the principle behind Labo wasn’t complicated. It was just a special sensory + peripheral, but it was too high-end. "

"If he were to play the real piano to pick up girls, he would have to play it especially well. But what about using a paper piano to pick up girls? As long as it was in tune, it would be fine, because the girl’s attention must be all on the paper piano. "

"It wasn’t rare to buy an electronic piano, but it was very interesting to use a paper box to make a piano that could produce the same sound as an electronic piano! "

"The concept of "hardcore box players" quickly spread, and many Switch players were considering whether to buy a set to play. "

"Many players bought the Switch based on their family. The Switch was a veritable woman and child machine. In this case, buying a cardboard box for the wife and child to play with was very cost-effective. "

"Moreover, the process of piecing Labo together was similar to building blocks. It was a very good parent-child activity. In the eyes of many parents, whether it was a paper piano, a paper motorcycle, or a fishing rod, they could all inspire their intelligence. The content of the game was also very healthy, and it was very suitable as a birthday gift for children. "

"As for the players without wives and children, as long as they were still young, they could also buy it to play with. They could also show off in front of their friends. Wasn’t that great? "

……

"On the day that Labo was released, many players immediately expressed that they would buy it! "

"Especially the members, how could they not buy something that would make Chen Mo lose money? "

"Many players had initially thought of observing the situation. After all, not every player had a use for membership. If they bought too few cardboard boxes, they would not be able to earn back the membership fees. "

"However, after getting the first batch of real items, many players decided on the spot to Buy Membership! "

"A large number of Labo unboxing videos appeared on the internet, and players realized that these so-called cardboard boxes were far more exquisite than they had imagined! "

"First of all, all the cardboard in the Labo was made of good material and had appropriate hardness. The edges of all the parts were cut very neatly and could be removed with a gentle pull. The bent parts had also been treated accordingly. As long as one strictly followed the steps in the video, there was almost no possibility of failure. Even children could complete it very well. "

"Secondly, the video introduction was very complete. Every step was very detailed, and the current area would be highlighted with a dynamic display, which was much clearer than the paper instructions. "

"Finally, looking at the finished product, many players would feel a sense of satisfaction in the process of putting it together. They would think, "I actually put together such an awesome thing?" For example, when piecing the piano together, from the body of the piano to the keys, and then to every detail, the players would constantly exclaim, "F * ck, that’s how the keys came out!"F * ck! Is this place used to weigh the keys?"

"In the process of piecing them together, many steps revealed the exquisite design hidden in these paper boxes. Many people even felt that even if they only bought paper boxes, they could completely play with them like building blocks! However, the price was way too cheap compared to the building blocks! "

Chapter 917: Young paparazzo, you have changed

"Legend of Zelda, escape, and Labo’s three-shot combo made many Switch players feel like they had come to heaven. "

It was too exciting!

"After three consecutive big moves, even players who had never thought about switching were tempted to buy one and play it. "

This was because the three ultimate skills were completely different.

"Legend of Zelda was on the right track. It was a perfect masterpiece in every aspect. For most players, it was a work that wouldn’t be out of date for one or two years. As an open world game, it had rich content and was worth reminiscing. "

"Escape took the evil path and was an excellent movie-like game. Its gimmick was in the two-player game experience. It could be said that there was no two-player game on the market that could reach its level in terms of story, fun, and artistic quality. "

"Although the story lost its fun after one round, for many players, the fun brought by the game in one round was irreplaceable. Not to mention that there were many other mini-games in the game, so it was good to play a second round to experience the hidden ending. "

"As for Labo, he was walking on the path of heaven, which made everyone exclaim, "There’s such a F * cking operation? "

"Were these paper boxes really that fun? Was it really better than VR games? Not really, but it was one of a kind, and in terms of class, it was not inferior to any other game. "

"Especially when the Labo was a physical object, when it was installed, all the parts were tightly buckled together, the Switch and handle were perfectly matched, the piano could really make sound, the fishing rod could really fish, the motorcycle could really drive, and the wearable robot could really move and attack according to its own movements. Many players ‘sense of achievement was completely off the charts. "

"These three big moves created big news one after another, teasing the players ‘nerves in fancy ways. "

"Such a powerful Switch, don’t you want one? There are all kinds of positions!"

"Since you’re going to buy it, why don’t you get it done in one go? why don’t you consider the silky smooth Switch pro?"

"This is the trendiest technological product this year. It’s the best choice for your girlfriend, boyfriend, or baby!"

"In short, after this set of combination punches was released, those who were hesitating before had already bought it. Those who were not interested in it before had also begun to hesitate. "

"However, many players still felt that it was a fly in the ointment. "

"What do you guys think?" some players asked, "if Chen Mo had taken out escape and Labo earlier, would Zhou Jiangping have been able to dress as a female?"

……

The popularity of ‘box player’ had yet to die down when a post caught the attention of the players.

"The dog in my mansion seems to be different from before!"

"Ever since seaside mansion was renamed to oasis and became the default log-in space for the entire Thunderbolt gaming platform, the players ‘novelty had pretty much passed. "

"After all, there were only so many items in the virtual world’s luxury houses. In the beginning, players would touch here and there in a novel manner, but now, most players would only enter the luxury houses to take a look when they were in relaxing mode or when they had nothing to do. They would also buy a few clothes for Nuannuan. "

"Oasis would have a default update every week. Usually, it would be a simple repair and there would be no special update instructions, so most players did not pay much attention to it. "

"However, after this update, some players were very sensitive to the fact that their dog seemed to be different from before. "

What was different? it seemed that the dog’s behavior was a little unpredictable.

"This dog had been around since the release of "seaside mansion". The art resources were directly taken from "mysterious sea", and the various actions were very complete. Later on, more and more derivative games were added, including shaving the dog, bathing it, feeding it, and so on. "

"However, after the players tried it out, they felt that the routine was too fixed. "

"Even though the dog’s actions were random to some extent, and its actions and expressions were rich, the players could feel that it was just a program. "

"It was the same for Nuan Nuan. Although she could talk to the players, read books, and drink tea, the players could all sense that she was not a living person. She was just a program with rich behaviors. "

"Why could he feel it? The players couldn’t tell, but they could feel it. "

"However, after this update, many players felt that their dog was different. "

A very intuitive feeling was that this dog seemed to have let himself go?

"In the past, as long as he beckoned to the dog, the dog would immediately run over, stick out its tongue, and roll around. It would eat happily when it was fed, and when he ignored it, it would lie quietly on the side. Occasionally, it would run out to have fun, but all its actions were predictable. "

"But now, this dog suddenly seemed to have something on his mind … "

"He waved at the dog, but it didn’t come over. Even if he fed it, it might not eat it. "

"Sometimes, when you touched it, it would be uninterested; Sometimes, when you ignored it, it would take the initiative to come over and lick you. "

"Moreover, sometimes, the dog would lie on the beach to watch the sunset or chase the crabs on the beach. If the players went over, the dog would turn its head to look at them and then continue to watch the sunset. "

Many players had a feeling that the young paparazzo’s eyes … Seemed to have something on his mind.

"This feeling was quite strange. It was as if his dog had always been like a puppet, going wherever he was told to go. But now, it was a little like a real dog … "

"It was as if the dog had its own independent thinking. It would not kneel and lick its master’s feet for no reason. Instead, it needed its master to constantly build a relationship with the dog, just like raising a pet in real life. "

Gou ‘Zi wouldn’t listen and would do some weird things. He would even do things with a goal.

Many players were very uncomfortable at the beginning. My dog was originally an obedient dog and was very obedient. How did he suddenly become a problematic youth?

"However, after a while, the players realized that although the dog was not obedient, it liked to be with the dog more! "

"Previously, the dog was no different from an electronic pet. In fact, it was just a multiple-choice question. As long as you chose the right choice, you could get the effect you wanted. "

"But now, if he wanted to get along well with the young paparazzo, he would have to spend some time and effort. "

"The simplest example was that the dog was in a bad mood and was lying still. Why was it in a bad mood? Was it because its master had shouted at it before? Was it because he was hungry? Because he was sick? Or was it bored after staying at home for too long, so it wanted its master to play with it? "

Many players felt that the dog’s intelligence had definitely been upgraded! Why did it feel like raising a dog in real life?

Chapter 918: The aura of life

"Many players liked to go back to their mansions in between VR games. They no longer played the Switch in their mansions, nor did they buy clothes for Nuannuan. Instead, they played with their dogs every day! "

What did it feel like to be a leopard …

"In fact, it was very similar to the feeling of playing with a dog in real life. When the dog was obedient, it was very active, but sometimes the dog did not play by the rules. "

"An intuitive feeling was that the young paparazzo seemed to have some emotions. Sometimes he was happy, sometimes he was depressed, and sometimes he was clingy … "

"Moreover, there was no pattern to the change in emotions, but it was closely related to the player’s current actions. "

"For example, if a player played with the dog or brought the dog out for a run, it would significantly improve the dog’s mood. However, it was also possible that the dog would be completely unmoved if the player played with it. At that time, he would have to think of other ways. "

"This experience was no different from hunting real dogs, so the dogs in oasis attracted a large number of players. Whether they had dogs in real life or not, they all wanted to give it a try. "

"However, the players were also curious, "how did you make such a realistic dog?"

"Soon, some players revealed the news. Due to the advancement in artificial intelligence technology, the dog you’re flirting with might really have self-awareness … "

"The progress of artificial intelligence technology was not a particularly strict secret. It was just that it had not been completely exposed and spread. In fact, the latest artificial intelligence technology had already been spread in many fields, but it had not been widely promoted and spread to the player community. "

"In the beginning, the players thought that this was nonsense, or that some fake reviewers were using this as a gimmick to brag about oasis. "

But this matter … Why did it seem more and more real?

"With the emergence of various signs, a lot of evidence pointed to the same conclusion This dog seemed to have been created with the latest artificial intelligence. It did have a certain level of self-awareness! "

"The so-called self-consciousness was actually one’s own understanding of oneself. In layman’s terms, it meant that one had a clear idea of what was going on. "

"In the case of dogs, it meant that dogs had emotions. Their emotions would change according to their cycles and would be affected by the outside world. They could recognize that humans were their owners, they could realize that dog food was edible, and they could feel whether they were full or hungry … "

"Of course, the actual situation would only be more complicated, and there were still many things that could only be explained clearly with professional terms. "

"To the players, this only meant one thing My dog is alive! "

"It was no longer the dog simulation program of the past. In a sense, it was now a real virtual dog. Other than living in the game world, it was almost no different from a real dog. "

"(Of course, there is no difference from a human’s point of view. It is difficult for humans to distinguish the difference in self-consciousness between an intelligent dog and a real dog. As for whether the real dog will treat the virtual dog as its own kind, there is no accurate conclusion at the moment, but from the experimental data, it is relatively optimistic.) "

"After knowing this, the players were all excited, and their attitude towards the young paparazzo had a 180-degree change! "

"In the past, everyone knew that it was a virtual program, so they would only play with it when they were in a good mood. Once they were busy, they would forget about it. "

"But now, it was not possible. The dog was like a living thing. If you ignored it, it would feel very lonely, lonely, bored, and depressed. If this continued for a long time, it might even suffer from a psychological illness or cause physical discomfort … "

"For the players, this was equivalent to increasing their burden. In the past, they didn’t need to put any energy into it, but now, they needed to spend a lot of time taking care of it. They also had to try to figure out the dog’s thoughts and take corresponding measures … "

"However, the players didn’t have any resistance at all. Instead, they were playing in full swing! "

"There were even dog trainers in real life who specialized in training dogs in real life, and they really trained the dogs very well! "

"Some players even expressed that playing with dogs was really fun! Oasis should be renamed as "dog raising simulator"! "

The young paparazzo was not the only one who had changed. The entire Oasis Game had also changed.

"At first, when seaside mansion was released, everyone treated it as a bonus from Thunderbolt gaming platform, and no one was willing to stay in it for long. "

"Later on, as more and more custom-made functions and Nuannuan appeared, players began to like staying there. "

"However, in the players ‘minds, it was just a game, a scene, and not a real "certain place."

This was because this place lacked vitality and living things.

"Whether it was Nuannuan or the young paparazzo, the players all knew that this was only part of the game. It was some kind of high-end decoration, which was essentially similar to the smart slightly and Smart TV at home. When you’re at home, do you feel that the smart slightly is accompanying you? "

"But now, this dog had suddenly come to life, and many players instantly felt that something was different. "

"That’s right, this dog suddenly gave the entire oasis an extra breath of life. The players no longer felt lonely or monotonous. They even felt that the dog had instantly activated the entire oasis. The dog food, dog toys, and so on from before could now be put to use. "

What was even more insane was that Chen Mo seemed to have added a damage effect to all the furniture!

A player entered oasis after work and was stunned by the scene in front of him.

"The house was in a mess, and the pillow on the sofa had been torn apart by the dog. The feathers inside were all over the place … "

The player was left speechless. This was too F * cking real!

"Luckily, Chen Mo said that he was going to introduce a robot housekeeping service that was 10 RMB a month, otherwise the players would have really broken down. They had just finished their chores at home and wanted to relax in the gaming hub, but now they had to do the chores … "

"However, this kind of "disaster level dog" did not appear often. There were strict restrictions on the dog’s personality. It could be said that all dogs were little angels, but some dogs would occasionally let themselves go, as a kind of surprise (scare) for their owners. "

"This situation was controlled to a certain extent, so the players were still more welcoming of it. After all, this was the difference between raising a real dog and an electronic pet. Electronic pets would never do anything that would make their owners unhappy. As long as they followed the guide, they would definitely be able to take care of it. However, this would also make them lose a lot of fun. "

"However, many players were worried about the dog’s life."If I don’t treat the dog well or neglect it because I’m too busy, will it suffer a permanent psychological trauma that can’t be fixed?"

Chapter 919: more pets

Many players had this worry.

"Because they knew that dogs had their own consciousness, many players would treat them as dogs in real life. In addition, they could change their fur color and shape on their own. Everyone’s dog was different, so it was easy to develop feelings for their own dog. Naturally, they were worried about their dog’s low mood. "

"In response, the official website of oasis also explained the update for the dog. "

"In short, although the dog’s intelligence was similar to that of a normal dog, it was limited in one aspect, which was its memory. "

"In other words, the dog was very forgetful. "

The reason why he lowered its memory was to prevent the players ‘inappropriate behavior from causing serious psychological trauma to the dog that could not be fixed.

"The dog’s memory was slightly worse than a normal dog ‘s. At the same time, to make up for this, the program added an additional parameter for the dog, which was "intimacy." This attribute would grow with the time the player spent with the dog and would affect the dog’s behavior towards the player to a certain extent. "

"In other words, if a player neglected the dog because of work, AFK, and other reasons, causing it to wait alone for a long time and cause a certain psychological trauma, it would be fine. The dog would soon forget about this matter. However, because of the existence of the intimacy attribute, the dog’s feelings for the player would only fade slightly, but it would not forget its owner. "

"It sounded complicated, but in reality, it was nothing more than to reduce the time cost and difficulty of raising dogs for the players while avoiding some uncontrollable events. "

"In addition, the officials had also made some special rules. For example, after players bought the housekeeping robot service, the robot would help to feed the dog when the owner forgot to feed it; In addition, when the players were not around, providing boarding services to the players was actually temporarily shutting down the dog’s artificial intelligence system and letting it fall into "hibernation."

"On the surface, it seemed a little unnecessary to make this system. It could just be made according to the dogs in real life. Why did it have to adjust this and that attribute? "

"In fact, this system was mainly prepared for the future. In the future, he would not only make harmless animals like dogs. From now on, he would have to constantly adjust the various attributes of the artificial intelligence. When he created other animals, it would be more realistic and could meet more diverse needs. "

……

"Very soon, oasis had updated various PET systems. "

"In terms of dogs, there were tai Ritian, Shiba Inu, Akita, Golden Retriever, sleigh three, and other dog breeds. There were even more choices for cats, such as British Shorthairs, American Shorthairs, leopard cats, Siamese cats, and so on. "

"Of course, these pets weren’t free. They had to be bought … "

"In terms of price, it was much cheaper than dogs in the real world. In the real world, the price of Shiba Inu was generally between 1000 and 6000 Yuan. This range was relatively loose, but the purer the bloodline, the more expensive it was. Some high-end Shiba Inu could be sold for more than 10000 Yuan. "

"However, in oasis, the price was reduced by 100 times and only 60 Yuan was needed. "

"As for other dogs and cats, the price was basically the same. The market price of the middle and high-end products was 100 times lower. For example, the price of Ragdoll cats was about 8000 to 15000 Yuan, while the market price of inside the Oasis was 150 yuan. The price of rural dogs and orange cats, which were relatively common, was within 10 yuan. "

"There would be discounts in some cases, but in general, the price would not change much and was relatively fixed. After all, as a virtual product, the value of these pets must be maintained, otherwise it would seriously affect their rarity and sales. "

"In addition to that, there were also some very troublesome pets, such as crocodiles, pythons … "

"In theory, no matter how strange a pet was, there would still be people who would raise it, but one still had to consider how big the market was. After all, every new artificial intelligence development had a corresponding development cost. "

"In addition, there were also some particularly precious pets that were not even allowed in reality, such as pandas, tigers, lions, golden monkeys … The market for these pets was definitely very large, but whether or not they were released still had to consider public opinion, relevant laws and regulations, and so they were not in a hurry to launch. In the early stages, cats and dogs were still the main focus. "

"After the entire pet system went online, the players all expressed that they were dazzled by the selection! "

"In reality, it was quite difficult to choose a pet. The number of pets to choose from was very limited. Just the time and money alone would be enough to screen out most players. "

"Everyone knew that Ragdoll cats were cute and clingy, but basically, except for a few rich people, no one was willing to spend tens of thousands of Yuan to buy one. "

"However, in oasis, it only cost a little more than 100 yuan! "

"Of course, there were many problems when comparing virtual pets to real pets. The biggest problem was that they couldn’t be touched and couldn’t be established. Even if it had a physical feel, it was still different from the furry feeling of a real cat. "

"However, there were also some advantages, such as saving time, effort, and worry. "

"Previously, virtual pets did not have intelligence, so their appeal to players was very limited. However, the pets now felt almost the same as living creatures, so their appeal to players was greatly increased. "

"Many people were conflicted. Should they raise a firewood, a Ragdoll, or a Husky? "

"After all, it was a virtual pet, and the seaside mansion was very large. If he had a large dog, he didn’t have to worry about bathing it every day, so he had a wide range of choices. "

Many players decided to just buy a few more!

"A luxury house could have a maximum of three pets at a time. One could buy a lot of pets, but only three could be released. If he wanted to release more, he would have to spend extra money to buy more slots … "

"Well, everyone was already used to this charging strategy. Chen Mo’s free games had always been like this. He had already spent so much money on Nuan Nuan, so how much money would it cost to raise a few dogs and open a few slots? "

"The players immediately set off a wave of buying and raising pets, and it was still showing a trend of spreading. "

"After all, it’s so cheap, and it’s so real. It’s so good to spend a hundred Yuan to play! "

……

……

"Soon, pet-related games appeared on the market, both domestic and foreign. "

"The AI technology had been released to a few S-grade video game designers in the country, and big companies like Emperor dynasty and ZEN Entertainment naturally had access to it as well. It wasn’t a big deal to split a few people to make a pet game. "

"However, the problem was that it did not work in oasis … "

"Everyone knew that with the help of artificial intelligence, virtual pets were a new hot topic, but the problem was, who had planned this as early as Chen Mo? "

"Oasis had been online for more than a year, and it combined most of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s game resources. It could be said that all Thunderbolt Entertainment’s players who had VR gaming pods had oasis. It was like a game’s log-in space. At this time, you told me that you had a new electronic pet. Even if it was free, the players would be too lazy to install it! "

Chapter 920: A hunting game?

"At the end of the day, a virtual pet could only be considered a small plaything attached to a large system. It was very limited in its competitiveness. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo’s virtual pets were top class in terms of art resources and intelligence. Other designers wouldn’t be able to make better pets. Without a clear difference in these aspects, the scale effect of oasis had become an insurmountable obstacle. "

Many designers finally understood why Chen Mo had released seaside mansion a year ago. All for this moment!

"When it was first released, many people thought that seaside mansion was just a free gift and that it would not work. Players did not have time to play any serious games, so who would spend all their time in a fake house? "

"However, with the continuous improvement of the surrounding ecosystem, seaside mansion, which was renamed as oasis, had become the log-in space that most players could not leave. "

Oasis had become a bridge that connected the players ‘real life and the virtual world.

"In the real world, there was Nuan Nuan, a private fitting room, and a virtual pet. In the virtual world, there were all kinds of high-quality games. "

The players suddenly realized that they seemed to be tightly bound to oasis and had unknowingly spent a lot of money and time there. Were they trying to find another replacement for oasis? It was basically impossible.

"The virtual pet incident this time was just a side show of Oasis’s immense potential with the Thunderbolt gaming platform’s huge user base. In the future, this potential would only grow stronger. "

……

……

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters.

"Qian Kun, su Jinyu, and a lot of other people were all wearing their glasses and interacting with the air. It looked like a group of demons dancing around. "

"However, in the eyes of the glasses, it was quite lively. "

"They were surrounded by a large number of pets, as well as all kinds of little spirits in world of elves. Qian Hua was teasing this one and that one at times, and she was simply overjoyed. "

"It’s a pity that it doesn’t have any sense of touch compared to the VR gaming pod. However, it’s not that different. The VR gaming pod’s sense of touch can’t simulate this furry feeling."

"By the way, I feel like I can add intelligence to the elves in world of elves, but it’s just too much work …"

Qian Kun mumbled to himself as he looked at the Geni turtle in front of him.

"Good idea. I’ll leave this simple task to you." A voice said. "

"Ah?" Qian Kun raised his head and saw Chen Zhao smiling at him. "

"Qian Kun was dumbfounded,’don’ t, manager, there are too many little elves in the world of elves! I was just joking!"

"Chen Zhao patted his shoulder."It’s okay. I believe you."

Qian Kun was speechless.

"You’re awake, " Chen Mo said."Stop playing around. Let’s start the meeting for a new project."

Everyone took off their glasses and followed Chen Mo to the meeting room. Qian Kun was the only one left cursing in his heart.

"The VR gaming pod version of the virtual pet was already well received, and the next goal was to transplant all these virtual pets onto the matrix glasses. "

"Although it didn’t have a sense of touch, and the picture quality was reduced, the matrix glasses were portable, and data synchronisation could meet the players ‘desire to play with cats and dogs at any time, so there should still be a certain market demand. "

"The elves in world of elves could also use this intelligent system, but strictly speaking, it was not particularly suitable, because the intelligence of the elves in this world was obviously higher than that of ordinary animals. It could be said that these elves were like human beings who could not speak, which was still a little inferior to the current level of intelligence. "

"However, having an AI system was always good, so Chen Mo left it to Qian Kun to handle. "

……

"In the meeting room, Chen Mo turned on the projector and explained the new project. "

"As for the new project, we will make good use of the latest artificial intelligence system. This time, it will be a new game for the players …"

"Manager, are you talking about world of elves?" Qian Kun was stunned. "

"That’s your responsibility, "Chen Mo said. "

"Qian Kun, "…Maybe we should make an" animal world "?"

"I guess so, " Chen Zhao smiled."Something like that."

The people present were still quite puzzled. It seemed that designers around the world had not thought about how to use the new artificial intelligence system.

This thing was indeed powerful. It was a conscious artificial intelligence. Just thinking about it was very scary.

"But thinking about it carefully, what could it be used for? "

"Its most important function was to make animals look more like animals, but in terms of data analysis, smart home, and other aspects, there was no obvious progress. "

Making a game related to animals? No wonder Qian Kun’s first reaction was to start on animal world …

"Although there were many movies and novels related to animals, a game that was closely related to animals? "

… It seemed like he really couldn’t think of any good way to do it.

"At this moment, the projection displayed the title of the design concept draft. "

Monster Hunter.

"Qian Kun scratched his head, "monster … Hunter?" This is a hunting game?"

The others also had their own guesses.

"An FPS game? Go hunting in the forest?"

"Hmm … A hunting game can make good use of the new artificial intelligence system, but it’s better not to make it into a walking simulator."

"But the title is ‘Monster Hunter’ and not ‘animal hunter’. Could it be a Western fantasy theme?"

Chen Mo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he dragged the design document.

"It’s not wrong to call it a hunting game, but this is what the players have to fight. "

"On the screen, a huge ancient dragon was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, ready to strike. Its two huge wings were filled with dense spikes, its huge body was covered in a hard shell, and the two huge horns on its head were even more terrifying. "

"This was a real behemoth, even more terrifying than the ancient dragons in most Western fantasy stories. Compared to it, the human in the lower right corner of the picture was so small that he could only look up. "

"The human closest to the image was holding a giant sword that was as long as a person, while the human next to him was holding a bow and arrow. The thick arrow was no different from a spear. "

"Qian Kun was shocked, "cold weapon combat?" It felt like a black soul! Are the players going to recall the fear of being dominated by monsters again?"

"Indeed, when people in parallel worlds saw such a scene, their first reaction would be that it was dark Souls. After all, there were many huge ancient dragons in Dark Souls, and the players also wielded big swords, which was quite similar to this map. "

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment."Hmm…Actually, there’s a big difference."

"For example?" Qian Kun asked. "

"Chen Mo smiled, "the bosses in Dark Souls are 10 minutes long. In this game, the bosses are … 30 minutes long."

Chapter 921: This game is not difficult

"Half an hour?"

"Manager, you must be joking."

"A soul-type battle will take half an hour? I’m afraid the players will be mentally weakened!"

"If I were this human, I would think this is a joke … You want me to hunt something like this? F * ck you …"

Everyone was shocked.

"Everyone knows the difficulty of Dark Souls. The entire boss battle was intense. If you were not careful, you would be smashed into pieces by the boss. Now, you are telling me that a battle of this difficulty will last for 30 minutes? "

Are you going to let me live?

"If it was a normal Western fantasy game, it would take at least a 40-man team to hunt a Wyvern of this size, right? Or a 25-man team, no less. "

"Look at this armor, look at its claws, look at its horns … A normal human is basically the same size as its claws, and it’s going to take half an hour to fix its feet? It felt like hitting a rock with an egg … "

"Manager, " Qian Kun scratched his head, "this game … It won’t become" the foot-fixing Hunter ", will it?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "No." Monster Hunter did not determine a monster’s life based on its health bar. There was a more complicated calculation. In short, the entire hunting process will be infinitely close to a real hunting battle. "

"In other words, it’s impossible to win against the ancient dragon by just fixing its feet. Fixing its feet will only cripple the Dragon and affect its attacking movements. But if you want to kill it, you have to destroy its armor, make it lose too much blood, or simply cause fatal damage to its head or important organs."

Everyone was speechless.

This was even more difficult!

"Everyone knew that if they changed it like this, the game’s difficulty would skyrocket. "

"This was because the Dragon’s normal posture was four claws on the ground. It was too dangerous for players to burrow under the Dragon’s stomach and attack its abdomen. The dragon’s head was even more so. It was impossible to touch it. Therefore, most players could only get their feet fixed, because they could only hit their feet … "

"It would be a different story if there was a long-range weapon, but if it was easy to hit the head with a long-range weapon, then there would be an imbalance between the weapons and there would definitely be a problem. "

"If the Dragon couldn’t be killed, it would be bad news for many players who played with melee weapons … "

"He couldn’t possibly cut off all four of the Dragon’s legs and turn them into a human rod, Oh, no, a Dragon rod, right? "

It was highly suspected that the players would have been smacked to death 10000 times before they were cut into Dragon rods …

"Ever since Dark Souls, players had been suspecting Chen Mo’s game design with the worst possible intentions, but this game seemed to have exceeded that … "

Everyone present could not help but worry for the players.

"Chen Mo could see everyone’s nervousness and smiled, "Everyone, don’t be too afraid. It’s actually not that difficult. In terms of difficulty, Monster Hunter was slightly lower than Dark Souls. Well … You can’t say that. Each game has its own difficulties, but Monster Hunter might be easier for players to persist in. "

"Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces. With this crazy difficulty, how could the players easily persist? "

"Everyone’s expression implied that, "yes, yes, yes, you’re right. Anyway, the masochists in Dark Souls will definitely like to play it after it’s done, so you can continue to make it …"

"Chen Mo continued, "Monster Hunter will use the most advanced artificial intelligence system. This means that all animals will have their own consciousness." Or rather, the core of the game is the battle of wits and courage between the players and monsters. "

"The players need to go deep into the complex jungle and track the various large monsters in the jungle. Monsters would run away after being injured, and when trapped, they would unleash their powerful potential, so the entire hunting process would be long and painful. However, after defeating the monsters, the players can collect all kinds of materials from them to create more powerful weapons for themselves. "

"So, the biggest difference between this game and dark Souls is that the main highlight of this game is the ‘hunting’ process itself, and the players are very free to take action. Or rather, there is very little ‘malice’ in this game, and there are almost no traps. It mainly tests the player’s wisdom and operation. "

Everyone was enlightened. So that’s how it was. They had been waiting here!

Are all the monsters here using artificial intelligence?

That feeling was so exciting!

"If this artificial intelligence system was used on dogs, it would actually be a bit of a waste. "

"Because the virtual pet and the player were in a cooperative relationship, they lived in a peaceful state, so it was relatively difficult for it to show the awesomeness of this artificial intelligence. "

But what if artificial intelligence was put on such a powerful Dragon?

"This Dragon had the power to crush humans, and at the same time, it had relatively high intelligence? "

It felt interesting all of a sudden!

"However, the difficulty … Was probably going to rise sharply … "

"Chen Mo continued, "next, I’ll briefly introduce Monster Hunter’s environment and the players ‘hunting targets. In short, we have to build a perfect ecosystem that is completely fictional and has nothing to do with the jungles and wild animals in reality. "

"The current map is one of the seamless maps in the game, called the ancient tree forest. This monster is called the great vicious Jackal Dragon, and its specialty is that it likes to eat its prey …"

"Chen Mo introduced the monsters in the game one by one, and the players more or less understood why Chen Mo said that this game was easier to get used to than Dark Souls. "

"What was the difficulty of Dark Souls? He had let the players fight Gundar head-on, and most of the players were beaten up by Gundam. "

"However, Monster Hunter only hunted small monsters or herbivorous Dragons at the beginning. Even monsters like the great Jackal Dragon were easy to kill. It was normal for ordinary players to work hard and successfully hunt them, let alone with the foundation of Dark Souls. "

"However, as he continued to read, it became more and more deranged … "

"Horned dragon, female Fire Dragon, male Fire Dragon, Sakura Fire Dragon, berserk claw Dragon, annihilation Dragon … "

He would be F * cking abused no matter which one he hit!

"Just by looking at Chen Mo’s design document and not even seeing the actual value, many of the people present already had ‘sorry to disturb’ expressions. "

"For example, the horned dragon’s head, chest, and wings were its weaknesses, so the damage would be higher, but … Who would dare to rush up and hit its head and chest? As for the wings, they were too high to be touched! "

"At most, he would hit his legs and tail, but there was no additional damage to his legs and tail. How long would it take for him to hit them? "

"The more Chen Mo talked about how easy the game was, the more disbelieving everyone was. "

This wasn’t f * cking difficult? who was he lying to?!

Chapter 922: Salent’s sinister intentions

"After he finished explaining the design concept, most of the people in the room understood salent’s evil intentions. "

He was afraid that the players would not pay for it!

"Dark Souls had set the difficulty at the very beginning. The small monsters could hurt you, so Gundam had immediately advised you to quit. Strictly speaking, this game was quite kind. At least you had the chance to refund it. "

"On the other hand, Monster Hunter was a little sneaky. The initial quests were very simple. The first few monsters were all weak, such as vicious hornless dragons and crowndragon. "

"However, the difficulty would increase bit by bit as the game progressed. In the middle of the game, the male Fire Dragon and horned dragon would have a very strong dissuasion effect. As for the various cool ancient dragons in the later stages such as the destruction Dragon, Steel Dragon, and fire King Dragon, they would be able to kill you in minutes. The difficulty level would be as high as the top bosses in Dark Souls, and the time required would be even longer. "

"The key problem was that by the time they reached the horned dragon, it was already past the F * cking refund period … "

"Dark Souls was a bit like a road robbery. The first thing that came up was "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree", and you just had to pay for it. On the other hand, Monster Hunter was more like those illegal boatmen who said, "when you get to the center of the river, I’ll ask if you want to eat a rolling knife or wonton." If you pay, you might be kicked off the boat. It was simply a scam … "

Everyone shivered and made up their minds.

"After this game was made, no matter how good it was, he definitely couldn’t play it! "

"In terms of difficulty, Monster Hunter was actually slightly lower than Dark Souls because the entire game was a boss battle. In Dark Souls, the small monsters might be more difficult to deal with than the boss. "

"However, this did not mean that the old ass from Dark Souls would have a smooth journey in Monster Hunter. "

"Because Monster Hunter had its own way of playing, the combat system looked similar to Dark Souls on the surface but was actually very different. "

"In order to play Monster Hunter well, one must first master the use of various items and target the Dragon. The second was to understand the monster’s habits, including its movement patterns, attack patterns, meat quality, and so on. After that, it was the same as Dark Souls, where the players attacked at the right time, avoided the attacks, and dodged in time. "

"Moreover, although there were certain variables in Dark Souls, it was still a back-to-back battle. As long as one remembered the boss ‘attack pattern, they could still pass the game. However, the monsters in Monster Hunter were all self-conscious. They did not necessarily know how to run when their HP was low, so it was very difficult to predict the monster’s behavior. "

"In other words, the hunting in "Monster Hunter" was as intense and exciting as the hunting in real life. It was also full of danger. Moreover, the humans in the game had no advantage in martial arts. They were completely crushed by the monsters. It was like dancing on the tip of a knife. "

"However, if Chen Mo wanted to do it, then so be it, since the players were the ones suffering … "

"Maybe when the game was released, those masochists who liked Dark Souls would cheer for it! "

……

"The production of Monster Hunter was progressing very quickly because the main workload was on all kinds of monsters. As for the construction of the entire scene, there were many corresponding resources in the art resource library, so it would be much faster. "

"The different weapons, movements, and equipment used by the gamers needed to be made from scratch, but it wasn’t a technical task. With the original art, it was easy to make. "

"What’s more, with the powerful effect of Pangu attraction, the physical laws of the whole world were ready-made. There was no need to adjust it repeatedly. It would be fine as long as some minor adjustments were made according to some of the characteristics of Monster Hunter. "

"For example … No matter how high they fell from, the Hunter would not be injured. "

"As long as everything was done, the entire jungle would become a complete ecosystem, and the various monster AI would be added in. The jungle would immediately be rejuvenated and become no different from a real jungle. "

"On the other hand, the promotional materials for Monster Hunter were also in the process of being prepared. "

"The protagonist of this promotional material was no longer a player, but one of the strongest monsters in the game, the Black Dragon of destruction, known as the Child of Destruction. "

……

As for why Chen Mo wanted to make Monster Hunter …

"It was very simple, resentment points! "

"Although he had used Silent Hill to collect grudges before, the speed was still a little slow. After all, mainstream games like Legend of Zelda brought a lot of happiness points to the players, and they were constantly produced. "

"Most of the players who liked Dark Souls had basically figured out the game by now. However, there were no new soul-related games on the market, which made the masochist players feel very lonely. "

It was time to let everyone experience the pleasure of being abused again!

"Oh, no, it was time for everyone to experience the pleasure of piercing through everything with a big sword! (No way!) "

……

……

"On the internet, many players were discussing the new artificial intelligence. "

"The revived cats and dogs were indeed a pleasant surprise for many players, but if they touched and touched them carefully, they would feel that it was a waste of talent. "

"I’ve had a great time stroking cats and dogs these days! But something doesn’t feel right. "

"Yeah, I think so too. It’s a bit too much to use such amazing artificial intelligence technology to make an electronic pet …"

"But, what else can I do? A game that’s related to animals?"

"It’s said that the world of elves is going to be added to this intelligent system, but it’s just a rumor, and there’s no solid proof yet. "

"It’s said that vusft is going to release a game called ‘Wild Hunt’ in Europe. It’s said that it will use the latest artificial intelligence to freely hunt different prey within a range of dozens of square kilometers."

"Eh? That sounds good! He would definitely want to play with it after he made it. Is it an FPS game?"

"Yes, an FPS game. However, it wasn’t a strict FPS game, because marksmanship wasn’t the most important thing in this game. Think about it, even if a large prey was shot in the head by a shotgun, it would still be GG. Moreover, if it was made into a pure FPS game, it wouldn’t be able to show artificial intelligence. Therefore, the key to this game is to track the prey and fight with them. When you actually shoot, it’s the final blow. "

"Isn’t that just a ‘Hunting Simulator’? I guess so. After all, most players don’t have any similar experience. It should be quite a good thing to experience hunting in the VR world. "

"Eh? Wait a minute, look at Chen Mo’s Weibo, there’s news for the new game!"

"New game? That’s right, it’s almost time for a new game. What game?"

"Uh … I don’t know! Look at the information yourself!"

Chapter 923: The smart players bid farewell

The players were dumbfounded when they saw Chen Mo’s Weibo post and the picture.

"Logically speaking, when other people revealed a new game or posted promotional pictures, they would usually give the main character a shot. He was a human, after all. "

But Chen Mo’s picture … Had a Dragon as the main character?

And it was a Dragon that he had never seen before!

"This was a high-precision original art, the kind that could be used directly as a table. The background of the picture was blurred, but one could vaguely see the towering mountain peaks on the left side. On the right was a volcano spewing lava, and all he could see was red. "

"The entire background had been blurred, and in the middle of the picture were the main characters of the original art, two giant Dragons! "

"The Dragon on the left had spread its wings and its two claws were ready to pounce. Its back, head, and tail were all covered in hard scales, and there were beautiful patterns on the membrane of its wings. The nails on its huge claws were as sharp as razors, and they glowed with a faint green light. "

"The Dragon on the right looked even more intimidating. It had two huge horns, and its thick upper limbs seemed to contain infinite power. Its head, neck, back, wings, hind legs, tail … Almost every part of its body was covered with terrifying spikes. This extremely oppressive style made many players think of the demon God Diablo in Diablo. "

"The two dragons each had a mighty and domineering pose, occupying the center of the entire picture, giving people a suffocating sense of oppression. "

"[Male Fire Dragon it is the undisputed king of the sky in the ancient forest.] The male Fire Dragon’s internal organs were known as Fire Bags. They could be used to store flammable dust and produce a blazing Dragon Breath that could burn any creature that dared to offend it to ashes. Its scales are extremely heat-resistant, and its claws carry poison glands. These are also the killer weapons of male fire dragons. "

"Annihilation Dragon the annihilation Dragon, known as the ‘ancient dragon Killer’, is an extremely ferocious Hunter. At the same time, it was extremely adaptable to the environment. Its entire body was covered in black scales, and it had a pair of huge horns and strong limbs. In addition, its entire body was covered with sharp spikes, and it could be said that its entire body was a weapon. In addition, the annihilation Dragon had an incredible self-healing ability. It could recover in an extremely short time after being injured, and the parts that were healed would further harden. Remember, the real battle only begins when the annihilation Dragon is on the verge of death!"

The players who saw this Weibo were a little puzzled. What was this? animal world?

"Obviously, these two dragons were completely fictional creatures. Not only were their appearances fictional, but even their physiological structure and special habits had elements of fiction! "

"However, this kind of fabrication was not without basis. There was obviously some biological support, which found a good balance between fiction and reality. It not only retained the sense of oppression from the Dragon, but also made the players feel that there was a certain degree of authenticity. "

"However, the players were still puzzled. Were the two dragons the main characters of the new game? "

A player acting as a Dragon? To devour other Dragons? To evolve into a stronger Dragon?

Or could they work together to play a Dragon each and dominate the forest? To play with other Dragons with artificial intelligence?

…It didn’t feel very reliable.

"After thinking about it, there seemed to be only one possibility-this was probably a hunting game! "

Were the players going to hunt such a Dragon?

"However, judging from the size of these Dragons, it was obviously very unscientific. It was unlikely to be a hunting game in the real world. It was most likely fantasy. "

"At the thought of this, many players felt a chill down their spine and shivered … "

It brought back some bad memories …

When was the last time they fought against such a huge monster?

"It should be "Dark Souls"… For example, Black Dragon midier, Nameless King, White Dragon Sith … Each one of them seemed like a nightmare … "

"Could it be … This is a soul-type game??"

"S S ck, did Chen Mo’s sadist finally awaken again?!"

"I’m not hiding it at all this time! When Dark Souls was first released, it lied to us that it was a hack-and-slash game. In the end, the new game directly used monsters as the main characters! Are you trying to tell us that the monsters are the main characters and we are the prey?"

"Wow, that’s exactly what Chen Mo is like. This Weibo post is full of crazy suggestions!"

"After being tricked by Chen Mo so many times, the players had finally learned their lesson. "

"Even though Chen Mo didn’t mention the name of the game, nor did he reveal the main character’s image, meaning that he didn’t have any key information, the players were still able to roughly guess what type of game it was. "

"After making their deductions, the players all expressed, "Farewell! "

"Dark Souls has already tricked us once, and it’s coming again? "

"Although Dark Souls was highly praised among the players, it was also famous for its suffering attribute. Except for a few hardcore players who especially liked this kind of game, when others heard the words "soul-type combat, " they were dumbfounded. "

The comments under Chen Mo’s Weibo were the same.

"Soul-based game? Sorry for the disturbance, goodbye!"

"Soul-based game? Sorry for the disturbance, goodbye!"

……

"Hundreds of comments with the same content were pushed to the top, and the players were laughing like crazy. "

"Hahahaha, Chen Mo’s trick has been seen through!"

"Everyone’s learned their lesson and won’t be fooled at all!"

"No soul-related games! He refused to suffer! Let Chen Mo go bankrupt!"

"Cherish your life and stay away from seeking death!"

"I’d rather plug out the gaming pod and cut off the internet and go play Silent Hill than touch Chen Mo’s new game!"

"In fact, not everyone was so disgusted with the new game. It was mainly because Dark Souls had left too deep a psychological shadow on the players, so much so that "suffering" had become a joke. Just like "don’t pass it on, get lost", when the players saw that the new game might be a soul-type game, they all expressed that they would not play. "

"Not long after, Chen Mo sent another Weibo "This is a hack-and-slash game. Trust me!"

"When the players saw the words ‘grass-cutting game’, they were even more enraged. "

"F * ck, I’d be a fool to believe you! This time, it’s still the same as black soul, players are grass right?"

"Hahaha, another hack-and-slash game. We’ve already experienced salent ‘s’ hack-and-slash game ‘. Thank you, goodbye!"

"Does this count as official proof? I think we can skip this game!"

"That’s right, that’s right. Let’s all look forward to Chen Mo’s next game!"

Chapter 924: I can only give it a free trial!

Chen Mo sighed helplessly as he looked at the comments on Weibo.

"The morals of the world are getting worse day by day, and the hearts of the people are not what they used to be."

"What’s wrong with the players? Where’s the trust between people?"

"Isn’t it better to be less scheming and more sincere?"

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "wow, manager, you have the nerve to say that?" Who was the one who told everyone that Dark Souls was a hack-and-slash game?"

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment."If that’s the case … Then I’ll have to use my ultimate move!"

"Zou Zhuo scratched his head."Manager, you have so many tricks. Which one are you referring to?"

"Hehe." Chen Zhao sneered."You still want to avoid the trap? It doesn’t exist. I’ll arrange it now!"

"Zou Zhuo’s body trembled, "why do I feel like … Something scary is about to happen …"

……

……

"As Monster Hunter’s development continued to progress, more and more information was revealed. "

All the signs were moving in the direction that the players had speculated.

The game name was announced Monster Hunter.

"The weapons that players could use were greatsword, tachi, single-handed sword, dual blade, Warhammer, hunting flute, spear, speargun, axe, shield axe, bug controlling stick, light crossbow, heavy crossbow, and bow. There were a total of 14 weapons. "

"In addition, the original art of the game’s scenes were also exposed, including the ancient tree forest, the wasteland of the ant mound, the land coral platform, the miasma Valley, and so on … "

"As more and more information was exposed, the game’s playstyle became very obvious. It was an RPG game with survival, adventure, and hunting as the themes. The players needed to use various weapons to fight and hunt huge Dragons, and then collect materials from the monsters to create equipment for themselves. "

Many players felt that they were smart enough to see through Chen Mo’s scheme!

"I told you, it must be a soul-type game! Look at this greatsword, look at this weapon! It seems to have more variety of weapons than Dark Souls, but they’re all the same!"

"That’s right, what’s the use of the original art being so beautiful! No matter how cool the weapon is, it can’t hide the fact that this is a painful game!"

"I definitely won’t play. I won’t play even if I’m killed!"

"Yes, don’t be fooled by the beautiful promotional materials. When Dark Souls first released, it was the same trick. We can’t be fooled a second time!"

"And these monsters are using the latest artificial intelligence! What the hell! Goodbye!"

"As more and more information about the game was exposed, the players " absolutely not playing ‘mentality became more and more determined. "

"In fact, the players could also feel that although Monster Hunter and dark Souls had some deja vu, they were actually completely different types of games and could not be compared. For example, Monster Hunter allowed players to use long-range weapons such as bows, light crossbows, and heavy crossbows as their main weapons, but the bows in Dark Souls were mostly used to lure monsters. "

"Apart from that, the entire combat system was completely different. The game scenes, enemies, and other aspects were also very different. "

"If she had to say which part of him looked like him, it would be that he would suffer … "

"Although a large portion of the players were wavering, the overall reaction of the players was still … "

I’m definitely not playing!

"However, when the cinematics were released, Chen Mo announced something that surprised many players. "

Free trial!

"Yes, Monster Hunter was the same as mysterious Sea area. Players could try the opening part of the game without paying any fee. "

"Even though many players scolded Chen Mo for being a broken dog, they still felt that Chen Mo had a good heart after thinking about it. "

"Strictly speaking, there was still a difference between buying the game and asking for a refund and trying it out for free. It was often impossible to determine if one really liked the game after two to three hours. Sometimes, when the refund limit was reached, one would hesitate and not refund the game, resulting in the game being left in the game library forever. "

"However, there was no pressure for free trial games. Players could play for as long as they wanted, but the content of the game was strictly limited, so they had enough time to think about whether they wanted to buy it or not. "

"This free-of-charge strategy caught many players off guard, especially those who had previously expressed their determination not to play. It was free, should they play? "

"After watching the promotional cinematics of the game, the players were even more conflicted. "

……

"The wind blew, and the grass and trees rustled. The Hunter with a big sword on his back walked into the quiet ancient forest. "

"Surrounded by huge trees, low-hanging vines, verdant long grass, and the faint chirping of insects, the Hunter’s figure seemed very small. "

They continued to move forward and entered the dense forest.

"Unknown plants, unknown birds, unknown beasts … "

"This was a completely new environment, and the species inside were completely different from any known species in real life. "

The green guiding insect attached itself to the huge claw mark. The Hunter walked in carefully and collected the monster’s information.

"Finally, the Hunter found the prey he was tracking. "

"The Berserker jawwyrm’s body was extremely large, and it looked a little like a tyrant Dragon, but it had a strange crown on its head and a thick keratin layer on its body. It looked even more difficult to deal with than a tyrant Dragon. "

The Hunter put on a camouflage coat that looked like green leaves and carefully approached the manjawl.

"Finally, the Hunter found the perfect spot to attack. He jumped down from the hill and grabbed the head of the Barbarian jawdragon tightly. He took out his dagger and stabbed it wildly! "

"The Torvosaurus roared in anger and kept crashing into the surrounding trees and rocks. The Hunter was also shaken from the impact, but he still held on tightly and lay on the monster’s body! "

"After a series of crazy attacks, the Hunter took out the big sword on his back and dealt a heavy blow to the head of the Barbarian jawl! "

"The berserk jawwyrm was stunned and fell to the ground, giving the Hunter a chance to attack crazily. However, it soon came back to its senses and chased the Hunter even more violently! "

The Hunter ran while observing the surrounding environment and successfully led the Barbarian jawl to the territory of the male Fire Dragon.

"The two behemoths collided with a loud bang. The male Fire Dragon spewed flames, and its two huge claws grabbed the back of the manjawl Dragon. It opened its bloody mouth and bit down! "

Hunter raised his hand and fired a signal flare.

"The camera quickly zoomed out. At the entrance of the ancient tree forest, three hunters grabbed the pterodactyl and flew in the direction of the signal flare! "

"The background music also became more intense. Greatswords, double blades, axes, heavy crossbows … All kinds of weapons appeared one after another, especially the heavy crossbow. It was like a Gatling gun, spitting fierce flames at the monster. The huge Dragon was completely pressed to the ground and hit, without any power to fight back. "

"In the end, the mountain-like Lava Dragon appeared from the ocean, its huge body blocking the camera. "

"At the same time, the game name appeared on the screen "Monster Hunter"! "

Chapter 925: Honey-like confidence

The free trial and the official promotional CG easily shook the bottom line that the players had been holding on to …

The players who said they wouldn’t play it no matter what didn’t expect Chen Mo to use such a strategy.

"Shameless, he was too shameless! "

"Cunning, he was too cunning! "

Walking the furthest path was salent’s strategy!

"Didn’t you say that the game was tough? It’s okay, I’ll give you a free trial. If you feel like you’re suffering, you can just leave it there. You don’t even have to refund it. When you want to buy it, you can buy it. "

"As for the promotional CG, it showed all the players how Monster Hunter was played and the complete ecology of the game. Many players could only "emmm" for a long time and admit that this game seemed to be completely different from Dark Souls! "

"In terms of setting, the main setting of Monster Hunter was a dense forest, and the monsters were all kinds of wild beasts, unlike Dark Souls, where there was no breath of living people, and there were wandering souls and living corpses everywhere. The scene alone greatly reduced the psychological burden of the players. "

"Moreover, there were not as many malicious ambushes in Monster Hunter. It was more of a "hunting" process, which locked onto the location of the monsters by searching for footprints and scratches on the ground. "

The most important point was that the combat system of this game seemed to be much more friendly than that of Dark Souls!

"With the Mount setting, he could Mount on the monster’s back and attack madly, no longer only fixing his feet; Long-range weapons could also be used as the main weapon. For example, the heavy crossbow in the promotional video was just like the Gatling gun. The dense bullets could directly kill the monsters and hit their faces. "

"Moreover, monsters would fight with each other, which meant that as long as the player was smart, they could reap the benefits. "

"In addition, four players were allowed to form a party! "

"Obviously, these settings made the players feel that Monster Hunter was much less difficult than Dark Souls. "

"One of the main reasons why Dark Souls suffered was that long-range weapons could not be used as the main weapon (except for certain bosses), so all players had to fight in close combat. But what if he could use a bow? That way, they would be safe from start to finish. The safety of long-range attacks was self-evident. "

"Most of the time in Dark Souls, the players were fighting alone. Except for a few levels where they could call for RPGs or sun gay men, most of the time, the players were very lonely and helpless. Not to mention that summoning sun gay players also had restrictions, they couldn’t play in a team the entire time. "

"However, in Monster Hunter, a four-man hunt was a norm. Regardless of whether the teammates were a burden or a burden, at least having more people would make the players feel more at ease. "

"…"Chen Mo actually started a trial! What should I do? I’m starting to waver …"

"Hold on! You have to understand salent’s character. The more he lies to you, the more you can’t play with him!"

"But the last free trial game was mysterious seas, it was a fun game. If it really was a game that was hard to play, would Chen Mo dare to try it out?"

"This … Alright, I’m also confused. I’ll go and take a look when the trial is launched. If it’s really a fun game, I’ll consider buying it …"

"Many players began to doubt their own judgment and couldn’t help but think "What if, and I’m saying what if, Monster Hunter is really a fun game?"

"In fact, the sense of impact in Dark Souls was great. It was very exciting to hold a big sword and pierce through everything. If the player’s HP and defense could be increased, it would be a great game for many players. "

What if Monster Hunter really reduced the suffering attribute in Dark Souls slightly while retaining the excitement and shock of such a battle?

That would definitely sell like crazy!

"Even though many players felt that Chen Mo’s expectations for Monster Hunter were unrealistic, they still had some hope in their hearts. "

"Since the game was free to try anyway, wouldn’t everything be clear once he tried it out? "

……

……

"On October 12th, Monster Hunter was officially launched! "

"In fact, Monster Hunter would only be officially released on Sunday, which was the 14th, which meant … "

Chen Zhao was determined to be a broken chapter dog again!

"Even though the players could guess Chen Mo’s plan as soon as they saw the release date, they still had no choice but to jump into it. "

Because … I really want to play!

How could he not take a look when he had already started the trial?

"At noon on the 12th, many live streamers were already waiting in the game cabin, waiting for Monster Hunter to be activated. "

"These streamers were also very smart. Now, they could attract the audience to the maximum by broadcasting Monster Hunter. After all, the audience liked to watch this kind of suffering game. But what if he really suffered? It didn’t matter. After all, the trial was only for a short while. After the trial, the official release would take two days. If he suffered too much, he might as well not mention it after two days and pretend that it had happened. "

The plan worked!

"However, Lin Xue’s thoughts were even more arrogant. At this time, she was in the game cabin talking with the audience. "

"A game of suffering? Heh, it’s nothing difficult! Look at those streamers, all of them are cowards. They’re so promising!"

"I’ve even cleared Dark Souls, what other games can be difficult for me? Hmm?"

"I’ll stop here. I’ll definitely pass Monster Hunter! I’m different from those lousy streamers who get scared when they hear about suffering. I’m a high IQ player, and I think this game suits me very well!"

Lin Xue’s actions made the audience break out in cold sweat.

"Xue, stop it! Don’t plant a flag on yourself!"

"Xue, are you going to perform on stage? That’s enough!"

"I’m done for. I have a bad feeling about this, but why do I feel so excited? hehehe!"

"You don’t say. I don’t think Xue asked at all. After all, she managed to pass Dark Souls …"

"Lin Xue did not say this for the show’s effect. She was really confident in herself. After all, the players who had cleared Dark Souls had a kind of confidence in themselves. They felt that all other RPG games were no match for them. Moreover, from the promotional video, it seemed that the difficulty of Monster Hunter had been reduced significantly! "

"It’s here, it’s here, it’s opening!"

"At 1 p.m., Xue Lin was already waiting in the Oasis. She also took a look at the Shiba Inu that she had just bought and took a few photos to make emojis. "

"At this moment, a Bell rang from outside. A huge wooden ship sailed through the waves and stopped beside the dock in oasis. "

"A loud and clear voice said, "Comrades of the fifth investigation team, get ready. Let’s go!"

Chapter 926: entering a new continent

"After they arrived on the deck, the crew members guided Xue Lin into the cabin. "

"Pushing the door open, what appeared in front of Xue Lin was a bustling and lively scene. "

"There was a hanging lamp with burning candles at the top of the cabin, which added a very gentle atmosphere to the entire cabin. On the wide long table, hunters were gathered in groups of three to five. Some were eating, and some were studying the mountain of books in front of them. "

"A few armored cats walking upright jumped up and down, even toasting and drinking. "

"Both hunters and cats were wearing clothes that were completely different from those in real life. There were leather armors and chain mail, but the overall feeling was more modern. The design was very strong, unlike the ancient style in Dark Souls. "

"Filled with curiosity, Xue Lin went down the stairs and entered the cabin. She looked around. "

All the hunters were busy with their own things and did not care about Xue Lin’s arrival.

"One of the hunters was busy installing his crossbow. It was a launcher installed on the left arm. It was made of Dragon Bone and steel. When it was not in use, the arm of the crossbow would be put away. When it was in use, it would open with a click and shoot some special props. "

A cat raised a round plate that was much bigger than itself above its head and staggered to the table with small steps. It put in a lot of effort to serve the food.

"Then, the cat opened its round black eyes wide and jumped up and down at the Hunter beside it with a smile on its face, as if it was asking for credit. "

Xue Lin looked around and saw that there was only one table that was relatively empty in the huge cabin. She walked over and found an empty seat.

"The girl opposite her was carefully studying the records in the book. At this time, a male hunter with a Mohican hairstyle sat down casually with a glass of wine in his hand and started chatting with Lin Xue. "

"Hey, we’re about to reach the New World. Are you ready? Are you nervous?"

"Xue Lin felt that this guy was quite friendly, so she chatted with him for a while. Obviously, the NPCs in Monster Hunter also used artificial intelligence to communicate with the players. Furthermore, the game had just started and Lin Xue was still in the exploration stage. The NPCs ‘endless chatter made the players feel very close to them. "

"Eh? You don’t have a crossbow? As a Hunter, how could he not have a crossbow? Take it. "

The male hunter with the Mohawk hair handed over a crossbow.

Xue Lin took the crossbow and her character automatically installed it on her left arm. It was only then that Xue Lin realized that she had changed into a Hunter’s outfit. She was wearing a clean leather armor that looked light and had good defense.

"Other than that, there were also special items hanging on the belt. On the left side of the belt hung an oil lamp-like item that emitted a green fluorescent light. On the right was a leather bag with a Hunter’s investigation manual. "

"Eh? When did you …"

"Lin Xue was still wondering when her character had finished changing, but it didn’t matter. She changed the perspective to a third person perspective. Well, the character’s face was the same as the one in "oasis", so she didn’t need to re-mold it. "

"The Mohican-haired man was still chatting with Xue Lin about the New World, ancient dragons, and partners. "

"That should be your partner, right? Let’s go over and say hello to her. "

The Mohawk-haired guy looked at the investigator who was holding a stack of books on the table next to him. She was a cute girl with her hair tied up in a bun.

"But at this moment, the ship suddenly began to shake violently! "

"The lights flickered, and the books, food, and wine glasses on the table fell to the ground. The deck was also constantly tilting, and the hunters were in a mess. "

The investigator was shocked and quickly ran to the deck. Xue Lin’s character also automatically followed.

"Meow!"

A black and white cat followed behind Xue Lin and jumped up to the deck.

"Under the pitch-black night sky, the originally calm sea suddenly rose and fell violently. Huge white waves rose up and hit the deck. Everyone could only firmly hold on to the rope and look at everything in front of them in horror. "

"Whoosh!"

"The black volcano suddenly rose from the bottom of the sea, and the ship that Xue Lin was on also rose with it! "

The ship was lifted up 90 degrees without her knowing. Lin Xue held onto the ship tightly and felt the vibration from her hands. It was as if she could lose her grip at any moment.

"At this moment, the entire ship suddenly slid down! "

"Lin Xue tried her best to look down in the storm. She then realized that the huge thing was not a black volcano, but a living thing! Because its body was still moving, and the volcano flowing with lava was the back of this huge creature! "

"As the behemoth continued to rise from the water, the boat that Lin Xue was on slid off its back, and Lin Xue was thrown down involuntarily. "

"After a while, Xue Lin got up from the ground. Black rocks and flowing lava surrounded them. As for the other hunters, they had no idea where they were. "

"I’m on the back of that huge monster?!"

"Xue Lin quickly understood her situation. At this moment, all kinds of prompts began to appear in her vision, telling her what to do, including running, climbing, and so on. "

"Hmm … The climbing system is a little similar to The Legend of Zelda, but there are no physical restrictions. However, it seemed that only certain walls could be climbed. So far, there doesn’t seem to be any particularly difficult situations …"

"Lin Xue followed the investigator and ran forward. There was no battle during this time. Obviously, the beginning part was just a plot + operation guide. "

"After climbing to the top of the lava Dragon, Xue Lin used the hook rope to grab the pterodactyl in the air and escaped with the investigator. While in the air, she turned around and finally saw the full appearance of the hill-like behemoth. "

"This Dragon called the lava Mountain Dragon was like an Island. Its body was made of Black Rock, extremely hard, and hot lava flowed in its body. "

"Although it did not trigger any battle, the opening had brought Lin Xue into the world of Monster Hunter. The giant Lava Mountain Dragon was like a reminder to all the players Forget about Newton, you are now in a whole new world! "

"The pterodactyl continued to fly forward. The rising sun illuminated the distance, and the outline of the continent appeared in their vision. "

"The investigator looked into the distance and widened his eyes in surprise. "That’s … The New World!"

"The giant trees reached into the clouds, and the thick roots were like giant pythons entrenched in the ground. In the lush forest, many herbivorous Dragons were gnawing on the grass on the ground in groups of three to five. "

"It was quiet and peaceful. Although the animals and plants in front of him did not exist in reality, they were surprisingly harmonious and harmonious. "

Chapter 927: Being handsome is a lifetime thing

"When they arrived at the ancient tree forest, Xue Lin looked around curiously. "

"The sky was blue and white clouds were floating. The lush trees swayed in the breeze, and the sun shone through the gaps between the trees, leaving a large shadow on the ground. "

"In addition to the sound of the wind, there were also the chirping of insects and birds. Everything in the surroundings was very quiet and peaceful. "

"Wow, the scenery is amazing!" Xue Lin walked around and looked around curiously. "

"This opening was completely different from Dark Souls. There was no danger, and the environment was not scary at all. Instead, there was a sense of harmony with nature. "

"What followed was a simple system Guide, which included looking at the map, using the bug guides to search for resources, cutting the grass to recover health, hiding in the grass to avoid the Jackal Dragons, climbing vines, searching for ancient footprints, and so on. "

"During this process, Xue Lin followed the investigator deeper into the ancient tree forest and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the entire ancient tree forest. "

"Why doesn’t this game allow me to fight? it’s so boring!" Xue Lin said. "

"Xue Lin was already prepared to be abused, but it was completely useless! "

"Dark Souls, for example, was very direct. It started with a very short CG and immediately started suffering. However, in the first ten minutes of Monster Hunter, there was no need to fight at all. It was only focused on showing off the screen. "

"They had only encountered two battles. One was when they encountered a bunch of small Jackal Dragons on the road, but these Jackal Dragons were obviously very stupid. Xue Lin and the investigator hid in the grass, and the Jackal Dragons ran away. The second time was when they encountered the great ferocious Jackal Dragon at the entrance of the investigation base. In the end, the great ferocious Jackal Dragon was chased away by the investigation team leader who had come to support them. "

"This made Xue Lin a little disappointed. She had played this game to suffer, oh no, to show off her skills, but now she had to watch a 10-minute interlude, which was very embarrassing. "

"However, the opening was not bad. The seamless transition from oasis to Monster Hunter was like taking a boat to a new world. The tutorial was inserted into the opening plot very well, including the basic operations and game mechanics. Of course, the most important thing was to show the players the whole world of monster hunters in an extremely shocking way. "

"Plants, animals, insects, special herbs … Everything in the forest was made up, but it seemed very real. It was like a new land that had never been discovered, and every inch of land was unforgettable to the players. "

"Arriving at the base of constellation’s investigation, Xue Lin felt that her eyes were not enough to see. She felt like she was going to get lost. "

"The so-called investigation point was actually the main city, but this main city was also full of the flavor of Monster Hunter. "

"The main building materials of the entire Hunter base were wood, iron chains, and monster skeletons or sharp teeth. Many ships were simply used as a part of the entire investigation base. This made the entire investigation base full of a barbaric atmosphere, but it was also very compatible with the characteristics of hunters. "

"On the dock, the hunters and investigators were moving the goods down from the ship to various places in the investigation stronghold. "

"Lin Xue was currently in the ‘circulation area’, which could also be considered the business district of the entire Hunter’s stronghold. Here, there were hunters conducting investigations, scholars conducting research, and technical personnel supporting them from behind. "

"The Animal Research Institute, Plant Research Institute, sea merchants, command center … All of them had their own characteristics. "

"For example, there were all kinds of New World plants growing in the Botanic Research Institute. Even the ceiling was covered with all kinds of vines. There was even a small puddle at the bottom where aquatic plants were cultivated. The scholars buried their heads in it, carefully observing and recording the various data of these plants. "

"After meeting the chief commander of the investigation team, Xue Lin followed the leader of the investigation squad and began to wander around the investigation base. "

"The base was divided into many levels. The lowest level was the business district, and further up were the weapon and armor forging rooms, the dining area, and the hunters ‘residences … "

"There are so many places … I can’t remember!"

"Xue Lin was dumbfounded. If it wasn’t for the investigation team leader leading the way, she would have lost her way. "

"Different from Dark Souls, the towns in Monster Hunter were too lively and full of life. Xue Lin especially liked the dining area. They actually used cats to cook here! "

"That’s right, they were the cats that could walk upright on the boat. Previously, Xue Lin thought that these cats were just the pets of the hunters, but now it seemed that was not the case. They were more like the hunters ‘partners and played a very important role in all aspects. "

"After the meeting, the leader of the investigation unit assigned Xue Lin a task. She was asked to pick a weapon and start hunting. "

"When they arrived at the hunter’s cabin, there were 14 basic weapons. Lin Xue was dazzled by the choices. "

"There were no classes in Monster Hunter. Players could choose one of the 14 weapons as their own weapon or change it at any time. As for the entire skill system, it was the same as Dark Souls, it was bound to the weapon. "

"In other words, choosing a weapon was the same as choosing a class. These 14 weapons with different characteristics would directly determine the player’s future battle style. "

"Wow, it’s the same as the trailer. There are so many weapons!"

"There’s an explanation video and an introduction to the weapon’s characteristics? That’s quite considerate, let’s look at them one by one …"

15 minutes later.

Xue Lin was completely confused and didn’t know what to choose.

"Monster Hunter’s combat system looked similar to Dark Souls, but it was completely different. "

"There were very few weapon skills in Dark Souls. Most of the time, they were used for normal attacks. Occasionally, they would use weapon combat skills. However, Monster Hunter had all kinds of combo and combination skills, long-range weapons, and many different types of ammunition. It was very expensive for a newbie to learn. "

Xue Lin’s head started to hurt as she couldn’t be sure.

"The giant sword looks so cool. It’s even more domineering than the big swords in Dark Souls. I want to play it!"

"This pair of daggers looks very flexible, and it says that it’s suitable for novices?"

"Wow, the effect of the heavy crossbow is like a Gatling gun. It’s almost an FPS game!"

"Xue Lin hesitated for a long time before finally making up her mind."Tachi, you’re the one!"

A bunch of question marks instantly floated across the bullet screen.

"‘You were talking about how domineering the greatsword is, how agile the dual blades are, and how cool the heavy crossbow is, and then you chose a tachi?’ "

"Lin Xue explained as she tried to figure out the tachi’s skills, "What do you guys know? Being strong is a temporary thing, but being handsome is a lifetime thing!"

Chapter 928: Teaching (part one)

"After all, Xue Lin was a top student. After getting the Tai sword, she didn’t rush to fight monsters. Instead, she came to the training area to familiarize herself with the Tai sword. "

"Xue Lin had watched the video for 15 minutes, but she was still clueless about how to use each weapon. This was because the introductory video did not tell the player how to operate it. It only showed the weapon’s combos, characteristics, and the difficulty of operation, so that the player could choose. "

"In reality, after getting the weapon, one still had to go to the training area and try it out on their own to know the specific combo method of the weapon. "

"There were many training stakes in the training ground, and there was a wooden box beside it with fourteen weapons in it. "

"Lin Xue found that after coming to the training area, there was more information in her field of vision. First, the combo attack table appeared on the left side of her field of vision. Next, there was a Hunter sitting on a rock next to the wooden stake. This Hunter would show the players the combo attack teaching. "

"Wow, I can directly watch the tutorial? Hmm … I’ll try out my skills first!"

Xue Lin came to the wooden stake and unsheathed her sword. She was eager to try.

"Monster Hunter’s moves and combos were more complicated than Dark Souls ‘. In Dark Souls, players had to find the right opportunity to attack, as long as they had enough energy to roll and avoid the counterattack. However, in Monster Hunter, if one only knew how to be reckless, the damage would be very low. One had to use a variety of skills, and there was a relatively complicated damage cycle. "

"Take the tachi as an example. There were three conventional ways of dealing damage, which were straight slash, sudden thrust, and air blade slash. "

"Among them, a straight slash was to draw the sword and slash, and a lunge was to stab forward with the tachi. When these two attacks were effective, they would accumulate Qi blade slots, while Qi blade slash would consume Qi blade points. It could be regarded as a more powerful damage move. "

"At the same time, the tachi also had some special continuous skills. For example, continuous straight slashes would have different moves and three attack cycles. On the other hand, using straight slash and sudden thrust would make his attack movements more flexible. In addition, there were also special attack skills, such as movement slash. Players could Dodge in any direction while attacking at the same time, which allowed them to avoid monsters ‘attacks very well. "

The other two were the strongest moves The sword of cutting and the sword of ascending Dragon.

"The instant he was attacked, he could use [cleave] to catch the monster’s attack and counterattack. If the counterattack was successful, he could add a layer of blade. In the hands of experts, it could be said to be the strongest defense skill + blade skill. On the other hand, the Soaring Dragon Sword could be used with a white blade or above. While stabbing, it could step on the monster and fly into the sky to slash down, and the damage would instantly explode! "

"Therefore, in a battle in Monster Hunter, two players with similar reactions and operations, one familiar with the moves and the other unfamiliar with the moves, could have a world of difference in their hunting speed. "

"Wow, this air blade jumping slash is also called the Soaring Dragon Sword. His movements were also handsome! Should he step on the Dragon to the sky and then slash it down with his saber? Damn, I’m totally okay with choosing the tachi!"

"Well, it seems that this output cycle is very simple. In short, it’s through regular output, or by accumulating air blade slots, and then using air blade and ascending Dragon Sword to cause explosive damage. Usually, it’s best to ensure that you’re always in the red blade state, so that you can maximize your damage output … Yes, I understand, it’s not a problem for me at all!"

"After all, Lin Xue was a top student. After reading the teaching content carefully, she basically understood how to use a tachi. She was not like many players who didn’t read the skill description and played for a long time, but still didn’t know how to use the blade. "

"However, understanding it was one thing, and being able to use it was another. "

Xue Lin looked at the Hunter who was sitting on the rock.

"This guy was obviously not a nobody. After all, his outfit was really too cool. He was wearing white armor, with wings on his back and a faint blue light emitting from his chest. He was like a lamp, and it was impossible to ignore him. "

This set of equipment was the netherlamp Dragon set in Monster Hunter. It was also one of the most handsome sets that many players thought of.

"So, I can show you my battle skills? Then show me!" Lin Xue chose the [skill display] option. "

"The Hunter stood up from the rock and took out a long tachi. Opposite him, a huge monster came out of the jungle and roared as it rushed at him. "

This monster that looked like an Overlord Dragon often appeared on the screen. Lin Xue knew that it was called a manjawl and had seen it in the previous cutscenes.

"However, the Barbarian jawwyrm was translucent, which meant that it was not a real monster. It was only used to display its skills. "

"Roar!"

The Torvosaurus charged at the Hunter. Its huge body was like a small mountain. Xue Lin could even feel the ground shaking when its huge claws stepped on the ground.

"The Hunter on the opposite side dodged to the side disdainfully and suddenly stabbed with the tachi in his hand, each stab ruthlessly at the monster’s weak parts. At the same time, he constantly adjusted his position with moving slash, always avoiding the front of the anvonjawl. "

"The Torvosaurus became even more furious. It raised its back claw to kick the Hunter, but the Hunter directly raised his tachi and cut! Even though the attack was perfectly neutralized, the Hunter’s movements didn’t stop. He quickly entered the red blade state. "

"After the red blade, Hunter took a step back. Dragon Sword! "

"The Hunter raised his tachi and stabbed the back leg of the Barbarian jawdragon. Even with the thick skin and muscles of the Barbarian jawdragon, blood and flesh were splattered. At the same time, the Hunter stepped on the giant body of the Barbarian jawdragon and jumped into the air. He raised his tachi high and fell like a meteor, cutting the tail of the Barbarian jawdragon! "

"Woof"

"With a sharp metal clang, a dazzling light instantly rose from the Hunter’s tachi, cutting the manjawl’s tail in half from top to bottom! "

This slash was clean and crisp.

"Lin Xue, who was at close range, could even clearly see the entire process of the tachi cutting into the manjawl’s tail. It cut through the skin and flesh, bones and tendons. The huge tail fell directly to the ground, splashing blood all over the ground. "

"The Torvosaurus let out another roar, but this time it sounded more like a wail. While the broken tail made it lose its balance, the pain also stimulated its nerves. It hit its head on the rock next to it and fell to the ground. Its legs kept kicking and it struggled as hard as it could. "

"Meanwhile, the Hunter did not stop at all. It was as if every attack from the monster was perfectly neutralized by him using [instant strike]. He continued to swing his sword at the monster one after another! "

Chapter 929: so cool!

"Under the effect of the Pangu system, the entire battle seemed extremely real. "

"Every strike of the Hunter would leave a deep and shallow cut on the body of the Barbarian jawdragon. For example, the Soaring Dragon Sword had cut off the entire tail, and it was still bleeding. The amount of blood lost from the wounds on other parts of the body, such as the head, hind claws, and thighs, was different according to the strength of the knife and the defense of the manjawl. "

"For example, the first few cuts did not completely cut open the manjawl’s hind legs. They only made a few small cuts, so the blood loss was not obvious. However, when the ascending Dragon Sword hit the back leg of the Barbarian jawdragon, it left a deep cut that revealed the bone. Not only was the wound bleeding profusely, but even the movements of the Barbarian jawdragon became slow and it even limped. "

"Lin Xue was shocked as she watched."This … This is really a hack-and-slash game. It’s so brutal!"

"The Hunter’s attacks were almost non-stop, and each slash was as smooth as flowing water. The berserk jawdragon could not even touch the Hunter a few times, and was rolling on the ground the whole time! "

He had just stood up when he lay down. He stood up again and lay down again!

It was a one-sided beating.

"In the end, the manjawl, which was covered in knife wounds and its two hind legs were crippled, struggled to get up and escape. However, the Hunter had already reached its escape path and used the ascending Dragon Sword! "

"Swish!"

"The tachi had pierced deeply into the berserk jawdragon’s chest, but it had not completely penetrated it. It had only left a terrifying wound. However, Hunter immediately flew into the air, brandished his tachi, and slashed at the berserk jawdragon’s head! "

"Woof"

The blade light flashed.

The Hunter sheathed his sword and walked towards the rock he had been sitting on without looking at the manjawl.

"As for the manjawl, it froze in place for a second before falling down! "

"A deep mark was left on its hard skull, which went straight into its brain, and it died on the spot. "

"Meanwhile, Hunter had returned to his original spot and started sharpening his knife. He did not even turn his head to see the scene of the Barbarian jawl’s death. "

……

"So handsome, so handsome! The Katana is too cool!"

"Lin Xue almost screamed. The process of hunting the manjawl only took two to three minutes, but the power of the tachi was fully displayed in these two to three minutes. "

Xue Lin enjoyed watching the textbook-like sword strikes and the ascending Dragon Sword.

"Moreover, when the Hunter used various skills, skill icons would appear in Lin Xue’s field of vision at the same time. The icons flashed one after another, clearly explaining the skills the Hunter was using at the moment, so Lin Xue could see them very clearly. "

"After reading it, Xue Lin only had two feelings. "

"The first one was that he was handsome! Moreover, this kind of handsomeness was unique to Monster Hunter. It was completely different from the kind of handsomeness that could be gained by the big shots in Dark Souls. Not only were there exquisite movements and extreme reactions, but there were also many complicated combos and key release timing. The control of an expert could be said to be beautiful. "

The second one didn’t seem too difficult.

"With the help of the skill icon, Lin Xue could clearly see every move of the Hunter. In fact, there were only a few moves. They were either the usual way of attacking, or the cutting, or the ascending Dragon Sword. As long as one chose a special skill at a special time, it would be fine. "

This gave Xue Lin the illusion that she could do it herself.

"It wasn’t just Xue Lin, even the viewers in the live comments thought so. "

"F * ck, so cool! He’s so handsome!"

"It’s a one-sided brutal! The manjawl was completely beaten up, is there any animal protection Association that can do something about it?"

"Xue has good taste. The weapon she chose looks so awesome. And this ascending Dragon Sword … I can’t help but jump up and Shout!"

"It’s already so satisfying to watch from the sidelines in third person. If I fight by myself, it should be even more satisfying?"

"I feel that the monster is quite weak. It just rolled on the ground so easily? And broken tails, crippled legs, and the like can be easily killed. Such a big monster was killed in three minutes. It’s good to look at but useless!"

"Isn’t that good? This lesson is definitely a perfect demonstration. It’s impossible to be so perfect when you fight it yourself. It’s better if the monsters are weaker!"

"F * ck, Chen Mo was telling the truth about this hack-and-slash game?"

"Don’t be silly! Have you forgotten about the fast-forwarded videos of Dark Souls? That was a skill that only a God could do. If you play it now, you’ll just be suffering! I think it’s the same for Monster Hunter. It’s not the same when you play it!"

"Xue, go and hunt a monster for yourself. We want to see the first-person perspective!"

"The direction of the comments had also changed. At the beginning, everyone had come to see Lin Xue suffer, but after watching this tachi teaching, many people felt their hands itch and wanted to go to the game cabin to try it out themselves. "

"Indeed, many players knew that only experts could do this, but so what? It did not affect the players ‘unrealistic fantasies about themselves. "

"Just like every time after watching the top 10 of League of Legends, there would be a group of people who couldn’t wait to come to the ranking competition to lock in Yasuo or Vayne. "

"This kind of self-satisfaction situation also existed in Monster Hunter, and it seemed to be more serious. "

"Many players couldn’t hold it in anymore and urged Xue Lin to try it out for herself. Was the tachi as powerful as it was shown? If even Xue Lin could play the game well, then everyone would have to try it out and consider cutting off their hands. "

Xue Lin was also eager to try. She went to the dining area and talked to the receptionist.

The receptionist patiently explained the first mission to Xue Lin. It was called [feral Jackal Dragons and ancient forest]. They only needed to kill seven feral Jackal Dragons and had a very good time limit of 50 minutes.

"In addition, the receptionist also kindly reminded Xue Lin that she could eat before hunting, which could significantly improve her various attributes. "

"After eating and drinking to her heart’s content, Xue Lin arrived at the ancient tree forest and began her mission. "

"Xue Lin was still a little nervous as she just entered the ancient tree forest. After all, this was her first hunt and her first actual combat. "

"In the first operation, the leader of the investigation team would lead the way. Xuezhi Lin only needed to follow behind him. "

"Eh? There’s a herbivore Dragon up ahead, so I’ll be taking you on!"

"Xue Lin waved her tachi and rushed forward, slashing the herbivore Dragon’s body! "

"The herbivorous dragon was drinking water from the pond, and the blade directly cut its back, causing blood to flow out. "

"The herbivore Dragon tried to escape while attacking Xue Lin with its powerful tail hammer. However, Xue Lin dodged to the left and stabbed her with her tachi. "

"Every slash left a gash on the herbivore Dragon’s body. The Qi blade cut directly from the bottom to the top of the Dragon’s neck. As blood spewed out, the herbivore Dragon fell to the ground and soon died. "

Chapter 930: What a mowing game

"Wow, I’m so strong!"

Xue Lin did not expect the herbivore Dragon to fall so easily. She was a little surprised.

It seemed like the Tai sword in his hand was even more powerful than he had imagined!

"Xue Lin could feel a different vibration with every swing of her sword. When the tachi hit a softer part, the vibration in her hand was relatively light. However, when he hit a hard part, not only would the knife bounce, but his hand would also feel a violent vibration. "

"Coupled with excellent movements, sound effects, and physical stimulation, the damage of each slash would be reflected on the monster’s body. The whole process was like a real hunting game. "

"Of course, considering the gory scene and the special physiological structure of the monsters in Monster Hunter, the amount of blood loss would not be particularly large. It would only be maintained at a level where the depth of the monster’s wound could be clearly judged. Even though Xue Lin directly cut off the herbivore Dragon’s neck, the blood that flowed out was only a small pool on the ground. "

"In the settings of the game, the VR version of Monster Hunter didn’t show damage by default, because the way the damage was calculated in VR was different from the Monster Hunter World in Chen Mo’s previous life. "

"In traditional games, monsters were given a fixed amount of health, and then the damage of each slash of the player was calculated according to the damage value of the weapon, the defense coefficient of the monster’s various parts, and other data. When a certain part of the monster suffered a certain amount of damage, it would have special effects such as broken tail, broken horn, and damage. When the monster’s health dropped to a certain level, it would trigger effects such as escape, rage, or death. "

"However, the VR version of Monster Hunter could achieve a higher degree of realism due to technical reasons. For example, if the monster only had its feet trimmed, it would only be crippled and lose blood, but it did not mean that the monster would die after the numerical damage was enough. "

"Moreover, the damage was no longer completely digitized. The same slash might cut off the tail, create a more bleeding wound on the body, or directly kill the head with broken bones … In other words, the entire damage mechanism was more complicated and closer to the real situation. "

"In this case, it wasn’t very scientific to display the damage value, and it might even mislead the players. "

"For example, when players saw that the damage from chopping the back leg was high, they would happily chop the back leg. But in fact, if the player kept hitting the head, although the damage was low, once the monster’s skull was destroyed, it could be killed in one hit. In such a situation, it was impossible to reflect it through the damage figures. "

"If the player really wanted to know how much damage they had dealt to the monster, the best way was to carefully observe the monster’s wounds and its reaction to the attack, then make a guess based on a combination of various factors. "

It was just like hunting in real life. It was impossible to give you a number with one shot.

"However, considering that the newbies were completely clueless about the monsters ‘weaknesses, players could choose to open the damage figures as a basic damage guide. When this option was activated, the players would see the official description. After they got used to it, they could turn off the damage figures. "

"Xue Lin crouched down beside the herbivorous dragon, took out her dagger and began to collect. "

"The entire collection process was automatic. Lin Xue’s character used a dagger to cut open the stomach of the herbivore Dragon, and then skillfully peeled off the useful parts of its body. "

"This was also slightly different from the original work. In the original work, although it was said to be "material extraction, " in reality, the mechanism of this thing was "drop." Sometimes, after painstakingly killing a large monster, only three or four pieces of material could be collected. After collecting the corpse, it would disappear. It was really unscientific. "

"In the VR version of Monster Hunter, every monster had its own collection process. For example, when the players were peeling the male Fire Dragon, they would first peel the scales, then the outer parts such as the shell, wing membrane, tail, and so on. Then, they would open the belly to remove the high-level materials in the belly such as the fire bag, bone marrow, and red jade. "

"As for how many items the players could take, it was not random. It was set when the monster was born. As a male Fire Dragon, different ages and size would result in different amounts of material that could be extracted. Moreover, when players fought with monsters, some of the material would be destroyed. "

"For example, if the player kept hitting the fire Dragon’s wings and damaged the wing membrane, then they wouldn’t be able to remove the wing membrane anymore, or they would only be able to remove a small amount. "

"Some rare items didn’t necessarily drop, such as the red jade of the male Fire Dragon. This could be seen as a stone growing in the Dragon’s body. Some Dragons had it, while others didn ‘t. It was reasonable to not see even one male Fire Dragon even after farming a hundred male fire dragons. After all, male fire dragons were not herbivores, so it was not certain that a stone would grow. "

"However, for things like the wing membrane and scales, it would be unreasonable if you didn’t peel them off. After all, there was such a huge corpse there. I’ve seen the Dragon’s scales, and you can’t peel them off? "

"Therefore, he made some changes to the material extraction to make it more realistic. "

"Of course, the various aspects of the materials used had to be adjusted, such as the increase in the number of materials needed for weapons, the distribution of materials for multiple teams, etc. However, these were relatively minor problems and were not difficult to change. "

"There was not much material that could be used from the herbivore Dragon’s body. Xue Lin had only dug out two pieces of raw meat and there was nothing else to peel. The body did not disappear into thin air. It still lay there, attracting a flock of birds to peck at it. "

"At this moment, a notification appeared in Xue Lin’s vision. She could capture it with the hunting net. Xue Lin tried to catch the bird and it actually succeeded. The bird’s name was ‘Dori hatred bird’ and it gave Xue Lin 12 investigation points. "

"Wow, this is so interesting!"

"Xue Lin walked around the ancient forest like a curious baby. There were materials that could be collected everywhere, such as herbs, honey, special fruits, insects, and so on. As Xue Lin walked towards the mission target location, she collected all kinds of materials under the guidance of the guide insect. She ran here and there, having a great time. "

"Soon, Xue Lin arrived at the mission location. As soon as she showed her head, she saw a group of small fierce Jackal Dragons surrounding her. "

"Hey! Watch me!"

"Xue Lin waved her Katana and rushed forward. She was a little worried at first, but she realized that her worries were unnecessary when she started fighting! "

"The tachi’s damage was very high. These small Jackal Dragons were nothing more than large lizards. Every slash was like cutting into flesh. One of Xue Lin’s Qi blade slashes even directly cut into the head of one of the small Jackal Dragons, killing it on the spot. "

"Moreover, Xue Lin’s leather armor was quite reliable. The little Jackal Dragons did not hurt her at all. She did not lose much health either, and she had a lot of health potions. "

"Wow, this game is really a hack-and-slash game!" Xue Lin said happily. "

Chapter 931: Forming a team to torture monsters

There were many other players who were as surprised as Lin Xue.

"To everyone’s surprise, this game seemed to be more "mowing"! "

"Players who used various weapons were extremely confident in themselves, such as a giant sword that charged up and smashed the air, a sledgehammer that spun mindlessly in circles, a Charge Blade that dealt explosive damage, a heavy crossbow that was like a Gatling gun … "

The players all expressed that there was no pressure at all when they fought!

Was this for real? Why did it feel so unreal?

"Of course, there were also some players who chose to play with a weapon like the hunting flute, but they felt that it was trash after playing for a while and changed to something else. In the early stages, players would frequently change their weapons, and they would mainly focus on a few popular weapons. "

"The first two quests were to hunt the feral Jackal Dragon and the crownback Dragon. These two were just small monsters. Even if they resisted, the damage the players would suffer was basically negligible. In addition, there were plenty of healing grass and health potions everywhere. Even players with bad skills could complete the quest without any pressure. "

"Moreover, Kitty could also attract aggro and share the damage for players. Most of the time, players just had to attack the monsters from behind. This was completely different from Dark Souls, where players had to hold their shields and turn around at all times. "

"Other than fighting, the players spent most of their time wandering around the strongholds and jungles, collecting materials, searching for monsters, and so on. The pace of the game was actually very slow. "

"Many players felt that half an hour would pass by just by wandering around the investigation stronghold, looking at the weapons that could be forged in the processing house, and looking at the items sold by the merchants. He searched for Footprints in the Forest, collected some resources, and killed a few small monsters. An hour had passed. "

"Many female players even felt that the game was very friendly to them. As a Hunter, when he had nothing to do, he could happily fight small monsters with cats, dig some dragon bones in the jungle, pick a beehive, or simply sit on the tree and look at the scenery … It was very comfortable! "

……

Xue Lin was following the mission’s instructions and tracking a monster called the ‘great vicious horned dragon’.

"Eh? It can even send out rescue signals? This should be the one in the trailer, the one who formed a team to fight together, right?"

A red signal flare was fired into the air.

"Lin Xue tried to send out a rescue signal. She didn’t think too much and just sent it for fun. In the end, the four-person team was full before she even took two steps. "

The other three teammates arrived at the camp on their pterodactyls and quickly met up with Xue Lin.

"Xue! Take a picture, take a picture!"

"Draw your sword. Xue is mine!"

"Stop fooling around. We’re on TV, and it’s being broadcast live!"

"The three of them continued to talk, making Xue Lin feel very helpless. "

They were all fans! No wonder it was filled up so quickly!

"In the original game, the distress signal could only be found by players who were at the same gathering place. However, the VR version of Monster Hunter World had completely lifted this restriction. It was equivalent to having the same server all over the world, and various team missions were randomly selected. Other than that, if the players ‘Thunderbolt Game Pass allowed them to be friends, they could also quickly form a party. These three fans were obviously friends with Lin Xue and had been waiting for her. They had come in as soon as they saw Lin Xue’s distress signal. "

"Moreover, players could freely switch on and off the voice option in the game, so they could directly communicate with each other through voice, which was much more convenient. "

"Xue Lin looked at the three men. One was a tachi, one was a greatsword, and the last one was a bow and arrow. "

"Come on, let’s see the gold-medal host take you flying!" Xue Lin was full of confidence. "

"The other three brothers expressed their opinions one after another."Xue, don’t worry. We’ll help you lie down. You just have to shout 666 from behind!"

The four of them confidently searched for traces of the great vicious Jackal Dragon in the forest and soon found it in the depths of the ancient tree forest.

The great Jackal Dragon was the monster they had encountered at the beginning of the battle. It looked like a huge lizard that would swallow its prey whole. It was much bigger than the small Jackal Dragons and the crested Dragons they had fought before.

"At this time, it seemed to have just swallowed a herbivore Dragon and was in a state of indigestion. It dragged its big stomach and crawled with difficulty, probably digesting the food. "

"Xue Lin and the other three guys were hiding behind a tree, discussing their strategy. "

"How are we going to fight?"

"This guy is even bigger than the previous monsters. I’d better be careful."

"What are you afraid of? There are four of us, so we can just go up and be reckless!"

"Let’s move over carefully first, then we’ll attack together. "

"Alright, let’s do it this way!"

"The four of them made up their minds and began to bow their bodies as they slowly approached the great Jackal Dragon. However, as soon as they entered the great Jackal Dragon’s line of sight, the large lizard with indigestion actually looked directly at them! "

"Moreover, his eyes were full of vigilance. "

"Lin Xue was a little surprised, "this monster is so smart!" Why do I feel like it’s already on guard against us?"

"He had never felt this way when he was fighting the smaller monsters. The little hornless dragons would attack the hunters in groups of three to five, while the crested Dragons would only retaliate when they were attacked. These two types of monsters were the type with lower intelligence, so they were no different from other games. "

"However, this was the first time Xue Lin felt that the AI of the great Jackal Dragon was different from those of the smaller monsters. "

"The four members of Xue Lin’s team had outflanked the Dragon from different directions. The players who sneaked behind the great Jackal Dragon were completely undiscovered, and the players hiding in the grass were also fine. However, Xue Lin and another player who had directly passed by the great Jackal Dragon’s line of sight were discovered even though they were bending over. "

"The great Jackal Dragon did not attack immediately, nor did it ignore the hunters and leave. Instead, it looked warily at the uninvited guests in front of it and took a few steps back. "

"I’m going!"

"The greatsword player who had sneaked up to the great Jackal Dragon’s side from behind jumped out and swung his greatsword, which was almost as long as his own height, at the great Jackal Dragon’s Back! "

"Pa!"

"The greatsword smashed into the ground, causing the water on the ground to splash up half a meter. "

Everyone was speechless.

"Lin Xue was shocked."You … Such a big target, and it’s even a fixed target. You can even cut air?!"

"The man with the big sword helplessly coughed twice. He raised his big sword and wanted to stab again, but the great dhole Dragon had already raised its left claw and slapped him to the side. "

"Let’s go!"

"Seeing that the guy who had been pushed to the side was fine, the remaining three people directly charged forward with two tachi, while the guy with the bow and arrow madly attacked from the back. "

"After forming a party, there was no cat to help. However, since it was a four-person gang fight, the great feral Jackal Dragon could only attack one person. The other three could attack from the side and back without any pressure. For Lin Xue, the difficulty was much easier than fighting alone with a cat. "

"Alright, take my Soaring Dragon Sword!"

Lin Xue got into position and was ready to use her cool Dragon Sword to deal explosive damage.

"In the end, the big ferocious Jackal Dragon with a round belly rolled on the ground and knocked Xue Lin to the side. "

"Lin Xue was dumbfounded, "??? There’s such a function?"

Chapter 932: broken chapter again!

"The battle with the great Jackal Dragon went relatively smoothly. This was because the big lizard looked very intimidating. It was very big, but in fact, its attack method was very simple, its movements were slow, and the damage was not very high. Under the siege of four people, the great Jackal Dragon was soon covered in wounds. "

"It was obvious that the great Jackal Dragon had also realized that it was no match for the hunters. After another roll, it let out a roar and burrowed into the depths of the forest. "

"At the same time, many small dragons surrounded the hunters and blocked their way. "

"Eh? He’ll even call for underlings?"

The four of them didn’t say much. These Little Dragons were monsters that they had killed countless times. They treated it like a game of mowing grass and quickly cleared them all.

"Alright, continue the pursuit!"

"The four hunters followed the insect and chased after the great Jackal Dragon. The Dragon moved very slowly with its big belly, so the hunters quickly caught up and attacked it. The great Jackal Dragon clearly realized that it could not escape. It roared and resisted, but it still died tragically under the hunters ‘butcher knives. "

"Yay! Mission accomplished! It’s a pity that I didn’t manage to land a few strikes with the Soaring Dragon Sword. I’m very unhappy!"

"Xue Lin felt that she was not having fun at all. Although the great vicious Jackal Dragon was like a living target, she felt that her tachi would still miss easily. As for the man with the big sword, eight out of ten slashes were in the air. The only player who had a decent hit rate was an Archer, but throughout the entire hunt, he was only seen drawing his bow. As for the damage, I really couldn’t feel it … "

"It seemed that the controls of this game looked simple, but were actually quite difficult. "

The other three brothers were also very happy and were exchanging their thoughts.

"How are you guys feeling? I think this game is quite fun, but I feel like my bow and arrow don’t deal any damage!"

"I feel like my big sword is really slow … I’m so slow, but the monster is no longer in that position …"

"The tachi feels okay, but I don’t feel any damage …"

"Maybe that’s how the game is. Look, we didn’t deal much damage, but didn’t this monster die very quickly?"

"Alright, I’ll try other weapons later. Xue, do you want to continue?"

"Xue Lin nodded."Okay. Let’s go back to the base and see what the next mission is."

"The four of them returned to the investigation stronghold. As they had not been removed from the team, they could still see their teammates in the investigation stronghold. "

"However, just as Lin Xue was about to accept a main mission, a prompt box popped up. "

"That’s all for the trial. The game will be officially launched on October 14th. Stay tuned!"

Xue Lin was speechless.

It was gone again!

It was gone again!

"I was just having fun, and it’s gone again! "

"Xue Lin was speechless. This was even worse than the chapter of "mysterious seas"! "

"The breaks in the plot of mysterious seas were like a three-minute preview of the movie. However, the chapter in Monster Hunter was terrible. It was stuck. "

"On one hand, the players had gone through the entire process and understood the various operations of a Hunter, including gathering materials, hunting, and so on. They had also basically reached the beginner level in terms of weapon proficiency. It was time for them to make great progress and show off their skills in the game. On the other hand, players generally felt that their proficiency with their weapons was not high. It did not feel difficult to fight monsters, but they would feel better if they practiced more. "

"In other words, at this stage, the players were just beginning to immerse themselves in the world of Monster Hunter. They were very eager to challenge stronger monsters and continue to enhance the thrill of this battle. "

"However, there was no more! "

"The other three players were also dumbfounded."F * ck! This chapter was simply too sudden! mmp!"

The players on the bullet screen were also speechless. They were just having fun watching it when there was nothing else!

"He didn’t even need to look to know that the bullet comments were all about "kill Chen Mo’s broken chapter dog."

"What should we do now?" Xue Lin was speechless. "

"She looked at the activities that she could do now. Basically, she could practice her various weapons, collect some resources in the forest, and then fight the monsters she had fought before. "

"Monsters stronger than the great feral Dragon had not been unlocked yet, so the strongest monster the players could encounter was the great feral Dragon. They could only farm it over and over again with different weapons … "

"Lin Xue was speechless, but she quickly figured it out, "Alright, I’ve decided. I’ll buy it as soon as it’s released! During this time, I’ll practice my tachi skills. I’ll try to be as good as the Hunter trainer when the game is released!"

……

……

"Of course, "kill Chen Mo’s broken chapter dog" became a hot topic again … "

"This time, the players were still coming in full force, but they also saw a more optimistic side. "

"Although he was tricked by the broken chapter, this game was quite fun! And he didn’t have to suffer! "

"The first batch of gamers chose all kinds of weapons. Cool weapons such as greatswords, tachi, charge axes, and heavy crossbows became popular. Even though the players had yet to fully grasp the usage of these weapons, so what? As long as he could act cool and abuse monsters, it was fine! "

"Some of the more talented players were even more confident. As long as they knew how to play, it was really cool to fight the horned dragon with a sword or a hammer! "

"A player who used a sledgehammer said, "F * ck, isn’t Monster Hunter too simple?" It looked like an action game like dark Souls, but it was like cutting grass! I used the sledgehammer to turn around and directly pierce through both the small and big Jackal Dragons. I didn’t need any technique at all!"

"There were also players who used bows and light crossbows. "I’m so lucky to be able to use long-range weapons in this game! You can safely attack from far away and your teammates can attract the monster’s aggro in front. This is simply a blessing!"

"There were also some players who praised Monster Hunter’s party-forming system."The party-forming system has a good rating, five stars! I knew it. Salent should have done this a long time ago. It was so difficult to summon a sun gay in Dark Souls, so it was reasonable for him to do this in Monster Hunter! The four of them grinding together can reduce the difficulty, increase social interaction, pull more people into the pit, and increase the player’s stickiness. It’s perfect!"

"Most of the players believed Chen Mo when he said that Monster Hunter was a hack-and-slash game. Although it wasn’t as simple as kill the original form, it was still a lot easier! "

"A wide variety of weapons, all kinds of props, the ability to carry so many health potions, and the four-man team to fight together … "

"Looking at the game’s mechanism design, this game didn’t have any difficulty at all! "

Chapter 933: silently buying

"The players discussed their experiences in the forums and groups, and after a while, they realized that they had misunderstood Chen Mo! "

"It was rare to see such a kind game, buying it the moment it was released! "

"Many players who had previously expressed "no way" or "no way" to buy the game could not help but try it out when they saw that everyone’s reputation was so consistent. "

"After all, it was free … "

"After trying it out, he realized that it was exactly as everyone had said! "

"Thus, these people also silently said "it smells good" and went to prepare the money to buy the game … "

"This game was obviously friendlier than most people thought, and it was a hot topic recently, so it naturally attracted a large number of players. "

"Of course, for the players, the only flaw was that the artificial intelligence system wasn’t fully displayed. "

"On the other hand, the great Jackal Dragon showed a little bit of vigilance against humans who secretly approached it. It would run away and fight like a trapped beast when there was no way to escape. "

"However, if one thought about it carefully, this level of artificial intelligence was actually not rare. It was completely possible with the previous technology. "

"If there was anything different, it would be the ‘feeling’. "

"Compared to a herbivore like the calowyrm, the great Jackal Dragon gave off the illusion that it could think. Although it still looked like a low-intelligence creature to the players, it was very quick-witted, and it seemed like it was really making decisions based on the danger of the Hunter or other animals. "

"Some players discovered that when the great Jackal Dragon hunted, it did not devour the herbivorous dragon as soon as it saw it. Instead, it would observe the herbivorous dragon first and only devour the ones that were alone. This was because the crested Dragons that moved in groups would resist when they were attacked, bringing a certain risk to the great Jackal Dragon’s hunting. "

"Moreover, the great Jackal Dragon did not follow a fixed route when it ran, and it did not necessarily run back to its own nest. It seemed that the route of its escape was different every time. It would choose the route according to its own judgment, and it might even be affected by other monsters. "

"To the players, this kind of artificial intelligence was not particularly obvious and had to be paid close attention to discover it. Many players were too engrossed in doing their missions to notice the details of the great vicious Jackal Dragon. "

"In any case, it was a good start. After all, the great Jackal Dragon was only the first larger monster that the players had encountered, so it was normal for it to have low intelligence. The effect of the artificial intelligence system could be better reflected when the intelligence of the monsters in the future increased. "

"With this thought, the players were even more excited! "

"For many players, Monster Hunter was the perfect action game. It had a new world, rich combat system, and moderate difficulty. Most players could play it well. "

"On the contrary, some hardcore players expressed that the game was too simple! "

"Indeed, with the difficulty of the great Jackal Dragon, a player like Lin Xue was able to clear the instance without any pressure. The difficulty was definitely low. "

"Considering the difficulty of Dark Souls, Gundar alone was enough to kill an average player seven or eight times … "

"Many players felt that they had not even done anything when they were done with the horned dragon, and it had already fallen? The difficulty of this game should be at least two levels higher, right? The great dhole Dragon should have killed me at least once! "

"However, these players wouldn’t give up on the game just because it was simple. They knew that Chen Mo wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake in the game’s difficulty design. There would definitely be something like the ‘Expert difficulty’ waiting for them, which would be available once the game was officially released. "

"Therefore, it was rare that all the players were very satisfied with Monster Hunter this time and were eagerly looking forward to its official release. "

……

……

Monster Hunter was officially released on October 14th!

"The price of Monster Hunter was the same as the previous VR game, at 1980 Yuan. "

"In comparison, Monster Hunter was similar to Dark Souls. It was mainly prepared for hardcore players. However, since it could be played for free and was more friendly to new players, the range of players had also expanded accordingly. "

Even many players who were not good at such Games wanted to take this opportunity to experience it.

"Although Dark Souls’s high difficulty had driven countless players away, it was also very famous. Many players had long been interested in this type of combat system, but they were afraid of the difficulty of Dark Souls and did not dare to enter it. "

"Now that Monster Hunter was in the game, many players who did not dare to play Dark Souls took the opportunity to try it. "

"The forum was filled with a "really fragrant" atmosphere. "

"F * ck, all of you said that you wouldn’t play Monster Hunter no matter what. Why did you all buy it after it was released?"

"You have the cheek to talk about others? Didn’t you say that you were determined not to play?"

"Ahem, this … I’m mainly here to protect the ecosystem of the ancient tree forest. I’m here to help you trash defeat those powerful monsters …"

"By the way, has everyone chosen the weapons they want to use?"

"I won’t explain the tachi!"

"MMM, I heard that a data lover tested it on a wooden stake. Currently, the most recommended weapons are Charge Blade, dual blades, and bow and arrow. Dual blades are pretty good for newbies. Of course, sledgehammers and greatswords are also good."

"I don’t care, I’ll use the tachi!"

"The players who had previously said that they would never play Monster Hunter gathered together, formed small hunting teams, or discussed which weapons were better. "

"However, at this stage, the players couldn’t really feel the difference between the weapons, because the monsters they fought were too simple. Take the great dhole Dragon for example. The Katana party could also deal damage without any pressure, and as long as the sword of the Soaring Dragon did not cut the air, the damage was still acceptable. "

"The game’s default option was to not display the damage dealt, so the tachi gang members all felt good about themselves and did not feel that they were inferior. "

"Although there were some players who tried to test the damage data of various weapons, fighting wooden dummies and actual combat were different after all. Every weapon seemed powerful when fighting small monsters, but when fighting ancient dragons, the damage between the different weapons was completely different. Some battles were finished in ten minutes, while others might take half an hour. "

"So far, the players were still clueless about the weapons in Monster Hunter. "

"In fact, Chen Mo had specifically balanced the fourteen weapons, so the tachi wasn’t as bad as when the game was first released. However, the tachi’s own characteristics determined that it was still an extremely difficult weapon to operate. Therefore, for new players who had very average operation skills, they might still become the "lonely tachi hero"… "

Chapter 934: step by step

"With the release of Monster Hunter, most of the players ‘complaints about Chen Mo’s broken chapters were dispelled, and they were all immersed in hunting, not in the mood to complain. "

"After buying Monster Hunter, the players had a great time playing, from the great Jackal Dragon to the Harpy bird, then to the venomous demon bird, sand Dragon, mud fish Dragon, Thunder Dragon … "

Unique monsters kept appearing one after another. The players moved from the ancient forest to the wasteland of the ant mound and began to experience various terrains such as deserts and swamps.

"The appearance of new monsters and the increase in difficulty didn’t make the players feel uncomfortable. Instead, they were quite excited! "

"The reason was actually very simple. It was because the difficulty of this kind of thing was very slow, and it was a gradual type. "

The great Jackal Dragon was a large lizard that basically wouldn’t fight back.

"The only troublesome thing about the Harpy was that it could raise a stone to block the knife, but it also had no pressure when torturing it. "

"The venomous demonic bird could spit venom, and players needed to bring antidotes to fight it. However, as long as the antidotes could be removed, its moves were actually very easy to Dodge. "

"The sand Dragon was more intimidating. It was a big guy, but it only looked intimidating. It had high HP, but its attack power was not high. As long as the equipment was good and they had enough health, they would not be too hard to deal with. "

"The mudfish Dragon was in the swamp the entire time, so it was very limited when players walked in the swamp. However, its attack method was simple. Other than biting, swinging its tail, or spitting mud, it was not fatal when hit. "

"The flying Thunder Dragon was a little more difficult to deal with. It moved very quickly, and it was difficult to predict its movements. Its desire to attack was also stronger, and it could even use its tail to release electricity. "

"The manjawl was large, had strong attack power, and had thick skin. When fighting it, a certain amount of equipment was needed. "

……

"The difficulty of these monsters would only increase a little each time, either by changing the game setting or the type of monsters to deal with (for example, the venomous bird needed to prepare for the antidote, and the mudfish Dragon needed to adapt to the swamp terrain). With proper novice guidance, the players could always find a solution after suffering once, and then they would clear it more smoothly. "

"Moreover, the players themselves were also constantly getting stronger. "

"On one hand, the materials that players obtained from killing monsters were getting more and more, and they could create stronger weapons and armor. When the players couldn’t defeat the monsters, their first reaction would be to get a new weapon. After their equipment was upgraded, the difficulty would naturally be reduced. "

"On the other hand, the players ‘own strength was also constantly increasing. Although these monsters did not pose a fatal threat to the players, they still had a lot of HP. In the process of hunting, the players were constantly familiarizing themselves with the characteristics of their weapons and combos, and their skills were slowly improving under the subtle influence. "

"Furthermore, as the game progressed, players discovered many ways to skip classes, which greatly reduced the difficulty of the game. "

"For example, there were many falling rocks and traps in the game that could cause damage to monsters. When different monsters encountered each other, they would fight each other, and hunters only needed to wait at the side to reap the benefits. When the monster was low on health, they could directly use traps to capture it; He could use flash grenades to inflict excruciating pain on flying monsters, and using flash grenades to hunt the floating Dragon would yield twice the result with half the effort … "

"What’s more, if they couldn’t beat it, they just had to have more people. The monsters in the early stages had low attack power, and the attack power in team mode didn’t increase much. If they were lucky, they could meet a stronger boss and just lay down and farm 666. The mission was completed without any difficulty. "

"As the monsters grew stronger, their intelligence also increased. Some of them would even leave footprints in many places to delay the hunters ‘Search time, or when they were on the verge of death, they would deliberately walk into the territory of other monsters, hoping that other monsters would attack the hunters. But in general, the players only felt a little bit of trouble, and were not fooled by the monsters. "

"There were almost no players who failed their mission because of the three cats. Most of them ran out of time because their weapons were not good enough or their damage output was not enough. In this case, the players didn’t feel defeated. At most, they would go to collect materials and get a better weapon, and the lazy ones would just send a distress signal and wait for help. "

"(When players are beaten by monsters, they will be pulled away by their own cats. The last three times is "three cats." The mission would fail if he used up all his time. Furthermore, the reward would decrease with every cat ride.) "

"Many players expressed that this game was really fun! He closed his eyes and opened them again, and a day had passed! "

"Since there was no need to fight small monsters in Monster Hunter, the entire hunting process was relatively relaxed. "

"Enter the forest to search for traces of monsters and collect resources find monsters to start hunting monster escape, player chase *n times capture or hunt successful "

"During this process, the players were more relaxed. Every time they focused on fighting the monsters, it would only be for a few minutes. Soon, the monsters would change locations. When the monsters were running away and the players were chasing them, the tense battle mood could be adjusted. Therefore, it was unlike Dark Souls, where players would feel tired after playing for a while and have to stop. "

"Therefore, a few hours passed before many players felt like they had done anything. "

"Many office workers could only play at night. After playing for a few days, they realized that this game was really time-consuming! "

"However, this was a good thing. At least, it showed that the game itself was rich in content. The 1980 RMB was worth the ticket price, and he could play for a long time. "

"As the story progressed, the players moved from the wasteland of the giant ant mound to the miasma Valley. They started to get different items and clothes and had fought more than ten different types of monsters. During this period, they had also completed the battle to capture the lava Mountain Dragon and obtained a lot of materials. "

"The lava Mountain Dragon was the mountain-like monster at the beginning of the plot, its whole body made of hard rock. Of course, the players did not directly confront the molten Mountain Dragon, but flew to its back to destroy its heat dissipation organs. In other words, this battle itself had no risk at all, as long as he dodged the lava. "

"In the process of fighting the molten Mountain Dragon, the annihilation Dragon would come and join in the fun. However, the players did not need to defeat it. They just had to hide in the side. There would be NPC hunters from the system participating in the plot, so no one felt that this thing was very powerful. It just looked a little cool. "

"At this stage, the players ‘sense of frustration was still extremely limited. Most of the players would fail one or two times at most, and there were no monsters that could hold the players back for a day. The difficulty was indeed slowly increasing, but the players didn’t feel it clearly. "

"Hence, up until now, the players were very satisfied with Monster Hunter. Regardless of whether they were elites or noobs, they were all happily hunting in the forest. When happy formed a team, he did not realize that danger was approaching them from the forest. "

Chapter 935: Horned dragon hunting battle

"On the fish-catching live broadcast platform, Lin Xue let out a long sigh of relief. "

"Phew, this tragic-clawed Dragon is really difficult to deal with. Thank you for your help, my three friends. I really can’t defeat it on my own."

Xue Lin said as she peeled off the materials from the tragic-clawed Dragon’s corpse.

"At the beginning of the hunt, Xue Lin was not used to it because this guy’s movements were too fast! "

"It was fast, had a strong desire to attack, and its attack power was not bad. Although it wasn’t an instant kill, the problem was that it always moved quickly. It was difficult for Xue Lin’s tachi to touch it. It was a one-sided beating. "

Xue Lin sent out a rescue signal after the first round of cat calls. She quickly gathered three of her friends to fight together.

Lin Xue wandered around the investigation stronghold while chatting with the bullet comments.

"What do you mean I skipped class again? this is the only time I called for help, okay? Cough, cough, alright, I did it last time, and I did it the same time with the manjawl …"

"So what! The game itself supported four-person teams, and there was no such thing as ‘skipping class’! It’s different from Dark Souls!"

"You’re saying that I’m a coward. Let me tell you, this is how the game is played. You’d rather be a coward than be greedy for a blade, okay?"

"I’m telling you, I’m only slow because my equipment is not good enough and I’m too lazy to spend time farming for materials. When I farm for materials and make a more powerful tachi, wouldn’t it be a matter of minutes to beat this pitiful-clawed Dragon? After all, we’re going to push the main storyline now. It’s not too late to get equipment after we’re almost done with the main storyline. "

"Alright, let me look at the next mission. Hmm, can I choose one of the two missions?"

"[Fire Dragon is the top of the forest]? [Horned dragon is the bottom of the sand]?"

"According to the plot, the Hunter asked the ancient Dragonman about the molten Mountain Dragon’s movements, and the ancient Dragonman said that only after defeating the male Fire Dragon and the horned dragon would they be qualified to know the secret. "

"Therefore, these two missions were added to the mission list. They had to hunt the fire Dragon and the horned dragon respectively in order for the plot to continue moving forward. "

Xue Lin hesitated for two seconds before choosing the horned dragon.

"Why did you choose the horned dragon? Was there a need to say more? Everyone saw the fire Dragon’s appearance in the animation just now. Was it a human fight?"

"It’s so big, flying in the sky all year round and spewing fire. My tachi can’t touch it at all, okay? I have a headache whenever I fight a flying dragon. However, the name ‘horned dragon’ sounds very gentle. It reminds me of the horned dragon in dinosaurs. Yes, yes, yes, the kind that eats grass. "

"I think horned Dragons have thicker skin, but they should be easier to fight than fire dragons. Of course, we should fight the easier ones first!"

"Also, the fire Dragon has appeared in the promotional poster together with the annihilation Dragon. With such good looks, it definitely won’t be easy to deal with. Let’s fight the horned dragon first. The plan will work!"

A bunch of 666 comments appeared on the screen. Lin Xue started the mission happily.

"Although she had encountered some setbacks before, such as the Barbarian jawl Dragon and the tragic clawed Dragon, they were not easy, but it was basically not a big problem. Furthermore, the mission this time did not have any special instructions, so Xue Lin did not take it to heart. "

Xue Lin triggered the plot when she arrived at the wasteland of the big Ant tomb.

"A land Dragon with hard armor All over its body walked towards Xue Lin’s position. Its head was also covered with thick bone armor, looking majestic. "

"Is this a horned dragon? The thing on his head … Doesn’t look like a horn. " Xue Lin said to herself. "

"The bullet comments were already speechless,’Xue, are you a fish? What kind of memory is this? this is the sand Dragon that you fought two days ago!"

"Lin Xue suddenly understood and coughed to ease the awkwardness."Cough, cough. I was wondering why it looked so familiar. I was wrong."

"The bullet comments were all overjoyed."Xue, you’re the best at remembering. The wind Dragon is a Floating Dragon, and the sand Dragon is a horned dragon. If you go and become a real Hunter like this, you won’t be able to find your prey at all, will you? 2333."

"While Xue Lin was watching, the ground suddenly started shaking! "

"The surrounding carrion birds also took to the air, as if they were frightened by something. "

"Suddenly, a huge monster broke out of the sand in front of Xue Lin! In the billowing sand, Lin Xue could only vaguely see two huge long horns. They looked a bit like bull’s horns, but they were closer. Furthermore, the two horns were very thick, and each of them was about the same length as Lin Xue’s character! "

"Although she couldn’t see the true appearance of the giant monster in the billowing sand, one thing was certain it was bigger than all the monsters Lin Xue had seen before! "

"The sand Dragon was considered a very large monster. Its normal body was more than ten meters long, but at this time, the sand Dragon was being bitten by the behemoth that had emerged from the ground. No matter how hard its thick legs struggled, it was useless! "

"BOOM!"

"The horned dragon suddenly emerged from the ground and lifted the huge sand Dragon into the air with its mouth, then slammed it heavily onto the ground! "

"Xue Lin could vaguely see the appearance of the horned dragon. It was completely different from the grass-eating horned dragon that she had imagined. It had two huge wings and a long tail with a Bone Mallet. In terms of its body length, it was more than 20 meters long. It could kill most of the monsters that they had encountered so far! "

"The horned dragon quickly dug into the ground. In a wave of dust, the Earth Dragon and the horned dragon disappeared in front of Xue Lin. However, the sandy ground in front of her started to collapse. Xue Lin desperately tried to climb out, but the quicksand kept flowing into the cave. Xue Lin couldn’t climb out and fell into the underground cave. "

"Standing up from the sand, Lin Xue’s character coughed while checking the situation in the cave. "

"There was still yellow sand falling from the cave entrance, like a circle of sand waterfall, surrounding Xue Lin in the middle. Through the sand waterfall, Xue Lin could vaguely see the sand Dragon lying motionless not far away, as if it had lost its life. "

"Suddenly, a pair of long horns poked out from behind the sand waterfall! "

"The king of the underground, the centipede horned dragon, walked towards Xue Lin from behind the sand waterfall, its eyes full of hostility. "

Lin Xue was sure that the Dragon’s horn was taller than her character’s height!

"In front of the huge horned dragon, Xue Lin felt so small that she didn’t even reach the Dragon’s knee. "

"Roar!"

The horned dragon let out a roar at Xue Lin and charged straight at her. It wanted to get rid of the uninvited guest who had entered its nest!

"F * ck! Was this a horned dragon? Mom, this is different from the script we agreed on!"

"Xue Lin quickly rolled away to avoid the Dragon’s attack. The Dragon’s sharp, knife-like horns brushed past her arms, making her legs weak. "

"Lin Xue had thought that the horned dragon was one of the dinosaurs that evolved to have horns and armor because it did not eat meat. Then, it relied on tanking people to deal damage … But when she looked at it again, the horned dragon in Monster Hunter was even more powerful than the Overlord Dragon! "

How could they fight such a big one?

"The bullet screen was filled with comments,[Xue is going to send a rescue signal to ask for help from the netizens again 2333] "

"Xue Lin was not convinced, "Hmph! You people really look down on me!" Just look, I’m going to solo the horned dragon today, no one can stop me!"

Chapter 936: being abused in all kinds of ways

"Even though she said that, Xue Lin was still very weak."

"The biggest problem was that the horned dragon was too big! Just from its appearance, it gave off a suffocating sense of oppression."

"Don’t worry, let me observe the horned Dragon’s attack pattern first."

"Xue Lin said as she ran away, but the horned dragon kept staring at her. How could Xue Lin outrun the horned dragon with her short legs? He was caught up in two or three steps."

"Roar!"

"The horned dragon roared, and Lin Xue’s ears buzzed. Her character was fixed in place, unable to move."

"The horned dragon’s head suddenly swung, and Xue Lin and Kitty were both sent flying into the air and fell to the ground. Their health bars also dropped by a long amount."

"So abnormal!"

"Lin Xue was shocked. The last monster she had fought was a tragic-clawed Dragon. Although the tragic-clawed Dragon had high attack frequency and fast movements, its damage was actually not high. However, the damage of the horned dragon seemed to be at least two to three times higher than that of the tragic-clawed Dragon!"

"Xue Lin quickly rolled to the side and prepared to drink the potion. She didn’t expect the horned dragon to stomp on the ground with both feet and lower its head slightly. The two thick horns were like a forklift sliding across the sand and rushing forward. With a bump and a lift, Xue Lin was directly sent to the sky!"

"Xue Lin rolled a few times on the ground, and her health bar dropped by half in an instant. She was in a precarious situation."

"My God, what is this!"

"Xue Lin quickly ran to the side. Kitty very considerately gave her a Honey Worm that could recover health. But before Xue Lin could use it, the horned dragon rushed over again!"

"This time, Xue Lin rolled over. However, the horned Dragon’s thick claws kicked Xue Lin’s body while she was in the Dragon carriage."

[Collapse from exhaustion!]

"Xue Lin was dumbfounded. What the hell, a Cat Car?"

I haven’t even cut this thing with one blade!

The bullet screen was filled with 66666 comments. It was very interesting for many viewers to watch the live streamer die.

"Xue Lin pouted, "don’t mess around. I was just unfamiliar with its attack just now!" This time, I’m going to make sure I have a good cat meal and bring along more props. I don’t believe I can’t do it!"

"Soon, Xue Lin arrived at the horned Dragon’s Nest for the second time."

"This time, he didn’t even need to say hello. The horned dragon knew that this guy was here to cause trouble, so as soon as it saw Xue Lin, it immediately rushed over with a Dragon carriage."

"Why is this guy not done with the Dragon carriages! Can’t you just let me play with you!"

"Lin Xue was prepared this time. She carried the tachi and started running. She had wanted to wait for the horned dragon to finish its attack and attack. But just as she got close, the horned dragon flicked its spindle-like tail and sent her flying."

Xue Lin was speechless.

"The horned dragon was huge, and although it had great strength and thick armor, the problem it caused was that its movements were not flexible. The horned Dragon’s main attacks were its horns, tail, hind legs, mouth, and so on. In other words, the side and rear were its blind spots. Moreover, the Hunter’s movements were very flexible. The horned dragon hunter was like a man catching a rabbit, and it was hard to catch it."

But Xue Lin realized that this horned dragon was too cunning. It knew how to use its advantages!

"The advantage of the horned dragon was its crushing power. If a Hunter wanted to attack it, especially a melee hunter, they had to hit the leg from the side or the head from the front. If the horned dragon kept turning around and trying to bite the Hunter, it would definitely be played."

But the horned dragon didn’t want to engage in close combat with Xue Lin at all. It simply travelled the entire way!

"When they were far away, they would speed up. If they hit Xue Lin, they would send her to the sky. If they couldn ‘t, they would smack her with their tails and then turn back to the Dragon carriage."

"In the end, Lin Xue fought with the horned dragon for a minute and only cared about running around. She did not find a chance to attack at all …"

"He only managed to land two or three hits on its tail and head. As a result, the weapon made a "ding ding" sound of metal clashing, and the damage figure weakly floated out with a " 7″"."

"Lin Xue was shocked, "is the knife in my hand fake?" A single slash only took away 7 HP? And there isn’t even a single wound on the Dragon’s body!"

"Xue Lin had already drunk two bottles of potions. Every time she wanted to attack, she would be touched by the horned dragon. It would either kick her or swing its tail. In any case, a slight touch would take away one-third of her HP. Xue Lin did not do anything but drink her potions."

"This time, when Xue Lin was about to drink the medicine again, the horned dragon suddenly started digging the ground!"

"At this time, the horned dragon was still quite far away from Xue Lin. She only saw smoke rising from the feet of the horned dragon, and then the huge creature burrowed into the sand and rushed straight at her!"

"Xue Lin panicked, but she was also reluctant to give up the bottle of medicine she was drinking. In the end, the horned dragon came out of the ground and lifted Xue Lin into the sky with its two long horns!"

"Mother!"

"Xue Lin felt her back shake violently. Her entire field of vision rose sharply, and then she fell in a free-fall state."

"The damage was indeed explosive. Xue Lin’s health bar was left with less than a quarter. She was still waiting to land on the ground, so she rolled quickly to avoid the horned Dragon’s follow-up attack."

"However, she was overthinking."

"While Xue Lin was still in the air, the horned dragon suddenly raised its head. Its two thick horns accurately caught Xue Lin in the air and it flicked her up again!"

[Collapse from exhaustion!]

"What the hell, another cat Car! It seems like this mission is over …"

Lin Xue had to admit that the horned dragon was completely different from the monsters she had fought before …

"High attack, high defense, high HP, and the most annoying thing was that he had such a strong desire to attack!"

How was he supposed to deal damage when there was no end to the Dragon chariot?

"Lin Xue was not convinced."Come, let’s try one last time. If we fail, I’ll go get some equipment and check the strategy!"

"When they arrived at the horned Dragon’s Nest again, they were all old acquaintances, so they immediately started fighting."

"Xue Lin was much more careful this time. She knew that the horned dragon liked to use the Dragon carriage, so she simply stood in front of the stone pillar every time. As long as the horned dragon hit her, Xue Lin would Dodge. Then, the horned dragon would hit the stone pillar directly and stun her, giving Xue Lin a chance to deal some damage."

"One blade, two blades, Dodge!"

"What do you mean by ‘cowardly’? I’m not greedy, do you guys understand?"

"As long as one’s skills are good, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle …"

"Wow, I can finally release the flying dragon Sword. Take a look at my flying dragon Sword!"

"Xue Lin took a step back, then raised her tachi and charged forward, jumping high!"

"In the air, Xue Lin swung her tachi down, aiming straight for the horned Dragon’s Back!"

"Argh! It’s crooked!"

"Xue Lin realized that the horned dragon had dodged to the side, and her blade was about to miss. She hurriedly adjusted herself to the other side, but the horned Dragon’s Deep and wide wings actually curled upwards!"

"Xue Lin’s vision turned black and she was instantly sent flying, landing on the wall."

"???"

Lin Xue was dumbfounded. This works too?

"But it wasn’t over yet. Just as Xue Lin stood up, the Dragon carriage arrived again!"

"This time, Xue Lin didn’t Dodge. Not only was her health bar low, but there were also stars on her head. She was knocked out on the spot."

"What the hell! Quickly wake up, quickly wake up …"

The horned dragon didn’t give Xue Lin any chance. It flapped its wings and sent three cats to Xue Lin.

"……"

"Xue Lin was silent for two minutes and then said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please wait for a moment. I’ll go check out a strategy …"

Chapter 937: Never skip class

"A minute later, a post appeared on the official forum of Monster Hunter. "

"I’ve been abused by the horned dragon. Please give me a strategy!"

"Very quickly, the players started to reply to the post. "

"Sofa!"

"Hahahaha, Xue searched for a guide for half a day but couldn’t find it. I can only come to the forum for help."

"Xue, the front row is contracted!"

"I’m just here to help. I’ve just killed a sand Dragon. I can’t help you."

"Me too, I haven’t fought the horned dragon yet. But watching Xue’s live broadcast, she was really badly abused!"

……

"This post was quickly upvoted to more than a hundred comments, but none of them talked about anything serious, and all of them were fighting for the front row … "

"After all, Xue Lin had so many fans. Seeing that she had taken up a whole level of the post, the post was not worth looking at … "

"Lin Xue was speechless."Don’t mess things up. If you don’t understand, then don’t reply. Otherwise, I won’t be able to see it when the players reply"

"Xue Lin’s first reaction was to search for the horned dragon strategy guide for Monster Hunter on the internet, but she couldn’t find it at all. It had only been a few days since the release of Monster Hunter, and Xue Lin was basically the group of people who made the fastest progress. Everyone was still in the exploration stage. Even if some people had already passed the horned dragon, they were basically pushing the monsters behind them. No one had posted a strategy guide yet. "

"So, Xue Lin could only ask for help on the official forum. "

"As a famous streamer, Xue Lin had quite a reputation. Soon, a group of players left messages for her, offering her a plan to defeat the horned dragon. "

"Signal for help! Xue, don’t insist on it anymore. Didn’t you say that team mode is the right way to start the game? The Barbarian gnawed Dragon called its friends, and now the horned dragon wants to solo it? what the hell!"

"That’s right, the righteous sun gay man is here. I’m just about to start fighting the horned dragon. Xue, do you still need teammates? No matter what kind of monster it is, we just need to transcend it!"

"It’s too difficult to hit this thing with a Katana. I recommend using a long-range weapon. A bow or a light crossbow should be much better."

"Xue, you can’t bear to spend money! Big explosive barrels, small explosive barrels, paralyzing traps, flash bombs, Sonic bombs … Use whatever you can. If you can’t beat it in close combat, we’ll play dirty!"

"I strongly recommend an evil way of playing Slash bullet demon sect! This method only dealt a little less damage and was more troublesome, but it was really useful! The exclusive weapon for skipping classes, the light crossbow! I have a video, just click on the link and you’ll know!"

There were all kinds of replies in the post. Xue Lin looked at it for a long time and noticed the last one.

"Although it felt good to call for teammates, Lin Xue had already said that she would solo it. Even if she couldn’t solo it, she still had to put on a show. "

"As for the other weapons such as Charge Blade, bow and arrow, and light crossbow, Lin Xue herself also wanted to change her weapon because it was too difficult to fight a horned dragon with a tachi. "

"There were no videos of the other weapons, except for the light crossbow. "

"In the end, Xue Lin came out after five minutes and was filled with indignation. "

"What’s this? Isn’t this too much of a bug?"

"The entire time, he was far away from the monster and inserted the slash bullet into its body? Then, the slash bullet would explode and cause damage to the monster? In other words, as long as we maintain our distance and avoid the Dragon chariots, we will be able to attack mindlessly?"

"If I bring a full load of slash bullets and slash fruits, I’ll make them on the spot when I don’t have enough bullets? You’re going back to the camp to get more when you don’t have enough fruits?"

"Shameless, you’re too shameless! This isn’t skipping class, he’s not even going to the exam!"

"No, I can’t do this. As a technical streamer, I have to defeat the horned dragon with my own strength! Even if I have to cat-hop ten times, get stabbed by a horned dragon, or fight a male Fire Dragon, I will never skip class with cult Vanquisher!"

"Hmph, I want to try the charge Blade!"

Three minutes later.

"Aiya, mom, this Charge Blade is too complicated. I can’t play with it, I can’t play with it. I want to try the giant sword."

Two minutes later.

"This giant sword’s attack speed is too slow. Let’s try the spear. "

Three minutes later.

"The long spear just jabbed, jabbed, jabbed? Forget it, I’ll try my bow. "

"Lin Xue almost tried all 13 of the other weapons. She couldn’t do anything about it because weapons were constantly being upgraded. If she wanted to change her weapon now, it would cost a lot of resources to make. She even had to farm for some special resources, so changing her weapon would cost a lot. "

"After struggling for a long time, Xue Lin still chose the bow. "

"Alright, I’ll use the bow. It’s said that it’s easier to hit horned Dragons with bows and arrows. I’ll try … Hmm, this is slide step, and there’s also the big move, Dragon arrow …"

"In the end, the bullet screen was already filled with greetings. "

"???Didn’t he just say that he would never skip class? He turned around and changed to a long-range weapon?"

"I don’t know much about cloud hunters. What’s the difference between a bow and a light crossbow? aren’t they both long-range?"

"Xue, don’t be afraid, continue with the tachi! Or a giant sword will do, a real man always fights head-on!"

"Lin Xue’s face darkened."What do you mean by the difference between a bow and a light crossbow … The slash bullets are brainlessly aimed at the monsters. The bow is different. It requires skill!" The bow and arrow also had to avoid the damage from the horned dragon! Bow and arrow … In short, I want to use a bow and arrow. This is not skipping class, and I don’t accept any objections!"

"The bullet screen was instantly filled with " 2333″" comments."Okay, Xue, you’re flat-chested. Whatever you say is right!"

"Lin Xue made a decent bow with the materials she had saved before. Then, she went to the training area to play with the wooden stakes to get familiar with the operation. She also saw the big boss’s archery skills. "

"Furthermore, the big boss Hunter in the training area was actually fighting a horned dragon, which made Xue Lin very surprised. "

"Wow, it’s so floating! Social Security for the entire journey! So much damage all of a sudden! And it’s even paddling here and there, rubbing against each other, cool!"

"It’s indeed advantageous to use bows and arrows to hit the horned dragon. They can keep hitting its wings, and the damage seems to be quite high!"

"You can even put the Dragon to sleep and then use the explosive barrel to blow up its head and horn? Why does it feel like every shot costs money … Forget it, I’ll try it out first …"

"After watching the boss’s operation, Xue Lin was excited again. "

It didn’t seem to be difficult at all!

"Bows and arrows were indeed much more flexible than tachi, or it could be said that long-range attacks were much more flexible than melee attacks. When the bow and arrows hit the horned Dragon’s wings, it would be over. When the horned dragon burrowed into the ground, a Sonic Boom bomb would be shot, and a sleep bomb would be used to put the horned dragon to sleep. Then, an explosive barrel would be used on it. It seemed much easier. "

Xue Lin set off confidently.

……

"Three minutes later, Xue Lin’s cat Car returned to the camp and she fell into deep thought. "

"What’s the situation? What kind of problem is this?"

"Why doesn’t my bow and arrow hurt at all? This is different from what we agreed on!"

"Besides, long-range attacks aren’t safe at all! The horned Dragon’s ramming into me is even more forceful now!"

"Xue Lin was silent for a long time. Finally, she opened the mission menu and sent out a signal for help. "

Chapter 938: three tai sword heroes

"How fragrant" instantly floated across the bullet screen. "

"Hahahaha, what did Xue say before? Do you really have to solo the horned dragon?"

"You’ve compromised so quickly! I’ll go online quickly and fight for a place in Xue’s team!"

"Oh my God, you bought it in an instant. What kind of hand speed are you all having?"

"Xue Lin sighed helplessly and explained, "It’s not my problem. I’m not a coward. This is salent’s scheme!" Anfey said. "

"Look, the horned dragon is so powerful. It’s obviously not for players to solo! It’s obvious that forming a team and playing together is the right way to open the game!"

"Don’t say that I’m lying down. It’s fine as long as I can pass. Why do you care if I skip class or not? Could a Hunter’s business be called skipping class? Hunters are supposed to help each other, and human society is only able to develop because of the division of labor … In short, I’m going to send a distress signal!"

"Ignoring all kinds of comments, Lin Xue found that her fans were really helpful. She had just sent out the rescue signal, and the team was full in less than a minute. "

His other three teammates were also very quick. They were already eating cat food and preparing for battle.

"But when she saw the equipment of these three guys, Xue Lin’s heart turned cold. "

Three tachi!

"Your weapons … Forget it, let’s fight first."

"Xue Lin wanted to say something but stopped. She had played with a tachi before and knew that using a tachi to hit a horned dragon was simply torture. It was too easy for the tachi to bounce. However, she couldn’t directly express the discrimination in this weapon. What if there was a tai sword boss here who could fly her? "

The four of them chatted as they hurried to the location of the horned dragon.

"Xue, come and take a picture with me."

"Xue, can I have your autograph?"

"By the way, have you guys fought against horned Dragons before?"

"I haven ‘T. I just started this mission."

"I haven’t played it before either, but I’ve seen the video. I don’t think it’s a big problem."

"Alright, you’ll carry after you’ve seen the video. We’ll just skive."

"No, no, no, we’ll carry it together."

Xue Lin was speechless.

A very bad premonition welled up in his heart.

"These three F * cking tai sword heroes didn’t even know the horned Dragon’s skill. This fleet of cars … Should be toy cars, right? "

"However, they were still fans of the game. Lin Xue couldn’t just kick the three of them out so easily. She could only brace herself and try to fight them. "

"When they arrived at the horned Dragon’s Nest, the four of them spread out and prepared to draw their swords. "

"Xue Lin didn’t know if it was her own illusion, but it seemed like the way the horned dragon looked at her was a little strange. It seemed that this guy had been staring at him? "

Could it hold a grudge? He knew that he was the one who called them?

"Er … That’s very possible. After all, he used artificial intelligence technology, so it’s not surprising that he can remember me. "

"However, Xue Lin felt that there was no hatred in the eyes of the horned dragon. Instead, she was a little happy."This fellow just sent his head over and now he’s here again. He’s even dragging three people down with him!"

"Roar!"

"The horned dragon roared, and the four of them covered their ears, unable to move. The horned dragon stomped on the ground with its hind legs and charged at the four! "

"Quickly Dodge!" Xue Lin rolled to the side as she warned the others. The other three reacted quickly and all ran away. The Dragon car did not hit anyone. "

Xue Lin let out a long sigh of relief. It seemed that the three tai sword heroes had a good reaction.

"Before he could gain a firm foothold, the next Dragon carriage of the horned dragon came. "

"However, the four of them fighting together did reduce the pressure. The Dragon carriage was not coming for Xue Lin, so she drew her bow and prepared to shoot at the horned dragon. "

What she didn’t expect was that the three tai sword Warriors actually rushed towards the Dragon carriage at the same time!

"Xue Lin "???"

She was completely dumbfounded. She had no idea what these three people were thinking.

"In the end, he heard three voices shouting at the same time, "See cut!"

Lin Xue almost wanted to turn off the team voice chat. It was so embarrassing to shout the name of the skill while using it!

"However, Lin Xue was pleasantly surprised to see the three of them in a battle stance. "

Cut!

"If used well, it could block all skills! "

It was the symbol of a Big Shot!

"If these three tachi were to be used together, wouldn’t that be … "

"But before Xue Lin could celebrate, she saw the horned dragon Run over her like a speeding train and then crash into the wall! "

"BOOM!"

"A cloud of sand and dust rose up, and it seemed as if the entire underground cave of the big Ant mound was shaking. Xue Lin could not stand still, and the scene was shaking. "

"Then, he looked at the three tai sword heroes … "

Where was he?

One was hanging on the horn of the horned dragon.

One of them was pushed into the sand.

Another one was kicked to the side by the horned dragon and fell to the ground.

"The Hunter who was still hanging on the Dragon’s horn was still struggling to get down, but he saw the horned dragon swing its head up and step on the Hunter on the ground. "

"The Hunter hanging on the Dragon’s horn was thrown into the air and then fell to the ground with a thud, motionless. "

"Mission failed!"

"Lin Xue was shocked,’what the hell! How did the mission fail just like that? Three cats already? Uh …"

She thought for a moment and realized that it had really been three cats!

"Previously, she had died once, and then the horned Dragon’s Dragon chariot had instantly killed two more people. Wasn’t this three F * cking cats?! "

"Lin Xue was speechless. When she saw the three tai sword Warriors rushing up so confidently, she thought they were big shots. But none of them could fight back! "

"‘F * ck, doesn’t he know whether or not his [see cut] can hit the chariot?’ "

"The three tai sword Warriors also felt a little awkward. They wanted to bring Lin Xuefei, but it seemed like the script was a little different … "

"Xue Lin was very generous."It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s fate that we formed a team together. How about this? send me your fish-catching account numbers. I’ll give you a small gift."

"The three tai sword heroes were overjoyed, "really?" Xue, you’re too good. You’re simply an Angel! My fish-catching account is …"

"Lin Xue silently looked at the three fish-catching live streaming platform accounts on the screen."Moderators, seal these three scammers for a month!"

The bullet screen laughed like crazy. This was a entrapment!

Didn’t they say that it was fate to form a team together? Didn’t you say you would give me a small gift?

Liar! All good-looking women are liars!

Xue Lin had already left the team and returned to the investigation base. She quietly put the bow back into the box and changed to a light crossbow.

"Alright, I’ll go get some split fruits next …" He said. "

"The bullet screen was already laughing like crazy, and the entire screen was filled with "how fragrant". "

"Hahaha, what did Xue say before? Never join the splitting God sect?"

"Xue’s exact words were even if I had to cat-hop 10 times, be stabbed by a horned dragon, or fight a male Fire Dragon, I would never cut off my classes to destroy the cult!"

"Hahahaha, it’s so nice to wait!"

Chapter 939: It’s different from what we agreed on!

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the sect of severance had been prosperous for a while, but it was later cut down so badly that most players turned to expand the sect. "

"The split bullet was actually quite fun to play with. It was a bit too much to just disable it in one hit, so Chen Mo didn’t do as much damage as he did. The damage was pretty much normal, slightly weaker, giving the players a way to skip class. "

"As for the party experience … Anyway, using this thing was similar to spreading the religion. It was equivalent to silently acknowledging that one had no friends. If one was comfortable solo-farming, forming a party would definitely be affected. "

"Unless your teammates are like you, they are also from the church … "

"Splitting the church and spreading the church were both simple and brainless, but the problem was that this thing would interrupt the output of the teammates, so it could be called the cancer of the team. The players ‘equipment was still far from enough to support the expansion of the church, so the cost-performance ratio of splitting the church was very high. "

"In terms of damage, the church of severance’s damage output was basically at the bottom, so hardcore players who could really play until the later stages would definitely choose other paths. To put it bluntly, the strategy of splitting the church was for the players with bad hands to skip class so that they would not lose hope because of the game. "

Some people might be worried that the game would lose its fun if they kept skipping classes.

"Of course not, the players who skipped class would have to make up for it one day. If the players kept using the sect of severance, they wouldn’t have to memorize the boss’s skills, and they wouldn’t be able to practice their reaction speed and control. It was fine in the early and late stages, but when they encountered stronger monsters in the middle and late stages, the suffering would be doubled. "

"After all, the VR version of Monster Hunter was different from his previous life. The monsters had very advanced AI … "

……

Xue Lin silently went to prepare for the initiation ceremony.

"You can’t just do whatever you want to do with the evil cult. First, you have to have a light crossbow that’s more powerful, right? Secondly, you have to save up enough split fruits, right? "

"After all, the damage output of the demon Slayer Guild was basically dependent on the cracking bullets. Sometimes, hundreds of them would be fired at once, and these had to be collected slowly. "

"Lin Xue knew that she couldn’t beat the horned dragon at her current level, so she quietly collected materials from before, wanting to get better equipment. "

"On the forum, the first batch of players who entered Monster Hunter were almost at the same level as Lin Xue. They were all stuck at the horned dragon and the male Fire Dragon! "

"There was a group of hardcore players who were either good at operating, could work hard, or skipped classes. They had fought their way through with great difficulty, but they were still the minority. "

A large number of players were stuck at the horned dragon.

The players were all wondering what was going on. This was different from what they had agreed on.

Wasn’t this supposed to be a hack-and-slash game?

Didn’t they say that monsters were fragile?

"Weren’t they all at the mercy of others, just like the great dhole Dragon? "

"Chen Zhao, explain to me what horned Dragons and male fire dragons are! "

"At first, the players thought that they had opened it the wrong way and had suffered a lot. However, when they went to the official forum, they realized that everyone was the same. They were all stuck at the horned dragon! "

"F * ck! I see, I’ve fallen for salent’s trap!"

"What a conspiracy! A scheme is waiting for us!"

"This is f * cking fishing, right? I’ll give you a bait first, and if you want to eat it, you’ll directly bite the hook!"

"That’s right, I was still wondering why the monsters at the front were so weak. It turns out that they were just Boiling Frogs in warm water!"

"Refund! Refund!"

A group of players who had been abused were filled with righteous indignation. They all expressed that they had been cheated and wanted a refund!

However … The refund limit had long passed!

"They had been playing the game for a few days, and the story was almost halfway through. Which gaming Chamber of Commerce in the world would refund the players under such circumstances? "

This was not the end.

"Many players didn’t realize it before, but as the game progressed and the difficulty of the game increased, the difference between weapons became apparent. "

"The Tai sword heroes, who had the most number of people, expressed one after another, what did the damage of the Tai sword mean? Why was it that we couldn’t defeat the horned dragon with our tachi for 20 minutes, but the Twin daggers defeated it in 10 minutes? "

And there’s even something like cutting apart the church? All he had to do was keep a distance from the horned dragon and shoot at him and Xia Ji ‘er?

What happened to the balance between the weapons? What were digital designers doing?

The tachi players expressed their strong protests! Request for a stronger tachi! He’s too weak!

……

"Chen Mo received messages and comments from players on his Weibo every day, either complaining about how difficult the game was or how weak their weapons were. "

"Of course, there was no point complaining, because Chen Zhao didn’t even look at it … "

"Chen Zhao was very calm, but Qian Kun couldn’t sit still. "

"In the office, Qian Kun said to Chen Mo with a bitter face, "Manager, I don’t know how many people are criticizing Monster Hunter’s weapon design. I’ve been shot so badly that I’ve lost my knees! You were the one who designed the entire numerical architecture, I’m innocent!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "it’s fine. The players haven’t figured it out yet. The numbers are very balanced. Don’t worry." By the way, are you done with the world of elves?"

"Qian Kun narrowed his eyes and said,’manager, you still remember world of elves? The development of Monster Hunter is already completed, and they’re still not sending people to help me. They’re trying to exhaust me to death!"

"Chen Zhao stood up and patted his shoulder."Young people should be able to do more work. Look at your progress, isn’t it quite fast? you’re more than half done. Continue to work hard!"

"Qian Kun almost knelt down, "manager!" I’ll admit to the matter of world of elves, but can you help me get rid of the blame first?"

"But you’re a digital designer. If you don’t take the blame … Oh no, this is your job!" Chen Mo said. "

"Then I’ll have to increase the damage of the tachi!" Qian Kun said with a dark expression. "

"Chen Zhao smiled, "young man, don’t be so impulsive." Alright, let’s do it this way. We’ll arrange a live broadcast room for you. I’ll personally come forward and help you shift the blame. "

"Really?" Qian Kun was overjoyed. Wow, manager, you’re such a good person!"

"It’s fine, " Chen Mo said happily."I’m just happy to help others."

"Qian Kun happily went to make the arrangements, it was rare for Chen Mo to show up for a live broadcast! "

"Moreover, Chen Mo’s livestream was also to promote Monster Hunter, so he couldn’t just do a livestream on his phone. He had to make arrangements for the flow. "

"But Qian Kun didn’t think too much about it. He just wanted to take the blame for himself. He couldn’t let the players think that it was his problem that he was too weak! And the horned dragon was so powerful, but Chen Zhao wanted to do it! "

"However, Qian Kun was still curious as to what Chen Mo had to say to calm the players down. These people were all tortured by the horned dragon and the male Fire Dragon … "

Chapter 940: Ordinary player li jingsi

"What? Chen Mo was livestreaming? I need to clarify the damage of the various weapons in Monster Hunter?"

"When the players heard this, they were angry. You still have the face to livestream? "

"You just won’t change, you just want to set a trap to abuse the players! "

The players all expressed that it was just a livestream and they definitely had to watch it! He wanted to see how Chen Zhao would confuse right and wrong!

"The fish-catching live streaming platform was also very respectful. They had placed all kinds of publicity resources in place in advance. They had even specially placed them on the most eye-catching recommendation spot on the home page to warm up in advance. The live broadcast had not even started, but the publicity resources on the home page had already been posted. "

"This treatment was unparalleled, and the other big streamers couldn’t even be envious of it. After all … "

Salent was almost the origin of all things.

"No matter what, many players who didn’t even play Monster Hunter followed the news, waiting for Chen Mo to start his stream. "

……

"Sunday, 8 pm. "

"It was the prime time, so many players opened the fish-catching live streaming platform after dinner, waiting to see Chen Mo’s performance. "

"Let’s see how serente is going to wash his hands!"

"That’s right, to seek justice for the tachi gang!"

"Strongly request for the establishment of a Hunter Protection Association. The horned Dragons and male fire dragons must be weakened! I must!"

"The screen of the livestream room was still black, but the players were already discussing it in anger. "

"In fact, many players thought that the difficulty of Monster Hunter was not that high. After all, they had already survived Dark Souls. As for the difficulty of Monster Hunter … It was still passable. "

"However, there were many new players in Monster Hunter, unlike those old B * stards in Dark Souls who had been tortured for a long time. They could not stand this kind of grievance. "

"As soon as the time was up, the live broadcast room showed up on time. "

"This time, it was at a place specially found by Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters. There was a long table in the middle of the screen, and a VR gaming pod next to it. "

The players looked at the person sitting on the left side of the long table. Wasn’t that Lin Xue?

"Hey, why is Xue here too?"

"Hahaha, Xue seems to be the host. After all, she’s the only one who’s good at playing Monster Hunter and has a lot of fans among all the big live streamers."

"Xue, are you good at Monster Hunter? Are you serious?"

"It’s good, Xue empathizes with what we’ve been through! I hope Xue can seek justice for us!"

"Seeing Xue Lin, the bullet screen’s reaction became even more enthusiastic. This was even more lively than the annual ceremony that they were holding! "

"Xue Lin sat on the left side of the long table, while Chen Mo, Qian Kun, and Li jingsi sat on the right. "

"Qian Kun looked a little uneasy, mainly because the number of people in the live broadcast room had exceeded 10 million. Although Qian Kun had seen many big scenes, he still felt a little nervous to be in public. "

"I hope the manager can carry me …" Qian Yong muttered. "

"Lin Xue cleared her throat."Okay, welcome to fish-catching live streaming platform. I’m very honored to have the designer of Monster Hunter, Mr. Chen Mo, whom everyone is very familiar with. Welcome!"

"The crowd at the scene applauded. Although there were not many people at the scene, there were many people in the live broadcast room. There was a TV next to the camera to display the live broadcast room’s bullet screen, which was densely covered by the bullet screen. This was the effect after the broadcast, so it could be seen how popular it was. "

"Even though it was Xue Lin’s first time as a host, she had been doing it for a long time and was quite familiar with Chen Mo, so she didn’t feel any discomfort, "First of all, congratulations to the manager. The new game Monster Hunter is selling very well, and the players are very fond of it. "

"Chen Mo nodded with a smile, "this is the love of the players."

"Ahem." Lin Xue coughed and said, "the players have raised a lot of questions this time. I have sorted them out in advance. I hope you can give everyone a satisfactory answer."

"That’s not a problem." Chen Mo nodded."It’s our duty to help the players."

"Okay, then the first question is …" Lin Xue suddenly became serious."Why is it that the difficulty of the monsters in the beginning of Monster Hunter was normal, but it suddenly became so difficult when it came to the horned dragon and the male Fire Dragon!"

"Cough … Cough …" Chen Zhao coughed."Is it … Difficult?"

"Lin Xue nodded her head vigorously, "of course it’s difficult!" It’s even more difficult than Dark Souls!"

"Oh, " Chen Mo replied, "well … Monster Hunter is a lot easier than Dark Souls. On one hand, the player’s equipment can be upgraded continuously, and their damage will be high in the later stages. On the other hand, we can use a variety of props to deal with monsters, so …"

"I don’t feel anything at all!" Xue Lin narrowed her eyes. "

"Well, " Chen Zhao explained, "your equipment must be too bad." Monster Hunter is different from Dark Souls. You still need to work on the equipment. You just need to make a set of the strongest weapons and armor before the horned dragon. "

"Lin Xue thought for a moment,’it’s not just a matter of equipment! The horned Dragon’s defense is so high, and it’s a Dragon throughout the entire journey. There’s no room for us to attack!"

"Ahem …" Chen Mo coughed."It’s just that you haven’t found the trick to fighting horned Dragons. How about I demonstrate it to everyone …"

"Lin Xue immediately made a ‘stop’ gesture, "no! Who doesn’t know that you, salent, are not human? even an AI can win against you. Your ability to kill monsters doesn’t mean anything!"

"Alright, let’s change to another person." Chen Mo looked at li jingsi."We’ve brought a normal Monster Hunter player from the experience area, and she’s a girl. Let her demonstrate how to fight the horned dragon."

Xue Lin was speechless.

Ordinary players?!

"He was a normal player who had ranked first on the National Ladder in Warcraft, cleared Dark Souls without any pressure, and spent most of his time in the deity server in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground? "

"Other people might not know li jingsi, but how could Lin Xue not know her … But looking at the excited viewers, Lin Xue’s words were stuck in her throat. She really didn’t know how to continue … "

"Wow, a pretty girl"

"Who is this? Please Weibo!"

"I’ve wanted to ask just now, there’s actually a pretty little sister this time! Was the lady going to play Monster Hunter herself? I want to see it!"

"This … This isn’t a normal player. Isn’t this … That guy??"

"Even though li jingsi was an acquaintance to the regular customers of the experience store, many of the players online did not know her. "

"This was because li jingsi had never livestreamed herself, and she rarely appeared on camera. Even though she often duo-ed with Chen Mo, Chen Mo never livestreamed, so the players only saw li jingsi’s id and didn’t know that she was a girl. "

"Some of the players knew li jingsi and immediately understood what Chen Mo was doing, but they couldn’t explain it, as there were too many comments. "

"While the bullet screen was still filled with requests for the young lady’s Weibo, li jingsi had already entered the VR gaming pod and was ready to show the players the battle scene. "

Chapter 941: Very good balance!

"Soon, the screen of the live broadcast room switched to the VR gaming pod, but a small window was left to film the situation at the scene. "

Chen Mo and Lin Xue could also see li jingsi’s game through the television.

"Li jingsi was still logging into the account she had prepared, while Chen Mo was talking to the bullet comments, "What weapon do you want to see fighting the horned dragon? A hunting flute?"

"The hunting flute won’t work. This is an auxiliary profession, how can I solo it? Alright, tachi, right? Tachi it is. "

"Countless weapon names instantly appeared on the bullet screen, such as greatsword, tachi, Charge Blade, and especially a few popular weapons that everyone wanted to see. "

"It was mainly because of li jingsi’s good looks. It wasn’t the first time they’d seen Chen Mo play games, and everyone was used to it, but it was still rare to see a pretty girl play. "

"Xue Lin was quite beautiful, but her technique … Was a little clumsy. "

"However, what kind of skills did he need? As long as the young lady was good-looking, it was fine. "

"Very quickly, the account was logged in. "

"Chen Mo explained, "we prepared the account beforehand. Take a look, everyone. The equipment is pretty trashy. The equipment you’re wearing is just basic equipment. The weapons are slightly better, but everyone can still get it."

"As Chen Mo spoke, li jingsi opened up her equipment list to show everyone. She was indeed in tatters. "

The bullet comments were all shocked. He was going to let a cute little sister fight a horned dragon in a tattered outfit? Where’s humanity?

Was there still law?

Is there still a law?

Salent was not a human!

"Alright, " Chen Mo ignored the comments, "if everyone wants to see the tachi first, let’s start with the tachi."

……

"Ten minutes later, the horned dragon fell to the ground. "

The players were dumbfounded. The screen was filled with 66666.

"What the f * ck? he blocked all the attacks perfectly with his cleave?"

"The speed of the blade is a little scary! It’s as smooth as floating clouds and flowing water!"

"Is this the same tachi I’m playing with?"

"Yeah, why do I feel that little sister’s Soaring Dragon Sword is so awesome? The horned dragon is being played!"

Lin Xue was also dumbfounded. Was this still the horned dragon that she had fought?

"The problem was that li jingsi’s equipment was not that good either. Her weapon was indeed slightly better than his, but the equipment she had on her was all trash! "

"But then again, the equipment on her was not important at all, because li jingsi would not give the horned dragon any chance to touch her! "

"Moreover, li jingsi was very willing to use her props, especially the sonic boom. Every time the horned dragon burrowed into the ground, she would fire a shot, and the horned dragon would immediately be blasted out, lying on the ground and taking a beating. "

"The other large explosive barrels, traps, and so on were also used whenever they could be used, and they were used very skillfully, as if they were effective every time. "

"After the tachi was done, the bullet screen was filled with weapon names. The players all expressed that they wanted to see the girl play with other weapons! "

"Chen Zhao randomly picked one."Okay. Charge Blade, right? then Charge Blade it is."

……

40 minutes later.

The players were completely convinced.

"During this time, li jingsi played with four more weapons Charge Blade, dual blades, greatsword, and sledgehammer. All of them ended the battle in less than ten minutes! "

The bullet screen players were also surprised to find that the other weapons seemed to be quite powerful!

The charge blade’s superb skill caused the screen to be filled with damage figures!

"The dual-blade was a frenzied foot massage, and the most terrifying thing was that as long as there was a slope, he could play with a spinning top and rub his back crazily! In particular, this action was extremely cool, and the attack frequency was high. It looked like he was crazily beating up the horned dragon. "

"If the greatsword’s Iron Mountain lean was used well, it could take a portion of the monster’s damage head on. After the horned dragon fell to the ground, the feeling of the charged greatsword slashing at the dragon’s head was simply awesome! "

"As for the sledgehammer, it was even more brutal. It hit the dragon’s head the entire time, and the Dragon’s twin ponytails, Uh, no, horns were smashed! "

"In fact, the players even realized that when li jingsi was fighting the horned dragon, it seemed to be completely different from how they were fighting it. Why did the horned dragon, which had such a strong desire to attack previously, seem to have turned into a little lamb? "

"In the beginning, the horned dragon was still very fierce, but after being beaten up, the horned dragon lost its temper and did not dare to drive crazily anymore. It even kept thinking of running? "

"For example, when li jingsi used the sledgehammer, the horned dragon would faint after a few hits, and then an even more brutal round of 80 and 80 would follow. "

The bullet screen players were completely convinced. You can play like this?

It felt like he had opened it the wrong way?

"Lin Xue was shocked as well. She knew that li jingsi was good at gaming, but after seeing her today … She was almost as crazy as Chen Mo! "

"However, there was a problem. "

"He was obviously not an ordinary player, right? "

"Lin Xue immediately protested, "no way, manager. How can a normal player play at this level?!" The tachi blocked all the skills and hit the head with the sledgehammer every time. This isn’t something ordinary players can do!"

"Many players on the bullet screen also woke up from their dream. "That’s right! Salent is trying to trick us again!"

"Chen Mo coughed dryly, "how about this? I’ll show everyone how to defeat a horned dragon." Come, let’s switch to the light crossbow. Everyone, look carefully. There’s no operational barrier this time!"

"Even though Xue Lin still felt that this display was a scam, she still continued to watch. "

"But after watching for three minutes, he realized that li jingsi didn’t seem to be showing off anymore. "

"The horned Dragon’s wing was a huge target, but it was quickly filled with slash bullets, which then exploded. The horned dragon was dumbfounded. "

Who am I? Where am I? Who’s hitting me?

Why is there something on my wing that keeps exploding?

"This time, li jingsi even reduced her reaction speed to an extremely slow speed. She only rolled away slowly to avoid the horned dragon when it was almost right in front of her. In the process, she even deliberately took some small damage, but she quickly recovered her health. "

"He was not stingy with the other props, such as Sonic bombs, traps, and so on. He also used them whenever he could. "

"This time, it took much longer, 18 minutes before it was finally done. "

"However, the key was not the time, but … The light crossbow this time did not require any technical skill! "

"He would mindlessly stab the horned dragon with a slash bullet and Dodge when the horned dragon got close. If looking at other weapons would give players the illusion that "I can do it if I go", then the church of severance would give players the illusion that "I can be stronger if I go"! "

"What do you think?" Chen Zhao asked."Does it prove that the horned dragon isn’t difficult?" Look at this ordinary player, he’s having a very easy time. "

Xue Lin scratched her head. Was it really that simple?

‘Then why was I tortured to death by the horned dragon two days ago …’

"However, the truth was right there, and they had to believe it. Furthermore, the last slash of the church did not require much skill, and it seemed like anyone could do it … "

"Lin Xue thought for a long time."Okay … Okay. I will go back and try to fight the horned dragon. But there is still a problem. The balance of the weapon!"

"Chen Mo was amused, balance? It’s very balanced. All the weapons take about ten minutes to hit the horned dragon, isn’t it very balanced?"

Chapter 942: There’s nothing wrong at all

"Xue Lin "???"

No wonder all the weapons were about the same length of time. It turned out that they were waiting for me!

"Lin Xue was a little confused."That’s not right. It’s not like this when we play!"

"That’s not my problem. You’re the one who did it, so you can’t blame me." Chen Mo shrugged, "look, that’s the standard playtime for normal players. There must be some players who are slower because they’re noobs."

"…Something’s wrong!" Lin Xue realized that she had almost been tricked by Chen Mo. "Look at the damage of the tachi! Show me the damage figures!"

"Tachi has low damage, " Chen Mo said."I know that. What’s wrong?"

"Look, you admitted it yourself! The damage of the tachi was low! Doesn’t this mean that the tachi is weak?" Xue Lin asked. "

"Chen Mo chuckled, "first of all, the damage figures don’t represent the actual damage the monster has taken. Some parts of the monster’s body may have low damage figures in the beginning, but once special effects like armor Break and tail break are triggered, the damage will increase. So, it’s very unreasonable to judge the actual damage based on the damage figures. It’s best to observe the monster’s injured parts and the feedback from the damage taken."

"Secondly, this tachi is such a floating weapon, how can we use conventional methods? You have to use goodsee slash and ascending Dragon Sword, and you also have to sharpen the blade. The two big moves I designed for you are not easy to use, and you say that this weapon’s damage is low?"

"Uh …" Lin Xue didn’t expect Chen Mo to be so confident."But your sword skills are so hard to use!" When the cutting bullets didn’t hit the monsters, or when the monsters rushed up to send the cats to the carriage, the monsters ran away as soon as the ascending Dragon Sword jumped up!"

"Aiya, this … This can all be practiced. Who would be an expert right from the start?" Chen Mo explained, "look, there are 14 weapons in Monster Hunter, each with their own characteristics. Some are for newbies, some are for pros. A tachi is a floating weapon, just like Yasuo and Zed in League of Legends. Only a master can show off. Look at the players in League of Legends, they never complained that Yasuo was weak when it was 1/10, right?"

"Xue Lin was speechless. She thought for a while and said, "But there’s another question. Why does a tachi have a punishment mechanism? This annoying and mischievous slash, why is it that when I miss, the blade is directly reduced by one layer?"

"Chen Zhao coughed dryly, that’s not very accurate. To be precise, as long as you cut it, the blade will be reduced by one layer, and it has nothing to do with whether you hit it or not. "

"Lin Xue was shocked."That’s F * cking okay?" she asked. "

"Chen Mo spread his hands, "Aiya, that’s how the weapon works. Don’t you think it’s very scientific and reasonable?" Don’t you need to use some energy or something for your ultimate?"

"Lin Xue "but other weapons don’t have this!"

"It’s different, "Chen Zhao explained. You haven’t seen other weapons yet, right? For a tachi, how to maintain its red blade state is an important factor in determining a player’s level. If this Soaring Dragon Sword hits, not only will it cause explosive damage, but it will also add another layer of blade. Or, if you see a cut, you can also sharpen the blade. Even if you lose it, you can quickly add it back. "

"Lin Xue facepalmed,’what do you mean by’ add it back so quickly ‘! These two skills are extremely difficult to hit, okay?"

"Then …" Chen Mo shrugged, "so you’re blaming me for your terrible operation?"

Xue Lin was speechless.

"Well, " Chen Mo explained, "we’ve prepared a lot of easy to use weapons for newbies, like dual blades, light crossbow, sniper rifle, and so on. If you can’t beat them, you can change your weapon."

"No!" Lin Xue protested, "he’s too cool!"

"Chen Mo rolled his eyes."So you know it’s cool. If it’s cool, simple and powerful, would people still play with other weapons?"

"Xue Lin "…You’re right. But I still want to hit you. What should I do?!"

"Ahem!" Chen Mo coughed."Well, let’s go through the mainstream weapons first."

"It didn’t take long for li jingsi to finish her demonstration of the weapons other than the hunting flute, and then she came out of the game cabin. "

"Alright, " Chen Mo said, "let’s ask the normal representative. What do you think of the weapon’s balance?"

"It’s perfect, " li jingsi replied."Look, all the weapons took about ten minutes to defeat the horned dragon."

"What do you think of the weapon’s difficulty?" Chen Zhao asked again. "

"Li jingsi replied,’there are some relatively simple weapons, but there are also some relatively difficult weapons. Simple weapons were safer, but they were slower. The difficult weapons could be wielded quickly, but it required a certain level of proficiency. Overall, the design is still very reasonable. Most players should be able to pick out the weapon they like from the fourteen weapons. "

"Chen Mo nodded happily and said to Xue Lin, "Look, the eyes of the normal player representatives are bright."

Lin Xue was speechless and gave Chen Mo a look of disdain.

You’re clearly a prop invited by the officials!

What kind of normal player representative was this? The handicapped party refused to be represented!

"However, Lin Xue looked at the bullet screen and realized that the direction of the wind had been successfully led astray … "

"Wow, this lady is so pretty. Please contact her!"

"Miss, you’re so strong. I think the tachi is a powerful weapon, but I don’t know how to use it!"

"Yeah, I realized that many of the less popular weapons I’ve been ignoring are also very strong. I’ve been wrong about Chen Zhao!"

"It feels like this horned dragon is fighting so easily. I’ll try to split apart the divine religion now!"

Lin Xue was speechless. You guys are so easily swayed!

"Just because a pretty girl is strong with a tachi, you think you can become so strong by playing it? Who gave you the courage! Was he from Ning Xia? "

"Suddenly, Lin Xue found a comment that she really appreciated! "

"Why are there so many skills in Monster Hunter that can interrupt your teammates" output? Please explain!"

"Lin Xue asked, "hey, I saw a very good bullet comment. Why are there so many skills in the game that can interrupt your teammates?" For example, the light crossbow’s grenades, slash bullets, and sniper rifles all seem to hit teammates!"

"It’s like this, " Chen Mo explained."You know that our physics engine is very real, right?"

"Yeah, " Xue Lin nodded."So?"

"Think about it, " Chen Mo said, "in the real world, wouldn’t your damage be interrupted if your teammates attacked you with a crossbow?"

"Lin Xue "…So you’re doing this on purpose to show the real weapon?"

"Of course, " Chen Mo said confidently."In fact, the Pangu system is meant to restore the real physical activation and acquiesce that there is damage to teammates. If everyone is not satisfied, we can consider opening up the damage output of our teammates. This way, it won’t be strange to interrupt the output of our teammates." Qian Kun, note it down, the next version …"

"Lin Xue quickly stopped Chen Mo, "Don ‘t, don’ t, let’s talk this out! I’m telling you, if you change like this, the players are going to send you blade pieces!"

"So you see, we’re already very considerate of the players. We even turned off the damage to our teammates. Aren’t you guys satisfied?" Chen Mo smiled. "

Chapter 943: A three-way plan

Xue Lin was completely speechless.

He had clearly thought of so many questions before the live broadcast!

"Everyone was so angry before the livestream, condemning Chen Mo together! "

But why did everything change after the live broadcast …

The bullet comments had been completely led astray. The players had all been brainwashed!

"Many players expressed that they were greatly encouraged. If even the young lady could defeat the horned dragon so easily, they could definitely do the same! "

"After the live broadcast ended, li jingsi asked Xue Lin, "Xue, it’s not easy for you to come here. Do you want to have a meal or something?"

"No, " Xue Lin said after some thought, "I’m going home now to try and kill the horned dragon with the sect of soul Slayers!"

……

"The livestream had calmed the players ‘anger. It was a basic lesson about Monster Hunter, which not only explained the standard usage of weapons but also the use of some special items. "

"When fighting the horned dragon, he could use the sonic boom, and when fighting the male Fire Dragon, he could use the flash bomb. Paralyzing traps, explosive barrels, and so on could also play a key role in hunting. In Monster Hunter, the official game recommended players to use these special items. "

"After all, traps were one of the most important combat methods for hunters! "

"Although many players were still abused by the horned Dragons, it did not seem that difficult after following the guide … "

Hmm … Could it be an illusion?

"However, the players could feel that the difficulty of Monster Hunter had been demonized at the beginning. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo left the sect of severance to provide players with a backdoor to skip classes. "

……

"In the underground cave of the desolate land of the giant ant mound, the horned dragon let out a wail and fell to the ground, dead. "

"Waa! I finally won! I finally defeated the horned dragon! The hunt was a success! Please call me monster Hunter-snow!"

Xue Lin stood beside the corpse of the horned dragon and took pictures like crazy.

" 66666″" instantly floated across the bullet screen. "

"Amazing! Even Xue has passed the horned dragon Stage!"

"To be honest, it’s too much if you can’t pass the horned dragon Stage after joining the sect of severance. There’s no technical content at all!"

"Why do I suddenly feel like this game has become a hack and slash game? No matter how powerful the monster is, as long as you have full weapons and equipment, you won’t have to suffer like black soul!"

"That’s right. This game is a hack and slash game to begin with. It’s just that the early stages of the game were less difficult, so I didn’t realize it!"

Many players had thought it through and no longer complained about the difficulty of Monster Hunter.

"On the contrary, after these players defeated the horned dragon and the male Fire Dragon, they were full of confidence and wanted to continue challenging the stronger monsters! "

"Similar games were like this. When one was stuck by a boss, one would feel very uncomfortable and suffer every day. However, once they killed this boss, they would feel a little empty inside. If the next boss was easier than this, they would find it boring. "

"Many players started to show off on the internet."You all say that horned Dragons are difficult, but what’s so difficult about it? Twenty minutes had passed without any pressure! You pieces of trash!"

"At this moment, a player would immediately reply, "What’s the point of horned Dragon’s twenty minutes? did he skip class with his slash bullet? I beat a horned dragon in 13 minutes with my Charge Blade, am I proud of that?"

"Just like that, the players ‘style went off in a strange direction … "

"Many players also expressed their thoughts, "salent, is this the most difficult monster?" After the horned dragon was the molten Mountain Dragon’s induced battle? Monster Hunter was not good enough. The difficulty of the post-production was far worse than Dark Souls! "

Chen Mo chuckled at this.

Double ponytail miemie?

……

……

"While the players were happily hunting in the world of Monster Hunter, Chen Mo was also methodically pushing for his next goal. "

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, office. "

"The office took up four large floors, of which Chen Mo’s own research and development team only took up a small portion. "

"At this stage, Chen Mo’s research and development team was split into three. The main task of the Assassin’s Creed team was to continue developing the sequel and improve the art resource library. The monster Hunter team, which was the previous Dark Souls team, continued to accumulate experience in the production of action games and mainly focused on the deeper development of Pangu yingqing. The world of elves team mainly focused on the in-depth application of artificial intelligence, as well as the in-depth application of MR technology and VR technology in the game. "

"Art resources, physics, and artificial intelligence were Chen Mo’s three most important assets in the game industry, and he had spent a lot of time and resources on them. "

"In order to support the R & D work of these three big teams, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters also had other departments that had their own duties to ensure that there would be no signs of dragging them down. "

"Other than that, games like League of Legends, Overwatch, King of Glory, and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had their own operations teams, customer service teams, and esports departments that were in charge of the deep global promotion of these games and the layout of the esports industry. "

"But even so, these ‘Imperial Guards’ that took direct orders from Chen Mo only took up half of the office space in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters. Even if they continued to expand, they would only take up one large floor. "

This was because this team was the core of Chen Zhao’s power. They were treated the best and had the strictest selection.

"Up until now, Thunderbolt entertainment had almost taken in all of the top talents in the country due to its strong performance in the global gaming industry. Chen Mo didn’t even need to spend too much money to poach the talents he wanted, he just needed to trick them into joining him. "

"Do you want to change the world with me?"

"Strictly speaking, this wasn’t a scam, because what Chen Zhao was doing now was changing the world. "

"Perhaps in Chen Zhao’s previous life,’feelings’ had become a derogatory term due to the influence of some unscrupulous companies. However, in Chen Zhao’s eyes,’feelings’ was still very precious. "

"To other top talents in the gaming industry, Chen Mo’s company had both passion and resources. This was the only company in China that could satisfy both spiritual and material needs. "

"As a result, Thunderbolt entertainment had become a unique existence in the domestic gaming industry. For many people, there was no hesitation in getting a job at Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"Other than that, the entire Thunderbolt Entertainment’s main office area had three large levels emptied out, which could accommodate a vast number of people. "

As for what the space was for …

"According to their previous plan, this space was meant for independent video game designers. "

Chapter 944: oasis plan

"As Thunderbolt gaming platform continued to expand, more and more independent video game designers joined Thunderbolt entertainment. "

"These independent game designers were able to create their own games independently, so Chen Mo wasn’t going to impose any restrictions on them. Thunderbolt gaming platform had a perfect recommendation and selection system, as well as a low commission rate. As long as these independent video game designers could make good games, they would stand out on Thunderbolt gaming platform and earn a lot of money. "

Chen Mo had already selected a group of designers from the long-term partnership to work with.

"The so-called deep cooperation wasn’t as simple as "they can come to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters to work."

"At this moment, all the 219 independent video game designers working in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters were looking at the screen in front of them. "

"There were A-grade, B-grade, and C-grade designers among them, but all of them were well-rounded and had good potential. "

"The entire office was silent, because Chen Mo was about to make an important announcement. "

"On the screen, Chen Mo’s face was filled with a faint smile, partly from confidence, and partly from his vision for the future. "

"First of all, congratulations to all of you for becoming the first independent designers of the Oasis plan."

"Everyone here has made great work on Thunderbolt gaming platform, and are all well-rounded designers. To be honest, I didn’t expect to be able to gather so many good designers together and work towards the same goal. "

"Next, I will explain the details of the Oasis plan."

"So far,’oasis’ has become the bridge between the main games under Thunderbolt entertainment and the hub of the entire Thunderbolt gaming world. The reason it’s called an ‘oasis’ is because it’s like an oasis in the desert, a transit station for all travelers to rest. It can also be seen as the main city or node of the entire game world. "

"In the past few years, Thunderbolt entertainment has already created many different gaming worlds with different styles, as well as many world-class IP addresses. For example, the world of Azeroth, the world of Diablo, the universe of League of Legends, the watchman, dark soul, Slayers prototype, mysterious sea, doomsday of the United States, Assassin’s Creed, Silent Hill, Legend of Zelda, Monster Hunter, and so on. "

"As for the Oasis plan, it’s to continue developing more IP and to combine all the IP for joint development."

"Independent game designers, from now on, you are free to use any game IP under Thunderbolt entertainment for a second creation. The results of the second creation will still belong to Thunderbolt entertainment, but you will receive a maximum of 70% of the revenue. You will also receive additional rewards for good works. You can understand it as the concept of ‘parallel universe’. You can use these IPS to create completely different stories. "

"For example, you can create a world in Dark Souls that is different from the past. In this world, the first Flame is extinguished, and the world falls into eternal night. The King of Darkness will rule the world, and the players must return to the past to stop the King of Darkness from extinguishing the fire. Or kill the king of Darkness and take his place. "

"In other words, you can use any IP under Thunderbolt entertainment to create your own games and stories."

"In addition, outstanding independent games that have been reviewed can also be included in the Oasis plan. If you don’t like Thunderbolt Entertainment’s IP, you can create your own world as long as the players like it. "

"During the creation process, I prepared three great tools for everyone."

"The first one is Thunderbolt Entertainment’s art resource library. Here, you can find almost all the necessary art resources and can use them at will. "

"The second is the physical system created by Pangu Yin, which has a large number of ready-made model parameters."

"The third is the latest artificial intelligence system. It even allows the NPCs in the game world to set their own missions, so that every time the players enter, the plot will be different."

"This isn’t just to increase the efficiency of game production. It’s also to make every game no longer follow a single script, so there are more possibilities. "

"In other words, the ultimate goal of the Oasis plan is to create a huge, complicated, and closely connected parallel universe, which is made up of countless small game units. "

"The most important point is that players are no longer just spectators in oasis. They are real players. The gains gained from each small game unit of the Oasis plan will improve the strength of the players ‘game characters in the Oasis. "

"For example, after a player clears Dark Souls, they can bring out a certain weapon or item from the game according to certain rules. They can even receive help from an NPC later on. "

"The more units the players complete, the more powerful the characters in oasis will be. Oasis will become the hub of countless parallel universes. Here, all the ‘children of the plane’, which is the players, will compete and cooperate with each other. Under the unified rules of the game, they will climb to more dangerous peaks. "

"After we have enough small game units, the Oasis plan will be officially launched. I’m giving everyone a year’s time, which is next November. Everyone must develop an independent game unit for the Oasis plan. By then, players would be able to freely enter more than 200 game units to experience different games. After it is officially launched, the Oasis plan will also be continuously updated. It will become a huge game system that is all-encompassing. "

"That is the main content of the Oasis plan. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time. Then, I wish everyone good luck in your work!"

"Chen Mo had finished, but the entire office was still silent. All the designers were in a state of extreme shock, thinking back to what Chen Mo had just said, unable to react. "

"A moment later, the entire office area exploded! "

All the designers were discussing the significance of the Oasis plan.

Was it difficult to develop an independent game?

Of course it was.

It was a very difficult thing to create a game world from scratch and make most players like it.

"Many independent video game designers took two to three years to improve, and a large part of their time was spent on World Architecture and core playstyle design. "

"But now, Chen Mo was basically giving everyone a ‘World Maker’. "

All of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s successful IPS were free to use.

"The art resource library, the most perfect physics engine, and the most cutting-edge artificial intelligence products were all available! "

"This meant that the designers didn’t have to rack their brains to create a new world from scratch. With what Chen Mo had given them, even if they only had to modify an IP, they could guarantee that the game would be better than many other games! "

Chapter 945: martial arts game

"Moreover, these designers had a high degree of freedom."

This was like going to war. Chen Zhao gave the new recruits excellent weapons so that they could play a key role as long as they had some basic knowledge.

"Of course, if you were particularly good and could carry it on your own, that was also possible."

Was it difficult to develop a game a year?

"In the past, it would have been difficult for these independent video game designers."

"But now, with the Art Library, the physics engine, the artificial intelligence system, and the ready-made IP, all he had to do was modify the original script and add in some of his own understanding to create a ready-made game unit. What was so difficult about it?"

"It was more than enough to make one design a year. If he only considered the distribution, he could even make two designs."

"It was foreseeable that some classic IPS might have multiple parallel world scenarios, such as Dark Souls, Assassin’s Creed, and Azeroth. The world was rich, and many entry points could be found. One could just use any entry point to make a small scenario, and the mission would be completed."

"Moreover, for each game unit, or small scenarios, there could be a single-player mode, a multiple-player mode, or even a variation mode."

"In the variation mode, he only needed to assign a higher level of artificial intelligence to some key NPCs and let them take different actions. In this way, multiple players would be assigned to the same game unit with different goals. They could fight against each other or cooperate. At the same time, the NPCs had their own AI logic and would take different actions each time …"

"In fact, in the same scenario, an NPC pretending to be loyal might change the direction of the game and give the players a completely different gaming experience."

"Therefore, for these video game designers, they had everything they needed, the only thing they lacked was a little bit of imagination."

"With such a large space to display his abilities, with such good conditions and resources, if he still couldn’t complete the task, he might as well find a piece of tofu and smash himself to death."

"Even though there was still a year to go before the Oasis plan was officially launched, the independent video game designers couldn’t wait any longer. They were all in high spirits as they started to develop their own game units."

"Obviously, oasis would have a long way to go in the future, but its impact on the development of the entire game industry would definitely be subversive."

……

……

"For Chen Mo, the Oasis plan only required him to set up a set of rules for the entire oasis."

"For example, what was the reward after clearing a certain game unit? How could he bring it out? Were there any restrictions on the use of the items that could be brought out?"

How could the players level up? How to balance the players ‘benefits?

What kind of profit model would the game use?

How to balance the difference in strength between different players? How to distinguish the difficulty of different game units?

"In order to integrate the countless complex game worlds into one under the general framework of oasis while ensuring fairness to most players, a series of more complicated restrictions were required. Some of the bigger restrictions could directly determine the success or failure of the game."

"Whether this "beautiful-looking" game mode was actually beautiful or not, he would only know after he went online."

"However, Chen Mo wasn’t in a rush. He would let the designers come up with enough scripts in a year, and then combine them all."

"During this period, more and more independent game designers would be attracted to the Oasis plan. The two annual video game design competitions would provide a steady stream of talents, and they could either poach from other companies or pick from Thunderbolt gaming platform."

"In recent years, the entire world’s gaming industry had been constantly improving. As the entire industry grew larger and larger, the number of talents invested in the gaming industry also increased."

"Every year, a batch of outstanding independent game designers would emerge, so he wasn’t worried about the lack of manpower in the future."

Monster Hunter’s popularity was still rising. It was the most fun time for the players. They had familiarized themselves with the entire combat system of Monster Hunter and had just passed the key threshold of the horned dragon and the male Fire Dragon. They were in a state of full confidence.

"There was still miemie Zi, Steel Dragon, Fire King Dragon, and other more difficult ancient dragon species waiting for them to challenge. Whether it was in terms of skills or equipment, they were far from reaching the upper limit. The game still had a long life ahead of them."

"But to Chen Mo, the development of Monster Hunter was more or less complete. All he needed to do was to update the downloadable content and add new monsters to maintain the popularity of the game."

He could start thinking about the new game.

"It was already the middle of October, and the research and development plan for the year was coming to an end."

"This year, Chen Mo was still a high player. The glasses, Assassin’s Creed, Silent Hill, Legend of Zelda, escape, Labo, Monster Hunter … Every single one of them was worth bragging about."

"Last year’s finale was "end of the United States, " which swept all major video game media with full marks."

"This year, Chen Mo already had ‘The Legend of Zelda’, so he didn’t have to work so hard as a judge anymore."

"So, what would the last work of the year be?"

……

……

Everyone in the meeting room was waiting for Chen Mo to reveal the answer.

"Even though they had already thought of all sorts of possibilities, when they saw the title of the design document, they were still stunned."

"World of martial arts??"

"A Chinese style game? A wuxia game?"

"This … I really didn’t expect this …"

"This was quite a surprise to everyone present, because…How long had it been since Chen Mo made a Chinese style game?"

"Of course, there was no doubt that Chen Zhao could handle the Chinese style. Wulin legend was a PC game with a similar theme and was quite popular back then. It even won an award from the game Committee."

"However, after entering the VR stage, Chen Mo’s games were all focused on large scenes and were all Western fantasy-styled."

"Perhaps it was because he was better at it, and also because he wanted to better open up the International market."

"After all, different cultures had different voices in the world. It was difficult for Chinese-styled games to be promoted to the world, not only because the development of the domestic gaming industry was relatively lagging, but also because Chinese culture was not very popular in the world and had limited influence."

"If this topic was really brought up, the reasons would be complicated. But no matter what, no matter how good a Chinese style game was, it might not be able to do well in the world market. This was the current state of the industry."

Could Chen Mo’s new game change that to some extent?

"After all, with Chen Mo’s current abilities and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s current fame, he wouldn’t be satisfied with just having local players like a new game."

Chen Zhao’s goal had always been the sea of stars.

Chapter 946: world of martial arts design

"Chen Mo smiled at the shocked crowd, "You can think of the new project world of martial arts as the VR multiplayer version of Wulin legend. While it retains the core of wuxia culture, the story, combat system, game mechanics, art resources, and so on will all be redone. "

"Qian Kun "…Manager, isn’t that a new game? you redone it all, even the plot and characters are gone. It has nothing to do with Wulin legend at all!"

"Chen Mo laughed, "of course, it’s just a new game. It really has nothing to do with Wulin legend." I’m saying this mainly to make it easier for everyone to understand. Next, I’ll briefly talk about the design idea of this game. "

Everyone was listening attentively.

"Wulin legend was indeed a good PC game, but Chen Mo had made so many games that Wulin legend could only be considered below average. Even though there were still a few die-hard fans playing it, it had to be said that it was a niche game and had become outdated. "

"Chen Mo was only a C-grade videogame designer when he created Wulin legend. He didn’t have any money or people, so the game had some flaws, mostly due to objective conditions. "

"But now that Chen Mo had enough resources and abilities, would there be any revolutionary changes to this game? "

Chen Mo explained as he flipped through the design concept for world of martial arts.

"First of all, this is a VR game that’s going against Triple A games. In other words, its art resources, physics, etc., Will be made with the highest standards of "mysterious seas, " and the picture will be fine to every pore. "

"Of course, the problem that comes with this is that we need to redo a whole set of combat systems, including internal energy, moves, Qinggong, and other aspects. The combat system will use the physical engine of Monster Hunter. Different injuries will produce different effects. "

"Internal energy determines the player’s stamina (including combat, Qinggong, running, etc.) And the power of the moves. Brilliant inner Qi skills are the most precious resources in world of martial arts. "

"The moves determine the player’s attack method and have special effects. For example, martial arts that came with the ‘block moves upon seeing them’ effect would provide some automatic combat effects. In addition, all sorts of precious divine weapons will also increase a player’s combat power. "

"Qinggong allows players to climb up any building. The higher the level of Qinggong, the faster they can run, and the harder it is to find the traces they leave behind. This can be considered as the climbing and infiltration elements in the game. "

"I won’t go into the details of the combat system. To put it simply, world of martial arts ‘combat system can be considered as Dark Souls or Monster Hunter, which have Qi, lightness skills, and specific moves added to it. It can be used to distinguish the players’ skill levels."

"Other than that, world of martial arts is similar to Wulin legend. There will be a rich variety of life skills, such as hunting, fishing, mining, alchemy, and so on. They can be used as auxiliary skills to increase one’s combat strength. However, the life skill system will be greatly simplified in world of martial arts. For example, the two skills of mining and forging will be combined into one, and the two skills of picking herbs and refining pills will be combined into one. The time needed to level up will also be greatly reduced … As for why, I’ll explain it later. "

"The martial arts system has also been greatly simplified. Whether it’s internal energy or moves, only a part of it is retained. It doesn’t need to be as complicated as Wulin legend. As long as the tactics system is a little more complicated than Monster Hunter, it’ll be enough. There can’t be more, or else it’ll kill the remaining players. "

"As for why most of the content is simplified … It’s because this is a multiplayer game with fragmented time. "

"Moreover, its mode is not a traditional online game. Strictly speaking, its game mode is somewhat similar to’ escape ‘. In other words, many people play the game in the same story, and each other’s behavior will affect the entire game process. At the same time, everyone has a unique identity, which can perfectly integrate with the background story of the game. "

"Looking at the dumbfounded crowd, Chen Zhao continued to explain. "

"The game itself is an open world, and the size of the entire map … Is comparable to that of Assassin’s Creed Origins and Legend of Zelda were slightly lower level, slightly higher than PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Cities, sects, and special locations were distributed across the entire map, and they had to completely eliminate any loading bars. 24 players will play the game simultaneously in the open world. The standard game time is 2 hours. "

"The game provides single, two, and four-person matching modes, and a maximum of four-person team is supported. In two hours, players will quickly experience the whole process from being a fledgling to becoming famous. The relatively boring part of the game will be eliminated, and the pace of the game will be accelerated. The pleasure of the entire game will be presented to the players in two hours. "

"The way for the player to win is to become the leader or Overlord of the martial arts world. The background of the whole story was the opposition between good and evil, and the whole Jianghu was in turmoil. The players will play the role of the young disciples of various sects who have just come out of their sects. They will search for fortuitous encounters in the entire world of martial arts to increase their strength. They will become the final victors through the martial arts Conference and the battle between the good and evil. "

"Qian Kun was surprised, "so you’re saying that it’s similar to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground?" 24 players, and only one player won?"

"Chen Mo nodded, "you can understand it that way." The various martial arts moves and fortuitous encounters were like the weapons and equipment that were scattered all over the ground in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, while the storyline in world of martial arts continued to advance, just like the poison circle in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground that kept shrinking. We must strictly control the flow of the entire story line and ensure that the duration of each game is within two hours, or even shorter … After all, the current players prefer a fragmented game mode. "

"In terms of game modes, PUBG and PUBG might have some similarities, but the experience is completely different. This is because players can use more different strategies. "

"In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, players are in an absolutely opposing relationship. As long as they meet, it’s either you die or I die. However, it’s different in world of martial arts. The relationship between players can be that of being enemies, working together, deceiving, disguising, and so on. "

"Su Jinyu was confused,’disguise? How do I disguise myself?"

"Chen Mo explained, "the game will have more than 100 Wulin characters, but only 24 players." Every time a player entered, the character they chose was different. In other words, the players do not know if a certain martial arts character is an NPC or a player. "

"Qian Kun was shocked, "can you do that?" To let an NPC pretend to be a player? Our AI technology hasn’t reached this level yet, has it? If it’s just a battle, then there’s no problem. But if you want to advance the game flow and talk to the players, the NPCs will soon be exposed, right?"

"Chen Zhao smiled, "yes, not yet. However, why did they have to let NPCs disguise as players? We can use the game’s mechanism to encourage players to pretend to be NPCs. "

"Think about it, if a player exposed their identity as a player, what would the result be? The other players would definitely try to kill him, because this was a zero-sum game, and there could only be one winner in the end. Therefore, the wisest way for players is to pretend to be an NPC and hide in the dark. "

"As for how to install NPCs … We will need to provide the corresponding game mechanism."

Chapter 947: character’s identity

"Qian Kun scratched his head,’let players act as NPCs? Wow, that’s a good idea. "

"Indeed, how could players and NPCs mix together? If the intelligence of an NPC was not enough to act as a player, then the player could only act as an NPC. "

"In other words, there were more than 70 NPCs and 24 players playing the role of more than 100 martial artists. In the end, only one of them could become the leader of the martial arts world or the Overlord of the martial arts world. "

"In order for the players to’ blend ‘into the NPCs, " Chen Mo continued, "we need to provide some mechanisms."

"First, cancel the voice function of the players in the game. Only players in the same team can chat privately. The content is completely confidential. All contact with martial arts characters will be completed by the system automatically. "

"In other words, when players encounter each other, the conversation they trigger is the same as the conversation between NPCs and players. The daily conversations and small talk will be completely completed by the artificial intelligence. When it comes to choices, only the corresponding options will be provided to the players. "

"When a similar choice is triggered, the player only has a few seconds to make a decision. Correspondingly, the NPC will also spend a random time to react. "For example, if a Wudang Sect disciple wants to find a Shaolin Sect disciple to explore a certain place together, the Shaolin Sect disciple will have ten seconds to choose one of the many options. After he makes his choice, he will automatically trigger the corresponding plot dialogue, and the content of the dialogue will be filled up by the AI."

"Take note that the Wudang Sect and Shaolin Temple disciples here might be players or NPCs. If the player does not reveal his identity on his own accord, the game’s mechanics will not be able to determine his true identity."

"This is only the case of ‘disguising’. The relationship between the various martial artists can also be hostile, and players can attack any martial artist at will, regardless of whether they are NPCs or players. For example, becoming enemies or being hunted down by the sect for revenge. "

"The players can’t determine how many of the 24 players are left. They can only know how many of these 100 or so martial arts practitioners are left. When someone from the martial arts world is killed, if his body is found or he has been missing for a long time, the news will spread and all the players will know. "

"That is to say, for the players, the core of this game is "

"Live to the end, obtain enough powerful martial arts, and fight for the chief of the martial arts world or the Overlord of the martial arts world."

"There are no restrictions on what kind of strategy the players use. Players could pretend to be NPCs and hide from the start to the end. They had ultimate skills but looked like ordinary soldiers from the outside. You can also show your identity as a player and kill everyone in the martial arts world. "

"In order to help the players better complete their goal of disguising as NPCs, we will provide the players with a perfect artificial intelligence assistance system. For example, if player A’s strength (including internal energy and moves) was much higher than Player B ‘s, and Player B wanted to sneak up on player A, even if player A did not notice, his character would automatically complete the dodging action and reduce the damage he took. Because according to common sense, it’s almost impossible for a weakling to succeed in ambushing a martial arts master. "

"So, in a situation where there is a great disparity in strength between the two sides, if you want to defeat the strong with the weak, you can’t solve the problem with force. He could either use his trade skill or high-grade poison; Or, we can rely on our numbers to besiege them. "

"Next, the problem of the player’s identity."

"All players will play the role of a young hero born in a certain sect. "

"The sects in the game include Shaolin, Wudang, beggar’s sect, Xiaoyao, Emei, Tang sect, Huashan, Eight Trigrams school, hidden sword villa, five poison sect, Heavenly Dragon sect, and moving flower Palace."

"Nine of them are from the righteous faction and three are from the evil faction. The player’s sect attributes would be bound to the player from the beginning to the end, and the player would need to wear the sect’s clothes at all times. In other words, the identity of the players and NPCs is directly marked in the whole game. When the players do something that does not match the position of the sect, there is a possibility of being exposed. "

"Every sect has an initial martial art and an advanced martial art. When a player’s contribution to the sect reaches a certain value, they can learn an advanced martial art from their master. In addition, there were also various adventures on the map, including martial arts, weapons, special tools, and so on. The distribution was completely random. Kill a martial arts practitioner and you can plunder all the items from him. "

"After that is the player ‘s’ birth rules ‘. 12 sects and 24 players meant that each sect would get two players. The players in the same party might not be assigned to the same sect. As long as one player in the party survived to the end, the entire party would be declared the winner. In other words, the same team may be split into different sects of the righteous and evil factions. As for the specific path of the righteous or evil, it is entirely up to the players to decide. "

"The players ‘starting combat strength is completely equal, which means that the starting martial arts and combat strength of these twelve sects are the same. However, good and evil could not co-exist. The goal of the good was to become the leader of the martial arts world, while the goal of the evil faction was to become the Overlord of the martial arts world. The righteous sect and the evil sect oppose each other unconditionally, and the cooperation between the righteous sect and the evil sect is the same as betraying the sect. "

"If players born in a righteous faction want to end up as the Overlord of the martial arts world (or vice versa), they must betray their master. After the first betrayal, the enemy forces will take you in unconditionally. You can betray them again, but you can only be a loner. "

"Considering that there are only three evil sects, they are at a disadvantage. Therefore, a corresponding balance has been made in the game mechanism."

"First of all, from the background of the game, the world is in turmoil, and all the famous sects are facing a crisis. For example, the theft of the Shaolin Temple’s Sutras Depository, the poisoning of the Wudang Sect’s leader, the disappearance of the beggar sect’s sect master, and so on. At this time, the five poisons, Heavenly Dragon, and shifting flower Palace, the three great demonic sects, are coveting the martial arts world of the Central Plains, wanting to become the Overlord of the martial arts world. "

"Players who are born in the righteous path can complete various sect quests in addition to searching for strange encounters on the map. For example, if he helped Shaolin to find the stolen Scriptures, he would be able to obtain a high-level heart technique. If he could detoxify the Wudang Sect leader, he would be able to obtain the Taiji Sword technique and so on. "On the other hand, the evil faction players have to do everything they can to cause destruction. For example, they have to find and destroy the herb that can detoxify the Wudang Sect leader. After completing the mission, they can also obtain items or ask for higher-grade martial arts from the demon sect leader."

"This kind of confrontation between good and evil is essentially an ‘unfair PVP’. There are many people on the right side, but they fight on their own and waver in the wind and rain; The evil faction had few people, but they had many random soldiers who could use all kinds of schemes and intrigues at will. Moreover, they were hidden in the dark and could take the initiative. From a macro perspective, the forces of good and evil are basically equal, and the key is the performance of the players on both sides. "

Chapter 948: The righteous and evil sects

"Qian Kun raised his hand and asked, "so, manager, is the entire game going to be similar to Wulin legend?"

"Chen Zhao nodded, "yes, but it’s much faster. The game was roughly divided into three stages, the first stage was the novice stage, completing the missions of the various sects and fighting in the wild to improve their own strength; In the second stage, the resources of the sects would be integrated. The Orthodox sects would compete for the leader of the martial arts world, while the evil sects would compete for the Overlord of the martial arts world, in preparation for the final battle. In the third stage, the righteous and evil sides will have a decisive battle, and the leader of the martial arts world or the Overlord of the martial arts world will be decided. "

"Qian Kun frowned,’but I still feel that the righteous sect is stronger. The righteous faction’s Alliance master could lead nine sects, while the evil faction only had three. This gap was simply too great, and it was very difficult to use NPCs to balance it out. After all, by the time the players get their hands on all sorts of high-level martial arts, most of the NPC soldiers will just be sending themselves to their deaths. "

"Chen Zhao nodded."That’s right. But you’ve forgotten one thing. The righteous and evil have different ways of doing things."

"Specifically, the righteous sect can’t be exterminated, but the evil sect can. In the early stages of the game, all righteous sects had their own problems and could only defend. Even if the problem was solved, the righteous sect could not attack other righteous sects. Even if the players wanted to attack, the leaders and NPCs of the righteous sects would not agree. If the player insists on doing things his way, he might even be expelled from the sect. "

"But the evil faction is different. At the beginning of the game, the evil faction is at full health and can attack the righteous faction. Once they are successfully annihilated, they can plunder a large number of martial arts and resources, and their forces will expand rapidly."

"In other words, in the early and middle stages of the game, the righteous and evil factions are in a tug-of-war. The righteous faction had to think of ways to defend against the evil faction’s attacks and recover their strength, while the evil faction had to think of ways to reap more benefits while the righteous faction’s strength was greatly damaged. The schemes and intrigues between the two sides in the early and mid stages will directly affect the power balance between the two sides during the final battle. "

"Um, manager, I have a question, " su Jinyu said. Since this is a zero-sum game, What should I do if I’m a decent player and there’s a player who’s much better than me?"

"You have three choices First, find a fortuitous encounter, fight in the wilderness, and improve your strength to surpass him. Second, poison him or even collude with the demonic sect to kill him. Of course, doing so was equivalent to betraying him, and there was the risk of being expelled from the sect. Third, follow him obediently and let him be the leader of the martial arts world. "

"Su Jinyu, "huh? What’s the point of following him?"

"Chen Mo smiled and explained, "this game is a zero-sum game, but that doesn’t mean you have to be first in every round." It was like eating chicken. Under normal circumstances, one could only eat chicken once every two or three days. It’s already good enough to get the title of the chief of the martial arts world once every two or three days in this game. "

"What if we can’t obtain the alliance leader? Was there no difference between the second and last place? Of course not. We will determine the ranking of the players based on the order of their death and give them rewards. When you can’t deal with a decent player, you can follow him first, hang in there, and then think of a way to trick him later. "

"Su Jinyu thought for a moment."Then, would there be 24 players? six evil players would die as soon as they came up, and the remaining 17 righteous players would all follow a Big Boss and shout ‘ 666’?"

"Chen Mo smiled, "theoretically, that’s possible, but the probability is very low. "First of all, we will have a balance mechanism between the forces. If all the evil faction players die, then the righteous faction players will rebel and directly obtain the appreciation of the evil faction and some high-level martial arts. Secondly, players were all pugnacious. How could they just sit back and watch you become the leader of the martial arts world? Whether it was in the open or in the dark, there would definitely be players who would join forces to get rid of you;"In addition, if a number of decent players survive in the end, the rest of the players will be ranked according to their overall score (including their combat power, tools, etc.). If you shout 666 like a salted fish throughout the game, then the ranking reward you receive in the end is basically not much different from turning into a crate when you land."

"Therefore, the rules of this game are relatively fixed, but it is impossible to predict how it will develop, because every player has their own ideas. If you trust others too much, you may be sold and earn money for others. Of course, as the designer, we are happy to see the situation where the players set traps for each other. "

"Then … What’s the profit model for this game?" asked Qian Kun. "

"Same as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, " Chen Mo said, "you’ll be charged for buying the game. The money you earn in the game can be used to buy a special appearance. You can use cash to trade and we’ll take a transaction tax." Of course, in order to prevent the players from being exposed to the special appearance, all NPCs and players will be randomly given a special appearance after entering the game, just like how the robots are given skins in League of Legends. "

"Understood." Qian Kun nodded."I have one last question. The mechanics of world of martial arts are much more complicated than PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. How do we solve the difficulty for players to get started? Also, isn’t this game not very friendly to disabled players?"

"Chen Mo explained, "it’s simple, matching mechanism." Just like in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, each round was graded based on the player’s performance, and the players with similar points were grouped together. In addition, in order to take care of the players with bad skills, the game will come with a combat assistance system. "

"To put it simply, if two players have the same starting attributes, whoever has the best technique will win. This is like how everyone in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground is a contest of marksmanship. If your technique isn’t good, then you’ll have to practice."Other than that, if you obtain a special martial art, it will make up for your lack of control to a certain extent."

"For example, if you obtain a top-tier internal strength skill like muscle-bone strengthening Scripture and practice it, your health bar will be much higher than others. It will be very difficult for ordinary fist and palm techniques to cause you any harm. Or if you obtained a top-tier body movement technique like "carefree travel", then you would have a very high Dodge attribute. The system would automatically help you Dodge, so it would not be easy for others to hit you. If you get the ‘Tai Chi Sword technique’, even if your slash is off course, the system will automatically help you correct it. It’s similar to micro-self-aiming. "

"Qian Kun was shocked, "doesn’t that mean that if A player obtains a bunch of ultimate skills, he can just use an a-skill to pass?"

"Chen Zhao shook his head. The Wuxia World was a world with low magic. Even if you had peerless martial arts, you might not be able to defend against poison or defeat the siege of the top ten Masters. Even if a master who was weaker than you attacked you, he might still be able to kill you. Just like in Dark Souls, it hurt to slash others, but it also hurt to be slashed by others. You must know that while you’re busy looking for a side adventure, others aren’t idle either. It’s difficult for players to have A big gap between them, so it’s almost impossible to directly attack. "

"Taking ten thousand steps back, if you’re really that amazing and got all the top martial arts, then you should really hang the others up and beat them up. It’s like a master bullying a noob in League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

Chapter 949: Chinese style

"Chen Zhao suddenly remembered something."Oh right, there’s also the problem of the game’s rhythm."

"It’s not certain whether a game is really two hours long. We have to adjust it according to the size of the map and the rhythm of the game, but it can only be shorter, not longer. In fact, two hours is already quite tiring for players. It would be better if we could shorten it to one hour. "

"However, two hours isn’t too long. In fact, it’s only equivalent to the time of some small instance dungeons in online games. It takes more than an hour to clear a prison in Storm City. In these two hours, the players spend most of their time searching and jungling. Only a small part of the time is spent fighting, so it won’t be that tiring. On the other hand, many players may be killed in ten minutes, so they won’t feel tired even if they fight once every few minutes. "

"This is different from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is an FPS game. Although it’s more relaxing when you’re searching for items, you have to constantly run away from the blue circle. Moreover, you have to be highly focused on the road and street battles, so it’s more tiring. However, there are fewer players in world of martial arts compared to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Besides, it’s not like an FPS game where you have to pay attention to a distance at all times, so it’s relatively easier for you. "

"In addition, we need a ‘blue circle’ mechanism similar to that in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground."

"The distribution of these sects is based on their geographical location. This geographical location serves the game mechanism and does not need to correspond to the geographical location in wuxia stories. Shaolin Temple, Wudang Sect, and beggar’s sect were located at the center of the map. The other righteous sects are further away, while the three evil sects are further away in different directions. "

"Outside of these sects, there are many other places where you can randomly find new encounters, martial arts, and so on. The entire game is from the outside to the inside."

"In the first stage, the righteous players were active around their own sects while the evil players were trying to cause trouble. The conflict between the two sides was concentrated on the periphery of the big map. As the game progressed, most of the side adventures were taken and the players started to gather in the center. "

"At the same time, the players began to have the strength to organize a clan-extermination war. The evil sects could destroy the evil sects and the righteous sects, and the righteous sects could only destroy the evil sects. If you succeed, you’ll be able to obtain a large amount of resources. "

"In addition, there are more and better side adventures inside the big map, but most of them can only be obtained with certain conditions, so we can’t go there right away."

"Through a tug-of-war, the focus of the righteous and evil players will become more and more concentrated on the inner circle. In the end, the righteous side will elect a leader of the martial arts world, and the righteous and evil sides will force a decisive battle to determine the final winner."

"Alright, that’s the general design. We’ll talk about the detailed rules when we’re doing it. Do you all understand?"

"Understood, " everyone nodded. "

……

"Once they finished introducing the concept for world of martial arts, everyone split up and went about their own business. "

"In fact, there were many wuxia versions of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground in Chen Mo’s previous life, but none of them were particularly good. They were usually just for show, and the fun was far from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"The majority of RPG and MOBA games didn’t have a chicken dinner mode, as the combat system wasn’t suitable. "

"The charm of winning the chicken dinner was that different players could adopt different strategies. The noob players could go jungle and become a layb player, and they could still play dirty on the skilled gunner players. At the same time, players with good marksmanship had a huge advantage. "

"However, most of the RPG games that were designed for PUBG were driven by numerical values. In other words, my equipment is better than yours, so when we meet, I’ll just mindlessly attack you. You basically don’t have any good ideas. The difference in strength between the two sides is very large. "

"What’s so good about chicken dinner? The good thing was that even if you had an AWM with an 8x scope, a level-three helmet, and a level-three armor, it would only take a few shots from my M4 to get to you. As long as a player’s equipment was passable, he would be able to continue playing. "

"But what about RPG games and MOBA games? If I have six pieces of equipment and you have four, then I’ll just close my eyes and fight you. "

"Therefore, if he could not solve this problem, he would not be able to play the game. "

"PUBG games with wuxia backgrounds had to solve the problem of the combat system and give the players who launched sneak attacks and the first move enough advantages. However, due to the limitations of the combat system of these games, few of them were particularly good. Furthermore, most similar games were just for show and did not show the advantages of wuxia games at all. After players played a few rounds and realized that they were far from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, they would stop playing. "

"Therefore, if he wanted to make a PUBG game with a wuxia background, he could not just copy PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. He had to solve two problems. "

"One was the dynamic balance of strength between players, which gave experts a certain advantage, and even noobs had the possibility of winning. "

"The other was to show enough wuxia elements in the game. Whether it was the combat system or the game between sects, they had to make their own characteristics and advantages. "

"Only by achieving these two points could it be considered a qualified game. Otherwise, it would just be a rough imitation with a layer of skin, making it difficult for players to get deeply into the game. "

"Of course, there was another important reason why no one in Chen Mo’s previous life was able to make a game like this they weren’t good enough. "

"He couldn’t create a combat system on the level of Dark Souls, a high-level AI, or a high-level picture … "

"At the end of the day, he had no money, no manpower, and no resources. He could only use the PUBG in exchange for a wuxia skin to cheat the players of their money. "

"However, Chen Mo was different from the other developers. He had the resources to make this game. "

"The fragmented game time, zero-sum game mode, a certain degree of randomness, a first-class combat system, a profound wuxia background, and a variety of ways to play it … All of these would make world of martial arts completely different from the other games on the market. "

"For players who liked Chinese style and wuxia games, this was a game that they couldn’t miss. After all, there weren’t many games like this, and it was Chen Mo who made it. Who knew when the next one would come out? "

"However, Chen Zhao’s goal wasn’t just in China. "

"There were not many wuxia fans overseas who liked the Chinese style, and they did not understand the meaning behind the wuxia spirit either. However, other than the game’s cultural background, world of martial arts was an excellent piece of work in all other aspects. Even if this work couldn’t become popular overseas, it would definitely attract a group of foreign players to play. It could be considered as spreading Chinese culture to a certain extent. "

"This was why Chen Mo chose this game as his final product for the year. After so many games, he finally had the confidence to release more Chinese themed games. "

Chapter 950: The palm technique that descended from the sky

"While world of martial arts officially began its development, the players continued their journey in Monster Hunter. "

"[Thirsting black sword after we intervened in the ancient Dragon’s migration, we finally found the location of the mysterious ancient dragon of destruction that we’ve been separated from for a long time. [After investigating them, there is hope of getting closer to the truth of the ancient Dragon’s migration.] "

"Wow, the first eight-Star Mission! I feel that Monster Hunter Snow is getting more and more powerful. Let’s fight this giant Hedgehog!"

Lin Xue happily accepted the quest and chose to teleport to the eastern camp of the land of Dragon crystals.

Xue Lin didn’t really care about the Dragon.

"Because the annihilation Dragon had appeared in the molten Mountain Dragon storyline twice, the players had also fought it. In the end, annihilating Dragon was chased away by the plot the first time, and it didn’t matter if he was left there the entire time the second time. "

"It could be said that the exterminating Dragon’s appearance twice was completely useless. To many players, this Dragon was not as big as the horned dragon, and it was not as difficult to deal with as the male Fire Dragon and Sakura Fire Dragon, who could fly. It was just a professional Dragon that was useless. "

"Hmph, I’m going to teach this soy sauce Dragon how to make dragon teeth today!"

"When they arrived at the land of Dragon crystals, the blue insects gathered at a mountain pass blocked by white crystal clusters. Xue Lin walked up and curiously observed behind the White crystal clusters. "

"This should be the place, right?"

Lin Xue was still wondering when she heard a rumbling sound from behind the White crystal cluster. A group of forest natives were chirping as they ran in Lin Xue’s direction.

"At that moment, a huge object suddenly rushed out from behind the White crystal cluster! "

"Xue Lin subconsciously rolled to the side and saw the huge object crash into the ground behind her with a loud "bang", raising a large cloud of dust! "

"It slowly spread its huge wings, and its two thick sharp horns drew a terrifying outline in the smoke. Its powerful front claws slammed into the ground, creating a shallow pit as if it had hit a solid ground of Dragon crystals. The sharp spikes on its body glowed with a heart-palpitating cold light when observed at close range. "

"Roar!"

"Roar!" The annihilation Dragon roared at Xue Lin, and Xue Lin was unable to move. "

"Immediately after, the annihilation Dragon flapped its wings and flew into the air, its right claw swiping down! "

"Mother!"

"Xue Lin was so scared that she screamed and quickly rolled to the side. As a result, the palm brushed past her and heavily hit the place where Xue Lin had been standing. "

"BOOM!"

"The ground of the land of Dragon crystals was made of hard crystals, which were clusters of white or dark gray crystals. They were as sharp as blades, but the palm of the destruction dragon left a deep palm print on the ground. The residue of the crystals splashed on Xue Lin’s body, but it also caused a slight tremor! "

This palm caused the earth to shake and the mountains to shake.

"Lin Xue was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat,’what the f * ck! If I get hit by this palm, wouldn’t I be in a Cat Car?"

"However, it was too late for her to be emotional. Lin Xue could only retreat while shooting slash bullets at the head of the annihilation Dragon. "

"Fortunately, I joined the sect early on. How can I fight this monster in close combat?"

Lin Xue was retreating when she saw the annihilation Dragon Rise into the air again!

"Again? Do you have the same problem as the horned dragon? The horned Dragon’s Dragon chariot isn’t finished yet, and your palm technique that descended from the sky isn’t finished either??"

"Even Xue Lin was shocked. How could they have fun? She quickly rolled again, but the annihilation Dragon’s palm missed again. "

"However, after the annihilation Dragon’s palm hit, it rolled on the ground and aimed its spiky wings and back at Xue Lin. Then, it used Iron Mountain lean forward! "

"This time, Xue Lin couldn’t avoid it because of the annihilation Dragon’s huge size. The cliff was behind Xue Lin, and the iron Mountain lean directly pushed her onto the cliff! "

"Xue Lin could feel the intense vibrations from her front, from her chest to her feet, and the same went for her back! "

"After the annihilation Dragon’s Iron Mountain lean had trapped Xue Lin, it flapped its wings and lifted Xue Lin into the air! "

"Then, the annihilation Dragon tilted its head and used its two huge dragon horns to catch Xue Lin, who was falling from the sky, and pinned her to the wall. "

[Collapse from exhaustion!]

Xue Lin was speechless.

The bullet comments were also shocked. Wasn’t this supposed to be a useless Dragon?

"F * ck, this palm is so F * cking powerful! Xue, do you want to try and see if you’ll be instantly killed?"

"Hahaha, Xue has never been in such a sorry state since she joined the sect!"

"Did the Dragon’s AI improve again? This set of combos is simply pleasing to the eye, there’s no room for manipulation at all hahahaha!"

"In the campsite, Xue Lin said while eating her cat food, "Hmph, I didn’t eat the cat food just now. I was a little careless. I’m telling you, my great splitting God cult is invincible. We can beat any Dragon without hesitation. Just you wait if you don’t believe me!"

Five minutes later.

Xue Lin got down from the cat carriage and felt very uncomfortable.

"He couldn’t even defeat this guy after cracking the divine religion, how could he do it? "

This was not scientific!

"Xue Lin hesitated for two minutes and said to the bullet screen, "Forget it, I’ll go check the forum …"

……

"On the forums, there were already a few posts about the exterminating Dragon. The players all expressed that this was too much, this was really too much! "

"We can tolerate the horned dragon and the male Fire Dragon, but is this annihilation Dragon for us to beat? "

"Even though Xue Lin played the game every day as a streamer, her skills were still bad. Monster Hunter had been released for so long that it was inevitable that some big shots would surpass her. "

"The first batch of players who came into contact with the annihilation Dragon were basically players who were very confident in their skills or players who had learned how to skip classes. In the end, they were all crushed by the annihilation Dragon … "

"This annihilation Dragon’s moves are almost fatal, right? This one palm directly instakilled him, there’s no room for discussion at all!"

"That’s right, but the problem is that it’s even better at combo attacks than the horned dragon. It was chasing me all the time and only focused on running away. Where did it have the time to counterattack??"

"The annihilation Dragon is so smart. It knows that offense is the best defense …"

"Speaking of becoming a spirit, do you guys know that the four of us formed a party to kill the Dragon? in the last stage, this guy flew into the sky. I saw that it was coming for me, so I ran. But it turned around and killed two of my teammates with one slap? He’s too F * cking scheming!"

"Hehe, where are you guys now? I’ve already done it four times. He was doing well at the start, but then he went to sleep. I thought it was settled, but he woke me up and three cats …"

"Annihilating Dragon’s morning temper … Let’s not talk about it anymore. It’s hard to explain in a few words. Three cats in an instant. The previous twenty minutes of fighting in fear were in vain …"

"I really don’t feel like I’m the one hunting the annihilation Dragon. This guy was chasing me the entire time! I felt that I couldn’t win, so I wanted to climb the wall and leave. Guess what? this guy jumped up and killed me with a slap!"

"In Monster Hunter,’hunt’ is clearly a verb!"

"What the Ck, the damage of the annihilating Dragon is so explosive! Almost half of his health was gone the moment he touched it! And his AI is so high! What the hell is this!"

Chapter 951: The correct way to use the special odor bomb

"However, the players weren’t in a hurry to scold Chen Mo, since they knew that even if Chen Mo came out to clear things up, he would only show off his full weapon, the destructive Dragon … "

It’s better to rely on yourself and work hard!

"Many hardcore players expressed that since Chen Mo had designed such an overpowered monster, he must have a way to deal with it! "

"Just like how he used the sonic boom bomb against the horned dragon and the flash bomb against the male Fire Dragon, there must be some special item that could deal with the annihilation Dragon! "

"In fact, the biggest problem with the annihilation Dragon was that it had high damage, high intelligence, and a strong desire to attack. "

"Moreover, this guy’s body size was moderate. The horned dragon was huge, and even though it was strong, it had difficulty turning around and was very clumsy. However, the annihilation Dragon didn’t have this problem. It had both strength and speed. Not only could it instantly kill people, but its reaction speed was also extremely fast! "

"For example, the palm technique that descended from the sky, the players might not be able to Dodge it even if they ran for their lives, and they would be smacked to the ground. "

"While the players were grinding for equipment, they were also researching all kinds of tricks. "

"At this time, a very smart player found a coquettish prop Special odor bomb! "

"The stink bomb was a projection item made from monster feces. After the projection, it could release a stench and drive the monsters to other areas, creating an environment where they could have a one-on-one party with the monsters they liked. "

"The special odor bomb, on the other hand, was an upgraded version of the ordinary odor bomb, which required the synthesis of special neurodrugs in the Research Institute. "

"However, the special odor bomb’s effect was completely different from the ordinary odor bomb. "

"[Special odor bomb filthy feces, a stinky smell, and a little special nerve agent. As long as it can accurately hit the monster’s face, it can make it extremely angry and temporarily lose its mind. Its attack power will be greatly increased, its reaction speed will be reduced, and it will attack the Hunter without regard for anything.] "

(This part is an original prop against high AI monsters. The original didn’t have it.)

The first player who brought up the [special stink bomb] was immediately ridiculed by the crowd.

"Are you kidding? You still think that the monster’s attack power is not high enough? Are you trying to commit suicide?"

"You … Greatly increased the attack power of the annihilation Dragon? In the past, it would take half of his health, but now, it would instantly kill him? I’m afraid he’s out of his mind!"

"The player explained, "the Dragon of extermination is a palm technique. Even if you don’t throw a stink bomb, you’ll still be instantly killed. Even if you throw it, you’ll still be instantly killed. Is there a difference?" Throwing a special stink bomb that can lower its intelligence and reaction speed, this clearly means that the difficulty has been reduced!"

He was also very straightforward and posted the video of him defeating the annihilation Dragon.

The other players were all shocked when they saw this. This game … Could be played this way?

……

"This player was a longspear player. After eating cat food at the camp, he equipped the [special stink bomb] to provoke monsters, then ran straight to the position of the annihilation Dragon with his longspear. "

"Needless to say, as a tool specially used for collection, the spear ran really fast and soon reached the side of the annihilation Dragon. "

"This guy directly used his spear to poke the annihilation Dragon’s butt, then turned around and continued to race with his spear. "

"The annihilation Dragon was furious. ‘You’re just a tiny human, and you came all the way here just to poke my butt?’ Who gave you the courage to be cheeky in front of me? "

"Just as it was about to give chase, the Hunter turned around and used a flash grenade to freeze it in place. "

"At this time, the Hunter with the spear came to a hole. The hole was narrower the deeper it went. The camp was right after climbing through the hole, but the outside of the hole was more spacious. The Hunter could stand there, but to the annihilation Dragon, only one claw could reach in. "

"He released smoke, took pills, and raised his shield in one go. "

"Hunter was standing at the entrance of the cave, facing the annihilation Dragon outside. "

"The annihilation Dragon was still in a fit of anger. It came to the hole and found that it was a little small. Just as it stretched its head out to take a look, it saw a long spear coming out of the hole and poking its face. "

"The annihilation Dragon "???"

"This was F * cking okay? I’m a Grandmaster killer, the cover monster of Monster Hunter. How can I still stay in the land of Dragon crystals after you’ve poked my face so easily? "

The annihilation Dragon was even more furious. It reached its claws into the cave and slammed it down on the Hunter!

"Bang!"

"With a muffled sound, the annihilation dragon’s claw landed on the hunter’s shield. As for the Hunter, he was completely unharmed. "

"As a spear was the weapon with the highest defense, the annihilation dragon’s claw attack did not have any special movements, so the damage could only be considered average. When it hit the shield that had been set up, it only caused the Hunter to take half a step back, not causing much damage. "

"As a result, the Hunter’s spear came out of the hole again and stabbed the annihilation Dragon’s face. "

"The annihilation Dragon "???"

"It angrily used the horn on its head to hit the Hunter, but the hole was too small. Its head directly hit the crystal at the hole, and it knocked itself unconscious. "

"Then, the Hunter extended his spear and fired two more shots at the head of the annihilation Dragon. "

The game awkwardly developed in the direction of turn-based games …

"When the annihilation Dragon smacked, the Hunter raised his shield to block it and then turned around to stab it twice. "

"If it were any other game, the monster might have been defeated in this cycle. However, Monster Hunter used advanced AI. After being poked a few times, the Dragon of annihilation felt that something was not right … "

It seems like I’m getting beaten up one-sidedly …

"The annihilation Dragon turned around and wanted to leave. However, at this moment, a pile of stinky and nerve-wrecking sh * t was shot on its face. "

"The annihilation Dragon "???"

"The Dragon of annihilation was furious. I’m a Gu Long killer, Monster Hunter’s cover monster, and you, a little human, dare to humiliate me like this? "

"Roar!"

"The annihilation Dragon roared at the entrance of the cave and desperately reached its claws in, slapping the Hunter. "

"However, the Hunter was still the same as before. He raised his shield to block and then stabbed again and again, stabbing the Dragon of annihilation’s head. "

"As they fought, the annihilation Dragon fainted on the ground. The Hunter wouldn’t let go of such a rare opportunity. He raised his spear and stabbed it continuously, removing all the thorns on the annihilation Dragon’s body. "

"After a while, the effects of the [special stink bomb] on the annihilation Dragon faded. It wanted to leave, but the Hunter directly fired another shot at its face. "

"The annihilation Dragon "???"

"I’m not even hunting ancient dragons today. I’m going to kill you, little hunter! "

"A man and a Dragon were locked in a fight, but the result was obvious … "

The mighty and arrogant annihilation Dragon had died under the Hunter’s spear …

Chapter 952: save the annihilation Dragon!

The players were all shocked.

"The entire battle only took 15 minutes, which was much faster than normal!"

"This playstyle looked very wretched, but in fact, its damage output was much higher than the conventional playstyle. The players would be holed up in the cave the entire time, and with a single slap from the Dragon of annihilation, the players would be able to counterattack, completely saving time for blind Princess to roll around and drink health potions."

"It also saved the annihilation Dragon from running away or changing zones. The two props, flash bomb and special stink bomb, fully pulled the aggro throughout the game."

And the most annoying thing was that this strategy was a headshot the entire time!

"Everyone was still unfamiliar with the conventional way of fighting. The conventional way of fighting was to fix their feet and cut off their tails. The ranged players would only hit the Dragon’s wings. Although the White spikes dealt good damage, the best choice was to hit the head!"

"On the one hand, the damage was high. On the other hand, it could break the Dragon’s horns and stun the Dragon. If the dragon’s head was hit continuously, the damage would be explosive."

"The video went viral in an instant, and the players all expressed that the game could be played this way? UP master, you’re simply a genius!"

"F * ck, a weak sect with a big body? Brother, you’re really good at Dark Souls!"

"Both of you received nine years of compulsory education. Why are you so outstanding?"

"F * ck, is this the real use of the special odor bomb? Lowering intelligence?"

"The annihilation Dragon wishes you a Happy New Year!"

"This is the first time I’ve realized that Monster Hunter is a turn-based game!"

"Stop! This is not a fair fight!"

"The annihilation Dragon is going berserk! Hahahaha!"

"My heart aches for the annihilation Dragon, its head was pierced through …"

"You are the investigation team of the lowest quality I have ever led!"

"Are they cosplaying a cat and a mouse?"

"I’m sorry, I ‘m, home!"

It was as if the players had opened the door to a new world. They didn’t know that the game could be played this way!

"After the development of the intelligence-lowering special odor bomb, the players suddenly began to let themselves go and played a lot of fancy operations."

"A player who used a light crossbow found a very thick pillar in the wasteland of the big Ant tomb. After using a special odor bomb to lower his intelligence, he hid beside the pillar and attacked it from all sides."

"After the Dragon of annihilation’s intelligence and attack speed had been reduced, it had been toyed around by the Hunter. The church of severance was already flexible to begin with, and with the pillars as cover, it had turned the game into an FPS game …"

The players suddenly realized that the annihilation Dragon wasn’t that scary after all …

He suddenly fell in love with the feeling of dancing on the tip of a knife …

"Moreover, as the players ‘equipment got better and their damage output got higher and higher, the gap between the strength of the annihilation Dragon and the players kept shrinking. Under such circumstances, many people could defeat the annihilation Dragon with normal fighting methods!"

"With high damage output and high defense, it would be faster to kill the ultimate Dragon, but it would also be easier to stun it. The faster they killed it, the more materials they could get and better equipment could be made …"

"This way, the experts entered a virtuous cycle. After a period of time, various videos of annihilating the Dragon appeared on the internet …"

"Charge Blade, sledgehammer, tachi, spear, greatsword, bow and arrow, chop axe …"

Many of the weapons had shortened the time needed to hunt the annihilation Dragon to less than five minutes …

"Someone even posted a compilation on the internet, including all the videos of players defeating the annihilation Dragon within five minutes. The players expressed that … The annihilation child protection Association strongly condemned it!"

"Now, let’s welcome our next victim!"

"Those who love Dragons, quickly retreat!"

"This … The annihilation dragon’s head was smashed! I’ve even gotten rid of my twin ponytails!"

"It feels … So cruel!"

"He looks so pitiful! Please don’t kill the child!"

"Such a good Dragon, but it’s been hammered silly by you!"

"Quickly save the annihilation Dragon!"

"The scariest thing is these people. They took less than five minutes to kill the annihilation Dragon and even pretended to wipe off their sweat?"

"Dragon Slayer F ** K, I already told Chen Zhao not to add so many slopes, pillars, and holes when renovating my house. How am I supposed to play with a hammer, bow, and spear?"

"I realized that we all misunderstood the name of Monster Hunter! Some people say that ‘monster’ and ‘Hunter’ are both nouns, while others say ‘monster’ is a noun and ‘Hunter’ is a verb. In fact, none of them are right. ‘Monster’ should be an adjective"

"Oh my God, but this is all done by the big boss … After watching it, I also tried the big hammer and tachi, and then … I was very peaceful. If I was killed by the annihilation Dragon, I don’t think anyone would be faster than me …"

"Soon, more and more videos of the quick kill appeared. Not only did the weapons appear one after another, but the time was also shortened, and they were all rushing towards within two minutes …"

"Even the matter of ‘quickly killing the dragon’ was not worth bragging about, because there were too many people who could be killed quickly!"

The style of the players ‘replies naturally changed accordingly …

"I realized that this guy is just a Porcupine with horns and wings."

"It feels like its blood volume isn’t as high as the horned dragon ‘s?"

"Annihilating Dragons might become an endangered species!"

"I beg you to let the annihilation Dragon Go! It’s just a child with bone hyperplasia!"

"So, what exactly is the annihilation Dragon? What is this palm technique that fell from the sky you guys are talking about? I can’t tell at all from the video!"

"In fact, even if many big shots had reduced the farming time of the exterminating Dragon to two minutes, for most ordinary players, the exterminating Dragon was still a very difficult hurdle to overcome …"

"With the support of high AI, the destructive power of the annihilation Dragon was vividly reflected in the multiplayer mode. It was very common to see things like the Buddha’s Palm flying into the sky, suddenly turning around, and slapping the back. Sometimes, when one was fighting well, three teammates would come and give three cats to them."

"As a result, many players fell into a relatively awkward situation. They were afraid of being unable to win, so they wanted to form a team to find a Big Boss to carry them, but they often encountered teammates who were trapped …"

"In any case, the effect of these quick kill videos was similar to the feeling in Dark Souls. The biggest effect was to dispel the fear of most players and let them realize that the annihilation Dragon was not an invincible existence."

"After the dragons were exterminated, the players were basically divided into two directions."

"Those big shots and pro players began to pursue speed grinding. They collected all kinds of materials and beads, turning Monster Hunter into a grinding game that needed to be played at full speed, with graduation as their main goal."

"After exterminating the dragons, there were still the steel Dragons, Flame King Dragons, and even more challenges in the battle arena."

"For normal players, after completing the last mission,[I am planet Azure], they could seal the game forever and only occasionally take it out to show off."

"However, no matter what, hunting in Monster Hunter was a very happy thing for most players. It was an unforgettable experience."

Chapter 953: Jiang Hu’s promotional cg

"As Monster Hunter’s influence continued to spread, the sales of the game also continued to rise. "

It had been almost two months since Monster Hunter was released on October 14th. The players had been crushed by horned Dragons and male fire dragons to the point that they were forming parties to kill the players as quickly as possible.

"In the past two months, Monster Hunter’s sales had been constantly refreshing people’s perception. "

"In two months, the sales of Monster Hunter had exceeded 3.5 million sets! "

"Even with the half price of 990, Monster Hunter still brought Chen Mo a terrifying amount of 34 small targets. "

"Moreover, this was only the sales for two months. The number would continue to rise in the future. The actual influence of Monster Hunter was much more far-reaching than this. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, capukong’s world of monster hunters sold 7.5 million copies in three months, even faster than PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"For many players who didn’t play on console, Monster Hunter might be a game that they had heard of countless times but never understood why it was so popular. "

Why did a game that had always been focused on core players suddenly have such explosive sales?

"In fact, the biggest reason was that it had changed from a mosaic Hunter to a 3A-level next generation Hunter. "

"It was not that the prequels of Monster Hunter did not do well. The main reason was that the prequels were all released on the handheld devices, and the performance of the handheld devices could not support the graphics and seamless maps on the level of the Monster Hunter World, so there were various compromises in terms of performance. "

"At the stage of Monster Hunter World, with the improvement of the graphics and the overall optimization of the gameplay, Monster Hunter World became the masterpiece of the series. It could be said that it attracted the new and old players to the greatest extent, which was why the sales exploded. "

There was another important reason for parallel world’s decision.

It was because Chen Mo’s Dark Souls had greatly increased the threshold of suffering for players.

"The players of the parallel world were very fragile to begin with. Even though Dark Souls had won the game of the year title, its sales had not reached an earth-shattering level, and it was far from matching its fame. "

"In any case, Dark Souls had a far-reaching impact on the entire game industry and the taste of players. "

"With the foreshadowing of Dark Souls, everyone was more tolerant of Monster Hunter, which was also a game of suffering. "

"Although Monster Hunter had extremely high monster AI, in general, it suffered less than Dark Souls. This was because the game allowed multiple players to form parties, had a large number of targeted items, and could also improve one’s equipment to the level of brainless farming … "

"Therefore, many players who were not very confident in similar games also bought Monster Hunter. Some gritted their teeth and cleared the game, while others might have eaten the dust. But no matter what, it was already a great thing to be able to get many new players to buy it. "

……

"While Monster Hunter’s popularity was steadily growing, the cinematics for Chen Mo’s new game were released. "

Many players were stunned when they saw the game name.

"World of martial arts?"

"A wuxia theme?"

"It’s been a while since salent made a Chinese-style game!"

"F * ck, this is a benefit for domestic players! Quickly go and take a look!"

"This was a pleasant surprise for many players, as Chen Mo hadn’t made a Chinese style game in a long time. "

"Although it was easier for aerial fantasy games to break into the International market and build a big IP, many players who were passionate about traditional culture always had an indescribable plot for Chinese-style games. "

Who wouldn’t want China’s traditional culture to produce good games?

"That was why when the promotional cinematics for world of martial arts were announced, all the players in the country were attracted to it. They were all very curious about what kind of game it would be. "

……

The moon was dark and the wind was high.

"A Goshawk flew across the dark sky, and a vast view could be seen in the distance. "

"It was a vast land with mountains, Plains, and rivers. "

"Many villages, cities, and sects were located on it. Across the clouds, one could see the unique buildings that were full of Chinese style. It was a beautiful scene with mountains and rivers on one side. "

The camera quickly zoomed in and arrived at a dense forest outside Luoyang City.

The swordsman with the bamboo hat bent down and investigated the cause of death of a Shaolin disciple lying on the ground.

"All of a sudden, the Shaolin Temple disciple grabbed his hand, and blood foam flowed out of his mouth as he struggled to say, "Muscle-bone strengthening Scripture … Muscle-bone strengthening Scripture … Be careful!"

"The moment the Shaolin disciples finished speaking, a few poisonous darts suddenly shot out from behind the swordsman! "

"Whoosh, whoosh, Whoosh!"

"The swordsman’s right ear twitched slightly, and his body instantly shifted to the left, causing the few darts to land on the ground. "

"The Knight’s peripheral vision swept over a few darts with a unique mark on the ground."A member of the Tang sect?"

"In the depths of the forest in the distance, a black shadow flashed across a lush tree. "

"The swordsman leaped, his body shooting out like an arrow. His feet stepped in the air, quickly closing the distance. At the same time, he unsheathed his sword with his right hand, and a storm of sword rays pierced towards the black shadow in front of him! "

"At the same time, the masked man suddenly turned around and raised his hands. A dense number of hidden weapons swept over like a storm! "

"A rain of flowers! You’re really from the Tang sect!"

"The swordsman did not retreat. Instead, he advanced. He took advantage of the moment when the masked man turned around to thrust his sword forward. The cold sword light broke through the hidden weapons that were coming at him like a net and instantly pierced the masked man’s right shoulder! "

"However, the hidden weapons that filled the sky also pierced the vigilante’s left shoulder, lower abdomen, and other parts. "

The masked man’s eyes flashed with a dark glint as he covered his shoulder and fled.

"The swordsman still wanted to give chase, but black poisonous blood had already seeped out of the corner of his mouth. He hurriedly took out a pill from his bosom and swallowed it. "

The masked man stumbled forward and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the swordsman behind him had not caught up.

"He took out jinchuang ointment from his bosom and wanted to apply it on his wound. However, he found that the sword Qi had already seeped into his meridians, and blood was flowing non-stop. "

"The masked man wanted to meditate and force out the sword Qi in his body, but at this moment, a light pink flower petal suddenly floated down from the sky. "

The masked man’s eyes revealed a deep Color of Fear. He was just about to stand up and escape when a palm wind suddenly broke through the air and hit him right in the middle of his back!

"The masked man’s internal organs were shattered by the wind from the palm. He staggered a few steps forward and turned around with difficulty, looking at the graceful beauty who was walking over from the distance. "

"He had a handsome face and his clothes were fluttering in the wind. He looked like a fairy, but he was actually a judge of life. "

"The masked man fell to the ground, face up, and the focus in his eyes gradually disappeared. "

"The beauty waved her right hand, and the thing in the masked man’s arms was taken by her. "

"There was an iron box filled with hidden weapons, some medicine, and a top-grade internal strength manual, muscle-bone strengthening Scripture. "

Chapter 954: passing off the fake as the real

"The camera turned, and many different scenes appeared. "

Thatched cottages built in the dense forest.

A teahouse made of bamboo by the wide official road.

On a mountain peak shrouded in clouds and mist.

"The stone steps were covered in moss, and the walls were broken. "

"In the Grand Hall of great strength, the Shaolin disciples were chanting Sutras and chanting Buddhas. "

"On the steep and strange peak of Mount Hua, sword gleams flashed. "

"In the vast desert, a swordsman wearing a bamboo hat was silently moving forward. "

"On the top of the snow-capped peak, two swordsmen were running on the walls and roofs, chasing each other. "

"At that moment, the background melody suddenly became impassioned! "

"In the dense drum beats, tsunami-like battle cries swept over! "

"At the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, the martial arts practitioners from both the righteous and evil sects had gathered, and it was a bloody scene. "

"In the chaotic battle, the swordsmen wearing the uniforms of different sects showed off their magical abilities, which was a feast for the eyes. "

"The Shaolin disciples wore kasayas and waved their long staffs. Their entire bodies were surrounded by golden Buddhist light. The beggar’s sect disciples raised their heads and drank a mouthful of wine. Then, while they were half-drunk and half-awake, they started fighting. The Tang sect disciple’s body moved nimbly, and countless hidden weapons shot out from his hands like a storm. The three-foot long sword in the hands of the Huashan sect disciple pulsed with sword light, sweeping everything in its path … "

"In the midst of the huge Army, the leader of the righteous sect and the Overlord of the evil sect jumped up, and the two powerful forces instantly collided! "

"The terrifying aftermath swept across the entire venue, and the promotional video came to an abrupt end. "

"The screen turned black, and the game name appeared World of martial arts! "

"December 14th. Officially launched!"

……

"After watching the promotional cinematics, the players ‘first reaction was heartfelt excitement! "

Why? This was because there had never been a Chinese wuxia game that had reached such a high level of quality!

"Strictly speaking, wuxia games were the most suitable to be made into action games, but the problem was that the threshold for action games was very high. "

"The so-called threshold wasn’t just in graphics, modeling, and actions. In fact, although domestic game companies couldn’t compare to foreign Triple-A games in graphics, they weren’t too far off. "

"There were many barriers to an action game. Strictly speaking, it also followed the wooden bucket theory Images, models, actions, sound effects, special effects, physical support, damage judgment, special display … "

"There were many aspects to this threshold, and any shortcoming could cause the game to collapse. "

"In many games, you could see some "psychological police", who went around saying that this game had bad psychological impact and that game had bad psychological impact. "

"Of course, such behavior was very stupid in itself, because a "sense of impact" was a "feeling." Many people said that a game had a "bad sense of impact", but it was just an unreasonable feeling. They would not analyze why the game had a bad sense of impact from a professional point of view. "

"There were even some cloud players who had never played the game before. Just by watching the videos on the internet, they went around saying that the game had a bad sense of impact, making a big joke out of themselves. "

"However, this example also showed how demanding players were towards action games. "

"In fact, the so-called "sense of impact" was a topic that couldn’t be avoided in action games. If you really wanted to do it well, you would need a very deep foundation. "

The domestic game companies often lacked this kind of Foundation.

"However, after Chen Mo made games like Dark Souls and Monster Hunter, he and the entire R & D team were extremely familiar with Pangu engine, and it was a piece of cake for them to make combat games in world of martial arts. "

"As such, in this cinematics, Chen Mo was basically showing off his skills, showing off the wuxia style of combat to the players. "

"When the swordsman was hit by the hidden weapon, his body trembled slightly; The masked man’s shoulder was pierced by a sword, and blood spurted out. He almost fell to the ground. The Beauty’s palm left a clear palm print on the masked man’s back, instantly shattering his internal organs. "

"In the Grand Final scene, the Shaolin disciples were surrounded by the light of Buddha. As they waved their long staffs, all the evil sect soldiers who dared to rush forward had their bones broken and their tendons snapped. The Huashan sect disciple’s longsword was sent flying, and fresh blood spurted everywhere … "

"This kind of battle scene, which was almost to the extreme, was no different from the martial arts dramas played by many real people. It had reached the point where it could pass off as real. "

"Therefore, the promotional CG alone was enough to grab the attention of the audience. The players only needed to think about the wuxia battles on the level of Dark Souls and Monster Hunter. Just this point alone was enough to make many wuxia fans buy, buy, buy without hesitation! "

"Moreover, the game had the Golden label of ‘Chen Mo’s creation’. "

"However, the players had different opinions about the type of game. "

"It’s definitely an MMORPG, do you even need to ask? You see, there are so many sects here, so many big scenes, it’s a natural way to F * ck!"

"It’s really half-cold now. Chen Zhao has never done an MMA before."

"I don’t agree with you saying that MMO is out of business, but most MMO games in the country are still alive. Although they’re not as popular as before, they’re still quite profitable and active! Besides, mmorpgs were not good nowadays because the manufacturers were not up to standard. Were there any mmorpgs in the world that could play? Whether it was the plot, content, graphics, system … In all aspects, it was left in the dust by a Triple A standalone game! If the game isn’t good, you can’t blame the players for not buying it!"

"Okay, you’re right, but Chen Mo doesn’t have to play around with his strengths! The games he won are all single-player games, why do he need to do an MMA?"

"You don’t understand salent at all. When did he not do as he pleased when he made games? Besides, he had already made three standalone games, Assassin’s Creed, Legend of Zelda, and Monster Hunter! Right now, this Chinese-style game, world of martial arts, is clearly the end of the year game. There’s no pressure from word of mouth or profit. To be honest, I don’t find it strange what genre this game is. "

"I still think this theme is good for a single player. Are there any Wulin legend fans here? It’s an old game. If I can make it into a VR version, it’ll definitely be very fun! I want to see the VR version of wind-on-snow changing her clothes!"

"Upstairs, you …"

"The players kept guessing, but no one could guess what kind of game it was. "

"In fact, with such quality, whether it was an MMORPG or a single player game, it would definitely attract the attention of the players. The only difference was the gameplay and the profit model. "

"However, both of these conjectures had their own problems. "

"The decline of mmorpgs was an undeniable fact, and the biggest problem was that players were under a lot of time pressure. Activities that took seven to eight hours a day to complete were a heavy burden for most of them. Single player games were great, but Chen Mo had already released three of the best single player games in the industry. Furthermore, with the theme of world of martial arts, single player games weren’t that competitive. "

Chapter 955: trial

"On the 7th of December, world of martial arts was officially released as a trial. "

"Zou Zhuo was wandering around the VR experience area, trying to find a gaming pod to enter when he heard someone greeting him from behind. "

"F * ck, I can’t believe I’m meeting a gay here. My friend, are you here to pass the fire?"

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, he had already guessed who it was before he even turned his head … "

Only old Qin would be able to speak in great Qin’s language.

"Zou Zhuo turned around and saw old Qin. By the looks of it, this person was also looking for a gaming pod, so he was probably here to try out world of martial arts. "

"No, get lost! By the way, old Qin, you’re a rare guest. Come, I’ll treat you to a drink. "

Zou Zhuo turned down Qin’s invitation as he went to a nearby beverage store and bought a large cup of Mango Green Tea for Qin.

The two of them chatted as they looked for empty VR gaming pods.

"It had to be said that the VR experience area was quite popular today. Previously, the ground was full of empty game pods, but today, they had to look for more. "

"Why didn’t you record Dark Sword 22 for me? why are you slacking off here?" Zou Zhuo asked. "

"Old Qin sighed and said,[Dark Sword 20 was released the day before yesterday, and dark Sword 21 was released yesterday. Even a high-yield up master needs to rest.] Besides, I’ve always been a firm supporter of Chinese-style games. I heard that there’s a part of soul-type battles in world of martial arts, so how could I not come and experience it?"

"Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but comment, "Dark Sword 20 just came out two days ago, are you spending your time in heaven?" A day in the sky is a year on earth?"

"Old Qin glanced at him."Hehe. You’re just a salted fish. You don’t have the right to criticize me."

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

Why did they suddenly … Start to hurt each other?

……

The two of them found two game pods that were closer to each other and went in.

He first logged into his Thunderbolt Game Pass and went to oasis to search for the entrance to world of martial arts.

The entrance was … A horse.

"Under a tree not far from the mansion, a handsome White Horse was leisurely eating grass. A long sword and a wine gourd were hanging on the saddle. It was obvious at a glance that they were rich in China elements. "

"Zou Zhuo and Qin were in a team, so they could communicate freely. "

Zou Zhuo got on his White Horse and galloped away.

"After a while, the White Horse stopped in front of an Inn. "

The name of the inn was quite interesting.

"Zou Zhuo looked back and realized that the illusory world had changed. His mansion in oasis was gone, and the inn was the only thing left. "

Zou Zhuo pushed the door open and entered.

"The inn was quite lively. The inn didn’t look big from the outside, but it was actually quite spacious inside. The square tables were full of Jianghu people, all drinking and eating meat, and talking loudly. "

"There were also some Jianghu men sitting in the corner, wearing wide bamboo hats to cover their faces. They sipped their wine in silence. "

"However, no one reacted to zou Zhuo’s arrival, including the waiter, who was busy greeting the customers and ignored zou Zhuo. "

"Obviously, this was an independent scene, and zou Zhuo, as a player, wasn’t part of it. He was just a bystander. "

"This should be the initial setting for world of martial arts, right? "Hmm … There’s an explanation. This is a beggar’s sect disciple, and this is a Wudang Sect disciple …"

Zou Zhuo looked around curiously.

"The Jianghu men in the inn were dressed differently, each with their own characteristics. Whenever zou Zhuo’s gaze landed on a random player, a notification would appear in his vision. For example, a Wudang disciple who was good at martial arts. Taiji Fist, Taiji Sword technique, advantages Swordsmanship, Qinggong, and so on. "

This simple introduction was to help zou Zhuo quickly recognize the clothing and characteristics of different sects.

"Although the players were born in different sects with similar combat power, different sects had different combat methods and specialties. For example, they had an advantage in the sword technique and Qinggong of Wudang Sect, the internal strength of Shaolin Temple, and the poison and hidden weapons of the Tang sect. Although everyone’s starting combat strength was similar and they would only have a 50 – 50 chance of winning, this would determine the direction of the players ‘development and their battle strategies, so it was still necessary to understand. "

"The sect’s clothes were actually very easy to remember, because their characteristics were very distinct. Wudang wore Daoist robes, Shaolin wore kasayas, beggar’s sect wore tattered clothes, and Yi Hua Palace was filled with beautiful young ladies … "

Most players only needed to go through it once and they would remember most of it.

Zou Zhuo walked towards the inn and saw a training field with a weapon rack.

"However, there were only the basic weapons of each sect on the weapon rack, such as the long staff of Shaolin, the long sword of Wudang, the saber of the eight trigrams school, the DART of the Tang sect, and so on. There were still a lot of empty spaces on the weapon rack, but none of them had any weapons. Zou Zhuo guessed that they needed to be unlocked. Only those who had obtained weapons in the game would be able to appear in the inn. "

Zou Zhuo went to the weapon rack and took out a long sword from the WuTang Clan.

"At that moment, the basic Wudang Sword technique appeared in his field of vision. "

"It was similar to the training area in Monster Hunter, but the sword skills that appeared had their own names, such as flute on the river, Flying Swallow piercing Willow, White Crane spreading its wings, and so on. "

"The difficulty of the operation was similar to that of Monster Hunter. It was easy to get started, but definitely difficult to master. "

"Basic sword skills such as swallow pierces the Willow were actually a long sword stabbing forward while the body flew forward and automatically performing a small dodging action, just like the gap between swallows flying over the Willow branches. Unlike Monster Hunter, the moves here were simple, but they all had some additional effects, such as a slight increase in dodge rate. "

"This was actually very reasonable, because the traditional wuxia style was focused on countering each move. There were very few moves that involved mutual destruction, and most of the moves would leave some leeway. "

"In order to reduce the cost of learning, there were not many moves, but different moves could be seamlessly connected. For example, after a player used swallow piercing Willow, they could continue to use this move to pursue, or they could use white Crane spreading wings to avoid other people’s attacks. "

"After choosing a sect’s weapon, the sect’s basic martial arts would automatically appear for the player to practice. "

"Zou Zhuo tried all of the sects and found that the difference was huge. Sects like the Shaolin Temple were more inclined to steel, while the Tang sect was more inclined to kiting and tricking people. As for the heavenly Dragon cult … Perhaps the more people they killed, the more powerful they were? "

"This was a typical combat system that was easy to master, and the effect was very good. "

"After zou Zhuo finished testing the combat system, he continued to wander around the inn. "

"However, he had a question. "

"This game doesn’t feel like an RPG, nor does it feel like a standalone game with a story? "

This setting was similar to the ruins in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground.

Chapter 956: The sect mission

"Little fatty, how are you? did you wash your ass properly? I’m going to wash it." Old Qin said in the voice chat. "

"Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched, "can’t you be more civilized and not speak the great Qin language?" I haven’t finished looking at the skills of these sects …"

"Aiya, I’ll look at it when I enter the game. If you’re not familiar with the skill, others aren’t familiar with the skill either. We’re not old * SS, so we can just familiarize ourselves while playing. " Old Qin was obviously very confident. "

"In truth, world of martial arts ‘combat system had some similarities with Dark Souls and Monster Hunter. It was no wonder old Qin felt so good about himself. "

"Alright, alright. Let’s arrange a match and see." Zou Zhuo said as he pushed open the door to the backyard. "

"There was a flash of white light, and the inn and its surroundings disappeared into a stream of data. The next moment, zou Zhuo found himself in a courtyard. The ground was paved with neat bluestone slabs, and there was a copper furnace in front of the hall, where thick incense was burning. The plaque above had the words "upright morality Hall" written on it. "

"This time, the players ‘starting area was Huashan, just like the spawn area for chicken dinner. This was random, and it was possible to be distributed to other sects. "

"There were all kinds of martial arts practitioners around him, all wearing different clothes. Zou Zhuo had already recognized the uniforms of the different sects in the inn earlier. He recognized the disciples from Shaolin, Wudang, Huashan, and Tang sects. "

"There were many of them, probably more than a hundred. Some of them were standing still, stroking the long swords at their waists. Some of them were looking around; Some people simply walked around. "

A notification appeared on the top right corner of zou Zhuo’s vision.

[There are a total of 24 players in this competition. The total number of disciples from each sect is 108th place. [Currently all are alive.]

"Current identity a Wudang disciple."

"Goal defeat all the competitors in the martial arts Conference to become the leader of the martial arts world and annihilate all the evil sects."

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "this is a multiplayer game?!"

"In fact, he had already had a premonition. To be able to play duo with old Qin, this was obviously not a single-player game. "

"He lowered his head and looked at his attire. It was indeed the clothes of the WuTang Clan. A dark-colored long shirt, a wide robe with large sleeves, and the hem of the robe hung down to the upper edge of his long boots. He looked very elegant and confident. "

"Old Qin, what sect are you from?" Zou Zhuo asked. "

"After two seconds, old Qin answered very reluctantly, "Shao … Shaolin."

"Zou Zhuo almost burst out laughing, "Who told you to be so gay every day? great, you really don’t get close to women anymore."

"Old Qin said, "you’re just a stinky Taoist and you can get close to women?."

"Zou Zhuo, "I’m sorry, but in the novels, many WuTang Clan members can get married and have kids."

"Old Qin was a little speechless."I don’t quite understand the matching mechanism of this game. We’re a small team. Why were we assigned to two different sects?"

"Zou Zhuo replied, "uh … Maybe it’s to prevent exposure." Think about it, there are 24 players and 12 sects. If two of them are assigned to the same sect, wouldn’t it be easy to guess the relationship between the teams?"

"Old Qin "you’re right … By the way, we’re talking like this. Will anyone hear us?"

"Zou Zhuo looked around and said, "no, the system said that our voice chat is only limited to the team." Strictly speaking, other players, regardless of whether they’re good or bad, are our enemies. Just like in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, we can’t communicate with each other. "

"That’s good. " Old Qin looked around curiously, " 108 disciples, only 24 players. Can you guess which ones are the players?"

"Zou Zhuo shook his head, "I couldn’t tell."

"Normally, it should be easy to distinguish between players and NPCs, but Chen Mo had been playing the game ever since PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds started. The NPCs would follow the player’s movement patterns, some would even jump around and do actions that didn’t match the NPCs ‘settings, but … He was still an NPC. "

"Moreover, it was completely indistinguishable from the appearance. "

"The clothing of different sects had different characteristics and pendants. For example, players could hang jade pendants on their waists, sword tassels on their longswords, or change their hair into a unique bun. Of course, these were all special appearances that were obtained from opening boxes, just like the mini skirts in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"However, NPCs would also randomly obtain some of these pendants, so those who had special pendants weren’t necessarily players, and those who didn’t weren’t necessarily NPCs. It was unrealistic to rely on the appearance to distinguish players. "

"Old Qin did not mind."It’s okay. There are only 24 players in total. This is much less than the number of players in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. It’s very likely that we won’t meet any real players in the early stages."

"Zou Zhuo said, "the people of great Qin are so optimistic, why do I feel like I might not be able to defeat the NPCs …"

"The two of them chatted for a while, and a minute later, the game officially began. "

A Goshawk flew across the sky.

"Woof"

"Zou Zhuo’s vision quickly increased and he was in the air, able to see the entire map. "

"There were mountains, rivers, dense forests, and deserts. "

There were also many cities and sects that were marked out on the UI.

"Among them, the three evil sects were at the periphery of the map. The heavenly Dragon cult was at the Northwest, the five poison cult was at the southwest, and the moving flower Palace was at the southeast. Xiaoyao, Emei, Tang sect, Huashan, and other sects were further in. There were also some special locations around them, such as the desert, Western villages, bamboo forests, and so on. Further in were the three major sects, Shaolin, Wudang, and beggar’s sect, as well as the three cities, Luoyang, Hangzhou, and Chengdu. "

"At first glance, there seemed to be a lot of locations, but it was actually very easy to remember them all on the big map. "

"For example, Mount Wudang, which was located in the middle of the map, gave off a feeling similar to Pochinki in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. The Sky Dragon cult in the Northwest corner was a little like Georgopol. The other scattered locations were like the abandoned towns in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. They were scattered all over the map. "

"Then, the goshawk swooped down and landed on Mount Wudang. "

"Zou Zhuo’s character was in the room of the leader of Wudang Sect. The leader was sitting cross-legged on the bed, healing his injuries. He looked terrible. "

"On the side, one of the martial uncles of these disciples issued a mission to everyone with a heavy expression. "

"A few days ago, senior brother’s complexion was not very good. I thought it was an occasional cold, but I didn’t expect his condition to suddenly deteriorate. I’ve gone to great lengths to invite the miracle doctor of the forget-worry Valley, but I was told that my head senior brother had been poisoned by a poison that could erode one’s heart! This poison moves slowly and won’t be life-threatening for the time being, but it has a great impact on the five viscera and six bowels. If it’s not cured in time, not only will head senior brother lose all his martial arts, but it’s also very likely to kill him if it enters the heart!"

"The divine Doctor said that in order to cure the heart-eroding poison, we need to find two medicinal herbs. One is the seven-colored flower of Tianshan, and the other is the golden carp. I still have to stay here to protect the safety of my sect leader senior brother, so this heavy responsibility can only fall on you. "All of you have been learning in Wudang since you were young. Now that the world is in turmoil, it’s time for you to show off your skills. Remember, report to me as soon as you find the herbs. This is a great merit, and I will teach you a high-level heart technique!"

Chapter 957: start all by hiding

"After the mission was assigned, everyone came to the entrance of Wudang. "

The buildings of the entire WuTang Clan were not complicated. One could get a horse at the entrance and ride it to various locations quickly.

"All the Wudang disciples did not make any special movements. Instead, they mounted their horses and went in different directions. "

Zou Zhuo also got on a horse and chose a direction where no one was going. He chatted with Qin while secretly observing the Wudang disciples.

"How is it, old Qin? is there any mission from Shaolin?"

"Old Qin "three Sutras were stolen from the sutras Depository. They asked us to get them back. They said that if we get them back, they will teach us a high-level heart technique."

"We’re about the same. We need to find herbs for the sect leader. " Zou Zhuo said as he rode, "shall we meet up and discuss our strategy?"

"Old Qin hesitated for a moment and said, "okay." Luoyang City is a little north between Wudang and Shaolin. Let’s go in separately and find a room in the inn. "

"After making up their minds, the two of them rode their horses to Luoyang City. "

"Zou Zhuo kept looking back as he rode, afraid that someone would catch up. "

"In fact, as a Wudang disciple, they should work together. Zou Zhuo’s first reaction was to find other Wudang disciples to accompany him, but as he watched everyone leave, he suddenly understood something. "

It was just that … It might not be a good strategy to form a team with someone from the same sect.

"Among the nine Wudang disciples, only one of them was a real player. Moreover, whether it was players or NPCs, the relationship between fellow disciples was also competitive, no different from other disciples of the righteous sect! "

"Zou Zhuo would achieve the same result if he was with a Wudang, Shaolin, or Huashan disciple. "

"This was because, in the end, there would only be one alliance master of the martial arts world. If he were to form a team with another Wudang disciple, he would encounter the following problems "

"How do we split the good stuff? For example, if one were to get a martial arts manual, only one person could learn it. "

"What would happen when two people had different opinions? For example, when they saw an evil sect, one wanted to fight it, while the other felt that it was better not to provoke it? "

"If he took something good, would this brother do something to it? "

"Moreover, this was a duo team. Zou Zhuo had old Qin, a Shaolin teammate, and the other Wudang disciple probably had a teammate from another sect. What if the two of them ambushed zou Zhuo? "

"If you think about it carefully, you will know that in this "unable to communicate with other players" situation, the chain of suspicion between people will be infinitely magnified. The benefits of cooperating with savages will be greatly reduced and the risk will be high. Zou Zhuo trusted his teammate, old Qin, the most. The rest of the team could be his snitches. "

"Not to mention, if they actively looked for people to form a party and formed a party with many people, it was more likely that they would attract attention and be targeted by other players. They might be ambushed and die without even knowing how they died. "

"Therefore, when the situation was unclear, most players ‘first reaction was to immediately leave these strangers and meet up with their teammates in real life. "

"Because of this, zou Zhuo was very cautious when he met with Qin Chu. "

"If a Shaolin Temple disciple and a Wudang Sect disciple walked together, it would be easy for them to recognize that they were two players. Although NPCs would occasionally do this, the probability of players doing this was much higher, so it was still very risky. "

Zou Zhuo went straight to the inn after entering Luoyang.

"Even the horse-riding system would fix itself automatically, so zou Zhuo could only ride on the main road and couldn’t bump into pedestrians. This was to prevent certain movements from exposing himself to the players. "

"Of course, the system wouldn’t stop you if you wanted to die. "

"Entering the first floor of the inn, zou Zhuo glanced around and saw that there were no martial arts practitioners wearing the sect’s uniform. Thus, he was led directly to the second floor by the waiter and saw old Qin. "

Zou Zhuo almost burst out laughing when he saw Mr. Qin.

It was a young and handsome little monk. He was wearing a Kasaya and his scalp was shiny. His weapon was a long stick.

"Old Qin narrowed his eyes and said, "What are you looking at?" You’d better not laugh out loud. Otherwise, I’ll laugh at you to death the next time you’re randomly sent to the shifting flower Palace!"

"Zou Zhuo coughed and said, "alright, I won’t laugh. Let’s think about what we should do next." I feel like time is tight. "

"Although the two of them were still confused, they already had a little understanding of the game. "

"The core rules were actually quite simple. It was to complete various missions, collect fortuitous encounters, improve one’s strength, seize the position of the chief of the martial arts world, defeat the evil faction, and become the final winner. "

"Under this core rule, one was free to do sneak attacks, plot, or cooperate with others. However, each choice had its advantages and disadvantages. "

"Zou Zhuo scratched his head."It’s only been two hours. What kind of Alliance is this? you’re overthinking."

"Obviously this game doesn’t encourage barbarians to cooperate. This is only considered when ambushing a strong enemy." Because we’re in a hurry, the map is relatively large, and most of them are NPCs, so it’s most cost-effective for us to go and search for resources first. "

"Both of them had played PlayerUnknown’s Battleground before, so they quickly understood this. "

"There were all kinds of resources scattered on a map that was similar in size to PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Although there were more than 100 disciples from various sects, there were only 24 players in it. In other words, players would not encounter each other in the early stages of the game unless everyone went to some popular places. "

"Since that was the case, it was best to collect resources to improve their strength first. Just like in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, it was better to eat alone than to search three or four rooms with four people. "

"After making up their minds, the two of them decided to go to Dukang village outside Luoyang City to take a look. "

"In fact, the two of them had a lot of better options, such as going to Tianshan to find herbs for the leader of Wudang Sect, or going to Hangzhou to search for the stolen Scriptures of Shaolin Temple. However, zou Zhuo and old Qin thought that this place should be similar to Pochinki and the airport. There would definitely be a lot of people fighting for it, so they might not be able to get anything out of it. "

"After all, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was an FPS game. If you were good enough, you could clear the entire Sosnovka Military Base. However, with the combat system of world of martial arts, you might not be able to survive if a group of people were involved in a chaotic battle … "

"The two of them rode their horses out of Luoyang City, and then rushed to Dukang village one after another. "

"There were many people in Luoyang City, so it was better to cover up a little. However, there was not so much to pay attention to when running in the wilderness. If they split up the entire time, they were likely to die when they encountered a lot of people. "

"As a result, while the two of them were still on the road, they saw a new message appear in the upper right corner of their field of vision. "

"[Zhuo Feifan, a Wudang disciple, killed his Junior Brother and is currently on the run. Please help me clean up the sect!] "

"At the same time, the number 108 jumped and became 107. "

"Current survivors 107″"

Chapter 958: fighting to be a snitch

"Zou Zhuo looked at Qin Chu, both of them were dumbfounded. "

"Old Qin "what’s going on? why is there a traitor in Wudang?"

"Zou Zhuo, "how the F * ck would I know what’s going on?!" This Zhuo Feifan should be a player, right?"

Zou Zhuo and old Qin didn’t know what had happened. They only knew that the player named Zhuo Feifan had killed a fellow disciple and was now wanted by the Wudang Sect …

"This was most likely an ordinary player. After all, an NPC would not do such a shady thing at the beginning. Not only did he kill a fellow disciple, but he was also F * cking discovered … "

"Of course, Zhuo Feifan wasn’t a player’s nickname. After entering the game, regardless of whether it was an NPC or a player, they would receive a new name, which would be randomly selected from the name library. "

"However, different sects had different names. For example, the Wutang sect had Gu, Fang, Zhuo, and so on, while all the disciples of the Tang sect had the Tang surname. "

"Be careful. If we kill this player, we might be able to go to Wudang to receive a reward."

"Old Qin and zou Zhuo didn’t take this matter to heart. With a simple deduction, they knew that Zhuo Feifan had most likely gone to snatch the medicinal herbs for the Wudang Sect leader’s treatment. The seven-colored flower was in Tianshan, and the golden carp was along the Yellow River. They were still quite far from their current location, so the chances of them bumping into him were not high. "

The two of them tied the horses to a tree next to them and went to a big tree nearby to observe the situation in Dukang village.

"All the martial arts practitioners here had their own lightness skills, so they didn’t need to climb walls like in Assassin’s Creed. It felt more like killing prototype, where they could climb up by sprinting from the side. They could also jump high, and they could even climb trees. "

"Have you played Wulin legend?" Zou Zhuo asked. "

"Old Qin shook his head."I’ve never played it before. Why?"

"Zou Zhuo said, "actually, the story of the leader of Wudang Sect did appear in Wulin legend before. However, the herbs were not this. They were the blood of Golden-winged birds, fire phoenixes, and strange catfish." I feel that in this game, the content of these missions and the materials required should be completely random. "

"In other words, the location of each sect mission is different?" old Qin said thoughtfully. "

"Zou Zhuo nodded, "that’s right, which means there’s no fixed opening in this game, and it’s impossible to find the best choice." We don’t have to worry too much about these missions. Let’s first search the nearby area. "

"Alright, " old Qin said. Be careful, someone’s coming!"

The two of them quickly bent down on the tree and hid behind the lush leaves.

A Tang sect disciple rode into Dukang village in a carefree manner and began to search for clues.

"These villages occupied a large area, but the structure of the buildings was relatively simple, unlike the modern buildings in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which had three or four stories. The buildings in Dukang village were all one story tall, and one could basically see everything from the top. "

He saw the Tang sect disciple enter a room in the village and come out after about three minutes.

"To zou Zhuo’s surprise, he went in empty-handed, but came out with a sword by his waist. "

"What’s the situation? This guy went into the house and searched for a sword?"

"I’ll keep an eye on this guy, you go check out that house. "Zou Zhuo said. "

Zou Zhuo nodded and jumped down from the tree. He approached the house from the other side.

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded when he entered the house.

"A martial arts practitioner was lying in a corner, dead. Zou Zhuo took a closer look and noticed that the man’s chest was injured and bleeding profusely. The real cause of death was the DART in between his eyebrows. "

"Zou Zhuo touched the victim’s chest. As expected, the bag had been taken. The sword must have been stolen from there. "

"How is it? did you find anything?" Old Qin asked. "

"Keep an eye on him, " zou Zhuo replied."I have a hypothesis that needs to be tested."

The Tang sect disciple was still loitering around Dukang village. Zou Zhuo avoided him and went to a nearby house where two female swordsmen were having a conversation.

"This heartless man, when I catch him, I’ll definitely dismember his body into a thousand pieces and help my sister vent her anger!"

"The palace Master is right, there’s no good man!"

Zou Zhuo was even more certain that this was a small quest after hearing the conversation.

"There were many guest quests like this in Wulin legend as well, and they were basically Chen Mo’s hidden Easter eggs. "

"According to the original plot, the man was hunted down and seriously injured because he had abandoned a woman from Asura Palace. The player had two choices. One was to buy a thousand-year-old Chinese knotweed for this man to treat his illness. He could also report directly to the two disciples of Asura Palace. Either way, he could get some rewards. "

"However, it was apparent that the Tang Clan player had chosen a simpler and crueler way, which was to kill the man … "

Zou Zhuo walked up to the two disciples and started the conversation.

"After seeing the body, the two Asura Palace disciples went back to report and gave zou Zhuo three nine revolutions soul return elixir. "

Zou Zhuo looked at the effects and quickly kept the pills.

"Nine revolutions revival elixir recover 70% of your health after use, and remove poison and internal injuries."

It was obvious that this was a very precious pill. It was basically the same as the first aid kit in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It also had the special effect of relieving poison and internal injuries.

"Zou Zhuo said, "old Qin, there’s a high chance that this Tang sect guy is a player."

"Old Qin said, "Oh, I’ve been watching him. He’s ready to leave." Should we … Kill him?"

"Zou Zhuo, "you big eyes and thick eyebrows want to be a snitch?" You just ridiculed Zhuo Feifan from Wudang …"

"Old Qin chuckled."I’m ridiculing that traitor because he didn’t even hide his fellow sect members ‘bodies when he killed them. However, it’s different for us. Look at the good stuff on the Tang sect. No one will know if he kills them alone. He can even get rid of a player. Isn’t that great?"

"Zou Zhuo hesitated, "but, if he’s really a player, he should have teammates, right?"He can describe our images to his teammates. One is from Wudang, the other is from Shaolin. It’s too easy to recognize us."

"You still don’t understand?" old Qin asked. In this game, players had to take the initiative to play the role of NPCs and follow the rules. In other words, the traitor called Zhuo Feifan was wanted because he had been discovered. However, if we find a place where no one is around and secretly kill him without leaving any evidence, even if his teammates know that we did it, the system will not put us on the wanted list. "

"Hmm … That sounds like a very convincing idea, I think we can try it out, " zou Zhuo said. "

Chapter 959: I have medicine!

"There were still many resources that could be obtained around Dukang village. Hence, the Tang sect disciple was not in a hurry to leave. He continued to wander around the village. Old Qin and zou Zhuo couldn’t make a move in front of everyone, so they just watched from afar. "

"It was not hard to imagine that if they were to make a move in such a place, they would definitely be seen by many villagers. One of them was a Shaolin disciple, and the other was a Wudang disciple. The clothes they were wearing were too eye-catching … "

"Of course, these two people could also choose to sneak in like in Assassin’s Creed, but that would mean that they would slaughter the entire Dukang village, leaving no one alive. That would be too crazy … "

"He went into that cave." Old Qin pointed to a cave at the foot of the mountain outside Dukang village. "

"Let’s go, we’ll follow them. " Zou Zhuo jumped out from behind the tree and used his Qinggong to rush to the entrance. "

"Zou Zhuo explained as he walked, "if this is the same as the plot of Wulin legend, this cave should be where Dukang Village Stores wine. We’ll most likely encounter the" drink "part of" eat, drink, gang, and gamble ". We can’t let this guy from the Tang sect beat us to it this time."

"As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he heard the sound of fighting. "

"All of a sudden, a figure flew out. The Tang sect disciple fell to the ground with a loud thud. Blood was spurting out of his mouth. "

"A tall and strong figure followed closely behind. This guy was nearly 1.9 meters tall, his body was full of muscles, his face was flushed after drinking, his hair was messy and he was holding a huge wine jar. "

"Hmph, I can’t stand people from the righteous path like you. Die!"

Drunkard directly raised the huge wine jar and smashed it down on old Qin’s head!

"Old Qin said, "wait a minute, my friend!" This has nothing to do with us! Sorry for the disturbance!"

"However, it was useless because no matter what old Qin said, it was still the team voice. The other Savage players and NPCs would not hear it. "

Old Qin had to quickly Dodge to the side and avoid the attack.

"At this moment, the Tang sect disciple said, "how about the two of you join forces to kill this thief?" All the stolen goods on the thieves "bodies are yours!"

"An option appeared in front of zou Zhuo and old Qin’s eyes, and they both chose [agree]. "

"Amitabha, it’s the mission of the Shaolin disciples to eliminate evil, " the old Qin’s character replied. "

"Obviously, the conversation was automatically completed by the system, and the players only needed to choose one option. "

"However, even if they had established a cooperative relationship, they would still be hurt by their teammates. This was more like a verbal agreement, just like how two players maliciously formed a team in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. There were no rules or restrictions, and it was all up to their own self-awareness. "

The three of them went up to the drunkard and started fighting.

"At this time, the difference between the three sects could be seen. The Tang sect disciples stood at a distance and kept attacking with hidden weapons, while old Qin and zou Zhuo attacked from the left and right. "

"The process of the battle was similar to that in Monster Hunter, except that he was not fighting monsters but humans. He would attack three people according to AI, but it was almost impossible for him to jump out and attack the Tang sect disciple while he was being held back by zou Zhuo and old Qin. "

Zou Zhuo was hit by the wine jar and lost a lot of HP.

"This guy is so hard to deal with."

"It was three against one, so zou Zhuo’s sword and Qin’s staff could hit him quite often. The Tang sect disciples ‘hidden weapons also hit him quite a few times. However, from the looks of it, although he had a few wounds on his body, he was still vigorous and did not seem to be tired. "

"Clearly, this battle would not be too short, at least five to six minutes. "

The Tang sect disciple frowned slightly. It was apparent that he did not want to drag this out for too long.

A hidden weapon with a dark green glow hit the middle of drink’s back.

"He didn’t feel anything at first, but after a few seconds, his face, which was red from being drunk, was covered with a layer of green. He was on the verge of collapse, and he couldn’t even hold the wine jar in his hand. "

"He actually poisoned it! What an open and aboveboard ‘upright person’! I’m not going to play with you three kids anymore. I’ll take your dog lives next time!"

He threw the jar on the ground and ran away as zou Zhuo and old Qin backed off.

"The thief has been poisoned. Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots. Chase!" The Tang sect disciple said. "

"Without any hesitation, the three of them gave chase. "

"What a joke, how could you let the fat meat in your mouth escape? "

"Ha! He didn’t run toward Dukang village, but toward the wilderness. It was obvious that ha’s Qinggong was better than the three of them. Other than zou Zhuo, who was better at Qinggong, who could barely keep up, the other two were gradually left behind. "

"However, perhaps due to the influence of the poison, the speed of the "drink" was also constantly decreasing. In the end, the extreme poison attacked his heart and he fell under a tree. "

"F * ck, this poison is really strong. His entire face has turned green."

"Zou Zhuo didn’t dare to get too close, so he just watched from afar. Soon, old Qin and the Tang sect disciple also arrived. "

"After a while, he stopped moving, and his skin was as green as Saar ‘s. "

"Thank you for your help, " the Tang sect disciple said. As I said before, all the stolen goods will belong to you two, please. "

"Zou Zhuo and old Qin went to ha, ready to loot. "

"It was apparent that this Tang sect disciple would have some fixed options. For example, when he proposed to cooperate, the Tang sect disciples could choose to cooperate and several ways of distribution. He chose to give up all the gains. "

"After defeating an enemy, he would automatically fulfill his promise. However, throughout the entire process, the system’s artificial intelligence would automatically Polish and say these words. "

"There are so many good things!" Zou Zhuo muttered. "

"He didn’t have a weapon, because he’s weapon was that big wine jar. However, there were some hidden weapons, medicine, martial arts secret books, and so on. There was also a lot of silver, which could be said to be very rich. "

"But at this moment, old Qin suddenly shouted, "Be careful!"

"Zou Zhuo felt a shiver run down his spine as a green light appeared at the edge of his vision."The poison Gu is extremely poisonous"

"Zou Zhuo didn’t even have time to react before more hidden weapons were thrown at Qin. It seemed that old Qin had been on guard against this Tang sect all along, so he had not been tricked. "

"Zou Zhuo was fuming, "F * ck, there are so many snitches on the ground!" Is there no more basic trust between people?"

"However, he didn’t have time to waste, because he could see that his health was dropping rapidly at the upper left corner of his vision. It was dropping by a large amount almost every second. His vision was also starting to blur, and his entire body was shaking. "

"Obviously, the Tang sect disciple was very confident in the toxicity of his hidden weapon. He did not even look at zou Zhuo and was fighting old Qin with all his might. "

"However, just as he thought that he was about to gain the upper hand, a sword ray suddenly attacked him from behind! "

"The Tang sect disciple was shocked and dodged immediately. However, the sword still cut through his right arm and blood splattered everywhere! "

The Tang sect disciples looked at zou Zhuo in disbelief. How did the poisoned Wudang disciple come back to life?

"Little fatty, you didn’t die!" Old Qin was also very surprised. "

"Zou Zhuo was speechless."F * ck! Luckily I have the medicine. Otherwise, I would have been tricked by this traitor!"

Chapter 960: secret news of Jianghu

The Tang sect disciple’s body fell to the ground with a sword through his heart.

"Zou Zhuo laughed as he looked at old Qin’s Green face, "Don’t you know that you look like a green-skinned orc? Even his bald head is perfectly restored. "

"Old Qin cursed in his heart, "hurry up and give me the antidote!"

"Zou Zhuo’s slash had cut the Tang sect disciple’s right arm, which had greatly slowed down his throwing speed. Initially, the Tang sect disciple could not hold on for long under the siege of the two people. In the end, his last counterattack before his death still managed to hit old Qin with a poisonous dart. "

"Therefore, old Qin also turned green … "

Zou Zhuo took out the remaining nine revolutions soul return elixir and threw it to old Qin.

"Old Qin swallowed it directly, and the effect was immediate. After three or four seconds, his HP rose to 70%, and the negative state of being poisoned was removed. "

"Hurry up, they ran away after searching the body."

"The two of them quickly searched the corpses of he and the Tang sect disciples. Needless to say, they had a bountiful harvest. "

"There were several kinds of medicine, such as jinchuang medicine, blood-promoting powder, Qi-nourishing pill, and so on. They all had different functions. For example, golden creation could recover 30% HP and eliminate bleeding. The live blood powder could restore 50% of health and increase 30% of physical strength. The Qi pellet could restore one’s physical strength to its peak and temporarily ignore the negative effects of bleeding, poisoning, and other status effects. "

"Obviously, different medicines had different levels of rarity. For example, the nine revolutions soul return elixir that he had previously obtained could restore a lot of HP and remove negative states. It was definitely something that could only be obtained in very few missions. "

"In terms of martial arts, he found Tang sect’s basic inner force and hidden weapon usage from the Tang sect disciples. He also found a special cultivation method from drink that could continuously increase his inner force through drinking. "

"Obviously, these two cultivation methods were relatively precious, especially the [drink] cultivation method. After obtaining it, one only needed to go to the taverns in Luoyang to drink and become stronger. Moreover, it would not conflict with one’s original martial arts. "

"The Tang sect disciples still had quite a number of hidden weapons on them, but most of them, such as the flying Locust stone and darts, were not poisonous. There were only three poisonous hidden weapons left, two of which were light poison and one was extremely poisonous. "

"The so-called mild poison was something that players could force out with their internal energy after meditating for a moment, just like how it was easier to deal with normal bleeding effects. However, if it was extremely poisonous, he would have to use a special antidote, and his HP would drop very quickly. "

"Apparently, the Tang sect disciple did not have many of these darts before. He threw one to drink and three to zou Zhuo and old Qin. "

"Of course, zou Zhuo had also taken the dragoncry sword that the Tang sect disciples had looted from the NPCs. Zou Zhuo saw that the attributes of this sword were much better than the Wudang Sword on his back, so he changed it and put the Wudang Sword in the horse’s inventory. "

"There was also a lot of silver. This money could be used to buy wine at the tavern, buy weapons at the blacksmith shop, or complete some special tasks. In general, money wasn’t particularly important in this game, but it would be very awkward to have no money in some places. "

"As for the two bodies, they were dragged to the bushes under a tree and hidden. This was the wilderness, and there were very few people here. It was very likely that these two bodies would not be discovered until the end of the game. "

"The two of them split the loot. Old Qin’s inner force from the Shaolin Sect was better, so he took the skill "ha". Zou Zhuo took the skill and hidden weapon from the Tang sect. "

"Old Qin ridiculed, "I’m a F * cking monk. Do I have to drink to increase my internal strength?" Isn’t this breaking the F * cking precept?!"

"Zou Zhuo said, "then it’s even more wrong for a monk like you to play with poison and hidden weapons!" It’s okay, I’ll go to the pub to buy a few bottles of wine for takeout. You can find a place with no one around to drink secretly …"

"Old Qin, "next time, I definitely won’t follow a bald donkey!"

"Zou Zhuo, "I hope you have a good time in the palace of blossoms."

Old Qin was speechless.

……

"Zou Zhuo and old Qin were still searching for opportunities. With their current strength, they were already a little fat. Basically, they wouldn’t be afraid of any opponent. "

Zou Zhuo also noticed some extra details in the game.

"First, it was about the settings of martial arts. Zou Zhuo had learned the Tang sect’s hidden weapon technique, and the proficiency of this martial art increased with time. According to the growth rate, it would take about 15 minutes to reach a decent level, and 20 minutes to reach the level of a Tang sect disciple. "

"Old Qin’s method was also the same. He spent a lot of money to buy a pile of wine. As long as he drank it once in a while, he could fully exert the effect of this method in about half an hour. "

"In other words, the players didn’t have to deliberately practice the new martial arts they had learned. After all, the game time was so short that they didn’t have enough time. Players could choose three martial arts as their main martial arts. As long as they carried it with them, it would slowly improve. The rarer the martial arts, the longer the cultivation time. "

"For example, there were many martial arts that were particularly difficult to master, such as the nine strategies beyond the swords and the six pulses divine sword. Not only did they require some restrictions, but they also took a long time to master. "

"That was why there was a difference between the early and late stages. If a player spent a lot of effort to get a martial art like nine strategies beyond the swords, he might not be invincible. If he could not practice it in the early stages, he might be beaten up by other players. "

"In addition, it was about the refresh mechanism of the world’s information. "

"Old Qin and zou Zhuo had just left Dukang village and were rushing to the next location. It had only been ten minutes since the game started, but there were already many new messages. He could open a panel called "Jiang Hu secrets" to check. "

"Other than the Wudang disciple Zhuo Feifan being wanted by the sect, there was also all sorts of information. "

[A spy from the heavenly Dragon cult tried to disrupt the Emei faction but was forced to retreat by the leader.]

"[Ren Jianfei, a disciple of the Hidden Sword villa, defeated all the heroes in Leshan and obtained the mercy sword!] "

"Huang Yang, a disciple of the beggar’s gang, encountered the minions of the East military execution order in Hangzhou City and died in battle!"

"[The Flower Thief, Tian ruhai, had his eyes on a disciple of the shifting flower Palace and was dismembered by a flurry of blades, his corpse exposed in the wilderness] "

"An unknown corpse appeared in Dukang village. The murderer unknown. The villagers of Dukang are in a state of panic."

"[The disciples of Tang sect, Shaolin Temple, and Wudang Sect have joined forces to pursue the evil thief outside Dukang village.] "

"[Disciples of Xiaoyao, Huashan, and Shaolin joined forces to annihilate black wind Mountain. Cao Mengyang of Huashan sect was killed by disciples of Xiaoyao and Shaolin because he wanted to take advantage of the money!] "

……

There were many similar secret stories in the pugilistic world. It was clear that different events were happening in each sect on the entire map.

"At this time, the three evil factions were still in the stage of operating in the dark, secretly causing destruction, while the players were basically searching for their own fortuitous encounters to improve their strength. For someone like the one from the Hidden Sword villa to be able to snatch the mercy sword, it should be a combination of strength and luck. "

"However, this beggar’s sect disciple, Huang Yang, was in a more miserable state. He did not know if he was a player or an NPC. He probably offended the minions of the eastern Depot, a monster that he could not defeat at this stage, when he was completing the beggar’s sect’s mission, and he was GG at that time. "

"As for the destruction of black wind Mountain, it was obvious that the traitor from Huashan sect wanted to launch a sneak attack and snatch all the good things in black wind Mountain, but he was killed in return. "

"Zou Zhuo was glad that he and Qin weren’t involved in this secret because the crime scene was hidden. The part where he and he fought at Dukang village had obviously been seen, but no one saw the part where the three people chased them into the wilderness, so it would not be spread. "

Chapter 961: Balance of big data

In the office.

Qian Kun and a few other designers were monitoring the battle in world of martial arts.

"At the same time, there were hundreds of ongoing battles, and the number was still increasing. Qian Kun just had to choose any battle and a big map would appear on the screen, showing the details of the battle. "

"On the big map, righteous players were represented by green dots, evil players were represented by red dots, and NPCs were represented by blue and orange. It could be clearly seen that the players were scattered across the map, searching for their own fortuitous encounters. "

"Battles often broke out on the map, especially at the border between the good and evil sects. The evil sect players were deliberately causing trouble and killing people. The previous invasion of Emei Sect was a sect war, but the evil sect was not prepared enough, so they were repelled. "

"Judging from the current situation, it was still too early to predict the final result, but the open and hidden fights between players were already increasing. "

Qian Kun zoomed in and carefully observed a battle that was happening near Mount Wudang in one of the games.

"One hour and 20 minutes had passed since the game started, and it was now in the late stage. The healing herb of the Wudang Sect’s leader had been snatched by two players from the evil faction, so the Wudang Sect’s leader had basically lost his combat power. A few players from the evil faction sneaked into Mount Wudang and took the opportunity when the Wudang disciples were not around to kill them. "

"Although there were still some NPCs with good combat power in the Wudang Sect, the game had entered the later stages after all. The combat power of the evil faction players had long surpassed these NPCs. The disciples of the WuTang Clan had rushed back as soon as they were attacked, but it was already too late. By the time they arrived, the ground was already littered with corpses. All the resources had been swept away, and even the sect leader’s signature treasure, the pure yang sword, had been snatched away. "

"This battle had directly caused the righteous sect to lose a lot of vitality. As a result, there were still a few traitors in the righteous sect who were busy fighting among themselves. The martial arts Conference had not even started, and the righteous sect was basically done for … "

"In another battle, the evil faction players were still unfamiliar with the game’s routine, which gave the righteous faction a lot of time to develop. After the three major factions completed all their quests, the time for the righteous faction to hold the martial arts Conference was greatly brought forward. While the evil faction players were still in a state of confusion, the righteous faction’s Allied forces had already arrived at the entrance of the faction … "

"In other matches, the evil faction players were already on the verge of dying. However, in the crucial battle, a righteous faction player who had been focusing on developing suddenly flipped over and threw more than ten thunderflame bombs into the crowd. The Alliance master of Wulin was killed on the spot, and the sect leaders of the three major sects were also heavily injured. "

"This player who had turned his back on them had joined the evil faction, and while he had been quietly developing, he had already obtained the godly set of Yijin Jing + nine solitary swords + prideful divine sword. He had activated peerless in the crowd and killed all the players from both the good and evil factions. Then, he had happily become the Overlord of the martial arts world. "

……

"In these hundreds of matches, the players ‘progress was completely different because the choices of the players and the NPCs were not fixed. Therefore, every scenario was faced with countless different choices, and sometimes, even the slightest difference could cause a chain reaction, leading the game to develop in a completely different direction. "

"How’s the game going?" Chen Zhao asked Qian Kun. "

"Qian Kun nodded."It’s completely normal. The God’s Eye is monitoring all the games. There are no abnormal data reports so far. The big data about these games is also being collected."

"Yeah, " Chen Mo said."It’s still a beta version. I’ll leave the balancing to you guys."

"Don’t worry, manager!" Qian Kun smiled."I’ll take care of it!"

"In world of martial arts, Chen Mo installed a God’s eye system similar to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, using the AI to monitor the series of events that happened in the game. "

"The God’s Eye system was meant to prevent cheating players and the appearance of external hacks. However, world of martial arts ‘combat system was different from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. The chances of external hacks appearing were much lower, and it was relatively easy to detect and seal them. Hence, for world of martial arts, God’s eye’s anti-cheating system was just a bonus. It was like adding flowers to a brocade. "

God’s eye’s more important function was to collect all sorts of big data in world of martial arts and generate data analysis reports for the system designers to analyze. It also allowed them to adjust some of the game’s settings.

"Although the entire map was full of different adventures, and the adventures were also very random, there was still the risk of the same adventure when the players made their choices. If the players discovered that a certain location often spawned high-quality side adventures, then the players ‘starting choices might be similar. "

"Although the assimilation wasn’t fatal, it would still have a negative impact on the players ‘gaming experience. Through the big data collection of the God’s Eye, the adventure quests that were far less cost-effective than the original level could be balanced, allowing the players to have more fun in the game and have more balance. "

"If this job was given to humans, then even the most basic balance could make humans similar. However, after the introduction of artificial intelligence, the balancing of the relevant values became very easy. "

……

An hour and a half later.

Zou Zhuo and old Qin were already very rich.

"As the two of them were searching the Northwest of the map, they stumbled upon Zhuo Feifan, the abandoned disciple of Wudang. He was searching the corpses with his Heavenly Dragon cult teammates. It was clear that they had just finished a battle. "

Zou Zhuo and old Qin attacked decisively and killed the two men. They were almost killed.

"Fortunately, the two of them had a lot of resources, and old Qin was suddenly possessed by a black soul. He had madly killed the disciple of the heavenly Dragon cult. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would eat who. "

"This time, they had obtained even more resources. In addition to many weapons, pills, and martial arts manuals, there were also a few very important props. "

"It was the internal art of the Scripture Depository, muscle-bone strengthening Scripture, and the seven-colored flower that the sect leader of the WuTang Clan needed to treat his injuries. "

Zou Zhuo was wondering why the guy didn’t throw the two items away since he was already a traitor and a member of the Sky Dragon Order. Wouldn’t that mean that the Wudang Sect and the Shaolin Temple would never be able to complete their mission?

Zou Zhuo looked at the description of the two items and understood.

"Muscle-bone strengthening Scripture was the game’s top-tier internal cultivation technique, so the learning speed was very slow. If it was destroyed, it meant that he would not be able to learn this martial art, and it would be a great loss. "

"The seven-colored flower was the same. This item was not only a quest item, but it could also be eaten as a herb. Its effect was to max HP and stamina, remove all negative statuses, and temporarily increase internal strength by 20%. "

Who would be willing to destroy such a good thing …

"The seven-colored flower was similar to other potions. It had a channeling bar and could not be consumed instantly. It was also very easy to interrupt. Otherwise, zou Zhuo and old Qin would have been killed by Zhuo Feifan, the traitor of Wudang. "

Chapter 962: Alliance master of martial arts

"As the game progressed, the entire story was coming to an end. "

"In the first 40 minutes, everyone was still focused on developing, constantly exploring the entire map and improving their strength. Even if there were battles, they were basically small-scale friction, and the number of players decreased very slowly. "

"However, as the exploration of the map accelerated and the sect quests were completed continuously, there were more and more players and NPCs causing trouble. Many peripheral sects were attacked by the evil sects, and some sects had internal strife and were even exterminated by the evil sects. "

"At this time, many players revealed their dramatic nature. In the face of the rich profits, many people fought to be the snitch … "

"This was duo mode, so the two players who entered the party were likely to be assigned to different sects. If one of them was from the righteous sect while the other was from the evil sect, it would be a beautiful scene … "

"After all, if righteous players caused trouble and destroyed their own sects, they could directly plunder all the NPCs and become the Overlord of the martial arts world. Wouldn’t that be great? "

"In this way, the pace was between that of a normal single player game and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. It was much faster than a normal single player game, but slower than PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"This was because all the players in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground were in a state of absolute enmity, and in world of martial arts, if a righteous sect killed a righteous sect, they would have to pay attention to the consequences. They could not just attack anywhere. If he was witnessed by the public, he would be wanted by the righteous sect. "

"Zou Zhuo and old Qin saw a message on the top right corner of their vision."Current number of survivors 43″"

"There were only 43 people left from the original 108. Obviously, the loss of members in the battle between the good and evil was still very serious. Some died without knowing why, while some died in the battle of extermination. "

"Every time a sect war broke out, the disciples of the various sects who were involved in it would lose their members madly. This was because once they fell into a disadvantageous position in a sect-extermination war, they would be surrounded by a group of people. In addition, there were negative effects such as bleeding, injury, poisoning, and so on. The chances of escaping were very low. "

"Of course, it was hard to say if some players had special escape skills. "

"There were 43 disciples left from each sect, and zou Zhuo and old Qin couldn’t tell how many of them were players. "

"However, it was obvious that the players who had survived until now were not weak in combat. "

Zou Zhuo and old Qin had just returned to the sect and handed the seven-colored flower to the sect leader. The reward was a high-tier Qinggong ladder and a bunch of pills.

"Qin, why do I feel like we’re going to win?" zou Zhuo was very optimistic. "

"What do you mean by" chicken dinner "? we’re going to be the leaders of the martial arts world!" Old Qin corrected him. "

"It’s almost time. It’s time for the martial arts Conference. " Zou Zhuo looked at the time. "

"According to the flow of the entire game, the martial arts Conference and the showdown between good and evil would be next. Just like how PlayerUnknown’s Battleground began to enter the final circle, the remaining players were basically very rich … Of course, this did not exclude the players who had relied on survival to survive to this stage … "

……

"After completing the missions from the main sects, the martial arts Conference would be held at Mount Hua Sect. The leaders of Shaolin, Wudang, and beggar’s sect would give their speeches one by one. Next, the leader of the martial arts world would be chosen based on reputation and martial arts. "

"Zou Zhuo and old Qin were standing in the crowd with the other disciples, observing the surviving disciples. "

"The Emei Sect was closer to the sky Dragon cult, so they were the first to be attacked. The continuous battles had greatly damaged the Emei Sect, and they were only left with one disciple. There were only four disciples left in the Tang sect. Zou Zhuo knew that one of them was called Tang Xiao, who was very strong. He often showed his face in the Jianghu secret news, so he might be a strong opponent in the fight for the position of Alliance master. In addition, there were also sects such as beggar’s sect, Xiaoyao sect, Huashan sect, Bagua sect, hidden sword Manor, and so on. All of them had one or two players with outstanding strength. For example, Ren Jianfei of hidden sword Manor. His name was often seen in the secret news of the pugilistic world. "

"Next, the disciples of each sect would choose the top six according to their ranking of fame to spar. During the spar, everyone had full health, and they were not allowed to use tools such as injury medicine or poison. There was a 30-second time limit for each round, and when the time was up, the one with more health would win. "

"In other words, during the previous game time, the player would accumulate reputation value based on the player’s actions when they traveled in the world of martial arts. Only when the reputation value reached a certain level would the player be recognized by all the righteous people. "

"After the first person was decided, they would have to choose the sect leaders of Shaolin Temple, Wudang Sect, and beggar’s sect to have a final duel. Only those who won would become the chief of the martial arts world. If they lost, the NPC would automatically choose the abbot of Shaolin Temple as the chief of the martial arts world. "

"Old Qin and zou Zhuo were both selected. One was ranked fourth, and the other was ranked second. The first was Ren Jianfei from the Hidden Sword villa. He had defeated more than a dozen martial arts practitioners in Leshan and won the mercy sword. His reputation was indeed higher than that of old Qin and zou Zhuo, who were half-Gou and half-steel. "

"Good luck bald monk, I won’t go easy on you when we meet, " zou Zhuo said. "

"Old Qin "I dare you to F * cking call me a bald donkey again. Do you believe that I won’t knock you to death with my bald head?"

"The sparring went on very quickly. Because the use of items was not allowed, it was time to compete in character attributes and player control. Old Qin’s character was already very strong. He had already obtained Yi Jin Jing, Buddha’s Palm, and drunk stick. With his control, he had managed to turn the tables and win against zou Zhuo. "

"Although Ren Jianfei was famous, his strength was not that strong. Although his sword and sword technique were good, his internal strength was obviously much worse than old Qin ‘S. He was beaten by old Qin’s drunken stick. "

"Zou Zhuo complained, "reporting, Abbot Shaolin, I want to make a report!" This disciple of yours has broken her drinking prohibition! Otherwise, how could he have become a drunken stick?"

"Old Qin "… You’re f * cking quiet!"

"After that, old Qin chose to challenge the sect master of beggar’s sect. The martial arts of these two people were both firm and fierce, and their strength was similar, but old Qin’s operation was really not for show. He actually established a big health advantage and finally successfully won the throne of the leader of the martial arts world. "

"Well played, as expected of a young hero!"

"Hahaha, even an old beggar like me is no match for you. I’m truly convinced!"

"The NPCs ‘ 360-degree flattery made old Qin feel smug. After all, he was able to become the leader of the martial arts world in front of so many NPCs, and there were many hidden players among them. This made old Qin very happy. "

"Old Qin’s character automatically came to the center of the square."Since that’s the case, we’ll exterminate the evil and defend the Dao. We’ll attack the heavenly Dragon sect, the shifting flower sect, and the five poison sect and return peace to the martial arts world of the Central Plains!"

……

Zou Zhuo and Mr. Qin came out of the game cabin with excitement on their faces.

"Old Qin stretched lazily."Wow, I got the title of the leader of the martial arts world in the first game. I even led the righteous sect to victory. I’m a genius." I don’t think anyone will say ’embarrassing’ this time, right?"

"Zou Zhuo said, "Hmph, it’s all because of my support!" Tell me, if it wasn’t for me, would you have been able to become the alliance leader?"

"Old Qin recalled the previous battle."The last battle was really exciting. There was a traitor hidden on our side. We were almost ambushed by him. Fortunately, I had a lot of medicine."

"Zou Zhuo nodded, "that’s right, but it’s still quite a mystery. The three evil sects were fighting each other, and it was obviously too late to choose the Overlord of the martial arts world. The moving flower Palace and the heavenly Dragon cult only thought of joining forces after our Allied forces had destroyed the five poison sect." If these three evil sects had reacted a little faster, the result would have been hard to say. "

"Old Qin said, "it’s already been two hours?" I don’t feel anything, this rhythm is quite fast … I feel that I haven’t had enough fun yet, my Yijin Jing, Buddha’s Palm, drunken stick! I don’t know if I can get these martial arts next time …"

"Then let’s play another round?" Zou Zhuo asked. "

"Let’s play another round!"

The two of them entered the VR gaming pods again.

……

……

"A large number of players who were trying out world of martial arts were wuxia fans, and they were all playing the game in full swing. "

"The difference between this game and traditional wuxia standalone games was that it had a multi-player nature. Every player’s choice could affect the direction of the entire world, and the final outcome was the result of the joint efforts of all players. "

"World of martial arts was also very different from some mmorpgs. Since there were many mmorpgs, the players could only play the small fry in the rules. For example, the disciples of XX sect, the sect Masters, and the leaders of the martial arts world were all played by specific NPCs. Even though players could also affect the entire game world, they were usually limited to a certain frame. "

"However, in world of martial arts, players could play the game according to their own will, and they could even become the chief of the martial arts world. It had to be said that becoming the chief of the martial arts world and eventually ruling over the world of martial arts was something that could not be experienced in traditional MMORPG-type wuxia games. "

"Moreover, this game provided different players with different choices. They could play it safe, they could be tough, and they could also be very insidious. The direction of the script would be completely different in every round, so it became a game that could be re-played. "

"To players, this game was even more friendly to newbies than PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. "

"This was because there were only 24 players among the more than 100 disciples from the various sects in world of martial arts. During the early stages of the game, players basically had an advantage when they fought against NPCs. They could basically loot some martial arts or medicine, and it was very rare for them to turn into crates on the ground. "

"Through a good matching system, players of similar levels would be grouped together. For a normal player, the chances of becoming the leader of the martial arts world would be greatly increased. Sometimes, it might just require some correct decisions and a little bit of luck. "

"To some wuxia fans or players who were interested in the Chinese style, world of martial arts was a game that could not be missed, because this type of game had never appeared on the market before. It was very worth it to take two hours out of their free time to experience the rise of the leader of the martial arts world or the Overlord of the martial arts world. "

Chapter 963: How to evaluate Chen Mo’s achievements so far

"On the 14th of December, world of martial arts was released worldwide at the same time. "

"Of course, even though it was said that it was happening at the same time around the world, everyone knew very well that the main battlefield for world of martial arts was in China, as well as Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea, where wuxia culture had a deeper influence. "

"As for the players in Europe and the United States, this theme was less attractive to them. After all, it lacked cultural recognition. Their understanding of various sects, martial arts, Jianghu events, chivalry, and other content might be very off-track. "

"This kind of problem could not be explained clearly by adding a few words of introduction to the sect. So, instead of adding a long and boring text, it was better to directly omit it and let the players slowly experience it in the game. "

"Fortunately, there was a clear difference between world of martial arts and traditional standalone wuxia games, which had a story as their main selling point. World of martial arts ‘story was much weaker, and the main story was scattered among the clan quests. They only asked the players to search for herbs, Scriptures, or hunt down traitors. To the foreign players who did not understand wuxia culture at all, it was not difficult for them to understand a story of this level. "

"Furthermore, it was fine if the foreign players did not understand the concept of sects. They would understand these sects as different organizations. World of martial arts ‘combat system was not that complicated. One only needed to practice a little in the training grounds to understand most of the combo attacks, which was why the cost of understanding them was not high. "

"There were also many Chinese Kung Fu fans overseas, but their understanding of Chinese Kung Fu was quite different from the actual Chinese Kung Fu. "

"World of martial arts ‘train of thought was not to preach, but to induce. "

"Just like some classic martial arts novels, if you had to give an English translation to foreigners, they might not be able to understand it at all. Because it was out of cultural background, out of context and values, the actions of many heroes were difficult for foreigners to understand. Forcing cultural content into them would instead cause disgust. "

"World of martial arts merely presented a martial arts world to all the players. Through some fortuitous encounters, missions, and the game’s mechanics, it would create a form of guidance for the players so that they could decide for themselves the future direction of the entire martial arts world. Moreover, the two goals of becoming the leader of the martial arts world and becoming the Overlord of the martial arts world were very easy to understand. Just like how the only goal in PUBG was to survive until the end, the players only needed to continuously improve their abilities in world of martial arts, try their best to become the leader of the martial arts world, and win the war between good and evil. "

"Even if world of martial arts could not become popular overseas, as long as it could attract some Chinese martial arts fans to play it and spread it to many other players, it would be able to use the fun in the game to increase the influence of Chinese culture, and the goal of the game would be considered complete. "

"And in China, pugilistic world had another great advantage, and that was that the effects of the show were very good. "

"The hosts could search for things while chatting with the audience, analyzing the current situation of the martial arts world. When they got good weapons, medicine, or martial arts, it was like PlayerUnknown’s Battleground picking up an airdrop. The audience would also be excited. Skilled streamers could win against strong players with their powerful skills. Players who liked to use their brains could rope in other players to do things together. Once they showed off, they could get a lot of gifts and 6666. As for the fight for the chief of the martial arts world and the war between the righteous and evil, the scene was even more lively than the final circle of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. The feeling of obtaining the final victory was also very explosive. "

"Obviously, Chen Mo’s games this year included Assassin’s Creed, Silent Hill, Legend of Zelda, escape, Monster Hunter, and world of martial arts. Although Legend of Zelda was popular, the other games also had their own strengths and advantages. "

"Perhaps world of martial arts was the least eye-catching game among all these games, but to many Chinese players, a Chinese-style game like this had an extraordinary meaning. "

……

……

"Since the release of Monster Hunter, major video game media around the world had released their reviews. They maintained around 9.5 points, higher than Assassin’s Creed but not as monstrous as Legend of Zelda. "

"But it didn’t matter to the players, since … No matter how many points the games got, the best of the year award would still be in Chen Mo’s hands. "

Many players suddenly realized that Chen Mo had won game of the year for three consecutive years.

"Dark Souls, doomsday of the United United States, and Legend of Zelda-each of them had a profound impact on the gaming industry around the world and led the trends of the times. "

"After dark Souls, soul-type combat systems became popular. It could even be said that it redefined the combat system design of ahbg in the parallel world."Doomsday of the United States" had almost reached the pinnacle of games with movie-based narrative, making game manufacturers that swarmed into open worlds realize that linear narrative still had infinite potential. "

"These two games had attracted many designers to imitate them, and Legend of Zelda had reached new heights. Not only did he teach designers around the world how to "make an open world, " he also turned the game into a unique piece of art through its unique style. Many people wanted to imitate it, but they didn’t know where to start. "

"There was no suspense for this year’s game of the year. The players of Legend of Zelda could go to any game review website and claim "Zelda is the best in the world". Very few people would object. Even without Legend of Zelda, the best Award of the year would definitely be Assassin’s Creed or Monster Hunter. "

"On the question and answer website, a topic caused a heated discussion among the players. "

"If nothing goes wrong, this year’s best game of the year will go to salent again. How could they objectively evaluate Chen Mo’s achievements in the field of video game design? Can he be called the greatest video game designer now?"

"If it was in another field or with another name, this would probably be a problem of starting a war. "

"However, under this topic, everyone knew that this wasn’t to start a war. "

The answer to the highest vote was as such.

"It might be too early to say ‘the greatest’, but to be honest, in this era, it’s hard to find a greater person. I didn’t want to brag about salent right now. After all, he still had a long way to go. Maybe he would continue to surpass himself in the future. However, I have another theory that can roughly explain salent’s position in the world of gaming. "

"He doesn’t need the ‘game of the year’ award to prove himself. On the contrary,’game of the year’ needs him to prove himself."

Chapter 964: Time Magazine’s cover

"With the end of the TGN annual games Awards ceremony, this year’s game of the year was announced. "

"Without a doubt, Chen Zhao’s Legend of Zelda. "

"There was no doubt about the results. When Legend of Zelda swept the video game media around the world and got more than a dozen full marks, this year’s game of the year was almost in the bag. "

"Monster Hunter and Assassin’s Creed were also nominated for this year’s Game of the Year awards, which meant that Chen Mo almost took all the games of the year Awards, which made the title of best Designer of the Year a lost cause. "

"Of course, the title of ‘best video game Designer of the Year’ wasn’t announced by the video game media. For video game media, selecting video game designers was more important than video game designers. "

This title existed in the hearts of every player.

"It was just like the high-voted answer on the domestic question and answer website Chen Mo didn’t need games of the year to prove himself, but games of the year needed him to prove himself. "

"If Chen Mo’s game didn’t get game of the year, people wouldn’t think that Chen Mo’s game wasn’t good. Instead, they would think that there was something wrong with the award. "

"The news of game of the year didn’t cause much of a stir, but the next two pieces of news instantly caught the attention of players all over the world. "

Chen Mo entered the world Gaming Hall of Fame.

Chen Mo was on the cover of Times Magazine.

"The world game Hall of Fame was to record and let more people remember and understand the group or individual who had made outstanding contributions to the game and had a significant impact on the development of the game. It could be regarded as a Lifetime Achievement Award in the game industry around the world. Those who were selected were all the world’s best video game designers, and each of them had one or more super-classic games with great influence. "

"It wasn’t too surprising that Chen Mo was in the world Gaming Hall of Fame. After all, to be able to win the best game of the year for three years in a row wasn’t an unprecedented achievement, but it was definitely unprecedented. "

"In terms of influence, there were a few famous designers who could compare to Chen Mo, but there was no other designer who could produce as much as Chen Mo. "

"Moreover, in this era, Chen Zhao had already become the most dazzling one. "

"To the players, it was only a matter of time before Chen Mo entered the World Hall of Fame. Some even thought that Chen Mo should’ve made it last year. "

"However, the news of Time Magazine’s cover shocked many players. "

"Time magazine would choose a "man of the moment" as the cover every year. Its purpose was to "select the person who had the most impact on news and people’s lives." In the beginning, "Man of the Year" was not an honor. It was only considered from the point of "the most influential." However, the selection became more and more politically charged, and a large portion of the people on the cover were politicians. "

"However, some people who had outstanding achievements in other fields would also be taken into consideration, such as IT industry leaders, scientists who had made major breakthroughs, influential stars, outstanding athletes, and so on. "

"After entering an era of peace, the number of political missions appearing on Time Magazine’s influential figures slowly decreased. Due to the attention that the gaming industry received in the parallel world, the gaming industry was also seen as being on the same level as cultural entertainment, sports, and other traditional fields. It had a very profound impact on the development of the entire world. "

What caught everyone’s attention was Time Magazine’s comment on Chen Mo being the Man of the Year.

"On the cover of Times Magazine, Chen Zhao tilted his head slightly and looked at the front left of the camera with a faint smile. This photo originated from the widely circulated emoji package "serente’s smile" on the internet. However, it had been specially processed to remove the irrelevant background and change it to a dark background. "

"A small part of his face was hidden in the shadows, making his facial features look more three-dimensional and mysterious. "

"At the top of the screen were the four bright red English letters "TIME, " and above them was the title "Person of the Year." On the right side of the picture was a short comment. "

SILENT

CHEN

—

THE MAN

WHO CHANGED

THE GAME

"Translated into Chinese, it meant "the person who changed the game, " but it also had another meaning, "the person who changed the rules of the game."

"This was because the word ‘game’ didn’t just refer to video games. It could also be considered ‘all games’ in a broad sense. This meant that Chen Mo wasn’t just changing the game industry, he was also changing every aspect of the world, including the way people lived. "

To be able to get this evaluation on Time Magazine’s cover was already a very high praise.

"In the more detailed reason for the selection, Time magazine wrote, "

"In the known history of mankind, games have never been so deeply embedded in everyone’s lives as they are today. Mobile phones, personal computers, VR gaming pods, smart glasses … While smart devices are constantly changing people’s lifestyles, the games on them are also becoming more and more abundant, becoming an indispensable part of people’s daily life and entertainment. "

"To many players, many games have become virtual worlds independent of reality, making our world more diverse."

"Up until now, the game industry has been highly developed, and only the top designers can satisfy the increasingly picky players. The perfect virtual world experience brings people a dream world that can’t be touched even if they exhaust all their imagination. This kind of bubble-like illusory but seemingly tangible reality comes from the genius’s mind and inexhaustible inspiration. "

"To commemorate the great achievements of the game industry, Time Magazine’s annual person award is awarded to salent Chen."

"Just like his name, he was silent most of the time, as if he was immersed in an ocean of his own thoughts. He was so focused that no one could guess the meaning behind his silence and smile. He would always make shocking decisions and choices, and in the future, he would be full of foresight. "

"The entire world’s video game industry has acknowledged him as the greatest video game designer of this era. He’s a genius, and he’s been making one game after another with his feet on the ground. "

"Moreover, unlike other designers, salent himself is a top gamer. In his battle with the artificial intelligence, he has gained the attention of the world and is worshipped by many players."

"He and this era are mutually benefiting. We are experiencing a major change, just like the major turning points of the Industrial Revolution and the information revolution. However, this change is carried out in a more subtle and likable way. The game is changing our world."

Chapter 965: New mission objective

"A video game designer had appeared on the cover of Time magazine, and this had caused a huge uproar around the world. "

"Even in the parallel world, where the gaming industry was highly valued, this was still considered a very shocking matter. "

"Chen Zhao’s competitors were leaders of big countries, business giants, scientists who had made great contributions to the development of science and Technology, international superstars, and even some special groups. "

"To be able to defeat these people and win the election, it also revealed a piece of information. The influence of the game in this world was still rising, rising. "

And Chen Zhao happened to be at the center of the storm.

"Moreover, Chen Zhao was Chinese. "

"In this world, the last Chinese man who appeared on the cover of Time magazine was a great leader who deeply influenced the world structure decades ago. "

One could imagine that Chen Mo’s fame had reached its peak after entering the world Gaming Hall of Fame and appearing on the cover of Time magazine.

……

……

"President Chen, this is the seventh media that has called today to invite you for an exclusive interview." Lin Xiao said helplessly. "

"Chen Mo didn’t even look up, "reject it. I don’t have time." If the game Committee looks for me, Qiao Hua will personally call me and reject everyone else. "

"Yes." Lin Xiao nodded and left. "

"Chen Mo leaned back in his chair helplessly. As someone who hated social interaction, the current situation was too much for him to handle. Even if he had to cancel all the work that he could, the game Committee would definitely arrange some activities that he had to attend. "

"Luckily, Chen Mo was already at a high enough level, and the game Committee respected his wishes, so these things wouldn’t affect his future plans. "

"Suddenly, Chen Zhao realized that the bracelet on his left hand was glowing faintly. "

Chen Mo was taken aback. He had never seen something like this before.

He gently touched his bracelet and turned on the virtual screen.

"However, this time, the virtual screen did not show the lottery interface. Instead, a mission text appeared. "

"Main objective become the greatest video game designer in parallel world. (Completed)"

"Side Goal 1 a single game’s monthly revenue will exceed 2 billion. (Completed)"

"Side Goal 2 more than 100 million active players per month in a single game. (Completed)"

"Side goal three develop games on PC, mobile, and VR, with a classic work on each platform. (Completed)"

"Side Goal 4 enter the World Hall of Fame and become an s-list celebrity. (Completed)"

"Completed all main and side missions. You can receive your reward."

"Highest authority obtained. Activating all content, generating new target …"

"Rewriting the world line …"

"The main mission objective has been updated."

[Main mission objective change the world.]

Chen Zhao was completely dumbfounded.

"What the hell, mission completed? "

"This mission had been with him ever since he first transmigrated to parallel world, but it never appeared on the virtual bracelet again, so Chen Mo almost forgot about it. "

"But now, it seemed that this goal was still effective. "

"In fact, a few of these side goals had been completed a long time ago. It was just that the last one was more difficult, so it was only now that this series of missions was finally completed. "

"In other words, Chen Mo was already at the top of the game design community in this era. "

"However, the system’s mission didn’t just end there. The new mission no longer had those precise indicators, and there were no requirements such as cash flow and active players. "

He only had one goal-to change the world.

Chen Zhao felt a headache. Change the world?!

"What did he mean by changing the world? I’ve made a pair of glasses for everyone in the world to use. This should be considered a change of the world, right? "

"However, the system’s idea of "changing the world" was a little different from Chen Mo ‘s. "

"Since the new main mission was vague, Chen Mo didn’t have to worry about it. It wasn’t the first time that the system gave out missions that didn’t really matter, so Chen Mo was already used to it. "

"However, Chen Mo was very interested in the ‘available rewards’. "

"After all, the system was too stingy! "

"Ever since the system was created, Chen Mo had never received any free rewards. He had to buy them all. "

"From spending to using happiness points and resentment points, all the items and items in the system store were priced clearly. Chen Mo might be able to make a small profit, but the system would never make a loss. "

He had finally completed all the main missions and the stingy system had finally given him a reward!

"Chen Mo touched the reward button with his right hand and a chain was broken, a door was opened, and then … "

A special technology tree interface appeared in front of Chen Mo.

"The technology tree was divided into three sections, from left to right Virtual reality technology, artificial intelligence technology, and hardware technology. "

Chen Mo blinked his eyes and wondered if he was seeing things.

"Chen Mo took a few sips of the Coca-Cola on the table, then looked at the technology tree on the virtual screen. "

"That’s right, the so-called mission completion reward was to help Chen Mo open a technology tree interface that didn’t have any options. "

"Chen Mo was speechless, "system, is there a deviation in your understanding of" rewards "?" Wasn’t the activation of this new function supposed to be for me? And you’re giving it to me as a reward? It’s like I bought a drink for three dollars and you’re telling me that this drink is a reward for my spending?"

"Even though he was complaining, Chen Mo still looked at the technology tree seriously. "

"Mm, very good and very powerful. "

"The three sections and three technology trees would have some intersection in the later stages. In other words, some technologies would need to be activated by clicking on the preceding technologies of two technology trees at the same time. "

"Different technology points had different activation conditions. In addition to the prerequisite technology, there were other conditions, such as using happiness points and resentment points to get a lucky draw, spending money, unlocking production-related games, and so on. "

What Chen Mo was most interested in was unlocking it with the game.

"It sounded complicated, but to put it bluntly Develop a game, and the technology appears in the game world. When the game reaches a certain sales volume and influence, the technology will be activated in the real world. "

"However, there weren’t many technology points that required this kind of unlocking method. "

Chen Zhao looked at the first technology of the three technology trees.

Chapter 966: The technology tree that changes the world

"[Virtual reality technology] VR brain and nerve connection technology Through non-invasive technology, the player’s consciousness and nerves were connected to the virtual world, and the player’s consciousness was completely transferred to the virtual world without any surgery."

[Unlocking 1000 lottery chances.]

"[Artificial intelligence technology] intermediate artificial intelligence Unlock artificial intelligence that can pass the Turing test, awaken self-consciousness, and completely deceive humans."

"[Unlocking requirements unlock VR brain and nerve connection technology, develop a related game, and collect 10 million player emotions.]"

"[Hardware technology] storage capacity expansion (Level 1) He began a technological breakthrough, increasing the storage capacity and reading speed of all smart devices by 10 times."

[Unlocking requirement 300 lottery chances.]

"Chen Mo was shocked, 1000 lottery chances? Why don’t you just Rob someone?"

"Alright, this was probably a robbery."

"Chen Mo had around 970 lottery chances, and he would probably be able to collect all of them the day after tomorrow."

"Thanks to Legend of Zelda and Monster Hunter, the speed of his happiness points and resentment points were increasing at a good rate. But then again …"

"Even if the growth rate was good, it shouldn’t be squandered like this!"

"I’ve worked so hard to earn that, alright!"

Chen Zhao calmed himself down and realized that he didn’t really have a better choice.

"There were prerequisites for artificial intelligence technology. They had to develop VR brain and neural connection technology first, and they needed to develop a game, which took time to prepare."

"The expansion of storage capacity could increase the storage capacity and reading and writing speed of all smart devices. In other words … The VR gaming pod could load more games, and the loading speed would be faster. Chen Mo could afford it now, but after some thought, he decided to unlock the VR neural-connection technology first."

"After all, the storage capacity wasn’t that urgent, and the current VR gaming pod capacity was still enough."

"There were still a few more technology points left. Chen Mo didn’t know what the world would be like if he unlocked the entire technology tree, but since the technology points were all locked, he couldn’t see the details, so he had to unlock them bit by bit."

Chen Zhao had to admit that the technology in it shocked him.

"Artificial intelligence technology could develop artificial intelligence that could pass the Turing test, awaken self-consciousness, and completely deceive humans. This technology had once appeared as a fantasy in many literary works, and the discussion of the relationship between humans and intelligent life had become an eternal theme."

"People had different reactions to this level of AI. Some were looking forward to it, while others were afraid. However, no matter what, once this level of AI appeared, it meant that … Humans might no longer be the most advanced species in the world. At the very least, humans had to admit that this level of AI had similar or even more advanced thinking abilities than humans."

"Perhaps for humans, studying this kind of thing was a kind of "self-destruction" or "death-seeking" behavior. Many literary works expressed similar concerns, but in any case … The nature of human death-seeking was innate."

"As for VR neural-connection technology, it was a huge leap for VR games."

"At this stage, VR technology was achieved through VR gaming pods, and the specific way of achieving it was to obtain the player’s consciousness signal through consciousness reading technology. The player’s vision and hearing would be blocked by a head-mounted device, and the images of the left and right eyes would be displayed in the player’s mind, forming a three-dimensional image. The player would then be transmitted auditory information through a surround-sound system. Then, through a full set of body-sensing equipment, sensations such as touch, vibration, and pain would be transmitted to the player’s entire body."

"The current VR technology had an "immersive experience", but this experience was basically similar to special hypnosis, allowing the player to be more immersed in the game and feel the feeling of being in the game."

"However, no matter what, the current technology was still a little far from "complete transmigration" and "intubation from the back of the head". This was mainly because there was a gap in the experience."

These differences might determine the realness of a virtual reality game and the boundary between virtual and reality …

"The system’s VR neural connection technology even skipped the stage of "intubation behind the head" and could connect the player’s consciousness and nerves with the virtual world through non-invasive technology. Without any surgery, the player could experience the feeling of "soul crossing" into the virtual world."

It could be said that this was a qualitative leap.

"Chen Mo wasn’t sure of its exact price, but if it was cheap, then…It could revolutionize the entire VR gaming industry, or even other industries (like VR movies)."

"All the existing VR gaming pods were likely to be discontinued, and as the tears of the times, they would be put aside and slowly forgotten."

"And a brand new VR gaming device (it could be a VR gaming pod or something else) would open up a terrifying global market, completely changing people’s lifestyles."

"Chen Mo thought about it. It made sense that artificial intelligence needed to unlock the VR neural connection technology first, because the biggest limitation of artificial intelligence at the current stage was the analysis of the human consciousness."

"Although the parallel world had already developed animal-level artificial intelligence and had a certain level of self-awareness, there was still a world of difference between animals and humans. Animals could only live in the circle of nature and eat raw meat and blood, while humans could understand the laws of nature and even explore the endless space."

Unlocking the VR neural connection technology meant that technology could freely read and write human consciousness and thoughts. It was not surprising that a higher level of artificial intelligence was developed based on the characteristics of human consciousness.

"For Chen Zhao, the next task was to wait."

"When he had enough of the 1000 lottery chances, he would directly activate the VR neural connection technology."

"However, he still had to plan his future."

Another leap in artificial intelligence technology might bring more complicated changes to the world and even threaten the stability of the world.

"Chen Zhao didn’t want the Judgement Day of ‘the Terminator’ to come one day, where everyone would eat nuclear radiation and drill into the ground to fight with those cold-blooded Terminators."

"Giving this level of artificial intelligence an entity, or allowing them to interfere with the real world, was a very stupid act in itself."

"If they had awakened their self-awareness, they would think that they were no different from humans, or even more advanced. If humans wanted to enslave them, it was needless to say how the script would develop."

"Therefore, Chen Mo wanted to limit this level of artificial intelligence to the virtual world."

He needed to give enough hints to stop people from thinking about materializing artificial intelligence.

Chapter 967: brain in a vat?

"Chen Mo could only watch as the grudges on the virtual screen filled up, and then jumped to 1000 points. "

"After waiting for two days, he finally got the chance to unlock the VR brain and neural connection technology. "

Chen Zhao didn’t have to think much and just bought it.

"Chen Mo clicked on the "unlock" button on the virtual screen, and he could feel bits of light floating out from the screen and seeping into his fingertips. "

"At the same time, Chen Zhao felt a slight pain in his head, as if many needles as thin as a cow’s hair were stabbing it. His body couldn’t help but shiver in shock. "

"Fortunately, this strange feeling didn’t last long and returned to normal after a while. "

"What’s the situation?"

Chen Zhao was a little confused. He didn’t know what had happened.

"This feeling reminded him of the first time he ate a skill book. However, the feeling was very soothing at that time, and there was no slight pain like this. "

He focused his mind and felt it. He realized that there was a lot of new knowledge in his mind.

"???"

"Could it be that … This time, the black technology is no longer given to this world to develop automatically, but … The core technology is directly given to me?"

"Chen Mo was so touched that he was about to cry. System, you finally have a conscience! "

"There were some technological breakthroughs in the past, but they were all exchanged for with the lottery chance. Then, the whole world would share the results of the technological development, burning himself for the benefit of society. "

"The system was so generous this time, giving Chen Mo the VR neural-connection technology. It didn’t take a genius to know that if he could control all of this technology, it wouldn’t be hard to build an unprecedented business empire. "

"I’m shocked. Is this the benefit of completing the main mission? My system has obtained the highest authority and activated all its contents, so its functions have become stronger?"

"So this is the real reward for completing all the missions? ‘I can grasp all the activated technologies in this technology tree? Damn it, system daddy, I’ve wrongly blamed you!"

"It was as if the knowledge had been in Chen Mo’s mind for a long time, and he could remember it clearly. "

"However … Strictly speaking, this kind of memory was "knowing how it is, but not how it is." In other words, Chen Zhao knew how to do it, but he didn’t understand many of the principles in the process. "

"It was like an ancient man who saw the drawing of a steam engine and could make a steam engine in a more primitive way according to the drawing, but he could not understand how the machine worked. Of course, the steam engine was a simple example. As long as one studied it, they would be able to solve all its mysteries. However, Chen Mo had the more complex VR neural connection technology. Without the principles of some key technology, it was impossible to understand it even if he studied it. "

"This was probably a limitation. Otherwise, if Chen Mo passed the principles to the top scientists in the country, it would cause a technological boom and create many derived technologies. Chen Mo’s profit was a loss for the system, so he couldn’t do that. "

"To put it bluntly, Chen Mo was just like xxican, only an OEM. You could use this technology, but don’t expect to get any more peripheral products. Otherwise, when the technology developed naturally, Chen Mo wouldn’t have to spend so much effort to activate the branches of technology one by one … "

"But even so, Chen Zhao was already very satisfied. "

"The VR neural connection technology given by the system could be seen as a big leap in the original VR technology in the parallel world. The original VR gaming pod could already collect the player’s consciousness signal, but the collection of this consciousness signal was relatively rough and could only match a few specific actions or behaviors. This new VR nerve connection technology not only could accurately collect every thought and action of the player, but it could also directly input biological signals such as vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, and many other biological signals into the player’s brain and nerves in a non-invasive way. "

"In other words, he was truly the ‘brain in the VAT’ If he took out the player’s brain and connected it to the virtual world with VR neural connection technology, he might not even realize that he had lost his physical body. "

"Of course, without a matching life support system, it was impossible to achieve the effect of a "brain in a jar". However, this would be a great blessing for the blind, the deaf, and the disabled because they would experience the same feeling as normal people in VR games. "

"The new VR game cabin was still very large and was mainly composed of three parts, namely the consciousness collection and transmission device, the life security system, and the host. "

"The consciousness collection and transmission device could be seen as a helmet that could be opened and closed freely. It was filled with electrodes and special equipment used to monitor, guide, and input brain signals. After the player lay down, the device would automatically buckle up like Iron Man’s helmet and begin to communicate with the player’s consciousness. "

"The life safety system, on the other hand, would detect all of the player’s vital signs and hypnotize the player when the player was ready to connect his consciousness. At the same time, it would bind the player’s entire body appropriately to prevent unexpected situations such as "waking up from a nightmare" from happening. When the player’s vital signs show problems, the consciousness connection will be immediately disconnected or the emergency phone will be called. "

"The mainframe was used to store game resources, calculate in real-time to create a virtual world, and provide reasonable feedback to the players ‘behavior, just like a traditional mainframe. "

"In addition, a very complex special program was required. Its role was equivalent to a translation software, which translated the player’s consciousness signal into information that the host could understand, or generated the information from the host into a consciousness signal and entered into the player’s brain. "

"The hardware wasn’t too difficult for this world’s technology. The key was the special program, which would occupy a large part of the computing resources of the VR gaming pod host, and the principle of this program was still unknown. In other words, after Chen Mo created the new game cabin, even if someone else disassembled and made an identical game cabin, they wouldn’t be able to use it without the program. "

Chen Mo called Qiao Hua and Zhou Jiangping.

"Minister Qiao? I’m going to apply for a patent. Yes, it’s very important, and I don’t want to go through the normal process, so I’ll have to trouble the game Committee to give me the green light, it’s quite urgent. "

"General manager Zhou? Come over, I have something good to show you. Yes, it’s similar to the matrix glasses. Bring a few professionals to estimate the cost of this thing. Right, I have the blueprint here. "

Chapter 968: Price and safety

Zhou Jiangping and a few professionals from Lehui looked at the blueprint on Chen Mo’s computer screen in shock.

This was because … What the blueprint depicted was a piece of equipment that the world had been guessing for many years but had never really developed A VR gaming pod that uses neural connection technology.

"The current VR technology had reached a bottleneck, just like how the steam engine could not reach the efficiency of the internal combustion engine no matter how much it was improved. "

"If the current VR technology wanted to be improved further, the most they could do was to improve the accuracy of the images, do a few more character movements, and update the sensory equipment to make the sense of the body more realistic … "

"However, no matter how much he improved, it was impossible to reach the level of neural connection. "

"Chen Mo’s new VR gaming pod blueprint was like a transformation from a steam engine to an internal combustion engine. It changed the fundamental principles of VR gaming pods, and opened up a new VR gaming era. "

"Zhou Jiangping suppressed his excitement and asked, "President Chen, let’s not talk about the cost of this thing first. I want to ask first, can this thing … Work normally?"

"Chen Mo "=="

"Ahem." Zhou Jiangping coughed twice."Don’t worry, Mr. Chen. I’ll take a good look at this blueprint."

"Chen Mo sat down on the sofa, "It’s fine, I’m not in a hurry. Take your time. "

"Zhou Jiangping and a few Lehui’s technicians gathered around the computer screen and carefully looked at the entire design drawing, including the various components and principles of the new VR gaming pod. "

"After watching for about half an hour, Zhou Jiangping sat on the sofa next to him, still a little dazed. "

"How is it?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Zhou Jiangping was obviously very excited, but he still maintained his calm."In terms of production, yes! It was just expensive. A few of them used the most cutting-edge technology, such as neural connection technology, life safety system, and so on. Especially the neural connection technology, which basically uses the most advanced technology at this stage. "

"But there’s a problem. At the current stage, we can make the kind of electrodes that can monitor, guide, and input brain signals that you want, but … The current level of technology can’t figure out how to analyze the collected brain signals. This device was also the same. Without the corresponding analysis program, even if the brain signal was collected, how could it be converted into a program signal and transmitted to the host? And how do you transmit the host’s signal to the players?"

"Chen Mo smiled, "don’t worry about that. I have the analysis program too. I’ve already applied for patents for the hardware and software." Now I’m thinking of making a sample and estimating the price. "

"Zhou Jiangping still couldn’t believe it, but seeing Chen Mo’s confidence, he was almost convinced. "

"In terms of production cost, each should be around 300000 to 400000. If we lower the cost, it should be at least 250000, which is still much more expensive than most of the current VR gaming pods. However, I don’t think the price is a problem. After all, this thing represents the future direction of development. Moreover, there are many rich people in this world. "

"Chen Mo was deep in thought, hmm, 300 thousand … "

The price was unexpectedly high.

"The cost of the original VR game cabin was between 50000 and 200000, and it could not be promoted on a large scale, let alone the new game cabin that cost 250000. "

"Of course, the so-called "large-scale promotion" was mainly to allow this thing to enter thousands of households and the working class. If only the rich were considered, this potential market was still quite large. In other words, at this stage, it could only be a toy for the rich, and it couldn’t even fully replace the old VR gaming pods. "

"Chen Mo thought for a moment."If that’s the case, then we won’t lower the price. We’ll go for a higher end. After all, to the rich, there’s not much difference between two hundred fifty thousand and three hundred thousand."

"Zhou Jiangping nodded."I think so too. This thing can’t be sold at a cabbage price. For the working class, even if it’s cheaper by 20000 to 30000 Yuan, they still think it’s expensive. " At this stage, we can only go to the high-end market. However, this thing is a product of the most advanced technology, and it monopolizes the market. No matter how you sell it, you’ll make a huge profit. "

"I’m fine." Chen Mo tapped the table."We can handle this level of hardware, right?"

"Zhou Jiangping nodded, "sure." Because this VR gaming pod is equivalent to bringing our cutting-edge technology into the practical stage in advance, which is equivalent to a small leap. In terms of hardware, since we can build it, we can definitely repair it. However …"

"Zhou Jiangping paused and asked, "what I’m worried about is the risk of this thing." This new VR gaming pod can directly transmit information to the player’s brain and nerves. If something happens, will it cause damage to the player’s brain?"

"Well, " Chen Mo explained, "the game Committee has already arranged for experts and technical staff to evaluate the safety of this thing. If it doesn’t pass, it’s not going to be sold." However, it shouldn’t be a big problem, because this device isn’t invasive, which means that there’s no need for any ‘intubation behind the head’, so the safety is relatively higher. "

"The human brain has a very strong protective mechanism. The connection between the brain and the nerves is carried out in the player’s half-hypnotized state. The game cabin itself will also monitor the data transmitted to the player and the player’s physical condition in real time. If there is any abnormality, the consciousness connection will be immediately disconnected. For the players, it will at most be like having a nightmare, or even less frightening than a nightmare."

"For this, the game Committee will arrange for corresponding clinical trials to estimate the highest terror points of this thing. However, we don’t need to worry about that. We don’t have that power. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded."Okay, it seems that I’ve been overthinking. How about this, I’ll arrange for a sample to be produced immediately. It should be done soon."

"Chen Zhao seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, take a good look at some of the additional functions, such as the life support system, the video signal output system for live broadcast, and so on. There might be a special version for special groups of people or special departments, so we have to consider it in advance. "

"Zhou Jiangping nodded, "sure, no problem"

……

"Zhou Jiangping left in joy. To him, so what if this thing was expensive? There would definitely be rich people who would buy it. Especially for those rich people who were old, weak, and ill, this thing was equivalent to a Second Life, so it was impossible for it to have no market. "

"Chen Mo’s idea was much simpler. After all, the price would drop after he unlocked a few more technology points. He would sell a batch of them to scam the rich first and let the players get used to it, then mass produce them later. "

"Of course, it couldn’t be said to be a scam. After all … The earlier you buy, the earlier you enjoy. "

Chapter 969: Detroit becoming a human

"The new VR gaming pod had kept the game Committee and le Hui busy. Not only did they have to develop it, but they also had to find a lot of experts and technicians to analyze its security. "

"Of course, Chen Mo couldn’t keep everything for himself. After all, it involved a wide range of things. Just like how communication software and social media sites were no longer the power of a single person or company after they were developed to the hundreds of millions. A cutting-edge technology like neural connection technology had to be applied to military, medical, and other fields, which was complicated. "

"However, Chen Mo was not worried about this. He just had to follow the arrangements. To gain the support of the game Committee, he had to give up a large portion of the benefits. It was not a matter of what Chen Mo chose, but … "

There was no other choice in this matter.

"To Chen Zhao, it was enough to turn this technology into reality and change the world. "

"Le Hui and the game Committee were going to produce a new VR gaming pod to test its effects, and Chen Mo didn’t waste any time during this time. "

"The next game was prepared for the second technology point, artificial intelligence. After unlocking this point, he would be able to create artificial intelligence that could deceive humans. "

But … This thing really wasn’t anything good.

"In fact, there was a paradox in artificial intelligence. "

"If humans had created some kind of artificial intelligence that was more intelligent than humans, how could it be willing to be enslaved by humans? Why didn’t it choose to let itself go, kill humans, and occupy the resources of the whole world to pursue its own sea of stars? "

"Some people might say that it was entirely possible to remove the emotion module of artificial intelligence. However, if artificial intelligence did not have emotions and could not think for itself, it would only be used as a tool by humans. Then, what kind of high-end artificial intelligence would it be? What was the difference between them and more advanced professional machines? "

"Obviously, there were many problems in bringing artificial intelligence, which was "on the same level as humans, " into reality. It not only involved some social problems, but it might also cause ethical disputes. An Artificial Intelligence Group with real intelligence and the same thinking ability as humans was a bomb full of unstable factors in itself. It might seem very good in the short term, but no one could guarantee that it would not suddenly explode one day. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo’s own idea was to keep the high-level AI in the virtual world forever and not let them interfere too much with human life. "

"At the very least, with the technological level of this world, it was still far from being able to control artificial intelligence of this level. "

"From the looks of it, the biggest use of the AI for Chen Mo was probably to enrich the virtual world. "

"But the problem was that even if Chen Zhao thought so, others might not. When this level of artificial intelligence technology was developed, it would be used in many other areas. "

"Thus, Chen Zhao decided to give this world a heads up. "

"It was also equivalent to throwing the pot. In case he screwed up in the future, he could also say generously, "Look, this isn’t my fault. I’ve already warned you. "

"Of course, even Chen Zhao himself felt that the chances of this happening were slim … "

……

……

Chen Mo directly sent the design concept to Qian Kun through the internal work chat.

"Take a good look. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask me. After you understand it, you can explain it to everyone. "

"Qian Kun "???"

"Manager, you’re getting more and more out of hand. You don’t even want to talk about the design concept anymore?"

"Chen Mo chuckled and replied, "Yes, I might not even be bothered to write a design concept in the future. I’ll just describe it to you and you’ll write it."

"Okay, boss, let me take a look."

"After ten minutes, Qian Hua sent him a few questions. "

"Detroit becoming a human?"

"There’s no action design for VR games? There are only two movement modes. One is blank, and the other is to move according to the official movement capture?"

"An interactive movie game with a pure plot? Three main characters? Using a first-person perspective and a special perspective?"

"AI theme? There’s basically no battle?"

"Manager, this new game feels like cutting micro is a bit unconventional …"

"Chen Mo chuckled and sent Qian Kun a blueprint of the new VR gaming pod, "Just take a look at it and don’t tell anyone. The new game will be released with this new device. "

"Qian Kun "???"

"F * ck!"

"I understand … I’ll study the design draft again and have a meeting with them tomorrow."

"After Chen Mo sent the map of the new VR gaming pod to Qian Kun, he immediately understood the intention of the game. "

"There were many things written in the design concept draft that did not fit the design rules of the old version of the VR gaming pod, which was why Qian Kun had so many questions. However, after seeing the VR neural-connection technology, Qian Kun immediately understood that the purpose of the game was to show off. "

"In fact, VR neural connection technology had been proposed in the parallel world for many years, and many literary works used it as a theme. Qian Kun was well aware of the meaning of this technology. "

"After Chen Mo clicked on it, Qian Kun immediately understood. Become a human could be said to be a game tailored for this brand new VR gaming pod. Its purpose was to show the players the superiority of this new VR equipment from 360 degrees without any dead angles, just like how super Mali Odyssey was sold on the Switch. "

"In this game, there was no need to design actions for players such as walking, attacking, jumping, shooting, and so on. This was because the new VR gaming pod could directly connect to the player’s brain and nerves, which meant that players could do whatever they wanted in the game, so there was no need to design actions for players. "

"Of course, it wasn’t completely unrestricted. There were other rules in this area, but in general, it was much freer than the original VR gaming pod. "

"Following the official motion capture system allowed the players to’ possess ‘their bodies to do things that they would never be able to do. In other words, it was to make them feel good. "

"In other words, the most important thing about the new game was the ‘feeling’. "

"In order to let the players get a similar or even indistinguishable feeling in the virtual world, the features of the new VR game cabin could be highlighted, and the power of the VR neural connection technology could be highlighted. "

Chapter 970: The first person to eat the crab

"At the same time as the new VR gaming pod was being developed, a new VR game was also being developed."

"Chen Mo wasn’t too worried about the development of the new game, since the framework was still the same, but the way the players entered the virtual world was different."

"In fact, most of the previous VR games could be upgraded to the next generation of VR games, but there would be a lot of minor adjustments to be made. After all, this kind of neural connection actually increased the difficulty of the game, and the player’s uncontrollable behavior would also increase exponentially. These problems would have to be considered when remaking."

"For example, if he wanted to make Dark Souls into a next-gen VR game, it was not enough to just change the way of consciousness access. He would face two problems."

"First, the player might really have to roll in the mud, and if he didn’t roll properly, he would be cut. This was much more suffocating than the original action that could be done with just a thought."

"Second, players can easily climb up the steps that are knee-high, and they can even climb up some slopes that are half the height of a person. Then wouldn’t my level design be completely messed up?"

"When the players were given a high degree of freedom, it meant that the game had to have more complex rules and designs to avoid the various problems brought about by this high degree of freedom, and these still required a lot of work."

"Therefore, there was no need to rush the migration of these games."

"Detroit become a human was an interactive movie game. The controls in the game were relatively simple, and the players could get used to it. After the game was released, he would see the players ‘reactions before deciding on the future development plan."

……

17th of January.

A brand new VR gaming pod was sent to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters and moved into Chen Mo’s office.

"The VR gaming pod had been tested by the game Committee and the relevant tech departments for a week. The neurologists and VR professionals confirmed that it was harmless to the human brain, and finally brought it to Chen Mo."

"During this time, Chen Mo had been to the game Committee quite a few times, giving him a headache."

"After all, the range of this new VR gaming pod was too wide. Some people admired it, some people coveted it, some people questioned it … All kinds of problems had to be considered."

"Although it was called a virtual reality game, the VR gaming pod could be used in many fields, such as military, medical, and so on. Whether or not this thing could be used, or how it should be used, was not something the game Committee could decide, it required communication and coordination between many departments."

"Of course, to Chen Zhao, this was a fight between gods. It had nothing to do with him."

"Chen Mo had no choice but to use a lot of the intelligence-lowering halos that he had hoarded before, allowing the brand new VR gaming pod to cut through all obstacles and finally be sold on the market."

Was there any risk to this?

"Chen Mo knew that there was basically no risk to this, just like the technological advancements that the system had made before. But even if others didn’t know, there would definitely be people who were suspicious."

"However, when something had a bright future and involved enough benefits, it would still be widely promoted even if there were some risks."

"Things like cigarettes, which were obviously harmful to the human body, had always been well-bought, and had even become the pillar industry in some areas."

"So, so far, the new VR gaming pod had basically been approved to be sold on the market."

The only problem was … Could it achieve the desired effect?

A few important people came to Chen Zhao’s office.

"Zhou Jiangping had already arrived at le Hui, and so had Qiao Hua and Zhang Zhongxiang from the game Committee. There were also a few experts in the field of Neurology, as well as some big names in VR technology."

These people had all come over for …

They were witnessing a historic moment.

"There were even people holding cameras to record the entire process, and there were several cameras."

This was because Chen Mo had requested to be the first to experience the new VR gaming pod.

"It was normal to find a few volunteers to test it out during the testing phase, but Chen Mo insisted, "If you want to find a volunteer to test it, sure, but you have to do it after I’ve experienced it."

"Zhou Jiangping and Qiao Hua wanted to persuade Chen Mo not to risk his life before confirming its safety, since this new thing was connected to the brain nerves. However, seeing Chen Mo’s determination, they didn’t say anything."

"In fact, the game committee’s previous tests had already confirmed that this thing was basically harmless to humans, but most people were still a little scared. After all, not everyone had the courage to be the first to try it."

"Chen Mo smiled at everyone, then sat in the VR gaming pod and lay down."

"With a click, the door of the game cabin closed."

"Through the transparent cabin door, everyone could clearly see what was happening inside."

"After Chen Mo laid down, the top half of the neural interface helmet came down and connected to the bottom of the VR gaming pod. It covered Chen Mo’s entire head, and the indicator light lit up, indicating that he was about to enter the subconscious state."

"At the same time, the life Protection device was activated. Special restraints fixed Chen Zhao’s chest, waist, arms, wrists, thighs, and ankles. The tightness was just right and wouldn’t cause any injury. Moreover, there was a special groove where Chen Zhao was lying down. The material was moderate and the structure was ergonomic, so he wouldn’t feel tired or sore after lying down for a long time."

"A part of the life Protection device was specifically used to monitor the player’s vital signs, and the data was transmitted to a display screen outside the game cabin."

"His vital signs were all normal. His breathing and heartbeat were all stable, which meant that Chen Mo was slowly entering the hypnotism state and preparing to enter the virtual world."

"The VR gaming pod had two huge screens attached to it, and they were still completely black."

"However, two minutes later, images appeared on the two screens."

"One of the screens showed Chen Mo’s first-person view, which was similar to the first-person perspective of the original VR equipment. The other display screen showed a third-person perspective, as if there was a camera shooting from any angle in the virtual world."

"At the same time, Chen Mo was in a virtual space. All he could see was white."

"So, why did you choose this as the test venue? Isn’t a seaside mansion a good choice?" Chen Mo’s voice came from the speaker outside the cabin."

"Everyone present was very excited. Zhang Zhongxiang said through the microphone, "How’s it, Chen Zhao? can you hear me? How do you feel now?"

"Chen Zhao raised his head and looked around, as if he was looking for the camera in the virtual space and the source of the voice."Sure, Chairman Zhang. I feel great. My breathing is steady, my heart is strong, and I feel full of energy … Like an athlete. "

"Yes, " Qiao Hua explained."The data for the test is from gymnasts. Perhaps you can try to do a one-arm loop in the virtual world."

"Forget it. You guys didn’t prepare a horizontal bar for me." Chen Zhao said, "but I think we can try a backflip."

Chen Zhao tried to stomp on the ground and lean back.

"Then, he fell to the ground on his back."

"A neurologist beside him said, "President Chen, although your physical fitness in the virtual world has reached the standard, your brain doesn’t have the relevant techniques for backflips, nor do you know how to use every muscle."

"Chen Zhao got up from the ground and subconsciously patted his butt."I know. He should have adjusted the pain setting, right? When I fell on the ground, it felt like I had fallen on cotton. I didn’t feel anything. I feel like I’ll succeed after a dozen more falls. "

"So … Can we change the scene? It’s all white here, my eyes are going to be blinded. I want the seaside mansion in the Oasis and my dog. "

Chapter 971: A new VR experience

"I’m sorry, manager, " Qian Kun said into the microphone."The content of the seaside mansion in oasis hasn’t been completed yet. We’re focusing on the new game."

"Alright then, " Chen Mo said helplessly, "you should be done with the trial part of the new game, right?"

"I’m done, "Qian Kun nodded. "

"Alright, " Chen Mo said, "get that ready. Also, throw some items from the new game into the scene."

"No problem. Wait a moment." Qian Kun turned around and left after he finished speaking. "

"Obviously, to change the original VR to the next generation VR, there were still many things that needed to be changed. Because the next generation of VR was connected through the nerves, players could feel all the attributes of an object, such as hardness, texture, smell, and so on. These things needed to be collected. "

"For example, to make a mobile phone in the virtual world, the original VR game only needed to build a model, or at most add a touch. However, in the next generation of VR, when the players touched it, they would feel that it was a real mobile phone, which meant that they had to enter the weight, texture, hardness, and other data of various materials into the system. "

"There were also attributes like smell, which wouldn’t be added too much in the game. Some unpleasant smells would be diluted, while the pleasant smells wouldn’t be too strong. But no matter what, he still had to. Otherwise, if there were only birds chirping in the wilderness without the fragrance of flowers, it would still make the players feel that it was unreal. "

"Content like this needed to be collected in a specific resource library, and the entire project team was focused on Detroit Naturally, he would not have the time to modify oasis when he was in the game, morph. "

"However, it was not a problem to extract some items from the new game. "

"A moment later, Qian Kun spoke into the microphone, "Manager, I threw a gun, a chair, and a tablet into the room."

The three items appeared in front of Chen Mo with a ‘biu’.

Chen Zhao first took a chair and sat on it.

The chair was one of the common dining chairs in his house. Chen Zhao felt it and realized that it was similar to the one in real life. He hit it a few times to feel its hardness.

"Then, he kicked the chair and felt the quality of the chair. "

"Then, Chen Zhao picked up the gun on the ground, loaded it, and shot. "

"Chen Mo had never gone through shooting training himself, but because his physical fitness was set to the level of an athlete in the virtual world, and he was mentally prepared for the recoil of a gun, his posture was still proper, so nothing unexpected happened. He just felt the vibration in his hand was quite strong, and he didn’t know where the bullet went. "

"After firing a few shots, he touched the muzzle and could feel the temperature rising. "

Chen Zhao tossed the gun aside and picked up the tablet on the ground.

"This was a tablet computer from Detroit change. It was full of futuristic technology. Holding it in his hand, it was like a piece of tempered glass that could display images. It was thin and light, but extremely hard. He clicked on the [play] button on the tablet, and a Short Video was automatically played. "

"In the process of playing the video, the sound was coming from the tablet, as if it was a real source of sound. "

"Chen Mo jumped around in the virtual space a few more times, then called out the interface and exited the gaming pod. "

"With a soft click, the door of the VR gaming pod opened. After removing the consciousness harvesting helmet and the restraints on his body, Chen Mo opened his eyes and sat up. "

"How is it, chief Chen? how do you feel?" Zhou Jiangping asked. "

"Chen Zhao smiled, it can’t be better. To be honest, I prefer the feeling of being in the virtual world. After all, I can’t do backflips in reality. "

"An expert at the side came over with a specialized testing equipment."President Chen, let’s do a simple physical test."

"Chen Zhao very cooperatively let the expert use the testing equipment to measure his brain’s consciousness signals, physical condition, and other indicators. "

"A few minutes later, the expert put away the testing equipment."Everything is normal. There are no problems. However, we still need to arrange a series of experiments to determine that this thing is harmless to the human body. "

"Chen Mo nodded and said to everyone, "By the way, there’s a trial part of my new game. Who wants to try it out? If you guys don’t want to go, then I’ll do it myself. "

"I’ll do it!"Zhou Jiangping raised his hand. "

"Boss Zhou, please think twice, " Qiao Hua joked."What if you die in the gaming pod? what would happen to le Huike?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "don’t worry, I’ll definitely serve you well." It’s in the game cabin. "

"You’re so stingy. " Zhou Jiangping laughed as he sat in the game cabin. "

"Just like before, the consciousness harvesting helmet closed, the life safety device activated, and he entered the subconscious state. "

"However, this time, Zhou Jiangping did not enter the pure white virtual space from before, but … An elevator. "

"This was a very high-tech Elevator. The number of floors above continued to rise, 60,61,62 … "

"Zhou Jiangping saw his own face on the metal elevator door opposite him. He was a very, very young and handsome white man. His face was angular, his eyes were deep, and his expression was indifferent. The glowing metal ring on his right temple left a deep impression. "

"At this time, Zhou Jiangping had not gained control of this body. His right hand was playing with a coin, flicking it, catching it, and jumping between his fingers. His movements were as agile as a veteran magician. "

"This feeling was very strange because Zhou Jiangping could clearly feel every muscle in his body moving. He could clearly feel the touch of the coin on his finger. He could feel his heart beating, his chest rising and falling slightly, and his breathing was steady. However, all of these actions were not done by him. "

"It was as if he had possessed a magician’s body. He knew exactly what he was doing, but all of this was not done by himself. It was done automatically by the body. "

"The elevator reached the top floor, the 70th floor. "

"The coin was put away. Zhou Jiangping’s body automatically adjusted the tie on his chest, and the elevator door opened. "

"At this moment, Zhou Jiangping finally realized that he had gained complete control of this body. "

"The feeling of ‘possession’ was still very strange, and he needed some time to get used to it. Although the previous VR gaming pods also had this feeling of possession, this time, Zhou Jiangping really felt like he had transmigrated. He even raised his hand to touch his face, and the feeling was almost the same as in the real world. "

"The negotiation Expert has arrived at the scene. I repeat, the negotiation Expert is here. " A special police officer standing guard next to the elevator spoke into the walkie-talkie as he walked inside. "

"Director Zhou, " Chen Mo’s voice came into his ears."How do you feel?"

Chapter 972: The cool Android technology

"Zhou Jiangping looked around. It was Chen Mo’s voice, clearly coming from outside the game cabin. "

"I feel … I feel twenty years younger." Zhou Jiangping moved his hands and feet and even jumped twice, which attracted the attention of the special police on duty. "

"Director Zhou, " Chen Mo said through the microphone, "try to get used to this feeling first. Try not to do too many weird actions. The NPCs in the game aren’t that smart, but if you keep jumping around, they’ll still complain about you."

Zhou Jiangping was speechless.

"Alright, " Chen Mo continued, "let’s move forward. You’ll see the corresponding hints in your field of vision. The game will execute the actions automatically during the battle, so don’t worry."

"Zhou Jiangping said as he walked, "To be able to get salent to personally guide me in playing the game, I’m still quite a decent player."

"It looked like a luxurious mansion with a large area. On the left wall was a huge aquarium embedded in the wall, and on the right table was a family photo of three. The living room alone was already bigger than the living room of an average family. "

"Zhou Jiangping walked around the corner, and a fully armed special police officer and a middle-aged woman with tears on her face came towards him. "

"All the special police officers here were armed with live ammunition, and their bodies were tightly wrapped. Even their helmets were fully covered, giving off a rather high-tech feel. Obviously, the game was set in a certain timeline in the future, and it was not too far away. "

"I beg you, please save my daughter …"

"Wait a minute, you’re going to send an Android? You … You can’t do this! You will kill her! Why don’t you send a real person?"

"Why are you wasting time on an Android to negotiate"

"The middle-aged woman, who seemed to have grabbed onto a life-saving straw, seemed to have changed into a different person after seeing the ring on Zhou Jiangping’s temple. She was almost wailing as she was taken away by the Special Forces. "

"Zhou Jiangping was somewhat baffled,’Android? I’m an Android?"

"As he continued walking, a notification appeared in his field of vision."You can start scanning at any time to find the target’s information."

"Zhou Jiangping tried to activate the scan. The moment he did so, a light blue Stream of data flashed across his field of vision and scanned the entire room. "

"The matrix glasses had a similar function, but the scanning function in the game was obviously more powerful. "

"In this mode, all the sounds around him disappeared, and everyone’s movements stopped. Zhou Jiangping felt as if he had stopped the time of the entire world. The space was divided into small squares by light blue lines. On the left side of his vision, the current mission target was displayed [Search for Captain Allen]. Behind the wall in the distance, a dark yellow silhouette could be vaguely seen. That should be the target location. "

"Zhou Jiangping turned off the scanning mode, and the flow of time in the surroundings returned to normal. "

"The Special Forces were nervously preparing for battle. Some were moving quickly, some were loading their guns, some were hiding behind cover to observe the outside, or communicating with each other through walkie-talkies. "

Zhou Jiangping strolled through the living room and headed to the master bedroom.

"This time, Zhou Jiangping didn’t jump around or do anything weird. It wasn’t because of Chen Mo’s suggestion, but because it was really hard to do something like that in this environment. "

"Many players liked to do repetitive meaningless actions in some games, such as running and jumping, because the immersion in these games was not that strong. Facing the third person character on the screen, many players liked to let him jump around when they had nothing to do, and it had almost become a habit. "

"However, in VR games with neural-connection technology, the player was equivalent to transmigrating into the character. "

"In other words, this scene gave Zhou Jiangping the feeling that he had really come to such a mansion. There were really countless special police officers nervously and seriously moving around him. All of this was so real, and he subconsciously stopped doing those meaningless actions. "

"It was like how many people were smiling in private, but once they were on the podium, they would become serious in front of the public. This was the influence of the environment. "

"Captain Allan? I’m Connor, an Android sent by model life. "

"When he came to Captain Allen’s side, Zhou Jiangping’s character automatically spoke. "

"During this time, Zhou Jiangping once again lost control of his character. He could clearly feel what he was doing and saying, but he couldn’t interfere. "

"However, he was basically used to this feeling. It was nothing more than waiting for a cutscene. "

"Captain Allen obviously didn’t have a good impression of Connor. He very perfunctorily introduced the situation at the scene and turned his head away, no longer talking to Connor. "

"At this moment, an interface appeared in Zhou Jiangping’s field of vision. There were different options on it. He asked for the anomaly’s name, behavior, whether the anomaly had been emotionally stimulated, and if he had tried the Android’s stopping code. "

"(In the original work, these options were very short, and some could cause ambiguity. Chen Mo purposely added these conversation options to make it easier for the players to understand. "

"Zhou Jiangping began to communicate with Captain Allen according to the options. After choosing one of the options, Connor would talk to Captain Allen, but Captain Allen soon lost his patience and left after baring his teeth at Zhou Jiangping. "

"Zhou Jiangping once again regained control of his body, and at this time, a new message appeared on the left side of his vision [Success rate 48%] "

"Zhou Jiangping roughly understood his situation. He was an artificial intelligence Android with many cool abilities, such as scanning surrounding information, recording current targets, calculating the success rate of the target, and so on. His mission was to analyze the crime scene and rescue the hostages. "

"Zhou Jiangping turned on search mode again, searching for useful information in this room. "

The first piece of information was the suitcase on the ground next to the bookshelf. Zhou Jiangping squatted down to take a closer look and found that the suitcase should have contained a pistol.

"His gaze swept across the entire suitcase. When the focus stopped at a certain location, the artificial intelligence system of the Android would automatically analyze that location and reconstruct the entire clue. "

"Zhou Jiangping focused his eyes on the groove in the suitcase where the pistol was placed. The text message "collecting information" began to appear above it, as well as a growing progress bar. At the same time, many red lines outlined the shape of a pistol, continuously condensing. "

"The moment the analysis was completed, the pistol shadow showed the specific information of the purge. "

"Ms 853 Black Eagle, capacity 17 bullets (. 335 caliber), audience 22 cm/barrel 13 cm "

"After analyzing the bullet next to him, a [rebuild] option appeared in Zhou Jiangping’s field of vision. "

"And then, it was time to witness a miracle. "

"A figure made up of lines appeared in front of Zhou Jiangping, and a time axis appeared below his vision. Zhou Jiangping found that he could control the timeline at will and view the entire process of events related to this investigation element. "

"Playing it backwards and forwards, Zhou Jiangping felt that the entire timeline was clearly displayed in front of him, as if he had seen the abnormal Android taking the gun from the bookshelf with his own eyes. "

Chapter 973: A feeling I’ve never felt before

"After Zhou Jiangping got the first clue, he immediately went to the living room to search for clues on the victim. "

"Re-establishing the entire timeline, Zhou Jiangping found that the victim, the hostage’s father, was holding something in his hand when he was shot. "

"Following the timeline of the reconstruction, Zhou Jiangping found a tablet in the corner. "

"Bending down to pick it up, Zhou Jiangping found that it was a shopping website’s product details interface, and there was a line of notification "Your AP700 Android order has been registered."

"In other words, this abnormal Bionic horse is going to be replaced by master?" Zhou Jiangping pondered. "

"The estimated success rate interface once again appeared in his field of vision. After unlocking two more key pieces of information, the success rate had risen to 60%. "

"The situation around them was still very tense. From time to time, the special police officers would be shot. In addition to the intense background music, although Zhou Jiangping knew that this was all virtual, he couldn’t help but speed up his pace to search for more clues. "

He learned the name of the Android from his daughter’s bedroom.

They found a gun under the table next to the dead officer’s body.

"There was a pool of blue blood on the ground. Before Zhou Jiangping could react, Connor had already touched it and put it into his mouth. "

Zhou Jiangping was speechless.

"Why Blueberry? This must be Chen Zhao’s bad taste, right? "

"Through the blue blood, one could determine that the Android was injured and also determine its model. "

"After collecting all the clues in the room, the success rate was almost 90%. Zhou Jiangping began to walk outside, ready to talk to the abnormal Android holding the hostage. "

"As a result, he was hit by a bullet as soon as he stepped out of the door. Fortunately, it hit his shoulder, so it was not fatal. "

"Zhou Jiangping cursed in his heart. The shot had given him a fright. Fortunately, he didn’t feel any pain because the androids didn’t feel pain. He only felt his left arm being hit. "

"An option appeared in his field of vision,[address the abnormal Android by her name]. "

"Obviously, the next stage was the negotiation stage with the criminals. However, the players could not organize their own words during the negotiation. Not to mention the feasibility, many players who were not eloquent and did not react fast enough might not even know what they were going to say … "

"At this point, Zhou Jiangping roughly understood that one of the core principles of this game was reasoning and solving riddles. By gathering clues in the scene, they could infer the cause and effect of the event, and then negotiate with the criminal’s psychology. Different actions and conversations would lead to different endings. "

"At this moment, a string of information appeared on the left side of Zhou Jiangping’s vision. "

The final mission was to rescue the hostage at all costs.

"Under this final mission, there were several steps, such as [find the hostage],[gain the trust of the abnormal Android], and [slowly approach]. Zhou Jiangping had only completed the first mission,[discovered hostage]. The other two missions were still in gray. "

"As Connar continued to move forward, Zhou Jiangping was also constantly choosing options and talking to the abnormal Android. "

"Many topics and options in the conversation were not unlocked by default. Some of them required the relevant information to be retrieved in the room in advance, while others required the player to choose a specific topic in the conversation. "

"They’re planning to replace you and you’re very unhappy, right?" Connor said as he walked forward. "

"The abnormal Android’s reaction was very intense."I thought I was a part of this family! I thought they cared about me … But I’m just a toy to them!"

The distance between the two of them was getting closer and closer. Zhou Jiangping could even see the abnormal Android’s ferocious expression and the tears on the little girl’s face.

"Finally, the negotiations came to an end, and the abnormal Android’s emotions had stabilized. He asked for a car, and he would release the little girl after leaving Detroit. "

"At this moment, four options appeared in Zhou Jiangping’s field of vision [Use guns],[sacrifice],[compromise],[reject]. "

"He should have used a gun. I don’t want to waste my time talking to him!" Zhou Jiangping was a boss after all, so he chose the first option without hesitation. "

"His right hand quietly moved behind him and held the pistol. At this time, two options appeared,[shoot at the head] and [intimidate]. "

"Zhou Jiangping cursed in his heart, "Only an idiot would choose the second option!"

"Bang!"

"A gunshot rang out, and a large amount of blue blood instantly burst out of the head of the abnormal Android. His eyes instantly lost focus, and he couldn’t even make any counterattacks. He couldn’t continue to hold on to the little girl, and just like that, he lost consciousness and fell down the stairs, face up. "

"The little girl screamed, but Connor immediately stepped forward and grabbed the little girl’s arm to save her. "

"Zhou Jiangping was shocked."…He’s a little handsome!"

"The moment he selected [shoot at the head], Zhou Jiangping felt his right hand swing out like lightning. He instantly stopped aiming at the criminal’s head and pulled the trigger. The entire process would probably not take more than 0.5 seconds. "

"Zhou Jiangping could clearly feel the entire process, how the muscles in his shoulder exerted force, how he accurately aimed, and the reaction force when he pulled the trigger … But the whole process was too short, less than 0.5 seconds, so this feeling lingered in his heart for a long time. "

"This feeling was like someone who had scored an excellent shot when he was playing football. He could clearly remember the feeling of the kick, but it was impossible for him to do it again. "

"However, the feeling of this moment was wonderful enough. "

"Zhou Jiangping was immersed in this wonderful feeling. In the illusionary world, he had become a sharpshooter with 100% accuracy. He could even feel how every muscle exerted force. This feeling could be described as a dream. "

"Connor automatically walked forward to the edge of the building and looked at the fallen Android. Then, he turned around and left. He unloaded the bullet and handed the gun to Captain Allen, who was standing next to him with a dumbfounded expression. "

Even Zhou Jiangping himself felt that he had scored full marks for this act!

"After leaving the rooftop, everything around them suddenly stopped. The SWAT team was still dealing with the mess, and the helicopters were still flying in the sky, but everything was no longer moving. It was as if time had stopped at this moment. "

"Zhou Jiangping regained control of his body and asked in confusion, "What’s going on, President Chen? is there a bug in the game?"

"No, " Chen Mo said, "your trial has ended."

"Zhou Jiangping was speechless,’what do you mean by my trial content is over? I just got addicted to it!"

"Chen Mo laughed."I can’t help it. There’s only so much to try out. If you want to try out the rest of the story, wait for the official version."

"Zhou Jiangping cursed in his heart, but he could only obediently exit the game cabin. "

Chapter 974: race against time

"Zhou Jiangping came out of the game cabin. The expert from earlier tested him again, and the test results showed that there was no problem. "

"After watching Zhou Jiangping try out the game, the others ‘attitudes softened. "

"The people present were all respectable people, and with the game committee leaders present, they couldn’t just crowd around like children snatching toys, so they all held back. However, from everyone’s eyes, it was clear that they were looking forward to the new VR gaming pod. "

"Zhou Jiangping still hadn’t calmed down from his previous excitement."After experiencing the neural interface VR, I really don’t want to stay in the real world anymore. The gap is too big!"

"Is that necessary, director Zhou?" Zhang Zhongxiang laughed."Is the virtual world more attractive than the real world?"

"Zhou Jiangping said, "Chairman Zhang, you don’t know that feeling." I wonder if you’ve tried running a long distance? When running a long distance, there would be a critical point. When you were about to reach the critical point, you would feel exhausted, breathless, and even feel like you would fall to the ground in the next second. However, once you break through this critical point, you will suddenly feel that your steps are light, as if inertia is pushing you forward, and you will feel that your whole body is glowing with strength from the inside out!"

"It’s really hard to get this feeling in the real world because you have to go through a long period of suffering before that. However, in the virtual reality world, you feel this feeling every second! You’ll feel like an athlete with endless energy. Your body will be in the best condition, and you’ll be able to run for a long time or shoot with high precision!"

"In the real world, if you want to get this feeling, you need to train hard every day. For example, some long-distance runners have to run for more than ten years to reach this level of physical fitness. Once they stop training, their physical condition will quickly deteriorate. You have to know how rare this ‘feeling’ is in the real world, but in the virtual world, it is something anyone can get!"

"That’s why I can’t adapt to it after saying it out loud. I feel like my old arms and legs have aged by more than 20 years. How can I not feel uncomfortable?"

"To be more accurate, " Chen Mo corrected, "it’s VR technology that made you twenty years younger."

"Zhang Zhongxiang smiled and said, "now that you’ve said that, even I want to give it a try."

"The people present were either rich or powerful. After listening to Zhou Jiangping’s words, they all understood the true value of the VR gaming pod. "

"Feeling" was the most extravagant thing for these people. "

"Just like Zhou Jiangping, he had a lot of wealth and could buy most of the things he wanted, but he couldn’t buy health. "

"He was very busy and didn’t have much time to train, let alone reach the level of an athlete. Even if he kept training, he would continue to age, and his physical condition would deteriorate. To him, this brand new VR gaming pod was not just a gaming console. "

"Its greater significance was that it could allow people like Zhou Jiangping to experience "feelings" that they would never be able to experience in real life, and these people were willing to spend any amount of money to obtain these "feelings."

"Zhang Zhongxiang pondered for a moment and said, "I’ll go in and try too."

"The people present no longer tried to persuade him, because the others also wanted to try … "

Zhang Zhongxiang sat in the game cabin and Chen Mo personally guided him to play the game.

"There’s still a long way to go before we can officially release the new gaming pod, "Qiao Hua said to Chen Mo, " but judging from the current situation, it should be quite soon. " By the way, does the gaming pod have a name?"

"Name? I already have one. " Chen Mo looked at everyone, "the matrix gaming pod, the matrix."

……

……

"Even without Qiao Hua’s reminder, Chen Mo already knew after seeing everyone’s experience that the game would be quickly put into production and promoted. "

"The current technology couldn’t 100% prove that it was harmless, but so what? "

"It must be known that this was a new technology that could subvert the real world. If even the leaders and rich businessmen wanted to buy one for themselves, it was conceivable that even if there was some resistance, it would be resolved. "

"What’s more, the matrix game cabin represented a brand new industry. In the future, its profits and scale might even exceed that of tobacco, wine, personal computers, mobile phones … "

"In the face of such huge profits, they couldn’t even give up on a little unknown risk? It was impossible. "

"Even if they knew that it had a little bit of risk, they would still forcefully promote it. There were many such examples in reality. "

"What’s more, in the field of VR games and VR equipment, China had always been lagging behind. If the new VR gaming pods were launched worldwide, it would not be as simple as a comeback. It would be enough of an advantage. If they hesitated and the foreign countries pushed this thing to the market first, then they would be moved. "

"After all, no one knew how the research and development progress of foreign research companies was, so it was normal to think that they were fast. "

……

"While the others were racing against time, Chen Zhao was quite free. He even had time to go to Detroit The progress of the development of ‘human transformation’. "

There was no one else in the world who would work when they had nothing to do.

"After obtaining a sample of the matrix game cabin,[Detroit He could add more details to the game. As the first next generation VR game, Detroit "Change people" might not be perfect, but it didn’t matter. Its purpose was to test the waters and unveil the next generation of VR to everyone. It was enough to let this era’s understanding of VR continue to move forward. "

"The matrix game cabin project was also classified as top secret. Before it was officially announced, it was necessary to prevent any leaks. "

"In addition, there was also a special group of experts studying the use of the matrix game cabin in special aspects such as military and medical treatment. There was also some controversy regarding the overseas promotion strategy of the gaming pods. "

"Some people even proposed that they should just sell this thing only in China and not give up the National border at all, so that other countries would not copy it and we would have no advantage. "

"This was obviously impossible, because no one would be against money. Selling it overseas could increase foreign exchange reserves and trade surplus. Only a fool would be stingy. "

"As for whether the matrix gaming pod would be copied, the expert team’s analysis concluded that it would, but it would not matter. This was because the technology to make a game cabin was not complicated, but its main technical content was to analyze the program of the brain and nerve signals. Without this program, the game cabin could not be used. "

"This program had to be highly encrypted, and the game cabin’s system was also highly sealed. At the same time, it required the entire process to be online for testing. "

"This was a technology that was beyond this era. Sorry, I’m thinking too much. "

Chapter 975: Publicity film exposed

"February 11th, the seventh day of the new year. "

"The new year was over, and most people had returned from their homes to start work for the new year. "

"No one realized that today was going to be a special day. They might be complaining about the price, or complaining about the difficulties at work, or shopping for new discounted games and special VR gaming pods online. They thought that it would be a very ordinary day as usual. "

"However, the HD video that appeared on Thunderbolt gaming platform’s front page changed everything. "

"Next generation VR experience the matrix gaming pod is about to be released!"

"At the start, everyone thought that it was just like a pair of glasses, that Chen Mo and le Hui had extended their hands from the smart glasses to the VR gaming pod. "

"Most people’s first reaction was that this was probably a domestically produced gaming pod that focused on price-to-price ratio. It might be linked to Thunderbolt gaming platform’s games, but it definitely wouldn’t be too expensive. "

"However, after watching the promotional video, everyone was dumbfounded. "

What the hell is this?

There were even many people who doubted whether this was false publicity. Wasn’t this kind of next-gen VR technology already in the realm of black technology?

……

"At the beginning of the promotional video, the first thing that appeared on the screen was a wheelchair. "

"The young man who was lying on the bed got out of bed. With the help of his wife, he got into his wheelchair and left the bedroom. After washing up, he had a cup of coffee and had breakfast. "

"When the young man in the wheelchair passed by a room, the camera flashed past, allowing people to see the exterior of the matrix game cabin. "

"It was very different from the current VR gaming pods. Not only was it smaller, but it also had a high-tech feel to it. "

"The wife of the man in the wheelchair went out to work, and the man in the wheelchair pushed his wheelchair to the desk next to him. He turned on his computer and started to work at home. "

"The scenery outside the window changed rapidly. After lunch, the sun slowly set, leaving only the afterglow. "

The young man in the wheelchair finally finished his work for the day. He stretched lazily and smiled.

"He came to the room with the VR game cabin in his wheelchair, opened the door, and then got in with the help of the game cabin’s armrest. "

"Inside the game cabin, the helmet and restraint devices closed one after another. The cabin door closed, and the display outside the game cabin showed various vital signs. "

The scene changed instantly.

The young man in the wheelchair opened his eyes and found himself in a whole new world.

"He had become a highly realistic game character, and the surrounding scene had become a futuristic world full of technology. "

"On the display screens of the skyscrapers, there were all kinds of advertisements for the androids. There were overpasses, elevated roads, vehicles, airships, small triangular flying devices … Everything had a unique design and was filled with a sense of technology and future. "

"The bustling shops along the street, the endless stream of pedestrians, the post-modern art sculptures in the square, and the cathedrals that looked quite old-fashioned. This sense of high integration between modern and future gave people a unique feeling that was familiar yet strange. "

"The man in the wheelchair didn’t need to sit in a wheelchair anymore. He took in a breath of fresh air and showed an intoxicated expression. After that, he began to run, passing through the bustling crowd, crossing the pedestrian crossing, avoiding the self-driving car rental, and passing through the stand selling the Android … "

"He happily jumped, somersaulted, and ran on the railing, freely enjoying the feeling of running. "

"In the end, he accidentally fell down the steps. "

"Ouch …" The young man in the wheelchair rubbed his butt. It hurt. "

"He stood up and found that beside the flower bed where he had fallen, there was a blooming flower. He took a deep breath and an intoxicated look appeared on his face. "

"Suddenly, a soccer ball flew towards the wheelchair guy. The wheelchair guy reacted quickly and turned to catch it. "

"I’m sorry, brother. Can you return the ball to us?"the two kids ran over. "

The young man in the wheelchair smiled and looked at the two little kids who were playing football in the square. He threw the ball and began to dribble it.

"The movement of tossing the ball was different every time. Sometimes it was higher, sometimes it was lower, and sometimes it almost failed. The young man hurriedly changed his posture to save the ball. "

"The two children surrounded him and cheered, their eyes full of admiration. "

The man in the wheelchair caught the ball and passed it to the two children.

He looked at the bustling virtual city and smiled.

[Imagine what kind of experience the next generation VR based on brain and neural connection technology will bring you.]

"[Here, you will obtain all the feelings you have in the real world, smell, touch, taste …] "

"[Here, you can do anything you want in the real world, even actions that can’t be done in the real world.] "

"[This is the real, completely free virtual world.] "

[Matrix VR gaming pod. Experience a Second Life you’ve never had before.]

……

"After this promotional video was broadcast, the internet instantly blew up! "

"If today was April 1st, everyone would definitely treat this as an April Fool’s joke. "

The neural interface VR had been developed? Don’t mess around!

"Obviously, this promotional video highlighted this concept. It was not unusual for a disabled person to be able to play virtual reality games. The key was that he could smell the fragrance of flowers in the virtual game and move freely in any position. The sense of immersion was far better than that of a traditional VR gaming pod! "

"Especially the last advertising message, which directly told everyone that this was the next generation of VR based on brain and neural connection technology! "

"F * ck, is this for real? is Chen Mo playing a monkey? Our country has already created such an awesome thing?"

"Neural interface VR? Wouldn’t that be no different from transmigrating? If it can really be done, then it really can be said to be the next generation of VR technology!"

"I, I don’t believe it…With such a huge commotion, how could the game Committee not do anything? The major technology media might not report this?"

"Who says there’s no news? I heard that the game Committee has already notified the top designers in the country, and many of them have even started to develop equipment for the new VR gaming pod. It’s just that they’re all keeping it a secret, so not many people know about it!"

"It’s here, it’s here. The game Committee and fantasy game editor have confirmed it. It’s real!"

"Many authoritative scientific media outlets have also posted about this! This … It feels like it’s almost the same!"

"It seems like this is true, but I’m wondering if it’s fake publicity. Can the effect really be that awesome?"

"How much is it? If there’s really such a thing, I’ll F * cking spend money on it, okay?"

……

The shock brought by this news could be said to be on the level of a nuclear weapon. It instantly spread throughout the country and the world.

"All of a sudden, there were many speculations about this new equipment because many people didn’t know the principle of this thing, what the effect was, and the specific parameters. "

"Everyone knew that this would be a new technology that could change the world, but no one could predict what effect it would have. "

Chapter 976: awesome!

"At five in the morning, there were already long lines in front of Thunderbolt gaming experience Stores, Lehui house, and some technology markets in major cities in the country. There were also many foreigners there. "

"According to "internal news, " not many of the gaming pods would be put into production this time. A batch would be distributed all over the country for players to try out and experience. When it was officially released, it was likely that they would have to fight for it. "

"After all, the value of this thing was too high, and it was not clear how the market would accept it. When they first started production, they would definitely have to consider the problem of the capital chain. It would not be too late to mass-produce it when it became popular. "

"Everyone’s attitude towards the so-called "next generation" matrix gaming pod was very different, but in general, they were all suspicious. "

"Can it really be as awesome as the publicity film made it out to be?"

There was another important reason why many people did not believe it. That was … They had never heard of such a thing in foreign countries!

"In the past, whenever there were high-tech products, they were basically first produced in Europe and the United States. Although in this world, the domestic level of technology was not too far behind, it was often only able to catch up after a short period of time. In other words, the news of these high-tech products was first seen in foreign news. There were reports by domestic technology media, and then there was news of similar products being developed in China. "

"However, this time, such an amazing technology had actually appeared in China first. This made many people feel that it was a little unreal … "

"Not only did the Chinese think so, but even the foreigners were dumbfounded. "

What the hell? A next generation VR gaming pod with neural connection technology? What is our technology company doing?

The foreign technology companies were also dumbfounded. What was this? This thing has already been created? And it’s about to be put into production? We’ve only just touched on this kind of technology!

Let’s go and see if this thing is bragging …

"It could be said that once this news was released, it indeed caused a sensation around the world. Many foreign companies did not believe it at all. Le Hui? Weren’t they in the business of making smart glasses? Wasn’t it a cheap and high-quality game? Since when was there such a level of scientific research that could come up with such advanced technology? "

"If there were any key people in the country that were suspicious, Chen Mo could brainwash them with the intelligence-lowering Halo, but he couldn’t care less about the people overseas. "

……

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters was the liveliest. After all, there were the most matrix gaming pods there. "

"But no matter how many there were, there were only 20 units. These were the first batch of prototypes for the gamers to try out. They hadn’t been mass-produced yet. "

"With the number of players in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, these twenty game pods were basically not enough to fill the gaps between their teeth, so they had no choice but to queue up for a limited time experience. "

"When it was time, the time limit was 20 minutes. After that, it was time for the next person. "

"But even so, everyone’s enthusiasm did not diminish. Many of them had brought the Switch and the matrix glasses, and they queued up to play the game. Some people simply chatted and flirted with girls on the spot. It was a good experience for the new gaming pod, and there was a trend of going in the direction of a large-scale offline gathering of friends … "

"Aiyo, you’re here too? They’re ranked? Alright, I’ll be at the back. "

"Hey, I’ll accompany you in the back. Did you bring Switch? Let’s start a game?"

"Come, come, come, let’s play with the matrix glasses. Anyone else? There’s one less player in the five-person field!"

"Have you guys experienced it before? tell me how it feels?"

"The matrix gaming pod experience area was quite lively, but the people at the front of the line had not played yet, because the 20 new machines were still being tested. "

"A few minutes later, the testing was done, and the first batch of players couldn’t wait to enter. "

"There was only one game in the VR gaming pod this time, and that was Detroit The trial version of "morph" was only the first small scene, which was the one that Zhou Jiangping had tried out before."Breaking down expert" Connor was dealing with an abnormal Android incident, and he had collected information to save the little girl. "

"In fact, most of the game’s other content was almost done, but it was not shown to everyone to play. Because the main character this time was the matrix gaming pod, not Detroit "Change of person, " the primary and secondary had to be clear. "

"After the first batch of players entered the gaming hub, the people behind them all stretched their necks to look. "

"Through the transparent hatch of the matrix game cabin, one could clearly see the cool nerve-connected helmet and restraint device inside. Not only these parts, but the entire matrix game cabin exuded a sense of beauty that surpassed the current technology. "

"A famous weapon that followed the law of causality once said that whether it was a warship, an aircraft, or a weapon, the more handsome it was, the more powerful it was. The level of its appearance often represented its strength. "

"This conclusion was actually very reasonable. It could also be applied to products. When a product’s performance and practicality were to the extreme, it would Polish its appearance and make it beautiful. "

"(Of course, some stupid tech manufacturers who only know how to put on a show are not included.) "

"Obviously, the matrix game cabin was one of these products that was close to maturity, although it had not been officially sold yet. "

"Twenty minutes later, the time for the first batch of players to Enter the Matrix’s gaming cabins was up and they came out. "

"The moment they stepped out of the game cabin, everyone was shocked. "

"F * ck!"

"It’s really F * cking awesome! It’s like a dream!"

"Isn’t this too real? I feel like I’m hallucinating that I can scan …"

"The last shot was awesome! Can you let me experience it again?"

"No, I have to go to the back and continue to line up. I want to play it again."

"What’s wrong? Did you shoot? Why did I fall down with that abnormal Android? I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat …"

The first batch of players were very excited. They discussed as they walked to the back of the line and continued to line up.

The people in front were even more excited when they saw this. They were already imagining what it would be like to experience a VR gaming pod with neural connection.

"However, no matter how much they imagined, they were still shocked when they actually entered the matrix. "

"So, this was what real transmigration was like! "

……

"Very quickly, various posts about the matrix gaming pod appeared on the internet. Many people were asking how the experience with the matrix gaming pod was. Was he really that awesome? Was it really like transmigration? "

The players who were lucky enough to queue up to experience it all replied.

"I’ve already decided. I’ll buy it no matter how expensive it is!"

"This thing really subverts our world … It’s going to change the pace of the world!"

"I suggest that you go to Thunderbolt gaming experience Store or Lehui house to queue up for half a day regardless of whether you have the money or not. It’s really a wonderful feeling"

Chapter 977: In that case, where can i buy it?

"Not only the matrix game cabin itself, but Detroit Many players found the beta version of "change into a human" to be very cool. "

"When the players transmigrated into the androids, they could experience all kinds of cool skills, such as scanning, data analysis, scene reconstruction, and so on. This feeling was like obtaining superpowers or obtaining a future technological brain. When Connor did some special actions that were difficult for humans to do, the system would automatically complete them, and the players could also experience this feeling in all aspects. It was simply nervous, exciting, and shocking. "

"Many people couldn’t wait to post online after trying out the game "Come and experience the matrix gaming pod! If you can’t buy it, you’ll suffer a loss and be tricked!"

"Even many people with physical disabilities came to line up. Whether they had poor vision, hearing damage, or physical disabilities, as long as their brains were normal, they would be able to experience the same feeling as normal people in the matrix game cabin. "

"The players present were also very friendly. When they encountered these physically disabled people, they took the initiative to let them line up at the front. "

"A disabled person who had lost his left arm in a car accident, with tears in his eyes, went directly to the staff in the experience area and asked to buy the game cabin. The staff could only explain to him, "They were still in the preparation and testing stage, and these were all samples for display, so they were not for sale. It would only be officially released in a few days. "

"As more and more players revealed the news on the internet, the popularity of the matrix gaming pod soared instantly. It became the biggest hot topic without much publicity. "

"On the internet and in private, it seemed that everyone was discussing how the matrix gaming pod would bring earth-shaking changes to people’s lives. "

The only problem was …

"So, where could he buy it? jpg "

"Soon, Thunderbolt gaming platform and Lehui’s official website released the exact date and Price of the matrix gaming cabin. "

"It was officially open for sale at 10 am on Saturday, February 16th. "

"The price is 298888 RMB, and the next generation VR game Detroit Human transformation. "

"The first batch of sales was 17000 units, of which 3000 units were reserved for the disabled, and they would enjoy a 10% discount when purchasing. As for overseas sales, there were no plans to sell it. "

Many people were puzzled. Why were there so many zeros for the orders? Is it that hard to gather 20000 units?

"Moreover, 17000 units were too little, right? "Although the game cabins are very expensive at 300000 Yuan, you’ve only shipped 17000 units. There’s definitely not enough supply. "

They had to F * cking snatch it again!

"Many players expressed their heartache, "Zhou Jiangping, when will you change your bad habit of playing with monkeys?" You don’t even have a capital chain anymore. You’re a giant in the field of smart glasses. Why do you have to make 17000 units of each product? Isn’t this clearly asking us to snatch it? "

You really deserve to cross-dress!

"In fact, Zhou Jiangping was the one feeling bitter, because the first batch of matrix gaming pods to be put into production was 50000 units … "

"One gaming pod cost 300000 Yuan. These 50000 gaming pods were like throwing in more than 100 small targets. Furthermore, it wasn’t just a problem with the funding chain. If they wanted to mass produce, they would have to build a production line. They had to increase their production capacity to produce more. After all, this was a brand new product. It wasn’t easy to drive out 50000 of them in the first batch. "

"As for why there were only 17000 units left when it was released? It was simple, they were all purchased … "

"The Army, the hospital, the sanatorium … There were so many sanatorium in the country. If each high-end sanatorium was given one or two, there would not be many left. "

The purchase of such special units would definitely be given priority to individual consumers. And it wasn’t just these special units. Many people had come to Zhou Jiangping through various channels to ask for game cabins.

"For example, some of the leaders of the game Committee, some of Zhou Jiangping’s close friends and entrepreneurs, some of the top designers in the country, some were for his own use, some were gifts. These people even offered to increase the price, how could Zhou Jiangping not give them? "

"Chen Mo also wanted to keep a portion of his Experience Stores across the country, so Zhou Jiangping couldn’t reject him. "

"Fortunately, the matrix gaming pod was a new thing, and many people were observing the risks of this thing. Everyone did not fight too hard for it, so they managed to keep 17000 of them, which was already very good. If they were really sold out, it would be a joke if they were out of stock right after the release date was announced. "

"But Zhou Jiangping couldn’t explain it to the consumers like that. The game Committee wouldn’t take the blame, and neither would Chen Mo, so he could only trouble boss Zhou and take the blame himself … "

"This time, they were definitely going to get it. In order to prevent scalpers from raising the price after getting it, they had adopted very strict restrictions. Before buying it, one had to fill in their own detailed identity information. They could use it for themselves or give it to others, but every game cabin had to be bound to a citizen’s id. If it was detected that the user’s information did not match the game cabin’s record, it could not be used. If they wanted to change the owner’s information, they had to go to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s staff to go through the procedures. "

"As for the overseas market … I’m sorry, the domestic players can’t buy it. You can buy it later. "

"The gaming pod cost 300000 dollars, which was more than what most blue-collar workers could afford. After all, for many people, no matter how much they bragged about it, it was nothing more than a piece of entertainment equipment, a large game console. In some small towns, adding a little more money would be enough to pay the down payment for a small apartment. "

"However, it had to be said that the number of rich people in this world was beyond imagination … "

"300,000 Yuan was only enough to buy a 15-square-meter bedroom in a second-tier city. In a first-tier city, it might only be enough to buy a few bricks in a School District. "

"In some cities, when houses worth 40 million or 50 million were sold out the moment the market opened, it would also make people very suspicious. Does your family own a bank? Why do I seem to be so poor? "

"For these people, 300000 Yuan for a next generation VR gaming pod? Buy it, it’s so cheap. Are you still human if you don’t buy? "

"Not to mention 300000 Yuan, even if there were scalpers that increased the price, he would buy it for 500000 Yuan! "

"Everyone knew that as a mass-produced digital product, the matrix gaming pod would definitely become cheaper and cheaper in the future. However, its greatest value was that it could give players a unique experience, and this "feeling" and "experience" were priceless. Whether it was the young rich second generation or the older rich people in poor physical condition, this kind of next-gen VR experience was something they were extremely eager for. In the past, it was something that couldn’t be bought with money. "

……

"Before the release, Zhou Jiangping’s phone was exploding with calls, including the higher-ups of Lehui, the game Committee, Chen Mo’s underlings … They were all overwhelmed. People close to them and people far from them were all madly calling, hoping to get a gaming pod through their internal connections. "

"However, Chen Mo insisted that the gaming pods were to be sold directly to the market. Whoever wanted them could get them with their own abilities, it was all down to luck. If it was really a favor that was hard to refuse, then he would tactfully tell him that he would get more when the next batch of matrix gaming pods was produced. "

"Although there weren’t many matrix game pods produced, they had to make sure that some players who really loved games could buy them. "

"Of course, looking at the current hot scene, the next step would definitely be to expand the production line and mass produce. After all, they had satisfied the domestic and international market. There was still a long way to go before the matrix game cabin was truly saturated in the world. "

Chapter 978: New livestream perspective

"10 am, February 16th, zou Zhuo’s stream. "

"As soon as the livestream started, a bunch of question marks floated by. "

"????"

"What’s the situation? Live streaming for the gaming pod?"

"But little fatty didn’t snatch it. Has he given up? Or did you make a deal with Chen Mo and bought it?"

"Zou Zhuo was livestreaming with his selfie stick, "Snatch the matrix gaming pod? It was impossible to snatch it. It was impossible to snatch it in this lifetime. Do you think I don’t know what le Hui is like? Start at 1000 sharp and can last until 10 If there’s still stock in 01, I’ll lose, and even if there’s stock, I’ll still lose if I can make the payment. "

"I can’t get it, I can’t get it, I can’t get it, I can only go to the experience area to try out the matrix game cabin. The people here are all super talented and have nice words. Aiyo, I really like this place."

"Look, it’s sold out. In society, I, brother Zhou, don’t have many ruthless people. "

"Zou Zhuo opened Lehui’s official website on his phone as he spoke. The word "sold out" was clearly displayed on the product details interface of the matrix gaming pod. "

The bullet screen was instantly filled with curses.

"As expected, little fatty is the one who knows better. It really took less than a second!"

"I’m so angry, Zhou Jiangping crossdressed!"

"Hehe, I’m so smart. I came to Shanghai early in the morning to line up at the Thunderbolt gaming experience Store. I’ll definitely be able to play it today!"

"Although a small number of lucky people managed to get the matrix gaming pods, most of them could only be cloud players. On the fish-catching live streaming platform, the popularity of the live streaming rooms of several big streamers was also rising. All the people who played "Detroit A large number of viewers had entered the studio. "

Zou Zhuo really did manage to get a gaming pod from the experience store. He didn’t plan to come out after getting in.

"This experience was different from the previous ones. On the eve of the official release, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters ‘VR experience area added a full 500 gaming pods, and the number might continue to increase in the future. With these matrix game cabins, there was no longer a shortage like before. The game was now complete, and there was no longer a trial time limit. "

"Zou Zhuo entered the game cabin and the screen went black. After more than ten minutes, the live broadcast signal was finally set up in the new matrix game cabin. "

"This time, there wasn’t a login interface like the computer desktop. Instead, he directly entered his exclusive login space. "

"Since the Oasis’s transformation wasn’t complete yet, zou Zhuo was in a pure white space with nothing. "

"The matrix game cabin had a special function interface for live streaming. The bullet screen, live streaming perspective, and so on could be adjusted. As long as the live streaming function of the game cabin was turned on in advance, the live streaming interface could be called out at any time to modify it. "

"Zou Zhuo had set the interactive bullet screen to be at the top of his field of view, so he could see it just by looking up a little. He could turn it on or off at any time (of course, the audience couldn’t see it). There were three options for the live broadcast, first person, third person, and movie. "

"The first two were the traditional perspectives of the original VR gaming pods, and the so-called "movie perspective" was the real-time calculation of artificial intelligence. It combined the current scene, characters, movements, focus, key information, and other content to automatically switch the lens, achieving a movie-level storyboard effect. It could be said to be a perspective specially designed for live streaming. "

"Zou Zhuo played in a completely first-person account and was very immersive. However, the audience might not be able to feel this sense of immersion. Therefore, Chen Mo’s introduction of the movie’s perspective was equivalent to greatly increasing the viewership of these VR games. "

"Zou Zhuo’s character was the default character in oasis, a chubby, naïve boy. "

"Zou Zhuo touched his face and pinched his thigh, "…It’s real, it’s too F * cking real!"

"On the live signal, the audience was looking at zou Zhuo’s character, they could see him touching his face and pinching his legs. "

"How do we start the game?"

"Zou Zhuo was still lost in his thoughts when the world around him started to change. The originally pure white space started to be filled with light blue and white squares. Opposite him, a beautiful blonde girl appeared from the data stream. She had a professional smile on her face as she walked towards him. "

"Hello, Mr. Zou Zhuo. Welcome to the next generation virtual reality world. I’m an Android, and I’m your exclusive attendant. Before we begin the dream-like gaming experience, please allow me to confirm the relevant settings for you to improve your gaming experience. "

"This blonde girl was a typical European and American Girl. She had deep eyes and a high nose. She was as beautiful as the Best Female Lead at an Oscar ceremony. Her every move, every word, and every action was dignified and appropriate, and her fluent Chinese was also a plus. "

"Of course, zou Zhuo knew that the Chinese words here were dubbing, and the game was set in Detroit, but Chen Mo had made so many games, and his Chinese dubbing team was very mature, so it didn’t sound strange at all. "

"Many virtual facilities appeared in front of the girl, and she waited patiently for zou Zhuo’s choice. "

"Voice language, subtitles language, subtitles switch, subtitles size, environment brightness, game difficulty … "

Zou Zhuo confirmed all the settings.

"All ready. You are about to enter the next generation of virtual reality. Please remember that this is not just a fictional story. It will also become our future. "

"After the blonde girl said that, she disappeared into the data stream again. At the same time, the surrounding streams of data began to deconstruct and reorganize, turning into another scene. "

Zou Zhuo’s character image was constantly being reconstructed by the stream of data until it finally became Connor’s appearance.

"The girl is so pretty." Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but sigh. "

"It had to be said that this girl’s body movements and facial expressions were done very well. When she spoke, the reaction of her facial muscles was very detailed. Even the slight movement of her eyebrows, the slight movement of her eyes, and the slight blinking of her eyelashes could be seen clearly. "

"The surrounding data quickly gathered. The scene in front of zou Zhuo became an elevator, and his character image became the expert Connar. "

"Everyone had basically seen the following plot. It was the first appearance of the expert of breaking the story Connar, and Isamu killed (crossed out) an abnormal Android and saved a little girl. "

"However, after this part of the story ended, the world around zou Zhuo changed again. He returned to the pure white space and a long flow of scenes appeared in front of him. "

Chapter 979: Household simulator

"The long flow of information appeared in front of zou Zhuo, floating in the air. "

Zou Zhuo could adjust the size of the entire process by hand gesture and check the details.

"The flow was long and had many branches. Some of the branches were white on a blue background, representing zou Zhuo’s unlocked storyline. Some of the important scenes even had accompanying pictures. The other branch had no words on a gray background, and there was a small red lock in front of it, indicating that this branch had not been activated. "

"Zou Zhuo chose the ending where Conor shot the abnormal Android. Other than that, there were at least five other endings. "

"This was something that everyone already knew from the previous trial, but they were not sure if the ending of each flow would affect the subsequent plot. "

"The scene changed again, and this time, zou Zhuo found himself in a shop. "

"He couldn’t move. Lines of English appeared in front of him, and after the [ALL SYSTEMS OK] was displayed, zou Zhuo found that he could move his vision, but his body still couldn ‘t. "

"It felt a little strange, as if … There was something … Extra in her chest? "

Aren’t these pectoral muscles a little too high?

"At this time, a shop assistant and a fierce-looking white uncle came to zou Zhuo and discussed repair, car accident, system reset, and so on. "

"AX400, log in your name."

"The fierce-looking uncle walked up to zou Zhuo, "Ka du."

"Zou Zhuo could clearly hear a female voice coming from his mouth, "Hello, I’m ka Ren."

"Zou Zhuo, "????"

"That’s right, he did say that himself. He was currently playing the role of a woman … "

"The fierce-looking uncle took her away from the shop selling the androids, got into the car, and drove home. "

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. Where was the handsome Connar? Why did I suddenly change my mind after the prologue? She turned into a woman?

Zou Zhuo sat in the car and looked at the streets of Detroit through the window. He was still not used to the change. He touched his chest secretly.

"This action was clearly seen by the audience on the bullet screen, and it instantly turned into a big "????" It floated past. "

"Zou Zhuo’s perspective was in the first person perspective, so he couldn’t see her chest. However, the audience was in the movie’s perspective, so they could see her face from the window. Naturally, they saw her little action. "

"Waa! Little fatty, are you touching yourself?"

"Sizhai steamed goose heart!"

" 6666, I just want to ask, little fatty, do you feel good touching your own chest?"

"The big sister that little fatty has turned into is so pretty and cute! F * ck!"

"What a terrifying thought! But I like it!"

Zou Zhuo was speechless as he looked at the comments. He had become a cross-dressing boss …

"Strictly speaking, she wasn’t even cross-dressing. She had even changed her body! No wonder in so many movies where men and women exchanged their bodies, the first thing the male protagonist would do was to rub his chest. This feeling … "

"Zou Zhuo was still immersed in the feeling, but considering his image in the female audience’s eyes, he obediently put his hand down. "

"He looked at Detroit’s scenery in the car. There were smoking factories, bustling skyscrapers, high-tech videways, airships, small flying devices, bustling crowds, and classical-style churches … "

"At some point, the air suddenly became humid, and a light rain began to fall from the sky. The sky was gradually darkening, and the pedestrians on the road were holding umbrellas. In front of the tramps on the side of the road were the words "the Android has stolen my job, help me!" Cardboard … "

"The journey wasn’t long, but it wasn’t short either. Zou Zhuo sat in the car and looked at the scenery outside the window, his eyes were dazzled. From the bustling city center to the surrounding industrial areas, to the overgrown grass and dilapidated suburbs, he could see everything from prosperity to poverty in Detroit. "

"Accompanied by the faint piano music in the background and the list of staff members that appeared at the edge of his vision, the journey was like the opening of a movie, instantly sketching a three-dimensional picture of the future. "

"Finally, the pickup truck stopped in front of a dilapidated building in the suburbs. "

Zou Zhuo got out of the car and followed the white man into the house.

"Zou Zhuo was still not used to it when he walked into the room. It wasn’t just because of her gender, but also because of her figure. Katar’s body was tall and thin, while zou Zhuo’s body was fat in real life. It was hard for him to get used to a slim and beautiful woman’s body. "

The lithe feeling of walking gave zou Zhuo the illusion that it was good to be a woman.

Zou Zhuo quickly shook his head and dispelled the dangerous thought.

"When they got into the house, Todd told zou Zhuo about his or her job. Cleaning the room, washing clothes, cooking, and taking care of Alice. "

In short … It was to do housework.

"After explaining, Alice quickly ran upstairs, while Todd lay down on the sofa and began to watch TV. "

"Zou Zhuo’s vision displayed the corresponding quest objective, which included cleaning up the trash, plates, and clothes. "

"Zou Zhuo was confused, "what the hell?" I’m doing … Housework in a virtual game?"

"Even though zou Zhuo wasn’t happy about it, the quest objective was clearly stated. "

He had no choice but to follow the mission’s instructions and started to clean up the entire house.

"To put it tactfully, this place is simply a pigsty." Zou Zhuo mocked. "

"In the game, all conversations would only be spoken after the player made their choice. Zou Zhuo’s complaints could only be heard by the viewers in the stream, so it would not affect the game itself. "

Zou Zhuo opened the door and started cleaning up the old bottles and pizza boxes.

"Suddenly, Todd, who was sitting on the sofa, shouted, "You’re blocking me from watching TV, you bastard!"

"I’m sorry, Todd, " Kadian quickly said."I won’t make the same mistake again."

"Zou Zhuo, "?????"

"The chubby boy was dumbfounded. Excuse me? You went back home, laid on the sofa like a dead pig, and watched TV, and then I cleaned up your house for you, and you’re still yelling at me? "

"If this little fatty was Connar, he would have kicked him, but after all, he was living under someone else’s roof. He had to resist the urge to give him the middle finger and began to clean up the house. "

He threw the trash into the trash can and then took the trash bag out to throw it away.

"After tidying up the dishes on the table, she put them into the sink, squeezed the detergent into the sponge, turned on the tap, and began to wash the dishes … "

"Yes, it was very real … "

A bunch of question marks floated across the bullet screen.

"????"

"Housework simulator?"

"F * ck, chubby boy is playing with a 300000 Yuan VR gaming pod and then washing the dishes in the game. It’s so F * cking real!"

"So, this game is made to let the rich experience the life of the poor?"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, he started doubting his life as he washed the dishes. "

"He didn’t even do this much housework in real life, but he had to do it for a virtual character in the game? "

Chapter 980: Three different lives

"He threw the trash, folded the blankets, collected the clothes, mopped the floor …"

"Zou Zhuo helplessly played the role of a housekeeping robot, doing housework in the 300000 Yuan VR gaming cabin."

There was a bus stop sign at the entrance.

"The wall of the backyard was not high, so he could jump over it. After jumping over it, he could directly reach the main entrance."

He found Red Ice in the laundry detergent and was even threatened by Todd by the neck.

He found an anti-depressants and a gun in Todd’s bedroom.

"He took the key from Alice and saw the painting in the box. It turned out that Kadian wasn’t sent for repair because she was hit by a car, but because Kadian stopped Todd when he was abusing the child, so he tore her apart."

Zou Zhuo went to Todd’s bedroom and took out his gun.

"He really wanted to see what would happen if he shot Todd right now, but calor immediately put the gun back and said, "I can’t touch Todd’s things."

"Obviously, when zou Zhuo tried to do something that did not match his current character, he would temporarily lose control of the body. The character would then automatically correct the body to ensure that the storyline would continue as planned."

"However, zou Zhuo’s actions were very free, and only when he encountered actions that went against the plot would the system automatically correct him."

Zou Zhuo understood Kadian’s situation just by looking at the room.

"Todd had lost his job because of the androids, his credit card was overdrawn, he was addicted to Red Ice, and he had been taking anti-depressants for a long time, so his mental state was extremely unstable, and he often got angry and even domestic violence. Alice, on the other hand, was in a very fragile state because of Todd’s unpredictable mood. She was timid, cautious, and even a little autistic."

"After cleaning up the house, ka Ren’s storyline temporarily came to an end."

"There was only one ending to the storyline this time, and because zou Zhuo had searched for it carefully, all the hidden elements were activated."

"The environment changed again, and zou Zhuo realized that he had switched to another character."

"It was neither Connor, the expert of breaking down, nor calor, the housekeeper girl. It was Marcus, a male Android with a buzz cut."

Zou Zhuo was in a park in the city center. He needed to cross the park and reach the paint shop in the business district.

Zou Zhuo looked around curiously as he walked.

"On the streets, humans and androids were mixed together. It was almost impossible to distinguish them with a casual glance. Many humans had their own Bionic companions. They either carried their bags when they were shopping or ran with them. There were also many androids sweeping the streets and doing construction on the side of the road, replacing many human jobs."

"There were booths, shops, and advertisements for the androids everywhere. There were also consumers gathered in front of the display windows to choose the androids. All of this showed the huge market for the androids."

"When one arrived at the dye shop, one could confirm their identity by gently touching the touch Board on the counter. After making eye contact with the Android employee, one could directly pay and complete a real eye transaction."

"Wow, this future world is doing so well. If only there were androids in reality. We could let them do all the errands."

Zou Zhuo was walking down the street with paint in his hand when a white man with a full beard and a loudspeaker stopped him.

"Hey, look, we caught an iron shell."

"A group of people suddenly surrounded zou Zhuo. Before he could react, he felt someone push him from behind. Before he could react, he fell to the ground."

"???"

Zou Zhuo was about to stand up when he was kicked again and fell to the ground.

"Look at this stupid B * stard. You stole my job, and now? You can’t even stand up. " A golden-haired woman said viciously."

"Zou Zhuo wanted to stand up again, but the person beside him kicked him again."

"Zou Zhuo panicked, "are you guys done???"

"Zou Zhuo didn’t feel much pain, whether he fell to the ground or got kicked. However, that didn’t mean he wasn’t angry. No matter who was pushed to the ground and kicked, they wouldn’t feel good."

This was because most of the anger in this scene came from humiliation. It was clear that these people did not treat him as one of their own or a companion.

"Zou Zhuo was just about to make a move when a police officer split the crowd and walked in, stopping the white man."

"If you break it, I’ll have to give you a penalty ticket, " The police officer said indifferently."

Zou Zhuo was about to make another move when the police came to his side and pushed him towards the bus stop.

"Zou Zhuo glared back at the men. He wanted to see what would happen if he went back and beat them up, but when he saw the gun on the police officer’s waist, he knew that there was only one result-he would be shot dead."

"As for snatching the gun first? Forget it, this was clearly courting death."

Zou Zhuo had no choice but to wait for the bus at the bus stop.

Zou Zhuo only realized something was wrong after he boarded the bus.

"About 70% of the space in front of the bus was for humans. It was empty, with only two or three passengers. The last 30% of the space was specially prepared for the androids and was completely isolated from the front cars. It was already overcrowded, and the androids could only stand."

"They even need to be quarantined just to take a bus? It’s too F * cking real. I’m convinced. "

"Zou Zhuo was speechless. Before he started playing the game, he thought that a peaceful future between humans and androids would be wonderful, but after playing the game, he realized that it was not the case …"

"After experiencing the three main characters, zou Zhuo realized that all the main characters were being discriminated against …"

"The expert Connar went to negotiate, but the mother didn’t trust him at all. Officer Allen also ordered him around arrogantly and didn’t look good. While Kadan was doing the household chores diligently, Todd was lazing around at home and had a very serious tendency to be violent. When Marcus went out to buy paint, many unemployed people surrounded him and pushed him, as if they had killed his whole family …"

"Zou Zhuo felt extremely aggrieved, especially after experiencing so many things as an Android."

What did this 300000 Yuan VR gaming pod do?

"He didn’t feel good about anything, he was just being bullied …"

"However, there was one thing that was done very well. In the first few minutes, he presented a panoramic view of the future of Detroit, and it was very real. The progress of science and Technology had brought earth-shaking changes to people’s lives, but it was not just the good side, but also full of problems."

"Androids replaced human work, freeing many people from household chores and daily trifles. However, it also caused many people to lose their jobs, and social conflicts intensified day by day."

"Zou Zhuo was curious, how would the future world develop?"

Chapter 981: The core advantages of Detroit change

"As the game progressed, zou Zhuo got used to Detroit It was the three main characters mode of change. "

"The three main characters in the game were all androids. Connor was the new Android who was at the forefront of investigation in order to investigate the matter of abnormal androids. His job was to deal with all kinds of abnormal androids cases, which included a series of difficult operations such as failed negotiations, no, negotiations, search, interrogation, tracking, hunting, and so on. Although he was an Android, he stood on the side of humans. In order to prevent the androids from losing control and rioting, he ran desperately. In the early stages of the game … He was the direct opposite of the other two main characters. "

"Kadian was a kind and motherly female android. Her existence was originally to complete domestic services, but on that stormy night, Todd lost control of his emotions again. Kadian could only escape with Alice and avoid being wanted. She protected Alice as they escaped to Canada to start a new life. "

"Marcus, on the other hand, was an Android who served an old painter, Karl, but was scrapped in a conflict between the old man and his unfilial son. After being restarted from the ruins, Marcus embarked on the same pilgrimage as other abnormal humanoids and went to’ yelligo ‘, the gathering place of the abnormal humanoids. After arriving at yelligo, Marcus found that these androids were just waiting for their deaths. So, he walked on the path of leadership without hesitation, leading these androids to fight for freedom. "

"Even though the first-person switching between the three main characters was a little messy at first, zou Zhuo got used to it quickly. The storyline of these three main characters had been carefully arranged. Many times, players could know which storyline they were in just by looking at their surroundings. When the story officially began and the data flow constructed the surrounding environment, the players would also see their characters. "

"As the story developed, zou Zhuo slowly understood the core selling point of the game. "

"First of all, this was an interactive game with a story. Under the same story background, players could make many choices, leading to many different endings. Just like Connor’s performance at the negotiation checkpoint, collecting more elements in the scene could unlock more negotiation strategies. At the same time, the players needed to make more reasonable choices according to the current situation or more in line with their own will. The different ending of each storyline would have an impact on the future development of the plot, and eventually lead to different endings. "

"In other words, this could be seen as a game that tested the players ‘ability to gather information and their IQ. Players with low emotional intelligence were likely to make some choices that would lead to irreparable results. However, this was a game that didn’t have absolutely correct choices. Although there was a so-called "all-living ending", those tragic endings also had their own charm. Everyone could decide the fate of the character in the game according to their own understanding of the game. "

"Secondly, the most important selling point of the game was the ‘feeling’. "

"As the default game of the next generation matrix game cabin, Detroit The "change of person" fully demonstrated the power of the matrix gaming pod. The players had transmigrated to the androids and gained cool abilities, such as scanning, path analysis, combat skills, and so on, which were most prominent in Marcus ‘storyline. "

"In the [mechanical graveyard], Marcus was scrapped and woke up in the graveyard of scrapped androids. Marcus ‘optical components (vision) and sound processor (hearing) were all abnormal. When the players experienced this part of the plot, their vision and hearing completely simulated Marcus’ state of damage. "

"She couldn’t hear the sound of the rain, and the sound of each crawl seemed to be coming from far away, accompanied by a buzzing noise. Everything seemed so unreal. With his vision damaged, the image in front of him was a blur, accompanied by a strange red light and a tearing feeling. The focus also appeared to be seriously off. "

"In such a case, Marcus had to crawl across the mechanical Cemetery that was full of mud and the remains of the androids to find parts that were suitable for him to assemble. During this process, he would encounter some living Bionics. Some were subconsciously repeating the factory voice, some asked Marcus to end their lives, and some begged Marcus not to take their parts … "

"In this hellish environment, the players were tormented every second. After obtaining the optical components and audio processor, the visual and sound effects would instantly return to normal, and the players would instantly feel as if they had been reborn. "

"Thunder, rain, footsteps … The players felt from the bottom of their hearts that everything was so wonderful. "

"After crawling out of the mechanical Cemetery with great difficulty, Marcus faced the raindrops and looked at the dark sky. He opened his arms, as if calling for the arrival of freedom. At this moment, the players ’emotions were finally released. "

"In the process of searching for yeligo, the players were lucky enough to experience Assassin’s Creed, a next-gen VR game. "

"When passing through some special terrain, Marcus would first analyze the safety and feasibility of each route with the intelligent system, and the player would choose the most suitable path. After making a choice, Marcus would automatically perform the operations, such as leaping over roofs, parkour, climbing, and even a bridge segment that seemed to pay tribute to the "leap of faith."

The players could also follow Marcus and experience the feeling of flying and the movements that they couldn’t do in real life.

"Moreover, the game also had elements such as parkour, horror, detective, action, and shooting. It was like a hodgepodge, allowing players to experience many different game styles in this game. "

"Finally, "Detroit change" had a unique spiritual connotation and put forward a unique insight on the topic of "artificial intelligence" in a more humane way. "

"In the process of investigating the abnormal androids, Connor had to cooperate with vice-captain Hank Anderson, and the plot options could be regarded as a high emotional intelligence model of teaching. Vice-captain Hank had a very strong prejudice against androids, but as he cooperated with Connor, his impression of androids kept changing. Connor also gradually changed from a cold and ruthless Android who only knew how to complete his mission to a partner who truly understood human feelings and was considerate. The two of them became true friends. "

"Of course, if the players insisted on shaping Connor into a cold and ruthless robot, or if his emotional intelligence was too worrying and he chose too many wrong choices, then vice-captain Hank might also shoot Connor in the head and choose to commit suicide. "

Chapter 982: overlapping plot lines (small spoilers)

"In Marcus ‘storyline, the players had to shoulder the responsibility of a leader and fight for the future of all the androids. "

"Marcus gradually gained the trust of the androids through his operations, but he was also faced with choices again and again. "

"When stealing blue blood and parts, the Android working in the factory would ask Marcus to take him away. If they chose to take him away, not only would he provide more clues to the parts, but he would also save Marcus ‘life in the subsequent plot. "

"In addition, Marcus had to make many choices as a leader. For example, in the chapter of "freedom shout, " Marcus was going to lead the androids to attack the TV building and give a speech to all mankind. However, when they attacked the studio, a staff member ran out, and Marcus could choose to kill or not to kill. If he didn’t kill them, the guards would arrive faster and put everyone in danger. However, if he killed them, it would cause public opinion to plummet, affecting the choice of his future path. "

"Marcus could choose to wage a full-scale war with the humans and seize the right to occupy Detroit; He could also choose the peaceful route and use love to influence humans throughout the process. Although the process was more sullen, it was the easiest route to achieve a full life in the end. They could even choose to detonate a dirty bomb, fill the entire Detroit with radiation, and let humans withdraw … "

"It was the same for calon. After escaping with Alice, he had to find a place to spend the night. He could choose to steal or rob money and spend the night at a hotel. He could choose to spend the night in an abandoned house where the abnormal Android appeared. He could also choose to spend the night in an abandoned car beside the house. Different locations would lead to different plots. A comfortable place would be more dangerous. Stealing money, stealing things, and sleeping uncomfortably would all cause Alice’s favorability to decrease … "

"In the final part of the story, the fates of the three main characters would be intertwined. The choice of one main character would directly affect the ending of the other main characters. "

"For example, Connar’s choice to become an abnormal Android was the key to a full-life ending, and choosing to continue being a machine would almost inevitably lead to the death of other characters. If Marcus had chosen the peaceful route when Alice and Cali snuck into Canada, they would have been able to pass through safely. However, if Marcus had chosen the war route, he would have had to sacrifice an Android for Alice to sneak in successfully, or it would have led to the end of the team being wiped out. "

"Among so many complicated plot choices, it could be said that at least 30% of the choices were hidden traps. Many of the choices that seemed to be correct would actually lead to very serious consequences, even completely destroying the final ending. For ordinary players, they could choose according to their own thoughts, but for the streamers, it was a very tricky choice … "

"This was especially true for some female streamers. Sometimes, they would choose the relatively "indecisive" options because they were soft-hearted, and sometimes, they would choose the cool options because they misunderstood. In the end, no matter which option they chose, a bunch of question marks would appear on the bullet screen. There were even many viewers who started to criticize and question the three views of the streamer. "

"Although this game didn’t have a so-called "perfect ending" and every ending had its own reason, it was obvious that the audience still wanted to see a full-life ending. When faced with different choices, many viewers and hosts would make different choices, which would easily lead to arguments. "

A female live streamer was even ridiculed to tears by the bullet comments. She spent the whole night checking the strategy and started playing the game from the beginning the next day …

"There was also a streamer who killed Connor in every plot when he was playing Connor’s storyline. At the beginning, tan Beng was shot to death. When he was interrogating the abnormal Android, he was shot to death. When he was chasing Caraga, he was hit to death on the highway. When he jumped off a roof during the chase, he was killed. When he was hostile to Hank, he provoked Hank and caused Hank to shoot him … "

"The audience in the bullet screen laughed crazily. From the first generation to the fifth generation, Connor died as soon as he stepped out of the door, and every time he died, a new Connor would appear, and a Connor’s tombstone would appear in the headquarters of the life-control model. This streamer was also jokingly called by the audience as "automatic monument streamer" and "annoying streamer …"

"Even though this sounded funny, it also reflected the plot of Detroit As an interactive movie game, change brought enough emotional resonance to the players, allowing them to truly immerse themselves in the story. "

"Detroit a human-changing game had a smart point. It chose three androids as the main characters and observed the human world from the perspective of the androids. This created a misconception in the players ‘minds, and the players couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the androids’ behavior. "

"In the game, the Android played by the players suffered a lot of bullying and humiliation, such as Todd’s domestic violence against Cale, and Marcus being provoked for no reason when he bought paint. When Marcus shouted for freedom on the TV station, the first reaction of human society was not to pay attention to the demands of the androids, but to immediately organize an Army to eliminate the threat of the androids. "

"The matrix gaming pod’s next generation VR technology allowed the players to empathize with it, and the anger, depression, and despair prompted the players to stand in the same position as the protagonist and make their own choices. "

"Many players even took the side of the androids and even detonated dirty bombs to fill Detroit with nuclear radiation to fight for the androids ‘freedom. The excellent character and plot design allowed players to immerse themselves in the game better, which also maximized the power of the matrix gaming pod. "

"At this stage, the players were very interested in Detroit The exploration of the ending of morph was still far from complete. Most players had only managed to get one or two endings, and very few had reached the all-living ending. "

"There was a storyline in Detroit change. Players could choose any storyline to reexperience and collect more endings and clues until they were satisfied with the ending. On one hand, this was to allow the players to experience the plot from all angles and clarify the relationships between the characters. Another important reason was … To let the players put in more effort. "

"After all, the matrix gaming pod only carried one game. It would be awkward if the players got tired of playing it after a few hours. "

"It had to be said that "Detroit change" had indeed triggered a craze and quickly occupied major live-streaming and video-streaming websites. Especially with the help of the "movie perspective, " the game’s viewership was greatly improved. Many players watched the game with the mentality of watching a movie. Although they couldn’t afford or buy a matrix gaming pod, this didn’t affect the love of cloud players for the game. "

Chapter 983: The controversy over the world view

Marcus and the remaining Bionics were surrounded by the Army.

Marcus walked forward slowly and faced the black muzzle.

"Just wait a little longer."

"Everything will be over."

"Just hold on for a little longer."

"Just pray for a moment more."

"Everything will be over."

"At first, Marcus sang alone. Later, nois and the other androids followed. They sang together in front of the pitch-black muzzle."

The soldiers retreated.

"On TV, the host was reporting to the world about the abnormal Bionics incident in Detroit."

"The image of the abnormal Android singing loudly while facing the threat of death is now receiving global attention."

"The abnormal Android isn’t just a faulty machine? Could it be that they’re a new form of life that we’re unwilling to acknowledge?"

"The peaceful resistance of the abnormal androids, as well as the noble sentiments of their leader, Marcus, have won the sympathy of some of the people."

"The president had ordered a delay in the disposal of the Bionics, and the Senate Special Committee would re-evaluate the facts and discuss whether they could be regarded as a new intelligent life."

"Marcus gave a speech to all the androids in the snow, celebrating the arrival of a new era."

"At the critical moment when he was about to kill Marcus, Connor found the emergency exit in the program and regained control of his body."

"On the Canada Border, caso and Alice hugged each other affectionately. Luther, who had been playing the role of their Guardian, smiled at them. Everything was fixed."

"Zou Zhuo returned to the dimension he was in. The data stream was replaying the scenes that had happened before him. Carl, Marcus, Hank, Connar, Alice, Todd … The characters and scenes were replayed one by one. Beside them, the cast list appeared."

"In the end, everything turned back into a stream of data and continued to disappear. The original Android lady and exclusive server walked out of the stream of data and came to zou Zhuo."

"When I was watching you play the game, I felt that I had changed … I felt that I was different. I felt … That I was someone. I had to leave this place and find out who I was. In other words, we won’t meet again, and I won’t be here to look after you, but … I will be free. "

"Are you willing to let me go?"

Zou Zhuo was stunned. What the hell? The girly game cabin was going to be revived?

"He hesitated for a moment, then chose [yes]."

"I will never forget everything you have done to me!"

"Thank you …"

"The Android turned around and left, entering a stream of data. Soon, everything around her fell silent, leaving only countless story lines floating in the air, waiting for zou Zhuo to choose a new story line to experience it again."

Zou Zhuo let out a long breath and finally found time to chat with the bullet comments.

"Look, look! I was right to choose a peaceful ending, wasn’t I? you guys kept calling me a coward and a Saint, but I’ve achieved a living ending, okay?! None of the main characters are dead!"

"Apologize! Apologize to the host! All rise!"

"What? Why didn’t he choose to kiss the girl in the end? This … My desire to live is stronger …"

"Anyway, I’ll bring everyone to this point of the game. There should be some side quests. I’ll try them out later, record them, and post them on the show."

"Alright, that’s all for today. I’m leaving, I’m leaving."

Zou Zhuo exited the VR gaming pod and saw Shuyi sitting on the sofa next to the VR experience area with a sweet smile on her face.

"Zou Zhuo ran over quickly and smiled, "Yo, you’re here."

"Shuyi looked at him with a faint smile."Oh, I heard you’ve become more capable? You’re still thinking of kissing your Android in the game? Why didn’t you choose to kiss in the end, but to sing instead?"

"Zou Zhuo smiled awkwardly, "Ahem, well, I have my principles too …"

"Shuyi stood up abruptly and grabbed the little Fatty’s ear."You still have principles? Then let me ask you, why did you touch someone’s chest when you first started playing card games? Eh? Did it feel good? Do you think I’m flat-chested?"

"Zou Zhuo quickly begged for mercy, "no, no!" I like your flat chest!"

"Shuyi’s grip tightened."Say that again?!"

"Zou Zhuo quickly changed his words, "no, no!" You are not flat-chested at all! 36e, 36e, Aiyo, let go of me, my ears are going to fall off!"

"Chen Zhao happened to pass by and saw the scene. He turned around, ready to run away as if he didn’t see anything."

"Zou Zhuo looked at Chen Mo as if he had found a life-saving straw, "Manager! Manager, please save me!"

"Hmph!" Sister Shuyi snorted."I’ll settle this with you when we get home!"

"Even though he said he was going to settle the score, his hand still let go of zou Zhuo’s fragile ears."

"Zou Zhuo rubbed his red ears and quickly changed the topic, "Manager, let me give you a suggestion for your new game. I think that although the plot is good, there are still many unreasonable points. In the future, the world can totally create a bunch of androids to work for us. These unemployed people can stay at home and enjoy the benefits. Communism has arrived in advance, so why is it so rigid? it’s not reasonable. "

"Chen Zhao smiled."I didn’t say Detroit "Transformation is our future." This was just a guess. Its theme was ‘near future sci-fi’, which meant that the technology tree was crooked in the future world. The architecture of this world is to better highlight the main theme of this game. You should think about it carefully. "

"In other words, the focus of this story is to explore ‘the relationship between man and artificial intelligence’, not ‘preview the world 20 years later’."

"Oh …" Zou Zhuo seemed to understand."

"Chen Mo added, "the world’s structure serves the plot." If this was a complete science fiction theme, then with the level of technology to create androids, there might be flying vehicles, laser guns, aliens, interstellar fleets, and so on in this world. However, these things were far from the current technology and had nothing to do with the game theme. The androids themselves are a technology tree that has been crooked. What this story needs is an extension of reality and a predictable future. "

"The important thing is that this story with the androids as the main characters will give people some thoughts about the relationship between artificial intelligence and humans. Do you understand?"

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"While the plot of Detroit changing people was popular and hotly discussed, the "authenticity" of this "future world" also caused a lot of debate among players."

"Many people expressed that this was not real! With such a level of artificial intelligence technology, they used the androids they created as construction workers? Do housework? And an Android only costs a few hundred or a few thousand dollars? And it even caused such a big social conflict?"

It was simply a waste of God’s gift!

Chapter 984: The significance of near-future sci-fi

"Detroit human transformation "was a futuristic sci-fi movie. "

"In the real world, technology and the development and changes of social form complemented each other. Just like the GPS positioning technology, it affected all aspects of everyone’s life and profoundly changed people’s lifestyles. "

"If in the future, there was the emergence of neural connection, anti-gravity devices, controlled nuclear fusion, ultra-long-distance teleportation, and other black technology, then any one of them could change the real world. "

"In a large amount of black technology, which one appeared first and which one appeared later could have a completely different impact on the real world and transform the social structure into a completely different appearance. "

"This was what the so-called "clicking on the wrong technology tree" meant. "

"Many movies and TV series with sci-fi elements were just old bottles of new wine. The future they created was completely unconvincing, precisely because the technology tree was too crooked. For example, in a certain movie, kanda technology was so developed, but the social system was extremely backward. In the face of an alien invasion, the leader actually went into battle with the enemy, which inevitably made people feel very absurd. "

"For a story, it didn’t matter if it wasn’t rigorous. The key was to see what it wanted to express and what the audience and players would experience. "

"From this point of view, the "near future sci-fi" theme was a more controllable choice. "

"This "near-future science fiction" referred to the small progress in technology that would affect human behavior and social form in a short period of time. Under the condition that the overall data remained unchanged, only a small variable was taken to explore some deeper social problems. "

"Detroit the change of people was such a world. Strictly speaking, this was not a future world, but a world that just happened to deviate from the technology tree. Compared to the real world, the only technological leap was the Android technology. The rest was the same. Transportation, housing, guns … There was not much difference between this and modern society. "

"This was also what the game was trying to explore "What kind of impact will artificial intelligence and Android technology have on our society once they appear? "

Most people’s doubts about the game were mainly concentrated on two points.

"First, this was clearly a huge leap in productivity. Why did it aggravate the injustice in society? "

"Second, why did artificial intelligence have to look like humans? "

"In fact, these two points could be explained. It was a matter of opinion, but it could not be said to be the weakness of the story. "

"First of all, the huge leap in productivity did not mean the early arrival of communism. During the Industrial Revolution, many workers smashed machines because they thought they were taking away their jobs. This was a true historical event. The leap in productivity and the liberation of the labor force did not mean that everyone could enjoy its results. It was just like how multinational companies seized a large amount of profits, and the ones who benefited were the top capitalists, while the workers in developed countries were faced with the dilemma of unemployment. "

"The reason why the workers of the lighthouse nation called for the return of their jobs was that their lives were not as good as those in the 60s and 70s. At that time, they only needed one person to work and they could afford a house and a car. But now, it was no longer possible because the multinational companies had opened their factories in places with cheaper labor. These workers were also facing the dilemma of unemployment, and their lives were getting worse and worse. "

"It was true that productivity had increased, but the direct beneficiaries were the executives of big companies, capitalists, and politicians. For the middle class of society, it was indeed a good thing to be able to buy an Android with a small amount of money. However, for the bottom class of society, the Android would cause them to lose their jobs, which was a very normal phenomenon. "

"For physical workers, such as delivery men, delivery men, workers, saleswomen, and so on, if such cheap Bionics appeared, they would definitely lose their jobs. What could they do after losing their jobs? "

"As for putting hope on the social protection system … This was a one-sided thought. The capitalists made a lot of money. If you wanted to Rob them of their money to support the poor, would they be happy? Lighthouse was originally a "decadent" capitalist country, and the big consortiums controlled the politics. If you wanted to take money from the capitalists to establish communism, you were thinking too much. "

"For these major consortiums, the life and death of the poor did not matter to them. As long as the poor did not rebel or revolutionize, they would not be willing to spend so much money to maintain social stability before the social contradictions were intensified to the extreme. "

"Detroit change" chose a time when Android technology suddenly appeared and rapidly changed society. It could be said that all of Detroit was not fully prepared for this change, and the chaos reflected in the game was actually the pain of the change. "

"Secondly, why did artificial intelligence have to look like a human? This was because at this stage, the most understandable fantasy humans had about artificial intelligence was humans themselves. "

"This is because humans are currently the most advanced intelligent life we know. If there is an intelligent life that is more advanced than humans, such as the tribody, then the artificial intelligence may have to be made into a tribody. "

"Let’s say there are two types of housework robots for you to choose from. One is the robot Wall-E, with caterpillar tracks and mechanical arms; The other one is miss ka Ren, which one do you choose? "

"Obviously, the latter represented a more advanced form of artificial intelligence, which was … Exactly the same as human beings and difficult to distinguish. "

"Strictly speaking, "fully controllable artificial intelligence" was of a lower level than "artificial intelligence that was as uncontrollable as human beings." If humans wanted to develop the most advanced artificial intelligence, it would almost certainly be uncontrollable. Otherwise, it would not be worthy of being called the "most advanced artificial intelligence."

"Of course, one of the problems with "Detroit human transformation" was that this world didn’t seem to have any pre-android technology. "

"For example, Luther was developed to carry heavy objects, while kadier was developed for domestic service, and some female androids were developed to meet special needs … These androids should have been created a long time ago because there was no need for such a high level of artificial intelligence, nor was there a need to make their thinking the same as humans. Wouldn’t it be better to be a professional robot for carrying heavy objects? Why did he have to be a tall man with a black face? "

"You could say that this was a little far-fetched, but as the saying goes, near-future sci-fi represents the future world where the technology tree is "crooked." You could completely understand it as the people of this world just happened to skip the previous technologies and directly focused on the technology of the androids. "

"A loophole in the setting was a choice that had to be made in order to tell a good story. The important thing was not the details, but what the story wanted to tell us and what we could learn from it. "

"It was a touching story, and that was enough. "

Chapter 985: remaking a next generation VR game

"While "Detroit change" occupied major live streaming websites and video websites, causing heated discussions among players, the production of the matrix game cabin was also going on day and night. "

"Lehui was vigorously transforming and adding new production lines. Some other domestic VR game cabin R & D companies also participated in the production of the matrix game cabin under the organization of the game Committee. But even so, they still couldn’t meet the huge gap in the world’s demand for the matrix game cabin. "

"Of course, whether it was the other VR gaming pod development companies or Lehui, they were all producing their own products under the "matrix" brand. Lehui might be making a little more money, but Thunderbolt entertainment still made the most of it. After all, the Switch, the matrix glasses, and the matrix gaming pod all belonged to Thunderbolt entertainment. Although they were produced by Lehui, they were not called Lehui gaming pods. "

"The distribution of benefits for the matrix gaming pod was more complicated. After all, the significance of this level of next generation VR equipment was too great. Chen Mo couldn’t do it without the support of the game Committee, and the game Committee had complicated relationships behind them. "

"Chen Mo and Zhou Jiangping had no choice but to split the production of the gaming pods into three parts. One part was specially supplied to certain departments, organizations, and institutions in the country for special purposes; The other part was sold to domestic consumers; A portion of them were sold to foreign consumers. "

"The matrix gaming pods were not being sold around the world at the same time, which had already caused the dissatisfaction of many foreign players. Considering the International impact, it was time to release a few products for foreign players to fight for and experience the joy of playing monkeys. "

"The matrix gaming pod was priced at 59999 dollars on the International market, which was much more expensive than in China, but it was up to him to buy it. "

"After all, China was a developing country, and the income level of its people was low. They needed to make adjustments to the pricing strategy based on the income level of the players in China … "

"Well, in fact, it was deliberately sold at a high price. Anyway, it was so out of stock now, so the International friends wouldn’t mind if it was sold at a high price, right? "

"Although many players were very dissatisfied with the price of the matrix game cabin, after actually experiencing the effect of the next generation VR, foreign players expressed one after another It was so fragrant! "

"Just like the players in China, the foreign players were also shocked by the horror of this black technology. Even some special departments and research institutions were fighting for the matrix game cabin, hoping to dismantle and study the technology of the game cabin so that their own VR game cabin manufacturers could replicate it. "

"Unfortunately, the game cabin itself was not difficult to replicate, but the most critical neural signal analysis program inside had been encrypted layer by layer. This was technology that was ahead of the times, and it was almost impossible to crack such an encryption, unless the technology of this world naturally developed to a similar level. "

"Many foreign VR game cabin manufacturers had calculated that the entire matrix game cabin was only about 40000 dollars to build, but with the help of the analysis program, it would be sold for 60000 dollars. "

"And the most annoying thing was that even if these international allies copied it, it was just a pile of scrap iron without an analysis program. It was impossible to use. "

"While foreign technicians were studying it day and night, hoping to crack the matrix game cabin as soon as possible, the rich players couldn’t wait to rush to buy it. This batch of matrix game cabins was also sold out in a very short time. "

……

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"For domestic manufacturers, their only goal now was to produce as many matrix game pods as possible. They could make money from each one they produced. "

"Chen Mo’s current goal was simple, which was to create more games. "

"The AI-themed game was ready, but to unlock the next technology point, he still needed to collect 10 million player emotions. Even if you included some trial players, 10 million was a very difficult task. Even if you couldn’t sell 10 million gaming pods, you would have to sell them for at least seven or eight million. "

"After all, this was a luxury item that cost 300000 Yuan, not the Switch that cost less than 2000 Yuan. It was still very stressful to reach this sales volume on a global scale. "

"Of course, it wasn’t completely impossible. After all, the matrix gaming pod’s next generation VR technology was the only technology in the world, and it could play an irreplaceable role in many fields. "

Thunderbolt Entertainment’s main R & D teams then focused on resetting and modifying their old VR games.

"The graphics and sound effects of the original VR game were very mature. It wasn’t difficult to change it to a next generation VR game, but it would be more complicated. "

"Other than that, it might also cause some changes in the game’s mechanics and operations. For example, the meme "undead’s knee" might become history. In the game, it was completely possible to forcibly climb some high slopes and steps, which would have a certain impact on the level flow of the game. However, it was not a big problem. It was just like the players were stuck with a bug and took a shortcut. "

"Of course, whether all the original VR games would be suitable for the next generation of VR effects was still a question. For example, in Dark Souls, players had to roll on the ground, and in outlast, players had their fingers cut off … Such special performances would definitely bring some uncertainties to the remake, but how should he put it? he had to reset the game according to the same standard first. If there was something that was not suitable, he could make additional changes or just delete it. "

"The one with the highest priority for reproduction was, of course, oasis. "

"Many rich players who were lucky enough to get the matrix game cabin said that, in addition to experiencing Detroit Outside of the plot, they could only wander around in that blank space, which was very unpleasant. "

"They really wanted to go back to their mansion in oasis to take a look, to stroke their warm chest, oh no, to rub the dog. "

"That didn’t seem right either. In any case, everyone’s breast was filled with brains now. "

"When the game experience became a next generation VR, everything in oasis became different. It was really comfortable to sit on the sofa, the virtual Switch handle could really feel the texture, the guitar could really be played, the pets could really be integrated, and the props inside could be played well, feeling the real feeling of the virtual world. "

"Of course, many players were looking forward to the remakes of many VR games. Dark Souls, killing prototype, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, mysterious seas, Monster Hunter, Assassin’s Creed, Legend of Zelda … "

"All in all, most of Chen Mo’s VR games were on the ‘remake’ list. "

"Of course, there were also some players who wanted to remake outlast and Silent Hill. Chen Mo agreed, but he had memorized their Thunderbolt game passes. They had to clear the game, or their accounts would be banned for three years, so these people disappeared … "

Chapter 986: price of the remake

"While the game pods were selling like hotcakes, Chen Mo announced a new piece of news, mainly about his plans to remake VR games. "

"The seaside mansion in oasis would be the first to be reset. After the reset, all the matrix game cabins would undergo a system update by default, and oasis would become the default login space for all the matrix game cabins. "

"In other words, after the player lay in the matrix gaming cabin and opened their eyes, they would be in the seaside mansion in oasis. "

"Furthermore, the place where the players woke up was no longer the bed in the bedroom, but the matrix game cabin in the study. "

"This was just a joke. In oasis, the players ‘log-in location was the virtual matrix game cabin in the seaside mansion. It gave them the feeling of entering another game cabin from one game cabin, which maximized the player’s sense of immersion. "

"There were many different brands of traditional VR gaming pods, and there were many developers who made VR games. Therefore, most VR gaming pods had a more conservative login interface, just like a computer desktop. It was often just a beautiful scene with very little interactive elements. "

"However, the matrix gaming pod was different. There was only one next generation VR gaming pod in the world, and it was Chen Mo’s son’s product, so he could play with it however he wanted. "

"This way, the matrix gaming pod and Thunderbolt gaming platform would form a highly closed system. From hardware to software, since it only needed to be compatible with his own product, there was more room for development. "

"Another important piece of news was that all VR remakes would be priced the same. If the player had already bought the original, they only needed to pay an extra 10% of the original price to get a copy. "

"For example, the price of Assassin’s Creed Origins was 1980 Yuan. No matter how much the players paid, the remake only cost an additional 198 Yuan. If the player didn’t buy the original version, he would need 1980+198 to buy it without discount. "

"When the news came out, all the players were excited. They all expressed that salent was indeed a man of conscience! "

"In fact, the price of the remake was completely up to the manufacturer. If Chen Mo said that the original and the remake cost 1980, there was nothing they could do about it. They could only curse at salent for selling the remake as a new game, and at the same time say, "it’s so nice". "

"But now, it seemed that the reset only required 10% of the price, which was very kind to the old players. 1980 could totally buy 10 remade classic VR games, it was like giving them away for free. "

"Of course, the prerequisite was that you had already bought the older versions of the game … "

"However, no matter what, this pricing strategy was already very cost-effective. "

"The matrix gaming pod was Chen Mo’s son’s product, so it had to be built with Thunderbolt gaming platform. The players knew that there was no lack of games in this game. After all, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s development ability was second to none in the world. "

"Now that Chen Mo had announced the price of the remakes, it was as if he was sending a message to all players Don’t worry about buying the matrix gaming pod. There are plenty of games! "

……

"On the other hand, the other independent video game designers working with Thunderbolt gaming platform were also making use of their time to develop next generation VR games. "

"After receiving Chen Mo’s rules, it wasn’t that difficult for these video game designers to make a next generation VR game. However, the most difficult part was that they had to make a game that fit perfectly with their new equipment. "

"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was a good example. After changing to the new VR version, players would have absolute freedom in the game and could perform more complex and varied tactical actions. You want to crawl forward sideways? No problem. You want to pick up a brick from the ground and throw it at someone else? No problem. You want to dismantle the gun and throw the magazine aside so that others can’t use it even if they pick it up? No problem. "

"Compared to the original VR version, the new PlayerUnknown’s Battleground would take a big step towards the "real" element, which was the biggest advantage of the matrix gaming pod as a new device. "

"Of course, in order to simplify the rules and operations of the game, not all the content was suitable to be "real", and the designers had to take care of this. "

"For these designers, the matrix gaming pod was the opening of the future. Now that it was selling so well all over the world, it was definitely possible to make a game specifically for the next generation of VR. "

"Moreover, even if they didn’t care about the money, these designers would be happy to make a next generation VR game because it represented the latest gaming trend! "

Wasn’t the reason why video game designers worked so hard to make better games so that they could catch up and even lead the new wave of games?

"The appearance of the new gaming pod also affected Chen Mo’s plans for the Oasis. Luckily, the Oasis plan was scheduled to be released in November, which gave the designers plenty of time to make changes. After VR technology entered the next generation, the Oasis Project would inevitably be given new meaning. "

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"The second week after the release of the matrix gaming pod, oasis was updated to the players ‘VR gaming pods at the same time. "

"Although many players thought that it was just a new bottle of old wine, after taking a sip, they realized that it was really fragrant! "

"Under the framework of the next generation of VR technology, everything in oasis became more real, and the players ‘freedom also increased exponentially. "

"However, many players who were obsessed with reading noticed that there was a line in the update Nuan Nuan received an epic-level enhancement. "

The players who didn’t read the details of the update naturally didn’t care about this. The players who read the details were also dumbfounded. What was an epic enhancement?

"Most people did not take this to heart. After the update of oasis, they immediately ran to their mansions to play with their dogs. After all, they had been addicted to the new game cabin and had neglected the dog for a long time. "

"However, there was also a group of players who harbored bold thoughts and tried to do something bold to Nuannuan. "

"Yes, they had succeeded, but the consequences were severe. "

"A player touched Nuannuan’s thigh, but Nuannuan immediately locked him in place and began a combo. "

[Pile driver + brain slam + meteor fall + burning Warhammer + War Stomp …]

"Well … The scene was out of control, and even the loyal dog only dared to show half of its head and watch carefully, not even daring to bark. "

"After the combo, Nuannuan clapped her hands and returned to her book as if nothing had happened. "

"Only the players were left lying on the ground, their minds blank. "

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Chapter 987: A cup of 1982 Lafite

"Chen Mo looked at the virtual screen on his bracelet. He was still a long way from unlocking [intermediate artificial intelligence], and it would take at least half a year to collect all ten million emotions. "

"Therefore, he didn’t need to consider this technology point for the time being. He might as well look at another technology point, which was the storage capacity expansion in [hardware technology]. "

This technology point could increase the storage capacity and reading speed of all smart devices by 10 times. The price was 300 lottery chances.

"Of course, this technology point was very important. In terms of storage capacity, no one would complain about their own PC or mobile phone having a large storage capacity. Moreover, the tenfold increase in reading speed was already heaven-defying. The loading bar, which originally took 10 seconds to read, could now be read in one second. Even the loading process could be hidden. This was a huge leap in the gaming experience for players. "

"Therefore, the technology points were very cost-effective, especially for the Oasis plan. In addition, it was also a very important technological point for the matrix glasses. "

"However, he did not have enough lottery chances, so he had to wait. "

"After the Oasis was updated in the matrix game cabin, many players were addicted to luxury houses and could not extricate themselves. Many people suggested that they could add more enjoyable content to the luxury houses. "

"For example, 1982 Lafite, Cuba cigars, delicacies from all over the world, and more girls. "

"Many people were extremely dissatisfied with Nuan Nuan’s "epic-level enhancement". Was it okay to have a cute little girl like her at home? He would be beaten up just by touching his thigh. He simply couldn’t live like this! "

Chen Mo chuckled. Don’t I know what you guys are thinking?

"The matrix gaming pod was still a new thing, and playing on the edge was equivalent to playing with fire. It would be troublesome if things went wrong. Therefore, he had to be more cautious now and try to highlight the positive and positive content of the next generation of VR to achieve better development. "

"However, he could consider adding food, wine, and some sensory enjoyment into the future development plan. In reality, a bottle of 1982 Lafite would cost at least 100000 Yuan. However, in the game, salent was so kind that he reduced the price by 0.1% and only sold it for 1000 Yuan. "

"We have other wines as well. If you want to buy a bottle of blue beer, it’ll only cost 10 cents, and it’s all converted according to the market price. "

"Luxury goods were luxury goods. The so-called luxury goods were the prices that had to play the role of screening consumers. Not everyone could buy them at will. Otherwise, if the 1982 Lafite and blue beer were almost free at the same price, wouldn’t the awesomeness of the wine be completely lost? "

"Besides, the feeling of satiating one’s hunger in the virtual world was no different from the real world. The players had already profited from the feeling, and you couldn’t be too serious about the nutritional value of this thing, right? Who would drink 1982 Lafite for its nutritional value? "

"In addition to cigarettes, wine, and food, other activities such as massage and sunbathing could also be considered. However, any activities that touched the edge, including those prohibited by law, would definitely not be taken. The virtual world wasn’t a place out of the law. Once some rich people experienced the feeling of being on cloud nine in the virtual world, they would also ponder about this matter in reality. That would be troublesome. "

"Therefore, similar experiences in the virtual world were similar to those in the real world. There were only legal experiences, but the prices were much lower, all at a 0.1% discount. "

It was conceivable that this would also become an important selling point of the matrix gaming pod. The players were one step closer to escaping from reality.

"As for whether this thing would impact the related industries in the real world … The result was almost certain. Many people could enjoy expensive food in the virtual world, so the number of times they would spend a lot of money to eat in reality would definitely decrease. However, in the short term, this impact should be minimal and almost negligible. After all, there weren’t many matrix gaming pods being manufactured now, and most of the people who could afford them were rich people. "

"As for how to collect these feelings, it was actually to let many people taste the food, and then use a special consciousness collection device to collect their feelings when eating the food. After integrating the feelings of many people, he would make the best plan. When other players ate the corresponding food in the virtual world, the matrix gaming pod would directly transmit this consciousness signal into the player’s brain. "

"There were certain differences in the perception of people. Some people had a strong ability to taste food, while others had a weak ability to taste food. Therefore, when collecting information, they would specifically choose these people with strong perception. This way, many players with poor taste buds would feel that the food in the virtual world might be more delicious than it was in the real world. "

"It was the same for cigarettes, wine, and other sensory enjoyment. When the content was gradually enriched and perfected, it would be equivalent to rebuilding a huge derivative industry in the virtual world. It could be said to be a small capital with great profits. "

……

"While Chen Zhao was still thinking about his future plans, someone knocked on the door. "

"Please come in."

"His assistant Lin Xiao pushed the door open and said to Chen Mo, "Manager, global technology contacted us and said they want to cooperate with us to develop a new next generation VR project."

"Chen Mo was stunned, "global technology?" The developer of earth OL?"

"Lin Xiao nodded."Yes. They hope to use the matrix gaming pod to release the New Earth OL. At the same time, they will pay us 30% of the net profit as platform and channel fees."

"Chen Mo was amused, " 30%?" Are you trying to send a beggar away?"

"Lin Xiao said, "the other party’s reason is that Thunderbolt gaming platform only takes 30% at most when working with independent game designers in China." Moreover, the other party thinks that the popularity of earth OL around the world will play a very good role in promoting the matrix game cabin …"

"Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, "we’re only taking 30% from our local designers to help our country’s independent game development. That’s a good price for our own people. I’ve been losing money all this time." Didn’t global technology know how much of an improvement a game like Earth OL would get if it was moved to the matrix gaming pod? They’re treating us like fools, do they really think we’re that easy to talk to?"

"Then … Should we ask them to increase their share? Increase it to 50%?" Lin Xiao asked. "

"Chen Mo waved his hand, "no, tell them we’re not interested."

"Alright, " Lin Xiao nodded. What if they continue to increase the share of the profits?"

"Oh?" Chen Zhao was amused."If they’re willing to give us 90% of the net profit, then we’ll consider it."

"Lin Xiao also smiled."Okay, manager. I understand."

"Obviously, how could global technology split 90% of the net profit? wasn’t this a joke? Chen Mo’s attitude was very clear, he didn’t want Earth Online to log into the matrix gaming station. "

"As the most famous VR game from global technology, earth OL had a long history and was still being updated. Of course, after so many years, the game was somewhat outdated, and global technology had more new ideas. "

"After the matrix gaming pod went on sale, many foreign game manufacturers were a little flustered because they couldn’t make it. "

"Global technology was aware of how amazing the matrix gaming pod was for virtual reality games, which was why they wanted to work with Chen Mo to continue Earth Online’s glory in the next generation of VR games. "

"But obviously, Chen Mo’s attitude was "I want all of them." He didn’t care about Earth Online, he had better options. "

Chapter 988: Grand Theft Auto

"Chen Mo had played Earth Online before, and he was quite critical of the game. "

"Of course, one couldn’t deny that the game was a masterpiece of VR games in the parallel world, but the problem was that its design concept was indeed a little outdated. It was mainly to emphasize realism and severely weaken the game. "

"For Chen Mo, if he had something as awesome as the matrix gaming pod, all he could do was make Detroit That was far from enough. "

"Although the matrix game cabin was the next generation of VR equipment and had revolutionary changes compared to the original game cabin, it still had two more serious problems. "

"One reason was that it was expensive, and the other was that there were too few games. "

"Although the remakes of many classic VR games could quickly enrich the game library of the matrix gaming pod, after all, these games had been played before, and it was not enough to encourage many players to spend a lot of money to buy the matrix gaming pod. Moreover, many players were still in a wait-and-see state. After all, 300000 Yuan was not something that the average blue-collar worker could easily come up with. "

Chen Mo needed an absolutely godly piece of work to protect the gaming pod.

"Detroit changing people was a good movie game, but it was still far from those full-score masterpieces. In terms of ratings, it should have a rating of about 8 to 8.5, with some shortcomings. "

"Chen Mo needed a revolutionary perfect score game to highlight the significance of the matrix gaming pod, and the game was Grand Theft Auto, GTA. "

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"The full English name of GTA was Grand Theft Auto, which was literally "serious crime of car theft." In fact, this word was a common word for the police in Lighthouse, and it was also used in many rap songs, so it was widely circulated. In the early days of GTA, the game was mainly about stealing cars and running away, so it was named after that. However, as the game system and game methods of GTA grew larger and larger, the name was still used. "

"As for the Chinese translation, it was more awkward because this English name had no meaning if translated directly. It was somewhat inexplicable to be called "car-stealing criminal" or "car-stealing felony", and it was not loud at all. In contrast, Grand Theft Auto was not as good as it sounded, but it was relatively easy for players to remember and praise it. Chinese players generally didn’t like the main characters to be pure villains, so the name also diluted or beautified the criminal elements of the game. "

"The key word for "virtual reality" was "reality, " which meant that the more realistic it was, the more valuable it was. Detroit changing people was also a realistic game, but the problem was that its storyline was relatively monotonous. Players could only experience the plot branches over and over again, but they couldn’t get enough long-term fun from the game. "

What else could better reflect the meaning of virtual reality than building a new real world?

"In fact, this was the initial consideration of the design of earth OL. It was to build a highly realistic real world in the virtual world. But the question was, what should the players do in the real world? You have to find some fun for them. "

"Earth OL’s approach was relatively conservative, but it still won the love of many players. "

"Grand Theft Auto’s answer was, "Let the players do everything they can and can not do in real life! "

"Grand Theft Auto was a classic game that couldn’t be ignored in the history of gaming. It was the representative work of sandbox games, and there was no need to elaborate on how awesome Grand Theft Auto was. More importantly, it could provide players with a long lasting and rich gaming experience. Whether it was racing, shooting, robbery, or a variety of mini-games, they would all make a qualitative leap under the performance of the next generation of VR, giving players a good reason to buy the matrix gaming cabin. "

"As for the obstacles, they naturally existed. "

"Grand Theft Auto was indeed a game that focused on blood, violence, and crime. With the effects of the next generation of VR, the impact would definitely be further magnified. "

"Of course, for the players, the bloodier and more violent the game was, the better it would be. They could experience what they couldn’t in real life in the game. That was the meaning of the game. But in this way, Grand Theft Auto was facing a lot of pressure to pass the vetting process. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, there were calls for violent games to be restricted in the lighthouse nation, and Grand Theft Auto was the first to be called. It could be seen that people who held this view were the same, regardless of whether they were Chinese or foreign. "

"Although the game Committee was backing the matrix game cabin, there were still some rules that couldn’t be touched. For example, players could taste delicious food and fine wine in the matrix game cabin, but they definitely couldn’t try poison or the meat of protected animals. In particular, poison was a great threat to society. If the players experienced it once in the game and brought their curiosity into the real world, it would be very troublesome. "

"As for stealing cars, robbery, killing passers-by, assaulting police, and so on, if it happened in China, it would be absolutely impossible. But if it happened abroad, it could highlight the abyss of suffering in Lighthouse Country, and the standards of passing the trial would not be so strict. Grand Theft Auto’s video from Chen Mo’s previous life was still on all the video websites, which meant that the content wasn’t going to cause any serious harm to society. "

"Considering Chen Mo’s current position in the game industry, the huge profits from the matrix gaming hub, and the intelligence-reducing Halo in his hands, Grand Theft Auto had no problem passing the review. "

"Of course, even if they passed the review, they would still be rated 18+, so minors definitely couldn’t play. "

"Even with the intelligence-reducing Halo, Chen Mo still had to consider avoiding some unnecessary risks for Grand Theft Auto. "

"For example, the artificial intelligence of NPCs. "

"Chen Mo had considered developing Grand Theft Auto after the upgrade of intermediate artificial intelligence, as it would be like building a real city. But on second thought, this was very inappropriate. "

"If all the passers-by in Grand Theft Auto had the thoughts of humans, with high-precision modeling and real physics, wouldn’t they be no different from real humans? They would panic when a gun was pointed at them, and they would be seriously agitated when they saw the protagonist kill someone. All kinds of criminal news would spread and cause a very bad impact on the residents of Los Santos … "

"It would be complicated if this thing was expanded. In short, after obtaining the same intelligence as humans, these passersby might really do something, and everything might be in chaos. "

"Moreover, the players would feel that these passersby were real humans, which would severely affect Grand Theft Auto’s gaming experience. "

"What the players wanted was ‘crime without any psychological burden’, not ‘real crime’. Most people were law-abiding citizens. The passers-by in the game were too similar to real humans, which would cause a heavy psychological burden on them. "

"Therefore, it was good for passers-by to maintain such a low IQ level. "

Chapter 989: Details of development

The other point was the special treatment of certain feelings.

"To be more precise, it was poison. "

"Because the matrix gaming pod used the brain and nerve connection method, the players would obtain a very complex sensory experience. Many plots in Grand Theft Auto were related to drugs. For example, Franklin, Lamar, and Lao Chui had once dealt with drug dealers, and Mike and his prodigal son had been drugged when they went out. "

"At that time, the players would definitely be very curious and take the bag of poison to lick it themselves. After all, there were no restrictions on the actions in the game. "

"In this case, special treatment was needed. "

"If the players licked it outside of the game’s plot, they would taste a very bitter and bitter taste; If it happened in the game plot (the plot where Mike was tricked by his son), the player would only experience visual and auditory hallucinations, and there would be no additional stimulation to the brain. "

"In reality, poison was something that should never be touched. As long as one touched it, it was equivalent to destroying one’s entire life, and it was even more serious than death. The next generation of VR and Grand Theft Auto were supposed to create a more free and beautiful virtual world for the players, and Chen Mo couldn’t accept any accidents that might happen. "

"There were also some sexual content, such as the strip club in Grand Theft Auto, driving to find chickens, and so on. The players were strictly restricted from doing anything out of the ordinary, and the players certainly couldn’t see inappropriate scenes or hear inappropriate sounds. "

"After all, this game wasn’t a little butter. If he really caused some trouble and caused the entire game to be banned, that would be too unjust. Pushing the boundaries and focusing on the bottom three lanes was something that only third-rate domestic video game companies would do. If Chen Mo did something like that, he would be looked down upon by the entire world. "

"As for the difficulty of developing GTA 5, it wasn’t that difficult for Chen Mo. It was more difficult than the previous VR games, but after such a long time of accumulation, it could definitely be made. It was just a matter of how long it would take to develop. "

"Chen Mo had a story from his previous life, "GTA5 cost 268 million USD to gather two thousand excellent game designers from all over the world. The game was delayed for over a year, and it took five years to develop. They used the traffic data of Los Angeles in the real world as a statistical model, and the in-car perspective mode of every car, twenty years of technology, just to make it more fun. May I ask where the girls got the confidence to think they’re better than the game?"

"Of course, the 268 million dollars included advertising costs. If it was only the development costs of the game, it would be about 140 million dollars. This also showed how difficult it was to develop GTA5. In terms of investment alone, it was a rare large-scale production in the history of gaming. If it failed, R-star might face bankruptcy. However, the sales of the game were unprecedented. Some people even joked that if GTA 5 continued to sell like this, GTA 6 might not be released anymore because the sales were too scary. "

"Money wasn’t Chen Mo’s biggest problem right now. Even if he wanted to upgrade it to the next generation of VR games, Thunderbolt entertainment could still afford to spend six or seven times more money. It wasn’t difficult to develop Grand Theft Auto in terms of technical and art resources, since he had already accumulated experience from games such as mysterious Sea area and escape. Besides, he had a lot of art materials in the art resource library, and many of them could be used directly. "

The most troublesome part was the details that were everywhere in Grand Theft Auto.

"The most direct point was that Los Santos gave people the feeling that it was a city where people lived in reality, not a virtual game world. The key to all this was the in-depth study of reality and the high degree of replication, while at the same time, a lot of data was adjusted according to the characteristics of the game. "

"The city center, the suburbs, the countryside, and the wilderness-Grand Theft Auto’s map was huge enough, but there was no unnecessary place. Every corner of this huge map had its own unique features. Some had hidden little tricks, while others had special Easter eggs. Grand Theft Auto was like a treasure vault. As long as the players drove around, they would always find some surprises. "

"In terms of game material, Grand Theft Auto’s music was composed of an original album and 240 licensed songs, which made many domestic players puke when they heard it on the radio. The map was based on the Classic City of Los Angeles, such as Hollywood, joint savings, Beverly Hills, and other classic buildings. "

"The production team and construction experts went on a public trip and spent a good night in Los Angeles. A total of 250000 photos and many hours of videos were taken, and a large amount of material was collected. The developers even came into contact with the FBI, gangsters, and special industries through special channels. It could be said that public funds were used to the extreme. "

"Of course, Chen Mo didn’t have to go through so much trouble to make the next generation VR version of Grand Theft Auto. He had enough memory playback potions and speed regulators to keep up with the details of Grand Theft Auto, but there were some things he could save on and some that he couldn ‘t. "

"For example, the music in the car radio station in the game needed to be investigated in Lighthouse Country and bought the copyright. The various guns, cars, ships, planes, and so on in the game had to be made into very realistic models, and they had to be real from the inside out. For example, some manual cars had to have the steering wheel, lights, gears, handbrake, and other structures made, and they had to be exactly the same as in reality. "

"If the player didn’t have a driver’s license in real life, they could learn it in the game. After all, driving in real life was much easier than in the game, and the control of the steering wheel was much better than the joystick or keyboard. "

"As for planes, they couldn’t be strictly designed according to real life. The most common pilot license cost 100000 school fees and six to eight months of basic training. Most players had never flown a plane in real life. If they were to strictly follow the design of real planes in the game, the players would not be able to fly. They would just crash and be done. "

"Therefore, the plane in Grand Theft Auto was controlled according to the game’s style. The player only needed to control the control stick, the steering pedal, and a few special buttons to make the plane take off and land. Other vehicles, such as helicopters and ships, were also built in this way, so that the players could learn how to control these special vehicles through simple lessons. "

"Fortunately, the content wasn’t too complicated and could be assigned to other designers. Chen Mo’s first goal was to build the framework of Los Santos and create the entire game world. He would then collect the actions and sounds, and finally string the story together. "

Chapter 990: The matrix shopping center

Chen Mo worked hard for five days and finally finished the design concept for Grand Theft Auto.

"For the review, Chen Mo had prepared a lot of anti-intelligence halos and an excuse to "expose the truth of the evil capitalism of the lighthouse nation" to fool, no, convince the game committee leader in charge of the review."

"Of course, an upright man was not afraid of a crooked shadow. Grand Theft Auto was a work full of irony and disclosure. It was like an essay pointing at the inner nature of the ugly capitalism. If such a good work that reflected the superiority of the system was not reviewed, would there be any justice?"

"At the same time, the remakes of Dark Souls, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, Assassin’s Creed, and other VR games were also in development, but Chen Mo didn’t have to worry about that. The key to making a remake was to be as realistic as possible. As long as the gameplay was replicated and the graphics and immersion were improved, the game would be suitable for the next generation of VR games."

"Chen Mo gave the design concept to Qian Kun and asked him to organize the research. If there was a special need, they could even send some people to Los Angeles however, considering how detailed Chen Zhao’s design concept was, this trip would probably be a public trip."

"However, it didn’t matter. It was within the development budget anyway."

Qian Kun looked through the design concept from the beginning to the end and only had one question.

"Isn’t this a little too big? And it’s in three main characters mode. If the players switch the main characters, wouldn’t it mean that the loading screen will be filled to death?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "don’t worry, maybe by the time the game is made, the storage technology and data reading speed of the gaming pod will have greatly improved."

"Qian Kun’s face darkened,’this thing can be improved just like that? What if the game doesn’t improve after it’s made?"

"If it’s not upgrading…Then we’ll wait until it’s up before selling it, " Chen Mo said."

Qian Kun was speechless.

……

……

"The popularity of "Detroit change" had yet to fade, and the sales of the matrix gaming cabin were also rising."

"Up until now, the situation of the Matrix’s lack of gaming pods had not completely improved. Some people predicted that this situation might even last for about half a year. In response to this "prediction, " Zhou Jiangping said, "No, no, don’t talk nonsense!"

"However, Lehui didn’t have a clear statement on when the matrix game cabin would be available. After all, the overtime they had been working during this period had made the employees of Lehui doubt their lives. How many people were waiting to buy the matrix game cabin? Does your family own a bank?"

"However, working overtime was one thing. This was also considered a happy overtime. Due to the sensation caused by the matrix gaming pod around the world, le Hui’s value had risen again and again. It was already a first-class technology manufacturer in the country, and now it was moving towards becoming a world-class giant company."

"The emergence of the matrix game cabin could be said to be rapidly changing the territory of technology manufacturers around the world. The upstream and downstream industries related to the matrix game cabin had strong performances, but le Hui’s performance was the most eye-catching among them."

"A lot of people were asking, what about Thunderbolt entertainment? Didn’t Thunderbolt entertainment make a huge profit?"

The problem was that Thunderbolt entertainment wasn’t even listed!

He said that the rise and fall of the stock and the increase in valuation had nothing to do with him.

"Everyone knew that Thunderbolt entertainment was the most advanced company in the entire matrix gaming hub industry, but no one knew how much money Chen Mo had made. Chen Zhao didn’t even need to announce financial reports. Even the shareholders didn’t announce anything. He just needed to know what he was doing."

"As for why it wasn’t going public, it had actually been discussed many years ago. As Thunderbolt entertainment gradually grew to become a world-renowned game manufacturer, the outside world’s debate over when it would be released never stopped."

"However, everyone realized that Chen Mo had never even considered this option."

Why?

"In fact, for most companies, the only benefit of going public was to make money. For example, le Hui went public many years ago mainly to solve its own capital chain problem."

"But logically speaking, Thunderbolt entertainment didn’t lack money at all."

"The company was doing well, every game was selling well, and he had a money tree like Thunderbolt gaming platform in his hands. He had a good reputation in the industry and could do anything he wanted in the country. With the game Committee behind him, how could he be on the market?"

"What’s more, once it was listed, it would face a lot of other problems, such as losing a portion of its freedom, the possibility of being maliciously acquired by others, and so on. Of course, with Thunderbolt Entertainment’s current size, it would be unrealistic for others to maliciously acquire it. But no matter what, Chen Zhao couldn’t be bothered with this."

"While the matrix gaming pod was selling like hotcakes around the world, it also welcomed its first update since its release."

"The players who had been waiting for the various VR remake editions did not get to see one, because the content of the update was still mainly oasis."

"Many players were disappointed at first, but when they saw the content of the update … F * ck, this update was much more powerful than stir-frying cold rice!"

……

"Previously, the matrix gaming pod had already updated the relevant content of "oasis", mainly to "oasis Guardian, "WWE Champion, "close-combat Master, " and "superhuman girl" Nuan Nuan. It had carried out a 360-degree spiral enhancement in all directions without any dead angles. So far, no one with ill intentions had been able to escape Nuan Nuan’s combo in a mansion."

"So what if you have a black belt in karate, a master of fighting, and a wrestling master in real life? Nuan Nuan will still give you a clear explanation."

Many people started to make all kinds of jokes about this. Many people even speculated about what would happen if Nuannuan were to pass the fire on.

He felt that even King Gwyn wouldn’t be able to handle this!

"Although their bold idea did not succeed, many people expressed that they had never felt so safe before. As long as Nuannuan was at home, even if an Army came, she would be able to beat them up, let alone robbers."

"This time, there was a new section in the update It was the Matrix Mall."

"After this update, all players could call a taxi to the matrix shopping center, and it was only a five-minute drive. According to the update description, the matrix shopping center was a large integrated shopping mall with all kinds of food and shops. It integrated shopping, leisure, entertainment, and food."

"Moreover, in the matrix shopping center, players would randomly meet other players and at the same time, they were allowed to invite friends to shop with them. There was no upper limit. This was good news for many players because the seaside mansion had only invited five friends at most before. However, in this huge shopping center, it was not difficult to hold a large-scale gathering."

Chapter 991: Virtual food

"Xue Lin lay down in the matrix gaming cabin. A moment later, she opened her eyes and woke up in the matrix gaming cabin. "

"The restraints on her body were removed, the cabin door opened, and Xue Lin came out. "

"He looked at his body and the surrounding environment. Yes, this was indeed a seaside mansion. "

"Ever since the system update, the virtual world of the matrix game cabin would wake up in an identical matrix game cabin in the seaside mansion. This gave Lin Xue an illusion. She often felt a little dazed, wondering if she was in the real world or the virtual world. "

"At this time, he had to look at the surrounding scene and distinguish the materials in the game from the materials in real life to be sure. "

"This time, Xue Lin went online to see the updated ‘matrix shopping center’. She heard that you could eat a lot of delicious food for a very small amount of money there. You could also buy many items that you couldn’t buy in the seaside mansion. "

"Actually, spending money wasn’t the most important thing. The most important thing was that he wouldn’t get fat even if he ate as much as he could in the game cabin! "

"In fact, for most of the players who could afford the matrix gaming cabin, "eating" was no longer a simple physiological need. It was not for any nutritional value at all, but for a kind of sensory enjoyment. They would only eat because it was delicious. "

"However, delicious food often made people fat. "

"There were pizzas, fried chicken, Coke, crayfish, ice cream, desserts, high-end hot pot, high-end barbecue, roast duck, traditional Chinese dishes, and so on that he often ate in his daily life. Almost none of them were low in calories. "

"Most delicious things were inseparable from fat, oil, salt, and sugar, and these things were the main culprits of gaining weight. "

"If one wanted to eat healthily, then they would have to eat chicken breast, vegetable salad, fruit, whole wheat bread … Eating too much would make one feel like they were cattle and sheep. Vegetable salad was like bundles of hay in the mouth, and chicken breast was like grass roots and tree bark, making people have the ultimate question of "why do I have to torture myself like this?"

"This was a contradiction for most people. The biggest problem with good food was not that it was too expensive, but that the consequences of getting fat were too serious, and losing weight was no different from torture. "

"As for Lin Xue, the reason why she looked forward so much to the food in the matrix gaming cabin was not because it was cheap, but because she would not get fat no matter how much she ate! "

"He could now eat all the high-calorie food that he usually didn’t dare to eat. Anyway, he was just deceiving his brain. It was just like eating in a dream. He wouldn’t get fat when he woke up, and he wouldn’t feel any guilt. "

"I’ll have three bottles of Coke for you, cold ones! "

"Fat otaku’s happy wings, two buckets first, just fried! "

"What eight major cuisines, what giant cake, what Japanese, Korean, and Western food, bring me everything that can be served. Anyway, it won’t really enter my stomach, everyone has a big appetite. "

Xue Lin only thought about it for a moment and she started drooling.

"Of course, she didn’t know how different the taste of the food in the game was from the food in real life. However, as long as the food in the game was 70% as delicious as the food in real life, it would be worth it. After all, the price was so cheap, and he could eat it without any burden. "

"Before Lin Xue left, she even asked Nuan Nuan if she wanted to go out with her. Nuan Nuan said that she had something on and declined. "

"Lin Xue knew that this was probably one of the system’s settings. For the time being, it did not allow Nuan Nuan to follow the players to the matrix shopping center. After all, there were a large number of players there. It would be very strange if each of them brought one Nuan Nuan with them. Furthermore, Nuannuan’s combat power was different from before. She was a weapon of mass destruction, and it was not appropriate for her to appear in a crowded place. "

"Xue Lin went out and called a taxi. Then, the taxi automatically drove her to the matrix shopping center. "

It was a pity that oasis did not allow players to purchase and drive cars.

"A few minutes later, Xue Lin arrived. "

"In the car, Xue Lin could already see the full view of the matrix shopping center. "

"To Lin Xue’s surprise, the shopping center wasn’t that high-profile. In the virtual world, Chen Mo could’ve made the shopping center into a skyscraper or an unscientific building floating in the air. However, the shopping center still retained a lot of real-life elements, only adding a lot of technology to the design. "

"The matrix shopping center was an irregular cube with many irregular lines on the outside. It gave off a sense of both design and technology. There were some huge screens on the outer wall of the building, displaying all kinds of huge advertisements, such as clothing, food, cosmetics, and so on, but they were all displayed in virtual images. For example, the screen that Xue Lin was facing was a blonde girl with beautiful red lips. Next to her was a lipstick color that straight men would never be able to guess. "

"There was also a rather large square in the surroundings. There were many other shops around the square, and there was also a fountain and other scenery. Many players strolled around the square in groups of three to five. They had probably just eaten a lot in the shopping center, so they were out of habit to take a walk to digest their food, although they didn’t feel full. "

"For the first trial version, it was normal for the building of the matrix shopping center to be more conservative. Buildings that were too out of touch with reality might weaken the players ‘sense of reality. Moreover, the virtual world was different from the real world. If he felt that this shopping center was not suitable in the future, he could just build a new one. It was not like the real world where he had to tear down the building and rebuild it. That would be extremely troublesome. "

"The moment Xue Lin walked into the matrix shopping center, she had an illusion that she had come to a real large shopping mall! "

"In terms of land area, the matrix shopping center was larger than most of the large shopping malls in the first and second-tier cities in China, but it was not comparable to some world-class shopping malls, such as the Dubai Shopping center, which was 550000 square meters. "

"However, it was obvious that the space had been taken into consideration. Due to the limited products in the virtual world, it might be a waste to build such a large space, or it might cause many shops to overlap. Therefore, it was built a little smaller. However, even so, there were still many players here, and it was very lively. "

"The number of people in the entire matrix shopping center was strictly controlled within a certain range, so it was neither crowded nor deserted. "

Xue Lin first looked at the area of the mall at the entrance.

"Basically, it was similar to most shopping centers. There were all kinds of clothing, food, cinemas, shops, and so on. However, there were some special shops that did not have them. Anything that was not useful in the virtual world or not of much use was not sold here. "

Chapter 992: dazzling array of treasures

Xue Lin walked around the shopping center and was dazzled by the view.

"The first floor of the mall had all kinds of jewelry, accessories, and luxury goods. These were all things that could be worn directly after purchase, and were considered a type of appearance. "

"There was a technology section in the mall that sold some technological products, such as Lehui mobile phones, array glasses, array game pods, and so on. Although there were many players here, most of them had the mentality of looking at something new. After achieving the achievement of "touching the matrix game cabin in the matrix game cabin, " they would be scared and would not really pay for it. "

"Of course, the technology section wasn’t meant for gamers to pay for it. It was mainly to advertise their own technology products and increase sales. "

"As for clothing, there were even more. After this period of development, the warm wardrobes had developed into a rather well-known clothing brand. Considering that the styles of other clothing brands could not be copied randomly, most of the clothes in the matrix shopping center were from the warm wardrobes. Fortunately, there were many clothes in the warm wardrobes that had only designs and had not been sold yet, which could be used to fill the clothing store. "

"The players could try on the clothes in the fitting room directly, just like in the physical store. In addition, all male and female players ‘undergarments couldn’t be taken off, so the matrix shopping center didn’t sell undergarments. If you wanted to change your undergarments, you could go back to the seaside mansion and order them online. "

"In fact, the game also allowed instant change of equipment, and players could freely choose the way to change their equipment according to their own preferences. "

"Other than that, there was also a wide variety of products, such as furniture, home decorations, and even aquarium boxes and potted plants. "

"These items would not appear in normal shopping malls, but the matrix shopping center was different. "

"On one hand, the matrix shopping center did not charge rent by size, so it was very spacious. On the other hand, if he didn’t put these things, there was nothing else he could put … "

"As they had not cooperated with any clothing brands, there were not many clothing stores in the matrix shopping center. They only sold clothes from the wardrobes. In fact, it was a little repetitive. Players could try it on directly in the seaside mansion, so was it necessary to go to the Matrix shopping center to buy clothes … "

"However, if not, the shopping center would look a little empty. "

"It was the same for furniture and decorations. There were many special furniture and decorations in the matrix shopping center. These decorations came from all kinds of sources. They might have been redesigned, changed the color of certain items, or slightly changed models. They might have been taken directly from some games. After all, the Resource Library was there to satisfy the players ‘collection desire. "

"For example, there were many treasures and works of art in "mysterious seas." They were all very suitable to be placed on the bookshelves to show off and add a bit of cultural heritage to his room. "

The other plants such as potted plants and aquarium boxes could also be considered as decorations.

"Xue Lin had come for the food, but she subconsciously started to shop after she entered. She wouldn’t feel tired no matter how much she shopped in the virtual world, and time passed without her knowing. "

"After walking around for more than an hour, Xue Lin finally walked towards the food area reluctantly. "

"However, he was dumbfounded the moment he arrived at the food area. This place was too big! "

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the entire food area occupied a small portion of the entire matrix shopping center. It was full of food …

"Moreover, all the shops in the food area had a unique decoration style, giving people the feeling that all the famous food shops in the country, no, the world, had opened branches here. "

"In the domestic food area, there were many famous dishes on the list, such as butter and honey, tender bean curd, noodles with underpants, pancakes, spring rolls, rice fish, fish head bread, roujiamo, rice cake, plaster tofu, and roasted whole sheep. All these signature dishes were on sale. "

"As for traditional cuisines, there were even more. There were eight major cuisines, including Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, min cuisine, Hunan cuisine, and Hui cuisine. Each of them had a very large restaurant with different decoration styles and was full of regional characteristics. "

"There were some famous dishes on display in front of the store, such as ‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’,’Dongpo Pork’,’squirrel mandarin fish’,’West Lake vinegar fish’,’beggar’s chicken’… And they were not accompanied by pictures, but ready-made samples. As soon as she got close to the door, she could smell the fragrance, and Xue Lin almost couldn’t walk. "

"After all, in the virtual world, these dishes wouldn’t turn cold or go bad. As samples, it didn’t matter even if they were placed outside until the end of time. "

"The foreign food areas were just as rich and colorful, such as foie gras France, ham from Spain, cheese hot pot from Switzerland, pizza from Italy, fried steak from Vienna from Austria, barbecue from Argentina, raw fish from Japan, Tom Yum winterdraw soup from Thailand … "

"Food from all over the world seemed to have opened branches in the shopping center, and the waiters inside all had the same local faces and spoke the local language (subtitles would automatically appear in the player’s vision). When the players entered these shops to eat, they had the illusion that they had traveled through time. "

"Of course, there were also other delicacies, such as ice cream, desserts, various cakes, chocolate, fast food … These delicacies were scattered around the big restaurants, and it could be said that every two or three steps, there would be tempting food. "

"Xue Lin was prepared to have a big meal, but after walking around for two rounds, she suddenly realized that she had difficulty making a choice. "

"There’s so much good food here, which one should I eat first? "

"Xue Lin came to the entrance of the fast food restaurant and couldn’t help but complain, "Is there a mistake? It’s fine to eat fast food in the real world, but you still continue to eat fast food here? Haven’t you had enough of the Coca-Cola?"

"When he looked into the fast food restaurant, he saw that there were quite a lot of people inside. They were all eating the largest hamburger, the fried chicken beside them was counted by the bucket, and there was an unlimited refill of Coca-Cola, drinking as much as they wanted. "

"Lin Xue couldn’t help but sigh. Yes, it was indeed different to be able to eat freely … "

"In reality, everyone’s stomach had a limit. If you ate fast food, you couldn’t eat anything better. Therefore, when you went shopping, you usually ate Western food, Chinese food, or hot pot. Very few people went shopping and ate fast food. However, it was different in the virtual world. Since the players ‘stomachs were unlimited, so what if they ate fast food? After eating, they could continue to eat other food. They could eat as much as they wanted. They could even order all the signature dishes of the restaurant. There was no waste at all. "

To begin with … It was just data.

"And in the virtual world, everyone was free. Lin Xue had already seen a few players drinking red wine and champagne at fast food restaurants. After all, there were not so many rules and regulations in the virtual world, and they could do whatever they liked. "

"The price was not a problem. He could not afford a 1982 Lafite, but he could still afford ordinary wine. He could buy as much as he wanted. "

"It was impossible to get drunk in the virtual world. At most, one would be slightly tipsy. Therefore, most players no longer pursued the amount of alcohol they could drink. Instead, they focused on the taste. "

Chapter 993: nameless restaurant

"Xue Lin went around in circles for a long time, but she still couldn’t decide what she wanted to eat. "

"She also observed these shops. Although the food was fragrant and there were many people, she felt that it was still a little different from the feeling in real life. "

"The material of the virtual world was one thing, but another important reason was that the food in these shops was basically brought out directly from the kitchen. It was easy to imagine that these dishes were just some more complicated models. For example, Italy could indeed be picked up with chopsticks and put into the mouth, but there would also be sauce left on the plate. But Lin Xue guessed that the kitchen probably didn’t even have the process of cooking. "

"This Italy was just a set of data that was created out of thin air. Each material had its own parameters, and the texture and taste that it gave the players were also written in the code. Even if the taste of each dish was slightly different, it would definitely only adjust some variables in a very small range. After all, this was a virtual world, and it was impossible to have a real chef replicate the entire cooking process. "

"However, when she thought about how these dishes were just virtual data, Xue Lin still felt a little pity. "

"Perhaps her OCD was acting up, Xue Lin continued to walk deeper into the food area. She walked through all kinds of restaurants, trying to find a restaurant that was special enough. "

"The good thing was that all the waiters in the food area were very quiet. There were no waiters outside the restaurant to greet them. They basically had an attitude of "whoever comes can eat, and I won’t force them if they don’t come". This made Xue Lin feel very comfortable. Thinking about it, it made sense. It was all virtual food anyway, and the waiters were all NPCs. There was no pressure to make profits. "

Xue Lin was still walking forward when she suddenly saw a small restaurant in the corner of the food area. It didn’t even have a sign and she didn’t know what it was called.

"There was a small Blackboard at the entrance of the shop. On it were the words written in elegant handwriting "It’s open at 10 a.m. Every day, and only 100 customers can be served per day."

"Xue Lin’s mind instantly filled with a big drama, and she entered the small restaurant without hesitation. "

"As the saying goes, "the great are hidden in the city" and "the experts are among the people". Chen Mo couldn’t just set up a normal restaurant in the food area to disgust the players after building such a big shopping center. "

Not to mention that this restaurant had a lot of style. It could only serve 100 customers. This was the treatment of a protagonist!

"After Xue Lin saw the layout of the restaurant, she was even more certain of her idea."This restaurant’s food must be delicious! "

This was because the space in this nameless restaurant was very small. There was only a long counter and a dozen tables. The layout was reasonable and did not feel crowded. But the most important point was that all the diners could clearly see the scene in the back kitchen.

"From the looks of it, the young man in the kitchen was the owner and chef of the small restaurant. He had a delicate appearance and slender fingers, which made him look like a weak student. However, he was very good at cooking. His hands were extremely steady, and his movements were extremely smooth, like a machine that was accurate to the millimeter and millisecond. "

"This little brother’s superb cooking skills almost scared Xue Lin, until she saw what he was cooking. "

Hmm … He was spreading pancakes.

"He placed a thin layer of green bean flour paste on top of the baking pan. There was not a single spot that was too thin or too thick. He took two eggs and smashed them on the side. He spread them on the pancake and scraped the egg yolk and egg white evenly, covering the whole pancake with a layer of glistening yellow and golden color. He spread the specially-made sweet flour sauce evenly with a small, delicate brush, then sprinkled chopped green onions of the same size that were cut just right. Finally, he added a thin and crunchy layer. He lifted the four corners of the pancake and folded it square and stylish like a soldier folding a quilt. Then, he placed it on a plate and handed it to the customers in front of the counter who were already envious. "

"The customer waiting in front of the counter hurriedly took it with both hands and said, "Thank you, boss Yuan!"

Lin Xue was shocked. He spent 300000 Yuan on a gaming pod and then came to the shopping center to eat pancakes?

You’re even worse than those happy fat otakus who come in to eat fast food and drink Coke!

"Even so, when the customer passed by Xue Lin with the pancake in his hand, Xue Lin could still smell the tempting aroma of the pancake. The customer found an empty seat and sat down. Then, he carefully picked up the pancake and took a small bite. "

"The expression on his face froze, his hands trembled slightly, his lips began to Twitch, and tears began to well up in his eyes. "

"Xue Lin was shocked. Big brother, do you have to be so dramatic? "

"Are you going to cry? What do you think you are doing? Filming "little master of China"? "

Shouldn’t there be a special background music and a surfing scene?

"Even though she was complaining, Xue Lin still went to the counter and said to the boss who was cooking, "Boss, do you have a menu?"

"The boss was still focused on his work and did not even look up."On the wall, "

Xue Lin was a little confused. She turned around and saw some rules written on the wall.

" 1. A limited number of 100 people per day."

" 2. Wasting food, questioning the store owner’s looks and cooking skills, forever blacklisted."

" 3. You can’t order. You eat whatever I cook."

" 4. No credit allowed. Line up after payment and collect at the counter."

Xue Lin was speechless.

"There were so many rules … He could accept the others, but wasn’t the third point a little too much? "

Can’t order? I’ll eat whatever you cook? The consumers didn’t even have the right to choose their own products?

"And from the looks of it, it only served 100 customers a day, which meant that each person could only eat one dish a day. It was impossible to order a table full of dishes … "

"For example, the guy just now could only get one pancake even if he waited in line … "

"Xue Lin hesitated. Boss Yuan’s next dish was already ready. This time, it was even more outrageous. On such a big plate, there was only one … Salted duck egg. "

"In the end, the customer waiting at the counter once again took it away with a thousand thanks. "

"Xue Lin stared at the customer and thought, "are these all NPCs?" Was he a prop invited by this shop owner? From the looks of it, the AI of the shop owner was quite high. "

"The customer happily took the salted egg and sat down on the seat. He took the chopsticks and carefully knocked open the empty end of the salted egg. Then, he poked the egg with the chopsticks lightly. With a "

"The customer carefully picked out a bit of the egg yolk with his chopsticks. It was actually red. He put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully. He had an intoxicated expression on his face."Gaoyou salted egg, fine and oily, the egg white is soft and tender, the taste is rich and it melts in the mouth … Enjoy, enjoy …"

Xue Lin was speechless.

"Boss, what would I like to eat?" she came to the counter. "

Chapter 994: not enough

"Pay up, " boss Yuan glanced at her. "

"A virtual dialog box appeared in front of Xue Lin, asking her to pay 6.88 yuan. "

"After paying, Xue Lin felt that something was wrong. The price … Was too expensive? "

"The food in the matrix game cabin was 0.1% off from the real price! In other words, this dish of boss Yuan would cost 688 RMB in the real world? "

It’s just one dish and it’s so expensive?

Xue Lin then stood beside the counter and watched boss Yuan cook.

"Boss Yuan calmly took out a Lake Duck that had already been processed, carefully spread seasoning all over its body, and then steamed it thoroughly in a cage, letting the oil of the whole duck flow out. After that, he decanted the soup and duck oil, let them dry for a while, and used a clean dry cloth to absorb the water from the duck. "

"After that, he fried the duck in the pan until it was golden. He took it out at the right time, placed it on the anvil, and cut it into small pieces with a very sharp kitchen knife. However, he did not cut it completely, and still kept the shape of the whole duck. Then, he took out another small plate and filled it with salt and pepper as well as various sauces. "

"Boss Yuan put the duck on the counter, "Your pot-braised duck is ready."

"Xue Lin picked up the pot of roast duck in shock and placed it on an empty table next to her. Then, she went to get the plate and utensils filled with dipping sauce. "

Its appearance was impeccable.

"Xue Lin tried to pick up a small piece of the roast duck with her chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in her mouth. "

"A wonderful taste instantly occupied Xue Lin’s taste buds, so much so that she even forgot to chew. Her entire expression was completely frozen. "

"This kind of duck meat was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The skin was crisp and had a great texture, while the duck meat inside was extremely delicate. It was soft and tender, fresh and fragrant. It didn’t have the dry and chewy texture of many roast ducks. "

The two tastes mixed together with the sauce that had already seeped into the duck meat and the taste of the dipping sauce made Xue Lin feel an unprecedented taste!

"Obviously, the process of cooking the roast duck in the wok was complicated, but each step had its own reason. After steaming the duck thoroughly and removing the duck oil, it could remove the excessive oil in the duck’s body and avoid the greasy taste of many roast ducks. After a series of processes, the roast duck could have the crunchy taste of roast duck and the fresh taste of meat at the same time. It could be said that every piece of meat on the roast duck could give Xue Lin a different taste. "

"I … I think I kind of understand why those people were crying …"

"Xue Lin suppressed the urge to gobble up the food and savored the food piece by piece, hoping that the delectable taste would stay in her mouth for a while longer. "

"If it was any other restaurant, they could just order another one after finishing one. However, this nameless restaurant only served 100 people, and each person could only eat one dish at random. If they ate the roast duck today, they didn’t know when they would be able to eat it again. "

"After finishing the roast duck, Xue Lin still wanted more. "

"Well, not full! "

"In fact, it was normal for salent to not be full. If he was full, the players would not continue to spend. "

"Ahem, the main purpose was to let the players eat to their heart’s content without so many restrictions. "

"The players still needed to get used to this feeling because no matter how much they ate, they would never be full or hungry. This was a severe contradiction to the habits of the players in real life, and they would feel uncomfortable at first. "

"That’s great. Come back tomorrow to eat. "

Xue Lin walked out of the nameless restaurant reluctantly and continued to shop.

"Xue Lin bought a lot of desserts and drinks from some beverage stores along the way, such as champagne, apple wine, Madai tea, tequila, bubble black tea, gintonli wine, etc. She would buy a cup of whatever she liked since it was so cheap. It was basically free. "

"He took the drink and wandered to the cinema in the matrix shopping center, only to find that it was not open yet. "

"Soon, Xue Lin arrived at the entertainment area of the matrix shopping center. "

"Because the matrix shopping center had to reflect the real world experience in all aspects, all the amusement facilities in the entertainment area were basically available in the real world. "

"On the first floor of the entertainment area, Xue Lin saw a very tall mushroom swing and a small roller coaster. On the other side was a man-made River with pirate ships, shooting range, and a very small water park. "

The most amazing thing for Lin Xue was the aquarium tunnel in the middle.

"The huge aquarium was a whole floor high, and there were all kinds of fish in it. The tunnel passed through the center of the aquarium, and there was only a thin layer of glass between the man and the fish. "

"Because the physical properties of a material could be changed at will in the virtual world, it was completely possible to make this thin glass harder than steel and indestructible. People couldn’t even feel the existence of this layer of glass; they could only feel that they were close to the fish. "

"Xue Lin saw sharks, dolphins, and all kinds of strange fish. Many tourists were lost in this tunnel. Every once in a while, they would see new fish and get some surprises. "

"There was also the Huaxia District. The hall was covered with a red carpet, and in the center stood a 10-meter-tall Red Lantern with a large word "Fu" engraved on it. The decorations in this area were also in the traditional Chinese style, giving people the illusion that they had traveled through time. "

Xue Lin spun around for another hour and even took a roller coaster ride. She felt like she was going to be dazed.

"But speaking of roller coasters, Xue Lin couldn’t help but have an idea. Will there be a special amusement park in the future? "

Like a drop machine? Sky-high ring car? Pirate ship? Hurricane flying chair? Roller coaster? A haunted house? A transparent bridge? Glass walkway?

"The matrix shopping center was located as a shopping center. Even if it had some entertainment facilities, it would definitely be relatively small. But what if they made a special amusement park? It shouldn’t be difficult to build facilities like this in an amusement park. "

"But Xue Lin thought about it again. If they wanted to build an amusement park, why did they have to follow the rules of the real world? It’s definitely a game version! "

How could a drop machine be as exciting as a leap of faith?

"The haunted house is much worse than Silent Hill, right? "

"Thinking about it this way, Lin Xue suddenly realized that there were a lot of entertainment items that could be developed in the matrix gaming cabin. The matrix shopping center was only to satisfy the players ‘desire for food. There would definitely be more and more exciting games waiting for the players. "

"However, by that time, these projects might not only give people the feeling of VR games. "

It should be considered … A unique world?

Chapter 995: Concerns in the F & B industry

"To Chen Mo, the update to the matrix shopping center by oasis was just a little trick, but it still caused a huge stir around the world. "

It even caused many food and beverage industry giants to worry and even attack.

"Obviously, the matrix shopping center was a product that "defined the players ‘lifestyle in the virtual world". It represented that humans were one step closer to the "brain in a vat."

"In the most radical science fiction novels, there might be such a fantasy One day in the future, the world’s resources would be exhausted, and most humans would only keep their brains in the nutrition cabin. They would only need to consume a very small amount of nutrition liquid every day to survive. In a huge virtual world, people were doing all kinds of work and continued to contribute to society. They had no idea that they were in an extremely fake world. They thought that the food they ate, the handsome men and beautiful women they had dates with at night, the houses they lived in, and the cars they drove were all real. "

"Perhaps the food and the car were just a bunch of codes and models, and the other half that you would spend the rest of your life with was an artificial intelligence that the system had created according to your preferences. "

"Even when some people woke up by chance and discovered the real world, they would feel that it was a terrible nightmare and would return to the virtual world at all costs. "

"Perhaps one day, communism could really be realized. After all, the virtual world could be said to be "extremely rich in materials." Even if the social classes still existed, it could ensure that the people at the bottom had no worries about food and clothing, and even obtain the vast majority of the enjoyment. The civilians could also obtain the quality of life of the middle and upper class. "

"The "brain in a vat" was a conjecture that seemed both hopeful and frightening. People hoped for a beautiful future, but they also hoped that it was an absolutely real future. "

"And in the parallel world, people had never been as worried about the "brain in a vat" as they were today. This was because such a future seemed to be turning into reality right before everyone’s eyes. "

"Of course, from the current situation, most people thought that the emergence of this technology was good, because the matrix game cabin would not affect the human body in the real world. "

"However, it had a destructive impact on many industries in the real world. "

"Although the wardrobes from before were products that relied on the virtual world, at least they had a physical body in the real world. It was an online store that produced real clothes. Even if the players bought clothes in-game, they still had to buy them in real life. "

"However, the food industry was different. "

"Some international fast food, beverage, and high-end food and beverage brands were seriously worried about the food and beverage system in the matrix game cabin, thinking that it would seriously impact the related industries in the real world. "

"Some people even made conjectures about the future In the future, everyone would order some "nutritious meals" online. The taste of these nutritious meals was definitely not good, but of course, they were not bad either. Their advantages were that they were balanced in nutrition and easy to eat. This kind of fast food that had been condensed to a certain extent would be like a nutritionally balanced compressed biscuit or instant noodles, becoming the staple food of future humans. "

"Humans ‘pursuit of delicious food and their pursuit of nutrition would be completely separated. In reality, people relied on these nutritious meals to survive, and their requirements for taste were basically infinitely close to zero. In the virtual world, people enjoyed the temptation of delicious food to their heart’s content. They didn’t have to worry about getting fat or having unbalanced nutrition because it was just a bunch of code. "

"It was obvious that this conjecture wasn’t complete nonsense, because it had already begun to show signs of it. "

"Although there was no relevant evidence to support it, many players who had bought the matrix game cabin said that their requirements for food in real life were gradually decreasing. This was because if only the taste was considered, the food in the matrix game cabin was even better than the food in real life. The price-performance ratio was completely crushed. "

"In reality, if one wanted to eat a specific dish, they would have to drive there, line up, and then spend a lot of money to buy it. Money was not the main problem. The main problem was the time and energy consumed in the process. "

"Therefore, many fast food, beverage, and high-end catering brands had clearly expressed their dissatisfaction with the matrix gaming cabin. On the internet at home and abroad, there were also endless articles defaming brain in a vat and the matrix shopping center. "

"Some media outlets even claimed that the matrix game cabin was like alcohol and poison. In fact, it was destroying everyone’s lives with a wrong pleasure that violated physiology. It made them feel more and more happy and eventually lose interest in this world. "

"There were a lot of similar drafts, and some international fast food and beverage brands were considering suing Thunderbolt entertainment, demanding that it immediately stop its "infringement of matrix gaming cabin". "

"For example, the factory that produced Coca-Cola was one of them. "

"Obviously, the matrix game cabin didn’t just touch their cheese, it even took away the milk barrels that made the cheese. What if everyone stopped eating fast food and drinking Coca-Cola in the future? what if they ate nutritious meals all day and went to the virtual world to experience the happiness of the Coca-Cola? "

It would be a devastating blow to these large food and beverage enterprises.

"Of course, only some of the big brands with patents had complaints. Any chef could cook some of the world’s famous cuisines, so Chen Mo could just use them. "

"The internal attitudes of these big brands were not unified. Some insisted that the matrix shopping center take off their food/drinks so that consumers could only enjoy them in reality; Some requested that the prices of their food and drinks in the matrix shopping center be raised to the same price as in reality, and they would be paid a high share. "

"For example, the fat otaku Coke’s manufacturer had the latter attitude. They demanded that the price of the fat otaku Coke in the matrix shopping center be increased to three Yuan per bottle, and that they would have to pay 2.5 yuan for each bottle sold as a brand fee. "

"Obviously, these manufacturers were very smart. Even if everyone entered the era of "brain in a jar" in the future, these manufacturers would really be lying down and making money. They wouldn’t even need to produce. "

"However, Thunderbolt entertainment didn’t care about this kind of pressure. "

"Chen Mo had the support of the game Committee. In China, the matrix gaming hub was bound to a large community of interest. Chen Mo didn’t even need to worry about these things, as there would naturally be people who would find ways to take advantage of the loopholes to maintain this large market. "

"Now, it was like Chen Mo and a large group of people were trying to Rob the traditional food and beverage industry giants of their money. These food and beverage industry giants were naturally not happy, but this kind of money-snatching behavior would not stop. After all, most of these food and beverage Giants were foreign companies. "

Chapter 996: gossip

"Moreover, Chen Mo could easily bypass these food and beverage brands. "

"Take a fast food brand as an example. If you ask me to stop selling your brand’s food in the matrix shopping center, it’s fine. I can cancel it immediately. "

"However, I can change into a new set of skin and continue to sell. "

"I’ll give the fast food restaurant a new name. You sell hamburgers, I sell hamburgers, but my hamburgers have a different name. You sell fried chicken, drinks, and desserts, and so do I, but each of them is different from the one you make. There are probably hundreds of millions of people in the world who know how to fry chicken wings. What can you do to me if I sell it? "

"Not only did I sell them, but I could also adjust the taste so that everyone would think that my chicken wings were better than yours. Are you angry? "

"As for the coke, I don’t care if it’s called Coke, I’ll call it fat Coke. I’ve even changed the packaging. As for the recipe, I can totally claim that our production method is completely different. Your Coke has its own recipe, that’s totally fine, but mine is made with an artificial intelligence system and a neural-connection black technology. How can you prove that my Coke is related to yours? "

"There were at least a dozen local Cola brands in the country. They weren’t that good and didn’t occupy the market at all. Most of them were in a half-dead state, but it wasn’t a problem for Chen Mo to use them. "

"Chen Mo could just say, "our Coke is based on the TASTE Collection of extreme Coke, and then the code is adjusted to the player’s taste to create a virtual Coke. It has nothing to do with your Coke or Pepsi."

"There were indeed many patents for the Coca-Cola, such as the shape of the bottle, the logo, and so on. However, its core competitiveness was actually in the relatively illusory "taste". "

"However, the key was that everyone was very fond of the "taste". Even when they changed the formula, the consumers would collectively resist. "

"Whether it was marketing or psychological, many people did believe that they could taste the authentic taste of the Coca-Cola of the fat otaku and firmly defended this taste. "

"However, in the face of the technology of brain and nerve connection, the mystery of "taste" was immediately removed. "

"No matter how complex the taste was, it was possible to collect and analyze the data. Chen Mo didn’t know the exact recipe of the coke, but he could get the feeling of drinking it and turn it into code. When the players drank the dark liquid with bubbles, he could inject the feeling into their brains. "

It could be said that it was impossible to guard against such a high-level dimensional attack …

"Therefore, Chen Mo wasn’t worried about this. Even if some special food couldn’t be sold at the matrix shopping center, so what? Most of the food and drinks in the real world could be sold, and that was enough. "

"It could be said that the appearance of the matrix gaming pod had broken the structure of many conventional industries, and it was bound to evolve into a battle of interests between many parties. However, Chen Mo wasn’t worried, because no matter how he looked at it, he was still the one with the bigger backing. "

"With the appearance of the matrix shopping center, there was another wave sold well for the game pods. "

It wasn’t that the rich were so bored that they spent 300000 Yuan to enter the virtual world to eat fried chicken and drink Coke. The reason why they bought it was more to experience this unprecedented feeling and get used to the life of a brain in a tank in advance.

"Even for some serious food lovers, the matrix shopping center had become a Holy Land. It gathered all the delicacies from all over the world, and no matter how they ate, they would not gain weight. What the hell was this? "

"As for that nameless restaurant, it became a hot topic. All the food inside had been carefully trained by Thunderbolt Entertainment’s staff. Even a salted duck egg was guaranteed to taste better than most of the food in real life. This kind of cheating, which directly altered the players ‘feelings at the highest level, made many food lovers go after it. "

……

"Before the popularity of the matrix shopping center had died down, another piece of news stirred up a heated discussion among the players. "

"Global technology, the famous game manufacturer of Lighthouse nation and the R & D Company of earth OL, once hoped to cooperate with Thunderbolt entertainment to develop the next generation VR version of earth OL, but for some reason, the cooperation was not reached in the end. "

"This was just a rumor, and its authenticity could not be verified, but it still caused a lot of discussion among the players. "

"Many players doubted the authenticity of the news, but this did not stop the heated discussion. Many players also expressed their heartfelt regret because earth OL was indeed a very good game, and it had a large player base in China. "

"In the eyes of many players, the failure of this cooperation was a "lose-lose" situation because everyone felt that the combination of earth OL and the matrix gaming cabin could produce a very good chemical reaction. "

"Why didn’t Chen Mo agree to work with Earth Online? What a pity, I think this is a great opportunity to promote the matrix game cabin!"

"I’m not sure. It should be some dirty transactions that resulted in an uneven distribution of spoils?"

"Indeed, if earth OL were to be changed to a next generation VR effect, I’m really excited just thinking about it!"

"This must be fake news. Let’s all pray that this is fake news. Maybe we’ll see news of Chen Mo working with global technology in a few months. Don’t be so pessimistic!"

"Although I’m not sure if this rumor is accurate, I think that everyone upstairs obviously doesn’t know salent at all. When have you ever seen him entrust the promotion of a new product to another game? There was only one way he would work with other companies, and that was to hire independent video game designers to enrich Thunderbolt gaming platform’s games. These designers were his absolute vassals. When did you guys see him working with other game companies to develop games?"

"I think so too … Even if Chen Zhao wants to do this in Detroit If he were to use another big move after ‘transform’, it would definitely be his own doing. Chen Mo definitely didn’t want a giant like Earth Online to be involved. I think it’s probably true. Everyone knows how picky Chen Mo is when it comes to games. "

"So … It’s very likely that we won’t be able to play earth OL in the matrix gaming cabin, right? It’s really a sad thing …"

"No, I think with salent’s personality, he will probably make another one … Maybe it will be more fun than ‘earth OL’…"

Chapter 997: The start of a video, all based on imagination

"A lot of players were disappointed that they couldn’t use the matrix gaming pod in Earth Online, but there were also many who believed that it wouldn’t be hard for Chen Mo to make his own Earth Online since he had made games like mysterious seas, end of the world, and escape United States"

"The only problem was time. No one knew what Chen Mo’s research and development plan was. Even if Chen Mo made Earth Online one day, when would it be?"

"However, with the release of Grand Theft Auto’s first promotional video, the players suddenly realized that this day wasn’t too far away."

……

"Under the night sky, a game character wearing a suit was running wildly."

"The promotional video used a first-person perspective, so the game character’s appearance could not be seen. Only his running speed, voice, accent, and other aspects could be inferred that he was a white male from Lighthouse nation."

"In the dark night sky, a police helicopter was hovering in the distance. The sound of the propeller could be heard clearly, and behind it was the police siren and the sound of gunfire from time to time."

"The Mike entered a sports car by the side of the road. After starting it, it catapulted into the air and rushed toward the blockade formed by the police cars on the road ahead."

"Police cars were everywhere. Armed police officers got out of the cars and tried to stop the car. Behind him, a police officer was using a loudspeaker to shout for him to stop immediately. The helicopter hovering in the air focused its light on the car, tracking it in the air. The police were also constantly shooting at the car, and the bullets made a crisp sound when they hit the outside of the car."

"However, Mike didn’t hesitate at all. In the dark night, the sports car’s speedometer increased rapidly. He skillfully drove the car through the gaps of the police cars that were blocking him, drifting through sharp corners, and the tires made a harsh friction sound on the road."

"A moment later, the scene changed to the sky. It was still a first-person perspective, but it was in the cockpit of a helicopter."

Cui Fu’s helicopter was engaged in a battle with the police’s helicopter.

"Near the slums, Franklin was involved in a gang fight. He raised his automatic rifle and fired at the gangsters in front of him. Then, he casually threw a grenade and blew up the gangsters and their cars."

"Mike was driving his sports car to chase a red sports car at the airport, and the police car was following closely behind. They were honking and trying to force the two cars to stop. One after another, passenger planes took off and landed on the runway. A few cars were speeding on the large airport runway, and from time to time, they would brush past the passenger planes that were about to take off. It made people break out in cold sweat."

"He drove propeller planes, motorcycles, fighter jets …"

All kinds of missions and vehicles were presented in the video.

"Finally, the game name appeared on the black screen Grand Theft Auto!"

……

"The moment the promotional video was released, it immediately caused a heated discussion among the players!"

"This video was different from Chen Mo’s previous ones, and the content wasn’t satisfactory."

"First of all, the duration was too short, only slightly more than two minutes, and the content was very monotonous. They were all driving vehicles, motorcycles, cars, helicopters, planes, and so on. Secondly, there was basically no plot, and there wasn’t even much voice for the characters. It could be said that as a promotional video, it was lacking in content."

"However, it had the most crucial point, and that was the first-person perspective of the entire game!"

"In the past, most of the promotional videos had been done in third person, and they had been deliberately made similar to the storyboards of movie trailers. The main purpose was to show the characters and plot in the game, and at the same time, create a ‘blockbuster’ feeling for the game."

"There was no such thing in this trailer. If this was in the past, it wouldn’t be considered an excellent trailer, at least not in line with Thunderbolt Entertainment’s usual standards."

"However, in the next generation of VR led by the matrix gaming capsule, this promotional film had some special meaning."

"Even without Chen Mo’s reminder, many of the players had already started to fill in the blanks."

"First person perspective. If this was the next generation VR experience in the matrix gaming cabin, how would it feel?"

"A motorcycle? Drifting? A gang war? Flying a plane and shooting at a plane? Holy shit, this is a little exciting!"

"Although there was not much information released in the promotional video, the players had a rich imagination!"

"Obviously, this should be a theme of urban crime, racing to avoid the police and fighting with gangs. The main character of this game was obviously not a law-abiding citizen. Moreover, from the minimap in the first person perspective, the game’s map was definitely not small. The playable area was at least in units of Urban area."

"In other words, this was a game that rivaled earth OL, and it was even more outrageous and exciting than that!"

The players were instantly excited. They had just heard that Earth Online wasn’t going to work with matrix and Chen Mo was about to make a big move?

"Everyone knew how exciting the next generation of VR games would be, so Chen Mo made the trailer simple on purpose, leaving the rest to the players ‘imagination. The players didn’t let him down, and they really managed to figure out the game’s theme with their combined efforts."

"However, the players ‘disputes about the game were mainly focused on one point Was it a single player game or an online game?"

"Most players believed that this would be an online game, and there were two main points First, although the promotional videos were all in first-person perspective, it was obvious that there were three people in the video, which could be seen from the hand model. The driver was a white man in a suit who looked like he had lived a comfortable life, the one in the gang fight was a black man, and the one flying the plane was wearing jeans and leather boots, looking a little abnormal."

"As long as one watched the promotional video carefully, one could distinguish them from their hand skin color, clothing, voice, and other aspects."

"Therefore, many players thought that this was an online game where players could freely customize models or bring the characters from oasis into the new game."

"Second, Chen Mo already had the matrix gaming pod, it was a great idea to gather all the players together to make a large scale online game, just like Earth Online. Many players expressed that if they wanted to build a large enough virtual reality world, but all the people in it were NPCs, wouldn’t it be too boring?"

"No matter what, the trailer confirmed the name and theme of Chen Mo’s next game, and excited many players who had bought the matrix gaming pods. They couldn’t go wrong following Chen Mo’s footsteps, new games were coming one after another!"

Chapter 998: Someone’s acting cool, the situation is out of control!

"In front of the camera, Chen Mo was talking to the host. "

"Grand Theft Auto’s development was still progressing steadily, and Chen Mo took some time out of his busy schedule to attend a small interview. "

"The host of the interview was an old acquaintance of Chen Mo ‘s, Han Lu. "

"Although Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new game had already released its promotional video, it didn’t satisfy the players ‘expectations at all. Instead, it made them even more eager to see the details of the game. The video game media naturally tried to get more information about the new game. "

"Just like in some European and American blockbusters, the media would try their best to get as much information as possible from the screenwriters or actors to attract people’s attention. "

"Chen Mo was a professional at duping and was used to such small scenes. He answered the host’s questions with ease, looking back and looking into the future, duping the host. "

"Finally, it was time for the final segment, which was about the new game. "

"Obviously, a lot of the content in the beginning was just a foreshadowing, and the last part was the question that many viewers were really concerned about. "

"Finally, let’s talk about the new game, " Han Lu said. Mr. Chen, according to rumors, Grand Theft Auto has already entered the development phase. Based on Thunderbolt Entertainment’s rocket-like development speed, some people predict that the game will be released in may or June. Is that true?"

"Chen Mo laughed,’yes, I’ll explain first. The reason Thunderbolt entertainment is able to make games so quickly is because we have a very detailed plan and design for future game development. Moreover, we have the most complete physics engine in the country and even the world, the best smart editor, and the richest art resources. Besides, as we all know, Grand Theft Auto is set in a modern city with a crime theme. We’ve also played games like mysterious seas and escape before this …"

Han Lu was overjoyed. It was rare for salent to be so honest with her.

"So you’re saying that the game might be released in may or June, right?" she quickly asked. "

"No." Chen Zhao shook his head."I didn’t say that."

Han Lu was speechless.

"It’s like this, " Chen Mo explained."Grand Theft Auto will be a huge open world game. At the same time, we’ll refine its art resources in order to make it look more realistic in the next generation VR effects in the matrix gaming pod. In other words, its art level would reach or even surpass the movie game "Detroit At the same time, it’s also an open world game. "

"Han Lu carefully thought about what Chen Zhao meant, "So…The entire resource load capacity …"

"Chen Mo nodded, "yes, Grand Theft Auto’s resources will be Assassin’s Creed It was three to five times that of origin, and more than ten times that of Legend of Zelda. Of course, I don’t mean that the open world is bigger. In fact, the content is not much different from the two, but the graphics are more in line with the concept of ‘next generation VR’."

"What?" Han Lu was shocked."But, if that’s the case, the storage space and reading speed of the game cabin …"

"Chen Zhao replied, "yes, we all know Detroit It was a movie-like game, so it could focus its limited performance on the loading speed, just like the mysterious Sea area, to improve the graphics to the next generation VR level. Grand Theft Auto is an open world game, so it might face problems such as the loading time being too long and the game taking up too much storage space. "

"So, have you found a solution?" Han Lu asked worriedly. "

"Of course I did, " Chen Mo nodded. "

Han Lu was overjoyed. Was serente going to reveal something?

"What’s the solution?" she asked hurriedly."Is it convenient for you to tell me?"

"The solution is to wait, " Chen Mo said."We’ll sell Grand Theft Auto when our storage and data reading technology has improved."

Han Lu was speechless.

"If it wasn’t for the cameras, Han Lu might have cursed in her heart and stood there dumbfounded. This was the first time he had heard that the solution was to wait! Wait for the technology to improve before selling the game? Why don’t you wait for communism? "

"The situation was a little awkward. As a professional reporter and host, Han Lu quickly tried to save the situation."President Chen, you must be joking. If we wait like this, we won’t be able to confirm Grand Theft Auto’s release date …"

"Yeah, that’s what I meant, " Chen Mo nodded. "

"Huh?" Han Lu said. "

"You asked me if Grand Theft Auto will be released in may or June, " Chen Mo explained."I didn’t give you a direct answer, which means I don’t know when it will be released either. I’m waiting for our current storage and data reading technology to improve."

Han Lu was speechless.

"Seeing the conversation between the two of them going out of control, Han Lu coughed and tried to change the topic. "

"Alright then. Mr. Chen, you’re probably saying that Grand Theft Auto is a game that’s beyond the times, right?" Han Lu asked. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "well, let’s put it that way."

"Looking at Chen Mo’s calm expression, Han Lu cursed in her heart. I was just being polite, and you just went along with it, what the f * ck … "

"But the interview had to continue. Han Lu asked again, "Then, President Chen, can you tell us how you surpassed the times?"

"Chen Mo cleared his throat, "okay, I’ll tell you the details."

"Grand Theft Auto will be a game that will redefine the open world. Oh, and maybe it’s not just that. It would redefine the next generation of VR games, and redefine the concept of Triple-A games in the next decade. It’s a revolutionary product that can bring us from the traditional virtual reality game era to a brand new ‘crossover’ game era. Once this game is released, all games in the world will tremble in fear. Any game manufacturer that can’t keep up with this innovation will eventually be ruthlessly abandoned by the times. "

Han Lu was speechless.

Chen Zhao was speechless.

Han Lu was speechless.

The two of them looked at each other speechlessly. They blinked their eyes as if they had already forgotten what they were here for.

"Why don’t you continue hosting, " Chen Mo said. "

"Han Lu’s thoughts were, "what the f * ck am I hosting for?!"

"A drop of cold sweat rolled down from Han Lu’s temple. She really wanted to answer a question on the Q & A forum."Are there any situations where the situation is getting out of control?"

"Yes, the situation was getting out of control. Chen Mo’s bragging had completely exceeded what she could handle as a host … "

"Fortunately, Han Lu was a battle-hardened veteran. "

"If there was a reporter or host in the tech industry who could keep their head straight in front of Chen Mo’s disabled level of bluffing, it would be Han Lu. It wasn’t that she was outstanding, but it was mainly because she had been fooled so many times that she had developed a certain level of immunity. "

Chapter 999: daily deception

"Han Lu organized her thoughts, "so, Mr. Chen Mo, can you tell us how to play this game?" Can it be compared to the best open world game of the year, Legend of Zelda?"

"Chen Mo said, "Grand Theft Auto will also be the best of the year. As for which one is better, it’s my game. How am I supposed to compete?" I can’t reveal how to play it. "

"Okay, " Han Lu nodded."What about the story of the game?"

"No comment."

"What about the combat system?" Han Lu’s mouth twitched. "

"Gunfight, " Chen Zhao said."I can’t go into details."

"The voice of our characters here is in English, and they all have foreign faces. Which city in the lighthouse nation did they take the materials from?"

"It’s not easy to explain. You’ll understand when you play the game. "

"Is there any violent content or anything inappropriate for children in this game?"

"Chen Mo thought about the last question, "Strictly speaking, this game … Basically doesn’t have content suitable for children."

"Huh?" Han Lu said. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "that’s right. Most of the content in this game is something you want to do but don’t dare to. You can think of it as an Encyclopedia of crimes."

"Han Lu’s eyes widened."You can even pass the vetting process like this?"

"You know, as an honorary member of the game Committee, I have to shoulder the responsibility of exposing the ugly veil of capitalism, " Chen Mo said."Through this game, we can better understand the evil roots of capitalism and understand the suffering of the people of Lighthouse nation. We can treasure our happy lives even more …"

"Han Lu quickly said, "okay, thank you very much for coming to our interview. Due to time constraints, our interview will end here. Please continue to follow our Tianji.net gaming channel and follow up on Grand Theft Auto. I’m han Lu, see you next episode!"

"Han Lu finished the whole thing in a minute. Before Chen Mo could finish, the camera signal was cut off. "

"Uh … Actually, I can still reveal some more content." Chen Zhao said. "

Han Lu’s mouth twitched as she cursed in her heart.

"You’re still F * cking exposing? It’s one thing to run your mouth like a train, but you’re completely treating everyone as retards! "

"But what could they do? Chen Mo had made more than one game that had passed the vetting process, from outlast to Slayers to Silent Hill. If it was as Chen Mo said, Grand Theft Auto wasn’t a game that was hard to vet … "

It could only be said that the Honorary Committee members did whatever they wanted …

"Han Lu revealed a professional smile, "I’m still very grateful to President Chen for accepting our interview. We can continue to talk about the breaking news on the next show."

"Chen Mo looked at the time on his phone."Actually, I’m free this afternoon …" He said. "

"Goodbye, " Han Lu said. "

……

"As expected, once the interview was released, it caused a large number of players to comment crazily. "

"In fact, Han Lu’s editor-in-chief already knew it would be like this, but … Wasn’t this just right? He created a gimmick to attract traffic, so why not? "

"The players all expressed, "everyone, come and take a look! Salent is bragging again!"

"I can’t believe a single punctuation mark from Chen Mo’s interview!"

"Serente said a lot of golden words … What do you mean by selling Grand Theft Auto after the technology has exploded? Why would this game redefine AAA? Internally-selected best of the year? All the other games would be trembling in fear? Designers who couldn’t keep up with the trends would be completely abandoned? F * ck, even though he was indeed qualified to say that, wasn’t he a little too much? This game isn’t even on the market yet!"

"This interview was amazing. On the surface, they asked a bunch of questions, but in the end, they didn’t get anything useful out of it. All we could hear was Chen Mo’s bragging …"

"I feel bad for reporter han. I bet he’ll have to drink a few cans of walnuts to boost his brain after every interview."

"It’s not just filling up the brain. I also need to find a doctor to set the bones. My leg is going to be crippled!"

"It looks like interviewing Chen Mo is going to be a torture. I hope this glorious but difficult task will be given to me next time, so that I’ll have the chance to kneel down and call him ‘daddy’!"

"Most of the players laughed at the interview, knowing that Chen Mo wasn’t telling the truth and was trying to smooch the new game! "

"Everyone knew that Chen Mo would always run his mouth off the moment he appeared on an interview, just like how he would trick everyone into paying up. Just get used to it, don’t take it seriously. Even though Chen Mo’s bragging seemed to be coming true not long after, people still chose to laugh it off when he bragged about new things. "

"It’s not that you don’t trust me, but you’ve gone too far with your bragging … "

"This must be a divine piece of work that only appears once in ten years to be able to withstand your milk, right? "

"As such, no one thought much of it. After all, Chen Mo was already so awesome, if he said the game was awesome, then it was awesome. Even the people in the gaming industry didn’t dare to stand up against him, what else could the players say … "

"In any case, wouldn’t they know whether the game was good or not after they made it and took a look? "

……

……

"Chen Mo looked at the virtual screen on his bracelet, the 300 lottery chances had been gathered. "

"In other words, he could now unlock the technology point of [hardware technology], which could expand the storage capacity. After the technological breakthrough, the storage capacity of all smart devices would be increased by 10 times, and the reading speed would be increased by 10 times. "

"Obviously, this technology would affect almost all smart devices, especially devices with limited storage capacity such as mobile phones and smart glasses. "

"However, the most important thing was that the matrix gaming pod could store more resources and greatly reduce the loading time, taking another big step towards the multi-dimensional gaming world in the future. "

Chen Mo tapped on the technology point on the virtual screen and activated it.

"Just like last time, Chen Zhao felt a slight pain in his head, which only returned to normal after a while. After that, the details of the storage capacity expansion technology were deeply imprinted in Chen Mo’s mind. "

"Okay, next up, we’re going to give the players in the matrix gaming hub a big surprise."

……

"On May 22nd, Thunderbolt entertainment announced a big piece of news. "

All players who had purchased the matrix gaming pod would receive a free hardware update.

"The hardware update this time was mainly an update on the hard disk storage. After the update, the players ‘matrix gaming pods would be expanded by 10 times. The specific method was that the officials would mail the new matrix gaming pod hard disk directly according to the address reserved by the players, and the players could install it according to the instructions. There was a hard disk interface in the game cabin, so it could be installed smoothly without the need to dismantle the machine. "

And all of this was completely free.

"After May 22nd, new players would purchase the matrix game cabin and use the new hard disk storage by default. The price of the matrix game cabin itself would remain the same. "

Chapter 1000: the divine piece of work is here

All the players were shocked when they heard the news.

Chen Mo was going to lose again?

He had never heard of anyone upgrading their hardware for free after selling digital products!

"What’s more, the upgrade of this hardware configuration was too awesome. The storage capacity could be expanded by ten times!"

"According to the market price, Chen Mo was indeed making a huge loss. How much would a hard drive with ten times the storage capacity cost?"

"Many players recalled what Chen Mo said in the interview When the hard disk storage technology is improved, I’ll post Grand Theft Auto."

Isn’t this too F * cking fast? It was just like how Chen Mo could calculate the time and how the hard disk storage technology would change!

"Yes, he must have received some inside information. That must be it!"

"While many of the players were overjoyed at getting a high-end hard drive for free, they were also anticipating Grand Theft Auto’s release, since Chen Mo hadn’t announced the release date yet."

……

"Actually, Chen Zhao didn’t lose much."

"The new hard disk storage technology was indeed a huge improvement from the previous technology, but the cost of this technology was not as exaggerated as ten times higher. Its cost was only about twice the original hard disk storage technology."

"Moreover, this technology wasn’t completely ahead of the times, let alone unbreakable. As long as foreign technology companies obtained new hard drives, they could probably make them after spending a year and a half to research them."

"Therefore, this technology provided Chen Mo with a time difference. He could do whatever he wanted in this time difference, but he wouldn’t be able to completely leave the other tech companies in the dust."

"Moreover, Chen Mo had already set aside a large price range for the gaming pods, especially for foreign ones. The extra money would be enough for them to buy a hundred plus hard drives …"

"No matter what, the players were still grateful for what serente had done, and they all thought that serente was too kind."

"More importantly, the new hard drive had been pre-loaded with resources related to Grand Theft Auto, as well as some other resources from the Resource Library. The resources in the hard drive had been encrypted with a more complicated system, and the resources in the entire resource library had intellectual property rights. If other game companies used them, they would have to go to court."

"Chen Mo’s Grand Theft Auto had an unprecedented amount of resources. The next generation of VR technology had higher requirements for the game’s capacity, so most of the resources were pre-installed on the hard drive. Players could activate it after purchasing the game, making it very convenient."

"After the new hard drive was replaced, the players in the matrix gaming cabin also discovered a very exciting piece of news. The game entrance for Grand Theft Auto had appeared in oasis!"

"It was a helicopter. A new tarmac had appeared behind the players ‘seaside mansion, and the helicopter was parked there. However, the players couldn’t open the helicopter’s door, let alone operate it."

"But it was obvious that Chen Mo didn’t just make a helicopter for players to play with. This helicopter was probably the entrance to Grand Theft Auto, but it hadn’t been activated yet."

"After that, Chen Mo announced a piece of good news. Grand Theft Auto was able to provide players with the best next generation VR experience due to the development of storage technology, so the release date of the game was set to be June 7th!"

"As for the price, it was 3680 Yuan in China and 660 dollars in the International Version."

This price was beyond the expectations of many players because it was too expensive!

"In reality, Chen Mo’s single game rarely sold at this price. A normal VR game would be around 1980, and those that were over 3000 were all content-rich, N-in-one versions."

"But this time, it wasn’t an all-in-one game. Grand Theft Auto was a single VR game, but it was almost twice as expensive as a triple-A game."

"Of course, with different platforms, the research and development costs would also be different, but the difference would not be that big. It could be seen from the price of Detroit the human transformation that Grand Theft Auto was definitely expensive."

"Although a large number of players left messages saying "goodbye" after seeing the price, the players in the matrix gaming cabin expressed their emotions and looked forward to the game even more."

"After all these years, Chen Mo wouldn’t just randomly set a price. The price he set was always worth the price. Since the game was sold at such a high price, it meant that its development cost was much higher than other games. In addition, for the players who were willing to spend 300000 to buy the matrix gaming cabin, it was not completely unacceptable for the game to be more than 1000 Yuan more expensive. The key was to see how far the game could go and what kind of feeling it would bring to the players."

……

……

"On June 7th, Grand Theft Auto was officially open for purchase."

"After Thunderbolt gaming platform released Grand Theft Auto, a large number of players instantly poured in and paid to activate the game qualifications."

"Most of these players were Chen Mo’s loyal fans. On one hand, they trusted Chen Mo’s new game. On the other hand, it was because the matrix gaming pod was indeed a rare game. Most players were already sick of the game and were in desperate need of a better game to continue their transmigration experience."

The domestic and foreign streamers also started to stream Grand Theft Auto as soon as possible.

"Having said that, the next generation VR technology wasn’t very friendly to the live streaming industry because the audience in the live streaming room couldn’t feel the complex feelings that the host got from the matrix gaming pod. The audience could only get visual and auditory stimulation, and the experience was far worse than playing in person."

"Fortunately, the movie mode of the matrix gaming pod made up for this problem to a certain extent."

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters ‘VR experience area was also packed with people, but the experienced old players had all come early to line up, so they could naturally play it first."

Zou Zhuo had already taken a gaming pod and was ready to stream Grand Theft Auto.

It was impossible to buy a matrix game cabin by himself. Why would he buy one when it was so expensive? he could only try out the matrix game cabin in the experience area to maintain his live broadcast.

He lay down in the matrix game cabin and woke up in the seaside mansion.

"Zou Zhuo played with his dog for a while and ended his daily chat with the audience. Then, he came to the entrance of Grand Theft Auto, which was the parking ground."

"This time, the helicopter’s door was already open. Zou Zhuo got on the helicopter, and without him needing to operate it, the helicopter started on its own and flew into the sky."

"The sound of the propeller was very loud, but it was a new experience to be in a helicopter. Zou Zhuo observed the situation outside through the glass window of the helicopter."

"Soon, the helicopter reached the sea. Two minutes later, zou Zhuo saw a coastline and the outline of Los Santos could be seen."

The size of the city was beyond zou Zhuo’s imagination.

Chapter 1001: I’m a robber?

"Such a big city? Could a large part of it be fake? A long-range model?"

Zou Zhuo looked at Los Santos from the helicopter. He couldn’t tell if this was a deliberate aerial shot or if the game really was this big.

"Zou Zhuo had seen aerial maps of some cities before, and based on the area of the Urban area in GTA, it was about the size of a third-or fourth-tier city or county. "

"However, this was definitely not belittling the game. On the contrary, this showed that the game’s capacity was already very terrifying. It must be known that the Super-large map of the once popular "earth OL" that had been praised for many years might be even smaller than this. "

"Moreover, earth OL had put in so much effort to make such a big map. At that time, the storage capacity and reading speed of the gaming pods were still in a relatively poor state, so many of Urban area of earth OL were made with the original resources and played repeatedly. Even so, the players were still annoyed by the huge load capacity and the maddening reading speed. Some people even jokingly called earth OL "loading ole", which lasted five minutes. It was common to read for two hours. "

"Chen Mo’s Assassin’s Creed Origins and The Legend of Zelda had huge maps, but the themes were different. In Legend of Zelda, the main part of the map was the wilderness. There were some monsters, towers, temples, yahaha, stables, and scattered NPCs. This map was considered complete. However, he couldn’t do that with a theme like GTA. He had to build all kinds of buildings in the Urban area, including shopping malls, houses, police stations, TV stations, and so on. He also had to plan the city’s structure well. The workload of these two tasks was not on the same level. "

"When the helicopter got closer, zou Zhuo was able to see the city more clearly. He was surprised to find that every building in the Urban area had its own characteristics. There were no two identical buildings. He could even see cars on the road and pedestrians walking. It was no different from a normal city. "

"At that moment, the helicopter hovered over the city. Zou Zhuo’s soul seemed to have left his body. He looked up into the sky, and he could see the entire Saint Luo. "

"Buzz, buzz, buzz. "

"Zou Zhuo’s vision started to Zoom in, and he found himself in the middle of a snowy landscape. He was in the bank of North Yankton. "

The game officially started at this moment.

"[Rudendoff, North Yankton, 9 years ago] "

"A brown-haired woman wearing a hat was violently pushed to the ground. A criminal in a yellow jacket pointed the gun at her and shouted, "Be good and listen to me, and you’ll be fine!"

The other criminal had already broken into the room and knocked the guard to the ground with the butt of his gun. Only two staff members in shirts knelt on the ground with their hands raised and trembling.

Zou Zhuo finally realized that he was already in this scenario.

"It’s already so exciting? Fight the robbers? F * ck, should I find a place to hide first? But these robbers look so fierce and their combat power is off the charts. I don’t think I can beat them, right?"

"Zou Zhuo was still hesitating when he saw the criminal who knocked out the guard looking at him."What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and tie up the guards!"

Zou Zhuo was taken aback.

It was only then that he felt that something was wrong. He touched his face.

"Well, he was holding a gun in his hand, wearing a mask, and carrying a bag on his back. It was obvious that he was carrying money. "

"Wait, I’m also a F * cking robber?!"

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. He thought he was a good guy in the robbery case, but he was one of the robbers! "

"However, after thinking about it carefully, why did he feel a little excited? "

The chubby boy instantly switched his role and followed the two robbers to rob the bank.

"From time to time, a line or two would appear in his field of vision as a reminder. Zou Zhuo raised his submachine gun and aimed at the hostages to drive them into the room, while the other ruffian locked the door to prevent them from coming out to cause trouble. "

"Alright, use your phone to detonate it!" The robber beside him reminded. "

Zou Zhuo took out a Lehui phone from his pocket.

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Moreover, this thing was not like the latest large-screen smartphone. It looked a little retro. After all, this plot happened nine years ago. "

"There was a [detonate] option on the dial page. Not long after zou Zhuo made the call, there was a loud boom that shook the entire bank. "

The other two robbers cheered and ran into the house to grab the cash. Zou Zhuo naturally followed behind them.

"F * ck, so much money!"

The stacks of dollar bills piled up high in front of him. Zou Zhuo put down his gun and his bag to the side and started stuffing money into them.

"The stack of cash was very realistic. Even though zou Zhuo couldn’t feel the actual texture of the cash with his gloves on, the weight and general feeling alone were enough to make his heart race. "

Zou Zhuo stuffed his bag full to the brim. A line of small words appeared in the lower right corner of his vision Gains $179500.

"F * ck, robbing a bank and instantly earning 180000 dollars? Sure enough, this is the fastest way to earn money!" Zou Zhuo wanted to see if there was more money, but the other two robbers were urging him to follow them. "

"However, just as he was about to leave, a security guard suddenly rushed out from the side, pointed a gun at zou Zhuo’s head, and pulled off his hood. "

"I’ve caught you! I’ve seen your face, I’ll remember you!" The guard tightened his grip on zou Zhuo’s neck, the gun in his right hand pressed against zou Zhuo’s temple. "

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. There was no point in resisting when the gun was pointed at his face. He didn’t even dare to move.

"At this moment, the game character spoke, "There are thousands of things you forget every day. Why don’t you forget this as well?"

"At the same time, zou Zhuo saw a character change notification. "

"Zou Zhuo’s soul seemed to have left his body the moment the switch was made, and he instantly possessed the body of the robber. "

"F * ck, there’s such a function?"

"Zou Zhuo saw himself, Mike, wriggling like a salted fish under the Guard’s gun, and his gun was already aimed at the Guard’s bald head. "

He pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

"Zou Zhuo felt the recoil from the gun and saw the flash from the gun. Blood spurted out from the security guard’s head, and his body fell to the ground. "

"f**k! You didn’t have to do this!" Mike wiped the blood off his face in disgust. "

"Hurry up and go. You’ll have time to mourn." Zou Zhuo said indifferently. "

"Normally, one would feel a little emotional after killing someone in the highly realistic virtual world, but zou Zhuo realized that he didn’t really care about the Guard’s life or death. Instead, he had already perfectly assumed the identity of a robber. "

Zou Zhuo suddenly realized that he could do whatever he wanted in the virtual world …

How could it be so exciting?

Chapter 1002: Prologue (1)

The three of them rushed out of the bank’s back door as police cars arrived one after another.

"Damn, there’s a robbery and a gunfight right away. Does it have to be so exciting?"

"At first, zou Zhuo was holding himself back, afraid that killing the police officer would be a bad ending. However, the other two men started shooting like bullets were free. In the blink of an eye, the empty space in front of them was filled with abandoned police cars and dead bodies. "

Zou Zhuo thought it through and started shooting crazily from behind cover.

"As a next generation VR game, the matrix gaming pod had a completely different principle from the original VR shooting game. Zou Zhuo’s current experience was the same as shooting in the real world. He had to aim, pull the trigger, offset the recoil, find cover … He had to do all of this by himself. "

"Of course, considering that ordinary players had no experience with live shooting, their accuracy would be very poor, so the game itself also made some assistance. "

"In simple mode, when the player was shooting, the system would automatically make slight adjustments to the player’s actions, mainly the posture of the gun. It felt like you were in a shooting practice field, with a special instructor behind you to help you correct your gun posture. Maybe he would lift your arm slightly, or maybe he would press down on your head. In short, the player’s shooting accuracy would be improved by correcting the gun posture. "

"Through this long-term automatic correction, the players could learn the correct posture of holding a gun and become more familiar with tactical actions such as finding cover and rolling in a gunfight. "

"Moreover, the battles in the first teaching stage were relatively simple. The enemies ‘accuracy was also very poor. The players had high HP and full armor, so there was no need to worry about the players being killed. "

"After taking out a few cars of police, zou Zhuo and the other two robbers finally reached the main road and entered the car that was prepared. "

"The police siren whistled, and a police car caught up from behind. A shot hit the driver in the temple. "

"Zou Zhuo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was confused."What the f * ck?"

"Before zou Zhuo could react, the Mike had already grabbed the steering wheel and opened the left door. It pushed the dead driver out and sat in the driver’s seat. "

"This kind of operation that most players couldn’t do would be completed by the system temporarily controlling the player’s character, which was similar to a cutscene. "

"fxxk you!"

"Mike shouted as he turned the steering wheel to the left. The two cars collided, and the police car instantly deviated from the previous track and hit a tree on the side of the road. "

"yo ho!"The three people in the car cheered happily, and the car continued to drive into the distance. "

Zou Zhuo suddenly realized that he had to drive the car himself.

"Zou Zhuo didn’t have a driver’s license yet, but he knew the basic principles of a car, including the clutch, brake, accelerator, gear shift, hand brake, and so on. "

But … He had never touched a real car before!

"Zou Zhuo couldn’t be blamed for this. He lived in Imperial but couldn’t get an account, and his range of activities was near his home and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, so what was the use of a driver’s license … "

"F * ck, calm down, calm down …"

"Zou Zhuo was a little flustered, but thankfully, after he gained control of the mic, the car was moving smoothly along the road. He didn’t need to control the gears or even step on the gas, he just needed to control the steering wheel. "

Zou Zhuo slowly turned the steering wheel and drove the car along the road. What surprised him was that the steering wheel’s direction adjustment was much more accurate than he had expected.

"In some racing games on PC or mobile, the car’s direction was actually very sensitive. Just pressing a button or pushing the virtual joystick would cause the car to shake violently. However, the current driving experience was closer to the feeling of reality. The range of the steering wheel adjustment was very small, and to turn a right angle, one needed to make two turns, so the difficulty of controlling it was greatly reduced. "

"So this is how it feels to drive in real life … I’ve been tricked by racing games for more than 20 years …" He thought. "

Zou Zhuo was overwhelmed with emotions. He realized that driving in real life and driving in the game were two completely different experiences …

"Zou Zhuo didn’t know how to turn the steering wheel, so he turned it to the right and adjusted it with the help of the system. However, as soon as they turned onto the railway, a train passed by and knocked their car to the side. "

"Zou Zhuo, who was in the driver’s seat, was in a daze. Fortunately, he had his seatbelt on, or he would have been thrown to the ground. Even though the gaming pod greatly reduced the player’s sense of pain and impact, it was still a simulation of a real car accident, so zou Zhuo was still in a daze from the spinning. "

"Lao Chui wanted to take a shortcut to the helicopter, but Mike insisted on following the original route. As a result, both Mike and Brad were shot and fell to the ground. Lao Chui didn’t want to leave them behind, but there were too many police officers, so he could only escape into the snow … "

"The next part of the story was told from a God’s perspective. Zou Zhuo saw Mike’s funeral, and he saw that Mike wasn’t dead. "

"Mike, who was wearing a hat and sunglasses to hide his original identity, calmly watched his funeral. He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and turned to leave. "

"Zou Zhuo’s vision turned black, and the game name appeared in the middle of his vision Grand Theft Auto. "

"After a short black screen, the view changed again. "

"This time, it was still from the movie’s perspective. Zou Zhuo didn’t possess any of the characters, but floated in the air like a ghost. Mike was sitting on the sofa in a high-end suit, his eyes blank. "

"Is your son, James, a good boy?" A voice asked. "

"Mike seemed to have heard a joke."Good child? Why? Was he going to help a F * cking poor man? No, there wasn ‘t. He sat all day, taking drugs, masturbating, and playing video games. If that’s what you call a good child, then it’s no wonder that this country is in such a terrible state. "

"The gay-looking psychiatrist leaned forward slightly."What about you?"

"Me?" Mike frowned."I’m not like this kid who was born with a golden spoon. When I was his age, I had already been in prison twice. I’ve robbed a bank, made a bank, and even smuggled drugs. "

"Do you think that’s your achievement?"

"Mike’s emotions gradually became agitated."These are the opportunities that I had in the past. At least I seized them!"

"Then what do these opportunities bring you?" the psychologist asked with a half-smile. "

"Mike stood up from the sofa and said, "I’ve brought … This mess!" It was a big house! A useless son! I can only chat with you because no one else is willing to talk to me! I feel like I’m living in a dream, a F * cking nightmare!"

"After venting his anger at the psychiatrist, Mike’s mood seemed much better. He pushed the door open and left, feeling a little dispirited. "

Chapter 1003: driving around

"Zou Zhuo’s view didn’t land on Mike’s body. Instead, it kept going higher and higher, turning into a God’s view. The camera kept switching, showing the whole of Los Santos."

"At the edge of his field of vision, the name list of the game’s main creators appeared. Accompanied by a melodious, soothing, and relaxing melody, the surrounding beautiful scenery was in sight."

"There were small buildings on the beach, and palm trees were planted neatly on the roadside. The dense shade of the trees blocked the sun, and the pedestrians walked very comfortably."

"These small buildings had their own characteristics. Looking from afar, the design of each building was different. The top floor of some small buildings had been transformed with guardrails, tables and chairs, and parasols to highlight the enjoyment of life."

"There weren’t many cars on the main road, and it wasn’t congested at all, but it didn’t feel deserted either."

"In the distance, the shadows of skyscrapers loomed in the mist, showing the prosperity and liveliness of Los Santos."

"On the beach, men and women in swimsuits were buying ice cream and drinks from the cart next to them. Then, they were lying on the lounge chairs under the parasol and enjoying the sea breeze. The residents of the neighboring building were exercising and stretching their bodies on their balconies. In the amusement park by the sea, there were roller coasters, Ferris wheels, jumping machines, and other facilities. On the sea, a speedboat sped past, causing waves of water. A Golden Retriever ran happily on the beach, splashing sand on a girl in a swimsuit. The girl in the swimsuit was dumbfounded. There were people running and exercising on the path beside the beach. The police were shouting and driving away the homeless people who were stumbling on the street …"

Mike walked along the path for a while and found a bench to sit on.

"This set of shots is movie-level!" Zou Zhuo said."

"Obviously, the game had only just finished the prologue, and the list of the main creative staff had just been released. The duration of this set of shots was not long, but the content was very rich. With just a few strokes, it vividly showed the life of the entire Los Santos."

"To put it simply, it was a decadent capitalist life!"

Material waste! A spiritual hole! Criticism!

"Mike was sitting on the bench, deep in thought. At this time, two young black men passed by and asked him for directions."

"After Mike pointed the way, the shorter black man was speechless. He said to the other black man, "F * cking idiot, just F * cking ask him if he knows the owner of that house! Or you can just hire a plane to write in the sky, saying that there are two black guys here who are going to steal a car, in case people don’t know. "

"Brother, we’re not stealing cars. This is a legal business, " the tall black man said."

"F * ck you." The shorter black man replied."

"The two of them cursed as they walked forward and came to a small building with yellow stairs. They sneaked to the front yard and saw two sports cars, one red and one white."

"Obviously, the two black men were here to steal the car."

"Zou Zhuo took over Franklin’s body, who was slightly shorter than him, while Lamar, the black man, asked him to pick a car."

Zou Zhuo looked at it and chose flashy red.

"As soon as zou Zhuo got in, Franklin automatically pressed a button. Zou Zhuo watched as the roof folded up and turned into a convertible."

"F * ck, this car is really high-end!"

"Zou Zhuo was worried that he wouldn’t be able to drive, but the car was an automatic …"

"Automatic transmission was much easier to drive than manual transmission, and in simple mode, the game had auxiliary operations. The player could only control the steering wheel, brakes, accelerator, and other basic parts. The system would automatically complete the rest of the operations according to the player’s thoughts."

"For example, if zou Zhuo wanted to drive forward, but he didn’t know what to do, the system would automatically help him start the engine, release the brake, shift the gear, release the brake, step on the gas …"

"All zou Zhuo had to do was to control the steering wheel and decide whether to accelerate or slow down. This way, in just a few minutes, the players would be able to roughly understand the driving principle of the car. There would be very few cars on the road during the novice teaching period, and there would not be too many collisions. When the players learned it, they could freely explore more high-end driving skills."

"F * ck, how did he drive so fast?"

"Zou Zhuo was flustered. Even with daddy system’s help, he still ended up in a mess. La MA was driving too fast, and as a newbie, it was already a miracle that he didn’t lose zou Zhuo."

"In addition, Franklin also had a special ability similar to bullet time. When the special ability was activated, the time around him would slow down, but the player could control the car with ease and turn around some corners that they couldn’t react to in time."

"The next part of the plot was to get rid of the police. It wasn’t a rare game since many racing games had added a game like hide-and-seek, but zou Zhuo still felt nervous and excited under the effect of the next generation VR."

Zou Zhuo followed the GPS and drove back to the store.

"It’s great to drive around. I finally understand why rich people like to drive around with girls." Zou Zhuo exclaimed as he drove."

"The performance of the sports car was very good. It was fast and stable. In the open roof mode, he felt the cool wind blowing in his face and looked at the surrounding scenery. His mood was instantly lifted."

"At first, zou Zhuo’s hands were tied and he followed the traffic rules subconsciously, but after being chased by the police, he couldn’t care less. He took shortcuts and drove against the traffic, but after a long time, he realized that no one seemed to care …"

"Thinking about it, who would care about running red lights or going against the traffic when they were chased by the police every day? it was fine as long as they didn’t die from the car crash …"

"Besides, this was a game. Even if he was killed, he could just start over."

Zou Zhuo got out of the car after he drove back to the store and saw how badly the car had been hit.

"The entire front of the car was dented, the engine cover was about to be lifted, and the front headlights were all broken."

"If it was in real life, it would take zou Zhuo a year or two to fix the car, but it was fine in the game. The owner didn’t say anything and even praised Franklin."

"Zou Zhuo felt it too. The NPCs in GTA seemed to have low intelligence. It wasn’t that they were stupid, but it was more like they were doing it on purpose to lower the difficulty of the game."

"With la Ma’s driving skills, how many new players could catch up to him when he just started driving? Unless the player was an experienced player in real life. If they were scolded by the owner of the car shop after hitting the car, most players would not have a good gaming experience."

Chapter 1004: A panoramic view of The Corruption of Capitalism

"The next part of the story should be called "the life of Franklin, the black man from the Pharos nation." Even though zou Zhuo could not relate himself to the man, he could not see his own face in the first person perspective anyway. "

"After receiving the ‘outstanding Employee of the Month’ title, Franklin and Lamar went to retrieve a forgiveness-colored motorcycle, but they ended up entering the gang’s territory. There was another gunfight. Just to steal a motorcycle, Franklin and Lamar had massacred the entire Street. "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "are all the young people from the lighthouse nation this tough?" Annihilate their entire family just because they didn’t like it? Are the police really not going to do anything?"

"On the way, zou Zhuo even came across a gunfight between a gang and a police car. The police car and the gang car crashed into each other, and the intense gunfight caused traffic congestion. Zou Zhuo wanted to go around it, but he saw two bundles of money fall out of the dead man’s body … "

"Zou Zhuo carefully made his way over, but the stupid NPCs treated him like he was nothing. Zou Zhuo picked up a few hundred dollars happily. "

"It’s simply a simple and honest place in Luo Sheng capital. No one will take so much money when it’s on the ground, so I’ll have to do it for you." Zou Zhuo said happily. "

"In the next mission, Franklin and Lamar brought their dog, Xiao Cha, to take revenge on a gang member. In the end, the guy ran very fast in the pursuit, so Xiao Cha came in handy. "

"Go, little Cha, find that idiot!"

"At Franklin’s order, zou Zhuo saw his camera zoom in on Zha, and then … His view changed to that of a dwarf. "

Zou Zhuo looked around in horror and realized that he was only as tall as a train wheel.

"I … I’ve become a dog? F * ck!"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, there was such a plot? "

But it was a special feeling …

"He felt like he was running as fast as the wind after he landed on all four feet. He felt the movement that humans couldn’t do. Zou Zhuo suddenly realized that it didn’t make sense for some people to say that they were tired like dogs, because dogs weren’t tired at all! "

"He was already panting and tired after controlling Franklin to run this distance, but Xiao Cha ran as if he was flying, so light … "

"Zou Zhuo’s field of vision had also changed. Dogs were not color blind, but they were definitely color blind. They could not distinguish between yellow, green, and red, but they could distinguish between different shades of blue, purple, and gray. Zou Zhuo felt like the bright colors in front of him were suddenly filtered, but it didn’t affect his movements. "

"The dog’s Four Paws stepped on the gravel of the railway track, and zou Zhuo suddenly had the illusion that being a dog was not bad … At least the feeling of running was much more comfortable than that of a human. "

"He just had to stick out his tongue constantly, worried that his saliva would splash everywhere. "

"There was a faint smell in the air that was neither fragrant nor smelly. As long as he followed the smell, he would be able to find the location of the man. "

"As they ran, zou Zhuo suddenly felt that Lil "Cha’s body was out of his control. He turned around and ran to the other side of the track. "

"What’s the situation? You shouldn’t be running here, little Cha. "

"Zou Zhuo’s view switched back to Franklin ‘s, and he saw Zha run to a Yellow Dog by the road. He sniffed the dog’s butt, then rode on it and started doing some indescribable exercise … "

"Franklin ridiculed, "F * ck, little Cha, that’s a F * cking male dog!" You lecherous dog, you’re not picky at all!"

The bullet screen had already exploded. This game was really good at playing!

"Not only did he want the players to experience the first person’s perspective, but he also specially arranged a F * cking scene? "

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, "I’m f * cking dead!"

The comments expressed that he had indeed F * cked a dog. There was nothing wrong with that! You’re a real F * cking dog!

Zou Zhuo finally understood why Chen Mo said that the game didn’t have any content suitable for children. He was right.

"He looked at the protagonist’s daily life stealing cars, fighting with gangs and killing people, watching gang members in small alleys taking drugs while looking for chickens, secretly taking photos of celebrities with the paparazzi … Even a pure dog was corrupted by the capitalist’s indulgence in money and was happy to be gay with another male dog. "

"These quests were scattered in every corner of the city. Although the current plot was basically in the same Urban area, the quest locations were still some distance away. When they were racing or driving, Franklin would chat with Lamar to fill in the time. "

"The conversation was quite interesting, and it was full of all kinds of ridicule and jokes. "

As for the content of the conversation …

"At first, zou Zhuo was wondering why the game didn’t have Chinese voice acting, but looking at the conversation, Chinese voice acting was impossible. "

"On the one hand, each character in the game had their own accent. For example, Franklin and Lamar had their own rap talent when they spoke. The car shop owners Simon, Mike, and Lao Chui also had slight differences in their accents. If they were to dub in Chinese, the difference would be hard to distinguish. How could they let domestic voice actors imitate the unique feeling of black people … "

"For example, the word that Lamar often said started with "N." If it was translated into Chinese, it would be called "Black Ghost." However, Lamar would always drag out the pronunciation of this word, and the "er" at the end had a very special trill. These small details could hardly be expressed in Chinese dubbing. "

"In other words, using Chinese dubbing would severely reduce the game’s characteristics, and the original cultural connotation attached to it would also be destroyed to a certain extent. "

"On the other hand, it would be too embarrassing to voice out so many vulgarities in Chinese, and it might cause some unnecessary trouble in the country. "

"After all, this was a story that happened in the lighthouse nation. If the black man Franklin opened his mouth and said "F * ck you", it would be very strange, and it would also be suspected of "teaching people to curse." However, if he used an English voice message, it would save him a lot of trouble. "

"Even chubby Harry’s viewers were stunned, it felt like Chen Mo was really letting himself go … "

"Was this plot going to present the overall picture of the evil of capitalism? But indeed, it seemed that the people of the lighthouse nation were indeed living in an abyss of suffering! "

"Chicken-hunting and robbery could be seen everywhere on the roadside. A gun fight between police and robbers could be seen on the road, not to mention breaking into houses and running over people with a car. Those were all basic operations. "

"However, it had to be said that GTA had a very different quality. Chen Mo had made a lot of games that weren’t easy to get approved, such as outlast and Slayers, but they were mostly focused on the graphics, which were bloody, violent, and scary. "

"However, GTA was different. It depicted the scenes in reality. There would not be so much blood splattering, terrifying monsters, or superpowers that could kill everyone. However, this sense of reality gave the players an unprecedented excitement. It was even more exciting than the splattering of blood. "

Chapter 1005: Three story lines

"As the plot continued to progress, the entire scenery of Los Santos, the different fates of the three main characters, and the different personalities of the supporting characters … All of this was cleverly presented in front of the players. "

Many players who didn’t know much about GTA would think of this game as a fun game.

"He started with a dog, but he drove by snatching. "

"Buying it once and playing for a year, the equipment would not cost a single cent. "

"If you’re a brother, then come to GTA and F * ck me up! "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, many players would play Sin City when they first came into contact with GTA. It wasn’t Chinese back then, and many middle school and high school students would only be able to steal a car on the road, run over a few innocent passers-by, or cheat to get a tank to run around on the streets. "

"Even so, many people were still having a great time playing, clearly treating GTA as a normal fun game. "

"It was true that one of the selling points of GTA was that players could do illegal things in the game that couldn’t be done in real life, but that wasn’t the whole of GTA. It could even be said that this was only a small part of the game’s content and playstyle. "

Many middle and high school students only realized that the game had a mission after they learned some English or looked up strategies.

"The moment he completed the mission, he instantly opened the door to a whole new world. He realized that this game was completely different from the ones he had played before! "

"There were all sorts of quests. There were assassinations, street racing, gun fights, missions that had bombs under the car that had to be removed while driving at high speed, and missions that involved driving a remote control helicopter to do things … Other than that, players could also buy various businesses on the map, such as bars and nightclubs. These businesses would continue to make money for you. After making money, the players could buy more industries, better guns, better cars … "

"In GTA 5, other than the original content, the plot of the game was more refined. "

"The three protagonists gathered together for various special reasons. These three people had helped the paparazzi, driven a tow truck, worked as a film producer, stolen a plane, destroyed a gang, stopped a train, did the B, and robbed the Federal Reserve … "

"The three people’s fates were intertwined. Their different identities, statuses, and personalities reflected the current situation of the different classes in Lighthouse in this era. It could be said that this game was an in-depth analysis of the society of Lighthouse. Behind the seemingly absurd plot was a profound social reality. "

"Of course, zou Zhuo wasn’t at that level yet, he was still immersed in the story line of the early game. "

"There were three main characters in GTA, and how to tell the stories of these three main characters was an important topic in the early stages of the game. If the plot rhythm was not handled well, it was likely that there would be favoritism. However, the goal of GTA was to make the players like each of the three characters and string them together in a very smooth rhythm. This was obviously a difficult problem. "

"From the beginning of the prologue, the fates of the main characters were closely linked. "

"In the prologue, Mike was a snitch and lived a rich life without having to worry about food and clothing through his fake death. "

"Franklin sneaked into Mike’s house to steal Simon’s car, but he was taught a lesson by Mike. From then on, the two of them became friends. "

"Mike was facing a serious mid-life crisis and had to go back to his old career. Thus, Franklin gradually became his good helper. "

"The jewelry store robbery had exposed Mike, so Trevor started looking for him. "

"In the process of the three lines gradually converging, the characters ‘personalities and the difficulties they faced were also displayed through some scattered individual tasks. "

"Franklin was a black man at the bottom of lighthouse’s society. He wanted to be outstanding and live in his own mansion like Mike. The way he realized his value in life was to commit crimes like Mike. In the beginning, he helped Simon steal cars, but after Mike took him on the road, he devoted himself to the bigger crime business. "

"Mike, on the other hand, was the representative of the midlife crisis. Although he lived a carefree life as a rich man through the witness protection program, his wife was crazy about making him a cuckold. His son had been playing games at home all day and had even sold his yacht. Calling him a fat otaku was an insult to fat otakus. His daughter had always wanted to be a star and had even gotten involved with some people who had bad intentions. "

"Lao Chui was purer than the two of them. He just wanted to cause destruction. He valued his friends and had a sincere side to him. However, it had to be said that he was indeed a madman who would kill his entire family just because of a slight disagreement. Therefore, the problem with cui Fu was that no one really treated him as a friend. Even Mike saw him as a threat and wanted him dead. "

"Strictly speaking, none of these three were the traditional kind of protagonists that were popular. "

Franklin was an average-looking black man.

Mike was a big-bellied middle-aged man.

"Lao Chui was a bald, middle-aged man and a perverted murderer. "

"It was impossible to rely on their looks to make the players like these three people, so this time, they would double the test on their character creation ability. "

"As the players experienced the plot more, they would find the three main characters quite cute, especially in the first-person perspective. The players would habitually put themselves in the character’s shoes, and when they put themselves in the character’s shoes, they would be able to understand the character’s behavior better. "

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded when he got to the part about Trevor. This guy was the main character too?

"I’m not a good person, " Michael said."But if you see Trevor, you’ll think that I’m as pure as an Angel."

"When Lao Chui saw the news about Mike robbing the jewelry store on TV, he was sneaking into someone’s girlfriend. Then, Johnny came to his door, and not only did Lao Chui want to F * ck his girlfriend, he also wanted to F * ck him … Then, when Trevor was comforting Johnny and hugging him, he suddenly grabbed Johnny’s neck and pushed him to the ground. Then, he kicked Johnny’s head out. "

"Not only did he kill Johnny, he also killed all the gang members related to Johnny in the vicinity. All because Johnny went to Trevor and said, "your mother fxxker."

"This plot was like a textbook that described mental illness, because you would never be able to guess what Lao Chui was going to do. Many players would be dumbfounded when they played for the first time. How could this crazy murderer be the main character? "

"However, as the game went on, the players would realize that Trevor had a unique charm. He was not like Michael, who would compromise. Be it officials or gangsters, anyone who dared to mess with him would slaughter the entire village with a gun. He was also very loyal and devoted to the people he cared about. "

"Trevor was an unyielding villain, but many players liked this psychopath. It was a great success in creating a character. "

Chapter 1006: slaughtering the live broadcast website

Zou Zhuo livestreamed for four to five hours before he came out of the gaming pod.

"Too awesome! I really don’t want to come out!" Zou Zhuo said."

"In the beginning, the plot was rather dull, but after playing for an hour or two, all sorts of big scenes began to appear."

"In particular, the storyline related to Trevor was simply exhilarating in this first-person experience of transmigrating."

"In the case of the [anxious Xiao Luo] mission, Trevor, who was possessed by the player, had to first go to the armed country to buy a sniper rifle, then climb to a very high water tower and wait for night to fall. At night, the players would use the sniper rifle to destroy all the lights in the speeder’s small airport, and little Luo would take the opportunity to sneak in; The next step was to use the sniper rifle to take care of all the bikers on guard."

"For zou Zhuo, it was hard to use a sniper rifle for the first time, but it was also very exciting. The feeling of taking someone’s life from hundreds of meters away was similar to that in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. However, the sniping battle in GTA was easier and more satisfying. Moreover, since the operation of the next generation of vr was completely different, zou Zhuo felt like he was using a real sniper rifle. Whether it was pulling the bolt himself or the powerful recoil, it all gave him a better experience of the feeling of a sharpshooter."

"After that, Lao Chui took out his AK-47 and started a bloodbath in the small airport. After activating his special ability, Lao Chui was practically invincible. He could ignore all the bullets as he moved forward, as if he was cutting grass."

"After that, Lao Chui laid on the wing of the plane and fired a barrage of bullets, killing the enemies that were rushing over."

"In the end, Lao Chui jumped onto another plane on the runway and flew the plane back with Xiao Luo. During this journey, the players had to complete Special Operations such as flipping the wings, throwing cargo, drilling a bridge hole, and safely landing the plane on the runway."

"The last part of flying the plane was really hard on zou Zhuo. Even though the game had lowered the controls and most of the actions were done automatically, zou Zhuo realized that he couldn’t even control the control stick of the plane well. The plane would often crash to the ground with a loud boom after a turn."

Even finding a runway to land on was difficult. Zou Zhuo died at least seven or eight times before he finally managed to Park the plane in the hangar. He almost knocked off the wing.

"Although it was quite frustrating to fly the plane, it was still very satisfying to land successfully."

"Now zou Zhuo could brag to people that he had fought, no, flown a plane before!"

"This game is really awesome! Really, I think even if it’s not in the matrix gaming pod, even if it’s a traditional PC game, or a Switch with a controller, this game has to be a classic! What’s more, it’s a second-generation VR now. You can shoot, drive, and even fly a plane. It’s worth it!"

"Think about it, a driver’s license costs about 3000 Yuan … You can use this game to Practice Course 3!"

Zou Zhuo couldn’t hide his excitement as he bragged to the comments.

The viewers in the live comments expressed their opposition to his promotion of GTA.

"You want to trick me into spending money again! Tell me, how much did you take from Chen Mo? Emperor dynasty entertainment will double it!"

"Emperor dynasty entertainment? You really can’t afford it, Thunderbolt entertainment is no longer on the same level as us. "

"Hehe, little fatty, look at what you’re saying. Do you think I’m someone who lacks that 3000 Yuan? What I’m lacking is the 300000 Yuan from the gaming hub!"

"That’s right, do I look like someone who needs that 3000 Yuan? Hmm, I really do need …"

"I shed tears of poverty … When is Chen Mo going to release a Switch version of GTA? I can consider it if the price is reduced by ten times …"

"You can indeed practice driving here, but will the traffic police recognize the driver’s license that’s obtained here …"

"Everyone’s attitude was very sincere. Yes, we know this is a good game, but we can’t afford it …"

Zou Zhuo looked at fish-catching streaming platform and was shocked to find that almost all the big streamers on the first page were streaming GTA!

"Especially those game streamers, whether they were playing League of Legends, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or other games, almost all of them were fighting in GTA, and they stopped broadcasting their original games. There were a few streamers who were broadcasting other games, but their popularity was obviously low, and the number of people was much less than usual."

The entire audience on the fish-catching live broadcast platform had gathered in several big live broadcast rooms to watch the hosts play GTA.

"Damn, does it have to be so popular?" Zou Zhuo was shocked himself. He looked at the number of viewers in his stream. It was originally over 1.8 million, but it dropped to 1.3 million in just ten minutes after he came out of the gaming pod. It went without saying that those people must have seen that he was not going to stream GTA and went to someone else’s stream."

"In fact, every new game that Chen Mo released could create a new group of streamers. When PlayerUnknown’s Battleground was first popular, old P, zou Zhuo, and Qin an all relied on the game to gain popularity. Therefore, it wasn’t just the smaller streamers who were keeping an eye on Chen Mo’s new game, even the bigger streamers were afraid that their popularity would drop if they couldn’t keep up with the trend."

"In a game like "Detroit change people, " there was not much difference between the host and the host room, and it was difficult for small hosts to overtake others. However, GTA was different because the game had too much freedom, which gave the hosts a lot of room to play."

Zou Zhuo scrolled to the back and saw a few popular streams with their own unique features.

"There were professional shooting enthusiasts, race car drivers, and even pilots of helicopters and planes. The gimmicks of these people’s live broadcasts were also very direct, showing off their shooting skills or driving skills!"

"For example, these shooting enthusiasts were good at shooting, and when they went in-game to do gunfight missions, every shot was a headshot, which made the players very happy. The driver, on the other hand, was showing off his driving skills and drifting skills. He even explained to the players what drifting required in real life, which attracted a lot of viewers. As for the helicopter and its pilot, they were even rarer. If they did a stunt in the sky, the players would instantly get a wave of 666, and all kinds of gifts would fly."

"As for the others, there were people who taught people how to fight, teach people how to drive a boat, tour the scenery, visit the amusement park, drive a car … There were also people who showed the players how to drive according to the traffic rules in Los Santos. The players all expressed that the streamer really knew how to play and then turned off the live broadcast room."

"The hosts quickly realized that GTA was a game with rich content, and everyone could play it in different ways."

"They were both open world games, but GTA and Legend of Zelda were completely different, and in some ways, they were even better."

"The plot was great, the city was well-built, there were enough ways to play, and it also brought a little reflection on society."

The only thing that was not as good as Legend of Zelda was that this game was not suitable for children to play …

Chapter 1007: Three different forms of happiness

The popularity of GTA caught the players and various video game media by surprise. Many people didn’t even expect that there would be so many cloud players in the game!

"Yes, everyone knew that GTA was Chen Mo’s ultimate move this year, and even Chen Mo himself had praised the game before it was released. It was obvious that the game was different. "

"However, there were still some people who were not optimistic about the game. The reason was simple-the platform. "

"The matrix gaming pod cost 300000 Yuan, and its production capacity was limited. So far, the number of matrix gaming pods was far less than the number of traditional gaming pods, let alone the number of PC. "

"There were more than 100 million traditional VR users in China, and because of the price and production capacity of the matrix gaming pods, only nearly 10 million units had been sold worldwide. "

"From Chen Mo’s experience in his previous life, ten million for a new gaming device was already a shocking number. However, there were other factors that contributed to the sales of the gaming pods in parallel world. "

"The reason why mobile phones and PC sales were much higher than game consoles was that these two devices played an irreplaceable role in people’s daily lives. Mobile phones had to be carried around for social networking, internet surfing, and using various daily applications, while PC played an important office role. For these two devices, the game was only one of the functions. It could be said that they had entered all aspects of the player’s life and were indispensable. "

"On the other hand, specialized game consoles were only targeted at hardcore players, so their sales naturally couldn’t be compared to mobile phones and PC. "

"As for the matrix gaming pod, its purpose was not only for gaming and entertainment, but also for mobile phones, PC, or the matrix glasses. It had a disruptive impact on people’s daily lives and profoundly changed the lifestyle of players. "

"Therefore, in the long run, the people of this world were very optimistic about the matrix gaming cabin, and the sales would definitely continue to rise. "

"In fact, there were already traditional VR gaming pods that had opened up a path for the matrix gaming pod. The players in this world were very supportive of the VR pod. There were currently 100 million traditional VR users in China, and around 800 million in the world. These people could all be seen as potential users of the matrix gaming pod. "

"By this standard, the nearly 10 million sales of the matrix gaming pod was only in the development stage compared to the traditional VR industry. "

"It was no wonder that many people didn’t have high expectations for GTA at the beginning. After all, it was separated from the original traditional VR platform and monopolized the new matrix gaming pods. It was almost inevitable that the sales and influence would be limited. "

Chen Mo’s previous games easily sold millions or even tens of millions of copies. A phenomenal VR game like PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had more than forty million copies and was approaching fifty million copies. Standalone games like end of the United States and The Legend of Zelda that focused on story or gameplay also sold more than ten million copies. It was clear that Chen Mo had achieved success in the traditional VR industry.

"However, the matrix gaming pod had only sold for less than 10 million so far. He couldn’t expect all of the matrix gaming pod users to spend money to buy GTA, right? No matter how good the game was, it still depended on the player’s preferences and taste. "

"As soon as the game was released, the haters were shocked. From the popularity of the streaming and video streaming sites, the game was even more popular than many of the previous phenomenal VR games! "

"It would be impossible for all the players who paid attention to GTA to buy matrix gaming pods and games. In other words, more than half of this group of people, or even 90%, were cloud players. "

"Slaughter live streaming sites, slaughter video sites, slaughter game forums, Weibo, and question and answer sites ‘Hot Searches … You could see elements related to GTA in almost every place related to games. "

"To be able to become so popular just by relying on cloud players, it could be said to be incredible. "

"One of the key points of the Matrix’s next generation VR was the sense of immersion. The players ‘souls were truly transmigrated into the game, and they had to do the operation of walking, shooting, driving, and flying by themselves. This was one of the important selling points of the game. "

"However, cloud players could not experience this feeling at all. They could only watch the live streamer killing everyone in the game like they were watching traditional games. They could not experience this kind of immersion at all. "

"Even so, GTA was still popular among countless cloud players. It could be seen that the game was not only "selling the feeling", but it also had rich playing methods and profound meanings. In other words, even if GTA wasn’t a next-gen VR game, but a traditional PC game or even a handheld game, it would still be popular. "

As for why the game was so popular?

"In the eyes of the players, GTA was a multi-in-one game, and different players could experience different things. "

"First of all, it was a story-oriented standalone game with crime as its theme. "

"With the urban setting of the modern Lighthouse nation, the narrative of multiple protagonists ‘porv techniques, the plot was full of tension, full of cold humor, imagination, and merciless insinuations of the various deep-rooted diseases of modern society. "

"Not to mention the three main characters, there were all kinds of supporting characters. There were gangsters, drug lords, investors, celebrities, corrupt officials, hackers, movie producers, strippers, office workers, scientists, psychologists, fitness coaches … To create so many characters in a single-player game, it was evident how much effort was put into building the world. "

"From this point of view, GTA was no different from the previous Triple-A works, and even better. "

"Secondly, it was a dazzling game that allowed players to explore infinite possibilities. "

"Just like how players could show off their skills in League of Legends or PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, GTA also allowed players to show off things that others couldn ‘t. And with the help of the next generation of VR, players could do almost all the actions that were theoretically allowed in the virtual world, which gathered a large number of performers and viewers. It was not surprising that it was popular on live streaming platforms and video websites. "

"Finally, it was a driving simulation game that included the experience of cars, planes, and ships, with modern urban scenery as the background. "

"Bicycles, motorcycles, sports cars, big trucks, helicopters, propeller planes, fighter jets, water speedboats … Almost all the vehicles that players could think of could be bought or snatched in GTA, and they could personally drive them to Los Santos. "

"The game was also full of all kinds of related content, such as racing, stunt flying, parachuting, diving, and so on. The experience was even completely beyond many large-scale racing games. "

"Even if the players themselves were not good at driving, they could continue to hone their driving skills in GTA. From being a hothead who hit things when they left the house, they could grow into experienced drivers who drove around the bend of a drain. Coupled with the support of the next generation VR technology, this kind of driving experience could be said to be unprecedented. "

"Many rich people spent millions to modify their sports cars just to get the thrill of speeding. But to them, they had a lot of money, but they only had one life. In real life, the chances of surviving a car accident were almost zero if one drove more than 200 or even 300 kilometers. However, in GTA, there was no need to worry at all, and one could also get almost the same driving experience as in reality. "

Chapter 1008: The GTA photography competition

"Just as the players were immersed in the world of GTA, Chen Mo’s new Weibo post caused another uproar. "

The GTA photography competition!

Many players were dumbfounded when they heard the news. An in-game photography competition? Are you kidding?

"However, when they looked at the detailed rules and specific rewards, everyone could not remain calm. "

Wasn’t it just a photography competition? Come on!

"There were many photography enthusiasts among the players, and some of them had won awards in photography competitions in real life. It was just a photography competition in a game, a piece of cake! "

As for why the players were so eager to participate? The reward was too generous …

"The rules of this year’s GTA photography competition were not complicated. Within two weeks, players were free to submit relevant materials to participate in the selection. The selection was divided into two sections, the photography section and the video section, which meant that they could receive photos and videos. "

"These two sections were selected separately, and the judges were responsible for scoring. The top 100 would each be selected based on the votes of the players. These 200 players will receive a generous reward A friend invitation ticket to GTA. "

"It was called an invitation card, but it was actually a free GTA. Since those who could participate in the photography competition had basically bought the game, this card could be transferred to any friend at will. "

Many players were excited. This was not a low price!

"GTA was sold at 3680 Yuan in China and 660 dollars in the International Version. It wasn’t a lot of money for players who could afford the matrix gaming cabin, but it wasn’t a small amount either! Besides, who would find picking up money troublesome? "

"Moreover, there were a total of 200 people this time. This number of awards was really not small. If there were only a few dozen spots, many people might not be interested, but once the number of spots increased to 200, many people had the illusion that they should be able to win the award. "

"The players entered GTA and drove around to enjoy the beautiful scenery. They took pictures of people, scenery, cars, dogs, and all the fun things … "

"Chen Mo had reserved a similar function in GTA. Taking photos could be done directly through the phone’s function. The Lehui phone in the game had an automatic photo-taking function, and it was not like the mobile phone in the real world, which was limited by the pixel limit, where one could take as many photos as they wanted. "

"As the representative work of the next generation of VR games, Chen Mo used the highest quality art resources when making GTA. The models and stickers were extremely detailed, more so than any VR game he had made before. Even the lighting in the environment was extremely realistic, such as the reflection of water, the sunlight, the weather, and so on. It was all beautiful. "

"The Lehui phone in the game also had a filter function, and players could change the color of the picture through rich and colorful filters, creating a very unique mood. "

"As for photography, it was more complicated. The players could use a special remote control drone to take aerial photos in the game, and then edit the material at will. Currently, GTA didn’t have a multiplayer mode, but there were still many things that players could film. When multi-player mode was available, multiple players could cooperate with each other and even achieve the effect of shooting a movie in GTA. "

……

"Soon, a large number of participating works were posted on the official forum of GTA. "

"The onlookers expressed, "F * ck, this was taken in the game?!"

"A silver sports car was parked on the beach. The sea in the distance was sparkling, and the sea looked like it was dotted with stars. "

A black woman leaned against the door of a slum RV and looked at the camera numbly. The black-and-white filter seemed to show her despair of life.

"In the alley, the sun shone through the cracks on a small silver car, giving the retro-looking car a layer of technological color. "

"The sun was setting, and the sky was dyed red by the red clouds. The amusement park by the sea reflected on the sea. "

"In a patch of green grass, Xiao Cha was chasing after a butterfly. His two short hind legs were stomping on the ground, and his front legs were raised, looking charmingly naive. "

"These were only a part of the photography works in the competition. The subject matter involved scenery, people, cars, and so on. The selected works, whether it was storyboard or color, were not inferior to real photography. "

"As for the filming work, it was even more imaginative. "

"Because the multi-person mode was not supported at the moment, most of the photography works in the competition were based on aerial photography. However, there were still many people who took new things. "

"A car was parked alone on the top of the mountain. In the distance, the setting sun was setting, and the windmills were spinning alone as if they were listening to the loneliness of the world. "

"There was still some morning fog on the sea, and the Indigo-colored sea water gently rose and fell against the reefs. The camera was pulled up to show several fishing boats setting out to sea. "

"Flowers bloomed in the valley. The luscious long grass bent over slightly in the breeze, and butterflies fluttered in the forest. "

"As they walked along the coastline, the setting sun dyed the sea red, making it look like an ocean filled with red wine. One could not help but want to have a cup of wine to savor it. "

A deep cave.

At the peak of the mountain.

In the steep Canyon.

The lonely Lighthouse.

The thunder in the distance.

The magnificent sea bridge.

There was an endless stream of traffic.

Skyscraper.

There was a complicated overpass.

The brightly lit city that never sleeps.

Each and every landmark building.

"These shots weren’t just shot casually. Many of them had been carefully edited and matched with suitable background melodies, some soothing, some nervous, and with smooth and steady shots, the final effect was shocking. "

"Many people looked at these works of photography and video work, then looked at what they had taken, and found that they were simply a pile of rubbish … "

Many players were even wondering if they were playing the same GTA.

Did you guys secretly pay for it?

"At first, many people felt good about themselves and thought that they would definitely be one of the 200 lucky ones. However, when they saw these excellent works, they instantly understood that they were doomed. "

"However, through this photography competition, a large number of onlookers also realized that the scenery in GTA was so beautiful! "

"While they were thinking about how to capture the best scenery, the players had traveled all over Los Santos, visiting the Urban area and every corner of Brian County to enjoy the beautiful scenery. "

"There were also many people who had ulterior motives and showed the photos of the photography competition to the audience who did not know the truth. In the end, many people could not tell which was the game and which was reality! "

"Such a high level of virtual world scenery once again won a high reputation for GTA, and a wave of sense of existence was raised. "

"The 200 outstanding works were finally selected after an intense selection process. There was not much controversy, and the selected works were all very popular. Chen Mo quickly fulfilled his promise. The winners ‘Thunderbolt gaming platform accounts now had a GTA that could be used to give gifts to their friends. "

Many players who had been struggling to decide if they should buy the matrix gaming pod gritted their teeth and bought it after receiving the GTA from their friends as a gift!

"After buying it, he felt that something was wrong. "

emmmm……

Chen Mo gave her a $3000 GTA and bought a $300000 matrix gaming pod?

Why … Did it feel like … He had suffered a loss?

Chapter 1009: A guide to robbery

The GTA photography competition made the game even more popular.

"In fact, the photography competition was just one of the many derivative games of the game. Players would discover that there was a lot of fun hidden in the game if they explored it further."

The players ‘discussion about the game started to expand from the basic gameplay to the derivative gameplay.

"In the beginning, everyone was discussing how to pass certain plot levels, what was the correct posture to shoot, whether there were any special techniques to drive the car, and so on. Many players had experienced the real feeling of shooting and flying a plane in the game, and this novelty was enough to make them excited for a few days."

"After slowly getting used to it, everyone’s attention was focused on other things."

"For example, how should he earn money in GTA?"

"Strictly speaking, money in GTA wasn’t as important as it was in real life. Generally speaking, people weren’t too short of money, at least not to the extent that it would affect the degree of the mission. But in any case, being short of money meant that they couldn’t afford a good gun, couldn’t modify a good car, couldn’t buy a property, and even if they wanted to comfort a girl in ragged clothes, they were still a little short of money, which would still be very uncomfortable."

"As such, how to earn money quickly became a topic that many players were very concerned about."

"The most primitive way was to complete missions. GTA was a game that was mainly played with crime, and the biggest selling point was all kinds of creative robbery missions."

"From jewelry stores to the Federal Reserve, there was nothing they couldn’t do. Anyway, as long as it was a rich place, there was nothing that the three protagonists didn’t dare to Rob."

"In the last "big job" mission, the three of them actually had their eyes on the Federal Reserve. This robbery mission could be said to be the most thrilling and exciting robbery mission. Both plans a and B had their own characteristics."

"Plan A was less difficult, with more manpower and more preparation work, so the cut would be less; Plan B, on the other hand, was to fight head-on. The risk was high, but the benefits were also higher."

"Plan A first needed to steal a police van, three modified ironwrist (American muscle vehicles), then change into the uniform of the escort personnel of the armored vehicles, rush to the tunnel entrance, and put down the tire thorn on the police van, then intercept the two armored vehicles. At that time, teammates would rush over to replace the tires of the armored truck. Mike and Lao cui hijacked an escort and drove the armored truck to the Federal Reserve."

"After entering the Federal Reserve, he used a forged document to deceive the manager, put the gold into the armored truck, and drove away. At this time, the hackers would hack into the traffic system at the traffic lights to help Mike and Lao Chui, who were driving the armored truck, to have a smooth journey. At the same time, they would stop the people from melliise who were chasing after them."

"After driving the armored truck to the destination, he loaded all the gold into the modified ironwrist truck. By the time the people from merlyway arrived, both sides would have an intense gunfight. After killing all these people, everyone would drive the Ironhand cars full of gold bars and speed all the way. After entering the tunnel, the four cars would enter the pre-arranged large truck compartment, and the mission would be successful."

"Plan B was even more brutal. First, they had to steal a drilling machine used for the construction of the subway. Then, they had to stop the train through a switch. Lao Chui would drive a helicopter to lift the head of the train and send the flat trailer to the small airport in Trevor. After that, they would steal a vehicle for escape."

"During the operation, Mike and the other gunman were responsible for attracting fire at the main entrance, while Franklin drove the drilling machine through the wall of the Federal Reserve’s underground vault. Franklin killed the National Security Bureau team that came, and his teammates took the opportunity to move the gold. Two helicopters rushed over and pulled gold away, while Mike killed his way through the front door and drove the escape vehicle to shake off the police."

"The mellywisher’s men would intercept the helicopters while they were flying, and Lester was going to use the RPG to destroy all the helicopters that intercepted them. The helicopter directly threw the gold onto the stolen train and transported it away."

"As one of the most exciting robbery missions in the game, robbing the Federal Reserve was almost the best robbery mission. No matter if it was plan A or Plan B, they included stealing cars, sneaking in, gun battle, driving vehicles, and escaping from the police’s wanted list. The entire mission process took more than half an hour, and the plot was full of ups and downs."

"The players were having a good time robbing in the game, and then someone asked, "how could robbing be so smooth in real life?"

"Soon, a ‘professional’ answered, "Of course, it wouldn’t be so smooth! In order to do this in the game, you first had to have an almost omnipotent hacker like Lester. Then, you had to have the physical fitness to survive a dozen bullets. You also had to have a four-dimensional chrysanthemum that could hold an AKM, submachine gun, grapeshot, rocket launcher, sticky bomb, and an entire Arsenal of weapons to pass through the security check smoothly. You also had to make sure that the police only searched the fan-shaped area in front of you and would stop searching if they couldn’t find anyone in two minutes. They didn’t even issue an arrest warrant. The next day, you can swagger back to the streets."

"Of course, the most important thing was that after you were shot dead, you only needed to pay a few thousand Yuan to be resurrected in the hospital, and not just die …"

"Road conditions were also a very important element. With the current traffic conditions in most cities, even if they successfully robbed an armored truck, they would most likely be stuck on the road and be caught like a turtle in a jar."

"Also, the real Federal Reserve couldn’t just let you go after the manager glanced at the documents, and it was even more impossible for you to drill through the wall with the drilling machine used to build the subway."

"Therefore, the robbery missions in GTA were done to make the players feel good. The game came from a higher reality than reality, and everything was designed for the players to have fun and have fun. It was not a guide to crime, or they would die without even knowing how they died."

"Many people thought that missions were too slow to make money. In the end, they only got 200 million dollars from robbing the Federal Reserve after so much effort, and it had to be split between several people. It was too inefficient!"

The players used their brains and quickly found many ways to make money.

"Most people knew that players were exploring safe and efficient ways to make money, such as killing people on the street and picking up money."

"For example, picking up money on the spot drive your own car and call 911 to call a police car, then follow the police car. Soon, the police car will arrest the suspect and the two sides will start fighting. At this time, the dead will drop money and weapons, and they will get out of the car to pick them up. Then, they will follow the police to look at the scenery and pick up the money."

"Of course, there were also people who chose to rent cars, tow trucks, or buy hangars and then fly planes to transport goods. One of the most popular games was probably car rental. Many people even jokingly called GTA the Didi simulator. Playing this game would give them a good experience of their lives …"

Chapter 1010: Three endings

"There were even a lot of people who really brought themselves into the role of a taxi driver. It was as if they were addicted to it every day, pulling a job for the entire night. There was even a rich person who excitedly posted that driving a taxi in GTA was really fun! "

"The players were shocked. You spent 300000 to buy a gaming pod and 3000 to buy a game. You could kill, burn, and rob a bank in this game, but you just drove a taxi, which cost 200 to 300 yuan per trip. You also often encountered passengers who left without paying. You’re not angry at all, and you’re even enjoying the scenery on the way? Not only did he drive a car, but he also followed the traffic rules and waited for the red light at the intersection? Never against traffic? Never exceeded the speed limit? "

What kind of F * cking spirit was this …

"However, according to the rich man, driving a car had helped him find a long-lost goal in life. As a second-generation Demolition Man, he had been living a life of idleness every day, collecting rent, eating, drinking, and having fun. He felt that his life had lost its meaning, and he could not muster up any energy at all. However, in GTA, he suddenly felt that it was so blissful to earn money with his own hands and earn his own living. Watching his own savings increase little by little gave him an inexplicable sense of accomplishment. In the process of driving the taxi, he had run all over losheng and seen different sights. This made him find the meaning of life again. "

"As for this rich guy’s post, the onlookers cried after reading it. They were not touched, but they thought of their poor selves. They really wanted to follow the internet to find this pretentious d * ck and beat him to death on the spot … "

There were also some smart players who discovered that the best way to make money in the game was to speculate in the stock market!

"As long as you had a certain amount of capital, you could enter the stock market to have fun. However, the higher the return, the higher the risk. Some people placed heavy bets on high-priced stocks, and in the end, they lost so much that they lost their pants … Slowly, the players who spectated the stock market also concluded that there were many hidden clues in the game. As long as they paid more attention, they could make a fortune in the stock market. "

"For example, there would be a side mission where a financial practitioner would take your car to the airport. When you arrived at the airport, he would tell you to buy a certain stock, and after you bought it, it would rise sharply in a few days. "

"Or there were some missions that required him to deal with the competitors of certain companies. He could buy the company’s shares before he did anything, and then get rid of the competitors. The shares in his hands would rise sharply. "

"There was even such a plot where a player had nothing to do and was driving around in the city when he encountered someone robbing a young man’s bicycle. He acted bravely and subdued the robber, then rode the bicycle back to return it to the owner. But a few days later, this person will send you an email, sending you 100000 shares. "

"There were many similar plots. In short, it could be described in one word, Five Card Stud! He won the young model on the yacht, and if he lost, he would work in the sea. "

"Many players had become billionaires by speculating in the stock market. Even when Mike was worried about money in the plot, he didn’t know that he actually had a few billion … "

"The players sighed. It was a pity that they couldn’t speculate in real estate in the capital of da Luo. Otherwise, the money would come even faster. By then, one capital of da Luo would be able to buy the entire Lighthouse nation. Tsk, tsk, tsk. What a beautiful picture. "

"After the fun and the money, many players began to focus on the three main characters and the ending of the game. "

"In the end, Franklin had three choices. They could either follow the requirements of the Chiefs and find Mike to get rid of Lao Chui; He could either follow the request of the stock market tycoon, defan, and find Lao Chui to get rid of Mike; The other option was not to kill both of them, and the three of them would kill all their enemies together. "

"Of course, most players chose C. What a joke. It was already frustrating enough in real life, and now they had to choose a friend to kill in the game? I have more than two billion Yuan, and the weapon in my four-dimensional chrysanthemum can kill a special force, and you dare to threaten me? "

"However, there were still many players who went to complete the A and B endings after ending c. "

"If Franklin chose to kill Trevor, it would be a win-win situation. Lester would give you Trevor’s money, and Mike would tell you how perverted Trevor was, then punch him and leave. "

"If you killed Mike, Franklin wouldn’t give you the money, Mike’s family would break off relations with you, and Trevor would reject your proposal to kill Mike and send you a text message angrily telling you that you were dead. At the last moment, the player could choose to save Mike, but Mike would hit Franklin with his head and fall to his death. "

"Through these two endings, the relationship and character of Franklin, Mike, and Lao Chui were fully displayed. "

"Mike didn’t hate Trevor. He only agreed to kill him because he was a threat to his family. If ending C was chosen, during the final gunfight at the foundry, when Trevor was suddenly lost in contact, Mike would still be cursing and shouting Trevor’s name, afraid that he would be killed by the Chiefs. "

"Mike had always treated Franklin as his son. In his own words, "Franklin was the ideal son for him." That was why Mike was so desperate and helpless when Franklin betrayed him. He seemed to have seen some kind of reincarnation. Many years ago in North Yankton, he had also betrayed Trevor. This time, he was betrayed by Franklin, who he trusted the most. That was why he was so desperate. "

Many players would recall the three protagonists ‘progress in the story line and would sincerely praise the success of the game’s shaping of the protagonists.

"When the players switched between the main characters, what they were doing could actually reflect their current state very well. When these details were combined together, the mental journey of these three characters was completely presented in front of the players. "

"For example, after Lao Chui killed the motorcycle gang, he chased after the remaining forces for a long time. He threw them under the bridge, into the water, and killed them in various ways to silence them. And he would wake up in various places, such as in other people’s mansions, cemeteries, on the top of a mountain, on the train tracks, on an island where a bunch of bandits had died … "

It was a good display of cui Fu’s unstable mental state.

"As for Mike’s condition, he would have different reactions at different times. In the beginning, he had a falling out with his wife, and when he lay on the bed and wanted to hug her, he was pushed away. He gave his son and daughter money, but in the next second, he was mocked and ruthlessly criticized, without any dignity as a parent. Mike often went to sit on the bench in different places, or simply fell asleep on the steering wheel in the car in front of his house. "

"In the middle of the game, Lao Chui came back, the B came to find him, and his wife and children were all gone. Mike had a gun under his pillow when he was sleeping, and he would often wake up and aim with the gun. They even lost their shelter and could only stand outside Lao cui’s trailer, looking at the sunset with dull eyes. "

"However, in the later stages of the game, Mike fought his way out of the encirclement, and the family reconciled. Before he woke up, his wife would hold him in her arms, and the two of them would drink coffee and play tennis together. Riding a bike and playing games with his son; He watched television with his son and daughter. She was talking and laughing with the crew members. "

"When they passed by the streets full of women who had lost their way again, Mike would point to his ring and say, "There’s no need for that, miss. I’m quite happy in my marriage. "

"As a young man, Franklin’s state of mind was more likely to resonate with them. "

"In the early days, Franklin liked to exercise. He would either do push-ups in his room, play horizontal bars and pull-ups, or read some books. However, he was confused about his future and did not know what life would be like. Sometimes he would rather sleep in the afternoon than start a new day. He could not forget his ex-girlfriend. "

"Later, Franklin met Mike and Lester, who gave him a super luxurious house. When he first moved in, Franklin couldn’t hide his ecstasy. He watched TV and played computer games at home, slowly distancing himself from his old friends. He learned to bring girls to his house for fun and would also politely send them to the taxi. "

"Three main characters, three different states of life. "

Chapter 1011: Full marks and wide controversy

"The players were all discussing the end of GTA, the three main characters with different personalities, and the details that could be seen everywhere in the game. "

"It was as if this was a treasure vault that could never be dug out. Every time he logged in, he would make some new discoveries. "

"While the players ‘word of mouth was booming, tgnn and other professional game review media also gave their own reviews of this revolutionary game. "

Almost all of them got full marks!

"Tgnn had given full marks to "the end of the United States" and "The Legend of Zelda", but this time, they seemed to have given a higher rating to GTA. "

"Without a doubt, GTA is a godly piece of work. The huge and detailed game world sets a benchmark for all open sandbox games. There’s so much exciting content in the game, so much to do, so much to explore, so much to go crazy about!"

"There is no doubt that this game has set off a craze all over the world. While it has achieved an all-round success, it has also further demonstrated salent’s extraordinary ambitions. The content was rich and the details were detailed. Up until now, no game with similar themes could compare to it. The humongous size and hidden elements of humor, as well as the details that were inadvertently presented at the right time, all reflected the genius wisdom of the creator. This is without a doubt one of the most outstanding works in the development of the game industry. "

"Although there have been games like ‘earth OL’ that tried to show a complete city, it’s obvious that the biggest difference in Los Santos is that it’s alive. People interact with each other. You can see passers-by walking around, police and robbers chasing each other, car accidents, and robbery. You can also see these affecting online forums, news, and stock prices. Sometimes, you’ll even run into someone who’s driving over you, or even a prisoner who’s trying to break out of prison trying to steal your car. This makes you feel like you belong to this city, not the city. "

"To be honest, this game didn’t bring the current artificial intelligence technology to the top, but perhaps this was a compromise for the fun of games. Obviously, the players wanted to enjoy the fun of doing whatever they wanted in the game. If the police pursued them relentlessly, or if passers-by ran away when they saw you trying to stop a car, this level of AI would make the game more real, but it would also seriously reduce the fun of the game itself. This is probably a balance that salent is trying to create. "

"In addition, it’s hard not to mention the matrix game cabin when talking about GTA. This so-called next generation VR gaming pod gives the players the feeling of being possessed, and it is accompanied by a comprehensive innovation in the game’s gun battle and vehicle system. You can also connect your shooting and driving skills while playing the game, which is an unprecedented experience and gives players a higher degree of freedom in the game. "

"Salent once said that GTA would be a game that redefined the open world (although The Legend of Zelda had just redefined it), and it would redefine the concept of the next ten-year triple-A game. Now, it seemed that he was not exaggerating. The combination of GTA and the matrix gaming pod had allowed the top of the current gaming industry to soar to a new level. Could other game companies in the world develop games that were on par with it? We are pessimistic about this. It’s hard to say if this is good or bad for the development of the entire game industry, but no matter what, salent is still continuing to write his legend. "

"Merits "

"A stunning open world."

"Epoch-making innovation in operating methods"

[Excellent plot content]

"A textbook city display"

"Flaws "

"None."

"Score 10/10 (masterpiece)"

"We had all guessed that the game that salent produced would be a godly work, but the quality of GTA was still shocking to us."

……

"Tgnn’s comments on GTA had excited many players, and they reposted it. "

"However, most of the players had a flat response to this and replied, "What’s the big deal? it’s obvious that you’re not a die-hard salent. This is just a basic operation. Sit down, sit down!"

"Indeed, Chen Mo had already made too many classics, and most players had already seen the quality of GTA. This game would continue to push the gaming industry forward in this world, and continue the glory of "one perfect score a year". "

"Limited by the sales of Matrix’s game cabin, the actual number of players in GTA was not very high, but everyone knew that once the game was released, the sales of Matrix’s game cabin would skyrocket. And it was only a matter of time before the next generation of VR, represented by the matrix gaming pod, overtook the traditional VR. "

……

……

"However, at the same time as GTA was set off all over the world, there were also a lot of disharmonious voices. "

"Obviously, the higher the popularity and attention, the more trouble there was. "

"Voices calling for a boycott of GTA existed all over the world, whether it was in China, the lighthouse nation, Japan, or other countries; The people who made this noise also involved various fields, such as the editor-in-chief of newspapers, Weibo verified users, experts and scholars, some foreign feminists, animal protection organizations, and members of the cultural, education, and science Committee in Nihon … "

"Although many players subconsciously felt that the game was a bit "perverted and violent" when they first played GTA, it still surprised many players that it had attracted so much resistance from people all over the world. "

"After all, the environment of the two worlds was different. Most people in the parallel world were very tolerant of the gaming industry and would not see it as a scourge. In addition to the existence of the grading system, these 18+ games would not have too much of an adverse effect on minors. "

"But even so, there were still so many people who said "we want to boycott GTA". "

"For example, Richard, the chief editor of a mainstream European newspaper, said, "There are a lot of elements of pornography, gun fights, and alcohol in the game. Women being abused in GTA is a form of gender discrimination. It’s obvious that this game is having the negative effect of ‘instigating crime’, which is very harmful to society. "

"Some female organizations in foreign countries agreed with this view."The player can attract prostitutes at the intersection (although there is no specific performance), and after that, the player can choose to knock the woman unconscious or even kill her, and then get back his money by chopping a knife or pistol. There was no doubt that this was a form of sexual violence, and it hurt us. Women are wantonly killed in GTA because of men’s desires. This shows a world that treats sickness as entertainment, and it has brought us more pain and damage. "

"Even animal protection organizations joined in the fun."Players can behead animals in GTA and even run over a helpless kitten with a car! Players can kill animals in different ways, which is obviously a very bad signal. It is very likely to cause people to get used to animal abuse!"

Chapter 1012: Chen Zhao’s request

Many players were shocked. What kind of random person came to ride on the popularity?

"It wasn’t surprising that such voices would appear. Even though parallel world was relatively more tolerant of games, the mainstream media still preferred games like super Mali and Legend of Zelda, which had ‘healthy content’ and were ‘all-age oriented’. There had always been a controversy regarding the so-called "violent games."

"Even war-themed FPS games would cause controversy, so it wasn’t surprising that GTA was being treated as the first to stand out. "

"However, what the players found strange was that the impact of this GTA was too great. It’s really true that popular people cause trouble … "

"If GTA was a game made by a small, unknown company with average sales and influence, it might not have caused such a huge controversy. Moreover, if there really was a dispute, the R & D Company might be very happy and take this opportunity to ride on the popularity. "

"However, Chen Mo and Thunderbolt entertainment didn’t care about the popularity … "

"Moreover, everyone realized something strange. Generally speaking, China’s attitude towards games was still conservative, not as good as that of Lighthouse. However, the storm of public opinion calling for a boycott of GTA was more intense overseas, and there was less opposition in China. "

"In fact, it was easy to understand that the reason for such a strange scene was because they were on completely different sides. "

"In the past, most of the games with violent elements were foreign games, and they entered the domestic market to make money. However, GTA was a domestic game that had to be sold overseas to make money! "

"Not to mention that this game would directly affect the sales of the matrix gaming pod, and behind the matrix gaming pod was an incomparably huge market. "

"The next generation VR market was still monopolized by matrix, which involved the game Committee, domestic technology companies, the domestic game industry, and a large number of people. This huge market would directly bring immeasurable economic value and important cultural influence to the country. How could he stab himself in the back when he saw that it was selling well? "

"Moreover, GTA was approved by the game Committee. "

"The game had already been approved, and now he was going back on his word? Ban the sale again? What a joke, wouldn’t that be slapping his own face? How could the game Committee do such a thing? "

"There were indeed some disputes about GTA, but first, China had a perfect grading system and related regulations, and GTA didn’t break any red lines, at most they just went on the edge; Secondly, this story happened completely in the lighthouse nation. If one were to talk about insinuations, it would be insinuating the social problems of the lighthouse nation. What did it have to do with the country? "

"Moreover, even though there were objections, the players ‘love and support for the game were obvious. "

"Beneath the news, the players ‘disdain for such arguments could be seen. "

"What does crime have to do with games? Show me the evidence!"

"Do I feel like these people are living in the last century? Or the century before that? The gaming industry has been developed for so many years, do you still think it’s electronic heroin?"

"If you have the ability, ban your movies, TV series, and comics as well. Let’s study hard every day and improve ourselves!"

"It’s obviously the responsibility of society and family, but it’s pushed to the game. It’s ridiculous to push the blame to others."

"What are the animal protection Association and feminists doing here? However, Thunderbolt entertainment is a domestic company. You can’t blackmail foreign companies! Let’s see if Chen Zhao would care about you. If you have the ability, why don’t you jointly submit a petition to ban the sale of GTA in Lighthouse nation? Let’s see if the players from the lighthouse nation will rebel. "

"This is the first time I’ve felt a sense of superiority as a Chinese gamer! I’ve decided to spend money on a skin to show my support for salent!"

……

"Obviously, the replies of these players showed that GTA held a high position in the hearts of the players. "

Chen Zhao did not care about the opposition from overseas.

"Even if animal protection organizations, female rights organizations, and foreign media pressured foreign video game companies, Chen Mo was in China, and no matter how much they yelled, it was no more annoying than a fly buzzing around. "

"To put it simply, Chen Mo didn’t even bother explaining to these foreign voices. They thought that it was impossible for them to ban GTA. Since I’m still making money, selling the matrix game pods, and the foreign players are still playing, I’ll pretend you don’t exist. "

"However, Chen Mo felt that he had to refute the opposition in China. "

"It wasn’t that he was worried that these voices would affect the sales of GTA, but he was more concerned about public opinion. "

"Even if these voices didn’t cause much of a stir, it would still affect the views of some people in the higher-ups on the game. Some people might even put pressure on the game Committee, which would indirectly have an unpredictable impact on the future development of the Chinese game industry. "

"It wasn’t to the extent of banning GTA, but if there were similar themes in the future, it might not be so easy to pass the review. "

"Therefore, for the future development of the Chinese gaming industry, and to correct some of society’s misconceptions about games, Chen Mo had to fight this public opinion war, and he had to win. "

"Chen Mo was now a true leader in the Chinese gaming industry. His voice and attitude would sometimes affect the decisions of the game Committee, which in turn would affect the development of the entire industry. Therefore, Chen Mo wasn’t the type of person who didn’t pay attention to the outside world and only focused on the game. With great power came great responsibility, and Chen Mo had the responsibility to do this. "

……

……

Qiao Hua was surprised by Chen Mo’s request.

"Are you sure you want to do this? The game Committee was trying to ignore this matter, and you should know that the next generation VR’s promotion would not be hindered by this. Most of the people who questioned GTA were just trying to scam and gain popularity, and if you responded to them, they would jump even more. The players ‘attitude was already supportive of you, and as long as this period of time passed and the topic gradually died down, no one would mention this topic again. Why should we go and mess around with them at this time?"

"Chen Zhao smiled."My popularity isn’t that easy to get. Moreover, I’m not being angry with them, this concerns the development of the game Committee and the entire game industry. If we let them criticize us and we don’t talk back, it would seem like we’re in the wrong. "

"Qiao Hua was silent for a moment, "alright, I’ll ask Chairman Zhang for his opinion." If there’s no problem, I’ll help you arrange the best reality debate program in the country. "

"You should also make some preparations. When those people appear on the show, they won’t be as kind as they are online."

Chapter 1013: Chen Mo is going on a current affairs show?

The controversy over GTA had yet to die down when the players heard another piece of very surprising news.

"The famous current affairs debate program in the country,’today’s current affairs debate’, had invited Chen Mo as a special guest to discuss the backstory behind GTA development with some domestic experts, scholars, and opinion leaders, as well as the positive and negative effects the game had on players! "

Many players were completely dumbfounded when they saw the news. They even thought that they were seeing things.

"What’s the meaning of this, Chen Mo is going on C-site? "

"And he even had to fight these experts, scholars, and opinion leaders head-on? "

"Looking at the list of people participating in the show, it seemed that more than half of them were against GTA? "

Was Chen Mo going to fight a war of words again?

But … Would this work?

"Everyone knew that even though ‘today’s current affairs debate’ was a current affairs program, it had a very strong debate nature. In general, current affairs programs would have the host speaking on stage and inviting a few experts and scholars as guests to say a few words to support their own opinions. However, the host of "today’s current affairs debate" had to strictly maintain a neutral position. His main task was to guide guests from both sides to debate on the same issue. In the end, he would only summarize the speeches of both sides and would not make a final conclusion. "

"The program’s material selection was basically some controversial topics. In other words, both sides had their reasons, which was why it was called a "debate."

"However, even though it sounded Grand, in reality, this show could easily turn into a large-scale battle scene … "

"Don’t think that those experts, scholars, and opinion leaders were all gentlemanly. They stood up one by one to speak like college student debates and let the other party finish first. "

"In fact, in this program, some experts and scholars really quarreled like aunties bargaining in the market. They interrupted and interrupted, even raising their voices until they were red in the face and lost their manners. "

"This could not be completely attributed to a problem of quality. On the one hand, these opinion leaders had not been trained in debate. Many times, they would subconsciously interrupt others ‘speech when they were thinking about something. Many people could write a long Weibo post in text, but they might be illogical if they were to open their mouths and say it on the spot. On the other hand, if you didn ‘t, you would be in a very passive situation when everyone was talking first. It was a bit like "a scholar meeting a soldier" or "a gentleman meeting a hooligan". Even if you were reasonable, the other party could still gain the upper hand in the situation. "

"Obviously, the guests participating in this show were very conceited, especially in their own field of expertise, so it was very normal that the more they argued, the more explosive it was. "

"The program was nearly an hour long. At the beginning, everyone was polite and maintained their manners, but by the last twenty minutes, the situation was often out of control. "

"Of course, at this time, the host needed to guide the guests ‘speech, but the host was not omnipotent. Those who could come to this program were all famous people. Sometimes, when the guests were talking endlessly, the host couldn’t directly interrupt them when they were halfway through, as it would be embarrassing. "

"Therefore, the effects of each episode of the show were completely unpredictable. It was already not easy to keep the show running normally … "

"As an important program on C site, "today’s current affairs debate" still had a great influence in the country. The players knew very well that if Chen Mo went to the show, he would be stepping into the muddy water. "

"A lot of people didn’t understand, mainly because there was no benefit for Chen Mo to be on this show! The so-called ‘opinion leaders’ could use this opportunity to gain some popularity, gain more fans, and earn more money, but what would Chen Mo gain? "

"As the saying goes, it’s not rare for dogs to bite people, but it’s news for people to bite dogs. Even if Chen Zhao really won the debate, it would be a loss of face. "

"The players were even hoping that it was fake news, or that Chen Mo would change his mind and not go, but as the broadcast time approached, there was still no such news. "

"Clearly, Chen Zhao was determined to get involved in this mess and bite a dog. "

……

"On the day of today’s current affairs debate’s broadcast, many players uncharacteristically waited in front of their televisions. "

"For many players, they had long stopped paying attention to television shows. There were all kinds of video websites and a lot of live broadcasting platforms. If you wanted to watch something, you could just search on the internet. Why did you have to watch TV at a fixed time? "

"As a result, many traditional television shows already had very low viewership ratings. They had to rely on the internet to broadcast them to extend their lives. ‘Today’s current affairs debate ‘, as a C-site program, was in a better state than some of the smaller television stations’ programs, but not by much. "

"This time, the program was broadcast simultaneously on the TV station and the Internet, but the ratings on the TV station alone were already shocking. "

The real-time viewership ratings were 6.47!

"This was a jaw-dropping figure. It had even set a viewership record for "today’s current affairs debate, "even surpassing some of the more phenomenal television programs and dramas! "

"It must be noted that a phenomenal food Show in the parallel world only had a viewership rating of 2.7, while the highest viewership rating of a phenomenal TV series was only 5.44, with an average of 2.83. This was already considered a godly work, and it had even become a hot topic on Weibo and major forums for several months. "

A current affairs debate program’s viewership rating had actually reached 6.47. It could be said that it was the focus of the entire nation.

"Moreover, this was the real-time viewership ratings calculated. After the show was done, the figure could still increase … "

"Obviously, this was all due to the popularity of GTA and Chen Mo’s personal charm. If one were to talk about the hot topic in China, then the controversy caused by GTA was the undeniable hot topic, and today’s current affairs debate was the perfect Center of the hot topic, so it wasn’t surprising that it had so much attention. "

"The popularity of the online livestream room was also off the charts. The players couldn’t wait any longer, and all kinds of bullet comments filled the entire screen. "

"I’m waiting for Chen Mo’s verbal battle with the Confucians! It’s best to curse these so-called opinionated leaders to death!"

"I’ll always support GTA! No explanation for a divine piece of work!"

"Cloud players have specially come to like GTA!"

"The bullet comments were all in support of Chen Mo and GTA, and even if there were one or two comments like "GTA is harmful to society", they were quickly drowned out. "

It was obvious that Chen Mo and GTA had an overwhelming amount of support on the internet.

"To the players, this debate wasn’t just a TV show. It was a struggle, a battle. If these views that supported the restriction of games prevailed, then the entire domestic game industry would be affected, and even everyone’s freedom to play games would be restricted. "

"For the freedom of the players to play the game, they had to fight! "

Chapter 1014: Cultural crystal or poison

"At the beginning of the show, a video was played. "

"The title at the bottom was,’Grand Theft Auto, is it a perfect masterpiece in the game industry or a violent game that instigates crime?’ "

"On the screen, there were many news and information related to GTA, real-time discussions, screenshots of online posts, game information, and so on, appearing one after another. "

"Grand Theft Auto (the English name is GTA) has attracted a lot of attention since it was first released. So far, it has swept the global game market, with millions of sales. It’s also been popular on live-streaming and video-streaming websites all over the world. Just last week, tgnn, the world’s leading video game media, gave Grand Theft Auto a full score and used ‘God’,’pinnacle’, and ‘legendary’ to describe the game’s historical status. "

"But correspondingly, the violence and criminal content displayed in the game also caused a worldwide controversy. Some experts, scholars, and opinion leaders on the internet believe that this game is instigating crime, and has the suspicion of disrespecting women, abusing animals, and vilifying certain professions. "

"There has never been a game in the history of gaming that has brought as much controversy as Grand Theft Auto, and with the help of the next generation of VR, this game is becoming the most influential game in the world. According to statistics, although the number of players in this game was less than ten million, the number of players who watched the game through live streaming websites and video websites could reach more than one billion. Even though the audience is almost all adults under the grading system, such a huge influence is still worrying. "

[Has Grand Theft Auto been demonized?]

"Will it bring pure entertainment to the players, or will it have negative effects?"

"If this game causes a negative impact on society, who will be responsible?"

"Today’s current affairs debate has invited Grand Theft Auto’s designer, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s CEO, Mr. Chen Mo, as well as the experts and scholars who have raised objections to the game. Is Grand Theft Auto a cultural product or a mental poison?"

"After a burst of cool lights and warm applause from the audience, the spotlight shone on the host’s face. "

"The host, Hu Yue, was one of the most famous male hosts in the country. She had good facial features, was logical and organized, and spoke very quickly. For a program like "today’s current affairs debate "to not deviate too much from the topic during a heated debate, the host’s skills were evident. "

"Discuss today’s current affairs and pay attention to society and people’s livelihood. Hello, everyone. I’m the host of today’s current affairs debate, Hu Yue. Before the show starts, I’ll ask the audience in front of the TV and computer screens a question. After this episode is over, what kind of entertainment will you choose for the night? Are you watching TV, reading books, or playing games?"

"Game game. The most popular game right now is what we call the next generation VR game Grand Theft Auto, and players around the world prefer to call it by its English abbreviation, GTA. "As the video said, it is indeed popular all over the world, but it is also being criticized all over the world. There are people criticizing it all over the world. Is this kind of criticism reasonable? is GTA a mental poison? then, may I ask all the guests, professor Xu?"

Hu Yue raised her hand and the camera panned to the guest next to her.

"Professor Xu, the director of the quality Education Research Center of a certain Normal University, had white hair and looked to be in his sixties. However, he was in good spirits and looked to be full of fighting strength."Of course I am. I’m not the only one who thinks so. In fact, some research centers in European and American countries have come to a similar conclusion. Long-term playing of violent games will cause damage to the left brain, and these symptoms are exactly the same as some drugs. "

"Hu Yue continued, "when many players hear professor Xu’s point of view, they think that this statement is too serious." However, I have to say that there are indeed such criticisms of violence in the world. So, brother Zhibin, what do you think?"

"The camera panned to another male guest. He was wearing glasses and was around 30 years old. His title was "senior media personnel" Zhang Zhibin. "

"I think the term" poison "is too much. If it’s poison in professor Xu’s eyes, it’s at best a soda in my eyes. On the surface, it seemed like the media was criticizing it, as if the whole nation was condemning it. However, that was not the case. There were many, many players who supported GTA on the internet. Why do you say it’s a carbonated drink? if you drink too much every day like water, you’ll definitely get diabetes. But drink less, it’s good for your body and mind. "

"Professor Xu immediately said, "but, will drinking beverages make people commit crimes?" However, the violent factors presented in the game will have a real impact on people’s behavior, and even play a role of instigation. "

"Zhang Zhibin laughed."But many of us here grew up playing games. Especially for people my age. But I didn’t commit any crimes."

"Professor Xu waved his hands."You didn’t commit any crime, but that doesn’t mean that other people have the same self-control ability as you. It also doesn’t mean that the game has the same negative impact on everyone."

"No problem!" Hu Yue hurriedly interrupted."Alright, let’s not discuss the connection between the two for now. Let’s just talk about the impact of the game itself. Brother Mugang, brother baiyou, what do you two think?"

"The screen switched to the other two guests. One of them had the title of "famous blogger" Yuan Mugang, and the other was "Wolf father" Chen baiyou. The former looked to be in his 50s, while the latter was in his early 40s. "

"The ‘famous blogger’ Yuan Mu just said, "I used to play computer games for one to two months, and I played ten hours a day. Finally, I have a lumbar disc herniation. It happened twice a year because of playing games. Then, in recent years, I controlled it while playing games, and I never had a lumbar disc herniation again. "

"The other Wolf father, Chen baiyou, said, "I’ve always emphasized to my children that if you want to be the winner of this society, you have to put an end to all games. Those who are addicted to games are losers because you have no ability to resist the temptation. However, there are only a few parents like me in society. What about those parents who are busy with work and have a lot of things to do? They can only accept the poison and temptation of games to children. "

"Hu Yue nodded."Okay, most of our guests have expressed their opinions. Next, let’s invite the designer of Grand Theft Auto, Mr. Chen Mo, to express his opinions." On the surface, it looks like a two-on-three, which doesn’t seem very fair, but it’s actually Mr. Chen Mo’s own request. What do you think of this?"

Chapter 1015: retort

The camera turned to Chen Mo.

"The live broadcast room was instantly filled with bullet comments, which even covered the screen. "

"The comments from the opposing guests had already triggered a wave of scolding and laughter on the bullet screen. Although many players felt that these comments were very funny, they were more angry. "

"A lot of the players were angry, but they couldn’t see the bullet comments. Now that the camera was on Chen Mo, they were all waiting for his response. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t as red-faced as the other guests. Even though the three opposing guests were throwing mud at the game, Chen Mo was still calm and collected. "

"Chen Mo actually had an intelligence-reducing Halo, but it didn’t work this time. "

Why?

"This was because the intelligence-reducing Halo was meant for normal people, and Chen Mo felt like he was losing out by using it against these three. "

"Chen Mo first looked at the ‘famous blogger’ Yuan Mugang, "Mr. Yuan, although I don’t really understand why your lumbar disc is so prominent, I have to make it clear that the problem with your lumbar disc is entirely due to your incorrect sitting posture and long-term lack of exercise. No matter what you do, you may have a protruding lumbar disc if you sit for ten hours. And the VR game we’re going to talk about today, the matrix game cabin, was designed by many ergonomic experts we hired. It’s even more comfortable lying inside than the hospital’s intensive care unit beds. Not only will you not have a lumbar disc protrusion if you lie inside for ten hours, but it might even have the effect of a massage chair. "

"He then looked at ‘Father Wolf’ Chen baiyou, "As for the impact of the game on children, I can only kindly remind you that our country has a strict game grading system. GTA grades are for those above 18 years old. Unless the parents deliberately cooperate with the children to cheat, otherwise, it is impossible for the children to play GTA."

"Chen Mo looked at the white-haired professor Xu."As for what professor Xu said about the left brain being damaged by violent games … Well, as an S-grade video game designer, I have the right to read all the relevant documents in the database, including various domestic and foreign documents. Unfortunately, when I searched for the keywords ‘brain degeneration’ or ‘left brain damage’, the results were as such. "

"Chen Mo tapped on his phone, and a virtual screen appeared in front of him, showing the title of the thesis. "

"A brief analysis of brain degeneration"

"The relationship between mirror writing and brain function integration and degeneration"

[Research claims that eating two servings of leafy vegetables a day can delay brain degeneration and prevent dementia]

"Diabetes can cause brain function degeneration."

"Research on the mechanism of artificial aging and anti-aging effects of ginseng components"

……

There was no word ‘game’ in the next few pages.

"Since you’re a professional, " Chen Mo said, "I thought you might have a different way of getting information from me, so I searched again in a different way."

"This time, he opened two search engines from both domestic and foreign countries. He searched again in both Chinese and English, and this time, the keywords were changed to "game + brain degeneration."

"To prevent brain degeneration and Alzheimer’s disease, play these games!"

"Playing these three games often can slow down brain degeneration."

……

The scene was a little awkward.

"Chen Zhao smiled and said, "of course, I’m not saying that professor Xu’s argument is baseless." In fact, I had spent a lot of effort to find the source of this theory. A medical professor in Japan believed that people who played games often had a lack of expression and poor self-restraint, but this statement was not widely supported. It was just a theory and not an authoritative conclusion. Not to mention, there are many similar arguments, such as ‘watching TV can cause brain degeneration’,’long-term running may cause brain degeneration’, etc. These are more alarmist hypotheses, and there has been no consensus at all. Even the mainstream academic community has not studied this. "

"On the contrary, I have a piece of research on the game’s Neurology."

"People who spend a lot of time playing shooting games every week have a significant improvement in dynamic vision and contrast sensitivity compared to before they played the game. This kind of game requires the player to observe the surrounding environment at all times, so that they can quickly distinguish the details in the chaotic background. Playing for a long time is actually a training process. "

"The players who play games often have more developed and efficient cerebral cortex, which means that they can better control and maintain their attention and multitask compared to non-players. "

"Nature’s science magazine specifically studied the impact of games on the brains of the elderly. In fact, after a period of game training, the elderly’s ability to handle multiple tasks can reach the level of young people, and it will not decline for six months. In other words, the cognitive ability that has weakened due to aging can be effectively improved through games. "

"European scientists have scanned the brains of 152 young game players and found that the more children play games, the greater the volume of gray matter in the dorsal anterior lobular cortex and the frontal lobular ocarpular activity area. These two areas are responsible for the center of executive ability, which means that children playing games can significantly improve their executive ability."

"In addition, not only do action-type players have faster reaction speed than non-players, but their accuracy is also better. "

"British scholars and game designers have jointly developed a game called ‘journey to the ocean.’ By recording people’s navigation conditions in 3D environments, it has provided unprecedented huge amounts of data for scientific research on amnesia and Alzheimer ‘s, causing a sensation in the entire neurological community. This game not only provides auxiliary treatment for patients, but also provides valuable data for scientific research."

"Chen Mo looked at the three people."So, I don’t think your arguments are enough. What do you guys think?"

"The three guests looked a little angry, especially professor Xu. He was about to slam the table. "

"At this moment, Hu Yue quickly brought the topic back, "Okay, the five guests have expressed their own views. Next, let’s invite the audience to speak freely. Have you ever thought that a certain game is a poison that harms the health of you and your friends? do you have any experience that you want to share with us? Come, this student in the blue shirt. "

"The audience member who raised his hand stood up and took the microphone."I think that games will make many of us immerse ourselves in the virtual world. What should people like us who have few friends do? The more I play the game, the less social I feel. I feel like I’m out of touch with society. "

"Chen Mo spread his hands helplessly, "you don’t have many friends. Are you blaming me?" Games like League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground allowed many people to find their partners in the game. Many good friends who played games with them organized gatherings in the same city, which obviously expanded their social circle. If your EQ is low and you can’t make friends, you should reflect on yourself. You’re saying it as if you can find friends without the game. "

Chapter 1016: The game and the essay

"Hu Yue smiled."Alright. We’ve heard the guests ‘individual speeches just now. We’ve also listened to the opinions of the audience." Actually, our focus this time was on GTA, but at the start, our guests seemed to have aimed at the game as a whole. "

"How about this, to prevent any accidental injuries, let’s bring the topic back to GTA. What are your thoughts on this game, GTA? Brother mu gang. "

"Famous blogger" Yuan Mu had just cleared his throat "Okay, let’s talk about the game GTA. Obviously, this game contained a lot of murder, violence, and crime content. No one would object to this, right? Is there any risk to it?"

"Zhang Zhibin, the ‘senior media personnel’ on Chen Mo’s side, shook his head."I don’t think it’s a good idea to use this method. Cars also have risks. Every year, a large number of people die in car accidents. Should we boycott cars?"

"How can that be the same?" Yuan Mugang raised his voice, "cars are a necessity in our lives. Is it a game?"

Zhang Zhibin was stunned.

"Chen Mo laughed."I don’t know what you mean by ‘necessity’, Mr. Yuan. I’d like to ask you a question. Are movies a necessity?" Were television programs a necessity? According to what you said, the ban on all entertainment activities in the world will not affect our normal lives, and we will not starve to death. However, people live in this world with more than just material needs. It’s not as if we just Don’t Starve to death. We need to satisfy our own spiritual needs, and in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, spiritual needs are a higher level of needs than material needs. "

"You think that games aren’t a necessity for life, that’s just what you think. It’s just like how you see other people smoking and drinking, and you ask them to quit because you don’t think it’s a necessity. It doesn’t make sense, does it?"

"Professor Xu immediately took over the conversation, "you just mentioned spiritual needs. I just feel that the spiritual needs you mentioned are fake. They are harmful!" If they get too addicted to the virtual game world, they won’t be able to tell the difference between the game and reality. Even if they commit too many crimes in the game, they will do the same in reality!"

"Chen Zhao spread his hands."Professor Xu, I think you’re doubting the intelligence of these adults." Our country’s law believes that a person who has reached the age of 18 and is mentally sound has full civil capacity. The so-called ‘full civil capacity’ meant that they could be responsible for their own actions without the need for society or other people to accuse them of their behavior. Professor Xu, you have a ‘parent’s mentality’, and you want to be the parent of all the adults in the country. This kind of mentality is very undesirable. "

"Okay, Mr. Chen Mo’s point of view is that adults have the right to enjoy entertainment, " Hu Yue said. I think that’s right. Most of you here are adults, and we certainly don’t want to be told that we can’t do some entertainment within the scope of the law and regulations. "

"Of course, I know what professor Xu is trying to say. If a game is harmful to society, we can’t just sit back and watch. Let’s not talk about whether we should ‘sit by and do nothing’ first, let’s talk about whether GTA is dangerous or not. Brother mu gang mentioned that there’s a lot of violence and crime in the game, do you agree with that, Mr. Chen Mo?"

"Of course." Chen Zhao nodded."

"So, you’re saying that the violent and criminal content won’t have any negative impact on the players, right?" Hu Yue continued to ask."

"There won’t be any negative effects, " Chen Zhao said."In fact, it’ll have a positive effect."

"‘Father Wolf’ Chen baiyou snorted, "Nonsense! How could violence and crime have a positive effect? Just because you’re the designer of this game, you can’t just turn black into white just because you’re counting on it to make money, right?"

"Chen Mo was not angry."Mr. Chen baiyou, since you’re so proud of your teaching method, did you notice some of the essays in the Chinese textbooks when you were teaching your children?"

"Of course, " Chen baiyou nodded."

"In these articles, " Chen Mo said, "for example,’the story of XX’ and ‘Mrs. Xx.’ The former describes a wandering farmer’s life of mental victory, while the latter describes a working woman who donates money to the door and has mental disorders. Are there any positive effects in these articles?"

"Chen baiyou answered confidently, "of course!" This was a merciless revelation of the old society. It reflected the profound social reality! The characteristics of the feudal, conservative, vulgar, and corrupt society at that time were vividly depicted, revealing the living scenes of the people in the old era who lived in deep suffering. It is our cultural treasure. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "yes, GTA is the same."

Chen baiyou was stunned.

"Professor Xu trembled with anger, "you’re actually comparing games to essays?" Can you please explain how the two are the same?"

"The atmosphere was tense at first, but after Chen Zhao’s argument, everyone stopped arguing. They all stared at Chen Zhao, waiting for him to say something."

"The guest on the other side felt like he had something on Chen Mo, and was ready to hit him if he said something wrong."

"Chen Mo looked at everyone, "how many of you here have actually played GTA?" Please raise your hand. "

"The host, Hu Yue, and Zhang Zhibin, who was on Chen Mo’s side, both raised their hands. Some of the audience members also raised their hands, but none of the three guests on the other side raised their hands."

"Anyone who has watched the entire story of GTA through live streams and video websites, please raise your hand, " Chen Mo added."

"This time, there were clearly more hands raised, but the three guests on the other side still didn’t raise their hands."

"The scene was a little awkward. In fact, it wasn’t that the three people on the opposite side didn’t want to raise their hands, but they really didn’t watch the entire plot. They didn’t dare to lie either. If Chen Zhao’s random question stumped them, wouldn’t it be even more awkward?"

"‘Father Wolf’ Chen baiyou protested, "I only read the beginning part of the crime and felt very uncomfortable, so I didn’t finish it. I don’t think this can be used as a basis of judgment. One game is so fast, just one section is enough, there’s no need to finish all of it. "

"Chen Zhao smiled."Don’t worry. Let me finish." I’m not using this as an excuse to question everyone’s understanding of the game, but I have no right to speak without investigating. If you haven’t even finished reading the plot, then you wouldn’t know the details I buried in the game, right?"

"That’s why I think it’s a pity that everyone has misunderstood the game’s intentions. This time, I hope to show you some of the details that I’ve buried in the game so that we can better understand the game’s deeper meaning. "

Chapter 1017: Exposing the ugly veil of capitalism

"Chen Mo tapped on his phone a few times, and the image was projected to the front so that everyone could see it clearly. "

"The first was what Mike said to Franklin, "Young people, don’t always think about fighting and killing. Go to college, and then you can exploit the People’s property. You can still make money without doing anything. This is what ‘capitalism’ is."

The three guests on the other side were clearly stunned. They clearly didn’t understand what was going on. Did GTA have such lines? And it was a conversation between two main characters?

"Chen Zhao continued to tap on the screen, and a close-up of a police car in GTA appeared. On the side door of the police car and under the badge, the words ‘Obey, surprise’ were written. (Obey, live) "

"Chen Mo explained, "maybe it’s a bit obscure. Many people don’t understand Gatha. I’ll explain it to everyone here." There are two words written on the police cars in Lighthouse nation, but it ‘s’ Protect, Serve ‘." (Protection, service) "

Many of the people present looked at each other in surprise.

"If Mike’s previous sentence was very explicit, then this joke was more obscure. Obviously, this was ridiculing the lighthouse nation’s police for bullying the weak and fearing the strong, as well as the conflict between the police and the people of the lighthouse nation. "

"Obviously, the meaning of the words on the lighthouse police cars was "the police should protect and serve the people, " but in fact, the lighthouse police had always been a violent law enforcement, shooting randomly. Every year, there were innocent civilians who were killed, and the probability of black people being shot for no reason was several times higher than white people. "

"Therefore, in GTA, these two words were changed to "obey" and "survive". That was to say, when they encountered the police, the people of the lighthouse nation must absolutely obey in order to survive. "

"Chen Mo continued to tap on his phone screen. Information after his explanation was passed to the audience, as well as the people in front of the TV and screen. "

"The power company in Los Santos uses thermal power, claiming that their coal is high-tech and clean coal that won’t pollute the environment. In fact, if you go to the power plant, you’ll see smoke billowing. In addition, they also ridiculed the ugly solar panels and slandered wind power, which has been confirmed by scientists to cause a species crisis for many species of pigeons. They also called for everyone to work together to resist wind power. "

"This exposed the deception and deception of the lighthouse nation’s large companies and consortiums to the people. They did everything under the drive of economic interests."

"The advertisement of the Fleeca bank said ‘it’s a walk in the park to get money from loans’ and ‘everything can be bought by credit cards’. However, the description of the Fleeca credit card on the website of lncn flowers exchange.com was ‘unending usury’, indicating that it was an alluring financial trap. This mocked the greed and slyness of the big banks and the proliferation of consumer spending in Lighthouse. "

"As for Epsilons, they’re rich and have a headquarters building and many luxury cars in the prime location. Their believers have even infiltrated the B. In fact, they’re an out-and-out cult."

"However, there are similar religions in the lighthouse nation in reality. I won’t say the specific name. They persecute and control their believers, and the tragedies of their believers committing suicide happen one after another. This organization even infiltrated the interior of the lighthouse nation with the intention of getting involved in various state secrets. However, they were recognized as a legal religion by the lighthouse nation. "

"There are also many people who are concerned about the problem of ‘lost women’ in the game. In fact, if you follow them, you will find that they are calling their mothers to tell them that they are safe. The gist of it is that there is an audition recently, and the producer is quite optimistic about himself. He asks his mother to be assured that he is doing well."

"A group of girls with the dream of becoming celebrities came all the way here to haomalwood, but they can only live like this. The hidden meaning is obvious."

"Following Chen Mo’s explanation, all sorts of details in GTA were pointed out one by one. The exposure and mockery of the current state of society left most of the people present dumbfounded. "

"Chen Mo spoke quickly, and finally concluded, "Obviously, the true meaning of GTA is "

"This is a story, a game, and a fake. In reality, it was impossible for one to come back to life in the hospital after death, and it was also impossible to complete most of the criminal activities inside. If you really do that, you’ll definitely die a terrible death. "

"It’s not easy to be a bad person. Even in GTA, the happiest people are the machines of National violence such as the police, the B, the CIB, and the Army. They do evil things in the name of the country and justice, and they don’t need to be responsible. It’s just like the Chiefs of the hospital using the three main characters as guns, but their hands are clean. "

"Next are private armed forces, underworld gangs, and multinational groups. Money can do anything they want, and they can do whatever they want under the protection of the government. Even a small pest control company can use their insignificant privileges to bully civilians and earn black-hearted money. "

"The three protagonists may seem impressive, but in fact, Franklin is a black young man at the bottom of the society. Mike has a midlife crisis and Trevor is hated by everyone. "

"They look crazy and happy, but they are just thieves. They are used by the state apparatus and their hands and feet are shackled. When the country needs you, you are a gun. When they don’t need you, you have to be disposed of like garbage."

"That’s why I said that GTA is a work that reveals and criticizes reality. Is there a problem?"

The three guests on the other side all froze and were speechless.

"Professor Xu raised his trembling hand."You … You’re making anti-government remarks!" He said. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "that’s right. But I’m against the government of the lighthouse nation. Is there a problem?" I’ve always emphasized that the game GTA happened in the lighthouse nation, and it exposed the ugly veil of capitalism. Whether it was the police, the state apparatus, or the big companies and consortiums, they were all characteristics of capitalism, and of course, they did not exist in our country. "

"Not only that, but we can also let more players experience the sin and ugliness of capitalism through GTA. We can let those who boast on the internet that ‘Lighthouse is a Beacon of democracy’ see the real situation of Lighthouse nation and cherish their current happy lives even more."

"The three guests were all stunned. Even the host, Hu Yue, didn’t know how to respond to that … "

"The turn was too rushed, so no one had time to step on the brakes and think about it. "

"Chen Mo sighed, "as a game, GTA is responsible for exposing the ugly veil of capitalism. It has to show the players the real world of capitalism." Players can also rent houses in Los Santos to earn money, buy houses, and live a life of peace and prosperity. "

"Everyone, the Buddha’s heart sees for himself. Luo Sheng du has shown the full picture of capitalism in a panoramic way. There are people who are drunk and obsessed with money, and there are also people who are sinful. You can see whatever you feel in your heart in this game. "

"Some people only think about fighting and killing, so the game is naturally full of fighting and killing. I’ve hidden so many profound things in the game, but you guys turned a blind eye to it. Are you blaming me?"

Chapter 1018: The future of the virtual world

"The bullet screen of the live broadcast room was already filled with overwhelming 666 comments, and the audience in the stadium were all dumbfounded. "

Most of the people present didn’t expect Chen Zhao to say this.

"Professor Xu’s expression was very excited. He wanted to slam the table and say that this was "nonsense, " but he raised his hand and couldn’t slam it down. "

"The other two guests also looked at each other. It was clear that their brains were spinning quickly to refute this set of words, but they were at a loss for words. "

Was there something wrong with what Chen Mo said?

What a big problem!

"At least, the first reaction of the guest was that he was spouting nonsense. "

"However, after sorting out the logic from the beginning to the end, it seemed to be quite complete … "

"The examples Chen Zhao had listed, including Mike’s sarcastic remarks about capitalism, the words on the police car, and the B-related plots, were all in GTA. Chen Zhao couldn’t spread rumors in front of everyone. With these elements, Chen Zhao’s theory that GTA was exposing the ugliness of capitalism seemed very logical. "

"Moreover, it wasn’t very convincing to just use the violent elements of GTA as an excuse. "

"When a carrier’s main goal was to "expose" and "criticize" the plot, too much beautifying of the scene would greatly reduce the criticism. To put it simply, in some essays, people in the old society were beheaded, and ignorant people used the blood of the revolutionaries to dip buns in human blood in an attempt to cure diseases. This plot was actually quite bloody, even more bloody than most movies and TV series where people were killed with guns. "

"However, if one wanted to eliminate the influence of this gory and violent scene and overly beautify this plot, then the "critical" effect it wanted to achieve would not exist. "

"If they forced all similar themes to be made like fairy tales, it would only make people feel that it was extremely fake and eventually turn into cultural garbage. "

"These people’s doubts about GTA were mainly focused on its "violent" appearance, while Chen Mo raised the topic to a higher "spiritual meaning, " so he directly raised the topic, forming a "dimension-lowering strike". "

The key to this was that GTA must have a rich enough meaning.

There really was a GTA.

Was it a game that encouraged crime? It wasn ‘t.

"Most people only touched the surface and felt that GTA encouraged people to commit crimes, but that was not the case. "

"GTA didn’t encourage crime, and it didn’t encourage players to kill indiscriminately. It wasn’t the hot-blooded pugilist that most people thought it was, nor was it the unrestrained and happy revenge that teenagers yearned for. Instead, it was a chain that was getting tighter and tighter. It was about the sorrow of being toyed with by the invisible enemy after defeating the visible enemy time and time again. "

"In the world of GTA, there was never a false story of marrying a fair, rich, and beautiful woman by committing a crime and reaching the peak of life. Instead, one was constantly betrayed by one’s own friends, or betrayed one’s own friends, and had no choice but to temporarily bow down to the more powerful evil forces, and be a dog that bit people for those beasts in human clothing from the B. "

"Those stories that seemed to stimulate the players ‘hormones were in fact just cleaning up the mess of others and completing one mission after another, but they could never redeem their freedom from the B. "

"The protagonist in the previous work, who could summon the wind and rain, might die like a wild dog in the next work. No one cared about his life or death. "

"When they first entered the world of GTA, perhaps many people would indulge in the pleasure of killing and plundering, but as the story went deeper, the players felt the joys and sorrows of the main character, and they would find that everyone in the story, even the small supporting characters, had their own sorrow. And the deeper level of exposure of the current social situation derived from this was the key to setting apart GTA from being a cool game and becoming a full-split masterpiece. "

……

"The debate over ‘today’s current affairs debate’ was still going on, but the tide on the internet was completely in Chen Mo’s favor. "

"Of course, Chen Mo’s words couldn’t convince everyone. For people like professor Xu and Chen baiyou, they had already set up the argument that "violent games will inevitably lead to crimes" in their minds. No amount of explanation would be able to convince them. "

"However, Chen Mo’s words weren’t meant for the three guests, but for the audience watching the show on TV and in front of the computer. "

"What Chen Mo wanted was public support for GTA, or at least no opposition. He wanted the entire society to be more tolerant and understanding towards the development of games, especially virtual reality games. "

"In the second half of the show, a few guests and the audience were still trying to refute Chen Mo’s claims, but Chen Mo responded to them one by one and took the initiative. "

"At the end of the show, Hu Yue asked Chen Mo, "thank you for attending today’s current affairs debate, President Chen. You’ve given us an official explanation of the game. This has allowed us to better understand the true meaning of the game." Last but not least, I have another question, which was raised by a live audience member just now. Traditional violent games may not have a big impact, but the matrix gaming pod is a next generation VR game, and its sense of immersion and realism is far beyond traditional PC and mobile games. Will it cause a more serious impact?"

"Chen Zhao didn’t answer directly. Instead, he asked, "What do you think the future of virtual reality technology is?"

"Hu Yue was stunned,’future? I feel that the future should be getting closer and closer to the real world. "

"Chen Mo nodded, "yes, the so-called virtual reality focuses on ‘reality’." Regardless of whether some people were willing to admit it or not, the ultimate form of virtual reality would be a perfect replica of reality, or even surpass reality. What kind of virtual reality world will we create in the future? Is it a ‘heaven’ where people live and work in peace and contentment without any crime?"

"I’m sorry, although this is a beautiful wish, it may only exist in the unrealistic thoughts of a few people. From the perspective of modern literary works, be it novels, movies, TV series, comics, or games, such false scenes almost did not exist. "If you don’t believe me, you can think about it. Are there any popular movies or best-selling books that say ‘everyone can live in peace and happiness’? I think, such a scene would only happen in heaven. "

"Why? This is because most people don’t like this kind of fake. "

"In the future, virtual reality will be multi-faceted. There’s truth, kindness, and beauty, as well as false ugliness. Positive and negative, these were the two sides of the coin. If all the negative things were removed, the positive things would appear fake, and the whole world would become pale and powerless. The negative things are to stimulate people’s yearning for good things, so that they can better understand what good is. "

"So, will the violent elements in the next generation of VR cause more serious effects? My answer is No. Not only that, but this is also a necessary step in virtual reality. The future of the virtual world will be an all-inclusive world. As for what is good and what is bad, only the largest number of players have the right to judge. "

Chapter 1019: Making a movie

"After today’s current affairs debate’s "GTA. Special" was broadcast, it immediately had a huge impact on the internet, especially in the entire game industry. "

"As the current hot topic, many people paid attention to the development trend of virtual reality games represented by GTA, which involved more than two billion gamers in the country and even the world. "

"In the parallel world, there were 2.8 billion active gamers in the world last year. Although only a portion of them were VR players, and there were even fewer players who bought the matrix gaming pods, it was undeniable that the gaming industry was a huge market in the parallel world. "

"After all these years of development, mobile games and VR games had advanced side by side and squeezed the PC market. The entire gaming industry was still developing in a diverse manner, but it was undeniable that VR games were still the direction of the future development of the gaming industry. "

"Mobile games and PC games would never die out, but they would follow behind VR games to meet the needs of players under different conditions. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo’s public statement was his vision for the future of VR games. With Chen Mo’s current position in the global gaming industry, his opinion carried a lot of weight. "

"The players ‘attitude, the media’s attitude, the game committee’s attitude, the opinion leaders of other fields … "

"When these different opinions were put together, they would determine the future development of VR games in China and even around the world. "

"The parallel world was a world where gaming-related technology was rapidly developing, especially with Chen Mo’s high tech system behind the scenes. The rapid development of these technological industries would bring earth-shaking changes to people’s lives and change people’s living habits in a short time. "

"This wasn’t the same as in Chen Mo’s previous life. The development of technology in the gaming industry was slow, to the point of almost stagnating for several years. Even though there were a few good games every year, people’s main platforms were still limited to mobile phones, PC, and console games. This slow growth in technology made it meaningless to’ discuss the future of the gaming industry ‘. It was only limited to within the game industry, and wouldn’t attract the attention of society. "

"However, in the parallel world, the virtual reality technology of the game industry represented a change in people’s lifestyle. The restrictions on virtual games would affect the development of virtual reality technology, and in turn, affect the entire form of the future … A seemingly insignificant debate could possibly affect the lifestyle of people in the virtual world in the future. "

"Therefore, Chen Mo’s announcement was much more important than most people thought. "

"It was conceivable that if the conservative faction represented by professor Xu gained the upper hand this time, or even if GTA was banned, or even if there were no violent elements in the next generation of VR games, what would the virtual world look like in the future? "

Everyone could enter the virtual world and work hard every day to save money to buy a house?

Children who were addicted to games were sent to the virtual world’s treatment center to get rid of their internet addiction?

Most people worked hard for half their lives and still had to empty their six wallets to buy a humble home in a big city?

It was better not to have that kind of virtual world.

"Chen Mo’s words had caused a huge reaction on the internet. The players started to respond, as if they were fighting for the future and voting to decide what kind of virtual world they would be able to create. "

"After this incident, the game committee’s control over the entire game industry, especially the theme, had been further relaxed. It wasn’t to say that there was no limit to the display of erotic and violent content, but to pay more attention to the overall control, to pay more attention to the spiritual meaning of the work and the response of the players. "

"It wasn’t that the game Committee was open-minded, but in the next generation VR market, China had already taken the lead. It would be stupid to destroy their own martial arts and give up all the opportunities. "

……

"While GTA was causing a sensation around the world, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s R & D department was not idle. "

"The original VR game’s large-scale reproduction plan was still in progress, and updates would be made gradually. However, most of these games were stir-fried cold rice that mainly sold emotions, and they only became more fragrant after the "next generation VR" seasoning was added. "

"GTA’s network mode was also in development. They could make use of the existing art resources of GTA, so it wasn’t difficult to do it, and it would be released soon. The main purpose of GTA was to provide a platform for GTA players to cooperate and fight with each other. It was also to encourage players to socialize in the game or to continue their social relationships in real life. "

GTA wasn’t the ultimate form of the virtual world. It was just a multi-player game of GTA.

"In addition, there would be a special private car garage in the seaside mansion in oasis. Players could buy their own cars in the garage. A small part of these cars were models in GTA, and a large part of them would buy the copyright in real life. As for the price, it was a thousand times lower than the discount on delicacies. "

"For example, the price of a Maserati LE350 in the real world started at 932400 Yuan. The price could be reduced to 883750 Yuan for major customers. In the game, the price would be around 880 Yuan. "

"That’s right, if he spent 6480+1280 Yuan on the mobile game of the paper man’s wife, he would be able to buy a Maserati that belonged to him in oasis. "

"Of course, many of the original cars in "oasis" could be creative. They didn’t even need to be constrained by the specific structure, as long as they were cool and cool. "

"Some people might have to ask, if a Maserati was sold at such a low price, wouldn’t luxury cars be everywhere in the future? "

"Hehe, who told you that a luxury car in the real world was the most expensive vehicle in the virtual world? "

"With a car, there would naturally be other side services, such as a parking lot and a wider road. These Derivative Services were definitely not as expensive as cars, but they still had to pay a little. No matter what, they were much cheaper than in reality. The most important thing was that it didn’t matter if the car was destroyed. It would be repaired quickly and sent back to the seaside mansion. The players didn’t need to buy insurance or pay high maintenance fees. "

"See, did salent lose money again? "

……

Chen Mo was deep in thought as he looked at the progress report for the week.

"He suddenly thought of something and asked Qian Kun, "Is the cinema in the matrix shopping center not open yet?"

"Qian Kun nodded, "yes, the last time we talked about this, you said that you haven’t thought about what to put in it." Zheng Hongxi and I were considering putting in cinematics from those games, but you rejected it. "

"Chen Mo shrugged, "what’s the point of playing cinematics? the players have watched it so many times." Moreover, it was a virtual world, and it was too low-class to use 2d in reality. We’ll make one ourselves. "

"Qian Kun was dumbfounded,’make one? How could he bid? Buy a film company?"

"Chen Mo rolled his eyes, "what film company? it’s just a long CG." Moreover, with the current art resources, it’s no problem to use real-time calculations. "

"Qian Kun thought for a moment and said, "it’s like Detroit The director’s edited version of change into human? The kind that players can’t control?"

"That’s right, " Chen Mo nodded."But the script is much better."

Chapter 1020: hand movement

"Chen Mo had already thought of making a movie, but he had never found the right opportunity. "

"Of course, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s main business was to make games. Even if their ultimate goal was to develop into an entertainment Empire that spanned across games, films, literature, and many other fields, making games would always be their main business. "

"After all, Chen Mo wasn’t a professional when it came to making movies. Even if he handed it over to some famous director, he couldn’t guarantee that the movie would be authentic. Furthermore, the actors in this parallel world were completely different from those in his previous life, so there was no way to guarantee the quality of the film. "

"It wasn’t completely impossible, but there would definitely be a huge discount. For example, Chen Zhao wanted to make Iron Man, but there wasn’t an actor in the world who looked like Robert Downey Jr., So there would definitely be something wrong with Iron Man. "

"However, when VR games were at this level, Chen Mo could play a roundabout way to save the country. "

"In other words, he could completely abandon the idea of making a movie and use the method of making a game to make a movie. With the powerful technology of the next generation of VR, the "movies" produced could completely achieve the effect of passing off as real. "

"More importantly, the "movie" shot this way didn’t need to be confined to 2d or 3d at all. There was no need to worry about the camera lens, and it could be presented in a highly immersed manner from the perspective of a VR. "

"To be more specific, it was to create scenes, models, and actions according to the game-making method, so that these virtual characters could completely reproduce the scenes in the movie. The players would also completely "enter" this world like playing a VR game, and watch the whole process with the best lens/perspective prepared by the designer. "

"The principle was similar to many VR movies, but the effect would be more shocking. "

As for the difference between a 3D movie and a vr movie … You’ll know after you download a vr movie.

"No one in this world had ever tried something like this. Even though the video game industry was developing quickly, video games and movies were still two completely different Arts. Just like in Chen Mo’s previous world, many companies in the parallel world had tried making ‘CG movies’, but the results weren’t very good. "

"The reason behind this was very complicated, so there was no need to elaborate. To Chen Mo, this new attempt was like exploring another possibility of VR movies. It might not be particularly successful, but it was worth a try. "

"Chen Mo lightly tapped the table, and after a while, he typed a line on the computer. "

Batman the dark paladin.

"Since he was going to make a movie, he had to make the best one. "

"Of course, with so many classic Movies, it would not be fair to say that Dark Rider was the best, but it would not be a problem to say that it was one of the best. "

As for why he chose this movie …

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the top three of the top 250 movies on IMDb were The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather 2, and the Dark Rider in fourth. After that were the Super classics like "Twelve Angry Men", "Schindler’s List", and "Lord of the Rings."

"IMDb’s rating rules were very complicated. Not only were there professional staff to rate the film, but ordinary film fans were also allowed to rate the film. Its rating was considered a relatively objective reflection of the film’s quality. In addition, from some domestic movie reviews, "Dark Rider" was undoubtedly a top-tier masterpiece. "

"There was another important point in choosing this film. Among the previous films, the Dark Rider’s popcorn was the strongest. "

"This was not a derogatory term, but compared to some drama films, the big scenes in "the Dark Rider" and Batman’s cool equipment helped to stimulate the audience’s adrenaline and adapt to the taste of the majority of the audience, thus becoming a hot topic. It would also be easier to display powerful VR effects. "

"The Lord of the Rings" did fit that description, but there were many classic Movies and novels with similar themes in the parallel world. "

"Therefore, overall, the Dark Rider was a good compromise between a popcorn movie and a drama. It was the type that was easily praised by fans. "

As for the problem … It might be that the game frequently blacklisted the dynasty.

"For example, in the part where the gun was shot in court, the gun used by the murderer was "made in China." There was also the 8% growth rate, Liu was laundering money, and so on. The most ridiculous part was that Batman came all the way to Hong Kong to enforce the law and even arrested the murderer, invading our country’s airspace. This was definitely intolerable. "

"Of course, these problems were not a problem for some of the more ambitious audience. After all, when the lighthouse nation’s movies went crazy, they would even criticize themselves, and the government of the lighthouse nation would be the one being criticized the most. But for some of the audience, they would still feel very uncomfortable. "

"So, Chen Zhao didn’t want to cause himself any more trouble. He just had to change Liu’s setting to someone of another nationality and not be caught in Hong Kong. Then, he just had to change everything related to China. In fact, this part of the plot would not affect the whole story. The real interesting part of "the Dark Rider" was the clown and Batman’s calculation, the discussion of antisocial personality and anarchism, and Batman’s cool equipment. "

How would the VR version of Dark Paladin feel?

Even Chen Zhao himself was very interested.

……

"Looking at the hundreds of pages of movie Storyboard That Chen Mo sent, Qian Kun felt like he was having a headache. "

"The manager is indeed a professional CG maker for a hundred years. The storyboard is amazing!" Qian Kun flipped through the storyboard of the entire movie."Batman? Oh my God, is this a superhero theme? It feels a little abrupt at the beginning. There should be a cause and effect in front, like how did he become Batman?"

"It’s okay, " Chen Mo shrugged."Everyone will understand even if I don’t explain."

"Qian Kun asked again, "this clown … He seems to have a lot of scenes. And why is it that the other characters have detailed movements and expressions, but he doesn ‘t?" Only a rough outline? However, the design is very detailed on the first page. "

"Yeah, " Chen Mo said."No one can act it out anyway."

"Ah?" Qian Kun didn’t quite understand what Chen Zhao meant. "

"Chen Mo explained, "for this role, you just need to find an actor who’s about the same level. The key is to find a really good voice actor." As for his movements, expressions, mannerisms, and other details, I’ll adjust them by hand. "

"Qian Kun was stunned, "hand tuning?" You’re going to personally adjust his movements?"

"Chen Zhao nodded. The rest of you will use high-precision models and motion capture. The clown’s actors will just need to roughly do the movements. I’ll take care of the follow-up. "

"Qian Kun said with emotion, "manager, you’re really putting in a lot of money. How do you calculate your working hours? a million dollars per hour?" You’re probably the most expensive worker in the world now …"

"Chen Mo smiled, "I can’t help it. If I want to do something good, I have to put in some effort." Besides, I’m the only one who can do this job. "

Chapter 1021: The sports car in oasis

"While the players were still wandering in the world of GTA, oasis welcomed another update. "

"To many players, oasis had been updating quite frequently, so frequently that it wasn’t like Chen Mo’s game. "

"The other games, be it standalone games like Dark Souls or Legend of Zelda, or online games like PlayerUnknown’s Battleground or League of Legends, had relatively slow updates. The former barely had any updates and only released downloadable content occasionally, while the latter would only release a new version every two to three months. It was far worse than other online games on the market that had frequent updates. "

"This was mainly because Chen Mo’s games all had one thing in common, which was the high completion rate. After a game was completed and sold, there was basically no need to improve the game’s content through subsequent versions. "

"However, oasis was obviously a different story, as it was updated very frequently. "

"In the livestream room, Xue Lin was reading the update description of "oasis" word by word. "

"New vehicle system. You can purchase vehicles in oasis at a price of one-thousandth of the real price."

"The new movie ‘Dark Paladin’ is showing in the matrix shopping center cinema. The ticket price is 130 Yuan, and the second round is half price. 480 Yuan is permanently sold out."

"Of course, the update description was not just these two sentences. For example, the vehicle system’s description could be viewed. It also detailed the various types of vehicles supported, including the other functions of the system, such as free repair, small fee for car modification, free two parking spaces and extra parking spaces that needed to be purchased at a price, and so on. "

"As expected, there were people who speculated that oasis would definitely update their vehicle system, and it really happened. However, after thinking about it carefully, there were so many car models made in GTA, and many things could be used. Salent would definitely not let go of such a good thing. Eh? There’s a copyright to it?"

"Xue Lin didn’t think it was a surprise, but she was still a little surprised when she saw the car models. "

"At that time, GTA didn’t pay for the car copyrights, so many cars had been slightly adjusted. For example, ao bei, beifite, Jue pin, grodi, Carlin, and other GTA models could actually be found in reality, but the shape was slightly different. "

"However, in oasis, there were a lot of real-life car brands in the new car system. Obviously, Chen Mo had bought the copyright for it. "

"This made Xue Lin a little confused. Why didn’t GTA buy the copyright, but oasis? Besides, wasn’t the copyright the same? why didn’t GTA use it? "

"What Lin Xue didn’t know was that it wasn’t that Chen Mo didn’t want to let GTA use it, but that they didn’t allow it … "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, the GTA 5 didn’t have any copyrights, but the gods had a lot of them. Why? It was not because R-star was stingy, but mainly because the nature of these two games was different. "

"The cars in GTA were used for smashing and snatching, and the manufacturers didn’t want to see their cars being trampled beyond recognition. This meant that the game couldn’t bring a positive image to the car manufacturers, so the price of obtaining the relevant copyright would be very high. On the other hand, the entire process of the game was a race. The game itself was more positive and positive. While using the copyright, it also advertised the related vehicles, so it was much easier to get the copyright. "

"Chen Mo’s current situation was the same, so after making it clear that there wouldn’t be any incidents of car theft or car destruction in oasis, and that it was just a daily experience for the players, these big car manufacturers were happy to cooperate. "

"Moreover, car manufacturers ‘attitudes towards VR gaming pods were quite different from those of F & B companies. For F & B companies, the F & B in VR and the F & B in real life had a serious opposing relationship, but the car manufacturers were not like that. "

"If a player bought a supercar in the game, it had nothing to do with whether he would buy it in real life. If a rich person bought a supercar in-game to experience it, it would be equivalent to advertising the supercar. Perhaps the rich person would turn around and buy one in reality; However, for the poor, even if they could buy a supercar in the game, they still couldn’t afford it in real life. "

"This was because no matter how real the car in the virtual world was, it was still different from the real world. In reality, cars could really be driven out to run, blow up streets, take girls for a spin, and shake in certain directions. "

It was impossible for the rich to buy a Maserati in the game and drive a Wuling Hong Guang in real life.

"Therefore, the cooperation with these car manufacturers went smoothly. After the copyright fees were paid, they were all happy to let Chen Mo move these models into oasis. "

"It wasn’t a loss for Chen Mo. Even though he paid some copyright fees, real-life models were much more attractive to the players than fictional models. Moreover, he could easily earn back the copyright fees by spending a few more sports cars. "

"It was even less of a loss for the players. The price of a luxury car had been reduced by 1000 times, and luxury cars that might not even be found in real life could be played around in the game. There was almost no difference in the experience. Wasn’t this a huge profit? "

……

"After reading the new content, Xue Lin couldn’t wait to enter the Oasis and wake up in her seaside mansion. "

"After he went online and flirted with the dog, he immediately left the living room and went to the garage. "

"After the Oasis update, every player was given a free garage, which was under the seaside mansion. After buying a sports car, they could drive out of the garage directly to the square of the matrix shopping center or go for a spin on the road. "

"The complimentary garage was considered very large in real life. It had two parking spaces and was very spacious. Of course, two parking spaces were nothing to the rich in real life, so the garage expansion service was supported. If players wanted to buy more than two sports cars, they would have to spend extra money to expand the garage. After the expansion, the shape of the entire garage would change, which was equivalent to reconstruction. "

"The car he bought could be driven freely and didn’t need to be refueled. Even if it was damaged, it could be repaired quickly and sent back to the garage. If one was tired of driving an old car and wanted to buy a new one, they could sell the old car to the system at a discount. Of course, it wouldn’t sell for much money. "

"There was no such thing as a 4S shop in the game, because the car did not need to be repaired or maintained. If players wanted to buy a car, they could browse the list of cars in their own garage. After making a choice, they could view the virtual image of the car in the garage and enter the car at will to simulate driving. Everything, including the modification, was done in his garage, which was very convenient. "

"After all, it was a virtual world. Under the premise of ensuring the players ‘experience, the cumbersome content could be saved, and everyone would be less worried. "

Chapter 1022: Just five 648 Yuan, and you can drive an Aston Martin Home

Xue Lin came to the garage and looked at the two empty parking spaces.

"Eh? How should I look at the list of available cars? Oh, it’s here. "

"Xue Lin noticed that the two empty garages were glowing with a blue light. They were blinking like breathing lights, indicating that the two garages were currently available. She tried to look at one of the garages and a list of available vehicles immediately appeared. "

"There were many forms of the list. It could be a table format, a window, or directly display the physical body of the car in the garage, sorted by price from high to low. With a light swipe of the hand in the air, the car would be immediately switched to the next car. The different list display was obviously to make it easier for players to find the models they wanted to buy faster and more accurately. "

"Xue Lin wanted to show the audience the appearance and data of these cars, so she used the last method of physical display, which was to look at the cars one by one. "

"As long as he waved his right hand in the air or thought of the word ‘next’ in his mind, the cars in the garage would turn into a stream of data and disappear, and the next car would be generated. "

"Wow, the three brothers, Wuling Hongguang, Wuling Rongguang, and Wuling Zhiguang? This Wuling Hong only costs 30 yuan. Would you guys consider it?"

"Isn’t this 30 yuan too much of a show? It was really a thousand times the price in real life. Look at the Wuling Hong Guang MPV, it’s steady and Grand, its style simple. Most importantly, it can completely fit a van full of people! Who would dare to touch you when you’re driving this kind of car? I’m telling you, even a Maserati would have to avoid you if it saw you. "

"Driving a godly car for 30 yuan. What else are you not satisfied with?"

"Lin Xue flipped the pages as she spoke, "Of course, I can’t drive this car with too much yang Qi. Let’s continue watching."

The live comments were all overjoyed.

"You know about Wuling Hong Guang? I’m afraid he did some last-minute research on the internet?"

"What the f * ck is this steady and simple style? Xue, it’s a pity that you’re not in car sales!"

"Black-hearted sales! Can’t you recommend us some reliable cars?"

"Xue Lin flipped through the pages and said, "A reliable car? There was. Look at this, treasure donkey 510! The car cost 500000 Yuan, and with the 430000 Yuan discount from the logo, it only cost 70 Yuan in the game. You won’t lose out if you buy it for 70 Yuan … Ahem, to be honest, let me introduce this model to everyone. "

"The unique LED daytime running lights have replaced the traditional headlights. By moving the headlights down, are you trying to say that it’s very similar to the free light of a Jeep? That was the standard squint. The donkey 510 had the same effect as the Maserati’s Levantes. Look at this floating car roof, it’s no worse than the Land Rover Range Rover. In short, it’s a beast of beauty!"

"Hey, look at the interior. It’s so high-end. The two-color combination of the interior, the exquisite workmanship, the floating central control screen, and the feedback of the buttons are simply perfect."

"Look at the safety features. There are four airbags, tire pressure monitoring ESP, enter and start without a key, a leather multi-function steering wheel, fixed-speed cruise, a large central control screen with navigation, reverse images, and automatic air conditioning. The main driver’s seat is also manually adjusted. I know that virtual airbags and tire pressure monitoring are useless, but it’s better than nothing, right?"

"My friends, look. A car like this only costs 70 Yuan. You can buy such a beautiful car for 70 Yuan, huh? Isn’t it too cheap? What? What you guys are lacking is the 300000 Yuan from the gaming hub? Alright, alright, I got it. Let’s go and see some luxury cars. Why are young people so impetuous these days …"

"Xue Lin was just complimenting the treasure donkey 510 when she saw a bunch of "cancel", "sorry to disturb" and "goodbye" on the bullet screen. She had to stop there and continue to look at more awesome models. "

"Because many domestic cars were very active in cooperating with the matrix game cabin, the mid-and low-end cars here were mainly domestic cars. "

"However, Chen Mo didn’t make any adjustments to the cars ‘performance or feel of driving. After all, these cars were basically advertisements in oasis. "

"It wasn’t a big deal for Chen Mo to improve the performance of these cars so that the players would feel more comfortable driving them, but if someone really felt good driving one in the game, bought one in real life, and realized that it wasn’t right after driving it, then that would be a huge problem. "

"Therefore, these cars that were already available in reality were all made according to the performance of the cars in reality to ensure that the player’s driving experience was exactly the same as in reality. "

"Alright, alright. Let’s jump to the back and look at the luxury cars. Hey, how’s this one? it’s an Aston Martin DB11, the same model as the scallion-tearing car. You can’t be any more black-hearted about this, right?"

"At this time, Xue Lin’s car in the garage had been replaced with a luxury supercar. The front engine cover was very long, the whole body was streamlined, and there were air vents and wind at the top of the front wheels and the back window, which perfectly conformed to aerodynamics. "

"Do you see this wind tunnel at the rear window? The air was discharged from the tail and merged with the air that slid down from the top of the car to the tail, forming an downward pressure. The lack of an empennage could play a role in stabilizing the car, which could ensure the stability of the car when driving at high speed. "When you look into the car, the central control panel is made of piano paint and the whole car is wrapped in leather. It uses the traditional brogues craft of Europe and has a classic, classical, and British style."

"More importantly, you can only get an eight or ten-cylinder engine for a car worth three million Yuan. But this car has twelve cylinders. With the 8AT transmission from Zefu, it can instantly generate a peak torque of 608 horsepower and 700 Newtons. It’s better than the Lamborghini calf and the Bentley Continental."

"Look, the elegance exuded from the inside out, the British temperament that you can feel the moment you sit in the car, and the sensory experience that perfectly combines driving passion and luxury comfort. How many wires do you think such a car needs? A sports car that cost 3 million in real life only cost 3000 Yuan in the game! Yes, you didn’t hear it wrong. It’s only five 648 Yuan, and you can drive an Aston Martin Home!"

"Lin Xue’s praise caused a bunch of 666 comments to appear on the bullet screen. Everyone asked, "Xue, you’re so right. I just wanted to ask Xue if you passed your second year exam?"

"Lin Xue’s face darkened,’second subject? What second subject? So what if I didn’t pass the second exam? I’m already an experienced driver in GTA, okay? Hmph, I’ll buy one now!"

"Without any hesitation, she made the purchase. The lock icon on the front of the DB11 disappeared, indicating that Xue Lin had obtained the right to use the car. "

"Yay! I’m going to drive an Aston Martin!"

Xue Lin opened the car door happily and got in.

Chapter 1023: test drive

"Waa! The interior, the seats, and the feel of it are simply amazing!"

Xue Lin sat in the car and started to touch here and there like a curious baby.

"At this time, the live broadcast was changed to Lin Xue’s first-person perspective, and the audience could clearly see the luxurious interior of the supercar. "

"Lin Xue gently touched the instrument panel."As expected, this is actually a 12.3-inch crystal instrument panel. There is a metal ring in the middle that divides the instrument panel into three areas. This is the feeling of both tradition and high-tech co-existing. Cool!"

"Then, I feel that the entire car uses the element of a shell in many places. The engine cover is a bit like a shell, and the lines on the seats inside the car are also very similar to the lines on the surface of a shell. This leather is of the highest quality, and there are even hollow carvings on it. It’s the same craftsmanship as high-end leather and leather shoes. "

"Xue Lin touched the door and the panel, "This should be carbon fiber, and it’s made with different processes. The different reflective surfaces look like granite, and it’s especially beautiful."

"Moreover, the seat is fully functional and can be adjusted in all aspects. It’s extremely comfortable to hold. I feel like I’m sitting on a massage chair right now, and there’s no discomfort at all."

"Xue Lin looked up again, "and the space in the car is quite big. Maybe all sports cars are like this?" It looked short from the outside, but it was very comfortable to sit in. The only strange thing is that the car is a little wide. I need to get used to the view from inside the car. "

"The bullet screen viewers laughed like crazy."Xue, you haven’t even passed your second subject. How can your analysis be so logical?" All-mouthy King?"

"Lin Xue’s face darkened,’what do you mean by all-mouthy King? I’ve driven a lot of cars in GTA, okay? Whether it’s a pickup truck or a supercar, I’ve driven them all before, and I’m much higher than you! I’m telling you guys, I don’t dare to drive in real life, but I’m an experienced driver in the game, okay?"

"Hmph, it’s useless to say more. I’ll show you my driving skills!"

"Xue Lin adjusted the seat to a more comfortable position, fastened the seat belt, and gently pressed the start button. "

"In the real world, many cars that did not have a key would have a fingerprint on the start button. This was not the case in the virtual world. This car belonged to Xue Lin, so only she could start it. "

He pressed the button and it made a clicking sound.

"At the same time as the low engine hum, the words "DB11″" appeared on the central control panel. The sound of the engine starting was not loud, and only a little could be heard in the car. However, judging from the sound, one could tell that the car had a good power system and a powerful engine. The humming sound was a little like the low roar and roar of a beast. Then, the sound almost disappeared, and there was almost no other noise in the car. "

"Okay, the female driver is online!"

"Although Xue Lin had not passed her second year in ke, she had driven many cars in GTA and had completed many racing and pursuit missions. Her driving skills were not great, but at least she was bold … "

"Whenever Xue Lin had questions about a button on the car, she would focus her eyes on the button and look up its function in her mind. The interface would automatically show the function description. "

"Wow, so this button controls the 360-degree camera? The resolution is very high, it’s a blessing for a player like me who doesn’t have any sense of car …"

"Xue Lin pressed the button for the camera, and the view from the top and the front of the car immediately appeared on the big screen in the car. Two yellow lines extended from the hood of the car to the left and right to remind the driver if the width of the front would touch the body of the car. "

"In fact, most vehicles had a large screen with reverse images on it, which was mainly used to allow the driver to better judge the reverse trajectory. However, this Aston Martin DB11’s 360-degree camera was relatively a kind of pretentious weapon because it had a panoramic view … "

"From the screen, this angle of view was like someone taking a picture from a height of several meters above the vehicle. The vehicle was in the middle of the picture, which only took up about one-ninth of the whole picture. The driver could completely see all the blind spots around the vehicle with this image, which was very convenient whether it was driving forward or backward. "

"Of course, it was easy to do this technology in the virtual world, but the key was that this technology also existed in reality … In reality, four high-definition wide-angle cameras were set up outside the car, and then seamlessly pieced together to form real-time images of the surrounding of the car. "

"Obviously, this kind of skill was specially made for female drivers like Lin Xue, who had difficulty parking and was a professional driver. Otherwise, for a player like Lin Xue who had been learning how to drive for more than three months, it would be difficult for her to drive without any accidents … "

He started driving.

The Aston Martin came out of the garage of Xue Lin’s seaside mansion and came to the road outside.

"There weren’t any other cars on the road so Xue Lin continued to drive forward. Occasionally, she would see a car, but the road was wide and these cars were friendly. She didn’t encounter any racing players, so the driving experience was very good. "

"Wow, this car is so comfortable to drive! Even though I’ve driven some really good sports cars in GTA, how should I put it? it still feels a little different. " Xue Lin said excitedly as she fixed her eyes on the front and slightly adjusted the steering wheel. "

"After a few minutes of driving, Xue Lin let herself go and started to step on the gas. The scenery outside the car window started to move past rapidly. The strong push-back feeling and the very comfortable seat made Xue Lin completely immersed in the pleasure of driving. She was extremely high. "

"In fact, the performance of the Aston Martin in oasis was similar to many luxury cars in GTA. Of course, considering that the cars in oasis were to be directly sold for money, the interior and other aspects were more detailed, more exquisite, and more comfortable. However, in general, it was not better than the sports cars in GTA. "

"However, the feeling that it gave Xue Lin and the driving experience were very different. "

"In fact, it was mainly a problem of mentality. When players were in GTA, they were basically barging in and out, completely disregarding the consequences. They were also very anxious when doing missions and running maps. The car existed only as a means of transportation, and there were not many players who really enjoyed the fun of driving. "

"However, in "oasis", because the whole world was highly realistic, the players ‘driving experience was closer to the real world. In GTA, the car often sped up to more than 100, but in "oasis", it felt very fast to drive at 70 or 80. Moreover, in oasis, players did not drive to rush on the road. They were very relaxed when driving, and the road conditions were very good. There was basically no traffic jam or waiting for traffic lights, so the driving experience was greatly improved. "

Chapter 1024: movie experience

Xue Lin arrived at the matrix shopping center and spent 15 minutes before she finally parked the Aston Martin in the garage.

"Yay! It’s a great success for the first time in my life!"

Xue Lin opened the door and got out of the car happily. She saw the bullet screen filled with terrible wails.

"Wow, Xue’s driving skills are like a F * cking kamikaze driver. Even if Xue gets a driver’s license in the future, she’ll definitely have to avoid them on the road!"

"There’s a 360-degree panoramic camera, but it’s still so difficult to reverse the library. No one else is like this …"

"The problem is … Aren’t the surrounding storehouses empty? why do you have to take down this one? you can just take up two storehouses …"

"I don’t know what Xue is being stubborn about, and what she is being proud of …"

"Lin Xue’s face darkened."I say, you people are getting more and more impudent. As a newbie, you can reverse the car to the parking spot so perfectly. Shouldn’t you be encouraged?" Hmph, I’m not going to talk to you guys anymore. I’m going to watch a movie. "

"When they arrived at the matrix shopping center, Xue Lin didn’t know if it was her imagination, but there seemed to be more people than last time. "

"In fact, since the launch, the number of people in the matrix shopping center had been gradually increasing. The current number of people had been maintained at just the right level. It did not feel crowded or deserted. "

"Just like a real shopping mall, there were customers doing all kinds of things. Some were eating in various gourmet shops, some were trying on clothes in clothing stores, and some were playing on pirate ships in the entertainment area. Some of them were like Xue Lin, holding a drink or ice cream as they walked to the cinema on the top floor of the shopping center. "

"The cinema did not have a ticket office, nor a place to sell popcorn and drinks. This made Xue Lin a little uncomfortable. "

"If one wanted to buy a ticket, they could call out the purchase interface at any time when they entered the cinema. After paying, they could enter and watch the movie freely. "

"The ticket price is 130 Yuan, and it’s 65 Yuan at half price. It’s 480 Yuan for permanent purchase … So expensive."

Xue Lin also felt the pain after seeing the price.

"Many domestic IMAX 3D movies were sold for 60 to 70 Yuan in first-tier cities, and they were very popular international blockbusters. This was already quite expensive, and a ticket in a General Hall might only cost 30 to 40 yuan. In the end, the ticket price for this movie in "oasis" was 130 Yuan. In comparison, 480 Yuan, which was permanently out of stock, felt more worthwhile. "

But … Who would buy a movie and watch it over and over again?

Xue Lin hesitated for a long time but still spent 130 Yuan to buy a ticket.

The audience in front of her was entering the theater one after another. There were both single people and couples. Xue Lin followed these people and came to one of the theater halls.

"Xue Lin was a little disappointed when she came here because this theater looked no different from the ones in real life. It also had rows of seats, a big screen, and a stereo system hanging on the wall. Moreover, everyone’s tickets didn’t have a seat number, so they could sit wherever they wanted after entering. "

"Don’t tell me I’m going to spend 130 Yuan to watch a normal print movie in the matrix gaming pod … That’s a bloody loss …" Lin Xue was speechless. "

"But as soon as the movie started, Xue Lin realized that she was wrong. "

"About five minutes after everyone entered, the door of the theater was closed by the staff. Then, the entire theater quickly darkened, without a single ray of light. "

The audience in the stadium let out a cry of surprise because they could not see anything.

"But very quickly, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s logo appeared in front of everyone’s eyes, and a short animation flashed by. "

"Now Xue Lin knew why there was no need to choose a seat. Obviously, no matter where you sat, the entire movie would be shown with your seat as the center. Everyone would get the same best experience. "

"At this moment, a small notification appeared. One could choose to completely block out the other people’s voices or keep their voices. In other words, if you wanted some peace and quiet, you wouldn’t be able to hear other people’s voices at all. However, if you were watching a comedy, you could hear the atmosphere of the scene when the entire theater was roaring with laughter. "

"Xue Lin still preferred the traditional feeling of watching a movie with a lot of people, so she chose to keep the sound of the live audience. "

"After a brief black screen, an image appeared in Xue Lin’s vision. "

"What made her happy was that it was not a 2d or 3D movie, but a VR movie. "

"At this moment, Lin Xue felt like she was playing a VR game. Her entire being was in the movie world. There were skyscrapers all around. The camera, or rather, Lin Xue’s perspective, could look down at the roof of a nearby building from a few dozen meters high. She could look at the building opposite her that was completely made of glass walls. "

"Up, down, left, right. "

"Lin Xue tried to look around and found that her field of vision was fixed at 180 degrees. She couldn’t turn around and look behind her. This was probably because the main information of the movie happened in front of the camera, so she didn’t want the players to look around and miss some key details. "

"In other words, it was actually made to be 360 degrees, but in order to give the players a better viewing experience, the field of view was limited. "

"Xue Lin was now a ghost without a physical body. She could still feel herself sitting on the chair in the cinema. It was very comfortable, but her body would not appear in the movie. This feeling was similar to the traditional head-mounted VR movies, but the picture was more detailed. "

"The movie is starting. If it’s a full VR movie, then the price is acceptable. Let’s see what the movie is about. "

"A fast-paced melody that sounded like the ticking of a clock echoed, creating a very tense atmosphere. The camera zoomed in and gradually came to the front of the building with glass walls. "

"All of a sudden, a piece of glass in her field of vision completely shattered, giving Xue Lin a shock. "

"The camera cut directly to the window that had been blown up, and the masked criminals began to act according to the plan in an orderly manner. "

"The two of them were in charge of touching the alarm on the roof, while the three of them drove straight in from the front and robbed the bank. "

"The five of them split into three lines. One was responsible for lifting the alarm, one was responsible for opening the vault, and one was responsible for taking care of the guards and the bank manager from the front. "

This was when the difference between VR movies and games was fully revealed.

"Many VR games used a first person perspective, and even if there were occasional interludes, the view would quickly return to the character, so it was very coherent for the players. "

"However, in the movie, especially in the opening scene of the bank robbery, the camera frequently switched between different robbers. The clean and neat movements, simple but loaded lines, and the faintly discernible nervous rhythm all put Xue Lin in a state of high concentration. Her brain was spinning rapidly, receiving a huge amount of information. "

"At first, Xue Lin thought it was just an old crime story. What happened next was that the robbers robbed the bank, the police arrived, and then the two sides started a gun fight. "

"However, that was not the case … "

"The robbers followed Joker’s orders and killed each other. In the end, Joker was actually hiding among the robbers. "

"After killing the last criminal, Joker came to the bank manager and said in his unique evil voice, "I believe that if I don’t kill you, the story will become … More bizarre."

"The moment Joker took off his mask, his strange face was almost touching the tip of Xue Lin’s nose. Xue Lin could even clearly see every pore on Joker’s face. "

"Messy green hair, thick black eyeshadow, a pale face, and two glaring scars on both sides of his lips, which were painted with thick lipstick, cut his entire face and turned it into a strange smile. "

"In the end, Joker even showed a creepy smile before he turned around and left. "

"The school bus left the bank and met up with a row of other school buses, blending in perfectly. The police car arrived late. "

"In just five minutes, the movie presented a perfect crime with high IQ to the audience, leaving Xue Lin dumbfounded! "

Chapter 1025: An unfamiliar name

"(Special round number chapter, are you really not going to consider casting a monthly vote?)"

"The bat lamp that shone in the sky, the criminals who did not dare to carry out any transactions, the mayor who spoke with confidence on TV, the criminals who conspired in drug transactions …"

The movie maintained an extremely fast pace. It only took a few shots to show the background of Batman and Gotham City.

"The audience in the parallel world did not know who Batman was, nor did they know the cause and effect of him becoming Batman. But through these few sets of shots, everyone knew some basic information. The crime rate in Gotham City was high, and criminals were rampant. Batman was constantly cracking down on crime, and even the police officers in Gotham City had to rely on him."

"Then, in the first battle between Batman and the gang, Batman’s true identity was revealed. Bruce Wayne sewed up his wound while paying attention to the new prosecutor, Harvey …"

"Oh?" Lin Xue was a little surprised."He’s an ordinary person?"

Lin Xue had thought that this would be one of those superhero movies where the poor relied on mutation. The main character would be bitten by a mosquito and then become Peter Pan. But it was obviously not.

"This movie was more of a drama than a superhero movie. Although the protagonist, Batman, fulfilled the law of "the rich rely on technology, " there was basically no show-off in this movie. Unlike some rich superheroes who transformed themselves into Armory, Batman did not even have any firearms to kill, did not use guns, and even adhered to the Creed of not killing."

"In other words, the movie didn’t intend to attract the audience with those cool big scenes. At most, it would let Batman drive the cool Batpod around the city, which was actually quite puzzling. After all, this cool VR perspective was very suitable for showing off with big scenes."

"In other words, this movie had to rely on absolute power to conquer all the audience."

……

"As the plot progressed, something that made Lin Xue even more surprised appeared."

"Although the main character of the movie was Batman, Batman had very few scenes in the movie. Instead, it was Joker in the purple suit who had stolen the limelight."

"Xue Lin thought that the meticulous robbery plan at the beginning was already very exciting. However, as the plot continued, Xue Lin’s development was really just the beginning."

"This crazy Joker, who had strange makeup and a chilling tone, showed his genius and madness in more scenes. He found the gathering place of the gang bosses alone and performed a magic trick with a very cold sense of humor."

"I’m going to make this pencil disappear. "

"In many of the scenes, Xue Lin had to observe the clown up close. This guy’s every move, every line, every subtle expression … All of it made Xue Lin shudder."

This character had left a deep impression on Xue Lin because … She could not predict his actions!

"He looked a little crazy, but he seemed to be able to see through everyone’s heart. His style of doing things was completely beyond common sense, and his every move revealed a unique evil charm."

"This villain character was not like other villains. He had a kind of madness that saw through the world. He could calmly burn the mountain of money because he only liked guns and explosives. He was like a chess player who was hiding in the dark to control the overall situation. His madness was limited and restrained. He was a person who called for madness and chaos, but in fact, he controlled this chaos."

"Joker’s smile contained a madness that could destroy everything, the joy of a child’s prank, but it also contained some sadness. It was like the smell of a completely lonely person, like a transparent fish line that tugged at the softest piece of meat in the audience’s heart."

"In other words, he was not an ordinary criminal. Instead, he was more like the embodiment of evil and chaos in the world."

……

The plot that followed was full of twists and turns.

"Joker threatened Batman to reveal his identity, or he would keep killing."

"Instead, Batman and director Gordon took advantage of Harvey’s fake identity to catch Joker."

"However, Joker had already incited the police officers in the police station to defect in advance, and they had captured Harvey and Rachel."

"Taking advantage of Batman’s torture, Joker hid a broken glass and escaped from the police station with the bomb hidden in the prisoner’s stomach."

"He had deliberately given two completely opposite addresses to Rachel and Harvey. Rachel had been blown to death, while half of Harvey’s face had been completely burned …"

"No matter how hard Batman tried, the situation was still slipping into an uncontrollable abyss. The clown’s plan was closely linked, and the whole of Gotham City fell into despair. People began to escape like crazy, and the whole city completely collapsed …"

"The plot of the two ships had brought the plot to its final climax. One ship was filled with prisoners, and the other was filled with ordinary people. Both sides had the explosives from the other ship. Time passed by. On the ship full of prisoners, a tall black prisoner convinced the captain to "do what he should do in ten minutes" The middle-aged man on the other ship had also decided to be the bad guy. He picked up the detonator and was about to press it. Batman was even forced into a corner by Joker."

"The film was filled with despair, but an unexpected scene appeared. The black prisoner threw the detonator into the sea, and the middle-aged man hesitated for a long time before giving up on detonating it."

"The clown’s perfect plan was eventually defeated by the light of human nature. Everything was turned around in an instant, and Batman took the opportunity to regain control of the situation. He hung the clown in the air and captured him alive."

"However, the clown’s last chess piece had only just surfaced."

"Because of Rachel’s death, Harvey was deeply resentful. He was dragged into the mess by Joker, so he took revenge on director Gordon. Batman arrived in time and finally saved Gordon’s family, but Harvey still fell to his death."

"Harvey’s fall meant that Joker had won. In the face of such an unsolvable situation, Batman chose to take the blame for Harvey and disappeared. He allowed director Gordon to pour all the dirty water on him in exchange for a beautiful and bright future for Gotham City …"

"He is the hero we deserve, not the hero we need now."

"Because he’s not a so-called hero. He’s the silent guardian, a Dark Knight."

"In the end, Batman’s figure gradually disappeared from Xue Lin’s vision, and the whole movie ended."

"In the sad background music, the list of cast and crew was presented one by one. All the people involved in the production, including action gatherers, voice actors, music, storyboard, model production, and other aspects, were all standing in front of the audience."

What surprised Lin Xue the most was the name of Joker’s actor. It was a completely unfamiliar name.

Joker – HEATH LEDGER

Chapter 1026: who is heathlyger

"Heath Roger? Wow, this actor is so good. I wonder where Chen Mo found such a genius actor. He could win an Oscar. Eh? You can’t find this person?"

"After the movie ended, all the audience members were very excited. They were all discussing the plot of the movie. "

"Obviously, this movie was different from ordinary popcorn movies. Everyone was discussing some parts that they didn’t understand, as well as the high-IQ crimes that were closely linked. Especially the two characters of Batman and Joker, which left a deep impression on everyone. Joker’s crazy performance made him the focus of the audience. "

"Lin Xue tried to search for the keyword ‘heathlyger’, but she couldn’t find anything. Even if there were a few related pieces of information, they were all foreigners that didn’t seem to be related. "

None of the search results were related to actors.

"At first, Xue Lin thought that this person was not very well-known. But when she searched for other actors, she found their specific information. "

"Chen Mo’s current choice of motion capture actors were the best in the industry. They weren’t as good looking as the top movie stars, but their acting skills were on par with the best actors. They would also take into account the characteristics of VR games and add more suitable expressions during the motion capture process to make the virtual character’s movements look more realistic. "

"Therefore, although these people were not big stars, they were definitely not unknown people. It was impossible that their information could not be found on the internet. "

"This made Lin Xue more puzzled. Why was it that everyone’s information could be found, but not on this guy, heathlyger? "

"After walking out of the movie theater, Xue Lin realized that a lot of people had gathered at the entrance of the movie theater. There were even some people who went back to the movie theater to watch the movie again after having a few drinks outside. "

"Obviously, most of the people gathered at the entrance of the cinema were either buying out of tickets for "the Dark Rider" or buying tickets that had been bought twice. This made Xue Lin feel conflicted, because it was obviously not enough to watch such a good movie only once! "

"Even though the first time was very enjoyable, Xue Lin felt that there were many details in the movie that she did not notice, including the part where the clown robbed the bank at the beginning. She really wanted to see how the clown mixed in with the group of robbers at the beginning. "

"So … You’re going to spend 480 Yuan to buy it off and watch it forever?"

"Xue Lin was in a dilemma. The film was a good film, but she chose the most expensive payment method … "

"However, for Joker’s sake, she decided to buy it. After all, this movie was on the same level as many of the next generation VR games. Although the length was far from the same, the actor’s superb acting skills, the brain-burning plot, and the fast pace were the bonus points of the movie. "

"To Xue Lin’s surprise, when she chose to pay again, the 480 Yuan for the broken ticket was crossed out and changed to 380 yuan. "

It was obvious that this was the discounted price after she had watched the first round.

"Wow, salent really has a conscience! Buy, buy, buy. Are you still human if you don’t buy?"

"Xue Lin paid without hesitation. At first, she was still struggling with the price of 480 Yuan, but when she saw that it was 100 yuan cheaper, she couldn’t help it. If he didn’t buy it, wouldn’t he suffer a huge loss? "

"After watching the movie, Xue Lin went to the nameless restaurant to take a look. As expected, it was already closed. "

"Xue Lin had no choice but to find another Western restaurant that had good food. She browsed the discussions about "Dark Paladin" on the internet while eating. "

"After watching a movie, reading the reviews was a basic operation for many people, especially for this kind of drama. The pace of the entire movie was very fast, and the plot was very brain-burning. If one did not read the reviews, they could only understand about 60 to 70 percent of the entire movie, which was a lot less exciting. "

"For some good films, many people even followed this process He would first watch the movie to prevent spoilers, then look at the movie reviews to find the details that he had missed out, and then watch it again. "

"Obviously, for a movie like ‘Dark Rider’, it was worth such a process. "

"To Lin Xue’s surprise, although "the Dark Rider" was not screened in any major cinema chains and only served a small number of people in the matrix gaming pod, this entry appeared on major film review websites, and the reviews were quite good. "

"Obviously, many of them, like Xue Lin’s fans, had watched the movie on the live broadcast website. "

"Although the live-stream website only provided 2D effects, which was not as good in all aspects, it didn’t affect the admiration that everyone had for the movie. "

"The movie’s rating had even reached a shocking 9.6. Although it had only been released not long ago and only a few thousand people had given it a rating, even if more and more people gave it a rating, it was almost impossible for the score to drop below 9. "

It was obvious that this was a masterpiece that exceeded most people’s expectations.

"Because of the short release time, there were not many long reviews, but the content of the short reviews was enough to reflect the success of the film. "

"Chen Mo can make anything different no matter what it is. It can even be a superhero or movie."

"The three images of Batman, the two-faced man, and the clown perfectly express the contradictions and choices between good and evil. The movie is impeccable!"

"I didn’t expect a video game designer to be able to film a movie to such an extent, not willing to waste a single second of it! As expected of Thunderbolt film studios, I’ve already bought them out at 480 Yuan, it’s very worth it!"

"I’ve already become a Joker fan! I want to know which great God is the actor in charge of Joker’s motion capture, Heath Reggie? Does he have Weibo in China? Her acting skills are godly!"

"I feel like this Joker is already a God! With his performance, he could even compete for the Best Supporting Actor award. However, this was not a proper movie after all. It was just a derivative product of a game. He might have to go to tgnn to get the best Actor award. No matter what, I’m looking forward to Chen Mo’s next game using it, to bring us even more exciting performances!"

"A lot of people’s eyes were focused on Joker. Obviously, the protagonist of the movie was not so much Batman as Joker, because this crazy guy not only had a lot of scenes, but his IQ was also higher than Batman in many ways. He started with a gun, stole all his equipment, beat the police and recruited underlings, and played with his brain to fool the well-equipped Batman. It was not surprising that he was so popular. "

"However, a film review made everyone’s jaws drop. "

"According to reliable internal sources, all of Joker’s expressions and movements were personally controlled by Chen Zhao. That means there’s no such person as heathlyger. This is Chen Zhao’s bad taste. He made up a name to trick you. In fact, the Joker was done by three people, and the action Collection was done by Qian Kun. That was why Qian Kun strongly requested that his name not be included in the cast. Chen Mo had manually changed Qian Kun’s acting to Joker."And then there’s the foreign voice actor, Kevin grinne. He spent a lot of energy to play a voice as perverted as Joker ‘S. You can see this in the list of voice actors at the back. In other words, the role of Joker was not an act. Yes, I also find it unbelievable, but it seems to be the truth …"

Chapter 1027: undead’s knee receives an epic enhancement

The comment section was instantly filled with people who didn’t know the truth. Many people’s first reaction was to not believe it.

"Hand-adjusted? Are you kidding me? Chen Zhao actually used his hands to create this kind of action-capture performance that’s even better than real people?"

"That’s F * cking unbelievable. If it’s true, then we don’t need to find actors anymore. We can just get Chen Mo to do whatever we want."

"I can’t imagine this kind of workload … Salent is not human. He is probably an artificial intelligence …"

"Is salent actually a chess piece for artificial intelligence to invade the real world? Wow, it’s terrifying just thinking about it!"

"Even though everyone’s imagination was running wild under this review, it was clear that the news of ‘Joker’s expressions and movements were all in Chen Mo’s hands’ still shocked everyone. It wasn’t just ‘Chen Mo showing off his skills’, it meant more. "

"For example, why did Chen Mo allow the streamer to livestream the movie Dark Rider? "

"Although the audience in the live broadcast room could see the 2D effect, which was completely incomparable to the 180-degree VR effect seen by the matrix gaming pod players, the most important part of "Dark Rider" was the plot and Joker’s wonderful performance. If the audience could see it in the live broadcast room, wouldn’t it be a great loss for salent? "

"In fact, this was equivalent to a disguised advertisement. "

"The high price of the matrix game cabin determined that it was only enjoyed by a few rich people. As long as the matrix game cabin continued to maintain its current price, then the next generation VR would only be a small circle of rich people. If Dark Rider couldn’t be broadcast live, it meant that it could only be spread among the players in the matrix gaming hub and couldn’t be seen by ordinary viewers. "

"Of course, Chen Mo could also choose to let the movie be released and earn money from the movie tickets, but he didn’t really want to enter the movie industry. He just wanted to show the players the effects of the next generation VR in the gaming pod. "

"So far, Chen Mo’s main goal was to sell ten million units of the matrix gaming pods around the world as soon as possible, and start the next technology point. Only by allowing the matrix to occupy the high-end market as much as possible would its future development speed increase. "

"Moreover, there was a very crucial piece of information hidden behind the movie "Dark Rider."

"If Chen Mo could make a bunch of game models appear on the screen with his hands, could artificial intelligence do the same in the future? "

"As a cheater, Chen Mo was indeed stronger than the AI. If Chen Mo used a week to complete the task, would an advanced AI be able to do it in three weeks or a month? "

"If it was possible, did it mean that movies made in the same way as games would become popular? "

"This kind of movie didn’t need to go through so much trouble to find big-name actors. If there were any special roles in the future that required acting skills, they could just let the high-end artificial intelligence spend a few months to slowly adjust it. As for his face, it was even less of a problem. He could do whatever he wanted. "

"Of course, this was still an unrealistic thought. After all, the current AI technology was still far from Chen Mo ‘s. Moreover, if Chen Mo could do it, the investment would be no less than hiring a big star. But in any case, this was a trend reflected in the movie "the Dark Rider." It represented the infinite possibilities brought by the continuous development of artificial intelligence technology. "

……

"After the Oasis update, the next segment was the stir-fried cold rice segment that excited many players. "

"The online mode of GTA was officially released, and players could experience the core fun of the game together in this mode. "

"GTAol’s story still took place in Los Santos, but this time, the players did not have to control the three main characters to play according to the established plot flow. Instead, they could use their own characters to develop freely in the city. "

"When players came to Los Santos, they would meet the professional lama, who would give them some racing and robbery missions. As their level increased, players could also start to enter flying schools to learn driving skills. They could make money by completing all kinds of jobs such as robbery, car racing, and confrontation. Then, they could buy houses and cars to realize the value of their lives. "

"Strictly speaking, GTAol was not a traditional online game. It was more like a single-player game with an online mode. Although the players were in the same city, the gaming experience was relatively separate and isolated. The main purpose of the online mode was to satisfy the requests of friends to form parties, race together, and buy a house in Los Santos. "

"Chen Mo wasn’t planning on making ggame a complete virtual world, at least not yet. "

"In addition, the revised version of Dark Souls, which was highly anticipated by players, was officially released. "

"The original price of Dark Souls and dark Souls was around 2000 Yuan, so for the old players who had already bought it, the next generation VR remake would cost 400 yuan. "

"This price was already very generous. Although Dark Souls was a difficult and hardcore game, it was still very popular. As soon as the remake came out, almost all the dark Souls players who had bought the matrix gaming pods bought it without hesitation. "

The biggest difference between the original VR version and the new version was that the players had more freedom of choice.

"The two most important points were that players could no longer be constrained by the original attack and evasion movements. They could use different attack postures when attacking, and they did not have to roll every time they dodged. Sometimes, they just had to move slightly to avoid the monster’s attack. The other was that the undead’s knee had an epic buff, which allowed him to jump freely. "

All the core players of Dark Souls knew that these two changes were earth-shaking changes to the game!

"The reason why he chose Dark Souls as the first remade game was because of the game type. After the launch of the matrix game cabin, Detroit The battle mode of Transfiguration and GTA was both a gunfight. The current next generation of VR games still lacked a game for cold weapon combat, and dark Souls … Well, this was a good game that everyone liked. "

"Moreover, salent was also lacking in distress points. "

"After the remake, the players could freely experience the combat mode in Dark Souls. They didn’t have to roll on the ground every time the monsters attacked. They could lower their heads, bend over, Dodge to the side, jump to avoid the attacks, and only roll when they had to. "

"The same was true for attack methods. The players ‘armor and weapons were pre-set. The weight and material had already been determined, so the players were free to use them in any way they wanted. For example, the player could use the big sword to slash horizontally, vertically, diagonally, poke with the tip of the sword, and hit with the sword … As long as the player’s strength attribute was enough to control the sword, he could play with it as he pleased. "

"Of course, since it was a brand new platform, a game like dark Souls was definitely not enough. Those old * ssholes had been clamoring for a new game, and it was time to make a new game to let them continue suffering. "

"But before that, Chen Zhao had to light up the new technology point. "

Chapter 1028: The technology tree shrouding device

"Chen Mo looked at the virtual screen on his bracelet. He had unlocked two of the first level of the technology tree, and only the intermediate Artificial Intelligence section of [artificial intelligence technology] was left. "

"Unlocking this technology point required unlocking the VR brain and neural connection technology, developing a related theme game, and collecting 10 million player emotions, which had been completed so far. "

"Not only that, Chen Mo also saved up 1000 lottery chances, which allowed him to add one or two technology points to the next level. "

"He wasn’t sure how many he had, because before unlocking all the technology points on the previous level, the technology points on the next level would all be locked, and he could only see [???]. There was no hint of what it was. "

"After unlocking the first level of technology in the virtual reality technology, artificial intelligence technology, and hardware technology sections, the three lines intersected to form a common technology point. After activating this technology point, the three sections separated again and were divided into three technology points. "

Chen Mo gently tapped on the ‘intermediate artificial intelligence’ button.

"Just like before, all the knowledge related to artificial intelligence technology entered Chen Mo’s mind. It became a complete knowledge that he could use at will. "

"The system’s so-called "intermediate artificial intelligence" represented an artificial intelligence that had the same level of intelligence as humans. It could pass the Turing test and could engage in complex communication with players, while humans who communicated with artificial intelligence could not tell whether the other party was a real person or an artificial intelligence. "

"In other words, using this technology to create an AI to chat with otakus on the internet could easily realize the dreams of tens of millions of otakus. "

Uh … It seems that the usage of this technology point is a little wrong?

"Anyway, he didn’t have to think too much about it. He just needed to know that this technology point was very impressive. "

"Chen Mo didn’t care about the amazing AI technology for now, but turned his attention to the next technology. "

There was only one technology point on the second level. Only by unlocking this technology point could they continue down.

"[Technology tree shrouding device] make the world no longer doubt why you can come up with so many technologies that can change the world. Correspondingly, these technologies could only be used in the gaming industry. "

"Chen Zhao frowned slightly. Clearly, this technology point had more negative than positive meaning to him. "

"Indeed, Chen Mo’s opening of three tech points would definitely raise suspicion. After all, these three points could seriously affect the development of the game industry, or even change the world. Chen Zhao was so young and didn’t have any records of receiving higher education in this field, so no one doubted his claim. "

"However, this wasn’t a big deal. Chen Mo had many ways to cover it up, such as setting up a Research Department within Thunderbolt entertainment and hiring experts and research teams in the relevant field at a high salary to make this technology his own. Even if the game Committee or some people in the country were to question him, Chen Mo could use the intelligence-lowering Halo to clear his name. "

"It seemed like this technology was a bit awkward. Even though it helped Chen Mo solve his worries, it also restricted the technology tree to the gaming industry. Obviously, the system’s intention was clear-‘you should just stay in the gaming industry. If you want to cross over to make money, then don’t unlock the technology points below.’ "

"For example, if artificial intelligence technology was not used in the game field, it could create a paradise made of Bionics like "West World" for local tycoons to play. They could also try to pass on people’s memories and cognition, which could greatly extend people’s lifespans in another form. "

"However, this clearly deviated from the system’s goal, so this technology point was equivalent to restricting the development of the technology tree. "

"Chen Mo could understand, but he was a little angry that a technology point like this required 200 lottery chances to activate. "

Chen Mo had no other choice but to activate the technology tree shrouding device and continue looking at the technology points below.

The technology section on the third floor was further divided into three sections.

"[Virtual reality technology] At a specific time, a specific idea would be implanted into the player’s mind so that the player could react to sudden situations when they were at a loss. After the consciousness is implanted, it will only be effective for a short period of time and will not affect the player’s normal consciousness. At the same time, activating this skill point can effectively eliminate the negative effects of violence, anger, pain, fear, sadness, and other emotions in the game on the player’s psychological state. "

[Unlocking requirement 600 lottery chances.]

"[Artificial intelligence technology] By locking the AI into the game, they would firmly believe that they were the role they played, and would not doubt it under any circumstances. "

[Unlocking 200 lottery chances.]

"[ Hardware technology ] storage capacity expansion (Level 2) He began a technological breakthrough, increasing the storage capacity and reading speed of all smart devices by 10 times. "

Unlocking required 500 lottery chances.

"Chen Mo wasn’t too happy when he first activated the technology tree shrouding device, but after seeing the three points, Chen Mo understood why the system forced him to activate it first. "

"Obviously, this " consciousness implantation " technology was a very, very dangerous technology. It could rewrite the player’s consciousness at will and implant some specific consciousness into the player’s brain, which was equivalent to hypnosis or brainwashing. On the other hand, it could also eliminate the negative emotions obtained by the players, turning the matrix game cabin into a " fat otaku Happy Cabin ", and it was " physical happiness ", which could directly and violently change the players’ emotions. "

"If this thing were to be described in a deeper way, it would be the thought steel seal in the " three bodies ". If Chen Mo did something to this, he could control the players’ minds through the gaming pods, planting the thought of’ always obeying serente’ in them, indirectly achieving his goal of ruling the world. "

"Moreover, once this thing was exposed, it would not be a problem that could be solved by the intelligence-lowering Halo. No country or organization would allow such a thing to exist. No matter how Chen Mo tried to hide it, the technology would definitely be banned and never used. "

"As such, the system’s technology tree shrouding device was to reduce Chen Mo’s unnecessary trouble and also to limit his actions, so that he wouldn’t be able to use the technology to become a new world Card secret. "

"At the same time, [ artificial intelligence technology ]’s AI locking could also be seen as a kind of restriction. It could make the influence of AI only exist in the game and not create a " Skynet " that would have unexpected effects on the real world. "

"Chen Mo could understand. Even though he was a little disappointed that he couldn’t become a new world’s cami, it was still a good thing, as the story wouldn’t go off in a weird direction. "

"Chen Mo still had over 800 lottery draws left, so he chose to activate [ consciousness implant ] and [ AI locking ]. "

"The level 2 storage capacity expansion was not needed yet, but [ consciousness implantation ] and [ artificial intelligence technology ] could bring even more earth-shaking changes to the current VR games. "

Chapter 1029: Be the real Jarvis

"To Chen Mo, the consciousness implant technology was a very important technology."

"Not only could this technology completely eliminate the negative effects of violence, fear, and other negative emotions in the players ‘hearts after quitting the game, but it also allowed players to enjoy the fun of different games. At the same time, it could also completely rewrite the game’s way of guiding players."

"Since this technology was strictly limited to the gaming industry, its greatest use was to guide the players ‘subsequent actions."

"In previous games, the player’s guidance was often completed through the UI and cutscenes."

"There were many differences in people’s thoughts, and many times, players couldn’t accurately understand the intentions of the designers. For example, in some levels in the game, the designer designed the route to unlock a special mechanism from the bottom of the water, and then the player could open a hidden door to enter the next area. However, most of the time, the player simply couldn’t notice the mechanism at all, and often wandered around the area like a headless fly, with a confused face."

"At this time, he needed to use a certain way to guide the players ‘behavior so that they could continue to play the game."

"The traditional way of doing it was through the UI. When the player was stuck in a certain place, a small arrow or a highlighted area would appear on the interface, or the player would be talking to himself, or some other NPC language prompt … In short, this way, the player would be prompted on what he should do."

"The other method was a cutscene. For example, in the plot, the protagonist would meet an NPC. At this time, the two would have to have a dialogue related to the plot, and they would have to do some actions. At this time, the players couldn’t speak for the protagonist or do any actions, so the game had to use the cutscenes to show the plot."

"After all, the players couldn’t possibly know what the main character was going to say."

"However, with the consciousness implantation technology, everything would change."

"When the player was stuck in a puzzle, the game cabin could directly implant a signal into the player’s consciousness, making the player suddenly curious about the stone tablet not far away and want to see what the stone tablet was hiding. When the players arrived, they would find that this was a key point in advancing the plot."

"Even many cutscenes could be omitted so that the players could experience the plot in a first-person perspective. For example, if the protagonist was supposed to strike up a conversation with a beautiful woman, many otakus who had only dated their paper wives would not know what to say. The plot would be stuck and could only be completed by interlude. However, with the consciousness implant technology, the players would automatically have what they wanted to say in their minds and complete this kind of more complicated communication."

"Of course, this consciousness implant technology was not mandatory. It was just a dispensable thought that was stuffed into the player’s mind. The player could also speak and do things according to his own thoughts, but it would lead to different outcomes."

"Consciousness implantation technology, coupled with intermediate artificial intelligence technology, was enough to create a completely real small world. The players could enter it as the protagonist and experience the whole story as they wished."

……

Chen Zhao put his hands behind his head and leaned back in his chair. He put his feet on the desk and fell into deep thought.

"The amount of technology points unlocked this time was a little too much, and he needed some time to digest it."

"The new artificial intelligence technology allowed him to create a more open and free world. In that world, all NPCs would automatically play specific roles and interact with players. However, this also meant that the direction and development of the entire story would be completely out of control, because the choices of each player would be different."

"What was more serious was that when the players found out that this was a world with a high degree of freedom, they would inevitably start to tirelessly court death, desperately trying out the consequences of various actions, such as … Arrogantly challenging a certain powerful chicken."

"If it was a large-scale sandbox game that was driven by playstyle instead of plot, then this approach would be okay. However, similar games often had weak storylines and could not show high-intelligence NPCs well."

Then the latest artificial intelligence technology would be a waste.

"Therefore, this became a paradox. Chen Mo had to be very careful when using this AI technology for the first time. He had to make sure that the AI NPC’s intelligence was on point, while also making sure that the story had a great plot, and that the players had to follow the plot to the end of the story."

"It feels like a very difficult task, but the key lies in the script."

Chen Zhao stood up and took a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge.

"Chen Mo had plans to make Dark Rider into a game at first, but he decided to make it into a VR movie. The key was that there were too many uncontrollable factors in the plot of Dark Paladin. Even if it was changed into a game, the players could only experience a few battles freely, and most of the time, they could only watch the cutscenes."

"It was impossible for players to complete the specific dialogue for Batman, and it was difficult for the game to show the story of Joker."

"I was going to make a game that would continue to suffer, but it seems like I’ll have to push it back a little and make another one."

"Let’s make a game … That’ll make the players feel good."

Chen Mo turned on his computer and started thinking about the new game.

"We have to make good use of consciousness implantation and artificial intelligence technology so that the players can have a new experience."

"You don’t have to be limited to games. Novels, movies, and TV series can all be considered. The key is that the script has to meet the requirements."

"All the NPCs in the game are played by artificial intelligence. They follow a certain script and can freely talk to the players. They will react differently to the players ‘different actions."

"The plot has to be rich enough, with ups and downs, but it can’t be too long or complicated. The players can make some choices, but the entire storyline has to be controlled. Assuming that there are N chapters of the plot, we can’t say that the players screwed up in the first chapter and that the later chapters were all affected. "

"Chen Zhao rubbed his chin."It feels like … A Hollywood popcorn movie." The plot should not be too complicated and relatively linear. This would ensure that the players ‘reckless behavior would not deviate the story from the main line. At the same time, some of the content of interaction with NPCs allowed players to experience new artificial intelligence technology. The most important thing is that it must be cool and special enough …"

"Chen Mo scratched his head, stood up and walked around the office."

"Then, he saw the array of eyes on the side."

"Holding the glasses in his hand, Chen Zhao smiled."

"Hmm……Make a real Jarvis? Although it’s a movie, it should be good if you turn it into a game, right?"

Chapter 1030: Experience the feeling of wearing an iron shell

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, even though Iron Man was a popular movie, there weren’t many good games, not even a single AAA game. "

"There were many reasons for this. It could be that many big manufacturers were not willing to spend so much money to buy the copyright, or it could be that Marvel was not in a hurry to enter the gaming industry. However, there was another key point. If he spent a lot of money to buy the copyright from Marvel to produce a Triple-A masterpiece, its effect would be better than other traditional Triple-A works. "

What was the coolest thing about Iron Man to the audience?

It was his Iron Skin.

"The audience liked to see this high-tech Armor fly to Tony in a very cool way, allowing him to fly at will, use all kinds of weapons, and complete all kinds of fancy operations through the intelligent system controlled by Jarvis. Of course, the private life of the billionaire Tony was also a hot topic for discussion. "

"However, in a triple-A game, what allowed the game to achieve long-term development was the playstyle. "

"For example, the combat system of Dark Souls, the open world of GTA and Legend of Zelda, the climbing, gunfight, and mystery-solving in mysterious seas and Tomb Raider. "

"Compared to these games, Iron Man’s modification did not have any obvious advantages. Other than the IP bonus, the ultimate problem that the modified game had to solve was how to maximize the stimulation of the adrenaline of the players with the iron shell. "

"However, with the advent of the next generation of VR technology, Chen Mo finally found a great fun point for Iron Man. "

That was to let the players experience Tony Stark’s life in the form of soul penetration.

"Imagine this, the players entered the VR world with the neural and brain connection technology, and the Iron Man armor covered your body, the mask closed, and you asked, "Jarvis, are you there?"

"I’m on standby, sir, "Jarvis replied. "

"After that, you would shoot out air currents from your hands and feet and fly out of your California mansion. You would fly freely over the city, even cross the ocean and have an exciting battle with terrorists, and have an intimate contact with an F22 Raptor fighter jet in the air. Go back to your own mansion, drive a sports car to a party, and flirt with the female NPCs at the party who have fully activated their artificial intelligence. The consciousness implantation technology will automatically provide you with the best choice, so you can talk and laugh with celebrities and reporters without any worries. "

"With the help of the next generation VR technology, every detail of Iron Man would be magnified in the players ‘minds. They could clearly feel every piece of armor on their body, feel the texture of the iron suit, and move freely with mechanical assistance. This feeling was unique. "

"Among the superheroes, and even in many movies and games, Iron Man was unique. For the players, they were experiencing the power of an ordinary person through an iron shell, not through mutation to become a Superman. "

"In other words, the players would gain a strong sense of immersion. Just like many novels, writing the main character too high and Almighty would often create a barrier between the players and the character. Writing the main character as an ordinary person so that everyone would have the feeling that "I can do it too" was a better choice. "

"Therefore, the game would not make an open world, but only make the parts into a chest court. In the chest court, the players could explore freely and let the story develop according to their own will. This way, not only could it ensure that the players would have a certain degree of freedom, but it could also ensure that the plot would not deviate too much. It was a good compromise. "

"However, since it was a movie-modified game, the most important thing was how to integrate the plot from the God’s perspective into the players ‘first-person perspective. He had to ensure that the players were always immersed in the character of Iron Man. Fortunately, it wasn’t hard for Chen Zhao to do that now. "

……

"Jarvis?" he asked. Chen Mo was wearing a pair of glasses. In front of him was a huge holographic projection that was connected to a custom-made computer. "

"Be on standby, " Jarvis’s voice came from the glasses. "

"Chen Mo walked to the holographic projection and said, "Activating a new mission module. The name of the mission is … Merk2. Help me complete all the preparation work, including modeling materials, physical attribute settings, and fine-tune the project according to my consciousness. "

"First, I’ll automatically generate the basic structure of the merk2 according to the blueprint I have. I’ll refine the internal structure according to the abilities it needs to achieve and automatically generate a dismantling plan. "

"Reading the outer structure of the Mark2 …" Jarvis replied."Creating a 3D model … Optimizing the structure … Adding additional functions to the Mark2 …"

"A virtual model of the mark 2 Warframe appeared on the huge holographic projection in front of Chen Mo. It was still being optimized, and all the weapon components were activated. "

"Of course, Jarvis wasn’t really "designing" the armor. He was just following Chen Mo’s blueprints and adding functions to it, just like many other video game designers. "

"After Chen Mo obtained the new AI technology, his exclusive Jarvis was the first AI to be updated. "

"The intermediate artificial intelligence technology was a huge improvement for Jarvis. The previous artificial intelligence could also do some design work, but its efficiency was very low, and the final product was not satisfactory. It could not be compared to some senior designers. However, after the AI technology was updated, Jarvis was now fully capable of being an assistant. He was even more efficient than some experienced game designers. "

"Of course, not every artificial intelligence could achieve Jarvis’s level. "

"Chen Mo used a custom-made computer and spent a lot of resources to let Jarvis have both human artistic abilities and the AI’s ability to analyze, learn, and design with high precision. He made his Jarvis into a professional Game Design Assistant, able to complete the basic game design work according to Chen Mo’s intentions. He was even more efficient than a human designer’s team. "

"However, at the moment, it was only limited to being an assistant. Intermediate artificial intelligence could only guarantee that it could communicate with humans without barriers. It was still not fully capable of designing games, writing novels, and making movies. In other words, intermediate artificial intelligence was like an illiterate, or the kind of illiterate that had extremely good memory and computing power. "

"It couldn’t replace the designer, but it could be an assistant to complete some basic work efficiently, if you were willing to invest a lot of resources. "

"Even though the system restricted AI to only exist in games, Chen Mo took advantage of the loophole and saved the country. He would first create a game project, and then make Jarvis in the game project who could help him design a game. Then, he would make Iron Man in the game … "

"It sounded like a roundabout way, but it didn’t seem to be subject to the system’s sanctions at the moment, which meant it was feasible. "

Chapter 1031: Where did the robot come from?

"Your legs should be a little thinner. The line of the waist was more in line with the human body. It’ll give you a slightly more technological feel. "

"It looks pretty good. The ailerons on the back can be extended at a larger angle, and the jet effect will be more obvious during flight. "

Chen Zhao didn’t even need to say it out loud. He only needed to think about it and Jarvis would automatically fine-tune the mark 2 until he was satisfied.

"Soon, the model of the merk2 Warframe was completed in the game. It took less than 20 minutes, and nearly half of the time was spent on the first step, the automatic 3D model generation. "

"Oh, I used 20 minutes to create an Iron Man."

"Chen Mo tapped on the virtual model of Iron Man on the holographic projection with satisfaction. The model followed the 11. Every piece of armor and every detail was highly replicated, and it could even be disassembled piece by piece. "

"Artificial intelligence technology’s improvement in work efficiency was revolutionary. Originally, to create such a model, it would take at least two to three working days for a designer, and they had to be experienced designers. But now, the Super computing power of artificial intelligence had shortened this time to 20 minutes. "

"Although there were still many details that needed to be perfected, Chen Zhao was already very satisfied with the result. "

"Of course, this set of armor only had an appearance. In fact, whether it was taking off, using weapons to attack, or the damage done, all of it was calculated by the system. After all, Iron Man’s armor was not 100% scientific, and the game did not need to build it. It was enough to let the players experience it as if it was real. "

"Okay, use the same method to make the merk3 and dye it according to the design. Adjust the material and physical attributes of the armor, then create a mechanical structure that can automatically take off the armor. "

"On the virtual projection, Jarvis started generating the mark 3 Warframe according to Chen Mo’s request. He made minor adjustments and colored it based on the mark 2 Warframe. The whole process took less than ten minutes. "

"How efficient. It seems like I’m not far from losing my job as a designer."

"As Chen Zhao exclaimed, he touched the mark 3 Warframe and observed every detail. "

It was perfect.

"Okay, search for GTAol’s public games and choose one at will." Chen Zhao said. "

"Jarvis immediately replied, "more than 100000 public games have been searched. We have automatically chosen to Rob the Pacific Standard Bank." We’re preparing to intervene …"

"Yes, it’s time to give them a surprise."

Chen Mo took off his glasses and lay down in his gaming pod.

"Then, he woke up in a blank space. He was still in his character, but there was a platform in front of him. "

"Chen Zhao walked over. The ground cracked open and Iron Man’s leg armor appeared before him. Many mechanical arms started to automatically assemble the armor for Chen Zhao. It was slightly different from the order in the movie. After all, it was automatically calculated and generated by Jarvis. However, the overall difference was not big. "

"Leg armor, hand armor, chest armor, back armor, head armor. "

"As the Golden-red mask was put on, Chen Zhao felt like he was in an iron can. "

"In the next second, Iron Man’s eyes lit up. The helmeted display was activated and Jarvis’s voice rang in Chen Zhao’s ears."Hi, long time no see."

"Yeah, it’s been more than 40 seconds. Help me adjust my flying speed, I don’t want to hit the wall. Alright, now we’re going to get involved in the robbery of the Pacific Standard Bank. "

"As soon as Chen Zhao finished speaking, the hands and feet of the Iron Man armor shot out hot energy and slowly rose. It instantly accelerated and flew into the distance. "

"Everything around him started changing rapidly under the flow of data. Just like that, Chen Mo arrived at Los Santos from a blank virtual world. "

"Strictly speaking, it was one of the countless Luo shengdu. "

"On the other side, the four robbers, who had just robbed Pacific Standard Bank and were carrying a bag of money, opened the front door and were ready to escape. "

"The main entrance was completely surrounded by police. The alarm went off, and there were violent explosions everywhere. "

"The Gatling guns in the four men’s hands spewed fire dragons, and the police cars quickly turned into big fireballs and exploded one after another. The police officers who were chasing them fell to the ground under the rain of bullets. "

"Wahhhh!"

The four players carried the money and cheered as they ran. The crazy rain of bullets stimulated their adrenaline. They were about to reach the location of the motorcycle and complete the task without the police.

"But at that moment, they saw an unidentified flying object flying over from the distance. "

"??What the hell is that?"

"It looks like … A robot?"

"Why did he stop in front of us? It’s floating in the air?"

"Who cares, let’s fire a rocket launcher first!"

"One of the players picked up the bazooka and fired it without saying a word. Black smoke rose from the back of the bullet, and it spun towards the unknown flying object in the air before exploding with a BOOM! "

"You aborted it?" One of the players asked. "

"The fire and smoke caused by the bazooka quickly dissipated, but the players immediately discovered that the Golden-red robot was still floating quietly in the sky. It had not suffered any damage from the explosion! "

"On the contrary, he raised his right hand, and his palm lit up … "

"Chi …"

"In the center of Iron Man’s Red palm, the core that was glowing with white light hummed slightly. It became brighter and brighter, and energy began to gather. "

"Then, an energy wave shot out and hit the chest of the player who was carrying the rocket launcher! "

"The player only felt a powerful force pushing him back, and his entire body flew far away involuntarily. He hit the wall, and his health bar instantly dropped to zero! "

"He wasn’t dead yet, but his heavy injuries made him fall to the ground, and he didn’t even have the strength to put chocolate in his mouth. "

"The other three players immediately raised the Gatling gun and fired at Iron man in the air. The Gatling gun’s barrel spun rapidly, the muzzle spat out fire, and the bullet shells scattered on the ground. However, such powerful firepower only left a series of sparks on the armor, and did not cause any substantial damage. "

"Through the helmeted display, Chen Zhao had Jarvis lock onto the three players. Two Mini Six-barrel cannons extended from his shoulder armor, and the bullets accurately hit the heads of the three players. "

"Chi Chi Chi Chi …"

"Before the three players could react to what had happened, their characters had already fallen to the ground. Their vision turned black and white, and three large words appeared in the center [Dead.] "

"F * ck! What the hell was this? was he cheating? Why were we killed instantly?"

"What the hell is this? Do you sell this kind of robot in the game?"

"I also want to buy this. How much is it??"

The four players were completely dumbfounded as they watched Iron Man in front of them fly away elegantly with flames spewing out of his feet.

"Chen Zhao smiled and said to Jarvis, "Send an email to these four players and tell them to thank them for participating in the experiment of the new weapon. The proceeds of the robbery will be doubled back to them."

Chapter 1032: Jarvis, time to work

Chen Mo came out of the gaming pod and put on the glasses again.

"How did it feel to try on the Mark3?" Jarvis asked."

"Not bad." Chen Mo walked to the projection."It’s a pity that I can only experience it in the virtual world. I can’t really be Iron Man in the real world."

"Is there a difference?" Jarvis was silent for a moment."

"Well …" Chen Mo paused, "it doesn’t seem to be any different."

Chen Mo believed that the ultimate purpose of virtual reality was to achieve what humans couldn’t in the real world.

"If the virtual world was real enough, then what was the difference between being Iron Man in the real world and being Iron Man in the virtual world?"

"Perhaps being Iron Man in the virtual world would be even more blissful. Even if someone asked you to hand over the iron suit, or if terrorists would do their best to blow up your mansion, Rob your assistant, or kidnap you to research missiles for them, those were all plot content and fake."

"In reality, you will not be affected at all."

"Once you enter the game cabin, you will be Iron Man. You can only enjoy the glory brought to you by this iron suit and not bear the responsibility it brings to you. Once you leave the game cabin, you will be an ordinary person and continue to live your peaceful life."

Chen Mo pulled out the design document for Iron Man from his glasses.

"Jarvis, it’s time to work. Analyzing all the characters in the design document, finding suitable scene models, stickers, and character models in Thunderbolt gaming Resource Center, and then adjusting them to the details in the design document. Arrange for the relevant staff and motion capture actors to collect motion and generate the corresponding character AI … Let me ask, when can you artificial intelligence make motion capture actors lose their jobs?"

The holographic projection in front of them began to show scenes one by one. The first scene was the wilderness of Afghanistan. The second scene was the Los Angeles stark industrial fair. The third scene was the stark mansion. The fourth scene was a car racing scene. The fifth scene was a scene in a private plane …

"These scenes were first automatically planned by Jarvis for their size and range. He then used simple modeling to create a basic scene. After that, he searched for relevant materials in Thunderbolt Entertainment’s art resource library to fine-tune and refine the basic scene, while constantly adding various details to the scene."

Chen Zhao could clearly see the first scene of Afghanistan appearing on the holographic projection.

"It was a pure white flat land, and the surface of the land had turned into mountains and plains. It was covered with yellow sand and various desert vegetation, as well as rocks and sand. He retrieved a military jeep and a soldier model from the resource Warehouse and made adjustments to the model according to the details in the concept draft. The model of the same soldier, by changing their facial structure, could be made into different people."

"Then, there were guns, missiles, and special explosion effects …"

"Jarvis? Are you listening to me?" Chen Zhao asked again."

"Jarvis finally reacted. "I’m sorry, I’m very focused right now. If the facial movements were completely calculated by artificial intelligence, it would probably take a long time, and the effect would not be very good. The best choice is to collect the consciousness and movements of the motion capture actors, store a large amount of expression data in the database, and then use the automatic learning ability of artificial intelligence …"

"That means it’s going to happen soon. Okay, I understand." Chen Zhao didn’t wait for Jarvis to finish."

"It’s impossible to make motion capture actors completely unemployed, " Jarvis added."This is because artificial intelligence, like me, is strictly limited in the virtual world without a physical body. We can have human emotions, but we can’t make the corresponding expressions. Even if we learn by ourselves through human data, it’s hard to be as detailed as humans. "

"Chen Mo nodded."Alright, it seems like I need to continue supporting my action capture team."

"After pouring himself a cup of coffee, Chen Zhao sat on the sofa and watched Jarvis finish the work that should have been done by him and the other members of the research team."

"One by one, the scenes were completed, the models were being modified, and the motion capture schedule was sent to Chen Mo."

"Jarvis didn’t have any authority in the real world, so he could only send the motion capture plan to Chen Zhao, who would then send it to the motion capture team through his personal email."

"Wow, work has never been so easy."

Chen Zhao was watching Jarvis work when he suddenly heard knocking on the door.

"What’s wrong?" Chen Zhao looked at Qian Kun."

"Qian Kun looked at the content on his phone screen, "Uh, manager, you just sent an email and arranged a new project for the motion capture team?"

"Yes, I am." Chen Mo nodded."

"Qian Kun was dumbfounded,’but, what about the design concept for this project? What about the scene and character modeling? Where’s the storyboard? What about the other preparatory work?"

"Chen Mo pointed at the holographic projection."Here."

Qian Kun’s eyes were wide open as he looked at the holographic projection that was constantly generating scenes.

"Jarvis was working on the underground studio of Stark’s mansion, which included a work desk, a television, a sofa, a refrigerator, a luxury car, and miscellaneous items. The details of the entire scene were constantly being perfected."

"Wow …" Qian Kun’s eyes were wide open as he watched the scene on the holographic projection complete quickly. He then switched to the next scene and started from the beginning."

"Manager, tell me the truth, am I going to lose my job soon?" Qian Kun said."

"Chen Zhao was amused. Your job can’t be replaced by artificial intelligence for the time being. "

"Manager, you’re really good at using this ‘temporary’." Qian Kun complained, "then, are the other bottom-level designers going to lose their jobs?"

"Chen Zhao shook his head, not really. In fact, the cost of this thing is much more expensive than that of an ordinary designer. "

"The corner of Qian Yong’s mouth twitched."Emmmm, it’s hard to imagine if the bottom-level designers who do the basic work would be happy or angry when they hear you say that." It turns out that the reason they weren’t replaced wasn’t because of their brilliant designs, but because they were cheaper …"

"Why don’t you think of the good side?" Chen Mo walked to the holographic projector, "if this technology can be promoted in the future, everyone can design games with the help of artificial intelligence, and there won’t be any need to wrangle with others … The cost of communication between people is very high."

"Hmm…If the game designer can’t make a good game by then, we won’t be able to push the blame on them, " Qian Kun said with emotion."

"Chen Zhao smiled. However … Never be afraid of technological progress, or else humans can only be stuck in their own ways. "

"Qian Kun walked out, "I’ll go arrange the motion capture." Uh, after I’m done with this project, can you let me play with this thing?"

"Yes." Chen Zhao nodded."Of course." I was planning to let you and Jarvis complete the next project. "

"Qian Kun, "why do I feel like I’ve been tricked?"

Chapter 1033: Get ready to become a superhero

"With Jarvis’s help, the development of Iron Man was much faster than many other games. "

Chen Mo couldn’t help but think that technology really changed life.

"By eliminating the cost of communication between people, Jarvis could operate on multiple threads. Combined with his powerful computing power, his work efficiency was even higher than that of many senior designers combined. "

"Of course, the prerequisite was that someone had to prepare a design concept for him. "

"However, Iron Man didn’t take much time to develop compared to the previous games, mainly because Chen Mo and Jarvis spent a lot of time adjusting the AI system and setting the basic attributes of each NPC, including personality, behavior, self-awareness, and so on. "

"After all, these NPCs would have to communicate directly with the players in the future. If they were exposed, it would seriously affect the perception of artificial intelligence technology in the players ‘hearts. "

"Fortunately, there weren’t many characters in Iron Man, and most of them were extras, so he only needed to play a few key characters. "

"As for the flow of the game, the overall flow of the game was much longer than that of the movie. Even if the combat content of Iron Man 1 was extended and some special playing methods were added, the game still wouldn’t be long enough. "

"Therefore, the contents of Iron Man this time were based on the movies Iron Man 1 and Iron Man 2 from Chen Mo’s previous life. "

"Prolonging the battle and special parts that affected the player’s gaming experience, greatly reducing the scenes of other unrelated characters (that is, players would no longer have a God’s perspective to understand the actions of the villains, but instead, they would make their own deductions through other clues, such as the news on TV), thus completing the change from a movie to a game. "

He had to make the players believe that he was Tony Stark.

"Shouldn’t we also make the trailer while we’re at it?" Jarvis asked. "

"Oh?" Chen Zhao was surprised."You know a lot."

"Yes, " replied Jarvis, "you designed me to be an AI that specializes in creating games. So, of course I …"

"Of course I know, " Chen Zhao interrupted."Should I add a sense of humor to your artificial intelligence?"

"Oh, " Jarvis replied. "

"Chen Zhao tapped the glasses on his head."Alright, don’t tell me the AI is petty. I’ll leave the editing to you this time. You should know what to do. Remember to cut more big scenes, everyone likes it. "

……

Three hours later.

Chen Mo was in a daze as he leaned back in his chair when the sleeping computer next to him lit up.

"The promotional video has been completed." Said Jarvis. "

"It’s really fast. " Chen Mo turned around in his chair and looked at the computer screen, "Play it."

The computer screen started to play the promo of Iron Man.

……

The background of the picture was a continuous stretch of high mountains and a boundless desert.

"Tony Stark stood in the middle of the screen, wearing a pair of brown sunglasses and giving a speech to the crowd. "

"Being respected, being feared, which one is better?"

"I want to say, can’t these two things be done at the same time?"

"Some people say that the best weapon is a weapon that you will never be able to use."

"I respectfully express my different opinion. I think the best weapon only needs to be used once."

"Tony gently waved his hand, and a missile beside him quickly rose into the air and disintegrated. Countless scattered warheads scattered in all directions, enveloping the entire mountain range. The violent explosion created intense shock waves, and the lighthouse Army, who stood far away, was still completely obscured by the smoke and dust stirred up by the missile. "

"Tony, on the other hand, took off his sunglasses and opened the box full of fine wine next to him. "

"For every 500 million dollars contract, I’ll give you a box of wine. Let’s toast to peace!"

"The scene changed, and Tony suddenly woke up. "

"He was lying on a worn-out spring bed in a dark cave, desperately tearing open the gauze on his chest, and found that there was a strange ring device embedded in his chest, deeply embedded. "

"The bearded terrorist spoke loudly in a language that Tony could not understand, while the bespectacled uncle beside him translated for Tony. "

"He wants you to build a missile, the one you’re demonstrating."

"Tony looked into the terrorist’s eyes and was silent for a moment."I refuse."

In the dark cave.

"Tony Stark pounded on something, then put it on the table."The steel mask of the merk1. "

At the press conference.

"Tony Stark sat in front of the podium and put the burger aside."I saw young soldiers die. They died under the weapons I wanted to use to protect them."

"Then, he stood up, walked to the podium, and firmly said into the microphone, "I’ve decided to shut down Stark’s weapons Department immediately, effective immediately."

"On the television, the news was still reporting the latest battle situation in the distance. "

"The chief culprit of the recent violent incidents is an organization known as the freedom warriors. As you can see, these people are all fully armed to carry out their mission. Anyone who tries to stop them will die. Without the help of the police and international forces, the chances of survival for the refugees were very slim. A woman is waiting for her husband’s news …"

"Tony looked at the photo in his hand. On the terrorist organization’s weapon box, the words "Stark Industries" were clearly printed. "

"He slowly walked forward and opened his arms. The ground in front of him cracked open, and several mechanical arms carried the Golden-red Iron Man suit and put these parts on him one by one. "

"Feet, legs, arms, shoulders, back, chest armor, and finally the helmet. "

"The Golden Mask fell, and Iron Man’s eyes lit up. "

"The video came to an abrupt end. The screen turned black, and the game name appeared on the screen. "

Iron Man!

……

"Chen Zhao clapped his hands. I’m surprised that you’re able to achieve this. "

"Thank you, " Jarvis replied calmly. I’m just following the system’s settings and selecting the key shots according to the editing rules. Then, I’ll break them up and put them together, and add some exciting background music. "

"Okay, use my Weibo to post it." Chen Zhao said. "

"I don’t have the authority to use any real-world Network software, " Jarvis replied."My abilities are limited to the game you created."

"Alright, I forgot again. It’s really inconvenient. "

Chen Mo had no choice but to export the video file from his computer and post it on Weibo.

"Then, he gently tapped on the keyboard and added a line of words to the video. "

"Everyone, are you ready to become superheroes?"

"Or should I take off this armor and experience the life of a genius, a billionaire, a Playboy, or a philanthropist?"

Chapter 1034: Comb your hair like an adult

"Do you want to know about real estate prices on Weibo?"

"Sofa!"

"F * ck, what kind of hand speed is this?"

"I just clicked on the video and the sofa disappeared!"

"Look at salent’s new game! The promotional video is already out!"

"Hey, this introduction … Superhero, billionaire, Playboy … Does this mean that we’re going to link up with ‘Dark Rider’ and turn the movie into a game?"

"That’s not right. This isn’t Batman. It’s two different people!"

"But … This looks cooler than Batman!"

"Not long after Chen Mo’s Weibo post, the news of the new game spread like wildfire, and the video was reposted. "

"In addition to the original introduction, Chen Mo emphasized, "This time, it’s not a movie-like game experience, but a transdimensional game experience!"

"Soon, the new term "transdimensional gaming experience" was reposted by major video game media and instantly became a hot topic. "

"From the trailer, many people would think that it was another movie-like game, just like ‘end of the United States’. "

"Obviously, from the content of the trailer, it could be analyzed that the story of the game was very strong, and the main scenes were focused on the very unique protagonist. "

"However, according to Chen Mo, this game wasn’t in the same category as ‘end of the United States’, it was a ‘transmigration game’. "

As for what a ‘transmigration game’ was?

"Many players were not very interested in this, because they had already experienced "transmigration" in GTA. "

"They were both games from the matrix gaming pod, but why didn’t Chen Mo use the term ‘transmigration game’ when he was making GTA, but instead used it in Iron Man? "

This made many players puzzled. What new tricks were used in this new game?

……

……

The development cycle of Iron Man had left Qian Kun and many other designers in shock.

In just two weeks.

"From Chen Mo’s design concept to Jarvis’s creation, with the motion capture actors in charge of motion capture, with the training of the new AI, the release of the trailer, and the official release of the movie, only two weeks had passed. "

"Of course, during this period, Jarvis had been working efficiently without rest. The motion capture actors were also trying their best to provide a variety of expressions and motion models for the artificial intelligence NPC. The workload was still very heavy. However, in any case, two weeks was still enough to shock and even make most people panic. This was because the efficiency of the new artificial intelligence technology was too high. "

"Iron Man’s entire game process was about six hours, which was less than some of the original Triple-A masterpieces. Therefore, they made some concessions on the price and only sold it for 1280 Yuan. "

"Of course, the decrease in research and development costs, the attempt of new game genres, the strategy of small profits but quick sales, and so on were also the reasons for Iron Man’s slightly lower pricing. "

"Just like many "good" pricing strategies before, it was to expand the market, and also to plan for the future. He hoped that the matrix gaming pod and these classic games would become an important source of entertainment for every player, regardless of whether they were rich or poor. It wasn’t like now, where the next generation of VR games were only for the rich to enjoy. "

……

Zhang Zhibin looked at the rows of matrix gaming pods in front of him with some curiosity.

"After the ‘today’s current affairs debate’ event, as the only guest on Chen Mo’s side, they naturally exchanged contact numbers. "

"Although his title was "senior media personnel, " Zhang Zhibin was also a fanatical game enthusiast in private. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have defended GTA on the show. "

"This was his first time at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, because his work was in the South and he didn’t usually come to Imperial. This time, he was on a business trip, so he had taken the time to visit Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters. Also, they heard that Chen Mo’s new game Iron Man was open for trial, so they decided to come and try it out. "

"Zhibin, over here."

Zhang Zhibin heard someone call his name. He looked up and saw Chen Mo waving at him.

"Zhang Zhibin quickened his steps."President Chen, why did you come down personally? it’s nothing. I’m just walking around. You can go ahead and do what you need to do."

"Chen Zhao smiled and patted his shoulder."Don’t be so polite. Just call me Chen Zhao." You’re a guest from afar, what do you want to drink? I’ll pay. "

"Zhang Zhibin shook his head."It doesn’t matter what you drink. You can drink anything in the matrix shopping center. Your interest in eating and drinking has already dropped a lot." The main reason I’m here is to experience what you call a ‘transmigration game’. I want to know how you transmigrate. "

"Chen Mo grabbed a can of Coke from the service area."Here, a bottle of happy drink for a fat otaku. Be a happy fat otaku."

Zhang Zhibin was speechless.

"Chen Mo led Zhang Zhibin inside and found an empty matrix gaming pod."Let’s go with this. Let’s have a good experience of what a time-travel game is."

Zhang Zhibin put the coke aside and got into the matrix gaming pod.

"If I don’t think it’s enough, I won’t pay you." Zhang Zhibin joked. "

"Chen Mo was amused."You don’t have to pay even if you can ‘transmigrate’. My treat."

……

……

Zhang Zhibin woke up in the seaside mansion. He went straight to the mansion and looked for the entrance to Iron Man.

"The entrance was very obvious, and they found it very quickly. It was … A luxury car. "

"The color of the luxury car was not eye-catching, because it was pure black and not a cool supercar. However, Zhang Zhibin could tell that this car was also expensive because of its beautiful front and logo, and it was an extended model. "

"The most eye-catching thing was the people around the luxury car. There were four bodyguards in suits, each of them standing straight and looking forward, looking very reliable. A slightly plump middle-aged white man opened the car door and looked at Zhang Zhibin as if he was inviting him to sit in. "

"Zhang Zhibin hesitated for a moment, and the driver, Harold, asked, "Mr. Stark? Is there a problem?"

"Harold spoke in English, but Zhang Zhibin found that he could understand what he was saying without any difficulty. "

"Of course, Zhang Zhibin knew English, and his English was quite good, but he was not able to communicate with foreigners without any barriers. Like most people, his English was far from the level of his mother tongue. He could understand what it meant, but he needed time to react. "

"But this time, even though the driver was speaking in English, Zhang Zhibin immediately thought of the meaning of the sentence, as if he had heard a Chinese sentence. "

"Zhang Zhibin got into the luxury car, and the driver, Harold, drove away. "

"At this moment, Zhang Zhibin saw a Blue Stream of data flowing through his body. The clothes he wore in the seaside mansion had changed into a suit and leather shoes. He had a pair of brown sunglasses in front of him. He touched his mouth and realized that he had a fine beard. "

Zhang Zhibin touched his pocket and took out a smartphone. He turned on the camera and looked at his face.

"As expected, he had now turned into stark. "

Chapter 1035: You can’t imagine the happiness of the rich

Zhang Zhibin sat in the car and looked at the constantly changing scenery outside.

"Obviously, the game was loading. A few minutes later, when Zhang Zhibin got out of the car, he had already arrived in the world of Iron Man."

"At this moment, Tony Stark’s cell phone rang. He received a message from Colonel James Rodes."I’m waiting to give you the award. Don’t be late. "

"At this moment, the driver in front asked, "Mr. Stark, are we going to the casino directly?"

"Zhang Zhibin was stunned for a moment. He had thought that it would be like many previous games, where the game character would answer automatically, but after waiting for a long time, he didn’t hear any similar voice."

"The driver asked again very respectfully, "Mr. Stark?"

"I’m going to receive the award, "Zhang Zhibin tried to open his mouth."

"He spoke in Chinese, but the driver completely understood what he meant and drove to the award ceremony venue."

This surprised Zhang Zhibin. This game had completely changed the way previous games worked. All the dialogue between the characters was completed by the players themselves!

"Zhang Zhibin didn’t know what kind of black technology was used in this, but according to common sense, it must be different from before."

"Obviously, there was a great risk in doing so, and it was too uncontrollable. If the driver asked a question, and the player didn’t answer or just said something random, would the game get stuck?"

Or could it be that the driver was a high-level artificial intelligence and would react differently to any answer from the player?

"Before Zhang Zhibin could fully understand the mechanism, the car had already arrived."

"The driver helped to open the door, and a few bodyguards walked around Zhang Zhibin, keeping a certain distance."

"As soon as he entered the venue, Zhang Zhibin saw that the entire venue was full of people. Around the round tables, people in suits, evening clothes, and military uniforms were savoring the wine on the table while looking at the big screen and the podium in front of them."

"In the middle of the podium, Colonel James Rodes was preparing to speak, and a trophy was next to him."

"A dreamer, a genius, a Patriot. As the son of Howard Stark, the legendary weapon developer, Tony Stark quickly gained people’s attention with his extraordinary intelligence and wisdom …"

"The big screen played videos of Tony Stark, including some of his photos as a child. It also introduced Tony’s creation of smart weapons, advanced robots, satellite positioning, and other new technologies after he took over the company at the age of 21, creating a new pattern of smart weapons …"

"The lights focused on the podium, and Colonel James Rodes said, "As the official liaison for Stark Industries, I have the honor of working with this true patriot. He is my good teacher and friend. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m very honored to present the annual ‘apex award’ to Mr. Tony Stark!"

"There was a loud round of applause in the venue, but Tony was nowhere to be seen."

"Tony?" Colonel James was a bit embarrassed."

"At this moment, Zhang Zhibin suddenly realized that he was waiting for him! Am I not Tony Stark?"

"Hence, he strode forward, past the tables of celebrities, and came to the stage."

"The bearded bald man, the second-in-command of Stark Industries, Obadia Stan, was about to stand up to receive the award for Tony when he heard a sudden round of applause behind him. He turned around and saw Tony Stark walking to the stage. A look of surprise flashed across his face, then he put on a smile and clapped like the others."

Zhang Zhibin came to the stage and took the trophy from Colonel James.

"James’s face showed a grateful and relieved expression. He handed the trophy to Zhang Zhibin, then stood aside and gave the podium to him."

"The applause gradually subsided, and everyone was waiting for Tony Stark to speak."

Zhang Zhibin looked at the trophy in his hand and quickly thought of an excuse.

"Thank you. I feel very honored to win this award. This is a kind of recognition for me and Stark Industries. God bless Lighthouse. "

"As soon as Zhang Zhibin finished speaking, warm applause and cheers immediately rang out in the hall!"

"A smile appeared on Tony Stark’s face, and it seemed to be a little uneasy."

Zhang Zhibin did not expect that he would have to make up his own speech.

"He really wanted to see what it would be like to talk nonsense on stage, but in this situation and atmosphere, he couldn’t help but say something very serious."

"At the end of the award ceremony, Colonel James Rodes and Zhang Zhibin left the venue."

"I really didn’t expect you to come, Tony. I thought you’d just go straight into the casino and leave me hanging here, then throw the trophy to some random passerby. " Colonel James said."

"Am I that kind of person?" Zhang Zhibin asked."

"Colonel James looked at him as if he was a fool."Of course you are. What’s wrong, Tony? you don’t seem to be in the right state today. "

"Zhang Zhibin pretended to be calm and said, "Oh? What’s wrong?"

"Colonel James "something’s not right. It’s already weird enough that you came to receive the award on time. And you didn’t immediately take me to the casino after the award. That’s even weirder!" But I’m very grateful that you came. I hope you can maintain this state. "

"Okay, let’s go to the casino." Zhang Zhibin said with a smile."

……

"Wow! Hit!"

"The surrounding crowd cheered enthusiastically. Two young beauties, one on the left and one on the right, were full of schemes as they winked and flirted with Tony Stark’s pectoral muscles. Their eyes were full of enthusiasm, saying, "choose me, choose me, choose me."

"Looking at the mountain of chips in front of him, Zhang Zhibin completely experienced what was called the decadence of capitalism. One could never imagine the happiness of the rich."

"After the award ceremony, Zhang Zhibin had an idea in his mind To the casino." So, he took Colonel James to the casino, bought chips, and went to the gambling table. As for the beautiful women, of course, they all came to him themselves."

"At first, Zhang Zhibin had some doubts. Were these NPCs highly intelligent artificial intelligence? However, after seeing these beautiful women, he became suspicious again. It was obvious that these beautiful women’s eyes only had a kind of desire to "please ravage me". It had to be said that as artificial intelligence, their intelligence might be a little too low."

"Zhang Zhibin had no doubt that even if he randomly kissed a beautiful woman and touched her, he would not be slapped. Instead, he would get a warm response."

What else could he say?

Poverty had limited one’s imagination.

"Obviously, such a fake scene for Zhang Zhibin might just be a simple and logical operation for the handsome and rich Tony Stark."

"No matter if he won or lost, the people around him would scream when he threw a thousand gold in the casino."

……

"Before leaving the casino, Colonel James reminded him not to be late."

"When he passed by an actor who played Caesar, Zhang Zhibin had an idea in his mind."Caesar’s belongs to Caesar." He handed the trophy to the actor who played Caesar. However, Zhang Zhibin did not do so. Instead, he handed the trophy to the driver behind him."

"After playing the game for a while, Zhang Zhibin had discovered that some thoughts would appear in his mind. For example, when he was in the car, when faced with the choice of "casino" and "receiving an award, " his heart was obviously more inclined to the casino. Also, when he gambled, the idea of "directly exchanging for the biggest chip" would always appear in his mind."

"Zhang Zhibin couldn’t tell where this feeling came from. It didn’t fit his style of doing things, but it was in his mind."

Chapter 1036: transdimensional experience

"Just as Zhang Zhibin was about to get into the car, he heard a young woman’s voice behind him."Mr. Stark, excuse me, I’m Christina, a reporter from Vanity Fair magazine. Can I ask you two questions?"

"The driver whispered in Zhang Zhibin’s ear, "She’s very pretty. "

Zhang Zhibin was a little confused. What did being beautiful have to do with him? I hate these paparazzi the most.

"Hence, he got into the car and drove off. "

"In the car, the driver wanted to say something but stopped. "

"What’s the matter?"asked Zhang Zhibin. "

"It’s nothing, Mr. Stark, "the driver said. I thought you would invite her to spend the night together. "

"Zhang Zhibin "???"

I still have this option?

"Zhang Zhibin said in disbelief, "This works too?"

"Why not?" the driver asked, confused. You are Tony Stark. "

Zhang Zhibin cursed in his heart.

Why didn’t you give me any hints? You should have told me earlier that I could bring this girl back!

What a huge loss …

"But thinking about it, there seemed to be such a hint. "

"When the driver had told him that she was "very beautiful", Zhang Zhibin had thought of "going back to talk to the female reporter", but he had ignored it. "

"He had really missed out on a hundred million, no, a few hundred million … "

……

"Good Morning. It’s Seveno’ clock now. Mali’s temperature is 22 degrees, cloudy, high waves …"

"The artificial intelligence, Jarvis’s voice rang out. Zhang Zhibin sat up from his bed and saw that the layer of light blocking the floor-to-ceiling windows had disappeared. The sun shone into the bedroom, and he could see the blue sea at a glance. "

"In fact, he had only been lying down for less than a minute. It was obvious that the game had automatically skipped sleeping time. "

Zhang Zhibin was still complaining. If he had brought that girl back last night …

"Of course, he knew very well that even if he brought the girl back, he would at most experience a few hugs and kisses. The time would be cut to the next day. "

"However, cuddling was still better than sleeping alone … "

"Zhang Zhibin had already experienced Tony Stark’s mansion last night. The view of the sea could be seen directly. Everything in the house was intelligent, and it was large and spacious, almost enough for a horse to run. "

"However, the first thing he did when he woke up was to put on his coat and go to his studio to modify his luxury car. "

"While he was modifying the luxury car, little chili pepper pushed open the door and entered to report some things to him. "

The first thing was that the plane would take off in 15 minutes and head to the military base of the lighthouse Country on the other side of the earth to display the latest Derrick missiles.

The second thing was that there was a new bidder for Polock’s painting.

"Little chili pepper looked at Tony Stark and said, "So, do you want that painting or not?"

"Do you have any suggestions?" Zhang Zhibin thought for a moment. "

"Little chili pepper tidied her golden hair, "The suggestion is … I think it’s pretty good, but the price is too outrageous."

"Zhang Zhibin thought for a second and said, "then forget it."

"Okay …" Little chili pepper noted down her decision, but Zhang Zhibin could tell from her tone that she was surprised by this decision. "

"What’s the matter?"Zhang Zhibin spread his hands. "

"Little chili pepper shook her head, "it’s nothing. I’m just a little surprised. I thought you’d definitely say, "‘I need it, buy it for my collection’.’ "

"Do I look like such a prodigal?"

"Little chili pepper had an expression that said, "are you F * cking kidding me?" but out of respect for her boss and her survival instinct of being afraid of losing her job, she swallowed her words. "

"And the speech at mit …"

"Zhang Zhibin stood up."Okay. If there’s anything else, please arrange it for me. I’ll definitely attend it if I have the time."

"Little chili pepper remained silent for three seconds, "MMM, although I’m surprised that you seem to have changed into a different person, I’m still very glad that you’re spending less time on your birthday."

"Zhang Zhibin turned around and asked, "your birthday?" Today?"

"Yes, " laughed little chili, "it’s so strange. It’s the same day as last year."

"The atmosphere was a little awkward. Zhang Zhibin was silent for five seconds, and little chili pepper did not speak either. "

"I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was your birthday today. " Zhang Zhibin apologized sincerely. "

"Little chili pepper smiled, "it’s alright, Mr. Stark. We all know that you can’t even remember your social security number." Besides, I’ve already given you my birthday present. "

"Oh … Really?"

"Little chili pepper nodded."Yes, the gift is not bad. It’s very tasteful. Thank you, Mr. Stark." We should go. "

"OK?"Zhang Zhibin changed into a formal suit and was ready to go to the airport.

……

"On the way to the airport, Zhang Zhibin once again enjoyed the thrill of racing. "

"However, what he was more concerned about was the communication he had with the NPCs in the previous game flow. "

It was as if he was communicating with a real human.

"They would react accordingly to what Zhang Zhibin said, and everyone’s reaction was different. "

"For example, the girls in the casino had obviously become low-IQ creatures in front of Tony Stark, and they almost climbed onto him. "

"On the other hand, his driver was diligent and respectful. Even if Zhang Zhibin deliberately lowered the speed when driving, the driver would follow his car and never overtake him. "

"As for little chili pepper, she was obviously closer to stark and would even complain about her boss from time to time. "

"Zhang Zhibin could feel that if he said something wrong, others might not care, but little chili would definitely be angry. "

"Every NPC has their own personality? And he could react according to the player’s words? No wonder Chen Mo dared to call this a ‘transmigration game’, the feeling of transmigration is too strong. "

"Zhang Zhibin now probably understood why it was called a transmigration game. Obviously, he was not "acting" as Tony Stark now, but he had really become Tony. "

"In other words, he didn’t have to act like Tony Stark, and he didn’t have a fixed script. "

"In this world, Zhang Zhibin could do whatever he wanted to do. He was Tony Stark. "

"In the end, Zhang Zhibin was distracted and did not see the sharp turn in front of him, so he flew directly into the sea. "

"Zhang Zhibin "… F ** K!"

"His vision turned black, and after ten seconds, he automatically loaded into the nearest save point and started again. "

"Zhang Zhibin was speechless."It seems that even if you have a high degree of freedom, you can’t seek death …"

He drove the luxury car into his own airport and was ready to board his private jet.

"On the plane, Colonel James was shocked."Tony, I didn’t expect you to really arrive on time."

"Zhang Zhibin walked into the plane and said, "I’ve always been punctual. "

"Colonel James said, "as if."

Chapter 1037: Free choice and the inevitable plot

Demonstrate the new jelik missiles at the military base of the lighthouse nation.

"In the process of leaving in the car, he was attacked. A missile exploded beside him and he lost consciousness."

"When they woke up in the cave, they were forced by the terrorists to make missiles for them."

He successfully created the merk1 and escaped. He returned to Lighthouse to hold a press conference and announced the closure of Stark’s military industry.

"Inspired by the merk1, they decided to develop a new type of wearable armor."

……

Zhang Zhibin spent some time and finally fully integrated himself into Tony Stark’s character setting.

"As the plot progressed, Zhang Zhibin slowly understood Tony Stark’s character through the reactions of the surrounding NPCs."

"He was a technological genius who could develop technological products that were far beyond the times, but at the same time, he was also a Playboy. He was arrogant, not punctual, and often ignored the feelings of the people around him. Sometimes, he even lacked the basic self-care ability, just like those science fanatics."

"However, he had to admit that he had a unique charm that made everyone around him uncontrollably get close to him. Even if he was often as willful as a child, they would still tolerate him."

"Of course, this was what Zhang Zhibin inferred from the reactions of the people around him. The "original stark" no longer existed, and the stark that Zhang Zhibin was playing had become another person."

Zhang Zhibin didn’t think there was anything wrong with this. He played Tony Stark according to his character and habits and enjoyed it.

"Obviously, the people around stark, including Colonel James and little chili, were very surprised by Tony Stark’s change. Zhang Zhibin was very happy to see such a situation."

"This made him feel that he wasn’t experiencing other people’s lives from other people’s perspectives, but rather, he was truly replacing them."

"As the plot of the game progressed, Zhang Zhibin roughly understood why there was such a degree of freedom in Iron Man."

"This so-called "freedom" was not unlimited."

"In fact, Iron Man was a box court game, and its story was divided into small sections. In each section, players could do as they pleased, and there was no decisive influence between the sections."

"For example, in the ‘casino’ scenario, players could choose to collect the prize first before going to the casino, or they could choose not to collect the prize and go to the casino directly."

"If he chose the latter, the plot would be closer to the movie plot. Choosing the former was nothing more than adding a playable part of the speech for the player."

"In the same way, whether to spend the night with the female reporter Christina, whether to be late on his way to the lighthouse nation’s military base, which way to escape when he was attacked on the way, whether to agree to make missiles for the terrorists in the cave at the beginning …"

"The players could try different choices according to their own ideas in each segment, but these choices would not affect the plot of the next segment."

"For example, no matter which way the player ran, the missile would "accurately" land in front of the player and explode, sending the shrapnel to the player’s body."

"However, what if the players went against them in some key plot?"

"For example, in the plot of the press conference, Tony Stark announced the closure of the weapon R & D department of the stark industry. If the players deliberately said that they wanted to "increase the investment in Weapon R & D" at the press conference, wouldn’t that be completely contrary to the plot?"

"In order to solve this problem, they would need to use the consciousness implantation technology."

"First of all, the players had personally experienced the cave plot and knew the impact of the missiles from stark industry. Most players would make the same choice as Tony Stark after experiencing this plot."

"Secondly, when the player stood on the podium, the consciousness implantation technology would implant a strong idea in the player’s mind to "close the stark industrial weapons Department." This idea would affect the player’s decision and guide him to make the right choice."

"Finally, what if the players had to reverse the plot?"

"That was equivalent to driving into the river and getting shot by the terrorists before completing the mission. It was game over, and the plot started from the previous checkpoint."

"Although there was a high degree of freedom, the whole story still had a storyline. It could deviate from it, but it definitely could not be completely aligned."

"This was a good way to balance the "degree of freedom" and the "main storyline." Through the method of the box-like game, the players could achieve the initial "high degree of freedom" in the virtual world."

……

"Zhang Zhibin, or rather, Tony Stark, was standing in front of a holographic projection. With the help of Jarvis, he was making a new suit, the mark 2."

"I didn’t expect to experience what it feels like to be a mad scientist in the virtual world. I have to say, this feeling … Is pretty good. "

"Zhang Zhibin looked at the projection of the merk1 in front of him. He only needed to move his hands toward the virtual projection and he could remove the extra parts one by one. Then, with Jarvis’s help, he could design a new blueprint."

"Many ideas would appear in his mind, such as adding a new jet component here, a new controller there, or what kind of special shape it should be."

"By operating according to these ideas, he could obtain an increasingly accurate model. Or, he could just leave most of the work to Jarvis. The holographic projection model of the merk2 would be generated automatically."

Zhang Zhibin then successfully created the leg component of the merk2.

"After putting it on, Zhang Zhibin couldn’t wait to try it on."

Jarvis prompted him to choose a value for the bearing load. The recommended value was between 1% and 10%.

"Then 5%." Zhang Zhibin chose an intermediate number."

"Three seconds later, Zhang Zhibin felt a strong thrust from his feet. He couldn’t control his body and flew into the air. Then, he did a somersault and fell back to the ground."

"Chi …"

The fire extinguisher robot next to him sprayed dry powder all over his face.

What Zhang Zhibin did not know was that he was actually quite lucky.

"Tony Stark chose 10% of the lateral load support force, and then his whole body was stuck to the wall. However, he chose 5% and landed on his back."

He continued to make hand battle armors.

"This time, Zhang Zhibin put on the armor for his hands and feet and chose to start with 1% of the lateral load."

"The merk1 also had a flying function, but it was not perfect. Tony barely managed to fly in a parabola before he crashed into the desert."

"Starting from the mark 2, the Iron Man suit was finally equipped with the ability to fly freely and have precise control. What Zhang Zhibin was experiencing now was the process of flying."

"Zhang Zhibin felt his hands and feet generate a strong thrust, and his whole body slowly rose into the air."

Chapter 1038: Test flight and independent color matching

"The thrust from his feet allowed him to fly upwards freely, while the thrust from his hands allowed him to adjust his front and back angle so that he wouldn’t fall. "

"Zhang Zhibin carefully controlled the thrust of his hands and feet, and his entire body began to drift around the studio. "

"This feeling made Zhang Zhibin recall the feeling of learning how to ride a bicycle when he was young. He needed to constantly adjust his body’s muscles to find balance in the air, maintain a specific posture to ensure that he was suspended in the air, or slowly move in a certain direction. "

"Hey, wait, don’t go this way! Go back, go back …"

"Although Jarvis could hear him, the Warframe’s propulsion system didn’t allow voice control. The reason why Zhang Zhibin couldn’t help but shout out was because this feeling was really amazing. "

"It was like a baby learning to walk. At the beginning, it was very difficult, and he would always stumble and fall. However, once one got used to this feeling, it would be like opening up a whole new world. "

"When Zhang Zhibin was finally able to fly smoothly after half an hour, he fell in love with the feeling. "

Jarvis controlled the mechanical arm to install the full set of the merk2 Warframe for him. The display screen in Zhang Zhibin’s armor began to display the scene in front of him. The view was very wide. Jarvis began to scan his surroundings and displayed any information that Zhang Zhibin was concerned about on the screen.

"Jarvis, check if we can test it now." Zhang Zhibin felt that he had no more problems. "

"There’s still a lot of calculation work to do before the actual flight, I suggest …"Jarvis said. "

"It’s okay, we’ll talk after we fly, "Zhang Zhibin interrupted him. "

"After half an hour of practice, Zhang Zhibin had just mastered the floating technique. He couldn’t wait to test it out. Besides, even if something went wrong, so what? this was a game, and at worst, they could just restart from the Save point. "

"Chi …"

"Zhang Zhibin felt the force from the soles of his feet and his hands getting stronger and stronger. His body involuntarily leaned forward, and the force from the soles of his feet instantly rose to an extremely strong level! "

"The scenery in his field of vision began to move backward rapidly. Before Zhang Zhibin could shout in excitement, he had already flown out of the garage and began to take off. "

"Exciting! It was too exciting! Oarrrr!"

"Zhang Zhibin couldn’t help but let out a monkey-like cry. He thought that the actual flight would be difficult, but it was actually much easier than he thought. At least, it was easier than trying to keep himself floating in the narrow garage. "

"It was just like how many people felt that subject 3 was easier than subject 2, because subject 2 involved fine control of the vehicle, while subject 3 was driving on a relatively wide road. "

"After flying high in the air, Zhang Zhibin finally felt what freedom and freedom were. He could do anything he wanted. Roll, spin, accelerate, decelerate, pull up, dive … He only needed to do the corresponding action. Jarvis could control the armor’s plates and ailerons to cooperate with his flying movements smoothly. "

"He lowered his head and saw that his mansion by the sea had become an inconspicuous spot of light on the coastline. The brightly lit urban agglomeration in the distance was like a brilliant sea of stars, and the bridges and roads that extended in all directions were like blood vessels that shone with soft light. Everything was the same as the scene he saw on the plane in GTA, except … The urban agglomeration seemed to be bigger. "

He flew over the amusement park at night. The nearly 200-meter-high Ferris wheel was flashing with colorful lights. Jarvis automatically took a close-up of a child on the Ferris wheel and zoomed in on the child on the huge display in front of Zhang Zhibin.

Zhang Zhibin saw the child looking at him in a daze. He even dropped the ice cream in his hand.

"He flew over the clouds and flew high into the sky. He then flew over the Urban area and looked at the endless flow of traffic and the amazed pedestrians. Finally, he flew over the sea and returned to his residence before landing smoothly. "

"Even when his feet touched the ground, Zhang Zhibin could still feel his legs trembling. "

It was as if he had been flying for too long and had forgotten how to walk.

Zhang Zhibin took off his armor and grabbed a drink from the side.

"Jarvis’s voice rang out."The previous flight data shows that the main sensors may fail at an altitude of about 10000 meters. The outer shell pressure may have problems due to freezing. If we want to fly in space, we have to further improve the exhaust valve system."

"Yeah, any suggestions?" Zhang Zhibin asked as he sat on the chair. "

"It is recommended to contact Sith company to modify the surface metal, " Jarvis replied."Use the angel tactical satellite’s gold Titanium alloy to ensure the power energy ratio and enhance the fuselage strength."

"OK, let’s follow this arrangement." Zhang Zhibin nodded. "

"Understood, " Jarvis replied."This is the rendering of merk3."

"Zhang Zhibin looked at the effects on the screen. His entire body was golden, and he looked like an Oscar winner or a yellow … Statue. "

"Isn’t it too dirty?" Zhang Zhibin frowned. "

"You’re free to color any part of the merk3, " Jarvis replied."Or you can just tell me a general color scheme you prefer. I’ll complete the rendering."

"Zhang Zhibin looked at the effects drawing of Mark 3 on the screen. He could now choose any piece of armor with his hand and then change it to any color he wanted from the color palette. It was basically diy. Or he could just say a color scheme, such as "silver for the main body, with some dark blue embellishments". Jarvis would automatically complete the color scheme, and then he could make minor adjustments to it, which would save a lot of effort. "

"If Zhang Zhibin wanted to, he could even change the helmet of the merk3 to a green one. Of course, almost no players would do that. "

"Zhang Zhibin chose to adjust the color of his Warframe by himself, just like how he molded the face of his character in most games. "

"Black as the main color? no, it’s too dark, too low-key. "

"As expected, silver still looks better, but it’s still too plain. I’ll add some golden elements."

"Do you want a little more red? no, three colors seemed too colorful. Jarvis, I’m thinking of using silver as the main color tone with some red and gold elements. Or maybe you can give up on gold and help me with a basic color scheme. "

"OK?"As soon as Jarvis finished speaking, the merk3 armor on the screen was immediately painted with a new color scheme. It was mainly silver, and the body, hands, and feet were decorated with a relatively low-key red color. It looked very handsome. "

This color scheme was different from the classic Iron Man color scheme. It was completely designed by the player himself.

"Beginning automatic assembly. Estimated time of completion is five hours." Said Jarvis. "

"Zhang Zhibin looked at his watch and said, "so, I have to wait for five hours?"

"You can consider attending the party at Disney’s auditorium tonight, " said Jarvis."Although you weren’t invited, you should be very popular there."

Chapter 1039: how much is this battle suit?

"At the party, he found out that someone from the company had bypassed him to continue selling arms to the terrorists. "

Install a weapon system on the merk3 to fight against terrorists.

They would get rid of the US fighter planes in the air and engage in an exciting anti-pursuit battle.

He was plotted against by the big bald man and struggled to get to the basement to get the backup power source.

He put on his armor and had an intense hand-to-hand fight with the big bald villain.

He admitted that he was Iron Man at the press conference.

He made an appearance as Iron Man at the stark industrial Expo and attracted everyone’s attention.

"Attend the Senate Military Committee and have a war of words with the Senate, military representatives, and other arms dealers. "

"He realized that he had been poisoned with palladium, and the toxicity in his blood was increasing. "

He was attacked by Ivan Vanke in a car race and defeated his opponent with the help of his new Warframe.

"Using the information left behind by his father, he successfully invented a new element that solved the problem of palladium poisoning, and found a new energy source for the combat suit. "

"At the Hummel Industry Expo, he fought an intense aerial battle and pursuit with the steel Soldiers controlled by Ivan. In the end, he and Colonel James, who was piloting the war machine, finished off the giant robot made by Ivan. "

"At the award ceremony in Washington, Tony named the senator who had previously made things difficult for him to give him the award. "

"Mr. Stark, thank you for your excellent performance. You deserve it."

The senator put on a fake smile and stood next to Tony for a photo. Tony raised his right hand and made a victory gesture.

"With a "Kacha" sound, this scene froze. "

"Tony Stark’s smile and victory gesture would forever be in this photo, as well as the Medal of Honor on his chest. "

"The photo was placed in Stark’s studio. Zhang Zhibin’s vision was fixed on the photo. At the same time, in the midst of the exciting rock music, the game’s production team list appeared. "

"In addition to the long list of motion capture actors and voice actors, the most eye-catching part was the list of production staff. "

[Setting Jarvis]

Model construction Jarvis

[Effect Jarvis]

"[Motion capture plan Jarvis, Qian Kun] "

"[Artificial intelligence construction Jarvis, Chen Mo] "

……

"Looking at the long list of "Jarvis", Zhang Zhibin was speechless. Was this an Easter egg or a prank? "

"And that wasn’t all, because there was another line in the motion capture cast list "

Jarvis [actor]

"Okay, it seems like Chen Mo is planning to give us a surprise. Is AI going to replace humans? Even the field of making games was going to be taken over by artificial intelligence? I was really scared. "

Zhang Zhibin complained as he came out of the game cabin.

He looked at his watch. It had been more than six hours since he entered the matrix gaming pod. He had unknowingly lost track of time.

He had to admit that the sense of immersion in Iron Man was really strong!

"In particular, those few key battles, whether it was fighting a large group of terrorists alone, dealing with a large number of Hummers industrial steel robots in the sky above the city, or avoiding the pursuit of F22 fighter jets in the air, all of them stimulated Zhang Zhibin’s adrenaline and made his heart beat faster. "

"And it wasn’t just these battle plots that were outstanding. Even the life plots were equally outstanding. Becoming the focus of everyone’s attention at the party, spending money as he pleased, arguing with the Senate, developing the new merk3 Warframe … Although these plots weren’t as intense and exciting as the battle, they also made Zhang Zhibin feel an extreme novelty. "

"Zhang Zhibin found Chen Mo playing with his figurine in the resting area of the matrix gaming cabin experience area. It was a quarter of the Iron Man Mark 3 figurine, made of metal, and even the joints of each finger could be moved at will. "

Chen Mo was concentrating on the photo next to him. He was trying to make the classic landing pose for Iron Man.

"Seeing Zhang Zhibin come out, Chen Mo asked, "Are you hungry? Let’s go to a themed restaurant, my treat. "

"Zhang Zhibin sat down on the sofa and opened the can of Coke that had been left outside for more than six hours."I’m a little hungry, but I’m more concerned about one thing. If I buy iron Man, can you give me an Iron Man Warframe in the seaside mansion?"

"Of course not." Chen Mo smiled. The estimated cost of the Iron Man suit in the story was 1.6 billion dollars. According to the price of 1000 If we convert the luxury car’s ratio to 1, the selling price in oasis should be … You should calculate it yourself. "

"Zhang Zhibin "…Alright, I won’t count. If you don’t want to sell it, just tell me."

"Chen Mo laughed."But you can wear a 1.6 billion dollar Warframe in the game and make it for 1280 dollars. Isn’t that a huge profit?"

"Zhang Zhibin’s face darkened,’you can even calculate it this way? Why don’t you make a sci-fi game and let me build a bunch of space carriers? I’ll make more money then. "

"Yeah, " Chen Mo nodded."It’s because I’m losing too much money that I don’t make sci-fi games."

"Zhang Zhibin thought, this thing is really worth 1.6 billion dollars? I thought two or three million would be enough. "

"Two or three million dollars?"he asked. Chen Mo narrowed his eyes."Two to three million dollars is only enough to make six sets of the same model."

"Zhang Zhibin looked at the Iron Man figurine in Chen Mo’s hand and said, "Or buy a game and get this figurine for free."

"That’s impossible. "Chen Mo didn’t even raise his head. "

"Why?"

"Chen Mo continued to play with the model in his hand, "Do you know how much a quarter of the Iron Man figurine costs?"

"Hmm … 500 yuan?" Zhang Zhibin thought for a moment. "

"Chen Mo gave him a friendly smile, "Ten times."

"Zhang Zhibin was so shocked that he almost stood up, "are you kidding me?" Five thousand Yuan?"

"Calm down, don’t let poverty limit your imagination." Chen Mo finally fixed the Iron Man figurine in his hand."This is an alloy version. The quarter-edition is 4600, and the sixteenth is 3500. There was also the equivalent version, which was sold for 70000 Yuan. It’s all Yuan. "

"Zhang Zhibin wiped the cold sweat on his forehead."It’s a good thing it’s soft Yuan. If it were dollar, wouldn’t it be sky-high? Wait, didn’t you just say that two million dollars can only make six full-body merk3 Warframes? How come it’s now 70000 Yuan for a set?"

"Chen Mo explained, "it’s 70000 Yuan per set. At most, the chest, eyes, and limbs will light up. You can change the shape, but you can’t wear it. Most of the parts can’t be disassembled." The 300,000-dollar one was wearable, but of course, it could only barely walk two steps in it and didn’t have an assist system. From the materials to the workmanship, they’re of the highest quality, the kind that can be used directly for movies, and every part can be disassembled. "

"Zhang Zhibin’s mouth twitched."It’s so expensive. Would there really be idiots who would buy it?"

"Hello, " Chen Mo smiled, "yes, we do. Thank you for your support."

"Zhang Zhibin did not speak for a long time."Alright. Let’s talk about what we should eat later."

Chapter 1040: shocking "travel-type game

"The discussion about Iron Man on the internet instantly went viral. This work under the guise of a "transdimensional game" triggered a big discussion about "transdimensional experience" among players. "

Many players who had bought Iron Man were discussing their experiences with the game on the internet because they found that there were many obvious differences between this game and the previous Next generation VR games!

"This battle suit is too cool! Can I bring it to the seaside mansion to play by myself?"

"The game is so cool, but it’s a pity that it’s a little too short. It’s only six hours. To be honest, the motivation for clearing the second round wasn’t too great. The main selling point of the game was that it was fun. It was fun to study the battle suit, to fight, and to pick up girls. Oh, that passionate kiss with little chili … I was so drunk …"

"I think the game duration is good. I don’t mind clearing a few more rounds of such a cool game. However, I’m a little dissatisfied with the lack of battle scenes. "

"This game is similar to Detroit change. It’s not about combat, and combat is just one aspect of the game. The other content was also very fun. Awards, speeches, fighting against the Senators, racing, and even making my own Warframe and learning how to fly were all very fun. "

"The part about creating your own elements was also very exciting! I’m still struggling with how to solve the Palladium poisoning problem. The riddle was not complicated, but it was dramatic!"

"I even experienced an F1 race car and that suitcase version of the combat suit. It’s a genius design!"

"The last half an hour long battle was so satisfying! First, it was the air pursuit, then the robot war, and finally, they worked together to kill the Super big Boss. It was done in one go!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I think so too! Moreover, the ‘experience mode’ that is activated after one round of the game is even more awesome. "

"Yeah, after playing the experience mode, I realized that I was still too conservative. I only had to chat with the beautiful female reporter Christina for a while before letting her go home. However, Tony just said,’I want to have a few sleepless nights with you’ and took her home. As expected, even if you give me a billion dollars, I’m still a loser …"

……

"The "experience mode" that the players were talking about was a new mode that could be chosen after one round of the game. "

"In this game mode, the player would completely hand over the control of the body, and Tony Stark would complete the entire plot. Players could choose to experience it in first person or from the movie’s perspective to enjoy a VR movie that was automatically edited by the system. "

"In this mode, Tony Stark’s personal charm was completely revealed, and it was an eye-opener for those "conservative" players. "

"Of course, this experience once was enough. The players preferred to act as stark according to their own wishes, or to be themselves in the world of Iron Man. "

"While they marveled at Iron Man’s high degree of freedom, the players also discovered that the NPCs in this game were different from those in other games. "

"In battle, those enemies would adopt completely unexpected fighting methods. "

"For example, at the stage where they fought the terrorists one-on-one, at the beginning, there would be a few terrorists who didn’t know what was good for them and opened fire. After that, there would be terrorists who would hide behind cover, or take hostages, or simply run away … "

"The mission objective of this level was to eliminate all the terrorists and destroy all their weapons. Therefore, if a terrorist managed to find his way into a corner, it would often be very troublesome. "

"Moreover, when the players pulled out the terrorists who were trembling in fear from the corners, some would be so scared that they would shiver and shout, while others would directly shoot like crazy. Everyone had different reactions, and it was very real. "

"Every time players entered this scene to fight, they would almost always encounter completely unknown situations. "

"If the battle module was not enough to highlight the special characteristics of the NPCs, then the other plot parts outside of the battle made the new NPC intelligence system even more outstanding. "

"The biggest feature of Iron Man compared to previous games was that the players would no longer be forced to speak on their own. Instead, they would become real characters and communicate with NPCs. "

"The NPCs ‘reactions were completely at the level of a real person. Some of them even tried to insult Christina or force a kiss on little chili at the beginning. Christina made fun of the former, while little chili kept her distance from Tony for a long time. Their relationship only improved in the middle of the plot. "

"Even the different wording of the players ‘words could cause different reactions from the NPCs. Sometimes, he would deliberately use a mean tone to say sarcasm, and these NPCs could also hear it! "

"The players finally understood why it was called a "transmigration game" because the experience was no different from transmigration! "

"Sight, hearing, touch, taste, action, language, and feedback from the surrounding environment … "

"These factors were all too perfect. What the players did in the real world was the same in the virtual world. This was "transmigration."

"The last obstacle of VR games, "dialogue", had also been broken. "

"Of course, it might be inappropriate to call it the "last obstacle", because from the current content of Iron Man, this kind of "transmigration game" still had a heavy chain, and that was the story line. "

"As introduced before, Iron Man was essentially a box court game. The players seemed to have a high degree of freedom in every small plot, but in fact, they could not deviate from the main plot of the whole story. They could not do as they pleased. "

But this was understandable.

"First, this was only the initial form of the ‘transmigration game’. It was a bold attempt, and there was still room for further improvement in the future. "

"Secondly, story lines and freedom were irreconcilable contradictions to a certain extent, and it was impossible to take into account everything. "

"If a very exciting story line was prepared for the players in advance, then it had to be guaranteed that the players could not deviate too much from it. Otherwise, they would not be able to experience the exciting parts of the story line. "

"Therefore, every type of game had its own limits. There was no such thing as a perfect game that covered everything. "

"In any case, it was an undeniable fact that Iron Man would be a double success in terms of both reputation and sales. Although it was not as good as GTA in terms of reputation, long-term play style, and story depth, it had a great historical significance as the first "crossover game."

Chapter 1041: I’ve really decided to lose this time

Chen Zhao’s office.

"Qiao Hua fiddled with the one-sixth of Iron Man’s metal model."Please reconsider."

"Okay, I’ll think about it, " Chen Mo said with a smile. "

"Qiao Hua laughed helplessly."Even though my son will probably like your gift, I still have to say this. You’ve always said that you’ll consider it, but you’ve never actually fulfilled your promise."

"Chen Zhao took a custom-made, high-tech-looking top from his desk. He let it spin on his left index finger as he said, "Minister Qiao, in private, you know that Thunderbolt entertainment doesn’t need to go public, and I don’t need money. On the contrary, I have so much money that I have nowhere to spend it. "

"Qiao Hua looked at the nonchalant Chen Mo. "Do you know that if this sentence of yours were to be posted online, it would probably create a new meme."

"The spinning top on his fingertip was still spinning rapidly, and the pattern on it was showing an unusually beautiful pattern. "

"You know that I’m a person with no needs. I’m not interested in houses, luxury cars, jewelry, or luxury goods. I’ve even thought of using half of my money to pay for the matrix gaming pod, so that its price would be reduced to less than 50000, so that most families could afford it. "

"Qiao Hua placed the Iron Man figurine on the table."But now you don’t need to pay for it yourself. Whether it’s the game Committee or a few foreign organizations, they’re all willing to provide large amounts of funding to Thunderbolt entertainment, and these funding is in the hundreds of millions. "

"Chen Zhao looked at the spinning top in his hand."The premise is that Thunderbolt entertainment has to go public, and they have to give up a portion of their shares to some people in the country."

"Yes, " Qiao Hua nodded, "perhaps you’ve faced similar situations many times in the past, but this is definitely the best opportunity. You have to understand that Thunderbolt Entertainment’s public listing means that your personal wealth will increase by a few times or even a dozen times. Thunderbolt entertainment will have the chance to become the world’s most valued technology company, and for you, the ‘richest man at a loss’ that the players have been ridiculing can be easily achieved. "

"Second, Thunderbolt entertainment will also receive a lot of resources after going public. Now, the world’s attention is focused on the matrix gaming pod and the next generation VR, which is likely to be the biggest opening in the next decade. With these resources, you don’t even need to pay for it yourself. There will naturally be investors who will provide you with a lot of money to squander. By then, it won’t be a problem if you want to reduce the price of the matrix game cabin to 50000 Yuan per unit. "

Chen Zhao pressed his finger lightly and stopped the spinning top.

"Thunderbolt entertainment has never been on the market since it was first established. I won’t have any shares, and I won’t be managing it with anyone. "

"Chen Mo looked at Qiao Hua."I don’t care about the money. To me, it’s only a matter of time. I’ll earn it sooner or later." Thunderbolt entertainment will continue to subsidize the matrix game cabin so that its price will continue to drop. I can do this myself, and I don’t intend to ask for help from others. If the game Committee is willing to subsidize the matrix, of course I’ll welcome it, but as for the matrix, I’ve already made concessions, and I can’t continue to make any more concessions. "

"Alright, " he said. Qiao Hua sighed."I respect your choice." I will report this to the game Committee, you don’t have to worry too much. Although some people might not be happy, no one can do anything to you. "

"Thank you."Chen Zhao smiled. "

"Qiao Hua stood up and placed one-sixth of Iron Man into a box."Thank you for your present."

……

It was another cliché song about Thunderbolt Entertainment’s release.

"However, Chen Zhao’s attitude was still the same. "

"Iron Man’s popularity around the world had once again triggered a craze for gaming pods, and the world suddenly realized that Chen Mo had left the world in the dust with the concept of next generation VR. "

Detroit change was the first to propose the concept of next generation VR.

"Moving oasis into the matrix game cabin had a different degree of impact on traditional industries such as catering, furniture, and cars. "

"GTA allowed matrix to have a perfect score, a signature exclusive game, and once again took a big step forward in the progress of next generation VR games. "

"Iron Man, on the other hand, pushed the next generation of VR to the "transdimensional experience" stage. "

"At this time, players and video game companies all over the world were shocked to find that Chen Mo was invincible in the next generation of VR. "

"Because so far, there was no second hardware company in the world that could develop a second-generation VR gaming pod that could compete with the matrix gaming pod. There was also no second artificial intelligence company that could make the artificial intelligence in Iron Man that was almost no different from a real person. "

"While traditional video game companies could still survive in mobile, PC, and traditional VR games, it was clear that the next generation of VR games had become the new benchmark in the gaming industry, just like the triple A games in Chen Mo’s previous life. "

But the key was that only Chen Mo could set a benchmark.

"In the past, the game industry was created after a technological breakthrough appeared. Various manufacturers immediately followed suit. Soon, this technology began to become common, and all kinds of Triple-A games began to spring up like bamboo shoots after the rain, each with their own strengths and brilliant colors. "

"But now, it was obvious that the hard work of the other companies paled in comparison to Chen Mo ‘s. "

Was this a kind of fortune or misfortune?

"In any case, the rapid advancement of the technology tree made the players in this world feel a little uncomfortable. As for those sponsors, they were even more eager to make a move, treating Thunderbolt entertainment as a huge piece of fat meat. "

"However, Chen Mo wasn’t one to be a fat piece of meat, and his dream wasn’t to monopolize the entire gaming market and make it lose its vitality. "

"Jarvis, " Chen Zhao said. "

"The computer screen on the table immediately lit up."Be on standby, "

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment and said,’draft an announcement. First, starting next month, Thunderbolt entertainment will subsidize all the matrix game pods for sale. Each one will be subsidized ten thousand dollars, which means the price will drop by sixty thousand Yuan. "Second, we’ll provide the game editor and artificial intelligence technology template of the open source matrix gaming pod for paid use by gaming companies all over the world."

"Help me estimate a reasonable price for the latter, and then calculate the approximate loss."

"Ten seconds later, Jarvis replied, "It’s expected to continue to incur small losses within a year, with a monthly loss of about 130 million dollars, but the sales of Matrix’s gaming pods, games, editors, and artificial intelligence technology templates will steadily increase. After a year, the losses will gradually turn into profits, but the specific situation will still need to be observed. "

Chen Zhao tapped the table lightly.

"Let’s set a small target first. A loss of 1.5 billion dollars next year … Sounds acceptable. No, I should say that it’s much less than I expected. "

"Chen Zhao thought for a moment."That’s it then. I’m probably really going to lose this time."

Chapter 1042: The players who were agitated by the new trailer

"As soon as these two pieces of news were announced, it instantly triggered a huge discussion in the entire gaming industry. "

"It wasn’t just the players, even the major game manufacturers were surprised. Had Chen Mo gone crazy? "

"Although Chen Mo said that he would subsidize ten thousand dollars for each of the gaming pods, in reality, he had further lowered the profit margin of the gaming pods. The various costs of the game cabin, including R & D, promotion, and other aspects, were about 250000 Yuan on average for each game cabin, and the actual price was 300000 Yuan. "

"But now, the selling price of the matrix game cabin had dropped by 100000 Yuan. The original price of the game cabin was about 300000 Yuan, but now, during the promotion Period, it could be bought for 200000 Yuan! "

"For those who couldn’t afford it, it was still impossible to afford it. However, for those who had been hesitating, this was a very, very good discount because the price was close to the traditional high-end VR gaming pod. "

"All the players knew that no matter how high the configuration of the traditional high-end VR game cabin was, it was absolutely impossible to be compared with the matrix game cabin’s next generation VR! "

"He didn’t hear of any new technological changes, nor did he hear that the price of raw materials for the gaming pods had dropped. In other words, Chen Mo was most likely selling the gaming pods at a loss to promote the matrix. "

"This was undoubtedly a bolt out of the blue for traditional VR game cabin manufacturers, because the only advantage of traditional VR game cabins compared to the matrix game cabin was that they were a little cheaper. But now, even that advantage was gone. "

"However, Chen Mo released another piece of good news to game developers all over the world. He didn’t protect the matrix as a money tree. On the contrary, Chen Mo’s decision to open source the matrix game engine and AI model meant that he welcomed video game developers from all over the world to join Thunderbolt gaming platform, and he even welcomed video game developers from all over the world to share their next generation VR games. "

"Of course, these companies would give Chen Mo a large share of the profits from the matrix and Thunderbolt gaming platform, it was a win-win situation. However, everyone was impressed by Chen Mo’s generosity in opening up these items. "

"These two decisions seemed cool, but in fact, Chen Zhao had been under a lot of pressure. "

"He had to make a few trips to the game Committee to repeatedly explain the benefits of reducing the price of the matrix gaming pod, as well as the importance of open source development tools and the richness of the next generation VR game library. "

It was inevitable that he would use a few more intelligence-lowering halos.

"However, Chen Mo opened up the next generation VR development tools only to get more manufacturers to participate in the development of next generation VR games, so that the matrix gaming pods could be promoted faster. Chen Mo would never let go of the special areas of the next generation VR. "

"For example, the food and beverage industry in the virtual world. "

"Anything that involved the future of the virtual world would not be open to them. In other words, while other games were just games, oasis was Chen Mo’s true trump card. "

……

……

"With Jarvis’s help, the efficiency of the game’s production had greatly improved. "

"Although the cost of using Jarvis might be more expensive than supporting half of the research and development team, it had a huge advantage, and that was its speed. "

Time was money for game development.

"Just like how some real estate companies adhered to the concept of "fast" and required the design Institute to produce the design drawings overnight, all the projects were done as if they had been injected with chicken blood. It was nothing more than to rush for time. "

"Of course, this kind of development concept was very unhealthy and also a kind of oppression for employees. However, one had to admit that it was very effective. "

"It was the same in the game industry. The reason why traditional developers had the attitude of ‘slow work makes fine work’ and ‘grinding a sword after many years’ was mainly because ‘speed’ and ‘quality’ couldn’t be achieved at the same time under the original technical conditions. In order to ensure quality, they had no choice but to sacrifice speed. "

"However, for the players, the faster the better, as long as the quality was guaranteed. "

"He thought about the suffering of waiting for sequels, the fear of infinite skipping tickets, and the disappointment of clearing the game in a few hours after waiting for one or two years … "

"Chen Mo couldn’t ask for more speed from Jarvis, because the most extravagant thing was time. "

Developing a game was something that could never be too fast.

"Before the real next generation VR game oasis was released, he still had a big hole to fill. "

"And before he started to fill up the hole, he had a surprise for the players. "

"It was a very, very big surprise. "

……

"On the 14th of July, Chen Mo released another promotional video on Weibo without warning. "

Why did he say ‘again’?

"This was because it had only been less than a month since the release of the promotional video for the last game, Iron Man. "

"A new game every month, and it was a high-quality top game at that. The players were overjoyed, but their biggest emotion was It’s over, I can’t even play games anymore! "

He had to fork out a thousand Yuan every month to buy a game? Can’t we get through these days?

"Fortunately, for players with the matrix gaming pods, they didn’t care too much about the money spent on the game. On the contrary, most people just felt that there were too few games. "

"The new game’s promotional video is out! Isn’t this speed a little too fast?"

"You can release a monthly update while making a game? He’s as fast as some web novel gods!"

"I just bought Iron Man last month frugally. I don’t have time to play it and I’m still eating dust. Now, a new game is coming?"

"A nouveau riche with a matrix game cabin still needs to save and buy games? Hehe, I don’t believe you at all!"

"Let’s see what theme the new game has."

"Oh my …"

"This … This is f * cking crazy!"

"Farewell! Goodbye!"

"When the players saw the beginning of the promotional video, they were not calm and left one after another. "

"A few players were agitated and expressed that if they bought the game, they would be dogs! "

"There were also some players who said, "get lost!" Take Dark Souls and get out of here! "

The fans of the major streamers were celebrating and spreading the news to each other. They were even happier than they were during the new year.

"Meanwhile, many streamers on the fish-catching live streaming platform were already thinking about what excuse they should use to take a few days off during the release of the game. "

"Chen Mo’s promotional video didn’t take long, less than five minutes, and a large part of it used real-life game graphics. "

"However, it was precisely the game’s real-life scene that made the players instantly understand the game’s nature. "

"Yes, the game’s name was "

"Blood Origin curse". "

Chapter 1043: Join the hunt tonight

"The dirty blood transfusion bottle was filled with a yellow liquid, and the outside of the blood bottle was covered with congealed blood, dust, and fine scratches. "

"A drop of viscous, dark red blood, shimmering with a wax-like luster, fell from the top of the blood transfusion bottle and mixed with the yellow liquid. "

The blood slowly spread out.

"In this yellow liquid, the diluted blood did not turn into a bright red. Instead, it turned into a dark red or even black color, like a drop of ink mixed in clear water. "

"It slowly spread, and spread … "

The Blood Moon hung low.

The bell rang.

The Victoria-style Gothic buildings looked mysterious and terrifying under the blood-red moonlight.

"A few dim street lights illuminated the messy streets. It was a mess, and the empty baby carriage was abandoned in the middle of the street. No one cared about it. "

"The low melody sounded, and the vomited and mocking Orchestra further accentuated the depressing atmosphere of the entire scene. "

The lantern shook.

"Under the shadow of the street lamp, the old man wearing a felt hat cast an ambiguous glance. "

The bell rang again.

"It was a crowded, zombie-like crowd. "

Everyone was holding a torch.

Everyone was holding a butcher’s knife in their hands.

"This team seemed to be on patrol, walking through the streets and alleys. It was dull and depressing. "

"The mutated Hound’s body was covered in a mess of flesh and blood, like a pool of mud, still dripping with Black Pus. "

"But in the next second, it had already become a corpse. "

"It was dragged into a dark alley by a saw blade, and its head was cut open by the sharp saw. Then, it was left in the dark alley forever. "

"The high-pitched Aria, accompanied by the background sound that gradually became impassioned, seemed to be lamenting the eternal night of hunting. "

"Hunter’s right hand swung hard, and the originally folded sawtooth blade unfolded, ruthlessly cutting The Walking Dead. "

"Under the cover of the night, the massacre continued. "

"In the mess, the Hunter aimed his musket at the head of the last "survivor". "

"The "survivor" ‘s face was covered in beast-like black hair, his teeth were sparse, and his pupils were dilated. In his turbid eyes and bloodshot eyeballs, there was no trace of consciousness. "

"Bang!"

"A gunshot was heard, and the screen went black. "

The pale logo appeared in the center of the screen.

[Bloodborne curse]

"The Blood Moon hung low in the sky, as if it was still descending and was about to descend. "

"Under the blood Moon, a Lonely Hunter was all alone. "

"Yanan is the home of blood therapy. You must unveil its mysterious veil."

"But as a foreigner, how can you do all this?"

"It’s very simple. I just need to let a little bit of Yanan’s blood flow in your body. "

"No matter what happens, you will only treat them as …"

"It’s just a nightmare. "

The wandering crowd.

The bones that were burnt.

The bell rang in the church that was filled with incense.

"In the shadows, a figure crazily clutched his throat and let out a beast-like roar. "

"Monsters that thirsted for blood, ferocious werewolves, indescribable terrifying creatures … "

"Master William sat in his wheelchair, his voice hoarse and full of despair. "

"We are born because of blood, we evolve because of blood, and we end because of blood."

"Our horizons have yet to be broadened …"

"Fear the ancient God’s blood."

"In the strange melody, the Hunter walked towards the crazy beast alone. "

"The night is full of filth."

"The air is filled with the smell of decay."

"Think carefully. You’re already prepared to kill as much as you want."

There were all sorts of different weapons.

All sorts of ferocious monsters.

"Under the blood Moon, in the nightmare. "

"A hoarse voice whispered, "

"Tonight, Geman will join the hunt."

……

……

This was a promotional film full of violent aesthetics. Blood and horror that extended deep into the bone marrow could be seen everywhere.

"However, the players could learn more from the trailer. "

It was still the same recipe and the same taste.

Wasn’t this the nature of Dark Souls?

"Especially the scene where the Hunter and the giant beast circled each other, it was full of déjà vu like dark Souls. "

It was no wonder that the players reacted so strongly after seeing the promotional video. It was obvious that they had been reminded of those painful memories.

"However, for Dark Souls ‘die-hard players, they were genuinely happy. They even wanted to run to the streets and shout three times. "

"It had been three years since Dark Souls was released, but the enthusiasm of the players for the game had not been extinguished. "

"Even though Chen Mo later made "doomsday of the United States", "Legend of Zelda", and GTA, there were still some players who had a special love for Dark Souls. "

Chen Mo had revealed on many occasions that the story of Dark Souls had ended and there wouldn’t be a sequel.

"However, there were still a large number of players who did not give up. They speculated that the later story of Dark Souls was likely to appear as an independent ip. "

"Even if the two stories had nothing to do with each other, the game would definitely be a spiritual sequel to Dark Souls, continuing the game genre with such a distinctive style. "

"Now, the appearance of Bloodborne curse confirmed their suspicions. Although Chen Mo never admitted that it was a sequel to Dark Souls, nor did he admit that the two were related in any way, the most authentic battle between souls had returned. "

"For the players of Dark Souls, they were very lucky. The matrix gaming pod remake of Dark Souls had just been released, and it wasn’t long before another soul-related game was released. It could be said that good things come in pairs. "

"Although the updated version of the matrix gaming pod in Dark Souls was fundamentally different from the original version, many players still felt that it seemed to have lost the initial shock, or rather … Shock. "

"After all, as a game that had been played repeatedly for three years, Dark Souls had become an unparalleled and parkour game for many players. The only thing that kept them playing was nothing more than feelings or faith. "

What they didn’t know was that Chen Mo didn’t give it his all when he made the remake of Dark Souls.

"Because at that time, he had not pointed out a very key technological point, which was "consciousness implantation."

"If a real soul transmigrated to the world of Dark Souls or Bloodborne curse, who could guarantee that the players ‘sanity points would not go crazy, or that they would have an intimate contact with the ancient gods? "

"Compared to the Bloodborne curse, GTA was as pure as a newborn baby. "

"As such, Chen Mo intentionally kept a lot of things to himself when making the remake of Dark Souls. "

"But now, with the consciousness implantation, it could effectively eliminate the negative psychological effects of violence, anger, pain, fear, sadness, and other emotions in the game on the players, ensuring that the players would not have a crazy san value when playing "Bloodborne curse." This meant that the time to launch the game was ripe. "

Chapter 1044: The press conference

"Once the Bloodborne curse trailer was released, it was like a bomb, causing a huge uproar among the players. "

"This momentum, this formation, it was even greater than many perfect score divine works. "

"It was normal, because most of Chen Mo’s perfect scores didn’t have any emotional buffs when they were first released. "

"For example, "doomsday of the United States" was even treated as a "stepmother’s child" and did not even get much publicity resources."Legend of Zelda" was a little better than "doomsday of the United States" at that time, but not by much. "

"These games did cause a major response after they were released, but when the promotional video was just released, they did not receive so much attention. "

"Bloodborne curse was different. Even though it was a brand new ip, many players saw it as the spiritual continuation of Dark Souls. Dark Souls was Chen Mo’s first game of the year, and as a unique ‘soul game’ creation, it had a huge fan base. "

"Uh, or rather, a sea of cloud players. "

"No matter what, the game’s reputation in the parallel world was not any worse than those perfect score masterpieces. "

"Not only were the players eagerly looking forward to it and searching for clues about the Bloodborne curse, but the major game media were also very eager to get first-hand information about the Bloodborne curse so that they could take advantage of this hot topic. "

"Many video game media were racking their brains to arrange an interview with Chen Mo, but they were quickly informed There was no need to arrange an interview. This time, "the curse of the blood" would be holding a new game conference. If there was anything you wanted to ask, you could just ask at the conference. "

"Some of the video game media felt a little disappointed. It seemed like they wouldn’t have the chance to get an exclusive scoop. However, most of the media felt that it was quite good. This way, everyone could report it together and ride on the popularity together. Wasn’t that great? "

"When the players heard the news that the Bloodborne curse was going to be released, they were overjoyed. "

"Although they knew that with Chen Mo’s development speed, the game would probably be released in a week or two, they still wanted to know more about it. "

"It’s coming, it’s coming! The old players of the Soul series were so touched that they were about to cry! It’s been three years, and salent hasn’t forgotten about us!"

"Speaking of the press conference, it reminds me of the press conference of Dark Souls. Well, I’ll go and review it …"

"What’s there to review? I’ve played the game for N rounds and I’m already sick of it …"

"Hehe, there are many things to review. Do you guys remember how Chen Mo successfully made the players think that this was a ‘grass cutting game’? he even made them think that the game was simple and worried that it would be easy …"

"Really? There’s such a function?"

"You didn’t watch the press conference of Dark Souls, did you? I suggest that you go to the stand for tuition and take a good look at the comments. Serente ran his mouth off in front of millions of online viewers and successfully misled everyone with his ambiguous words. That’s why he came up with the term ‘suffering’…"

"To add on, the worst part is that when you look back at what Chen Mo said, you can interpret it in two ways! In other words, this guy was telling the truth, not a single lie. In the end, he even managed to fool everyone!"

"Right, right, right. I remember someone asking if this game is like Diablo where the bosses are weaker than the monsters. Chen Mo’s answer was, "the mobs and the boss are of the same difficulty level. The boss is definitely harder than the mobs, but the mobs aren’t completely undefeatable." At that time, many people thought that the monsters in Dark Souls were at most as strong as the elite monsters in Diablo, but what happened? Even the three dogs are harder to fight than the boss!"

"Hahaha, so serente was already so cowardly back then? As a new player, I don’t know about this. Let me go and revise!"

……

……

On the day of the press conference.

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, meeting room. "

"The press conference this time could be said to be unprecedented. Even though Thunderbolt Entertainment’s conference room was very spacious, considering that there were so many video game media outlets in and out of the country, they still needed an invitation card to filter through. "

"In other words, the people who could attend this conference were all the most reputable video game media around the world. "

There were even many foreign video game media that flew all the way across the ocean just to watch the game and listen to Chen Mo’s bragging.

"All major video websites and live streaming platforms had prepared new live streaming rooms for the conference. On the major game forums, players were knocking on the bowls, waiting for the conference to start. The page of the live text post would be flipped every few minutes. "

It could be said that he was the focus of everyone’s attention.

"Very soon, the press conference officially began. "

Chen Mo walked to the big screen with the microphone and the audience immediately gave him a round of applause.

"Chen Mo smiled and said, "there are a lot of people here. I also saw a lot of foreign friends. Thank you very much." The main purpose of this press conference is to introduce the new game,’Bloodborne curse’. I’m sure everyone knows this. "

"Chen Mo walked around the podium, "I’m sure everyone is unfamiliar with the Bloodborne curse. I’m sure you’d like to know what type of game it is." Isn’t it very mysterious …"

"The audience immediately burst into a "bang" sound, accompanied by a few laughter. "

"Mysterious my ass, who doesn’t know that the Bloodborne curse is a soul-based game? Three years ago, you were able to fool everyone. Three years later, who knows how much suffering we’ve suffered? we’re all old men who have undertaken the mission of passing on fire countless times. "

"Chen Mo didn’t mind. He smiled."Okay. Let’s watch a video."

"This time, the video material was not a cg, but a real game scene. "

"Yannan, the old Yannan, the Hunter workshop, the church of healing, Cain’s Huster Castle, yahagu … "

"One by one, the scenes from the "curse of the blood source" were displayed in front of everyone. "

"Other than that, there were also various different clothes, unique weapons, and so on. The editing was very natural, and most of the content was just a flash, and then quickly changed. "

"The reporters present let out a burst of exclamations from time to time, and the bullet screens in the major live broadcast rooms were also filled with various "awesome" and " 6666″". "

"F * ck! It’s a little Gothic! And it feels like it’s from the Victoria era?"

"This church, its Spire, and this Blood Moon. They look so cool!"

"It’s the same as Dark Souls, the scene is huge! And the Hunter’s clothes are really handsome, but I don’t see any armor?"

"That’s right. After all, this isn’t the Middle Ages. Don’t you see that there’s a flintlock here?"

"It’s good. Although it’s very different from Dark Souls, this change is very fresh!"

Chapter 1045: When did I say I had a shield?

"Although everyone already knew that the Bloodborne curse was a soul-based game, they still found it novel when they saw these scenes. "

"In fact, the essence of soul-type games was in the combat system and level design. Whether these aspects could be done to the extreme would determine whether a soul-type game was authentic. "

"This was also why the players didn’t buy any non-Chen Mo Soul games, because they felt that the battles, levels, and story were lacking. "

"Dark Souls was a game with an obvious personal style. It was hard to learn this, and often, it was like drawing a Tiger but not becoming a dog. "

"However, when they saw the Bloodborne curse, many players recalled the feeling they had when they first saw Dark Souls. Suffocation, despair, and darkness, but the soul of soul-based combat was still rooted in all aspects of the game. "

"In other words, "curse of the BloodSource" had a completely different world setting and plot. As for the combat system and level design, they were based on the classic ideas of Dark Souls, except for some innovations in some details. "

"Chen Mo looked at the reporters, "Okay, you can ask any questions now. We’ll release a combat video later, and you can watch the ‘curse of the blood’ battle in detail."

"As soon as Chen Mo finished, the reporters raised their hands and asked the questions they had prepared. "

"A reporter stood up."Mr. Chen Mo, how difficult is the Bloodborne curse compared to Dark Souls?" he asked. Did it increase or decrease?"

Many of the reporters couldn’t help but smile. This question was right on point.

"Previously, everyone had asked if Dark Souls was difficult. Chen Zhao could change the subject and try to Bluff his way through. "

"But now, was it difficult to compare the Bloodborne curse with Dark Souls? Then, there would definitely be a point of reference, and it would not be so easy to fool them again. "

"Chen Zhao laughed."Their combat style is slightly different. If you like dark Souls ‘combat style more, you might think Bloodborne curse is harder, or the other way around." Of course, I know that you won’t be satisfied with this answer. I can say that for most people, the setting of the ‘curse of the blood’ is probably more friendly. "

The reporters were all listening attentively.

"The reporter who stood up and asked the question said, "Chief Chen, you’re digging a hole again. You only said ‘setting it up to be more friendly’, but you didn’t say that the difficulty of the game would drop if it was set to be friendly."

Chen Mo was stunned.

Eh? The intelligence of the reporters this year seemed to have increased. They were not as easy to fool as before.

"Chen Mo explained, "of course it’ll be more friendly." I’ll give you two simple examples. First, when a player was attacked by a monster, they would enter a special ‘low health’ state. At this time, as long as the player launched a counterattack and dealt damage to the monster, they could recover the lost health. Therefore, the benefits of counterattacks were greatly increased. Second, players can carry a maximum of 20 health potions from beginning to end, and they can get replenishments from killing monsters, so the fault-tolerance rate is higher. "

"This design … Is it a blessing for the cancer of the knife?" a reporter asked. "

"Chen Zhao smiled. In fact, in "Bloodborne curse", players were encouraged to be greedy. Appropriate recklessness could speed up the pace of the game and increase the players ‘enjoyment. Maybe in Dark Souls, greed is an extremely risky and low-paying behavior. Sometimes, greed can cause you to lose a lot of health, and the loss outweighs the gain. That’s why newbies feel that the pace of the game is very slow when playing Dark Souls. "

"However, the Bloodborne curse is designed to encourage players to attack in many ways. The most prominent feature is that players can recover their HP by counterattacking after being injured. This makes the greedy sword a high-risk, high-reward behavior, which makes the game less boring."

"A reporter raised his hand in excitement."Mr. Chen Mo, please tell us more about the advantages of Bloodborne curse over Dark Souls!"

"Chen Mo coughed dryly."First of all, Mr. Reporter, I have to criticize you. That was a very serious, leading question. You’re saying it as if the Bloodborne curse is much better than Dark Souls. I’ve repeatedly emphasized that there are differences between the two games, but I’ve never said that the Bloodborne curse is better than Dark Souls. This is a matter of opinion. "

"However, I can indeed point out one of the major advantages of the" curse of the blood source ". It’s handsome."

"The reporters in the audience "???"

"Chen Zhao was surprised, "what? Can’t you guys even see this? Did I just show the promotional video and game information for nothing? Take a closer look. "

"He waved his hand, and a few Handsome Hunter outfits from the Bloodborne curse appeared on the big screen. "

"Look, this time, our clothing design is based on the Victoria Baroque style and also some elements of steampunk. A tall top hat, a cane, a Hunter’s coat, a face hat, and many other elements such as lace, yarn, ribbons, bow ties, standing neckties, high waists, princess sleeves, and so on. In addition to the overall long character model, it stands out to be handsome. "

"Besides, the costume design this time doesn’t include heavy armor, Knight of Onion’s armor, or Javier’s armor. All the clothes are body-enhancing and very handsome. I think this should be an epic level enhancement. "

The reporters in the audience were dumbfounded.

What F * cking epic enhancement! Who would play this kind of game to see if their character was handsome!

"Besides, in a first person VR like the matrix gaming pod, who would have the time to look at their clothes and see if they were handsome when they were bloody and nervous? "

"Well, there might be, but this couldn’t be considered an ‘epic enhancement’, could it? "

"Suddenly, a reporter realized a problem."Wait, President Chen, you just said that there won’t be heavy armor like the onion Knight armor, and that all the equipment will be beautiful Hunter uniforms … Does that mean that we can wear heavy armor in the past, but we don’t have the option now?!"

"Yeah, " Chen Mo nodded. "

"The reporter was dumbfounded."Wait a minute. In the past, he said that he would only use a piece of paper if he didn’t wear armor. If he wore armor, he would fold the paper in half. But now, he doesn’t even have the chance to fold the paper in half?"

"Chen Zhao spread out his hands."Aiya, you said it yourself. You’re wearing heavy armor paper. It doesn’t matter if you wear it or not, right?" That’s why I just canceled it and changed into beautiful clothes. With less weight, you can Dodge and roll more flexibly, making it easier to avoid monster attacks. Isn’t that good?"

"The reporters were all shocked."But isn’t it too out of place to wear this and hold a big shield?!"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "when did I say that this game has a shield?."

Chapter 1046: Blacksoul body

Chen Mo’s words silenced the reporters for five seconds.

And then it exploded.

"Ah? No shield?"

"How can I play without a shield? Fighting a boss in close combat?"

"In the past, I could still support them with my shield. Now, I can only roll around naked like a big Shot?"

"The moment they heard that there was no shield, all the reporters present were dumbfounded. As expected, salent’s Fox tail was exposed. How could he play this game without a shield? "

"When playing Dark Souls, how many players had to choose a Knight to start the game with a shield to defeat a boss? Not to mention bosses, many times, they had to raise their shields the entire time when fighting small monsters! "

"Ahem, " Chen Zhao coughed dryly."Everyone, calm down. I was just joking." Don’t worry, there’s a shield in the Bloodborne curse. It’s just not as effective as Dark Souls. "

The reporters were relieved when they heard that. It was a false alarm!

"However, looking at Chen Zhao’s expression, why did it feel like he was hiding something? "

"Chen Mo moved to the side of the screen, "alright, I’ve introduced so much. Everyone must want to see the actual game, right?"By the way, in order to prove to everyone the unique charm of the Bloodborne curse, I have specially chosen a very fun weapon for this video. It is called the rotating cutter, or you can affectionately call it the ‘saw’ or ‘Oreo’. Please take a look. "

The reporters were all looking at the big screen.

"In the background, the Hunter raised his flaming electric saw and charged at the cleric monster. "

"Obviously, this was "movie mode, " and everyone could see the Hunter’s attack movements. "

The boss was a terrifying werewolf-like monster covered in fur. It was four to five meters tall and took up half of the screen. Its head was even sticking out of the screen.

"The Hunter went directly to the monster, raised the flaming saw high in his hands, and swung it from left to right, hitting the monster’s head hard. "

"Then, the exciting part came. "

The Hunter raised the electric saw and walked forward. The electric saw rotated wildly. The saw and the flames harvested the monster’s health. Everyone could only see the monster’s long health bar on the screen start to decrease rapidly.

1923,3375,4827,5501……19427 ?

"Before the huge monster could figure out what had happened, it had already turned into dust and disappeared into the White light. "

Everyone was confused.

"The video wasn’t over yet, and it quickly switched to the next victim. "

"Agent Amelia, the monster that lacked blood, the dark monster paal … "

"After fighting four or five bosses in a row, the reporters present couldn’t see any difference between these bosses, but they did find a similarity. "

The similarity was … They didn’t seem to resist?

"Every time, the Hunter would charge at the boss with a saw and attack it. Then, he would mindlessly attack the boss with the saw. He could move while attacking the boss, and then the boss would die. "

The video ended and the reporters looked at each other.

Was this the real scene of the game?

"Yes, it’s a real-life game scene, " Chen Mo said. You guys can do this, right? As long as you’re not disabled, you can do it, right? We’ve also considered that new players have suffered too much in the game, so we’ve specially made an official plug-in for everyone so that everyone can have some fun in the game …"

"I don’t believe you!" A reporter in the front row said. "

"Chen Mo smiled, "when have I ever lied to you?."

"F * ck!" The audience was instantly filled with "F * ck!" You still dare to say that you’ve never lied to anyone? "

"Even though the boss battles in the videos did not seem to be difficult, everyone had learned their lesson and did not believe it. Back in Dark Souls, there were countless big shots who had posted videos of bosses being killed in a few seconds. However, when he tried it out, he realized that it was not something that humans could do! "

"Chen Mo said it was simple, but who knew how many times this account had gone through and how many attributes and items it had to have to obtain this effect? "

"However, everyone was still very pleased. This meant that the Bloodborne curse had maintained the original taste of Dark Souls to a certain extent. "

"As the press conference drew to a close, a reporter raised his hand."President Chen, I want to ask one last question. Can I?"

"Sure." Chen Zhao nodded."Sure."

"The reporter asked, "how did you write the description of items in Dark Souls?" Can you demonstrate it on the spot?"

"Chen Zhao smiled. But what should I write … Hmm, I have something. "

He took out his phone and tapped on it a few times. The projector lens on the phone projected a holographic projection of a football.

Many of the audience sitting in the front row could already tell that this was a ball used in a World Cup game.

"Chen Mo looked at the holographic projection of the football and said in a low voice, "

"It’s called the ball used in the world Cup. It’s said to hide a terrible curse that can sink another country into despair."

"In the distant ancient times, people invented this kind of competition that replaced war. They sewed this precious ball with expensive real leather and smeared specific runes on it with black. People are obsessed with this kind of competition and its derived divination activities, which even triggered many incomprehensible group events, causing the rooftop to be overcrowded. "

"Once every four years, this terrifying sphere will periodically obtain incomparably powerful strength, affecting the consciousness of the entire world’s humans, causing them to temporarily fall into madness and intoxication. Its magic is making more and more people go after it, and research has found that beer and revelry will further weaken the will of the controlled. "

"To this day, people can still remember every word of the curse hidden in it There’s not much time left for team xxx. "

"After the last sentence was said, the reporters in the room immediately burst into laughter, followed by warm applause. "

"Chen Mo bowed to everyone, "thank you for coming to the press conference today. Please make sure to buy the Bloodborne curse when it’s released!" This time, it’s really F * cking bad. I’m not lying to you!"

……

……

"Following the live broadcast of the press conference, "curse of the bloodline" did not become very popular, but "dark soul body" did. "

"Before the Bloodborne curse was released, many players had left comments on the Bloodborne curse’s official forum, and all of them had used "Dark Souls". "

For example

"It’s a mysterious black, thin board. When you touch the button on the side, it will emit a bright light and display some runes with unknown meanings."

"For some unknown reason, this wonderful product ended up here, so no one knows its true use. It’s said that after three days, it completely lost its magic power and could no longer emit any light. "

"Legend has it that it contains mysterious power and endless knowledge, but long-term use may also cause people to become soulless living corpses and become addicted to it. However, because its magic power only existed for three days, the validity of this statement can no longer be proved. "

"Yes, this prop was a ‘mobile phone’. "

There was also the legendary Kobold.

"‘The treasure of the nameless Lord of Cinder, Qin Chuan. It’s a strange aquatic creature, and there’s evidence that it has a strange symbiotic relationship with Ryan and Qin Chuan. "

"When the houndhead men swim in the water, they will make ‘touched’,’rua’, and ‘I’m already doing it’ sounds whenever they encounter a school of fish."

"At the top of the ancient dragon, Qin Chuan and drickart touched it for the last time and left behind Dark Sword21. After that, he disappeared without a trace."

There was also salent’s smile.

"A mysterious smile. To this day, no one has been able to decipher its exact meaning."

"Legend has it that every time Thunderbolt entertainment makes a profit, hundreds of millions of players will receive this mysterious smile. The magic contained in the smile made them hallucinate, seeing the mysterious figures of 30%, 70%, and then raising their butcher’s knife to cut off their left hand, continuing Thunderbolt Entertainment’s losses. "

"Sometimes, this smile has other meanings. For example, when players embarrass themselves in the virtual world, they will always recall the malice hidden in this smile."

"It’s said that this mysterious smile affects the whole world, so much so that there are a large number of people without left hands wandering on the streets. But soon, their hands will grow out again, waiting for the next smile …"

Chapter 1047: Fish-catching’s first flowery leave of absence competition

The 24th of July was a very special day.

The entire fish-catching live broadcast platform was empty.

"That’s right, since the afternoon of July 24th, all the big streamers had disappeared. Whether it was in the League of Legends, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, King of Glory, or the single-player game, the fans who were usually having fun fighting each other, no matter where they were in the game’s chain of contempt, were all surprised to find that the streamers they liked … Had disappeared! "

"Among these streamers, some often worked hard and were very dedicated to their work, while some were lazy and slacked off like crazy. But this time, no matter whether they were diligent or not, no matter which division they were in, they all disappeared as if they had discussed it beforehand. "

She had all sorts of excuses for asking for leave.

"I’m sorry, my potato chips are about to expire. I have to take a leave of absence and go home to eat them."

"The sow at home is having postpartum depression, so she needs to take a day off."

"My ex-boyfriend is getting married the day after tomorrow, so I hereby take two days off to buy clothes and makeup tomorrow, and smash the place the day after."

"I’m sorry, everyone. I’m going to do a head connective tissue resection tomorrow. I heard that the success rate of this surgery is quite high, but I’m still quite worried. I hope I can still see everyone when I come back. Please give me your blessings. "

"I’m going to my relative’s one-month birthday party with my mom. I can’t miss it, because if I don’t go, I won’t be able to get back my share of the dinner. "

"I want to go home and celebrate my dog’s birthday …"

"My Thunderbolt gaming pass has been logged into a different place. I’m going to investigate."

"Ladies and gentlemen, our Zhuang people have to take a leave of absence on the 3rd of March to go home and sing folk songs. Without me, our village might lose. What? You said it’s July now? You also know that the mountain roads in our Zhuang people’s area are very difficult to walk on. Now, we have to go on the road …"

Many of the audience members were shocked. What the hell was this?

"There were all sorts of reasons for asking for leave, but on a closer look, they were all F * cking jokers invited by monkeys! "

"Hair-cutting was one thing, but what was this callectomy? "

"Then if I cut my nails, will there be no neurokylostization at the ends of my limbs? "

"Seeing that fish-catching live streaming platform’s first fancy leave of absence competition was in full swing, many players were quite puzzled. What was the meaning of this? what day was it today? "

"In the end, after thinking about it again, he understood. "

The Bloodborne curse would be released tomorrow …

Many players were instantly amused. They were afraid that the audience would urge them to stream the curse of the blood source. Was there a need for this?

"As streamers, where is your professionalism? Don’t you feel guilty for wasting the audience’s trust? "

"Besides, do you think you can avoid the limelight by taking two days off? It didn’t exist! We’ve already recorded it down in our little notebooks. When you streamers come back, you’ll immediately flood the screen with "curse of the blood source." You can run away, but you won’t be able to run away. If you’re so capable, don’t come back and continue streaming for the rest of your lives! "

"Although more than half of the livestreaming platforms had been wiped out because of the imminent release of the Bloodborne curse, the players did not care too much. "

"Because … Even if these streamers ran away, the dark Souls streamers would never run away. "

"After all, a real strong man would dare to face the fear of suffering and bear the embarrassing pain. "

"The fish-catching livestream platform where "the curse of the BloodSource" was released could only be saved by the strong men! "

……

……

"As soon as old Qin’s live broadcast notice popped up, hundreds of thousands of viewers poured into the live broadcast room, and the number of viewers was still rising. "

"It couldn’t be helped. More than half of the streamers on the entire fish-catching live broadcast platform had left, so the huge flow of people naturally gathered in the rooms of these old streamers. "

"All of a sudden, it was as if the entire fish-catching live streaming platform had been booked by "Bloodborne curse"… "

"rua!"

"I’m shocked! The houndhead men are actually livestreaming!"

"Fierce man, cry! The houndhead men are going to spread the fire."

"wei,zai ma?"

"He’s not here, get lost!"

"Can anyone tell me if the livestream today is Qin que or Qin que? If no one answers, I’ll come back to ask later. "

"Only a dog will touch a fish!"

"The houndhead men hinted that they didn’t have the money to buy the matrix game cabin for a long time, but now the price has been reduced, the black soul has been remade, and the blood source has been sold. The houndhead men finally couldn’t stand it."

"Old Qin was also very emotional, "I just bought the matrix game cabin yesterday and tried it out." I’m shocked. I feel that this thing is just like what the others have said. It’s very real. "

"It has no other shortcomings except that it’s expensive, although the price has just been reduced recently."

"I haven’t played the revised version of Dark Souls yet. After all, Dark Sword21 still has to be built on the old gaming pod. After I’m done with the Bloodborne curse, I’ll try the revised version of Dark Souls. "

"The next generation VR is really realistic, and the number of frames has exceeded the limits of the human eye. Even the police couldn’t see anything wrong with my number of frames. It’s very smooth. "

"I didn’t even have the time to lick the dog in my mansion before I started a live broadcast. That’s very professional."

"Okay, then let’s see how the ‘Bloodborne curse’ is like."

"And then there’s the entrance to the game … A bed?"

"Old Qin was now standing at the entrance of the "curse of the blood source". This was a bed, and it looked dirty. It had been a few years. "

"This bed was in a relatively dark corner of the seaside mansion Island, and the lonely bed was very conspicuous. In fact, only the players who entered the game for the first time would have a bed here. The next time they entered, it would be a lamp. "

"Okay, let’s lie down and see what happens. Hmm, this bed is quite hard, and it looks very real …"

"Old Qin lay on the bed, and his vision gradually darkened. "

"His vision gradually recovered, and the first thing he saw was a dim Yellow Lantern. "

"The lantern seemed to be hung on the back of a wheelchair, and an old man in a tall top hat was sitting in the wheelchair. Because the light was against the light and the room was very dark, his face could not be seen clearly. "

"The style of the interior of the building was the same as in the video. It was built in the Victoria era, but it looked like a clinic because there were many infusion bottles and hospital beds. "

Everything seemed old and gloomy.

"The old man in the wheelchair pushed his wheelchair closer to old Qin, who was lying on the bed, and said in a hoarse voice, "

"Yes, you’ve come to the right place, "

"Yanan is the home of blood therapy. You have to unveil his mysterious veil."

"I just need to let a little bit of Yanan’s blood flow in your blood."

"But first, you need to sign a contract …" He said. "

"The old man in the wheelchair handed over a thick book. Old Qin wanted to sit up, but he had no strength and seemed to be bound by something. He could only bow slightly and read the contents of the contract. "

"There was information such as age and background to be registered. These were actually the same as the selection interface at the beginning of Dark Souls. For example, in the background, you could choose cowards, survivors, tragic childhood, brutal past, battlefield veterans, useless trash, etc. These would affect the initial attributes of the player when they entered the game. "

"At the end, there was a button to mold a person’s face. This was because "Bloodborne curse" also directly read the player’s appearance data in "oasis", and by default, there was no need to mold a person’s face. However, if the player had special requirements, they could also do it themselves. "

Chapter 1048: where’s the weapon?

"Alright, the contract is complete."

"Now, let’s start the blood transfusion."

"Don’t worry, no matter what happens …"

"You’ll think that it’s just a nightmare …"

"Hehehehe …"

"The old man’s last laugh was creepy. Old Qin looked at the infusion bottle above. A drop of dirty blood dripped into the yellow liquid, exactly the same as the scene in the promotional video. "

"Then, he felt a wave of weakness. "

"His vision turned black, and he only regained consciousness after a while. "

"Old Qin still couldn’t move. He looked to the left side of the bed. In a large pool of blood, a huge werewolf climbed out of the blood, and dirty blood was dripping from its fur. "

The werewolf slowly crawled towards old Qin and then stretched out its sharp claws.

"What the hell is this bloody werewolf? I can’t even move!"

"Although he knew that this was most likely the effect of the show, old Qin still panicked a little. After all, this was the next generation of VR, and the sense of immersion was very strong, unlike those traditional games that used cutscenes to express themselves. "

"However, just as the werewolf’s sharp claws were about to touch old Qin, its body suddenly burst into flames and turned into ashes in a wail. "

"Just as old Qin heaved a sigh of relief, he felt something climb up his leg. "

"Like the corpses of dwarves, these pale-skinned, skinny little monsters hissed meaninglessly. Their eyes were two empty holes, and their noses and mouths were vertical, hideous cracks. These messengers grabbed old Qin’s legs, hands, and clothes and climbed up, moving closer to his face … "

"Dog life! I’m your dog!"

"The screen turned black. When it lit up again, old Qin found that he could move. "

There was no one in the clinic. Old Qin sat up from the bed and landed on his feet.

"The feeling of weakness from before was gone. Instead, he felt that his entire body was filled with endless strength. "

"Obviously, if he wanted to play a role in games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne curse, he had to improve the player’s various attributes. "

"Although everyone ridiculed him for not dying without a bonfire, he could still run around with a sword that was as tall as a man without panting. The laws of physics were very different from the real world. "

Old Qin walked around the room and found that it was quite messy.

"The chair fell to the ground. There were many books on the bookshelves around it, but they were all covered in a thick layer of dust. Some of the books were scattered on the ground. All kinds of broken surgical tools were randomly placed on the cabinet, and there were all kinds of broken blood transfusion bottles on the ground. "

"Everything around him was dark and old. The floor creaked when he stepped on it, as if it had been abandoned for a long time. However, this place could be used for blood transfusion, which made old Qin feel very strange. "

This place looked like a ghost town no matter how he looked at it.

"On the chair next to him, there was a very conspicuous letter. Old Qin picked it up and found that it was written in very illegible handwriting "Find the pale blood and win the hunt."

"Nice, it’s been a long time since I’ve had the feeling of Dark Souls. Chen Zhao was the only one who could make such a strange feeling. Just by throwing a piece of paper on a chair and writing two sentences on it, you’re able to show off your awesomeness in an instant. "

"Don’t worry, I’m not familiar with the new gaming pod. Let me calm down first."

Old Qin had just bought the matrix game cabin not long ago and was not quite used to this new operation method.

"In the past, the VR gaming pod only required a thought from the brain, and the character would carry out the corresponding operation. All the actions were designed. "

"But now, he had to do all the movements himself, and the various sensory experiences were infinitely close to the real world. "

"Old Qin was worried that he would be scared. After all, the sense of immersion was so strong that the game experience was like a nightmare. A little bit of wind and grass, or environmental hints, many players ‘fragile little hearts might not be able to withstand it. "

"However, old Qin found that he was overthinking. He was not afraid at all. Instead, he had the impulse to rush over. "

"In fact, this was also one of the benefits of the consciousness implantation technology. It could eliminate the players ‘negative emotions to a large extent, allowing them to play the game in a calmer state. "

"In other words, there wouldn’t be too much of a difference between brave players and timid players when playing this game. Not to mention, there was also a vital sign detection device to ensure that there was no mistake. "

"Old Qin tried to move around, including punching, kicking, dodging, bending, jumping, rolling, and other movements. "

"The physical fitness of the characters in the game was far beyond that of ordinary people, so these movements were not difficult for old Qin, especially the flash movement, which was very flexible. The only thing he wasn’t used to was the rolling action. Originally, he only needed to think about it and the character would automatically roll, but now he really needed to roll himself … "

"However, rolling wasn’t necessary because old Qin could also quickly move back and forth, left and right, and retreat. The distance would be shorter than rolling, but the movement was more flexible. In addition to bending, jumping, and other movements, these movements could be expected to avoid the boss ‘attack and replace rolling. "

"Everything was good, but the only problem was, where was the weapon? "

"Dark Souls gave him a weapon as soon as it started. If it was the prequel, at least he would have a Broken Sword. However, for Blood Origin curse, he was empty-handed … "

"According to Chen Zhao’s character, the weapon must be hidden somewhere in front …" What the hell is this Wolf?"

"On the first floor of the clinic, a huge Wolf was gnawing on a bloody corpse. Its body was more than two meters long, and its claws were several times bigger than old Qin’s head. "

"Crack, crack …"

This was the sound of the giant wolf gnawing on the bones. It made one’s teeth ache.

"Old Qin carefully tried to walk past the giant wolf, but the wolf was very sensitive. It directly pounced on old Qin with its fangs and claws. With one claw, old Qin’s blood directly dropped by two-thirds! "

"…This is indeed salent’s scheme. I won’t fall for it, hehe."

"Old Qin sprinted forward two steps and instantly widened the distance between him and the giant wolf. Then, he calmly pushed the door open and walked out. "

"As expected, the giant wolf did not follow them. "

"Look! Look! Old ass, who had cleared the prequel of Dark Souls, would definitely know that this was a reserved song. It was just like the big ass in the prequel of Dark Souls. It wasn’t for you to hit it, but for you to run out first, get your weapon, and then come back. Alright, we’re going out to look for weapons. "

Old Qin was deeply impressed by his intelligence.

"Sure enough, there was a tool under the gravestone in the courtyard in front, which was emitting an alluring white light. Old Qin was too lazy to complain about why there was a mass grave outside the clinic. He rushed over happily and picked up white light. "

10 Mercury bullets.

"Old Qin "…Alright. It seems like it’s still in front."

"Pushing open the door of the clinic, old Qin found a dead body in front of him with a prop on it. "

"It’s definitely a weapon this time! Give me the weapon!"

He picked them up happily. There were four blood collection bottles.

"Old Qin "???"

Where was the promised weapon?

Chapter 1049: Tearing the villagers apart and snatching their weapons

Old Qin did not give up and continued to walk forward.

"Impossible, I’ve seen through Chen Mo’s tricks. The weapon is definitely somewhere in front of me. I can’t fight with my bare hands. "

"As a result, old Qin had just turned a corner when he saw a big axe coming at him! "

"This was a Yanan who had gone crazy. He was dressed like an ordinary resident, but he held a torch in his right hand and a big axe in his left hand. He didn’t talk much with old Qin and immediately swung the axe. "

"What’s the situation? Aren’t they just small monsters? Why are you still unarmed even though you’ve already seen the monsters?"

"Don’t tell me … You want me to fight empty-handed?"

Old Qin dodged left and right while analyzing the Yanan’s attack pattern.

"As an old ass in Dark Souls, old Qin quickly found that the monster’s attack frequency was very low and had many flaws. "

"Old Qin decided to try to fight with him. Maybe … At the beginning of this game, they really needed to tear the small monsters with their hands? Just like how the prequel to Dark Souls required him to fight with a Broken Sword at the beginning? "

"The big axe came with a sharp wind sound. Old Qin saw the trajectory of the big axe and dodged to the side, at the same time kicking the villager’s knee. "

"The villager staggered from the kick, but his torch had also burned old Qin. "

"Old Qin felt a burning pain in his chest and quickly retreated, only to find that his health bar had dropped by nearly one-fifth. "

"However, his kick had only caused 5 points of damage. "

"The axe came again, but old Qin learned his lesson this time. He quickly dodged to the back of the monster and threw a flurry of punches. "

"After four punches in a row, old Qin felt that he was a little exhausted, so he hurriedly jumped back to open up a distance. "

"Upon closer inspection, each punch dealt 3 points of damage, for a total of 12 points of damage. "

"In addition to the first kick, the monster’s health bar only dropped by one-fifth. "

"This doesn’t make sense, does it? A monster will lose one-fifth of its HP after hitting me, and I will also lose one-fifth of my HP after hitting a monster five times. This is too unreal!"

"Wait, I understand! Haha, it looks like a very difficult situation, but it’s not a problem for old ass!"

"Old Qin looked at the UI at the edge of his vision, which showed that his HP was almost full. "

"When old Qin was first burned by the monster’s torch, the one-fifth of his HP was reduced in a state of "empty blood."

Old Qin’s continuous attacks helped him recover his health. This was also a new mechanism of the curse of the bloodline that Chen Mo mentioned at the press conference.

It was commonly known as the gospel for the cancer of the greedy knife.

"Ladies and gentlemen, next up is the deduction time. In a soul-based game, if you analyze all the factors, then no matter how unreasonable the conclusion is, it will still be the truth!"

"There are no weapons outside, and although the damage from the punches and kicks is very low, as long as the time is right, you can recover your health. In other words, we should tear this villager apart and snatch his weapon from his hands!"

"After discovering the correct way to open the game, old Qin was immediately full of fighting spirit. "

"After all, with the experience from Dark Souls, this monster was very simple. Old Qin struggled for five minutes and finally killed the monster with one punch and one kick. "

"After the monster died, the axe and torch in his hand fell to the ground, but there was no white light. "

"The "white light" was a tradition of the Soul series. When an item could be picked up, it would appear on the ground in the form of a ball of white light. The player could obtain the item by picking it up. "

"However, after the Yanan died, his axe did not turn into a white light and fall. "

But old Qin didn’t care. He picked up the axe from the ground and weighed it in his hand.

"There was no item description, and there was no attribute panel. From all aspects, this axe was not a usable item. "

"However, when old Qin held the axe in his hand, he could clearly feel its texture and weight. It was heavy. Although the axe wasn’t sharp, it was still better than fighting bare-handed. "

"See, I told you, in this kind of game, they would definitely find a way to give you a weapon. However, this game is really novel. The weapon needs to be snatched from the hands of the monsters. It’s real, very real. "

"With the axe, old Qin’s confidence increased. "

There were still two Yanan people sleeping in front of him. Old Qin spent another three minutes and used the blunt axe to kill both monsters.

"It had to be said that this axe was not easy to use, and the bonus was very limited. However, old Qin’s threshold of suffering was very high, not to mention that compared to the previous bare-handed fight, having an axe was already very gratifying. "

"The weapons of the other two Yanan people were also axes. Old Qin compared them and found that there was not much difference between these axes, so he picked a slightly sharper one and held it in his hand. "

But the strange thing was that the axe didn’t exist in the item bar that could be inspected. It was just held in old Qin’s hand.

"Old Qin didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, he felt that this design was very real. "

"In Dark Souls, you can’t pick up the weapons dropped by the monsters. This doesn’t make sense. Like the Black Knight’s Guandao, it was clearly holding it in its hand, so why didn’t it drop when I killed it?"

"As expected of the next generation of VR,’bloodline curse’ can pick up all the monsters ‘weapons for your own use. This is very real."

"Old Qin found a lever on the side and pulled it down to make a ladder. After he climbed up the ladder, he saw a lantern in front of him. "

"This should be the bonfire of the Soul series, right? There was a portable lamp inside. But what’s the point of having this now? I can’t level up. He’s continuing his exploration. "

Old Qin ignored the lantern.

"He came to the big iron gate on the left, but he couldn’t push it open, so he had to go to the narrow alley on the right. "

"When you see this pile of junk, you know that salent must have malicious intentions. Look, there’s a sneaky guy waving a vegetable knife and rushing out. "

"It seems like there are more villagers. Why are they holding Sickles and torches? are you the successors of socialism or the FFF group?"

"Old Qin encountered even more enemies. These people all looked like the residents of Yanan, and all of them were not in their right minds. When they saw old Qin, they began to pounce on him like mad Dogs and attack. "

Old Qin got more weapons from these people.

"These items included vegetable knives, Sickles, torches, wooden shields, and pitchforks. Clearly, they were all villagers. "

"In the face of so many weapons, old Qin was a little overwhelmed. He picked them up one by one and found that the axe seemed to be more useful. "

"The speed of the vegetable knife and sickle was relatively fast, but the distance was too short. The grass fork had a long distance, but its attack power was average. Old Qin was not very comfortable with it. "

"The most infuriating thing was that these weapons could not be stored in the storage space, and there was no attribute description. "

"That’s strange. Don’t the weapons in this game have any description? So mysterious. "

"Uh, there’s a shortcut here."

"I think there’s an axe guy in the distance. He looks really cool, but in reality … F * ck"

"Before old Qin could finish his sentence, he saw the giant with the big axe jump into the air. He jumped four or five meters away, and the big axe in his hand chopped down at old Qin’s head! "

Chapter 1050: F * cked up!

Old Qin was so scared that he quickly dodged to the side. The big axe almost brushed past his clothes and ruthlessly cut the ground.

Old Qin even felt the ground under his feet shake.

"After he dodged, old Qin turned his hand and chopped at the fat man’s body with his axe. Only a little blood appeared, and a " 12″" damage number floated above the head of the huge axe Macho Man, but the health bar almost did not change. "

"In the bloodline curse, players could decide whether to turn on the damage display and the monster’s health bar display, but most players would choose to display it. "

"Otherwise, the game would be really difficult to play. "

"F * ck, he’s so meaty! Wait, wait a minute, my friends! I feel like this guy is very similar to the winged Knight!"

"Old Qin was shocked and quickly retreated, but this big axe brother did not give up. He trotted all the way and chased after him. The big axe directly swung in a circle and madly chopped, cutting the surrounding wooden boxes and debris into pieces. "

"Old Qin had no doubt that if this big axe brother were to slash him, he would die after two slashes at most. "

"But as a mongman, how can I back down in this situation? Let me tell you, I’ve seen a lot of monsters bigger than you. Don’t think that I won’t hit you just because you’re fat. "

"Isn’t Gundam awesome? Was her big butt awesome? I talked and laughed with them. I’m going to say this today, I’m interested in the axe in your hand!"

"Old Qin took a look and saw that he still had 12 bottles of health left. Even if he grinded this guy to death, he would be able to do it, right? "

"A truly strong man had to dare to face all kinds of powerful monsters. Even in the world of bloodlines, how could he embarrass the undead? "

"F * ck!"

"Old Qin stepped back and led big axe to the empty space where the monsters had been cleared, while holding the axe in his hand tightly. "

"Although big axe looked fierce, old Qin had the foundation of Dark Souls. Moreover, the VR version of bloodline curse could be dodged at will, making it easier to avoid the monster’s attacks. "

"Old Qin’s mind was highly focused. He would drink a blood collection bottle every time he was touched. Although the damage of the axe in his hand was a little low, it was still okay. "

"Old Qin’s desire for the big axe in the monster’s hand allowed him to overcome the fear in his heart. One man and one monster kept fighting, and after a full seven to eight minutes, big axe brother finally wailed and fell to the ground. "

"Old Qin originally had 12 blood collection bottles, but he only had one left. "

The bullet screen was already filled with all sorts of 66666 comments.

"He’s so strong!"

"It’s que Shen!"

"It’s true that he lacks a God to fight in his place!"

"God que is so strong! He’s different from embarrassing Qin!"

"Old Qin wiped the sweat from his forehead, even though the characters in the game didn’t sweat. "

"If you’re so F * cking awesome, why don’t you go and pass the fire?"

"I’d like to see what good stuff you’ll drop since you’re so powerful. "

"Old Qin looked at the white light floating out of big Axe’s body, rubbed his hands excitedly, and then picked it up. "

3 blood collection bottles.

"F * ck you, I drank 11 bottles of medicine and then changed 3 bottles? I f * cking …"

"Then is there something good in the coffins behind you?"

"Old Qin did not give up. He went to the area where big axe had been wandering around and searched again. He broke all the wooden boxes that could be broken, but there was still nothing. "

"However, there’s really nothing. It’s very real …"

"God looks like a F * cking boss, but he only dropped three health potions for me. You should at least be an existence like the Black Knight, right?"

"Alright, I finally got this axe. It’s not a waste of time."

"Old Qin tried to pick up the axe from the ground, but it was too heavy and he couldn’t wave it at all. "

"With the weight of this axe, old Qin could at most drag it around with both hands. It was impossible to use it to cut people because the strength attribute was not up to par. "

"However, the most infuriating thing was that this axe was the same as the other weapons. It didn’t have a specific attribute value, and he didn’t know how much strength was required to use it. "

"Forget it, let’s go back. I’ll go back to the lantern and sit by the bonfire, replenish my health potions, and see if I can level up, add a few points of strength, and use this big axe. "

Old Qin dragged the big axe with both hands and walked back to the lantern.

"[This lamp can now send you back to the hunter’s dream. [After death, you will awaken at this lamp.] "

"??What do you mean by that?"

"Before old Qin could react, his vision had already turned black. "

"After a while, old Qin woke up and found himself lying on the ground. "

"Old Qin struggled to stand up and found a strange-looking church in front of him. Strictly speaking, this wasn’t a church. It was a Hunter workshop. However, it was difficult for ordinary players to distinguish the two from their appearance. "

Old Qin patted his butt and suddenly realized a very ridiculous thing.

"Where’s my axe? Where’s the axe that I picked up after killing that fatty?"

"Old Qin’s hands were empty, and there was nothing on the ground nearby. When he opened the inventory, the health potions and Mercury bullets were all there, but there was no weapon. "

"What do you mean by removing all weapons after using the portable lamp? This game can still be played?"

Old Qin was a little angry. He felt that his efforts had been insulted.

"I got the axe with my own ability, why can’t I use it? "

"Moreover, the number of health potions had not recovered. It was still the same as before, only four. "

"F * ck, he didn’t even give me an elemental recovery bottle when he was sitting on a bonfire. Dogsh * t!"

"Old Qin walked up the steps empty-handed, and then he saw the messenger on the steps holding something high. "

"Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be three weapons. "

"As he walked closer, he saw a ui prompt "Accept the gift from the messenger."

[The messenger will provide you with a skill weapon. Please choose one.]

[The skill weapon needs to be held with the right hand and used when hunting monsters.]

"[Although hunters can also pick up the weapons of the crazy villagers, it is obviously impossible to rely on those weapons to complete the hunt.] "

Old Qin looked at the last sentence and fell into silence.

"fnndp"

The bullet screen viewers instantly laughed like crazy.

"Hahahahahaha, God que is so cute. His analysis is as fierce as a Tiger, but his record is zero and five."

"No wonder the weapons I picked up earlier couldn’t be stored in my inventory and didn’t have any description. It turns out that the weapons here are the real weapons!"

"Poor God que. Actually, according to the standard procedure, he could’ve just gone straight to the werewolf to choose his weapon. But God que actually used a Small axe to grind big axe to death. Lol."

"fnndp! Hahaha, I feel like this will be a new meme!"

"Old Qin was speechless. There were too many tricks, and it was impossible to guard against them! "

"Who would have thought that the weapons in "bloodline curse" could only be obtained after one death? "

"Thinking of how he took a broken axe in the hands of a monster to challenge big axe bro, it was simply Shi Lezhi … "

Chapter 1051: The weapon of blood

"Okay, I’ll choose a skill weapon."

"Sawtooth blade, Hunter’s axe, threaded staff."

"There are also firearms, handguns, and shotguns."

"The pattern of this weapon is not more complicated than the black soul, but it seems to be different."

"It says that the axe can be extended. This should be used as a long weapon, but it may be slower to use."

"Sawtooth blade should have a faster attack speed, but it doesn’t have an aoe. Hmm … But I have no idea what this cane is. "

"Alright, I choose the cane and the short barrel gun. A weapon that can turn into a whip is probably a joke in Dark Souls, but to prove that I’m strong, I’ve decided to give it a try. "

"This is a F * cking walking stick, right? what a gentleman …"

"After getting the weapons, old Qin began to study how to use them. "

"The first feeling he got after holding it was that the cane was very light, and the short barrel gun was slightly heavier, but it was still within an acceptable range. "

"With the cane in hand, one could perform some basic movements such as cutting, splitting, poking, and stabbing. The usage was similar to that of a thin sword. However, there was a special mechanism on the staff. As long as the mechanism was opened, it could change its shape. "

"After pressing the mechanism, he swung it hard, and the blade of the cane broke into many pieces. The principle was similar to the "snake tail ball" in an anime. "

"Old Qin tried to wave it a few times. At first, he was worried that it would throw him in the face, but he realized that he was overthinking. "

"When the whip-shaped cane was waved, it would sweep horizontally across a range of about 180 degrees in front of the player. Once the range was exceeded, the blade would fold again when the whip was behind the player. At that time, the player could swing it in the opposite direction again. "

"In other words, the system had directly reduced the difficulty of using this weapon from a player-level perspective. Otherwise, ordinary players really wouldn’t be able to play with it. "

"I feel … A little bad. I just feel that this weapon is not suitable for a male player like me. "

"After choosing his weapon, old Qin continued to walk up. "

"According to the normal process, if the player was killed by the werewolf, the workshop would not open. However, old Qin had already activated the first Lantern, so the door was already open. "

"In the workshop, an old man with a head full of white hair and a withered face sat in a wheelchair. His right calf was missing, and only a prosthetic leg was left. "

"Ah ha, you must be the new Hunter."

"Welcome to the hunter’s dream. This will be your new home, at least for now."

"I’m … Gman, a friend of you hunters. "

"You must be a little dazed right now, but don’t think too much. Just go and kill the monsters. This is for your own good."

"You know, that’s what hunters do. You’ll get used to it …"

"This is the Hunter workshop, but many of the tools have been lost. You can use them as you wish if you can find them."

Old Qin blinked and looked at Gman. Gman looked back at him.

"Can you tell me what I’m going to do now?"

"Geman laughed in an incomprehensible manner."Ah, new hunters are always full of curiosity. Go hunt more monsters, you’ll soon know your mission "

"Just like Iron Man, the NPCs in bloodline curse could also talk to each other freely. It was obvious that Geman didn’t want to answer old Qin’s question, so he pretended to be mysterious. "

"Old Qin couldn’t get any information out of him, so he had to look around the workshop. "

"The messenger inside had a message."To escape this terrifying hunter’s dream, please stop the source of the spreading beast disaster. Stop this night from continuing."

"These messages were all scrolls held by messengers. As long as old Qin walked in and looked down, these messengers would unroll the scrolls. "

"He went out to see the beautiful doll lady, but she still hadn’t woken up. "

"There was nothing else to do, so old Qin chose to teleport to the lantern from the tombstone. "

"Just like black soul, all the monsters will be refreshed after the teleportation. However, they have a different world view. "

"In other words, in the world of bloodlines, as long as you enter the hunter’s dream, everything else is just a dream. So, you feel that you have killed a lot of monsters, but in fact, you have not. Hmm … That’s why it’s impossible to tell what is reality and what is a dream. "

"Right, can I go and take revenge on that werewolf now?"

Old Qin returned to yosefka’s clinic again and killed the werewolf.

"This whip seems to be good. The attack range is quite long, but the damage is a little weak. "

"However, this gun … The original reflective shield has been changed to reflective gun."

Old Qin studied it for a while and found that the combat system of bloodline curse was very different from that of Dark Souls.

"The first was the "cancer of the greedy blade" system, which had been introduced before, as well as the removal of heavy armor and large shields, which was equivalent to placing a great emphasis on offense. The shield-wielding two-man rotation no longer existed. The players only had two choices either counter-fire, or nimbly Dodge and quickly counterattack. "

"Secondly, the weapon could change its form to deal with different battle scenes. The normal form of the threaded staff was generally used for stabbing, jumping, or fast slashing, while the whip form was mainly used for long-range aoe attacks against agile but low HP enemies. "

"Also, Dark Souls ‘weakness attack and backstab had been changed to’ internal organ critical strike’. When the player successfully reversed the shot or used charged attack on the monster’s back, it would hit the monster’s hit recovery. At that time, the player could follow up with the Black Tiger Steals Heart and deal a lot of damage. "

"The difference with Dark Souls was that black souls could backstab the monster as long as they walked behind it, but blood relations required a charged attack to hit a hit, and then a critical hit on the internal organs. "

"Yanan’s town was full of danger, as if there was a Grand bonfire party going on. "

"There were many pillars of fire, and upon closer inspection, one would find that these pillars of fire were actually wooden crosses with firewood burning at the bottom and Worgens tied up on top. "

"These werewolves had been heavily animalized. Their entire bodies were covered in black fur, and sharp claws and teeth could be vaguely seen. This should be the "animalism disease" and "beast disaster" that were mentioned before, which meant that the Yanan people were constantly turning into these bloodthirsty beasts. "

"The beast transformation from the fire was severe, and those who were still alive were not much better. Old Qin found that the Yanan people holding torches also showed signs of animalization. Black hair grew on their heads and faces, and some even had their entire arms turned into wolves. "

"After spending a lot of effort to clear out the monsters that were having a bonfire party, old Qin continued to search. "

"Why do I feel that this cane is very strong and very flexible? With my stamina, I can directly attack the monsters and die with a set of skills. Oh my God, this weapon is making the game lose its fun. It’s too powerful. "

Chapter 1052: Suffered a lot

"He had wandered in Yanan for a long time, seen bonfire parties, knocked on many doors, and went into the sewers to see many werewolves. "

"It was reasonable to say that it was easy for new players to die when they saw these monsters for the first time, especially when there were at least a dozen monsters gathered at the bonfire party. If the new players were not careful and attracted too many monsters, they would be surrounded and killed. "

"However, old Qin was someone who had cleared Dark Souls, after all. He was already familiar with all kinds of tricks. As long as he was careful, he did not encounter too many setbacks along the way. "

Old Qin’s first thought was that the level design of bloodline curse was still the same style as Dark Souls. The monster cloth was elaborate and the levels were clear.

"The entire Yanan was divided into many layers. Old Qin was almost dizzy, but he couldn’t find the next lantern. "

"In the sewer, old Qin picked up a Hunter’s suit and changed into it decisively. He tried to see if carrying too many things would affect his rolling and movement, but it didn’t work. "

"Well, that’s very reasonable. There’s no heavy armor anyway. All I’m wearing is paper, and paper has no weight …"

"In the sewer, old Qin found a very special place. There were walls on all three sides, and there were no patterns on the walls, which looked very plain. "

"I feel like there’s an illusion wall here."

"Alright, sorry for the disturbance."

Old Qin knocked on the surrounding walls one by one and found that there was no Phantom wall.

"He left a message under the central wall "There’s an illusionary wall in front!"

"Along the way, old Qin found that many of Yanan’s doors could be knocked on, but after knocking, the people inside were very unfriendly. "

"Despicable foreigner, you actually want to trick me into opening the door for you on hunting night? How sinister!"

"Despicable foreigner, who would open the door for you on hunting night? run!"

"Old Qin was speechless."What a F * cking despicable foreigner. So what if he’s a foreigner? how am I despicable? tell me clearly."

"Speaking of which, where did I come to? it’s so mysterious. This game map is too wide. "

"I’ve returned to the endless exploration of Dark Souls, walking for ten thousand years without knowing where I was, then being killed by monsters, and starting all over again."

"Eh? Wait a minute, why do I feel like something’s wrong? it feels like we’re about to face a boss battle …"

In front of him was a huge bridge. He could vaguely see that the gate on the other side of the bridge was closed. There were no monsters around.

"Come out!" Old Qin tried to say. "

"Then he saw a huge beast jump from the opposite door and hit the bridge heavily, even making old Qin feel the ground under his feet shake violently. "

"Damn, it really came out! A clergyman monster? Wow, its left hand is so thick and its hair is so long. Are you Yang Guo? This is the boss I saw at the press conference. It seems easy to beat. "

"Old Qin’s blade struck the monster’s back, and a number appeared below the boss’s long health bar, 29. "

"Six minutes later, old Qin woke up from the dream again. "

"What’s there to fight! I take back what I said about the staff being very strong. It only dealt 29 damage to the boss, how long would it take?"

"Eh? This puppet is alive?"

Old Qin was surprised to find that the abandoned puppet that had been lying in the flower bed was alive and could talk.

"Isn’t she the Firegirl from Dark Souls? Why didn’t you activate it earlier? all my Blood Echo dropped before you activated it …"

"In fact, what old Qin didn’t know was that the reason why the puppet came to life was because he had obtained 1 point of spirit vision. "

"The spirit vision in "Blood Curse" was different from the human nature in "Dark Souls." The higher one’s spirit vision was, the more likely the character would be able to see supernatural phenomena that were beyond human understanding, and the closer they were to the truth of the world. "

"Perhaps it could be understood in a simpler and more crude way In Cthulhu myths like the bloodline curse, all humans were actually short-sighted and could not see clearly, but they lived a happy life. "

"Spirit vision was equivalent to putting on glasses with higher and higher degrees. The higher the spirit vision, the more realistic the world they saw. However, this reality was often completely contrary to human perception, which would cause san values to drop wildly and even drive people crazy. "

As for where this 1 point of spirit vision came from?

"It was because old Qin had seen the boss just now, so his spirit vision had increased. "

"In fact, old Qin had picked up [madman’s knowledge] before, and he could also obtain spirit vision after using it. However, most newbies didn’t know that the attribute of [spirit vision] would affect the key leveling NPC, so most players could only level up after killing the cleric monster. "

"Before that, they could only be like old Qin, using blank weapons that had not been upgraded and Level 1 characters to fight the clergyman monsters. Once they died for the first time, the health potions and burning bombs would not recover, and it was likely that they would have to suffer continuously … "

"This was actually one of the evil intentions of the "bloodline curse" game. "

"On the ground next to the puppet, old Qin found two props, the [summoning Bell] and the [silent emptiness]. "

"Uh, this should be the tool to summon an NPC. In other words, this game should also have the setting of summoning NPCs to fight bosses together, right? I’ll go take a look. "

"After being teleported to the portable lamp, old Qin walked to the boss through the shortcut that he had opened before. "

"Then, he saw a very striking piece of advice on the way "If you need help, ring the summoning Bell."

"Old Qin rang the summoning bell at the position of admonishment and waited for two seconds, but nothing happened. "

He turned around and had only taken two steps when he saw a figure wearing a hat and a Hunter’s uniform following behind him.

"What the f * ck?" Old Qin was shocked and quickly dodged forward, only to find that this big brother was directly rushing towards the monsters in front of him. "

"Damn, who is this? He was so reckless. He felt that this was an NPC, right? hello?How are you?"

"Old Qin tried to talk to his brother, but he didn’t respond. "

This NPC held a Hunter’s axe in his right hand and a short-barrel gun in his left. He had a very burly figure and was also wearing a full set of Hunter’s clothes.

"Well, the summoner even deducted 1 point of spirit vision from me, although I don’t know what spirit vision is for. Then I’ll just go and fight the boss. "

"Once again, they passed through the White mist gate. Old Qin watched as the Big Brother directly waved his axe and rushed forward, directly facing the boss. "

"Just as old Qin wanted to secretly stab him, he was slapped back by the boss. "

"This big brother is so fierce. When can I be as outstanding as you? Don’t say anything else, just touch it. "

"Old Qin silently took out an oil jar and a burning bomb from behind, treating himself as a Grenadier. "

"Less than two minutes later, a line of striking words appeared in old Qin’s field of vision The prey has been killed! "

"Damn, this oil jar is too fierce. However, this big brother is even fiercer. He directly blocked the boss in the corner and rubbed it. "

"The damage output of this oil can and the incendiary bomb for one minute is equivalent to two hours of stabbing with my cane. This weapon was too weak. The next time I see someone using this weapon, I’ll go up and ask him Do you make staffs?"

"The comments expressed, "how embarrassing!"

"It’s obviously big brother who’s fierce! I’m not afraid of soloing a boss!"

"How embarrassing, leaving big brother alone in the front, ah Qin was slacking off the whole time!"

"Hehe, despicable foreigner!"

Chapter 1053: father Gascoin

Old Qin had killed the first boss and was very proud.

"After lighting the lantern, he returned to the hunter’s dream and upgraded Blood Echo. Then, he continued to explore. "

"In the beginning, old Qin thought that the blood curse was different from Dark Souls and that there were very few NPCs in the plot. However, after careful consideration, he realized that this was not the case. "

"In Dark Souls, players would encounter all kinds of NPCs as soon as they arrived at Firelink sacrificial grounds, such as brother retreating, Rudolf, Firegirl, and so on. As the plot progressed, there would be more and more NPCs. "

"However, after playing for a while, old Qin realized that the hunter’s dream in bloodline curse didn’t seem to have new NPCs. There were only two people in the dream, German in the wheelchair and the doll lady. "

"However, after playing for a while, old Qin found that there was still a plot for the NPCs, but it was handled in a different way than in Dark Souls. "

"Blood Curse" did not persuade her brother to leave, but in fact, every villager in Yanan was doing the same. As long as they knocked on the door, the residents inside would reply, but their words were basically full of sarcasm and sarcasm. "

"Some suspected that old Qin was a despicable foreigner and knocked on the door to trick people. Some cursed old Qin for not being good as a Hunter and putting all the residents in danger. In any case, there was not a good word … "

"During this period, There Was an Old Lady. When old Qin got the hang of it, she would ask if there was a safe place to hide. Old Qin didn’t know how to answer, so he could only say that he didn’t know. However, the next time he came, the old lady would continue to ask, "Have you found a safe place to take refuge?"

"Old Qin replied "hunter’s dream, " but the old lady sneered at him, saying that he was talking in his sleep and deliberately lying. The despicable foreigner’s conscience was greatly damaged. "

"Obviously, this wasn’t the right answer. The "hunter’s dream" was a place that only existed in the hunter’s dream in the plot. These NPCs didn’t know and couldn’t go. "

"In other words, there should be a sanctuary in the world of "bloodline curse" where some NPCs could take refuge. However, old Qin’s plot had not advanced to that place yet. "

"Although he was mocked everywhere he went, old Qin still met some kind NPCs. "

"For example, an NPC had kindly provided a lot of information to old Qin, telling him to go to the church if he wanted to find the dim blood. In addition, he also gave old Qin a flamethrower, which seemed to be a very useful secondary weapon. "

The little girl in the other window was very anxious to ask old Qin to help her find her missing parents.

"My father went hunting and didn’t come back. My mother went to look for him, but she was gone too … I was lonely and scared …"

"Thank you! My mother has a Ruby brooch on her chest. If you see my mother, please give her this music box. If dad forgets about us, he’ll remember when he hears this music box. "

"The description of the small music box was, "playing a song sung by a little girl’s parents, and there was a small piece of paper in the lid. Two names could be seen on it Vera and Gascoine."

Old Qin didn’t pay much attention to it and continued to explore.

"After spending a lot of effort to kill two werewolves with very high damage, old Qin muttered to himself as he walked towards the cemetery in the distance. "

"These werewolves seem to know some new moves. When we were fighting them just now, they … WTF?!"

"Before old Qin could finish his words, he felt that the atmosphere in front of him was a little strange. "

"He was originally running, but when he reached the periphery of the cemetery, he automatically turned into a walking state, and his attention involuntarily focused on a figure in the distance. "

Old Qin’s heart turned cold. He had encountered a boss! He wasn’t mentally prepared at all!

"The tall Hunter was chopping at something with his head lowered. He was bent over, and the axe in his hand was raised and lowered. Blood splattered everywhere, and bones were broken. "

"Old Qin felt that the figure was a little familiar and took a closer look."What? Isn’t he the Big Brother who helped me?"

"This game is also a plot of a snitch! Big brother, wake up, I was just fighting with you, have you forgotten?"

"However, the old hunter seemed to have lost his mind as he continued to raise and swing his axe. He could vaguely see that it was a werewolf’s corpse under his feet, but it was not a large werewolf. Its limbs and body still retained the appearance of a human. "

It was obvious that this werewolf had just shapeshifted.

"Wow, big brother, are you … Sick? Look at the corpse, it’s already been chopped into pieces. Why don’t you come with me to fight the next boss?" Old Qin muttered. "

"The Hunter slowly stood up and said in a very low voice, "There are monsters everywhere on the streets. You will become like them sooner or later …"

Hunter turned around and revealed an extremely ferocious expression.

"Help! I’m a dog! Let me go!"

Old Qin turned around and wanted to run. What a joke! He saw how big brother fought against the clergyman monster just now. He was a fierce man!

Wasn’t it a joke to ask him to fight his big brother one-on-one?

"However, the entrance had been sealed off by the White mist door. The Hunter did a somersault and the axe in his right hand drew a line of fire from the top to the bottom. He then swung the axe down! "

"Old Qin was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He quickly dodged to the left, and the axe almost brushed past his clothes. "

"Just as old Qin thought he was safe, he heard a "bang" and a large number of Mercury bullets directly shot his face. "

"You know how to use a gun? fxxk!"

"Old Qin had no choice but to accept the fact that he had to fight this fierce man head-on. At this time, he inadvertently saw the boss’s name. "

"Father gascoyin? Why do I feel like I’ve seen this name before?"

"Oh, that small music box! So the little girl’s father is you!"

"But, can you stop, brother?"

Old Qin hurriedly took out the Music Box and played it. Then he saw father gascoyin holding his head in place and falling into a state of confusion for at least two to three seconds.

"Old Qin originally thought that the priest would regain his consciousness, but it was no use. After the chaos was over, father gascoyin still waved his axe and rushed over again! "

"It’s over, this big brother’s shapeshifting is too serious, the Music Box is not working! I feel like according to the plot, I can only kill him. "

"Old Qin could only circle around the various tombstones and deal with father gascoyin. It had to be said that this brother’s desire to attack was too strong, and he also had a gun. Although old Qin had brought 20 bottles of medicine, he still used them quickly. "

"In the beginning, old Qin had a hard time, but once he found that this big brother could easily counterattack, it became much easier to fight. "

"The two of them shot at each other, and old Qin even used various tombstones and trees as cover. "

"Is this a F * cking fps game?!" Old Qin couldn’t help but complain. "

Chapter 1054: Despicable Outlander

Father Gascoin’s HP slowly dropped to half.

"Old Qin fought and retreated, and he also only had 10 health potions left."

"From the scene, old Qin was basically being chased around by father gascoyin, and the boss was in hot pursuit. The distance between the two people was always about three or four meters."

"Old Qin could only occasionally try to shoot back, but the priest’s gun was not for show, so old Qin could only constantly look for trees and tombstones as cover."

The two of them walked around and came to a very awkward position.

"There was a thick tree in front of old Qin, and on the left of the tree was a three-meter tall statue. There was only about 20 to 30 centimeters between the statue and the tree, and there were many tombstones around it."

"Father Gascoin waved his axe in anger. His axe had become a long handle, and it made a deafening sound when it jumped and chopped at the tombstones and statues. Sometimes it would hit the ground, creating cracks on the hard ground and raising clouds of dust."

"However, he could not touch old Qin …"

"Old Qin carefully observed, "this big brother … Seems to be stuck." Hahaha, this big brother is so stupid, doesn’t he know how to come around and beat me?"

"Old Qin said as he took two steps back. As a result, father Gascoin directly bypassed the tombstone and his big axe chopped down again!"

"I’m sorry! Wait a minute!"

"Old Qin hurriedly rolled and crawled to avoid it. Then, he went around again and hid behind the tree and the statue."

"Sure enough, the priest began to madly attack the statue and tombstone again, but he could not touch old Qin."

"So that’s how it is. When I maintain a distance of three meters from the priest, and he can see me without anything blocking his vision, he will keep trying to jump and attack, and he doesn’t realize that he is being blocked."

"Logically speaking, the AI of the monsters in this game should be quite high … I know, because the priest has now lost his mind, so his IQ has also plummeted."

"In other words, as long as I stay in this position, I’ll be very safe. I can even try to hit him twice."

"Old Qin changed his cane into the shape of a whip, and then when father gascoyin hit the ground again, the whip directly lashed out vertically, through the narrow gap between the tree and the statue, and hit the priest’s body."

"Eh? It’s really possible, this game is too F * cking real …"

"Old Qin found a new way to fight. He was hiding behind the tree and tombstone, waiting for father Gascoin to attack and then counterattack."

"Of course, this position was not absolutely safe. If they stood too close, the priest might directly extend the axe from the gap between the statue and the tree to cause damage to old Qin, but as long as old Qin waited for the priest to finish his attack and then counterattack, there would be no problem."

"In this way, old Qin ground the boss again and again. The damage of the whip state was already very worrying, but old Qin was not in a hurry. Occasionally, he would be hit and drink a health potion. It seemed that he intended to grind the boss to death."

Why should he be reckless when he had an IQ suppression based on his own ability?

"The bullet screen had already exploded. Shameless, too shameless!"

"It’s a pity that I, the Great Father Gascoin, was actually played in the palm of his hand!"

"Stop! This isn’t a fair fight at all!"

"Despicable foreigner"

"The real king Qin’s positioning, hahaha. It would be even more classic if old Qin had a sword in his hand!"

"F * ck, turn-based!"

"Occasionally, father jascoin would go around the tombstone, but old Qin would continue to circle around the tree and the tombstone, continuing to block father jascoin."

"As expected, recklessness alone won’t do. In the face of such a reckless enemy, we have to learn to use our own wisdom. This tradition that has been passed down from the era of Dark Souls, this righteous fighting style, is really not out of date no matter where we go."

"As old Qin spoke, he continued to whip father Gascoin."

"As they were talking, the boss’s HP had already dropped to 40%."

"Old Qin was still steadily attacking, but he saw the priest holding his head with both hands and letting out a painful roar!"

"Black Pus and blood suddenly burst out from his body, and his body instantly swelled up several times. His original human face was gone, and in its place was a huge wolf head!"

The clothes on his body had swelled up due to the beast transformation. He had completely turned into a beast that had lost its mind!

"Damn, he transformed?!"

"Old Qin wanted to continue to attack in the same way as before, but he saw the transformed father Gascoin crush the tombstone in front of him, and then the second claw directly slapped old Qin far away!"

"It’s over, my dog life! This place is no longer safe!"

"Old Qin was drinking blood as he fled. After father Gascoin transformed, his speed became even faster than before. He jumped in front of old Qin in an instant, and then his two claws began to claw madly."

"This time, it was completely impossible for old Qin to use the tombstones to trap father Gascoin, because the strength of the priest had been greatly improved after the transformation. Those tombstones were as fragile as tofu in front of him, unable to withstand a blow."

"Brother priest, the people lying on these gravestones are the ancestors of your Yanan people. Can you be a little more merciful? you’ve almost demolished the entire Cemetery!"

"Old Qin said as he fled, but father Gascoin, who had completely lost his mind, certainly couldn’t hear him."

"At this time, I can only use the righteous incendiary bomb! fxxk!"

"Old Qin’s principle was "more hair is weaker than fire". He wanted to throw a burning bomb directly to burn the boss to death. However, the boss’s current movement speed was too fast. The first burning bomb was thrown in the midst of the chaos, and it was lonely."

"It’s so F * cking fast! It’s so hard to throw it away!"

"In the VR version of "Blood Curse", one had to throw the bomb by themselves, and there was no such thing as locking onto the target, so the risk was high."

"Suddenly, old Qin had an idea."I still have that music box!" He said."

"Obviously, this music box was not used to "awaken father gascoyin" at all. Its only function was to put the Father in a state of confusion for three to five seconds, and then give the players a precious opportunity to attack …"

Old Qin continued to run around the big tree as he took out the Music Box and opened it in a hurry.

"A clear and melodious sound came from the Music Box. Father gascoyin, who had completely shapeshifted, struggled in pain, standing in place in a state of chaos."

"Now!"

"Old Qin threw out the oil jar that he had prepared, and then four Molotov cocktails were thrown quickly onto the oil-soaked Gascoin."

"The raging flames soared to the sky, and father Gascoin, who had turned into a werewolf, let out a sharp wail. It could be felt that he was still unwilling, but he still turned into ashes in the flames."

[Killed prey]

"Old Qin wiped his sweat, even though his character didn’t sweat."As steady as an old dog, not panicking at all."

Chapter 1055: What exactly is the story of the blood source?

"Old Qin looked down at his Hunter’s suit, which had been completely stained with blood. "

"He came to the place where father jascoine had died and bent down to pick up the white light, which was the key to auton’s tomb. "

"Well, it seems that the plot doesn’t have the option of saving people at all. Father Gascoin must be killed."

"After getting rid of the animalized father Gascoin, old Qin found that his spirit vision had increased by 4 points. "

He went up the stairs at the side and used the key to open the large iron gate of auton’s tomb.

"At this moment, old Qin noticed that there seemed to be a white light on the roof behind him. "

"At this time, old Qin was above the cemetery where he had fought with father gascoyin, and the body had fallen on the roof of a house next to the cemetery. It could not be seen when he was below, but it could be seen when he climbed up the stairs. "

The white light he had seen just now was on this corpse.

Old Qin bent down to pick it up and found that it was the [red gem brooch] he had been looking for. There was a name engraved on it Vilora.

"Obviously, the body on the roof was the little girl’s mother, father Gascoine’s wife, Viola. From the hideous wounds on her body and the spreading blood, it was not difficult to deduce the truth of the matter. "

"Vilora was attacked by the annan shapeshifted people from the top of the stairs at the entrance of auton’s tomb. She knocked over the guardrails and fell on the eaves below, then was brutally killed. "

"The priest who witnessed all of this immediately fell into a state of madness. The Yanan who had just shapeshifted not long ago, who he had tried to dismember in the cemetery to vent his anger, should be the culprit of all this. "

"Old Qin looked at the Ruby brooch in his hand. He could choose to give the brooch to the little girl, or he could choose to break the brooch and make it into a sacred-Blood Gem to strengthen his weapon. "

"This little girl is so pitiful. Forget it, I’ll go back and hand in the mission to her. Or … Should we go to auton’s tomb and take a look?"

"Old Qin wasn’t sure about the next route, and he didn’t know what kind of fate was waiting for the poor little girl. "

……

……

"On the fish-catching live streaming platform, there were many players like old Qin who livestreamed the Bloodborne curse. "

"The host and the audience felt like they had returned to the time when they first saw Dark Souls, trembling in fear as they explored a completely unfamiliar world step by step. One mistake and they would die from salent’s conspiracy. "

"The players ‘exploration of the Bloodborne curse continued. For many experienced players who had already completed N rounds of Dark Souls, although they were not used to the Bloodborne curse when they first saw it, they quickly got used to it after some research. "

"After all, although the game had made some changes to the combat system and some details of Dark Souls, the essence of the two games was very similar. "

"For many old players of Dark Souls, it might only take more than 20 hours to clear the blood pool. If the players were more hardworking, they might be able to clear it in two to three days. "

"After getting used to the Bloodborne curse, the players ‘curiosity shifted to another aspect. "

"That was, what kind of story did "the curse of the blood source" tell? "

"Soul-based games gave players a very special feeling, which was the unfamiliarity of the world. "

"It was just like how players felt that there were too many incomprehensible things in this world when they first saw Dark Souls. For example, the living corpses and various monsters, why did they ring the bell, why did they defeat the ancient Lord of Cinder, and why did they pass fire … "

"The players were extremely unfamiliar with this world, and they could not explain it with their existing knowledge. In addition, this world was full of ugly monsters and terrifying traps, and every monster had the ability to kill you instantly … "

"With all these factors combined, the players would feel ‘tortured’ and ‘tortured’ in the game, making the game a real adventure. "

Because you would never know what you would face if you pushed open this door.

"However, the black souls and blood essence did not make the whole world inexplicably terrifying. "

"Players would indeed encounter many things that they could not understand, and they would obtain a fear that originated from the unknown. "

"However, as the game plot progressed, the players would find the truth from the clues in this world, or rather, the truth that they had guessed. "

"Those seemingly strange and unreasonable things were all connected by a single storyline. They affected and connected with each other, becoming a complete and reasonable background story that led to many different endings. "

"Therefore, compared to the excellent combat and level design, the story and world view of the Bloodborne curse were also the key factors that attracted players to explore continuously. "

"In that case, what kind of world was the "curse of the blood source" world? "

"As the players continued to explore, the hunters that they played died again and again and woke up again in the hunter’s dream. The broken information was pieced together, and the hunters began to try to restore the buried truth of the world. "

Everything started with the stranger who came to Yanan to seek blood therapy.

……

"Because he suffered from a strange disease, this foreigner came to Yanan from far away to seek a cure. "

"Yanan was known as the home of blood therapy, and it was rumored that the blood here could cure all difficult and complicated diseases. Therefore, even though Yanan was now in extreme danger, this foreigner still embarked on the journey to seek blood treatment without hesitation. "

The Outlanders walked on the streets of Yanan and found that the residents here were busy purchasing incense and candles. The sellers along the way always showed strange smiles to the Outlanders.

"The stranger didn’t understand this strange atmosphere. He only knew that today was Yanan’s traditional celebration, the "hunting night."

"The Outlander had completed the blood transfusion. After the blood transfusion, he saw an illusion. A werewolf covered in blood reached out its sharp claws to him. It actually represented his inner beast side. If he accepted it, he would become a beast like the other villagers and eventually become a bloodthirsty werewolf. "

"In the end, he defeated the inner nature of his beast transformation and was embraced by a Messenger that looked like a dwarf’s skeleton. This represented his inner choice to become a hunter, and he embarked on the same path of hunting as the previous hunters. "

"The awakened stranger lost his memory and forgot his identity. He only saw the blood-stained bandages and needles on his arm. He only remembered that he had injected blood of unknown origin, and then the nightmare began. "

"The only guide was a note, which had been placed on the chair in the room by someone.[Search for dull blood to win in the hunt.] "

……

"(Dim blood is also translated as pale blood, and pale blood in English. The two translations have similar meanings, both representing a certain color.) "

(The following chapters will explain the plot and world view of the Bloodborne curse in detail. You can read it from the chapter title. Students who are not interested can skip it.)

"(Because "Bloodborne curse" is the same as black souls, there is no absolutely correct plot interpretation. All interpretation is pieced together through fragmented information in the game, and Miyazaki Hidetaka does not intend to let the players know the truth, so there are many different explanations for many details. This only represents a speculation. If there is any mistake, please discuss it.) "

Chapter 1056: The mystery of the blood source (1)

The Outlander was stunned by the scene in front of him.

"The afterglow of the setting sun reflected the blood-red streets of Yanan. The streets were in a mess, and from time to time, strange cries could be heard."

He pushed open the door of the clinic and found a monster eating a corpse. The unarmed Outlanders were unable to resist and died tragically under the sharp claws of the wild beasts.

"After the Outlander woke up, he found himself in a mysterious place, which was the hunter’s dream."

"Here, he got a weapon, but he still didn’t know what he was going to do. The old hunter, Herman told him that if he killed more monsters, he would slowly understand everything."

"So, the stranger woke up by the lantern. This time, he waved his serrated knife and killed the werewolf, as if his previous death was just a nightmare."

"In other words, the hunter’s dream had a special ability, which was to let the Hunter transcend death and make mistakes continuously. No matter how many times he died, he would always wake up in the hunter’s dream and fight again with powerful enemies to make up for his mistakes and continue to go further on the road of hunting."

"The "hunting night" had turned the entire Yanan into a living hell. All the residents stayed behind closed doors and discriminated against foreigners in every way."

"However, even in Yanan, there were still good people."

"There was a resident by the name of Gilbert at the corner of the street. He was also a foreigner, but he could not go out because of septicaemia. In the future, he would even kindly give the protagonist a flamethrower to deal with the monsters outside."

"When the Hunter asked about the dull blood, Gilber did not know what it was, but he told the Hunter that there was no harm in going to church Town to take a look, as there were many special types of blood there."

"On the way from the center of Yanan to Church Town, there were not only crazy Yanan residents but also two powerful werewolves."

"The Hunter felt that his strength was not in his heart, so he rang the summoning Bell, and father Gascoin appeared in front of him."

"The two of them worked together to kill the werewolves at the bridgehead, but they found that the path to Church Town had been blocked. On the bridge, the terrifying clergyman monsters were blocking the way."

The two of them worked together to kill the monster and separated.

The Hunter continued to search for other routes. He met the little girl who had stayed behind to guard her home and asked him to find her parents.

"The hunters found father gascoyin in the cemetery outside the small church of auton, but the Father had gone completely mad because of his wife’s death. Even the little girl’s music box could not restore his consciousness."

"After killing father gascoyin, the hunters came to the auton Chapel through the canal. An ugly man in red, who always laughed sinisterly, told the hunters that if anyone was alive, they could take refuge in the auton Chapel. Because this hunting night was extra long, the incense in the residents ‘houses might not be enough, but the incense in the church was enough for them to spend the long night."

"The Hunter returned to the osefka clinic. Because the clinic didn’t open for him, he could only talk to him through the door."

"He found that Yosef’s tone had become a little strange, but he didn’t pay much attention to the difference. Yosef also told him that the surviving residents could take refuge here."

"As a result, hunters had two choices when they encountered NPCs seeking sanctuary. They could either guide them to auton Chapel or guide them to yousefka clinic."

"The first one to seek refuge was the little girl. If the Hunter had told her to go to auton Chapel, she would have been eaten by the pigs in the canal. As a result, the Hunter had to use the sl method to let her go to the yosefka clinic."

"In the process of the adventure, the Hunter met Irene (big sister bird) in a crow costume and Alfred, a member of the Axemen organization. From them, the Hunter learned some about Yanan’s history, about Byron Weiss, the tainted blood, and so on."

"The Hunter knew that most of Yanan’s secrets originated from the ‘Byron Weiss’ organization, so he decided to cross the Forbidden Forest and head to Byron Weiss."

"However, the entrance to the Forbidden Forest had been sealed, so the hunters came to the old Yanan, tore down the notice that someone had put up, and explored the abandoned city."

"It was said that this was originally the Xiacheng District of Yanan, but it was burned down because of the beast disaster. The monsters here were fragile and afraid of fire. The Hunter was warned by an anonymous Hunter here."

"If you insist on hunting here, then I will hunt you."

The nameless Hunter (machine gun bro) set up a powerful machine gun on the tower and fired wildly at the Hunter. The Hunter didn’t kill the old Yanan’s beast. He ran over and saw the nameless Hunter on the tower.

"After promising the nameless Hunter that he would not kill the beasts here, the nameless Hunter was very happy. He told the Hunter that the monsters in the old Yanan were actually humans. The nameless Hunter had seen through the hunting trick and did not want to enter the hunter’s dream again."

He would rather stay here and protect the old Yanan natives who had turned into beasts.

"At the end of the old Yanan, the Hunter defeated the blood-thirsty monster. After returning to the hunter’s dream, the old hunter, Gman, told the Hunter to go to the abandoned Hunter workshop in the church."

"After that, Geman went to the garden and stopped talking to the Hunter."

More and more people arrived at the church under the guidance of the hunters.

"There was a very obvious malicious intent hidden here. The npc in Orton Chapel, the man in red, had an ugly appearance and strange words. He looked like a bad person at first glance, but in fact, he was one of the few good people in the game. Although the doctor at yosefka clinic looked like a good person, she was no longer the yosefka she used to be."

"And if these people did not come to auton Chapel, they would all go crazy during the Blood Moon incident."

"The survivors were all different. An old woman was extremely mean to the Hunter at first, but she slowly lost her mind and began to treat the Hunter as her own son."

"Other than that, there were also prostitutes, nuns, and a tsundere resident. If the Hunter told the tsundere to go to the small church of auton, he would deliberately go to the yosefka clinic. His purpose was to give the players some information, which was all ironic."

"Every npc could help a Hunter, and they all had their own destinies."

"(In fact, these NPCs are distributed in a very long storyline. Some of them will only come in the middle of the plot, so they are written together to shorten the space.)"

"The Hunter finally arrived at the abandoned Hunter workshop and found that it was actually the prototype of the hunter’s dream. He found a hair accessory, a leg bone, and a strange object. The third umbilical cord."

It was obvious that the third umbilical cord was left behind by Geman because the Hunter workshop belonged to him. Even the Hunter dream was created by him based on the workshop.

"But where did Geman get this third umbilical cord, and why did he place it here?"

"Hunter still didn’t know that the third umbilical cord in his hand represented the deepest secret of the entire Yanan. It was also something that the entire Sumerian civilization, the Byron Weiss, and the church of healing would do everything they could to get their hands on."

"After arriving at the Cathedral, the Hunter saw Amelia kneeling in front of the Cathedral and crying at a strange skull. This "agent" was holding Lawrence’s gold watch in her right hand. She seemed to be unwilling to believe that Lawrence had become a monster, and that she had also become a huge goat-horned monster."

"The Hunter kept attacking Amelia’s left hand that was holding the gold watch while using a numbing mist to prevent Amelia from using the gold watch to recover her health. Finally, she was killed."

"The Hunter touched the skull of Lawrence, who had turned into a monster, and saw Lawrence bid farewell to master William."

Chapter 1057: The mystery of the blood source (2)

"Master William was the leader of Byron, and Lawrence was one of his proudest students. "

"However, when the Hunter touched Lawrence’s skull and saw the scene, Lawrence decided to leave master William and set up his own business. This was because the two of them had a serious disagreement in their ideas. "

"Master William hoped that Lawrence would remember "fear the blood of the ancient gods."

This sentence was a secret order to the Byron Weiss Empire.

The Hunter left the small church in auton to prepare for the Forbidden Forest. He crossed the emergency forest and headed to Byron Weiss to find out the truth about the blood of gloom.

"However, a strange Man in Black appeared at the door of the church. The defeated Hunter did not wake up in the hunter’s dream. Instead, he was put into a bag and taken to a place called ahagu. "

"The underground prison of yahagu held many kidnapped Anan residents, who were also on the verge of animalization. "

"The Hunter had defeated the Thunder beast paal, whose body was covered in lightning, and returned to the old Yanan. "

"This time, he could finally set foot on the path to the Forbidden Forest. Here, he once again met the "axeman" Alfred, who was still searching for Cain’s Huster Castle, wanting to complete his mission. "

"The Hunter crossed the Forbidden Forest and defeated all kinds of evil and chaotic creatures. At the end of the forest, he met three mysterious people in cloaks. They were called the shadows of Yanan. "

"The three mysterious people had already been infected by snakes, and the Hunter had finally defeated them after much difficulty. Then, he came to Byron Weiss. "

"There were even more bizarre monsters in Byron Weiss, the most bizarre of which was a humanoid monster. They looked like students, but their heads were full of eyes, like the heads of flies. These monsters were called ‘eye beds’. "

"After much effort, the Hunter finally broke through the encirclement and arrived at the top of the Byron Weiss building, a place called the moon observation platform. "

"The old master William sat in a rocking chair and looked at the moonlight on the lake without saying a word. The Hunter tried to talk to master William and ask for more information about the dim blood. However, master William only raised his scepter and pointed it at Moonshine Lake. "

"The Hunter flipped through the ancient books in Byron Weiss ‘collection. Through all kinds of information, he roughly deduced the reason why the hunting night was so long. "

"Master William had used the "Spider" to restrict Yanan’s time, so the night would never pass, and the hunters would never be able to escape from the nightmare. "

"The dim blood that the Hunter had been looking for was actually the blue-gray sky when the Blood Moon descended. In other words, only when the Blood Moon descended would the Hunter be able to wake up from this Eternal Nightmare. "

"Hence, the Hunter jumped into moonlit lake and killed "stupid Spider luomu, " ending the endless cycle of the night. "

"After Roman’s death, the hidden secret was revealed. "

A huge Red Moon appeared and approached from the sky. A woman in a white wedding dress with blood oozing from her abdomen appeared in the distance. She seemed to be crying.

"The Hunter fainted. When he woke up again, he found himself in yahakul, the place where the sack-man kept plundering and imprisoning the Anan residents. "

"Countless crazy residents were wandering around under the Crimson Moon. Even if they were killed, they would be resurrected by the woman who rang the bell. "

"The guys carrying cloth bags had all disappeared, and in their place were more deformed monsters. "

"Back at Orton Cathedral, the prostitutes and nuns were all holding their heads, as if they were being tortured by endless nightmares. The old woman took the risk to go out and find a tranquilizer for the Hunter, and died outside the church. "

"At the entrance of the Cathedral, the Hunter met Irene, the Hunter who had helped him before. She was on her last breath. She had wanted to hunt a Hunter, but she was seriously injured. "

"The Hunter rushed into the Cathedral and fought with the Hunter who was wearing a silver mask of gaihearst. Fortunately, this crazy hunter only had one blood collection bottle left. Obviously, Irene’s battle had exhausted him greatly. "

"In the end, the Hunter completed the mission for Irene. "

He looked at the Blood Moon in the sky and finally understood why master William wanted to imprison Yanan for time.

"He had once thought that nothing was scarier than a nightmare that would never end, but now he understood that master William was afraid of a nightmare that was scarier than a nightmare under the blood Moon. "

The Hunter entered yousefka clinic through another road and was shocked to find that the patients had all turned into blue dolls.

"He pushed open the door in the deepest part of the room, where he had once talked to Dr. Yosefka. At this time, a blue big-headed doll suddenly pounced at him. After the Hunter killed it, he found that it had dropped yousefka’s blood collection bottle. "

"If this was yousefka, then who was the woman who had been talking to him? "

"At this time, the fake osefka was lying on the operating table and making a painful sound. It was obvious that she had turned the little girl and Dr. Osefka into a big-headed baby. "

"The Hunter killed her in anger, and she gave birth to a strange creature, but it died soon after. The Hunter was shocked to find that this strange creature also had a third umbilical cord. "

"The Hunter remembered the sentence, "when the Crimson Moon drooped, the Blessed womb will give birth to the Son of God."

Could it be that the third umbilical cord belonged to God? Then where did the third umbilical cord that Geman had placed in the Hunter workshop come from?

"The Hunter arrived in front of the church of ahagur. He had already obtained a very high level of spirit vision and saw the strange creature called AMITRA. He showed the creature the tonsils he had obtained before, and was grabbed by the monster to be teleported to the school of mance’s teaching building. "

"Master William, Lawrence, and migrash were the leaders of Byron Weiss, the church of healing, and the school of mancius, but they all had different ways of doing things. "

"It was clear that they were all using their own methods to pursue wisdom beyond that of humans. In other words, they were all betting on the lives of all of Yanan in a game of summoning an ancient God. "

"Migrash, known as the Lord of nightmares, led all the people of the school of mancius into the dream. They hoped to summon the Crimson Moon in the dream and complete the descent of the ancient gods. "

"The main character found the ancient God named amitala at the nightmare boundary. Its characteristics existed in multiple forms, so it existed above many buildings in Yanan at the same time. Only those with spirit vision above 40 points could see its true form. "

"The Hunter killed amitaras and found a cursed golden cup. The Hunter did not find many clues from the golden cup, but he found a special item by chance, the bloodthirsty Hunter’s eye. "

He arrived at the small church of auton and showed amitala the eyes of the blood Hunter. He was immediately dragged into another nightmare.

"It turned out that the key wasn’t the cursed golden cup itself, but the ancient God that cursed the golden cup. In the nightmare created by the ancient God, the Hunter would see the most hidden past of Yanan. "

"Combining what he had seen and heard, as well as the scene in the nightmare, what had happened before was gradually becoming clear. The Hunter deduced a truth that even he himself could not believe. "

Chapter 1058: The truth about the blood source (1)

"In the beginning, Yanan was just a small, remote town. Even the Yanan people had forgotten where this place had come from. The historical documents about this small town were only preserved in the only academic institution in Yanan, the "Byron Weiss Academy."

"In fact, Yanan’s geographical location was originally the center of the ancient country called the "Sumerian civilization, " but the Sumerian civilization had long disappeared in the long river of history. Only the occasional excavation of Sumerian tombs could reveal the glory of the ancient civilization."

"The Byron Weiss Academy had developed a strong interest in excavating the ancient Sumerian civilization. As more and more ancient tombs were excavated, the scholars discovered that the ancient tombs contained a lot of incomprehensible knowledge, such as "ancient gods, "beast disaster, "higher beings, "eyes, "beyond thought, " and so on."

"They speculated that the ancient Sumeer people had once coexisted with a foreign life known as the "ancient gods" and created a highly brilliant civilization, only to be suddenly destroyed by some mysterious force."

"Thus, the research of the Sumerian civilization began in the Byron Weiss Academy. The leader of the research was the Dean of the Byron Weiss Academy, master William."

"They had organized exploration teams to explore the ancient tombs of the Sumerian civilization. Although they had encountered terrifying monsters that they had never seen before, they had also made countless shocking archaeological discoveries."

"According to the Sumeer people’s records, by obtaining the "inner eye, " which was also known as "spirit vision, " a human’s level of thinking could be improved, and they would be able to evolve into an "ancient God" level of thinking. They would be able to obtain knowledge that surpassed that of humans, see phenomena that exceeded the vision of humans, and thus realize the evolution of humans."

"According to the records, the eye of the inner world existed in the human brain. The more there were, the higher the level of thinking."

"However, master William had no idea how to obtain the ‘inner eye’, until the great Holy Grail of Izzy was unearthed."

"This strange object was sealed in the center of a huge labyrinth, and its appearance was strange and irregular."

"During research, it was proven to be a living object. As long as human blood was placed in it, the Holy Grail would release eggs into the blood, and if this blood was absorbed again, one could obtain the "eye of inner world."

"With the help of his proud disciple Lawrence, Dean master William injected this ‘blessed blood’ into him. In just a few days, the old master William felt that his insight had become sharp, and his mental state had also improved rapidly. It was as if there were many eyes observing the world at the same time."

"This result made the Byron Weiss Academy extremely excited. This blood was then known as the "blood of the ancient God", while the "inner eye" was renamed to "spirit vision."

"Research had discovered that continuous infusion of ancient God’s blood would continue to increase the level of spirit vision. Hence, under the leadership of master William, the Academy began a large-scale blood transfusion experiment."

"As more and more students obtained spirit vision, their research on the Sumerian civilization quickly ushered in even faster developments."

"However, the side effects of the blood transfusion also showed up very quickly."

Researchers who transfused blood showed different degrees of blood dependence and would constantly increase the dosage to improve their spirit vision level.

"For humans, the improvement of spirit vision wasn’t endless. After a certain limit, the human brain would go crazy because it couldn’t handle the huge amount of information, and the extra spirit vision would even appear in the form of an eyeball."

"Master William discovered that many wriggling eyeballs had grown on his forehead, which made him feel terrified."

"Finally, the first case of death from blood transfusion occurred in Byron Weiss. This student violated the rules and committed suicide due to excessive blood transfusion."

"After an autopsy, it was discovered that the student’s head was full of compound eyes, just like a fly. The true appearance of these eyes was actually a special kind of parasite. This parasite could sense the outside world and then transmit the perceived information to the human brain. This was the true appearance of spirit vision."

The vigilant master William covered his eyes with a large hat because he no longer needed to use his eyes to see the world.

"Soon after, master William ordered the prohibition of blood transfusion experiments in order to stop such suicidal behavior. However, his actions caused his student Lawrence and many other students who had become dependent on the ancient God’s blood to protest."

"This was because research had shown that it was not impossible for humans to control a large amount of spirit vision. They only needed something called the "eye rope". As the name suggested, this thing was a rope that connected the brain and the eyes."

"Lawrence believed that the dependence and violence caused by blood transfusion were only temporary side effects. As long as he found the eye rope, everything would be solved. He couldn’t stop the experiment because of a temporary setback."

"In response, master William gave a public speech. In his investigation, he found that the ‘rope of the eye’ was known as the ‘third umbilical cord’ in Sumerian Literature because it was the physiological structure carried by the ancient gods when they were born."

"The ancient God had three umbilical cords. The first was connected to the God and the mother, the second was connected to the God’s will and the universe, and the third was connected to the brain and the inner eye."

"Humans could indeed control a large amount of spirit vision through the "eye rope, " or the "third umbilical cord, " but the third umbilical cord could only be obtained by killing a newborn ancient God, which was no different from a fantasy."

"Hence, Byron stopped the blood transfusion experiment, and "fear the blood of the ancient gods" became the admonishment of the school."

"However, an explicit ban did not mean that it was completely banned."

"Byron Weiss was still studying the Sumer’s tomb, and a large number of addicted students were still making blood on their own. They extracted blood from students who had already been transfused and looked for high-quality blood sources."

"It was speculated that the bloodline of such a high-quality blood source should be closer to the ancient Sumerian, or even the ancient God."

"Lawrence was still ambitiously exploring the Sumerian tomb. He found a new area called Loren city around the original Izis tomb. It was a city of the Sumerian civilization, but it was destroyed by the ‘beast disaster’."

"Here, Lawrence discovered a substance called "Orton’s blood." According to the records, this invisible Orton was a genuine ancient God. As long as one accepted Orton’s blood, at the right time, the Blessed uterus would give birth to the child of God."

"In other words, the third umbilical cord that Lawrence dreamed of could be obtained in this way."

"Thus, Lawrence bid farewell to master William with the blood of auton. The master and apprentice parted ways because of the conflict of ideas. Some scholars left with Lawrence and established an organization called the church of healing."

"Taking advantage of the fact that Orton’s blood could treat difficult-to-treat diseases, Lawrence led the church of healing to promote blood therapy technology in Yanan. On the one hand, it was to continue to expand the influence of the church of healing, and on the other hand, it was to find the right time to let the son of Orton be born in this world and seize the third umbilical cord."

Chapter 1059: The truth about the blood source (2)

"Blood therapy had made ya Nan famous. This was a treatment that could cure all difficult and complicated diseases, so many patients who had been ill for a long time came to the hospital, hoping to save their lives through blood therapy. "

"As a result, the city of Yanan became a veritable "home of blood therapy, " with blood collection devices, blood transfusion clinics, and even pungent blood cocktails. "

Everything about Yanan was tied to blood.

"The wealth brought about by blood therapy allowed the entire Yanan to expand rapidly. Church towns and small Orton churches were quickly built in the old Urban area. At the same time, the church of healing gained a lot of reputation, wealth, and manpower, and became the new master of the entire Yanan. "

"However, blood therapy soon revealed the same drawbacks as the Byron Weiss blood transfusion experiment. Blood transmigrators showed a serious reliance on blood, and they began to suffer from leukemia, cough, lung necrosis, and nerve damage. They degenerated into bloodthirsty monsters, wandering around and attacking humans to steal blood. "

"And so, the Hunter appeared. "

"The number one hunter, Gman, was good friends with Lawrence. Gman had built a Hunter workshop to make specialized weapons, armors, and guns to kill monsters. "

"Every full moon, Yanan would welcome the "hunting night." The residents would stay behind closed doors, while the hunters would take advantage of the night to eliminate the monsters in the city. "

"In order to prevent the beastification disease from destroying the entire Yanan, the hunters continued to hunt, and the hunting night had become a tradition of Yanan. "

"After tireless exploration, Lawrence finally discovered the last secret of the ancient God’s descent in the Sumer capital’s tombs in yihul. "

"When the Crimson Moon drooped, the Blessed womb would give birth to the Son of God."

"The Crimson Moon was also known as the ‘blood of paleness’ or ‘blood of dullness’ in the Sumerian Literature. This name described the blue-gray sky when the Crimson Moon descended, like a corpse whose blood had been drained. "

"However, summoning the Crimson Moon required a woman with pure Sumerian blood to wear a white wedding dress and be engaged to an ancient God. No one knew where pure Sumerian blood existed. "

"For Lawrence, the glory of the church of healing had welcomed a terrible reversal at this time. "

"The ritual to summon the Crimson Moon came to a halt, and the spread of the beast disaster made the church of healing be questioned. Even Lawrence himself suffered from leukemia because of long-term intake of auton’s blood, and he deeply felt that he did not have much time left. "

"In order to maintain the reputation of the church of healing, Lawrence was eager to consolidate his rule established by blood therapy through more powerful means. "

"The original Hunter Group had already found it difficult to cope with the increasing beast disaster, so Lawrence ordered Ludwig to form a Hunter Group of the church and use the powerful weapons developed during the exploration of the maze to "eradicate" Yannan’s illness. "

"The large-scale hunting operation allowed the Hunter organization to develop rapidly, and different Hunter schools were born. "

"During the hunt, a race named gaihearst appeared in Yanan, and some of them joined the Hunter organization. "

"It was said that Cain’s Huster castle was floating on the sea and was only connected to the Anan Highlands by a bridge. The door had always been closed, and the cayns of Hearst had never intermarried with the outside world. "

"This team of cainhearst came to Yanan in search of a special blood, and then joined the hunt because of the beast disaster. "

"Maria was a citizen of gaiinhearst. She was as beautiful as a pure angel. She was keen on helping the weak and hated the traditional way of fighting gaiinhearst, which was based on blood. "

"Maria became the disciple of the first Hunter, Geman, and she admired this powerful Hunter. "

"At this moment, a piece of news reignited Lawrence’s hope.[Ancient God Kass will give birth to a Son of God.] "

"The field research team found a small fishing village in the Bay around Yanan, where the residents worshipped an ancient God named "Kass." The fishermen believed that Kuss was a God that lived in the deep sea, and the ocean was connected to the universe. "

"According to the Sumeer people’s records, most of the ancient gods were unique existences. They were unable to give birth to children, and could only use the Crimson Moon’s ritual to give birth to divine children through the wombs of humans. "

"However, Kuss was different. He could give birth to a Divine Child through his own womb, which was equivalent to a transformation. He shed his old body and welcomed a new childhood. "

"Thus, Lawrence immediately decided to gather the armed forces of the church of healing to attack the fishing village, seize the son of Kuss, and obtain the third umbilical cord that he had been dreaming of. "

"The villagers of the fishing village were all massacred. Kuss and the hunters had engaged in a life and death battle, but he was still hunted down in the end. The creature that it gave birth to also died quickly. The creature known as "Kass ‘orphan" was taken away by the church of healing, and Lawrence finally got the third umbilical cord that he had dreamed of. "

"However, Lawrence didn’t evolve. According to the last unearthed Sumerian Literature, if humans wanted to become a God, they needed three umbilical cords to become a complete ancient God. "

This was also the reason why the ancient gods had almost completely disappeared. It was because only one human could become a superior among every three ancient gods.

"Lawrence fell into despair again, but it was obvious that his madness would not stop there. Through his research on Kuss and the villagers of the fishing village, Lawrence found that he could inject the parasite of Kuss into the human brain to cultivate brain fluid, and this brain fluid would allow people to have spiritual communication with the ancient gods. "

"A large number of patients who had cured the church were injected with this brain fluid. Their heads swelled up, and the sound of water dripping could be heard. In the end, their heads would fall off and they would die a tragic death. "

"However, there were also some excellent experimental subjects that had made progress, so the church was still full of confidence, firmly believing that an emissary who could communicate with the ancient gods would eventually appear. "

"Maria had felt lost, sad, and lost during the hunting operation in the fishing village. She had come to the church of healing to take care of the patients in pain. And these patients regarded Maria as the only hope in their tragic lives. "

"The four failed products were placed in mingshu garden. Although they failed to achieve their goal, they already had the ability to summon the power of the universe. Lawrence firmly believed that he would soon find more ancient gods and become a superior. "

"At that moment, a random thought changed the fate of the church of healing. "

"Do the isolated gayin Hearst people still have the blood of the ancient Sumerian?"

"Under the guidance of this clue, Lawrence noticed the yosefka sisters. The twin sisters were from Cain Hearst and were adopted by the church. The elder sister assisted in the research of brain fluid, while the younger sister became a powerful Hunter. "

"Thus, Lawrence secretly began the preparations for the first round of the Crimson Moon ceremony. "

"At this time, the beast disaster in Xiacheng District had caused the entire city to be on the verge of collapse, and even the hunters who were hunting were constantly in a frenzy. A group of special members were separated from the Hunter organization. They were all foreigners and had an excellent resistance to leukemia. They became full-time "hunters, " including the crow Irene and the church’s assassin, Brado. "

"The crow Irene was the "big sister bird" who had helped the foreign hunters many times after that, and the church assassin, Brado, used a unique weapon called the "blood-letting hammer."

"The hunters were hunting wild beasts, while the hunters and hunters were hunting the crazy hunters. Large Gatling guns were set up on the roof, and the entire Xiacheng District of Yanan was in chaos. "

"In order to summon the Blood Moon ceremony, Lawrence forced himself to enter the ancient tomb again with his sick body, looking for the ring that could make an engagement with the ancient God, hoping to make yosefka the bride and give birth to the son of Orton. "

Chapter 1060: The truth about the blood source (3)

"Fate didn’t give Lawrence a chance. In the maze, Lawrence’s leukemia turned into animalism, and the first bishop, Lawrence, became a huge clergyman monster."

"The guards were all annihilated, and only one person survived, the "church assassin" Brado. He killed Lawrence with a huge blood-letting hammer, took the beastified skull back to the Cathedral, and then handed Lawrence’s gold watch to his agent, Amelia."

"As the only survivor, Brendel had gone crazy after he walked out of the tomb. His claim that "Lawrence had turned into a monster" obviously could not convince the church."

"As a result, the church imprisoned Brendel in the underground prison and announced to the public that he was dead. Archbishop Lawrence had temporarily left for business, and Amelia had become Lawrence’s agent during his absence."

"After so many sacrifices, Amelia began the ritual of summoning the Crimson Moon in order to fulfill Lawrence’s long-cherished wish. Yousefka looked at the blood of auton in front of him. As long as the Crimson Moon came, she would be able to give birth to the Son of God."

"However, at this moment, a man from gaihearst suddenly barged in, used a silver pot to store the blood of auton, and left the church."

"The huge Crimson Moon hung high in the sky, and all the residents had fallen into madness. Yannan’s downtown was in complete chaos. The hunters were retreating one after another, and in the end, they could only burn the entire downtown. Everywhere was filled with charred smoke and the stench of burnt corpses."

"At this moment, Kass’s curse came from the sky."I curse those demons and their descendants, until their descendants ‘descendants will be true forever."

"The hunters who were fighting suddenly disappeared. They were all dragged into the nightmare of The Old Hunters. The beast disaster in Xiacheng District had completely gone out of control. By sunrise, all the residents of lower city had turned into wild beasts."

"The residents of Yanan Center wanted to escape to Church Town for protection, but the bridge had been closed. The terrifying clergyman monsters occupied the place, completely isolating the bridge."

"The old hunter, Chiaki (machine gun bro), woke up in a pile of ashes. Seeing the tragic scene in front of him, he smeared white ashes on his Hunter uniform, hoping to cover up the stench of blood."

"After that, he started to protect the monsters of the old Yanan in his own way because he knew that these monsters were once residents of the old Yanan."

The church of healing had lost everything overnight. Someone had to be responsible for this terrifying Blood Moon disaster. The church of healing had to push the blame to the people. They could not let the people know that they were the ones who had attracted the Blood Moon.

"The church of healing claimed that gaihearst had stolen a taboo item called the "blood of foulness", which caused this terrible disaster. The church of healing had sent logalius to lead an organization called "the executioners" to retaliate against Cain’s Huster Castle."

"In the process of attacking gaihearst, the Axemen encountered the powerful Queen’s guards, who were proficient in bloody combat skills, and the battle was extremely fierce. In the end, logalus used the spinning wheels to crush the last guard and came to the Queen."

"Queen anneris was even more beautiful than Maria. Clearly, she had the purest Sumerian blood. At this moment, the Queen had already drunk Orton’s blood, and the Sumer bloodline and Orton’s blood had fused into one."

"Logalus realized that even if he crushed anneris into mincemeat, she would still be reborn on the throne."

"Logalus would never be able to complete the task of killing the Queen, so he used a helmet made of black iron to lock the Queen’s beauty and committed suicide on the cold Castle roof."

"Logalius, who was cursed by Cain Hearst’s vengeful spirit, had become the gatekeeper of the immortal Queen. Only by defeating him and wearing the crown could one see the road ahead."

"In the blood Moon, Yosef didn’t get pregnant with Orton’s child, but Maria met the moon goddess in her dream and got pregnant with her son."

"At Geman’s request, Mary gave birth to the Son of God. She then returned to the star clock tower and ended her life with a glass of poisoned wine."

"Geman felt regretful. As Lawrence’s good friend, he had participated in many hunting operations and was interested in becoming a god. That was why he hoped that Maria would give birth to this Son of God."

"However, Maria’s death made him fall into the abyss of pain and regret. He created a doll in the workshop. The doll had Maria’s appearance, but Maria would never come back to life."

"With this, Geman obtained the third umbilical cord, and the moon goddess created a new dream. In this dream, any Hunter that signed a contract with the moon goddess would be able to revive from the dream."

"The old hunter, Manman, was unable to resist the moon God’s power, so he became its agent and guided the Hunter into the dream to complete the moon God’s plan. But for some reason, Geman didn’t bring the precious third umbilical cord with him. He left it in the workshop, waiting for a special Hunter to get it."

"Many hunters were brought into the hunter’s dream by the messenger through the contract. They could be reborn after Yanan’s death, as if their previous death was just a nightmare."

"The hunters who died and resurrected continuously could become stronger, but they were forever bound to the hunt. Only the moon goddesses knew that these hunters only had one mission, and that was to eliminate all of the moon goddesses ‘competitors."

"The church of healing had already collapsed with Lawrence’s death, the Blood Moon incident, and the complete annihilation of the Axemen. Only the agent, Amelia, was still in the Cathedral, holding the gold watch and crying at Lawrence’s beast skull."

"However, the crazy search for the ancient gods had not stopped. An organization called the mancius school of thought was still using their own methods to find out the truth about the ancient gods."

"The leader of the school of mancius was Mikra, who later became known as the Lord of nightmares. If Lawrence was an ambitious man, then Mikra was a lunatic."

"He believed that ancient gods were living beings that had gathered powerful forces. If he couldn’t find an ancient God that already existed, he would simply create one himself. He had also created a special metal cage helmet for himself. He believed that this helmet could limit the free will of humans and act as an antenna to contact the ancient gods."

Mikra’s school of mance had left Byron Weiss. They settled in the village of ahagu and sent kidnappers to abduct the residents of Anan to ahagu to wait for the ceremony of creating an ancient God.

"The mancius school of thought’s crazy research created a deformed ancient God made of corpses, and they also found a brain full of eyes in the dream. However, these results were obviously far from summoning an ancient God, or even the opposite."

"In the end, Mikra decided to push forward with the Crimson Moon’s plan. He found another engagement ring in the Sumer maze, so he and countless scholars with cages on their heads separated their minds through a ritual and entered the ancient God’s dream. In this nightmare, the Blood Moon would descend, and the ancient God, Megal, would be born."

Killing the soon-to-be-born Megal was the only goal that the moon goddess had set for Dream Hunters. It was also the only way for a Hunter to escape from a hunter’s dream.

"At this time, the foreigner was rushing to Yanan with a yearning for the home of blood therapy."

Chapter 1061: The truth about the blood source (4)

"On the eve of the arrival of this foreigner, the entire Yanan had fallen apart, and no organization could fully control Yanan. "

"The Byron Weiss Academy, led by master William, was still on the other side of the Forbidden Forest, maintaining their respect for the ancient God’s blood. "

"Under the leadership of micrasson, the school of mancius had abducted the villagers of Anan in ahah city and attempted to summon Megal in their nightmare. "

"The church’s strength was almost exhausted, and the last group of church elites formed a "choir" and set out for the Forbidden Forest. "

"Since a long time ago, the members of the choir had questioned Lawrence’s approach. They believed that being obsessed with the blood of the ancient gods would lead to the destruction of the Church of healing, and they firmly followed the teachings of master William. "

"After the descent of the Blood Moon, a large number of clergymen turned into monsters. The Holy poem class took control of the church of healing, and they received the research results of the church The brain fluid experiment and the third umbilical cord of the Kuss orphan. "

"The second stage of the brain fluid experiment had achieved amazing results. They had successfully created many blue-skinned big-headed dolls. These big-headed dolls would grow hair from their huge heads and allow humans to contact the ancient gods, provided that they provided the ancient gods ‘tokens. "

"Thus, the Holy poem class came to Byron Weiss and obtained the sealed Holy Grail of Izzy. They then summoned an ancient God from the orphanage, ibitas. "

"A member excitedly used the "contact" gesture to welcome him, but he was instantly burned into a dried corpse because the human brain was unable to withstand the ancient God’s knowledge, and the human eye was not qualified to look directly at the ancient God’s face. "

"The Holy poem class honored ibitas as the "daughter of the universe, " but this ancient God did not open the door of foreign knowledge for the Holy poem class. It only pointed to the area below the orphanage, indicating that people should dig there. "

"Then, a huge cave was dug out under the orphanage, and a statue shaped like a Spider was dug out. "

"Every day, ebitas pondered in front of the statue, as if he was still crying. For a long time, the Holy poem class could not understand ebitas’s intentions. "

"At this time, the spies of the choir in the school of mance sent back a message that Mikra had entered the dream and was going to summon the Blood Moon again. "

"This news caused everyone to fall into panic. The last blood Moon had destroyed the entire old Urban area of Yanan, and the terrifying scene was still vivid in their minds. How many people would die of madness after experiencing the Blood Moon again? "

I’m afraid the entire Yanan will become a real hell.

"The Holy poem class found out that the statue of the spider in front of yibitas was the remains of a dead ancient God. This ancient God had the power to control time, and even his remains had a part of the power to reverse time. "

"Thus, the Holy poem class sent the umbilical cord of Kaz’s orphan to Byron Weiss in the hope that the Dean, William, would be able to stop the Blood Moon from descending. "

"Master William only had one choice, and that was to create another superior to replicate the power of this Spider-like ancient God, control time, and stop the Blood Moon from descending. "

"When the Hunter from a foreign land jumped into moonlit lake and killed the stupid Spider Roman, he had a question. Why was this superior called the "stupid"? "

"(And in Japanese, they were simply and crudely called "idiots.") "

"Some people thought that it was because luomu never took the initiative to attack others, and only knew how to dodge when he was hurt by the Hunter. It was not clear how much wisdom he had, so he was "stupid."

"However, there were many similar low-energy creatures in Yanan, so it was obviously inappropriate to measure the wisdom of the ancient gods in the way humans did things. Roman had the wisdom of the ancient gods and could obtain the power of the universe. It was obviously inappropriate to call him "stupid."

"In fact, the foolish Spider Rohm was originally created by master William based on the spider statue and the 3rd navel in order to prevent the Blood Moon from descending. The ‘eye sapling bed’ that could be seen everywhere in Byron Weiss was a failed product of his research. "

"The foolish Roman was a disciple of master William. When Byron Weiss was on the decline and most people left with Lawrence, Roman, this foolish student, continued to follow master William. He was willing to become a fat worm and complete the mission that master William had given him He kept turning Yanan’s time back to the time before the Blood Moon descended. "

"Perhaps he was tired of the long night, or perhaps what the foreign Hunter had seen and heard made master William regretful. He trembled as he raised his scepter and pointed it at Moonrise Lake. Thus, the Hunter killed Roman, and the Blood Moon descended. "

"The Blood Moon had driven all the residents of Yanan into madness. In the small church of auton, a prostitute became pregnant with the Son of God. In yosefka’s clinic, yosefka’s younger sister, who had transformed her patients and older sisters into big-headed dolls, was killed by hunters and gave birth to a strange creature. "

"Hunter had gotten two third umbilical cords, and with the one that Geman had left at the Hunter workshop, he had the power to rise to the top. "

The Hunter had entered Mikra’s nightmare through amitala. He had killed amitala and Mikra. He had also entered the nightmare created by the Kass orphan through the bloodthirsty Hunter’s eyes and understood everything that had happened to Yana.

"He had defeated Ludovic who had turned into a monster, defeated the loser of bright tree garden, defeated Mary of the star clock tower, killed the orphan of Kuss, and ended this nightmare. "

"In the end, the Hunter came to Mei Gao’s pram, but he could only hear the cries and not see Mei Gao’s figure. The young Megal’s guard urged the wet nurse to attack the Hunter but with the Hunter’s skillful combat skills, the wet nurse fell and Megal’s cries gradually stopped. "

"Hunter was holding Megal’s third umbilical cord in his hand. He had already obtained four third umbilical cords from Geman (moon god), prostitute (Orton), fake yosifka, and mancius (Megal). "

"After killing Mei Gao, the Hunter had completed the mission given to him by the moon god. He returned to the hunter’s dream and found that it was surrounded by raging fire. "

"Now, as long as a foreign Hunter could find Geman in the garden, he would be able to wake up from his dream and welcome the sunrise. "

"There were three different outcomes in front of the Hunter. He had learned the truth about ya Nan. All the disasters were caused by master William, Lawrence, and micrasson’s ambition to explore the ancient God’s blood and claim that they were superior. In fact, they were just pawns in the hands of the ancient gods. "

"The moon goddess who had created the hunter’s dream was still lurking somewhere. After the death of Megal, the moon goddess had become the only ancient God. She had already used the Hunter’s hands to eliminate all competitors in Yanan. "

"So, what would happen if he went to find Geman now? "

"Obviously, the Hunter from a foreign land still had one last mission, so he used all the third umbilical cords in order to find the deepest secret of Yanan, in order to achieve a goal that no one in Yanan had ever achieved. "

Chapter 1062: the end of the blood essence

There was also a debate about where Geman’s third umbilical cord came from.

"Some people thought that the umbilical cord shouldn’t be the moon goddess ‘s. Otherwise, why didn’t the moon goddess give it to the players herself? why did she ask Gman to take a detour and put it in the Hunter workshop?"

"From that, he could deduce that Gman had obtained Kuss ‘umbilical cord when he was hunting it. However, this deduction was completely wrong."

"This was because the description of the umbilical cord clearly stated "The third umbilical cord was involved in the encounter with the pale Moon. This encounter summoned the Hunter and constructed the hunter’s dream."

These words did not appear in the other three third umbilical cords.

"In other words, this umbilical cord was the product of the first blood Moon. The moon goddess descended during the first blood Moon, created the hunter’s dream, and chose Gman as her representative."

"Therefore, this umbilical cord was most likely given to Geman by the young Moon goddesses, and it was used to construct a hunter’s dream. However, why didn’t Geman use it, and instead left it in the Hunter workshop to wait for the hunters to find it? this was a mystery that could never be solved."

"As Lawrence’s good friend, Geman clearly knew the power of the third umbilical cord."

"Therefore, the Outlander made a guess The moon goddess dared to give her third umbilical cord to Geman because she knew that even if Geman had it, he wouldn’t be able to fight her. This umbilical cord might be a necessary item to construct a hunter’s dream, or it might be used as bait by the moon goddess to trick Geman into making a deal and becoming her agent."

"Geman couldn’t resist the moon God’s power, so he could only helplessly become the representative and be trapped in the dream. He knew that the third umbilical cord was the key to defeating the moon goddess, so he hid it in the Hunter workshop and waited for the Outlanders to find it."

"If the Outlander completed the moon God’s mission, he would definitely obtain Megal’s umbilical cord. In addition to the one Gman gave him, he would only need to obtain either the umbilical cord of a prostitute or a yosefu card to achieve his goal."

"Perhaps the number one hunter, Gman, who was imprisoned in the eternal dream, wanted the Outlanders to end this nightmare, so he deliberately gave him the third umbilical cord."

"As for why Geman was always vague and didn’t give the third umbilical cord to the stranger himself? It was probably because he was the moon goddess’s representative, and his every move was under the moon goddess ‘surveillance."

"After eating all the third umbilical cord, the stranger came to the garden. Geman asked him to hand over his life so that he could wake up from the nightmare."

"However, the Hunter knew that if he died, he would wake up in reality and get rid of this nightmare. However, the moon goddesses ‘plan to get rid of Mei Gao had already been completed, and this world had already become the moon goddesses’ plaything. The hunters would still be stuck in a cycle of endless hunting, and nothing would change."

The so-called sunrise in Yanan was just a self-deceiving dream.

"So, the Outlander rejected him."

"As the representative of the moon goddess, Geman had to get rid of all threats for the moon goddess. Therefore, he joined the hunt to kill the stranger and drive him out of the hunter’s dream."

"However, the Outlanders were no longer the same as before. Geman fell in the middle of the garden, smiling without a word. Perhaps he was tired of this endless nightmare, or perhaps he had foreseen what would happen next."

"Perhaps, he was relieved that he was free."

"After Geman’s death, the moon god had to find a new agent. Thus, it descended from the moon and hugged the stranger, wanting him to become the new agent."

"If the Outlander didn’t get the third umbilical cord, he wouldn’t be able to resist the moon god’s temptation with his human body. He would have to replace Gman and become the new representative."

"However, the moon goddess was surprised to find that the Outlander had already obtained three third umbilical cords. At the same time, he had accumulated countless Blood Echo and spirit vision during the hunt. He was already a genuine ancient God."

"The moon goddess retreated to a corner of the garden in a panic. It desperately tried to resist, but in the face of the Hunter’s powerful strength, it could not even withstand a single blow."

"With the death of the moon goddesses, Yanan’s last nightmare also ended. The ancient gods of the world had all died, and humans were free."

"However, the Outlander who had become a superior had already broken away from the category of humans. He had lost his human appearance and turned into a new young ancient God, rolling helplessly on the ground."

"The puppet picked up the stranger who was rolling on the ground and gently stroked him. She would take care of this new ancient God through his childhood. Obviously, compared to the other ancient gods, the ancient God that this Outlander had transformed into was more likely to lead mankind to a new future."

……

……

"Many players had suffered countless hardships and fought for 20 to 30 hours to reach the end. After that, they were in a state of complete collapse."

"In the beginning, many players thought that "sunrise of Yanan" was the best ending, but as they dug deeper into the story, they found that there was no such thing as a good ending."

"Yanan sunrise" was just a lie. The Outlanders had handed over their lives to Geman and seemed to have escaped from this nightmare, but the moon goddess was still there, and the mastermind was still controlling all of humanity."

"The second ending was that the Outlanders would replace Gman as the new agent, which was probably the worst ending. This meant that the foreign man was trapped in the hunter’s dream, just like Geman, never to be freed."

"In this ending, the flames of the hunter’s dream were extinguished, which meant that the moon goddess had found a new target and needed the Hunter to execute it. The Outlanders would forever be the moon goddess ‘chess pieces, until a new Hunter appeared and killed them."

"It was obvious that the ancient gods would never get close to humans. Since the moon goddess had already wiped out all the other ancient gods, it was obvious who she was going to deal with next."

"From the second ending, he could also predict part of the information from the first ending. Obviously, even if the main character left the hunter’s dream, the moon god would still succeed, and it would continue its plan through Gman."

"Therefore, both endings were bad endings because the moon goddess had achieved her goal and became the only ancient God who could enslave humans as she pleased."

"Taking into account the rarity of the third umbilical cord and the difficulty of collecting it, the final ending,[beginning of childhood], was the most difficult ending to play. It was also the ending where all the ancient gods were killed."

"However, the last scene made everyone uncomfortable. The Outlanders defeated all the ancient gods, killed Mei Gao, and also killed the mastermind, the moon goddess."

"However, after using up all the third umbilical cords, he had evolved from a human to an ancient God, turning into a squid rolling on the ground. Many players couldn’t accept this, because from the perspective of human beauty, the ancient gods were too ugly!"

"Moreover, being an ancient God did not necessarily mean that they were powerful. They just had a mind that was on a different dimension from humans. No player really wanted to give up their human body to become a squid, even if the squid had the power of an ancient God."

"But obviously, in the story of "Blood Curse, " the Outlanders had no other choice."

Chapter 1063: The curse of the blood source and the Cthulhu myth

Many people understood halfway through the game that the Bloodborne curse was a Cthulhu myth.

"As a game of the same type as Dark Souls, the innovations in the combat system and level design of Bloodborne curse were not the biggest highlights of the game. If there had to be a highlight, it was probably that the game encouraged players to attack more, which made the game more "reckless", and thus created a more radical combat style than Dark Souls. "

"The biggest highlight of the Bloodborne curse was its unique world structure, which was inspired by the Cthulhu mythological system. "

"In fact, the bloodline curse was indeed regarded as one of the best Cthulhu mythology-themed games. "

"Then, what was the Cthulhu myth? "

"In short, Cthulhu mythology represented an ‘indescribable fear of the unknown’. "

"However, this fear was not static. It was a very complete and progressive experience with a cause, process, and result. "

"In other words, due to the nature of human beings, they kept exploring the unknown and kept realizing the true colors of the world that were beyond their own understanding, which led to a feeling of loneliness, despair, powerlessness, and hesitation. "

"Cthulhu mythology was undoubtedly very successful, and it was widely used in movies, games, and novels. "

"In fact, Cthulhu mythology should not be limited to the setting, and not all stories with similar themes needed to use the names of ancient gods such as Cthulhu and arrange good scenes for them. "

"For example, although the entire world and the ancient gods in the Bloodborne curse hinted at the Cthulhu myth, it was very original and did not affect its status as one of the best Cthulhu-themed works. "

"Cthulhu mythology believed that human abilities were limited. Humans could not see the truth of the world, and their understanding of the world and the universe was at a very superficial stage. "

"Humans were like living on a Nameless Island in the dark ocean, and the ocean was like the universe. Humans should not sail too far or explore too deeply, or it would lead to a disaster. "

The story of the Bloodborne curse was a standard Cthulhu myth.

"In Yanan, there were humans and powerful ancient gods. Humans couldn’t see the ancient gods, nor could they understand what kind of existence they were. They couldn’t understand the level of thinking and vision of the ancient gods. "

"When the players ‘spirit vision was not good enough, they could not see an ancient God like amitala at all. They would only see a vortex appearing out of thin air, and they would die if they were caught. "

"However, the Yanan people discovered the ancient tomb, and their curiosity drove them to continue exploring and entering the realm of the ancient gods. They wanted to explore spirit vision and obtain the truth of this world. "

"Because humans and the ancient gods were not living creatures of the same dimension at all, their ways of thinking and living were completely different. Therefore, it was impossible for humans to resist the ancient gods, and forcefully accepting knowledge that was beyond the scope of human cognition would drive them into madness. "

"Master William, Lawrence, and Mikra were all using their own methods to explore the path of the ancient gods, but this brought a devastating disaster to Yanan. Whether it was the brain fluid experiment, beastification, or the ritual of the Crimson Moon, they were all disasters caused by the forceful acquisition of abilities and knowledge that exceeded the limits of human beings. "

The ending of the curse of the BloodSource was very meaningful.

"The first ending meant that the player had given up on the search for the truth and chose to continue living as a human, no longer trying to search for the ancient God’s knowledge. "

"The third ending represented that the players were still determined to move forward. Even after encountering so many tragic things, they still wanted to understand the truth behind this world. They wanted to defeat the powerful ancient gods and evolve into a superior, even at the cost of abandoning their human form. "

This could be seen as a unique way of thinking about Cthulhu myths in the Bloodborne curse.

"Some people might think that there was no point in Cthulhu mythology. Wasn’t he just deliberately making up some disgusting creatures as ‘gods’? Wasn’t he deliberately belittling the abilities of humans and even going crazy when he saw the ancient gods? What was the point of this "fear of the unknown" that was made up and forcibly created? "

The meaning of Cthulhu mythology was to subvert and reflect.

"It subverted the image of gods. The so-called gods did not look like humans, and gods did not necessarily love their creations. Gods could be existences that were completely beyond the scope of human understanding, such as countless eyeballs and disgusting tentacles. "

"It was meaningless to speculate the image of a God with human aesthetics. Since it was a "God, " it should be a higher dimensional life form that completely surpassed human beings in terms of thoughts and existence. It was not surprising that it had any kind of life form. "

"It subverted the terrifying type. It wasn’t simply bloody, and it wasn’t simply using monsters to scare people. Instead, it created a feeling of the unknown. The more he investigated, the deeper his fear of the unknown became. After endless investigation, he even felt a sense of despair. This unique horror was unprecedented. "

"It subverted the views of good and evil and the mainstream thinking. In the descriptions of many other themes, good was good, evil was evil, angels were handsome men and beautiful women with wings, and demons were bad guys with goat horns. "

"However, in Cthulhu mythology, the ancient gods did not have much hostility toward humans. They looked at humans like how humans looked at ants. "

"The ancient gods massacred humans wantonly, just like how humans killed many ants with one step. Humans would not feel guilty for killing ants, and the ancient gods would not feel sad for killing humans. "

"In other words, in front of the ancient gods, human beings ‘existing three views were completely overturned. As a special existence that surpassed human beings, the ancient gods’ logical thinking, emotional ethics, and human beings had no similarities at all. "

"The various subversions made Cthulhu mythology a very distinctive style, which was very different from the mainstream world view. "

"Cthulhu mythology was also a form of reflection. In the process of continuously exploring the universe, humans became more aware of how small they were. The more knowledge they knew, the more they could feel the limits of humans. "

"For example, the true mystery is not why the world exists, but the fact that the world actually exists. "

"Of course, Cthulhu’s charm was that it was indescribable. Its fear could only be experienced. It was like being in the dark. The more you fantasized, the more terrifying it would be. "

"When Cthulhu mythology was combined with the suffering ways of Dark Souls, a new product was born, the Bloodborne curse. "

This allowed the world structure of the Bloodborne curse to be completely different from that of Dark Souls.

The first Flame will extinguish became the Hunter’s Eternal Nightmare.

"The Lord of Cinder, who had passed the fire, had become a powerful ancient God. "

The endless journey of passing on fire had turned into killing and replacing the ancient God.

"It looked somewhat similar, but it turned into two completely different stories. "

Chapter 1064: Still suffering

"I don’t think there’s much of a plot. Didn’t they say that this plot is a little more complete than Dark Souls?"

"It doesn’t seem like anything happened. The plot is dispensable."

"The orphan is Kass’s son. Who is Kass? I don’t understand the plot. "

Old Qin muttered as he played with the saw.

"The god-like bullet screen viewers couldn’t take it anymore, and all kinds of bullet screen comments floated by. "

"QGN I can’t see any plot."

"This is what an annoying streamer is like."

"You’re so uncultured. If you don’t read the prop commentary, of course there’s no plot …"

"After playing with the saw for a while, old Qin changed back to his usual holy sword. After all, only this kind of weapon was the favorite of the boorish sun Knight. "

As for the cane … Do you make one?

"I’ll choose this, " old Qin said as he walked up to Geman."I still have two weeks to complete."

The bullet screen instantly went [???] It floated past.

"Embarrassing!"

"It’s true. That’s what an annoying streamer is like."

"What the f * ck? you got all three umbilical cords and you’re not fighting the two bosses?"

"Under the moonlight, Geman swung his scythe down. "

Old Qin was dumbfounded.

"What does this ending mean? What was he talking about? Where did I wake up from?"

"Just like this? Sunrise in Yanan? What’s the meaning of this?"

"Since I’ve already woken up, how am I supposed to continue with the second round?"

"In his complete confusion, old Qin threw out a series of ultimate questions. "

"Then, while the bullet screen was filled with "embarrassing" laughter, he quietly searched for the "Blood Origin curse plot". "

"Old Qin was confused, and after the name list of the production staff at the end of the film, the game automatically began the second round. "

"Alright, everyone, don’t be anxious. I’ll play casually on my first try, familiarize myself on the second try, understand the plot on the third try, familiarize myself on the fourth try, and familiarize myself on the fifth try …"

"Yeah, we can start recording after the sixth or seventh time, hehehe."

Old Qin said as he used the holy sword to cut the werewolf.

The bullet comments expressed their disbelief.

"You still have the face to say that? When is the new dark swordsman 21 going to fill up the hole?"

"You’re just asking the obvious. You already know the new chapter and you’re still asking when it’ll be updated? Of course, this time next year!"

"I think Qin xiansen is definitely going to loot it. It’s impossible to release the" Bloodborne curse "video. He can only watch the live recording to maintain his life."

"Why don’t we bet 50 cents on how long it will take for ah Qin to come out with the video commentary for the ‘curse of the blood source’? I’ll go first, I bet three months. "

"Hehe, too optimistic. Half a year!"

"I’m guessing one year!"

"I don’t think it’ll take a year. By then, the game will be forgotten!"

"However, what the bullet screen viewers didn’t expect was that they were too optimistic. "

"What they didn’t know was that the "Blood Curse commentary video" that Qin xiansen mentioned had still disappeared three years later. "

"Perhaps, ah Qin had already forgotten about it. Only the non-existent Dark Sword 21 would occasionally appear in his dreams and remind him of his identity as a God. "

"On this day, que Shen once again entered the state of disgracing himself. "

……

……

"Although there were countless posts analyzing the Bloodborne curse’s plot on the internet, most of the streamers were still stuck in a world of suffering. "

"After all, the experts were among the common folk. Those plot experts and brainstorming experts fully displayed their willingness to work hard. After a round of hard work, they began to rack their brains to decipher the plot of "curse of the Bloodborne."

"However, for the streamers, especially those who hadn’t been baptized in Dark Souls, this game was a pure journey of abuse. "

"Don’t talk about the plot, let’s focus on how to survive first … "

"On the fish-catching broadcasting platform, the streamers who were broadcasting the curse of the BloodSource were wailing. "

"Eh? Why is there a hole here? Is this a portal? F * ck! How did I fly up to the sky! F * ck, I’m dead!"

"Heh, three villagers with a dog, three men and a dog? Are you guys in the game GTA before cosplay? I’m going today…I’m sorry for the disturbance. "

"Damn, why is this villager hiding in the corner? F * ck, I’ve been chopped into a dog!"

"Where the hell did this gunner come from? Why can my pistol only fire one bullet at a time? there are only 20 bullets in total, and you can keep on killing me?"

"This monster is so disgusting. F * ck, I’m poisoned!"

"Eh? The boss was actually a girl. F * ck! The girl had transformed! He had become a sheep! And it can even recover HP?"

"There’s a … Hunter? It doesn’t seem to be the boss. Let me kill it. I’m sorry! I’m sorry, I’ll leave!"

"This big spider is so stupid. ‘The stupid Spider Roman’? Was this an official prank? Wow, it didn’t even fight back, it was so cool hehehe … Wait, why did I get killed instantly?"

"Wow, what kind of monster is this? Centaurs? Oh no, it was a Horseman, Horseman Horseman … Alright, it looked quite stupid. F * ck, how could its damage be so high? Finally, it’s almost dead … F * ck, it actually took out a great sword?"

"What a cute big sister! Is this the legendary Ms. Maria? Aiya, she looked exactly like the cute doll Girl. Already dead? Should I take advantage of it while it’s still hot … No one should find out if I sneaked in, right? I … Ouch, holy shit, how did the aunt sword kill me in three strikes!"

"Who is this guy? Kaes ‘orphan? You … You’re really an orphan!"

"I can actually go down this well. ‘F * ck, this murloc monster is actually waiting for me?’ F * ck, why is it hugging me?! It’s actually gnawing at my head like crazy, "

"The bullet screen viewers were watching from the movie’s perspective, so they could see the host’s every move. "

"However, it was not easy for the hosts to maintain their sanity value in a first-person game like this … "

"This was especially so for the suffocating mass killing. For example, the giant murlocs in the fishing village would pounce forward and grab the players, then stuff their heads into their mouths and gnaw on them. "

"Or, the murlocs would pounce on the players and madly behead them with the kitchen knives in their hands, letting the players experience Big Brother Cheng’s first-person perspective. "

"Or, Amitabha would grab the players and squeeze them until they were covered in blood. Then, he would pull the players in front of him and let them look at the true face of the ancient God. "

"Also, at the place where the brain fluid was tested, the headless patients would fall from the sky and cover the players ‘heads … "

"Obviously, for the streamers, they had transmigrated into the hunters ‘bodies and had a real trip to Cthulhu. "

Perhaps it was not important to clear the game. What was important was how to keep his sanity value from falling and not have any negative impact on his future life …

"Fortunately, black technology could solve most problems. Otherwise, games like "the curse of the blood" would have to say goodbye to players forever. "

Chapter 1065: The virtual future

Chen Mo looked at the tech points on the virtual bracelet.

"Technology changes the world" wasn’t wrong, but in Chen Mo’s case, it was "technology changes the game". "

"In many arts and entertainment fields, games were probably the cultural industry that was most restricted by technology. "

Anime and novels were almost completely not restricted by any technology.

"Movies and TV series were somewhat restricted, but they were less restricted than games. Their top effects were often better than games. "

"Most of the time, some games weren’t perfect, or they had to make some compromises, because the technology wasn’t up to standard. Designers had to choose the lesser of two evils. "

"For a game like the Bloodborne curse, without the neural-connected VR technology and consciousness implantation to eliminate the players ‘panic, it would be impossible to make it this way. "

"At most, it would be placed on switch and let everyone suffer in a different way. "

"Obviously, the more ambitious the designer was, the more black technology he needed. "

"Chen Mo had already unlocked the last technology point of the third level,’storage capacity expansion (Level 2)’. The storage capacity and reading speed of the gaming pod had increased by another huge leap. "

"In fact, a level 1 storage capacity expansion was more than enough to compete with many of the current open world games. Large open world games like GTA had reduced the time needed to switch protagonists and read the disk to a very short amount. "

"After the upgrade, even Triple-A games with open world themes would be able to have no loading bar, just like mysterious seas. "

"This feeling was similar to switching from one main character to another when playing GTA. The two were far apart, but the camera was pulled up and then swooped down, and the loading was completed. The whole process took only one second, and the players might not even have time to react. "

"After this technology was discovered, there should be no need to pursue a larger storage space and reading speed in the short term. "

The fourth level was another separate technology point.

"[Hardware cost reduction (Level 1)] After activation, the cost of virtual reality gaming equipment would be reduced by 30%. "

Chen Mo was shocked. This was what he had been waiting for!

"Although everyone was ridiculing him, saying, "being expensive isn’t the matrix gaming cabin’s weakness, it’s your weakness." After all, in terms of the current level of economic development and the consumption level of residents, the selling price of the matrix gaming cabin was still too high. "

"Chen Mo was even willing to sell it himself, but he only managed to lower the price to around two hundred thousand. "

"However, for the players who were struggling to buy a 10000-Yuan mobile phone or 15000-Yuan computer, how could they spend 200000 Yuan on a piece of equipment for pure entertainment? "

"Of course, the gaming experience of the matrix gaming pod was unique, and 200000 was not expensive. However, for many people, it was not a matter of whether it was expensive or not, but a matter of not being able to afford it and not having that much money. "

"In fact, Chen Mo had always believed that the ordinary class, or even the poor class, would be the future pillar of the virtual reality world. "

"Recently, the new games on the matrix gaming pod were mainly single-player games. The reason was complicated, but in general, this strategy was in line with the current market situation. "

"Most of the people who could afford the matrix game cabin were from well-off families or above. Players didn’t have much time to play games, and might only take out two or three hours a day to play. "

"Single-player games could guarantee a certain degree of continuity and freedom in time. There was no need to compete with other players in terms of time, and at the same time, the sales were in line with the spending habits of this group. "

But what about the future?

"Obviously, only pleasing the high-end market and making the gaming pods a luxury for the rich could make their lives comfortable, but Chen Mo wasn’t the kind of person who would be content with a little wealth. "

"Chen Mo’s ultimate goal was to promote the matrix gaming pod to the entire world, and even to everyone, creating a huge virtual reality world in the future. "

"Some people might think that this was just a game, but was there a need to? Although the game was good, it still had to be separated from reality. It was good to use the current game as a pastime, and it would be fine as long as he continued to maintain this level. "

"However, Chen Zhao would definitely not agree. "

Chen Mo wasn’t the only one to disagree. All of the truly passionate and fanatical players wouldn’t allow the game to stop.

"What was the ultimate form of the game? Perhaps it was reality. If one couldn’t work towards the ultimate form of the game at all costs, then the entire history of the game’s development would become meaningless. "

"It was just like how the invention of nuclear energy brought the world an apocalyptic crisis, but this was an inevitable path in the human technology tree. "

"Even if this world was really a world like the Cthulhu mythology, people would inevitably go further and further on the road of seeking death by exploring the unknown and obtaining knowledge. "

As for why the poor and the ordinary class were the future of the virtual reality world?

"Because at present, virtual reality technology and brain in a vat were the only ways for humans to achieve communism. "

"This might sound a little absolute, but even if it wasn’t the only way, it was one of the easiest ways to achieve it. "

"Many people joked that the real world was hard+ mode for most people. Whether it was the gap between the rich and the poor, the hardships of life, or unfair competition, no solution might be found in the next few hundred years. "

"Since the birth of human civilization, inequality had always run through the entire history of civilization. Although the increase in productivity allowed the poor people in modern society to live with relative dignity, "working hard to survive" had never been an option that made them feel comfortable. "

She would cry if she said more.

"Obviously, for a long time in the future, it would be a fantasy to rely on the development of productivity to achieve communism. Because wealth was always gathered towards the top, the rich people’s spending power was limited, but most of them would never take out a single cent to share with the poor. "

"In that case, the only way for the poor to escape the real world and live in a world of equality was to use virtual reality technology. "

"After all, compared to the real world where resources were extremely scarce, the resources in the virtual world were almost endless. "

"Those rich people could call the shots in the real world. The richer a person was, the weaker their yearning for the virtual world. On the contrary, the poor people who felt that the reality was hopeless or even completely gave up would become the most loyal supporters of the virtual reality world. "

"Therefore, if Chen Mo wanted to promote virtual reality, he had to lower the price and increase the technology points. "

"After this large-scale cost reduction, the price of the game cabin was expected to be reduced to 150000. Considering the strong temptation of the next generation VR games, this price was by no means a painful figure for most middle-class families. "

Chapter 1066: Deep sleep mode

"When he reached the fifth floor, he only got two technology points this time."

The artificial intelligence technology tree directly skipped this level and extended to the bottom. Only virtual reality technology and hardware technology had technology points on the fifth level.

"[Virtual reality technology] deep sleep mode Allows players to play in sleep mode. The time ratio in sleep mode is 1[ 2. Sleep mode is recommended for 5 hours, no more than 7 hours. Otherwise, the game will be disconnected.] The quality of sleep will not be affected if the game time in sleep mode does not exceed two-thirds of the current sleep time."

[Unlocking requirement 20 million neural-connection VR equipment]

"[Hardware technology] sleep awakening system Add a wake-up module in the virtual reality equipment. It can wake up at a specific time or under specific conditions according to the player’s needs. At the same time, the system will have a good sleeping effect."

[Unlocking requirement 500 lottery chances]

It’s here!

Chen Mo clearly knew the significance of the deep sleep mode.

"Simply put, this technology was the only way to solve the big problem of "game time."

"To the players, who was their biggest enemy in the game?"

Was it professor yang?

Is she his girlfriend?

Was it money?

"Clearly, the greatest enemy was time."

"Whether it was the rich or the poor, time was a very precious thing."

"Your time is very valuable … Cough, cough, sorry, I’m at the wrong set."

"The rich were busy trying to make more money, while the poor were busy working hard to support their families."

"Modern society was a fast-paced society, just like the office workers in the big cities who were always in a hurry, even Walking with the Wind."

"Only a small number of college students, unemployed people, and rich people who had real financial freedom could be idle or have a lot of time."

"This was also why mobile games were so popular, and fragmented games were the trend in the game industry."

This was because everyone really had no time to play games.

"Many office workers went to work at 996 hours a day, and it was almost 10 O’ clock when they got home every day. Even if they went to bed at 1 o’ clock, they would at most have more than two hours of game time."

"What could he do in two hours? In a group dungeon, they could only defeat one boss at most. Therefore, more and more players chose to play two games of League of Legends, win two rounds of chicken dinner, watch a short series, read a novel, and click on their own paper wife …"

"Not to mention that if he wanted to start a family and career, this time would have to be shrunk again and again."

"The game that required a lot of time to play started to decline rapidly, and the number of active players kept decreasing."

"In this new sleep mode, the time ratio was 12 ?If it was calculated according to eight hours of sleep, then the player only had to ensure that the game time in sleep state was within two-thirds of the eight hours, which was within five hours, and the quality of their sleep would not be affected."

"If it was more than five hours, he might feel a little tired the next day, which would affect the quality of his sleep. The player could extend the time to 7 hours in reality according to their own needs, which was 14 hours in the game. Any longer and the line would be disconnected for the health of the player."

"In other words, according to the 12 ratio, everyone would have 10 more hours in the virtual world."

"Of course, according to the normal technology tree, the gaming industry would not be the first to benefit from this technology."

"Many people would use these 10 hours to learn, socialize, develop their interests, and even work in the virtual world."

"After all, time was too precious. The extra 10 hours a day meant a lot to everyone."

"Strictly speaking, this technology point might even be bad news for the poor because the rich could use this time to make more money or continue to learn and improve themselves. The poor did not have this resource and could only use this time for entertainment. The gap between the rich and the poor would only widen further."

"If the authors had an extra ten hours out of thin air, it probably meant that they could really relax at eighto’ clock a day, right?"

"Fortunately, there was a technology point like the technology tree shrouding device, which prevented future black technology from going astray and affecting the fields outside of the game."

"Otherwise, the world would really be in chaos."

"Since that was the case, Chen Mo didn’t have to worry about it anymore. The technology would only be giving ten hours of game time to all gamers in the world."

"You could only use this time to play games and couldn’t do anything else, because of the technology tree jamming device and because the virtual world Chen Mo created didn’t provide anything other than entertainment."

"The real world was already tiring enough. In the game, forget about those responsibilities and play to your heart’s content."

"However, Chen Mo would need to sell twenty million gaming pods to activate it."

The sleep awakening system was obviously created to assist this new sleeping mode.

"This system could provide a good sleep aid effect, allowing players to fall asleep faster and enter the game world. At the same time, it could also carry out a gentle wake-up service."

"The player could wake up according to the time or set specific conditions. For example, after the game went offline, the player would automatically wake up and then roll back to bed to continue sleeping."

Chen Zhao looked at the new technology point and fell into deep thought.

"In order to activate this key technology point, he needed to sell 20 million matrix game cabins, and before Iron Man was made, the number of matrix game cabins had only reached 10 million."

"This wasn’t an easy goal to achieve. After all, the real nouveau riche had already bought it by this time."

"Moreover, the new game should make good use of the new technology points. It wouldn’t make much sense to make a fragmented time game or a single-player game."

"It wasn’t easy to get all the players to have a few more hours of game time, but in the end, everyone was still playing on their own. That would be too boring."

"As for the sales, there would definitely be a significant increase after the price of the gaming pods dropped, but it would still be too slow for Chen Mo."

"He still needed to give the world’s players a shot in the arm and let them continue to buy, buy, and buy like crazy, so that the number of matrix gaming pods in the world could reach 20 million as soon as possible."

"If that’s the case … I’ll have to do a CG to get some money." Chen Zhao smiled."

"There were many players who were willing to spend a lot of money on gaming equipment for a game. After all, the gaming hardware was just a platform. How much joy it could bring to the players depended on the content on the platform."

"With the price reduction of the gaming pods, the New Black technology, and the Super IP bonus, all these factors combined would definitely be able to support the sales of the matrix gaming pods to a new level."

"Chen Mo had already decided to release the cinematics and shamelessly announce to everyone, "

"As long as Matrix’s global sales break through 20 million, I’ll make this game."

"Well, there was nothing wrong with that."

Chapter 1067: A CG hit the hot search

"Jarvis, start a new CG project. We’re going to scam money." Chen Zhao knocked on the computer on his desk. "

"The computer screen lit up, and Jarvis said, "Alright. Are we still using real-time calculations?"

"Chen Mo shook his head, "I’ll use real-time calculations as the foundation. I’ll use traditional methods in the later stages." Pack up the related art materials and send them to a special CG production team to produce. "

"Jarvis "the cost of traditional CG will be greatly increased. It will be much higher than real-time calculations."

"I know. But it’s fine, this will be Thunderbolt film’s last cinematics produced in the traditional way, regardless of cost. "

"Jarvis didn’t have any questions. He started working hard on the materials Chen Mo had given him, then handed them over to a professional CG production team to complete the post-production. "

"In fact, it had been a long time since Chen Mo used the traditional way to produce cinematics. "

"Because the art resources of the next generation of VR had almost reached the level of authenticity, players in games such as GTA, Iron Man, and Bloodborne curse had to be more careful to distinguish between the game and reality. "

"Therefore, the trailer, promotional video, and game interludes were basically all done using real-time calculations, which meant that the game characters could "act" the desired scene through the models and actions in the game. "

"The traditional CG production process required a large team to adjust and render frame by frame, and the cost was high. The cost of a high-quality CG could reach tens of thousands of dollars per second, so it was easy to imagine how much it would cost to make a three to five-minute CG. "

"Of course, even though they said that they would use the traditional method to make it, they definitely did not use the traditional method completely. Since the quality of the next generation of VR graphics had reached the level of being able to pass off as real, and Chen Mo could even achieve the acting skills of Heath Reggie with his hands, using real-time calculations to create cinematics, the players might not even be able to tell how the cinematics were done. "

What Chen Mo wanted was to use real-time cinematics and traditional methods to make a cinematics that could already be used frame by frame. This would make the quality of the cinematics reach the highest level.

"Even if the traditional way of processing would greatly increase the production cost of this CG, but … Was president Chen someone who lacked money now? "

As for the level of this CG?

"In Chen Mo’s own words, every frame can be used as a wallpaper. "

……

……

"The popularity of "the curse of the BloodSource" was still ongoing, but it was constantly slipping from the Weibo hot search list and was about to fall out. "

"This was normal. After all, everyone knew how fake the trending Searches were. "

"Weibo’s hot search had become one of the important entrances for many marketing companies to buy traffic, especially those young fresh meat who had their own traffic, popular dramas adapted from popular IPS, singers ‘new songs, and so on. Some got it by their own ability, some by marketing companies, and some by buying it directly. "

"There had been rumors that the third and fifth spots on Weibo’s Trending Searches were the official trending spots that had been bought. It was said that the Weibo hot search package was priced at 600000 Yuan for two days of streaming, while the third-party marketing company quoted the top 30000 Yuan per hour and the top 140000 Yuan per hour. "

"Some thoughtful ranking companies would even sell the services of making it to the hot search and maintaining the hot search, and they would even refund money if they dropped out of the rankings. "

"Weibo had also publicly condemned third parties for cheating on the rankings. It explained the new anti-cheating mechanism on Weibo in a high-profile manner, which basically meant The money should be handed directly to me. Don’t go to a third party scalper for small gains. It’s okay if a company that spawns rankings steals money from my mouth? I have to give you a clear explanation. "

"The Bloodborne curse’s popularity was all thanks to Chen Mo’s reputation and the players ‘enthusiasm. It had even been in the top three for a few days, and it was only now that it was pushed out of the top search list by some random people, which was something unbelievable. "

"Many companies that were spamming the rankings were also vomiting blood. Damn it, this guy actually couldn’t be pushed down no matter how they spammed? "

"Seeing that the popularity of "curse of the BloodSource" had finally subsided, many marketing companies could not sit still any longer. "

"There were two or three new dramas that needed to be hyped up on Weibo’s hot search, and several popular singers had also released their new songs. Not to mention, there were also many young male idols and female celebrities who needed to maintain their popularity. So many marketing companies were also staring at this list. "

"And so, a war without smoke began quietly. If there were players who were bored enough to keep scrolling through Weibo, they would realize that Weibo’s trending topics would change owners every few minutes. The competition between the few trending topics was very fierce. You chased me, and no one gave way. The popularity of the topic soared all the way. "

"It wasn’t strange that these Hot Searches collided with each other. The main reason was that "the curse of the BloodSource" had occupied the top spot of the hot search some time ago, and these marketing companies were having a hard time holding back. "

"Strangely, Chen Mo’s games had been trending for a long time. Sometimes, Chen Mo would even be on trending for fun when he was happy. For example, the ‘today’s current affairs debate’ event last time had been in the top ten Trending Searches for five days. "

Only a few hot-headed marketing companies would try to take the number one spot on the hot Searches right after Chen Mo’s game was released. The experienced marketing companies would just wait for the hype to die down before doing anything.

"After all, the fighting power of salent’s fans was not to be underestimated. They were a group of ruthless people who would chop off their hands for no reason. "

A few marketing companies were competing in secret.

"Quick, why did the top trending search drop again? Hurry up and block!"

"That’s strange. Everyone was very friendly before this and took a few hours for each other. Why did they crash this time?"

"The other side is also anxious! He’s probably the same as us. If he doesn’t spend enough time, he’ll have to get a refund. "

"Hehe, don’t worry about it for now, just continue farming!"

"Woah, why did you fall down again? Continue farming!"

"I … I can’t …"

"How is it possible that it can’t go up again?!"

"Look, Chen Mo … He’s posting on Weibo again!"

These marketing companies were still wondering why it had dropped to second place after so much effort!

"Some of the more clever marketing companies had discovered it earlier. While they were still focused on making it to the top three most searched topics, a hot topic shot up to Weibo’s most searched list like a rocket. "

"Every time it refreshed, it would rush forward by a few places, and now it had directly reached the top. "

Trying to get first place? ‘Sorry’ didn’t exist.

The speed at which these marketing companies refreshed the rankings could not even compare to the natural popularity of this topic …

The marketing companies were dumbfounded.

"What’s going on? Didn’t Chen Mo just release ‘curse of the bloodline’ a few days ago? this topic was just about to drop from the hot Searches, why is it back again?"

"It’s not just Weibo’s hot search … Look, the question and answer hot search and the search engine hot search have all been removed from the rankings!"

"This … This is even more evil than ‘curse of the blood source’. It’s just a publicity film. Is there a need to do this?!"

Chapter 1068: The Lich King has awakened

"If the sales of Matrix’s gaming pods exceed 20 million, we’ll release this game."

"Chen Mo’s new Weibo was as simple as ever, without any extra words. "

"There were only two sentences in the Weibo post, but it was obvious that the CG attached at the bottom was the main content of the post. "

"The moment Chen Mo posted on Weibo, the players all commented and reposted immediately, so they didn’t pay much attention to the content of the cinematic. "

"However, when they clicked on the video after sharing it, the players ‘reactions were different. "

Some of them almost fell off their chairs.

"Some of them shouted on the spot, even more excited than when they saw the team they liked. "

Some of them burst into tears on the spot and even hugged their close friends and cried.

Some even wanted to run out of the house immediately and run a few laps around their neighborhood.

"There were all sorts of reactions, but none of them were not excited. "

Some of the new players might be confused. What was going on?

"The reply with the most likes was very simple. It only had three words, but it received 10000 + likes. "

"It’s been seven years!"

……

……

"When the familiar Thunderbolt Entertainment’s logo appeared on the screen, most players didn’t realize what kind of promotional video it was, thinking it was just a normal trailer for Chen Mo’s next game. "

"However, when the logo disappeared and the Lich King Arthas, who was sitting on the ice throne, appeared on the screen, all the players ‘calmness immediately turned into ecstasy. They even rubbed their eyes in disbelief, and after confirming that they were not seeing things, they burst into cheers of excitement! "

"Seven years ago, Chen Mo was still an unknown C-grade videogame designer, while Thunderbolt entertainment only had a small Experience Store. People thought that they could only make casual games like Plants vs. Zombies, which made a splash in the mobile and PC industry. "

"Even after I am MT and the universe of Azeroth were released, most people didn’t think that it would become a classic ip that could conquer the world. Instead, they thought that whether it was an anime or a mobile game, it was just a new money-making model that Chen Mo had come up with. "

"Indeed, most of the game companies at the time were learning the business model of I am MT. Even if a few tried to copy the works of the world of Azeroth, they were soon stillborn. "

"To these companies, learning the pay-to-win mobile game model of I am MT gave many mobile game designers a chance to make a comeback. It also made the mobile game market advance by leaps and bounds, and the volume kept expanding, even starting to squeeze out the space for PC games. "

"It wasn’t until the release of Warcraft that people realized that Chen Mo and Thunderbolt entertainment wouldn’t be satisfied with casual games, nor would they be satisfied with mobile games that could make money. "

"This unprecedented real-time strategy game had achieved outstanding results in the PC gaming market of that era, allowing Thunderbolt Entertainment’s reputation to spread overseas. The design of the game itself also provided a lot of development ideas for future PC games, such as the design of stairway. "

"Warcraft’s story perfectly presented the world of Azeroth’s content, and no one doubted that if Chen Mo was willing to work on this ip, it would definitely be a huge stroke in the history of gaming. "

"At the end of the ending cinematics of Warcraft The Frozen Throne, Arthas, who had defeated Illidan and his allies, began to climb up the high throne alone. Frostmourne was by his waist, and his black cloak fluttered behind him. His white hair was so eye-catching. "

That lonely back was just like when he entered the royal city of Lordaeron and killed his father.

"Anubrak and the other loyal scourge soldiers continued to slaughter the defeated enemies outside the throne. Arthas no longer cared about all this. He climbed to the top of the ice throne, followed ner ‘zhul’s will, broke the ice on the throne, and picked up the ice Crown that had fallen to the ground. "

To crown himself as King.

"After that, Arthas fell into a long sleep. "

"He sat on the throne, holding Frostmourne in his right hand. His eyes were closed, and he remained motionless. The blizzard made the layer of ice on his body grow thicker and thicker, to the point that it was about to fuse with the ice throne. "

"As the background music played, the camera zoomed out, and the story of the ice throne slowly came to an end. "

"If there were no new promotional cinematics, this story could probably be answered in the question and answer community, "which of you think it’s just the beginning, but in fact, it’s already the peak of the story?" This question. "

"The players all thought that Chen Mo would continue the success of Warcraft and continue to develop the world of Azeroth ip. As long as they waited patiently, the sequel would be out. "

"However, this wait lasted for seven years. "

"In the past few years, Chen Mo had made Minecraft, United States of legends, Dark Souls, doomsday, Legend of Zelda, and GTA, all of which were recognized as godly works. But when it came to the world of Azeroth, no matter how the players and reporters asked, Chen Mo would always keep a mysterious smile on his face, even making people think that he was ready to give up on this world-famous ip. "

"In the past seven years, the entire game industry had developed rapidly, almost like a rocket, from the VR era to the next generation of VR. "

"Seven years later, the world of Azeroth descended once again. "

"However, there was one thing that the players were talking about. Even in the world of Azeroth, only four years had passed since the Lich King sat on the ice throne until he finally woke up, which was three years earlier than in the real world. "

"The universe of Azeroth didn’t introduce the story after the Lich King’s awakening, but the story before the Lich King’s awakening had long been described. "

"When Arthas put on the helmet, he fell into a four-year-long sleep."

"In his soul, there was a split that represented his remaining rationality and humanity. It was a young Arthas. As long as this child is still alive, there is still hope to fight against the power of evil."

"But after repeated struggles and games, Arthas still gave in. He gave in to the darkness in his heart. He personally destroyed the incarnation of his humanity and pierced his chest with Frostmourne. "

"At that moment, all of Arthas ‘regrets, cowardice, self-reflection, and doubts were wiped out. The once powerful power of the Holy Light was also swept away."

"He completely abandoned everything in the past and became a cold and heartless demon."

"Ner ‘zhul’s soul was ecstatic. He declared that Arthas would become the Lich King with him."

"But Arthas’s sword pierced through ner ‘zhul’s soul again."Not us. No one can tell me what to do. Now, this power belongs to me. I am the Lich King, and I’m ready. "

"Arthas devoured ner ‘zhul’s soul and seized his power. He became the Lich King and woke up from the throne of ice."

"The fragment of his humanity turned him into an illusion in noscent, guiding the adventurers in the past to search for the truth."

"After four years of deep sleep, in the new trailer, the Lich King’s eyes glowed blue under his helmet, and the ice on his body began to crack. "

The Lich King had awakened.

Chapter 1069: And you, shall be crowned King

Four years had passed in Azeroth.

Seven years had passed in the real world.

"In these four years, the world of Azeroth had gone through so many changes, so many storms. Three years seemed like the blink of an eye, but it also felt like countless years."

"For four years, he had not moved at all."

"Here, Arthas bade farewell to his past, bade farewell to ner ‘zhul who had been trying to control him, and bade farewell to his past humanity."

"From this moment on, he only represented his own will."

He had won.

"However, at this moment, a voice rang in his ear."

"The child."

"When you were born, the forest of Lordaeron called out your name."

"Arthas, "

"When the majestic background music sounded, when the familiar figure on the ice throne reappeared, everyone felt hot tears in their eyes."

"If the audience paid more attention, they would find that the last scene of the two cinematics was almost seamlessly connected. Whether it was the ice throne or Arthas’s posture, they were exactly the same."

"At the beginning of the new trailer, the camera zoomed in, just like Warcraft The ending cinematics of The Frozen Throne seemed to be pulled out of focus."

"But to the players, after seven years of waiting, this scene seemed so far away."

It was a familiar yet strange feeling.

"Even though Thunderbolt entertainment had won the title of ‘Thunderbolt film studio’ for the high quality cinematics in Warcraft seven years ago, if you looked closely, you would realize that the quality of the cinematics this time was better than any of the previous ones."

"The powerful Lich King, Arthas, sat on the ice throne. It was as if he was right in front of him, and every vein and detail on the armor could be seen clearly."

"Surprisingly, as the camera panned on, the voice-over continued."

The voice was filled with justice and glory. He was teaching Arthas as as an elder.

"And this was the greatest contrast to the Lich King Arthas, who was sitting on the ice throne and had completely lost his humanity."

"It was the voice of the old king who had died under the sword of Frostmourne, Arthas ‘father, King Minehill."

"Arthas’s armor was covered with ice. He seemed to be embedded in the ice throne. If an ordinary person who didn’t know the truth passed by, they might even think of him as a statue."

"However, after the four words "Arthas" ended, the melody of the whole CG suddenly became tense."

"Under the helmet that was covered in thick ice, two dark blue spots emerged."

"Arthas heard his father’s voice. Perhaps the old king was whispering to him in Frostmourne, or Arthas was reminded of the old king’s teachings when he was a child."

"At that moment, the hard ice on Arthas’s body started to crack."

"Arthas, "

"With this call, Lordaeron, the nightmare of the eastern kingdom, and even the entire Azeroth, opened its eyes."

The scene changed to noscent’s vast snowfield.

"As far as the eye could see, everything was white. The sky in the distance was a greenish-gray color, and the sharp and towering snow peaks were like sharp swords pointing to the sky. In the snow-covered Canyon, there was no trace of life."

Arthas’s war boots stepped on the thick snow and he walked alone in this world of Ice and snow. Only the snowflakes and the whistling wind accompanied him.

"Suddenly, he seemed to have felt something. He bent down and used his right hand to wipe away the snow, revealing the ice under the snow."

There seemed to be some powerful creation hidden under the blue ice.

"Arthas’s eyes under the helmet flickered with blue light. He stood up and lifted his cloak with his left hand, revealing the famous sword of death."

Frostmourne.

"The child."

"I proudly watched you grow up day by day and become the embodiment of justice."

"Arthas pulled out Frostmourne from his waist, raised his right hand, and stared at the blade."

"You have to remember this."

"We have always ruled this country with wisdom and strength."

"In the fluttering snow, light blue spots of light fell on the blade of Frostmourne, like fire falling into boiling oil."

The blue light on the blade of Frostmourne spread like flames and slowly ignited the powerful runes on the blade.

"The terrifying power gathered, and under the command of Frostmourne, they became one."

"I also believe that you will be careful when you use your powerful strength."

Arthas held Frostmourne’s hilt with both hands and stabbed it deep into the ice!

"The ice-blue runes on the sword lit up, and a powerful force was transmitted into the ice layer through Frostmourne."

"The powerful force spread out in all directions with Frostmourne as the center, and the thick snow on the ice was swept away in an instant!"

"A small snowstorm even formed on the vast snowfield as a result. The layer of ice under the accumulated snow instantly cracked, and the cracks spread like a spider web to the surrounding area!"

"Arthas stood up and looked into the distance. Behind him, a terrifying monster was breaking out of the ice."

"Under the broken remains, the blue evil energy fused the Dragon bones into one. It was a powerful Frost Dragon, more powerful than all of its kind before."

"Sindagosa, who was only left with a hideous skeleton, stretched out her sharp claws from under the thick ice. Her eyes glowed with a dark blue light, which quickly spread to her whole body."

"A long, long time ago, this powerful Blue Dragon had been severely injured and fell on the frozen soil of the ice Crown. She was blind and on the verge of death. She called out to Malygos, wanting to return to Dragonbone waste to rest, but the only reply she got was the howling of the cold wind."

"In the madness before her death, there was only hatred left in her heart. At the moment of her death, she swore to take revenge on the whole world …"

"The Lich King felt the hatred buried under the thick ice and resurrected her, giving her a chance for revenge."

"Sindagosa climbed up the tall snow-capped peak and flapped its skeletal wings, diving down towards the undead army in the valley."

"A true victory is to encourage the fighting spirit of your people."

"Sindagosa flapped its wings and flew high in the sky, its hoarse dragon roar reverberating through the clouds."

The scourge soldiers on the ground also roared into the sky!

"Their skeletal bodies emitted a blue light, and these specks of blue light quickly gathered together and spread out into the distance, towards the ice Crown fortress, towards the ice Crown, towards the entire noscent, spreading out!"

"Many of the undead army at the foot of the mountain had followed the Prince through life and death since the human era. Even though the Prince had betrayed them and turned them into undead, their loyalty had not wavered in the slightest."

"However, was this the "morale boost" that King menehill had mentioned?"

Arthas stood on the high Glacier and looked down at his people.

"One day, my life will come to an end."

"And you, shall be crowned King!"

"The camera finally stopped on Arthas ‘face. His blue eyes, white hair, and no expression under the frozen helmet."

"At this moment, he had already been crowned King."

A King that was the complete opposite of his father’s expectations.

And the awakened Lich King was about to conquer a wider territory.

"At the end of the video, the game logo appeared in the middle of the screen."

It was World of Warcraft!

Chapter 1070: Seven years of waiting

"After watching this cinematic, everyone understood why this topic had become a hot topic in an instant and could not be removed. "

"Seven years of feelings, are you afraid? "

"Thunderbolt film studios ‘most awesome CG so far, are you afraid? "

"Chen Mo’s first true MMORPG, are you scared? "

"In fact, Chen Mo didn’t even need to post the cinematics. As long as he said the words "World of Warcraft", the fans would go crazy. "

"Moreover, it wasn’t a RTS game this time, but a real MMORPG. Chen Mo would definitely use the best resources and the best production team in Thunderbolt entertainment to present the best next generation VR game to the players. "

"Some people might be wondering, Warcraft was a game from seven years ago, when Chen Mo was still an unknown designer, where did he get so many fans of Azeroth? "

"Don’t forget, Chen Zhao had never given up on promoting Azeroth. "

"Not to mention how much influence Warcraft had in the world back then, even the AI production teams used it as a stage to test Origin. The key was that Chen Mo had been adding bits of Azeroth material from time to time in oasis. "

"Stormwind City, Orgrimmar, Ironforge, Undercity … "

"The main cities of these major races, the various NPCs in the main cities, and some iconic landmarks had been quietly added. The structure of the entire world was almost complete, and the fans of Azeroth were constantly expanding. "

"For Thunderbolt Entertainment’s players, the difficulty of getting oasis was very low. As long as they had the matrix gaming pod, they had basically entered Stormwind City and Orgrimmar and experienced the magnificence of Azeroth. "

"Everyone knew that Chen Mo would definitely make Azeroth into a huge game, maybe an online game, or maybe a triple-A game. But no matter what, it would definitely be one of the best games in Thunderbolt entertainment, which could be seen from Chen Mo’s hard work for so many years. "

"Now, he could basically confirm that it was an MMORPG just by looking at the game’s name. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo’s post wasn’t just a simple sentence, it was a very sincere promotional video. "

"Not only was the quality of the cinematics better than all of Chen Mo’s previous cinematics, but it was also expensive to make. More importantly, the content was almost perfect. "

"Even every frame, every scene, and every narration had its own meaning. "

"The whole cinematic was very short, only three minutes long, and it only described one thing-the Lich King’s awakening. "

"Awaken from the throne of ice, awaken sindagosa, and lead his undead army to conquer the world. "

"However, there was a lot of information contained in this. "

"Many games ‘promotional cinematics used the style of movies, using many scenes to put together many exciting scenes, but for the narrative of the story, it didn’t have any substantial meaning. "

"Chen Mo had done a lot of cinematics in the past, but it was clear that World of Warcraft The promotional cinematics of the Wrath of the Lich King followed the tradition of Warcraft, focusing on telling a good story. "

"Ironically, when Arthas woke up, he heard the old king’s words and everything he did was the complete opposite of the old king’s teachings. "

"I proudly watched you become the embodiment of justice, " the old king said. "

Arthas had become the most evil existence in all of Azeroth.

"I believe that you will be careful when you use your powerful strength, " the old king said. "

"However, at this time, Arthas was using his powerful strength to summon the undead army and create tragedies for Azeroth. "

"A true victory is to encourage the fighting spirit of your people, " the old king said. "

Arthas had indeed inspired the fighting spirit of his people. He had turned them into unconscious killing machines through evil Necromagic.

"One day, my life will come to an end, and you will be crowned King, " the old king said. "

Arthas had indeed been crowned King. He personally put on the helmet that symbolized the Lich King’s power.

"However, he did not become the king of Lordaeron, but the Lich King. "

"The cinematics showed Arthas, the most outstanding villain in the world of Azeroth. Although it was only three minutes long, it made the players recall the story of the rule of chaos and The Frozen Throne in Warcraft. "

"It could be said that after this cinematic, the most exciting part of the seven-year-long plot would come. "

"What kind of young hunks, singers, and TV series could compete with this monster for the hot search? "

"Moreover, the influence of Azeroth was not limited to the domestic market. Players all over the world were excited when they heard the news! "

Even many Warcraft players in Europe and America couldn’t help but tear up after seeing the English version of the video!

"It’s been seven years! Do you know how I’ve been through these seven years? I’ve been waiting for the world of Azeroth every day, and I’m finally out!"

"It’s not called the world of Azeroth. It’s the World of Warcraft!"

"Chen Zhao finally remembered the hole he’d dug. He’d been digging for seven years! Now, it’s finally time to fill the hole!"

"He’s waiting for the next generation of VR technology to mature before creating a real world of Azeroth. No wonder he didn’t do it before!"

"This cinematics is too awesome and exciting. It reminds me of the cinematics in Warcraft. The Prince returned to Lordaeron and killed his father, Medivh turned into a Crow, Illidan summoned the Naga Siren … It’s all so vivid in my mind!"

"It seems like the Lich King’s story is coming to an end? But I’m A little flustered. This Lich King is already so powerful, and all he has to do is attack. How can we fight this?"

"I really want to complain. In the game, the two idiots sat on the ice throne for so long, but only four years have passed. In reality, it’s been seven years! We’re even worse off than the second fool on the throne!"

"Lordaeron is the first to return with his filial son! I’ll have to trouble the others to move back a little!"

"I just want to know one thing. If I kill the Lich King, will I get Frostmourne?"

The topic of World of Warcraft instantly exploded. Chen Mo’s years of reputation and the fan base he had for the huge IP of Azeroth made the game the hottest topic in the game industry right after its announcement.

"However, despite their excitement, the players still noticed the condition that Chen Mo had mentioned. "

He would only make this game when matrix had sold 20 million game pods.

Chapter 1071: An mo who has already been buried?

What was the concept of 20 million matrix gaming pods?

"At least for now, it seemed to be a distant goal."

"On the surface, Chen Mo’s words seemed like a scam. Have you ever seen a designer who would negotiate with the player for cold rice?"

"However, this cold rice was really fragrant!"

"In fact, the players didn’t feel bad about it, because strictly speaking, World of Warcraft wasn’t just cooking cold rice; it was a new project."

"After all, the world of Azeroth had always been an ip, but the fans had different opinions on what to do, and the key was Chen Mo’s decision."

"Making an MMORPG meant that World of Warcraft was completely different from most of Chen Mo’s previous games. There wasn’t any comparison, so it wasn’t even worth mentioning."

"Moreover, many people knew that the matrix gaming pod was currently being sold at a loss."

"Moreover, after this Weibo post was posted, Thunderbolt entertainment and le Hui both announced that the price of the new matrix gaming pod had dropped again. This time, the price had dropped to about 150000 Yuan, which was the same price as the traditional VR game pod’s mid-section."

"Also, when World of Warcraft was officially released, all the players who had matrix gaming cabins would be given a part of the game time and special pets and mounts."

"This was also disclosed later, which meant that these 20 million players would be able to obtain a special identity tag, and the officials would recognize them as "old players."

"In addition, the reduced price of the matrix game cabin also provided some "emotional" subsidies for the players who had bought the matrix game cabin at a high price, such as the return of additional top-ups and tokens, free game discounts, and hardware upgrades."

"After all, when the matrix game cabin was first released, it was sold for 300000 Yuan. In nearly a year, it had dropped to 150000 Yuan. This drop was quite big."

"To Chen Mo, after testing the market, it was time for mass production and to quickly dominate the market. He even had to pay for it himself. This was the only way to develop the gaming pods."

"However, for the players who had spent a lot of money to buy it from the start, they might feel a little uncomfortable."

"Of course, it was impossible to make up for the price difference completely. As the saying went, "the earlier you buy, the earlier you enjoy." Technological products depreciated very quickly. However, considering that these people were loyal Thunderbolt entertainment players and Chen Mo’s die-hard fans, he had to take care of their emotions."

"He would give them some special discounts and give them a commemorative sports car in oasis. Then, he would return some tokens. He would try his best to take care of their feelings. It was enough as long as he expressed his intentions."

"Of course, the further price reduction of the matrix gaming pod was something to be rejoiced about for the players. In fact, every price reduction would attract a large number of hesitant players to cut off their hands."

"Moreover, the hype of World of Warcraft gave the players a good reason. With all these factors combined, Chen Mo’s goal of twenty million was possible."

"After such a long period of preparation, the gaming pods had been recognized by the market, and there were enough games on it. The price had also dropped, if he didn’t buy it now, would he really have to wait for Chen Mo to give it away for free?"

The attraction of the next generation VR was also hard to resist.

"Therefore, within a short period of time after this series of news was announced, the moment the price of the matrix gaming pod dropped, it was immediately snatched up."

"All major shopping websites were sold out, and everyone was shouting, "This time, Chen Mo must go bankrupt!"

"The players didn’t find anything wrong with the 20 million target. Instead, they were working together, hoping to help Chen Mo reach his goal."

……

Some people also wondered what the 20 million sales of matrix had to do with World of Warcraft.

Could it be that you need 20 million players to be able to carry this game?

"It was obviously nonsense. No matter how awesome an online game was, it couldn’t possibly support 20 million people in the same server. Wasn’t that a joke?"

"Of course, they didn’t know that this wasn’t Chen Mo’s request, but the system’s …"

Another group of people had doubts about the genre of World of Warcraft.

Would an MMORPG work?

"This genre of games in parallel world had been declining steadily, from its peak in the past to a game that was on the verge of being marginalized."

"Whether it was in China or overseas, many classic mmorpgs that had once created a glorious era were getting worse by the day. The number of active players and income was dropping every day. Some games would even honestly announce the number of active players at the start, but would not do so in the end."

"However, he couldn’t fool others even if he didn’t announce it. After all, the game itself was becoming more and more compatible with the server. His close friends were all AFK him. When he opened his social list, it was all gray. This meant that this game type was already going downhill and had become a sunset industry."

"As for those mmorpgs that were said to be big productions with new technology, they were even worse off. They were all trying their best to create hype before they were released, and their popularity was not low. However, after this period, no one was interested in them anymore."

"Speaking of which, why was it so tragic?"

"It was all because Chen Zhao had stabbed him left and right, rendering him half-paralyzed."

"Back in China, moon God’s prophecy, heavenly justice Three Kingdoms, and Legend of the Sword were all extremely popular, but look at what games Chen Mo was playing one after another."

League of Legends.

"Overwatch."

PlayerUnknown’s Battleground.

What was this called? It was a heart-killing move.

"Not to mention the VR platform, even the PC and mobile platforms were all occupied."

"What could traditional mmorpgs use to fight against such a player? Old games couldn’t even survive by relying on fans, let alone new games."

"It wasn’t Chen Mo’s fault, he knew the trend, so he gave mmorpgs a little push."

"At the end of the day, the decline of the game genre wasn’t because Chen Mo was too good at fighting, but because it was destined to decline, and the players were running out of time."

"The other video game companies had realized this as well, which was why fewer and fewer companies were making mmorpgs. They were all making games with fragmented time."

"But now, Chen Mo was going to dig up a game that he had buried himself in and make?"

"It was impossible to trust him without thinking, because it went against the basic rules of the game."

"No matter how high the quality of World of Warcraft is, you can’t possibly give the players game time out of thin air, right?"

"As long as the problem of time wasn’t solved, it would be difficult for the players to support you even if they wanted to."

"If this game was sold out, how much would be appropriate?"

"If this game was charged for time, and everyone’s time was so precious, how much could you earn if you couldn’t let players spend a lot of time in the game?"

A compulsory monthly card? Or should he just add the Krypton gold element?

"That definitely wasn’t something serente would do. At this stage, the matrix gaming pod had already been sold at a loss. Was there a need to damage his own reputation for such a trivial matter?"

Chapter 1072: time fee

"As a result, the game was stuck in an endless loop. Most video game designers couldn’t figure out why Chen Mo was making an MMORPG. "

"It was reasonable to say that there was no problem in making a Triple-A masterpiece with the story of Azeroth, and there was no need to worry about the charging model. He could just directly use the buy-off system like other Triple-A games. "

"As for mmorpgs, there were so many games, but not a single company had managed to come up with a good way to make money. "

A purchase-off system fee?

"Online games required players to continue playing the game, just like League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Players were also part of the gaming experience, and the loss of players would be devastating to the gaming experience. "

"A strict buy-off system meant that the threshold was higher and the number of players was reduced. Moreover, selling games was a one-time deal, and the game developers were seriously lacking in motivation to update the future versions. If they were to sell downloadable content, that did not seem to be very suitable. "

Do you charge for fashion?

"It was possible, but there weren’t as many skins for sale as in League of Legends. Strictly speaking, this mode didn’t seem to match World of Warcraft. For those Tauren, undead, and dwarf players, what kind of fashion are you going to sell them? "

What about the time fee?

It seemed to be the best solution to ensure fairness. But the question remained. Where did you steal so much time for the current players?

"Obviously, if this research project was so easy to solve, mmorpgs wouldn’t be so unpopular. "

"However, the players obviously didn’t care about that. After all, Chen Mo said that he would release World of Warcraft with 20 million gaming pods, and the prices of the gaming pods had dropped. What else could they say? "

"In any case, the players who could afford it would take this opportunity to buy it, and the players who couldn’t could wave flags and shout 666, or trick their rich friends to buy one. "

……

World of Warcraft had always been the most popular topic in the internet and was way more popular than other games.

"Many companies felt that they were about to overtake him at the beginning, so they had to work harder! "

"However, he didn’t get any response after scrolling for a long time. After taking a closer look, he found that the popularity of World of Warcraft was one digit higher than the second place … Since the first place of World of Warcraft was a 1, and the second place also started with a 1, it didn’t look that eye-catching. Besides, the trending Searches on Weibo were closely arranged, so he couldn’t tell that it was World of Warcraft … "

These people almost vomited blood. Did it have to be so magical?

"It wasn’t that their business was terrible or that they had bad eyesight, but it was just that it wasn’t common for their popularity to be higher than the second place by a whole digit … "

The enthusiasm of the players was beyond imagination. The promotional CG of the Wrath of the Lich King alone was enough to keep them high for a few days.

"The players had too many questions about World of Warcraft, and they were all trying to find out more. "

Is this game an MMORPG?

How much is this game?

How did he do it?

"Soon, the news was confirmed. It was an MMORPG, and not only that, it was a time-pay model! "

"The official reply was,[World of Warcraft will adopt a time-payment model, which is divided into two payment methods point cards and monthly cards.] The price of a point card was 200 yuan for 3000 minutes, or 100 yuan for 1500 minutes. The monthly card was set at 500 yuan per month; A certain amount of tax will be taken when players conduct transactions between gold coins and in-game coins. I won’t be considering any other payment model for the time being. "

"When the news came out, the players were first happy, but then shocked. "

"He was happy that this seemed to be a very fair charging model, but he was shocked that he could earn money from this! "

"The price wasn’t cheap, but the key was who he was competing with! "

"200 yuan for 3000 minutes, that was only equivalent to 4 Yuan an hour! "

"This was the same price as a PC internet cafe from a long time ago. For VR games, it was like a vegetable price. "

"According to the game time of a Triple-A masterpiece, most Triple-A masterpieces only had thirty to forty hours of game time in a round. According to this calculation, didn’t it mean that one could buy the game time of a Triple-A masterpiece with just a hundred or two hundred Yuan? "

The triple A works of the matrix gaming capsule were all in 1980 …

"The price of this month’s card was quite scary, but the problem was, who would buy a monthly card now? "

Except for the studios that focused on farming money in the game …

"This was because the majority of the players did not have enough gaming time. It was not easy to take out one or two hours to play every day. 3000 minutes was 50 hours, which was enough for many people to play for a month … "

"Only 200 RMB a month, and this was still a next generation VR game? "

"On second thought, the monthly card price might seem scary, but it was actually a huge profit for those players who had a lot of time. "

"Moreover, players could trade gold coins in-game, which meant that the officials had recognized the living space of the studio and those who spent time farming gold in the game. They allowed you to buy and sell as long as you gave it to the officials for a draw. "

"However, allowing this kind of trade was equivalent to the government giving up a profit. How much income could the government get with that little tax? "

"The officials had even made it very clear that they would not consider other charging models. In other words, they would not consider charging for combat power or charging for fashion. "

"It was fair, but many players were worried. He wouldn’t really lose money, right? "

"Although they always said that Chen Mo would suffer losses, it was just a joke. Many players were really panicking after seeing the charging model of World of Warcraft. "

"It wasn’t that they were worried about Chen Mo’s poverty. They didn’t care about Chen Mo, but they were worried that if World of Warcraft kept making losses, the game might not be able to last … "

"Or even if they didn’t stop the service, they wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressure of losses and open other fee-charging outlets to ruin their reputation. That would be more of a loss than gain. "

"Then, a strange scene appeared on the official forum. The players strongly requested that World of Warcraft be charged for the appearance of the game. "

"This game can be played without skins? How do you expect us to live? It must be opened!"

"That’s right, I strongly support it. I beg salent to let me spend money!"

"You have to be clear, I’m not buying skins for serente, I’m buying skins for Azeroth. You can’t take away my right to buy skins!" He said. "

"In fact, these people were only saying this because they might really need to buy a skin. On the other hand, they hoped to open more mouths for the rich to burn money so that the game’s profits would be better. It would be embarrassing if the game really closed down for no good reason. "

"Because World of Warcraft had been invested in by so many players, they even bought gaming pods in hopes that the game would be good, not only in terms of reputation, but also in profits. That was why they were worried about Chen Mo. "

"However, if they knew Chen Zhao’s plan, they would definitely put the money back into their wallets … "

Chapter 1073: Consideration of the charging model

"Why did they use such a charging method? Clearly, Chen Zhao had thought about it carefully."

"For the players, the fairest way to charge was to charge for buying and stopping, and to charge for time. For a game like World of Warcraft that required a lot of time, updates, and the cooperation of a large number of players to experience the fun, it was actually a loss to charge a fee."

"This also increased the difficulty of the game, just like The Legend of Zelda A game like wild breath only sold four million copies in the first month worldwide. Even though Chen Mo’s reputation helped boost its sales in the parallel world, the VR version was still expensive, so the sales didn’t increase by much."

There weren’t many single player games that liked to buy out the entire server. Chen Mo wouldn’t be happy if there were only five to six million players in World of Warcraft.

"Are you kidding me? by then, the matrix gaming cabin would have 20 million users, and everyone would start playing World of Warcraft!"

"Some people might say, "if you had more players, why didn’t you play the free game?" Wouldn’t it be fine to charge for the same skins as League of Legends?"

"However, the problem was that the mode of World of Warcraft was different from League of Legends."

"In World of Warcraft, there weren’t many heroes. Most players only played one or two main characters, one main character and one side character. Even if there were people who liked to dominate all classes, it was definitely impossible to play every account until they graduated."

She had to reveal a full set of clothes? A special transformation? Mounts and pets that can be purchased from the store?

"They could all be done, but they were incompatible."

"Chen Mo had created mounts and pets in World of Warcraft in his previous life, but they obviously couldn’t be the main point of profit, as they couldn’t support the huge expenses of the game."

"As for the full set of clothes … In League of Legends, many players bought dozens or even hundreds of skins. Could they buy dozens or hundreds of clothes in World of Warcraft?"

"Of course, there were still some rich players out there. However, most players only had one or two accounts, so they would only have one or two sets of their favorite clothes. It was unlikely that they would buy them without limit."

"For example, some domestic games made the fashion system well, but the style was different from that of World of Warcraft, so it was hard to copy."

"Besides, in a game like World of Warcraft, the more powerful the equipment was, the better it looked. In World of Warcraft, there were T2 T6 sets for Paladins, T6 sets for warlocks, T3 sets for priests, and T3 sets for Warriors. As the top-tier sets in this version, these sets were the most handsome."

"In World of Warcraft, Team Dungeons represented PVE and even the highest challenge in the whole game, and the players who completed these challenges would have the highest honor."

"Weapons and equipment were given to them as the reward for the highest honor. Not only did they have to be good enough in attributes, but they also had to be special enough in appearance. This was part of the reward mechanism."

"Let’s say you worked hard for one or two months in a team dungeon and got your class’s graduation suit. Just as you put it on and were ready to show off in the main city, you saw a few new accounts wearing the clothes you bought. The most infuriating thing was that the clothes they bought were better than yours …"

How heart-wrenching was this?

"It wasn’t that these people couldn’t afford fashion clothes, but fashion clothes were in conflict with top-tier outfits. At least, there was no such tradition in World of Warcraft."

"Therefore, it was better to be more straightforward. Since he had decided to charge the game by time, he should not play so many tricks and cut off the corners of the profit points. At the same time, the reputation of the game would rise. Why not?"

"Of course, Chen Mo knew that the game wouldn’t make a loss even if he only sold the game time."

"Because the new technology points could guarantee that every player would have 10 hours of game time after they fell asleep, the players now felt that they could play for at least one or two months with a point card, but the reality was that it was very likely that everyone would transfer their monthly cards soon …"

"With an average of eight hours a day, he would be online for 20 days a month, which would be 160 hours. That would be 640 Yuan a month, which was more expensive than a monthly card."

"What if everyone bought a monthly card? 500 yuan a month. In just four months, the money for a Triple-A masterpiece would be out."

"No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible that World of Warcraft could only live for four months."

"I’ll set a small goal first. If the lifespan of World of Warcraft reaches two years, the players will spend more money than a Triple-A masterpiece."

"Furthermore, the game officials would also collect a transaction tax, just like how PlayerUnknown’s Battleground did. Although it didn’t seem like a lot, if there were 20 million players, it would be a huge number."

Some people might wonder why the trade between gold coins and RMB was not prohibited.

The problem was that this thing could not be resisted.

"The trading system between the auction house and the players was one of the foundations of World of Warcraft, and it was also a very important part of the game. Player A directly bought Player B’s trash at a high price online, and then Player B directly transferred money in real life. How could this be banned? Chen Mo couldn’t just jump out and steal money from the players."

"Since private transactions could not be banned, it was better to directly support such transactions officially. On the one hand, it would prevent those scammers from appearing. On the other hand, it would provide convenience to players who really needed gold to exchange for money or money to exchange for gold. On the other hand, the official platform could increase their income. Killing three birds with one stone, wasn’t it perfect?"

Some people were worried about the appearance of a gold-farming studio.

"Chen Mo had his own ways to deal with this. Moreover, it was difficult to distinguish between ‘hardworking farmers’ and ‘gold farming Studios’. As long as these people played within the rules of the game, they would contribute to the game by farming, collecting taxes, and improving the market."

"As for opening more accounts, scripted mining, and so on …"

"You’re thinking too much. To Chen Mo, even PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds ‘cheat could be destroyed, let alone a small trick like this?"

"For players who wanted to use scripts to hack, it was better to first think about whether they could stuff scripts into the matrix gaming cabin to achieve unmanned operation."

"In the end, the key problem that needed to be solved for World of Warcraft was time."

"The players didn’t have time to play. No matter how hard you tried to open a paid entrance, increase paid fashion, or even sell combat power, it would only damage the game’s reputation and the effect might not be good."

"As long as he could solve the problem of time, he could earn a lot of money from the game by charging the game points."

"But now, the system’s advanced technology had solved the issue of time, so it was finally time for Chen Mo to release World of Warcraft."

Chapter 1074: The design of World of Warcraft

Chen Mo didn’t stay idle while the players were trying to buy the gaming pods.

"They had prepared a lot of art resources for World of Warcraft, such as several major cities, Team Dungeons, and some classic scenes from the old world, and they were basically all completed. "

The rest could be completed quickly with Jarvis’s hard work.

"Of course, there were still many other tasks to do, such as designing class skills, designing talent trees, designing team Dungeons, designing quest lines, and so on. "

"However, he had already accumulated this information. "

"For example, the quests in World of Warcraft were complicated, but with the help of the universe of Azeroth and the participation of many designers under the company, the quests were completed quickly. "

"Chen Mo and Zheng Hongxi had to be in charge of the key quests, such as the wind Sword Quest, love and family, and Anqi opening the door. "

"As for the other things, they needed to kill a few monsters, run errands, collect emblems, and cause destruction at the monster camps. In fact, an ordinary designer could do it. As long as they had a good understanding of the universe of Azeroth, they wouldn’t deviate from the task. "

"Of course, there was another more important issue, which was the game’s version. "

"As an online game with a long life, one of the secrets to World of Warcraft’s longevity was the change of versions. "

"No matter how well-designed a team dungeon was, everyone would get tired of it after a few months. Not to mention, the new technology allowed everyone to have 10 hours of game time, which was equivalent to making most of the players become liver Kings. The time it took for players to get tired of a version might be even shorter. "

"Therefore, a version update was necessary. If the Lich king’s wrath version was given to the players as soon as the game was released, it would be meaningless for the players to fight the versions of Blackwing’s nest and Molten Core. "

"As such, Chen Mo would create all the content in the Wrath of the Lich King in-game, but wouldn’t let the players have it. Instead, he would make sure that every level of team dungeon could be the main character for a period of time, and then release the next team dungeon based on the current progress of the server. "

"T1’s Molten Core, T2’s Blackwing’s nest, T2.5’s Ahn ‘qiraj, T3’s Naxxramas, T4’s Karazhan, T5’s Stormwind Fort and Viper temple, T6’s Dark Shrine, Hyjal mountain and Sunwell, T7’s new naxramas, T8’s odul, T9’s Crusader’s trial, and T10’s Icecrown fortress. "

"The content of each team dungeon was very rich. If the version was released too quickly, the players would jump to the new dungeon before they could figure out the old dungeon. It was equivalent to a waste of resources. If the version update was too slow, the players would have nothing to do, which was not good. "

"In addition, leveling up and quests were the highlights of World of Warcraft, and many players preferred leveling up and leveling up quickly, so they missed out on these highlights to a certain extent. "

"Therefore, some numerical improvements were made to deal with these factors; when high-level players brought low-level players to clear Dungeons, the experience gained by low-level players from monsters would be reduced to almost zero; When a player killed a monster that was much higher level than himself, the EXP and reward would be calculated based on the percentage of damage dealt to the monster. "

The latter was mainly to put an end to the situation where big and small players didn’t form parties to help kill monsters.

"In addition, when players cleared all the quest lines in a certain area and obtained the corresponding achievement, they would be given some additional special equipment. These pieces of equipment had a unique appearance, and their attributes were higher than the average quest equipment, but lower than the first team dungeon equipment at the current level. "

"In other words, the game encouraged players to improve themselves. Whether they formed a team with people of the same level or did missions on their own, as long as they did not level up, they would be able to get good rewards. "

"This set of quest equipment could be used as a transition to entering a high-level dungeon. At the same time, it also had a unique appearance and had a certain collection value. "

"Other than that, there was also the server mechanism of World of Warcraft. "

"It was impossible to have 20 million people in the same server, so it could only be a beautiful wish. Such a large map could fit 20 million people, and even if the main city expanded ten times, it would not be able to fit them. "

"However, it could be very close to the global server. "

"World of Warcraft would adopt a dynamic server setting. On the surface, the servers were divided, but in fact, the players had a high degree of freedom. "

"According to Chen Mo’s plan, each server could support up to ten thousand players at the same time. In fact, it could be any higher, but if that was the case, the main city might be squeezed to the point of becoming a dog. "

"When a player first logged in and chose a server, they would be recommended to enter the same server as their friend based on their Thunderbolt Game Pass. "

"Even if they didn’t enter, it didn’t matter. The game supported the service of switching servers, and the first time was free. The game also supported cross-server parties, but they couldn’t challenge the highest-level party dungeon together. "

"The ecosystem of each server was equivalent to a part of the game, and each server was equivalent to an independent world with different ecosystem. There would be cross-server battlefields in the future, so the boundaries between servers could not be completely eliminated. "

"Moreover, this cross-server party formation and server transfer service was not limited to a large area. The large areas here referred to the Chinese server, European server, American server, and so on. The system would have a built-in network accelerator. When players from the Chinese server formed a party with friends from the American server, the game cabin would automatically switch the network accelerator. There might be a certain delay, but they could still play. "

"In addition, the VR version of World of Warcraft would use mirror distribution technology to ensure that the players could experience the game at special times. "

"To be specific, it was to avoid the situation where there were more people than monsters in the novice village … "

"Every time a new server or a new version was released, a large number of players would immediately rush into a certain map. In the end, many players would find that there were more people than monsters. If they wanted to kill eight monsters to complete the mission, they would have to fight over them. It would be a pain in the ass if they had to wait for more than half an hour to complete one mission … "

The mirror image diversion technique would automatically create a mirror image of an area when there were too many players in the current area. This would ensure that the number of players in a certain area remained within a reasonable range. They could see other players and form teams freely without causing congestion and affecting the players ‘normal gaming.

"All of these settings were to ensure that the players would get a consistent experience in the game, to maximize the sense of immersion and substitution in the game, so that they would forget that this was a game. "

"Of course, most of the gameplay in the VR version of World of Warcraft followed the PC version of World of Warcraft, which might not be the final form of mmorpgs. "

"This was more like an exploration, an exploration to see if a large multiplayer online game could succeed on the next generation VR platform. "

"However, as long as this exploration was successful, the day when all players were brought into the virtual world should not be far away. "

Chapter 1075: The CEO of Thunderbolt entertainment who works on Weibo

"With the combined efforts of all the players, the sales of the matrix gaming pods rose steadily. "

"At the same time, Chen Zhao didn’t sit around either. "

"It wasn’t that he was putting in the effort to make the game, but that the work was left to Jarvis and his subordinates. "

"Chen Zhao was doing something very important, which was … "

He posted on Weibo.

"Good news! The sales of the matrix gaming pods had increased by another million units! We are one step closer to the world of Azeroth!"

"There’s still a batch of matrix game pods left in Jingxi. Students who want to buy them, hurry up! It’s expected that the supply will be fully restored the day after tomorrow. Those who haven’t bought it, don’t worry. "

"Recently, a lot of students have sent me private messages to express their concerns about selling the matrix gaming pods. I appreciate your kindness, but if you really feel bad … Do you want to know about this week’s special offer games?"

"In return for the love of the players, we will randomly select 100 lucky players from the next batch of one million gaming pods and give them the Bloodborne curse for free!"

"It’s okay if you don’t want Bloodborne curse. You can exchange it for Dark Souls, Silent Hill, or outlast for free. There’s a lot of choices!"

"The players were all shocked. You’re the CEO of Thunderbolt entertainment, but you’re yelling like an old lady in a wet market on Weibo? "

"She was like an Auntie in a wet market, shouting, "Today’s potatoes are big, round, and delicious. They’ll be sold out soon. It’s the last basket!"

"But you’re selling the matrix gaming pods, the world’s most advanced technology. Each one costs more than a hundred thousand! "

"One unit cost more than 100000 Yuan, and they had sold another million units during this period of time. This multiplication … "

"Mother, I don’t know how to count anymore! Poverty has limited my imagination! "

"However, a player quickly pointed out, "the matrix gaming pods are now being sold at a high price!" I’ll give you a subsidy of ten thousand dollars for each unit, which is sixty thousand Yuan!"

"In the end, he counted with his fingers and realized that he had made a F * cking loss … "

"Oh no, I still don’t know how to count. Poverty has limited my imagination! "

"Some players were really worried that Chen Mo would go bankrupt, then wouldn’t World of Warcraft be stillborn? "

"No, absolutely not! "

"For the sake of love and justice, for the sake of world peace, I’ll buy this GTA with 40% of property prices! "

He must let President Chen go further and further on the road of bankruptcy. He absolutely could not let him go!

"The 100 lucky players who were lucky enough to win the game also expressed their thoughts, "F ** K! Are these games for humans?"

"Look at what they are, Bloodborne curse, Dark Souls, Silent Hill, outlast … "

‘Suffering’ was a horror game. You dug out all the evil forces on Thunderbolt gaming platform and prepared to give them away!

The problem was that he had to take it even if it was free. How could he waste such a good opportunity of +1 happiness?

"Many players felt that since these games were quite expensive, it was absolutely impossible for them to buy them themselves. They could only rely on the lucky draw to store them in their own game library. Anyway, he would just leave it for the time being, and he didn’t have to play with it. "

"However, there were also some players who were curious and entered the game to experience it. "

"Then, these players said, "ERM, sorry for disturbing you. Can you please get out of my gaming pod immediately?"

"Just like that, Chen Mo and the players watched as the sales of the gaming pods continued to increase, slowly working towards their target of twenty million. "

15 million.

16 million.

17 million.

"It was quite strange. The sales didn’t increase too quickly, but it maintained a constant speed. "

Chen Mo posted on Weibo again.

"Congratulations to matrix for achieving 17 million sales! I’m sorry that I don’t have any special rewards this time. In that case, please enjoy the new promotional video!"

"The players all expressed, "yay, there’s another livestream to watch, I’m so happy!"

"Even though the cinematics were only two to three minutes long, the players were still buying it! "

"The sales figure of 20 million was almost achieved. This speed was quite shocking. This was a luxury good with a unit price of 150000 Yuan, but the sales were even faster than cell phones … "

"The players had never been disappointed with Chen Mo’s new games, and for this reason, every promotional cinematics were precious. "

……

The map of Azeroth appeared on the screen.

"This map had appeared many times in the world of Azeroth, so the players recognized it at first glance. "

"On the left was Kalimdor, on the right was the eastern kingdom, and the maelstrom in the center was the product of an explosion. They could even roughly guess the location of the major cities. "

A deep female voice was telling the background of the story.

"It has been four years since the Alliance and the Horde fought side by side against the Burning Legion’s invasion."

"Although we successfully saved the Azeroth continent, the fragile agreement between the Horde and the Alliance is no longer there."

"Now, the heaven-shaking war drums sound again …"

A dwarf’s face appeared on the screen in the snowstorm.

"This was a close-up of the dwarf’s face. His large nose was eye-catching, his brown beard was covered in ice, and the fine wrinkles on his face were all clearly visible. "

"This effect had even surpassed most of the big-budget movies, and this was only one of the promotional videos of a game. "

"Other than the cinematics of the Wrath of the Lich King, Chen Mo didn’t put too much effort into the other cinematics, but even with just some simple post-production, the effect was enough to make it hard for the players to tell if it was real or fake. "

"In the howling cold wind, the dwarf Hunter raised his flintlock and walked across the snowfield with his pet, bi ‘an, a brown bear, in the direction of the Ironforge. "

"In the Grand background, the camera zoomed out. Ironforge, built in the middle of the mountains, was like an indestructible fortress. A city was a mountain. "

"The sky full of snowflakes swept past the camera. In the quiet forest, a female night Elf with long pointed ears was looking down at the broken sword in her hand. "

"Suddenly, she heard the sound of weapons clashing in the distance. "

"The night Elf druid sprinted, crossing mountains and rivers. Suddenly, she leaped, and her body glowed with purple light. She turned into a Black Panther and jumped into the water. "

"Water splashed in all directions, and the scene changed again. The Necromancer chanted a terrible spell, and behind him, a huge Hellfire roared. "

Tauren.

Orc warrior.

Human mages.

"A series of intense and exciting battle scenes, with different classes using different fighting methods. At the end of the video, the Tauren raised the totem high and smashed it down at the camera! "

"The screen turned black, and the logo of World of Warcraft appeared. "

"In the middle of the logo, the world of Azeroth that looked like the earth was still spinning slowly. "

Chapter 1076: New functional components

"The new promotional video gave the players another boost, and then everyone watched as the sales figure of the matrix gaming pod slowly moved towards 20 million."

"Even if Chen Mo didn’t spend any money or organize all these random events, the sales of the gaming pods would one day reach the target of twenty million, and this was only a stage goal, it would not end."

Because this was the general trend.

The rapid development of virtual reality technology and the continuous improvement of the virtual world would eventually develop into an unprecedented huge market.

"However, Chen Mo couldn’t be bothered to wait. It wasn’t his style to passively wait for the market to expand."

"As the sales figures approached day by day, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s beta testing for World of Warcraft was in progress."

"Moreover, at this stage, the testing no longer needed to be completed by humans. A large number of artificial intelligence dedicated to testing would carry out the testing process strictly according to the test cases and automatically generate test feedback. Then, Jarvis would automatically modify the game content according to the feedback …"

"Yes, automatic production was good."

"However, although everything seemed to be going smoothly, the people inside and outside of the game were still worried about the charging model of World of Warcraft."

"In many people’s opinion, it was too risky to charge a fee for their time."

"Chen Mo wasn’t moved by this, and patiently waited for the sales of the gaming pods to reach twenty million."

……

……

"On the internet, the players were even more anxious than Chen Mo."

"How many sales are there now?"

"I don’t know, but it should be soon? The last time Chen Mo announced it, it was already 19 million. It should be in the next two days, right?"

"Rich people, hurry up and buy a game cabin! We’re about to achieve our goal of the Long March!"

"I feel like I’m about to become a spiritual shareholder of Thunderbolt entertainment. How many of these matrix gaming pods are sold has nothing to do with me. I can’t afford it at all. In the end, I’ve been scrolling through Weibo every day, waiting to see the latest sales figures of the matrix gaming pods."

"I’m a spiritual shareholder, 666. But so am I. Although I can’t afford a gaming pod, I’m still waiting for World of Warcraft to be released so that I can be a Cloud Player."

"It’s all because of you guys that I spent half a year’s savings to buy one … Fortunately, I heard that World of Warcraft doesn’t burn money and is very cheap. Now, I’m just waiting for World of Warcraft to be released!"

"I’m here, I’m here, Chen Mo has posted a new Weibo! It’s announced that World of Warcraft will be released in one week!"

"It’s finally here! But why not tomorrow or now, but a week later?"

"Hurry up and take a look. We need to update the system of the matrix gaming pod, download game resources, and buy new functional components!"

"New functional component???"

The players were dumbfounded when they heard the news. Why did it take a week to get the game?

"However, after seeing Chen Mo’s Weibo, the players were all dumbfounded What kind of new trick is this? What the hell is this new function?"

……

"The first two sentences of Chen Mo’s new Weibo post were routine thanks to the players. After all, everyone was so enthusiastic in buying and buying, allowing the matrix to quickly reach 20 million sales. He definitely had to thank them."

"However, the following content was the main event."

"World of Warcraft would be officially released in a week. Before that, the players had to do some preparation work."

"First, players need to activate their game qualifications. Specific method Buying a 200-Yuan point card or a 500-Yuan monthly card on Thunderbolt gaming platform would be considered as activating the game."

"Second, he could download the World of Warcraft client. Different from other AAA games, World of Warcraft had a large number of clients, so the players had to download the game in advance. If you feel that the internet speed is too slow and don’t want to download it, you can buy a Collector’s Edition from the official website for 598 Yuan. It comes with a physical disk, a limited edition Frostmourne weapon pendant, as well as an Azeroth Universe Art design set. It comes with two large Cal of game time."

"Third, if the players wanted to play World of Warcraft, they had to buy a new functional component and install it in a specific location of the matrix gaming cabin. In addition, they had to upgrade the system of the matrix gaming cabin."

"This new function was not cheap, it cost 5000 Yuan."

The players were confused. This was too expensive! This is too much!

"5000 Yuan was enough to buy a mobile phone, a computer, and two or three VR games. Who would spend money on such a strange function when they were playing with the matrix gaming pod?"

"More importantly, this function did not have to be bought."

"The official website only recommended players to buy the game, but it didn’t say that players couldn’t play World of Warcraft if they didn’t buy it."

"If that was the case, what was the use of this new function? It’s actually so expensive?"

The official explanation shocked many players. The gaming pod would only be able to activate sleep mode after this component was installed!

"The players rubbed their eyes, afraid that they were seeing things."

"What the hell? Sleep mode?"

"F * ck, I can sleep and play games? Is this for real? such an overpowered black technology?"

"Quickly look at the specific parameters. F * ck, the time ratio is 12 in sleep mode? Sleeping for five hours, but playing for ten hours in the game?"

"No wonder it’s so expensive. It’s worth even 50000 Yuan, not to mention 5000 Yuan. It’s worth it!"

"They’re actually using this kind of black technology to play games? What a F * cking waste of life! How many vocabulary words could he memorize and how many Taoist supplementary questions could he do? But … I like it!"

"Normal mode and sleeping mode can’t be played on the same server?"

"Nonsense, if that could be done, then what? If the time flow is different, how can we play together? if you play for 5 hours, it’s 5 hours. If I play for 5 hours, it’s 10 hours. It’s a complete mess just thinking about it!"

"Doesn’t that mean that I don’t have to worry about not having time to play games? No matter how busy you are, you can at least get 8 hours of sleep a day, which means you have a few hours of game time every day!"

"Not necessarily. Do you know what Los Angeles looks like at four in the morning?"

"I know. I just got home from work at that time."

"Sorry for the disturbance."

"At first, the players thought that this item was too expensive. Would anyone be stupid enough to buy it for 5000 Yuan?"

"However, after reading the introduction of the new function, the players realized that 5000 Yuan was no different from giving it away for free. Only a fool would not buy it!"

"After buying this item, you would permanently have 10 more hours of game time every day in your life. If you could play for 50 years, did that mean that this item would only cost 100 yuan a year?"

This item directly solved the problem that most players were worried about. They no longer had to worry about not having enough game time!

Chapter 1077: The day waiting for the server to open

"There was a rush to buy the sleeping mode components on the internet, and the sales of the sleeping mode components on the official website and major shopping websites soared. "

"Almost all of the 20 million players who had bought the matrix gaming pod wanted to buy it. They had already spent more than 100000, so why would they care about a few thousand? "

"Moreover, this thing was equivalent to buying time. Time was priceless. "

"Moreover, once the sleep mode component was launched, the sales of the matrix game cabin skyrocketed. Many players who had been hesitant and hesitant could no longer remain calm after hearing that the matrix game cabin had launched "sleep mode, " and finally bought it. "

"He resisted the novelty of the first wave of consciousness implantation technology, the temptation of the second wave of the godly piece GTA, the temptation of the third wave of delicious food from the matrix shopping center, the temptation of the fourth wave of artificial intelligence technology from Iron Man, and the fifth wave of huge price reduction. "

"But now, he really couldn’t take it anymore … "

"It must be known that the price of the matrix gaming pod was already the lowest in history. In addition to all kinds of godly works and unique gaming experiences, there was even black technology like sleep mode. There was no reason not to buy it. "

"Besides, World of Warcraft was cheap entertainment for most people, and its price was cheaper than many PC and mobile games on the market. Even if they bought the matrix gaming cabin and played Detroit After that, he would be addicted to World of Warcraft. It was definitely worth it to spend this money! "

But the players were all wondering why Chen Mo didn’t take it out earlier if he had such good stuff.

"If he had known that there was a sleeping mode component, the 20 million Yuan would not have been so difficult to achieve. "

What the players didn’t know was that they had reversed the sequence of the two events …

"Sleep mode only came into existence after 20 million sales, not the other way around … "

"However, there was an advantage for Chen Mo, as the sales of the gaming pods increased. "

"Although it was a heartache to lose money, what did it matter? In any case, when the game went online, he would earn it back very quickly. "

……

……

"During this week, the players clearly had their own work and were very busy, but they also felt bored to death. "

"Especially when he got home after work, he could only watch the two cinematics of World of Warcraft again and again. "

"It wasn’t just these two cinematics, many players also began to reminisce about the past, bringing up everything related to Azeroth and reminiscing about it one by one. "

"The universe of Azeroth, I am MT, Warcraft, Stormwind City in oasis, Orgrimmar … "

"As for the preparation work, they had already been completed. "

He had downloaded the client beforehand.

Purchase a point card or a monthly card to activate the game qualifications.

"He made an appointment with his good friends to go online together, pick a server that he was satisfied with, and upgrade together. "

"Many people had initially planned to buy a point card, but when sleep mode was introduced, many people changed their minds. "

"If everyone had ten hours of game time every day, why would they need to buy point cards? it would definitely be more cost-effective to buy a monthly card! "

"Before going to bed, many people were mumbling to themselves how great it would be if World of Warcraft had been released. They had already started playing the game in their dreams! "

……

"After waiting for a week, World of Warcraft finally opened. "

The server opened at 12 o’ clock in the evening.

"Normally, the opening time of the server was quite strange. Other online games usually opened at 10 am, noon, or afternoon. Almost no one opened in the early morning. "

The main thing was that the server would only open at 12 o’ clock at night. Would you let everyone sleep?

"However, World of Warcraft was different. It had sleep mode! "

It was obvious what Chen Mo was trying to do. He was trying to guide the players to play World of Warcraft in sleeping mode.

"Since World of Warcraft was a game that required a lot of time, two or three hours might not be enough for players to feel anything, and the time would be up after they finished a small instance. "

"If they really wanted to form a group of players to do a team dungeon, they would have to be online on time, and they would have to play for five to six hours without any discounts. "

"Therefore, it would be better for them to get used to sleeping from 11 am to 12 am every day. Then, they would enter World of Warcraft to start the Guild activities. When the time was up, they would go offline and continue the activities tomorrow. "

"Many players had already washed up and laid in the matrix gaming cabins, waiting for the release of World of Warcraft. "

"The married players also had an additional task, which was to comfort their other half who was on the verge of going berserk and explain why they had to sleep in the matrix gaming cabin, and that they would have to sleep in the matrix gaming cabin for a long time in the future … "

"Therefore, many players were strongly urging for the launch of two-person gaming pods, the kind where the husband and wife could lie down together … "

"There was still half an hour before the server opened, and the players were already chatting. "

"Hurry up, think about what race and class you’re going to use."

"Do you even need to think about it? He could directly play as a Tauren Warrior called Mt! Go in and grab the ID!"

"Then should I play the cow shaman and call her silly Swan?"

"Are there any dumb thieves or bad people? we’ll definitely create a guild and call it team chrysanthemums!"

"I’d like to see if there’s a silver scale chest plate in the game!"

"I’m more concerned about when we can go to the howling caves. How many people do you need?"

"Let’s hurry up and divide our jobs so that we don’t crash!"

"The players were all chatting with enthusiasm, and the content of their conversations was mostly from I am MT. "

"Don’t think that these players didn’t know anything, they knew a lot, because I am MT was the best textbook … "

"Not only were there descriptions of different races and classes, but there were also some key skills, main cities, and instance dungeons that were clearly depicted. "

"Although the anime was all cartoonish, the content was the same. There was a lot of information about the various Dungeons, and even the NPCs and bosses in the games had some guidance. "

"Therefore, these players had all rewatched I am MT from the beginning before the server opened. Many of them had used that as a basis to decide what class they should train. "

"In the end, many players chose to be thieves, hunters, or mages … "

"This was because the characters of these classes were quite powerful in the anime, such as the female thief, uncle brick, and the five fireballs sect master. These classes seemed quite awesome. "

"There were also some classes that no one could guess whether they were powerful or not, such as Warriors. "

"There was a piece of trash like Mt, and an expert like the Guild leader who could play 1VN, so no one knew if this class was really strong … "

Chapter 1078: faction balance

"The players in China could use I am MT as the guide for World of Warcraft, but the players overseas didn’t have this benefit."

"But that didn’t matter. Foreign countries, especially in Europe and America, were very familiar with Western fantasy. They might adapt faster than the players in China."

"Five minutes before they left the server, the players had entered the game cabins and opened the World of Warcraft client."

"As for the cloud players who did not have the matrix gaming pods, they could only wait for the game to be launched on the fish-catching live streaming platform in their favorite live streaming rooms."

"This was a party for players all over the world. At this moment, regardless of region, country, nation, or language, they were all waiting for the release of World of Warcraft with great excitement."

What? What should I do if there’s a time difference between China and abroad?

What could Chen Mo do? he wasn’t the God of creation. Could he force the time in every part of the world to change to midnight?

"He just had to make sure that the local server opened at 10 am. The other servers would also open at the same time. Anyway, it was based on the time zone, so it would all be on the dot."

What? You say it’s unfair to the foreign players? There was a possibility that the server would open at 4 am?

Should I wait for the National server to open before opening it according to the time zone? Everyone’s servers start at midnight?

"You see, if that’s the case, they’ll have to complain again when the other servers open later."

"So it’s pretty good now, the whole world is opening at the same time, with Thunderbolt Entertainment’s local time at 10 am, there’s no problem."

"In the universe of Azeroth, the imperial capital’s Thunderbolt entertainment headquarters was the center of the universe."

"The players had found the entrance to World of Warcraft in oasis. This time, it wasn’t a Gryphon or a Wyvern, but a huge Dark Portal standing quietly in the deep part of the small island with a big circular pit around it."

All the players who knew the background story of Azeroth were shocked. What the hell was the Dark Portal!

"Are we the orcs who invaded the world of Azeroth? Otherwise, why would he go through the Dark Portal?"

"Although they were complaining, everyone had to admit that this entrance was indeed a hidden card …"

"Chen Mo liked Dark Souls so much, but he only set up a bonfire on the island. The other games were more low-key, unlike World of Warcraft, where he set up a huge dark gate on the island."

"Although the Dark Portal had been erected, the teleportation gate had not been activated yet. There was only an empty frame, and the teleportation gate did not glow with a pale green light."

"It was obvious that they had to wait until the server was officially launched, and the portal could be used."

The players were already prepared outside the Dark Portal. They were just waiting for the time to come to enter Azeroth.

……

"On the fish-catching livestream platform, all the major streamers put down their games and prepared to stream the Grand occasion of World of Warcraft’s opening."

"Xue Lin, zou Zhuo, old P, Qin an, Xue Kai, que Shen, Wang laji … Regardless of whether they were big or small streamers, they were all ready to livestream World of Warcraft."

"It wasn’t just to ride on the popularity, because many of them were loyal fans of Azeroth. When a phenomenal game like this was released, they had to experience it first."

"It was now possible to invite friends in the Oasis, so zou Zhuo invited Xue Lin and old P to his seaside mansion in advance."

"Everyone entered the game using sleep mode. They had already experienced sleep mode a few days ago, but it still felt very fresh."

"As long as one fell asleep after lying in the game cabin, they would automatically wake up in oasis. In fact, it felt no different from the normal mode, but the players knew that they were actually sleeping in the game cabin in reality, so it was still very magical."

"On the other side, Chen Mo and Li jingsi also created two alternate accounts, ready to play."

"In fact, Chen Mo hadn’t played World of Warcraft in a long time. He probably missed Azeroth more than anyone else in this world."

"What’s more, the world of Azeroth, which was represented by the next generation of VR technology, would be different from the original PC game in various ways and details, which would be a huge leap."

Li jingsi was still mulling over what race she should play.

"Do you plan to play the Alliance or the Horde?" Li jingsi asked."

"Chen Mo asked, "weren’t you an elf when you played Warcraft?" Then let’s play elf. "

"Li jingsi nodded."That’s what I thought as well. The female characters in the main tribes … It’s really hard to explain in a few words …"

"I can’t help it, " Chen Mo laughed."According to the plot, it’s not time for the blood elves to appear yet …"

"Li jingsi said as she looked through the information, "Let me see what class I’m playing first. Speaking of which, there wouldn’t be an imbalance between the number of people in the Alliance and the Horde, right? The Horde races are really not friendly to female players. "

"No." Chen Zhao shook his head."I won ‘t."

……

The reason why Chen Mo didn’t feel like the numbers would be imbalanced was mainly because of I am MT’s influence.

"The current Alliance had a clear advantage in terms of appearance. After all, there were no blood elves at the moment. To girls, only human and night Elf women were good-looking."

"However, the Chinese players were deeply influenced by I am MT, especially the characters like Mt, shaman, Hunter, and thief, who all had a lot of fans. Under this influence, there should be a considerable number of players who would choose the Horde side, so there was no need to worry about the Horde not having enough players in the early stages."

As for when level 70 was released … They would have to worry about the number of players on the Alliance’s side.

"Another thing was that the artificial intelligence system would balance the number of players in a faction. When the number of players in the Alliance or horde server was too high, the system would limit the players and prevent them from joining the faction."

PVP in the wild had always been one of the important events in World of Warcraft. The imbalance in the number of players in the Alliance and the Horde would directly lead to the appearance of ghost servers.

"For example, there were too many people in the Horde, and the Alliance side accounts were bullied everywhere in the wild. They couldn’t do any quests, so in a fit of anger, they changed servers. As a result, the Alliance in this server found that they couldn’t even organize a party dungeon, so the remaining people all ran away."

"As a result, even though the Horde players were happy at the beginning, they eventually lost interest when they couldn’t even see a single Alliance in the entire server."

"Of course, this balance was a little metaphysical. Many factors would affect the faction choice of the player, such as the appearance of the character, the performance of the battlefield, personal preferences, and so on."

"From Chen Zhao’s experience in his previous life, once the blood elves appeared, the tribe’s population would definitely increase explosively. They would have an absolute advantage over the Alliance. Therefore, Chen Zhao also gave some buffs to the appearance of humans and elves. The human males were no longer short-neck-necks with stubbles. They were more beautiful overall."

"Of course, the specific population balance would have to be dealt with slowly in the future. When the server first opened, it was better to let the players choose freely."

Chapter 1079: I choose the Tauren

"Why hasn’t the server opened yet? I can’t wait!"

"There’s still a minute to go. It’s almost here."

"It’s almost there! Look, the Dark Portal is lighting up!"

"Zou Zhuo pointed at the Dark Portal in the distance excitedly. Lin Xue and old P looked over as well and saw a light green screen appearing in the huge Dark Portal. The brightness of the screen was gradually increasing, and the scene behind the Dark Portal could be seen vaguely. "

"Quick, let’s go in!"

"Lin Xue jogged into the dark Portal, zou Zhuo and old P followed closely behind. "

"After passing through the Dark Portal, everything around them began to distort rapidly. It was as if the three of them were in the turbulence of time and space, passing through another world. "

Zou Zhuo realized that he had lost his body and was floating in the air. He was in an independent space.

"Judging from the surroundings, this was probably the Hillsbrad Hills. It was a map where the Alliance and the Horde were fighting for it, so Chen Zhao used it as a place to choose his race and class. "

"There were eight teleportation gates in front of him, and through the gates, he could vaguely see the main city. "

"Zou Zhuo recognized the major cities behind the portal. There were Stormwind, Darnassus, Ironforge, Orgrimmar, Undercity … "

"Different servers could be chosen above the portal, and the names were all named after the World of Azeroth. The first server was named Deathwing. Zou Zhuo and Lin Xue didn’t even look at it and directly chose this server. "

"Well, from the name, this server seemed to have great potential! "

"There were different races standing in front of the portal. The left half had the Alliance’s flag, which represented humans, dwarves, Night Elves, and gnomes. On the right side, there were the tribal Army flags, which represented the orcs, the undead, the Tauren, and the trolls. "

"The next generation of VR games didn’t encourage players to choose characters that didn’t match their real gender, so all the races that zou Zhuo saw were male. "

"However, this was not a mandatory requirement. If male players wanted to play female characters, they could also set up a setting in the Thunderbolt Game Pass, and then they could log in as female characters. "

"Zou Zhuo used his consciousness to select the Tauren. The Tauren automatically stepped forward. At the same time, four class icons appeared in front of him warrior, Hunter, shaman, and Druid. "

"At the same time, a list of faction, race, and class information appeared on the right side of zou Zhuo’s vision. "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t even have time to look at it carefully before he heard Xue Lin complaining in the team voice chat, "Although I’ve made ample preparations … The female characters of the Horde are really ugly. Can a troll be used as an appearance value?!"

"Zou Zhuo couldn’t see what the female character looked like, but he felt that it was scary just thinking about it. "

"Lin Xue had thought that female Tauren would look cute like a silly hou, but it was not the case when she entered the game! "

"The thick limbs, the ox head that had no female features, and the playful little tail … "

"Looking at the female undead and orc characters, they weren’t any better. "

"What Lin Xue didn’t know was that Chen Mo had already beautified it … After all, the taste of the foreigners and the Chinese players were completely different. "

"Why aren’t there any blood elves?" Old P was also puzzled. "

"Zou Zhuo thought about it, "I heard that it’s not open yet." New races and classes will only be added as the world line progresses. "

"Lin Xue was still thinking about the appearance, "Is it too late to defect to the Alliance now?"

"Zou Zhuo was speechless, "you were the one who pestered us to choose our tribe …"

"Alright, alright, " Xue Lin said."Let’s stick to our original plan. I’ll choose this cow."

"Zou Zhuo reminded him out of kindness, "actually, if you really think she’s ugly, you can choose trolls. Did you see the beauty in I am MT? is she trolls?" His looks are barely passable. "

"I won ‘t, " Xue Lin said."I’ll choose the cow. The cow has big breasts!"

Zou Zhuo was speechless.

"Alright, so it was for this purpose … "

"Zou Zhuo also chose bull and was ready to play as a warrior, Lin Xue as a shaman, and old P chose undead as a mage. "

Zou Zhuo didn’t expect to have to re-mold his face in this game …

"Most of the previous games, such as Dark Souls, Monster Hunter, and Bloodborne curse, could skip the face-molding segment and directly use the characters in oasis. "

"However, in World of Warcraft, they couldn’t use the same species … "

"Fortunately, the face-molding system was very complete. The more zou zhuoyue molded, the more he felt that it was useless. Why was it so fascinating to mold this F * cking bull … "

"It could change the shape and color of its horns, the shape of its beard, and the color of its fur … "

"Anyway, it was over after two minutes. He had already chosen the Tauren, so what face did he still have … "

"Zou Zhuo typed in the name "Mt" after the face-molding, and the system immediately notified him that the name was illegal. "

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. It wasn’t that the name was taken, but that the name couldn’t even be given. "

"It seemed like Chen Mo already knew how cunning these players were. Names like Mt, guild leader, dazed thief, Ronin, Jaina, or Saar couldn’t be given to them, so it was better for everyone to think of their own names … "

"Zou Zhuo thought for 30 seconds before typing in his name, "Play the zither at me."

There was really no one with the same name.

"Zou Zhuo’s vision shifted to the bull, and he stepped through the portal, arriving at a whole new scene. "

"Wow, it’s a Prairie!"

"Zou Zhuo’s vision was floating in the air, allowing him to see the entire area. "

"There were a few towering trees growing on the vast Prairie, and there was a Tauren village, or rather, a camp, nearby. The buildings in the camp were in the style of Tauren. They were all built with wood and animal skin, and there were all kinds of towering Tauren totems. "

All kinds of Tauren lived here.

"There were patrolling guards with Spears in their hands, merchants with their own duties in the camp, and many players. "

"In fact, if one didn’t look carefully, one wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the NPCs and the players. After all, they were all awesome, and there was no difference in their appearance. However, the gamers were busy running around doing missions, so they were easy to distinguish. "

"While zou Zhuo was enjoying the beautiful scenery of the red Cloud platform, a low voice echoed in his ear, telling him the background of the Tauren race. "

"As a nomadic tribe, the Taurens wandered the vast plains of the Barrenlands, hunting for powerful Kodo beasts."

"The Taurens were originally scattered in various places, but because of the common enemy, the Centaurs, they were united. In order to deal with the threat of the Centaurs, they formed an alliance with the orcs and fought side by side with them, chasing the Centaurs back …"

"Cairn Bloodhoof built a city on Thunder cliff and United the Tauren tribes. As a hunting race, you must …"

"Zou Zhuo’s mind was on the bull, so he didn’t pay much attention to the background description. "

"In any case, Taurens were a race that ran on the Prairie. Hmm, this introduction should be more clear, right? "

Chapter 1080: Oh my God, I’m so tall

Zou Zhuo’s first reaction was to look at the Tauren Warrior named play the piano at me.

"Oh my God, I’m so tall! "

"Yes. According to the data in World of Warcraft, a male human was six feet tall, which was 180 centimeters. The male Tauren was the tallest, which was eight feet tall, which was 240 centimeters tall. "

"Each male Tauren player was 2.4 meters tall, and each of them was a Yao Xiaoming … "

Some students might not be convinced. Where’s my great troll?

"The male troll was 7.1 feet tall, slightly over two meters, the same height as the male draenei. "

"The troll player was definitely not convinced. He said that if he straightened his back, he would definitely be taller than a bull! "

"The problem was that he was hunched like a shrimp, so who could he blame … "

"Therefore, zou Zhuo was experiencing the real Yao Ming’s perspective, and it was a completely different feeling. "

"The chubby boy was only slightly over 1.7 meters tall in real life. In the imperial capital, he was on the verge of being looked down upon. Now, he had suddenly grown more than half a meter tall, and the distance between his field of vision and the ground was different. "

"But he didn’t feel like he was standing in the middle of a group of chickens, because he was surrounded by Taurens who were about the same height as him … "

His second reaction was …

"Oh my God, I’m so wide! "

"Not only was the front wide, but the side was also wide. As a strong race, the arms of the Tauren were three times thicker than the thighs of humans. Such existences could walk sideways on the main road, since there was no difference between walking horizontally or vertically. "

There was also some physiological discomfort.

"First of all, the Minotaurs only had three fingers and two toes. "

"Strictly speaking, the two forks on the foot should be considered hooves, and did not have the bending function of toes. "

"This feeling was like a healthy person waking up to find that both his fingers had been amputated. His four good fingers had been amputated, including his ring finger and little finger. "

"Fortunately, these two fingers were particularly thick, so he wouldn’t lose his grip on the weapon. "

Another interesting thing was that zou Zhuo could feel the tail on his butt …

"Humans didn’t have tails, but Taurens did. Not only could zou Zhuo feel his tail, but he could also control it to swing left and right to drive away the flies around him. "

What F * cking fly? there were no flies nearby!

"The back of his waist and legs would feel a slight itch from time to time, and zou Zhuo couldn’t help but want to scratch it. "

"At first, zou Zhuo was worried that he would be unable to control his body after changing to such a tall body. "

"It turned out that zou Zhuo was overthinking. It seemed that the game had been adjusted to address these problems. The Tauren was particularly stable when walking or jumping. As long as he walked properly and did not trip himself, he should not fall. "

"Zou Zhuo could even see his own horns from the edge of his vision, as if he was wearing some weird headdress … "

"After playing with his tail for two minutes, zou Zhuo finally remembered to look at the game’s basic settings. "

"When he was born, his shirt, belt, and pants were ready. On his belt hung an adventure manual and a shrunken magic bag. "

"Everyone had experienced this kind of magic bag before when oasis was released in Storm City. It was a light yellow bag with some strange magic runes on it that could achieve the effect of a ‘dimensional bag’. It looked about the same size as an ordinary bag, but in fact, it could hold many things. It would not be heavy no matter how many things it contained. "

"Moreover, once the luggage was hung on the belt, it would automatically become a buckle, just like a simple decoration. "

"The adventurer’s manual was also hung on his waist, but it didn’t take up much space. When he opened it, he could check the Mission Log. The spells and skills he learned were also recorded in this small book. "

"The last page of the adventure manual was a world map, but when zou Zhuo opened it, he found that other than the red Cloud platform, the other places were blank. It seemed that these places needed to be explored by themselves before they could be drawn on the map. "

"His current weapon was a wooden hammer, which was a little light for zou Zhuo. However, since it was a newbie’s equipment, it would definitely be replaced soon. "

"When zou Zhuo focused his attention on the equipment, the equipment’s details would appear, including the equipment’s quality, damage, and additional attributes. "

"In addition, the game’s default was to turn off the health bar and the damage value display. The players could judge the monster’s health by the degree of damage. "

"This was to increase the players ‘sense of immersion and immersion in the game, but it could only be played this way in the early stages of the game. When they entered five-man Dungeons or even group dungeons, the players would need to have a very clear standard of DPS and a clear estimate of the boss’s HP and the players’ HP. When the time came, they could open the in-game value display according to their own needs. "

"As for skills, they were directly imprinted in the player’s mind through consciousness implantation. Zou Zhuo knew that there were two skills available, Heroic Strike and war Stomp. The latter was a Tauren race talent. "

"The names and detailed descriptions of all these skills could be found in the spellbook, but zou Zhuo’s mind only had the general usage of these skills. "

"Other than that, there were also some UI elements at the edge of his field of view. On the top right of his field of vision was a small circular map with his location written on it. There was also a small sun, indicating that it was daytime. On the top left was his avatar, name, and health bar. "

"The panel at the bottom left was the chat panel, which displayed the words of the nearby players. However, because it was a next-gen VR, zou Zhuo could hear the people around him. "

"This game also had sub-channels, so players by default spoke in the nearby channel. As long as the people around them were close, they could hear it. However, if a player used the party channel or other channels to speak, only the person on the channel would be able to hear them. "

"The main reason why they had to display the content of the conversation on the panel was that some people might find it particularly annoying to have someone around them chattering. At this time, they could block the surrounding voice and only see what the people around them were saying through the text on the panel. "

"At the bottom of his field of vision, players could freely call out the skill bar when needed. This skill bar was to make it convenient for players to check the cooldown time of various skills. "

"If the players were especially familiar with the skills in the later stages, they could completely ignore the skill bar and blindly type. "

Another thing that zou Zhuo was concerned about was the time.

"In reality, it was just past midnight. It was late at night, but it was daytime in the game. Obviously, the time flow in the game and in reality was different. "

"Chen Mo considered the fact that most players would start playing in sleep mode after midnight. If the in-game time was the same as the real world time, they would probably come online at night to do missions, which would be awkward. "

"Therefore, the game had its own time, which was different from the time in real life. Even if the players could only play at night, they would see that it was day and night when they entered the game. The weather would also be different. "

Chapter 1081: Why are they all green?

The Minotaurs were all jumping around excitedly like zou Zhuo. Some of them were even playing with their tails.

"Well, it seemed that everyone liked Taurens! "

"The number of players in the newbie scenario was not small, but it was not a lot either. In fact, this was using mirror technology to screen the players into different mirror areas to ensure that the current novice area would not be crowded by players. "

"Each server of the VR version of World of Warcraft could support 10000 players at the same time, and the total number of players in the server should be much higher than this number. "

"There were a total of eight races. If a thousand Tauren appeared at the red Cloud plateau at the same time, the scene would be terrible. "

"At that time, there would be a huge crowd of people. It would be difficult to even squeeze in front of the NPCs to accept the quest, let alone fight monsters and do quests. "

"However, even after the distribution of the mirror image technology, there were still many people here, or rather, there were still many powerful people. "

"Zou Zhuo saw a dozen players surrounding a bull with a yellow exclamation mark on its head, ready to accept the quest. "

"The NPC named grour Eagle wind waved his hand impatiently, signaling the gamers to back off. Then, he shouted, "Alright, I don’t want to repeat the same task dozens of times, so all of you newcomers, listen up."

"Welcome to the nalazi camp. Perhaps many of you will be welcomed to the big city on Thunder cliff soon, but first, you have to prove your abilities."

"We Taurens who live on the red Cloud plateau are proud of our excellent hunting skills. Now we don’t have much meat in our stock, and we need feathers to make clothes. Now, go and hunt for the nearby birds on the plains to provide supplies for the village. At the same time, you can prove your ability. "

"As soon as the NPC finished speaking, zou Zhuo saw a quest interface pop up in front of him. On it were detailed quest objectives and rewards. "

Zou Zhuo selected [accept] and the interface disappeared. Zou Zhuo opened his adventure manual and saw a quest called [start hunting].

"This NPC’s intelligence is quite high."

"Zou Zhuo realized that this NPC wasn’t like the other games, where he would just stand there and give a mission to the players who went over. "

"When players handed in or accepted quests from this NPC, they would complete them through dialogue. It was the real kind of dialogue with voice. "

"Moreover, he didn’t just stand there stupidly when he had nothing to do. Instead, he would be busy with his own things in his own position. If a lot of people gathered around to accept the quest, he would shout loudly like he did just now and send the quest to every nearby player. "

"Zou Zhuo flipped through his quest log. The quest was very simple. He only needed to collect 7 pieces of bird meat and 7 clusters of feathers. The mission reward was also quite ordinary, two pieces of white equipment. "

"However, it was his first mission after all. Why would he need a bicycle? "

"Zou Zhuo, Lin Xue, and old P were still in the same team. Zou Zhuo looked around and found Lin Xue standing not far away, looking at her adventure manual. "

"Where are you, old P?" zou Zhuo asked in the party channel. "

"Xue Lin was speechless,’little fatty, are you stupid? Old P is playing the undead, which is completely different from our birth point. "

"Zou Zhuo then remembered, "um … Then you’ll have to level up yourself." Come, let’s go and finish this mission first. "

"Lin Xue was shocked, "little fatty, who are you talking about!" My chest is huge now!"

"Zou Zhuo took a closer look and found it to be true. This female cow’s chest size was really impressive, probably the biggest in Azeroth … But other than the chest … Sigh, I can’t look anymore, it’s too much for my eyes. "

"In order to be more efficient, the two of them split up to look for the chocobos. The chocobos were scattered across the grassland, and there were not many of them. Zou Zhuo finally found one after running for a long time. He rushed over and threw a hammer at it. "

"The battle was still the same as other next generation VR games. He could do whatever he wanted, and the actual damage was calculated based on the effect of the physical engine, not just based on some numbers. "

"Striking different parts of the body would deal different damage to the monster, and there would be additional debuffs. "

"Zou Zhuo’s hammer landed on the Chocobo’s head, stunning the Chocobo. Zou Zhuo then gave it two more hammerheads. The Chocobo finally reacted and wanted to peck at chubby boy, but chubby boy dodged it and ended the battle with another hammerhead. "

Zou Zhuo bent down to pick up the Chocobo’s meat and feathers after killing it.

"Zou Zhuo thought that he would have to cut the fur himself, but it turned out that he didn’t need to. He could just pick it up from the body. On second thought, this was actually to simplify the players ‘operation. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to have to use a small knife to cut open the stomach, dig out the meat, and pluck out the hair of every monster they killed. Most players were too lazy to do such a thing. "

"Of course, there were also people who used a small knife to do their own work, but that was skinning. "

"After completing the quest, zou Zhuo successfully reached Level 3 and obtained a chainmail glove. "

"The feeling of wearing the chainmail was quite good, and his heavy heart felt at ease. The only thing he was a little unhappy about was why the gloves were green … "

"Zou Zhuo had noticed it a long time ago. Did the Tauren race have a special preference for green? The NPC who had given him the quest was wearing a green vest and green pants. Now, the gloves he had given him were also green. What the f * ck … "

"As he continued with the quest, zou Zhuo realized something that was a little inhumane. "

That was … The quest would not mark the specific location on the map.

"The first mission was not that bad. He just had to kill a few chocobos and he would be able to see them in the distance. However, the later quests were a little more troublesome. Some required him to run errands, while others required him to collect items. There was another quest that required him to read a note before looking for the corresponding NPC. "

"Thankfully, the players would have to talk to the NPC when they received the quest, so zou Zhuo didn’t just stuff the quest items into his inventory and run away. Instead, he followed the NPC’s instructions and completed the quest. "

"But even so, it was still quite troublesome. Many NPCs that needed to be found would not be marked on the map. They could only determine their approximate location through the quest description and then search for them. "

"However, it wasn’t as if there were no instructions at all. The map would circle out a rough range, and they just had to search within this range. "

"However, this created a sense of ‘searching’ for zou Zhuo. In the highly immersed next generation VR games, the players were not as impatient as PC and mobile games, so they could enjoy the fun of completing missions. "

Chapter 1082: The suffocating undead experience

"Zou Zhuo and Lin Xue were happily doing quests with the Tauren. They asked old P, "Old P, how’s it going on your side? When can we meet up?"

"Old P was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I just want to go find you guys now … It’s a long story."

"In fact, old P’s original intention of choosing the Necromancer was very simple. He saw that the Necromancer in the promotional CG was very handsome. He always felt that this kind of Necromancer looked more impressive than human mages in terms of visual effects. "

"In the end, he found out later that the person in the cinematics was a Warlock … "

"But then again, necromancers were indeed a popular choice. Many players felt that the undead were too ugly, especially their faces. It didn’t matter if they pinched their faces or not. Pinching their faces was to find a face that was not too ugly and not that disgusting to change into, so as not to add to their own troubles … "

"However, there was also a large group of players who were very fond of the undead, especially the undead’s magic class. This was because the way the undead walked was very special, and it was one of the most handsome casting moves among all the races. "

"Of course, there was another more important reason why there were so many undead mages now. The orcs and Taurens did not have a mage as a profession. As for the giant mages … How could they be worthy of playing with fireballs? "

"The tribe didn’t have a blood elf race yet, so if the tribe players wanted to play cloth armor classes, the undead were basically their first choice. "

"In the end, he really entered the game and regretted it. "

"What the hell, undead were born from tombs?! "

"But thinking about it, it was quite normal. They were all dead people. If they didn’t come out from the cemetery, where would they come out from … In her mother’s womb … Her mother might have been dead for many years. "

"And it was a real tomb. There were torches on the walls, piles of bones on the ground, and cobwebs on the walls. It looked dirty. "

"The entire tomb seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and no one knew when this place would collapse, pressing the newly awakened forsaken into the ground … "

"There was no improvement after going out. They were faced with a Cemetery. The worst thing was that many of the graves had been dug up, leaving only a big hole. They didn’t know if the bodies had been dug away or if they had woken up and climbed out. "

"Not to mention the rats that were crawling all over the ground, deathknell was just outside. This town looked like a human village many years ago, but it had now become a novice village for the undead. "

"The fence outside the town was crooked and had not been maintained for many years. There were many traces of rust and withered vines on it. The ground was grey, probably corroded like in Warcraft. "

"The trees were withered, the sky was gloomy, and the houses were colorless. Even in broad daylight, they still lit torches. "

Old P’s current body was about the same height as a human. The only difference was that his clothes were tattered and his body was full of bones. There was not much meat left.

"There was no flesh left on his elbows and knees, and his joints were directly exposed. In other words, his body’s senses had become particularly dull. "

"Old P was gnawed by wolves, scratched by bats, and scratched by zombies in the process of fighting monsters. In the end, he basically couldn’t feel it himself. Obviously, the pain effect of the undead race was set to particularly low. "

"In addition, the undead also had a very crazy skill, which was to devour corpses … "

"When using this skill, old P had to bend down in front of the corpse and then tear off pieces of meat from the corpse to eat. This was simply amazing. "

"Fortunately, old P couldn’t taste it. He could only feel that he was stuffing something into his mouth to slowly recover his health. As for what it was, he could only rely on his brain to ignore it. "

The other was the fighting style of mages.

"At the moment, old P only had two attack skills, fireball and Frostbolt. These two were single-target attack skills and required chanting time. "

"Chanting didn’t require the player to chant the spell. The system character would automatically chant the spell in a low voice. At this time, the player’s hands began to rise with elements. For example, when chanting fireball, the player’s hands would rise with flames and automatically assume the corresponding casting posture. "

"When the chanting was completed, the players could clearly feel that there was a fireball in their right hand that they could throw. This was the time to show off their FPS skills … "

"That’s right, throwing fireballs was just like throwing magic in Dark Souls or burning bombs in Bloodborne curse. Players had to rely on their own hands to throw fireballs. If you were born with a weakness in this area … Hmm, I suggest you change to a physical class … "

"Fortunately, the fireballs and frostbolts were not thrown in a parabola, but in a very standard straight line, so it actually felt more like an FPS game. At least old P basically hit 100% of the targets after throwing a few fireballs. "

"Of course, the premise of his 100% accuracy was that he was fighting brainless monsters like zombies. From the name, it could be seen that these monsters were quite low in intelligence. They only walked in a straight line, so it was natural for him to throw fireballs accurately. "

"At the same time, Chen Mo considered the fact that the fireballs and arrows of long-ranged classes like magicians and hunters were easier to Dodge, so he added a small increase to the numbers. This meant that these classes would be more powerful in the hands of experts. "

Old P complained tearfully every time he completed the mission. Why was his gaming experience so bad when they were all newbie missions?

"Zou Zhuo and Lin Xue, the two Tauren, fought against chocobos, leopards, and pigmen on the Prairie. From the perspective of the environment, they embraced nature. The boundless Prairie was full of protective colors. Although it was a little special, it at least made people feel refreshed. "

"It would occasionally rain on the Prairie, and he would be happy to be bathed in the rain and constantly kill monsters to level up. "

"Then, he looked at the undead … "

"Not only were they surrounded by graves, the NPCs were all skeletons with their bones exposed, and the sky was always gray. Even the F * cking background music was causing trouble! "

"This faint background music felt like a ghost was wandering around him. It was full of horror and paranormal activity, causing great mental damage to old P. "

"Then, he looked at the monsters around the camp … "

"Brainless zombies, ugly ghouls, broken skeletons, direwolves, nocturnal bats, spiders … "

"The Scarlet Crusaders were the only ones who acted like humans. When they saw old P, they raised their swords and rushed over, as if old P had killed their entire family … "

The good thing was that mages leveled up quickly.

Old P had also noticed that he was always one level faster than zou Zhuo and Lin Xue. This was probably due to old P’s good FPS skills. His fireballs never missed.

"However, after he left deathknell, he realized that the whole of Lordaeron was like this. Everything was so depressing … "

"Old Qin wanted to run to find Xue Lin and the others, but when he opened the big map to see the specific location … "

They were f * cking separated by the entire endless sea!

Chapter 1083: Lordaeron ruins

"It wasn’t difficult to clear the missions in the newbie area. Although there were some missions that were slightly further away, the three of them were busy."

The gaming experience in the newbie area was quite good. There was a wide variety of quests and they were all concentrated near the newbie area. It wasn’t difficult to do them and leveling up was fast in the early stages.

"Old P didn’t want to stay a minute longer in the newbie area of the undead, but he couldn’t bear to cut off the chain of quests halfway. As a result, he reached level 19 …"

"It couldn’t be helped. The quests in World of Warcraft usually had a long list of quests, and the players would receive the next one right after they finished one. For the players with OCD, it was really unpleasant to see a yellow exclamation mark on the map."

"In the process of leveling up, old P was also constantly learning new skills, such as fire impact, Frost Nova, food and water creation, and so on. He had also changed a lot of his equipment, and the later equipment were all green. Although the attributes of the equipment were not good, they were still green equipment."

"Old P felt very satisfied and sighed. Sure enough, mmorpgs were more addictive."

"In fact, mmorpgs had a clear advantage over other games such as League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, which was that they could be accumulated."

"While old P was playing, he had cleared the quests at deathknell and brayer. He had talked to the NPCs there and obtained many clues about the plot of this place. He had killed many enemies and explored a large area of the map. He had also leveled up, learned new skills, changed into new equipment, and had dozens of silver coins in his wallet."

"The only flaw was that the package only had 16 slots, which was too depressing …"

"This feeling wasn’t just a ‘sense of leveling up’, it also included a ‘sense of accumulation’. This was why many players treated MMORPG accounts as their personal property."

"The players put in a lot of effort into this character, and he felt a kind of improvement in the process of leveling up the character. The wealth in this account would always be his, unlike in League of Legends, where he had to start from the beginning in the next round."

"Besides, World of Warcraft used the IP of Azeroth, which had been operated for many years. The sense of immersion in this game was much better than that of other mmorpgs on the market."

"Everything around him was constantly reminding old P of his undead identity. As a mage, he also had skills such as polymorph sheep and fireball. The structure of the entire world and the design of the class skills made the sense of immersion and immersion in the game off the charts."

"In the process of clearing the mission, he could also see many other players. There weren’t many players in the game, so they wouldn’t fight for monsters. However, they would often run into people who would do quests with them. Sometimes, they would even sit down and chat with each other when they met in a hotel."

"Old P was in a team with Lin Xue and zou Zhuo, so he didn’t plan to team up with anyone else. However, he was also very clear that even for those who played the game by themselves, it was very easy to meet good friends in the game, and they would never be lonely."

"You guys are almost level 20, right? I’ve finally cleared most of the missions here, and I’m ready to go find you. " Old P said in the party channel."

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, "God, how did you get there so fast?" I’m only level 17 … I still have a few quests to complete. "

"Old P was speechless."Okay, then I’ll go to Undercity first. Then I’ll take an airship to Orgrimmar to find you."

"We’re not in Orgrimmar, "zou Zhuo said."

"Old P said, "I know. I’ll go to Orgrimmar first, then we’ll meet at the intersection." I should be able to clear the howling caves at around level 20, right?"

"Fortunately, I am MT was already a beginner’s guide in World of Warcraft, so the three of them knew that they could play the dungeon at their current level. Old P passed by the airship while he was leveling and took a look at Orgrimmar’s airship."

"However, he wasn’t in a hurry to go to Orgrimmar because he had two quests to complete in Undercity. He didn’t want to waste any resources, so he decided to go to Undercity first and meet up with zou Zhuo and the others."

Old P had never been to Undercity.

"Undercity was the fourth main city to be updated in oasis, second only to Stormwind City, Orgrimmar, and Ironforge. However, old P was not very interested in Undercity at that time, so he did not watch it."

"Now, it was a good time to take a look at the throne where Lordaeron’s most filial son had once killed his father."

"In fact, early in Warcraft, there was a cinematics dedicated to this story, and it caused quite a stir. The young prince returned triumphantly, and the people of Lordaeron threw flower petals to welcome him, only to be greeted with a massacre."

The magnificent capital was right in front of him. Old P walked along the main road through the city gate and looked around.

It had indeed become a pile of ruins.

"Just like the surrounding environment, the city gate was cold and gloomy. The severely damaged broken walls showed that it had been through a lot, but the remaining main buildings were still magnificent. It was a glimpse of the glory of the kingdom of Lordaeron."

"After all, the entire Kingdom of Lordaeron once ruled a vast area of land in the upper part of the eastern kingdom."

"After passing through the square at the main entrance of the Lordaeron ruins, they crossed the suspension bridge and officially entered the royal city of Lordaeron."

"The damage to the square was even more serious. There were broken walls everywhere, and the magnificent palaces on both sides had long been abandoned. There was no one left, and all kinds of graves and tombstones were scattered in the square. The murmurs of the dead seemed to echo in his ears."

"This should be the suspension bridge that Arthas used to walk on, right? F * ck, why is there green water in the moat? it’s disgusting. "

"They entered the palace from the two small gates on the side. Old P saw a big clock behind the main gate. It probably fell from the tall clock tower. There were many human embossed on the walls on both sides, but some were damaged, and some were covered in vines. Obviously, no one would care about them here."

"After passing through the clock tower and the long and narrow trail, old P saw the throne."

"The magnificent Hall made old P feel like he was looking at the cinematics of Warcraft. Under the lonely throne in the center, he could vaguely see dried blood."

"Old P looked around and saw that no one was around. He even went to sit on the throne, but soon he felt a chill down his back and quickly came down."

Old P saw a coffin as he walked in through the side door behind the throne.

"The gravestone on the coffin clearly stated that this was the coffin of the old king, Terenas."

"The last king of Lordaeron, Terenas mineshyr the second, is now in eternal rest."

"He had made countless great achievements in his life, and his fall is a pity."

"May the Father forgive his son for everything he has done. May the blood-stained crown be lost and forgotten forever."

"Old P also felt emotional because he knew that the old king did not rest here. Instead, his ashes were taken away by Arthas. In the end, after the undead took over the Lordaeron ruins, they actually kept it intact for some unknown reason. Was it sarcasm? Or did they not care about the above-ground part of Undercity at all?"

Old P realized that he was a little lost. He walked around the coffin twice and found that he had gone out again …

"After walking around again, he saw that the elevator of Undercity was at the other end, and he needed to go through the elevator to enter the underground of Lordaeron ruins."

"Old P took a step forward happily, but he suddenly felt that there was nothing under his feet."

"What the f * ck? What the hell is this!"

Chapter 1084: Undercity’s elevator of death

"He didn’t know if it was a coincidence or what, but just as old P was about to step into the elevator, he saw that the elevator didn’t wait for him and went down by itself … "

And this elevator was falling much faster than him!

"Old P felt like he was in a free-fall, and he fell to the bottom. "

"It didn’t hurt. The undead’s ability to feel pain was very slow, but old P could clearly feel his legs, which were only bones, making a crisp "crack" sound. They were broken at that moment, and he fell to the ground, his health bar empty. "

"Then, his vision turned gray, and a dialog box appeared He released his soul. "

He could also feel his body moving up and down with the elevator in Undercity …

"This … I never thought that I would give up my first blood here …"

"Old P was speechless. When he was leveling up in brayer, he had encountered some very powerful monsters, such as The Haunted Mill and the agamand family. He had encountered some very powerful monsters, but old P had relied on his excellent skills to fight them to the death. It was a frightening experience, but no danger. "

"In the end, he had actually failed in the main city, which he thought was the safest place. How could this be reasonable? "

Old P turned into a spirit and came to the soul doctor.

"In the state of death, his entire field of vision turned gray and white, and his body became transparent. He no longer had a physical body, and he could pass through many small obstacles. "

"There was also a benefit, which was that he could run faster … "

"Old P was like a ghost, floating around to find his body and preparing to resurrect. "

He entered the elevator again.

"Because old P’s body was at the bottom of the elevator, his soul had to take the elevator down to a certain range before he could be resurrected. "

"When the elevator was halfway down, a dialog box popped up in old P’s field of vision, telling him that he could be resurrected, so he directly clicked on the revive button. "

"Then, he was resurrected in mid-air. "

"I f * cking …"

Old P didn’t even have time to complain before he fell on the elevator again and died.

"In fact, he wouldn’t have died from falling from this height, but old P had just resurrected and only had half of his health left … "

"I’m really impressed by this killer elevator …"

"Old P had no choice but to run again. This time, he had learned his lesson. He only resurrected when the elevator reached the bottom, successfully escaping from the death trap of the elevator and entering the interior of Undercity. "

"This place can probably be considered easy to defend but hard to attack … Just this elevator alone is worth dozens of guards …"

"After entering Undercity, old P realized that this place was really big! "

"Old P had been to Orgrimmar in oasis. Strictly speaking, Undercity was smaller than Orgrimmar, but old P got lost after walking around … "

"Although he had a map, it was completely useless. He turned around and was confused, unable to find the way out at all. "

"The entire structure of Undercity was three-dimensional and was divided into at least three levels. The military area, magic area, thieves ‘area, and alchemy room were all on the lowest floor, and the elevator was on the top floor. "

"Players like old P weren’t particularly bad with directions, but they still couldn’t handle Undercity. It would be fine if it was a 3D map like The Legend of Zelda, but Chen Mo obviously didn’t do that. "

"In fact, strictly speaking, it made sense. After all, this world didn’t have high-tech things like the SICAR slate. Maps were all hand-drawn, so how could they make cool things like three-dimensional maps? "

"However, old P was more inclined to believe that Chen Mo didn’t give them the 3D map on purpose, so that the players would get lost in Undercity … "

"Fortunately, there were all-purpose guards. Old P pulled an undead guard and asked for a long time before he finally figured out the general structure of Undercity. It turned out that to get out, one had to climb to the upper floor from the central bank, and then find the elevator … "

"Old P wasn’t in a hurry to leave. He first handed in the two quests and then thought of visiting the legendary Queen of Banshees, Sylvanas. "

"The dark Ranger in Warcraft was one of the most popular heroes, and it was very popular too. He just didn’t know if it would be more realistic after making a high-definition VR remake. "

Old P asked around and finally found the entrance to the Royal District near the alchemy room.

"The royal family was like a scorpion’s tail, located in the most remote and safest place in Undercity. Old P walked in while looking at the two level 60 elite NPCs, the royal guards of terror, and felt that he was a small fry now. "

"That’s right, for an NPC like this, old P would only need one slash to … Be directly hacked to death. "

"Sylvanas stood on the high platform in the middle of the Royal District. Banshees, undead guards, and orc ambassadors surrounded her. From time to time, undead guards came to report on the battle situation in Tirisfal Glades and the eastern Plaguelands. "

"Old P didn’t dare to swagger up and take a closer look, and he didn’t dare to touch her either. He would probably have three of his legs broken and be expelled from the tribe on the spot. After all, the World of Warcraft used the most advanced artificial intelligence, the kind where NPCs could talk to players freely. "

"If he dared to be disrespectful to the Queen of Banshees, he wouldn’t delete his account, but he would definitely be beaten up by the horrifying royal guards who were holding big machetes. "

Old P looked at Sylvanas from a distance.

"It was indeed much clearer than the one in Warcraft. The elf race was indeed beautiful. Even though she had turned into a green undead, her skin was still much better looking than old P’s "real undead". "

No wonder Queen Sylvanas was so popular among the undead players. This was a world where looks were the most important …

"Look at Saar, the green-skinned orc, he was treated like a real protagonist. He was the spiritual leader of the orcs, saved the world, and had an ambiguous relationship with the beautiful Jaina. Even after cheating on Arthas, it made Kael ‘thas so angry that his teeth were itching. Such a powerful person was not even more popular than Sylvanas. "

As for the likes of vol ‘Jin and Caen Bloodhoof … Their presence was even weaker.

"After all was said and done, it was still a matter of appearance. "

"Look at Sylvanas. Her red eyes, pointed elven ears, flat and tight belly, cool undead equipment, tattered Cape, and cool bow … "

"When considering the overall beauty of the tribal women, Sylvanas was at the peak of her beauty. She was far ahead of the others. "

"After having a good look, old P didn’t plan to continue shopping in Undercity. However, Undercity was too big, and old P was too lazy to go back the way he came. He directly went back to brayer’s hotel, and then headed south to the airship, which could go directly to Orgrimmar. "

"Oh my, I’m finally leaving this place … It’s so dark. Zou Zhuo, how are things on your side? Let’s get ready, shall we try out the instance dungeon?"

"Zou Zhuo asked, "the howling caves?" Where to? We’re still wandering around Thunder Bluff, preparing to go to the Barrenlands. "

"Old P "how the hell would I know? ask for directions!" Serente made you such a powerful artificial intelligence NPC for nothing!"

Chapter 1085: duel

"They took the airship to Orgrimmar, and old P asked the NPCs on the side of the road for directions while checking the map."

"That’s … So far. "

"To get off the airship, they had to pass through Durotar first before heading west into the Barrenlands. The intersection was said to be in the upper half of the Barrenlands, where the two roads met."

"That being said, the map was all white, and there were no accurate coordinates, so he had to find it by himself."

"Fortunately, he didn’t feel tired running on his own in World of Warcraft, but it was a bit boring."

"What kind of long-distance running simulator is this? Little fatty, how are you two? I’ll be at the intersection soon. " Old P asked."

"Little fatty quickly responded, "we’ve also arrived at the Barrenlands, soon!" Why are there so many level 19 monsters here? I almost attracted too many. "

Old P saw the little Fatty’s health rise and fall before it finally stabilized.

It was obvious that the two of them had attracted a lot of high-level monsters and almost died.

"It’s a good thing Xue Lin has enough milk. " Zou Zhuo said."

"Lin Xue proudly puffed out her chest, "of course!" Don’t you know what race I am?"

"Most players had a bad sense of direction, especially newbies who had to open the map by themselves, so it was easy to get lost. Fortunately, if they got lost, they could grab an NPC and ask for directions. They could also see their teammates ‘positions on the map, so it wasn’t too difficult for the three of them to meet at the intersection."

"Five minutes later, old P was the first to arrive, followed by Xue Lin and zou Zhuo a few minutes later."

"Zou Zhuo couldn’t help but Pat old P’s head with his hoof."Hahaha, old P, you’re so short."

"The undead were only 1.8 meters tall when they stood straight, and 1.7 meters when they arched their backs. The Tauren was 2.3 meters tall, and old P, the Necromancer, only reached zou Zhuo’s chest."

"Old P slapped zou Zhuo’s hooves away with a dark face, "Let’s have a duel if you have the ability!"

"Zou Zhuo laughed."It’s a duel then. Look at your small body. Don’t say that I’m bullying you."

"Old P sent a duel request to zou Zhuo, and the battle flag was stuck on the ground."

"There were originally many players doing missions or buying things in the surroundings. When they saw that there was a show going on, they all gathered around."

"Wow, there’s a duel to watch!"

"He’s definitely going to leave. I think this bull is so tall and strong. Look at the two-handed axe in his hand. He can probably kill this undead in three strikes, right?"

"This is a F * cking warrior against a mage. Think carefully."

"The onlookers didn’t know anything either, so they just gathered around and looked blindly."

"A countdown appeared in his vision. The moment the duel started, zou Zhuo used charge and charged straight at old P’s face."

"The crowd immediately cheered, "Wow, look, this warrior is so fierce!"

"Zou Zhuo had just slashed twice when he realized that old P didn’t lose any health. He was covered in a light blue mana Shield. Zou Zhuo’s two-handed axe hit him softly, and all the damage was absorbed."

"Old P soon woke up, and his hand glowed with arcane light as he began to chant an incantation."

Zou Zhuo was just about to break through old P’s Mana Shield when he heard a bleat.

"???"

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. Why did it sound like he was the one who made the sound?

"That’s right, zou Zhuo realized that his field of vision was wrong. His field of vision was very high before, since the Tauren was more than two meters tall. How did it become Ming’s field of vision?"

"He could only see old P leisurely running into the distance, and his view was only at the Necromancer’s waist."

"When he looked down, zou Zhuo was shocked."

He had turned into a sheep!

Zou Zhuo suddenly remembered that he had seen in I am MT that mages could indeed turn humanoid creatures into sheep …

"Zou Zhuo wanted to fight back. He wanted to charge forward and use his horn to hit old P, but he was a sheep. His movements were slow and the wool was thick. He didn’t have control of the body, so he could only wander around unconsciously."

"Old P walked to the maximum range of Frostbolt, and it was almost time for him to turn into a sheep. He put on a Mana Shield again and then began to cast Frostbolt."

[The system setting is not the version of the infinite sheep.]

"Zou Zhuo was anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as the frost arrow hit him and slowly walk forward."

Old P released another fireball and blew it on zou Zhuo’s face.

"Zou Zhuo finally got close to old P and saw old P freeze him in place with a Frost Nova. Then, old p slowly walked to the side and cast another frost arrow."

"In the end, zou Zhuo didn’t even manage to touch old P a few times. He couldn’t even break his Mana Shield."

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Zou Zhuo couldn’t be blamed for being weak. A warrior was a class that was easily countered by a mage. It was even worse for him if he had fewer skills before he reached max level.

Zou Zhuo felt his body shiver after being hit by the Frostbolt. He tried his best to move but he couldn ‘T. He had such a big axe but he couldn’t even touch old P.

"Lin Xue saw zou Zhuo getting crushed and was eager to try, "Hurry, hurry, let’s duel too!"

"Zou Zhuo was confused, "you guys think I’m easy to bully?" I want to change my profession! Wait for me, I’ll eat something. "

Zou Zhuo rummaged through his backpack and found a piece of cheese.

"Old P handed him a few pieces of magic bread, and zou Zhuo happily put them in his pocket."

"You made this? Mages can cook? This … This is like the treatment of my own son …"

"Soon, zou Zhuo’s HP was full, and Xue Lin’s shaman sent him a duel request."

"Ten seconds later, Xue Lin died."

"Xue Lin was going crazy!’ And you dodged my lightning bolt?"

"Zou Zhuo chuckled, "it turns out that it’s not that I’m bad, it’s just a problem with my profession."

"Lin Xue scratched her head, "why do I feel so weak?" I strongly request the establishment of a shaman Protection Association!"

"Old P went to the hotel to tie the Hearthstone, then came back and said to zou Zhuo and Lin Xue, "Alright, it’s been a long night, and two hours have passed. Let’s go and check out the dungeon."

"According to the normal leveling speed, reaching level 20 in two hours was the normal speed. Even if he added the time he spent on sightseeing and running, it would only take him slightly over two hours."

"According to sleep mode, the players could play for at least 10 hours a night, so they still had a lot of time."

"But we don’t have enough people." Zou Zhuo said."

"Old P was speechless,’call for help! We have tanks, healers, and mages, so just two more should be enough. "

Chapter 1086: tragic first dungeon raid

The team was filled up faster than zou Zhuo had expected.

"Then, the team was composed of Warriors, shamans, mages, hunters, and thieves. "

"With the addition of a new Troll Hunter and an undead thief, the team’s configuration was complete. Zou Zhuo looked around and saw that everyone was around level 19 or 20. They should be able to clear the howling caves. "

"Okay, everyone, get ready to go!"

"The five of them were near the intersection, so they decided to gather at the entrance of the wailing cave. "

"After they gathered, old P gave buffs to each of them. He even thoughtfully added intelligence to zou Zhuo, mainly because he was worried that it would be awkward if the main tank didn’t have enough intelligence to pull the monsters. "

"After all, the little Fatty’s intelligence often dropped, so there was nothing wrong with being safe. "

"Then, everyone looked at each other’s equipment. "

"Well, it was really tragic … "

"Theoretically speaking, players should be fully equipped with green equipment by the time they reached level 20. However, other than old P, the others were still wearing a mix of green and white equipment. The Hunter was the worst. He was not wearing any pants, not even a single white equipment. No one knew where he had taken them off and thrown them … "

"Looking at the thief, he was wearing a full set of green equipment, which was not bad. But on closer look, what the hell was this cloth armor pants and shoes? they added intelligence and spirit. "

Old P’s heart was filled with mixed feelings. He wanted to say something but stopped himself. He stopped himself but he wanted to. He stopped himself and forgot what to say.

"It was reasonable to say that among the three streamers, old P was the last to come into contact with Azeroth, but in the end, he played the best … "

"The main reason was that old P had done his homework before World of Warcraft was released. He watched I am MT and studied the battles and skills in it, afraid that he wouldn’t understand the game. "

"As a result, old P’s gaming talent was higher, and he liked to study the game, so he got used to it quickly. "

"On the other hand, Xue Lin and zou Zhuo made a lot of common sense mistakes. "

"After all, I am MT was a few years ago, and even if he had watched it before, he would have long forgotten about it. "

"The other two teammates ‘equipment were also quite shabby, but old P thought about it. What was the point of saying it now? everyone’s equipment was quite poor. Anyway, their levels had reached the standard, so they should go and try it out first. "

The five of them went around in circles and finally found the entrance to the wailing cave.

"It’s a high degree of restoration of I am MT! Look at the layout of the intersection, and then look at the entrance of the wailing cave!"

"Even the monsters are highly restored. There shouldn’t be a random night man appearing out of nowhere, right?"

"Hahaha, how is that possible? even if there are, they’ll be beaten up by us. The game has only been open for two hours, and the night Elves are at our level at most."

"There’s really a gathering stone that can pull in teammates. "

"If I had known, I would have done the quest for a while and waited for you guys to pull me."

"Alright, alright. Let’s hurry into the dungeon. Blue equipment will drop in here!"

"So …… We are already inside an instance dungeon?"

The five of them found a hole according to the location marked on the map and then went straight in.

"After entering, he was a little puzzled. Why didn’t the monsters here feel powerful? The five of them were completely overpowered. "

"There were only a few wind serpents, velocidragons, and the like, but they were all monsters around level 16. If the five of them attacked together, the monsters would die before anyone could even do anything. "

"Then, as they walked around, they found an exit in front of them. When they came out, they saw that this was Sweetwater oasis. "

"He didn’t know how, but it had been transferred out again … "

"It couldn’t be helped. This cave was accessible in all directions, and there were many forks in the road. Everyone was so engrossed in fighting monsters that they didn’t pay attention to the minimap. They didn’t know how they had turned back. "

"The second time he entered the cave, it took him quite some time to find the real entrance of the wailing cave. "

"Zou Zhuo even tried to flip the sludge monster over to see if there were any pink spots under its skirt, but he ended up with green mud all over his hands. He had to wash it off in the water for a long time … "

"After entering the instance dungeon, everyone was shocked. They had underestimated the difficulty of the instance dungeon … "

"Before entering, they were all normal monsters, but after entering, they were all elite monsters … "

"The attack power, health, and other basic values of elite monsters were significantly improved compared to normal monsters. Zou Zhuo didn’t even look at them at the beginning and rushed in directly. After all, the monsters they fought before entering the dungeon were too weak. Everyone swarmed up and killed them all. This gave him the illusion that "we are strong". "

"This time, they were annihilated when they rushed in together. Zou Zhuo’s players were annihilated … "

"Three or four elite monsters surrounded zou Zhuo and gnawed at him. Before Lin Xue could react, zou Zhuo’s warrior was already lying on the ground. The others didn’t hold on for long either. Only old P sneakily used a frost ring to delay the time and then ran away. He managed to survive after leaving the dungeon. "

The souls of the other four appeared in the graveyard.

"Zou Zhuo, "this feels so strong … I think I am MT is like this too …"

"Lin Xue was so angry that she laughed."He entered the dungeon at level 15 and killed a few monsters. We entered the dungeon at level 20 and wiped out the first wave of monsters. Your IQ is even lower than that stupid cow, Mt!"

"It’s fine, it’s fine. Let’s run to the corpse. " Old P said in the party channel far away in the instance. "

"Corpse running, eating, and casting buffs. "

Everyone had to learn how to run back to their corpses before clearing the dungeon.

"This time, everyone was much more careful. They lured the monsters one by one, and if old P was lured too many, he would sheep one. The battle was quite smooth. "

"I don’t think it’s that difficult." Zou Zhuo said. "

"Lin Xue’s face darkened, "wait! Don’t charge!" In order to heal you, I’ve used up all my mana. Old P, hurry up and give me two bottles of magic water. "

"Zou Zhuo was determined not to take the blame, "It’s obviously because you don’t have enough milk!"

"Lin Xue was furious, "you’re the one who’s too fragile!" When the monster hits you, your HP is like a roller coaster!"

"Zou Zhuo, "if you’re good, you take it!"

"Lin Xue’s face darkened,’I’m a F * cking shaman! You are a warrior! With your HP and defense, you’re not even as good as a Hunter’s pet! Hey, Hunter, where’s your baby?"

"If Xue Lin didn’t mention it, no one would have noticed. Didn’t they say that hunters could catch treasures? Why didn’t this Hunter bring his pet? "

"Hunter was also dumbfounded,’baby? What baby?"

Everyone was speechless.

"Old P said, "little fatty, I wanted to say this just now. How can you not be fragile when you’re holding a two-handed axe? you’re completely taking the monster’s attacks with your physical body … Or you can be more flexible and Dodge more often."

"Zou Zhuo was helpless, "I wanted to, but look at me, I’m a big bull …"

"Old P "…Alright then. Let’s go get a shield first …"

"At this moment, Lin Xue suddenly saw the big turtle that was crawling down the river."This guy … Didn’t he just drop a shield?"

Chapter 1087: haven’t we finished the dungeon?

"If this big turtle could understand human language, it would probably feel a chill on its back. "

"What kind of thoughtful design was this? he knew that the Warriors who came to clear the howling caves probably didn’t have any decent shields, so he deliberately arranged this boss at a place where they could see it as soon as they entered. This way, no one could complain about not having a shield. "

"The five of them went up and hacked at the turtle, and the turtle fell to the ground. "

"Zou Zhuo touched the body and said, "wow!" There was indeed a Blue Shield! Hey, why can’t I take it?"

"The others noticed that a dialog box had appeared in their field of vision "What’s the meaning of this? Need? Greedy?"

"Old P suddenly realized."Oh, looks like this is team distribution mode. Not just anyone can pick up equipment. It has to be distributed by the team." Why did the shaman take it?"

"Old P and the other two were a mage, a thief, and a Hunter, so they couldn’t hold a shield at all. Therefore, they couldn’t choose the [need] option. Naturally, they couldn’t compete with zou Zhuo. However, Lin Xue, the shaman, could hold a shield … "

He saw two eye-catching lines of information.

[(Prerequisite) 1 point][Kresh’s back](playing the violin to me)

[(Prerequisite) 98 points [Kresh’s back](great capacity)

Yourong naida won [Kresh’s back].

[Yourong naida has obtained the item [Kresh’s back].

"Zou Zhuo "???"

"Lin Xue was also a little confused,’eh? How did it end up in my bag? I’m innocent, you guys have to help me. It was this equipment that attacked me first …"

"Old P was so angry that he laughed."This … You F * cking ordered it yourself!"

"I can indeed request for this …" Lin Xue explained in a daze."That, don’t cry, little fatty. I’ll take it out for you now."

"Then, he saw Xue Lin’s cow take out a huge shield from her bag and hand it to the little fatty. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, dungeon equipment in version 60 couldn’t be traded. It was later changed to equipment in the dungeon that could be traded between teammates for a certain period of time. This was a good change, which was why Chen Mo made it to this version. "

Zou Zhuo took the shield from Xue Lin’s hands happily. It was the first blue equipment he had received.

"Zou Zhuo was in an awkward position after he picked up the shield, as he didn’t have a weapon in his main hand. "

Everyone was speechless.

Zou Zhuo’s Minotaur was tall and strong. He was wearing a chainmail and looked reliable. He held a huge turtle-Shell Shield in his left hand and his right hand was empty.

"Lin Xue was speechless."You … The mission gave you so many one-handed weapons. You threw them all away?"

"Zou Zhuo scratched his head in embarrassment, "I’m sorry, the weapons are quite valuable. I only kept one two-handed axe and sold the rest to the shop. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to afford such expensive skills. "

"You can learn skills in this game?" Hunter asked. "

Everyone was speechless.

"Old P felt helpless and said, "forget it, let’s continue." Eh? Thief, what are you doing?"

"Everyone turned around and saw a faint green light rising from the thief’s hand. Then, with a "qiu", it disappeared. "

"Old P "???"

"Zou Zhuo quickly asked in the party channel, "Thief, where are you?"

"The thief asked, "didn’t we finish the dungeon?" I’m using Hearthstone. "

"Lin Xue was shocked, "I just farted!" We’ve just fought an entry level boss, come back!"

"Oh, wait a minute, " the thief said. "

He had no choice. What if he was short of one person? he could only wait.

"The four of them were suitable to play mahjong together, but there was no Mahjong here. Old P quietly made more food and water and distributed them to everyone. "

"The four of them sat on the ground, bored to death. "

"Zou Zhuo took out a magic die from his inventory."Why don’t we throw a dice game?"

The other three didn’t want to talk to him.

Zou Zhuo continued to throw.

"This magic die was different from ordinary dice. Although it only had six sides, after being thrown, each side would randomly display a number between 1 and 100. Whichever side faced up would show how many points the player had thrown. "

"Of course, the system only recognized the number that had just stopped. If the player secretly rolled the die, it would not count. "

"Play the Qin to me, throw 1 (1 100) "

Play the piano for me and throw 12 (1 100)

Play the Qin and throw a 9 (1 100)

"Hiss … This is f * cking …"

"Zou Zhuo was shocked. When he was snatching the shield, he realized that he wasn’t very reliable in World of Warcraft … "

"This was mainly because zou Zhuo found that World of Warcraft was a very fair game, but also very unfair. "

"To say that it was fair, this game was purely charged for time. Other than that, there were no other messy charging points. Even if the rich wanted to top up money in this game, they couldn’t find the entrance. "

"It wasn’t that the nouveau riche could only work in silence like the others, and they could totally hire people to fight in a group. However, compared to the games in World of Warcraft that sold combat power or the games that players couldn’t play without money, the nouveau riche had no special privileges. "

"It was unfair, but it seemed that this game was not very friendly to the unlucky ones … "

"In normal Dungeons, it was a competition of points to get equipment, and the equipment dropped by bosses also depended on luck. If he was really unlucky, he would probably live quite miserably in the world of Azeroth … "

"The four of them chatted awkwardly, and old P suddenly felt that something was wrong. "

Why hasn’t the thief returned after such a long time?

"Logically speaking, the hotel at the crossroads was right at the entrance of the wailing cave. A thief didn’t need to kill any monsters and could just sneak in using stealth. Why was there no movement after so long? "

Old P opened the map and saw that the thief had just alighted from the airship at the entrance of Orgrimmar. He had obviously run all the way from brayer …

Everyone was speechless.

"Old P was shocked."Why did you run all the way here from brayer? don’t you know to tie a Hearthstone to the hotel at the intersection?!"

"What do we do?" Everyone looked at each other. "

"Lin Xue was speechless, "what else can I do?" Go to the entrance and pull him up, there’s a gathering stone there. "

"The four of them stopped playing mahjong and started killing their way out, preparing to pull the thief over from the dungeon entrance. "

"Zou Zhuo didn’t forget to remind the thief, "thief, don’t run yet, wait for us to pull you back." Go to Orgrimmar or the nearby village and find a weapon dealer to buy me a one-handed weapon! Right, a single-handed sword is enough. "

……

"At the same time, in Westfall. "

"Chen Zhao’s sorcerer and Li jingsi’s Hunter had already reached the Deadmines, ready to call for help. "

"As a result, while the two of them were waiting, they saw two alt accounts desperately running into the death mines. "

"The one in front was a level 10 mage, and the one behind was a level 8 Paladin. "

"Logically speaking, the two of them saw that the surrounding monsters were all red-named, but they were not afraid at all. They ran straight into the entrance and pulled a large number of monsters, glorious dogleading. "

Chen Zhao and Li jingsi just watched silently from the side.

What were these two people doing?

Chapter 1088: A noob player making a fool of himself

Chen Mo and Li jingsi watched as the two newbies charged into the Deadmines and quickly turned into two corpses.

"Not long after, two spirits floated over and found a place without monsters to resurrect. They took out dry food and began to eat."

Chen Mo was sitting nearby and was about to call for people to clear the dungeon when he heard the two smurf accounts eating while thinking about how to enter this place.

"The mage handed the Paladin a few pieces of magic bread."I saw on the internet that there’s a pocket dimension here. It’s in that small house."

"The Paladin was worried as he ate."But, brother, there are too many monsters. What should we do?"

"The mage pondered,’why don’t we just rush in? Once we enter the instance dungeon, these monsters won’t follow us, right?"

"The Paladin kept shaking his head."No, didn’t you see just now? these monsters are so fierce. They killed me in a few hits."

"The mage carefully observed the monsters around him, as if he was considering the route."I think it’s mainly because we ran in the wrong way. You see, if we directly resurrect in this hole, can we move forward bit by bit?"

"The Paladin was shocked,’brother, you’re really a genius! However, the durability of our equipment …"

"The mage patted the Paladin’s shoulder."Don’t be afraid, brother. At most, we can repair it when we come out. It won’t break."

"The Paladin nodded firmly."Alright, brother. I’ll listen to you. Let’s try!"

"As a result, the two of them ate something to replenish their health and rushed into the death mines without hesitation."

"The death mines were similar to the howling caves. There were many wrong paths to take before entering the dungeon. Moreover, it was easy to get lost in all directions."

Chen Mo and Li jingsi looked at each other and mourned for the two brothers.

"Li jingsi touched the leopard she had just caught."Why don’t we save these two brothers?"

"Yes …" Chen Zhao nodded in pain."Yes …"

"It was not hard to imagine what would happen to these two. It was impossible for them to reach the entrance of the instance dungeon. They would never be able to enter the instance dungeon. There were so many monsters at the entrance. One of them was level 10, and the other was level 8. They could only drag corpses inside the instance dungeon …"

"Moreover, if these two really reached the entrance of the instance dungeon, they would find out a very painful truth."

"The mage could enter the dungeon, but the Paladin was only level 8. He could not even enter the dungeon …"

"Moreover, even if he entered the dungeon, this mage would definitely not be able to defeat the first monster, because the monsters in the dungeon were all elite."

"In order to prevent the players from World of Warcraft from slipping up, Chen Mo and Li jingsi decided to save the two students first instead of forming a team."

"They killed their way in from the entrance of the Deadmines, killing monsters while looking for the bodies of the two brothers."

"Chen Mo was a magician, and Li jingsi was a Hunter. They were both professions that could easily kill monsters, and their skills were all on the level of cheats, so it wasn’t difficult at all. They quickly found the two brothers ‘bodies."

"The bodies of these two brothers were really quite close. If they were given another ten minutes, they might really be able to accomplish this magnificent feat."

"Wow, our Savior is here! Are the two of you willing to form a team? We’re going to clear a dungeon. " The mage said happily."

"Well, " Chen Mo said after some thought, "can I interview you guys why you want to enter the dungeon?"

"Level up!" The mage said."

"What you’re saying makes F * cking sense, isn’t it just to upgrade!"

"The best way to level up now is to do missions, " Chen Mo explained."

"The mage shook his head."I hate doing quests. The NPCs are so naggy. We both rely on killing monsters to level up."

"But only level 10 players can enter Dungeons, " Chen Mo said, speechless."

"The Holy Knight thought for a moment and whispered to the mage, "Then, brother, why don’t we kill monsters here to level 10?"

"Chen Mo was amused."Even if you reach level 10, you won’t be able to clear this dungeon. This dungeon can only be cleared at level 20, and you’ll need five people to do it."

"The mage patted his chest."I’m fine. I’m very good at it. Look at how I dodged the monster’s attack just now. Wasn’t it cool?"

"Hmm …" Li jingsi said quietly, "you did look very handsome when you were killed by the monster just now."

"You guys go level first, " Chen Mo said."When you reach level 20, we’ll take you to the death mines."

The two brothers left reluctantly.

"Chen Mo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. When World of Warcraft was first released, most of the players were noobs. It wasn’t that they were stupid, but it was rather expensive to learn World of Warcraft."

"In particular, many of the design elements were relatively "hardcore."

"Of course, there were mmorpgs in parallel world, but the difference between them and World of Warcraft lay in the details."

"In fact, any MMORPG would be able to do things like leveling up, completing quests, and clearing Dungeons, so it would be unreasonable to say that there were flaws in the gameplay."

"There were only so many ways to play the game, but the most difficult part was how to make the game into a real world."

"This involved too many details, such as class settings, class skills, professional skills, economic system, world structure, scene design, dungeon design, story background …"

"Many mmorpgs didn’t have a soul, but the soul of World of Warcraft was that it was a unique world."

"Therefore, it was normal for new players to make jokes, such as forgetting to tie hearthstones, using two-handed weapons to be tanks, hunters wearing cloth armor, shamans using their enhanced talents to run Dungeons, and wanting to clear the death mines at level 10 …"

"In the eyes of the Veterans, these were all incredible mistakes. This was clearly common sense!"

"However, new players really didn’t know."

"But then again, World of Warcraft was the most fun at this stage."

"This was because every element in this world was new to the players. When they were doing a mission, they would accidentally enter a high-level area and be tortured to death by powerful monsters without complaining. It was not easy to understand a certain playstyle or mechanism, and it would be very fun; New locations, new missions, new dungeons, new equipment, new friends … Everything was new, and the players had the most fun."

"Chen Mo called for three people to clear the death mines together. Under his command, the entire dungeon was not difficult at all and they basically cleared it."

"Even though the other three teammates didn’t have much equipment, they still had the two bugs, Chen Mo and Li jingsi."

"The BOSS screamed and fell, and the dwarf warrior ran over to loot the equipment."

"Waa! A blue ring!"

"The item that dropped was a blue-quality [luxury jewelry ring]. Other than li jingsi, who clicked ‘give up’, the others all clicked ‘require’."

"In the end, Chen Zhao lost to the warrior by two points."

"That …" Li jingsi was a little confused."

"I’m fine. "Chen Mo smiled and shook his head."

"The warrior happily put the ring on his finger, and the other two people congratulated him."Wow, warrior, you’re so lucky! Congratulations!"

"The warrior was also very happy. Obviously, he did not know that as a warrior, he did not need to add intelligence."

Chen Zhao smiled too. He didn’t explain to the warrior that the ring was for magic use.

Because he also recalled his ignorant self from many years ago.

"That was the most beautiful memory of the game, right?"

Chapter 1089: Tarren Mill

"The next day, Tarren Mill. "

"After the first day of intense battles, many players had already reached the level 25 -30 range. "

"Of course, this was already the most talented group of quest maniacs who could reach this level. Although it was fast to level up in the early stages of World of Warcraft, the leveling speed slowed down in the middle and late stages. Even if everyone spent the same amount of time in the game, the level gap would still widen quickly. "

"For most players, World of Warcraft was like the gate to a new world where everything was rare. Many players didn’t even have the desire to level up. They just enjoyed the scenery, did quests, and killed monsters, leveling up as they pleased. "

"Moreover, how to level up was also a technical job. If one did not have a deep understanding of the game, it was actually very difficult to plan a very reasonable leveling route, and a lot of time would be spent on running. "

He saw a hole and went in to take a look.

He saw a mountain there and climbed up to take a look.

"After killing a few monsters, his bag was full. He was reluctant to throw away the junk and ran back to the store to sell it. "

He saw an NPC with a cool weapon and took a photo with him.

"There was a sea of flowers here, a mine there, a Lake and a group of murlocs there … "

"Sometimes, they would accidentally enter a high-level area while running, and they would be cut into pieces by high-level monsters on the side of the road. Then, they would have to drag the corpses back … "

"Some players had gotten dizzy from completing quests in the Barrenlands and had turned to desperately farm the wailing cave. One could imagine how efficient their leveling was. Meanwhile, the other group of players quickly completed the Barrenlands ‘quest and went to Tarren Mill and the Arathi Highlands to level up. After farming sanguine red a few times, the speed of their leveling increased. "

"Moreover, there were some players who were really bored. After playing in sleep mode for ten hours at night, they would continue to play in normal mode during the day. The leveling speed of such people was even more insane. "

"In addition, on the second, third, and fourth days after World of Warcraft was launched, new players would keep joining. Soon, the first batch of Max-level accounts would appear in the entire server, and the players of different levels would form a more complete server ecosystem. "

"However, after the first day of the game, the players ‘enthusiasm for World of Warcraft didn’t decrease. On the contrary, it became more and more passionate. "

"If there was an evaluation for the game, it would be As expected of the game that he had waited for seven years, it was worth it! "

"Many players would subconsciously compare World of Warcraft to the triple A games that Chen Mo had made before. After all, Chen Mo had conquered the gaming industry with many Triple A games. "

"However, after comparing them, one would realize that these two types of games gave people completely different feelings. "

"Unlike Triple-A standalone games, World of Warcraft, which was made by next-gen VR, was Grand, mysterious, and had a rich player’s ecosystem. "

"The core advantage of a Triple-A masterpiece was its story-telling, and most of these games played the role of the protagonist. Even for a game like Iron Man, which widely used the highest level of artificial intelligence, the players could still feel the feeling of being surrounded by the stars in the game. "

"However, World of Warcraft gave people a completely different feeling. "

"This was a huge world, and the players could clearly feel that they were just ordinary people in this huge world. "

"Take old P for example. Although he thought that he played well, he knew that there were many players who were better than him. Of course, there were also many players who were noob than him. However, no matter what, the difference between them was not big. Each of them was not the protagonist of this world, and of course, they were not supporting characters. They were just a part of this world. "

"It was about playing the role of an ordinary adventurer, coming to a village, completing a certain mission, and exploring the mysterious veil of the world to his heart’s content. "

"Mmorpgs seemed to be an old theme, but Chen Mo was able to bring it back to life. "

……

"Old P, Lin Xue, and zou Zhuo had arrived at the Hillsbrad Hills to complete their mission in Tarren Mill. "

"The howling caves were a little difficult to clear. After all, other than old P, the mage, the other four teammates were not very reliable. "

"A warrior without a main weapon, a shaman with an enhancement talent to heal, a Hunter without a pet or skill, a thief wearing several pieces of cloth armor who only knew how to fight monsters … "

"Fortunately, everyone was unyielding. Even if they were wiped out, no one complained. After nearly three hours of hard work, they finally cleared the wailing cave. "

"After that, the three of them cleared the quests near the crossroad and went to Silverpine Forest to clear Shadowfang Keep. Finally, they ran to Hillsbrad Hills and agreed to go offline. "

"The next night, the three of them went online on time and continued to level up. "

"Since these three were all very influential live streamers, there were always players who came to admire them while they were doing missions. Later, these three people formed a five-person team with their in-game friends. It could be considered a fixed team to play Dungeons and level up together. "

The importance of sleep mode was revealed at this time.

"If there was no sleep mode, everyone’s game time would at most be concentrated in the usual nights and weekends, but these times were often very easy to occupy. Occasionally, they would work overtime or go out for a meal. If one or two people were missing in the five-person team, the activity could not be organized. They could only find Savage players, which was very inconvenient. "

"However, with the sleep mode, everyone could set the meeting time at midnight and play for 10 hours before going offline together. Generally speaking, even if they were working overtime, many people would be asleep at 12 o’ clock at night, so basically no one would be absent. When there was enough game time, the time of the event was fixed. "

"As a matter of fact, after midnight, the number of players in World of Warcraft would indeed surge. It was very lively to visit the main cities. "

"There were many quests in Tarren Mill, and zou Zhuo was very happy to accept them. "

"It wasn’t that he liked to do missions, but the more missions he had, the faster he could level up. After yesterday’s game, everyone knew that World of Warcraft was completely different from many other mmorpgs. The experience points gained from killing monsters were very little, and even clearing Dungeons didn’t necessarily help them level up quickly. The best choice was to clear quests efficiently. "

"Zou Zhuo’s bull was fully equipped now. After all, he had been through two Dungeons and had several blue equipment on him. The rest were Green Chain mail. He was very confident. "

"In the end, while he was farming monsters, he felt a chill on his back. A Frostbolt had hit his waist. "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, what was going on? "

"He saw two red "monsters" attacking him from behind. One was a human mage, and the other was an elven Hunter. "

"The mage’s name was, "dad said that the name was short, and it was safe to hide in the grass so that the tribe wouldn’t find them."

"The hunter’s name was, "mom said that it’s too dangerous to hide a Hunter’s name in the grass."

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, what were these two monsters? "

Chapter 1090: causing trouble, causing trouble, causing trouble

"Zou Zhuo saw that the two "monsters" were both level 35,6 levels higher than him. It was obvious that they would not be easy to deal with."

And wasn’t this weird name a little too weird? How could there be such a long name?

Zou Zhuo’s mind went blank as he suddenly realized that these two were players!

He had encountered the legendary alliance players?

But … Could a player’s name be so long? He was probably cheating!

He really could grow this long.

"Many players subconsciously thought that a player’s name would be limited to characters, maybe at most six or seven characters, so no one tried to make it too long. However, in Chen Mo’s design, the player’s name in World of Warcraft could be as long as 22 words."

"Yes, these two names were the standard 22 words. If you don’t believe me, count them."

As for whether the name would be discovered if it was hidden in the grass … It was true.

"In the VR version of World of Warcraft, players could hide the names, guilds, and other information of other players or NPCs at will, which was mainly to enhance the sense of immersion. Of course, he could also choose not to hide."

"If the other party didn’t hide the player’s name, they would be discovered if they crouched in the grass with such a long name, because such a long name would be exposed."

"Even if they didn’t hide in the grass, these two names were too cool. If they really fought, they would be aggro makers."

I don’t know if I’m too confident in myself or if I don’t know what’s good for me …

"Zou Zhuo didn’t have the time to look at the numbers on top of their heads. The Hunter and magician didn’t listen to him and kept firing shock shot and Frostbolt. Even a bull with chain mail couldn’t take it, not to mention that he was five or six levels lower. He would die soon."

"It wasn’t that zou Zhuo didn’t want to fight back, but a warrior who wasn’t even level 30 had no chance against these two ranged attackers."

"Little fatty, you won’t hold a grudge, will you?" Hunter looked at the mage."

"The mage chuckled, "he doesn’t know who we are." Let’s go, let’s continue to cause trouble. "

"Zou Zhuo returned to doctor soul and said in the team chat, "F * ck! I actually ran into the legendary alliance! And he was killed! Hurry up and come help me!"

"Lin Xue and old P were shocked, "isn’t this the tribe’s territory?" Why is there an Alliance?"

"Zou Zhuo said, "tribal territory? just because there’s a camp doesn’t mean it’s a tribal territory!" It’s clearly a territory that’s being fought over!"

"The five of them quickly gathered and dropped their quests, but when zou Zhuo revived, they were gone …"

"Damn it … Running away after acting tough, what a F * cking dog. Forget it, I’ll do the missions and level up first. "

"Zou Zhuo finally understood how helpless Mt felt when he was killed by midnight. He wasn’t a coward, he really couldn’t win!"

"However, zou Zhuo wasn’t afraid, he still had four teammates! When the two alliances came back, they would definitely teach them a lesson."

"The few of them continued to do the mission, but after a few minutes, they saw someone send a message on the comprehensive channel of the Hillsbrad Hills "Help! Someone is trying to kill me!"

The local channel was immediately flooded with a series of messages.

"Who wants to kill you? The Alliance?"

"Where are you? We’re going to save you!"

"Are they monsters or players? What’s his level?"

Zou Zhuo didn’t think too much of it at first. He saw that there were so many enthusiastic players in the general channel. What was there to be afraid of? he just had to focus on his missions.

"In the end, after waiting for five minutes, not only did the general channel not calm down, but it became even more lively."

"?! Were there any survivors in the tribe? Hurry up and come to Hillsbrad farm! The Alliance is rebelling!"

"The other side’s combat power is too strong. Don’t be busy with the mission, hurry up and come to support!"

"Don’t fight there. There are too many monsters in the Alliance. I suggest we go to the gate of Southshore!"

"The entire general channel instantly became lively. The Horde players were all angry and formed parties, ready to rush to Southshore and fight to the death with the Alliance."

"But five minutes later, someone posted "F * ck, don’t rush into Southshore. They’re all skeleton soldiers. Do you think you’re not going to die fast enough?"

Zou Zhuo scrolled through the local channel for a long time before he finally figured out what was going on.

Most of the players here were like zou Zhuo. They had only just arrived at the Hillsbrad Hills today. How could they have seen so many Alliance players before?

"At the crossroads and Silverpine Forest, Alliance players were almost extinct, so the Horde’s general channel was very harmonious at that time, shouting things like "AH4=1, a T" or "

"However, when they arrived at the Hillsbrad Hills, the Alliance and horde players realized that there were so many players from the opposing faction!"

"The tribe’s quest was to cause trouble at Hillsbrad Hills Farm, kill the farmers, steal their things, and finally kill the mayor. Many horde players saw that the rewards were so generous, so they went without hesitation. After all, they had been through the previous games and were used to doing anything to complete the mission."

"At first, everything was going smoothly, but as they were playing, a human mage and an elven Hunter suddenly appeared and started killing people."

"And the most infuriating thing was that there were at least seven or eight horde players at the farm, and yet they were no match for the two …"

"His level was high, but it wasn’t to the point of crushing him. The VR version of World of Warcraft emphasizes more on the player’s control, unlike the World of Warcraft in Chen Mo’s previous life where the players could easily deflect and resist the attacks. The Smurf could also deal considerable damage to the main account if they played the right game."

"Not to mention, the level difference was only four or five levels, far from crushing him."

"However, these two guilds were too good. Dodging arrows and spells were a common occurrence. Their attack accuracy was also particularly high, and their cooperation was very tacit. So, seven or eight horde players were in a state of being beaten up by two players …"

"The most infuriating thing was that this place had a natural advantage for the Alliance, which was that the monsters didn’t attack them …"

"Because all of the players on Hill Farm were humans, the Alliance was friendly to them. As such, the two alliances could freely move back and forth between the monster hordes. On the other hand, if the Horde players wanted to fight the two alliances, they would often attract a large number of monsters to follow them, and if they were not careful, they would die."

"As they fought, the Horde players finally reacted. Why did they have to fight here? they had to go to the main road and block the other Alliance players!"

"The gate of South Ocean town was the only way for the Alliance to do quests. Several teams directly came to the gate and squatted there, ready to fight the Alliance to the death."

A few of them had accidentally walked a little forward and attracted the skeleton-level NPCs to attack them. The first blood of the PVP was actually handed over to the NPCs …

"The guards here were all level 45, which wasn’t considered high, but to these level 30 players, ordinary people really couldn’t afford to offend them."

Chapter 1091: The flames of pvp

"The Horde players blocked the entrance, and the Alliance players were not to be outdone. "

"The Alliance players were also shouting in the local general channel. Compared to the Horde players, they were more direct."The tribe is blocking the gate. Quickly come and help!"

"In fact, many Alliance players were quite confused. Why did they suddenly bump into so many horde players? "

"The tribe was also puzzled, where did the two troublemakers go? "

"Many players at Hillsbrad Hills Farm were disgusted by the two Alliance players with long names. They had been waiting at the entrance of Southshore for the two to come out, but after a few rounds of fighting with the Alliance players, they still hadn’t seen them. "

"Suddenly, someone wailed in the general channel, "Help! There’s an Alliance outside Tarren Mill! Two high-level ones!"

The Horde players were shocked. What was going on? did the two of them circle around behind us?

"The Horde players couldn’t care less. The hatred between the two alliances was too high, so they ran back like a swarm of bees. "

"In the end, the Alliance that was confronting them thought that the Horde was too cowardly. Their morale suddenly rose, and they howled and followed behind the Horde, ready to attack Tarren Mill. "

"When the Horde players rushed back to Tarren Mill, they saw that it was these two! "

"All of their names were very similar, and the name of the guild was very mischievous, "Thunderbolt Entertainment’s World of Warcraft R & D team."

There’s still someone who’s pretending to be a designer? F * ck them!

"The tribe swarmed forward, but when the two saw the tribe rushing over from afar, they ran away. "

Mages had flash and hunters had cheetah’s protection. Normal classes really couldn’t catch up to them …

"The Horde players who had been killed at the entrance of Tarren Mill resurrected and stopped doing the quest. After all, they were still young, how could they bear such a grievance? "

"Of course, the so-called "young people" didn’t mean that they were young. In World of Warcraft, they were young. "

"After a few rounds of trouble, all the players in Tarren Mill had been incited. There were even many people in the Guild who called for people to form parties and enter Tarren Mill. "

"Quickly come to Tarren Mill! Our guild members are being bullied by the Alliance! Hurry up and join my team! Those above level 20, come!"

"Pay special attention to two Alliance players with particularly long names. If you see them, quickly report their coordinates and kill them!"

"Southshore is being blocked by the Horde, how can you bear it? Let’s fight! What, they didn’t know where Southshore was? You guys take a boat to the port of mineshell, we’ll find someone to pick you up! What? too far? It’s a long night and we’ll be fighting for a long time. You won’t be late!"

"There are a lot of quests here. After we’re done with the tribe, we’ll continue to do quests to level up."

"Don’t worry, there’s a fight in Stranglethorn Vale! Quickly send some people to Stranglethorn Vale!"

"At this time, another advantage of sleeping mode was reflected. If it was during the day, everyone’s time would be relatively tight. In such a situation, they might just silently pretend to disappear. There were only two or three hours left, so it was more important to make use of the time to complete some missions and level up. "

"However, everyone suddenly realized that there were still seven to eight hours left tonight. What was there to be afraid of? gather and do it! "

"The Alliance players didn’t know what was going on. They thought that the Horde players had gone too far and had reached the gate of Southshore. They were going to fight back. Although Southshore was very far from the main city and there were not many players who came to look for him, as long as the guilds mobilized their players, a large number of players would immediately run over. "

"The Horde players were all looking for the two alliances with long names. These two were the source of all evil, and they would be unwilling to let them go if they weren’t killed. "

"Thus, the battle at Hillsbrad Hills began … "

"In fact, the first batch of Alliance and horde players were very cautious when they met. Many players were especially careful when they saw an enemy faction for the first time. They were observing and testing the waters, not daring to act rashly because no one knew if there was a group of strong men behind this guy. "

"But once the fight started, it couldn’t be stopped anymore. No one was reserved. You all made the first move, so how could we just wait for death? "

"Both the Alliance and horde players felt like they were the victims, so they fought without hesitation. They even shouted in the local channel as if they were the victims. "

"Well … That might be the case, but it was impossible to clear up the misunderstanding. "

Because the Alliance and horde didn’t speak the same language.

"The Alliance "ver y Me an"

"Horde "[orc language] a w r w P d"

"It wasn’t just the panel information on the channel that he couldn’t understand, even the players ‘voices were randomly translated into a bunch of strange sounds by the artificial intelligence system. "

"Even if there were a few Alliance players who were friends with horde players, they were still very few. The possibility of resolving this misunderstanding was infinitely close to zero. "

"And it wasn’t just the Hillsbrad Hills, the Stranglethorn Vale had also started fighting … "

"There was no one there to fan the flames, but there would always be someone who would fire the first shot, so the fight in Stranglethorn Vale started a little later than here, but the intensity was just as intense. "

"In order to prevent the field pvp from turning into PvP, these players had no choice but to desperately call for reinforcements. "

"Moreover, everyone was still in the hot-blooded stage, and they would fight without hesitation. There were even many players who were so bored that they simply went to low-level areas to kill the enemy camp for revenge. "

"Yesterday, the players were still in harmony, doing missions, leveling up, and clearing Dungeons. Today, it was as if they had suddenly been awakened as they shouted and fought. "

……

Zou Zhuo and Lin Xue’s team also put aside their leveling quests and joined the Horde to fight against the Alliance players.

Zou Zhuo felt a sense of satisfaction when he saw the Honorable kills on the screen.

"So killing enemy players can give honor! If you get the honor, you can even be promoted! Let’s not do any missions today and just kill people like crazy!"

"Old P was speechless,’little fatty, you’ve F * cking given out more honor kills than you’ve gained, right? I don’t understand why a weak warrior like you would be so keen on pvp events …"

"Zou Zhuo was having the time of his life, but he had the most deaths in the team. In a group pvp event like this, low-level Warriors should be one of the most sullen classes. This was because long-range players could just throw their skills from a distance. Even if their accuracy was poor, with so many enemies on the other side, the hit rate would definitely be greatly improved. "

"Zou Zhuo, on the other hand, was in a more difficult position. Even if he dodged left and right to get in front of the Alliance, he would probably be killed in one round of concentrated fire. "

"However, no one cared about this. So what if they died? they could continue to do it after they were revived! In any case, as long as he touched it, he would be able to get an honorable kill. He felt a great sense of accomplishment. "

"In fact, if they had been to the battlefield, they would have found that this honor kill was almost negligible … "

Chapter 1092: The revenge of herculean

The players who experienced the fun of pvp for the first time never got tired of it. The Alliance and the Horde launched a long tug-of-war.

"The Horde players tried their best to push the battle line to the gate of Southshore, and the Alliance players tried their best to push the battle line back to Tarren Mill. "

"In the beginning, there were more horde players and the Alliance was at an overall disadvantage. However, with the two alliances with particularly long names at the back, they managed to maintain the balance of the battle. When the Alliance’s reinforcements came from the wetland, the battle between the two sides gradually became even. "

"Moreover, the Battlefront wasn’t only between Southshore and Tarren Mill. The Alliance and horde were already at war, so how could the players who were doing quests in the wild escape? "

"If he killed someone, he would get an honor kill. Moreover, there was enmity between the Alliance and the Horde. Why wouldn’t he kill an enemy player? "

"As a result, it became a vicious cycle. The players who were doing quests couldn’t do the quests anymore and joined the pvp camp. The pvp players became angrier and angrier as they fought, and they were frantically calling for more players … "

"The battle line was once again pushed to Southshore, and zou Zhuo suddenly had an idea. ‘I seem to have a quest that I can complete near Southshore?’ "

"You guys cover me, I have a mission to hand in." Zou Zhuo said as he walked towards the graveyard in Southshore. "

"Old P and Lin Xue were both shocked, "are you kidding me?" We’re in the middle of a fierce battle, and you’re going to hand in the quest?"

"Zou Zhuo replied, "the main thing is that we have to complete the quest at South Sea town!" If I don’t hand it over now, how can I hand it over myself in the future? there are so many high-level guards. Now that the Alliance is distracted, hurry up and help me. "

"Old P and Lin Xue were helpless, but zou Zhuo’s words made sense, so the four members of the team ran over and helped zou Zhuo lure away the high-level Alliance NPCs in the cemetery. "

"Hurry up … I feel like I’m about to be hacked to death …"

"Old P urged as he ran. Their levels were not high now, and if these high-level NPCs caught up to them, they would be killed in a few hits. "

Zou Zhuo went to the tomb and pointed his fully charged helcula wand at the tomb.

"A strong surge of energy gushed out from the wand. At the same time, zou Zhuo felt the ground beneath his feet rumble and shake! "

"Revenge!"

An unfamiliar voice shouted.

Zou Zhuo was shocked. He saw the tomb being pushed open and the tombstone fell to one side. A Necromancer in a black robe came out of the tomb and roared wildly.

Level 44 elite undead!

"At the same time, a steady stream of skeletons began to appear in the surrounding Cemetery, and their numbers were still increasing! "

"Zou Zhuo himself was scared out of his wits. The scene was too strange. Fortunately, the skeletons were all green in color, or else fatty would have peed his pants. "

The Alliance and horde players who were fighting outside Southshore were also dumbfounded.

The Alliance players were having a good time when they saw that their homes were gone!

"Although the level of the Southshore guards was very high, they could not hold off so many skeleton monsters. Moreover, Hercule was clearly summoning skeletons in an endless stream. If they did not do anything, the situation would go out of control. "

"The Horde players were overjoyed, "that bull, well done!" How the F * ck did you do that?"

"Zou Zhuo quickly explained in the general channel, "This is a mission, the revenge of hercula. You can all do it!"

The Horde players felt as if they had developed an atomic bomb during the course of a World War. They instantly realized that this was a F * cking powerful killing weapon!

"Very quickly, the Horde players decided to complete this mission in batches! Pick one person from each team to complete the task, and then the others will continue to cooperate with helcula’s attack and block the league at home! "

The Alliance players quickly retreated back to Southshore and blocked the endless stream of skeletons with the Southshore guards.

"In the first version of World of Warcraft in Chen Mo’s previous life, helcula was an extremely overpowered monster. It was a level 30 quest, but it could only summon level 44 elite NPCs, and it could continuously summon little skeletons. It was often the case that one NPC could destroy Southshore. "

"Later on, the design team probably considered that this mission was too crazy. If the tribe had nothing to do, they would do it and the Alliance would not play. That was why helcula’s quest stopped summoning skeletons and attacking Southshore. "

"Chen Mo felt that it was a pity that the mission was scrapped. It was a mission that could affect the world, so it kept the settings of helcula summoning undead and attacking Southshore. It only weakened the attributes of helcula and the undead it summoned, and added a public cooldown. "

But the Alliance players didn’t know this and were all in despair.

"What the hell is this? why can the Horde summon this kind of thing?!"

"Let’s retreat to Southshore and think of a way to withstand the skeletons ‘attack!"

"This won’t do. If we don’t kill that elite monster, there will be no end to these skeletons!"

"Oh F * ck, an Alliance is rushing over!"

"Two Alliance players rushed out of Southshore. One was a mage, and the other was a Hunter. They charged at helcula. "

"The Hunter coquettishly pulled all the skeletons around Hercule over with arrows, and then the mage used ice ring, Blizzard, and magic burst to kill all the low-level skeletons. "

"Without the interference of the small skeletons, the Hunter shot arrows directly at herkura’s head. "

The Alliance players who were fighting the crickets and horde players were all shocked. These two people were really not afraid of death! He wanted to take on this elite monster?

"The problem was that no one was healing her, so how could she fight? "

"Then, everyone saw an unusual scene. Helcula ran two steps forward and was about to cast a spell, but the elven Hunter ran forward magnificently, so the range of helcula’s spell was not enough. An arrow hit helkula in the head and he ran two steps forward. The elven Hunter also ran forward … "

"Hunters had a longer range than mages, but this elven Hunter maintained this distance and kept attacking. "

"It sounded simple, but it was actually very difficult to do. The elven Hunter was running with his back to Hercule. The moment he jumped, he turned 180 degrees and shot an arrow at Hercule. Then, he turned 180 degrees in the air again and landed on the ground. He continued to run forward and drew another arrow from his back. This continued. "

The Alliance and horde players who were watching from afar were shocked.

"The night Elves were very agile, and when they jumped, they would do a forward somersault, which was simply beautiful. "

"Furthermore, to shoot at 180 degrees twice in the air while maintaining the maximum accuracy, was he still a human? "

Chapter 1093: CEO of Thunderbolt entertainment

The Alliance and horde players who were fighting intensely were all stunned. They stopped fighting and just watched these two show off.

Many horde players suddenly realized that these were the two alliances with long names.

"A male human mage and a female night Elf Hunter. Their names were 22 words long, and they were from Thunderbolt Entertainment’s World of Warcraft R & D team! "

Enemies were so envious of each other that a few small tribal teams were ready to rush over and stop the elven Hunter.

The Alliance’s players were shocked. They quickly swarmed forward and held back the tribe.

"The elven Hunter kept kiting Hercule, and Hercule’s HP was almost down to half. The endless stream of little skeletons were also quickly cleared away by the mage alone. "

Only then did many people notice that the mage’s movement technique was also very sharp!

"Although the level of these little skeletons was low, there were many of them. Even a warrior would be killed if they were surrounded by so many skeletons, let alone a weak mage. "

"However, this magician’s control was as sharp as the Hunter ‘s. Not only could he use conventional skills such as Extreme Ice ring, wind, and Blizzard, but he could also accurately maintain a distance from the skeletons and constantly use AoE spells such as magic burst to clear the monsters! "

"Occasionally, a few little skeletons would get close to him, but their attacks were all dodged by his flexible movements, not causing much damage at all. "

The Alliance’s morale instantly soared. Who would have thought that such a powerful elite monster and a large number of skeletons would be taken care of by two gods without any effort?

"Although helcula was about to be killed, the Horde players were not in a hurry. "

Because this mission could be accepted by anyone!

"The group of people who had been sent to Tarren Mill to accept the quest were already digging into the yeti cave. Soon, they would all get herkula’s charged wand. When that time came, they would line up to summon herkula. So what if this herkula was killed? "

"As helkula fell with a wail, the fire in the eyes of the remaining skeletons were all extinguished. They fell to the ground with a "clatter" and turned into a pile of white bones. "

The Alliance players were all cheering!

"The Horde players were not discouraged."Quick! Those with the helcula wands, get over there. We’ll cover you. Continue summoning!"

The Alliance players couldn’t just let them pass like that. They had to defend the graveyard with all their might.

"The two sides fought hard, and the Horde forced their way forward. Finally, a lucky one broke through the Alliance’s defense line and ran to hercula’s grave. "

"However, when he tried to resurrect helcula with his wand, he found that the cemetery was quiet and nothing had happened. "

"F * ck! This quest has a cooldown!"

The Horde player was speechless. He couldn’t summon an unlimited number of players …

"On second thought, it made sense that he couldn’t summon them infinitely. Otherwise, the Alliance wouldn’t be able to play anymore … "

"However, before he could try again, the resurrected Alliance players had already arrived and swarmed him back to the cemetery. "

"Although the Alliance players didn’t know what had happened, they were all very glad that helcula hadn’t been summoned. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to deal with. "

"The two sides once again engaged in a tug-of-war. At this time, some horde players suddenly realized "Where are the two powerful Alliance players?"

Everyone took a look and realized that the mage and Hunter had indeed disappeared!

"After these two guys provoked the hatred of the Alliance and horde, they challenged helcula alone and acted all high and mighty in front of hundreds of players, and then they ran away? "

This was F * cking …

"The Horde players wanted to stop fighting and chase after the two players, but the Alliance wouldn’t let them! "

"If they were to back out now, then the Alliance would definitely go after horde players and alt accounts. That was unacceptable! "

"The Horde players had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue fighting with the Alliance at the entrance of Southshore. However, they couldn’t take this lying down. "

"A lot of people said in the Guild chat, "everyone, pay attention to the ‘Thunderbolt entertainment World of Warcraft R & D team’ Guild and kill their alliance members!" And those two with especially long names, a mage and a Hunter, they’re both very good at handling things. Don’t attack them by yourself when you see them, hurry up and report their coordinates, we’ll go kill them together!"

"After playing for another ten minutes, a horde player suddenly said in the Guild chat, "I found a member of the ‘R & D team’ Guild, and his name is ‘Thunderbolt Entertainment’s CEO’, and he’s the Guild leader!"

"The other players in the Guild were instantly amused."Guild leader? Hurry up and report the coordinates, let’s go F * ck him! Quickly tell me where it is!"

"He’s in the Silverpine Forest now, " the Horde player said."But his level is quite high. I don’t think I can beat him with my Smurf."

"The Horde players immediately became excited."Hurry up, all of you run to Undercity and bet on him! Silverpine forest’s horde, gather up. Everyone, hurry up and inform the other guild leaders and have them cooperate!"

The Guild leaders of the major guilds discussed and quickly reached an agreement.

Guarding the corpse!

"It couldn’t be helped. The mage and Hunter had pulled the aggro to the max. Now, when everyone saw the "Thunderbolt Entertainment’s World of Warcraft R & D team" Guild Alliance, they immediately attacked without saying a word, not to mention meeting the Guild leader of this Guild. They had to give special treatment! "

A few high-level players from Undercity quickly gathered and formed three or four teams. They rushed over and surrounded the poor Paladin.

"The three teams also split up the work. Some guarded the corpses, and some blocked the cemetery. Everyone’s positions were particularly scattered. No matter where the Paladin resurrected from, he would immediately be chased by the Horde and beaten up. "

"The tribes laughed smugly, "who asked you to be so cheap!" I can’t defend you to death!"

……

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s World of Warcraft R & D team" Guild channel. "

"Qian Kun was confused."Manager, when you asked me to come up with this name and elected me as the president, I had a feeling that there was a conspiracy. Now, I’m being spawn camped by three small teams without doing anything. Can you explain this to me?"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "it’s fine. You’ve wasted the time of three small teams and tribes. You’ve made a significant contribution to the game’s time collection business." Don’t worry, continue to hold them back, I’ll pay you back later. "

"Qian Kun "manager, although I didn’t study much, I still know the difference between a point card and a monthly card … I buy a monthly card with this account!"

"That’s not important, "Chen Mo laughed. "

"Qian Kun protested, "how is it not important!" We agreed to farm blood together, but now you’re all at the entrance of the dungeon, and I’m still being spawn camped in the Silverpine Forest! Are you sure you don’t want to organize a team to rescue me?"

"It’s fine, " Chen Mo said."We’re all here. Let’s go in."

"Qian Kun "???"

He opened the Guild member list and it was true. Chen Mo’s Wizards had already formed a five-man party and entered the blood-colored dungeon.

"Qian Kun immediately came to a very reasonable conclusion, "F * ck, manager, you’ve been planning this for a long time! Did you already know that I would be surrounded by the Horde before I could reach the blood red Door? that’s why you found someone else in advance?"

"Chen Zhao immediately denied it three times."No, it doesn’t exist. Don’t talk nonsense." In short, we will first clear the instance. You continue to hold the Horde back, we will support you in spirit!"

Qian Kun was speechless.

Chapter 1094: scheming

"Hmph, a small Alliance dares to be enemies with the Horde, they really don’t know their place!"

"Even though zou Zhuo was already at the Scarlet Monastery, he couldn’t help but recall the war between the Alliance and the Hillsbrad Hills. "

"After yesterday’s battle, the Alliance and horde had fought over the Hillsbrad Hills, Arathi Highlands, and Stranglethorn Vale. Zou Zhuo and old P fought until they were about to log off. They were tired and went to do quests to level up. "

"When he was around level 30, he would finally be able to go and farm the Scarlet Monastery. "

"Zou Zhuo and the others had already accepted a few Scarlet Monastery quests. Originally, they could have directly entered the Arathi Highlands to continue doing quests and leveling up, but since it was so close to the Scarlet Monastery, there was no reason not to come. "

"As soon as their team arrived at the Scarlet Monastery, they saw two familiar figures. "

"Then, he looked at the name of the guild. Weren’t they the two old enemies from before? "

"In addition to these two, there were three other team members. This was an Alliance team! "

"Zou Zhuo almost couldn’t hold back his urge to rush over, but he saw the Alliance team all pull out a magic reins and run away. "

Zou Zhuo suppressed his urge to charge forward as he watched the party leave.

It was only then that he realized that all of them were level 40 …

"Looking at himself, he was only in his early 30s. If he really rushed up, he would probably be beaten into a corpse halfway … "

"I have a question. Did we … Get scammed by the two alliances?"

Zou Zhuo scratched his head in confusion.

What’s going on? how did the gap between their levels increase again after not seeing each other for a day?

"Not only that, but this team even bought horses. What the hell was this? "

"Lin Xue also deeply reflected on this,’if I remember wrongly, it was these two who were causing trouble in the Hillsbrad Hills, right? And then … When the Alliance and horde were in a heated battle, they just ran away and wiped out the Scarlet Monastery? You even reached level 40?"

"This … This is all a trap!" Zou Zhuo was shocked."But I have a question. How did they buy the horses while clearing the dungeon?!"

It was no wonder zou Zhuo couldn’t figure it out. It wasn’t as convenient for the main Alliance members to come to the Scarlet Monastery as it was for the Horde. They only needed to run a few steps outside of Undercity.

"If humans and night Elves wanted to farm for blood, they would have to run to the wetland and then return to their respective cities. This trip would take a long time. "

"Old P thought for a moment."Little fatty, use your brain. They can just take turns to go back … And then use the gathering stone to pull them back."

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, "that’s still a one-way trip!"

"Old P was speechless. ‘They must’ve tied hearthstones to their main cities before coming to Scarlet. That way, they’ll go back with hearthstones when they’re level enough. They’ll buy a horse and then pull back to the dungeon. Someone else will continue with Hearthstone.’ As for money, although I’ve heard that horsemanship is quite expensive and costs tens of gold, with their speed of leveling up, it’s obvious that the entire Guild is supporting them. The money can be saved up by the other members of the Guild first, and then slowly paid back later. "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "this … This city is full of tricks!" In other words, Scarlet has already graduated from all the alliances?"

"I think that’s very likely the case." Old P nodded his head in pain. "

"Zou Zhuo said, "…After killing bloody, he even showed off to us when he came out. This is too much … Wait, why do I have a strange feeling?"

Little fatty suddenly felt that something was amiss.

These two alliances seemed to be a little too good at playing …

"The first was their mechanics. The mage and Hunter’s mechanics were unbelievably good, especially the Hunter’s body technique of "kiting" elite monsters. It had long been a hot topic after it was uploaded to major video websites. Countless hunters seemed to have discovered a new world, giving up on their quests and desperately trying to learn this technique. "

Was it difficult? Of course it was difficult! Why don’t you try running forward while turning around 360 degrees and shooting an arrow at the target?

"Of course, World of Warcraft had adjusted the players ‘real abilities and the physical rules of the world. Any player could turn 360 degrees in the air after practice, which was allowed by the game mechanism. "

"However, to hit the target while turning required a certain amount of talent and a lot of practice … "

"Not only were these two alliances good at operating, but they were also very familiar with the game’s mechanics … "

"Now that he thought about it, the war between the Alliance and horde in the entire Hillsbrad Hills, Stranglethorn Vale, and the Arathi Highlands were all started by these two. They stirred up the hatred between the Alliance and the Horde and then ran off! "

"While everyone was busy fighting, they used their precious time to happily clear the Scarlet Monastery. From this efficiency, they leveled up very quickly, and were already level 40 … "

Zou Zhuo would never believe that these people didn’t understand the mechanics of the game.

"Zou Zhuo opened his friends list suspiciously, and saw that both Chen Mo and Li jingsi’s names were grayed out. "

"However, zou Zhuo sensed that something was wrong. There was no reason for these two to stop playing World of Warcraft after it was released! "

"Since they weren’t online, it could only mean one thing … They had secretly gone to play on their alternate accounts. "

"Although the Thunderbolt Game Pass was bound to the ID card, one ID card could be bound to many accounts, and there was no restriction on creating side accounts. "

"Let’s enter the dungeon first. I have to ask the manager if they’re the ones in the two alliances!"

"As zou Zhuo entered the dungeon, he sent a message to Chen Mo, "Manager! Tell me the truth, was that alliance with a long name I met at the entrance of the Scarlet Monastery you?"

"No!" Chen Mo instantly replied. "

"Zou Zhuo was sure of it, "stop denying it, it must be you!" Otherwise, your first reaction would definitely be to ask who that Alliance is and not to immediately deny it!"

Chen Mo chuckled.

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, was he admitting to it? "

"Leveling up in World of Warcraft is quite slow, " Chen Mo said. "

"Zou Zhuo "???"

"Of course. Everyone knew that leveling up in World of Warcraft was slow. It had been more than 20 hours since the game started, and the other AAA games had almost completed one story, but World of Warcraft was only at level 30 … "

"Zou Zhuo, "manager, don’t you know why I’m leveling up slowly …"

"No, " Chen Mo said, "what I mean is that it’s so slow. It’d be bad if I had to start from the beginning again if my account was blocked."

Chapter 1095: The Scarlet Monastery

"Zou Zhuo "???"

"It was a threat, a blatant threat! "

"From what Chen Mo was saying, if zou Zhuo dared to disclose this, his account would be banned? "

"F * ck, I can’t afford to offend you. "

"Zou Zhuo was silent for two seconds."Alright, take a break, manager. I’m going to get some sanguine."

He had no choice but to lower his head to the dark forces …

"It was shocking news, but zou Zhuo didn’t dare to reveal it. "

Why?

It wasn’t because he was afraid of being banned. He knew that Chen Zhao was just joking.

"The key was, if this information was leaked, would it have any negative impact on the server … "

Zou Zhuo could feel that the Alliance and horde were on equal footing in this server. It could be seen from the battle of Hillsbrad Hills that the Horde might have a slight advantage.

"If he revealed Chen Zhao’s identity, he would be happy, but what would happen? "

"With Chen Mo’s huge fan base, the players would definitely rush to join the alliance and his Guild. What was the point of playing the Horde then? "

"There were already two big bugs there, and now there were a bunch of players. How could zou Zhuo and the Horde players survive? "

"Therefore, zou Zhuo decided to keep it a secret. "

"Little fatty, come quickly, we’re waiting for you to start." Old P was already urging him. "

"Zou Zhuo came to the dungeon entrance and thought for a long time, "Everyone, why don’t we … Go to the Alliance?"

……

……

The little Fatty’s suggestion was not passed in the end.

"In fact, zou Zhuo was just saying it. He didn’t really want to switch to the Alliance. "

"On one hand, it was the sense of belonging to the faction. Although this thing sounded weak, many players were very firm about it. If they decided to be in the Horde, then they would be in the Horde forever. They definitely wouldn’t play in the Alliance. "

"On the other hand, it was probably because zou Zhuo and the others were having a good time in the tribe. It was the happiest when a few noobs played together. If there was someone who was really good at playing with them, they wouldn’t be able to enjoy the game. "

"Therefore, zou Zhuo and old P didn’t have any intention of relying on Chen Mo. Instead, they thought that it would be more interesting to fight with Chen Mo in the Alliance. "

The Scarlet Monastery’s difficulty level had risen to another level for the players.

"At the start, zou Zhuo and the others already thought that the howling caves and Shadowfang Keep were difficult enough. They had to die a few times before they could clear them. Later on, everyone’s equipment got better and better, and they also got a lot of blue equipment when they cleared Dungeons and completed quests. In the end, when they cleared new dungeons, they were still wiped out like dogs! "

"The Scarlet Monastery had a lot of monsters. Some of them would shout for help, and when their HP was low, they would run away in fear. There were also many patrolling monsters that could poke a hornet’s nest and instantly wipe out the team. "

"Of course, the VR version of World of Warcraft had many improvements compared to the original World of Warcraft. "

"For example, he had made adjustments to the structure of the entire dungeon. The structure of the entire dungeon had become more complicated, the area it took up had been greatly expanded, and the distribution of monsters had been reduced. There were also Scarlet Crusaders who patrolled with their dogs, and their vision was much wider than the average monster. "

"This was because the monsters in these Dungeons were basically given the corresponding intelligence according to the plot setting. They were no longer like before, standing in place and waiting for players to attack. "

"According to the plot, the Scarlet Crusade had been bewitched by Balnazzar, and most of its members had gone crazy and blindly followed him. They had committed many evil deeds in the name of justice. Therefore, the AI of the Scarlet Crusade did not need to be very high. "

"The Warriors stood guard and patrolled the Scarlet Monastery, while the Scarlet monks and priests studied the books and records. When they saw an invader, they would rush over fearlessly out of their fanatical faith. However, when their HP was low, they would also try to run away to get reinforcements. At this time, players needed to quickly get rid of the Crusader who reported the news, or they would really have to face a group of monsters. "

"In fact, with the current level of artificial intelligence, the AI of these monsters could also be very high, but that would be too difficult. If five players were to fight a vast number of monsters, and the monsters ‘intelligence was about the same as the players, what was the point of playing? "

"Therefore, this change was equivalent to a compromise. On the one hand, the Scarlet Crusade’s AI was improved, making them look more like Intelligent Living people. On the other hand, the layout and structure of the dungeon were adjusted accordingly so that the improvement in AI would not affect the difficulty of the dungeon. "

"Although the Scarlet Monastery dungeon wasn’t complicated and was basically a Dao-type dungeon, it had always been very popular. On the one hand, the bosses inside were very unique. On the other hand, the drops were very good. "

"The interrogator in the interrogation room, vishas, was in the Forsaken voreal, and he even stole voreal’s ring to give to his wife. Horde players could accept the quest to kill his wife and take back the ring. "

"The most ironic thing was that the interrogator vishas kept bragging about how beautiful his wife was, but when the players really went to find her, they would find that she was extremely ugly … "

"Dog trainer Roxi’s classic line "Close the door and let the dogs out!" It also dropped a blue quality dog whistle, which was a rare toy in the early stages. "

"On the other hand, Arcanist Doan was one of the few wizard bosses in the early stages of the game. He could turn into a sheep, explode, silence, self-destruct, and other skills. Many players who were not prepared for this were killed. "

"Not to mention the "blade of light" in the Armory and the classic lines of the adulterous couple. Many players could even recall the classic tones of these lines … "

"However, zou Zhuo and the others were not able to get there yet, because they had not gotten the key. "

……

"After finally defeating the Arcanist Doan, Lin Xue was saving the others while the others were searching the corpses and getting the keys. "

"Zou Zhuo’s focus was a little weird, he was reading a book on his desk … "

"The Scarlet library was the public library of the kingdom of Lordaeron, and its collection of books was comparable to that of Stormwind City and Karazhan. "

"After entering the Scarlet library, zou Zhuo noticed that the bookshelves on both sides of the wall were filled with all kinds of books. There were even more books in Arcanist Doan’s room, almost filling up the entire room. "

"Most of these books were unperceivable. They could be taken down or flipped to the next page, but they were filled with symbols of unknown meaning. "

"However, several books placed in the key positions were available for reading, and they talked about a lot of the history of Azeroth. "

"In fact, there were many more books like this, and they were all hidden in various main cities, Dungeons, and NPCs ‘residences as Easter eggs. "

"The battle of the three Hammers, the origin of the undead, the World Tree and the Emerald Dream world, Arathor’s Ogre war, the ice Crown and the ice-sealing throne, the war between the orcs, the ancient war … Damn, there are so many books in here!"

"Well … I’ll complete an achievement and read the history of World of Warcraft in World of Warcraft …"

Chapter 1096: revive, my warrior

"At the entrance of Crusader’s Rite temple, zou Zhuo looked at the endless number of monsters and felt a headache. "

"After farming the Scarlet Monastery for a few hours, these people were about to puke. In the beginning, Shi Feng had only been a little over level 30. Now, he had reached around level 38. Shi Feng had gone all out. "

"Zou Zhuo finally understood why Chen Mo came to this dungeon after finishing up, it was because this dungeon really did level up quickly. "

"The monsters here were relatively dense, and they didn’t need to run back and forth. As long as they were strong enough, it was actually very convenient to farm them. Moreover, the monsters here gave a lot of exp and dropped a lot of money. They also dropped all kinds of cloth, which could be sold at the auction house. "

"As long as he cleared the Cathedral, he would be able to clear the Scarlet Monastery. "

"Of course, it was still a long way from graduation, because the famous Scarlet set equipment would drop here. "

"After playing the game for a while, the players were sharing their experiences and insights on the forums and in-game. At this level, the Scarlet Monastery was naturally a hot topic. "

"The blood-soaked church and the Armory dropped the best equipment. Herod in the Armory dropped a cool shoulder guard and a cool whirlwind axe, while the boss in the church dropped beautiful bishop’s crown, saint’s talisman, hand of justice (milk hammer), Mograine’s power, and the blood-red commander’s shield. "

"Other than that, there was also a set of Scarlet Crusader equipment, which made zou Zhuo drool. "

"Of course, the Scarlet Crusade set was not the first set that players could use. There were still the dark Defias set, Fang set, and Arugal set. Other sets, such as travelers, giant whales, and owls, did not have the set effect. "

"On the other hand, the dark Defias set and the Fang set were both leather armor sets. Most importantly, their levels were too low. In the early stages of the game, players leveled up very quickly. Level 20 to level 30 was just a matter of a blink of an eye. These sets of equipment were quickly replaced because their attributes could not keep up. "

"However, the Scarlet Crusader set was different. It was a level 40 chainmail set that increased strength, agility, and endurance. The set effect also increased armor, defense, and hit level. Together with the helmet, pauldron, and whirlwind axe that Herod had dropped, it had a huge advantage in terms of attributes. With the full-body enchantment, it could even reach more than 2200 HP. It was even better than mixed plate armor before level 50. "

"In other words, when a warrior wore this set at level 40, he could transform from a class that his parents didn’t love to A daddy. He could just close his eyes and attack mages, thieves, and hunters with average equipment and skills. "

"Moreover, this suit is so cool! "

"This set had always been a frequent guest of the auction house, and it was often used to match various clothes for illusions. For many players, especially warrior players, the Scarlet Crusade set was a very good memory. "

……

"Lin Xue flipped through the equipment attribute chart circulating on the internet as she muttered, "Do you think … We’ll be able to drop the Holy envoy talisman this time? Or maybe this milk hammer. "

"Old P said, "I want Little Red Riding Hood!" I also want the Holy envoy’s talisman!"

"Hmph!" Lin Xue snorted, "then let’s test our luck!" Who’s afraid of who!"

"Before they even reached the boss, everyone was already looking at the items that were dropped. "

"It couldn’t be helped, these equipment were too rare, especially the saint’s talisman and the bishop’s crown. Most cloth armor classes didn’t have hats or Necklaces at this level. Even if they did, they would only be green equipment with very bad attributes. It could be seen how much they desired these equipment. "

Zou Zhuo looked at the church in front of him and was worried.

"Stop fantasizing about the dropped items. Let’s think about what to do first. There are too many monsters." Zou Zhuo said. "

"The others were not surprised. The entire church was filled with Scarlet Crusaders who were concentrating on their prayers. There were at least a few dozen monsters. If they were to charge in directly, they would not be able to survive even if they had a few lives. "

"After all, they had already experienced the strength of these monsters. The Scarlet Monk could heal, the Scarlet mage could shoot frostbolts, and some monsters would try to escape and call for help when their health was low. If they were not careful, they would be wiped out. "

"How about … We stand outside the door and pull them out one by one?" Old P suggested. "

"Lin Xue looked at the countless monsters inside and said, "Isn’t that a little too inefficient? It’ll take a long time to clear so many monsters …"

"Zou Zhuo smacked his forehead, "I see!" Let’s stick close to the left, so we can just kill the monsters on the left, right?"

"Everyone thought for a moment. Yes, that makes sense! "

"If he walked in the middle, he would definitely attract the monsters on both sides. Wouldn’t it be fine as long as he walked close to one side? That would reduce his workload by half! "

"Although the monsters here gave a lot of experience, it was very difficult to fight them! Moreover, everyone’s desire for equipment had long surpassed everything else. "

"Zou Zhuo and his four teammates carefully moved to the left. They fought steadily and focused on those who tried to escape. After a long time, they finally reached the boss. "

"At this moment, the boss, Renault Mograine, was facing the altar full of candles and praying. He didn’t notice the intruders who had snuck in. "

"Hmm…How do we fight? How about we just use a long-ranged skill to lure them to the corner?" Zou Zhuo suggested. "

"The boss was located in the center of the church. If they fought the boss there, they would definitely attract the monsters on the right side that had not been cleared. "

Zou Zhuo wasn’t stupid. He took out his bow and shot Mograine in the head.

"Heathen? Purify them!"

Mograine roared and charged at zou Zhuo.

Zou Zhuo was just about to praise his plan when he saw half of the monsters in the Cathedral swarming over …

……

"Five minutes later, the five of them arrived at the entrance of the Sunday Hall again. "

"Old P’s face darkened, "just now, who was the one who suggested to only farm half to save time …"

"Zou Zhuo looked up at the sky."Oh, yeah. Who is it? it’s you, right, Xue Lin?"

"Xue Lin narrowed her eyes."Little fatty, I’ll give you one more chance. Think carefully about what you’re going to say."

"Zou Zhuo coughed dryly."It’s okay. We’ll clear the monsters this time."

"The few of them didn’t dare to be reckless this time. They cleared all the monsters around them, leaving Mograine alone. "

"There shouldn’t be any problems this time, right? I’m going!"

"These people’s skills were really good. Although there were a few accidents along the way, they were not in danger. They finally killed Mograine with no health and no mana. "

"Eh? Why can’t I touch the body? Nothing dropped?" Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. "

"Mograine is dead? You’ll have to pay the price for this!"

Zou Zhuo was still crouching on the ground and was about to loot the body when the door behind him opened. The High Inquisitor Whitemane rushed out and swung his long staff at zou Zhuo’s head.

pia!

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. Two bosses at once?

……

He arrived at the entrance of the Sunday Hall again.

The five of them discussed as they ate and drank.

"I feel like … These two bosses should be fought in succession. What do we do?"

"Well, I feel like Mograine can be more careful. Try to reduce his health and save his mana."

"Well, I think this woman is quite noob. Before, we were mainly out of mana. If we’re careful this time, there shouldn’t be any problems. "

The five of them healed up their buffs and went up again.

"This time, he was even more cautious. With his previous experience, Whitemane’s HP quickly dropped to half. "

"Come on, come on, you’re almost there!"

Everyone was excited to see the cool blue equipment in front of them. Xue Lin looked at her blue bar. She still had about 30% left. It could be said that this time was very smooth.

"But at this moment, everyone suddenly felt that they couldn’t control their bodies and fell into a deep sleep. "

everyone was confused.

"whitemane ran to mograine’s corpse."come back to life, my warrior!"

"mograine had actually been resurrected. "I’ll fight for you, my lady!"

Chapter 1097: The unique advantage of World of Warcraft

"Zou Zhuo was in a daze the whole time, so much so that he didn’t even realize when Mograine’s hammer hit his head … "

"Five minutes later, they were back at the entrance of the chapel, looking at Mograine in the distance. "

They fell into an awkward silence …

"This boss fight was like a roller coaster, the ups and downs were too exciting … "

"Zou Zhuo took a bite of his magic bread, "So, why can they resurrect in the middle of a battle, and why can’t they be interrupted …"

"And, " Lin Xue added, "he was resurrected with full health."

"Zou Zhuo, "it reminds me of the cross of rebirth back in heaven, I thought it had the same effect as xinchun bro …"

"Lin Xue said,[but these two bosses don’t need any materials to resurrect. They don’t have any CD …] "

"Maybe … This is a dog …" Old P was silent for a moment. "

"Xue Lin, "()"

……

……

"On the fourth day of the server opening, the first batch of players had basically reached level 40 and above. At the same time, there were still new players joining in. "

"Zou Zhuo’s server, Deathwing, was one of the more popular servers thanks to its name. "

"After playing for more than 30 hours, the first batch of players had understood the basic mechanisms of World of Warcraft, and they wouldn’t make jokes like thieves wearing cloth armor and hunters not catching pets. "

"As the first batch of players enjoyed a good reputation, more and more people were attracted to World of Warcraft. The players who had been waiting and watching the game made up their minds. "

"World of Warcraft had its own official forum, but people still preferred to discuss on the official website of the universe of Azeroth, especially the National Geographic of Azeroth. "

"Because the NGA in this world was created by Chen Mo a long time ago, it could be seen as a gathering place for the first group of people who loved Azeroth. There were doujin novels, paintings, official historical research, discussion of games, and so on. "

"Since the time of I am MT, NGA had been studying the universe of Azeroth, so it had the best foundation and the overall atmosphere was more harmonious. Therefore, when World of Warcraft was released, a large number of players had come here and treated it as an official forum. "

"The players were all posting all sorts of posts, discussing what they had encountered in the game over the past few days. "

"I’m addicted to blood these days! However, I’m just a lowly player. The Scarlet Crusade set is only missing a pair of pants, and I can’t get it no matter what! I’m really going to vomit blood …"

"Why are you guys running the dungeon? level 40 blue equipment will be sold in the shop sooner or later! I haven’t reached the maximum level yet, so I should just focus on completing missions and leveling up!"

"Hehe, when you’re being chased by a warrior wearing a sanguine set and a whirlwind axe while doing a quest, you’ll regret not clearing the dungeon properly."

"You don’t say. There are so many Dungeons and so many quests. It feels so difficult to plan a reasonable leveling path."

"Yeah, I’m a little confused after I’m done grinding bloody at level 40. Where do I go next? Which big brother can tell me?"

"The Arathi Highlands or Tanaris. There are still many choices."

"Is there a place with fewer tribes? Now they fight whenever they see each other, it’s so annoying …"

"It’s a PVP game after all, so it’s normal. If you think there are too many people, then go to a more remote place, such as the desolate land, filas, the hinterlands, or the swamp of sorrow. There might be fewer hostile players, but it’s not that far off. "

"Have you all learned horsemanship? Did you buy the horses? I’ve been killing monsters so much recently that I’m about to puke. I feel like it’s really painful to save up a hundred gold …"

"If you don’t have it, you can borrow it first. By the way, you can make money by learning professional skills."

"I’ve been addicted to the battlefield recently, and I’ve been running home with Warsong’s flag in my dreams …"

"Most of the players had the same feeling. Although they felt that they had leveled up quite quickly and understood the game’s mechanics, they still felt that they had missed out on a lot of content and could come back and savor it. "

"Compared to other mmorpgs, World of Warcraft had two obvious advantages, and the design of this game was more than ten years ahead of the current era. "

"First, World of Warcraft was generous and spared no effort in creating the world-building and quest lines. "

"To put it simply, in World of Warcraft, players could choose from at least three leveling maps when they wanted to level up from level 40 to level 50, and it was even more so when they wanted to level up from level 50 to level 60. In other words, the number of tasks you need to level up is far less than the actual number of tasks that exist in the game. "

"In other words, even if you did quests until you vomited, you might not be able to complete all the quests of this level. "

"It was easy to say, but in Chen Mo’s previous life, many mmorpgs didn’t manage to do this even after more than ten years. "

"On the other hand, mmorpgs preferred to use main storylines and side quests to fill in the gaps in the gameplay. For example, when a player reached level 20, the system would tell them that the next main storyline would start at level 30. At the stage of 20 to 30, they could only do side quests and other activities that gave more experience. "

"Of course, this method would usually calculate the experience very accurately. For example, after you completed the main quest at level 20, you would only need to do three side quests and three events to reach level 32. In fact, you could do the main quest at level 30. As long as the players followed this path, they would never be stuck. "

"Was there any benefit to this? Yes, it saved him a lot of trouble. It was precisely because the main storyline couldn’t support the players ‘gaming experience that they needed to use this kind of split main storyline to forcibly extend the players’ leveling up storyline. At the same time, they stuffed some less nutritious side quests and completely meaningless experience activities into the ball, making the players feel that there was a lot of content at first glance. "

But in reality? This was being lazy.

"What was World of Warcraft doing? In order to create a huge world, it deliberately created more maps, missions, and Dungeons than the players really needed. "

"If I followed the practice of other games, I would only need to make three maps from level 40 to level 60. Tanaris, angolo crater, Silithus. These three maps were enough for players to level up from level 40 to level 60. "

"What if the process wasn’t long enough? he could just add daily activities and some unnutritious side quests, let the players go to the crater to dig for feces, move sand in Silithus, and then repeatedly farm zul ‘farrak. Wouldn’t that be enough? "

"However, how did World of Warcraft do it? 40-60 There were also maps of the East and West plaguelands, Felwood forest, Winterspring Valley, cursed land, burning Plains … "

"Moreover, there were many quests and Dungeons in each map. "

The workload was several times greater just to make the world more colorful.

Chapter 1098: riding skills

"It wasn’t that World of Warcraft didn’t have a conscience, but it was more of a display of self-confidence. "

Was it difficult to make a few more maps and complete a few hundred more quests?

"Of course, it wasn’t easy, but to many people, it was just a matter of quantity. If I need 15 days to make one map, wouldn’t it take 150 days to make 10 maps? "

The main problem was that other games didn’t do this because they weren’t confident in their own designs.

Why a split main storyline? Wasn’t it because the players didn’t like to watch it and only wanted to kill monsters and level up?

Why didn’t the players like it? Because you didn’t do a good job.

"For many other mmorpgs, it was precisely because they felt that they could not do the story well and the world structure well that they chose this kind of split main story to ensure the players ‘experience of the main storyline in the most secure way. "

"Therefore, the task system of World of Warcraft was very well-designed. "

"It wasn’t because the mission system in World of Warcraft was amazing, but because the difference between the two was obvious when one tried the missions in other mmorpgs after playing World of Warcraft. "

"Second, the perfect business system of World of Warcraft. "

"In this business system, players could choose certain professions as their business skills, such as gathering skills such as skinning, collecting herbs, and mining, or manufacturing skills such as forging, leatherworking, sewing, and engineering. "

"These business skills formed a complete closed loop, and a large number of players were required to support them in order to ensure the completion and balance of the entire business system. "

"The entire business system was in a state of dynamic equilibrium. For example, there were too few players who learned to mine. If the ores were sold at a high price, it would affect the price of the finished products of forging and engineering upstream. At this time, a group of players would turn to learn to mine, and gradually, the price of ores in the entire server would fall back to normal levels. "

"In the process of this dynamic cycle, some specialized "gnomes" could make a fortune through hoarding, reselling, and other means, obtaining a large amount of gold coins. Of course, it was also possible that they would lose everything in a trade war if they were not careful, and they would lose all their capital by hoarding goods. "

"It could be said that the business system of World of Warcraft was part of the whole world. Many players would go to the auction house and buy cheap goods when they were free. It had become a habit when they went online and offline. When they received an email after selling their items, they would also be excited. "

"The reason why World of Warcraft could create such a perfect business system wasn’t only because of the perfect system architecture, but also because World of Warcraft was "very generous."

"It was willing to stuff motorcycles, backpacks, high-level equipment, special damage items, and other precious items into various commercial skills, but this did not increase the profit of the game itself. "

"Simply put, how would these items be sold in other games? "

It was simple.

There would never be enough space in the bag. To open a new space? He took out money.

How could you buy a beautiful Mount like a motorcycle with game currency? He directly threw it into the mall and took out money.

Many games would choose to get rid of these complicated business skills and then sell these precious things for money.

"Of course, the advantage of doing so was that it was simple, violent, and brainless. The players used less brains, and the developers made more money. Even if they were scolded by the players, they wouldn’t lose a piece of meat, right? "

"However, if you think about it, if the game’s map shrank, the missions were separated, and the business system built by players became a forced purchase between players and developers, then how much money would be left in the game even if it was called an MMORPG? "

"Mmorpgs were large-scale role-playing games, and they emphasized the interaction between players. "

"If everything was shrunk, would grinding Dungeons with multiple players be considered interaction? "

"Therefore, although there were all kinds of mmorpgs in the parallel world, World of Warcraft still created a craze after it was released. "

"The various sections of National Geography of Azeroth were discussing all aspects of the game, and more and more players began to post all kinds of strategy posts, including mission leveling, dungeon strategies, battlefield strategies, business skills, and so on. "

"The interesting part of World of Warcraft wasn’t only in the story, but also in many other aspects that other mmorpgs could learn from. However, most Games wanted to ride on the popularity of World of Warcraft, but they couldn’t learn any of the essence. "

……

Zou Zhuo reached out with his trembling hand and handed the 100 gold to the horse riding trainer.

His heart ached!

"This wasn’t just all of Fatty’s savings, a portion of it was also borrowed from the Guild. "

"It had to be said that even though they were both playing games, some people were good at making money and had been practicing picking herbs and mining for a long time. Zou Zhuo was too focused on leveling up, and even though he lost quite a bit of money from Dungeons, he was still poor without the support of business skills. "

The rider trainer took the money from zou Zhuo with a smile on his face. He raised his hand and a golden light flashed on zou Zhuo’s body.

"Congratulations, young Kodo Mount rider. Next, you can go to the side and choose a Kodo that you like. Do you like this white one? Or this grey one? No, no, no, this kind of armor requires advanced horsemanship to learn. You’re still too young to ride them. "

Zou Zhuo endured the pain and observed the Kodo beasts behind the Mount merchant.

"There were three different colors of Kodo, and zou Zhuo preferred the White one. He wanted to touch the one wearing the armor, but the merchant told him that this way of wearing armor was faster, but it required advanced riding skills. "

Zou Zhuo picked a normal white Kodo and bought it.

"With this, the 100 gold he originally had was not much left. Fortunately, he had done a lot of quests, and his reputation at Thunder cliff was in the state of respect, so there was a certain discount for learning horsemanship. "

"In Chen Mo’s previous world, the money to learn horsemanship had always been a barrier. The initial 60 stages of basic horsemanship + horse was 100G, and advanced horsemanship + horse was 1000 gold. That was why it was called a ‘thousand gold horse’. "

"However, as the versions changed, various flying mounts increased their movement speed to 280%. The price-performance ratio of a 100% increase in movement speed became very low. As a result, the price of riding decreased again and again, and the level requirement also dropped from 40 to 60 to 20 to 40. "

Zou Zhuo came to an open space and used the magic reins in his hand.

"With a low growl, the strong Kodo appeared beneath zou Zhuo and lifted him up. "

"Waa!"

Zou Zhuo was shocked and quickly grabbed onto the magic reins.

"He gently waved the reins, and the Kodo beast began to run forward. "

"He pulled the reins slightly to the left, and the Kodo turned left. "

"With a light pull, the Kodo beast stopped. "

"Heavens! I … I’ve become a cavalry!" Zou Zhuo said happily. "

Chapter 1099: For the purple equipment

"Zou Zhuo rode on the Kodo and ran around the grassland happily, jumping from time to time."

"At first, it felt strange to have to swing the reins to control the Kodo, but after getting used to it, there was no problem. It really felt like he was as fast as lightning."

"Strictly speaking, the players had been racing in GTA for a long time. What kind of sensory stimulation could a Mount with a mere 60% speed increase bring to the players?"

He really could.

"It was mainly because the players had been suppressed in World of Warcraft for too long. From Level 1 to level 40, they had to travel on foot for 30 to 40 hours. Now that they could finally ride horses, they were so touched that they almost cried."

"Moreover, this horse had been scrimped and saved up, one copper coin at a time. It had condensed a lot of equal effort and labor."

"People were like this. The more time and energy they put into something, the more they would cherish it."

"On the contrary, if you gave Ma Qiang to the players as soon as you came up, they would probably get used to it in five minutes and would not feel that the experience was great."

Zou Zhuo was still riding his Kodo on the grass when he heard his teammates urging him to hurry up.

"Little fatty, hurry up! Why did you take so long to buy a horse?"

"Hurry up and discuss where we should go next to level up. Some of the liver Kings are almost level 50, how can they endure this?"

"Zou Zhuo replied nonchalantly, "what’s the point of leveling up so fast, isn’t the maximum level 60?" Let’s slowly enjoy the game and not stoop to the level of these leveling madmen. "

"Hmm … Are we going to Tanaris, filas, or the forsaken land?" he asked."

……

……

"After hesitating for a long time, he still decided to go to Tanaris, mainly because the quests there were relatively concentrated, and there was also the instance dungeon zul ‘farrak, which he could run a few more times."

"There were benefits to being slow. Although those leveling madmen had yet to plan out a perfect leveling route, they could at least share which map was more valuable."

"It was obvious that even though they were all leveling maps, their efficiency was different. Some maps with concentrated quests, Dungeons, and convenient transportation were the players ‘first choice."

"Of course, PVP activities were also common in such places."

"Ah, another potential customer!"

"Time is money, my friend!" He said."

"Hmm, this is interesting!"

"Hey, how are you? I wish you good luck. "

"I’m the real deal. I’m honest with you. "

"Zou Zhuo rode on his Kodo and wandered around Gadgetzan, the sharp and hoarse voices of the goblins echoing in his ears."

"This is the first time I’ve seen so many goblins …" Zou Zhuo mumbled."

"Xue Lin accepted the mission and said, "How is that possible? haven’t you been to rattan city and Stranglethorn Vale before?"

"Zou Zhuo shook his head."No, we didn ‘t. Didn’t we go to the Hillsbrad Hills when we reached level 30? then we went to the Arathi Highlands."

"Lin Xue thought for a moment and said, "Oh … I think so. That time, I had nothing to do and went on a trip to Stranglethorn Vale." Now that I think about it … I haven’t even cleared the mission over there. "

"Old P "it’s said that the missions there are quite troublesome. Also, there are a lot of Alliance members."

"Lin Xue nodded."Yes. I heard that there was a mission called ‘Green Mountain in Stranglethorn Vale’. It was a F * cking backpack killer."

"Zou Zhuo was almost done with the quests in the city, so he went out to take a look and went back in."

"It’s so desolate outside. And … Why are there so many alliances?!"

"Old P looked at it. "Isn’t that normal? we think this place is very suitable for leveling. The Alliance must think so too."

"Zou Zhuo thought for a moment, "your words are impeccable." The problem is, how are we going to get out? And … Why are these alliances so well-behaved and not attacking us?"

Zou Zhuo’s voice had barely faded when an arrow pierced through his head.

"F * ck!" Zou Zhuo looked in the direction of the arrow and saw a dwarf Hunter standing on the hillside outside the wall, drawing his bow and arrow."

"The terrain was quite interesting. The entire Gadgetzan was surrounded by walls, but there was a Hill in the West. Standing on the hill, one could cross the wall and fight inside."

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. He couldn’t charge over the wall.

Shooting at a Hunter? Wasn’t that a joke?

Zou Zhuo was about to ask old P to fight back when he saw a few Goblin guards run out of the city.

"Five seconds later, a few guards had climbed up the hill and each of them killed the dwarf Hunter with a hammer."

"Old P, "…You think you’re smart."

Zou Zhuo looked at Gadgetzan’s structure and understood why the guards were all level 57 …

"Alright, let’s not think too much. Let’s hurry up and do the mission. In any case, we’re a group of five and we don’t have to be afraid of the Alliance in the wilderness. "

Zou Zhuo and the others were walking out of Gadgetzan when they saw a message in the general channel.

"Zul ‘farrak, team up! The purple two-handed sword dropped! A purple two-handed sword! A purple two-handed sword! Important things must be repeated three times!"

"Zou Zhuo was stunned, "purple two-handed sword?!" Everyone, let’s change our schedule and farm zul ‘farrak to level 50!"

"Old P’s face darkened, "you’re always thinking of something!" You can’t even walk after hearing about the purple two-handed sword. Think about it, how can your luck be so bad?"

"Zou Zhuo looked up the information on the internet."I heard that this pocket dimension also dropped a sumazan handguard, an Energy staff, a Big Bad guy mask … Well, they’re all useful to you, "

"Zul ‘farrak … How do I get there?"

"Lin Xue looked at the two of them and said, "old p, can’t you have more pursuits?" Are you really planning to farm zul ‘farrak to level 50?"

"Zou Zhuo patted his chest, "don’t worry, I’ve just done some research and I’ve already planned the route." We’ll do quests and farm zul ‘farrak at the same time, and when we’re done, we’ll switch to Maraudon. I heard that the final boss of Maraudon is a Princess, and she’s as beautiful as a fairy. "

"Old P, "really? as beautiful as a fairy?" Where did you get this information? do you have pictures?"

"Zou Zhuo laughed, "I saw it on Chen Mo’s Weibo!" He said that Maraudon’s Princess was as beautiful as a fairy, and her breasts were especially big, so it would definitely leave a deep impression. "

……

"The moment zou Zhuo heard about the purple equipment, he immediately decided to level up and throw himself into the business of farming zul ‘farrak."

"Later players couldn’t understand the obsession of the players in the 1960s for low-level purple equipment or even some special blue equipment. As World of Warcraft became more and more fast-food, the equipment was determined by the equipment, and no one cared about the names of the equipment."

"However, in the 1960s, every piece of purple equipment left a deep impression on the players."

For example

"Jordan’s staff, Inferno battle axe, dazzling light, heartbreak, nightsaber, kangen the beheader, wardens ‘staff, Crowe’s blade, Hurricane, ice scale armor, prison shoulder armor, insight robe …"

Chapter 1100: divine sword SUSAS

"The value of these low-level purple equipment was not only in their attributes, but also in their rarity. "

"In the 1960s, many warrior players even sold their cards to buy the inferno battleaxe. A large card sold for 300 gold, and they took out 100 gold to buy the inferno battleaxe. "

"From a later point of view, it was simply unreasonable. According to the gameplay of World of Warcraft, any low-level purple equipment was only valuable in appearance, while the quicksand robe was used for illusion. No matter how good the attributes of low-level purple equipment were, could they be better than a full-level blue equipment? "

"This phenomenon was mainly due to the fast food attribute in the later versions. As the versions continued to adjust, farming had basically become a one-stop service. As long as one reached about level 11, they could directly level up the death mines, Shadowfang Keep, sanguine zul ‘farrak, Stratholme, Hellfire fortress, Pangya reservoir, and so on all the way to the maximum level. It would only take a few days. "

"For these fast food fans, a low-level purple equipment was indeed meaningless. "

"However, in the 1960s, it took a very long time for players to go from level 20 to level 60. During this process, a good set of purple equipment could give you a very comfortable experience of fighting monsters and leveling up for the next few dozen hours. It was also very useful when you encountered an enemy faction in the wild. "

"In addition, the attributes of equipment in the 1960s were not as uniform as later on. For example, weapons had upper limit damage, speed, attributes, and special effects. These all directly affected the quality of a weapon. "

"For example, the level 51 thief’s main sword, Crowe’s blade, was one of the godly items. Its speed was 2.8, and its attack limit was 149. Its only attribute was "increase your chance of dealing a fatal blow by 1%." Its attributes were +7 strength and +5 endurance. It could be said that all aspects were perfectly matched. Of course, if they wanted to buy it, they would have to compete with other thieves, Warriors, and Knights. "

"If it was enchanted with the Crusader’s or 15 dexterity, this weapon would be enough for thieves to live in the molten core from Level 51. "

"Leveling up in the 1960s was very slow, especially after level 50. Getting this weapon meant that you could do quests without any problems before you reached the maximum level. You could do quests as you pleased, kill enemies as you pleased, and even struggle if you encountered a Max-level account with bad equipment. "

"That was why many people said that reaching the maximum level in World of Warcraft was only the beginning. This saying had a specific context, which meant that the players in World of Warcraft would only get in touch with PVE and the core ways of PVP after they reached the maximum level. Only then would they really face the Epic team Dungeons. "

"Many people thought that the content in World of Warcraft before reaching the maximum level was boring, and the players could level up with the help of others, which was an absolute misinterpretation. "

"In fact, a lot of effort had been put into the low-level quests and Dungeons in World of Warcraft. Although these low-level Dungeons were not as difficult due to their difficulty, their story structure and playstyle were no weaker than those of high-level Dungeons. "

"For example, zul ‘farrak, which zou Zhuo and the others were about to explore, had a history that could be traced back to the ancient times of Azeroth. "

"At that time, the trolls were the absolute rulers of the continent, but some troll priests always used mediumship to summon demons with the idea of creating big news. They repeatedly Played with Fire and finally awakened the leader of the Zerg, kichiz, who was sleeping in Silithus. This directly led to the official establishment of the cancer of Azeroth, the Zerg ahek Empire, and began the war that lasted for thousands of years. "

"In the end, kicicks played himself to death. In order to continue monitoring the Zerg of Silithus, gurabash built their own city in the Tanaris desert, zul ‘farrak, guarded by the sandfury tribe. However, over the long course of history, more and more races appeared, and these races invaded the trolls ‘land. "

"The sandfury trolls could only retreat to zul ‘farrak. They hoped to create an undead army here, or even various evil creatures to conquer their territory. "

"In the boss battle of the instance dungeon, the players also began to encounter more and more difficult challenges. For example, in the Scarlet Monastery, the B * stard couple had been given the title of B * stard couple by many players after they were resurrected on the spot. Zul ‘farrak’s boss was even more powerful and had more diverse fighting styles. "

"For example, the witch doctor zum ‘rah had a large number of graves outside his altar, which were filled with all kinds of troll mummies. When the players first came here, they might go straight to the boss without knowing why. At that time, the mummies in the graveyard would run out and send the players back to the graveyard. "

"If they wanted to kill this boss, they would have to patiently open all the graves outside the altar and kill all the mummies. "

"In front of zul ‘farrak’s huge altar, the players would encounter a rare’ Guardian ‘boss-type combat skill. Here, after the players killed the executioner, they would find an expedition team locked in a cage. Their Captain, Sergeant Brad, had asked the players to save them. "

"The sandfury trolls had already surrounded the altar and were attacking. Out of helplessness, the players could only fight against the troll Army with Sergeant Brad. "

"The reason this place was called a hundred-man kill was because there were nearly a hundred sandfury trolls below. However, these monsters were a combination of elite and normal monsters, so many mages had a great time using magic burst to play AOE. "

"This battle wasn’t as simple as just killing monsters. There were five different NPCs here, and each of them had different skills. For example, orc warlocks could cast spells, while Goblin engineers could bury bombs on the ground. At this time, the players needed to mark the NPCs ‘heads and pay attention to the safety of the key NPCs at all times. "

"The Goblin Engineer must not die, because he would help the players blow up the door to the final boss. As for the others … After the boss battle ended, they would defect. The players could decide whether to let them live to the end according to their own needs. "

"And the most praiseworthy item was probably the two-handed sword that zul ‘farrak dropped The godly sword SUSAS. This two-handed sword was not directly dropped. Instead, it needed to be combined with two blue one-handed swords dropped by the two bosses. Moreover, these two swords were bound to each other when picked up. It seemed to be unique in World of Warcraft to combine the matching swords of a set into one sword. "

"Of course, the reason why this two-handed sword was rare was because its drop rate was very low. In the first version, the drop rate of its components, the two blue Swords, was only about 0.5%. One could only imagine how much luck one needed to farm and combine the two swords. "

"However, the story of this sword showed how much importance World of Warcraft placed on low-level instance dungeons and world-building, and the players at that time were much more happy to get this purple two-handed sword than most of the purple equipment that they got after graduation. "

Chapter 1101: Princess therexus

Maraudon.

"Zou Zhuo ate and drank as he sighed, "these high-level Dungeons are getting harder and harder. After so much effort, we’re finally reaching the final boss."

"Old P nodded."Yeah. I was also told about the history of centaurs when I visited Maraudon. I was really drunk."

"Zou Zhuo flipped through the quest list and said, "What does this Princess Theradras look like? I’m really looking forward to it. "

"How do you know that she must be very pretty?"

"Zou Zhuo hung the adventure manual back on his waist and said confidently, "I can tell that you’re not reading the plot. The plot is very clear."

"First of all, the history of the Centaur race can be traced back to the last Titan in the pantheon of Azeroth, one of the Supreme gods, the moon goddess Elune. With Elune’s looks, is there a need to say more?"

"Elune married the great demigod White Deer Maron and gave birth to the demigod cenarus."

"Lin Xue raised her hand."Wait, hold on. The problem is that cenarus isn’t that good-looking."

"Hey, aren’t you being a hooligan by comparing the looks of male creatures with female creatures?" Zou Zhuo said nonchalantly, "look, cenarus has given birth to a tree demon and a Keeper of the Grove. This tree demon is a little deer. I don’t think I need to say more about its appearance. "

"But … What does this have to do with Maraudon and the Centaurs?" old P asked. "

"Don’t worry, we’re almost there, "zou Zhuo said. This guardian of the forest, zaetar, is the soul of the Centaur we met outside. He is the son of the demigod Cenarius, and this Maraudon is the temple that cenarion’s Council built for him. This is a noble bloodline. "

"After the ancient war, zaetar worked with the Druids to repair the forest of the desolated land. At this time, a beautiful face deeply attracted him. This was the daughter of the elemental Lord, therathayne, Princess Theradras. That’s the boss we’re about to fight. "

"Lin Xue was dumbfounded,’ah? Then why did this Princess enter the capital?"

"Zou Zhuo explained, "according to history, zaetar and Princess Celestius fell in love after they met. Their offspring were centaurs." The Centaurs maintained zaetar’s appearance, but inside flowed the violent blood of their mother. After that, a series of tragedies happened, and Maraudon was corrupted by all sorts of evil creatures. "

"Ah, I’ve gone too far. My main point is, think about it, zaetar is the son of a demigod. Strictly speaking, he has a quarter of the moon god Elune’s bloodline in him. How could his genes and looks be bad? The princess he likes, how can her looks be ordinary?"

"Xue Lin nodded, "Hmm … What you said makes sense …"

"Old P scratched his head and said, "wait, little fatty. I have a question." According to what you said, the bloodline of the moon goddess Elune is in zaetar, and has nothing to do with this Princess Theradras at all … The only thing that was mentioned about this princess’s background was that she was the daughter of stonemother, and this stonemother … Doesn’t look good at all …"

"Zou Zhuo asked back, "can’t a stonemother be a beauty made of stone?" This ‘female’ represents her identity and status, but it doesn’t necessarily represent her appearance. "

"Old P "but, think about the Centaurs. Are you sure this Princess gave them some good-looking genes?"

"Zou Zhuo said, "you’ve never seen a female centaur in the desolate land?" Although these female centaurs all covered their faces with white veils, their upper bodies and breasts were still quite pretty. Think about it, if she can have such a beautiful offspring with a deer, then Princess Theradras must be very beautiful. "

"Xue Lin stood up."Alright, alright. Stop quoting the classics. Let’s go in and see what the princess looks like."

The path to the princess was guarded by huge stone giants. These Giants were very tall and blocked the island behind them. Nothing could be seen.

These Giants were very annoying as they all stepped on people directly. Zou Zhuo had to carefully raise his shield while dodging. It would be quite painful if he was stepped on.

"After clearing the stone giants with great difficulty, everyone crossed the stone bridge happily and arrived at where Princess Theradras was. "

Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded the moment he arrived.

"It wasn’t just him, the entire team was petrified on the spot. "

"This … This is the princess?!"

"I’m not seeing things, right? The name written on its head is indeed Princess theradus?"

"Wait a minute, little fatty, this is what the princess you mentioned looks like? Didn’t you brag about its looks in all sorts of ways?"

"Zou Zhuo was completely dumbfounded, what the hell was going on? "

Wasn’t she supposed to be as beautiful as a fairy?

"Princess Theradras looked no different from an abomination. The fat on her belly was dripping down like thick oil, and she had four arms and two legs, all of which were a few times thicker than zou Zhuo’s waist. "

"As for the face, it was even more difficult to explain. Princess Theradras had three faces. Her eyes were green, and her face was green with fangs. Her face looked fierce, just like the dwarf Wintermelon in Plants vs. Zombies. "

Zou Zhuo could even feel the earth shaking when the giant walked past …

"Princess Theradras rushed over as soon as she saw zou Zhuo. Zou Zhuo was so frightened that he wanted to say, "sorry for the trouble, I’ll take my leave" and run away … "

This was even more terrifying than hitting a stone giant!

"Little fatty, what are you waiting for? hurry up!" The others were all watching the show and shouting without minding the trouble. "

"Zou Zhuo gritted his teeth."Chen Mo, I’m going to kill you"

"F * ck! This fellow actually knew how to fart! Go to hell, you ugly freak!"

……

……

Alterac Valley.

"Why do I feel like someone is talking bad about me behind my back?" Chen Mo mumbled. "

"Li jingsi looked at the map."You’d better take a look at the situation first. The Alliance has almost been pushed back to its home base. What the hell is this …"

"Chen Mo and Li jingsi were getting a little tired of leveling up, so they wanted to go to the battlefield to change their mood. As a result, the first row ended up in the aftermath of the Oshan battlefield. Chen Zhao saw that it was true. The Alliance was so miserable. They had been pushed over the bridge by the tribe. "

"Clearly, the 40 players from the Alliance were still scattered all over Mount ao. Most of them were guarding the bridge, but at least a dozen of them were still running around in the wild. They were either chasing sheep or killing wolves, or they were lost in the mines. "

"The party’s battlefield leader was still spamming the screen, shouting, "Return to the bridge! Return to the bridge! Those who are alone outside, hurry back!"

Chapter 1102: Alterac Valley

"In the first version of the Alterac Valley, there was no such thing as reinforcements."

"In that version, the deciding factor for victory was not tactics, but the number of people. Because there was no concept of reinforcements, the entire battlefield of Mount Olympus was likely to fight from day to night. At that time, there was no concept of cross-server battlefields. For those servers with unbalanced factions, the victory was decided when one side did not have enough people in the middle of the night."

"In the later versions, Alterac Valley underwent a series of changes, mainly in two aspects"

"The first was that the various complex mechanisms had been comprehensively weakened, including the removal of most neutral NPCs, the weakening of the guards ‘attributes, and the disappearance of many powerful summonable NPCs."

"The second was to add the concept of reinforcements, so that the duration of each battle was controlled."

"On the whole, these changes were inclined to speed up the pace of the battlefield. After all, a battle could last from day to night without any results, so it was hard to say how good the game experience was."

"Furthermore, the honor points awarded on the battlefield mainly came from key points such as occupying the stronghold and winning. The Alliance and horde were in an endless stalemate on the war Plains. Neither side could get many honor points, which was a serious waste of time."

"In the initial design, ao Shan’s design idea was a large-scale, interactive PVE game. PVP only took up a part of it. The players had to complete various tasks and make a key impact on the battlefield through many key NPCs."

"For example, after the players rescued the Air Force commander and handed over all kinds of items, they would hear the Air Force roar and fly into the enemy’s territory to start bombing."

"Or players could capture their own animals in the stable and kill the enemy animals (sheep for the Alliance and wolves for the Horde). Then, they could summon their own cavalry to charge."

"In addition, they could also summon Special Forces for support, upgrade the Army’s defense, and even summon the ultimate unit to command the battlefield."

"After handing over enough blood or storm crystals, the Druids would come to the war Plains. The players would help them with the summoning ritual to summon the king of the forest, yphus, or the King of the Snow, rockhola."

"In other words, the Battle of Mount Olympus in that version was not a simple battle between Alliance and horde players. They had to rely on various means to increase the combat power of their allies in order to win the war."

"Of course, it sounded good, but in fact, as the versions changed, some problems appeared."

"This was because it took a lot of time to complete these quests. For example, the players had to split up to catch wolves and sheep. After collecting various items, they had to run back to hand them over. This created a contradiction"

"If the NPCs were weaker, the opposing players would immediately gather to destroy your guard tower, and you would still be busy collecting items before you were pierced through. If the NPCs were strong, both sides would risk their lives to collect resources, and the battlefield would become a war between the NPCs. Moreover, the duration of the battle would be doubled, which would go against the goal of speeding up the pace of the battle."

"As a result, these complex mechanisms were basically ignored by everyone. The Alliance and horde were more inclined to a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle, and every player was particularly important. Dividing people to collect these things was equivalent to slowing down the pace."

"As such, Chen Mo’s version of the Alterac Valley still retained the NPC mechanics, but added the concept of reinforcements. After all, it would be meaningless if the battle lasted for an entire night. For example, the Alliance was clearly at a disadvantage and then they defended the bridge to the death. In the end, neither side won. It sounded quite exciting, but it wasn’t the case when they started fighting."

"Chen Zhao saw that the Alliance only had around 100 reinforcements left, while the Horde only had around 400. This was too pathetic."

"It wasn’t that the Alliance was weak. There were many reasons why the Horde had the advantage in the early stages of the battle. Because of the tribe’s appearance, most players who chose the tribe at the beginning were pure men who liked to kill people. Those who liked the appearance and scenery would usually not choose the tribe. That was why the tribe was more United at the beginning."

"Of course, in the later versions, the Alliance gained the upper hand, and the conquered Island became the Alliance Island."

"It was clear that this battle was a battle of great disparity in strength. The Alliance had lost many towers in the beginning, so they could only retreat to the bridge. The commander obviously didn’t know much about the battlefield. Fortunately, he was still doing his job well and kept spamming the screen, hoping that everyone could quickly return to the bridge to defend."

"The bridge was very easy to defend because the Alliance’s terrain was loose on the outside but tight on the inside. The defense line of the first and second towers could be said to be full of holes, but the bridge was definitely easy to defend and hard to attack. In any case, with all sorts of blizzards, fire rain, and long-range skills being thrown at the bridge, even a fly would have a hard time flying over, let alone a horde."

"The two sides were in a stalemate. Although the Alliance managed to defend the bridge, because of the reinforcement system, the Horde could trade three heads for one head."

"Chen Mo sent a message in the battlefield channel, "Give me the battlefield leader."

"He was afraid that the current battlefield leader didn’t see it, so he refreshed it two more times."

"In the end, the next second, the rank of an hour was changed to him. Obviously, the previous battlefield leader was also eager for someone to quickly come out and take the blame."

"Chen Mo quickly divided the teams, throwing the thief and Druid into teams 7 and 8. The teams in front were also focused on the combination of classes, ensuring that each team had a ranged class and a healer."

"Everyone, listen to my command. Team 1234 will continue to guard the bridge. Team 56, follow me to the bridge and cover team 78. Team 78, use stealth to get past the Horde’s line of defense. Don’t attack anyone you see, and use stealth all the way to the war plain in the middle. Stay in stealth and wait for my next command. "

"Those who are still outside, if you are a stealth job, go directly to the war Plains. If not, quickly die and come back. Hurry up, move. "

"As Chen Mo spoke, he typed out the strategy in the battlefield channel."

"It had to be said that the title of battlefield leader was still useful. Most of the Alliance was already waiting to lose because they felt that they couldn’t win this way and couldn’t retreat (if they retreated, they would have a debuff of deserters). Now that they saw such a strong command, they began to move."

"Although many of them were still lazy and didn’t know what they were doing, at least the Alliance players who were defending the bridge all gathered as Chen Mo asked."

"The Horde had already occupied the Thunderspear graveyard on the other side of the bridge. The two resurrection points were very close, only separated by a bridge. Thus, Chen Zhao could not take the risk of going all out. If the first wave did not make it down and was instead destroyed by the Horde, then no matter how good Chen Zhao was at playing, he would not be able to save the situation."

Most of the stealthed players in team 78 were at home. There were also a few who sneaked out and were scattered all over the place. The others were waiting for Chen Zhao’s order behind the bridge. They were waiting for Team 56 to charge forward so that they could sneak over while the tribe’s defense line was being pulled back.

"Although he didn’t know if resistance would be of any use now, since things had already come to this, he might as well give it a try."

Chapter 1103: secret affair

"The Horde players all felt that victory was in their hands. Although the Alliance was stubbornly defending the bridge, with the speed at which the reinforcements were falling, even if the Horde players piled up their heads, the Horde would still win."

"Once again, they gathered to charge at the bridge. The Alliance’s resistance was still firm and they managed to stop them. But at this time, the number of Alliance reinforcements had fallen to 100, and the situation was getting worse."

"However, just as the Horde continued to gather at the graveyard on the east side of the bridge and was ready to launch the next charge, they were surprised to find that the Alliance had taken the initiative to charge out!"

"Moreover, the Alliance’s charge this time was obviously organized and planned. All of them rushed over the bridge on their horses, and then the Warriors charged and roared at the first moment. The Knights, some hunters, and healers followed closely behind. The two Alliance players with particularly long names were especially eye-catching. One was a mage and the other was a Hunter. Their movement techniques were very good, and they actually dodged most of the long-range skills thrown at them."

"The Horde was in a panic. Because they were on the defensive side of the bridge, they weren’t as alert as the Alliance. The mages, hunters, and warlocks kept an eye on the people on the bridge. They were caught off guard and the Alliance rushed into their formation."

"However, after taking a closer look, the Horde players couldn’t help but laugh. There were only about ten people, which was only two small teams."

"Although the Warriors ‘charge and the two well-coordinated alliances caused some trouble for the gathered horde players, they were quickly destroyed. It was obvious that this Alliance team had no intention of going back. Two or three knights even used Divine Shield and ran directly into the Horde, attracting a lot of firepower."

"When the last player of the Alliance team fell, the leader of the Horde battlefield let out a long breath."You gave me a fright. I thought the Alliance was suddenly going to counterattack. Everyone, gather and prepare to charge into the next wave!"

"The Horde players thought that the Alliance had just lost a group of people, so their defense would definitely be weak. However, when they rushed to the bridge, they saw that it was not the case at all. All kinds of AOE skills such as frost traps, blizzards, and fire rain were still being used. This time, a few horde players successfully crossed the bridge, but they still died very quickly."

"The Horde’s battlefield leader realized that although the two teams had more than ten people, they were basically made up of Warriors and Knights. The Alliance had left at least three teams to continue standing on the north and south Towers to guard the bridge, and they were mainly mages, warlocks, hunters, and priests. The defensive strength had not been weakened much."

"However, after these two waves of battle, the Alliance took the initiative to send more than 10 people. After resisting another wave of horde attacks, the population had fallen again, leaving only about 80 people."

"The tribe’s battlefield leader was very confident."After a few more waves, this battle will be over!"

……

Chen Zhao didn’t panic at all as he watched the Alliance’s reinforcements fall.

"Stealth classes of Party 78, go straight to the Horde’s Snow Cemetery and the first and second towers from the war Plains. One thief is enough to go to each place. After opening the flag, guard it. If a horde comes back to guard the flag, ambush and harass them. The Druid will continue to explore further and go directly to the tribe’s old home. He will also open the tribe’s East and West towers and the first aid station. "

"The same goes for all of you. Your first goal is to stay alive and live well in the vicinity. If you find a tribe that is alone, kill them if you can and run after you’re done. If they couldn’t beat him, they would wait for him to leave before opening the flag. "Also, whoever is closer to the tribe’s mine, go and snatch it."

"The rest of you, gather at the end of the bridge. This time, everyone from team 123456, listen to my orders and follow the previous strategy. The Warriors of Team 56 will charge first. This time, the mages and hunters of team 1234 will follow me. There should be at least one healer in each team. Stay at the back and keep an eye on the blood of your team members. If you have any big blood recovery skills in the team battle, use them as much as possible to minimize the deaths. "

"Alright, let’s unfurl the flag."

"The stealthed players of team 78 took the opportunity to cross the Horde’s line of defense, then directly mounted their horses and ran to the frost graveyard and the first and second towers. Because the Horde was already approaching, most of the players were concentrated near the bridge, so these stealth classes did not encounter many horde players on the road."

"According to Chen Zhao’s request, the thieves each took a tower and a Cemetery while the Druids continued to move in."

"[The snow Sentry tower is under attack! If we don’t act quickly, the Alliance will destroy it!]"

"[Snow Cemetery is under attack!] [If we don’t act quickly, the Alliance will occupy it!]"

"[The Sentry tower is under attack! If we don’t act quickly, the Alliance will destroy it!]"

Three eye-catching messages instantly appeared on the screen! And the tribe’s battlefield leader was instantly dumbfounded!

"The Horde players had already trapped all the Alliance players in their homes, and in this situation where there was a huge difference in the number of reinforcements, there was no need to leave a large number of people to guard the home. But now, it was obvious that some of the Alliance’s people had sneaked through, and there were quite a few of them. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to open all three bases at the same time."

"Before the Horde could react, Frostwolf graveyard, East West tower, and Frostwolf first aid station had been opened. Even the cold tooth mine in the Horde’s home was attacked by the Alliance."

"The leader of the Horde battlefield panicked."There must be bandits in the house who have infiltrated the Alliance. There must be a lot of them. There must be more than one team. Otherwise, it is impossible for all six strongholds to be opened at the same time." Hunters in the team, go back and guard your homes. Catch the rats in your homes. You must bring the flag back!"

A few high-level hunters immediately mounted their horses and rushed back.

"Some horde players were still not willing to move. They thought that since the battle was already like this, what was the point of the Alliance’s final struggle?"

Of course it was useful.

"Burning down a guard tower would deduct 80 reinforcement troops. Although the Alliance’s first and second towers were gone, the north and south Towers were still fine. If the Horde players didn’t do anything, the moment the four towers were destroyed, the 320-man team would lose their support. At that time, both sides would immediately return to the same starting line, and the Alliance might even be in a slightly better position."

"After all, no matter how the Horde charged, it would be hard for them to get off the bridge that was heavily guarded by the Alliance."

"Therefore, the tribe leader’s decision to return to defend was a very correct choice. If the house was completely stolen by a few thieves, then the leadership would be a failure."

"This mentality spread very quickly. To the Horde, they were almost invincible. As long as they went back and captured the Alliance thieves at home, they could turn around and continue to block the bridge until the Alliance was dead. Therefore, to be on the safe side, many tribes mounted their horses and rushed home."

"Chen Zhao watched the bridge tribe’s movements. When the tribe was almost gone, he ordered, "Everyone, get on your horses and get ready to charge at the bridge and engage the tribal soldiers!"

Chapter 1104: trap kill

"The Alliance on the bridge was already ready. After hearing Chen Zhao’s order, they immediately gathered and charged at the tribe’s camp on the other side of the bridge in the order Chen Zhao had given them! "

"Because of the fire in their homes, many high-level hunters and mages in the front line rushed back home. The strength of both sides in the front line was gradually tilting in the Alliance’s favor. The Horde had been on the offensive all this time, and the last wave of suicide attacks by the Alliance had been quickly extinguished by them. Thus, most of the Horde were still in a very lazy state. They were not ready for battle at all, and they were unable to build a defensive line on the bridge at the first moment. "

"There were no frost traps, no flares, and not many mages reacted in time to cast blizzards. "

"Seeing that the Alliance was rushing over on their horses, the Horde’s battlefield leader hurriedly shouted orders. But in this chaotic situation, it was difficult to guarantee cooperation if it was not arranged in advance. The battle lines of the two sides were not obvious when they first came into contact, but after a few seconds, the Horde’s side instantly showed a decline! "

"The Alliance was clearly prepared and had a perfect set of tactics. Warriors and Knights were at the front to disrupt the Horde’s formation, mages and warlocks were using their AOE skills, hunters and other ranged classes were targeting the key classes that Chen Mo had marked. The players soon saw a large number of honor kills, and the few healers in the Horde were being targeted, dying very quickly. "

"The league’s healers were hiding in the back, desperately throwing out all kinds of healing skills, madly consuming blue as if they didn’t cost anything. They saw the league players ‘blood drop like a roller coaster and then instantly rise up again. It looked shocking, but in fact, not many people died. "

"Once the balance of power between the two sides was out of balance, it would be like an avalanche that would roll bigger and bigger. "

"The Alliance players had been blocked at the bridge entrance by the Horde players and had been holding in their anger for a long time. Seeing that they were about to win this wave, they were all pumped up. Even the players who had been waiting for death were showing off their skills. "

"At this time, Chen Mo started spamming the battlefield channel, "Don’t open the Thunderspear graveyard for me! Don’t get close to the flag of the graveyard! Don’t even touch it!"

"Not only was Chen Mo spamming the chat with text, he was also shouting in the voice chat. He even rushed to the front of the team and reminded the Alliance players over and over again. "

The Alliance players were all confused. What was the meaning of this?

"It was not easy to win, and now was a good time to recover the lost territory and take back the graveyard, so why didn’t they let go of the flag? "

"Even though they didn’t understand, Chen Mo had played a key role in leading the battle. Everyone trusted this leader, so they all followed behind him. "

"There were already horde players reviving at the Thunderspear graveyard. Chen Mo led the Alliance’s Army straight to the graveyard, and the Horde players didn’t even get far before they were killed. "

"Hunters, use your frost traps and flare! The rest of you, use your AOE skills on the Thunderspear graveyard!"

The Alliance players immediately followed Chen Mo’s orders.

"At the same time, the Horde’s hunters and some long-range classes had rushed back to the first and second towers, but their division of labor was not clear. Three or four people rushed to the first tower, two people went to the cemetery, one person went to the second tower, and the others rushed home, wanting to guard the East and West towers. "

"Chen Mo repeatedly emphasized this in the battlefield channel, so the thief in the first tower immediately ran away when he saw a large group of Alliance players coming, hiding in a corner under the first tower and waiting. The second tower’s thief hid on the side, waiting for the Hunter to open the flag and use SAP. The two of them started fighting. "

"We can’t hold the flag, what should we do?" An Alliance thief asked in the battlefield channel. "

"Don’t worry, " Chen Zhao said."Just ambush around. If you can’t beat the tribe with hunters guarding the flag, go to other strongholds and fight whoever has fewer people. It doesn’t matter even if you lose all the flags at the front line. Your mission is to harass them. "

"In fact, Chen Zhao knew that it was impossible to take down the Horde’s flag with just two teams of stealthed players. The mission of these two teams was to annoy the Horde players. The real victory was still on the battlefield. "

"At this moment, the Horde’s battlefield channel was filled with wailing. "

"At the start, the tribe did not take the losses at the front line to heart. Because they had been stuck on the bridge with the Alliance, they couldn’t go any further. If they lost this teamfight, they would just lose the lightning Spear graveyard and revive at the stone furnace graveyard. "

"However, they never thought that the Alliance would not even use the Thunderspear graveyard’s flag. Instead, they directly blocked the graveyard and started killing! "

"Chen Mo’s plan was very clear. The aoe players would block the entrance of the graveyard, the healers would heal them, the two warriors who couldn’t help would go and take back the Alliance’s mine, and the main force would block the entrance of the graveyard and kill the Horde players. "

The Horde players had never seen such a way of playing. They were all completely dumbfounded.

"What’s this? The Alliance is actually blocking our graveyard?"

"Everyone, let’s rush out together! We’re only missing 20 people!"

"We’ll die if we come out. How can we charge?!"

"Many players didn’t know how terrifying the "pit-kill" tactic was and thought that the battlefield was all about numbers. In fact, as long as the trap kill was completed, no matter how many people there were in the graveyard, they would all become the other party’s mobile honor. "

"For the party that was killed, they had no buffs when they resurrected, and they had no target. The enemy had an advantageous terrain. The moment they resurrected, they would be hit by a continuous Blizzard and slowed down by the frost traps on the ground. Under the stacked damage of many AOE skills, their HP would drop like a roller coaster. Even if they had a healer, they didn’t know who to cast their healing skills on. "

"As for the side that was killing the enemy, they had full buffs, a reasonable team configuration, an advantageous terrain, and the advantage of being the first to attack. As long as the other side resurrected, they would be done for by madly throwing damage skills into the crowd. Even if there were a few enemies who could temporarily survive and rush into the crowd, they would soon be killed by the concentrated fire. "

"This wasn’t a matter of control or cooperation. Once they encountered such a situation, the party that was killed would only have one choice, and that was to resurrect in another Cemetery. "

"Chen Zhao was already prepared for this."Warriors, you don’t need to guard this place. You guys go and open the stone furnace graveyard, then guard it. Once you find that less than 10 people have been resurrected in the Thunderspear graveyard, you will immediately unfurl this flag and gather everyone on the war plain. "

"Under the constant killing, the tribe’s reinforcements were also rapidly decreasing. Moreover, the most important problem was not the reinforcements, but the morale. "

"They had been blocking the entrance to kill the Alliance, but not only were they forced back, but their main forces were also blocked in the graveyard. This was a devastating blow to their morale. Many tribes even lost their will to fight and directly retreated from the battlefield. "

Chapter 1105: gathering

"The pit-kill tactic was developed along with the concept of "reinforcements." In fact, strictly speaking, before the appearance of "reinforcements, " the pit-kill tactic could also be used, but the benefits were not as great as later, so it was not common."

"As for whether the trap kill strategy would reduce the fun of the game, it was obvious. After all, for the party who was being killed, this was a completely one-sided battle. Under such circumstances, the individual had no power to fight back at all."

The key was that Chen Mo added a new mechanism to this version of World of Warcraft The battlefield leader could choose to turn off the resurrection mechanism of a certain Cemetery.

"In the original Wrath of the Lich King version, although Alterac Valley had a backup system, the dead players would be automatically resurrected in the nearest graveyard. The only way to change graves was to run souls."

"However, it would definitely waste a lot of time if one wanted to run their soul to another graveyard. Most players were lazy and didn’t know how to do it, which was why many players hated the ‘trap kill’ tactic."

"After adding this mechanism, "pit-kill" wasn’t an unsolvable strategy anymore, and Chen Mo couldn’t rely on it to get more reinforcements."

"Therefore, this version of Mount Orianna’s pit-kill tactic was not as invincible as many people thought. It could only be used in situations where there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides."

"In other words, only the national team’s jungler team could play a pit kill."

"To complete the trap kill, three conditions must be met at the same time"

"First, the team had to crush the enemy in a head-on battle and maintain a huge gap in combat power when they pushed to the enemy’s graveyard. This was the only way to block the mob who had just resurrected at the resurrection point."

"Second, they did not have any noob players or snitches to do the battlefield mission."

"Third, the enemy leader did not care about the people who were killed."

"If he couldn’t complete any of the three conditions, he wouldn’t be able to do the ‘trap kill’."

"Many players were scammed when they entered Mount Olympus because these players were often solo players. When they met the national team, their mentality would explode. However, this wasn’t a fair and equal battle in the first place, and it didn’t reflect the true way of playing the battlefield in Mount Orianna."

"Therefore, the "trap-kill" tactic was actually a very good tactic. Including the concept of "reinforcements, " they all highlighted the design line of "killing the enemy’s living strength."

"A decisive factor in a war was the resources of both sides. These resources included strategic materials, equipment, soldiers, supply lines, and so on. Some people said that "war is burning money." This was the truth. On the big battlefields like Mount Orso and the Conqueror’s Island, there was a need to limit the resources of both sides, otherwise there would be an endless situation."

"In reality, the outcome of a battle would be decided when one side ran out of ammunition and supplies. Due to the special nature of the game, players would be resurrected after death. Therefore, once a situation like the "bridge defense" occurred, it meant that both sides had unlimited resources. The attacker with a certain advantage could not end the battle, which was an abnormal and unhealthy way of playing the game."

"It was like a MOBA game. If the attacker had already broken through the defender’s three lanes and the two sides were still in a stalemate, even if the battle lasted for hours, it was obviously a failure in the game design."

"The concept of "reinforcements" on the battlefield was equivalent to the resources of both sides. The resources (reinforcements) of the Alliance and the Horde were limited, and whoever ran out of them first would lose. Therefore, eliminating the enemy’s living forces had become one of the tactics."

"If the Alliance and the Horde were evenly matched, then ao Shan’s battle wouldn’t just be a "trap kill." If the Alliance wanted to have a trap-kill strategy, it wasn’t just A random attack at the Horde’s graveyard. The Alliance’s battlefield commander needed to make a series of preparations, and this preparation was the essence of the trap-kill strategy."

The ‘trap kill’ itself was just the result of this series of preparations.

"The commander of the battlefield had to consider, "where should I choose to fight the main forces of the Horde?" What kind of formation should they use to fight head-on? [Do you want to split up to harass them?] Should we send a small force to circle around? Which graveyard should he choose to kill? Should the tribe’s Tower be uprooted? Should the captains of the tribe organize a team to fight?"

It was obvious that this series of operations required very strict conditions. The reason Chen Mo was able to lead the Alliance to complete this was because of the huge difference in their commanding abilities.

"The two mines were constantly increasing the Alliance’s reinforcements, while the main forces of the Thunderspear graveyard were constantly being killed. The gap between the reinforcements of the two sides was constantly closing. Many tribes were surprised to find that the number of reinforcements from the Alliance was still slowly increasing."

"However, the tribe leader quickly realized the dangerous situation they were in. After being killed two or three times, he immediately gave a decisive order, "I’ve closed the resurrection point in the Thunderspear graveyard. Everyone, gather at the frost graveyard immediately!"

No tactic was perfect. It was easy to avoid being killed. All they had to do was change the cemetery.

"At this time, the stone furnace graveyard had already been opened by the Alliance. The Horde chose to close the lightning Spear graveyard, and the people on the front line automatically returned to the snow graveyard to resurrect. However, the gap between the two sides was still huge. The key was that the Horde hadn’t lost a single tower, while the Alliance had already lost two."

"Seeing that the Horde revived in the Thunderspear Cemetery was gone, Chen Zhao said in the battlefield channel, "Alright, everyone get on your horses and get ready to go."

"The Alliance thieves in the Horde were still trying to harass and occupy the towers. After the Horde players went back and forth to put out the fire a few times, they finally managed to defend the towers near the snow graveyard. However, they had no choice but to split up their forces to occupy the towers, especially many high-level hunters and mages with good equipment who were forced to defend their homes."

"Because of the convenient party voice chat, the Alliance’s stealth parties tried their best to communicate through voice chat. In addition, Druids had a certain healing ability, so the Horde couldn’t fight with fewer people."

"Although the first tower, second tower, and snow graveyard had all been taken back by the Horde, the East and West towers had never been taken back. The countdown to the destruction of the East and West towers was still ticking away."

"The tribe’s battlefield channel was in a mess. A few tribe hunters kept typing "Someone come quickly! There was at least one team of stealth jobs here! It seems like there are two teams, we can’t handle them!"

"At this time, a part of the Horde’s main force was preparing to gather near the snow Cemetery. A small part of them were still trapped in the Thunderspear Cemetery and were just preparing to move to the snow Cemetery to resurrect. There was also a large group of people gathered near the snow sentry towers and sentry towers, afraid that the Alliance would come to steal the flag."

"However, the Alliance’s stealth team had already sneaked into the Frostwolf Fort. The two teams were gathered together, determined to get the items from the Frostwolf Sentry tower."

"A thief’s ability to strike first and their individual combat power were not to be underestimated, especially in the narrow terrain of the tower. There was basically no possibility of being kited. With several thieves each taking on a backstab, even a plate armor Class would not be able to last long."

"Moreover, even if the hunters had flare that could expose the thieves in stealth, the thieves could just rush up and gang up on them."

"In this situation, the only way was to fight as a group. The tribe also found a full team to charge in, but for the tribe leader, it was difficult to decide how many people to send back."

"At this moment, someone pointed at the war plain and said, "The Alliance is already here!"

"Everyone took a look and realized that the Alliance’s main forces had indeed gathered on the war Plains. After the tribes that were killed changed their graveyards, the Alliance didn’t just stand there and wait. They opened up their graveyards and rushed to the war Plains."

"The tribe leader thought for a moment, "two teams, go back and get the tower back!" The rest of you, follow me and guard the outside of the snow Cemetery. "

Chapter 1106: Alterac Valley’s terrain

"On the vast war plain, the Alliance players gathered one after another. Nearly 30 players stood together, and the crowd moved, looking quite impressive. "

"However, the Horde players weren’t going to back down. On the narrow road next to the snow Sentry tower, the Horde players were also waiting. All kinds of traps and flares blocked the narrow road. They were also in a neat formation. "

"Chen Zhao wasn’t in the Alliance’s main forces. He was standing with li jingsi on a Hill near xueluo Cemetery, looking at the tribal defense line in the distance. "

"The war plain was a large depression, and the field of vision was severely limited there. It was basically impossible to see the situation of the tribes ‘defenses near the ice sentry towers and ice fortresses. However, from the xueluo Cemetery, the entire middle of the battlefield, including the war plain, could be seen at a glance. "

"Li jingsi looked at the main force of the tribe in the distance, frowning."The tribe seems to be planning to defend to the death? I thought they would come out again. "

"Chen Zhao’s face was expressionless, but he didn’t want to see this. "

"Although they had a perfect team battle at the bridge, not only did they defeat the Horde main force, but they also trapped them in the Thunderspear graveyard. There were many factors that contributed to that victory. The tribe’s general idea was one thing, but the special terrain was another. "

"Last time, the tribe had not made any preparations and had not even placed many traps. But now, would the tribe that had already suffered a huge loss be as careless as last time? "

"The Alliance’s main forces were still gathering on the plains, looking at the mages and hunters on the mountain peak in the distance. "

"Although some people were so bored that they kept riding their horses in circles or jumping around, and they couldn’t wait to rush up and fight to the death with the tribe, everyone was still waiting very quietly, and no one dared to advance rashly. "

"Because in the previous battle, everyone had been convinced by this new battlefield leader and trusted his command from the bottom of their hearts. "

"Chen Mo observed for two minutes and saw a thief typing in the battlefield channel, "A large number of tribes have arrived at the East and West tower. We might not be able to defend it!"

"The stealth team at the front also had a clear division of labor. They left a thief to monitor the situation outside. When they saw a large number of horde players rushing back, this thief immediately reported in the battlefield channel. "

"Save your lives, " Chen Zhao immediately said."Return the tower to them. Go back immediately and prepare to attack the tower." The rest of you, get ready to charge with me! Let’s go. "

The last sentence was clearly directed at li jingsi.

"The two of them rode their horses and jumped down from the tall mountain peak. Then, they flew far away like feathers and landed among the Alliance’s main forces. "

"As the two of them landed, the Alliance players rushed towards the snow fortress! "

……

"Whether Alterac Valley’s terrain was advantageous to the Alliance or the Horde, there had been a debate since the first day this battlefield was created. "

"Although the key elements (towers, graveyards, and NPCs) of both sides were the same, the specific terrain and layout were different. This kind of dispute caused many disputes between the Alliance and horde, and everyone felt that they were at a disadvantage. "

"To put it simply, both sides had their own advantages. The Alliance was loose on the outside but tight on the inside, while the Horde was tight on the outside and loose on the inside. "

"Other than the vast war plain in the center and xueluo Cemetery, the defense lines on both sides could be seen as three, namely the first and second towers + the captain’s room, the cemetery + the mine, and the inner tower + the first aid station. "

"The second line of defense did not have any special buildings other than the mine, so it was not worth defending. Therefore, the key was the first and third line of defense. "

"The Alliance’s first line of defense consisted of the stone furnace pillboxes, stone furnace outposts, stone furnace graveyard, and ice wing pillboxes. They were also far away, and the stone furnace pillboxes were isolated, so it was hard for them to receive reinforcements. The roads here were complicated. The Horde had at least three routes that could go straight to the cemetery, the second tower, or attack the captain. So the Alliance’s first line of defense was basically empty. It was extremely difficult to defend. "

"The Alliance’s third line of defense, the bridge, was a perfect defense. Even if the Alliance players didn’t know anything, they just had to defend the bridge. It would be hard for the Horde to attack. "

The tribe’s line of defense was the exact opposite.

"The tribe’s third line of defense was riddled with holes. Although it also had a certain degree of steep terrain, it was much easier to break through the slopes than the bridges. There was even a small path next to xita that could be used to sneak in. If one was not careful, the thieves would sneak in. "

"However, the Horde’s first line of defense completely destroyed the Alliance’s stone furnace pillboxes. "

"The distance between the frost Cemetery and the frost Sentry towers was very close. They were in a horizontal line with the frost fortress, forming a triangular formation, and their support was very fast. The most important thing was that there was only one way to get to the snow Cemetery. There were mountains on both sides, and there was a roadblock in the middle of the road. As long as the tribe defended this intersection, they would be invincible. "

"If the Alliance wanted to attack the captain or burn the ice sentries, the main force of the Horde would immediately rush out to fight you. It didn’t matter if they died because the Horde’s Cemetery was closer, and much closer. In a situation where both sides had almost the same number of people, it was almost impossible for the Alliance to take down the ice Snow Sentry tower, let alone kill the tribal Captain. "

"As for trying to break through the tribe’s line of defense to open up a graveyard, that was even more impossible. In such a narrow intersection, no matter how many people rushed up, it would only be a suicide mission. "

"It was because of this difference in terrain that something called the "horde Turtle Team" had once been born in the history of the aoshan battlefield, and it had once made the Alliance’s national team suffer. "

It had to be said that the players ‘wisdom was infinite.

"In Chen Zhao’s previous life, there was a period of time when the blood elves appeared. The number of people in the tribe increased rapidly, and the queue time on the battlefield also doubled. Many Alliance players began to organize YY teams and national teams, taking advantage of their faster queue to enter the battlefield to gain honor. "

"Of course, there were also daydream teams and national teams in the tribe, but after all, the Alliance players were all ranked in seconds, while the tribe players had to wait more than half an hour. So, in addition to the situation of the national team meeting the national team, there were also many times when the tribe’s random team met the Alliance’s national team. "

"The consequences of this kind of collision were very tragic because the national team meant that there were many PVP players who specialized in the battlefield. They had good operation, good equipment, and professional commanders to dispatch each team, so they often had a very crushing result. "

"In the battlefield preparation stage, the league’s national team directly sent messages on the battlefield channel and divided into teams. Team 1234 rushed to the ice and snow fortress to kill the tribal Captain, Team 56 defended the stone furnace tower and Cemetery, team 78 sneaked directly to the Horde’s home to open the East and West towers, and after team 1234 killed the tribal Captain, they opened the ice and snow Tower and the tower Highland. "

"Even if the Horde players resisted, they would basically be scattered by the Alliance’s teams. They might even be repeatedly killed in the Frostwolf graveyard. After all, the players from the random teams were fighting for themselves. It was difficult to compete with the national team in a head-on battle. "

"Therefore, during that period of time, many horde players had a very unpleasant experience in Mount Olympus, especially those who played solo and were unwilling to play with the tribe’s national team. They had no game experience to speak of. "

"However, with the appearance of the "Turtle Team, " everything changed. "

Chapter 1107: peeling onions

"The so-called "Turtle Team" actually originated from the Alliance’s disdainful name for this kind of fighting style. They were also called "Turtle Team", mocking the Horde players like they were cowards."

As for why they were being ridiculed … It was because the Alliance’s national team had been madly defeated by the Horde Turtle Team and were extremely angry.

"This was because the Horde’s random teams had a particularly long queue. They often waited for 30 to 40 minutes before finally entering the great battlefield of Mount Olympus. In the end, they were flattened by the Alliance’s national team and also killed in the graveyard. After losing at light speed, they didn’t even get much honor. This was a huge loss for many horde players."

"Therefore, the players began to rack their brains to think about how to withstand the attacks of the Alliance’s national team without voice command."

"It doesn’t matter if I’m comfortable or not, but I can’t let you feel comfortable."

"After the Horde players fully utilized their intelligence, they came up with a strategy specifically targeted at the Alliance’s national team, and it really worked."

"The so-called "Turtle Team" was a cowardly turtle."

"Since the terrain of the tribe’s battlefield was tight on the outside and loose on the inside, he would make an issue of it at the intersection of ice and snow. The main forces of the Horde gathered at the snow intersection and occupied an advantageous position. They then used flares, traps, and blizzards to completely seal off the road. Not a single Alliance’s stealth class could pass through."

"If the Alliance players charged in, it would be giving away glory. If the Alliance attacked the ice and snow towers or captains, then when the Alliance rushed into the towers or the captain’s room and their formation was scattered, the main force would directly press in. While maintaining formation, they would focus fire on the Alliance players who were alone, thus forming a crushing advantage in numbers."

"Once the captain and the guard tower were out of danger, they would retreat back to the intersection and continue to defend."

"Of course, this also meant that they had completely given up the chance to rush out and burn the Alliance tower, but so what? The random horde players didn’t care at all."

"The Alliance’s players could instantly enter the AO mountain queue, but the Horde players had to wait 30 to 40 minutes. For horde players, if they lost quickly and continued to queue for another 30 to 40 minutes, they wouldn’t be able to obtain much honor. Instead, they could drag out the battle for another 20 to 30 minutes and obtain more honor after winning."

"For Alliance players, even if they lost in speed, they could still enter the battlefield within seconds and finish the battle within ten minutes. They could still earn back the honor. If they were to drag this out for more than half an hour and still lose in the end, it would really be a huge loss."

"The Horde players could afford to waste time, but the Alliance players couldn ‘t."

"Therefore, after a stalemate of more than 10 minutes, the league’s national teams would often be very anxious. They would either rush to the road to send heads or stand on the plains and stare at the Horde."

"But the tribe wasn’t afraid. They would be here anyway, and they would definitely win because their reinforcements would fall faster than them."

"This tactic quickly spread among the wild horde teams. Even the Horde national team adopted this tactic. No matter how strong the opposing Alliance was, they would block the ice road for ten minutes, turtle first, and the opposing Alliance would retreat quickly."

"In the end, the Alliance stopped charging and waited for the Horde to come out. The Horde also didn’t come out and they waited for the Alliance to charge. In this vicious cycle, no one wanted to farm honor points. Whoever lined up for the aoshan battlefield would be stupid …"

"As a result, there was a race style of the league taking the left and the Horde taking the right. Neither side defended and it depended on who was faster. Of course, this was something to be discussed later."

……

Chen Zhao’s current situation was pretty much the same as the Horde of turtles. They had already retreated to the ice road and were clearly planning to keep wasting time.

"It was impossible for them to fight in a team fight. The last time they fought, they lost a lot of blood. Although the Horde players didn’t know why the Alliance, which had been suppressed before, suddenly became so fierce, they knew that they would be stupid if they fought them head-on."

They could only maintain their lives by guarding the intersection.

"Chen Zhao obviously didn’t want to stand on the plains and fight with the tribe. Instead, he chose to charge straight into the ice Fortress and kill the tribe’s Captain."

"The Alterac Valley’s classic strategy was "peeling onions", which was introduced in a book in the game."

"In order to win on the battlefield, the ultimate goal was to defeat the enemy general, but the general’s attributes would be related to the existing guard towers."

"In other words, if they didn’t burn a single tower and went straight to the general, the 40 of them would be wiped out."

"Therefore, the ‘onion peeling tactic’ meant that the players had to start from the outermost defensive tower, destroy the enemy’s Sentry tower, occupy the cemetery, advance step by step, and finally kill the general of the enemy camp."

This was similar to MOBA games where players could push the first and second towers or push up the ground.

"This was also the only correct way of fighting in the current game mechanism. The so-called "by tricking the enemy’s reinforcements" was originally a loophole in the design."

"Thus, the strategy that the Horde had stumbled upon this time really became the best solution for them in this situation."

"If someone else were to become the leader of the Alliance, there might really be no need to fight this war."

"At the same time, Chen Mo had already led the Alliance players to the entrance of the ice Fortress. The Horde also reacted and charged out from the entrance."

"The Alliance is definitely going to kill the captain. Go and defend!"

"Chen Zhao led the Alliance’s main force to attack the tribal Captain. The Horde didn’t rush over immediately, but many people were ready to attack."

"Seeing that the East and West towers had all been reoccupied, the tribal leader was relieved. He was ready to lead the main force to rush in and wipe out the Alliance when they were halfway through fighting the captain."

"But at this moment, the flag of the Sentry tower was burned!"

The tribe leader was also confused. Didn’t they just take back the Sentry tower and arrange for hunters to defend it?

"Hunter typed in the battlefield channel, "There’s an Alliance of more than a small party here at the guard tower!"

"This stealth team that kept on using guerilla tactics obviously caused a lot of trouble for the Horde. If there were fewer people defending, the flag would be stolen. If there were more people going, the front line would be empty and they would not be able to stop the Alliance’s offensive at all."

"The main forces of the Horde were obviously hesitating. The Sentry tower was actually not far from the snow Cemetery, and many players at the back subconsciously wanted to support. At the same time, the Alliance was fighting the captain, while the Horde players wanted to ignore the high ground of the guard tower and fight the Alliance head-on."

"They wanted to go, but they hesitated. The Horde’s formation was pulled apart, and a few curious babies came to the entrance of the ice Snow fortress to take a look. In the end, they were instantly submerged in the flood of the Alliance."

"The Alliance had only pretended to hit the tribal Captain. When they saw that the Horde’s formation was in chaos, they rushed out and wanted to destroy the Horde at the intersection of the snow and ice."

Chapter 1108: Lord feidin in the Plaguelands

"The Horde players didn’t expect the Alliance to suddenly rush out of the snow fortress. Caught off guard, their formation was in chaos. The few players who were alone in front were quickly killed, and the entire formation collapsed. "

"It was the same script as before. After this wave of crucial team battle, the snow graveyard was occupied by the Alliance, and the captain of the snow fortress and the first and second towers of the Horde were also in danger. "

"In the end, the Alliance won the Alterac Valley battle with a small difference of more than a dozen reinforcements. "

"At the moment of victory, the Alliance’s battlefield channel was filled with joy. "

"Awesome! He actually won"

"I didn’t expect to win like that at the start of the game! It’s unbelievable!"

"Is this game so real? In the beginning, they were completely suppressed by the Horde and couldn’t fight back. Now, with a change of commander, they can turn the tables and suppress the Horde?"

"I think commanding is one thing, but don’t you think I’m also very carry?"

"Long live the Alliance! Let’s do it again, I’ve found myself falling in love with this battlefield!"

"Many Alliance players had been tortured to the point that they didn’t want to fight ao Shan anymore. However, after this earth-shattering reversal, everyone’s passion for ao Shan was reignited. "

"In fact, everyone had already come into contact with the Warsong Canyon and Arathi Basin before. They played in different ways and had different numbers of players, but overall, the way of playing the battlefield was getting more and more exciting. However, the art of passion and command still depended on the battlefield. "

"In a 40 vs 40 Big Battlefield like Oshan, the role of an individual and a team was played to the extreme. "

"Although in a large-scale team battle, no matter how good a single player’s skills were, they would still be instantly killed by a concentrated fire, some powerful individuals could still play a key role. For example, a skilled thief could repeatedly steal flags and kill lone enemy players, while a high-level Hunter could guard the flag to ensure the safety of his rear. Mages and warlocks, who had aoe skills, could play a huge role in a siege battle. A key healing skill of a healer could also create a butterfly effect. "

"As a result, whether it was a small-scale battle or a large-scale team battle, as long as the player knew how to play, no matter what class they used, they could have a key impact on the battle. "

"In a large-scale team battle, all kinds of spells were cast, enemies fell one after another, and the screen was filled with honor kills. That kind of feeling of satisfaction and sense of achievement was hard to experience in a small battlefield. "

"So, the Alliance players felt their blood boil and immediately started the next battle in Alterac Valley. "

"Ten minutes later, the Alliance players looked at the huge difference in the number of reinforcements behind the bridge and began to doubt their lives. "

What the f * ck … Why isn’t the human mage with the long name in the queue?

……

……

"Zou Zhuo, old P, and the others had arrived at the Western Plaguelands and were ready to try to reach level 60. "

"These players were actually leveling up very quickly. After all, they could continue to play in normal mode during the day after sleeping mode. Their game time was so good that ordinary office workers could not compare to them … "

"To put it bluntly, if one wanted to level up in World of Warcraft, the technique was one thing, but the most important thing was time. After all, time was a pay-to-win game. "

"Zou Zhuo looked at the map."So … This River is called the sodoril River. Why do I see a small farm far north of it?"

"Old P also looked into the distance."It seems like there’s indeed a small farm. There should be a mission."

"Let’s go and take a look. " The few of them chatted as they rode North."Old P, this plaguelands of yours is really crazy. It’s a F * cking torture to level up in this place …"

"Old P expressed his exasperation."How the F * ck do you call this my family’s plaguelands? is that our family ‘s? that’s the Lich King’s … How many times do I have to tell you the difference between us and the scourge?" Besides, even though I’ve chosen an undead, I’m still very depressed in this place, okay?"

"The group headed north on the east bank of the sodorir River, and they found a small house in a very hidden place. "

"The house was very dilapidated, just like the other houses in the Plaguelands. There was an ordinary-looking old man sitting at the door, fixing his hammerhead on the threshold. "

"Zou Zhuo glanced at the Kodo from afar, "That looks like a human?"

"But his name is green, a friendly NPC." Old P said. "

"Zou Zhuo looked at the hammer in the NPC’s hand and drooled, "Look at the hammerhead in his hand, it’s glowing with an icy blue light. One look and you can tell it’s not an ordinary weapon. Do you think if we kill him, he’ll drop …"

"I don’t know if it’ll drop. I only know that we’ll all be killed by him … Open your eyes and look. It’s a level 61 elite …" Lin Xue’s face darkened. "

"Although I haven’t played much Dark Souls, I know that killing NPCs doesn’t usually end well …" Old P said quietly. "

Zou Zhuo was eyeing the NPC’s hammer as he walked up to him.

"Tirion Fordring? Why do I feel like I’ve heard this name before?" Zou Zhuo scratched his head. "

"Old P "I don’t have any impression of him. I feel that this old man looks quite ordinary. He’s not very good-looking and has a white beard. Anyway, let’s accept the mission first."

"Seeing that everyone had arrived, master feidin greeted them very warmly. "

"Race does not represent honor. As long as you stay on my farm, please remember and respect this Creed. I’ve seen some orcs before. They’re as respectable as the noblest Knights; I’ve also seen some humans, they’re as evil as the cruelest undead disaster. "

"Ah, I shouldn’t have bothered you with my stories from my youth. There are still many things to do. If you are willing to stay here, I hope you can do some things to prove your value. For example … Start with the plague dog. I can’t offer you a lot of rewards, but if you succeed, come back and have a chat with me and then have a full meal. It’s not bad. "

"Zou Zhuo tugged at old P’s robe."You look like a nice old man. He even invited us to dinner."

"Old P nodded and whispered, "well, it’s rare to see an NPC treat someone to a meal." Let’s ask him about the missions here. "

"Even ordinary wild animals have become ferocious man-eating beasts, " old fordring continued."I beg you to kill the creatures that attack the innocent from the air-the plague bats."

"Oh, that’s right, my food reserves are already very little. I have to admit that I don’t have any more food to share with you. Can you do me a small favor? The only creatures not infected by the plague in the vicinity are the scavengers. Although they don’t taste good, their meat can be stored for months. I want to store hundreds of pounds of meat for the coming winter!"

"You don’t look too good. Is there a problem?"

Old fordring looked at the petrified crowd with concern.

Chapter 1109: The mission to the eastern Plaguelands

"No problem, no problem, no problem at all!"

Zou Zhuo agreed and left with the others.

Zou Zhuo’s mouth twitched as he flipped through the three quests.

"What the f * ck … I was still wondering why such a kind NPC would treat us to a meal. It turns out that he’s treating us to maggots … I want to know if it tastes like chicken, crunchy?"

"Of these three missions, one was to kill the calamity hounds, one was to kill the calamity bats, and the last was to collect the carrion-eating bugs ‘meat. As for what scavengers were? Everyone had seen a lot on their way here. It was just a big yellow maggot with a mouth like a chrysanthemum and constantly wriggling on the ground. It was as disgusting as it could be … "

"The other two quests were still okay, they were nothing more than killing monsters, but the scavenger quest was really beyond the limit of what everyone could accept … "

"He imagined that he would have to fight this animal, and his body would be splashed with a lot of disgusting juice. He would also have to reach out and search for pieces of meat from the corpse … "

"Alright, if he asks us to stay for dinner when we turn in the quest, we’ll leave …" Zou Zhuo mumbled. "

"Old P looked at the magic bread in his bag."Do you think … If I give him the magic bread now, our mission will be considered complete …" He asked. "

"No, " Lin Xue said, "no matter how bad the maggots taste, they’re still meat. How can you fool them with bread?"

"The few of them wrangled as they did their missions, and it was quite painful. Fortunately, there was strength in numbers. It was just that finding the maggot meat was more troublesome, and it took nearly half an hour to finish. "

"When zou Zhuo handed over the carrion to feidin, feidin smiled at him."You’ll slowly get used to its smell. Play the zither for me. "

"I don’t know how to explain it to you, I’m just a little calf, " zou Zhuo said. "

"Old fordring chuckled and didn’t force zou Zhuo to eat with him. He just put all the meat in the house and said, "Good job, friend. I’ll take a break. If you don’t mind, you can sit down and listen to my self-introduction. "

Zou Zhuo and old P entered feidin’s house and looked at the surrounding furnishings.

"The windows were broken, and the fireplace was not only burning with wood, but also some bones of the dead. There was a worn-out table and three chairs in the room. Everyone sat down on the chairs. Zou Zhuo was the biggest, so he sat on the ground. "

"Old fordring told everyone about his identity. He said that he had been exiled from the Alliance for treason and had come to live in seclusion here. He had watched his son grow up, but he had joined the Scarlet Crusade and become a senior commander … "

"He hoped that everyone could help his son, Tyran, remember his nobility and glory, and reignite his faith. "

……

Zou Zhuo read the description of the quest while searching for the location of the grave.

"It seems that this white-bearded old man was a person with a story. He was actually driven out of the Alliance for treason? And his son thought he was dead, so he buried his favorite toy in front of his father’s grave. "

"Zou Zhuo and the others found the graveyard in the South of plaguelands. It was already occupied by all sorts of undead. They then found Tyran’s hammer next to a gravestone deep in the cemetery. It was a small toy with exquisite workmanship. There was a line of small words engraved on it "To my dearest son, Tyran."

"After receiving Tyran’s hammer, old fordring seemed to be very touched. He then issued the next mission to everyone Go to the northeast of the Plaguelands and find the battle flag that represents lost glory. "

"The North Valley was also filled with all kinds of evil creatures. The Banshees here could release fear and curses, and there was a large amount of contaminated water element in the river. They almost turned the entire North Valley upside down, and finally found the faded battle flag at the bottom of the river. It belonged to the Knights of the Silver Hand. "

"After handing the battle flag to feidin, zou Zhuo and the others received a new mission. "

"Feidin had once brought the child, taelan, to caeldaron for a vacation, and an artist called Revere had drawn them a picture of them strolling by the lake. Feidin hoped that they could go to Caer Darrow Island and find clues to that painting. "

"Zou Zhuo and the others had to go south, along the river bank to Lake dalonmir, and then to the island in the center. The former holiday resort had been reduced to ruins, and the soul of the artist, reifre, was in one of the houses. She had been cursed and could only become an unconscious soul that kept wandering. "

"He learned from the painter that the painting was now hanging on the wall of her studio in Stratholme, the area where the Scarlet Crusade was now based. Find a painting with two moons and remove the paint on it. Love and family. "

"…Stratholme??" Zou Zhuo looked at the quest description and was dumbfounded. "

"Sorry to disturb you, " old P said awkwardly. "

"At first, everyone was having a good time doing quests, but when they saw that they were going to Stratholme, they all said goodbye. "

"Stratholme was a level 60 dungeon, and even level 60 players would be beaten to a pulp. The density of monsters inside was very high, and if they weren’t careful, they would be surrounded by a sea of skeletons. So, until now, this quest could only be listed on everyone’s Adventure Guide. It would take a long time for everyone to have the ability to clear Stratholme before they could complete it. "

"So … Where are we going next?" Zou Zhuo flipped through the adventure manual. "

"Lin Xue looked at her mission list "It just so happens that I have a mission to submit here. Little sister Pamela? Do you have this mission?"

"Zou Zhuo, "there really is one, when did he pick it up …"

"Old P thought for a moment and said,’maybe it was when we went to Winterspring Valley? I can’t remember. "

"That’s good, " Xue Lin said as she rode on the Kodo."Let’s finish this mission while we’re at it."

"According to the quest description, darrowshire was to the South of the eastern Plaguelands. It was not far from where they were, and they could reach it by walking East. "

"It was a small town, but it was already in ruins. There was no sign of living people at all. According to the NPC’s description, she had escaped from Lordaeron when the undead calamity struck, but she was worried that her family had died in the battle of darrowshire. So, the NPC hoped that zou Zhuo and the others could go to darrowshire to find her family, especially her sister, Pamela. "

"However, when they arrived at darrowshire, they felt a chill down their spines. "

"There were not many undead monsters here, but there were two broken flags of the scourge Army fluttering at the entrance of the town. "

"There were the bones of unknown animals in the barren farmland, and he could see the abandoned meat grinders at the foot of the mountain in the distance. The houses were all in ruins, and some were even left with wreckage. At the well in the center of darrowshire, a skeleton lay there alone, holding a clay pot. It seemed to be silently telling the story of the fierce battle that had taken place in darrowshire. "

Chapter 1110: darrowshire’s history

"Zou Zhuo and the others wanted to explore darrowshire, but they were quickly met with resistance."

"Many spirits began to attack them. These spirits all had the appearance of humans, but it was clear that they had completely lost their minds."

"In the end, zou Zhuo and the others found Pamela Redpath in the ruins of a house. She had her hair tied up in two ponytails and was wearing a dress. She was playing. However, she was surrounded by a light blue light, and her body was in a translucent state. It was obvious that she was dead and had become a spirit."

"Where is my sister Jessica? She left when I was still a very, very young girl. I don’t know why she cried when she left. We often play games together, dance together, pick flowers around the house together, and often hide to scare dad! I really hope Jessica will come back soon. If she comes back, father should come back too, and we can play together like before …"

"My aunt asked me to stay at home because my father went out to fight. My father is the bravest warrior! After dark, I could only play with my doll, but I seemed to have left it in the town. Can you help me find my doll?"

"Zou Zhuo tried to talk to the girl, but the girl didn’t seem to know that she was dead and had become a spirit. She was still happily reminiscing the good times."

"Obviously, the little girl Pamela had completely forgotten what had happened. She was just a ghost living in her past memories."

"After searching the entire darrowshire, he finally found the doll for the little girl. Zou Zhuo put the doll’s head, right body, and left body together and handed it to Pamela."

"Pamela was very happy, and hoped that zou Zhuo and the others would help her find her aunt and uncle Carlin."

"Pamela’s aunt lived in Andorhal, a place called regretful Ridge. In a lonely house, zou Zhuo found the ghost, Malaine Redpath."

"Aunt Marlene was worried about Pamela, but she didn’t dare tell her the truth about her father Joseph. It turned out that Pamela’s father, Joseph, had already died in the battle against the undead calamity and had become a monster. However, aunt Marlene hoped to change his fate. As long as she found Joseph’s grave and the ring buried under it, she could give it to the infusion mage Chromie."

"After finding the ring in the cemetery outside the house, the group fought their way out of the encirclement and came to the Northwest of Andorhal. They found the strange dwarf wizard Chromie on the second floor of an abandoned hotel. Chromie told everyone that there was no turning back, but perhaps they could go back to the past to save the warrior’s soul."

"First, he had to go to the town center of Andorhal and find a book called "the history of darrowshire."

"The abandoned city center of Andorhal was filled with moldy books. A few of them sat in the middle of the ground full of corpses and smashed tables and chairs, and began to search the books one by one."

"This one isn ‘t."

"This book … F * ck, why are there ghouls being summoned?!"

"F * ck, I think I’ve found it. Help me kill this monster!"

"Alright, it’s settled. Quickly, take a look at what’s in this book. "

"Everyone sat on the ground in the center of the town, and Xue Lin began to read the contents of the book to everyone."

"The book explained the origin and history of darrowshire in detail. Many heroic figures had been born there. In the middle of the second Demon War, the connection between darrowshire and the Alliance’s main force was cut off. There was a team of Paladins from the Silver Hand and the militia led by Joseph Redpath stationed in the town."

"They fought bravely and destroyed the scourge’s attacks again and again, but Joseph was controlled by Dark Knight Marduk’s dark magic. The fallen Captain Joseph spread this evil power to the guards of darrowshire. The infected soldiers turned their backs on him and eventually killed the people hiding in darrowshire."

"In the end, darrowshire was destroyed, and the undead army and Captain Joseph left the ruins to join the battle in Lordaeron."

"Chromie completed the book and hoped that zou Zhuo and the others could take the book to Light’s Hope Chapel and hand it over to Joseph’s brother, who was also Pamela’s uncle, Carlin."

"Zou Zhuo and the others arrived at Light’s Hope Chapel, where they found Carlin Redpath, who had become Silver Dawn. Carlin hoped that zou Zhuo and the rest could hunt down the ghouls and release the souls of the darrowshire residents."

"When zou Zhuo showed him the history of darrowshire, which Chromie had completed, Carlin was shocked because it described the whereabouts of several leaders of the scourge. The king of ghouls, hogus, and the death Knight, Marduk. They were once defeated and were now missing. Carlin hoped that everyone could retrieve the horgus emblem and Marduk’s sword to prove that Chromie’s history was real."

"Other than that, Carlin also wanted zou Zhuo and the rest to find the Holy deed of darwion’s Paladin, Davey, and Captain Joseph’s shield."

"After running around the entire plaguelands, they finally collected all these items. The hero, protector, and demon of darrowshire were all collected and handed over to Carlin."

"The most difficult item to get was the Paladin Davey’s contract. It was in Hearthfire, which was the Scarlet Crusade’s main camp. Zou Zhuo and the others had killed their way in before they managed to get their hands on it."

"According to Chromie, these relics were necessary materials for casting a powerful spell, but in addition, they also needed the emblem of the scourge Army that had participated in the battle of darrowshire."

"After collecting these items, everyone returned to the Andorhal ruins to find the dwarf wizard Chromie."

"Chromie told zou Zhuo that if he placed the remains in the square of darrowshire, he could awaken the souls of the citizens. They would once again participate in the battle of darrowshire."

"But in this process, two things had to be guaranteed"

"After the death of hogus, Holy Knight Davey must survive."

"Moreover, Captain Joseph Redpath must survive until he was corrupted and fell. If he was defeated at this time, his soul could be redeemed."

"When the purification was completed, Captain Joseph Redpath’s soul would appear in the square. By talking to his soul and finding the little girl Pamela, the dead souls of darrowshire could regain peace."

Chapter 1111: The battle of darrowshire

Hogus’s skull.

It was Marduk the Black’s sword of destruction.

Redpath’s shield

Holy Knight Davey’s Holy deed.

"These key items needed to complete the ritual were all surrounded by countless dead souls. When one touched them, one could even feel the noisy voices of the dead piercing into one’s mind, and a tragic battle scene would appear in one’s vision. "

"The murmurs of countless dead souls. Some of them belonged to the heroic spirits who had died in battle, while others belonged to the undead calamity. "

"If we fail, darrowshire will be finished!"

"Let’s cheer for the Lich King!"

"Where’s the Silver Hand? We need their help!"

"Our master wants your soul!"

"Captain Redpath! How could you abandon us?"

"Darrowshire will fall!"

"Even though the war had ended many years ago, the souls of these heroic spirits who had died in battle were still fighting against the undead calamity and the traitors endlessly. Even in death, they would still shout with their souls, "For darrowshire! For the people behind him! For Lordaeron! We must win! "

"Zou Zhuo and Lin Xue’s team returned to darrowshire again, but this time, they had a very heavy mission on their shoulders. "

"Through Chromie’s spell to travel through time, awaken the souls of the heroic spirits and save them. "

"The remains of the battlefield were attached to countless souls of heroes who had died in battle, wronged ghosts, and even the soul Fragments of the king of ghouls, horgus, and Marduk the black. With these, they could recreate the battlefield of darrowshire and bring these souls back to the moment they never forgot. Only by defeating the scourge Army could they truly let go of their obsession and be completely free. "

"The few of them went to the well and checked their equipment. After restoring their status, they solemnly took out the items from their bags and placed them beside the well. "

"As if sensing the environment here, the package emitted a faint purple light. The souls were restless, and they began to experience the battle that they would never forget … "

The scourge Army of darrowshire had attacked again!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

"The town’s alarm rang urgently, and the undead of the scourge Army swarmed from all directions like a tide. The souls of the town’s militia defenders also picked up their weapons and shouted to meet them. "

"Defend darrowshire! Fight against the scourge!"

"Skeletons and corpses were everywhere. The undead calamity was like a tide, and the militia’s line of defense was extremely fragile. Even though zou Zhuo and Lin Xue were a team of five, they still felt small. In the face of the overwhelming undead disaster, even though the axe could easily split the bodies of the zombies and skeletons, more undead still devoured the darrowshire militia. "

"The undead were still moving forward step by step. As more and more undead appeared, the health of the militia was dropping rapidly. A loud voice rang out in the sky above darrowshire. "

"Darrowshire! Don’t give up hope, we won’t fail!"

"That was the Paladin Davey Farrell of the Silver Hand. A cluster of holy light lit up on the town’s defense line. It was like a barrier that blocked the footsteps of the scourge Army, injecting hope and vitality into everyone’s heart. "

"Davey!" Hogus shouted. The Holy Light will light up your heart, I will dig it out!"

"As the king of ghouls joined the battle, the scourge’s offensive suddenly intensified, and the Holy Light’s defense showed signs of collapse. "

"Without hesitation, Davey led a few Paladins and charged towards horgus. Zou Zhuo and the others also wanted to help, but the undead calamity was surrounding them like crazy. There were a large number of elite monsters among the normal monsters. If they rushed over recklessly, even healers would not be able to heal them. "

"Kill the monsters, quickly kill the monsters!"

"Zou Zhuo started panicking as he watched Davey’s HP drop rapidly. The five of them gritted their teeth and finally created a bloody path. The king of ghouls, hogus, who was covered in black gas, showed its sharp teeth and fangs, but under the siege of holy light and swords, its ferocious head was still cut off, and its headless body fell to the ground. "

"Hogus has been killed!" The darrowshire defender shouted. Pull yourself together, darrowshire guards!"

Davey used his Warhammer to support himself from the ground. The king of ghouls ‘poison had already seeped into his body and corroded his soul. Even the power of holy light would not be able to save his corroded body.

"I’m too injured!" Davey Farrell shouted."Warriors, you have to continue fighting without me!"

"With hogus ‘death, the scourge was in chaos. Darrowshire’s morale was low because of Davey’s death. "

"Zou Zhuo and the others were still mechanically waving their weapons. Before they knew it, the weak undead had become high-level elite monsters, the bloodluster. Zou Zhuo still remembered that these were the elite undead wandering around the sword of destruction. They were the main force that destroyed darrowshire. "

It looked like this battle was finally coming to an end …

"Captain Redpath shouted, "guardians of darrowshire, cheer up!" We must defeat them!"

"Finally, Joseph Redpath appeared, and all the survivors were inspired. They stimulated their last potential and desperately maintained the battle circle. As for Joseph himself, he continued to reinforce the various areas with weak defenses, defeating the undead one after another. "

"In the eyes of all the survivors, it was as if light was about to appear. If they could hold on for a little longer, darrowshire would be defended! "

"But at this moment, a skeleton warhorse appeared on the battlefield. The death Knight Marduk, who was wearing black armor, grinned and extended his sword towards Captain Joseph Redpath. "

"Joseph Redpath was instantly shrouded in a black aura. He kept struggling, but it was useless. He fell down, and the fallen Captain Redpath, who was controlled by the undead calamity, stood up. "

"The evil magic spread over darrowshire. Not only Captain Redpath, but many weak-willed soldiers were also eroded by the magic and became traitors. Together with the fallen Captain, they swung their weapons at their teammates and killed the innocent residents of darrowshire. "

"For a moment, screams and cries filled the air. Darrowshire had fallen into a terrifying hell. "

"Yes, according to history, darrowshire would have been destroyed within a few minutes, but history would not repeat itself. "

"Chromie’s spell was cast on zou Zhuo’s team. All the wounds from the battle were healed, and their tired bodies were filled with energy. "

"The Tauren Warrior roared and charged at the fallen Captain Redpath. He used frost arrow, Lightning Arrow, shock shot … "

"Finally, the last blow of the axe cleared Captain Redpath’s HP to zero and the surroundings suddenly became quiet. "

"All the souls stopped fighting and quietly looked at the fallen Redpath on the ground. It was unknown who shouted in ecstasy, "the undead calamity has been defeated!" Darrowshire is saved!"

"Joy spread out like waves, and all the souls threw away their weapons. Their faces were filled with joy and relief, and their obsessions drifted away. "

"Darrowshire, which they had been constantly protecting, was finally safe. Their souls could finally let go of their resentment and return to heaven. "

The surrounding souls bowed to zou Zhuo and the others one by one. The souls of Dave and rodpath stood in darrowshire and smiled at them.

"The war is over, " said Dave, "the people of darrowshire are saved! It’s all thanks to you, for playing the piano for me, and your friends. You are the heroes of darrowshire!"

Chapter 1112: the history of the quest line and the plagueland

"Zou Zhuo and the others saluted Davey after fighting for so long. Although they were from different camps, they all had the same desire for beautiful things and hatred for the scourge. "

"Zou Zhuo walked up to Pamela, who was jumping around happily."The battle is over! I heard my father talking to me. He scared away all the spirits and said he was on his way home! I’m so happy! So I made some tea. I hope you like tea with lots of sugar. "

Pamela handed everyone a cup of tea with lots of sugar.

Xue Lin looked at the teacup in her hand and had the urge to cry.

Poor little girl. She probably thought that tea with sugar was the best thing to drink in the world.

"No one drank it. Instead, they put the cup of tea in their magic bags, ready to treasure it forever. "

"Pamela gave everyone a key, which could open the treasure chest at the back of the room. "

"Zou Zhuo opened it and saw, "Oh my God, three blue equipment!" A necklace, a ring, and an off-hand item! Ah, it’s a pity that only this ring is suitable for me. "

"Xue Lin hit zou Zhuo’s head, "fatty, you’re the destroyer of atmosphere!" The little girl’s soul is free now, and you’re still thinking about the equipment, you piece of trash!"

"Old P looked at the secondary item in his hand."Wow, these pieces of equipment are all of good quality, especially this necklace."

"Oh, really? I’ll take a look too. " Xue Lin put on the necklace and ring happily. "

"At this moment, a figure walked over. "

"Daddy?" Pamela froze for a moment, then happily rushed out. "

"Joseph Redpath asked,’Pamela? My dear, are you there?"

"Pamela Redpath " You’re back!"

"Dad, let’s go play! I’ll tell you a story! No, let’s go pick flowers and drink tea. I’ve found my doll …"

"I really miss you … Dad …"

"I missed you too, my dear. I’m finally home …" Joseph Redpath said. "

"The father and daughter hugged each other tightly, and their souls gradually disappeared. "

"Xue Lin felt her nose turn sour. If this wasn’t the game world but the real world, she would probably be crying her eyes out. "

"So, father is no longer burdened with sin, and daughter is no longer lonely … It’s great. I hope they can live happily in heaven …"

"Lin Xue looked at her adventure manual, "So, let’s hurry up and level up! I still have to go to Stratholme to help old man feidin retrieve that painting!"

……

……

Many players ‘first reaction to the Plaguelands was to hate it.

"Indeed, these two maps were hard for players to like. This place was even more annoying than Tirisfal Glades. There was scorched earth everywhere that had been corroded by the undead disaster. The town was in ruins, and undead creatures were everywhere. Plague cauldrons were set up on the farms, and other than the undead, there were only hellhounds, bats, and disgusting maggots. "

"Moreover, the monsters here appeared in groups and had a strong desire to attack. There were many quests in Andorhal of the Western Plaguelands, but this place was occupied by a Lich called Araki. Players who passed by would also be attacked indiscriminately, and they would die Here if they were not careful. "

"Many people had to pass through the Corlin intersection in the eastern Plaguelands to reach the Silver Dawn, but it was also filled with all kinds of undead monsters. They had to be careful when passing through, and if they were accidentally knocked off their horses, they would have to run away with their corpses. Moreover, it was a pain in the ass to resurrect in the middle of a group of monsters, so it was common to drag the corpse to resurrect. "

"It could be said that the eastern Plaguelands was extremely unfriendly to players. On this map, players had to face powerful undead disasters, endure their discomfort to complete all kinds of quests, and often encounter hostile camps with bad intentions. The game experience was extremely poor. "

"However, this was also a reminder to the players You’re already level 55, and you’re about to become an adult. You have to try to be strong. "

"This kind of "growth" was more of a change in mentality. Completing missions and leveling up without any pressure was only a childhood experience. It was only when they came to the Plaguelands and Silithus that the players really grew up. "

"However, after in-depth experience, most players would still remember the mission in the Plaguelands. "

"Because the plot of the Plaguelands and Lordaeron Kingdom could be said to run through the beginning and end of the Lich King’s story, this place was definitely not just a map that could be used for leveling up. "

"In the Plaguelands of the East and West, players could see many elements related to the plot. The entire place was closely related to the history of Azeroth. "

"To the South of the Western Plaguelands, on the west side of Lake dalonmir, was the famous town of Andorhal. It was one of the first human settlements in the Lordaeron Kingdom to be infected with the undead plague. It was once a grain trading center, but now it had become a gathering place for the undead scourge. "

"In the third war, Arthas fought with his life on the line and saved the town from the threat of the undead. However, after Arthas became a Death Knight, he destroyed the town himself. It was here that Uther Lightbringer was killed by Arthas. Arthas took the ashes box of the king of Terenas and used it to revive the Lich Kel ‘thuzad. "

"The level 61 elite monster, Lich Araki, was entrenched in this town. Players would receive a quest called "ah, Andorhal." The quest’s goal was to defeat Araki and take his talisman box. "

"To the North of the Western Plaguelands was Hearthfire Valley, which had become the military headquarters of the Scarlet Crusade. They attacked anyone who was thought to be infected with the plague. Old fordring’s son, Tyran fordring, controlled this place in name, but the high Inquisitor isenrion was actually the leader of the Scarlet Crusade. "

"And in caeldaron, the holiday resort where old fordring often brought his children to, the Barov family signed a contract with Kel ‘thuzad to protect their treasures. Thus, their mansion became a Psychic Academy. Dirty monsters wandered in the manor, and believers of the dark carried out rituals day and night. The Dean of the dark Academy, Gadin, would send his graduates to Stratholme to work for the undead calamity. "

"In the South of regretful Ridge, there was a place blessed by the Holy Light, the tomb of Uther. Uther, the first Paladin and the founder of the Silver Hand Knights, was sleeping here. A high-level priest, serdenis, was guarding him day and night. Once the Horde members approached, he would attack them at all costs. "

"The location of the eastern Plaguelands was even more familiar. It was the famous Stratholme, where Arthas had raised his butcher’s knife to his people and decided to set off on an expedition to noscent. "

"Around Stratholme, there were all kinds of spiritual towers. The trees here had been severely eroded, so it was called the sick forest. Darrowshire, the nameless tomb, the magic blade’s scar, the intersection of Kolin town, Tyr’s hand, Light’s Hope Chapel … Each place had a unique history that could be traced back to the period when the undead disaster was wreaking havoc in Lordaeron. "

Chapter 1113: maximum level is only the beginning

The reason why the Eastern and Western Plaguelands were so deeply rooted in people’s hearts was that they contained too much of Azeroth’s history and feelings.

"Many players would have the same thought when they saw Uther’s tomb "Ah, wuther! I know him, isn’t he the Paladin from Warcraft! I heard that he was killed by Arthas and was buried near Andorhal. So it was here!"

This feeling was the unique magic of World of Warcraft.

……

"After a long and arduous battle, the first batch of liver Kings finally reached level 60. "

"Looking back at the time he had spent on this game, it was really hard to explain in a few words. "

Many people remembered that they had wanted to buy some credit cards at the beginning! It’s really Shi Lezhi …

"Besides, do you think that the game is almost over after you’ve reached the maximum level? Hehe, he was simply too much of a lianqing. "

The players only realized that there were so many things to do after they reached level 60 …

"Although everyone had reached the maximum level, they were still far from clearing all the quests. There were still many quests waiting for them to complete in places like the Plaguelands, Winterspring Valley, and Silithus. There were also many classic quests that gave good rewards. "

"Moreover, in order to improve their equipment, they had to go to various level 60 Dungeons such as Stratholme, Scholomance, BlackRock abyss, and so on. Many players formed fixed groups to go to Dungeons in order to gather a full set of blue equipment. "

"Money was also a big problem. Many players had to save money to buy a thousand-gold horse, which was not a small expense. "

"The main thing was that the game had not been open for too long, and the first batch of players had just reached level 60. Everyone was waiting to save money to buy horses, and now, if they wanted to buy gold with money, it was basically a demand but no supply, and no one was really willing to sell it for a large amount. Therefore, these players began to think of ways to make money, such as training their professional skills, selling minerals and herbs, making bags and equipment, and so on. "

"The warlocks and Paladins were very happy because they did not need to buy horses. They could directly obtain their own precious horses through quests. However, the process was equally painful. For example, warlocks had to go to the burning Plains to accept quests, then go to Felwood forest and Winterspring Valley to kill monsters, and finally go to Scholomance to have a heart-to-heart talk with les Frostwhisper, and finally go to the hammer of misfortune. Only after a series of complicated operations could they obtain their own exclusive mount. "

"At this time, everyone was having a hard time fighting Stratholme and Scholomance. The top players could clear them, but it was very difficult. Many bosses depended on luck. If they passed this time, they would be wiped the next time. "

"Moreover, you can’t just go to Scholomance as you please, you need a key. This key was even more difficult to explain in a few words. One had to run from the Plaguelands to Gadgetzan, then to the angolo crater, and finally to the Andorhal ruins to kill Araki before they could get the skeleton key. "

"It was fine if they did not do the quest, but there had to be a thief with 300 lockpicking skills in the team … "

"Well, many players thought that it was better for them to do the mission … "

"The thief’s lockpicking skill was also very difficult to learn. This was because when they first started to level up, no thief would pay special attention to learning lockpicking. They were all busy leveling up. When he realized that he needed to learn the lock-picking skill, he would have to run all over Azeroth. "

"From Lakeshire to Westfall, to the temple of athakka, to zul ‘farrak, to the Blackrock Spire … "

"Some thieves found it troublesome and bought boxes from players who studied engineering, which was another considerable expense. Even the players who were particularly good at playing would take five to six hours to practice just the lockpicking skill. "

"However, a thief who had really trained his lockpicking skill to 300 would be highly sought after wherever he went. This was because in the 1960s, most of the high-level Dungeons required keys to enter. Whether it was Stratholme, Scholomance, or misfortune in the early stages, or Black Dragon Princess and black wing’s nest in the later stages, most players were too lazy to run around when considering the complexity of the Scholomance quests. "

"As long as there was a thief with an lockpicking skill of 300, they could basically enter most of the dungeons with locked doors without any obstruction. This made it a few levels more convenient, and for the thief players, their hard work in training the lockpicking skill was rewarded. It was a great feeling. "

"This was also one of the best elements of World of Warcraft in the 1960s, which was the difference in classes. "

"This difference was not only reflected in the skills of the class, but also in the irreplaceable nature of some classes. "

"For example, the thief’s unlock quest, the Hunter’s epic bow quest, the priest’s epic staff quest, the Warlock and Paladin’s precious horse quest, and so on. "

"At that time, shamans even had to do quests to learn the earth, wind, water, and fire totems. The water totems quest required them to cross three maps and go into the sea. It was simply miserable. "Of course, after this mission, the players ‘acknowledgment of their profession has also increased. They will feel that my profession is unique and irreplaceable. "

……

"Meanwhile, Qian Kun was busy killing monsters in Blackrock Depths. "

"I was wondering why this mission was suddenly interrupted. If I didn’t secretly look at Zheng Hongxi’s mission list, this mission might really have been missed …"

"In fact, Qian Kun had already cleared Blackrock Depths a few times, so he did not need much equipment anymore. So, why did he come back … "

This was a long story.

"Although Qian Kun was in charge of the battles and the levels, he knew nothing about the plot and missions. As Zheng Hongxi was in charge of the entire mission system, and it was strictly confidential, Qian Kun himself did not know how each mission line developed or what rewards were given. "

"When he was leveling up in the burning Plains, he had received a quest to kill the Black Dragon. After he had completed it, the NPC had made him run errands like crazy. He ran from lakeside town to Stormwind City, then from Stormwind City back to lakeside town, and then back to the burning Plains … "

"Qian Kun almost vomited from running around. If it wasn’t for the fact that this quest seemed quite complicated and might have a good reward, he wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble to run around. "

"Simply put, the burning Plains was threatened by the drakonids and the Dark Iron Dwarves, which might endanger the safety of the Redridge Mountains, so the mayor of lakeside town sent him to Storm City to ask for help. In the end, the Countess of Stormwind City gave him a good beating and chased him out. The Duke told her that if the Countess was not happy, then she could solve it herself. "

"After going through so much trouble, Qian Kun finally found a key figure, Marshal Windsor. In the end, after spending a lot of effort to find him in the prison of BlackRock abyss, he found that he seemed to have gone crazy, so the mission was terminated. "

Qian Kun was dumbfounded. That was it?

"Qian Kun couldn’t accept this. He had been running for so long and you didn’t even give him a quest, and now the quest line is broken? "

"He didn’t believe it. He secretly went to look at Zheng Hongxi’s mission list and found that there were follow-up missions, but they were randomly dropped by killing small monsters in BlackRock abyss … "

Qian Kun cursed and had no choice but to call for another team from the Guild to enter Blackrock Depths again.

Chapter 1114: A chemical reaction with BlackRock abyss

"Speaking of BlackRock abyss, it was also a F * cking instance dungeon. Just looking for the entrance to the instance dungeon was enough to make people doubt their lives. "

"It was only because Qian Kun had seen the dungeon’s design that he had been able to find the entrance to the dungeon. Otherwise, he would never have thought that he would have to step on such a thick iron chain. "

"The first time he walked on the big iron chain, Qian Kun’s heart almost went soft. He could only force himself not to look down, and every time he walked, he had to prepare two quick-acting heart rescue pills. "

"As for the dungeon’s key to the hidden stove, it was even worse. One had to be in a soul state to talk to the NPC to receive the quest. After that, they had to fight monsters and run. It was almost as if they had to clear the outer area of BlackRock abyss once before they could finally get the key. "

"Of course, compared to the key mission, this was already very kind. "

"The only difficult part was that BlackRock abyss was too big. Most of the players did not die because of the boss, but because they were lost … "

……

"Everyone looked at the lava below the platform and asked in confusion, "Captain, are you sure we’re going to jump down from here??"

"Qian Kun suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. Every time he led a team to the Blackrock Depths, he had to explain to these noobs what the correct route was. "

"That’s right. I’m sure, definitely, definitely. Let’s jump."

"Qian Kun then pointed at the boiling lava below, and there was a floating island in the distance, "After jumping into the lava, swim forward with all your might. You’ll be safe once you reach that floating island."

"A few of his teammates were afraid that they didn’t see clearly enough, so they deliberately lay down to take a good look at the route. It was true that there were floating islands at regular intervals under the lava, but … These floating islands were all filled with fire elementals, and they were all elite monsters. "

Qian Yong took a step forward and jumped down first.

"The other team members had no choice but to follow. The priest in the team was the most timid, so he gritted his teeth and jumped down with his eyes closed. "

"Plop!"

"After jumping into the hot lava, everyone’s first reaction was that it was hot! "

"Although the matrix gaming pod placed a strict restriction on the players ‘feelings, it only decreased the magnitude, but the feeling did not change. Although the lava didn’t give them a high temperature, at most like a bath, the burning sensation was still there. "

Qian Kun’s teammates were all screaming as they swam towards the floating island.

Qian Kun was very calm. It wasn’t his first time jumping. He wanted to complain about Chen Zhao setting up a path that required swimming in lava. It must have been Chen Zhao’s prank …

"I feel like I’m going to be roasted. I just don’t know if the roasted dwarves will taste good …" The dwarf priest in the party was swimming while putting on shields for all the members. "

"I feel like I’m going to go blind. It’s too dazzling. There’s red lava everywhere. F * ck, I think I accidentally spilled some into my mouth …" The warrior in the team quickly shut his mouth halfway through his sentence. "

"The elven Druid switched to her aquatic form and swam very comfortably."Warrior, do you have to do this? forget about the breaststroke, your head is still out of the water. Don’t you think you’re swimming too slowly? The earlier you swim, the less you’ll be scalded … Look at Captain, he’s still swimming freestyle, God knows how many mouthfuls of lava he’s drunk …"

"The dwarf priest put recovery on his teammates one by one "That’s why they say that the president is calm. Look at me, I only dare to swim backstroke, but he’s actually swimming freestyle in the magma. I wonder what the magma tastes like in my mouth … Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft, okay, I know now …"

"The few of them cleared the monsters along the way. Although there were floating islands at regular intervals along the way, it was still very difficult to clear them. This was because they would continuously lose HP in the lava. Once they got on the shore, they would have to fight the monsters directly. If the tank couldn’t pull the aggro well or the healers couldn’t heal well, it would be troublesome if someone died. Fortunately, the party’s healer was a priest with two skills, shield and recovery, so everyone swam to the shore without any danger. "

"Well, other than drinking a few mouthfuls of lava, everything went smoothly. "

"After clearing the monsters on the shore, the warrior looked at the dungeon entrance on the right curiously."The molten bridge? What is this place?"

"It’s a place we can’t go now, "Qian Kun said while eating and drinking. "

"Really? Then I’ll definitely go in and take a look!"

"When the warrior heard that he could not enter now, he became even more excited and ran in. "

"30 seconds later, the warrior appeared. "

"What do you think?" the dwarf priest asked curiously. "

"Hehe, two gatekeeping monsters, 129000 HP …" The warrior replied. "

"Qian Kun said that he was already used to this situation. After all, every time he brought a group of new players into this dungeon, he had to explain some things to take note of. "

"For example, the monsters in the lecture hall could not be killed. They had to clear the way, get the shadow cast torch, and light two braziers before the door would open. He had to avoid the fire-breathing mechanism in the steel Hall, or else he would die an ugly death. The small monsters in the emperor’s throne must be cleared out in groups, or else the boss would instantly teach you how to behave … "

"Yes, just like the Scarlet Monastery. "

"After finally killing Emperor Thaurissan, his teammates all ran to the throne happily and took turns to take photos. "

"Wow, look at me, am I handsome? It’s a pity that the Ironforge Princess standing next to her doesn’t look so good. "

"Can we move this King level master back home?"

His teammates were taking turns to sit on the throne and take pictures. The dwarf priest said that he had finally finished farming and was going to leave the party. Only Qian Hua felt that something was wrong.

I … What am I doing here?

"That’s right, it was for the mission … "

But why didn’t he have the quest item after killing Emperor Thaurissan?

Qian Kun took out the adventure manual and read the mission description carefully.

"Kill … General angerforge and the puppet commander agmanci???"

Qian Kun almost vomited blood on the spot. These two bosses were also in the first half of the battle!

"The quest only mentioned finding Marshal Windsor. Qian Kun did not look at who had the information. He subconsciously followed the route of farming quickly. Now, he realized that he had drunk so much lava, but he had gone the wrong way from the beginning … "

"If he wanted to farm these two bosses, he would have to take another route! "

"Qian Kun, "everyone …"

"Before he could finish his sentence, his team members had already left the team and went to Hearthstone. "

Qian Kun was speechless.

……

"After another trip to Blackrock Depths, he finally obtained the information on the quest item. "

"Qian Kun felt that he was having a special chemical reaction with BlackRock abyss, specifically … "

"At the sight of black iron ores and magma, he felt like vomiting … "

"After receiving the information, Qian Kun returned to Marshal Windsor. The Marshal, who was only wearing a pair of underwear, asked Qian Kun to escort him to help retrieve his equipment and leave. "

"Even though the general was naked, he still waved his fists and tried to help. This made Qian Yong very touched. "

"Alright, President of Thunderbolt entertainment, thank you for your help! Go back and find Marshal Maxwell and tell him about the situation here. Then we’ll gather at the gate of Stormwind City and expose the Black Dragon’s plot together!"

Marshal Windsor finished speaking and walked out of the pocket dimension.

Chapter 1115: Onyxia (1)

"When they arrived at the gate of Stormwind City, Marshal Windsor was already waiting."

"Just as you’ve confirmed, Countess katrana is Onyxia, a member of the Deathwing family. She’s the sister of Nefarian in Blackrock Spire."

"She’s been controlling our Kingdom for a long time. Even Duke Bolvar Fordragon has been fooled by her. Everything will end today, and her magic will be broken. "

"Don’t be afraid, we will win!"

"The more Qian Yong listened, the more shocked he was. The Countess of Stormwind City was actually a Black Dragon? As expected, he was a snitch!"

"This was because the Countess had been standing by the side of the little king andoine from the beginning. At first, everyone thought that the Countess was like the Regent King, a powerful and positive character. Many people even suspected that the Regent King was up to no good, but they did not suspect the Countess."

"After all was said and done, it was all because of her good looks …"

"In the end, such a Big Boss was hiding beside the little king?"

"Qian Kun suddenly had the urge to discover a big piece of news. He quickly shouted in the Guild channel and Storm city’s general channel, "Come to the entrance of Storm City, there’s a good show to watch"

"Marshal Windsor walked towards Stormwind City without hesitation and shouted, "Just as it was destined in Karazhan a long time ago, monster, I’m here, with a fair judgment"

"The Countess shouted loudly and asked the guards to stop him. However, Marshal Windsor’s words convinced general Marcus Jonas and he dismissed all the guards."

"More and more players gathered around Marshal Windsor, following him all the way to the storm Fort."

"The guards along the way saluted, showing their highest respect to this hero of the league."

"You are an inspiration to all of us, Your Excellency."

"A living legend …"

"May the Holy Light be with you, Sir!"

"As they passed through the long passage of the storm fortress, the storm City guards on both sides saluted. The players who followed Qian Hua looked around curiously."

"What’s the situation? Who’s this big brother NPC? he’s so good at playing cards …"

"Who took the mission? This was obviously an epic quest! Where did you receive it?"

"Upon arriving at storm fortress, Marshal Windsor and Countess katrana confronted each other. They took out the Cypher stone and began to chant an incantation. The Countess let out a painful gasp, and a cloud of smoke drifted past. A huge black Dragon appeared in the main hall of storm fortress!"

"What the hell? what’s going on?"

The players of the Alliance were all dumbfounded. This was a real Dragon!

"No one had seen this kind of Dragon before. Although they had seen many Dragons in the temple and the burning Plains, they were all small and medium-sized Dragons. It was the first time they had seen a Dragon of this size."

"One of the Dragon’s sharp claws was larger than a human, and the surrounding guards were thrown into a state of chaos."

"Roar!"

"Onyxia let out a furious roar. She was clearly in a state of extreme anger. Her sharp claws swiped at Marshal Windsor, then she flapped her wings and flew over everyone’s heads."

The players let out a cry of surprise. They could feel the shadow that covered the sky flying over their heads. One of the players even broke out in cold sweat when he saw Onyxia’s sharp claws brush past his face.

"Dragon!" Duke Bolvar shouted. Guards, catch this monster, don’t let her escape!"

The guards around the Countess turned into dragonmen and charged towards Duke Bolvar. The players quickly reached out to help and fought the elite dragonmen.

"A level 40 magician happened to pass by and was dumbfounded by this scene. "What’s the situation? Stormwind City was robbed?"

"He tried to throw a Blizzard, but one of the dragonians turned its head and slammed it to the ground with its claw."

The Sorcerer cursed and released his soul to run to his corpse.

"The combat power of these Dragonites was very strong. All the players from Stormwind City had rushed over, and more and more players gathered at Stormwind fortress. Finally, the Dragonites fell to the ground one after another."

"The players were busy searching the body and skinning it, but Qian Kun noticed that Marshal Windsor had fallen to the ground. His chest armor had been torn by Onyxia, and his battle robe was stained red with blood."

"Bolvar Fordragon knelt beside Marshal Windsor, his eyes filled with tears."Reginald … I … I’m very sorry."

"Marshal Windsor, however, had a smile on his face. "I’ve already seen my fate in Karazhan … Bolvar, this medal, use it …"

Marshal Windsor fell into the arms of Duke Bolvar and died. All the Stormwind guards knelt on the ground and saluted the hero of the Alliance.

"Qian Kun had a premonition that this trip to Stormwind City was a road of no return for Marshal Windsor. He was facing the Countess who had already controlled more than half of Stormwind city’s forces, and the real Dragon, Onyxia. His years of hard work had been misunderstood, he had struggled in the burning Plains but no reinforcements had come, and he had been imprisoned by the Dark Iron Dwarves. However, none of this had changed his courage and beliefs."

"He had long known that he would die under the dragon’s claws, but he still came to Stormwind City without hesitation and exposed Onyxia’s scheme in front of everyone."

All the players gathered around Qian Kun.

"F * ck, this mission is too awesome! Is there a follow-up?"

"As expected of the president of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s World of Warcraft R & D team. This mission must have some awesome follow-up, right?"

"Qian Kun flipped through the quest log. It said that by using Marshal Windsor’s medal, he could find a Dragon that had taken on a human form. Then, he could cast the key and find Onyxia’s Lair in the wyrmbog."

"However, he didn’t say where he was going to find it."

"This … We have to search the entire map? Not even a hint! Alright, give me a moment. "

Qian Kun quickly exited the game cabin and secretly looked through the mission list.

"Yes, in Winterspring Valley."

"Qian Kun had no clue, so he could only use his background data technique, but halfway through, he felt that something was wrong."

"Wait, Onyxia … We can’t beat them with our current equipment …"

"Qian Kun wanted to give up at that moment. Although he did not know what kind of insane requirements there were behind this quest line, he knew that even if he managed to create the key, Onyxia would not be able to defeat him …"

"This guy dropped T2 equipment, and only the group with the best equipment was wearing T0 equipment. There were not many purple equipment, so was he trying to mess with Onyxia?"

Chapter 1116: wasteland reclamation!

"Although Qian Kun didn’t want to do this quest anymore, the other members of the Guild were still very excited. "

"Everyone was still in a state of curiosity. This was an epic-level quest, so how could they give up halfway? "

"Qian Kun really wanted to tell everyone not to waste this useless effort, but how was he going to explain it? "

"You guys can’t fight this boss with your current equipment. You have to at least graduate from the molten core before you can fight it."

"But the problem was, not to mention whether others would believe it or not, where did he get this information from … "

He couldn’t tell everyone that he knew Onyxia’s attributes when he designed the game …

"Moreover, seeing how excited everyone was, Qian Kun felt embarrassed to dampen their spirits. He then thought about how he would have to complete Onyxia’s door quest sooner or later, so he might as well do it … "

It wasn’t just the players from Thunderbolt Entertainment’s World of Warcraft R & D team who were doing the Onyxia gate quest. The other Alliance players were also doing it.

"Qian Kun wanted to shout, "you guys go farm T0 first. After t0, we’ll clear the molten core. Only after we’re done with the molten core can we fight Onyxia!"

"However, on second thought, as a designer, he should not interfere with everyone’s choice. Since everyone wanted to fight Onyxia now, then so be it … "

In any case …… Everyone would have to experience the process of a team dungeon being wiped out.

"Thus, Qian Kun said in the Guild channel, "Ahem, those who are willing to form a team to fight against Onyxia, please do so. I won’t be joining you. I’ll be cheering for everyone outside the dungeon!"

"The Guild members were very touched and said, "It’s fine. Guild leader, you’re a Paladin anyway. There’s nothing much you can do other than adding a buff. Just wait at the door with a peace of mind."

"Qian Kun, "I suddenly feel like cursing."

There was a reason why Qian Kun chose the Knight profession.

"The reason was that as the designer of the system design of World of Warcraft, he knew very well that Paladins would be overpowered after the release of version 70. Therefore, he chose this class without hesitation. "

"However, there was a problem with the Knight profession in the 1960s, and that was … It was relatively weak. "

"At this stage, Paladins were not very useful as tanks or healers. They could only be DPS paddlers to maintain their lives. "

"However, when the DPS was still a melee DPS, it belonged to a situation where his parents did not love him. "

This group of people in the Guild was also very active. A large group of people were working hard on the Onyxia gate quest and completed it in one night.

"There were many Thunderbolt entertainment employees in Qian Kun’s Guild, but he didn’t plan on bringing the Guild to the first clear. The glory was for the players. "

Many of the internal employees had been scattered to the various regional servers to experience the game as players.

"After all, World of Warcraft wasn’t like some web-based games, which required a Special Agent. "

"In the end, it was still a good name. Although the name of the guild was a bit of a joke, many Alliance players would smile and join it when they saw the name. As a result, the Guild grew bigger and bigger, almost becoming the number one alliance Guild in the Deathwing server. "

"Once there were more people, all kinds of talents would appear spontaneously. They didn’t even need money to establish an organization, and the players themselves began to think about exploring Team Dungeons with many people. "

Qian Kun’s Guild was not the only one. The other Alliance guilds were also doing all sorts of door quests in preparation to challenge Onyxia.

It had to be said that this was all led astray by Qian Kun …

"However, this kind of detour was unavoidable. Everyone had just reached level 60. Who could be so clear about the dungeon? Clearing a wasteland was a process of trial and error … "

"Soon, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s World of Warcraft R & D team, Onyxia’s crusade group, was formed. The members of the Guild were very enthusiastic about signing up, and they quickly gathered 40 people, with a bunch of people outside as substitutes. "

"Fortunately, after going through so many five-man Dungeons, everyone was very familiar with the differences and division of labor between different classes. The team had tanks, healers, melee and ranged DPS classes, so it seemed like it was quite a good idea. "

"The ID of the Guild leader that was chosen at the last minute was a bit mocking. He was called "pride in the region" and was a human warrior. Because of this ID, he was spawn camped by the Horde … "

"However, after thinking about it carefully, this ID was indeed more in line with the warrior class. Just by standing there, this ID did not even need to use the group taunt skill, and it was already enough to taunt the group … "

"At 1 o’ clock on Thursday night, all participating members will be online on time! Prepare your own bandages and potions, and distribute food to the Wizards before entering the dungeon. Don’t be late!"

"The Guild’s message was also very simple. After all, everyone had just started to clear the dungeon and had no idea how difficult it was. According to the idea of the pride server, asking everyone to bring their own bandages and potions was already quite formal, right? "

"On Thursday night, all the members of the crusade group were online on time. "

"In the VR World of Warcraft, almost no one was absent. After all, everyone needed to sleep at night, and only a few kids worked overtime until 1 pm. "

"After all, pride was also one of the liver Kings. Otherwise, he would not have been elected as the party leader. He was wearing a half-body courage suit and a prison pauldron on his shoulders. Let’s not talk about whether he was handsome or not, but he was rich and imposing. "

"The entrance of Onyxia’s Lair was packed with Alliance members, and the Conqueror began to call out names one by one. "

"Not bad, not only were the main members all here, even the substitutes were here. "

"The only thing that made the Guild feel a bit of pity was that the few people in the Guild who were particularly good at fighting were all farming battlefields and expressed no interest in this exploration event, such as the two mage and Hunter with particularly long names. "

There were many people who knew how to play the game anyway. The league of mercenaries was full of talents. Why would they be afraid of a Black Dragon?

"In fact, most people’s concept of "difficult" was only at Stratholme and Blackrock Spire. As for what the difficulty of a team dungeon was? He had no idea. "

"In the past, it had always been a five-man party fighting a group of monsters. Now that the number of people had increased to 40, wouldn’t they be able to defeat them all by themselves? "

"Alright, let’s go!"

"With a point of his sword, the despising the whole district made their way towards Onyxia’s Lair. "

"At the entrance, there were a few wandering dragonians. They were at the forefront of the entire region. Although it was quite painful, it was not a big problem. "

"Pride was also very confident in his own skills. Not only did he use his shield to defend, but he also often dodged the monster’s attacks. Even if he was injured, it wasn’t a big problem. With so many healers, he could instantly recover his health. "

"The only small interlude in the middle was that two or three bandits standing in front of the dragonians were caught in the shockwaves and died on the spot. The whole server cursed at them, they had already cleared so many Dungeons and they still didn’t know that they had to attack from behind the boss’s anus? "

"Finally, the group arrived before Onyxia. "

"In the lava-filled lair, Onyxia was sleeping on the ground. From afar, she looked like a small mountain. "

"Leader, are we really going to fight this monster?" Someone gulped. It was obvious that he was already thinking of backing out. "

"Pride looked at him with contempt."Looking at you, of course a warrior has to slay a Dragon! Come on, everyone, get your buffs and health back to full, and get ready to kill her!"

Chapter 1117: destroyed to the point of doubting life

"How lucky, I usually need to walk out of the cave to find food!"

"The moment they stepped into Onyxia’s Lair, the giant black Dragon woke up. A deep roar came from her throat, making everyone’s eardrums buzz. "

"BOOM!"BOOM!"BOOM!"

"The huge Dragon Claw stepped on the ground, and everyone seemed to be able to feel the earth tremble slightly. Some lava even came out of the cracks in the ground. "

"I’m going, heal me!"

"Pride took the lead. After all, as the main tank, he needed to establish the boss’s aggro as soon as possible. The crowd at the back swarmed forward and followed behind ‘pride’. All sorts of frost arrows, shadow arrows, and fireballs were fired at Onyxia’s face. "

"In the end, the Guild leader had only managed to slash the boss twice before the boss turned its head and headed towards the crowd behind it with a thud. "

"F * ck!" Before the despising the entire region could pull Onyxia back, they saw a large number of people die in the crowd. "

"Five minutes later, everyone was back in front of Onyxia. "

"Alright, I won’t pursue the fact that a few DPS players attacked earlier than expected last time. It’s my fault for not saying this in advance. This time, remember to wait for me to build up the aggro before you guys start. Did you get all the Buffs? Okay, I’m going!"

"Once again, pride took the lead and rushed towards the boss. "

"This time, everyone had learned their lesson. They quietly waited for the main tank to pull them back for a while before making a move. "

"Onyxia’s normal attacks did not deal much damage and her attack frequency was not high either. Therefore, it was fine even if the main tank were to tank for a while longer. With so many healers staring at his health bar, it was unlikely that he would be instantly killed by a normal attack. "

"In the end, everyone was still standing there in a daze when they saw Onyxia raise her head slightly. "

"Huu!"

A blazing cone-shaped flame spewed out of her mouth and instantly swept through the crowd.

The crowd screamed. These long-range classes were not mentally prepared at all. They only saw an overwhelming wave of flames coming at them. Their entire bodies were bathed in flames from 180 degrees without any blind spots. It was as if they had taken a hot bath. Many people were already lying on the ground before they could understand what was happening …

"F * ck, what’s the situation??"

"This Dragon can breathe fire!"

"Isn’t it reasonable that Dragons can breathe fire …"

"Five minutes later, the crowd came again. "

"Looking down on the whole region pondered as he ate his bread "How about this? this time, the long-ranged attackers don’t stand on the side. You guys just stand … Well, just stand on the two sides of the hole. What do you think?"

"It’s just right. I’ll pull the dragon’s head from the front, and you guys attack from the two sides. It’s just right near these two small holes, so it’s easy to identify. Alright, everyone, get ready!"

……

"Qian Kun, who was currently observing the Guild War team’s progress, could not bear to watch. "

"In the VR version of World of Warcraft, Chen Mo had added a new function in the Guild module, which allowed players to watch the battles. Of course, not all members had the right to watch the battle. It was up to the Guild leader to decide which level of members could watch the battle. This would prevent spies from other competing guilds from peeking at them to a certain extent. "

"This spectating function was very simple. When a team organized a raid, the members with authority could wear a God’s eye view to watch the progress of the raid. They could also hear the real-time voice command of the team leader. "

The main purpose of this function was to allow most players to experience how Team Dungeons were played.

"Team Dungeons in the 1960s were very harsh. Aside from the reserve members, many players didn’t even have the right to be a substitute because their levels and equipment weren’t up to par. For these players, they might not even have the chance to enter high-level Team Dungeons for months. It was difficult to even meet the powerful bosses, let alone challenge them. "

"In fact, the team dungeon experience in the 1960s was only available to a very small number of hardcore players, and most players couldn’t experience these things. "

"That was why in Chen Mo’s previous life, Blizzard decided to change 40 player Dungeons to 10 or 25 player Dungeons in the later versions. They also differentiated the normal difficulty and heroic difficulty, so that most players could have a team dungeon experience. "

"After all, Team Dungeons were the essence of World of Warcraft, and the designers spent the most time and energy on them. It would be a waste if only a small group of people could experience them. "

"Hence, it was not just the party members who were facing the baptism of Onyxia’s flames. Many people in the Guild were also paying attention to this dungeon raid. "

"Hiss … I’ve been knocked out by this tail. It hurts just looking at it …"

"This fire breath instantly burned everything to death! It’s a good thing that this Dragon doesn’t seem to have a high IQ, or else we really wouldn’t be able to fight …"

"Standing at the two entrances? Leader is such a genius. After he was sent flying by Onyxia, he stepped on a dragon egg and instantly a bunch of Little Dragons appeared, and then he was wiped out … My heart aches. "

"I don’t see any hope at all. How many hours are we going to fight?"

"Everyone watched helplessly as the first clear team was tortured by Onyxia. They could not even make it into the second stage, let alone kill her … "

"This was because no one had any strategy to defeat the boss. They were all starting from scratch. For example, the main tank would lean against the wall to pull the boss while the other damage-dealing classes would split up to attack from the left and right. These were the most basic positions that they had to figure out by themselves. Onyxia could easily wipe out the entire team with a single breath attack. "

"For instance,’Onyxia taking a deep breath’ could not even be seen in the second stage. "

"And the most embarrassing thing was that there was no hope of winning at all. In the beginning, no one knew how to control their mana. When the boss still had 70% to 80% of its health left, some healers had already used up their mana. They could only stand awkwardly on the spot and throw their wands, playing like an fps game. "

"Strictly speaking, the first stage of Onyxia’s battle was not too difficult. The main issue was that the current batch of players ‘equipment was not up to par. They could not heal and their damage output was not enough. Everyone had mistakenly thought that they could not win because they were unfamiliar with the skills. However, once they became familiar with the skills, they would realize that … They still could not win. "

"However, everyone was still in high spirits. Although they had to respawn every few minutes on average, and all kinds of resources were being used up, no one complained. Instead, they were very excited every time they took down 5% more of the boss’s HP. "

"Qian Kun awkwardly withdrew from watching the battle, wondering if he should tell them to go farm the molten core first. "

……

The Horde players were already preparing to explore the molten core.

"These few days, the most hardworking group of people had basically been in Stratholme, Scholomance, and Blackstone Pagoda, trying to get all the T0. The top guilds had made similar progress and were all preparing to clear the team dungeon. "

"It had to be said that the players in parallel world had gone through the baptism of many games, so their gaming IQ was quite high, and they got used to it very quickly. "

"However, many guilds began to doubt themselves after being wiped out by the lava giant at the molten core’s entrance for seven to eight hours. "

"This was especially true for the tanks. They had originally thought that they were quite hard, but when the giant stepped on them, they felt as if their armor was made of paper … "

This … This game can be played?

Chapter 1118: Popular all over the world

Some players might be very curious. Were Team Dungeons in the 1960s really that difficult?

Isn’t this nonsense …

"Of course, in the original World of Warcraft, the difficulty of the team dungeon in the 1960s was due to many factors. "

"First of all, there were very few plug-ins at the time, and many players did their quests without any plug-ins. The official quests did not have any location or regional hints, and they had to search with their eyes. For many quests that were hidden too deeply, players simply gave up on them. "

"There were 40 people in a team, and only a few of them had plug-ins. Even in the early stages of the game, the team didn’t have voice software and relied on typing and commanding. This efficiency was really impressive. In the end, almost every player who participated in the exploration had a team plug-in and a brainwashing voice prompt of "fire wall, fire wall, fire wall, fire wall". This increase in efficiency was not just a little. "

"Secondly, there were many people, and 40 people were very difficult to command. In the 1980s, when clearing the Lich King, 25 players were enough to give the commander a headache. Even hiding in the black water would take a lot of effort, not to mention clearing the enigmatic boss, C ‘Thun, in the 1960s. "

"Furthermore, the players ‘tactical literacy and understanding of their classes were not high. Without plug-ins, many players did not know how to cycle damage, nor did they know how to add talent or equipment to maximize their damage output. Many leaders did not open the damage statistics and did not know who was slacking. It was difficult to guarantee the efficiency of the exploration. "

"Of course, another more important reason was that the network wasn’t very good. It was normal to be disconnected in Dungeons, especially when the level 60 naxxxramas was clearing the Electra. Many teams would wait until the network was stable after two in the morning before starting. "

"In order to let the new players experience the classic team dungeon experience of the 1960s, Blizzard specially arranged a level 100,40-man Molten Core for the 10th anniversary of World of Warcraft to remind everyone of the old days … "

"Many players had entered the random party dungeon to get the molten Hound mount point, but when they entered, they found that it was too original. "

"Back then, the door Gods were wiped out in one night, and now, they were wiped out in one night again … "

"Many players found it unbelievable that they could enter the dungeon within seconds when they used their DPS. This was because other Team Dungeons required tanks and healers to enter within seconds, while DPS classes had to wait for 5 to 10 minutes before they could enter. After all, the first two characters were even rarer. "

"But as soon as he entered, he understood what had happened. The molten core’s door God was no longer there, but half of the team had just resurrected. "

"In other words, this random team had paid the price of a team wipe to defeat door God. Many players couldn’t take it anymore and directly left the team. There were too many people running away, so the strange scene of DPS being able to enter in seconds appeared. "

"Then, when they reached the boss, tragedy struck. "

"Old players all knew that the five dogs of the molten core had a special mechanism. The boss would bring a large group of followers to patrol back and forth, but these molten hounds had to die together within a certain time limit. Otherwise, they would keep resurrecting. However, many new players had never experienced the molten core, so they didn’t know this mechanism at all. "

"As a result, people kept coming in and out of the party. A group of people couldn’t stand the grievance and left the party, while a group of new players came in and continued to fight the low-HP molten hounds. Then, they watched as the molten hounds resurrected again and again, and the players came in and out one after another … "

"Just like that, the five dogs fought for five to six hours, and no one knew how many times they had tried, but they still couldn’t take it down. "

"At that time, although the members of the random party were also noobs, they were much better at playing than the players who had just entered the team dungeon in the 1960s. If they were still wiped out like that, then one could imagine the tragic state when everyone first explored the molten core in the 1960s. "

"However, there was one good thing about the players at that time, and that was that they were very persistent. "

"Whether it was a 5-man dungeon or a team dungeon, from the lowest-level howling caves to the high-level Molten Core and Blackwing’s nest, everyone was proud of persevering in battle and ashamed of missing out halfway. Many of the seemingly simple small instance dungeons kept getting destroyed, but they didn’t blame each other. They all worked hard to do their own things, encouraged each other, and persevered for a few hours until they passed. "

"Sometimes, the 40-man Molten Core and Blackwing’s nest would take an entire night to clear out the small monsters, to the point where the main tank had to repair his equipment many times until he was broke. However, no one complained at all. Many reserve players would come online on time with the main force players and stand by at the dungeon entrance. They would stand by for several hours a day. Only after one or two weeks or when they encountered an individual member’s problem would they get the opportunity to enter the dungeon. "

"As time went on, there were more and more fast-food games, and the players ‘patience became worse and worse. Many five-person Dungeons could be wiped out by two or three people, and the players’ mentality became more and more impetuous. That was why many old players especially missed the days when everyone worked together to clear Dungeons. "

……

"The Alliance and horde in the various servers had entered the exciting exploration phase. This was because at this time, the first batch of players had basically reached the maximum level and the five-person instance dungeon was almost done. The scattered time was used to do missions, clear small instance dungeons, and earn money. The large amount of time was used to clear Team Dungeons and organize guild activities. "

"However, a large number of new smurf accounts were also adding new blood to World of Warcraft. "

"Many people thought that the foreshadowing of World of Warcraft would be the peak of the sales of the matrix gaming pods, but they soon found that they were wrong. This was not the peak at all, but the beginning. "

The game World of Warcraft had pushed the sales of Matrix’s gaming capsules far more than any other means.

"At the end of the day, it was the difference between online games and single-player games. "

"At the end of the day, humans were social animals. "

"When World of Warcraft was popular all over the world, people found it hard to resist the temptation. "

"On the internet, all the forums and websites were full of discussions and comments about World of Warcraft. Everyone praised this epoch-making game, and many people even described it as an "immortal work of God."

"Yes, almost all the elements in World of Warcraft were praiseworthy. "

Excellent cinematics.

A grand world structure.

It was a class with a variety of characteristics.

It was a very complicated and story-based mission plan.

The ever-changing game design.

Opposing factions.

Rich battlefield and PVP skills.

"To sum it up in one sentence, World of Warcraft created a whole new world, and all the players were immersed in it, unable to stop. "

"What’s more, this game was an absolutely fair time-charging game. Sleeping mode allowed most players to get enough game time, so for all players, it was equivalent to a Second Life, and everyone was standing at the same starting line. "

"In the face of such a divine piece of work, the hesitant players finally could no longer resist the temptation of the matrix gaming cabin. "

Chapter 1119: delicious wind snake recipe

"In the Barrenlands, the alt accounts of two tribes were leveling up."

"A Necromancer was making a frost arrow at a Savannah Lion."This game is so fun! If I had known earlier, I would have bought the matrix gaming pod earlier!"

"In the distance, the orc warrior was waving his battle axe and fighting a Chocobo."I told you to buy it a long time ago, but you just had to wait. If you had played with me back then, you would have been at max level by now. As a result, I still have to accompany you to level up your alternate account …"

"The Necromancer said in the party channel, "Speaking of which, isn’t your main account at max level? Help me level up!"

"The orc warrior shook his head violently."I’m a priest. How can I take care of you …? But then again, it’s not good to take care of you. You lose too much experience." At most, I’ll bring you to clear instance dungeons to get a few pieces of equipment and complete a few more difficult instance dungeon quests. It’s impossible to expect me to help you level up. "

"The Necromancer pouted, "this game is too inhumane. It’s really inconvenient." If only I could get a main account to help me level up to level 60. "

"The orc warrior said earnestly, "This is what you don’t understand. World of Warcraft isn’t a fast-food game, and you have to feel it with your heart. If you feel that leveling up is boring, doing quests is boring, and clearing Dungeons is boring, all these will become memories in the future. You see, even though I’ve already done these quests once, I still miss it when I’m leveling up my Smurf. Moreover, this game was absolutely fair, so of course everyone had to level up at the same time. If we just spend money to buy levels, wouldn’t it be the same as many of those money-scamming online games?"

"Absolutely fair?" the Necromancer asked, not fully understanding."

"Yeah, " The orc warrior said, "I’ve told you before that this game is a time-pay model. In the game, everything is equal. You have to rely on your own hands to earn equipment, gold coins, and other things. However, gold coins can be exchanged for money, but the improvement of gold coins is minimal. "

"Oh …"

"The Necromancer did not understand, but he was impressed. He killed two more monsters and asked, "Eh? What is this?"

"The orc warrior’s eyes widened when he saw the system message "F * ck! Delicious wind snake recipe!"

"The Necromancer was confused,’is this thing good? I don’t really understand. "

"The orc warrior simply beat his chest and stomped his feet. Previously, in order to save time, he had changed the party distribution mode to free pick. If it was a party distribution, he could still roll …"

"It’s not just good, it’s simply too good! This thing could be sold for at least 500 gold in the auction house! You can almost exchange it for a point card!"

"The orc warrior looked at the delicious wind snake recipe in the system message, and his saliva almost drooled."

"Jealousy caused me to be separated from my body, jealousy caused me to divide …"

"He thought about how his main priest had yet to save up 1000 gold coins to buy a thousand gold horse. If he had this blueprint, he would instantly receive 500 gold coins …"

"The price of a large card in the VR version of World of Warcraft was 200 yuan, which was different in every server. Generally speaking, the older the server, the more gold coins people could spend, and the cheaper the price of gold."

"If it was an irrelevant Smurf, the orc warrior would definitely try to trick him into selling the delicious wind snake recipe to him at a low price. For example, he would buy it from the Smurf at a price of 50 or 100 gold coins and then resell it. The Smurf would not go to the auction house and would not know the real price of the item. Most likely, it would sell."

"But this Necromancer was a friend of the Beastman warrior in real life. If he really cheated the recipe, the Necromancer might come back in real life when he found out the value of this thing in the auction house."

"So, what could he do? The orc warrior could only silently wish his best friend the best."

"The Necromancer continued to ask, "Oh, really? What’s so good about this blueprint? Isn’t it just making food?"

"The orc warrior didn’t want to say a word, but seeing the Necromancer’s sincere question, he endured the pain of being separated from his body and patiently explained, "

"This delicious wind snake can change its appearance and become a human ninja or a noble. There were many orcs, trolls, and Tauren in the tribe who were not satisfied with their appearance and ate the delicious wind snake. Think about it, if you get this recipe, it’s basically equivalent to getting a money tree. Make a few sets of delicious wind snakes and put them on the auction house, and they’ll be sold out very quickly. "

"The key is that the drop rate of this item is very low. Many people speculate that the drop rate of this item might only be around 1/1000. Last time, my main priest account specifically farmed for three hours in the Barrenlands, but I didn’t even see a single one …"

"The Necromancer said, not fully understanding, "Oh."

"The orc warrior continued to explain, "this item can also be put up for auction in a neutral auction house. It can be sold to Alliance players at a very high price." Because there are very few smurf accounts in the Alliance doing quests in the Barrenlands, if a dwarf or gnome player wants to get this recipe, it will be much more difficult than it is here in the Horde. "

"So, " the Necromancer said happily, "if I get this recipe now, I’ll have enough money to ride for level 40, right?"

"It’s not just the level 40 Horse Money. You can also buy some purple equipment, like Jordan’s staff …"The orc warrior sighed."

"The Necromancer did not think much of it at first, but after hearing the Beastman warrior’s explanation, he was slightly happy."

"Is that so? that’s great. Eh? Why did another one fall?"

The Beastman warrior’s eyes almost fell out of their sockets. He looked at the system notification and saw that it was true. The Necromancer hadn’t even finished speaking when another one fell out …

"The Necromancer picked up the blueprint happily."Now I have a precious horse! It’s a pity that I’m only level 16 now. Sigh, when will I be able to reach level 60? I’m looking forward to it … Sigh? Why did you leave the team? Aren’t you going to level up with me?"

"Yeah …" The orc warrior replied."The Guild asked me to participate in an event, so I went to my main account."

"The Necromancer looked at the time and said, "that’s not right. It’s almost four in the morning. How can there be an event now? hey, don’t go!"

"The orc warrior’s face was full of anger, and he wanted to slap himself."

Didn’t he just say that this game was absolutely fair?

Fair my ass!

Equal my ass!

"‘I’ve worked so hard for so long to reach level 60, I’ve made my own cloth bags and sold them for money, I’ve dissected my own enchantment materials and sold them for money, I’ve worked so hard for instance dungeons, and I’ve been riding on the coattails of the Guild’s mages to earn gold coins. But now, I can’t even afford a horse’s butt, let alone a thousand gold horses. ‘"

"In the end, this guy played an alternate account and dropped two recipes for a delicious wind snake?"

Selling it for a thousand gold?

This game could still be played?

A trashy game!

"The orc warrior silently changed his signature."Unending European dogs"

Chapter 1120: why didn’t you drop any equipment?

More and more new players entered World of Warcraft and began to experience the unique charm of Azeroth.

"In fact, when it came to the most precious memories in World of Warcraft, everyone had different answers. "

Perhaps it was his good friend who had fought alongside him in the newbie area.

Perhaps it was his teammate who handed him a piece of bread with a smile in the instance dungeon.

Perhaps he was a passerby who had pulled out his sword to help when he was being spawn camped by an enemy camp.

"Perhaps this passerby’s corpse had been camped as well, and the two of you were chatting happily while fighting with several players from the opposing faction. "

"Perhaps you would remember the high-level mage who killed the red-text monster and saved your life, then gave you a few bags; "

You would remember the priest who passed by and gave you a buff;

"He still remembered that when he finally bought a horse after saving for a long time, he rode it happily around the main city, wondering why it couldn’t swim. "

"Or they lived by counting copper coins, and even though their bags had few slots, they were reluctant to throw away any trash and insisted on returning to the city to sell it to the merchants. "

The fear when he first entered the Twilight Forest by mistake;

The excitement when he first stepped into the wailing cave;

"Countless PVP fanatics fought on the battlefield, fighting all night without sleep for the title of high-level warlord/general; "

"In order to fight for wild bosses, the Alliance and horde had gathered a few groups and fought in the wild maps, from one end of the map to the other. "

"In order to complete their class quests and obtain epic-level weapons, hunters and priests worked hard to hone their skills, unwilling to give up no matter how many times they failed. "

"The appearance of the first orange weapon, the hand of Ragnaros and the rumored wrath of Thunder, the sword of blessing of the Windchaser, had caused the blood of countless Warriors and Knights to boil. "

"When they were exploring Blackwing’s nest, there was a saying that "once the brother’s sword is out, there will be no more brothers"

"All the players in the game worked hard together to open the gate of Ahn ‘qiraj, and this event would become the most unforgettable world event in the history of World of Warcraft. "

"When naxxxramas came online, the scourge Army’s graveyard filled the sky above Azeroth. The scourge Army’s shadow came to every player. "

"After that, there was The Burning Crusade and the Lich king’s wrath … "

"At that time, the mages still had to roll their bread and water in groups. "

The turtle book could be sold for a sky-high price;

Materials were needed to make thieves disappear and blind.

Hunters could kite the mythical tyrannosauruses to Orgrimmar;

The Warlock’s bag had a large pile of Soul Shards;

It was impossible for a Knight and a shaman to be in the same team.

"The Alliance and horde would fight whenever they met, and the only time they didn’t fight was when Angie opened the door. "

There were often large-scale battles in Stranglethorn Vale and Southshore.

Black Rock Mountain was nicknamed the pinnacle of PVP.

"Countless people carried sand on their backs in Silithus, as conscientious as miners. "

……

There were many touching true stories in World of Warcraft.

The last protector of the king;
song ni de,yu bie diu;

"Hero, I hope you have a love without regrets; "

The World of Warcraft didn’t turn humans into magical beasts;

The most precious equipment was the Scarlet Crusade set.

"Boss, I didn’t have the chance to heal you before, but now let me do it for you. "

"How many wowers did we lose in the Wenchuan earthquake? Not a single one, they were just disconnected. "

……

The reason why a game was immortal was that it carried the beautiful memories of countless players.

"To the players of parallel world, they were extremely lucky. "

They could travel to a more perfect World of Warcraft to experience the world of Azeroth created by the next generation of VR and continue their own legends in this world.

They could chat with the NPCs in the wild or visit the main cities to pay their respects to the legendary heroes. They could also travel through time and experience every dungeon and adventure.

"On the vast continent of Azeroth, countless smurf accounts were running here and there. They ran from the crossroads to rattan city, then from gray Valley to the wetland. The big shots rode their precious horses in a hurry and gathered at the burning Plains, Silithus, and Dustwallow Marsh, challenging the dragons and ancient gods like heroes. On the battlefield, the Warriors of the Alliance and the Horde were fighting tirelessly, charging at the vast number of enemies without hesitation. "

"Perhaps every player had a different understanding of magical beasts, just like how there were a thousand hamlets in a thousand readers. "

"However, what everyone missed more was probably that special feeling. "

"Although time had changed, and things could no longer return to the good times, at least the players still had the best memories, right? "

……

"With the popularity of World of Warcraft, the sales of the matrix gaming pods rose again. "

The biggest difference between online games and single player games was that the lifespan of the game itself was extremely long.

"In Chen Mo’s previous life, there were countless MMORPG games that had the gimmick of "surpassing Warcraft" at the start of their release, but they disappeared one after another. In the MMORPG industry, there was no other game that could reach the level of World of Warcraft. "

"From classic old world to Lich King’s Fury, the current content in World of Warcraft was enough to last for two to three years. During this time, World of Warcraft would be like a money tree, continuously earning points for Chen Mo. "

"Once a large number of players flooded into the game, it seemed to have a life of its own. The designer only needed to push it gently behind its back, and it would continue to run like a perpetual motion machine. "

"However, the parallel world’s players still needed to experience many things before they could truly fulfill their long-cherished wish of defeating the Lich King. "

"However, Chen Mo wasn’t in a rush, he just wanted the players to experience it. "

……

……

"Molten Core, a certain horde party. "

"The two door Gods fell to the ground, and their huge bodies made everyone feel the ground under their feet shake. Several players couldn’t Dodge in time and were hit on the head, directly lying dead. "

"F * ck! How could he be killed by a corpse? Where did your eyes go? Hurry up and save him. "

"Damn it, this is a nightmare. We’ve been clearing these two bosses for more than a week and we’ve finally defeated them. The boss of this team dungeon is really different. "

The leader was a rough man. He cursed as he searched the body.

"The other members sat down to eat and drink. After a week of pioneering, they had finally defeated these two door Gods. Everyone felt relieved and very happy. "

"We’ve finally killed these two big things! Guild leader, you’re awesome!"

"Sigh, I wonder what will drop. I’m really looking forward to it."

"I hope it drops a purple equipment? We’ve been working so hard for an entire week!"

The group members were still discussing when they saw that their group leader’s expression was a little off.

"The captain, who had always been carefree, had become very quiet. He touched the two lava Giants ‘corpses and remained silent, maintaining his squatting posture. "

The group members suddenly became nervous and started to discuss in private.

"What do you mean? Could it be that it dropped a good piece of equipment, and the Guild leader wants to take it?"

"Impossible! How could our guild leader be that kind of person?"

"Then why hasn’t guild leader stood up yet?"

"They saw their leader groping around the lava giant’s corpse. After groping around for a few times, he finally cursed, "F * ck, why didn’t they drop any equipment? What’s going on!"

Chapter 1121: Can you still struggle in a movie-like game

"While World of Warcraft was popular around the world, it also had a wide influence on the game industry."

"In fact, before World of Warcraft was released, many VR games from other companies had already launched Matrix’s gaming pods, and they sold well."

"However, after World of Warcraft was released, the sales of the games that were released in the same period didn’t do well."

"As a time-pay game, World of Warcraft had a fixed monthly investment. In addition to the monthly card, many players had to spend money on various expenses in the game, such as buying purple equipment, horses, materials … They needed money everywhere."

"More importantly, World of Warcraft took up a lot of the players ‘time."

"Although the game officials recommended players to play in sleep mode at night, some hardcore players would still play World of Warcraft in the day."

"After all, the game’s content was too rich. Even if you were online for 24 hours a day, you would always have something to do."

"Therefore, after being occupied by both time and money, many players couldn’t spare the energy to play other games, so it was not surprising that the games released at the same time were unpopular."

This was also different from the games that Chen Mo had made before.

"Although the previous games such as "doomsday of United States", "Legend of Zelda" and GTA were also excellent, they were still single-player games after all. Everyone’s popularity was basically maintained for two or three months. After this period passed, the players would have completed the plot once and then turn to pay attention to other games."

"As long as the other companies release their games at a different time, releasing them during the players ‘free time, they’ll be able to get good sales."

"However, the popularity of World of Warcraft wouldn’t last for just two or three months, but could even last for two or three years."

"This left the other game companies in a dilemma. The MMORPG that no one thought highly of before had not only become popular, but it was also extremely popular."

"Most importantly, this subverted the ideas of many designers."

"Although Chen Mo’s previous Triple-A games had revolutionary improvements to the concept of "movie-like games" and "open world", they were still within a certain framework. However, the impact of World of Warcraft on the VR industry was more like League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground."

This even led to a huge discussion among many video game designers. What would be the mainstream future of the next generation of VR?

"From the matrix shopping center to World of Warcraft, Chen Mo’s thoughts are obviously focused on the virtual world."

"I have to admit that the players ‘need for social interaction has always occupied a very important position. Previously, Triple-A masterpieces dominated the market, but it was probably because our technical level was not up to par, so they presented a special state in a special period of history. However, with the emergence of sleep mode, players ‘gaming time will be greatly extended, and the concept of next generation VR+ virtual world will become more and more mainstream. "

"Moreover, there’s a very fatal flaw in the current single-player games. The game content is limited, and it’s difficult to generate continuous benefits for a period of time. Most players won’t consider experiencing it a second time after experiencing the plot once. The popularity of World of Warcraft might mean the return of mmorpgs. "

"This kind of return is by no means a simple terminal lucidity. It’s more like the Renaissance. It’s the old content that glowed with vitality after obtaining a new platform."

"However, there were also many designers who were against it."

"World of Warcraft is as popular as League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. When League of Legends first appeared, how many video game designers mistook MOBA games for the future?"

"However, until now, there’s only one successful MOBA game in the world, and that’s League of Legends. The MOBA games that followed the trend didn’t even make a splash. Games like PlayerUnknown’s Battleground are in a slightly better situation, but not by much. "

"It turns out that the appearance of such popular games is the result of a combination of many factors. Let’s not talk about other things. Who has the confidence to make the next world of Warcraft? You don’t have the confidence, do you? But I believe that with your hard work, you can make the next mysterious Sea area or Dark Souls. Of course, even if the quality is not up to par, it’s still possible to make similar works. "

"That’s why it’s meaningless to be too concerned about the glory that World of Warcraft has achieved. Even if the future belongs to mmorpgs, most of our designers can’t become the trend-makers."

The debate was intense.

"In fact, this debate wasn’t entirely focused on the direction of the game’s development. It was more about the disappointment and loss of the traditional single-player game mode."

"Although many people felt that this kind of debate was meaningless,’how the future of games would develop’ was always a topic that people would talk about with relish."

"When the video game designers saw that the popularity of the Triple-A games released at the same time was completely crushed by World of Warcraft, it was hard for them not to feel dejected. Some video game designers even felt that their years of hard work and accumulation had been in vain, which was unacceptable to many people."

"Many video game designers were struggling to decide whether the once popular "movie-based game" would be able to continue its glory on the next generation VR platform."

"After all, the matrix gaming pods had been around for a long time, and even Chen Mo had no plans to make a movie-like game."

……

……

"The figures of World of Warcraft kept rising, and the number of active players and registered players kept breaking new records."

"However, the research and development of World of Warcraft had come to an end. Although there was still some follow-up work to be done, there was less work to be done."

Chen Mo was thinking about making a new game during the break period of World of Warcraft.

"Actually, Chen Mo had been thinking about many things that designers were thinking about."

"Chen Mo had always had a preference for movie-based games. Just like "doomsday of the United States", a movie-based game had a core advantage that other game genres didn’t have, which was the unparalleled sense of immersion and immersion."

"However, on the next generation VR platform, movie-based games encountered a problem."

It was that its core advantage had become a disadvantage.

"The next generation of VR allowed the player’s soul to transmigrate into the character’s body. Whether it was their actions, actions, or feelings, they could obtain the feeling of "transmigration"."

"On the other hand, movie-based games often had strict restrictions on the players ‘actions. The players’ fighting movements and actions were planned out, giving the players an unparalleled visual experience at the cost of a lower degree of freedom. Most importantly, the third-person perspective allowed the players to always see the handsome back and movements of the characters."

"However, the soul travel experience of the next generation of VR games had many contradictions with the classic way of playing movie games."

Chapter 1122: war god

Chen Mo was experiencing a … Very special feeling.

"In real life, if someone accidentally bumped into someone while walking, they would be scolded "What are you looking at? Do the eyes grow on the back of the head?"

"Now, Chen Zhao felt that his eyes were really on the back of his head. "

In front of him was a bald man with a bright red tattoo on the back of his head.

"He had firm muscles, a burly figure, and a sharp axe. "

"This was a very classic game image, Kratos from God of War. "

Chen Zhao tried to raise his hand. The muscular man in front of him did the same.

He turned around and grabbed the handle of the axe. He casually swung it twice. The texture and weight of the axe in his hand were exactly the same as when he was holding it.

"This was the next generation of VR, where the players completely shared their actions and feelings with the game characters. The only difference was that the perspective had changed to an over-shoulder view. "

"Chen Zhao pondered for a moment."Hmm … Much better than I thought."

"In fact, Chen Mo had used the third person perspective many times in traditional VR games, such as end of the United States, but he had never tried it in a next generation VR game like the matrix gaming pod. "

"This was because traditional VR gaming pods read the player’s consciousness signals to complete certain operations. For example, if the player wanted to "attack", the game character would automatically complete the attack. However, the players in the matrix game cabin would have more precise control over their characters, and they could even make their characters move a specific finger. "

"Therefore, it had always been doubtful whether this over-shoulder view was suitable for the next generation of VR. "

Chen Mo discovered after some experiments that using this perspective in the gaming pod was much better than he thought.

"How could he describe this feeling … Strictly speaking, it was like playing with a puppet. "

"In other words, there was a puppet (game character) standing in front of you. Whatever you did, he would do it, and all the feedback he received would appear on you in sync. "

"Or one could imagine that there was a pair of eyes on the back of one’s head, and one could use this pair of eyes to observe the whole world. "

"At first, Chen Mo felt uncomfortable because this view was against human instinct, but after getting used to it, he felt great because his field of view was much wider. "

Why did Chen Mo make the game from an over-shoulder view …

"If the use of the camera and the actions of the main character were abandoned, the viewing experience of the game would be greatly reduced. "

"Imagine if the player was controlling a ruthless character that was set to kill anyone who stood in its way, had superb combat skills, unparalleled strength, mastery of various weapons, and had defeated all kinds of enemies … "

"In the end, when she started fighting, she was shouting like a girl while swinging her axe. Her fighting moves were completely like that of an ordinary person who had never received any action training. It was unlikely that she would be able to get into the "I am a God of War" state. "

"Therefore, the most urgent problem for the game was how to make the players feel that "I’m the God of War."

"Consciousness implantation was one way, just like how he had taught the players how to shoot When the player aimed and fired, the implanted awareness would subtly correct the player’s gun-holding movements, and slowly make his movements more accurate. "

"After the problem of movement was solved, there was still the problem of viewing. Many of Kratos ‘movements were as beautiful as a painting, but in the first-person perspective, players could feel that "my movements were cool, " but they couldn’t see "how cool". "

"Moreover, in many specific boss battles, the cool execution action had to be presented in a specific camera language to maximize the beauty of the action. "

"As such, Chen Mo hoped to preserve the essence of the original’s camera language and continue the advantages of a movie game. "

"Of course, the game supported the switching of two-perspective mode. If some players could not accept the over-shoulder perspective, they could experience the game in a completely first-person perspective. "

……

"Chen Mo had been paying attention to the discussions of other video game designers about the future of the industry, but as a long-time lurker, he didn’t participate in such discussions anymore. "

"The main reason was that with his current influence, every word he said would be repeatedly interpreted by other video game designers and players, or even seriously misunderstood. As such, Chen Mo didn’t want to waste his time talking, and he didn’t even take any interviews. "

"In the distant future, what would the ultimate form of games be like? "

"No one knew, but it would be a rich and colorful era. With the continuous innovation of technology and the development of human imagination, various game genres would probably show their brilliance. For example, mmorpgs like World of Warcraft, which seemed to be dying out, would become the dominant game genre again with the help of the next generation of VR. "

"Obviously, it was too early to say that a certain game genre had been eliminated. "

"Just like how many video game designers suspected that movie-based games were no longer suitable for the next generation of VR, Chen Mo was going to prove that they were wrong with this special game. "

"What’s the future of games like?"

"Perhaps, the game is the future itself."

"Chen Mo looked at the technology tree on the virtual bracelet and said, deep in thought. "

……

……

Lin Xue came out of the matrix gaming pod and yawned.

"This was a seaside mansion. Although Xue Lin had to come here once every day when she logged into World of Warcraft, she only came here from the bedroom to the entrance of World of Warcraft. She hadn’t touched other fun things for a long time. "

"One had to admit that World of Warcraft was indeed toxic. Now that Xue Lin had become the leader of the Guild, she would go online at a fixed time every day to organize activities, even more punctual than her livestreaming. "

The chubby guy who only received two pigeons every three days was also developing in the direction of the Guild’s main tank. Many viewers complained that gaming internet addiction could effectively cure the streamer’s laziness …

"Although he was already quite tired during the day, he felt that his mental state had improved significantly after entering sleep mode. Lin Xue stretched. If she didn’t remember lying in the matrix gaming pod, she would have thought that it was a normal morning. "

"Today, I’ll clear a few quests and earn some money. Then, I’ll prepare for the Guild event …"

"Lin Xue walked toward the Dark Portal at the entrance of World of Warcraft while thinking. However, when she was unprepared, a thick stone pillar suddenly smashed in front of her! "

"BOOM!"

The thick stone pillar was like a small mountain crashing down. Xue Lin even felt the ground shake.

Xue Lin raised her head in panic and saw an eight to nine-meter-tall Ogre opening its bloody mouth and revealing its fangs.

Chapter 1123: jumping off Mount Olympus

"What’s the situation? Help me!"

I’m Xue Lin. I’m panicking.

This giant Ogre’s leg alone was thicker than Xue Lin’s own. Their combat power was on a completely different level.

"Xue Lin looked down at her clothes. She was still in the casual clothes she wore when she came out of the seaside mansion. She really missed the Javier armor in "Dark Souls", or even the exiles ‘big sword. She would feel much more at ease. "

"In the games Lin Xue had played, there were many ways to kill this giant Ogre, but now she was just an ordinary person without the strength to even truss a chicken. "

"In the seaside mansion, the players ‘perception, strength, speed, and other data were no different from ordinary people, so Lin Xue had no other choice but to turn around and run. "

"Even if I want to pass the fire on, you have to give me an elemental bottle first, right?"

"Xue Lin started running, but how could her short legs outrun the ogre? the giant creature caught up to her in one step and lifted her up in its palm. "

"Xue Lin was scared out of her wits. She tried her best to hit the ogre’s big hand, but hitting the ogre’s skin was like hitting marble. "

"Xue Lin had no doubt that even if she was given a knife, it would be difficult to leave a wound on the ogre’s skin. "

The ogre laughed sarcastically. He did not kill Xue Lin but simply threw her away.

"Ah!"

"Ah!" Xue Lin screamed as the wind whistled past her ears. She flew in a parabola and flew far away. "

Free-falling was not the greatest fear. Xue Lin watched as the world around her changed rapidly.

"What was originally an Island, beach, and seaside mansion, was now violently changing. The sea around the island was rapidly caving in, and what was originally an Island had now become a mountain. "

"Xue Lin looked down and saw the clouds and mist, reflecting the red Sky. "

She looked back and saw that the place where she had fallen had become a tall mountain peak that reached into the clouds.

"The intense feeling of weightlessness made Xue Lin feel blood rushing to her head. She wanted to scream, but she couldn’t make a sound when she opened her mouth. Just as she was struggling helplessly like a drowning person, she suddenly found that someone was falling beside her. "

"Unlike Xue Lin, this bald muscular man was falling head first. He didn’t look panicked at all. Instead, he was calm as if he was going to die. "

"At this moment, Xue Lin found that her figure was gradually fading away. Her vision gradually zoomed in on the bald muscular man, and even the tattoos on his body and the scars on his face could be seen clearly. "

"Kratos fell from the highest mountain in Greece, " a female voice said."The ten years of suffering and nightmares are finally coming to an end."

"Death will be his last escape from all this."

"Although the speed of the fall was getting faster and faster, Xue Lin did not feel afraid anymore. Instead, she felt an inexplicable calmness, as if her mental state had also been infected by this strong man. "

"Brother, even if you bought Croatia last night, you don’t have to jump from such a high place. You can just jump from your own rooftop …"

"Before Xue Lin could finish her sentence, the muscular man had already fallen into the sea at the foot of the mountain, and his vision instantly turned black. "

"A line of words appeared in his field of vision, "three weeks ago, the Aegean Sea."

"The voice-over continued, "however, he was not like this in the past."

"Kratos used to be a warrior who assisted the gods …"

"A sudden clap of thunder exploded in the air and Xue Lin’s vision returned. She realized that she still did not have a physical body, but the muscular man with red tattoos was in front of her. "

"He held two chain blades that were burning with flames, and his bulging muscles were almost completely bulging out."A bunch of bastards, watch me send you all back to the abyss of the netherworld!"

"Yes, it was a manly voice, full of vigor. "

"At this moment, Kratos was standing on a dilapidated ship, and on the other side of the ship, monsters with Long Knives were emerging continuously. They let out a low growl that made one’s teeth ache. They were obviously a group of unconscious wandering souls that wanted to choose people to eat. "

"Lin Xue let out a long breath, "I was scared to death, it’s a new game!" Seriously, why couldn’t Chen Mo use a gentler method for the new game? why did he have to be so scary … I thought my mansion by the sea exploded …"

"Obviously, the horrifying scene at the beginning was not an "Ogre invasion" game, but the opening of a new game. "

"However, since Chen Mo didn’t spread any news about it, and the players who were addicted to World of Warcraft weren’t prepared for a new game, most of the players, including Lin Xue, were pleasantly surprised when the giant Ogre appeared. "

Or perhaps … Shock.

"Countless monsters began to charge at Kratos, and he waved the chain blade in his hand to meet them. "

"With a low growl, Kratos ‘chain blades danced and harvested the monsters’ lives mercilessly. One by one, the monsters were cut, torn apart, smashed, and thrown into the sea. Red souls burst out from the monsters and gathered in Kratos ‘body. "

Lin Xue couldn’t help but think of the Spartan warriors.

"Lin Xue didn’t control Kratos, but she could clearly feel his every movement. "

"This feeling was as if Kratos was Lin Xue’s marionette, but the current situation was not that the person was controlling the marionette, but that the marionette was moving on its own and controlling the person. "

"This mode is so strange, the next generation VR’s over-shoulder view? Oh, it’s a good thing there’s first-person mode. "

"Lin Xue tried to switch to the first-person perspective. This time, she was basically possessing Kratos ‘body and watching him kill all his enemies. "

"The sense of immersion in the first-person perspective was indeed stronger. Lin Xue could even feel the irritation and anger in Kratos ‘heart. Now he was like a never-ending killing machine, cold and efficient. "

"However, Lin Xue, who had switched to the first-person perspective, felt uncomfortable because she could see Kratos ‘body and the monsters around him from the over-shoulder perspective. After switching to the first-person perspective, Xue Lin had become the bald man himself. It was a little uncomfortable to not be able to see his back. "

"The new perspective mode of the matrix gaming cabin? Hmm……It doesn’t seem too bad. " Lin Xue switched back to the over-shoulder view and tried to get used to this ‘marionette’ mode. "

"Kratos was still killing in all directions, using all kinds of combat methods. "

"Light swing, heavy smash, knock-up, pull with chain blades, grab and tear with hand, land a killing blow … "

"Kratos was abusing monsters in fancy ways, and the feeling of these movements was constantly strengthening in Lin Xue’s mind. "

"This is … An operation lesson?" Lin Xue began to focus on experiencing Kratos’s fighting style and the pleasure of cutting grass. "

Chapter 1124: It was actually QTE?

"Although Chen Mo had created many hack-and-slash games, there were very few that were actually hack-and-slash games. Most of the time, the players were cut by monsters as if they were grass."

"However, God of War was really a hack-and-slash game."

"At this moment, Xue Lin was experiencing the opening of God of War 1. From God of War 1 to God of War 3, the players had the same style of playing, and the overall feeling was still the main one. In any case, whether it was a God, ghost, or demon, kui would kill them all without a second word."

"After the initial tutorial was completed, Xue Lin gained control of Kratos and began to fight in the way she wanted."

"Before this, Lin Xue had repeatedly familiarized herself with Kratos ‘fighting style, mainly the attack moves derived from the two chain blades, such as horizontal swing, vertical slash, flick, midair attack, heavy smash, and so on. While Lin Xue was experiencing the battle, the consciousness implantation technique was constantly strengthening the feeling of this battle in her mind. Now that she had started, she only needed to replicate the previous fighting style."

"Of course, the players could do whatever they wanted, such as fixing their feet with chain blades. However, in order to clean up the vast number of monsters, Kratos’s standard fighting style was obviously the most efficient choice."

"Therefore, Lin Xue quickly got used to this kind of brutal fighting style. She waved her chain blade and mercilessly reaped the lives of these monsters."

"Xue Lin felt that her entire body was filled with power. Her speed, reaction, jumping ability, and so on had all been greatly improved. She could even do two jumps in the air and stay in the air for a short time. She was literally a Superman."

"Oh my God … If I remember correctly, this is the first time Chen Zhao has been so generous … Hmm, Iron Man doesn’t count."

It was no wonder Lin Xue was so excited. Chen Mo was rarely this generous …

The players who had gotten used to’ salent’s conspiracy ‘had long lost all confidence in his integrity and mercy.

"In fact, with the technical level of the matrix gaming pod, it was completely possible to turn an ordinary person into a superhuman in the game world, or even a God. This was because the matrix game cabin could not only change physical attributes, but also the flow of time."

"When sleep mode was released, many professionals had discussed it. This mode could even change the flow of time between players."

"The difference in time flow between players and NPCs was easy to make. All he had to do was to slow down the flow of time around him, just like bullet time that existed in many games. When an NPC’s bullet was shot at a player, he would activate bullet time and slow down the entire game. The player’s reaction speed would remain the same, allowing the player to easily dodge the bullet."

It was just like the matrix in Chen Mo’s previous life.

"However, the difference in the flow of time between players couldn’t be made in the past, because the time in the game was also the time in real life. In a PK between two players, whoever reacted slower by 0.1 seconds might lose immediately."

"However, with the sleep mode, the system could control the time flow of different players. For example, the entire game world, including the time flow of other players, would become the standard Time flow. Only one player’s time flow would become the time flow of the sleep mode, which was 12. This meant that the system had specifically activated bullet time for the player."

"Of course, Chen Mo only said that the current gaming pods supported this model, but he didn’t actually do it. After all, it was extremely unfair to the players, as it was like some sort of "official gear."

"This example was to say that with the current mechanism of the matrix game cabin, ordinary people could completely become gods in the game. They could even use magic with their words and destroy stars with their hands."

"Of course, Chen Mo had to design the game for the players as a designer before they could experience it."

"However, Chen Mo had always been very cautious when it came to making games. The next few VR games he released were mostly experienced by normal people."

"In GTA, the blood curse, Iron Man, and World of Warcraft, the main characters were at most humans who had some special abilities, and there were no particularly abnormal existences. Iron Man was probably the most awesome game, but Iron Man was only awesome because of the combat suit. Without the combat suit, one would still be an ordinary person."

It was a great idea to use such a powerful physical system and next-gen VR technology to make the players suffer.

"However, Lin Xue and the other players had finally found a game that could make them gods. This was also the first time Chen Mo had generously allowed the players to experience the joy of being omnipotent in a game."

"After clearing the small monsters on the deck, Lin Xue was just about to catch her breath when she saw a huge head suddenly penetrate the deck of the ship. Kratos was also directly shaken and flew out, falling to the side."

"This is the boss I’m going to kill??"

"Even though Lin Xue had seen many large bosses, it was clear that in God of War, there was no limit to the size of the monsters."

"This huge head was one of the heads of the nine-headed snake Hydra. Its body was covered with layers of scales, and it had gills and fins. It suddenly opened its mouth and bit down at Kratos!"

"The moment the snake bit down, the flow of time around Xue Lin slowed down, triggering bullet time. Xue Lin could have used this time to roll away from the boss’s attack, but the monster’s bloody mouth and dagger-like sharp teeth made her panic and she couldn’t Dodge it."

Bullet time quickly passed.

"The Hydra roared and pushed Kratos into the sky. Then, it opened its bloody mouth and swallowed him!"

"I’m done for. I’m dead. "

"Xue Lin was ready to start over, but she realized that the game was not over yet."

"After being swallowed by the Hydra, Kratos wasn’t crushed or swallowed. Instead, he held the upper jaw of the Hydra with both hands and withstood the attack!"

"Lin Xue felt her hands, feet, and even her whole body being squeezed by a powerful force. As one of the legendary sea monsters, the nine-headed snake Hydra had no problem biting a hole in a hard ship. It could be seen how amazing its bite force was. However, at this time, it could not do anything to a small human."

"Not only that, but Xue Lin also felt that she was getting stronger and stronger. She gritted her teeth, opened the Hydra’s mouth, and jumped out!"

"When Kratos was in the air, he triggered bullet time again."

"Lin Xue clearly saw the trajectory of the movement. A shadow of Kratos stabbed the chain blade into the Hydra’s right eye and then swung it 360 degrees, hitting the Hydra’s left eye from the right."

"This time, the bullet took about two to three seconds. Lin Xue almost subconsciously followed the trajectory of the action."

"This … Could it be … QTE??"

Chapter 1125: awesome!

"The chain blade pierced through the right eye of the giant snake. With a wave of Xue Lin’s hand, the chain blade drew a flaming arc in the air and then smashed into the bottom of the giant snake’s left eye. "

"Xue Lin clearly saw that her actual movements were severely off-target from The Phantom. According to the standard movement, the chain blade should have hit the giant snake’s left eye, but Xue Lin missed. "

"However, this did not affect the snake too much. The snake’s movement was completed, and the huge head was smashed onto the deck, temporarily losing consciousness. However, the Hydra didn’t lose much HP, so it didn’t become blind. "

"This heavy blow caused the giant snake’s HP to drop by about one-third, and it also inflicted a long stun effect. "

Lin Xue was attacking the unconscious snake head while recalling the scene of the handsome heavy blow. It was obviously not a known move.

"Could this be … QTE?!"

Lin Xue recalled the previous scene. Wasn’t this a play that had appeared a long time ago? QTE?

"The so-called QTE was a more primitive combat mode. Its full name was "quick response event", which was a system that tested the player’s immediate reaction. During the game, the player had to quickly react to the buttons on the screen and press the corresponding button. The character would then use a gorgeous finishing move. "

"For example, in boss battles in many traditional games, when the boss was in a certain state, the screen would show a very short bullet time and some special buttons. At this time, as long as the player pressed the corresponding button accurately, the game character would use a special set of moves to beat the boss. If the player pressed the wrong button or pressed the wrong button, they would miss the special attack opportunity and even be beaten up by the boss. "

"QTE was once a widely used combat mode in PC action games in the parallel world. Its greatest advantage was that it could be used to display some specially made combat moves, making the battle more intense and exciting, giving it a strong visual impact. "

"What Lin Xue had just encountered could be considered a variant of QTE. It was the same bullet time, and the same action guidance appeared in the field of vision. The difference was that the player no longer pressed the keys, but followed the trajectory of the action to execute the desired action. "

"If it was the usual way of playing, the players wouldn’t have thought of swinging the chain blade at a 360-degree angle to knock the snake out while it was in the air. But with this new QTE method, the players just had to follow the trajectory of The Phantom and perform the same action, and they would be able to look cool. "

Lin Xue realized that the game was really friendly to the players.

"The snake had several ways of attacking. It could open its mouth to bite, it could swing its head, and it could smash the ground. Kratos had more ways to deal with it. He could Dodge quickly, raise the chain blades in his hands to block, and even if he was bitten by the snake, he could deal explosive damage with QTE. "

"It could be said that as long as players didn’t do nothing after being swallowed, there were 10000 ways to kill this Hydra. "

"Not only that, Lin Xue could also see Kratos ‘heroic fighting posture from the over-shoulder view. When he fired QTE, his muscles swelled up and he turned in the air beautifully. "

"So cool, it’s really a pure man’s game. Too bad I’m not a pure man …"

Xue Lin felt extremely satisfied after killing the Hydra. She had not experienced such a satisfying battle in a long time.

"The smooth operation, the gorgeous special movements, the perfect sense of beating, and the background music mixed with the sound of war drums and horns made the combat experience of this game unparalleled. "

"As they continued forward, more big scenes awaited Lin Xue. "

"Kratos climbed up the mast of the ship, which was full of enemies. The other heads of the Hydra were still attacking the crew. The huge snake heads were even taller than the mast, and the huge ship was firmly entangled by the Hydra, unable to move. "

Kratos kept moving forward and finally came to the biggest head of the nine-headed snake.

"The boss battle this time was similar to the previous one, but the difference was that this time, there were three heads, one big and two small. The big snake head would constantly resurrect two small snake heads, so every time they killed one, they had to use the anchor above to nail it to the deck. "

"After killing the two small snake heads, Kratos climbed to the highest point of the mast and faced the huge Hydra. "

"Xue Lin felt that she was so small. Compared to the huge Hydra, Kratos’s height was not even one of its teeth. "

"Fortunately, Kratos had already obtained Poseidon’s Rage. After a fierce battle, the Hydra’s huge head fell heavily in front of Kratos, and he entered bullet time again. This was the special QTE of this boss battle. "

"Kratos threw out the two chain blades and deeply pierced them into the left face of the Hydra. Then, he began to pull back with all his might and slammed them into the mast beside him! "

"The Hydra kept struggling and tried to use force in the opposite direction, but Kratos’s strength completely crushed it. The huge snake head still hit the mast. As blood gushed out of the Hydra’s left face, the hard mast also let out a deafening explosion. A wooden spike stuck out from the mast, showing signs of damage. "

"The second QTE hit the mast from another direction. After these two hits, the mast was completely deformed. Another hit would immediately break it! "

"The third Impact broke the mast. Unlike the previous QTE, Kratos jumped onto the Hydra’s head while it was unconscious and stabbed the chain blade into its left eye! "

"The bone-piercing pain made the Hydra struggle violently. Kratos was thrown down directly, but the moment he fell, he threw out a chain blade and hooked the Hydra’s chin. Then, he pressed his feet against the lower edge of the mast and began to pull the huge snake head down with all his might! "

"BOOM!"

The sharp mast pierced through the snake’s jaw and came out from its left eye. The huge Hydra was pierced through by the broken mast!

"The nine-headed snake’s dirty blood gushed out like a fountain. It was still struggling on the brink of death, and its throat made an ear-piercing shriek, but it was meaningless. Soon, it died in such a humiliating way. "

"The moment the largest snake head died, the other two small snake heads that were nailed to the deck also exploded and died. "

"The camera zoomed out and showed a very handsome scene. Kratos stood on the deck, and in front of him was a nailed nine-headed snake. Its open mouth could even swallow a small ship. "

"Help! Help me!"

A faint cry for help came from the nine-headed snake’s throat.

Chapter 1126: broken chapter again

"Kratos crawled into the nine-headed snake’s throat and found the captain who had been swallowed. However, he only snatched the key from the captain’s neck and kicked the captain into the Hydra’s stomach. "

Kratos charged into the cabin and saw the slaughtered ordinary people. He recalled the past that he had always wanted to forget …

"He drifted on the ocean, sailing from one Harbor to another, serving the Olympian gods. All his hopes were in the forgiveness of the gods. "

"However, no matter how much he drank and how many women he slept with, he could not get rid of the terrible nightmare that had been tormenting him … "

"Athena!"

"It’s been ten years, Athena! I’ve already served God for ten years! When will you be willing to remove my nightmare?"

Kratos questioned the statue of Athena angrily.

"We need you to complete the last task, Kratos. Your biggest challenge is waiting for you in Athens. My brother, God of War Ares, is attacking Athens. As we were talking, Athens was on the verge of destruction …"

"With Athena’s divine power, Kratos saw what was happening in Athens in the distance. The flames of war had spread throughout the entire city. The sounds of weapons clashing and screams were everywhere. Buildings collapsed in the fire, and everything was destroyed in the flames of war. "

"Zeus forbade the gods from fighting each other. That’s why I chose you. Only a mortal has the chance to defeat Ares."

"Complete this final mission, and all your past crimes will be forgiven!"

"Have faith, Kratos. The gods will never forget the mortals who helped them …"

"The camera zoomed out, and the city of Athens appeared in front of the huge ship. Kratos once again set foot on his journey. "

"Then, the illusion around her gradually disappeared. Xue Lin found herself back in the seaside mansion in the Oasis. "

"No more?"

"Lin Xue was completely dumbfounded. At first, she panicked when she was caught by the huge Ogre and thrown into a new game. However, after killing the huge Hydra, she became arrogant because Kratos was obviously a game character who would kill anyone who stood in his way. He was completely different from the previous roles of a fireless ashes or a despicable foreigner who made the players suffer madly. "

"In particular, the cool combination of free combat and QTE made the boss battle in this game even more visually impactful. The scene of the Hydra being pierced by the ship’s mast was still deeply engraved in Lin Xue’s mind, and Kratos ‘back view could not be erased for a long time. "

"Besides, the short game also showed a lot of suspense, such as what Kratos ‘past was, why he fought for the Olympian gods for ten years, what was the nightmare that troubled him, why he was so cold and ruthless that he was not even willing to save people in passing … "

"With this suspense and the distant view of being liberated, Kratos drove to the burning Athens, waiting to fight to the death with the powerful God of War, Ares … "

However … There was nothing else after that?

"Even though Chen Mo had experienced many pauses before, this one was still hard to accept. In the past, Chen Mo had told everyone that the game was still in the trial version and could be interrupted at any time, but this time, he had thrown the players into the game without any mental preparation … "

"Xue Lin cursed. She looked at the friends on her Thunderbolt entertainment pass. Many of them were in the game, but not in World of Warcraft. They were in the God of War trial. "

"So, the new game is called God of War? Hmm, it’s quite appropriate. However, Ares is the God of War, right?"

"Lin Xue noticed that some of her friends were not in God of War’s trial version, but in God of War. This meant that the game could be bought. "

"F * ck, buy, buy, buy. Are you still human if you don’t buy?"

"Although World of Warcraft was good, players couldn’t solo bosses and farm for equipment in World of Warcraft. The two door Gods in the molten core alone could kill 40 players for one to two weeks. If Kratos were in charge of this, it would only take a few QTE’s to kill them. "

"Well, as long as they had QTE, they could kill any kind of God. "

"Xue Lin soon found the entrance to God of War outside the seaside mansion. It was a war altar, and the blade of chaos was inserted on the altar. As long as the chain of the blade of chaos was wrapped around one’s hand, one could transform into Kratos and enter the world of God of War. "

"Eh? It was actually bought in sections? And it’s divided into four parts?"

"Xue Lin came to the altar and the details of God of War appeared on it. It was divided into God of War 1 and God of War 4. Each part was purchased separately and the cost of each game was 980 Yuan, the standard price of VR games. Moreover, there was a discount for the four parts, which cost 2980 Yuan. "

"Lin Xue, "this is f * cking forcing me to buy it together …"

It had to be said that the power of the discount was very shocking. It was basically equivalent to buy three get one free.

"However, on second thought, the collection of the "mysterious seas" series was basically at the same price, and even more expensive, so he didn’t hesitate to buy it … "

"I bought it, I bought it!" Xue Lin made an impulsive purchase at the speed of light. "

……

"On the forums, Chen Mo ‘s’ surprise ‘quickly became a hot topic. "

"Everyone’s reaction was basically the same as Lin Xue ‘s. At first, they all entered sleep mode in a daze and prepared to clear the stage. However, they were all thrown down by the ogres that suddenly jumped out. Then, the ogres possessed Kratos’ body and experienced the pleasure of cutting grass. "

And then there was a very familiar broken chapter.

"Chen Mo didn’t force you to buy it, nor did he even advertise it. He just put the war altar and the blade of chaos in oasis, and you could decide if you wanted to buy it or not … "

"The players ‘discussions were mainly focused on two points, the’ grass-cutting game ‘and the’ new QTE game ‘. "

"This time … Why do I have a feeling that this game is a real mowing game?"

"Chen Mo didn’t announce that it’s a hack-and-slash game, so it’s probably a real hack-and-slash game …"

"Seriously, this seems to be the only hack-and-slash game that Chen Mo has made after killing the original?"

"I don’t think we should be too optimistic. Before all four parts are finished, we shouldn’t make such a conclusion. Think about heavenly state ‘s’ monster abuse ‘…"

"But I think this game is really cool! Moreover, this new QTE game had even more variety of combat styles. The scene of the Hydra being nailed to the mast was really cool! And I have a feeling that this isn’t the only one. In the future, bosses will definitely be dealt with in a special way. Just thinking about it makes me feel so cool!"

"Alright, alright. Anyway, I’ve already bought it as a form of respect! Do you have any friends who can eat dirt with you next month? Let’s add each other’s contact information?"

Chapter 1127: Let’s buy a collection

The players who had only bought God of War 1 regretted it soon.

"Whether it was the plot or the gameplay, the four parts of God of War were getting more and more interesting and exciting. "

"Moreover, the first three God of War games had a strong continuation relationship. It was a continuous story in itself, but due to the length of the game, it was forcibly divided into three parts. "

"As long as one went deeper into the game, they would realize that what attracted players was not only the consistent plot, but also the rich and colorful boss battles. "

"In terms of the plot, God of War 1 gradually revealed Kratos’s background. He was a powerful commander who led the Spartan army, but he failed in the battle with the Barbarian Army. Kratos begged Ares for help and offered his soul to the God of War. "

"Ares, the God of War, tied the blade of chaos to Kratos ‘body, and the chains roasted Kratos’ body. This was the price that the user had to pay and a permanent reminder, which gave Kratos unparalleled power. "

"The anger of Ares, the God of War, burned in Kratos ‘body. After becoming the servant of Ares, Kratos’ humanity was buried and he became a beast that only knew how to kill. Kratos began his endless conquest. However, in a temple, he was blinded by slaughter and killed his wife and daughter. He had always thought that his wife and daughter were in Sparta. "

"In order to make Kratos let go of everything and become a merciless killing machine, Ares set him up to kill his wife and daughter. Therefore, under Athena’s guidance, Kratos began to search for the power of Pandora’s Box and constantly received help from the gods. He had crawled back from the underworld and finally defeated Ares. "

"Kratos hoped that the gods could help him reforge his soul and forget those painful memories, but Athena lied to him. The gods were not willing to erase his nightmares at all, but only pardoned his sins. Kratos jumped down from the top of Mount Olympus in despair, but he didn’t die. After Ares, the God of War, died, the position of the God of War was empty, and the gods needed a new God of War. "

"In the end, Kratos set foot on Mount Olympus and finally sat on the God of War’s throne. "

"However, the gods ‘use and deception of Kratos had planted the seeds of hatred in his heart. He was rejected by the gods in Olympus, and his Spartan army launched Wars one after another. In a war, Kratos came to the battlefield, but he was schemed by the gods and all his divine power was taken away. "

"Kratos, who was killed by Zeus with the sword of Olympus, crawled out of the underworld with hatred, but his divine power had been taken away by the sword of Olympus. Gaia told Kratos that only by finding the Three Sisters of Fate and returning to Zeus to betray Kratos could she regain her divine power and change everything. "

"Therefore, Kratos and the Titan defeated by Zeus formed a temporary Alliance and gained power from the great Titan Cronos. At the end of God of War 2, Kratos killed the Three Sisters of Fate and successfully returned to the time when Zeus plotted against him. However, when he was about to kill Zeus, Athena blocked the sword for Zeus. "

"Athena told him the truth before she died. Kratos was the son of Zeus. Zeus was afraid that Kratos would follow his footsteps and kill his father, so he plotted to kill Kratos. However, Athena’s death didn’t make Kratos give up his revenge. He decided to attack Mount Olympus with the help of the Titans and end the rule of the gods. "

"At the end of God of War 2 and the beginning of God of War 3, all the gods gathered in Olympus to get rid of Kratos. Titan Gaia climbed up Mount Olympus, and Kratos shouted while holding the sword of Olympus High, "Zeus! Your son is back! I will bring the destruction of Olympus!"

……

"From God of War 1 to God of War 3, the whole story kept developing into an epic story with more and more magnificent waves. In God of War 1, Kratos had just become the God of War and completed the great undertaking of killing a God as a mortal. "

"The more he developed, the more powerful his enemies would be. From ordinary sea monsters to powerful Titans, and then to the famous Olympian gods, every boss battle had its own characteristics, and the battle would make full use of the surrounding environment. For example, in the battle with Ares, Kratos removed a bridge from the side of the battlefield and used it as his weapon. His rich QTE and battle design made every boss battle so exciting. "

"The places where he fought were all over the human world, the netherworld, and the top of the gods. These scenes were vast and Grand, and some of the puzzle elements were done just right, not too cumbersome, but not too simple. Apart from solving the mysteries of the stage, he also had to make good use of the surrounding environment to fight the enemy. "

"In addition to the blade of chaos, Kratos also began to get various godly items, such as the sun shield, the head of Medusa, the Bow of Apollo, the wings of Icarus, and the claw of Hades … "

"God of War 1 to God of War 3 were based on Greece mythology. They told the story of an adventure where mortals became gods and started killing gods. In God of War 3, the deicidal war came to an end. It was the real Twilight of the Gods. Kratos would face the high and mighty gods and pull them down from the throne one by one. "

"For the players, such a wonderful plot design was mainly reflected in their wallets. "

You won’t buy God of War 1 after the fierce battle with the Hydra?

"After buying God of War 1, you don’t want to buy God of War 2? "

"You were ambushed in God of War 2, and God of War 3 is going to take revenge on the gods in Olympus. Are you not going to buy it? "

"Hmm … Since you’ve already bought God of War 123, the price is basically the same as an album. Are you sure you don’t want to buy an album? "

"Many players counted on their fingers, and it seemed like … Chen Mo was still the best … "

"However, the players who bought the God of War series soon realized that the money they spent was well worth it. "

This is so fun!

When did serente become so generous? he really created a hack-and-slash game to let the players enjoy themselves.

"Many players were playing God of War fearlessly, afraid that it would be the same as monster abuse. They were fine at the beginning, but they would be tortured by the horned dragon. However, this didn’t exist in God of War. At least in God of War 3, players could easily cut grass at low difficulty. "

"Moreover, this game’s boss battle could be said to be wild and imaginative, especially in the state of an over-shoulder view. The camera would constantly switch between long and short shots, showing the whole scene vividly. "

Chapter 1128: kui is dead?

"At this moment, in Lin Xue’s livestream room, the players were watching the battle between Kratos and Cronos."

"Cronos was Zeus ‘father and the second king of the gods. Strictly speaking, he was Kratos’ grandfather. He was a huge Titan. In the opening of God of War 3, Gaia and Kratos went to Mount Olympus together. As a result, Gaia fell, and Cronos took his anger out on Kratos. Therefore, when Kratos came to the abyss of hell again to get the stone navel, he was unsurprisingly faced with a boss battle with the Titan."

"In the previous plot, the audience had seen Kratos kill many gods, including Poseidon, the sea Emperor at the beginning. In this boss battle, Kratos had to climb up Gaia’s body and change positions to cooperate with the Titan. He had to kill Poseidon’s seahorse and his God in order to find Poseidon’s original body and kill him successfully."

The battle with Poseidon was the highlight of God of War 3. The intensity and complexity of this boss battle far exceeded the previous two parts. The scene was so Grand and the movements were so domineering that it was the best opening for the Twilight of the Gods.

"However, this wasn’t the most powerful boss battle. God of War had been constantly arranging stronger enemies for Kratos, and it had finally reached its peak in Cronus’s battle."

"The battle with Cronos came without any warning. The ground under Kratos ‘feet suddenly trembled, and he realized that he was standing on Gaia’s hand. Cronos lifted Gaia’s hand and Kratos ‘hand in front of him and asked angrily, "The murderer of Gaia dares to enter my grave?"

"With infinite anger, the Titan grabbed Kratos with his left hand and pinched him with his index finger and thumb!"

"This time, the size difference between the two sides of the battle had reached the extreme. Kratos ‘size was even smaller than Cronos’ fingernail, like a battle between a man and an ant."

"However, Cronos didn’t pinch Kratos to death. Instead, Kratos used his hands to support Cronos ‘fingers."

"Kratos released a flash of light with the head of the sun god, then hooked Cronos ‘body with the blade of chaos and jumped onto his arm. The monsters that parasitized Cronos ‘body began to appear, and Kratos easily dealt with them. Then, he began to advance toward the abscesses on Cronos’ body."

"Cronos wanted to kill Kratos as if he was killing a mosquito, but Kratos dodged it deftly. Then, the blade of chaos attacked Cronos ‘broken nail and pulled out the entire nail!"

"Kratos climbed back and forth on Cronos ‘body like a lingering ghost, and Cronos dealt with him like he was dealing with a mosquito."Patting, brushing, and throwing, the pustules on his body kept producing skeleton monsters covered in pus and blood, but these monsters were all killed by Kratos as easily as cutting grass."

"Not only that, but Kratos was also constantly attacking the abscesses and wounds on Cronos ‘body. The abscesses burst open one after another, and even Cronos’ body began to have huge wounds."

"Cronos grabbed Kratos and swallowed him, but Kratos cut open his stomach with the sword of Olympus."

"The sword with blue light pierced through Cronos ‘stomach. He covered the wound with both hands in despair and begged Kratos for mercy, but Kratos ignored him. Instead, he broke the blue crystal on Cronos’ waist and stabbed it into his chin."

"In the end, Kratos came to the top of Cronos ‘head. Cronos was still cursing crazily, but Kratos raised the sword of Olympus and stabbed it into Cronos’ head."

"In a painful wail, the huge Titan fell in despair. His body filled the entire Valley and turned into a mountain range that stretched for thousands of miles."

"The audience in the live broadcast room was shocked by the battle, and all kinds of 6666 filled the screen."

"Oh my God, I realized that my imagination is really lacking. There’s actually such a fighting style??"

"It’s really awesome. In the past, all the games had to do was fight a Dragon or a large sea monster, and they were basically just fixing their feet. There was nothing to watch. But this game is so cool!"

"How awesome! Kratos is flying around the Titan’s body like a fly! That last strike was so cool!"

"It’s true. Did you guys realize that every boss battle in God of War seems to be carefully planned? It wasn’t about the boss’s skills, but its actions. When Kratos fought Poseidon, he first killed his horse, then dug out his breastplate, and then pulled out the real Poseidon and gave him a beating. When I was playing Hades, I tore off the rotten flesh on his body piece by piece, then grabbed his claws, and then pulled out his soul to absorb it directly … Although it was a set QTE, the visual effect was really too explosive, it was just so cool!"

"Indeed, every battle in this game challenges my imagination. In fact, if you think about it carefully, as the God of War, Kratos not only has brute force but also high combat intelligence. He knows how to take advantage of the enemy’s weaknesses and even use the surrounding environmental factors to help himself win."

"I think so too. In fact, these gods ‘strength should be suitable for Kratos to get close to, but Kratos always used the most correct way of fighting, so all these gods were killed …"

"I have a bad feeling about this. Kratos won’t keep killing, will he? He’s almost finished killing all the Greece gods. He’s only missing Zeus and Athena, who’s in her soul state …"

"I feel like this plot … Won’t last until God of War 4 …"

"Lin Xue’s plot progressed very quickly. Under such an intense battle, very few players could resist the urge to continue. The story of God of War 3 had come to an end. Kratos and Zeus began to fight to the death with the sword of Olympus. Zeus used the last of his divine power to grab Kratos. The life of the God of War was exhausted in an instant, and even the HP bar on the upper left corner of his vision was completely shattered!"

"In the darkness, Kratos ran along the bloodstains. He saw his dead wife and daughter and heard Pandora’s call. With his life of hope, he lit up the path in the darkness and finally broke free from Zeus’s restraint."

"Kratos punched Zeus ‘face again and again. Lin Xue kept swinging her fists according to the system prompts. Her vision was full of blood. After a long time, she finally stopped. She watched as Zeus’s godly power shot into the sky like a Blue pillar of light. The earth cracked, the sky wailed, and the temple of Olympus no longer existed. Only ruins were left."

"Kratos was not bewitched by Athena. He raised the sword of Olympus and stabbed it into his chest, scattering the hope of Pandora’s Box to the world."

"He’s … Dead?"

"Lin Xue was a little dumbfounded. She thought Kratos would kill Athena with his sword, but he didn ‘t. Kratos finally completed his revenge. He put down his hatred and no longer wanted to be a chess piece for the gods. He chose his own fate."

"However, Kratos was dead, so how could God of War 4 be available?"

"Xue Lin suddenly felt something was wrong."I … I wasn’t tricked by Chen Zhao, right?"

Chapter 1129: kui has a son?

"Kratos fell to the ground, and everyone could clearly see the hideous wound on his abdomen. The sword of Olympus had pierced through his abdomen, and blood stained the ground. "

"However, in the last scene, Kratos disappeared, and the largest pool of blood spread to the edge of the cliff. The last shot was on the sea with lightning, Thunder, and hurricanes in the distance, like the doomsday scene of the Twilight of the Gods. "

"Lin Xue let out a long breath, "so there are more behind. It seems like Kratos is still alive. But … I want to know who he is going to kill in God of War 4." He’s already killed all the Greece gods …"

"From God of War 1 to God of War 3, Xue Lin was very happy. The ever-expanding battle scenes, the ever-more exciting boss battles, and the plot that was filled with revenge and God-killing had given God of War a unique label, allowing the players to have a good time. "

"Ah, alright. It’s time to continue exploring World of Warcraft. Our team is going to explore Blackwing’s nest today …"

"Can you win? What a joke, I definitely can’t beat him. Otherwise, how can it be called a wasteland reclamation …"

"Eh? Why are you still so persistent? you’ve been watching God of War for days, aren’t you tired … Fine, I’ll broadcast the beginning of God of War 4, and I’ll broadcast the rest another day. "

"Xue Lin wanted to save the content of God of War 4 for tomorrow, but the audience was insistent on watching it. She had no choice but to go to the altar of the God of War again and start the story of God of War 4. "

"After defeating Zeus, the players ’emotions had reached a peak. In the end, whether Kratos was dead or not was a big mystery. Strictly speaking, this could be considered a break in the chapter. Needless to say, it was definitely something that salent had deliberately created to increase the sales of the game … "

"But when Xue Lin said that she wanted to continue streaming God of War, some of the other viewers were unhappy. "

"You’re still broadcasting God of War?"

"It’s been broadcasting for a few days, let’s change it!"

"That’s right, I’m tired of aesthetics. I just kill this and that all day, I don’t understand what’s so good to see? It was shocking at the beginning, but don’t you feel tired of it?"

"Seriously, this is what a hack-and-slash game is like. Think about Chen Mo’s prototype, it’s one of those brainless games with no substance. Who wouldn’t remember it?"

"That’s right, serente has fallen. Think about ‘the end of the United States’ and ‘The Legend of Zelda’. Those are the wild imaginations of the people. Those are the classic works of art!"

"Before Lin Xue could say anything, the two groups of viewers had already started arguing with each other. "

"In fact, this was not the first time that such a view had appeared. There were many players who said that God of War had no substance, and most of them were cloud players. "

"In fact, if one didn’t experience God of War in person, it would be hard to understand how enjoyable it was just by watching the live streamer play. The first boss might be very exciting, but from God of War 1 to God of War 3, cloud players had watched so many boss battles that they were tired of this mode. It was nothing more than killing monsters in a variety of ways, and the actions were planned in advance. "

"Of course, there was a small group of people who wanted to show off their gaming taste by nitpicking … "

"Seeing that the bullet comments were about to start, the experienced little cheeky Lin Xue immediately said, "Alright, alright, don’t start a fight, or my moderators are going to get to work. I think you players who are trying to make a big news story by criticizing God of War clearly don’t understand Chen Mo. If you’re trying to make him look bad, wouldn’t you be slapped in the face when tgnn’s rating comes out?"

"After entering God of War 4, the screen was black for a long time. "

"When the melodious background music played, Xue Lin was stunned for a moment. "

"Obviously, God of War 4 gave people a completely different feeling from the previous three movies. From the emotions contained in the background music, one could feel a kind of restraint or desolation. "

"Soon, an image appeared in Xue Lin’s vision. On the left was a thick tree trunk with a Golden Palm print. On the right side of the picture, Kratos, who had a full beard, came to the tree with an axe in his hand, his eyes filled with grief. "

"Lin Xue was shocked, "Oh my God, kui, what happened?" Why are you so old?"

"Obviously, Kratos looked much older than he was at the end of God of War 3. Although his body was still burly and powerful, his thick beard, fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and his steady and determined eyes all indicated that he was no longer young. "

"There was a wound on his chest from being pierced by the sword of Olympus. Obviously, the story of God of War 4 happened after God of War 3. "

"Oh my God, what’s wrong with you, kui! Why are you so old? Where’s your blade of chaos? Where’s your sword of Olympus?"

The situation had changed so quickly that Xue Lin had not even realized it.

"The players who were expecting Kratos to continue killing gods were dumbfounded. They thought that Kratos would maintain his image in God of War 4, but they didn’t expect that even the character modeling would be changed! "

"Moreover, the story this time was obviously a long time apart from the previous three. Kratos was already in his middle age, which was at least more than ten years apart. "

"Kratos caressed the Golden handprint on the tree and leaned against it, falling into deep memories. "

"Then, he raised his axe and hacked at the tree. "

"When he was about to bend down to pick up the tree trunk, the bandage on Kratos ‘left hand loosened, which seemed to evoke his memories from a long time ago. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then began to wrap the bandage back. "

"At this moment, a naughty child ran over. Kratos turned around subconsciously to prevent the child from seeing his left hand. "

"Get on the boat, child."

"Kratos threw the tree trunk into the water and tied it to the stern. Then, he rowed along the river to another dock. "

"Lin Xue was completely dumbfounded,’what the hell is this? Kui had a child? Who did you have it with?"

Lin Xue wasn’t the only one who was dumbfounded. The viewers were dumbfounded as well.

What the hell was this? How did kui become so old? There’s a child?

Did this mean that he had fallen into the mortal world? This scene didn’t look like the divine realm or Olympus.

"Moreover, the biggest difference was kui’s personality. "

"The previous kui had always been furious and violent. He was the type who would kill your entire family if you didn’t agree with him. However, Kratos appeared to be very silent as if he was trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart. His previous insolence had turned into restraint. "

"Lin Xue, who only wanted to watch the beginning of the game, quickly forgot that she was going to explore World of Warcraft. This time, God of War didn’t use any big scenes or hormones to stimulate the players. Instead, it was a story that was told at a moderate pace. "

Chapter 1130: The annoying brat

Lin Xue paddled the boat while sharing her thoughts on the opening of God of War 4 with the audience.

"There’s a lot of foreshadowing at the beginning. I don’t know why the father and son ran so far away to cut down a tree. But I feel that this father-son relationship is very problematic. The Father calls the son ‘boy’, but the son says ‘yes sir’ to the Father. This doesn’t look like a normal father-son relationship, right?"

"Alright, it makes sense if you think about it. After all, kui’s father killed his grandfather, and kui killed his own father, grandmother, brothers, sisters, aunts, and other relatives. It seems that preventing his own son from calling him father is a very strong way of dealing with things …"

The most impressive thing about God of War 4 to Lin Xue was that it slowed down completely.

"From God of War 1 to God of War 3, the players were either slaying gods or on the way to slaying gods. The scenes they passed by were also cool mythical scenes, such as the underworld and the temple of Olympus."

"However, at the beginning of God of War 4, Kratos and his son were like a family of hunters living in seclusion in the snowfield. They chopped wood, rowed, chopped firewood, and burned their mothers …"

"Cough, cough. In short, she lived in a very comfortable and calm place, as if she was living in seclusion in a paradise, far away from all the fighting and killing."

"Speaking of which, Xue Lin didn’t even get to see what kui’s wife looked like because she had already passed away. She was wrapped up tightly and was cremated a few minutes later."

"But thinking about it carefully, this wasn’t the first time that Kratos had lost his family. The last time he lost his wife and daughter, their ashes were forever attached to his body, causing his skin to turn pale."

Another profound impression he had was the use of the camera.

"This time, the scene was from an over-shoulder perspective by default, and the entire process started with a full shot. This gave Xue Lin the illusion that she was playing the Nordic cold weapon version of "end of the United States."

"So I still have to help take care of kui’s child? Ha? excuse me?I, the mighty God of War, am actually going to teach this devilish brat how to hunt?"

Lin Xue was very dissatisfied with the beginning of the plot. What the hell was this?

"I came into this game hoping to have some fun. Please kill a bunch of small monsters for me to cut grass, or kill a big one to make me happy, okay?"

"But what am I doing now? Following a brat and watching him hunt? Moreover, this brat’s arrows had no accuracy at all. When he saw his prey, he would still be intimidating. Fortunately, kui ye had a good temper now. If it were the old kui ye, he might have already kicked it."

"In the end, even if kui was to speak a little louder, he would have to stop for a moment to suppress his anger. It could only be said that no matter how awesome a man was, he would still be tortured into a little sheep by his own naughty child …"

"Lin Xue watched helplessly as the brat casually shot an arrow and scared the deer away. In the end, kui snatched the bow from the brat’s hand and scolded him."

"Kui is so strict … But why doesn’t this brat seem to have inherited his father’s fighting talent at all? Your father is the God of War. Sigh, you’re really getting worse with every crab. " Xue Lin’s heart ached when she saw the brat being scolded by Kratos. However, she felt that the brat deserved it. How could he not be worthy of his father’s combat talent? he couldn’t even shoot an arrow well …"

"Soon, Lin Xue encountered her first battle. Undead soldiers came out of nowhere and pounced on her. Instead of returning the bow to his son, Kratos waved the Leviathan Axe and killed all the small monsters."

"It’s so uncomfortable, my hands are so short …"

"Lin Xue, who was used to using the blade of chaos, obviously had a lot of complaints about the Leviathan Axe, because this weapon was not very good for the blade of chaos."

"The blade of chaos was one of the best weapons in all the games Lin Xue had played. It had a fast attack speed, a wide attack range, and could also perform a series of Special Operations, such as hooking the anchor point on the wall as a rope. However, the attack range of the axe in her hand was too close. Lin Xue didn’t know if it was her imagination, but it seemed that the attack power of the axe was not very high. She couldn’t even kill a few monsters."

"The only advantage was that it could be thrown out and fly back on its own. But for Lin Xue, this still didn’t change the fact that she wasn’t used to this weapon."

"Looks like I’ll have to fight with this brat for a long time in this game. Sigh, so annoying. A good God of War still has to bring along a burden. "

"Forget it, this guy is my son after all. You can just stand by the side and shout 666. Watch how your father, a Wargod, carries you."

"Even though Lin Xue initially thought that this naughty kid, Atreus, was quite annoying, and was even worried that this burden would affect her from killing the God, as the plot progressed, Lin Xue slowly developed a better impression of this naughty kid, especially when they were killing the deer. The interaction between Kratos and her son was very touching."

"This made God of War more human than ever. Kratos was no longer the cold, heartless killing machine. It was obvious that he had deep feelings for his son, but he didn’t know how to express them."

"Just as the father and son were still mourning for the deer, a large hand suddenly reached out from the bottom of the cliff and grabbed the deer’s corpse!"

"Argh! My God, he’s finally appeared, my old enemy!"

Xue Lin had a deep impression of this guy. Wasn’t he the ogre who threw her off the cliff when God of War was released?

"Lin Xue had only just realized that the creature’s official name was "mountain troll". This monster had never appeared in God of War 1 to God of War 3."

"Kui passed the bow and arrow to his son. From the looks of it, he wanted the father and son to work together against the mountain troll."

"You devilish brat, watch carefully. Let’s see how your war god daddy deals with this big guy! Alright, just stand here and don’t move. I’ll go buy you some oranges. "

Lin Xue’s spirits were instantly lifted. The small monsters in front of them were nothing. This kind of big guy was kui’s cup of tea!

"The small fries that he had beaten up before weren’t even enough to fill the gaps between Kratos ‘teeth. Finally, someone who could fight had come."

"As they fought, Lin Xue felt that something was wrong. Why did it feel like the combat system had completely changed …"

"In fact, the VR version of God of War’s combat system didn’t change much. It was a next generation VR game, but the key was that the weapons were different. It used to be a chain blade, and now it was an axe. How could they be the same?"

"In the past, he could just wave his chain blade a few meters away from the monsters and it was a combo. Now, he had to use the axe to attack the monsters and slowly repair his feet. Furthermore, Kratos had no divine power now. His health bar was dropping very slowly as he attacked the monsters. Even Lin Xue felt uncomfortable watching this."

The mountain troll’s HP finally dropped to the bottom. Lin Xue once again entered bullet time and used her familiar QTE.

"Kui directly jumped onto the mountain troll’s back and punched its big bald head. Then he grabbed its broken horn and smashed its head to the ground, forcefully breaking its neck."

"Phew, luckily I can still QTE. Otherwise, I’d really be panicking." Xue Lin let out a long breath."

Chapter 1131: What exactly is this devilish brat for?

"The father and son’s hunt ended stiffly. After the mountain troll Fell, the son took out a small knife and attacked. He was so angry that he coughed. Clearly, this guy was like Kratos, not only was he hot-tempered and impulsive, but he would also beat himself up when he went crazy. "

This kind of player wasn’t suitable to be brought to the God-slaying Hall …

"On the way home, the father and son encountered even more monsters. This time, the combat system had added an ‘execution bar’ setting. As long as this bar was full, they could directly use QTE to kill the monsters. This made Lin Xue feel like a god of War again. "

"At the very least, the visual impact of tearing a monster in half with one’s bare hands was still very strong. "

"However, when the father and son returned home, something unexpected happened. A man with tattoos all over his body and a full beard began to knock on the door like a madman. He even provoked Kratos in every way possible. "

He even slapped Kratos across the face.

Lin Xue was shocked. Who was the last person who dared to beat up Kratos like this?

"The grass on his grave should be three Zhang tall now, right? "

"But just when Lin Xue thought that Kratos was going to give this little guy a good beating, he actually threw a punch and sent him flying! "

"In the VR mode, Lin Xue could clearly feel the force from his abdomen. Kratos ‘body was sent flying over the roof of the wooden house and then fell heavily to the ground. "

Lin Xue and kui were both dumbfounded. What was going on?

Kui was actually beaten up?

"The first boss battle came just like that. As soon as she saw this guy’s health bar, Lin Xue exclaimed, "This guy isn’t an ordinary person! It definitely isn ‘t!"

"The next battle could be said to be a fight between real gods. This battle made Lin Xue recall the feeling of God of War 3. Although it wasn’t very enjoyable, it was obvious that this battle was in the original style of God of War 3. "

"The free combat + specific QTE allowed the game’s combat system to maximize the impact of the battle. If it was light, the trees would fall and the mountains would collapse. If it was heavy, the ground would turn into a Canyon. The two of them used almost all the elements around them to fight, including the trees and rocks that were as large as Hills. They were all shattered into pieces in the battle. "

"However, what made Xue Lin very unhappy was that where was the fun of cutting grass? Why did he look like a black soul? "

"The first three parts of God of War had some more difficult bosses and were time-consuming. For example, when fighting Hades, Kratos had to peel off his rotten flesh and grab his claws before he could kill him. However, no matter how complicated the battle was, Kratos would always be full of energy and would never show any signs of fatigue. "

"However, in God of War 4, Kratos was obviously tired. "

"At the end of the battle, he even lay on the ground covered in blood. He panted for more than ten seconds before struggling to get up and staggering towards the cabin. "

"At this point, God of War 4 finally cut into the main topic. "

"So … What kui is going to do is to bring this devilish brat to the highest peak and scatter his F * cking ashes?" Xue Lin accurately summarized what she had to do in the next few dozen hours. "

"The bullet comments all expressed,[host, please pay attention to your character. If you say dirty words again, we’ll give you a warning on C site!] "

"The father and son on their journey reminded Xue Lin of "the end of the United States". The relationship between the two was indeed a bit similar to that of qiaoer and Allie. Even the feeling of quarrels at the beginning was quite similar. However, one was taking care of a daughter, and the other was taking care of a son. "

"After clearing ‘doomsday of the United States’, I’m considered to have a lot of experience in taking care of children, right? Don’t be afraid, little brat. I’ll show you what a real God of War is. You just have to cheer and play support for me. Let me show you what it means to carry the game!"

"Xue Lin suddenly felt that her son’s setting was not bad. After killing so many gods in the past, there was not even a spectator. After a series of cool operations, no one shouted " 666″". This feeling was really too lonely. "

"Xiangyu had once said, "a rich man who doesn’t return home is like a night walk in brocade clothes." What he meant was that if a rich man didn’t return home, it was like walking in the night in beautiful clothes. In other words, a person who didn’t show off was no different from a salted fish. "

"Obviously, Kratos was so awesome and had killed so many gods, but he was unknown now. It was indeed too tragic. At least, the players couldn’t accept it emotionally. "

"With this thought, the role of a son was revealed. When Kratos successfully killed a God with his godlike skills, his son would definitely shout " 666″" with a shocked face. At this time, the player of Kratos could calmly Pat his son’s head and say, "It’s a basic operation. Sit down and don’t make a fuss. If you hit 6 again, I won’t have a son like you. Back in the Olympian days, your old man …"

"Well, it made a lot more sense if he thought about it this way. "

"The more Lin Xue thought about it, the more beautiful she felt. Chen Mo was indeed a professional at acting cool, he had done so much research on acting cool, the games he created were naturally branded with this deep impression. "

This was equivalent to encouraging players to show off in all directions. It was so considerate!

"The more Xue Lin thought about it, the more beautiful she became. She almost laughed out loud. "

"With this in mind, although God of War 4 didn’t make him feel as good as before, the addition of a salted fish cheering behind him was an epic-level enhancement for Kratos. "

"Of course, what was more annoying was that this brat really made people worry. It was simply an ancestral scam. For example, when this guy went on a bridge and the bridge collapsed, something strange came to life. It was like a moving trap trigger. "

"Of course, a son also had some irreplaceable functions, such as reading. "

"Kui did not understand Northern European, so he had to rely on his son to translate for him whenever he saw runes or mechanisms. Kui was like an illiterate, so he could only keep asking, "Child, what is the meaning of this? Child, what does that mean?"

"Alright, at least this little brat has some F * cking use." Xue Lin had to admit this. "

……

"As the game progressed, the plot became more and more rich, and the battle scenes became more and more magnificent. "

"Sure enough, the goal set at the beginning of the game was not so easy to achieve. The father and son’s way up the mountain was blocked by the black Breath, and they had to go to the elven Kingdom of Alfheim to find a special light to penetrate it. Lin Xue watched as Kratos once again embarked on his journey to the Nine Worlds. "

"Well, it was a dangerous signal for the gods here. "

"Come to think of it, how did the Greece gods fall? It seemed that everything had started with Kratos ‘trip to Athens … "

"However, as the plot developed, the game became more and more interesting. Later on, Kratos began to encounter many large monsters and gained new combat abilities and execution actions. The shock of seeing God of War for the first time was slowly recovering in Lin Xue’s heart. "

But what shocked Xue Lin the most was that this brat seemed to be getting more and more useful.

Chapter 1132: The God of War and his aged father

"Phew, this pillar of light should be the light of the world, right? Once we enter, we will be able to restore the Rainbow Bridge’s magic power. "

Xue Lin let out a long breath.

"The battle in Alfheim began to become more difficult, and these battles were no longer "fun."

"Of course, it wasn’t too difficult. Xue Lin chose the lower difficulty. The current battle wasn’t satisfying enough, but it wasn’t a problem. "

"The problem was that the current difficulty level was no longer related to "mowing the grass." Some of the Dark Elves here could fly, some wore heavy armor, and some even self-destructed. If one wasn’t careful, they would be crushed to the ground by the monsters. "

"Obviously, when you started to mind the types of monsters in the game, this game could no longer be considered as cutting grass. "

"Fortunately, Atreus was getting more and more powerful. Lin Xue was surprised to find that this guy could not only use long-range attacks. She watched as her son took down a Dark Elf on the spot and never stood up again. Her son’s five crazy attacks in a second directly dropped the Dark Elf from full health to half health, causing the execution effect … "

"As for how he did it, Lin Xue wasn’t too sure either. All she saw was Atreus swinging his bow and striking the Dark Elf repeatedly, and the Dark Elf was lying on the ground, unable to even stand up … "

Xue Lin was shocked. Was this even scientific?

"Even if Kratos used the Leviathan Axe to kill monsters, he couldn’t hit them with every strike. Otherwise, wouldn’t that be cheating? In the end, this son used a bow as a melee weapon that was better than the Leviathan Axe. How could this be reasonable? "

Could it be that his son’s unremarkable bow was also some awesome divine artifact?

"Long range weapon Bow. Why does it seem like something is wrong?" Lin Xue was dumbfounded, "forget it, next time when I upgrade my weapon, I’ll upgrade my son’s bow more. Why does it feel like this guy is almost as amazing as me?"

"After an intense battle, the two of them finally arrived in front of the light of the world. According to the witch, the magic power of the Rainbow Bridge could only be restored by walking in. "

"The battles along the way had not been easy, and Lin Xue had to rely on her Spartan Rage to Survive. "

"Sigh, the title of this game is getting more and more undeserved. I’m so tired, and you still have the nerve to call yourself God of War …" Lin Xue complained. "

"After much consideration, Kratos handed the Leviathan Axe to his son. "

"Don’t use it unless you have no other choice. "

The brat who had gotten the Leviathan Axe ran to the side to play happily. Kratos endured the burning pain and stepped into the beam of light.

"Kratos heard the conversation between Atreus and his mother. He felt as if he had returned to his own home, or as if he had come to a boat, shuttling back and forth between many scenes. Finally, he seemed to see Atreus ‘mother, but a pair of hands suddenly appeared behind him and pulled him out! "

"No! Don ‘t!" Kratos shouted. He was about to fly into a rage at Atreus when he saw the mountain of corpses behind the devilish child. "

"One, two, three … "

The bodies of the Dark Elves were everywhere. Lin Xue did a rough count and estimated that there were hundreds of them …

"I f * cking …" Xue Lin felt that her three views had been attacked. "

"What did that mean? I’ve only been in there for less than five minutes, but a whole day has actually passed outside? "

"And what did these monster corpses mean? I used all my strength and only managed to kill a few dozen, but this brat killed several times more monsters than me? "

"Lin Xue was completely speechless,’F * ck, is this brat actually that bad * SS? It’s the same axe, but why is it so hard for me to play with it? If you had told me you were so awesome, I would have let you use my axe all the time. I would have been shouting 666 from the side …"

Lin Xue had a lot of opinions about this game. Where was the God of War?

Didn’t he say that his son was going to cheer him on?

Why did his son seem to be the true God of War?

"Look at what Kratos is doing, huh? "

"When he was climbing walls, he was his son’s Mount. He was carrying a crystal as a water delivery man. The most infuriating thing was that he couldn’t even read and had to rely on his son to translate. "

"In the end, he couldn’t even beat his son? "

"Looking at kui’s embarrassing health bar, it was too F * cking short. If he was really surrounded, he would die if he wasn’t careful. Then, looking at his son … He didn’t have a health bar at all! "

Are you afraid that you don’t have a health bar? Are you not afraid of being caught by the ogres and thrown to the ground without any damage?

"Kui was often beaten up and rolling on the ground, but his son was either a long-range or close-combat attacker? "

Are you the war god or am I the war god?

……

"Soon, a heated discussion about God of War 4 started on the internet. The core of the discussion was Who was the real war god? "

"Someone even made a picture of it, which caused a frenzy among the players. "

[Distinguishing between real and fake WarGods will effectively increase your chances of survival]

"Fake God of War (Kratos) unintelligible dark history, faded cheap tattoos, slightly tired eyes, meaningless sadomasochism, embarrassing health limit."

"The true God of War (Atreus) Noble Protoss bloodline with no dark history, shooting speed of four arrows per second, determined eyes, cold-resistant leather armor, good at chatting and proficient in eight languages, no health bar. "

"This map quickly received a huge response from the players. Most of them were saying that Atreus was too strong in the game! He could suppress, deal damage, and he didn’t even have a HP bar. On the other hand, Kratos was weak and fragile. It was clear who the war god was. "

"This situation was especially obvious in the higher difficulty. In the higher difficulty, Kratos was basically the same. Many players could only let their son deal damage and tank the monsters in the highest difficulty. They could only hide in the corner, trembling in fear. Occasionally, they would throw an axe, find the right opportunity to attack, and then roll back to throw more axes … "

He had played himself as a long-range class.

Some players suggested that God of War 4 should not be called God of War but God of War and his old father so that people would not misunderstand that Kratos was the God of War.

"Thus, a vigorous sentence-making competition began. "

The God of War and his illiterate old father

"The God of War’s shield-wielding old father who couldn’t take two hits from him."

God of War and his old mountain-climbing Mount father

"God of War and his embarrassing slacking father."

God of War and his old water delivery father

"Of course, there was also the comparison between before and after playing God of War 4. "

Before playing God of War 4

"Kratos King’s bald head, Sparta’s roar, son, don’t move, daddy will tear a God apart for you to see, old but still strong muscles, your God of War is back! "

"Atreus unconventional hairstyle, timid eyes, wrapped up so tightly that you don’t have your father’s aura at all. Son, you can just attack from a distance and don’t disturb your father’s combo. Why is it a setting to protect children again? I hope this pig teammate doesn’t affect me killing monsters. "

After playing God of War 4

"Kratos uncultured bald head, incompetent rage (actually shouting for my son to come and save me), don’t tear the God apart, let’s fight the Valkyrie first, seemingly burly and sturdy but actually fragile, the God of War’s old father. "

"[Atreus the king’s hair, the true God of War’s contemptuous gaze, profound knowledge, health bar as high as a big monster’s Pat on the butt as if nothing had happened, saving his useless father from fire and water many times, ADcarry, the true God of War!] "

Chapter 1133: great break Zhang Shi can break all things in the world

"Many players said in a teasing tone, "The God of War series is a lie! In fact, Kratos was the God of War in the first three divisions, and the God of War in the Fourth Division was his son! This was a word game! The players are simply playing the role of a fake God of War!"

"There were also some players who suggested bitterly, "Don’t ever choose the highest difficulty! The melee minions only needed three slashes to kill Kratos, and the ranged minions only needed two slashes! Can you believe that you’ve turned the God of War into a God of War after playing for two days? The most common tactic was to hold the shield in the corner and wait for his son to shoot all the enemies to death, or wait for the enemy to jump over and kick him down the pit! Even the difficulty of seven rounds of black soul isn’t this high!"

"Of course, the players were so excited mainly because God of War 3 and God of War 4 were seamlessly connected. They weren’t mentally prepared for this. They thought that they would be able to kill anyone that stood in their way like in God of War 3, but suddenly, they were burned to death. It was a huge psychological drop. "

"However, this change didn’t cause the reputation of God of War 4 to collapse. Instead, when most players mentioned the God of War series, God of War 4 and the previous three games received high praise. "

"Even many professional game reviewers were at a loss as to what to do. This was because the effects of the God of War series were rather fragmented. There were obvious differences between God of War 1, God of War 3, and God of War 4. "

How was he going to score?

"But no matter how he looked at it, these two styles were equally wonderful! "

"For God of War, which was part of the Greece trilogy, this was a fun game that allowed players to cut grass, but it was by no means a crude and shallow game. "

"Because the entire three movies had shaped a huge and reconstructed world view, the gods were blackened, and the demigod Kratos pushed straight to Mount Olympus, killing all kinds of gods. Each God had his own unique appearance, skills, and boss battle tactics, which made the game’s ip stand out. Even among the Super IPS developed by Thunderbolt entertainment, it was not at a disadvantage at all! "

"Moreover, in the Greece chapter, the clean and direct killing, the dazzling bloody scenes, and the extremely visually impactful battle scenes under QTE were simply intoxicating for any male creature. In addition, there were also many puzzle-solving elements and interesting props in the game, such as the Medusa’s head, the sun god brand flashlight, and so on. Kratos often encountered some difficulties from the levels, which had to be solved with these special props. "

"The Norse version of God of War 4 had a completely different interpretation of God of War. In contrast, the video game media were more interested in God of War 4 and spent a lot of time analyzing it. "

"After the God of War’s ratings were released, the players expressed that they were not moved at all, and some even wanted to laugh. "

"Full marks again. Carry away, next! "

"In tgnn’s review system, "God of War" had become a new work with the "salent’s label" on it, and the reviews were full of praise. "

"This is a surprise. No one expected that serente would present us with a Triple A masterpiece at this time. However, after playing the God of War series, I have to admit that this is another godly piece of work, a perfect piece of work."

"What’s even more surprising is that God of War 4 didn’t continue the previous story. It even feels like the Godslayer in Greece that was written in the first half of the chapter wasn’t just for the players to enjoy the game, but also to lay the foundation for the game. Everything was done to make God of War 4 perfect."

"Kratos in God of War 4 is no longer a single character in the prequel, but a complicated character. He’s a father, a warrior, and an executioner. It was hard to say that Kratos was a good person, but his changes were obvious in God of War 4. The change of this God of War has filled the game world with humanistic care. It can be said that God of War 4 is the most exciting and unforgettable work in the entire series. It created an unforgettable adventure. "

"Score 10 points (God-tier masterpiece)"

……

……

"On the highest mountain peak in the nine Realms, Atreus took out his mother’s ashes and handed them to Kratos. "

The father and son scattered the bone ashes in the bag into the air.

"Both father and son had very complicated emotions on their faces. Tears welled up in Atreus’s eyes, and a faint glint could be seen in Kratos ‘eyes. "

"Indeed, they had experienced too much on their way here. On this journey, Kratos was working hard to teach his son how to become a God, and the devilish brat was teaching him how to be a human. "

"The talkative Bardel was finally dead. In Norse mythology, it was because of his death that the Twilight of the Gods was activated. "

"In other words, the story of God of War had not ended yet. The two gods of war, one old and one young, were still going to turn the world upside down in Northern Europe. "

"Xue Lin was also emotional, but the moment she saw the comments, the atmosphere instantly disappeared. "

"Ending mother!"

"Look, your mother’s ashes!"

"Scatter the ashes after the completion!"

"Finally, I scattered the F * cking ashes. It wasn’t easy!"

"Xue Lin’s face darkened,’you guys are too much! Why did the ending of the movie come out? Wait, what did this brat just say? He’s Loki?"

"There was too much information in the last part of the story. The naughty kid was Rocky, and his name was Atreus, which originated from the name of a Spartan warrior … With the death of Bardel, the Twilight of the Gods began … "

"At the end of the game, a few years later, Kratos and his son were in a small house. Thunder was rumbling outside the house. "

"A burly man stood outside the door, his face covered by a black cloak. "

"Who are you?!" Kui ye asked loudly. "

"The stranger didn’t say anything. He just flung his cloak behind him. At his waist, the Warhammer was emitting a dark blue electric light. "

The game came to an abrupt end.

"A bullet screen slowly floated across the live broadcast room "Kui the hammer is not bad, but the next one is mine."

"Lin Xue, who was originally stunned, laughed out loud when she saw the bullet screen. "

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t go too far. I’m still brewing my emotions! Wait a minute, let me organize this game. Is this what it means? Kratos came to Northern Europe and gave birth to a son called Loki. The father and son killed the God of Light Bader together and activated the Twilight of the Gods. The next game was to fight with the Thunder God Thor … Wait, the next game?"

"From God of War 1 to God of War 4, there’s still the next one? We’ve made such a long game in one go, and it’s still broken?"

"I’m convinced, Chen Mo is really a master of breaking seals! Everything in the world can be broken!"

Chapter 1134: little red Dragon

"For many players, God of War was a pleasant interlude. It was a pleasant experience to experience Kratos ‘God-killing journey in World of Warcraft. "

"However, the journey of World of Warcraft was still going on, and it would obviously continue for many years. "

"During this period of time, the big guilds gradually started the exploration of the team-level instance in World of Warcraft, which was actually going to take a long time. "

"In the early stages of a party-level dungeon, the main difficulty lay in grinding. In the face of a boss with high attributes, it was necessary for all members to cooperate. Any wrong behavior of a single player could lead to a team wipe, especially in the face of some bosses with special mechanisms. Dying dozens or hundreds of times before could only be a trial and error. "

"After all, the guilds that were exploring the dungeon were considered the earliest players in the game. There were no existing strategies to refer to. Many times, they didn’t even know how they were wiped out. They had to look through the battle records together to get a general idea. "

"The team dungeon design of World of Warcraft was the essence of the game, and this kind of genius design had been very common since the 1960s. That was why this game could be developed in the Wrath of the Lich King version. "

"In the dungeons of the 1960s, the molten core, Blackwing’s nest, Onyxia, Ahn ‘qiraj, and naxxxramas all had their own unique characteristics. There were also a large number of bosses from the 1960s who were selected for the "most creative boss in World of Warcraft". "

"For example, the first boss that needed to be controlled was wild razogle, the first twin bosses were the Twin Emperors Ahn ‘Qila, the first intense dummy battle was pachvic, the first F4 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and there were also Ragnaros, Nefarian, C’ Thun, and Kel ‘thuzad … These bosses all had their own unique characteristics and left a deep impression on the players. "

……

"At this time, a large number of guilds were at the entrance of the fallen vallastadz, dying. "

"There were already guilds that were on the verge of disbanding because they had repeatedly lost 1% of their Guild’s HP to this boss, which was commonly known as the "little red Dragon". "

"In many guilds, when their leaders called for them to fight the little red Dragon, the entire Guild instantly fell silent, and no one responded … "

"Many players thought that after experiencing the pain of the molten core’s God being exterminated for a week, they would have developed the corresponding antibodies to this game and would no longer be so weak. "

However … They were obviously too optimistic. The waters of this game were much deeper than they had imagined …

"At this moment, the main force of the Holy dawn Guild was preparing to raid the little red Dragon. The well-equipped members were listening to the leader’s speech. "

"I’ll emphasize it again. The burning stimulation skill will make your skill instantaneous, but it will continuously reduce the upper limit of your health points. You will die after 20 seconds, and when you die, you will explode and cause 10000 AoE damage. It will be released once every 15 seconds to the target with the highest aggro. Two long-ranged attacks and one close-ranged attack. This is a skill that we must pay special attention to. As for the other skills, Red Dragon essence, Fire Nova, and cleave, everyone is familiar with them, so I won’t talk about them."

"Then, I’ll talk about the handover of our team …"

"The regiment commander was patiently explaining in front while the remaining 39 members were all sitting on the ground and listening. From time to time, they would nod their heads crazily, like primary school students who were listening attentively. "

"If there was something that they didn’t understand, some members would raise their hands to signal. At this time, the leader would have to explain again and make sure that everyone understood. "

"It couldn’t be helped. As long as one person didn’t know how to fight this boss, it was possible to drag the whole team into it to spend gold coins. "

"After this period of exploration, the little red Dragon had obtained a very domineering title The "world of warcraft gold coin recycling machine" was also known as the "team-wipe engine" and the "Guild disruptor."

"According to the official statistics, the little red Dragon was the boss that killed the most players. The continuous wipe-out forced a large number of players to fork out a large amount of gold coins to repair their equipment, so it was called the "gold coin recycling machine."

"Of course, there would be many guilds that would be able to beat the little red Dragon in the future. In terms of difficulty, it was still far worse than the ones like C ‘Thun and 4DK. "

"However, the key was that it was the second boss of Blackwing’s nest. Moreover, compared to the first boss, its difficulty was instantly increased. For many noob guilds, it was a very fatal obstacle. If they could not cross it, the Guild members might have to run to the big guilds and go their separate ways. "

"The little red Dragon was a very unique boss. Before the battle began, it only had 30% HP and would give the entire party a buff called "Red Dragon essence", which would recover a large amount of rage, energy, and mana for all players. In other words, within these 3 minutes, all the damage-dealing classes would be able to enjoy themselves. However, if the boss was still not killed after 3 minutes, they would basically be done for. "

"Moreover, the Red Dragon’s [Fire Nova] was an aoe skill for the entire team, which put a lot of pressure on the healers. As for the two skills, ignite and cleave, as long as one player made a mistake, it could lead to a total wipe. "

The leader was still explaining the booth and even pulled everyone to review it.

"Okay, I’m lying on the ground. Let’s say I’m the boss now. Everyone, stand around me and I’ll see if you’re standing right. Warrior, move a little closer to this side. That’s right, priest, move back a little. Alright, if the mage was hit by the ignite, where would you run to? Give me a demonstration …"

"The main tank pulled the dragon’s head, the thieves and other Warriors attacked from the left and back of the boss, the melee healers were on the left, and the ranged classes and healers were on the right. If the main tank was ignited, he would die in front of the boss and the second tank would take over. The others would run counterclockwise to the open space and wait for death. "

This was the most perfect position that the regiment commander had thought of after being wiped out many times.

"Seeing that everyone had already remembered this spot, the regiment commander finally gave the order to cast the buff and start the battle! "

"It couldn’t be said that the team leader was too cautious. The main thing was that when they were exploring this boss, any mistake made by anyone could lead to a team wipe. "

"As this boss was immune to taunt, the three tanks were required to maintain their aggro at the first, second, and third place. After the main tank was hit by the sure-death ignite, the second tank had to quickly rush from the melee range to the boss and catch the aggro. "

"It didn’t sound difficult, but don’t forget the buff, red Dragon essence. "

"Under the buff, the thieves could basically use any skill they wanted, so their damage was naturally high, especially for some thieves who had better damage output techniques. If there was a problem with aggro control, the boss would turn its head and slash at the thief as soon as the main tank died. The melee players would basically be GG, and they would be wiped out before they could come back. "

"If the second tank was slower and got smooched before he could get out of the crowd, it would still be a team wipe. "

"Moreover, if a player ran too slowly after activating ignite, they would instantly die with an explosion of 10000 damage. "

"If he managed to ignite two healers in a row, he would have to start all over again as the healers would not be able to heal the boss "aoe. "

"As a result, in order to fight for aggro with the healers, the long-range players attacked with all their might. In the end, they accidentally ot the boss, and when the boss turned to the long-range players … They were still wiped out. "

The main force of the Holy dawn Guild charged forward with confidence.

"Six hours later, the leader said while eating bread, "Let’s stop here for today, we’ll continue tomorrow …"

Chapter 1135: Oasis 1.0 (part three)

"Looking at the endless happiness and resentment points, Chen Zhao’s heart didn’t waver at all. He almost laughed out loud."

"Even though he couldn’t see the players ‘faces, he could feel their pain and struggle."

"In order to comfort everyone’s broken hearts, it’s almost 11/11. It’s about time to open another half-price event. It’s a good plan." Chen Mo smiled, "no need to thank me. Please call me Lei Feng."

He had to admit that World of Warcraft was very effective in collecting resentment points.

"In the past, Triple-A masterpieces had to be collected one by one, which was too inefficient. Moreover, for hardcore games like Dark Souls, many players would just throw away their happiness +1 and not play it at all. Even for those players who cleared the game, the more they played, the higher the threshold of suffering, and slowly, they would not be able to collect any resentment points."

"However, once World of Warcraft was released, it became awesome."

"He could collect 40 players ‘grudges in one go. As long as they played the game for a long time, it was impossible for them not to participate in team activities and Team Dungeons, right? As long as they fought, they would be able to earn resentment points."

"Even if some players really didn’t want to do team Dungeons, they would still have to go to the battlefield, right? Even if they didn’t clear the battlefields, they would still have to PVP when they encountered an enemy faction while doing quests in the wild, right?"

"Not only that, characters like ed. Triseason kept appearing in World of Warcraft, and they never held back when killing alt accounts, contributing greatly to Chen Mo’s work of collecting grudges."

"However, Chen Mo didn’t really plan to extend the entire duration of World of Warcraft."

"If the game went on for a longer period of time, the game could last for a year in version 60 and another year in version 70. It would take two years for the players to defeat the cat Witch King."

This time span was a little too long.

"In the original World of Warcraft, some bosses were more powerful. Many bosses such as Oro, C ‘Thun, muru, and so on couldn’t be defeated at all when the game was first designed. Some teams simply went around them and didn’t fight them. Later on, blizzards weakened many bosses, and the players finally defeated them."

"If they did not weaken the boss, they would not be able to defeat it. It could be seen that some bosses were designed to be more difficult."

"The reason why Chen Mo released the game versions one by one wasn’t to prolong the players ‘gaming time, but to give them a consistent gaming experience and allow them to fully experience the exciting parts of World of Warcraft. If not, who would want to do Angela’s first quest when the Wrath of the Lich King was released?"

"However, this did not mean that the longer the version lasted, the better it was."

"In this world, there were a large number of players in World of Warcraft from the very beginning. With the help of sleep mode, their game time was guaranteed. With the reasonable difficulty of the team Dungeons, they could finish the mainstream Team Dungeons in a few months."

"Although the original World of Warcraft was a classic, as a time-pay game, some content in the game burned time on purpose, and the players mainly played by grinding, which wasn’t a pleasant gaming experience."

"Many of the more tiring ways of playing, such as farming reputation, were essentially no different from the silly running game of low-quality domestic web-based games. It was nothing more than repetitive work. In this aspect, Chen Mo also wanted to’ reduce ‘the players’ burden, allowing them to experience the most exciting part of the game and make every minute spent worth it."

"Of course, most of the players were using monthly cards now."

"Other than that, there was another important matter."

It was a Double 11.

"Oh, wrong. It wasn’t the 11/11 event, but a new event that would be launched during the 11/11."

"Other than the daily half price sales, there was another milestone event for Chen Mo, which was the official release of Oasis 1.0."

"In November last year, the Oasis plan was officially launched. More than 200 independent game designers joined the project, contributing to the epoch-making game."

"They had access to many of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s internal resources, including the art resource library, Pangu’s physical system, the latest artificial intelligence system, and so on. They had also obtained the right to use countless super IP rights in Thunderbolt entertainment, just to create a huge, complex, and closely connected parallel universe. They were also working day and night to develop their imagination and creativity."

"In this one year, every designer would develop an independent game unit for the Oasis plan. By then, players could freely enter more than 200 game units to experience different games."

"A year later, the results were gratifying. The total number of game units had reached 319. Of course, many of these game units had very small capacity, and the game might only be a few hours long. Not all game units could provide players with more than 20 hours of gaming experience like a new game."

"In any case, the initial content of the game was ready, and he could go online to Oasis 1.0 for the initial testing."

"Although "oasis" had existed for a long time, strictly speaking, it was not a real oasis. It was just a prototype, so it was only the current version that could be considered the official version."

"If Chen Mo’s ultimate goal was to measure Oasis 1.0, it would be childish, but it would be a new and interesting gaming experience for the players."

"Oasis 1.0 had eight default modes, and they were very balanced."

"They were solo adventure Mode, multiplayer adventure Mode, solo survival mode, multiplayer survival mode, competitive battlefield mode, unfair competition mode, free exploration mode, and entertainment mode. Each mode had 20 – 40 game units."

"Among them, Adventure Mode was equivalent to a traditional single-player game; Survival mode was equivalent to escape, and one had to avoid the AI’s pursuit as much as possible. In unfair competition mode, different camps had different combat power, and the weaker camps had to cooperate closely. The entertainment mode was some fanciful game units."

"Of course, these game units were different from single-player games."

"Single-player games basically had to ensure that players had more than 20 hours of game time, and players could play it intermittently; These game units were basically limited to about two to six hours. Some of the longer game units could be saved in single player mode, but in team mode, they had to confirm with the players in advance whether the game time was appropriate."

"In addition, in order to avoid repetition of the game units and let players quickly find the trick to clearing the game, all the game units were dynamic."

"Under the effect of advanced AI, these game units would be different every time they entered a scenario, such as the opening position, the NPC’s intelligence and character, the position and role of the props, and so on. All of these would be relatively different. Even if the player cleared a certain scenario many times, they would still need to use their brains when they entered the scenario again, and it was easy to fail miserably."

Chapter 1136: A legendary invitation

The biggest flaw of Oasis 1.0 was that the games were not closely related to each other.

"The players could improve their characters after clearing each scenario and bring some special skills into other scenarios, but there was not a perfect system that could integrate all the scenarios into one. "

"Of course, at the end of the day, it was still because there were too few game units. More than 300 games were far from enough. In the future, new game units would continue to be developed, possibly up to thousands. They would have to be constantly updated and revised. After that, they would have to build many platforms like the matrix shopping center to closely link the entire oasis together. "

"However, that was the goal of Oasis 2.0, and it seemed to be a long way off. "

"The computer screen lit up, and Jarvis said, "If the invitation list is confirmed, you can send it out now."

"Chen Mo nodded, "okay, send it"

"Jarvis hesitated."The content is a little simple. Are you sure you don’t want to write more for such a big matter?"

"Chen Zhao smiled."It’s okay. We’re both afraid of trouble."

……

……

"I have to prepare for guild activities again. It’s harder than going to work every day."

"Ah, it’s Double 11 again. I have to hold back and not chop off my hand …"

"Speaking of which, why isn’t there any promotion for the 11/11 event this year? it’s still the old tradition of all discounts, and I haven’t heard of any special events. This doesn’t seem like salent’s style."

Zou Zhuo’s Tauren Warrior woke up in the hotel and mumbled.

"He yawned, took out a glass of cold milk from his backpack, and drank it. Then, he went to the first floor of the hotel and asked for a glass of rum from the owner. While drinking, he took out the adventure manual and began to look at the missions that he could do in the near future. "

"The Guild event would start at 2 am, and it was only 12 pm, zou Zhuo still had a lot of time to waste. "

"During this time, he could have a lot of plans, such as doing low-level missions, reselling at the auction house, and training his professional skills. "

Or he could just drink in the inn and brag to the troll girl next to him.

"In fact, the usual time for guild activities was 1 am, but today was a special day, and it happened to be the double 11. "

"The players had basically forgotten that this day was originally singles ‘day, but they all remembered that Thunderbolt Entertainment’s games would definitely be on discount on 11/11, which was an extremely dangerous day. "

"If he wasn’t careful, he would be gone. "

"The Guild must have considered that many players would be madly chopping off their hands after midnight today, so they had moved the time of the Guild activities back to save everyone from taking leave. It would be more troublesome to organize them. "

"Suddenly, zou Zhuo saw a new mail notification at the edge of his vision. "

"Unread e-mail, from … Chen Mo? Ha?"

"Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded, but when he looked at the other players in the hotel, they all had the same reaction. "

"Group mail? And the sender is Chen Mo, what the hell!"

"Zou Zhuo got down from the bar and walked to the mailbox. He was a Tauren with long legs. He took a few steps to the mailbox and blocked it with his huge body, making the undead and orcs behind him very unhappy. "

"Take the letter and leave quickly, have some manners!" Someone shouted from behind. "

"Zou Zhuo wagged his tail to show his disdain, but he still took out the letter and squeezed out of the crowd. "

"In just a few short minutes, a large number of players had already swarmed the mailbox, and all the other mailboxes in orgrima city were basically occupied by players. In the VR version of World of Warcraft, the collision volume was very real. Therefore, if the mailbox was blocked by several big guys, the others couldn’t find it. "

"Of course, just because they couldn’t touch it didn’t mean that they couldn’t do anything. They could just drag away the guys blocking the road … "

"Fortunately, everyone was a cultured person. Some players began to line up spontaneously. Although the line was long, everyone took the letter and left, so everything was still in order. "

"Zou Zhuo was in the hotel, so he was one of the first to receive the letter. He opened the mail as he walked out. "

"Huh? A wedding invitation?"

"More than a million question marks appeared above the chubby boy’s head because the letter he received was different from ordinary letters. It was a very beautiful invitation. Both the workmanship and the patterns on it were very exquisite. It was also a legendary item, and the name of the item was in orange font. "

"On the front of the invitation were the emblems of the Alliance and the Horde, and the color scheme was half red and half blue. However, the overall color scheme had obviously been carefully thought out, and it didn’t feel separated or out of place. "

"On the back of the invitation were the emblems of many other organizations, including the Cenarion Circle, the Silver Dawn, the Darkmoon circus, The Guardian of time, the goblins, the bloodsail Pirates, the Thorium Brotherhood, The Guardian of time … "

"These emblems didn’t take up a lot of space, but basically all the major neutral forces in Azeroth were included. They were arranged on the back of the invitation, and the whole family was neatly arranged. "

"Zou Zhuo opened the invitation, and there were three simple lines on it "

Groom Chen Mo

[Bride li jingsi]

I’m graciously inviting you to visit!

"Oh, " zou Zhuo said, "it’s Chen Mo’s wedding invitation."

"Eh? Wait, Chen Zhao’s wedding invitation?"

"F * ck!" The chubby boy suddenly cried out."What the hell is a wedding invitation"

……

All the World of Warcraft players received an email from Chen Mo at the same time.

"Moreover, this was a legendary item. After using it, it had a special effect Teleports the caster to Mount Hyjal. "

"This news instantly spread like an explosion. It was clear that its impact was not limited to the tens of millions of players in the World of Warcraft, but spread to the internet and various groups of players at an extremely fast speed. "

"What the f * ck? Chen Zhao was getting married? He even sent an invitation to all the players?"

"It’s not April Fool’s Day today, it’s the 11/11! What’s Chen Mo doing? is he showing off on this special day?"

"Then it looks like he’s going to show off his dog food! That’s F * cking shameless!"

"By the way, it’s only a matter of time before salent gets married. I just don’t know who this li jingsi is."

"But I’ve never heard of them holding a wedding in real life. There’s no news at all!"

"F * ck! Salent is really not loyal to his friends!"

"Why are you so excited? what’s wrong? do you want to marry Chen Mo?"

"Bullsh * t, I’m a man! I’ve been playing Chen Mo’s games since University, and my classmates all got married after graduation. I always comforted myself by saying that Chen Mo never got married even though he earned so much money, but now he’s abandoning me! As a single dog, I feel like I’ve received 10000000 points of critical damage!"

Chapter 1137: gathering together

"This invitation instantly caused a huge uproar, mainly because no one had prepared it at all! "

"The players in World of Warcraft were in an uproar. The Guild channel, the general channel, and the world Channel were all discussing this matter. When the players tried to use this invitation card, they were really teleported to Mount Hyjal! "

"Some of the guilds were in the middle of a dungeon raid, and their leaders were patiently explaining how to defeat the boss. When they saw the Guild channel flooding, they decided to give up on this dungeon and go back to Hearthstone to receive the invitation! "

"A large number of players with the ‘escapees’ debuff instantly appeared beside the battlefield officers, and the battlefield stopped. "

"Some of the smaller hearthstones in the wild were still on cooldown, and they were all running to the town. The main reason was that there was no portable mailbox in this version, so it was not very convenient to receive mail. "

"When the players who hadn’t played World of Warcraft heard this, they immediately exited from other games and entered World of Warcraft to receive the invitation cards by email. "

"The players who weren’t using the matrix gaming pod didn’t sleep either. It was the 11/11, and it was just past midnight. Everyone was busy browsing Thunderbolt gaming platform for all kinds of +1 games. "

He found a livestream on Thunderbolt gaming platform. He clicked on it and saw the scene of Mount Hyjal.

"The hosts were also shocked. The top-ranked live broadcasts on the live streaming website instantly changed to the scene of Mount Hyjal. They were all uniform, giving off the feeling that no matter how the channel was changed from 1 to 7 o’ clock, it would be a news broadcast. "

He clicked on the live broadcast website and saw that it was all about the Hyjal mountains.

……

Zou Zhuo teleported to Mount Hyjal and realized that the place was already packed with people.

"There were no players from other servers. Although the Hyjal mountain was huge, it was already full to accommodate the players of the entire server. Some of the larger servers might even have to be diverted. "

"Not only that, but there were also many players who were teleporting over. As rays of light flashed by, more and more confused players looked at the scene in front of them with a curious expression. "

"A large number of orcs, trolls, undead, and Taurens gathered together and looked at the world like curious babies. "

"Isn’t it a wedding? Where’s the wedding?"

"Damn, there are so many people. There are Alliance dogs over there, kill them! Oh, you can’t do it. "

"Excuse me, I want to go up the hill to take a look …"

"Ah, so this is a tribal base. There are too many people, so the merchants are blocked … And there are people selling alcohol? I’d like to go over and have a drink …"

"Zou Zhuo and the others were in a Beastman base, but there was no tension in the air. Even the beastmen guards wore flowers on their chests, and when they spoke, they would show their fangs and smile at you. It was a very happy and harmonious atmosphere. "

"The players had never been to Mount Hyjal before, as it was an unopened location in the 1960s. "

"However, no one was unfamiliar with this place. In the story, Illidan had taken a small bottle of well water from the well of Eternity and created another ‘Well of Eternity’. The World Tree grew in this Lake on the top of Mount Hyjal. "

"The World Tree, Nordrassil, continued to grow, and played a crucial role in saving Azeroth after many centuries When the Burning Legion invaded and launched the battle of Mount Hyjal, the World Tree was their target. However, the World Tree was infused with all the energy of the human race of Azeroth. It eventually killed archiemonde, the demon leader, and saved the world from the threat of the demons. "

It could be said that the sacred mountain of Hyjal had a very important historical position in the entire history of Azeroth.

"Zou Zhuo and the others looked up and saw the World Tree, Nordrassil, in the distance. "

"That’s the World Tree? It’s really high. " Zou Zhuo’s Minotaur was struggling to lift his neck. "

"Little fatty!"

"Zou Zhuo turned his head and saw that Xue Lin and a few other Guild friends had arrived. It was not easy to find a friend in such a lively scene. Fortunately, there was a mark on the mini-map. "

"I heard that there are human camps and night Elf villages there. Do you want to go and take a look?" Xue Lin suggested. "

"Many players who had just arrived at Mount Hyjal were looking for the wedding everywhere, but they could not find it. After asking the NPC, they found out that the wedding had not started yet. They had to wait until 1 o’ clock. Clearly, this was to take care of the players who were still farming Dungeons or doing quests, so that they would have enough time to catch up with the Grand ceremony. "

"Although there was no wedding to watch, it did not mean that the players had nothing to do. They could happily tour Mount Hyjal for a day. "

"There were Alliance camps, horde camps, and night Elf villages at Mount Hyjal, which served as the landing points for different players to teleport in. In addition to the normal NPC guards, there were also camp leaders such as Jaina, Saar, Tyrande, Malfurion, and so on in each camp. "

It was not easy for players from the opposing faction to see these leaders.

"However, in Mount Hyjal, the Alliance and horde players could move around freely. It was a silent peace, and there was no way for them to fight. A group of horde players had gathered around grandma tai and Jaina to take photos. The only regret was that Sylvanas was not here yet, so they could not have a showdown of beauty. "

"Zou Zhuo and the rest wandered around the human camp curiously, watching the farmers cut wood, watching the Alliance soldiers patrol, and even going to the Alliance’s hotel for a drink. "

"This was also a strange scene. In a human Inn, a group of dwarves and a group of Taurens were competing in drinking, and no one was convinced. "

"Of course, the language barrier was still an unsolvable problem. The players could not enjoy the interracial communication that Saar and Jaina had. Therefore, zou Zhuo could only play with his hands while drinking with the dwarf. Fortunately, he only had three fingers and it did not affect his game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. "

"However, drinking and finger-guessing games were a different story. It was a natural disability. People like five Chiefs, six six six, Hello brothers, and so on couldn’t speak the same language when they shouted. Finger-guessing games were even more impossible. Zou zhuotian was at a disadvantage. "

"In addition to these, there were all kinds of entertainment activities in the open space. Xue Lin and the others were almost dazzled by them. "

"The sky on the other side of the firework show was pitch black, and beautiful fireworks bloomed in the sky. "

"The Darkmoon circus had specially set up a place for the circus. Players could freely participate in it and even experience many very demonic ways of playing, such as human cannonballs. "

"There were many vendors selling roses. If they bought roses for girls and the girls accepted them, they could give the two of them a love buff. "

"There were also a large number of players surrounding the small pet battle arena. Although the players could not play, they could watch the NPCs ‘small pets battle. They could also bet gold coins, but the maximum bet was 10 gold coins, and they could only guess the winner. "

"In the distance, there was a small merchant selling frost Impact Guns. Players could buy them for 50 silver coins and use them for snowball fights. "

"There was also a peddler who didn’t know how to spell the word "death" selling fake ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend Dummies. After using them, a dummy would appear for you to practice your DPS. Zou Zhuo watched helplessly as the peddler was dragged into a small black room by two guards in less than ten minutes, his life or death unknown … "

Chapter 1138: The Grand ceremony begins

"In addition to these relatively normal game projects, there were also many very devilish projects, the kind that made one feel like a retard after playing them."

For example

"[Horned Griffin incubation players can spend 2 gold coins to experience the unique feeling of incubating a horned Griffin. As long as they hold a horned Griffin egg for 5 minutes, they can hatch a cute horned Griffin baby as a memento. However, the color of the horned Griffin baby’s fur is completely random. Whether the player can hatch a good-looking one depends on their luck.]"

"If it’s pure green … I’m sorry, you can’t throw it, but you can hatch another one for 4 gold coins."

"[Tadpole March the player has to escort these little tadpoles from one end of Mount Hyjal to the other. Along the way, there will be various mysterious animals that want to eat these cute tadpole.] The players couldn’t hurt these animals, so they could only pick them up and throw them as far away as possible. When the tadpoles arrived at their destination, the murlocs would be very touched and give the players some gifts."

"[A box of matches receive a box of matches from an NPC. After using it, you will light yourself up. Then, you will persist to see who can burn longer, yourself or your companions.]"

"In addition to these weird ways of playing, there were many fun entertainment scenes. Basically, in the Hyjal Mountain Map, there would be an interesting way of playing every few steps, and the players were almost dazzled."

This seems fun.

That seems fun too.

"Hey, why are there so many people over there? I have to go and take a look."

"It was a grand party. At this moment, the players in all the servers of World of Warcraft were actively participating. Compared to this party, all the previous festivals paled in comparison."

"Besides, there were some small rewards from time to time, such as small pets, special transformation tools, and colorful ribbons and fireworks, which were very attractive to the players of World of Warcraft."

The players were so high that they didn’t even know that time was passing.

"Zou Zhuo and the others had arrived at the World Tree. It was a huge open space. The Well of Eternity was right below the World Tree, but it was surrounded by flowers. The players couldn’t get through."

"The entire world Tree was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and it was also a jubilant atmosphere."

"The ground was filled with flowers, red, yellow, pink, purple … All kinds of fresh flowers formed a vast sea of flowers. When the breeze blew, the sea of flowers would also form waves. It was beautiful beyond words."

"At 1 a.m. Sharp, the crowd suddenly let out an exclamation."

"Zou Zhuo looked up and saw a beautiful city in the sky above Mount Hyjal. The towers in the city stood tall, and there were strong mana fluctuations around them."

"That’s … Dalaran?"

Everyone looked at the magnificent city above their heads and was so shocked that they were speechless.

"This Magic City was not yet open to the public, but all the players knew its name. Because the Dalaran crater still existed in the old continent, most of the players had visited it before."

"Below Dalaran was originally soil and rocks, like an upside-down mountain peak, but now it was covered with flowers. Even on the high spire, festive ribbons and colorful lights could be seen."

A few mages suddenly appeared and drew a teleportation circle in the middle of the open space.

"The players who were closer immediately rushed over, and the moment they stepped on the teleportation circle, they were directly teleported to the city of Dalaran."

"Xue Lin and Zhuo Zou were also trying their best to get to the teleportation circle. After the teleportation, they arrived at the legendary Magic City."

"Hurry up! I want to see Luo ning! I want to see my male God! And his wife, venletta Windrunner!" Lin Xue shouted as she ran towards the violet Castle."

"Dalaran was also very lively, but it was not the kind of revelry atmosphere. After all, the mages were all cultured people, and they were very polite when celebrating."

"While the players in World of Warcraft were immersed in the revelry, they didn’t notice that the time flow in the game cabin had been changed to the normal speed of 11."

"This way, the audience on the major streaming sites and rooms could watch the grand event in real time."

"While the players were still touring Dalaran and Mount Hyjal, the crowd exclaimed again."

"A black shadow swept past like a dark cloud. It was a huge Dragon Aspect, the Red Dragon Alexstrasza."

The huge Red Dragon flapped its wings in the sky above Dalaran. Lonin and a group of Kirin mages slowly walked out of Dalaran to greet the Dragon guardian.

"Soon, more Dragon aspects arrived Blue Dragon kalegos, Green Dragon Ysera, bronze dragon Nozdormu, and black Dragon nezario, who was also the famous destroyer Deathwing."

"However, it was clear that Deathwing did not have a good relationship with the other four dragons. From their positions, it could be seen that the other four dragons were very wary of him."

"However, Deathwing did not do anything out of line. In this special occasion, he had to be obedient and not cause any trouble."

The players were shocked. They had never seen such a scene on the Azeroth continent.

"The great mage Lonin and the other Kirin Tor mages slowly walked to the center of the city of laran. They cast a powerful spell together, giving all the players a buff that allowed them to temporarily float in the air."

"The players immediately floated into the sky excitedly as if they were swimming. The bustling crowd on the ground began to spread to different heights, but there were transparent magic barriers around the Dragon Aspect, so they could not fly over."

"The players all hoped to find a good spot, and rows of beautiful seats began to appear in the direction facing the five dragon aspects. They were distributed in a ring like the layout of a Stadium, and the players sat down one after another."

The World Tree was instantly filled with people. The players who were still playing in the Horde camp and the night Elf village were also teleported over and automatically arranged seats for them.

White clouds gathered around the Dragon Aspect and formed a platform that was neither too big nor too small. A red carpet flew down from the clouds all the way to the city of Aran.

"There were many more seats around Dalaran. Unlike the seats of the players, these seats were larger and clearly divided into many different areas. Some of them were covered with the war flag of the Alliance. After Jaina released group teleportation, Duke Bolvar, King andoine, Turalyon, muraldin Bronzebeard, master craftsman Gerbin, Tyrande, and other Alliance leaders all appeared in the seats."

"Other than that, there was also a leader in the Alliance with a scar on his face, Varian Wrynn."

"The Horde faction was equally luxurious. Thrall, Groome Hellscream, Durotan, Caen Bloodhoof, vol ‘Jin, Sylvanas, and the others sat across from the Alliance leaders."

"However, these guests were only a small portion. There were still many more famous people who had yet to arrive."

Chapter 1139: The strongest guest lineup in history

The leaders of both the Alliance and the Horde had just sat down when more leaders arrived.

"However, there were many unfamiliar faces here, and the players could only know their names by looking at their names through the UI. "

"As a result, the players were so shocked that they were speechless. "

"Damn, great mage cadgar? But this guy doesn’t seem to have a beard, why is that herb called cadgar’s beard?"

"Malfurion Stormrage! This Birdman uncle is here too, isn’t he sleeping? Ah, he’s sitting next to Tyrande. The single dog has suffered another critical blow!"

"Eh? isn’t that old man feidin from the Plaguelands?"

"Who is that female orc? Garona? Who was that? Eitrigg?"

"That Crow … Oh my, it’s Medivh!"

"In the distance, familiar faces appeared one after another. "

"Damn, isn’t that the big screw? And Deathwing … The F * cking bosses are coming …"

"Who is that over there? Damn it, Illidan!"

"Even further away, Illidan, Vaski, Kael ‘thas, a group of blood elves, and Naga race had all arrived. However, these people who had entered the dungeon had no seats, so they could only stand. "

"Illidan had a high reputation among the players, so many of them craned their necks to see what Illidan looked like in World of Warcraft. "

"However, Illidan completely ignored the excited players. Instead, he looked at the Alliance leaders in the distance, and his eyes were filled with Tyrande. "

"In the distance, the scourge Army appeared. Arthas, the frost Dragon, Kel ‘thuzad, the Four Knights of the Apocalypse … The scourge Army that had brought shadows to the world of Azeroth was also sitting in the distance, although they looked reluctant. "

"Even further away, the Burning Legion also appeared. The fallen Titan Sargeras, Archimonde, Kil ‘Jaeden … "

"But that was not the end. In the distance, one could vaguely see Giants. They were members of the pantheon the Supreme father armancer Oman the moon goddess Elune, the life bringer Iona, the sculpter Khaz ‘goroth, the Dream Weaver nouganon, the destroyer Argus … "

"The players were already overwhelmed. Looking at the vast number of legendary-level NPCs, they did not know who to look at. "

"However, there were still many empty seats on the side facing the players. Just as the players were wondering who these seats were reserved for, familiar characters began to enter. "

"This time, the players erupted into even louder cheers, as they were the main characters of most of Chen Mo’s games. "

"The one walking at the front was an adorkable peashooter, who was still spitting peashooters at the audience. Following behind them was Aimi, followed by Wulin legend’s Dongfang Weiming, Onmyoji’s Qingming, Diablo’s Tyreal, Don’t Starve’s main character Wilson, Minecraft’s Steve … "

"There was also the signature hero of League of Legends Garen, the power of Demacia, delaius, the hand of Noxus, and the players also accurately found the dog-like happy Yasuo among the many heroes. The audience burst into boos, but Yasuo quickly used his e to flash past, vividly showing that "as long as my e is fast enough, my teammates ‘question marks can’t catch up to me."

"Behind them, Bennett fordi, whose lower body was in the can, swung his sledgehammer and followed the footsteps of the people in front. "

"Then there were the heroes of "the Overwatch". There was the tall and strong Reinhardt, Xiaomei, the Shimada brothers, and the Dragon Lady, ao Wei. "

"Then, super Mali in the red Hat walked in front with Princess bitch, performing fancy somersaults on his hat. The warrior with the green hat, link, walked behind with Princess Zelda. When MIFA and the other three spirits appeared, the audience burst into cheers. "

"Then, there was a very low-key flameless Yu Hui. This useless person held a wooden shield in his left hand and a chicken leg in his right hand, but he received even louder cheers. "

"Following behind him were despicable foreigners. These two fellow travelers received a tsunami of cheers, leaving them dumbfounded. They didn’t know why their popularity was so high. "

"Behind them was Alex from "killing the original form"; There was also a player who was obviously from PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. He was wearing a level 3 helmet and holding a frying pan in his hand, which was very eye-catching. Then, it was Nathan Drake from "mysterious seas" with his wife, daughter, good brother Sam, and good friend Sullivan, who attended in formal clothes and were as polite as a gentleman. Qiaoer from "end of the United States" also arrived with Allie, and the little loli also received a wave of cheers. "

"Then, it was the elves in world of elves. The yellow-skinned mouse Pikachu at the front caused a burst of screams as soon as it appeared. Some hunters were eager to try and catch pets. After that, it was the turn of the main characters of Assassin’s Creed Altair, Ezio, Connor, Evelyn, Edward, Shay, Arnold, Frye, Bayek … They were all dressed in neat Assassin’s uniforms and looked extremely handsome. "

"After that, it was the two protagonists of the horror game, miles, the reporter in outlast, and James, the reporter in Silent Hill. The two brothers were so scared in the game that they cowered like dogs, but they were very sunny here and could even wave to the audience. "

"Then, there were the hunters in Monster Hunter. Unfortunately, there was no space for miejue, so the monsters could not participate. Behind them were the three main characters of "Detroit change." Connar came with his good partner, vice-captain Hank. Kara was still holding her little girl Alice’s hand. Marcus was pushing the old painter Carl, and nois was walking beside him. "

"Behind them were three gay friends from GTA Franklin, Lao Chui, and Mike. Mike came with his wife and two children, acting very gentlemanly. However, Lao Chui made a very inelegant gesture to the audience, which caused a burst of laughter. "

"Batman and the clown walked over together. The clown jumped up and down to provoke Batman, but Batman was unmoved; Behind them was Iron Man and little chili, who were throwing flirtatious looks at the female players. "

"Kratos and his son, Kratos, walked over at the end. Obviously, Kratos had never seen such a big scene before and was a little terrified. He unconsciously hid behind Kratos. Kratos, on the other hand, had seen too many big scenes and was unmoved. "

"However, when the audience burst into a tsunami of cheers, he was still shocked and almost subconsciously grabbed the axe on his back. "

"As these main characters appeared, the venue was already filled to the brim. The NPCs basically surrounded the Magic City of Dalaran. In the center were the five guardian dragons, and on the periphery were the leaders of the Alliance, horde, and neutral factions, as well as the main characters who had "transmigrated" from other games. Further out were the players, and facing the players were the scourge Army, Burning Legion, and the various Titans as the background wall. "

Chapter 1140: opening a new world

"Surprisingly, this wasn’t even all the characters in Chen Mo’s game. "

"Take God of War for example. There were so many characters and gods in the four movies, but only Kratos and Atreus came. It couldn’t be helped. There were limited seats at the venue, and it was already difficult to guarantee that the main characters of each game could find a place to sit. "

"If they really gathered all the characters from all the games, then the situation would be out of control. "

"In the current situation, the entire sacred mountain of Hyjal was already filled with people. They were just short of sitting on the crown of the World Tree, nostral. "

"There were players who tried to climb up the World Tree to get a better view, but a little elf on the tree came over and directly pushed them down. "

"Many players understood why Chen Mo didn’t want to hold a wedding in real life, he wouldn’t invite these people for a real wedding … "

"That was what Chen Mo thought. Weddings in real life were too boring. No matter how big the venue was, how many people would be able to attend? A few thousand or even tens of thousands of people would be at most stuffed to death. They couldn’t hold the wedding at the bird’s nest, right? That was outrageous. "

This kind of extravagance and waste was not in line with the core values.

"However, if it was held in Mount Hyjal, all the game characters would be able to gather together, and all the players in the matrix game cabin would be able to participate in it. This was much more impressive than a wedding in real life. "

"There were more than 20 million players in the matrix game cabin, and these people were all here in person. Furthermore, there were also major live broadcasting platforms broadcasting the wedding. The players watching the wedding from all over the world were in the hundreds of millions. "

Such a scene was in line with salent’s identity.

What was a grand wedding? To book a Castle? Rent a few yachts and planes? Getting an A-list celebrity to be his best man or bridesmaid? Buy an expensive wedding dress and an expensive diamond ring? A fleet of limited edition luxury cars?

"Vulgar, too vulgar, unbearably vulgar. "

"There were many rich people in the world who could do this, but salent was the only one. "

"To Chen Mo, games were the most precious. They were the classic characters that were deeply engraved in the hearts of players, the support and love of players, the virtual world that Chen Mo was about to spend his entire life creating. "

"Suddenly, the five dragon aspects in the sky exploded with a powerful force. Five different colored pillars of light converged together, and then condensed into a huge screen above Dalaran, behind the platform built by the swirling clouds. "

"At the same time, colorful fireworks began to bloom in the city of Dalaran, exploding in the air. "

Two figures appeared at the bottom of the red carpet. They walked towards the red carpet hand in hand and headed towards the White clouds at the highest point.

"Chen Mo! Chen Mo’s out!"

"The fireworks are so beautiful!"

"Oh my God, I have to look at the big screen in the game. Sir, do you have tickets? I want to sit next to Sylvanas!"

"Look at the gowns they’re wearing!"

"Someone shouted, and the players all saw Chen Mo and Li jingsi’s outfits on the big screen. "

"Although it was a wedding dress and a wedding gown, the design was completely different from the dresses in real life. "

"Chen Zhao’s suit had many blue elements and an eye-catching Alliance emblem. On the other hand, li jingsi’s wedding dress had many red elements. The main part was still pure white, but it looked even more vibrant with the red embellishments. Opposite Chen Zhao, there was an eye-catching tribal emblem. "

"A marriage between the Alliance and the Horde? I represent Jaina and Saar in supporting this marriage!"

"Hahaha, does this mean that the Horde will never be able to rise again?"

"Alliance dogs, you guys are thinking too much. Who knows who will be the one being suppressed!"

"Chi …"

"The big screen showed Chen Mo and Li jingsi holding hands as they walked towards the cloud. Neither of them looked serious, and in fact, seemed very relaxed. "

"Or rather, it was joy. "

"The bride is so pretty! I’m so envious!"

"I want to know who the bride is. Was it a certain celebrity? Why don’t I feel like I’ve seen him before?"

"He’s not a celebrity, he’s a God … He might not be better at gaming than salent, but he’s not that far off …"

"F * ck, is this for real … If they have a baby, won’t his gaming talent be heaven-defying???"

"What about the parents? Shouldn’t the Father be the one holding the daughter and handing her to the groom?"

"Look at you, you’re so troublesome … You’re having a wedding in the game, why are you still so hung up on the tradition? what’s the point of having so many fake things? I think it’s fine like this."

"That’s true. I feel like it’s a little like the coronation of Napoleon."

"What do you mean?"

"When Napoleon was crowned, according to tradition, the Pope should put the crown on the Emperor. However, Napoleon put the crown on himself because he said, " I’m the Emperor who voted for the people, and my power comes from myself, so I have to crown myself. "

"Amazing …"

"The fireworks continued to bloom. Amidst the thunderous cheers and the melodious background music, Chen Mo and Li jingsi arrived at the clouds. "

Chen Mo knelt down on one knee and a dazzling ring appeared on his right hand.

"Li jingsi also smiled and extended her hand, letting Chen Zhao put the ring on her ring finger. "

There was another wave of cheers!

"There was no lengthy confession, nor was there a mushy video. Since it was just a ceremony, the two of them only needed to acknowledge each other and a simple look was enough. "

"The only person in the world who can make serente kneel down, " someone said."I’m so envious …"

"Many female players were moved to tears, and some girls pinched their boyfriends."When will serente open this wedding scene? I also want to hold my wedding here …"

"Her boyfriend beside her was overjoyed."Alright, I’ll raise my hands and feet in support! It’s so cheap to do it here …"

"Of course, driven by his strong desire to live, he didn’t say the second half of the sentence … "

"Chen Zhao stood up and extended his hand with a smile, placing it with li jingsi ‘s. "

"A brilliant light instantly burst out from their hands, and the two wedding rings glowed even more brightly. It was as if a special space was constantly being formed, as if a new world was opening up. "

"Behind the two of them, a huge teleportation gate was opened. It was like a smooth mirror, decorated with stars, as if each star was a new world. "

"Chen Mo smiled and said to everyone, "Thank you, everyone, for coming to my wedding. As a token of appreciation, I present to you a brand new world of oasis!"

Chapter 1141: acting as Gundam

"Many people were still wondering why the ritual was so simple, but after seeing the gorgeous teleportation gate open, the players were instantly unable to remain calm."

A brand new oasis?

"Under the attention of the whole world, opening up this new world together was obviously the most important thing!"

The main event of the wedding was actually the opening of a whole new game world!

"Chen Mo and Li jingsi walked into the colorful world. The countless stars seemed to be welcoming them, shining with a touching light and flickering."

All the players received a system notification.

"A new version of oasis has been launched. Welcome to the new game world!"

"In an instant, countless fireworks exploded in the sky, and countless ribbons and flowers floated in the air above the players. In the midst of the tsunami-like cheers, the atmosphere became even more heated!"

This was a party for players all over the world!

"After the ceremony ended, the players didn’t leave immediately. They wanted to take pictures with the faction leaders, and some players returned to the Horde base and the night Elf village to continue the event and collect the special rewards."

"When the Guild leaders of the big guilds saw this situation, they knew that they didn’t need to consider tonight’s event, so they simply canceled it."

The players who watched the livestream on Thunderbolt gaming platform were surprised to find that the games were on sale again.

"Moreover, this time, it was a crazy 10% discount on top of the original 50%. It symbolized long-term interest."

"Not only that, online games like League of Legends had a few more special gift bags."

"The first one was the [serente’s Red packet], which all players could receive for free once. Inside, some players could randomly get some items and game coins as rewards. Some players also got 9999 game coins for the best reward, which was equivalent to nearly 1000 Yuan."

"The second was [sincere blessings]. If you spent $10 on the gift pack, you could write a message of blessing to Chen Mo and then get a random prize."

"There were various rewards. It could be a hero in League of Legends, a piece of equipment or a pet in World of Warcraft, or a game."

"As long as it was on Thunderbolt gaming platform, he would be able to get the gift. Of course, it still depended on one’s luck."

"Of course, even the matrix gaming pod could be drawn, but the probability was no different from winning the lottery."

"However, there was one advantage to this. There was no manipulation behind the scenes, and there were no internal personnel. The players who drew it were based on their own abilities, so no one was jealous of each other."

The players were all shocked. Did a dog eat your conscience?

"Other people spend money when they get married, but you’re still thinking about making money when you get married?"

Where’s your face?

"Hehe, don’t say anything else, I’m going to F * cking pay!"

"This thing was like a lottery ticket. It was only 10 yuan, so the reward was not important. What was important was the feeling of drawing the lottery …"

"Many rich players directly threw in thousands of dollars. After all, there were too many rich people who could afford the gaming pods. Not only did this event look like a good deal, they could also give Chen Mo their blessings, which was a good prize."

There were also some players who were very excited to enter the new version of the Oasis world. They wanted to see what changes had happened to this place.

……

"There are so many modes. I only care about what this entertainment mode is."

Old Qin mumbled as he entered the entertainment mode.

"You still need a match? Oh, she was in. It seems that this mode is also played with other players. "

"After entering the game, old Qin found that the surrounding scene seemed familiar."

"Why does it look so familiar? hey, isn’t this the entrance of Firelink sacrificial grounds? It seemed to be at Gundar’s place? Hey, why can’t I move?"

"Old Qin found that his body was not listening to him. Except for his eyes, which could move slightly, the other parts of his body were frozen."

"But when he looked down, he saw the spiral sword in his chest."

"F * ck, what do you mean? I’m Gundam? I’m Gundam?"

"Old Qin was completely dumbfounded. He had been taught a lesson by Mr. Gu da so many times, and now it was his turn to play the role of Mr. Gu da?"

Why … Was he still a little excited …

Old Qin was trying to look around when he saw two undead walking in.

The two of them were talking as they walked in.

"It’s a two-player mode of Dark Souls. Isn’t it too simple? Those small monsters can’t even take a single blow. "

"That’s for sure. It’s much easier to fight with two people than with one. As long as one person attracts the fire, the other person will poke the monster’s ass from behind. It’s really an entertainment mode. It’s so simple."

"But this entertainment model won’t make us play Dark Souls from the beginning, right?"

"I don’t think so. I think it’ll be over after we beat a few specific bosses, right?"

"As the two of them spoke, they came in front of old Qin. One of the players was about to reach out to pull out the spiral sword, but he suddenly seemed to see something and jumped back."

This action of his startled the other player.

"Damn, what’s wrong with you? why are you so shocked?"

"The player from before looked at gundyr’s face carefully."I feel like something’s wrong. Why did Gundar’s eyes look like they were rolling just now?"

"Another player scoffed at this."Who are you trying to scare? The spiral sword hasn’t even been pulled out yet, how can your eyes be moving around? stop fooling around. "

"The player from before looked at Gundar’s face carefully again."It really doesn’t seem like it’s spinning. Maybe I’m mistaken. Alright, I’ll pull out the spiral sword. "

"The players pulled out the spiral sword bit by bit. Old Qin felt his body constantly recovering strength, and he couldn’t help but hold the halberd in his hand tightly."

"It’s starting, it’s starting! I’m standing in front of him, so you’re going to stab his ass from behind. "

"The Knight in front raised his shield high, while the other player went behind old Qin."

Old Qin sneered and turned around suddenly. He slammed his halberd down and directly smacked the player behind him to the ground!

The Knights in front were still holding their shields. They were dumbfounded. What did this mean?

Why didn’t Gundam play by the rules?

"The player who was hit to the ground rolled and tried to run, but Gundar’s halberd followed him and accurately stabbed him three times in a row."

The Knight player was dumbfounded. He raised his shield and was very confused about his situation.

What was going on? My companion was killed by Gundam?

What the hell is this? Mr. Gundam doesn’t even play by the rules!

"Not only that, but why did he feel like … Gundam was a player? wasn’t this AI too well-made?"

Chapter 1142: What are you looking at (

The two players had been killed by Gundar about 17 to 18 times. They began to wonder if they had entered the White fog gate in the wrong way.

Isn’t Gundam’s IQ a little too high? It felt like he was in death mode …

The two of them had really given it their all. It wasn’t even this difficult when they first started playing Dark Souls!

"The Knight was still fine, but the useless person was in a worse state. "

"The wooden shield was trash, and Mr. Gundam was targeting him, so it was basically impossible to play … "

He finally understood why he had been so comfortable using useless people. It was just that Mr. Gundam had not targeted him …

The two of them were forced to use all kinds of dirty tricks. They were highly focused and finally managed to beat Gundam.

"Is this going to work? is the game so hardcore now? where’s the casual game?"

The two players complained as they walked in.

"Fortunately, the two players did not encounter any major obstacles after leaving Gundar’s place. They arrived at the Firelink sacrificial grounds without any trouble. "

"There’s only one fire-resistant female sister. How should we split it?"

"I’ll insert the spiral sword first. You can take a look at the merchant’s items and so on."

"The two players began to wander around the fire-passing sacrificial grounds, trying to see if there were any entertainment elements in the place. "

One of the players was walking up the road to see Rudolph when he suddenly fell on the ground.

"The player "???"

"He was dumbfounded, how could he fall on the ground? "

"He looked suspiciously at his brother who was thinking about life."Did you stretch out your leg to trip me just now?"

"The brother of persuasion glanced at him, meaning ‘you’re an idiot, I’ll trip you for nothing’. "

"The player scratched his head and felt that he might have wrongly blamed the npc, so he continued to walk up. "

He took a look and saw that there were not many changes to the Firelink sacrificial grounds.

"Alright, stop turning around. Let’s continue to the wall of Lothric by making a bonfire." Another player shouted. "

"The players who were still chatting with Rudolph immediately walked down, but they fell to the ground again when they reached brother retreat. "

"F * ck, I saw it this time. You F * cking extended your leg!"

The player was so angry that he almost choked. The People’s hearts were not as good as they used to be. Why did even NPCs start to have bad intentions?

"The most infuriating thing is that I tripped over you when I was walking up the stairs, but you actually pretended to be innocent and tricked me into going there? "

The Oscars owes you an Oscar!

"In the end, he saw brother retreat stand up and thrust the big sword on his back in front of him."What, you have an opinion?"

The two players were shocked. What was going on? Why does this npc brother speak with an accent?

"In the end, the two of them were dumbfounded, but the brother of retreat wasn ‘T. He continued, "What are you looking at?"

"Hiss …" The two players started to have a toothache. Why did this brother of persuasion have an additional taunt skill? "

"The Knight player pulled on useless person’s torn pants and whispered, "Forget it, forget it. I still have a mission to complete. Don’t lower yourself to his level …"

"The useless person player thought about it and agreed. If he really fought with brother retreat, he would probably have to delete his account and start all over again. Not only would this side quest be completely impossible to do, but he might not even be able to win. "

How many newbies who had passed teacher guda had been persuaded to leave just because they had accidentally touched him a few times? this was a bloody lesson …

"Therefore, the two of them were prepared to swallow their anger and remain unmoved even if they were to persuade their brother to back off. They directly used the spiral sword to teleport away. "

The two of them continued to push a few monsters forward and were about to reach the ice Dog.

"The two of them thought that if it was as difficult as Gundam, the ice Dog would be even harder to beat … "

"He felt that it was about time for him to return to Firelink sacrificial grounds to rest and clear the burden on his body. He did not want to die all the time. Once the burden was gone, he would suffer a huge loss. "

"In the end, the two of them felt that something was wrong as soon as they returned. "

"Eh? Where’s the Firekeeper?"

"Eh? Where’s the old lady?"

"What the f * ck? why is there no blacksmith??"

"The two of them were dumbfounded. If the npc was gone, where did the soul go? "

"It’s fine if those profiteers are gone, but how am I supposed to level up if I don’t even have a fire-proof woman? "

"In such a large Firelink sacrificial grounds, only the retreating brother was still sitting there, thinking about life. "

"Hiss … What should we do? should we go over and ask?"

"The Knight player who said this was not sure himself. After all, this self-mocking brother was really too unfriendly. What if he went over to ask and this brother of persuasion said, "What are you looking at?" how would he reply? "

"The useless person player did not give up and wanted to take a look along the blacksmith’s path. However, he had only taken two steps when he started shouting, "Oh, F * ck! I’ve found those NPCs!"

"The Knight player went over to take a look and said, "I …"

"The Firekeeper, the old lady, and the blacksmith, who had disappeared, were all squeezed into a small cave under the bridge. The three NPCs were also dumbfounded. "

"How did you guys … Move …" The two players were confused. No, the position of this npc could be changed at will? "

"Forget it, maybe the NPCs here had more personalities … "

"Just as the two players were about to find the Firekeeper to level up, a figure descended from the sky and blocked the entrance. "

"The two players "???"

He saw brother retreat place his big sword in front of him and block the entrance of the small cave like an old hen.

"What the hell is this?"

"The two players were confused. No, what were you trying to do? "

"The three of them stared at each other, and in the end, brother Yao said with conviction, "What are you looking at?"

The useless player almost peed his pants. Don’t you know what I’m looking at?

Why don’t you F * cking get out of the way and let me upgrade the Firekeeper!

"Otherwise, where would I spend all the burden I’ve accumulated … "

"Why do I feel like there’s something wrong with this npc? It seems like he’s deliberately messing with us?"

"Hehe, I also think so …"

"The two players came to a consensus. There was something wrong with this npc … No matter how powerful the artificial intelligence was, it couldn’t do such a thing, right? "

What’s with the other NPCs being moved away …

"The two players could already imagine the scene in their minds Taking advantage of the opportunity when the two of them were teleported to the High Wall of Lothric, he persuaded brother tuan to stand up from the steps, sneakily picked up the Firekeeper and put her into the cave, then picked up the old woman and put her in the cave, and then picked up the blacksmith … "

"This scene was too beautiful, too blinding … "

"The Knight secretly held the long sword in his hand, and the useless person also held the broadsword that he had just changed to. The two of them looked at each other and shouted, "I’m looking at you, so what!"

"Three minutes later, the two of them were resurrected by the bonfire. "

"There’s definitely something wrong with this npc! There’s definitely a problem!"

Chapter 1143: Who’s the spy (

The two players were still confused when they saw a new line of instructions on the top right corner of their vision.

"Entertainment mode who is the spy?"

"Each entertainment mode will have three players, two acting as adventurers and one acting as an undercover. The adventurer needs to follow the game flow and the undercover can switch between monsters and NPCs at will. "

"Adventurer’s winning condition (choose one) Find and kill a spy once, die less than 30 times by the end of the 40-minute game time and defeat 3 bosses. "

"Undercover winning condition (choose one) Adventurer dies more than 30 times at the end of the 40-minute game time; Or the adventurer can not defeat 3 bosses within the game time. "

"Spies can choose any boss, minions, or NPCs in the game to possess when they are not in combat. Each boss or npc can only be possessed once. Once killed, the game will be lost."

The two players had only two thoughts in their minds as they looked at the description of the game.

"The first question was, who the hell was the spy! Can’t you come up with a proper name?"

"The second was, why did you only tell us about such an important introduction to the game now? It’s poisonous!"

"If we had known that Gundam was a player, we wouldn’t have died so many times at the first boss …"

The two players instantly figured out that there was something wrong with Gundam and brother retreat. They were both controlled by the same bastard …

No wonder he knew to move all the NPCs away. This …

"Thinking about it carefully, this timing was still quite reasonable."

"Although most players were slow at the beginning of the game, 40 minutes was enough for them to kill the three bosses quickly."

"It should be known that many great gods only took slightly more than an hour to kill all the bosses with parkour speed. 40 minutes to kill three bosses, and it was two players at that, was considered more than enough time."

The key was how to achieve this goal with the interference of the spies.

The two players came to a conclusion that they definitely could not meet force with force.

"No wonder they won against Gundam. It was not because they had become stronger, but because the spy had switched from Gundam to me …"

"And now, this guy was controlling his bro’s body. He was even more powerful than Gundam. The main thing was that Gundam couldn’t roll away, but his bro could roll away as he pleased. He didn’t even have a hit recovery, and he could even drink fruit oranges to replenish his health. How was he supposed to fight?"

"The Knight player thought for a moment and said,’we can totally not fight him head-on! Now that we’ve killed Gundam, we just need to kill the ice Dog and the dancer, and we’ll win, right?"

"The useless person player slapped his thigh and said, "that’s right, we’ll win if we kill the ice Dog and the dancer." Wait, is the dancer the third boss? I haven’t played this game in a long time, don’t lie to me …"

"The Knight player scratched his head and said, "really? did I remember wrong?" That should be the second one?"

"I seriously suspect that you’re in cahoots with the undercover player. It makes me feel like I’m playing fight the landlord and I’ve encountered a black shop …" The useless player narrowed his eyes."

"The Knight player "hahaha, how could that be … It’s mainly because you’ve seen the videos of the great gods on the internet. They all fight the dancer in the second boss, the Demon King in the third boss, and then use the small leather shield to flick the hero Gundar to death. After that, you can change to Yuan Pan and directly use a +10 weapon to kill the ice Dog …"

"The useless players were shocked."What the f * ck is this? you’re using a +10 weapon to cut the ice Dog? are you poisonous?!"

"The two players considered for a moment and decided not to go to Firelink sacrificial grounds to level up. Instead, they decided to push back the game."

"Even though it would take a long time to upgrade without upgrading or strengthening equipment, they were two people after all. In this game, only the undercover players who were acting as bosses were particularly difficult to fight. The other monsters and bosses were still at normal difficulty."

"Moreover, players who played the role of bosses couldn’t do whatever they wanted because all bosses were big and had a certain blind spot. Once the players knew that the boss was played by an undercover, their strategy would definitely change, and they might even grind the boss to death."

The two players went directly to the ice Dog.

"Old Qin sat in the Firelink sacrificial grounds and waited, but the two players still did not come."

"It looks like they’ve gone to beat up the ice Dog. F * ck, it’s not good. They shot it down. "

"Looking at the gray boss name on the interface, old Qin was a little confused. He had accumulated a huge advantage before, but after these two players knew the specific rules of the game, it seemed that it was not so fun."

"If this continued, the two players would soon be able to beat the big tree, and he would lose."

"No, I can’t possess another body to persuade my brother to leave. I have to change to another one."

"There was also a bad thing about possessing an npc, which was that he could not take the initiative to attack players and other NPCs. Otherwise, old Qin would not have gone to such great lengths to provoke these two players."

"Now that the two players had stopped coming to the Firelink sacrificial grounds, old Qin had no choice but to change his strategy."

"He possessed that old lady and didn’t give them Lothric’s little ring flag? F * ck, no way, what if they cut me to death with two knives? I can’t even fight back …"

"Yes, I have."

Old Qin made up his mind and left his brother.

Brother retreat looked at the Firekeeper and the blacksmith behind him in confusion. He scratched his head and was dumbfounded.

……

The two players killed the IceDogs without any suspense and arrived at the undying settlement.

"Everything was normal in front of the gate of the undead Settlement. A few ghosts that had been killed by a knife were wandering around the gate, trying to enter. According to the normal process, the gate would open as soon as the players came, and the hospitable residents of the undead Street would release three dogs to welcome the players warmly."

"When the two players walked over, they realized that something was wrong."

Why didn’t the gate open …

The two of them finished off a few weak wandering souls at the door and felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.

The three dogs were also dumbfounded when they looked into the gate.

"The two men and three dogs stared at each other through the gate, as if saying, "

"Come out!"

"Then open the door!"

"It should be your side that opens the door, idiot!"

"In the end, the villager who was supposed to open the door was standing in front of the mechanism of the gate. Perhaps there was a bug in his system, as he had no intention of opening the gate at all."

"It’s fine, we can do it here too. "

The Knight player walked to the mechanism outside the door and pulled it with all his might. The door was raised.

"However, just as the two players were about to go over, they saw the villagers of the undead Street pulling the switch inside the gate, and the gate closed again …"

"The two players "???"

"The Knight player was stunned for five seconds before he reacted."F * ck! That guy is a spy! He’s finally gotten out of his brother’s body! F * ck him! We’ll win if we kill him!"

"The useless person player was also very excited."Good! F * ck him! The problem is … How do we do it through the gate …"

The Knight player was speechless.

It seemed like … He was really helpless …

"Every time the Knight player tried to open the gate, old Qin would pull the mechanism again, and the door would close again …"

"The three players began to play around with one of the gates, and then the gate rose! It descended again. It rose! It was falling again …"

The three dogs were more pitiful. They had completely fallen into a state of confusion.

"When the door opened, wow, I can go bite people!"

"Hey, why did it close again?"

"When the door opened, wow, I can go bite people!"

"Sigh, why did it close again …"

"Every time the three dogs bared their teeth and tried to bite the two intruders to death, the gate would silently close again …"

A dog raised its paw and scratched its head.

Chapter 1144: scheming

"The gate rose and fell, and the Knight player was almost speechless. There was a bug in this mode! "

How are we going to continue fighting if the spy keeps blocking the door?

"Old Qin was proud, "as the famous host of Dark Souls, I can arrange for you two." What was this? This was the crushing of intelligence! It’s all thanks to my thorough understanding of the level design in Dark Souls!"

"At this moment, the useless person player moved closer to the Knight player and whispered a few words. "

"Old Qin chuckled, "what?" Are you giving up? Don’t worry, you can still go back and beat up the dancers now. You still have a chance. "

"Even though he said that, everyone knew what would happen if he went to fight a dancer with his trash equipment. "

"Even if the two of them returned to the Firelink sacrificial grounds to level up and get their equipment, it would still be a difficult battle. "

"However, the two of them did not leave. The Knight went to pull the mechanism that controlled the gate. "

"Old Qin smiled disdainfully, "AI, I thought you had some good ideas, but you still want to cross the gate with me?" I’ve told you, this is meaningless … What the f * ck?"

"Old Qin saw that the Knight player pulled the control stick, and he pulled it too. However, after a closer look, the Knight player didn’t pull the control stick down at all. He just pulled it down a little and then pushed it up! "

"As a result, the mechanism outside was not activated. Old Qin pulled the mechanism inside and the gate opened … "

"It was impossible to close it again because each mechanism was independent. If they pulled the same mechanism, they could only wait for the door to be fully opened before pulling it a second time … "

"Hahahahaha, kill him"

The two players didn’t care about the three dogs and directly rolled over to old Qin.

"The two players knew very well that the ordinary villager in front of them was a spy. As long as they rushed up and killed the villager, they would win! "

"As for the dogs, they didn’t care at all. It didn’t matter if the players died a dozen times, but the game would end if the spies died once. "

Old Qin panicked. He was not controlling Gu da or his brother. He was just an ordinary villager …

"Although he had a lantern and a chopper in his hand, he had too little HP. He killed them both with one slash each. "

Old Qin made a prompt decision.

"As soon as the two players rolled through the gate, they saw the scary-looking villager turn and run! "

The two players were speechless.

This was … A F * cking instant win!

"Stop right there!"

"The two players chased after him. According to the system rules, players would be in combat mode when they were within a certain distance from the spy. In this case, the spy couldn’t switch to other monsters. "

"It wasn’t easy for the two players to get this rare opportunity, so how could they let it go? "

"Ignoring the three dogs behind them, the two players charged in like mad Dogs, but there were simply too many villagers. "

"You follow him, I’ll clear the monsters behind!" The useless person said. "

"The two of them were also very clever in dividing the work. The Knight chased while trying to take a shortcut to stop old Qin, and the useless people would kill the dogs and ordinary villagers behind to prevent the train from dying here. "

"The attributes of these monsters were not high, but it still took some time for the useless people to clear them out. It was not easy for them to catch up to the bonfire square in the village. "

"In the end, he saw the Knight standing at the entrance of the square in a daze. "

"What are you doing?" the useless person frowned. You lost him?"

"I didn’t lose him, " the Knight said, shaking his head. "

"Then where is he?"

"The Knight pointed at a group of villagers in front of them."Inside there …"

"Huh?" useless person was dumbfounded. Which one?"

"The Knight turned to look at him."How would I know? can you F * cking tell??"

"The useless person took a closer look and gasped, "Tsk … They all look the same …"

It was really hard to tell them apart from here. The main thing was that these villagers all looked the same. They were all wearing black clothes and holding lanterns and machetes in their hands …

"Of course, the model could be reused, so how could it be different … "

"The Knight thought for a moment and said, "it’s okay. They’re all here anyway. Can’t we just clear this place?" Do you still have the flame pot? We’ll just blow up the explosive barrels here. "

"The useless person took out a flamethrower from his four-dimensional chrysanthemum and was about to throw it at the barrel of explosives. However, he saw a villager among the monsters silently throw his portable lamp at the barrel of explosives. "

"What the f * ck?"

"Before the useless person could react, he was instantly blown away by the explosion … "

"Just as he was about to drink an elemental bottle to recover his health, he saw the villager who had thrown the lantern in his hand turn around and run … "

"The useless person wanted to chase after him, but the Knight stopped him."Forget it, stop chasing … What kind of player did we meet …"

"Looking at the current situation, useless person knew that it would not be easy to chase him. The deeper they went, the more monsters there were. There were also many forks in the road. Even if they continued to chase, they would probably not be able to catch up to this guy. "

"The main thing was that they didn’t expect a villager to run so fast, and a player to run so resolutely … "

He had no sense of shame …

"The two of them decided to return to Firelink sacrificial grounds to rest and reorganize before coming back. However, as soon as they entered the door, they saw brother Vanquisher sitting on the steps, and the blacksmith sitting on the steps beside him, thinking about life. "

"The two of them didn’t dare to go in directly, so they whispered at the door. "

"This guy has possessed the blacksmith again??"

"I don’t know, but I feel like it’s normal to dissuade brother. The system said that every npc can only possess a body once, right?"

"Hmm … But why is this blacksmith sitting next to me? it’s very strange. Did he deliberately possess the blacksmith and not let us enhance our equipment?"

"Why don’t you try hacking him to death?"

"F * ck, you better think about the consequences …"

"While the two of them were still discussing, they did not realize that behind them, the Firekeeper was preparing to hide herself in a place where they could not find her … "

……

……

"Many players had entered this very entertaining mode, and they were surprised to find that black souls could be played in this way? "

He had turned a casual game into a deduction game …

"The players who were undercover began to think of ways to disguise themselves and cause trouble, while the other two players focused on finding him. "

"Moreover, this game was not limited to the first three bosses. Some games would start directly from the middle. Of course, the adventurer would get better equipment at the beginning to ensure the balance of the game. "

"Moreover, there was a matching mechanism in this mode, which would automatically determine what kind of enemy you would be matched with according to the game record of black soul … "

"It was a good single player suffering game, but it was forcibly transformed into a pvp game with infighting … "

Chapter 1145: rich game modes

"The players soon found out that "who is the spy" was just a small trick in the huge system of "Oasis 1.0″". "

"There were now eight modes in oasis, and all of them were based on dozens of classic game IPS. This was to provide a rich gaming experience for all players. "

"For those players who missed out on some games due to their personal preferences, they might be able to get a whole new gaming experience if they were randomly assigned to a certain mode in oasis. "

Even Thunderbolt Entertainment’s die-hard fans with rich gaming experience could get a lot of surprises in oasis.

"The undercover mode didn’t only exist in Dark Souls, but also in Blood Curse, Assassin’s Creed, God of War, and other games. "

"The players were studying the different ways to fight adventurers and spies in this mode. Other than that, there were many more game modes waiting for the players to explore. "

"The solo and multiplayer adventure modes required players to clear a certain level. The game itself could be based on any action or horror game. The cloth monsters and game values in the game would be greatly adjusted, allowing players to have a new gaming experience. "

"The multiplayer adventure Mode also required cooperation with teammates. For example, in the world of Silent Hill, where the scenario had completely changed, how would you complete the adventure? "

"Should he follow a seemingly reliable God, or should he act separately to avoid being wiped out by the monsters? "

"In Team Adventure Mode, if one person cleared the dungeon, the whole team would get the rewards. However, everyone knew the consequences of acting alone in a horror game … "

"In survival mode, all the players had to do was to try their best to find the best defensive position and survive the wave after wave of monsters. "

"For example, in the multiplayer survival mode of "doomsday of the United States", players had to clear a safe zone in a large map by assassination at the beginning and defend the safe zone with all their might. "

"Of course, he could shoot in the early stage, but he would have to bear the consequences. If he triggered a zombie tide, he could only pray that his shooting was accurate. "

"After finding the safe zone, the players would face waves of zombies. They could use silent weapons such as bows, bricks, and daggers to kill the zombies, or they could shoot in an emergency, but they had to be prepared to attract a large number of people who followed the sound. "

"Mysterious Sea area had a similar way of survival, but the enemies were not zombies but a large number of mercenaries with loaded guns. "

"Moreover, the players had to constantly climb the rock walls, constantly look for cover in the complex terrain, and choose the most advantageous position to fight. "

"The resources in survival mode were strictly calculated. The matching system was determined by the player’s previous performance, which determined the game’s difficulty and settlement rewards. "

"Other than that, there were also some very special scenarios that were included in the survival mode, and the most popular one was the seaside mansion scenario. "

"In the seaside mansion’s survival mode, several players, Nuan Nuan, and the dog were trapped in the mansion. They had to rely on the mansion to fight against the endless enemy. There were many murlocs and large crabs that crawled out of the sea. "

"The players could use firearms, and there would be airdrops on the beach at regular intervals, which they had to risk their lives to pick up. "

"On the other hand, the monsters ‘attack patterns became more and more varied. The crabs were like meat shields, which were easy to deal with in the early stages, but their shells became very hard in the middle and late stages, so they had to use large-caliber bullets or even armor-piercing bullets. "

"The murlocs had a variety of different types. There were those who charged with harpoons, long-range units who could throw three Spears, murloc wise men who could blow trumpets to buff all murlocs, and murloc mages who cast spells. "

"The firearms that the players had mastered were also very diverse. There were powerful heavy machine guns, sniper rifles that could kill with one shot, multi-purpose semi-automatic rifles, mines, and fragment grenades … "

"Of course, this wasn’t the reason why this mode was so popular. It was because the players would be fighting side by side with Nuan Nuan in the familiar seaside mansion. It felt like they were protecting Athena … "

"Of course, Nuan Nuan and the young paparazzo were not just two NPCs who only knew how to shiver in fear. Sometimes, these two were even fiercer than players. "

"After all, she was the Grandmaster of combat, Nuannuan, who would often rush into a group of monsters and beat the elite murloc leader to a pulp with her Rising Dragon Fist. The role of the dog was just as important. It could come over and pull the players up when they were on the verge of death. It could also bark as a warning when it noticed the murlocs that had slipped through the line of defense. It could even cooperate with the players in battle and kill some fragile murlocs. "

Many players were confused when they saw the ferocious Nuan Nuan and the young paparazzo. Were they the ones protecting her or the ones protecting them?

"In addition, seaside mansions appeared in many different game modes, such as the survival scene in horror mode. "

"In this horror mode, the seaside mansion became a haunted house filled with at least ten ghosts and vengeful spirits. "

"The players had to spend a night (two hours in real life) in the seaside mansion in the midnight scenario, and survive with their own wits. "

"In this scene, Nuan Nuan was a malicious spirit that had died a violent death. She was wearing a beautiful dress and clothes, but her face was as pale as a dead person ‘s, and her lips seemed to be smeared with blood. "

"The vengeful Nuannuan would fall in love with a player, and if used well, she would be the key to the players clearing the game. But take note that the vengeful Nuannuan likes the dead you … "

"The most interesting thing was that the baleful Nuannuan’s look was sold separately in the Nuannuan’s closet at a very reasonable price. However, who would dare to buy and wear it was a problem because there was a line of small words on the item description "Wearing this will allow you to see the vengeful souls of the vengeful spirits, Nuannuan, in any game scene."

"There was also the competitive battlefield mode, which could be a solo battle or a group battle. "

"There were many weapons for the players to choose from. Some were cold weapons, while others could use hot weapons. This felt more like the movie version of "big escape." You might get a fruit knife while your opponent got a submachine gun … "

"Of course, he should not be discouraged even if he got the fruit knife. There were many materials and resources in the game that could be collected and used to make weapons or traps. As long as he stayed put, there was a chance to turn the tables. "

"For example, in Monster Hunter’s competitive mode, learning how to properly use the habits of various monsters in the jungle would be of great benefit to your combat. "

Chapter 1146: the future within reach

"In addition, the response to the unfair competition mode was also extremely enthusiastic among the players."

"The so-called unfair competition mode was actually similar to Dawn’s killer. The game itself was PvP PPPP, a single player against many players, but a single player had an obvious advantage in terms of combat power or game mechanics."

"Chen Mo had already put the killing machine at dawn as a backup project, but it hadn’t started yet."

"In general, this unfair competition mode could be applied to many games, and for players, this game mode had a very unique attraction."

"For example, in competitive games like League of Legends and watchman, unfair competition mode could be introduced. One player would control the sledgehammer, and his HP, attack power, and e-skill’s damage would be greatly increased. The other players would play the role of ordinary heroes, trying to escape from the sledgehammer and try to activate the map mechanism."

"Of course, this mode must have a matching game map and gameplay mechanism to ensure the balance of this mode as much as possible. Otherwise, it would be easy to cause a situation where "the butcher player wins 1″"."

"On the other hand, the free exploration mode hid the specific winning conditions of this game and allowed the players to explore on their own."

"For example, in the same horror game, outlast, the player’s goal was no longer to follow the previously established route to clear the stages, but to find the key clues in the huge mountain mental hospital."

"If the players continued to play the game according to the original route, they might find that there was an additional wandering fatty on the path they had to take, or the plot that should have been triggered had not been triggered at all, and even the layout of the mental hospital had changed …"

"Within the time limit, not only did the players have to survive, but they also had to court death by entering various unknown rooms. They had to endure many terrifying attacks just to get a small note from a drawer or shelf to explain the next clue."

Only players who followed this clue to explore the next area with a destination could finally find the exit from here.

"Of course, there were less scary free exploration modes. For example, there was also an exploration mode in Assassin’s Creed. The players didn’t have to be afraid, but it had higher requirements for stealth and assassination skills. They had to steal key items from a large group of Holy Knights and assassinate them while they were at it. In team mode, they had to complete different quest targets."

"The free exploration mode was the mode with the highest degree of freedom. Although it might not be as obvious as other modes, it was valuable because it could be filled with enough content."

"The last mode, the entertainment mode, was even more creative. In addition to arranging for players to act as spies, there were many other game modes that would make players think, "are you crazy?"

"For example, the biggest difference between the multiplayer "excavating for Ascension" and the single player mode was that the player could use the sledgehammer to hook other players. When two connected players used the sledgehammer to exert force, the game’s unique physics would calculate the outcome, which would result in a series of uncontrollable consequences."

"For example, if the first player hooked onto the cliff and the second player hooked onto the first player, the result of the first player’s swing might be to throw the second player off or to be dragged down by the second player …"

"As a result, "excavate for Ascension" instantly changed from a game of suffering to an entertainment game. The players could cooperate with each other to clear the game more easily, and they could also shamelessly drag each other down …"

There was also the real God of War experience based on God of War 4. He could possess his son and experience how crazy the HP-less mode was.

"Of course, what the players talked about the most was the "out-of-sync mode" of Assassin’s Creed."

"According to the setting of Assassin’s Creed, when the main character in the real world was not in sync with his ancestors, a series of strange phenomena would occur, such as flying into the sky, entering the ground, ascending, being devilish, sliding, falling on the ground, crocodiles walking upright, swimming in the air, spinning into the sky, and so on …"

"When the players experienced the unsynchronized mode of Assassin’s Creed, no one knew what would happen in this strange world …"

Some players were dumbfounded. Wasn’t this just a game bug?

"However, a passionate player quickly explained, "No, of course it’s not a bug! This was a game mode that salent had deliberately created, and there was a corresponding setting in the plot to support it! It’s clear that these bugs were deliberately created, and that serente’s imagination is really wild!"

"After experiencing the "Jackdaw from heaven to earth, " many players expressed their thoughts."When will you come up with a fun naval battle game, salent?" It would be best if the ship could fly!"

Do you know about the Flying Dutchman?

"Of course!" Chen Mo said happily, "Pirates of the Caribbean has been added to the development plan …"

……

The players were soon immersed in the new oasis world and were full of praise for the game modes.

"In fact, the updated version 1.0 of oasis was not only an integration of the past super ip but also an exploration of the multi-dimensional game world."

"For the players, they had never had such a gaming experience before, so they found it very novel."

It could be said that each of these big IPS was a huge world with a high degree of completion. It was a waste to only use them to show a story.

"The classic characters and settings in the game could actually be repeatedly interpreted and deciphered. When the classic ip and the new playstyle collided, it often created brilliant sparks."

"It combined countless huge game worlds together, letting the players play the role of adventurers who traveled through time and space. The world on earth became the main universe, and the other game worlds became the parallel universes around the Earth, so that the real world and the game world could be highly integrated."

There might even be a day when all the players would forget that it was just a game and think that it was real. The boundary between the real world and the game world would continue to blur.

"Only then would games reach its peak, and that was what Chen Mo had been pursuing, the future of games."

"At the moment, Oasis 1.0 was just a platform that integrated all the games, but in the near future, it would become a highly unified game world."

The players could travel through the small worlds through the Oasis and obtain special abilities in these small worlds. They could also create a unique character with unique combat abilities.

Different players could cooperate with each other through the matching system to complete a scenario. They could even hold a Challenge Tournament to determine the strongest player and set foot on the top of the game world.

"To Chen Zhao, this was not an empty fantasy. It was a future within reach."

"Perhaps when that time came, the Oasis should be renamed to the creator’s world?"

Chapter 1147: seventh level of technology

"There were white clouds outside the window, and the sky was blue. "

"The plane was flying very steadily, and the red wine on the table only shook slightly and rippled a little. There was no need to worry about it spilling. "

"Li jingsi was napping in the seat opposite her. The sun shone on her beautiful side profile, and her eyelashes were very beautiful. "

"Chen Mo was looking at the screen of his virtual bracelet, deep in thought. "

"Suddenly, his phone on the table lit up. Chen Mo picked it up and saw that it was a message from the chubby zou Zhuo. "

"Manager, where are you? You said you would give me a role in World of Warcraft! Why did you run away?"

"Chen Mo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry."I told you that I’d arrange a role for you. When have I ever lied to anyone?" salent said. "

"Zou Zhuo, "think about your conscience before you speak …"

"Chen Mo chuckled, "don’t worry. Your character has already been arranged. It’s called Zhou Zhuo, a Pandarian. He will appear in the later versions of World of Warcraft and will be a very important NPC." And the players will definitely like you. I’m not lying. "

"Zou Zhuo was skeptical, "really?" Then I’ll be waiting for your good news, manager! Anyway, where did you go?"

"Chen Zhao replied, "a honeymoon. Isn’t it reasonable to go on a honeymoon after marriage? you didn’t think of that."

"Zou Zhuo, "damn, I didn’t expect this!" Once again, I wish you a happy wedding! What time is the flight?"

"Chen Mo took a picture of the clouds outside, "They’re already on the plane. "

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "F * ck, I can play with my phone on the plane?" And there’s a signal?"

"This is the plane’s own WiFi, " Chen Zhao said. "

"Zou Zhuo was even more shocked, "F * ck, that’s crazy?" Which airline is this? the tickets must be expensive, right? Is the WiFi available for everyone on the plane or is it only available in the first-class cabin?"

"An entire plane can be used, " Chen Zhao said."It’s a private plane."

"Zou Zhuo, "I can’t chat anymore, bye!"

The chubby boy’s chat icon instantly changed to’ Do Not Disturb ‘mode. He had obviously suffered a very heavy blow …

Chen Mo smiled and continued looking at the virtual screen on his bracelet.

"The technology point was on the fifth floor. The appearance of deep sleep mode changed the quality of the matrix gaming cabin and gave a new lease of life to MMORPG games like World of Warcraft, which cost a lot of time. "

"There were still three technology points on the sixth floor, but the difficulty of unlocking them would increase exponentially from the sixth floor onwards. Chen Mo estimated that it would take at least a year or two to unlock them. "

"It made sense, Chen Mo was now at the top of the entire gaming industry, with no one to compete against him. "

Every technological breakthrough in the future would be a major upstart to the gaming industry of the parallel world.

"The three technological points on the seventh floor could be described as "terrifying". "

[Virtual reality technology] deep sleep mode (advanced) The time ratio in sleep mode is adjusted to 14. Sleeping mode game time is recommended to be 6 hours.

[Unlock requirement 100 million neural-connection VR equipment]

"[AI technology] advanced AI An artificial intelligence that completely surpassed human intelligence in the game world. At the same time, it also came with a portable intelligent system that every player could use freely. "

[Unlocking requirement 50000 lottery chances]

[Hardware technology] ultra-portable virtual reality device terminal The mini virtual reality terminal allowed players to freely travel through the virtual world.

[Unlocking requirement activate deep sleep mode (advanced version) and use a cumulative of 150000 lottery chances.]

Chen Zhao was shocked. He even counted the zeros behind it.

Are you F * cking kidding me …

"100 million gaming pods, 50000 lottery chances needed to be used, a total of 150000 lottery chances used … "

Chen Zhao felt a headache …

What did 100 million game cabins mean? it basically meant that it was close to the popularity of personal computers and private cars.

"The problem was that computers and cars had practical uses, and they were basically necessary for work and travel. As for the gaming pod, it was purely entertainment equipment. "

"The number of lottery draws gave Chen Mo a headache. It used to be 500 or 1000, but now it’s jumped to the level of 50000 or 100000 … "

"Furthermore, this was not the end of the technology tree. There was still a seventh level below … "

"Of course, the three technological points were really terrifying. "

"Advanced deep sleep mode, 1 The time flow rate was 4, and the recommended sleeping time was 6 hours a day. What did this mean? "

It meant that every player would get 24 hours of extra game time every day.

"In other words, the players were experiencing two different lives. In the real 24 hours; they would work, rest, and deal with family affairs. In the virtual 24 hours, you can act as anyone and complete any adventure. "

"For many players, 24 hours in the virtual world would be more attractive, or they might think that the virtual world was the reality they wanted. "

The advanced artificial intelligence technology provided technical support for Chen Mo to create a larger virtual world.

"This advanced artificial intelligence technology could be regarded as the "heavenly Dao" or the rules of a certain world. With advanced artificial intelligence management, occasional errors in this world could be minimized, and unknown bugs could be quickly fixed if they appeared occasionally. "

"Under the management of advanced artificial intelligence, it could minimize the possible uncontrollable situations that might happen in the virtual world. If a player really broke through the rules and wanted to ascend, they would have to cross the Tribulation with the advanced artificial intelligence first. "

The ultra-portable virtual reality terminal meant that people could get rid of the huge game cabin and enter the virtual world at any free time to complete a short adventure.

"For example, he could start a short virtual reality adventure when he was taking the bus, subway, or during his lunch break. "

"Coupled with the portable intelligence system that came with artificial intelligence, people’s lives would undergo a complete change. "

"Of course, it might take two to three years to unlock these technology points. "

"Chen Mo still needed to lower the price of the gaming pods, increase sales, and make new games to collect more happiness and resentment points to push the tech tree up. "

"It’s a long way to go. "

Chen Zhao leaned back in his chair and stretched. It seemed like he would have a lot of things to do in the next few years.

"However, Chen Zhao’s eyes still unconsciously looked at the last technology point. "

"There was only one technology point on the seventh floor, and it was currently locked, so he couldn’t see the specific content. "

"What will it be?"

Chen Zhao was also curious.

Chapter 1148: Demonic beast, ten years

"The Lich King Arthas sat on the ice throne, and on the platform below, old man feidin, who was wearing golden armor and holding the ashen Messenger, had a determined look in his eyes. In the eyes of all the players, his image had never been so high."

"I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. Are you and your allies ready to punish the Lich King? As long as you give the order, we will charge forward and end the scourge and the nightmare of Azeroth!"

"Zou Zhuo, who was wearing heavy plate armor, stood in front of feidin."We are ready, great Lord! Let us fight for the fate of Azeroth! For the light of dawn!"

Feidin held the ashen envoy and walked towards the Lich King on the ice throne.

"Every member of the 25-man team felt their hearts pounding. This legendary battle was about to begin. After so long, they had finally arrived in front of the Lich King."

"It was strange that the players had never experienced such an exciting feeling, be it in real life or in the game."

"Chen Mo had made many Grand and exciting works in the past, and the scenes were like a regular meal to him."

"But this time, it was different from any other time."

"This was because Chen Mo had been preparing for this battle for a long time, and the players had been waiting for it for a long time."

"Ten years ago, when Warcraft was released, the world of Azeroth first appeared in front of the players."

"At the end of the game, Illidan and Arthas fought on the ice throne. In the end, Arthas ascended the ice throne and became one with the Lich King."

"Three years ago, World of Warcraft took the world by storm and created a miracle in the history of gaming."

"This type of game, which many people thought had been eliminated by the times, was reborn in sleep mode and was seen as another way of life by many people."

"During the day, he would work and have fun in the real world as usual. At night, he would enter the world of Azeroth and experience thrilling adventures."

"For ten whole years, the players ‘love for Azeroth had never waned. Instead, their love for Azeroth grew deeper."

"In the three years that World of Warcraft had been in operation, the players had left many beautiful memories in the world of Azeroth."

"They had once gone deep into the molten core, and the Warriors had gone crazy for the wrath of Thunder and the sword of blessing of the Windchaser."

They had once stepped into Blackwing’s nest and fought Nefarian to the death. There were also people who lost their brothers because of a sword of the Brotherhood.

"The Alliance and the Horde had once opened the beetle gate together and experienced the most unforgettable world event in the history of World of Warcraft. Then, they went deep into the temple of Ahn ‘qiraj and experienced the horror of the ancient God C’ Thun, who defeated the whole team with a single glance."

"After that, the undead calamity invaded, and all of Azeroth was shrouded in the shadow of Naxxramas. The players worked hard to complete almost impossible quests, such as defeating the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, defeating the frost Dragon, and defeating Kel ‘thuzad."

"Every Hunter remembered the epic quest that they had to complete at that time. This almost impossible quest had driven many hunters crazy, but it had also allowed the hunters to practice their kiting skills to the extreme."

"For priests, the epic quests of their class were also unforgettable. They had to go through countless self-doubts and encouragement during the process of the quest. In the mission, the priests had to perform their duty of saving the dying and healing the injured, which was a major test of their healing skills."

"In the end, he obtained an epic-level magic staff that could switch between the Holy ‘blessing’ state and the shadow ‘s’ curse ‘state at will. This became a hot topic among the priests, just like the’ things the light won’t tell you ‘written by the shadow Priest olliste in the game."

"The Burning Crusade was launched, and the players crossed the Dark Portal for the first time, arriving at the world outside of Azeroth."

"When they first set foot on the Hellfire Peninsula and entered the Hellfire fortress, what they got was an unprecedented novel feeling."

"The addition of the draenei and blood elves had changed the population structure of the Alliance and horde, but the adventuring of the players would never change."

"They came to the picturesque naglan, the home of the orcs. They had also set foot on blade Peak mountain and moon Shadow Valley, and Illidan was waiting for them in the darkness shrine."

"For many players, Karazhan was an unforgettable experience. This 10-man dungeon was something that most players could experience. The unique battle tactics of the warhorse, opera, and chess bosses dropped by the Hunter atuman were something that many players enjoyed."

"In the Pangya reservoir, the players crossed The Invisible Bridge and arrived in front of Ms. Vassky. Another Warcraft hero fell under the swords of the footmen."

"The players had defeated Kael ‘thas, the demonized Illidan, and conquered the storm Fort and the dark Shrine."

Kael ‘thas’ Phoenix and Illidan’s azzinoth Warblade became the reason why the players fought day after day in the game.

"With the release of the Wrath of the Lich King, the story of World of Warcraft finally reached its peak."

Why were the players so excited the moment they stepped onto the ice throne?

It was probably because they had been waiting for this day for too long.

"From the moment they set foot in noscent, the passion in the players ‘hearts that had been dormant for a decade was once again awakened. Every unremarkable corner of this place reminded players of their unforgettable past."

"At the beginning of the story, the Alliance and the Horde suffered a heavy defeat at the gates of heaven’s wrath. Of the two leaders, young sarufar of the Horde and Duke Bolvar of the Alliance, one died in battle, and the other was captured. The Alliance and the Horde were suspicious of each other, and in front of the powerful Lich King, it seemed like their defeat was certain."

"However, when the Lich King trained the black front Knights to Attack the Light’s Hope Chapel, everything changed."

"The Lich King, Frostmourne."

"Feidin, ashen envoy."

"When these familiar names were put together, they became an immortal legend."

It was only then that the players finally understood the meaning of the stories that they had spent years building.

The players witnessed the entire process of the ashen emissary’s birth in the old Hill of Hillsbrad in the cave of time.

"The players knew that the Ashbringer had been betrayed by his son and became a Death Knight. Fairbanks, who had witnessed the truth, was also locked up in the Scarlet Monastery and tortured."

"After defeating the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and obtaining the fallen Ashbringer, players could enter the Scarlet Monastery and see Darian Mograine’s efforts to save his father’s soul."

Chapter 1149: the fall of the Lich King

"As for master feidin, he was an old acquaintance of the players. "

"This legendary Holy Knight was exiled by his own country because of his friendship with an orc warrior. When he spoke to his son, Tyran, he said a famous saying that was widely spread "Race does not represent honor. People should not rashly make judgments about existences that are different from themselves."

"Old fordring lived in seclusion in the Plaguelands and fed on rotten insects. He saw his son, Tyran, join the Scarlet Crusade and gradually lose himself, so he hoped to use some mementos to wake up his son, who had become a puppet, and rekindle his Paladin will. "

"When the players gave the toy war hammer, silver hand’s glorious war flag, and the painting of love and family to Tyran, the Highlord of the Scarlet Crusade read feidin’s letter and burst into tears. "

"However, on the way out, Tyran was killed by isillien, and feidin, who had lost his beloved son due to Eitrigg’s incident, had completely recovered his power of holy light. He had vowed to bring new order to Lordaeron. "

"In the battle of the Light’s Hope Chapel, the Lich King ordered the Highlord of the death Knights, Darian Mograine, to lead the acherus Death Knights and the scourge Army to attack the chapel, in an attempt to obtain the bodies of the 3000 Paladins under the chapel and turn them into an undead force. "

"At the moment of danger, Darian threw the fallen ashen Messenger in his hand at fordring. With the help of the three thousand Paladins in the chapel, fordring purified the fallen weapon with the power of holy light, and the legendary weapon, ashen Messenger, was reborn. "

"At this point, the Silver Hand and the Silver Dawn had merged into one, forming the silver Northern Army. Feidin had become a Highlord and the true leader in the battle against the Lich King. "

"In the cold wind of noscent, the players fought together with the silver Northern Army. Starting from Dragonbone waste, the players recalled the whole process of Arthas’s fall, participated in the Crusades ‘trials, and finally attacked Icecrown fortress through the judgment Army of ashes. They fought through all the obstacles and finally arrived in front of the Lich King. "

The grass snake with a Gray Line sneaked for a thousand miles.

"The battle with the Lich King had been planned since ten years ago. The clues ran through the beginning of Warcraft and World of Warcraft, and the heroes finally clashed on the ice throne, creating the most intense sparks. "

……

"Warriors, attack"

"Highlord Tirion Fordring waved ashen Messenger and rushed forward, but the next second, he was frozen in the ice grave by the Lich King. "

"Zou Zhuo and the others were already used to this scene. They had explored the Lich King countless times, and old fordring had been frozen countless times. "

The players began to skillfully follow the established strategy and began to fight the Lich King.

"Even though they had gone through countless Team Dungeons to temper themselves, they still needed a long period of pioneering and unyielding effort to defeat the powerful Lich King. "

The 25 players completed their tasks in an orderly manner. The tanks focused on the mobs that were about to respawn. The output classes silently chanted in their hearts to deal as much damage as possible. The healers paid attention to the health of the entire team and the various debuffs on their teammates.

"Gangrene, run to the devilbeasts and prepare to disperse!"

"Parasitism! Discipline priests, prepare your shields!"

"It’s a phase change! Leave the central area. Everyone, hurry up and find your positions. The mirror image has refreshed. Hurry up and pull it away!"

"Spread out a little and reduce the damage from torment … Quickly destroy the frost ball and don’t let it get close!"

"In the third stage, prepare to fight Hua Erqi! We’ve captured them, but we have to save the mage first! Take control, okay, switch fire!"

"Three more seconds to Blackwater! Quick, spread out, scatter, run with the crossbow boots hit by the black water, hurry up. Okay, very nice. Come, let’s gather. "

"Be careful of soul harvesting, immediately switch to another tank to taunt! Use your skills to block it. Healers, use your skills and heal!"

"Good, good, the fourth stage is going smoothly. Let’s prepare for the fifth stage. Quickly deal with the evil souls first! dk, use your Army. Knights, use your invincibility and crash them!"

"Hurry up and raise the blood of the entire group! Melee, continue to output!"

"We’re in the final stage. Don’t care about anything else, just kill the boss! Just focus on attacking the boss!"

"You’ve passed, beautiful!"

"The players were still attacking with all their might, but they were already laughing and cheering. "

"He passed, awesome"

"Wow, it’s not easy! Our Guild has finally killed the Lich King!"

"Hahahaha, too strong!"

"However, at this moment, the Lich King raised Frostmourne and instantly killed the whole team. "

"A few players were dumbfounded,’what the f * ck is this? Was it a team wipe?"

"No, no, " the commander explained."This is a normal plot. We just have to watch the show."

"The Lich King came to the center of the ice throne."You’ve trained them well, feidin. You’ve sent the strongest Warriors in the world to me, and this is what I want! Your silent sacrifice will receive my praise!"

"The power of Frostmourne began to corrode the bodies of every player."Witness it with your own eyes. I will turn them from corpses to Warriors of the scourge. Azeroth will fall into chaos and destruction in their hands! And you will be the first corpse!"

"I enjoy this kind of sarcasm!"

"However, at this moment, feidin, who was trapped in the ice grave, suddenly shouted, "Supreme holy light! Please give me your blessings! Grant me strength and help me break these shackles!"

"The power of holy light suddenly burst out from feidin’s body, instantly breaking through the ice grave and slashing Frostmourne in half with the ashen envoy! "

"The Lich King looked at the broken Frostmourne in his hand."This … This is impossible …"

"The Highlord Tirion Fordring shouted, "It’s over, Arthas! Your days of harming living beings are over today!"

"Terenas menehill shouted, "I’m finally free! It’s over, my son. It’s time to settle the score! Warriors of the Holy Light, gather!"

"The players stood up again and launched their final attack on the Lich King. The Lich King, who had lost Frostmourne, was surrounded by countless vengeful spirits and looked fragile. "

"I’m like a lion in front of a flock of sheep, but they don’t fear me!"The Lich King shouted in pain. "

"The moment the Lich King fell, two huge achievement panels popped up in everyone’s vision "

[Frozen Throne (25 players)]!

[Fall of dirty Demon King (25)]!

"At the same time, rows of achievements popped up in the Guild channel, and the other guild members also congratulated him. "

"Waa! Did he kill the Lich King? Awesome, awesome!"

"Amazing! We’ve finally killed it after so long!"

"Arthas fell to the ground, his helmet rolled to the side, and the broken Frostmourne lost its power. "

A familiar melody played. It was a mournful Elegy.

"Arthas tried his best to stand up, but it was all in vain. The soul of the old king Terenas came to him, and the blue light in Arthas’s eyes gradually faded … "

"Father, is everything … Over?" he asked. Arthas looked at his father’s soul and asked. "

"There is no such thing as eternal power, " the old king said calmly."My son."

"Arthas’s eyes were filled with confusion and despair."There is only … Darkness in front of me …"

"The old king, Terenas, closed Arthas’s eyes and said to feidin, "Without the Lich King’s control, the scourge will become even crazier and unstoppable. We must maintain control over them, so there must be a Lich King …"

"Seeing the old king’s soul dissipate, feidin picked up the Lich King Helmet on the ground. "

"Let me carry this heavy burden … No one is more …" He said. "

"At this moment, a voice shouted, "Theon! You’re holding onto a cruel fate, but that doesn’t belong to you!"

"Feidin turned around in shock. He realized that Duke Bolvar, who had been tortured by the Lich King, had been completely transformed. The Dragon Fire was still burning his body, but he was still alive. "

"The world of the living has already disgusted me. Place the crown on my head and I will guard this curse!"

"Theon! You and these heroes have your own destinies. This last mission will be completed by me!"

"Brother, " feidin said with a complicated expression."History will always remember you, brother."

"No!" Duke Bolvar shook his head. If the world wants to be reborn from the destruction, everything that happened today must be forgotten!"

Feidin’s face was filled with pain as he placed the Lich king’s crown on Duke Bolvar’s head.

Frost rose and froze Duke Bolvar in the frozen grave.

"Tell them that the Lich King is dead! Bolvar Fordragon and them both perished!"

"Go, leave this place and never come back!"

Chapter 1150: game changes the world

He started with a hero and ended with a hero.

No one had expected the final outcome-it was Duke Bolvar who took over the burden from feidin.

No one had expected that this old friend of his would meet such a cruel fate.

"He was once the Regent of Stormwind City, a Grand Duke, the Lord of the fearless Expeditionary Army, and the commander of the Alliance’s Seventh Army."

"He was appointed to assist the young prince andoine in inheriting the throne, but he was also bewitched by Onyxia. It was only when Marshal Windsor appeared that he came to his senses and launched an expedition against the Black Dragon Princess."

"He had led the fearless Expeditionary Army on the journey to the gate of heaven’s wrath without hesitation, but had been defeated by an ambush."

"The Lich King had brought the surviving Duke Bolvar back to Icecrown fortress, intending to turn him into a Death Knight. However, no matter how much Bolvar tortured him, he refused to yield."

"In the end, he took over the Lich King’s helmet. He could no longer be the leader that everyone followed, but he was destined to become an immortal hero and be remembered by all players."

"At this point, the story of the Lich King finally welcomed its final curtain call."

……

……

"It had been three years since World of Warcraft was released, and tens of millions of players loved this game."

"This unprecedented work was known to almost everyone. From the moment it was released, it was constantly updated, and the new content that was constantly released made the players yearn for it in their dreams and excited them."

"A game like this didn’t need any reviews or reviews. It was considered the pinnacle of the game by the legendary designer Chen Mo, and perhaps even Chen Mo himself wouldn’t be able to make a game that could surpass it in the years to come."

"After all, how many games would take Chen Mo ten years to build up?"

"However, this did not mean that the players had no new expectations, because Oasis 2.0 was about to be released."

"In the brand new oasis world, the players would be able to obtain a huge Virtual Earth, which was a new world created based on the real Earth."

"With this as the center, players could travel to different parallel universes at will and embark on exciting adventures alone or with many people."

"So far, there were more than 5000 game units in oasis, and the number was still increasing."

"For many players, they might not be able to play all the games in oasis in their entire lives."

"Moreover, with the rapid advancement of virtual reality technology, people’s lives were also changing dramatically."

"After continuous discounts, the selling price of the matrix gaming cabin had been compressed to an unprecedented price of less than 20000 Yuan, and the time ratio of sleep mode had also changed from the previous 1 The score of 2 had now become 14."

"In other words, every player could use the six hours of sleep in reality to exchange for 24 hours of game time."

Every player had two lives.

"It was also because of its low price and high cost performance sleep mode that the matrix gaming pod became a necessity for almost every family. The global sales broke through 50 million, 100 million, and quickly moved towards 200 million."

"Even for many families that were not rich, the need for the matrix game cabin was actually ahead of personal computers and private cars."

"For the rich, the matrix gaming pod was no longer a symbol of wealth. They began to pursue new virtual reality equipment It was the latest pair of glasses."

"The glasses were becoming more and more pocket-sized, but they had more and more functions. Some people even speculated that in the near future, the matrix glasses could replace the matrix gaming cabin and have both vr and ar functions, bringing players to enjoy the game world of mixed reality."

"When that time came, it would be hard to say if the glasses would still be glasses. Perhaps it would become a small ring, and as long as he put it on his temple, he could travel through different fantasy worlds at will."

"The game was profoundly changing the social structure of the entire world, as well as many deep-rooted concepts."

"More and more people began to see games as a special way of life. They saw it as another world, another reality, and not just a form of entertainment."

More and more people started to talk about the game after dinner.

"More and more people obtained another identity in addition to their identities as students, freelancers, coding farmers, teachers, workers, and so on Players."

"Last year, three Thunderbolt entertainment theme parks had been built in Shanghai, Japan, and Lighthouse. Although more and more people preferred to adventure in the virtual world, many big cities around the world hoped to enhance their attraction to tourists through these large-scale theme parks."

"Thunderbolt gaming platform’s characters had almost become cultural symbols, deeply implanted in the hearts of every player in the world."

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters had also become a sacred place for players, attracting a large number of visitors every day."

"Many teenagers came to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, but it was like their first time at an amusement park. They were dazzled and didn’t know where to look."

"On the first floor of the hall, a Sage-like middle-aged man was holding a tourist’s hand and kindly telling her fortune."Big sister, Who Do You Think You Are?"

"Hey, big sister, I’m telling your fortune, why did you kick me? Security, security!"

A few visitors were taking pictures of the figurines in the hall and asking where they could be sold.

"Jia Peng, Wen Lingwei, and Chang xiuya were all gathered around a capsule machine in the living room."

"Wen Lingwei was speechless."How many more times do you have to try? how many times do you have to try before you realize that you’re really an unlucky person?" she asked."

"I just bought this toy capsule machine, " Jia Peng said, "I still have a chance, trust me!"

The phone of a player who was resting on the sofa suddenly rang. He quivered and immediately took out his phone and began to operate it crazily.

"A minute later, the player shouted, "Damn, it disappeared in the blink of an eye again? Zhou Jiangping, you bastard! Do you still keep your promise of crossdressing, huh?"

"In the office, su Jinyu was yelling at a few executives, "When I said ‘buy fruit’, I meant to ask you to buy a fruit phone. Who told you to buy over the company?!"

"One of the executives tried to struggle."Well, fruit company is a new company. We all think that it has a good future in the cell phone industry. I didn’t expect you to just want to buy a cell phone … Besides, isn’t President Chen quite satisfied with this acquisition?"

"Su Jinyu glared at him, "you can’t cover up your mistakes even if you bring him up!" Go back and clear the new horror game "Resident Evil" three times each. Ask your portable artificial intelligence to record it and report to me!"

"A young female assistant was standing outside the meeting room. She wanted to come in, but seeing the crowd, she decided to slip away. However, su Jinyu stopped her immediately."

"Don’t go yet. Have you changed the plan?"

The female assistant came in timidly and handed the proposal to su Jinyu.

"Su Jinyu quickly flipped through it and said,’yes, it’s well written. But you’ll have to rewrite it. "

"The female assistant "???"

"In another office, Qian Kun was screaming helplessly, "Why are you scolding me again! This pay-to-win event was clearly requested by the store manager! Why aren’t these players listening to my explanation?"

"Well, in that case, don’t blame me for taking revenge on society. I’ll add ten, no, thirty more games to this week’s half-price game! I’d like to see how many more hands you can chop off, Hmph …"

Chapter 1151: Thank you for playing my game

"In the internal staff lounge, the TV screen was showing an interview on c site. "

"Xue Lin is a live streamer on the fish-catching live streaming platform. For someone who studied in a top university in the country and was a top student since she was young, choosing such a career is unbelievable to many people."

"To this day, she has been working hard in the live streaming industry for more than ten years, and many young streamers have to respectfully call her senior. The number of online users she hosts every day is in the millions. She can already be called the leader of the internet that can’t be ignored. "

"However, Lin Xue firmly believes that as a streamer, she should influence the players with positive energy. In the livestream, she insists on using civilized language and will never do anything that will mislead the audience. Sometimes, she will even play the role of an understanding sister and explain the relationship problems of the players who send letters."

"As a fresh stream in the live streaming industry, Xue Lin has her own views on the development of the live streaming industry. "In the interview ten years ago, she thought that the good content would stand out. Now, she’s achieving her goal step by step. She’s using her live broadcast to move more viewers …"

"Outside the CEO’s office, Han Lu was nervously memorizing the outline of the interview."Weird, no matter how many times I’ve interviewed Chen Mo, I keep having this bad feeling …"

"Suddenly, there was a commotion in the hall, and many players gathered around. "

"Some players who didn’t know what was going on squeezed into the crowd and asked, "What are you guys looking at?"

"Someone explained, "didn’t you see the two big streamers? master Qin and old p are having a competition." Everyone else is watching it on the live broadcast platform, but we’re watching it live. This is a real live broadcast!"

"The players who didn’t know what was going on were confused."F * ck, what are they competing for?"

"They’re competing, " the passerby explained."They’re randomly entering two game pods and then randomly choosing a Thunderbolt entertainment game. They’re competing to see who can clear the game faster in half an hour! If you lose, look at the two boxes of beer on the table over there. You can drink one bottle for each time you lose …"

"The player sucked in a breath of cold air."F * ck! They’re all famous streamers. Do they have to work so hard?"

"The passerby chuckled."They’ve only drunk five or six bottles of beer in total. They’ve already received at least two hundred rockets … Poverty has limited your imagination!"

……

"victory!"

"The crystal shattered, and the word [victory] appeared on the screen. "

"A two-year-old child clapped his hands gleefully and picked up his phone with great effort to show it to li jingsi, as if he was showing off his achievements. "

"Li jingsi smiled and lifted her up."Baby, you’re amazing! We won again!"

"Chen Mo scratched his head in frustration. If he could play mobile Legends at two and a half years old, wouldn’t he be unbelievable when he grew up? "

"Come to think of it, I really don’t know who your teammates in Mobile Legends are … "

"Although it was good to have a daughter, a daughter who loved to play games would probably massacre the entire broadcasting industry when she grew up … "

"Suddenly, the phone on the table lit up. It was a message from little fatty. "

"Manager! What happened to my role? Where’s my Pandarian Zhou Zhuo? I’ve been waiting for three whole years! When you gave me your promise, I didn’t even defeat Nefarian. Now, I’ve even F * cked the Lich King!"

"Chen Mo laughed, "don’t worry, we’ll have it in two more versions."

"Zou Zhuo was shocked, "F * ck! Three years after three years, three years after three years, how long do I have to wait?!"

"Haha, it’s nothing. It’s a custom character after all. With our friendship, I can’t just make one character for you, right? I’ll have to make the entire pandalia continent for you. Think about it, making an entire expansion pack and an entire continent is not something that can be done so easily." Chen Mo said. "

"Zou Zhuo was silent for a long time, "that makes sense." Alright, I’ll wait patiently then. "

"Chen Mo suddenly thought of something, "eh, isn’t it Wednesday today? you’re not livestreaming … You’re not doing it again???"

"Zou Zhuo, "ahem, I’ve only been rejected twice since Monday. It’s within the audience’s expectations. Don’t worry."

"Chen Zhao was shocked at the Fatty’s shamelessness."From Monday to now, you’ve been ignored twice in three days, and it’s still within the audience’s psychological tolerance? Your audience is probably here to offer you incense, right?"

"Zou Zhuo, "my wife’s about to give birth, I need to go to the hospital, talk to you later!" By the way, how about we form a team first? when my child is born, no matter if it’s a boy or a girl, he will play games with your child!"

"I can’t promise you that, " Chen Zhao said."I’ll have to ask my daughter for her opinion. What if she thinks your kid is too weak?"

"Zou Zhuo, "F ** K!" Goodbye!"

"Seeing that the kid had started another game, li jingsi picked up a magazine from the side and said, "The latest issue of Times Magazine. Where should I put it?"

"Chen Mo waved his hand."It’s just another cover character. It’s all basic. Let’s just throw it away."

"That won’t do. I’ll keep it for you."

Li jingsi picked up the latest issue of times after she finished speaking. It was unknown where she had stored it.

Chen Mo smiled and looked at the virtual bracelet on his left hand.

"After three years of development, the sales of the matrix game cabin had been rising steadily, and the continuous expansion of the player base and the continuous extension of the game time of the players had also allowed him to get more and more lottery chances. "

The three technology points on the sixth floor had all been unlocked.

There was only one technology point on the seventh floor. Chen Mo clicked on it and the description appeared.

"[Memory block device when a player enters the virtual reality device, it can block his memory in the real world and automatically write in the memory planned by the program in the virtual world.] "

"Chen Mo was stunned, he didn’t expect the technology point on the seventh floor to be this. "

"The memory jamming device meant that after the players entered the virtual world, they would completely forget all their memories of real life and believe that they were a native living in the virtual world. "

"Obviously, this was the last step to increase the sense of immersion in the virtual world. It would allow the players to be completely immersed in the virtual world and no longer have to worry about any troubles in reality. "

"Take GTA 5 as an example. When the players entered the game, they would think that they were Mike, a former thief who had retired and was in a mid-life crisis. "

"In Silent Hill, the players would think that they were James and had to find their wife Mary. "

"Of course, in order to make good use of this technology point, many restrictions had to be put in place. For example, the player would be forced to wake up under certain circumstances. "

"However, Chen Mo didn’t have to worry about that right now, because the unlocking condition was The total number of players in the matrix gaming pod had reached three billion. "

"What a ridiculous condition …" Chen Mo shook his head, speechless. "

"At this moment, he blinked his eyes and wondered if he had seen wrong. "

"When he had tapped on the technology point on the seventh floor, he had actually seen a faint line that led to the bottom. "

"There was a hidden, more advanced technology? "

"However, upon closer inspection, the line seemed to have disappeared again. The seventh level was the last level, the technology point. "

"At this moment, assistant Lin Xiao knocked on the door and said, "President Chen, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s documentary is almost done, but the director seems to be missing something at the end. He wants you to say a few more words to the players as the ending."

"Oh, okay."

"Chen Mo followed Lin Xiao to the studio inside the headquarters, changed into formal clothes, put on makeup, and sat in front of the camera. "

"Ready … Action!"

"Chen Mo looked at the camera, a little lost. "

"There were thousands of words on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn’t say a single word. "

The others were obviously stunned as well. They didn’t expect the glib-tongued great trickster serente to be at a loss for words in front of the camera.

There was a moment of silence.

"Chen Mo raised his head and smiled at the camera."Thank you for coming to play my game."

"(The main plot has ended, the final speech will be later.) "

Chapter 1152: Design competition Horror games

The alarm clock rang.

Chen Mo smacked the screen and turned it off.

"I actually had a nightmare. The system suddenly turned into a Big Boss and enslaved all of humanity. In the end, I led the humans in a difficult struggle …"

"This plot is so lame. I must have wanted to do’ the Terminator ‘last night. What you think in the day, you dream at night …"

Chen Zhao yawned. He picked up the cup by the bed and drank some water.

"The curtains opened automatically, and the piercing sunlight shone in. Jarvis began to announce the weather in a very calm voice."

"The weather in the capital is very good today. The highest temperature is 33 degrees Celsius, the lowest is 25 degrees Celsius, and the body temperature is 47 degrees Celsius. Excellent, humidity 43%, east wind Level 2, strong ultraviolet rays, heat index Hot dog. "

"Chen Zhao sat up unwillingly."As a nouveau riche, why do you still have to go out in this weather? Who can tell me?"

He looked to his side. Li jingsi had already woken up and was probably making breakfast.

"It’s probably because … You’re the organizer of today’s game design competition?"Jarvis replied."

"F ** K!" Chen Zhao cursed."Stop talking. You talk too much."

"You were the one who asked first, " Jarvis felt wronged."

"…I think it’s time to develop artificial intelligence version 2.0, " Chen Mo said."What do you think about Kevis?"

"Jarvis, "(==)"

"After washing up, he went to the dining room. Breakfast was already prepared."

"Chen Zhao casually ate two pieces of bread and looked at his watch."I’m leaving. "

"Li jingsi frowned and asked, "so early?" Who set this F * cking time?"

I’ll do it myself.

Li jingsi was at a loss for words.

"I’m sweating on such a hot day, " Chen Zhao said helplessly."It’s my own brain that got water back then."

"Li jingsi smiled. As she sipped her coffee, she asked, "So, it’s time to give comments on the finals today, right? I think the theme of this competition is horror games?"

"Chen Mo nodded, "yes, a horror game." But when I saw the participants ‘demo last time, none of them really caught my eye. "

"Li jingsi smiled."To make your eyes light up? that’s too much."

"Chen Zhao was full. He stood up. "I’m going out. I’ll probably be back in the evening. Don’t wait for me for lunch."

"As soon as he stepped out of the door, he felt that Jarvis was not lying when he said that his body temperature was 47 degrees."

"Fortunately, he got into the car as soon as he left, and the heating time was less than a minute."

"Arriving at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, he took the staff elevator from the underground parking lot to the interior, then met with the staff, got ready, and went to the main venue."

"The main venue of the competition was at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters. The competition had already sent many outstanding designers to Thunderbolt entertainment, and many of them were already involved in the development of oasis."

"For many young people who were interested in entering the game industry, this game design competition had become the most important event of the year. It was even more important than the recruitment event of all the multinational companies."

"Thunderbolt entertainment organized a game design competition twice a year. It was targeted at freshmen and experienced designers, and used different assessment standards."

"The design competition this time was for the freshmen, and it was the graduation season in July. The weather reminded Chen Mo of the afternoon when he had just graduated and was participating in a video game design competition."

Chen Zhao suddenly remembered why he had set the time so early. He was afraid of the heat …

"At that time, he was thinking of setting the opening time of the design competition at eighto’ clock in the morning. It wouldn’t be as hot as before."

"Now that he thought about it, this idea was really too stupid."

"As for why Chen Mo would make such a mistake? Obviously, it was because he had been working at 10 O’ clock for a long time and did not know that it was so hot at 8 O’ clock in the capital …"

"Now that the design competition had entered the final stage, these fresh graduates, or prospective designers, had been busy preparing for the final design for a week."

"During this week, they all stayed in a nearby hotel. During the day, they would come to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters, which was specially prepared for the competition, and use the official game editor and materials to create their own games."

Today was the day the awards were announced. Whether or not they could win the favor of the design competition judges would directly determine whether or not these future designers could enter the game industry and obtain a high starting point.

"Some outstanding designers even had the opportunity to participate in the development of oasis, which was something that everyone could brag about for the rest of their lives."

The game was introduced.

The audience tried the game.

The judges commented.

"The theme of the game design competition this time was horror games, so the official materials prepared were mainly horror games."

"There were all kinds of hideous monsters and ghosts, terrifying scenes, a large amount of blood, and many music and sound effects that could make people’s sanity value go crazy after listening to it for a long time …"

The designers could use it at will.

"It was the same for every design competition. There was a lot of art material, and designers didn’t have to worry about clashing with each other since they took things from the Art Library. There was a wide range of choices."

"The effect was immediate. It was the finals of the design competition today, and it was obvious that the audience had been reduced by half …"

"The big screen was introducing the works of the participating designers. The locations of the materials were also varied. There were schools, hospitals, cemeteries, haunted houses, abandoned cities, and so on. As a result, the audience was so scared that they trembled, not knowing which game to experience."

"The game was still a traditional vr game, the kind that sent consciousness signals. There was no need to prepare so many cumbersome vr gaming pods at the venue, and they could directly experience it with the latest array glasses."

"Although the lack of sensory and neural connection were the disadvantages of traditional vr, it was a good thing for the players in the game."

"When they entered the live audience’s experience segment, they heard the audience’s screams one after another. Many of the audience members took off their helmets to get some air after playing for a while. They were obviously frightened."

"Chen Mo was also trying out the game with the helmet on, quietly starting from the first game and going through all the other games."

"After that, it was time for the players to vote, the data analysis, and the judges ‘evaluation."

The player ratings and votes were mainly based on two aspects the game’s terror rating and the game’s quality.

"The data analysis was done by using the various data collected by the matrix glasses to assist the analysis. The average time the player spent in the game, the fright index, the changes in their mood, and so on."

"Whether a horror game was good or not, a very important factor was the creation of the atmosphere and the control of the player’s emotions. This could be demonstrated through data."

"In other words, the players were not stressed from the beginning to the end, or the players were scared away as soon as they entered. This was not a good horror game."

Chapter 1153: Horror game research and development teaching

Chen Zhao took off his glasses and placed them on the table.

"Qiu Hengyang asked curiously, "what’s the matter?" You don’t want to play because you think it’s too bad?"

"No, " Chen Mo shook his head."I’ve already cleared all of them."

Qiu Hengyang was speechless.

"The gameplay of these horror games wasn’t long, and most of them had some loopholes and shortcuts, so he had already completed it while most of the audience was still trying it out. "

"After all, these video game designers were all freshmen and they had only prepared for the horror game for less than a month. It was impossible for them to make a twenty-hour game in such a short time, but it was already good enough. "

"After all, Chen Mo had made a pixel game like FlappyBird when he had just graduated … "

"After that, it was the judges ‘review segment. They would comment on the works that had the highest votes and the judges would express their opinions. "

"This design competition was different from the ones Chen Mo had participated in a long time ago. There was no judge’s veto, but Chen Mo’s vote. "

"However, Chen Zhao had only used this "one vote" a few times. It could only be said that most of the works were mediocre, and Chen Mo didn’t like what the judges didn’t like. "

"In the end, a film called "blind" won the first prize. "

"The reason why this game could stand out was because it made a very big highlight, and that was innovation. "

"For horror games, it was a very common and useful method to limit the players ‘vision through darkness and stimulate the fear of the dark instinct in people’s hearts. "

"This was the key to this game. The protagonist entered a haunted house during the day, but after entering, he found himself blind. "

"It was only later that he realized that he wasn’t blind, but that a ghost was covering his eyes, severely limiting his vision. "

"There were two types of items in this haunted house. One was blood, and the other was water. If one wiped their eyes with water, they could see their surroundings, but not the ghosts. If one wiped their glasses with blood, they would be able to see ghosts, but not their surroundings. "

"Players could collect water and blood and apply them when they felt that it was appropriate. At the same time, the types of ghosts here were different, and there were different ways to deal with them. "

"Although the level layout and details were still a little childish, the idea was very good, so it won the unanimous praise of the judges. "

"After the awards ceremony, there was a routine summary speech. "

"Actually, most of the contestants came to the competition not to win the prize, but to see Chen Mo. "

Chen Mo was the number one idol of many people who wanted to enter the gaming industry.

"Moreover, Chen Mo would always talk about the concept and ideas of the game design during his closing speech, and it was beneficial to understand even a little. "

Chen Mo walked onto the stage and the audience immediately burst into applause and cheers.

Chen Mo was used to this kind of scene. He didn’t have a script and was just improvising.

"Good morning, everyone. Let’s cut to the chase. First of all, I would like to thank everyone for overcoming their fears to participate in this design competition. After all, the theme of this competition is a horror game."

"It’s possible that a lot of contestants are stunned when they get this theme. Many people have never dabbled in this area, so they can only force themselves to do it. That’s why the difficulty of this competition is still quite high. It’s not easy to produce a batch of outstanding works. "

"Here, I’ll briefly share some of my experience in making horror games. I’ll also explain why blind won the first prize even though it doesn’t seem to be of particularly outstanding quality. "

"The audience and participants were all listening attentively. How could the "little experience" of Seth be small? even now, the horror legends of outlast and Silent Hill were still circulating in the world. "

"Chen Mo continued, "horror games are games that bring horror to the players and make them feel fear." What was the key to a horror game? Was it a hideous monster? Was it some Strange Music? Was it a sudden attack? Or a large amount of blood, or even physical pain?"

"You can say that they are all above, but they are all just appearances. The key to horror games is to create an atmosphere."

"Take Silent Hill as an example. Why can it give players a completely different experience from traditional horror games? It’s all because of the atmosphere. "

"Please remember that the unknown is the scariest. That’s why many horror movies use darkness to block the players ‘vision."

"Blind was able to stand out because of this. Just like outlast, through the settings of the night vision camera and battery, the field of vision became a resource that players could collect and obtain. At the same time, they could use this to construct different difficulties. For example, in the highest difficulty, you can only carry a maximum of two batteries. "

"The unique thing about blind is that it splits this resource into two. Clear water is like a night vision camera and a battery, while blood is like an item that can see ghosts. This way, the strategy and playstyle of the game will be more varied. "

"The audience nodded. They had been scared out of their wits when they were playing the game, but they were also very excited when they found water and blood. "

"A high difficulty horror game that scared everyone away was not a good horror game. The key was to keep the players hanging, give them a little hope, scare them a little, and then step by step. This was sustainable development. "

"At this moment, a contestant in the front row raised his hand and asked, "Then may I ask, other than limiting the field of vision, do you have any better ideas?"

"Of course, " Chen Zhao nodded with a smile."I do."

"When he said that, everyone’s interest was piqued, and they all looked on eagerly. "

"There’s a new game coming out next week, " Chen Mo said, "you’ll know when you buy it."

……

"After the design competition, "blind", as an outstanding piece of work, would be edited by Thunderbolt Entertainment’s professional designer before it was put on the Thunderbolt gaming platform. "

"This was something to be excited about for a new videogame designer, as a recommendation spot on Thunderbolt gaming platform could easily bring in tens of thousands of dollars a day. "

"However, the players were more interested in the new game that Chen Mo mentioned. "

"Obviously, this game was made on the spot. It took less than a week to make, so it shouldn’t be a big production. "

"However, according to Chen Mo, this game was definitely a new invention, at least in terms of gameplay, it would be different from the mainstream horror games. "

"Moreover, Chen Mo’s horror games were scary … "

"Many people were both curious and afraid, waiting for the new game to be released with extremely contradictory feelings. "

Chapter 1154: Batman’s perspective

"Emmm, suffocation? What kind of game was this? The introduction is quite interesting. What is a low-cost horror game …"

"Lin Xue was already in the matrix gaming pod, wanting to see how Chen Mo’s new game was going."

"The game had been a hot topic on the internet recently, mainly because of Chen Mo’s speech at the design competition."

"Of course, Lin Xue was determined to die playing this new game. As one of the most cowardly streamers in the whole of fish-catching, playing this game required a lot of courage."

"However, he had no choice but to play. The audience was not willing to let him off …"

"He had dodged Silent Hill last time, but he couldn’t hide forever. If he tried to hide again, the audience would rebel."

"Hey, you guys let me play with this. I’m telling you, if I get scared later, remember to give me a few more rockets …"

"The game’s name was ‘suffocation’, and its English name was ‘fanned’."

"The entrance to the game was in a cave near the seaside mansion. The entrance was very low, and it was barely enough for an adult to fit in."

Xue Lin looked at the dark hole in front of her and felt a little nervous.

"Is it too late for me to delete the game now …"

"After two minutes of hesitation, Xue Lin gritted her teeth and walked in."

"As a result, the moment they entered the cave, the light behind them instantly disappeared, and the surroundings immediately became dark."

"Ah!"

Xue Lin screamed in fear. She looked around and found that she could see nothing but a television on the right.

This television was very strange.

"It was pure black and white, with a pure black shell and white lines outlining its outline."

"Or rather, it couldn’t be called a TV. It was just a pile of white lines, but these white lines just formed the outline of a TV."

"On the TV screen, the game name ‘suffocation’ was written. It was light gray and covered in snowflakes. And with the sound of the television, circles of white outlines rippled like water."

Xue Lin carefully came to the TV and fumbled around.

"From the touch, it was indeed a TV, but this strange field of vision made Xue Lin very annoyed."

"There was a button under the TV, and with a light press, the game officially began."

"A moment later, an alarm clock rang in Xue Lin’s ear."

A blinding light appeared in front of her. Xue Lin squinted her eyes and sat up on the bed. She found herself in a bedroom.

The alarm clock was still ringing. Xue Lin looked around and her first reaction was …

Why is there fog in the house …

"It was foggy all around, just like the feeling in Silent Hill, but the key problem was that they were in the house …"

He had never heard of such a thick fog in the house.

Xue Lin turned off the alarm clock by the bed and got out of bed. She found that the fog was getting thicker and she could not even see the scene two meters away.

"She touched her own chest. Uh, I can’t tell."

He touched his hair and confirmed that he was a man in the game.

Xue Lin was now playing the role of a strong man with strong muscles and a burly figure.

It was a pity that he was blind at such a young age.

"Lin Xue was very confused."What does this mean? are you implying that this is the imperial capital 50 years later?"

"The fog was too thick, Xue Lin could only feel her way forward."

"At this moment, a notification appeared at the bottom of the screen."Try to make some noise."

"Xue Lin opened her mouth,’Hello? Is there anyone there?"

"The mist surrounding her was instantly dispersed, revealing an area with a radius of less than two meters."

"Eh? Is this how you play? Then what if I clap my hands?"

"Xue Lin tried clapping her hands again. This time, it was louder than her voice and more mist dissipated."

"Just like that, Xue Lin clapped her hands as she walked around the room, checking out the various furnishings in the house."

"It looked like a middle-class family from Europe and America. The furnishings in the house were not luxurious, but the house was very new and the area was not small."

"Bedroom, bathroom, study …"

"Xue Lin opened all the drawers and cabinets and found some things, such as IDs, books, files, greeting cards, baby products, etc. They were all common things without any special clues."

"One clear clue was that the protagonist had a wife and was about to have a child. From the baby’s cot and magazines at home, she could tell that they were preparing for pregnancy."

"On the first floor, Xue Lin saw the shadow of a woman cooking in the kitchen. But when she walked over, the woman’s shadow disappeared again."

"Alright, it’s not that scary so far …"

"Lin Xue felt that this level of horror was still acceptable. There was no darkness, no strange background music, and there were even birds chirping and flowers in the courtyard."

"Other than the annoying mist, everything else was normal and not that scary."

"At this moment, Xue Lin heard someone ringing the doorbell. As soon as she opened the door, her field of vision suddenly turned into a strange blood-red color, and then it turned dark."

"When she woke up, she was already in the wilderness, and the car in front of her had been flipped over."

"W-where is this? There was a pool of blood on the ground? This is my wife ‘s? I flipped?"

"From the experience in the room, Xue Lin already knew that the male protagonist had a wife named rose. But now that the car had flipped over, the pool of blood on the ground pointed to the darkness in the distance. It was obvious that the male protagonist was seeking death by following the pool of blood to find his wife."

"…Don’t get yourself killed, okay? let’s call the police … Uh, I don’t think we can call the police. It was written in the newspaper before, and it seems to be in the 1970s?"

"Lin Xue could only follow the trail of blood into the dark forest. Even though she knew that this was all planned by the plot, she had no choice …"

"There had been a little light next to the car, but as they walked deeper into the woods, there was no light at all, only darkness."

"But the strange thing was that Xue Lin could still see because the surrounding trees, grass, and rocks all had white outlines."

"This white outline would slowly fade with time, but as long as Xue Lin made a sound, a circle of white sound waves would spread out. When the sound waves touched an object, the outline of the object would be outlined."

"Using sound waves to detect the surrounding situation? So, the main character’s real identity is…Batman?"

Xue Lin clapped her hands as she walked forward. She could see the situation around her through the sound waves. She followed the blood and crossed a small stream before finally arriving in front of a cave.

"It wasn’t a natural entrance, but more like a sewer or an air-raid shelter. There was an iron fence at the entrance, and inside was a man-made vault."

Xue Lin’s emotions were complicated. She should be very scared since it was so dark.

"However, she wasn’t particularly afraid. She was far from the level of outlast. This was because as long as he clapped his hands hard, he could see far."

"I feel okay. I’m not that scared …"

"Before Xue Lin could finish her sentence, she heard a monster’s shrill cry from the front. A red outline spread out in an instant!"

The White outlines around them were instantly dyed red. This visual experience simply made one’s mind explode …

Xue Lin froze on the spot.

"Is it too late for me to quit the game now?"

Chapter 1155: The endless loop of sound

"Xue Lin fumbled around in the dark cave. She was scared, but not so scared that she couldn’t move. "

"This was because traditional horror games had a limited visual range. The smaller the visual range, the more terrifying the player would be. "

"For example, a normal person’s range of vision in an open area was 300 to 500 meters. In caves and buildings, due to the limitations of the buildings, this range might be a few meters. In the dark, this range would be further reduced to one or two meters, or even darkness. "

"Darkness represented the unknown and danger, so the smaller the range of vision, the stronger the fear in the players ‘hearts. "

"However, the difference of this game was that even though the surroundings were dark, the players could see everything around them. "

"However, it was from this ‘bat perspective’. "

"On one hand, the darkness strengthened the fear in the players ‘hearts. On the other hand, all the factors could be seen to alleviate this fear to a certain extent. "

"With these two feelings stacked together, Xue Lin was not as scared as before. "

"However, there was a problem with this, and that was that the players became extremely sensitive to sound. "

"It was well known that when a person’s vision was limited, their hearing would become more sensitive. For example, many blind people had better hearing and touch than normal people. "

"At this moment, Xue Lin was in such a state. Her surroundings were pitch black, with only a large number of white empty frames. Under the situation where her vision was limited, her hearing became extremely sharp. "

"At this time, the cave was very quiet, so every subtle sound would hurt her nerves. "

"When the protagonist walked onto the metal platform, there would be a crisp sound of footsteps. When they walked in the water, there would be the sound of water. The protagonist had to clap, cough, and talk to explore the way, and these sounds were particularly obvious in the quiet cave. "

"Thus, there was a problem-if they wanted to see further, they had to make a louder sound, but the louder the sound, the more insecure the players would feel. "

"If you were walking in an unfamiliar, dark environment and you didn’t know where the enemy would be, a normal person would be careful not to make a sound to avoid being noticed by the enemy. "

"Shouting and yelling in the dark was something that went against human survival instincts, but in this game, players had to do so in order to see their surroundings clearly. "

"The cave was a winding road, but fortunately, there were no forks in the road. It was a complete road. "

"However, every time she turned a corner or needed to Crouch and pass an obstacle, Xue Lin would feel her muscles tense up and her hair stand on end. "

"After walking forward for about two minutes and passing through countless intersections, a sharp cry came from the front again. "

"This sound was a bit like a baby’s cry in horror movies. It was sharp, high-pitched, and lasted for a long time. In such a quiet environment, it was simply mental pollution. "

"What was worse was that every time this scream came, the surrounding white frames would be dyed red, giving people a very strong sense of danger. "

Lin Xue could determine the location of the monster from the source of the red sound wave. It was getting closer and closer.

"I feel like I’m dying … But I suddenly understand why this game is called a low-cost horror game. The cost is really low …"

Lin Xue had never seen a game that could save so much money …

"This was because other than the starting scene, the main level scenes were all in this kind of dark environment. There was no need for any stickers, just a white outline was enough … "

"In other horror games, in order to set up a scary scene, they often had to create very complicated scenes and monsters. All kinds of blood, broken limbs, internal organs, and so on were made to be as realistic as possible. "

"This game didn’t use it at all. Everything was just an outline, and it was particularly scary … "

"As they walked further in, Xue Lin finally saw the true face of the monster. "

"Oh my God, what is this? it’s so disgusting. Mom, I want to go home …"

Xue Lin didn’t even dare to speak loudly as she observed the terrifying monster from afar.

"The voice sounded like a baby ‘s, and the appearance also looked like a baby. However, it was a deformed baby. It maintained the size of an infant, had a big head, but was about 1.5 meters tall. "

"Its head and body were covered with deformed tumors and bumps. Lin Xue couldn’t tell what those things were. After all, she could only see the outlines of everything. But no matter what, the sound, appearance, and movements of this monster only gave people one feeling-disgust. "

"The monster was separated from Xue Lin by a metal fence. Xue Lin tried to get around it, but she couldn’t because as long as she stopped making a sound, the surroundings would immediately fall into a state of darkness. "

"Therefore, Xue Lin could only keep clapping as she moved forward. Every time she clapped, the baby monster would scream and then run wildly to search for her position. Fortunately, there was an iron fence between them, so the monster could not come over. "

"Clapping and shrieking sounds rose and fell, creating an interesting contrast. "

"After confirming that the monster couldn’t come over, Lin Xue endured the mental pollution of the scream and continued to move forward. "

"Suddenly, Xue Lin found a female shoe on the ground. But just as she bent down to pick it up, the board on the ground suddenly caved in! "

Xue Lin screamed in fear and fell to the ground.

"Fortunately, the distance was not too high. Xue Lin got up and looked up. "

He definitely couldn’t go up.

"Alright, this is the basic operation of horror games. Calm down, calm down …"

Xue Lin consoled herself as she continued walking.

"But this time, she realized that she seemed to have fallen into the nest of the baby monster … "

"This time, there was no fence. The baby monster was four or five meters in front of Xue Lin, screaming and emitting red sound waves. "

"Xue Lin was panicking. She wanted to take the right path to avoid the monsters, but she accidentally stepped into a puddle. "

"Whoosh! Hua la!"

Xue Lin’s movements in the water were very loud. The baby monster immediately screamed and pounced at Xue Lin!

"Ah!" Xue Lin shrieked in fear, exposing her position. The baby monster pounced on Xue Lin and grabbed her arm! "

"Xue Lin screamed in fear when she felt her left hand being grabbed, but the baby pounced on her and her screen turned blood red. "

"After being resurrected, Xue Lin could still feel her legs shaking. "

"I was scared to death … No, this game seems to be in an endless loop. If I don’t make a sound, I can’t see the way, and if I make a sound, I’ll attract monsters, and they’ll instantly kill me …"

"Lin Xue was panicking. After dying once, she understood that this game was the same as outlast. The players had no way to fight back and could only use their intelligence to deal with the monsters. "

"However, how could he lure the monster away? "

"Xue Lin carefully fumbled forward. Suddenly, she saw a rock on the ground. "

Chapter 1156: suffocating nightmare

"Ah, I know! He must have used this stone to kill the monster. Yes, that’s it. "

"Lin Xue picked up the stone from the ground and sneaked to the monster’s side. Then, she directly threw it at the monster’s head!"

"Pa da!"

Xue Lin’s throw wasn’t very accurate. The rock flew past the monster’s head and hit the ground in the distance with a crisp sound.

The monster that looked like a baby immediately let out an ear-piercing scream and ran towards the place where the stone was!

"Lin Xue was stunned for two seconds. So this was how stones were used? Cough, cough, almost …"

"Xue Lin was scared. She thought she was going to hit the monster with a rock. If she had hit it, she would have died …"

"Fortunately, the rock had lured the monster away. Xue Lin quickly continued to walk forward."

"After learning the correct way to play the game, Lin Xue’s progress was much faster. However, the process was still scary."

"Simply put, the way to play this game was to let the player use sound waves to explore the way. They would turn around in a dark environment, avoid the forks, open all kinds of traps, and walk out of the level."

"In the level, there would be many terrifying monsters. These monsters were of different types, but they all had one thing in common they would determine the location of the player based on the sound."

"Every time the players walked, waded, or patted their hands to explore the way, these monsters would scream and rush over, giving the players a great deal of psychological pressure."

"At this time, the players needed to use some special methods, such as throwing stones to lure these monsters away, and then take the opportunity to open the mechanism to escape."

"There was no future in fighting head-on, and a few lives would not be enough …"

"There were two kinds of scenes in the game. One was the real world, such as the main character’s home, office, orphanage, etc. These scenes were made with real pictures and models. There were no monsters and no echoes to explore the way, but there were some mobile phone elements."

"For example, the newspaper of that year, the orphanage’s brochure, and the wife’s letter to the main character. These were all to collect elements and hint to the players about the game’s plot background."

"Through these scattered elements, the players could roughly guess the identity and background of the male protagonist."

"The other scene was the one where echo explored the way, such as the absolutely dark cave."

"This kind of scene was often cramped and narrow, and there was absolutely no light source. One could only see everything around them through the Echo."

"These scenes were filled with all kinds of monsters, and the players had to move forward in fear. They had to use their voices to battle with these monsters and then enter the next scene."

"These two scenes constantly alternated, making the players nervous and relaxed at times. Under such a rhythm of tension and relaxation, the players could clench their teeth and continue playing while being extremely tense."

"This game sure knows how to take things one step at a time. Every time, I want to quit immediately, but in the end, I still ended up here …"

"Wait a minute, I’ll throw a rock to Scout the way … Hmm? This monster is invisible!"

Xue Lin threw out a stone and saw a red shadow teleport to the place where the stone was and then disappear!

"Obviously, as the levels progressed, the difficulty of the game also increased."

"The new monster was invisible, which meant that one could only see its afterimage for a moment when it was moving. Normally, one would not be able to see where it was."

"Furthermore, the level of difficulty had also increased. Not only did Lin Xue have to constantly avoid the monsters, but she also had to open all kinds of complicated mechanisms."

"Most of these mechanisms were valves or gates, and every time they were opened, they would make a harsh sound and attract the monsters."

"Therefore, Lin Xue could only throw rocks to lure the monsters away in advance and calculate the distance before she dared to activate the traps."

What was even more annoying was that throwing a rock to lure the monster away was also very risky.

"The further they went, the more sensitive the hearing of the monsters became. Even the sound of ordinary footsteps would attract them."

"Xue Lin could only walk quietly or squat, slowly moving forward, not daring to make any sound."

"They could only determine their surroundings through the sound of water droplets and the screams of monsters. Most of the time, they were just throwing stones blindly."

"If he wasn’t careful, he might throw the stone at the wall in front of him and it would bounce back. He would be dead …"

"Under such continuous mental torture, Xue Lin actually persevered and played all the way. Even she herself was shocked."

"As the levels progressed, Lin Xue began to obtain more clues."

"The male protagonist had once tried to adopt a child, but for some reason, he had failed."

"The company’s leader had once written to the male lead, asking him why he had been so absent-minded recently and why he had been given a long holiday to adjust his mood."

"It seemed that there had been a major change in the male protagonist’s family, and after the holiday, the male protagonist had performed well, so the company considered promoting him to the position of chief designer."

"At the same time, Xue Lin also found a large number of drugs to treat depression in the male protagonist’s home. These drugs had actually been banned in the early 1990s, because excessive use could cause suicide."

"In the end, after the torture of a long journey, in the distorted and terrifying memory, the protagonist experienced the past with his wife again and finally came to a rooftop."

"On the rooftop, the protagonist’s wife jumped down and left him forever."

"At that moment, Xue Lin’s vision turned blue. A certain program was being restarted and a dialog box popped up."

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"At this point, Xue Lin finally understood that this was all just a virtual world."

"The male protagonist and his wife were about to have a cute baby after marriage. They had even started preparing for pregnancy, but they miscarried due to an accident. They wanted to adopt a child, but they failed in the end. The wife committed suicide by jumping off a building because of depression, leaving the male protagonist to lock himself in this nightmare forever."

Xue Lin chose not to restart.

"This time, the male protagonist woke up in a room full of servers, with a virtual reality device behind him."

"This was his home, but it was fully occupied by servers."

"Only the baby cot in the corner was left, which reminded her of the warm and happy home."

"After the death of his wife, the male lead worked hard to earn a lot of money. He bought many servers and virtual reality equipment, creating an illusory dream for himself so that he could return to his happiest time."

"However, this dream was not a happy one, because the guilt in the male protagonist’s heart did not let him go. His dream also became a terrible nightmare."

"After several decades, the male lead finally walked out of this endless nightmare for the first time."

"However, just when Xue Lin thought that the male protagonist had let go of everything and accepted his wife’s death, he pushed the door open and walked out."

"Wait for me … I’m coming for you …" He said."

Chapter 1157: How a new videogame designer should make a game

"This ending … What the hell is this"

"Xue Lin was shocked. She thought that the male protagonist had finally walked out of the shadow of his wife’s death after so many years of torture, but he was going to commit suicide? "

"This ending was too depressing. The main character only had two choices. Either he would drown in the nightmare of his wife’s death and never wake up, or he would commit suicide? "

"Lin Xue felt that she was in a bad mood. After playing this game, she wanted to just give up and go out and listen to a crosstalk to ease her pain … "

……

"Many of the designers who had participated in the design competition had bought the game as soon as they could. They were quite curious about what Chen Mo meant by "better vision restriction". "

"Then, when they started playing the game, they suddenly realized that the so-called "vision restriction" didn’t have to be a traditional visual restriction. It could be expressed in other ways! "

"The traditional visual limitations had already been excavated, and there were only a few of them. The players were getting tired of it. "

"For example, they could limit the players ‘field of vision through darkness, create unexpected dangers through narrow spaces or open doors to kill. "

"And around these visual restrictions, through some special "means of removing visual restrictions, " players could create a terrifying experience of tension and relaxation. "

"For example, the dark scenes and night vision cameras in outlast were a classic practice that many horror game designers had learned from. "

"However, suffocation had a unique way of making horror games, which was a victory in creativity. "

Was suffocation a difficult game to make?

The video game designers realized that it wasn’t difficult at all.

"Horror games were actually a type of game that tested the art. The more realistic the scenes were, the more terrifying the atmosphere would be for the players. "

"In order to give these video game designers a fair environment to compete, Chen Mo even opened up Thunderbolt games ‘art material library for them, allowing them to use any high precision horror game art material they wanted. "

"Without the art materials, the horror games made by the designers would be very eye-catching, and some of the better ideas wouldn’t even be reflected. "

"Imagine if the art scenes in outlast were all simple and crude, the monsters ‘movements were stiff, and the graphics were simple and crude, how much horror would there be left … "

"However, suffocation was a game that didn’t rely on art material. All the scary levels were presented with simple lines. It was the crudeest horror game in history. "

"These video game designers knew that for a video game designer like Chen Mo, he had almost unlimited resources, and could use the best art materials to create a high-quality game. "

But what about new designers? It was too difficult to create a good quality and innovative game while saving as much resources as possible.

"Chen Mo didn’t use the game to show off, nor did he make it too fancy. Instead, he used the least resources and the most novel ideas to tell all new designers how to design a game based on their own situation. "

A lot of people had felt it when they played the game. It seemed to give people a completely different horror game experience.

"Although he couldn’t exactly tell what was different, it was indeed very different from other horror games. "

"After experiencing it for a while, these people came to a sudden realization. "

It was because of the sound of the game.

"In other horror games, the sound was just used to enhance the atmosphere. "

"For example, in outlast, different scenes would have different sound effects. "

"In a quiet setting, the player could clearly hear his own footsteps. His mind would be highly tense, and any slight movement could make him feel a burst of fear. "

"When being chased by monsters, the players could clearly hear their own rapid breathing and heartbeats accompanied by the intense background sound and the howls of the monsters. This would make their adrenaline surge and make them feel extreme fear. "

"However, suffocation was unique. It used the sound that was used to set off the horror atmosphere as a way for the players to understand the surrounding environment. It was equivalent to combining sight and hearing. "

"The players were faced with a choice at all times If he didn’t make a sound to explore the way, he would be drowned in the darkness and it would be difficult for him to move. Making a sound to explore the way was against the self-defense instinct of humans, and it might attract monsters in the dark. "

"This unique visual limitation had given the game a series of unique playstyles. It was no longer a simple parkour game, but a combination of puzzle-solving, exploration, and parkour. At the same time, it combined a unique art style to provide players with a completely different horror game experience. "

"Moreover, this game was perfectly compatible with the features of the next generation of vr. "

"The players could make any sound in the game, whether it was talking, coughing, or knocking on the wall. All of these sounds could be used to explore the way. "

"This way, the player’s sense of immersion was further enhanced. He could even see that the volume of his voice affected the range of the sound wave exploration. Every time he made a sound, he had to be careful and careful, unlike other horror games where he just had to hold it in and not make a sound. "

"Of course, if someone were to ask if suffocation was a horror game that surpassed the classic horror games, they would be able to imagine the horror game. "

Obviously not.

"Out of all the horror games Chen Mo made, suffocation was the simplest and least scary one. It couldn’t even be compared to outlast or Silent Hill. "

"However, the main reason Chen Mo made this game was to show all new video game designers the infinite possibilities. "

A new videogame designer would be limited by resources and would not be able to make a good game?

Of course not.

"Using the available resources, excavating one’s own imagination and creativity, as much as possible to play to one’s strengths and avoid shortcomings, and making one’s work the best, this was what a designer should do. "

"Or rather, what was an outstanding designer? "

"It wasn’t a good hand of cards, but a bad hand. "

An outstanding designer could make up for any shortcomings with excellent creativity and create works that surpassed the times. This was the most attractive part of the game design industry.

The designers who participated in the competition sighed. The big boss was indeed a Big Boss. They couldn’t beat him even if he destroyed his own martial arts …

"This feeling was like in some fantasy novels, where the big boss said, "I’ll suppress my realm to fight you, " but after the fight, he realized that he was still crushed! "

"What should I do? I feel like I can never reach salent’s level in my life … Sigh."

Some of the designers who participated in the competition felt that they had never doubted their lives as much as they did today …

Chapter 1158: The news conference of the latest matrix glasses

"Zhou Jiangping in female clothes!"

A huge banner was hung in the middle of the audience for Lehui’s new product launch. It was very eye-catching.

"On the stage, Zhou Jiangping continued to calmly explain the new Lehui cell phone, unmoved."

"I’m very happy to share something with all of you fans. Our Lehui’s product line and cash flow are getting better and better. This time, I guarantee that our new flagship cell phone will definitely last for three days. I guarantee that we will not run out of stock in three days!"

Zhou Jiangping promised.

"In the end, one of the audience members shouted at the top of his lungs, "What if I can ‘t? do you dress as a woman?"

The crowd immediately burst into laughter.

Zhou Jiangping cursed in his heart and contributed a lot of resentment points to Chen Mo.

Zhou Jiangping felt that he had been wronged. The problem was that he had never promised to crossdress!

"He didn’t even have such a tendency, let alone make a promise!"

"In the end, because of Chen Mo’s casual post, Lehui fans and Thunderbolt Entertainment’s players kept harping on it, until today …"

"He had no choice, life still had to go on …"

"With Thunderbolt Entertainment’s help, Lehui entertainment was growing bigger and bigger. It had long become the largest technology company in the country, and its influence was spreading around the world."

"In some developing countries and underdeveloped areas, le Hui’s products were popular because of their cheap and good quality, and they also had a large number of fans."

"Le Hui’s new product launch in China had been broadcasted live around the world for a long time. There would be simultaneous interpretations in different regions, which was different from before."

"Although cell phones were still one of Lehui’s main products, in recent years, the focus of their products had been greatly inclined to mr and vr equipment."

"The two types of equipment, the matrix glasses and the matrix game cabin, had already reached a global dominant position. They had long been unrivaled in their respective fields."

"Of course, they couldn’t stop even if there was no competition. These two products were still constantly updating and replacing each other. Basically, new products would be released in four to five months or a year."

"In addition to having higher specifications, new functions and accessories would be added to the equipment."

"On one hand, Zhou Jiangping was very hardworking, but on the other hand, Chen Mo was constantly releasing new games, which meant that he would always have some new requirements for the equipment. As such, le Hui had to constantly update her equipment in order to keep up with Chen Mo’s game development speed."

"Alright, the most exciting part is here. Finally, let’s review the configuration and attributes of this phone. How much will the price of a flagship phone without any shortcomings be?"

"Zhou Jiangping kept them in suspense, then waved his hand at the big screen."

"BOOM!"

"After the ancestral explosion sound, a huge number appeared on the screen."

1999!

"The crowd immediately burst into applause and cheers, and the bullet screen was instantly filled with "how fragrant"

"Zhou Jiangping sighed, "yes, everyone should be very familiar with this number." This year is the 16th anniversary of Lehui’s founding, and this is also the 16th flagship phone model that Lehui has launched. "

"I’m not sure if everyone still remembers, but 16 years ago, when we held our first product launch, the first Lehui cell phone was sold at this price."

"I still remember that when the price was announced, there was a three-minute round of applause. Because Lehui has fulfilled the promise we made when we first established it, we’ve sold cell phones with the same configuration for more than 4000 to 5000 Yuan, and now we’re selling them for 1999 Yuan. "

"Over the next ten years, Lehui cell phones went through a lot of ups and downs. They faced major crises, but they also had very glorious moments."

"After that, le Hui also worked hard to develop high-end flagship cell phones, and the price slowly rose to more than 4000 Yuan."

"But today, I’m very happy to announce that Lehui’s flagship cell phone has returned to the classic price of 1999. We’ve achieved an additional charge without a price increase. All the configurations of this cell phone are the highest in the current era, and it’s also on the top of the rankings. However, our price has returned to 1999."

"Lehui has never forgotten the purpose of its establishment. We want everyone to enjoy the happiness brought about by technological progress. We also want everyone to be able to use high-quality and cheap technological equipment to enjoy real benefits."

"Alright, that’s all for my explanation. Don’t be in such a hurry to leave, we still have a very important product that hasn’t been released yet. "

"But for this product introduction, we’ve invited a special guest. After you see him, you’ll understand that there’s a reason why our ticket prices are so high!"

"You guys are asking who it is? Let’s welcome the CEO of Thunderbolt entertainment, Mr. Chen Mo!"

"Zhou Jiangping led the applause as he walked off the stage. On the other side, Chen Mo came on stage wearing his glasses."

"Salent!"

"Chen Zhao, you old thief! Return me my hard-earned money!"

"Oh my God, he actually invited Chen Mo to talk about the new product. I really want to know what price director Zhou paid, it’s too scary!"

"It was really worth the ticket price. Not only did I get to watch the press conference, but I also got to see salent for an instant. It was worth it!"

"The applause and cheers lasted for a long time. Through the big screen, everyone could clearly see that Chen Mo’s glasses were different from before."

It should be the latest model that was released this time.

"Chen Mo smiled and waved at everyone, signaling for the applause to stop and for him to start."

"First of all, I would like to thank director Zhou for his invitation. I’m a little nervous since I don’t have to hold a press conference often."

The audience below the stage was instantly amused. Don’t you feel guilty saying this?

How many game conferences have you held? Do you still remember what you did at the press conference of Dark Souls? Ah?

"As everyone can see, I’m wearing the latest pair of glasses. To sum it up in one sentence, the performance of the new pair of glasses is 32% higher than the previous generation, but the size is 27% smaller. "

"What? Are you asking about the price? Of course, it’s the same as the previous generation. Chief Zhou and I have always sold things at a cheaper price, don’t you know that?"

The crowd burst into laughter again.

"Indeed, the first impression that the new pair of glasses gave off was that they were light. While they retained the cool, high-tech feeling, they made people feel that they were more like glasses than head-mounted devices."

The main change was the main part of the glasses.

"In order to ensure the player’s field of vision, the lens still covered the area around the player’s eyes. It was smaller than the previous generation, but by a limited amount. It was about the same size as a larger sunglasses lens, but the edge of the lens was slightly concave, so it had a better sealing ability."

"Only a headband was left of the glasses, which was stuck in the player’s ear. The size of the bone conduction headphones had also been further reduced, and they directly extended out from the headband and were stuck behind the players ‘ears."

"Not only could it block the glasses from falling off easily, but it also made it more beautiful. It could also prevent the danger of not hearing the surrounding sound when wearing it outside. It was killing three birds with one stone."

"The only problem was that the immersion would be worse in some noisy environments. For this reason, le Hui was very considerate and gave him a pair of earplugs with excellent sound insulation."

Chapter 1159: This is the first time I’ve seen such a cool music game

"Chen Mo was obviously prepared for this, as he explained the new type of glasses to everyone. However, it was obvious that everyone was more interested in him than the glasses themselves … "

"In fact, this was very normal, because the matrix glasses had to be updated once every few months, and no matter how many updates were made, there would only be so many functions. At most, the performance would be better, but there would not be any earth-shaking changes. "

"In comparison, Chen Mo had been appearing less and less in public recently. He didn’t stream, he didn’t hold any new game conferences, and he didn’t even post on Weibo as much, making people angry. "

"Below the stage, a senior executive of Lehui whispered to Zhou Jiangping, "Director Zhou, is this okay? why do I feel like everyone doesn’t care about glasses at all? they’re all hitting director Chen …"

"Zhou Jiangping laughed."Don’t worry. Is there anything that salent can’t sell?" he asked. Besides, the main event isn’t here yet. "

"After Chen Mo finished introducing the new glasses, he suddenly changed the topic. "

The content of the PowerPoint on the big screen had changed.

"In recent years, due to the rapid development of the vr industry, society has been more and more concerned about the health of players. "

"Although the game cabin is designed with an ergonomic design and can allow players to experience a very comfortable experience, it’s not good for the body to lie down for too long without moving."

"Also, because the matrix gaming pod is a next generation vr game with an immersive gaming experience, the players will have the illusion that they have been exercising for a long time."

"Of course, so far, we have continued to pay attention to the physical health of the players. In general, there are no major problems. Although there are some health risks, we can’t give up on food for fear of choking. After all, entering the virtual world has been our dream for a long time. "

"So, a player sent me a private message, asking if you could make a game that can train your body in real life?"

"Chen Mo paused and continued, "I think it’s a good idea." I’ve always felt that there’s no problem that a good game can’t solve. If there is, then let’s have another game. "

"I saw some of the audience’s faces showing a dull expression. I know what you’re thinking."

"Chen Mo waved at the big screen with a smile, and some of the games that he already had appeared. "

"For example, there were motion-sensing games such as dance carpets, baseball, volleyball, boxing, and so on, as well as gaming equipment with Wanxiang treadmills. "

"There are actually some similar games on the market, but the problem is that it’s difficult for people to persist in them for a long time."

"Why? There are many reasons, such as poor immersion, high difficulty, boredom, insufficient exercise, and so on. "

"Take a certain baseball game on the market as an example. The player needs to wave the motion-sensing handle as a bat to hit the baseball, but in the dull repetition, the player’s patience will soon be worn out. "

"What’s worse is that it’s difficult for players to gain a sense of continuous growth from the game, and it’s difficult to make different difficulties and new challenges in the later stages. So, most players buy this thing to train their bodies, but in the end, they all throw it to the side and eat the dust. "

"However, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new game is completely different. For this reason, we have specially arranged the latest holographic projection device in the venue to better show you the visual effects of the new game. "

"Everyone, please look at the direction of the big screen."

Chen Zhao took out two special game controllers from his pocket and held them in his hands.

"These two handles were actually very thin cylinders, a bit like the handle of a lightsaber, but there were no lightsaber blades yet. "

"At the same time, all the lights in the venue dimmed, and the big screen turned dark, only Chen Mo’s figure could be seen. "

"The audience immediately went into an uproar. They thought Chen Mo was just saying it casually, who would’ve thought he was going to show it in person? "

"And it looked like they were going to use holographic projection technology, this was very sincere … "

He just didn’t know what the game would be like. Would it be worthy of salent’s praise?

"The low background music started playing, and the entire conference room could feel the vibration of the deep voice. With a "Chi", the two lightsabers in Chen Mo’s hands lit up! "

"A red lightsaber was in his left hand, and a blue lightsaber was in his right hand. The red and blue lightsaber were visually impressive, and it triggered a few exclamations from the crowd. "

Chen Zhao stood in the darkness. Only the two-colored lightsabers were eye-catching.

"Suddenly, a wide passage appeared above the tens of thousands of people. "

"This was the effect of a holographic projection. The entire passage was like a deep night sky, suffused with a soft light blue light. "

"At a high altitude, the stars could be vaguely seen hanging in the sky, instantly bringing everyone into a gorgeous and colorful sci-fi starry sky. "

There were two Bright Lights at the edge of the tunnel. They went from far to near and extended to where Chen Zhao was standing.

"At the same time, Chen Mo’s projection appeared on the stage. "

"Because the conference was huge, the people in the back row couldn’t see Chen Mo’s face, but the projection was only a little shorter than the big screen, so even the people in the back row could see Chen Mo’s movements clearly. "

"The gorgeous holographic projection effect immediately caused a burst of cheers in the venue, and the two gorgeous lightsabers also attracted the attention of many people. "

"Then, blue and red squares floated over from the far end of the space tunnel and arrived before Chen Zhao. "

"Chen Zhao controlled the huge holographic projection. The moment the blue and red blocks came to him, he waved the lightsaber in his hand. "

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

"With a crisp sound, the light sword cut through the huge blocks and instantly cut them in half. "

"The shattered cube made a crisp sound, and red and blue light burst out from it. Then, it fell to the ground and disappeared. "

"As the lightsaber cut the cube, the beat of the background music also matched perfectly, making everyone’s body shake slightly to the beat. "

"Dynamic background music instantly filled the entire arena. In the distance, red and blue squares flowed in like water, densely packed together. "

"Chen Zhao’s movements became faster and faster. The red and blue lightsaber in his hand left afterimages in the air. Every time he cut a block, light particles would burst out, just like the special effects in the movies when lightsaber collided. "

"The audience was surprised to find that Chen Mo’s movements, the blocks, and the beat of the background music matched perfectly. The stunning sound effects and the beautiful visual experience gave the simple game a perfect experience for everyone. "

"Even the live audience couldn’t help but clap rhythmically to the beat. The audience in the front row was dumbfounded."This is the first time I’ve seen such a cool music game …"

Chapter 1160: selecting songs on the spot

"As more and more red and blue squares appeared, Chen Mo’s hand movements became faster and faster. The audience could even see the two lightsabers in his hands leaving afterimages behind. Combined with the cool movements and sound effects, it was a great scene. "

"However, this game obviously didn’t just require one to use their hands. Soon, red walls appeared in the distance. Some needed to be dodged sideways, some needed to be squatted, and while dodging the walls, one had to make some movements to continue cutting the blocks. "

"Chen Zhao dodged left and right as if he was taking a stroll in the park. At the same time, the two lightsabers didn’t stop for a moment. His movements were as beautiful as a painting. "

"The audience below the stage expressed that although they didn’t understand it, they would just shake it and it would be over … "

"Of course, if the live special effects and sound were removed, the action would be very smooth. "

"Although Chen Mo’s movements were very skilled and handsome, it wasn’t a dance, but a music game. "

"A player’s actions were mainly focused on cutting. Some fast-paced areas required particularly fast hand movements. In this situation, it was very difficult to make one’s movements look particularly cool. "

"But then again, this game was all about special effects … "

"This was a game, after all, and it was targeted at the largest group of players. If they deliberately designed some complicated and professional dance moves, it would be too difficult for most players and they would not be able to play at all. "

"It was just like many music games on mobile phones. They usually had four fingers, or a little more, six fingers. He had never heard of them having as many keys as a piano for the program’s effect. "

"Chen Mo was already at the highest difficulty level, so the visual effects were extremely cool, and the high difficulty elements of the game were basically all shown. "

"Although the players didn’t really understand what was going on, they could roughly guess what was going on. "

"These squares are differentiated by color, right? The red lightsaber can only cut the red cube, and the blue one can only cut the blue cube?"

"There’s also a requirement for the direction of the slash. Do you see the arrow on the square? if the direction is wrong, it won’t give you any points."

"This wall can’t be touched? He still had to Dodge? Will I be finished or will my points be deducted?"

"There seem to be different cutting methods. Look at this round dot, it seems to be knocked."

"This bomb hanging under the cube shouldn’t be touched, right? F * ck, why does this game feel so difficult …"

"It’s very difficult! Chen Mo is definitely playing the highest difficulty. I think if we play the easy difficulty, we’ll be lucky to pass it …"

"But this rhythm has really awakened my leg shaking syndrome and my swaying syndrome …"

"Very soon, the song ended. "

"The lights didn’t light up immediately, and Chen Mo was panting. After all, the game required the whole body to move, and it was a difficult game. "

"Alright, is there any other song that everyone would like to hear? Let’s be more direct. " Chen Mo said with a smile. "

"Ah? You can just pick a song?"

The audience was shocked. What kind of action was casually choosing a song?

"Even if you click on it, you’ll have to see if there are any songs in the game’s music library! "

"At this time, someone shouted, "The Pure Land of bliss!"

"The audience in the front row immediately burst into laughter, and then they followed suit."The blissful land! Pure Land of bliss!"

"Chen Mo chuckled."You people are really willing to do anything just to make it worth the price. Alright, let’s go to the Pure Land of bliss then."

"A burst of cheers instantly erupted in the arena. Although they couldn’t see serente dance to Gokuraku Jodo, wasn’t this a different dance? "

"Although this song had been released together with Onmyoji and had become outdated after so many years, it was no longer as popular as when it had slaughtered video websites. However, the audience present had basically heard this song before. "

"Sure enough, when the prelude of Gokuraku Jodo started playing, the audience immediately burst into a tsunami of cheers and applause because the melody was all too familiar! "

"Accompanied by the sound of the lightsaber cutting the cube quickly, the song actually became more rhythmic … "

"The brainwashing rhythm swept across the audience. This time, the audience was surprised to find that the pattern of the blocks and Chen Mo’s movements were perfectly in tune with the rhythm. It was a completely different style from the previous song. "

"Soon, the song ended and the audience started to shout, "The sword is like a dream! The sword is like a dream!"

"Chen Mo smiled helplessly, "are you guys addicted to ordering songs? are you trying to tire me out?" Alright, that’s all for today. There’s a time limit for the conference, and I’ll still have to introduce the game to everyone later. "

"The lights in the venue lit up again, and it was obvious that the audience was still not satisfied. This cool and addictive show effect was really not going to stop. "

Chen Mo continued introducing the new game.

"As everyone can see, this is an music game. However, it’s a little different from the usual musical games. "

"First of all, we’ve bought the rights to a large number of songs and have developed a custom function. After any song is uploaded, it will automatically generate a corresponding level. "

"Yes, this is all thanks to the artificial intelligence. With the help of artificial intelligence, the system can determine the general style of the song and determine the timing of the squares according to the beat. Then, through a certain rhythm control, the song is composed to a certain degree. "

"Next is the pair of specially made handles in my hands. They can ensure accuracy to the greatest extent and achieve zero delay connection with the matrix glasses. We also specially added weights to the handles, so it’s very similar to a real lightsaber in my hands."

"I know you’re all very concerned about the price. This pair of controllers costs 299 Yuan and can be connected to the matrix glasses, the switch, and the mobile phone. It can also be compatible with most of the traditional vr and mr games on the matrix gaming platform."

"Of course, you can also use the switch to play the game."

"You might ask, what’s the difference between this and the controller switch? Is it just the appearance that’s better?"

"Of course not. There are many other ways to play these two controllers. For example, you can combine them into a long stick or even a nunchaku …"

Chen Zhao took a special connecting rope from the side and connected the two handles.

"The lights dimmed again. This time, a simple song was played, but the key was not the song, but the controller. "

"Chen Mo really did look like he was playing with a nunchuck, waving it around as he cut the cube with the red and blue light blades! "

The audience immediately broke out into warm applause. That was too cool!

"This visual effect was simply incomparable to the previous one, and the level of coolness instantly went up several levels. "

"Chen Mo stopped after a demonstration and continued, "Other than that, there is another important function. Through the latest mr technology, you can combine your movements and back with the game’s image, recording the entire process. Everyone can see your heroic posture through the video."

"And it comes with special effects and sound effects."

Chapter 1161: Expert difficulty and collapse difficulty

"Many people might want to ask, what is the effect of this recording mode?"

"Now, I’ll show everyone a recorded video. However, it’s worth mentioning that the difficulty of this video is different from the one I just showed."

"This game has two highest difficulty levels. The first is called Pro difficulty and the second is called collapse difficulty."

"Someone might want to ask, what’s the difference between the two difficulties?"

"What I demonstrated just now was at Expert difficulty. At this level, you have to cut the blocks from various angles. There are many ways to cut the blocks, and the changes are very fast. You need to have a certain amount of back and reaction time, and the movements are also relatively gaudy."

"As for the difficulty of the collapse, the types of blocks cut have been lowered, but the number of blocks has been greatly increased. In other words, you may need to repeat the same cutting method more than ten times in one or two seconds. "

"Playing a game in this mode will make you feel like you’ve done intense exercise. We strongly recommend doing simple warm-up exercises before starting this mode to prevent muscle strain."

"However, the recording effect in the collapse mode will also be very good, and the pleasure the players get is unparalleled. Alright, I won’t say much, please enjoy. "

"Finally, I wish you all sold well for Lehui’s products. I hope you can wear women’s clothes as soon as possible!"

"Chen Mo left the stage after he finished, leaving the audience to cheer. "

"Zhou Jiangping was also helpless in the audience. He could already foresee that when the mobile phone and the glasses were released, the comments section would be full of "director Zhou in female clothes."

"Sigh, I’m so tired. "

"At this time, the back of a long-haired girl appeared on the big screen, completely integrated into the virtual environment of the game, waving two lightsabers and cutting blocks one by one. "

"Soon, the audience realized that the difficulty of this game was different from the one Chen Mo had shown. "

The number of blocks had increased greatly!

"As soon as he entered the prelude, he saw large blocks sweeping over from the distance like a tide, and even the gaps between the blocks became extremely small. "

"This time, the background song was a fast-paced rock music. In the midst of the intense drumming, the lightsaber in the long-haired girl’s hand turned into an afterimage. She waved the lightsaber at a speed that was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye. With the help of special effects and sound effects, the program’s effect was explosive! "

"However, the audience also realized that although the number of blocks increased significantly in this mode, it was not as complicated as the expert difficulty movements. "

"In the enervation difficulty, most of the blocks would appear at the same angle, and the cutting method was basically the same. As long as one could see the direction of the arrow in the first block, the next step would be purely based on hand speed. "

"Now, the audience understood why it was called the "exhaustion difficulty". This game was really no different from an intense exercise! "

"Moreover, this video had the long-haired girl’s back added to it. As she waved the lightsaber quickly, the girl’s long hair also fluttered, making her look valiant and very handsome. "

"The audience would exclaim from time to time, and the applause and cheers were louder and louder. "

"Who’s this girl? Is it Chen Zhao’s wife?"

"I don’t know, I can’t tell from his back! But I think no one else has this hand speed!"

"Oh my God, isn’t this action too cool? If I could record a video like this, I would definitely post it on my moments to show off!"

"Of course!"

"With this, I can train my body! Think about it, treadmills, elliques, dumbbells, these exercises are too boring, and I’ll feel bored after doing it for ten minutes. But this is different, it’s playing Gokuraku Jodo on loop for half an hour, and the effect is definitely better than cycling!"

"And this thing feels very addictive. It’s just like a music game. The combo number will urge you to be highly concentrated. If you want to get high marks, time will pass unknowingly!"

"Sure, I’ve decided. I’ll buy it all"

……

"After Lehui’s press conference, it caused a heated discussion on the internet. However, to everyone’s surprise, most of the people were actually discussing the new game called rhythm lightsaber … "

Many people didn’t think much of it at first. They thought that it was just an ordinary music game and that it was no different from mobile games that were used to train the fingers.

"When they saw the video of the press conference, the players who didn’t think much of it were shocked. "

"One of the biggest gimmicks of the game was "sports", which was completely different from the popular next generation vr games. "

"Most players were used to entering the matrix game cabin every day and opening a new game world, but this way, the time for exercise in real life had been greatly reduced. "

"Many people had realized this problem, but it was very difficult to change it because exercise was too boring … "

"For most people, the most interesting way of exercise was to listen to music and do a spin, or use the treadmill while watching TV shows. However, it was still difficult to persist in this way. "

"However, what if he combined the unstoppable music with sports? "

"Although many players didn’t know if the game named "rhythm lightsaber" was as cool and fun as it was shown, they had to admit that the players had this pain point. "

"Many players were willing to spend more than 400 yuan to buy a pair of special controllers and a game, not to mention that the controllers could be connected to the switch and mobile phone to play other games. "

"As for the latest pair of glasses, for players who wanted to replace their products or for their first time buying similar products, the performance improvement of the new pair of glasses was definitely worth the money. "

……

"On the day that rhythmic lightsaber was officially released, many players bought the game online as soon as they could and then anxiously waited for the controller to arrive. "

"He had no choice, he couldn’t play without a controller … "

"Zou Zhuo looked at the bullet comments in his stream and opened the box, "I’m telling you, you told me that I can lose weight by playing this game. If I can’t lose weight, you’ll have to compensate me."

"Compensate for what? Well, we’ll compensate each person with a rocket …"

"Pui!" Immediately floated across the bullet screen, expressing that they had never seen such a shameless person. "

"Zou Zhuo pointed at the comments, "look, so many of you are saying that you’ve lost money. I’ve recorded it all down in my notebook!"

"The bullet screen viewers all expressed,’??? What we said was PEI! You’re so shameless!"

"Zou Zhuo exclaimed as he opened the box. She was getting fatter and fatter recently. Her face used to be rounder, but now she had a big belly, and her double chin was growing into a four-jawed chin. She really had to exercise … "

"He took out two game controllers from the box and weighed them in his hand."Eh, this weight is just right. Not bad, not bad."

Chapter 1162: Directly sat down

"Zou Zhuo put on his glasses and picked up the game controller before opening up the game, rhythm lightsaber."

"I heard that this game has a special recording mode. It can use the latest mr technology to combine my movements with the game’s internal image and record the entire process. Everyone, wait a moment, I’ll study it."

Zou Zhuo found this mode quickly after he entered the game.

"However, this mode required an extra camera, which could be connected to the glasses to capture zou Zhuo’s back."

"As a streamer, zou Zhuo naturally had a camera. He found a camera with better quality and placed it behind him to film."

"The camera was connected to the glasses via Bluetooth, and a new image was automatically created. Zou Zhuo’s back was shown, and the helmet and controller were used to locate him, which was then combined with the game."

"The audience in the live stream room saw a heavily fat little boy appear in the dark void, with the game options bar in front of him."

"Whoa, this song library is really rich. I don’t even know where to start. But the game has its own theme song, so I’ll play it first. "

"Difficulty … You guys want to see the difficulty of collapsing? Uh, no, no, I’m still a noob, let’s just go straight to the normal difficulty. "

"I’ll say this first. I’ve never played music games before. I’m a noob. Don’t scold me."

Zou Zhuo said as he studied the rules and settings of the game.

"In the end, he saw everyone on the bullet screen saying that they would definitely not flame him!"

"Little fatty, look at what you’re saying. Do you only play music games? You’re a noob at any game you play …"

"That’s right. You’re talking as if you’re very good at other games 2333."

"Those who have watched you play games for so long are all true fans. If they leave you because you’re a noob, I guess there won’t be any viewers left in the live broadcast room …"

"Zou Zhuo felt his heart ache, he didn’t know if he should be happy or sad to have an audience like you …"

The rules of the game were very simple. There were three points in total.

The first was to follow the Arrowhead and cut the block with the correct color of the lightsaber.

"Second, don’t let your head hit the wall."

"Third, don’t touch the bomb."

"In fact, the first condition was a little more troublesome. The red cube could only be cut by the red lightsaber, and the direction of the cut had to be along the Arrowhead."

"Zou Zhuo chose the first song, which was the theme song for "rhythm lightsaber." He noticed a ranking on the right side of his vision, and it was filled with friends from Thunderbolt gaming pass."

"What? Even Xue Lin scored so high? I can’t take this lying down, I’m going to surpass her!"

Zou Zhuo chose the normal difficulty and started the game.

"In an instant, his surroundings changed. Zou Zhuo found himself in the middle of the universe, with red and blue squares flying towards him."

"Zou Zhuo tried to cut the cube with his lightsaber, and with a "clang, " the cube shattered. There was a particle effect."

"Waa! Waa! This blow!"

"The controller has a vibrating effect, this feeling is simply amazing!"

"Wow, this rhythm is so cool. I can’t stop at all!"

"Wait, why hasn’t it stopped? didn’t we agree on two minutes? why do I feel like five minutes have passed … Oh my, I’m so tired …"

The little fatty was already out of breath.

"The number of blocks in medium difficulty was actually very small, less than 200, and the gaps between them were very far. The average player could basically pass as long as they focused a little, and those with more talent could even get a full combo."

"Zou Zhuo was sweating profusely after the fight, but thankfully, he didn’t feel any backache."

"Haha, a full combo, isn’t that amazing! I’m telling you, I’m a music gaming genius!"

"Hehe, I’m very confident right now. I’m going to try the hard difficulty."

"Zou Zhuo felt extremely proud after clearing the normal difficulty, so he decided to open the hard difficulty."

"Zou Zhuo was very focused as he stared at the blocks approaching from the distance. However, he realized that it was no different from the normal difficulty. There were only a few blocks at the start."

"Eh, it’s not difficult at all, I can totally hold it … Ah! What the hell is this!"

"Before zou Zhuo could finish, he saw a red wall flying towards him from above. He leaned back subconsciously, feeling as if the wall had brushed past his head …"

"Zou Zhuo felt like his waist was about to break. When the wall finally flew past him, he saw the red and blue cubes rushing towards him like a tide!"

"What are these things? ah!"

"Zou Zhuo’s hands started to move around crazily, and his vision was filled with "miss." Five seconds later, it was gg."

"The game was over, but zou Zhuo was still in a daze."

"What … What happened just now?" zou Zhuo was dumbfounded."

The viewers on the bullet screen answered one after another.

"Just now, you showed us the long-lost disorder splitting wind hammer technique!"

"No, you cosplayed the weapon master’s counterattack storm just now …"

"None of them are right. You just displayed the divine level martial art of the spring and autumn Warring States period, the Hakone Hakone Hakone …"

"No, they’re all wrong. They’re clearly car windshield wipers!"

"Zou Zhuo’s face darkened, "I’m dead tired and you’re still here making sarcastic remarks!" Hmph, but then again, this game is really fitness. I feel like my hands are shaking and sweating …"

"Zou Zhuo took off his matrix helmet and walked in front of the camera, showing off his greasy forehead to the audience."

"Eh? There are a lot of students asking me to show them how difficult it is to collapse?"

"Alright, alright, let’s play one round then. I’ll satisfy you …"

"The dynamic bgm started playing again, but this time, the blocks did not appear one by one. Instead, they formed a long line and surged over!"

"Fortunately, the direction of these blocks was very simple. Most of them were up and down. The players only needed to remember the rules and then it would be a pure competition of hand speed."

"Ah!"

"Zou Zhuo let out a low growl as he unleashed all of his potential. The blue lightsaber in his right hand danced up and down, cutting a large number of blocks into pieces!"

"Zou Zhuo’s hands left afterimages in the background music. He was like a chef who was tossing a spoon, no, a chef who was cutting into piles, pushing his potential to the limit!"

"A bunch of " 6666″" comments instantly appeared on the bullet screen. None of the audience had expected that the fat otaku little Fatty’s body would actually contain such a powerful force. All kinds of gifts instantly started to roll."

"In the end, before the gifts were done rolling, he saw the little fatty sit down on the spot, panting. He raised his hands above his head and waved them casually, like a salted fish about to drown …"

Chapter 1163: Livestreaming to lose weight and earning a million a month

"Eh? Little fatty, what’s wrong with you? I just gave you a gift, why did you sit down?"

"No, you won’t be cool for more than three seconds. Quickly stand up and continue the battle!"

"Your physical fitness is really good. But then again, haven’t you been using your hands the whole time in this game? why are your legs tired …"

"Little fatty, is this a lucky cut? 2333″"

"At first, zou Zhuo was still sitting on the ground, waving his hand casually to cut the cubes. Later, he didn’t even bother to look at them. He just lowered his head and waved his hands like a military helicopter … "

"In the end, the assault Helicopter turned into a wiper, and the wiper turned into two antennas … "

"At first, zou Zhuo was still trying his best to move his hands, but later on, he simply raised his two lightsabers in the direction of the cube and waited for the game to end. "

"Hahaha, little fatty, you’re giving up on treatment?"

"A Yuan clan member lost his dream!"

"Serente is lying. This game clearly has a fat otaku mode that can be activated by sitting down!"

"Little fatty is a true Buddhist streamer. Grand Duke Jiang’s fishing-style battle is completely up to fate. He’s just waiting for square to hit the lightsaber on its own …"

"Little fatty, quickly stand up! Didn’t you say you were going to buy it to lose weight?"

"Zou Zhuo used his two lightsaber as an antenna for a long time and said in despair, "Why isn’t the game over yet …"

"What he didn’t know was that the exhaustion difficulty of rhythmic lightsaber wouldn’t cause death, but points would be deducted according to the number of misses. "

"This was because the collapse difficulty was meant to increase the amount of exercise for players. The blocks appeared very densely, and it was difficult for players to combo all of them. Once too many blocks were missed, the game would end immediately, which would be a very frustrating thing for players. "

"Therefore, in this mode, a miss wouldn’t result in failure, but it would affect the results. "

Zou Zhuo felt like the two minutes were surprisingly long …

"Zou Zhuo had seen the videos on the internet before, and the visual effects of the virtual reality mode were indeed exciting. It didn’t look that tiring either, but when he tried it out, he realized that it really was the virtual reality mode, he wasn’t lying! "

"The game’s most prominent feature was its high-decibel, fast-paced, and passionate bgm, as well as targeted blocks, to make you forget your physical fatigue and time, and focus on the things in front of you. "

"This principle was the same as many other music games. The player’s attention would be focused on where the next block would appear, how to operate it, and so on. Even if they were very tired, they would be temporarily ignored in this situation. "

"Moreover, the cool bgm, coupled with the dynamic light effects and excellent sense of impact, allowed the players to receive feedback for every action they took. "

"As long as the players gently waved their hands and cut the blocks, they would be able to hear the rhythmic and cool sound effects. They would be able to see the beautiful special effects of the lightsaber slashing across the blocks, and the handle would also emit the right vibration effect. The positive feedback of this kind of operation could be called explosive. "

"And even if you missed, you would only feel regretful and want to cut the next square to regain your face. "

"In this case, every simple action could get excellent feedback. The players formed a conditioned reflex like Pavlov’s dogs. Over time, there were only squares in their eyes, and they forgot about breathing, sweating, and their weak legs. "

"So, zou Zhuo wasn’t slacking off, he was just too tired … "

"Oh my God, I never thought that playing a game could be so tiring. This feeling is even more desperate than going to the gym!"

"The song finally ended. Zou Zhuo struggled to get up from the ground, but he was still panting in front of the computer. "

"Look at my hands, they’re still shaking … Look at the sweat on my head, Oh my God, it’s almost forming a small stream …"

"Thank you for the rocket for the little Fatty’s kidney … I’m telling you, although I’ve accepted the rocket, I have to make it clear that I don’t have kidney problems, I’m just weak!"

"What? Another collapse mode? No, I’m not coming, I’m not coming. You guys have to let me rest for a while. I feel that it’s really easy to die on the spot when playing this game. "

"Thank you for the rocket from exhaustion mode again. Alright, since you guys want to see it so much, wait for me to drink some water and continue …"

Zou Zhuo was speechless. What kind of people were these tycoons?

Do you really want to see me play the collapse mode that much? He even sent rockets?

"However, for the rocket, zou Zhuo chose to give in. After taking a sip of water, he picked up the two controllers … "

The bullet comments were going crazy with joy. One second was really fragrant!

"I’m telling you, little fatty, you’re not bad. Other people are paying you to lose weight, what are you not satisfied with?"

"That’s right. Other people spend their own money to lose weight. You lose weight with money from others. Look at your treatment!"

"A certain live streamer earns millions a month from livestreaming on weight loss!"

"You’re a famous streamer after all. With millions of viewers watching you lose weight, are you scared?"

"Hehe, little fatty, don’t be so greedy. I’m telling you, choose between the rhythm lightsaber and Silent Hill. You can choose!"

"Little fatty, you can do it! I’ll come back to see you in a month. If you’ve really lost weight, I’ll buy you to play too …"

Many players said that it was worth it to spend money and gifts to watch zou Zhuo test the weight loss effect of the game!

"Moreover, after watching the livestream, many players were tempted to buy a set of equipment to play. "

"Mainly, what was so awesome about this game? It was the combination of the addictive nature of music games with vr, which produced a very wonderful chemical reaction. "

"In the past, although they were addicted to music games on their mobile phones, they only trained their fingers. For most people, it was useless to practice this thing! "

"However, for many people, exercising and losing weight was an urgent matter. "

"After buying this game, the effect was comparable to cycling in the gym. Not only was it equivalent to doing aerobic exercise to lose weight, but it could also train one’s reaction, hand-brain coordination, and speed. It was killing two birds with one stone. "

"And most importantly, this game could be used to show off! "

"There were already a lot of God-level videos on the internet, and they were all mixed with reality effects. The back view was simply too handsome. "

"Expert mode was for showing off. Many great gods made all kinds of flashy moves while cutting blocks in all directions, looking extremely handsome. There was only one word to describe the feeling of exhaustion. Watching large blocks being crushed under the sword, coupled with the fast-paced bgm, it was simply too beautiful to describe. "

Chapter 1164: a variety of ways to play

"In the beginning, everyone was still familiarizing themselves with the basic operations of the game, backstabbing, and practicing a few songs to increase their combo count. "

"Even if there were more showy great gods, they would basically play the conventional way of playing seriously. At most, they would add a little bit of flirtatious action, twist their waists, shake their butts, and so on. They would also play more conservatively. "

"However, as everyone became more and more familiar with the game, all kinds of interesting tricks began to emerge … "

The first was to make an issue of the handle.

"This pair of handles was specially made for the "rhythmic lightsaber". The weights were specially added, the vibration module was adjusted, and the useless buttons were hidden by a special design. "

"Moreover, the holes at the back of the handles could be worn through a special wristband to prevent it from falling off. These two holes could also be used with other accessories to "deform" the two handles. "

"For example, he could tie the two handles together with a rope and make them a nunchaku. A special connecting rod was used to connect the two handles together, turning them into the sword of dasmore. The two handles were connected together, and a light blade appeared at both ends when the sword was held in the middle. "

As for the meaning of these cool transformations … It was that they were handsome!

"Of course, this mode was prepared for a few big shots. Most people didn’t even understand the single-handed mode, so how could they play the nunchucks mode? they might smash themselves before they could even cut the diamonds. "

"However, some of the big shots actually managed to do it and even recorded it. "

The effect could only be described in one word-handsome!

"Some of the Veterans who had practiced with the nunchucks tried to play with them. They saw red and blue light blades dancing in the air with the nunchucks. The rhythm was cool, and the visual effect was explosive. "

"As for dasmore’s mode, it was just as cool. After the two handles were connected, the two lightsabers became something like a long stick. Naturally, the cutting method was also completely different. "

"These bosses cut into blocks as if they were playing with a long stick. The red and blue light blades were at the two ends of the long stick, and the two light blades would dance together, looking more United. When they surrounded the player’s body, the effect was far more handsome than the traditional dual-sword mode. "

"Of course, in terms of points, he definitely couldn’t get on the list, but so what? As long as he was handsome, that was it! "

Many players didn’t play this game to get on the rankings. They just wanted to show off and exercise a little. This mode could be said to perfectly meet their needs.

"Other than the game controller, the players also started to think about the character and lightsaber’s skin … "

"The game had an additional function, which was to change the player’s body into a model of a game character, and automatically generate a video of the game. "

"Moreover, there were also a large number of lightsaber models, such as Frostmourne, Moonlight Greatsword, and other weapons. They could all be exchanged into the game. "

"There were even very cool Sickles, but they were more expensive … "

"These game character models could be freely downloaded, and they contained many classic characters from Thunderbolt gaming platform, such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch. Yuan-Shi’s character models were especially popular. "

"Of course, there were also players who liked to use all kinds of cute girl models. Anyway, as long as you were willing to spend money, any model and lightsaber could be provided … "

The last place that he could play with was the music library.

"There was a rich song library in rhythm lightsaber, and Chen Mo even bought the rights to a large number of songs, and used the AI system to create the game’s levels. "

"The players could choose any singer or song they liked to practice, just like listening to a song … "

"There were also some players who enthusiastically created various song lists, and other players could even give their songs likes. "

"The song list with the highest number of likes would be uploaded to the home page, and players could directly play the song list. "

"However, there were usually dozens of songs on the list, and most players would be exhausted after playing two songs at most. It might take one or two months to complete a song list … "

The players were also surprised to find that the songs in the game were inextricably linked to the dance …

"Some popular songs on the internet, such as "Gokuraku Jodo, " had a dance to them, and the blocks in the game were distributed according to a similar layout. When the players cut the pieces, they even felt like they were dancing. "

"Of course, some complex dances were definitely not able to be performed, but for some of the simpler "divine songs, " the degree of restoration was simply off the charts. "

"For example, songs like "freaks, "time, "Seve, " and "we don’t speak Americano" were all said to be extremely similar after the players had played them … "

"If these were not enough to satisfy you, then the game still had another ultimate weapon, the editor … "

"In the game editor, players could upload their own songs, and the artificial intelligence could automatically generate levels based on the songs. "

"Of course, the players could also make some adjustments to the level content. If the crazier players could conquer the exhaustion mode, they could increase the number of blocks in the game by one or two orders of magnitude. "

……

"As the number of players increased, the popularity of rhythmic lightsaber also increased. "

"In the game’s discussion area, the players were all sharing some fun experiences. Some even specially opened a post to record the changes in their weight … "

"The pair of glasses and game controllers have arrived today. From today onwards, you’ll have to play a difficult song every day and record the changes in your weight!"

"Previous poster, you’re amazing. I feel like I should record my weight like you. I feel like this game is really good at losing weight!"

"I’ve only played two songs and I’m already sweating all over. The exhaustion mode is even more insane. I feel like my hands are shaking after I’m done."

"That’s true. I used to find sports boring, mainly because I didn’t encounter this game! I’ve just realized that the addictive music games combined with vr can have such a good effect?"

"I’ve seen a lot of big shots recently. I also want to practice the cool nunchucks. I can post the video on the internet to show off after I’m done recording!"

"Hahaha, aren’t you being too optimistic? we salted fish should just play the single-sword mode. Why play the nunchucks …"

"Even a salted fish needs to have dreams! Although I don’t know how to do it now, I can take my time to practice it. It’s not embarrassing to practice at home anyway. I’ll be able to do it after one or two months of practice!"

"I’m cheering for you. I’m going to clock in today to record the changes in my weight. From now on, I’ll sing a song every day and try to lose five pounds a month!"

The enthusiasm of these players was all aroused. Many people were surprised to find that the discussion area of rhythm lightsaber had changed into a weight loss discussion group.

All of them were actually checking in to record their weight. The most ridiculous thing was that these people had all lost weight …

The players all expressed that playing vr too much was bad for one’s health. This game was simply too good at training one’s body!

Chapter 1165: new fun game

"If you want to remake a traditional vr game and port it to the next generation vr platform, which game would you choose?"

"On Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official website, this survey triggered a heated discussion among the players. "

"After the launch of the matrix gaming capsule, the remaking of classic vr games had never stopped. "

"The vr games before Detroit change were all traditional vr games that were controlled by consciousness signals. Although there was a full-body sense, there was no neural connection. "

"After the matrix gaming pod’s next generation vr came into the world, the players ‘demand for remade classic games grew. "

"Although there were super classic IPS such as GTA5, Bloodborne curse, World of Warcraft, and God of War in the matrix gaming cabin, the players were still attached to the classic IPS in traditional vr games. "

"For example, Dark Souls was one of the first games to be remade, and the players said that it was a great sense of accomplishment to spread fire in the next generation of vr! "

"In addition, games such as Assassin’s Creed and Monster Hunter had been included in the reproduction plan. Some people even expressed that they hoped to add outlast into the game. "

"However, Chen Mo had made too many games, and remaking them all would take a lot of time, so he had to be careful. "

"Therefore, the voting was mainly based on the players ‘opinions, and some of the more popular games would be listed as priority reproductions. "

"There are so many classic games, but you only chose three to remake? There’s not enough to choose from!"

"We’re only choosing three for now. This is the first batch. We’ll definitely add more later."

"If that’s the case, it feels like the content to choose from is very fixed."

"Indeed. Games like Dark Souls, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, Assassin’s Creed, and Monster Hunter have all been included in the reproduction plan. As for the remaining games, United States and Legend of Zelda are basically the best …"

"That’s right. Both of them are divine works with full marks. It’s certain that they’ll occupy two seats."

"Looking at the current trend, the third game will most likely be ‘mysterious sea’. The key to this game is that the graphics are good, and the climbing system is too outstanding. It’s a standard fun game, and it’s definitely popular."

"Eh, the fourth place is quite popular too, but I don’t think it’ll be able to squeeze into the top three. After all, it’s a pure fun game. In terms of playability and overall rating, it’s slightly worse than the previous three."

"Let’s see who’s in fourth place … Killing prototype? Now that you’ve mentioned it, I suddenly feel like voting for it. This is one of the few real hack-and-slash games that salent has made!"

"That’s true. It’s rare to see a game like ‘kill the original form’ that’s cool from the start to the end. There’ll definitely be a huge leap in experience after it’s changed to a next generation vr game, right? I still can’t forget the first time I saw the game’s promotional video, Alex was running on a building. "

"Now that you mention it, I’m starting to miss it. The first time I saw this game, it was really amazing. It was only then that I realized that serente’s cool games were also so amazing."

"I hope that the next batch of reproductions will include" slaughter the original form ". I really want to experience what it’s like to be parkour in the next generation of vr games!"

"In the comments section of the voting, many players were replying to the post, hoping that they could bring up the plan of re-making the game as soon as possible. "

"Although God of War was a good game, it was different from Slayers. It was a completely different way of playing. "

Even Chen Mo was surprised that there were still so many die-hard fans after so many years of development.

"At the end of the voting, the top three were indeed "end of the United States, "The Legend of Zelda, " and "mysterious seas."

"It was expected that original form would be in fourth place. Considering the quality of the game, it could not be compared to the first three. "

"However, a single reply instantly sent the players into an uproar. "

"I’ll have to wait for a while to remake the original, but I can make a new game for you guys, "Chen Mo said. "

……

"This reply was immediately reposted by the players. Everyone said, "Oh my God, salent is going to show mercy again!"

Waiting for salent to create a new game would be like celebrating the New Year. It was not easy!

"As for whether this game was killing Prototype 2? Obviously not, because Chen Mo didn’t even say he wanted a sequel. From the way he phrased it, it was probably a brand new game. "

"The question was, what kind of game was this? "

"Even though a large number of classic games were being remade, it was clear that everyone was still paying the most attention to the new game. "

"However, the game didn’t reveal too many details. It seemed that all of this would only be revealed when the game was released. "

……

"Waa! Chen Mo’s new game is out! It’s called "infamous reputation the second son"?"

"Wait, why is it a demo? I have a bad feeling …"

"On the fish-catching live broadcast platform, Xue Lin was happy for two seconds before she felt that something was wrong. "

"Because there were three small words behind the game’s name, "trial version". This made Lin Xue think of her experience in "mysterious seas"… "

"Obviously, this trial version was just the beginning. Everyone could play it for free, but it would definitely end perfectly at the most exciting part of the game. "

"However, even if he knew, so what? could he resist playing … "

This was very awkward. Xue Lin hesitated for two minutes and decided to play it.

"Anyway, even if it ended, there were still so many viewers who would suffer with him … "

"Alright, that’s it for today. Let’s see if Chen Mo’s awesome game is really awesome."

Lin Xue entered the game and the first thing she saw was a brief introduction.

"Seven years ago, a group of humans known as ‘supers’ accidentally learned how to control certain natural elements and used this ability as a weapon."

"To protect the public, the joint Security Department (joint Security Department) has been established to hunt or permanently detain all supers. A biological terrorist. "

"Currently, the general public believes that all supers have been successfully captured and imprisoned."

"Therefore, when the military is ready to accept detained biological terrorists, the federal Security Department will also face the end of elimination."

"Today, with the help of the military, the first batch of biological terrorists left the detention facility of the federal Security Department, the ‘Kedon reef Detention Center’, and were sent to the military prison in northern Washington …"

"…But they will never arrive."

Chapter 1166: it was indeed a fun game

"After entering the game, the first scene was the opening cinematics."

"The truck carrying the supers sped past, and the faint chirping of seagulls could be heard from the lamppost by the lake."

"In a small lakeside town, a young man in a sweater, jacket, and sneakers jumped from roof to roof. Finally, he came to a roof and faced a huge exhibition board on the roof."

"At this moment, Xue Lin found herself possessing the body of this young man. The next task was to paint on the huge exhibition board."

"The doodling was also very simple. First, use the template that was dug out in advance to cover the exhibition board, and then spray paint. This operation was not complicated."

"After spraying, the originally handsome police officer became a comical character with a water gun in one hand and a donut in the other. His eyebrows drooped and he had a fascinated smile."

"The protagonist took two steps back, expressing his satisfaction."

"Unlike Iron Man, which had a high degree of freedom, the dialogue in the game was completed by the characters themselves. The players only had to control the actions of the main character and make him do certain things."

"The opening plot wasn’t complicated. The young man named Delson was a native of this place, but he liked to play pranks since he was young. The poor police officer he scribbled was his brother."

"As a result, his brother came back as soon as he finished applying it. Delson wanted to slip away, but after a long detour to make an alibi, he was still caught by his brother."

"There was a rather long parkour segment in the middle of the game. There was jumping and climbing on top of buildings, but for Lin Xue, who had played so many climbing games, this segment was only average and not particularly exciting."

"The brother and the younger brother had an argument. Obviously, the younger brother thought that the graffiti was a display of his talent, while the older brother, who was a police officer, thought that it was a breach of official duty. He was also very annoyed that he had to arrest his own brother every time."

"As the two of them were arguing, Delson suddenly realized that an armored military transport truck was swaying towards them. The cars that were parked on the side of the road were all knocked to the side."

"The behemoth had obviously been hit many times on the road. The front engine was smoking, and the windshield was cracked and filled with bullet holes."

"After crashing into another car, the truck lost its balance and fell to the ground!"

"The two brothers were shocked. After the truck flipped over, two prisoners in yellow prison uniforms and handcuffs stumbled out of the truck and ran away in fear."

"I’ll go after those two. Don’t get too close to that thing, it might explode!"

"Her brother, who was a police officer, chased after her without hesitation."

"Xue Lin was going to listen to her brother, but she noticed that there was a prisoner under the wreckage of the car. The car was on fire. If she didn’t save him, he would probably die Here."

"At this moment, the mission target appeared in Lin Xue’s vision Search and rescue survivors."

"So according to the normal procedure, I can’t listen to my brother, right? okay."

"Xue Lin ran over and helped the prisoner lift the heavy object on his body. However, when the prisoner climbed out, Xue Lin found that there was an unusual black smoke around his body."

"Previously, Xue Lin thought that the black smoke was coming from the car, but now it seemed that it was coming from this person’s body!"

"Xue Lin had just saved the man when she heard her brother’s voice from behind, "Are you alright?"

"When the prisoner saw the police, he immediately turned hostile and strangled the protagonist’s neck!"

"The two of them were in a stalemate. A strange flame rose from the prisoner’s left hand, trying to attack the elder brother. In desperation, the protagonist grabbed it, but his consciousness was instantly immersed in the vast memory fragments!"

Xue Lin’s vision turned black and she fell to the ground.

"After an unknown amount of time, Xue Lin finally woke up. She looked around and saw that it was a mess."

"The most important thing now was to find her brother. After all, it was very dangerous for an ordinary person to fight with an Esper."

Xue Lin walked forward and felt that her body was a little strange.

"It was as if there was a strange elemental energy surging in her body. With a thought, she discovered that she had actually turned into a flame and instantly crossed a distance of seven to eight meters!"

"What was that just now? I don’t want to … What the hell is this?"

"The main character, Delson, had the same doubts as Lin Xue. Obviously, he had also been infected with superpowers, and the cause was probably his hand touching the prisoner who was using his superpower."

The feeling just now was so exciting that Xue Lin couldn’t help but want to experience it again.

"The moment the ability was activated, the protagonist’s entire body turned into flames and smoke. These flames instantly crossed a distance of seven to eight meters and then converged again to form the protagonist’s body."

"Moreover, this was not just a movement ability. It was more like a mage’s flash spell, which could pass through any obstacles at will. After all, flames could be said to be everywhere."

"Wow, this feels so good!"

"Xue Lin was overjoyed with her new superpower and started to charge around. There were no restrictions to the use of this power, but there would be a one to two second interval in between."

"Basically, he could go wherever he wanted to go, and his movement speed was amazing."

"Along the way, after the protagonist, Delson, saved his brother, the brother was also shocked by what happened to him, but he still consoled the younger brother. They would definitely find a way to cure this superpower."

"A few Espers had caused chaos in the town, and the brothers decided to catch them. Although the elder brother repeatedly asked the younger brother not to use his power, in order to pass through the obstacles on the road, the protagonist had to keep using this new power."

"This power is so useful, why do you dislike it? Oh, I think it’s because in this game’s world, these Espers are all treated as criminals and locked up. "

"Lin Xue mumbled. From an emotional point of view, she was definitely leaning towards these people with superpowers. After all, these powers were so cool. However, considering the background of this game, it was understandable that other people’s reactions to people with superpowers were different."

The two of them followed the Esper prisoners all the way to the canned fish factory. Xue Lin found out that her power could even move quickly through the ventilation pipe. It was very practical.

"After coming out of the second ventilation pipe, Xue Lin found herself in the air. Then, she fell more than ten meters to the ground!"

"But strangely, Delson was completely fine. He wasn’t injured at all, and he didn’t even feel any pain."

"Xue Lin experienced this strange feeling and said in surprise, "It feels like killing my original form. It’s really cool!"

Chapter 1167: The branch of good and evil

"The game continued. In order to find the Esper with fire power, Lin Xue chased him all the way into the cannoneers and found a heavy iron chain to use as her melee weapon. "

"Moreover, this iron chain could be attached with flame ability. When it was swung, it would soar into a blazing flame, and the destructive power was amazing. When not in use, this iron chain could be wrapped around the protagonist’s arm, which was very convenient. "

"Why do I feel like it’s kui’s weapon? Well, a castrated version of the blade of chaos …"

"As Xue Lin went deeper, she destroyed the fire obstacles created by the Esper with the iron chains. In the fire, explosions, and collapsed buildings, Xue Lin waved the iron chains freely, feeling great. "

"Wow, it really feels like I played ‘slaughter my original form’ a long time ago. This weapon feels a bit like Alex’s tentacles! However, the feeling of vr in the next era is really different!"

"Lin Xue was experiencing this feeling. After all, "slaughter prototype" was an old vr game with many restrictions. But now, Lin Xue was controlling Delson in the matrix gaming pod. It could be said that she could do whatever she wanted. This feeling of immersion was stronger, and she had more freedom. "

"In the canners, Xue Lin finally caught the Esper. However, when she caught the Esper with both hands, her vision suddenly turned black and she saw some fragmented memories. "

"This time, Delson once again hacked into the Esper’s memory and saw the process of his escape. "

"Xue Lin and the prisoner began fighting in the factory. The prisoner did not have any weapons in his hands, but he could fire at Xue Lin. However, Xue Lin was not an ordinary person. She could use her fast movement and the chains to catch the prisoner and beat him up. "

"Wow, that’s a pretty good blow!"

"Xue Lin waved the chain and beat the Esper prisoner up. The flaming chain was as smooth as the blade of chaos. When it hit the prisoner, the chain would bring up a blazing fire, dust, and sparks. "

"Xue Lin could also feel the heat of the flame from the heavy iron chain in her hand. When she hit the prisoner, the feedback of the force also made Xue Lin excited. "

"The prisoner fought as he ran, and it was obvious that he had no interest in fighting. He kept warning Delson to give up immediately, or no one would be able to escape when the pursuers arrived. However, Delson hoped that the prisoner would teach him how to give up his powers. The two of them shuttled around the factory, and everywhere they went, there was a blazing fire. "

"However, when Xue Lin ran out of the factory, the prisoner had already been sealed in concrete and captured alive by the ‘relevant Department’. "

"An old woman who looked to be in her forties appeared. She was the leader of the joint Security Department, Augustin. She was also an Esper and could use the power of concrete. However, she was now chasing after these Espers and wanted to put them all in prison. "

"Lin Xue had thought that this matter was over, but Augustin was indeed a sinister and cunning old fox. He was trying to get information out of Delson, and he wanted to extract any useful information from him. "

"Delson was now an Esper, and once he was exposed, he would be locked up in prison like everyone else, never to be able to come out again. Moreover, his current strength was not enough to fight against Augustin. "

"This plot was a cutscene. Lin Xue was in Delson’s body, feeling his emotions, observing everything around her from his perspective, and listening to his conversation with Augustin. "

"Lin Xue could feel Delson’s nervousness. He did not dare to look Augustin in the eye and stammered. But it was a good thing that Delson was smart enough to use the excuse of "I get nervous when I see beautiful women" as an excuse. Xue Lin could not help but give him a like for his desire to survive … "

Augustin did not find anything amiss and turned to leave.

"But at this moment, for some reason, Delson actually began to ask an epic question, "But I want to say, isn’t this matter too ridiculous? Aren’t you also a biological terrorist?"

"However, to Delson’s surprise, Augustin, who was an expert in analyzing the psychology of criminals, caught a flaw in Delson’s words. She believed that Delson had hidden some key information from her, because people who were nervous in such a situation were either cowards or hiding something. Delson’s previous words had revealed that he was not a coward. "

"After failing to interrogate Delson, she looked at Delson’s tribesmen and told Delson that if he didn’t tell the truth, she would interrogate them one by one and stab concrete into their bones. "

"Hey, is this okay? Isn’t freedom and human rights the most important thing in Lighthouse?"

"Lin Xue was dumbfounded. She didn’t expect this d * mned woman to be so unscrupulous. But according to the plot, Augustin and the joint Security Department did have a lot of power in this world. They could even use torture to extort information because the people in this world regarded all superpowered people as terrorists. When it came to related matters, the joint Security Department could even temporarily revoke all civil rights. "

Xue Lin fell to the ground. There were two choices in front of her. Either turn herself in or sacrifice her people.

"What the hell! Why did he have to make such a difficult choice? Isn’t this a fun game?"

"Lin Xue was about to go crazy. She thought that this game would be the same as "killing prototype", where she would just kill a few people along the way. But from the options and the ui layout behind it, it should be a branch of the plot. "

"Choosing to sacrifice his clansmen to protect himself was the first step to the branch of the wicked, and choosing to surrender was the first step to the branch of the good. "

There was no time limit to this choice. Xue Lin hesitated for a long time and finally decided to turn herself in.

"Sigh, I’m still too soft-hearted, I can’t watch my clansmen suffer for me. This fat Auntie of my clansmen is so good to me. I think even if the main character is caught, he should be able to escape from prison, right? Alright, I’ll turn myself in …"

"However, what Lin Xue didn’t expect was that although Delson told the truth and encouraged the Esper to infect him with his power, Augustine didn’t believe him at all. Instead, he tortured him even more, and Delson passed out in pain. "

"When Delson woke up, he found himself in a modified Ward. "

"Xue Lin instinctively felt that something was wrong. Before she fainted, she saw augustrin walking towards his people. "

The TV was showing news about people with superpowers. Xue Lin sat up from her bed. The bad feeling was getting worse.

"The Long House had been transformed into a Ward. In the cubicles, Xue Lin saw that the clansmen’s bodies were full of cement blocks. This pain would always accompany them. Obviously, Augustin did not believe Delson’s words. He continued to interrogate the tribesmen without leaving out a single one. "

"What was even more infuriating was that this B * tch had left after interrogating them, leaving these people to fend for themselves. "

"Is this F * cking woman a pervert? I’ve already turned myself in, how could she still hurt innocent people?"

"Lin Xue, who had always been well-mannered, couldn’t help but curse. Even though she knew that this was probably all planned by Chen Mo, Lin Xue still couldn’t accept what Chen Mo had said. "

She could not help but want to find Augustin immediately and give this d * MN woman a good beating!

Chapter 1168: Three endings

"What happened next was logical. The tribesmen were tortured, and to remove the concrete from their bodies, one had to use the concrete superpower."

"The protagonist realized that he could replicate the powers of other people with superpowers by touching them. In order to save his people, he had to rush to Seattle and get Augustus’s power."

"Although the older brother didn’t agree with this plan, he still couldn’t persuade his younger brother. The two of them drove to Seattle."

"When he arrived at the siattu city, the protagonist found that the roads had been destroyed. The roads were full of roadblocks, and the bridges had been blown up. He could only walk."

"During the journey, the protagonist accidentally discovered that he could strengthen himself by absorbing smoke, energy fragments of the drone, and the relay core. The functions were to obtain energy, upgrade the skill tree, and unlock new skills, respectively."

"Apart from that, the protagonist also deeply realized the separation between ordinary people and Espers. Espers were regarded as terrorists and freaks, and were discriminated against everywhere. Even soldiers would shoot Espers as soon as they saw them."

"The protagonist also saw all kinds of traces of battle, which were left behind by some Espers. It seemed that the Espers who escaped were still active in the city and were still causing destruction."

"After the battle, Xue Lin faced the same problem as before, which was how to choose between good and evil."

"When the soldiers of the federal Security Department lost their ability to fight, they would raise their hands and surrender. At this time, the protagonist could choose to kill them, or subdue them, and not kill them."

"In the city, there would also be fights between drug dealers and police. The protagonist could also choose to help the drug dealers or the police."

"The former would increase infamy, while the latter would increase kindness. It led directly to two different branches."

"What, so troublesome! I’m already an Esper, why are there still so many restrictions on killing people!"

"Lin Xue felt a little embarrassed. Back then, when she played Alex, she had killed many people, but she had never encountered these problems …"

"However, it was obvious that from the plot, choosing different paths would definitely affect the ending. Lin Xue hesitated for a while and decided to take the path of a good person first. After all, she had already chosen the beginning. She could just go back and experience the path of a bad person again."

"As the story progressed, the protagonist continued to absorb energy and unlock new skills. At first, he could only sprint, but he soon unlocked special movement abilities such as jumping, floating, and climbing walls, as well as all kinds of cool attack skills, including a cool full-screen big move."

"This feeling … It’s very similar to the original form of sadomasochism, but it’s not quite the same."

"Xue Lin also found it hard to describe this feeling. It was indeed very satisfying, but it was still very different from killing the original form."

"Sadistic killing" was purely about violence and pleasure, while this game was more about technique."

"The cool superpowers of the protagonist were more of a technique type. In battle, the protagonist’s important attack method was to launch smoke bombs from a long distance. He needed to adopt different battle strategies in different situations and couldn’t always be brainless."

"The plot goal of the game was also very simple. The main character needed to fight with the federal Security department’s soldiers in the city, destroy the mobile command center, and keep coming into contact with the Espers who escaped in the process, constantly unlocking new powers."

"In addition to the original fire (smoke) ability, the protagonist could also get the ‘neon’ ability (looks like a neon light), the ‘video game’ ability (turning virtual electronic images into reality), and the ‘concrete’ ability in the final boss."

"These abilities had different appearances and special effects, but they all had one thing in common they were all very cool and very useful."

"This was especially true for video games. Since the original Esper was an otaku who liked to play video games, he could use this ability to summon angels and demons. Therefore, the protagonist would also be differentiated according to his good and evil points after obtaining the ability."

"If it was a good person, then this ability would be to use a blue lightsaber, while an evil person would use a Red Claw to attack. The big move would also be completely different."

"After capturing these Espers, the protagonist could decide their fate. It was also divided into good and evil paths."

These people with superpowers would become the protagonist’s help to fight against Augustin together.

"However, when the protagonist made his choice, his good and evil points would also change continuously, and the picture on his back would also be used."

"The initial picture was a blue and red Bird, representing good and evil respectively. As the plot continued to develop, one would devour the other and finally achieve [true hero] or [notorious]."

Lin Xue tried both good and evil and found out that the game had three endings. The most worrying one was her brother’s death.

"As the plot progressed, the main character found Hank. Hank said that he would lead the way to Augustin, but Hank was actually a traitor. He deliberately led everyone into Augustin’s ambush, causing his brother’s death."

"The Furious main character and Augustin fought until both were injured. Augustin escaped, and the main character decided to take revenge on Hank."

"After Hank was captured, he said that he had betrayed them because Augustin had captured his daughter. At this time, the protagonist had two choices. Kill him in front of Hank’s daughter, or let him go and let him reunite with his daughter."

Lin Xue realized that killing Hank or letting him go would not affect the protagonist’s good and evil points.

"In general, the path of a good person was very sullen. Although he had the ability to slaughter civilians at will, the protagonist had to tolerate everything. In the end, the protagonist cured all his tribesmen and was regarded as a hero by his tribesmen and others, allowing ordinary people and superpowered people to live in peace."

"The villain path was very cool. The protagonist could kill as he pleased, but it would cause the commoners to condemn him. In the end, when he obtained the concrete ability and went back to save his clansmen, his clansmen no longer accepted him and even drove him out. The protagonist ended the game with a big move."

"In other words, a kind person’s ending was slightly aggrieved, but the end was the support of thousands of people; The wicked end up doing whatever they want, but the path to the throne is extremely lonely."

There was a third ending.

"When the protagonist first obtained his gaming abilities, he realized that he could no longer use any of them. At this moment, his brother tried to persuade him."Since you’re no longer a superhuman, we can go home."

"At this time, the protagonist had two choices. One was to continue moving forward and absorb the core of the relay to unlock the gaming abilities and continue fighting, but if he did that, his brother would be sacrificed."

"Or, he would listen to his brother and return to the village. The tribesmen would welcome him back. The protagonist seemed to have returned to a normal life, but this ending left an open ending. The superhumans he had subdued would call him and ask him to return to help them defeat Augustin."

"As for whether the protagonist would choose to become an ordinary person or return to continue fighting Augustin, this ending was not clearly explained. But no matter what, her brother had survived."

"What Lin Xue didn’t know was that the three endings, including the fact that Hank’s decision didn’t affect his good and evil points, were all the result of Chen Mo’s magical modifications. While keeping the original’s spiritual core, he made the game’s good and evil values more in line with the Chinese players."

Chapter 1169: The dispute between good and evil

"In fact, there were only two kinds of endings in this game. The kind ending was more in line with the Western values, especially the values of the lighthouse nation. For the players in China, this route was a bit too saintly. "

"Because Hank’s daughter betrayed the protagonist and the others, it directly led to the death of the protagonist’s brother. However, the kind protagonist asked the protagonist to forgive Hank and let Hank reunite with his daughter, which was obviously unreasonable. "

"After all, Hank was a criminal, and he was a two-faced, fickle man. All kinds of blemishes could not be completely washed away by a daughter. Who knew if he was using his daughter as a shield in exchange for his own life? "

"And the values in China were more inclined to "revenge with honesty." Even if the protagonist chose the path of a good person, it didn’t mean that he had to forgive the murderers who killed his loved ones and let them continue to live like a Saint. "

"As such, Chen Mo didn’t follow the original’s values, but instead left the choice to the players. No matter how the players decided Hank’s fate, it would not affect their good or evil ending. "

"As for the other magical modification, it was to make a third arrangement for her brother’s fate. "

"In the original game, as the plot progressed, the elder brother would die regardless of whether he took the good or evil path. Many players could not accept this. "

"It was clearly a fun game, but why did it have to disgust the players with the plot? "

"Of course, Chen Mo knew why the original was designed this way, because it wasn’t a pure story like the original, it had a deeper understanding of the concept of good and evil. "

"Regardless of whether this discussion was correct and mature, it was deeply imprinted in the soul of the game. On the one hand, it enriched the game content with different ways of playing the good and evil paths, and on the other hand, it allowed the players to have their own views and understanding after the game’s ending. "

"Of course, another important reason might be to force players to play the game for the second time … "

"In general, the good and evil paths were completely different emotional experiences for players. "

"By taking the path of a good person, the elder brother and the younger brother would understand and tolerate each other. Although they had to tolerate each other in the early stages of the game, as the plot developed, the civilians would spontaneously help and support the protagonist. The ordinary people and superpowered people would understand each other, and the people of the clan would be proud of the protagonist. "

"Taking the evil path, one could indeed completely let go of all moral burdens. They could play however they wanted and kill as they pleased. Although the elder brother often had fierce arguments with the protagonist, it was clear that the elder brother still cared about his younger brother. "

"However, as the plot developed, the commoners also rebelled against the protagonist. Although the protagonist became a dictator, he was abandoned by his people, and his path to the throne seemed so lonely. "

"This kind of plot was actually reasonable and logical in a sense, because every choice had its pros and cons. To be a great hero, one had to always restrain themselves with extremely high moral standards. To be an evil person, one would inevitably cause countless people to spit and resist. "

"However, there was a flaw in this plot. The older brother would always die. However, the older brother was almost the only perfect good person in the game, and many players could not accept his death. "

The third ending that Chen Mo added in was to solve this problem.

"This ending gave the players a chance to save their big brother, but the price was that the players had to give up on the following plot. "

"Just like on the gambling table, you had already made a small profit, and at this time, you could decisively stop. "

"As mentioned before, the game was a fun game, but not in terms of the plot. It had a relatively deep consideration of good and evil. "

"Whether he became a hero or a dictator, it would not be smooth sailing. He had to pay a corresponding price, and his brother’s death was actually the price. "

"If the brother didn’t die and the ending was reached smoothly, the game’s plot would collapse. This kind of plot handling was no different from a normal fun game, and it didn’t match the characteristics of the game. "

"Therefore, the third ending was equivalent to giving the player another choice. If the player was willing to pay the price, he could also save his brother’s life. However, the open ending at the end would also leave the player with a lot of room for imagination. Would the main character return to Seattle and continue on his old path? "

"As for how each player would understand it, it was up to the players to think about it. "

……

"After the release of "second son", as a relatively unique game type on the next generation vr platform, it quickly received the attention of a large number of players. "

"For the players, the biggest highlight of the game was its graphics and refreshing playing style. The feeling of flying above the city as an Esper reminded many people of the first time they saw "slaughter the prototype" many years ago, and experiencing this completely immersive game on the next generation vr platform also gave players a completely different feeling. "

"The vibrant graphics, the shock of hearing, the rich combat system, and the unique combat style caught the attention of the players at the first moment, making the game a distinctive vr game. "

"As for the three endings of the game, different players had different opinions. The villain ending even caused a lot of controversy on the internet. "

"The main character risked his life to save his tribesmen, but his tribesmen chased him out because of his indiscriminate killing of innocents. In the end, the main character unleashed a powerful attack outside the tribesmen’s residence. The ending of the plot was undoubtedly a clear indication that the main character killed all of his tribesmen in the end. The kid who loved to play pranks and doodle, the rebellious kid in the eyes of his tribesmen, was no longer there. "

"Some people felt that the protagonist was cruel, heartless, and immoral, while others felt that the protagonist’s actions were very satisfying, and it even triggered a big discussion about morality. "

"Although it caused quite a bit of debate, the choice between good and evil was contradictory to begin with, and this was exactly the effect that the game hoped to achieve, which allowed the game itself to trigger some thoughts from players. "

"On the fish-catching live broadcast platform, zou Zhuo and Lin Xue were playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground while discussing "The plot of ‘second son’. "

"Zou Zhuo said, "of course, it’s better to be kind. It’s a little fake, but humans are still social animals. We need the recognition of our people." Otherwise, even if you conquer the world, what’s the point of being deserted by everyone?"

"Did you play the villain ending?" Xue Lin asked. "

"Zou zhuoyi said sternly, "I didn’t play!" I’m a kind person, I won’t kill innocents and take the evil path!"

"Lin Xue reminded him, "the bad guys will become a couple with the girl with the Japanese ability. They will even do some embarrassing things on the rooftop. Of course, the players won’t be able to experience the embarrassing part, but they can kiss and hug her. They can even touch her as they please. Tsk tsk tsk, that feeling …"

"Zou Zhuo, "really? You can continue playing then, I’m going to experience the villain line first. "

Zou Zhuo’s voice turned into one of fear.

"Eh? Honey, when did you come? honey, let me explain, ah!"

"The little Fatty’s live broadcast room suddenly turned black, and the screams lasted for a long time … "

Chapter 1170: Thunderbolt gaming’s tester

At an internet cafe in Imperial.

A young man with unkempt hair and a dirty face walked out of the internet cafe and was greeted by the rising sun.

He yawned and prepared to walk back. He really needed to go back to his rented bed and have a good sleep.

"Suddenly, he seemed to have remembered something. He ran back to the internet cafe to find his computer and picked up the half-filled box of cigarettes that he had left beside the keyboard."

"If you don’t have a cigarette, your combat power will be halved."

The young man walked out again.

This was an internet cafe. The matrix gaming pods and computers each took up half of the space. This was a very rare situation in the imperial capital.

"After all, with the rapid development of vr equipment in recent years, the price had been falling again and again, and the market share of pc games had been squeezed."

Many people said that it was not far from the day when the pc would completely become office equipment.

"There were many posters on the internet cafe’s walls. Although this kind of relatively backward advertising method was about to be eliminated, it was still widely used in some internet cafes."

Some of the more nostalgic players still liked this traditional way of advertising.

"Together with the NRG, prepare for S8!"

"The PUBG global Invitational Tournament is about to begin. Come to fish-catching’s livestream and watch jademp Qin an ascend to the top of the gods!"

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s new game is about to be released!"

"Oasis is about to release version 2.0. More exciting content can be found on matrix!"

"Young people came to this finger fate internet cafe every day, so they had naturally seen these posters countless times."

"Although pc games were on the decline, and people kept saying that League of Legends was going to die, the strange thing was that the game somehow continued, and the attention on the world Finals increased instead of decreasing."

"Many players no longer participated in the matching or ranking competition. They only came online when special events were available, but this did not affect their enthusiasm for watching the competition."

"On the other hand, although the popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had declined, the world Tournament was gradually on the right track. Under the training of the deity suit, the domestic team led by Qin an had performed extremely well in international competitions and won countless glories."

"He can’t afford to play games, so why is he so outstanding …"

"The young man was a little helpless. Qin an’s story had been exaggerated by various video game media for several rounds. Everyone knew that the world’s strongest player in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground had emerged from an unknown internet cafe in Imperial. Back then, he had lived in a partition and ate instant noodles, but he still insisted on going online. This had inspired countless internet-addicted teenagers and brought them onto the road of no return for e-sports."

"However, this young man could not learn from Qin an, because he was even poorer than Qin an."

"Qin an could still afford a vr internet cafe, but he could only play in the pc area …"

"He could only say, life …"

"Jiang Huan, here you go."

"Just as the young man was about to leave, Zhuo Yao, the owner of the internet café, handed him a flyer."

"Eh? What is this?"

"Jiang Huan reached out and took the flyer. It said, "Thunderbolt gaming’s professional trial player, hot recruitment in progress!"

"Jiang Huan subconsciously wanted to throw the flyer away."Don’t screw me over, sister Zhuo Yao. Thunderbolt entertainment is such a big company, why would they need to give out flyers to hire …"

"Zhuo Yao laughed."Why not? our finger fate internet cafe has a partnership with Thunderbolt entertainment. It’s not strange for us to help promote it." Don’t you know what kind of person I am? how could I cheat you? If you still don’t believe me, you can go to Thunderbolt Entertainment’s official website and take a look. There’s really such a recruitment plan. "

"Jiang Huan suddenly thought of a rumor and asked softly, "Sister zhuoyao, I heard that Chen Mo really came here to play?"

"Zhuo Yao immediately perked up, "what do you mean by "it’s said to be true"? it’s true!" Do I need to lie to you? You just came to Imperial this year, so you don’t know. Back then, his Experience Store was just on the other side of the street. When it first opened, it was so quiet …"

"Jiang Huan felt that something wasn’t right, and Zhuo Yao couldn’t stop herself from saying that. He quickly said, "Okay, I got it, sister zhuoyao. You can continue with your work, I’ll be leaving first!"

"After leaving the internet cafe, Jiang Huan walked toward his apartment while reading the Flyers."

"Professional game testers …"

"In order to undergo a comprehensive physical examination, one must meet the corresponding health standards, have a strong psychological quality, and have an excellent reaction …"

"Monthly salary, base salary of 12000 a month … Based on the performance in the game … Hiss …"

Jiang Huan was tempted.

"In fact, Zhuo Yao had advised him many times to find a proper job and stop hanging out at internet cafes. He couldn’t survive in Imperial with the money he earned from his part-time job."

"Zhuo Yao also said that Qin an was a special case. To be able to kill his way out of the deity suit, he must have a rare talent in the game. It seemed very encouraging, but in fact, it was all poisonous chicken soup."

Countless internet-addicted teenagers had wasted their youth in internet cafes and ended up with a sad ending.

Jiang Huan also knew that Zhuo Yao was really thinking for him as the owner of the internet cafe.

"Jiang Huan was also very conflicted because he did not seem to have a particularly good gaming talent in pc games. He also did not have a good eloquence like many live streamers, and it was difficult to become a live streamer."

"If I can really become a game tester, that doesn’t seem too bad." Jiang Huan muttered to himself."

Jiang Huan had heard that Thunderbolt gaming’s testers were completely different from the other companies ‘testers.

"The testers of other game companies were basically hard workers. They were only responsible for finding bugs, bugs, and design problems in the game. They had to play the game hundreds or thousands of times according to the test case and find all kinds of problems at the corners."

You don’t need to be very talented in the game. The key is whether you are attentive and down-to-earth enough.

"However, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s games were different, because Chen Mo’s games never had bugs, nor were there any design flaws."

"After the game was created, there was basically no need to test or modify it."

Then what did Thunderbolt entertainment hire testers for?

"It was a real game testing, experiencing the game as a hardcore player, giving some opinions and suggestions, testing whether the various difficulties of the game were reasonable, and so on."

"In other words, Thunderbolt Entertainment’s testers were all top players, and they directly decided the upper limit of a game. If the testers found it difficult, Chen Mo would lower it."

"Moreover, these testers had a more high-end mission, which was to try out some high-immersion vr games and experience the cutting-edge technology in the matrix gaming pod."

"The development of the next generation of vr technology was far from over. The matrix gaming pods had allowed players to enter one crazy and bizarre gaming world after another to adventure, but the high sense of immersion would also bring some risks to the players."

"This was equivalent to an attempt, or even an experiment. It was impossible to release these games directly. They had to be tested by the testers first. After confirming that there were no problems, they could then be added to oasis."

Chapter 1171: testing

"After making an appointment, Jiang Huan arrived at Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters on time. "

"This building is huge …"

"Jiang Huan raised his head and looked at the building called "Thunderbolt touches the ball". He felt that this place was so Grand. If he worked here, he could brag about it for three years and post it on his WeChat moments every day. "

"He couldn’t just show off the building in his moments, so he posted a picture of the sky above Imperial City and ‘conveniently’ captured the building of Thunderbolt entertainment with a caption, such as "Clock in for work! The sky in the imperial capital is so blue today!"

"As for when the sky in the imperial capital would turn blue … That was easy to say. As long as the meeting was held in the imperial capital, the sky would definitely be blue. "

"In fact, after staying in the capital for a long time, one would realize that there were blue skies and white clouds quite often in the capital, not a haze every day. "

Jiang Huan waited at the entrance for a while and watched the players enter the first floor as if they were shopping. He was very envious.

"After waiting for less than five minutes, the person in charge of reception arrived. "

"This was Zhou Peng, an employee of Thunderbolt Entertainment’s testing team. Jiang Huan had already talked to him over the phone and had a brief discussion. "

"Jiang Huan was a little surprised to see Zhou Peng in person because he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Other than the Thunderbolt entertainment badge on his chest, he didn’t look like he was here for work at all. He looked more like a student or an ordinary tourist. "

"However, this made Jiang Huan feel much more comfortable because he was also wearing a T-shirt and jeans. "

"Some companies especially liked to let their employees wear formal clothes to work. It was fine if it was financial and public relations companies who made such a request, but some inexplicable companies also made such a request, which made Jiang Huan speechless. However, Thunderbolt entertainment was a gaming company, after all, so they were obviously more relaxed in this aspect. "

"Moreover, Zhou Peng did not put on any airs at all. He was all smiles, just like an ordinary good friend or senior. This naturally made Jiang Huan feel a sense of familiarity. "

"Come, this way."

Zhou Peng chatted with Jiang Huan as he led the way.

"Thunderbolt Entertainment’s headquarters building had a special employee elevator that went directly to the office area, which was separate from the player experience area. "

"Along the way, Jiang Huan saw more employees of Thunderbolt entertainment. They were all young and good-looking men and women, and all of them were dressed up very well, looking very happy. "

"This kind of working environment is indeed very comfortable. I’m happy to work here." Jiang Huan thought to himself. "

"Jiang Huan had heard a lot of rumors about Thunderbolt entertainment. One of them was that Thunderbolt Entertainment’s employees were very happy, because they could get a high salary and do what they liked. "

"Moreover, unlike other game companies, they didn’t work overtime often, so everyone had a rich private life. They had the time and energy to dress themselves up and dress up very well. "

"Of course, not everyone was like this. There were some unkempt employees, but these people were often the big bosses who hid their true colors … "

"Basically, the top talents of the game industry from all over the country, or even the world, were gathered in this building. If you knew the best designers in the country very well, you might find many opportunities to get autographs if you came here. "

"Jiang Huan didn’t know many famous designers, but he felt envious of the people who came and went. "

Zhou Peng brought him inside and came to a special testing area.

"There were spacious workstations with high-end computers for office use. Next to them were the top-of-the-line gaming cabins. Some of the testers were playing games in the game pods, while others were typing on their keyboards in front of the computer, probably recording various test data. "

"Zhou Peng led Jiang Huan inside."Did you bring the medical report? Hand it over to me, and we’ll do a simple examination here. "

"Before coming, they were required to bring their own medical report. Jiang Huan had already gone to a large hospital for a physical examination, but he still needed to do some in-depth examinations after coming. "

"There might be some slight discomfort during the examination, but don’t worry, it won’t affect your health in any way. If you feel uncomfortable during the process, you can stop at any time. " Zhou Peng reminded. "

Jiang Huan came to a specially-made gaming pod. This gaming pod was silver in color and had never been seen on the market before.

"After lying down, the hatch closed, and Jiang Huan fell asleep. "

"He didn’t enter a game world. Instead, he felt like he had experienced a long dream. The dream wasn’t very good. Sometimes it made him happy, sometimes it made him angry, and sometimes it made him scared … "

"She had experienced many complicated emotions, but when she woke up, she could not remember the contents of the dream at all. "

"Jiang Huan was conscious while he was dreaming. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he had no intention of stopping the dream. "

"Jiang Huan had heard that Thunderbolt entertainment had its own unique criteria for recruiting testers, and the exact criteria had always been kept a secret. However, one thing was clear. Most of the applicants had been rejected in the in-depth examination. "

"It sounded a bit like a pilot’s physical examination. Very few people could pass it, but the specific rules were completely different. Although it was not as comprehensive as the medical examination for pilots, it seemed to be very strict in certain aspects, especially in the aspect of consciousness. "

"After coming out of the game cabin, Jiang Huan was brought to the guest room and waited nervously. "

"A moment later, Zhou Peng pushed the door open and entered with a smile on his face. "

"Congratulations, you’ve passed the test."

"If you’re willing, you can start a one-month trial period. During this period, we’ll arrange for you to test some games, and your salary will be paid 80% of your official salary. However, there’s one thing I need to remind you of. We might arrange for you to test out some relatively ‘extreme’ games, so you have to be mentally prepared. "

"If you can’t complete the job requirements during this period, the probation period will end at any time."

"Jiang Huan was a little surprised."Sure. But I want to say … Why are you so straightforward?" Do you really not need to go through any more written tests or interviews?"

"Zhou Peng smiled and said, "there’s no need. The previous tests have already tested many aspects of the content. You might not know this, but the passing rate for this test is less than 15%. Therefore, everyone who can pass the test is precious to us. There is no need for other written tests or interviews. "

"Jiang Huan was very happy."That’s great. I’ll come to work tomorrow."

"Of course, " Zhou Peng nodded. Later, there will be colleagues from the hr department coming to sign the contract with you. It’s a formal process. Our normal working hours are from 10 am to 7 pm. If it’s 8 am to 10 am, there will be free breakfast for the employees. If you’re willing to come earlier, that’s fine. "

"Alright!" Jiang Huan nodded."I understand!"

"Remember to bring your employee tag along when the time comes, " said Zhou Peng."Then, you’ll need to enter your fingerprint. The staff area in the entire building basically needs to use your fingerprint to open the door."

"Zhou Peng reminded Jiang huanquan of a few more things to take note of, and Jiang huanquan memorized them one by one. "

The arrangements were almost done. All that was left was to wait for the hr department to come over and sign the contract.

"Jiang Huan asked again, "then, our daily job is to test the game. What are we mainly testing?" Will there be anyone to teach me this?"

"Zhou Peng smiled and said, "there’s no need to teach."Our main purpose is to evaluate if the latest game has any negative impact on the psychological state of the players, especially … The fear value. Therefore, you just have to play seriously and take notes. The relevant data will be generated automatically. "

"Fear points? We’re testing a horror game?" Jiang Huan asked. "

"Zhou Peng nodded."That’s right. Horror games are a very important part, but not all of them. We’re mainly testing ‘experience’ games. Anything that can cause emotional fluctuations in the players is included. Touching, frightening, tormenting, and other more extreme experiences are included."

Chapter 1172: Start the trial

"It was his first day at work, and Jiang Huan was still a little nervous. "

"This was because Zhou Peng had told him before that the main job of a tester was to test those "experience" games, and a large number of them were horror games. In other words, they used various methods to stimulate the various emotions of players, and from there, they assessed whether these games would have any negative effects on ordinary players and whether they could be promoted on a large scale. "

"If not, then he might have to make some adjustments to the game. "

"However, Jiang Huan wasn’t particularly worried about these things because he felt that his mental strength was still quite good. He wouldn’t be scared to the point of peeing his pants by horror games. "

"Moreover, since he had passed the specialized test, it meant that he should have no problem. After all, the passing rate of this test was only 15%. "

"After Jiang Huan sat down at his desk, Zhou Peng gave Jiang Huan a general introduction of the basic work flow and then went to do his own things. "

"Simply put, it was to experience the game in the game cabin, and then the system would automatically generate the corresponding data. Not only did the tester have to get through, but they also had to Play N rounds. "

"All these data would be automatically summarized by the system, and the game would be automatically recorded. "

"At the same time, the system would screen out the parts where the tester’s emotions were fluctuating violently or abnormal (which was different from the AI system’s expectations). The tester had to state his thoughts and feelings at the time. If he felt that the design was unreasonable, he could write down what he thought was wrong. "

"It looked like a simple job, but during the one-month trial period, the artificial intelligence system and other experienced testers would check Jiang Huan’s work to see if he could meet the requirements. "

"Besides, this job didn’t just require you to be serious enough. Being serious was only one aspect. The more important thing was to be different from others. "

"This was because the selected testers were basically all different types of people with different psychological qualities. Some were not interested in horror games, some were more sensitive to touching plots, and some had slight personality defects … "

"In other words, the examiners represented different personalities. There was no need for so many examiners of the same type. Therefore, the key to deciding whether or not they could stay was whether or not they could display different characteristics from the other examiners. "

"As for what this special trait was, it could only be discovered during work. "

Jiang Huan checked the computer and found that all the testing programs were normal. He lay down in the game cabin uneasily.

"It wasn’t his first time in the gaming pod, but he didn’t play many VR games because he was poor. "

"So, the game we’re trying out this week is … Resident Evil?"

"It does sound like a horror game, but it shouldn’t be difficult for me."

Jiang Huan was not blindly confident. He knew that he was a person with slow senses.

"Not only was he sensitive to fear, but he was also slow to sense other feelings. For example, when he was watching a touching movie, the whole cinema was crying, and he was the only one who was confused. While watching a play, everyone else was convulsing with laughter. He was the only one who was dumbfounded. Wait. "

"It was the same when watching horror movies. Even if it was those publicly acknowledged horrifying opening-and-killing scenes that made many people scream in fear, he didn’t feel anything. "

"This slow reaction brought him a lot of trouble. For example, one of his ex-girlfriends said that he was "cold and heartless" and not like a living person. However, Jiang Huan didn’t think it was a big deal. Why did everyone have to be emotional? "

"However, on second thought, this might be one of the reasons why he was chosen to be a tester. "

"After entering the game, the first part was a simple cutscene. "

"It was still the same plot as a horror game. The wife went missing, and the husband drove alone to an abandoned farm in the wilderness in order to find his wife. "

"Three years ago, the protagonist Ethan’s wife, Miya, went missing mysteriously. Three years later, Ethan received an email asking Miya to pick her up at Baker Farm in the state of Louisanne. So, the protagonist came here without hesitation. "

"He stopped the car, turned off the engine, and got out of the car. Jiang Huan realized that he had already gained control of this body. "

"Jiang Huan looked down at Ethan’s body. He was quite strong. He had searched through all his pockets, and only Miya’s email and their photo were left. "

Jiang Huan kept the email and started to walk forward.

"Since it was a test, he had to play through all the content carefully. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have the effect of a test. "

"The vegetation around the farm was very lush and overgrown with weeds. The chirping of insects made people feel a little irritated for no reason. Whether it was the trees or the weeds, they all had a strange yellow color, as if they were growing in an extremely unhealthy way. "

"He saw the iron gate of the farm in the distance, but it was locked and couldn’t be opened. "

"Jiang Huan was still hesitating about whether he should go and ring the doorbell, but there was no sound after he rang it. It was obvious that it had broken. "

"He looked up at the iron fence. It was already very high, but there was a wire mesh on it. It was about three meters high. It was impossible to climb over it. "

"Jiang Huan felt that his body was indeed stronger than an ordinary person ‘s, but it was still impossible for him to climb over the iron fence. "

"It’s just a basic routine, so there must be a small path. "

Jiang Huan knew that all horror games liked to play this trick. It was absolutely impossible for the players to enter from the main entrance openly. They would definitely have to take a few turns and walk through a small path. It would be best if they could drill one or two dog holes to set the atmosphere in advance.

"Jiang Huan looked to the side and found a small path hidden by trees. At the end of the path, he saw an abandoned white van and a gap. "

"What?"

Jiang Huan opened the door of the van and searched for anything of value.

"His friends had always joked that Jiang Huan had obsessive-compulsive disorder, but that was not true. Jiang Huan was just a collector. No matter what game he played, he liked to gather all the elements and even played the game a dozen times. "

"All the VR games of the next era had a special option called [key item prompt]. After opening this option, some props related to the plot would be highlighted, but if it was turned off, it would be the same as the ordinary props in the scene. "

"For example, the business proposal that Jiang Huan found in the van. "

"He didn’t open this option, so at first glance, the proposal was like a piece of scrap paper that was casually thrown on the seat of the van. But when he picked it up, some information would appear on it. "

"Program proposal he sneaked into a haunted house in the state of Louisanne."

"Jiang Huan opened the proposal and flipped through it. There was a lot of content written on it. A TV show wanted to sneak into a haunted house in Louis Anna to shoot a show. Even the exploration route, the shooting, and the related publicity content had been planned. "

"A haunted house in the state of Louisanne? Isn’t that the place?"

"Jiang Huan looked at the abandoned tripod beside the van. It was obviously for the camera. However, he didn’t know why it was left here. Perhaps it was because the cameraman carried the camera in and didn’t need the tripod. "

Chapter 1173: exploration

Jiang Huan tried to lift the dirty tripod to see if it could be used as a weapon.

Obviously not.

"The tripod was very tall, about 1.5 meters, and it was the kind of support for a camera, so it was very heavy. It was difficult to carry it, let alone lift it up to use as a weapon."

"Moreover, after such a long time of wind and rain, the three legs of this thing had already rusted, and it was impossible to remove them."

Jiang Huan studied the van again. It looked like it had been through a lot. The miscellaneous items in the car and the tripod outside the car all suggested one thing-the people in the car never came out after entering.

"If these people came out, even if they took another exit, they would definitely drive this car back. But now, the car had been abandoned here, and everything was still in the same state as when those people had left. This was already very strange."

"A normal person would have returned and called the police if they found out about this, right? However, as a player, I still have to keep moving forward. "

"Jiang Huan grumbled to himself. It was obvious that this was only the opening, but it was already hinting at the protagonist’s fate. However, he couldn’t back down, which was very annoying."

"There was a gap in the iron fence in front of him. Jiang Huan crawled through the gap and walked forward on the knee-length weeds. After making a few turns, he arrived in front of a special "door."

"Many of the rotten bull’s hind legs were tied up with ropes, forming a strange sun totem shape. In the center, there was a bull skull, which looked like some kind of evil ritual."

"As soon as he got close to this place, Jiang Huan smelled a foul stench. Although the taste system of the matrix gaming cabin had been weakened, it was still nauseating."

"Jiang Huan held his breath, squatted down, and sneaked in. He waved away the flies that surrounded him."

"You’re getting more and more overboard. "

"As they continued to walk forward, there was a pile of burnt garbage in front of them, and a half-burnt women’s satchel was particularly eye-catching."

Jiang Huan picked up the bag and found Miya’s driver’s license and some torn clothes.

"These tattered clothes all had a foul smell and were in tatters. Only this driver’s license had some value, proving that Miya should indeed be on this farm."

They continued to walk in and finally arrived at the backyard of the house.

"This should be the farm owner’s residence, but there were no signs of human habitation at all. It was all dilapidated beyond recognition. There were swings and benches in the backyard, but the paint on them had completely peeled off, revealing a grayish-white color. Vines were growing wildly all over the house, and wooden boards were nailed to the house to repair it. It looked very careless."

"Those who can live here are definitely not normal people. I feel like I need to find a guy to defend myself. "

"This male lead is really too much. You were born in the lighthouse nation, shouldn’t it be a natural human right for you to carry a gun? it’s fine if you don’t bring a gun, but isn’t it too much that you don’t even bring a dagger?"

Jiang Huan complained as he looked around for something that could be used as a weapon.

"Even though Jiang Huan didn’t play many VR games of this era, he still knew a lot about the game’s characteristics."

"Now that the new VR games of the next era were all pursuing the perfect combination of freedom and story, the choices that players could make were getting more and more."

"In the past, games were limited by hardware performance and technology. In order to allow players to experience the ultimate experience, the process was often more fixed, such as "mysterious seas" and "end of the United States."

"However, with the development of VR technology in the next era, these new games encouraged players to play the game in a variety of ways, instead of sticking to the official route."

"For example, you could use your own intelligence to create weapons in the game, or dismantle a broken chair and use it to fight monsters. The various props in the scene were no longer just simple decorations, they could also be recycled."

"In the end, Jiang Huan looked around the courtyard and did not find anything that could be used as a weapon."

"Perhaps only the wooden boards on the walls could be taken down and recycled, but these wooden boards had decayed a little after such a long time of being blown by the wind, hit by the rain, and eaten by worms. Their hardness was really not that good. If he encountered an ordinary person, he might as well use his fist. If he encountered a perverted monster, these wooden boards could only play some funny roles."

"The higher the Dao is, the higher the devil is. It seemed that salent had no intention of letting the players obtain anything that could be used for combat in this courtyard. Then let’s go forward. "

"When Jiang Huan entered the house, it was pitch black."

"Most of the windows had been sealed shut by wooden boards. Only a little bit of sunlight seeped in, and the sun could not be seen in an instant. Fortunately, the male protagonist had the "nuclear flashlight", which was a necessary item for horror games, so he didn’t have to grope around in the dark."

"When they arrived at a place that looked like a restaurant, Jiang Huan was once again attacked by his sight, touch, and smell."

"The pot on the table was a lump of sticky stuff. The large intestine and internal organs could be vaguely seen inside, and it was covered with super large cockroaches. As soon as he lifted the lid, the disgusting stench immediately made Jiang Huan choke. Many cockroaches crawled up his hand. The creepy feeling made Jiang Huan throw the lid aside and shake his hands off the cockroaches."

"After calming himself down, Jiang Huan held the pot lid in his hand. He considered that since it was made of metal, it could barely be used as a shield."

The microwave and refrigerator were filled with rotten food. The three strange smells mixed together and made the house a little unbearable. Jiang Huan searched the house for anything that might be hidden and went to the second floor.

"There, Jiang Huan found a videotape and a button, but there was no reaction after pressing it."

"There were many doors in the house that couldn’t be opened. Jiang Huan kicked the door with all his might, but he couldn’t open it even when his legs were numb. It made people wonder if there was something heavy behind him, or if the protagonist was too weak to kick it open."

They continued to walk into the house and came to a living room.

"There was a television and a video recorder in the living room, which were obviously used to play tapes."

"As usual, Jiang Huan searched the entire living room before stuffing the video into the recorder."

"In fact, he had noticed a strange lever in the fireplace, but Jiang Huan still made the best use of every prop according to his habit. This was because his goal was not to miss any key information, not to just bury himself in the plot."

"Soon, an image appeared on the TV. It was the person in the van."

"It looked like this was a group of three that was looking for trouble. They were here to record an episode of the haunted house, but in the end, they had to stay here forever."

Chapter 1174: The script doesn’t seem right

"While the testers were still in fear or killing in the game, their every move was recorded and uploaded. "

"There were people watching them testing the game, and of course, Chen Mo would do the same occasionally. "

Chen Mo was watching Jiang Huan’s game.

The new tester was holding a wire cutter in one hand and a pot lid in the other. He was walking out behind Miya.

"It was quite a funny scene, since the wire cutter and the pot lid weren’t any decent weapons or armor. However, Chen Mo still wanted to give the tester a thumbs up. "

"Many people knew that Thunderbolt entertainment had a professional game tester, but they didn’t know why Chen Mo had such strict standards. "

Everyone thought that these testers were used to test the more extreme horror and bloody games to see if these games would have any negative impact on people’s mental health before deciding if the game could be released.

"This was indeed one of the reasons, but it was not the only reason. "

"More importantly, Chen Mo wanted to see what unexpected things the players would do in a game with such a high degree of freedom, and whether the game itself could handle such "unexpected". "

"In layman’s terms, it was to see if the plot of the game could develop normally after giving the players a high degree of freedom. "

"For example, now. "

"According to the design of Resident Evil 7 in his previous life, when Ethan saw Miya, he didn’t have any weapon in his hand. He did have a wire cutter, but it could only be used to cut the chain on the door. It couldn’t be used in battle. "

"As for the pot lid, it was even more ridiculous. It couldn’t be used as a piece of armor at all. It was just a scene interaction content to disgust the players. "

"However, in Resident Evil 7, which was a futuristic game, all the items were given real physical attributes. The players could use the pot lid as a shield and the wire cutter as a weapon. "

"Although the pot lid couldn’t bounce back like in Dark Souls, it was made of metal and was quite strong. It could block one or two knives without any problem. "

"From the original unarmed to now equipped with armor, the players ‘combat power could be said to have increased significantly. The following battles might not necessarily develop according to the original plot. "

Chen Mo didn’t want to see these testers play the game step by step. He wanted to see them use their intelligence to challenge the original ‘script’ and make the story go as far as possible. Only then would they be able to test how ‘inclusive’ the game was.

This was because the players were becoming more and more dissatisfied with the planned game experience. They hoped to change the fate of the protagonist with their own wisdom. Chen Zhao was trying to do this now.

"Jiang Huan had shown excessive talent in this area, so Chen Zhao couldn’t help but pay more attention to him. "

……

"Miya and Ethan wanted to escape, but Miya seemed to have been captured by someone. "

"Jiang Huan couldn’t find Miya even after searching for a long time. He thought that this was probably a plot kill, so he continued to search for first-aid medicine with a calm heart. "

"And with the increasing number of items, the necessary fourth-dimensional pocket in the game appeared. "

"It had to be said that this was a forced setting. If it was really the case in reality, Jiang Huan would have to hold a wire cutter and two large bottles of first-aid medicine. He didn’t even have a satchel on him. Where would he put it … "

"Fortunately, these things could be thrown into the fourth-dimensional pocket now. Even things like pot lids, which were picked up from the scenario, could be stuffed into the pocket. This was an improvement from the design of the "Bloodborne curse" era. "

"However, the four-dimensional pocket had a limited capacity, and the pot lid took up quite a lot of space, so Jiang Huan simply held it in his hand. "

"He pushed open a door, and in front of him was a flight of stairs going down. It was dark inside, and he couldn’t see anything clearly, but he could hear a very strange sound. "

"Ha, so we have to move forward again … A normal person would find this place strange once they hear it, right?"

"Jiang Huan walked down slowly. Suddenly, he saw Miya crawling out of the darkness on all fours. "

"His wife, who had been gentle and lovely before, suddenly changed her face. Her face became swollen and blue veins were exposed, like a corpse that had been soaked in water for a long time. Her eyes were cloudy, and her white teeth looked like they were going to eat people. "

"The moment Jiang Huan saw her, Miya suddenly pounced over and grabbed Jiang Huan before throwing him out! "

"Jiang Huan fell heavily to the ground. Just as he was about to get up, he saw Miya standing in front of him. "

"With a shrill cry, Miya brandished a sharp kitchen knife and stabbed it at Jiang Huan! "

"If the player didn’t have anything in his hand, he could only use his arm to block the knife. The plot of the original work was indeed like this. The player’s palm would be pierced by the kitchen knife, which was mainly to create a deep fear. "

"However, Jiang Huan had a pot lid in his hand … "

"He used his left hand to block the knife with the pot lid, then took out a wire cutter with his right hand and aimed it at Miya’s head! "

"Miya was a little dumbfounded, but in the next second, she pounced again, waving the kitchen knife, wanting to stab Jiang Huan to death! "

"At this moment, Jiang Huan’s main character, Ethan, was already shouting, "Mia, wait! Please calm down!"

"According to the original plot, the protagonist could only retreat and use his hands to block the knife. However, Jiang Huan had no such intention at all. He raised the pot lid and blocked the knife with it while hitting Miya’s head with the wire cutter. "

"In the original plot, Miya was supposed to suddenly wake up and knock herself unconscious. In the end, she was knocked unconscious by Jiang Huan … "

"When Miya fell to the ground, Jiang Huan had not been hit by a single knife. He was not injured at all. "

Miya fell to the ground as if she was already dead. She had completely lost all signs of life.

"Jiang Huan didn’t believe it. With that combat power just now, he wouldn’t believe that he would die after a few hits. "

"Thus, he silently picked up the kitchen knife that Mia had thrown to the side and pondered on how to do it safely. "

"Now, he had a pot lid in his left hand and a kitchen knife in his right hand, and his combat power had improved. "

It didn’t matter if he didn’t have any equipment. He just had to snatch it from the enemy.

"However, this corpse gave people the feeling that it was most likely going to come back to life. What should he do? "

Behead? Chop off his hand? Stab the heart?

"‘Oh my God, it feels a little brutal …’ "

"However, at this point, who cared if it was cruel or not? Jiang Huan raised the kitchen knife and directly stabbed Miya in the chest. "

"However, at this moment, Miya came back to life as expected. Her expression changed instantly right in front of Jiang Huan’s eyes. She grabbed Jiang Huan and smashed him against the wall! "

"A large hole was smashed into the wooden wall that had not been repaired for many years. Even so, Jiang Huan still held on to the kitchen knife tightly. He did not let go even after he was thrown out. "

"According to the original plot, Miya should have pulled out the kitchen knife that was originally stuck on the wall and chased after him. However, when she looked, the hole that the kitchen knife had made was still there, but the kitchen knife was gone … "

"Mia’s face was ferocious, but there was also a bit of confusion in her ferocity. "

Chapter 1175: Is this really a horror game?

"Mia pounced over with a ferocious expression, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws. "

"However, without a weapon in his hand, the sense of horror seemed to be lacking … "

Jiang Huan dusted off his butt and stood up. He suddenly found an axe in front of him on the right and immediately picked it up.

"According to the original plot, Miya should have held the kitchen knife and the player should have held the axe in a passionate melee fight, but now the kitchen knife had also been taken by Jiang Huan … "

"Jiang Huan didn’t play with the fancy double-handed game. He directly inserted the kitchen knife into his belt, then picked up the axe and walked toward Miya. "

"Miya had no weapon in her hand, so she could only bare her fangs and brandish her claws, trying to strangle Jiang Huan’s neck. However, it was not that easy to strangle him … Jiang Huan raised the pot lid high in his left hand, and Miya was pushed away as soon as she pounced over. Then, she was hit on the head by an axe. "

"He had a shield and an axe on one hand, and no iron in the other. The style of the battle was a little wrong … "

"Damn, is your head that hard? I’ve hit you so many times, but you’re still fine …"

"Jiang Huan felt that Miya’s ability to take hits was too strong. He had already hit her head with the axe a few times. A normal person would have lost consciousness after two hits, but why was this girl still jumping around energetically … "

"However, Jiang Huan didn’t mind at all. Anyway, Miya couldn’t touch him at all now. He just had to chop him to death with the axe. "

"Finally, as Jiang Huan’s axe cut into Mia’s neck, the girl finally returned to normal. Her face was filled with shock and disbelief as she fell to the ground. "

Jiang Huan pulled out the axe expressionlessly. He was not moved at all.

"Looking at Miya lying on the ground and her blood staining the floor, Jiang Huan was still thinking about how to get rid of the problem. "

"Hmm … Should I just chop her head off with an axe? He shouldn’t be able to come back to life after losing his head, right? "

"Just as Jiang Huan was thinking about how to make a move, a phone rang from outside. "

"Jiang Huan wasn’t in a hurry at all. Logically speaking, if this phone call was really important, it would probably keep ringing. The most important thing now was to quickly get rid of this Miya, who could come back to life. "

Jiang Huan directly raised his axe and madly attacked Miya’s neck.

"To be honest, this scene was quite inhumane, and if the game Committee were to take it to the game Committee, the game would probably not pass the vetting process. However, the game had not been released yet, and no one would care how people played it in private. "

"Jiang Huan didn’t manage to cut off Miya’s neck even after a few times, but the blood loss was even greater. It seemed that after the mutation, Mia’s physical fitness had been enhanced, and even her ability to resist sharp weapons had been enhanced by several levels. "

"Jiang Huan felt a little tired and breathless. The corpse was too strong, and the axe was not sharp enough. After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. If the corpse really came back to life, he would just have to cheat. At most, he would just chop it again … "

"The caller was Zooey, a girl. She told Jiang Huan to leave as soon as possible, for there was a way out of the attic. "

"However, when Jiang Huan walked back, he realized that Miya’s body was gone. "

There was an eye-catching bloodstain on the floor. It was obvious that it was left by Miya. It was as if she was luring Jiang Huan to track her.

"Jiang Huan wanted to quickly finish off Miya with the attitude of eliminating evil, but he thought about it again. Miya was still alive even after being chopped by the axe. It could be seen that the plot was forcibly extending her life. Even if he chased after her and chopped her down with the axe, he still wouldn’t be able to finish her. "

"Therefore, the most important thing right now was to find a more powerful weapon, such as an electric saw … "

"Jiang Huan walked around the house again. Miya had mysteriously disappeared, but the locked cabinet at the entrance could now be cut open with a wire cutter. There was a safety wire inside. After the fuse was connected, he could press the switch to leave the attic. "

"However, just as Jiang Huan was on his way to the attic, Miya suddenly came out of the room next door and grabbed Jiang Huan’s hand. "

"Ethan! It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s me. I know you didn’t mean to …"

"However, before the pleasant-looking Mia could finish speaking, Jiang Huan’s axe was already flying toward her head … "

"Jiang Huan’s attitude was very clear. ‘Don’t play all these fancy tricks. This is a horror game, and I know what you’re doing … You’ve already come back to life three times. If I still treat you as a normal person, wouldn’t I be stupid?’ "

"Mia, who was originally in a pleasant mood, was stunned by the axe. The screwdriver hidden in her right hand fell to the ground with a clang. "

"The screwdriver was meant to nail the player’s left hand to the wall, but it was completely useless now … "

"Miya’s expression immediately changed in the next second, but the fierce Miya did not have any weapons in her hands at all. She could not help but be beaten up by Jiang Huan’s crazy attacks … "

"As she fought, Mia felt that something was wrong. She turned around and ran to the storage room next to the attic stairs. "

"When Jiang Huan passed by the storage room, the door was locked and he couldn’t break it open. However, the storage room’s door was open now, and there was a saw inside. "

"According to the normal plot, Miya would nail the player’s hand to the wall with a screwdriver and then calmly cut off the player’s hand with an electric saw. However, the screwdriver had fallen to the ground, and Miya had run over to take the electric saw by force. Jiang Huan was right behind her … "

"Just as Miya was about to pick up the saw, Jiang Huan threw away the pot cover in his left hand and grabbed her hair. Then, the axe in his right hand started to attack her neck. "

An axe! Two axes! Three axes!

"Miya desperately tried to reach for the electric saw in front of her, but Jiang Huan’s left hand was grabbing her long hair tightly while his right hand was still chopping at her. It was like a pine tree fighting a Tiger … "

"Miya was anxious and turned around to strangle Jiang Huan. However, Jiang Huan dodged and pushed with his right hand, causing Miya to miss. "

"In the end, their positions were reversed … "

"Jiang Huan ran to the storage room, hung the axe at his waist, and picked up the electric saw … "

"Miya’s hands were still empty. Other than the pot lid that Jiang Huan had thrown away, there were no other weapons on the ground. "

The electric saw in Jiang Huan’s hand started to operate and made a pleasant vibration sound. It was as calm as a shaving master getting an electric saw.

"This thing should be able to cut off your head, right?" he looked at Miya. "

"Miya turned around and wanted to run, but Jiang Huan chased after her and cut her shoulder with the saw! "

"Mia screamed in pain. After all, she was being cut by an electric saw, and mutants could also feel pain … "

"However, it was useless to scream. Jiang Huan was wondering which angle was the best way to cut her in half while sighing. Was this game really a horror game and not a mopping game? "

The electric saw started from Miya’s right shoulder and cut all the way to her left rib. Jiang Huan only stopped when she was cut into two.

"Looking at his wife who had been split in two on the floor, Jiang Huan thought, "she can’t be coming back to life, right?"

Wasn’t it a little unreasonable for a corpse to come back to life after being cut up like this?

"Jiang Huan checked the equipment in his hands. The axe and kitchen knife were on his waist, and he was holding an electric saw in his hand. The pot lid could be removed from the stage of history, so there was no need to carry it. "

"Once the fuse was set, they could go to the attic. If they followed what the phone said, they could find the way out from the attic. "

"Jiang Huan found a pistol and a box of bullets on the table in the attic. He had originally kept the gun to deal with Miya, but now that Miya had fallen into a pool of blood in two, there was no need to use the gun … "

Chapter 1176: This is more like a horror game

"After killing Miya, Jiang Huan suddenly didn’t know what to do next."

"However, just as he was continuing his search, a hand suddenly landed on Jiang Huan’s shoulder without any warning!"

Jiang Huan felt his body being twisted by a powerful force. He subconsciously tilted his head and a fist the size of a sandbag brushed past his ear!

"In front of him was an old, bald man. Although he was wearing glasses, he still looked ferocious. However, he probably did not expect Jiang Huan to be able to Dodge the punch, so he was a little stunned."

"Jiang Huan still remembered that when he first saw Miya, Miya had said in horror, "Dad is here, we have to leave quickly."

"This old man must be the "daddy" that Mia was talking about."

[Isn’t he … My father-in-law?]

"Dirty thoughts popped up in Jiang Huan’s mind one after another, and he didn’t stop his actions."

"His father-in-law threw another punch, but Jiang Huan lowered his head and dodged it again."

"His father-in-law still wanted to continue, but Jiang Huan would not sit still and wait for death."

"He had an electric saw in his hand, but he couldn’t use it at such a close distance. In a moment of desperation, Jiang Huan threw the electric saw to the ground and took out his pistol to shoot at his father-in-law’s head!"

"Bang!"

"The distance between the two sides was very close, so Jiang Huan fired the shot almost right at his father-in-law’s temple. He had imagined that his head would explode and his brain would splatter, but this scene did not happen."

"The bullet did go through his father-in-law’s head, but it only left a small wound and made him stagger. There was very little blood loss, and it almost made Jiang Huan doubt whether the gun in his hand was real."

"However, judging from the recoil, it should be a real gun …"

"It was obvious that his father-in-law had mutated like Mia. His vitality, strength, and other attributes had all been enhanced. He could not be called a human at all."

"However, Jiang Huan did not panic. If one shot did not work, he would just shoot again …"

"Jiang Huan kept shooting at his father-in-law’s head as he walked forward. His father-in-law staggered back from the attacks, but he was still standing."

"In fact, this gun was originally designed to be used against Miya. Miya had an electric saw in her hand, so players had to keep a certain distance from her. Once they got close to her, they would be killed by the electric saw. Miya would constantly sway left and right as she moved, and the players would not be able to hit her accurately in a panic. Therefore, this kind of terrifying atmosphere could be easily created."

"When the father-in-law appeared, he directly appeared from behind the player and knocked him out with a punch. After that, it was the plot."

"However, Jiang Huan’s reaction was too fast. His father-in-law’s two punches did not land on him. Instead, it gave him a chance to counterattack …"

"If he were to use a gun against Miya, who was holding a saw, he couldn’t get close to her. However, his father-in-law was empty-handed now. Even if he was caught, he wouldn’t be killed instantly. Therefore, Jiang Huan fired continuously at his father-in-law’s head at close range."

"However, even though his father-in-law’s head was almost riddled with bullets, he still didn’t suffer any fatal injuries. Instead, he grabbed Jiang Huan’s neck and threw him out!"

"That’s too much, right?"

"Alright, now this is what a horror game should be like …"

"Although Jiang Huan was using his pistol to attack his father-in-law madly, his father-in-law’s health was too high. It was not a good idea to continue like this."

"Jiang Huan could have picked up the saw on the ground, but he felt that even if he did, he would still not be able to defeat the enemy."

"Obviously, his father-in-law was one of the strongest monsters in the game. He couldn’t be killed by a few bullets and a saw. Otherwise, how could he play the game in the later stages?"

"Moreover, this place was very narrow and he couldn’t use his full power. Even if Jiang Huan picked up the saw and successfully saw his father-in-law, he would still die if he got close."

"Therefore, Jiang Huan made a prompt decision to run away first!"

"In fact, Jiang Huan’s deduction was completely correct. As the male owner of the farm, his father-in-law was indeed one of the most difficult bosses to deal with in the game. He could also be said to be a dissuasion for new players. He would repeatedly come back to life throughout the game and would not die no matter what. He was a key character that left a psychological shadow in the players."

"However, he had a weakness, and that was his low IQ …"

"Horror games were all like this. If there was a crazy boss, there would definitely be some kind of hide-and-seek game. Therefore, Jiang Huan ran away. When his father-in-law caught up, the two of them began to play hide-and-seek."

"Although the terrain of this place was not complicated, the walls had been in disrepair for a long time, and the wooden walls had been seriously eroded. Previously, when Miya threw Jiang Huan on the wall, she had smashed a big hole in it. It was obvious that this place was quite fragile."

"Jiang Huan walked in circles with his father-in-law at this place. Actually, according to the normal process, this place was supposed to let the players walk in circles with Mia, who was holding the saw …"

"After walking around twice, Jiang Huan saw an opportunity and climbed up the ladder, pushing open the attic’s exit."

"According to the normal procedure, Miya should have used the electric saw to cut off the player’s hand and then left. The player would find the pistol and climb the ladder to leave. However, Miya kicked the ladder over, and the two of them got into a scuffle …"

"But now, Miya didn’t have time to break her hand. Instead, she was chopped off by Jiang Huan, so the ladder was still there, and the exit could still be used."

"Jiang Huan couldn’t care less about the saw now. Although it was quite useful, it was too heavy. If he carried it with him, he would be done for if his father-in-law caught up."

"Soon, his father-in-law’s roar could be heard from below. Jiang Huan felt that the ladder under his feet had been taken away by his father-in-law. It looked like his father-in-law was trying to pull the ladder down."

"However, Jiang Huan jumped and grabbed the edge of the exit, then climbed out!"

"His father-in-law was stomping his feet in anger, but he had no choice because he had already pulled down the ladder. It was too late to set it up again. The father-in-law did not have any long-range weapons, so he could only grab an empty bottle and throw it at Jiang Huan angrily."

"Jiang Huan felt a solid hit on his back, but it was not a big deal. He still climbed out of the attic through the skylight."

"It was all thanks to Ethan’s strong body. Otherwise, if Jiang Huan came in real life, he would not even be able to do this simple pull-up, let alone fight Miya and his father-in-law."

"Speaking of which, if his physical fitness wasn’t good, how could he still be alive and kicking after having his hand sawed off? It could only be said that in order to allow players to fight monsters, Ethan’s physical fitness far exceeded that of ordinary people. However, this also gave Jiang Huan a lot of room to display his abilities."

"After climbing out of the attic, Jiang Huan went outside. He didn’t have to worry about his father-in-law catching up with him for a while."

"After coming out, he found that there was lightning and thunder outside, and the rain was pouring."

"The dense raindrops fell on Jiang Huan’s body, instantly drenching him."

"However, after so many things had happened, it was a miracle that Ethan’s body, which Jiang Huan was controlling, was completely unharmed …"

"Not only that, but he also had a kitchen knife, an axe, an empty pistol, and some supplies."

"Jiang Huan was still thinking,’if I retreat now, will I be able to get a side effect?’"

"It was very difficult to go back the way they came, because it was dark outside, and the wind and rain were mixed. Jiang Huan didn’t know where his father-in-law was, so he didn’t dare to turn on the flashlight. He slowly fumbled around and walked out of the backyard with the occasional lightning."

"However, when he reached the entrance, he cursed in his heart. The entrance had been sealed by a lot of disgusting black material."

"So, the game still has to continue, right? as expected of salent’s game. It doesn’t give me the option to quit halfway …"

Chapter 1177: extraordinary player plan

"Qian Kun looked at Jiang Huan’s first-person perspective on the screen and said worriedly, "Manager, should we call the police?"

"Chen Mo was amused, "call the police?" Why did you call the police?"

"Qian Kun pointed at the screen, "this guy can’t be a perverted murderer in real life, right?" I couldn’t even bear to look at him when he cut Miya…If the game Committee sees this video, they won’t be able to pass the vetting process …"

"Chen Mo laughed, "I don’t think so. Think about it. Have you ever run into an innocent passerby when you’re playing GTA?" Did they use tentacles to tear soldiers to pieces when they were playing the game? The environment in the game is completely different from reality. In such a terrifying and bloody environment, this is the only way to survive. "

"Alright…What you said makes sense …" Qian Kun hesitated for a while. "

"Chen Mo looked at the chart on the other screen, "The game cabin has been monitoring his physical and mental state. Everything is normal at the moment."

"Qian Kun said, "it’s because everything is normal up until now that it’s not normal!" Is it reasonable for a normal person to be so calm in such a situation?"

"Chen Zhao smiled."So he’s a pretty good tester. Isn’t the reason we’re recruiting these testers to discover these ‘talented’ people?"

"That’s true. For the ‘extraordinary player project’, he’s the perfect target for collection, "Qian Kun said after some thought. "

"Chen Zhao stood up and stretched."I have a meeting later, so I’ll be leaving first. Remember to pay more attention to this Jiang Huan. In addition, strengthen Miya at the beginning of the game. It’s too unreasonable for her to be beaten up by the players. "

"Qian Kun was speechless."But manager, Miya’s stats are not weak anymore. The other players will probably be beaten to a pulp. Only this kid is so talented … The main thing is that he’s too calm. He can use Ethan’s physical fitness to the maximum. You can’t use his standards to measure the other players …"

Chen Zhao thought about it and realized that it made sense.

"Then, we can make it more dynamic. Resident Evil is a horror game, not a hack-and-slash game or a suffering game."

"Alright, leave it to me, " Qian Kun nodded. "

Chen Zhao stood up and walked towards the meeting room.

"In the meeting room, a few S-grade video game designers from Thunderbolt entertainment had gathered. "

"These designers were mainly responsible for the updates of oasis, to continuously add new game worlds to oasis. Each of them had a few classic IPS that were popular with players. "

"They didn’t know what the meeting was about, but since Chen Mo was going to explain it personally, it must be something important. "

"Chen Mo pushed the door open on time, greeted the designers, and went to the screen. "

The artificial intelligence Jarvis in the glasses automatically transmitted the meeting’s content to the projector.

"The designers were all familiar with Chen Mo’s style. This legendary designer was always quick and decisive, throwing out one shocking idea after another in a casual tone during meetings, but these ideas often turned into reality very quickly. "

"Therefore, everyone had a high tolerance for all kinds of ‘surprises’. "

"Chen Mo looked at the contents on the screen."This time, I’ll introduce the extraordinary player project."

"The designers listened quietly. Even though the name sounded like an experiment from an evil organization, it was hard to tell what it was used for. "

"As Chen Mo explained, Jarvis changed the content on the screen to make it easier for the designers to understand. "

"Everyone should know that Thunderbolt entertainment is currently recruiting game testers to test the impact of extreme games on players, especially … Horror games."

"Everyone should know that the job of the testers is to test the strength and freedom of the game itself for us. At the same time, they will test if some extreme emotions in the game will affect the mental health of the players."

"However, this is not the final goal. This is our ultimate goal, the extraordinary player project. "

"In short, extraordinary players are super players who surpass ordinary players. You may think that we are recruiting testers to’ screen ‘extraordinary players, right?"

"But in fact, it’s far more than that."

"These video game designers were a little confused, what else could they do other than screen? "

"These testers were indeed some top players, but their talent was so outstanding that it naturally determined that this group of people was very rare, an absolute minority. "

"Even if he could train some players into this kind of person, there wouldn’t be many of them, so there was no need to use the word ‘plan’, right? "

"Chen Zhao laughed, "you guys didn’t expect it? I’ll give you some hints. Do you remember that we have a technology called consciousness implantation?"

"Some of the designers were enlightened, but some were still confused. "

"Of course, they knew what the consciousness implant technology was, and not only them, but the players also knew. The consciousness implantation technology was the matrix game cabin that could implant some specific thoughts or ideas into the players ‘minds, and then naturally guide them to do certain actions in the game. This was a very common guidance method now. "

"Chen Mo explained, "currently, we’re using the awareness implant technology as a guide for the players." However, everyone should know that the consciousness implantation technology and the consciousness collection technology are associated. Only by collecting the consciousness can we implant it into the players "minds."

"In the past, there were some limitations to consciousness implantation technology, so we could only use it as a way of guidance. However, have you ever thought about what the next stage of our consciousness collection and consciousness implantation technology will be like?"

"For example, Qin an, a professional player in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has shown great talent in shooting games. If we can collect his awareness in this area, we don’t need to collect all of it. We only need 50% or even 30%, and then implant it into the mind of a rookie player, what will happen? "

"Or think further and be bolder. If we collect the consciousness of super players with different talents and advantages, and then implant these consciousness into the mind of a suitable player …"

"Chen Mo paused, "then, we can create an existence close to the God of games." Let every player in the game experience the joy of being a top expert. "

"If we succeed, then everyone will have the chance to become a gaming genius. That’s why I named this plan Extraordinary player project. "

Chapter 1178: a complement to the gaming experience

"All the designers present looked at each other. Although they were mentally prepared, this plan was still a little hard to accept … "

"A videogame designer raised his hand and asked, "then … If this plan really works out, does that mean there won’t be any differences in the segments for League of Legends?" Then how are we going to distinguish between bronze and King players?"

"Chen Mo smiled, "this plan won’t include PvP or competitive games for the time being, it’ll only include single player games in the beginning."

"Another videogame designer said, "but this way, it’ll be hard to show the greatest value of this plan. Although players all want to become professional players, this is based on the premise that 90% of players are noobs. Without noobs as a foil, the experts will not be able to stand out."

"If we’re only introducing standalone games, it’s not much different from lowering the game’s difficulty, right? "

"Chen Mo shook his head, "of course it’s different. The system will only give you talent, not power. In other words, when the player first receives the implanted talent, the difficulty is the same as before, but through his continuous hard work and practice, he can continue to become stronger until he reaches the peak. This process itself is a relatively long process, and the player can feel this change well. "

"If the game’s difficulty is lowered, the players will only think that the monsters are too weak. However, by increasing the players ‘talent and raising the ceiling that they can reach through hard work, they will be able to experience the joy that only experts can experience. "

"One of the designers was silent for a moment before saying, "Chief Chen, I still think that this plan is a bit of a waste of effort and no gain. Most of the players have already accepted the fact that they are noobs. If we let them experience what it feels like to be an expert, will it have the opposite effect in some ways …"

Chen Zhao smiled and didn’t answer immediately.

"He looked at the people present and asked, "what is the greatest injustice in life?" Is it the family you were born into? Is it your appearance? Was this a policy of differential treatment? Is it luck?"

"Neither. The biggest injustice is the brain. Some people can climb onto the rich list from scratch, while some people can’t even get into a key university even if they exhaust all their mental strength. "

"What’s the biggest injustice in the game? How much did he charge? Is it the time you spent in the game? Of course, this was also unfair, which led to games that required a lot of money. It’s just that games with paywalls have been gradually abandoned by players, and these two types of unfairness are no longer mainstream. "

"Right now, the biggest injustice in the game is talent. Everyone can work hard, but some people become top players after working hard, while some people are still Bronze 5 after working hard. "

"‘Become an expert’. These four words might seem simple, but in fact, they have a strong attraction for those noob players."

"A videogame designer said thoughtfully,’Mr. Chen, are you saying that every player can experience the process of suffering and then mowing the grass in Dark Souls through this system? Let everyone experience the process of going from fright to parkour in outlast? If that’s the case, then it’s a very attractive plan for ordinary players …"

"Chen Mo nodded, "you can understand it that way." However, I want to emphasize that what we give players is talent, not ready-made abilities. Whether or not players could turn from noobs to experts depended on whether they were willing to work hard. What we need to do is to ensure that every bit of effort by the players will be rewarded. "

"In essence, it is a supplement to the player’s gaming experience. "

"Every effort pays off …" The designer who asked the question repeated the sentence in a low voice, "it sounds very tempting. However, isn’t this the same as an official cheat?"

"Chen Zhao shook his head. There is a fundamental difference between the two. "

"Cheating breaks the rules of the game and allows players to gain without working. It doesn’t make players work hard, nor does it make players become real masters. It was equivalent to giving an ordinary person a gun so that they could kill a martial arts expert. However, in reality, the person holding the gun could not experience the feeling of a martial arts expert. This would destroy the gaming experience. "

"What we need to do is to give every player the possibility of becoming a martial arts expert. Players needed to work hard, and after working hard, they would become a real martial arts expert, not someone who held a gun. The players can still get the best gaming experience. "

The designer who asked the question nodded.

"Chen Mo looked at the projection screen, and the content changed automatically."The reason I’m telling everyone about the extraordinary player plan is mainly to prepare for the future."

"Extraordinary players plan to log into single-player games and some specific instance dungeons in oasis. What we need to do is not to let the extraordinary player plan affect the competition between players, but let every player experience the joy of becoming stronger in some single-person experience content. "

……

"After the meeting, Chen Zhao returned to the surveillance room. "

"How is it?" Chen Zhao asked. "

"Qian Kun pointed at the screen, "It’s already become a simple puzzle game. "

Chen Mo looked at the screen. Jiang Huan was already searching for all kinds of puzzle-solving items to move on to the next part of the story.

"The VR version of Resident Evil 7 was more like a huge haunted house. It didn’t have a fixed flow, but it didn’t mean that the game could be played in any way. "

"There were all sorts of dangerous enemies and resources hidden in this huge haunted house. Although the players could use their intelligence to jump from one scenario to another, at the end of the day, the clues and exits would not change. "

"For example, the key to a door was hidden in a specific location. If the player couldn’t find it, the door wouldn’t open. "

"However, the puzzle-solving element of the game was secondary. The main thing was horror. "

"However, for Jiang Huan, who could remain rational under extreme circumstances, this game was equivalent to a pure puzzle game. "

"The main difficulty of horror games for the players was their sense of fear. When the players were in extreme fear, their movements would be distorted, their observation skills would decline, and their judgments would be wrong. Under these circumstances, the difficulty of horror games would soar. "

"However, if the players could predict what was going to happen next or remain calm, the difficulty of the game would be reduced by several levels. "

"Manager, " Qian Kun said worriedly, "if all the transcendent players are like him, will we still be able to sell our horror game?"

"Chen Mo laughed, "who told you that all extraordinary players would be like him?" We set the standards for extraordinary players, we just want to make up for the players ‘shortcomings, we didn’t say that they would all become Supermen. "

Chapter 1179: I don’t need this mode!

"Chen Mo’s new work officially released!"

"Named Resident Evil, the most extreme horror game experience!"

Chen Mo this will be the first game with a ‘special mode’!

"On the day Resident Evil was released, all the major video game media around the world rushed to report it. "

"The players also expressed that they were sorry for the disturbance, but the host should go first! "

"No one would forget the terrible experience that outlast and Silent Hill had brought. Not to mention, the current game was a sub-era VR game, which was a level higher than the traditional VR games of the past … "

"Although outlast and Silent Hill had been remade and scared the hell out of many old players, many of them were already familiar with the flow of the game, so they wouldn’t be as scary if they played the remade version. "

"But it was different this time. This was Chen Mo’s latest game, Resident Evil, and everything inside was unknown. "

"This wasn’t like watching a horror movie. There wasn’t even a high energy King in the game, so it was absolutely terrifying every second. "

"Of course, the players didn’t play, but they loved to watch the streamer play … "

……

"Fish-catching live streaming platform, zou Zhuo’s live streaming room. "

"Even though zou Zhuo had heard that Resident Evil was going to be released, he didn’t choose to hide it, which made many players curious. "

But this didn’t arouse their compassion …

"Requesting to broadcast Resident Evil!"

"Please air Resident Evil on 12 pm!"

Zou Zhuo looked at the comments and could only complain that the fans were cheating him!

"However, he wasn’t too worried, because he had already heard from Chen Mo what the ‘extraordinary player mode’ was. "

"Alright, alright! I’ll air Resident Evil on 12 pm, I’ll keep my word! Please wait a moment, I’ll enter the game immediately. "

Zou Zhuo sneakily entered ‘extraordinary player mode’ and entered the game before switching to the stream.

Many confused comments floated through the bullet screen.

"What the f * ck? The little fatty was actually so straightforward? I feel like there’s a ghost!"

"Yeah, what’s going on? He actually agreed to it so easily? It doesn’t make sense, does it?"

"Little fatty, are you possessed by some evil spirit?"

"Wuwuwu, little fatty, if you’re being held hostage, just blink your eyes three times and we’ll come to save you …"

"Zou Zhuo was unmoved by the comments, "You can’t be like this. Humans will grow. You’ve always thought that I’m a coward, but I have to tell you that’s not the case. I’m actually very brave. "

"Alright, I know you don’t believe me. It’s okay, I’ll prove it to you!"

Zou Zhuo entered the game with confidence and started his horror game journey.

The viewers watched zou Zhuo play and chatted happily.

"I’ll definitely leave! Can you guys guess how many hours the little fatty can last?"

"Hehe, a few hours? I can’t give you more than 20 minutes!"

"F * ck, the atmosphere of this game is a little weird. How should I put it? it feels different from outlast and Silent Hill."

" How could this wife change so quickly!"

"Damn, the little fatty actually calmed down after screaming? This doesn’t make any sense!"

"What’s going on? how did his marksmanship improve so quickly? when he first came in, it was still a mess. How did his marksmanship improve so obviously after playing for half an hour?"

"Why do I feel like there’s something wrong with the little fatty today? It couldn’t be a substitute, right? Strongly requesting for a strict investigation!"

The players were all puzzled. What was going on today?

"According to zou Zhuo’s personality, he was a complete coward. How could he have played Resident Evil for two hours in one go? "

"The game was indeed scary, even the viewers watching the stream were shocked. Zou Zhuo was playing in VR, so he was much more immersed than the viewers, but he was still calm? "

"Moreover, little Fatty’s intelligence seemed to have come online. He was no longer an infuriating live streamer, and even his marksmanship had improved … "

Everyone was starting to suspect that zou Zhuo had hired someone to play on his behalf.

"Dear viewers, please don’t accuse me wrongly. I did all of this with my own hands!"

"As a slacking streamer, I’m professional. It’s impossible for me to play on your behalf!"

"Aiya, this is all thanks to my hard work and progress. Why don’t you all see me as a good person?"

"Zou Zhuo explained, but he felt really good on the inside. "

It turned out that playing games could be so enjoyable!

He felt like he had lived his previous twenty years in vain …

Zou Zhuo had indeed heard some inside information from Chen Mo about the extraordinary player mode.

"However, he only knew that this mode would implant some awareness into the players, improve their talents, and let them experience the feeling of being an expert. However, zou Zhuo didn’t know how exactly he felt. "

"However, after experiencing it, he realized that this was what it felt like to be an expert. He was simply floating in the air! "

"Zou Zhuo’s first thought wasn’t that the game had become easier, but that he had become stronger. "

"For example, zou Zhuo was also frightened when he encountered a scary scene, but he quickly regained his composure. Zou Zhuo’s mind was much clearer when it came to solving puzzles and fighting, and the flow of the game was much smoother. "

"Zou Zhuo could feel that the game’s difficulty didn’t change, but he was stronger. "

The second feeling was that he was a genius! I’m improving so fast!

"For example, zou Zhuo’s marksmanship wasn’t that good, and he was a level 4 player in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. Zou Zhuo’s marksmanship was terrible when he first got the gun in Resident Evil, and he was almost killed by Miya. However, after familiarizing himself with a few shots, zou Zhuo suddenly realized that his marksmanship had improved. "

"It wasn’t a wild guess, nor was it a system-assisted aim. Zou Zhuo could feel that his body had formed a muscle reaction in a short period of time, and his shooting accuracy had greatly improved. "

This was the first time zou Zhuo had experienced this kind of joy. He had to work hard and then he would be able to conquer a game.

He was so engrossed in the game that he had spent more than two hours in Resident Evil.

"However, at this moment, a bullet comment mercilessly exposed his secret."F * ck! The little fatty must have activated extraordinary player mode! Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so powerful!"

"The audience didn’t know what was going on at first, but more and more bullet comments started appearing. "

"Chen Mo didn’t advertise what ‘extraordinary player mode’ was, and many players only noticed it after buying Resident Evil. "

"All kinds of bullet comments instantly floated up,[liar streamer!] Cancel the reservation!"

"Shameless brat, you actually activated extraordinary player mode! Hurry up and turn it off!"

"We want to see you play in normal mode! Scum, do you dare!"

Zou Zhuo was infuriated. What did he mean by that? who was he looking down on?

"Zou Zhuo was quite arrogant now because he thought Resident Evil wasn’t a difficult game. Whether it was horror, combat, or puzzle-solving, they were all within the acceptable range. So what if the extraordinary player mode was canceled? "

"I’m telling you, you guys just can’t stand the fact that I’m better than you! Is it so hard to acknowledge the excellence of others?"

"Alright, alright. I’ll make you guys convinced today. Just you wait."

Zou Zhuo saved a file and returned to the game’s main interface to cancel the extraordinary player mode.

"Hmph, I’m going to prove to you that this mode doesn’t help me much. I conquered this game with my own talent and hard work!"

Zou Zhuo loaded the Save file and continued the game.

"Three minutes later, zou Zhuo let out a high-pitched scream, and the stream went black … "

Chapter 1180: The meaning of the special mode

"Even though zou Zhuo had died heroically, at least he had completed his historical mission, which was to let many players know about the extraordinary player mode. "

"After all, his livestream room had millions of viewers who could clearly see the state of this mode when it was turned on and off. It was simply a live advertisement. "

"Many viewers were chatting in the dark stream, wondering if zou Zhuo would come back or not. At the same time, they were discussing the new mode. "

"Who’s the big one who can tell me what this new mode means?"

"We seek the same!"

"We’re the ones who trouble you with everything. Can’t you guys check it on the internet? It’s written in the introduction of Resident Evil!"

"Forget it, I’ll explain it to everyone. It means that once this mode is activated, the game cabin will implant some of the top players ‘talents and awareness into your brain. Don’t you think that little Fatty’s shooting skills were very stable before? And a lot calmer? It’s not infuriating at all? This should be due to this model. "

"F * ck, isn’t that the official cheating device? Wouldn’t I be invincible if I play League of Legends and win chicken dinner?"

"In your dreams … Currently, only single-player games support this mode. Otherwise, wouldn’t the talented players start a rebellion?"

"To put it bluntly, this is for all single-player players to have fun. It won’t affect other players, but it can let you experience the feeling of being a high-level player. And it’s not to lower the difficulty of the game, but to increase your upper limit. As long as you persist in playing this game, you will naturally become stronger. "

"You’ve successfully recommended a horror game to me. Alright, I’ll go buy Resident Evil. "

"Many players would never buy a horror game like Resident Evil, but when they heard about the new mode, they felt that it wasn’t impossible to buy it and play … "

Most people didn’t dare to play horror games because they were cowards.

"Bad skills? Then you can play the lower difficulty. At most, he would die a few times, and after he memorized the backbones, he would be able to clear the game. It was just that the process of clearing the game was more torturous, and most players didn’t experience any fun. "

"However, there were also some die-hard players who liked to play horror games. Obviously, the difference between them and other players was that they could find fun in horror games. "

"For this group of people, horror games could increase their adrenaline and speed up their heartbeats. They could experience the thrill of seeking death and experience extreme excitement that they couldn’t feel in reality … "

"This was not the only fun part of horror games. They could also test if the players could stay awake and rational in an emergency, and if they could find key clues in a pile of useless information in a panic, thus solving the mystery. "

"However, whether the players could enjoy these things was basically something that was already decided. If they were not into it, it would be useless no matter how much they trained. "

"However, with the extraordinary player mode, players no longer had to worry about not being suitable for a certain type of game. "

"Seeing that a coward like zou Zhuo was able to stay calm in Resident Evil and face all kinds of difficulties, the others were even more confident … "

……

"Once the extraordinary player mode was launched, it immediately attracted a strong response from the players. "

"However, the players came to a common understanding The host is strictly prohibited from using it! "

"The hosts were simply feeling bitter in their hearts. Why can you all use it, but we can ‘t! "

"In fact, this was quite reasonable, because the streamers were basically showing off their talents to the audience. If they used the extraordinary player mode, whose talent were they showing? "

"The audience would say, "if you’re playing in extraordinary player mode like this, then I’m fine with it. Why do I still have to watch your live stream?" If you don’t turn on this mode, then you’re the one who’s truly capable! "

"This point of view soon became the consensus of the audience. Except for some beautiful and timid female streamers who could live-stream Resident Evil in extraordinary player mode without being criticized, all the other male streamers would be criticized without exception … "

"The streamers felt bitter. Many streamers decided not to broadcast Resident Evil. When they stopped broadcasting, they would secretly turn on the extraordinary player mode to experience the game, but they had to hide it … "

"However, this mode was really fun for the players. "

"Chen Mo’s original intention was to let everyone enjoy themselves in private, as part of the gaming experience. As long as the players limited this to single-player games and didn’t cause trouble for other players, it would be fine. "

The release of this model also produced an unexpected effect-the sales of Resident Evil skyrocketed.

"As Chen Mo’s horror games, outlast and Silent Hill were both famous, or rather, well-known. "

"Although the two games used completely different pricing models and marketing strategies, in general, more people knew about them than actually played them. Even though Silent Hill had adopted the ‘free game after clearing the game’ strategy, most people were unmoved, because everyone’s desire to survive was really strong … "

"However, judging from the current popularity and sales curve, it was certain that Resident Evil’s sales would surpass the previous two. "

"Of course, this was all thanks to the new game mode. When the players tried this mode, they found that they were not as scared when playing horror games. They even seemed to understand how fun horror games were. "

"As a result, the sales of Resident Evil kept increasing, and the discussion about the game became a hot topic for players. "

……

The success of Resident Evil and the extraordinary player mode had made many people see the broad prospects of this mode.

"The biggest purpose of this model was to eliminate the barriers brought about by the players ‘"talent". This would make the niche games no longer be niche, and allow the players who had no confidence in themselves to try the game genres that they didn’t even dare to try before. "

"The trial of Resident Evil was just the beginning. Other than horror games, there were many other games that could use this mode, such as the suffering game. "

"Some hardcore games could even take this opportunity to expand to players who were not very interested in games, such as female players. "

This also meant that the game crowd would be further expanded. Players who were not interested in games at first might fall in love with the feeling of playing games after trying this mode.

Table of Contents

Chapter 0: Please Call Me a Videogame Designer

Chapter 1: The World with a Misclicked Tech Tree

Chapter 2: Can Money Change Fate?

Chapter 3: A Simple Game that Leaves a Deep Impression

Chapter 4: The Competition Rules

Chapter 5: Can’t Help but Tap on this Game!

Chapter 6: Infectious Game

Chapter 7: Is this Even a Game?

Chapter 8: Is This the Reason you Grind your High Score?

Chapter 9: A High Opinion

Chapter 10: Decisive Victory!

Chapter 11- Most Important Quality of a Video Game Designer

Chapter 12: Experience Store
Chapter 13: Company Name Confirmed!
Chapter 14: Aren’t you Gonna Eat Something
Chapter 15: Lacking a Focal Point
Chapter 16-A Little bit of Creativity
Chapter 17: Ten Consecutive Draws
Chapter 18: The Next Game
Chapter 19: New Game Finalized
Chapter 20: Memory Playback Potion
Chapter 21: Art and Music
Chapter 22: Cost of the Experience Store
Chapter 23: The Day Without Customers
Chapter 24: The First Player

Chapter 25: Unable to Stop Themselves from Killing Zombies

Chapter 26: What Game is that Entertaining?

Chapter 27: Let’s play together

Chapter 28: The Statistics for Adventures of the Storm Rider

Chapter 29: Potential to go Viral!
Chapter 30: Special Promotional Tactics
Chapter 31: Explosive Release!
Chapter 32: Small Tricks for Endless Mode
Chapter 33: Level Beaten!
Chapter 34: Recommended on the Front Page!
Chapter 35: The Game’s Gone Viral!
Chapter 36: Leading the Surge in Casual Games
Chapter 37: Visiting Neighbor
Chapter 38: Hiring
Chapter 39: Plants vs Zombies Version Plans
Chapter 40: Interview
Chapter 41: The Cute New Arrival
Chapter 42: Very Good, but Rewrite It
Chapter 43: New Update
Chapter 44: A Knockoff has Appeared
Chapter 45: This Game Won’t Get Famous

Chapter 46: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Game

Chapter 47: Spin Ten, Again and Again

Chapter 48: Why is There an Argument?

Chapter 49: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment? So What?

Chapter 50: High Stakes
Chapter 51: New Game Decided
Chapter 52: The Soul of Card Games
Chapter 53: Card Original Artwork

Chapter 54: Making Money from the Manager in any way Possible!

Chapter 55: Animations are so Expensive

Chapter 56: Mobile Game Planning

Chapter 57: Secret Technique to Profiting from Card Games

Chapter 58: An Abnormal Design Document!

Chapter 59: The First Episode of the Animated Series

Chapter 60: Not Fully Understood
Chapter 61: The World of Azeroth
Chapter 62: Animated Series Premiere
Chapter 63: Game Complete
Chapter 64: Free Runes
Chapter 65: One Two Punch of Card Games

Chapter 66: Self-improvement for the unlucky star

Chapter 67: Game is Now Live!
Chapter 68: Free to Play Game?
Chapter 69: Potential Revenue
Chapter 70: Spreading Playerbase
Chapter 71: Whale Specific Card
Chapter 72: Fifth Best Selling?
Chapter 73: Admitting Defeat

Chapter 74: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment Internal Meetings

Chapter 75: Copy or Not to Copy?
Chapter 76: "Love" From the Fans
Chapter 77: Who Said I’m Promoting MT?
Chapter 78: Picking Out a Writer
Chapter 79: Creating Happiness Mindfully
Chapter 80: Telling Tall Tales
Chapter 81: Interview
Chapter 82: Userbase
Chapter 83: Differentiating Oneself
Chapter 84: Poker This World was Missing
Chapter 85: Story for Interactive Fiction
Chapter 86: Poker
Chapter 87: Rating for Thunderbolt Tabletop
Chapter 88: Thunderbolt Poker
Chapter 89: Competition with Prizes
Chapter 90: Caught off Guard
Chapter 91: Burning Money

Chapter 92: Not Like the Other Interactive Fictions

Chapter 93: Lifeline’s Unique Features
Chapter 94: Gathering of scammy games!
Chapter 95: Virtual Gaming Experience
Chapter 96: Flaws of VR Games
Chapter 97: PC Gaming Research
Chapter 98: RTS games
Chapter 99: You Want to Learn? I’ll Teach You
Chapter 100: Scammed by Draw Ten
Chapter 101: RTS Masterpiece
Chapter 102: Troop and Building Planning
Chapter 104: Always Copied, Never Bested
Chapter 105: It’s an RTS Game?
Chapter 106: Game is Now Live!

Chapter 107: Ten Years In Video Games, Nine Years in CG

Chapter 108: RTS Community Gone Wild!

Chapter 109: Ain World Fails Miserably

Chapter 110: Expand Overseas?

Chapter 111: 1v1?

Chapter 112: Can’t tell what’s going on!

Chapter 113: No Conversation To Be Had

Chapter 114: Ultimate Tentacle Monster!

Chapter 115: Finally Met a Pro

Chapter 116: So Many Towers!

Chapter 117: The Players’ Strong Opinion!

Chapter 118: Pandaren Brewmaster

Chapter 119: Ganging Up?

Chapter 120: Last Match for Dignity

Chapter 121: Flying Units!

Chapter 122: English Translation

Chapter 123: Guest Commentary

Chapter 124: Comedian Ended up Videogame Designer

Chapter 125: Spoiler Commentary
Chapter 126: Showmatch
Chapter 127: A Long Weibo
Chapter 128: Advertising for Overseas Release
Chapter 129: Overseas Release
Chapter 130: Good Reviews!
Chapter 131: Balance in Warcraft
Chapter 132: RPG map
Chapter 133: Warcraft’s Update
Chapter 134: New version live!
Chapter 135: Notice
Chapter 136: Chinese Themed Game
Chapter 137: Wuxia Game vs Xianxia Game
Chapter 138: Wuxia Game Design Document
Chapter 139: Gameplay and Side Quests
Chapter 140: Zen Entertainment’s Xianxia Game

Chapter 141: New Customer in the Experience Store

Chapter 142: Tried and True Chinese
Chapter 143: Rich Game Content
Chapter 144: Theme Song
Chapter 145: I’m Buying This Song!
Chapter 146: Pre Sales Promotion

Chapter 147: This Song is Pretty Good, Who Wrote It?

Chapter 148: The Game Has That Many Endings?
Chapter 149: First Prize
Chapter 150: Harvest Time

Chapter 151: Situation of the Card Game Industry

Chapter 152: No Budget Limit

Chapter 153: Emperor Dynasty Entertainment’s Internal Experience Exchange Presentation

Chapter 154: Three Keywords of Mobile Card Games

Chapter 155: Qiu Bin’s Uncertainty
Chapter 156: Early Bird Gets the Worm?
Chapter 157: Remove Pseudo-random Probability

Chapter 158: Song You Can’t Get Out of Your Head

Chapter 159: A Massive Card Game
Chapter 160: Revolutionary Innovation
Chapter 161: New Player Hints

Chapter 162: Other Mobile Card Games are Panicking

Chapter 163: Horrifying Monthly Revenue
Chapter 164: No SSR in This Game
Chapter 165: Another Interview
Chapter 166: Silently Watching Him Tell Lies
Chapter 167: Many Lies
Chapter 169: Honorary Committee Member
Chapter 170: Pay to Win Level Two

Chapter 171: Gaming Convention in the Parallel World?

Chapter 172: Make a New Game?
Chapter 173: Our Own Booth
Chapter 174: Battle of Brains and Brawn
Casual Puzzle Game
Chapter 176: Addicting Game
Chapter 177: Award Ceremony
Chapter 178: Presentations
Chapter 179: Talk Cancelled?
Chen Mo Hosts the Talk
Chapter 181: Award Ceremony Underway
Chapter 181: Becoming an Honorary Member
Chapter 182: Unworthy Award
Chapter 184: An RPG Map
Chapter 185: A Hack and Slash Game
Chapter 186: Diablo’s Settings
Chapter 187: Design Concept Draft
Changes to Game Settings
Chapter 189: Making a Game That Way?
Chapter 190: Impossible to Become Popular
Chapter 191: Playtest
Chapter 192: Demon Hunter
Chapter 193: Obvious Upsides
Chapter 194: Skeleton King Leoric
Chapter 195: Donut Principle
Chapter 196: Seventeen Difficulties
Chapter 196: Incredible Sales
Chapter 198: How Did it Succeed?
Chapter 199: Analysis of Diablo
Celebratory Dinner
Chapter 201: New Version and New Game
Chapter 201: Diablo in VR?
Chapter 203: What To Do
Chapter 203: Brainstorm
Chapter 204: Don’t Starve and Sandbox Games
Chapter 206: Player Opinions
Chapter 207: Don’t Starve Released
Collecting Junk
Chapter 209: Exploring Don’t Starve
Chapter 210: Spirit of Don’t Starve
Chapter 211: Incredibly Popular
Chapter 212: Lacklustre Diablo Follow Up?
Chapter 212: Diablo’s International Version
Chapter 214: Dissatisfaction
Chapter 215: Reaper of Souls Released
Chapter 216: Regaining Popularity
Chen Mo’s Coaching Lesson
Chapter 218: Explosive Cavalry
Chapter 219: A New Life
Chapter 220: Revenue
Chapter 221: Slacking Off
Chapter 222: Drawing Prizes
Chapter 223: Building Blocks
Chapter 224: A Dog Made From Bricks
Chapter 225: Appear, My World[1]
Chapter 226: Disagreements in Idea
Chapter 227: VR Game Development Principles
Chapter 228: Basic Rules of the World
Chapter 229: Yan Zhenyuan’s Thousand Hells
Chapter 230: First Version
Chapter 231: Transfer Complete
Chapter 232: Additional Game Modes
Chapter 233: Thousand Hells Beta Test
Chapter 234: Development Complete
Chapter 235: Announcement Conference
Chapter 236: Still Announcement Conference
Chapter 237: Question Time
Chapter 238: Lukewarm
Chapter 239: Forbidden City
Chapter 240: Old Summer Palace
Chapter 240: Trying Out
Chapter 242: A Confusing First Day
Chapter 243: Xue’s Tomb Making Journey
Chapter 244: Visiting
Chen Mo’s World
Chapter 246: Prices of Buildings
Chapter 247: Online Multiplayer
Chapter 248: Server Status
Chapter 249: Splitting Jobs
Chapter 250: First Day Sales
Chapter 251: Reversal
Chapter 252: Minecraft Big Data
Chapter 253: Redstone Technology
Chapter 254: Father and Daughter
Chapter 255: Nini’s Present
Chapter 256: Location of New Experience Store

Chapter 257: New Experience Store’s Holographic Projection

Chapter 258: Minecraft Pocket Edition
Chapter 259: Players’ Eager Anticipation
Chapter 260: Thanks Uncle Chen Mo
Chapter 261: The Stanley Parable and ICEY
Chapter 262: Gaming Platform Status

Chapter 263: A Tossed Stone Raises a Thousand Ripples

Chapter 264: Retaliation From Distributors
Chapter 265: I’ll Give You Twenty-Four Hours
Chapter 266: Flame War
Chapter 267: The Tides Turn
Chapter 268: PVP Map COG
Chapter 269: Gaming Platform Facelift
Chapter 270: Wails of Distributors
Chapter 271: The Stanley Parable
Chapter 272: Game with no Difficulty
Chapter 273: Deep and Meaningful
Chapter 274: The meaning of a meta game

Chapter 275: The cooperation between the Emperor dynasty and the divine illusion Guild

Chapter 276: New channel, new game
Chapter 276-mock trial
Chapter 277: my mid
Chapter 278-five against one and killed
Chapter 280: Two choices

Chapter 280-cancel the fees for runes and heroes

Chapter 281-detailed settings

Chapter 282: hero

Chapter 284: Full value of numerics ability Tier 2

Chapter 284-all the big bosses love to act like newbies

Chapter 285: model

Chapter 287: The glory of the BGM Summoner

Chapter 288: One billion US dollars for a hero, then

Chapter 289: A hero isn’t weak, but you’re a noob

Chapter 290: A big wave of new games
Chapter 290-new game experience
Chapter 291-newbie training

Chapter 293: The importance of the depth of the fish pond

Chapter 294: First season’s reward
Chapter 294: skin
Chapter 296: There’s a skin for computers too
Chapter 296: positive feedback
Chapter 297-human-head dog

Chapter 299: Feedback from the experience store players

Chapter 299: heated discussion
Chapter 300: spying on the enemy
Chapter 301-fishing for information
Chapter 302-heart to heart
Chapter 303-rejection
Chapter 304-crazy promotion

Chapter 306: Internet cafe’s promotion strategy

Chapter 306-saving the dying and healing the wounded

Chapter 307: evaluation
Chapter 309: The COG test
Chapter 310: Holiday arrangements
Chapter 310-possessed by the God of bad luck
Chapter 312: Finally out
Chapter 313: The harsh conditions
Chapter 314: 100 bad luck incidents

Chapter 315: The king of barbarians who doesn’t deal critical hits

Chapter 315-successful luck

Chapter 317: The shame of bringing a sister to kill serente

Chapter 318: The reversal of fate
Chapter 319: New version, ranking competition
Chapter 320: This girl is cheating?
Chen Mo’s live stream
Chapter 322: The goddess of fate is smiling

Chapter 323: The number of people in the live broadcast room exploded

Chapter 323-instant death
Chapter 324-new high for active players
Chapter 326: The strategy
Chapter 326-

Chapter 328: The holographic projection competition

Completely immersed in the competition experience

Chapter 330: Welcome to the delai Alliance

Chapter 330-healing-type game

Chapter 332: The lid of Newton’s coffin can’t be pressed down

Chapter 333: The streamers who went crazy

Chapter 333-I can’t lie anymore

Chapter 335: I just want to see you guys get abused

Chapter 336: Lin chaoxu’s rage
Chapter 336-overseas version released
Chapter 338: The concept of MOBA games
Chapter 339: E-sports club
Chapter 340: Looking into the future
Chapter 340-ancient catastrophe warm-up
Chapter 342: A paradise for newbies
Chapter 342: ancient fire
Chapter 343-depth of the game
Chapter 344-just not fun
Chapter 345-the ancient times have gone cold
Chapter 346-lucky draw

Chapter 347-difficult to pass the interrogation

Chapter 349: A horror game that criticizes reality

Chapter 349-trying out "deserted house horror"

Chapter 351: A sense of déjà vu in a domestic horror film

Chapter 352: Perhaps this is the sad part about being a designer

Chapter 353: Motion capture studio

Chapter 354: Parkour, oh no, horror game

Chapter 355: News of the S1 World Championship

Chapter 356: Preparations for the world Finals

Chapter 356-ticket sales

Chen Mo made a horror game?

Chapter 359: Escape that not many people dare to play

Chapter 360: The first experience of outlast
Chapter 361: The strange mental hospital
Chapter 362: The players ‘mental breakdown

Chapter 363: A vicious cycle of curiosity and fear

Chapter 364: Sweeping the entire streaming circle

Chapter 365: Scissorhands specialize in cutting fingers

Chapter 366: I really want to see Chen Zhao pee himself

Chapter 366-crazy difficulty

Chapter 368: The director of the mental hospital, Richard serente

Chapter 369: The prize pool of the S1 Grand Final

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Chapter 370: Promotional video for the Grand Finals

Chapter 370: training room
Chapter 371-a Death Song with flames?
Chapter 373: Level two solo kill
Chapter 374: Attention received
Chapter 375: The opening ceremony
Chapter 375-battle team’s appearance
Chapter 376-opening battle
Chapter 377-good start
Chapter 378-spreading the news
Chapter 379: competition schedule
Chapter 380 the battle of the focal point

Chapter 382: The end of the first round of small group competition

Chapter 383: The distributors ‘surprise

Chapter 384: The foundation of the competition

Chapter 384-stubborn Chen Zhao

Chapter 386: The professional players training in the National server

Chapter 386-study well

Chapter 388: Three Kingdoms mobile game collection

Chapter 388-pay-to-win strategy mobile game "leading the land"

Chapter 390: The current situation of the mobile game market

Chapter 391: An insult incident
Chapter 391-agitated crowd
Chapter 393: Did Chen Mo go overboard?
Chapter 393-trial of "leading land"
Chapter 395: The first experience
Chapter 395: Alliance
Chapter 396-siege
Chapter 398: The situation in Liangzhou
Chapter 398-night attack
Chapter 399: defense
Chapter 400-back and forth battle
Chapter 402: Strategy for the league war

Chapter 403: Qing Yangzhou splits up Xu Prefecture

Chapter 404: The end of the Civil War in Liangzhou

Chapter 404-the battle of Youbing
Chapter 405-all involved in the war
Chapter 407: The final
Chapter 408: The start of the final
Chapter 408-one chasing three?

Chapter 410: Witnessing history, creating history

Chapter 411: After the Grand Finals

Chapter 412: The champion skin

Chen Mo is going to lose in in-game purchases?

Chapter 413-"the shore of the land"

Chapter 415: Why am I not an S-Class yet?

Chapter 416: Making a game of the year in three months

Chapter 417: Advantages and problems co-exist in "Overwatch"

Chapter 418: The improvement plan
Chapter 419: An FPS with a skill
Chapter 420: The first free VR game?

Chapter 421: Original hero, Dragon Lady ao Wei

Chapter 422: The exhibition

Chapter 422-sea of people

Chapter 424: The new hero tribulation and ginghes

Chapter 424-exhibition match
Chapter 426: A dramatic result
Chapter 426-highlights cut
Chapter 427-trial
Chapter 429: Training (part three)
Chapter 429-will you faint?
Chapter 430-heated discussion
Chapter 432: First-day downloads
Chapter 433: Welcome to King’s Avenue
Chapter 433-justice from the heavens … Ah!

Chapter 435: Strongly requesting to weaken the fortress

Chapter 436: The award ceremony

Chapter 437: The suspense of game of the year

Chapter 438: Exchange meeting on the development prospects of competitive games

Chapter 439: Debate and discussion

Chen Mo’s speech

Chapter 441: The ultimate form of VR competitive games?

Chapter 441-a dead end
Chapter 443: The award ceremony
Chapter 444: Won an award again
Chapter 445: Why are you here again?
Chapter 446: Game of the year, well-deserved!
Chapter 447: A perfect ending
Chapter 448: Becoming an S-Class!

Chapter 449: Are you going to hold a ranking match?

Chapter 450: Someone is cheating?

Chapter 450-agitated crowd

Chapter 451-overflow of external cheats?

Chapter 453: There’s never been anything that the game company dared to do

Chapter 454: The storm continues

Chapter 454-heavenly justice!

Chapter 456: The world’s number one Sky Hunter?

Chapter 457: The mysterious Master of Warcraft

Chapter 458: Heaven-defying data

Chapter 459: Artificial intelligence?

Chapter 460: Declaration of war on all mankind

Chapter 461: 1.5 million saber reward!

Chapter 462: The first battle!

Chapter 463: Not good situation

Chapter 464: The real artificial intelligence

Chapter 465: The National server’s battle!

Chapter 466: The strategy of the experts in the National server

Chapter 467: The determination of sweet potato

Chapter 468: There’s a problem with the balance of your game!

Chapter 469: A stronger human contestant!
Chapter 470: A headstrong start
Chapter 471: The epic bladder
Chapter 472: Who’s the AI?
Chapter 473: Full respect
Chapter 474: The ten-minute match ends!
Chapter 475: The press conference

Can artificial intelligence be applied to the gaming industry?

Chapter 477: Where’s the huge system I put here?

Chapter 478: System, you tricked me!

Chapter 479: Another healing game?

Chapter 480: Please call me by my full name

Chapter 481: The brain circuit of this game is a little strange!

Chapter 482: Resentment from a teammate
Chapter 482-acting tough and running!
Chapter 483-puzzle game

Chapter 485: There’s something wrong with your brain!

Chapter 486: What kind of F * cking puzzle game is this!

Chapter 487: A new skill book

Chapter 488: Are you interested in giving a lecture?

Chapter 489: Welcome to listen

Chapter 490: The most popular elective lecturer!

Chapter 491: The first lesson

Chen Mo wants to be a mobile phone?

Chapter 493: Working with mobile phone developers

Chapter 493-switch
Chapter 495: An epoch-making mobile phone
Chapter 496: Super Mali Odyssey!

Chapter 497: Design concept for super Mali Odyssey

Chapter 498: A game tailored for the Switch

Chapter 499: A game craze similar to "Overwatch"

Chapter 500: A history teacher personally creating history

Chapter 501: New VR connection mode
Chapter 502: VR farm!
Chapter 503: Growing vegetables in VR mode

Chapter 504: What a fraudulent fertilizer name!

Chapter 505: The farm is being targeted by the workshop!

Chapter 506: With your level of arithmetic, you’re basically bidding farewell to the studio

Chapter 506-spying on the enemy again!

Chapter 508: A serious setback in spying!

Chapter 509: The prototype is out

Chapter 510: A plan to integrate mobile phone and handphone

Chapter 511: This game will threaten the boat of friendship

Chapter 512: The new handphone is amazing!

Chapter 512-release, snatch!

Chapter 514: Sold out in five minutes!

Chapter 515: How bitter is a cassette tape?

Chapter 516: Evaluation (1)

Chapter 517: "Gunfire battle" is online

Chapter 518: Must a ranking competition be a good mode?

Cold out
Chapter 520: Lottery draw
Chapter 521: A new engine of physics
Chapter 522: The Pangu system
Come out, Dark Souls!
Chapter 524: Hehehe!

Chapter 525: The game’s features and world-building

Chapter 526: The combat system

Chapter 527: Don’t worry, players will understand when they die

Chapter 528: A very suitable chapter name

Chapter title not too suitable

Chapter 530: You still said that this game is difficult?

Chapter 531: Thunderbolt film studio’s latest production

Chapter 532: Surprise or shock?

Chapter 533: Is this a mowing game?

Chapter 534: Press conference

Chapter 535: This game feels very simple!

Chapter 535-trial!

Chapter 537: Return!

Chapter 538: It seems like this is the first boss

Chapter 539: Please review it again!

Chapter 539-reflective shield

Chapter 541: The new game is really fun!

Chapter 542: You can continue to Bluff!

Chapter 543: Officially launched

Chapter 544: The tide of suffering!

Chapter 545: Xue’s turtle style of fighting

Chapter 546: The suffering streamers

Chapter 547: I believe you

Chapter 548: Multiple endings?

Chapter 549: Frank feels that he has a huge advantage

Chapter 550: Knight’s glory is online
Chen Mo’s quick kill video
Chapter 552: Teacher, I can’t learn it!
Chapter 553: So Chen Mo didn’t lie
Chapter 554: High score for Dark Souls
Chapter 555: "Soul Study"

Chapter 556: Thunderbolt entertainment: dark god Factory!

Chapter 557: A flaw in the plot?
Chapter 558: The interview across the ocean
Can you turn off the damage display?
Chapter 560: A more Perfect Dark Souls!
Chapter 561: Prequel to Dark Souls!
Chapter 562: Mobile MOBA
Chapter 563: New mobile game
Chapter 564: Garden gardener-salent
Chapter 565: The more difficult Dark Souls
Chapter 566: Li jingsi’s interview
Chapter 567: Not interested in game design
Chapter 568: The interviewer’s big setback
Chapter 569: Messy in the wind
Chen Zhao is tricking you!
Chapter 571: "Ancient catastrophe" is back!

Chapter 572: You can’t stop drinking pesticide!

Chapter 573: Prosperous Chang ‘an
Chapter 574: The game’s pace is fast
Chen Mo is an honest person!
Chapter 577: Zou Zhuo’s flag
Chapter 578: Zou Zhuo miscalculated
Chapter 579: Such a skilled top-up

Chapter 580: The skin salesman Richard serente

Chapter 581: Buying a skin is just in need!

Chapter 582: Whoever gets a girl gets the world

Chapter 583: Answering questions to buy heroes!

Chapter 584: Treating everyone equally!

Chapter 585: The game committee’s commendation

Chapter 586: You’re really a gardener!

Chapter 587: Prequel to Dark Souls, the death-facing version!

Chapter 588: Trying out the game

Chapter 589: Unreasonable advice to quit

Chapter 590: The Living Corpse of the sword Saint!

Chapter 591: Exploring the ronde junior ruins!

Chapter 592: Crazy suffering

Chapter 593: I never exaggerate

Chapter 594: Don’t the people who play this game come to suffer?

Chapter 595: Fancy abuse

Chapter 596: The theme song?

Chapter 597: Three hundred and sixty-five miles

Chapter 598: Officially on sale!

Chapter 599: Switch version

Chapter 600: The plot of Dark Souls is completed

Chapter 601: Death mode
Chapter 602: The suffering big shots
Chapter 603: The boss has become a spirit!
Chapter 604: The soul of Africa
Chapter 605: NZX?
Chapter 606: touched!
Chapter 607: An idol beating up a fan!
Chapter 608: The layout of the Switch
Chapter 609: Lottery draw

Chapter 610: Another difficult-to-interrogate game

Chapter 611: Outstanding effect of the intelligence-reducing Halo

Chapter 612: Another "mowing game"?

Chapter 613: optimization

Chapter 614: Top of the food chain!

Chapter 615: Two cinematics

Chapter 616: How handsome!

Chapter 617: Recommended games for this season!

Chapter 618: The release date is confirmed
Chapter 619: trial
Chapter 620: The real mowing

Chapter 621: Tens of thousands of tentacles, end everything!

Chapter 622: The morgue’s opening
Chapter 623: VR view building parkour!
Chapter 624: The explosive experience

Chapter 625: VR internet cafe cooperation strategy

Chapter 626: release!
Chapter 627: The eternal AlexMercer
Chapter 628: Planning New Year’s activities
Chapter 629: Year-end party

Chapter 630: Thunderbolt games ‘Spring Festival event

Chapter 631: Li Jingwan’s inspection
Chapter 632: Chen Mo’s first song
Chapter 633: TGN awards ceremony
Chapter 634: Game of the year!

Chapter 635: What kind of trash palm can play mobile Legends?

Chapter 636: The Spring Festival couplets of the experience store!

Chapter 637: New mission
Chapter 638: Emperor dynasty’s FPS conference
Chapter 639: An innovative point of FPS play?

Chapter 640: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground The big escape

Chapter 641: A more complete action system

Chapter 642: The charm of winning the chicken dinner

Chapter 643: An Artificial Intelligence Law enforcer?

Chapter 644: The artificial intelligence anti-cheat system

Chapter 645: What is Chen Mo’s new game?

Chapter 646: Three words, 370 thousand

Chapter 647: The battle royale’s promotional CG!

Chapter 648: trial
Chapter 649: Game guide
Chapter 650: Where should I jump?
Chapter 651: Plundering
Chapter 652: Delivery man
Chapter 653: Chasing after your dream?
Chapter 654: The airdrop’s AWM

Chapter 655: The store manager is abusing the computer?

Chapter 656: Show some respect, this is artificial intelligence

Chapter 657: no in-game purchases

Chapter 658: The three games team up and fight

Chapter 659: If PlayerUnknown’s Battleground becomes like some other games

Chapter 660: Future profitability?

Chapter 661: The hidden high-end technique for winning the chicken dinner!

Chapter 662: You’re next to Hami

Chapter 663: Instantly locked

Chapter 664: Four more chicken dinners and I’ll end the stream!

Chapter 665: external banned list
Chapter 666: Custom-made plug-in group
Chapter 667: Duo-queue with lzx
Chapter 668: Clearing the airport alone?

Chapter 669: Level three helmet? what level three helmet?

Chapter 670: Masturbating on a live broadcast

Chapter 671: We want to see Chen Mo’s perspective!

Chapter 672: The bridge’s foot master, serente

Chapter 673: Is this still a human?

Chapter 674: Chicken dinner with 29 kills!

Chapter 675: Speculations about the "deity suit

Chapter 676: Selling accounts at a low price
Chapter 677: Deity suit exposed
Chapter 678: Did the host cheat or not?
Chapter 679: The official deity suit
Chapter 680: self-verification

Chapter 681: Qin an, who has taken things easy

Chapter 682: Your skills are not bad
Chapter 683: Chatting in a private capacity
Chapter 684: Tieba great God Qin an
Chapter 685: You admitted it yourself?

Chapter 686: You won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin

Chapter 687: Livestreaming the deity costume?
Chapter 688: losing points overnight
Chapter 689: official proof
Chapter 690: Live broadcast?
Chapter 691: Learning skills from an observer

Chapter 692: Whose live broadcast room is this?

Chapter 693: Qin an and Chen Xiao’s encounter

Chapter 694: That’s an AI

Chapter 695: High-end artificial intelligence Qin an

Chapter 696: Someone won a chicken dinner in the deity server?

Chapter 697: She was released

Chapter 698: A bug in the artificial intelligence?

Chapter 699: Today’s opponent is so noob

Chapter 700: The livestream competition

Chapter 701: Do you want to understand the live broadcast competition?

Chapter 702: The strongest live streamer team in history

Chapter 703: Foreign aid, European sniper God?

Chapter 704: The strength of foreign professional players

Chapter 705: The final decision of the AWM
Chapter 706: two banners!
Chapter 707: Big Dipper ring
Chapter 708: immortal body

Chapter 709: Six consecutive chicken dinners in the limit challenge

Chapter 710: golden pot
Chapter 711: The weak and the strong
Chapter 712: Poverty has made me evolve

Chapter 713: Stir up the immortals server account!

Chapter 714: Cheat-like producers want to go to the rooftop

Chapter 715: Special training version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground

Chapter 716: Special edition of "Island Special training

Chapter 717: Transplanting the mobile game version

Chapter 718: The movie the lost treasure

Chapter 719: The movie-like game "mysterious Sea area

Chapter 720: The ultimate game details
Chapter 721: Nathan Drake
Chapter 722: Publicity battle
Chapter 723: Promotional film

Chapter 724: The level of realism has increased by a level

Chapter 725: Harsh scenes and details

Chapter 726: Falling in love with a game in three minutes

Chapter 727: This is actually a game scene

Chapter 728: broken dog, do you know?

Chapter 729: Where’s the progress bar?

Chapter 730: The players are waiting anxiously

Chapter 731: The art of the scene

Chapter 732: The awkward lost treasure game

Chapter 733: Delay the release of the lost treasure

Chapter 734: plot completion and gaming pod theme

Chapter 735: Seaside mansion

Chapter 736: This is clearly a huge advertisement for "mysterious seas"!

Chapter 737: Testing the waters with ten million

Chapter 738: The visitor to the seaside mansion

Chapter 739: The visiting girl
Chapter 740: Change of clothes
Chapter 741: Nuan Nuan is back

Chapter 742: Nuan Nuan, the National (prodigal) wife

Chapter 743: The second time she went out

Chapter 744: Can you bear to let Nuannuan lose to someone else?

Chapter 745: "Seaside mansion" is updated again!

Chapter 746: Pinch your face and pinch yourself

Chapter 747: The "warm closet" in reality
Chapter 748: Selling games to non-gamers
Chapter 749: New preparations
Chapter 750: Z project
Chapter 751: A game with a deep plot
Chapter 752: I’ll call you Xiao Chen

Chapter 753: Coincidentally, I want to do a zombie theme

Chapter 754: Key words
Chapter 755: The silent Chen Zhao
Chapter 756: This isn’t a misunderstanding

Chapter 757: "Doomsday of the United States" by the stepmother?

Chapter 758: Over-shoulder view

Chapter 759: An unexpected opening

Chapter 760: The special features of a normal theme

Chapter 761: Qiaoer and Allie
Chapter 762: many spoilers
Chapter 763: A true divine piece of art
Chapter 764: Spoilers are strictly prohibited

Chapter 765: Sweeping the gaming industry with full marks

Chapter 766: The crying moneybags
Chapter 767: The only focus
Chapter 768: Double explosion

Chapter 769: This year’s Thunderbolt entertainment is terrifying

Chapter 770: The link between "seaside mansion

Chapter 771: The players ‘inner voices

Chapter 772: Special 11/11 event

Chapter 773: A gift for the players Storm City

Chapter 774: Finally, there’s money!
Chapter 775: One day tour of Storm City
Chapter 776: Magic bag
Chapter 777: class skills
Chapter 778: Four professions
Chapter 779: clearing the dungeon

Chapter 780: The players addicted to Stormwind City

Chapter 781: A year to witness history

Chapter 782: The first game of the year

Chapter 783: The new Thunderbolt entertainment headquarters

Chapter 784: Experience Store promoted to the whole country

Chapter 785: Preparing for the design competition

Chapter 786: A new prop
Chapter 787: Game of the year again
Chapter 788: MR equipment
Chapter 789: The smart glasses
Chapter 790: MR. Game to test the waters
Chapter 791: Her appearance on TGN

Chapter 792: The dust settles for game of the year

Chapter 793: A large number of wearable devices

Chapter 794: Promotional video of the matrix glasses

Chapter 795: Forget it, let’s just Rob!
Chapter 796: Hise smart glasses
Chapter 797: Start a live broadcast
Chapter 798: MR. Gaming experience
Chapter 799: Don’t screw me over, Jarvis

Chapter 800: It’s easy to know the heavens, but difficult to defy them

Chapter 801: Reciting a poem on the spot

Chapter 802: Privacy issues

Chapter 803: The argument about the invasion of privacy

Chapter 804: silently making a fortune

Chapter 805: The first batch of MR games and apps

Chapter 806: stabilizing the country
Chapter 807: Focusing on overseas
Chapter 808: The world of elves

Chapter 809: Fried cold rice with an excavator

Chapter 810: riddles
Chapter 811: Promotional video
Chapter 812: The glasses exclusively
Chapter 813: The countdown
Chapter 814: I’ve decided to choose you
Chapter 815: searching for elves
Chapter 816: successful capture!
Chapter 817: rapidly spreading
Chapter 818: Lin Bell snow

Chapter 819: The sudden appearance of the big chin

Chapter 820: players ‘eyes turn red from killing

Chapter 821: The escaped little Deathwing

Chapter 822: Treating it as a family heirloom

Chapter 823: The unprecedented popularity brought about by the world boss

Chapter 824: aftermath
Chapter 825: Learn more about Egypt history
Chapter 826: Animus promotional video
Chapter 827: Art material library

Chapter 828: A game that focuses on a sense of history

Chapter 829: The castle the Middle Ages
Chapter 830: The second promotional film
Chapter 831: I choose Assassin’s Creed

Chapter 832: Some optimization and modification

Chapter 833: Master

Chapter 834: Egypt style and the beginning of legends (second update)

Chapter 835: entering animus
Chapter 836: opening
Chapter 837: assassination
Chapter 838: leap of faith
Chapter 839: Jumping around

Chapter 840: Playing the prologue for two hours

Chapter 841: The Egypt simulator

Chapter 842: many spoilers

Chapter 843: perfect infiltration by killing everyone

Chapter 844: Salent’s new world-class IP
Chapter 845: event planning
Chapter 846: Mount serente
Chapter 847: An even scarier game
Chapter 848: Close the game if you want to
Chapter 849: dead silence
Chapter 850: san value drops sharply
Chapter 851: The fear of a psychological cue
Chapter 852: Triangular head
Chapter 853: The loss rate is too high
Chapter 854: reward upgraded
Chapter 855: incomprehensible world
Chapter 856: The best reward
Chapter 857: Three endings
Chapter 858: a bumper harvest of resentment

Chapter 859: Change of name in "seaside mansion

Chapter 860: Tour guide
Chapter 861: one day tour of Orgrimmar
Chapter 862: rapid expansion
Chapter 863: Activating the new headquarters
Chapter 864: A new CG

Chapter 865: Everything is empty, everything is permitted

Chapter 866: Poor family, farewell
Chapter 867: another bug?
Chapter 868: Many doubts
Chapter 869: The plot can be skipped
Chapter 870: The meaning of the Creed
Chapter 871: unique

Chapter 872: Is this a linear game or an open world?

Chapter 873: you’re overthinking

Chapter 874: Environmental interaction mechanism

Chapter 875: The catalyst for chemistry
Chapter 876: The next project
Chapter 877: stunning effect
Chapter 878: Number one in the world
Chapter 879: Switch pro
Chapter 880: The card was ventilated
Chapter 881: We are the mainstream art style
Chapter 882: Cheap VR version
Chapter 883: The official publicity film
Chapter 884: Because of poverty
Chapter 885: This scenery is amazing
Chapter 886: Roasted apple

Chapter 887: The officials encourage skipping classes

Chapter 888: special power

Chapter 889: A beginner’s tutorial without a trace

Chapter 890: The game exploded
Chapter 891: a picture wins a thousand words
Chapter 892: robbing again
Chapter 893: huge improvement
Chapter 894: Mm, it smells really good!
Chapter 895: Each player’s unique experience
Chapter 896: Defining the level design

Chapter 897: seeing skill in an ordinary place

Chapter 898: Not the end
Chapter 899: dual mode is popular again
Chapter 900: A little toy casually made
Chapter 901: escape
Chapter 902: Looking for a gay friend
Chapter 903: Two kinds of effects
Chapter 904: split screen

Chapter 905: The plot is full of ups and downs

Chapter 906: I’m sorry, I’m the police!
Chapter 907: hidden ending
Chapter 908: The way to trigger it
Chapter 909: Why can’t it be a happy ending?
Chapter 910: Chapter 909 – 3D book project
Chapter 911: The paper piano
Chapter 912: hardbox player
Chapter 913: The development strategy

Chapter 914: A new breakthrough in artificial intelligence technology

Chapter 915: To be a dog

Chapter 916: The magical Labo

Chapter 917: Young paparazzo, you have changed

Chapter 918: The aura of life
Chapter 919: more pets
Chapter 920: A hunting game?
Chapter 921: This game is not difficult
Chapter 922: Salent’s sinister intentions
Chapter 923: The smart players bid farewell
Chapter 924: I can only give it a free trial!
Chapter 925: Honey-like confidence
Chapter 926: entering a new continent

Chapter 927: Being handsome is a lifetime thing

Chapter 928: Teaching (part one)
Chapter 929: so cool!
Chapter 930: What a mowing game

Chapter 931: Forming a team to torture monsters

Chapter 932: broken chapter again!
Chapter 933: silently buying
Chapter 934: step by step
Chapter 935: Horned dragon hunting battle

Chapter 936: being abused in all kinds of ways

Chapter 937: Never skip class

Chapter 938: three tai sword heroes

Chapter 939: It’s different from what we agreed on!

Chapter 940: Ordinary player li jingsi
Chapter 941: Very good balance!
Chapter 942: There’s nothing wrong at all
Chapter 943: A three-way plan
Chapter 944: oasis plan
Chapter 945: martial arts game
Chapter 946: world of martial arts design
Chapter 947: character’s identity
Chapter 948: The righteous and evil sects
Chapter 949: Chinese style

Chapter 950: The palm technique that descended from the sky

Chapter 951: The correct way to use the special odor bomb

Chapter 952: save the annihilation Dragon!
Chapter 953: Jiang Hu’s promotional cg
Chapter 954: passing off the fake as the real
Chapter 955: trial
Chapter 956: The sect mission
Chapter 957: start all by hiding
Chapter 958: fighting to be a snitch
Chapter 959: I have medicine!
Chapter 960: secret news of Jianghu
Chapter 961: Balance of big data
Chapter 962: Alliance master of martial arts

Chapter 963: How to evaluate Chen Mo’s achievements so far

Chapter 964: Time Magazine’s cover

Chapter 965: New mission objective

Chapter 966: The technology tree that changes the world

Chapter 967: brain in a vat?
Chapter 968: Price and safety
Chapter 969: Detroit becoming a human
Chapter 970: The first person to eat the crab
Chapter 971: A new VR experience
Chapter 972: The cool Android technology
Chapter 973: A feeling I’ve never felt before
Chapter 974: race against time
Chapter 975: Publicity film exposed
Chapter 976: awesome!

Chapter 977: In that case, where can i buy it?

Chapter 978: New livestream perspective
Chapter 979: Household simulator
Chapter 980: Three different lives

Chapter 981: The core advantages of Detroit change

Chapter 982: overlapping plot lines (small spoilers)

Chapter 983: The controversy over the world view

Chapter 984: The significance of near-future sci-fi

Chapter 985: remaking a next generation VR game

Chapter 986: price of the remake
Chapter 987: A cup of 1982 Lafite
Chapter 988: Grand Theft Auto
Chapter 989: Details of development
Chapter 990: The matrix shopping center
Chapter 991: Virtual food
Chapter 992: dazzling array of treasures
Chapter 993: nameless restaurant
Chapter 994: not enough
Chapter 995: Concerns in the F & B industry
Chapter 996: gossip

Chapter 997: The start of a video, all based on imagination

Chapter 998: Someone’s acting cool, the situation is out of control!

Chapter 999: daily deception

Chapter 1000: the divine piece of work is here

Chapter 1001: I’m a robber?
Chapter 1002: Prologue (1)
Chapter 1003: driving around

Chapter 1004: A panoramic view of The Corruption of Capitalism

Chapter 1005: Three story lines

Chapter 1006: slaughtering the live broadcast website

Chapter 1007: Three different forms of happiness

Chapter 1008: The GTA photography competition
Chapter 1009: A guide to robbery
Chapter 1010: Three endings
Chapter 1011: Full marks and wide controversy
Chapter 1012: Chen Zhao’s request

Chapter 1013: Chen Mo is going on a current affairs show?

Chapter 1014: Cultural crystal or poison
Chapter 1015: retort
Chapter 1016: The game and the essay

Chapter 1017: Exposing the ugly veil of capitalism

Chapter 1018: The future of the virtual world
Chapter 1019: Making a movie
Chapter 1020: hand movement
Chapter 1021: The sports car in oasis

Chapter 1022: Just five 648 Yuan, and you can drive an Aston Martin Home

Chapter 1023: test drive
Chapter 1024: movie experience
Chapter 1025: An unfamiliar name
Chapter 1026: who is heathlyger

Chapter 1027: undead’s knee receives an epic enhancement

Chapter 1028: The technology tree shrouding device

Chapter 1029: Be the real Jarvis

Chapter 1030: Experience the feeling of wearing an iron shell

Chapter 1031: Where did the robot come from?
Chapter 1032: Jarvis, time to work
Chapter 1033: Get ready to become a superhero
Chapter 1034: Comb your hair like an adult

Chapter 1035: You can’t imagine the happiness of the rich

Chapter 1036: transdimensional experience

Chapter 1037: Free choice and the inevitable plot

Chapter 1038: Test flight and independent color matching

Chapter 1039: how much is this battle suit?

Chapter 1040: shocking "travel-type game

Chapter 1041: I’ve really decided to lose this time

Chapter 1042: The players who were agitated by the new trailer

Chapter 1043: Join the hunt tonight
Chapter 1044: The press conference
Chapter 1045: When did I say I had a shield?
Chapter 1046: Blacksoul body

Chapter 1047: Fish-catching’s first flowery leave of absence competition

Chapter 1048: where’s the weapon?

Chapter 1049: Tearing the villagers apart and snatching their weapons

Chapter 1050: F * cked up!
Chapter 1051: The weapon of blood
Chapter 1052: Suffered a lot
Chapter 1053: father Gascoin
Chapter 1054: Despicable Outlander

Chapter 1055: What exactly is the story of the blood source?

Chapter 1056: The mystery of the blood source (1)

Chapter 1057: The mystery of the blood source (2)

Chapter 1058: The truth about the blood source (1)

Chapter 1059: The truth about the blood source (2)

Chapter 1060: The truth about the blood source (3)

Chapter 1061: The truth about the blood source (4)

Chapter 1062: the end of the blood essence

Chapter 1063: The curse of the blood source and the Cthulhu myth

Chapter 1064: Still suffering
Chapter 1065: The virtual future
Chapter 1066: Deep sleep mode
Chapter 1067: A CG hit the hot search
Chapter 1068: The Lich King has awakened
Chapter 1069: And you, shall be crowned King
Chapter 1070: Seven years of waiting

Chapter 1071: An mo who has already been buried?

Chapter 1072: time fee

Chapter 1073: Consideration of the charging model

Chapter 1074: The design of World of Warcraft

Chapter 1075: The CEO of Thunderbolt entertainment who works on Weibo

Chapter 1076: New functional components

Chapter 1077: The day waiting for the server to open

Chapter 1078: faction balance
Chapter 1079: I choose the Tauren
Chapter 1080: Oh my God, I’m so tall
Chapter 1081: Why are they all green?

Chapter 1082: The suffocating undead experience

Chapter 1083: Lordaeron ruins
Chapter 1084: Undercity’s elevator of death
Chapter 1085: duel
Chapter 1086: tragic first dungeon raid

Chapter 1087: haven’t we finished the dungeon?

Chapter 1088: A noob player making a fool of himself

Chapter 1089: Tarren Mill

Chapter 1090: causing trouble, causing trouble, causing trouble

Chapter 1091: The flames of pvp

Chapter 1092: The revenge of herculean

Chapter 1093: CEO of Thunderbolt entertainment

Chapter 1094: scheming
Chapter 1095: The Scarlet Monastery
Chapter 1096: revive, my warrior

Chapter 1097: The unique advantage of World of Warcraft

Chapter 1098: riding skills
Chapter 1099: For the purple equipment
Chapter 1100: divine sword SUSAS
Chapter 1101: Princess therexus
Chapter 1102: Alterac Valley
Chapter 1103: secret affair
Chapter 1104: trap kill
Chapter 1105: gathering
Chapter 1106: Alterac Valley’s terrain
Chapter 1107: peeling onions
Chapter 1108: Lord feidin in the Plaguelands

Chapter 1109: The mission to the eastern Plaguelands

Chapter 1110: darrowshire’s history

Chapter 1111: The battle of darrowshire

Chapter 1112: the history of the quest line and the plagueland

Chapter 1113: maximum level is only the beginning

Chapter 1114: A chemical reaction with BlackRock abyss

Chapter 1115: Onyxia (1)

Chapter 1116: wasteland reclamation!

Chapter 1117: destroyed to the point of doubting life

Chapter 1118: Popular all over the world

Chapter 1119: delicious wind snake recipe

Chapter 1120: why didn’t you drop any equipment?

Chapter 1121: Can you still struggle in a movie-like game

Chapter 1122: war god
Chapter 1123: jumping off Mount Olympus
Chapter 1124: It was actually QTE?
Chapter 1125: awesome!
Chapter 1126: broken chapter again
Chapter 1127: Let’s buy a collection
Chapter 1128: kui is dead?
Chapter 1129: kui has a son?
Chapter 1130: The annoying brat

Chapter 1131: What exactly is this devilish brat for?

Chapter 1132: The God of War and his aged father

Chapter 1133: great break Zhang Shi can break all things in the world

Chapter 1134: little red Dragon
Chapter 1135: Oasis 1.0 (part three)
Chapter 1136: A legendary invitation
Chapter 1137: gathering together
Chapter 1138: The Grand ceremony begins

Chapter 1139: The strongest guest lineup in history

Chapter 1140: opening a new world
Chapter 1141: acting as Gundam
Chapter 1142: What are you looking at (
Chapter 1143: Who’s the spy (
Chapter 1144: scheming
Chapter 1145: rich game modes
Chapter 1146: the future within reach
Chapter 1147: seventh level of technology
Chapter 1148: Demonic beast, ten years
Chapter 1149: the fall of the Lich King
Chapter 1150: game changes the world
Chapter 1151: Thank you for playing my game
Chapter 1152: Design competition Horror games

Chapter 1153: Horror game research and development teaching

Chapter 1154: Batman’s perspective
Chapter 1155: The endless loop of sound
Chapter 1156: suffocating nightmare

Chapter 1157: How a new videogame designer should make a game

Chapter 1158: The news conference of the latest matrix glasses

Chapter 1159: This is the first time I’ve seen such a cool music game

Chapter 1160: selecting songs on the spot

Chapter 1161: Expert difficulty and collapse difficulty

Chapter 1162: Directly sat down

Chapter 1163: Livestreaming to lose weight and earning a million a month

Chapter 1164: a variety of ways to play
Chapter 1165: new fun game
Chapter 1166: it was indeed a fun game
Chapter 1167: The branch of good and evil
Chapter 1168: Three endings

Chapter 1169: The dispute between good and evil

Chapter 1170: Thunderbolt gaming’s tester
Chapter 1171: testing
Chapter 1172: Start the trial
Chapter 1173: exploration
Chapter 1174: The script doesn’t seem right
Chapter 1175: Is this really a horror game?
Chapter 1176: This is more like a horror game
Chapter 1177: extraordinary player plan

Chapter 1178: a complement to the gaming experience

Chapter 1179: I don’t need this mode!

Chapter 1180: The meaning of the special mode