My players are so fierce.

Chapter 1055 1053. After 11 months of operation, we have successfully degraded from an open world to a linear narrative (sad)
"bang bang"

A knock on the door at dawn interrupted Murphy who was working at his desk. He looked up from the mountains of books on his desk and saw Tris walking into the room with a cup of coffee.

She wore the Heart of Blood around her neck, letting the scattered light linger on her chest, giving Tris' already generous and wealthy body a different kind of "holiness", and her posture was quite gentle. The virtuous feeling of his wife coming to visit her husband who stayed up late at work also brought a softness to Murphy's eyes. However, before Murphy could show a happy smile, he saw Tris sitting on the sofa and picking up the fragrant aroma. The overflowing coffee took a sip to her mouth.

This made Murphy's expression completely fall.

Okay.

I thought this was prepared for him, but it seemed that I was overthinking it.

"Why did you drink coffee? Did the Blood Vulture Archduke indulge in alcoholism all day and finally succeeded in emptying his wine cellar?"

Murphy immediately said with a straight face:

"Don't pretend to be pitiful for me. With Transia's ongoing financial constraints and its operations repeatedly on the verge of bankruptcy, it seems that as the governor, I can't spare much money from my pocket, so I can't buy anything for you." Good wine.”

"I still need you to find a way to get me some wine? What do you think I am, the Grand Duke of the Blood Vulture?"

Tris curled her lips disdainfully and said:

"I randomly send out a few favorability tasks, but what kind of good wine do I want but I can't get it? If I take out a few items from the treasure chest of Sarokdar as rewards, my powerful little players might be able to do it right now. Travel through the gray desert to the ancient kingdom of Callum and help me grab the fine wine from the Dragon Emperor’s royal cellar.

It's just not necessary, their value should be used in more reasonable and important situations. "

"Hey, now you are a silly little player when you talk or talk."

Murphy snorted and continued to revise his own version with his head down. He said without looking up:

"If this spreads, others will think that you are the administrator. Unfortunately, as an important member of the development team, I have not seen you make any efforts for the upcoming version 3.0. Fortunately, I don't have to pay you. Otherwise, I would really dissolve the company now, and I would feel like disbanding on the spot.
Um? "

Before he could finish his sour complaint, a cold wine glass was placed in his hand.

The vampire raised his head and saw Tris placing the drink that was as scarlet as blood on the table, and magically took out a fresh lemon and placed it on the corner of the cup.

It turned out that this was the energy drink that was just given to him for working at night.

"Why did you only put one slice in? The players saw me and thought I couldn't afford to drink. Put a few more slices in. I like something with a stronger lemon flavor."

Murphy leaned on the chair and chirped at the bartender like a customer ordering a cocktail, which immediately put a murderous look on Tris's pretty face, but then she shrugged, and when she opened her left hand and closed it casually, There was an extra lemon in his hand, and he gathered his spiritual energy and turned it into a small blade. He cut a few slices on the spot and inserted them into the corner of the cup.

Only then did Murphy nod with satisfaction.

As soon as he picked up the drink, he heard Tris say in a conspiratorial tone:
"You are really capable. If you have the guts, just drink."

"whispering sound"

Murphy sneered, opened his mouth and fucked a third of it, then made a cheerful sound, then turned to look at Tris and said:
"If it's really poisonous, you still have about ten seconds to save your little cutie, or we can use this last moment to say something."

"boom"

A stack of compiled manuscripts was slapped on the table by Tris. She glanced at Murphy and said businesslikely:

"All the information you asked me to prepare is here. It turns out that you are not the only dog ​​planner in the development team who cares about official business.

Where you can't see it, Professor Malcolm has almost edited a set of "Encyclopedia of Alien Worlds: Race and Civilization" for the forum, and Maxim and Adele are working hard as administrators. , dare not relax for a moment.

Little Sharon has been learning the knowledge of other worlds on the forum and compiling it into our local teaching content. The only eldest lady who is dawdling also manages the forum's image database very well. My suggestion is that you'd better take the time to Everyone, take a vacation or something.

Otherwise, we will have to find a way to report you to Alpha Company's human resources department for exploiting employees. "

"Holiday? These are the two words that capitalists hate most, second only to salary increase."

Murphy picked up the copy that Tris brought and flipped through it. After a few minutes, he nodded and said:
"It's very good. It covers 47 medium- and long-term exploratory side missions and special gameplay related to treasure hunting. It also comes with a part of the analysis of the humanities and customs of the Songhai Empire. People who have not lived there on the ground cannot write it.

In particular, the content of the side missions in Port of Origin, Holy City of the Moon, and Ptolemaic City are very sophisticated, and I appreciate them very much.

I knew it would be absolutely fine to leave these things to you!

This thing is enough to support part of the introductory game content. With these tasks as a guide, it is enough for players to expand their activity trajectories to most of the Songhai Empire. I will hand these things over to Penny soon.

As the guiding NPC of this DLC, she must be proficient in memorizing these contents, but this is not a problem for the mechanical mind.

Come and take a look at this, I just made it. "

Murphy picked up a copy of the copy he had compiled on his desk and handed it to Tris. The latter took one look at it and her expression became strange.

"What is this? Official guidance for newcomers? I don't remember there was such a thing before."

Tris said curiously:

"According to our experience, if we drop the players anywhere and give them a few main clues, they will figure out how to trigger the clues and go on step by step. All we have to do is track their movements and, when appropriate, Give prompts at the time node or spatial location.

In your words, a standard open world exploration mode, everything is unknown and exciting. "

"There is nothing wrong with the original model. I just think we can adopt a more effective training method. After all, after this new wave of newcomers enter, the player base will exceed 10,000, and we can no longer just copy small and sophisticated game modes. .

We must make reasonable use of the resources at hand to shape warriors in batches. "

Murphy explained while holding a wine glass:
"For example, in the pure rookie stage before the Black Iron level, I wandered around the Scarlet Castle, and at most went to Smuggler's Wood and the Cadman River to hunt fishermen. After completing the Black Iron Trial, I went to Cadman City to help residents clean up the city. The remaining astral creatures and purify those supernatural phenomena that have not subsided to this day.

The next upgrade area is in the underground palace of Baphomet, where things are getting weirder and weirder. Help the members of the Midnight Faction there to suppress the violent and dangerous Goatman cultists, and unlock their potential through continuous battles.

The last upgraded area is the Brass Ruins that will be officially opened in the next DLC. The situation there is more dangerous and complex, but the benefits are higher.

I can't let a group of black iron newbies go there and kill other forces.

Just like a linear level, Tris, after challenging an area and getting full rewards, you can go to the next area.

According to the results of the questionnaire conducted by Maxim on the forum a few days ago, we must admit that although there are a lot of plot parties, as the total number of players continues to increase, this linear mode can satisfy most ordinary people. Players’ needs for power and gains.

The most common shortcoming in the questionnaire results is that although the current game has a lot of content, it lacks effective guidance.
And when a player can fight his way out of the brass ruins with rich loot and return fully loaded, he will definitely be qualified to become a member of the backbone that Transia needs most at the moment.

That kind of player has strength, skill, will, equipment accumulation, and a clear goal of his own. As long as you give them a clear main line, they will run all the way in that direction.

It is indeed important to know how to appreciate the scenery on the road, but if you are not playing the game to pass the level, then it is all meaningless. Of course, in order to cope with the arrival of new players and the opening of new versions, we may also complete upgrades on the 'hardware'.

In addition to the new generation of computing orbs that are being put into production in Port Chardeau, we should also seek the assistance of Ms. Rose who has just embarked on the road of network and data."

The vampire drank the last sip of the drink, placed the cup on the table, and said to Tris:
"In short, I am planning to create an undead army that can be dispatched at any time and wreak havoc on any battlefield. I have a hunch, Tris, as I collect the things left behind by the Creator and gradually unravel the mystery from thousands of years ago, We are getting closer and closer to the decisive battle with dusk.

They are no longer a frightening ghost spread in dark nursery rhymes, they are no longer a dangerous idea that cannot be killed.

I used the scepter of God to blast away the veil of their pretense, forcing them to come out of their hiding places to face me. Every day that passes, my warriors become stronger. Every second that our enemies hesitate, victory is further away. They step.

I don't know how many dirty secrets they still hide in the old continent, but as long as I win another victory in the Songhai Empire, then this game will become completely unbalanced.

With the strong support of the Songhai people and the loyal followers of the gnolls, the guardians of creation, Transia will gain the power to sweep across the old continent overnight.

Of course they can still play some shady little conspiracy, but that will no longer be a problem that bothers us.

However, the direction I can see, the leaders of the dusk can naturally also see, after I harvested the scepter of God that can kill anyone and any organization, after I formatted all the legacy of the Creator and turned the table over , the confrontation between me and them has reached the most critical node.

I have always said that shadows are not worth fearing because a ray of light is enough to drive them away.

The Creator hopes that I can be that light, and I am working hard to move in that direction, but the shadow will not be willing to be dispelled, just like the ashes also yearn for rekindling, and a counterattack unwilling to fail is already a certainty.

I can't guess in which direction they will make their final push, but the more power we can use, the better. "

"When thinking about this kind of thing, you always have to think like a bad guy, but you are not good at this because you are not a bad guy. However, I am not bragging, I have some experience in this area."

Tris put the copy on the table, brushed her hair, and said to Murphy with a charming smile:

"Bad guys of Dusk's level are always very good at grasping the key points, so if I were to implement Dusk's strategy, then I would use all my power to stop you and kill you. After a series of events, it has been confirmed that you are The heart of all trouble.

Once you die, the troublesome undead heroic spirits will disappear!
Without a strong governor who can convince the public, Transia will naturally be bitten and devoured by wolves looking from all directions. Lord Paying will definitely not give up, but he cannot take your place in the current situation. Dusk All the difficulties you face will be relieved in an instant.

The best thing is that the Songhai Empire is where you must go, so you only need to set a trap in the endless yellow sand.
Do not!
It is obviously too risky to place all your hopes on one trap. To be on the safe side, a series of traps are needed to ensure that you cannot return to your territory alive and can no longer become a powerful enemy of the World Destroyers.

Your defeat is much more than a victory or a defeat.

As you said, the shadows don't want to be driven away, they don't want to see the light come.

You are the Chosen One of the Creator Gods and the most powerful enemy of the Shadow of Chaos. Your demise means that the great power of the Creator in the real world will disappear and the forces of Chaos will return, even if the other new gods will continue to be in their own kingdoms. Resistance, but the fall of the flag means defeat.

A real dark age will begin, and the ultimate destruction of the world will become a reality.

But on the other hand, if Dusk tries his best to kill you, then they will fall into the vortex of failure and be unable to extricate themselves.

Our showdown with Dusk is coming sooner than we thought, but I disagree with your statement that they will confront you.

They won't, Murphy!

They are not stupid!

Since the Scepter of God can lock onto any location in the world at any time and carry out devastating strikes, they will not reveal their true potential. They will operate in the shadows and use those powers that have been exposed to stop you.

The King of Wraiths in the Songhai Empire, the Source and Witch Cult who are being hunted by Shani and Lina, the Midnight Mother who is waiting in the subspace, the scholar and his recovery program, the slave owner, etc.

But the chief monk and those giants of dusk who are still hiding will never appear.

Unless you can pull out these exposed nails and force them into the corner completely, but with the various energies currently displayed at dusk, it is very likely that while you are pulling out these nails, the chief monk has already completed it in the shadows. They are used in preparation for a Jedi counterattack.

I believe they have this ability.

I also believe that they are doing this. Time has become the most important part of this game, just like a race. Whoever can get closer to the finish line in the final time will win! "

Tris let out a sigh of relief.

She reached out and touched Murphy's cheek and said:
"But fortunately, you already know what Dusk is looking for, so you have a card that can be played at the most critical moment. Even if our struggle in the Old Continent fails, you can go to the New Continent alone and unite with Az The Turks traveled to the Heart of the World, where they faced Dusk in the final battle with the Sentinel Legion.

As long as this world is not conquered by Chaos, Dusk's conspiracy will never succeed!
This is their greatest weakness.

The inability to attribute great power to themselves makes it impossible for them to use their own power to complete the great cause of destroying the world.
You have passed your most vulnerable period. Dusk's failure to kill you when you were weak has confirmed their defeat in the future. I think this is the most ingenious arrangement of the Creator. He would not have left you here if He had not left you here. Pay more attention, and He will use a series of guidance to help you get through your infancy smoothly.

You are a seed.

The moment you break out of the ground and take root, you can no longer be defeated. "

"Well, that makes sense. After listening to your analysis, I suddenly feel that I really have a great advantage!"

Murphy grinned, touched Tris's hand and glanced at the copywriting on the table. He stretched, moved his neck and said:
"So, what I have to do next is to crush the exposed Twilight Giants one by one as quickly as possible, forcing the chief monk to emerge from the shadows. However, I still feel that the Creator is not generous enough to me.

For example, if He could give me a 'Instant Kill' system!
After I complete certain tasks, I can gain the power to kill the Original Sin of Chaos with a single blow, then I don’t need to play tricks with these bastards here. "

"To use what you just said, this is a game. In addition to clearing the level, you also have to learn to appreciate the scenery on the road. Murphy, didn't you say it yourself? The Creator is very concerned about your 'game experience' ”

The Duke of Blood Vulture shook his head and said:

"It's almost dawn, let's take a rest. Tomorrow we will go to Xiko City to meet the little mummy. She will be our guide in the place of origin. I also hope that the little mummy will say a few good words to me from that old guy Bayek. , come to help me get rid of the eternal wanted wanted by the Church of the Dead Moon.

Well, I hope that when I set foot on the place of origin again, I won't cause a stir there like last time.

Hope everything goes well this time. "

"Trish."

"Ok?"

"You just planted a flag. If something happens in the past, it will be all your fault."

(End of this chapter)